JP2018020220A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To simplify a designing work.SOLUTION: A first game state and a second game state are provided. In the second game state, a probability at which small win symbols is determined is set so that a number of prize balls to be paid out becomes larger than a number of game balls shot on the basis of the small win games to be performed upon entrances of game balls to a second start port. When certain symbol determination processing becomes last symbol determination processing in the second game state, a longer variation time can be determined than when the small win symbols are determined by the symbol determination processing other than the last one in the second game state. When a last variable display of symbols in the second game state is to be performed, a termination notification presentation is performed for making a notification of the second game state being terminated.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 60

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine in which a symbol is determined on the condition that a game ball enters the starting area.

  Conventionally, a big game lottery is performed on the condition that a game ball has entered the starting gate, and if a big win or a small win is won by this big game lottery, a big game or a small win game that opens the big winning port can be executed A gaming machine is known. In such a gaming machine, the entertainment of the game is improved by performing various effects such as a fluctuating effect for notifying the lottery result of the major player lottery and an effect during the major player game or the small hit game.

  Generally, in a gaming machine, when a lottery lottery is performed, a fluctuating time that is a time until the lottery result is determined is determined. Then, a variation effect is executed over the determined variation time, and when a big win or a small win is won, a special effect is executed at the start of a big game or a small hit game. Usually, the variation effect is performed with the start of timing of the variation time, and the dedicated effect for the big game or the small hit game is performed with the start of the big game or the small hit game. However, due to design reasons, it may be unavoidable to shorten the time of big game or small hit game. In such a case, an interesting performance should be executed during big game or small hit game. I can't.

  Therefore, as shown in Patent Document 1, by performing a series of effects from the start of timing of the fluctuation time to the end of the big game and the small hit game, the effect time is ensured and an interesting effect is executed. Such a gaming machine has been proposed.

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  If the time required for the big game or the small hit game is changed, the effect during the big game or the small hit game must be changed, which causes a problem that the design work becomes complicated.

  An object of this invention is to provide the game machine which can simplify a design work.

  In order to solve the above problems, the gaming machine of the present invention is provided with at least a first gaming state and a second gaming state in which different game progression conditions are set, and the first gaming state and the second gaming state are provided. A game machine in which a game progresses in any of the game states including a game board in which a game area where a game ball flows down, a launching means for launching a game ball in the game area, and the launching means Any one of a plurality of stop symbols on condition that the first starting area and the second starting area into which the launched game balls can enter and the entry of the game balls into the first starting area or the second starting area When the symbol determination means for determining the symbol is determined, and when the symbol determination means determines the stop symbol, when the symbol determination unit determines the variation time, which is the time until the stop symbol is stopped and displayed on the symbol display unit When the stop symbol is determined by the determining means and the entry of the game ball into the first starting area, the first symbol display unit displays the variation of the symbol, and when the variation time has elapsed, the first symbol When the stop symbol is stopped on the symbol display unit, and the stop symbol is determined when the game ball enters the second start area, the symbol display is performed on the second symbol display unit, and the variation is displayed. When time elapses, the symbol display control means for stopping and displaying the stop symbol on the second symbol display unit, and when a predetermined small hit symbol as the stop symbol is stopped and displayed on the symbol display unit, Specific game execution means for executing a small hit game in which the provided big winning opening is opened, and at least a payout control means for paying out a winning ball when a game ball enters the big winning opening during the small hit game , Gaming state Effect execution control means for executing and controlling the effect in the case of being set in the second gaming state, and the symbol determination means is in any of the first symbol display section and the second symbol display section. When the symbol change display is not performed, the stop symbol determination process can be executed when the game ball enters the first start area or the second start area, and the first symbol display can be executed. When the symbol is being displayed in a variable manner in the section and the symbol display is not being displayed in the second symbol display portion, the stop symbol determination process triggered by the entry of the game ball into the second start area Can be executed, and when the symbol is being displayed in the second symbol display section and the symbol display is not being performed in the first symbol display section, the first start area is displayed. Triggered by the entry of game balls The determination process of the stop symbol can be executed, and when the gaming state is set to the first gaming state, the second symbol display unit is more than the first symbol display unit, In the first gaming state, when a game ball is fired toward the second start area, the game ball toward the first start area is long. When the game state is set to the second game state, it is disadvantageous to the player rather than firing the game, and by the small hit game executed when the game ball enters the second start area The probability that the small winning symbol is determined by the symbol determining unit is set so that the number of prize balls paid out by the payout control unit is larger than the number of game balls fired, and the variation time determining unit is , The design When the fixed process is the final symbol determination process in the second gaming state, the variation time is longer than when the small hit symbol is determined by the symbol determination process other than the final in the second gaming state. When the final symbol variation display in the second gaming state is executed, the effect execution control means executes an end notification effect for notifying the end of the second gaming state. Features.

  According to the present invention, design work can be simplified.

It is a perspective view of the gaming machine showing a state where the door is opened. It is a front view of a gaming machine. It is a figure for demonstrating a 2nd big prize opening. It is a block diagram which shows the internal structure of the control means which controls progress of a game. It is a figure explaining a jackpot decision random number determination table. It is a figure explaining a winning design random number determination table and a small winning design random number determination table. (A) is a figure explaining a fluctuation pattern random number determination table, (b) is a figure explaining a fluctuation time determination table. It is a figure explaining the relationship of a game state, a special symbol, a change time, and a holding | maintenance classification. It is a figure explaining a special electric accessory operating ram set table. It is a figure explaining a game state setting table. It is a figure explaining the opening-and-closing aspect of the 2nd big prize opening and a specific field in the 1st-2nd round game. It is a figure explaining a hit determination random number determination table. (A) is a figure explaining a normal symbol fluctuation time data table, (b) is a figure explaining an opening-and-closing control pattern table. It is a figure explaining the game nature concerning the gaming machine of this embodiment. It is a flowchart explaining CPU initialization processing in the main control board. It is a flowchart explaining the saving process at the time of power-off in a main control board. It is a flowchart explaining the timer interruption process in a main control board. It is a flowchart explaining the switch management process in a main control board. It is a flowchart explaining the gate passage process in the main control board. It is a flowchart explaining the 1st starting port passage process in a main control board. It is a flowchart explaining the 2nd starting port passage process in a main control board. It is a flowchart explaining the special symbol random number acquisition process in a main control board. It is a flowchart explaining the specific area passage process in the main control board. It is a figure explaining a special game management phase. It is a flowchart explaining the special game management process in a main control board. It is a flowchart explaining the special symbol fluctuation | variation process in a main control board. It is a 1st flowchart explaining the special symbol fluctuation waiting process in a main control board. It is a 2nd flowchart explaining the special symbol fluctuation waiting process in a main control board. It is a flowchart explaining the special symbol variation number determination process in a main control board. It is a flowchart explaining the special symbol variation process in the main control board. It is a flowchart explaining the special symbol stop symbol display process in a main control board. It is a flowchart explaining the big winning opening release pre-processing in a main control board. It is a flowchart explaining the big winning opening opening / closing switching process in the main control board. It is a flowchart explaining the special winning opening opening control processing in the main control board. It is a flowchart explaining the big winning opening closing effective process in a main control board. It is a flowchart explaining the big winning opening end weight processing in the main control board. It is a figure explaining a normal game management phase. It is a flowchart explaining the normal game management process in a main control board. It is a flowchart explaining the normal symbol change waiting process in a main control board. It is a flowchart explaining the normal symbol change process in a main control board. It is a flowchart explaining the normal symbol stop symbol display process in a main control board. It is a flowchart explaining the normal electric accessory winning opening opening pre-processing in the main control board. It is a flowchart explaining the normal electric accessory winning a prize opening and closing switching process in the main control board. It is a flowchart explaining the normal electric accessory winning a prize opening opening control process in the main control board. It is a flowchart explaining the normal electric accessory winning prize closing effective process in a main control board. It is a flowchart explaining the normal electric accessory winning a prize end completion weight process in the main control board. It is a flowchart explaining the external information management process in a main control board. It is a figure explaining an example of the change production of a change pattern without reach. It is a figure explaining an example of the fluctuation production of a reach fluctuation pattern. It is a figure explaining the low probability time variation production determination table. It is a figure explaining an example of the production in the case of being set to a high probability gaming state. It is a figure explaining the production cycle in a high probability game state. It is a figure explaining the difference generation state of the number of remaining notifications and the number of remaining actual times. It is a figure explaining the relationship between an addition effect and a continuation finalization effect, and a cycle. It is a figure explaining an example of an addition production | presentation and an addition gaze production. It is a figure explaining an example of a continuation fixed production | presentation and a continuation confirmation production | generation effect. It is a figure explaining an example of transition with the number of remaining notifications and the number of remaining remaining times when an addition effect and a continuation finalization effect are performed. It is a figure explaining the relationship between the presence or absence of special 2 reservation and multiple cycle production. It is a figure explaining the countdown effect in the case where the number of remaining notifications is less than the actual number of remaining times and the remaining number of notifications is less than or equal to a predetermined number. It is a figure explaining the countdown effect in the case where the number of remaining notifications is equal to the actual number of remaining times and the remaining number of notifications is equal to or less than a predetermined number. It is a flowchart explaining the sub CPU initialization process in a sub control board. It is a flowchart explaining the sub timer interruption process in a sub control board. It is a flowchart explaining the demonstration command reception process in a sub control board. It is a flowchart explaining the demonstration effect management process in a sub control board. It is a flowchart explaining the opening designation | designated command reception process in a sub control board. It is a flowchart explaining the big winning opening entrance command reception processing in the sub-control board. It is a flowchart explaining the frequency | count command reception process in a sub control board. It is a flowchart explaining the fluctuation pattern command reception process in a sub control board. It is a 1st flowchart explaining the high-definition production determination process in a sub-control board. It is a 2nd flowchart explaining the highly accurate production | presentation determination process in a sub control board.

  Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. The dimensions, materials, and other specific numerical values shown in the embodiments are merely examples for facilitating the understanding of the invention, and do not limit the present invention unless otherwise specified. In the present specification and drawings, elements having substantially the same function and configuration are denoted by the same reference numerals, and redundant description is omitted, and elements not directly related to the present invention are not illustrated. To do.

  In order to facilitate understanding of the embodiment of the present invention, first, the mechanical configuration and electrical configuration of the gaming machine will be briefly described, and then specific processing on each board will be described.

  FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the gaming machine 100 of the present embodiment, showing a state in which the door is opened. As shown in the figure, the gaming machine 100 includes an outer frame 102 in which an enclosed space is formed by four sides assembled in a substantially rectangular shape, a middle frame 104 attached to the outer frame 102 by a hinge mechanism so as to be freely opened and closed, The middle frame 104 includes a front frame 106 that is attached to be freely opened and closed by a hinge mechanism.

  As with the outer frame 102, the middle frame 104 has an enclosed space formed by four sides assembled in a substantially rectangular shape, and the game board 108 is held in the enclosed space. The front frame 106 holds a transmission plate 110 made of glass or resin. When the middle frame 104 and the front frame 106 are closed with respect to the outer frame 102, the game board 108 and the transmission plate 110 face each other substantially in parallel with a predetermined distance from the front side of the gaming machine 100. The game board 108 can be visually recognized through the transmission plate 110.

  FIG. 2 is a front view of the gaming machine 100. As shown in this figure, an operation handle 112 that projects to the front side of the gaming machine 100 is provided below the front frame 106. The operation handle 112 is provided so that the player can perform a rotation operation. When the player rotates the operation handle 112 to perform a launch operation, the operation handle 112 has a strength corresponding to the rotation angle of the operation handle 112 and is not illustrated. A game ball is launched by the launch mechanism. The game ball thus fired is raised between the rails 114 a and 114 b provided on the game board 108 and guided to the game area 116.

  The game area 116 is a space formed between the game board 108 and the transmission plate 110 and is an area where the game ball can flow down or roll. The game board 108 is provided with a large number of nails and windmills (not shown) so that the game balls guided to the game area 116 collide with the nails and the windmills, and flow down and roll in an irregular direction. I have to.

  The game area 116 includes a first game area 116a and a second game area 116b that allow game balls to enter each other with different degrees of entry of game balls according to the firing strength of the launch mechanism. The first game area 116 a is located on the left side of the game area 116 when viewed from the player facing the gaming machine 100, and the second game area 116 b is the game area 116 viewed from the player facing the gaming machine 100. Located on the right side. Since the rails 114a and 114b are on the left side of the game area 116, the game balls launched by the launch mechanism with a launch intensity less than the predetermined intensity enter the first game area 116a and launch with a launch intensity greater than the predetermined intensity. The played game ball enters the second game area 116b.

  In addition, the game area 116 is provided with a general winning port 118, a first starting port 120, and a second starting port 122 through which a game ball can enter, and the general winning port 118, the first starting port 120, the first starting port 120, and the like. 2. When a game ball enters the start port 122, a predetermined prize ball is paid out to the player.

  As will be described in detail later, a first start region is provided in the first start port 120, and a second start region is provided in the second start port 122. When a game ball enters the first start port 120 or the second start port 122 and the game ball enters the first start region or the second start region, one of a plurality of special symbols provided in advance is selected. A lottery for determining one special symbol is performed. Each special symbol is associated with whether or not a big game that is advantageous to the player can be executed. Therefore, when a game ball enters the first start port 120 or the second start port 122, the player acquires a predetermined prize ball and at the same time acquires an opportunity for acquiring a right to receive various game benefits. It becomes.

  The second starting port 122 is provided with a movable piece 122b that can be opened and closed, and the ease of entry of the game ball into the second starting port 122 changes depending on the state of the movable piece 122b. It has become. Specifically, when the movable piece 122b is in the closed state, it is impossible to enter the game ball into the second start port 122. On the other hand, when the game ball passes through the entry area in the gate 124 provided in the game area 116, a lottery of a normal symbol which will be described later is performed. Controlled to open state. As described above, when the movable piece 122b is in the open state, the movable piece 122b functions as a tray that guides the game ball to the second start port 122, so that the game ball can easily enter the second start port 122. Note that, here, when the second start port 122 is in the closed state, it is impossible to enter the game ball into the second start port 122, but the second start port 122 is in the closed state. Even in some cases, it may be configured such that game balls can enter at a certain frequency.

  It should be noted that only the game balls that flow down the first game area 116a can enter the first start port 120, or the game balls that flow down the first game area 116a flow down the second game area 116b. It is arranged at a position where it is easier to enter than the playing ball. In addition, only the game balls flowing down the second game area 116b can enter the second start port 122, or the game balls flowing down the second game area 116b flow down the first game area 116a. It is placed at a position where it is easier to enter than a game ball.

  Furthermore, only the game balls that flow down the second game area 116b can enter the second game area 116b, or the game balls that have entered the second game area 116b are the first game area 116a. The first grand prize winning port 126 and the second grand prize winning port 128 are provided at positions that are easier to enter than the game balls that have entered the game. The first grand prize opening 126 and the second big prize opening 128 are collectively referred to simply as a big prize opening. The first grand prize opening 126 is provided with an openable / closable door 126b. Normally, the open / close door 126b closes the first big prize opening 126, and a game ball enters the first big prize opening 126. A ball is impossible. On the other hand, when the above-mentioned big game is executed, the opening / closing door 126b is opened, the opening / closing door 126b functions as a tray, and the game ball can enter the first big prize opening 126. Then, when a game ball enters the first big prize opening 126, a predetermined prize ball is paid out to the player.

  In addition, the second grand prize opening 128 is provided so that the opening / closing door 128b can be opened and closed. Usually, the opening / closing door 128b closes the second big prize opening 128, and the game balls to the second big prize opening 128 are opened. It is impossible to enter the ball. On the other hand, when the above-mentioned big game or the small hit game described later is executed, the opening / closing door 128b is opened, and the opening / closing door 128b functions as a receiving tray, and the game ball enters the second big prize opening 128. A ball is possible. When a game ball enters the second grand prize opening 128, a predetermined prize ball is paid out to the player.

  In the lowermost part of the game area 116, the player did not enter any of the general prize opening 118, the first start opening 120, the second start opening 122, the first big prize opening 126, and the second big prize opening 128. A discharge port 130 for discharging the game ball from the game area 116 to the back side of the game board 108 is provided.

  The game board 108 is controlled by an effect display device 200 made up of a liquid crystal display device, an effect agent device 202 made up of a movable device, and various lighting modes and light emission colors as an effect device for making an effect during the progress of the game. There are provided an effect lighting device 204 composed of a lamp, an audio output device 206 composed of a speaker, and an effect operation device 208 that accepts the player's operation.

  The effect display device 200 includes an effect display unit 200a including an image display unit that displays an image. The effect display unit 200a can be viewed from the front side of the gaming machine 100 at a substantially central portion of the game board 108. It is arranged. In the effect display unit 200a, the effect symbols 210a, 210b, and 210c are variably displayed as shown in the drawing, and the effect of lottery lottery is notified to the player by the stop display mode of these effect symbols 210a, 210b, and 210c. Will be executed.

  The stage effect device 202 is arranged in front of the stage display unit 200a and is usually retracted to the back side of the game board 108. It moves to the front surface of the display unit 200a and gives a player a big hit expectation.

  The effect lighting device 204 is provided in the effect actor device 202, the game board 108, and the like, and various lighting controls are performed according to the image displayed on the effect display unit 200a.

  The audio output device 206 is provided at an upper position of the front frame 106 or a lowermost position of the outer frame 102, and various audios are directed toward the front side of the gaming machine 100 in accordance with an image displayed on the effect display unit 200a. Is output.

  The effect operation device 208 is configured by a button that receives a player's pressing operation, and is provided at a substantially central position in the width direction of the gaming machine 100 and at a position below the transmission plate 110. The effect operation device 208 is activated in accordance with an image displayed on the effect display unit 200a. When the player's operation is received within the operation effective time, various effects are generated according to the operation. Is executed.

  Note that reference numeral 132 in the figure denotes an upper plate to which a prize ball paid out from the gaming machine 100 or a game ball lent out from the game ball lending device is guided. It will be guided to the lower plate 134. In addition, a ball hole (not shown) for discharging game balls from the lower plate 134 is formed on the bottom surface of the lower plate 134. The ball release hole is normally closed by an opening / closing plate (not shown), but when the ball removal knob 134a is pressed, the opening / closing plate slides integrally with the ball removal knob 134a, and the ball removal hole is opened. It is possible to discharge the game ball from below to the lower plate 134.

  Further, the game board 108 has a first special symbol display 160, a second special symbol display 162, and a first special symbol hold at a position outside the game area 116 and visible to the player. A display 164, a second special symbol hold display 166, a normal symbol display 168, a normal symbol hold display 170, and a right-handed notification display 172 are provided. Each of these indicators 160 to 172 is a device for displaying various situations relating to the game, and details thereof will be described later.

  FIG. 3 is a diagram for explaining the second grand prize opening 128. As described above, the second game area 116b is provided with the first grand prize opening 126 and the second grand prize opening 128. Among these, the second grand prize opening 128 has a specific area. 140b is provided.

  As shown in FIG. 3A, a lead-out path 128d is provided inside the second grand prize opening 128, and the second big prize opening 128 is a game that has entered the second big prize opening 128. The sphere is inclined so as to be guided to the lead-out path 128d. The lead-out path 128d is provided with a specific area 140b and a non-specific area 140c made of holes through which game balls can pass, and the game ball that has entered the second grand prize winning opening 128 is connected to the specific area 140b and non-specific areas. It passes through any one of the specific areas 140c and is discharged to the back side of the game board 108.

  The second big prize opening 128 is provided with a movable member 142 that opens and closes the specific area 140b and the non-specific area 140c. The movable member 142 switches between a state in which the game ball can enter the specific area 140b and a state in which the game ball cannot enter the specific area 140b by the movement (slide). More specifically, when the movable member 142 is displaced to the position shown in FIG. 3B, the non-specific area 140c is blocked by the movable member 142, and the game ball can pass through the specific area 140b. On the other hand, when the movable member 142 is displaced to the position shown in FIG. 3C, the specific area 140b is closed by the movable member 142, and the game ball can pass through the non-specific area 140c. As will be described in detail later, when a game ball enters the specific area 140b during the execution of the big game, the game state after the completion of the big game is set to the high probability game state, and is specified during the execution of the big game. When the game ball does not enter the area 140b, the gaming state after the end of the major game is set to the low probability gaming state.

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FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing the internal configuration of the control means for controlling the progress of the game.

  The main control board 300 controls the basic operation of the game. The main control board 300 includes a main CPU 300a, a main ROM 300b, and a main RAM 300c. The main CPU 300a reads out a program stored in the main ROM 300b based on an input signal from each detection switch or timer, performs arithmetic processing, directly controls each device or display, or outputs the result of the arithmetic processing. In response, a command is transmitted to another board. The main RAM 300c functions as a data work area during the arithmetic processing of the main CPU 300a.

  The main control board 300 has a general winning port detection switch 118s for detecting that a game ball has entered the general winning port 118, and a first start port for detecting that a game ball has entered the first start port 120. The detection switch 120s, the second start port detection switch 122s for detecting that the game ball has entered the second start port 122, the gate detection switch 124s for detecting that the game ball has passed through the gate 124, and the first grand prize port 126, a first grand prize opening detection switch 126s for detecting that a game ball has entered the game, a second big prize opening detection switch 128s for detecting that a game ball has entered the second big prize opening 128, and a specific area 140b. A specific area detection switch 140 s for detecting that a game ball has entered is connected to the main control board 300 so that a detection signal is input to the main control board 300. Going on.

  Further, the main control board 300 includes a normal electric accessory solenoid 122c that operates the movable piece 122b of the second starting port 122, and a first large winning port solenoid that operates the open / close door 126b that opens and closes the first large winning port 126. 126c, a second large prize opening solenoid 128c that operates the opening and closing door 128b that opens and closes the second big prize opening 128, and a movable member drive solenoid 142c that moves the movable member 142 provided in the second large prize opening 128. Are connected, and the main control board 300 controls the opening and closing of the second start port 122, the first big prize port 126, the second big prize port 128, and the specific area 140b.

  Further, the main control board 300 includes a first special symbol display 160, a second special symbol display 162, a first special symbol hold indicator 164, a second special symbol hold indicator 166, a normal symbol indicator 168, and a normal symbol indicator 168. The symbol hold display 170 and the right-handed notification display 172 are connected, and the main control board 300 controls the display of each display.

  In addition, the gaming machine 100 of the present embodiment is started by a special game that is started mainly by entering a game ball into the first start port 120 or the second start port 122 and when the game ball passes through the gate 124. It is roughly divided into ordinary games. The main ROM 300b of the main control board 300 stores various programs for proceeding with special games and ordinary games, and data and tables necessary for various games.

  The main control board 300 is connected to a payout control board 310 and a sub control board 330.

  The payout control board 310 performs control for launching a game ball and control for paying out a prize ball. The payout control board 310 also includes a CPU, a ROM, and a RAM, and is connected to the main control board 300 so as to be capable of bidirectional communication. A game information output terminal board 312 is connected to the payout control board 310, and various information on the progress of the game output from the main control board 300 is passed through the payout control board 310 and the game information output terminal board 312. The data is output to a hall computer in a game store, a data display provided in the vicinity of each gaming machine 100, or the like. In the hall computer, various information on the progress of the game outputted from the game information output terminal board 312 of the plurality of gaming machines 100 installed in the game hall, for example, the variable display is stopped in the first special symbol display 160 , A signal indicating that the variable display is stopped in the second special symbol display 162, a signal in the big role game indicating the execution of the big game, a signal in the small hit game indicating the execution of the small game, and the short-time game Aggregate signals indicating the status. In addition, the data indicator is a signal that is output from the game information output terminal board 312 of one gaming machine 100 and indicates that the variable display is stopped in the first special symbol indicator 160, and the second special symbol indicator 162. Aggregate the signal indicating that the variable display is stopped, the signal in the big role game, the signal in the small hit game, the signal indicating the short-time game state, for example, the number of big game, the number of small hit games, the number of fluctuations, etc. Is displayed.

  The payout control board 310 is connected to a payout motor 314 for paying out a game ball stored in the storage unit as a prize ball to the player. The payout control board 310 controls the payout motor 314 based on the payout number designation command transmitted from the main control board 300 so as to pay out a predetermined prize ball to the player. At this time, the number of game balls that have been paid out is detected by the payout ball counting switch 316 s so that it can be determined whether or not the prize ball to be paid out has been paid out to the player.

  Further, a dish full tank detection switch 318 s for detecting a full tank state of the lower dish 134 is connected to the dispensing control board 310. This dish full tank detection switch 318 s is provided in a path for guiding game balls to be paid out as prize balls to the lower dish 134, and each time a game ball passes through the path, a game ball detection signal is sent to the payout control board 310. It is designed to be entered.

  When a predetermined amount or more of the game balls are stored in the lower plate 134 and become full, the game balls stay in the passage toward the lower plate 134 toward the payout control board 310 from the plate full tank detection switch 318s. The game ball detection signal is continuously input. The payout control board 310 determines that the lower tray 134 is full when a game ball detection signal is continuously input for a predetermined time, and transmits a full dish command to the main control board 300. On the other hand, if the continuous input of the game ball detection signal is interrupted after the dish full tank command is transmitted, it is determined that the full tank state has been released, and the dish full tank release command is transmitted to the main control board 300.

  In addition, a launch control board 320 is connected to the payout control board 310 so as to be capable of bidirectional communication. When the launch control board 320 receives the launch control data from the payout control board 310, the launch control board 320 permits the launch. Connected to the launch control board 320 are a touch sensor 112s that is provided on the operation handle 112 and detects that the player has touched the operation handle 112, and an operation volume 112a that detects an operation angle of the operation handle 112. Has been. When a signal is input from the touch sensor 112 s and the operation volume 112 a, the launch control board 320 is controlled to energize the launch solenoid 112 c provided in the game ball launch device to launch the game ball.

  The sub-control board 330 mainly controls each effect such as playing or waiting. The sub control board 330 includes a sub CPU 330a, a sub ROM 330b, and a sub RAM 330c, and is connected to the main control board 300 so as to be communicable in one direction from the main control board 300 to the sub control board 330. . The sub CPU 330a reads out a program stored in the sub ROM 330b based on a command transmitted from the main control board 300, an input signal from a timer, and the like, performs arithmetic processing, and displays a command for executing an effect as an image. It transmits to the control board 340 or the electrical decoration control board 350. At this time, the sub RAM 330c functions as a data work area during the arithmetic processing of the sub CPU 330a.

  The image control board 340 performs image display control for displaying an image on the effect display unit 200a, and includes a CPU, a ROM, a RAM, and a VRAM. The ROM of the image control board 340 stores a large number of image data such as symbols and backgrounds displayed on the effect display unit 200a. Based on the command transmitted from the sub control board 330, the CPU Is read from the ROM into the VRAM, and the image display of the effect display unit 200a is controlled.

  The illumination control board 350 performs sound output control for outputting sound from the sound output device 206 based on the command transmitted from the sub-control board 330. In addition, the electrical decoration control board 350 moves the stage effect device 202 and controls the lighting of the stage lighting device 204 based on a command transmitted from the sub control board 330. Furthermore, a predetermined command is transmitted to the sub control board 330 when an operation detection signal is input from the effect operation device detection switch 208 s that detects that the effect operation device 208 has been pressed.

