JP2019042583A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a game machine capable of satisfactorily increasing degree of attention to a game.SOLUTION: In a Pachinko machine, variation display of a pattern is executed on a display screen 41a on the basis of entry of game balls into an operation hole. A main control device of the Pachinko machine includes: a function of storing hold information, based on entry of game balls into the operation hole; a function of holding a lottery of a jackpot or the like, based on hold information; a function of previously identifying information regarding variation display or the like of a pattern when predetermined hold information from among the hold information is subjected to a lottery at timing before the predetermined hold information is subjected to a lottery; and a function of executing a hold notice performance based on previous identification for predetermined hold information in a situation in which a game round regarding hold information stored before the predetermined hold information identified previously is under execution. Under a situation in which the hold notice performance is under execution, continuation or not of the hold notice performance is determined, based on hold information in storage after the predetermined hold.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 7

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine.

  Some gaming machines such as pachinko machines are equipped with a pattern display device that variably displays a pattern on a display screen. In this type of gaming machine, for example, a lottery is performed to determine whether or not to generate a specific gaming state advantageous to the player, such as a winning state, in response to winning of the operation port provided in the gaming area. The variable display is started. When the lottery is won, the specific symbol combination and the like are displayed on the display screen as the final stop, and the gaming state is shifted to the specific gaming state (for example, Patent Document 1).

JP 2005-074175 A

  In recent years, various devices have been made to increase the degree of attention to games. However, in the configuration of gaming machines, there is still room for improvement in achieving an increase in the degree of attention to gaming.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described circumstances and the like, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a gaming machine capable of suitably improving the degree of attention to a game.

  Hereinafter, means for solving the above problems will be described.

The invention according to claim 1 is
An information acquisition unit that acquires special information based on establishment of a predetermined acquisition condition;
Acquisition information storage means for storing the special information acquired by the information acquisition means as a plurality of numbers with a predetermined number defined in advance as an upper limit;
It is determined whether or not the special information stored in the acquisition information storage means corresponds to the addition information, and when a plurality of special information are stored in the acquisition information storage means, the plurality of special information are stored. An assignment determination unit that sequentially performs the assignment determination on special information;
Privilege awarding means for awarding a player a privilege based on the result of the awarding determination by the awarding determining means being the result of the assignment corresponding result that the special information to be determined corresponds to the awarding information;
A pattern display unit having a display unit and variably displaying a pattern on the display unit;
Prior to the application determination being performed by the application determination means or based on the application determination being performed by the application determination means, the symbol display means starts variable display of the pattern, and the result of the application determination The variable display of the patterns of each game is displayed according to the special information stored in the acquired information storage means, with one stop of the variable display of the pattern displayed by displaying the stop result corresponding to Game turn control means for controlling the pattern display means to be performed;
The information corresponding to the determination result in the case where the predetermined special information stored in the acquired information storage means is the target of the addition determination is prior to the predetermined special information being the target of the addition determination. Destination identification means for identifying in timing;
State setting means for setting a special notification state in which a special notification is made when the identification result by the destination identification means is a predetermined identification result;
And a special notification means for performing a special notification in a game session which is performed prior to a game cycle related to the special information specified as a target of the destination identification means when the special notification state is in effect;
The special notification means is
Continuation determination means for determining whether or not to continue the special notification state based on the special information stored later than the special information that has become the predetermined identification result when in the special notification state ,
And a special notification state continuation means for continuing the special notification state when it is determined by the continuation determination means that the special notification state is to be continued.

  The degree of attention to the game can be enhanced favorably.

It is a front view showing a pachinko machine in a 1st embodiment. It is a perspective view which expands and shows the main composition of a pachinko machine. It is a perspective view which expands and shows the main composition of a pachinko machine. (a) It is a front view which shows the structure of a game board, (b) It is the schematic which shows the internal structure of a unit in an operation opening. It is a block diagram which shows the electric constitution of a pachinko machine. It is the schematic for demonstrating the display content in the display screen of a symbol display apparatus. It is the schematic for demonstrating the display content in the display screen of a symbol display apparatus. It is the schematic for demonstrating the content of the various counters used for the etc. lottery. It is a flowchart which shows the timer interruption process by MPU of a main control apparatus. It is a flowchart which shows the prize-winning process for operating ports. It is a flowchart which shows information acquisition processing. It is a flowchart which shows the normal processing by MPU of a main control apparatus. It is a flow chart which shows game times control processing. It is a flowchart which shows data setting processing. It is a flow chart which shows change start processing. It is a flow chart which shows setting processing of change display time. It is a flow chart which shows game state transition processing. It is a block diagram which shows the electrical configuration which concerns on determination of a symbol fluctuation | variation aspect, and a reservation warning. It is a flowchart which shows the fluctuation | variation display control processing by MPU of a notification and presentation control apparatus. It is a flow chart which shows change start processing. (A) Schematic which shows the kind of fluctuation | variation display aspect, (b) It is the schematic which shows the outline | summary of each fluctuation | variation display aspect. (A) The flowchart which shows the command corresponding | compatible process of suspension display control by MPU of a display control apparatus, (b) is the schematic which shows the mode of a suspension display. It is a flowchart which shows the confirmation processing for pending | prevention notice by MPU of a main control apparatus. It is a flowchart which shows the setting process of the pending | holding command by MPU of a main control apparatus. It is a flow chart which shows setting processing for a reservation notice effect by MPU of a notice and a production control device. It is a flow chart which shows processing for the 1st pending notice. It is the schematic which shows the outline | summary of 1st sort preliminary announcement production. It is the schematic which shows the outline | summary of 2nd kind preliminary announcement production. It is the schematic which shows the relationship between advance production and an expectation. It is a flow chart which shows processing for the 2nd reservation notice. It is a flowchart which shows a reservation alerting pattern determination process. It is a flowchart which shows the outline | summary of 3rd kind preliminary announcement production. It is a flow chart which shows the 1st special on-hold notice pattern decision processing. It is the schematic which shows the flow of 2nd reservation alerting production-> 3rd reservation alerting production | presentation. It is a flowchart which shows the determination processing of a 2nd special pending notification pattern. It is the schematic which shows the flow of 2nd reservation alerting production-> 3rd reservation alerting production | presentation. It is a flow chart which shows the 3rd special on-hold notice pattern decision processing. It is a flow chart which shows a flow of a first kind notice effect → a first kind notice effect. It is a flow chart which shows suspension notice change processing in a 2nd embodiment. It is a flow chart which shows continuation / non-continuation setting processing in a 3rd embodiment. It is a flow chart which shows the 1st rewriting processing for reservation notice production in a 4th embodiment. It is a flow chart which shows the 2nd rewriting processing for reservation notice production. (A) A flowchart showing setting processing of a special hold notice in the fifth embodiment, (b) a flowchart showing selection processing of a change target. It is a schematic diagram showing a reservation notice. (A) It is the schematic which shows the flow of the reservation alerting | reporting in 6th Embodiment, It is the schematic which shows the flow of (b) reservation alerting continuation. (A) A flowchart showing the process for ending the change, (b) A flowchart showing the process of deciding the stop mode. (A) It is the schematic which shows the flow of a reservation alert, (b) It is the schematic which shows the flow of continuation notification. It is a schematic diagram showing a modification of a special reservation notice.

First Embodiment
Hereinafter, a first embodiment of a pachinko gaming machine (hereinafter referred to as "pachinko machine"), which is a type of gaming machine, will be described in detail based on the drawings. FIG. 1 is a front view of a pachinko machine 10, and FIGS. 2 and 3 are perspective views showing the main components of the pachinko machine 10 in an expanded manner. In addition, in FIG. 2, the structure in the game area of the pachinko machine 10 is abbreviate | omitted for convenience.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the pachinko machine 10 has an outer frame 11 forming an outer shell of the pachinko machine 10 and a gaming machine main body 12 rotatably attached to the outer frame 11 in the forward direction. . The outer frame 11 is configured by connecting a plate-like frame material or the like to four sides, and has a rectangular frame shape. The pachinko machine 10 is installed in the game hall by fixing the outer frame 11 to the island facility. In the pachinko machine 10, the outer frame 11 is not an essential component, and the outer frame 11 may be provided on an island facility of the game arcade.

  The gaming machine body 12 includes an inner frame 13, a front door frame 14 disposed in front of the inner frame 13, and a back pack unit 15 disposed behind the inner frame 13. The inner frame 13 of the gaming machine main body 12 is rotatably supported relative to the outer frame 11. In detail, the inner frame 13 is pivotable forward with the left side as the pivoting base end and the right side as the pivoting tip side in front view.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the front door frame 14 is rotatably supported by the inner frame 13, and can be rotated forward with the left side as the rotation base end side and the right side as the rotation tip end side in front view It is assumed. Further, as shown in FIG. 3, the back pack unit 15 is rotatably supported by the inner frame 13, and when viewed from the front, the left side is the rotation base end side and the right side is the rotation tip end side. It is made movable.

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

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

  The inner frame 13 mainly includes a resin base 21 whose outer shape is substantially the same as the outer frame 11. A substantially elliptical window hole 23 is formed in the central portion of the resin base 21. A game board 24 is removably attached to the resin base 21. When the game board 24 is attached to the resin base 21, the game area PE formed on the front of the game board 24 is exposed to the front side of the inner frame 13 through the window hole 23 of the resin base 21. Here, the configuration of the game board 24 will be described based on FIG. 4 (a). FIG. 4A is a front view of the game board 24. FIG.

  The game board 24 is formed with a plurality of large and small openings penetrating in the front-rear direction. Each opening has a general winning opening 31, a variable winning device 32, an operation opening unit 33 having an upper operation opening 33a and a lower operation opening 33b, a through gate 35, a variable display unit 36, a main display unit 43 and a display for a gift 44 are provided respectively.

  When the ball is entered into the general winning opening 31, the variable winning device 32, and the operation openings 33a and 33b, it is detected by a detection sensor disposed on the back side of the game board 24 or the like, and predetermined based on the detection result. A number of prize balls will be paid out.

  In addition, an out port 37 is provided at the lowermost portion of the game board 24, and game balls which have not entered the various winning ports etc. are discharged from the game area PE through the out port 37. Further, on the game board 24, a large number of nails 38 are implanted to appropriately disperse and adjust the falling direction of the game balls, and various members (features) such as a windmill are disposed.

  Here, entering the ball means that the gaming ball passes through the predetermined opening, and not only the aspect of being ejected from the gaming area PE after passing through the opening, but also the gaming area PE after passing through the opening Also include aspects that are not discharged from However, in the following description, in order to distinguish the game ball from entering the out port 37 clearly, the entry of the game ball into the variable winning device 32, the operation port 33a, 33b or the through gate 35 Express.

  The upper operation port 33a and the lower operation port 33b are vertically juxtaposed, and both open upward. Further, the operation port unit 33 is provided with an electric part 34 having a pair of left and right movable pieces 34a and a drive unit for operating the movable pieces 34a.

