JP2018110994A - Pinball game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a pinball game machine which executes performance giving a player privilege game-wise.SOLUTION: It is determined to display to a main performance display device 60a clock synchronization performance started at a prescribed timing with the current time of day outputted by clock means becoming predetermined time of day as a trigger during a synchronization performance period to be a period non-synchronous with a variation period of symbol variation. The clock synchronization performance includes multiple machine synchronous performances executed in parallel by a plurality of game machines, and during execution of the clock synchronization performance, execution probability of prescribed notice performance suggesting a transfer expectation degree to a special game is switched to lower probability than when the clock synchronization performance is being executed.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 49

Description

  The present invention relates to a ball game machine having a game area in which game balls are launched.

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

JP 2003-230714 A JP 2012-196533 A JP 2008-253457 A

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

  It is known that a plurality of same-type game machines in a game store simultaneously perform the same production at a predetermined time (see, for example, Patent Documents 2 to 4 and Non-Patent Document 1). However, it is not intended or intended that the effects displayed at the same time should be performed uniformly regardless of the success or failure status of each game stand, and that the player will not necessarily produce any effects beyond the effects. However, it could not be said that the effect was more than the conventional notice production, and further utilization methods were being sought.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems, and an object thereof is to provide a gaming machine that realizes an effect that brings a game benefit to a player.

In order to solve the above-described problems, a ball game machine according to an aspect of the present invention is provided with a game board on which a game area is formed, and a predetermined position in the game area. Based on a lottery value for determining whether or not to shift to a special game that is more advantageous to the player than a normal game, triggered by entering the start winning opening and the starting winning opening The winning / failing determination means, the symbol display device in which the symbol is displayed in a variable manner upon entering the starting prize opening, and the symbol fluctuation corresponding to the previous entry when there is a new entry to the starting winning symbol. If displayed, the lottery value corresponding to a new entry with a predetermined number as the upper limit is stored as a hold until the start of display of the symbol variation, and a plurality of types of variations in which the symbol variation display process is defined Variation pattern to select one from the patterns An effect display device for displaying effect content, an effect determination means for determining the effect content to be displayed on the effect display device, and the effect display device determined by the effect determination means. Effect display control means to be displayed on the display and clock means for outputting information on the current time. The effect determining means is configured to perform a clock tuning effect that starts at a predetermined timing triggered by the current time output by the clock means being a predetermined time, and to a tuning effect period that is an asynchronous period with the fluctuation period of the symbol variation. The clock display effect includes a plurality of synchronized effects executed in parallel on a plurality of game machines. The effect determining means switches the execution probability of the predetermined notice effect indicating the expected transition to the special game during execution of the clock synchronization effect to a lower probability than in the case other than during execution of the clock synchronization effect.

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

  According to the ball game machine of the present invention, it is possible to realize an effect that brings a game benefit to the player.

It is a figure which shows the basic structure in the front side of a pachinko game machine. It is a figure which shows the basic structure in the back side of a pachinko game machine. It is a figure which shows the functional block of a pachinko gaming machine. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of a main board | substrate. It is a figure which shows typically a success / failure determination table. It is a figure which shows typically the prior success determination table referred by prior advance determination. It is a figure which shows a symbol determination table typically. It is a figure which shows a fluctuation pattern table typically. It is a block diagram showing the composition of a sub board. It is a time chart which shows the asynchronous nature of a design change production and a clock synchronization production. It is a figure which shows the example of a screen of a clock synchronization effect. It is a block diagram which shows roughly the hardware constitutions of a main board | substrate and a sub board | substrate. It is a block diagram which shows roughly the hardware constitutions of an effect display control apparatus. It is a flowchart which shows the control start process of the main board | substrate in a pachinko game machine. It is a flowchart which shows the main process of S120 in FIG. 14 in detail. It is a flowchart which shows the detail of an interruption process. It is a flowchart which shows the control start process of the sub board | substrate in a pachinko game machine. It is a flowchart which shows the main process of S518 in FIG. 17 in detail. It is a flowchart which shows the interruption process at the time of receiving a command from a main board | substrate. It is a flowchart which shows the interruption process when the timer interruption for production | presentation display control generate | occur | produces. It is a flowchart which shows the interruption process when a sub CPU receives a command from display CPU. It is a flowchart which shows the interruption process when the timer interruption for various device control generate | occur | produces. It is a flowchart which shows the process of a special symbol fluctuation display. It is a flowchart which shows the process of a decoration symbol fluctuation | variation display. It is a flowchart which shows the process of a special game. It is a flowchart which shows the process of a small hit game. It is a flowchart which shows a clock synchronization effect process in detail. It is a figure which shows the round indicator lamp employable with a 2nd basic composition. It is explanatory drawing explaining the example of the opening / closing pattern of the big prize opening in a 3rd basic composition. It is a figure explaining the modification of the opening-and-closing pattern of 8R equivalent game. It is a figure explaining the modification of the opening-and-closing pattern of 8R equivalent game. It is a figure explaining the display of the object in the 3rd basic composition. It is a figure which shows the timing of the opening / closing pattern and start / end effect of the big prize opening in 15R normal special game. It is explanatory drawing explaining the timing of the opening / closing pattern of a big prize opening in a special special game and a special special game, and a start / end effect. It is a figure explaining the display image of the effect display apparatus before continuation effect EK is displayed during execution of a special special game. It is a figure which shows the functional block of the pachinko game machine in a 5th basic composition. It is a figure which shows the example of the music data stored in the music data storage means. It is a figure which shows the example of the music selection screen for a music reproduction means to receive the instruction | indication of the music which should be reproduced | regenerated from a player. It is a figure which shows the example of the location which can be selected as a reproduction | regeneration start location of a music. It is a figure which shows the example of the reproduction | regeneration start location selection screen for a music reproduction | regeneration means to receive the instruction | indication of the reproduction | regeneration start location of a music from a player. It is a figure which shows the example of the loop reproduction | regeneration start location and loop reproduction | regeneration end location of a 1st type music and a 2nd type music. It is a flowchart which shows the operation | movement process of the production | presentation using a music. It is a flowchart which shows in detail the music reproduction process of S1112 in FIG. It is a schematic diagram which shows the structure around a big prize opening. It is a figure which shows the example of a screen of the jackpot effect displayed during 15R special game when it becomes 15R jackpot in the 2nd game. It is a time chart which illustrates the correspondence between the opening / closing pattern of the special winning opening in the special game and the effect display displayed on the effect display device. It is a time chart which illustrates the correspondence between the opening / closing pattern of the special winning opening in the special game and the effect display displayed on the effect display device. It is a figure which shows typically the some game stand installed in the game island of a game store. It is a figure which shows typically the state which performs an individual expansion | deployment effect with the some game machine installed in the game island of a game store. It is a functional block diagram which shows the structure of the sub board | substrate in a present Example. It is a figure which shows the outline of a portable cooperation system typically. It is a figure which shows the example of a display of a content guidance effect typically.

(First basic configuration)
In the pachinko gaming machine of this basic configuration, a plurality of games corresponding to the conventional type 1 pachinko gaming machine are mixed. The second game is preferentially executed so that the first game and the second game as the plurality of games are not executed simultaneously. In order to achieve both of these game characteristics, a plurality of start winning openings, a plurality of special symbol display devices, and a plurality of holding lamps are provided. It is designed so that the number of big hits in the second game is larger than the number of big hits in the first game. For example, the second game is more likely to be a big hit with certainty, and the second game has a larger number of unit games that constitute a special game (a long open unit with a long opening time for a big prize opening). A game and a short-opening unit game with a short opening time are mixed in one special game, and the number of long-opening unit games in the second game is larger than that in the first game even if the number of the same unit games is the same. The second game is designed to have a relatively higher profit than the first game. On top of that, aiming at the first hit in the first game first, after being given a short time in the big hit in the first game, the second game is repeatedly aimed at repeatedly gaining a lot of play Realize.

  FIG. 1 shows a basic structure on the front side of a pachinko gaming machine. The pachinko gaming machine 100 is mainly composed of a gaming machine frame and a gaming board. The pachinko gaming machine 100 has an outer frame 101, a front frame 102, a transparent plate 103, a door 104, an upper ball tray 105, a lower ball tray 106, a launch handle 107, a speaker 108, an effect button 109, a cross key 110, A decorative lamp 111 is included. The outer frame 101 has an opening and is a frame for fixing the pachinko gaming machine 100 to a position where it should be installed. The front frame 102 is a frame body that is aligned with the opening of the outer frame 101, and is attached to the outer frame 101 so as to be opened and closed by a hinge mechanism (not shown). The front frame 102 includes a mechanism for launching a game ball, a mechanism for detachably storing a game board, a mechanism for guiding or collecting the game ball, and the like.

  The transparent plate 103 is made of glass or the like and is supported by the door 104. The door 104 is attached to the front frame 102 so as to be opened and closed by a hinge mechanism (not shown). The upper ball tray 105 has a mechanism for storing game balls, sending out the game balls to the launch rail, extracting the game balls to the lower ball tray 106, and the like. The lower ball tray 106 has a mechanism for storing and extracting game balls. Speakers 108 are provided on the left and right of the upper portion of the door 104, and sound effects and music sounds corresponding to the game state and effects are output by means for controlling the effects. Most of the resin members constituting the exterior of the door 104 are translucent, and a decorative lamp 111 is provided inside the transparent member. The decorative lamp 111 is an LED that emits light in various colors according to the gaming state or the effect by means of controlling the effect, and plays a role of effect by blinking or the like.

  The game board 80 has a first start port 11, a second start port 12, a big winning port 20, a first operating port 31, a second operating port 32, and a general winning port 33 on the game area 81 defined by the rails 82. , An out port 34, an effect display device 60, and a center decoration 64. The center decoration 64 is a decorative resin member provided so as to form a screen frame of the effect display device 60 over substantially the center of the game area 81 and the upper part and the right part thereof. 60 functions such as protection and decoration. A stage 65 on which the inflowing game ball rolls is formed below the center decoration 64, and the direction of falling from the stage 65 depends on the direction of rolling and the direction of entering the first start port 11 and the first start port 11. It is distributed to the direction of the side that does not enter the ball. On the upper part of the center decoration 64, there is provided a movable accessory 66 that is driven in accordance with the contents of the effect and performs an effect operation. In the game area 81, a plurality of mechanisms such as a game nail and a windmill (not shown) for forming a flow path of game balls are installed.

The first start port 11 is provided as a start winning port corresponding to the first game, and the second start port 12 is provided as a start winning port corresponding to the second game. The first start port 11 and the second start port 12 are configured to be able to aim at entering one ball by the strength of the game ball according to the player's intention. The first start port 11 is provided substantially at the lower center of the game area 81, and the second start port 12 is provided directly below the first start port 11. When hitting left, that is, when hitting relatively weakly so as to flow to the left passage of the center decoration 64, it is possible to enter the first starting port 11 and the second starting port 12 or it is easy to enter, while on the right In other words, when the ball is hit relatively strongly aiming to flow to the right passage of the center decoration 64, it is possible to enter the second start port 12 or easy to enter, but not to the first start port 11. In addition, a flow path is formed by the arrangement of the game nails so that it is difficult to enter the ball. However, at the normal time, the upper part of the opening of the second starting port 12 is covered with the first starting port 11 and the inflow of game balls is prevented, so that the second starting port is not opened unless the expansion mechanism of the second starting port 12 is opened. 12 is impossible to enter or difficult to enter. The lottery determination is a lottery for determining whether or not to shift to a special game that is more advantageous to the player than the normal game, and is executed whenever there is a ball entering the first start port 11 or the second start port 12. The

  In addition, the 1st starting port 11 and the 2nd starting port 12 may be provided in the position away from each other to the extent that it is possible to make a target for either one by the strength of the game ball. The first start port 11 and the second start port 12 may be installed separately on the left side and the right side of the game area 81, respectively, so that it is difficult for a game ball aimed at one to enter the other. For example, the first start port 11 is provided at a position where it is possible to enter or easily enter when left-handed, that is, when it is launched relatively weakly so as to flow into the left passage of the center decoration 64. The second starting port 12 is provided at a position where it is possible to enter the ball or to enter the ball easily when it is launched to the right, that is, when it is launched relatively strongly so as to flow into the right passage of the center decoration 64.

  The first start port 11 includes a first start winning detection device 16. The first start winning detection device 16 is a sensor that detects the entry of a game ball into the first start port 11 and generates first start winning information indicating the winning at the time of entering. The second start port 12 includes a second start winning detection device 17, a normal electric combination 90 (so-called electric tulip) that is an expansion mechanism, and a normal electric combination solenoid 91 for opening and closing the normal electric combination 90. . The second start winning detection device 17 is a sensor that detects the entry of a game ball into the second start port 12 and generates second start winning information that indicates that the ball has been entered.

  When the ordinary electric combination 90 is expanded by the driving force of the ordinary electric combination solenoid 91, the ease of entering the second starting port 12 is increased. The opening time of the ordinary electric accessory 90 is about 0.1 second when the opening is short, whereas the opening time of the ordinary electric accessory 90 is about 6 seconds when the opening is long. Thus, the game ball is set longer than the short opening time, so that the game ball can easily enter the second start port 12. The long opening of the ordinary electric accessory 90 is also called “open extension”. As a modified example, when the ordinary electric accessory 90 is expanded, this may be notified in advance, or the normal symbol variation hold may be pre-read and notified before the normal symbol variation starts. , You may alert | report during the fluctuation | variation of a normal symbol.

  As a modified example of the opening mode when the ordinary electric accessory 90 of the second start port 12 is opened long, the total opening time is increased to about 6 seconds by repeating the opening for 2 seconds longer than that for the short opening 3 times. It is good also as an aspect. Further, a plurality of combinations of opening times and opening times may be prepared and one of them may be selected. For example, in the case of releasing 2 seconds 3 times, the total opening time is the same as in the case of releasing 6 seconds once, but the former is longer than the latter when including the interval period. Therefore, especially in the configuration of the modified example in which the second starting port 12 is arranged in the right-handed direction, the former player enters the ball, assuming that the player who noticed the opening has adjusted the hitting direction to the second starting port 12 from that time. It can be said that the opportunity is long. Moreover, it may be configured such that there are a plurality of normal symbol hit types, and the opening mechanism of the spreading mechanism may be different depending on the hit types. For example, when the normal symbol is the first hit, in the normal state, 0.1 seconds is released once, in the easy entry state, the one second release is three times, and when the second hit is in the normal state Then, the 6-second opening may be performed once, and the 2-second opening may be performed twice in the easy entry state.

  Each of the three general winning openings 33 includes a general winning detecting device 38 for detecting the entering of a game ball. The general winning detection device 38 is a sensor that detects the entrance of a game ball into the general winning opening 33, and generates general winning information indicating the winning at the time of winning.

The special winning opening 20 includes a special winning detection device 25 for detecting the entry of a game ball and a special winning opening solenoid 92 for opening and closing the special winning opening 20. The big winning detection device 25 is a sensor that detects the entry of a game ball into the big winning opening 20, and generates big winning opening winning information indicating the winning at the time of winning. The big winning opening 20 is a horizontal rectangular winning opening that is opened as a “big hit” when the first special symbol 51 or the second special symbol 52 stops in a predetermined manner. The big prize opening 20 is provided at the upper right position of the out opening 34. As a modification, another prize winning opening may be provided at the lower center of the game area 81 or above or below the winning prize opening 20, and a plurality of prize winning openings may be provided.

  A first special symbol display device 41 corresponding to the first game and a second special symbol display device 42 corresponding to the second game are juxtaposed on the left and right sides at the lower left position outside the game area 81 on the game board 80, Changes in the first special symbol 51 and the second special symbol 52 are displayed. In the approximate center of the game area 81, an effect display device 60 is provided so that the screen is exposed from the screen frame formed by the center decoration 64, and a decorative symbol 61 linked to the first special symbol 51 or the second special symbol 52 is displayed. The change of the effect image including is displayed. Hereinafter, such display is referred to as “design variation” or “variation display”.

  The first special symbol 51 is a symbol corresponding to the determination result of the first winning / losing lottery performed when the game ball enters the first starting port 11, and its variable display is stopped in a predetermined hit state. A big hit as a special game occurs. The second special symbol 52 is a symbol corresponding to the determination result of the second winning / losing lottery performed when the game ball enters the second starting port 12, and its variation display is stopped in a predetermined hit state. A big hit as a special game occurs. The first special symbol display device 41 and the second special symbol display device 42 are, for example, an 8-segment LED including eight segments of seven segments forming one “8” and one segment representing “dot”. Display device. In the 8-segment LED, a numerical value for 8 bits can be expressed by combining 8 segments. The first special symbol 51 and the second special symbol 52 represented by a combination of segments do not necessarily form letters and numbers, and may be symbols that are generally meaningless formed by a combination of segments. . These symbols are replaced one after another at a high speed and displayed on the first special symbol display device 41 and the second special symbol display device 42, thereby realizing the symbol variation display of the first special symbol 51 and the second special symbol 52. The Further, the first special symbol display device 41 and the second special symbol display device 42 are formed by using LED dot arrays which are not 8-segment LEDs, and a plurality of types of first special symbols 51 and second combinations of lighting patterns and lighting colors. The special symbol 52 may be expressed.

  The effect display device 60 is a display device that is configured by a liquid crystal display that displays the decorative symbol 61 in a variable manner in conjunction with the variable display of the first special symbol 51 or the second special symbol 52. The decorative symbol 61 is a symbol for visually producing the lottery determination result display indicated by the first special symbol 51 and the second special symbol 52. The effect display device 60 displays, for example, a moving image that fluctuates a plurality of rows of symbols simulating a game of a slot machine as a decorative symbol 61 in the central area of the screen. In this basic configuration, symbols composed of numbers “0” to “9” are displayed and varied in three columns, and hit or miss is indicated by three symbol combinations that are finally stopped and displayed. Each of the plurality of symbols constituting the decorative symbol 61 is composed of numbers, characters, or symbols that are decorated with colors or patterns, but the symbols or symbols that are common to all symbols for these numbers, characters, and symbols. You may comprise in the form which adds a different pattern for every and integrates them. This pattern is a pattern on which a motif related to the theme of decoration or production set for the model of the pachinko gaming machine 100 is drawn. For example, a pattern on which a character of a person or an animal is drawn may be used. The decorative design 61 is switched according to the development of the effect between the case where the design including the design is variably displayed and the case where the design is separated and only the numbers, characters and symbols are variably displayed. It may be a configuration. In the background of the variation display of the decoration symbol 61, a moving image having a staging effect related to the theme of decoration or production set for the model of the pachinko gaming machine 100 is displayed in conjunction with the symbol variation.

Since the first special symbol 51 and the second special symbol 52 do not necessarily have an effect role, in this basic configuration, the first special symbol display device 41 and the second special symbol at the lower left of the game area 81 are used. The display device 42 displays the image in an inconspicuous size. However, in the case of adopting a technique in which a special symbol itself has an effect role to express without using a decorative symbol, the special symbol may be displayed on a liquid crystal display instead of an 8-segment LED.

  The first operation port 31 is provided at the left side position of the game area 81 and includes the first passage detection device 36. The first passage detection device 36 is a sensor that detects the passage of the game ball to the first working port 31 and generates passage information indicating the passage at the time of passage. The second operation port 32 is provided at the right side position of the game area 81 and includes the second passage detection device 37. The second passage detection device 37 is a sensor that detects the passage of the game ball to the second working port 32 and generates passage information indicating the passage at the time of passage. The passing of the game ball to the first working port 31 or the second working port 32 triggers an open lottery that determines whether or not to expand the ordinary electric accessory 90. When the game ball passes through the first operation port 31 or the second operation port 32, a normal symbol that is a symbol indicating the determination result of the open lottery is variably displayed on the normal symbol display device 45. Therefore, the open lottery is also called “ordinary symbol lottery”. The normal symbol display device 45 is provided at the lower right side outside the game area 81, and is composed of two lamps for convenience. The normal symbol display state is expressed by which of these lamps is lit. For example, when the first lamp is turned off and the second lamp is hit, the normal symbol fluctuation display is expressed by alternately turning on and off, and finally one of the lights is turned on. A stop symbol of a normal symbol is expressed by being stopped in the state. After a predetermined time has elapsed since the start of the change, the normal symbol change display stops. When the ordinary symbol stops at the winning symbol, the ordinary electric accessory 90 is expanded.

  There are two types of opening time of the ordinary electric accessory 90: a short opening of 0.1 seconds and a long opening of 6 seconds. In the open lottery in the normal state, a normal symbol is hit with a probability of 1/50 and a long release is executed, and a normal symbol is hit with a probability of 1/100 and a short release is executed. Thus, in the normal state, the probability of long open is higher than the probability of short open, but in the modified example, the probability of short open may be higher than the probability of long open. The specifications may be the same. In the open lottery in the easy entry state, the probability of winning a normal symbol is increased to 99/100, and the open time is only long open. Thus, in the easy entry state, the ease of entering the second starting port 12 is enhanced by the function of changing the probability of hitting a normal symbol and the function of extending the opening time. In the easy-to-enter state in the modified example, the ease of entering the second start port 12 may be enhanced by using three functions including a function for shortening the fluctuation time of the normal symbol. In this case, the variation time of the normal symbol is, for example, 10 seconds in the normal state, and 2 seconds in the easy entry state.

  In the lower left position outside the game area 81, a first special symbol holding lamp 71 corresponding to the first game is provided above the first special symbol display device 41, and above the second special symbol display device 42, A second special figure holding lamp 72 corresponding to the second game is provided. The first special figure holding lamp 71 is composed of two lamps, and displays the holding number of the winning lottery value in the first game by the number of lighting or blinking. The number of lottery values held in the first special figure holding lamp 71 is the number of lottery values won to the first starting port 11 during the fluctuation of the first special symbol 51 or during the execution of the special game. Indicates the number of winning balls that have not been executed. The second special figure hold lamp 72 is also composed of two lamps, and displays the number of hold of the winning lottery value in the second game by the number of lighting or blinking. The number of lottery values held in the second special figure holding lamp 72 is the number of lottery values won to the second starting port 12 during the fluctuation of the second special symbol 52 or during the execution of the special game, Indicates the number of winning balls that have not been executed. The number of hold of the lottery value is displayed at the bottom of the screen of the effect display device 60 in a form represented by the number of on-hold lamp images.

When the number of lottery holds is three, the symbol variation time in the case of a loss is shortened from the normal time in order to increase game efficiency (hereinafter also referred to as “shortening variation”). Similarly, the number of pending lotteries is 4
When the number is increased, the symbol variation time in the case of detachment is further shortened compared to the above three cases in order to further increase the game efficiency (hereinafter also referred to as “super shortened variation”).

  In the lower right position outside the game area 81, a normal figure holding lamp 75 is provided on the right side of the normal symbol display device 45. The regular figure holding lamp 75 is also composed of two lamps, and displays the number of holdings of normal symbol fluctuations depending on the number of lights or the number of blinking lights. The number of normal symbol fluctuations held is the number of game balls that have passed through the first operation port 31 or the second operation port 32 during the normal symbol variation, and the number of normal symbol lotteries for which the normal symbol variation has not yet been executed. Indicates.

  The effect button 109 is an operation input unit that is pressed by the player in order to input a predetermined instruction to the gaming machine according to the content of the effect, and the content of the effect is changed according to the pressing mode. The effect button 109 is provided on the outer wall surface near the upper ball tray 105. The cross key 110 is an operation input means for the player to input a direction instruction to the gaming machine, and is provided on the left outer wall surface of the upper ball tray 105.

  An outline of a game method and a control flow performed in the above configuration will be described. When the player turns the launch handle 107 by hand, the game balls stored in the upper ball tray 105 with the strength corresponding to the turning angle are guided to the rail 82 one by one and launched into the game area 81. . When the player fixes the rotation position of the launch handle 107 by hand, the game ball is repeatedly fired at regular time intervals. The game ball launched to the upper part of the game area 81 falls in a direction according to how it hits while hitting a plurality of game nails and windmills. When a game ball is dropped into each of the general winning opening 33, the first starting opening 11, the second starting opening 12, and the big winning opening 20, the winning ball corresponding to the type of the winning opening is the upper ball tray 105 or lower It is paid out to the ball tray 106. A game ball dropped into each winning hole such as the general winning hole 33 is processed as a safe ball, and a game ball dropped into the out hole 34 is processed as an out ball.

  When entering the first start port 11 or the second start port 12, in the first special symbol display device 41, the second special symbol display device 42 and the effect display device 60, the first special symbol 51, the second special symbol 52, and The decorative design 61 is displayed in a variable manner. The variable display of the first special symbol 51, the second special symbol 52, and the decorative symbol 61 is stopped after the lapse of the variable display time determined prior to display. The first special symbol 51 and the second special symbol 52 are variably displayed according to a variation pattern in which a variation mode from the variation start to the stop is determined. The decorative symbol 61 is displayed in a variable manner according to a variation effect pattern in which a variation mode from the start to the end of the variation is determined. A plurality of types of variation patterns and variation production patterns are prepared, and each has various variation times. While the first special symbol 51 and the second special symbol 52 are variably displayed according to the variation pattern, the decorative symbol 61 is variably displayed according to the variation effect pattern having the same variation time. In the variation pattern, a variation display time is defined for each pattern as an end condition of the symbol variation, and the variation of the first special symbol 51, the second special symbol 52, and the decorative symbol 61 occurs when the variation display time elapses. Stopped.

  As a variation display of the decorative symbol 61, first, when the variation starts, the symbols are varied in all three columns as in the reel rotation of the slot machine, and when the timing approaches the variation end timing, each column is stopped one by one. The symbol combination is displayed. When the first special symbol 51, the second special symbol 52, and the decorative symbol 61 at the time of stop are in a stop mode indicating a big hit, the game shifts to a special game that is a game state advantageous to the player over the normal game, The opening / closing operation of the winning opening 20 is started. The stop mode of the decorative symbol 61 indicating the big hit is, for example, a mode of combination in which three types of symbols match.

The variation effect pattern includes a normal loss effect pattern, a reach failure effect pattern, and a reach jackpot effect pattern. The normal off effect pattern is an effect pattern for displaying a normal off symbol combination. The reach out effect pattern is an effect pattern for displaying an out symbol combination through a reach state, which is a big win if one more symbols are arranged. The reach jackpot effect pattern is an effect pattern when displaying a jackpot symbol combination through the reach state. In particular, the patterns when reaching the reach state include patterns with various long and short fluctuation times. Reach patterns with relatively short fluctuation times are called “normal reach”, and reach patterns with long fluctuation times are called “super reach”. ". The normal loss effect pattern, the reach failure effect pattern, and the reach jackpot effect pattern include a normal pattern that is displayed in a normal state and a time-shortening pattern that is displayed in a time-short state. However, even in the normal state, if there is a second symbol variation corresponding to the entrance to the second starting port 12, there is a probability that the big hit is likely to have a probable change or the number of unit games of the special game increases. Since it can be said that the chance state is higher than the first fluctuation corresponding to the entrance to the 1 start opening 11, a chance effect pattern for displaying that it is a chance to generate a relatively advantageous big hit may be used. In this basic configuration, the time-shortening pattern is used in the time-shortening state, but the time-shortening pattern is used even in the probability-changing state because the time-varying state is accompanied by time-shortening. However, in the modified example, a specification using a pattern for probability variation different from that for time reduction in the probability variation state may be used. Alternatively, a specification using a common pattern may be used for the time reduction and for the probability change, or a specification for using the pattern for the probability change in the probability change state without using the time reduction pattern in particular.

  There are two types of special games, normal special games and shortened special games, and there is a large difference in the profits of the winning prize balls. Usually, the special game is started by displaying an effect screen called a start demonstration time. After the start demonstration time screen is displayed, the special winning opening 20 is opened, and after the opening continues for about 30 seconds, or after nine or more game balls are dropped, the game is closed once. From such opening to closing of the big prize opening 20 is basically called a unit game, but it may be repeated a plurality of short-time opening during one unit game. After the opening / closing of the special prize opening 20 or the unit game is repeated a predetermined number of times, for example, 4 times or 16 times, the special special game is ended by displaying an effect screen called an end demonstration time. In special games, it is possible to expect more than 9 balls per unit game, and you can get enough prize balls (also called “out”) by 16 unit games, which is a big profit. Is obtained. A special game in which 16 unit games are repeated is also referred to as “16R jackpot” as appropriate, and a special game in which 4 unit games are repeated is also referred to as “4R jackpot” as appropriate.

