JP2018114387A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine capable of reducing processing loads related to understanding of a game state.SOLUTION: A CPU 102 is mounted in a main control board 101 of a Pachinko machine. The CPU 102 shifts a game state to any one of a plurality of types of game states in accordance with a winning/losing determination result. At this point, the CPU 102 calculates a game state determination value using a time shortening flag for specifying a support mode and a probability state flag for specifying a winning/losing lottery mode. The game state determination value is a numerical value which can identify the winning/losing lottery mode and support mode. Thereby, processing loads related to specification of each mode can be reduced.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 5

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine.

  For example, in a gaming machine such as a pachinko gaming machine, a predetermined number of gaming balls are paid out when a gaming ball has entered a starting pitching portion provided in the gaming area. In addition, when a game ball has entered the starting pitching portion, a lottery is performed to determine whether or not to shift to an advantageous state advantageous to the player, and the display device provided in the game area displays a picture. Fluctuation display is started. When the lottery is won, for example, the combination of specific patterns is finally stopped and displayed, and the gaming state shifts to the advantageous state. In the advantageous state, for example, opening and closing of the variable pitching device provided in the game area is executed, and the payout of the gaming ball according to the number of balls entering the variable pitching device is executed (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

JP 2008-35977 A

  Here, in the above-exemplified gaming machines such as pachinko machines, there are some which, for example, set a plurality of types of gaming states to diversify the gaming states in order to improve the interest of the game. In this case, with the diversification of the gaming state, the processing load related to grasping the gaming state increases.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described circumstances, and an object thereof is to provide a gaming machine capable of reducing the processing load related to grasping the gaming state.

The present invention
A first control means having a lottery means for performing a lottery to determine whether or not to grant a privilege when a predetermined lottery opportunity occurs, and an output means capable of outputting a predetermined signal relating to the game;
When the lottery result of the lottery means is a grant response result corresponding to granting a privilege, privilege granting means for granting a privilege to the player;
Based on the predetermined signal output from the output means, a second control means for controlling the effect means used for the game effect;
In gaming machines equipped with
As the gaming state, there are a first specific gaming state and a second specific gaming state that are different in the manner of granting the privilege and can proceed at the same time,
Each of the specific gaming states is set in a plurality of types with different degrees of player advantage,
First specifying information for specifying which of the plurality of types of first specific gaming states is specified, and second specifying information for specifying which of the plurality of types of second specific gaming states is selected And a calculation means for deriving calculation data composed of a data amount smaller than a data amount obtained by combining the data amounts of the specific information by performing a predetermined calculation process using
Means for storing the first specific information, the second specific information and the calculation data in a predetermined storage means;
With
The calculation data stored in the storage means can identify which each of the specific gaming states is,
The output means outputs a signal including the calculation data as the predetermined signal,
When the second control means receives a signal including the calculation data, the second control means controls the effect means in a mode corresponding to the signal.
When the power is turned on, the calculation process is performed by using the specific information stored in the storage unit to derive the calculation data, and the calculated calculation data is stored in the storage unit. A comparison means for comparing the stored calculation data;
Means for executing a predetermined abnormality handling process when the derived calculation data and the calculation data stored in the storage means do not match as a result of the comparison processing by the comparison means;
It is characterized by having.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to reduce a processing load related to grasping a gaming state.

The front view which shows the pachinko machine in 1st Embodiment. The perspective view which expand | deploys and shows the main structures of a pachinko machine. The perspective view which expand | deploys and shows the main structures of a pachinko machine. The front view of a game board. The block diagram which shows the electrical constitution of a pachinko machine. Explanatory drawing which shows the structure of various counters. (A) Explanatory drawing which shows the correspondence of jackpot result and various game states, (b) Explanatory drawing for demonstrating the data structure for pinpointing various game states. The flowchart which shows a main process. The flowchart which shows a power-on setting process. Explanatory drawing for demonstrating calculation of a gaming state determination value. The flowchart which shows a timer interruption process. The flowchart which shows a common figure power transmission control process. The flowchart which shows special figure special electricity control processing. The flowchart which shows a special figure change start process. The flowchart which shows a special figure finalizing process. The flowchart which shows special electric power completion processing. The flowchart which shows a game state command response process. Explanatory drawing for demonstrating calculation of the game state determination value in 2nd Embodiment. Explanatory drawing for demonstrating the table used in order to grasp | ascertain various gaming states based on a gaming state determination value. The flowchart which shows the normal process in 3rd Embodiment. The flowchart which shows a timer interruption process.

<First Embodiment>
Hereinafter, a first embodiment of a pachinko gaming machine (hereinafter referred to as “pachinko machine”), which is a type of gaming machine, will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a front view of the pachinko machine 10, and FIGS. 2 and 3 are perspective views showing an unfolded main configuration of the pachinko machine 10. In FIG. 2, the configuration in the game area of the pachinko machine 10 is omitted for convenience.

  The pachinko machine 10 includes an outer frame 11 that forms an outer shell of the pachinko machine 10, and a gaming machine main body 12 that is attached to the outer frame 11 so as to be rotatable forward. The outer frame 11 is configured by connecting wooden plates to four sides and has a rectangular frame shape. The pachinko machine 10 is installed in the game hall by attaching and fixing the outer frame 11 to the island facility.

  2 and 3, the gaming machine main body 12 includes an inner frame 13, a front door frame 14 disposed in front of the inner frame 13, and a back pack unit 15 disposed in the rear of the inner frame 13. And. The inner frame 13 of the gaming machine main body 12 is supported so as to be rotatable with respect to the outer frame 11. Specifically, the inner frame 13 can be rotated forward with the left side as a rotation base end side and the right side as a rotation front end side in front view.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the front door frame 14 is rotatably supported on the inner frame 13, and can be rotated forward with the left side as a rotation base end side and the right side as a rotation front end side in a front view. It is said that. Further, as shown in FIG. 3, a backpack unit 15 is rotatably supported on the inner frame 13, and when viewed from the front, the left side is the rotation base end side and the right side is the rotation front end side. It is possible to move.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the gaming machine main body 12 is provided with a locking device 16 at its rotating tip, and the gaming machine main body 12 is locked to the outer frame 11 so that it cannot be opened. And has a function of locking the front door frame 14 to the inner frame 13 so that the front door frame 14 cannot be opened. As shown in FIG. 1, each of these locked states is released by performing an unlocking operation using the unlocking key on the cylinder lock 17 that is provided exposed on the front surface of the pachinko machine 10, respectively. .

  Next, the configuration of the front side of the gaming machine body 12 will be described.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the inner frame 13 is mainly composed of a resin base 21 whose outer shape is substantially the same as that of the outer frame 11. A substantially elliptical window hole 23 is formed at the center of the resin base 21. A game board 24 is detachably attached to the resin base 21. The game board 24 is made of plywood, and a game area formed on the front surface of the game board 24 is exposed to the front side of the inner frame 13 through the window hole 23 of the resin base 21.

  Here, the structure of the game board 24 is demonstrated based on FIG. FIG. 4 is a front view of the game board 24.

  The game board 24 is formed with a plurality of large and small openings penetrating in the front-rear direction by being subjected to router processing. Each opening has a general winning port 31, a variable winning device 32, an upper working port (first starting ball entering portion) 33, a lower working port (second starting ball entering portion) 34, a through gate 35, a variable display unit 36, A main display unit 43, an accessory display unit 44, and the like are provided.

  The variable display unit 36 is arranged so as to include the center position of the game area, and the variable display unit 36, the upper operation port 33, the lower operation port 34, and the variable prize winning device 32 are arranged on the horizontal center line of the game area. It arrange | positions so that it may line up downward in order. One through gate 35 is provided on the left side of the variable display unit 36 and one is provided on the right side. Further, two general winning ports 31 are provided on the left side of the upper operating port 33 and the lower operating port 34 at the height positions of the upper operating port 33 and the lower operating port 34, and two on the right side. Is provided.

  When a ball entering the general winning port 31, the variable winning device 32, the upper operating port 33 and the lower operating port 34 is generated, it is detected by a winning detection sensor disposed on the back side of the game board 24, and the detection result A predetermined number of award balls are paid out based on. In this case, when a ball enters the upper working port 33 and when a ball enters the lower working port 34, the payout of three prize balls is executed. When it occurs, 10 prize balls are paid out, and when a prize is entered into the variable winning device 32, 15 prize balls are paid out. However, the number of these prize balls is arbitrary. For example, the number of prize balls in both the operation holes 33, 34 is larger than the number of prize balls in the lower action opening 34 than the number of prize balls in the upper action opening 33. It may be different. Further, the number of winning balls related to the variable winning device 32 is not limited to a configuration that is larger than the number of other winning balls, and for example, the configuration may be smaller than the number of winning balls related to the general winning slot 31. A configuration may be adopted in which the number of prize balls related to the mouth 31 is the largest.

  In addition, an out port 37 is provided at the lowermost part of the game board 24, and game balls that have not entered various winning ports etc. are discharged from the game area through the out port 37. The game board 24 is provided with a large number of nails 38 in order to disperse and adjust the falling direction of the game ball as appropriate, and various members (functions) such as a windmill.

  Here, the entry means that the game ball passes through a predetermined opening, and not only a mode in which the game ball is discharged as it is when passing through the opening, but also a game area after passing through the opening. A mode of flowing down again is also included. However, in the following description, in order to clearly distinguish the game ball from entering the out port 37, the general winning port 31, the variable winning device 32, the upper operating port 33, the lower operating port 34, or the through gate 35 are entered. The entry of a game ball is also expressed as a prize.

  The upper operating port 33 and the lower operating port 34 are unitized as an operating port device and are installed in the game board 24. Both the upper working port 33 and the lower working port 34 are opened upward. Further, both the operation ports 33 and 34 are arranged in the vertical direction so that the upper operation port 33 is on the upper side. The lower working port 34 is provided with an electric accessory 34a as a guide piece (support piece) composed of a pair of left and right movable pieces.

  The electric combination 34a is connected to an electric combination drive unit (not shown) mounted on the back side of the game board 24, and is driven by the electric combination drive unit to be in a closed state (non-support state or non-guide state) and open. It is arranged in one of the states (support state or guide state). In the closed state of the electric accessory 34a, the game ball cannot be won in the lower operation port 34, and when the electric accessory 34a is in the open state, it is possible to win the lower operation port 34. Specifically, when the electric accessory 34a is in a closed state, the distance between the tip of the electric accessory 34a and the wall portion forming the upper working port 33 is smaller than the diameter of the game ball, and the electric accessory 34a is In the open state, the distance between the front end portion of the electric accessory 34a and the wall portion forming the upper working port 33 is larger than the diameter of the game ball.

  However, the present invention is not limited to this, and there is an electric motor in a state where a winning of a game ball is likely to occur in the lower working port 34 and a state where winning is possible and a winning is less likely than a state where the winning is likely to occur. It is good also as a structure by which the accessory 34a is switched. Alternatively, the electric accessory 34a may be omitted, and the switching between the state in which a winning is likely to occur and the state in which a winning is less likely to occur than that may be performed by the displacement of the lower working port 34 itself.

  The variable winning device 32 is normally in a closed state in which a game ball cannot be won or difficult to win, and when the game ball wins a transition to an opening / closing execution mode (special game state) such as a big win, It is possible to switch to a predetermined open state that is easy to do. Specifically, the variable winning device 32 is opened as a variable winning device with a predetermined time (for example, 30 seconds) or a predetermined number (for example, 10) of winnings as one round and a plurality of rounds (for example, 15 rounds) as an upper limit. 32 is repeatedly opened.

  In the main display unit 43, a variation display of a picture (special drawing) is performed with a winning at the upper operation port 33 or the lower operation port 34 as a trigger. The result of the internal lottery performed based on the winning is clearly indicated by the display. In other words, in this pachinko machine 10, the winning to the upper working port 33 and the winning to the lower working port 34 are not distinguished in the internal lottery, and are performed based on the winning to the upper working port 33 or the lower working port 34. The result of the internal lottery is displayed on the main display unit 43 which is a common display area. When the result of the internal lottery based on the winning to the upper operating port 33 or the lower operating port 34 is a winning result corresponding to the shift to the opening / closing execution mode, a predetermined stop result is displayed on the main display unit 43. After the display and the change display are stopped, the mode shifts to the opening / closing execution mode.

  The main display unit 43 is configured by a segment display in which a plurality of segment light emitting units are arranged in a predetermined manner, but is not limited to this, and is not limited to a liquid crystal display device, an organic EL display device, You may be comprised by other types of display apparatuses, such as CRT or a dot matrix display. In addition, as a pattern variably displayed on the main display unit 43, a configuration in which a plurality of types of characters are variably displayed, a configuration in which a plurality of types of symbols are variably displayed, a configuration in which a plurality of types of characters are variably displayed, or a plurality A configuration in which the color of the seed is switched and displayed can be considered.

  In the accessory display unit 44, the display of the variation of the pattern (ordinary figure) is performed with the winning of the through gate 35 as a trigger, and the internal display performed based on the winning of the through gate 35 as a result of stopping the variation display. The result of the lottery is clearly indicated by the display. If the result of the internal lottery based on the winning to the through gate 35 is a winning result corresponding to the transition to the state where the electric role is opened, a predetermined stop result is displayed on the accessory display unit 44 and displayed in a variable manner. After is stopped, it shifts to the electric utility open state. In the electric combination open state, the electric combination 34a provided in the lower working port 34 is opened in a predetermined manner.

  The variable display unit 36 is provided with a symbol display device 41 for variably displaying a symbol which is a kind of a symbol (or variable display or switching display), and a center frame 42 is provided so as to surround the symbol display device 41. Has been. The symbol display device 41 is configured as a liquid crystal display device including a liquid crystal display, and display contents are controlled by a display control device described later. The symbol display device 41 is not limited to a liquid crystal display device, and may be another display device having a display screen such as a plasma display device, an organic EL display device, or a CRT, and a dot matrix display. It may be a vessel.

  In the symbol display device 41, the variation display of the symbol is started based on winning in the upper working port 33 or the lower working port 34. That is, when variable display is performed on the main display unit 43, variable display is performed on the symbol display device 41 accordingly. For example, symbols are displayed side by side at the top, middle and bottom, and these symbols are displayed in a variable manner as they are scrolled in the horizontal direction. When a predetermined combination of symbols is stopped and displayed on a preset active line, an opening / closing execution mode is generated.

  In addition, based on the winning in one of the operation ports 33 and 34, the main display unit 43 and the symbol display device 41 start the variable display, until a predetermined stop result is displayed and the variable display is stopped. It corresponds to one game time.

  A first holding lamp portion 45 corresponding to the main display portion 43 and the symbol display device 41 is provided in the upper left portion on the front side of the center frame 42. A maximum of four game balls won in the upper operation port 33 or the lower operation port 34 are reserved, and the number of reservations is displayed when the first reservation lamp unit 45 is turned on.

  In the upper right portion of the center frame 42, a second holding lamp portion 46 corresponding to the accessory display portion 44 is provided. The number of times that the game ball has passed through the through gate 35 is held up to a maximum of 4 times, and the number of held balls is displayed when the second holding lamp unit 46 is turned on. In addition, it is good also as a structure by which the function of each holding | maintenance lamp | ramp part 45 and 46 is fulfill | performed by the display in the one part area | region of the symbol display apparatus 41. FIG.

  The game board 24 is provided with a state notification LED 47 as notification means for notifying the game state. The status notification LED 47 is configured to emit a plurality of types of colors. The state notification LED 47 is disposed next to the main display unit 43, and enters the field of view when trying to visually recognize the main display unit 43. The state notification LED 47 emits light in a light emission mode corresponding to the current gaming state. Thereby, it is possible to grasp the gaming state by checking the state notification LED 47.