  Note that a power supply board (not shown) is connected to each board, and power is supplied to each board from a commercial power supply via the power supply board. The power supply board is provided with a backup power supply made of a capacitor.

  Next, games in the gaming machine 100 of the present embodiment will be described together with various tables stored in the main ROM 300b.

  As described above, in the gaming machine 100 of the present embodiment, two types of games, a special game and a normal game, proceed in parallel, and the low probability game state is used as the gaming state when proceeding with both of these games. Or a game progresses in a high probability gaming state.

  Although the details of each gaming state will be described later, the low probability gaming state is a gaming state in which the probability of acquiring a right to execute a major game in which a big prize opening is opened is called a high probability gaming state. No. is a gaming state in which the probability of acquiring the right to execute the big game is set high. Note that the initial state of the gaming machine 100 is set to a low probability gaming state, and this gaming state may be referred to as a normal gaming state in the present embodiment.

  When the player operates the operation handle 112 to fire a game ball in the game area 116, and the game ball flowing down the game area 116 enters the first start port 120 or the second start port 122, the game is given to the player. A lottery for determining whether or not to give a profit (hereinafter referred to as a “larger lottery”) is performed. In this big game lottery, if the big win is won, the big winning game will be opened and the big game will be able to enter the game ball into the big winning game, and the gaming state after the end of the big game Is set to one of the above gaming states. In the following, a lottery lottery method will be described.

  As will be described in detail later, when a game ball enters the first start port 120 or the second start port 122, various random number values (big hit decision random number, hit symbol random number, variation pattern random number) related to the big role lottery are acquired. At the same time, these random numbers are stored in the special figure storage area of the main RAM 300c. Hereinafter, various random numbers stored in the special figure holding storage area after the game ball has entered the first start port 120 are collectively referred to as special one hold, and the game ball enters the second start port 122. The various random numbers stored in the special figure storage area are collectively called special 2 reservation.

  The special figure reservation storage area of the main RAM 300c includes a first special figure reservation storage area and a second special figure reservation storage area. Each of the first special figure reservation storage area and the second special figure reservation storage area has four storage units (first to fourth storage units). When a game ball enters the first start port 120, the special 1 hold is stored in order from the first storage unit in the first special figure storage area, and when the game ball enters the second start port 122, the special ball is stored. 2 reservations are stored in order from the first storage unit of the second special figure storage area.

  For example, when a game ball enters the first start port 120, if no hold is stored in any of the first to fourth storage units in the first special figure storage area, the first storage unit Special 1 hold is stored. Also, for example, when a game ball enters the first start port 120 in a state where special 1 hold is stored in the first storage unit to the third storage unit, the special 1 hold is stored in the fourth storage unit. Remember. In addition, even when a game ball enters the second start port 122, the special 2 reservation is stored in the first storage unit to the fourth storage unit of the second special figure storage area as described above. No special 2 reservation is stored in the storage unit with the smallest number (ordinal number).

  However, the number of special 1 reservations (X1) and the number of special 2 reservations (X2) that can be stored in the first special figure reservation storage area and the second special figure reservation storage area are each set to four. Therefore, for example, when a game ball enters the first start opening 120, if four special 1 reservations are already stored in the first special figure storage area, Special 1 hold is not newly stored by entering a game ball. Similarly, when a game ball enters the second start port 122 and four special 2 holds are already stored in the second special figure storage area, a game to the second start port 122 is stored. The special 2 hold is not newly memorized when the ball enters.

  FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating a jackpot determination random number determination table. When a game ball enters the first start port 120 or the second start port 122, one big hit determination random number is acquired from the range of 0 to 65535. Then, when the big game lottery is started, that is, the jackpot determination random number determination table is selected according to the gaming state when the jackpot determination is performed, and the selected jackpot determination random number determination table and the acquired jackpot determination random number A lottery lottery is held.

  In the low probability gaming state, when starting the big lottery for the special 1 hold, the low probability big hit determination random number determination table 1 is referred as shown in FIG. According to the low probability jackpot determined random number determination table 1, when the jackpot determined random number is 10001 to 10164, it is determined to be a jackpot, and when it is any other jackpot determined random number, it is determined to be lost. Therefore, the jackpot probability in this case is about 1 / 399.6.

  Further, in the high-probability gaming state, when starting the big role lottery for the special 1 hold, as shown in FIG. According to the high-accuracy jackpot determined random number determination table 1, when the jackpot determined random number is 10001 to 10655, it is determined to be a jackpot, and when it is any other jackpot determined random number, it is determined to be lost. Therefore, the jackpot probability in this case is about 1 / 100.0. Thus, the jackpot probability is higher in the high probability gaming state than in the low probability gaming state.

  Further, in the low-probability gaming state, when starting the big lottery for special 2 suspension, the low probability big hit determination random number determination table 2 is referred to as shown in FIG. According to the low probability big hit decision random number determination table 2, when the big hit decision random number is 10001 to 10164, it is judged as a big hit, and when the big hit decision random number is 0 to 10,000, 10656 to 65535, the big hit is determined. If it is another jackpot decision random number, it is determined to be lost. Therefore, the big hit probability in this case is about 1 / 399.6, and the small hit probability is about 1 / 1.01.

  Further, in the high-probability gaming state, when starting the big role lottery for the special 2 hold, as shown in FIG. According to the high-accuracy jackpot determination random number determination table 2, when the jackpot determination random number is 10001 to 10655, it is determined to be a jackpot, and when it is another jackpot determination random number, it is determined to be a jackpot. Therefore, in this case, the big hit probability is about 1 / 100.0, and the small hit probability is about 1 / 1.01.

  FIG. 6 is a diagram for explaining the winning symbol random number determination table and the small symbol random number determination table. When a game ball enters the first start port 120 or the second start port 122, one winning design random number is acquired from the range of 0-99. Then, when the determination result of “big hit” is derived by the above-mentioned big game lottery, the type of special symbol is determined by the acquired winning symbol random number and the winning symbol random number determination table. At this time, when the “big hit” is won by special 1 hold, as shown in FIG. 6A, the special random number determination table a for special 1 is selected, and “big win” is won by special 2 hold. In this case, as shown in FIG. 6 (b), when the special 2 bonus symbol random number determination table b is selected and the “small hit” is won by special 2 hold, as shown in FIG. 6 (c). Then, the small hit symbol random number determination table c is selected. Hereinafter, a special symbol determined by a winning symbol random number, that is, a special symbol determined when a jackpot determination result is obtained is referred to as a jackpot symbol, and is determined when a small hit determination result is obtained. The special symbol is referred to as a small winning symbol, and the special symbol determined when a loss determination result is obtained is referred to as a lost symbol.

  According to the special symbol random number determination table a for special 1 shown in FIG. 6 (a) and the special symbol random number determination table b for special 2 shown in FIG. 6 (b), As shown in the figure, the special symbol type (big hit symbol) is determined. On the other hand, if the lottery result is “losing” and the lottery result is derived by special 1 hold, the special symbol X is determined as the lost symbol without performing the lottery, and the lottery result is the special 2 When derived by holding, the special symbol Y is determined as a lost symbol without performing a lottery.

  In addition, when “small hit” is won by the big character lottery, the small hit symbol is determined with reference to the small hit symbol random number determination table c shown in FIG. According to this small hitting symbol random number determination table c, when the winning symbol random number is 0 to 59, the special symbol Z1 is determined as the small winning symbol, and when the winning symbol random number is 60 to 79, the small hit symbol random number is determined. And the special symbol Z2 is determined. When the winning symbol random number is 80 to 99, the special symbol Z3 is determined as the small symbol. That is, the winning symbol random number determination table is referred to only when the big game lottery result is “big win”, and is not referred to when the big game lottery result is “lost” or “small win”. Further, the small bonus symbol random number determination table c is referred to only when the big character lottery result is “small hit”, and is not referred to when the big character lottery result is “big hit” or “losing”. . Note that the special symbols Z1 to Z3, which are small hit symbols, are collectively referred to as a special symbol Z.

  FIG. 7A is a diagram for explaining a variation pattern random number determination table, and FIG. 7B is a diagram for explaining a variation time determination table. Note that a plurality of variation pattern random number determination tables are provided for each holding type, lottery lottery result (special symbol type), and gaming state. Here, an arbitrary variation pattern random number determination table x will be described. When the special symbol type is determined as described above, when a game ball enters the variation pattern random number determination table as shown in FIG. 7A and the first start port 120 or the second start port 122. One of the variation pattern numbers is determined based on the variation pattern random number in the range of 0 to 238 acquired in (1). Each variation pattern number is associated with a variation time, as shown in FIG. This variation time is the time until the determined special symbol is stopped and displayed on the first special symbol display 160 or the second special symbol display 162.

  As will be described in detail later, a special symbol is determined based on the special 1 hold, and when the variation pattern number, that is, the variation time is determined, the symbol is displayed on the first special symbol display 160 over the determined variation time. When the fluctuation time is displayed and the fluctuation time elapses, the determined special symbol is stopped and displayed on the first special symbol display 160. In addition, when the special symbol is determined based on the special 2 hold and the variation pattern number, that is, the variation time is determined, the variation display of the symbol is performed on the second special symbol display 162 over the determined variation time. When the variation time has elapsed, the determined special symbol is stopped and displayed on the second special symbol display 162. At this time, the losing symbol is stopped and displayed on the first special symbol display 160, so that the losing is confirmed as a result of the big character lottery, and the big character lottery based on the next special 1 holding can be executed. By being stopped and displayed on the special symbol display 162, the loser is confirmed as a result of the big character lottery, and the big character lottery based on the next special 2 hold can be executed. On the other hand, when the jackpot symbol is stopped and displayed on the first special symbol indicator 160 or the second special symbol indicator 162, the big bonus is determined as a result of the big bonus lottery, the big bonus game is executed, and the small bonus symbol is the second special symbol. When the symbol display 162 is stopped and displayed, the small hit is determined as a result of the big game lottery, and the small hit game is executed.

  Thus, the variation time is defined as the time for the symbol variation display on the first special symbol display device 160 or the second special symbol display device 162, in other words, the time until the result of the lottery drawing is determined. However, a plurality of variation pattern random number determination tables for determining the variation time are provided for each holding type, the result of special lottery (special symbol type), and gaming state. As a result, even if the values of the obtained variation pattern random numbers are the same, different variation pattern numbers, that is, variation times are determined by the selected variation pattern random number determination table. As is clear from this, in the present embodiment, the variation time determination condition for determining the variation time includes a special symbol, a type of start opening (holding type) into which a game ball has entered, and a gaming state. It can be said that the variation time determination condition is set by the variation pattern random number determination table.

  When the variation pattern number is determined as described above, a variation pattern command corresponding to the determined variation pattern number is transmitted to the sub-control board 330. In the sub-control board 330, the variation effect mode is determined based on the received variation pattern command, and the details thereof are omitted.

  FIG. 8 is a diagram for explaining the relationship between the gaming state, the special symbol type, the variation time, and the hold type. As described above, in the present embodiment, a low probability gaming state in which the jackpot winning probability is set to a low probability, and a high probability gaming state in which the jackpot winning probability is set to a higher probability than the low probability gaming state. The game progresses based on the set game state.

  As shown in FIG. 8A, in the low-probability gaming state, when the lost symbol is determined based on special 1 hold, the variation time is determined to be 3.0 to 180 seconds, and the lost time is determined based on special 2 hold. When a symbol is determined, the variation time is always determined to be 10 hours. In addition, in the high-probability gaming state, when the lost symbol is determined based on special 1 hold, the variation time is determined to be 10 to 180 seconds, and when the lost symbol is determined based on special 2 reserve, the variable time is Determined to be 0.2 seconds.

  In addition, in the low probability gaming state, when a small hit symbol is determined based on special 1 hold, the variation time is determined to be 60 to 180 seconds, and when a small hit symbol is determined based on special 2 hold, The time is always determined to be 10 hours. Also, in the high probability gaming state, when a small hit symbol is determined based on special 1 hold, the variation time is determined to be 10 to 180 seconds, and when a small hit symbol is determined based on special 2 hold, The time is determined to be 0.2 seconds. In addition, as described above, the small winning symbol is not actually determined based on the special 1 holding, but the small winning symbol is determined based on the special 1 holding due to some trouble such as noise. There is also the possibility that things will happen. Therefore, in the present embodiment, even when a small winning symbol is determined based on special 1 suspension due to some trouble, a variation time of 10 to 180 seconds is determined so that the progress of the game is not affected. I am going to do that.

  Further, in the low probability gaming state, when the jackpot symbol is determined based on special 1 hold, the variation time is determined to be 60 to 180 seconds, and when the jackpot symbol is determined based on special 2 suspension, the variation time is It is determined at 0.3 to 60 seconds. Further, in the high probability gaming state, when the jackpot symbol is determined based on special 1 hold, the variation time is determined to be 60 to 180 seconds, and when the jackpot symbol is determined based on special 2 suspension, the variation time is Determined to be 0.2 seconds.

  As will be described in detail later, in this embodiment, the big game is not being executed, and neither the first special symbol display 160 nor the second special symbol display 162 is subjected to the variable display of symbols. In this case, the next special symbol determination process based on the game balls entering the first start port 120 and the second start port 122, that is, the big role lottery with special 1 hold and special 2 hold can be executed. In addition, when the symbols are being displayed on the first special symbol display 160 and the symbols are not being displayed on the second special symbol display 162, the game ball is inserted into the second starting port 122. The determination process of the next special symbol based on the ball, that is, the big lottery with special 2 hold can be executed. Furthermore, when the symbols are being displayed in a variation on the second special symbol display 162 and the symbols on the first special symbol display 160 are not being displayed, the game ball enters the first start port 120. The determination process of the next special symbol based on the ball, that is, the big lottery with special 1 hold can be executed.

  That is, the special symbol variable display based on special 1 hold and the special symbol variable display based on special 2 hold can be executed simultaneously, and when the special symbol variable display ends, the variable display ends. For the hold type, the next special symbol change display is started.

  However, if the result of the lottery lottery is a loss and if 10 hours are determined as the variable time, the next lottery lottery based on the hold type is executed until 10 hours have passed unless the gaming state is changed. It will not be done. Therefore, the fact that 10 hours are determined as the variable time means that the next big game lottery is not substantially made for the holding type in the current gaming state.

  Therefore, as shown in FIG. 8 (b), in the low probability game state, only the special 1 hold is substantially subject to the lottery drawing, and in the high probability game state, both the special 1 hold and the special 2 hold are both. Eligible for lottery lottery. However, when the main RAM 300c of the gaming machine 100 is cleared or immediately after the gaming state is changed to the low-probability gaming state, when the special symbol variation display based on the special 2 holding is not performed, the second starting port When a game ball enters the ball 122, the big role lottery is performed by the special 2 hold that is not substantially the subject of the big role lottery. At this time, there may be a case where a big win is won by the first big drawing lottery, that is, the first big drawing lottery based on the special 2 holding after the low probability gaming state is set. In this case, since the variation time is determined within 60 seconds, the winning of the jackpot is confirmed.

  FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating the special electric accessory operating ram set table. The special electric accessory actuated ram set table stores various data for controlling the big player game or the small hit game. With reference to the table, the energization of the first big prize opening solenoid 126c or the second big prize opening solenoid 128c is controlled. Actually, there are multiple special electric accessory actuating ram set tables for each type of special symbol (big hit symbol and small hit symbol), and the corresponding table is the big player according to the determined special symbol type. Although set at the start of a game or a small hit game, here, for convenience of explanation, control data for all special symbols is shown in one table.

  When the special symbols A to C, which are jackpot symbols, or the special symbols Z1 to Z3, which are jackpot symbols, are determined, as shown in FIG. A small hit game is executed. The big game is composed of a plurality of round games in which the big prize opening is opened and closed a predetermined number of times, and the small hit game is executed only once. According to this special electric accessory actuated ram set table, the opening time (waiting time until the first round game is started), the maximum number of special electric accessory actuated (performed during one big game or small hit game) Number of round games played), special electric accessory opening / closing switching number (number of times of opening of the big prize opening during one round), solenoid energization time (first big prize opening solenoid 126c or second for each number of times of opening of the big prize opening) Energizing time of the grand prize opening solenoid 128c, that is, the opening time of one big prize opening, a prescribed number (the maximum number of winning prizes to the big prize opening in one round game), the closing time for the big prize opening (round) The closing time of the big prize opening between games, that is, the interval time, the ending time (after the last round game has ended, the normal special game (special pattern described later) Variable display) is wait until the restart) are as control data, for each type of special symbols are stored in advance as shown.

  Note that when the special symbols A and B, which are jackpot symbols, are determined, a big game consisting of seven round games is executed. In each big game, the second grand prize opening 128 is opened in the first to second round games, and the first big prize opening 126 is opened in the third to seventh round games. When the special symbols A and B are determined, the first big winning opening 126 is shared at a maximum of 29.0 seconds × 1 in the third to seventh round games. However, when the special symbol A is determined, in the first and second round games, the second grand prize winning opening 128 is opened only at a maximum of 0.1 second × 1 time, whereas the special symbol B is If it is determined, the second grand prize opening 128 is opened at maximum 0.1 seconds × 1 in the first round game, and the second big prize opening 128 is 0 in the second round game. .1 second x 1 time, 28.9 seconds x 1 time at maximum.

  In addition, when the special symbol C is determined, the second grand prize opening 128 is opened at a maximum of 0.1 seconds × 1 in the first round game, and the second big prize is obtained in the second round game. The mouth 128 is opened a total of two times, a maximum of 0.1 seconds × 1 and a maximum of 28.9 seconds × 1.

  As is clear from this, when special symbols A and B are determined, award balls for approximately five round games can be obtained substantially, and when special symbol C is determined. The number of prize balls that can be acquired is smaller than when special symbols A and B are determined.

  In addition, when the special symbols Z1 to Z3, which are small winning symbols, are determined, the second grand prize winning opening 128 is opened three times in total of 0.1 seconds × 2 times and 1.6 seconds × 1 time. A win game is performed. According to this small hit game, the second big winning opening 128 is opened for a total of 1.8 seconds, but the game balls are fired at intervals of 0.6 seconds. Up to 4 game balls can be entered.

  In addition, when the special symbol Z1 which is a small hit symbol is determined, the opening time is determined as 1.0 second, the ending time is determined as 1.0 second, and the special symbol Z2 which is the small bonus symbol is determined. In the case where 0.3 second is determined as the opening time, 1.7 seconds is determined as the ending time, and when the special symbol Z3 which is a small hit symbol is determined, the opening time is 1.7. Second is determined, and 0.3 seconds is determined as the ending time.

  FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating a game state setting table for setting the game state after the end of the big game. In the present embodiment, when a big game is executed, the gaming state after the completion of the big game is set according to whether or not the game ball can enter the specific area 140b during the big game.

  According to this game state setting table, when a game ball enters the specific area 140b during the big game, regardless of the determined jackpot symbol type, the high probability game state is set and the high probability game state is set. The number of state continuations (hereinafter referred to as “highly accurate number”) is set to 100 times. This means that the high-probability gaming state continues until the big lottery result is confirmed 100 times. However, the above-mentioned high-accuracy count indicates the maximum number of continuations in the high probability gaming state of 1. If the big hit is won before reaching the above-mentioned continuation count, the high-probability count is set again. Will be performed. Therefore, when the high probability gaming state is set after the end of the big game, if the lottery results other than the jackpot are derived 100 times in the high probability gaming state, The gaming state is changed to the gaming state.

  FIG. 11 is a diagram for explaining an opening / closing mode of the second big prize opening 128 and the specific area 140b in the first and second round games. As shown in FIG. 11 (a), the movable member 142 opens the specific area 140b for a while (for example, about 3.5 seconds) for a while (for example, about 3.5 seconds) simultaneously with the opening of the second big prize opening 128. 140b is maintained in a closed state, and then the specific area 140b is maintained in an open state again. Here, when the special symbol A is determined and the big game is executed, the second big prize opening 128 is opened only for 0.1 second at the start of the first or second round game in the big game. During this time, even if a game ball enters the second grand prize opening 128, a predetermined time is required until the game ball reaches the specific area 140b. Therefore, when the game ball that has entered the second grand prize opening 128 reaches the specific area 140b, the specific area 140b is always closed, and as a result, the special symbol A is determined and the big game is executed. In this case, the game ball does not enter the specific area 140b.

  An unexpected situation such as a game ball biting into the second big prize opening 128 or a game ball staying in the second big prize opening 128 for a long time for some reason. If a special symbol A is determined, a game ball may enter the specific area 140b during the big game. Therefore, in this specification, in order to facilitate understanding, the terms “always” and “reliably” are used for explanation, but this is because the state of the gaming machine 100 progresses the game. It is based on the assumption that it is in an appropriate state and that no unexpected situation has occurred, and does not mean 100% physical.

  On the other hand, when the special symbol B, C is determined and the big game is executed, as shown in FIG. 11B, at the start of the first round game in the big game, 0.1 seconds Only the second grand prize opening 128 is opened, but in the second round game, the second big prize opening 128 is opened for 0.1 second at the start, and then a predetermined interval time (2.0 seconds) is passed. After that, the second big prize opening 128 is opened for 28.9 seconds. Therefore, about one to two game balls that have entered the second grand prize opening 128 at the same time when the second big prize opening 128 is opened may not be able to pass through the specific area 140b. In a round game, a game ball that has entered the second grand prize opening 128 after the second big prize opening 128 is opened can surely pass through the specific area 140b.

  In other words, when the special symbol B, C is determined and the big game is executed, as long as the game ball is inserted into the second big prize opening 128, it is surely set to the high probability game state after the completion of the big game. However, when the special symbol A is determined and the big game is executed, the low probability game state is always set after the big game.

  Here, as described with reference to FIG. 6, when a game ball enters the second starting port 122 and wins a jackpot, a special symbol C is determined. After the end of the game, the high probability game state is set. On the other hand, when a game ball enters the first starting port 120 and wins a big win, the special symbols A and B are each determined with a probability of 50%. With a 50% probability, a low-probability gaming state is set after the end of the big game.

  In other words, the big game that allows the game ball to enter the specific area 140b is the first big game, and the game ball cannot enter the specific area 140b, or the game to the specific area 140b rather than the first big game. The big game where it is difficult for the ball to enter is designated as the second big game. In this case, the jackpot symbol that can be determined based on the random number acquired by entering the game ball into the second start port 122 is associated with the execution of the first big game, and the first start port 120 The jackpot symbol that can be determined based on the random number acquired by entering the game ball of the game ball includes at least the jackpot symbol associated with the execution of the second major game.

  In addition, as shown in FIG. 9, the prescribed number of the 2nd big winning opening 128 is three. In other words, when the special symbols B and C are decided and the big game is executed, the maximum number of game balls entering the second big prize opening 128 during the first and second round games is three. When the three game balls enter the second grand prize opening 128, the second big prize opening 128 is closed.

  Here, in the case where the second large winning opening 128 is maintained in the open state, almost all of the game balls flowing down the second game area 116b are arranged at positions where the balls can enter. In addition, when the player holds the operation handle 112 in a state where the operation handle 112 is rotated by a predetermined angle, in other words, when the launch operation is continuously detected, the launch control board 320 is set at an interval of 0.6 seconds. Control to fire a game ball. Therefore, during the big game where the special symbols B and C are determined and executed, if the player keeps firing the game ball toward the second game area 116b as usual, the second round game Among them, after the second 2nd grand prize opening 128 is released (28.9 seconds start to open), about 3 seconds to 1.8 seconds, 3 game balls will enter the 2nd big prize opening 128. It is possible to enter the ball. In other words, although the maximum opening time of the second second prize opening 128 in the second round game is set to 28.9 seconds, if the game ball is fired as usual, 1.2 seconds to 1 The second grand prize opening 128 is closed in about 8 seconds.

  Thereby, as shown in FIG. 11 (b), when the special symbols B and C are determined and the leading role game is executed, the opening mode of the second big prize opening 128 in the first to second round games, It is possible to make it difficult for the player to identify the opening mode of the second big prize opening 128 when the special symbol Z is determined and the small hit game is executed.

  More specifically, in the jackpot symbol and the small bonus symbol, the opening / closing conditions of the big winning opening in the big game or the small bonus game are respectively defined. At this time, the first opening / closing mode is defined for the jackpot symbol (special symbol Z) as the opening / closing condition of the big prize opening, and the jackpot symbol (special symbol C) is specified as the opening / closing condition of the big prize opening: Assume that the second opening / closing mode is defined. As shown in FIG. 11 (b), the first opening / closing mode defined in the small bonus symbol is a mode in which the special winning opening is opened for 0.1 seconds × 2 times and 1.6 seconds × 1 time. On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 11 (b), the second opening / closing mode defined in the jackpot symbol (special symbol C) is that the first round game is set to 0.1 seconds × 1 time and the second time. In the round game, the grand prize opening is opened for 0.1 second × 1 time and 28.9 seconds × 1 time.

  Here, in the small hit game, the time from when the big prize opening is first opened until it is finally closed, that is, the time during which the big prize opening is controlled to open / close in the first opening / closing mode is referred to as the first operation time. To do. In this case, in the second opening / closing mode, the first prize opening is controlled in the same manner as the first opening / closing mode until the first operation time elapses after the first prize opening is first opened. It can be said that the big prize opening is continuously opened even after the passage of time.

  Then, in the jackpot symbol (special symbol C), when a specified number (three) of game balls enter the big prize opening in the round game being executed at the time of the first operation time (second round game). A round end condition is defined such that the round game (second round game) is ended. The prescribed number (three) is set within the maximum number of game balls that are fired by the firing control board 320 when the firing operation is continuously detected within the first operation time. Specifically, the first operating time is a time obtained by adding the total closing time of the big winning opening to the total opening time (1.8 seconds) of the big winning opening in one small hit game. Accordingly, the first operation time is at least 1.8 seconds, which is the total opening time of the special winning opening. As described above, since the game ball is fired at an interval of 0.6 seconds, when the firing operation is continuously detected within the first operation time (at least 1.8 seconds), the firing control board 320 is used. The maximum number of game balls fired by is at least three. In the present embodiment, whether the special symbol C is determined and the big game is executed by setting the prescribed number as described above, or whether the special symbol Z is determined and the small hit game is executed The player cannot be identified. Here, during the big game, the opening / closing control is performed in the same manner as the first opening / closing mode until the first operating time elapses after the first winning opening is opened. However, the opening / closing mode of the big winning opening until the first operating time elapses is not necessarily completely the same, and the opening / closing control of the big winning opening is controlled in a manner that makes it difficult to distinguish the difference from the first opening / closing mode. That's fine.

  FIG. 12 is a diagram for explaining the hit determination random number determination table. When a game ball flowing down the game area 116 passes through the gate 124, a normal symbol determination process (hereinafter referred to as “normal drawing lottery”) associated with whether or not to energize the movable piece 122b of the second start port 122 is controlled. ) Is performed.