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

  When the first special symbol 51 or the second special symbol 52 and the decorative symbol 61 at the time of the stop are in a predetermined small hit mode, the game proceeds to the small hit game constituted by one unit game, and Opening and closing operations are performed. In one unit game constituting the small hit game, the big prize opening 20 repeats the opening for about 0.2 seconds twice, so that the appearance is the same as the 2R big hit.

  When a special game occurs and the winning stop symbol at that time is in a specific mode, probability change, which is one of the specific games, is further started after the special game ends. During the probability change, the winning lottery with a higher probability of winning than the normal probability state is performed, and a new special game can be generated relatively early. It should be noted that the determination result of the winning / losing lottery may be a latent probability change state in which the specific big hit, that is, the big hit with probability change, is not clearly indicated on the appearance, and is not explicitly notified as a decorative symbol or production content. In this case, even if the probability change is in progress, the effect display device 60 does not clearly indicate whether it is a probability change or a non-probability change.

  In the normal game after the end of the special game, the easy entry state, which is one of the specific game states, is started. In the easy-to-enter state, the probability of winning the open lottery is increased more than usual, and the open extension is executed so that the expansion time of the ordinary electric accessory 90 is long open. Since the number of hits of normal symbols per fixed time can be increased and the ease of entering the second starting port 12 is increased, the number of entering the second starting port 12 is likely to increase. Therefore, as a result of increasing the chance of obtaining a prize ball by entering the second starting port 12, it is possible to keep playing with little or no increase in the number of balls.

  In the easy-to-enter state, as one of the specific gaming states, a so-called time reduction in which the variation time of the first special symbol 51, the second special symbol 52, and the decorative symbol 61 is shortened compared to the normal state is further executed. The variation times of the first special symbol 51, the second special symbol 52, and the decorative symbol 61 are returned to the original variation time after a predetermined variation number, for example, 100 variations are displayed, but reach the variation number. If a big hit occurs before, the working hours are once ended. Since the variation time of the first special symbol 51, the second special symbol 52, and the decorative symbol 61 is shortened in a short time, compared to the normal state where the symbol variation is performed with the normal variation time, until the big hit occurs Time can be shortened, and the ease of winning a jackpot can be relatively enhanced. In a modification, it is good also as a specification which does not implement time shortening of a special symbol in an easy-to-enter state.

  FIG. 2 shows a basic structure on the back side of the pachinko gaming machine. The power switch 150 is a switch for turning on / off the power of the pachinko gaming machine 100. The main board 200 controls the overall operation of the pachinko gaming machine 100, and processes all game operations such as lottery when winning the first start port 11 and the second start port 12, in particular. The sub board 300 includes a liquid crystal unit 151, controls display contents on the effect display device 60, and changes the display contents that are particularly effective according to the determination result by the main board 200. The back setting mechanism 152 includes a prize ball tank 153, a path for prize balls, a payout unit 154 for delivering prize balls. The payout unit 154 pays out the game balls supplied from the winning ball tank 153 to the upper ball tray 105 in accordance with winning in each winning opening. The payout control board 155 controls the payout operation by the payout unit 154. The launching device 156 launches the stored balls in the upper ball tray 105 to the game area 81 one by one. The launch control board 157 controls the launch operation of the launch device 156. The power supply unit 158 supplies power to each part of the pachinko gaming machine 100.

  FIG. 3 shows functional blocks of the pachinko gaming machine 100. The pachinko gaming machine 100 assigns functions to a main board 200 as a main control device that controls the basic operation of the game and the progress of the game, and a sub board 300 as a sub control device that controls the staging operations and processes. It consists of different forms. The main board 200 includes a first start port 11, a second start port 12, a big winning port 20, a general winning port 33, a first operating port 31, a second operating port 32, a first special symbol display device 41, and a second special port. It is electrically connected to the symbol display device 42 and the normal symbol display device 45, and transmits / receives various control signals to / from each of them. The sub board 300 is electrically connected to the effect display device 60, the effect button 109, the speaker 108, and the decoration lamp 111, and transmits / receives various control signals to / from each. Since data transmission / reception between the main board 200 and the sub board 300 is unidirectional from the main board 200 to the sub board 300, each configuration is configured so that the entire operation is realized by such data transmission / reception in one direction. Arranged on the main board 200 and the sub board 300. Since the unidirectionality of data transmission from the main board 200 to the sub board 300 is maintained, data cannot be transmitted from the configuration included in the sub board 300 to the configuration included in the main board 200. It cannot be requested. Therefore, the information generated on the main board 200 cannot be referred to from the sub board 300 unless the main board 200 transmits the information to the sub board 300 unilaterally.

Note that any one of the functional blocks included in the main board 200 may be mounted on the sub board 300 instead of the main board 200, and any of the functional blocks included in the sub board 300 may be included in the sub board 300. Instead, it may be mounted on the main board 200.

  FIG. 4 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of the main board 200. The main board 200 includes a ball entering determination unit 201, a first lottery unit 211, a second lottery unit 212, a general drawing lottery unit 213, a holding control unit 240, a main display control unit 250, a special game control unit 260, and a small hit game control. Means 265, specific game control means 270, opening / closing control means 275, and special figure adjustment means 276 are provided.

  The entry determination unit 201 determines whether or not a game ball has entered each winning opening. When receiving the first start winning information, the winning determination means 201 determines that the game ball has won the first start port 11, and when receiving the second start winning information, the game ball has won the second start port 12. to decide. The winning determination means 201 determines that the game ball has won the big winning opening 20 when receiving the big winning opening information, and determines that the gaming ball has won the general winning opening 33 when receiving the general winning information. When receiving the passage information, the entry determining unit 201 determines that the game ball has passed through the first operation port 31 or the second operation port 32.

  The first lottery means 211 functions as a function for executing the first lottery relating to the first game. The first lottery value acquiring means 216, the first winning / failure determining means 221, the first symbol determining means 226, and the first variation pattern determining. The means 231 is included, and the first winning / losing lottery is executed as the winning / nothing lottery corresponding to the entry into the first starting port 11. The determination result of the first winning / losing lottery is shown in the form of variable display of the first special symbol 51 in the first special symbol display device 41, and in the form of variable display of the decorative symbol 61 in the display area of the effect display device 60. . The second lottery means 212 includes a second lottery value acquisition means 217, a second win / fail determination means 222, a second symbol determination means 227, and a second variation pattern determination means 232, and corresponds to entering the second starting port 12 The second winning / losing lottery is executed as the winning / losing lottery. The determination result of the second winning / losing lottery is shown in the form of variable display of the second special symbol 52 on the second special symbol display device 42, and in the form of variable display of the decorative symbol 61 in the display area of the effect display device 60. . When starting the symbol variation, the first lottery unit 211 and the second lottery unit 212 transmit the lottery determination result corresponding to the symbol variation to the effect determining unit 303 together with the symbol variation control command.

  The first lottery means 211 and the second lottery means 212 indicate which lottery value range the lottery value corresponds to in the determination as to whether the lottery value is a preliminary determination process even when entering the first start port 11 or the second start port 12 Pre-winning determination is performed, and the determination result is transmitted to the effect determination means 303. The result of the pre-determination process is temporarily stored in the transmission buffer, and then transmitted to the effect determination means 303 regardless of whether or not the symbol variation display corresponding to the lottery is immediately started, and is erased from the transmission buffer or overwritten later. The Therefore, for the sub-board 300 side, a so-called “prefetching” process is realized in which the success / failure result can be presumed in advance before the symbol variation start order is reached.

  The first lottery value acquisition means 216 acquires a random number value as the first winning / failing lottery value for the first winning / losing lottery upon entering the first starting port 11. The second lottery value acquisition unit 217 acquires a random number value as the second winning / failing lottery value for the second winning / losing lottery upon entering the second start port 12. For example, the values acquired as the first winning / losing lottery value and the second winning / losing lottery value for the winning / losing lottery are acquired from a value range from “0” to “65535”. The values acquired as the first winning / losing lottery value and the second winning / losing lottery value are temporarily held by the holding control means 240. However, the lottery value is held within a range not exceeding the predetermined holding upper limit number.

The first winning / failing determination means 221 determines whether or not to shift to a special game or a small hit game based on the first winning / losing lottery value, and in which lottery value range the first winning / failing lottery value is in the determination of winning or failure. Perform a prior adequacy determination to determine whether it is applicable. The second winning / failing determining means 222 determines whether or not to shift to the special game or the small hit game based on the second winning / losing lottery value, and the lottery value range in which the second winning / failing lottery value is determined in the winning / failing determination. Perform a prior adequacy determination to determine whether it is applicable. The first success / failure determination unit 221 and the second success / failure determination unit 222 hold a success / failure determination table and a prior / failure determination table referred to in the determination of success / failure. In addition, in order to distinguish especially the prior / failure determination that is performed when starting the symbol variation, it is also referred to as “predetermined whether or not the main determination is appropriate”.

  The first success / failure determination unit 221 and the second success / failure determination unit 222 hold a plurality of failure determination tables referred to in the determination of success / failure. In the plurality of success / failure determination tables, determination results of jackpot and miss are associated with winning / failure lottery values, and the success / failure probability is determined in accordance with the associated jackpot range setting. The first success / failure determination means 221 and the second success / failure determination means 222 refer to a success / failure table for determination of success / failure based on a normal hit probability in the normal probability state, and whether or not the big hit probability is higher than the normal probability in the probability variation state. Browse the table. The first success / failure determination means 221 and the second success / failure determination means 222 refer to any of the plurality of success / failure tables, and determine whether or not the winning / raising lottery value is a win.

  FIG. 5 is a diagram schematically showing the success / failure determination table. The success / failure determination table in this figure associates determination results of big hits, small hits and misses, and winning / failing lottery values. Depending on the respective range settings, the hit / failure probabilities of big hits and small hits are determined. Is determined. As the main determination, the first determination unit 221 and the second determination unit 222 refer to the determination table in FIG. In both of the first winning / failing lottery performed by the first winning / failing determining means 221 and the second winning / notifying lottery performed by the second winning / failing determining means 222, a big hit is made only when the winning / losing lottery value falls within the range of 0 to 299 at normal times. At the time of certainty change, the range of the big hit is expanded, and not only when the success / failure lottery value falls within the range of 0 to 299, but also when the lottery falls within the range of 300 to 2999. Thus, the range corresponding to the big hit changes according to the gaming state. In this figure, the single hit / fail judgment table shows the jackpot range for both normal time and probability change, but the success / fail judgment table may be prepared separately for normal time and for probability change. It may be prepared separately for the 1-win / lotter lottery and the second-win / win lottery.

  In this basic configuration, even if the winning / failing lottery value does not correspond to the big hit range, if it falls within the predetermined range, it is a small hit. In the example of this figure, when the winning / losing lottery value acquired by the first winning / failing determining means 221 falls within the range of 56500 to 65535, the winning lottery value acquired by the second winning / failing determining means 222 is 64000 to 65535. If it falls within the range, it will be a small hit. In other words, the first hit / lotter lottery has a wider range corresponding to the jackpot than the second hit / lottery lottery, and the jackpot is likely to occur. In this way, if it does not correspond to the big hit, it is all “out”, but in the example in this figure, the winning lottery value range when it does not correspond to the small hit out of the cases where it does not correspond to the big hit Is expressed as “displacement”. In addition, although the example which implement | achieved the determination table of whether it is a big hit and the determination table of whether it is a small win in the figure in the form of a single winning / nothing determination table was shown in this figure, each may be implement | achieved as a separate table. Good.

  FIG. 6 is a diagram schematically illustrating a prior success / failure determination table referred to in prior advance / failure determination. The first success / failure determination unit 221 refers to the table of FIG. 6A, and when the success / failure lottery value is “0 to 299”, sets a value of “1” indicating that to the determination result determination result range, In a case where the winning / failing lottery value is “300 to 2999”, a value “2” indicating that is set in the corresponding winning / failing range as a determination result. When the lottery value is “3,000 to 56499”, the value “3” indicating that is set as the determination result, and when the lottery value is “56500 to 65535”, “4” is indicated. The value of “” is set in the validity range as the determination result. Each time the first success / failure determination unit 221 sets the success / failure range as described above, the first success / failure determination unit 221 transmits the value to the effect determination unit 303 together with the value indicating the first successful / failure lottery and the number of holds.

  The second success / failure determination unit 222 refers to the table of FIG. 6 (b), and when the success / failure lottery value is “0 to 299”, sets a value of “1” indicating that to the determination result determination result range, In a case where the winning / failing lottery value is “300 to 2999”, a value “2” indicating that is set in the corresponding winning / failing range as a determination result. When the winning / failing lottery value is “3,000 to 63999”, the value “3” indicating that is set in the winning / failing range as the determination result, and when the winning / losing lottery value is “6400 to 65535”, “4” indicating that is determined. The value of “” is set in the validity range as the determination result. Each time the success / failure determination unit 222 sets the success / failure range as described above, the second success / failure determination unit 222 transmits the value to the effect determination unit 303 together with a value indicating the second success / failure lottery and the number of holdings.

  Returning to FIG. 4, the first symbol determination means 226 and the second symbol determination means 227 determine the stop symbol at the start of symbol variation based on the separately acquired symbol lottery value and the result of the determination, and the symbol lottery A prior symbol determination is performed as to which symbol range the value corresponds to. The first symbol determination means 226 and the second symbol determination means 227 hold a plurality of symbol determination tables and a prior symbol determination table that are referred to in order to determine a special symbol stop symbol. The first symbol determination means 226 and the second symbol determination means 227 refer to different symbol determination tables according to the determination result. In addition, in order to distinguish the symbol determination performed in starting symbol variation especially from prior symbol determination, it is also referred to as “symbol determination as the main determination” as appropriate.

  FIG. 7 is a diagram schematically showing a symbol determination table. FIG. 7A is a table that is referred to when the determination result is a big hit, FIG. 7B is a table that is referred to when the determination result is wrong, and FIG. This table is referred to when the determination result is a small hit. The first symbol determination means 226 and the second symbol determination means 227 refer to the symbol determination table of this diagram in the symbol determination as the main determination. Each symbol determination table defines a correspondence relationship between the numbers “0” to “10” indicating the types of special symbols and the first symbol lottery value or the second symbol lottery value. The types of special symbols are associated with the big hit, small hit, and unsuccessful determination results, with “0” to “4” corresponding to the big hit, “5” to “9” corresponding to the big hit, “10” corresponds to a loss. Each type is assigned a plurality of special symbols, that is, a plurality of symbols that are generally meaningless and formed by a combination of segments.

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

  As shown in FIG. 7B, the type “10” is associated with the entire range of symbol lottery values in the case where the determination result is wrong.

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

Note that the table in FIG. 7 is also referred to as the prior symbol determination table in the prior symbol determination. The first symbol determination means 226 and the second symbol determination means 227 indicate that the value of “0” to “10” indicating the type of the special symbol as the result of the prior symbol determination is the first winning / losing lottery or the second winning / losing lottery. It is transmitted to the effect determining means 303 together with the indicated value and the number of holds.

  Returning to FIG. 4, the first variation pattern determining means 231 separately obtains a variation pattern in which the variation process of the symbol variation to be displayed on the first special symbol display device 41 and the effect display device 60 is determined. Is determined from a plurality of fluctuation patterns. The second variation pattern determining means 232 has a plurality of variation patterns in which a variation process of symbols to be displayed on the second special symbol display device 42 and the effect display device 60 is determined based on a second pattern lottery value acquired separately. Determine from the variation pattern. The first variation pattern determining means 231 and the second variation pattern determining means 232 each determine a variation pattern of the symbol variation with reference to the variation pattern table when starting the symbol variation. In addition, the first variation pattern determination unit 231 and the second variation pattern determination unit 232 perform prior pattern determination as to which variation pattern range the pattern lottery value corresponds to. The first variation pattern determination unit 231 and the second variation pattern determination unit 232 respectively hold or share a variation pattern table and a prior pattern determination table that are referred to for determining a variation pattern. In the variation pattern, a variation time from a variation start to a stop when the special symbol is variably displayed is determined, and has various variation times depending on the type. That is, for each variation pattern, a variation display time is defined for each pattern as an end condition of the symbol variation, and the variation of the special symbol is stopped when the variation display time elapses. It should be noted that the variation pattern determination executed when starting the symbol variation is also referred to as “variation pattern determination as the main determination” as appropriate in order to distinguish it from the prior pattern determination.

  FIG. 8 is a diagram schematically showing the variation pattern table. The first variation pattern determining means 231 and the second variation pattern determining means 232 refer to the table of FIG. 9A in the normal state and refer to the table of FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 8 (a), when the result of the determination is wrong in the normal state, if the pattern lottery value is 0 to 4, “super 1” that is the super reach of the pattern range number “0” is selected, If the pattern lottery value is 5 to 9, “super 2” which is the super reach of the pattern range number “1” is selected. If the pattern lottery value is 10 to 19, “normal 1” which is the normal reach of the pattern range number “2” is selected, and if the pattern lottery value is 20 to 29, “normal” which is the normal reach of the pattern range number “3” is selected. 2 ”is selected. If the pattern lottery value is 30 to 255, the pattern range number “4” “no reach” is selected. As “out of reach”, a different variation pattern is selected depending on the number of holds, a change pattern of 10 seconds when the number of holds is 0 to 2, a change pattern of 7 seconds when the number of holds is 3, and the number of holds When is 4, a 4-second variation pattern is selected.

  In this figure, an example in which there are mainly five types classified by variation time will be described. However, a plurality of variation effect patterns are prepared for each variation pattern in the sub-substrate 300, and several tens of variation effect patterns are provided as a whole. Is equivalent to the lottery value range of each classification.

The range of pattern lottery values assigned to “Normal 1”, “Normal 2”, and “Reach without reach” also varies depending on the number of holds. When the number of holdings is 0, 1 as shown in (a) of this figure, the lottery value range of “Normal 1” and “Normal 2” becomes narrower as the number of holdings increases, and the lottery value of “no reach” The range becomes wider. The smaller the number of holds, the wider the lottery value range of the fluctuation pattern having a relatively long fluctuation time, and the probability that the fluctuation pattern having a long fluctuation time is selected increases. Thus, the smaller the number of holds, the longer the average fluctuation time, and the larger the number of holds, the shorter the average fluctuation time. By using a variation pattern table in which the correspondence between the pattern lottery value range and the variation pattern is different for each number of reservations, it is possible to realize control that makes it easy to select a variation pattern with a long variation time when the number of reservations decreases.

  In the normal state, when the result of the determination is 4R big hit or 16R big hit, if the pattern lottery value is 0 to 123, “Super 1” which is the super reach of the pattern range number “5” is selected, and the pattern lottery value is If it is 124 to 248, “super 2” which is the super reach of the pattern range number “6” is selected. If the pattern lottery value is 249 to 252, “normal 1” which is the normal reach of the pattern range number “7” is selected, and if the pattern lottery value is 253 to 255, “normal” which is the normal reach of the pattern range number “8” is selected. 2 ”is selected.

  In the normal state, when the result of the determination is 2R big hit or small hit, if the pattern lottery value is 0 to 122, “Super 3” which is the super reach of the pattern range number “9” is selected, and the pattern lottery value is If it is 123 to 255, “normal 3” that is the normal reach of the pattern range number “10” is selected.

  When the first variation pattern determination unit 231 and the second variation pattern determination unit 232 transmit the predetermination result to the effect determination unit 303 as a so-called prefetching result, the pattern range number value (0 to 10) is set to the first determination result. It is transmitted together with a value indicating whether it is a lottery or a second win / fail lottery or the number of holdings.

  In the variation pattern table of FIG. 8B referred to in the time reduction state, the pattern lottery value is assigned to the variation pattern for time reduction. However, the correspondence relationship between the range of the pattern lottery value and the variation time is the same as that in FIG. “Reach without reach reduction” is a variation pattern with a relatively short variation time associated with the same lottery value range and pattern range number as “reach without reach” in FIG. “Reach without reach reduction” also selects a different fluctuation pattern depending on the number of holdings, a fluctuation pattern of 10 seconds when the holding number is 0 or 1, and a fluctuation pattern of 1 second when the holding number is 2 to 4. Are selected.

  Returning to FIG. 4, the general drawing lottery means 213 executes a lottery by acquiring a lottery value when the game ball passes through the first operation port 31 or the second operation port 32. The determination result of the lottery by the normal symbol lottery means 213 is variably displayed on the normal symbol display device 45 in the form of a normal symbol. The regular symbol lottery means 213 holds a symbol determination table to be referred to in order to determine the stop symbol of the normal symbol to be displayed on the normal symbol display device 45. In the symbol determination table, the correspondence between the lottery value and the normal symbol is determined, and the normal symbol lottery means 213 determines the stop symbol of the normal symbol with reference to the symbol determination table. When the determined stop symbol becomes a predetermined symbol, it is determined that the normal symbol is a hit, and after the change display of the normal symbol is stopped at the stop symbol, the opening / closing control means 275 is operated by the second start port 12. The normal electric accessory 90 is expanded. The spreading time is 0.1 second when short opening and 6 seconds when long opening. The lottery value of the normal symbol is temporarily held by the hold control means 240. However, the lottery value is held only when the predetermined hold upper limit number held by the hold control means 240 is not exceeded.

The holding control means 240 includes special figure holding means 241 and general figure holding means 242. The special figure holding means 241 displays a new first winning / losing lottery or second winning / non-winning if a symbol variation corresponding to the previous lottery is displayed when the first winning / losing lottery is newly executed. The start of symbol variation for the lottery is suspended, and the corresponding lottery value is stored until the corresponding symbol variation display starts. For the first winner / lottery lottery, the winner / lottery value and the setting of the winner / rejection range, the pattern range, and the pattern range are stored as prior determination results. The setting of the success / failure range, the symbol range, and the pattern range is stored. Or
You may memorize | store the result of a prior determination in the area | region different from a winning / bad lottery value. The general map holding means 242 stores the general map lottery value acquired by the general map lottery means 213 as a holding ball. These holding numbers are represented by the number of lighting or blinking numbers of the first special figure holding lamp 71, the second special figure holding lamp 72, and the general figure holding lamp 75, respectively. The number of holds by the special figure holding means 241 is also displayed on the effect display device 60.

  The lottery value of the second winning / losing lottery held in the special figure holding means 241 is preferentially digested over the lottery value of the first winning / losing lottery and the symbol variation is displayed. For this reason, even if the lottery value for the big win is held as the first winning lottery, as long as the lottery value is held as the second winning lottery, the symbol variation corresponding to the big winning lottery value of the first winning lottery is not displayed. Therefore, even if there is a big hit hold as the first winning / losing lottery, there is a possibility that a plurality of consecutive big hits can be obtained by continuing to hit until the big hit holding is entered as the second winning / losing lottery.

  The main display control means 250 includes first special figure control means 251, second special figure control means 252, and universal figure control means 254. The first special symbol control means 251 displays the fluctuation of the first special symbol 51 on the first special symbol display device 41 in accordance with the fluctuation pattern determined corresponding to the determination result of the first winning / non-winning lottery by the first lottery means 211. Let The first special symbol control means 251 sets a new symbol variation start condition that the symbol variation display corresponding to the first winning / losing lottery or the second winning / losing lottery completed before that has ended. The second special symbol control means 252 displays the variation of the second special symbol 52 on the second special symbol display device 42 in accordance with the variation pattern determined in accordance with the determination result of the second winning / losing lottery by the second lottery means 212. Let The second special symbol control means 252 also sets a new symbol variation start condition that the symbol variation display corresponding to the first winning / losing lottery or the second winning / losing lottery performed before that ends.

  The 1st special figure control means 251 reserves the start of the symbol fluctuation display corresponding to the 1st success / failure lottery when the special lottery means 241 stores the success / failure lottery value of the second success / failure lottery. On the other hand, the second special figure control means 252 starts the symbol fluctuation display corresponding to the second winning / losing lottery regardless of whether or not the special winning / holding lottery value is stored by the special figure holding means 241. Thereby, when the lottery value is suspended in both the first winning / losing lottery and the second winning / losing lottery, the lottery value suspended in the second winning / losing lottery is preferentially read and the symbol variation is displayed. In such a case, the lottery value held in the first winning / losing lottery is not read until the number of holdings in the second winning / losing lottery becomes zero, and the symbol variation thereof does not start.

  The first special figure control means 251 and the second special figure control means 252 issue a change start command and a change stop command at the timing to start and stop the change display of the first special symbol 51 and the second special symbol 52, respectively. It transmits to the production control means 304. When transmitting the variation start command, the determination result or determination result determined as the main determination, a value indicating each of the stop symbol and the variation pattern, and a value indicating whether the first determination result determination lottery or the second determination result determination lottery It is transmitted to the effect control means 304 together with the change start command. When transmitting the variation stop command, a value indicating the stop symbol is transmitted to the effect control means 304 together with the variation stop command. Thereby, the fluctuation display by the main display control means 250 and the effect control means 304 is synchronized, and the interlock is maintained. The normal symbol control means 254 displays the lottery determination result by the normal symbol lottery means 213 on the normal symbol display device 45 as a normal symbol variation display.

The special figure adjusting means 276 waits for the start of the other variable display while one of the first special symbol 51 and the second special symbol 52 is variably displayed. The special figure adjusting means 276 has a second special symbol based on the ball entering the second start port 12 regardless of the order of the game balls having entered the first start port 11 or the second start port 12. The variable display of 52 is given priority over the variable display of the first special symbol 51 based on the entrance to the first start port 11. For example, when both the first winner / lottery value and the second winner / lottery value are held, the second winner / lottery value is always preferentially digested, and the second
The special symbol 52 is continuously variably displayed.

  The special figure adjusting means 276 in the modified example displays the fluctuation display of the first special symbol 51 and the fluctuation display of the second special symbol 52 in accordance with the order of entering the first starting port 11 and the second starting port 12. Alternatively, the display may be selectively changed. For example, when a ball is entered in the order of the first start port 11, the first start port 11, and the second start port 12, the display is changed in the order of the first special symbol 51, the first special symbol 51, and the second special symbol 52. Is done. In this case, the special figure adjusting means 276 monitors the hold control means 240 and stores the hold order of the winning / failing lottery values. Which special symbol should be changed is determined in accordance with the order of entry of the game balls, that is, the hold order of the success / failure lottery values in the hold control means 240, so that the player can easily grasp the order of change visually.

  The special figure adjusting means 276 in another modified example may display the fluctuation display of the first special symbol 51 and the fluctuation display of the second special symbol 52 in a predetermined digestion order regardless of the order of entry. Good. For example, priority may be given to alternately displaying the fluctuation display of the first special symbol 51 and the fluctuation display of the second special symbol 52. For example, when both the first winning / losing lottery value and the second winning / losing lottery value are held, the first special symbol 51 and the second special symbol 52 are alternately displayed in a variable manner. Which special symbol should be changed is simply switched alternately regardless of the order of entry of the game balls, so that the player can easily grasp the order of change.

  The special figure adjusting means 276 also waits for the start of the other variable display when one of the first special symbol 51 and the second special symbol 52 is stopped in the hit state. In this case, since the special symbol change display is not started while the special game is executed, the player can concentrate on the special game.

  The special game control unit 260 operates the special game when the first special symbol 51 is stopped in a predetermined big hit mode when the first winning / losing lottery by the first lottery unit 211 indicates a transition to the special game. It is determined that the condition is satisfied, and the special game is executed by opening the special winning opening 20. Similarly, the special game control means 260, when the second special lottery by the second lottery means 212 results in the transition to the special game, when the second special symbol 52 is stopped in a predetermined big hit mode It is determined that the special game operation condition is satisfied, and the special game is executed by opening the special winning opening 20.

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

The small hit game control means 265 operates the small hit game when the first special symbol 51 is stopped in a predetermined small hit mode when the first lottery by the first lottery means 211 results in a small hit. It is determined that the condition is satisfied, and the small winning game is executed by opening the large winning opening 20 to the opening / closing control means 275. Similarly, when the second lottery by the second lottery means 212 results in a small win, the small hit game control means 265 is small when the second special symbol 52 is stopped in a predetermined small hit mode. It is determined that the winning game operating condition is satisfied, and the small winning game is executed by opening the large winning opening 20 to the opening / closing control means 275.

  In the small hit game, the unit game is executed once, and the big prize opening 20 is opened and closed twice in one unit game. The small hit game control means 265 opens the big prize opening 20 for about 0.2 seconds per opening and closing, and after the little hit game as a whole is opened for about 0.4 seconds, closes the big prize opening 20. To end the small hit game.

