JP2019018063A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a game machine capable of achieving suppression of fraudulent conducts.SOLUTION: A pachinko machine 10 has a specific area where game balls moving over a game area can enter, the pachinko machine including: variable ball entrance means for changing the state between a closed state where a ball entrance to the specific area is prohibited and an opened state where permitted; and permission control means for changing over a state of the game machine between a valid state where a special game state is generated on the basis of a ball entrance to specific ball entrance means in which game balls entered the specific area can enter and an invalid state where the special game state is not generated even if a ball entrance to the specific ball entrance means is performed. The permission control means switches the game state to the valid state when a game ball enters the specific area, and switches the game state to the invalid state when all the game balls are discharged from the specific area.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine such as a pachinko machine.

  As a kind of gaming machine, for example, a game area in which a game ball launched by a launching device is guided, and a start entrance means that allows a game ball moving in the game area to enter, to the start entrance means A game in which a winning state that is advantageous to the player occurs when a game ball that has entered a specific area where entry is permitted based on the number of balls entered wins a specific entry means in the same area A machine such as a pachinko machine is known (for example, see Patent Document 1).

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 11-197312

  With respect to such a gaming machine, since a hit state occurs when the specific entry detection unit that detects a game ball that has entered the specific entry unit is detected, for example, an illegal operation toward the specific entry detection unit is performed. There is a concern that fraudulent acts such as causing the specific entry means to perform erroneous detection by causing the player to emit a radio wave and causing a hit state to occur.

  The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems and the like, and an object thereof is to provide a gaming machine capable of suppressing fraud.

The gaming machine of the present invention is
A game area where game balls launched by the launching means are guided; and
Specific entry means capable of entering a game ball moving in the game area;
Specific entry detection means for detecting a game ball that has entered the specific entry means;
In a gaming machine comprising special gaming state control means for generating a special gaming state advantageous for a player based on detection of the specific entry detection means,
Preliminary detection means that is disposed in the vicinity of the specific entry detection means and detects a game ball that has entered the specific entry means before the game ball is detected by the specific entry detection means. It is characterized by that.

  The gaming machine may be a pachinko machine.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a gaming machine capable of suppressing fraud.

It is a front view which shows the pachinko machine in one Embodiment. It is a perspective view which shows a pachinko machine. It is a perspective view which shows the state which open | released the inner frame and the front frame set. It is a front view which shows structures, such as an inner frame and a game board. It is a rear view which shows the structure of a pachinko machine. It is a perspective view which shows the state which open | released the inner frame, the back pack unit, etc. FIG. It is a perspective view of a center winning unit. It is a disassembled perspective view of a center winning unit. It is a perspective view which shows a distribution mechanism. It is a disassembled perspective view which shows a distribution mechanism. It is a top view which shows a distribution mechanism. It is a block diagram which shows the main electrical structures of a pachinko machine. It is explanatory drawing which shows the outline | summary of the various counters used for game control. It is a flowchart which shows the main process by the main controller. It is a flowchart which shows the normal process by the main controller. It is a flowchart which shows a timer interruption process. It is a flowchart which shows a NMI interruption process. It is a flowchart which shows a start winning process. It is a flowchart which shows a success / failure determination process. It is a flowchart which shows a change time determination process. It is a flowchart which shows a through gate passage process. It is a flowchart which shows a residual sphere monitoring process. It is a flowchart which shows entrance ball count processing. It is a flowchart which shows a specific winning process. It is a flowchart which shows a winning classification setting process. It is a flowchart which shows a non-specific winning process. It is a flowchart which shows a round display control process. It is a flowchart which shows a jackpot setting process. It is a flowchart which shows a 1st display control process. It is a flowchart which shows a fluctuation | variation display setting process. It is a flowchart which shows discrimination | determination information setting processing. It is a flowchart which shows a variable winning apparatus control process. It is a flowchart which shows an end setting process. It is a flowchart which shows a wing member opening / closing process. It is a flowchart which shows a 2nd display control process. It is a flowchart which shows an opportunity corresponding unit control process. It is a flowchart which shows a 1st accessory driving process. It is a flowchart which shows a reception interruption process. It is a flowchart which shows the main process of the payout control apparatus. It is a flowchart which shows a timer interruption process. It is a flowchart which shows a command determination process. It is a flowchart which shows the normal process of a sub control apparatus. It is a flowchart which shows holding information storage processing. It is explanatory drawing which shows the effect display of the decoration symbol display apparatus in a navigation mode.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of a pachinko gaming machine (hereinafter simply referred to as “pachinko machine”) will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. Here, FIG. 1 is a front view of the pachinko machine 10, FIG. 2 is a perspective view, and FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a state in which the inner frame 12 and the front frame set 14 are opened. FIG. 4 is a front view showing the configuration of the inner frame 12, the game board 30, and the like. FIG. 5 is a rear view of the pachinko machine 10, and FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a state in which the inner frame 12, the back pack unit 203, and the like are opened. However, in FIG. 3, for the sake of convenience, nails and accessories placed on the surface of the game board 30, a glass unit 137 attached to the front frame set 14, and the like are omitted.

  As shown in FIG. 3 and the like, the pachinko machine 10 includes an outer frame 11 that constitutes an outline of the pachinko machine 10, and an inner frame 12 is supported at one side of the outer frame 11 so as to be opened and closed. .

  As shown in FIG. 6 and the like, the outer frame 11 has an upper side frame constituting portion 11a and a lower side frame constituting portion 11b made of a wooden plate material, and the left side frame constituting portion 11c and the right side frame constituting portion 11d are made of aluminum alloy. Each of the frame components 11a to 11d is assembled in a rectangular frame shape as a whole by a detachable fastener such as a screw.

  An upper hinge 81 and a lower hinge 82 are attached to the upper and lower ends of the left side frame constituting portion 11c (see FIG. 1). The upper and lower hinges 81 and 82 support the upper and lower portions of the inner frame 12 so that the inner frame 12 can be rotated. As a result, the inner frame 12 can be opened and closed. And the inner frame 12 etc. are accommodated in the space part formed inside the outer frame 11.

  The right side frame constituting portion 11d is formed with an extending wall portion 83 that protrudes from the vicinity of the rear end portion in the width direction toward the inside of the outer frame 11. The extending wall 83 covers the entire upper and lower sections corresponding to the locking device 600 (see FIG. 6) provided on the back side of the right side of the inner frame 12 from the back side of the inner frame 12 (see FIG. 5). In addition, as shown in FIG. 3, a pair of upper and lower receiving portions 84 and 85 to which the locking member of the locking device 600 is locked are provided on the front surface side of the extending wall portion 83. Further, a pressing portion 86 that abuts on an inner frame opening detection switch 92 described later is provided on the lower receiving portion 85 so as to protrude toward the inner side of the outer frame 11.

  Furthermore, a resin curtain decoration 87 is attached to the lower frame constituting portion 11b. A rib 88 projecting upward is integrally formed at the back of the upper surface of the curtain decoration 87. This makes it difficult to form a gap with the inner frame 12.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the opening / closing axis of the inner frame 12 is set up and down on the left side when viewed from the front of the pachinko machine 10, so that the inner frame 12 can be opened forward with the opening / closing axis serving as an axis. It has become. The inner frame 12 is mainly composed of a resin base 38 whose outer shape is rectangular, and a substantially elliptical window hole 39 is formed at the center of the resin base 38.

  A front frame set 14 is attached to the front side of the inner frame 12 so that it can be opened and closed. As with the inner frame 12, the front frame set 14 can be opened forward with an opening / closing axis set along the top and bottom on the left side when viewed from the front of the pachinko machine 10.

  The front frame set 14 has a rectangular outer shape like the inner frame 12, and covers almost the entire front side of the inner frame 12 in the closed state. A substantially elliptical window 101 is formed at the center of the front frame set 14. Thereby, the game board 30 (game area) attached to the rear surface of the inner frame 12 can be visually recognized from the outside through the window portion 101 of the front frame set 14 and the window hole 39 of the inner frame 12. The detailed configuration of the game board 30 will be described later.

  As shown in FIG. 1, on the front side of the front frame set 14, a lower tray 15 as a ball tray is provided at the lower center, and game balls discharged from the discharge port 16 are stored in the lower tray 15. It is possible. In addition, on the front side of the lower plate 15, a ball removal lever 25 for discharging the game ball from the lower plate 15 is provided. In addition, an effect button 125 with a built-in LED is provided on the left side of the lower plate 15, and by pressing the effect button 125, a corresponding effect is performed on a decorative symbol display device 42 described later. Or the production content is changed.

  On the right side of the lower plate 15, a game ball launching handle (hereinafter simply referred to as a handle) 18 protruding toward the front side is provided. The handle 18 is provided with a touch sensor (not shown) and an operation amount detection means (variable resistor) (not shown) for detecting the operation amount of the operation unit of the handle 18. When the handle 18 is rotated clockwise, a game ball is launched by a launching device 60 serving as launching means described later with a strength corresponding to the amount of pivoting operation. Further, the handle 18 is provided with a firing prohibiting button 18 a that can be pressed with the thumb of the right hand that holds the handle 18. In the state where the firing prohibition button 18a is pressed, even if the handle 18 is held, the launching device 60 is prohibited from launching the game ball. Therefore, the rotation of the handle 18 can be performed while prohibiting the launch of the game ball, or the launch of the game ball can be temporarily stopped while the handle 18 is held.

  An upper plate 19 is provided above the lower plate 15. The upper plate 19 is a ball tray that temporarily stores the game balls and guides them toward a launching device 60 described later while aligning them in a row. When the upper plate 19 is full of game balls, the game balls to be paid out are guided to the lower plate 15 via the lower plate communication passage 71 and the discharge port 16 described later.

  The upper plate 19 is provided with a ball lending button 121 and a return button 122. Thereby, in the game hall or the like, when the ball lending button 121 is operated with a bill or a card inserted into a card unit (ball lending unit) arranged on the side of the pachinko machine 10, depending on the operation Rental balls are supplied to the upper plate 19. On the other hand, the return button 122 is operated when requesting the return of a card or the like inserted into the card unit. However, the ball lending button 121 and the return button 122 are not necessary for a pachinko machine in which game balls are directly lending to the upper plate 19 from a ball lending device or the like without using a card unit, so-called cash machine.

  Further, the upper plate 19 is provided with a ball removal button 123. When the ball removal button 123 is pressed, a communication hole (not shown) provided on the downstream side of the ball guide path of the upper plate 19 and communicating with the lower plate 15 is opened and stored in the upper plate 19. The game ball is guided (dropped) to the lower plate 15. That is, the player can move the game ball on the upper plate 19 to the lower plate 15 at any time by operating the ball removal button 123.

  In addition, light emitting means such as various lamps are provided around the front surface of the front frame set 14. These light emitting means play a role of enhancing the effect of the game during the game by changing and controlling the light emission mode such as lighting and blinking according to the change of the game state at the time of big hit or predetermined reach. For example, at the periphery of the window portion 101, an annular illumination portion 102 incorporating a light emitting means such as an LED is provided. In addition, error display lamps 104 that are turned on when a predetermined error occurs are provided on both sides of the annular illumination portion 102. In addition, a large number of small through holes are formed in the annular illumination portion 102 above the error display lamps 104 corresponding to the speakers SP (see FIG. 3) provided on the back surface of the front frame set 14. .

  A glass unit 137 is attached to the back side of the front frame set 14. The glass unit 137 is not attached to a pair of conventional front and rear rectangular glass plates separately in front and rear pairs, but is formed into a round shape as a whole and attached after being assembled.

  Next, the inner frame 12 (resin base 38) will be described with reference to FIG. As described above, the game board 30 is mounted on the inner frame 12 (resin base 38) on the rear side of the window hole 39. The game board 30 is attached in a state in which the peripheral edge thereof is in contact with the back side of the inner frame 12 (resin base 38). Therefore, a substantially central portion of the front surface portion of the game board 30 is exposed to the front surface side of the inner frame 12 through the window hole 39 of the resin base 38.

  Further, at the lower part of the front surface of the inner frame 12 (resin base 38), that is, below the window hole 39 (game board 30), a launch rail for guiding the launch device 60 and the game ball immediately after being launched from the launch device 60. 61 is attached. In the present embodiment, a solenoid-type firing device is employed as the firing device 60. In addition, above the launching device 60, a ball feeding device that guides the game balls guided from the upper plate 19 one by one to the launching position of the launching device 60 by driving a built-in driving means (for example, a solenoid). 63 is provided.

  Next, the configuration of the game board 30 will be described with reference to FIG. The game board 30 includes a general winning opening 31, a variable winning device 32, first and second starting winning units 33a and 33b as starting starting means, a through gate 34, a central winning unit 37 as variable entering means, and a variable. A first special display device 43L, a second special display device 43R, and the like as display means are disposed in a through hole formed by router processing, and are attached from the front side of the game board 30 with wood screws or the like. As is well known, when a game ball enters (wins) various winning ports such as the general winning port 31, the variable winning device 32, the start winning unit 33, etc., it is detected by various detection switches, and is sent to the upper plate 19 (or the lower plate 15). A predetermined number of prize balls are paid out. For example, when there is a ball entering the start winning units 33a and 33b, three when there is a ball entering the general winning port 31, and when there is a ball entering the variable winning device 32 10 game balls are paid out to the upper plate 19 (lower plate 15). In addition, the game board 30 is provided with an out port 36, and the game balls that have not won the various winning ports such as the general winning port 31 are discharged out of the game area through the out port 36. . In addition, the game board 30 is provided with a large number of nails for appropriately dispersing and adjusting the falling direction of the game balls, and various members such as windmills (servants).

  Here, the central winning unit 37 will be described in more detail with reference to FIGS. The central winning unit 37 is provided at the center of the game area (game board 30), and includes a housing 402 that forms a specific area 401 into which a game ball moving (flowing down) in the game area can enter, and a lower part of the housing 402. There are provided a distribution mechanism 403, a wing member 406 that opens and closes a ball opening 405 formed on both sides of the upper portion of the housing 402, and a wing solenoid 407 that opens and closes the wing member 406. When the wing member 406 is closed, the central winning unit 37 is closed (the ball opening 405 is closed), and it is impossible to enter the specific area 401. On the other hand, when the wing member 406 is opened, the central winning unit 37 is opened (the ball opening 405 is opened), and the ball entering the specific area 401 is allowed. As will be described in detail later, the wing member 406 has a winning entry to the first starting winning unit 33a or the second starting winning unit 33b, and is won by a lottery based on the winning (small hit). In this case, it is opened for a predetermined time.

  As shown in FIGS. 9 to 11, the distribution mechanism 403 includes a base 411 having a substantially circular recess 412, a substantially disk-shaped rotator 413 rotatably provided inside the recess 412, and a rotator. Rotating body motor 414 that always rotates 413 in a constant direction at a constant cycle. In the present embodiment, the rotating body 413 is configured to rotate in the counterclockwise direction of FIGS. 9 to 11. The rotating body motor 414 is configured by a stepping motor, and is driven and controlled by a pulse signal output from the main controller 261.

  The rotating body 413 has pocket portions capable of receiving one game ball at each of ten locations along the outer peripheral edge thereof. The ten pocket portions are classified into one specific receiving portion 417 and the other (9) non-specific receiving portions 418. The non-specific receiving part 418 opens to the outer peripheral side and upper side of the rotating body 413 and has a bottom wall part, and the upper surface of the bottom wall part is inclined downward toward the outer peripheral side of the rotating body 413. On the other hand, the specific receiving part 417 is opened on the outer peripheral side, upward and downward of the rotating body 413, and there is no bottom wall part unlike the non-specific receiving part 418.

  As shown in FIG. 10, the base 411 includes a specific winning port 421 and a non-specific winning port 422 for discharging game balls that have entered the specific area 401 to the outside of the game area. More specifically, the specific winning opening 421 is formed on the bottom surface of the recess 412 so that a game ball that has flowed into the specific receiving portion 417 can enter. In the present embodiment, the specific winning opening 421 corresponds to a specific winning means. In addition, the non-specific winning opening 422 is formed on the side surface of the recess 412 so that a game ball that has flowed into the non-specific receiving unit 418 can enter.

  In addition, the base 411 includes a specific discharge passage 423 for connecting a discharge passage portion 217 for discharging a game ball, which will be described later in detail, to the outside of the pachinko machine 10, and a specific winning port 421, and a discharge passage portion 217 and a non-specific prize. A non-specific discharge passage 424 that communicates with the port 422 is provided. Further, the specific discharge passage 423 includes a specific ball detection switch 425 as a specific ball detection means for detecting a game ball passing through the specific discharge passage 423, that is, a game ball that has entered the specific winning opening 421, A pre-detection switch 427 is provided as detection means. The advance detection switch 427 is provided on the upstream side of the specific entry detection switch 425, and the game ball that has entered the specific winning opening 421 is detected by the advance detection switch 427, and then the specific entry detection switch 425. It is configured to be detected. In the present embodiment, the interval between the advance detection switch 427 and the specific entry detection switch 425 in the specific discharge passage 423 is set to about 5 mm (6 mm or less). Further, in the present embodiment, the advance detection switch 427 and the specific entry detection switch 425 are provided so as to be lined up and down (in the depth direction of the pachinko machine 10). The prior detection switch 427 and the specific ball detection switch 425 have a width of about 5 mm, and the diameter of the game ball is about 11 mm. With this configuration, for example, when two game balls are in contact with the specific winning opening 421 while being in contact, the previous game ball is detected by the prior detection switch 427 and then the subsequent game ball is detected by the prior detection switch 427. Prior to being played, the specific game ball detection switch 425 detects the previous game ball.

  Further, in the non-specific discharge passage 424, non-specific entry detection as non-specific entry detection means for detecting a game ball passing through the non-specific discharge passage 424, that is, a game ball that has entered the non-specific winning opening 422. A switch 426 is provided. In the present embodiment, when the detection by the specific winning detection switch 425 is detected, the variable winning device 32 is opened for 30 seconds, or eight game balls are won in the variable winning device 32. As a round, a jackpot state (special game state) is generated in which this is repeated a predetermined number of times.

  In the present embodiment, as the types of jackpot states, “3 round jackpot” and “special 3 round jackpot” in which the “round” is repeated three times, and “8 round jackpot” in which the “round” is repeated eight times. And “special 8 round jackpot” and “16 round jackpot” in which the above “round” is repeated 16 times. Furthermore, with regard to “special 3 round jackpot”, “special 8 round jackpot”, and “16 round jackpot”, a high pitched state in which a game ball can easily enter the second start winning unit 33b after the jackpot state ends. Migrate to In the present embodiment, when a game ball that has entered the specific area 401 enters the specific winning opening 421, a type lottery for determining the type of the jackpot state based on the detection of the specific ball detection switch 425 is performed, Based on the type lottery, a jackpot state of any type is given.

  The specific area 401 is an area in which a game ball can enter by opening the wing member 406, and until the game ball that has entered the area enters the specific winning opening 421 or the non-specific winning opening 422. It can be defined as an area.

  Further, the central winning unit 37 includes a guide passage that guides a game ball that has entered the specific area 401 from the entrance opening 405 to the rotating body 413. The guide passage prevents the game ball that has entered the specific area 401 from the entrance opening 405 from dropping directly to the sorting mechanism 403 side (rotating body 413), and moves the game ball to the back side of the specific area 401. , A first guide passage 432 (see FIG. 8) for guiding a game ball from the back side of the introduction portion 431 to a position near the rear of the rotating body 413, and a first guide passage 432. And a second guide passage 433 and a third guide passage 434 (see FIG. 11) for guiding the game ball that has passed through to the front position of the rotating body 413 and flowing into the receiving portions 417 and 418 of the rotating body 413. ing. In the present embodiment, a ball entry count switch 437 is provided corresponding to the first guide passage 432 as an entry detection means for detecting a game ball passing through the first guide passage 432.

  As shown in FIG. 11, the second guide passage 433 and the third guide passage 434 are extended from the end portion of the first guide passage 432 to the left and right, and the second guide passage 433 has a recess 412. The (rotating body 413) extends along the outer peripheral edge on the left side of the front view, and the third guide passage 434 extends along the outer peripheral edge on the right side of the concave portion 412 (the rotating body 413). Further, a guide rib 433 a that protrudes upward and inclines downward toward the downstream side of the second guide passage 433 is provided on the bottom surface of the second guide passage 433. Due to the presence of the guide rib 433a, the time required for the game ball passing through the second guide passage 433 to reach the rotating body 413 is longer than the time required for the game ball passing through the third guide passage 434 to reach the rotating body 413. The time is shorter.

  Further, the bottom surfaces of the terminal portions of the second and third guide passages 433 and 434 are higher than the bottom surface of the non-specific receiving portion 418 of the rotating body 413 installed in the recess 412, and the receiving portions 417 and 418 (rotating body). It is located below the upper end of the side wall 413). For this reason, the game ball that has passed through the second or third guide passages 433 and 434 has the rotating body 413 when the end position of the guide passages 433 and 434 and the relative position of the receiving portions 417 and 418 match. The game balls that have flowed into the receiving portions 417 and 418 from the outer peripheral side and that have once flowed into the receiving portions 417 and 418 do not flow backward to the second or third guide passages 433 and 434.

  In addition, as shown in FIG. 8, the central winning unit 37 is provided above the rotating body 413 in the specific area 401, and serves as a route changing means that can change the moving path of the game ball moving in the specific area 401. The first movable combination 441 (see FIG. 4) and the first combination drive motor 442 that moves the first movable combination 441 up and down are provided. The first movable accessory 441 includes a fourth guide passage 443 through which a game ball entering the specific area 401 can pass. When the first movable accessory 441 is positioned above, the game ball that has passed through the first guide passage 432 rotates via either the second or third guide passages 433 and 434 as described above. It flows into the receiving parts 417 and 418 of the body 413. On the other hand, when the first movable accessory 441 is positioned below, the game ball that has passed through the first guide passage 432 is guided to the fourth guide passage 443. The game ball that has passed through the fourth guide passage 443 is provided in front of the recess 412 (rotating body 413) and between the end portion of the second guide passage 433 and the end portion of the third guide passage 434c. The game ball guided to the throwing portion 445 is guided to the receiving portions 417 and 418 of the rotating body 413.

  The bottom surface of the end portion of the throwing portion 445 is located above the upper end portions of the receiving portions 417 and 418 (rotating body 413), and the game ball passing through the fourth guide passage 443 and the throwing portion 445 is the rotating body 413. Flows into the receiving portions 417 and 418 from above. Therefore, the game ball passing through the fourth guide passage 443 does not have to wait until the relative position between the terminal portion and the receiving portions 417 and 418 matches at the terminal portion of the throwing portion 445. Compared to the game balls passing through the second or third guide passages 433 and 434, the time lag (variation) from when the game balls enter the specific area 401 until they are accommodated in the receiving portions 417 and 418 is reduced. . In the present embodiment, the average time (standard time) from when the game ball enters the specific area 401 until it is accommodated in each of the receiving portions 417 and 418 through the fourth guide passage 443 is about 2 seconds. It has become.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the specific winning opening 421 formed on the bottom surface of the recess 412 of the base 411 extends from the terminal end of the second guide passage 433 to the terminal end of the third guide passage 434 along the rotation direction of the rotating body 413. (Along the front edge of the recess 412). Therefore, when the game ball flows into the specific receiving portion 417 via any of the second, third, and fourth guide passages 433, 434, and 443, the game ball immediately enters the specific winning opening 421 and enters the specific area. 401 is discharged. Note that when a game ball flows into the non-specific receiving unit 418, the non-specific receiving unit 418 in which the game ball is accommodated and the non-specific winning port 422 are rotated until the rotating body 413 rotates a predetermined amount before being specified. The ball enters the winning opening 422 and is discharged from the specific area 401. By the way, it takes about 1.8 to 2.5 seconds until the game ball enters the specific area 401 and then enters the specific winning port 421 or the non-specific winning port 422 via the fourth guide passage 443. It has become. When a game ball that has entered the specific area 401 passes through the second guide path 433 and the third guide path 434, the specific winning opening 421 or the non-specific winning opening 422 after the gaming ball has entered the specific area 401. The time to enter the ball is about 2.5 to 4.5 seconds.

  As described above, the game ball that has passed through the fourth guide passage 443 and the lowering and lowering portion 445 flows into the receiving portions 417 and 418 from above the front portion of the rotating body 413. The relative positional relationship between the receiving portions 417 and 418 and the throwing portion 445 when the game ball that has passed through the portion 445 flows in is not always constant (inflow even if not completely matched). On the other hand, as described above, by forming the specific winning opening 421 corresponding to all the positions of the specific receiving portion 417 to which the game ball dropped from the throwing portion 445 may flow, the throwing portion 445 is formed. When the game ball flows into the specific receiving unit 417 from the specific receiving unit 417, the game ball is immediately discharged from the specific receiving unit 417 to the specific winning port 421 regardless of the relative position of the specific receiving unit 417. Thereby, the dispersion | variation in time after a game ball enters into the specific area 401 until it enters into the specific winning opening 421 through the 4th guide path 443 can be made small.

  In the present embodiment, when the first accessory driving motor 442 is turned on, the first movable accessory 441 is positioned downward, and the game ball entering the specific area 401 is in the fourth guide passage 443. It is the structure which reaches to the rotary body 413 via. The first accessory driving motor 442 is configured by a stepping motor, and is driven and controlled by a pulse signal output from the main controller 261.

  Further, as shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, the central winning unit 37 includes a general winning port 31 provided on the top side of the housing 402 (above the specific area 401) and a game ball that has entered the general winning port 33. A general winning opening switch 221 to be detected; a round display device 47 (see FIG. 4) provided behind the introduction portion 431; a normal symbol display device 41 provided on the lower front surface of the housing 402; And a special fluctuation holding lamp 46.

  The round display device 47 is composed of two 7-segment display devices. In the present embodiment, when a game ball enters the specific winning opening 421, a type lottery for determining the type of the big hit state based on detection by the specific ball detection switch 425 is performed, and the result of the lottery is taught. Is displayed on the round display device 47. When the variable display is stopped, a type of jackpot state corresponding to the result of the type lottery is given.

  In the present embodiment, when a game ball enters the specific winning opening 421, the round display device 47 causes “03” → “08” → “P3” → “16” → “P8” → “03” →・ Switching display (variation display) is performed at high speed (for example, every 4 msec), and when a predetermined time has elapsed, one of the display modes is stopped (for example, stopped for several seconds). And if “3 round jackpot” is won, “03” will be displayed at the time of fluctuation stoppage, if “8 round jackpot” is won, “08” will be displayed at the time of fluctuation stoppage, and “Special 3 round jackpot” “P3” will be displayed when the change is stopped, “P8” will be displayed when the “Special 8 Round Bonus” is won, and “P8” will be displayed when the “16 Round Jackpot” is won. 16 ”is displayed when the fluctuation is stopped. In the big hit state, the current round number is displayed on the round display device 47. In addition, the display content of the round display device 47 is directly controlled by a main control device 261 as main control means described later.

  The normal symbol display device 41 is configured such that “O” or “X” can be lit and displayed as a normal symbol. “○” →... Is displayed at high speed (change display). Then, when the change display is stopped for several seconds with the “◯” symbol (winning symbol), the second start winning unit 33b (opening / closing member 33c described later) is opened for a predetermined time. The display contents of the normal symbol display device 41 are directly controlled by a main control device 261 described later.

  In addition, when a game ball newly passes through the through gate 34 during the fluctuation display of the normal symbol display device 41, the corresponding fluctuation display is performed after the end of the fluctuation display at that time. It has become. That is, the variable display is on standby (held). The maximum number of the variable display to be held is determined for each model of the pachinko machine. In the present embodiment, the variable display is held up to 4 times, and the number of times of the hold is lit and displayed by the normal fluctuation hold lamp 44. It has become.