  An inner rail portion 48 and an outer rail portion 49 are attached to the game board 24, and a guide rail is constituted by the inner rail portion 48 and the outer rail portion 49, and a game launched from the game ball launching mechanism 51. A ball is guided to the upper part of the game area. The inner rail portion 48 and the outer rail portion 49 also have a function of partitioning a game area.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the game ball launching mechanism 51 is attached below the window hole 23 in the resin base 21, and is stored in a launch rail 52 extending toward the guide rail and an upper plate 61a described later. A ball feeding device 53 that supplies game balls onto the launch rail 52 and a solenoid 54 that is an electric actuator that launches the game balls supplied onto the launch rail 52 toward the guide rail are provided. By operating the firing operation device 55 provided on the front door frame 14, the ball feeding device 53 is driven and controlled so that one game ball is placed at the ball standby position on the firing rail 52 and the solenoid 54. Is controlled and a game ball placed on the firing rail 52 is launched.

  A front door frame 14 is provided so as to cover the entire front side of the inner frame 13. As shown in FIG. 1, the front door frame 14 is formed with a window portion 56 so that almost the entire gaming area can be viewed from the front. The window part 56 has a substantially elliptical shape, and a window panel 57 is fitted therein. The window panel 57 is colorless and transparent formed of glass, but is not limited thereto, and may be formed colorless and transparent of synthetic resin, and the game area is visually recognized through the window panel 57 from the front of the pachinko machine 10. If possible, it may be colored and transparent.

  Around the window portion 56, light emitting means such as various lamp portions are provided. A display lamp part 58 a is provided above the window part 56 as a part of the various lamp parts. In addition, a pair of left and right error lamp portions 58b are provided on the left and right sides of the display lamp portion 58a and on the upper corner portion of the front door frame 14. In addition, a pair of left and right speaker portions 59 for outputting sound effects according to the gaming state are provided adjacent to the error lamp portion 58b.

  Below the window portion 56 in the front door frame 14, an upper bulging portion 61 and a lower bulging portion 62 bulging toward the front side are arranged in parallel. An upper plate 61 a that opens upward is provided inside the upper bulging portion 61, and a lower plate 62 a that also opens upward is provided inside the lower bulging portion 62.

  The upper plate 61a has a function of temporarily storing game balls paid out from a payout device 77 (see FIG. 3), which will be described later, and guiding them to the game ball launching mechanism 51 side while aligning them in a line. In this case, the front door frame 14 is formed with a firing guide passage (not shown) that extends from the outlet of the upper plate 61a and extends to the ball feeding device 53 of the inner frame 13. As shown in FIG. 2, a shutter 63 is provided. When the front door frame 14 is in a closed state, the shutter 63 is pressed by a pressing portion (not shown) formed on the inner frame 13 and is disposed at an open position, so that the game ball can flow into the ball feeding device 53. And On the other hand, when the front door frame 14 is in the open state, the pressing by the pressing portion is released, so that the shutter 63 is disposed at the closed position, and the outflow of game balls from the upper plate 61a is prevented. The lower tray 62a has a function of storing game balls that become surplus in the upper tray 61a.

  Next, the configuration on the back side of the gaming machine main body 12 will be described.

  As shown in FIG. 3, on the back of the inner frame 13 (specifically, the game board 24), a main control device 71 for controlling the main game, and voice and lamp display and a display control device (not shown) are controlled. A voice light emission control device 72 is mounted.

  In addition, you may provide the trace structure for giving the trace means for leaving the trace of the opening | release to the board | substrate box 71a of the main control apparatus 71, or leaving the trace of the open | release. As the trace means, a plurality of case bodies constituting the substrate box 71a are unseparably coupled, and a configuration of a coupling portion (caulking portion) that requires destruction of a predetermined part at the time of separation, or an adhesive layer is bonded when peeled off A configuration is conceivable in which a seal seal that leaves a trace of being peeled off by being left is attached so as to straddle the boundary between a plurality of case bodies. Moreover, as a trace structure, the structure which apply | coats an adhesive agent with respect to the boundary between the some case bodies which comprise the board | substrate box 71a can be considered.

  The back pack unit 15 is installed so as to cover the back side of the inner frame 13 including the main controller 71 and the sound emission controller 72. As shown in FIG. 3, the back pack unit 15 includes a back pack 73 formed of a synthetic resin having transparency, and with respect to the back pack 73, a payout mechanism portion 74 and a control device assembly unit 75 are provided. It is attached.

  The payout mechanism unit 74 includes a tank 76 in which game balls supplied from island facilities of the game hall are sequentially replenished, and a payout device 77 for paying out game balls stored in the tank 76. The game balls paid out from the payout device 77 are discharged to the upper plate 61a or the lower plate 62a through a payout passage provided on the downstream side of the payout device 77. The payout mechanism 74 is provided with a back pack substrate having a power switch for turning on and off the power supply, for example, while supplying a main power of AC 24 volts.

  The control device collective unit 75 generates and outputs a predetermined power required by the payout control device 78 having a function of controlling the payout device 77 and various control devices, and is accompanied by an operation of the launch operation device 55 by the player. A power supply and launch control device 79 for controlling the launch of the game ball. The payout control device 78 and the power supply / launch control device 79 are arranged so as to overlap each other so that the payout control device 78 is located behind the pachinko machine 10.

  A discharge passage board 75b is formed in the mounting portion 75a where the power supply and launch control device 79 is mounted in the control device assembly unit 75. The game balls collected in the collection passage of the collective board provided on the back surface of the game board 24 are led out to the discharge passage board 75b and led to the discharge passage board 75b, so that the ball of the game hall is finally obtained. It is discharged to the feed mechanism.

<Electric configuration of pachinko machine 10>
The electrical configuration of the pachinko machine 10 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration of the pachinko machine 10.

  The main control device 71 includes a main control board 101 that controls the main control of the game. On the main control board 101, a CPU 102, a ROM 103, and a RAM 104 are mounted.

  The ROM 103 stores various control programs executed by the CPU 102 and fixed value data. The RAM 104 temporarily stores various data and the like when executing the control program stored in the ROM 103.

  The main control board 101 is provided with an input / output port (not shown), and the CPU 102 and various control devices, various sensors and the like are connected via the input / output port. The CPU 102 grasps the detection results of various sensors and controls various control devices based on the detection results.

  Specifically, the CPU 102 is electrically connected to various winning detection sensors 105a to 105d that detect winnings to the general winning opening 31, the variable winning device 32, the upper operating opening 33, the lower operating opening 34, and the through gate 35, respectively. ing. In the CPU 102, signals are received from the various winning detection sensors 105a to 105d, and a winning determination (a winning determination) is made to each winning portion based on the reception result. In this case, when a winning to the general winning port 31, the variable winning device 32, the upper operating port 33 or the lower operating port 34 is specified, a game ball corresponding to each winning target is paid out. Execute the process. In addition, when a winning to the upper operating port 33 or the lower operating port 34 is specified, numerical information of various counters is acquired and stored as holding information, and when the holding information is stored, a variable winning is obtained. A determination of whether or not to shift to the opening / closing execution mode in which the device 32 is opened and closed a plurality of times and a distribution determination for determining the gaming state after the opening / closing execution mode are performed. Then, the game is advanced based on the result of the determination of the success / failure and the determination of the distribution. The numerical information indicates the decimal number. The same applies to the following description.

  The CPU 102 is electrically connected to a variable winning drive unit 32 a that opens and closes the variable winning device 32 and an electric combination driving unit 34 b that opens and closes the electric combination 34 a of the lower working port 34. The CPU 102 is electrically connected to a main display unit 43 and an accessory display unit 44. The CPU 102 performs drive control of the various drive units 32 a and 34 b and performs display control of the various display units 43 and 44.

  Specifically, in the opening / closing execution mode, the CPU 102 performs drive control of the variable winning drive unit 32a so that the variable winning device 32 is opened and closed. In addition, when the electrification of the electric accessory 34a is won, the CPU 102 executes drive control of the electric accessory driving unit 34b so that the electric accessory 34a is opened and closed. In each game round, the CPU 102 executes display control of the main display unit 43. In addition, when the lottery result indicating whether or not the electric accessory 34a is to be opened is clearly indicated, the CPU 102 executes display control of the accessory display unit 44.

  A state notification LED 47 is connected to the CPU 102. The CPU 102 grasps the game state and outputs a control signal corresponding to the grasp result to the state notification LED 47. The state notification LED 47 emits light in a light emission mode according to the control signal. Thereby, a game state can be grasped | ascertained by confirming the light emission aspect of state notification LED47.

  Connected to the CPU 102 is a power failure monitoring board (power failure monitoring board) 108 for monitoring the power supply provided in the main control device 71. The power failure monitoring board 108 relays the power source and launch control device 79 having a function of supplying operating power and the CPU 102. The operating power of various electronic components of the main control board 101 including the CPU 102 is supplied via the power failure monitoring board 108. The power failure monitoring board 108 monitors a DC stable voltage of 24 volts, which is the maximum voltage output from the power supply and launch control device 79.

  An audio light emission control device 72 and a payout control device 78 are connected to the CPU 102. The CPU 102 outputs a prize ball command to the payout control device 78 based on, for example, a winning determination result. When the payout control device 78 receives a prize ball command, the payout control device 78 controls to drive out the payout device 77 so that the number of game balls set by the prize ball command is paid out.

  The CPU 102 outputs various commands such as a change command, a type command, a change end command, an opening command, and an ending command to the sound emission control device 72. When the sound emission control device 72 receives the above-described various commands, the sound emission control device 72 executes processing corresponding to the received command.

  The power source and launch control device 79 is connected to, for example, a commercial power source (external power source) in a game hall or the like. Then, based on the external power supplied from the commercial power supply, necessary operating power is generated for each of the main control board 101 and the payout control device 78 and the generated operating power is supplied. The power supply and launch control device 79 is responsible for launch control of the game ball launch mechanism 51, and the game ball launch mechanism 51 is driven when predetermined launch conditions are met.

  The sound emission control device 72 is provided with a sub-side CPU, sub-side ROM, and sub-side RAM (not shown). The sub CPU of the sound emission controller 72 drives and controls the display lamp unit 58a, the error lamp unit 58b, and the speaker unit 59 based on the command received from the CPU 102 of the main controller 71, and sends a command to the display controller 110. Send. The display control device 110 analyzes various commands received from the sound emission control device 72 or performs predetermined arithmetic processing based on the received various commands to control the display of images on the symbol display device 41.

<Electrical configuration for performing various lotteries in CPU 102>
Next, an electrical configuration for performing various lotteries by the CPU 102 will be described with reference to FIG.

  In the game, the CPU 102 performs lottery lottery, setting display on the main display unit 43, setting symbol display on the symbol display device 41, setting display on the accessory display unit 44, and the like using various counter information. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 6, when the jackpot random number counter C1 used for the lottery in which the jackpot is generated, the jackpot type counter C2 used when determining the jackpot type, and the symbol display device 41 are fluctuated and changed. Reach random number counter C3 used for reach generation lottery, random number initial value counter CINI used for initial value setting of jackpot random number counter C1, and variation type counter CS for determining the display duration in the main display unit 43 and the symbol display device 41 And are used. Furthermore, the electric random number counter C4 used for the lottery to determine whether or not the electric combination 34a of the lower working port 34 is in the electric combination open state is used. The counters C <b> 1 to C <b> 3, CINI, CS, and C <b> 4 are provided in the lottery counter buffer 104 a of the RAM 104.

  Each of the counters C1 to C3, CINI, CS, and C4 is a loop counter that adds 1 to the previous value every time it is updated and returns to 0 after reaching the maximum value. Each counter is updated at short intervals. The information corresponding to the jackpot random number counter C1, the jackpot type counter C2 and the reach random number counter C3 is stored in the reserved ball storage area 104b as an acquisition information storage means when a winning to the upper working port 33 or the lower working port 34 occurs. Stored.

  The holding ball storage area 104b includes a holding area RE and an execution area AE. The holding area RE includes a first holding area RE1, a second holding area RE2, a third holding area RE3, and a fourth holding area RE4, and matches the winning history to the upper operating port 33 or the lower operating port 34. The numerical information of the jackpot random number counter C1, the jackpot type counter C2 and the reach random number counter C3 stored in the lottery counter buffer 104a is stored in one of the holding areas RE1 to RE4 as holding information.

  In this case, in the first reservation area RE1 to the fourth reservation area RE4, when the winning to the upper operation port 33 or the lower operation port 34 is continuously generated a plurality of times, the first reservation area RE1 → the second reservation area. Each numerical information is stored in time series in the order of RE2 → third reserved area RE3 → fourth reserved area RE4. By providing the four holding areas RE1 to RE4 as described above, up to four game balls winning histories to the upper operating port 33 or the lower operating port 34 are stored on hold. The holding area RE includes a holding number storage area NA, and the holding number storage area NA is used to specify the number of winning records stored in the upper operating port 33 or the lower operating port 34 that are stored on hold. Information is stored.

  Note that the number that can be reserved and stored is not limited to four, but may be any other number such as two, three, or five or more.

  The execution area AE is an area for moving each value stored in the first holding area RE1 of the holding area RE when starting the variable display of the picture on the main display unit 43. Start of one game round At this time, determination of success or failure is performed based on various numerical information stored in the execution area AE.

  Each of the counters will be described in detail.

  The jackpot random number counter C1 is configured such that one by one is added in order within a range of 0 to 599, for example, and after reaching the maximum value, returns to 0. Particularly when the jackpot random number counter C1 makes one round, the value of the random number initial value counter CINI at that time is read as the initial value of the jackpot random number counter C1. The random number initial value counter CINI is a loop counter similar to the jackpot random number counter C1 (value = 0 to 599). The big hit random number counter C1 is periodically updated and stored in the reserved ball storage area 104b at the timing when the game ball wins the upper operation port 33 or the lower operation port 34.

  The value of the random number for winning the jackpot is stored as a success / failure table (availability information group) in a success / failure table storage area 103a as a success / failure information group storage means in the ROM 103. As the success / failure table, a success / failure table for the low probability mode (low probability success / failure information group) and a high probability mode's success / failure table (high probability success / failure information group) are set. That is, in the present pachinko machine 10, a low probability mode (low probability state) and a high probability mode (high probability state) are set as the lottery mode in the winning lottery means.

  In the gaming state in which the winning / failing table for the low probability mode is referred to at the time of the lottery, the number of random numbers that win the jackpot is two. On the other hand, in the gaming state in which the winning / failing table for the high probability mode is referred to at the time of the lottery, the number of random numbers that will win the jackpot is 20. If the winning probability in the high probability mode is higher than that in the low probability mode, the number of random numbers to be won is arbitrary.

  The jackpot type counter C2 is configured so that 1 is added in order within a range of 0 to 29, and after reaching the maximum value, it returns to 0. The big hit type counter C2 is periodically updated and stored in the holding ball storage area 104b at the timing when the game ball wins the upper operation port 33 or the lower operation port 34.

  In the pachinko machine 10, a plurality of jackpot results are set, and the jackpot type counter C2 is used to distribute to any of the plurality of jackpot results.

  The plurality of jackpot results are: (1) the mode of opening / closing control of the variable winning device 32 in the opening / closing execution mode, (2) the lottery mode in the winning lottery means after the opening / closing execution mode ends, and (3) the lower operation after the opening / closing execution mode ends. A distinction is made by providing a difference in the three conditions of the support mode of the electric accessory 34a of the mouth 34.

  As an aspect of the opening / closing control of the variable winning device 32 in the opening / closing execution mode, the frequency of occurrence of winning in the variable winning device 32 between the start and end of the opening / closing execution mode is relatively high and low. A high frequency winning mode and a low frequency winning mode are set. Specifically, in any of the high-frequency winning mode and the low-frequency winning mode, the game is executed with a predetermined number of round games as an upper limit.

  Here, the round game is one of the conditions that a predetermined upper limit duration (upper limit duration) elapses and that a predetermined upper limit number of game balls win the variable winning device 32. A game that continues until is satisfied. In addition, the number of round games in the opening / closing execution mode triggered by the jackpot result is the same for a fixed number of rounds regardless of the type of jackpot result triggered by the transition. Specifically, the upper limit number of round games is set to 15 rounds (15R) regardless of which jackpot result is obtained.