  The specific game control means 270 controls the normal game in the probability changing state, the short time state, and the easy-to-enter state. The specific game control means 270 shifts the gaming state to the certain variation state, the short time state, and the easy entry state after the special game is completed when the special symbol is a specific jackpot symbol accompanied by the transition to probability variation. The probability variation state, the short time state, and the easy entry state are continued until the next big hit occurs. In the short-time state, the first variation pattern determination means 231 and the second variation pattern determination means 232 select a variation pattern with a short variation time so that the variation display time of the first special symbol 51 and the second special symbol 52 is substantially shortened. To do. However, in the normal state, the fluctuation pattern table corresponding to the number of holdings of the success / failure lottery value by the holding control unit 240 is referred to, and a fluctuation pattern with a longer fluctuation time is more likely to appear as the number of holdings by the holding control unit 240 decreases. In the easy-to-enter state, both normal symbol change and the opening extension of the second starting port 12, or only the opening extension of the second starting port 12 is performed. In other words, the specific game control means 270 causes the second start port 12 to be in the open extended state when the specific big hit is achieved, and further increases the winning probability of the open lottery only when the success / failure lottery is the second successful / bad lottery. Transition to a higher probability state than the normal probability state. During the probability variation state, the probability of the success / failure determination result by the first success / failure determination means 221 and the second success / failure determination means 222 is maintained at a high value.

  The opening / closing control means 275 controls the opening / closing of the ordinary electric accessory 90 and the special winning opening 20 at the second start opening 12. When the normal symbol is stopped in a specific manner, the opening / closing control means 275 sends an opening instruction to the normal electric combination solenoid 91 to open the normal electric combination 90 at the second start port 12. In the normal state, the opening / closing control means 275 opens the second start port 12 in the short open or long open time according to the result of the open lottery, and in the easy entry state, the open control unit 275 opens the second open port in the long open time. 2 Open the start port 12. The ease of entering the ball at the second start port 12 is enhanced, so that the player can continue the game without reducing his possession. In the special game, the opening / closing control means 275 sends an opening instruction to the special prize opening solenoid 92 to open the special prize opening 20.

  FIG. 9 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the sub-board. The sub-board 300 includes a design mode determining unit 301, a pattern storage unit 302, an effect determining unit 303, an effect control unit 304, and a clock unit 307.

  The pattern storage means 302 holds a plurality of effect patterns in which effect image contents to be displayed on the effect display device 60 in the variation of the decorative design 61 and the display process thereof are determined. In the effect pattern, a plurality of change effect patterns in which the change process from start to stop and a change process in the change display of the decorative design 61 and the change process are determined, and the expectation degree to the jackpot are displayed separately from the change display of the decorative design. And a plurality of notice effect patterns that suggest the height of the notice before the change display stops.

The effect determining means 303 displays on the effect display device 60 by the effect control means 304 in accordance with the determination result of the first winning / losing lottery received from the first lottery means 211 or the determination result of the second winning / notifying lottery received from the second lottery means 212. Then, the contents of the effect to be output to the speaker 108 are determined. The effect determining unit 303 selects one of a plurality of variation effect patterns corresponding to the variation pattern of the special symbol determined by the first variation pattern determining unit 231 or the second variation pattern determining unit 232, and stores the pattern storage unit. Read from 302. The effect determining means 303 sends the read information on the fluctuation effect pattern to the effect control means 304. Production determining means 303
Holds a pattern table to be referred to in order to select a variation effect pattern.

  Each variation effect pattern has a variation time for each pattern as an end condition of the symbol variation, and the symbol variation is stopped when the variation time elapses. The effect determining means 303 selects a change effect pattern of effect images having the same change time according to the change pattern of the special symbol.

  The symbol form determining unit 301 determines the combination of stop symbols of the decorative symbol 61 and the arrangement thereof, the determination result of the lottery by the first lottery unit 211 or the second lottery unit 212, the stop symbol of the special symbol, the variation pattern of the special symbol, the decoration It is determined according to the design variation effect pattern. The symbol form determination unit 301 transmits information indicating the determined combination of stop symbols to the effect control unit 304. The symbol mode determining means 301 holds a symbol range table to be referred to in order to determine the stop symbol of the decorative symbol.

  The stop symbol of the decorative symbol 61 is formed as a combination of three symbols. For example, when the determination result by the first determination unit 221 and the second determination unit 222 indicates a shift to a special game of 4R big hit or 16R big hit. A specific combination, for example, a combination of three symbols such as “777” and “111” is selected. A specific combination, for example, a predetermined combination such as “357” is also selected when the result of the determination is a 2R big hit or a small hit, but the specific combination is not necessarily a combination of three symbols. It does not have to be. When the determination result is neither big hit nor small hit, it is a combination in which three symbols such as “312” and “946” are not arranged, and a specific combination selected at the time of 2R big hit or small hit A combination that does not apply is selected. When the determination result is not 4R big hit or 16R big hit, and a variation pattern showing a loss with reach is selected, a combination where only one pattern is not complete, such as “191” or “727” Select.

  The decorative design variation effect pattern defines a decorative display variation display mode, that is, a production process from the start of variation of the decorative symbol to the stop of variation. In the variation effect pattern, a pattern for displaying a normal out symbol, a pattern for displaying a symbol out of reach after reaching a big win if one more symbols are aligned, and a jackpot symbol through a reach state are displayed. A pattern is included. In particular, the pattern that passes through the reach state includes patterns having various fluctuation times. Each variation effect pattern has a variation time for each pattern as an end condition of the symbol variation, and the symbol variation is stopped when the variation time elapses. The effect determining means 303 selects a decoration effect variation effect pattern having the same variation time as that of the special symbol in accordance with the variation pattern of the special symbol.

  When the variation pattern selected by the first variation pattern determination unit 231 or the second variation pattern determination unit 232 is a time-shortening pattern in the time-short state, the effect determination unit 303 uses the variation in which the time-saving effect content is determined. Select a production pattern. The effect content for the time reduction is an effect in which a background video or a sound that gives an impression that the player is in an advantageous state due to time reduction or certainty is output.

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

  The notice effect pattern includes a pattern in which the effect is executed at a timing after the display form of the decorative symbol 61 reaches the reach state and the final stop state of the symbol is notified, and none of the decorative symbols 61 are stopped. There is a pattern in which the performance is executed at the timing and the reach is reached at the same time.

  The effect determining means 303 determines whether or not to display the notice effect on the effect display device 60 according to the determination result of the success / failure lottery by a predetermined notice lottery, sets the prior effect, and sets the notice effect pattern to be displayed. decide. The effect determining means 303 holds a notice determination table to be referred to for determining whether or not to display the notice effect, and a notice type table to be referred to when selecting the kind of the notice effect pattern. The notice decision table is set so that different columns are referenced according to the decision result of the lottery, and if the lottery is a win, the lottery will be displayed with a higher probability than when it is missed. The correspondence between whether to display the determination result and the notice effect is determined. Thereby, the high expectation degree to the big hit can be suggested by displaying the notice effect itself.

  The effect control means 304 variably displays the effect image including the decorative design 61 on the effect display device 60 according to the selected variation effect pattern data as the determination result of the success / failure lottery by the first lottery means 211 or the second lottery means 212. . The effect control means 304 has received a change start command for the decorative symbol 61 and a new symbol indicating that the variable symbol display of the decorative symbol 61 corresponding to the first winning lottery and the second winning lottery has been completed. This is the starting condition for fluctuation. When the effect determining unit 303 determines that the notice effect is displayed, the effect control unit 304 displays the notice effect according to the selected notice effect pattern on the effect display device 60 in a manner to be superimposed on the symbol variation effect. Let

  The effect control means 304 reserves the start of the symbol variation display corresponding to the first winning / failing lottery when the winning / losing lottery value of the second winning / losing lottery is stored, and whether or not the winning / raising lottery value of the first winning / failing lottery is stored. Regardless of whether or not, the symbol variation display corresponding to the second winning / losing lottery is started. As a result, when the lottery values are held for both the first winner / lottery lottery and the second winner / lottery lottery, the lottery values held in the second winner / lottery lottery are preferentially read and the variation of the decorative design is displayed. . In such a case, the lottery value held in the first winning / losing lottery is not read until the number of holding of the second winning / losing lottery becomes 0, and the variation of the decorative design does not start. In this way, the effect control means 304 causes the effect display device 60 to display the symbol variation effect including the variation display of the decorative symbol 61.

  The effect control unit 304 further controls the lighting and extinguishing of the decorative lamp 111 and the operation of the movable accessory 66. The effect control unit 304 includes an effect display control unit 305 and an audio control unit 306. The effect display control means 305 controls display on the effect display device 60, and the sound control means 306 controls sound output from the speaker 108.

  The clock means 307 is a timer circuit that outputs information on the current time. The clock means 307 in this basic configuration is a timer circuit that measures the time from when the power is turned on and outputs the current time information. However, a real-time clock circuit in which a battery is built in and the date and time can be continuously measured by the battery even when the pachinko gaming machine 100 is powered off or during a power failure may be used. In the case of a real-time clock circuit, there may be a slight difference in the time of each gaming machine due to individual differences and time deviations. Is unlikely to occur.

The effect determining unit 303 executes a clock tuning effect that starts at a predetermined timing triggered by the current time output by the clock unit 307 becoming a predetermined time. Clock tuning production is
It is an effect displayed on the effect display device 60 in a synchronized effect period that is an asynchronous period with the fluctuation period of the symbol fluctuation and the gaming state. The synchronized production period lasts for several minutes, and its length is longer than one symbol variation time, and may include a plurality of symbol variation periods. In addition, the clock synchronization effect is executed regardless of whether the game is a normal game or a special game. Here, “during normal game” includes display of a so-called standby demonstration screen. In other words, during “normal game”, (1) “variable display normal game” in which symbols are variably displayed, and (2) “variation stop normal game in which symbols are not variably displayed and the standby demonstration screen is not displayed. ", (3)" Daily game during standby demonstration screen display ", which is during the display of the standby demonstration screen, not during the change display of symbols. The clock tuning effect can be executed during any period of (1) to (3), but in (2) and (3), the output mode for controlling volume reduction, luminance reduction, etc. in the clock tuning effect is ( It may be different from 1). In addition, while the standby demonstration screen is displayed, information related to the later-described mobile cooperative system can be input by the player operating the effect button 109 and the cross key 110, and when there is an operation input, video and audio output of the clock synchronization effect is output. Is suppressed and priority is given to screen display such as production customization by the mobile cooperative system.

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

  FIG. 10 is a time chart showing the asynchrony of the symbol variation effect and the clock synchronization effect. On the first time axis 350, a plurality of symbol variation periods 360 to 374 are shown. Here, for the sake of convenience, a case is shown in which out-of-reach fluctuations without reach are continuous. The second time axis 352 is a time axis indicating the period of the clock tuning effect. Time measurement is started at the power-on timing of the pachinko gaming machine 100 (not shown), and a clock-tuned effect is performed for 5 minutes from the tune time set every hour from the time of power-on. In the 5-minute synchronization production period, which is a period for executing the clock synchronization production, the production production is displayed after the preparation production for a predetermined time from the synchronization time is displayed first. The preparation effect is an output of video and audio for displaying a countdown from the synchronization time (S400) to the start of the main effect, and moves to the video output of the main effect as the countdown ends (S402). This effect ends when 5 minutes have elapsed from the synchronization time (S404).

  As shown on the first time axis 350 in parallel with the synchronized production period, the symbol variation display is executed asynchronously. In the example of this figure, the synchronization time (S400) occurs during the symbol variation period 362. However, if the symbol variation display is not interrupted in synchronization with the synchronization time timing, it is synchronized with the synchronization time timing. This does not start a new symbol variation display. However, the symbol variation effect that was displayed using the entire screen of the effect display device 60 until the synchronization time is moved to the right corner of the screen at the time of the synchronization time and reduced, and in the synchronization effect period from S400 to S404. A small symbol change is displayed in the right corner of the screen. Or you may display such a reduction | decrease design fluctuation | variation by the below-mentioned sub production | presentation display apparatus provided auxiliary in the periphery of the production | presentation display apparatus 60 which is a main display apparatus. These reduced symbol variations can be simplified by reducing the types of decorative symbols used for variation display, thereby allowing the player to pay attention to the main effect display device (main effect display device described later).

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

  Here, when it is determined that a predetermined good result, such as a big hit, will occur soon in the clock tuning effect, a change that causes a difference in appearance from a part of the content of the effect is added to the normal clock tuning effect. Such a clock tuning effect is hereinafter referred to as a “special clock tuning effect”. A “predetermined good result” is a result that may bring a predetermined profit to the player, and may include not only a big hit but also a small hit. A case where a variation effect with high expectation such as reach is displayed may be shown.

  In the special clock tuning effect, for example, the color or shape of a part of the displayed image is changed to a different color or shape from the normal clock tuning effect, or a part of the output sound effect or background music. Change to a different sound effect or song phrase. Alternatively, the character to be displayed and the music to be output may be replaced with another character or music, or the display content on the screen will be erased during the normal clock tuning effect, indicating a good result like “Chance!” A character string to be displayed may be displayed. The size of characters and characters to be displayed may be changed. In this basic configuration, the first movie data including the video and sound for normal clock synchronization effect and the second movie data including the video and sound for special clock synchronization effect are held. In addition, normally, the first movie data is output, and when it is determined to switch to the special clock tuning effect, the output is switched to the output of the second movie data. However, even if the first movie data is switched to the second movie data, the content is not completely different, and only a difference is provided in part of the video and audio. Until the given time point is reached, the player cannot determine which movie data is being played. As a modification, a first effect pattern and a second effect pattern in which a combination of movies and sounds is prepared, and switching to the special clock tuning effect may be realized by switching these effect patterns. .

Switching from the normal clock tuning effect to the special clock tuning effect is as follows. (1) The determination result of the success / failure lottery corresponding to the symbol variation displayed when the clock synchronization effect is executed at the synchronization time is a good result. (2) A case where it is found by pre-reading that any of the prior determination results of the winning lottery held in the holding control means 240 at the time of the synchronization time is a good result. (3) A case where it is found by pre-reading that any of the pre-judgment results of the lottery determination corresponding to the game ball that has entered the starting opening by the predetermined timing in the synchronized production period is a good result. (1) corresponds to the case where the determination result of the lottery determination corresponding to the symbol variation in the symbol variation period 362 is a big hit in the example of this figure. (2) and (3) correspond to the case where one of the lottery values stored in the hold control unit 240 shows a good result by the limit timing S403 at which the effect can be switched in the example of this drawing. That is, it is a case where any of the prior determination results of the winning / failing lottery corresponding to the game balls that enter the starting gate by S403 is a good result, for example, the entry at the timing of S406 in the symbol variation period 364 This is a case where the corresponding pre-judgment result of the winning / losing lottery corresponds to a big hit. The limit timing S403 in the example of this figure is a timing for switching the normal clock tuning effect to the special clock tuning effect, and it is possible to switch the normal clock tuning effect to the special clock tuning effect from the viewpoint of the consistency of the effects. This is the final timing. That is, the limit timing S403 is determined by the timing contents of the clock synchronization effect and the timing of the switching portion where a difference is provided between the special clock synchronization effect. Note that the limit timing may be provided at a plurality of time points in one clock tuning effect, and any lottery value stored in the hold control means 240 by any one of the plurality of limit timings indicates a good result. It can be switched to special clock tuning production.

  FIG. 11 shows a screen example of a clock tuning effect. This figure (a) is a screen example of a normal clock synchronization effect, and this figure (b) is a screen example of a special clock synchronization effect. In (a), images in which five star objects from the first effect object 380 to the fifth effect object 384 flow at high speed from left to right are displayed between the images of playing the music, and reduced to the lower right corner of the screen. A mode that the symbol fluctuation | variation 390 is displayed is shown. Similarly, in (b), a video in which five star objects from the sixth effect object 385 to the tenth effect object 389 flow at high speed from left to right is displayed, and a reduced symbol variation 391 is displayed in the lower right corner of the screen. Shows how it is displayed. Here, the four star objects from the first effect object 380 to the fourth effect object 383 and the four star objects from the sixth effect object 385 to the ninth effect object 388 are objects of the same color and shape. is there. On the other hand, the fifth effect object 384 and the tenth effect object 389 are objects having the same shape and different colors. In this way, although the appearances of (a) and (b) are partially different in appearance, the star-shaped object crosses the screen at high speed, so there is a difference unless it is a player who pays close attention to the screen. It has become difficult to recognize.

  As described above, in this basic configuration, the clock tuning effect is utilized to suggest the prefetch result of the determination of success / failure, and the possibility of a big hit is suggested by a slight difference from the normal clock tuning effect. Thereby, the player can be paid attention to a part of the production, and the player can be provided with pleasure and expectation to find such a difference.

  In addition, when a big hit occurs during the clock tuning effect or when the clock tuning effect is started during the special game, the special game jackpot effect that proceeds in parallel with the clock tuning effect does not disturb the clock tuning effect. A special form is displayed in the corner of the screen to indicate a small big hit or the number of rounds. If the special game ends before the end of the clock synchronization effect, the reduced symbol variation is displayed in the lower right corner of the screen while the clock synchronization effect is being executed even after the special game ends.

  FIG. 12 is a block diagram schematically showing the hardware configuration of the main board 200 and the sub board 300. The main board 200 includes electronic components such as a main CPU 290, a main RAM 291 and a main ROM 292. The main ROM 292 stores in advance a main control program and data for controlling overall gaming operations. A main control program or data is read from the main ROM 292 into the main RAM 291, and the main control program is executed by the main CPU 290. Each electronic component is connected by a bus such as a system bus or a data bus (not shown). The entrance signal from each entrance and the payout signal from the payout control board 155 are acquired by the main CPU 290 via various interfaces (not shown). The main CPU 290 drives and controls external devices such as each winning opening solenoid, the first special symbol display device 41, and the second special symbol display device 42 by various drive circuits (not shown). Also, a command necessary for effect control is transmitted from the main CPU 290 to the sub-board 300 together with information such as the result of the lottery determination, the determination result of the symbol, and the determination result of the variation pattern. A signal is transmitted from the main board 200 to the sub board 300 by one-way communication.

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

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

  The sub board 300 includes electronic components such as a sub CPU 310, a sub RAM 311, a sub ROM 312, an effect display control device 313, and a sound control device 314. The sub ROM 312 is one of data storage means for holding a sub control program including effect pattern data in which an effect process is defined, display pattern data in which an effect display process is defined, and the like. A sub control program including effect pattern data, display pattern data, and sound pattern data is read from the sub ROM 312 into the sub RAM 311, and effect control by the sub control program is executed by the sub CPU 310. Each electronic component is connected by a bus such as a system bus or a data bus (not shown). A signal from an external device such as the effect button 109 is acquired by the sub CPU 310 via various interfaces (not shown). The sub CPU 310 uses an effect display control device 313, an audio control device 314, external devices such as an effect display device 60, a speaker 108, a decoration lamp 111, and a movable accessory 66 by various drive circuits and control circuits (not shown) according to the effect pattern data. To control the display output, audio output, lamp lighting, and effects by the action of the accessory. The sub CPU 310 transmits the display pattern data to the effect display control device 313 and transmits the sound pattern data to the sound control device 314. In this basic configuration, an example in which the sub board 300 includes the effect display control device 313 and the sound control device 314 will be described. However, the sub board 300, the effect display control device 313, and the sound control device 314 are integrated as a board. It may be formed as separate substrates that are separated and connected to each other.

  FIG. 13 is a block diagram schematically showing a hardware configuration of the effect display control device 313. As shown in FIG. The effect display control device 313 includes a display CPU 320, a display RAM 322, a data ROM 324, and a display control circuit 326. The data ROM 324 is one of data storage means for holding material data such as effect image data and motion data used for effect display in a compressed state. The effect image data is an image used for change display and effect display as an effect object indicating the determination result of the winning / failing lottery. It is a material image such as a moving image to be used. The motion data is data in which an operation is defined when an effect operation is added to an image used for various effects at a predetermined timing.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  FIG. 14 is a flowchart showing a control start process of the main board 200 in the pachinko gaming machine. When the power switch 150 is turned on, the main CPU 290 sets the stack pointer (S100), permits access to the main RAM 291 (S102), and executes hardware-related initial settings such as setting of the built-in registers of the main CPU 290. (S104).

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

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

  In the power-off recovery process (S114), power-on normal data indicating that power-on has been normally performed is stored in the power-off information flag, and various error initial settings and communication initial settings with the payout control board 155 are executed. To do. Next, the command request for untransmitted before power-off is cleared, and the command transmission of various information indicating the gaming state is requested. Subsequently, an effect command corresponding to the number of active reserved balls of the first special symbol and the second special symbol is requested. Subsequently, the open / closed state of the second start opening 12 and the special winning opening 20 is returned to the state before the power is turned off. Subsequently, a process for notifying the operating state of the probability variation function of the special symbol is executed.

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

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

  FIG. 15 is a flowchart showing in detail the main process of S120 in FIG. The main CPU 290 temporarily disables the timer interrupt (S200), starts the operation of the watchdog timer (S202), and monitors the power interruption (S204). When a drop in the power supply voltage supplied from the power supply unit 158 is detected in a power supply voltage monitoring circuit (not shown), a power cut-off memory executed by inputting an unconditional interrupt request signal from the power supply voltage monitoring circuit to the main CPU 290 In the processing, the power-off confirmation data is stored in the power-off confirmation flag. Therefore, the main CPU 290 monitors the value of the power-off confirmation flag (S204). If the value of the power-off confirmation flag matches the power-off confirmation data (Y in S206), the main CPU 290 executes processing for power-off. Therefore, it progresses to S212. If the value of the power-off confirmation flag does not match the power-off confirmation data (N in S206), in order to update the initial value random number per normal symbol, the symbol initial value random number per special symbol, and the soft initial value random number per special symbol, The initial value random number update process is executed (S208), the timer interrupt is permitted (S210), and the process returns to S200. Thereafter, S200 to S210 are repeated. When a timer interrupt occurs while the timer interrupt is prohibited (S202 to S208), an interrupt process described later is executed after the timer interrupt is permitted in S210.

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

  FIG. 16 is a flowchart showing details of the interrupt processing. When a timer interrupt occurs in the main process (S120), the main CPU 290 executes the interrupt process. First, interrupt operation conditions are set (S300), and the watchdog timer is restarted (S302). Subsequently, in order to manage gaming machines, input processing (S304), various random number update processing (S306), initial value update type random number update processing (S308), initial value random number update processing (S310), timer subtraction processing (S312) , Second start port effective period setting process (S314), winning prize monitoring process (S316), prize ball control process (S318), normal symbol operation gate monitoring process (S320), normal symbol control process (S322), normal symbol variation start Monitoring process (S324), start port monitoring control process (S326), special symbol control process (S328), special electric accessory control process (S330), special winning opening valid period setting process (S332), special symbol fluctuation start monitoring control Processing (S334), abnormality detection processing (S336), incoming ball passing time abnormality detection processing (S338), gaming state display processing (S340), steering wheel status signal Inspection processing (S342), LED output processing (S344), firing control signal output processing (S346), test signal output processing (S348), solenoid output processing (S350), effect control command transmission processing (S352), external information output processing (S354) are executed in order, the next timer interruption is permitted (S356), and the process returns.

  In the input process (S304), the input of the switch attached to the game board surface, the disconnection short circuit power supply abnormality detection signal, the door / frame opening signal, the magnetic detection signal, the radio wave detection signal, and the touch state signal is monitored. Is generated and stored in the main RAM 291.

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

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

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

  In the timer subtraction process (S312), the 2-byte timer is updated. The timer value is read from the main RAM 291. If the timer value is other than 0, the value is decremented and stored. If the timer value is 0, the timer is not updated.

In the second start port effective period setting process (S314), the effective period of the second start port 12 is set. The second starting port 12 has a valid period during which a prize ball is paid out and a lottery relating to the second special symbol is executed by entering a game ball, and a prize ball is paid out and a second special ball is drawn even if a game ball enters. An invalid period during which the lottery related to the symbol is not executed is set. As will be described later, in the start port monitoring control process (S326), since the second start port winning monitoring process is not executed during the invalid period of the second start port 12, a game ball enters the second start port 12. Even so, the payout of prize balls and the lottery related to the second special symbol are not executed. The same applies to the case where the effective period and the invalid period are set for the first start port 11, the big winning port 20, the operating port 30, the general winning port 33, and the like. When the state of the normal symbol is “ordinary electric utility is in operation”, data indicating that the second start port 12 is in the effective period is stored in the second start port effective period flag. If the state of the normal symbol is not “operating the normal electric accessory”, if the value of the second start opening effective extension timer is not 0, the second start opening 12 is in the effective period in the second start opening effective period flag. If the value of the second start port effective extension timer is 0, data indicating that the second start port is in an invalid period is stored in the second start port effective period flag.

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

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

  In the normal symbol operation gate monitoring process (S320), when the passage of the game ball through the operation port 30 is monitored and it is determined that the game ball has passed through the operation port 30, the number of normal symbol fluctuations is less than the upper limit of 4 If it is, the number of holdings of the normal symbol is updated, and the random number related to the normal symbol is stored in the main RAM 291.

In the normal symbol control process (S322), the state of the normal symbol is monitored, and if it is determined that the normal symbol control is being performed, the process related to the normal symbol display device 45 or the ordinary electric accessory 90 is executed. If the status of the normal symbol is “Normal symbol changing”, the normal symbol changing process is executed. If the normal symbol status is “Normal symbol stopped”, the normal symbol stop symbol displaying process is executed. If it is “operating in an accessory”, a process during operation of an ordinary electric accessory is executed, and if it is “under demonstration of an operation of an ordinary electric accessory”, a process during an end of demonstration of an ordinary electric accessory is executed. In normal symbol fluctuation processing, after changing the normal symbol, the fluctuation time is monitored, and if it is determined that the fluctuation time of the normal symbol has ended, the fluctuation stop setting of the normal symbol is set and the normal symbol status is set to `` Normal Set to “Stopping symbols”. In the normal symbol stop symbol display processing, the normal symbol stop symbol display time is monitored, and when it is determined that the normal symbol stop symbol display time has ended, the normal symbol operation end setting corresponding to the result of the hit determination is executed. In the case of winning, set the state of the normal symbol to “Normal Electric Tool is in operation”, save the operation status of the normal electric tool opening extension function at the start of normal electric character operation, and start the normal electric character operation The operation setting of the normal electric solenoid 91 corresponding to the operation state of the normal electric accessory opening extension function at the time is executed. In the case of detachment, the normal symbol state is set to “normal symbol variation waiting”. In the process during operation of the ordinary electric accessory, when the winning of the winning opening relating to the ordinary electric accessory 90 of the game ball is monitored and it is determined that the winning number of the winning opening relating to the ordinary electric accessory 90 has reached the maximum winning number Performs the operation end setting of the ordinary electric accessory 90 and the setting of the second start opening effective extension time. When it is determined that the number of winnings in the winning opening relating to the ordinary electric accessory 90 has not reached the maximum winning number, the opening / closing time of the entrance of the winning opening relating to the ordinary electric accessory 90 is monitored. When the opening / closing of the entrance of the prize opening according to the above is performed and it is determined that the opening of the entrance of the series of ordinary electric accessories 90 has ended, the operation end setting of the ordinary electric actor 90 and the second start opening are valid Set the extension time. If it is determined that the opening / closing time of the entrance of the winning opening relating to the ordinary electric accessory 90 has not ended, the setting of opening / closing the entrance of the winning opening relating to the ordinary electric accessory 90 is not executed. In the normal electric actor operation end demonstration process, the operation end demonstration time of the normal electric accessory 90 is monitored, and when it is determined that the normal electric accessory 90 operation end demo time has ended, the state of the normal symbol is changed to “normal symbol”. Set to "Waiting for change".

