JP2018126407A - Pinball game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a pinball game machine capable of executing a more effective performance.SOLUTION: In a pinball game machine, during a limited period in an easy-ball-entry state after completion of a special game, one of a plurality of kinds of limited selection criteria is referred to as a variation pattern selection criterion, a type of a limited selection criterion to be referenced is determined according to a limited selection criterion reference rule in which a type of a limited selection criterion to be referenced is prescribed for each variation display of a pattern during a limited period, a first limited selection criterion reference rule in which first variation pattern determination means prescribes a type of a limited selection criterion to be referenced and a second limited selection criterion reference rule in which second variation pattern determination means prescribes a type of a limited selection criterion to be referenced are provided separately as a limited selection criterion reference rule, the number of times of variation display of a first pattern and the number of times of variation display of a second pattern are counted separately during a limited period, and a type of a limited selection criterion to be referenced is determined according to the number of times of variation display of the first pattern and the second pattern.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 44

Description

  It relates to a ball game machine.

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

  In recent years, there has been a recognition of the need for model development that is not tied to types in order to further improve game playability, for example, pachinko machines that mix multiple game machines of the same type or mix different types of game machines. Is also being developed. In addition, when a small hit is made, the game is passed to a specific area (V zone) in the variable pitching device and the game ball is promoted from “small hit” to “big hit”. A gaming machine that generates a game (hereinafter also referred to as “small hit development jackpot” or “small hit V”) has been proposed (see, for example, Patent Document 2).

JP 2003-230714 A JP 2010-29308 A

  While game machines having specs that are not tied to types are proposed, it is required to provide a production that can enhance the interest of the game in terms of production.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and has as its main purpose to provide a suitable effect according to the specifications of the gaming machine.

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

  In order to solve the above-described problems, a ball game machine according to an aspect of the present invention includes a game board in which a game area is formed, a first start port and a second start port provided at predetermined positions in the game area, First winning / failing determination means for executing a first winning / failing determination based on a first lottery value acquired with a ball entering the first starting port, and a second lottery acquired with a ball entering the second starting port as a trigger A second success / failure determination means for executing a second success / failure determination based on the value, a first symbol display device for variably displaying the first symbol for indicating a result of the first success / failure determination, and a second success / failure determination The variation pattern is determined by referring to the second symbol display device for displaying the variation of the second symbol for indicating the result of the above and the variation pattern selection criteria for determining the variation pattern for determining the variation display process of the first symbol. The first variation pattern determining means and the second symbol variation display process A second variation pattern determining means for determining a variation pattern with reference to a variation pattern selection criterion for determining a variation pattern to be selected, and a first pattern in accordance with the variation pattern determined by the first variation pattern determining means. The first symbol display control means for variably displaying on the one symbol display device, and the second symbol display control means for variably displaying the second symbol on the second symbol display device according to the variation pattern determined by the second variation pattern determining means. And a large winning opening that is provided at a predetermined position in the game area and is opened according to the result of the first determination or the determination of the second determination, and the entry of the game ball is an opportunity for giving a profit to the player When the first stop symbol indicating that the result of the first success / failure determination is win or the second stop symbol indicating that the result of the second hit / fail determination is win is displayed, Includes a special game control means for executing a special game with an open, a performance display device dramaturgic content is displayed, and the effect determination unit for determining the effect contents to be displayed on the effect display device. When a hit occurs, during a limited period of time after the end of the special game, any one of a plurality of types of limited selection criteria that can be referred to during the limited period is referred to as a variation pattern selection criterion. The type of the limited selection criterion to be referred to is determined according to the limited selection criterion reference rule that defines the type of limited selection criterion to be displayed for each variation display of the symbols in a limited period, and the first variation is determined as the limited selection criterion reference rule. A first limited selection criterion reference rule that defines the type of limited selection criterion to be referred to by the pattern determining means; and a second limited selection criterion reference rule that defines the type of limited selection criterion to be referred to by the second variation pattern determining means; Are provided separately, and in a limited period, the number of times of the first symbol variation display and the number of times of the second symbol variation display are counted separately, and the first variation pattern determining means Referring to the first limited selection criterion reference rule, the type of the limited selection criterion to be referred to is determined according to the number of times the first symbol is changed in a limited period, and the determined type of limited selection criterion is referred to The second variation pattern determining means refers to the second limited selection criterion reference rule, and refers to the limited selection criterion to be referred to according to the number of variations of the second symbol during the limited period. The type is determined, and the variation pattern is determined with reference to the limited selection criteria of the determined type.

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

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

It is a figure which shows the basic structure in the front side of a pachinko game machine. It is a figure which shows the basic structure in the back side of a pachinko game machine. It is a figure which shows the functional block of a pachinko gaming machine. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of a main board | substrate. It is a figure which shows typically a success / failure determination table. It is a figure which shows typically the prior success determination table referred by prior advance determination. It is a figure which shows a symbol determination table typically. It is a figure which shows a fluctuation pattern table typically. It is a block diagram showing the composition of a sub board. It is a figure which shows the outline of a portable cooperation system typically. It is a block diagram which shows roughly the hardware constitutions of a main board | substrate and a sub board | substrate. It is a block diagram which shows roughly the hardware constitutions of an effect display control apparatus. It is a flowchart which shows the control start process of the main board | substrate in a pachinko game machine. It is a flowchart which shows the main process of S120 in FIG. 13 in detail. It is a flowchart which shows the detail of an interruption process. It is a flowchart which shows the control start process of the sub board | substrate in a pachinko game machine. It is a flowchart which shows the main process of S518 in FIG. 16 in detail. It is a flowchart which shows the interruption process at the time of receiving a command from a main board | substrate. It is a flowchart which shows the interruption process when the timer interruption for production | presentation display control generate | occur | produces. It is a flowchart which shows the interruption process when a sub CPU receives a command from display CPU. It is a flowchart which shows the interruption process when the timer interruption for various device control generate | occur | produces. It is a flowchart which shows the process of a special symbol fluctuation display. It is a flowchart which shows the process of a decoration symbol fluctuation | variation display. It is a flowchart which shows the process of a special game. It is a flowchart which shows the process of a small hit game. It is a figure which shows the basic structure in the front side of the pachinko game machine which concerns on 1st Example. It is an external appearance perspective view which shows the structure of a 2nd big winning opening schematically. It is a figure which shows roughly the internal structure of a 2nd big winning opening. It is a figure which shows the functional block of a pachinko gaming machine. It is a figure which shows typically the success / failure determination table of an Example. It is a figure which shows typically the prior success determination table of an Example. It is a flowchart which shows the process of the small hit game of an Example. It is a time chart of a small hit game. It is a figure which shows the kind of special symbol which concerns on an Example. It is a figure which shows the reference rule of a limitation table. It is a figure which shows the detail of the reference rule of a limitation table. It is a figure which shows an item stock production typically. It is a figure which shows an item release effect typically. It is a flowchart which shows the process of the production | presentation process relevant to a special game. It is a flowchart which shows the detail of the item release effect process of S908 of FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the detail of the item stock effect process of S910 of FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the process of the production process in time reduction. It is a figure which shows the example of the effect image displayed on an effect display apparatus in time reduction. It is a figure which shows the detail of the 2nd limitation table reference rule which prescribes | regulates the limitation table referred by the 2nd fluctuation pattern determination means. It is a figure which shows the detail of the 1st limitation table reference rule which prescribes | regulates the limitation table referred by a 1st variation pattern determination means.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  The effect display device 60 is composed of a liquid crystal display which is a high-definition dot matrix display device, but the width of the display area may be about half of the width of the game area, or a large size exceeding half. There may be. In the case of a large size, the game ball passage on the right side of the effect display device is formed with a passage width that allows one game ball to pass through. The game ball can be passed through to the left, and so-called “left-handed” can be distinguished. The effect display device 60 may be configured not only by a single display device but also by a combination of a plurality of display devices. In a plurality of cases, a display having a different size such as a combination of a main liquid crystal and a sub liquid crystal may be combined. The sub liquid crystal may be disposed at a position adjacent to the main liquid crystal, or a position other than the game board, for example, a launch handle. May be installed in the vicinity of (upper ball tray, right decoration lamp, etc.). When installed in the vicinity of the launch handle, it may be configured in the form of a touch panel that allows the player to input operations. The effect display device 60 is not limited to a liquid crystal display, and may be constituted by a display device such as an organic EL display, or may be constituted by a mechanical display means such as a drum rotation type or a display means such as an LED matrix type. .

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

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

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

  When the number of lottery holds is three, the symbol variation time in the case of a loss is shortened from the normal time in order to increase game efficiency (hereinafter also referred to as “shortening variation”). Similarly, when the number of pending lottery holds is 4, in order to further increase the game efficiency, the symbol variation time in the case of losing is further shortened than in the case of the above 3 (hereinafter also referred to as “super shortened variation”). ).

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  On the other hand, the shortened special game has almost no start demonstration time and no end demonstration time (for example, 0.1 second), and the special winning opening 20 is opened for 0.2 seconds in one unit game. This unit game is repeated twice to complete the shortened special game. In a shortened special game, the opening of the grand prize opening 20 is repeated only twice for a very short time, so it is almost impossible to enter the big prize opening 20 and the special game is substantially equal to zero. is there. A special game in which two unit games are repeated is also referred to as “2R jackpot” as appropriate.

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

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

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

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

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

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

  Note that any one of the functional blocks included in the main board 200 may be mounted on the sub-board 300 instead of the main board 200, and one of the functional blocks included in the sub-board 300 is not included in the sub-board 300. Instead, it may be mounted on the main board 200.

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

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

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

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

  The first lottery value acquisition means 216 acquires a random number value as the first winning / failing lottery value for the first winning / losing lottery upon entering the first starting port 11. The second lottery value acquisition unit 217 acquires a random number value as the second winning / failing lottery value for the second winning / losing lottery upon entering the second start port 12. For example, the values acquired as the first winning / losing lottery value and the second winning / losing lottery value for the winning / losing lottery are acquired from a value range from “0” to “65535”. The values acquired as the first winning / losing lottery value and the second winning / losing lottery value are temporarily held by the holding control means 240. However, the lottery value is held within a range not exceeding the predetermined holding upper limit number. The “random number” here does not have to be a physical random number generated by a random number generation circuit or a true random number in a mathematical sense, but a hardware random number using a 16-bit counter or software using a random number generation algorithm. It may be a pseudo-random number such as a random number. Alternatively, a combination of hardware random numbers and software random numbers, for example, a plus random number method in which the initial value is changed every time the counter makes one round may be used.

  The first winning / failing determination means 221 determines whether or not to shift to a special game or a small hit game based on the first winning / losing lottery value, and in which lottery value range the first winning / failing lottery value is in the determination of winning or failure. Perform a prior adequacy determination to determine whether it is applicable. The second winning / failing determining means 222 determines whether or not to shift to the special game or the small hit game based on the second winning / losing lottery value, and the lottery value range in which the second winning / failing lottery value is determined in the winning / failing determination. Perform a prior adequacy determination to determine whether it is applicable. The first success / failure determination unit 221 and the second success / failure determination unit 222 hold a success / failure determination table and a prior / failure determination table referred to in the determination of success / failure. In addition, in order to distinguish especially the prior / failure determination performed when starting the symbol variation, it is also referred to as “predetermined whether or not the main determination is appropriate”. In this specification, when “table” or “selection criterion” is used, the correspondence between a first parameter such as a lottery value and a second parameter such as a value indicating an option is strictly defined in a table structure. In addition to referring to data, such a correspondence relationship widely includes a case where a program structure for deriving the second parameter from the first parameter is realized. Including these, as a concept substantially synonymous with “table”, it is appropriately referred to as “selection criterion”. In addition, when a table structure is used, a selection criterion that is substantially one type may be configured by a combination of a plurality of structurally subdivided tables. Indicates the number of substantive types of tables, not the number of subdivided tables.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  Returning to FIG. 4, the first variation pattern determining means 231 separately obtains a variation pattern in which the variation process of the symbol variation to be displayed on the first special symbol display device 41 and the effect display device 60 is determined. Is determined from a plurality of fluctuation patterns. The second variation pattern determining means 232 has a plurality of variation patterns in which a variation process of symbols to be displayed on the second special symbol display device 42 and the effect display device 60 is determined based on a second pattern lottery value acquired separately. Determine from the variation pattern. The first variation pattern determining means 231 and the second variation pattern determining means 232 each determine a variation pattern of the symbol variation with reference to the variation pattern table when starting the symbol variation. In addition, the first variation pattern determination unit 231 and the second variation pattern determination unit 232 perform prior pattern determination as to which variation pattern range the pattern lottery value corresponds to. The first variation pattern determination unit 231 and the second variation pattern determination unit 232 respectively hold or share a variation pattern table and a prior pattern determination table that are referred to for determining a variation pattern. In the variation pattern, a variation time from a variation start to a stop when the special symbol is variably displayed is determined, and has various variation times depending on the type. That is, for each variation pattern, a variation display time is defined for each pattern as an end condition of the symbol variation, and the variation of the special symbol is stopped when the variation display time elapses. It should be noted that the variation pattern determination executed when starting the symbol variation is also referred to as “variation pattern determination as the main determination” as appropriate in order to distinguish it from the prior pattern determination. The symbols displayed on the special symbol display device during the fluctuation of the special symbol include “winning symbol”, “outgoing symbol”, and “fluctuating symbol” which is neither of them, and these symbols are mixed. Also good. For example, during the variation of the special symbol, the special symbol display device displays one or more winning symbols, one or more deviating symbols, one or more varying symbols, or any combination of two or more thereof. However, the game machine does not have to have all of the “winning symbol”, “outgoing symbol”, and “changing symbol”.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  In the variation pattern table of FIG. 8B referred to in the time reduction state, the pattern lottery value is assigned to the variation pattern for time reduction. However, the correspondence relationship between the range of the pattern lottery value and the variation time is the same as that in FIG. “Reach without reach reduction” is a variation pattern with a relatively short variation time associated with the same lottery value range and pattern range number as “reach without reach” in FIG. “Reach without reach reduction” also selects a different fluctuation pattern depending on the number of holdings, a fluctuation pattern of 10 seconds when the holding number is 0 or 1, and a fluctuation pattern of 1 second when the holding number is 2 to 4. Are selected. In the short-time state, there are many cases where the easy-to-enter state is generated at the same time. In such a case, in the gaming machine on the assumption that the second lottery is processed in preference to the first lottery, In order not to execute the first lottery as much as possible, the variation (out) based on the first lottery will be a long time (for example, fixed for 10 seconds) regardless of the number of holds, etc. The variation pattern may be determined by changing the variation time selection criterion.

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

  The holding control means 240 includes special figure holding means 241 and general figure holding means 242. The special figure holding means 241 changes the symbol corresponding to the first success / failure lottery value or the second success / failure lottery value acquired before the first success / failure lottery value or the second success / failure lottery value. Is displayed, the start of the symbol variation corresponding to the newly acquired first winning / losing lottery value or the second winning / losing lottery value is suspended, and the corresponding winning / losing lottery value is stored until the corresponding symbol variation display starts. Here, with respect to the first special symbol, each of the first winning lottery value, the first symbol lottery value, and the first pattern lottery value is stored with the upper limit being four, and further, the first winning / failing range, 1 symbol range and 1st pattern range settings are stored, and the second special symbol is stored at the upper limit of 4 for each of the second special symbols, the 2nd symbol lottery value, the 2nd symbol lottery value, and the 2nd pattern lottery value, The second determination range, the second symbol range, and the second pattern range set as the prior determination results are stored. Or you may memorize | store the result of a prior determination in the area | region different from a win / wrong lottery value. The general map holding means 242 stores the general map lottery value acquired by the general map lottery means 213 as a holding ball. These holding numbers are represented by the number of lighting or blinking numbers of the first special figure holding lamp 71, the second special figure holding lamp 72, and the general figure holding lamp 75, respectively. The number of holds by the special figure holding means 241 is also displayed on the effect display device 60.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  For the notice effect pattern, there is one pattern in which the effect is executed at a timing after the display mode of the decorative symbol 61 reaches the reach state and the final stop mode of the symbol is notified (pre-reach notice), and the decorative symbol 61 is one. There is a pattern (pre-reach notice) that simultaneously notices that the production is executed at the timing when it has not stopped and the reach state is reached.

  The effect determining means 303 should determine whether or not to display the notice effect on the effect display device 60 according to the determination result of the success / failure lottery or the prior determination result by performing a predetermined notice lottery and display the effect. Determine the notice effect pattern. The effect determining means 303 holds a notice determination table to be referred to for determining whether or not to display the notice effect, and a notice type table to be referred to when selecting the kind of the notice effect pattern. The notice determination table is set so that different columns are referred to depending on the decision result of the success / failure lottery or the pre-judgment result. In this way, the correspondence relationship of whether or not to display the determination result of the lottery determination and the notice effect is determined. Thereby, the high expectation degree to the big hit can be suggested by displaying the notice effect itself.

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

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

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

  During the change of the first special symbol 51 and the second special symbol 52, it is necessary to display an image indicating that the symbol is changing on the effect display device 60. Usually, the normal size decorative symbol 61 having a certain size is displayed in a variable manner. However, in the form of hindering the visibility of the variable size display of the normal size decorative symbol 61, the main effect contents other than the fluctuation of the decorative symbol 61 are used. A special effect may be displayed. In this case, the player is notified that the symbol is changing by variably displaying an alternative symbol which is a decorative symbol having a size smaller than the normal size decorative symbol. Hereinafter, when simply referred to as a decorative symbol, it means a normal-sized decorative symbol, but when distinguishing from an alternative symbol, the normal-sized decorative symbol is also referred to as a “normal decorative symbol”.

  The alternative symbol is displayed while the visibility of the normal decorative symbol is hindered, for example, while the normal decorative symbol is not displayed. The alternative symbol is a form of a decorative symbol for suggesting the determination result, and has a display form simplified (in other words, simplified or simplified) than the normal decorative symbol. It is displayed in a more simplified variation process. The alternative symbol has a display form on the appearance corresponding to the part indicating the symbol type of the normal decorative symbol, and has, for example, a display type indicating numbers, characters, and symbols indicating the symbol type. In addition, the alternative symbols are variably displayed in a region narrower than the region in which the normal decorative symbols are variably displayed, and typically, at positions where the main effect due to elements other than the symbols is difficult to be obstructed, for example, at the corner of the screen of the effect display device 60. Fluctuation is displayed. The alternative symbol is displayed relatively smaller than the normal decorative symbol, but has a display form in which at least the symbol type can be identified in appearance. Note that the alternative design may be a reduced version of the normal decorative design, and may be the same as the normal decorative design except for the size.

  The plurality of alternative symbols displayed instead of the plurality of normal decorative symbols suggests a high expectation that the result of the success / failure lottery will be advantageous to the player by a combination of stop modes at the end of the change. For example, a plurality of alternative symbols indicate that the expectation of jackpot in the fluctuation is high by reaching a reach state in which two symbol types out of three alternative symbols are aligned. In addition, the left and right symbols in the reach state may be a specific type of symbol that suggests a relatively high expectation level such as “3” or “7”, and the expectation level such as “1” or “2” is relative The level of expectation of the reach state may be suggested by becoming a kind of design that suggests that the reach is low. Note that the substitute symbol does not enter a definite stop state in appearance, but is in a temporary stop state in which minute shaking is maintained. After the alternative symbol is temporarily stopped, a normal decorative symbol may be displayed instead of the alternative symbol, and the normal decorative symbol may be displayed in a fixed stop state. Further, instead of displaying the normal decorative symbol and the alternative symbol exclusively, there may be overlapping display periods. Still further, during a predetermined performance in which the visibility of the normal decorative symbol is hindered, the normal decorative symbol variation display may be continued and the alternative symbol variation may be displayed.

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

  The effect determining unit 303 executes a synchronized effect that starts at a predetermined timing triggered by the time information output by the time measuring unit 307 indicating a predetermined time. The synchronized effect is an effect displayed on the effect display device 60 during the synchronized effect period, which is a period that is substantially asynchronous with the variation period of the symbol variation and the gaming state. The synchronized production period lasts for several minutes, and its length is longer than one symbol variation time, and may include a plurality of symbol variation periods. The production pattern of the synchronized production is stored in the pattern storage means 302, and the reproduction of the predetermined music and video is defined for the production pattern. A plurality of types of production patterns of synchronized production are prepared, and different types of production patterns can be selected depending on the date and time such as month, date, day of the week, and time.

  The synchronized production is executed regardless of whether the game is a normal game or a special game. Here, “during normal game” includes display of a so-called standby demonstration screen. In other words, during “normal game”, (1) “variable display normal game” in which symbols are variably displayed, and (2) “variation stop normal game in which symbols are not variably displayed and the standby demonstration screen is not displayed. ", (3)" Daily game during standby demonstration screen display ", which is during the display of the standby demonstration screen, not during the change display of symbols. The tuning effect can be executed during any period of (1) to (3), but in the cases of (2) and (3), the output mode for controlling the volume reduction and the luminance reduction in the tuning effect is (1). Can be different. In addition, while the standby demonstration screen is displayed, information on the mobile cooperative system described later can be input by the player operating the effect button 109 and the cross key 110, and when there is an operation input, the video and audio of the synchronized effect are output. Suppressed, priority is given to screen display such as production customization by the mobile cooperative system.

  The synchronized effect is an effect in which, for example, a performance or video of a predetermined music is reproduced at a predetermined time (referred to as “synchronized effect start time”). The time that triggers the playback of the synchronized performance may be a time that reaches the pachinko gaming machine 100 with a predetermined time interval from when the power is turned on, or every hour or half hour on the basis of the standard time. It may be. Alternatively, a time that may vary depending on the date or day of the week may be set, and the interval may be different, such as “every hour”, not at a fixed interval, but one hour after the first, and three hours after the next. The interval may vary depending on the date or day of the week. It may be a variable setting in which the time can be specified by a game store clerk for each game store. However, it is set in advance so that the same tuning effect is executed at least at the same time among a plurality of identical models installed in the same game store. For example, in the case of a specification that is triggered by the time it takes to reach a predetermined time interval after power-on, a plurality of machines are powered on simultaneously at an amusement store. As a result, when the predetermined time is reached, the same synchronization effect is executed simultaneously on the plurality of game machines. As a result, production is displayed at the same time as if multiple units were synchronized, and the same music and video flow at the same time. A production effect is obtained.

