JP2018158225A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine capable of suppressing a game from becoming monotonous.SOLUTION: An MPU 62 of a main control device 60 performs a win/loss lottery, based on entry of a game ball to an upper operation hole or a lower operation hole disposed on a game area, and based on the result of the win/loss lottery, shifts a game state to an opening/closing execution mode in which a game ball(s) can enter a variable winning device disposed on the game area. In the win/loss lottery results, a jackpot win result in which a game state is changed before and after the opening/closing execution mode, and special loss results in which the game state is not changed before and after the opening/closing execution mode, are set. The plural kinds of the special loss results are set, in which modes of opening/closing control of the variable winning device on the opening/closing execution mode, are different each other.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 5

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine.

  For example, a gaming machine such as a pachinko gaming machine is known that includes a picture display device that displays a plurality of pictures on a display screen. In such a gaming machine, for example, a lottery is performed as to whether or not a specific gaming state advantageous to the player such as a hit state is generated, triggered by the passing of a game ball through an operation port provided in the gaming area, The change display of the pattern is started. When a lottery is won, a combination of specific pictures and the like are finally stopped and displayed on the display screen, and the gaming state shifts to the specific gaming state. With the transition to the specific gaming state, for example, opening and closing of a variable pitching device provided in the gaming area is started, and a large amount of gaming balls are paid out.

  For example, in more detail about the variable pitching device of the pachinko machine shown in Patent Document 1, in a situation that is not in the specific gaming state, the gaming ball cannot enter or is in a closed state that is difficult to enter, and the specific gaming When the state is changed, the state is switched to the open state for a specific number of times.

Japanese Patent Laying-Open No. 2005-074175

  In the above gaming machine, it is necessary to suppress monotonization of the game, and there is still room for improvement in this respect.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described circumstances, and an object thereof is to provide a gaming machine capable of suppressing monotonization of games.

The present invention
A launching means for launching a game ball toward a game area based on a launch operation by a player;
Variable entry means provided in the game area and capable of switching between a first state in which game balls flowing down the game area are likely to enter and a second state in which entry is less likely or impossible. When,
Variable entry control means for executing variable entry control for switching to the second state after the variable entry means is in the first state;
Privilege granting means for granting a privilege to a player based on a game ball entering the variable pitching means;
A transition determination means for determining whether or not to shift the gaming state based on the establishment of a predetermined condition;
Specific control setting means for setting to a specific control state in which the variable entry control is performed based on the determination result of the transition determination means being a determination result corresponding to transition of the gaming state;
In gaming machines equipped with
As a determination result of the transition determination means, a first transition response result in which a transition to the specific control state occurs, a transition to the specific control state occurs, and a change to the variable pitching means during the specific control state A plurality of types of second transition response results that may be less than the number of the first transition response results can be expected,
A mode determining means for making the control mode of the variable pitch control in the specific control state to be shifted based on the second transition response result different depending on the type of the second transition response result;
Based on the fact that the game determination effect is started by a predetermined notification means, and that the game rotation effect is ended as a notification result corresponding to the result of the transition determination, and that the transition determination is performed. Game times control means for controlling the predetermined notification means so that the game times effect is performed;
As the game round effect, a predetermined effect is set as a stage before the notification result is notified, and an effect period determining means for determining an effect period when the predetermined effect is performed;
With
The effect period determining means has a control mode in which the effect period in the predetermined effect when transitioning to the specific control state is greater than the number that can be expected to enter the variable entry means during the specific control state. The configuration is such that the longer the production period is, the more it is determined by the mode determining means.
A period display means for displaying a period of the predetermined effect in the game times;
Updating means for updating the display by the period display means in correspondence with the passage of the period of the predetermined effect;
With
The period display means can display the period by the predetermined notification means.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to suppress monotonization of a game.

It is a front view which shows a pachinko machine. (A) It is a front view which shows the structure of a game board, (b) It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view for demonstrating a variable winning apparatus. (A)-(j) It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating the display content in the display screen of a symbol display apparatus. (A), (b) It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating the display content in the display screen of a symbol display apparatus. It is a block diagram which shows the electric constitution of a pachinko machine. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating the content of the various counters used for a success or failure lottery. (A) It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating the success / failure table for low probability modes, (b) It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating the success / failure table for high probability modes. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating a distribution table. It is a flowchart which shows the timer interruption process performed in MPU of a main controller. It is a flowchart which shows the normal process performed by MPU of a main controller. It is a flowchart which shows the game times control process performed in MPU of a main controller. It is a flowchart which shows the change start process performed in MPU of a main controller. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating the display continuation time table for reach generation. It is a flowchart which shows the setting process of the display continuation time performed in MPU of a main controller. It is a flowchart which shows the game state transfer process performed in MPU of a main controller. It is a flowchart which shows the big winning opening / closing process performed by MPU of a main controller. It is a flowchart which shows the big prize opening process performed by MPU of a main control unit. It is a flowchart which shows the transfer process at the time of completion | finish of the opening / closing execution mode performed by MPU of a main controller. It is a flowchart which shows the effect determination process performed in MPU of an audio | voice light emission control apparatus. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating the content of various game results. It is a timing chart for demonstrating the reach | attainment effect on a display screen, and operation | movement of a variable winning apparatus. (A) It is a flowchart which shows a part of the fluctuation | variation start process performed by MPU of the main controller in 2nd Embodiment, (b) Operation | movement of the fluctuation | variation display and variable winning apparatus in 2nd Embodiment It is a timing chart which shows. (A) It is a front view which shows the structure of the game board in 3rd Embodiment, (b) It is a part of the big prize opening / closing process performed in MPU of the main controller in 3rd Embodiment. It is a flowchart to show.

<First Embodiment>
Hereinafter, an embodiment of a pachinko gaming machine (hereinafter referred to as “pachinko machine”), which is a type of gaming machine, will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a front view of the pachinko machine 10.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the pachinko machine 10 includes an outer frame 11 that forms an outer shell of the pachinko machine 10, and a gaming machine body 12 that is rotatably attached to the outer frame 11. . The gaming machine main body 12 includes an inner frame (not shown), a front door frame 14 arranged in front of the inner frame, and a back pack unit (not shown) arranged behind the inner frame.

  The inner frame of the gaming machine main body 12 is rotatably supported by the outer frame 11 with one of the left and right side portions serving as a support side. Further, the front door frame 14 is rotatably supported by the inner frame, and can be rotated forward by using one of the left and right side portions as a support side. Further, the back pack unit is rotatably supported by the inner frame, and can be rotated rearward with one of the left and right side portions as a support side.

  Note that the gaming machine body 12 is provided with a locking device (not shown) at its rotating tip, and has a function of locking the gaming machine body 12 to the outer frame 11 so that it cannot be opened. In addition, the front door frame 14 has a function of locking the front door frame 14 to the inner frame so as not to be opened. Each of these locked states is released by performing an unlocking operation using the unlocking key on the cylinder lock 17 that is exposed on the front surface of the pachinko machine 10.

  A game board 20 is mounted on the inner frame. Here, the structure of the game board 20 is demonstrated based on FIG. FIG. 2A is a front view of the game board 20, and FIG. 2B is a longitudinal sectional view for explaining the variable winning device 22 provided in the game board 20.

  The game board 20 is formed with a plurality of large and small openings penetrating in the front-rear direction by being subjected to router processing. Each opening has a general winning port 21, a variable winning device 22, an upper operating port (first starting ball entering portion) 23, a lower operating port (second starting ball entering portion) 24, a through gate 25, a variable display unit 26, A main display unit 33, an accessory display unit 34, and the like are provided.

  When a ball enters the general winning port 21, the variable winning device 22, the upper operating port 23, and the lower operating port 24, it is detected by a detection sensor (not shown) disposed on the back side of the game board 20, Based on the detection result, a predetermined number of prize balls are paid out. In addition, an out port 27 is provided at the lowermost part of the game board 20, and game balls that have not entered various winning ports etc. are discharged from the game area through the out port 27. The game board 20 is provided with a large number of nails 28 for dispersing and adjusting the falling direction of the game ball as appropriate, and various members (functions) such as a windmill.

  Here, the entry ball means that the game ball passes through a predetermined opening, and is not only a mode of being discharged from the game area after passing through the opening, but is discharged from the game area after passing through the opening. Embodiments that are not included are also included. However, in the following description, in order to clearly distinguish the game ball from entering the out port 27, the game ball enters the variable winning device 22, the upper operating port 23, the lower operating port 24 or the through gate 25. Is also expressed as a prize.

  The upper operating port 23 and the lower operating port 24 are unitized as operating port devices and are installed in the game board 20. Both the upper working port 23 and the lower working port 24 are opened upward. Further, both the operation ports 23 and 24 are arranged in the vertical direction so that the upper operation port 23 is on the upper side. The lower working port 24 is provided with an electric accessory 24a as a guide piece (support piece) composed of a pair of left and right movable pieces.

  The electric combination 24a is connected to an electric combination driving unit 24b mounted on the back side of the game board 20, and is driven by the electric combination driving unit 24b to be in a closed state (non-support state or non-guide state) and It is arranged in either an open state (support state or guide state). In the closed state of the electric accessory 24a, the game ball cannot be won in the lower operating port 24, and when the electric accessory 24a is in the open state, it is possible to win in the lower operating port 24.

  However, the present invention is not limited to this, and there is a motorized state in which a winning of a game ball is likely to occur in the lower operation port 24 and a state in which a winning is less likely to occur than a state in which a winning is not impossible but a winning is likely to occur. It is good also as a structure by which the accessory 24a can be switched. Further, the electric accessory 24a may be omitted, and the switching between the state where the winning is likely to occur and the state where the winning is less likely to occur is performed by the displacement of the lower operation port 24 itself.

  As shown in FIG. 2B, the variable winning device 22 includes a large winning opening 22a that leads to the back side of the game board 20, and an open / close door 22b that opens and closes the large winning opening 22a. . The open / close door 22b is connected to a variable winning drive unit 22c provided integrally as the variable winning device 22 (the connection portion is not shown), and is driven by the variable winning drive unit 22c to be in a closed state and an open state. It is arranged in either. Specifically, the game ball is normally in a closed state in which it cannot win, and the game ball is switched to an open state in which it is easy to win when winning the transition to the opening / closing execution mode in the internal lottery. By the way, the opening / closing execution mode is a mode that is shifted to when a big win or a special loss occurs. The opening / closing execution mode will be described in detail later.

  In the main display unit 33, the display of the variation of the picture is performed with the winning of the upper working port 23 or the lower working port 24 as a trigger, and as a result of stopping the variation display, the winning to the upper working port 23 or the lower working port 24 is achieved. The result of the internal lottery performed based on the display is clearly shown. That is, in the present pachinko machine 10, the winning to the upper working port 23 and the winning to the lower working port 24 are not distinguished in the internal lottery, and are performed based on the winning to the upper working port 23 or the lower working port 24. The result of the internal lottery is displayed on the main display section 33 which is a common display area. When the result of the internal lottery based on the winning to the upper working port 23 or the lower working port 24 is a winning result corresponding to the shift to the opening / closing execution mode, a predetermined stop result is displayed on the main display unit 33. After the display and the change display are stopped, the mode shifts to the opening / closing execution mode.

  The main display unit 33 is configured by a segment display in which a plurality of segment light emitting units are arranged in a predetermined manner. However, the main display unit 33 is not limited to this, and a liquid crystal display device, an organic EL display device, You may be comprised by other types of display apparatuses, such as CRT or a dot matrix display. In addition, as a pattern that is variably displayed on the main display unit 33, a configuration in which a plurality of types of characters are variably displayed, a configuration in which a plurality of types of symbols are variably displayed, a configuration in which a plurality of types of characters are variably displayed, or a plurality A configuration in which the color of the seed is switched and displayed can be considered.

  The accessory display unit 34 displays a variation of the picture triggered by a winning to the through gate 25, and the result of the internal lottery performed based on the winning to the through gate 25 as a result of stopping the variation display. Explicit by display. When the result of the internal lottery based on the winning to the through gate 25 is a winning result corresponding to the transition to the electric role open state, a predetermined stop result is displayed on the accessory display unit 34 and displayed in a variable manner. After is stopped, it shifts to the electric utility open state. In the electric combination open state, the electric combination 24a provided in the lower working port 24 is opened in a predetermined manner.

  The variable display unit 26 is provided with a symbol display device 31 for variably displaying a symbol which is a kind of symbol (or variable display or switching display), and a center frame 32 is provided so as to surround the symbol display device 31. Has been. The symbol display device 31 is configured as a liquid crystal display device including a liquid crystal display, and display contents are controlled by a display control device described later. The symbol display device 31 is not limited to a liquid crystal display device, and may be another display device having a display screen such as a plasma display device, an organic EL display device, or a CRT, and a dot matrix display. It may be a vessel.

  In the symbol display device 31, the variation display of the symbol is started based on the winning in the upper working port 23 or the lower working port 24. That is, when variable display is performed on the main display unit 33, variable display is performed on the symbol display device 31 accordingly.

  The display content of the symbol display device 31 will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 3 and 4. FIG. 3 is a diagram individually showing symbols variably displayed on the symbol display device 31, and FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a display screen G of the symbol display device 31.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 (a) to 3 (j), a design which is a kind of design is composed of nine main designs with numbers "1" to "9", respectively, and a shell-shaped design. It consists of sub-designs. More specifically, the main symbols are configured by attaching numbers “1” to “9” to nine types of character symbols such as octopus.

  As shown in FIG. 4A, on the display screen G of the symbol display device 31, three symbol rows Z1, Z2, and Z3 of an upper stage, a middle stage, and a lower stage are set as a plurality of display areas. Each of the symbol rows Z1 to Z3 includes a main symbol and a sub symbol arranged in a predetermined order. Specifically, nine types of main symbols “1” to “9” are arranged in descending order of numbers in the upper symbol row Z1, and one sub symbol is arranged between each main symbol. . In the lower symbol row Z3, nine types of main symbols “1” to “9” are arranged in ascending numerical order, and one sub symbol is arranged between the main symbols.

  That is, the upper symbol row Z1 and the lower symbol row Z3 are composed of 18 symbols. On the other hand, in the middle symbol row Z2, nine types of main symbols “1” to “9” are arranged in ascending numerical order, and then between the main symbol “9” and the main symbol “1”. In addition, a main symbol “4” is additionally arranged, and one sub symbol is arranged between each main symbol. In other words, only the middle symbol row Z2 is composed of 20 symbols by arranging 10 main symbols.

  As shown in FIG. 4B, on the display screen G, 3 symbols are stopped and displayed for each symbol row, and as a result, a total of 9 symbols of 3 × 3 are stopped and displayed. It is like that. The display screen G has five effective lines, that is, a left line L1, a middle line L2, a right line L3, a right lowering line L4, and a right uppering line L5.

  When an effect for game times is performed on the display screen G based on winning in the upper operating port 23 or the lower operating port 24, the symbols in the symbol rows Z1 to Z3 are scrolled in a predetermined direction with periodicity. The variable display is started. Then, the display is switched from the variable display to the standby display in the order of the upper symbol row Z1 → the lower symbol row Z3 → the middle symbol row Z2, and finally the game is used in a state where a predetermined symbol is statically displayed in each of the symbol rows Z1 to Z3. The production of is ended.

  In addition, when the effect for the game round ends, if it is a game round corresponding to the occurrence of the most advantageous jackpot result, which will be described later, a combination of symbols in which the same odd number is attached to any active line is formed. The Further, in the case of a game game corresponding to the occurrence of a normal jackpot result, which will be described later, a combination of symbols in which the same even number is attached to any active line is formed.

  In addition, the mode of the variable display of the symbol in the symbol display device 31 is not limited to the above, and is arbitrary. The number of symbol columns, the direction of the symbol variable display in the symbol column, the number of symbols in each symbol column, etc. Can be appropriately changed. Also, the pattern that is variably displayed on the symbol display device 31 is not limited to the above-described pattern. For example, only a numeral may be variably displayed as the pattern.

  As shown in FIG. 2A, a first holding lamp portion 35 corresponding to the main display portion 33 and the symbol display device 31 is provided in the upper left portion on the front side of the center frame 32. A maximum of four game balls won in the upper operation port 23 or the lower operation port 24 are reserved, and the number of reservations is displayed when the first reservation lamp unit 35 is turned on.

  In the upper right portion of the center frame 32, a second holding lamp portion 36 corresponding to the accessory display portion 34 is provided. The number of times that the game ball has passed through the through gate 25 is held up to a maximum of 4 times, and the number of the held balls is displayed when the second holding lamp unit 36 is turned on. In addition, it is good also as a structure by which the function of each holding | maintenance lamp | ramp part 35 and 36 is fulfill | performed by the display in the one part area | region of the symbol display apparatus 31.

  An inner rail portion 41 and an outer rail portion 42 are attached to the game board 20, and a guide rail is configured by the inner rail portion 41 and the outer rail portion 42, and is mounted below the game board 20 in the inner frame. A game ball launched from the game ball launching mechanism (not shown) is guided to the upper part of the game area. The game ball launching mechanism performs a game ball launching operation by operating a launch handle 51 provided on the front door frame 14.

  A front door frame 14 is provided so as to cover the entire front side of the inner frame. As shown in FIG. 1, the front door frame 14 is formed with a window portion 52 so that almost the entire game area can be viewed from the front. The window part 52 has a substantially elliptical shape, and a window panel 53 is fitted therein. The window panel 53 is formed of colorless and transparent with glass, but is not limited thereto, and may be formed of colorless and transparent with a synthetic resin. Incidentally, the display screen G and the main display unit 33 of the symbol display device 31 are visible through the window panel 53 from the front of the pachinko machine 10.

  Around the window portion 52, light emitting means such as various lamp portions are provided. A display lamp part 54 is provided above the window part 52 as a part of the various lamp parts. In addition, on both the left and right sides of the display lamp unit 54, speaker units 55 for outputting sound effects according to the game situation are provided.

  Below the window portion 52 in the front door frame 14, an upper bulging portion 56 and a lower bulging portion 57 that bulge to the near side are arranged side by side. An upper plate 56a that opens upward is provided inside the upper bulge portion 56, and a lower plate 57a that also opens upward is provided inside the lower bulge portion 57. The upper plate 56a has a function of temporarily storing game balls paid out from a payout device described later and guiding them to the game ball launching mechanism side while aligning them in a line. In addition, the lower tray 57a has a function of storing game balls that are surplus in the upper tray 56a. The game balls paid out from the payout device mounted on the back pack unit are discharged to the upper plate 56a and the lower plate 57a.

  A main control device, a sound emission control device, and a display control device are mounted on the back side of the inner frame. Further, as described above, a back pack unit is provided on the back surface of the inner frame. The back pack unit includes a payout mechanism including a payout device, a payout control device, a power source and a firing control device. Is installed. Hereinafter, the electrical configuration of the pachinko machine 10 will be described.

<Electric configuration of pachinko machine 10>
FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration of the pachinko machine 10.

  The main control device 60 includes a main control board 61 that controls the main control of the game, and a power failure monitoring board 65 that monitors the power supply. The main control device 60 may be provided with a trace means for leaving a trace of the opening or a trace structure for leaving a trace of the opening to the board box that accommodates the main control board 61 or the like. . As the trace means, a plurality of case bodies constituting the substrate box are unseparably coupled, and a configuration of a coupling portion (caulking portion) that requires destruction of a predetermined part at the time of separation or an adhesive layer to be bonded at the time of peeling The structure which sticks the seal seal | sticker which leaves the trace of having been peeled by remaining so that it may straddle the boundary between several case bodies can be considered. Moreover, as a trace structure, the structure which apply | coats an adhesive agent with respect to the boundary between the some case bodies which comprise a board | substrate box can be considered.

  An MPU 62 is mounted on the main control board 61. The MPU 62 includes a ROM 63 that stores various control programs executed by the MPU 62 and fixed value data, and a memory that temporarily stores various data when the control program stored in the ROM 63 is executed. A RAM 64, an interrupt circuit, a timer circuit, a data input / output circuit, various counter circuits as a random number generator, and the like are incorporated. Note that it is not essential that the ROM 63 and the RAM 64 are made into one chip with respect to the MPU 62, but each may be made into a chip individually. The same applies to the MPUs of control devices other than the main control device 60.

  The MPU 62 is provided with an input port and an output port. A power failure monitoring board 65 and a payout control device 70 provided in the main control device 60 are connected to the input side of the MPU 62. In this case, the power failure monitoring board 65 is connected to a power supply and launch control device 80 having a function of supplying operating power, and the MPU 62 is supplied with power via the power failure monitoring board 65.

  Various sensors such as various winning detection sensors 67a to 67e are connected to the input side of the MPU 62. Each of the various winning detection sensors 67a to 67e has a one-to-one detection with respect to a winning-corresponding pitched portion such as a general winning port 21, a variable winning device 22, an upper operating port 23, a lower operating port 24, and a through gate 25. A sensor is included, and the MPU 62 performs a winning determination (entering determination) for each entering part. Further, the MPU 62 executes various lotteries based on winnings to the upper working port 23 and the lower working port 24.

  A power failure monitoring board 65, a payout control device 70, and a sound emission control device 90 are connected to the output side of the MPU 62. For example, the payout control device 70 outputs a winning ball command based on the winning determination result to the winning corresponding winning portion.

  Various commands such as a change command, a type command, and an opening command are output to the sound emission control device 90. Details of these various commands will be described later. Incidentally, the sound emission control device 90 is electrically connected to the main control device 60 via a connector unit (connection unit) in which connectors are provided at both ends of the signal line.

  Further, on the output side of the MPU 62, a variable winning drive unit 22c that opens and closes the opening / closing door 22b of the variable winning device 22, an electric combination driving unit 24b that opens and closes the electric combination 24a of the lower working port 24, and a main display unit. 33 and the accessory display unit 34 are connected. The main control board 61 is provided with various driver circuits, and the MPU 62 performs drive control of various drive units through the driver circuits.

  That is, in the opening / closing execution mode, the MPU 62 executes drive control of the variable winning drive unit 22c so that the special winning opening 22a is opened and closed. Further, when the electric combination 24a is won, the MPU 62 performs drive control of the electric combination drive unit 24b so that the electric combination 24a is opened and closed. In each game round, the display control of the main display unit 33 is executed in the MPU 62. In addition, when the lottery result indicating whether or not the electric accessory 24a is to be opened is clearly indicated, display control of the accessory display unit 34 is executed in the MPU 62.

  The power failure monitoring board 65 relays between the main control board 61 and the power supply and launch control device 80, and monitors the DC stable voltage of 24 volts, which is the maximum voltage output from the power supply and launch control device 80. The payout control device 70 performs payout control of prize balls and rental balls by the payout device 71 based on the prize ball command input from the main control device 60.

  The power source and launch control device 80 is connected to, for example, a commercial power source (external power source) in a game hall or the like. And based on the external electric power supplied from the commercial power supply, the necessary operating power is generated for each of the main control board 61, the payout control device 70, etc., and the generated operating power is supplied. Incidentally, the power supply and launch control device 80 is provided with a power supply unit for power interruption such as a backup capacitor, and even if the power of the pachinko machine 10 is in an OFF state, the power supply unit for power interruption is the main power supply unit. Electric power for storing and holding is supplied to the RAM 64 of the control device 60. The power supply and launch control device 80 is responsible for launch control of the game ball launch mechanism 81, and the game ball launch mechanism 81 is driven when predetermined launch conditions are met.

  The sound emission control device 90 includes a sound emission control board 91 on which an MPU 92 is mounted. The MPU 92 includes a ROM 93 that stores various control programs executed by the MPU 92 and fixed value data, and a memory that temporarily stores various data when the control program stored in the ROM 93 is executed. A RAM 94, an interrupt circuit, a timer circuit, a data input / output circuit, and the like are incorporated.

  The MPU 92 drives and controls the various lamp units 35, 36, 54 and the speaker unit 55 based on the command received from the main control device 60. In addition, these commands are sent to the display control apparatus 100 as they are or after analysis. Incidentally, the sound emission control device 90 is electrically connected to the display control device 100 via a connector unit (connection unit) in which connectors are provided at both ends of the signal line.

  The display control apparatus 100 includes a display control board 101 on which an MPU 102, a video display processor (VDP) 105, a character ROM 106, and a video RAM 107 are mounted. It has.

  The MPU 102 analyzes various commands received from the sound emission control device 90 or performs predetermined arithmetic processing based on the received various commands to control the VDP 105 (specifically, generation of an internal command for the VDP 105).