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

  In the starting port monitoring control process (S326), the first starting port 11 winning and the second starting port 12 winning of the game ball are monitored. When the number of reserved balls for the first special symbol is less than 4, if the winning of the game ball is confirmed, the internal random number is acquired, and the value obtained by adding the value of the soft random number per special symbol to the acquired internal random number, It is stored in the buffer as a random number per special symbol used in jackpot determination. In addition, a design random number and a variation pattern random number are acquired and stored as random numbers related to the special design. When the reservation of the second special symbol is digested in preference to the reservation of the first special symbol, only renewal of the hold related to the winning is executed, but when the special symbol reservation order is the winning order, In addition to updating the hold related to the winning, updating the total number of holds and storing the winning order. Next, in order to request a notice effect command corresponding to the random number memorized at the start opening prize, the state of the gaming machine is confirmed, and if it is determined that the command transmission period, the request for the advance notice effect, the request for the advance notice effect, the pattern notice The production requests are executed in order. Here, when (1) waiting for a hit and storing the random number related to the first special symbol while the probability variation function of the normal symbol is not activated, (2) waiting for a hit and the normal symbol When the random number related to the second special symbol is stored while the probability variation function is not activated, or (3) When the random number related to the second special symbol is stored during the big hit or the small hit The command transmission period is determined. Next, an effect command corresponding to the number of reserved balls for special symbols is requested. As a result, the sub-board 300 is notified that the number of reserved balls for special symbols has been updated. As described above, in the prefetching, four hits, winning symbols, variation patterns, and the number of reserved balls are transmitted as a set to the sub-board 300. Subsequently, when the value of the second start port effective period flag is inspected and the value of the second start port effective period flag is data indicating that the second start port 12 is in the effective period, the first start port winning prize is determined. As in the case, the second start opening winning monitoring process is executed. When the value of the second start port effective period flag is data indicating that the second start port 12 is in the invalid period, the second start port winning monitoring process is not executed. If the game ball winning is confirmed when the number of held balls is 0, the number of held balls is once changed from 0 to 1 and a control process related to the start of variation described later is executed. .

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

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

  In the big prize opening validity period setting process (S332), in order to save the result of the validity period judgment of the big prize opening 20, if the value of the big prize opening validity time is 0, the big prize opening validity period flag is a big prize. The invalid mouth period data is stored, and if it is other than 0, the big prize port validity period data is stored in the big prize mouth validity period flag.

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

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

  Next, a special symbol hit determination is executed. In the hit determination, it is determined whether a big hit, a small hit or a loss is made based on a random number per special symbol, and the determination result is stored in a special symbol determination flag. Next, the design is determined. In the symbol determination, if the winning judgment is a big hit, the big hit symbol is determined based on the symbol random number per special symbol, and if it is a small hit, the small hit symbol is determined. Is determined.

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

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

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

  In the incoming ball passage time abnormality detection process (S338), in order to detect the incoming ball passage time abnormality, the continuous on time of each switch level is monitored, and as a result, if it is determined that there has been a change from the previous time, the incoming ball passage time Execute time error setting, command transmission request, and security output request output to external terminal in order. If it is determined that the continuous on-time is not abnormal, the security output request is not created.

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

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

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

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

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

  In the solenoid output process (S350), in order to output the output data of the ordinary electric role solenoid 91 and the big prize opening solenoid 92, the acquisition of the output data of the normal electric combination solenoid 91, the acquisition of the output data of the big prize opening solenoid 92, and Output data is output. The operation flag and operation timer of each solenoid are acquired, and output data corresponding to the acquired solenoid operation flag and solenoid operation timer is acquired. Next, the solenoid operation timer is updated and output data is output to the solenoid output port.

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

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

  The random numbers used in the operation process of the main board 200 described above will be described in more detail. Random numbers used in the main board 200 mainly include a random number per ordinary symbol and a random number per ordinary symbol as a random number related to a normal symbol, and a random number per special symbol and a special symbol per random number as a special symbol. There are soft random numbers, special design random numbers, and variation pattern random numbers. In addition, initial random numbers for normal symbols, initial values for special symbols, random numbers for normal symbols, random numbers for special symbols, and random numbers for soft random numbers for special symbols. There are random numbers and soft initial value random numbers per special symbol.

  The random number per normal symbol is updated in the initial value update type random number update process (S308) of the interrupt process, and is stored in a predetermined position of the main RAM 291. The random number per normal symbol is less than 4 which is the upper limit of the number of normal symbol fluctuations when it is determined in the normal symbol operation gate monitoring process (S320) of the interrupt process that the game ball has passed the operation port 30. In some cases, the data is acquired from a predetermined position in the main RAM 291 and stored in another area of the main RAM 291. The normal symbol random number is used for the hit determination and the determination of the stop symbol when it is determined in the normal symbol variation start monitoring process (S324) that the variation of the normal symbol is started.

  The normal symbol variation pattern random number takes a value of, for example, 0 to 232, is updated in various random number update processing (S306) of the interrupt processing, and is stored in a predetermined position of the main RAM 291. The normal symbol variation pattern random number is less than 4 which is the upper limit value of the number of normal symbol variations held when it is determined in the normal symbol activation gate monitoring process (S320) of the interrupt process that the game ball has passed the operation port 30. In this case, it is acquired from a predetermined position of the main RAM 291 and stored in another area of the main RAM 291. The normal symbol variation pattern random number is used for determining the variation pattern of the normal symbol when it is determined in the normal symbol variation start monitoring process (S324) that the variation of the normal symbol is started.

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

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

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

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

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

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

FIG. 17 is a flowchart showing the control start processing of the sub board 300 in the pachinko gaming machine. When the control of the sub board 300 is started, the sub CPU 310 sets the stack pointer (S500), and prohibits all interrupts until various initial settings are completed (S502).
Then, initialization related to hardware such as register setting and port initialization of the sub CPU 310 is executed (S504). The control program is read from the sub ROM 312 and arranged in the sub RAM 311. Among various variables in the control program, an initial value is set for a variable with an initial value, and zero-clear data is set for a variable without an initial value. Thus, the sub RAM 311 is initialized (S506). The interrupt processing in the sub-board 300 includes processing at power-on and reset processing when various abnormalities occur when the watchdog function is effective as interrupt processing executed with the highest priority. Next, as a priority level 7 interrupt process with the highest execution priority, there is a command process received from the main board 200. Next, as a priority level 3 interrupt process with the next highest priority, CPU runaway detection by the watchdog timer There is a reset process at the time. Next, priority level 2 interrupt processing includes processing related to commands transmitted to and received from the display CPU 320, and communication processing with a real-time clock is performed as priority level 1 interrupt processing with the lowest priority. And various device control processes such as lamps, solenoids, and motors. If interrupts related to the various processes described above occur at the same time, they are executed with priority from the highest priority preset for each interrupt type. Note that the processing shown in this figure includes the power-on processing that is the highest-priority level interrupt and reset processing when various abnormalities occur, and the reset processing that is performed when CPU runaway is detected, which is a priority-level 3 interrupt. Including.

  Interrupts (priority level 7) other than commands received from the main board 200 are prohibited (S510), and various error information used in the model is set from all the error information for all models stored in advance (S512). . All lamps such as the decoration lamp 111 are turned off (S514), the operation of the watchdog timer is started (S516), and the main process is executed (S518). Normally, the main process of S518 does not return to this flow, but when the process returns, the process shifts to sleep (low power consumption mode) (S520).

  FIG. 18 is a flowchart showing in detail the main process of S518 in FIG. In order to check whether the control program arranged in the sub-RAM 311 in S506 in FIG. 17 is correctly arranged in the main process of this figure, the start address for starting the check is acquired (S530). All interrupts are permitted (S532), and an initialization operation for devices such as motors and solenoids is executed (S534).

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

  FIG. 19 is a flowchart showing an interrupt process when a command is received from the main board 200. The main command received from the main board 200 is a priority level 7 interrupt command having the highest priority after the reset interrupt and error interrupt. The data received from the main board 200 is read to the input port, and when the same data is read twice in succession, the data is confirmed as a new command (Y in S600), and the confirmed command is the first command. If it is (MODE data) (Y in S602), the first command is saved in the temporary storage area (S604). A hard random number is acquired for subsequent processing (S606), and the process returns to the original routine. Thus, by acquiring a hard random number each time a main command is interrupted from the main board 200, the randomness of the value is increased without causing periodicity in the acquisition timing of the random number. If the data read in S600 does not coincide twice (up to 5 times can be read), S602 is skipped and the process returns to the original routine (N in S600).

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

  FIG. 20 is a flowchart showing an interrupt process when a timer interrupt for effect display control occurs. This timer interrupt is a priority level 2 interrupt for transmitting a command related to effect display from the sub CPU 310 to the display CPU 320, and occurs at a cycle of 500 μs. In this interruption, the buffer is checked (S620). If there is command data for transmission in the buffer (Y in S622), the command data is read (S624) and transmitted to the display CPU 320 (S626). Note that the transmission of command data to the display CPU 320 attempts transmission up to three times at a predetermined time interval until the sub CPU 310 receives a command indicating that the display CPU 320 has normally received from the display CPU 320. After the transmission, the setting of the buffer read address is updated (S628), and the process returns to the original routine. If there is no data for transmission in the buffer (N in S622), the process returns to the original routine by skipping S624 and subsequent steps.

  FIG. 21 is a flowchart showing an interrupt process when the sub CPU 310 receives a command from the display CPU 320. This interrupt is also a priority level 2 interrupt. The command received from the display CPU 320 by the sub CPU 310 is a command indicating that the command transmitted from the sub CPU 310 to the display CPU 320 has been normally received. When a command is received from the display CPU 320, the received command data is read (S630), the command is analyzed (S632), stored in the command buffer (S634), and the process returns to the original routine.

FIG. 22 is a flowchart showing an interrupt process when a timer interrupt for controlling various devices occurs. This timer interrupt is an interrupt for lamp control of the decorative lamp 111 and the like, control of a solenoid and a motor for driving the movable accessory 66, and management control of various timers.
It occurs in ms cycle. Since priority level 1 is the lowest priority level interrupt, priority level 2 or higher interrupts are permitted (S640), a signal indicating input from the effect button 109, a signal indicating error detection, and a signal indicating power interruption Then, input / output of a port for inputting / outputting a drive signal to / from a control target device such as a motor or a solenoid is processed (S642). At this time, if a signal indicating power interruption is input, the process immediately proceeds to backup processing. Updates data related to device control, such as count processing based on the control pattern of devices such as motors and solenoids, and on / off control of a buffer for writing data to the port in S642 (S644), and a timer for measuring the timing of presentation Update (S646), update the timer for managing the effective input time of the effect button 109 (S648), and update the task control counter for lighting switch control of the decorative lamp 111, runaway monitoring control of the display CPU 320, etc. Thus, a 16 ms cycle is created (S650).

  The minimum unit for lighting switching control of the decoration lamp 111 is 16 ms. One frame of the image display control is 16 ms or 32 ms, and the integral multiple is set as the minimum unit of the lighting switching control of the decoration lamp 111, so that the lamp control and the image display control can be easily synchronized. In addition, for example, when counting a relatively long period of time such as error notification for 30 seconds, if a count of one interrupt (1 ms) period is used, the count value becomes longer than necessary, but 16 ms The count value can be shortened by setting the cycle count value.

  The task control includes 16 types of tasks from processing 0 to 15, one of which is lighting switching control of the decoration lamp 111 and two of which are runaway monitoring control of the display CPU 320. The lighting switching control of the decoration lamp 111 is performed once every 16 interrupts according to the count value of the task control counter, thereby realizing switching at a cycle of 16 ms. The runaway monitoring control of the display CPU 320 is assigned to, for example, processing 0 and processing 8, and when the count value of the task control counter is 0 and 8, that is, once every 8 interrupts, the toggle signal from the display CPU 320 is monitored (S652). By doing so, monitoring in a cycle of 8 ms is realized.

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

  FIG. 23 is a flowchart showing a special symbol variation display process. When the second winning / failing lottery value is put on hold (Y in S700), the second winning / failing determining means 222 reads the second winning / failing lottery value to determine whether or not the second special symbol 52 is winning (S702), and the second winning / failing value is determined. The determination unit 222 determines the stop symbol of the second special symbol 52 (S704), the second variation pattern determination unit 232 determines the variation pattern of the second special symbol 52 (S706), and a variation start command is sent together with the determined result. It transmits to the sub board | substrate 300, and the symbol fluctuation | variation of the 2nd special symbol 52 is started (S716).

If the second winning lottery value is not held (N in S700) and the first winning lottery value is held (Y in S708), the first winning / nothing lottery means 221 performs the first winning / nothing lottery. The value is read again to determine whether or not the first special symbol 51 is correct (S710), the first correctness determination unit 221 determines the stop symbol of the first special symbol 51 (S712), and the first variation pattern determination unit 231 is the first. The variation pattern of the first special symbol 51 is determined (S714), and a variation start command is transmitted to the sub-board 300 together with the determined result to start the variation of the symbol of the first special symbol 51 (S716). If the first winning / losing lottery value is not held, the processing from S710 to S722 is skipped (N in S708).

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

  FIG. 24 is a flowchart showing a process of decorative symbol variation display. The effect determining means 303 of the sub-board 300 receives the command indicating the change start and effect display contents from the main board 200 (S750), and stops the decorative symbol according to the received special symbol stop symbol, the variation pattern, and the determination result. A mode is determined (S752), and a variation effect pattern corresponding to the variation pattern is determined (S754). Here, when the sign setting is turned on by the pre-determination (Y in S756), the already determined variable effect pattern includes a specific effect content that should avoid the superimposed display with the notice effect. If it is not (S758 N) and the symbol change is not triggered by the precursor setting turned on (N in S760), a setting to display a predetermined notice effect is executed (S764), and the precursor setting is If it is a symbol variation that is turned on (Y in S760), the precursor setting is turned off (S762). When the sign setting is not on (N in S756) or when the specific effect content is included in the variation effect pattern (Y in S758), the processing from S760 to S764 is skipped.

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

  FIG. 25 is a flowchart showing a special game process. First, the effect display control means 305 starts special game effect processing (S800), and the opening / closing control means 275 opens the special winning opening 20 (S802). If the predetermined opening time has not elapsed (N in S804) and the number of balls entered into the grand prize opening 20 has not reached nine or more, the process returns to S804 (N in S806), and whether the predetermined opening time has elapsed ( If the opening time has not elapsed (N in S804), but the number of balls entered into the big prize opening 20 has reached nine or more (Y in S806), the opening / closing control means 275 has a big prize opening. 20 is closed (S810).

  If the unit game has not reached the final round (N in S810), 1 is added to the number of rounds and the process returns to S802 (S812). If the unit game has reached the final round (Y in S810), the effect display The control means 305 terminates the special game effect processing (S814), the special game control means 260 terminates the special game (S816), and starts the execution of the specific game, that is, the probability change, the short time, the easy-to-enter state (S818). ).

  FIG. 26 is a flowchart showing the small hit game process. First, the special winning opening 20 is opened (S820), and the opening is continued until a predetermined opening time elapses (N in S822). When the opening time has elapsed (Y in S822), the special winning opening 20 is closed. (S824) If opening / closing for the set number of times has not been completed (N in S826), 1 is added to the number of opening / closing and the process returns to S820 (S828). If opening / closing for the set number of times has been completed (S826) Y), the small hit game ends.

  FIG. 27 is a flowchart showing in detail the clock synchronization effect process. The flow of this figure is executed in any period during normal game, special game, small hit game, and standby demonstration screen display. When the current time becomes the synchronization time (Y in S1000), if there is no big hit in the determination result of the winning / losing lottery during the symbol variation display or the pending preliminary determination result (N in S1002), a normal clock A synchronization effect is set (S1004), and if there is a big hit (Y in S1002), a special clock synchronization effect is set (S1006). Based on these settings, a clock synchronization effect is started (S1008) and switched to reduced symbol variation (S1010). If it is not the synchronization time, the processing from S1002 to S1010 is skipped (N in S1000).

  When the current time is the end time of the clock tuning effect (Y in S1012), the clock tuning effect is terminated (S1014), and switching to normal symbol variation (S1016). If it is not the end time, the processing of S1014 and S1016 is skipped (N in S1012).

(Second basic configuration)
By the way, in a conventional gaming machine, when there are a plurality of types of unit game continuation times (also referred to as round times), the number of rounds may be displayed in an inconspicuous form. For example, there may be a case where a small LED called a round indicator lamp is arranged in a corner portion of a game board that does not interfere with the game. For example, in the case of 15R big hit, the LED with the number “15” is turned on, and in the case of 8R big hit, the LED with the number “8” is turned on. In this way, the round indicator lamp is arranged so as to be inconspicuous, but in the case of a player who knows the presence of the round indicator lamp, the number of rounds may be easily recognized by checking the round indicator lamp. . As a result, even if an effect that suggests the number of rounds is performed during a special game, the interest in the effect is difficult to increase, and the effect of the special game intended by the designer may be difficult to reach the player.

  Therefore, in the second basic configuration, while the number of rounds is displayed, the effect of the effect suggesting the number of rounds during the special game is not disturbed by devising the display form.

FIG. 28A is an example of a round indicator lamp 500 that can be employed in the second basic configuration. The round indicator lamp 500 is also arranged at a position that does not hinder the game, such as the lower left corner of the game board 80, as in the conventional gaming machine. The round indicator lamp 500 is configured by arranging a plurality of small-diameter LEDs 500a, for example. In the case of FIG. 28A, ten LEDs 500a (LEDs 500a-1 to 500a-10) are arranged in a triangular shape. Each of the LEDs 500a-1 to 500a-10 can be turned on and off individually, and is turned on and off according to the number of rounds of the special game. The lighting pattern of the round indicator lamp 500 may correspond to the number of rounds on a one-to-one basis, but it is desirable that a plurality of types of lighting patterns correspond to one round number. FIG. 28B is a table showing an example of a lighting pattern of the round indicator lamp 500 for each round number. In the case of the second basic configuration, an example in which 20 types of lighting patterns are associated with one round number is shown. For example, in the case of 2RP1 (meaning 2R big hit pattern 1) out of 2R big hits, the main display control means 250 turns on the LEDs 500a-3, 4, 5, 7, and 9 and turns off the other LEDs 500a. . In the case of 2RP20 (meaning 2R big hit pattern 20), the LEDs 500a-5, 8, 9, 10 are turned on, and the other LEDs 500a are turned off. In addition, in the case of 8RP1 (meaning 8R big hit pattern 1) among the 8R big hits, the LEDs 500a-2, 3, 8, and 9 are turned on, and the other LEDs 500a are turned off. In the case of 8RP20 (meaning 8R big hit pattern 20), the LEDs 500a-2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9 are turned on, and the other LEDs 500a are turned off. Similarly, in the case of 15RP1 (meaning the 15R big hit pattern 1) among the 15R big hits, the LEDs 500a-2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 9, and 10 are turned on, and the other LEDs 500a are turned off. In the case of 15RP20 (meaning 15R big hit pattern 20), the LEDs 500a-1, 5, 6 are turned on, and the other LEDs 500a are turned off. In this case, there are 60 types of lighting patterns for three types of rounds. The lighting pattern includes all lighting and all lighting off, and there is no overlapping lighting pattern. If a certain lighting pattern is displayed, the number of rounds corresponding to the lighting pattern is indicated. Therefore, it is not necessary to provide an individual round indicator lamp for each round number, the number of rounds can be suggested, and the configuration on the game board 80 can be simplified.

  As described above, since a plurality of types of lighting patterns are prepared for one round, it is not easy to recognize the number of rounds during the special game, and during the special game as shown in the second basic configuration. It becomes easy to pay attention to the presence or absence of switching to the second special game effect pattern. As a result, it is possible to easily maintain the interest during the special game by the production. Conversely, the round display lamp 500 can be used to improve the interest during the special game. For example, it is possible to provide a new way of playing such as predicting individual meanings of a plurality of types of lighting patterns, that is, how many rounds the current special game has. For example, the branching effect is after the end of several rounds after the start of the special game, but the number of rounds is predicted from the display of the round indicator lamp 500 so far, and the second special game is actually operated by operating the effect button 109. It is also possible to enjoy whether or not to switch to the production pattern. In addition, it is possible to provide a way of playing in which the number of rounds is estimated by the round indicator lamp 500 and at which timing branch the effect button 109 is operated.

  As described above, in the case of the round indicator lamp 500 having the second basic configuration, since there are a plurality of lighting patterns, it is difficult for the player to understand and the meaning of the presence of the round indicator lamp 500 may be reduced. Therefore, in the second basic configuration, a list of lighting patterns as shown in FIG. 28B is displayed according to the player's request. As a display method, it may be possible to display on the game board 80 by printing or the like, but in the case of the second basic configuration, there are many lighting patterns, and the display on the game board 80 is not easy in terms of space and is not realistic. . Therefore, in the case of the second basic configuration, the list may be displayed on the effect display device 60 at a predetermined timing, when the player performs a predetermined operation, or in both cases. For example, the list may be automatically displayed at any timing or all timing such as during a special game start demonstration, during a special game, or during a game standby. Further, during the special game start demonstration, during the special game, during the game standby, or the like, the player can display the list on the effect display device 60 by pressing and holding the effect button 109 or operating another input device. It may be. Moreover, only the lighting pattern may be displayed by the player specifying the number of rounds. For example, by giving an opportunity to see such a list only when it becomes a special game, it is also possible to position the display of the list as one of the special game benefits, improving the game playability Can contribute. In addition, by displaying a list of lighting patterns, it is possible to make a user-friendly gaming machine, and whether to display the list can be left to the player's selection, so the range of game selection is widened Can also contribute. As another example, the display may be performed using the round indicator lamp 500 itself. For example, during a game standby or a game other than a special game, the player is caused to input the number of rounds of a lighting pattern that the player wants to know, such as “15”. Then, the lighting pattern corresponding to 15R is sequentially displayed on the round indicator lamp 500. In this case, in order to indicate that a list of lighting patterns is being displayed, the LED 500a may be turned on with a color different from the normal color.

  In this way, by providing the round indicator lamp 500, it becomes possible to widen the opportunity of discrimination of the number of rounds to discrimination by effect, discrimination by the round indicator lamp 500, and discrimination using both, and widen the range of games. Can do. Further, even when it is necessary to display the number of rounds of a special game as a gaming machine, although the identification is not easy, the number of rounds is displayed by the lighting pattern of the round indicator lamp 500. As a result, it is possible to satisfy the conditions for displaying the number of rounds without impairing the effect produced during the special game.

  In the example of FIG. 28A, ten LEDs 500a are arranged in a triangular shape, but the number and arrangement of the LEDs 500a can be changed as appropriate. For example, it may be arranged in a star shape or a flower shape. If the number of LEDs 500a is increased, the number of lighting patterns can be easily increased. Further, the shape of the LED 500a itself can be changed as appropriate, such as a star shape, a flower shape, or a mixture thereof other than a circular shape. For example, a lighting pattern can also be expressed by combining turning on / off of a plurality of types of LEDs 500a. Further, the lighting color of each LED 500a may be changed, or the blinking pattern may be changed. For example, if the lighting color is different even in the same lighting pattern, different round times may be indicated. Similarly, even in the same lighting pattern, when the blinking state is different, different round times may be indicated. In addition, in the case of FIG. 28A, the example in which the round indicator lamp 500 is configured with 10 LEDs 500a as one block is shown, but a plurality of these blocks are provided, and depending on the combination of lighting patterns of the LEDs 500a in each block, The number of rounds may be expressed. In any case, it is only necessary that the lighting pattern corresponds to the number of rounds.

  Further, in the second basic configuration, the case where the number of rounds of the special game is 2R, 8R, 15R is shown. However, the number of rounds is not limited to this, and for example, 2R, 6R, 8R, 9R, 12R, 15R or the like may be set, and a plurality of types of lighting patterns may be associated with each. In this case, the lighting pattern increases and the pleasure of identifying the number of rounds increases. In addition, the lighting patterns are varied, and the lighting patterns themselves can be enjoyed.

  In the example described above, an example in which a list of lighting patterns corresponding to the number of rounds is displayed on the effect display device 60 is shown. As another example, for example, while waiting for a game, the player may designate turning on / off of the LED 500a using the effect button 109 or another input device, and the number of rounds of the lighting pattern may be presented. . For example, consider a case where there are lighting patterns that frequently appear when the number of rounds is large. In such a case, by designating the lighting pattern, it becomes possible to indicate the number of rounds conversely, and it is possible to increase the player's interest in the round indicator lamp 500 and improve the level of understanding of the game. Can also contribute. In addition, if the same lighting pattern is displayed frequently, the meaning which employ | adopted the round indicator lamp 500 using several LED500a will fade, and the interest with respect to a lighting pattern may fade. Therefore, the display history of the lighting pattern is stored so that the same lighting pattern does not continue, and by referring to the display history, the previous display or the past predetermined number of displays, for example, the past five lighting patterns are the same pattern. The lighting pattern may be determined so that it does not occur. Further, the possibility that the same lighting pattern is displayed may be suppressed by adjusting or changing the selection probability of the display pattern and the selection probability of the current display pattern in the previous display or the predetermined number of past displays.

(Third basic configuration)
In each of the basic configurations described above, an example in which a unit game accompanied by a special game is temporarily closed after the grand prize opening is opened for about 30 seconds or after 10 or more game balls are dropped. Indicated. In this case, the profit obtained by the player differs depending on the number of rounds. When a plurality of types of special games such as 8R and 15R are set, it may be preferable to display the number of rounds as described above because the player's profit is influenced by the number of rounds. For this reason, a round indicator lamp for each number of rounds or a round indicator lamp 500 as shown in the second basic configuration may be provided. As shown in the second basic configuration, by using the round indicator lamp 500, it is possible to prevent the interest in the effect from being reduced while displaying the number of rounds. On the other hand, the inventors believe that if the player's profits can be shown by other methods regardless of the number of rounds, the gameability will change and the decrease in interest in the production can be suppressed. It came.

  Therefore, in the third basic configuration, the opening / closing pattern of the special winning opening at the time of the special game is changed. That is, while the number of rounds is basically unified, a difference is generated in the player's profit as in the case where the number of rounds is set to 8R or 15R. Specifically, the number of executions of the unit game at the time of the big hit, that is, the number of times of opening the big prize opening is unified to 15 times. As a unit game, a long open unit game with a relatively long open period and a long open unit game that are more difficult to enter than the long open unit game so that it is easy to enter during the open period of the grand prize opening. A short open unit game having a relatively short open period than the unit game is provided. For example, a long open unit game may have an open period of 30 seconds. On the other hand, the short open unit game can have an open period of 0.5 seconds. For example, in the case of 15R big hit, it is executed by repeating the long open unit game 15 times (this may be called 15R equivalent game). On the other hand, in the case of 8R big hit, the long open unit game is executed 8 times and the short open unit game is repeated 7 times (this may be called 8R equivalent game). In the case of the short opening unit game, since it is practically impossible to enter the ball, the profit that the player can substantially obtain is 8R.

  FIG. 29 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an example of the opening / closing pattern of the special winning opening in the third basic configuration. The opening / closing pattern shown below is a conceptual diagram for explaining the execution state of the long open unit game L and the short open unit game S, and the closing period of the long open unit game L, the short open unit game S, and the big prize opening. Each time width ratio does not correspond to the actual time width ratio.

  The definition of the long open unit game L can be, for example, closing the big prize opening after opening for 30 seconds, or closing with 10 or more balls even in less than 30 seconds. Similarly, the short-open unit game S can be defined such that the big prize opening is closed after being opened for 0.5 seconds, for example, or can be closed with 10 or more balls even if it is less than 0.5 seconds (game ball entry) Is difficult in practice). In the long open unit game L and the short open unit game S, it is possible to open and close multiple times if the total open period of the big prize opening is the same in one unit game. For example, in one unit game, the big prize opening is opened three times. In the case of the long-open unit game L, the individual opening for 10 seconds is completed 3 times (the closing period is set to 1 second, for example) or the total opening is 10 balls or more even if the individual opening is less than 3 times or the individual opening is less than 10 seconds. End with a sphere. Similarly, in the case of the short-open unit game S, the individual opening of 0.16 seconds ends three times (the closing period is set to 0.1 seconds, for example) or the individual opening is less than three times or the individual opening is 0.16 seconds. Even if the number is less than 10, it is possible to end the game with a total of 10 balls or more (in reality, it is difficult to enter game balls).