  The function of the synchronized production is similarly built in another game machine of the same model, and a plurality of game machines on the same game island are turned on simultaneously by the game shop clerk every day. The plurality of game machines that are simultaneously turned on all have the synchronized production start time almost simultaneously, and the synchronized production can be executed simultaneously at the same time. This is called a multiple-unit synchronization effect. In that case, not only the display of the image is synchronized with multiple units, but the output of sound effects and background music is also synchronized with multiple units, and the more units that are synchronized, the more synergistic effect is achieved by performing the production all at once. Rise.

  The effect setting means 308 stores the game history of the player. The game history includes a game result history and a production result history. The game result history is a result of a game that leads to a game that a player can obtain as a result of the game, such as the number of hit balls, the number of winning balls, the number of jackpots, the number of chances of change, and the number of times reduced. The history of performance results is different from game profits, and is recorded on the performances recorded to acquire profits such as the right to change the content and type of the effects and the right to easily appear certain types of effects. It is information such as scores. For example, in order to score the number of appearances of a predetermined effect, the result of a mini-game, etc. and give it to the player, encoded information indicating the score and game history, for example, a two-dimensional code is displayed on the screen. When the player reads and decodes the two-dimensional code with the camera of his / her mobile terminal, the score and game history information obtained by the decoding are stored in the player's mobile terminal. A linkage system between the gaming machine and the player's mobile terminal via the two-dimensional code will be described later. Note that the score here is necessary to expand the range of production customization described later, and the score reaches a predetermined cumulative value (for example, reaching 1000 points, reaching 100 points, etc.) This is a specification that increases the number of items that can be customized.

  The effect setting means 308 stores the setting to select from among a plurality of types of effect contents as effect customization based on the player's selection instruction and game history. For example, as an effect pattern to be displayed during a special game, a plurality of types of effect patterns with different displayed motifs, characters, and music are prepared in the pattern storage unit 302, and the player is allowed to select which effect is to be displayed. I will do it. Alternatively, a plurality of types of motifs or character designs are prepared in the pattern storage means 302 as designs of the designs included in the decorative designs to be changed, and the player is allowed to select which of these designs is to be displayed. In these cases, when an operation of the effect button 109 or the cross key 110 by the player is received while the standby demonstration screen is displayed, and an effect pattern is selected through the operation, the effect setting means 308 displays the selection contents. Remember. The effect determining unit 303 selects the type of the effect pattern in the special game according to the setting stored by the effect setting unit 308.

  FIG. 10 is a diagram schematically illustrating an outline of the mobile cooperation system. As a premise of the mobile cooperative system, the player registers in advance by setting an account and password in the game history server 358 provided with a dedicated site on the mobile terminal 354. When the effect button 109 is pressed by the player at the start of the game, the effect display control means 305 displays a two-dimensional code 350 encoding the address of the dedicated site of the game history server 358 on the screen of the effect display device 60, The player is made to read it with the camera of the portable terminal to access the dedicated site of the game history server 358. Character information (which is also referred to as “password information”) obtained by encoding the player identification information and the performance score history is transmitted from the dedicated site to the mobile terminal and displayed on the screen of the mobile terminal. The effect display control means 305 causes the effect display control means 305 to display the password information input screen, and allows the player to input it through the button operation of the cross key 110 or the like. The effect setting means 308 decrypts the input password information and registers it as player identification information and effect score history, so that the game content and effect score state of the player up to the previous time can be taken over. The input of the password information becomes an instruction to start recording of the player's game history and an instruction to start production customization for selecting various production elements. Thereafter, in the pachinko gaming machine 100, as the game or production progresses, the point set by the production setting means 308 is added at any time as the production profit and accumulated as the production score history. Can customize the production at any time and select and set the favorite elements as various production elements. The point assignment for the production is based on the addition for each symbol variation, and the higher the kind of the production with the higher expectation level for the transition to the special game, the higher the score is given, and the higher score is also given when the transition is made to the special game.

  As the effect customization, the player uses a part of the cumulatively obtained score, and the color, background, shape, character, and the like constituting the effect content displayed on the effect display device 60 according to the number of points used. Production elements such as music can be changed to a desired type. The effect setting means 308 receives an instruction element change instruction through a button operation by the player, and changes various effect elements in accordance with the instruction. A plurality of kinds of items are prepared for each element that can be customized, and different values are set as the required number of points for each item. Therefore, the number of items that can be customized increases when the accumulated score reaches a predetermined value, or a chance to increase the number of items that can be customized is given. When the player performs a button operation as an instruction to end the game or production customization, the production setting means 308 generates a two-dimensional code 350 that encodes information such as a privilege on the production, production score history, and the like. The means 305 displays on the effect display device 60. The player can read the two-dimensional code 350 with the camera of his / her portable terminal and decode the read two-dimensional code 352 to acquire information and store it in the portable terminal 354. Further, the information is transmitted from the portable terminal 354 to the game history server 358 having a dedicated site via the network 356, and managed in association with its own account information. In this way, information such as the benefits on the performance and the performance score history are transmitted to the mobile terminal 354 via the transmission means for displaying and reading the two-dimensional code 350 and managed by the game history server 358. The contents of the game and production can be taken over in the next game. Further, by continuing the game for a long time, the score can be obtained as the number of symbol fluctuations and the number of effects increase.

  FIG. 11 is a block diagram schematically showing the hardware configuration of the main board 200 and the sub board 300. The main board 200 includes electronic components such as a main CPU 290, a main RAM 291 and a main ROM 292. The main ROM 292 stores in advance a main control program and data for controlling overall gaming operations. A main control program or data is read from the main ROM 292 into the main RAM 291, and the main control program is executed by the main CPU 290. Each electronic component is connected by a bus such as a system bus or a data bus (not shown). The entrance signal from each entrance and the payout signal from the payout control board 155 are acquired by the main CPU 290 via various interfaces (not shown). The main CPU 290 drives and controls external devices such as each winning opening solenoid, the first special symbol display device 41, and the second special symbol display device 42 by various drive circuits (not shown). Also, a command necessary for effect control is transmitted from the main CPU 290 to the sub-board 300 together with information such as the result of the lottery determination, the determination result of the symbol, and the determination result of the variation pattern. A signal is transmitted from the main board 200 to the sub board 300 by one-way communication.

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

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

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

  FIG. 12 is a block diagram schematically showing a hardware configuration of the effect display control device 313. As shown in FIG. The effect display control device 313 includes a display CPU 320, a display RAM 322, a data ROM 324, and a display control circuit 326. The data ROM 324 is one of data storage means for holding material data such as effect image data and motion data used for effect display in a compressed state. The effect image data is an image used for change display and effect display as an effect object indicating the determination result of the winning / failing lottery. It is a material image such as a moving image to be used. The motion data is data in which an operation is defined when an effect operation is added to an image used for various effects at a predetermined timing.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing a control start process of the main board 200 in the pachinko gaming machine. When the power switch 150 is turned on, the main CPU 290 sets the stack pointer (S100), permits access to the main RAM 291 (S102), and executes hardware-related initial settings such as setting of the built-in registers of the main CPU 290. (S104).

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

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

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

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

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

  FIG. 14 is a flowchart showing in detail the main process of S120 in FIG. The main CPU 290 temporarily disables the timer interrupt (S200), starts the operation of the watchdog timer (S202), and monitors the power interruption (S204). When a drop in the power supply voltage supplied from the power supply unit 158 is detected in a power supply voltage monitoring circuit (not shown), a power cut-off memory executed by inputting an unconditional interrupt request signal from the power supply voltage monitoring circuit to the main CPU 290 In the processing, the power-off confirmation data is stored in the power-off confirmation flag. Therefore, the main CPU 290 monitors the value of the power-off confirmation flag (S204). If the value of the power-off confirmation flag matches the power-off confirmation data (Y in S206), the main CPU 290 executes processing for power-off. Therefore, it progresses to S212. When the value of the power-off confirmation flag does not match the power-off confirmation data (N in S206), in order to update the initial value random number per normal symbol, the symbol initial value random number per special symbol, and the soft initial value random number per special symbol, Initial value random number update processing is executed (S208), timer interruption is permitted (S210), and the process returns to S200. Thereafter, S200 to S210 are repeated. When a timer interrupt occurs while the timer interrupt is prohibited (S202 to S208), an interrupt process described later is executed after the timer interrupt is permitted in S210.

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

  FIG. 15 is a flowchart showing details of the interrupt processing. When a timer interrupt occurs in the main process (S120), the main CPU 290 executes the interrupt process. First, interrupt operation conditions are set (S300), and the watchdog timer is restarted (S302). Subsequently, in order to manage gaming machines, input processing (S304), various random number update processing (S306), initial value update type random number update processing (S308), initial value random number update processing (S310), timer subtraction processing (S312) , Second start port effective period setting process (S314), winning prize monitoring process (S316), prize ball control process (S318), normal symbol operation gate monitoring process (S320), normal symbol control process (S322), normal symbol variation start Monitoring process (S324), start port monitoring control process (S326), special symbol control process (S328), special electric accessory control process (S330), special winning opening valid period setting process (S332), special symbol fluctuation start monitoring control Processing (S334), abnormality detection processing (S336), incoming ball passing time abnormality detection processing (S338), gaming state display processing (S340), steering wheel status signal Inspection processing (S342), LED output processing (S344), firing control signal output processing (S346), test signal output processing (S348), solenoid output processing (S350), effect control command transmission processing (S352), external information output processing (S354) are executed in order, the next timer interruption is permitted (S356), and the process returns.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  FIG. 16 is a flowchart showing control start processing of the sub-board 300 in the pachinko gaming machine. When the control of the sub board 300 is started, the sub CPU 310 sets the stack pointer (S500), prohibits all interrupts until various initial settings are completed (S502), and sets the registers of the sub CPU 310 and initializes the ports. Initial setting related to hardware is executed (S504). The control program is read from the sub ROM 312 and arranged in the sub RAM 311. Among various variables in the control program, an initial value is set for a variable with an initial value, and zero-clear data is set for a variable without an initial value. Thus, the sub RAM 311 is initialized (S506). The interrupt processing in the sub-board 300 includes processing at power-on and reset processing when various abnormalities occur when the watchdog function is effective as interrupt processing executed with the highest priority. Next, as a priority level 7 interrupt process with the highest execution priority, there is a command process received from the main board 200. Next, as a priority level 3 interrupt process with the next highest priority, CPU runaway detection by the watchdog timer There is a reset process at the time. Next, priority level 2 interrupt processing includes processing related to commands transmitted to and received from the display CPU 320, and communication processing with a real-time clock is performed as priority level 1 interrupt processing with the lowest priority. And various device control processes such as lamps, solenoids, and motors. If interrupts related to the various processes described above occur at the same time, they are executed with priority from the highest priority preset for each interrupt type. Note that the processing shown in this figure includes the power-on processing that is the highest-priority level interrupt and reset processing when various abnormalities occur, and the reset processing that is performed when CPU runaway is detected, which is a priority-level 3 interrupt. Including.

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

  FIG. 17 is a flowchart showing in detail the main process of S518 in FIG. In S506 of FIG. 16, in order to check whether the control program arranged in the sub-RAM 311 is correctly arranged in the main process of this figure, the start address for starting the check is acquired (S530). All interrupts are permitted (S532), and an initialization operation for devices such as motors and solenoids is executed (S534).

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

  FIG. 18 is a flowchart showing an interrupt process when a command is received from the main board 200. The main command received from the main board 200 is a priority level 7 interrupt command having the highest priority after the reset interrupt and error interrupt. The data received from the main board 200 is read to the input port, and when the same data is read twice in succession, the data is confirmed as a new command (Y in S600), and the confirmed command is the first command. If it is (MODE data) (Y in S602), the first command is saved in the temporary storage area (S604). A hard random number is acquired for subsequent processing (S606), and the process returns to the original routine. Thus, by acquiring a hard random number each time a main command is interrupted from the main board 200, the randomness of the value is increased without causing periodicity in the acquisition timing of the random number. If the data read in S600 does not coincide twice (up to 5 times can be read), S602 is skipped and the process returns to the original routine (N in S600).

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

  FIG. 19 is a flowchart showing an interrupt process when a timer interrupt for effect display control occurs. This timer interrupt is a priority level 2 interrupt for transmitting a command related to effect display from the sub CPU 310 to the display CPU 320, and occurs at a cycle of 500 μs. In this interruption, the buffer is checked (S620). If there is command data for transmission in the buffer (Y in S622), the command data is read (S624) and transmitted to the display CPU 320 (S626). Note that the transmission of command data to the display CPU 320 attempts transmission up to three times at a predetermined time interval until the sub CPU 310 receives a command indicating that the display CPU 320 has normally received from the display CPU 320. After the transmission, the setting of the buffer read address is updated (S628), and the process returns to the original routine. If there is no data for transmission in the buffer (N in S622), the process returns to the original routine by skipping S624 and subsequent steps.

  FIG. 20 is a flowchart showing an interrupt process when the sub CPU 310 receives a command from the display CPU 320. This interrupt is also a priority level 2 interrupt. The command received from the display CPU 320 by the sub CPU 310 is a command indicating that the command transmitted from the sub CPU 310 to the display CPU 320 has been normally received. When a command is received from the display CPU 320, the received command data is read (S630), the command is analyzed (S632), stored in the command buffer (S634), and the process returns to the original routine.

  FIG. 21 is a flowchart showing an interrupt process when a timer interrupt for controlling various devices occurs. This timer interrupt is an interrupt for the lamp control of the decorative lamp 111, the solenoid and motor for driving the movable accessory 66, and the management control of various timers, and is generated at a cycle of 1 ms. Since priority level 1 is the lowest priority level interrupt, priority level 2 or higher interrupts are permitted (S640), a signal indicating input from the effect button 109, a signal indicating error detection, and a signal indicating power interruption Then, input / output of a port for inputting / outputting a drive signal to / from a control target device such as a motor or a solenoid is processed (S642). At this time, if a signal indicating power interruption is input, the process immediately proceeds to backup processing. Updates data related to device control, such as count processing based on the control pattern of devices such as motors and solenoids, and on / off control of a buffer for writing data to the port in S642 (S644), and a timer for measuring the timing of presentation Update (S646), update the timer for managing the effective input time of the effect button 109 (S648), and update the task control counter for lighting switch control of the decorative lamp 111, runaway monitoring control of the display CPU 320, etc. Thus, a 16 ms cycle is created (S650).

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

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

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

  FIG. 22 is a flowchart showing a special symbol variation display process. When the second winning / failing lottery value is put on hold (Y in S700), the second winning / failing determining means 222 reads the second winning / failing lottery value to determine whether or not the second special symbol 52 is winning (S702), and the second winning / failing value is determined. The determination unit 222 determines the stop symbol of the second special symbol 52 (S704), the second variation pattern determination unit 232 determines the variation pattern of the second special symbol 52 (S706), and a variation start command is sent together with the determined result. It transmits to the sub board | substrate 300, and the symbol fluctuation | variation of the 2nd special symbol 52 is started (S716).

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

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

  FIG. 23 is a flowchart showing a process of decorative symbol variation display. The effect determining means 303 of the sub-board 300 receives the command indicating the change start and effect display contents from the main board 200 (S750), and stops the decorative symbol according to the received special symbol stop symbol, the variation pattern, and the determination result. A mode is determined (S752), and a variation effect pattern corresponding to the variation pattern is determined (S754). Here, when the sign setting is turned on by the pre-determination (Y in S756), the already determined variable effect pattern includes a specific effect content that should avoid the superimposed display with the notice effect. If it is not (S758 N) and the symbol change is not triggered by the precursor setting turned on (N in S760), a setting to display a predetermined notice effect is executed (S764), and the precursor setting is If it is a symbol variation that is turned on (Y in S760), the precursor setting is turned off (S762). When the sign setting is not on (N in S756) or when the specific effect content is included in the variation effect pattern (Y in S758), the processing from S760 to S764 is skipped.

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

  FIG. 24 is a flowchart showing a special game process. First, the effect display control means 305 starts special game effect processing (S800), and the opening / closing control means 275 opens the special winning opening 20 (S802). If the predetermined opening time has not elapsed (N in S804) and the number of balls entered into the grand prize opening 20 has not reached nine or more, the process returns to S804 (N in S806), and whether the predetermined opening time has elapsed ( If the opening time has not elapsed (N in S804), but the number of balls entered into the big prize opening 20 has reached nine or more (Y in S806), the opening / closing control means 275 has a big prize opening. 20 is closed (S810).

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

  FIG. 25 is a flowchart showing the small hit game process. First, the special winning opening 20 is opened (S820), and the opening is continued until a predetermined opening time elapses (N in S822). When the opening time has elapsed (Y in S822), the special winning opening 20 is closed. (S824) If opening / closing for the set number of times has not been completed (N in S826), 1 is added to the number of opening / closing and the process returns to S820 (S828). If opening / closing for the set number of times has been completed (S826) Y), the small hit game ends.

  In the above-described existing technology, there are generally more jackpots in the second game than jackpots in the first game, that is, the second game is one time than the first game. Although it was designed so that the expected value of winning the winning ball at the jackpot of the game was increased, in another example, the first game was designed so that the expected value of winning the winning ball was higher than that of the second game. Alternatively, the first game and the second game may be designed so that the expected prize-ball acquisition values are substantially equal. In the latter case, the average number of unit games included in the special game executed in the first game and the special game executed in the second game may be designed to be equal. For example, in the first game, a special game in which a unit game is executed 10 times with a probability of 100% is executed, and in the second game, a special game in which a unit game is executed 4 times with a probability of 50%. However, a special game in which a unit game is executed 16 times with a probability of 50% may be executed. In any case, when a special area is provided in the special winning opening, and a game ball that has entered the special winning opening enters the specific area or passes through the specific area, in the normal game after the end of the special game A specific game such as a probability change state may be implemented. In this case, the special game executed when the big game is won in the second game is easier to enter the specific area than the special game executed when the big game is won in the first game. The probability that the normal game in the probability variation state is executed after the end of the special game is high may be configured. For example, there is a first hit in which a special game that makes entering a specific area relatively difficult is executed and a second hit in which a special game that makes entering a specific area relatively easy is executed. It is also possible that the second game is more likely to win the second game than the first game. Alternatively, the probability of winning second in the first game may be less than 100%, but the probability of winning second in the second game may be 100%.

(First embodiment)
Hereinafter, a characteristic configuration of the embodiment will be described. The pachinko gaming machine according to the present embodiment includes a plurality of start winning holes, a plurality of special symbol display devices, and a plurality of holding lamps. When the game ball enters the first start winning opening or the second starting winning opening, the first winning lottery or the second winning lottery is executed, and when the determination result of the lottery becomes a big win, A special game in which the big prize opening 21) is repeatedly opened is started. On the other hand, when the determination result of the first winning / losing lottery or the second winning / losing lottery is a predetermined result called “small hit”, the big winning opening (second large winning opening 22 described later) is opened for a short time. A small hit game is executed. This small hit game is distinguished from “big hit” because it has only one unit game that is repeated multiple times in the case of a big hit. When a game ball that has entered the second grand prize opening 22 enters a specific area called “V zone” in the second big prize opening 22 (also referred to as “V entry”), the special electric accessory is continuously operated. A special game is executed in which the condition device for operating the accessory continuous operation device for executing the jackpot game is activated, promoted from “small hit” to “big hit”, and the first big winning opening 21 is opened. The Therefore, the small hit game has substantially the same operation as the conventional second type pachinko game.

  When the special game ends, the game shifts to a specific game called a so-called variable time shortening game (hereinafter also referred to as “time saving”) with a predetermined probability. Time saving continues after the special game ends until the number of times the special symbol fluctuates reaches a predetermined number of times (hereinafter also referred to as “time saving duration”). The time reduction of this embodiment is not only the special symbol variation time shortening function, but also the two functions of extending the opening time of the ordinary electric accessory and shortening the variation time of the ordinary symbol, to enter the second start winning opening. Includes easy-to-enter state that facilitates ball easier than normal. Further, as will be described later, in the winning lottery triggered by entering the second start winning opening, the probability of determining a small hit is set high. As a result, during a short time, a small hit is likely to occur when entering the second starting prize opening, and a big hit that develops from the small hit (also called “small hit development big hit” or “small hit V”). The possibility of occurrence is also increased. The big hit that is a big hit compared with the small hit development big hit and the special game is started when the symbol variation is stopped and displayed in a manner indicating the big hit is hereinafter referred to as a “design big hit”.

  In the normal game in the normal state, since the ease of entering the second start winning opening is low, first, a special game is generated by entering the first starting winning opening, and the time is temporarily shifted. In addition, the game is aimed at continuation of the jackpot development big hit by acquiring the jackpot development big hit in the time saving and continuing the time saving even after the end of the special game. The pachinko gaming machine according to the first embodiment has a game characteristic of increasing the number of balls by acquiring a small hit development jackpot, and has a characteristic specification for enhancing the fun of the game. The pachinko gaming machine of the second embodiment, which will be described later, executes a characteristic effect that is suitable for the pachinko gaming machine of the first embodiment and further enhances the interest of the game.

The basic specifications of the pachinko gaming machine according to the first embodiment will be described.
Basic 1) There is no probability variation game as a specific game, and the jackpot probability is the same in the normal state and in the short time (in other words, in the easy entry state) (about 1/320).
Basic 2) The small hit probability is the second time triggered by entering the second starting port than when the first special symbol fluctuates (about 1/2850) triggered by entering the first starting port. There is a higher probability when the special symbol changes (approximately 1/11).
Basic 3) The number of lottery values to be retained based on the entrance to the first starting port and the number of retention limits to the lottery value based on the entrance to the second starting port are four.