  A first shutter that can open and close the specific prize opening 421 and a first solenoid that opens and closes the first shutter are provided, and a second shutter and a second shutter that can open and close the non-specific prize opening 422 are opened and closed. A solenoid may be provided. Further, when the power is turned on, the first and second solenoids are energized to open the specific winning port 421 and the non-specific winning port 422, and at the time of a power failure, the first and second solenoids are de-energized to the specific winning port 421. And the non-specific winning opening 422 may be closed. In this case, it is possible to more reliably prevent the situation where the entrance counter is not consistent before and after a power failure.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the first start winning unit 33 a is provided one at the lower left and lower right of the central winning unit 37 (two in total). Further, one second start winning unit 33 b is provided below the central winning unit 37. Further, the second start winning unit 33b includes a pair of opening / closing members 33c provided on both sides to open and close. In addition, in the present embodiment, the game nail is disposed immediately above the second start winning unit 33b, and when the open / close member 33c is closed, the game ball is allowed to enter the second start winning unit 33b. It is a configuration that cannot. That is, the first start winning unit 33a can always enter a game ball, whereas the second start winning unit 33b can perform a ball assist assist lottery based on the game ball passing through the through gate 34. When winning, the game ball can enter the opening / closing member 33c. In the present embodiment, when the opening / closing member 33c is opened, both the game ball that has passed to the right of the central winning unit 37 and the game ball that has passed to the left of the central winning unit 37 are second-started. It is possible to enter the winning unit 33b.

  As will be described in detail later, the first start winning unit 33a and the second starting winning unit 33b are a first start winning switch 224a and a second start winning prize as starting ball detecting means for detecting the game balls that have entered. A switch 224b is provided. Then, when a game ball is detected by the start winning switches 224a and 224b, whether or not the wing member 406 is opened (the specific area 401 is opened) and whether or not a big hit state is generated. The lottery (open / unsuccessful lottery) is performed, and the special display devices 43L and 43R display a variable display for teaching the result of the lottery. That is, as the “winning” in the lottery, there are “small winning” in which the wing member 406 is opened and “big winning” in which the variable winning device 32 is opened, based on detection of the start winning switches 224a and 224b. A lottery is performed to determine which of these is “winning”, or whether the wing member 406 and the variable winning device 32 are both “open” that is not released. Incidentally, as will be described in detail later, when the “small hit” is made, the wing member 406 is opened once (one second), and when the “big hit” is made, the variable winning device 32 is opened for 30 seconds. Alternatively, it is assumed that eight game balls win the variable winning device 32 as one round, and this is repeated a predetermined number of times.

  In the present embodiment, the specific area 401 is specified as described above, not only in the case of winning the “big hit” in the open / win lottery based on the first and second start winning units 33a and 33b. Even when the winning opening 421 is entered, a “hit state” is generated. Further, in the present embodiment, when a “hit” is won in the open / hit lottery based on the winning to the start winning units 33a and 33b, “16 round jackpot” is always given.

  The first and second special display devices 43L and 43R are installed in the lower right portion of the game board 30 and are each configured by a 7-segment display device. Then, when a game ball enters the first start winning unit 33a, a switching display (variation display) is performed on the first special display device 43L, and the game ball enters the second start winning unit 33b. As a trigger, the second special display device 43R is configured to perform switching display (variable display). The display contents of the special display devices 43L and 43R are directly controlled by a main control device 261 described later.

  In addition, after the variable display is performed on the first and second special display devices 43L and 43R, whether or not a big hit is determined is displayed depending on the display mode (for example, characters) when the variable display is stopped. The When a game ball wins the first or second start winning unit 33a, 33b, “7” → “−” → “3” → “7” → with the corresponding first or second special display device 43L, 43R. ... Is displayed at high speed (for example, every 4 msec), and when a predetermined time elapses, one of the display modes is stopped (for example, stopped for several seconds). Then, in the case of winning the “big hit” in the big hit lottery, “7” is displayed when the fluctuation is stopped, and a big hit state occurs. In addition, when “small hit” is won, “3” is displayed when the fluctuation is stopped, and a small hit state is generated (the wing member 406 is released). In addition, “-” is displayed when the change is stopped in the case of “off”. When either the first special display device 43L or the second special display device 43R is performing the variable display or the determination display, the other is turned off (“−” is displayed). However, if neither the change display nor the determination display is performed in either case, “-” is displayed in both cases.

  In addition, when a game ball newly wins the start winning unit 33 during the variation display of the first or second special display device 43L, 43R, the corresponding variation display is performed at that time. It is the structure performed after the end of. That is, the variable display is on standby (held). The maximum number of variable displays to be held is determined for each model of the pachinko machine, but in this embodiment, the total number corresponding to the game balls won in the first and second start winning units 33a and 33b, Up to 4 variable displays are put on hold. Further, the number of times of the hold is lit and displayed by the hold lamp 46. Note that when a new game ball wins the start winning unit 33 during the jackpot state, the corresponding variation display is also held, and the variation display is executed after the end of the jackpot state. The suspended variation display is started immediately after the variation display during variation is stopped and displayed. That is, the change display performed after the change display corresponding to “small hit” starts changing at the same time as the wing member 406 is released.

  The through gate 34 is arranged between the second start winning unit 33b and the central winning unit 37, and is configured so that game balls flowing down the game area can pass one by one. In the present embodiment, both the game ball that has passed to the left of the central prize unit 37 and the game ball that has passed to the right of the central prize unit 37 can pass through the through gate 34. 34 includes a through gate switch 225 capable of detecting a game ball passing through the through gate 34. When a game ball is detected by the through gate switch 225, a ball entry assist lottery is performed as to whether or not the second start winning unit 33b is opened as described above, and the normal symbol display device At 41, a variation display for teaching the result of the entry assist lottery is performed. Then, when a winning is made in the winning assist lottery, the second start winning unit 33b (opening / closing member 33c) is opened for a specified time after the end of the variable display. As will be described in detail later, in the normal mode, while the fluctuation display corresponding to the ball entry assist lottery is 15 seconds, the opening time of the opening and closing member 33c when winning is 0.4 seconds, In the short-time mode and the navigation mode in the high pitching state, the change display corresponding to the pitching assist lottery is 0.5 seconds, and the opening time of the opening / closing member 33c when winning is 2 seconds.

  The decorative symbol display device 42 is provided on the right side of the central winning unit 37, and includes a decorative symbol display device 42 that performs variable display according to the variable display by the first and second special display devices 43L and 43R. In the present embodiment, the decorative symbol display device 42 is configured as a liquid crystal display device, and display contents are controlled by a sub-control device 262 and a display control device 45 described later. That is, in the decorative symbol display device 42, the sub-control device 262 supports the auxiliary design based on the command from the main control device 261 so as to correspond to the results displayed on the first and second special display devices 43L and 43R. Display contents are determined, and display is performed by the display control device 45 described later.

  The variable winning device 32 is normally in a closed state in which no game ball can be won, and is in an open state in which a game ball can be won in a big hit state (occurrence of a special game state). The variable winning device 32 is arranged in the lower center of the game area (game board 30), and the game ball that has passed through the game area on the left side of the central prize unit 37 and the right side of the central prize unit 37. Any game ball that has passed through can enter. In addition, a second movable accessory 447 is provided on the left side of the central winning unit 37. The second movable combination is configured to be movable up and down by a second combination drive motor (not shown).

  The game board 30 includes an inner rail component 51 and an outer rail component 52, and a rail 50 that guides a game ball launched from the launch device 60 to the upper part of the game board 30 is attached. As a result, the game balls fired in accordance with the turning operation of the handle 18 are guided through the launch rail 61 and the rail 50 into a game area formed between the game board 30 and the glass unit 137.

  A return ball preventing member 53 is attached to the tip portion of the inner rail constituting portion 51 (the upper left portion in FIG. 4). This prevents a situation in which the game ball once guided from the rail 50 to the game area returns to the rail 50 again. Further, a return rubber 54 is attached to a substantially distal end portion (upper right portion in FIG. 4) of the outer rail constituting portion 52. The game ball fired at a predetermined momentum or more hits the return rubber 54 and is returned to, for example, the substantially central portion of the game board 30.

  In the present embodiment, the outer rail component 52 is interrupted at the upper right portion of the game board 30, and the inner rail component 51 is interrupted at the lower right portion of the game board 30. For this reason, the game area is defined by the inner peripheral surface of the rail 50 and the window hole 39 of the resin base 38. However, since the game ball launched by the launching device 60 may flow backward through the rail 50 until it passes through the return ball prevention member 53, the parallel portions of the inner and outer rail constituting portions 51 and 52 are excluded from the game area. It is burned.

  As shown in FIG. 3, a ball passage unit 70 is provided on the back side of the front frame set 14 below the window portion 101. The ball passage unit 70 includes a lower plate communication passage 71 connected from a payout mechanism portion 352 described later to the discharge port 16 of the lower plate 15, and an upper plate communication passage 73 connected from the payout mechanism portion 352 to the upper plate 19. In addition, there is a gap of a predetermined interval between the launch rail 61 provided on the inner frame 12 and the rail unit 50 (outer rail constituting portion 52), and the ball path unit 70 receives a game ball dropped from the gap. A foul ball passage 72 for guiding to the lower plate 15 is formed. Thereby, if the game ball launched from the launching device 60 does not reach the return ball prevention member 53 and returns to the rail 50 as a foul ball, the foul ball is returned to the lower plate 15 via the foul ball passage 72. Discharged.

  3 and 4 is a payout passage for guiding a game ball paid out by a payout mechanism portion 352, which will be described later, to the front of the inner frame 12, and an upper plate communication passage 73 (upper plate 19). And a passage leading to the lower plate communication passage 71 (lower plate 15). A shutter 68 is provided below the payout passage 67. When the front frame set 14 is opened, the shutter 68 protrudes forward by an urging force of a spring or the like so that the outlet of the payout passage 67 is almost closed. ing. When the front frame set 14 is closed, the shutter 68 is pushed open by the inlet side rear end of the lower plate communication path 71. In addition, the inlets (sphere inflow portions) of the lower plate communication passage 71 and the upper plate communication passage 73 are adjacent to each other, and in the closed state of the front frame set 14, each of the inlets and the discharge passage 67 are separated by a predetermined distance. A game ball can pass through the gap between the two. For this reason, when the upper plate 19 and the upper plate communication passage 73 are filled with game balls, the game balls to be dispensed flow to the lower plate communication passage 71 side (overflow to the inlet side of the lower plate communication passage 71), and the lower plate connection It will be paid out to the lower plate 15 through the passage 71.

  In addition, the ball path unit 70 is provided with a full detection switch (not shown) that detects a game ball located in the lower dish communication path 71. Due to the presence of the full detection switch, it is grasped that the lower plate 15 is full of game balls (the lower plate 15 is full of game balls and the game balls are retained in the lower plate communication path 71). be able to. In the present embodiment, based on the fact that the game ball is continuously detected for a predetermined time by the full detection switch, the control of prohibiting the launching device 60 from being launched is performed. When the game ball stays in the lower tray communication path 71 and the game ball is not detected by the full detection switch (when it is not detected continuously for a predetermined time), the launching device 60 is allowed to be launched.

  Next, the back configuration of the pachinko machine 10 will be described with reference to FIGS. Various control boards are arranged on the back of the pachinko machine 10 so as to be lined up, down, left and right, and partially overlapped in the front and back, and further, a game ball supply device (payout mechanism) for supplying game balls And a protective cover made of resin. The dispensing mechanism and the protective cover are integrated as one unit, and the resin portion is generally sometimes referred to as a back pack. Therefore, this unit is referred to as a “back pack unit 203”.

  First, the back configuration of the game board 30 will be described. As shown in FIG. 6, a resin frame cover 213 that covers the central winning unit 37 and the like from behind is provided on the back surface of the game board 30 so as to protrude rearward. Also, on the back side of the frame cover 213, a decorative symbol display device 42, a display control device 45, and a sub control device 262, which are liquid crystal display devices facing forward from the opening of the frame cover 213, are detachably attached.

  The decorative symbol display device 42 is housed in a housing box 42 a in which an opening for exposing the display unit (liquid crystal screen) of the decorative symbol display device 42 to the front side of the pachinko machine 10 is formed, and the rear surface of the frame cover 213. It is fixed on the side. The display control device 45 is accommodated in the substrate box 45a and fixed to the back side of the decorative symbol display device 42 (accommodation box 42a). The sub-control device 262 is accommodated in the substrate box 262a and fixed to the back side of the display control device 45 (substrate box 45a). The storage box 42a and the substrate boxes 45a and 262a are made of a transparent resin material or the like so that the inside can be visually recognized.

  Under the frame cover 213, a back frame set 215 is attached to the game board 30 so as to cover the general winning opening 31, the variable winning device 32, the start winning units 33a, 33b and the like from the back. The back frame set 215 includes a ball collection mechanism (not shown) for collecting game balls that have won prizes in various winning ports. The game balls collected by the ball collection mechanism are guided to a discharge passage portion 217 described later, and discharged from the discharge chute of the discharge passage portion 217 to the outside of the pachinko machine 10.

  In the present embodiment, the back frame set 215 functions as a mounting base for the main controller 261. More specifically, the board box 263 on which the main controller 261 is mounted is pivotally supported with respect to the back frame set 215 and can be opened rearward.

  The main controller 261 is accommodated in a substrate box 263 made of a transparent resin material or the like. The substrate box 263 includes a box base and a box cover that covers the opening of the box base, and the box base and the box cover are connected by a sealing member. The board | substrate box 263 connected with the sealing member becomes a structure which cannot be opened unless a predetermined trace is left. As a result, it is possible to easily find out that the board box 263 has been illegally opened.

  In addition, the game board 30 corresponds to various winning ports such as a general winning port 31 as a winning means and detects a game ball that has entered the various winning holes (entrance detecting means). Is provided. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 4, a winning opening switch 221 is provided at a position corresponding to the general winning opening 31, and a count switch 223 is provided in the variable winning device 32. The first start winning unit 33a and the second starting winning unit 33b are provided with a first start winning switch 224a and a second start winning switch 224b as start ball detecting means corresponding to each. Further, a through gate switch 225 is provided at a position corresponding to the through gate 34.

  Although not shown, the back frame set 215 is provided with a first board relay board that is electrically connected to the prize opening switch 221, the count switch 223, and the through gate switch 225 via a cable connector. . This first board surface relay board relays the prize opening switch 221 and the like and the main control device 261 as main control means, and is electrically connected to the main control device 261 via a cable connector.

  On the other hand, the start winning switches 224a and 224b for detecting the entering into the starting winning units 33a and 33b, the winning count switch 437 provided in the central winning unit 37, the specific winning detection switch 425, the advance detection switch 427, The non-specific entry detection switch 426 is directly connected to the main controller 261 via a connector cable without going through a relay board.

  The detection results detected by the various entrance detection switches are taken into the main controller 261. Then, a payout command (the number of game balls to be paid out) corresponding to the winning situation at each time is transmitted from the main control device 261 to the payout control device 311, and a predetermined number of game balls are based on the output signal from the payout control device 311. Is paid out (except when it is detected by the through gate switch 225, the specific entry detection switch 425, the advance detection switch 427, and the non-specific entry detection switch 426).

  In addition, although not shown in the drawings, the back of the game board 30 is provided with a large winning opening solenoid that opens the large winning opening by the variable winning apparatus 32, and the start winning unit 33 has a pair of opening / closing members 33c. A winning opening solenoid that opens and closes is provided. The back frame set 215 is also provided with a second board surface relay board (not shown) that relays between the solenoid and the main controller 261.

  Next, the configuration of the back pack unit 203 will be described. As shown in FIG. 5, the back pack unit 203 is a unit in which a back pack 351 formed of resin and a payout mechanism portion 352 for a game ball are integrated. Further, the back pack unit 203 is supported so as to be openable and closable with respect to the left side portion (right side in FIG. 5) of the inner frame 12, and can be opened rearward with an open / close axis extending along the vertical direction as an axis. ing. In addition, an external terminal board 240 is provided on the upper left part of the back pack unit 203 (upper right part in FIG. 5).

  The external terminal board 240 is for relaying various information transmissions to a hall computer or the like in a game hall, and is provided with a plurality of external connection terminals. For convenience, no reference numeral is given, but for example, a terminal for outputting information on the current gaming state (such as a big hit state or a high probability state), the front frame set 14 detected by the opening detection switches 91 and 92 described later, A terminal for outputting information relating to the opening of the frame 12, a terminal for outputting information relating to various error states such as a ball entry error, a lower tray full tank error, a tank ball no error, a payout error, and the payout from the payout control device 311 A terminal for outputting information on the number of winning balls is provided.

  The back pack 351 is integrally formed of, for example, ABS resin, and includes a protective cover portion 354 that protrudes rearward from the pachinko machine 10 and has a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape. The protective cover 354 has a shape in which the left and right side surfaces and the upper surface are closed and only the lower surface is opened, and has a size sufficient to cover at least the frame cover 213. However, in the present embodiment, the protective cover portion 354 covers the upper portion and the right portion of the substrate box 263 (the left portion in FIG. 5). Thereby, in the closed state of the back pack unit 203, the sealing member provided at the right part of the board box 263 and the terminal part (board side connector) provided along the upper edge part of the main controller 261 are covered. It will be.

  The payout mechanism 352 is arranged so as to bypass the protective cover 354. That is, a tank 355 opened upward is provided above the protective cover portion 354, and game balls supplied from the island facilities of the game hall are sequentially supplied to the tank 355. Below the tank 355, for example, a tank rail 356 that has two rows of ball passages in the horizontal direction and that is gently inclined toward the downstream side is connected. Further, a case rail 357 is formed vertically on the downstream side of the tank rail 356. It is connected. The payout device 358 is provided at the most downstream portion of the case rail 357, and a required number of game balls are paid out appropriately according to a predetermined electrical configuration such as a payout motor. Then, the game balls paid out from the payout device 358 are supplied to the upper plate 19 and the like.

  The payout mechanism 352 is provided with a payout relay board 381 for relaying a payout command signal from the payout control device 311 to the payout device 358, and a power switch board 382 for taking in the main power from the outside. Yes. The power switch board 382 is supplied with, for example, an AC 24V main power supply via a voltage converter, and the power switch 382a is switched on or off by a switching operation of the power switch 382a.

  Below the back pack unit 203 (substrate box 263), there is provided a lower frame set 251 that is pivotally supported at the left side of the inner frame 12 (right side in FIG. 5) and can be opened rearward. As shown in FIG. 6, the lower frame set 251 is formed with a discharge passage portion 217 into which the game balls collected by the ball collection mechanism described above flow, and a game ball is placed in the most downstream portion of the discharge passage portion 217. A discharge chute (not shown) for discharging to the outside of the pachinko machine 10 is formed. In other words, the game balls that have won the respective winning openings such as the general winning opening 31 are gathered through the ball collecting mechanism of the back frame set 215 and further discharged to the outside of the pachinko machine 10 through the discharge chute of the discharge passage portion 217. In addition, the out port 36 leads to the discharge passage portion 217 in the same manner, and the game balls that have not won any winning port are discharged to the outside of the pachinko machine 10 through the discharge chute. In this embodiment, the back pack unit 203 and the lower frame set 251 are configured separately and can be opened and closed independently. However, the back pack unit 203 and the lower frame set 251 are integrally formed. It is also good to do.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 5, the payout control device 311, the firing control device 312, the power supply device 313, and the card unit connection board 314 are detachably attached to the back side of the lower frame set 251 in a state where they are overlapped in the front and rear. It has been.

  The launch control device 312 and the power supply device 313 are accommodated in the substrate box 313a and fixed to the back side of the lower frame set 251. Although the launch control device 312 and the power supply device 313 are described as independent control devices for convenience, they are actually configured by a single board (printed board).

  The payout control device 311 is housed in the substrate box 311a and is fixed to the back side of the substrate box 313a (the launch control device 312 and the power supply device 313). The substrate box 311a in which the dispensing control device 311 is accommodated is provided with a sealing member in the same manner as the substrate box 263 in which the main control device 261 is accommodated, so that an unsealed trace of the substrate box 311a remains. It has become.

  In addition, the card unit connection board 314 is accommodated in the board box 314a and fixed to the back side of the board box 313a (the firing control device 312 and the power supply device 313).

  Each of the board boxes 311a, 313a, and 314a is made of a transparent resin material or the like so that the inside can be visually recognized.

  Further, the dispensing control device 311 is provided with a state return switch 321 that protrudes outward from the substrate box 311a. For example, when the state return switch 321 is pressed when a payout error occurs, such as a ball clogged in the payout motor unit, the payout motor is rotated forward and reverse to eliminate the ball clogging (return to a normal state).

  Further, the power supply device 313 is provided with a RAM erase switch 323 that protrudes outward from the substrate box 313a. This pachinko machine 10 has a backup function, so that even if a power failure occurs, the pachinko machine 10 retains the state at the time of the power failure and can be restored to the state at the time of the power failure when returning from the power failure (power recovery). it can. Therefore, if the power is turned off in a normal procedure (for example, when the game hall is closed), the state before the power is turned off is stored. If you want to return to the initial state when the power is turned on, hold down the RAM erase switch 323 and hold the power .

  As shown in FIG. 6, a locking device 600 is provided on the back side of the right side of the inner frame 12. The locking device 600 includes a cylinder lock 700 (see FIG. 1 and the like) exposed on the front surface side of the front frame set 14, and a key is inserted into the key hole of the cylinder lock 700, and the inside is operated by rotating to one side. The frame 12 can be unlocked, and the front frame set 14 can be unlocked by rotating to the other side. In the present embodiment, the inner frame 12 is locked to the outer frame 11, and the front frame set 14 is locked to the inner frame 12.

  In addition, as described above, the extending wall portion 83 that covers the entire upper and lower sections corresponding to the locking device 600 from the back side of the inner frame 12 is formed in the right side frame constituting portion 11d of the outer frame 11 (FIG. 5). reference). Thereby, it becomes difficult to make a wire etc. approach from the back side of outer frame 11, and to operate locking device 600 with the wire etc. As a result, the defense performance can be improved. Further, the extending wall portion 83 is configured to cover the right end portion (the left end portion in FIG. 5) of the back pack unit 203 and the lower frame set 251 from the back side, and in the closed state of the inner frame 12, The back pack unit 203 and the lower frame set 251 cannot be opened.

  As shown in FIG. 4, a front frame open detection switch 91 for detecting the opening of the front frame set 14 is provided on the lower right side of the front side of the inner frame 12 (on the right side of the launching device 60). As shown in FIG. 5, an inner frame opening detection switch 92 for detecting the opening of the inner frame 12 is provided on the lower right side on the back side of the inner frame 12 (lower left in FIG. 5). Each of the front frame opening detection switch 91 and the inner frame opening detection switch 92 includes a detection unit that can move in and out of the switch main body, and the front frame opening detection switch 91 is provided so that the detection unit faces forward. The inner frame opening detection switch 92 is provided so that the detection unit faces rearward. When the detection unit is in a state of protruding from the switch main body, an ON signal is output to the main controller 261, and when the detection unit is pressed toward the switch main body and is immersed in the switch main body, an OFF signal is output. It is configured to output to the main controller 261. That is, when the front frame set 14 is closed, the front frame opening detection switch 91 is turned off when the detection unit is pressed on the back surface of the front frame set 14, and when the front frame set 14 is opened, the detection unit returns to the protruding state. Turns on. Similarly, when the inner frame 12 is closed, the inner frame opening detection switch 92 is turned off by the pressing portion 86 integrally formed with the receiving portion 85 of the outer frame 11 and is detected when the inner frame 12 is opened. The part returns to the protruding state and is turned on.

  Next, the electrical configuration of the pachinko machine 10 will be described. FIG. 12 is a block diagram illustrating an electrical configuration of the pachinko machine 10. A main control device 261 (main board) as a special game state control means and an opening / closing control means is equipped with a CPU 501 as a one-chip microcomputer as an arithmetic unit. The CPU 501 includes a ROM 502 that stores various control programs executed by the CPU 501 and fixed value data, and a RAM 503 that is a memory that temporarily stores various data when the control program stored in the ROM 502 is executed. Various circuits such as an interrupt circuit, a timer circuit, and a data transmission / reception circuit are incorporated. However, the CPU, the ROM, and the RAM may not be integrated into one chip but may be configured as a chip for each function.

  The RAM 503 is a stack area that stores the contents of the internal registers of the CPU 501, the return address of a control program executed by the CPU 501, and a work area (work area) that stores various flags, counters, I / O values, and the like. ) And a backup area 503a.

  The RAM 503 is configured to retain (backup) data by being supplied with a backup voltage from the power supply device 313 even after the pachinko machine 10 is turned off, and is stored in the stack area, work area, and backup area 503a. All data is backed up.

  In the backup area 503a, when the power is cut off due to a power failure or the like, the power of the pachinko machine 10 is restored to the state before the power is turned off when the power is turned on again. (Similarly) is an area for storing stack pointers, values of registers, I / O, and the like. Writing to the backup area 503a is executed when the power is turned off by the main process. Conversely, the return of each value written to the backup area 503a is the main process at the time of power-on (including power-on due to power failure cancellation, and so on). Executed in Note that a power failure signal SK1 output from a power failure monitoring circuit 542, which will be described later, is input to the NMI terminal (non-maskable interrupt terminal) of the CPU 501 when a power failure occurs due to the occurrence of a power failure or the like. Due to the occurrence, the power failure process (NMI interrupt process) is immediately executed.

  Note that if data stored in at least the stack area and the backup area 503a is backed up, it is not always necessary to back up data stored in all areas. For example, the data stored in the stack area and the backup area 503a may be backed up, and the data stored in the work area may not be backed up.

  An input / output port 505 is connected to the CPU 501 incorporating the ROM 502 and RAM 503 via a bus line 504 including an address bus and a data bus. A RAM erase switch circuit 543, a payout control device 311, a sub-control device 262, first and second special display devices 43L and 43R, a normal symbol display device 41, and the like are connected to the input / output port 505. With this configuration, the special display devices 43L and 43R and the normal symbol display device 41 described above are directly controlled by the main control device 261. On the other hand, the decorative symbol display device 42 is controlled via the sub-control device 262.

  In addition, although illustration of various relay boards and the like is omitted for convenience, the input / output port 505 includes a winning port switch 221, a count switch 223, start winning unit switches 224a and 224b, a through gate switch 225, a pitch counting switch 437, Various detection switches such as a specific ball detection switch 425, a pre-detection switch 427, a non-specific ball detection switch 426, various switches of the handle 18, various substrates, a wing solenoid 407, a rotating body motor 414, a first accessory driving Various electrical components such as a motor 442 and a second accessory drive motor are connected. That is, the main controller 261 is provided with a plurality of terminal portions (board side connectors) for connecting connectors of various cable connectors, and the input / output port 505 is configured by these terminal portions.

  A sub-control device 262 (sub-control board) as a sub-control means includes a CPU 551 that is an arithmetic device, various control programs executed by the CPU 551, a ROM 552 that stores fixed value data, and a control program that is stored in the ROM 552. RAM 553, which is a memory for temporarily storing various data during execution, input / output port 554, bus line 555, and other various circuits such as an interrupt circuit, a timer circuit, and a data transmission / reception circuit (not shown) It has. The RAM 553 is a memory that temporarily stores work data and flags used when the CPU 551 executes various programs.

  A CPU 551, ROM 552, and RAM 553 are connected to the input / output port 554 via a bus line 555 and a display control device 45 is connected. The input / output port 554 is connected to a speaker SP, an effect button 125, various illumination units and lamps 102 to 104, and a second movable accessory 447 (second accessory driving motor).

  The CPU 551 of the sub-control device 262 causes the display control device 45 to execute display control based on, for example, a command signal (for example, a variation pattern command) transmitted from the main control device 261 and causes the decorative symbol display device 42 to display the display control device. As described above, in the present embodiment, the first and second special display devices 43L and 43R controlled by the main control device 261 display whether or not the big hit, and the sub control device 262 In the decorative symbol display device 42 to be controlled, display in accordance with the display of the special display devices 43L and 43R is performed.

  The payout control device 311 controls payout of prize balls and rental balls by the payout device 358. The CPU 511 that is an arithmetic unit includes a ROM 512 that stores a control program executed by the CPU 511, fixed value data, and the like, and a RAM 513 that is used as a work memory or the like.