  As will be described in detail later, when the game ball passes through the gate 124, one hit-determined random number is acquired from the range of 0 to 99, and four random number values are stored in the general-purpose reserved storage area of the main RAM 300c. Is stored as the upper limit. That is, the usual-pending storage area includes four storage units that save the winning random numbers. Accordingly, when a game ball passes through the gate 124 in a state in which the hit random numbers are stored in all the four storage units of the usual reserved storage area, the hit random numbers are stored based on the passage of the game balls. There is nothing. Hereinafter, the winning random number stored in the usual figure storage area after the game ball passes through the gate 124 is referred to as the usual figure holding.

  In the regular drawing lottery, as shown in FIG. 12, a winning determination random number determination table is referred to. According to this winning determination random number determination table, when the winning determination random number is 0 to 98, the winning symbol is determined as the normal symbol type, and when the winning determination random number is 99, as the normal symbol type Lost symbols are determined. Therefore, the probability that the winning symbol is determined, that is, the winning probability is 99/100. As will be described in detail later, when the winning symbol is determined in this general drawing lottery, the movable piece 122b of the second starting port 122 is controlled to the open state, and when the lost symbol is determined, the second starting port 122 is determined. The movable piece 122b is maintained in the closed state.

  FIG. 13A is a diagram for explaining a normal symbol variation time data table, and FIG. 13B is a diagram for explaining an opening / closing control pattern table. As described above, when the regular drawing lottery is performed, the variation time of the normal symbol is determined. The normal symbol variation time data table is referred to when determining the variation time of the normal symbol when the winning symbol or the lost symbol is determined by the general symbol lottery. According to this normal symbol variation time data table, the variation time is determined to be 1 second regardless of the gaming state. When the variation time is determined in this way, the normal symbol display 168 is varied and displayed (flashing display) over the determined time. When the winning symbol is determined, the normal symbol display 168 is turned on, and when the lost symbol is determined, the normal symbol display 168 is turned off.

  When the winning symbol is determined by the general symbol lottery and the normal symbol indicator 168 is turned on, the open / close control pattern table is referred to as shown in FIG. Is energized and the second start port 122 is controlled to open and close. According to this open / close control pattern table, the time before the opening of the normal electric power (the waiting time until the opening of the second start port 122 is started), the maximum number of switching times of the normal electric accessory (the number of times of opening the second start port 122) , Solenoid energization time (the energization time of the ordinary electric accessory solenoid 122c every time the second start port 122 is opened, that is, one open time of the second start port 122), the specified number (the total of the second start port 122) The maximum possible number of winnings at the second start port 122 during opening), the ordinary power closing time (the closing time between each opening of the second starting port 122, that is, the rest time), the normal power effective state time (second starting) The waiting time from the end of the last opening of the mouth 122), the waiting time for the end of ordinary power transmission (the waiting time until the normal symbol variation display to be described later is resumed after elapse of the ordinary power transmission valid time) 122 control data To, is stored in advance as shown.

  As described above, the gate 124 and the second start port 122 are both arranged in the second game area 116b (see FIG. 2). Here, when the player continues to fire the game ball toward the second game area 116b, the number of prize balls to be paid out when the game ball enters the second start port 122 with respect to the number of shot balls The winning probability by the normal drawing lottery, the variation time of the normal symbol, and the opening time of the second start port 122 are set so that the ratio becomes 80 to 100%.

  FIG. 14 is a diagram for explaining game play according to the gaming machine 100 of the present embodiment. In FIG. 14 (b), the solid line arrows indicate the transition of the game state when the game is played as prescribed, and the broken line arrows indicate that an unexpected situation occurs or the game is irregularly performed. The game state transition that may occur when the game is performed is shown. The determination ratio of the jackpot symbol for each holding type and the execution mode of the big game are summarized as shown in FIG. In other words, when the jackpot is won by special 1 hold, the special symbols A and B are each determined with a probability of 50%. When the special symbol A is determined, a prize ball for five round games can be obtained substantially, but the gaming state after the end of the big game is a low probability gaming state. On the other hand, when the special symbol B is determined, prize balls for five or more round games can be obtained, and the gaming state after the end of the big game is a high probability gaming state. On the other hand, the special symbol C is always determined when the big win is won by the special 2 hold. When the special symbol C is determined, although the number of prize balls is small, the gaming state after the end of the big game is a high probability gaming state.

  And as shown in FIG.14 (b), in the initial state of the gaming machine 100, the gaming state is set to the low probability gaming state. When the gaming state is set to the low-probability gaming state, as shown in FIG. 8 (b), the fluctuation time for the special 2 hold is 10 hours. The actual change target is only the special 1 hold. Thus, in the low-probability gaming state, only the special 1 hold is the subject of substantial change, so the player launches a game ball toward the first game area 116a. In addition, when the player continues to fire the game ball toward the first game area 116a, the ratio of the number of prize balls that the game ball enters and pays out to the first start port 120 with respect to the number of the shot balls is: It is set to be 20%. That is, when a game ball enters the first start port 120 and the second start port 122, a predetermined number of prize balls are paid out. When a game ball is caused to flow down to the second game area 116b, the ratio of the number of prize balls paid out by the game ball entering the second start port 122 with respect to the number of shot balls is in the first game area 116a. When the game ball is caused to flow down, it is higher than the ratio of the number of prize balls that are paid out by entering the game ball into the first start port 120 with respect to the number of shot balls.

  On the other hand, even when a game ball is fired in the second game area 116b in the low probability game state, the second start port 122 is frequently opened. However, in the low-probability gaming state, once the big role lottery is performed for the special 2 hold, the fluctuation time will be set to 10 hours except when the lottery result is a big hit. The fact that a lottery is drawn by is virtually equivalent. Therefore, even if the game balls are fired toward the second game area 116b in the low probability game state, the game balls are only gradually consumed, and the player fires the game balls toward the first game area 116a. Will be allowed to.

  Then, in the low-probability gaming state, when a player fires a game ball toward the first game area 116a and a game ball enters the first start port 120, a big role lottery is performed by special 1 hold. If a big win is won by this big game lottery, one of the special symbols A and B is determined. When the special symbol A is determined, the game state is set to the low-probability game state again after winning the prize balls for five round games, and thereafter the same game as above is repeated. On the other hand, if the special symbol B is determined, after winning a prize ball of 5 rounds or more, the gaming state is set to the high probability gaming state, and then the next jackpot is won or The high-probability gaming state continues until the result of the 100 big-stakes lottery is confirmed without winning the jackpot again.

  Here, in the high-probability gaming state, it is possible to acquire the right for the big role lottery in both the special 1 hold and the special 2 hold. That is, in the high-probability gaming state, both special 1 hold and special 2 hold are subject to change. However, since the special symbol A is determined with a probability of 50% in the big role lottery with special 1 hold, if the special symbol A is determined, the prize balls for five round games can be obtained. Thereafter, the gaming state becomes a low probability gaming state. In the present embodiment, the first start port 120 is provided in the first game area 116a, and when the game ball is launched toward the first game area 116a, the game ball is directed toward the second game area 116b. The consumption rate of game balls is greater than when fired. Therefore, in the high-probability gaming state, both the special 1 hold and the special 2 hold are subject to change, but the substantial change target is the special 2 hold. Therefore, in the high-probability gaming state, the player will fire a game ball in the second gaming area 116b.

  Then, in the high-probability gaming state, when the player fires a game ball toward the second game area 116b and the game ball enters the second start port 122, the big role lottery is performed by special 2 holding. If the big win is won by this lottery lottery, the special symbol C is determined. When the special symbol C is determined, the gaming state is reset to the high probability gaming state, and after that, the result of the 100 big lottery draws without winning the next jackpot or winning the jackpot again Until the game is confirmed, the high probability gaming state continues.

  In addition, when a special winning hold is won for a small hit, a small hit game is executed. As mentioned above, in the big lottery with special 2 hold, since it is set to win the jackpot with a probability of about 1 / 1.01, in the high probability gaming state, when the jackpot is not won You will win a small win. That is, in the high-probability gaming state, a small hit game is always performed. In this small hit game, the first big winning opening 126 is opened for a total of 1.8 seconds, and 3 to 4 game balls enter during a single small hit game. Thus, when a game ball enters the second big prize opening 128 during the small hit game, for example, 15 prize balls are paid out for one game ball entered.

  At this time, when the game balls are continuously fired toward the second game area 116b in the high probability game state, the number of prize balls to be paid out is set to be larger than the number of game balls fired. That is, in the high-probability gaming state, the total of the number of prize balls that can be acquired by the small hit game and the number of prize balls that the game ball enters the second start port 122 and acquires is the second game area 116b. It is set to be larger than the number of shot balls when a game ball is launched. Therefore, since the high probability gaming state of 1 continues until a maximum of 100 major lottery results are finalized, the number of game balls will continue to increase during this time, and if the jackpot is won again during this time, Again, the high probability gaming state is repeated from the beginning.

  Even in a conventional so-called ST machine, if a big win is won, the game state is set to a high probability gaming state, and if the big hit is not won again within a predetermined high probability count, the gaming state is changed to a low probability gaming state. It has the playability. In such conventional gaming machines, the goal of the game is to win a prize ball by a big game executed by winning a jackpot, so even if it is in a high probability game state, it will be won early. Otherwise, the number of game balls will gradually decrease. Therefore, in the high probability game state, if you do not win a big win, you will not be able to win the big win, and the stress that the game state will be changed to a low probability game state will not only become strong, but also due to the decrease in game balls Stress may be given and the interest of the game may be reduced.

  On the other hand, according to the gaming machine 100 of the present embodiment, in the high probability gaming state, it is possible to increase the number of game balls with a small hit game, so even if the player cannot win the next jackpot, the player's stress Can be reduced. Also, the ideal game progression in the present embodiment is to win a jackpot when the remaining number of high-accuracy times decreases. For example, if you win a jackpot in the 100th high probability game state, that is, the last big draw, you can win a lot of prize balls over a long period of time until you win the jackpot. The certain number of times is set to 100 times. In this way, the fewer the remaining high-precision counts when winning the jackpot, the more new gameability that has never existed, such as the player can acquire a large amount of prize balls, The stress that it is difficult to win a big hit in the high probability gaming state can be extremely reduced.

  Hereinafter, main processes of the main control board 300 for realizing the above-described game playability will be described with reference to flowcharts.

(CPU initialization processing of main control board 300)
FIG. 15 is a flowchart for explaining the CPU initialization process (S100) in the main control board 300.

  When power is supplied from the power supply board, a system reset occurs in the main CPU 300a, and the main CPU 300a performs the following CPU initialization process (S100).

(Step S100-1)
The main CPU 300a reads a startup program from the main ROM 300b as an initial setting process in response to power-on, and performs a setting process necessary for executing various processes.

(Step S100-3)
The main CPU 300a sets a wait processing time in the timer counter.

(Step S100-5)
The main CPU 300a determines whether a power-off notice signal is detected. The main control board 300 is provided with a power-off detection circuit, and when the power supply voltage becomes a predetermined value or less, a power-off notice signal is output from the power supply detection circuit. If the power-off notice signal is detected, the process proceeds to step S100-3. If the power-off notice signal is not detected, the process proceeds to step S100-7.

(Step S100-7)
The main CPU 300a determines whether or not the wait time set in step S100-3 has elapsed. As a result, if it is determined that the wait time has elapsed, the process proceeds to step S100-9. If it is determined that the wait time has not elapsed, the process proceeds to step S100-5.

(Step S100-9)
The main CPU 300a executes processing necessary for permitting access to the main RAM 300c.

(Step S100-11)
The main CPU 300a determines whether or not the RAM clear signal is on. A RAM clear button (not shown) is provided on the back of the game board 108, and when the RAM clear button is pressed, the RAM clear detection switch detects the pressing operation of the RAM clear button, and the main control is performed. A RAM clear signal is output to the substrate 300. Here, when the power is turned on while the RAM clear button is pressed, it is determined that the RAM clear signal is on. If it is determined that the RAM clear signal is on, the process proceeds to step S100-13. If it is determined that the RAM clear signal is not on, the process proceeds to step S100-19.

(Step S100-13)
The main CPU 300a performs an initialization process in the main RAM 300c to clear data to be cleared when the power is turned on (at the time of resetting the main RAM 300c).

(Step S100-15)
The main CPU 300a performs transmission processing of a subcommand (RAM clear designation command) for transmitting to the sub control board 330 that the main RAM 300c has been cleared.

(Step S100-17)
The main CPU 300a performs a payout command (RAM clear designation command) transmission process for transmitting to the payout control board 310 that the main RAM 300c has been cleared.

(Step S100-19)
The main CPU 300a executes processing necessary for calculating the checksum.

(Step S100-21)
The main CPU 300a determines whether the checksum calculated in step S100-19 does not match the checksum stored when the power is turned off. As a result, when it is determined that the two do not match, the process proceeds to step S100-13, and when it is determined that the two do not match (match), the process proceeds to step S100-23.

(Step S100-23)
The main CPU 300a performs an initialization process of clearing data to be cleared of the main RAM 300c when the power is restored (when the data before power is turned off without maintaining the main RAM 300c).

(Step S100-25)
The main CPU 300a performs transmission processing of a subcommand (power recovery designation command) for transmitting to the sub control board 330 that the power has been recovered from the power failure.

(Step S100-27)
The main CPU 300a performs a transmission process of a payout command (power return designation command) for transmitting to the payout control board 310 that the power supply has been recovered from the power-off.

(Step S100-29)
The main CPU 300a includes a special symbol type designation command at power-on indicating a special symbol type, a special 1 hold designation command indicating a special 1 hold number (X1), a special 2 hold designation command indicating a special 2 hold number (X2), A power-on subcommand set process for transmitting the special symbol winning order command indicating the stored special 1-holding and special 2-holding winning orders is executed.

(Step S100-31)
The main CPU 300a sets a timer interrupt cycle.

(Step S100-33)
The main CPU 300a performs processing for prohibiting interruption.

(Step S100-35)
The main CPU 300a updates the initial value update random number for winning design random numbers. The initial value update random number for the winning symbol random number is for determining an initial value and an end value of the winning symbol random number. That is, when the winning symbol random number is rounded from the initial value updating random number for the winning symbol random number to the initial value updating random number -1 for the winning symbol random number by the update process of the winning symbol random number described later, It will be updated to the initial value update random number for winning design random numbers.

(Step S100-37)
The main CPU 300a analyzes the received data (main command) received from the payout control board 310 and executes various processes according to the received data.

(Step S100-39)
The main CPU 300 a performs processing for transmitting the subcommand stored in the transmission buffer to the sub-control board 330.

(Step S100-41)
The main CPU 300a performs processing for permitting an interrupt.

(Step S100-43)
The main CPU 300a updates the fluctuation pattern random number, and thereafter repeats the processing from step S100-33.

  Next, interrupt processing in the main control board 300 will be described. Here, the power-off saving process (XINT interrupt process) and the timer interrupt process will be described.

(Evacuation processing when the main control board 300 is powered off (XINT interrupt processing))
FIG. 16 is a flowchart for explaining the power-off saving process (XINT interrupt process) in the main control board 300. The main CPU 300a monitors the power-off detection circuit. When the power-supply voltage becomes a predetermined value or less, the main CPU 300a interrupts the CPU initialization process and executes the power-off saving process.

(Step S300-1)
When the power-off notice signal is input, the main CPU 300a saves the register.

(Step S300-3)
The main CPU 300a checks the power-off notice signal.

(Step S300-5)
The main CPU 300a determines whether a power-off notice signal is detected. As a result, if it is determined that the power-off notice signal is detected, the process proceeds to step S300-11. If it is determined that the power-off notice signal is not detected, the process proceeds to step S300-7. .

(Step S300-7)
The main CPU 300a restores the register.

(Step S300-9)
The main CPU 300a performs a process for permitting an interrupt, and ends the save process when the power is turned off.

(Step S300-11)
The main CPU 300a executes output port clear processing for stopping output of the output port.

(Step S300-13)
The main CPU 300a executes a checksum setting process for calculating and storing the checksum.

(Step S300-15)
The main CPU 300a executes a RAM protect setting process necessary for prohibiting access to the main RAM 300c.

(Step S300-17)
The main CPU 300a sets a predetermined power-off detection signal detection count to the counter value of the loop counter in order to set the power-off occurrence monitoring time.

(Step S300-19)
The main CPU 300a checks the power-off notice signal.

(Step S300-21)
The main CPU 300a determines whether a power-off notice signal is detected. As a result, if it is determined that the power-off notice signal is detected, the process proceeds to step S300-17. If it is determined that the power-off notice signal is not detected, the process proceeds to step S300-23. .

(Step S300-23)
The main CPU 300a subtracts 1 from the value of the loop counter set in step S300-17.

(Step S300-25)
The main CPU 300a determines whether the counter value of the loop counter is not zero. As a result, if it is determined that the counter value is not 0, the process proceeds to step S300-19, and if it is determined that the counter value is 0, the process proceeds to the CPU initialization process (step S100).

  Note that when the power is actually cut off, the operation of the gaming machine 100 is stopped while the steps S300-17 to S300-25 are looped.

(Timer interrupt processing of main control board 300)
FIG. 17 is a flowchart for explaining timer interrupt processing in the main control board 300. The main control board 300 is provided with a reset clock pulse generation circuit that generates a clock pulse every predetermined cycle (in this embodiment, 4 milliseconds, hereinafter referred to as “4 ms”). When a clock pulse is generated by the reset clock pulse generation circuit, the CPU initialization process (step S100) is interrupted, and the following timer interrupt process is executed.

(Step S400-1)
The main CPU 300a saves the register.

(Step S400-3)
The main CPU 300a performs processing for permitting an interrupt.

(Step S400-5)
The main CPU 300a outputs the common data set in the common output buffer to the output port, and the first special symbol display 160, the second special symbol display 162, the first special symbol hold display 164, and the second special symbol hold. A dynamic port output process for controlling lighting of the display unit 166, the normal symbol display unit 168, the normal symbol hold display unit 170, and the right-handed notification display unit 172 is executed.

(Step S400-7)
The main CPU 300a reads various input port information and executes port input processing for accurately acquiring the latest switch state.

(Step S400-9)
The main CPU 300a performs timer update processing for updating various timer counters. Here, unless otherwise specified, the various timer counters are subtracted every time the timer interrupt processing of the main control board 300 is performed, and when the timer counter becomes 0, the subtraction is stopped.

(Step S400-11)
The main CPU 300a executes the update process of the initial value update random number for the winning symbol random number as in step S100-35.

(Step S400-13)
The main CPU 300a performs a process of updating the winning symbol random number. Specifically, the random number counter is incremented by 1 and updated. When the added result exceeds the maximum value of the random number range, the random number counter is returned to 0. Random number is updated from the initial value update random number value for winning design random numbers.

  Although detailed description is omitted, in this embodiment, the jackpot determined random number and the hit determined random number are hardware random numbers updated by a hardware random number generator built in the main control board 300. The hardware random number generator updates the jackpot determined random number and the winning determined random number according to a certain rule, and automatically changes the random number sequence every time the random number sequence completes a cycle and sets the start value at each system reset. It has changed.

(Step S500)
The main CPU 300a receives signals from the first start opening detection switch 120s, the second start opening detection switch 122s, the gate detection switch 124s, the first big prize opening detection switch 126s, the second big prize opening detection switch 128s, and the specific area detection switch 140s. A switch management process for determining whether or not there is an input is executed. Details of this switch management processing will be described later.

(Step S600)
The main CPU 300a executes a special game management process for controlling the progress of the special game. The details of the special game management process will be described later.

(Step S700)
The main CPU 300a executes a normal game management process for controlling the progress of the above-described normal game. The details of this normal game management process will be described later.

(Step S400-15)
The main CPU 300a executes error management processing for determining various errors and making settings according to the error determination results.

(Step S400-17)
The main CPU 300a checks the general winning opening detecting switch 118s, the first starting opening detecting switch 120s, the second starting opening detecting switch 122s, the first large winning opening detecting switch 126s, and the second large winning opening detecting switch 128s. A winning opening switch process for adding a prize ball control counter or the like to be executed is executed.

  In addition, the main CPU 300a sets a big prize opening ball entry command indicating that a game ball has been properly entered into the first big prize opening 126 or the second big prize opening 128 in the transmission buffer.

(Step S400-19)
The main CPU 300a executes payout control management processing for creating and transmitting payout commands based on the counter value of the prize ball control counter set in step S400-17.

(Step S800)
The main CPU 300a executes external information management processing for setting output data for external information output from the game information output terminal board 312 to the outside. Details of the external information management process will be described later.

(Step S400-23)
The main CPU 300a includes a first special symbol indicator 160, a second special symbol indicator 162, a first special symbol hold indicator 164, a second special symbol hold indicator 166, a normal symbol indicator 168, and a normal symbol hold indicator 170. Then, LED display setting processing is performed for setting common data for controlling lighting of various indicators (LEDs) such as the right-handed notification indicator 172 to the common output buffer.

(Step S400-25)
The main CPU 300a synthesizes the solenoid output images of the ordinary electric accessory solenoid 122c and the special prize opening solenoid 128c, and executes a solenoid output image composition process for storing in the output port buffer.

(Step S400-27)
The main CPU 300a executes port output processing for outputting the value of the common output buffer stored in each output port buffer to the output port.

(Step S400-29)
The main CPU 300a restores the register and ends the timer interrupt process.

  In the following, the switch management process in step S500, the special game management process in step S600, the normal game management process in step S700, and the external information management process in step S800 will be described in detail.

  FIG. 18 is a flowchart for explaining switch management processing (step S500) in the main control board 300.

(Step S500-1)
The main CPU 300a determines whether the gate detection switch is on, that is, whether the game ball has passed through the gate 124 and the detection signal from the gate detection switch 124s has been turned on. As a result, if it is determined that the gate detection switch-on is detected, the process proceeds to step S510. If it is determined that the gate detection switch-on is not detected, the process proceeds to step S500-3.

(Step S510)
The main CPU 300a executes a gate passage process based on the passage of the game ball to the gate 124. The details of the gate passing process will be described later.

(Step S500-3)
The main CPU 300a determines whether the first start port detection switch-on is detected, that is, whether a game ball has entered the first start port 120 and a detection signal has been input from the first start port detection switch 120s. As a result, if it is determined that the first start port detection switch-on is detected, the process proceeds to step S520. If it is determined that the first start port detection switch-on is not detected, the process proceeds to step S500-5. Move.

(Step S520)
The main CPU 300a executes a first start port passing process based on the game ball entering the first start port 120. The details of the first start port passage process will be described later.

(Step S500-5)
The main CPU 300a determines whether the second start port detection switch-on is detected, that is, whether a game ball has entered the second start port 122 and a detection signal is input from the second start port detection switch 122s. As a result, if it is determined that the second start port detection switch-on is detected, the process proceeds to step S530. If it is determined that the second start port detection switch-on is not detected, the process proceeds to step S500-7. Move.

(Step S530)
The main CPU 300a executes a second start port passing process based on the game ball entering the second start port 122. The details of the second start port passage process will be described later.

(Step S500-7)
The main CPU 300a is at the time of detection of the big prize opening detection switch ON, that is, the game ball enters the first big prize opening 126 or the second big prize opening 128 and the first big prize opening detection switch 126s or the second It is determined whether a detection signal is input from the big winning opening detection switch 128s. As a result, if it is determined that the big winning opening detection switch on is detected, the process proceeds to step S500-9. If it is determined that the big winning opening detection switch is not detected, the process proceeds to step S500-11. Move.

(Step S500-9)
The main CPU 300a determines whether or not the current game is a big game or a small hit game, and a game ball is properly entered into the first big prize port 126 or the second big prize port 128. Determine if there is. Here, when it is determined that the game is neither the big game or the small hit game, a predetermined fraud detection process is executed, and the big game or the small hit game is performed. If it is determined that the game ball has been properly entered into the two major winning openings 128, the grand prize winning prize counter is incremented by 1, and the process proceeds to step S500-11.

(Step S500-11)
The main CPU 300a determines whether the specific area detection switch-on is detected, that is, whether a game ball has entered the specific area 140b and a detection signal is input from the specific area detection switch 140s. As a result, if it is determined that the specific area detection switch-on is detected, the process proceeds to step S540. If it is determined that the specific area detection switch-on is not detected, the switch management process is terminated.

(Step S540)
The main CPU 300a executes the specific area passing process based on the entry of the game ball into the specific area 140b, and ends the switch management process. Details of the specific area passing process will be described later.

  FIG. 19 is a flowchart illustrating the gate passing process (step S510) in the main control board 300.

(Step S510-1)
The main CPU 300a loads the winning random number updated by the hardware random number generator.

(Step S510-3)
The main CPU 300a determines whether the counter value of the normal symbol reserved ball number counter is greater than or equal to the maximum value, that is, whether the counter value of the normal symbol reserved ball number counter is 4 or greater. As a result, when it is determined that the counter value of the normal symbol reserved ball number counter is equal to or greater than the maximum value, the gate passing process is terminated, and when it is determined that the normal symbol reserved ball number counter is not equal to or greater than the maximum value. The process moves to step S510-5.

(Step S510-5)
The main CPU 300a updates the counter value of the normal symbol reserved ball number counter to a value obtained by adding “1” to the current counter value.

(Step S510-7)
The main CPU 300a calculates a target storage unit that is a target to save the acquired hit-determined random number, among the four storage units in the usual map storage area.

(Step S510-9)
The main CPU 300a saves the winning random number acquired in step S510-1 in the target storage unit calculated in step S510-7.

(Step S510-11)
The main CPU 300a sets a general map hold designation command indicating the number of general map holds stored in the normal map storage area in the transmission buffer, and ends the gate passing process.

  FIG. 20 is a flowchart for explaining the first start port passage process (step S520) in the main control board 300.

(Step S520-1)
The main CPU 300a sets “00H” as the special symbol identification value. The special symbol identification value is used to identify whether the reservation type is special 1 reservation or special 2 reservation. The special symbol identification value (00H) indicates special 1 reservation, and the special symbol identification value ( 01H) indicates special 2 suspension.

(Step S520-3)
The main CPU 300a sets the address of the special symbol 1 reserved ball number counter.

(Step S535)
The main CPU 300a executes a special symbol random number acquisition process and ends the first start port passage process. The special symbol random number acquisition process is executed using a module common to the second start port passage process (step S530). Therefore, the details of the special symbol random number acquisition process will be described after the description of the second start port passage process.

  FIG. 21 is a flowchart for explaining the second start port passage process (step S530) in the main control board 300.

(Step S530-1)
The main CPU 300a sets “01H” as the special symbol identification value.

(Step S530-3)
The main CPU 300a sets the address of the special symbol 2 reserved ball number counter.

(Step S535)
The main CPU 300a executes a special symbol random number acquisition process described later.

(Step S530-5)
The main CPU 300a loads the normal game management phase. As will be described in detail later, the normal game management phase indicates the stage of the normal game execution process, that is, the progress of the normal game, and is updated according to the stage of the normal game execution process.