  The motorized part 34 (specifically, the drive part) is connected to a main control device described later, and based on a signal from the main control device, an open state (a support state or a guide) which allows ball entry into the lower operation port 33b. State) and a closed state (non-supported state or non-guided state) which makes it impossible to enter the ball into the lower operation opening 33b. It should be noted that the electric combination 34 can be switched between the first state and the second state in which winning is more likely to occur than the first state, and it is not necessary to be able to switch to the open / closed state. .

  In the pachinko machine 10, a plurality of types of support modes are set, which differ in the mode of support by the motorized jack 34. In detail, in the support mode, when compared in the situation where the firing of the game ball is continued in the same manner with respect to the game area PE, the frequency at which the motorized role piece 34 is opened per unit time is compared. The low frequency support mode (or low frequency guide state) and the high frequency support mode (or high frequency guide state) are set to be relatively high and low.

  In the high frequency support mode, there is a higher probability that the winning opening will occur than the low frequency support mode. Then, when a winning to the operation opening occurs, the payout of a predetermined number of gaming balls is executed. Therefore, in the high frequency support mode, the player can play a game while suppressing consumption (investment) of holding balls.

  Here, with reference to FIG. 4 (b), the operation port unit 33 provided with the operation ports 33a and 33b will be supplementarily described. FIG. 4 (b) is a schematic view showing the internal structure of the operation port unit 33.

  In the operation opening unit 33, a guide passage 33c is formed for guiding the gaming ball having flowed into the upper operation opening 33a to a collection passage provided on the back side of the game board 24. The guide passage 33c branches into a first branch passage 33d and a second branch passage 33e at an intermediate position.

  At a branch position in the guide passage 33c, a sorting means 33g is provided for alternately distributing the game balls that have reached the branch position to the first branch passage 33d and the second branch passage 33e. The sorting means 33g can be switched between a first guiding state for guiding the gaming ball having reached the branch position to the first branch path 33d and a second guiding state for guiding the gaming ball to the second branch path 33e. The distributing means 33g is configured to switch from one guiding state to the other guiding state based on the guiding of the game ball. Therefore, the gaming balls having flowed into the upper operation opening 33 are sequentially distributed to the first branch passage 33d and the second branch passage 33e.

  The lower operation opening 33b is connected to the second branch passage via the communication passage 33f, and the gaming balls having flowed into the lower operation opening 33b directly flow into the second branch passage. That is, the gaming balls having flowed into the upper actuation port 33 can flow into both branch passages, while the gaming balls having flowed into the lower actuation port 33b flow into only the second branch passage.

  A detection sensor 211c for detecting game balls is disposed in the first branch passage 33d (hereinafter also referred to as the first ball entry portion 33d), and in the second branch passage 33e (hereinafter also referred to as the second ball entry portion 33e) A detection sensor 211d for detecting a game ball is disposed at a position downstream of the communication portion of the communication passage 33f. The detection sensors 211c and 211d are connected to the main control device, and the main control device enters the ball into the branch paths 33d and 33e based on the detection information (detection signal) from the detection sensors 211c and 211d, that is, the operation port 33a. , 33b to determine the presence or absence of a prize.

  The variable winning device 32 includes a large winning opening 32a communicating with the back side of the game board 24, and an open / close door 32b for opening and closing the large winning opening 32a. The opening / closing door 32b is normally in a closed state in which the game ball can not be won in the special winning opening 32a, and the winning opening is made in the internal lottery when the transition to the opening / closing execution mode (opening / closing execution state) is won. The game ball can be switched to the open state where winning of the game ball to 32a is permitted. Here, the open / close execution mode is a mode in which transition is made when a big hit is won. In the opening and closing mode of the variable winning device 32 in the opening and closing execution mode, the variable winning device can be variable winning with a plurality of rounds (e.g., 15 rounds) as the upper limit, with a predetermined time (e.g., 30 sec) elapsed or a predetermined number (e.g., 10) of winnings as one round. There is an aspect in which the device 32 is repeatedly opened. The variable winning device 32 may be switched between the first state and the second state in which winning is more likely to occur than the first state, and the variable winning device 32 does not have to be switchable to the open state / closed state.

  The main display portion 43 and the character display portion 44 are provided on a decoration member 39 disposed along the outer edge on the lower side of the game area PE. The decorative member 39 projects forward from the pachinko machine 10 from the board of the game board 24. More specifically, the front surface of the decorative member 39 is opposed to the window panel 62 provided on the front door frame 14 to make the gaming area PE visible from the front of the pachinko machine 10, and The distance between is smaller than that of one game ball. Thereby, the game ball is prevented from falling in front of the front surface of the decorative member 39.

  A main display 43 and a character display 44 are provided so as to be exposed from the front of the decorative member 39. That is, the main display unit 43 and the display unit 44 for prizes are visible from the front of the pachinko machine 10 through the window panel 62 of the front door frame 14, and the game ball is in front of both display units 43 and 44. Falling is suppressed. It should be noted that on the upper surface of the decorative member 39, a part of the plurality of general winning openings 31 described above is installed in a state of being opened upward.

  Although the detailed description by illustration is omitted, the main display 43 has a segment display, and the segment display is provided with a result display for the operation opening. The result display unit for the operation opening has a display area for the first ball entering section 33d and a display area for the second ball entering section 33e in a one-to-one correspondence with the above-mentioned ball entering sections 33d and 33e. In these display areas, the result of the internal lottery performed based on the winnings on the operation openings 33, 34 (specifically, the entry of the ball entering portions 33d, 33e) is clearly indicated. In this case, in the same display area, the variable display (variable display) of the design is performed by sequentially turning on and off each display segment triggered by winning in the operation openings 33a and 33b, and the variable display is stopped. As a result, the result of the internal lottery performed based on the same prize is clearly indicated. That is, the lottery result based on entering the first entry portion 33d is clearly shown in the display area for the first entry portion, and the result based on entering the second entry portion 33e is the second entry. It is clearly shown in the department display area.

  Similarly to the main display unit 43, the bonus display unit 44 also has a segment indicator, and the segment indicator is provided with a bonus result display unit. The prize product result display unit is a display unit for clearly indicating the result of the internal lottery performed based on the winning on the through gate 35. In this case, in the bonus product result display unit, variable display (or variable display or switching display) of symbols is performed by sequentially turning on and off each display segment triggered by winning on the through gate 35. As a result of stopping the variable display, the result of the internal lottery performed based on the winning on the through gate 35 is clearly indicated by the display. If the result of the internal lottery based on the winning on the through gate 35 is the winning result corresponding to the shift to the electronic part opening state, a predetermined result of stop is displayed on the role result display unit and the fluctuation display After being stopped, shift to the open state. In the open state, the motorized accessory 34 provided in parallel with the lower operation port 33b is in the open state in a predetermined mode.

  The variable display unit 36 is provided with a symbol display device 41 having a display screen 41a and variably displaying (variable display) symbols on the display screen 41a. Further, in the variable display unit 36, a center frame 42 is disposed so as to surround the symbol display device 41 (more specifically, the display screen 41a). The upper portion of the center frame 42 extends forward of the pachinko machine 10. This prevents the game ball from dropping in front of the display screen 41a, and the visibility of the display screen 41a (for example, the above-mentioned symbol or the image for holding described later) is reduced by the drop of the game ball. Is less likely to occur.

  The symbol display device 41 is configured as a liquid crystal display device provided with a liquid crystal display, and the display content is controlled by a display control device described later. On the symbol display device 41, for example, symbols are displayed side by side in the upper, middle, and lower positions, and these symbols are displayed so as to be scrolled in the left-right direction. In this case, the variable display on the symbol display device 41 is started based on the winning on the operation openings 33 and 34. Then, for example, the symbol display device 41 is set in advance to the game times for transitioning to the opening / closing execution mode corresponding to 16 rounds in which the opening of the big winning opening 32a of the variable winning device 32 is performed 16 times as the opening / closing execution mode. The symbol of the predetermined combination is stopped and displayed on the activated line.

  At the lower part of the center frame 42, a holding lamp unit 47 corresponding to the product result display section of the product display section 44 is provided. The number of times the game ball passes through the through gate 35 is held up to four times, and the number of the held balls is displayed by lighting the holding lamp portion 47. The hold information corresponding to the through gate 35 may be displayed on the symbol display device 41.

  The inner rail portion 51 and the outer rail portion 52 are attached to the game board 24, and the inner rail portion 51 and the outer rail portion 52 constitute an induction rail, and the game emitted from the game ball emission mechanism 53 The ball is guided to the top of the game area PE. As shown in FIG. 2, the game ball firing mechanism 53 is mounted below the window hole 23 in the resin base 21, and the game handle is fired by operating the firing handle 54 provided on the front door frame 14. The action is taken.

  The front door frame 14 is provided so as to cover the entire front surface side of the inner frame 13, and the front door frame 14 has a window portion 61 which allows almost the entire game area PE to be viewed from the front. It is formed (refer FIG. 1 or FIG. 2). As shown in FIG. 1, the window portion 61 has a substantially elliptical shape, and the window panel 62 described above is fitted. The window panel 62 is formed to be colorless and transparent by glass, but is not limited thereto and may be formed to be colorless and transparent by a synthetic resin.

  Around the window portion 61, light emitting means such as various lamps are provided. A display lamp portion 63 is provided above the window portion 61 as a part of the various lamp portions. In addition, on both left and right sides of the display lamp portion 63, speaker portions 64 are provided to which sound effects and the like according to the game state are output.

  Below the window portion 61 in the front door frame 14, an upper bulging portion 65 and a lower bulging portion 66 bulging toward the front side are vertically juxtaposed. The upper bulging portion 65 is provided with an upper plate 71 opened upward, and the lower bulging portion 66 is provided with a lower plate 72 similarly opened upward. The upper tray 71 has a function for temporarily storing the game balls paid out from the later described payout device and guiding the game balls to the game ball launch mechanism 53 side while aligning them in a line. In addition, the lower tray 72 has a function of storing gaming balls that have become surplus in the upper tray 71. The game balls dispensed from the payout device 96 of the back pack unit 15 are discharged to the upper tray 71 and the lower tray 72 through the passage forming unit 73 (see FIG. 2) provided on the back of the front door frame 14.

  In the upper bulging portion 65, in the area facing the front of the pachinko machine 10, an effect operation portion 75 (specifically, an operation button) manually operated by the player is provided. For example, when the operation part 75 for the same effect is manually operated in accordance with the indication etc. displayed on the display screen 41a of the symbol display device 41, the content of the effect on the display screen 41a etc. of the symbol display device 41 corresponds to the predetermined operation It becomes the production contents of.

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

  As shown in FIG. 3, a main control device 81 and a notification and effect control device 82 are mounted on the back of the inner frame 13 (specifically, the game board 24).

  The main control device 81 comprises a main control board that controls the main control of the game and a power failure monitoring board that monitors the power supply, and the main control board and the power failure monitoring board are in a substrate box 83 made of transparent resin material or the like. It is housed and configured. The substrate box 83 includes a substantially rectangular parallelepiped box base (front case body) and a box cover (back case body) covering the opening of the box base. The box base and the box cover are inseparably connected to each other by a box connecting portion 85 as separation preventing means (or bonding means), whereby the substrate box 83 is sealed. And by being connected inseparably by these box joint parts 85, when the internal space of the substrate box 83 is opened, the substrate box 83 needs to be broken or partially cut off. A plurality of box coupling portions 85 are provided on the long side of the substrate box 83, and at least one of them is used to perform coupling processing.