  The RAM 513 of the payout control device 311, like the RAM 503 of the main control device 261, has a stack area for storing the contents of the internal registers of the CPU 511 and the return address of the control program executed by the CPU 511, various flags and counters, A work area (work area) in which values such as I / O are stored, and a backup area 513a are provided.

  The RAM 513 is configured to hold (backup) data by being supplied with a backup voltage from the power supply device 313 even after the power of the pachinko machine 10 is turned off, and all stored in the stack area, work area, and backup area 513a. Data is backed up. Note that if data stored in at least the stack area and the backup area 513a is backed up, it is not always necessary to back up data stored in all areas. For example, the data stored in the stack area and the backup area 513a may be backed up, and the data stored in the work area may not be backed up.

  The backup area 513a has a stack pointer, each register at the time of power off, each register, so that the power of the pachinko machine 10 is restored to the state before the power is turned off when the power is turned off. This is an area for storing values such as I / O. The writing to the backup area 513a is executed when the power is turned off by the main process, and the restoration of each value written to the backup area 513a is executed in the main process when the power is turned on. As with the CPU 501 of the main controller 261, the power failure signal SK1 is input to the NMI terminal of the CPU 511 from the power failure monitoring circuit 542 when the power is interrupted due to the occurrence of a power failure or the like. When input to the CPU 511, NMI interrupt processing as power failure processing is immediately executed.

  In the work area, a payout permission flag for which the payout control device 311 is set to allow the payout of prize balls, a command reception flag set when a command transmitted from the main control device 261 is received, and the main control device 261 And a command buffer for storing a command transmitted from.

  The payout permission flag is a flag for setting a prize ball payout permission, and is turned on when a specific command for permitting the payout of the prize ball is transmitted from the main control device 261 and received, and is initially set. It is turned off when it is restored before the process or power shutdown. In the present embodiment, the specific commands are a payout initialization command for instructing the initial processing of the RAM 513 of the payout control device 311, a prize ball command for instructing payout of a prize ball, and the main controller 261 having been restored to power. There are three payout return commands to be transmitted in this case.

  The command reception flag is a flag for confirming whether or not the payout control device 311 has received a command, and is turned on when any command is received. Similar to the payout permission flag, an initial setting process or power-off is performed. It is turned off when returning to the front, and turned off when the command received by the command determination process is determined.

  The command buffer is configured by a ring buffer that temporarily stores commands transmitted from the main control device 261. The ring buffer has a predetermined storage area, and commands are stored with regularity from the beginning to the end of the storage area. When commands are stored in all storage areas, the ring buffer is at the start of the storage area. The return command is configured to be updated. Therefore, when the command is stored and when the command is read, the storage pointer and the read pointer in the command buffer are updated, and the command is stored and read based on each pointer.

  An input / output port 515 is connected to the CPU 511 incorporating the ROM 512 and the RAM 513 through a bus line 514 including an address bus and a data bus. A RAM erase switch circuit 543, a main controller 261, a launch controller 312 and a payout device 358 are connected to the input / output port 515, respectively.

  The card unit connection board 314 includes a ball rental operation unit (a ball rental button 121 and a return button 122) on the front surface of the pachinko machine 10, and a card unit (a ball rental unit) arranged on the side of the pachinko machine 10 in a game hall or the like. Are electrically connected to each other, and receive a ball lending operation command from the player and output it to the card unit. In a cash machine in which game balls are lent directly to the upper plate 19 from a ball lending device or the like without using a card unit, the card unit connection board 314 can be omitted.

  The launch control device 312 permits or prohibits the launch of the game ball by the launch device 60, and the launch device 60 is permitted to drive when predetermined conditions are met. Specifically, a firing permission signal is output from the payout control device 311, a sensor signal is detected that the player is touching the handle 18, and a firing prohibit button 18 a ( 1 is not operated, the launching device 60 is driven, and a game ball is launched with an intensity corresponding to the amount of operation of the handle 18.

  The display control device 45 executes the variable display of the decorative symbols on the decorative symbol display device 42 in accordance with an instruction from the sub-control device 262. The display control device 45 includes a CPU 521, a program ROM 522, a work RAM 523, a video RAM 524, a character ROM 525, a video display processor (VDP) 526, an input port 527, an output port 529, and bus lines 530 and 531. And. An input / output port 554 of the sub control device 262 is connected to the input port 527. Further, a CPU 521, a program ROM 522, a work RAM 523, and a VDP 526 are connected to the input port 527 through a bus line 530. An output port 529 is connected to the VDP 526 via a bus line 531, and a decorative symbol display device 42 as a liquid crystal display device is connected to the output port 529.

  The CPU 521 of the display control device 45 receives the display command transmitted from the sub-control device 262 via the input port 527, analyzes the received command, or performs predetermined arithmetic processing based on the received command to control the VDP 526. (Specifically, generation of an internal command for the VDP 526) is performed. Thereby, display control in the decorative symbol display device 42 is performed.

  The program ROM 522 is a memory that stores various control programs executed by the CPU 521 and fixed value data. The work RAM 523 is a memory that temporarily stores work data and flags used when the CPU 521 executes various programs. It is.

  The video RAM 524 is a memory for storing display data to be displayed on the decorative symbol display device 42, and the display content of the decorative symbol display device 42 is changed by rewriting the contents of the video RAM 524. The character ROM 525 is a memory that stores character data such as symbols displayed on the decorative symbol display device 42.

  The VDP 526 is a kind of drawing circuit that directly operates an LCD driver (liquid crystal driving circuit) incorporated in the decorative symbol display device 42. Since the VDP 526 is an IC chip, it is also referred to as a “drawing chip”, and the substance of the VDP 526 can be said to be a microcomputer chip with a dedicated firmware for drawing processing. The VDP 526 adjusts the respective timings of the CPU 521, the video RAM 524, etc. to intervene in reading and writing data, and reads the display data stored in the video RAM 524 at a predetermined timing and causes the decorative symbol display device 42 to display it.

  The power supply device 313 includes a power supply unit 541 that supplies power to each unit of the pachinko machine 10, a power failure monitoring circuit 542 that monitors power interruption due to a power failure, and a RAM erase switch circuit 543 connected to the RAM erase switch 323. And.

  The power supply unit 541 supplies necessary operation power to the main control device 261, the payout control device 311 and the like through a power supply path (not shown). As its outline, the power supply unit 541 takes in AC 24 volt power supplied from the outside, generates + 12V power for driving various switches and motors, + 5V power for logic, backup power for RAM backup, etc. These + 12V power supply, + 5V power supply and backup power supply are supplied to the main control device 261, the payout control device 311 and the like. Note that operation power (+12 V power, +5 V power, etc.) is supplied to the launch control device 312 via the payout control device 311. Similarly, operating power is supplied to various switches, motors and the like via a control device to which these are connected.

  The power failure monitoring circuit 542 is a circuit that outputs a power failure signal SK1 to each NMI terminal of the CPU 501 of the main control device 261 and the CPU 511 of the payout control device 311 when the power is cut off due to the occurrence of a power failure or the like. The power failure monitoring circuit 542 monitors the DC stable voltage of 24 volts, which is the maximum voltage output from the power supply unit 541, and determines that a power failure (power failure) has occurred when this voltage is less than 22 volts. The power failure signal SK1 is output to the main controller 261 and the payout controller 311. Based on the output of the power failure signal SK1, the main control device 261 and the payout control device 311 recognize the occurrence of a power failure and execute a power failure process (NMI interrupt processing).

  The power supply unit 541 normally outputs an output of 5 volts, which is a drive voltage of the control system, for a time sufficient to execute the process at the time of a power failure even after the DC stable voltage of 24 volts becomes less than 22 volts. Configured to maintain the value. Therefore, the main control device 261 and the payout control device 311 can normally execute and complete the power failure process.

  The RAM erase switch circuit 543 is a circuit that takes in the switch signal of the RAM erase switch 323 and clears backup data in the RAM 503 of the main controller 261 and the RAM 513 of the payout controller 311 in accordance with the state of the switch 323. When the RAM erase switch 323 is pressed, the RAM erase switch circuit 543 outputs a RAM erase signal SK2 to the main controller 261 and the payout controller 311. When the power of the pachinko machine 10 is turned on with the RAM erase switch 323 pressed (including power-on due to power failure cancellation), the data in the respective RAMs 503 and 513 are cleared in the main controller 261 and the payout controller 311. The

  Next, the operation of the pachinko machine 10 configured as described above will be described.

  In this embodiment, the CPU 501 provided in the main control device 261 as the main control means performs lottery using various counter information in the game. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 13, an open lottery that determines whether or not to open the specific area 401 (wing member 406) based on detection of the first and second start winning switches 224a and 224b, And the time of fluctuation display (fluctuation) performed by the winning random number counter C1 as an open random number generating means used for the winning lottery to determine whether or not to generate the big hit state and the first and second special display devices 43L and 43R Variation time selection counter C2 as a variation time random number generation means used for determination of time), initial value random number counter CINI used for initial value setting of the winning random number counter C1, and lottery (first and second) of the normal symbol display device 41 The normal symbol random number counter C3 used for the ball-entry assist lottery for determining whether or not the opening / closing member 33c of the second start winning unit 33a, 33b is opened is used. We are and. In addition, a type selection counter Nx as a winning type determination value generation unit is used for the type lottery for determining the type of jackpot state given when a game ball enters the specific winning opening 421. That is, the type selection counter Nx determines whether to give “3 round jackpot”, “special 3 round jackpot”, “8 round jackpot”, “special 8 round jackpot”, or “16 round jackpot”. It is like that.

  Each of the counters C1, C2, CINI, C3, and Nx is a loop counter that adds 1 to the previous value every time it is updated and returns to the lower limit value of 0 after reaching the upper limit value. Each counter is periodically updated, and the updated value is appropriately stored in a counter buffer set in a predetermined area of the RAM 503 (except for the random number initial value counter CINI).

  The RAM 503 is provided with a special variable storage area as a storage area for storing the values of the winning random number counter C1 and the variable time selection counter C2, and a normal variable storage area for storing the value of the normal symbol random number counter C3. It has been. Each of the special variable reserved area and the normal variable reserved area includes one execution area and four reserved areas (first to fourth reserved areas).

  In addition, the value of the winning random number counter C1 and the variation time selection counter C2 is stored in each holding area of the special variable holding area according to the winning history of the game balls to the first and second start winning units 33a and 33b. Stored serially. By adopting this configuration, the variable display on the special display devices 43L and 43R can be suspended up to a total of four times as described above. Further, the value of the normal symbol random number counter C3 is stored in time series in accordance with the passing history of the game ball to the through gate 34 in each holding area of the normal fluctuation holding area. By adopting this configuration, the variable display on the normal symbol display device 41 can be suspended up to four times as described above.

  To describe each counter in detail, the winning random number counter C1 is incremented by 1 in the range of 0 to 399, for example, and after reaching the upper limit value (that is, 399) as the closing price, 0 is the lower limit value as the starting price. It is the composition which returns to. Normally, when the winning random number counter C1 makes one round, the value of the initial value random number counter CINI at that time is read as the next initial value of the winning random number counter C1. The initial value random number counter CINI is a loop counter similar to the winning random number counter C1 (value = 0 to 399), and is updated once for each timer interrupt and is repeatedly updated within the remaining time of the normal processing. On the other hand, the winning random number counter C1 is updated periodically (once every timer interruption in this embodiment), and the value of the winning random number counter C1 is stored in the winning random number counter buffer. The winning random number stored in the winning random number counter buffer at the timing when the game ball wins the first or second starting winning unit 33a, 33b (detected by the first and second starting winning switches 224a, 224b). The value of the counter C1 is stored in the special fluctuation holding area.

  In the present embodiment, based on the value of the winning random number counter C1 stored in the special variable holding area, not only is the open lottery performed to determine whether or not the “small hit” that opens the wing member 406 is performed, but also a variable prize is awarded. A lottery determination is made as to whether or not a “hit” is to open the device 32. The number of random number values for “small hit” is 398, and the value is “2 to 399”. The number of random number values to be “big hit” is one, and the value is “0”. That is, “small hit” is won with a probability of 398/400, “3” is stopped and displayed on the first or second special display device 43L, 43R, and the specific area 401 (wing member 406) is opened for a predetermined time. It will be. In addition, the jackpot is won with a probability of 1/400, “7” is stopped and displayed on the first or second special display device 43L, 43R, and the variable winning device 32 is opened for 30 seconds, or A winning game state in which eight game balls win the variable winning device 32 is one round and this is repeated a predetermined number of times. In the present embodiment, when a “hit” is won in the winning / losing lottery based on the detection of the first and second start winning switch 224a, 224b, “16 rounds big win” is given, in which the round is repeated 16 times. It has a configuration. Incidentally, among the values of the winning random number counter C1, “1” is a value corresponding to “out”, and in the case of “out”, “-” is stopped and displayed on the first or second special display device 43L, 43R. Is done. In the present embodiment, the determination result table as the open value storage means that is referred to when determining whether or not the value of the winning random number counter C1 corresponds to “small hit” or “big hit” with respect to the ROM 502. Is provided.

  Here, various game modes will be described. In the present embodiment, the game mode (game state) is switched between the normal mode and the support mode.

  The normal mode of the present embodiment is a state other than a high winning state and a big hit state in which a game ball can easily enter the second start winning unit 33b, and the player can almost expect to enter the second starting winning unit 33b. It means no state. Specifically, in the normal mode, the variation time of the normal symbol display device 41 for displaying the result of the entrance assist lottery performed based on the passing of the game ball through the through gate 34 is 15 seconds. The opening time of the opening / closing member 33c when winning in the assist lottery is 0.4 seconds.

  The support mode is a high pitched state. Specifically, in the support mode, the fluctuation time of the normal symbol display device 41 is 0.5 seconds, and the opening time of the opening / closing member 33c when winning in the ball-assisted assist lottery is 2 seconds. That is, compared with the normal mode, the fluctuation time of the normal symbol display device 41 is short, and the opening time of the opening / closing member 33c is long. As a result, the time period during which the opening and closing member 33c is in the open state becomes longer, so that game balls frequently enter the second start winning unit 33b, and lottery determination is continuously performed. , The ball will be in good condition. In addition, the support mode ends when a total of 100 times of variable display is performed on the special display devices 43L and 43R even if the big hit state does not occur, and then shifts to the normal mode.

  Note that the probability of “small hit” or “big hit” in the winning / opening lottery based on the winning of the first and second start winning units 33a and 33b is the same in any mode. In any mode, the special display devices 43L and 43R have a change time of 1 or 3 seconds in the case of “small hit” in the winning / opening lottery, and “small hit” in the winning / opening lottery. The opening time of the wing member 406 is 1 second. In addition, the winning probability of the entrance assist lottery performed based on the passing of the game ball to the through gate 34 is the same in any mode.

  In addition, as a condition for switching between the modes, if “Special 3 round jackpot”, “Special 8 round jackpot”, or “16 round jackpot” is won in the normal mode, the mode shifts to the support mode after the jackpot status ends. However, if the other jackpot is won, the normal mode is resumed after the jackpot ends. In the support mode, if “3 round jackpot” or “8 round jackpot” is won, after the jackpot state is finished, the mode is changed to “normal 3 round jackpot”, “special 8 round jackpot”, “16 round jackpot” If you win, you will be in support mode again after the jackpot. Further, as described above, in the support mode, when the variation display of the special display devices 43L and 43R is performed a total of 100 times, the mode is shifted to the normal mode (from the 101st variation display).

  The variation time selection counter C2 is configured such that, for example, one by one is added in order within a range of 0 to 49, for example, and after reaching the upper limit value (ie 49), it returns to the lower limit value of 0. The variation time selection counter C2 is updated periodically (once every timer interruption in this embodiment), and the value of the variation time selection counter C2 is stored in the variation time selection counter buffer. The value of the variable time selection counter C2 stored in the variable time selection counter buffer is stored in the special variable holding area of the RAM 503 at the timing when the game ball wins the first and second start winning units 33a and 33b. . In the present embodiment, among the values of the variation time selection counter C2, “1 to 49” corresponds to “1 second variation”, and “0” corresponds to “3 second variation”. In this embodiment, the ROM 502 stores a variation time determination value that is referred to when determining whether the value of the variation time selection counter C2 corresponds to “1-second variation” or “3-second variation”. As a means, a variable time selection table is provided.

  For example, the type selection counter Nx is incremented by 1 within a range of 0 to 4, for example, and after reaching the upper limit value (that is, 4), the type selection counter Nx returns to the lower limit value of 0. The type selection counter Nx is updated periodically (in this embodiment, once every 4 msec in normal processing), and the value of the type selection counter Nx is stored in the type determination counter buffer. Then, a game ball that has entered the specific area 401 of the central winning unit 37 enters the specific winning port 421 and is stored in the type determination counter buffer at the timing when the game ball is detected by the specific winning detection switch 425. The value of the type selection counter Nx is read, and the type of the jackpot state to be given is determined based on the value.

  The ROM 502 is provided with a type determination table as a winning type determination value storage means that is referred to when determining which jackpot the value of the type selection counter Nx corresponds to. Specifically, if the value of the type selection counter Nx is “0”, the grant of “3 round jackpot” is determined, and if it is “1”, the grant of “8 round jackpot” is determined. If there is, a special “3 round jackpot” is determined. If “3”, a “16 round jackpot” is determined. If “4”, a “special 8 round jackpot” is determined.

  In addition, the magnitude | size and range of each counter are only examples, and can be changed arbitrarily. However, the sizes of the winning random number counter C1 and the variation time selection counter C2 are preferably different prime numbers, and are preferably set to values that are not synchronized in any case.

  Further, the normal symbol random number counter C3 is configured as a loop counter in which, for example, one by one is added in the range of 0 to 9, for example, and the upper limit value (that is, 9 is reached and then the lower limit value is returned to 0). The random number counter C3 is updated periodically (once every timer interruption in this embodiment), and the value of the normal symbol random number counter C3 is acquired when the game ball passes through the left or right through gate 34. The number of random number values to be won is eight and the range is “1 to 8.” Then, when the value of the normal symbol random number counter C3 to be won is acquired, the normal symbol display device 41 displays a variable display. Is performed for a predetermined time, the symbol corresponding to the winning (“◯” in this example) is stopped and displayed, and the second start winning unit 33b (opening / closing member 33c) is opened for a predetermined time.

  Next, each control process executed by the CPU 501 in the main controller 261 will be described with reference to a flowchart. The processing of the CPU 501 is broadly divided into a main process that is started when the power is turned on, a timer interrupt process that is started periodically (in this embodiment, at a cycle of 2 msec), and a stop signal to the NMI terminal (non-maskable terminal). For convenience of explanation, the timer interrupt process and the NMI interrupt process will be described first, and then the main process will be described.

  FIG. 16 is a flowchart showing the timer interrupt process. This process is executed by the CPU 501 of the main controller 261 every 2 msec, for example.

  In FIG. 16, first, in step S301, reading processing of various winning switches is executed. That is, the state of various switches (except for the RAM erase switch 323) connected to the main controller 261 is read, and the state of the switch is determined and the detection information (winning detection information) is stored. When a game ball is paid out according to the detection of the switch, the value of the corresponding prize ball counter is added, and this process is terminated. On the other hand, when it is determined that the detection signal is not input, this processing is terminated as it is. In the external output process of the normal process described later, a prize ball command based on the value of each prize ball counter is output to the payout control device 311. In addition, when the prize ball command is output, the value of each prize ball counter is reset.

  In step S302, random number initial value update processing is executed. Specifically, the random number initial value counter CINI is incremented by 1 and cleared to 0 when the counter value reaches the maximum value (399 in this example).

  In step S303, random number update processing is executed. Specifically, the winning random number counter C1, the variable time selection counter C2, and the normal symbol random number counter C3 are each incremented by 1 and their counter values are maximized (in this embodiment, 399, 49, and 9 respectively). Clear to 0 each when you reach it. Then, the updated values of the counters C1, C2, and C3 are stored in the corresponding buffer area of the RAM 503.

  Thereafter, in steps S304 to S309, processing corresponding to various winnings is performed. That is, in step S304, a start winning process associated with winning in the first and second start winning units 33a and 33b is executed. In step S305, a through gate passing process accompanying the passing of the game ball to the through gate 34 is performed. In step S306, a remaining ball monitoring process for determining whether or not a game ball exists in the specific area 401 is executed. In step S <b> 307, a pitch counting process is performed that accompanies the pitching into the specific area 401 of the central winning unit 37. In step S308, a specific winning process associated with entering the specific winning opening 421 is executed. In step S309, a non-specific winning process associated with entering the non-specific winning port 422 is executed. After step S309, the timer interrupt process is temporarily terminated. Details of each processing of Step S304-Step S309 are mentioned below.

  Here, the start winning process in step S304 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. In addition, in the execution area of each special variable hold area and each hold area, a random number storage area for storing the value of the winning random number counter C1, a variable time random number storage area for storing the value of the variable time selection counter C2, and a reserved change A first start winning flag for determining whether or not the display is based on a ball entering the first start winning unit 33a is provided. Further, in the present embodiment, the special variation hold area (aside from the region for storing the values of the winning random number counter C1 and the variation time selection counter C2) is determined to be successful / unsuccessful based on the entering into the start winning units 33a and 33b. In the lottery, there is provided a jackpot generation flag indicating that “big hit” has been won, a losing flag indicating “lost”, and a small hit generation flag indicating that “small hit” has been won. In addition, a 1-second fluctuation flag, a 3-second fluctuation flag, and a 7-second fluctuation flag indicating the fluctuation time in the special display devices 43L and 43R are provided.

  First, in step S501, the value of the holding counter Na for counting the number of holdings of variable display triggered by the game balls entering the first and second start winning units 33a and 33b is an upper limit value (in this embodiment, “ 4 ") or less. If a negative determination is made in step S501, the process is terminated as it is.

  On the other hand, if an affirmative determination is made in step S501, it is determined in step S502 whether or not the game ball has won the first start winning unit 33a based on the detection information of the first start winning switch 224a. If a negative determination is made in step S502, the process proceeds to step S509 described later. On the other hand, if an affirmative determination is made in step S502, the process proceeds to step S503, and the hold counter Na is incremented by one.

  In the following step S504, each value of the winning random number counter C1 and the variable time selection counter C2 stored in the winning random number counter buffer and the variable time selection counter buffer is used as the first area among the empty reserved areas in the special variable holding area. To store. In step S505, the first start winning flag in the holding area in which the values of the winning random number counter C1 and the variable time selection counter C2 are stored is turned on.

  In the subsequent step S506, a success / failure determination process is performed for determining whether or not the value of the winning random number counter C1 newly stored in the special variable suspension area is a value corresponding to “small hit” or “big hit”. Details of the success / failure determination process will be described later.

  In subsequent step S507, when it is determined in step S506 that the value of the winning random number counter C1 is a value corresponding to “small hit”, the value of the variation time selection counter C2 newly stored in the special variation holding area is set. Based on this, a variation time determination process for determining the variation time in the special display devices 43L and 43R is performed. Details of the variation time determination process will be described later.

  In the subsequent step S508, a starting command setting process is performed. In the advance command, whether or not the variation information stored on hold (predetermined information used to determine the content of the variation display) is variation information (variation display) based on the entry of the first start winning unit a. , Information indicating whether it is variation information corresponding to “small hit” or “big hit”, and information indicating variation time are included in the sub-control device 262 in the next external output processing (see step S201). Is output.

  Here, details of the success / failure determination processing in step S506 will be described with reference to FIG.

  First, in step S5101, it is determined whether or not the value of the winning random number counter C1 newly stored in the special variation holding area matches “0” that is a value corresponding to “big hit”. If an affirmative determination is made in step S5101, that is, if it is determined that a jackpot state occurs, the process ends after turning on the jackpot occurrence flag in step S5102.

  If a negative determination is made in step S5101, whether or not the value of the winning random number counter C1 newly stored in the special variable holding area matches “1” corresponding to “out” in step S5103. Determine whether or not. If an affirmative determination is made in step S5103, that is, if it is determined to be “displacement”, the disengagement flag is turned on in step S5104, and then this process ends. On the other hand, if a negative determination is made in step S5103, that is, if it is determined that “small hit”, the small hit occurrence flag is turned on in step S5105, and then the present process ends.

  Next, the variation time determination process in step S507 will be described with reference to FIG.

  First, in step S5201, it is determined whether or not the small hit occurrence flag has been set in the determination process performed immediately before. If a negative determination is made in step S5201, the process proceeds to step S5202 after turning on the 7-second variation flag indicating that the variation display variation time performed in the special display devices 43L and 43R is 7 seconds. finish.

  On the other hand, if an affirmative determination is made in step S5201, that is, if it is determined that “small hit”, in step S5203, the change time selection table is referred to and the change newly stored in the special change reservation area is stored. It is determined whether or not the value of the time selection counter C2 is “0”.

  When a negative determination is made in step S5203, that is, when the value of the variation time selection counter C2 is “1 to 49”, the variation time of the variation display performed in the special display devices 43L and 43R is 1 in step S5204. The 1 second fluctuation flag indicating the second is turned on. On the other hand, if an affirmative determination is made in step S5203, after turning on the 3-second variation flag indicating that the variation display variation time performed in the special display devices 43L and 43R is 3 seconds in step S5205, The process ends.

  Returning to the description of FIG. 18, after the process of step S508 or when a negative determination is made in step S502, it is determined in step S509 whether or not the game ball has won the second start winning unit 33b. The determination is based on the detection information of the winning unit switch 224b. If a negative determination is made in step S509, the process is terminated as it is. On the other hand, if a positive determination is made, in step S510, the hold counter Na is incremented by one.

  In subsequent step S511, each value of the winning random number counter C1 and the variation time selection counter C2 is stored in the first area among the reserved areas in which the special variation reservation area is vacant. In step S512, determination processing is performed. Note that the success / failure determination process in step S512 is the same as the success / failure determination process in step S506, and a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

  In a subsequent step S513, a variation time determination process is performed. Note that the success / failure determination processing in step S513 is the same as the variation time determination processing in step S507, and a detailed description thereof will be omitted. After step S513, in step S514, a starting command setting process is performed, and this process ends. In the present embodiment, the processing of step S504 and step S511 corresponds to the determination value extraction processing and the determination value storage processing, the processing of step S505 and step S512 constitutes (part of) the open determination processing, and step S506. And the process of step S513 comprises the variation time determination process (part).

  Next, the through gate passing process in step S305 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

  In step S601, whether or not the game ball has passed through the through gate 34 is determined based on detection information of the through gate switch 225.

  If a negative determination is made in step S601, the present process is terminated as it is. On the other hand, if an affirmative determination is made in step S601, that is, if it is determined that the game ball has passed through the through gate 34, the number of suspensions of the variable display performed on the normal symbol display device 41 is counted in step S602. It is determined whether or not the value of the normal hold counter Nb is less than the upper limit value (4 in the present embodiment). If a negative determination is made here, this processing is terminated as it is. On the other hand, if an affirmative determination is made in step S602, that is, if the passing of the game ball to the through gate 34 is confirmed and the value of the normal holding counter Nb <4, the process proceeds to step S603, where the normal holding counter Nb is incremented by one.

  In subsequent step S604, a random number related to the success or failure is acquired. Specifically, the value of the normal symbol random number counter C3 updated by the random number update process in step S303 is stored in the first area of the free storage area of the normal variation holding area of the RAM 503. Thereafter, the through gate passing process is terminated.

  Next, the remaining sphere monitoring process in step S306 will be described with reference to FIG. In the present embodiment, in a normal game state other than the big win state, when there is a ball entering the specific winning opening 421 (detection by the specific ball detection switch 425), an effective state for generating a big win state and a specific win There is an invalid state in which a big hit state is not generated even if a ball enters the mouth 421. Further, in the present embodiment, even when the variation display of the special display devices 43L and 43R is held, if the wing member 406 is opened corresponding to the variation display that is currently varying, the variation The next variation display is not started immediately after the display is stopped, but the next variation display is waited until the open wing member 406 is closed. Furthermore, when the game ball enters the specific area 401 when the wing member 406 is in the open state, and the game ball remains in the specific area 401 after the wing member 406 is closed. Is configured to wait for the next variation display until all the game balls remaining in the specific area 401 are discharged from the specific area 401.