(Step S530-7)
The main CPU 300a determines whether or not the normal game management phase loaded in step S530-5 is “04H”. It should be noted that “04H” in the normal game management phase indicates that the normal electric accessory winning prize opening control process is being performed. In the ordinary electric accessory winning opening opening control process, the ordinary electric accessory solenoid 122c is energized and the movable piece 122b of the second starting opening 122 is controlled to be in the open state. Will be in a state that can be properly opened. As a result, when it is determined that the normal game management phase is not “04H”, the second start port passing process is terminated, and when it is determined that the normal game management phase is “04H”, step S530-9. Move processing to.

(Step S530-9)
The main CPU 300a updates the counter value of the ordinary electric accessory winning ball counter to a value obtained by adding “1” to the current counter value, and ends the second start port passing process.

  FIG. 22 is a flowchart for explaining the special symbol random number acquisition process (step S535) in the main control board 300. This special symbol random number acquisition process is executed using a common module in the first start port passage process (step S520) and the second start port passage process (step S530).

(Step S535-1)
The main CPU 300a loads the special symbol identification value set in step S520-1 or step S530-1.

(Step S535-3)
The main CPU 300a loads the target special symbol reservation number of balls. Here, if the special symbol identification value loaded in step S535-1 is “00H”, the counter value of the special symbol 1 reserved ball number counter, that is, the special 1 reserved number is loaded. If the special symbol identification value loaded in step S535-1 is “01H”, the counter value of the special symbol 2 reserved ball number counter, that is, the special 2 reserved number is loaded.

(Step S535-5)
The main CPU 300a loads the jackpot determination random number updated by the hardware random number generation unit.

(Step S535-7)
The main CPU 300a determines whether or not the number of target special symbol reservation balls loaded in step S535-3 is equal to or greater than the upper limit value. As a result, if it is determined that the value is equal to or greater than the upper limit value, the process proceeds to step S535-19. If it is determined that the value is not equal to or greater than the upper limit value, the process proceeds to step S535-9.

(Step S535-9)
The main CPU 300a updates the counter value of the target special symbol reserved ball number counter to a value obtained by adding “1” to the current counter value.

(Step S535-11)
The main CPU 300a calculates a target storage unit that is a target for saving the acquired jackpot determination random number among the storage units of the special figure reservation storage area.

(Step S535-13)
The main CPU 300a obtains the jackpot decision random number loaded in step S535-5, the winning symbol random number updated in step S400-13, the fluctuation pattern random number updated in step S100-43, and the step S535-11. Stored in the target storage unit calculated in (1).

(Step S535-15)
The main CPU 300a loads the counter values of the special symbol 1 reserved ball number counter and the special symbol 2 reserved ball number counter.

(Step S535-17)
The main CPU 300a sets a special figure hold designation command in the transmission buffer based on the counter value loaded in step S535-15. Here, a special figure 1 hold designation command is set based on the counter value (special 1 hold number) of the special symbol 1 reserved ball number counter, and based on the counter value (special 2 hold number) of the special symbol 2 reserved ball number counter. The special figure 2 hold designation command is set. As a result, each time the special 1 hold or special 2 hold is stored, the special 1 hold number and the special 2 hold number are transmitted to the sub-control board 330.

(Step S535-19)
The main CPU 300a loads the normal game management phase.

(Step S535-21)
The main CPU 300a confirms the normal game management phase loaded in step S535-19, and determines whether it is less than the normal electric accessory winning opening opening control state (ordinary game management phase <04H) described later. As a result, when it is determined that it is less than the ordinary electric accessory winning opening opening control state, the process proceeds to step S535-23, and when it is determined that it is not less than the ordinary electric accessory winning opening opening control state, the special The symbol random number acquisition process is terminated.

(Step S535-23)
The main CPU 300a determines whether or not there has been an abnormal winning, and if it determines that there has been an abnormal winning, the main CPU 300a executes a starting port abnormal winning error process for performing a predetermined process, and the special symbol random number acquisition process (step S535) ) Ends.

  FIG. 23 is a flowchart for explaining the specific area passing process (step S540) in the main control board 300.

(Step S540-1)
If the main CPU 300a determines in step S500-11 that the specific area detection switch is on, it determines whether the valid period flag is on. As a result, if it is determined that the validity period flag is on, the process proceeds to step S540-3, and if it is determined that the validity period flag is not on, the process proceeds to step S540-5.

  As will be described in detail later, the validity period flag is used to determine whether or not the entry of the game ball into the specific area 140b is regarded as valid. In this embodiment, during the big game Is turned on at the start of the first round game, and turned off after a predetermined time has elapsed since the end of the second round game.

(Step S540-3)
If it is determined in step S540-1 that the valid period flag is on, the main CPU 300a turns on the specific area entry flag and ends the specific area passing process. Note that the specific area entry flag indicates that a game ball has effectively entered the specific area 140b during the big game. If the specific area entry flag is already on, the specific area passing process is terminated as it is.

(Step S540-5)
On the other hand, if it is determined in step S540-1 that the validity period flag is not turned on, the main CPU 300a executes error processing.

(Step S540-7)
The main CPU 300a sets an error command indicating that an error has been detected in the transmission buffer, and ends the specific area passing process.

  FIG. 24 is a diagram for explaining the special game management phase. As already described, in the present embodiment, a special game triggered by a game ball entering the first start port 120 or the second start port 122 and a normal game triggered by the passage of the game ball to the gate 124. And proceed in parallel. The process related to the special game is executed stepwise and repeatedly, but the main control board 300 manages each process related to the special game in the special game management phase.

  As shown in FIG. 24, the main ROM 300b stores a plurality of special game control modules for executing and controlling special games, and a special game management phase is associated with each special game control module. . Specifically, when the special game management phase is “00H”, the module for executing the “special symbol variation process” is called, and the special game management phase is “01H” or “05H” When the module for executing the “pre-opening process for the big winning opening” is called and the special game management phase is “02H” or “06H”, the “large winning opening opening control process” is executed. Module is called, and the special game management phase is “03H” or “07H”, the module for executing the “big winning opening closing effective process” is called, and the special game management phase is “04H”. ”Or“ 08H ”, a module for executing the“ large winning mouth end wait process ”is called.

  FIG. 25 is a flowchart for explaining the special game management process (step S600) in the main control board 300.

(Step S600-1)
The main CPU 300a loads the special game management phase.

(Step S600-3)
The main CPU 300a selects a special game control module corresponding to the special game management phase loaded in step S600-1.

(Step S600-5)
The main CPU 300a calls the special game control module selected in step S600-3 and starts processing.

(Step S600-7)
The main CPU 300a loads a special game timer for managing the control time of the special game, and ends the special game management process.

  FIG. 26 is a flowchart for explaining special symbol variation processing in the main control board 300. This special symbol variation process is executed when the special game management phase is “00H”.

(Step S610)
The main CPU 300a executes a special symbol variation waiting process. This special symbol variation waiting process will be described later with reference to FIGS.

(Step S620)
The main CPU 300a executes special symbol variation processing. This special symbol variation processing will be described later with reference to FIG.

(Step S630)
The main CPU 300a executes a special symbol stop symbol display process. This special symbol stop symbol display process will be described later with reference to FIG.

  FIG. 27 is a first flowchart for explaining the special symbol variation waiting process (step S610) in the main control board 300, and FIG. 28 is a first flowchart for explaining the special symbol variation waiting process (step S610) in the main control board 300. FIG.

(Step S610-1)
The main CPU 300a determines whether the special 1 hold number is 1 or more. As a result, if it is determined that the special 1 hold number is 1 or more, the process proceeds to step S610-3. If it is determined that the special 1 hold number is not 1 or more, step S610-51 in FIG. Move processing to.

(Step S610-3)
In the first special symbol display 160, the main CPU 300a is displaying a variation of the symbol based on the special 1 hold, or whether the symbol based on the special 1 hold is being stopped (while the stop display time is being measured). Determine. As a result, if it is determined that the variable display is being displayed or the stop display is being performed, the process proceeds to step S610-51. The process moves to step S610-5.

(Step S610-5)
The main CPU 300a performs block transfer of the special 1 reservation stored in the first storage unit to the fourth storage unit of the first special figure storage area to the storage unit having a small ordinal number. Specifically, the special 1 hold stored in the second storage unit to the fourth storage unit is transferred to the first storage unit to the third storage unit. The main RAM 300c is provided with a 0th storage unit to be processed, and the special 1 hold stored in the first storage unit is block-transferred to the 0th storage unit. In this special symbol storage area shift process, the counter value of the target special symbol reservation ball number counter corresponding to special 1 hold is decremented by “1”, and the special 1 hold is decremented by “1”. Set the hold reduction specification command in the send buffer.

(Step S610-7)
The main CPU 300a loads the jackpot decision random number transferred to the 0th storage unit, the hold type, a special symbol probability state flag identifying whether the game state is a high probability game state or a low probability game state, and the corresponding jackpot decision random number A determination table is selected to perform a lottery lottery, and a special symbol hit determination process for storing the lottery result is executed.

(Step S610-9)
The main CPU 300a determines whether or not the jackpot has been won as a result of the big role lottery in step S610-7. As a result, if it is determined that the jackpot has been won, the process proceeds to step S610-11, and if it is determined that the jackpot has not been won, the process proceeds to step S610-17.

(Step S610-11)
The main CPU 300a executes a special symbol determination process for determining a special symbol. Here, the winning symbol random number and the hold type transferred to the 0th storage unit are loaded, the corresponding winning symbol random number determination table is selected, the special symbol determination data is extracted, and the extracted special symbol determination data (the jackpot symbol Type). When the special symbol determination data is saved, a symbol type designation command corresponding to the special symbol determination data is set in the transmission buffer.

(Step S610-13)
The main CPU 300a determines in the second special symbol display 162 whether or not the symbol variation display based on the special 2 reservation is being performed. As a result, if it is determined that the variable display is being performed, the process proceeds to step S610-15, and if it is determined that the variable display is not being performed, the process proceeds to step S610-19.

(Step S610-15)
The main CPU 300a determines whether or not the special symbol determination data relating to the special symbol 2 (special 2 holding) derived from the special 2 hold and stored in the main RAM 300c corresponds to the jackpot symbol. That is, here, it is determined whether or not the variable display relating to the jackpot symbol is being executed by the second special symbol display 162. As a result, if it is determined that the symbol variation display for the jackpot symbol is being executed in the second special symbol display 162, the process proceeds to step S610-17, and the symbol variation display for the jackpot symbol is the second symbol display. If it is determined that the special symbol display 162 is not executed, the process proceeds to step S610-19.

(Step S610-17)
The main CPU 300a saves the special symbol determination data related to the lost symbol, and sets a symbol type designation command corresponding to the special symbol determination data in the transmission buffer. If the special symbol determination data (type of jackpot symbol) is saved in step S610-11, the special symbol determination data for losing is rewritten. As a result, the variation of the symbol where the jackpot symbol is finally stopped and displayed is not performed simultaneously on the first special symbol display 160 and the second special symbol display 162.

(Step S610-19)
The main CPU 300a saves the special symbol stop symbol number corresponding to the special symbol determination data extracted in step S610-11 or step S610-17. The first special symbol display 160 and the second special symbol display 162 are each composed of 7 segments, and each segment constituting the 7 segments is associated with a number (counter value). The special symbol stop symbol number determined here indicates the number (counter value) of the segment that is finally turned on.

(Step S611)
The main CPU 300a executes a special symbol variation number determination process for determining the variation pattern number. Details of this special symbol variation number determination process will be described later.

(Step S610-21)
The main CPU 300a loads the variation pattern number determined in step S611 and determines the variation time with reference to the variation time determination table. Then, the determined variation time is set in a special symbol variation timer.

(Step S610-23)
The main CPU 300a determines whether or not the result of the big game lottery in step S610-7 is a big win, and if it is a big win, loads the special symbol determination data saved in step S610-11, Check the type of jackpot symbol. Then, referring to the gaming state setting table and the current gaming state, the gaming state and the high probability count that are set after the end of the major game are determined, and the determination result is used as a special symbol probability state preliminary flag and a high probability count cut preliminary counter. To save. If the lost symbol is saved, the process proceeds to the next process without executing the process.

(Step S610-25)
In the first special symbol display 160, the main CPU 300a executes a process of setting a special symbol display symbol counter in order to start the variation display of the special symbol. A counter value is associated with each segment of 7 segments constituting the first special symbol display 160, and the segment corresponding to the counter value set in the special symbol display symbol counter is controlled to be lit. Here, the counter value corresponding to the segment to be lit at the start of the special symbol variation display is set in the special symbol display symbol counter. The special symbol display symbol counter is provided with a special symbol 1 display symbol counter corresponding to the first special symbol indicator 160 and a special symbol 2 display symbol counter corresponding to the second special symbol indicator 162 separately. Here, the counter value is set in the special symbol 1 display symbol counter.

(Step S610-27)
The main CPU 300a executes a cut-off management process. Here, the special symbol probability state flag is loaded to check whether the current gaming state is a low probability gaming state or a high probability gaming state. If the gaming state is a high probability gaming state, the counter value of the high-accuracy count cut counter is updated to a value obtained by subtracting “1” from the current counter value. In addition, when the counter value becomes “0” as a result of updating the high-accuracy number cut counter, a special symbol probability state flag corresponding to the low probability gaming state is set. As a result, in the high probability gaming state, the big game lottery is executed a predetermined number of times without winning a jackpot, and the gaming state shifts to the low probability gaming state.

(Step S610-29)
The main CPU 300a sets a number command indicating the remaining number of times until the highly accurate number becomes zero (actual number of remaining times) in the transmission buffer.

(Step S610-51)
As shown in FIG. 28, the main CPU 300a determines whether or not the special 2 hold number is 1 or more. As a result, if it is determined that the special 2 hold number is 1 or more, the process proceeds to step S610-53, and if it is determined that the special 2 hold number is not 1 or more, the process proceeds to step S610-87. .

(Step S610-53)
In the second special symbol display 162, the main CPU 300a is displaying a variation of the symbol based on the special 2 hold, or whether the symbol based on the special 2 hold is being stopped (while the stop display time is being measured). Determine. As a result, when it is determined that the variable display or the stop display is being performed, the process proceeds to step S610-87, and when it is determined that the variable display is not being performed and the stop display is not being performed, step S610 is performed. Transfer processing to -55.

(Step S610-55)
The main CPU 300a performs block transfer of the special 2 reservation stored in the first storage unit to the fourth storage unit of the second special figure storage area to the storage unit having a small ordinal number. Specifically, the special 2 hold stored in the second storage unit to the fourth storage unit is transferred to the first storage unit to the third storage unit. The main RAM 300c is provided with a 0th storage unit to be processed, and the special 2 hold stored in the first storage unit is block-transferred to the 0th storage unit. In this special symbol storage area shift process, “1” is subtracted from the counter value of the target special symbol reservation ball number counter corresponding to the special 2 reservation, and “1” is subtracted from the special 2 reservation. Set the hold reduction specification command in the send buffer.

(Step S610-57)
The main CPU 300a loads the jackpot decision random number transferred to the 0th storage unit, the hold type, a special symbol probability state flag identifying whether the game state is a high probability game state or a low probability game state, and the corresponding jackpot decision random number A determination table is selected to perform a lottery lottery, and a special symbol hit determination process for storing the lottery result is executed.

(Step S610-59)
The main CPU 300a determines whether or not the jackpot has been won as a result of the big role lottery in step S610-57. As a result, if it is determined that the jackpot has been won, the process proceeds to step S610-61. If it is determined that the jackpot has not been won, the process proceeds to step S610-71.

(Step S610-61)
The main CPU 300a executes a special symbol determination process for determining a special symbol. Here, the winning symbol random number and the hold type transferred to the 0th storage unit are loaded, the corresponding winning symbol random number determination table is selected, the special symbol determination data is extracted, and the extracted special symbol determination data (the jackpot symbol Type). When the special symbol determination data is saved, a symbol type designation command corresponding to the special symbol determination data is set in the transmission buffer.

(Step S610-63)
The main CPU 300a determines in the first special symbol display 160 whether or not the symbol variation display based on the special 1 hold is being displayed. As a result, if it is determined that the variable display is being performed, the process proceeds to step S610-65. If it is determined that the variable display is not being performed, the process proceeds to step S610-75.

(Step S610-65)
The main CPU 300a determines whether or not the special symbol determination data relating to the special symbol 1 (special 1 holding) derived from the special 1 hold and stored in the main RAM 300c corresponds to the jackpot symbol. That is, here, it is determined whether or not the variable display related to the jackpot symbol is being executed by the first special symbol indicator 160. As a result, if it is determined that the symbol variation display for the jackpot symbol is being executed in the first special symbol indicator 160, the process proceeds to step S610-67, and the symbol variation display for the jackpot symbol is the first. If it is determined that the special symbol display 160 is not executed, the process proceeds to step S610-75.

(Step S610-67)
The main CPU 300a saves the special symbol determination data related to the lost symbol, and sets a symbol type designation command corresponding to the special symbol determination data in the transmission buffer. If the special symbol determination data (type of jackpot symbol) is saved in step S610-61, the special symbol determination data for losing is rewritten. As a result, the variation of the symbol where the jackpot symbol is finally stopped and displayed is not performed simultaneously on the first special symbol display 160 and the second special symbol display 162.

(Step S610-71)
The main CPU 300a determines whether or not the small winning combination is won as a result of the big role lottery in step S610-57. As a result, if it is determined that a small win is won, the process proceeds to step S610-73. If it is determined that a small win is not won, the process proceeds to step S610-67.

(Step S610-73)
The main CPU 300a loads the winning symbol random number and hold type transferred to the 0th storage unit, selects the corresponding winning symbol random number determination table, extracts the special symbol determination data, and extracts the extracted special symbol determination data (small hits). Save the symbol type). When the special symbol determination data is saved, a symbol type designation command corresponding to the special symbol determination data is set in the transmission buffer, and the process proceeds to step S610-75.

(Step S610-75)
The main CPU 300a saves the special symbol stop symbol number corresponding to the special symbol determination data extracted in steps S610-61, S610-67, and S610-73.

(Step S611)
The main CPU 300a executes a special symbol variation number determination process for determining the variation pattern number. Details of this special symbol variation number determination process will be described later.

(Step S610-77)
The main CPU 300a loads the variation pattern number determined in step S611 and determines the variation time with reference to the variation time determination table. Then, the determined variation time is set in a special symbol variation timer.

(Step S610-79)
The main CPU 300a determines whether or not the result of the big game lottery in step S610-57 is a big hit, and if it is a big win, loads the special symbol determination data saved in step S610-61, Check the type of jackpot symbol. Then, referring to the gaming state setting table and the current gaming state, the gaming state and the high probability count that are set after the end of the major game are determined, and the determination result is used as a special symbol probability state preliminary flag and a high probability count cut preliminary counter. To save. When the rewriting process is performed in step S610-67, the process proceeds to the next process without executing the process.

(Step S610-81)
In the second special symbol display 162, the main CPU 300a executes a process of setting a special symbol display symbol counter in order to start the variation display of the special symbol. A counter value is associated with each segment of 7 segments constituting the second special symbol display 162, and the segment corresponding to the counter value set in the special symbol display symbol counter is controlled to be lit. Here, the counter value corresponding to the segment to be lit at the start of the special symbol variation display is set in the special symbol 2 display symbol counter.

(Step S610-83)
The main CPU 300a executes a cut-off management process. Here, the special symbol probability state flag is loaded to check whether the current gaming state is a low probability gaming state or a high probability gaming state. If the gaming state is a high probability gaming state, the counter value of the high-accuracy count cut counter is updated to a value obtained by subtracting “1” from the current counter value. In addition, when the counter value becomes “0” as a result of updating the high-accuracy number cut counter, a special symbol probability state flag corresponding to the low probability gaming state is set. As a result, in the high probability gaming state, the big game lottery is executed a predetermined number of times without winning a jackpot, and the gaming state shifts to the low probability gaming state.

(Step S610-85)
The main CPU 300a sets a count command indicating the counter value updated in step S610-83 (the remaining count until the high-accuracy count reaches 0) in the transmission buffer.

(Step S610-87)
The main CPU 300a determines whether or not the current gaming state is a low probability gaming state. As a result, if it is determined that the game state is the low-probability gaming state, the process proceeds to step S610-89. If it is determined that the game state is not the low-probability gaming state, that is, the game state is the high-probability gaming state, step S610- The processing is moved to 91.

(Step S610-89)
The main CPU 300a determines in the first special symbol display 160 whether the symbol is changing or being stopped based on the special 1 hold or being stopped (when the stop display time is being measured). As a result, when it is determined that the variable display or the stop display is being performed, the special symbol variation waiting process is terminated, and when it is determined that neither the variable display nor the stop display is being performed, the process proceeds to step S610-93. Move processing.

(Step S610-91)
The main CPU 300a is in the variable display or stop display (during stop display time measurement) of the symbols based on the special 1 hold on the first special symbol display 160, and the special 2 hold on the second special symbol display 162. It is determined whether the change display of symbols based on the above or stop display is being performed (the stop display time is being measured). As a result, when it is determined that both the special 1 hold and the special 2 hold are in the variable display or the stop display, the special symbol change waiting process is terminated, and both the special 1 hold and the special 2 hold are If it is determined that neither fluctuation display nor stop display is being performed, the process proceeds to step S610-93.

(Step S610-93)
The main CPU 300a sets a customer waiting timer for measuring the time of the customer waiting state.

(Step S610-95)
The main CPU 300a sets a demo command for transmitting the start of the customer waiting state in the transmission buffer, and ends the special symbol variation waiting process.

  FIG. 29 is a flowchart for explaining special symbol variation number determination processing (step S611) in the main control board 300.

(Step S611-1)
The main CPU 300a loads the special symbol determination data (special symbol type) saved in step S610.

(Step S611-3)
The main CPU 300a confirms the currently set gaming state.

(Step S611-5)
The main CPU 300a determines whether or not the currently set gaming state is a high probability gaming state. As a result, if it is determined that the game state is the high probability game state, the process proceeds to step S611-7. If it is determined that the game state is not the high probability game state, that is, the game state is the low probability game state, the process proceeds to step S611-9. Move processing.

(Step S611-7)
The main CPU 300a confirms the actual remaining number of times (actual remaining number of times) until the highly accurate number of times becomes zero.

(Step S611-9)
If the actual remaining number confirmed in the above step S611-7 is 1, the main CPU 300a determines the variation pattern random number determination table dedicated to the final round in the high probability based on the type of the special symbol loaded and confirmed in the above step S611-1. Set. In this embodiment, the high probability count is set to 100. However, when the actual remaining count is 1, that is, when the last special symbol variation display in the high probability gaming state is started, the high probability count is in progress. The variation pattern number is determined with reference to the final round dedicated variation pattern random number determination table. If the actual remaining number confirmed in step S611-7 is other than 1, the type of special symbol loaded and confirmed in step S611-1, the current gaming state confirmed in step S611-3, and Based on the hold type, the corresponding variation pattern random number determination table is selected and set.

(Step S611-11)
The main CPU 300a determines the variation pattern number based on the variation pattern random number determination table set in step S611-9 and the variation pattern random number transferred to the 0th storage unit in step S610-5 or step S610-55. To do.

(Step S611-13)
The main CPU 300a sets the variation pattern command corresponding to the variation pattern number determined in step S611-11 in the transmission buffer, and ends the special symbol variation number determination process.

  FIG. 30 is a flowchart for explaining the special symbol changing process in the main control board 300.

(Step S620-1)
The main CPU 300a sets “00H” as the processing target identification value. Note that the processing target identification value is used to identify whether the processing related to special 1 hold or the processing related to special 2 hold is executed when each of the following processes is executed. When “00H” is set as the processing target identification value, processing related to special 1 hold is executed, and when “01H” is set as the processing target identification value, processing related to special 2 hold Is executed. Note that the various counters and timers that appear in the explanation of the special symbol changing process and the special symbol stop symbol display process are provided for special 1 reservation and special 2 reservation, and the following steps S620-5 to The process of step S620-23 is performed for a processing target (a counter, a timer, or the like) corresponding to the processing target identification value stored in the main RAM 300c.

(Step S620-3)
The main CPU 300a determines whether the suspension of the processing target is being variably displayed on the first special symbol display 160 or the second special symbol display 162. As a result, if the variable display is being performed, the process proceeds to step S620-5. If the variable display is not being performed, the process proceeds to step S620-25.

(Step S620-5)
The main CPU 300a executes processing for updating the special symbol variation base counter. In the special symbol fluctuation base counter, the counter value is set so as to make one round at a predetermined cycle (for example, 100 ms). Specifically, when the counter value of the special symbol variation base counter is “0”, a predetermined counter value (for example, 25) is set, and when the counter value is “1” or more, The counter value is updated to a value obtained by subtracting “1” from the current counter value.

(Step S620-7)
The main CPU 300a determines whether or not the counter value of the special symbol variation base counter updated in step S620-5 is “0”. As a result, if the counter value is “0”, the process proceeds to step S620-9. If the counter value is not “0”, the process proceeds to step S620-13.

(Step S620-9)
The main CPU 300a performs a special symbol variation timer update process for subtracting a predetermined value from the timer value of the special symbol variation timer set in step S610-21 or step S610-77.

(Step S620-11)
The main CPU 300a determines whether or not the timer value of the special symbol fluctuation timer updated in step S620-9 is “0”. As a result, if the timer value is “0”, the process proceeds to step S620-19, and if the timer value is not “0”, the process proceeds to step S620-13.

(Step S620-13)
The main CPU 300a updates a special symbol display timer that measures the lighting time of each segment of the 7 segments constituting the first special symbol display device 160 and the second special symbol display device 162. Specifically, when the timer value of the special symbol display timer is “0”, a predetermined timer value is set, and when the timer value is “1” or more, the current timer value is determined. The timer value is updated to the value obtained by subtracting “1”.

(Step S620-15)
The main CPU 300a determines whether the timer value of the special symbol display timer is “0”. As a result, when it is determined that the timer value of the special symbol display timer is “0”, the process proceeds to step S620-17, and when it is determined that the timer value of the special symbol display timer is not “0”, the process proceeds to step S620-17. The processing is moved to S620-25.

(Step S620-17)
The main CPU 300a updates the counter value of the special symbol display symbol counter to be updated, and moves the process to step S620-25. Thereby, each segment which comprises 7 segments will be lighted sequentially every predetermined time.

(Step S620-19)
The main CPU 300a saves the special symbol stop symbol number (counter value) determined in step S610-19 or S610-75 in the target special symbol display symbol counter. As a result, the determined special symbol is stopped and displayed on the first special symbol display 160 or the second special symbol display 162.

(Step S620-21)
The main CPU 300a sets a special symbol stop designation command in the transmission buffer indicating that the special symbol is stopped and displayed on the first special symbol display 160 or the second special symbol display 162.

(Step S620-23)
The main CPU 300a sets a special symbol variation stop time, which is a time for stopping and displaying the special symbol, in the special game timer.

(Step S620-25)
The main CPU 300a determines whether the processing target identification value stored in the main RAM 300c is the maximum (01H). As a result, when it is determined that the processing target identification value is the maximum, the special symbol variation processing is terminated, and when it is determined that the processing target identification value is not the maximum, the process proceeds to step S620-27.

(Step S620-27)
The main CPU 300a sets “01H” as the process target identification value, and moves the process to step S620-3.

  FIG. 31 is a flowchart for explaining special symbol stop symbol display processing in the main control board 300.