  Further, in this pachinko machine 10, one opening mode of the variable winning device 32 is set in a plurality of types with different opening durations (opening durations) from when the variable winning device 32 is opened until it is closed. Has been. Specifically, a long-time mode (long-term mode) set to 29 seconds, which is a long open duration, and a short time set to 0.06 sec, which is a short time shorter than the above-mentioned long time, A mode (short-term mode) is set.

  In the present pachinko machine 10, when the launch operation device 55 is operated by the player, the game ball launching mechanism 51 is driven and controlled so that one game ball is launched toward the game area in 0.6 sec. The In the round game, the upper limit number of end conditions is set to nine. Then, in the long time mode among the above open modes, the open duration time is set longer than the product of the game ball firing period and one round game. On the other hand, in the short-time mode, an opening continuation time is set that is shorter than the product of the game ball launch cycle and one round game, more specifically, shorter than the game ball launch cycle. Therefore, when the variable winning device 32 is released once in a long-time manner, it is expected that the upper limit number of winnings in one round game will be generated for the variable winning device 32. . On the other hand, when the variable prize winning device 32 is opened once in a short time mode, it is expected that no prize will be given to the variable prize winning device 32 or even if a prize is generated. The

  In the high-frequency winning mode, the variable winning device 32 is opened once in each round game in a long-time manner. On the other hand, in the low-frequency winning mode, the variable winning device 32 is opened once in a short time mode in each round game.

  The number of opening / closing of the variable winning device 32 in the high-frequency winning mode and the low-frequency winning mode, the number of round games, the opening duration for one opening, and the upper limit number in one round game are those in the high-frequency winning mode. However, the value is not limited to the above value as long as the frequency of occurrence of winning in the variable winning device 32 is higher than that in the low-frequency winning mode until the opening / closing execution mode starts and ends. It is.

  As a support mode for the electric combination 34a of the lower working port 34, the electric combination 34a of the lower working port 34 is compared when the game ball is continuously being fired in the same manner with respect to the game area. High frequency support mode (high frequency support state or high frequency guide state) and low frequency support mode (low frequency support state or low frequency guide state) so that the frequency of the open state per unit time is relatively high or low. And are set.

  Specifically, in the low-frequency support mode and the high-frequency support mode, the probability of winning the winning combination in the electric combination opening lottery using the electric role random number counter C4 is the same (for example, both are 4/5). ing. On the other hand, in the high frequency support mode, the number of times that the electric accessory 34a is in the open state when the electrification release is elected is set more than in the low frequency support mode, and the opening time for one time is set longer. ing. In this case, in the high frequency support mode, when the electrification opening is elected and the opening state of the electric accessory 34a occurs a plurality of times, the closing time from the end of one opening state to the start of the next opening state Is set shorter than one opening time. Furthermore, in the high-frequency support mode, the minimum secured time is secured when the next electric-power-member release lottery is performed after one electric-power-member open lottery is performed, compared to the low-frequency support mode. The time is set to be selected.

  As described above, in the high frequency support mode, there is a higher probability of winning a prize for the lower working port 34 than in the low frequency support mode. In other words, in the low frequency support mode, there is a higher probability that a prize will be given to the upper working port 33 than to the lower working port 34, but in the high frequency support mode, the lower working port 34 is connected to the lower working port 34. The probability of winning a prize increases. When a winning is made to the lower working port 34, a predetermined number of game balls are paid out. Therefore, in the high frequency support mode, the player plays a game while not reducing the number of possessed balls so much. be able to.

  The configuration for increasing the frequency at which the high frequency support mode is set to the power release state per unit time as compared with the low frequency support mode is not limited to the above-described configuration, for example, the electric component release lottery It is good also as a structure which raises the probability that it will be elected electrification opening. In addition, a secured time (e.g., on the display part 44 for an accessory based on a winning to the through gate 35) that is secured after the next electric character opening lottery is performed after the electric character releasing lottery is performed once. In the configuration in which multiple types of variable display time) are prepared, the short support time is more easily selected in the high frequency support mode or the average secure time is shorter than in the low frequency support mode. May be. Further, the number of times of opening is increased, the opening time is lengthened, and the secured time that is secured when the next electric winning combination opening lottery is performed after the first electric winning combination releasing lottery is shortened (that is, , Shorten the one time variable display time in the display 44 for an accessory), shorten the average time of the reserved time and increase the winning probability, apply any one condition or any combination of conditions Thus, the advantage of the high frequency support mode over the low frequency support mode may be increased.

  The game result distribution destination for the big hit type counter C2 is stored as a distribution table (distribution information group) in the distribution table storage area 103b as the distribution information group storage means in the ROM 103. Then, as such distribution destinations, the most advantageous jackpot result (high probability corresponding special game result), high winning low probability big winning result (low probability corresponding special gaming result), low winning low probability big hit result (explicit low probability corresponding game) Result) and a low winning high probability big hit result (a game result corresponding to an explicit high probability or a result that suddenly changes into a probability state) are set.

  The relationship between the plurality of jackpot results and various game states and the data structure for specifying them will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 7A is an explanatory diagram showing a correspondence relationship between the jackpot result and various game states, and FIG. 7B is an explanatory diagram for explaining a data configuration for specifying various game states. In FIG. 7A, flags corresponding to each mode are shown in parentheses.

  The most advantageous jackpot result is a jackpot result in which the opening / closing execution mode becomes the high-frequency winning mode, and after the opening / closing execution mode ends, the winning / raising lottery mode becomes the high probability mode and the support mode becomes the high-frequency support mode. These high-probability mode and high-frequency support mode are continued until the lottery result in the success / failure lottery wins a big win and the game shifts to a big win state.

  The high winning low probability big hit result is a big hit result in which the open / close execution mode becomes the high frequency win mode, and after the open / close execution mode ends, the winning lottery mode becomes the low probability mode and the support mode becomes the high frequency support mode. is there. However, the high-frequency support mode shifts to the low-frequency support mode when the number of games reaches the first end reference number (specifically, 100 times) after the shift.

  The low winning low probability big hit result is a big hit result in which the open / close execution mode becomes the low frequency winning mode, and after the open / close execution mode ends, the winning lottery mode becomes the low probability mode and the support mode becomes the high frequency support mode. is there. However, the high-frequency support mode shifts to the low-frequency support mode when the number of games reaches the second end reference number (specifically, 50 times) different from the first end reference number after the shift.

  The low winning high probability big hit result is a big hit result in which the opening / closing execution mode becomes the low frequency winning mode, and the winning lottery mode becomes the high probability mode after the opening / closing execution mode ends. The high-probability mode is continued until the lottery result in the success / failure lottery becomes a big win and the game shifts to the big win state.

  Note that the normal game state in relation to each of the above-described game states refers to a state in which the success / failure lottery mode is the low probability mode and the support mode is the low frequency support mode, not the open / close execution mode.

  In the distribution table, among the values of the big win type counter C2 of “0 to 29”, “0 to 9” corresponds to the high winning low probability winning result, and “10 to 11” is the low winning low likelihood winning result. "12-14" corresponds to the low winning high-precision jackpot result, and "15-29" corresponds to the most advantageous jackpot result.

  As a kind of high-accuracy big hit result, the open / close execution mode becomes the low-frequency winning mode, and after the open / close execution mode ends, the winning lottery mode becomes the high probability mode, and the support mode is maintained in the previous mode. An implicit low winning high probability jackpot result (a game result corresponding to an implicit high probability or a result of a latent probability changing state) may be included. In this case, the jackpot result can be further diversified.

  Furthermore, as a kind of losing result in the winning / losing lottery, there may be included a special losing result that shifts to the opening / closing execution mode of the low-frequency winning mode and that does not shift to the winning / losing lottery mode and the support mode after the completion. . In the configuration where both the above-mentioned non-explicit low winning high-probability results and special out-of-game results are set, the switching execution mode shifts to the low-frequency winning mode, and the support mode is the previous mode. It is common to be maintained. On the other hand, due to the difference in the transition mode of the winning / failing lottery mode, for example, when one of an unspecified low winning high probability winning result or a special losing result occurs in the normal gaming state, it actually corresponds to any result It is possible to make the player predict whether the player is doing.

  Here, in order to identify the winning jackpot result and the current gaming state (win / fail lottery mode, support mode) on the CPU 102 side, as shown in FIG. A jackpot flag storage area 121, a probability change state flag storage area 122, and a time reduction state flag storage area 123 are provided. Each of the storage areas 121 to 123 has a data area of 1 byte (8 bits), and “00H” is set as an initial value.

  Explaining each flag in detail, the jackpot flag storage area 121 includes a 1-byte storage area composed of data areas D0 to D7, and the jackpot flag stored therein is composed of 1 byte. The jackpot flag is set in a plurality of types (four types) corresponding to the plurality of jackpot results described above. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 7A, “F1H” is set as the jackpot flag corresponding to the most advantageous jackpot result, and “01H” is set as the jackpot flag corresponding to the high winning low probability jackpot result. It is set, “02H” is set as a jackpot flag corresponding to the low-winning low-accuracy big hit result, and “F2H” is set as a jackpot flag corresponding to the low-winning high-probability big hit result. Thereby, it is possible to identify the type of the jackpot result by grasping the data in the jackpot flag storage area 121.

  Here, the jackpot flag storage area 121 is divided into an upper data area 121a composed of upper 4 bits of data areas D4 to D7 and a lower data area 121b composed of lower 4 bits of data areas D0 to D3. The In this case, the jackpot flag data stored in the upper data area 121a differs depending on the winning / raising lottery mode. That is, in the jackpot flag corresponding to the jackpot result when the success / failure lottery mode after the opening / closing execution mode is the high probability mode, the data stored in the upper data area 121a is “F” (each data “1” is set in the areas D4 to D7). On the other hand, in the jackpot flag corresponding to the jackpot result when the success / failure lottery mode after the opening / closing execution mode is the low probability mode, the data stored in the upper data area 121a is “0” (each data “0” is set in the areas D4 to D7).

  According to such a configuration, by confirming the upper data area 121a of the jackpot flag storage area 121, it is possible to grasp the success / failure lottery mode after the opening / closing execution mode ends.

  The data of the big hit flag stored in the lower data area 121b differs depending on the opening / closing control mode of the variable winning device 32. That is, in the jackpot flag corresponding to the jackpot result for the high-frequency winning mode, the data stored in the lower data area 121b is “1” (“1” is set in the data area D0 and other data is set). “0” is set in the areas D1 to D3). On the other hand, in the jackpot flag corresponding to the jackpot result in the low-frequency winning mode, the data stored in the lower data area 121b is “0” (“0” is set in each of the data areas D0 to D3). ) Thereby, by confirming the lower data area 121b of the jackpot flag storage area 121, it is possible to grasp the open / close control mode of the variable winning device 32.

  The probability change state flag storage area 122 has a 1-byte storage area composed of data areas D10 to D17, and the probability change state flag stored therein is composed of 1 byte. The probability variation state flags are set to a plurality of types (two types) corresponding to a plurality of types (two types) of success / failure lottery modes. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 7A, “F0H” is set as the probability variation state flag corresponding to the high probability mode, and “00H” is set as the probability variation state flag corresponding to the low probability mode. ing. As a result, the success / failure lottery mode can be grasped by checking the probability variation state flag.

  The short-time state flag storage area 123 has a 1-byte storage area composed of data areas D20 to D27, and the short-time state flag stored therein is composed of 1 byte. The short time state flag is set with a plurality of types (four types) corresponding to the setting of a plurality of types (four types) of support modes. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 7A, “01H” is set as the time-short state flag corresponding to the high-frequency support mode without limit, and the time-short state corresponding to 100 high-frequency support modes. “02H” is set as a flag, “03H” is set as a time-short state flag corresponding to 50 high-frequency support modes, and “no support”, ie, a time-short state flag corresponding to a low-frequency support mode is set as “ 00H "is set. Thereby, the support mode can be grasped by confirming the time-short state flag.

  Here, as described above, the special lottery mode and the support mode are set as the specific gaming state to be shifted to after the opening / closing execution mode ends, and both can proceed simultaneously. In this case, since the end conditions of each mode are also different, there may occur a situation in which the other mode continues even though one mode ends. For this reason, each mode needs to be specified individually.

  On the other hand, according to the present embodiment, since the probability variation state flag for specifying the success / failure lottery mode and the short time state flag for specifying the support mode are separately provided, it is possible to grasp each mode individually. it can. Thereby, it can respond suitably to the change of a game situation.

  The CPU 102 refers to the distribution table, identifies the jackpot result corresponding to the jackpot type counter C2, and sets the jackpot flag corresponding to the identified jackpot result in the jackpot flag storage area 121. Then, based on the end of the opening / closing execution mode, the probability variation state flag and the time reduction state flag corresponding to the jackpot flag are set. Thereby, a game state can be grasped.

  For example, the reach random number counter C3 is incremented one by one within a range of 0 to 238, for example, and reaches a maximum value and then returns to 0. The reach random number counter C3 is periodically updated and stored in the reserved ball storage area 104b at the timing when the game ball wins the upper operation port 33 or the lower operation port 34.

  Here, in the pachinko machine 10, reach display is set as a kind of display effect in the symbol display device 41. The reach display includes a symbol display device 41 capable of performing variable display (or variable display) of symbols (patterns), and variable display in game times in which the opening / closing execution mode of the variable winning device 32 is the high-frequency winning mode. In the gaming machine in which the subsequent stop display result is a special display result, the stage before the stop display result is derived and displayed after the variable display (or variable display) of the symbol (picture) in the symbol display device 41 is started, This means a display state for making the player think that a variable display state is likely to result in a special display result.

  In the reach display, a combination of jackpot symbols corresponding to the occurrence of the high-frequency winning mode is obtained by stopping and displaying symbols for some of the symbol rows displayed on the display screen of the symbol display device 41. A display state is displayed in which combinations of reach symbols that may be established are displayed, and in that state, symbols in the remaining symbol rows are displayed in a variable manner. In addition, in the state where the combination of reach symbols is displayed as described above, the variation display of symbols is performed in the remaining symbol columns, and a reach effect is performed by displaying a predetermined character or the like as a moving image in the background image. In addition, there are those that perform a reach effect by displaying a predetermined character or the like as a moving image on substantially the entire display screen after reducing or not displaying a combination of reach symbols.

  The reach display is executed regardless of the value of the reach random number counter C3 in the game times that shift to the opening / closing execution mode that becomes the high-frequency winning mode. Further, in the game times that do not shift to the opening / closing execution mode, the reach random number counter C3 acquired at a predetermined timing with reference to the reach table stored in the reach table storage area of the ROM 103 corresponds to the occurrence of the reach display. It is executed when

  The variation type counter CS is, for example, incremented by 1 within a range of 0 to 198, and returns to 0 after reaching the maximum value. The variation type counter CS is updated in each of a main process and a timer interrupt process, which will be described later, and at the time of determining the variation pattern at the time of starting the variation display of the pattern on the main display unit 43 and at the time of the variation start of the symbol by the symbol display device 41 The value of the variation type counter CS is acquired.

  The variation pattern includes a variation display time (display duration) of the pattern on the main display unit 43 and a variation display time (display duration) of the symbol on the symbol display device 41. That is, it can be said that the variation type counter CS is a counter used for determining each variation display time.

  For example, the electronic random number counter C4 is incremented by 1 in the range of 0 to 250, and returns to 0 after reaching the maximum value. The electronic combination random number counter C4 is periodically updated and stored in an electronic combination holding area 104c provided in the RAM 104 at a timing when a game ball wins the through gate 35. Then, at a predetermined timing, a lottery is performed as to whether or not to control the electric accessory 34a to the open state based on the value of the stored electric random number counter C4.