  The box connecting portion 85 may have any configuration as long as it can unopenably connect the box base and the box cover, but by inserting the locking claw into the elongated hole constituting the box connecting portion 85 The box cover and the box cover are non-openably coupled. The combining process by the box combining unit 85 prevents unauthorized opening after the combining, and enables such an event to be promptly and easily detected even if unauthorized opening is performed, Even after the release, it is possible to perform the release process again. That is, the coupling process is performed by inserting the locking claw into at least one long hole of the plurality of box coupling parts 85. When the substrate box 83 is opened, such as when a defect occurs in the main control substrate accommodated or when the main control substrate is inspected, the box coupling portion 85 into which the locking claw is inserted and the other box coupling portions 85 Disconnect the connected part of the and the connected part with the box body. As a result, the box base of the substrate box 83 and the box cover are separated, and the main control substrate inside can be taken out. Thereafter, in the case of rejoining processing, the locking claws are inserted into the long holes of the other box coupling parts 85. If a history indicating that the substrate box 83 has been opened is left in the substrate box 83, it is possible to easily find that unauthorized opening has been performed by looking at the substrate box 83.

  A plurality of coupling pieces 86 are provided on one short side of the substrate box 83 so as to protrude laterally. The coupling pieces 86 correspond one-to-one with the plurality of coupled pieces 87 formed on the mounting base of the main control device 81, and the substrate box 83 and the mounting block are formed by the coupling pieces 86 and the coupled pieces 87. The combining process is performed between

  In addition, as a trace means for discovering unauthorized opening of the said board | substrate box 83, it is good also as a structure which affixes sealing seal so that the boundary of a box base and a box cover may be straddled. In this case, when the sealing seal is peeled off from the pasting point, the adhesive layer of the sealing seal remains on the substrate box 83 side, and the trace thereof remains. Further, the seal seal is provided with an IC tag for transmitting a response wave including identification information to a ringing wave of a predetermined frequency, and when the seal seal is peeled off, the antenna of the IC tag is disconnected and the response is The configuration may be such that transmission of waves is not possible.

  The notification and effect control device 82 has a notification and effect control board for controlling sound and lamp display and control of the display control device (not shown) according to an instruction from the main control device 81, and the notification and effect control board is a transparent resin It is accommodated in the substrate box 84 which consists of materials etc., and is comprised.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the back pack unit 15 includes a back pack 91, and a dispensing mechanism 92 and a control device assembly unit 93 are attached to the back pack 91. In addition, the back pack 91 is formed of a synthetic resin having transparency, and covers the main control device 81, the notification / rendering control device 82, and the like from the rear from the protection cover portion 94 which protrudes rearward and has a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape. Have.

  The payout mechanism section 92 is disposed to bypass the protective cover section 94, and the tank 95 to which the game balls supplied from the island facilities of the game arcade are successively replenished, and the game stored in the tank 95 And a dispensing device 96 for dispensing balls. The gaming balls paid out from the payout device 96 are discharged to the upper tray 71 or the lower tray 72 through a payout passage (not shown) provided on the downstream side of the payout device 96. Further, the dispensing mechanism section 92 is provided with a back pack substrate on which a main power of, for example, 24 AC is supplied and a power switch for performing an ON operation and an OFF operation of the power.

  Further, the back pack 91 is provided with an external output terminal plate 99 on the rotation axis side of the back pack unit 15 and on the upper edge side. The external output terminal board 99 has an output terminal for outputting a signal when a game ball runs out in the tank 95, an output terminal for outputting a signal each time a predetermined number of award balls are paid out, and a predetermined number of gaming balls The output terminal for outputting a signal each time a loan is issued, the output terminal for outputting a signal when the gaming machine main body 12 is opened, the output terminal for outputting a signal when the front door frame 14 is opened, and state transition such as opening / closing execution mode An output terminal is provided for outputting a signal during (or while transitioning to a state). Then, through these output terminals, a signal regarding the state of the frame side is output to the management control device on the game hall side. In addition, an output terminal for outputting a signal each time a predetermined number of gaming balls are lent is unnecessary in a so-called cash machine.

  The control device collection unit 93 includes a payout control device 97 and a power / emission control device 98. The payout control device 97 and the power supply / discharge control device 98 are disposed so as to be stacked back and forth so that the payout control device 97 is located behind the pachinko machine 10.

  The payout control device 97 is configured such that a payout control substrate for controlling the payout device 96 is accommodated in the substrate box. In this case, the same fraud suppression means as the substrate box 83 of the main control device 81 may be applied to the substrate box of the payout control device 97.

  The power / emission control device 98 is configured by housing a power / emission control board in a board box, and the board generates and outputs predetermined power required for various control devices etc. Control of the launch of the game ball accompanying the operation of the firing handle 54 is performed. In addition, the pachinko machine 10 has a memory holding function of various data, and can maintain the state at the time of the power failure even when the power failure occurs, and can return to the state at the time of the power failure It is supposed to be.

(Electrical configuration of pachinko machine 10)
Next, the electrical configuration of the pachinko machine 10 will be described based on the block diagram of FIG.

  An MPU 202 is mounted on a main control board 201 provided in the main control device 81. The MPU 202 is a ROM 203 storing various control programs to be executed by the MPU 202 and fixed value data, and a memory for temporarily storing various data etc. when the control program stored in the ROM 203 is executed. The RAM 204 is an element in which an interrupt circuit, a timer circuit, a data input / output circuit, various counter circuits as a random number generator, and the like are incorporated. Note that part of the functions of the MPU 202, for example, the function of the ROM 203 or the function of the RAM 204 may be provided as another element.

  The MPU 202 is provided with an input port and an output port, respectively. To the input side of the MPU 202, a power failure monitoring board 205 provided in the main control device 81, a payout control device 97, various detection sensors 211a to 211e, and the like are connected. In this case, the power and emission control device 98 is connected to the power failure monitoring substrate 205, and power is supplied to the MPU 202 via the power failure monitoring substrate 205. Also, as part of the various detection sensors 211a to 211e, the general winning opening 31, the variable winning device 32, the operation openings 33a and 33b (more specifically, the first ball entering portion 33d and the second ball entering portion 33e), the through gate 35, etc. Detection sensors provided in various winning correspondence ball entry units (dispensing correspondence ball entry units) are connected respectively, and each input signal is received by the MPU 202 of the main control device 81 based on detection information (detection signals) from these detection sensors. Winning determination (ball entering determination) to the ball section is performed. Further, the MPU 202 executes a big hit occurrence lottery based on the winning on the operation openings 33a and 33b, and executes a support occurrence lottery based on the winning on the through gate 35.

  To the output side of the MPU 202, the power failure monitoring board 205, the payout control device 97, and the notification and effect control device 82 are connected. For example, a winning ball command is output to the payout control device 97 based on the result of the winning determination on the winning entry portion such as the operation openings 33a and 33b described above. In this case, the command information storage area 224 of the ROM 203 is referred to when outputting the prize ball command. Then, when a prize in the general winning opening 31 is specified, a prize ball command corresponding to the payout of ten game balls is output, and when a prize in the variable prize device 32 is specified, fifteen game balls are identified. The prize ball command corresponding to the payout of the game is output, and when the winning of the first ball entry portion 33d is specified, the prize ball command corresponding to the payout of the three game balls is outputted and to the second ball entry portion 33e When a winning is identified, a winning ball command corresponding to the payout of four gaming balls is output.

  The main control unit 81 outputs various commands such as a variation command, a type command, a variation end command, an opening command, an ending command, a hold command, and a shift command to the notification and effect control device 82. In this case, when outputting these various commands, the command information storage area 224 of the ROM 203 is referred to. Details of these various commands will be described later. Each command is configured as information of a predetermined number of bytes, and includes various information as the information of the predetermined number of bytes.

  In addition, on the output side of the MPU 202, a variable winning drive 32c that opens and closes the opening and closing door 32b of the variable winning device 32, an electric combination drive 34b that opens and closes the movable piece 34a of the electric combination 34, and a main display 43 are connected. The main control substrate 201 is provided with various driver circuits, and the MPU 202 executes drive control of various driving units through the driver circuits.

  That is, in the opening / closing execution mode, drive control of the variable prize drive unit 32c is executed in the MPU 202 so that the big winning opening 32a is opened and closed. Further, when the support lottery of the motorized winning combination 34 is won, the MPU 202 executes drive control of the motorized combination driving unit 34 b so that the motorized combination 34 is opened and closed. In addition, display control of the main display unit 43 is executed by the MPU 202.

  Furthermore, an external output terminal board 99 is connected to the output side of the MPU 202, and through this external output terminal board 99, ball entry information to various ball entering sections with respect to the management control device (hall computer HC) on the game hall side. Information about the lottery result such as or the jackpot is output. Thereby, it is possible to grasp the state of the pachinko machine 10 and the like by the hall computer HC.

  The blackout monitoring board 205 relays the main control board 201 and the power supply and discharge control device 98, and the blackout monitoring board 205 has a voltage of DC stable 24 volts which is the maximum voltage output from the power supply and discharge control system 98. The ability to monitor The payout control device 97 performs payout control of the winning balls and the rental balls by the payout device 96 based on the winning ball command input from the main control device 81.

  The power supply and emission control device 98 is connected to, for example, a commercial power supply (external power supply) in a game arcade or the like. Then, based on the external power supplied from the commercial power supply, the main control board 201, the payout control device 97, etc. generate necessary operation power for each, and the generated operation power is supplied through a predetermined power path. Do. Further, the power supply and launch control device 98 is responsible for controlling the launch of the game ball launch mechanism 53, and the game ball launch mechanism 53 is driven when predetermined launch conditions are satisfied.

  The notification and effect control device 82 is configured to hold the holding lamp portion 47 provided on the variable display unit 36 based on various commands input from the main control device 81 and the display lamp portion 63 and the speaker portion 64 provided on the front door frame 14. And the like, and controls the display control device 212.

  The display control device 212 executes display control of the symbol display device 41 based on the command input from the notification and effect control device 82. In this case, in the notification and effect control device 82, based on the various commands input from the main control device 81, the fluctuation display mode (for example, the presence or absence of reach occurrence and the content of reach effect) and the symbol in the symbol display device 41. The outline of the stop display mode of (type of combination of symbols to be displayed finally stop with the end of the variable display) is specified.

  Here, the structure concerning the fluctuation display of the symbol of each game time and the content of the fluctuation display will be described. 6 and 7 will be appropriately referred to in the following description. 6 and 7 are schematic diagrams for explaining the display contents on the display screen 41a of the symbol display device 41. FIG.

  The display control device 212 is provided with a character ROM. In the character ROM, data of nine types of main symbols (see FIGS. 6 (a) to (i)) with numbers "1" to "9" and data of sub-symbols without numbers are shown. (See FIG. 6 (j)) are stored in advance.