  The program ROM 103 is a memory for storing various control programs executed by the MPU 102 and fixed value data, and is a non-volatile storage means that does not require an external power supply to hold the stored information. The work RAM 104 is a memory for temporarily storing work data, flags, and the like used when various programs are executed by the MPU 102, and a volatile storage unit that requires an external power supply to hold the stored information. It is.

  The VDP 105 is a kind of drawing circuit that directly operates an image processing device as a liquid crystal display unit driver incorporated in the symbol display device 31. Since the VDP 105 is an IC chip, it is also referred to as a “drawing chip”, and the substance of the VDP 105 can be said to be a microcomputer chip that incorporates firmware dedicated to drawing processing. The VDP 105 adjusts the timings of the MPU 102, the video RAM 107, etc. to intervene in reading and writing data, and reads out the image data to be stored in the video RAM 107 from the character ROM 106 at a predetermined timing and displays it on the symbol display device 31.

  The character ROM 106 serves as an image data library for storing character data such as symbols displayed on the symbol display device 31. The character ROM 106 holds bitmap format image data of various display patterns, a color palette table to be referred to when determining the expression color at each dot of the bitmap image, and the like.

  The video RAM 107 is a memory for storing display data to be displayed on the symbol display device 31, and the display contents of the symbol display device 31 are changed based on rewriting the contents of the video RAM 107.

<Electrical configuration for performing various lotteries in the MPU 62 of the main controller 60>
Next, an electrical configuration for performing various lotteries in the MPU 62 of the main controller 60 will be described with reference to FIG.

  The MPU 62 uses lots of counter information during the game to perform jackpot occurrence lottery, display setting of the main display unit 33, setting of symbol display of the symbol display device 31, setting of display of the accessory display unit 34, and the like. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 6, when the jackpot random number counter C1 used for the lottery in which the jackpot is generated, the jackpot type counter C2 used for determining the jackpot type, and the symbol display device 31 are changed. Reach random number counter C3 used for reach generation lottery, random number initial value counter CINI used for initial value setting of jackpot random number counter C1, and variation type counter for determining display continuation time in main display unit 33 and symbol display device 31 CS is used. Furthermore, the electric accessory release counter C4 used for the lottery to determine whether or not the electric accessory 24a of the lower working port 24 is in the electric utility open state is used. The counters C1 to C3, CINI, CS, and C4 are provided in various counter areas 64b of the RAM 64.

  Each of the counters C1 to C3, CINI, CS, and C4 is a loop counter that adds 1 to the previous value every time it is updated and returns to 0 after reaching the maximum value. Each counter is updated at short time intervals, and the updated value is appropriately stored in a lottery counter buffer set in a predetermined area of the RAM 64. Among these, in the lottery counter buffer, information corresponding to the jackpot random number counter C1, the jackpot type counter C2 and the reach random number counter C3 is acquired in the RAM 64 when a winning is made to the upper working port 23 or the lower working port 24. It is stored in a holding ball storage area 64a provided as a storage means.

  The holding ball storage area 64a includes a holding area RE and an execution area AE. The holding area RE includes a first holding area RE1, a second holding area RE2, a third holding area RE3, and a fourth holding area RE4, and matches the winning history to the upper operating port 23 or the lower operating port 24. The combination of numerical information of the jackpot random number counter C1, the jackpot type counter C2 and the reach random number counter C3 stored in the lottery counter buffer is stored in any of the holding areas RE1 to RE4 as holding information.

  In this case, in the first reservation area RE1 to the fourth reservation area RE4, when the winning to the upper operation port 23 or the lower operation port 24 is continuously generated a plurality of times, the first reservation area RE1 → the second reservation area. Each numerical information is stored in time series in the order of RE2 → third reserved area RE3 → fourth reserved area RE4. By providing the four holding areas RE1 to RE4 as described above, up to four game balls winning histories to the upper operating port 23 or the lower operating port 24 are stored on hold. In addition, the holding area RE includes a holding number storage area NA, in order to specify the number in which the winning history to the upper operating port 23 or the lower operating port 24 is stored in the holding number storage area NA. Is stored.

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

  The execution area AE is an area for moving each numerical information stored in the first holding area RE1 of the holding area RE when starting the variable display on the main display unit 33, and at the start of one game round. Is determined based on various numerical information stored in the execution area AE.

  Each of the counters will be described in detail.

  First, the electric accessory release counter C4 will be described. The electric accessory release counter C4 is, for example, configured to increment one by one within a range of 0 to 250 and return to 0 after reaching the maximum value. The electric accessory release counter C4 is periodically updated, and stored in the electric utility reservation area 64c of the RAM 64 at a timing when a game ball wins the through gate 25. Then, at a predetermined timing, a lottery is performed as to whether or not to control the electric accessory 24a to the open state based on the stored value of the electric accessory release counter C4.

  Here, in this pachinko machine 10, a plurality of types of support modes are set so that the modes of support by the electric accessory 24a are different from each other. Specifically, in the support mode, when compared with a situation in which a game ball is continuously launched in the same manner with respect to the game area, the electric accessory 24a of the lower working port 24 is in an open state per unit time. The low-frequency support mode (or low-frequency guide state) and the high-frequency support mode (or high-frequency guide state) are set so that the frequency of

  In the low-frequency support mode and the high-frequency support mode, the probability of winning the electric combination open state in the electric combination release lottery using the electric combination release counter C4 is the same (for example, both are 4/5). In the high frequency support mode, the number of times that the electric accessory 24a is in the open state when the electrified open state is elected is set more than in the low frequency support mode, and the opening time of one time is set longer. ing. In this case, in the high-frequency support mode, when the electrified open state is selected and the open state of the electric accessory 24a occurs a plurality of times, the closed state from the end of one open state until the next open state is started The time is set shorter than one opening time. Furthermore, in the high frequency support mode, the minimum secured time (i.e., the next time that the electric component opening lottery is performed after the first electric component opening lottery is performed than in the low frequency support mode (that is, The one display continuation time in the accessory display 34 is set short.

  As described above, in the high-frequency support mode, the probability of winning a prize to the lower working port 24 is higher than in the low-frequency support mode. In other words, in the low frequency support mode, there is a higher probability that a prize will be generated in the upper operating port 23 than in the lower operating port 24, but in the high frequency support mode, the lower operating port 24 is connected to the lower operating port 24. The probability of winning a prize increases. When a prize is awarded to the lower operating port 24, a predetermined number of game balls are paid out. Therefore, in the high frequency support mode, the player plays a game while not reducing the number of possessed balls so much. be able to.

  The configuration for increasing the frequency at which the high frequency support mode is set to the power release state per unit time as compared with the low frequency support mode is not limited to the above-described configuration, for example, the electric component release lottery It is good also as a structure which makes high the probability that it will be elected in the electric character open state in. In addition, a secured time (for example, on the display part 34 based on a winning to the through gate 25) secured after the next electrification opening lottery is performed after the first electrification opening lottery is performed. In the configuration in which multiple types of variable display time) are prepared, the short support time is more easily selected in the high frequency support mode or the average secure time is shorter than in the low frequency support mode. May be. Furthermore, the number of times of opening is increased, the opening time is lengthened, and the securing time secured when the next electric character opening lottery is performed after the first electric character releasing lottery is shortened, The advantage of the high frequency support mode over the low frequency support mode may be increased by applying any one condition or any combination of the conditions for shortening the average time of the reservation time and increasing the winning probability. .

  Next, the jackpot random number counter C1 will be described. The jackpot random number counter C1 is configured such that one by one is added in order within a range of 0 to 599, for example, and after reaching the maximum value, returns to 0. In particular, when the jackpot random number counter C1 makes one round, the value of the random number initial value counter CINI at that time is read as the initial value of the jackpot random number counter C1. The random number initial value counter CINI is a loop counter similar to the jackpot random number counter C1 (value = 0 to 599). The big hit random number counter C1 is periodically updated and stored in the reserved ball storage area 64a of the RAM 64 at the timing when the game ball wins the upper operation port 23 or the lower operation port 24.

  The value of the random number for winning the jackpot is stored as a success / failure table (availability information group) in a success / failure table storage area 63a as a success / failure information group storage means in the ROM 63. Here, the contents of the success / failure table will be described with reference to FIG. As shown in FIG. 7, the success / failure tables include a low / probability mode success / failure table (low probability success / failure information group) of FIG. 7 (a) and a high probability mode's success / failure table (high) of FIG. 7 (b). Probability success / failure information group) is set. That is, in the present pachinko machine 10, a low probability mode (low probability state) and a high probability mode (high probability state) are set as the lottery mode in the winning lottery means.

  In the gaming state in which the low-probability mode winning / failing table is referred to at the time of the lottery, as shown in FIG. On the other hand, in the gaming state in which the winning table for the high probability mode is referred to at the time of the lottery, as shown in FIG. 7B, the value of the random number for winning the big hit is 21. In this case, the value group of the jackpot random number counter C1 that wins the jackpot in the situation of the low probability mode is included in the value group of the jackpot random number counter C1 that wins the jackpot in the situation of the high probability mode.

  If the winning probability of the high probability mode is higher than that of the low probability mode, the number and value of the random numbers to be won are arbitrary, and the jackpot random number to be a big win in the situation of the low probability mode The value group of the counter C1 may be configured to include only a part of the value group of the jackpot random number counter C1 that wins the jackpot in the situation of the high probability mode, or may not be included.

  In each lottery mode, the lottery result is a result other than the random number value that is a big win, but in this pachinko machine 10, a special result (small hit result) and a normal result are obtained as a result. Is set. Neither special failure result nor normal failure result will trigger the transition to the winning / failing lottery mode or support mode, but the special failure result will trigger the switching to the opening / closing execution mode, while the normal failure result will switch to the opening / closing execution mode. It will not be an opportunity for transition.

  As shown in FIG. 7 (a), the special miss result is a special miss result A (small hit result A), a special miss result B (small hit result B), and a special miss result in the success / failure table for the low probability mode. Four types of C (small hit result C) and special loss result D (small hit result D) are set. In addition, as shown in FIG. 7B, a special outage result D is set in the high-probability mode success / failure table. In the high probability mode, the value of the big hit random number counter C1 corresponding to each special loss result is one, and in the low probability mode, the value of the big hit random number counter C1 corresponding to the special loss result D is one. Each of these special losing results is different in two contents: (1) the contents of the effects for game times and (2) the contents of the opening / closing execution mode. Details thereof will be described later.

  Next, the jackpot type counter C2 will be described. The jackpot type counter C2 is configured so that 1 is added in order within a range of 0 to 29, and after reaching the maximum value, it returns to 0. The big hit type counter C <b> 2 is periodically updated and stored in the reserved ball storage area 64 a of the RAM 64 at the timing when the game ball wins the upper operation port 23 or the lower operation port 24.

  The game result distribution destination for the big hit type counter C2 is stored as a distribution table (distribution information group) in a distribution table storage area 63b as a distribution information group storage means in the ROM 63. Here, the contents of the distribution table will be described with reference to FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 8, as a distribution destination of the jackpot result, a normal jackpot result (or a sudden ordinary jackpot result), an implicit probability variation jackpot result A (or latent probability variation jackpot result A), an implicit probability variation jackpot result B (or latency) Probability jackpot result B), Explicit probability change jackpot result C (or latent probability change jackpot result C), Explicit probability change jackpot result A (or sudden probability change jackpot result A), Explicit probability change jackpot result B (or sudden probability change jackpot result B), Explicit The probability variation jackpot result C (or sudden probability variation jackpot result C) and the most advantageous jackpot result are set. A jackpot type counter C2 is assigned to each jackpot result so as not to overlap each other.

  Each of these jackpot results includes three contents: (1) contents of the opening / closing execution mode, (2) contents of the winning / losing lottery mode after the opening / closing execution mode ends, and (3) contents of the support mode after the opening / closing execution mode ends. , At least one content is different. Details thereof will be described later.

  Next, the reach random number counter C3 will be described. For example, the reach random number counter C3 is incremented one by one within a range of 0 to 238, for example, and reaches a maximum value and then returns to 0. Here, in this pachinko machine 10, an expected effect is set as a kind of display effect in the symbol display device 31. The expected effect includes a symbol display device 31 capable of performing variable display (or variable display) of symbols (pictures), and the final stop result is the assigned correspondence result in a game round that is a predetermined jackpot result. In the gaming machine, in order to make the player think that it is a variable display state that is likely to be the above-mentioned giving correspondence result before the stop result is derived and displayed after the variable display of the symbol (picture) on the symbol display device 31 is started. The display state of In addition, about the assignment | correspondence corresponding | compatible result, the combination of the symbol to which the same number was attached | subjected on one of the effective lines is stopped and displayed.

  In the expected effect, two types of reach display and a notice display for expecting the occurrence of reach display and the generation of the result of giving correspondence at a stage before the reach display occurs are set.

  In the reach display, a combination of reach symbols is displayed by displaying symbols for a part of a plurality of symbol sequences displayed on the display screen of the symbol display device 31, and the remaining symbols are displayed in that state. A display state in which symbols are displayed in a variable manner is included in the column. In addition, in the state where the combination of reach symbols is displayed as described above, the variation of the symbols is displayed in the remaining symbol rows, and a predetermined character or the like is displayed as a moving image on the background screen. In addition, there are those that perform a reach effect by displaying a predetermined character or the like as a moving image on substantially the entire display screen after reducing or not displaying a combination of reach symbols.

  In the reach display, a plurality of types of effect groups are set according to the display duration (display duration) indicating the length of the period from the start of game play to the final stop of the variable display. Specifically, the longest reach production group, long-time reach production group, medium-time reach production group, and short-time reach production group are set in the order of the display duration time. Different types of reach production are set. With these reach displays, it is possible to perform various effects at each game time and increase the degree of attention of the game. Note that the reach display is not limited to these, and a plurality of other types of reach effects may be set.

  Here, the above display continuation time indicates the length of the period from the start of the game turn to the end, but the length of the period from the start of the reach display to the end thereof is the length of the display continuation time. Is proportional. Specifically, the length of the period from the start of the game turn to the start of reach display is constant in each game turn, and the longer the period of time from the start of reach display to the end of the reach display, the longer The display duration is longer. Therefore, in the game times in which the reach display is performed, the reach effect in the effect group having the different display durations is performed according to the length of the period from the start of the reach display to the end.

  In addition, the expectation level that is the most advantageous big hit result or the normal big hit result in each reach production group is set to the highest in the longest time reach production group. It is set to be a production group, a medium-time reach production group, and a short-time reach production group. Although details will be described later, when the most advantageous big hit result or the normal big hit result is reached, the mode shifts to an opening / closing execution mode in which more balls can be obtained as compared to other big hit results. Accordingly, the player plays the game with the expectation that the longer the display duration in the displayed reach display and the higher the degree of expectation will be the most advantageous big hit result or the normal big hit result.

  In the notice display, the symbol display on the display screen of the symbol display device 31 is started in a situation where the symbols are variably displayed in all the symbol columns Z1 to Z3 after the symbol variation display is started, or in some symbol columns. In a situation where the symbols are variably displayed in a plurality of symbol rows, a mode in which a character is displayed separately from the symbols on the symbol rows Z1 to Z3 is included. Moreover, what makes a background screen the predetermined aspect different from the aspect until then, and what makes the symbol on the symbol row | line | column Z1-Z3 the predetermined aspect different from the previous aspect are also contained. Such a notice display can occur in any game times when reach display is performed and when reach display is not performed, but the case where reach display is performed is higher than the case where reach display is not performed. It is set to occur with probability.

  The reach display is executed regardless of the value of the reach random number counter C3 in the game times corresponding to the big hit result and the special outlier results A to C. In addition, the game times corresponding to the special loss result D are not executed regardless of the value of the reach random number counter C3. Further, in the game times corresponding to the result of normal losing, the reach random number counter C3 obtained at a predetermined timing with reference to the reach table stored in the reach table storage area of the ROM 63 corresponds to the occurrence of reach display. If executed.

  In the reach display, in the game times corresponding to the normal jackpot result and the most advantageous jackpot result, the reach effect is performed in one of the reach effect groups. On the other hand, in the game times corresponding to other than the normal big hit result, the most advantageous big hit result, and the special lost result D, a reach effect group to be displayed is set in advance. That is, the longest reach reach group is set in the game times corresponding to the explicit probability variable big hit result A, the explicit probability variable big hit result A, and the special outage result A, and the explicit positive variable big hit result B, the explicit positive variable big hit result B, and the special outage result. In the game times corresponding to B, the long reach production group is set, and in the game times corresponding to the unspecified probability variation big hit result C, the explicit probability variation big hit result C, and the special outage result C, the medium time reach production group is set, which is normally off. Among the game times corresponding to the result, a short reach effect group is set in the game times in which the reach random number counter C3 corresponds to the occurrence of reach display.

  On the other hand, whether or not to perform the notice display is determined not by the main controller 60 but by the sound emission controller 90. In this case, in the sound emission control device 90, the game times corresponding to any of the jackpot results or the special loss results are more likely to generate a notice display than the game times corresponding to the normal loss results, and the appearance rate The lottery process for displaying the notice is executed so as to satisfy at least one of the conditions that a low notice display is likely to occur. Incidentally, the lottery result is reflected when the game display effect is executed on the symbol display device 31.

  Next, the variation type counter CS will be described. The variation type counter CS is, for example, incremented by 1 within a range of 0 to 198, and returns to 0 after reaching the maximum value. The variation type counter CS is used when the MPU 62 determines the display continuation time on the main display unit 33 and the symbol display continuation time on the symbol display device 31. The variation type counter CS is updated once every time a normal process to be described later is executed once, and is repeatedly updated even within the remaining time in the normal process. Then, the buffer value of the variation type counter CS is acquired at the time of determining the variation pattern at the start of variation display in the main display unit 33 and at the time of symbol variation start by the symbol display device 31.

<Various processes executed by main controller 60>
Next, timer interrupt processing and normal processing that are executed in order to advance the game in the MPU 62 in the main control device 60 will be described. In addition to the timer interrupt process and the normal process, the MPU 62 executes a main process that is activated when the power is turned on and an NMI interrupt process that is activated by the input of a power failure signal to the NMI terminal (non-maskable terminal). Description of these processes is omitted.

<Timer interrupt processing>
First, timer interrupt processing will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. This process is started periodically by the MPU 62 (for example, at a cycle of 2 msec).

  In step S101, various detection sensor reading processes are executed. In the reading process, the states of the various winning detection sensors 67a to 67e are read, the states of the various winning detection sensors 67a to 67e are determined, and the winning detection information is stored. Further, when a winning of the game ball is detected by the winning detection sensors 67a to 67e corresponding to the generation of the winning ball, a winning ball command for instructing the payout control device 70 to pay out the winning ball is set. To do. For example, when a winning to the variable winning device 22 is detected, a winning ball command for instructing 15 winning balls as a specific unit number is set. In the subsequent step S102, the random number initial value counter CINI is updated.

  In subsequent step S103, the big hit random number counter C1, the big hit type counter C2, the reach random number counter C3, and the electric accessory release counter C4 are updated. Specifically, the jackpot random number counter C1, the jackpot type counter C2, the reach random number counter C3, and the electric accessory release counter C4 are each incremented by 1 and cleared to 0 when the counter values reach the maximum value. Then, the updated values of the counters C1 to C4 are stored in the corresponding buffer area of the RAM 64.

  In subsequent step S104, a through winning process is performed in accordance with winning through the through gate 25. In the through winning process, when a winning to the through gate 25 has occurred, the number of stored bonus items stored in the electronic role holding area 64c is less than the upper limit number (for example, “4”). On the condition, the value of the electric accessory release counter C4 updated in step S103 is stored in the electric utility reservation area 64c. Moreover, the process for lighting the 2nd reservation lamp | ramp part 36 corresponding to the number-of-functions storage memory | storage number with respect to the audio | voice light emission control apparatus 90 is performed.

  After that, in step S105 to step S108, a winning process for the operation port is executed. In the winning process for the operating port, first, in step S105, it is determined whether or not a winning has occurred in the upper operating port 23 or the lower operating port 24. If no winning has occurred, the timer interrupt process is terminated.

  If a winning has occurred, in step S106, is the start hold storage number NA stored in the hold number storage area NA of the hold ball storage area 64a less than an upper limit (for example, “4”)? Determine whether or not. If the start pending storage number NA is the upper limit value, the timer interruption process is terminated as it is. If the start pending storage number NA is less than the upper limit value, the process proceeds to step S107.

  In step S107, the start pending storage number NA is incremented by one. In the subsequent step S108, the numerical information of the jackpot random number counter C1, the jackpot type counter C2 and the reach random number counter C3 updated in step S103 is stored in the holding area RE of the holding ball storage area 64a as holding information. In this case, the data is stored in the first reserved area among the empty reserved areas RE1 to RE4 of the reserved area RE, that is, the reserved area corresponding to the current start reserved memory number. Moreover, the process for lighting the 1st reservation lamp | ramp part 35 corresponding to the start reservation memory | storage number with respect to the audio | voice light emission control apparatus 90 is performed. After executing the process of step S108, the timer interrupt process is terminated.

<Normal processing>
Next, the flow of normal processing will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. The normal process is a process that is started after the main process that is started when the power is turned on, and the main process of the game is executed in the normal process. As an outline, the processing of steps S201 to S207 is executed as a periodic processing with a period of 4 msec, and the counter update processing of steps S209 and S210 is executed with the remaining time.

  In the normal process, in step S201, output data such as a command set in the timer interrupt process or the previous normal process is transmitted to each control device on the sub side. Specifically, the presence / absence of a prize ball command is determined, and if a prize ball command is set, it is transmitted to the payout control device 70. In addition, when an effect command such as a command corresponding to an effect for game times or a command corresponding to an effect for opening / closing execution mode is set, the command is transmitted to the sound emission control device 90.

  In the subsequent step S202, the variation type counter CS is updated. Specifically, the variation type counter CS is incremented by 1, and the counter value is cleared to 0 when the counter value reaches the maximum value. Then, the update value of the variation type counter CS is stored in the corresponding buffer area of the RAM 64.

  In subsequent step S203, a game number control process for advancing the game of each game time is executed. In the game times control process, determination of success / failure and distribution determination are performed, and the symbol display setting of the symbol display device 31 and display control of the main display unit 33 are performed. Details of the game times control process will be described later.

  Thereafter, in step S204, a game state transition process is executed. Although details will be described later, the gaming state shifts to an opening / closing execution mode, a high probability mode, a high frequency support mode, and the like by this gaming state transition processing.

  In a succeeding step S205, an electric combination support process for driving and controlling the electric combination 24a provided in the lower operation port 24 is executed. In this electric combination support process, the electric combination release whether or not the electric combination 24a is opened using the numerical information acquired from the electric combination release counter C4 stored in the electric combination holding area 64c of the RAM 64 is determined. A lottery is performed, and when the electrified open state is won, an opening / closing process of the electric accessory 24a is executed. Further, display control of the accessory display unit 34 is performed so as to teach the lottery result of the electric character release lottery.

  Here, as already described, the low-frequency support mode and the high-frequency support mode are set as the modes of support by the electric accessory 24a, and the transition to one of the support modes is performed in the gaming state transition process. Is called. In this case, the high frequency support mode is set when the high frequency support flag is set in the RAM 64, and the low frequency support mode is set when the flag is not set.

  In the electric power support process, it is determined whether or not the high frequency support mode is set by determining whether or not the high frequency support flag is set in the RAM 64. In the high-frequency support mode, the number of times that the electric accessory 24a is in the open state when the electrified open state is won is set more than in the low-frequency support mode. Set a longer opening time. Also, in the high frequency support mode, when the electrified open state is selected and the open state of the electric accessory 24a occurs a plurality of times, the next open state is started after the completion of one open state. The closing time until is set to be shorter than one opening time.

  Incidentally, when shifting to the opening / closing execution mode, even if the high frequency support flag is set in the RAM 64, the support mode is forcibly set to the low frequency support mode.

  In a succeeding step S206, a game ball launch control process is executed. In the game ball launch control process, a predetermined launch period is set on condition that a launch permission signal output from the power source and launch control device 80 is input based on the launch operation being performed on the launch handle 51. The solenoid of the game ball launching mechanism 81 is excited once (for example, 0.6 sec). Thereby, the game ball is launched toward the game area.

  In a succeeding step S207, it is determined whether or not a power failure flag is set in the RAM 64. The power failure flag is a flag that is set when the occurrence of a power failure is confirmed in the power failure monitoring board 65 and a power failure signal is input from the power failure monitoring board 65 to the NMI terminal of the MPU 62, and is erased in the next main processing.