  FIG. 29 (a) shows an open / close pattern of a big winning opening of a game equivalent to 15R in which the long open unit game L is executed 15 times. In this case, in any long open unit game L, a predetermined number (for example, 10 balls) can be entered, and basically, the player can obtain a unit game benefit of 15R. FIG. 29 (b) shows the open / close pattern of the big winning opening of an 8R equivalent game in which the long open unit game L is executed 8 times and the short open unit game S is executed 7 times. In this case, a predetermined number (for example, 10 balls) can be entered in any long open unit game L. On the other hand, in any of the short open unit games S, it is basically impossible to enter the ball, and basically, the player can obtain the profit of the unit game for 8 minutes. FIG. 29 (c) shows the opening / closing pattern of the big winning opening of the game without a game where the short open unit game S is repeated 15 times. In this case, in any short open unit game S, it is basically impossible to enter the ball. The example shown in FIG. 29 (c) can take, for example, the opening / closing pattern of the big winning opening at the time of 2R big hit in the whole description above. In the case of small hits, the unit game is basically one time. Therefore, if a plurality of short releases, for example, 15 short releases are performed in one unit game, an opening pattern similar to the opening / closing pattern of the big winning opening at the time of 2R big hit can be obtained. Thus, it becomes difficult to distinguish between the two, so that gameability can be improved.

As shown in FIG. 29 (a) to FIG. 29 (c), the number of opening operations of the big prize opening is unified, 15R equivalent game, 8R equivalent game, 2R equivalent game (2R big hit in the third basic configuration) , Meaning that only the short open unit game S without substantial play is played) and the small hit (meaning only the short open unit game S) are the number of times of opening the big winning opening is 15. As a result, there is no need to make a distinction based on the number of rounds. Therefore, it is not necessary to display the number of rounds, and it is not necessary to provide a round indicator lamp for each round number or to provide the round indicator lamp 500 as shown in the second basic configuration. Even if the number of rounds is the same, they can be different.

  FIG. 30A and FIG. 30B are modified examples of the opening / closing pattern of the 8R equivalent game. In the case of FIG. 30 (a), the short open unit game S is first continued 7 times, and then the long open unit game L is continued 8 times. In this case, as shown in FIG. 29 (c), it appears as if a 2R-equivalent game without a ball or a small hit game has been executed, and after lowering the expectation for the ball, the long open unit game L It is possible to provide a ball opportunity and produce an excitement of revival. In FIG. 30B, first, the long open unit game L is continued twice, and then the short open unit game S is continued 7 times. Then, the long open unit game L is continued 6 times again. For example, it is assumed that there is a 2R jackpot with a game as a special game type. That is, it is assumed that there is a big hit where the long open unit game L is executed only twice and the short open unit game S is executed thereafter. In the case of such a big hit form, when the 8R big hit that is not the 2R big hit is hit, the long open unit game L is first made continuous twice, and then the short open unit game S is made continuous so that this short open While the unit game S continues, it can be made to think that it has hit the 2R big hit with few balls. After that, by providing the opportunity to play in the long open unit game L again, it is possible to produce an effect that provides the excitement of returning to the big hit. In addition, the combination of the long open unit game L and the short open unit game S can be appropriately changed and various opening / closing patterns can be created. By simply changing the combinations in this way, variations in fake effects can be easily increased.

FIG. 31 (a) is a modified example of the opening / closing pattern of the special winning opening at the time of 15R equivalent game.
In the case of the opening / closing pattern of FIG. 31A, the long open unit game L is repeatedly executed 8 times (8R), and after the end of the 8R long open unit game L, the short open unit game S is Similar short opening A is repeated 7 times. The short opening A can be set to 0.5 seconds as in the case of the short opening unit game S, for example. At this point in time, the game is an 8R equivalent game (same as FIG. 29B) in which the long open unit game L as shown in FIG. 31B is executed 8 times and then the short open unit game S is executed 7 times. Looks like. Therefore, the player is likely to be disappointed if only 8R worth of balls are obtained. However, in the case of FIG. 31A, the long opening B is executed after the seven short opening A ends. The opening period of the long opening B is a period obtained by subtracting the total opening period 3.5 seconds (0.5 × 7) of the short opening A from 30 seconds when the opening period of the long opening unit game L is 30 seconds, that is, , 26.5 seconds. The long opening B is closed by entering 10 balls or more even in less than 26.5 seconds. That is, the short opening A × 7 + long opening B becomes the 9R long opening unit game L. Therefore, it is possible to make the player recognize that the long open unit game L is continuing. Thereafter, the long open unit game L from the 10Rth to the 15th R is executed. That is, a game equivalent to 15R is executed. As a result, it is possible to produce an effect that provides a sense of excitement of revival. In this case, the presence of the opening / closing pattern of FIG. 31 (a) and the opening / closing pattern of FIG. 31 (b). The short opening A or the short opening unit game S after the end of the 8Rth serves as an effect of whether or not the long opening B is executed. Therefore, the player can watch the short opening operation repeated while giving the player a sense of expectation after the end of the 8th R.

Even when each special game is executed in such an open pattern, it is possible to notify the profit that the player can receive by switching the special game effect pattern with a branch effect. When applying the opening / closing pattern of the big prize opening as shown in the third basic configuration, the effect control means 304 is included in the opening / closing pattern in the special game executed this time when there is an operation input of the effect button 109 during a predetermined period. The special game effect pattern is switched on condition that the long open unit game L is equal to or greater than a predetermined number of times.

  Specifically, the special game control means 260 has a special symbol 50 in a predetermined big hit mode when the success / failure lottery by the first success / failure determination means 221 or the second success / failure determination means 222 indicates a shift to the special game. When it is stopped, it is determined that the special game operating condition is established, and the special game is executed by opening the special winning opening. That is, the special game control means 260 predetermines at least one of the long open unit game L having a relatively long open period of the special winning opening and the short open unit game S having a relatively short open period than the long open unit game L. The special game is executed according to any one of a plurality of types of opening / closing patterns executed up to the number of times. Then, the effect control means 304 accepts an operation input by the effect button 109 during a predetermined period while the special game is started and the image is displayed according to the first special game effect pattern. Then, on the condition that the long open unit game L included in the opening / closing pattern in the special game executed this time is equal to or more than a predetermined number of times, the display of the image according to the effect story of the first special game effect pattern is performed. Switch to the image display according to the production story of the special game production pattern. For example, as shown in FIG. 29 (a), when a special game in which the number of executions of the long open unit game L is a predetermined number of times, for example, 15 times is executed, the first special game effect pattern The display is switched from the reproduction display of the image according to the production story to the reproduction display of the image according to the production story of the second special game production pattern. The set number of long open unit games L that is a switching condition can be changed as appropriate, and in addition to 15 times that the player can obtain the maximum profit, for example, a profit larger than the profit obtained in an 8R equivalent game can be obtained May be expected, for example, 10 times or 12 times.

  For example, even if the number of rounds of a special game is the same as the specifications of the gaming machine, if the fact that there is a difference in the actual playable (profit) is introduced by the gaming machine specification table etc., the player will It is easy to be interested in how many balls can be obtained when special games are executed. Therefore, in the third basic structure, during the special game, in the middle of the production showing that the special game is being executed, notification of the magnitude of profit obtained by switching the production to a story different from the previous story While performing it, it gives the production an unexpectedness. In addition, by allowing the player to perform operations that trigger the switching of the story, the special game will require other operations during the special game as well as the game that causes the special game to enter the grand prize opening. Thus, a player participation type gaming machine that prompts the player to participate in the game can be configured. In the case of this basic configuration, there are 2R jackpots as types of jackpots, but in the case of 2R jackpots, the short opening unit game S is repeated and the opening time of the big winning opening in one short opening unit game S is about 0. Since it is 5 seconds, the effect of switching from the first special game effect pattern to the second special game effect pattern is not performed. However, in the case where the game time of the special game with 2R jackpot is enough time to switch from the first special game effect pattern to the second special game effect pattern and execute the effect, similarly to the basic configuration described above A switching effect may be performed.

  When the number of long open unit games L is less than the set number of times (for example, 15 times), the effect control means 304 creates an effect story of the first special game effect pattern based on the operation input of the effect button 109 during a predetermined period. Accordingly, an object for decorating the image is displayed so as to overlap the display of the image.

FIG. 32 is a diagram for explaining display of objects in the third basic configuration. In the case of a special game effect pattern (a special game effect pattern of an 8R-equivalent game) in which the long open unit game L is less than the set number of times, the first valid period is provided, for example, at times t1 to t2 at which 2R can be regarded as being executed. Yes. In addition, the effect period is, for example, 8R at the time t4 to t5 when the second effective period can be considered that 4R is being executed, for example, and the time t7 to t8 when the third effective period can be considered that 6R is being executed, for example. It is provided at times t10 to t11 that can be regarded as being executed. On the other hand, the first switching point at the time t3 and the second at the time t6 provided in the special game effect pattern (special game effect pattern of 15R equivalent game) of the long open unit game L more than a predetermined number of times (15 times). The switching point, the third switching point at time t9, is not provided. In other words, during each effective period, it seems that the player can accept an operation input of the effect button 109, but in reality, the special game effect pattern is not switched to another special game effect pattern by the operation input. Effective period. As a result, it is possible to produce an effect that gives an expectation that the player may switch to the second special game effect pattern until at least an operation input of the effect button 109 is performed. In this case, when an operation input of the effect button 109 is made in each effective period and effect period, an object that decorates the image is displayed so as to overlap the display of the image according to the effect story of the first special game effect pattern. It may be. In this case, the object that decorates the image is not determined to continue the long open unit game L for a predetermined number of times (15 times), but may be content that suggests that the long open unit game L continues for a predetermined number of times. . For example, the sub character may be displayed as a “white” object that suggests that the long open unit game L will continue until the next time. Alternatively, a “blue” subcharacter that suggests that the long open unit game L will continue three times or a “red” subcharacter that indicates that the long open unit game L will continue five times may be displayed. Good. Further, a “golden” sub-character indicating that there is a possibility of switching to the second special game effect pattern may be displayed. By displaying such an object that decorates the image over the effect, it becomes easy to give the player a sense of expectation that the long open unit game L may still continue, and for the effect during the special game. On the other hand, it is possible to prevent the player's interest from fading.

  In addition, as shown in the third basic configuration, while the opening pattern of the special prize opening in the special game is divided into a plurality of types, the round indicator lamp is substantially It becomes unnecessary. However, in the third basic configuration, an indicator lamp similar to the round indicator lamp 500 of the second basic configuration may be provided. The indicator lamp in this case is a long-open unit game indicator lamp that displays the number of executions of the long-open unit game L, not the number of rounds. If the long open unit game indicator lamp also has a plurality of LED lighting patterns indicating the number of executions of one long open unit game L, for example, 15 times, the game characteristics based on the lighting pattern similar to the second basic configuration Can be obtained.

(Fourth basic configuration)
In the third basic configuration, when the number of set times of the special game long-open unit game L is equal to or more than the predetermined number of times, the second special game effect pattern is changed from the effect story by the first special game effect pattern after the branch effect. By switching to the production story, the player is informed that a large profit from the long open unit game L can be obtained. That is, it can be said that the branch effect is an effect suggesting the possibility that the unit game or the long open unit game L will continue, or an effect suggesting the possibility that the unit game or the long open unit game L will not continue. In addition, it can be said that the branching effect is an effect that gives an expectation of whether or not to continue. In any case, it can be said that such an effect is a continuation effect that suggests whether or not a unit game is further executed after the end of the unit game. Further, it can be said that this continuation effect is an effect indicating that it is one break of the game regardless of whether the unit game or the long open unit game L continues or ends. That is, the continuation effect indicates that it is one break of the special game. More specifically, regardless of whether the unit game is further executed after the display of the continuous effect, it can be said that the series of special games can be made to end there by displaying the continuous effect. In other words, regardless of whether the unit game reached or ended at the time of displaying the continuation effect was the last unit game in the special special game described later, it depends on the predetermined specific set number of times set in the special special game. It is possible to produce a special game break by creating an effect that indicates that the unit game has been reached or that the unit game related to the specific set number of times has been completed. As will be described in detail later, when a plurality of types of specific setting times are set for the selected special special game, the unit game related to the specific setting times other than the last of the specific setting times is reached and the continuous effect is achieved. When is displayed, that is, when a continuation effect is displayed during the special special game, the unit game is continued until the unit game related to the last specific set number of times is completed. Hereinafter, in the fourth basic configuration, a continuation effect that is a modification of the branch effect will be described in detail.

  For example, consider the case where a plurality of types of special game unit games are set (6 times, 9 times, 12 times, and 15 times). When a special game with 15 unit games is selected, a continuous effect corresponding to the branch effect is displayed, for example, after the end of the sixth unit game. Then, after the end of the continuous effect, it is possible to switch from the effect story based on the first special game effect pattern displayed until then to the effect story based on the second special game effect pattern. Similarly, the continuation effect is displayed after the end of the ninth and twelfth unit games, and the effect story based on the special game effect pattern so far can be switched to the effect story based on another special game effect pattern. In other words, it is possible to entertain the special game while giving a sense of expectation whether or not a special effect is displayed and whether or not the unit game will continue depending on the contents of the effect. When the continuous effect is displayed a plurality of times, the continuous effect may have the same contents each time, but it is desirable that the contents be different from each other. For example, it can be the content related to the content of the production story by the special game production pattern that is switched and displayed after the continuous production.

  In the fourth basic configuration, a special game that is not accompanied by a display of a continuation effect and a special special game that is accompanied by a display of a continuation effect are included as the types of special games that are determined according to the result of the success / failure lottery. The special special game shows the expectation whether or not the unit game will be continued by the continuous effect to the player, so that the special game is temporarily interrupted and the continuous effect is displayed during the interruption. I am doing so. Therefore, the opening / closing pattern of the special prize opening is made different between the special special game and the normal special game. Specifically, the special game control means 260 executes any one of the special games having different unit game set times depending on the type of the winning / losing lottery performed by the first winning / failing determining means 221 or the second winning / failing determining means 222. To do. As the special game, there is a normal special game in which the opening operation of the big prize opening is repeated with a first closing period until a predetermined number of unit game setting times. As another special game, the unit game is repeated until it reaches one of a plurality of predetermined specific number of times that is equal to or less than the upper limit number of unit game settings, and the unit game corresponding to each specific set number of times is followed. When the closing operation of the special prize opening is performed with the unit game executed in this way, a special special that executes the special winning opening closing period after the closing action in a second closing period longer than the first closing period. There is a game. In this special special game, the closing operation of the big prize opening is executed in the first closing period between the unit games other than executing the closing action in the second closing period. The continuation effect is displayed while the special winning opening is closed in the second closing period.

  The pattern storage means 302 stores a plurality of special game effect patterns in which a process of displaying an image that indicates that a special game is being executed according to a predetermined effect story is displayed. In addition, the pattern storage means 302 is a unit corresponding to a specific set number of times (for example, 6, 9, 12, etc.) other than the upper limit number (for example, 15 times) as the special game effect pattern. Each time a game is completed, a continuation effect pattern including a continuation effect indicating whether or not the unit game is executed after the completion of the unit game is included.

The continuation effect can be executed after the end of the unit game in which the unit game may be further executed when the special special game is selected. For example, when the minimum special special game with the minimum specific number of times is executed among the special special games, in the fourth basic configuration, for example, when the specific number of times is 6, the unit game corresponding to the specific number of times is ended. Display continuation effects. Further, when the special special game having the maximum number of specific settings is executed, in the fourth basic configuration, for example, when the number of specific settings is the upper limit of 15, the unit corresponding to the upper limit After the game ends, the continuation effect is not displayed. However, after the end of the unit game corresponding to the specific number of times other than that, for example, each time the closing operation is executed in the second closing period after the end of the sixth, ninth and twelfth unit games, indicate. Further, when special special games other than the minimum special special game and the maximum special special game are executed, for example, when the specific set number of times is 9 or 12, the last unit game among the unit games corresponding to the specific set number of times And the continuous effect is displayed every time the closing operation is executed in the second closing period after the end of the unit game corresponding to the specific set number of times other than the last unit game. The display of the continuous effect is controlled by the effect control means 304.

  33 and 34 show the opening and closing patterns of the big prize opening in normal special games (15R big hit, 9R big hit without continuous effects) and special special games (6R big hit, 9R big hit, 12R big hit, 15R big hit with continuous effects) It is explanatory drawing explaining the timing of a start / end effect. Further, in FIG. 34, the presence of the continuation effect and the display timing of the continuation effect will be described together.

  FIG. 33 (a) shows the opening / closing pattern of the big prize opening and the timing of the start / end effect in 15 normal special games (15R normal special game) whose unit game setting number is the upper limit. When the 15R normal special game is selected as a result of the success / failure lottery by the first success / failure determination means 221 or the second success / failure determination means 222, the effect control means 304 starts the special game after the special symbol 50 and the decorative symbol 61 are completely stopped. A start effect ES indicating that the effect is to be displayed is displayed on the effect display device 60. In this case, in each unit game, for example, 30 seconds have elapsed after opening, or 10 balls have been closed after the grand prize opening. The closing period is, for example, 0.5 seconds, and this corresponds to the first closing period P. In the 15R normal special game, the closing operation executed in the first closing period P is sandwiched between the unit games, and the opening operation is repeated 15 times. When the special winning opening ends the 15th opening operation, the effect control means 304 displays on the effect display device 60 an end effect EE for notifying the player that the special game has ended. In addition to the start effect ES and the end effect EE, the effect control means 304 displays an effect based on a special game effect pattern indicating that the special game is executed on the effect display device 60.

  FIG. 33B shows the opening / closing pattern of the big prize opening and the timing of the start / end effects in, for example, nine normal special games (9R normal special games) in which the unit game setting number is equal to or less than the upper limit number. When the 9R normal special game is selected as a result of the success / failure lottery by the first success / failure determination means 221 or the second success / failure determination means 222, the effect control means 304, as in the 15R normal special game, displays the special symbol 50 and the decorative symbol 61. A start effect ES indicating that the special game is to be started after the complete stop is displayed on the effect display device 60. In the 9R normal special game, the closing operation executed in the first closing period P is sandwiched between the unit games and the opening operation is repeated nine times. When the special winning opening ends the 9th opening operation, the effect control means 304 displays an end effect EE for notifying the player that the special game has ended on the effect display device 60. Also in this case, the effect control means 304 displays an effect based on the special game effect pattern indicating that the special game is executed separately from the start effect ES and the end effect EE on the effect display device 60. It should be noted that the 15R normal special game and the 9R normal special game may have different contents based on the start effect ES, the end effect EE, and the special game effect pattern.

  FIG. 34 shows the opening / closing pattern of the big prize opening and the start / start pattern in the special special game in which the unit game is repeated up to any of a plurality of predetermined specific number of times that is not more than the upper limit number (15 times) of the unit game setting number Indicates the timing of the continuation / end effect.

FIG. 34 (a) shows a case where the minimum special special game with the minimum specified number of times is executed among the special special games. In the fourth basic configuration, the minimum special special game is an example of a 6R special special game in which a unit game is repeated six times. As described above, in the case of the minimum special special game, the continuous effect is displayed after the unit game corresponding to the specific set number of times (six times). When the 6R special special game is selected as a result of the lottery determination by the first win / fail determination unit 221 or the second win / fail determination unit 222, the effect control unit 304 starts the special game after the special symbol 50 and the decorative symbol 61 are completely stopped. A start effect ES indicating that the effect is to be displayed is displayed on the effect display device 60. In this case, in each unit game, for example, 30 seconds have elapsed after opening, or 10 balls have been closed after the grand prize opening. The closing period is, for example, 0.5 seconds, and this corresponds to the first closing period P. In the 6R special special game, the closing operation executed in the first closing period P is sandwiched between the unit games, and the opening operation is repeated six times. Then, when the special winning opening ends the sixth opening operation, the effect control means 304 further displays a continuation effect EK that suggests whether or not the unit game is executed on the effect display device 60. In the case of 6R special special games, it is determined that the unit game will be ended in six times internally, but it is difficult to distinguish it from other special special games of the specified number of times, and the player has a sense of expectation. The continuation effect EK is displayed so as to hold (or talk). However, since the closing operation is continued at the end of the sixth unit game, that is, the end of the special game, the continuation effect EK is the first period of the closing operation of the main winning port after the end of the special game. Will be displayed using.

  The continuation effect EK is a success effect indicating that at least the unit game is continued or an unsuccessful effect indicating that the unit game is not continued after performing an effect that makes the player have a sense of expectation (speaking). indicate. In the case of a successful production, as in the case of a branch production, the production suggests that the production story based on the first special game production pattern that has been displayed so far is switched to the production story based on the second special game production pattern. Can do. Conversely, in the case of a failure effect, it can be an effect suggesting that the effect story based on the first special game effect pattern that has been displayed so far does not switch to the effect story based on the second special game effect pattern. Further, the failure effect may include the same content as the end effect EE in the last part so that the failure effect of the continuation effect EK becomes a substantial end effect EE. Therefore, in the case of 6R special special game, the continuation effect EK becomes a failure effect, and finally the effect ends with the same effect content as the end effect EE.

  FIG. 34 (b) shows a 9R special special game in which the specific setting number is 9, for example, other than the minimum special special game and the maximum special special game among the special special games. The effect control means 304 displays on the effect display device 60 a start effect ES indicating that the special game is started after the special symbol 50 and the decorative symbol 61 are completely stopped. First, the unit game is repeated 6 times. The closing operation of the big prize opening between each unit game up to the sixth time is executed in the first closing period P. As described above, since the 6R special special game exists as the special special game, the player is interested in whether or not the unit game continues when the sixth unit game ends. Therefore, in the case of the 9R special special game, first, the continuation effect EK is displayed after the end of the sixth unit game. In this case, the continuation of the unit game is determined internally and the special game is continuing, but it is important to make it easy for the player to have a sense of expectation and anxiety about whether or not the unit game will continue. Close the prize opening longer than usual. That is, the closing operation between the sixth and seventh unit games is executed in the second closing period Q longer than the first closing period P. The second closed period Q can be, for example, 10 seconds. The continuation effect EK is displayed during the second closed period Q. In this case, since it is determined internally that the unit game is continued, in the continuation production EK, after the success production is displayed following the production that makes the player have a sense of expectation (speaking), The unit game will be resumed again. The closing operation between the unit games from the seventh time to the ninth time is executed in the first closing period P. In the case of 9R special special games, it is decided that the unit game will end internally in 9 times, but it is difficult to distinguish from the special special game of other specific number of times that the unit game continues, The continuation effect EK is displayed even after the end of the ninth unit game so that the player has a sense of expectation. However, since the closing operation continues at the end of the ninth unit game, that is, the end of the special game, the continuous performance EK is the first period of the closing operation of the main winning port after the end of the special game. Will be displayed using. Therefore, in this case, the continuation effect EK becomes a failure effect, and finally the effect ends with the same effect content as the end effect EE. Also in this case, the effect control means 304 displays the effect display device 60 for an effect based on the special game effect pattern indicating that the special game is executed during the unit game, separately from the start effect ES and the end effect EE.

  In addition, in the above-mentioned basic configuration, an example of displaying a success effect (continuation confirmed effect) at the end (end) of a period in which the continuation effect is being executed, ending the continuation effect, and then reopening the grand prize opening. Indicated. In another example, the successful performance may be performed simultaneously with the reopening of the big winning opening or after the reopening. For example, the winning a prize opening may be reopened during the success effect at the same time as or after the start of the display of the success effect that is a part of the continuation effect (buzzing effect). Moreover, after starting the reopening of the special winning opening, the success effect may be displayed. In this way, by associating the display timing of the successful effect with the reopening of the special winning opening, it is possible to improve the effect of the roaring effect in the continuous effect. For example, it is possible to increase the player's expectation by continuously producing until the next winning opening is opened, or until the end of the unit game or the end of the unit game is finalized.

  FIG. 34 (c) shows a 12R special special game in which the specific setting number is 12, for example, other than the minimum special special game and the maximum special special game among the special special games. In the case of the 12R special special game, as in the case of the 9R special special game, the effect control means 304 displays the start effect ES indicating that the special game is started after the special symbol 50 and the decorative symbol 61 are completely stopped. 60. Then, the closing operation between the first to sixth unit games is executed in the first closing period P. And in order to make it difficult to distinguish from other special special games, the closing operation of the big prize opening after the end of the sixth unit game is executed in the second closing period Q and the continuation effect EK is displayed. This continuous effect EK is a successful effect, and the seventh to ninth unit games are executed across the closing operation of the first closing period P. In order to make it difficult to distinguish it from other special special games again, the closing operation of the big prize opening after the end of the ninth unit game is executed in the second closing period Q and the continuation effect EK is displayed. This continuation effect EK is also a successful effect, and unit games from the 10th time to the 12th time are executed with the closing operation in the first closing period P interposed therebetween. In the case of 12R special special game, the unit game is decided to end in 12 times internally, but it is difficult to distinguish from the special special game of other specific set number of times that the unit game continues, The continuation effect EK is displayed even after the end of the 12th unit game so that the player has a sense of expectation. However, since the closing operation is continued at the end of the twelfth unit game, that is, the end of the special game, the continuation effect EK is the first period of the closing operation of the main winning port after the end of the special game. Will be displayed using. Therefore, in this case, the continuation effect EK becomes a failure effect, and finally the effect ends with the same effect content as the end effect EE.

  FIG. 34 (d) shows a case where the maximum special special game having the maximum specified number of times is executed among the special special games. In the fourth basic configuration, the maximum special special game is an example of a 15R special special game in which a unit game is repeated 15 times. As described above, in the case of the maximum special special game, the continuation effect is not displayed after the unit game corresponding to the upper limit number (15 times) is completed. On the other hand, after the end of the unit game corresponding to the specific number of times other than that, after the end of the sixth, ninth and twelfth unit games in the case of the fourth basic configuration, A closing effect is displayed each time a continuation effect is displayed. The start effect, the closing operation between unit games from the first time to the twelfth time, and the continuous effect are the same as in the case of FIG. In the case of 15R special special game, the execution of the unit game from the 13th to the 15th is determined internally, so the big prize opening after the end of the 12th unit game is executed in the second closed period Q Is done. In the meantime, the success effect of the continuation effect EK is displayed. Thereafter, the unit game from the 13th time to the 15th time is executed with the closing operation in the first closing period P of the big prize opening. When the fifteenth unit game is over, there is no further unit game continuation, so the end effect EE is displayed in the first period of the closing operation of the big prize opening accompanying the end of the special game. The end effect EE in the case of the 15R special special game is an end effect following the failure effect of the continuous effect EK in the case of another special special game as an effect indicating the end of the special special game that has obtained the maximum profit. Is different. It is desirable to make it an end effect that means achieving the purpose.

In this way, in a special special game having a plurality of types of specific set times, every time a unit game corresponding to a specific set number other than the upper limit number is ended, whether or not the unit game is further executed after the end of the unit game. Continue production that suggests. As a result, it is possible to entertain a special game that tends to become monotonous simply by entering the winning prize opening while being excited about how many unit games will continue. Further, every time a success effect is displayed in the continuation effect EK, the effect story is sequentially switched to the effect story based on the special game effect pattern different from the effect story based on the special game effect pattern. As a result, it is possible to produce interesting performances by various production stories as compared to the case where the production of continuous stories is performed from the beginning to the end. Then, special games that tend to be monotonous games can be made interesting by directing.

  Normally, special games often shift when the decorative symbols 61 are aligned with the same symbol, for example, “333” or “777”. Similarly, the fourth basic configuration may be shifted to a special game when the same decorative symbols 61 are prepared. For example, the game may be shifted to a special special game when the even numbers are aligned, and may be shifted to the special special game when the numbers are odd. In another example, when the decorative symbols 61 are aligned in a regular pattern, the game normally shifts to a special game, and a specific symbol combination other than a complex symbol, such as “123” or “3A3” (A is not a number). Almighty design etc.). In this case, it is possible to make it appear as if there are more combinations of decorative symbols 61 from which the player can obtain profits, and it is easier to give the player the impression that it is a game machine that is easy to get a game.

  In addition, the big prize opening opened in the normal special game and the special special game may be the same, or the big prize opening for the special special game and the special prize game may be provided individually. By providing the big prize opening at different positions, it is possible to change the launch target position of the game ball between the normal special game and the special special game. As a result, special games that tend to be monotonous can be made interesting with enhanced technical intervention. In addition, the number of prize balls for one entry may be the same or different between the normal special game and the special special game. For example, the number of prize balls for special special games may be less than that for normal special games. Thus, in addition to the difference in the number of rounds, by changing the number of prize balls for one incoming ball, it becomes easy to make a difference in profits for special games, and variations in special games can be easily increased. Further, by appropriately combining the difference in the number of rounds and the difference in the prize ball for one entry, it is possible to widen the adjustment range of the number of balls to be played, and it is possible to easily increase the specification variations of the gaming machine.