  As shown in FIG. 7A, on the display screen 41a of the symbol display device 41, three symbol rows Z1, Z2, and Z3 of the upper, middle and lower rows are set. In each of the symbol rows Z1 to Z3, the main symbols and the sub symbols are arranged in a predetermined order. Then, on the display screen 41a, the symbols of each of the symbol sequences Z1 to Z3 are displayed so as to scroll in a predetermined direction (specifically, right to left) with periodicity.

  In the upper symbol row Z1, nine types of main symbols of "1" to "9" are arranged in descending order of numbers, and one sub-symbol is arranged between each main symbol. In the lower figure pattern row Z3, nine types of main symbols of "1" to "9" are arranged in ascending order of the numbers, and one sub-symbol is arranged between each main symbol. That is, the upper pattern row Z1 and the lower pattern row Z3 are formed of 18 symbols. On the other hand, in the middle symbol row Z2, nine main symbols of "1" to "9" are arranged in ascending order of numbers, and then between the main symbol of "9" and the main symbol of "1" The main symbols of "4" are additionally arranged in each, and one sub-symbol is arranged between each of these main symbols. That is, only in the middle symbol row Z2, ten main symbols are arranged and are configured by twenty symbols.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 7B, the display screen 41a is configured such that three symbols are stopped and displayed for each symbol row, and as a result, a total of nine symbols of 3 × 3 are stopped and displayed. It is supposed to be Further, five valid lines, ie, a left line L1, a middle line L2, a right line L3, a right downward line L4, and a right upward line L5 are set on the display screen 41a. Then, the fluctuation display is stopped in the order of upper symbol row Z1 → lower symbol row Z3 → middle symbol row Z2, and a combination of predetermined symbols (for example, a combination of symbols given the same numeral) is formed on any valid line. When the variable display of all the symbol rows Z1 to Z3 is finished in the set state, the big hit moving picture is displayed as the occurrence of the normal big hit result or the probability variation big hit result.

  In addition, in view of the fact that the variable display of each symbol row is stopped as described above, the upper symbol row Z1 is the first symbol row (or the first symbol row), and the lower pattern row Z3 is the second symbol row (or the second symbol row). 2) The middle symbol row Z2 can be referred to as a third symbol row (or a third symbol row).

  Among the above main symbols, the main symbols with odd numbers (1, 3, 5, 7, 9) correspond to "specific symbols", and when the probability variation jackpot occurs, for example, the same specific symbols The combination of is displayed stopped. Also, the main symbol with an even number (2, 4, 6, 8) corresponds to "non-specific symbol", and when a big hit result usually occurs, for example, the combination of the same non-specific symbol is stopped and displayed Be done.

  In addition, the aspect of the variation display of the symbols in the symbol display device 41 is not limited to the above and is arbitrary, the number of symbol rows, the direction of the variation display of symbols in the symbol rows, the number of symbols in each symbol row, etc. Can be changed as appropriate. For example, a plurality of symbol rows may be set to be horizontally arranged, and the direction of variation display of the symbols in the symbol rows may be set in the vertical direction.

  In the display screen 41a, the hold display area NE is set in the lower part of the variable display area ME including the upper display row's variable display area, the middle symbol's variable display area, and the lower display pattern's variable display area. ing. In the hold display area NE, unit hold display areas Da1 to Da8 of the same number as the maximum hold number in the case where the game ball wins in the operation openings 33a and 33b (when entering the ball entering sections 33d and 33e) There is provided a number-of-holds display area Da which is partitioned to be aligned in the left-right direction.

  Specifically, the maximum number of pending game pieces when the game ball enters the first ball entry part 33d is four, and the maximum number of pending balls when the ball is entered into the second ball entry part 33e is four. Although details will be described later, in the present embodiment, a total of eight pieces of suspension information are stored in the order of winning on the first ball entry unit 33d and the second ball entry unit 33e. Corresponding to this, the first unit hold display area Da1, the second unit hold display area Da2, the third unit hold display area Da3, the fourth unit hold display area Da4, the fifth unit hold display in the hold count display area Da. An area Da5, a sixth unit hold display area Da6, a seventh unit hold display area Da7, and an eighth unit hold display area Da8 are set.

  For example, in the case where the number of holdings (total number of holdings) when the game ball is won in the operation openings 33a and 33b is 1, a predetermined holding display image MP is displayed only in the first unit holding display area Da1. When the number of game balls held in the operation openings 33a and 33b is four, a predetermined hold display image MP is displayed in the first unit hold display area Da1 to the fourth unit hold display area Da4. It is configured to be In addition, in FIG.6 (b), it illustrates about the case where the number of pending | holding is three.

  In addition, in the hold display area NE, the image for hold display corresponding to the game run being executed (in execution) in a side-by-side arrangement with the hold count display area Da (more specifically, the first unit hold display area Da1). An execution target display area Db in which the MP is displayed is provided.

  When the game time is over and the game time is shifted to the next game time, the hold display image MP displayed in the hold number display area Da (first unit hold display area Da1) moves to the execution target display area Db, The hold display image MP displayed in the hold count display area Da is shifted to the lower side.

(About various counters)
Next, the operation of the pachinko machine 10 configured as described above will be described.

  The MPU 202 uses the various counter information in the game to set the jackpot occurrence lottery, the display setting of the main display unit 43, the outline setting of the symbol display of the symbol display device 41, the setting of the display of the character display unit 44, etc. Specifically, as shown in the schematic diagram of FIG. 8, jackpot random number counter C1 used for lottery of jackpot occurrence, jackpot type used when determining jackpot types such as probability variation jackpot results and regular jackpot results Counter C2, reach random number counter C3 used for reach lottery when symbol display device 41 deviates out, random number initial value counter CINI used for initial value setting of big hit random number counter C1, and operation opening of main display 43 And the variation type counter CS that determines the variation display time in the symbol display device 41. There. Further, the electric combination release counter C4 used in the drawing of whether or not the electric combination 34 in the lower operation opening 33b is in the electric combination release state is used.

  Each of the counters C1 to C3, CINI, CS, and C4 is a loop counter in which 1 is added to the previous value each time it is updated, and reaches a maximum value and returns to 0. Each counter is updated at a short time interval, and the updated value is appropriately stored in a lottery counter buffer 231 set in a predetermined area of the RAM 204. In the lottery counter buffer 231, information corresponding to the big hit random number counter C1, the big hit type counter C2 and the reach random number counter C3 is a winning on the operation openings 33a and 33b (more specifically, the first ball entering part 33d or the second ball entering part When entering the ball 33e occurs, the ball is stored in the holding ball storage area 232 as the acquired information storage means.

  The holding ball storage area 232 includes a holding area RE for the operation port and an execution area AE. The reserve area RE includes a first area Ra1, a second area Ra2, a third area Ra3, a fourth area Ra4, a fifth area Ra5, a sixth area Ra6, a seventh area Ra7, and an eighth area Ra8. The jackpot random number counter C1 and the jackpot stored in the lottery counter buffer 231 in accordance with the winning history in the mouths 33a and 33b (more specifically, the ball entering history to the first ball entering part 33d and the second ball entering part 33e). Each numerical value information of the type counter C2 and the reach random number counter C3 is stored as one of the areas Ra1 to Ra8 as hold information. The hold information corresponds to special information.

  In the case where winnings on the operation ports 33a and 33b (specifically, entering the first ball entering portion 33d and the second ball receiving portion 33e) occur a plurality of times consecutively in the first area Ra1 to the eighth area Ra8 In the order of 1st area Ra 1 → 2nd area Ra 2 → 3rd area Ra 3 → 4th area Ra 4 → 5th area Ra 5 → 6th area Ra 6 → 7th area Ra 7 → 8th area Ra 8 Will be stored in By providing eight areas Ra1 to Ra8 as described above, four ball entry histories of the game balls to the first ball entry part 33d and the second ball entry part 33e are four, ie, to the operation openings 33a and 33b. Up to a total of eight winning history entries are reserved and stored. In addition, the holding ball storage area 232 is provided with a total holding number storage area, and the total holding number storage area is obtained based on entering the ball into the first ball entry unit 33d or the second ball entry unit 33e. Information for specifying the storage number of stored suspension information is stored.

  For example, when the number of ball entry occurs in only one of the first ball entering portion 33d and the second ball entering portion 33e and the number thereof is 4 or more, the maximum number of memories for winning in the operation openings 33a and 33b Is limited to four, but as long as the game ball alternately enters the first ball entry part 33d and the second ball entry part 33e by the sorting means 33g already described, winnings to the operation openings 33a and 33b The maximum number of memories pertaining to will be raised to eight. That is, in the present embodiment, it is possible to suppress the situation where the number of pieces of stored information to be stored is limited to four even under a situation where winning in the lower operation opening 33b is hard to occur. .

  The execution area AE is an area for moving each value stored in the first area Ra1 of the reserve area RE when the variable display of the main display unit 43 is started, and the execution area at the start of one game cycle Based on the various numerical information stored in the AE, the determination of acceptance or failure is performed.

  In detail, for each counter, the jackpot random number counter C1 is configured to be sequentially incremented by one within the range of 0 to 299, for example, and returned to 0 after reaching the maximum value (that is, 299). In particular, when the big hit random number counter C1 makes one revolution, the value of the random number initial value counter CINI at that time is read as the initial value of the big hit random number counter C1. The random number initial value counter CINI is a loop counter similar to the large hit random number counter C1 (value = 0 to 299). The jackpot random number counter C1 is periodically updated, and when the gaming ball is won in the operation openings 33a and 33b, the timing when the gaming ball having flowed into the ball entering unit 33d and 33e is detected by the detection sensors 211c and 211d. Are stored in the holding ball storage area 232 of the RAM 204.

  The value of the random number to be the jackpot win is stored as a yes / no table (win / fail information group) in a yes / no table storage area 221 as a yes / no information group storage unit in the ROM 203. Here, the contents of the success or failure table will be described.

  In the pass / fail table, address information consisting of binary information and jackpot numerical information similarly consisting of binary information are set in one-to-one correspondence. Specifically, the address information is expressed in decimal and ten types of "1" to "10" are set, and the jackpot numerical information is expressed in decimal and "7", "36", "67" 10 types of “100”, “131”, “164”, “195”, “223”, “241”, “272” are set, and the address information and the jackpot numerical information are one to one. It is associated. The numerical value of each jackpot numerical information is included in “0” to “299” which is a numerical range of random number information that can be updated in the jackpot random number counter C1.

  Here, in the pachinko machine 10, a low probability mode (low probability state) and a high probability mode (high probability state) are set as the lottery modes in the hit / fall lottery means. Then, the number of jackpot numerical information referred to in the low probability mode and the number of jackpot numerical information referred to in the high probability mode are different, and the former is smaller in number than the latter. Specifically, in the low probability mode, only the jackpot numerical information whose address information is "1" is referred to at the time of the lottery, and in the high probability mode, the jackpot numerical information corresponding to all the address information at the time of the lottery. Referenced. That is, in the low probability mode, there is one piece of numerical information that will be a big hit, and in the high probability mode, there are ten more pieces of numerical information than the low probability mode. As a result, the probability of being a big hit in the low probability mode is 1/30, while the probability of being a big hit in the high probability mode is 1/30, and the high probability mode is a big hit than the low probability mode. The probability of winning will be high. The number and the value of the random numbers to be won are arbitrary as long as the winning probability in the high probability mode is higher than that in the low probability mode.