  If the power failure flag is not set, the last process of the plurality of processes that are repeatedly executed is completed, so whether or not the next normal process execution timing has been reached in step S208, that is, the previous normal process It is determined whether or not a predetermined time (4 msec in this embodiment) has elapsed since the start of the process. Then, the random number initial value counter CINI and the variation type counter CS are repeatedly updated within the remaining time until the next normal processing execution timing. That is, in step S209, the random number initial value counter CINI is updated, and in step S210, the variation type counter CS is updated.

  On the other hand, if it is determined in step S207 that the power failure flag has been set, the power interruption has occurred, so the power interruption processing from step S211 is executed. That is, in step S211, the generation of the timer interrupt process is prohibited, and after that, the RAM judgment value is calculated and stored in step S212. After the access of the RAM 64 is prohibited in step S213, the power supply is completely shut down and processed. Continue infinite loop until no longer runs.

<Game times control processing>
Next, the game times control process of step S203 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

  In the game times control process, first, in step S301, it is determined whether or not the opening / closing execution mode is in effect. When in the opening / closing execution mode, the game is executed without executing any of the processes after step S302, that is, the game turn starting process in steps S303 to S305 and the game turn progress process in steps S306 to S309. End control processing. In other words, in the open / close execution mode, the game times are not started regardless of whether or not a winning for the operation ports 23 and 24 has occurred.

  If it is not in the opening / closing execution mode, it is determined in step S302 whether or not the main display section 33 is in a variable display, that is, whether or not a game for one game is being executed. When the main display unit 33 is not in a variable display, the process proceeds to the game turn starting process in steps S303 to S305. In the processing for starting game times, first, in step S303, the number-of-holds storage area NA, which is the number of pieces of hold information stored on hold, is referred to by referring to the number-of-holds storage area NA of the hold ball storage area 64a. Determine whether. The case where the start hold storage number NA is “0” means that the hold information is not stored in the hold ball storage area 64a. Accordingly, the game turn control process is terminated as it is. If the start pending storage number NA is not “0”, a data setting process is executed in step S304.

  In the data setting process, first, the start pending storage number NA is decremented by one. Further, the data stored in the first holding area RE1 of the holding area RE in the holding ball storage area 64a is moved to the execution area AE. Thereafter, a process of shifting the data stored in the holding areas RE1 to RE4 of the holding area RE is executed.

  This data shift process is a process of sequentially shifting the data stored in the first reservation area RE1 to the fourth reservation area RE4 to the lower area side, and clears the data in the first reservation area RE1 and the second The data in each area is shifted such as the reserved area RE2 → the first reserved area RE1, the third reserved area RE3 → the second reserved area RE2, and the fourth reserved area RE4 → the third reserved area RE3.

  In the data setting process, a process for causing the sound emission control device 90 to recognize that the hold information has been shifted and changing the display on the first hold lamp unit 35 corresponding to the decrease in the number of hold is executed. To do.

  After executing the data setting process, the game start control process is terminated after the change start process is executed in step S305. Here, the variation start processing will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

  In step S401, a validity determination process is executed. In the success / failure determination process, first, it is determined whether or not the success / failure lottery mode is a high probability mode. In the case of the high probability mode, with reference to the high probability mode success / failure table among the tables stored in the success / failure table storage area 63a, the information for the success / failure determination among the information stored in the execution area AE, that is, It is determined whether or not the numerical information related to the jackpot random number counter C1 matches the high-probability jackpot numerical information, and if it does not match the jackpot numerical information, does it match the special outlier numerical information? Determine whether or not. In the case of the low probability mode, the numerical value relating to the jackpot random number counter C1 stored in the execution area AE with reference to the low probability mode success / failure table among the tables stored in the success / failure table storage area 63a. It is determined whether or not the information matches the low probability jackpot numerical information. If the information does not match the jackpot numerical information, it is determined whether or not the information matches the special outlier numerical information.

  In a succeeding step S402, it is determined whether or not the result of the success / failure determination process in the step S401 is a jackpot winning result. If it is a big win result, a distribution determination process is executed in step S403.

  In the distribution determination process, information for distribution determination among the information stored in the execution area AE, that is, numerical information related to the big hit type counter C2 is grasped. Then, with reference to the sorting table stored in the sorting table storage area 63b, it is specified which jackpot result corresponds to the numerical information related to the grasped jackpot type counter C2. Specifically, the normal jackpot result, the implicitly probable jackpot result A, the implicitly probable jackpot result B, the implicit explicit variable jackpot result C, the explicit stochastic jackpot result A, the explicit stochastic jackpot result B, the explicit stochastic jackpot result C, and the maximum Identify which jackpot result corresponds to the advantageous jackpot result.

  In the subsequent step S404, a stop result setting process for the jackpot result is executed. Specifically, the information on the pattern mode to be finally stopped and displayed on the main display unit 33 in the game times related to the start of the change is specified from the stop result table for the jackpot result stored in the ROM 63 in advance. The specified information is stored in the RAM 64. In the jackpot result stop result table, the types of patterns stopped and displayed on the main display unit 33 are set differently for each jackpot result type. In step S404, the type of pattern is specified in step S403. Information on the pattern mode corresponding to the type of the jackpot result is stored in the RAM 64.

  In the subsequent step S405, a process of setting a flag corresponding to the type of jackpot result specified in step S403 in the RAM 64 is executed. Specifically, the normal flag is set when it is specified that the result is a normal jackpot result, and the implicit A flag is set when the result is an implicitly probable jackpot result A. If it is specified that the result is B, the implicit B flag is set. If it is specified that the result is an implicitly probable jackpot result C, the implicit C flag is set, and the explicit probable jackpot result is A. Is specified, the explicit B flag is set, the explicit B flag is set when it is specified, and the explicit C flag is specified when it is specified as the explicit positive jackpot result C. If the flag is set and it is determined that the result is the most advantageous jackpot result, the most advantageous flag is set. In the following description, whether or not the various jackpot results are determined is determined by determining whether or not a flag corresponding to the RAM 64 is set.

  On the other hand, if it is determined in step S402 that the result is not a jackpot winning result, it is determined in step S406 whether or not the result of the determination process in step S401 is a special outage result. If the result is special, the process proceeds to step S407.

  In step S407, a special out-of-order result allocation determination process is executed. In the allocation determination process for the special loss result, the information for the winning / losing lottery among the information stored in the execution area AE, that is, the numerical information related to the big hit random number counter C1 is grasped. Then, with reference to the success / failure table stored in the success / failure table storage area 63a, it is specified which of the special outliers the numerical information related to the grasped jackpot random number counter C1 corresponds to. Specifically, it is specified which of the special failure results A, the special failure result B, the special failure result C, and the special failure result D corresponds to the special failure result.

  In the subsequent step S408, a stop result setting process for a special outage result is executed. Specifically, the information on the pattern mode to be finally stopped and displayed on the main display unit 33 in the game round related to the start of the change is specified from the stop result table for the special loss result stored in the ROM 63 in advance. The specified information is stored in the RAM 64. In the stop result table for the special detachment result, the types of the patterns that are stopped and displayed on the main display unit 33 are set differently for each type of the special detachment result. In step S408, the process proceeds to step S407. The RAM 64 stores information on the pattern mode corresponding to the type of the special outlier result specified above. The information on the pattern mode selected in this case is different from the information on the pattern mode selected for each jackpot result.

  In the subsequent step S409, a process of setting a flag in the RAM 64 according to the type of special outage result specified in step S407 is executed. Specifically, the special A flag is set when the special outage result A is specified, and the special B flag is set when the special outage result B is specified. A special C flag is set when it is specified, and a special D flag is set when it is specified that the result is a special outage result D. In the following description, whether or not each result is a special outlier is determined by determining whether or not a flag corresponding to the RAM 64 is set.

  If it is determined in step S406 that the result is not a special loss result, a stop result setting process for a normal loss result is executed in step S410. Specifically, information on the pattern mode to be finally stopped and displayed on the main display unit 33 in the game round related to the start of the change is specified from the stop result table for the normal off result stored in the ROM 63 in advance. The specified information is stored in the RAM 64. The information on the pattern mode selected in this case is different from the information on the pattern mode selected in the case of the jackpot result and the information on the pattern mode selected in the case of the special loss result.

  After executing any one of steps S405, S409, and S410, a display duration setting process is executed in step S411. In this process, it is determined whether or not reach display is performed as the content of the effect on the symbol display device 31 in the current game round, and the number of start pending storage numbers NA in the current game round, presence or absence of reach display, and reach display. When the display is performed, the display duration is set according to the type of reach display.

  Specifically, in accordance with the game result specified in step S403 or step S407, whether or not to perform reach display and the display duration for performing reach display are determined. That is, when it is the most advantageous big hit result or the normal big hit result, it is determined that the reach display is performed, and the display duration is obtained by acquiring the value of the fluctuation type counter CS stored in the fluctuation type counter buffer of the RAM 64. The reach generation display duration table stored in the RAM 64 is referred to and determined. It is determined that the reach display is performed even when any of the various explicit probability variation big hit results A to C, the various explicit probability variation big hit results A to C, and the special outlier results A to C, the display duration is predetermined. It has been. When the result is the special outage result D, it is determined that the reach display is not performed, and the display duration is obtained by obtaining the value of the variation type counter CS and referring to the reach non-occurrence display duration table stored in the RAM 64. And decide. When the result is a normal deviation result, it is determined whether or not reach display is performed based on the acquired variation type counter CS value. When it is determined that reach display is performed, a predetermined display duration is set. .

  Here, the display generation time table for reach generation, which is referred to when the most advantageous big hit result or the normal big hit result, will be described with reference to FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 13, the reach generation display duration table is set so that the display duration varies depending on the value of the variation type counter CS. Each display duration corresponds to the display duration of the longest reach production group, and the display duration corresponding to the display duration of the long reach production group is shorter than that. A section and a section that is a display duration time of the medium-time reach production group that is shorter than that are set. Specifically, they are 180 sec, 60 sec, and 30 sec, respectively. In addition, the reach generation display duration table does not have a section that is a display duration corresponding to the short reach effect group, which is shorter than the display duration time of the medium time reach effect group. The number of reach random number counters C3 corresponding to each display continuation time is set to be smaller as the display continuation time is longer.

  Next, the display time setting process in the fluctuation start process (FIG. 12) will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

  In step S501, the value of the variation type counter CS stored in the variation type counter buffer in the lottery counter buffer of the RAM 64 is acquired. Next, in step S502, it is determined whether or not the current game number is a game number corresponding to the most advantageous big hit result or the normal big hit result. If an affirmative determination is made in step S502, that is, if the current game round is the most advantageous big hit result or the normal big hit result, the reach generation display duration table stored in the ROM 63 is stored in the subsequent step S503. With reference to this, display duration information corresponding to the current variation type counter CS is acquired. As already described, since the display duration information corresponding to the short reach effect group is not set in the reach generation display duration table, in step S503, the longest reach effect group, the long reach effect group, or Display duration information corresponding to one of the medium-time reach production groups is acquired.

  If a negative determination is made in step S502, it is determined in step S504 whether or not the current game number is a game number corresponding to the special loss result D. If an affirmative determination is made in step S504, the display duration corresponding to the current variation type counter CS is referred to in step S505 by referring to the reach non-occurrence display duration table (not shown) stored in the ROM 63. Get information. Incidentally, the display duration that can be acquired with reference to the reach non-occurrence display duration table is different from the display duration that can be acquired with reference to the reach occurrence display duration table. Specifically, the display duration that can be acquired with reference to the reach non-occurrence display duration table is set to be shorter than each display duration that can be acquired with reference to the reach occurrence display duration table. Has been. Further, the display continuation time that can be acquired with reference to the reach non-occurrence display continuation time table is shorter than a predetermined display continuation time corresponding to each reach effect group.

  Note that the display duration information when no reach occurs is set so that the display duration is shorter as the number of the start pending storage numbers NA is larger. In the situation where the support mode is the high frequency support mode, the non-reach mode is selected so that a shorter display duration is selected compared to the case where the number of the hold information is the same as in the situation where the low frequency support mode. The generation display duration table is set. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and a configuration in which the display duration time does not vary according to the start pending storage number NA and the support mode may be used, and the above relationship may be reversed.

  After obtaining the display duration information corresponding to the current game time in step S503 or step S505, in step S506, the display duration information is displayed in the various counter areas 64b of the RAM 64. Set to CT. The value of the set display duration counter CT is updated so that 1 is subtracted every time the timer interrupt process (FIG. 9) is started.

  On the other hand, if a negative determination is made in step S504, it is determined in step S507 whether or not the current game time is a game time corresponding to a normal loss result. When an affirmative determination is made in step S507, that is, when none of the flags corresponding to each jackpot result or each special loss result is set in the RAM 64, and the current game time is a game time corresponding to the normal loss result In step S508, it is determined whether or not the numerical information related to the reach random number counter C3 stored in the execution area AE is numerical information corresponding to the occurrence of reach. When a negative determination is made in step S508 and it is determined that no reach display occurs in the current game round, as described above, display duration information is acquired in step S505, and in step S506, the display duration information is acquired. Display duration information is set in the display duration counter CT.

  If an affirmative determination is made in step S508, “10000” is set in the display duration counter CT in step S509. Incidentally, the value set in step S509 is the display duration corresponding to the display duration of the short reach effect group.

  Therefore, in the game times in which reach display is generated as a result of normal losing, display continuation time corresponding to the longest time reach effect group, long time reach effect group, or medium time reach effect group is not set.

  If a negative determination is made in step S507, it is determined in step S510 whether or not the current game time corresponds to any one of the implicit probability variable big hit result A, the explicit probability variable big hit result A, or the special loss result A. If an affirmative determination is made in step S510, “90000” is set in the display duration counter CT in step S511. Incidentally, the value set in step S511 is the display duration corresponding to the longest time reach production group.

  Therefore, in the game times corresponding to any of the unspecified probability variation big hit result A, the explicit probability variation big hit result A or the special outage result A, the display corresponding to the long reach reach group, the medium reach reach group or the short reach effect group No duration is set.

  If a negative determination is made in step S510, it is determined in step S512 whether or not the current game time corresponds to any one of the implicit probability variable big hit result B, the explicit probability variable big hit result B, or the special outlier result B. If an affirmative determination is made in step S512, “30000” is set in the display duration counter CT in step S513. Incidentally, the value set in step S513 is the display duration corresponding to the long reach effect group.

  Therefore, the display corresponding to the longest reach reach group, the mid-time reach effect group, or the short reach effect group in the game times corresponding to any of the unspecified probability change big hit result B, the explicit probability change big hit result B or the special outlier result B No duration is set.

  If a negative determination is made in step S512, that is, if the current game time is a game time corresponding to any of the non-explicitly probable big hit result C, the explicit probable big hit result C, or the special outlier result C, the process goes to step S514. Then, “15000” is set to the display duration counter CT. Incidentally, the value set in step S514 is the display duration corresponding to the medium-time reach production group.

  Therefore, in the game times corresponding to any of the unspecified probability variation jackpot result C, the explicit probability variation jackpot result C, or the special outlier result C, the display corresponding to the longest time reach effect group, the high expectation effect group, or the short reach effect group No duration is set.

  That is, in the pachinko machine 10, display durations corresponding to the most advantageous big hit results, normal big hit results, special outage results D, and results other than the normal outage results corresponding to non-reach occurrence are preset. . Also, the numerical information set in the display duration counter CT is updated so that 1 is subtracted every time the timer interrupt process (FIG. 9) is started. The display durations of the longest time reach production group, long time reach production group, and medium time reach production group are 180 sec, 60 sec, and 30 sec, respectively, and the reach that is referred to in the case of the most advantageous big hit result or normal big hit result It is the same as the length of each display duration in the generation display duration table. Moreover, the display continuation time of the short reach production group is 20 sec, and is set shorter than the display continuation time of the other reach production groups. However, the display duration is not limited to these, and a display duration table set according to each result may be referred to, or a common display duration table may be referred to. Moreover, the display continuation time corresponding to each production group is arbitrary.

  After the display duration information is set in the display duration counter CT in step S506, step S509, step S511, step S513, or step S514, the display time setting process is terminated.

  Returning to the description of the change start process (FIG. 12), after the display duration setting process is executed in step S411, a change command and a type command are set in step S412. The change command includes display duration information. Here, as described above, the display duration acquired with reference to the reach non-occurrence display duration table is the display duration acquired with reference to the reach occurrence display duration table, or each jackpot result and each Since it is different from the display duration corresponding to the special loss result, even if the information about the occurrence of reach is not included in the change command, the audio light emission control device 90 as the sub-side control device displays the display duration. It is possible to specify the presence or absence of reach from the information. In this regard, it can be said that the change command includes information indicating whether or not reach has occurred. Note that the change command may include information that directly indicates whether or not reach has occurred.

  The type command includes game result information. In other words, in the type command, as information on the game result, information on a normal jackpot result, information on an implicit probability variation jackpot result A, information on an implicit probability variation jackpot result B, information on an implicit probability variation jackpot result C, information on an explicit probability variation jackpot result Information on A, information on explicit probable jackpot result B, information on explicit probable jackpot result C, information on most advantageous jackpot result, information on special outage result A, information on special outage result B, information on special outage result C, special outage Information on the result D and information on a normal off result are included.

  The change command and type command set in step S412 are transmitted to the sound emission control device 90 in step S201 in the normal process (FIG. 10). Processing in the sound emission control device 90 by receiving these commands will be described later.

  After executing the processing of step S412, the main display unit 33 starts to display the variation of the picture in step S413. Then, this variation start process is terminated.

  Returning to the description of the game times control process (FIG. 11), when the main display unit 33 is in a variable display, the game times process of steps S306 to S309 is executed.

  In the process for advancing game times, first, in step S306, it is determined whether or not the display duration time of the current game time has elapsed. Specifically, it is determined whether or not the value of the display duration information stored in the display duration counter of the RAM 64 has become “0”. As described above, the display duration information value is set in the display duration setting process (FIG. 14). Further, the set value of the display duration information is updated so that 1 is subtracted every time the timer interrupt process (FIG. 9) is started.

  If the display continuation time has not elapsed, the variable display process is executed in step S307. In the variable display process, the display mode on the main display unit 33 is changed. Then, this game times control process is complete | finished.

  If the display continuation time has elapsed, a change end process is executed in step S308. In the variation end process, the information stored in the RAM 64 is specified in any of steps S404, S408, and S4010 of the variation start process (FIG. 12) that is executed when starting the currently executed game round. The main display unit 33 is controlled to display the pattern mode corresponding to the information on the main display unit 33.

  Here, the mode of the picture to be stopped and displayed on the main display unit 33 is different for each game result. Thereby, the manager of the game hall or the like can visually check the game result of the game time by visually checking the main display unit 33 at the end of the game time. For example, the pachinko machine 10 exhibits the same behavior as the jackpot result. It is possible to easily confirm whether or not an illegal act to be performed is performed. On the other hand, the display range of the main display unit 33 is narrower than that of the display screen G of the symbol display device 31. Furthermore, the pattern mode that is stopped and displayed on the main display unit 33 includes at least various jackpot results and various special loss results. When compared, it is difficult for the player to recognize. Therefore, it is expected that the player confirms the game result of the game times not from the main display unit 33 but from the display screen G of the symbol display device 31, and the degree of attention to the display screen G is increased.

  Then, after setting the change end command in step S309, the game times control process is ended. The variation end command set in step S309 is transmitted to the sound emission control device 90 in step S201 in the normal process (FIG. 10). The sound emission control device 90 executes a process for ending the effect in the game times based on the reception of the change end command. In addition, it is good also as a structure which terminates the effect for game times independently in the audio | voice light emission control apparatus 90 or the display control apparatus 100, without transmitting a change end command.

<Game state transition processing>
Next, the gaming state transition processing in step S204 will be described with reference to the flowchart in FIG.

  First, in step S601, it is determined whether or not the opening / closing execution mode is in effect. If it is not in the opening / closing execution mode, the process proceeds to step S602, and it is determined whether or not it is the timing when the variation display of the pattern on the main display portion 33 of one game time is finished. If it is not the timing when the variable display is finished, the gaming state transition process is finished as it is.

  If it is the timing when the variable display is finished, it is determined in step S603 whether or not the game result of the game times that have been finished this time corresponds to the transition to the opening / closing execution mode. Specifically, it is determined whether or not the current game result is any jackpot result or any special loss result. If it does not correspond to the transition to the opening / closing execution mode, the gaming state transition process is terminated as it is.

  If it corresponds to the transition to the opening / closing execution mode, it is determined in step S604 whether or not the current game result is the special loss result A or the special loss result B. If the result is the special outage result A or the special outage result B, “10” is set in the open / close counter SOC provided in the various counter areas 64b of the RAM 64 in step S605. The open / close counter SOC is a counter for the MPU 62 to specify the number of times to open and close the large winning opening 22a of the variable winning device 22.

  If it is not the special loss result A or the special loss result B, it is determined in step S606 whether or not the current game result is the special loss result C or the special loss result D. If the result is the special outage result C or the special outage result D, “5” is set in the open / close counter SOC in step S607.

  If it is not the special loss result C or the special loss result D, it is determined in step S608 whether or not the current game result is the non-explicitly probable big hit result C or the explicit probable big hit result C. In the case of the non-explicit certain variation big hit result C or the explicit certain variation big hit result C, “5” is set to the round counter RC provided in the various counter areas 64b of the RAM 64 in step S609. The round counter RC is a counter for the MPU 62 to specify the number of round games to be executed within the range of one opening / closing execution mode. In the subsequent step S610, "1" is set to the open / close counter SOC.

  If it is not the non-explicitly probable big hit result C or the explicit probable big hit result C, in step S611, the round counter RC is set to “10”, and in the subsequent step S612, the open / close counter SOC is set to “1”. .

  That is, in this pachinko machine 10, as the opening / closing execution mode, a round number regulation mode executed with a predetermined number of round games as an upper limit, and a round game is not set, and the number of opening / closing of the variable winning device 22 is An open / close number regulation mode that is terminated based on the upper limit number of times is set. The round number regulation mode shifts based on any jackpot result, and the open / close number regulation mode shifts based on a special loss result. Here, the round game is one of the conditions that a predetermined upper limit duration (upper limit duration) elapses and that a predetermined upper limit number of game balls win a prize winning opening 22a. A game that continues until is satisfied.

  The number of round games executed in the round number regulation mode differs depending on the type of jackpot result that triggered the transition. Specifically, in the case of the non-explicit probability variation jackpot result C or the explicit probability variation jackpot result C, the upper limit number of round games is 5 rounds, and in the case of other jackpot results, the upper limit number of round games is set to 10 rounds. Has been.

  Furthermore, the number of opening / closing operations executed in the opening / closing number regulation mode differs depending on the type of the special losing result that triggered the transition. Specifically, in the case of special outage result A or special outage result B, the upper limit of the number of opening and closing is 10 times, and in the case of special outage result C or special outage result D, the upper limit of the number of opening and closing is set to 5 times. Has been.

  After executing the processing of step S605, step S607, step S610 or step S612, the winning counter PC provided in the various counter areas 64b of the RAM 64 is added to the winning game PC in the round game and the opening / closing number regulation mode once in step S613. “10” is set as the upper limit number which is one end condition by opening. In the subsequent step S614, "1000" is set as the opening standby time (standby period) in the timer counter T provided in the various counter areas 64b of the RAM 64. The numerical information set in the timer counter T is updated so that 1 is subtracted every time the timer interrupt process (FIG. 9) is started. Therefore, the waiting time for opening is 2 sec. However, the waiting time is arbitrary.

  In addition, when the mode is shifted to the opening / closing execution mode, the waiting time for the opening is set in step S614 regardless of the type of the game result that is the trigger. Therefore, the waiting time for opening in the opening / closing execution mode is the same regardless of the type of game result that has been triggered. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and although the waiting time for the opening is slightly different, it may be configured to be recognized as the same by the player, such as the most advantageous jackpot result. When some game results become an opportunity, it is good also as a structure greatly different from the case where another game result becomes an opportunity.

  After performing the process of step S614, after setting an opening command in step S615, this game state transition process is complete | finished. This opening command includes information on the game result that triggered the transition to the current opening / closing execution mode. Further, the opening command set here is transmitted to the sound emission control device 90 in step S201 in the normal process (FIG. 10). Processing in the sound emission control device 90 by receiving the opening command will be described later.

  On the other hand, if it is determined in step S601 that the opening / closing execution mode is in progress, the process proceeds to step S616. In step S616, a special winning opening / closing process is executed. The special prize opening / closing process will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

  First, in step S701, it is determined whether or not the special winning opening 22a is being opened. If the special winning opening 22a is not open, it is determined in step S702 whether the value of the open / close counter SOC is “0”, and in step S703, whether the value of the timer counter T is “0”. Determine whether or not.