  In the fourth basic configuration described above, when a special special game is executed, whether or not the unit game further continues is displayed by displaying a continuation effect EK. In this case, until the continuation effect EK is displayed, the effect story according to the special game effect pattern is displayed. Therefore, it is thought that if the production can be expected to continue the unit game while the production story according to the special game production pattern is displayed, the interest of the player during the special game can be further attracted to the production. The inventors arrived. That is, in the fourth basic configuration, the effect control unit 304 is executing the previous unit game before displaying the continuation effect EK for an object that suggests the possibility that the unit game will be further executed in the continuation effect EK. To be displayed.

  For example, when a special special game is executed, in the unit game before the continuation effect EK is displayed, there is a possibility of whether or not a success effect is obtained when the continuation effect EK is displayed on the effect display device 60. Produce suggestive suggestion. FIG. 35 is a diagram for explaining a display image of the effect display device 60 before the continuation effect EK is displayed during execution of the special special game.

As shown in FIG. 35 (a), the effect control means 304 is the background of the effect image displayed by the effect display device 60 during execution of the special game and the unit game before displaying the continuation effect EK. The color is gradually changed from the left and right of the effect display device 60. For example, the red background color range R (the range of the first effect) is gradually expanded from the left corner of the effect display device 60 to the right. On the other hand, the green background color range G (second effect range) is gradually expanded from the right corner of the effect display device 60 toward the left. In this case, it is suggested that the width of the background color range R may be a failure effect in the continuation effect EK, and that the width of the background color range G may be a success effect in the continuation effect EK. Suggest. Note that the spreading speed of the background color range R and the background color range G is not uniform. For example, in the case of suggesting that there is a high possibility that the continuation effect EK will be a success effect, as shown in FIG. 35 (b), the background of the unit game before the continuation effect EK is displayed is terminated. The background color range G is set wider than the color range R. On the contrary, when it is suggested that there is a high possibility that the continuation effect EK will be a failure effect, as shown in FIG. 35 (c), until the unit game before the continuation effect EK is displayed, The background color range G is made wider than the background color range R. As a result, the player can enjoy the special game while expecting whether or not the unit game will continue after reaching the special setting number from the stage before the continuation effect EK is displayed in the special special game. Can do.

  Further, the background color range R and the background color range G may be expanded in accordance with the number of balls entered during the unit game. FIG. 35 (a) shows a state where the display area of the effect display device 60 is divided into 20 areas in order to explain how the background color range R or the background color range G widens according to the ball entering. Yes. For example, in the case of the 12R special special game of FIG. 33C, when the fifth unit game is started, the background color range R or the background color range of FIG. G color is colored one area at a time. In the case of the 12R special special game, since the execution of the seventh to ninth unit games has been determined internally, the production control means 304 is the result of entering in the fifth and sixth unit games, The display suggests that the continuation effect EK is a successful effect. That is, the display is performed such that the background color range G is larger than the background color range R as shown in FIG. In addition, although 10 or more pitches, which are the closing conditions for the grand prize opening, are generally achieved, there may be cases where a total of 20 pitches are not reached in the fifth and sixth unit games. As a result, even if it is a successful effect, the sixth unit game may end in a state where the background color range R is larger than the background color range G. On the other hand, even if it is a failure effect, the sixth unit game may end in a state where the background color range G is larger than the background color range R. However, since the final suggestion as to whether or not the unit game continues is made based on the result of the continuation effect EK, there is no particular problem because the suggestion effect at the previous stage does not necessarily have to show an accurate result. Further, if necessary, the display state of the background color range R and the background color range G may be corrected at the end of the sixth unit game. Note that the display states of the background color range R and the background color range G are reset upon the end of the sixth unit game. That is, the suggestion effect is an effect that suggests only the result of the next continuation effect EK.

  After the display of the success effect continuation effect EK, the seventh to ninth unit games are executed. Then, when the eighth unit game is started, the effect of expanding the background color range R and the background color range G is performed as in the case of the fifth and sixth unit games. In the case of the 12R special special game, the execution of the next tenth to twelfth unit games is internally determined, so the background color range G is more than the background color range R as shown in FIG. Display to be larger.

  Before the continuous effect EK is displayed, the display state of the background color range R and the background color range G is reset, and after displaying the successful effect of the continuous effect EK, the tenth to twelfth unit games are executed. The During the execution of the eleventh and twelfth unit games, the effect of expanding the background color range R and the background color range G is performed as in the previous time. However, in the case of the 12R special special game, since it is internally determined that the next thirteenth and subsequent unit games will not be executed, the background color range R rather than the background color range G as shown in FIG. Is displayed so that the area of becomes larger. And then. In the continuation effect EK, an effect that becomes a failure effect and leads to the end effect EE is executed.

  In this way, by associating the suggestion effect and the entry state, it is possible to entertain while associating the entry state and the change in the background color range even in a special game that tends to be a monotonous game.

  In the above-described example, an example in which a unit game is suggested twice is shown. However, all unit games before the continuation effect EK is displayed may be targeted. That is, before the first continuation effect EK, the background color range R and the background color range G may be changed in 60 regions that can be entered in six unit games. Similarly, before the second and subsequent continuation effects EK, the background color range R and the background color range G may be changed in 30 areas that can be entered in three unit games. On the contrary, the background color range R and the background color range G may be changed by 10 pieces that can be entered in one unit game. Furthermore, at each time, the number of unit games that are the targets of the suggestion effect may be determined and changed by lottery or the like. In this case, a case where no suggestion effect is performed may be included. As a result, it is possible to entertain whether the suggestion effect is displayed or from when it is displayed, which can contribute to an improvement in game playability.

  The display of the suggestion effect can be changed as appropriate other than the example of FIG. 35, an indicator may be used, or two types of characters may be prepared, and the number of characters displayed may be increased for each incoming ball.

  As another suggestive effect, for example, the background of the effect displayed on the effect display device 60 may be changed for each unit game. For example, when the suggestion effect is implemented for three unit games, or when the failure effect is suggested by the continuous effect, the background color of the first unit game is set to “red” and the background color of the second time is set to “yellow”. The background color for the third time is “blue”. This change is defined as a reasonable change. On the other hand, when suggesting a successful production with a continuous production, the background color of the first unit game is “red”, the second background color is “yellow”, and the third background color is “gold” instead of “blue”. And This change is not an appropriate change but an effect that gives a sense of expectation. When the background color for the third time is other than the proper color “blue”, for example, “silver”, “gold”, and “rainbow” may be used. In this case, the degree of expectation may be changed according to the background color. Thus, by increasing the variation of the suggestion effect, it is possible to further entertain the player with the effect during the special game.

  In the case of a special special game, every time the continuous production EK is a successful production, the production story is changed to a production story that follows a special game production pattern different from the production story that follows the special game production pattern. By the way, during a normal game, there is a reach effect in order to increase the expectation of whether or not the decorative symbols 61 are aligned. There may be a case where a plurality of special reach is set for each reach production. The player has longer time to play the normal game than the special game, and often has a chance to see the special reach indicating the degree of expectation, and may understand the rank of expectation for each production content. Thus, by developing the production story according to the special game production pattern in the special special game in the same order as the expectation level of the production content in the special reach, the production content can be easily understood. For example, consider a case where the expectation level of special reach is set not to increase in the order of character A, character B, character C, and character D. For example, consider the case of 15R special game effects. In this case, an effect story according to the special game effect pattern during the first to sixth unit games is set as a story related to the character A. Next, the production story according to the special game production pattern during the 7th to 9th unit games is the story regarding the character B, and the production story according to the special game production pattern during the 10th to 12th unit games is the story about the character C. And Then, an effect story according to the special game effect pattern in the 13th to 15th unit games is set as a story related to the character D. In this way, by associating the rank of expectation during normal games with the display related to the continuation of unit games during special game production, it is possible to play special games while expecting the next production content. It can contribute to improvement. If the presence of display order can be infiltrated in this way, the player is given an impression that an unexpected result may be produced by displaying in a different display order during special special games. It becomes easy and can expand the variation of the production.

  In the fourth basic configuration, the operation of the effect button 109 is not requested during the continuous effect, but the operation of the effect button 109 may be requested. For example, the content of the effect after the continuous effect may be changed depending on whether or not the effect button 109 is operated. In this case, it becomes possible to make it appear as if the contents of the subsequent effects are changed by the player's selection, and the player's participation can be improved.

  In the fourth basic configuration, the round indicator lamp 500 described in the second basic configuration may be used in combination. In this case, whether or not the unit game is continued in the special special game can be enjoyed in the prediction of the notification due to the display change of the round indicator lamp 500, together with the notification by the effect, and the enjoyment in the special game is increased. , Can help maintain interest during special games.

  Further, the short opening unit game and the long opening unit game described in the third basic structure may be applied to the fourth basic structure. In this case, both the effects of the third basic configuration and the fourth basic configuration can be obtained, and the game performance can be further improved.

(Fifth basic configuration)
A gaming machine that performs an effect using music will be described. The gaming machine may be a pachinko gaming machine or a slot machine, but in the embodiment, the pachinko gaming machine will be described. First, as a fifth basic configuration, a pachinko gaming machine in which a plurality of games corresponding to the conventional type 1 pachinko gaming machine is mixed will be described, and then, as a sixth basic configuration, two large winning awards are vertically adjacent. A pachinko gaming machine provided as a double attacker will be described.

  FIG. 36 shows functional blocks of the pachinko gaming machine 100 in the fifth basic configuration. The voice control unit 306 includes a music playback unit 502 and a music data storage unit 504. The effect display control means 305 includes effect image data storage means 506. The music reproducing means 502 reproduces music and outputs sound to the speaker 108. The music data storage means 504 stores a plurality of music data. The effect display control means 305 displays the effect image on the effect display device 60 during the reproduction of the music. The effect image data storage means 506 stores the data of effect images displayed on the effect display device 60. In this basic configuration, the production image is a moving image associated with the music, a video created in accordance with the music atmosphere, a video in which a singer or a player sings or plays a music, a music Including lyrics. In another example, the effect image may be a still image, or may be a moving image such as a background moving image prepared irrespective of the music.

  In this basic configuration, the music reproduction means 502 reproduces music stored in the music data storage means 504 as an effect while the special game is being executed by the special game control means 260. In another example, the music playback means 502 may play music only during a special game triggered by a specific type of jackpot, or the specific game control means 270 may change the probability, time, or ordinary electric accessory 90. The music may be played only during the normal game in the specific game state where the open time for extending the open time, or any combination thereof is executed, or only during the normal game in the normal state The music may be played, or the music may be played in any combination of these games. In addition, a special game is executed by winning a big hit during a specific game, and the specific game is executed again after the special game is finished, or a special game state in a so-called villa or a special game state in the villa, or Music may be played between both of them. Hereinafter, a combination of these game states set to be able to reproduce a song is referred to as a “music reproduction period”. The special game triggered by the 2R jackpot has a short duration from the start to the end of the special game, so it is not necessary to reproduce the music.

  The music playback means 502 determines the music to be played according to a predetermined condition when the timing for playing the music arrives, and plays the determined music. The effect display control means 305 displays an effect image corresponding to the music determined by the music reproducing means 502 on the effect display device 60. The effect display control means 305 receives an instruction from the player as to whether or not to display specific contents such as lyrics included in the effect image via the effect button 109 or the like, and switches the display on / off according to the instruction. Good. As described above, when the music is played during the execution of the special game and the normal game in the probability variation state, the music playback means 502 plays the music when the special game is started by the special game control means 260. To start. When a 2R big hit with probability change occurs, the music playback means 502 does not play the music during the special game, but plays the music when the normal game in the probability change state executed after the special game is started. You may start. When the so-called latent probability change is executed without changing to the probability change state without notifying the player of the change to the probability change state, the music reproduction means 502 does not reproduce the music during the latent probability change and is in the probability change state. After an effect that informs the player of this fact is executed, the reproduction of the music may be started.

The music reproduction means 502 reproduces according to the number of consecutive times of a specific game in which probability change, time reduction, release extension, or any combination thereof is performed, or the number of consecutive resorts that repeatedly generate a big hit with a specific game. The music to be determined may be determined. In general, Renso refers to the case where a special game is made after a special game is completed after the special game is over, and the game is shifted to the special game again. If more than one of them is implemented, even if some of them are completed, if you regain the jackpot while the remaining part continues, it is considered to be a villa May be. Further, even if it is not possible to win a big hit during a specific game, if a big hit is again assigned within a predetermined period after the end of the specific game, it may be regarded as a villa. The music reproducing means 502 stores the number of consecutive times of the specific game or the villa in a RAM or the like, and when the player first draws a big hit and starts the special game, the number of continuations of the specific game or the villa is 0. The music to be reproduced is selected and reproduced from among the music that can be selected in the case of times, according to a predetermined condition or randomly. When the big game that triggered the special game is a big game with a specific game, when the specific game is started after the special game is finished, the music reproducing means 502 stores the specific game stored in the RAM or The consecutive number of consecutive villas is incremented to 1, and the music to be played is selected from the selectable musical pieces when the specific game or consecutive resort has one continuous number of times and reproduced. When the player wins a big hit again during the specific game and the special game is started, the music playback means 502 may continuously play the music played during the specific game, In the case where the consecutive number of consecutive villas is one, the music to be newly reproduced may be selected from the selectable music and reproduced. When the big hit that triggered the start of the second special game is a big hit with a specific game, when the specific game is started after the end of the special game, the music reproducing means 502 is stored in the RAM. The number of consecutive times of the specific game or consecutive resort is incremented to 2, and when the number of consecutive times of the specific game or consecutive resort is two, the music to be reproduced is selected and reproduced. In the above example, when the specific game is started, the number of consecutive times of the specific game or consecutive resort is incremented. In another example, when the special game is triggered by the big hit with the specific game. In addition, the number of consecutive specific games or consecutive resorts may be incremented. Also in this case, when the specific game is started after the end of the special game, the music playback means 502 may continuously play the music played during the special game, You may select and reproduce | regenerate the music which should be reproduce | regenerated newly from the music which can be selected from the music which can be selected when a continuous frequency | count is predetermined time. The selectable music may be increased according to the number of specific games or consecutive resorts. According to such a technique, since a specific music is played only when a specific game or a consecutive game is continuously generated, in order for the player to watch the specific music, the big hit with the specific game is continuously played. And can give the player the motivation to continue the game. Similarly, the music playback means 502 determines the music to be played according to the number of jackpots of a specific type from the start of the game, the number of special games from the start of the game, the number of times of playback of the music from the start of the game, etc. May be. The music reproducing means 502 may determine the music to be reproduced according to the type of big hit or small hit. In addition, the music reproducing unit 502 may determine a music to be reproduced at random from the reproducible music stored in the music data storage unit 504. Further, as will be described later, the music reproducing means 502 may accept a music selection instruction from the player and determine the instructed music as a music to be reproduced. Also in this case, the music that can be selected by the player may be increased according to a predetermined condition such as the number of specific games or consecutive games.

  When the game state is changed during music playback, the music playback unit 502 stops the music playback if the changed game state is not the music playback period. Further, when a music is played during a specific game such as a probability change and the specific game is terminated with a predetermined number of symbol variations, the music playback means 502 ends the normal game in the normal state after the specific game is finished. Stop music playback when transitioning. At this time, the music reproducing means 502 may continue to reproduce the music until the music that has been reproduced so far is reproduced up to a predetermined location, for example, the end of the music or a loop reproduction end location described later.

  When the game state is changed during music playback, the music playback unit 502 may continuously play the music being played back if the changed game state is also a period during which the music should be played back. When the game state is changed, the reproduction of the music may be temporarily interrupted, and the reproduction of the same music as the music that has been reproduced until then or the music determined according to a predetermined condition may be started. The music playing means 502 may start playing the music from the beginning of the music or a loop playback start location described later after the game state is changed. For example, when the special game is finished and the normal game in the specific game state is started, the music playback means 502 plays the music that was played during the special game or during the special game end demonstration production even after the special game is finished. May be continuously played, or playback may be resumed by returning to the beginning of the music or the loop playback start location. In addition, when a big hit occurs during the normal game in the specific game state and the special game is started, the music playback means 502 may continuously play back the music played during the normal game in the specific game state. Alternatively, the playback may be resumed by returning to the beginning of the music or the loop playback start position.

  When a specific effect occurs during the reproduction of the music, the music playback means 502 may continue to play the music being played, stop the playback, or stop the playback once. It may be resumed after the production ends, the output volume may be lowered during the production, or display of specific contents such as lyrics may be temporarily turned off during the production. When playback is once stopped, the music playback means 502 may resume playback from the point where it stopped after the end of a specific performance, or may return to the beginning of the music or the loop playback start point and resume playback. Good. The specific effect may be, for example, an effect that suggests or notifies whether or not to shift to a specific game state such as a certain change or a short time after the special game ends as an effect during the special game.

  The music playback means 502 can receive an instruction of the music to be played back from the player during the playback of the music or during the music playback period. Is read from the music data storage means 504 and reproduced. When the music display unit 502 receives an instruction of the music to be played, the effect display control unit 305 reads out the data of the effect image corresponding to the instructed music from the effect image data storage unit 506 and displays it on the effect display device 60. . The music reproducing means 502 may be able to accept from a player an instruction of a music to be played during a specific game state in the villa or a special game state in the villa, or both.

When the music playback means 502 receives an instruction for a music to be played back from the player, the music playback means 502 may determine the music to be played back as a music to be played when the music playback is started thereafter. In this case, upon receiving an instruction for a music to be played from the player, the music playback means 502 stores the type of the music instructed in a RAM or the like, and starts playback of the music during the music playback period. It is checked whether or not the type of music previously instructed by the player is stored in the RAM, and if it is stored, that music is determined as the music to be played. In another example, when the music playback means 502 starts playback of the music during the music playback period, the music playback means 502 determines and plays the music to be played automatically according to the above-mentioned conditions, and then plays back from the player. When the music instruction is accepted, the instructed music may be played. In yet another example, if the player has not received an instruction for the music to be played, the music playing means 502 plays music during the special game or specific game for each villa as described above. If the player is instructed by the player about the music to be played, the player will be instructed by the player without changing the music until the prescribed condition is satisfied The music may be played continuously. The predetermined condition may be re-accepting an instruction of a song to be played from the player, or the end of the villa.

  In this basic configuration, the music playback means 502 can further receive an instruction from the player for the playback start location of the music in addition to the music to be played. When the music playback unit 502 receives an instruction for the playback start location of the music, the music playback unit 502 reads data from the music data storage unit 504 after the playback start location indicated for the music to be played back, and plays back from the playback start location specified. Start. The effect display control means 305 reads out the moving image data corresponding to the music to be reproduced from the effect image data storage means 506 and starts the display from the designated reproduction start location. This allows the player to play the part that the player wants to watch even if the music is played for a short time, such as when the number of unit games in the special game or the duration of the unit game is short. The user's convenience can be improved and more effective presentation can be provided. In another example, the music playback unit 502 may start playback from the beginning of the music, may start playback from the point where playback was finished when the music was played last time, or a predetermined condition. Playback may be started from the playback start point automatically determined according to the above. The predetermined condition may be, for example, that the reproduction ends up to a predetermined part of the music at a time when the music is scheduled to be reproduced. When a music is played during a special game, the time for which the music is scheduled to be played may be a scheduled time for continuing the special game. The scheduled duration of the special game may be a product of the maximum duration of the unit game and the number of unit games.

  FIG. 37 shows an example of music data stored in the music data storage means 504. The format of the music stored in the music data storage means 504 can be various, but in general, the music is composed of a plurality of parts (phrases). For example, as shown in FIG. 37, the refrain type music frequently found in Japanese popular songs is “Introduction”, “No. 1 A melody”, “No. 1 B melody”, “No. 1 rust”, “No. 1” "Interlude", "No. 2 A melody", "No. 2 B melody", "No. 2 chorus", "No. 2 interlude", "Great chorus", "Ending part", etc. The music data storage means 504 stores the music data by dividing into a plurality of these parts. As described above, in this basic configuration, since a moving image prepared according to the music is used as the effect image, the effect image data storage unit 506 also stores the data of the effect image by dividing into the plurality of parts. To do. In another example, the music data storage means 504 and the effect image data storage means 506 may store music data and effect image data as one data file for each music.

FIG. 38 shows an example of a music selection screen for the music playback means 502 to receive an instruction of music to be played back from the player. When the music playback means 502 receives an instruction input for displaying a music selection screen from the player via the effect button 109 or the like during the music playback period, the music playback means 502 displays the music selection screen 510 on the effect display device 60 and plays the game. An instruction to select a song to be played can be received from the user. In another example, the music reproducing means 502 displays a music selection screen 510 on the effect display device 60 at a predetermined timing, for example, when a predetermined effect is executed, and the music to be reproduced from the player. The selection instruction may be accepted. On the song selection screen 510, a list of songs whose data is stored in the song data storage means 504 is displayed. On the music selection screen 510, the first type of music is displayed in the first area 512, and the second type of music is displayed in the second area 514. The first type of music and the second type of music will be described in detail later. In this basic configuration, as will be described later, not all of the music stored in the music data storage means 504 can be selected by the player from the beginning, and the music satisfies a predetermined condition. Can only be selected as music to be played. In the music selection screen 510, music that is not selectable is grayed out and displayed. When the music reproduction means 502 receives an instruction input for switching the selection candidate music from the player via the effect button 109 or the like, the music reproduction means 502 switches the selection candidate music. On the music selection screen 510, the music that is currently a selection candidate is displayed surrounded by a thick frame. When receiving an instruction input for confirming the selection candidate music as a music to be played back from the player via the effect button 109 or the like, the music playback means 502 accepts the selection candidate music as a music to be played back, Play the recorded music.

  The music playback means 502 displayed the music selection screen 510 on the effect display device 60 and played it before displaying the music selection screen 510 during a period in which an instruction to select a music to be played can be received from the player. The music may be continuously played back, or the playback of the music may be interrupted. When the player selects the same music that has been played before the music selection screen 510 is displayed, the music playback means 502 may start playback from the beginning of the selected music, The music being played may be played continuously without changing the. Further, as will be described later, when a loop playback start location is set for the music being played back, the music playback means 502 may start playback from the loop playback start location of the selected music.

  The music reproducing means 502 does not display the music selection screen 510 even if the effect button 109 is pressed during the start demonstration effect or the end demonstration effect of the special game, and does not have to accept a music selection instruction from the player. . At this time, the music reproducing means 502 may interrupt the reproduction of the music, or may continue to reproduce the music that has been reproduced.

  The music playback means 502 displays the music selection screen 510 in response to an instruction input from the player only during execution of a specific round during a special game, and can receive instructions for music to be played. During the execution of the round, it may be possible to continue the reproduction of the music determined by the music playback means 502 or the music specified by the player without receiving the instruction of the music to be played. For example, the music playback means 502 may receive a music selection instruction from the player from the start of the special game to a predetermined round, and may not receive a music selection instruction in subsequent rounds. Further, the music reproducing means 502 may switch whether or not the instruction of the music to be reproduced from the player during the special game can be accepted or not according to the type of the big hit. For example, when a special game with a unit game less than a predetermined number of times is executed, a special game with more unit games than a predetermined number of times is executed without receiving an instruction of a music to be played from the player during the special game. In this case, it may be possible to accept an instruction of a music to be played from the player during the special game. In addition, in the case of a gaming machine having a first prize opening pattern in which a prize winning opening is opened for a predetermined time or more and a second opening pattern having a relatively shorter opening time than the first prize opening pattern in the unit game, When a special game is executed in which the number of unit games that become one release pattern is less than a predetermined number of times, the instruction of the music to be played during the special game is not accepted, and the number of unit games that become the first release pattern When the special game is executed more than a predetermined number of times, it is possible to accept an instruction of the music to be reproduced from the player during the special game. As a result, it is possible to prevent the time between the selection of the music and the end of the special game from becoming too short, and to secure time for playing the selected music, so that an effective presentation is executed. be able to.

The music reproducing means 502 displays the music selection screen 510 even when the effect button 109 is pressed during the so-called latent probability change, in which the normal game in the probability change state is executed without notifying the player that the state is the probability change state. Without receiving a music selection instruction from the player. At this time, the music playback unit 502 may interrupt the playback of the music, may continue to play the music that has been played up to that point, or may automatically select the music that has been automatically determined according to a predetermined condition. You may replay it. When an effect of notifying the player that the state is in the probability change state is executed during the latent probability change, the music playback means 502 may play back the music and accept a music selection instruction from the player thereafter. Good.

  FIG. 39 shows an example of a part that can be selected as a music reproduction start part. The music reproducing means 502 sets all or part of the heads divided into a plurality of parts in the music shown in FIG. The music playback means 502 may be able to select the beginning of all parts divided into a plurality of playback start locations, but in the example shown in FIG. 39, a player who wants to start playback from the beginning of the end portion Since it is considered that there is hardly any, the beginning of the end portion is not selectable as a playback start point. When the music and effect image data are stored as one data file, the music reproducing means 502 may be able to select any part of the music as the reproduction start part.

  FIG. 40 shows an example of a playback start location selection screen for the music playback means 502 to receive an instruction for the playback start location of a song from the player. The music playback means 502 receives an instruction input for displaying the playback start location selection screen 520 from the player via the effect button 109 or the like during the music playback period, or the music selection screen shown in FIG. When an instruction for a piece of music to be played is received from the player in 510, a playback start location selection screen 520 is displayed on the effect display device 60. On the playback start location selection screen 520, the music selected as the music to be played back by the music playback means 502 or the music specified as the music to be played back by the player on the music selection screen 510 is selected as the playback start location. A list of possible locations is displayed. In the example shown in FIG. 39, a portion that can be selected as the reproduction start portion of the music shown in FIG. 39 is displayed. The music reproduction means 502 displays the effect image of the part and the lyrics of the music after that part so that the player can identify the part that can be selected as the reproduction start part on the reproduction start part selection screen 520. When the music reproducing means 502 receives an instruction input for switching the selection candidate location from the player via the effect button 109 or the like, the music reproduction means 502 switches the selection candidate location. In the reproduction start location selection screen 520, the effect image of the location that is currently a selection candidate is displayed surrounded by a thick frame. When the player receives an instruction input from the player for confirming the selection candidate location as the playback start location via the effect button 109 or the like, the music playback means 502 accepts the selection candidate location as the playback start location. Start playing music from the playback start point.

  The music to be played from the player when the music playing means 502 automatically determines the music to be played or when a period during which a specific instruction from the player is not received is provided during a specific round during a special game. Even when the instruction is not received, the music playback means 502 may receive an instruction of the playback start location of the music from the player and start playback of the music from the specified playback start location.

  In this basic configuration, when the music playback reaches a predetermined loop playback end location, the music playback means 502 repeatedly plays back the same music by returning to the predetermined loop playback start location and continuing the music playback. Is possible. In another example, the music playback unit 502 may start playback of another music when the music is played to the end of the music. The music playback means 502 is provided with a loop playback mode for repeatedly playing back the same music or a plurality of music belonging to the same group, and a normal playback mode without loop playback, and automatically according to a predetermined condition. Or you may select either according to a player's instruction | indication.

In this basic configuration, when a plurality of songs are repeatedly played back, the first type of music is configured so that the loop playback end location and the loop playback start location of the music have continuity. The music includes a second type of music configured such that the loop playback end location and the loop playback start location do not have continuity.

  FIG. 41 shows an example of a loop playback start location and a loop playback end location of the first type of music and the second type of music. In the example shown in FIG. 41, in the first type of music, the loop playback start point is between the introduction part and the first A melody, and the loop playback end point is between the second interlude and the large chorus. Are set respectively. When playing back the first type of music in a loop, the music playback means 502 and the effect display control means 305 start playback of the music and display of the effect image from the beginning of the music or the playback start location, and at the loop playback end location. When it reaches, it returns to the loop playback start position and continues playback and display. When the reproduction is started from the beginning of the music, the introduction section of the first type of music is reproduced only for the first time immediately after the reproduction, and is not reproduced during the loop reproduction. The large chorus and closing part of the first type of music are played back in the normal playback mode, but are not played back in the loop playback mode. That is, in the first type of music, from the loop playback start location to the loop playback end location is a loop playback period that is repeatedly played back in the loop playback mode, the other introduction part, large rust, and termination part, This is a non-loop playback period in which playback is not repeated. In the second type of music, the loop playback start location matches the beginning of the music, and the loop playback end location matches the end of the music. The music playback means 502 and the effect display control means 305 start playback of the music and display of the effect image from the beginning of the music or the playback start position when the second type of music is played in a loop, and reach the end of the music Then, it returns to the beginning of the music and continues to play and display. As described above, in the loop playback mode, the music playback unit 502 and the effect display control unit 305 return to the loop playback start location at the loop playback end location before reaching the end of the music for the first type of music. Thus, loop playback is performed so as to have continuity, and for the second type of music, loop playback is performed so as not to have continuity by returning to the beginning of the music after reaching the end of the music. In the first type of music, a part of the music is not reproduced in the loop reproduction mode, but in the second type of music, all of the music from the beginning to the end of the music is reproduced in the loop reproduction mode.