  Basic 4) Big hit distribution ratio is 55% for the 7th round big hit (hereinafter also referred to as “7R short hit big hit”) with the shift to the short time in the case of the first special symbol, 11 rounds without the shift to the short time The big hit (hereinafter also referred to as “11R normal big hit”) is 45%. In the case of the second special symbol, the 15 round big hit with the shift to the short time (hereinafter also referred to as “15R short time big hit”) is 56%, the 4 round big hit with the shift to the short time (hereinafter referred to as “4R short big hit”). 44).

  Basic 5) The number of short-time continuations in the case of a 7R short-time big hit with the first special symbol in the normal state is 100 times. As will be described later, in this embodiment, the player can play the second big prize opening during the small-hit game. If a game ball is launched aiming at 22, it is configured to enter almost 100% V. Therefore, the probability that a small hit will occur again during the short time and the short hit developed big hit will lead to the next short time (hereinafter “ The “short-time continuation rate”) is also almost 100% (≈ [1-10 / 11 ^ X] * 100 * number of short-time continuations X = 100). The number of short-time continuations in the two types of big hits by the second special symbol is 7 times (short-time continuation rate is about 50% * X = 7), 14 times (short-time continuation rate is about 74% * X = 14), 100 times ( The short-term continuation rate is approximately 100%).

  Basic 6) When the result of the lottery result is a small hit and the symbol variation (hereinafter also referred to as “small hit symbol”) is stopped, if the time variation is stopped, the time reduction ends. Let As described above, the main game of the gaming machine according to the embodiment is to acquire a small hitting development big hit and increase the number of balls while continuing the shorting, but the small hitting symbol is given a shorting time at the small hitting. This is to prevent a strategy of aiming for the next small hit without intentionally entering the V if the type is not. Note that the number of short hours given after the small hit development jackpot depends on the small hit symbol, but the opening pattern of the big prize opening in the unit game during the small hit is set to be the same (one pattern) regardless of the small hit symbol. The process is simplified. However, the opening pattern of the big winning opening during the small hit is not limited to one pattern, and may be an opening pattern including an effect period in which an effect in which the grant of 100 times is determined is executed.

Next, an outline of the characteristic specifications of the pachinko gaming machine according to the first embodiment will be described.
Features 1) During the small hit game, the big prize opening is opened several times. As the opening pattern of the big winning opening in the small hit game, short opening and short closing are performed when the number of opening is less than a predetermined number, while short opening and long closing are performed when the number of opening exceeds a predetermined number. If the number of times of opening is over a predetermined number without detecting the entrance to the grand prize opening or the passing of the game ball to a specific area, the time reduction will end unless the game ball is fired toward the big prize opening. An effect to notify the effect is executed. As will be described in detail later, the special winning opening having a specific area has a staying mechanism for allowing the game ball to stay on the upper part of the opening / closing member for a long time. It is structured to be dropped. According to this aspect, it is possible to increase the certainty that the game ball passes through the specific area during the small hit game.

  Characteristic 2) Time is always given in the symbol big hit by the first special symbol during time reduction. However, the minimum number of time reduction times is set as the number of time reduction durations. In the normal state, the symbol special jackpot of the first special symbol is 100 times short-time continuation (specific 7R big hit) or no time reduction (usually 11R big hit), but the symbol special jackpot of the first special symbol during the time-shortening is always given a short time. By doing so, it is possible to prevent the extended resort from ending where the developer does not intend. Further, since the symbol big hit of the first special symbol during the time reduction is not the main route hit, it is preferable to give the minimum number of time reductions as a minimum guarantee.

  Characteristic 3) The candidates for the number of short-time continuations that can be given at the time of jackpot development jackpot by the first special symbol are the same as the candidates for the number of times of short-time continuation that can be given at the time of jackpot development jackpot by the second special symbol. The jackpot development jackpot with the first special symbol in the short time is different from the game intended by the developer, but when viewed as a gaming machine, either the first special symbol or the second special symbol is a jackpot development jackpot. There is no difference. Therefore, it is preferable to assign the same number of time reductions regardless of whether the first special symbol or the second special symbol is a small hit development big hit.

  Characteristic 4) When the time is given in the symbol big hit in the first special symbol, the number of time reductions is always 100 times (7R hour big hit). However, the appearance is the same as the case where the second special symbol is a big jackpot or small jackpot big jackpot and the time is shortened (the number of times the duration is shortened can be selected from multiple types). The production is displayed. Thereby, even when the time is given by the symbol big hit in the first special symbol, the player's expectation and anxiety about the continuation of the time can be obtained.

Details of the pachinko gaming machine 500 of the first embodiment will be described below.
FIG. 26 shows a basic structure on the front side of the pachinko gaming machine according to the first embodiment. The pachinko gaming machine 500 is different from the above-described existing technology in that it includes a first grand prize port 21 and a second grand prize port 22 as a grand prize port. The first big winning opening 21 is a big winning opening that functions in the same manner as the above-mentioned big winning opening 20, and when the first special symbol 51 or the second special symbol 52 stops in a predetermined manner, This is a horizontal rectangular winning opening that is open. The first grand prize winning port 21 is provided at the upper right position of the out port 34. The first big prize opening 21 includes a first big prize detection device 26 for detecting the entry of a game ball and a first big prize opening solenoid 93 for opening and closing the first big prize opening 21. The first grand prize detection device 26 is a sensor that detects the entry of a game ball into the first big prize opening 21 and generates first grand prize opening prize information indicating the entry at the time of entry.

  The first big winning opening 21 is a big winning opening for increasing the number of balls by entering during a special game, and when the game is opened during the special game, a so-called right-handed is made to almost maximize the firing strength. Then, a game ball comes in with a very high probability. It should be noted that a general winning port 33 may be further provided in the vicinity of the first big winning port 21, for example, at an upstream position of the flow path of the game ball at the time of the right hit. Thereby, it is possible to further increase the amount of balls that are played when the player strikes right (such as during special games).

  On the other hand, the second big winning opening 22 is provided as a big winning opening corresponding to the small hit game, and is opened by occurrence of the small hit. The second big prize opening 22 includes a second big prize detection device 27 for detecting the entry of a game ball, and a second big prize opening solenoid 94 for opening and closing the lid of the second big prize opening 22. . The second grand prize winning detection device 27 is a sensor that detects the entry of a game ball into the second big prize winning opening 22, and generates second grand prize winning prize information indicating the winning at the time of winning. When the first special symbol 51 or the second special symbol 52 stops in a predetermined small hit state, the second big winning opening 22 is opened as “small hit”. The second big prize opening 22 is provided in the right passage of the center decoration 64 and is attached to the right position of the lower right display area of the effect display device 560. When the so-called right hit is made so that the firing intensity is almost maximized when the second big winning opening 22 is released during the small hit game, the game ball is entered with a very high probability. The second big prize detection device 27 is provided inside the second big prize opening 22.

  The second big prize opening 22 is box-shaped and protrudes forward of the game board 80, and the upper surface of the part protruding from the game board is such that the right end is higher than the left end so that the game ball rolls. It has an inclined surface. For this reason, when a game ball is placed on the upper surface of the box-shaped second big prize opening 22, it rolls by gravity from right to left. A sliding lid that opens and closes horizontally with the rolling surface of the game ball is provided on the top surface, and when the lid slides and the opening is exposed, all of the game balls flowing from right to left are almost surely placed in the opening The player enters the ball and enters the second grand prize opening 22. On the contrary, while the opening is closed with the slide type lid, the game ball rolls and passes over the lid, and between the center ornament 64 located on the left side of the second big prize opening 22. The game ball is guided to the second operation port 32, the second start port 12, or the first big winning port 21 through the passage. Since members are provided between the second grand prize opening 22 and the outer periphery of the game area so that the game balls cannot pass, almost all of the right-handed game balls are guided to the second big prize opening 22. . When the second big prize opening 22 is closed, the game ball rolling on the second big prize opening 22 is designed to fall downward from the passage on the left side immediately.

  A specific area is provided inside the second big prize opening 22. A distribution mechanism (specific area opening / closing device 522 in FIG. 28) for distributing game balls to either the specific area or the non-specific area is provided inside the second big prize opening 22. When a game ball enters the second grand prize opening 22 and is detected by the second big prize detection device 27, a prize ball is awarded as a prize to the big prize opening. When entering a specific area is detected, a decision is made to shift to a special game. If no entry into the specific area is detected, the game returns to the normal game after the small hit game ends.

  In the present embodiment, the second large winning opening 22 and the distribution mechanism function as a “variable pitching device”. Here, the variable pitching device is a device that can be operated so as to change to a pitchable state, and is a device in which a specific area is provided in the internal space. In the present embodiment, the second large winning opening 22 is operated so as to be able to enter the ball, and it is possible to enter the specific region only when the distribution mechanism is operated to guide the specific region. Is done. In the modified example, the distribution mechanism may not be provided, and the second grand prize opening 22 may be configured to function as a variable pitching device. What are the second big prize opening 22 and the distribution mechanism? The variable pitching device may be configured by another different movable member.

  In the special game according to the present embodiment, the first special game (symbol big hit) that is executed when the symbol at the time of stoppage becomes a big hit, and the big hit after the symbol at the time of stop becomes a big hit There is a second special game (small hit development big hit) that is executed with the opportunity to develop. The first special game is the same as the special game shown in the above-described existing technology, that is, triggered by a symbol jackpot. The second special game includes a small hit (that is, the opening of the second big winning opening 22), and the operation of the condition device and the continuous action of the accessory triggered by the passage of a specific area (V pitch) during the small hit game It further includes opening of the first grand prize opening 21 in accordance with the operation of the apparatus.

  When the first special symbol 51 or the second special symbol 52 is stopped in a predetermined small hit mode, the small hit game constituted by one unit game (that is, the special electric combination without operation of the accessory continuous operation device) The operation state of the product), and the opening / closing operation of the second big prize opening 22 is executed. In one unit game constituting a small hit game, the second big prize opening 22 is opened once or a plurality of times for a total time of a predetermined reference time (for example, 1.8 seconds) or less. The

  When entering a specific area provided inside the second big prize opening 22 during the small hit game, the development from the small hit to the big hit is confirmed (the condition device for operating the accessory continuous operation device is activated) A special game is executed (i.e., a transition is made to the continuous operation state of the special electric accessory based on the operation of the accessory continuous operation device). In the second special game, the first grand prize opening 21 was opened in the same way as the above-mentioned first special game with the entry into the specific area, and the opening lasted for about 30 seconds, which was a predetermined reference time or more. After that, or after 9 or more game balls are dropped, it is temporarily closed. After the opening / closing of the first big prize opening 21 or the unit game is repeated a predetermined number of times, for example, 8 times, the second special game is ended. Therefore, when the second special game is executed, after the second big prize opening 22 is opened, the first big prize opening 21 is opened a plurality of times.

  A state display lamp 502 for indicating the gaming state of the gaming machine 500 is provided at the lower right position outside the gaming area 81. The status display lamp 502 is constituted by, for example, two lamps, and the first lamp indicates whether or not the time is short (in the present embodiment, it is accompanied by a state in which a normal electric accessory can be easily entered). The lamp indicates whether or not it is a game state to be right-handed (a state in which a normal electric accessory can easily enter a ball or an operating state of a special electric accessory). The first lamp is turned on when the normal game is in the short-time state, and is turned off when the normal game is in the normal state. The second lamp is turned on when the game is to be right-handed, that is, when the player is in the short-time state, the small hit game state, or the special game state, and is turned off when the player is in the normal state. Therefore, the second lamp of the status display lamp 502 functions as a so-called “right-handed display light”, and displays whether or not the game state should be right-handed in a certain display mode.

  FIG. 27 is an external perspective view schematically showing the configuration of the second grand prize opening 22, and the momentum (rolling speed) of the game ball rolling on the slide plate 510 of the second big prize opening 22 is reduced. An example of the structure for making it do is shown. As described above, the slide plate 510 provided on the upper surface of the second grand prize opening 22 is provided so as to be slightly inclined so as to be lowered to the left with respect to the horizontal direction. As a result, the game ball rolling on the slide plate 510 tends to accelerate as it is, and even if the slide plate 510 is displaced from the closed state to the open state, the game ball cannot be guided well inside the box-like member 512. There is a fear. Therefore, in this embodiment, the game balls rolling on the slide plate 510 are made to progress in a zigzag manner, thereby increasing the movement distance of the game balls and reducing the momentum of the game balls rolling on the slide plate 510. Thus, the residence time of the game ball on the slide plate 510 is increased. Thereby, even when the second grand prize winning port 22 repeats short-time opening for a very short time (for example, about 0.05 seconds to 0.2 seconds), the time for the game ball to stay on the slide plate 510 To increase the likelihood that a game ball will enter during any short-term release.

  FIG. 27A shows the second big prize opening 22 when the slide plate 510 is in a closed state. As shown in the drawing, within the range in which the game ball rolls on the slide plate 510, a plurality of protrusions 516a are provided on the game board side, and a plurality of protrusions are also provided on the transparent plate side facing the game board. 516b is provided. Further, the plurality of projections 516 a on the game board side and the plurality of projections 516 b on the transparent plate side are alternately arranged along the flow path on the slide plate 510. The plurality of protrusions 516 b on the transparent plate side are attached to a transparent transparent plate 514 that extends upward from the box-shaped member 512. By not directly fixing the plurality of protrusions 516b to the transparent plate 103 covering the front side of the game board 80, when the transparent plate 103 is opened for the purpose of maintenance of the gaming machine, the protrusions 516b are exposed to the outside. It can be prevented from becoming easily damaged. Further, by configuring the transparent plate 514 with a transparent member, it is possible to prevent the visibility of the game ball entering the second big prize opening 22 from being impaired. In the modification, a protrusion or a recess for forming a zigzag channel may be formed on the slide plate 510.

  By alternately providing the plurality of protrusions 516a and 516b on the slide plate 510, the game balls can be advanced in a zigzag manner so that the momentum of the game balls tends to decelerate. For example, a game ball is continuously fired to the second grand prize opening 22 by right hitting (one ball is fired at intervals of about 0.6 seconds), and rolls on the slide plate 510 to enter the second big prize opening 22. When the vehicle is decelerated so that it takes 2-3 seconds to fall to the left side, there are always about 3 to 5 game balls on the slide plate 510. As a result, even when the slide plate 510 is opened for a short time, as shown in FIG. 27B, a plurality of game balls can be guided together in the second grand prize opening 22. The game balls dropped into the box-like member 512 pass through the passage opening 518 one by one, and a winning detection is made.

  The number of game balls staying on the slide plate 510 and the staying time can be adjusted by changing the length and inclination angle of the second big winning opening 22 and the number and interval of the protrusions 516a and 516b. In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 27 (a), when the right-handed continuous firing is continued, the design is such that three game balls stay on the slide plate 510, and the slide plate 510 is opened. When displaced to the state, approximately three game balls are adjusted so as to enter the box-shaped member 512 together. Therefore, according to the second big prize opening 22 of the present embodiment, the game ball can win the second big prize if an appropriate launch operation (right-handed) is performed at an appropriate timing (after the right-handed notification) during the small hit game. It is possible to enter the mouth 22 almost certainly. In addition, the structure of the 2nd big prize opening 22 shown in FIG. 27 is only an example, and the 2nd big prize opening 22 of a structure different from the example to show in figure may be provided.

  FIG. 28 is a diagram schematically showing the internal configuration of the second big prize opening 22, and particularly shows the configuration of the lower region 520 of the second big prize opening 22. The slide plate 510 opens and closes the entrance of the second grand prize port 22 according to the control of the second grand prize port solenoid 94. The second big prize opening solenoid 94 controls the slide plate 510 to be in an open state, and operates the slide plate 510 so as to open the entrance of the second big prize opening 22, so that a game is made inside the second big prize opening 22. The ball is ready to flow. The second big prize opening solenoid 94 controls the slide plate 510 to a closed state, and operates the slide plate 510 so as to close the entrance of the second big prize opening 22, thereby playing a game inside the second big prize opening 22. The ball cannot enter. The game balls that have entered the second grand prize winning port 22 once flow in the left direction, and flow into the lower region 520 of the second big prize winning port 22 from the passing port 518 through which each ball can pass. The second grand prize detection device 27 detects a game ball entering the second grand prize opening 22 in order to give a prize ball, and specifically passes through the passage opening 518 and falls into the lower area 520. A game ball is detected.

  A discharge path 528 is provided in the lower region 520 of the second big prize opening 22. The discharge path 528 is a path for discharging the game ball that has entered the second grand prize winning port 22 to the outside of the second big prize winning port 22, and is typically for discharging to the outside of the pachinko gaming machine 500. This is the route. In the lower region 520, a specific region opening / closing device 522 is provided in the middle of the flow path from the passage port 518 to the discharge path 528. The specific area that is a condition for shifting to the small hit development big hit corresponds to an area below the specific area opening / closing device 522, and is allowed to pass when the specific area opening / closing device 522 is opened, and the specific area opening / closing device 522 is closed. If it is, it will be impossible to pass.

  The specific area opening / closing device 522 operates to switch between an open state that allows passage to the specific area and a closed state that disables passage to the specific area. The specific area opening / closing device 522 has a slide member or a valve member that operates according to the control of the specific area opening / closing solenoid 524. The specific area opening / closing device 522 operates so as to open the flow path to the specific area, thereby allowing the game ball to pass to the specific area, and operates to close the flow path to the specific area. As a result, the game ball enters a closed state in which it is impossible to pass the game ball to the specific area. The specific area passage detection device 526 is provided below the specific area opening / closing device 522 and detects the passage of the game ball in the specific area. The specific area passage detection device 526 generates specific area passage information indicating the passage when a game ball passes through the specific area.

  The specific area opening / closing device 522 shifts to the open state with the opening of the second grand prize opening, and after the second large winning opening 22 is closed, the internal game ball flows down to the position of the specific area opening / closing device 522. Then, it waits for the expected design value and operates so as to be closed after the transition to the closed state of the big prize opening. In this embodiment, the closing operation of the second big prize opening 22 from the transition to the first open state of the second big prize opening 22 to the end of the unit game is performed so that the V pitch is almost generated at the small hit. Control is performed so that the specific area opening and closing device 522 is opened until the timing to perform.

  The appearance of the second major winning opening 22 is configured such that the opening situation of the specific area and the state of entering the specific area are visible or easy to see from the player. For example, a structure indicating a mark such as “V” is installed in the vicinity of the specific area, and configured so that the specific area is provided in the appearance. More specifically, the front surface of the second major winning opening 22 and at least the front surface in the vicinity of the specific region (for example, the lower region 520) is formed of a highly permeable member or a transparent member. In the modified example, by forming the front surface of the lower region 520 with a member having low permeability or non-permeability, the opening situation of the specific area and the entering situation to the specific area cannot be visually recognized by the player. You may comprise so that visual recognition may become difficult.

  As described above, the second big winning opening 22 of the embodiment is configured to enter a specific area (V-entry) almost 100% by right-handed hitting in the small hit game. The reason for this is to prevent the situation where the time reduction ends without entering the V because the time reduction ends when the small hit symbol stops in the time reduction state as a countermeasure.

  FIG. 29 shows functional blocks of the pachinko gaming machine 500. Compared with the functional block of FIG. 3 described above, the pachinko gaming machine 500 includes a first grand prize opening 21 and a second big prize opening 22 instead of the big prize opening 20, and is a status display lamp controlled by the main board 200. It differs from the above-described functional block in that it includes 502.

  The main board 200 of the pachinko gaming machine 500 is electrically connected to the first grand prize winning port 21 and the second grand prize winning port 22. The first big prize opening 21 includes a first big prize detection device 26 and a first big prize opening solenoid 93. The second big prize opening 22 includes a second big prize detection device 27, a second big prize winning solenoid 94, a specific area passage detection device 526, and a specific area opening / closing solenoid 524.

  The main board 200 of the pachinko gaming machine 500 has the same functional configuration as the block diagram shown in FIG. When receiving the first grand prize opening winning information, the winning determination means 201 determines that the gaming ball has won the first big winning opening 21, and when receiving the second big winning opening winning information, the gaming ball receives the second big winning prize. It is determined that a prize has been won in the mouth 22. Upon receiving the specific area passage information, the entrance determination means 201 determines that the game ball has passed the specific area.

  The main display control means 250 controls the display of the status display lamp 502. The main display control means 250 turns on the first lamp of the state display lamp 502 when the gaming state is the short-time state, and turns off the first lamp of the state display lamp 502 when the gaming state is the normal state. . Further, the main display control means 250 turns on the second lamp of the state display lamp 502 when the game state is to be right-handed, that is, when it is in the short-time state, the small hit game state or the special game state, The second lamp of the status display lamp 502 is turned off in the normal state that is a game state in which the player should make a left turn.

  The opening / closing control means 275 controls the opening / closing of the ordinary electric accessory 90, the first grand prize winning port 21, the second grand prize winning port 22, and the specific area opening / closing device 522 at the second starting port 12. In the small hit game, the opening / closing control means 275 sends an opening instruction to the second large winning opening solenoid 94 to open the second large winning opening 22 and sends an opening instruction to the specific area passage detecting device 526 to cause the specific area opening / closing apparatus 522 to open. Let open.

  FIG. 30 is a diagram schematically illustrating the success / failure determination table of the embodiment. Unlike the above-described existing technology, the jackpot probability is the same in both the first lottery (first special symbol 51) and the second lottery (second special symbol 52), and the probability variation state is not provided. Further, the small hit probability (about 1/11) in the second lottery is set higher than the small hit probability (about 1/2850) in the first lottery.

  FIG. 31 is a diagram schematically illustrating the advance success / failure determination table of the embodiment. The first success / failure determination means 221 sets the success / failure range with reference to the table of FIG. The second success / failure determination unit 222 sets the success / failure range with reference to the table of FIG. In FIG. 31A and FIG. 31B, the success / failure range “1” indicates a big hit, the success / failure range “2” indicates a loss, and the success / failure range “3” indicates a small hit.