  When the value of the opening / closing counter SOC is “0” or when the value of the timer counter T is not “0”, the big prize opening opening / closing process is finished as it is. If the value of the open / close counter SOC is not “0” and the value of the timer counter T is “0”, a big prize opening opening process is executed in step S704. The special winning opening opening process will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

  First, in step S801, the game result that triggered the transition to the opening / closing execution mode that is being executed this time is any one of the non-explicit probability variation big hit result B, the explicit probability change big hit result C, the special outage result B, and the special outage result D. Determine whether. If an affirmative determination is made in step S801, “250” is set to the timer counter T in step S802.

  If a negative determination is made in step S801, in step S803, the situation in which the current big opening opening process is activated is that the game result that is the above-mentioned trigger is the explicit probability variable jackpot result B, and the round counter It is determined whether the value of RC is “2” or more. If an affirmative determination is made in step S802, “250” is set in the timer counter T in step S802 as described above.

  On the other hand, if a negative determination is made in step S802, the current winning game opening process is started in step S804. The game result that triggered the above is the most advantageous big hit result or the normal big hit result. In this case, it is determined whether the game result that is the trigger is the explicit probability change jackpot result A or the explicit probability change jackpot result B and the value of the round counter RC is “1”. If an affirmative determination is made in step S804, "400" is set to the timer counter T in step S805. If a negative determination is made in step S804, “14500” is set in the timer counter T in step S806.

  After executing the process of step S802, step S805 or step S806, the release execution process is executed in step S807. In the opening execution process, the variable winning drive unit 22c is drive-controlled so that the special winning opening 22a is opened. Thereafter, the main prize winning opening process is terminated.

  In other words, in this pachinko machine 10, one opening mode of the variable winning device 22 is set in a plurality of types with different opening continuation times (opening continuation periods) from when the big winning opening 22a is opened until it is closed. Has been. Specifically, the long-time mode (long-term mode) set to 29 sec, which is the longest open time, and the medium time set to 0.8 sec, which is a medium time shorter than the longest time, are described above. A mode (medium-period mode) and a short-time mode (short-term mode) set to 0.5 sec which is the shortest time shorter than the medium time are set.

  Here, in the pachinko machine 10, when the launch handle 51 is operated by the player, the game ball launching mechanism 81 is driven so that one game ball is launched toward the game area in 0.6 sec. Be controlled. Further, the upper limit number of round game end conditions in the open execution mode executed in the round regulation mode is set to ten.

  In the round number regulation mode, in the open state, in the long time mode, the open duration is set to be longer than the product of the game ball firing period and the upper limit number of one round game. . Therefore, when the variable winning device 22 is opened once in a long-time manner, it is expected that the maximum number of winnings in one round game is generated at the large winning opening 22a. . In the round regulation mode, in the medium time mode and the short time mode, an opening duration time shorter than the product of the game ball firing period and the upper limit number of one round game is set. Therefore, in the round regulation mode, when the variable winning device 22 is released once in the medium time mode and the short time mode, it is expected that the maximum number of winnings in one round game will not occur. The

  In the middle time mode, an opening duration longer than the game ball firing cycle is set. Accordingly, when the special winning opening 22a is opened once in the medium time mode, it can be expected that at least one game ball is won. On the other hand, in the short time mode, an opening duration shorter than the game ball firing cycle is set. Therefore, when the special winning opening 22a is opened once in a short time mode, it can be expected that no winning of a game ball will be generated or that even if a winning occurs, at most one.

  In the open / close number regulation mode, the upper limit number of end conditions of the open / close execution mode is set to ten. Further, in the open / close number regulation mode, the open mode in the long-time mode is not selected, and the open mode in the medium-time mode or the short-time mode is selected. Further, the number of opening / closing operations set in the opening / closing number defining mode is set to a large number of times of opening / closing which is 10 times, or a small number of times of opening / closing which is 5 times less than the number of times of opening / closing.

  In the opening / closing number regulation mode, when the opening / closing execution mode is a multi-time opening / closing execution mode in a medium time mode, the opening duration time is set longer than the product of the game ball firing cycle and the upper limit number of opening / closing execution modes. It will be. Therefore, when the opening / closing execution mode of multiple opening / closing is executed in the medium time mode, it is expected that the maximum winning opening 22a will be awarded the upper limit number in the opening / closing execution mode.

  When the opening / closing execution mode is opened / closed many times in a short time mode, the opening duration time shorter than the product of the game ball firing cycle and the upper limit number of opening / closing execution modes is set. Therefore, when the opening / closing execution mode with multiple opening / closing operations is executed in a short time mode, it is expected that the maximum number of winnings in the opening / closing execution mode does not occur for the large winning opening 22a.

  The sum of the opening durations when the opening / closing execution mode of the multiple opening / closing operation is performed in a short time mode is shorter than the sum of the opening durations when the opening / closing execution mode of the multiple opening / closing operation is performed in an intermediate time mode. . Therefore, when the opening / closing execution mode of multiple opening / closing is executed in a short time mode, the number of game balls to be awarded to the big winning opening 22a is larger than when the opening / closing execution mode of multiple opening / closing is executed in a medium time mode. Expected to decrease.

  In the middle time mode, when the opening / closing execution mode is opened / closed a few times, an opening duration time shorter than the product of the game ball firing cycle and the upper limit number of opening / closing execution modes is set. Therefore, when the opening / closing execution mode with a few opening / closing operations is executed in the medium time mode, it is expected that the maximum number of winnings in the opening / closing execution mode does not occur for the large winning opening 22a.

  The total opening duration when the opening / closing execution mode is a small number of opening / closing operations in a medium time mode is shorter than the total opening duration time when the opening / closing execution mode is a multiple opening / closing mode in a short time mode. . Therefore, when the opening / closing execution mode with a small number of times of opening / closing is executed in the medium time mode, the number of game balls to be awarded to the big winning opening 22a is larger than when the opening / closing execution mode of the number of times opening / closing is executed in a short time mode. Expected to decrease.

  When the opening / closing execution mode is opened / closed a few times in a short time mode, an opening duration time shorter than the product of the game ball firing cycle and the upper limit number of opening / closing execution modes is set. Therefore, when the opening / closing execution mode of opening / closing a small number of times in a short time mode is executed, it is expected that the maximum number of winnings in the opening / closing execution mode does not occur at the large winning opening 22a.

  The total opening duration in the short-time mode opening / closing execution mode is shorter than the total opening duration in the middle-time mode opening / closing execution mode. . Therefore, when the opening / closing execution mode with a small number of times of opening / closing is executed in a short time mode, the number of game balls to be awarded to the big winning opening 22a is larger than when the opening / closing execution mode of a few times opening / closing is executed in a medium time mode. Expected to decrease.

  Also, depending on the type of jackpot result and special loss result that triggered the transition and the progress of the opening / closing execution mode, the opening that is set for one opening of the variable winning device 22 is not 1: 1. The aspect is different.

  Returning to the description of the big prize opening / closing process (FIG. 16), after the big prize opening opening process is executed in step S704, an opening command is set in step S705, and then the big prize opening opening / closing process is ended. The release command set in step S705 is transmitted to the voice light emission control device 90 in step S201 in the normal process (FIG. 10), and the voice light emission control device 90 recognizes that the special winning opening 22a has been opened. Is done.

  On the other hand, if it is determined in step S701 that the special winning opening 22a is being opened, the process proceeds to step S706. In step S706, by determining whether or not the timer counter T is “0”, it is determined whether or not the opening continuation time has elapsed for the opening of the current big winning opening 22a. If the timer counter T is “0”, the process proceeds to step S707.

  In step S707, a closing execution process is executed. In the closing execution process, the drive control of the variable winning drive unit 22c is finished so that the special winning opening 22a is closed. In the subsequent step S708, a close command is set. The closing command set here is transmitted to the sound emission control device 90 in step S201 in the normal process (FIG. 10), and the sound emission control device 90 recognizes that the special winning opening 22a is closed.

  In the subsequent step S709, the numerical information of the open / close counter SOC is updated so that 1 is subtracted. In a succeeding step S710, it is determined whether or not the open / close counter SOC is “0”. If the open / close counter SOC is not “0”, after setting the timer counter T to “500” in step S711, the big prize opening opening / closing process is terminated.

  The numerical information set in step S711 is numerical information for an opening waiting time until the variable winning device 22 is changed from the open state to the closed state and then to the open state again. In the pachinko machine 10, 1 sec is set. Set. In this case, the numerical information for the opening standby time is the same regardless of the type of game result that triggered the transition to the opening / closing execution mode and regardless of the progress of the opening / closing execution mode. Thereby, it becomes possible to always make the opening waiting time constant when the variable winning device 22 is continuously opened and closed. However, the waiting time for opening is arbitrary.

  If it is determined in step S710 that the open / close counter SOC is “0”, the process proceeds to step S712. In step S712, it is determined whether or not the game result that triggered the transition to the opening / closing execution mode that is currently being executed is any special outage result.

  When the game result that is the trigger is not each special outlier result, that is, when the game result that is the trigger is any jackpot result, the round counter RC is decremented by 1 in step S713. Update numeric information of. In a succeeding step S714, it is determined whether or not the round counter RC is “0”. If the round counter RC is not “0”, the winning counter PC is set to “10” in step S715, and the process proceeds to step S711. In step S711, as described above, after setting the timer counter T to “500”, the main prize winning opening / closing process is terminated.

  If an affirmative determination is made in step S712 or an affirmative determination is made in step S714, “2000” is set as the ending waiting time (standby period) in the timer counter T in step S715. That is, in this pachinko machine 10, the waiting time for ending is 4 sec. However, the waiting time is arbitrary.

  In addition, when the opening / closing execution mode ends, regardless of the type of game result that triggered the opening / closing execution mode, the waiting time for ending is set in step S716. Therefore, the waiting time for ending in the opening / closing execution mode is the same regardless of the type of game result that has been triggered. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and although the waiting time for ending is slightly different, it may be configured to be recognized as the same by the player, for example, the most advantageous jackpot result When some game results become an opportunity, it is good also as a structure greatly different from the case where another game result becomes an opportunity.

  After executing the process of step S716, it is determined in step S717 whether or not the type of game result that has been triggered is the explicit probability change big hit result C. If the result is the explicit certainty big hit result C, a special ending command is set in the subsequent step S718. The special ending command is a command for instructing on the display screen G that the type of the game result that has become an opportunity at the time of the ending effect is the explicit certainty big hit result C. On the other hand, if it is not the explicit probability change big hit result C, a normal ending command is set in step S719. After the process of step S718 or step S719 is executed, the main prize winning opening / closing process is terminated. The ending command set in step S718 or step S719 is transmitted to the sound emission control device 90 in step S201 in the normal process (FIG. 10), and the sound emission control device 90 ends the opening / closing execution mode. Be recognized.

  On the other hand, if it is determined in step S706 that the timer counter T is not "0", the process proceeds to step S720. In step S720, it is determined whether or not a game ball has won a prize winning opening 22a. If no winning has occurred, the main prize winning opening / closing process is terminated.

  If a winning has occurred, the numerical information of the winning counter PC is updated so that 1 is subtracted in step S721. In a succeeding step S722, it is determined whether or not the winning counter PC is “0”. If the winning counter PC is not “0”, the main winning opening / closing process is terminated. If the winning counter PC is “0”, a closing execution process is executed in step S723, and a closing command is set in the subsequent step S724. The contents related to these processes are the same as those in step S707 and step S708.

  In subsequent step S725, the numerical information of the round counter RC is updated so that 1 is subtracted. In a succeeding step S726, it is determined whether the game result as an opportunity is the explicit probability change big hit result A or the explicit probability change big hit result B and RC is “1”. If an affirmative determination is made in step S726, a teaching command is set in subsequent step S727. The teaching command is a command for instructing on the display screen G that the game result as an opportunity is the explicit probability change big hit result A or the explicit probability change big hit result B as an effect of the final round of the opening / closing execution mode. After executing the process of step S727 or making a negative determination in step S726, it is determined in step S728 whether or not the round counter RC is “0”. If the round counter RC is not “0”, the process of step S711 is executed, and then the main prize winning opening / closing process is terminated. Further, when the round counter RC is “0”, the process of steps S716 to S719 is executed, and then the main prize winning opening / closing process is ended.

  Returning to the description of the game state transition process (FIG. 15), after the big prize opening / closing process is executed in step S616, the process proceeds to step S617. In step S617, it is determined whether both the round counter RC and the open / close counter SOC are “0”. If either one is not “0”, the gaming state transition process is terminated as it is. If both are “0”, it is determined in step S618 whether or not the timer counter T is “0”. If the timer counter T is not “0”, the gaming state transition process is terminated. If the timer counter T is “0”, the transition process at the end of the opening / closing execution mode is executed in step S619, and then the gaming state transition process is terminated.

  The transition process at the end of the opening / closing execution mode will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

  First, in step S901, it is determined whether or not the game result triggered by the transition to the opening / closing execution mode executed this time is the most advantageous jackpot result or any explicit probability change jackpot result. If an affirmative determination is made in step S901, the flag is set if the high frequency support flag is not set in the RAM 64 in step S902, and the state is maintained if it is already set. . As a result, the support mode is set to the high frequency support mode.

  In the subsequent step S903, when the number limit flag is set in the RAM 64, the number limit flag is cleared. When the high frequency support flag is set in the RAM 64 and the number limit flag is not set, the high frequency support mode is continued until the game result of the game times becomes one of the normal jackpot results. .

  In the subsequent step S904, when the high probability mode flag is not set in the RAM 64, the flag is set, and when the flag is already set, the state is maintained. As a result, the success / failure lottery mode is set to the high probability mode. Further, the high probability mode is continued until the game result of the game times becomes one of the normal jackpot results. Thereafter, the migration process ends.

  If a negative determination is made in step S901, it is determined in step S905 whether or not the game result that triggered the transition to the opening / closing execution mode that was executed this time is any of the implicit probability variable jackpot results. . If an affirmative determination is made in step S905, it is determined in step S906 whether or not the high frequency support flag is set in the RAM 64.

  If the high frequency support flag is set, the migration process is terminated after the processes of steps S903 and S904 described above are executed. If the high frequency support flag is not set, in step S907, if the high probability mode flag is not set in the RAM 64, the flag is set, and if it is already set, the state is maintained. To do. As a result, the success / failure lottery mode is set to the high probability mode. Further, the high probability mode is continued until the game result of the game times becomes one of the normal jackpot results. Thereafter, the migration process ends.

  If a negative determination is made in step S905, it is determined in step S908 whether the game result that triggered the transition to the opening / closing execution mode executed this time is a normal jackpot result. If a negative determination is made in step S908, the migration process is terminated as it is.

  If an affirmative determination is made in step S908, in step S909, if the high probability mode flag is set in the RAM 64, the high probability mode flag is cleared. As a result, the success / failure lottery mode is set to the low probability mode. Further, the low probability mode is continued until the game result of the game times becomes any probability variation jackpot result or the most advantageous jackpot result.

  In a succeeding step S910, it is determined whether or not the high frequency support flag is set in the RAM 64. If it is not set, the migration process is terminated as it is. If it is set, “100” is set to the game number counter provided in the various counter areas 64b of the RAM 64 in step S911. In the subsequent step S912, if the number limit flag is not set in the RAM 64, the flag is set, and if it is already set, the state is maintained. As a result, the high frequency support mode is continued over 100 game times that is the end reference number, and when 100 game times are consumed, both the high frequency support flag and the frequency limit flag are cleared. Switch to the low frequency support mode. Incidentally, although the detailed description is omitted, this processing is executed in the power combination support processing in step S205 in the normal processing (FIG. 10). Thereafter, the migration process ends. At the end of the transition process, the flag corresponding to the game result information set in the RAM 64 is cleared.

  As described above, when the game result of the game round becomes the most advantageous jackpot result or any of the explicit probability change jackpot results, regardless of the state at the time of the game round, After the completion of the number defining mode), the game state is shifted to the high probability mode and the high frequency support mode. These high probability mode and high frequency support mode are continued at least until the game result of the game times becomes the next jackpot result. Incidentally, in this case, after the opening / closing execution mode, an image that clearly indicates the high probability mode is displayed on the display screen G of the symbol display device 31.

  In addition, when the game result of the game times becomes any of the uncertain probability change jackpot results, when the state at the time of the game times is the high frequency support mode, the opening / closing execution mode (that is, After completion of the round number regulation mode), the game state is shifted to the high probability mode and the high frequency support mode. The high probability mode and the high frequency support mode are continued at least until the game result of the game times becomes a jackpot result. Incidentally, in this case, after the opening / closing execution mode, an image that clearly indicates the high probability mode is displayed on the display screen G of the symbol display device 31.

  On the other hand, when the game time is in the low frequency support mode, the game that is in the high probability mode and in the low frequency support mode after the opening / closing execution mode (that is, the round number regulation mode) ends. Transition to the state. These high-probability mode and low-frequency support mode are continued at least until the game result of the game times becomes the next jackpot result. Incidentally, in this case, after the opening / closing execution mode, an image that clearly indicates the high probability mode is not displayed on the display screen G of the symbol display device 31.

  In addition, when the game result of the game round is a normal jackpot result, when the state at the time of the game round is the high-frequency support mode, the opening / closing execution mode (that is, the round number regulation mode) After the completion of the game, the game state is shifted to the low probability mode and the high frequency support mode. In this case, the low probability mode is continued at least until the game result of the game time becomes the next jackpot result, and the high frequency support mode has digested 100 game times without the game result of the game time being the jackpot result. In case of low frequency support mode.

  On the other hand, when the game time is in the low frequency support mode, the game that is in the low probability mode and in the low frequency support mode after the opening / closing execution mode (that is, the round number regulation mode) ends. Transition to the state. The low probability mode and the low frequency support mode are continued at least until the game result of the game times becomes the next jackpot result. Incidentally, the gaming state which is not the opening / closing execution mode and is the low probability mode and the low frequency support mode corresponds to the normal gaming state.

  In addition, when the game result of the game times becomes any of the losing results, the success / failure lottery mode and the support mode do not shift. Specifically, even if any special outage result is obtained, the success / failure lottery mode and the support mode are not changed, and even when the normal outage result is obtained, the success / failure lottery mode and the support mode are not changed.

<Regarding the effect determination process executed by the sound emission control device 90>
Next, the effect determination process executed by the MPU 92 in the sound emission control device 90 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. Note that the effect determination process is periodically activated by the MPU 92 (for example, at a cycle of 2 msec).

  First, in step S1001, it is determined whether a variation command and a type command are received. If these commands are received, it is determined in step S1002 based on the contents of the type command whether or not the game result of the game time started this time is the most advantageous big hit result or the normal big hit result. If it is the most advantageous jackpot result or the normal jackpot result, in step S1003, a symbol determination process for the most used or normal jackpot is executed. Which process is to be executed is determined based on the contents of the type command. In the symbol determination process, when the most-used symbol determination process is executed, information corresponding to the stop result in which the combination of the same odd number of symbols is established on one effective line L1 to L5 is displayed as the current stop result. Determine as information. Further, when the symbol determination process for the normal big hit is executed, information corresponding to the stop result in which the same even symbol combination is established on one effective line L1 to L5 is determined as the information of the current stop result. In any case, the symbol type and the effective lines L1 to L5 are randomly determined by lottery or the like.

  If it is determined in step S1002 that it is not the most advantageous jackpot result or the normal jackpot result, in step S1004, based on the contents of the type command, the game result of the game time started this time is each implicitly probable jackpot result. A to C, each explicit probability variation jackpot result A to C, and each special outlier result A to C is determined. If an affirmative determination is made in step S1004, a symbol determination process for outreach reach is executed in step S1005. In the symbol determination process for the outreach reach, information corresponding to the stop result (for example, “2 · 3 · 2”) in which the combination of the outreach symbols is established on one of the effective lines L1 to L5, Determine as information. In this case, the types of combinations of outreach symbols and the effective lines L1 to L5 are randomly determined by lottery or the like. In this determination, the same symbol combination is not established on any of the effective lines L1 to L5.

  When a negative determination is made in step S1004, a normal determination symbol determination process is executed in step S1006. In the symbol determination process, based on the content of the change command, it is determined whether or not the game times are related to occurrence of outlier reach display. If the game times are related to occurrence of outlier reach display, step S1005 is performed. The same symbol determination process for outlier reach is performed.

  Further, when the game times are not related to the occurrence of outlier reach display, the same symbol combination is not established on any of the active lines L1 to L5, and the outlier reach symbol combination is not stopped and displayed. Information corresponding to the result is determined as information on the current stop result.

  After executing any one of steps S1003, S1005, and S1006, the process proceeds to step S1007. In step S1007, a process for determining an effect pattern of the current game time is executed. In this case, by referring to the production table stored in advance in the ROM 93, the production duration time (production duration period) corresponding to the variation command and the type command received this time is selected, and the content of the production Select. In addition, a lottery of whether or not to display a notice is also performed. In the MPU 92, according to the effect pattern determined in step S1007, the light emission control of the display lamp unit 54 in the current game round is executed, and the output control of the speaker unit 55 is executed.

  In subsequent step S1008, a stop result command corresponding to the processing result of step S1003, step S1005 or step S1006 and a pattern command corresponding to the processing result of step S1007 are transmitted to display control apparatus 100. Based on the received stop result command and pattern command, the MPU 102 of the display control device 100 reads out a data table for performing the current game play effect on the symbol display device 31 from the program ROM 103, and according to the data table. A drawing list is output to the VDP 105 every time a predetermined image update timing is reached (for example, at a cycle of 20 msec). Thereby, in the symbol display device 31, the effect for the game turn is executed according to the effect pattern determined by the MPU 92 of the sound emission control device 90, and the stop result determined by the MPU 92 is finally stopped and displayed. The

  If a negative determination is made in step S1001 or after the processing of step S108 is executed, it is determined in step S1009 whether an opening command has been received. If the opening command has been received, in step S1010, the type of game result that triggered the transmission of the command is specified based on the information included in the opening command.

  In subsequent step S1011, an effect determination process for the opening / closing execution mode corresponding to the game result specified in step S1010 is executed. In this case, when the type of the game result specified in step S1010 is the implicit probability change big hit result A, the explicit probability change big hit result A, or the special loss result A, the effect A is selected as an effect for executing the opening / closing mode. Further, when the type of the identified game result is the non-explicitly probable big hit result B, the explicit probable big hit result B, or the special loss result B, the effect B is selected as an effect for executing the open / close mode. In addition, when the type of the specified game result is the non-explicitly probable big hit result C, the explicit probable big hit result C, or the special loss result C, the effect C is selected as an effect for executing the open / close mode. When the type of the specified game result is a special outage result D, the effect D is selected as an effect for executing the open / close mode. In addition, when the type of the specified game result is the most advantageous big hit result, the effect E is selected as an effect for executing the open / close mode. When the type of the specified game result is a normal jackpot result, the effect F is selected as an effect for executing the open / close mode.

  In subsequent step S1012, an open / close execution mode command corresponding to the processing result in step S1011 is transmitted to display control apparatus 100. Based on the received opening / closing execution mode command, the MPU 102 of the display control apparatus 100 reads a data table for performing the effect for the current opening / closing execution mode from the program ROM 103 and follows the data table. A drawing list is output to the VDP 105 every time a predetermined image update timing is reached (for example, at a cycle of 20 msec). Thereby, the effect for the opening / closing execution mode is executed according to the effect pattern determined by the MPU 92 of the sound emission control device 90.

  Here, in the opening / closing execution mode in which the effect A is executed and in the opening / closing execution mode in which the effect C is executed, a section (first common section) in which the operation mode of the variable winning device 22 is common from the start timing to the middle timing. Although there are effects A and C, effects that are the same, substantially the same, or similar are executed in the common section.

  Further, in the opening / closing execution mode in which the effect B is executed and in the opening / closing execution mode in which the effect D is executed, there is a section (second common section) in which the operation mode of the variable winning device 22 is common from the start timing to an intermediate timing. However, in the effects B and D, the same, substantially the same or similar effects are executed in the common section.

  If a negative determination is made in step S1009 or after the processing in step S1012 is executed, it is determined in step S1013 whether a teaching command has been received. If a teaching command has been received, a determination process for teaching effect is executed in step S1014. This process teaches that, in the final round (10R) in the explicit probability variation jackpot result A or the explicit probability variation jackpot result B, the game result that was triggered is the explicit probability variation jackpot result A or the explicit probability variation jackpot result B. An effect (specifically, an effect in which the stop symbol is changed to “3/4/1”) is executed.