  First, in step S7101, it is determined whether or not the value of the ball entry counter for specifying the number of game balls existing in the specific area 401 is “0”. If a negative determination is made in step S7101, the value of the monitoring timer for determining whether or not a predetermined time has elapsed since the last game ball entered the specific area 401 in step S7102 is obtained. It is determined whether or not it is “0”. If a negative determination is made in step S7102, the value of the monitoring timer is decremented by 1 in step S7103, and then this process ends.

  In this embodiment, when a ball enters the specific area 401, “2500” is set in the monitoring timer. Therefore, the monitoring timer becomes “0” 5 seconds after the last entry in the specific area 401. In the present embodiment, the time from when a game ball enters the specific area 401 until the game ball enters the specific winning port 421 or the non-specific winning port 422 is approximately 1.8 to 4.5 seconds. It has become. That is, all game balls should have been discharged from the specific area 401 when 5 seconds have elapsed since the last entry in the specific area 401.

  In addition, when an affirmative determination is made in step S7102, that is, even when 5 seconds exceeding the expected time from when the game ball enters the specific area 401 until it is discharged, the value of the ball entry counter is still “0”. In the case where it is considered that there is a clogged ball in the specific area 401, error notification processing is performed in step S7104. Specifically, in step S7104, a process for notifying the occurrence of a clogged ball is performed. After that, in step S7105, a process for turning off a valid flag indicating that the ball entering the specific winning opening 421 is in a valid state that is effective as a trigger for the occurrence of the big hit state is performed, and then the present process is terminated.

  If an affirmative determination is made in step S7101, that is, if there is no game ball in the specific area 401, the process proceeds to step S7106 to perform a process of turning off the valid flag.

  In a succeeding step S7107, a process for turning off a fluctuation waiting flag indicating that the special display devices 43L and 43R are in a state of waiting for a fluctuation display is performed, and then the present process is terminated. In the error notification process in step S7104, a process for turning off the validity flag may be performed.

  Next, the ball counting process in step S307 will be described with reference to FIG. First, in step S7201, whether or not a game ball has entered the specific area 401 is determined based on detection information of the entrance count switch 437 provided in the first guide passage 432. If a negative determination is made in step S7201, the process is terminated as it is.

  On the other hand, if an affirmative determination is made in step S7201, the process proceeds to step S7202 and 1 is added to the value of the entrance counter. In a succeeding step S7203, a monitoring timer setting process that is considered in the remaining sphere monitoring process is performed. In the present embodiment, “2500” is set in the monitoring timer every time the entrance count switch 437 is detected, and “2500” is overwritten even when a predetermined numerical value is already set in the monitoring timer. The After step S7203, the effective flag is turned on in step S7204, and then the present process ends.

  Next, the specific winning process in step S308 will be described with reference to FIG. In the present embodiment, as described above, a big hit state occurs when a game ball enters the specific winning opening 421. In addition, the game ball that has entered the specific winning opening 421 is detected in the order of the advance detection switch 427 and the specific ball detection switch 425.

  First, in step S7301, it is determined whether or not the specific ball detection switch 425 has been detected. If a negative determination is made in step S7301, the process advances to step S7302 to determine whether or not the prior detection switch 427 has been detected. If a negative determination is made in step S7302, the process ends. On the other hand, if an affirmative determination is made in step S7302, the process advances to step S7303 to determine whether or not the valid flag is on. If the result in step S7303 is affirmative, that is, if it is in the valid state, in step S7304, the advance detection flag indicating that the advance detection switch 427 has been detected is turned on, and then this process ends. On the other hand, if a negative determination is made in step S7303, that is, if it is in an invalid state, the present process is terminated without turning on the advance detection flag.

  If an affirmative determination is made in step S7301, that is, if the specific entry detection switch 425 is detected, the process proceeds to step S7305 to determine whether or not the valid flag is on. If an affirmative determination is made in step S7305 (if it is in the valid state), the process advances to step S7306 to determine whether or not the advance detection flag is on.

  If a negative determination is made in step S7305, that is, if the specific entry detection switch 425 is detected in an invalid state, or if a negative determination is made in step S7306, that is, prior to detection by the specific entry detection switch 425. If the prior detection switch 427 is not detected, error notification processing is performed in step S7307. Specifically, in step S7307, the error display lamp 104 is turned on, an error sound is output, or the hall computer is notified of an illegal act via the external terminal board 240. Thereafter, this process is terminated. In the present embodiment, the function of performing error notification processing corresponds to notification means.

  Note that the negative determination in step S7306 includes the case where the specific entry detection switch 425 is detected even though the advance detection switch 427 has not been detected, or the detection of the advance detection switch 427 and the specific entry. A case where detection of the detection switch 425 is performed at the same time is mentioned. In particular, in the present embodiment, the distance between the advance detection switch 427 and the specific entry detection switch 425 is about 5 mm, and the advance detection switch 427 and the specific entry detection switch 425 are disposed in front of and behind each other. Therefore, it is practically impossible to cause an incorrect radio wave to cause only one of the advance detection switch 427 and the specific entrance detection switch 425 to perform a false detection. Further, in this embodiment, the specific winning process (detection information confirmation process) for determining whether or not the specific ball detection switch 425 and the prior detection switch 427 have been detected is performed every 2 msec, and the game ball is detected in advance. Since it takes 2 msec or longer from the detection by the switch 427 to the detection by the specific entry detection switch 425, it is ensured that the prior detection switch 427 has been detected prior to the detection by the specific entry detection switch 425. I can grasp it.

  On the other hand, if both the determination in step S7305 and step S7306 are affirmative, processing for turning off the advance detection flag is performed in step S7308, and processing for decrementing the value of the entrance counter by 1 is performed in step S7309. Thereafter, in step S7310, a jackpot medium flag, which will be described later, is taken into consideration to determine whether or not the jackpot state is in effect. If an affirmative determination is made in step S7310, the present process ends. That is, in the big hit state, even if a game ball enters the specific winning opening 421, a process for turning on the big hit flag, which will be described later, is not performed. In the present embodiment, since the variation display on the special display devices 43L and 43R is not performed during the big hit state (or the variation display on the special display devices 43L and 43R is not stopped and displayed), Therefore, the wing member 406 is not released during the big hit state.

  On the other hand, if a negative determination is made in step S7310, in step S7311, whether or not the specific winning flag indicating that there has been a ball entering the specific winning opening 421 (detection of the specific winning detection switch 425) is turned on. Is determined. If an affirmative determination is made in step S7311, the present process ends. That is, in a state where it has already been determined to generate a jackpot state, even if a game ball enters the specific winning opening 421, the corresponding jackpot is invalid. On the other hand, if a negative determination is made in step S7311, the specific winning flag is turned on in step S7312.

  In subsequent step S7313, a winning type setting process for determining a type or the like of the jackpot state is performed. After the step S7313, this process is terminated. In the present embodiment, the function of the process for turning off the validity flag in step S7106, the process for turning on the validity flag in step S7204, and the process for determining whether or not the validity flag in step S7301 is on are the permission control means. Configure.

  Here, the winning type setting processing in step S7313 will be described with reference to FIG. First, in step S7501, it is determined whether or not the value of the type selection counter Nx stored in the type determination counter buffer is “0”. If an affirmative determination is made in step S7501, the 3R jackpot flag indicating that “3 rounds jackpot” has been won is turned on in step S7502, and then the process proceeds to step S7510.

  If the determination in step S7501 is negative, the process advances to step S7503 to determine whether or not the value of the type selection counter Nx stored in the type determination counter buffer is “1”. If an affirmative determination is made in step S7503, after turning on the 8R jackpot flag indicating that “8 rounds jackpot” has been won in step S7504, the routine proceeds to step S7510.

  If a negative determination is made in step S7503, the process advances to step S7505 to determine whether or not the value of the type selection counter Nx stored in the type determination counter buffer is “2”. If an affirmative determination is made in step S7505, the special 3R jackpot flag indicating that “special 3 round jackpot” has been won is turned on in step S7506, and then the process proceeds to step S7510.

  If a negative determination is made in step S7505, the process advances to step S7507 to determine whether or not the value of the type selection counter Nx stored in the type determination counter buffer is “3”. If an affirmative determination is made in step S7507, the 16R jackpot flag indicating that “16 round jackpot” is won is turned on in step S7508, and then the process proceeds to step S7510.

  On the other hand, if a negative determination is made in step S7507, the special 8R jackpot flag indicating that “special 8 round jackpot” is won is turned on in step S7509, and then the process proceeds to step S7510.

  In step S7510, a value “500” corresponding to 2 seconds is set in the round lottery timer for measuring the fluctuation time (the remaining time of fluctuation display) in the round display device 47. Thereafter, in step S7511, a sound effect generation command is set, and then this process is terminated. Note that the various jackpot flags are set in the RAM 503 separately from the special variable holding area. As will be described in detail later, the turned-on jackpot flag is turned off at the end of the jackpot state.

  Next, the non-specific winning process in step S309 will be described with reference to FIG. First, in step S7401, whether or not a game ball has entered the non-specific winning opening 422 is determined based on the detection information of the non-specific winning detection switch 426. If a negative determination is made in step S7401, the process is terminated as is. On the other hand, if an affirmative determination is made in step S7401, the value of the entrance counter is decremented by 1 in step S7401, and then the process is terminated. To do.

  FIG. 17 is a flowchart showing the NMI interrupt process. This process is executed by the CPU 501 of the main controller 261 when the power of the pachinko machine 10 is cut off due to the occurrence of a power failure or the like. By this NMI interruption, the state of the main controller 261 at the time of power-off is stored in the backup area 503a of the RAM 503.

  That is, when the power of the pachinko machine 10 is cut off due to the occurrence of a power failure or the like, the power failure signal SK1 is output from the power failure monitoring circuit 542 to the NMI terminal of the CPU 501 in the main controller 261. Then, the CPU 501 interrupts the control being executed and starts the NMI interrupt process. In step S401, the CPU 501 stores the power interruption occurrence information in the backup area 503a of the RAM 503 as the setting of the power interruption occurrence information, and performs the NMI interruption process. finish.

  The above NMI interrupt processing is executed in the same manner in the payout control device 311, and information on occurrence of power interruption is stored in the backup area 513 a of the RAM 513 by the NMI interrupt. That is, when the power of the pachinko machine 10 is cut off due to the occurrence of a power failure or the like, the power failure signal SK1 is output from the power failure monitoring circuit 542 to the NMI terminal of the CPU 511 in the payout control device 311 and the CPU 511 interrupts the control being executed. The NMI interrupt process of FIG. 17 is started. The contents are as described above.

  Next, the flow of the main process executed by the CPU 501 in the main controller 261 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. This main process is started upon reset when power is turned on.

  First, in step S101, an initial setting process associated with power-on is executed. Specifically, for example, 1 is set in order to set a predetermined value in the stack pointer and wait for the sub-side control device (sub-control device 262, payout control device 311, etc.) to become operable. Wait processing is performed for about 2 seconds. In the subsequent step S102, RAM access is permitted.

  Thereafter, data backup processing is executed for the RAM 503 in the CPU 501. That is, in step S103, it is determined whether or not the RAM erase switch 323 provided in the power supply device 313 is pressed (ON), and if it is pressed, the process proceeds to step S112 to clear (erase) the backup data. To do. On the other hand, if the RAM erase switch 323 has not been pressed, it is determined in the subsequent step S104 whether or not occurrence information of power supply interruption is set in the backup area 503a of the RAM 503. Here, if it is not set, no backup data is stored, so in this case as well, the process proceeds to step S112. If power failure occurrence information is set in the backup area 503a, a RAM determination value is calculated in step S105, and in the subsequent step S106, whether or not the RAM determination value matches the RAM determination value stored when the power is turned off. That is, the effectiveness of the backup is determined. If the RAM determination value calculated here does not match the RAM determination value stored when the power is turned off, the backed up data has been destroyed, and in this case, the process also proceeds to step S112.

  In the process of step S112, an initialization command is transmitted in order to initialize the sub control device 262, the payout control device 311 and the like, which are the control devices on the sub side. Thereafter, the process proceeds to RAM initialization processing (step S113 and the like). Note that the RAM determination value is, for example, a checksum value at the work area address of the RAM 503. Instead of the RAM determination value, it is possible to determine the effectiveness of backup based on whether or not the keyword written in a predetermined area of the RAM 503 is correctly stored.

  As described above, the pachinko machine 10 is turned on while pressing the RAM erase switch 323 when it is desired to return to the initial state when the power is turned on, for example, when the hall starts business. Therefore, if the RAM erase switch 323 is ON, the process proceeds to a RAM initialization process (step S113, etc.). Similarly, when the information on occurrence of power interruption is not set, or when a backup abnormality is confirmed by a RAM determination value (checksum value or the like), the process proceeds to initialization processing of the RAM 503 (step S113 or the like). That is, the use area of the RAM 503 is cleared to 0 in step S113, and the initial value of the RAM 503 is set in subsequent step S114. Thereafter, interrupt permission is set in step S111, and the process proceeds to normal processing described later.

  On the other hand, if the RAM erase switch 323 has not been pressed (step S103: NO), it is a condition that the information on occurrence of power interruption is set and the RAM judgment value (checksum value etc.) is normal. In addition, the process at the time of power recovery (process at the time of power failure recovery) is executed. That is, in step S107, the stack pointer before the power interruption is restored, and in step S108, the information on the occurrence of the power interruption is cleared. In step S109, a command for returning the sub-side control device to the gaming state at the time of power-off is transmitted, and in step S110, the used register is returned from the backup area 503a of the RAM 503. Thereafter, interrupt permission is set in step S111, and the process proceeds to normal processing described later.

  Next, the flow of normal processing will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. In this normal process, the main process of the game is executed. As an outline, the processing of steps S201 to S212 is executed as a periodic processing with a period of 4 msec, and the initial value random number counter updating processing of step S214 is executed with the remaining time.

  First, in step S201, a control signal based on the setting contents of the special display devices 43L and 43R and the second start winning unit 33b updated in the previous process is transmitted to each device, and output data such as commands is sent to the sub-side. The external output process transmitted to each control device is executed.

  For example, when the decorative symbol display device 42 displays the decorative symbol variation, a variation pattern command or the like is transmitted to the sub-control device 262. That is, the variation pattern command is a command that is output to the sub-control device 262 in order to cause the decorative design display device 42 to perform a display effect that matches the display performed on the first and second special display devices 43L and 43R. Yes, this corresponds to the command information in this embodiment. On the other hand, the sub-control device 262 receiving the variation pattern command or the like determines the variation mode of the decorative symbol display device 42 based on the command, and displays the variation mode on the decorative symbol display device 42. An instruction is issued to the control device 45.

  In step S202, the winning ball counting signal received from the payout control device 311 is read. Next, in step S203, the payout abnormality signal received from the payout control device 311 is read.

  In subsequent step S204, a round display control process is executed. In this process, setting of the control content of the round display device 47 is performed. Details of this round display control will be described later.

  In step S205, a first display control process is executed. In this process, the control contents of the special display devices 43L and 43R are set as to what control is performed in the first and second special display devices 43L and 43R, and the jackpot determination and decoration in the decorative symbol display device 42 are performed. A design effect pattern is set. Details of the first display control process will be described later.

  In step S206, variable winning device control processing is executed. In this process, the control content of the variable winning device 32 is set as to what control is performed in the variable winning device 32. As a result, when the big win state (special game state) is reached, the opening / closing process of the big winning opening of the variable winning device 32 is repeatedly executed for a predetermined number of rounds. Details of the variable winning device control process will be described later.

  In step S207, a wing member opening / closing process is executed. In this process, the control content of the wing member 406 (wing solenoid 407) is set. Details of the wing member opening / closing process will be described later.

  In step S208, a second display control process is executed. In this process, the control contents of the normal symbol display device 41 are set as to what kind of control is performed in the normal symbol display device 41. Details of the second display control process will be described later.

  In step S209, an opportunity handling unit control process is executed. In this process, the control content of the start winning unit 33 is set as to what kind of control is performed in the start winning unit 33. Details of the trigger handling unit control processing will be described later.

  In step S210, the type selection counter Nx is updated. More specifically, the type selection counter Nx is incremented by 1 and cleared to 0 when the counter value reaches the maximum value (4 in the present embodiment). Then, the updated value of the type selection counter Nx is stored in the corresponding buffer area (type determination counter buffer) of the RAM 503.

  In step S211, a first accessory driving process for driving the first movable accessory 441 is performed. Details of the first accessory driving process will be described later.

  After that, in step S212, it is determined whether or not occurrence information of power supply interruption is set in the backup area 503a of the RAM 503. Here, if the occurrence information of power interruption is not set in the backup area 503a, it is determined in step S213 whether or not the execution timing of the next normal processing has been reached, that is, a predetermined time from the start of the previous normal processing (this embodiment) It is determined whether or not 4 msec) has elapsed. If the predetermined time has already passed, an affirmative determination is made in step S213, the process proceeds to step S201, and the processes after step S201 are repeated.

  On the other hand, if a negative determination is made in step S213, the process proceeds to step S214, and the random number initial value counter CINI is updated. Specifically, the random number initial value counter CINI is incremented by 1 and cleared to 0 when the counter value reaches the maximum value (399 in this example). And after the said process, it transfers to step S212. That is, at the time of determination in step S213, if the predetermined time has not yet elapsed since the start of the previous normal process, the random number initial value counter CINI is updated within the remaining time until the next normal process execution timing. Will be executed repeatedly.

  Here, since the execution time of each process of steps S201 to S211 changes according to the state of the game, the remaining time until the next normal process execution timing is not constant but varies. Therefore, the random number initial value counter CINI (that is, the initial value of the winning random number counter C1) can be updated at random by repeatedly executing the update of the random number initial value counter CINI using the remaining time.

  Now, if the occurrence information of the power supply interruption is set in the backup area 503a of the RAM 503 (step S212: YES), the power supply is cut off. Therefore, the process after step S215 is performed as a power failure process at the time of the power supply interruption. Is called. In the power failure process, first, in step S215, the generation of each interrupt process is prohibited. In step S216, the contents of each register used by the CPU 501 are saved in the stack area. In step S217, the value of the stack pointer is stored in the backup area 503a. To remember. Thereafter, in step S218, a power-off notification command indicating that the power has been cut off is transmitted to other control devices (such as the payout control device 311). In step S219, a RAM determination value is calculated and stored in the backup area 503a. The RAM determination value is, for example, a checksum value at the work area address of the RAM 503. Thereafter, RAM access is prohibited in step S220, and the infinite loop is continued until the power supply is completely shut down and processing cannot be executed.

  Note that the process in step S212 is performed at the end of a series of processes corresponding to the game state change performed in steps S201 to S211 or at the end of one cycle of the process in step S214 performed within the remaining time. Running on. Therefore, in the normal process of the main controller 261, the occurrence information of the power interruption is confirmed at the end of each process, so that the amount of data stored in the backup area 503a of the RAM 503 is less than that in the middle of each process. And can be easily memorized. Further, when returning to the state before power-off, since the amount of data stored in the backup area 503a is small, it can be easily restored and the processing load of the main control device 261 can be reduced. . Furthermore, since the generation of interrupt processing is prohibited before the data is stored (step S215), it is possible to prevent the data from being changed when the power is shut off, and to reliably store the state before the power is shut off. .

  Next, the first display control process of step S205 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. Although the round display control process is performed before the first display control process, the first display control process will be described first for convenience.

  In FIG. 29, in step S801, it is determined whether or not a big hit is made with reference to a big hit flag. During the jackpot, during the jackpot state (special game state) and for a predetermined time after the jackpot state ends (the predetermined time after the jackpot state ends here is a normal game (special display device) after the jackpot state ends. 43L and 43R), and generally, this time zone is displayed on the decorative symbol display device 42 indicating the end of the jackpot state or the mode given after the jackpot). included. In addition, a period from when the variable display is stopped and displayed on the special display devices 43L and 43R in a manner corresponding to the jackpot until the variable winning device 32 (big winning opening) is opened (generally, this time zone is a decoration). The symbol display device 42 displays the start of the jackpot state) and is included in the jackpot.

  If an affirmative determination is made in step S801, that is, if a big hit is being made, this processing is terminated as it is. That is, during the jackpot, the variable display is not newly started and the variable display is not terminated. In this embodiment, when a game ball enters the specific winning opening 421 during the variation display and a big hit state occurs, the variation display that was being changed is performed after the end of the big hit state. As will be described in detail later, the change display is performed from the beginning, not from the middle of the change (from the state at the time of interruption).

  If a negative determination is made in step S801, it is determined in step S802 whether or not a specific prize flag indicating whether or not a game ball has entered the specific prize opening 421 is ON. The specific winning flag is turned on when the specific winning detection switch 425 is detected (see step S7312 of the specific winning process), and the variation display on the round display device 47 is terminated and the jackpot flag is turned on. (See step S1505 of the round display control process described later). That is, by determining whether or not the specific winning flag is on, it is possible to determine whether or not the round display device 47 is in a variable display. If an affirmative determination is made in step S802, this processing is terminated as it is.

  On the other hand, if a negative determination is made in step S802, in step S803, the first or second special display devices 43L and 43R are performing variable display while looking at the setting status of the first display flag to be described later in detail. It is determined whether or not there is. Specifically, when the first display flag is set (on state), it is regarded as a variable display, and when the first display flag is released (off state), the variable is displayed. It is considered that the stop display corresponding to the display stop state is in progress. As will be described in detail later, the first display flag is turned on when the first and second special display devices 43L and 43R start the variable display (start setting process of the variable display setting process). And when the variable display of the second special display devices 43L and 43R is stopped and displayed (see step S813), it is turned off.

  Then, if a negative determination is made in step S803, that is, if the jackpot is not being won and the variation is not being displayed, the process proceeds to step S804, and whether the open flag indicating that the wing member 406 is open is on. Determine whether or not. If an affirmative determination is made in step S804, the present process is terminated as it is. That is, in the present embodiment, while the wing member 406 is opened, the special display devices 43L and 43R are not displayed in a variable manner (so as not to be started).

  On the other hand, if a negative determination is made in step S804, the process proceeds to step S805, and the variable waiting flag indicating that the variable display of the special display devices 43L and 43R is in a standby state (after the wing member 406 is closed) is turned on. It is determined whether or not. The variation waiting flag is turned on when the wing member 406, which has been opened in the wing member opening / closing process described later, is closed, and there is no game ball in the specific area 401 in the remaining ball monitoring process described above. It is turned off when it is determined.

  If an affirmative determination is made in step S805, the present process is terminated as it is. That is, in the present embodiment, even when the wing member 406 is closed, if there is a game ball in the specific area 401, the special display devices 43L and 43R are not displayed so as to change (start). Not to be).

  On the other hand, if a negative determination is made in step S805, the process proceeds to step S806, and the value of the hold counter Na that counts the number of hold of the variable display (variable display) triggered by entering the start winning unit 33 is 0. It is determined whether or not the value is larger. If a negative determination is made in step S806, that is, if no change display is stored on hold, this processing is terminated as it is.

  If an affirmative determination is made in step S806, that is, if even one variable display is held, 1 is subtracted from the hold counter Na in step S807.

  In a succeeding step S808, a process for shifting the data stored in the special variable holding area is executed. This shift process is a process of sequentially shifting the data stored in the hold first to fourth areas of the special variable hold area to the execution area side, and the hold first area → execution area, hold second area → hold The data in each area is shifted such as the first area, the reserved third area → the reserved second area, the reserved fourth area → the reserved third area. In this shift process, not only the values of the winning random number counter C1 and the variation time selection counter C2, but also the big hit occurrence flag, the losing flag, the small hit occurrence flag, the 1 second variation flag, the 3 second variation flag, and the 7 second variation flag. The on / off setting state is also shifted.

  In the subsequent step S809, a variable display setting process is performed. Here, the details of the variable display setting process will be described with reference to FIG. In the present embodiment, the variable display setting process corresponds to an open determination process (steps S901 and S903) and a variable display setting process (step S910).

  First, in step S901, it is determined whether or not the value of the winning random number counter C1 stored in the execution area of the special variable holding area matches the value corresponding to the jackpot by referring to the determination table. That is, by determining whether or not the value of the winning random number counter C1 is “0”, it is determined whether or not it is “big hit”. As a modification, it may be determined whether or not the jackpot occurrence flag is ON by determining whether or not the jackpot occurrence flag is ON.

  If an affirmative determination is made in step S901, that is, if it is a “big hit”, a fluctuation pattern (big hit fluctuation pattern) that is a big hit is determined in step S902 and set in the fluctuation pattern command. Thereafter, the process proceeds to step S910.

  If a negative determination is made in step S901, it is determined in step S903 whether or not it is “out” by determining whether or not the value of the winning random number counter C1 in the execution area is “0”. As a modified example, it may be determined whether or not “off” is determined by determining whether or not the out flag is on.

  If an affirmative determination is made in step S903, that is, if it is “out”, a variation pattern (out variation pattern) that is out in step S904 is determined and set in the variation pattern command. Thereafter, the process proceeds to step S910.

  If a negative determination is made in step S903, that is, if it is “small hit”, whether or not the value of the variation time selection counter C2 stored in the execution area of the special variation suspension area is “0” in step S905. It is determined whether or not the variation time in the special display devices 43L and 43R is 3 seconds. As a modification, it may be determined whether or not the 3-second variation flag in the execution area is on (or whether the 1-second variation flag is on).

  If a negative determination is made in step S905, a fluctuation pattern that becomes a small hit after the fluctuation display for 1 second (1 second fluctuation pattern) is determined in step S906, and is set in the fluctuation pattern command. Thereafter, in step S907, the wing release flag is turned on, and then the process proceeds to step S910.

  On the other hand, if an affirmative determination is made in step S905, in step S908, a fluctuation pattern that becomes a small hit after a three-second fluctuation display (a three-second fluctuation pattern per little) is determined and set in the fluctuation pattern command. Then, after turning on the wing release flag in step S909, the process proceeds to step S910. In the present embodiment, the processing in step S907 and step S909 constitutes (part of) the release processing.

  In step S910, start setting processing is performed to indicate that a condition for performing switching display (variable display) is established in the special display devices 43L and 43R. In the start setting process, the first display flag indicating whether or not the variable display is being performed on the special display devices 43L and 43R is turned on, and the first display timer setting process is performed. The first display timer is a means for measuring the variation time (residual time for variation display) in the special display devices 43L and 43R, and is considered when determining whether or not a predetermined time has elapsed since the beginning of the variation display. . By the way, “1750” corresponding to 7 seconds is set in the case of “big hit” or “out”, and in the case of “small hit”, according to the fluctuation pattern at the time of the small hit determined as described above. , “250”, or “750” is set. Based on the setting of the first display timer, when a control signal for starting the switching display (variation display) is output to the special display devices 43L and 43R in the next external output process of the normal process. In the special display devices 43L and 43R, switching display (variation display) is started. As described above, the special display devices 43L and 43R are 7-segment display devices. If the displayed character is “7”, it is “−”, if it is “−”, it is “3”, and if it is “3”. Switch display to “7”.

  Further, in the present embodiment, in the start setting process, it is determined whether or not the first winning flag is turned on. If the determination is affirmative, the variable display is performed on the first special display device 43L, and the negative determination is performed. If it has been determined, it is determined to perform variable display on the second special display device 43R. Then, after step S910 ends, the variable display setting process ends.

  Returning to the description of FIG. 29, if an affirmative determination is made in step S803, that is, if the special display devices 43L and 43R are in a variable display, the process proceeds to step S810 to perform a first display timer subtraction process. That is, the value of the first display timer is decremented by 1 every 4 msec.

  Subsequently, the process proceeds to step S811, and it is determined whether or not a predetermined fluctuation time has elapsed with reference to the value of the first display timer after the subtraction. At this time, when a predetermined fluctuation time has elapsed, that is, when the value of the first display timer becomes “0”, an affirmative determination is made in step S811.