<About various processes executed by the CPU 102>
Next, each process executed in order for the CPU 102 to advance the game will be described. The processing of the CPU 102 is roughly classified into main processing that is started when the power is turned on and timer interrupt processing that is periodically started.

<Main processing>
First, the main process will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. The main process is started under the situation where the timer interrupt process is prohibited.

  First, in step S101, power-on wait processing is executed. In the power-on wait process, for example, the process waits without progressing to the next process until 1 sec elapses after the main process is activated. In the subsequent step S102, access to the RAM 104 is permitted, and in step S103, the internal function register of the CPU 102 is set.

  Thereafter, in step S104, it is determined whether or not the RAM erase switch provided in the power supply and launch control device 79 is manually operated. In subsequent step S105, whether or not the power failure flag of the RAM 104 is set to “1” is determined. Determine whether. In step S106, a checksum calculation process for calculating a checksum is executed. In subsequent step S107, whether or not the checksum matches the checksum stored when the power is turned off, that is, the validity of the stored data is checked. judge.

  In the pachinko machine 10, for example, when RAM data is initialized when the power is turned on, such as when a game hall starts business, the power is turned on while the RAM erase switch is pressed. Therefore, if the RAM erase switch is pressed, the process proceeds to step S108. Similarly, when the information on occurrence of power shutdown is not set, or when an abnormality of data stored and held is confirmed by the checksum, the process proceeds to step S108. In step S108, the RAM 104 is cleared as initialization of the RAM 104. Thereafter, the process proceeds to step S109.

  On the other hand, if the RAM erase switch has not been pressed, step S109 is executed without executing step S108 on condition that the power failure flag is set to “1” and the checksum is normal. Proceed to In step S109, a power-on setting process is executed. This will be described later.

  In the subsequent step S110, an interrupt permission setting for permitting the generation of the timer interrupt process is performed.

  Thereafter, the process proceeds to the remaining processes in steps S111 to S113. That is, the CPU 102 is configured to periodically execute the timer interrupt process, but a remaining time occurs between one timer interrupt process and the next timer interrupt process. The remaining time varies depending on the processing completion time of each timer interrupt process, but the remaining processes in steps S111 to S113 are repeatedly executed using the irregular time. In this regard, it can be said that the remaining processes in steps S111 to S113 are non-periodic processes executed irregularly.

  In the remaining process, first, in step S111, an interrupt prohibition setting is performed to prohibit the generation of the timer interrupt process. Thereafter, in step S112, update processing of the variation type counter CS and the random number initial value counter CINI is executed.

  In the update process, the numerical value information of the current fluctuation type counter CS is read from the fluctuation type counter buffer of the RAM 104, the process of adding 1 to the read numerical value information is executed, and then the overwriting process is executed. In this case, when the counter value reaches the maximum value, it is cleared to “0”.

  Similarly, the numerical value information of the current random number initial value counter CINI is read from the variation type counter buffer of the RAM 104, the process of adding 1 to the read numerical information is executed, and then the overwriting process is executed. In this case, when the counter value reaches the maximum value, it is cleared to “0”.

  Thereafter, in step S113, an interrupt permission setting for switching from a state in which the generation of the timer interrupt process is prohibited to a state in which the timer interrupt process is permitted is performed. If the process of step S113 is performed, it will return to step S111 and will repeat the process of step S111-step S113.

<Power-on setting process>
Next, the power-on setting process will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

  In the power-on setting process, a game state command used to specify the current game state is transmitted to the sound light emission control device 72 in order to make the sound light emission control device 72 as a sub-control device recognize the current game state. To execute the process.

  First, in step S201, the time reduction state flag and the probability variation state flag are grasped. Specifically, the data stored in the short-time state flag storage area 123 and the probability variation state flag storage area 122 are grasped.

  Here, the time reduction state flag and the probability variation state flag are configured to be held when the power is shut off. Accordingly, when the power-on setting process is executed without executing the clear process of step S108, that is, when the validity of the stored data is confirmed after returning from the power-off state, The flag maintains the state when the power is shut off. On the other hand, when the clear process of step S108 is executed, each state flag has an initial value, that is, “00H”.

  Thereafter, in step S202, a process of calculating a gaming state determination value used for specifying the gaming state is executed. Specifically, one piece of calculation data is derived using the numerical information of the short time state flag and the numerical information of the probability variation state flag grasped in step S201. Thereafter, in step S 203, the calculated gaming state determination value is stored in the gaming state determination value storage area 124 provided in the RAM 104.

  The calculation of the gaming state determination value will be described in detail with reference to FIG. FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram for explaining calculation of the gaming state determination value. Specifically, FIG. 10A is an explanatory diagram for explaining the data structure of the probability variation state flag, FIG. 10B is an explanatory diagram for explaining the data structure of the short-time state flag, and FIG. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating a gaming state determination value. Note that the decimal number information indicated by each bit pattern is shown in parentheses.

  Before describing the calculation mode of the gaming state determination value, the gaming state determination value will be described. The gaming state determination value storage area 124 has a 1-byte storage area composed of data areas D30 to D37. The gaming state determination value is stored in the gaming state determination value storage area 124 and is numerical information consisting of 1 byte.

  In step S202, the numerical value information of the probability variation state flag and the numerical information of the short time state flag are added to calculate a gaming state determination value. In this case, as already described, the probability variation state flag may have a data structure of “00H” or “F0H” corresponding to the two types of winning / failing lottery modes, as shown in FIG. In this case, “0” or “240” is taken when converted into decimal numerical information. Further, as shown in FIG. 10B, the time reduction state flag has a data structure of “00H”, “01H”, “02H”, and “03H” corresponding to the four types of support modes. . In this case, when converted into decimal numerical information, one of “0”, “1”, “2”, and “3” is taken. For this reason, as shown in FIG. 10C, the gaming state determination value can take eight types of numerical information, which is the number of combinations of the numerical information of the short time state flag and the numerical information of the probability variation state flag.

  Here, the probability variation state flag and the short time state flag are configured so that different gaming state determination values are calculated according to the combination of the numerical information of the probability variation state flag and the numerical information of the short time state flag.

  Specifically, the upper data of the probability variation state flag, that is, the data stored in the upper data region 122a composed of the data regions D14 to D17 in the probability variation state flag storage area 122 is configured to be different depending on the win / fail lottery mode. ing. On the other hand, the lower data of the probability variation state flag, that is, the data stored in the lower data region 122b composed of the data regions D10 to D13 in the probability variation state flag storage area 122 is the same (“0”) regardless of the validity lottery mode. ing.

  The upper data of the short-time state flag, that is, the data stored in the upper data region 123a composed of the data regions D24 to D27 in the short-time state flag storage area 123 is the same (“0”) regardless of the support mode. Yes. On the other hand, the low-order data of the short-time state flag, that is, the data stored in the low-order data region 123b composed of the data regions D20 to D23 in the short-time state flag storage area 123 differs depending on the support mode. Furthermore, when the maximum numerical information (“3”) of the data stored in the lower data area 123b and the numerical information (“0”) of the lower data of the probability variation state flag are added, a carry to the upper data is performed. It is set not to occur.

  According to such a configuration, when the numerical information of the probability variation state flag and the numerical information of the short-time state flag are added, data corresponding to the success / failure lottery mode is set in the upper data area 124a of the gaming state determination value storage area 124. Data corresponding to the support mode is set in the data area 124b. In this case, the upper data area 124a and the lower data area 124b do not interfere with each other. Thus, the gaming state determination value is uniquely derived according to the combination of the probability variation state flag and the short time state flag. Therefore, based on the gaming state determination value, it is possible to uniquely identify the winning / failing lottery mode and the support mode.

  Returning to the description of the power-on setting process (FIG. 9), after the process of step S203 is executed, the light emission control process of the state notification LED 47 is executed in step S204. Specifically, the ROM 103 is provided with a light emission control table storage area 103c that stores a light emission control table in which a different light emission mode is set for each gaming state determination value (see FIG. 5). In step S204, the game state determination value is grasped, and the light emission mode corresponding to the game state determination value is grasped by referring to the light emission control table. And the process which makes the state alert LED 47 light-emit with the grasped | ascertained light emission mode is performed. Thereby, an administrator etc. can grasp | ascertain a gaming state based on the light emission aspect of state alerting | reporting LED47.

  In this case, since the light emission mode of the state notification LED 47 is determined based on the gaming state determination value, it is not necessary to grasp both the time reduction state flag and the probability variation state flag. Thereby, it is possible to reduce the processing load related to grasping the gaming state. Further, since it is not necessary to set the light emission control table in correspondence with both the short time state flag and the probability variation state flag, the light emission control table can be simplified, and the data amount of the light emission control table storage area 103c can be reduced. be able to.

  In subsequent step S205, a gaming state command for recognizing the current gaming state is set. Specifically, a gaming state command is set as a command to be output. Then, the gaming state determination value is grasped, the grasped gaming state determination value is set in a predetermined data area of the gaming state command, and the gaming state command is transmitted to the sound emission control device 72.

  More specifically, the gaming state command is a command composed of 2 bytes, and identification information for recognizing that the sound emission control device 72 is a gaming state command is set in the upper byte. In step S205, the gaming state command is set, and the grasped gaming state determination value is set in the lower byte of the gaming state command. As a result, the sound emission control device 72 can recognize that the game state command has been received and the current game state.

  In this case, it is possible to reduce the command data of the gaming state command by 1 byte as compared with the configuration in which both the short time state flag and the probability variation state flag are transmitted by configuring the gaming state determination value as the gaming state command. it can. Thereby, the processing load related to the transmission of the game state command can be reduced.

  After the game state command is set in step S205, other processing is executed in step S206, and this power-on setting processing is terminated. For other processing, a predetermined area of the RAM 104 such as initialization of a power failure flag is set to an initial value, and a payout initialization command indicating that various data areas of the payout control device 78 should be executed is payout control. Processing to transmit to the device 78 is included.

<Timer interrupt processing>
Next, timer interrupt processing will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

  First, a power failure information storage process is executed in step S301. In the power failure information storage process, it is monitored whether or not a power failure signal corresponding to the occurrence of power interruption is received from the power failure monitoring board 108, and when the occurrence of a power failure is specified, the process at the time of power failure is executed.

  In subsequent step S302, a lottery random number (respective counters C1 to C4) is updated. Specifically, the current numerical information is sequentially read from the counter buffers corresponding to the respective counters C1 to C4, the processing of adding 1 to each of the read numerical information is executed, and then the overwriting processing is executed. In this case, for each of the counters C2 to C4, when the numerical information reaches the maximum value, the numerical information is cleared to “0” that is the minimum value. For the jackpot random number counter C1, when the numerical information reaches the maximum value, the numerical information is set to the numerical information of the random number initial value counter CINI at that time.

  In step S303, as in step S112, update processing of the variation type counter CS and the random number initial value counter CINI is executed.

  In the subsequent step S304, port output processing is executed. In the port output process, when the output information is set in the previous timer interrupt process, a process for performing output corresponding to the output information to the various drive units 32a and 34b is executed. For example, when the information for switching the variable winning device 32 to the open state is set, the output of the drive signal to the variable winning drive unit 32a is started, and when the information for switching to the closed state is set. The output of the drive signal is stopped. When the information for switching the electric accessory 34a of the lower working port 34 to the open state is set, the output of the drive signal to the electric accessory driving unit 34b is started, and the information to be switched to the closed state is set. If so, the output of the drive signal is stopped.

  In a succeeding step S305, a reading process is executed. In the reading process, signals other than the power failure signal and the winning signal are read, and the read information is stored for use in future processing.

  In subsequent step S306, a winning detection process is executed. In the winning detection process, the signals received from the winning detection sensors 105a to 105d are read, and the winning to the general winning port 31, the variable winning device 32, the upper operating port 33, the lower operating port 34 and the through gate 35 are received. A process for identifying the presence or absence is executed.

  In the subsequent step S307, timer update processing for updating the numerical information of a plurality of types of timer counters provided in the RAM 104 is executed. In this case, the timer counter that is updated by subtracting the stored numerical information is handled in an integrated manner. However, both the updating of the subtracting timer counter and the updating of the adding timer counter are performed collectively. It is good also as a structure.

  In the subsequent step S308, a launch control process for controlling the launch of the game ball is executed. In the situation where the launch operation is continued with respect to the launch operation device 55, as described above, one game ball is launched at a predetermined launch cycle of 0.6 sec.

  In the subsequent step S309, special figure special electric control processing for performing execution control of game times and execution control of the opening / closing execution mode is executed. The contents of the special figure special electric control process will be described later.

  In the following step S310, the ordinary power control process is executed. The contents of the ordinary map / electric power control process will be described later.

  In the subsequent step S311, setting of output information for reflecting the increase / decrease number of the hold information related to the main display unit 43 in the first hold lamp unit 45 based on the processing results of the immediately preceding steps S309 and S310, The output information for reflecting the increase / decrease number of the holding information related to the accessory display unit 44 in the second holding lamp unit 46 is set. In step S311, the output information for updating the display content of the main display unit 43 is set based on the processing results of the immediately preceding steps S309 and S310, and the display content of the accessory display unit 44 is set. Set the output information to be updated.

  In the subsequent step S312, a demonstration display process is executed for setting the display content of the symbol display device 41 for standby display in a situation where neither the game times nor the opening / closing execution mode is executed. In step S313, Then, the contents of the command and signal received from the payout control device 78 are confirmed, and a payout state receiving process for performing a process corresponding to the confirmation result is executed. In step S314, a payout output process for setting a prize ball command as an output target is executed.

  In subsequent step S315, a state notification LED control process for performing light emission control of the state notification LED 47 is executed. Since this process is the same as the process in step S204 of the power-on setting process (FIG. 9), description thereof is omitted.

  In step S316, external information setting processing for controlling the start and end of the output of the external signal according to the processing results of the various processing executed in the current timer interrupt processing is executed.

  In step S317, an interrupt end declaration is set. The CPU 102 stipulates that once the timer interrupt process is started, an interrupt end declaration is set as one of the conditions for starting the next timer interrupt process. In step S317, the next timer interrupt process is set. Set interrupt termination declaration to enable execution of interrupt processing. In step S318, interrupt permission is set. In the CPU 102, once the timer interrupt processing is started, the interrupt is disabled. Therefore, in step S318, interrupt permission is set to enable execution of the next timer interrupt processing. Thereafter, the timer interrupt process is terminated.

<General-purpose power control processing>
For convenience of explanation, first, the ordinary power transmission control process executed in step S310 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

  In the ordinary map / electric power control process, when winning through the through gate 35 is generated, a process for acquiring the reserved information on the ordinary map side is executed. Then, when the hold information on the normal side is stored, the support occurrence determination is performed for the hold information, and the process for performing the effect for the normal drawing is executed using the support occurrence determination as a trigger. Moreover, the process which opens and closes the electrically-driven accessory 34a of the lower working port 34 based on the result of support generation | occurrence | production determination is performed.

  Specifically, first in step S401, the hold information acquisition process on the normal side is executed. In the acquisition process, on the condition that the through flag is set in the through flag storage area provided in the various flag storage areas 104d of the RAM 104, the numerical information of the electric random number counter C4 (that is, the hold information on the normal map side) ) Is stored in the electronic role holding area 104c. However, the hold information on the normal side is acquired within the upper limit value of the hold. By the way, the through flag is set when a winning to the through gate 35 is specified in the winning detection processing in step S406 of the timer interrupt processing (FIG. 11), and the hold information on the normal drawing side is acquired for that. Cleared when

  In a succeeding step S402, a process for reading information on a general-purpose power counter provided in various counter areas 104e of the RAM 104 is executed. In a succeeding step S403, a process for reading the ordinary / general-purpose telephone address table from the ordinary / ordinary / common-purpose address table storage area 103d of the ROM 103 is executed. Then, in step S404, a process of acquiring a start address corresponding to information on the general-purpose / general power counter from the general-purpose / general-service address table is executed.

  Here, the processing content of step S402-step S404 is demonstrated.