  In subsequent step S1015, a teaching effect command corresponding to the processing result in step S1014 is transmitted to display control apparatus 100. As a result, the effect determined by the opening / closing execution mode command transmitted in step S1012 is changed.

  When a negative determination is made in step S1013 or after the processing of step S1015 is executed, it is determined in step S1016 whether a special ending command is received. If a special ending command has been received, a special ending effect determination process is executed in step S1017. By this processing, an effect is taught that teaches that the game result that has been the trigger was the explicit probability change jackpot result C. In subsequent step S1018, a special ending command corresponding to the processing result in step S1017 is transmitted to display control apparatus 100.

  When a negative determination is made in step S1016 or after the processing of step S1018 is executed, other processing is executed in step S10191. In the other processing, for example, processing for advancing the effect for the opening / closing execution mode is executed based on reception of the opening command, the closing command, and the normal ending command. Thereafter, the effect determination process ends.

<About game results>
Next, the contents of various game results defined by executing the various processes described above will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 20 is an explanatory diagram for explaining the contents of various game results.

  As shown in FIG. 20, the game results set in the pachinko machine 10 are the most advantageous jackpot result, the normal jackpot result, the implicit probability variable jackpot result A, the implicit probability variable jackpot result B, the implicit probability variable jackpot result C, Explicit probability variation jackpot result A, explicit probability variation jackpot result B, explicit probability variation jackpot result C, special failure result A, special failure result B, special failure result C, special failure result D, normal failure result corresponding to reach occurrence and reach occurrence This is a normal result that does not correspond.

  Among these game results, the various jackpot results are game results that are selected when the winning lottery is won, and the various lost results are game results that are selected when the winning lottery is not won.

  In each of these game results, the length of each display continuation time is different, and the reach effect of the reach effect group having a different display continuation time is performed especially in the game times where the reach display is performed. Specifically, in the game times in the unspecified probability variation jackpot result A, the explicit probability variation jackpot result A or the special outlier result A, the reach performance of the longest reach production group is performed, the unspecified probability variation jackpot result B, the explicit probability variation jackpot result In the game times in B or the special outage result B, the reach effect of the long reach production group is performed, and in the game times in the non-explicit probability variation big hit result C, the explicit probability variable big hit result C or the special outage result C, the medium time reach production group Reach production will be performed. Further, in the game times in the most advantageous big hit result or the normal big hit result, any one of the longest time reach effect group, the long time reach effect group, and the medium time reach effect group is performed. Further, when the reach display is performed at the game times in the result of normal losing, the reach effect of the short reach effect group is performed.

  In each reach production group, the expectation of the most advantageous jackpot result and normal jackpot result is the highest in the longest time reach production group, in the order of the highest expectation, the longest reach production group, long reach production group, medium time Reach production group, short reach production group.

  In addition, each game result excluding each normal loss result becomes a trigger for switching to the opening / closing execution mode, but the contents of the opening / closing execution mode of the transition destination are different from each other in a predetermined combination. The contents of each open / close execution mode will be described below.

  First, the opening / closing mode of the big winning opening 22a in the most advantageous big hit result and the normal big hit result will be described.

  The most advantageous jackpot result and the normal jackpot result are shifted to a round number regulation mode in which round games are performed with the maximum number of times being 10 times, and in each round, the single winning prize port 22a of the one-time winning continuation time in the long-time mode is entered. Opening and closing is performed. As described above, when the variable winning device 22 is opened once in a long-time manner, it is expected that the maximum number of winnings in one round game will be generated at the large winning opening 22a. Is done. Therefore, in the most advantageous jackpot result and the normal jackpot result, it is possible to expect a winning for the upper limit number of each round in all round games. The time between successive round games is set to 1 sec as a fixed waiting time.

  As described above, as the reach effect with a longer display duration is performed in each game time, the degree of expectation that the most advantageous big hit result or the normal big hit result becomes higher. Therefore, the player plays the game while expecting to shift to the opening / closing execution mode based on the most advantageous big hit result and the normal big hit result as the display duration time becomes longer.

  In a conventional gaming machine, when a reach effect is performed, if the stop result corresponds to the winning result, it shifts to the special game state, but if the stop result corresponds to the reach failure result, it does not shift to the special game state. . In order to let the player understand that the reach direction is likely to shift to the special gaming state, the reach production is set to change the flashiness of the screen and sound production according to the high possibility, so-called expectation Has been made. Thereby, the device which raises the attention degree of reach production and makes the game various is devised. On the other hand, as the reach effect is flashy, the player feels a great sense of loss when the reach effect is lost.

  On the other hand, in the present embodiment, even when the reach effect is a stop result corresponding to the disapproval result, the mode is shifted to the opening / closing execution mode. Hereinafter, the opening / closing execution mode that is executed when the reach effect is the stop result corresponding to the disengagement result will be described.

  First, the opening / closing mode of the special winning opening 22a in the implicit probability variation jackpot result A and the special outage result A will be described.

  Unexpectedly promising big hit result A shifts to a round number regulation mode in which a round game is performed up to 10 times, and each round game opens and closes one big winning opening 22a according to an open duration in a medium time mode. Is done. The upper limit duration, which is one end condition of these round games, is the same as or slightly longer than the opening duration in the medium time mode. The time between successive round games is set to 1 sec as a fixed waiting time. In the opening / closing execution mode, the special prize opening 22a is opened and closed only in the middle time mode, and the number of times is 10 times, and the total number of times the special prize opening 22a is opened and closed is 10.

  On the other hand, in the special loss result A, the mode shifts to the opening / closing number regulation mode instead of the round number regulation mode, and the large winning opening 22a is opened / closed 10 times in the middle time mode. Further, the time until the special winning opening 22a is changed from the open state to the closed state and is again opened is the same as the fixed waiting time. In the opening / closing execution mode, the special prize opening 22a is opened and closed only in the middle time mode, and the number of times is 10 times, and the total number of times the special prize opening 22a is opened and closed is 10.

  When the opening / closing of the big winning opening 22a is performed 10 times in the medium time mode, the number of winning of game balls to the big winning opening 22a is smaller than the opening / closing execution mode corresponding to the most advantageous big hit result and the normal big hit result. However, at least the maximum number of winnings in the open / close number regulation mode can be expected.

  Further, in the game times in which the non-explicitly promising big hit result A or the special outlier result A, the reach effect of the longest time reach effect group having the highest degree of expectation as the most advantageous big hit result or the normal big hit result is performed. However, in game times that have an implicit probability change big hit result A or a special outage result A, a symbol stop result corresponding to the out-of-reach result is displayed.

  Therefore, even if the reach effect of the longest time reach effect group with the highest expectation of the most advantageous big hit result or the normal big hit result becomes the stop result corresponding to the out-of-reach result, the mode is changed to the opening / closing execution mode as described above. Therefore, it is possible to reduce the feeling of loss given when the reach production results in a loss.

  In particular, even if the result is an out-of-reach result, the mode is shifted to the open / close execution mode, so that attention is not concentrated only on the lottery result that is the most advantageous big hit result or the normal big hit result, and the game can be diversified It has become. In addition, compared with the specification that shifts to the opening / closing execution mode when a hit result in a conventional gaming machine is achieved, the start timing of the opening / closing execution mode in the present embodiment is unexpected, and when the opening / closing execution mode starts It will be difficult to understand what will be done. Therefore, it can be expected that the player fires the game ball in order to win the game ball to the grand prize opening 22a even during the reach production.

  Here, the apparent opening / closing mode of the implicit probability variation jackpot result A is the same as that when the special outage result A is triggered. In addition, while the uncertain probability variation jackpot result A is in the round number regulation mode, the special outage result A is in the opening / closing number regulation mode, the pachinko machine 10 has a dedicated number indicating the round number regulation mode. There is no display section or a dedicated display section indicating the number of times a round game is played.

  In addition, the symbol display device 31 stops and displays symbol combinations corresponding to the reach-removal result as a common symbol combination, and also has an effect in the opening / closing execution mode. Then, when either the implicit probability variation jackpot result A or the special outlier result A occurs, the support mode up to that time is continued. In other words, when any of the uncertain probability variation jackpot result A or the special loss result A occurs, it is specified which game result is from the aspect of the variable winning device 22, the electric accessory 24a, and the symbol display device 31. Can not do it. Therefore, when the opening / closing execution mode is performed in response to the implicit probability variable big hit result A and the special outage result A, the player determines whether the winning / failing lottery mode is set to the low probability mode or the high probability mode, It is possible to play a game while predicting whether a mode transition will occur. In the following description, the mode of the opening / closing execution mode that is performed in response to the implicit probability variation jackpot result A and the special outage result A is also referred to as a pattern A opening / closing execution mode.

  Next, the opening / closing mode of the special winning opening 22a in the implicit probability change big hit result B and the special outage result B will be described.

  Unexpectedly probable big hit result B shifts to a round number regulation mode in which a round game is performed up to 10 times, and each round game opens and closes one big winning opening 22a according to the opening duration in a short time mode. Is done. The upper limit duration which is one end condition of these round games is the same as or slightly longer than the opening duration in the short-time mode. The time between successive round games is the same as the fixed waiting time. In the opening / closing execution mode, the special prize opening 22a is opened and closed only in a short time mode, and the number of times is 10 times, and the total number of times the special prize opening 22a is opened and closed is 10.

  On the other hand, in the special losing result B, the mode shifts to the open / close number regulation mode instead of the round number regulation mode, and the large winning opening 22a is opened / closed 10 times in a short time mode. Further, the time until the special winning opening 22a is changed from the open state to the closed state and is again opened is the same as the fixed waiting time. In the opening / closing execution mode, the special prize opening 22a is opened and closed only in a short time mode, and the number of times is 10 times, and the total number of times the special prize opening 22a is opened and closed is 10.

  When the opening / closing of the big winning opening 22a is performed ten times in a short time mode, the game to the big winning opening 22a is more effective than the opening / closing execution mode corresponding to the most advantageous big hit result and the normal big hit result, and the opening / closing execution mode of the pattern A. Although the number of winning balls is small, it can be expected that a winning game ball will be generated at least in the large winning opening 22a.

  Further, in the game times in which the non-explicitly promising big hit result B or the special outlier result B, the reach effect of the long reach effect group that has the highest expectation level that is the most advantageous big hit result or the normal big hit result is next to the longest reach effect group. Is done. However, in the game times in which the implicit probability change big hit result B or the special outage result B, the stop result of the symbol corresponding to the out of reach result is displayed.

  Therefore, even when the reach performance of the long reach production group, which has the highest expectation level that is the most advantageous big hit result or the normal big hit result, is next to the longest time reach production group, the stop result corresponding to the out-of-reach result Since it shifts to the opening / closing execution mode as described above, it is possible to reduce the feeling of loss given when the reach production results in a loss.

  Here, the apparent opening / closing mode in the implicit probability variation jackpot result B is the same as that in the case of using the special loss result B as an opportunity. Therefore, similarly to the correspondence relationship between the implicit probability change big hit result A and the special outage result A, the player can play a game while predicting the transition between the winning / failing lottery mode and the winning / failing lottery mode. In the following description, the mode of the opening / closing execution mode that is performed with the implicit probability variation jackpot result B and the special outage result B as an opportunity is also referred to as the pattern B opening / closing execution mode.

  Next, the opening / closing mode of the special winning opening 22a in the implicit probability change big hit result C and the special outage result C will be described.

  Unexpectedly probable big hit result C shifts to a round number regulation mode in which a round game is performed with an upper limit of 5 times, and each round game opens and closes one big winning opening 22a according to the open duration in the middle time mode. Is done. The upper limit duration, which is one end condition of these round games, is the same as or slightly longer than the opening duration in the medium time mode. The time between successive round games is the same as the fixed waiting time. In the opening / closing execution mode, the special winning opening 22a is opened / closed only in the middle time mode, the number of times is five, and the total number of opening / closing of the special winning opening 22a is five.

  On the other hand, in the special loss result C, the mode shifts to the open / closed number defining mode instead of the round number defining mode, and the large winning opening 22a is opened / closed five times in the middle time mode. Further, the time until the special winning opening 22a is changed from the open state to the closed state and is again opened is the same as the fixed waiting time. In the opening / closing execution mode, the special winning opening 22a is opened / closed only in the middle time mode, the number of times is five, and the total number of opening / closing of the special winning opening 22a is five.

  When the opening / closing of the big winning opening 22a in the medium time mode is performed five times, the winning / opening execution mode corresponding to the most advantageous big hit result and the normal big hit result, the opening / closing execution mode of the pattern A, and the opening / closing execution mode of the pattern B are won. Although the number of winning game balls to the mouth 22a is small, it can be expected that at least the winning ball 22a will be won.

  In addition, in the game times where the uncertain probability variation jackpot result C or the special outlier result C is reached, the reach effect of the medium-time reach effect group having the highest expectation of the most advantageous hit result or the normal jackpot result is next to the long-time reach effect group. Is done. However, in the game times in which the implicit probability change big hit result C or the special loss result C, the stop result of the symbol corresponding to the reach loss result is displayed.

  Therefore, even when the reach performance of the medium-time reach production group, which has the highest expectation level for the most advantageous big hit result or the normal big hit result, is the second highest after the long-time reach production group, the stop result corresponding to the out-of-reach result Since it shifts to the opening / closing execution mode as described above, it is possible to reduce the feeling of loss given when the reach production results in a loss. Also in this case, since the mode is shifted to the opening / closing execution mode, it is difficult to understand when the mode is shifted to the opening / closing execution mode as compared with the conventional gaming machine.

  Here, the apparent opening / closing mode in the implicit probability variation jackpot result C is the same as that in the case of using the special loss result C as a trigger. Therefore, similarly to the correspondence relationship between the opening / closing execution modes of the pattern A and the pattern B, the player can play a game while predicting the transition between the success / failure lottery mode and the success / failure lottery mode. In the following description, the mode of the opening / closing execution mode that is performed in response to the implicit probability variation jackpot result C and the special outage result C is also referred to as a pattern C opening / closing execution mode.

  Next, the opening / closing mode of the special winning opening 22a in the explicit probability change big hit result C and the special outage result D will be described.

  The explicit odd-change big hit result C shifts to a round number regulation mode in which a round game is performed with an upper limit of 5 times, and in each round game, the single winning opening 22a is opened and closed once in a short time mode. Done. The upper limit duration which is one end condition of these round games is the same as or slightly longer than the opening duration in the short-time mode. The time between successive round games is the same as the fixed waiting time. In the opening / closing execution mode, the special winning opening 22a is opened and closed only in a short time mode, and the number of times is five, and the total number of opening and closing of the special winning opening 22a is five.

  On the other hand, in the special losing result D, the mode shifts to the opening / closing number defining mode instead of the round number defining mode, and the large winning opening 22a is opened and closed five times in a short time mode. Further, the time until the special winning opening 22a is changed from the open state to the closed state and is again opened is the same as the fixed waiting time.

  Here, the apparent opening / closing mode of the explicit probability variation jackpot result C is the same as that when the special outage result D is triggered. On the other hand, the contents of effects in the current game round are different between the explicit probability change jackpot result C and the special loss result D that triggers the opening / closing execution mode. That is, any reach display is performed in the explicit probability change big hit result C, but the reach display D is not performed in the special loss result D. Therefore, in this pachinko machine 10, the opening / closing execution mode that is the same opening / closing mode as it looks is set so as to be executed in the game times in which the reach display is performed and in the game times in which the reach display is not performed. ing. In the following description, the mode of the opening / closing execution mode that is performed in response to the explicit probability variation jackpot result C and the special loss result D is also referred to as the pattern D opening / closing execution mode. Note that, in the explicit probability variation jackpot result C, a special ending effect is taught that teaches that the current game result was the explicit probability variation jackpot result C at the ending after the opening / closing execution mode ends.

  Further, since the reach display is not performed in the game times corresponding to the special loss result D, it is difficult to distinguish from the normal loss results in the effects of each game time. Therefore, it is possible to increase the degree of attention even in game times without reach display, and it is difficult to know at which game time the opening / closing execution mode is started, thereby suppressing monotonization of the game. Is possible.

  Next, the opening / closing mode of the big winning opening 22a in the explicit probability variation jackpot result A and the explicit probability variation jackpot result B will be described.

  The explicit probability change jackpot results A and B, like the non-explicit probability change jackpot results A and B, shift to the round number regulation mode in which the round game is performed with the upper limit being 10 times. On the other hand, the clear probability big hit result A indicates that the first prize opening 22a is opened / closed once in the 1R to 9R periods according to the opening duration in the medium time mode, and the 10R is based on the opening duration in the long time mode. Opening and closing of the one big winning opening 22a is performed. Explicit probability change big hit result B is that the first prize opening 22a is opened and closed once for the 1R to 9R according to the opening duration in the short time mode, and the 10th time is the one time for the opening duration in the long time mode. The big prize opening 22a is opened and closed. The time between successive round games is the same as the fixed waiting time.

  Therefore, the explicit probability variation big hit result A is opened and closed in the 1R to 9R manners in the same manner as the opening / closing mode of the pattern A opening / closing execution mode, and the explicit probability variation big hit result B is the pattern B opening / closing execution mode in the 1R to 9R. Opening / closing similar to the opening / closing mode is performed, and in each 10R, opening / closing is performed in a long-time manner.

  In addition, in the game times having the explicit probability change jackpot result A, the reach effect of the longest time reach effect group is performed in the same manner as the game times in the non-explicit probability change jackpot result A and the special loss result A. Therefore, it is impossible to specify the game result corresponding to the explicit probability variation jackpot result A, the non-explicit probability variation jackpot result A, or the special loss result A in the reach effect of each game time.

  Further, in the game times having the explicit probability change jackpot result B, the reach effect of the long reach effect group is performed in the same manner as the game times in the non-explicit probability change jackpot result B and the special loss result B. Therefore, it is impossible to specify the game result corresponding to the explicit probability variation jackpot result B, the non-explicit probability variation jackpot result B, or the special loss result B in the reach effect of each game time.

  In addition, the explicit probability big hit results A and B are a combination of symbols that are common to the symbol display device 31 and the special outlier results other than the unspecified explicit big hit results and the special outage results D at the start of the open / close execution mode. The combination of symbols corresponding to the unreached result is stopped and displayed. In each of the first to ninth Rs in the explicit probability change big hit results A and B, the effects in the opening / closing execution mode in the pattern A or the pattern B are common. That is, when any one of the explicit probability variation jackpot result A, the non-explicit probability variation jackpot result A, and the special loss result A occurs, at least the 1R to 9R, the variable winning device 22, the electric accessory 24a, and the symbol display device From the 31 aspects, it is impossible to specify which game result it is. Further, when any one of the explicit probability variation jackpot result B, the non-explicit probability variation jackpot result B, and the special loss result B occurs, the variable prize device 22, the electric accessory 24a, and the symbol display device are used at least in the first to ninth Rs. From the 31 aspects, it is impossible to specify which game result it is.

  Therefore, similarly to the correspondence relationship between the opening / closing execution modes of the respective patterns, the player can play the game while predicting the success / failure lottery mode and the success / failure lottery mode. In the following description, the mode of the opening / closing execution mode performed with the explicit probability variation jackpot result A as the trigger is also referred to as the pattern E opening / closing execution mode, and the mode of the opening / closing execution mode performed with the explicit probability variation jackpot result B as the trigger is the pattern F. This is also referred to as an open / close execution mode. In the 10th R of the explicit probability variation jackpot results A and B, there is a special effect that teaches that the game result that triggered this opening / closing execution mode was the explicit probability variation jackpot result A or the explicit probability variation jackpot result B. Is called.

  Next, an opening / closing execution mode other than the opening / closing execution mode corresponding to the most advantageous big hit result and the normal big hit result, and the length of display continuation time of the reach effect executed at each game time will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 21 is a timing chart showing the reach effect displayed on the display screen G of the symbol display device 31 and the opening / closing control in the variable winning device 22, and FIG. 21 (a) is when the reach effect of the longest reach effect group is performed. FIG. 21B shows the respective operations when the reach effect of the long reach effect group is performed. In FIG. 21, FIGS. 21 (a-1) and 21 (b-1) show the reach effect on the display screen G, and FIGS. 21 (a-2) and 21 (b-2) show the variable winning device. 22 shows open / close control.

  First, as shown in FIG. 21A, when the reach display started at the timing of t1 is the reach effect of the longest time reach effect group, the reach display is continued until the timing of t2. When the reach display ends at the timing t2, the opening / closing execution mode is started, and the variable winning device 22 performs opening / closing control. Among the game results corresponding to the longest time reach production group, when the current game result is any one of the unspecified probability variable big hit result A, the explicit probability variable big hit result A, and the special outage result A, the variable winning device 22 is Opening / closing control is started so as to open / close the special winning opening 22a in the opening / closing mode of the medium time mode. When opening / closing is controlled in the middle time mode, the special winning opening 22a is closed at the timing of t3.

  On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 21B, when the reach display started at the timing t4 is the reach effect of the long reach effect group, the reach display is continued until the timing t5. Here, the period from the timing t4 to the timing t5 is shorter than the period from the timing t1 to the timing t2. When the reach display ends at the timing of t5, the opening / closing execution mode is started, and the variable winning device 22 performs opening / closing control. Of the game results corresponding to the long-time reach production group, if the current game result is one of the implicit probability variable big hit result B, the explicit probability variable big hit result B, and the special outlier result B, the variable winning device 22 Opening / closing control is started so that the special winning opening 22a is opened and closed in a short-time manner. When opening / closing is controlled in a short-time manner, the special winning opening 22a is closed at the timing of t6. Here, the period from the timing t5 to the timing t6 is shorter than the period from the timing t2 to the timing t3.

  Therefore, the open / close control of the variable prize winning device 22 in the open / close execution mode when the reach effect of the longest time reach effect group is performed in the game times other than the most advantageous jackpot result and the normal jackpot result is the reach effect of the long reach effect group. The period from the opening timing to the closing timing is longer than the opening / closing control of the variable winning device 22 in the opening / closing execution mode in the case of performing.

  In other words, the longest reach production group and the long reach production group have different opening / closing execution modes depending on the length of the period from the opening to closing of the big prize opening 22a in the variable prize winning device 22.

  Further, as described above, the longer the reach display period is, the longer the reach display period becomes, depending on the combination of the length of the period from the opening to closing of the big prize opening 22a and the number of times the big prize opening 22a is opened in the variable prize winning device 22, The total opening time of 22a is set to be long.

  Specifically, in the opening / closing execution mode in the unspecified probability variation jackpot result A or the special loss result A corresponding to the longest time reach production group, the special winning opening 22a is opened and closed 10 times in the medium time mode. In this case, the total opening time of the special winning opening 22a is 8 seconds. Then, in the open / close execution mode in the implicit probability variation big hit result B or the special outage result B corresponding to the long reach effect group, the special winning opening 22a is opened and closed 10 times in a short time mode. In this case, the total opening time of the special winning opening 22a is 5 seconds. Furthermore, in the opening / closing execution mode in the implicit probability variation big hit result C or the special outage result C corresponding to the medium time reach production group, the special winning opening 22a is opened and closed five times in the medium time mode. In this case, the total opening time of the special winning opening 22a is 4 sec. Then, in the opening / closing execution mode in the special loss result D that does not perform reach display and the explicit probability change big hit result C corresponding to the medium-time reach production group, the special winning opening 22a is opened and closed five times in a short time manner. In this case, the total opening time of the special winning opening 22a is 2.5 sec.

  In conventional gaming machines, when performing a reach effect that may result in a special game state, attention should be paid to whether or not to shift to the special game state by setting the display duration longer than the game times without the reach effect. The device is designed to make the game more diverse by lengthening the period of time. On the other hand, from the viewpoint of making each game round run efficiently, even if a reach production is performed, even if it results in a stop result corresponding to an out-of-reach result, this time The display continuation time tends to be longer, and the progress to the next game round is delayed.

  Therefore, setting the display duration time of the game times for performing the reach effect to increase the attention level as to whether or not to shift to the special game state while the reach effect is being performed. If this happens, it may give the player a sense of loss of wasted time. This is because the longer the reach effect is, the greater the feeling of loss that would be given if the reach effect was lost.

  On the other hand, according to the present embodiment, the longer the display continuation time of the game times in which the reach effect is performed, the longer the total opening time of the big winning opening 22a in the open / close execution mode that shifts when a reach failure result is obtained. Is set. Accordingly, it is possible to reduce the feeling of loss even if the reach effect is lost while achieving the effect of increasing the attention level of the reach effect by increasing the display duration time of the game times in which the reach effect is performed.