  If the determination in step S811 is negative, in step S812, a switching display setting for continuously performing switching display (variable display) of the special display devices 43L and 43R is performed, and this process ends. Based on the setting contents of the switching display setting, a control signal for switching display is output to the special display devices 43L and 43R in the next external output processing in the normal processing. Specifically, if the currently displayed character is “7”, it is set to switch to “−”, “−” to “3”, and “3” to “7”. Thereby, the switching display (variable display) of the special display devices 43L and 43R is realized at the timing of the first display control process, that is, every 4 msec.

  On the other hand, if an affirmative determination is made in step S811, the first display flag is released (turned off) in step S813, and stop display setting is performed to perform stop display in the special display devices 43L and 43R in step S814. . Based on the setting contents of the stop display setting, a control signal for performing stop display is output to the special display devices 43L and 42R in the external output process in the next normal process. That is, “7” is stopped (for example, lit only for a few seconds) when it is “big hit”, “−” is stopped when it is “out”, and “small” is displayed when it is “small”. “3” is stopped and displayed.

  Subsequently, after the discrimination information setting process is performed in step S815, this process is terminated. Here, the discrimination information setting process will be described with reference to FIG.

  First, in step S1001, it is determined whether or not the stop display corresponds to a jackpot (may be determined based on the value of the winning random number counter C1 in the execution area or the setting of the jackpot occurrence flag). Here, if it is determined that the jackpot is to be dealt with, the process proceeds to step S1002 to set the jackpot. Specifically, setting processing of a big hit / medium flag, a first variable flag, a first variable timer, a round number counter, a winning counter, and the like is performed. And after completion | finish of step S1002, a discrimination | determination information setting process is complete | finished.

  The jackpot flag is state determination information for determining whether or not the jackpot state is a special gaming state, and here, “1” indicating the occurrence of the jackpot state is set (turned on) as a flag value. .

  The first variable flag is discrimination information for discriminating whether or not the variable winning device 32 (big prize opening) is in the open state, and here, “1” indicating the occurrence of the open state is used as the flag value. Set (turned on). In the present embodiment, when the first variable flag is turned on, the variable winning device 32 is opened.

  The first variable timer is a means for measuring the opening time or the like of the variable winning device 32, and is considered when determining whether or not a specified time has elapsed since the start of opening. In this example, “7500” corresponding to 30 seconds is set as the value for the first variable timer. As a result, the maximum opening time per round (the longest time during which the variable winning device 32 is opened) is 30 seconds.

  The round number counter is discriminating information for discriminating the number of rounds executed during the jackpot state (the number of times a special prize state is generated, that is, the number of executions of the opening / closing process of the variable winning device 32). One of “3”, “8”, and “16” indicating the number of rounds is set as a value. However, in the present embodiment, when the “big hit” is won in the winning / opening lottery performed based on the entry to the start winning units 33a and 33b, “16 round big hit” is obtained. “16” indicating a round is set as a value.

  The winning counter is means for counting the number of game balls that have entered the variable winning device 32. In this process, “8” indicating the maximum number of winning balls per round is set as a value. In addition, in the switch reading process (see FIG. 16) of the timer interrupt process, it is determined whether there is a ball entering the variable winning device 32 based on the detection information of the count switch 223, and there is a ball entering the variable winning device 32. When determined, the value of the winning counter is decremented by 1.

  If it is determined in step S1001 that the jackpot does not correspond, that is, it is determined that the game is out of place, the process proceeds to step S1003.

  In step S1003, it is determined whether or not a variation counter is set. The variation counter is a means for measuring the duration (how many variations are displayed) of the support mode (high pitched state), and “100” is set as the counter value at the end of the jackpot as will be described later. .

  If the counter value of the variation counter is “0”, the process is terminated as it is. On the other hand, when the variation counter is set (when the counter value is other than “0”), it is regarded that the support mode is being set, and in step S1004, the value of the variation counter is decremented by 1. The process proceeds to step S1005.

  In step S1005, it is determined whether or not the counter value of the variation counter is “0”. That is, it is determined whether or not the current variation display is the 100th variation display after the end of the jackpot (after the support mode is given). Here, if the value of the variation counter is “0”, processing for turning off the support mode flag is performed in step S1006, processing for turning on the normal mode flag is performed in step S1007, and this processing is terminated. On the other hand, if it is determined in step S1005 that the counter value of the variation counter is not “0”, the present process is terminated.

  Next, the round display control process in step S204 will be described with reference to FIG.

  First, in step S1501, it is determined whether or not a specific winning flag (see the specific winning process in FIG. 24) indicating whether or not there has been a ball entering the specific winning port 421 is ON. If a negative determination is made in step S1501, the process is terminated as it is. On the other hand, if an affirmative determination is made in step S1501, the process proceeds to step S1502 to determine whether or not the value of the round lottery timer is “0”.

  If a negative determination is made in step S1502, the process proceeds to step S1503, and 1 is subtracted from the value of the round lottery timer. As described above, in the present embodiment, when various jackpot flags are turned on in the specific winning process, “500” is set to the round lottery timer (see step S7315), and every 4 msec in step S1502 The value is subtracted by one. That is, in the present embodiment, a variable display for teaching the type of jackpot state performed in the round display device 47 is performed for 2 seconds.

  In subsequent step S1504, the switching display setting for continuously performing the switching display (fluctuation display) of the round display device 47 is performed, and this process is terminated. Based on the setting contents of the switching display setting, a control signal for switching display is output to the round display device 47 in the next external output processing in the normal processing. Specifically, if the currently displayed character is “03”, “08”, if “08”, “P3”, if “P3”, “16”, if “16”, “P8”. ”,“ P8 ”, it is set to switch to“ 03 ”. Thereby, the switching display (variation display) of the round display device 47 is realized at the timing of the round display control process, that is, every 4 ms.

  If an affirmative determination is made in step S1502, that is, if the variation time of the round display device 47 has elapsed, the specific winning flag is turned off in step S1505, and stop display is performed on the round display device 47 in step S1506. Set the stop display. Based on the setting contents of the stop display setting, a control signal for performing stop display is output to the round display device 47 in the next external output process in the normal process. In other words, when “3 round jackpot” is won, “03” is stopped, when “8 round jackpot” is won, “08” is stopped, and “special 3 round jackpot” is won. “P3” is stopped and displayed, “16” is stopped when “16 round jackpot” is won, and “P8” is stopped and displayed when “special 8 round jackpot” is won.

  Thereafter, a jackpot setting process is performed in step S1507, and this process ends. In the jackpot setting process, a jackpot state that is generated based on the game ball entering the specific winning opening 421 is set. Note that the process of turning off the specific winning flag in step S1505 may be performed after the jackpot setting process.

  Here, the jackpot setting process in step S1507 will be described with reference to FIG.

  First, in step S1601, it is determined whether or not the 16R jackpot flag is on. If an affirmative determination is made in step S1601, that is, if the specific entry detection switch 425 is detected when the value of the type selection counter Nx of the type determination counter buffer is “3”, 16 in step S1602 After setting the round jackpot, this process is terminated. Specifically, in the 16 round jackpot setting, the middle jackpot flag is turned on, the first variable flag is turned on, the first variable timer is set to “7500”, the round number counter is set to “16”, and a prize is won. Set “8” in the counter.

  If a negative determination is made in step S1601, it is determined in step S1603 whether or not the special 8R jackpot flag is on. If an affirmative determination is made in step S1603, that is, if the specific entry detection switch 425 is detected when the value of the type selection counter Nx is “4”, an 8-round jackpot setting is performed in step S1604. Then, this process is terminated. Specifically, in the 8-round jackpot setting, the jackpot flag is turned on, the first variable flag is turned on, the first variable timer is set to “7500”, the round number counter is set to “8”, and the prize is won. Set “8” in the counter.

  If a negative determination is made in step S1603, it is determined in step S1605 whether or not the 8R jackpot flag is on. If an affirmative determination is made in step S1605, that is, if the specific entry detection switch 425 has been detected when the value of the type selection counter Nx is “1”, the process proceeds to step 1604, where 8 rounds big hit After setting, this process is terminated.

  If a negative determination is made in step S1605, that is, if the specific entry detection switch 425 is detected when the value of the type selection counter Nx is “0” or “2”, three rounds big hit in step S1606 After setting, this process is terminated. Specifically, in the 3-round jackpot setting, the jackpot flag is turned on, the first variable flag is turned on, the first variable timer is set to “7500”, the round number counter is set to “3”, and the prize is won. Set “8” in the counter.

  Although detailed explanation is omitted, as described above, the number of rounds is displayed on the round display device 47 during the big hit state. Incidentally, the display setting of the round display device 47 is based on the value of the round number counter in the various jackpot settings of the jackpot setting process and the discrimination information setting process and the round feed process and the end setting process of the variable winning device control process. It may be performed.

  Next, the variable winning device control process in step S206 will be described with reference to FIG.

  First, in step S1201, the big hit / medium flag is taken into consideration to determine whether or not the big hit is being hit. If a negative determination is made here, this processing is terminated as it is.

  If an affirmative determination is made in step S1201, 1 is subtracted from the count value of the first variable timer in step S1202. In a succeeding step S1203, it is determined whether or not the first variable flag is ON.

  If an affirmative determination is made in step S1203, that is, if the variable winning device 32 is in the open state, the process proceeds to step S1204, whether or not the count value of the first variable timer is “0”, that is, this step. In S1204, it is determined whether or not the open time of the variable winning device 32 per round set when the first variable flag is turned on remains.

  If a negative determination is made in step S1204, the process proceeds to step S1205, and whether or not the value of the winning counter is “0”, that is, the number of game balls won to the variable winning device 32 is per round. It is determined whether or not the prescribed number (eight in this example) has been reached. If a negative determination is made in step S1205, that is, if the timing for turning the variable prize-winning device 32 to the closed state (round end timing) has not yet arrived, this processing ends.

  On the other hand, if an affirmative determination is made in step S1204 or step S1205, the process proceeds to step S1206, and whether or not the counter value of the round number counter is “0”, that is, the number of rounds (the number of times the variable winning device 32 is released). ) Has reached the specified number of times.

  If an affirmative determination is made in step S1206, an end setting process is performed in step S1207, and this process ends. Details of the end setting process will be described later.

  If a negative determination is made in step S1206, that is, if the number of rounds has not reached the prescribed number, round feed processing is performed in step S1208, and this processing is terminated. In the round feed process, 1 is subtracted from the value of the round number counter. That is, the opening / closing process of the variable winning device 32 is repeatedly performed until the number of executed rounds reaches a predetermined number of times set in advance. In the round feed process, the first variable flag is turned off, and the time (wait time) until the next round is started is set for the first variable timer. In addition, the display of the round number on the round display device 47 is changed in accordance with the subtraction of the value of the round number counter.

  If a negative determination is made in step S1203, that is, if the wait period between rounds is in progress, the process proceeds to step S1209 to determine whether or not the value of the first variable timer is “0”. .

  If an affirmative determination is made in step S1209, that is, if the wait period ends and the timing for starting the next round is reached, a round start process is performed in step S1210. In the round start process, the first variable flag is turned on, the opening time (“7500” in this example) of the variable winning device 32 per round is set for the first variable timer, and the winning counter is set. The maximum number of winnings per round (in this example, “8”) is set. In addition, the display of the number of rounds on the round display device 47 is terminated. If a negative determination is made in step S1209, or if the round start process is completed in step S1210, this process ends.

  Various control signals are output to the variable winning device 32 in the next external output process of the normal process based on the ON / OFF state of the first variable flag. When the first variable flag is on, a control signal for opening the variable winning device 32 (large winning opening) is output, and the variable winning device 32 is opened. On the other hand, when the first variable flag is OFF, a control signal for closing the variable winning device 32 (large winning opening) is output, and the variable winning device 32 is closed.

  Here, the end setting process in step S1207 will be described with reference to FIG.

  First, in step S1301, the first variable flag is turned off. In the subsequent step S1302, the big hit medium flag is turned off. Thereafter, in step S1303, it is determined whether or not the normal mode flag is on, and it is determined whether or not the game mode before the big hit state is the normal mode (whether or not the big win is set in the normal mode). If a positive determination is made in step S1303, the process proceeds to step S1304.

  In step S1304, it is determined whether or not the type of jackpot state that has just been executed is one of “special 3 round jackpot”, “special 8 round jackpot”, or “16 round jackpot”. Specifically, it is determined whether the special 3R jackpot flag is on, whether the special 8R jackpot flag is on, and whether the 16R jackpot flag is on. Although not shown for convenience, in step S1304, it is also determined whether or not the value of the winning random number counter C1 stored in the execution area of the special variable suspension area is “0”. Even if an affirmative determination is made, an affirmative determination is made in step S1304. For example, it is determined whether or not the value of the first display timer for measuring the variation time (residual time for variation display) in the special display devices 43L and 43R is 0. If any of the jackpot flag, special 8R jackpot flag, and 16R jackpot flag is on, an affirmative determination is made in step S1304. On the other hand, if an affirmative determination is made, it is stored in the execution area of the special variable holding area. If the value of the winning random number counter C1 is “0”, an affirmative determination may be made in step S1304.

  If an affirmative determination is made in step S1304, the support mode flag is turned on in step S1305, and the normal mode flag is turned off in step S1306. Thereafter, in step S1307, “100” is set in the variation counter, and then the process proceeds to step S1312. That is, after the jackpot ends, the support mode is set until the variable display is performed 100 times. On the other hand, if a negative determination is made in step S1304, the process proceeds to step S1312. That is, after the jackpot ends, the normal mode is set again.

  If a negative determination is made in step S1303, that is, if the game mode before the jackpot state is the support mode, the process proceeds to step S1308.

  In step S1308, it is determined whether or not the type of jackpot state that has just been executed is “3 round jackpot” or “8 round jackpot”. Specifically, it is determined whether or not the 3R jackpot flag is on and whether or not the 8R jackpot flag is on. If an affirmative determination is made in step S1308, the normal mode flag is turned on in step S1309, the support mode flag is turned off in step S1310, and then the process proceeds to step S1312. That is, the normal mode is set after the jackpot.

  On the other hand, if a negative determination is made in step S1308, in step S1311, the variation counter is set to “100”, and then the process proceeds to step S1312. That is, after the jackpot ends, the support mode is entered again until the variable display is performed 100 times.

  In step S1312, processing for turning off various jackpot flags is performed. In addition, there is no jackpot flag that is turned on in the case of a big win due to winning / opening lottery based on winning / opening lottery based on entering the starting winning units 33a, 33b, but it is possible to enter the specific winning opening 421 When the jackpot is made based on, one of the various jackpot flags is turned on, so it is turned off.

  In subsequent step S1313, a variable time reset process is executed. Specifically, in this process, it is determined whether or not the value of the first display timer for measuring the change time (the change display remaining time) in the special display devices 43L and 43R is 0 (instead of the determination). Thus, it may be determined whether or not the first display flag is on.) If an affirmative determination is made here, that is, if a big hit state has occurred due to the winning / opening lottery performed based on the entry to the start winning units 33a and 33b, the process proceeds to step S1314. On the other hand, if a negative determination is made, the original variation time is set in the first display timer based on the values of the winning random number counter C1 and the variation time selection counter C2 stored in the execution area of the special variation holding area. . That is, when a game ball enters the specific winning opening 421 during the variation display on the special display devices 43L and 43R, the variation display will be performed after the end of the jackpot, so that the variation display is performed from the beginning. This process is performed. In addition, a change reset command for causing the sub-control device 262 to perform change display based on the change information stored in the execution area of the special reservation area from the beginning is set.

  In the following step S1314, display control for performing an ending display on the decorative symbol display device 42 (display indicating the end of the big hit state or the mode given after the big hit is performed on the decorative symbol display device 42) is performed. This process is terminated. In the present embodiment, the game mode (normal mode, time reduction mode, navigation mode) information to the sub-control device 262 at the end of the big hit state and when the value of the variation counter becomes 0. The sub-control device 262 is configured to be able to grasp which game mode is currently in use.

  Next, the blade member opening / closing process in step S207 will be described with reference to FIG.

  First, in step S1801, it is determined whether or not the wing release flag is turned on. The wing release flag is set to ON when the special display devices 43L and 43R start the variable display corresponding to “small hit” (see step S907 and step S909 of the variable display setting process). If a negative determination is made in step S1801, this processing is terminated as it is. On the other hand, if an affirmative determination is made in step S1801, it is determined in step S1802 whether or not an open flag indicating that the wing member 406 is open is on. If a negative determination is made in step S1802, that is, if the wing member 406 is to be released from now on by winning the “small hit”, the process proceeds to step S1803.

  In step S1803, by determining whether or not the value of the first display timer is “0”, it is determined whether or not the variable display of the special display devices 43L and 43R has been stopped (finished). If a negative determination is made in step S1803, the process is terminated as it is.

  On the other hand, when an affirmative determination is made in step S1803, that is, when it is time to open the wing member 406, the opening flag is turned on in step S1804, and the wing member 406 is opened in step S1805. The processing to be done. That is, the wing member 406 is opened immediately after the variable display of the special display devices 43L and 43R is stopped. In addition, when the big hit state occurs during the fluctuation display of the special display devices 43L and 43R corresponding to “small hit”, the fluctuation display is not stopped and displayed during the big hit state as described above. The wing member 406 is not released during the big hit state.

  Thereafter, in step S1807, a value “250” corresponding to 1 second is set to the open / close control timer in order to measure the remaining opening time of the wing member 406 (time until closing), and then the present process ends. To do. In this embodiment, when a small hit is made in the winning / opening lottery, the opening time of the wing member 406 is uniformly set to 1 second, but variations in the opening time may be increased. For example, the wing member 406 is opened for 1 second when the 1-second variation flag of the special variation holding area is on, and the wing member 406 is opened for 2 seconds when the 3-second variation flag is on. It is good as well. For example, the wing member 406 may be opened for 1 second in the normal mode, and the wing member 406 may be opened for 1.5 seconds in the support mode. Further, for example, when the value of the winning random number counter C1 in the execution area is “2 to 40”, the wing member 406 is opened twice, and when “41 to 399”, the wing member 406 is opened once. In addition, in the case of “2 to 40”, “3 seconds” may be easily selected as the variation time of the special display devices 43L and 43R as compared with the case of “41 to 399”.

  If an affirmative determination is made in step S1802, it is determined in step S1807 whether or not the value of the open / close control timer is “0”. If a negative determination is made in step S1807, the value of the open / close control timer is decremented by 1 in step S1808, and this process ends.

  On the other hand, if an affirmative determination is made in step S1807, that is, if it is time to close the wing member 406, the releasing flag is turned off in step S1809, and the wing opening flag is turned off in step S1810. In step S1811, the wing member 406 is closed.

  Further, in step S1812, a change standby flag indicating that change display of special display devices 43L and 43R is to be waited is turned on. As described above, the fluctuation waiting flag is turned off when it is determined that the value of the entrance counter is “0” in the remaining ball monitoring process (see FIG. 22). That is, even if the wing member 406 is closed, if there is a game ball in the specific area 401, the change display is not started, and when all the game balls are discharged from the specific area 401, Then, the next variation display is started. After step S1812, this process ends.

  In the stop setting process of the first display control process, it is possible to turn on the wing opening flag and set the opening time of the wing member 406. In this case, step S907, step S908, step S909, and step S911 are omitted, and the processing of step S1802 to step S1806 is omitted. If an affirmative determination is made in step S1801, the process proceeds to step S1807.

  Next, the second display control process of step S208 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

  First, in step S2101, whether or not the normal symbol display device 41 is in a switching display (variable display) by looking at the setting state of the second display flag indicating whether or not the normal symbol display device 41 is performing a variable display. Is determined. Specifically, when the second display flag is on, it is considered that the normal symbol display device 41 is performing variable display, and when the second display flag is off, the normal symbol display device 41 varies. It is considered that the stop display corresponding to the display stop state is in progress.

  If a negative determination is made in step S2101, the process proceeds to step S2102, and it is determined whether or not the value of the normal hold counter Nb is greater than zero. At this time, if the value of the normal hold counter Nb is 0, this processing is terminated as it is.

  If the variable display is not being performed and the value of the normal hold counter Nb> 0, the process proceeds to step S2103. In step S2103, 1 is subtracted from the normal hold counter Nb. In step S2104, a process for shifting the data stored in the normal variation holding area is executed. This data shift process is a process for sequentially shifting the data stored in the holding first to fourth areas of the normally variable holding area to the execution area side. The holding first area → the execution area, the holding second area → The data in each area is shifted such as the first hold area, the third hold area → the second hold area, the fourth hold area → the third hold area.

  Thereafter, in step S2105, start setting processing is executed. In this process, the normal symbol display device 41 performs a process indicating that a condition for performing switching display (variable display) is established. Specifically, the second display timer flag is turned on, and the second display timer setting process is performed. The second display timer is a means for measuring the fluctuation time (residual time) of the fluctuation display performed by the normal symbol display device 41, and is used when determining whether or not a predetermined time has elapsed since the start of the fluctuation display. Is done.

  In the present embodiment, the support mode and the normal mode are different in the change display change time in the normal symbol display device 41, and in the support mode, the value “125” corresponding to 0.5 second with respect to the second display timer. ”Is set, and in the normal mode, a value“ 3750 ”corresponding to 15 seconds is set for the second display timer. Although a detailed description is omitted, “3750” is set for the second display timer in the big hit state as in the normal mode.

  Based on the setting in the start setting process, when a control signal for starting the switching display (variation display) is output to the normal symbol display device 41 in the next external output process of the normal process, the normal symbol display is performed. Switching display is started in the device 41. Then, after step S2105 ends, the second display control process ends.

  If the determination in step S2101 is affirmative, that is, if the normal symbol display device 41 is performing variable display, the process advances to step S2106 to perform second display timer subtraction processing. Each time this process is performed, the count value of the second display timer is decremented by one.

  In step S2107, it is determined whether or not the count value of the second display timer is “0”, that is, whether or not the variation time has elapsed. If an affirmative determination is made in step S2107, the second display flag is turned off in step S2108, and normal symbol stop display setting for performing stop display on the normal symbol display device 41 is performed in step S2109. Then, based on the setting contents of the normal symbol stop display setting, a control signal to stop display is output to the normal symbol display device 41 in the next external output processing in the normal processing. That is, in the case of winning, the “◯” symbol (winning symbol) is stopped (for example, lit only for a few seconds), and in the case of being off, the “x” symbol is stopped.

  Note that, as described above, whether or not the winning is made is determined based on the value of the normal symbol random number counter C3 stored in the execution area of the normal variation holding area. Specifically, "1-8" is a winning value among the numerical values 0-9 of the normal symbol random number counter C3.

  Subsequently, the process proceeds to step S2110, a normal symbol discrimination information setting process is performed, and this process ends. In this process, when the stop display corresponds to winning, a setting process for performing the opening / closing process of the start winning unit 33 is performed. Specifically, the second variable flag is turned on, and the release time is set in the second variable timer.

  The second variable flag is determination information for determining whether or not the second start winning unit 33b (opening / closing member 33c) is in the open state.

  The second variable timer is a means for measuring the opening time (remaining time) of the second start winning unit 33b, and is considered when determining whether or not a specified time has elapsed since the start of opening. In the present embodiment, the opening time of the second start winning unit 33b (opening / closing member 33c) is different between the support mode and the normal mode. In the support mode, a value “2” corresponding to 2 seconds with respect to the second variable timer. 500 ”is set, and in the normal mode, a value“ 100 ”corresponding to 0.4 seconds is set for the second variable timer. Although a detailed description is omitted, during the jackpot state, “100” is set for the second variable timer as in the normal mode.

  On the other hand, if a negative determination is made in step S2107, in step S2111 a switching display setting for continuously performing the switching display (variation display) of the normal symbol display device 41 is performed, and this process is terminated. Based on the setting contents of the switching display setting, a control signal for performing switching display is output to the normal symbol display device 41 in the external output processing in the next normal processing. Specifically, the normal symbol display device 41 is configured to light and display “O” or “X” as the normal symbol, and “X” and “X” if the current lighting is “O”. If so, display is switched to “○”. Thereby, the switching display (variable display) of the normal symbol display device 41 is realized at the timing of the second display control process, that is, every 4 ms.

  Next, the opportunity handling unit control processing in step S209 will be described with reference to the flowchart in FIG.

  First, in step S2201, it is determined whether or not a second variable flag indicating whether or not the second start winning unit 33b (opening / closing member 33c) is in an open state is ON. Here, when it is determined that the second variable flag is not on (the second start winning unit 33b is in the closed state), the present process is ended as it is.

  On the other hand, if an affirmative determination is made in step S2201, that is, if the second variable flag is on, it is considered that the second start winning unit 33b is in the open state, and a second variable timer subtraction process is performed in step S2202. Each time this process is performed, the value of the second variable timer is decremented by one.

  Subsequently, the process proceeds to step S2203, and it is determined whether or not the specified opening time has elapsed by taking into account the value of the second variable timer after the subtraction. Here, when the specified opening time has elapsed, that is, when the value of the second variable timer becomes “0”, an affirmative determination is made in step S2203. If a negative determination is made here, this processing is terminated as it is.

  On the other hand, if an affirmative determination is made in step S2203, the process proceeds to step S2204, and after an end setting process is performed in step S2204, this process ends. In the end setting process of step S2204, a process of turning off the second variable flag is performed.

  Note that various control signals are output to the second start winning unit 33b in the next external output process of the normal process based on the ON / OFF state of the second variable flag. When the second variable flag is ON, a control signal for opening the opening / closing member 33c is output to the second start winning unit 33b, and the second starting winning unit 33b is opened. On the other hand, when the second variable flag is OFF, a control signal for closing the opening / closing member 33c is output to the second start winning unit 33b, and the second starting winning unit 33b is closed.

  Next, the first accessory driving process in step S211 will be described with reference to FIG.

  First, in step S2501, it is determined whether or not the support mode flag is on. If an affirmative determination is made in step S2501, it is determined in step S2502 whether or not the first accessory driving flag is on. If a negative determination is made in step S2502, the first accessory driving flag is turned on in step S2503, and the first accessory driving motor 442 is turned on in step S2504, and then the present process ends. As described above, when the first accessory driving motor 442 is turned on, the first movable accessory 441 is positioned below, and the game ball entering the specific area 401 passes through the fourth guide passage 443. The configuration reaches the rotating body 413 via the via.

  If an affirmative determination is made in step S2502, the present process is terminated as it is. That is, in the support mode, the first accessory driving motor 442 is always turned on, and the game ball that has entered the specific area 401 always reaches the rotating body 413 via the fourth guide path 443. ing.

  When a negative determination is made in step S2501, that is, in the normal mode, the process proceeds to step S2505 to determine whether or not the first accessory driving flag is on. If a negative determination is made in step S2505, it is determined in step S2506 whether or not the value of the first accessory driving timer is “0”. If a negative determination is made in step S2506, the value of the first accessory driving timer is decremented by 1 in step S2507, and then this process ends.

  On the other hand, if an affirmative determination is made in step S2506, the process proceeds to step S2508 to turn on the first accessory driving flag. In subsequent step S2509, the first accessory driving motor 442 is turned on, and in step S2510, a value “250” corresponding to 1 second is set in the first accessory driving timer, and then this processing is terminated.

  If an affirmative determination is made in step S2505, the process proceeds to step S2511 to determine whether or not the value of the first accessory driving timer is “0”. If a negative determination is made in step S2511, the value of the first accessory driving timer is decremented by 1 in step S2512, and then this process ends.

  On the other hand, if an affirmative determination is made in step S2511, the first accessory driving flag is turned off in step S2513. In the following step S2514, the first accessory driving motor 442 is turned off. In step S2515, a value “1250” corresponding to 5 seconds is set in the first accessory driving timer, and then this process is terminated. That is, in the present embodiment, in the normal mode, the first movable accessory 441 moves up and down periodically (positioned upward for 5 seconds and repeated downward for 1 second). By the way, when the first movable accessory 441 is positioned above, the game ball that has entered the specific area 401 passes through either the second guide passage 433 or the third guide passage 434 to the rotating body 413. It has come to.

  Next, payout control executed by the CPU 511 in the payout control device 311 will be described. For convenience of explanation, the reception interrupt process will be described first with reference to FIG. 38, and then the main process will be described with reference to FIG.