(Step S630-1)
The main CPU 300a sets “00H” as the processing target identification value.

(Step S630-3)
The main CPU 300a determines whether the special symbol related to the hold type corresponding to the processing target identification value set in the main RAM 300c is being stopped and displayed on the first special symbol display 160 or the second special symbol display 162. . As a result, if it is determined that the stop display is being performed, the process proceeds to step S630-5. If it is determined that the stop display is not being performed, the process proceeds to step S630-13.

(Step S630-5)
The main CPU 300a determines whether the timer value of the special game timer set in step S620-23 is “0”. As a result, when it is determined that the timer value of the special game timer is not “0”, the process proceeds to step S630-13, and when it is determined that the timer value of the special game timer is “0”, step S630. The process is moved to -7.

(Step S630-7)
The main CPU 300a confirms the result of the big game lottery.

(Step S630-9)
The main CPU 300a determines whether the result of the big role lottery is a big hit or a small win. As a result, when it is determined that it is a big hit or a small hit, the process proceeds to step S630-17, and when it is determined that neither the big hit nor the small hit is determined, the process is moved to step S630-11.

(Step S630-11)
The main CPU 300a sets a special state determination game state confirmation designation command indicating a game state when the special symbol is fixed in the transmission buffer.

(Step S630-13)
The main CPU 300a determines whether the processing target identification value stored in the main RAM 300c is the maximum (01H). As a result, when it is determined that the processing target identification value is the maximum, the special symbol stop symbol display process is terminated, and when it is determined that the processing target identification value is not the maximum, the process proceeds to step S630-15. .

(Step S630-15)
The main CPU 300a adds 01H to the process target identification value, and moves the process to step S630-3.

(Step S630-17)
The main CPU 300a determines whether or not there is a special symbol that is being displayed in a variable manner, that is, whether the symbol is being displayed in a variation on one of the first special symbol indicator 160 and the second special symbol indicator 162. As a result, if it is determined that there is a special symbol being displayed in a variable manner, the process proceeds to step S630-19. If it is determined that there is no special symbol being displayed in a variable manner, the process proceeds to step S630-21.

(Step S630-19)
The main CPU 300a executes a process for forcibly stopping and displaying the special symbol during the variable display on the first special symbol display device 160 or the second special symbol display device 162.

(Step S630-21)
The main CPU 300a stores the current gaming state in the gaming state buffer.

(Step S630-23)
If the main CPU 300a determines in step S630-9 that the result of the big game lottery is a big win, the main CPU 300a resets the gaming state to the normal gaming state which is the initial state. However, if it is determined that the game is a small hit, the process proceeds to the next process without resetting the gaming state.

(Step S630-25)
The main CPU 300a sets the data of the special electric accessory actuating ram set table according to the determined special symbol type.

(Step S630-27)
The main CPU 300a performs special electric accessory maximum operation number setting processing. Specifically, referring to the data set in step S630-25, a predetermined number (counter value corresponding to the type of special symbol = number of rounds) is set as a counter value in the special electric accessory maximum operation number counter. . The special electric accessory maximum operation number counter indicates the number of rounds that can be executed in the big game starting from now. On the other hand, the main RAM 300c is provided with a special electric accessory continuous operation number counter, and by adding “1” to the counter value of the special electric accessory continuous operation number counter at the start of each round game, The number of round games is managed. Here, along with the start of the big game, a process of resetting (updating to “0”) the counter value of the special electric accessory continuous operation number counter is executed.

(Step S630-29)
The main CPU 300a refers to the data set in step S630-25 and saves a predetermined opening time as a timer value in the special game timer.

(Step S630-31)
The main CPU 300a sets an opening designation command for transmitting the start of the big game to the sub control board 330 in the transmission buffer.

(Step S630-33)
The main CPU 300a updates the special game management phase to “01H” when starting the big game, updates the special game management phase to “05H” when starting the small hit game, and stops the special symbol The symbol display process ends. Thereby, a big game or a small hit game is started.

  FIG. 32 is a flowchart for explaining the pre-opening process for the special winning opening in the main control board 300. This pre-opening process for the big prize opening is executed when the special game management phase is “01H” or “05H”.

(Step S640-1)
The main CPU 300a determines whether or not the timer value of the special game timer set in step S630-29 is “0”. As a result, when it is determined that the timer value of the special game timer is not “0”, the pre-opening process for the big prize opening is terminated, and when it is determined that the timer value of the special game timer is “0”. The process moves to step S640-3.

(Step S640-3)
The main CPU 300a updates the counter value of the special electric accessory continuous operation number counter to a value obtained by adding “1” to the current counter value.

(Step S640-5)
The main CPU 300a sets a large winning opening opening designation command for transmitting the large winning opening opening start (start of round game) to the sub-control board 330 in the transmission buffer.

(Step S641)
The main CPU 300a executes a special winning opening / closing switching process. The big prize opening / closing switching process will be described later.

(Step S640-7)
The main CPU 300a checks the counter value of the special electric accessory continuous operation number counter and determines whether the first round game is started, that is, whether the second big prize opening 128 is opened. As a result, when it is determined that the first round game is started, the process proceeds to step S640-9, and when it is determined that the first round game is not started, the process is moved to step S640-11.

(Step S640-9)
The main CPU 300a turns on the validity period flag.

(Step S640-11)
The main CPU 300a updates the special game management phase to a value obtained by adding 01H to the current value (“02H” or “06H”), and ends the pre-opening process for the big prize opening.

  FIG. 33 is a flowchart for explaining a special winning opening opening / closing switching process in the main control board 300.

(Step S641-1)
The main CPU 300a determines whether or not the counter value of the special electric accessory opening / closing switching counter is the upper limit value of the special electric accessory opening / closing switching count (the number of opening / closing of the big prize opening during one round game). As a result, when it is determined that the counter value is the upper limit value, the special winning opening opening / closing switching process is terminated, and when it is determined that the counter value is not the upper limit value, the process proceeds to step S641-3.

(Step S641-3)
The main CPU 300a refers to the data of the special electric accessory actuating ram set table and energizes the first big prize winning port solenoid 126c and the second big prize winning port solenoid 128c based on the counter value of the special electric accessory opening / closing switching frequency counter. Solenoid control data for control and timer data that is energization time or energization stop time are extracted.

(Step S641-5)
Based on the solenoid control data extracted in step S641-3, the main CPU 300a starts energization of the first big prize opening solenoid 126c or the second big prize opening solenoid 128c, or is used to stop energization. The winning opening solenoid energization control process is executed. By executing this special winning opening solenoid energization control process, in step S400-25 and step S400-27, energization start or energization control of the first special winning opening solenoid 126c or the second special winning opening solenoid 128c is controlled. It will be.

(Step S641-7)
The main CPU 300a sets a movable member control table (not shown) and controls the energization of the movable member drive solenoid 142c with reference to the table.

(Step S641-9)
The main CPU 300a saves the timer value based on the timer data extracted in step S641-3 in the special game timer. Here, the timer value saved in the special game timer is the maximum opening time of one time for the big prize opening.

(Step S641-11)
The main CPU 300a determines whether the first big prize opening solenoid 126c or the second big prize opening solenoid 128c is energized, that is, whether the control process for starting energization of the big prize opening solenoid 128c has been performed in step S641-5. judge. As a result, if it is determined that the energization start state is set, the process proceeds to step S641-13, and if it is determined that the energization start state is not set, the special winning opening opening / closing switching process ends.

(Step S641-13)
The main CPU 300a updates the counter value of the special electric accessory opening / closing switching counter to a value obtained by adding “1” to the current counter value, and ends the special winning opening opening / closing switching process.

  FIG. 34 is a flowchart for explaining the special winning opening opening control process in the main control board 300. This special winning opening opening control process is executed when the special game management phase is “02H” or “06H”.

(Step S650-1)
The main CPU 300a determines whether or not the timer value of the special game timer saved in step S641-9 is “0”. As a result, when it is determined that the timer value of the special game timer is not “0”, the process proceeds to step S650-5, and when it is determined that the timer value of the special game timer is “0”, step S650 is performed. The process is moved to -3.

(Step S650-3)
The main CPU 300a determines whether or not the counter value of the special electric accessory opening / closing switching number counter is the upper limit value of the special electric accessory opening / closing switching number. As a result, when it is determined that the counter value is the upper limit value, the process proceeds to step S650-7, and when it is determined that the counter value is not the upper limit value, the process proceeds to step S641.

(Step S641)
If it is determined in step S650-3 that the counter value of the special electric accessory opening / closing switching counter is not the upper limit value of the special electric accessory opening / closing switching count, the main CPU 300a executes the process of step S641. To do.

(Step S650-5)
The main CPU 300a determines whether the count value of the winning prize winning ball counter updated in step S500-9 has reached the specified number, that is, the same number as the maximum winning possible number in one round at the winning prize opening. It is determined whether or not a game ball of the player has entered. As a result, when it is determined that the prescribed number has not been reached, the special winning opening opening control process is terminated, and when it is determined that the prescribed number has been reached, the process proceeds to step S650-7.

(Step S650-7)
The main CPU 300a executes a special winning opening closing process necessary to stop energization of the first special winning opening solenoid 126c or the second large winning opening solenoid 128c and close the large winning opening. As a result, the special winning opening is closed.

(Step S650-9)
The main CPU 300a saves the special winning timer closing effective time (interval time) in the special game timer.

(Step S650-11)
The main CPU 300a checks the counter value of the special electric accessory continuous operation number counter, and determines whether the second round game is ended, that is, whether the second big prize opening 128 is closed. As a result, when it is determined that the second round game is finished, the process proceeds to step S650-13, and when it is determined that the second round game is not finished, the process is moved to step S650-15.

(Step S650-13)
The main CPU 300a sets a valid period flag off timer for turning off the valid period flag. The valid period flag off timer is decremented every time the timer interrupt process is performed in the timer update process in step S400-9, and when it becomes 0, the valid period flag is turned off.

(Step S650-15)
The main CPU 300a updates the special game management phase to a value obtained by adding 01H to the current value ("03H" or "07H").

(Step S650-17)
The main CPU 300a sets a special winning opening closing designation command indicating that the special winning opening has been closed in the transmission buffer, and ends the special winning opening opening control process.

  FIG. 35 is a flowchart for explaining a special winning opening closing effective process in the main control board 300. This special winning opening closing effective process is executed when the special game management phase is “03H” or “07H”.

(Step S660-1)
The main CPU 300a determines whether or not the timer value of the special game timer saved in step S650-9 is “0”. As a result, if it is determined that the timer value of the special game timer is not “0”, the special winning opening closing effective process is terminated, and if it is determined that the timer value of the special game timer is “0”, the step The processing is moved to S660-3.

(Step S660-3)
The main CPU 300a determines whether the counter value of the special electric accessory continuous operation number counter matches the counter value of the special electric accessory maximum operation number counter, that is, whether a preset number of round games have ended. . As a result, when it is determined that the counter value of the special electric accessory continuous operation number counter matches the counter value of the special electric accessory maximum operation number counter, the process proceeds to step S660-9, and it is determined that they do not match. In step S660-5, the process proceeds to step S660-5.

(Step S660-5)
The main CPU 300a updates the special game management phase to “01H”. When the special game management phase is 07H, that is, during the control of the small hit game, since the number of round games of the small hit game is “1”, it is always determined as YES in step S660-3, Processing does not shift to this step.

(Step S660-7)
The main CPU 300a saves a predetermined special winning opening closing time in the special game timer, and ends the special winning opening closing effective process. As a result, the next round game is started.

(Step S660-9)
The main CPU 300a executes an ending time setting process for saving the ending time in a special game timer.

(Step S660-11)
The main CPU 300a updates the special game management phase to a value ("04H" or "08H") obtained by adding 01H to the current value.

(Step S660-13)
The main CPU 300a sets an ending designation command indicating the start of ending in the transmission buffer, and ends the special winning opening closing effective process.

  FIG. 36 is a flowchart for explaining the special winning opening end weight process in the main control board 300. This special winning end finish weighting process is executed when the special game management phase is “04H” or “08H”.

(Step S670-1)
The main CPU 300a determines whether the timer value of the special game timer saved in step S660-9 is not “0”. As a result, when it is determined that the timer value of the special game timer is not “0”, the special winning exit end wait process is terminated, and when it is determined that the timer value of the special game timer is “0”. The process moves to step S670-3.

(Step S670-3)
The main CPU 300a executes a state setting process for setting the gaming state after the end of the big game. Here, the special symbol probability state preliminary flag and the high-accuracy number cut preliminary counter saved in steps S610-23 and S610-79 are loaded, and the state data is saved. This process is performed only when the big game is executed, and is not performed when the small hit game is executed.

(Step S670-5)
The main CPU 300a sets a game state change designation command for transmitting a game state set after the end of the big game in the transmission buffer.

(Step S670-7)
The main CPU 300a sets a frequency command corresponding to the high-accuracy frequency saved in step S670-3 in the transmission buffer.

(Step S670-9)
The main CPU 300a updates the special game management phase to “00H”, and ends the special winning opening end weight process. Thereby, when the special 1 hold or the special 2 hold is stored, the variation display of the special symbol is resumed.

  FIG. 37 is a diagram for explaining the normal game management phase. As already described, in the present embodiment, the process related to the normal game triggered by the passage of the game ball to the gate 124 is repeatedly executed in stages, but the main control board 300 performs such a normal game. Each process related to is managed in the normal game management phase.

  As shown in FIG. 37, the main ROM 300b stores a plurality of normal game control modules for controlling execution of a normal game, and a normal game management phase is associated with each of the normal game control modules. . Specifically, when the normal game management phase is “00H”, a module for executing the “normal symbol variation waiting process” is called, and when the normal game management phase is “01H”, When the module for executing the “normal symbol changing process” is called and the normal game management phase is “02H”, the module for executing the “normal symbol stop symbol display process” is called and the normal game management phase is “02H”. When the game management phase is “03H”, a module for executing “ordinary electric accessory prize opening pre-processing” is called, and when the normal game management phase is “04H”, “normal When the module for executing “Electrical character prize winning opening control process” is called and the normal game management phase is “05H”, “Normal electric bonus prize opening closed” Modularized call for executing processing ", when ordinary game management phase is" 06H ", the modules for performing the" normal electric won game winning opening ends wait process "is called.

  FIG. 38 is a flowchart for explaining the normal game management process (step S700) in the main control board 300.

(Step S700-1)
The main CPU 300a loads the normal game management phase.

(Step S700-3)
The main CPU 300a selects the normal game control module corresponding to the normal game management phase loaded in step S700-1.

(Step S700-5)
The main CPU 300a calls the normal game control module selected in step S700-3 and starts processing.

(Step S700-7)
The main CPU 300a loads a normal game timer that manages the control time of the normal game.

  FIG. 39 is a flowchart for explaining the normal symbol variation waiting process in the main control board 300. This normal symbol variation waiting process is executed when the normal game management phase is “00H”.

(Step S710-1)
The main CPU 300a loads the counter value of the normal symbol holding ball number counter and determines whether the counter value is “0”, that is, whether the normal symbol holding is “0”. As a result, when it is determined that the counter value is “0”, the normal symbol variation waiting process is terminated, and when it is determined that the counter value is not “0”, the process proceeds to step S710-3.

(Step S710-3)
The main CPU 300a performs block transfer of the universal map hold (random number determined per hit) stored in the first storage unit to the fourth storage unit of the normal map storage area to the storage unit having a small ordinal number. Specifically, the general map hold stored in the second storage unit to the fourth storage unit is transferred to the first storage unit to the third storage unit. In addition, the main RAM 300c is provided with a 0th storage unit to be processed, and the normal hold stored in the first storage unit is transferred to the 0th storage unit. In this normal symbol storage area shift process, the counter value of the normal symbol holding ball number counter is decremented by “1”, and a universal symbol holding reduction designation command is transmitted to indicate that “1” is subtracted from the normal symbol holding ball number. Set to buffer.

(Step S710-5)
The main CPU 300a loads the winning random number transferred to the 0th storage unit, selects the winning determination random number determination table corresponding to the current gaming state, performs the normal drawing, and stores the lottery result. Execute the judgment process.

(Step S710-7)
The main CPU 300a saves the normal symbol stop symbol number corresponding to the result of the general symbol lottery in step S710-5. In the present embodiment, the normal symbol display unit 168 is configured by one LED lamp, and when the hit is made, the normal symbol display unit 168 is turned on, and when lost, the normal symbol display unit 168 is turned off. . The normal symbol stop symbol number determined here indicates whether or not the normal symbol indicator 168 is finally turned on. For example, when the winning symbol is won, “0” is set as the normal symbol stop symbol number. In the case of loss, “1” is determined as the normal symbol stop symbol number.

(Step S710-9)
The main CPU 300a confirms the current gaming state, selects and sets the corresponding normal symbol variation time data table.

(Step S710-11)
The main CPU 300a determines the normal symbol variation time based on the winning determination random number transferred to the 0th storage unit in step S710-3 and the normal symbol variation time data table set in step S710-9.

(Step S710-13)
The main CPU 300a saves the normal symbol variation time determined in step S710-11 in the normal game timer.

(Step S710-15)
In the normal symbol display 168, the main CPU 300a executes a process of setting a normal symbol display symbol counter in order to start the variation display of the normal symbol. For example, when “0” is set as the counter value in the normal symbol display symbol counter, the normal symbol display 168 is controlled to be lit. When the counter value is set to “1”, the normal symbol display is displayed. The device 168 is controlled to be turned off. Here, a predetermined counter value is set in the normal symbol display symbol counter at the start of the normal symbol variation display.

(Step S710-17)
The main CPU 300a sets a general map hold designation command indicating the number of general map holds stored in the general map hold storage area in the transmission buffer.

(Step S710-19)
The main CPU 300a transmits a normal symbol designation command based on the normal symbol stop symbol number determined in step S710-7, that is, based on the symbol type determined by the normal symbol hit determination process (winning symbol or lost symbol). Set to.

(Step S710-21)
The main CPU 300a updates the normal game management phase to “01H” and ends the normal symbol variation waiting process.

  FIG. 40 is a flowchart for explaining normal symbol variation processing in the main control board 300. This normal symbol variation processing is executed when the normal game management phase is “01H”.

(Step S720-1)
The main CPU 300a determines whether the timer value of the normal game timer saved in step S710-13 is “0”. As a result, if the timer value is “0”, the process proceeds to step S720-9. If the timer value is not “0”, the process proceeds to step S720-3.

(Step S720-3)
The main CPU 300a updates the normal symbol display timer for measuring the lighting time and the extinguishing time of the normal symbol display 168. Specifically, when the timer value of the normal symbol display timer is “0”, a predetermined timer value is set, and when the timer value is “1” or more, the current timer value is determined. The timer value is updated to the value obtained by subtracting “1”.

(Step S720-5)
The main CPU 300a determines whether the timer value of the normal symbol display timer is “0”. As a result, when it is determined that the timer value of the normal symbol display timer is “0”, the process proceeds to step S720-7, and when it is determined that the timer value of the normal symbol display timer is not “0”, The normal symbol changing process is terminated.

(Step S720-7)
The main CPU 300a updates the counter value of the normal symbol display symbol counter. Here, if the counter value of the normal symbol display symbol counter is a counter value indicating that the normal symbol display unit 168 is turned off, the counter value indicating that the normal symbol display unit 168 is turned on is updated. If it is, the counter value indicating extinguishing is updated, and the normal symbol changing process is terminated. As a result, the normal symbol display unit 168 repeatedly turns on and off (blinks) every predetermined time over the normal symbol variation time.

(Step S720-9)
The main CPU 300a saves the normal symbol stop symbol number (counter value) determined in step S710-7 in the normal symbol display symbol counter. As a result, the normal symbol display 168 is finally controlled to be turned on or off, and the result of the normal drawing lottery is notified.

(Step S720-11)
The main CPU 300a sets a normal symbol variation stop time, which is a time for stopping and displaying the normal symbol, in the normal game timer.

(Step S720-13)
The main CPU 300a sets a general symbol stop designation command in the transmission buffer indicating that the normal symbol stop display has started.

(Step S720-15)
The main CPU 300a updates the normal game management phase to “02H”, and ends the normal symbol changing process.

  FIG. 41 is a flowchart for explaining a normal symbol stop symbol display process in the main control board 300. This normal symbol stop symbol display process is executed when the normal game management phase is “02H”.

(Step S730-1)
The main CPU 300a determines whether the timer value of the normal game timer set in step S720-11 is not “0”. As a result, when it is determined that the timer value of the normal game timer is not “0”, the normal symbol stop symbol display process is terminated, and when it is determined that the timer value of the normal game timer is “0”. The process moves to step S730-3.

(Step S730-3)
The main CPU 300a confirms the result of the usual drawing lottery.

(Step S730-5)
The main CPU 300a determines whether or not the result of the usual drawing lottery is a win. As a result, if it is determined that it is a win, the process proceeds to step S730-9, and if it is determined that it is not a win (is lost), the process proceeds to step S730-7.

(Step S730-7)
The main CPU 300a updates the normal game management phase to “00H” and ends the normal symbol stop symbol display process. As a result, the normal game management process based on one general figure hold ends, and when the general figure hold is stored, the process for starting the variable symbol display based on the next hold is performed. It becomes.

(Step S730-9)
The main CPU 300a refers to the data of the open / close control pattern table, and saves the time before the general power release as the timer value in the normal game timer.

(Step S730-11)
The main CPU 300a updates the normal game management phase to “03H” and ends the normal symbol stop symbol display process. As a result, the opening / closing control of the second start port 122 is started.

  FIG. 42 is a flowchart for explaining the process for opening the ordinary electric accessory winning opening on the main control board 300. This process for pre-opening the ordinary electric accessory winning opening is executed when the ordinary game management phase is “03H”.

(Step S740-1)
The main CPU 300a determines whether the timer value of the normal game timer set in step S730-9 is “0”. As a result, when it is determined that the timer value of the normal game timer is not “0”, the process for pre-opening the normal electric game item winning opening is finished, and it is determined that the timer value of the normal game timer is “0”. In that case, the process proceeds to step S741.

(Step S741)
The main CPU 300a executes a normal electric accessory prize opening opening / closing switching process. The ordinary electric accessory winning opening opening / closing switching process will be described later.

(Step S740-3)
The main CPU 300a updates the normal game management phase to “04H”, and ends the process for opening the normal electric accessory prize opening.

  FIG. 43 is a flowchart for explaining the ordinary electric accessory prize opening opening / closing switching process in the main control board 300.

(Step S741-1)
In the main CPU 300a, the counter value of the ordinary electric accessory opening / closing switching count counter is the upper limit value of the ordinary electric accessory opening / closing switching count (the opening / closing count of the movable piece 122b of the second start port 122 during one opening / closing control). Determine whether. As a result, when it is determined that the counter value is the upper limit value, the ordinary electric accessory winning opening opening / closing switching process is terminated, and when it is determined that the counter value is not the upper limit value, the process proceeds to step S741-3. Move.

(Step S741-3)
The main CPU 300a refers to the data of the opening / closing control pattern table, and based on the counter value of the ordinary electric accessory opening / closing switching frequency counter, the solenoid control data (energization control data or energization control) for energization control of the ordinary electric accessory solenoid 122c. Stop control data), and timer data that is the energization time (solenoid energization time) or energization stop time (normal power closure effective time = rest time) of the ordinary electric accessory solenoid 122c.

(Step S741-5)
Based on the solenoid control data extracted in step S741-3, the main CPU 300a starts energization of the ordinary electric accessory solenoid 122c or stops ordinary energization of the ordinary electric accessory solenoid 122c. The object solenoid energization control process is executed. By executing the ordinary electric accessory solenoid energization control process, in step S400-25 and step S400-27, energization start or energization control of the ordinary electric accessory solenoid 122c is controlled.

(Step S741-7)
The main CPU 300a saves the timer value based on the timer data extracted in step S741-3 in the normal game timer. Here, the timer value saved in the normal game timer is one maximum opening time of the second start port 122.

(Step S741-9)
The main CPU 300a determines whether or not the normal electric accessory solenoid 122c is energized, that is, whether or not the control process for starting energization of the normal electric accessory solenoid 122c has been performed in step S741-5. As a result, when it determines with it being an energization start state, a process is moved to step S741-11, and when it determines with it being not an energization start state, the said normal electric accessory prize opening / closing switching process is complete | finished.

(Step S741-11)
The main CPU 300a updates the counter value of the ordinary electric accessory opening / closing switching counter to a value obtained by adding “1” to the current counter value.

  FIG. 44 is a flowchart for explaining the normal electric accessory winning opening opening control process in the main control board 300. This ordinary electric accessory prize opening opening control process is executed when the ordinary game management phase is “04H”.

(Step S750-1)
The main CPU 300a determines whether or not the timer value of the normal game timer saved in step S741-7 is “0”. As a result, when it is determined that the timer value of the normal game timer is not “0”, the process proceeds to step S750-5, and when it is determined that the timer value of the normal game timer is “0”, step S750 is performed. The process is moved to -3.

(Step S750-3)
The main CPU 300a determines whether or not the counter value of the ordinary electric accessory opening / closing switching count counter is the upper limit value of the ordinary electric accessory opening / closing switching count. As a result, when it is determined that the counter value is the upper limit value, the process proceeds to step S750-7, and when it is determined that the counter value is not the upper limit value, the process proceeds to step S741.

(Step S741)
If the main CPU 300a determines in step S750-3 that the counter value of the ordinary electric accessory opening / closing switching counter is not the upper limit value of the ordinary electric accessory opening / closing switching count, the main CPU 300a executes the process of step S741. To do.

(Step S750-5)
The main CPU 300a determines whether the counter value of the ordinary electric accessory winning ball counter updated in step S530-9 has reached the specified number, that is, the second start port 122 is performing one open / close control. It is determined whether or not the same number of game balls as the maximum number that can be won are entered. As a result, when it is determined that the specified number has not been reached, the ordinary electric accessory winning opening opening control process is terminated, and when it is determined that the specified number has been reached, the process proceeds to step S750-7.

(Step S750-7)
The main CPU 300a executes a normal electric accessory closing process necessary to stop energization of the normal electric accessory solenoid 122c and close the second start port 122. Thereby, the 2nd starting port 122 will be in a closed state.

(Step S750-9)
The main CPU 300a saves the normal power valid state time in the normal game timer.

(Step S750-11)
The main CPU 300a updates the normal game management phase to “05H” and ends the normal electric accessory prize opening opening control process.

  FIG. 45 is a flowchart for explaining the normal electric accessory winning opening closing effective process in the main control board 300. This normal electric accessory prize opening closing effective process is executed when the normal game management phase is “05H”.

(Step S760-1)
The main CPU 300a determines whether or not the timer value of the normal game timer saved in step S750-9 is “0”. As a result, when it is determined that the timer value of the normal game timer is not “0”, the normal electric component winning prize closing closing process is terminated, and it is determined that the timer value of the normal game timer is “0”. In that case, the process proceeds to step S760-3.

(Step S760-3)
The main CPU 300a saves the ordinary power end wait time in the normal game timer.

(Step S760-5)
The main CPU 300a updates the normal game management phase to “06H” and ends the normal electric accessory winning prize closing effective process.