  Here, in any of the cases where the opening / closing execution modes of the pattern A, the pattern B, the pattern C, and the pattern D are executed, the high probability mode may be set as the success / failure lottery mode, and the mode transition is not executed. There is. Therefore, when the opening / closing execution mode of pattern A, pattern B or pattern C is executed, it is possible to play a game while expecting the winning / failing lottery mode to become a high probability mode. Further, after the opening / closing execution mode of pattern A, pattern B or pattern C is executed, it is possible to play a game while predicting whether or not the mode has shifted to the high probability mode.

  Moreover, in the opening / closing execution mode of the pattern A or the pattern B, since the first to ninth opening / closing modes of the special winning opening 22a are the same opening / closing mode as the opening / closing execution mode of the pattern E or the pattern F, this time was triggered. The game can be performed while expecting that the game result is the explicit probability change jackpot result A or the explicit probability change jackpot result B.

  Also, the opening / closing execution mode of the pattern D can be executed as a content of the presentation in the current game round in both cases where reach display is performed and where reach display is not performed. is there. Accordingly, it is possible to increase the degree of attention of game times in which reach display is not performed.

  The opening / closing execution mode executed with the most advantageous big hit result and the normal big hit result as an opportunity is different from other opening / closing execution modes of the opening / closing execution mode, and the round winning opening 22a is opened and closed in a long time manner in each round. Therefore, in any round, there is a high possibility that the upper limit number of game balls of the round game will win.

  According to the embodiment described in detail above, the following excellent effects are obtained.

  As a game result that is a result based on the winning or failing lottery in the MPU 62 of the main control device 60, a plurality of special missed results A to D are set in addition to the big hit winning result. When the big win result is obtained, an opening / closing execution mode in which the opening / closing of the special winning opening 22a is performed is executed. After the opening / closing execution mode ends, at least one of the lottery mode of the big hit lottery and the support mode by the electric accessory 24a shifts to another mode. On the other hand, in the case of the special losing results A to D, the opening / closing execution mode in which the opening / closing of the special winning opening 22a is performed is executed, but after the opening / closing execution mode ends, the lottery mode for the big hit lottery and the electric accessory 24a The mode of support mode by does not shift. In addition, the opening / closing mode of the special winning opening 22a in the opening / closing execution mode executed based on the special loss results A to D is different.

  In a conventional gaming machine, when the big hit is won, the opening / closing execution mode is executed, and after the opening / closing execution mode, the lottery mode or support mode of the winning / failing lottery is shifted to another mode, thereby diversifying the game and making it monotonous. It was suppressed. However, since the lottery mode and the support mode are changed for each big win, there is a problem that the design in the control of the gaming machine is complicated. Also, when viewed from the player's perspective, it has become difficult to understand the gameability due to the complexity of the game state. On the other hand, according to the pachinko machine 10, even when any special result is obtained, the mode is shifted to the opening / closing execution mode. Since this open / close execution mode is an open / close mode that differs depending on the type of special loss result, it is possible to diversify the game. Moreover, since the lottery mode and the support mode do not change after the opening / closing execution mode ends in any special result, it is possible to solve the conventional problems as described above and diversify the game to suppress monotony. It is possible.

  The opening / closing modes of the opening / closing execution mode executed based on the special deviation results A to D are different in the patterns A to D, respectively. Each opening / closing mode is such that the unit mode of either the medium time mode or the short time mode is opened / closed at any number of times of opening / closing a small number of times or opening / closing of a small number of times. Total opening time is different. As a result, in the opening / closing execution modes of the special losing results A to D, the number of game balls to be awarded to the big winning opening 22a is different. Therefore, it is possible to make the obtained ball different depending on which of the special miss results A to D, and it is possible to increase the degree of attention of the special miss results A to D.

  The opening / closing execution modes of the patterns A to D executed based on the special outlier results A to D are based on the non-explicit probability variation big hit results A to C and the explicit probability variation big hit results A to C, respectively. The opening / closing mode of the opening / closing execution mode to be executed is set so that at least a part of the section has the same opening / closing mode. Specifically, the opening / closing execution mode executed based on the result of the special outage result A is the opening / closing execution mode of the pattern A that is the same as the opening / closing mode of the implicit probability variable big hit result A, and further the opening / closing of the pattern A The execution mode is the same as the opening / closing execution mode of the pattern E executed based on the explicit probability variation jackpot result A and the opening / closing mode of the ninth prize winning opening 22a. The opening / closing execution mode executed based on the result of the special loss result B is the opening / closing execution mode of the pattern B which is the same opening / closing mode as the unspecified probability big hit result B, and the opening / closing execution mode of the pattern B is explicitly The opening / closing execution mode of the pattern F executed based on the probability variation jackpot result B and the opening / closing mode of the ninth prize winning opening 22a are the same. The opening / closing execution mode executed based on the result of the special losing result C is an opening / closing execution mode of the pattern C which is the same opening / closing mode as the implicit probability variation big hit result C. The opening / closing execution mode executed based on the result of the special losing result D is an opening / closing execution mode of the pattern D that is the same as the opening / closing mode of the explicit probability variation big hit result C.

  Thereby, when each opening / closing execution mode is executed, at least in the section opened / closed in the same opening / closing mode, whether it is an opening / closing execution mode based on a special loss result or an opening / closing execution mode based on a jackpot winning result From the open / close mode of the special winning opening 22a, it is difficult to distinguish or difficult to attach. Therefore, after each open / close execution mode is completed, it is possible to play a game while predicting whether or not the winning / losing lottery mode or the support mode will be shifted, and the degree of attention of the game can be increased.

  In the game times corresponding to the special losing results A to D, different display durations are set in the display duration setting process (FIG. 14). In the display continuation time setting process, the display continuation time is set to be longer as the total opening time of the special winning opening 22a in the corresponding opening / closing execution mode is longer. As a result, the number of balls that can be obtained by obtaining the special detachment results A to D increases as the display duration time increases. Conventionally, even if the display continuation time is long, if the big hit is not won, the game cannot be obtained, and the player feels that the current game is a useless game. On the other hand, according to this configuration, it is expected that even if the result is a special losing result that is not a big win, the longer the display duration time, the more balls can be expected to be obtained.

  Further, in the display duration setting process, the display duration is set longer as the expectation level of the most advantageous big hit result and the normal big hit result is higher. Therefore, when the display duration is longer in this game round, the player expects to obtain the most advantageous big hit result or the normal big hit result, and when the player does not become the most advantageous big hit result or the normal big hit result. In addition, it can be expected that a ball is obtained when any of the special deviation results A to D is obtained as described above.

  In addition, in the case of any of the special detachment results A to C, the reach production of each reach production group is performed, and the reach production is a stop result corresponding to the detachment. Therefore, if each reach production results in a stop result corresponding to the big hit, the mode shifts to the opening / closing execution mode corresponding to the most advantageous big hit result or the normal big hit result. In this configuration, a ball is obtained according to the display duration. As a result, the game has a feeling of loss due to the result that the expected result that is the most advantageous big hit result and the normal big hit result is a lost result, and a sense of emptiness with respect to the length of the display duration of the game time that becomes the lost result. It is possible to improve the game without giving it to the player.

  In the game times corresponding to the special loss result D, the reach display is not performed. That is, since the configuration is such that the opening / closing execution mode is executed even in game times where reach display is not performed, it is difficult for the player to know when the opening / closing execution mode is started. Therefore, the game times corresponding to the special loss result D can be surprising, and the game can be varied.

  The effects executed in the symbol display device 31 in the opening / closing execution mode on the display screen G of the symbol display device 31 are the special outlier results A to C, the uncertain probability variation big hit results A to C, and the explicit probability variation big hit results A to C. And at least a part is set so that a common performance is made. Therefore, it is possible to play a game while predicting which opening / closing execution mode corresponds to which game result.

  In particular, in the opening / closing execution mode of the pattern A corresponding to the special losing result A, the production A is performed in the same manner as the implicit probability varying big hit result A, and in the opening / closing execution mode of the pattern B corresponding to the special losing result B, the implicit certainty variable big hit. An effect B similar to the result B is performed. On the other hand, in the opening / closing execution mode of the patterns E and F corresponding to the explicit probability change big hit result A or the explicit probability change big hit result B, the effect A or the effect B is performed and the special effect is performed at the 10th round which is the final round. In the explicit probabilistic big hit results A and B, regardless of whether the support mode at the time of winning is the high frequency support mode or the low frequency support mode, the mode shifts to the high frequency support mode. Therefore, in the opening / closing execution mode of the patterns A and B, it is possible to play a game while expecting a special effect to be executed during the opening / closing execution mode, and it is possible to increase the degree of attention of the opening / closing execution mode. Yes.

  Further, as described above, it is difficult to specify which opening / closing execution mode is based on which game result each opening / closing execution mode is. Therefore, it is difficult for the player to recognize at which timing the opening / closing execution mode ends, and it can be expected that the player continues to fire the game ball so as to allow more game balls to enter the big winning opening 22a.

<Second Embodiment>
In the present embodiment, the configuration related to the display continuation time setting process in the variation start process is different from that in the first embodiment. Therefore, the configuration in the present embodiment will be described below.

  In the first embodiment, in the variation start process, the display continuation time in the variation display on the main display unit 33 and the display continuation time in the variation display on the display screen G in the symbol display device 31 are the same display continuation. In the present embodiment, the display duration time setting process is performed separately. Therefore, the configuration of the variation start process in the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 22A is a flowchart showing a part of the change start process in the present embodiment.

  In the variation start process in the present embodiment, each game result relating to steps S405, S409, and S410 from the success / failure determination process in step S401, as in the variation start process (FIG. 12) in the first embodiment. A stop result setting process and a flag setting process corresponding to are performed.

  After the processing of step S405, step S409, or step S410 is executed, in step S1101 shown in FIG. 22 (a), the current game result is represented by each of the uncertain probability variation big hit results A to C, each explicit probability variation big hit result A. It is determined whether it is any one of -C and each special loss result AC. If an affirmative determination is made in step S1101, a special figure display duration setting process is performed in step S1102 to set a display duration in the variable display on the main display unit 33.

  In this process, the display generation time information corresponding to the value of the current variation type counter CS is acquired with reference to the reach generation display duration table (FIG. 13) stored in the ROM 93, and the display duration information is displayed. Are set in the display duration counter CT provided in the various counter areas 94b of the RAM 94. That is, in the variable display on the main display unit 33, the display duration corresponding to each game result is not set, and the display duration information is obtained by referring to the common reach generation display duration table. Is set to

  Next, in step S1103, in order to set the display duration in the variable display on the display screen G in the symbol display device 31, the decoration display duration is set. In this process, the display duration in the variable display on the display screen G is determined from the display duration in the variable display on the main display unit 33 determined in step S1102 and the contents of the current game result.

  Specifically, in the case of the non-explicit probability variation big hit result A, the explicit probability variation big hit result A or the special outlier result A, 16.4 sec is added to the display continuation time on the main display unit 33 determined in step S1102. The time is set as the display duration on the display screen G. Further, in the case of the non-explicitly probable big hit result B, the explicit probable big hit result B, or the special outlier result B, a time obtained by adding 14.6 sec to the display continuation time on the main display unit 33 determined in step S1102 is displayed. Set as the display duration on screen G. Further, in the case of the non-explicitly probable big hit result C or the special outlier result C, the display duration on the display screen G is obtained by subtracting 9 seconds from the display duration on the main display unit 33 determined in step S1102. Set. Then, in the case of the explicit probability change big hit result C, the time obtained by adding 8 seconds to the display duration on the main display unit 33 determined in step S1102 is set as the display duration on the display screen G.

  After executing the process of step S1103, a change command and a type command are set in step S1104, and change display is started in step S1105.

  On the other hand, if a negative determination is made in step S1101, that is, if each of the non-explicitly probable big hit results A to C, each of the explicit probable big hit results A to C, and each of the special outlier results A to C, In step S1106, a dual display duration setting process is executed. In this process, the value of the variation type counter CS stored in the variation type counter buffer in the lottery counter buffer of the RAM 94 is acquired. Further, it is determined whether or not a reach display occurs in the current game round. Specifically, in the case of the most advantageous big hit result or the normal big hit result, the reach display is performed, and the current occurrence type of change is referred to by referring to the reach generation display duration table (FIG. 13) stored in the ROM 93. Display duration information corresponding to the value of the counter CS is acquired, and the display duration information is set in a display duration counter CT provided in various counter areas 94b of the RAM 94. If the numerical information related to the reach random number counter C3 stored in the execution area AE is not the special outlier result D but the numerical information corresponding to the occurrence of reach, it is determined that the reach display occurs.

  On the other hand, when the result is the special outage result D or when it is determined that the reach display does not occur, the value of the current variation type counter CS is referred to the reach non-occurrence display duration table stored in the ROM 93. Display duration information corresponding to is acquired, and the display duration information is set in the display duration counter. Incidentally, the display duration that can be acquired with reference to the display non-occurrence display duration table is the display duration that can be acquired with reference to the reach occurrence display duration table, as in the first embodiment. Unlike the start pending storage number NA, it differs depending on the support mode.

  After executing the process of step S1106, similarly to step S1104 and step S1105, a change command and a type command are set in step S1107, and change display is started in step S1108.

  Therefore, in the variation start process according to the present embodiment, when the game result is one of each of the unspecified explicit variable big hit results A to C, each of the explicit high probability big hit results A to C, and each of the special outlier results A to C. The variable display on the display screen G in the symbol display device 31 is set to display the variable display longer than the variable display on the main display unit 33.

  Next, the opening / closing timing of each variation display and the special winning opening 22a in the present embodiment will be described with reference to the timing chart of FIG. 22 (b-1) shows the variable display on the main display unit 33, FIG. 22 (b-2) shows the variable display on the display screen G in the symbol display device 31, and FIG. The opening / closing operation of the big prize opening 22a is shown.

  Based on the fact that a game ball has won one of the operation ports 23, 24, the variable display on the main display unit 33 and the variable display on the display screen G in the symbol display device 31 are started at the timing t1. Here, when the game result of this time is a normal off result, the change display on the main display unit 33 and the change display on the display screen G are ended simultaneously or substantially simultaneously regardless of the presence or absence of reach display. The winning opening 22a is not opened. On the other hand, when the game result of this time is one of the most advantageous big hit result, normal big hit result, or special outage result D, the change display on the main display unit 33 and the change on the display screen G at the timing t2. The opening / closing execution mode or the pattern D opening / closing execution mode corresponding to the most advantageous big hit result and the normal big hit result is started simultaneously with the end of the display or substantially simultaneously, or the opening / closing of the special winning opening 22a is started.

  In addition, when the game result of the game time started at the timing of t3 is any one of the implicit probability variation big hit results A and B, the explicit probability variation big hit results A and B, and the special outlier results A and B, the timing of t4 Thus, at the same time as the end of the variable display on the main display section 33, or at the same time or subsequent thereto, the opening / closing execution mode of any pattern is started, and the opening / closing of the special winning opening 22a is started. Here, the change display on the display screen G is not completed at the timing of t4. Thereafter, the change display on the display screen G ends at the timing of t5. An effect corresponding to each opening / closing execution mode is performed on the display screen G.

  In the opening / closing execution modes of the patterns A, B, E, and F corresponding to these game results, the decorative variable display duration setting process is performed so that the tenth opening of the special winning opening 22a is performed at the timing t5. In step S1103 in FIG. 22A, the variation time on the display screen G is adjusted.

  Specifically, in the game times of the non-explicitly probable big hit result A, the explicit probable big hit result A, or the special outlier result A corresponding to the opening / closing execution mode in the pattern A or E, the variation display of the main display unit 33 ends. 16.4 sec corresponding to the length of the sum of the waiting time for the opening in the opening execution mode, the total opening time of the first prize winning opening 22a and the total opening waiting time for the first to ninth times has elapsed. The tenth opening of the special winning opening 22a is set at the timing.

  Also, in the game times of the non-explicitly probable big hit result B, the explicit probable big hit result B or the special outlier result B corresponding to the opening / closing execution mode in the pattern B or the pattern F, after the change display of the main display unit 33 is finished, Grand prize at the timing when 14.6 seconds have elapsed corresponding to the total length of the opening waiting time in the opening execution mode, the total opening time of the first prize winning opening 22a from the first to ninth times, and the total opening waiting time It is set to open the mouth 22a for the tenth time.

  Accordingly, the teaching effect of the 10th R in the opening / closing execution mode of the patterns E and F corresponding to the explicit probability change big hit result A or the explicit probability change big hit result B is set to start at the timing t5.

  In addition, the first to ninth opening / closing modes of the patterns A and E and the patterns B and F in the opening / closing execution mode differ in the short-time mode and the middle-time mode, respectively. Therefore, when calculating backward from the timing of t5, when the timing of t4, which is the timing of starting the opening / closing execution mode, is the opening / closing execution mode of patterns A and E, 16 from the timing of t5 when the variable display on the display screen G ends. .4 sec before is the timing of t4, and in the case of the opening / closing execution mode of patterns B and F, the timing 14.6 sec before the timing of t5 when the variable display on the display screen G ends is the timing of t4, which is different.

  Further, when the game result of the game times started at the timing of t6 is any one of the non-explicitly probable big hit result C, the explicit probable big hit result C, and the special outage result C, the main display unit 33 takes the timing at t7 Simultaneously or substantially simultaneously with the end of the variable display or subsequent thereto, the opening / closing execution mode of any pattern is started and the opening / closing of the special winning opening 22a is started. Here, the change display on the display screen G is not completed at the timing of t7. Thereafter, the change display on the display screen G ends at the timing of t8. An effect corresponding to each opening / closing execution mode is performed on the display screen G.

  In the opening / closing execution modes of the patterns C and D corresponding to these game results, the decorative variation display duration setting process (FIG. 22 (FIG. 22 ()) is performed so that the fifth winning opening 22a is closed at the timing t8. In step S1103) in a), the variation time on the display screen G is adjusted.

  Specifically, in the game times of the uncertain probability variation jackpot result C or the special outlier result C corresponding to the opening / closing execution mode in the pattern C, the opening in the opening execution mode is performed after the change display of the main display unit 33 is finished. The 5th closing of the grand prize winning opening 22a at the timing when 9 seconds corresponding to the total length of the total opening time and the total opening waiting time of the first winning opening 22a and the total opening waiting time from the 1st to the 5th are passed. Is set to do.

  Also, in the game times of the explicit probability change jackpot result C corresponding to the opening / closing execution mode in the pattern D, after the change display of the main display section 33 is finished, the waiting time for the opening in the opening execution mode and the first to fifth times The special winning opening 22a is set to be closed for the fifth time at the timing when 8 sec corresponding to the total length of the total opening time and the total opening waiting time of the large winning opening 22a.

  Accordingly, the special ending effect is set to start at the timing t8 when the game result triggered by the opening / closing execution mode of the pattern D is the explicit certainty big hit result C.

  Further, the opening / closing modes of the pattern C and the pattern D in the opening / closing execution mode differ in the short-time mode and the medium-time mode, respectively. Accordingly, when calculated backward from the timing of t8, the timing of t7, which is the timing of starting the opening / closing execution mode, is 9 seconds before the timing of t8 when the variable display on the display screen G ends in the case of the pattern C opening / closing execution mode. In the opening / closing execution mode of the pattern D, the timing is t7, which is 8 seconds before the timing t8 when the variable display on the display screen G ends.

  Note that the timing of each opening / closing execution mode at each time point is not limited thereto, and at least the start timing of each opening / closing execution mode is at the same time as or after the end of the variable display on the main display unit 33, and the display screen It suffices if it is at the same time as or before the end of the variable display at G.

  According to the present embodiment described in detail above, the following excellent effects are obtained in addition to the effects of the first embodiment.

  In the present embodiment, in the case of the game result of any of the unspecified probability variation jackpot results A to C, the explicit probability variation jackpot results A to C, and the special outlier results A to C, the symbol display device 31 Before the variable display on the display screen G is finished, an opening / closing execution mode corresponding to each game result is started. Therefore, when each opening / closing execution mode is started at each game time is not known or more easily understood than in the first embodiment, and the player starts the opening / closing execution mode. In order to win a game ball in the big winning opening 22a, it is necessary to fire the game ball in advance. Therefore, the player can expect to continue firing the game ball even during the reach display.

  On the other hand, in the case where the most advantageous big hit result and the normal big hit result are obtained, the opening / closing execution mode is started simultaneously with, or substantially simultaneously with, or subsequent to the end of the variable display of the display screen G in the symbol display device 31. Therefore, there are cases where the opening / closing execution mode is started in the middle of the reach display on the display screen G as described above, or the change display on the display screen G, that is, the reach display is terminated after the reach display is completed. Since the start timing of the opening / closing execution mode is not known or is difficult to understand, the above effects can be further achieved.

  Moreover, the display area of the main display unit 33 is narrower than that of the display screen G of the symbol display device 31, and the player is expected to pay attention to the variable display on the display screen G. This is also a device for improving the above effect.

  Here, before the end of the variable display on the display screen G, it is possible to determine that the current game result is a game result that shifts to the open / close execution mode. However, in the opening / closing execution mode of patterns E and F, the teaching effect that teaches that there was an explicit probability variation jackpot result A or an explicit probability variation jackpot result B, and the opening / closing execution mode of pattern D is executed when the explicit probability variation jackpot result C is triggered. The special ending effect in the case of being performed is set to be performed at the same time, substantially the same time or subsequent to the end of the variable display on the display screen G. In this way, on the other hand, without any reduction in the attention level of reach display, on the other hand, in the middle of the production of reach display, at the time when the special winning opening 22a is opened, any special winning result other than the big hit result or special winning result D It is possible to produce an effect that it is confirmed that there is a certain degree of attention, and the degree of attention of each special loss result can be increased together with the degree of attention of each jackpot result.

<Third Embodiment>
The present embodiment is different from the first and second embodiments in the configuration relating to the opening / closing execution mode in each of the uncertain certain variation big hit results, each explicit certain variation big hit result, and each special loss result. Therefore, the configuration in the present embodiment will be described below.

  FIG. 23A is a front view of the game board 20 in the present embodiment.

  The game board 20 in the present embodiment is provided with a second variable winning device 29 separately from the variable winning device 22 in the first and second embodiments. In addition, in order to distinguish the variable winning device 22 in this Embodiment from the 2nd variable winning device 29, it is called the 1st variable winning device 22 in the following description.

  The second variable winning device 29 is provided above the operation ports 23 and 24 and is provided on the left side of the variable display unit 26. The second variable prize winning device 29 has the same configuration as the first variable prize winning device 22 and includes a second grand prize winning port 29a leading to the back side of the game board 20, and the second big prize winning. A second opening / closing door 29b for opening and closing the opening 29a is provided. The second open / close door 29b is connected to a second variable winning drive unit 29c provided integrally as the second variable winning device 29, and is driven by the second variable winning drive unit 29c to be in a closed state and an open state. It is arranged in either. Specifically, the game ball is normally in a closed state in which it cannot win, and the game ball is switched to an open state in which it is easy to win when winning the transition to the opening / closing execution mode in the internal lottery.

  With the above configuration, since the second variable winning device 29 is arranged on the upstream side in the flow of the game ball with respect to the upper operating port 23 and the lower operating port 24, each operating port 23, 24 is the second variable winning device 29. The game ball will not interfere with the winning.

  The arrangement position of the second variable winning device 29 is not limited to the above, and may be arranged above or to the right of the variable display unit 26 as long as it is arranged above the operation ports 23 and 24. .

  Next, the special prize opening / closing process in the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 23B is a flowchart showing a part of the special winning opening / closing process (FIG. 16) in the present embodiment.

  In the present embodiment, first, it is determined whether or not the special winning opening in step S701 is being opened as in the special winning opening / closing process (FIG. 16) in the first to third embodiments. In this process, one of the big prize opening 22a (hereinafter referred to as the first big prize opening 22a) in the first variable prize winning device 22 and the second big prize winning opening 29a in the second variable prize winning device 29 is opened. If yes, make an affirmative decision. If both are closed, make a negative decision. If a negative determination is made, as described in the first embodiment, the subsequent steps S702 and S703 are executed. Thereafter, the process proceeds to step S1201 shown in FIG.

  In step S1201, it is determined whether the game result that triggered the transition to the opening / closing execution mode is the most advantageous big hit result or the normal big hit result. If the result is the most advantageous big hit result or the normal big hit result, “15000” is set to the timer counter T in the following step S1202, and an opening execution process for opening the first big winning opening 22a is performed in the subsequent step S1203.