  The special game control means 260, when the first special lot 51 by the first lottery means 211 results in the transition to the special game (that is, big hit), when the first special symbol 51 is stopped in a predetermined big hit mode It is determined that the special game operating condition is established, and the first special game is executed by opening the first big prize opening 21. Similarly, the special game control means 260, when the second special lottery by the second lottery means 212 results in the transition to the special game, when the second special symbol 52 is stopped in a predetermined big hit mode It is determined that the special game operation condition is satisfied, and the first special game is executed by opening the first grand prize opening 21. In addition, the special game control means 260, when a hit to a specific area in the second big winning opening 22 is detected during the execution of the small hit game, the small hit development on the condition of entering the specific area Perform a jackpot. After the small hit development in the second special game, the first big prize opening 21 is opened as in the first special game.

  The specific game control means 270 shifts the game state to the time-short state (including the easy-to-enter state) after the special game is ended when the special symbol is a special jackpot symbol with a short time. In the case of a small hit development big hit, if the small hit symbol is a specific small hit symbol, if the small hit development big hit is executed by entering V during the small hit game, the time is shortened after the special game ends. Transition to the state. The specific game control means 270 sets the number of time reductions to any one of a plurality of predetermined upper limit numbers in accordance with the symbol mode indicating a big hit or the symbol mode indicating a small hit. When the number of changes in the first special symbol 51 and the second special symbol 52 from the time of transition to the time-saving state reaches the time-continuation number, the specific game control means 270 ends the time-saving state. Also, when a big hit or a small hit occurs in the time-short state, the time-short state until that time is terminated. For example, when the symbol variation stops at the big hit symbol or the small hit symbol, the short time state is terminated.

  As a modified example, the number of times of small hits (in other words, the number of times the winning / failing determination result is a small hit or in a manner in which the symbol variation shows a small hit in one short time state (including easy entry) The time-short flag may be turned off when the predetermined number of times has been reached. In addition, the specification may be such that the hourly flag is turned off at the start of a special game (big hit or small hit) (for example, at the start demonstration).

  In the short-time state, the first variation pattern determination unit 231 and the second variation pattern determination unit 232 select a variation pattern having a short variation time so that the variation display time of the second special symbol 52 is substantially shortened. However, the variation of the first special symbol 51 or the variation of the second special symbol 52 with a small number of reserved balls is designed so that a variation pattern having a long variation time is likely to appear. For example, it is designed so that a variation pattern having a longer variation time is likely to appear as compared with the variation of the second special symbol 52 in a state where the number of reserved balls is large. In the short time state, the normal symbol time is shortened, the normal symbol is probable, and the second start port 12 is opened and extended by an expansion mechanism (functioning as a “ball changing mechanism”).

  When the time is short, the player makes a right turn aiming at the second starting port 12. Then, by generating a small hit, the second big winning opening 22 is opened, and a game is promoted to a small hit development big hit. If the player enters the second big winning opening 22, the player can expect to enter a specific area with certainty. Therefore, if the player enters the short time, a small hit development jackpot can be obtained with a high probability. On the other hand, if it is not in the short-time state (that is, in the normal state), even when aiming at the second starting port 12, the winning probability of the open lottery of the ordinary electric accessory is low, and the extension mechanism is not extended or extended. Therefore, it is difficult to enter the second starting port 12 and the player makes a left turn aiming at the first starting port 11. The first special symbol 51 is used to play a game that allocates a specific jackpot symbol (that is, symbol jackpot) or a small bonus symbol (that is, jackpot development jackpot) with a short time. Although it is relatively difficult to shift from the normal state to the easy entry state, once the transition to the easy entry state is made, a lottery of the second special symbol 52 can be received, so the first special symbol 51 is the center. There is a higher possibility that the winning of big hits and the easy-to-enter state will continue due to the small hit development big hits than the game. Therefore, once a transition to the easy entry state is made, it is easier to continue the easy entry state than in the normal state, and more opportunities for entering a specific area can be obtained. The possibility increases.

  The small hit game control means 265 operates the small hit game when the first special symbol 51 is stopped in a predetermined small hit mode when the first lottery by the first lottery means 211 results in a small hit. It is determined that the condition is satisfied, and the small winning game is executed by opening / closing the second big winning opening 22 to the opening / closing control means 275. Similarly, when the second lottery by the second lottery means 212 results in a small win, the small hit game control means 265 is small when the second special symbol 52 is stopped in a predetermined small hit mode. It is determined that the winning game operating condition is satisfied, and the small winning game is executed by opening the second big winning opening 22 in the opening / closing control means 275.

  In the small hit game, the unit game is executed once, and in the single unit game, the small hit game control means 265 opens the second big prize opening 22 a plurality of times. The small hit game control means 265 opens the second big prize opening 22 so that the total of the plurality of opening times of the second big prize opening 22 becomes a predetermined reference time (about 1.8 seconds) or less. Then, the second big prize opening 22 is closed to end the small hit game.

  FIG. 32 is a flowchart showing a small hit game process of the embodiment. When the symbol variation stops in a mode indicating a small hit (small hit symbol), the small hit game control means 265 or the specific game control means 270 ends the time-saving state by setting the time-short flag to OFF (S840). ). The small hit game control means 265 sets the number of releases to an initial value of 1 (S842), and opens the second big prize opening 22 according to a predetermined release pattern (described later) (S844). When a game ball enters a specific area inside the second grand prize winning port 22 (Y in S846), the condition device is activated (S848). If there is no ball entering the specific area (N in S846), S848 is skipped.

  If the opening time of the second big prize opening 22 determined by the opening pattern has not elapsed and the number of balls entered into the second big prize opening 22 is less than the upper limit (N in S850), the process returns to S846. Continue to open the 2nd prize winning port 22. When the opening time of the second big prize opening 22 determined by the opening pattern elapses or the number of balls entered into the second big prize opening 22 reaches the upper limit (Y in S850), the small hit game control means 265 The second big prize opening 22 is closed (S852). If the number of times of opening has not reached the set number of times (15 in the embodiment) determined by the opening pattern (N in S854), 1 is added to the set number of times (S856), the process returns to S844, and the second grand prize winning opening again 22 is opened. If the number of releases reaches the set number (Y in S854), the small hit game is terminated (S858).

  The small hit game control means 265 opens the second big prize opening 22 a plurality of times during one small hit game in accordance with a predetermined intermittent release pattern (hereinafter also referred to as “small hit release pattern”). Let In the small hit opening pattern, the total opening time of the second large winning opening 22 is set to the reference time or less. The small hit opening pattern is a small one time for the closing period between the previous opening of the second big prize opening 22 and the subsequent opening, in other words, the closing period from the end of the previous opening to the start of the subsequent opening. Among the plurality of closing periods in the hit game, the length of some closing periods is set longer than the length of other closing periods.

  FIG. 33 is a time chart of the small hit game. The small hit game is started when the small hit symbol is stopped. In the small hit game of the present embodiment, the second big winning opening 22 is opened 15 times. The length of the open period is “0.120” seconds in any open period. Here, the first period from the first opening of the second big prize opening 22 in the small hit game to the end of the tenth opening is called the first period, and the period from the eleventh opening to the end of the fifteenth opening is the second period. Call. In the embodiment, the length of the closing period 532 in the second period is set longer than the length of the closing period 530 in the first period. For example, in the first period, the length of each closing period 530 may be set to “0.4 seconds”, and in the second period, the length of each closing period 532 may be set to “2 seconds”. .

  The effect determining means 303 makes different the effect contents when the closing period in the small hit game is relatively short and the effect contents when the closing period is relatively long. In the embodiment, the effect determining means 303 is an effect until the end of the first period in the small hit game (or an effect before the start of the second period, here called “pre-stage effect”). The contents of the effect after the end of the first period in the winning game (or the effect after the start of the second period, here referred to as “the latter stage effect”) are made different.

  Specifically, the effect determining means 303 selects an effect pattern including an audio output and a message display of the content that prompts the player to enter the second grand prize opening 22 (in other words, prompts the player to make a right turn) as the preceding stage effect. The effect determining means 303 selects the effect pattern including the voice output and the message display of the content that emphasizes the player's disadvantage as the subsequent effect and further emphasizes the necessity of right-handed. For example, the latter stage effect may be a content that informs that the short time will end if the player does not enter the second grand prize winning port 22 now, and further promotes the right strike. If it is not possible to sufficiently inform the player that the game ball is to be fired toward the second grand prize opening 22 during the preceding stage, the small hit start demonstration period (the special symbol small hit) A notification recommending a right-handed strike may be executed during the period from the stop of the symbol until the transition to the opening control of the second big prize opening 22). You may control to output the same production continuously over an execution period.

  In the small hit game, the upper limit of the opening time of the big prize opening is limited. By increasing the closing time of a part of the big prize opening in the small hit game, it is possible to lengthen the time of the whole small winning game. . Thereby, it is possible to improve the certainty that the game ball passes through the specific area during the small hit game. For example, even when the player starts making a right turn after a small hit game has started, it is easier to enter the second big prize opening 22 (specific area). In addition, by increasing the warning message notification period, the player may suffer a major disadvantage that the small hit V is not obtained, but the time shortage until that time ends. Can be reduced. In addition, in accordance with the timing of extending the closing time of the big prize opening in the small hit game, the production content is switched to content that further increases the player's sense of crisis, thereby further increasing the certainty of making the player right-handed. Can do. In addition, in a plurality of opening periods during the small hit game period, two commands, a small hit start demonstration command and a big winning opening release start command, are used as commands for causing the sub board 300 to detect the state from the main board 200. In the sub-board 300, commands for the pre-stage effect and the post-stage effect are transmitted from the effect determination means 303 to the effect display control means 305 while measuring the timing. In addition, since whether or not the game ball is allowed to pass through the specific area during the small hit has a great influence on the gameability, the sub-board 300 is in a command set indicating that it has returned from the power-off transmitted from the main board 200. If a command indicating that a small hit state is included, immediately notify the same as the latter stage effect, or at least notify that it will be disadvantageous if the game ball does not pass through the second big winning opening 22 Control to implement.

  FIG. 34 shows the types of special symbols according to the embodiment, and particularly shows the types of winning symbols. The 15R hourly short symbols 1 to 6 in the same figure are candidates that can be selected by the second symbol determination means 227 when the symbol special hit by the second special symbol 52 triggered by entering the second starting port 12 is triggered. Of these, the 15R hourly short symbols 4 to 6 are short openings that are substantially difficult to enter in 11 out of the 15 open times of the first grand prize winning opening 21, and are substantially the same as the 4R hourly short-lived symbols. Become. Here, the selection probabilities of the short-time symbols 1 to 6 at 15R may be set to 5.6%, 22.4%, 28%, 4.4%, 17.6%, and 22%. As a result, the distribution of the number of short durations is 7 times: 14 times: 100 times = 50%: 40%: 10%, and the special game round distribution is 15R: 4R = 56%: 44%.

  The 15R hourly short symbol 7 and the 15R normal symbol 1 in FIG. 34 are candidates that can be selected by the first symbol determining means 226 at the time of symbol big hit by the first special symbol 51 triggered by entering the first starting port 11. is there. The 15R hourly short symbol 7 is a short opening 8 times out of the 15 times opening of the first grand prize winning opening 21, and is substantially a symbol of 7R hourly shortest big hit. Further, the 15R normal symbol 1 is a short opening four times out of the 15 opening of the first big winning opening 21 and is substantially an 11R normal big hit symbol. Here, the selection probabilities of the 15R hourly short symbol 7 and the 15R normal symbol 1 may be set to 55% and 45%. As a result, the special game round distribution is 7R: 11R = 55%: 45%.

  34R small hit symbols 1 to 3 in FIG. 34 are triggered by a small hit by the first special symbol 51 triggered by entering the first starting port 11 and triggered by entering the second starting port 12. This is a candidate that can be selected by the first symbol determining means 226 or the second symbol determining means 227 at the time of a small hit by the second special symbol 52. The selection probability of symbols 1 to 3 per 16R may be set to 10%, 40%, and 50%. Similarly, the selection probability of the symbols 1 to 3 per 5R may be set to 10%, 40%, and 50%. As a result, the distribution of the number of short time durations is 7 times: 14 times: 100 times = 50%: 40%: 10%. In the case of the small hit development jackpot, the opening of the second big prize opening 22 in the small hit game is counted as one round, so that it is substantially a special game of 15 rounds and a special game of 4 rounds. Actually, more than the number of special symbols shown in FIG. 34 may be determined as candidates.

  In FIG. 34, the number of short-time continuations after the end of the special game associated with each winning symbol is shown for each hit in the normal state and each hit in the short-time state. The special game here is a special game that accompanies a symbol big hit with each jackpot symbol when the system is a set of symbols, and when the system is a small hit V, it accompanies a small hit development jackpot after the small hit with each small hit symbol It is a special game. Hereinafter, when simply called “big hit”, it means symbol big hit.

  34, the specific game control means 270 has either the normal state or the short-time state as indicated by the 15R hourly short symbols 1 to 6, 16R small hit symbols 1 to 3 and 5R small hit symbols 1 to 3. However, when the big hit or the small hit by the second special symbol 52 based on the ball entering the second starting port 12 occurs, the special game is finished and the time is shifted to the short-time state. The number of time reductions is set to 7, 14, or 100, depending on the big hit symbol or the small hit symbol.

  In addition, when the game state is the normal state, the specific game control means 270, when a big hit by the first special symbol 51 based on the ball entering the first starting port 11 occurs, the special game control means 270 After completion, shift to the normal state or the short time state. Specifically, if the big hit symbol is a symbol with a short time of 15R, the state is shifted to the short time state (the number of time reductions is 100), and if the big hit symbol is 15R normal symbol 1, the state is shifted to the normal state.

  On the other hand, the special game control means 270, when the game state is a short-time state, if a big hit by the first special symbol 51 based on the ball entering the first start port 11 occurs, Regardless of the symbol 7 or 15R normal symbol 1), the state is shifted to the short time state after the special game is over. The number of time reductions is 7 times, which is the minimum number of times when the time reduction is given, regardless of whether the jackpot symbol is the symbol with a 15R time reduction or the symbol 1 with the 15R normal time.

  In the pachinko gaming machine 500 according to the embodiment, in the normal state, aiming to enter the first starting port 11 to obtain a symbol big hit by the first special symbol 51, and in the short time state, entering the second starting port 12 The main route of the game is to aim for the ball and win the small hit development big hit and continue the short-time state. The symbol big hit by the first special symbol 51 in the time-saving state is not a main route of the game, so it is an accident. In addition, it is possible to avoid the retreat from being terminated. However, since it is not the main route of the game, the position as a remedy can be clarified by giving the minimum number of short-time continuations.

  In addition, the specific game control means 270 receives a small hit based on a ball entering the first starting port 11 and a predetermined transition condition is satisfied, and a small hit based on a ball entering the second starting port 12. In any case where a predetermined transition condition is satisfied, the upper limit number of symbol fluctuations in the short-time state is any of the same multiple types of upper limit times depending on the stop mode of the symbol indicating a small hit. Choose.

  Specifically, the specific game control means 270 generates a small hit based on the ball entering the first starting port 11 and the game ball passes through a specific area inside the second big winning port 22 (that is, the small hit) If the development jackpot is established), according to the small hit symbol (16R small hit symbols 1 to 3 in FIG. 31, 5R small hit symbols 1 to 3), the number of short-time continuations is 7, 14, or 100 select. Similarly, when a small hit based on the ball entering the second starting port 12 occurs and the small hit development big hit is established, the specific game control means 270 also displays the small hit symbol (16R small hit symbol 1 in FIG. 31). -3, 5R small hits according to symbols 1 to 3), select one of 7 times, 14 times, and 100 times of time reduction duration.

  Thus, in the pachinko gaming machine 500 according to the embodiment, the number of short-time continuations of the jackpot symbol of the first special symbol 51 changes depending on whether the gaming state is the normal state or the short-time state, even if the same symbol type. On the other hand, the number of time reductions does not change depending on the gaming state for both the small hit symbol of the first special symbol 51 and the big hit symbol and the small hit symbol of the second special symbol 52.

  As described above, in the pachinko gaming machine 500 according to the embodiment, the main route of the game is to acquire the small hit development big hit by the second special symbol 52 in the short time state and continue the short time state. Although it is not the main route of the game to win the small hit development jackpot by the first special symbol 51 in the short time state, when viewed as a gaming machine (in other words, viewed from the player), the first special symbol 51 and the first special symbol 51 There is no difference even if any of the two special symbols 52 becomes a small hit development big hit. Therefore, regardless of whether the first big symbol 51 or the second special symbol 52 is a small hit development big hit, by setting the number of short-time continuations from the same multiple types of candidates, the player feels uncomfortable. Can be avoided.

  The first variation pattern determining means 231 and the second variation pattern determining means 232 are in a certain period after the special game is over (until the predetermined number of symbol fluctuations are finished, hereinafter also referred to as “limited period”). The variation pattern of the first special symbol 51 or the second special symbol 52 is determined with reference to a special variation pattern table (hereinafter also referred to as a “restriction table”) different from the normal one. The limited table may be one in which a variation pattern different from a variation pattern selected outside the limited period is determined as a selection candidate, and a table in which the selection probability of a plurality of variation patterns is set to a value different from that other than the limited period It may be. In addition, since the limited period is typically short-lived, the limited table is designed to select a variation pattern having a relatively short variation time compared to a variation pattern that can be selected in a normal state with high probability. May be.

  FIG. 35 is a rule referred to by the first variation pattern determination unit 231 and the second variation pattern determination unit 232, and shows a limitation table reference rule (hereinafter also referred to as a “limitation table reference rule”). The restriction table reference rule defines the order of reference of a plurality of kinds of restriction tables (for example, “av ☆ 86 → normal”) for each combination of the big hit symbol or the small hit symbol and the gaming state at the time of the big hit or the small hit. It is a thing.

  FIG. 36 is a rule referred to by the first variation pattern determination unit 231 and the second variation pattern determination unit 232, and shows details of the reference rule of the limit table (hereinafter also referred to as “reference rule details”). As shown in FIG. 33, the variation pattern table in the embodiment includes a “normal” table and four limited tables (×, ○, □, ☆).

  For example, “av ☆ 86 → normal” defined in FIG. 35 is defined in the first record in FIG. That is, “av ☆ 86” is (xx) “xx” in each symbol variation from the first time to the seventh time in the limited period (each symbol variation until the seventh time after the end of the special game) as defined by “a”. Refer to the limitation table in the order of “XXXX” (2) As indicated by “v”, “XXXXXX” is indicated for each variation of symbols from the 8th time to the 14th time in the limited period. (3) Refer to the limitation table “☆” for the symbol variation from the 15th to 86th time, that is, the symbol variation for the remaining 86 times of time reduction, (4) It is determined that the reference is ended and the reference is returned to the normal variation pattern table.

  The limitation table “□” in FIG. 36 defines a variation pattern (hereinafter, also referred to as “node variation pattern”) that becomes a node in a short time. The knot change pattern is associated with an effect (hereinafter also referred to as a “short time continuation effect”) that suggests or informs whether or not the time reduction continues in the next and subsequent symbol changes. In the details of the reference rule of FIG. 36, the limitation table “□” is defined to be referred to by the seventh symbol variation and the 14th symbol variation after the shift to the short time.

  In the pattern table and the notice type table held by the effect determining means 303, the fluctuation effect pattern for the short duration continuous effect and the notice effect pattern are associated with the knot change pattern. When the first variation pattern determination unit 231 or the second variation pattern determination unit 232 selects the knot variation pattern during the time reduction, the effect determination unit 303 selects the variation effect pattern and the notice effect pattern for the duration reduction effect. That is, the time-continuation effect is displayed in the seventh symbol variation and the fourteenth symbol variation in the short time. The time-saving continuation effect is an effect that indicates whether or not the time-saving state continues even after the number of symbol fluctuations reaches 7 (or 14). For example, a battle effect (notification of continuation if a teammate character wins) or a button effect (notification of continuation if a predetermined target is achieved by repeated hitting of buttons) may be used.

  Referring to FIG. 34, the specific game control means 270, when a big hit based on the ball entering the second starting port 12 occurs and a predetermined transition condition is satisfied (15R time shortening symbols 1 to 6), or When a small hit based on the entrance to the second starting port 12 occurs and a predetermined transition condition is satisfied (16R small hit symbols 1 to 3, 5R small hit symbols 1 to 3), after the special game is over As the number of time reductions, one of a plurality of candidates including a first number and a second number larger than the first number is selected according to the big hit symbol or the small hit symbol. In the embodiment, any one of 7, 14, and 100 times is selected. In this way, the gameability of the specific game state is changed for each win by changing the ease of continuation of the specific game state by varying the number of times based on the winning symbol Therefore, the interest of the game can be improved.

  Referring to FIG. 35, in the pachinko gaming machine 500 of the present embodiment, the limited table in the time-saving state after the symbol big hit or small hit development big hit by the second special symbol 52 is “av ☆ 86 → normal” (time reduction number of times 100 Switching is performed according to “av → normal” (when the number of short-time continuations is 14) and “a → normal” (when the number of short-time continuations is 7). Referring to FIG. 36, a joint fluctuation pattern is selected at the time of the seventh symbol change, which is a joint of time reduction and time reduction, and at the time of the 14th symbol change (when the number of time reduction durations is 14 or 100). The short duration effect is displayed.

  Referring to FIG. 34, the specific game control means 270 is a big hit (symbol big hit) based on the ball entering the first starting port 11 during a normal game, and a big hit accompanied by a transition to a short-time state occurs after the end of the special game. In this case (15R short-time symbol 7), the third number of times (100 in the embodiment) larger than the first number is selected as the number of short-time continuations after the end of the special game. As a modification, the number of times other than 100 may be selected as long as the value is larger than the minimum value (7 times) of the number of short-time continuations.

  Referring to FIG. 35, in the pachinko gaming machine 500 of the present embodiment, the limited table in the short-time state after the symbol big hit by the first special symbol 51 is the same as after the symbol big hit or the small hit development big hit by the second special symbol 52. It is switched according to “av ☆ 86 → normal”. Referring to FIG. 36, a knot change pattern is selected at the time of the seventh symbol change, which is a joint of the time reduction, and the time of the 14th symbol change, and a time reduction continuous effect is displayed. In FIG. 35, “a” is selected immediately after the big hit. However, as shown in FIG. 36, “a”, “b”, “ When the execution pattern is selected from any one of “c”, “d”, “e”, and “f”, the generation occurrence pattern during the specific game is not fixed without the generation timing of the generation being fixed. This is preferable because it is not monotonous.