  FIG. 38 is a flowchart showing a reception interrupt process executed by the payout control apparatus 311. The reception interrupt process is a process executed by interruption when the payout control device 311 receives a command transmitted from the main control device 261. When the payout control device 311 confirms that the command transmitted from the main control device 261 has been received, the other processing executed by the CPU 511 in the payout control device 311 is temporarily waited, and the reception interrupt process is executed. When the reception interrupt process is executed, the command transmitted from the main control device 261 in step S3001 is first stored in the command buffer of the RAM 513, and the command transmitted from the main control device 261 is stored in step S3002. Turns on the command reception flag and ends this reception interrupt processing. As described above, when a command is stored in the command buffer, the storage pointer is referred to and stored in a predetermined storage area, and the storage pointer is stored in order to store the next received command in the next storage area. Is updated.

  In the present embodiment, the reception process of the command transmitted from the main control device 261 is performed by the interrupt process executed when the command is received. For example, as illustrated in FIG. In the timer interrupt process, before the command determination process (step S3201) is performed, it is confirmed whether or not a command is received. If a command is received, the command is stored in the command buffer of the RAM 513. The command reception flag may be turned on, and if no command is received, the process may proceed to command determination processing. In such a case, it is confirmed whether or not a command has been received by confirming a port corresponding to the command input of the input / output port at predetermined intervals.

  Next, main processing of the payout control apparatus 311 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 39 is a flowchart showing the main process of the payout control apparatus 311. This main process is started upon reset when the power is turned on.

  First, in step S3101, an initial setting process associated with power-on is executed. Specifically, a predetermined value set in advance is set in the stack pointer, and an interrupt mode is set. In step S3103, the RAM access is permitted, and in step S3104, an external interrupt vector is set.

  Thereafter, in step S3106, it is determined whether or not occurrence information of power interruption is set in the backup area 513a of the RAM 513. If the information on occurrence of power interruption is set in the backup area 513a, a RAM determination value is calculated in step S3107, and in step S3108, whether the RAM determination value matches the RAM determination value stored when the power is turned off. No, that is, the validity of the backup is determined. The RAM determination value is, for example, a checksum value at a work area address in the RAM 513. It should be noted that it is possible to determine the effectiveness of backup based on whether or not the keywords written in a predetermined area of the RAM 513 are correctly stored.

  If no power-off occurrence information is set in step S3106, or if a backup abnormality is confirmed by a RAM determination value (checksum value or the like) in step S3108, the process proceeds to initialization processing of the RAM 513 after step S3115. Transition.

  In step S3115, the entire area of the RAM 513 is cleared to 0, and in step S3116, the initial value of the RAM 513 is set. Thereafter, in step S3117, the CPU peripheral device is initialized, and the process proceeds to step S3114 to permit interruption.

  On the other hand, on the condition that the power failure occurrence information is set in step S3106 and the RAM judgment value (checksum value etc.) is normal in step S3108, the process at the time of power recovery (at the time of power failure recovery) Process). That is, in step S3109, the stack pointer before power-off is restored, power-off occurrence information is cleared in step S3110, and a payout permission flag that permits payout of prize balls is cleared in step S3111. In step S3112, the CPU peripheral device is initialized. In step S3113, the used register is restored from the backup area 513a of the RAM 513. In step S3114, an interrupt is permitted.

  After the interruption is permitted in step S3114, it is determined in the process of step S3122 whether power-off occurrence information is set in the backup area 513a. Here, if the information on occurrence of power supply interruption is set, the power supply is cut off. Therefore, the processing after step S3123 is performed as a power failure process at the time of power supply interruption. In the power failure process, first, the generation of each interrupt process is prohibited in step S3123, and a command determination process described later is executed in the next step S3124. Thereafter, the contents of each register used by the CPU 511 are saved in the stack area in step S3125, the stack pointer value is stored in the backup area 513a in step S3126, and the RAM determination value is calculated in step S3127 to calculate the backup area 513a. In step S3128, RAM access is prohibited, and the infinite loop is continued until the power supply is completely shut down and processing cannot be executed. Here, the RAM determination value is, for example, a checksum value in the stack area and work area to be backed up in the RAM 513.

  Note that since the process of step S3122 confirms the occurrence information of the power-off after the process performed at the time of turning on the power, the amount of data stored in the backup area 513a of the RAM 513 is smaller than that in the middle of each process. Less and can be easily memorized. Further, when returning to the state before power-off, since the amount of data stored in the backup area 513a is small, it can be easily restored and the processing load of the payout control device 311 can be reduced. .

  Next, timer interrupt processing of the payout control device 311 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. This timer interrupt process is started periodically (in this embodiment, at a cycle of 2 msec).

  In the timer interrupt process, first, in step S3201, a command from the main control device 261 is acquired, and a determination process for the command is performed.

  Here, the command determination processing in step S3201 will be described with reference to FIG.

  First, in step S3301, it is determined whether or not a command reception flag is turned on. The command reception flag is turned on when a command transmitted from the main controller 261 is received in the above-described reception interrupt process (see FIG. 38).

  If it is determined in step S3301 that the command reception flag is OFF, a new command has not been received from the main control device 261, and thus this process is terminated. On the other hand, if it is determined in step S3301 that the command reception flag is on, the received command is read from the RAM 513 in step S3302, and the command reception flag is turned off in step S3303. By turning off the command reception flag in step S3303, the processing in steps S3302 to S3311 can be skipped until a new command is received, so that the control of the payout control device 311 can be reduced.

  The type of command read from the RAM 513 is determined in the processing of step S3304 to step S3306. In step S3304, it is determined whether or not the command transmitted from the main control device 261 is a payout initialization command. In step S3305, it is determined whether or not it is a payout return command. In step S3306, it is determined whether the command is a prize ball command. It is determined whether or not.

  If the command transmitted from the main controller 261 is a payout initialization command, it is determined in step S3307 whether or not the payout permission flag has already been turned on. If the payout permission flag has been turned off, the main power is turned on. Since the initialization of the RAM 513 is instructed from the control device 261, the work area (area) other than the stack area of the RAM 513 is cleared to 0 in step S3308, and the initial value of the RAM 513 is set in step S3309. Thereafter, in step S3311, the payout permission flag is turned on, and the payout permission for the winning ball is set.

  As described above, the main controller 261 performs initialization processing of the RAM 503 after transmitting the payout initialization command, and the payout control device 311 initializes processing of the RAM 513 after receiving the payout initialization command. Therefore, the timing at which the RAM 503 is initialized and the timing at which the RAM 513 is initialized are substantially at the same time. Therefore, even if the payout control device 311 receives a command transmitted from the main control device 261 due to a shift in the initialization timing, the RAM 513 is initialized, and control corresponding to the received command cannot be performed. The occurrence of adverse effects can be prevented. In addition, since the payout permission flag is turned on after the RAM 513 is initialized, it is possible to reliably set the payout allowance for prize balls.

  On the other hand, if the payout permission flag has already been turned on in step S3307, the command determination process is terminated without clearing the work area of the RAM 513 and the initialization process of the RAM 513. That is, the processing in step S3307 prohibits initialization of the RAM 513 with the payout permission flag set. The payout initialization command is a command that is transmitted only when the RAM erase switch 323 is turned on when the power is turned on. Therefore, the payout initialization command is not received in a state where the payout permission flag is turned on. It is conceivable that the payout control device 311 has recognized the payout initialization command due to the influence of noise or the like. Therefore, if the work area of the RAM 513 is cleared (step S3308) and the initial value setting of the RAM 513 (step S3309) is executed in a state where the payout permission flag is turned on, the payout is not made when a prize ball remains. Although an adverse effect occurs and causes a loss to the player, since the RAM 513 is prevented from being initialized while the payout permission flag is turned on, it is possible to prevent the player from being lost.

  Further, if the command transmitted from the main control device 261 is a payout return command (step S3304: NO, step S3305: YES), the main control device 261 and the payout control device 311 return to the state before the power cut-off. In order to permit the payout of the prize ball, the payout permission flag is turned on in step S3311. That is, when there is information on occurrence of power interruption and the main control device 261 and the payout control device 311 return to the state before the power interruption, the payout of the prize ball is permitted. When the payout permission flag is turned on in the process of step S3311, the process based on the command stored in the predetermined storage area of the command buffer is completed, so the read pointer is changed to the read pointer corresponding to the next storage area. Updated.

  Further, if the command transmitted from main controller 261 is a prize ball command (step S3305: NO, step S3306: YES), the received prize ball number is added to the total prize ball number and stored in step S3310. In order to permit the payout of prize balls, the payout permission flag is turned on in step S3311. At this time, the payout control device 311 sequentially reads out the prize ball commands stored in the command buffer (ring buffer), and adds the number of prize balls corresponding to the command to the total number of prize balls stored in a predetermined buffer area. And remember. Since a prize ball corresponding to the number of prize balls is paid out based on the prize ball command transmitted from the main controller 261, the prize ball command is a payout instruction command for instructing the prize ball to be paid out. . In addition, when a winning ball command is received, the payout permission is immediately set, so that the winning ball can be paid out early for winning. When the payout permission flag is turned on in the process of step S3311, the process based on the command stored in the predetermined storage area of the command buffer is completed, so the read pointer is changed to the read pointer corresponding to the next storage area. Updated.

  Note that the command transmitted from the main controller 261 is not a payout initialization command (step S3304: NO), is not a payout return command (step S3305: NO), and is not a prize ball command (step S3306: NO), The command determination process is terminated without turning on the payout permission flag.

  Returning to the flowchart of FIG. When the command determination process ends, it is determined in step S3202 whether or not the payout permission flag is turned on in the command determination process. Here, if the payout permission flag is not turned on, this processing is ended as it is. That is, it is possible to prevent award balls from being paid out before a command is transmitted from the main controller 261.

  On the other hand, if an affirmative determination is made in step S3202, the launch permission is set for the launch control device 312 in step S3203, the state return switch 321 is checked in step S3204, and the state return operation is determined to be started. Perform a return operation. With this process, when the state return switch 321 is pressed when a payout error occurs, for example, when the payout motor is clogged, the payout motor is rotated forward and reverse to eliminate the ball clogging (return to the normal state). .

  Thereafter, in step S3205, setting of the lower plate full state or the lower plate full state is performed according to the change in the state of the lower plate 15. That is, when the lower pan 15 is detected based on the detection signal of the lower pan full switch, when the lower pan is full, the lower pan full state is set, and when the lower pan full is not reached , Set the lower pan full release state. In step S3206, setting of a tank ball absence state (out of ball state) or a tank ball absence release state (ball state) is executed in accordance with a change in the state of the tank ball. In other words, the tank ball no switch state is determined based on the detection signal of the tank ball no switch, and the special setting for the absence of the tank ball and the setting for the no tank ball state are executed. Perform configuration.

  Thereafter, in step S3207, for example, the presence / absence of a state to be notified, such as an error state, is determined.

  Subsequently, a payout control process for prize balls and rental balls is executed. Specifically, a payout number setting process is performed in step S3208, a motor control state acquisition process is performed in step S3209, and a motor drive process is performed in step S3210.

  In step S3211, the state return switch 321 is checked to execute the ball removal process by driving the payout motor 358a on the condition that the ball removal disabled state is not set and the ball removal operation is not started. In a succeeding step S3212, the control of the vibrator 360 (vibration motor control) is executed on condition that the ball is clogged. Thereafter, the process returns to the beginning of the timer interrupt process.

  Next, normal processing of the sub-control device 262 will be described with reference to FIG.

  First, in step S3901, the port corresponding to the command input of the input / output port 554 is confirmed, and it is determined whether or not the command transmitted from the main controller 261 is received.

  If a command has been received, the command is stored in the command buffer of the RAM 553 in step S3902. The command buffer of the RAM 553 is a ring buffer that temporarily stores commands transmitted from the main control device 261. The ring buffer has a predetermined storage area, and commands are stored with regularity from the beginning to the end of the storage area. When commands are stored in all storage areas, the ring buffer is at the start of the storage area. The return command is configured to be updated. Therefore, when the command is stored and when the command is read, the storage pointer and the read pointer in the command buffer are updated, and the command is stored and read based on each pointer.

  In the subsequent step S3903, a hold information storage process for storing the fluctuation information included in the advance command in the hold information storage area provided in the RAM 553 is performed. The starting command includes, as described above, information indicating whether the display is a variation display triggered by the first start winning unit 33a (the setting of the first start winning flag), or variation information corresponding to the jackpot. Information indicating whether there is a big hit occurrence flag setting, information indicating whether it is a fluctuation display corresponding to a small hit (setting a small hit occurrence flag), whether it is a fluctuation display corresponding to a loss (of a loss flag Information indicating the setting) and information indicating the variation display variation time (setting of the 1-second variation flag, the 3-second variation flag, and the 7-second variation flag).

  Further, the holding information storage area includes four holding areas (holding first to fourth holding areas) and one execution area, like the special variable holding area of the main control device 261. In the hold information storage area, the change information included in the advance command is stored in time series in accordance with the reception history of the advance command based on the change display (information stored in the special change hold area). By adopting this configuration, the sub-control device 262 can also grasp the fluctuation information stored in the special fluctuation holding area of the main control device 261.

  Here, the hold information storage processing in step S3903 will be described with reference to FIG.

  First, in step S4101, it is determined whether or not a starting command has been received (whether or not the starting command has been stored in the command buffer of the RAM 553). If an affirmative determination is made in step S4101, in step S4102, a hold counter Nc that counts the number of variable information held in the hold information storage area is incremented by one.

  In the following step S4103, fluctuation information including information on whether or not big hit, information on whether or not small hit, fluctuation time information, etc. included in the advance command is stored in the first reserved area in the reserved information storage area. Remember in the area. Thereafter, in step S4104, the values of various counters used in determining the effect display content are acquired, and the values are stored in the same holding area where the variation information is stored.

  After performing the process of step S4104 or when a negative determination is made in step S4101, the process proceeds to step S4105 to determine whether or not a variation pattern command has been received (whether or not the variation pattern command has been stored in the command buffer of the RAM 553). Or not). If an affirmative determination is made in step S4105, 1 is subtracted from the value of the hold counter Nc in step S4106.

  After step S4106, in step S4107, a process for shifting data stored in the hold information storage area is executed. This data shift process is a process for sequentially shifting the data (including flag information) stored in the first to fourth reservation areas of the reservation information storage area to the execution area side. The first reservation area → the execution area The data in each area is shifted, for example, second reserved area → first reserved area, third reserved area → second reserved area, fourth reserved area → third reserved area.

  After performing the process of step S4107 or when a negative determination is made in step S4205, it is determined in step S4108 whether or not a variable reset command has been received. Note that the change reset command is output from the main controller 261 when the change display is interrupted due to a game ball entering the specific winning opening 421 during a change display and generating a big hit state (FIG. 33). (See step S1313 of the end setting process).

  If an affirmative determination is made in step S4108, in step S4109, a value corresponding to the original variation time is set for the variation time timer based on the information stored in the command buffer of the RAM 553 when the variation pattern command is received. That is, the fluctuation time timer stores the remaining fluctuation time when the fluctuation display of the special display devices 43L and 43R is interrupted. In this process, the original fluctuation time ( The remaining fluctuation time at the start of fluctuation) is overwritten in the fluctuation time timer. Thereby, after the end of the big hit state, in the display setting process, a display command is generated so that the display effect corresponding to the variable display of the special display devices 43L and 43R is performed again from the beginning. After the step S4109 or when a negative determination is made in step S4108, this process is terminated.

  Returning to the description of FIG. 42, after step S3903 or when a negative determination is made in step S3901, the process proceeds to step S3904, whether or not the execution timing of the next normal process has been reached, that is, the start of the previous normal process It is determined whether or not a predetermined time (1 msec in this example) has elapsed. If the predetermined time has already elapsed, the process proceeds to step S3905. On the other hand, if the predetermined time has not yet elapsed from the start of the previous normal process, the process proceeds to step S3912.

  In step S3905, update processing of various counters used when determining the effect display content is executed. In subsequent step S3906, display setting processing is performed. Here, various arithmetic processes such as generating a display command to be output to the display control device 45 and command output setting are basically performed based on information stored in the command buffer of the RAM 553 when a variation pattern command is received. Accordingly, the display mode to be displayed on the decorative symbol display device 42 is determined here, and a value corresponding to the variation time of the variation pattern command is set in the variation time timer. At this time, the sub-control device 262 performs processing based on a table associating various types of effects (variation types) with variation pattern commands. Since the normal processing of the sub-control device 262 is performed every 1 msec, for example, when information indicating that the variation time in the special display devices 43L and 43R is 1 second is received, the variation time timer corresponds to 1 second. The value “1000” to be set is set.

  In step S3906, the presence / absence of the operation of the effect button 125 is also checked. If the operation of the effect button 125 is confirmed, settings corresponding to the operation are performed. Furthermore, in this embodiment, when “100” is set in the variation counter in the end setting process, or when the value of the variation counter is decremented by 1 in the discrimination information setting process, a command including that is the main command. The control device 261 outputs the sub-control device 262. The sub-control device 262 displays the remaining number of times of the navigation mode on the decorative symbol display device 42 based on the command information. In the present embodiment, the function of displaying the remaining number of navigation modes on the decorative symbol display device 42 corresponds to the remaining number teaching means.

  The display command is, for example, a command for designating a series of display effects from the start to the end of variable display, or a command for designating a display effect during a jackpot, and is stored in the command buffer of the RAM 553. A necessary display command is generated each time based on the above. Usually, the display commands related to the variable display generated by the sub-control device 262 are roughly divided into a normal variation data group, a reach effect data group, and the like. Are sequentially output in accordance with a predetermined time sequence based on the above, and display effects corresponding to various variation patterns are performed. For example, the normal fluctuation data group includes normal fluctuation data 1, normal fluctuation data 2,..., And normal fluctuation data m, and the reach effect data group includes reach effect data 1, reach effect data 2,. In the case of n, data output is sequentially performed in the order of normal fluctuation data 1 → 2 →... → m with the start of normal fluctuation, and subsequently reach effect data 1 → 2 → with the start of reach effect. ... → Data is sequentially output in the order of n.

  In the present embodiment, the decorative symbol display device 42 performs an effect of notifying the occurrence of the big hit state based on the winning / opening lottery. Further, the notice effect is configured not only to correspond to the changing display during the change in the special display devices 43L and 43R, but also to the change information stored in the special change holding area. ing. That is, a display effect is generated based on the information stored in the command buffer of the RAM 553 and the variation information stored in the hold information storage area when the variation pattern command is received.

  Furthermore, in this embodiment, when the wing member 406 is in the open state, and when the game ball remains in the specific area 401 even when the wing member 406 is in the closed state, the special display devices 43L and 43R. The configuration is such that no change display is performed. For this reason, in such a state where the variable display is not performed, a dedicated display effect is performed in the decorative symbol display device 42.

  Hereinafter, display effects performed by the decorative symbol display device 42 will be described with reference to FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 44 (a), in the decorative symbol display device 42, as a display effect corresponding to the variable display of the special display devices 43L and 43R, an effect display in which an alien eats sushi at a rotating sushi restaurant is performed.

  Specifically, the decorative symbol display device 42 displays a sushi bar turntable, sushi on a plate flowing through the turntable, and aliens. The sushi flowing on the turntable changes depending on the number of fluctuation information stored in the holding information storage area. For example, when the fluctuation information is stored in the execution area and the first holding area, the decorative symbol display device 42. 2 sushi (2 dishes) will be displayed.

  In addition, the sushi indicating the change information of the execution area flows in front of the alien, and if the alien can eat it using chopsticks, a small hit or a big hit will occur (if it is off, the sushi will be dropped). Specifically, one sushi displayed on the decorative symbol display device 42 is added when the starting command is received, and the sushi (the first sushi displayed on the decorative symbol display device 42 when the variation pattern command is received). Sushi corresponding to the fluctuation information shifted to the execution area) flows to the alien. Further, during the variable display of the special symbol display devices 43L and 43R, when the alien tries to take sushi with chopsticks, and when the variable symbol display of the special symbol display devices 43L and 43R is stopped and displayed, the alien Is displayed to put sushi in the mouth or drop sushi.

  In addition, the size of sushi displayed on the decorative symbol display device 42 is large, medium, and small. In the case of “small hit” with 1 second fluctuation, “small” sushi with 3 seconds fluctuation In the case of “small hit”, “medium” sushi is displayed, and in the case of “big hit” and “out”, “medium” or “large” sushi is displayed. This difference in size of sushi can be recognized when the sushi corresponding to the suspended variation display is displayed on the decorative symbol display device 42. As a result, the player can increase the expectation of “big hit” even for the suspended variation display.

  Further, in the decorative symbol display device 42, almost simultaneously with the opening of the wing member 406, a display effect in which an alien calls the spacecraft is started. It should be noted that during the opening of the wing member 406, the decorative symbol display device 42 may display a message prompting the player to enter the game ball into the specific area 401. After that, when a game ball enters the specific area 401 and the entrance count switch 437 is detected, the spacecraft is displayed on the decorative symbol display device 42. When a game ball enters the specific winning opening 421 (in the valid state), an alien enters the spaceship and is notified of the occurrence of the jackpot state, and then corresponds to the variable display on the round display device 47. The display effects to be performed and the display effects corresponding to the big hit state are continued. On the other hand, when all the game balls are discharged from the specific area 401 without entering the specific prize opening 421, a display indicating that the spaceship has disappeared is made, and then a display corresponding to the change display of the special symbol display devices 43L and 43R. Production begins.

  Further, when the wing member 406 is closed without the game ball entering the specific area 401, the display effect is terminated without displaying the spaceship, and the special symbol display devices 43L and 43R display the change. A display effect corresponding to is started.

  In the description of the flowchart, for the sake of convenience, description of processing related to dedicated display effects that is performed while the wing member 406 is in the open state and until the game ball is discharged from the specific area 401 is omitted. However, here is a summary. That is, main controller 261 determines that specific entry detection switch 425 is activated when wing member 406 is opened (for example, after step S1806) or when entry count switch 437 is detected (for example, after step S7204). When there is a detection (for example, after step S7313), when the wing member 406 is closed (for example, after step S1812), or when the value of the entrance counter becomes “0” (for example, after step S7107). A command for outputting these various types of information to the sub-control device 262 is set, and the command is output to the sub-control device 262 in the next external output process (see step S201) of the normal process. Then, the sub-control device 262 performs the dedicated display effect based on the various information.

  Note that the display control device 45 performs a drawing process in response to a command from the sub-control device 262, and starts a variable display of symbols on the decorative symbol display device. Once the variation pattern command is received from main controller 261, sub-control is performed until the variation time corresponding to the variation pattern has elapsed (until the variation time timer set in step S3907 becomes 0). The effect display is continued under the cooperation of the device 262 and the display control device 45.

  In step S3907 following step S3906, a second accessory driving process for driving the second movable accessory 447 is performed. In the present embodiment, when the wing member 406 is opened, the second accessory driving motor is driven, and the second movable accessory 447 is reciprocated up and down once. Also, when the jackpot information is included in the variation pattern command (even if jackpot information is stored in the hold information storage area), when the effect button 125 is operated, with a certain probability The second movable accessory 447 is configured to vibrate up and down.

  In the lamp setting process in step S3908, the lighting pattern of the lamp / electrical accessories is set in order to synchronize with the display effect performed by the decorative symbol display device 42. Further, in the lamp setting process, when a starting command is received, one of the special fluctuation hold lamps 46 that is in the extinguished state (for example, the leftmost lamp that is extinguished) is turned on. . Further, when the fluctuation pattern command is received, one of the special fluctuation hold lamps 46 in the lighting state (for example, the rightmost lamp among the lighting lamps) is turned off. In addition, when the information indicating that the fluctuation display of the normal symbol display device 41 is held is received, one of the normal fluctuation hold lamps 44 is turned on, and the fluctuation display of the normal symbol display device 41 is started. When the information to that effect is received, a process of turning off one of the normal fluctuation hold lamps 44 is also performed.

  In the sound setting process in step S3909, the output pattern of the speaker 24 is set to synchronize with the display effect performed by the decorative symbol display device 42. In addition, when a voice-related command such as an error notification is transmitted from the main control device 261, settings for performing these controls are also performed in step S3909.

  In step S3910, it is set to be displayed when a predetermined time elapses in a state where the display effect corresponding to the variable display of the special display devices 43L and 43R is not performed on the decorative symbol display device 42, for example. Do other processing such as control setting of the demo screen display).

  In step 3911, an external output process for transmitting a control signal based on the setting contents in steps S3905 to 3910 to each device is executed. For example, a display command is transmitted to the display control device 45 when causing the decorative symbol display device 42 to perform a display effect corresponding to the variable display of the special display devices 43L and 43R.

  After the processing of steps S3905 to S3911 performed every 1 msec is performed, or when a negative determination is made in step S3904, the process proceeds to step S3912, and whether or not the information on occurrence of power interruption is stored in the RAM 553 is determined. Is determined. The information on the occurrence of power interruption is stored when a power interruption command is received from the main controller 261.

  If the occurrence information of the power interruption is not stored, the process proceeds to step S3913, and it is determined whether or not the RAM 553 is destroyed. If the RAM 553 is not destroyed here, the process returns to step S3901 and the normal process is repeatedly executed. On the other hand, if the RAM 553 is destroyed, the processing is looped infinitely in order to stop the subsequent processing.

  On the other hand, if it is determined in step S3912 that the power-off occurrence information is stored, power-off processing is executed in step S3914. In power-off processing, interrupt processing is prohibited and each output port is turned off. Further, the storage of the information on occurrence of power interruption is also erased. After executing the power-off process, the process loops infinitely.

  As described above in detail, according to the present embodiment, in the normal game state other than the big hit state, the valid state in which the big hit state is generated based on the detection of the specific incoming ball detection switch 425, and the specific incoming ball detection switch There is an invalid state in which the big hit state does not occur even if the detection of 425 is detected, and when the ball count switch 437 is detected, the state is switched to the valid state, and after the wing member 406 is closed, the specific region 401 When it is determined that there is no game ball in the inside, the state is switched to an invalid state. For this reason, compared with what is always in a valid state, it is possible to suppress fraudulent acts such as causing a specific hit detection switch 425 to perform erroneous detection using radio waves or the like to generate a jackpot state.

  Furthermore, in the present embodiment, the valid state (valid) is valid until the value of the entrance counter that counts the number of game balls existing in the specific area 401 after the entrance count switch 437 is detected becomes 0. In a state where no game ball enters the specific area 401 other than that, it is set to an invalid state (valid flag off). For this reason, the period (effective period) made into the effective state can be shortened as much as possible. Therefore, the above-described effects such as suppression of illegal acts such as erroneous detection by the specific entry detection switch 425 can be achieved more reliably. If a ball clogging occurs in a specific area, an error notification is given 5 seconds after the game ball is supposed to be discharged from the specific area 401 after the game ball is finally detected by the incoming count switch 437. As the process is performed, the valid flag is turned off (invalid state).

  In addition, when the specific winning detection switch 425 is detected in the invalid state, an error notification process is performed and a jackpot state is not generated (see the specific winning process). For this reason, it is possible to detect the fraud early, prevent damage to the game hall due to the fraud, and the like. The error state is released by operating an error release switch (not shown) provided on the rear side of the pachinko machine 10 by a person related to the game hall. Further, it is determined whether or not the specific entry detection switch 425 has been detected in the specific winning process before determining whether or not the specific entry detection switch 425 has been detected. Although it is possible to prevent a situation in which a jackpot state is illegally generated by configuring so that the determination itself is not performed, in this case, an error notification cannot be performed. It is desirable to determine again whether the detection switch 425 has been detected or not after determining whether the detection switch 425 has been detected.