  FIG. 46 is a flowchart for explaining the ordinary electric accessory winning opening end weight process in the main control board 300. This ordinary electric accessory winning opening end weight process is executed when the ordinary game management phase is “06H”.

(Step S770-1)
The main CPU 300a determines whether the timer value of the normal game timer saved in step S760-3 is “0”. As a result, when it is determined that the timer value of the normal game timer is not “0”, the normal electric component winning award end wait process is terminated, and it is determined that the timer value of the normal game timer is “0”. In that case, the process proceeds to step S770-3.

(Step S770-3)
The main CPU 300a updates the ordinary game management phase to “00H”, and ends the ordinary electric accessory winning prize end wait process. As a result, when the ordinary figure hold is stored, the normal symbol variation display is resumed.

  FIG. 47 is a flowchart for explaining the external information management process (step S800) in the main control board 300.

(Step S800-1)
The main CPU 300a determines whether the special game management phase is “01H” or more, that is, whether the game is a big game or a small hit game. As a result, when it is determined that the special game management phase is “01H” or higher, the process proceeds to step S800-3, and when it is determined that the special game management phase is not “01H” or higher, the external The information management process ends.

(Step S800-3)
The main CPU 300a determines whether the jackpot symbol or the small jackpot symbol being stopped is based on the special 2 hold, that is, whether the big game or the small win game is being executed based on the special 2 hold. As a result, if it is determined that it is based on special 2 hold, the process proceeds to step S800-5. If it is determined that it is not based on special 2 hold, the process proceeds to step S800-9. .

(Step S800-5)
The main CPU 300a determines whether or not the gaming state when winning the jackpot or the jackpot is a high probability gaming state. As a result, if it is determined that the game state is the high probability game state, the process proceeds to step S800-9. If it is determined that the game state is not the high probability game state, the process proceeds to step S800-7.

(Step S800-7)
The main CPU 300a determines whether the demonstration is in progress, that is, whether or not the customer waiting timer set in step S610-93 has passed a predetermined time or longer (for example, 2 minutes or longer). As a result, if it is determined that the customer waiting timer has not exceeded the predetermined time, the process proceeds to step S800-9. If it is determined that the customer waiting timer has exceeded the predetermined time, the external The information management process ends.

(Step S800-9)
The main CPU 300a determines whether the special game management phase is any one of “01H” to “04H”, that is, whether it is a big game. As a result, if it is determined that the special game management phase is any of “01H” to “04H”, the process proceeds to step S800-11, and the special game management phase is any of “01H” to “04H”. However, if it is determined that it is not, the process proceeds to step S800-13.

(Step S800-11)
The main CPU 300a executes a big game gaming signal output process for outputting a big game gaming signal, and ends the external information management process.

(Step S800-13)
The main CPU 300a performs a small hit game signal output process for outputting a small hit game signal, and ends the external information management process.

  In this way, in the low probability gaming state, the special symbol variation display based on the special 1 suspension stops, the customer waiting timer starts counting up, and the customer waiting timer has elapsed for a predetermined time or more. When the jackpot symbol or the jackpot symbol determined based on the special 2 suspension is stopped while the game is in the middle, the major control game or the jackpot game is executed, but the main control board 300 is the payout control board 310. Also, no signal for playing a big game or a signal for small hitting game is output to the game information output terminal board 312. Therefore, even if the jackpot symbol or the jackpot symbol determined based on the special 2 suspension is stopped during the demonstration, the hall computer or the data display will receive a signal for playing a big game or a signal for jackpot gaming. Since it is not input, in the hall computer and the data display device, the number of big games and the number of small hit games will not increase.

  As described above, a special game and a normal game proceed by executing various processes in the main control board 300. During the progress of such a game, a command transmitted from the main control board 300 is performed. Based on the above, the sub-control board 330 performs control for executing various effects. In the following, after explaining the variation effect for notifying the lottery result of the big role lottery executed in the low probability game state, the effect in the case of being set to the high probability game state which is a characteristic effect of this embodiment Detailed description.

(Example of production)
FIG. 48 is a diagram for explaining an example of the variation effect of the reachless variation pattern. As described above, when the big role lottery is performed on the main control board 300 when the low probability gaming state is set, the special symbol lottery is displayed during the special symbol change display, that is, over the special symbol change time. A fluctuating effect for informing the result is executed. This variation effect is executed when the variation display of the special symbol is performed based on the special 1 hold when the gaming state is set to the low probability gaming state. Also, when the gaming state is set to a low probability gaming state, the game state can be executed even when a jackpot symbol is determined based on special 2 suspension, but the gaming state is set to a high probability gaming state Will never be executed.

  In this variation effect, various background images are displayed on the effect display unit 200a, and the effect symbols 210a, 210b, and 210c are variablely displayed (scrolled) so as to be superimposed on the background image. Then, the result of the big role lottery is notified to the player by the combination display mode of the effect symbols 210a, 210b, and 210c finally stopped on the effect display unit 200a. Note that during the changing effect, the sound is output from the sound output device 206 along with the image displayed on the effect display unit 200a, the effect lighting device 204 is controlled to be turned on, and the effect agent device 202 is movable. Be controlled.

  The variation effects of this embodiment are roughly classified into a reachless variation pattern and a reach variation pattern. In the variation effect of the reachless variation pattern, a background image (not shown) is displayed on the effect display unit 200a, and the effect symbols 210a, 210b, and 210c are superimposed and displayed on the background image. For example, as shown in FIG. 48A, it is assumed that the production symbols 210a, 210b, and 210c are stopped and displayed in a combination indicating that the lottery lottery result is lost. In this state, when the special symbol variation display is newly performed, as shown in FIG. 48B, the three effect symbols 210a, 210b, and 210c are variation-displayed as the special symbol variation display starts. (Scroll display) starts. In addition, the downward arrow in the figure indicates that the effect symbols 210a, 210b, and 210c are scroll-displayed in the vertical direction.

  Then, as shown in FIG. 48 (c), first, the effect symbol 210a is stopped and displayed, and thereafter, as shown in FIG. 48 (d), the effect symbol 210c is stopped and displayed in a pattern (aspect) different from the effect symbol 210a. Is done. As shown in FIG. 48 (e), the variation display of the special symbol is completed and the special symbol is stopped and displayed on the first special symbol display 160 or the second special symbol display 162 at the same timing. The effect symbol 210b is stopped and displayed, and the result of the big lottery is notified to the player by the combination of the three effect symbols 210a, 210b and 210c which are stopped and displayed at this time.

  In the present embodiment, when the big hit is won, all three effect symbols 210a, 210b, and 210c are stopped and displayed in the same symbol (mode), and then the big game is executed. On the other hand, if the lottery lottery result is a loss, the three effect symbols 210a, 210b, and 210c are not stopped and displayed in the same symbol (mode).

  FIG. 49 is a diagram for explaining an example of the variation effect of the reach variation pattern. In the variation production of the reach variation pattern, the variation display of the production symbols 210a, 210b, and 210c is started in accordance with the start of the variation display of the special symbol, similarly to the variation production of the variation pattern without reach, as shown in FIG. As shown, the effect design 210a is first stopped and displayed. Thereafter, as shown in FIG. 49 (b), the effect design 210c is stopped and displayed in the same design (mode) as the effect design 210a.

  Thus, in the effect display unit 200a, when the effect symbols 210a and 210c are displayed in a specific mode (the same symbol (mode)), so-called “reach mode”, as shown in FIG. In the part 200a, “reach” is displayed superimposed on the effect symbols 210a and 210c. After that, as shown in FIG. 49 (d), the variation display is continued with the shapes of the effect symbols 210a, 210b, and 210c being different from those before entering the specific mode. Thereafter, as shown in FIG. 49 (e), a predetermined moving image (reach development effect) is reproduced and displayed on the effect display unit 200a, and finally the effect symbols 210a, 210b, and 210c are stopped and displayed. As a result, the player will be notified of the lottery result.

(Example of production determination table)
Next, a description will be given of a method for determining the aspect of the fluctuation effect. FIG. 50 is a diagram for explaining the low-accuracy fluctuation effect determination table. As shown in FIG. 50, when a variation pattern command is received, an effect random number is acquired from a range of 0 to 249, and one variation effect is determined based on the acquired random number value and the low-accuracy time variation effect determination table. An execution mode (pattern) is determined. The execution pattern of the variation effect determined at this time is associated with an image pattern or the like to be displayed on the effect display unit 200a, and the variation of the special symbol associated with the variation pattern number determined by the main control board 300 It is designed in advance so as to determine the execution mode of the variation effect that coincides with the display time.

  Next, effects that are executed when the high probability gaming state is set will be described.

  FIG. 51 is a diagram for explaining an example of an effect when the high probability gaming state is set. In the high probability gaming state, as shown in FIG. 51A, a character image 220 is displayed as a background image in the center of the effect display unit 200a. Here, a plurality of types of character images 220 to be displayed as background images are prepared, and icon images 222 corresponding to the respective character images 220 (reference numerals 222a, 222b, and 222c in the figure) are displayed on the left side of the effect display unit 200a. Is displayed).

  Further, a total payout number display part 224 is provided at the lower part of the effect display part 200a, and the number of prize balls acquired by the player, more specifically, the game ball enters the big prize opening and pays out. The total number of payouts obtained by accumulating the number of awarded balls is displayed. As described above, in this embodiment, when the player is set to the high-probability gaming state, when the player fires a game ball toward the second game area 116b, a small hit game is frequently executed. This small hit game will gradually increase the number of winning balls. In the total payout number display unit 224, from the start of the big game that triggers the change from the low probability gaming state to the high probability gaming state, until the gaming state is finally changed to the low probability gaming state, The total number of payouts in which a game ball is inserted and paid out in the big winning opening during the big game and the small hit game is displayed.

  Then, the character image 220 displayed on the effect display unit 200 a is switched according to the total number of payouts displayed on the total payout number display unit 224. Specifically, in the sub-control board 330, the total number of payouts is calculated, and when the calculated total number of payouts exceeds the threshold, the character image 220 displayed in the center of the effect display unit 200a is changed. For example, as shown in FIG. 51 (c), five types of characters A to E are provided for the character image 220 displayed on the effect display unit 200a, and the total number of payouts corresponds to each of the characters A to E. It is attached. In the sub control board 330, the total number of payouts is constantly checked, and when the total number of payouts exceeds the threshold, control is performed so that the character image 220 corresponding to the current total number of payouts is displayed on the effect display unit 200a. At this time, for example, as shown in FIG. 51B, x is displayed on the icon image 222 corresponding to the character image 220 already displayed on the effect display unit 200a.

  In conventional gaming machines, the number of jackpots is directly linked to the gaming profits acquired by the player, so the player can feel satisfied and achieved by switching the production according to the number of jackpots or so-called consecutive resorts. Has become common. However, in the gameability of the present embodiment, even if the extended game state continues, the total payout varies greatly depending on the timing of winning the jackpot, so it is not appropriate to switch the effect depending on the number of jackpots. Therefore, in the present embodiment, an effect that matches the game profit obtained by the player is developed by switching the effect according to the total number of payouts.

  Although detailed explanation is omitted, in this embodiment, when the player is set to the high probability gaming state, the player can select the desired output sound (music) by operating the effect operating device 208. I have to. At this time, as shown in FIG. 51 (c), the selectable output sound (music) is set to gradually increase as the total number of payouts increases. Thus, by changing the production according to the total number of payouts or changing the selection range of the player, it is possible to improve the production effect and improve the interest of the game.

  In the present embodiment, a remaining notification number display unit 226 is provided at the bottom of the effect display unit 200a, and the remaining remaining number of lotteries in the high probability gaming state is displayed on the notification remaining number display unit 226. . However, the number of times displayed on the notification remaining number display unit 226 does not necessarily match the actual remaining number (actual remaining number) managed by the main control board 300. That is, the remaining number of notifications displayed on the remaining notification number display unit 226 is determined based on the determination of the symbol or the actual remaining number of stop displays until the high probability gaming state is changed to the low probability gaming state. The remaining number of notifications is a number within the range of the actual remaining number managed by the main control board 300.

  In other words, the remaining number of notifications display unit 226 may display a number less than the actual number of remaining times as the remaining number of notifications. Thus, by intentionally differentiating the actual remaining number and the remaining number of notifications, it is possible to realize an effect that gives a player a sense of tension and expectation. Below, the production in the case where there is a difference between the actual remaining number of times and the remaining number of notifications will be described in detail.

  FIG. 52 is a diagram for explaining an effect cycle in the high probability gaming state. When the gaming state is set to the low probability gaming state, the special symbol B is determined as the jackpot symbol, and the game ball that has entered the second big prize opening 128 during the major role game enters the specific area 140b. . In this case, as shown in FIG. 52 (a), the gaming state is set to the high probability gaming state after the end of the big game, and the high probability count, that is, the actual remaining number of times of the high probability gaming state is set to 100 times. At this time, with the resumption of the special game in the high-probability gaming state after the end of the big game, “100” is displayed as the remaining number of notifications on the notification remaining number display unit 226. In other words, at the first time point when the low probability gaming state shifts to the high probability gaming state, the remaining number of notifications and the actual remaining number are equal.

  Then, each time the special symbol variation display, that is, the lottery lottery is performed, the actual remaining number managed by the main control board 300 is decremented by one, but in accordance with this, the notification remaining number display unit 226 is displayed. The displayed remaining number of notifications is also subtracted by one. In this way, without winning the jackpot again in the high probability gaming state, in other words, when a symbol other than the jackpot symbol is determined 100 times, the gaming state is changed to the low probability gaming state. Therefore, in this case, the gaming state is changed to the low-probability gaming state after the remaining number of notifications becomes 1, without causing a difference between the actual remaining number and the remaining number of notifications.

  As described above, in the high-probability gaming state, the special 2 reservation is subject to change, but when the big game lottery is performed by the special 2 reservation, the symbols to be determined are the special symbols Z1 and Z2 as the small winning symbols , Z3, or special symbol C as a jackpot symbol. As shown in FIG. 52 (b), when the special symbol Z1 is determined by lottery lottery, the variation pattern number is determined in the main control board 300, and the variation pattern number corresponding to the determined variation pattern number is changed over the variation time. The symbols are displayed in a variable manner. Thereafter, when the special symbol Z1 is stopped and displayed on the second special symbol display 162 for a certain period of time, a small hit game is executed.

  Here, when the actual number of remaining times is 100 to 2, the variation pattern number selected when the special symbol Z1 is determined as the small hit symbol, that is, the variation time is only one. In addition, the special symbol stop display time is always constant regardless of the symbol type, gaming state, and the like. Therefore, when the special symbol Z1 is determined, the period from the start of the variable display of the symbol on the second special symbol display 162 to the end of the small hit game executed after the stop display of the special symbol Z1 is one cycle. In this case, the time required for one cycle is always constant (6.0 seconds in this embodiment).

  In addition, when the number of actual remaining times is 100 to 2, even when the special symbols Z2 and Z3 are determined as the small winning symbols, only the same variation pattern number as that when the special symbol Z1 is determined is selected. Designed to be Note that there are three types of small hit games that are executed when winning a small bonus, and the opening / closing control of the second big prize opening 128 is performed according to the determined small hit symbol. As shown in FIGS. 52 (b) to 52 (d), these three types of small hit games have different opening / closing timings of the big winning opening during the small hit game because the opening time and the ending time are different from each other. However, in any small win game, the time and opening / closing mode required for the second big prize opening 128 to be closed after the first opening is the same, and the start (opening) of the small hit game is the same. ) To the end (ending) is also set to the same time. Accordingly, when any of the special symbols Z1, Z2, and Z3 is determined, the time required for one cycle is constant (6.0 seconds).

  Further, when the actual remaining number is 100 to 2 times, even when the special symbol C is determined as the big hit symbol, the same variation pattern number as that when the small bonus symbol is determined is selected. In addition, the opening time and ending time of the big game that is executed when the special symbol C is determined are equal to the small hit game that is executed when the small symbol Z1 is determined. Accordingly, if the player continues to perform a launch operation for firing a game ball toward the second game area 116b, 1 from the start of the variable display when the special symbol C is determined until the end of the big game. The time required for the cycle is also substantially equal to the time required for one cycle when the small hit symbol is determined.

  Thus, in the high-probability gaming state, when the big game lottery is performed based on the special 2 hold, the game proceeds with 6.0 seconds as one cycle regardless of the determined symbol type. In this embodiment, there are provided a plurality of effect patterns of 6.0 seconds corresponding to the time required for one cycle, and effects patterns of time required for a plurality of cycles, that is, 6.0 seconds × n (n is an arbitrary numerical value). The production is controlled by selecting any production pattern from the plurality of production patterns. More specifically, the effects shown in FIGS. 51A and 51B are normally executed. However, when a preset condition is satisfied, the effects based on one cycle are executed and controlled. However, each effect based on one cycle is mainly performed when a difference is generated between the remaining number of notifications and the actual number of remaining times.

  FIG. 53 is a diagram for explaining a difference occurrence state between the remaining number of notifications and the actual number of remaining times. As described above, when the jackpot is not won in the high-probability gaming state, as shown in FIG. 53 (a), there is no difference between the actual remaining number and the remaining number of notifications. On the other hand, when the high probability game state is set, the special symbol C is determined by the big game lottery, and if the game ball that has entered the second big prize opening 128 enters the specific area 140b during the big game, After the game is over, the game state is reset, and the actual remaining number is set to 100 again.

  For example, as shown in FIG. 53 (b), when the actual remaining number of times is 59, the special symbol C is determined by the big game lottery, and the game ball enters the specific area 140b during the big game, as shown in the figure. In addition, the actual remaining number of times is reset to 100 times. At this time, since the opening / closing mode of the second big prize opening 128 in the big game is difficult to distinguish from the opening / closing mode of the second big winning hole 128 in the small hit game, the player can It is difficult to notice that the actual remaining number of times has been reset to 100 only by looking at the opening and closing of. Therefore, during the cycle when the special symbol C is determined, the player is not noticed by subtracting the remaining number of notifications as it is without performing an effect that notifies the winning of the jackpot. In addition, a difference of 42 times is generated between the remaining number of notifications and the actual number of remaining times.

  After that, when the actual remaining number reaches 72 times, the special symbol C is determined again by the big game lottery, and when the game ball enters the specific area 140b during the big game, the actual remaining number is 100 as shown in the figure. Reset to times. In this case as well, if the remaining number of notifications is subtracted as it is without performing an effect that notifies the winning of the jackpot, the remaining number of notifications and the actual number of remaining times are noticed before the player notices it. Thus, 71 times of difference are generated.

  In the present embodiment, in the state where there is a difference between the actual remaining number of times and the remaining number of notifications as described above, in order to make the player feel as if the remaining number of notifications has increased, And two types of effects such as a continuation confirmed effect are executed.

  FIG. 54 is a diagram for explaining the relationship between the extra effect and the continuation confirmed effect and the cycle. In the present embodiment, when the player is continuously launching a game ball toward the second game area 116b, the game is designed so that the game can proceed without interruption. Therefore, in the high-probability gaming state, as shown in FIG. 54 (a), one cycle of 6.0 seconds is basically repeated without a gap.

  Further, a plurality of patterns are provided for the extra effect and the continuation confirmed effect that are executed in a state where there is a difference between the remaining number of notifications and the actual number of remaining times. The extra effect and the continuation confirmed effect are classified into a one-cycle effect and a multi-cycle effect, respectively. Specifically, there are a total of three types of extra effects: a one-cycle extra effect as a one-cycle effect, a two-cycle extra effect as a multiple-cycle effect, and a three-cycle extra effect. In addition, there are three types of continuation-confirmed effects, including a one-cycle continuation-confirmed effect as a one-cycle effect, a two-cycle continuation-confirmed effect as a multiple-cycle effect, and a three-cycle continuation-confirmed effect.

  As shown in FIGS. 54 (b) and 54 (e), the one-cycle effect is composed of the time required for one cycle, that is, 6.0 seconds. In addition, as shown in FIGS. 54 (c) and 54 (f), the multi-cycle effect is composed of the time required for two cycles (12.0 seconds), and the three-cycle effect is shown in FIG. 54 (d). ) And (g), the time required for three cycles (18.0 seconds) is configured.

  In addition, although mentioned later in detail, in this embodiment, the gusset effect (an addition gusset effect and a continuation decision gusset effect) is provided, and also about this gusset effect, as shown to FIG.54 (h)-(j), There are three types: 1-cycle gaze production, 2-cycle gaze production, and 3-cycle gase production. These one-cycle effects and multi-cycle effects are controlled in accordance with the fact that a small winning symbol (big winning symbol) is determined on the main control board 300 and a special symbol variation display is started on the second special symbol display 162. Is done. However, the execution or non-execution of these one-cycle effects and multi-cycle effects is executed only when the special symbol variation display is started by lottery and won by lottery. The lottery for each production will be described in detail later.

  FIG. 55 is a diagram illustrating an example of an extra effect and an extra gaze effect. For example, as shown in FIG. 55 (a), it is assumed that, when an effect for a high probability gaming state is being executed, execution of the extra effect or the extra gaze effect is determined by lottery. Then, with the start of the variation display of the special symbol, an image imitating a bomb is displayed on the effect display unit 200a as shown in FIG. 55 (b), and as shown in FIG. 55 (c). An image with the content of exploding is displayed.

  Then, in the extra effect, as shown in FIG. 55 (d), the effect display unit 200a displays “addition + n (n is the number of additions)”, and the added number n displayed at this time is shown in FIG. 55 (e). ), It is added to the remaining number of notifications notified before or at the time of execution of the extra effect. In addition, since the number of times of addition displayed in this extra effect is derived within the range of the difference between the actual remaining number and the remaining number of notifications, the remaining number of notifications after adding the additional number of times n is larger than the actual remaining number of times. Never become.

  On the other hand, in the added gaze effect, after the effect shown in FIG. 55 (c) is executed, the effect display unit 200a is blacked out as shown in FIG. 55 (f), and thereafter, as shown in FIG. 55 (g). Returning to the same effect as before the execution of the extra Gase effect.

  In this way, in the extra effect, the additional number n is notified within the range of the difference between the actual remaining number and the remaining number of notifications, and the notified additional number n is displayed on the remaining notification number display unit 226. The effect is displayed in addition to the remaining number of notifications. In addition, as described above, a plurality of effect patterns of a one-cycle effect and a plurality of cycle effects are prepared, but although the display content of the image is different for each effect pattern, the number n of additions is derived and notified. The points are common.

  FIG. 56 is a diagram for explaining an example of the continuation confirmed effect and the continuation confirmed effect. For example, as shown in FIG. 56 (a), it is assumed that the execution of the continuation confirmed effect or the continuation confirmed gaze effect is determined by lottery when the effect for the high probability gaming state is being executed. Then, with the start of the special symbol variation display, as shown in FIG. 56 (b), an image simulating roulette with “STOCK” and “Sorry” displayed on the effect display unit 200a, An image of rotating roulette is displayed.

  In the continuation confirmed effect, as shown in FIG. 56 (c), the area displayed as “STOCK” is identified and displayed, and as shown in FIG. 56 (d), the effect display unit 200a displays “STOCK”. Is displayed. Thereafter, as shown in FIG. 56 (e), the image returns to the image before the start of the continuation effect, but at this time, the continuation icon 228 marked “STOCK” is displayed on the upper right of the effect display unit 200a. . This continuation confirmation icon 228 is continuously displayed until the remaining number of notifications becomes 1, that is, until the remaining number of notifications corresponding to the final number in the high probability gaming state is displayed on the remaining notification number display unit 226. The

  In this way, when the continuation confirmed effect is executed and the continuation confirmation icon 228 is displayed on the effect display unit 200a, this corresponds to the time when the remaining number of notifications is 1, that is, the last time in the high probability gaming state. When the remaining number of notifications is reached, a recovery effect indicating recovery of the remaining number of notifications is always executed. Therefore, in the continuation determination effect, the high probability gaming state continues even after the current number of remaining notifications becomes 1, that is, the remaining number of notifications (1) corresponding to the final round of the high probability gaming state by the number notification effect. It can be said that this is an effect indicating that the high-probability gaming state continues even after the notification is made.

  On the other hand, in the continuation confirmation gaze effect, after the effect shown in FIG. 56 (b) is executed, as shown in FIG. 56 (f), an area displayed as “sorry” is identified and displayed, and FIG. ), The effect display unit 200a is blacked out, and thereafter, as shown in FIG. 56 (h), the effect is returned to the same effect as before the execution of the continuation confirmed gaze effect.

  As described above, when the high probability gaming state is set, the actual remaining number of times is determined based on the actual remaining number of times of determination of special symbols or stop display until the high probability gaming state is changed to the low probability gaming state. The remaining number of notifications is derived within the range. The number of remaining notifications derived in this way is directly notified in the remaining number of notifications display unit 226. When the remaining number of notifications is smaller than the actual remaining number of times, the execution of the continuation effect is determined. As described above, it is notified that the high probability gaming state continues.

  As described above, the continuation effect is provided with a plurality of effect patterns of a one-cycle effect and a multi-cycle effect. However, although the display content of the image is different for each effect pattern, the number of remaining notifications is 1. The point that it is informed that the high-probability gaming state continues after this is common.

  FIG. 57 is a diagram for explaining an example of a transition between the remaining number of notifications and the actual number of remaining times when an extra effect and a continuation confirmed effect are executed. For example, as shown in FIG. 57 (a), when the remaining number of times reaches 59, the special symbol C is determined, and the game ball enters the specific area 140b during the big game, and the actual remaining number of times is notified. Assume that 42 times of differences have occurred between the remaining number of times. In such a difference occurrence state, a lottery of whether or not to perform an extra effect or a continuation confirmed effect is performed. For example, when execution of the one-cycle extra effect is determined when the remaining number of notifications reaches 55, the additional number n is derived within the range of the difference between the remaining number of notifications and the actual remaining number of times. Here, assuming that 14 times is determined as the number of additions n, the 14 times are added to 55 times, and the remaining number of notifications is 69 times. Therefore, at the start of the next cycle in which the extra effect is executed, the actual remaining number is 96, the remaining number of notifications is 68, and the difference between the two is 28.

  Also in this case, since the difference is still in a state of occurrence, a lottery of whether or not the extra effect and the continuation confirmed effect can be executed is performed at the start of each cycle. Then, as shown in FIG. 57 (a), when the difference finally disappears due to the second and third addition effects, the addition effect and the continuation confirmation effect are not executed until the difference is generated again. Note that the gaze effect may be executed even in a state where a difference is not generated and a lottery is executed regardless of whether or not a difference is generated.

  Also, for example, as shown in FIG. 57 (b), when the actual remaining number reaches 59, the special symbol C is determined, and the game ball enters the specific area 140b during the big game and the actual remaining number Suppose that 42 differences occur between the remaining number of notifications and the remaining number of notifications. When the remaining number of notifications reaches 55 and execution of the one-cycle additional effect is determined, the additional number n is derived within the range of the difference between the remaining number of notifications and the actual number of remaining times. Here, if 10 is determined as the number n of additions, this 10 is added to 55 and the remaining number of notifications is 65. Therefore, at the start of the next cycle in which the extra effect is executed, the actual remaining number is 96, the remaining number of notifications is 64, and the difference between the two is 32.