  If a negative determination is made in step S1201, the second large winning opening 29a is opened in step S1204. This process is the same process as the special winning opening opening process (FIG. 17) in the first embodiment. However, in the present embodiment, the second variable prize driving unit 29c is driven and controlled so that the second big prize opening 29a is in the open state in the opening execution process in step S807 of FIG. 29a is opened.

  After executing the process of step S1203 or step S1204, an opening command is set in step S1205, and the big prize opening / closing process is ended.

  On the other hand, if an affirmative determination is made in step S701 in FIG. 17, that is, if it is determined that any of the special winning openings 22a and 29a is being opened, the processing from step S706 is executed. In addition, since the process after step S706 is substantially the same as the said 1st Embodiment, description is abbreviate | omitted. However, in the closing execution process in step S707 and step S722, the big winning opening on the side determined to be open in step S701 is closed.

  With the above configuration, if the game result that triggered the transition to the opening / closing execution mode this time is each non-explicit probability variation jackpot result, each explicit probability variation jackpot result, or each special outlier result, respectively, 29a opens and closes in the opening / closing mode in the opening / closing execution mode of the patterns A to F described above.

  According to the present embodiment described in detail above, the following excellent effects are obtained in addition to the effects of the first and second embodiments.

  In the opening / closing execution mode triggered by any of the uncertain probability variation jackpot results, any explicit probability variation jackpot result, or any special loss result, the second big prize opening 29a in the second variable prize winning device 29 is opened and closed. . The second variable winning device 29 is disposed upstream of the operation ports 23 and 24 in the flow of the game ball. Accordingly, each of the operation ports 23 and 24 does not hinder the game ball from winning the second variable winning device 29. Thereby, it is possible to prevent a loss of a winning opportunity to the second big winning opening 29a in the opening / closing execution mode.

<Other embodiments>
In addition, it is not limited to the description content of embodiment mentioned above, For example, you may implement as follows. Incidentally, each of the following configurations may be applied alone to the configuration of the above embodiment, or may be applied to the configuration of the above embodiment in a predetermined combination.

  (1) The opening / closing modes of the special winning opening 22a in the opening / closing execution mode corresponding to the implicit probability change big hit result A and the special outage result A may be entirely different from each other. Further, the opening / closing modes of the special winning opening 22a in the opening / closing execution mode corresponding to the implicit probability variation big hit result B and the special outlier result B may be different from each other as a whole. Further, the opening / closing modes of the special winning opening 22a in the opening / closing execution mode corresponding to the implicit probability change big hit result C and the special outage result C may be different from each other as a whole. And it is good also as a structure where the opening-and-closing aspect of the special winning opening 22a in the opening-and-closing execution mode corresponding to the explicit probability change big hit result C and the special loss result D is respectively different entirely. In these cases, the opening / closing execution mode corresponding to each special loss result cannot be brought about the same effect as the opening / closing mode of the big prize opening 22a in the opening / closing execution mode corresponding to any of the big hit results, It is possible to make the player predict the subsequent contents from the opening / closing mode of the execution mode.

  (2) Although the configuration is such that a plurality of jackpot results are set, in order to achieve the effect of setting a plurality of special out-of-game results, it is sufficient that at least one jackpot result is set.

  (3) If the game round is any special outage result, the mode is shifted to the opening / closing execution mode. Instead, the mode of the support mode by the electric accessory 24a may be shifted. . That is, if the game times that were the result of any special loss stay in the low-frequency support mode, the game frequency shifts to the high-frequency support mode, and the number of times that the electric accessory 24a is supported varies depending on the type of the special loss result. It is good also as composition to do. Also, in this case, if any of the game times that were a special outage result stayed in high-frequency support without a limit, the mode does not shift, and any game times that were a special outage result When staying in the limited high-frequency support mode, the number of times of support may be added according to the type of special outage result. Even in this case, when the result is a special loss result, the reach effect corresponding to the loss of reach is performed, so that it is possible to reduce the feeling of loss when the reach effect with a high degree of expectation is lost. In addition, it is possible to reduce the feeling of emptiness caused by the length of the display continuation time of each game time. Therefore, in order to eliminate these problems and shift to the high-frequency support mode with different support times corresponding to each special outage result, the degree of attention of each special outage result is increased, and the monotonous normal game is suppressed. It is possible.

  In this configuration, the transition mode of the support mode is not limited to the above, and a configuration in which the game times that were any special outage result are shifted to the low frequency support mode when staying in the high frequency support mode. It is also possible to set a special out-of-order result that shifts to the low-frequency support mode when staying in the high-frequency support mode and a special out-result that does not change mode when staying in the high-frequency support mode. It is good. In addition, when staying in the support mode with a limited number of times, it may be configured such that a special outage result that reduces a predetermined number of support times is set. Also in these forms, the state of the game changes according to the type of the special outage result, and it is possible to suppress the monotony of the normal game.

  (4) If the game times are any special loss result, the mode is shifted to the opening / closing execution mode. Alternatively, the mode of the lottery mode in the big hit lottery may be shifted. In other words, if any game turn that was a special outage result stays in the low probability mode, it shifts to the high probability mode, and the number of game times that the high probability mode continues depends on the type of special outage result. It is good also as a different structure. Also, in this case, if the game times that were one of the special outage results stayed in the high probability mode, the mode does not change to the high probability mode in which the number of times has already been specified by one of the special outage results. In the case of transition, it is preferable that the number of game times in the high probability mode is added according to the type of the special outage result. Even in this case, when the result is a special loss result, the reach effect corresponding to the loss of reach is performed, so that it is possible to reduce the feeling of loss when the reach effect with a high degree of expectation is lost. In addition, it is possible to reduce the feeling of emptiness caused by the length of the display continuation time of each game time. Therefore, in order to eliminate these problems and shift to the high probability mode with the number of different game times corresponding to each special outage result, increase the degree of attention of each special outage result and suppress the monotony of normal games It is possible to do.

  In this configuration, the transition mode of the lottery mode is not limited to the above, and may be configured to shift to a low probability if any game times that were a special outage result stay in the high probability mode. A special out-of-result that shifts to the low-probability mode when staying in the high-probability mode and a special out-of-result that does not change mode when staying in the high-probability mode may be set. Moreover, when the number of times of game play has already been shifted to the high probability mode in which the number of times of game play has been designated by one of the special loss results, a special loss result for reducing the predetermined number of game times may be set. Further, in addition to the high probability mode and the low probability mode, the probability mode in the jackpot lottery is a mode other than the high probability mode (for example, the ultra high probability mode in which the number of values of the big hit random number counter C1 that is a big hit winning than the high probability mode is set. Or a very low probability mode in which the number of values of the jackpot random number counter C1 that is a big hit win than the low probability mode is set to be small, and transition between the modes is performed according to the type of special outage result. It is good also as a structure. Also in these forms, the state of the game changes according to the type of the special outage result, and it is possible to suppress the monotony of the normal game.

  (5) In the game times corresponding to the special loss result D, the reach display is not performed. However, the reach display may be performed. In this embodiment, it is preferable that the reach display corresponding to the short reach effect group is performed in the game times corresponding to the special loss result D. In this case, the game times in which reach display is not performed will not shift to any opening / closing execution mode, but in game times in which reach display is performed, display durations corresponding to all types of reach production groups are displayed. Since there is a possibility of shifting to the opening / closing execution mode, it is possible to increase the attention of reach display.

  (6) In the game times in which the reach display is performed, the length of the period from the start of the game times to the start of the reach display is set to be constant. However, the present invention is not limited to this. Any configuration may be used as long as the length of the period from the start to the end is different.

  (7) In the game round that is the result of special losing, it is configured to shift to the opening / closing execution mode in which the large winning opening 22a of the variable winning device 22 is opened / closed. Also good. For example, a plurality of second variable winning devices 29 according to the third embodiment are provided in accordance with the set number of special missed results, and different variable winning devices shift to the open execution mode depending on the type of special missed results. It is good also as composition to do. Moreover, it is good also as a structure which the electrically-driven accessory 24a in the lower operating port 24 changes to a different time support state according to the kind of special removal result.

  (8) In the second embodiment, the configuration shifts to the open / close execution mode during the variable display on the display screen G. However, the configuration shifts to the open / close execution mode with the start of the variable display on the display screen G. Also good. In this case, the main display unit 33 displays the game result at the start of each game time without displaying the change, and when the game result is shifted to the opening / closing execution mode, the opening / closing execution mode is executed. Therefore, it is conceivable that the degree of attention is reduced in each game time, but since the opening / closing mode of each opening / closing execution mode is different, it is possible to suppress a reduction in the degree of attention.

  (9) As a result of the success / failure lottery, each jackpot result, each special loss result and normal loss result are set. However, only each jackpot result and each special loss result may be set. In the present embodiment, the game results other than each jackpot result become each special miss result, and the opening / closing execution mode based on each special miss result is executed in all game times. Alternatively, the probability of a normal loss result may be set lower than the probability of a special loss result, and the opening / closing execution mode may be executed in almost all game times. In these configurations, each special outage result is a game in which a special outcome result in a game time in which reach display is performed and a special outcome result in a game time in which reach display is not performed are set and a reach display is not performed. When the opening / closing execution mode based on the special outage result at the time is set so that the opening time of the special winning opening 22a is shorter or the number of opening / closing is less than the opening / closing execution mode based on the special outage result at the game time where the reach display is performed. Good. In game times where reach display is performed, the start timing of the open / close execution mode is unknown or difficult to understand as described above, and it is necessary to fire a game ball in advance. Expect to fire a sphere. In addition, according to the present embodiment, since any opening / closing execution mode is executed in all game times, the opening / closing execution mode is executed as many times as the number of winnings to each operation port 23, 24. An increase in the total number of game balls to be fired by launching game balls to win game balls in the mouths 23 and 24 can be expected.

  (10) Instead of the configuration in which the opening / closing execution mode in the opening / closing number regulation mode is executed in each special deviation result, the configuration may be such that the opening / closing execution mode in the round number regulation mode is executed. In this case, a configuration may be adopted in which the upper limit number of round games executed in the round number defining mode corresponding to each special loss result is the same as in other round number defining modes.

  (11) The variable winning device 22 (first variable winning device 22) and the second variable winning device 29 can be switched between a closed state in which game balls cannot be won and an open state in which game balls can be won. Instead, the game ball can be won, but the game ball flowing down the game area has an extremely low probability of winning, and the game ball has a much higher probability of winning than that state. It is good also as a structure which can be switched. In addition, the variable winning device 22 (first variable winning device 22) and the second variable winning device 29 are in a state where a game ball can be won and a game ball is expected to be generated with a first probability, It may be configured to be able to switch to a state in which a game ball winning is expected with a second probability that a game ball winning is expected to be higher than in this state.

  In addition, the switching between the above states is not performed through the operation of the opening / closing door 22b, but is performed through the displacement of the variable winning device 22 (first variable winning device 22) and the second variable winning device 29 itself. Also good.

  (12) The number of times of opening / closing the large winning opening 22a in the opening / closing execution mode of each pattern, the upper limit number, and the setting pattern of the opening mode are not limited to those in the first to third embodiments. It is arbitrary as long as at least one of the effects described individually in the first to third embodiments can be achieved.

  Moreover, the release mode according to the short-time mode and the medium-time mode is not limited to a mode in which a winning to the variable prize-winning device 22 can be generated substantially. For example, the release duration is shorter than the game ball firing cycle. Thus, a mode in which a winning to the variable winning device 22 does not substantially occur may be adopted.

  Furthermore, the opening mode according to the short-time mode and the medium-time mode, and the number of times of opening and closing the small number of times and the number of times of opening and closing are not limited to those in the first to third embodiments, and at least a special outage result. The opening / closing control mode of the special winning opening 22a may be different in each opening / closing execution mode based on the above. For example, even if the number of times of opening / closing is the same, the configuration in which the opening mode is different depending on the result of each special disconnection may be used.

  In addition, the number of times of opening / closing the special winning opening 2a in the opening / closing execution mode may be one, and at least the opening / closing execution mode based on the special loss result should not be more advantageous than any opening / closing execution mode based on the big hit result.

  (13) In addition to or in place of the configuration in which a plurality of types of opening manners of the big winning opening 22a are set by changing the opening continuation time, the big winning prize is obtained by changing the opening degree of the big winning opening 22a such as half-opening or full opening. It is good also as a structure which sets two or more types of opening modes of the opening | mouth 22a.

  (14) Instead of a configuration in which the presence / absence of a special loss result is lottery using the jackpot random number counter C1, a configuration in which the presence / absence of a special loss result is lottery using the value of the variation type counter CS may be used. In this case, the type of each special outlier result may be determined based on the value of the variation type counter CS. Furthermore, it is good also as a structure which determines the display continuation time and determines the type of each special losing result according to the length of the determined display continuation time, drawing the generation | occurrence | production of the special losing result using the value of the fluctuation | variation classification counter CS. . Alternatively, a special counter for special failure results may be provided separately, and the presence or absence of occurrence of each special failure result may be determined using the counter. In this case, a type counter dedicated to special outage results may be provided separately, and the type of each special outage result may be determined using the counter. In these configurations, since the lottery for the occurrence of each special loss result is not performed using the big hit random number counter C1, each lottery result lottery and each special loss result lottery have separate numerical information groups. Will be done. Accordingly, it is difficult to acquire a plurality of numerical information groups for illegal purposes, and it is possible to suppress this action.

  In the above-described embodiment, the probability that any one of the special failure results is lower in the high probability mode than the low probability mode. Instead, the probability that any one of the special failure results is obtained in both modes. May be the same or substantially the same, the high probability mode may have a higher probability of any one of the special outliers, or the high probability mode may not have any special outliers. .

  (15) The hold information related to winning in the upper working port 23 and the hold information related to winning in the lower working port 24 are stored separately, and the hold information related to winning in the lower working port 24 has priority. The structure digested may be applied, and conversely, the structure in which the hold information related to winning in the upper working port 23 is preferentially digested may be applied.

  Further, in the above configuration, the plurality of operation ports are not arranged vertically, but the first operation port corresponding to the upper operation port 23 and the second operation port corresponding to the lower operation port 24 are arranged on the left and right. It is good also as a structure arranged in parallel, It is good also as a structure in which these both operation ports were arranged in parallel diagonally. Furthermore, it is good also as a structure which arrange | positions both operation openings apart so that only the winning to the 1st operation opening or the winning to the 2nd operation opening can be aimed according to the operation mode of the launch handle 51.

  Further, in the above configuration, the main display unit 33 is acquired based on the first display area for displaying the result of the determination of whether or not the hold information is acquired based on the winning of the upper operating port 23 and the winning of the lower operating port 24. A second display area for displaying the result of the determination of whether or not the held information is correct may be provided. In this case, the change display of the pattern in the first display area is based on whether the hold information acquired based on the winning to the upper working port 23 is the target of the determination of the success or failure. Is started and a stop result corresponding to the determination of the success / failure is displayed, and the change display for one game time is ended. In addition, the change display of the pattern is displayed in the second display area based on whether the hold information acquired based on the winning to the lower working port 24 is the target of the determination of the success or failure. At the same time, the stop result corresponding to the determination of success / failure is displayed, and the display of the variation of one game time is ended.

  (16) A player in the case where the hold information related to winning in the upper working port 23 becomes a target of the success / failure determination and the case where the hold information related to winning in the lower working port 24 becomes a target of the success / failure determination It is good also as a structure from which the profit which is obtained differs. Further, in the configuration in which a plurality of operation ports are provided as in the above embodiment, the number of operation ports is not limited to two, and may be three or more. Moreover, it is good also as a structure provided with only one working port.

  (17) Display control based on a command output from the main control device 60 instead of a configuration in which the display control device 100 is controlled by the sound emission control device 90 based on a command output from the main control device 60 The apparatus 100 may be configured to control the sound emission control device 90. In addition, instead of the configuration in which the sound emission control device 90 and the display control device 100 are separately provided, the two control devices may be provided as one control device, and one of the functions of the two control devices may be provided. May be integrated into the main control device 60, and both functions of these two control devices may be integrated into the main control device 60. The configuration of commands output from the main control device 60 to the sound emission control device 90 and the configuration of commands output from the sound emission control device 90 to the display control device 100 are also arbitrary.

  (18) The device for executing the effect for game times is not limited to the symbol display device 31, and the effect for effect for game times is executed by operating a decorative member provided in a movable manner. It is also possible to have a configuration in which an effect for game times is executed by turning on a predetermined light emitting unit, or a configuration in which an effect for game times is executed by a combination of all or a part of the above aspects. Good.

  (19) In the above-described embodiment, one game time in the main display unit 33 is started based on the determination of whether or not the main control device 60 has performed, but the present invention is not limited to this. When the condition for determining whether or not the main control device 60 is determined is satisfied, the game is started at a timing before the timing at which the determination is actually made, and the determination is made based on the determination that the determination is made thereafter. It is good also as a structure by which the subsequent display mode, display continuation time, and stop result in a game time are determined. In this case, the main control device 60 first transmits a change command when the game turn start timing is reached, and then determines whether or not the game is correct, determines the display duration, and determines the type. The configuration may be such that commands are transmitted, and the transmission timing of these time commands and type commands may be shifted.

  (20) In the above embodiment, a stop result corresponding to each game result is displayed on the main display unit 33. Alternatively, the main display unit 33 may be omitted, and any game result is displayed. However, a common stop result may be displayed on the main display unit 33, and the stop result is randomly displayed on the main display unit 33. It is good also as a structure which cannot identify whether it is a game result of.

  (21) The content of the game result and the content of the type of opening / closing execution mode may be output from the external output means (for example, external output terminal) provided in the pachinko machine 10 to the management device on the game hall side. In this case, even if the contents of the game result and the contents of the opening / closing execution mode cannot be clearly understood from the pachinko machine 10 itself, the manager of the game hall or the like can clearly grasp the contents by the management device.

  (22) On the display screen G, the game result is clearly indicated separately from the symbols that are variably displayed to perform the effects for the game times (specifically, the symbols that are scroll-displayed on the symbol rows Z1 to Z3). It is good also as a structure by which the design (picture) for this is displayed. For example, on the display screen G, an explicit area corresponding to at least one of a narrower area and an edge area than the area where the effect design is displayed is displayed, and at the end of game play in this explicit area It is good also as a structure by which the display corresponding to a game result is made. In this case, the display may be performed by a lighting color pattern in one partition section or a plurality of partition sections, or may be performed by a character or pattern pattern that is difficult to identify.

  The display may be difficult to recognize except for those who are familiar with the correspondence between the display contents and the game results because the display contents are similar between the game results. In this case, while making it difficult for the player to grasp the game result through the display, the game hall manager or the like can grasp the game result through the display. Further, in the above-described explicit area, it may be configured such that a change display or a switching display is performed during the game times, and no display is performed during the game times, but a stop result is displayed when the game times are ended. It is good also as a structure to be made.

  (23) It is good also as a structure which produces the effect which shows the player the elapsed time of the effect for each game times. For example, the display screen G is provided with an area for performing timer display (for example, “0:00” is displayed) as an effect indicating the elapsed time of the effect for each game time to the player, and from the occurrence timing of each game time to the end timing. A configuration in which the elapsed time is counted up is considered. When an effect for game times is generated, it is counted up from “0:00” to “0:01”, “0:02”... “0:59”, “10:00”. When all symbols are finally stopped and displayed, the timer display count-up is completed, and the elapsed time required for the current game round may be displayed. In this case, the player can clearly recognize the length of the elapsed time of the effect for each game round, and in the configuration in which the display mode is shifted to an advantageous opening / closing execution mode when the display duration is long, It becomes possible to recognize the advantage.

  The display mode of the timer display is not limited to that described above, and is arbitrary, and the display position, size, and the like can be changed as appropriate. Further, the timing for starting the count-up in the timer display is not limited to the generation timing of the game times. For example, the count-up may be started from the generation timing of the reach display. Furthermore, it is good also as a structure which is not counted up but displayed counting down from a predetermined display time. Further, the unit of the count is arbitrary, and for example, it may be displayed like an analog clock.

  (24) It is sufficient that at least two special losing results are set in any lottery mode, more than four types may be set, or fewer than four types may be set. Further, the number of values of the jackpot random number counter C1 corresponding to each special loss result may be different so that the probabilities of each special loss result are different.

  (25) Each reach production group may have a configuration in which the display duration is different within a predetermined range depending on the reach production included in the reach production group. That is, each reach effect group may be provided with a threshold value for the display reach time and the other reach effect groups, and a plurality of reach effects with different display durations may be included in each reach effect group within the threshold range. In this case, the display duration time of each reach production group becomes various, and it becomes possible to increase the degree of attention to the reach production.

  (26) As the contents of each game round, the expectation level and display duration of reach effects are made different depending on the result of each special outage, but instead of or in addition to this, the contents of the notice display are specially displayed. A different configuration may be used depending on the type of outlier result.

  In addition, when the reach display results in a stoppage result, it is also possible to increase the degree of attention to the special outage result by changing the type and content of the notice display according to the expectation of winning a big hit. .

  (27) The MPU 62 may be provided with a function of executing processing for resetting the display duration time. That is, the display duration set in the display duration setting process (FIGS. 14 and 22A) in each of the above embodiments is reset and reset to the display duration corresponding to the other reach production groups. A function to perform setting processing is provided. With this process, it is possible to set a plurality of types of display continuation times for each game result without corresponding to a one-to-one display duration for each game result.

  (28) In the opening / closing execution mode of the round number defining mode, a dedicated display unit indicating the round number defining mode or a dedicated display unit indicating the number of round games may be provided. In this case, although the effect by not providing each display part cannot be show | played, it is possible to make a player predict the subsequent content from the control aspect of opening / closing execution mode. Moreover, it is good also as a structure which provides each display part and it is hard to recognize that the display mode is a round number regulation mode, and which land game frequency is shown.

  (29) Although the number of rounds corresponding to each jackpot result is different, the number of rounds of each jackpot result may be the same. Further, although the number of opening / closing of the special winning opening 22a corresponding to each special outage result is different, the number of opening / closing of the large winning opening 22a corresponding to each special outage result may be the same.

  (30) It is good also as a structure which has only any one of the main display part 33 and the symbol display apparatus 31. FIG. In addition, a cover or the like that covers the main display unit 33 may be provided to make the main display unit 33 invisible or difficult to view.

  (31) Other types of pachinko machines different from the above-described embodiment, such as pachinko machines in which an electric accessory is released a predetermined number of times when a game ball enters a specific area of a special device, or a game ball in a specific area of a special device The present invention can also be applied to a pachinko machine that generates a right when it enters, a pachinko machine equipped with other objects, an arrangement ball machine, a sparrow ball, and other gaming machines.

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

Features 1. A launching means (game ball launching mechanism 81) for launching a game ball toward a game area based on a launch operation by a player;
A first state (open state) in which a game ball flowing down the game region is easy to enter and a second state (closed state) in which entry is less likely or impossible to enter is provided in the game area. Variable pitching means that can be switched (variable winning device 22);
Variable entry control means for executing variable entry control for switching to the second state after the variable entry means is set to the first state (the processing of steps S807, S707 and S723 in the MPU 62 of the main controller 60). Function to execute)
Privilege granting means (payout control device 70 and payout device 71) for granting a privilege to a player based on a game ball entering the variable pitching means;
Transition determination means for determining whether or not to shift the gaming state based on the establishment of a predetermined condition (the processing of steps S401 to S403 and steps S406 to S407 in the MPU 62 of the main controller 60). Function to execute)
Specific control setting means for setting to a specific control state (opening / closing execution mode) in which the variable entry control is performed based on the determination result of the transition determination means being a determination result corresponding to shifting the gaming state (Function for executing the processing of step S405, step S409, step S604 to step S609 and step S611 in the MPU 62 of the main control device 60);
In gaming machines equipped with
As a determination result of the transition determination means, a transition to the specific control state occurs, and after execution of the specific control state, a gaming state different from the gaming state before execution of the specific control state may be set. Although the first transition response result (various jackpot results) and the transition to the specific control state occur, the game state before the execution of the specific control state is continued after execution of the specific control state. 2 transition response results (special loss results A to D), and
A mode determining means (main control device) that makes the control mode of the variable entry control in the specific control state to be shifted based on the result of the second transition response corresponding to the type of the second transition response result. 60. A gaming machine having a function of executing the processing of step S604 to step S607 and the special winning opening opening process in 60 MPUs 62).