  The jackpot type counter C2 is configured to be sequentially incremented by one within the range of 0 to 29 and to return to 0 after reaching the maximum value (that is, 29). The jackpot type counter C2 is periodically updated, and when the gaming ball is won in the operation openings 33a and 33b, the timing when the gaming ball having flowed into the ball entering portion 33d and 33e is detected by the detection sensors 211c and 211d. Are stored in the holding ball storage area 232 of the RAM 204.

  The distribution destination of the game result for the jackpot type counter C2 is stored as a distribution table (distribution information group) in a distribution table storage area as distribution information group storage means in the ROM 203. Then, as such a distribution destination, a normal jackpot result (low probability correspondence special game result) and a definite variation jackpot result (high probability correspondence special game result) are set.

  The normal jackpot result is high-frequency support until the success or failure lottery mode becomes the low probability mode after the opening / closing execution mode ends and the number of games reaches the termination reference frequency (specifically, 100 times) after the support mode shifts. It is a jackpot result that becomes a mode. In addition, after the end reference number of times has elapsed, the low frequency support mode is entered.

  The probability variation jackpot result is a jackpot result in which the success or failure lottery mode becomes the high probability mode and the support mode becomes the high frequency support mode after the open / close execution mode ends. The high frequency support mode continues until the lottery result in the success or failure lottery is the jackpot state winning, and the mode is switched to the open / close execution mode.

  In the distribution table, “0 to 9” usually corresponds to the big hit result, and “10 to 29” corresponds to the probability big hit result, but the distribution of this numerical value is arbitrary.

  In the present embodiment, a difference is provided such that the distribution based on entering the ball into the second ball entry unit 33e is more advantageous for the player than the distribution based on entering the ball into the first ball entry unit 33d. . Specifically, the two odd results with different oddities in the probability variation jackpot result, specifically, the first probability variation jackpot result in which the number of rounds is “16” and the second probability variation jackpot result in which the number of rounds is “4” If the distribution based on entering the ball into the second ball entry part 33e results in a probability change big hit result, compared with the case where the distribution based on the ball into the first ball entry part 33d results in the probability variation big hit result, (1) By adopting a configuration that is likely to result in a jackpot result, the above-described advantages in the sorting mode based on entering the ball into the first ball entry portion 33d and the sorting mode based on entering the ball into the second ball foot portion 33e To make a difference.

  For example, the reach random number counter C3 is configured to be sequentially incremented by one within the range of 0 to 238 and to return to 0 after reaching the maximum value (that is, 238). The reach random number counter C3 is periodically updated, and when the gaming ball is won in the operation openings 33a and 33b, the timing at which the detecting sensors 211c and 211d detect the gaming ball that has flowed into the ball entering unit 33d and 33e in detail. Are stored in the holding ball storage area 232 of the RAM 204. Then, based on the reach table stored in the reach table storage area of the ROM 203, it is determined whether or not the reach should be generated. However, in the game session to shift to the open / close execution mode, the MPU 202 determines the reach occurrence regardless of the value of the reach random number counter C3. Although the number of reach random number counters C3 corresponding to the occurrence of reach display is the same in each gaming state, it may be set individually according to the gaming state. For example, in the case where the support mode is the high frequency support mode, the number of reach random number counters C3 corresponding to the occurrence of the reach display may be set larger than that in the low frequency support mode.

  Here, the reach display (reach state) includes the symbol display device 41 capable of performing variable display (or variable display) of a symbol (pattern), and the open / close execution mode of the variable winning device 32 is a high-frequency winning mode In the gaming machine where the stop display result after the variable display is a special display result in the game time, the stop display result is derived after the variable display (or variable display) of the symbol (pattern) in the symbol display device 41 is started This is a display state for making the player think that the variable display state is likely to be the special display result in the previous stage.

  In other words, the combination of jackpot symbols corresponding to the occurrence of the high-frequency winning mode is made by stopping and displaying the symbols for a part of the plurality of symbol rows displayed on the display screen 41a of the symbol display device 41. It is a display state in which combinations of reach symbols that may be established are displayed, and in that state, variation display of symbols is performed in the remaining symbol rows.

  More specifically, a combination of jackpot symbols corresponding to the occurrence of the high-frequency winning mode on a preset effective line in the display screen 41a of the symbol display device 41 as a step prior to ending the variable display of the symbols. A reach line is formed by stopping and displaying a combination of reach symbols that may be established, and the variation display of the symbols is performed by the final stop symbol row under the situation where the reach line is formed.

  The display mode in the case of the above-described reach display will be illustrated with reference to FIG. 7. In the case of reach display, the variation display of symbols is first ended (displayed stopped) in upper row symbol column Z1, and the fluctuation display of the symbols is ended in lower row symbol column Z3 (stop display) In the state, the reach line is formed by the stop display of the main symbol attached with the same number to any one of the effective lines L1 to L5. And in the condition where the said reach line is formed, it becomes reach display by performing the change display of a symbol in symbol row Z2 of a middle stage. Then, when the high frequency winning mode occurs, the main symbol with the same number as the main symbol forming the reach line is stopped and displayed on the reach line, and the symbol row Z2 in the middle row is displayed. The variable display of the symbol is ended.

  Furthermore, in reach display, while displaying combinations of reach symbols as described above, fluctuation display of symbols is performed in the remaining symbol rows, and a predetermined character or the like is displayed as a moving image on the background screen. What performs a reach effect is included by displaying a predetermined character etc. as a moving image in the substantially whole display screen, after reducing or displaying the thing of performing a reduction and the combination of a reach symbol reduced. In addition, when reach display is performed or before advance display, it is determined whether to display advance notice using a predetermined image such as a predetermined character using reach random number counter C3 or another counter. May be

  For example, the fluctuation type counter CS is sequentially incremented by one within the range of 0 to 198, and returns to 0 after reaching the maximum value (that is, 198). The fluctuation type counter CS is used when the MPU 202 determines the fluctuation display time on the main display unit 43 and the fluctuation display time of the symbol on the symbol display device 41. The fluctuation type counter CS is updated once each time a normal process to be described later is executed once, and is repeatedly updated even within the remaining time in the normal process. Then, the buffer value of the variation type counter CS is acquired in determining the variation pattern at the start of variation of the symbol by the symbol display device 41.

  When determining the fluctuation display time in the symbol display device 41 or the main display 43 (specifically, the result display for the operation opening), buffer values of the reach random number counter C3 and the fluctuation type counter CS, and fluctuation display time table storage of the ROM 203 Area 223 is referenced. Further, in the MPU 202, the stop result in the result display for the operation opening is determined using the value of the big hit random number counter C1 and the value of the big hit type counter C2 stored in the execution area AE. A stop result determination table stored in the ROM 203 is used.

  For example, the motor-operated combination release counter C4 is configured to be sequentially incremented by one within the range of 0 to 249, and return to 0 after reaching the maximum value (i.e., 249). The motorized jack release counter C4 is periodically updated, and is stored in the hold combination area 233 of the RAM 204 at the timing when the game ball wins the through gate 35. Then, at a predetermined timing, a lottery is performed to determine whether or not the motorized jack 34 is to be controlled to the open state based on the value of the stored motorized jack release counter C4. For example, if C4 = 0 to 199, the motorized prize 34 is controlled to be in the open state, and if C4 = 200 to 249, the motorized prize 34 is not controlled to be in the open state.

(About various processes executed by main controller 81)
Next, timer interrupt processing and normal processing executed when the MPU 202 in the main control device 81 advances the game at each gaming time will be described. In addition to the timer interrupt process and the normal process, the MPU 202 executes the main process activated upon power on and the NMI interrupt process initiated by the input of a power failure signal to the NMI terminal (non-maskable terminal). Description of these various processes is omitted.

(Timer interrupt processing)
First, timer interrupt processing will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. This processing is started up periodically (for example, in a cycle of 2 msec) by the MPU 202.

  In step S101, reading processing of various winning detection sensors is executed. That is, the statuses of various winning detection sensors connected to the main control device 81 are read, the status of the winning detection sensor is determined, and the detection information (winning detection information) is stored.

  Thereafter, in step S102, 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. Then, the updated value of the random number initial value counter CINI is stored in the corresponding buffer area of the RAM 204.

  In the subsequent step S103, the big hit random number counter C1, the big hit type counter C2, the reach random number counter C3, and the electric character release counter C4 are updated. Specifically, the big hit random number counter C1, the big hit type counter C2, the reach random number counter C3 and the motorized combination release counter C4 are respectively incremented by 1 and cleared to 0 when their counter values reach the maximum value. Then, the updated values of the counters C1 to C4 are stored in the corresponding buffer area of the RAM 204.

  In the subsequent step S104, a winning process for through is carried out accompanying the winning of the through gate 35. In the winning process for through, it is determined whether or not the winning detection flag for through gate is stored in the various flag storage area 235 of the RAM 204, and if the flag is stored, it is stored in the holding combination area On the condition that the number of bonus product holding memories being stored is less than 4, the value of the motorized product release counter C4 updated in the step S103 is stored in the electric power manager holding area. In addition, the processing for lighting the holding lamp unit 47 of the variable display unit 36 corresponding to the number of held memories with respect to the notification and effect control device 82 is executed. When the winning detection flag for through gate is stored in the various flag storage area 235, the winning detection flag is erased and the winning processing for the through gate is ended.

  After the winning process for the through gate in step S104 is performed, the process proceeds to step S105, and in step S105, the winning process for the operating port accompanying the winning on the operating port 33a, 33b is performed, and the timer interrupt process is ended. Do.

<Prize process for operation port>
Here, the winning process for the operation opening will be described with reference to the flowcharts of FIG. 10 and FIG.

  In step S201, it is determined whether or not the gaming ball has entered the first ball entry unit 33d (winning). If it is determined that the game ball has entered the first ball entry unit 33d, the process proceeds to step S202, and a prize ball command for causing the payout control device 97 to pay out three game balls is set.

  In the subsequent step S203, an external signal setting process is performed to output information indicating that the gaming ball has entered the first ball entry portion 33d to the hall computer HC on the gaming hall side. Thereby, it is grasped | ascertained by hall | hole computer HC that the ball-in to the 1st ball-in-class part 33d generate | occur | produced. Thereafter, in step S204, information acquisition processing for storing the values of the big hit random number counter C1 and the big hit type counter C2 is performed, and the present winning processing is ended.

  On the other hand, when it is determined in step S201 that the game ball has not won the first ball entry portion 33d, the process proceeds to step S205. In step S205, it is determined whether the gaming ball has entered the second ball entry unit 33e (winning). If it is determined that the game ball has entered the second ball entry unit 33e, the process proceeds to step S205, and a prize ball command for causing the payout control device 97 to pay out four game balls is set. The prize ball command set in steps S202 and S205 is transmitted to the payout control device 97 in the external output process S401 of the normal process described later.