  As already described, the general-purpose normal power control process includes a process related to a general-purpose effect and a process related to opening and closing of the electric accessory 34a. In this case, as a process related to the effect for the normal map, a normal map change start process, a normal map change process, and a normal map determining process are set. In addition, as a process related to the opening / closing of the electric accessory 34a, a process during opening of the ordinary power and a process during closing of the ordinary power are set.

  In such a processing configuration, the ordinary-use ordinary power counter is a counter for the CPU 102 to grasp which of the above-described plural types of processing should be executed. In the general-purpose public power address table, start addresses in programs for executing the above-described plural types of processing are set in correspondence with numerical information of the general-purpose public power counter.

  It is possible to set numerical information of "0" to "4" for the general-purpose power counter, and the general-purpose power-address table starts with one-to-one correspondence with each numerical information of the general-purpose power counter. Address information ("NSA0" to "NSA4") is set. In this case, the start address NSA0 is the start address of the program for executing the normal change start process, the start address NSA1 is the start address of the program for executing the normal change change process, and the start address NSA2 Is the start address of the program for executing the processing during normalization, the start address NSA3 is the start address of the program for executing the processing during open power, and the start address NSA4 is closed This is the start address of the program for executing the process.

  When the processing corresponding to the currently stored numerical information is completed and the conditions for updating the numerical information are met, 1 addition, 1 subtraction, or “0” is cleared corresponding to the process executed in the electric control process. Therefore, in the ordinary power / general power control processing at each processing time, it is only necessary to execute processing according to the numerical information set in the common power / electric power counter.

  According to the above configuration, it is possible for the CPU 102 to grasp which process is to be executed as the normal power control without checking the presence or absence of various flags. Therefore, the process can be simplified.

  After executing the process of step S404, the process proceeds to step S405. In step S405, a process of jumping (shifting) to the process indicated by the start address acquired in step S404 is executed. Specifically, if the acquired start address is NSA0, the process jumps to the normal map change start process in step S406, and if the acquired start address is NSA1, the process jumps to the normal map change process in step S407. If the acquired start address is NSA2, the process jumps to the process for determining the normal map in step S408, and if the acquired start address is NSA3, the process jumps to the process for releasing the general call in step S409, and the acquired start If the address is NSA4, the process jumps to the processing during normal power supply closing in step S410. And after performing any process of step S406-step S410, this ordinary figure normal power control process is complete | finished. Hereinafter, the process of step S406-step S410 is demonstrated separately.

  First, the routine change start process in step S406 will be described. In the normal change start process, it is determined whether or not the hold information on the general map side is stored in the electronic role holding area 104c. If the hold information on the general map side is stored, the support lottery is executed. To do. Specifically, it is determined whether or not the electronic random number counter C4 stored in the electronic combination holding area 104c is a value corresponding to the support winning. Then, based on the lottery result of the support lottery, the normal figure change time which is the change display time of the normal symbol in the display part 44 for an accessory is determined. Specifically, the time mode flag is confirmed to grasp the current support mode. Then, the usual map change time corresponding to the grasped support mode is grasped. In this case, the normal frequency change time is set shorter in the high frequency support mode than in the low frequency support mode.

  Then, the fluctuation display of the ordinary figure is started on the accessory display unit 44, the ordinary figure / electricity counter is updated from “0” to “1”, and the ordinary figure fluctuation start process is ended.

  In the process of changing the normal map in step S407, a process for updating the display on the accessory display unit 44 is executed. In this case, on the condition that it is confirmed that the normal time fluctuation time has elapsed, the normal time power counter is updated from “1” to “2”.

  In the process of determining a normal map in step S408, it is determined whether or not the lottery result of the support lottery is a support win. If it is not a support win, the numerical information of the ordinary power / general counter is cleared to “0”, and then the processing for determining the ordinary time is terminated. On the other hand, when the support is won, the electric accessory 34a is opened and closed in a predetermined manner. As a result, a game ball can be won in the lower working port 34. The opening / closing operation is continued until either the number of game balls won in the lower operation port 34 reaches a predetermined upper limit number or the opening time reaches a predetermined upper limit time.

  In this case, by grasping the time-short state flag, the support mode is grasped, and the opening time corresponding to the grasped support mode is set. In detail, in the low frequency support mode, the electric accessory 34a performs a short opening with a relatively short opening time, whereas in the high frequency support mode, the electric accessory 34a is relatively Opening for a long time with a long opening time is executed a plurality of times (three times).

  Then, the ordinary figure normal power counter is updated from “2” to “3”, and this ordinary figure confirmation process is ended.

  In the process of opening ordinary power in step S409, the open state of the electric accessory 34a is maintained until the closing timing or the support end condition is satisfied. When the number of winnings is the upper limit and the support end condition is satisfied while the electric accessory 34a is opened, or when the closing timing (closing timing related to the third opening in the high frequency support mode) is reached, The ordinary power transmission counter is initialized to “0”, and the processing for opening the ordinary power transmission is terminated.

  On the other hand, when it is the closing timing for the first or second opening in the high frequency support mode, the ordinary power transmission counter is updated from “3” to “4” and finish.

  In the normal power-closing process of step S410, while the closed state of the electric accessory 34a is maintained, a process for opening the electric accessory 34a again when the closing time has elapsed is executed. More specifically, the ordinary power counter is updated from “4” to “3”.

<Special Figure Special Electric Control Process>
Next, the special figure special power control process executed in step S309 of the timer interrupt process (FIG. 11) will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

  In the special figure special electric control process, when a winning to the upper working port 33 or the lower working port 34 is generated, a process for acquiring the holding information is executed and when the holding information is stored, the holding is performed. A determination is made as to whether or not the information is correct, and further, a process for performing an effect for game times is executed using the determination as to whether or not the information is correct. In addition, based on the result of the determination, the processing for shifting to the opening / closing execution mode after the effect for playing the game is executed, and the processing during the opening / closing execution mode and at the end of the opening / closing execution mode is executed.

  Specifically, first, in step S501, processing for acquiring holding information on the special figure side is executed. In the holding information acquisition process, it is determined whether or not a prize is generated for the upper operating port 33 or the lower operating port 34. If a winning is generated, the number-of-holds storage area NA in the holding ball storage area 104b is determined. Is stored, and it is determined whether or not the reserved number N is less than the upper limit (“4” in the present embodiment). When the number of holds N is less than the upper limit value, 1 is added to the number of holds N, and the numerical information of the jackpot random number counter C1, the jackpot type counter C2 and the reach random number counter C3 updated in the previous step S302 is as follows: Stored in the first reserved area among the free reserved areas RE1 to RE4 of the reserved area RE.

  In addition, when winning to the upper working port 33 and the lower working port 34 occurs at the same time, the process for obtaining the hold information is performed a plurality of times within a range in which the hold information obtaining process is executed once. Run.

  After executing the hold information acquisition process in step S501, the process proceeds to step S502. In step S <b> 502, a process of reading information on the special figure special electricity counter provided in the various counter areas 104 e of the RAM 104 is executed. In a succeeding step S503, processing for reading a special figure special power address table stored in the special figure special electric address table storage area 103e provided in the ROM 103 is executed. In step S504, a process of acquiring a start address corresponding to information on the special figure special power counter from the special figure special electric address table is executed.

  Here, the processing contents of steps S502 to S504 will be described.

  As already described, the special figure special power control process includes a process related to a game-playing effect and a process related to an opening / closing execution mode. In this case, as processing related to the effect for game times, special figure variation start processing (step S506) which is processing for starting the effect for game times and processing for proceeding the effect for game times. A special figure changing process (step S507) and a special figure determining process (step S508) that is a process for ending the effect for the game round are set.

  In addition, as a process related to the opening / closing execution mode, a special electricity starting process (step S509) which is a process for controlling the opening of the opening / closing execution mode, and a special electricity which is a process for controlling the open state of the variable winning device 32. Opening process (step S510), special electricity closing process (step S511) which is a process for controlling the closed state of the variable winning device 32, opening / closing execution mode ending and gaming state at the end of the opening / closing execution mode Special electric power termination processing (step S512), which is processing for controlling the transition of, is set.

  In such a processing configuration, the special figure special power counter is a counter for the CPU 102 to grasp which of the above-mentioned plural types of processing should be executed. Corresponding to the numerical information of the special electric counter, the start address of the program for executing the above-mentioned plural types of processing is set.

  In this case, the start address SA0 is the start address of the program for executing the special figure change start process (step S506), and the start address SA1 is the program address for executing the special figure changing process (step S507). The start address SA2 is the start address of the program for executing the special figure finalizing process (step S508), and the start address SA3 is the program address for executing the special electricity start process (step S509). The start address SA4 is a start address of a program for executing the special power open process (step S510), and the start address SA5 is a program for executing the special power close process (step S511). This is the start address, and the start address SA6 A start address of a program for executing (step S512).

  The special figure special electric power counter is the special figure special electric power control in the next processing time when the condition for updating the numerical information is satisfied when the processing corresponding to the numerical information currently stored is completed. Corresponding to the processing executed in the processing, 1 addition, 1 subtraction, or “0” is cleared (initialized). Therefore, in the special figure special power control process at each processing time, a process corresponding to the numerical information set in the special figure special electric power counter may be executed. Note that the special figure special electricity counter is set to “0” as an initial value.

  According to the above configuration, it is possible for the CPU 102 to grasp which process is to be executed as the special figure special power control without checking the presence or absence of various flags. For example, an effect for game times starts when no other game times effect is executed and is not in the opening / closing execution mode. In the process related to the effect, before starting the effect for the game turn, whether or not the flag indicating that the effect for the game turn is being executed is set, and the opening / closing execution mode is being executed. It is necessary to check whether or not a flag indicating that is set. In addition, during the execution of the game-turn effect, a flag indicating that the flag indicating that the game-turn effect is being executed is set and a confirmation display is set. It is necessary to check whether or not

  In addition, the opening / closing execution mode is started when the effect for the game round is finished and the other opening / closing execution modes are not executed. In the process, before starting the opening / closing execution mode, it is confirmed whether or not a flag indicating that the effect for playing the game has ended is set and a flag indicating that the opening / closing execution mode is being executed is set. It is necessary to confirm whether or not it is being performed. Further, when the opening is being performed, it is necessary to confirm whether or not a flag indicating that the opening is being performed is set. In addition, after the opening, it is confirmed whether or not a flag indicating that the open / close execution mode is being executed is set, and whether or not a flag indicating that the variable winning device 32 is open is set. It is necessary to confirm whether or not. Furthermore, when the ending is in progress, it is necessary to check whether or not a flag indicating that the ending is in progress is set.

  On the other hand, if a special figure special electricity counter is used, it is not necessary to prepare various flags, and information for checking the execution timing of each process is also collected. Therefore, the process can be simplified.

  After executing the process of step S504, in step S505, a process of jumping to the process indicated by the start address acquired in step S504 is executed. Specifically, if the acquired start address is SA0, the process jumps to the special figure change start process in step S506.

  The special figure variation start process will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

  In step S601, it is determined whether or not the holding number N is 1 or more. If the number of holds N is “0”, the special figure variation start process is terminated as it is. If the number of holds N is 1 or more, data setting processing is executed in step S602.

  In the data setting process, first, the hold number N is decremented by 1, and the data (that is, hold information) stored in the first hold area RE1 of the hold area RE is moved to the execution area AE. Thereafter, a process of shifting the data (that is, the hold information) stored in each of the hold areas RE1 to RE4 of the hold area RE is executed. This data shift process is a process of sequentially shifting the data stored in the first reservation area RE1 to the fourth reservation area RE4 to the lower area side, and clears the data in the first reservation area RE1. Then, the data in each area is shifted such as the second reserved area RE2 → first reserved area RE1, the third reserved area RE3 → second reserved area RE2, and the fourth reserved area RE4 → third reserved area RE3. At this time, a configuration may be adopted in which a shift command for causing the voice light emission control device 72 to recognize that the data in the reserved area has been shifted is set as an output target and transmitted.

  In a succeeding step S603, the winning / raising lottery mode is specified based on the gaming state determination value. Specifically, it is determined whether or not the gaming state determination value is “240” or more. In this case, if the game state determination value is “240” or more, the success / failure table for the high probability mode is selected. On the other hand, when the gaming state determination value is less than “240”, the success / failure table for the low probability mode is selected.

  Thereafter, in step S604, a determination process is performed. In the success / failure determination process, with reference to the success / failure table selected in step S603, information for determination of success / failure among the information stored in the execution area AE, that is, the numerical information related to the jackpot random number counter C1 is determined in advance. It is determined whether or not it matches the numerical information.

  In a succeeding step S605, it is determined whether or not the result of the success / failure determination process in the step S604 is a jackpot winning result. If the result is a big win, a distribution determination process is executed in step S606. In the distribution determination process, information for distribution determination among the information stored in the execution area AE, that is, numerical information related to the big hit type counter C2 is grasped. Then, with reference to the allocation table, it is specified which jackpot result corresponds to the numerical information related to the above-obtained jackpot type counter C2.

  In a succeeding step S607, a stop result setting process for the jackpot result is executed. Specifically, the information on the pattern mode that is finally stopped and displayed on the main display unit 43 in the game times related to the start of the fluctuation is specified from the stop result table for the jackpot result stored in the ROM 103 in advance, The specified information is stored in the RAM 104. In the stop result table for the jackpot result, information on the pattern mode to be stopped and displayed on the main display unit 43 is set differently for each type of jackpot result (type of jackpot flag).

  In subsequent step S608, a flag setting process corresponding to the distribution determination result is executed. Specifically, the jackpot flag corresponding to the jackpot result won this time is set in the jackpot flag storage area 121.

  On the other hand, if it is determined in step S605 that the result is not a jackpot winning result, a stop result setting process for a losing result is executed in step S609. Specifically, information on the pattern mode to be finally stopped and displayed on the main display unit 43 in the game times related to the start of the current change is specified from the stop result table for outliers stored in the ROM 103 in advance. The specified information is stored in the RAM 104. The information on the pattern mode selected in this case is different from the information on the pattern mode selected in the case of the jackpot result.

  After executing the process of step S608 or step S609, in step S610, a process of determining a variation pattern command used to determine the variation pattern of the symbol display device 41 in the current game round is executed. In this process, the determination result, the game state determination value, the reach random number counter C3, and the variation type counter CS are grasped, and the variation pattern command corresponding to these is selected.

  Specifically, a variation pattern command table is stored in a predetermined storage area of the ROM 103. In the variation pattern command table, a plurality of types of variation pattern commands having different variation patterns (effect contents and effect time) performed in the symbol display device 41 are set. In the variation pattern command table, the determination result, the gaming state determination value, the reach random number counter C3, and the variation type counter CS are set in association with each variation pattern command. In step S610, the variation pattern command corresponding to the combination of the determination result, the gaming state determination value, the reach random number counter C3, and the variation type counter CS is specified by referring to the variation pattern command table.

  The relationship between the gaming state determination value and the variation pattern command will be described. When the gaming state determination value corresponds to the high frequency support mode, the variation pattern command having a relatively short performance time than the low frequency support mode is displayed. It is easy to select. Further, when the game state determination value corresponds to the high probability mode, it is easy to select a variation pattern command corresponding to an effect with a high expectation level resulting in a jackpot winning result. Thereby, it is possible to produce effects according to the gaming state.

  Here, in order to perform an effect according to the gaming state, a configuration in which a variation pattern command is determined using a short-time state flag and a probability variation state flag is also conceivable. However, with the above configuration, the number of grasp targets for determining the variation pattern command increases. As the number of objects to be grasped increases, there is a concern about an increase in the data amount of the variation pattern command table and an increase in processing load related to the determination of the variation pattern command.

  On the other hand, according to the present embodiment, the variation pattern command is determined by using the gaming state determination value in which the information for specifying the support mode and the success / failure lottery mode is set. Achieved a reduction in the number of objects used to determine commands. As a result, it is possible to perform effects according to the gaming state while reducing the processing load.