  According to the gaming machine of feature 1, the state shifts to the specific control state based on the first transition response result or any of the second transition response results. In the case of the first transition response result, the gaming state changes after the end of the specific control state, and in the case of the second transition response result, the gaming state does not change after the end of the specific control state. This makes it possible to diversify the game. In addition, the control mode of the variable entry control in the special control state that shifts based on the second transition response result varies depending on the type of the second transition response result. As a result, the game state transition mode is extremely complicated for the player, and the work for designing the game state transition mode is suppressed from becoming extremely complicated, while further game Diversification can be achieved.

Feature 2. As the unit mode when the variable pitch control is performed once by the variable pitch control means, a plurality of types of unit modes (in which the mode when the variable pitch control means is in the first state are different) are different. Medium time mode, short time mode) is set,
The mode determination unit is configured to execute the type of unit mode (medium-time mode, short-time mode) and the number of times of each unit mode (during the specific control state) to be shifted based on the second transition response result. 2. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein at least one of a plurality of times of opening and closing and a small number of times of opening and closing is made different according to the type of the second transition correspondence result.

  According to the feature 2, a plurality of unit modes when the variable entry control is performed once are set, and by specifying at least one of the unit mode types and the number of unit modes, the specific control state The control mode in the variable entry control can be made different depending on the type of the second transition response result. Thus, the frequency of entering the game ball into the variable entrance control means differs according to the type of the second transition response result, and the degree of attention of the second transition response result can be increased.

  Feature 3. In the specific control state that is executed based on a predetermined type of second transition response result, the aspect determination means is more specific control state than the specific control state that is executed based on another type of second transition response result 3. The gaming machine according to claim 2, wherein the number of balls entering the variable ball entry means that can be expected is increased.

  According to the feature 3, based on the configuration of the feature 2, the number of game balls entering the variable entry means in the specific control state is made different depending on the type of the second transition correspondence result. Further, when a game ball enters the variable ball entry means, the player can obtain a privilege. Therefore, the privilege obtained by the privilege granting unit can be made different depending on which second transition response result is obtained, and the degree of attention that the second transition response result is obtained can be increased.

Feature 4. As the specific control state that is executed based on the result of the second transition correspondence, the specific control state is terminated when the number of game balls entering the variable ball entry means reaches a predetermined upper limit number. The specific control state (upper limit number in the open / close number regulation mode) corresponding to the number of balls to be controlled is set.
As a control mode of the specific control state executed based on the second transition correspondence result, the variable in the specific control state is more than the product of the launching period of the game ball by the launching means and the upper limit number. 4. The gaming machine according to any one of features 1 to 3, wherein a long-term control mode (opening / closing execution mode of pattern A) in which the pitching means is in the first state is long.

  According to the feature 4, in the specific control state of the long-term control mode, it is possible to expect a predetermined upper limit number of game balls to enter. Therefore, the player expects the specific control state to be executed in the long-term control mode in the case of the second transition response result. Thereby, it becomes possible to raise the attention degree with respect to the kind of 2nd transfer response | compatibility result.

Feature 5. As the specific control state that is executed based on the result of the second transition correspondence, the specific control state is terminated when the number of game balls entering the variable ball entry means reaches a predetermined upper limit number. The specific control state (upper limit number in the open / close number regulation mode) corresponding to the number of balls to be controlled is set.
As the control mode of the specific control state executed based on the second transition correspondence result, the product in the specific control state is more than the product of the launching period of the game balls by the launching means and the upper limit number. The game according to any one of features 1 to 4, characterized in that it includes a short-term control mode (open / close execution mode of patterns BD) in which the variable pitching means is in the first state. Machine.

  According to the feature 5, in the specific control state of the short-term control mode, it is not possible to expect a predetermined number of game balls to enter. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the pitching rate from being excessively increased while increasing the degree of attention to the type of the second transition response result.

  Feature 6 The mode determining means shifts based on the control mode of the variable entry control in the specific control state that shifts based on the first transition response result and the second transition response result. The control mode of the specific control state can be determined so that at least a part of the control mode of the variable entry control in the specific control state is the same control mode. The gaming machine according to any one of the above.

  According to the feature 6, the specific control state that is executed based on the result of the first transition correspondence and the specific control state that is executed based on the result of the second transition correspondence are at least part of the section Is the same control mode. Thereby, in at least the same section in the specific control state, it is difficult to distinguish or difficult to identify which specific control state is based on which transition response result from the control mode of the variable pitching means. Therefore, it is possible to play a game while predicting whether or not the game state will change after the end of the specific control state, and it is possible to increase the degree of attention of the game.

  Feature 7. As the unit mode when the variable pitch control is performed once in the variable pitch control means selected when the first transition response result is selected, any of the variable transition control results selected when the variable transition control result is the second transition response result The gaming machine according to any one of features 1 to 6, wherein a long-term unit mode (long-term mode) longer than the unit mode is included.

  According to the feature 7, the long-term unit mode is not executed in the specific control state that shifts based on the second shift response result. Therefore, a clear difference occurs in the advantage of the specific control state between the first transition response result and the second transition response result. As a result, the above-described effects can be achieved while suppressing the game play rate of the gaming machine.

Feature 8 A pattern display means (pattern display device 31) for variably displaying the pattern;
Display control means (display control apparatus 100) for controlling display of the pattern display means;
Fluctuation display period determining means (main control) for determining a fluctuation display period (display duration) in the case where the picture display means performs variable display corresponding to the transition judgment being performed by the transition judgment means. A function of executing display duration setting processing in the MPU 62 of the apparatus 60);
With
In the variable display period of each variable display time, different variable display periods (longest time reach production group) are set to be relatively long or short as the variable display period to be executed at least when the result corresponds to the second transition. , Display duration corresponding to each of the long reach production group, the medium reach production group, and the short reach production group)
The variable display period determining means is configured such that the variable display period when the predetermined type of the second transition response result is different from the variable display period when the other type of the second transition response result is used. The gaming machine according to any one of features 1 to 7, further comprising a period determining means (a function of executing the processing of steps S504 to S514 in the MPU 62 of the main control device 60).

  According to the feature 8, in the game times of each second transition response result, the period determining means determines different variable display periods according to the type of the second transition response result. Therefore, not only the control mode of the variable pitching means in the specific control state but also the variable display period can be changed according to the type of the second transition response result. Thereby, it becomes possible to raise the attention degree of each game time.

  Feature 9 The period determining means sets a longer variation display period for the second transition response result with a larger number of entering the variable entering means that can be expected during the specific control state (of the main control device 60). 9. The gaming machine according to claim 8, wherein the MPU 62 performs a display continuation time setting process and a special winning opening releasing process.

  According to the feature 9, in the game times of each second transition correspondence result, the period determining unit sets a longer variable display period as the number of benefits that the privilege granting unit will give during the specific control state increases. With conventional gaming machines, even if the variable display period in game times is long, benefits are not obtained unless the big win is won, and the longer the variable display period of game times is, the longer the big win won for the player In this case, there was a problem that the time required for the game times was felt as wasted. On the other hand, according to this configuration, in the case where the result is not the first transition response result, as the variable display period is longer, more benefits can be given as the second transition response result. Therefore, it is possible to eliminate the problem that gives the player a sense of emptiness.

Feature 10 A pattern display means (pattern display device 31) for variably displaying the pattern;
As one variation display time based on the determination of the transition determination means, after the variation display of the pattern is started in the plurality of variation display areas in the pattern display means, the patterns in the plurality of variation display areas are sequentially and continuously displayed. Display control means (display control device) for controlling display of the picture display means so that the unit display is performed at least once and the result corresponding to the determination result of the transition determination is stopped and displayed at each variable display time 100)
With
A plurality of specific variation modes (longest time reach production group, long time reach production group, medium time reach production group, and short time reach production group) having different expectation levels as the first transition correspondence results as the pattern variation modes. Included,
A plurality of specific variation modes with different expectations are also selected in the case of the second transition correspondence result,
The display control means causes the specific variation mode to be executed in each of the case where the result is a predetermined type of second transition correspondence result and the case of the specific type of second transition correspondence result, and the specific variation mode. Is provided with production setting means (a function for executing the processing of steps S1002 to S1006 in the MPU 92 of the sound emission control device 90) so that the degree of expectation is different. The gaming machine according to any one of the above.

  According to the feature 10, when the second transition correspondence result is obtained, the variable display with different degrees of expectation for the first transition correspondence result is executed. Thereby, diversification of a game is achieved.

  Feature 11. The effect setting means is configured to execute the specific variation mode with a higher expectation as the second transition response result has a larger number of balls entering the variable pitching means that can be expected during the specific control state. The gaming machine according to Feature 10, wherein the gaming machine is characterized by that.

  According to the feature 11, in the game times of each second transition response result, in the effect determination means, the more the privilege that will be given to the privilege grant means during the specific control state, the higher the degree of expectation that becomes the first transition response result A high fluctuation mode is set. In the conventional gaming machine, even if the variation mode in the game times is a variation mode in which the degree of expectation that the big win is won is high, if the big hit is not won, the benefit is not obtained, and the expectation of the variation mode in the game times is higher There was a problem that gave the player a feeling of losing when he did not win a big hit. On the other hand, according to the present configuration, a game ball enters the variable ball entry means in the specific control state that shifts based on the second transition response result, even if the fluctuation display with higher expectation does not result in the first transition response result. The control mode shifts to a specific control state in which the number of balls increases. Therefore, the higher the degree of expectation, the greater the benefits that can be obtained even when the first transition response result is not obtained, so that it is possible to eliminate the problem of giving the player a sense of loss and suppress the monotony of the game.

Feature 12. A pattern display means (pattern display device 31) for variably displaying the pattern;
As one variation display time based on the determination of the transition determination means, after the variation display of the pattern is started in the plurality of variation display areas in the pattern display means, the patterns in the plurality of variation display areas are sequentially and continuously displayed. Display control means (display control device) for controlling display of the picture display means so that the unit display is performed at least once and the result corresponding to the determination result of the transition determination is stopped and displayed at each variable display time 100)
With
As a result mode of the game times when the determination result of the shift determination means is the first shift response result, a mode in which the combination of the first shift target pattern is displayed in a stationary manner on a preset active line is included. And
Further, as a display mode of the variable display of the pattern, at least the variable display of the pattern in the variable display area is stopped, so that the reach pattern that may be a combination of the first transition target patterns is set as the effective line. Reach variation display is set to form a reach line by making it stop display above, and display the variation display of the pattern in the remaining variation display area under the situation where the reach line is formed,
As the reach variation display, at least a transition reach variation display that causes the combination of the first transition target patterns to be stopped on the reach line, and a detach reach variation that does not cause the combination of the first transition target patterns to be retained on the reach line. Display and are set,
Special setting means (main control device) for setting the picture fluctuation display mode in the picture display means so that the outlier reach fluctuation display is executed in the fluctuation display times corresponding to at least one kind of the second transition correspondence result 60. The gaming machine according to any one of features 1 to 11, further comprising a function of executing the processing of step S408 in 60 MPUs 62.

  According to the feature 12, when the reach variation display is the transition reach variation display, there is a possibility of shifting to the specific control state based on the first transition correspondence result, and when the reach variation display is out of reach reach variation display. There is a possibility of shifting to a specific control state based on the second transition response result. In the conventional gaming machine, when the reach fluctuation display is the transition reach fluctuation display, it shifts to the specific control state. Therefore, the occurrence timing of the specific control state can be surprisingly rich. Therefore, it is possible to make it difficult to understand when the state shifts to the specific control state, and when the player enters the specific control state, the game ball is displayed while the reach change display is being made so that the game ball can enter the variable ball entry means. You can expect to keep firing.

  Feature 13. In the case of at least one type of second transition response result, second special setting means (a function of executing the process of step S1004 in the MPU 92 of the sound emission control device 90) is set so as not to execute the reach fluctuation display. The gaming machine according to Feature 11 or 12, wherein

  According to the feature 13, in the case of at least one kind of second transition response result, the second special setting means sets so as not to perform reach fluctuation display. Accordingly, it is possible to include the possibility that the specific control state based on the second transition correspondence result is executed even in the game times where the reach variation display is not performed. Thereby, the game times in the case of the second transition correspondence result can be surprising, and the game can be varied.

Feature 14. A pattern display means (pattern display device 31) for variably displaying the pattern;
As one variation display time based on the determination of the transition determination means, after the variation display of the pattern is started in the plurality of variation display areas in the pattern display means, the patterns in the plurality of variation display areas are sequentially and continuously displayed. Display control means (display control device) for controlling display of the picture display means so that the unit display is performed at least once and the result corresponding to the determination result of the transition determination is stopped and displayed at each variable display time 100)
With
When the specific control setting means shifts to the specific control state based on at least a predetermined second transition response result, the stop result is stopped by the picture display means in the variable display time corresponding to the shift determination. A destination transition unit (a function of executing the processing of step S1102 and step S1103 in the MPU 62 of the main control device 60 in the second embodiment) at a timing before being displayed is provided. 14. The gaming machine according to any one of features 1 to 13, wherein

  According to the feature 14, it is not known or difficult to understand at which timing the specific control state is started in each game round, and the player can play the game ball in the variable winning device when the specific control state is started. In order to win, it is necessary to fire a game ball in advance. Therefore, it can be expected that the player continues to fire the game ball even while the variable display is performed on the display screen.

  Feature 15. The gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 14, wherein the specific control setting unit shifts to any one of the specific control states regardless of a determination result of the shift determination unit. .

  According to the feature 15, it shifts to a specific control state in all game times. Thereby, in each game round, a game can be performed while predicting which specific control state to shift to, and monotonization of the game can be suppressed.

Feature 16. As the determination result of the transition determination means, in addition to the first transition response result and the second transition response result, a non-transition response result that does not shift to the specific control state is included,
The transition determination means is characterized in that the probability of being the first transition correspondence result or the second transition correspondence result is set to be relatively higher than the probability of being the non-transition correspondence result. 14. The gaming machine according to any one of 14.

  According to the feature 16, the probability of being the first transition correspondence result or the second transition correspondence result is higher than the probability of being the non-transition correspondence result. As a result, it is possible to suppress the ball exit rate while achieving the effect of the feature 15.

  In the feature 15 and the feature 16, the start entrance part is provided in the game area where the game ball flows down, and the transition determination means performs the transition determination based on the occurrence of the entrance to the start entrance part. Is added to the specific control state of the same number of times as the number of times of entering the start ball entering part in the feature 15, and the specific control of the number of times more than half of the number of times of entering the start ball part is provided in the feature 16. Will transition to the state. Therefore, it is possible to add an effect that it is possible to expect an increase in the total number of game balls to be fired by firing the game balls so that the game balls can enter the start entrance ball section.

Feature 17. Transition determination means for determining whether or not to shift the gaming state based on the establishment of a predetermined condition (the processing of steps S401 to S403 and steps S406 to S407 in the MPU 62 of the main controller 60). Function to execute)
Based on the determination result of the transition determination means being a predetermined result, the gaming state is shifted to an advantageous state advantageous to the player (for example, an opening / closing execution mode corresponding to the big hit result), and the determination result of the transition determination means Transition means (main control device) that shifts the gaming state to a specific state (for example, an opening / closing execution mode based on a special loss result) that is advantageous to the player and disadvantageous than the advantageous state based on the fact that The function of executing the processing of step S405 and step S409 in 60 MPUs 62),
A pattern display means (pattern display device 31) for variably displaying the pattern;
As one variation display time based on the determination of the transition determination means, after the variation display of the pattern is started in the plurality of variation display areas in the pattern display means, the patterns in the plurality of variation display areas are sequentially and continuously displayed. Display control means (display control device) for controlling display of the picture display means so that the unit display is performed at least once and the result corresponding to the determination result of the transition determination is stopped and displayed at each variable display time 100)
With
As a result mode of the variable display times when the determination result of the shift determination means is the predetermined shift response result, a mode in which a combination of transfer target patterns is stopped and displayed on a preset effective line is included. ,
Furthermore, as a display mode of the display of the variation of the pattern, at least a variation display of the pattern in the variation display area is stopped so that the reach pattern that may be a combination of the transition target patterns is placed on the effective line. Reach variation display is set to form a reach line by displaying the stop, and display the variation display of the pattern in the remaining variation display area under the situation where the reach line is formed,
As the reach variation display, at least, a transition reach variation display that displays the combination of the transition target pattern on the reach line, and an outreach variation display that does not display the combination of the transition target pattern on the reach line.
Is set,
When the determination result of the shift determination means is the specific shift response result, special setting means (a function of executing the process of step S408 in the MPU 62 of the main control device 60) for setting the outlier reach fluctuation display is provided. A gaming machine characterized by that.

  According to the feature 17, there is a possibility of shifting to a specific state even in the case of outlier reach fluctuation display. The specific state is less advantageous to the player than the advantageous state, but is at least more advantageous than the normal gaming state. Therefore, the player pays attention to the transition reach variation display that shifts to the advantageous state, and even if it is the outlier reach variation display, there is a possibility of shifting to a specific state, so it is possible to increase the attention level of the reach variation display Become. Therefore, monotonization of the game can be suppressed.

Feature 18. The outlier reach variation display includes a plurality of specific variation modes (longest time reach production group, long time reach production group, medium time reach production group, and short time reach production as a variation mode for displaying the variation of the pattern. Group),
The specific state includes a plurality of types of specific states having different advantages for the player according to the type of the specific transition response result,
The special setting means is characterized in that different specific variation modes are executed depending on whether a specific type of a specific state or a specific type of a specific state is entered. The gaming machine according to 17.

  According to the feature 18, there are a plurality of types of specific states with different degrees of advantage for the player depending on the type of the specific transition response result, and different outreach fluctuation display is performed according to the type of the specific state. Therefore, when reach variation display is performed, it is possible to predict which specific state will be shifted to, and the degree of attention of reach variation display can be further increased.

Feature 19. As the reach variation display, there are a plurality of specific reach variation displays (longest reach reach group, long reach group, medium time reach group, and short reach group) that have different degrees of expectation as the predetermined transition correspondence result. Included,
The specific state includes a plurality of types of specific states having different advantages for the player according to the type of the specific transition response result,
The special setting means is configured to execute different specific reach fluctuation display depending on whether a specific type of a specific state or a specific type of a specific state is entered. The gaming machine according to feature 17 or feature 18.

  According to the feature 19, the reach variation display is determined by the reach determination unit which varies depending on the advantage of the specific state. This reach fluctuation display is a detachment reach fluctuation display, but since it depends on the advantage of a specific state, it is possible to play a game while predicting which specific state to shift to. Therefore, it is possible to increase the degree of attention of the game.

Feature 20. The reach variation display includes a plurality of specific reach variation displays with different lengths of the variation display period (the longest time reach effect group, the long time reach effect group, the medium time reach effect group, and the short reach effect effect group each have a display duration time. Is different)
In the specific state, a plurality of types of specific states with different advantages for the player are set,
The special setting means is configured to execute different specific reach variation display depending on whether a specific type of a specific state is entered or a specific type. 19. The gaming machine according to any one of 19.

  According to the feature 20, the reach determination unit determines the reach variation display in different variation display periods according to the advantage of the specific state. This reach fluctuation display is a detachment reach fluctuation display, but since it depends on the advantage of a specific state, it is possible to play a game while predicting which specific state to shift to. Therefore, it is possible to increase the degree of attention of the game.

Feature 21. A launching means (game ball launching mechanism 81) for launching a game ball toward a game area based on a launch operation by a player;
A first state (open state) in which a game ball flowing down the game region is easy to enter and a second state (closed state) in which entry is less likely or impossible to enter is provided in the game area. Variable pitching means that can be switched (variable winning device 22);
Variable entry control means for executing variable entry control for switching to the second state after the variable entry means is set to the first state (the processing of steps S807, S707 and S723 in the MPU 62 of the main controller 60). Function to execute)
Transition determination means for determining whether or not to shift the gaming state based on the establishment of a predetermined condition (the processing of steps S401 to S403 and steps S406 to S407 in the MPU 62 of the main controller 60). Function to execute)
A specific control setting that is set to a specific control state (opening / closing execution mode) in which the variable entry control is performed based on the determination result of the transition determination means being a transition correspondence result corresponding to transition of the gaming state Means (function for executing the processing of step S405, step S409, step S604 to step S609 and step S611 in the MPU 62 of the main control device 60);
A pattern display means (pattern display device 31) for variably displaying the pattern;
As one variation display time based on the determination of the transition determination means, after the variation display of the pattern is started in the plurality of variation display areas in the pattern display means, the patterns in the plurality of variation display areas are sequentially and continuously displayed. Display control means (display control device) for controlling display of the picture display means so that the unit display is performed at least once and the result corresponding to the determination result of the transition determination is stopped and displayed at each variable display time 100)
With
When the specific control setting unit shifts to the specific control state based on the result of the shift correspondence, the stop result is displayed on the pattern display unit in a variable display time corresponding to the shift determination. In addition, there is provided a destination transition means (a function for executing the processing of step S1102 and step S1103 in the MPU 62 of the main control device 60 in the second embodiment) at the previous timing. A featured gaming machine.

  According to the feature 21, it is not known or difficult to understand at which timing the specific control state is started in each game round, and the player can enter the game ball in the variable ball entry means when the specific control state is started. In order to win, it is necessary to fire a game ball in advance. Therefore, it can be expected that the player continues to fire the game ball even while the variable display is performed on the display screen.

Feature 22. Special display means (main display portion 33) visible from the front of the gaming machine;
When the transition determination unit starts the display switching control in the special display unit based on the determination, ends the switching control based on the elapse of the variable display period, and ends the switching control. A main control unit (main control device 60) that displays the special display unit according to a determination result of the transition determination unit and executes the switching control without going through the display control unit;
With
The main control means displays the winning content corresponding to the transition correspondence result on the special display means when the judgment result of the transition judgment means is the transition correspondence result, and when the switching control is terminated. Let
The display control means is configured to start the variable display of the plurality of types of patterns when the switching control is started by the main control means.
The display area by the special display means is set smaller than the display part of the picture display means,
When the destination shift means shifts to the specific control state based on the result of the shift correspondence, the stop result is displayed on the pattern display means in the variable display time corresponding to the shift determination. The gaming machine according to claim 21, wherein when the result is displayed by the special display means at a previous timing, the game machine shifts to the specific control state.

  According to the feature 22, the main control unit performs both the variable display of the display control unit and the switching control of the light emitting unit. In addition, by the determination of the shift determination unit, the pattern display unit starts the variable display, and the light emission unit starts the switching control. In either case, the determination result of the transition determining means is stopped and displayed, but the display area of the light emitting means is set smaller than the display screen. Therefore, the player is expected to pay more attention to the variable display on the display screen than the light emitting means, and the effect of the feature 28 in the gaming machine can be more enhanced.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Pachinko machine, 22 ... Variable winning device, 31 ... Symbol display device, 60 ... Main control device, 62 ... MPU, 81 ... Game ball launching mechanism, 90 ... Sound emission control device, 92 ... MPU, 100 ... Display control device .

Claims (1)

A launching means for launching a game ball toward a game area based on a launch operation by a player;
Variable entry means provided in the game area and capable of switching between a first state in which game balls flowing down the game area are likely to enter and a second state in which entry is less likely or impossible. When,
Variable entry control means for executing variable entry control for switching to the second state after the variable entry means is in the first state;
Privilege granting means for granting a privilege to a player based on a game ball entering the variable pitching means;
A transition determination means for determining whether or not to shift the gaming state based on the establishment of a predetermined condition;
Specific control setting means for setting to a specific control state in which the variable entry control is performed based on the determination result of the transition determination means being a determination result corresponding to transition of the gaming state;
In gaming machines equipped with
As a determination result of the transition determination means, a first transition response result in which a transition to the specific control state occurs, a transition to the specific control state occurs, and a change to the variable pitching means during the specific control state A plurality of types of second transition response results that may be less than the number of the first transition response results can be expected,
A mode determining means for making the control mode of the variable pitch control in the specific control state to be shifted based on the second transition response result different depending on the type of the second transition response result;
Based on the fact that the game determination effect is started by a predetermined notification means, and that the game rotation effect is ended as a notification result corresponding to the result of the transition determination, and that the transition determination is performed. Game times control means for controlling the predetermined notification means so that the game times effect is performed;
As the game round effect, a predetermined effect is set as a stage before the notification result is notified, and an effect period determining means for determining an effect period when the predetermined effect is performed;
With
The effect period determining means has a control mode in which the effect period in the predetermined effect when transitioning to the specific control state is greater than the number that can be expected to enter the variable entry means during the specific control state. The configuration is such that the longer the production period is, the more it is determined by the mode determining means.
A period display means for displaying a period of the predetermined effect in the game times;
Updating means for updating the display by the period display means in correspondence with the passage of the period of the predetermined effect;
With
The gaming machine characterized in that the period display means can display the period by the predetermined notification means.

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