  In the subsequent step S207, an external signal setting process is performed to output information indicating that the gaming ball has entered the second ball entry unit 33e to the hall computer HC on the game hall side. Thereby, it is grasped | ascertained by hole computer HC that the ball-in to the 2nd ball entering part 33e occurred. Thereafter, information acquisition processing is performed in step S204, and the present winning processing is ended.

  When negative determination is made in both the processes of steps S201 and S205, that is, when neither of the first ball entering portion 33d nor the second ball entering portion 33e enters the ball, the winning process is directly performed. finish.

  Here, the information acquisition process of step S204 will be described with reference to FIG.

(Information acquisition process)
In the information acquisition process, first at step S301, the number N of starting holding balls stored in the holding number storage area FE of the holding ball storage area 232, more specifically, the first ball receiving part 33d and the second ball receiving part 33e It is determined whether or not the number of start-hold balls N relating to the ball entry portion that has triggered the information acquisition process is less than the upper limit ("4" in the present embodiment). If the start pending storage number N is the upper limit value, the present information acquisition process is ended as it is, and if it is less than the upper limit value, the start pending storage number N of the corresponding ball entry part is incremented by 1 in step S302. At the same time, the total pending number (hereinafter referred to as the common pending number CRN) stored in the pending number storage area FE in step S303 is incremented by one.

  In the following step S304, the respective values of the big hit random number counter C1, big hit type counter C2, reach random number counter C3 and fluctuation type counter CS updated in the above step S103 are the first among the free storage areas of the operation port reserve area RE. Storage area, that is, the storage area corresponding to the common holding number CRN incremented by one in step S302.

  In the subsequent steps S305 and S306, a notification and effect control device 82, which is a control device on the sub side (secondary side), that a winning on the operation openings 33a and 33b (entering the ball entering portions 33d and 33e) has occurred. Then, the process for confirming the hold notification and the process for setting the hold command, which are processes for making the display control device 212 recognize and execute the hold notification described later, is executed, and the information acquisition process is ended. The hold command includes information on which one of the first ball entry unit 33d and the second ball entry unit 33e is based on winning.

  The hold command set in the setting process of the hold command in step S306 is transmitted to the notification and effect control device 82 and the display control device 212 in the external output process (step S401) of the normal process described later. The display control device 212 executes the processing for changing the display in the above-described number-of-holds display area Da in response to the increase in the number of held numbers by receiving the hold command.

  Specifically, when the display control device 212 receives the command at the display control device 212 via the notification and effect control device 82, the display control device 212 displays the image MP for holding display in the number-of-holds display area Da. Execute processing for (for example, adding). In the number-of-holds display area Da, a hold image is displayed sequentially from the left side. For example, if the common hold number CRN is 1, the hold image is displayed in the first unit hold display area Da1 at the left end, and common hold If the number CRN is 8, the hold image is displayed in the eighth eighth unit hold display area Da8 from the left. A detailed description of each process of steps S305 and S306 will be described later.

(Normal processing)
Next, the flow of the normal processing will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. The normal process is a process that is started after the main process that is activated in response to the power-on is performed. In the normal process, the main process of the game is performed. As an outline thereof, the processing of steps S401 to S406 is executed as periodic processing of 4 msec cycle, and the counter updating processing of steps S408 and S409 is executed with the remaining time.

  In normal processing, first, external signal output processing is executed in step S401. In the external signal output process of step S401, output data such as a command set in the timer interrupt process or the previous normal process is transmitted to each control device on the sub side. Specifically, it determines the presence or absence of a winning ball command, and if the winning ball command is set, it sends it to the payout control device 97. In addition, when various commands such as command for effect such as command for change, type command, command of change end, etc. and hold command, command at the time of shift to be described later are set, they are sent to notification and effect control device 82 Do.

  Next, in step S402, the variation type counter CS is updated. Specifically, the fluctuation type counter CS is incremented by one, and the counter value is cleared to zero when the counter value reaches the maximum value. Then, the update value of the fluctuation type counter CS is stored in the corresponding buffer area of the RAM 204.

  In the subsequent step S403, game number control processing for controlling the game in each game number is executed. In this game number control process, jackpot determination, setting of variable display of symbols by the symbol display device 41, display control of the main display unit 43 and the like are performed.

  After executing the game number control process of step S403, the process proceeds to step S404 to execute a game state transition process. Although the details will be described later, the gaming state is shifted to the open / close execution mode, the high probability mode, the high frequency support mode or the like by this gaming state shift processing. The details of the game number control process of step S403 and the game state transition process of step S404 will be described later.

  In the subsequent step S405, a process for supporting the combination for driving and controlling the motorized part 34 provided in the operation port unit 33 is executed. In the processing for electronic-support combination, the electronic-composition-open state as to whether or not the motor-operated commercial item 34 is to be opened using numerical information acquired from the motor-operated product opening counter C4 stored in the electronic-arm holding area 233 of the RAM 204 In addition to performing a lottery, when the electronic combination open state is won, the opening and closing process of the motorized electronic part 34 is executed. In addition, display control and the like of the display part 44 for bonus are performed so as to teach the lottery result of the electronic combination open lottery.

  As described above, the low frequency support mode and the high frequency support mode are set as modes of the support by the motorized character 34, and transition to one of the support modes is performed in the game state transition processing. After this processing, if the high frequency support flag is set in the various flag storage areas 235 of the RAM 204, the high frequency support mode is set, and if the flag is not set, the low frequency support mode is set.

  In the electronic-support-support process, it is determined whether the high-frequency support mode is set by determining whether the high-frequency support flag is set in the various flag storage areas 235 of the RAM 204. Then, in the high-frequency support mode, the number of times the motorized jack 34 is in the open state is set to a large number when the electronic-arm open state is won, as compared to the low-frequency support mode. Set the open time longer. Further, in the high frequency support mode, when the electric jack is released and the open state of the motorized jack 34 occurs a plurality of times, the next open state is started after one open state ends. The closing time until is set to be shorter than one opening time.

  Incidentally, when the mode is switched to the open / close execution mode, even if the high frequency support flag is set in the various flag storage areas 235 of the RAM 204, the support mode is forcibly set to the low frequency support mode.

  Thereafter, in step S406, a game ball launch control process is executed. In the game ball emission control process, the solenoid of the game ball emission mechanism 53 is excited once in a predetermined period (for example, 0.6 sec) on condition that the emission permission signal is input from the power supply and emission control device 98. . As a result, the game ball is launched toward the game area PE.

  In the following step S407, it is determined whether or not the execution timing of the next normal processing has arrived, that is, whether a predetermined time (4 msec in the present embodiment) has elapsed from the start of the previous normal processing. Then, updating of the random number initial value counter CINI and the variation type counter CS is repeatedly executed within the remaining time until the execution timing of the next normal process.

  That is, in step S408, 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. Then, the updated value of the random number initial value counter CINI is stored in the corresponding area of the RAM 204. In step S409, the variation type counter CS is updated. Specifically, the fluctuation type counter CS is incremented by 1 and cleared to 0 when the counter value reaches the maximum value. Then, the update value of the fluctuation type counter CS is stored in the corresponding area of the RAM 204.

  Here, since the execution time of each process of steps S401 to S406 changes according to the state of the game, the remaining time until the execution timing of the next normal process is not constant but fluctuates. Therefore, it is possible to randomly update the random number initial value counter CINI (that is, the initial value of the big hit random number counter C1) by repeatedly executing the update of the random number initial value counter CINI using such remaining time. The variation type counter CS can also be updated at random.

(Game times control processing)
Next, the game number control process of step S403 will be described with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS.

  In the game number control process, first, as shown in the flowchart of FIG. 13, it is determined in step S501 whether the open / close execution mode is in progress. When the open / close execution mode is in effect, the main game is executed without executing the processing of step S502 and subsequent processing, that is, the processing of starting the game turn from step S503 to step S505 and the processing of progression of game from step S506 to step S509. End the control process.

  If the opening / closing execution mode is not in effect, it is determined in step S502 whether the result display for the operation opening of the main display 43 is displaying a change. If the result display unit for the operation opening is not in a fluctuating display, the process proceeds to the processing for starting the game play of steps S503 to S505. In the processing for starting a game, first, in step S503, it is determined whether the total number of start holding balls (the common holding number CRN) is "0". The case where the common holding number CRN is “0” means that the holding information is not stored in the holding ball storage area 232. Therefore, the game number control process ends.

  On the other hand, when the common holding number CRN is not "0", data setting processing for setting data stored in the holding area RE of the holding ball storage area 232 for variable display is executed in step S504, Further, after the variation start process for starting the variation display on the main display unit 43 and the variation display on the symbol display device 41 in step S505, the game play control process is ended.

  Here, the data setting process of step S504 and the variation start process of step S505 will be described in detail. First, the data setting process of step S504 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

(Data setting process)
In the data setting process, first, in step S601, among the number of start-hold balls N stored in the number-of-holds storage area FE, the one to be subjected to the current setting process and the common hold number CRN are decremented. In the following step S602, the data stored in the first area Ra1 of the reserve area RE is moved to the execution area AE.

  Thereafter, in step S603, processing is performed to shift the data (that is, the hold information) stored in the areas Ra1 to Ra8 of the hold area RE. This data shift process is a process of sequentially shifting data stored in the first area Ra1 to the eighth area Ra8 toward the lower area side, and clears the data of the first area Ra1 and the second area Ra2 → First area Ra1, third area Ra3 → second area Ra2, fourth area Ra4 → third area Ra3, fifth area Ra5 → fourth area Ra4, sixth area Ra6 → fifth area Ra5, seventh area Ra7 → Data in each area is shifted in the sixth area Ra6, the eighth area Ra8, and the seventh area Ra7.

  In the subsequent step S604, a shift command is set, which is information for causing the notification and effect control device 82 to recognize that the data of the reserve area has been shifted. Thereafter, the data setting process is ended. The shift command set in step S604 is transmitted to the display control device 212 via the notification and effect control device 82 in step S401 in the normal process (FIG. 12). By receiving the shift command, the display control device 212 executes processing for changing the display in the hold number display area Da for the operation port in accordance with the decrease in the hold number.

(Variation start processing)
Next, the change start process of step S505 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

  In the fluctuation start process, first, in step S701, a propriety determination process is performed to determine whether the hold information referred to in the current fluctuation start process corresponds to a big hit. Specifically, among the information stored in the execution area AE, the information for determining the jackpot, that is, the information acquired from the information updated by the jackpot random number counter C1 is grasped. Then, when the success or failure lottery mode is the low probability mode, the above grasped information refers to the information corresponding to the big hit, with reference to the success or failure table for the low probability mode stored in the success or failure table storage area 221 of the ROM 203. If it is included, and the lottery mode is the high probability mode, the information grasped as described above is referred to with reference to the high / low probability table for high probability mode stored in the high / low probability table storage area 221 of the ROM 203 Identify if it is included in the information corresponding to the winning.

  In the following step S702, it is determined whether the result of the success or failure determination process in step S701 is a result corresponding to a big hit. If the result corresponds to the big hit, the type determination process is executed in step S703.