  After the fluctuation pattern command is determined in step S610, the fluctuation pattern command is set as an output target command in step S611.

  Thereafter, in step S612, the display of the variation of the pattern on the main display unit 43 is started. The variation display is executed over the same time as the effect time corresponding to the set variation pattern command. In other words, it can be said that the process of determining the variation pattern command is a process of determining the variation display time (display duration time) of the picture on the main display unit 43.

  In a succeeding step S613, a process of adding 1 to the special figure special electricity counter is executed. Thereby, the numerical information of the special figure special electricity counter is updated from the one corresponding to the special figure fluctuation start process to the one corresponding to the special figure fluctuation process.

  Returning to the description of the special figure special control process (FIG. 13), when the acquired start address is SA1, the process jumps to the special figure changing process of step S507. In the special figure changing process, a process for determining whether the timing is before the fixed display during the game time duration, that is, before the fixed display elapsed time, that is, before the fixed display is performed. If so, a process for regularly changing the display mode of the pattern on the main display unit 43 is executed.

  By the way, instead of waiting in the special figure changing process until it is the timing to display the fixed figure, if it is not the timing to make a fixed display, the process for changing the regular figure is executed and then the special figure is changing. The process ends. Therefore, after the game-turn effect is started, the special-figure changing process is started every time the special-figure special-electric control process is started until the timing for final display (the elapsed timing of the variable display time) is reached. .

  In addition, when it is time to confirm the display, the main display unit 43 displays the result of stopping the game times. Then, the final stop command is set as an output target command. The sound emission control device 72 transmits a final stop command to the display control device 110, and the display control device 110 performs display control so that a predetermined pattern combination corresponding to the game result of the current game time stops on the active line. .

  Further, by adding 1 to the numerical information of the special figure special electricity counter, the numerical information of the special figure special electric counter is updated from the one corresponding to the special figure changing process to the one corresponding to the special figure finalizing process.

  If the acquired start address is SA2, the process jumps to the special figure determining process in step S508. The special figure finalizing process will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

  First, in step S701, it is determined whether or not it is the final display end timing. Specifically, when the symbol variation display on the main display unit 43 and the symbol variation display on the symbol display device 41 are finished, the result of stopping the game times is displayed (in the symbol display device 41, the active line is displayed). In a state where a predetermined symbol combination is on standby), a fixed display (final stop display) is performed over a fixed time (final stop time). In step S701, it is determined whether a fixed time has elapsed since the end timing of each variable display.

  If it is not the final display end timing, the special figure finalizing process is terminated. On the other hand, if it is the final display end timing, the process advances to step S702 to determine whether or not a big hit flag is stored in the big hit flag storage area 121 (whether or not it is “0”).

  If the jackpot flag is stored, the process proceeds to step S703, and an open / close control mode setting process for setting the open / close control mode of the variable winning device 32 is executed. Specifically, the jackpot flag is grasped, and the winning mode corresponding to the jackpot flag is grasped. And the process which concerns on the setting of the open | release time etc. of the variable prize-winning apparatus 32 is performed so that the opening / closing control aspect corresponding to the recognized winning mode is performed.

  In subsequent step S704, by adding 1 to the numerical information of the special figure special power counter, the numerical information of the special figure special electric counter is updated from the one corresponding to the special figure determination process to the one corresponding to the special electric power start process.

  On the other hand, if the jackpot flag is not set, a negative determination is made in step S702 and the process proceeds to step S705. In step S705, the special figure special electricity counter is reset ("0" is cleared).

  Thereafter, in step S706, the time reduction state flag stored in the time reduction state flag storage area 123 is confirmed. In step S707, it is determined whether or not the current support mode is a high-frequency support mode with a limit. Specifically, it is determined whether or not the numerical information of the time reduction state flag is “2” or more.

  When the numerical information of the time-short state flag is not “2” or more, that is, when the numerical information of the time-short state flag is “0” or “1”, the special figure determining process is finished as it is. On the other hand, when the numerical information of the short-time state flag is “2” or more (in the case of the high-frequency support mode with limit), the process proceeds to step S708, and the high-frequency game count provided in the various counter areas 104e of the RAM 104 is reached. It is determined whether the numerical value information of the counter is “0”. The high frequency game number counter is a counter for counting the number of game times executed in the situation of the high frequency support mode. The high frequency game number counter is set with a limit number (50 or 100) as an initial value when a high frequency support mode with a limit is started.

  If the high-frequency game number counter is not “0”, the process proceeds to step S709, where the high-frequency game number counter is decremented by 1, and this special figure determining process is terminated. That is, the high frequency game number counter is decremented by 1 every time a game number is played in the high frequency support mode. Thereby, by grasping the high frequency game number counter, it is possible to grasp the remaining number of games performed in the high frequency support mode.

  When the high frequency game number counter is “0”, it means that the game number is consumed by the limit number in the situation of the high frequency support mode. In this case, processing related to the end of the high frequency support mode is executed. Specifically, first, in step S710, a time-short state flag clear process is executed. More specifically, “00H” is set in the time reduction state flag storage area 123.

  In step S711, the gaming state determination value is updated. Specifically, the current probability state flag is grasped. And the process which adds the numerical information of the grasped probability state flag grasped | ascertained and the numerical information of a time-short state flag is performed, and the addition result is overwritten on the gaming state determination value storage area 124. Thereby, it becomes a gaming state determination value corresponding to the current winning / failing lottery mode and the low frequency support mode.

  In subsequent step S712, the gaming state command in which the gaming state determination value updated in step S711 is set in the lower byte is set as a command to be output, and this special figure determining process is terminated. By transmitting the game state command to the sound light emission control device 72, it is possible to grasp that the game state has changed on the sound light emission control device 72 side.

  Incidentally, although the details will be described later, when receiving the gaming state command, the sound emission control device 72 stores the gaming state determination value set in the lower byte of the gaming state command in a predetermined storage area. . Then, the background color of the image displayed on the symbol display device 41 is selected based on the gaming state determination value. Thereby, the present gaming state can be grasped based on the image displayed on the symbol display device 41.

  Returning to the description of the special figure special power control process (FIG. 13), when the acquired start address is SA3, the process jumps to the special electric charge start process in step S509. In the special electricity start process, an opening command indicating that the opening / closing execution mode is started is transmitted to the sound emission control device 72. In the special electricity start process, it is determined whether or not the opening period of the opening / closing execution mode has elapsed. When the opening period has not elapsed, this special power start process is terminated instead of waiting in the special power start process. Therefore, after the opening effect in the opening / closing execution mode is started, the special power start process is started each time the special figure special power control process is started until the opening period elapses. In addition, when the opening period has elapsed, the numerical information of the special figure special power counter is incremented by 1, so that the numerical information of the special figure special electric power counter is changed from the one corresponding to the special electric power start processing to the one corresponding to the special electric power open process. Update.

  If the acquired start address is SA4, the process jumps to the special electricity release process in step S510. In the special electric release opening process, one round game is started. Specifically, the variable winning device 32 is opened until the end condition is satisfied. In this case, the upper limit opening time of the variable winning device 32 is set in step S409.

  In step S510, it is determined whether or not a round game end condition is satisfied. If the end condition is not satisfied, the process is not waited for in the special power release opening process, but after executing the process for monitoring the establishment of the end condition, the special power release open process is ended. When the above termination condition is satisfied, the numerical information of the special figure special power counter is incremented by 1, so that the numerical information of the special figure special electric power counter corresponds to the special electric power closing process. Update to stuff.

  If the acquired start address is SA5, the process jumps to the special electricity closing process in step S511. In the special electricity closing process, a process of ending one round game is executed. Further, in the interval period between round games, it is determined whether or not the interval period has elapsed. When the interval period has not elapsed, this special electric power closing process is terminated instead of waiting in the special electric power closing process. Therefore, when the interval period is started, the special electric power closing process is started each time the special figure special electric control process is started until the interval period elapses. Also, when the interval period has passed, the numerical information of the special figure special power counter is decremented by 1, so that the numerical information of the special figure special electric power counter corresponds to the special electric power closing process from the one corresponding to the special electric power closing process. Update to

  On the other hand, in the special power shut-off process for the last round game, after executing the process of ending one round game, the special information special power counter numerical information is being closed by adding 1 to the numerical information of the special special power counter. Update from the one corresponding to the process to the one corresponding to the special electricity termination process. Then, an ending command indicating that the opening / closing execution mode is ended is set as a command to be output, and the special figure special power control process is ended. The sound emission control device 72 executes an ending effect over a predetermined ending time based on receiving the ending command.

  If the acquired start address is SA6, the process jumps to the special power end process in step S512. The special electricity ending process will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

  First, in step S801, it is determined whether or not the ending time has elapsed since the ending effect was started (after the ending command was set). If the ending time has not elapsed, the special electricity ending process is terminated as it is. On the other hand, when the ending time has elapsed, processing for setting the gaming state (lottery mode and support mode) after the opening / closing execution mode is executed.

  Specifically, first, in step S802, the time reduction state flag and the probability variation state flag are updated. Specifically, the jackpot flag stored in the jackpot flag storage area 121 is confirmed. Then, the time-short state flag and the probability variation state flag corresponding to the jackpot flag are grasped, and the grasped state flags are set in the corresponding flag storage areas 122 and 123. In addition, in order to grasp the time-short state flag and the probability variation state flag corresponding to the jackpot flag, a table in which the time-short state flag and the probability variation state flag are set is associated with the jackpot flag and is grasped by referring to the table. It is good also as a structure, and it is good also as a structure which derives | leads-out each state flag by a calculation from a jackpot flag. In this case, it is necessary to configure the jackpot flag so that the support mode can be specified. Specifically, the upper data area 121a of the jackpot flag storage area 121 may be divided into an area in which different data is stored in accordance with the lottery mode and an area in which different data is stored in accordance with the support mode.

  In the subsequent step S803, processing for updating the high-frequency game number counter is executed. Specifically, when the time reduction state flag is “02H”, “100” is set to the high frequency game number counter. On the other hand, when the time reduction state flag is “03H”, “50” is set in the high frequency game number counter. If the time-short state flag has any other value, “0” is cleared.

  Thereafter, in step S804, processing for updating the gaming state determination value is executed. Specifically, a process of adding the numerical information of the short time state flag and the numerical information of the probability variation state flag updated in step S802 is executed, and the addition result is overwritten in the gaming state determination value storage area 124.

  In step S805, the jackpot flag stored in the jackpot flag storage area 121 is deleted, and in step S806, the numerical information of the special figure special power counter is reset to “0”. In step S807, the gaming state command in which the gaming state determination value updated in step S804 is set is set as a command to be output, and this special electricity ending process ends.

  Next, game state command response processing executed by the sound emission control device 72 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

  In the sound emission control device 72, timer interrupt processing is executed at a predetermined cycle, and it is determined whether or not a gaming state command is received by the timer interrupt processing. When the gaming state command is received, the gaming state command handling process is executed.

  First, in step S901, the gaming state determination value stored in the lower byte of the gaming state command is grasped. Thereafter, in step S902, the grasped game state determination value is set in the sub-side game state determination value storage area provided in the sub-side RAM of the sound emission control device 72.

  In the subsequent step S903, the winning / raising lottery mode is specified based on the gaming state determination value. Specifically, it is determined whether or not the gaming state determination value is “240” or more.

  When the gaming state determination value is “240” or more, the process proceeds to step S904, and the probability variation state corresponding to the high probability mode is stored in the subsidiary probability variation state flag storage area provided in the subsidiary RAM of the sound emission control device 72. The flag “F0H” is set. In step S905, “240” is subtracted from the gaming state determination value, and the subtraction result is stored in a predetermined buffer. The subtraction result corresponds to the short time state flag, and more specifically, the short time state flag is converted into numerical information.

  Thereafter, in step S906, a time reduction state flag corresponding to the numerical information is set in a sub time reduction state flag storage area provided in the sub RAM of the sound emission control device 72. In this case, the numerical information is set as it is in the sub-time state flag storage area.

  On the other hand, if the gaming state determination value is less than “240”, the process proceeds to step S907, and the probability variation state flag “00H” corresponding to the low probability mode is set in the sub probability variation state flag storage area. In step S908, a time-short state flag corresponding to the gaming state determination value is set in the sub-time time-short state flag storage area in the sound emission control device 72. Specifically, the numerical information of the gaming state determination value is set as it is in the sub-time state flag storage area. In this case, the subtraction result obtained by the subtraction process in step S905 and the gaming state determination value in the case where a negative determination is made in step S903 indicate the same support mode.

  And after performing the process of step S906 or step S908, another process is performed in step S909 and this game state command corresponding | compatible process is complete | finished.

  According to this processing, each state flag is derived (converted) based on the gaming state determination value transmitted by the gaming state command, and each state flag thus derived is stored in each state flag storage area on the sound emission control device 72 side. Set to Thereby, each game state can be grasped on the sound emission control device 72 side using the game state determination value or each state flag.

  As mentioned above, according to this embodiment explained in full detail, there exist the following outstanding effects.

  As a gaming state, in a configuration in which a plurality of types of success / failure lottery modes and a plurality of types of support modes are set, a probability variation state flag for identifying the success / failure lottery mode, and a time reduction state flag for identifying the support mode, Are regarded as numerical information and added, and the addition result is stored in the gaming state determination value storage area 124 of the RAM 104 as a gaming state determination value. The game state determination value is used to grasp the current game state. Thereby, since it is not necessary to grasp both the probability variation state flag and the short-time state flag in order to grasp the gaming state, the processing load related to grasping the gaming state can be reduced.

  In particular, in the progress of the game, the success / failure lottery mode and the support mode are modes that exist independently of each other, and the timing for ending them is also different. For this reason, in order to be able to grasp each mode individually, it is necessary to provide a probability variation state flag and a time reduction state flag. However, there are cases where it is desired to grasp the entire gaming state including both the winning / failing lottery mode and the support mode, such as when a gaming state command is output or when the state notification LED 47 is controlled to emit light. In this case, if the configuration is such that the probability variation state flag and the short time state flag are grasped, there is a concern about an increase in processing load. However, if the table in which different data is set according to the combination of the success / failure lottery mode and the support mode is stored, the storage capacity of the ROM 103 may be increased.

  Further, due to the program of the CPU 102, it is necessary to secure 1 byte as a data area for storing the flag. For this reason, it is difficult to further reduce the data amount of the probability variation state flag and the time reduction state flag.

  On the other hand, according to the present embodiment, the gaming state determination value is derived by calculation using the probability variation state flag and the short time state flag, and the entire gaming state including both the winning / failing lottery mode and the support mode is used. It was configured to grasp. As a result, it is possible to reduce data to be grasped while suppressing an increase in storage capacity, and to reduce the processing load.

  In addition, the data structure of each state flag is set so that different gaming state determination values are derived according to the combination of the numerical information of the short time state flag and the numerical information of the probability variation state flag. Specifically, the status flag storage areas 122 and 123 are classified into upper data areas 122a and 123a and lower data areas 122b and 123b, and the data set in one data area is fixed data regardless of each mode. The data set in the other data area is set differently depending on each mode.

  More specifically, in the time reduction state flag, the data set in the lower data area 123b is changed according to the support mode, while the data set in the upper data area 123a is fixed data. In the probability variation state flag, the data set in the upper data area 122a is made different according to the winning / losing lottery mode, while the data set in the lower data area 122b is fixed data. Furthermore, regardless of the numerical information of the low-order data of the short-time state flag, the carry is not generated when the numerical information of the low-order data of the short-time state flag and the numerical information of the low-order data of the probability change state flag are added. Thereby, the upper data and the lower data of the gaming state determination value do not interfere with each other. Therefore, each gaming state can be grasped individually based on the upper data and the lower data.

  Further, each of the short-time state flag, the probability variation state flag, and the gaming state determination value is composed of 1 byte. That is, the amount to be added and the data amount (data width) of the addition result are the same. Thereby, in the calculation for deriving the gaming state determination value, it is not necessary to adjust the data width or the like, so that the processing load related to the calculation can be reduced.