  In the symbol big hit (typically the first hit) based on the ball entering the first starting port 11 in the normal state, the number of time reductions is greater than a predetermined minimum number (for example, seven times) (in the embodiment, 100 times). (Fixed) is given, but as an effect during the short time, a short time continuous effect is displayed as in the case of the big hit or the small hit based on the entrance to the second start port 12. As a result, even within the pachinko gaming machine 500, even if the maximum number of time reductions is determined to be 100, the appearance of the time reduction may be completed with the minimum number of appearances. In the end, it is possible to achieve a game that satisfies the player's expectation while crossing the expectation and anxiety.

  The present invention has been described based on the first embodiment. This embodiment is an exemplification, and it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various modifications can be made to combinations of each component and each processing process, and such modifications are also within the scope of the present invention. A modification is given below.

  A first modification will be described. The small hit release pattern is a plurality of open periods in one small hit game for the open period from the start of one opening of the second big prize opening 22 during the small hit game to the end of the one opening. The length of some open periods may be set longer than the length of other open periods. Specifically, in the small hit release pattern, the length of the closing period in the first period and the closing period in the second period in the small hit game of FIG. The length of the open period in two periods may be long. For example, in the first period, the length of each open period may be set to “0.04 seconds”, and in the second period, the length of each open period may be set to “0.1 seconds”. .

  In this modification, the content of the effect when the opening period in the small hit game is relatively short may be different from the effect content when the opening period is relatively long. For example, the effect determining means 303 may change the contents of the former stage effect until the first period in the small hit game ends and the latter stage effect after the first period in the small hit game ends. The specific contents of the first stage production and the second stage production may be the same as in the embodiment.

  A second modification will be described. As a modification of the limitation table reference rule shown in FIG. 32, the limitation table reference rule when the symbol big hit by the first special symbol 51 (the symbol 7 per 15R short-time) occurs in the normal state is “☆ 100 → normal”. It may be determined. That is, the limitation table “☆” that defines a variation pattern for determining the number of time reductions of 100 times may be referred to over 100 symbol variations from the start to the end of time reduction. A player accustomed to the gaming machine may recognize that the number of short-time continuations is 100 times at the first hit. Therefore, by suppressing the display of the short duration effect, it is possible to avoid making the player accustomed to the gaming machine feel bothersome.

  A third modification will be described. It may be difficult for the player to grasp which of the big hits by outputting a common performance for both the symbol big hit and the small hit development big hit. For example, the effect determining means 303 may select an effect pattern having the same or similar appearance for the jackpot notification effect displayed when the jackpot symbol is stopped and the jackpot notification effect displayed when the jackpot development jackpot is established, in other words, An effect pattern having an appearance that is difficult to distinguish at a glance may be selected.

  Further, in this modification, it is desirable that the opening patterns of the first big winning opening 21 and the second big winning opening 22 be the same in the symbol big hit and the small hit development big hit. For example, in the first round of both the symbol big hit (16R) and the small hit, the second big prize opening 22 is opened (in the case of a small hit, a specific area is entered at this timing), and the remaining 15 rounds May open the first grand prize opening 21. In addition, the first grand prize opening 21 and the second big prize opening 22 are installed in the vicinity (for example, adjacent vertically), and an illumination device (LED or the like) in the vicinity of the first big prize opening 21 and the second big prize opening 22 is provided. ) Is desired to have a low luminance. That is, it is desirable to make it difficult to determine which ball has been entered by dimming the periphery of the first grand prize opening 21 and the second big prize opening 22. Furthermore, it is desirable that the appearances (shape, pattern, color, etc.) of the first grand prize winning opening 21 and the second big winning prize opening 22 are the same or similar.

  A fourth modification will be described. Although not mentioned in the above embodiment, when the number of short durations after the symbol big hit or small hit development big hit is 100, the short duration continuous number notification effect including the content to explicitly notify the short duration number is further executed. May be. For example, the effect deciding means 303 uses an effect pattern (for example, a change effect pattern, a notice effect pattern, or a special game effect pattern) that defines the content of the time-sequential number of times notification effect as an effect during a special game or a change during a short time. You may choose.

  A fifth modification will be described. The effect determining means 303 may display a special effect having an appearance different from the effect in the normal state in a short time. As described above, during the time reduction, the variation pattern based on the limitation table is selected as the variation pattern of the first special symbol 51 and the second special symbol 52, and the effect determining means 303 preliminarily displays the variation pattern based on the limitation table. An effect pattern (variation effect pattern, notice effect pattern) that defines the associated special effect is selected.

  The pull-back rate in the first set of time reduction (up to 7 symbol fluctuations) (probability that a small hit occurs again during the time reduction and leads to the next time reduction through a small hit development jackpot, also called "short time continuation rate") is about 50% It is. Further, the pullback rate in the second set of time reduction (up to 14 symbol variations) is about 74% (total with the first set of time reduction). In addition, the pullback rate in the third set of time reduction (up to 100 symbol variations) is about 99.9% (total of the first and second sets of time reduction). As the number of time reductions increases, the time reduction rate increases.

  In the special effect, a battle mode, a story mode, and a game mode may be provided as a plurality of types of effect modes, and the player may be able to select the effect mode by operating a button. The effect determining means 303 determines whether or not the result is determined from among a plurality of variation effect patterns and notice effect patterns previously determined for the effect mode selected by the player as an effect at the time of symbol change during the time reduction. Any of them may be selected according to the pattern determination result or the like. The battle mode may be a mode that displays the battle effects of the ally character and the enemy character, and displays the content that the ally character wins when a big hit or a small hit occurs. Further, the battle mode may include an effect pattern in which the effect content after reach (or after the development of super reach) is determined according to the degree of expectation of big hit or small hit.

  The game mode is a button game-specific effect, and may be a mode in which the content of the effect after reach is emphasized (for example, the degree of expectation for big hits and small hits is affected). In the game mode, various button effects may be displayed. For example, an effect that allows a player to hit a button repeatedly, an effect that a button is pressed and held, an effect that a single button is pressed as a blow, an effect that a specific button is selected from a plurality of buttons, and a button at a specific timing An effect of pressing down may be included. Further, in the game mode, mini games using buttons may be displayed at various timings during the production, and whether or not the game is a hit according to the result of the button operation may be notified.

  The story mode may be a mode for directing appreciation and a mode for emphasizing intense heat notice. In the story mode, the story reach (for example, the reach of content that tells how the story progresses at the branch point of the story) is displayed during symbol changes, and as a special game effect during the big hit (for example, during 15R special game) The continuation after the story reach may be displayed. In addition, the story mode may be a mode that displays the content that displays a specific story until the end when a big hit or a small hit occurs. The story mode may include an effect pattern in which the effect content before reach (or before the development of super reach) is determined according to the degree of expectation of big hit or small hit.

  A sixth modification will be described. The pachinko gaming machine 500 according to the above-described embodiment has two large winning openings (the first large winning opening 21 and the second large winning opening 22). The structure provided only with the opening | mouth 20 may be sufficient. In this case, as shown in FIG. 28, the special winning opening 20 may be configured to include a specific area and a specific area opening / closing device 522 therein.

(Second embodiment)
In the second embodiment, a technique for realizing a suitable performance in the pachinko gaming machine of the first embodiment is proposed.

  First, the outline of the second embodiment will be described. In the pachinko gaming machine 500 according to the second embodiment, when the symbol big hit or the small hit development big hit, the presence / absence notice effect information (that is, the pre-reading judgment value information based on the wrong random number) and the big hit symbol or the small hit symbol are referred to. , (1) There is another big hit or small hit in the hold, and (2) the number of short durations given after the big hit is greater than the minimum number (7 in the embodiment). Make sure that And if at least one of (1) and (2) is satisfied, this is an effect that suggests that some kind of profit will be granted, but the profit that does not clearly indicate what kind of profit will be granted The suggestion effect is displayed.

  In addition, the pachinko gaming machine 500 of the second embodiment, after the profit suggestion effect, (1) to win at the current branch of the symbol variation, (2) special game of the maximum number of rounds (15 rounds in the second embodiment) Profit is obtained when at least one of the following conditions is satisfied: (3) The time reduction continues in the time reduction production (in the second embodiment, the time reduction continues after the 8th symbol variation) It is an appearance effect corresponding to the suggestion effect, and a profit notification effect that clearly indicates that a specific benefit is given is displayed. Thus, the number of execution conditions for the profit notification effect is larger than the number of execution conditions for the profit suggestion effect.

  Furthermore, the pachinko gaming machine 500 according to the second embodiment has the execution condition (profit mode) of the profit suggestion effect that is satisfied first when the symbol big hit or the small hit is made in the short time state after the execution of the profit suggestion effect. Determines whether to display a profit notification effect for notifying different profits by lottery. Furthermore, in the pachinko gaming machine 500 of the second embodiment, the prior symbol determination information is excluded from the preliminary determination information notified from the main board 200 to the sub board 300. Judgment and execution of a profit suggestion effect or the like.

Details of the pachinko gaming machine 500 of the second embodiment will be described below.
When the advance determination result about the new hold is notified from the main board 200, the effect determining unit 303, until the change start condition regarding the new hold is satisfied, according to the prior determination result about the new hold In addition, whether or not to display the pre-effect for the new hold is determined. The prior determination result referred to by the effect determination means 303 of the second embodiment includes information related to the determination of success / failure, but excludes information related to the special symbol stop mode.

  Specifically, the pre-determination information transmitted from the main board 200 to the sub board 300 (production determining means 303) is (1) pre-reading information on the random number (big hit) regardless of whether the gaming state is a normal state or a short time state. ), (2) pre-reading information regarding the fluctuation pattern random number (pre-pattern determination result indicating no reach, normal reach, super reach, etc.). Also, the number of reserved balls indicating the number of lottery values held in the holding control means 240 (the number of holdings of the first special symbol 51 and the second special symbol 52) is transmitted from the main board 200 to the sub board 300. Furthermore, game state information indicating the current game state (normal state or short time state) is also transmitted from the main board 200 to the sub-board 300.

  However, the pre-reading information related to the design random number (information indicating the big hit design, the small win design, and the pre-design determination information capable of identifying the number of rounds and the number of short times in advance) is transferred from the main board 200 to the sub-board 300. Not sent. In other words, the information regarding the stop mode of the special symbol is merely transmitted as symbol determination information for the variation at the start of the symbol variation. The first symbol determination unit 226 and the second symbol determination unit 227 of the main board 200 may suppress the preliminary symbol determination process. The effect determination means 303 of the second embodiment determines whether or not to display the prior effect and the display content with reference to the advance determination information, the previous pattern determination result, and the reserved ball number information.

  As described above, the pachinko gaming machine 500 according to the second embodiment does not reflect the preliminary symbol determination result in the content of the preliminary presentation (so-called pre-reading presentation). As a result, a player who has seen a pre-performer will detect the small hit symbol, and if the small hit symbol is not given (or less) after the small hit development big hit, or the small hit symbol with a small number of balls that can be acquired during the big hit For example, it is possible to prevent the establishment of a strategy of deliberately avoiding a V prize and aiming for the next small hit. As a modification, the pre-determining information transmitted from the main board 200 to the sub-board 300 may include pre-design determining information. However, the effect determining unit 303 excludes (refers to) the pre-design determining information. Not) and whether or not to display the pre-production may be determined.

  The effect determining means 303 of the second embodiment displays a profit suggesting effect (item stock effect described later) as a prior effect. The effect determining means 303 determines the first profit state when the upper limit number of symbol fluctuations in the short-time state is greater than a predetermined value for the profit state that is likely to cause the next big hit or small hit. Further, when the lottery value indicating the big hit or the small hit is held in the hold corresponding to the second special symbol 52 existing at the start of the big hit game or the small hit game, it is determined as the second profit state. The effect determining means 303 is an effect that suggests that it is in the profit state in at least one of the first profit state and the second profit state, and is in either the first profit state or the second profit state It is determined based on the lottery whether or not to display a profit suggesting effect that does not clearly indicate.

  Specifically, the effect determination means 303 holds the correspondence relationship between the big hit symbol or the small hit symbol shown in FIG. The effect determining means 303 identifies the number of short-time continuations after the end of the special game by referring to the information on the big-hit symbol or the small-hit symbol at the start of the special game after the design big-hit or small-hit development big-hit. When the value is larger than 7 times (that is, when the value is 14 times or 100 times), the first profit state is determined. It can be said that the first profit state is a state in which the pullback rate in the short-time state after the end of the special game (and the short-time continuation rate for acquiring the next special game) is relatively high.

  In addition, the effect determining means 303 refers to the prior determination result regarding the reserved ball at the start of the special game after the symbol big hit or the small hit development big hit, and the lottery value indicating the big hit or the small hit among the lottery values held. Is determined as the second profit state. It can be said that the second profit state is a state in which the on-hold consecutive resort is confirmed, that is, a state in which the next big hit or small hit is scheduled to be generated within the number of held balls.

  The effect determining means 303 is the case that corresponds to at least one of the first profit state and the second profit state, and the item stock effect is displayed as the profit suggestion effect when the effect lottery has a predetermined result. Display. FIG. 37 schematically shows an item stock effect. The item stock effect displays content indicating that an item 540 such as a weapon has been stocked. The item stock production is a content that suggests that the item 540 is in a stock state and is in a profit state, for example, that a future profit is scheduled to be provided. It is an effect that does not clearly indicate whether such a profit is scheduled to be granted.

  The effect determining means 303 selects the effect pattern of the item stock effect with a predetermined probability as the effect of the predetermined round during the special game, and the effect display control means 305 displays the item stock effect according to the effect pattern. 60. The effect display control means 305 may continuously display information (icon or the like) indicating the type (appearance) of the item 540 stocked in the item stock effect in a predetermined area of the effect display device 60. The upper limit of the number of items stocked in the pachinko gaming machine 500 of the second embodiment is one. The reason for having one item to be stocked is that the first profit or the second profit in the specific game state after this special game can be guaranteed at the minimum, but in the specific game state after the next special game, It is difficult to determine at the time of the current special game whether there is a hold for the hold of the 2nd design that exists at the time of the next special game. This is because.

  According to the aspect of the second embodiment, a specific profit suggestion effect (that is, an item stock effect) suggests that the possibility of the next big hit or the small hit is relatively high, By not clearly indicating the type of profit state, it is possible to suggest the possibility of a plurality of profit states to the player by one profit suggestion effect. Unlike simply suggesting the presence / absence of one type of profit with a single effect, it is easy to maintain the player's expectation when he / she sees the profit suggestion effect, and it is easy to prevent monotonization of the game.

  The production determining means 303 is in the case of at least one of predetermined M types (M is an integer of 2 or more) of profit states that are relatively likely to cause the next special game in the short-time state. It is possible to make a decision to display a profit suggesting effect that is an effect suggesting that it is in a profit state and that does not clearly indicate the type of profit state. In addition, after the profit suggestion effect is displayed, the effect determining unit 303 notifies that the profit has been granted when any one of predetermined N types of profits (N is an integer greater than M) is given. It is possible to make a decision to display the profit notification effect.

  Specifically, the effect determining means 303 of the second embodiment is configured such that at the start of the special game, the first profit state (hereinafter also referred to as “stock condition 1”) or the second profit state (hereinafter “stock condition”). 2 ”), it is determined that the item stock production execution condition is satisfied. That is, the M in the second embodiment is “2”.

  In addition, the effect determining means 303 (1) if the result of the determination as a main judgment executed by the symbol fluctuation during the time reduction is a big hit or small hit, (2) the book executed by the symbol fluctuation during the time reduction When the result of the symbol determination as a determination is a big hit symbol (15R big hit symbol) or a small hit symbol (16R small hit symbol) that triggers a special game including a predetermined number of rounds or more, (3) symbol variation 7 When displaying the continuation success in the short time continuous effect, it is determined that the execution condition of the profit notification effect is satisfied. That is, the N in the second embodiment is “3”. When these conditions are satisfied, an “item release effect” that is an effect corresponding to the icon (stocked item image) displayed on the effect display device 60 is executed. Hereinafter, the above (1) is also referred to as an open condition 1, the above (2) is also referred to as an open condition 2, and the above (3) is also referred to as an open condition 3.

  Basically, the release condition 1 corresponds to the stock condition 2, the release condition 3 corresponds to the stock condition 1, and the item release effect is executed in the specific game after the special game in which the item stock effect is executed. In the second embodiment, the release condition 2 is satisfied when the result of the symbol determination as the main determination is a big hit symbol or a small hit symbol that triggers a special game including the maximum number of rounds. For example, it is satisfied in the case of 15R short-lived symbols 1 to 3 and 16R small hit symbols 1 to 3 in FIG.

  The effect determination means 303 determines the display of the item release effect as the profit notification effect when at least one of the three release conditions is satisfied and the effect lottery has a predetermined result. The effect determining means 303 selects an effect pattern (for example, a change effect pattern, a notice effect pattern, and a special game effect pattern) of the item release effect at a predetermined timing at which the item release effect is to be displayed. The effect display control means 305 causes the effect display device 60 to display the item release effect according to the item release effect effect pattern. The item release effect is an effect that displays a pattern that is paired with a pattern in the item stock effect, and is an effect that notifies that a profit related to the display of the pattern in the item stock effect has been granted.

  FIG. 38 schematically shows an item opening effect. The item release effect displays content indicating that an item 540 such as a weapon stocked in the item stock effect has been used. The item release effect is an effect that is displayed at a timing when a specific profit is given and that clearly notifies that the specific profit is given. The effect determining means 303 retains the type of the item 540 stocked by the item stock effect, and displays the item 540 of that type (that is, the item 540 having the same appearance and pattern) as the item release effect. When the item display effect is displayed, the effect display control means 305 erases the information (icon etc.) of the stocked item that has been displayed in the predetermined area of the effect display device 60 until then.

  When the opening condition 1 is satisfied, the effect determining unit 303 may display the item opening effect with a predetermined probability immediately before the big hit or the small hit occurs (during execution of the hit variation). In addition, when the release condition 2 is satisfied, the second big prize opening 22 is set in a predetermined round during the special game, for example, the 4R as a branch of 4R and 15R in the case of the small hit development big hit, or during the small hit game. During the execution of the effect to be aimed, the item release effect may be displayed with a predetermined probability. In addition, when the release condition 3 is satisfied, the short duration effect is being displayed in the seventh symbol change during the short time, and the item is released with a predetermined probability immediately before the short duration effect is definitely notified by the short duration effect. An effect may be displayed.

  According to the pachinko gaming machine 500 of the second embodiment, it is difficult for the player to determine the item stock production execution condition by setting the number of a plurality of stock conditions (OR conditions) <the number of a plurality of release conditions (OR conditions). Can be a thing. In other words, when the item stock effect is displayed, it is easy to guess what the stock condition is by simply executing the same number of opening condition-compatible effects as the stock condition, and the interest in the stock effect fades as the game is played. End up. However, as in this embodiment, the number of open conditions becomes larger than the stock conditions, making it difficult to estimate the stock conditions, and the player can determine the type of profit scheduled to be granted in the future. Can be difficult. Thereby, the monotonization of the game is avoided, and it becomes easy to maintain the expectation held by the player by the item stock production.

  In addition, while the time is short, the short time continuation effect is executed with the seventh and fourteenth symbol variations, but in the second embodiment, the item opening effect is executed with the seventh symbol variation. When an item is stocked in the item stock production, if the game progresses to the 8th symbol change, the player expects that the item release effect will be executed at the 14th symbol variation and the number of short durations will be determined 100 times. The interest in the short time continuation effect at the time of the 14th symbol change will fade. Therefore, by displaying the item release effect at the time of the seventh symbol change (or at the time of the first to sixth symbol change), it becomes easy to attract the player's interest in the short-time continuous effect at the time of the 14th symbol change.

  Here, it is assumed that a symbol jackpot or a small hit development jackpot with a time reduction of 14 times is generated and an item stock effect is displayed as a round effect during a special game. If a big hit or a small hit is reached by the seventh change in the short time after the end of the special game, the stock conditions satisfied for the item stock production during this short time (the number of short durations must be more than 7 times) It is not satisfied during the short time, and the item opening effect cannot be displayed with the short time continuous effect of the seventh change. Furthermore, in the next time reduction, the number of time reduction continuations will be 7 times, and there is a possibility that a new special game cannot be acquired during that time. In such a situation, if the item is stocked and a benefit (for example, 14 times or more of short-time continuations) is not given, the player feels uncomfortable.

  Therefore, the effect determining means 303 of the second embodiment indicates the occurrence of the special game when the result of the success / failure determination indicates the occurrence of the special game in the short time state after displaying the profit suggestion effect (the item stock effect in the embodiment). Depending on the design aspect, it is configured such that the effect timing and the contents of the effect can be determined so that the profit notification effect (item release effect in the embodiment) is executed before the end of the special game. The effect determination means 303 executes an item release effect adjustment process at the start of the change in the big hit or the small hit change in the short time.

The adjustment process of the item release effect by the effect determination means 303 will be described.
First, stock condition 1 (14 times or more of short-time continuations) was satisfied at the start of the special game, and the item stock effect was displayed in the round effect of the special game. Then, it is assumed that a big hit or a small hit change (hereinafter also referred to as “this hit”) occurs within seven fluctuations in the short time after the special game ends. Hereinafter, the adjustment process according to the hit type will be described.

  (1) If the current hit is 15R big hit or 16R (substantially 15R) small hit, an item opening effect is displayed as a specific round effect during the special game to notify the player of a large number of appearances during the special game. Decide what to do. The item opening effect here is an effect (hereinafter also referred to as “15R promotion effect”) for notifying that 15R, which is the maximum number of rounds among a plurality of types of rounds that can be provided in a special game, is provided. is there. Here, the effect determining means 303 displays the item opening effect (15R promotion effect), assuming that the opening condition 2 is satisfied.