  Thereafter, it is assumed that the one-cycle continuation effect is performed when the remaining number of notifications is 31. In this case, the continuation confirmation icon 228 remains displayed on the effect display unit 200a until the remaining number of notifications becomes 1, and the recovery effect is executed when the remaining number of notifications becomes 1. This recovery effect is composed of an effect for 6.0 seconds corresponding to one cycle, and it is notified that the remaining number of notifications is recovered to the actual remaining number of times. Thereby, after execution of the recovery effect, the remaining number of notifications is equal to the actual number of remaining times. Here, the case where the remaining number of notifications is recovered to the actual remaining number by the recovery effect has been described, but the recovery number of the remaining number of notifications may be within the range of the actual remaining number of times. That is, even after execution of the recovery effect, a difference may occur between the actual remaining number of times and the remaining number of notifications. In this case, the difference is filled again by an additional effect or the like thereafter. . Further, when the continuation effect is executed, the additional effect is not executed until the recovery effect is executed thereafter.

  Note that whether or not the above-described one-cycle effects and multiple-cycle effects are executed is determined by lottery at the start of the special symbol variation display. And if execution of 1 cycle production and multiple cycle production is decided, these each production will be performed simultaneously with the start of the change display of special symbols, but in this embodiment, regardless of the presence or absence of special 2 suspension, Whether or not to execute a multi-cycle effect is also determined.

  FIG. 58 is a diagram for explaining the relationship between the presence / absence of special 2 hold and the multi-cycle effect. As described above, the 1-cycle effect is composed of 6.0 seconds, the 2-cycle effect is composed of 12.0 seconds, and the 3-cycle effect is composed of 18.0 seconds. And, since each cycle effect is executed with the start of the special symbol variation display, as shown in FIG. 58 (a), if the special 2 hold is not interrupted, the end timing of the small hit game, that is, The end timing of one cycle coincides with the end timing of each cycle effect.

  However, for example, the game ball may not enter the second start port 122 for a certain period, and the special 2 hold may not be stored at the end of one cycle. More specifically, as shown in FIG. 58 (b), execution of a two-cycle effect is determined at the start of the special symbol variation display, and this two-cycle effect is accompanied by the start of the special symbol variation display. And executed. At this time, when the small hit game executed after the special symbol stop display is finished, the special 2 hold is not stored, and when the main control board 300 shifts to the customer waiting state, the special symbol change display or small Even in a state where no winning game is performed, the two-cycle effect is continuously executed. As described above, when a multi-cycle effect is executed, the end timing of the effect does not necessarily coincide with the end timing of one cycle, but there is a difference between the end timing of the effect and the end timing of one cycle. Even if it occurs, no particular problem will occur.

  For example, as shown in FIG. 58 (c), after the start of the two-cycle effect, the special 2 suspension is interrupted in the main control board 300 and the state temporarily shifts to the customer waiting state, and then the two-cycle effect is executed. Suppose that special 2 hold is newly memorized and special symbol change display is started. In this case, since the second cycle effect is being executed at the start of the second special symbol variation display, at the start of the one cycle, a lottery of whether or not one cycle effect or multiple cycle effects can be executed is newly performed. I am trying not to. Therefore, even if the special symbol variation display is started during the execution of the multi-cycle effect, a situation in which the multi-cycle effect being executed is interrupted does not occur.

  Also, as shown in FIG. 58 (c), if the special 2 suspension is interrupted during the execution of the multi-cycle effect, the multi-cycle effect is ended during the special symbol variation display, the stop display, or the small hit game. To do. Thus, when the end timing of the multi-cycle effect and the end timing of one cycle do not match, the scale absorption effect for absorbing the time from the end of the multi-cycle effect until the end of one cycle is obtained. Executed. This scale absorption effect, for example, gives the player the impression that the multi-cycle effect is continuing, for example, by continuously displaying the image displayed on the effect display unit 200a at the end of the multi-cycle effect. To give. In addition, if the shaku absorption effect is a content that does not give the player a sense of incongruity due to a time lag, the specific content may be designed as appropriate. Also, the time difference between the end timing of the multi-cycle effect and the end timing of one cycle is within 6.0 seconds, or the cycle effect may not be executed if the lottery is not won. Therefore, even if there is a difference between the end timing of one cycle and the end timing of the cycle effect, the uncomfortable feeling is small, and therefore no special measures need to be taken.

  Here, in the present embodiment, when the remaining number of notifications is equal to or less than the predetermined number of times, the additional effect or the continuation confirmed effect is not executed, and the countdown effect is executed instead of these effects. Below, the production when the remaining number of notifications becomes a predetermined number or less will be described.

  FIG. 59 is a diagram illustrating a countdown effect when the remaining number of notifications is less than or equal to a predetermined number in a state where the remaining number of notifications is less than the actual remaining number. FIG. 60 illustrates the remaining number of notifications as the actual remaining number. It is a figure explaining countdown production in the case where the number of remaining notifications is equal to or less than a predetermined number in the same state. In this embodiment, when the remaining number of notifications is 4 or less, a countdown effect is executed regardless of the actual number of remaining times. For example, as shown in FIG. 59 (a), it is assumed that the remaining number of notifications is 4 or less in a state where 40 differences occur between the actual number of remaining times and the remaining number of notifications. In this case, with the start of variable symbol display, the remaining number of notifications is subtracted from 4, 3, 2, 1 and the actual remaining number is subtracted from 44, 43, 42, 41.

  As described above, when the small winning symbol is determined in the high probability gaming state, if the actual remaining number is other than the number corresponding to the final round of the high probability gaming state, that is, other than “1”, FIG. As shown in b), the variation time is determined so that the time of one cycle is 6.0 seconds. Therefore, in this case, as shown in FIG. 59 (a), the actual remaining number of times is 44, 43, 42, 41 times, and the remaining number of notifications is 4, 3, 2, 1. Both times are 6.0 seconds.

  Then, in one cycle in which the actual remaining number of times is 44 and the remaining number of notifications is four, as shown in FIG. 59 (c), “3” is displayed on the effect display unit 200a. Similarly, in one cycle in which the actual number of remaining times is 43 and the remaining number of notifications is 3, as shown in FIG. 59 (d), “2” is displayed on the effect display unit 200a, and the actual remaining number of times is 42. In one cycle in which the remaining number of notifications is two, “1” is displayed on the effect display unit 200a as shown in FIG. In one cycle in which the actual number of remaining times is 41 and the remaining number of notifications is one, first, a suggestion effect that suggests whether or not the high-probability gaming state is to be ended is executed. In this suggestion effect, as shown in FIG. 59 (f), an image in which the door is about to close is displayed on the effect display unit 200a, and an image that prompts the user to press the effect operation device 208 is displayed. At this time, when the player depresses the effect operating device 208, as shown in FIG. 59 (g), after the door closing image is displayed, the door is opened, as shown in FIG. 59 (h). Then, the continuous notification effect displayed on the effect display unit 200a as “added +40” is executed. As described above, when the remaining number of notifications is 1 while the difference between the actual remaining number of times and the remaining number of notifications remains, a one-cycle effect composed of the suggestion effect and the continuous notification effect is executed. The addition of the remaining number of notifications is notified. This effect is not performed by lottery like the above-mentioned effect, but there is a difference between the remaining number of notifications and the actual remaining number of times, and notification is made in a state where the continuation finalization effect is not executed. It is always executed when the remaining number of times becomes 1.

  It should be noted that the additional number n displayed in the one-cycle effect composed of the suggestion effect and the continuous notification effect may be within the range of the difference between the actual remaining number and the remaining notification number. Therefore, the actual remaining number of times and the remaining number of notifications may be equalized by the continuous notification effect, or even if there is a difference between the actual remaining number of times and the remaining number of notifications even after the execution of the continuous notification effect. Good.

  On the other hand, when the small winning symbol is determined in the high probability gaming state, if the actual remaining number is the number corresponding to the final round of the high probability gaming state, that is, “1”, FIG. As shown in FIG. 5, the variation time is determined so that the time of one cycle is 15.0 seconds. Therefore, in this case, as shown in FIGS. 60A to 60C, the time of one cycle when the actual remaining number of times (the number of remaining notifications) is 4, 3, or 2 is 6. The time for one cycle when the actual remaining number (the number of remaining notifications) is 1 is 15.0 seconds, which is longer than 6.0 seconds when the actual remaining number is 100 to 2 times. .

  Then, in each cycle in which the actual remaining number (the remaining number of notifications) is 4 to 2, as shown in FIGS. 60D to 60F, “3” is displayed on the effect display unit 200a. ”,“ 2 ”, and“ 1 ”. Further, in one cycle in which the actual remaining number of times (the number of remaining notifications) is one, first, as shown in FIG. 60 (g), there is a suggested effect in which an image of the door being closed is displayed on the effect display unit 200a. Executed. This suggestion effect is the same as the effect shown in FIG. 59 (f), and whether or not there is a difference between the actual remaining number and the remaining number of notifications until the execution time of the suggestion effect after the start of the countdown effect. Regardless of whether the same production is performed. Then, after the suggestion effect starts, when the player presses down the effect operation device 208, an end notification effect is executed following the suggestion effect. As shown in FIG. 60 (h), this end notification effect is displayed as “End” superimposed on the image of closing the door, and until the high probability gaming state ends as shown in FIG. 60 (i). The total number of payouts and the number of big lotteries (the number of times of special symbol change display) are displayed. When this effect ends, the game state is changed to the low probability game state on the main control board 300, and accordingly, an effect image for the low probability game state is displayed on the effect display unit 200a.

  As described above, if the actual remaining number is other than the number corresponding to the final round of the high probability gaming state and the remaining number of notifications is the number corresponding to the final round of the high probability gaming state, Determined to 6.0 seconds. The suggestion effect and the continuation notification effect for notifying the continuation of the high-probability gaming state are executed over 6.0 seconds which is the time of one cycle. On the other hand, if the actual remaining number is the number corresponding to the final round of the high-probability gaming state, the time of one cycle is determined to be 15.0 seconds, and the suggestion effect and the end notification effect are over 15.0 seconds. Will be executed. In this way, by making the last one cycle time of the high-probability gaming state a long time, it is possible to reliably notify the gaming profit obtained by the player.

  Below, the control process in the sub control board 330 for performing said each production | presentation is demonstrated. In the following, in order to facilitate understanding, the order of explanation for each process may be mixed.

(Sub CPU initialization process of sub control board 330)
FIG. 61 is a flowchart for explaining the sub CPU initialization process (S1000) in the sub control board 330.

(Step S1000-1)
The sub CPU 330a reads a CPU initialization processing program from the sub ROM 330b in response to power-on, and performs initialization and setting processing of flags and the like stored in the sub RAM 330c.

(Step S1000-3)
Next, the sub CPU 330a performs a process of updating each effect random number, and thereafter repeats the process of step S1000-3 until an interrupt process is performed. A plurality of types of effect random numbers are provided, and here, each effect random number is updated asynchronously.

(Sub timer interrupt processing of sub control board 330)
FIG. 62 is a flowchart for explaining sub-timer interrupt processing (S1100) in the sub-control board 330. The sub-control board 330 is provided with a reset clock pulse generation circuit (not shown) that generates clock pulses at a predetermined cycle. Then, when the clock pulse is generated by the reset clock pulse generation circuit, the sub CPU 330a reads the timer interrupt processing program and starts the sub timer interrupt processing.

(Step S1100-1)
The sub CPU 330a saves the register.

(Step S1100-3)
The sub CPU 330a performs processing for permitting an interrupt.

(Step S1100-5)
The sub CPU 330a performs update processing of various timer counters used in the sub control board 330. Here, the timer counters are decremented by 1 every time the sub-timer interrupt processing of the sub-control board 330 is performed unless otherwise noted.

(Step S1200)
The sub CPU 330a analyzes a command stored in the reception buffer of the sub RAM 330c and performs various processes according to the received command. In the sub control board 330, when a command is transmitted from the main control board 300, command reception interrupt processing is performed, and the command transmitted from the main control board 300 is stored in the reception buffer. Here, the command stored in the reception buffer by the command reception interrupt process is analyzed.

(Step S1300)
The sub CPU 330a measures the elapsed time of various effects and performs a time schedule management process for referring to a time table set for each effect and executing a process corresponding to the corresponding time stored in the time table.

(Step S1400)
The sub CPU 330a performs a demonstration effect management process for executing an effect during the demonstration. This demonstration effect management process will be described later.

(Step S1100-7)
The sub CPU 330a transmits the command set in the transmission buffer of the sub RAM 330c to the image control board 340 and the illumination control board 350.

(Step S1100-9)
The sub CPU 330a restores the register and ends the sub timer interrupt process.

  FIG. 63 is a flowchart for explaining a demo command reception process executed when a demo command is received in the command analysis process. As described above, the demo command is set in step S610-95 in FIG. 28 on the main control board 300, and then transmitted to the sub control board 330 by the subcommand transmission process (see FIG. 15) in step S100-39. .

(Step S1210-1)
When receiving the demo command, the sub CPU 330a first turns on the customer waiting flag.

(Step S1210-3)
The sub CPU 330a sets a counter value corresponding to 2 minutes in the customer waiting timer, and ends the demo command reception process.

  FIG. 64 is a flowchart for explaining the demonstration effect management process (S1400).

(Step S1400-1)
The sub CPU 330a first determines whether the customer waiting flag is on. As a result, if it is determined that the customer waiting flag is turned on, the process proceeds to step S1400-3, and if it is determined that the customer waiting flag is not turned on, the demonstration effect management process ends.

(Step S1400-3)
The sub CPU 330a subtracts the counter value of the customer waiting timer set in step S1210-3.

(Step S1400-5)
The sub CPU 330a determines whether the counter value of the customer waiting timer updated in step S1400-3 has become zero. As a result, if it is determined that the counter value of the customer waiting timer has reached 0, that is, if two minutes have elapsed since the reception of the demo command, the process proceeds to step S1400-7, where the counter value of the customer waiting timer is counted. If it is determined that is not 0, the demonstration effect management process ends.

(Step S1400-7)
The sub CPU 330a turns off the customer waiting flag.

(Step S1400-9)
The sub CPU 330a turns on the demo flag.

(Step S1400-11)
The sub CPU 330a executes a demonstration effect start process for moving the effect agent device 202 to the front of the effect display unit 200a as a demonstration effect (see FIG. 2), and ends the demonstration effect management process. After the demonstration effect is started, the effect agent device 202 is held in front of the effect display unit 200a until the change display of the special symbol to be changed is started. Then, when the change display of the special symbol to be changed is started during the demonstration production, the demonstration production is terminated, the production effect device 202 returns to the initial position, and the production according to the gaming state such as the production of the production of the production. Resumed.

  According to the demo command reception process and the demonstration effect management process described above, it is determined that the game has not been played for 2 minutes or more after waiting for 2 minutes after the demonstration command is received. In this case, a demonstration production will be started.

  FIG. 65 is a flowchart for explaining an opening designation command reception process executed when an opening designation command is received in the command analysis process. As described above, the opening designation command is set in step S630-31 in FIG. 31 in the main control board 300, and then transmitted to the sub control board 330 by the subcommand transmission process (see FIG. 15) in step S100-39. The

(Step S1220-1)
When receiving the opening designation command, the sub CPU 330a first determines whether or not the gaming state at the time of winning the big hit or the small hit is a low probability gaming state. As a result, if it is determined that the game state is the low probability game state, the process proceeds to step S1220-3. If it is determined that the game state is not the low probability game state, the opening designation command reception process is terminated.

(Step S1220-3)
The sub CPU 330a determines which of the special symbols C, Z1, Z2, and Z3 is the symbol that triggered the execution of the big game or the small hit game to be started. As a result, if it is determined that the symbol is one of the special symbols C, Z1, Z2, or Z3, the process proceeds to step S1220-5, and if it is determined that the symbol is not any of the special symbols C, Z1, Z2, or Z3. Moves the process to step S1220-9.

(Step S1220-5)
The sub CPU 330a determines whether the demonstration flag is off. As a result, if it is determined that the demo flag is off, the process proceeds to step S1220-7. If it is determined that the demo flag is not off (turned on), the opening designation command is determined. The reception process ends.

(Step S1220-7)
The sub CPU 330a sets, in the transmission buffer, a special effect execution command for executing a special effect that notifies the start of the big game or the small hit game. Note that the command set here is transmitted to the image control board 340 and the illumination control board 350, and the image control board 340 performs control for displaying an image corresponding to the received command. In addition, on the illumination control board 350, sound output control corresponding to the image displayed on the effect display unit 200a and lighting control of the effect lighting device 204 are performed based on the received command.

(Step S1220-9)
The sub CPU 330a transmits a command-in-execution command for performing a large-combination effect for executing a large-combination effect provided for each type of special symbol in accordance with the special symbol (special symbols A and B) that triggers the execution of the major game. Set to.

(Step S1220-11)
The sub CPU 330a turns on the flag during the accumulation period and ends the opening designation command reception process. In the sub-control board 330, while the flag is on during the accumulation period, the total number of payouts, which is the sum of the payout balls that are paid out due to the game balls entering the big winning opening, is counted. Accordingly, when the flag is turned on during the accumulation period in the processing, counting of the total number of payouts is started from the big game that triggered the transition from the low probability game state to the high probability game state. The cumulative period flag turned on here is turned off when the gaming state is finally changed from the high probability gaming state to the low probability gaming state.

  According to the above-described opening designation command reception process, when a big win or a small win is won in the high probability gaming state, no special effect control process is performed with the start of the big game or the small win game. This is because, in the high-probability gaming state, as described above, the effect based on one cycle is executed starting from the start of the special symbol variation display.

  In addition, when the jackpot is won by the special 1 hold that is the subject of change in the low probability gaming state, one of the special symbols A and B is determined as the jackpot symbol. Therefore, in this case, it is determined as NO in Step S1220-3, and in Step S1220-9, a process for executing an effect asking whether or not the game ball enters the specific area 140b is performed.

  On the other hand, in the low-probability gaming state, special symbols C that are jackpot symbols and special symbols Z1, Z2, and Z3 that are jackpot symbols are determined by special 2 suspension that is not subject to change. The special symbol display 162 may be stopped and displayed. In this case, the main game or the small hit game is started on the main control board 300, but if the start of the big game or the small hit game is not notified, the player may enter the game ball into the big prize opening. It may not be possible. Therefore, a process for executing a special effect is performed in step S1220-7 so as not to cause a disadvantage to the player.

  However, according to the gaming machine 100 of the present embodiment, when the lost symbol or the small hit symbol is determined by special 2 reservation in the low probability gaming state, the variation time is determined to be 10 hours. In this way, in the low-probability gaming state, it is possible to substantially change only the special 1 suspension, but as a result, the following situation may occur.

  For example, when a player starts a game, the player launches a game ball toward the second game area 116b in spite of the low probability game state, and a plurality of game balls enter the second start port 122. Suppose that In this case, the big character lottery based on the special 2 hold is performed. When the lost symbol or the small hit symbol is determined by the big character lottery, the special symbol variable display is started on the second special symbol display 162, and The variation time at this time is determined to be 10 hours. Thereafter, it is assumed that a player plays a game by inserting a game ball into the first start port 120 in accordance with the original game performance, but the game is terminated without winning a big hit.

  In this case, even after the player finishes the game, the special symbol variation display on the second special symbol display 162 is continuously performed. However, in the low probability gaming state, the special symbol on the first special symbol display 160 is displayed. When the symbol variation display is interrupted, the customer wait state is entered, and a demonstration effect is executed two minutes later. Then, during the demonstration effect, when 10 hours have elapsed from the start of the special symbol variation display on the second special symbol display 162, the lost symbol or the small hit symbol is stopped and displayed. At this time, if the small hit symbol is stopped and displayed on the second special symbol display 162, the small hit game is started, but it is considered that the player is not playing a game during the demonstration performance. As described above, when the demonstration effect is interrupted and the special effect is executed even though the player is not playing a game, the game machine 100 may be given an impression that a problem has occurred. Therefore, in the low-probability gaming state, when the special symbol C, Z1, Z2, and Z3 are determined by special 2 hold, if the demonstration flag is on (NO in step S1220-5), any effects can be obtained. Do not run.

  Further, for example, when the lost symbol or the small hit symbol is stopped and displayed on the second special symbol display 162 after 10 hours have elapsed, if the special 2 hold is further stored, the special 2 hold is read again. Then, the next big role lottery will be held. At this time, if the jackpot is won and the special symbol C is determined, the big game that allows the game ball to enter the specific area 140b is executed even though the player is not playing a game. In this case, if the start of a big game, etc. is notified, unnecessary information will be scattered around, and a player who intends to play a game aiming only at such a big game may appear, and the fairness of the game may be impaired. There is. As described above, when the demonstration is being performed and it is considered that the player is not playing a game, the fairness of the game is ensured by not informing the start of the big game or the small hit game. be able to.

  FIG. 66 is a flowchart for explaining a big winning opening entrance command receiving process executed when a big winning opening entering command is received in the command analysis process. As described above, the winning prize entry command is set in the main control board 300 in step S400-17 in FIG. 17, and then the sub-control board 330 is executed in the subcommand transmission process (see FIG. 15) in step S100-39. Sent to.

(Step S1230-1)
When receiving the winning prize entry command, the sub CPU 330a first determines whether or not the flag during the accumulation period is on. As a result, if it is determined that the flag is on during the accumulation period, the process proceeds to step S1230-3, and if it is determined that the flag is not on during the accumulation period, the special winning entry entrance command is received. The process ends.

(Step S1230-3)
The sub CPU 330a updates the counter value (PC) of the payout total number counter. In the main control board 300, when a game ball enters the first grand prize opening 126 and the second big prize opening 128, 15 game balls are awarded for each game ball entry. It is paid out as a ball. The winning prize entry command is transmitted every time one gaming ball enters the first winning prize 126 or the second winning prize 128, so here, every time a winning entry command is received. In addition, the counter value (PC) of the payout total number counter is updated to a value obtained by adding 15 to the current counter value (PC).

(Step S1230-5)
The sub CPU 330a sets a payout total number display command for displaying the counter value (PC) updated in step S1230-3 on the total payout number display unit 224 of the effect display unit 200a in the transmission buffer. As a result, during the cumulative period such as a high probability gaming state, the total number of payouts displayed on the total payout number display unit 224 each time a game ball enters the first big prize opening 126 or the second big prize opening 128. Will be updated.

(Step S1230-7)
The sub CPU 330a determines whether or not the total number of payouts is newly greater than or equal to the threshold value. Here, 2500, 5000, 7500, and 10000 are set as threshold values (see FIG. 51C). If it is determined that the total number of payouts newly exceeds the threshold, the process proceeds to step S1230-9. If it is determined that the total number of payouts does not newly exceed the threshold, the grand prize entry is determined. The ball command reception process is terminated.

(Step S1230-9)
The sub CPU 330a determines whether or not an additional effect is being performed. As a result, if it is determined that the effect is being added, the process proceeds to step S1230-17, and if it is determined that the effect is not being added, the process is transferred to step S1230-11.

(Step S1230-11)
The sub CPU 330a determines whether the continuation finalizing effect is being performed. As a result, the process proceeds to step S1230-17 when it is determined that the continuation effect is being performed, and the process is transferred to step S1230-13 when it is determined that the continuation effect is not being performed.

(Step S1230-13)
The sub CPU 330a determines whether the countdown effect is being performed. As a result, if it is determined that the countdown effect is being performed, the process proceeds to step S1230-17, and if it is determined that the countdown effect is not being performed, the process proceeds to step S1230-15.

(Step S1230-15)
The sub CPU 330a sets the effect switching command in the transmission buffer, and ends the special winning opening entrance command reception process. When the effect switching command set here is transmitted to the image control board 340 and the illumination control board 350, the character image 220 and the icon image 222 are switched and displayed on the effect display unit 200a, and the player can select them. Output audio is added.

(Step S1230-17)
The sub CPU 330a turns on the effect switching standby flag, and ends the special winning opening entrance command reception process. Although detailed explanation is omitted, it is determined whether or not the effect switching standby flag is turned on in a state where the cycle effect such as the extra effect, the continuation confirmed effect, and the countdown effect is not executed. If it is determined that the cycle effect is not executed and the effect switching standby flag is turned on, an effect switching command is set at that time.

  FIG. 67 is a flowchart for explaining the number of times command receiving process executed when the number of times command is received in the command analyzing process. As described above, the number command is set in step S610-29 in FIG. 27, step S610-85 in FIG. 28, and step S670-7 in FIG. 36 on the main control board 300, and then the subcommand in step S100-39. It is transmitted to the sub control board 330 by the transmission process (see FIG. 15).

(Step S1240-1)
When receiving the number command, the sub CPU 330a analyzes the received number command, updates the counter value (JC) of the actual remaining number counter, and ends the number command reception process.

  FIG. 68 is a flowchart for explaining a variation pattern command reception process executed when a variation pattern command is received in the command analysis process. As described above, the variation pattern command is set in step S611-13 in FIG. 29 on the main control board 300, and then transmitted to the sub control board 330 by the subcommand transmission process (see FIG. 15) in step S100-39. The

(Step S1250-1)
When receiving the variation pattern command, the sub CPU 330a first determines whether or not the current gaming state is a high probability gaming state. As a result, if it is determined that the gaming state is high probability, the process proceeds to step S1251, and if it is determined that the gaming state is not high probability, the process proceeds to step S1250-3.

(Step S1251)
If it is determined in step S1250-1 that the game state is a high-probability gaming state, the sub CPU 330a executes a high-probability effect determination process and ends the variation pattern command reception process. The high-accuracy time effect determination process will be described later.

(Step S1250-3)
The sub CPU 330a determines whether or not the received fluctuation pattern command is a special 1 hold command, that is, whether or not the special symbol fluctuation display based on the special 1 hold is started. As a result, if it is determined that the command is for special 1 hold, the process proceeds to step S1250-5, and if it is determined that the command is not for special 1 hold, the process proceeds to step S1250-15.

(Step S1250-5)
The sub CPU 330a determines whether the special effect for variation is being executed. Note that the special effect for variation is an effect that is executed only in a low-probability gaming state when a jackpot symbol is determined by special 2 suspension that is not originally subject to variation. That is, here, in the low-probability gaming state, the special symbol variation display is performed on the second special symbol display 162, and finally whether the jackpot symbol is stopped and displayed on the second special symbol display 162. It will be judged. As a result, when it is determined that the special effect for variation is being executed, the variation pattern command reception process is terminated, and when it is determined that the special effect for variation is not being executed, the process proceeds to step S1250-7. Move.

(Step S1250-7)
The sub CPU 330a analyzes the received variation pattern command.

(Step S1250-9)
The sub CPU 330a acquires the effect random number (0 to 249) updated in step S1000-3, and refers to the low-accuracy time variation effect determination table shown in FIG. 50 and the acquired effect random number and step S1250. Based on the analysis result in −7, the aspect of the variation effect is determined.