  The variation pattern command is determined based on the gaming state determination value. Specifically, a variation pattern command table in which a gaming state determination value is associated with a variation pattern command is provided, and the variation pattern command is selected by referring to the variation pattern command table. Thereby, game times can be executed with a variation pattern corresponding to the gaming state. Further, the data amount of the variation pattern command table can be reduced as compared with a configuration in which a variation pattern command table associated with each status flag is prepared.

  The game state command for specifying the game state is output to the sound emission control device 72. Thereby, the gaming state can be grasped by the sound emission control device 72. Therefore, it is possible to perform effects or display corresponding to the gaming state on the sound emission control device 72 side. In this case, by adopting a configuration in which a gaming state determination value is set in the gaming state command, the amount of command data can be reduced compared to a configuration in which both the short-time state flag and the probability variation state flag are set in the gaming state command. Can be planned.

  A state notification LED 47 that has a different light emission mode depending on the gaming state is provided. Thereby, a game state can be grasped | ascertained easily. In this case, the light emission control of the state notification LED 47 is performed based on the gaming state determination value. Thereby, in performing light emission control of the state notification LED 47, it is possible to reduce the processing load related to grasping as much as it is not necessary to grasp both the short time state flag and the probability variation state flag.

  The gaming state (win / fail lottery mode) indicated by the data in the upper data area 124a of the gaming state determination value storage area 124 is configured to be grasped using the gaming state determination value. In this case, the numerical information in the upper data area 124a is larger than the numerical information in the lower data area 124b. Therefore, the gaming state is identified by comparing the numerical values without taking into account fluctuations in the numerical information in the lower data area 124b. be able to. This makes it possible to determine the gaming state based on the gaming state determination value with a relatively small processing load.

  On the other hand, since the gaming state determination value varies greatly according to the numerical information in the upper data area 124a, the processing load required to specify the gaming state (support mode) indicated by the data in the lower data area 124b tends to increase. Specifically, if it is determined that the high-frequency support mode or the low-frequency support mode is to be determined based on the gaming state determination value, first, whether or not the gaming state determination value is “240” or more indicating that the high-probability mode is set. judge. If it is “240” or more, “240” is subtracted from the gaming state determination value. Thereafter, a plurality of processes for determining whether or not the subtraction result is less than “1” are required.

  On the other hand, according to the present embodiment, the gaming state (support mode) indicated by the data in the lower data area 124b of the gaming state determination value storage area 124 is not a gaming state determination value but a flag (short time state flag). It was set as the structure grasped using. Thereby, it is possible to reduce the processing load while preferably using both the gaming state determination value and each state flag.

Second Embodiment
In the present embodiment, the data structure of the time reduction state flag and the probability variation state flag is different from that of the first embodiment. The different points will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 18 is an explanatory diagram for explaining the data structure of each state flag.

  As described in the first embodiment, the time-short state flag takes one of four types of data configurations “00H”, “01H”, “02H”, and “03H”. In this case, when each data structure is converted into decimal numerical information, “0”, “1”, “2”, and “3” are obtained.

  The probability variation state flag has a data configuration such that “0” is an initial value and numerical information is a multiple of the number of types of time-short state flags (“4”). That is, the probability variation state flag has a data structure in which the low probability mode is “00H” and the high probability mode is “04H”. As a result, the gaming state determination value obtained by adding the numerical information of the short time state flag and the numerical information of the probability variation state flag is uniquely determined according to the combination of the state flags.

  In the above data structure, a case where each gaming state is specified using a gaming state determination value will be described.

  First, when grasping the winning / failing lottery mode, it is determined whether or not the gaming state determination value is “4” or more, which is numerical information of the probability variation state flag corresponding to the high probability mode. If it is “4” or more, it is determined as the high probability mode, and if it is less than “4”, it is determined as the low probability mode.

  Further, when grasping the support mode, it is determined whether or not it is “1” or more. Here, “1” is obtained by adding “0” of the numerical information of the short time state flag in the low probability mode with the gaming state determination value and “1” of the minimum numerical information of the short time state flag corresponding to the high frequency support mode. It was derived as follows. If it is “1” or more, it is determined that the high-frequency support mode is in effect, provided that the gaming state determination value is not “4”. On the other hand, if it is less than “1”, it is determined that the low-frequency support mode is in effect. “4” is obtained by adding the numerical information (“4”) of the probability variation state flag corresponding to the high probability mode and the numerical information (“0”) of the short time state flag corresponding to the low frequency support mode.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, numerical value information that is a multiple of the number of types of the time-saving state flag is set as the probability variation state flag, so that one gaming state determination value is uniquely determined according to the combination of the state flags. Can be derived. In this case, since the gaming state determination value can take a continuous integer, the numerical range of the gaming state determination value can be reduced as compared with the configuration in which the upper data area 124a and the lower data area 124b are separated. Thereby, it is possible to improve extensibility such as setting other information in a partial area of the gaming state determination value storage area 124 and incorporating other information into the gaming state determination value. In addition, as other information, the information etc. which show the number of pending | holding N etc. can be considered, for example.

  In the present embodiment, when each state flag is derived from the gaming state determination value, for example, the gaming state determination value is divided by 4, the quotient is set as a probability change state flag, and the remainder is set as a time reduction state flag.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 19, a gaming state grasping table TD1 in which a combination of the winning / failing lottery mode and the support mode is set is provided, and each gaming state (each state flag) is determined by referring to the gaming state grasping table TD1. It is good also as composition to grasp. In this case, the gaming state determination value may be associated with the data order in which the combination of the winning / failing lottery mode and the support mode is set. Specifically, assuming that the gaming state determination value is n (n: 0 to 7), the combination of the success / failure lottery mode and the support mode corresponding to n is set in the nth area of the gaming state grasping table TD1. And when grasping | ascertaining a game state, a game state determination value is grasped | ascertained and the combination set to the area | region of the same number as the game state determination value is grasped | ascertained. Thereby, the gaming state determination value functions as a reference number of the gaming state grasping table TD1, and the storage capacity of the gaming state grasping table TD1 is increased by the amount that the gaming state determining value does not need to be stored in the gaming state grasping table TD1. Reduction can be achieved.

  In the present embodiment, the probability variation state flag has a data configuration in which “0” is an initial value and becomes numerical information that is a multiple of the number of types of time-short state flag (“4”). However, it may be a multiple of a numerical value larger than the number of types of the time-short state flag. However, considering that the gaming state determination value described above functions as the reference number of the gaming state grasping table TD1, the probability variation state flag is a multiple of the number of types of time-short state flag (“4”) with “0” as an initial value. It is preferable to set the data structure so as to be the numerical information.

<Third Embodiment>
In the present embodiment, the processing system executed by the pachinko machine 10 is different from that in the first embodiment.

  In the present embodiment, the processing necessary for advancing the game is set in a distributed manner in each of the normal processing in which processing is periodically executed and the timer interrupt processing in which processing is also periodically executed. Yes.

  Specifically, the normal process is executed in place of the process of steps S111 to S113 after the process of step S110 in the main process (FIG. 8) is executed.

  In the normal process, as shown in FIG. 20, the processes of steps S1001 to S1011 are executed. These processes are basically the same as the corresponding processes described in the first embodiment. However, in the special figure special power control process in step S1004, the special figure hold information acquisition process is omitted, and in the general figure special power control process in step S1005, the special figure side hold information acquisition process is performed. It is omitted.

  After execution of the process of step S1011, it is determined whether a power failure flag is set in step S1012. The power failure flag is set in the power failure flag storage area provided in the various flag storage areas 104d when the occurrence of a power failure is specified in the power failure information storage processing in step S1102 in the timer interrupt processing (FIG. 21). Is done.

  If the power failure flag is not set, it is determined in step S1013 whether it is the next normal process execution timing, that is, whether a predetermined time (specifically, 4 msec) has elapsed since the start of the previous normal process. Determine whether. Then, the remaining processes in steps S1014 to S1016 are repeatedly executed until the normal process start timing is reached. The processing contents in steps S1014 to S1016 are the same as those in steps S111 to S113.

  On the other hand, when it determines with the power failure flag being set in step S1012, the process at the time of a power failure after step S1017 is performed. That is, in step S1017, the generation of the timer interrupt process is prohibited, and then the RAM determination value is calculated and stored in step S1018. In this case, the short time state flag and the probability variation state flag are stored. Then, after prohibiting access to the RAM 104 in step S1019, the infinite loop is continued until the power is completely shut off and processing cannot be executed.

  The timer interrupt process in this embodiment will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

  First, in step S1101, a lottery random number update process for updating the lottery random number is executed.

  Then, the process of step S1102-step S1105 is performed. Since these processes are the same as the corresponding processes in the timer interrupt process of the first embodiment, a description thereof will be omitted.

  In step S 1106, the special map side hold information acquisition process is executed. In step S 1107, the general map side hold information acquisition process is executed, and the process ends. Since these processes are the same as the processes in steps S401 and S301 in the first embodiment, a description thereof will be omitted.

  According to the embodiment described in detail above, each game state is suitably grasped in a configuration in which processing for controlling the progress of the game is distributed and set in each of the normal processing and the timer interrupt processing. be able to.

<Other embodiments>
In addition, it is not limited to the description content of embodiment mentioned above, A various deformation | transformation improvement is possible within the range which does not deviate from the meaning of this invention. For example, you may change as follows. Incidentally, the configuration of another embodiment described below may be applied individually or in combination to the configuration of the above embodiment.

  (1) In each of the above embodiments, as the information used for deriving the gaming state determination value, the short time state flag and the probability variation state flag are adopted, but in addition to these, for example, information indicating the number of pending N is adopted. May be. In this case, it is possible to easily determine the variation pattern according to the number of holds N. However, in view of an increase in processing load caused by the necessity to update the gaming state determination value every time the number of holds N fluctuates, it is preferable that only each state flag is used. In the case of the above configuration, each of the storage areas 122, 123, and 124 may be divided into three areas: an area corresponding to the success / failure lottery mode, an area corresponding to the support mode, and an area corresponding to the holding number N.

  (2) Furthermore, it is good also as a structure which provides the some holding | maintenance area, and distinguishes and memorize | stores the hold information which concerns on the winning to the upper working opening 33, and the holding information which concerns on the winning to the lower working opening 34. In this case, it is preferable that the game state determination value is set such that the number of holds based on winning in the upper working port 33 and the number of holds based on winning in the lower working port 34 are set separately.

  In the above configuration, a configuration in which the hold information related to winning in the lower working port 34 is preferentially digested may be applied, and conversely, the hold information related to winning in the upper working port 33 is given priority. A composition that is digested can be applied. Further, the probability that the non-branch correspondence result is won may be different between the holding information acquired based on the winning at the upper operating port 33 and the holding information acquired based on the winning at the lower operating port 34.

  Further, in the above configuration, the plurality of operation ports are not arranged vertically, but the first operation port corresponding to the upper operation port 33 and the second operation port corresponding to the lower operation port 34 are arranged on the left and right. It is good also as a structure arranged in parallel, It is good also as a structure in which these both operation ports were arranged in parallel diagonally. Furthermore, it is good also as a structure which arrange | positions both operation openings apart so that only the winning to the 1st operation opening or the winning to the 2nd operation opening can be aimed according to the operation mode of the launch operation apparatus 55.

  Further, in the above configuration, the main display unit 43 is acquired based on the first display area for displaying the result of the determination of whether or not the hold information is acquired based on the winning of the upper operating port 33 and the winning of the lower operating port 34. A second display area for displaying the result of the determination of whether or not the held information is correct may be provided.

  (3) In each of the above-described embodiments, the determination of whether or not to perform the variation start process is performed. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, when a game ball enters the operation ports 33 and 34, A configuration may be adopted in which a destination specifying process for determining whether or not to perform the determination is performed at a timing before the timing at which the change start process is performed. In this case, it is good also as a structure which adds the numerical value corresponding to the specific result by a prior | preceding specific process to a gaming state determination value. A variation pattern corresponding to the gaming state determination value may be selected. Thereby, it is possible to easily realize the effect of the variation pattern corresponding to the identification result of the previous identification process.

  (4) In the first embodiment, the upper data areas 122a, 123a, 124a and the lower data areas 122b, 123b, 124b of the storage areas 122, 123, 124 have the same storage capacity (4 bits). However, the present invention is not limited to this, and a different configuration may be used. In this case, it is preferable that the number of types in the success / failure lottery mode is compared with the number of types in the support mode, and a larger storage capacity is allocated to the larger number of types. In short, it is only necessary to prepare a data area that can take a numerical range larger than the number of types in the success / failure lottery mode and a data area that can take a numerical range larger than the number of types in the support mode.

  (5) In each of the above embodiments, the state flag and the gaming state determination value are set to the same data amount (1 byte). However, the present invention is not limited to this and may be set to different data amounts. However, when attention is paid to the increase in processing load caused by performing the adjustment processing of the number of bits when performing the addition processing, the configuration in which the same data amount is set is better.

  (6) In each of the above embodiments, the addition process is adopted to derive the game state determination value. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and other four arithmetic operations may be executed. However, in the case where the subtraction process is performed, the addition process is preferable in view of the fact that the gaming state determination value can take a negative value and the multiplication and division have a relatively high processing load.

  (7) In the first embodiment, the gaming state determination value is derived by adding the numerical information based on all the data of the short time state flag and the numerical information based on all the data of the probability variation state flag. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the game state determination value may be calculated using a part of the data of each state flag. For example, the low-order data of the short-time state flag may be set in the low-order data area 124b of the gaming state determination value storage area 124, and the low-order data of the probability change state flag may be set in the high-order data area 124a of the gaming state determination value storage area 124. Good. In short, the game state determination value may be derived by performing predetermined operations including four arithmetic operations and bit operations using the short time state flag and the probability variation state flag. However, in this case, since it is necessary to execute mask processing, there is a concern about an increase in processing load. If attention is paid to this point, it is better to add numerical information based on all data.

  (8) It may be configured to confirm whether or not the gaming state determination value is normal at a predetermined confirmation timing. Specifically, at each predetermined confirmation timing, a gaming state determination value is derived using the short time state flag and the probability variation state flag, and the derived gaming state determination value is stored in the gaming state determination value storage area 124. It is determined whether or not it matches the numerical value. When it is determined that they match, the various processes are executed as they are as normal. On the other hand, when they do not match, it is determined as abnormal and a process for stopping the progress of the game is executed. Thereby, it can suppress that a game is performed in an abnormal state.

  Note that the predetermined confirmation timing may be, for example, a timing at which a predetermined specific period has elapsed. Specifically, the confirmation process as described above may be executed in the timer interrupt process. In the configuration in which the game state determination value is held when the power is shut off, the determination process may be executed in the power-on process.

  In addition, for example, a configuration in which the progress of the game is stopped may be configured to stop the interrupt due to the timer interrupt processing or to stop the configuration related to the game ball payout.

  (9) In the above embodiment, the time reduction state flag and the probability variation state flag are stored in the state flag storage areas 122 and 123 of the RAM 104. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and these flags are not stored in the RAM 104. Only the gaming state determination value may be stored in the RAM 104. As a result, the amount of data stored in the RAM 104 can be reduced by the amount of the state flag storage areas 122 and 123. In this case, the gaming state determination value is stored when the power is cut off, and the gaming state determination value is read in the power-on setting process.

  Furthermore, in the game state determination value update process, a process of adding or subtracting a numerical value corresponding to the event that triggered the update is executed. That is, for example, in the special electricity ending process, numerical information corresponding to the jackpot flag is stored in the gaming state determination value storage area 124 as a gaming state determination value. Then, the current gaming state is grasped based on the gaming state determination value.

  Thereafter, when the low probability mode is changed to the high probability mode as the game progresses, a predetermined numerical value (for example, “240”) is added to the gaming state determination value, and the high probability mode is changed to the low probability mode. When it becomes, the specific numerical value is subtracted. Further, when shifting from the high frequency support mode to the low frequency support mode, the gaming state determination value is set to “0” or “240”.