  Furthermore, in the present embodiment, a pre-detection switch 427 that detects a game ball that has entered the specific winning opening 421 before the specific ball detection switch 425 is provided, and when the specific ball detection switch 425 is detected. Whether or not the advance detection switch 427 has been detected is determined in advance, and the jackpot state is generated only when an affirmative determination is made. That is, in order to generate the big hit state, the detection by the prior detection switch 427 must be performed before the detection by the specific entry detection switch 425. Specifically, for example, when a radio wave is emitted toward the specific entrance switch 425 and the specific entrance detection means 425 and the prior detection switch 427 are simultaneously detected, the big hit state does not occur. Therefore, in order to generate the big hit state, since it is a condition that the specific entry detection switch 425 is detected after a predetermined time of detection by the advance detection switch 427 (detection order), the specific entry detection switch 425 has a condition. It is possible to more reliably suppress an illegal act such as detecting a radio wave or the like and generating a jackpot state.

  In particular, in the present embodiment, the advance detection switch 427 is arranged to detect a game ball that has entered the specific winning opening 421. In the present embodiment, the advance detection switch 427 is provided between the advance detection switch 427 and the specific entry detection switch 425. The distance is about 5 mm. Thus, by arranging the advance detection switch 427 and the specific entry detection switch 425 close to each other, an unauthorized radio wave is emitted and only one of the advance detection switch 427 and the specific entry detection switch 425 performs erroneous detection. Actions are virtually impossible. That is, after making an improper radio wave and causing the advance detection switch 427 to make a false detection without first detecting the specific ball entry detection switch 425, an illegal electric wave is emitted again to make the special ball entry detection switch 425 falsely detect it. Such a situation can be prevented. In particular, in the present embodiment, since the advance detection switch 427 and the specific entry detection switch 425 are arranged at the front and rear, it is possible to more reliably prevent a situation where only one switch 427, 425 performs a false detection. be able to. Therefore, it is possible to reliably prevent an act of illegally generating a big hit state using radio waves. In addition, a process (detection information confirmation process) for determining whether or not the specific ball detection switch 425 and the prior detection switch 427 have been detected is performed at a cycle of 2 msec, and the specific ball is detected after the game ball is detected by the prior detection switch 427. By taking at least 2 msec or more before the detection by the ball detection switch 425, it is possible to reliably grasp that the detection by the prior detection switch 427 has been detected prior to the detection by the specific ball detection switch 425.

  Further, in the present embodiment, in the special display devices 43L and 43R, the fluctuation display that is necessarily held is not started immediately after the fluctuation display that is currently changing is stopped and displayed, but the fluctuation display that is currently changing. When the wing member 406 is opened corresponding to the above, the suspended display is not started until the wing member 406 is closed. Further, even if the wing member 406 is closed, if there is a game ball in the specific area 401 (it is determined that the value of the incoming counter is not 0), all the game balls from the specific area 401 are Until it is discharged (until it is determined that the value of the pitching counter is 0), the suspended fluctuation display is not started. With this configuration, a game ball that has entered the specific area 401 when the wing member 406 is opened and a game ball that has entered the specific area 401 when the wing member 406 is released are not mixed in the specific area 401. . For this reason, it is possible to sandwich an effective period (invalid state) once between the previous opening of the wing member 406 and the subsequent opening (effective period set corresponding to the previous opening of the wing member 406) And the validity period set corresponding to the later release can be avoided). Therefore, the above-mentioned effect of shortening the effective period as much as possible can be achieved more reliably.

  In addition, you may comprise so that the suspended fluctuation display may not be started, but the suspended fluctuation display may be started, but not stopped. Further, in the present embodiment, a dedicated effect display (an effect in which an alien calls and rides on a spacecraft) is performed on the decorative symbol display device 42 while the start of the suspended variable display is on standby. That is, there is a possibility that the player may feel a sense of discomfort by suddenly interrupting the effect display of the decorative symbol display device 42 corresponding to the variable display of the special display devices 43L and 43R by waiting for the start of the suspended variable display. However, it is possible to prevent such problems by performing a dedicated effect display while waiting for the variable display, and to improve the performance. In addition, since the interval between the opening of the wing members 406 becomes relatively long as the start of the variable display waits, there is a concern that the game ball may be lost if the game ball is continuously fired. By performing a dedicated effect display while waiting, it becomes easy to recognize that the variable display is in a standby state, and such a problem can be suppressed.

  In addition, it is not limited to the description content of embodiment mentioned above, For example, you may implement as follows.

  (D) In the above embodiment, regardless of which of the first start winning unit 33a and the second starting winning unit 33b a game ball enters, the winning probability of the open lottery and the winning lottery, the variable display time, etc. are the same. However, when a game ball enters the first start winning unit 33a and when a game ball enters the second start winning unit 33b, the lottery and the lottery are assigned in the open lottery and the winning lottery. You may comprise so that the content of the privilege at the time of winning may differ.

  For example, in the case of winning a lottery based on a lottery based on entering the first start winning unit 33a, the wing member is displayed after the first special display device 43L displays the fluctuation for 1 second or 3 seconds. When 406 is opened once or twice for 0.8 seconds, and when winning a lottery by lottery based on entering the second start winning unit 33b, 1 is displayed on the second special display device 43R. After the second fluctuation display is performed, the wing member 406 may be opened once for one second. Further, for example, the number of game balls paid out when a game ball enters the first start winning unit 33a is different from the number of game balls paid out when a ball enters the second start winning unit 33b. It is good as well. Further, when a game ball enters the first start winning unit 33a, it is determined that the value of the success / failure random number counter C1 is “0”, and then the jackpot type is further determined based on the value of the type selection counter Nx. Processing to determine may be performed.

  In addition, the wing member 406 may be released a plurality of times (for example, twice) per “small hit” (for example, the wing member 406 in a lottery based on entering the moving prize units 33a and 33b). Is configured such that “the first small hit” is released once, and “the second small hit”, “big hit”, or “disengaged” in which the wing member 406 is opened twice) is configured. When the wing member 406 is opened twice for each “small hit”, the length of the opening interval of the wing member 406 may be changed. For example, when the previous opening period of the wing member 406 ends, it is determined whether or not a game ball exists in the specific area 401. If it is determined that there is no game ball, the wing member 406 is temporarily closed. Alternatively, the opening after the wing member 406 is started without closing, and if it is determined that the wing member 406 is present, the opening after the wing member 406 is performed when all the game balls are discharged from the specific area 401. May be configured to start. In this case, the invalid state is temporarily sandwiched between the previous open period and the subsequent open period of the wing member 406 in which the detection of the specific entry detection switch 425 is effective as an opportunity for occurrence of the jackpot state. It is possible to divide the effective period (effective period) as short as possible. Accordingly, it is possible to more reliably prevent an illegal act such as causing the specific entrance detection switch 425 to perform an erroneous detection using radio waves or the like.

  Moreover, in the said embodiment, although it becomes the structure by which a total of four fluctuation displays based on the winning to the 1st start winning unit 33a and the 2nd starting winning unit 33b are put on hold, for example, each 1st start winning prize It is good also as a structure which can hold | maintain up to four each (8 total) change display corresponding to the pitch to the unit 33a and the 2nd start winning unit 33b, respectively. In the case of adopting this configuration, a holding lamp 46 is provided which indicates the number of holdings of the variable display based on the entering into each start winning unit 33a, 33b by a lighting mode. In addition, when adopting the configuration, for example, the variable display based on the entry to the second start winning unit 33b is given priority over the change display based on the entry to the first start winning unit a. It may be configured such that the variable display corresponding to the order in which the first start winning unit 33a and the second starting winning unit 33b have entered the balls may be executed.

  Furthermore, in the above embodiment, two first start winning units 33a and one second start winning unit 33b are provided, but the number of start entering means is not particularly limited. Only one 2-start winning unit 33b may be provided. Further, the arrangement of the starting ball entering means is not particularly limited. However, it is desirable to arrange the starting entry means so that any of the game balls passing through the left and right sides of the central winning unit 37 may enter the starting entry means.

  In the embodiment described above, there is a case where a “hit” (16 rounds big win) is won in the lottery performed based on the winning to the start winning units 33a and 33b, but the winning winning units 33a and 33b are entered. In the lottery based on the ball, it may be configured such that the “big hit” is not determined (so that it is distributed as “small hit” or “out”). Furthermore, the configuration may be such that the wing member 406 is always opened when the start winning units 33a and 33b have entered the ball (be sure to “spot” and not come off).

  (B) In the above embodiment, when the ball count switch 437 is detected, it is switched to the valid state, and after the wing member 406 is closed, it is determined that there is no game ball in the specific area 401. However, when the wing member 406 is opened corresponding to the variation display after the variation display corresponding to “small hit” is started, the specific area 401 is entered. When it is determined that there is no gaming ball in the specific area 401 after the sphere member 406 is switched to an effective state until the specific incoming ball detection switch 425 detects it and the wing member 406 is closed, or When it is determined that a game ball should not exist in the specific area 401, it may be configured to switch to the invalid state. Also in this case, in the normal gaming state other than the big hit state, the effective period can be sufficiently shortened (shortly divided), and there is an effect of suppressing an illegal act such as causing the specific entry detection switch 425 to erroneously detect. Is done.

  However, it is desirable to switch to the valid state after the wing member 406 is opened, and it is more desirable to switch to the valid state after detection of the entrance count switch 437 as the entry detecting means as in the above embodiment. That is, by adopting a configuration in which the wing member 406 is activated after the wing member 406 is opened, it is effective when the wing member 406 is not yet opened and there is no possibility that the game ball enters the specific area 401. A situation such as a state can be avoided, and the valid period can be further shortened. Furthermore, by adopting a configuration in which the ball count switch 437 detects that the ball is in the valid state after the detection of the ball count switch 437, it is possible to avoid a situation in which the ball is in the valid state even though no game ball has entered the specific area 401. And the validity period can be further shortened.

  In addition, it is also possible to use a timer so that the timer can be switched to a valid state after a predetermined time after the ball count switch 437 is detected (after the wing member 406 is opened). In this case, the effective period can be further shortened. However, since it is necessary to provide a timer or set the timer, the configuration of switching to the valid state when the ball count switch 437 is detected (when the wing member 406 is released) is more preferable. The processing can be simplified. Incidentally, a predetermined time after the detection of the entrance count switch 437 (the game ball detected by the entrance count switch 437 is transferred to the specific entrance detection switch 425 (pre-detection switch 427) or the non-specific entrance detection switch 426. In the case of adopting a configuration of switching to an effective state on the premise that the timing is before detection), it is most effective in that the effective period is shortened.

  In addition, instead of turning off the validity flag (switching to the invalid state) based on the value of the entry counter being 0, for example, a game ball that has entered the specific area 401 immediately before the wing member 406 is closed May be switched to an invalid state at a timing when the image is supposed to be discharged from the specific area 401. In this case, for example, the error time with respect to the standard time from when the game ball enters the specific area 401 until it is discharged (until it is detected by the specific ball detection switch 425 or the non-specific ball detection switch 426). Is provided with a storage area as a scheduled discharge time storage means for storing the estimated discharge time in advance, a measurement timer for measuring the time after the wing member 406 is closed, and the wing member 406 is closed. The scheduled discharge time memorize | stored in the storage area with respect to the measurement timer is set at the time of being performed, and the structure which switches to an invalid state when the scheduled discharge time passes is mentioned. As described above, even when it is determined that a game ball should not exist in the specific area 401 and the state is switched to the invalid state, the same effect as that of the above embodiment is obtained.

  By the way, when measurement of the time until switching to the invalid state is started at the time when the variable display is started or when the wing member 406 is opened, the variation time, the variation in the opening time of the wing member 406, etc. If there is, it becomes necessary to calculate the estimated discharge time each time, which may lead to a complicated configuration. Of course, it is conceivable to configure such that there is no such variation, but in this case, restrictions on game variations are increased, which may lead to a monotonous feeling. On the other hand, the above-described problem can be avoided by starting the measurement of the time from when the wing member 406 is closed until switching to the invalid state as described above.

  Further, for example, it is possible to switch to the invalid state at the timing when the game ball last detected by the ball count switch 437 should be discharged from the specific area 401. In this case, for example, a storage area that stores in advance a scheduled discharge time in which an error time is added to a standard time from when a game ball is detected by the pitch counting switch 437 until the game ball is discharged outside the specific area 401; And a timer for measuring the time after the detection of the entrance count switch 437 is provided, and the estimated discharge time stored in the storage area at the time when the entrance count switch 437 is detected. There is a configuration in which the measurement timer is set, and when the estimated discharge time has elapsed, the state is switched to an invalid state. Even when this configuration is adopted, the same effects as those of the above-described embodiment can be obtained.

  As described above, when switching to the invalid state using the measurement timer, in the initial setting (during delivery), the time until the game ball is discharged is stored in the storage means, and the operation is performed. After that, it is also possible to always measure the time until the game ball is discharged and store the average value in the storage means. In this case, it is possible to cope with a case where the time until the game ball is discharged changes due to a part of the member in the specific area 401 being damaged. Although it is possible to omit the incoming ball count switch 437, in this case, it becomes impossible to determine whether or not a game ball remains in the specific area 401, or switching between the valid state and the invalid state. Since the control is somewhat complicated, it is desirable to provide it.

  (C) In addition, for example, a standard time (or a time obtained by adding an error time) from when the game ball enters the specific area 401 until the game ball is detected by the entrance count switch 437 is stored in advance. The ball check time storage area and the ball that is turned on after the wing member 406 is opened and until the time stored in the ball check time storage area elapses after the wing member 406 is closed A confirmation flag, and when the entrance count switch 437 is detected, it is determined whether or not the entrance check flag is on. It is good also as an error alerting | reporting process being performed by discriminating. In this case, even if the entrance count switch 437 is detected, if the entrance confirmation flag is not turned on, it is not switched to the valid state (the invalid state is maintained). Can be detected erroneously and switched to an effective state, and then a specific hit detection switch 425 can emit a radio wave to cause erroneous detection, thereby preventing a big hit state.

  (D) In the above-described embodiment, the special display devices 43L and 43R are provided and the variable display is performed prior to the opening of the wing member 406. However, the present invention is not particularly limited to such a configuration. For example, the configuration is such that the wing member 406 is always opened based on the ball entering the start winning units 33a and 33b, and there is a ball entering the start winning unit 33a and 33b while the wing member 406 is opened. Alternatively, the right to open the wing member 406 is reserved, and when the wing member 406 is closed, the wing member 406 may be opened based on the held right. Furthermore, even after the wing member 406 is closed, if it is determined that there is a game ball in the specific area 401 (the value of the entrance counter is not 0), the release of the wing member 406 is further waited, The wing member 406 may be configured to be released when it is determined that there is no game ball in the specific area 401.

  Further, for example, in the case of adopting a configuration in which the wing member 406 is opened a plurality of times based on a single entry to the start winning units 33a and 33b, after the opening of the wing member 406 ends ( When the game ball enters the specific area 401 at the time of the previous release, the subsequent release is made to wait further and all game balls are discharged from the specific area 401 (after being closed). It may be configured that the later opening is started at the time.

  Even when these configurations are adopted, a game ball that has entered the specific area 401 when the wing member 406 is opened and a game ball that has entered the specific area 401 when the wing member 406 is opened are mixed in the specific area 401. Will not do. Therefore, an invalid state can be sandwiched between the first opening and the subsequent opening of the wing member 406, and as a result, the effective period can be shortened as much as possible.

  In the above embodiment, the wing member 406 is configured not to open when the value of the pitch counter is not 0. For example, one game ball has entered the start winning units 33a and 33b. On the other hand, the wing member 406 is opened twice, and the game ball that has entered the specific area 401 when the wing member 406 is opened for the first time is surely discharged before the second opening. As described above, the passages 432, 433, 434, 443 and the like in the specific region 401 may be configured. In this case, the process of confirming that the value of the entrance counter is 0 at the time of the second opening can be omitted. In addition, since the timing of the second opening is constant, it is easy to control the effect when the effect is performed in accordance with the opening of the wing member 406. Note that the configuration in which the value of the ball counter is confirmed can more reliably prevent a situation in which game balls that have entered the specific area 401 are mixed when the first and second releases.

  (E) In the above embodiment, the advance detection switch 427 as the advance detection means and the specific entry detection switch 425 as the specific entry detection means are provided at an interval of about 5 mm. The configuration is not limited to this, and it is only necessary that the prior detection switch 427 is detected prior to detection by the specific ball detection switch 425. For example, the prior detection switch 427 may be provided in the specific area 401. As an example, for example, when the advance detection switch 427 is omitted and the specific entry detection switch 425 is detected, it is determined whether or not the entry count switch 437 has been detected in advance. You may comprise so that a big hit state may be generated. In this case, the incoming ball count switch 437 constitutes a prior detection means. However, when a radio wave is emitted toward the specific ball detection switch 425, the specific ball detection switch 425 and the prior ball are detected so that not only the specific ball detection switch 425 but also the prior detection switch 427 detects the radio wave. It is desirable to arrange the detection switches 427 as close as possible.

  Further, in the above embodiment, the advance detection switch 427 and the specific entry detection switch 425 are arranged in front of and behind each other. However, the invention is not particularly limited to such a configuration. It is good to be.

  Further, in the above-described embodiment, proximity switches are employed as the advance detection switch 427, the specific entry detection switch 425, and the entry count switch 437. However, the present invention is not limited to such a configuration. Any or a combination of these or all of them may be a contact type switch. For example, when the advance detection switch 427 is a contact type switch and the specific entry detection switch 425 is a proximity switch, when an illegal radio wave is emitted toward the advance detection switch 427 and the specific entry detection switch 425, Since only the ball detection switch 425 is erroneously detected, an error process is performed on the assumption that the specific ball detection switch 425 is detected even though the prior detection switch 427 is not detected.

  (F) In the above embodiment, when a jackpot state occurs during the variable display of the special display devices 43L and 43R, the variable display is performed after the end of the jackpot state, and is performed not from the middle but from the beginning. However, it is not particularly limited to such a configuration. For example, the special display devices 43L and 43R that are interrupted due to the occurrence of the jackpot state are displayed after the jackpot has ended, but the change time is calculated by subtracting the time of the change display performed before the jackpot state. It is good also as a structure (it restarts from the state at the time of being interrupted). That is, the subtraction process of the first display control timer may be skipped during the big hit state, and the value of the first display timer (the fluctuation remaining time) before the big hit state may be inherited as it is after the big hit state.

  Also, for example, when a game ball enters the specific winning opening 421 during the variation display of the special display devices 43L and 43R and a big hit state is generated, the fluctuation display is forcibly terminated before the big hit state is started. It is also possible to make it. Further, for example, in the configuration, when the suspended display to be interrupted corresponds to “big hit”, regardless of the result of the type lottery based on the detection of the specific entry detection switch 425 (or the type lottery is performed) It is also possible to generate a 16-round jackpot.

  (G) In the above embodiment, when setting the change display (setting the change pattern command), the change time is determined based on the value of the winning random number counter C1 or the value of the change time selection counter C2. The variation time or the like may be determined based on the setting status of a flag such as a big hit occurrence flag or a 3-second variation flag. In this case, in the variation display setting process for determining the contents of the variation display, it is only necessary to take into consideration the determination already made in the start winning process and the determination of the variation time, and the value of the winning random number counter C1 is set to “small” again. It is not necessary to determine whether the value corresponds to “winning” or “big hit” or whether the value of the variation time selection counter C2 corresponds to the variation time of seconds.

  Further, in the above embodiment, in the special fluctuation holding area, apart from the area for storing the values of the winning random number counter C1 and the fluctuation time selection counter C2, a small hit occurrence flag, a big hit occurrence flag, a three second fluctuation flag, and the like are provided. However, a configuration may be adopted in which information such as whether or not to make a big hit and the variation time is overwritten in the area for storing the values of the winning random number counter C1 and the variation time selection counter C2. In this case, it is not necessary to separately provide a big hit occurrence flag or a 3-second fluctuation flag, and the storage area can be simplified. However, according to the above-described embodiment, when the variable display is set (variable display setting process), the variable display is not set based on the results of the pre-defective determination process and the variable time determination process that are performed in advance. The values of the winning random number counter C1 and the variable time selection counter C2 extracted at the time of winning (in the start winning process) are directly compared with the values stored in the success / failure determination table and the variable time selection table, and according to the result. Thus, the variable display can be set.

  (H) In the above embodiment, the sub-control device 262 is provided, and the display control of the decorative symbol display device 42 is performed by the sub-control device 262, but the main control device 261 performs display control of the decorative symbol display device 42. It is good as well. In this case, the sub control device 262 may be omitted. Furthermore, in the said embodiment, when the variable display is performed by the special display apparatuses 43L and 43R, in the decoration symbol display apparatus 42, it corresponds to the variable display during the fluctuation | variation by the special display apparatuses 43L and 43R (variation display). The display effect corresponding to the suspended variation display is performed in addition to the display effect), but the display effect suggesting the content of the suspended variation display is omitted. May be. In this case, it is not necessary to grasp the contents of the variable display in the start winning process or to output the starting command to the sub-control device 262, so that the control burden can be reduced. Further, the decorative symbol display device 42 can be omitted. In addition, the light emission color of the holding lamp 46 may be changed so as to suggest the result of the fluctuation display being held.

  (I) In the above embodiment, when the wing member 406 is opened corresponding to the variation display during the variation display in the special display devices 43L and 43R, the opened wing member 406 is closed and the specific region 401 is opened. When it is determined that there is no game ball, the next variation display stored in the special variation holding area is started. However, the present invention is not particularly limited to such a configuration.

  For example, even if the wing member 406 is not opened or not corresponding to the variation display, the variation display that is suspended immediately after the variation display is stopped and displayed in the special display devices 43L and 43R is started. May be. In this case, a game ball that has entered the specific area 401 when the wing member 406 is released corresponding to the previous variation display and a specific area when the wing member 406 is opened corresponding to the subsequent variation display. It is conceivable that game balls that have entered 401 are mixed in the specific area 401. For this reason, it becomes difficult to divide the effective period, and the effective period may be relatively long as compared to the above embodiment.

  (J) In the above embodiment, a game ball enters the specific winning opening 421 and detection of the specific ball detection switch 425 is performed, so that the occurrence of a big hit state is promised and the type of the big win state is determined. Type lottery is performed, and the type of jackpot state is determined. That is, the type of jackpot state is determined using the type selection counter Nx, but is not particularly limited to such a configuration.

  For example, a rotating body serving as a movable allocating means is provided that has an area where a game ball that has entered the specific winning opening 421 is guided, and that includes five entrance portions into which the game ball can enter the area. Provide. In addition, a specific entrance detection switch 425 for detecting a game ball that has entered each entrance portion is provided corresponding to each entrance portion. Furthermore, each specific entry detection switch is associated with each type of jackpot state, and depending on which entry the game ball that entered the specific winning opening 421 enters (which specific entry) Different types of jackpot states are generated depending on whether a detection switch has been detected.

  The rotating body rotates at a constant speed so that each pitching portion passes in direct order under the specific winning opening 421. For this reason, when a game ball enters the specific prize opening 421, the game ball enters the ball entry part located below the specific prize opening 421.

  Further, for example, the movable distributing means for switching the entrance portion where the game ball is most likely to enter is not constituted by a rotating body among the plurality of entrance portions, but for example, the entrance to the specific winning opening 421 is entered. The movable distribution means may be configured by providing a plurality of entrance portions fixed to the area where the game balls are guided, and providing a shutter device that sequentially opens and closes the passages individually leading to the entrance portions. . In this case, the game ball that has entered the specific winning opening 421 passes through an open passage among the passages individually connected to each of the entrance portions by the shutter device, and enters one of the entrance portions.

  Further, for example, among the ten pockets of the rotating body 413 of the above-described embodiment, five specific receiving portions 417 are provided, and a specific entrance detection switch 425 is provided corresponding to each specific receiving portion 417, which specific A different type of jackpot state may be generated depending on whether a ball detection switch is detected.

  In the above embodiment, the first movable combination 441 is provided in the specific area 401, and in the support mode, the first movable combination 441 is always positioned below and a game ball that has entered the specific area 401 Is always configured to reach the sorting mechanism 403 via the introduction portion 431, the first guide passage 432, the fourth guide passage 443, and the lowering portion 445, but is particularly limited to such a configuration. It is not a thing. For example, in the support mode, the first movable accessory 441 may be configured to periodically move up and down as in the normal mode, or the first movable accessory 441 may be omitted.

  (K) Also, for example, in the specific area 401, a game ball route that is easy to enter the specific winning opening 421 and a game ball route that is difficult to enter are provided, and a game ball that passes through each game ball route is detected. It is also possible to provide a detection switch that performs the effect display according to the detection status of the detection switch in the decorative symbol display device 42. In this case, even without looking at the specific area 401, the whereabouts of the game ball can be grasped, and the performance can be improved.

  (L) In the above embodiment, “3 round jackpot”, “8 round jackpot”, “special 3 round jackpot”, “special 8 round jackpot”, and “16 round jackpot” are set as the jackpot status. The type of the big hit state is not particularly limited, and can be set as appropriate for each model of the gaming machine.

  In the above embodiment, there are “normal mode” and “support mode”. However, the setting of the game mode is not particularly limited, and can be set as appropriate for each model of the gaming machine. For example, it is possible to provide a mode that makes it easier to win a “big win” in the lottery / open lottery than in the normal mode or the support mode, and the support mode is also given when a predetermined condition is satisfied in the normal mode ( After completion of the big hit state, even if it starts in the normal mode, it may shift to the support mode in the middle). In addition, the support mode may be omitted and only the normal mode may be configured.

  Furthermore, in the above embodiment, the type of the jackpot state is determined, so that the type of the game mode given after the end of the jackpot is also determined, but the determination of the jackpot type and the game mode It is good also as a structure by which determination of a classification is performed separately. For example, in addition to the type selection counter Nx that determines the type of game mode, a winning type random number counter that determines the type of jackpot state may be provided.

  (M) Although not specifically mentioned in the above embodiment, when the “round” is won for the jackpot that is repeated three times, the “three round jackpot” and the “special 3” are set at the stage where the jackpot state is started or during the jackpot. You may comprise so that it may be hard to grasp | ascertain which is "round jackpot". That is, if the special display devices 43L and 43R are visually recognized when the fluctuation of the special display devices 43L and 43R is stopped, it is possible to specify the type of the big hit state, but as long as the player is viewing the decorative symbol display device 42 , It may be configured not to know which jackpot. In addition, if the “round” wins a jackpot that is repeated eight times, it is difficult to grasp whether it is “8 round jackpot” or “special 8 round jackpot” at the stage when the jackpot status is started or during the jackpot It is good also as a structure.

  Further, in the above-described embodiment, at the end of the jackpot state (end setting process), the mode given after the jackpot state ends is determined, but the jackpot is at the start of the jackpot state or during the jackpot round It is good also as performing mode discrimination after the end of the state. When this configuration is adopted, during the jackpot state, it is possible to provide effects such as suggesting or announcing the mode given after the jackpot state ends, and it is possible to improve the interest.

  (N) In the above-described embodiment, the type of jackpot state is determined according to the timing at which a game ball enters the specific winning opening 421. For example, the start winning units 33a and 33b are game-played. You may comprise so that the type of jackpot state may be determined according to the timing at which the ball entered. Specifically, when the start winning units 33a and 33b have entered the ball, the fluctuation display (fluctuation information) is stored in the holding area of the special fluctuation holding area as described above, and at least the fluctuation information is “small hit”. Is determined, the value of the type selection counter Nx is extracted and stored in association with the change information (stored in the hold area of the same special change hold area as the change information). If a game ball that has entered the specific area 401 enters the specific winning opening 421 when the wing member 406 is released corresponding to the predetermined variation display, it is stored corresponding to the predetermined variation display. The jackpot state of the type corresponding to the value of the selected type selection counter Nx is given.

  (O) In the above embodiment, the type selection counter Nx as the winning type determination value generation unit is configured to be updated every 4 msec in the normal processing, but is not particularly limited to such a configuration. . For example, it may be configured to be updated once every timer interrupt and repeatedly updated within the remaining time of normal processing. For example, as with the winning random number counter C1, an initial value corresponding to the type selection counter Nx When a random number counter (the range of possible values is the same as the type selection counter Nx) is provided and the type selection counter Nx makes one round, the value of the initial value random number counter at that time is read as the next initial value of the type selection counter Nx You may comprise. Further, the type selection counter Nx and the like may be updated during the big hit state (a state where various types of big hit flags are turned on).