  Even when the music data and effect image data of the first type of music are divided into a plurality of parts and stored in the music data storage means 504 and the effect image data storage means 506, the second type of music is stored. The music data and the effect image data of the music may be stored as one data file. The loop playback period of the second music, that is, the playback time from the beginning to the end of the music may be longer than the loop playback period of the first music, that is, the playback time from the loop playback start point to the loop playback end point. Good.

  The first type of music has the same or similar contents, melody, tune, key, chord progression, tempo, rhythm, etc., for a predetermined period immediately before the end of loop playback and for a predetermined period immediately before the start of loop playback. You may be comprised so that it may have. Further, the predetermined period immediately before the loop reproduction end point and the predetermined period immediately after the loop reproduction start point may be configured to have the same or similar music tone, key, chord progression, tempo, rhythm, and the like. . As a result, the loop playback end point and the loop playback start point can be played back so as to have continuity, and even if the duration of the production is longer than the playback time of the music, the music can be played smoothly and without a sense of incongruity. The reproduction and the display of the effect image can be continued.

The music playback means 502 may allow the player or the music playback means 502 to select all the music stored in the music data storage means 504 as music to be played, or only music that satisfies a predetermined condition. It may be selectable. In the latter case, the music reproducing means 502 holds conditions regarding the date and time, the duration of the game, the number of appearances or the number of continuations of the special game, the number of appearances or the number of continuations of the specific game, and the like. The music reproducing unit 502 determines whether or not a predetermined condition is satisfied when displaying the music selection screen on the effect display device 60, and can reproduce a music determined to satisfy the predetermined condition. Hereinafter, when the music is “selectable” or “reproducible”, it means that the music reproducing means 502 can select and reproduce the music when automatically determining the music to be reproduced. A case where it means that the player can select and play the music when the music playback means 502 accepts an instruction of the music to be played from the player; There is no particular distinction between them. Therefore, “selectable” or “reproducible” can include any of the above cases.

  The second type of music may be music played using a real-time clock system. In this case, the pachinko gaming machine 100 includes clock means that is a clock circuit that outputs information on the current time. The clock means may be a timer circuit that measures the time from when the power is turned on and outputs it as information on the current time, or has a built-in battery, and the date and time of the pachinko gaming machine 10 when the power is turned off or when a power failure occurs. It may be a real-time clock circuit that can continue to measure. The effect determining means 303 executes a clock tuning effect that starts when the current time output by the clock means becomes a predetermined time. The clock synchronization effect is an effect that is displayed on the effect display device 60 in a synchronization effect period that is an asynchronous period with the fluctuation period of the symbol variation or the gaming state. The synchronized production period lasts for several minutes, and its length is longer than one symbol variation time, and may include a plurality of symbol variation periods. In addition, the clock synchronization effect is executed regardless of whether the game is a normal game or a special game. The clock synchronization effect is an effect in which, for example, a moving image playing a predetermined music is reproduced at a predetermined time. The time that triggers the reproduction of the clock synchronization effect may be a time that arrives at a predetermined time interval from when the pachinko gaming machine 10 is turned on, or may be every hour on the basis of the standard time. . Alternatively, it may be a variable setting in which the time can be specified by a game store clerk for each game store. However, it is set in advance so that the same clock tuning effect is executed at least at the same time among a plurality of identical models installed in the same game store. For example, in the case of a specification that is triggered by the arrival time at a predetermined time interval after power-on, a plurality of machines are powered on at the same time in an amusement store. As a result, the same clock tuning performance is executed all at once when the predetermined time comes, and the performance is displayed at the same time as if it were synchronized with multiple units, and the same music flows at the same time to perform live performance on the spot A synergistic production effect with a sense of presence can be obtained as if In addition, when a big hit occurs during the clock tuning effect or when the clock tuning effect is started during the special game, the special game big hit effect that proceeds in parallel with the clock tuning effect does not disturb the clock tuning effect. A special form may be used in which a small big hit or the number of rounds is displayed at the corner of the screen. If the special game ends before the end of the clock synchronization effect, the reduced symbol variation may be displayed in the lower right corner of the screen while the clock synchronization effect is being executed even after the special game ends.

  For example, the effect determining means 303 may be used as a clock-tuned effect at every hour regardless of the gaming state and regardless of whether or not the music is played and displayed by the music playback means 502 and the effect display control means 305. Of the second type of music, a music automatically determined according to a predetermined condition may be played by the music playback means 502, and an effect image corresponding to the music may be displayed on the effect display control means 305. In this case, the same music may be played at the same time in all the gaming machines of the same model installed in the game hall. When the second type of music is automatically reproduced by the clock synchronization effect, the automatically determined music may be reproduced only once from the beginning to the end regardless of the player's selection instruction. That is, in the automatic reproduction of music by the clock synchronization effect, the music does not have to be played in a loop. After the automatic reproduction of the music by the clock synchronization effect is finished, the music reproduction means 502 and the effect display control means 305 may continue or reproduce the music that was being reproduced before the automatic reproduction was started. The playback may be resumed by returning to the beginning of the previously played music or the loop playback start position, or the music automatically determined according to a predetermined condition may be played.

A specific condition for enabling playback is set for the second type of music, the second type of music can be played back only when the specific condition is satisfied, and the first type of music is specified It may be reproducible regardless of whether the condition is satisfied. For example, as specific conditions, the music data storage means 504 or the effect image data storage means 506 further stores the date and time when each of the plurality of second type songs can be reproduced, and the effect determination means 303 stores the music data. Each of the second type of music stored in the means 504 may be unplayable until a predetermined date and time arrives. That is, for the second type of music, the date and time that can be reproduced for each music is set as the specific condition, and the music that has reached the date and time that can be reproduced can be reproduced by the music reproducing means 502, while the first The specific condition regarding the date and time may not be set for the music of this type. As a specific condition, a period calculated from a predetermined time point may be set. In this case, the effect determination means 303 enables the second type of music to be played when a set period has elapsed from a predetermined point in time. The predetermined time point may be, for example, a predetermined date and time, when power is turned on, when a RAM clear switch is pressed, when a predetermined game result is generated, or when a predetermined effect is generated. The second type of music may be unpublished music. Thus, an added value that an unpublished music can be viewed can be given to the gaming machine, which can be an opportunity to acquire many players. In addition, when different dates and times are set as reproducible dates for a plurality of unpublished songs, it is possible to attract the player's interest for a longer period. In a gaming machine that can reproduce music based on a specific condition using such a clock synchronization effect, the music reproduction means 502 is based on the condition that the music can be reproduced in the clock synchronization effect. An instruction to select the second type of music may be received from the player on the condition that the playback date and time set for each music has arrived. The music that is automatically played by the clock synchronization effect may be changed as appropriate, and even if it is changed, the music that was automatically played before the change is given a selection instruction from the player as the music to be played. It may be accepted.

  When unpublished music is stored as the second type of music, and only the music that has been banned sequentially can be reproduced during the special game, as described above, the first type of music is stored at the end of the music. Loop playback is performed so that it returns from a loop playback end point different from that to the loop playback start point different from the beginning of the music, and the second type of music is looped so that it returns to the beginning of the music when played to the end By doing so, the first type of music that has already been released can be cut smoothly at the introduction and termination parts of the music, and the music can be played smoothly and continuously without being uncomfortable. The present second type of music can be played from the beginning to the end without cutting a part of the music, thereby allowing the player to fully enjoy the music.

A special condition may be set for the first type of music to be reproducible or selectable by the player. For example, some of the plurality of first-type songs can be played or selected regardless of whether the specific condition and special condition are satisfied, and the other part satisfies the specific condition. Although it does not depend on whether or not, playback or selection may be possible only when special conditions are satisfied. The former is a selectable candidate song that can be selected by the player even in the initial state where the special state is not satisfied, and the latter is a selectable candidate song when the special condition is satisfied. For example, as a special condition, the music data storage unit 504 or the effect image data storage unit 506 may enter the winning entrance or the operation entrance, the result of the lottery, execution of a special game or special game, execution of a recreational resort, Special conditions relating to game results or history of those game results are further stored, and the music playback means 502 increases the number of selectable candidates for the first type of music when the special conditions are satisfied. You may let them. In addition, when the player's point or level is calculated based on the game result, the game result history, the performance execution history, or the like, and the special condition related to the calculated point or level is satisfied, the first The number of selectable candidates for the type of music may be increased. In this case, the sub-board 300 is provided with history storage means for storing the game result history, the player's points or levels, etc., and the game result is stored in the history storage means during the game, and the player Calculate and update points or levels. When displaying the music selection screen on the effect display device 60, the music playback means 502 refers to the history storage means and determines a selectable candidate for the first type of music based on the special condition. When the special condition is satisfied and the number of selectable candidates for the first type of music is increased, the music reproducing unit 502 newly selects the first type of music that was not a selectable candidate until then in a predetermined order. It may be a selectable candidate, or a player may accept designation of a song that is a selectable candidate from the first type of songs that were not previously selectable candidates. In addition, a special condition for becoming a selectable candidate may be set for each music of the first type. This allows the player to continuously play the game and accumulate a history of game results, thereby allowing more music to be viewed. Motivation to continue the game can be given to the player.

  The music reproducing means 502 reduces the selectable candidates of the first type of music increased based on the special condition from the player by the effect button 109 or the like, or only selectable candidates that can be selected in the initial state. When an instruction for returning is received, selectable candidates for the first type of music may be reduced or returned to the initial state. For example, as described above, when the number of selectable candidates for the first type of music increases as the level of the player calculated according to the game result history or the like increases, the operation with the effect button 109 or the like is performed. If accepted, the contents of the history storage means may be cleared, the player's level may be returned to an initial value, for example, zero, and the selectable candidates for the first type of music may be returned to the initial state. Even in this case, the selectable candidates for the second type of music may be maintained as they are, and may not be reduced or returned to the initial state. The special condition for increasing the selectable candidates for the second type of music is not based on the game results or the history as in the selectable candidates for the first type of music, but is timed by the clock means. In the case of being based on time or a period, even if the contents of the history storage means are cleared, the selectable candidates for the second type of music do not change. When a server for storing game-related data is provided for each player, the music player 502 performs an operation for the player to set data stored in the server to the gaming machine. Alternatively, data such as the level of the player stored in the server may be stored in the history storage means, and the selectable candidate for the first type of music may be determined based on the data stored in the server. If the player does not perform an operation for setting the data stored in the server in the gaming machine or an operation for reducing or initializing the selectable candidates for the first type of music, the music playback means 502 The contents of the storage means may be taken over without being cleared. That is, the previous selectable candidates may be taken over as they are. The music playback means 502 may clear the contents of the history storage means when the power is turned on or when the RAM clear switch is pressed, and the selectable candidates for the first type of music may be returned to the initial state.

  The music playback means 502 performs loop playback so that the first type of music has continuity by changing the playback method regardless of the difference in the configuration of the first type of music and the second type of music. However, the second type of music may be played back in a loop so as not to have continuity. For example, when playing the first type of music, the music playback unit 502 starts playback from the loop playback start location so as to be superimposed on the playback in a predetermined period immediately before the loop playback end location, and the former. The volume of the latter may be gradually reduced, and the latter volume may be gradually increased. When playing back the second type of music, the music playback means 502 does not use the fade-in / fade-out technique as in the case of playing back the first type of music. You may return to the beginning and continue playback.

The music playback unit 502 may calculate a time for which the music playback is scheduled to be continued, and determine a music that can be played back according to the calculated time. When a music piece is played during a special game, the scheduled time for which the music piece is to be played back may be a special game scheduled duration time. The scheduled duration of the special game may be a product of the maximum duration of the unit game and the number of unit games. The music playback means 502 can play back music on the condition that playback from the beginning of the music or the playback start location instructed by the player to the predetermined location of the music ends at the scheduled time to continue playback of the music. It may be determined whether or not. When automatically determining the music to be played, the music playback unit 502 may determine the music according to a predetermined condition from the music determined to be playable. The music playback means 502 may receive an instruction to select only the music that has been determined to be playable when the music selection screen is displayed on the effect display device 60 and a music selection instruction is received from the player.

  The music playback means 502 may determine a location that can be selected as a playback start location according to the time at which the playback of the music is scheduled to continue. The music playback means 502 may determine whether or not the music playback unit 502 can be selected as the playback start location on the condition that playback from the playback start location to the predetermined location of the music ends at the time when the music playback is scheduled to continue. Good. When automatically determining the playback start location, the music playback means 502 may determine the playback start location according to a predetermined condition from the playback start locations determined to be selectable. The music playback means 502 may receive a selection instruction for only the playback start location determined to be selectable when the playback start location selection screen is displayed on the effect display device 60 and a selection instruction for the playback start location is received from the player. Good.

  The music playback means 502 may dynamically set the loop playback start location or the loop playback end location according to the time at which the playback of the music is scheduled to continue. The music playback means 502 prepares a plurality of locations that can be set as loop playback start locations or loop playback end locations, and can play back the loop playback period for a predetermined number of times or more during the scheduled playback time of the music. As a condition, a loop playback start location or loop playback end location may be set from a plurality of settable locations.

  The music playback means 502 may dynamically set the loop playback period according to the time when the music playback is scheduled to continue. For example, in the example shown in FIG. 37, the music reproducing means 502 (1) “No. 1 A melody” to “No. 2 interlude”, (2) “No. 1 A melody” to “No. 1 interlude” ”, (3) A plurality of loop playback periods having different playback times, such as“ No. 1 A melody ”,“ No. 1 chorus ”,“ No. 1 interlude ”, etc. are prepared, and the music playback will be continued. The loop playback period may be set from a plurality of settable loop playback periods on condition that the loop playback period can be played a predetermined number of times or more. In this basic configuration, as shown in FIG. 37, music data and effect image data are divided into a plurality of portions and stored, so that “No. 1 A” Even when loop playback is performed by omitting “No. 1 B Melo” between “Mero” and “No. 1 chorus”, the music and effect image data corresponding to such a loop playback period are stored. Since it is not necessary to store the data separately, the required data capacity can be reduced.

  When a server for storing game-related data is provided for each player, the music playback means 502 may record the music to be played back or the setting designated as the playback start location on the server. In this case, when the data management means (not shown) acquires from the server the data stored in the server by the player, the acquired data is stored in a RAM or the like. When the music playback means 502 starts playback of the music during the music playback period, it confirms whether or not the type or playback start location of the music previously instructed by the player is stored in the RAM. Follow that setting.

FIG. 42 is a flowchart showing an operation process of production using music. The operation process shown in this drawing is executed in the sub-board 300 in parallel with the basic operation process. The music playback means 502 determines the music to be played (S1102) when the timing to start playing the music comes, such as when the music playback period starts (Y in S1100), and starts playing the determined music. (S1104). If it is not time to start playing the music (N in S1100), S1102 and S1104 are skipped. When the music is being played back (Y in S1110), the music playing means 502 executes the music playing process (S1112). Details of the processing during music reproduction will be described later with reference to FIG. When the music is not being reproduced (N in S1110), S1112 is skipped. When the timing for ending the reproduction of music has arrived, such as when the music reproduction period has ended (Y in S1120), the music reproduction means 502 stops the reproduction of the music (S1122). If it is not time to end the reproduction of the music (N in S1120), S1122 is skipped.

  FIG. 43 is a flowchart showing in detail the music playback process of S1112 in FIG. When the music playback means 502 receives an instruction to select a music to be played back from the player (Y in S1150), the music playback means 502 switches the music to be played back to the instructed music (S1152). When the instruction to select the music to be played is not accepted (N in S1150), S1152 is skipped. When receiving an instruction from the player to select a playback start location of the music to be played (Y in S1154), the music playback means 502 moves the playback location to the specified location (S1156). If an instruction to select a playback start location is not accepted (N in S1154), S1156 is skipped. Subsequently, when the music being played is the first type of music (Y in S1160), the music playing means 502, when reaching the loop playback end location (Y in S1162), sets the playback location at the loop playback start location. Return (S1164). If the loop reproduction end point has not been reached (N in S1162), S1164 is skipped. When the music being played is the second type of music (N in S1160), when the music playback means 502 reaches the end of the music (Y in S1166), it returns the playback location to the beginning of the music (S1168). If the end of the music has not been reached (N in S1166), S1168 is skipped. The music reproduction means 502 reads out the music data from the music data storage means 504 and reproduces it, and outputs the audio of the music to the speaker 108 (S1170).

(Sixth basic configuration)
The pachinko gaming machine of this basic configuration has the fifth basic configuration in that it has two large winning openings as upper and lower adjacent double attackers, and control that increases the opening efficiency of the special winning opening during special games. And different. Since other configurations and game methods are basically the same as those of the fifth basic configuration, differences will be mainly described and description of the common points will be omitted.

  In this basic configuration, the first grand prize winning opening and the second big winning prize opening are provided so as to be vertically adjacent to the lower right area in the game area. A first grand prize opening is provided at a position slightly below the second starting prize opening, and a second large prize opening is provided at a position slightly below the first big prize opening. Therefore, the two big winning openings have an arrangement configuration that makes it easier to enter the ball when a so-called right hit is made when the game ball is launched relatively strongly aiming at the right side of the game area.

  The first grand prize port and the second grand prize port are provided as grand prize ports corresponding to both the first game and the second game. That is, in the first game and the second game, both the first grand prize port and the second grand prize port are opened. As will be described later, the two large winning openings are alternately opened continuously, and the payout efficiency of the prize ball (that is, the speed at which the ball is played) is increased. Details thereof will be described later. In another example, only the first big prize opening may be opened in the first game, and both the first big prize opening and the second big prize opening may be opened in the second game. In this case, the first big prize opening is provided as a big prize opening corresponding to both the first game and the second game, and the second big prize opening is provided as a big prize opening corresponding to the second game. It is done.

FIG. 44 is a schematic diagram showing the configuration around the special winning opening. As shown in FIG. 44 (a), on the back side of the gaming area, an individual passage 533a connected to the first big prize opening 530 and an individual passage 533b connected to the second big prize opening 531 are provided in parallel. . The individual passage 533a and the individual passage 533b are connected to the common passage 533c so as to merge on the downstream side. A winning detection device 538 is provided on the upstream side of the individual passage 533a, and a discharge detection device 534a is provided on the downstream side. The discharge detection device 534a is a sensor that detects the discharge of the game ball from the first big prize opening 530, and generates first game ball discharge information indicating that when the game ball passes. Further, a winning detection device 539 is provided on the upstream side of the individual passage 533b, and a discharge detection device 534b is provided on the downstream side. The discharge detection device 534b is a sensor that detects the discharge of the game ball from the second grand prize opening 531, and generates second game ball discharge information indicating that when the game ball passes.

  When receiving the first game ball discharge information, the entry determination means 201 determines that the discharge of the game ball from the first grand prize opening 530 is completed, and when receiving the second game ball discharge information, the second big prize opening 531. It is determined that the game ball is completely discharged from the game. This is for determining an error due to a clogged ball, an illegal act, or the like when the time from entering the grand prize opening to completing the discharge is not appropriate. In this basic configuration, in order to make such a determination, a discharge waiting time Δt after the big prize opening is closed is set, and the discharge is detected within the discharge waiting time Δt even though a winning ball is detected. If not detected, an error is determined.

  In a modified example, a common discharge detection device may be provided for the first grand prize winning port 530 and the second grand prize winning port 531. That is, as shown in FIG. 44 (b), a discharge detection device 534 may be provided in the shared passage 533c without providing a discharge detection device in each individual passage. The discharge detection device 534 is a sensor that detects the discharge of a game ball from the first grand prize port 530 or the second big prize port 531, and generates game ball discharge information indicating that when the game ball passes. Upon receiving the game ball discharge information, the ball entering determination unit 201 determines that the game ball has been completely discharged from any of the big winning openings. In this way, by sharing the discharge detection device 534, the number of parts can be reduced and the cost can be reduced.

  However, in this configuration, since the positional relationship between each winning detection device and the discharge detection device 534 is different, it is not preferable to set the same value as the discharge waiting time Δt. In addition, it is necessary to determine whether the game ball detected by the discharge detection device 534 has entered the first grand prize opening 530 or the second big prize opening 531. Therefore, the discharge waiting time for each large winning opening is set based on the positional relationship between each winning detection device and the discharging detection device 534. That is, since the winning detection device 538 is located farther from the discharge passage 533 than the winning detection device 539, the discharge waiting time Δt1 for the first big winning port 530 is the discharging waiting time for the second big winning port 531. It is set larger than Δt2 (Δt1> Δt2).

  Further, in order to prevent erroneous determination that a game ball that has entered immediately before closing the first grand prize opening 530 has entered the second major prize opening 531, each of the big prize openings, each prize detection device, and the discharge detection device 534 The positional relationship and the opening / closing speed of each special winning opening are set. Specifically, if it is assumed that there is a ball immediately before closing the first grand prize opening 530 and a ball has entered immediately after the second big prize opening 531 is opened, the player enters the first big prize hole 530. A design is made such that after the game ball that has been sphered is detected by the discharge detection device 534, the game ball that has entered the second big prize opening 531 is detected by the winning detection device 539.

  On the other hand, in this basic configuration, when the so-called consecutive resort state in which the big hit is continued in the second game, the presentation display control is performed so that the big hit effect displayed during the special game can be ended shortly as a total. FIG. 45 shows an example of a jackpot effect screen displayed during the 15R special game when the second game is a 15R jackpot.

That is, when a 15R big hit is made in the second game and the game is shifted to the 15R special game, the start demonstration effect is displayed in the first round as shown in FIG. In the example shown in the drawing, the battle effect is started by the character string “BATTLE CHANCE”. Then, after the second round, as shown in the drawings (b) to (d), the battle effect is developed. In the fourteenth round immediately before the final round, the result of winning or losing, that is, the presence or absence of transition to the probability change state is notified. Then, an end demonstration effect is displayed in the fifteenth round, which is the final round. In the example shown in the figure, since the transition to the probability variation state is determined, “CHA
The character string “NCE TIME” indicates that a transition to the certain change state will be made. Thus, the big hit effect can be shortened by performing the start demonstration effect in the first round and the end demonstration effect in the final round. That is, it is suppressed that time not directly related to the appearance ball (prize ball) is consumed for the big hit effect. In other words, the game can be continued without causing discomfort to the player who recognizes such time as wasted. As the big hit effect, an effect that suggests or informs whether or not the game state is shifted to a specific game state such as a short time other than a probability change or an open extension may be performed.

  46 and 47 are time charts illustrating the correspondence between the opening / closing pattern of the special winning opening in the special game and the effect display displayed on the effect display device. FIG. 46 shows a case where the game is shifted to the 15R special game when only one big prize opening is provided, and FIG. 47 is a case where the game is changed to the 15R special game when two big prize openings are provided. Is shown. In each figure, from the top, the special symbol (the first special symbol 51 or the second special symbol 52) is changed, the state of the continuous action setting, the big prize opening (the first big prize opening 530 or the second big prize opening 531). ) Is shown. The horizontal axis of each figure shows the passage of time. The accessory continuous operation setting is a flag setting that is turned on when the opening / closing operation of the special prize opening by the special game is permitted and turned off when the opening / closing operation of the special prize opening by the special game is prohibited. .

  As shown in FIG. 46, when there is only one big winning opening, when the 15R big hit is reached, the start demonstration effect is displayed first, then the round effect is started together with the first round, and after the end of the final round End demonstration production starts. In the example shown in the figure, the symbol variation starts at time t1, and after the symbol indicating 15R big hit is stopped and displayed at time t2, the 15R special game is started. In the 15R special game, the start demonstration effect is displayed first, the first unit game (the first round: 1R) is started from the time t3 after the end, the opening of the big prize opening and the round effect are started. Yes. In the 15R special game, the unit game is repeatedly executed until the upper limit number of times (15 times) is reached. However, the above-described discharge waiting time Δt (2 seconds in this basic configuration) is set as an interval period from the closing of the big prize opening in the previous unit game to the opening of the big prize opening in the next unit game. Until the discharge waiting time Δt elapses, the closed state of the special winning opening is maintained. Therefore, the execution time of the special game is the sum of the production time of the start demonstration effect, the total time of the unit game, the total time of the interval period (discharge waiting time Δt × 14), and the production time of the end demonstration effect.

On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 47, when there are two big winning openings, if the 15R big hit is reached, a start demonstration effect is displayed using the first round, and then each round effect is displayed. The end demonstration effect is displayed using the round. In the example shown in the figure, the symbol variation starts at time t21, and after the symbol indicating 15R big hit is stopped and displayed at time t22, the 15R special game is started. In the 15R special game, as shown in the drawing, the first grand prize opening 530 is closed at the same time as the end of the first round, and the second big prize opening 531 is opened and the second round is started. At the same time as the grand prize opening of the previous round is closed, the big prize opening of the next round is opened, and the first big prize opening 530 and the second big prize opening 531 are alternately opened continuously. For the big hit effect, the start demonstration effect is displayed using the first round, and the corresponding round effects are sequentially displayed in the unit games from the second round to the fourteenth round. In order to make the display time of the start demonstration effect from time t22 to t23 shown in FIG. 47 as short as possible from the display time of the start demonstration effect from time t2 to t3 shown in FIG. It is displayed in the round. In addition, the end demonstration effect is displayed using the last round (the 15th round). In order to make the display time of the end demonstration effect from time t30 to t31 shown in FIG. 47 as short as possible from the display time of the end demonstration effect from time t10 to t11 shown in FIG. Is displayed. That is, since the start demonstration production is incorporated in the first round, the end demonstration production is incorporated in the final round, and the interval period is not substantially provided, the execution time of the special game is the total time of the unit game. It is considerably shorter than the case shown in FIG. In the example shown in FIG. 47, the end timing of the start demonstration effect coincides with the end timing of the first round, but the start demonstration effect may be ended in the middle of the first round. The start demonstration effect may be started simultaneously with the first round. On the other hand, in the illustrated example, the start timing of the end demonstration effect coincides with the start timing of the fifteenth round, but the end demonstration effect may be started in the middle of the fifteenth round. Further, the end demonstration effect may be ended in the middle of the fifteenth round, or may be ended simultaneously with the fifteenth round.

  In other words, when 15R big hit occurs when two big winning ports are provided, the 15R special game has no interval period, and the special game is quickly ended. On the other hand, since the opening time of the big winning opening in the unit game is secured, there is no influence on the appearance (prize ball). In other words, a high play speed can be realized in a special game, and it is possible to give a player a refreshing feeling. In particular, in the second game, the effect is remarkable because the game is likely to be a consecutive resort with consecutive big hits. That is, after the special game, the time is shifted to a short time and it is easy to enter, so the ease of entering the second start winning opening 12 is remarkably improved. By aiming at the second start winning opening 12 that makes it easy to enter the ball, there is a high possibility that a big hit will be obtained early. In particular, since the probability of winning is high in the probability variation state, it is likely to be in the extended state where the 15R probability variation big hit is repeatedly generated. In such a recreational state, a lot of balls can be obtained. However, in this basic configuration, the player can end the special games quickly while securing the balls in each special game. The refreshing feeling can be further enhanced. Although the interval period disappears, the discharge waiting time Δt for entering the first grand prize opening 530 and the second big prize opening 531 is the period of the round effect or the end demonstration effect of the next round as shown in the figure. Secured. That is, the processing of detecting the remaining of the game ball entering and discharging into the grand prize opening closed with the end of the previous unit game, the entry of the game ball into the grand prize opening opened to the subsequent unit game, and The discharge process is executed in parallel. For this reason, a problem does not arise about the process of entering into the big winning opening. In the modification, a minute interval period may be provided between unit games of special games. This interval period may be shorter than Δt.