(Step S1250-11)
The sub CPU 330a sets a variation effect execution command for executing the variation effect determined in step S1250-9 in the transmission buffer. The variation effect execution command set here is transmitted to the image control board 340 and the illumination control board 350, and the image control board 340 performs control for displaying the variation effect image corresponding to the received variation effect execution command. The In addition, on the illumination control board 350, based on the received variation effect execution command, audio output control corresponding to the variation effect image displayed on the effect display unit 200a and lighting control of the effect lighting device 204 are performed. It becomes.

(Step S1250-13)
The sub CPU 330a sets time table data corresponding to the variation effect mode determined in step S1250-9, and ends the variation pattern command reception process.

(Step S1250-15)
The sub CPU 330a determines whether or not the received variation pattern command is a jackpot variation pattern command. That is, in this case, in the low probability gaming state, it is determined whether or not the jackpot is won by the special 2 hold that is not a change target. As a result, if it is determined that the jackpot is a big hit, the process proceeds to step S1250-17, and if it is determined that the jackpot is not a big hit, the variation pattern command reception process is terminated.

(Step S1250-17)
The sub CPU 330a determines whether the demonstration flag is off. As a result, if it is determined that the demo flag is off, the process proceeds to step S1250-19. If it is determined that the demo flag is not off (turned on), the variation pattern command is determined. The reception process ends.

(Step S1250-19)
The sub CPU 330a sets the above variation special effect execution command in the transmission buffer, and moves the process to step S1250-13. Thereby, in the low probability gaming state, it is informed by the variation effect that the big win is won by special 2 suspension. However, this special effect for change is executed only when the flag during demonstration is turned off, that is, when the player is considered to be playing a game, and when the flag during demonstration is turned on. Never happen. This is to avoid a situation in which the production is suddenly executed even though the player is not playing the game, as in the case of the special production executed during the big game or the small hit game. .

  FIG. 69 is a first flowchart for explaining the high-accuracy presentation determination process (step S1251). FIG. 70 is a second flowchart for explaining the high-probability presentation determination process (step S1251). is there.

(Step S1251-1)
The sub CPU 330a stores a value obtained by adding 1 to the current counter value (KC) of the high-probability medium game number counter as a new counter value (KC). As a result, in the high probability game state, the number of high-probability medium games is updated each time a big game lottery is performed on the main control board 300, and the cumulative number of big game lotteries executed in the high probability game state is counted. .

(Step S1251-3)
The sub CPU 330a stores a value obtained by subtracting 1 from the current counter value (HC) of the remaining notification count counter as a new counter value (HC). Further, here, a command for displaying the updated counter value (HC) on the notification remaining number display unit 226 is set in the transmission buffer. As a result, every time the big game lottery is performed in the high-probability gaming state, the remaining number of notifications is displayed on the notification remaining number display unit 226 by one.

(Step S1251-5)
The sub CPU 330a determines whether or not the received variation pattern command is a special 2 hold command, that is, whether or not the special symbol variation display based on the special 2 hold is started. As a result, if it is determined that the command is for special 2 reservation, the process proceeds to step S1251-9. If it is determined that the command is not for special 2 reservation, the process proceeds to step S1251-7.

(Step S1251-7)
The sub CPU 330a executes a process necessary when a variation pattern command for special 1 holding is received in the high-probability gaming state by the high-accuracy special 1 variation processing, and ends the high-probability time effect determination processing. Here, a process for executing a predetermined effect is performed based on the received variation pattern command, the result of the lottery drawing, or the like.

(Step S1251-9)
The sub CPU 330a determines whether the counter value (HC) of the remaining notification counter updated in step S1251-3 is 1, that is, whether the remaining notification count corresponds to the final count in the high probability gaming state. judge. As a result, if it is determined that the counter value (HC) is 1, the process proceeds to step S1251-11. If it is determined that the counter value (HC) is not 1, step S1251-51 in FIG. Move processing to.

(Step S1251-11)
The sub CPU 330a determines whether or not the continuation determination flag indicating that the continuation determination effect has been executed is on. As a result, if it is determined that the continuation confirmation flag is on, the process proceeds to step S1251-13, and if it is determined that the continuation confirmation flag is not on, the process proceeds to step S1251-19.

(Step S1251-13)
The sub CPU 330a calculates the difference between the actual remaining number of times and the remaining number of notifications, and sets a recovery effect execution command for executing a recovery effect for notifying that the remaining number of notifications is recovered by the difference in the transmission buffer. Thus, after the continuation / confirmation effect is executed, the recovery effect is executed when the remaining number of notifications becomes 1.

(Step S1251-15)
The sub CPU 330a updates the counter value (HC) of the notification remaining number counter to the counter value (JC) of the actual remaining number counter.

(Step S1251-17)
The sub CPU 330a turns off the continuation confirmation flag and ends the high-definition effect determination process.

(Step S1251-19)
The sub CPU 330a determines whether or not the counter value (JC) of the actual remaining number counter is 1, that is, whether or not the last special symbol variation display is started in the high-probability gaming state. As a result, when it is determined that the counter value (JC) is 1, the process proceeds to step S1251-21, and when it is determined that the counter value (JC) is not 1, the process proceeds to step S1251-33. .

(Step S1251-21)
The sub CPU 330a loads the counter value (KC) of the highly probable medium game number counter updated in step S1251-1.

(Step S1251-23)
The sub CPU 330a loads the counter value (PC) of the total payout number counter.

(Step S1251-25)
The sub CPU 330a sets an end notification effect execution command for executing an end notification effect to notify the end of the high probability gaming state in the transmission buffer. Thereby, the end notification effect shown in FIGS. 60G to 60I is executed during the last one cycle.

(Step S1251-27)
The sub CPU 330a determines whether the received variation pattern command is a jackpot command. In other words, here, it is determined whether or not the special symbol C has been determined by the 100th big game lottery since the last setting of the high probability gaming state. As a result, when it is determined that the command is a jackpot command, the high-definition effect determination process is terminated, and when it is determined that the command is not a jackpot command, the process proceeds to step S1251-29.

  Note that the end notification effect is also executed when the actual remaining number is 1, that is, when the special symbol C is determined in the last big game lottery in the high-probability gaming state. After the completion of the game, the continuation of the higher probability gaming state is notified by a special effect.

(Step S1251-29)
The sub CPU 330a resets the counter value of each counter.

(Step S1251-31)
The sub CPU 330a turns off the flag during the accumulation period, and ends the high-definition effect determination process.

(Step S1251-33)
The sub CPU 330a calculates a difference between the actual remaining number and the remaining number of notifications, and sets a continuous notification effect execution command for executing a continuous notification effect for notifying that the remaining number of notifications is added by the difference in the transmission buffer. To do. Thereby, the suggestion effect and the continuous notification effect shown in FIGS. 59 (f) to 59 (h) are executed during one cycle.

(Step S1251-35)
The sub CPU 330a updates the counter value (HC) of the notification remaining number counter to the counter value (JC) of the actual remaining number counter, and ends the high-definition effect determination process.

(Step S1251-51)
If it is determined in step S1251-9 that the counter value (HC) of the remaining notification counter is not 1, as shown in FIG. 70, the sub CPU 330a is executing a multi-cycle effect. It is determined whether the multi-cycle effect executing flag indicating ON is turned on. As a result, when it is determined that the multi-cycle effect execution flag is turned on, the high-definition-time effect determination process is terminated, and when it is determined that the multi-cycle effect execution flag is not turned on, step S1251 is performed. The process is moved to -53.

(Step S1251-53)
The sub CPU 330a determines whether the counter value (HC) of the remaining notification counter is 4 or less. As a result, when it is determined that the counter value (HC) is 4 or less, the process proceeds to step S1251-55, and when it is determined that the counter value (HC) is not 4 or less, the process proceeds to step S1251-57. Move.

(Step S1251-55)
The sub CPU 330a sets a countdown effect execution command in the transmission buffer in order to execute a countdown effect for one cycle corresponding to the counter value (HC), and ends the high-definition effect determination process.

(Step S1251-57)
The sub CPU 330a performs a gasse effect lottery process for determining whether or not to execute a gaze effect (additional gaze effect, continuous confirmation gaze effect) and an effect pattern for executing the gaze effect.

(Step S1251-59)
The sub CPU 330a determines in step S1251-57 whether execution of the gaze effect has been determined. As a result, if it is determined that execution of the gaze effect has been determined, the process proceeds to step S1251-61, and if it is determined that execution of the gaze effect has not been determined, the process proceeds to step S1251-67.

(Step S1251-61)
The sub CPU 330a sets a gasse effect execution command for executing a gaze effect with the effect pattern determined in step S1251-57 in the transmission buffer.

(Step S1251-63)
The sub CPU 330a determines whether the gase effect determined in step S1251-57 is a multi-cycle effect. As a result, when it is determined that it is a multi-cycle effect, the process proceeds to step S1251-65, and when it is determined that it is not a multi-cycle effect, the high-definition effect determination process is terminated.

(Step S1251-65)
The sub CPU 330a turns on the multi-cycle effect executing flag and ends the high-definition effect determination process.

(Step S1251-67)
The sub CPU 330a determines whether or not the counter value (HC) of the notification remaining number counter is larger than the counter value (JC) of the actual remaining number counter. As a result, if it is determined that HC> JC, the process proceeds to step S1251-69. If it is determined that HC> JC is not satisfied, the high-definition effect determination process is terminated.

(Step S1251-69)
The sub CPU 330a determines whether the continuation confirmation flag is on. As a result, when it is determined that the continuation confirmation flag is turned on, the high-definition effect determination process is terminated, and when it is determined that the continuation confirmation flag is not turned on, the process proceeds to step S1251-71. .

(Step S1251-71)
The sub CPU 330a performs a continuation determination effect lottery process for determining whether or not the continuation determination effect can be executed and an effect pattern for executing the continuation determination effect.

(Step S1251-73)
In step S1251-71, the sub CPU 330a determines whether execution of the continuation effect is determined. As a result, if it is determined that the execution of the continuation effect is determined, the process proceeds to step S1251-75, and if it is determined that the execution of the continuation effect is not determined, the process proceeds to step S1251-79. .

(Step S1251-75)
The sub CPU 330a sets, in the transmission buffer, a continuation confirmed effect execution command for executing a continuation confirmed effect with the effect pattern determined in step S1251-71.

(Step S1251-77)
The sub CPU 330a turns on the continuation confirmation flag.

(Step S1251-79)
The sub CPU 330a performs an extra effect lottery process for determining whether or not an extra effect can be executed, and an effect pattern for executing the extra effect. Further, in this extra effect lottery process, when execution of the extra effect is determined, the extra number n is calculated within the range of the difference between the current remaining number of notifications and the actual remaining number.

(Step S1251-81)
In step S1251-79, the sub CPU 330a determines whether execution of the extra effect has been determined. As a result, when it is determined that the execution of the extra effect is determined, the process proceeds to step S1251-83, and when it is determined that the execution of the additional effect is not determined, the high-definition effect determination process is terminated. .

(Step S1251-83)
The sub CPU 330a sets, in the transmission buffer, an additional effect execution command for executing the additional effect with the effect pattern determined in step S1251-79.

(Step S1251-85)
The sub CPU 330a adds the addition number n determined in step S1251-79 to the counter value (HC) of the remaining notification number counter.

(Step S1251-87)
The sub CPU 330a determines whether the determined continuation effect or the added effect in step S1251-71 or step S1251-79 is a multi-cycle effect. As a result, when it is determined that it is a multi-cycle effect, the process proceeds to step S1251-89, and when it is determined that it is not a multi-cycle effect, the high-definition effect determination process is terminated.

(Step S1251-89)
The sub CPU 330a turns on the multi-cycle effect executing flag and ends the high-definition effect determination process.

  As mentioned above, although preferred embodiment of this invention was described referring an accompanying drawing, it cannot be overemphasized that this invention is not limited to this embodiment. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various changes and modifications can be made within the scope of the claims, and these are naturally within the technical scope of the present invention. Is done.

  For example, in the above embodiment, the game progresses in either the high probability game state or the low probability game state. However, the gaming state of the above embodiment is only an example. In any case, among a plurality of game states including a first game state in which a predetermined game progress condition is set and a second game state in which a game progress condition more advantageous than the first game state is set The game may progress in any game state.

  Moreover, in the said embodiment, arrangement | positioning, such as the 1st start opening 120, the 2nd start opening 122, the 1st big winning opening 126, the 2nd big winning opening 128, is only an example, and in the range which does not deviate from the summary of this invention. It can be designed as appropriate.

  Further, in the above embodiment, the first start port 120 is configured as a so-called fixed start port in which a game ball can always enter, and the second start port 122 is so-called that the ease of entering the game ball is variable. It consisted of a variable start port. However, for example, the first start port 120 may be configured with a variable start port, and the second start port 122 may be configured with a fixed start port.

  Further, in the above embodiment, the two large winning ports, the first large winning port 126 and the second large winning port 128, are provided, but one large winning port may be provided.

  In the above embodiment, the game ball is passed through the gate 124 so that a normal game is performed, and the second start port 122 is controlled to be in the open state by winning a win through a general drawing lottery. However, when the variable start port is provided, for example, the variable start port may be controlled to open by passing through the gate 124 without performing a special lottery.

  In addition, the contents of the big game and the small hit game in the above embodiment, the determination ratio of each symbol, and the like are merely examples. For example, if the opening / closing mode of the big winning opening in the small win game and the part of the opening / closing mode of the big winning opening in the big game executed in the case of winning the big winning in the high probability gaming state are equal, Expectations can be given to the player frequently. In any case, on the condition that the game ball enters the first starting area or the second starting area, a plurality of symbols including at least a small winning symbol associated with the execution of the small winning game in which the big winning opening is opened. One of the symbols may be determined from among the symbols. For example, in the above embodiment, the symbol determined based on the special 2 hold in the high-probability gaming state does not include the losing symbol, but may include the losing symbol.

  Further, in the above embodiment, the specific area 140b is provided in the big prize opening, and the big win symbol is associated with the execution of the first big game where the game ball that has entered the big prize opening can enter the specific area 140b. In addition, the first jackpot symbol (special symbol B) and the game ball that has entered the special winning opening cannot enter the specific area 140b, or the game ball enters the specific area 140b rather than the first big game. The second big hit symbol (special symbol A) associated with the execution of the second major role game that is difficult to be included is included. If a game ball enters the specific area 140b during the big game, the game state after the end of the big game is set to the high probability game state (second game state), and the special area 140b is entered during the big game. If the game ball does not enter, the game state setting condition is set in advance to set the game state after the end of the big game to the low probability game state (first game state). The game state after the end of the big game is set according to whether or not a game ball has entered the specific area 140b.

  However, for example, the game state after the end of the big game is associated in advance with the jackpot symbol determined in the big game lottery, and the game state after the end of the big game is set according to the determined type of the big bonus game You may do that. In any case, a gaming state setting condition, which is a condition for setting a gaming state after the end of the big game, is set in advance, and the gaming state may be set according to the gaming state setting condition. At this time, at least the second gaming state (high probability gaming state) may be set as the gaming state after the end of the big game.

  Then, after the gaming state after the end of the big game is set to the second gaming state (high probability gaming state), when a symbol other than the jackpot symbol is stopped and displayed for a predetermined number of times set in advance, the gaming state is changed to the first gaming state. What is necessary is just to change to a gaming state (low probability gaming state). In the above embodiment, the specified number of times is 100, but this number can be set as appropriate. Further, for example, it is possible to vary the prescribed number of times until the second gaming state, which is a relatively advantageous gaming state, is ended according to the determined type of jackpot symbol.

  In addition, the variation time in the above embodiment is merely an example, and the variation time may be appropriately designed within a range in which the same playability as in the above embodiment can be realized. In any case, if at least the big game is not being executed, and neither of the first special symbol display device 160 and the second special symbol display device 162 is displaying the variation of the symbol, the first The symbol determination process is executed in response to the entry of the game ball into the start area and the second start area, and the symbols are being displayed on the first special symbol display 160, and the symbols are displayed on the second special symbol display 162. When the change display is not performed, the symbol determination process is executed in response to the entry of the game ball into the second start area, and the second special symbol display 162 is displaying the change, When the symbol change display is not performed on the 1 special symbol display 160, the symbol determination process is executed with the entry of the game ball into the first start area. Then, when the gaming state is set to the first gaming state (low probability gaming state), the average variation time that is the average of the variation time determined when the lose symbol is determined, and the small hit symbol When one or both of the average variation times determined when it is determined, the game ball to the first start area is determined when the symbol is determined by the entry of the game ball to the second start area The game is set longer than when the symbol is determined in response to the entry of the game. In the first game state (low probability game state), the game progresses by substantially entering the game ball into the first start area. It is only necessary to be set so as to be performed. When the gaming state is set to the second gaming state (high probability gaming state), the number of game balls fired by the small hit game executed when the gaming ball enters the second starting area is triggered. Instead, it is only necessary to set the probability that the small hit symbol is determined so that the number of prize balls to be paid out increases.

  Therefore, in the above embodiment, even in the first gaming state (low probability gaming state), the special 2 hold is won in a small win, but in the first gaming state, the small win is not won. May be. Further, in the above embodiment, the special 1 hold is not won in the small win, but the special 1 hold may be won in the small win with a predetermined probability. In this case, for example, in the first gaming state, it is set so that the special 1 hold is not substantially subject to change, or even if the small hit game is executed, the game ball gradually decreases. That's fine. In any case, whether or not the small hit symbol is determined only when the game ball enters the second starting area without determining the small hit symbol when the game ball enters the first starting area, Or, when the symbol is determined when the game ball enters the second start area, the small hit symbol is higher than when the game ball is determined when the game ball enters the first start area. What is necessary is just to determine with probability.

  Moreover, in the said embodiment, in the 2nd game state (high probability game state), the case where it became a fluctuation | variation object about both special 1 hold and special 2 hold was demonstrated. However, in the second gaming state, the special 1 hold may not be changed. That is, either or both of the average variation time when the lost symbol is determined when the gaming state is set to the second gaming state and the average variation time when the small hit symbol is determined, The case where the symbol is determined when the game ball enters the first starting area is set to be longer than the case where the symbol is determined when the game ball enters the second starting area. In the gaming state, it may be set so that the game is progressed by causing the gaming ball to substantially enter the second starting area.

  Further, in the above embodiment, a big role random number for determining at least whether or not to execute a big game is constituted by two random values of a jackpot determination random number and a winning symbol random number, and one random value consisting of a variation pattern random number The random number value for variation for determining at least the time of the variation effect for informing whether or not the big game can be executed is configured. However, as long as the random number value for the big role and the random number value for variation are each obtained from a preset range, each random number value may be composed of one random number value or a plurality of random number values. Good.

  Moreover, in the said embodiment, when the big winning symbol is determined by the big bonus lottery based on either one of special 1 hold and special 2 hold, the change display of the special symbol concerning the big win is displayed for either other hold. If so, it was decided to replace the determined jackpot symbol with a lost symbol. However, before performing the big role lottery based on either the special 1 hold or the special 2 hold, it is determined whether the special symbol related to the big win is being displayed for the other hold, and the big win will be won When the special symbol is being displayed, the lost symbol may be determined or the lottery dedicated to small hits may be performed without performing the big character lottery. In addition, when the special symbol related to the jackpot winning is displayed by the change of one of the holdings, the special symbol related to the winning of the jackpot may be displayed by the other holding.

  In the above embodiment, the effective period flag is turned on during the specific number of round games, and only when this effective period flag is on, the entry of the game ball into the specific area 140b is effective. I decided to treat it as However, an error process may be executed when a game ball enters the specific area 140b at an unexpected timing while handling the entry of the game ball into the specific area 140b as always effective.

  Further, the contents of each production described in the above embodiment are merely examples. In the above embodiment, the remaining number of notifications derived based on the actual remaining number of times is displayed on the notification remaining number display unit 226 in a manner such as displaying the remaining number of notifications. Alternatively, the remaining number of notifications may be indirectly notified by a graph or the like. In any case, the specific content is limited if the remaining number of notifications is derived within the range of the actual remaining number of times, and the number notification effect that directly or indirectly notifies the derived remaining number of notifications is executed. It is not something.

  Further, in the above embodiment, when the remaining number of notifications is smaller than the actual remaining number of times, the continuation confirmation effect and the additional effect are executed on the condition that the lottery is won. However, when the remaining number of notifications is smaller than the actual remaining number of times, for example, the continuation confirmation effect or the additional effect is executed on the condition that the remaining number of notifications or the actual remaining number of times is a preset number. Also good. In any case, if a specific condition (occurrence condition) is set in advance for executing the continuation confirmed effect or the additional effect, and the specific condition (occurrence condition) is satisfied, the continuation confirmed effect or the additional effect is executed. Good.

  Also, in the above embodiment, a plurality of types of small hit games are provided, and the opening / closing timing of the big winning opening during each small hit game is different, but the time required from the start to the end in any of the small hit games Are all designed to be equal. Therefore, when any of the small winning symbols is determined, the same variation time is determined, so that the small winning game executed after the small symbol stopping display is completed from the start of the variation display of the special symbol. The time for one cycle, which is the period until, becomes constant.

  However, a plurality of small hit symbols may include a plurality of small hit symbols in which control patterns different in time required from the start to the end of the small hit game are defined. In this case, the variation time and the stop display time may be determined so that the difference in time required from the start to the end of the small hit game is absorbed by one or both of the variation time and the stop display time. . In this example, the time for one cycle is always constant during a preset period. However, the time for one cycle is not necessarily constant.

  In any case, if the presentation is configured in consideration of the time of one cycle, for example, even if the time required for the small hit game is changed in the final stage of the design stage, the change time is displayed as a change time or a stop display. By changing the time, it becomes possible to absorb, no design change of production is required, and the design work can be simplified.

  Until now, it is assumed that both the first special symbol display device 160 and the second special symbol display device 162 will simultaneously display the variable display of the special symbol, particularly in a high-probability gaming state advantageous to the player. The explanation is based on the premise that the game ball is increased by the small hit game. However, according to the present invention, from the plurality of symbols including at least a plurality of types of small winning symbols associated with the execution of the small winning game in which the big winning opening is opened on condition that the game ball enters the starting area. The present invention is widely applicable to conventionally known gaming machines in which any symbol is determined.

In the above embodiment, the low probability gaming state corresponds to the first gaming state of the present invention, and the high probability gaming state corresponds to the second gaming state.
The launch control board 320 in the above embodiment corresponds to the launching means of the present invention.
Moreover, in the said embodiment, the process of step S610-7 of FIG. 27, step S610-11, step S610-17, step S610-57 of FIG. 28, step S610-61, step S610-67, and step S610-73 is performed. The main CPU 300a to be executed corresponds to the symbol determining means of the present invention.

In the above embodiment, the main CPU 300a that executes the processing of FIG. 29 corresponds to the variation time determination means of the present invention.
The first special symbol display 160 in the above embodiment corresponds to the first symbol display unit of the present invention, and the second special symbol display 162 corresponds to the second symbol display unit of the present invention.
Moreover, in the said embodiment, main CPU300a which performs the process shown in FIG. 30 is equivalent to the symbol display control means of this invention.
Moreover, in the said embodiment, main CPU300a which performs the process shown in FIGS. 32-35 corresponds to the specific game execution means of this invention.

Moreover, in the said embodiment, main CPU300a which performs the process shown to FIG.36 S670-3 corresponds to the game state setting means of this invention.
Further, in the above embodiment, the main CPU 300a that executes the processing of step S610-27 in FIG. 27 and step S610-83 in FIG. 28 corresponds to the gaming state changing means of the present invention.
Further, in the above embodiment, the sub CPU 330a that executes the processing of Step S1251-3, Step S1251-15, Step S1251-35 of FIG. 69, and Step S1251-85 of FIG. Equivalent to.
Moreover, in the said embodiment, sub CPU330a which performs the process of FIG.69 S1251-3 corresponds to the frequency | count notification production | presentation execution means of this invention.
Moreover, in the said embodiment, sub CPU330a which performs the process shown in FIG. 69 and FIG. 70 is equivalent to the production execution control means of this invention.
Further, the payout control board 310 in the above embodiment corresponds to the payout control means of the present invention.

100 gaming machine 108 gaming board 116 gaming area 116a first gaming area 116b second gaming area 120 first starting port 122 second starting port 126 first major winning port 128 second major winning port 140b specific region 160 first special symbol display 162 Second Special Symbol Display 300 Main Control Board 300a Main CPU
300b Main ROM
300c main RAM
310 Discharge control board 320 Firing control board 330 Sub control board 330a Sub CPU
330b Sub ROM
330c Sub RAM

Claims (1)

A gaming machine in which at least a first game state and a second game state in which different game progression conditions are set are provided, and the game progresses in any one of the game states including the first game state and the second game state. There,
A game board in which a game area where game balls flow down is formed;
Launching means for launching a game ball into the game area;
A first start area and a second start area into which the game balls launched by the launch means can enter,
A symbol determination means for performing symbol determination processing for determining one of a plurality of stop symbols on the condition that a game ball enters the first start region or the second start region;
When a stop symbol is determined by the symbol determining means, a variation time determining means for determining a variation time which is a time until the stop symbol is stopped and displayed on the symbol display section;
When a stop symbol is determined when a game ball enters the first start area, the first symbol display unit displays a variation of the symbol. When the variation time has elapsed, the first symbol display unit When the stop symbol is displayed, and when the stop symbol is determined in response to the entry of the game ball into the second start area, the variation display of the symbol is performed on the second symbol display unit, and the variation time has elapsed. A symbol display control means for stopping and displaying the stop symbol on the second symbol display unit;
A specific game execution means for executing a small hit game in which a big winning opening provided in the game area is opened when a predetermined small hit symbol is stopped and displayed on the symbol display unit as the stop symbol;
A payout control means for paying out a prize ball when a game ball enters the big prize opening at least during the small hit game;
Effect execution control means for executing and controlling the effect when the game state is set to the second game state;
With
The symbol determining means
When neither the first symbol display unit nor the second symbol display unit displays a variable symbol, the game ball enters the first start area or the second start area. The stop symbol determination process can be executed as
When the symbols are being displayed in the first symbol display section and the symbols are not displayed in the second symbol display section, the game ball is triggered to enter the second starting area. The stop symbol determination process can be executed as
When the symbol is being displayed in the second symbol display section, and the symbol display is not being displayed in the first symbol display section, the game ball enters the first start area. The stop symbol determination process can be executed as
When the gaming state is set to the first gaming state, the second symbol display unit is an average that is the average of the variation time of the symbol variation display than the first symbol display unit. The variation time is long, and in the first gaming state, launching a game ball toward the second start area is more disadvantageous to the player than firing a game ball toward the first start area,
When the game state is set to the second game state, the payout control is performed rather than the number of game balls fired by the small hit game executed when the game ball enters the second start area. The probability that the small hit symbol is determined by the symbol determining means is set so that the number of prize balls to be paid out by the means is increased,
The variation time determining means includes
When the symbol determination process is the final symbol determination process in the second gaming state, it takes a longer time than when the small hit symbol is determined by the symbol determination process other than the final in the second gaming state. Variable time can be determined,
The production execution control means includes:
A gaming machine, wherein an end notification effect for notifying the end of the second gaming state is executed when the final symbol variation display in the second gaming state is executed.

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