  (P) You may implement as a type of pachinko machine different from the said embodiment. For example, the variable winning device 32 is omitted, and a predetermined number of game balls are entered based on the entrance to the specific winning opening 421 and the non-specific winning opening 422 (detection by the specific winning detection switch 425 and the non-specific winning detection switch 426). Is paid out until a predetermined time (for example, 30 seconds) elapses after the wing member 406 of the central winning unit 37 is released, or a predetermined number (for example, eight) of game balls enter the specific area 401. This may be applied to a gaming machine in which the gaming state is a jackpot state while it is repeated for a predetermined round (for example, 3, 8, or 16 rounds). In this case, the central winning unit 37 also functions as the variable winning device 32. In this case, by providing the entrance count switch 437 as close as possible to the wing member 406, when a predetermined number of game balls enter the specific area 401, which is the end condition of one round, are counted promptly. Member 406 can be closed. In addition, by placing the entrance count switch 437 close to the wing member 406, the game ball is detected by the entrance count switch 437 until it is detected by the specific entrance detection switch 425 or the non-specific entrance detection switch 426. When the time of the game has become longer, in order to shorten the effective period as much as possible, the state is switched to the effective state after a predetermined time (timing before the game ball is discharged) after the detection of the incoming ball count switch 437. You may comprise. In addition to pachinko machines, various game machines such as an arrangement ball machine and a sparrow ball similar thereto may be used.

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The technical idea that can be grasped from the above embodiment will be described below.

  As a kind of gaming machine, for example, a game area in which a game ball launched by a launching device is guided, and a start entrance means that allows a game ball moving in the game area to enter, to the start entrance means A game in which a big hit state that is advantageous to the player occurs when a game ball that has entered a specific area where entry is permitted based on the number of balls entered wins a specific entry means in the same area A machine such as a pachinko machine is known (for example, see Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 11-197312).

  With regard to such a gaming machine, if the specific entry detection means for detecting the game ball that has entered the specific entry means is detected, a big hit state is generated. There is a concern that illegal acts such as causing the specific entrance means to perform erroneous detection by emitting radio waves to the player and causing a jackpot state to occur.

  The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems and the like, and an object thereof is to provide a gaming machine capable of suppressing fraud.

Means 1. A game area where game balls launched by the launching means are guided; and
The game ball moving in the game area has a specific area where the ball can enter, and is in an open state in which entry into the specific area is allowed and in a closed state in which entry into the specific area is prohibited Changeable variable pitching means,
A specific entry means capable of entering a game ball entered in the specific area;
Specific entry detection means for detecting a game ball that has entered the specific entry means;
Special game state control means for generating a special game state advantageous to the player based on the detection of the specific entry detection means;
A starting ball entry means provided outside the specific area and capable of entering a game ball moving in the game area;
A starting entrance detecting means for detecting a game ball entering the starting entrance means;
An opening / closing control means for opening the variable entry means based on detection by the start entry detection means;
An effective state in which a special game state is generated by the special game state control unit based on the detection by the specific ball detection unit, and a special game by the special game state control unit even if the specific ball detection unit is detected Provided with permission control means for switching the state of the gaming machine to an invalid state where control for generating the state is not performed,
The permission control means determines that the variable pitching means is open based on the determination after it is determined that a game ball enters the start pitching means and the variable pitching means is opened. When the game ball that has entered the specific area when it is played, it switches to the valid state before entering the specific ball entry means,
When it is determined that there is no game ball in the specific area after the variable pitching means is closed, or when it is determined that no game ball should exist in the specific area A gaming machine that is switched to the invalid state.

  According to the means 1, the valid state in which the detection of the specific entry detection means is effective as an opportunity for occurrence of the special game state, and the invalid state in which the occurrence of the special game state is not triggered even if the detection of the specific entry detection means is detected It becomes the structure which switches to. For this reason, compared with what is always in a valid state, it is possible to suppress fraudulent acts such as causing the special entry detection means to perform erroneous detection using radio waves or the like to generate a special gaming state.

  Further, the variable pitching means is in a closed state, and further, it is not determined that the variable pitching means is in an open state, and there is no game ball in the specific area, or there is In a state where it is determined that it cannot be performed, the state is invalidated. In other words, at least before the variable ball entry means is determined to be in the open state, it can be made in an invalid state. When it does not exist, it is invalidated again. For this reason, the period (effective period) made into the effective state can be shortened as much as possible. Therefore, the above-mentioned operational effects such as suppressing illegal acts such as erroneous detection by the specific entry detection means can be achieved more reliably.

  It should be noted that “when the specific entry detecting means is detected in the invalid state, notification is performed by the informing means” or “the specific entrance detection means is detected in the invalid state. In this case, the game may be temporarily stopped. In this case, it is possible to detect the fraud early, prevent damage to the game hall due to the fraud, and the like. Examples of the temporarily stopped state of the game here include a state in which the game ball is not fired by the launching means, a state in which the detection of various entrance detection means is invalidated, and a state where the variable pitching means is closed. The state where the closed state is maintained can be cited, and the temporary stop state is caused by the operation of an error release means provided at a position where normal contact such as the rear side of the gaming machine cannot be achieved, by a person related to the game hall. Canceled.

  It should be noted that “until the game ball that entered the specific area when the variable ball entry means is opened based on the determination until the specific ball entry means enters the specific ball entry means” It does not mean that a game ball that has entered the area necessarily enters the specific entry means, and if a game ball that has entered the specific area enters the specific entry means, It means that it has been switched to the effective state before entering the specific entry means. That is, the present invention can also be applied to a gaming machine having a configuration in which a game ball that has entered a specific area may be discharged from the specific area without entering a specific entry means. In addition, the permission control means may switch to the invalid state in the special gaming state (and the state in which the occurrence of the special gaming state is determined).

Mean 2. The opening / closing control means includes
An open random number generating means used in an open lottery to determine whether or not to open the variable pitching means;
As a value to be won in the open lottery, an open value storage unit that stores a predetermined value among values that can be generated by the open random number generation unit;
A holding storage area having a plurality of holding areas capable of storing the value of the open random number generation means,
The reserved storage area includes a plurality of reserved areas and one execution area,
Variable display means for performing variable display for teaching the result of the open lottery,
A determination value extraction process for extracting the value of the open random number generation means based on the detection of the starting entrance detection means;
A determination value storage process for storing the value of the open random number generation means extracted in the determination value extraction process in any of the reserved areas of the reserved storage area;
Prior to the execution of variable display in the variable display means, shift processing for shifting the information stored in the holding area to the execution area side,
An open determination process for determining whether or not the value of the open random number generation means stored in the execution area of the hold storage area by the shift process matches the value stored in the open value storage means;
Based on the result of the opening determination process, a variable display setting process for setting a variable display performed by the variable display means;
When the result of the opening determination process indicates a match between the value of the opening random number generation means and the value of the opening value storage means, the variable pitching means after the end of the variation display set in the variation display setting process Is configured to perform an opening process for setting
The permission control means teaches the result of the opening determination process by the variable display means when the result of the opening determination process indicates a match between the value of the opening random number generating means and the value of the opening value storage means. The game ball that has entered the specific area when the variable pitching means is opened based on the result of the opening determination process after the variable display for starting the game is started enters the specific pitching means. 2. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the game machine is switched to the valid state before the ball is played.

  According to the means 2, the reserved storage area has a plurality of reserved areas, and the value of the open random number generating means related to the setting of the variable display can be stored a plurality of times, so that the result of the open lottery is taught as a result. The variable display will be put on hold. In addition, in this means, the variable pitching means can be made in an inactive state at the stage before the start of the variable display where the variable pitching means is opened after the fluctuation is stopped. That is, in this means, when a game ball enters the starting ball entry means during the fluctuation display, the fluctuation display for that amount is put on hold and is performed after the fluctuation display being executed is stopped, that is, the fluctuation that is commonly called Since the display is configured to be suspended, for example, it is determined that when the game ball enters the start ball entry means, the variable ball entry means is determined to be in an open state and switched to an effective state. When the fluctuation display being executed corresponds to “displacement (does not match)”, the valid period may be unnecessarily long. On the other hand, this problem can be avoided by adopting the configuration of the means 2.

  Means 3. When the variable pitching means is in an open state, and when it is determined that a game ball exists in the specific area, or there is a possibility that a game ball exists in the specific area 3. A gaming machine according to claim 2, wherein when it is determined, the variable display in the variable display means is not stopped.

  According to the means 3, after the variable display is stopped and displayed on the variable display device, when the variable pitching means is in an open state or when a game ball is present in a specific area, the next variable display is displayed. The variable display is configured not to be opened based on the above. That is, after the possibility that a game ball is present in the specific area is eliminated, the next opening of the variable ball entry means is performed. As a result, the game balls that have entered the specific area when the variable ball entry means is opened and the game balls that have entered the specific area when the variable opening means are released later are not mixed in the specific area. For this reason, the effective period can be temporarily divided (invalid state) between the previous opening of the variable pitching means and the subsequent opening (set corresponding to the previous opening of the variable pitching means). It is possible to avoid that the effective period and the effective period set corresponding to the later release are continuous). Therefore, the effect of the means 1 such as shortening the effective period as much as possible is more reliably achieved.

  Note that “the variable display on the variable display means is not stopped” means that after the variable display is stopped on the variable display means, the variable pitching means is opened and the next variable display is displayed on the variable display means. Is started but the variable display is not stopped (variable display is extended), and after the variable display is stopped and displayed on the variable display means, the variable pitching means is opened, but variable There is a configuration in which the variable display on the display means is not started (the start of the variable display is awaited). When the latter configuration is adopted, there is no need to perform display control that rapidly extends (reorganizes) the variable display, and control complexity can be suppressed. As a specific example, when the variable display on the variable display means is stopped and displayed, it is determined whether or not the variable pitching means is opened. After the display is stopped, the next fluctuation display is started. On the other hand, when the variable display is stopped, the variable pitching means is opened after the variable display is stopped without starting the next variable display even if the variable display is stopped. Further, when the variable pitching means is closed, it is determined whether or not there is a game ball in the specific area. If it is determined that there is no game ball, the variable pitching means is closed. Then, the next fluctuation display is started. On the other hand, if it is determined that it is present, the determination continues until the game ball is discharged from the specific area even after the variable pitching means is closed. Start display.

  It should be noted that “provided with an effect display means for performing various effect displays corresponding to the variable display in the variable display means, and in the state where the variable display is not stopped, the variable display is performed by the effect display means. It is good also as "a special effect display different from the effect display performed corresponding to the variable display in a means is performed." That is, when the variable display (stop display) is on standby as in the above means 3, the effect display on the effect display means corresponding to the variable display on the variable display means is suddenly interrupted, which may give the player a sense of discomfort. However, it is possible to prevent such problems by performing a dedicated effect display while waiting for the variable display, and to improve the performance. In addition, since the interval of opening of the variable pitching means becomes relatively long as the variable display is made to wait, there is a concern that the game ball may be lost if the game ball is continuously fired. By performing a dedicated effect display while waiting, it becomes easy to recognize that the variable display is in a standby state, and such a problem can be suppressed.

Means 4. The opening / closing control means is configured to open the variable pitching means multiple times with a closed state sandwiched between the variable pitching means when the variable pitching means is determined to be opened multiple times. There,
The opening / closing control means may determine that a game ball is present in the specific area when the variable pitching means is in a closed state, or a game ball may exist in the specific area The game machine according to any one of means 1 to 3, characterized in that, when it is determined that there is a possibility, the variable pitching means is maintained in a closed state.

  According to the means 4, the game ball that has entered the specific area when the variable ball entry means is opened and the game ball that has entered the specific area when the variable ball is released are not mixed in the specific area. . For example, even when the variable pitching means can be opened a plurality of times (for example, twice) based on the detection of the starting pitching detection means once, the previous opening of the variable pitching means is released. At this time, unless the game ball that has entered the specific area is discharged from the specific area, the next release is not performed. For this reason, the effective period can be temporarily divided (invalid state) between the previous opening of the variable pitching means and the subsequent opening (set corresponding to the previous opening of the variable pitching means). It is possible to avoid that the effective period and the effective period set corresponding to the later release are continuous). Therefore, as in the above-described means 3, the above-described effect of shortening the effective period as much as possible can be achieved more reliably.

  The means 4 includes a configuration in which the variable entry means is opened based on the entry without a change display when there is an entry to the start entry means. When there is a ball entering the starting ball entry means while the variable ball entry means is in the open state, the right to open the variable ball entry means based on the ball entry is reserved, and the variable ball entry means This right is exercised after the ball is closed (the variable ball entry means is opened).

  Further, “the open / close control means includes an open random number generation means used for an open lottery for determining whether or not the variable pitching means is in an open state, and the open random number generation means as a value to be won in the open lottery. An open value storage means for storing a predetermined value among the values that can be generated, and a hold storage area having a plurality of hold areas capable of storing the value of the open random number generation means, the hold storage area Includes a plurality of holding areas and one execution area, and a determination value extraction process for extracting the value of the open random number generation means based on detection by the start ball detection means, and a determination value extraction process Determination value storage processing for storing the value of the open random number generation means extracted in this manner in any of the hold areas of the hold storage area, and the open random number generation means stored in the execution area of the hold storage area An opening determination process for determining whether or not a value matches a value stored in the opening value storage means, and prior to the opening determination process, information stored in the holding area is displayed on the execution area side. A shift process for shifting to the open position when the result of the release determination process indicates a match between the value of the release random number generation means and the value of the release value storage means; The opening / closing control means waits for execution of the opening process (the shift process, the opening determination process, and) when the variable pitching means is already in an open state, and When it is determined that a game ball exists in the specific area, or when it is determined that there is a possibility that a game ball exists in the specific area (the shift process, the release determination) Processing, and) The execution of the process may be "waiting.

  Means 5. The permission control means is configured such that a game ball that has entered the specific area when the variable pitching means is opened after the variable pitching means is open enters the specific pitching means. The game machine according to any one of means 1 to 4, wherein the game machine is switched to the valid state until the game is completed.

  According to the means 5, at least a stage before the variable pitching means is opened can be made invalid. That is, it is possible to eliminate waste such that the variable ball entry means, which is a timing at which there is no possibility of the game ball entering the specific area (specific ball entry means), is in an effective state before being opened. Therefore, the effect of the means 1 such as shortening the effective period as much as possible is more reliably achieved. In addition, it is good also as a structure which switches to an effective state, when a variable pitching means is made into an open state based on the variable pitching means being made into an open state, and a variable pitching means is made into an open state. It is good also as a structure which switches to an effective state when predetermined time passes since. When the latter configuration is adopted, a timer or the like for measuring the time from when the variable pitching means is opened to when it is switched to the valid state is required, but it is not necessary in the former case. Further, when the latter configuration is adopted, the period in which the effective state is set can be further shortened. As an example of the case where the latter configuration is adopted, a game ball that has entered a specific area immediately after the variable pitching means is opened when the variable pitching means is opened is specified. There is a configuration in which a value corresponding to a time shorter than the time until it can be detected by the entrance detection means is set in the timer.

Means 6. Provided with an entry detecting means for detecting all the game balls that have entered the specific area,
The permission control means switches from the game ball detected by the entry detection means to the valid state after the game ball detected by the entry detection means enters the specific ball entry means. 6. A gaming machine according to any one of means 1 to 5.

  According to the means 6, at least before the game ball is detected by the entry detecting means, the invalid state can be set. In other words, it is possible to eliminate the waste that the game ball is not in the specific area, that is, the game ball is in the valid state despite the possibility that the game ball does not enter the specific ball entry means. Therefore, the effect of the means 1 such as shortening the effective period as much as possible can be achieved more reliably.

  In addition, it is good also as a structure which switches to an effective state at the time of the detection of an approach detection means based on the detection of an approach detection means, or an effective state when a predetermined time passes after the detection of an approach detection means It is good also as a structure switched to. When the latter configuration is adopted, a timer or the like for measuring the time between the detection of the entry detection means and the timing for switching to the valid state is required, but it is not necessary in the former case. Further, when the latter configuration is adopted, it corresponds to a time shorter than the time required for the game ball detected by the entry detection means to be detected by the specific entry detection means when the entry detection means is detected. The value is set in the timer. Further, when the former configuration is adopted, the entry detecting means may be provided at the most downstream position among the positions through which the game balls entering the specific area always pass. In this case, it is possible to shorten the time from the detection by the entry detection means to the discharge from the specific area (until it is detected by the specific entry detection means or the non-specific entry detection means). Even if the timer is not provided, the effective period can be set shorter.

Mean 7 A planned discharge time storage means for preliminarily storing a planned discharge time obtained by adding an error time to a standard time from when a game ball enters the specific area until the game ball is detected by the specific ball detection means; ,
Switching timing measuring means for measuring the time from when the variable pitching means that was in the open state is closed,
The permission control means switches to the invalid state when it is determined that the estimated discharge time has elapsed after the variable pitching means is closed. Game machines.

  According to the means 7, when a game ball that has entered a specific area enters the specific ball entry means, the game ball must be released before the scheduled discharge time elapses after the variable ball entry means is closed at the latest. It will be detected by the specific entry detection means. Then, when the estimated discharge time has elapsed since the variable pitching means is brought into the closed state, that is, when it is determined that the game ball should not exist in the specific area, the invalid ball is switched to the invalid state. Therefore, the function and effect of the means 1 are surely achieved.

  By the way, when it is determined that the variable pitching means is to be opened or when the variable pitching means is opened, the measurement of the time until switching to the invalid state is started. Variations in the time from when it is determined that the means is opened to when the variable pitching means is actually opened, variations in the time during which the variable pitching means is open (opening time), etc. If there is, it is necessary to calculate the estimated discharge time each time, which may lead to a complicated configuration. Of course, it is conceivable to configure such that there is no such variation, but in this case, restrictions on game variations are increased, which may lead to a monotonous feeling. On the other hand, the above problem can be avoided by starting the measurement of the time from when the variable pitching means is closed to when it is switched to the invalid state as described above.

  The estimated discharge time is a time that has been verified in advance, for example, by taking data on the time from entering the specific area to entering the specific entry means. The “error” of the error time is an error when a delay occurs before the game ball reaches the specific ball entry means. For example, data on the time from entering a specific area to entering a specific entry means is taken, and the longest time except when a ball clogging occurs is stored in the estimated discharge time storage means as the expected discharge time It is also possible to make it.

Means 8. Entry detecting means for detecting all game balls that have entered the specific area;
A planned discharge time storage means for storing a planned discharge time obtained by adding an error time to a standard time from when a game ball is detected by the entry detection means until the specific ball detection means is detected;
A switching timing measuring means for measuring the time after the detection by the entry detecting means,
The game according to any one of means 1 to 6, wherein the permission control means switches to the invalid state when it is determined that the estimated discharge time has elapsed since the entry detection means has been detected. Machine.

  According to the means 8, when a game ball that has entered a specific area enters the specific ball entry means, the game ball must enter the specific entry before the scheduled discharge time elapses after the detection of the entry detection means at the latest. It will be detected by the sphere detection means. Then, when the estimated discharge time has elapsed after the detection of the entry detecting means, that is, it is determined that the game ball should not exist in the specific area, the state is switched to the invalid state. Therefore, the effect of the means 1 is more reliably achieved.

Means 9. Entry detecting means for detecting all game balls that have entered the specific area;
Non-specific entry means for entering game balls that have not entered the specific entry means out of game balls that have entered the specific area;
Non-specific entry detecting means for detecting a game ball that has entered the non-specific entry means,
The game ball that has entered the specific area is detected by the entry detection means, and then enters the specific ball entry means or the non-specific ball entry means and is discharged from the specific area.
Based on the detection of the entry detection means and the detection of the specific entry detection means and the non-specific entry detection means, a remaining ball monitoring means for counting the number of game balls existing in the specific area,
The permission control means switches to the invalid state when it is determined that all the game balls entering the specific area are discharged from the specific area based on the count of the remaining ball monitoring means. A gaming machine according to any one of means 1 to 8.

  According to the means 9, it is possible to switch to the invalid state when the game ball is discharged from the specific area. That is, it is switched to the invalid state by determining that there is no game ball in the specific area. For this reason, it is possible to switch to the invalid state at a timing earlier than that of the means 7 and means 8 (unless a clogged ball occurs in a specific area). Therefore, the effect of the means 1 is more reliably achieved. Corresponding to the means 7 and 8, the game ball is normally invalidated when the game ball is discharged from the specific area, and when the ball is clogged in the specific area, the game ball is discharged from the specific area. It is good also as being made into an invalid state at the timing which should have been done.

  "The permission control means switches to the valid state when it is determined that a game ball exists in the specific area based on the remaining ball monitoring means, and it is determined that there is no game ball in the specific area. It is good also as switching to the said invalid state in a case. By adopting this configuration, the same effects as the means 6 and means 9 can be obtained.

Means 10. A pre-detection means for detecting the game ball detected by the specific ball detection means before the game ball is detected by the specific ball detection means;
The special gaming state control means determines whether or not the advance detection means has been detected in advance when the specific entry means has been detected, and determines that the advance detection means has been detected. 10. A gaming machine according to any one of means 1 to 9, wherein a special gaming state is generated when the game is detected, and a special gaming state is not generated when it is determined that the prior detection means has not been detected.

  According to the means 10, even if the specific entry detecting means is detected, the special gaming state does not occur unless the prior detecting means is detected. In other words, in order to generate a special game state, it is necessary to detect both the specific entry detection means and the advance detection means, so that the special entry state detection means illegally detects radio waves and the like to generate a special game state. Fraudulent acts such as

  Furthermore, according to the present means, the prior detection means must be detected before the specific entrance detection means. That is, (1) when the detection by the advance detection means and the detection by the specific entrance detection means are performed at the same time, (2) the detection is not performed by the advance detection means. When the specific entry detecting means is detected, no special gaming state is generated. Specifically, for example, when the specific entry detection means detects an illegal radio wave, if the advance detection means also detects the illegal radio wave at the same time, both the specific entry detection means and the advance detection means are detected. However, the special gaming state does not occur. Therefore, in order to generate a special game state, it is a condition that the specific entry detection means is detected after a predetermined time of detection by the advance detection means (detection order). It is possible to more reliably suppress an illegal act such that a special gaming state is generated by illegally detecting.

  The prior detection means may be the entry detection means. In this case, the number of detection means can be reduced, and the configuration can be simplified. Moreover, it is good also as "it is provided with the prior detection means to detect before the game ball which entered the said specific entrance means is detected by the said specific entrance means." In this case, the specific entry detection means and the advance detection means can be disposed close to each other, and the specific entry detection means is erroneously detected without emitting the radio wave and causing the advance detection means to erroneously detect (the advance detection means and the advance detection means). The situation where only one of the specific entry detection means detects the radio wave) can be made more difficult or practically impossible, and the above-described effects can be more reliably achieved.

Means 11. The prior detection means is provided at a position for detecting a game ball that has entered the specific entrance means before the specific entrance detection means,
The detection information confirmation process for determining whether or not the specific ball detection means and the prior detection means have been detected is detected by the specific ball detection means after the game ball is detected by the prior detection means. The game machine according to claim 10, wherein the game machine is executed in a cycle that is performed at least once.

  According to the means 11, the prior detection means for detecting in advance all the game balls to be detected by the specific entry detection means is a position for detecting the game ball after entering the specific entry means. Is provided. As a result, the pre-detection means and the specific entrance detection means can be arranged closer together, and it is a fact that the act of emitting an improper radio wave and causing only one of the advance detection means and the specific entrance detection means to perform a false detection is a fact. It becomes impossible. That is, a situation in which an improper radio wave is emitted and first detected by the prior detection means without causing the specific entry detection means to perform detection, and then the improper radio wave is emitted again and the specific entry detection means is erroneously detected. Can be prevented. Therefore, the act of illegally generating a special gaming state using radio waves can be reliably prevented. In addition, the detection information confirmation process for determining whether or not the specific entry detection means and the advance detection means have been detected is performed after the game ball is detected by the advance detection means until the specific entry detection means is detected. By being executed at least once in a cycle, it is possible to reliably grasp that the prior detection means has been detected prior to the detection by the specific entry detection means.

  Even if the prior detection means and the specific entry means are detected by the advance detection means and the specific entry means while two game balls are in contact with each other, Prior to being detected by the prior detection means, the previous game ball may be relatively arranged so as to be detected by the specific entrance detection means. Further, the distance between the prior detection means and the specific entry detection means may be smaller than the length obtained by subtracting the thickness of the prior detection means from the diameter of the game ball. In this case, the above-described effects can be reliably achieved. Furthermore, the prior detection means and the specific entry detection means may be arranged one after the other. In this case, the act of causing only one of the prior detection means and the specific entrance detection means to perform erroneous detection can be prevented more reliably.

  The basic configuration of various gaming machines to which the above means are applied is shown below.

  A. The gaming machine in each of the above means is a ball game machine. As a more detailed mode example, “an operation means (game ball launching handle) operated by a player, a launching means (shot motor, etc.) for playing and launching a game ball based on an operation of the operation means, A ball ball game machine including a game area where a game ball is guided and each ball entry means (general prize opening, variable prize winning device, operation opening, etc.) arranged in the game area.

  B. The gaming machine in each of the above means is a bullet ball gaming machine having a gaming area extending in a substantially vertical direction. As a more detailed mode example, “an operation means (game ball launching handle) operated by a player, a launching means (shot motor, etc.) for playing and launching a game ball based on an operation of the operation means, The game balls are guided and extended along a substantially vertical direction (for example, the game area is constituted by a game board surface), and each ball entry means (general winning mouth, And a ball game machine configured to be able to visually recognize the behavior of a game ball flowing down the game area.

  C. The gaming machine in each of the above means or each of the above ball game machines is a pachinko machine or a gaming machine equivalent to a pachinko machine.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Pachinko machine, 33a, 33b ... Start winning unit, 33c ... Opening / closing member, 37 ... Central winning unit, 42 ... Decoration symbol display device, 43L, 43R ... Special display device, 46 ... Special variable hold lamp, 47 ... Round display Device, 224a, 224b ... Start winning switch, 261 ... Main control device, 262 ... Sub control device, 401 ... Specific area, 406 ... Wing member, 421 ... Specific winning port, 422 ... Non-specific winning port, 425 ... Specific winning ball Detection switch, 426 ... non-specific entry detection switch, 427 ... advance detection switch, 437 ... entry count switch.

The gaming machine of the present invention is
A game area where game balls launched by the launching means are guided; and
Specific entry means capable of entering a game ball moving in the game area;
Specific entry detection means for detecting a game ball that has entered the specific entry means;
In a gaming machine comprising special gaming state control means for generating a special gaming state advantageous for a player based on detection of the specific entry detection means,
A pre-detection unit that is disposed in the vicinity of the specific entrance detection unit and detects a game ball that has entered the specific entrance detection unit before the game ball is detected by the specific entrance detection unit ;
A pre-detection storage unit that stores information indicating that the detection of the pre-detection unit has been performed,
In the special game state, there is a specific game state in which the game ball detected by the prior detection means is always detected by the specific ball detection means,
The special game state control means stores information indicating that the advance detection storage means has detected the advance detection means when the specific entry detection means has been detected. The special game state is generated when the pre-detection storage means does not store the information indicating that the detection by the pre-detection means has been performed. Configuration,
It is confirmed whether or not the detection by the prior detection means is performed, and when the detection by the prior detection means is confirmed, the detection by the prior detection means is performed on the prior detection storage means. The process of storing the information indicating the game is characterized in that it can be executed when it is confirmed by the specific entrance detection means that no game ball is detected .

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A game area where game balls launched by the launching means are guided; and
Specific entry means capable of entering a game ball moving in the game area;
Specific entry detection means for detecting a game ball that has entered the specific entry means;
In a gaming machine comprising special gaming state control means for generating a special gaming state advantageous for a player based on detection of the specific entry detection means,
Preliminary detection means that is disposed in the vicinity of the specific entry detection means and detects a game ball that has entered the specific entry means before the game ball is detected by the specific entry detection means. A gaming machine characterized by that.   The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the gaming machine is a pachinko machine.

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