  (2) If the current hit is a big hit or a small hit with a short time of 14 or more symbol fluctuations, a special first probability (for example, 50%) will be applied during the current change. It is determined to display an item release effect corresponding to winning a game. In this case, displaying the item release effect prevents the item from remaining in stock. Further, it is determined that the item release effect is not executed at a predetermined second probability (for example, 50%), and that the item release effect is displayed in the time reduction after the next time after the current hit. That is, when the special game cannot be acquired by the seventh change of the short time, since the release condition 3 is satisfied at the next short time, the execution of the item release effect is postponed.

  (3) When it is determined from the previous success / failure determination result that another big hit or small hit is put on hold at the time of the current hit, the current fluctuation is performed with a predetermined first probability (for example, 50%). The item opening effect is displayed inside. In this case, displaying the item release effect prevents the item from remaining in stock. Further, it is determined that the item release effect is not executed at a predetermined second probability (for example, 50%), and that the item release effect is displayed in the time reduction after the next time after the current hit. That is, since the release condition 1 is satisfied at the next short time, the execution of the item release effect is postponed.

  (4) If it does not fall under any of the above (1), (2), or (3) and the current hit is a big hit or a small hit with a time reduction of 7 symbol variations, this time The item opening effect is executed at the time of winning-branch display in the symbol fluctuation (before the big hit or the small hit is definitely notified). In this case, displaying the item release effect prevents the item from remaining in stock.

  Next, at the time of starting the special game, the stock condition 2 (reservation in the retreat) was satisfied, and the item stock effect was displayed in the special game round effect. Then, it is assumed that a big hit or a small hit change (hereinafter also referred to as “this hit”) occurs during the short time after the end of the special game. Hereinafter, the adjustment process according to the hit type will be described.

  (1) If the current hit is 15R big hit or 16R (substantially 15R) small hit, it is decided to display the item release effect as an effect (15R promotion effect) for notifying 15R in a specific round during the special game. . That is, the item release effect is displayed on the assumption that the release condition 2 is satisfied.

  (2) If the current hit is a big hit or a small hit with a short time of 14 or more symbol fluctuations, the item is released during the current change with a predetermined first probability (for example, 50%). Decide to display the effect. In this case, displaying the item release effect prevents the item from remaining in stock. Further, it is determined that the item release effect is not executed at a predetermined second probability (for example, 50%), and that the item release effect is displayed in the time reduction after the next time after the current hit. That is, when the special game cannot be acquired by the seventh change of the short time, since the release condition 3 is satisfied at the next short time, the execution of the item release effect is postponed.

  (3) When it is determined from the previous success / failure determination result that another big hit or small hit is put on hold at the time of the current hit, the current fluctuation is performed with a predetermined first probability (for example, 50%). The item opening effect is displayed inside. In this case, displaying the item release effect prevents the item from remaining in stock. Further, it is determined that the item release effect is not executed at a predetermined second probability (for example, 50%), and that the item release effect is displayed in the time reduction after the next time after the current hit. That is, since the release condition 1 is satisfied at the next short time, the execution of the item release effect is postponed.

  (4) If it does not fall under any of the above (1), (2), or (3) and the current hit is a big hit or a small hit with a time reduction of 7 symbol variations, this time The item opening effect is executed at the time of winning-branch display in the symbol fluctuation (before the big hit or the small hit is definitely notified). In this case, displaying the item release effect prevents the item from remaining in stock.

  According to the pachinko gaming machine 500 according to the second embodiment, when a big hit or a small hit occurs during the short time after the item stock presentation is displayed, the stock is produced in the item stock presentation according to the profit given by the big hit or the small hit. The display timing and / or the content of the item release effect of the content using the item are adjusted. As a result, the specific gaming state (short time) ends without the item stocked in the item stock production being used, and the player feels uncomfortable without gaining profit even though the item is stocked. Can be avoided.

  Note that it is possible to postpone the execution of the item release effect according to the hit mode of this time because it is known that the execution condition of the item release effect is satisfied in a short time after the current hit. In addition, by deferring the execution of the item release effect, it becomes more difficult for the player to determine the condition for executing the item release effect and the stock condition for the item stock effect, and the stocked item is released. Until then, it becomes easier to maintain the player's expectation for a longer time.

The operation of the pachinko gaming machine 500 according to the second embodiment having the above configuration will be described.
FIG. 39 is a flowchart showing a process of effect processing related to the special game. When the big hit symbol stops (Y in S900) or a game ball enters the specific area of the second big winning opening 22 (N in S900, Y in S902), the effect determining means 303 has two stock conditions. It is determined whether at least one of them is satisfied (S904). When the special game is started, the effect determining means 303 starts the special game effect (S906). The effect determining means 303 executes an item release effect process and an item stock effect process, which will be described later, as a round effect during a special game (S908, S910).

  If it is before the end of the final round of the special game (N in S912), the process returns to S908. When the final round is finished (Y in S912) and the special game is finished, the effect determining means 303 finishes the special game effect (S914). If the big hit symbol does not stop and there is no ball entering the specific area (N in S902), the subsequent processing is skipped and the flow of this figure is terminated.

  FIG. 40 is a flowchart showing details of the item release effect process in S908 of FIG. If the promotion effect flag is set to ON (Y in S920) and it is a predetermined round (here, the fourth round) (Y in S922), the effect determining means 303 displays the item release effect (here, 15R promotion effect). (S924). The effect determining unit 303 sets the promotion effect flag to off (S926). If the promotion effect flag is off (N in S920) or not in the fourth round (N in S922), the subsequent processing is skipped and the flow of this figure is terminated. As will be described later, when the promotion effect flag is set to ON, the win that triggers the special game is when 15R big hit or 16R (substantially 15R) small hit.

  FIG. 41 is a flowchart showing details of the item stock effect process in S910 of FIG. When the stock flag is set to OFF (Y in S930), it is a predetermined round determined by lottery or the like (Y in S932), and it is determined in S904 that the stock condition is satisfied (Y in S934), the effect determining means 303 displays an item stock effect (S936). The effect determining unit 303 sets the stock flag to ON (S938). If the stock flag is on (N in S930) and not the predetermined round determined by lottery or the like (N in S932) or it is determined that the stock conditions are not satisfied (N in S934), the subsequent processing is performed. Skip and end the flow of this figure.

  FIG. 42 is a flowchart showing a process of effect processing during a short time. The process shown in the figure shows the characteristic process of the present embodiment, and is actually executed together with the decorative symbol variation display process shown in FIG.

  If the symbol variation has already started (Y in S940), the stock flag is on (Y in S942), and the variation is based on the result of the success / failure determination indicating a big or small hit (Y in S944), the effect determining means 303 Identifies the hit type. The current hit is not 15R big hit or 16R (substantially 15R) small hit (N in S946), and is not a hit with a short time of 14 or more symbol variations (N in S948). If there is not (N in S950), the effect determining means 303 is the item opening effect before the big hit symbol or the small hit symbol is stopped (in other words, before the big hit or the small hit is definitely notified on the effect). Is displayed (S952). The effect determining unit 303 sets the stock flag to OFF (S954). N in S950 is typically satisfied when the current hit is a big hit or a small hit with a time reduction of 7 symbol variations.

  The current win is a win with a time reduction of 14 or more symbol variations (Y in S948), or there is a next win in the hold (Y in S950) and the lottery has a predetermined result. If this is the case (Y in S956), it is determined that the item release effect is not executed at this time, and the flow of FIG. In this case, the processing after S944 will be executed again during the next short time after the occurrence of this hit and the special game. If the lottery does not result in a predetermined result (N in S956), the process proceeds to S952, and an item release effect is displayed.

  If the current hit is 15R big hit or 16R (substantially 15R) small hit (Y in S946), the effect determining means 303 sets the promotion effect flag on (S958). Thereafter, the process proceeds to S954, where the stock flag is set to OFF. If the stock flag is on and is changing based on the determination result indicating that the stock flag is off (N in S944), and if it is changing for the seventh time after shifting to a shorter time (Y in S960), the effect determination means 303 will save the time. A continuation effect is displayed (S962). The effect determination means 303 displays the item release effect before notifying that the time reduction continues in the time reduction continuous effect (S952). If it is not during the seventh fluctuation after the shift to the short time (N in S960), the subsequent processing is skipped and the flow of this figure is ended. Even if the symbol variation has not started (N in S940) or the stock flag is off (N in S942), the subsequent processing is skipped and the flow of this figure is terminated. Note that the promotion effect flag is always turned on when 15R big hit or 16R small hit, but it may be determined whether or not the promotion effect is executed by lottery. If it is determined that the promotion effect is not executed, S948 is determined. It is good also as a flow to return to.

  The present invention has been described based on the second embodiment. This embodiment is an exemplification, and it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various modifications can be made to combinations of each component and each processing process, and such modifications are also within the scope of the present invention. A modification is given below.

  A first modification will be described. In the second embodiment, an item stock effect (that is, a profit suggestion effect) is displayed as a round effect during a special game. As a modification, an item stock effect may be displayed as an effect during a short time. For example, the effect determination unit 303 determines whether at least one of the two stock conditions (there is a hit within the hold and the duration of the time reduction is 14 or more) after the shift to the time reduction is satisfied. If satisfied, the display of the item stock effect during the time shortage may be determined.

  A second modification will be described. In the second embodiment (first embodiment), the number of holding upper limits of the lottery value of the first special symbol 51 and the lottery value of the second special symbol 52 are both four, but the number of holding upper limits is different. It may be set to a value. For example, when the small hit probability of the second special symbol 52 is set high, the number of reserved balls of the second special symbol 52 is set between 0 and 3 in order to reduce the probability of time pullback in the hold after the short time end. It may be set.

  A third modification will be described. In the second embodiment, a gaming machine equipped with a small hit development jackpot was proposed. However, the technique described in the second embodiment is applicable to a gaming machine (so-called first type pachinko gaming machine) equipped only with a symbol jackpot. Applicable. Even in a gaming machine equipped only with a symbol jackpot, the item stock effect may be executed on the condition that the number of times of holding on hold and the number of short-time continuations is other than the minimum number. Further, the item opening effect may be executed on the condition that the big game, the short time continuation, and the acquisition of the special game with the maximum number of rounds among a plurality of types of special games are the release conditions.

  A fourth modification will be described. The pachinko gaming machine 500 according to the second embodiment does not include a probability variation game (hereinafter also referred to as “probability variation”), but as a modified example, the game shifts to probability variation according to at least one of the big hit symbol and the small hit symbol. Also good. In addition, after the transition to probability variation, the probability variation may be terminated when the number of symbol fluctuations reaches a predetermined upper limit number. In other words, the symbol variation may be implemented as a so-called ST machine that performs the probability variation of the number cut. In this case, the item opening effect may be content that suggests or notifies information on the upper limit number of probability changes. Furthermore, as a combination with the third modified example described above, in a gaming machine that does not have a small hit development jackpot (for example, a gaming machine that has only a symbol jackpot), there is a reserved hit as a stock condition, In addition to the number of times being other than the minimum number of times, a condition regarding probability variation may be set. The condition relating to the probability change may be satisfied when the process is shifted to the probability change or when the upper limit number of times of the probability change is a predetermined value or more. Further, in the pachinko gaming machine 500 that has a probability variation function and does not have a jackpot that develops from a small hit, it is also possible to transmit information related to the variation pattern as information related to the pre-run effect lottery, and the profit state If there is a variation pattern with a high probability of jackpot probability within the hold at the start of the jackpot game (a high expectation reach mode in which the final result is different for the variation pattern A at the time of hit and the variation pattern B at the time of loss) If the ratio for selecting the high expectation reach in A and B in the production lottery is 80%: 20% of variation patterns A and B) It is good also as a mode which performs item stock as a certain thing.

  A fifth modification will be described. The pachinko gaming machine 500 according to the second embodiment executed the item opening effect together with the time reduction effect in the seventh symbol variation during the time reduction. As a modified example, the first probability executes the item opening effect together with the time reduction effect in the seventh symbol variation in the time reduction, while the second probability causes the time reduction effect in the 14th symbol variation in the time reduction An item opening effect may be executed. In this case, if the item release effect is displayed with the 14th symbol variation, the number of short-time continuations is determined 100 times, so that the player can expect that the item release effect will not be executed with the 7th symbol variation. Become.

  A sixth modification will be described. The effect determining means 303 is an aspect in which the player understands that the appearance is different from the normal reach effect as the effect at the time of the symbol variation which becomes the big hit or the small hit, and the winning which is high profit is acquired at the moment of development. Special reach production (for example, full rotation reach) may be displayed. The special reach effect is selected by lottery when the number of short-time continuations is about 100 and when the maximum round (for example, 15R) is reached. When the special reach effect is executed, the effect determining unit 303 turns on a special stock flag which is a flag indicating that a special item having an appearance different from that of an item stocked in the normal item stock effect is stocked. If the special stock flag is on, the effect determining unit 303 displays the special item stock effect as a special game round effect.

  Here, when the stock flag is on (during the short time after displaying the item stock effect), if you select the special reach effect, the winning is confirmed and the maximum round is also confirmed, so it is stocked until then. There is a problem in that there is no timing for executing an item release effect for releasing an item. In order to solve this problem, either of the following two configurations may be adopted. (1) During the big hit (during special game), the stocked item is forcibly rewritten. That is, change from a normal item to a special item. (2) When the stock flag is on, the production pattern selection criteria (pattern table, notice type table, etc.) are set so that the special reach production does not occur.

  Of the two configurations described above, from the viewpoint of consistency between the item stock production and the item release production, it can be said that (2) is preferred in which the stocked production is released. However, the special reach production itself has a high rarity, and a premium production related to the special game is also performed. Therefore, it can be said that (1) is more preferable from the viewpoint of not reducing the opportunity to see the premium performance.

  A seventh modification will be described. A plurality of types of items to be stocked and released may be provided. In this case, the selection probability of each item may be determined for each combination pattern of the presence / absence of a pending call and the presence / absence of a shorter working time so that the degree of expectation of the holding time and the shorter duration depends on the type of item. For example, with regard to (expectation per hold, expectation of short-term continuation), item A (high possibility of hit within hold, 14 times short), item B (low possibility of hit within hold, short time) 14 times or more), item C may be set to be (the probability of winning within the hold is high, and if it does not hit within the hold, it is fixed 100 times in a short time).

  An eighth modification will be described. The number of times per hour shortening is 100 times per symbol according to the first special symbol 51 at the time of non-shortening (15R hour short symbol 7 in FIG. 34). For this reason, an item stock effect may always be executed during a special game.

  A ninth modification will be described. The main board 200 of the pachinko gaming machine 500 includes data indicating whether or not an operation is input to the launch handle 107 and data indicating whether or not a touch is detected by a touch sensor (not shown) of the launch handle 107. May be sent to. When the launch handle 107 has not been operated for a certain period of time and the touch is detected from the state where the touch is not detected, the effect determination unit 303 changes the time change of the seventh change, You may display the production | presentation of the content which suggests time-continuation in the 14th change. The effect determining means 303 may limit the timing at which the touch is re-detected as a display condition for the effect during super-reach in the short time period, or during execution of the short time continuous effect (or after the end of the variation). During the fixed time).

  A tenth modification will be described. The effect determining means 303 may cause the effect display device 60 to display a predetermined game standby demonstration screen when no operation is input to the firing handle 107 for a certain period of time. In this state, when receiving a command indicating that an operation on the firing handle 107 is detected from the main board 200, the effect determining means 303 displays a special effect according to the number of big hits and the number of small hits on the day while the game standby demonstration screen is displayed. May be displayed. This special effect may be an effect that is displayed only on the game standby demonstration screen, and may be, for example, a display content in which a specific character supports the player. In the tenth modification, as in the ninth modification, a special effect may be displayed by lottery when a touch on the firing handle 107 is detected again while the game standby demonstration screen is displayed.

  An eleventh modification will be described. The pachinko gaming machine 500 according to the second embodiment executes the item opening effect with a predetermined probability when there is a further big hit or small hit in the hold at the time of the big hit or small hit (this time hit) in the short time. It was decided to defer. As a modification, a configuration in which the item release effect can be deferred may be excluded, and a configuration in which the item release effect is postponed may be excluded only when the current hit is a small hit. For example, the item opening effect may be displayed at the time of the current branch in the current hit fluctuation. This is because the game ball may not pass through the specific area during the small hit game and the time reduction may end, and this is to avoid prefetching for the hold after the time reduction state changes.

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

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

  In the above embodiment, a pachinko machine in which a game ball (prize ball) is paid out as a profit based on the entry has been exemplified. However, instead of paying out a prize ball, the electronic ball management system is used to launch the game ball. -It can also be applied to so-called encapsulated type pachinko machines that manage prize balls. Such encapsulated type pachinko machines typically allow a predetermined number of game balls to circulate in the game machine, play the game balls that circulate, and launch game balls instead of paying out prize balls. Profit the player by increasing the number of times. For example, a ball circulation means that accepts a game ball that rolls in the game area and circulates it inside the game machine by sending it out to the game area again without discharging it to the game machine, , And a ball number managing means for managing the number of possessed balls based on the number of payout prize balls, and a ball displaying means for displaying the number of managed possessed balls.

  Any combination of the above-described embodiments and modifications is also useful as an embodiment of the present invention. The new embodiment resulting from the combination has the effects of the combined example and modification. Further, it should be understood by those skilled in the art that the functions to be fulfilled by the constituent elements described in the claims are realized by the individual constituent elements shown in the embodiments and the modified examples or by their cooperation.

The technique described in the first embodiment can be expressed as follows.
[Aspect 1-1-1]
A game board in which a game area is formed;
A first start port and a second start port provided at predetermined positions in the game area;
A determination unit for determining whether or not to perform the determination based on the lottery value acquired by entering the first start port or the second start port;
Hold control means for holding the lottery value up to a predetermined number up to the start of the variable display of the symbol corresponding to the success / failure determination;
A symbol display device in which a symbol for indicating the result of the determination is changed and displayed;
A large winning opening that is provided at a predetermined position in the gaming area, is opened according to the result of the success / failure determination, and the entry of the gaming ball is an opportunity for giving a profit to the player;
A small hit game control means for executing a small hit game with the opening of the big winning opening when the symbol indicating that the result of the determination of success / failure is a small hit is displayed;
When the symbol indicating that the result of the success / failure determination is a big hit is stopped or displayed, or a game ball that has entered the big prize opening during the small hit game passes through a specific area provided in the game. If so, special game control means for executing a special game with the opening of the special winning opening,
Specific game control means for controlling the transition to the easy-to-enter state where the ease of entering the second starting port is higher than the normal state;
An effect display device for displaying effect content,
Production determination means for determining production content to be displayed on the production display device;
With
The probability that the result of the success / failure determination based on the ball entering the second start port is a small hit is set higher than the probability that the result of the determination based on the ball entering the first start port is a small hit. ,
The specific game control means, when a big hit or a small hit occurs and a predetermined transition condition is satisfied, shifts to the easy-to-enter state after the special game is finished, and an upper limit of symbol variation in the easy-to-enter state The number of times is determined to be one of a plurality of predetermined upper limit times depending on the symbol aspect indicating a big hit or the symbol aspect indicating a small hit,
The small hit game control means opens the big prize opening a plurality of times during one small hit game according to a predetermined intermittent release pattern,
The intermittent opening pattern is defined by setting a total time for opening the multiple winning openings a predetermined length or less,
The intermittent opening pattern is a length of a part of the closing period of a plurality of closing periods in the one small hit game with respect to a closing period between the first opening of the big prize opening and the subsequent opening. A ball game machine that is defined longer than the length of other closed periods.

[Aspect 1-1-2]
A game board in which a game area is formed;
A first start port and a second start port provided at predetermined positions in the game area;
A determination unit for determining whether or not to perform the determination based on the lottery value acquired by entering the first start port or the second start port;
Hold control means for holding the lottery value up to a predetermined number up to the start of the variable display of the symbol corresponding to the success / failure determination;
A symbol display device in which a symbol for indicating the result of the determination is changed and displayed;
A first grand prize opening and a second grand prize opening which are provided at predetermined positions in the game area, are opened according to the result of the determination of success or failure, and the entry of the game ball is an opportunity for giving a profit to the player;
A small hit game control means for executing a small hit game with the opening of the second big prize opening when a symbol indicating that the result of the determination of success or failure is a small hit,
When the symbol indicating that the result of the success / failure determination is a big win is stopped or displayed, or a specific area in which a game ball that has entered the second big prize opening during the small hit game is further provided Special game control means for executing a special game with opening of the first grand prize opening when passing
Specific game control means for controlling the transition to the easy-to-enter state where the ease of entering the second starting port is higher than the normal state;
An effect display device for displaying effect content,
Production determination means for determining production content to be displayed on the production display device;
With
The probability that the result of the success / failure determination based on the ball entering the second start port is a small hit is set higher than the probability that the result of the determination based on the ball entering the first start port is a small hit. ,
The specific game control means, when a big hit or a small hit occurs and a predetermined transition condition is satisfied, shifts to the easy-to-enter state after the special game is finished, and an upper limit of symbol variation in the easy-to-enter state The number of times is determined to be one of a plurality of predetermined upper limit times depending on the symbol aspect indicating a big hit or the symbol aspect indicating a small hit,
The small hit game control means opens the second big prize opening a plurality of times during one small hit game according to a predetermined intermittent release pattern,
The intermittent opening pattern is defined as a total length of a plurality of times of opening the second grand prize opening not more than a predetermined length,
In the intermittent opening pattern, the closing period between the first opening of the second big prize opening and the subsequent opening is a part of the closing period of the plurality of closing periods in the one small hit game. A ball game machine whose length is set longer than the length of other closed periods.