  (10) About the specific data structure of the time-short state flag and the probability variation state flag in each of the above embodiments, it is only necessary to be able to derive different game state determination values for each combination. For example, numerical information such as “10” may be set in the lower data area 122b of the probability change state flag storage area 122 instead of “0”. In short, it should be set so that no carry occurs between the upper data area 124a and the lower data area 124b.

  (11) Other types of pachinko machines different from the above embodiments, for example, a pachinko machine in which an electric accessory is released a predetermined number of times when a game ball enters a specific area of a special device, or a game ball in a specific area of a special device The present invention can also be applied to a pachinko machine that generates a right if a player enters, a pachinko machine equipped with other objects, an arrangement ball machine, a sparrow ball, and the like.

  Also, a non-ball-type gaming machine, for example, a plurality of reels with a plurality of types of symbols attached in the circumferential direction, starts rotation of the reel by inserting a medal and operating a start lever, and a stop switch is operated. Or, if a specific symbol or a combination of specific symbols is established on an active line visible from the display window after the reel has stopped after a predetermined period of time, a privilege such as paying out medals is given to the player The present invention can also be applied to a slot machine.

  In this case, a random number counter is acquired based on the operation of the start lever, and a lottery is performed using the random number counter. The present invention may be applied to the acquisition and lottery of the random number counter.

  In addition, a pachinko machine and a slot machine that have a take-in device and start rotation of a reel by operating a start lever after a predetermined number of game balls stored in the storage unit are taken in by the take-in device The present invention can also be applied to a gaming machine in which is integrated.

<Invention Group Extracted from the Embodiments>
Hereinafter, the features of the invention group extracted from the above-described embodiments will be described while showing effects and the like as necessary. In the following, for easy understanding, the corresponding configuration in the above embodiment is appropriately shown in parentheses and the like, but is not limited to the specific configuration shown in parentheses and the like.

Features 1. Lottery means (a function for executing determination processing of the CPU 102) for performing lottery to determine whether or not to grant a privilege when a predetermined lottery opportunity occurs;
When the lottery result of the lottery means is a grant response result corresponding to granting a privilege, a privilege granting unit for granting a privilege to the player (the CPU 102 shifts to an opening / closing execution mode, a high probability mode, and a high frequency support mode) Function)
In gaming machines equipped with
As the gaming state, there are a first specific gaming state (win / fail lottery mode) and a second specific gaming state (support mode) that are different in the manner of granting benefits and can proceed at the same time,
Each of the specific gaming states is set in a plurality of types with different degrees of player advantage,
In order to specify which of the plurality of types of the first specific gaming state is first specifying information (probability change state flag) for specifying which one is the plurality of types of the first specific gaming state and the plurality of types of second specific gaming state By performing a predetermined calculation process using the second specific information (time-short state flag), calculation data composed of a data amount smaller than the data amount obtained by combining the data amounts of the specific information is obtained. Deriving calculation means (function of executing the game state determination value calculation processing of the CPU 102),
Means for storing the calculation data in a predetermined storage means (function of executing the game state determination value storage processing of the CPU 102);
With
The gaming machine, wherein the calculation data stored in the storage means can identify which of the specific gaming states.

  According to the feature 1, it is possible to diversify the game by providing the first specific game state and the second specific game state having different privilege provision modes and further setting a plurality of types of each specific game state. Thereby, the interest of the game can be improved.

  Here, since each specific game state can advance simultaneously, it is necessary to grasp | ascertain each specific information, respectively. For this reason, when a situation in which each specific gaming state is desired to be grasped at the same time occurs, it is necessary to execute a process for grasping each specific information, and there is a concern that the processing load of the grasping process increases. However, for each combination of specific game states, predetermined information is stored in advance, and when the specific game state is grasped by grasping the predetermined information, the same amount of data as the number of combinations is obtained. There is a need to store in advance, and there is a concern about an increase in storage capacity.

  On the other hand, according to this feature, calculation data is derived by performing calculation processing using each specific information, and each specific game state can be grasped based on the calculation data. Thereby, in order to grasp | ascertain each specific game state, it is only necessary to grasp | ascertain only calculation data, Therefore Compared with the structure which grasps | ascertains each specific information, the data amount used as grasp | ascertainment object can be decreased. Therefore, it is possible to reduce the processing load related to the process for grasping each specific game state. In addition, since it is not necessary to store the calculation data in advance, an increase in storage capacity can be suppressed.

  From the above, it is possible to suitably grasp the gaming state.

Feature 2. A first control means (main control device 71) having an output means capable of outputting a predetermined signal relating to a game, with the lottery means mounted;
Based on the predetermined signal output from the output means, second control means (sound light emission control device 72) for controlling the gaming device used in the game;
With
The output means outputs a signal including the calculation data as the predetermined signal,
The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein when the second control means receives a signal including the calculation data, the second control means controls the gaming apparatus in a manner corresponding to the signal.

  According to the feature 2, by adopting a configuration that outputs a signal related to calculation data as a predetermined signal, a data amount of the signal can be reduced as compared with a configuration that outputs a signal including each specific information. Thereby, the processing load related to the output of the predetermined signal can be reduced. In addition, since the signal including the operation data is output, it is not necessary to store the predetermined signal in the storage unit in advance. Thereby, the storage capacity of a memory | storage means can be aimed at.

  Feature 3. The gaming machine according to claim 1 or 2, wherein each of the specific information and the calculation data is configured with the same number of bits.

  According to the feature 3, since the data amount is the same, it is not necessary to adjust the number of bits when performing the calculation. Thereby, the processing load of the arithmetic processing can be reduced. In this case, by using one calculation data, each specific gaming state can be grasped with half the data amount as compared with the configuration using two specific information.

  Further, when 1 byte is set as the minimum data size that can be handled by the control means that controls the game, the data amount of each of the specific information and the operation data may be 1 byte. .

Feature 4. The first specific information is composed of a plurality of bits, and is first bit pattern data that differs depending on the type of each first specific gaming state,
The second specific information is composed of the plurality of bits, and is second bit pattern data that differs depending on the type of each second specific gaming state,
The gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the calculation means performs calculation using the bit pattern data as numerical information.

  According to the feature 4, the calculation data can be derived without performing the bit mask process or the like by performing the calculation using each specific information as the numerical information. Thereby, calculation data can be derived by a relatively simple calculation.

  Feature 5. 5. The bit pattern data of each specific information is set so that different calculation data is derived according to a combination of the first specific information and the second specific information. Game machines.

  According to the feature 5, since different calculation data is derived according to the combination of each specific information, it is possible to avoid a situation in which confusion occurs when specifying each specific gaming state based on the calculation data. Each specific game state can be uniquely specified based on the above. Thereby, when grasping | ascertaining a game state based on calculation data, it can avoid grasping | ascertaining the game state different from an actual game state.

Feature 6 Each of the specific information and the calculation data is
First data (data stored in the upper data areas 122a, 123a, 124a) that can take a first numerical range larger than the number of types of the first specific gaming state;
Second data (data stored in the lower data areas 122b, 123b, 124b) that can take a second numerical range larger than the number of types of the second specific gaming state;
Divided into
The first data of the first specific information is first corresponding data that varies depending on the first specific gaming state,
The second data of the first specific information is the first prescribed data that is the same regardless of the first specific gaming state,
The second data of the second specific information is second corresponding data that differs depending on each second specific gaming state,
The first data of the second specific information is the same second prescribed data regardless of the second specific gaming state,
The calculation means derives the calculation data by adding or subtracting the numerical information related to the first specific information and the numerical information related to the second specific information,
The corresponding data and the specified data are set so that no carry or carry occurs between the first data and the second data in the calculation data when addition or subtraction is performed by the calculation means. 6. The gaming machine according to feature 5, which is set.

  According to the feature 6, when the numerical information related to the first specific information and the numerical information related to the second specific information are added or subtracted, the first data of the operation data is calculated from the first corresponding data and the first specified data. As a result, the second data of the calculation data is the calculation result of the second specified data and the second corresponding data. In this case, since each specified data is fixed data, the first data of the calculation data differs depending on the first corresponding data, and the second data of the calculation data differs depending on the second corresponding data. Since no carry or the like occurs between the first data and the second data, they do not interfere with each other. Thereby, different calculation data can be derived according to the combination of each specific information.

  Each prescribed data is preferably “0”. In this case, a carry or a carry does not occur at the time of addition or subtraction regardless of the corresponding data, so that the degree of freedom of the corresponding data can be ensured.

Feature 7. The second specific information may be a specific number of numerical information that is equal to or greater than the number of types of the second specific gaming state,
The first specific information is set to numerical information that is a multiple of the specific number,
6. The gaming machine according to claim 5, wherein the computing means adds numerical information related to the first specific information and numerical information related to the second specific information.

  According to the feature 7, different calculation data is derived according to the combination of each specific gaming state. In this case, the quotient obtained by dividing the numerical information related to the operation data by the specific number is the numerical information related to the first specific information, and the remainder is the numerical information related to the second specific information. Thereby, when each specific information is required, each specific information can be easily derived from the operation data.

Feature 8 A game board in which a game area where game balls flow down is formed;
Variable entry means (variable winning device 32) provided in the game area and capable of switching between a first state in which game balls are easy to enter and a second state in which game balls are difficult to enter or cannot enter; ,
Means for controlling the payout means so that a predetermined number of game balls are paid out when a game ball enters the variable ball entry means (a function for paying out by the payout control device 78 based on a prize ball command);
With
The plurality of types of first specific gaming states have different probabilities of being the grant correspondence results in the lottery by the lottery means,
8. The game according to any one of features 1 to 7, wherein the plurality of types of second specific game states have different degrees of expectation that a game ball enters the variable ball entry means. Machine.

  According to the feature 8, a plurality of types of first specific gaming states with different probability of lottery by the lottery means, and a plurality of types of second specific gaming states with different degrees of expectation that a game ball enters the variable pitching means. By providing this, the gaming state can be diversified. In this case, both can proceed simultaneously independently of each other.

  In such a configuration, according to the configuration of Feature 1 described above, it is possible to preferably grasp each specific gaming state that can proceed simultaneously.

Feature 9 Prior to the lottery being performed by the lottery means or based on the fact that the lottery means has been performed, the game rounding operation is started, and the notification result corresponding to the lottery result of the lottery means is used as the game rounding. A game time control means (CPU 102) that controls a predetermined notification means so that the operation for each game time is performed according to the lottery result of the lottery means, with the operation being ended as one game time. Function to execute the game times control process)
The game times control means includes operation mode determination means (function for executing a process of determining a variation pattern command of the CPU 102) for determining an operation mode of the game rotation operation based on the calculation data of the calculation means, 9. The gaming machine according to any one of features 1 to 8, wherein when the game times are performed, the operation for game times is performed in the operation mode determined by the operation mode determination means.

  According to the feature 9, by determining the operation mode of the game turning operation based on the operation data, it is possible to perform the game turning operation according to the gaming state at the time, and the gaming state and the game turning operation Can be closely related. In this case, as compared with the configuration for grasping each specific information, the amount of data to be grasped can be reduced, so that the processing load related to the determination of the operation mode of the game turning operation can be reduced.

Feature 10 The control means for performing control related to the game includes means for executing a predetermined start-up process (a function for executing the main process of the CPU 102) based on the fact that the operating power is supplied to itself.
The gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 9, wherein the calculation means calculates the calculation data in the start-up process.

  According to the feature 10, by calculating the calculation data in the start-up process, it is possible to grasp each game state before the game is started. Thereby, it can avoid that a game is started in the state where each game state is not grasped.

Feature 11. State notification means (state notification LED 47) for changing the notification mode according to each of the specific gaming states;
Means for controlling a notification mode of the state notification means based on the calculation data (function of executing a state notification LED control process of the CPU 102);
The gaming machine according to any one of the features 1 to 10, further comprising:

  According to the feature 11, each specific game state can be grasped by checking the notification mode of the state notification means. Thereby, the player and the administrator can easily grasp the current gaming state.

  In this case, the notification mode of the state notification unit is controlled based on the calculation data, thereby reducing the processing load related to the control of the notification mode of the state notification unit as compared to the configuration in which the control is performed based on each specific information. Can be planned.

Feature 12. Means for storing the specific information and the calculation data in the storage means;
When a predetermined specific trigger occurs, the calculation process is derived by executing the calculation process using each specific information stored in the storage unit, and the calculated calculation data, Comparison means for comparing the operation data stored in the storage means;
The gaming machine according to any one of the features 1 to 11, further comprising:

  According to the feature 12, it is possible to determine whether or not the calculation data and each specific information stored in the storage unit are normal by performing the comparison by the comparison unit. As a result, it is possible to suppress an act of making an illegally advantageous state by modifying various information stored in the storage means.

  In addition, as a specific opportunity, the time of a power failure etc. can be considered, for example. In this case, the storage means may be configured to maintain the stored information even during a power failure.

  The basic configuration of gaming machines other than pachinko machines to which the above features can be applied is shown below.

  Revolving type gaming machine such as a slot machine: equipped with a picture display device for variably displaying a plurality of pictures, variably starting display of the plurality of pictures due to the operation of the start operation means, and due to the operation of the stop operation means In addition, the game machine is configured such that the variable display of the plurality of patterns is stopped when a predetermined time elapses and a privilege is given to the player according to the pattern after the stop.

  Ball-use belt-type game machine: Equipped with variable display means that displays the symbol sequence consisting of multiple symbols in a variably displayed state, and then stops and displays the symbol sequence. The special game state (bonus) that is advantageous to the player on the condition that the change of the symbol is stopped due to the operation of the operating means or when the predetermined time elapses, and the final stop symbol at the time of the stop is a specific symbol A throwing device that performs a throwing process for taking in a game ball from the ball tray and a payout device for paying out the game ball to the ball tray, A gaming machine configured such that the operation of the starting operation means is made effective when a game ball is inserted by.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Pachinko machine, 32 ... Variable prize-winning device, 41 ... Symbol display device, 47 ... Status notification LED, 71 ... Main control device, 72 ... Sound emission control device, 101 ... Main control board, 102 ... CPU, 121 ... Jackpot flag Storage area, 122 ... Probability change state flag storage area, 123 ... Time-short state flag storage area, 124 ... Game state determination value storage area.

Claims (1)

A first control means having a lottery means for performing a lottery to determine whether or not to grant a privilege when a predetermined lottery opportunity occurs, and an output means capable of outputting a predetermined signal relating to the game;
When the lottery result of the lottery means is a grant response result corresponding to granting a privilege, privilege granting means for granting a privilege to the player;
Based on the predetermined signal output from the output means, a second control means for controlling the effect means used for the game effect;
In gaming machines equipped with
As the gaming state, there are a first specific gaming state and a second specific gaming state that are different in the manner of granting the privilege and can proceed at the same time,
Each of the specific gaming states is set in a plurality of types with different degrees of player advantage,
First specifying information for specifying which of the plurality of types of first specific gaming states is specified, and second specifying information for specifying which of the plurality of types of second specific gaming states is selected And a calculation means for deriving calculation data composed of a data amount smaller than a data amount obtained by combining the data amounts of the specific information by performing a predetermined calculation process using
Means for storing the first specific information, the second specific information and the calculation data in a predetermined storage means;
With
The calculation data stored in the storage means can identify which each of the specific gaming states is,
The output means outputs a signal including the calculation data as the predetermined signal,
When the second control means receives a signal including the calculation data, the second control means controls the effect means in a mode corresponding to the signal.
When the power is turned on, the calculation process is performed by using the specific information stored in the storage unit to derive the calculation data, and the calculated calculation data is stored in the storage unit. A comparison means for comparing the stored calculation data;
Means for executing a predetermined abnormality handling process when the derived calculation data and the calculation data stored in the storage means do not match as a result of the comparison processing by the comparison means;
A gaming machine characterized by comprising:

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