  In the type determination process, among the information stored in the execution area AE, information for type determination, that is, information acquired from information updated by the big hit type counter C2 is grasped. Further, with reference to the distribution table stored in the distribution table storage area 222 of the ROM 203, it is specified whether the information for the type judgment grasped above is included in the information corresponding to the probability variation jackpot result. Specifically, when the hold information corresponds to the ball entering the first ball entering portion 33d, the sorting table for the first ball entering portion 33d is referred to, and the hold information concerned is the second ball entering portion 33e. When it corresponds to entering the ball, the type determination is performed with reference to the distribution table for the second ball entering part 33e.

  In the subsequent step S704, it is determined based on the information identified in the type determination process in step S703 whether or not the type of the current big hit is a probability change big hit result. If the result is a definite variation big hit result, the stop result setting process for the definite variation big hit is executed in step S705, and if it is not the definite variation big hit result, a termination result setting process for normal jackpot is executed in step S706. If it is determined in step S702 that the jackpot has not been won, in step S707, stop result setting processing for disconnection is performed.

  In each stop result setting process of step S705 to step S707, information on the pattern aspect to be finally displayed on the main display unit 43 in a stop manner is referred to the stop result table stored in the stop result table storage area of the ROM 203. The identification information is stored in the RAM 204. Further, in steps S705 and S706, the various flags storage area 235 of the RAM 204 stores information for specifying that the MPU 202 determines that the success or failure judgment result of the current game round is the probability change big hit result or the normal big hit result. Specifically, in step S705, the probability variation jackpot flag is stored, and in step S706, the normal jackpot flag is stored.

  After one of the processes in step S705 to step S707 is performed, in step S708, a setting process of the variable display time is performed.

(Setting process of variable display time)
In the variable display time setting process, as shown in the flowchart of FIG. 16, first, in step S801, it is determined whether or not the winning lottery has been won. Specifically, it is determined whether or not any of the probability variation jackpot flag or the normal jackpot flag is stored in the various flag storage area 235 of the RAM 204.

  If a negative determination is made in step S801, that is, if the result of the above-mentioned success or failure lottery is an outlier, the process proceeds to step S802. In step S802, it is determined whether reach display is generated on the symbol display device 41 in the current game run. Specifically, when the value of the reach random number counter C3 stored in the execution area AE is a value corresponding to the reach occurrence, an affirmative determination is made in step S802 as the occurrence of the reach display. When specifying the presence or absence of reach occurrence using the value of the reach random number counter C3, the reach determination table stored in the reach determination table storage area 225 of the ROM 203 is referred to.

  If an affirmative determination is made in either step S801 or step S802, the process proceeds to step S803, and the variation display time table for reach generation stored in the variation display time table storage area 223 of the ROM 203 is referred to. The fluctuation display time information corresponding to the value of the fluctuation type counter CS is acquired, and the fluctuation display time information is provided in the various counter areas 234 of the RAM 204 in the subsequent step S804. Set to). Thereafter, this setting process is ended.

  That is, in the present embodiment, the reach display is performed when the result of the success or failure lottery is the big hit result or when the result of the same result failure lottery is the result and the lottery for reach occurrence is won, ing.

  Here, the reach display is provided with a normal reach display and a super reach display which are different from each other in the variation display mode. The variable display time information corresponding to each of the normal reach display and the super reach display is set in the reach generation variable display time table, and the variable display time information corresponding to each reach display is set by referring to the table. It is acquired. Note that for the determination of the type of reach display, a table in which the type of reach display corresponds to the value of the fluctuation type counter CS is provided, and by referring to the table, the value of the current fluctuation type counter CS is set. The corresponding reach indication is determined.

  In more detail, the reach generation variation display time table corresponds to the type of jackpot. Specifically, the variable display time is set so that the combination of the specific symbols can be stopped and displayed in the case of the probability variation big hit result, and the combination of non-specified symbols can be stopped and displayed in the case of the normal jackpot result The variable display time is set to.

  On the other hand, when the negative determination is made in step S802, the value of the current variation type counter CS is referred to with reference to the non-reach occurrence change display time table stored in the change display time table storage area 223 in step S805. In step S806, the variable display time information is set in the variable display time counter area. Thereafter, this setting process is ended.

  The variable display time information at the time of reach non-occurrence is set such that the variable display time becomes shorter as the number of common holding numbers CRN increases. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, it may be configured not to depend on the number of common holding numbers CRN, and the variation display time may be set shorter as the number of common holding numbers CRN is smaller. . Also, in the situation where the support mode is the high frequency support mode, the reach non-range is selected so that the short fluctuation display time is selected as compared with the situation where the number of holding information is the same as the situation where the support mode is the low frequency support mode. Although the generation variation display time table is set, the generation variation display time table is not limited to this, and the selected variation display time may be the same, or may be opposite to the above relationship. Furthermore, the above configuration may be applied to the fluctuation display time at the time of reach occurrence, and the fluctuation display time that is easy to be selected and the fluctuation display time that is hard to be selected are different at the jackpot winning time and the outreach time. It is good also as composition. Further, the fluctuation display time table for the probability variation jackpot, the fluctuation display time table for the regular jackpot, the fluctuation display time table for the outreach, and the fluctuation display time table for the completely out may be individually set.

  As described above, the fluctuation display time of each game is determined using the presence / absence of reach, the type of reach display, the number of suspension information, the value of the fluctuation type counter, and the like as parameters. However, the fluctuation display time of each game time is the content of other suspension information, specifically, information for jackpot determination included in other suspension information, information for type determination, and information for reach determination as parameters It is decided without doing.

  Returning to the description of the fluctuation start process (FIG. 15), after the setting process of the fluctuation display time is executed in step S708, the fluctuation command and the type command are set in step S709. The fluctuation command includes information on presence / absence of reach and information on fluctuation display time. Further, the type command includes information on the game result. That is, the category command includes information on probability variation jackpot results, information on normal jackpot results, information on outlier results, etc., as information on game results.

  The fluctuation command and type command set in step S709 are transmitted to the notification / rendering control device 82 in step S401 in the normal process (FIG. 12). The notification and effect control device 82 determines the light emission pattern of the display lamp portion 63 and the output pattern of the sound from the speaker portion 64 in the game turn based on the received variable command and type command, and the determined effect The display lamp unit 63 and the speaker unit 64 are controlled so that the content is executed. In addition, the notification and effect control device 82 transmits the variation command and the type command to the display control device 212 while maintaining the information form. The display control device 212 determines the variation display pattern on the symbol display device 41 in the game run based on the received variation command and type command, and the symbol display device is executed such that the determined variation display pattern is executed. Display control 41. Thereafter, in step S710, after the variation display of the pattern is started on the display unit for the operation opening of the main display unit 43, the present variation start processing is ended.

  Returning to the explanation of the game number control process (FIG. 13), when the main display unit 43 is in a variable display mode, the game number progression process of steps S506 to S509 is executed. In the processing for game progression, first, at step S506, it is determined whether or not the variation display time of the current game has elapsed. Specifically, it is determined whether the value of the variable display time information stored in the variable display time counter area of the RAM 204 has become “0”. The value of the variable display time information is set in the variable display time setting process (FIG. 16) as described above. Further, the value of the set variable display time information is decremented by 1 each time the timer interrupt process (FIG. 9) is activated.

  If the variable display time has not elapsed, the process for variable display is executed in step S507. In the variable display process, the display mode on the main display unit 43 is changed. Thereafter, the game play control process ends.

  If the fluctuation display time has elapsed, fluctuation end processing is executed in step S508. In the variation end process, the information stored in the RAM 204 is specified in any one of the steps S705 to S707, and the main display unit 43 displays the symbol corresponding to the information in a stopped state on the main display unit 43. Control 43

  In the subsequent step S509, a change end command is set. Thereafter, the game play control process ends. The change end command set in step S509 is transmitted to the notification / effect control device 82 in step S401 in the normal process (FIG. 12). The notification and effect control device 82 transmits the received change end command to the display control device 212 while maintaining the information form. In the display control device 212, by receiving the change end command, the combination of the final stop symbols in the game play is displayed (final stop display).

(Playing state transition process)
Next, the game state transition process of step S404 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

  In the gaming state transition process, it is first determined in step S901 whether or not the open / close execution mode is in progress. If the opening / closing execution mode is not in progress, the process proceeds to step S902, and it is determined whether it is the timing at which the variation display of the pattern on the main display 43 of 1 game cycle (specifically, the result display for the operation opening) ends. When it is not the timing when the variable display ends, the main game state transition processing ends.

  If it is the timing when the variable display has ended, it is determined in step S903 whether the game result of the current game play corresponds to the transition to the open / close execution mode. Specifically, it is determined whether the RAM 204 normally stores either the jackpot flag or the probability variation jackpot flag. If none of the above flags is stored, the game state transition processing is ended.

  If any of the above flags is stored, a value determined according to the jackpot type, specifically, in the round counter area RC provided in the various counter areas 234 of the RAM 204, in step S904. Set "16" or "4". The round counter area RC is a counter area for counting the number of times the big winning opening 32a has been opened. Thereafter, the game state transition processing is ended.

  On the other hand, if the open / close execution mode is in effect, an affirmative determination is made in step S901, and the process proceeds to step S905. In step S 905, a special winning opening / closing process is performed. In the special winning opening / closing process, when the special winning opening 32a is closed, the large winning is achieved by setting the variable winning driving unit 32c to a driving state, on condition that the round counter area RC is "1" or more. The mouth 32a is opened. In addition, when the special winning opening 32a is open, variable winning drive is performed on the condition that a predetermined time has elapsed since the opening of the special winning opening 32a or that a predetermined number of gaming balls have been won. The driving state of the section 32c is stopped to close the special winning opening 32a.

  In the following step S906, it is determined whether the value of the round counter area RC is "0". If the value of the round counter area RC is not “0”, the game state transition processing is ended. When the value of the round counter area RC is “0”, transition processing at the end of the open / close execution mode is executed in step S 907.

  In the transition process at the end of the open / close execution mode, when the RAM 204 stores the probability variation jackpot flag, the high lottery mode is set as the high probability mode and the high frequency support mode is set as the support mode. The high probability mode and the high frequency support mode are maintained at least until the next big hit is generated. Further, when the big hit flag is stored in the RAM 204, the success or failure lottery mode is set to the low probability mode, and the support mode is set to the high frequency support mode. However, the high frequency support mode is ended when the game times continue 100 times, and thereafter, it shifts to the normal gaming state in which the success or failure lottery mode is the low probability mode and the support mode is the low frequency support mode.

  Thereafter, in step S908, after the open / close execution mode end process is executed, the present game state transition process is ended. In the closing process of the open / close execution mode, the flag stored in the normal jackpot flag or the probability variation jackpot flag is erased.

(About the electrical configuration of the effect control device 82 and the display control device 212)
Next, with reference to the block diagram of FIG. 18, the electrical configurations of the notification and effect control device 82 and the display control device 212 will be supplementarily described.