[Aspect 1-2]
A game board in which a game area is formed;
A first start port and a second start port provided at predetermined positions in the game area;
A determination unit for determining whether or not to perform the determination based on the lottery value acquired by entering the first start port or the second start port;
Hold control means for holding the lottery value up to a predetermined number up to the start of the variable display of the symbol corresponding to the success / failure determination;
A symbol display device in which a symbol for indicating the result of the determination is changed and displayed;
A large winning opening that is provided at a predetermined position in the gaming area, is opened according to the result of the success / failure determination, and the entry of the gaming ball is an opportunity for giving a profit to the player;
A small hit game control means for executing a small hit game with the opening of the big winning opening when the symbol indicating that the result of the determination of success / failure is a small hit is displayed;
When the symbol indicating that the result of the success / failure determination is a big hit is stopped or displayed, or a game ball that has entered the big prize opening during the small hit game passes through a specific area provided in the game. If so, special game control means for executing a special game with the opening of the special winning opening,
Specific game control means for controlling the transition to the easy-to-enter state where the ease of entering the second starting port is higher than the normal state;
An effect display device for displaying effect content,
Production determination means for determining production content to be displayed on the production display device;
With
The probability that the result of the success / failure determination based on the ball entering the second start port is a small hit is set higher than the probability that the result of the determination based on the ball entering the first start port is a small hit. ,
The specific game control means includes
When a big hit or a small hit occurs and a predetermined transition condition is satisfied, the game is shifted to the easy-to-enter state after the special game is finished, and the upper limit number of symbol fluctuations in the easy-to-enter state is set to the big or small hit In accordance with the design pattern showing, to determine any one of a plurality of predetermined upper limit number of times,
Even if the gaming state is either the normal state or the easy entry state, the easy entry state after the end of the special game when the big hit or the small hit based on the entry to the second starting port occurs. To
When a big hit based on the entrance to the first start port occurs when the gaming state is the normal state, the normal state or the incoming state is ended after the special game is ended, depending on the stop mode of the symbol indicating the big hit. Move to the ball easy state,
When a big hit based on the entry to the first start port occurs when the game state is the easy entry state, the easy entry after the special game is ended regardless of the stop mode of the symbol indicating the big hit. A ball game machine that shifts to a state.

[Aspect 1-3]
A game board in which a game area is formed;
A first start port and a second start port provided at predetermined positions in the game area;
A determination unit for determining whether or not to perform the determination based on the lottery value acquired by entering the first start port or the second start port;
Hold control means for holding the lottery value up to a predetermined number up to the start of the variable display of the symbol corresponding to the success / failure determination;
A symbol display device in which a symbol for indicating the result of the determination is changed and displayed;
A large winning opening that is provided at a predetermined position in the gaming area, is opened according to the result of the success / failure determination, and the entry of the gaming ball is an opportunity for giving a profit to the player;
A small hit game control means for executing a small hit game with the opening of the big winning opening when the symbol indicating that the result of the determination of success / failure is a small hit is displayed;
When the symbol indicating that the result of the success / failure determination is a big hit is stopped or displayed, or a game ball that has entered the big prize opening during the small hit game passes through a specific area provided in the game. If so, special game control means for executing a special game with the opening of the special winning opening,
Specific game control means for controlling the transition to the easy-to-enter state where the ease of entering the second starting port is higher than the normal state;
An effect display device for displaying effect content,
Production determination means for determining production content to be displayed on the production display device;
With
The probability that the result of the success / failure determination based on the ball entering the second start port is a small hit is set higher than the probability that the result of the determination based on the ball entering the first start port is a small hit. ,
The specific game control means includes
When a big hit or a small hit occurs and a predetermined transition condition is satisfied, the game is shifted to the easy-to-enter state after the special game is finished, and the upper limit number of symbol fluctuations in the easy-to-enter state is set to the big or small hit In accordance with the design pattern showing, to determine any one of a plurality of predetermined upper limit number of times,
When the small hit based on the entrance to the first start opening occurs and the predetermined transition condition is satisfied, and the small hit based on the entrance to the second start opening occurs and the predetermined transition condition is In any of the above cases, as the upper limit number of symbol fluctuations in the easy-to-enter state, a ball that selects any one of the same plural types of upper limit times according to the stop mode of the symbol indicating the small hit Gaming machine.

[Aspect 1-4]
A game board in which a game area is formed;
A first start port and a second start port provided at predetermined positions in the game area;
A go / no-go determination means for executing a go / no-go determination based on a lottery value acquired by entering the first start port and the second start port as a trigger;
Hold control means for holding the lottery value up to a predetermined number up to the start of the variable display of the symbol corresponding to the success / failure determination;
A symbol display device in which a symbol for indicating the result of the determination is changed and displayed;
A large winning opening that is provided at a predetermined position in the gaming area, is opened according to the result of the success / failure determination, and the entry of the gaming ball is an opportunity for giving a profit to the player;
A small hit game control means for executing a small hit game with the opening of the big winning opening when the symbol indicating that the result of the determination of success / failure is a small hit is displayed;
When the symbol indicating that the result of the success / failure determination is a big hit is stopped or displayed, or a game ball that has entered the big prize opening during the small hit game passes through a specific area provided in the game. If so, special game control means for executing a special game with the opening of the special winning opening,
Specific game control means for controlling the transition to the easy-to-enter state in which the ease of entering the two starting holes is higher than the normal state;
An effect display device for displaying effect content,
Production determination means for determining production content to be displayed on the production display device;
With
The second starting port has an expansion mechanism that can be opened so that the entry of a game ball changes from a relatively difficult state to an easy state,
The specific game control means, when a big hit or a small hit occurs and a predetermined transition condition is satisfied, shifts to the easy-to-enter state in which the expansion mechanism is opened after the special game ends, and After the transition to the easy ball state, if the number of symbol variations reaches a predetermined upper limit, the easy ball entry state is terminated,
When the big hit based on the entrance to the second start opening occurs and the predetermined transition condition is satisfied, or when the small hit occurs and the predetermined transition condition is satisfied, the specific game control means Among the plurality of candidates including the first upper limit number and the second upper limit number that is larger than the first upper limit number as the upper limit number of symbol fluctuations in the easy-to-enter state after the end of the special game. And the effect determining means suggests whether the easy-to-enter state continues even after the number of symbol fluctuations reaches the first upper limit number as an effect in the easy-to-enter state. Decide to display the continuation suggestion production that is the production,
If the big game is based on the entrance to the first starting port during the normal state, and the big game with the transition to the easy entry mode occurs after the special game ends, the specific game control means A third upper limit number larger than the first upper limit number is selected as the upper limit number of symbol fluctuations in the entry ball easy state, and the effect determination means displays the continuation suggestion effect as an effect in the easy entry state A ball game machine that makes decisions.

The technique described in the second embodiment can be expressed as follows.
[Aspect 2-1]
A game board in which a game area is formed;
A first start port and a second start port provided at predetermined positions in the game area;
A determination unit for determining whether or not to perform the determination based on the lottery value acquired by entering the first start port or the second start port;
Hold control means for holding the lottery value up to a predetermined number up to the start of the variable display of the symbol corresponding to the success / failure determination;
A symbol display device in which a symbol for indicating the result of the determination is changed and displayed;
A large winning opening that is provided at a predetermined position in the gaming area, is opened according to the result of the success / failure determination, and the entry of the gaming ball is an opportunity for giving a profit to the player;
A small hit game control means for executing a small hit game with the opening of the big winning opening when the symbol indicating that the result of the determination of success / failure is a small hit is displayed;
When the symbol indicating that the result of the success / failure determination is a big hit is stopped or displayed, or a game ball that has entered the big prize opening during the small hit game passes through a specific area provided in the game. If so, special game control means for executing a special game with the opening of the special winning opening,
Specific game control means for controlling the transition to the easy-to-enter state where the ease of entering the second starting port is higher than the normal state;
An effect display device for displaying effect content,
Production determining means for determining production content to be displayed on the production display device;
With
The specific game control means, when a big hit or a small hit occurs and a predetermined transition condition is satisfied, shifts to the easy-to-enter state after the special game is finished, and an upper limit of symbol variation in the easy-to-enter state The number of times is set to any one of a plurality of predetermined upper limit numbers according to the pattern mode indicating a big hit or a small hit,
The production determining means determines the first profit state when the upper limit number of symbol fluctuations in the easy-to-enter state is greater than a predetermined value for a profit state that is likely to cause a next big hit or a small hit. It is determined that the second profit state is determined when a lottery value indicating a big hit or a small hit is put on hold, and the profit state is obtained in at least one of the first profit state and the second profit state. A ball game machine capable of making a decision to display an effect that suggests that the effect is not clearly indicated as being in the first profit state or the second profit state.

[Aspect 2-2]
A game board in which a game area is formed;
A first start port and a second start port provided at predetermined positions in the game area;
A determination unit for determining whether or not to perform the determination based on the lottery value acquired by entering the first start port or the second start port;
Hold control means for holding the lottery value up to a predetermined number up to the start of the variable display of the symbol corresponding to the success / failure determination;
A symbol display device in which a symbol for indicating the result of the determination is changed and displayed;
A large winning opening that is provided at a predetermined position in the gaming area, is opened according to the result of the success / failure determination, and the entry of the gaming ball is an opportunity for giving a profit to the player;
A special game control means for executing a special game with an opening of the special winning opening when the symbol indicating the result of the determination of success or failure is displayed in a predetermined manner;
Specific game control means for controlling the transition to the easy-to-enter state where the ease of entering the second starting port is higher than the normal state;
An effect display device for displaying effect content,
Production determination means for determining production content to be displayed on the production display device;
With
When the special game occurs and a predetermined transition condition is satisfied, the specific game control means shifts to the easy-to-enter state after the end of the special game, and the upper limit number of symbol variations in the easy-to-enter state Is set to any one of a plurality of predetermined upper limit numbers in accordance with the symbol mode stopped and displayed when the special game is executed,
The effect determining means determines the first profit state when the upper limit number of symbol fluctuations in the easy-to-enter state is greater than a predetermined value for the profit state in which the possibility of the next special game is relatively high. When the lottery value indicating the occurrence of the next special game is held, it is determined as the second profit state, and in at least one of the first profit state and the second profit state, the profit state It is configured to be able to make a decision to display a profit suggesting effect that is an effect that does not clearly indicate which of the first profit state and the second profit state is an effect suggesting that
When the result of the success / failure determination indicates the occurrence of the special game in the easy-to-enter state after the display of the profit suggestion effect, the effect determining means has a profit according to the symbol form indicating the occurrence of the special game. A ball and ball game machine capable of determining the contents of the effect so that a profit notification effect for notifying that it has been granted is executed before the end of the special game.

[Aspect 2-3]
A game board in which a game area is formed;
A first start port and a second start port provided at predetermined positions in the game area;
A determination unit for determining whether or not to perform the determination based on the lottery value acquired by entering the first start port or the second start port;
Hold control means for holding the lottery value up to a predetermined number up to the start of the variable display of the symbol corresponding to the success / failure determination;
A symbol display device in which a symbol for indicating the result of the determination is changed and displayed;
A large winning opening that is provided at a predetermined position in the gaming area, is opened according to the result of the success / failure determination, and the entry of the gaming ball is an opportunity for giving a profit to the player;
A special game control means for executing a special game with an opening of the special winning opening when the symbol indicating the result of the determination of success or failure is displayed in a predetermined manner;
Specific game control means for controlling the transition to the easy-to-enter state where the ease of entering the second starting port is higher than the normal state;
An effect display device for displaying effect content,
Production determination means for determining production content to be displayed on the production display device;
With
When the special game occurs and a predetermined transition condition is satisfied, the specific game control means shifts to the easy-to-enter state after the end of the special game, and the upper limit number of symbol variations in the easy-to-enter state Is set to any one of a plurality of predetermined upper limit numbers in accordance with the symbol mode stopped and displayed when the special game is executed,
In the case where at least one of the predetermined M types of profit states (M is an integer equal to or greater than 2), the effect determination means is a profit state that is relatively likely to cause the next special game in the easy-to-enter state In addition, it is configured to be able to make a decision to display a profit suggestion effect that is an effect suggesting that it is in a profit state and that does not clearly indicate the type of profit state,
The effect determining means is an effect of notifying that a profit has been granted when any of predetermined N types of profits (N is an integer greater than M) is given after the profit suggestion effect is displayed. A ball game machine that can make a decision to display a certain profit notification effect.

[Aspect 2-4]
A game board in which a game area is formed;
A first start port and a second start port provided at predetermined positions in the game area;
A large winning opening that is provided at a predetermined position in the game area, is opened according to the result of the determination of success or failure, and the entry of the game ball is an opportunity for giving a profit to the player;
A symbol display device in which a symbol for indicating the result of the determination is changed and displayed;
An effect display device for displaying effect content,
A main controller that controls the basic operation of the game;
A sub-control device for controlling the staging operation,
The main controller is
A determination unit for determining whether or not to perform the determination based on a lottery value acquired in response to a ball entering the first start port or the second start port;
Hold control means for holding the lottery value up to a predetermined number up to the start of the variable display of the symbol corresponding to the success / failure determination;
In accordance with the result of the determination, the symbol determining means for determining the symbol stop mode;
A small hit game control means for executing a small hit game with the opening of the big winning opening when the symbol indicating that the result of the determination of success / failure is a small hit is displayed;
When the symbol indicating that the result of the success / failure determination is a big hit is stopped or displayed, or a game ball that has entered the big prize opening during the small hit game passes through a specific area provided in the game. If so, special game control means for executing a special game with the opening of the special winning opening,
Specific game control means for controlling the transition to the easy-to-enter state where the ease of entering the second starting port is higher than the normal state, and
The sub-control device includes an effect determining means for determining effect content to be displayed on the effect display device,
The probability that the result of the success / failure determination based on the ball entering the second start port is a small hit is set higher than the probability that the result of the determination based on the ball entering the first start port is a small hit. ,
The specific game control means, when a big hit or a small hit occurs and a predetermined transition condition is satisfied, shifts to the easy-to-enter state after the special game is finished, and an upper limit of symbol variation in the easy-to-enter state The number of times is determined to be one of a plurality of predetermined upper limit numbers according to the pattern mode indicating a big hit or a small hit,
The main control device, when there is a ball entering the start opening, information on the lottery value corresponding to the ball regardless of whether or not the symbol variation corresponding to the ball is immediately started To the sub-control device,
When the predetermination result about the new hold is notified from the main control device, the effect determination means satisfies the change start condition related to the new hold according to the prior determination result about the new hold. By the time, determine whether or not to display the pre-production for the new hold, and display content,
The preliminary determination result referred to by the effect determining means includes a bulletin ball game machine that includes information related to the determination of whether or not the game is determined, but excludes information related to the stop mode of the symbol.

(Third embodiment)
In the third embodiment, a technique for managing the progress of the production during the limited period described in the first embodiment will be described.

  In the pachinko gaming machine of the third embodiment, similarly to the pachinko gaming machine of the first embodiment, the first variation pattern determining means 231 and the second variation pattern determining means 232 are in a limited period after the special game ends. The limit table type to be referred to is determined according to the limit table reference rules that are defined for each symbol variation display during the limited period, the type of limit table to be referred to is determined, and the variation pattern is referenced with reference to the determined type limit table. To decide. The effect determining unit 303 determines an effect pattern according to the determined variation pattern, and the effect control unit 304 executes the determined effect pattern. Thereby, the special effect according to the limitation table reference rule can be executed in the limited period after the special game ends. Specifically, as in the first embodiment, an effect related to the number of short-time continuations after the end of the special game is executed for a limited period.

  In the first embodiment, the first variation pattern determination unit 231 and the second variation pattern determination unit 232 refer to the same restriction table reference rule shown in FIG. In this case, during the limited period, the variation pattern is determined without distinguishing between the case where the first special symbol is variably displayed and the case where the second special symbol is variably displayed. In contrast, in the present embodiment, during the limited period, different effects that can be clearly distinguished are executed when the first special symbol is variably displayed and when the second special symbol is variably displayed. For this reason, the limitation table reference rule (hereinafter referred to as the limitation table type) that defines the types of limitation tables to be referred to by the first variation pattern determining means 231 for determining the variation pattern of the first special symbol for each variation display of the first special symbol in the limited period , Also referred to as “first limitation table reference rule”), the type of the limitation table to be referred to by the second variation pattern determining means 232 to determine the variation pattern of the second special symbol is the second special symbol in the limited period. A limitation table reference rule (hereinafter also referred to as “second limitation table reference rule”) defined for each variable display is provided separately.

  In this case, whether the first special symbol is variably displayed during the limited period or whether the second special symbol is variably displayed depends on circumstances that cannot be predicted in advance, such as the state of the game ball being fired by the player. When the total number of times of the variable display of the first special symbol and the number of times of the variable display of the second special symbol is counted, and the type of the limited table to be referred to is determined according to the total number, the production order is shifted. For example, the production may not be performed as designed. More specifically, the specifications of the pachinko gaming machine of the present embodiment are the same as those of the pachinko gaming machine of the first embodiment. 2 It is a game that aims to win a big jackpot or small hit development jackpot by lottery of special symbols, and basically the production is designed with the intention of advancing the production according to the fluctuation display of the second special symbol, When entering the first starting port 11, an effect according to the change display of the first special symbol is executed in the middle of the effect according to the change display of the second special symbol, a series of effects are interrupted, Misalignment may occur. In the case of a specification in which the reserved ball of the second special symbol triggered by entering the second starting port 12 is preferentially digested among the held balls held by the holding control means, the second special The variable display of the first special symbol is not executed as long as the reserved ball of the symbol is held, but the variable display of the first special symbol is displayed when all the reserved balls of the second special symbol are digested. In the case of a specification in which the reserved balls are digested in the order of entry, the first special symbol variation display may be executed at an unintended timing.

  In order to solve such a problem, in the present embodiment, in the limited period, the number of times of the variable display of the first special symbol and the number of times of the variable display of the second special symbol are counted separately to determine the first variation pattern. The means 231 refers to the first limitation table reference rule, determines the type of the limitation table to be referred to according to the number of variable display of the first special symbol during the limitation period, and refers to the limitation table of the determined type. The second variation pattern determining means 232 refers to the second limitation table reference rule and determines the type of the limitation table to be referred to according to the number of variations of the second special symbol during the limitation period. The variation pattern is determined with reference to the limited table of the determined type. Thereby, as an effect executed in the limited period, an effect executed in accordance with the variable display of the first special symbol and an effect executed in accordance with the variable display of the second special symbol are separately and independently performed. Since it can be made to progress, each production can be advanced as designed, and the effect of the production can be enhanced.

  First, the contents of the effects executed during the limited period will be described, and a technique for managing the progress of the effects according to the limitation table reference rules will be described.

As described in the first embodiment, the ball game machine according to the present embodiment can easily enter the short time and the second start port 12 as a specific game after the special game is finished, depending on the big hit symbol or the small hit symbol. The state is executed. Also in this embodiment, the number of time reductions is selected from 7, 14, or 100 according to the big hit symbol or the small hit symbol, but in this example, A condition relating to the number of times of variable display of the second special symbol and a condition relating to the number of times of variable display of the first special symbol are individually set. Specifically, the time-saving end conditions in this embodiment are as follows.
(1) When the second special symbol changes X times (in this embodiment, X = 7, 14, or 100)
(2) When the first special symbol fluctuates Y times (in this embodiment, Y = 5)
(3) When the first special symbol and the second special symbol are changed in total (X + Y-1) times (4) When the first special symbol and the second special symbol are changed Z times in total (in this embodiment, Z = 100)
(5) When a small hit occurs, conditions (1) to (5) are not AND conditions but OR conditions, and if any of conditions (1) to (5) is satisfied, Is terminated. Since the time reduction is completed when either of the conditions (1) and (2) is satisfied, the number of variable display of the first special symbol and the second special symbol does not reach X + Y times in total. Because when the first special symbol fluctuates X times and the shortening ends, the second special symbol fluctuates only Y-1 times at the maximum, and the second special symbol fluctuates Y times and the shortening ends. This is because the first special symbol fluctuates only up to X-1 times. Therefore, as set as the condition (3), the total number of fluctuations of the first special symbol and the second special symbol is at most (X + Y-1) times. In addition, since the maximum number of time reductions is 100, the condition (4) is also set. The maximum value of the number of time reductions is 11 when a time reduction of 7 time reductions is given (X = 7), 18 when a time reduction of 14 time reductions (X = 14) is given, When the time reduction of 100 time reductions is given (X = 100), it is 100 times. As the condition (5), the reason why the time reduction is ended when the small hit occurs is as described in the first embodiment.

  In this embodiment, an effect that suggests or notifies the number of remaining variable displays until the end of the time reduction is executed as an effect during the time reduction. During the time, the game is basically aimed at the second starting port 12 by right-handed, so it mainly suggests the remaining number of fluctuations until the condition (1) concerning the number of fluctuations of the second special symbol is satisfied. Alternatively, there may be a case where a game ball accidentally enters the first start port 11 and the first special symbol variation display is executed while notifying, so the condition (2) relating to the number of variations of the first special symbol is satisfied. The number of remaining fluctuations until it is satisfied is also suggested or notified.

  FIG. 43 shows an example of an effect image displayed on the effect display device in a short time. In the present embodiment, a battle effect is displayed as an effect during the time saving, in which the teammate character 700 displays a state of fighting the enemy character 702. In the battle effect, when a small hit or big hit occurs, an end result of the teammate character 700 defeating the enemy character 702 is displayed, and it is notified that the big hit or the big hit has occurred. In the seventh and fourteenth variation displays of the second special symbol, the short duration effect described in the first embodiment is executed, and after the teammate character 700 defeats the enemy character 702, another enemy character 702 appears. When the ending is displayed, it is notified that the time reduction will continue, and when the ending where the ally character 700 is defeated by the enemy character 702 is displayed, the time reduction is notified.

  The effect image displays a door 720 that suggests the remaining number of fluctuations of the first special symbol until the end of time reduction. Since the game is designed so that the game ball is inserted into the second starting port 12 and the second special symbol is drawn during the time, the game ball is inserted into the first starting port 11 during the time. That is not preferred. Therefore, when a game ball enters the first start opening 11, the first start opening 11 is displayed in a short time by displaying an effect that the door 720 gradually closes during the change display of the first special symbol. It is suggested to the player that it is not preferable to enter a game ball. The door 720 is completely closed at the time of the fifth change display of the first special symbol when the condition (2) is satisfied and the time reduction is completed. In the case of a big hit with the first special symbol, instead of the effect of closing the door 720, an effect of displaying the ending that the teammate character 700 defeats the enemy character 702 may be executed. The door 720 is displayed on the effect display device 60 only during the variation display of the first special symbol, and the door 720 is not displayed during the variation display of the second special symbol so as not to interfere with the display of the battle effect. May be. Alternatively, even when the state in which the door 720 is closed during the variation display of the first special symbol is displayed, the door 720 is always displayed in the fully open state during the variation display of the second special symbol. May be.