  Although the sixth basic configuration has been described above, the specific configuration may be replaced with various modifications. For example, in this basic configuration, when the game is shifted to the 15R special game in the second game, as shown in FIG. 47, a control is performed to improve the total opening efficiency by alternately opening a plurality of large winning openings. An example is shown. In the modified example, control for improving the opening efficiency of the special winning opening may be performed according to the gaming state. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 47, control may be performed to improve the opening efficiency of the special winning opening when a transition is made from at least one of the probability changing state and the short time state to the 15R special game. Alternatively, at least the probability variation state may be used as a condition for executing the control in FIG. 47, and the normal control shown in FIG. 46 may be performed when the time variation state is not the probability variation state. By configuring in this way, it is possible to give the player the impression that “the recreational pool is refreshing” and can be differentiated from other gaming machines.

  Alternatively, the control shown in FIG. 47 may be executed regardless of which of the first game and the second game is changed to the 15R special game and which game state is changed to the 15R special game. Also, in this basic configuration, the example of executing the control of FIG. 47 for the case of shifting to the 15R special game is shown, but the same control may be executed regardless of the number of rounds of the special game. Good. By configuring in this way, it is possible to give the player an impression that “the speed at which the ball is played out is high and refreshing” as a whole, and differentiation from other gaming machines can be achieved.

  Further, in this basic configuration, the first grand prize opening 530 and the second big prize opening 531 are arranged up and down at the lower right of the game area, and the first big prize opening 530 is used for the first game and the second game. The big prize opening corresponding to both sides was used, and the second big prize opening 531 was used as the big prize opening corresponding to the second game. That is, in the second game, both the first big prize opening 530 and the second big prize opening 531 are opened alternately. In the modified example, both the first grand prize opening 530 and the second big prize opening 531 are used as the big prize opening corresponding to the second game, and the grand prize winning opening corresponding to the first game is separately provided. Also good. The special winning opening corresponding to the first game may be arranged below the center of the game area. And only about the 2nd game, you may make it open | release two top and bottom big winning openings alternately in 15R special game alternately. In that case, the winning detection device may be shared by the upper and lower large winning openings. Specifically, in the configuration shown in FIG. 44B, the prize detection device 538 is omitted, the prize detection device 539 is provided on the upstream side of the discharge detection device 534 in the common passage 533c, and the prize detection device 539 is shared. Good. In the specific gaming state, the ease of entering the second start winning opening 12 is improved, and therefore it is assumed that a right hand is made toward the two large winning openings. In other words, since it is assumed that the game will be aimed at the consecutive game in the second game, the opening efficiency of the large prize winning port in the consecutive game is improved by making the large prize winning port corresponding to the second game a double attacker. It will be in line with the purpose of making it happen.

  Further, in this basic configuration, a multi-function machine in which two games corresponding to the first type pachinko gaming machine are mixed has been described. However, the game machine has only one game corresponding to the first type pachinko gaming machine. Two special winning openings may be provided, and the special winning openings may be alternately opened continuously in a special game. On the contrary, a plurality of (for example, three or more) big winning holes are provided in a gaming machine in which three or more games corresponding to the first type pachinko gaming machine are mixed, and the plurality of big winning holes are successively successively provided in a special game. You may make it open.

  Although not particularly described in this basic configuration, a battle effect or the like indicating whether or not to shift to a specific game may be displayed only as a big hit effect during a special game. In other words, during general games such as normal games and small hit games, it takes a relatively long time to secure the minimum time required for symbol changes to show the result of the lottery and to give the player a sense of expectation. The effect may be displayed along with the round of special games. Specifically, even if the reach variation pattern is selected as a target during a specific game, only a normal reach variation pattern with a very short variation time may be targeted. Alternatively, only a variation pattern without reach may be selected, and a simple symbol variation effect that only tells the player whether or not the symbols are aligned during a specific game may be set. By doing in this way, the design variation period in a consecutive resort state can be decreased, a higher payout speed can be realized, and a higher refreshing feeling can be given to the player.

  As explained above, in this basic configuration, the two big winning openings are opened alternately and continuously, so that the speed at which the ball is played is increased, or the jackpot effect displayed during the special game is shortened as a whole. As a result of the effect display control to be completed, the duration of the special game may be relatively short and the music playback time may be shortened. However, as described in the fifth basic configuration, the player plays the music. Since it is possible to select the start location, the playback time of the music to be played is longer than the duration of the special game, so if the playback starts from the beginning of the music, the part that is not played during the special game is played Even if the user wishes to view, the portion can be reproduced during the special game. Thereby, while being able to improve a player's convenience, the effect of production can be heightened more.

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

  FIG. 48 is a diagram schematically showing a plurality of game machines installed on the game island of the game store. In this figure, as a plurality of game machines, a first pachinko gaming machine 100a, a second pachinko gaming machine 100b, a third pachinko gaming machine 100c, and a fourth pachinko gaming machine 100d are installed from right to left. Is shown. Here, the effect display device 60 is configured to include a main effect display device 60a and a sub effect display device 60b for each of the stands. The main effect display device 60a is an effect display device also called “main liquid crystal”, and the sub effect display device 60b is an effect display device also called “sub liquid crystal”. In recent years, not only the main effect display device 60a is provided in the approximate center of the gaming machine, but also a sub effect display device 60b may be provided auxiliary to enhance the effect. By displaying the contents of effects related to the display of the main effect display device 60a on the sub effect display device 60b, effect display combining both the main liquid crystal and the sub liquid crystal is realized. In the example of this figure, the display screen of the sub-effect display device 60b is configured to have a display area smaller than the display screen of the main effect display device 60a. May be. In addition, the sub effect display device 60b is configured to be movable, and in this drawing, a configuration in which the sub effect display device 60b moves so as to partially overlap the lower portion of the main effect display device 60a from the lower side of the main effect display device 60a is illustrated. However, as a modification, the sub effect display device 60b may be configured to move from the right side or the left side of the main effect display device 60a to a position overlapping the main effect display device 60a. Alternatively, the sub effect display device 60b may be fixedly installed on either the top, bottom, left, or right of the main effect display device 60a.

  The clock synchronization effects of the present embodiment include a plurality of synchronized effects and individual development effects, which are executed with different triggers. In this figure, a plurality of synchronized production effects will be described, and an individual development effect will be described in the next figure.

[Multi-unit synchronized production]
The multiple-synchronization effect is an effect that is executed in parallel on a plurality of game tables installed adjacent to the same game island or game islands on both sides of the passage in the game store. In other words, the same type of first effect among the plurality of types of first effects is displayed in parallel on the plurality of game machines, while the common effect process is displayed for each game machine. For example, an effect of simultaneously displaying the same video on a plurality of units simultaneously and an effect of simultaneously reproducing the same music simultaneously are included. The multiple-synchronization effect is composed of a preparation effect displayed as the introduction part and a main effect displayed as a main part after the preparation effect. That is, the preparation effect of the multiple-unit synchronization effect is started at a predetermined timing triggered by the current time becoming the predetermined first time, and after the completion of the preparation effect, the main effect of the multiple-device synchronization effect is performed. Start. Therefore, the preparation execution effect and the main effect in the multiple-device synchronization effect do not overlap in the effect execution period. However, as a modification, the end of the preparation effect and the beginning of the main effect may be partially overlapped. The first time may be, for example, every hour on the hour, or may be a time that goes back the time required for the preparation effect from every hour.

In this figure (a), the preparation effect in a multi-unit synchronous effect is shown typically. This preparation effect is an effect in which, for example, the same countdown video toward the start of the main effect is displayed simultaneously on a plurality of adjacent game machines. As shown in the drawing, the character strings “after the start” indicating that the start of the main production is close to all the main production display devices 60a from the first pachinko gaming machine 100a to the fourth pachinko gaming machine 100d simultaneously To display. In addition, a character string of “36 seconds” is simultaneously displayed in parallel on the sub-effect display device 60b as the remaining time until the start of the main effect. At this time, the execution timing of the multiple-synchronization effect and the variation display timing of the decoration symbol 61 are not synchronized, and the decoration symbol 61 is variably displayed in the variation display timing according to the individual game situation of each game table. The game machines are mixed. The variation display of the decorative symbol 61 is reduced and displayed on the sub-effect display device 60b in the same manner as during the reach variation effect, but as a modification, the reduced variation display of the decorative symbol 61 may be displayed on the main effect display device 60a. Good. As another modification, it is good also as a structure which displays only the main production | presentation display apparatus 60a, and displays the decoration symbol 61 on the sub production | presentation display apparatus 60b, and the preparation production | presentation of a multiple-unit synchronous production is possible. It is good also as a structure which displays only on the sub effect display apparatus 60b, and displays the decoration symbol 61 on the main effect display apparatus 60a.

  In this figure (b), this production | presentation in a multiple-unit synchronous production is shown typically. This effect is an effect in which the same video, music, or sound is simultaneously output by a plurality of units at the same time and is displayed on the main effect display device 60a. Main effects to be displayed, and sub effects to be displayed on the sub effect display device 60b. This main effect is configured as a series of effects executed in the order of a sound effect, a main effect, and a sub effect.

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

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

[Individual development]
FIG. 49 is a diagram schematically showing a state in which individual development effects are executed on a plurality of game machines installed on the game island of the game store. The individual development effect is an effect in which the same type of effect content among a plurality of types of effect content can be displayed in parallel on a plurality of game machines while different effect processes can be displayed for each game machine. In addition, a plurality of types of second effects that differ from the contents of any of the plurality of types of first effects prepared as a plurality of types of first effects are displayed in parallel on a plurality of game machines, and different effect processes are displayed for each game machine. It can be done. For example, a plurality of types of mini-games are prepared as the second effect, and the same type of mini-game effects are executed during the period of the individual development effects on a plurality of adjacent game machines. On the other hand, the result of the effect display obtained by the mini game (for example, winning or losing or scoring) varies depending on the game stand. Mini games include, for example, effects simulating sports such as sports and races, effects simulating games such as lottery, quizzes, and card playing. The types of individual development effects may include an effect type accompanied by button operation by the player, such as pressing of the effect button 109 or the cross key 110, and an effect type not accompanied by button operation. There may be a plurality of performance types with different operation frequencies. When executing individual development effects with button operations, avoid the selection of the notification effects with button operations or select the appearance rate of the notification effects without button operations as the notification effects that can be selected in parallel. It is preferable to raise it compared to when the development effect is not executed. In addition, in the case of individual development effects that do not involve button operation, instead of involving the player's operation in determining the size of the score to be given, as a specification that determines the score to be given based on the gaming machine identification information described later Also good. Further, the contents of the individual development effects may be determined according to the contents of the effect customization described later.

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

  This figure (a) shows typically the preparation effect in an individual expansion effect. This preparation effect is displayed as an inter-table movement effect. In the inter-table movement effect, at least a part of the effect is executed at a timing corresponding to the effect order set for each game machine, so that the predetermined movement effect object causes the effect display device 60 of the plurality of game machines to be displayed in the effect order. It is an effect that makes it appear to move according to. The movement effect object 540 is an effect object having a size that spans the screens of the effect display devices 60 of a plurality of adjacent game machines, and there is a timing that is displayed on the screens of two or more effect display devices 60 at the same time. The direction is displayed so as to flow from right to left or from left to right. In the example of FIG. 5A, the character string “battle start” as the movement effect object 540 is changed from the first pachinko gaming machine 100a that is the right gaming machine to the fourth pachinko gaming machine 100d that is the left gaming machine. Move horizontally toward. Note that the movement effect object 540 may be, for example, one object or a set of a plurality of objects made up of a specific character such as a person or an animal or a pattern that represents a specific figure. 540 need not be large enough to span multiple gaming tables.

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

[Settings for moving between platforms]
FIG. 50 is a functional block diagram showing the configuration of the sub-board 300 in the present embodiment. Sub-board 300 includes effect setting means 508. The effect setting means 508 retains identification information for specifying the effect order of the game tables in the inter-table movement effect and the movement range thereof. When the game store clerk performs a specific operation using the operation input means such as the effect button 109 or the cross key 110 when the power is turned on, the effect setting means 508 causes the effect display device 60 to display a setting screen for the inter-car movement effect. The input of identification information by a game clerk is accepted. In the setting screen, input of gaming machine identification information indicating the order number of the gaming machine in the inter-table movement effect is received. The game table identification information is used as position information indicating the position of the game table on the game island. For example, when the game machine is installed third from the end in a row on one side of the game island, the game shop clerk can input game machine identification information indicating the number “3”. In this way, by inputting the game table identification information from the end in the order of numbers “1”, “2”, and “3” for each game table, the movement effect object 540 in the order of the numbers indicated in the game table identification information. Is displayed. As a modified example of the operation input means, it is possible to use a dip switch provided on the back side of the pachinko gaming machine 100 to set the production order, the movement range, and the like.

  In the setting screen, an input of movement range identification information indicating the number of game tables that are the movement range of the movement effect object 540 in the inter-table movement effect, that is, the range of the effect order or the range of the game tables in which the effect is executed is received. For example, it may be the number of a plurality of game machines installed in one row, or may be the number of a plurality of game machines installed in two rows facing each other across the passage. The movement range identification information is set in each gaming machine as a common value for all gaming machines within the movement range. When a plurality of game machines installed in two rows facing each other are set as a movement range, it may be an effect of moving the movement effect object 540 so as to circulate around the movement range. Also good. For example, it is assumed that the gaming machine identification information is set to “1”, “2”, “3”, and “4” in order from the right end with respect to four gaming machines installed in one row. In this case, by setting “4” as the movement range identification information common to these game machines, after performing the inter-table movement effect for four cars from the right to the left, the game machine identification information “1” is again displayed. It is possible to realize such a movement that the inter-table movement effect is resumed from the game machine. In the modification, an upper limit value indicating the movement range may be determined in advance as a specification that does not require setting of the movement range. In this way, the gaming machine identification information and the movement range identification information determine the total production time of the movement movement between machines, the upper limit value of the production order as the final stage of production, and the like. Further, on the setting screen, an input of the number of the game table that becomes the start point or the end point of the inter-table movement effect may be accepted, or an input of a value indicating the moving direction of the movement effect object 540 may be accepted. You may set so that the starting point and the end point of a stage movement effect may be changed according to a date. Furthermore, an input of the number of laps of the movement effect object 540 in the inter-table movement effect and whether or not the moving direction is reversed may be accepted.

The effect determining means 303 specifies the effect order of the inter-table movement effect and the movement range based on the settings of the gaming machine identification information and the movement range identification information registered in advance, and the timing according to the specified effect order. The decision is made to execute at least a part of the movement between platforms. That is, when the effect that the movement effect object 540 moves is executed in order on a plurality of adjacent game machines, the execution timing is different for each game machine. Therefore, the movement scene of the movement effect object 540 constituting a part of the inter-table movement effect is displayed for each game table at a timing determined based on each effect order. For example, it is assumed that the movement effect object 540 crosses at a predetermined constant speed so as to straddle a plurality of game machines. In addition, when it takes a second until the movement effect object 540 starts moving from the right edge of the screen and reaches the right edge of the screen of the adjacent game machine, the movement display start timing of the movement effect object 540 for each game machine is required. Is the time obtained by adding a second × (effect order-1) to the time b at which the inter-table movement effect is started. In addition, when it is determined in advance that one of the lottery values held during execution of the inter-vehicle movement effect corresponds to the big hit, a special timing which will be described later is determined at a predetermined timing determined according to the execution state of the inter-vehicle movement effect. You may switch to a clock synchronization effect. On the contrary, the inter-unit movement effect is executed in a situation where it is determined in advance that either the symbol variation corresponding to the lottery value corresponding to the jackpot or the pending lottery value corresponding to the jackpot corresponds to the jackpot. When triggered, a special clock tuning effect, which will be described later, is executed at a partial effect execution timing of the inter-unit movement effect on the game machine.

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

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

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

[Mobile linkage system]
FIG. 51 is a diagram schematically illustrating an outline of the mobile cooperation system. As a premise of the mobile cooperative system, the player registers in advance by setting an account and password in the game history server 558 provided with a dedicated site on the mobile terminal 554. When the effect button 109 is pressed by the player at the start of the game, the effect display control means 305 displays on the screen of the effect display device 60 the two-dimensional code 550 in which the address of the dedicated site of the game history server 558 is encoded, The player is made to read it with the camera of the portable terminal to access the dedicated site of the game history server 558. Character information (which is also referred to as “password information”) obtained by encoding the player identification information and the performance score history is transmitted from the dedicated site to the mobile terminal and displayed on the screen of the mobile terminal. The effect display control means 305 causes the effect display control means 305 to display the password information input screen, and allows the player to input it through the button operation of the cross key 110 or the like. The effect setting means 508 decrypts the input password information and registers it as player identification information and effect score history, so that the game content and effect score state of the player up to the previous time can be taken over. The input of the password information becomes an instruction to start recording of a history related to the game and effects of the player and an instruction to start effect customization for selecting various effect elements. Thereafter, in the pachinko gaming machine 100, along with the progress of the game or production, the points set by the production setting means 508 to the player as production profits are added at any time and accumulated as production score history, and the player Can customize the production at any time and select and set the favorite elements as various production elements. The point assignment for the production is based on the addition for each symbol variation, and the higher the kind of the production with the higher expectation level for the transition to the special game, the higher the score is given, and the higher score is also given when the transition is made to the special game. Further, when the game shifts to the special game during the execution of the clock synchronization effect, a higher score is given than when the game shifts to the special game when the clock synchronization effect is not being executed. The score of the mini-game is also recorded as a special privilege or directing score history.

As the effect customization, the player uses a part of the cumulatively obtained score, and the color, background, shape, character, and the like constituting the effect content displayed on the effect display device 60 according to the number of points used. Production elements such as music can be changed to a desired type. The effect setting means 508 receives an instruction element change instruction via a button operation by the player, and changes various effect elements in accordance with the instruction. A plurality of kinds of items are prepared for each element that can be customized, and different values are set as the required number of points for each item. Therefore, the number of items that can be customized increases when the accumulated score reaches a predetermined value, or a chance to increase the number of items that can be customized is given. When the player performs a button operation as an instruction to end the game or effect customization, the effect setting means 508 generates a two-dimensional code 550 in which information such as a privilege on the effect and an effect score history is encoded, and this is effect display control. The means 305 displays on the effect display device 60. The player can read the two-dimensional code 550 with the camera of his / her portable terminal and decode the read two-dimensional code 552 to acquire information and store it in the portable terminal 554. Further, the information is transmitted from the portable terminal 554 to the game history server 558 having a dedicated site via the network 556, and managed in association with its own account information. In this manner, information such as special benefits on production and production scoring history is transmitted to the portable terminal 554 via the transmission means for displaying and reading the two-dimensional code 550, and managed by the game history server 558. The contents of the game and production can be taken over in the next game. In addition, by continuing the game for a long time, not only will the number of symbol changes and the number of performances increase, but the number of opportunities to execute mini-games, which are individually developed effects, can also be increased by visiting the clock-synchronized performance many times. , You can get a score. In addition, if the situation in which a game profit is scheduled to be given at the time of the clock synchronization effect overlaps, a high score may be obtained by the mini game as the special clock synchronization effect.

[History notification effect]
The giving of a privilege or a game history to the player's portable terminal 554 by displaying the two-dimensional code 550 is also performed in effects other than the mini game. For example, in the state where the clock tuning effect is not performed, the effect determining means 303 is a two-dimensional code that encodes history information indicating that when executing a predetermined type of effect such as super reach with a high expectation level of jackpot The execution of the history notification effect for displaying 550 may be determined. The history notification effect is an effect of displaying a two-dimensional code 550 as shown in FIG. 51 on the screen of the main effect display device 60a or the sub effect display device 60b during or immediately after execution of a specific effect such as super reach. However, the execution of the history notification effect is not necessarily indispensable for the super reach, and even if the clock effect effect is displayed on the main effect display device 60a and the history notification effect is displayed on the sub effect display device 60b, the sub effect display device 60b. It will interfere with the variable display of the decorative pattern 61. Furthermore, since the degree of importance in production is relatively low, in this embodiment, the history notification effect is a target of effect frequency adjustment described later, particularly while the clock synchronization effect is executed.

[Content guidance production]
FIG. 52 is a diagram schematically showing a display example of a content guidance effect. When it is decided to execute a predetermined type of production such as a super reach with a high degree of expectation of big hits, the production determination unit 303 displays guidance indicating the type and expectation of the production in a manner according to the type and the degree of expectation. It may be determined whether or not to execute the content guidance effect. In recent years, since there are a wide variety of effects, some players may not be able to grasp how much jackpot expectation is the kind of effect being performed in front of them. The content guidance effect is a main effect display device that displays an effect type and its jackpot expectation degree in order to guide the effect type and its jackpot expectation level in an easy-to-understand manner to the player before, during, or after the effect. This is an effect technique of displaying at a predetermined position on the screen of 60a. In the example of the guidance display 560 in this figure, the effect name is displayed with a character string enclosed in a balloon-shaped character frame, and the rank of the big hit expectation is indicated by characters, marks, colors, and the like. For example, along with the character string “It is roulette reach” indicating the production name, the height of the big hit expectation is represented by the number of star marks. If the effect explained using the content guidance effect is an effect with a relatively high degree of expectation, the guidance display mark 560 is a mark in which the guidance display 560 is reduced after the guidance display 560 is displayed and erased. 560a is left in the lower right of the screen of the main effect display device 60a. Each time the guidance display 560 relating to the effect having a relatively high expectation is displayed, the guidance display mark 560a is accumulated at the lower right of the screen of the main effect display device 60a. The stored guidance display mark 560a is erased when a big hit occurs or after a predetermined time has elapsed. On the other hand, in the case of an effect with a relatively low expectation, the guidance display mark 560a is not left when the guidance display 560 is displayed and erased. In addition, the display time for the guidance display 560 regarding an effect with a relatively high degree of expectation is longer than the guidance display 560 for an effect with a relatively low degree of expectation. It should be noted that the execution of the content guidance effect is not necessarily indispensable for the production such as super reach, and the importance on the production is relatively low. It is a target of production frequency adjustment described later.

[Production frequency adjustment]
The effect determining means 303 switches the execution probability of the history notification effect and the content guidance effect suggesting the expected degree of transition to the special game during execution of the clock synchronization effect to a lower probability than in the case other than during execution of the clock synchronization effect. The effect determining means 303 determines whether or not to execute the history notification effect and the content guidance effect with reference to a normal table at the normal time, and whether to execute the clock tuning effect is determined by the execution probability based on the normal table. The determination is made with reference to a predetermined table. However, as a modification, it is determined with reference to the same table regardless of whether or not the clock synchronization effect is executed, and even when the history notification effect and the content guidance effect are determined when the clock synchronization effect is executed, this is canceled. It is good as well. In the modified example, during the execution of the clock tuning effect, the execution probability of the content guidance effect is suppressed to a low level by narrowing down the number of effect candidates for which the content guidance effect is to be executed to a specific effect with a particularly high expectation of jackpot. Also good.

  In the present embodiment, the history notification effect and the content guidance effect are exemplified as effects frequency adjustment targets, but effects other than these effects may be suppressed when the clock synchronization effect is executed. Or, instead of adjusting the execution frequency of the production itself, the execution frequency of the production is suppressed by suppressing the execution of so-called prefetching in which the reserved lottery value is determined in advance before the start of the symbol variation corresponding to the lottery value. May be.

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

  In the above embodiment, the display of the clock synchronization effect is given priority during execution of the clock synchronization effect, and the symbol variation is moved to the lower right corner of the screen of the main effect display device 60a or the sub effect display device 60b, so that other effects appear. Is suppressed. Also, during the execution of the clock tuning effect, the effect frequency is adjusted. Therefore, the chance of giving a score to the player by the two-dimensional code is reduced, and the score can be relatively difficult to accumulate as compared with the normal time. As a result, it is also conceivable that the player stops launching because he dislikes the point acquisition being hindered during the clock tuning performance. Therefore, in a modified example, when a big hit or a special clock synchronization effect occurs during a clock synchronization effect, more points may be given than when a specific effect pattern appears at normal times. Thereby, it is possible to reduce a player's launch and stop during the clock synchronization effect and promote the game.

  In the above-described embodiment, an example in which the determination result of both the first lottery and the second lottery is transmitted from the main board 200 to the sub board 300 as the prior determination result has been described. As a modified example, only the success / failure determination result of either the first lottery or the second lottery may be transmitted as a prior determination result from the main board 200 to the sub-board 300.

In the present specification or claims, “entering ball”, “winning”, and “falling” may be synonymous with each other. In addition, each winning entrance and each entrance may be configured with a “passing entrance” (also called “gate” or “through-chucker”) of a type through which game balls pass. “Winning”, “Recession” and “Passing” may also be synonymous.

  The “random number” referred to in this specification or claims does not have to be a physical random number generated by a random number generation circuit or a true random number in a mathematical sense, but a hardware random number or random number generation using a 16-bit counter. It may be a pseudo-random number such as a software random number using an algorithm. Alternatively, a combination of hardware random numbers and software random numbers, for example, a plus random number method in which the initial value is changed every time the counter makes one round may be used.

  In the present specification or claims, the term “table” or “selection criterion” strictly refers to the correspondence between the first parameter such as a lottery value and the second parameter such as a value indicating an option in a table structure. In addition to referring to the data defined in (1), it is widely included that the correspondence is realized by a program structure that derives the second parameter from the first parameter. Including these, as a concept substantially synonymous with “table”, it is appropriately referred to as “selection criterion”. In addition, when a table structure is used, a selection criterion that is substantially one type may be configured by a combination of a plurality of structurally subdivided tables. Indicates the number of substantive types of tables, not the number of subdivided tables.

  The effect display device is composed of a liquid crystal display, which is a high-definition dot matrix display device, but the width of the display area may be about half the width of the game area, or a large size exceeding half. May be. In the case of a large size, the game ball passage on the right side of the effect display device is formed with a passage width that allows one game ball to pass through. The game ball can be passed through to the left, and so-called “left-handed” can be distinguished.

  The effect display device may be configured not only by a single display device but also by a combination of a plurality of display devices. In a plurality of cases, a display having a different size such as a combination of a main liquid crystal and a sub liquid crystal may be combined. May be installed in the vicinity. When installed in the vicinity of the launch handle, it may be configured in the form of a touch panel that allows the player to input operations.

  The effect display device is not limited to a liquid crystal display, and may be constituted by a display device such as an organic EL display, or may be constituted by a mechanical display means such as a drum rotation type or a display means such as an LED matrix type. Since the special symbol does not necessarily have a role to play, it is displayed in an inconspicuous size by the 7-segment LED on the game board. However, in the case of adopting a technique in which the special symbol itself has an effect role to express without using the decorative symbol, the special symbol may be displayed on the liquid crystal display instead of the 7-segment LED.

60 effect display device, 80 game board, 81 game area, 220 determination unit
230 variation pattern determining means, 240 hold control means, 303 effect determining means,
305 effect display control means, 307 clock means, 508 effect setting means, 540
Movement effect object.

Claims (1)

A game board in which a game area is formed;
A start winning opening provided at a predetermined position in the game area, and a game ball entering is a lottery opportunity;
A success / failure determination means for performing a determination of success / failure based on a lottery value for determining whether or not to shift to a special game that is more advantageous to the player than a normal game, triggered by entering the starting winning opening; ,
A symbol display device in which the symbols are displayed in a variable manner triggered by entering the starting prize opening;
If there is a symbol change corresponding to the previous entry when there is a new entry at the starting winning opening, the lottery value corresponding to the new entry is set to the predetermined number as the upper limit. Hold control means for storing as hold until the display start of
A variation pattern determining means for selecting any one of a plurality of types of variation patterns in which the symbol variation display process is defined;
An effect display device for displaying effect content,
Production determination means for determining production content to be displayed on the production display device;
Effect display control means for causing the effect display device to display the contents of the effect determined by the effect determining means;
Clock means for outputting current time information,
The effect determining means performs a clock tuning effect that starts at a predetermined timing triggered by the current time output by the clock means being a predetermined time, and is a period that is asynchronous with the fluctuation period of the symbol variation. Decide to display on the effect display device in the effect period,
The clock synchronization effect includes a multiple-synchronization effect that is executed in parallel on a plurality of game machines,
The production determining means
A ball-and-ball game machine that switches the execution probability of a predetermined notice effect indicating the expected transition to the special game during execution of the clock synchronization effect to a lower probability than in the case other than during execution of the clock synchronization effect.

Images