  When the number of times the first special symbol during the time reduction is displayed a predetermined number of times, the time reduction will end unless the game ball is fired by aiming at the second starting port 12 by right-handing. Warning is given by display, lamp lighting, sound, etc. This warning is terminated when a right-hand hit is detected, when the second special symbol variation display is started, or when the number of reserved balls in the second special symbol becomes equal to or greater than a predetermined number. Thereafter, when the first special symbol is variably displayed again, the warning is resumed. In addition, when the number of reserved balls of the second special symbol becomes less than a predetermined number within a short time, the display on the effect display device 60, lighting of the lamp, voice, etc. is urged to make a right-handed strike. In this case, there is no warning that the shortage will end.

  In the effect image, the remaining number of changes 710 of the second special symbol until the end of the time reduction is displayed. At the start of time reduction, the effect determining means 303 first displays “6 times” as the remaining number of changes, and the first to seventh symbol change periods (hereinafter referred to as “first limited period”) of the second special symbol. In other words, every time the variation display of the second special symbol is executed, the remaining number of variations is reduced by one. In the seventh variation display of the second special symbol, “0 times” is displayed as the remaining number of variations, but when the time-continuation effect is executed and it is notified that the time reduction continues, the remaining number of variations is displayed as “ Return to "6 times". During the 8th to 14th symbol variation period of the second special symbol (hereinafter also referred to as “second limited period”), the remaining number of variations is incremented once each time the variation display of the second special symbol is executed. In the 14th variation display of the second special symbol, “0 times” is displayed as the remaining number of variations, but if the time-continuation effect is executed and it is informed that the time duration continues, the remaining number of variations is displayed. Is “85 times”. In the period of the 15th to 100th symbol variations of the second special symbol (hereinafter also referred to as “third limited period”), the remaining number of variations is once every time the variation display of the second special symbol is executed. Reduce by one. Since the time reduction does not continue until after the third limited period, the effect of ending the time reduction is executed in the predetermined number of symbol variations immediately before the end of the third limited period. When the change display of the first special symbol is not executed during the time reduction, the teammate character 700 becomes the enemy during the 100th display of the second special symbol change when the condition (1) is satisfied and the time reduction ends. The end result of the character 702 being knocked down is displayed to inform the user that the time reduction is over.

  If the variable display of the first special symbol has been executed before the variable display of the second special symbol reaches 100 times, the condition (4) is satisfied before the condition (1). The short working time ends. In this case, the time reduction ends before the remaining number of fluctuations of the second special symbol becomes “0”. Therefore, the remaining number of changes of the second special symbol displayed on the effect display device 60 at a predetermined timing until the total number of times of change of the second special symbol and the number of changes of the first special symbol reaches 100 times. You may adjust. The adjustment timing is when the third limited period is started, when the total number of fluctuations of the second special symbol and the number of fluctuations of the first special symbol reaches a predetermined number, for example, 95 times or 100 times, etc. Also good. As an adjustment method, for example, when the sum of the number of changes of the second special symbol and the number of changes of the first special symbol reaches a predetermined number, the ally character 700 is attacked by the enemy character 702 and takes damage. However, the remaining number of fluctuations may be reduced two or more times instead of once. Further, after the sum of the number of changes of the second special symbol and the number of changes of the first special symbol reaches a predetermined number, the remaining number of changes may not be displayed. When the total number of changes of the second special symbol and the number of changes of the first special symbol reaches 100, the remaining number of changes is set to “0” regardless of the number of times displayed as the remaining number of changes. May be changed to. In addition, after the short duration continuation effect is executed in the 14th symbol variation of the second special symbol, the remaining variation count is not “85”, but is subtracted by the variation count of the first special symbol that has been performed so far. In the third limited period, the remaining number of fluctuations may be reduced by one even when the fluctuation display of the first special symbol is executed. Even when the condition (4) is satisfied and the time reduction is ended, an ending that the teammate character 700 is defeated by the enemy character 702 is displayed, and it is notified that the time reduction ends.

  The remaining number of changes displayed on the effect display device 60 may not be the actual remaining number of changes, but may be the apparent remaining number of changes that may be different from the actual number. For example, when the number of short-time continuations is 14, the remaining number of changes is displayed as “7 times” at the beginning of the limited period, and is reduced by 1 each time the change display of the second special symbol is executed. In any one of the symbol variations during the first limited period, an increase / decrease effect for increasing / decreasing the remaining number of changes, such as the item opening effect described in the second embodiment, is executed, and the remaining number of changes is increased. Also good. The remaining number of fluctuations displayed on the effect display device 60 may be increased or decreased so as to be “0” in the fluctuation display of the second special symbol immediately before the time reduction is completed after the condition (1) is satisfied. Good.

  Thus, in the present embodiment, the condition (1) related to the number of times of change of the second special symbol and the condition (2) related to the number of times of change of the first special symbol are set separately as the time-saving end condition. During the time saving, the effect executed during the variable display of the second special symbol and the effect executed during the variable display of the first special symbol proceed separately. In order to realize such an effect, in this embodiment, as described above, the second limitation table reference rule and the first limitation table reference rule are separately provided, and the second special symbol variable display count and the first Instead of the total number of times of display of one special symbol, the number of times of display of the special symbol is counted separately, and the type of the limited table to be referred to is determined according to the number of times of display of the special symbol. .

  FIG. 44 shows details of the second limitation table reference rule that defines the limitation table referred to by the second variation pattern determination means 232. As shown in this figure, the variation pattern table in the present embodiment includes a “normal” table and six types of limitation tables (◎, ○, ●, □, ☆, after missing), and the second limitation table reference rule. Includes five kinds of limited tables (◎, ○, ●, □, ☆). Among the plurality of second limitation table reference rules, the second limitation table reference rule with the number “0” is referred only for the first time, that is, only for the limited period after the end of the special game triggered by the big hit that occurred in the normal state. This is a dedicated second limited table reference rule. After the end of the special game triggered by the first game, the second limited table reference rule with the number “0” is always referred to regardless of the type of the big hit symbol or the small hit symbol that triggered the special game. After the end of the special game triggered by the jackpot that occurred during the shortage of time, that is, the second or later jackpot in the Renso, it will be referred to depending on the type of the jackpot symbol or the jackpot symbol that triggered the special game A second limited table reference rule is determined.

  The limit table “◎” is selected only when the reach pattern variation pattern for executing the reach effect is a big hit, that is, the limit table is determined to be a small hit or a big hit when the reach effect is executed. It is. As described above, the limitation table “◎” is a dedicated second limitation table reference rule that is referred to only for the first hit, and is not referred to for the second and subsequent hits in the consecutive resort. Thereby, in the limited period after the end of the special game triggered by the first time, the reliability of the reach effect can be set to 100%, and the effect of the reach effect can be enhanced. Further, even in the limited table referred to after the 15th rotation in the second limited table reference rule that is referred to only in the case of the first hit, the reach fluctuation pattern is selected only in the case of the small hit or the big hit, or the reach In the case of a specification that does not select the variation pattern at all, the reach effect cannot be seen unless it is a continuous resort, so the rare feeling and effect of the reach effect can be enhanced.

  The limitation table “◯” is a limitation table in which the same range of pattern lottery values as the normal table is assigned to the variation pattern. The normal table is, for example, the variation pattern table shown in FIG. 8A, and the limited table “◯” is, for example, the time variation variation pattern table shown in FIG. 8B.

  The limited table “●” is a limited table in which the reach variation pattern is always selected. In the pachinko gaming machine of this embodiment, when a big hit of the first special symbol occurs, if the time reduction is given, the time reduction of 100 times is always given, so when the time reduction ends in 7 times or 14 times In comparison, there is a high probability that a big hit will occur again during the time reduction, and even if the reliability of the reach production is 100%, the probability that the reach production will be executed during the time reduction is high. Therefore, in the second limited table reference rule of number “0” that is referred to in the case of the first big hit, the reach effect is executed only in the case of the small hit or the big hit. However, in the second and subsequent big hits in Renso, the number of short-time continuations will be either 7, 14, or 100 depending on the big-hit symbol or small-hit symbol, but the shorter-time continuation number will be 7 or 14 times. In such a case, there is a possibility that the time reduction ends and the normal state is returned without executing the reach effect. Therefore, in this embodiment, the limitation table “●” is referred to in the symbol variation of the second special symbol at any time during the first limitation period, and the reach effect is always executed. Thus, the reach effect can be executed at least once in a short time, so that the player can be satisfied and expectation can be given. In the present embodiment, since the type of the limitation table defined in the second limitation table reference rule is determined according to the number of times the second special symbol changes, the timing of the first special symbol at the timing when the limitation table “●” is referred to. The variable display is executed and the time reduction is not completed without the reach effect being executed, and the reach effect can be executed with certainty. In another example, the limitation table “●” may be always referred to in the symbol variation of the second special symbol in either the first limitation period or the second limitation period, or the first limitation period or The limitation table reference rule that specifies that the limitation table “●” is referred to in the symbol variation of the second special symbol at any time during the second limitation period is more than the limitation table reference rule that does not refer to the limitation table “●”. Also, the correspondence relationship between the big hit symbol and the small hit symbol and the limitation table reference rule may be determined so that the reference is made with a high probability. Further, the limit table “●” may be referred to a plurality of times while the number of fluctuations is 1 to 6 times, and the limit table “●” is always referred to when the number of fluctuations is 8 to 13 times. It is also possible to make it.

  The limitation table “□” is a limitation table in which a knot change pattern for executing the short duration continuous effect is selected, and the limitation table “☆” is a limitation table referred to in the third limitation period. The limitation table “☆” may be the same as the limitation table “◎” or the limitation table “◯”, or may be a limitation table in which a variation pattern for executing the above-described increase / decrease effect is selected.

  In the second limitation table reference rule “0” that is referred to during a time shift when triggered by a big hit that occurred in a normal state, the number of times the limited table to be referenced is switched is triggered by a jackpot that occurred during the time reduction In the second limitation table reference rules “1” to “5” that are referred to in a short time, the number of times that the limitation table to be referred to is switched is smaller. More specifically, according to the second limitation table reference rule “0”, it is possible to execute the short duration continuous effect from the limitation table “「 ”in which the variation pattern of the reach mode can be selected only in the case of big hit or small hit. It is possible to switch to the limited table “□” from which the variation pattern is selected. In the second limitation table reference rules “1” to “5”, the limitation table “◯” that allows selection of a variation pattern that can execute the effect of the reach mode even when the big hit or the small hit is made is referred to. Thereafter, even if the result of the second success / failure determination is not a big hit or a small hit, it is possible to switch to the limited table “●” in which the variation pattern capable of executing the reach mode is always selected. It is possible to switch to a limited table “□” in which a variation pattern capable of executing a short duration continuous effect is selected.

  FIG. 45 shows details of the first limitation table reference rule that defines the limitation table referred to by the first variation pattern determination means 231. As shown in the figure, the first limitation table reference rule includes two types of limitation tables (◎, after missing). There are a plurality of types of second limit table reference rules, but only one type of first limit table reference rule is provided, regardless of the type of jackpot symbol or jackpot symbol, and whether or not a big hit or short time occurred in a normal state. The same first limited table reference rule is referenced regardless of whether it is a big hit that occurred in the state. The first limitation table reference rule is the first half rule that defines the type of the limitation table to be referred to by the first variation pattern determination means 231 in the variation display of the first special symbol up to the fifth time in the limitation period. In the first special symbol variation display, the first variation pattern determination means 231 includes a second half rule that defines the type of limited selection criteria to be referred to. The first half rule stipulates that the limitation table “◎” is referred to, and the second half rule stipulates that the limitation table “after omission” is referred to.

  For the limited table “◎”, when a hit occurs in a normal state, a fluctuation pattern per normal reach is selected, and when a hit occurs in a short-time state, a fluctuation pattern having a shorter fluctuation time is selected. In the case of detachment, this is a limited table in which a normal detachment variation pattern without reach is selected. As described above, when the change display of the first special symbol is executed during the time reduction, the game ball should not enter the first start port 11 by executing the effect that the door 720 is closed. The player is notified of this, but when a hit occurs, a normal reach effect or an immediate hit effect is executed.

  The limited table “after exit” is referred to while the first special symbol variation display is executed a predetermined number of times in the normal state immediately after the time reduction ends, and suggests that the time reduction ends and the normal state is restored. A variation pattern for executing an effect to be notified or a special effect according to the number of consecutive resorts is defined. While the limited table “after omission” is referred to, a special mode effect using a dedicated background image may be executed. In addition, as the reach production, the first half system reach production that consists only of the first half reach production suggesting that the expectation level that is a hit is high, and after the first half reach production is executed, the expectation that is a win is even higher If it is possible to execute the second-half reach production that develops into the second-half reach production suggesting that, it is easy to develop into the second-half reach production that can be executed in the normal state while the limited table “After Exit” is referenced. You may do it.

  The term “limited period” or “limited period” in this specification means the entire period in which the limited table is referred to, and may be a period including only one symbol variation display. A period including a plurality of symbol variation displays may be used.

  In the present embodiment, the first variation pattern determining means 231 performs the first variation pattern determination unit 231 until the condition for ending the determination of the type of the limit table to be referred to with reference to the first limit table reference rule is satisfied even if the time reduction ends. The type of the limit table to be referred to is determined with reference to the first half rule of the one limit table reference rule. In other words, if the number of times of display of the first special symbol during the time reduction is less than 5 times, even after the time reduction ends, until the number of times of change display of the first special symbol becomes 5, the first limitation. Refer to the limited table “参照” according to the first half of the table reference rule. For this reason, in the limited table “共通”, a variation pattern that can be used in common in both the short-time state and the normal state is selected. When the variable display of the first special symbol is completed five times, during the next ten variable displays of the first special symbol, the limitation table “after omission” is referred to according to the second half rule of the first limitation table reference rule. . When the time reduction is completed, the second variation pattern determining means 232 ends the determination of the type of the limitation table to be referred to with reference to the second limitation table reference rule, and refers to the normal table to be referred to in the normal state. To decide.

  In another example, even when the number of times the first special symbol is changed is displayed less than 5 times during the time reduction, after the time reduction ends, the reference of the first rule of the first limited table reference rule is ended. During the first special symbol variation display 10 times after the time omission, the limitation table “after omission” may be referred to by shifting to the second half rule of the first limitation table reference rule. Also in this case, the second variation pattern determination means 232 ends the determination of the type of the limit table to be referred to with reference to the second limit table reference rule when the time reduction ends, and refers to the normal table to be referred to in the normal state. To determine the variation pattern.

  In yet another example, the first condition for ending the determination of the type of the limit table to be referred to with reference to the first limit table reference rule (the first special symbol has reached the variable display count of 5 times), and the second This is a case in which any of the second conditions for ending the determination of the type of the limited table to be referred to with reference to the limited table reference rule (the number of times the variable display number of the second special symbol reaches the number of short-time continuations) is satisfied. Alternatively, both the determination of the type of limit table to be referred to with reference to the first limit table reference rule and the determination of the type of limit table to be referred to with reference to the second limit table reference rule may be terminated. . In this case, when the time saving is completed, the first variation pattern determining unit 231 and the second variation pattern determining unit 232 determine the variation pattern with reference to the normal table to be referred to in the normal state.

  In the second limitation table reference rule, the type of the limitation table to be referred to can be switched once or more in a short time, but in the first limitation table reference rule, the limitation is limited to all five variations of the first special symbol. The table “◎” is referred to, and the type of the limited table cannot be switched once in a short time.

  Any combination of the above-described embodiments and modifications is also useful as an embodiment of the present invention. The new embodiment resulting from the combination has the effects of the combined example and modification. Further, it should be understood by those skilled in the art that the functions to be fulfilled by the constituent elements described in the claims are realized by the individual constituent elements shown in the embodiments and the modified examples or by their cooperation.

  In the above-described embodiment, as conditions for shortening the time, not only the conditions relating to the total number of fluctuations of the first special symbol and the second special symbol, but also the conditions relating to the number of fluctuations of each of the first special symbol and the second special symbol. Are set separately. In the embodiment, the game is designed so that the game ball is inserted into the second starting port 12 during the time and the lottery of the second special symbol is received. The game is set so that a game ball is inserted into the first start port 11 and a game aiming at a small hit development big hit or big hit is not made in the lottery of the first special symbol. However, as a player, it is also conceivable to play a game that makes the maximum use of the number of changes set for each of the first special symbol and the second special symbol as a condition for ending the time reduction. For example, if the number of short-time continuations for the second special symbol is set to seven, when the number of fluctuations of the second special symbol reaches six, the game ball is placed in the second start port 12 by hitting the right hand. If you have a chance to become a small hit development big hit or big hit in the time shortening only once more, if you deliberately switch to the left and enter the game ball at the first start port 11, You can receive the first special symbol lottery while continuing the time reduction for a maximum of 4 times until you reach the time reduction termination condition regarding the number of times the first special symbol fluctuates. You will get a chance to win big hits or big hits. In the embodiment, by displaying the effect of closing the door in accordance with the change display of the first special symbol, the player is encouraged not to launch the game ball aiming at the first start port 11, but in the modification example Conversely, when the player approaches the minimum number of times of variation of the second special symbol set as the time-saving end condition, or the minimum number of times of variation of the second special symbol that can be set as the time-saving end condition, Alternatively, the player may be prompted to launch the game ball aiming at the first start port 11. Specifically, before the sum of the number of changes in the second special symbol and the number of holdings in the second start port 12 reaches 6, display or audio output such as “Left-handed and change only 4 times!” The player may be notified that the first start port 11 is aimed. After the first special symbol has changed four times, the character “right-handed” may be displayed to return to the right-handed. This “right-handed” display or sound output may be the same display or sound output at the start of a small hit game, the start of a big hit, or the start of a short time, or may be a display or sound output of a different aspect.

  The aspects and modifications listed in the first and second embodiments are also applicable to the third embodiment.

  60 effect display device, 221 first success / failure determination means, 222 second success / failure determination means, 240 hold control means, 260 special game control means, 270 specific game control means, 303 effect determination means, 305 effect display control means, 500 pachinko game Machine.

Claims (2)

A game board in which a game area is formed;
A first start port and a second start port provided at predetermined positions in the game area;
A first success / failure determination means for executing a first success / failure determination on the basis of a first lottery value acquired in response to a ball entering the first start opening;
A second success / failure determination means for executing a second success / failure determination based on a second lottery value acquired by entering the second start opening as a trigger;
A first symbol display device in which a first symbol for indicating the result of the first determination of success / failure is variably displayed;
A second symbol display device for variably displaying the second symbol for indicating the result of the second success / failure determination;
First variation pattern determining means for determining a variation pattern with reference to a variation pattern selection criterion for determining a variation pattern for determining a variation display process of the first symbol;
Second variation pattern determining means for determining a variation pattern with reference to a variation pattern selection criterion for determining a variation pattern for determining a variation display process of the second symbol;
First symbol display control means for variably displaying the first symbol on the first symbol display device according to the variation pattern determined by the first variation pattern determining means;
Second symbol display control means for variably displaying the second symbol on the second symbol display device in accordance with the variation pattern determined by the second variation pattern determining means;
A big winning opening that is provided at a predetermined position in the game area and is opened in accordance with the result of the first determination or the second determination. When,
When the first stop symbol indicating that the result of the first success / failure determination is a win or the second stop symbol indicating that the result of the second success / failure determination is a win is displayed, the special winning opening Special game control means for executing a special game with the release of
Specific game control means for controlling the transition to the easy-to-enter state where the ease of entering the second starting port is higher than the normal state;
An effect display device for displaying effect content,
Production determining means for determining production content to be displayed on the production display device;
With
The specific game control means shifts to the easy entry state after completion of the special game when a hit occurs and a predetermined transition condition is satisfied, and at least the executed in the easy entry state When the number of times of variable display of the first symbol reaches the first number, or when the number of times of variable display of the second symbol executed in the easy-to-enter state is different from the first number When reaching the number of times, the easy entry state is terminated,
In the limited period in the easy-to-enter state after the end of the special game, any one of a plurality of types of limited selection criteria that can be referred to during the limited period is referred to as the variation pattern selection criterion. ,
The type of limited selection criterion to be referred to is determined in accordance with the limited selection criterion reference rule that defines the type of limited selection criterion to be referred to for each variable display of symbols in the limited period,
As a limited selection criterion reference rule, a first limited selection criterion reference rule that defines the type of limited selection criterion to be referred to by the first variation pattern determination means, and a limitation selection criterion to be referred to by the second variation pattern determination means. The second limited selection criteria reference rule that defines the type is provided separately,
In the limited period, the number of variable displays of the first symbol and the number of variable displays of the second symbol are separately counted,
The first variation pattern determining means refers to the first limited selection criterion reference rule, and determines the type of the limited selection criterion to be referred to according to the number of variations of the first symbol during the limited period. To determine the variation pattern with reference to the limited selection criteria of the type
The second variation pattern determining means determines the type of the limited selection criterion to be referred to according to the number of variations of the second symbol during the limited period with reference to the second limited selection criterion reference rule. To determine the variation pattern with reference to the limited selection criteria of the type
The first limited selection criterion reference pattern defines the type of limited selection criterion to be referred to by the first variation pattern determination means in the variation display of the first symbol up to the first number of times in the limited period. The first half pattern, and the second half pattern that defines the type of limited selection criteria to be referred to by the first variation pattern determination means in the variation display of the first symbol a predetermined number of times from the next time of the first number of times. Including
When the easy entry state is completed, the first variation pattern determination means determines the second half pattern even if the number of variations of the first symbol during the limited period does not reach the first number. A ball game machine that determines the type of limited selection criteria to be referred to.   2. The bullet ball according to claim 1, wherein the second variation pattern determination unit ends determination of a type of limited selection criterion to be referred to with reference to the second limited selection criterion reference pattern when the easy-to-enter state is completed. Gaming machine.