  An MPU 242 is mounted on an informing and effect control board 241 provided in the informing and effect control device 82. The MPU 242 is a ROM 243 storing various control programs to be executed by the MPU 242 and fixed value data, and a memory for temporarily storing various data etc. when the control program stored in the ROM 243 is executed. A certain RAM 244 and various circuits such as an interrupt circuit, a timer circuit, and a data input / output circuit are incorporated. The fact that the ROM 243 and the RAM 244 are integrated into one chip with respect to the MPU 242 is not an essential configuration, and each may be configured as an individual chip. The same applies to the MPUs of other control devices.

  The MPU 242 is provided with an input port and an output port, respectively. The main control device 81 is connected to the input side of the MPU 242, and the main control device 81 has already described the game control commands (game time control information) such as fluctuation commands, type commands and fluctuation end commands. To receive. Also, it receives a hold display control command (hold display control information) such as a shift command or a hold command, and further receives an open / close execution mode command (open / close execution mode information) such as an opening command or an ending command.

  As described above, the holding lamp unit 47 provided in the variable display unit 36, the display lamp unit 63 and the speaker unit 64 provided in the front door frame 14, and the display control device 212 are connected to the output side of the MPU 242. ing. A part of various commands input from the main control device 81 to the notification / rendering control device 82 is transmitted to the display control device 212 in a state where the information form is maintained as it is.

  The display control device 212 is a display control board 251 on which an MPU 252 which is an element formed by compounding program ROM 253 and work RAM 254, a video display processor (VDP) 255, a character ROM 256 and a video RAM 257 are mounted. Is equipped. It is not essential that the program ROM 253 and the work RAM 254 be integrated into one chip with respect to the MPU 252, and each may be individually integrated into a chip.

  The MPU 252 of the display control device 212 analyzes various commands received from the main control device 81 via the notification and effect control device 82 or performs predetermined arithmetic processing based on the various commands received to control the VDP 255 (specifically, To generate an internal command for VDP 255). More specifically, the MPU 252 executes a process of determining the variation display pattern of each game time in the symbol display device 41 based on the command transmitted from the main control device 81 via the notification and effect control device 82. At the same time, the processing relating to the suspension notice to be described later is executed, and the drawing processing on the VDP 255 is executed corresponding to the processing result. As a result, various images are displayed on the display screen 41 a of the symbol display device 41.

  The program ROM 253 is a memory for storing various control programs executed by the MPU 252 and fixed value data, and also stores and holds JPEG format image data for background image.

  The work RAM 254 is a memory for temporarily storing work data, flags, and the like used when the MPU 252 executes various programs. These work data, flags and the like are stored in each area of the work RAM 254.

  The VDP 255 is a kind of drawing circuit that directly operates an image processing device as a liquid crystal display unit driver incorporated in the symbol display device 41. Since the VDP 255 is formed into an IC chip, it is also called a "drawing chip", and its substance is to be said to be a microcomputer chip incorporating firmware dedicated to drawing processing. The VDP 255 adjusts the respective timings of the MPU 252, the video RAM 257, etc. to intervene in reading and writing data, and reads out the image data to be stored in the video RAM 257 from the character ROM 256 at a predetermined timing and causes the symbol display device 41 to display it.

  The character ROM 256 plays a role as an image data library for storing character data such as symbols displayed on the symbol display device 41. The character ROM 256 holds bit map type image data of various display symbols, a color pallet table to be referred to when determining the expression color in each dot of the bit map image, and the like.

  In addition, the character ROM 256 is for image data (image for suspension display MP) to be displayed in the suspension display area NE of the symbol display device 41 as a part of the above data or for a division frame to be displayed in the execution target display region Db. There is provided a suspension image data storage area 271 in which the image data is stored and a preview presentation image data storage area 272 in which the image data to be displayed when the preview presentation described later is executed is stored. It is also possible to provide a plurality of character ROMs 256 and store image data etc. in a shared manner in each character ROM 256. It is also possible to store in the character ROM 256 the JPEG format image data for background image stored in the program ROM 253.

  The video RAM 257 is a memory for storing display data to be displayed on the symbol display device 41, and the display content of the symbol display device 41 is changed by rewriting the content of the video RAM 257. In the video RAM 257, a hold display area 281 corresponding to the hold display area NE and an execution display area 282 are provided.

  The first unit area to the eighth unit area are set in the holding display area 281 so as to correspond to the first area Ra1 to the eighth area Ra8 in the operation opening holding area RE on a one-on-one basis. In the unit reserve display areas Da1 to Da8 of the reserve count display area Da on the display screen 41a, the reserve display image MP is displayed according to the reserve display information (data) written in each unit area. In the unit suspension display areas Da1 to Da8 corresponding to the unit areas in which no data is set, no image is displayed or a background image on the display screen 41a of the symbol display device 41 is displayed.

  The execution display area 282 corresponds to the execution area AE. In the execution target display area Db on the display screen 41a, the above-mentioned suspension display image MP is displayed according to the data written in the execution display area 282. When no data is set, the background image on the display screen 41a of the symbol display device 41 is displayed.

  As already described, in the present embodiment, the outline of the variation display mode of the symbol on the display screen 41a is specified by the notification / rendering control device 82 with reference to the command from the main control device 81, and based on the specification result The details of the variation display mode are determined by the display control device 212. Specifically, in the MPU 242 of the notification and effect control device 82, the fluctuation display control processing is executed as a part of the periodic processing activated in a predetermined cycle (for example, 2 msec), and the fluctuation display of symbols is performed by the fluctuation display control processing. An outline of the aspect is specified. Here, the variable display control process will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

(Variable display control process)
In the variable display control process, first, at step S1001, it is determined whether or not the game is being played, that is, whether or not the variable display of the symbols for one game cycle is being executed by the symbol display device 41. If it is determined that the game is not being played, the process proceeds to step S1002, and it is determined whether or not the variation command transmitted from the main control device 81 has been received.

  If a negative determination is made in step S1002, the variable display control process ends. On the other hand, if an affirmative determination is made in step S1002, the fluctuation start control process is ended after the fluctuation start process is executed in step S1003.

  Returning to the description of step S1001, if an affirmative determination is made in step S1001, that is, if it is determined that the game is in progress, the process proceeds to step S1004. In step S1004, it is determined whether a change end command transmitted from the main control device 81 has been received. If a negative determination is made in step S1004, the fluctuation display control process is ended after the processing for during fluctuation is performed in step S1005. The during-variation process is a process of performing execution of various effects or changing the determined effect in the game run started by the fluctuation start process.

  If an affirmative determination is made in step S1004, the process advances to step S1006, and after the fluctuation end process is executed in step S1006, the variable display control process is ended. In the fluctuation end process, the fluctuation display of the symbol and the effect being executed are ended in correspondence with the hold information according to the game time (decided stop). In this process, the speaker unit 64 and the lamp unit 63 are drive-controlled to provide an effect corresponding to the decision stop. Then, after the determination command is output to the display control device 212, the variation end process is ended. The MPU 252 of the display control device 212 controls the symbol display device 41 to stop the symbols on the basis of the received confirmation command.

(Processing for start of change)
Here, with reference to the flowchart of FIG. 20, the variation start process of step S1003 will be supplementarily described. The change start process is a process for starting an effect for the game cycle based on the reception of the change command transmitted from the main control device 81. In the variation start process, the reach display and the on-hold notice effect, which will be described later, are set as effects for game circulation. Here, processing relating to setting of reach display will be described, and processing relating to setting of on-hold notice effect will be described later.

  In the fluctuation start process, first, in step S1101, the fluctuation command received this time is read out, and information on the occurrence of reach and information on fluctuation display time are specified from the command. Further, as described above, when the variable control command is transmitted from the main control device 81, the type command is also transmitted. In step S1101, the type command received with the currently received command for variation is read out, and information on the game result such as information on the probability change jackpot result, information on the normal jackpot result, or information on the deviation result is specified from the command. Then, in step S 1101, from the above identified information, information on the presence or absence of the big hit, information on the big hit type if the big hit is won, information on the presence or absence of reach occurrence if the big hit is not won, and the fluctuation display time The information of the above is grasped, and the grasped information is stored in the register of the MPU 242.

  In the following step S1102, based on the information obtained in step S1101, it is determined whether or not the game result of the game cycle started this time is the game result corresponding to the big hit result. If it is the jackpot result, that is, if it is the probability variation jackpot result or the normal jackpot result, in the subsequent step S1103, the jackpot effect setting process is executed.

  In the jackpot effect setting process, the stop result of the jackpot symbol is determined (the stop result determination process is performed). In the stop result determination process, if it is a probability variation big hit result, the stop result of establishing the combination of the same specific symbol (main symbol attached with an odd number) on one of the effective lines L1 to L5 is Determined as a stop result. In addition, when it is usually the jackpot result, the stop result that the combination of the same non-specific symbol (the main symbol with an even number attached) is established on one of the effective lines L1 to L5 as the stop result of this game round decide.

  When the jackpot result is reached, the types of main symbols to be stopped and displayed and the effective lines L1 to L5 are randomly determined by lottery or the like. The final stop line table stored in various table areas of the ROM 243 stores the valid lines L1 to L5 and the address information, and the final stop line determined by the above processing is the final stop provided in the RAM 244. It is stored as address information in the line address storage area. At this time, processing is performed to store information on the determined stop result in the stop result address storage area. Also in the following description, the address information of the stop result determined in the various stop result determination processing is stored in the stop result address storage area of the RAM 244.

  Further, in the effect setting process for the jackpot, the variation display mode of the symbol for the jackpot is determined (variation display mode determination processing (effect pattern determination processing) is performed). As described above, when the jackpot result is obtained, the result is notified via the reach display. In the fluctuation display mode determination process for reach display, the fluctuation display pattern table for reach display stored in various table areas of the ROM 243 is acquired, and the game for the fluctuation display time of the fluctuation command currently received and the type command The effect pattern of the normal reach display or the super reach display corresponding to the result is determined. Further, processing for storing the determined address information of the variation display mode in the pattern address storage area of the RAM 244 is executed. In the variable display mode determination process described below, the corresponding variable display pattern table is acquired from the variable display pattern table storage area of the ROM 243, and the effect pattern corresponding to the variable display time and the game result is determined. Then, the address information of the effect pattern determined in the effect pattern determination process is stored in the pattern address storage area of the RAM 244.

  If it is determined in step S1102 that the result is not a jackpot result, the process proceeds to step S1104. In step S1104, it is determined whether or not reach occurs in the current game run. If a reach occurs, the process advances to step S1105 to execute effect setting processing for reach occurrence. In the effect setting process for reach generation, the combination of the outline of the effect and the symbol to be finally stopped is determined. The former case is the same as the process of step S1103 described above, and thus the description is incorporated. Since this processing corresponds to the outreach, the stop design is determined so as not to be the pattern combination corresponding to the jackpot result. That is, the stop result in which the combination of the reach symbol comes off on one of the effective lines L1 to L5 is determined as the current stop result. In this case, the type of combination of out-of-reach reach symbols and the effective lines L1 to L5 are randomly determined by lottery or the like. In addition, at the time of this determination, the same symbol combination is not established on any of the effective lines L1 to L5, and the symbol of the same middle symbol row Z2 as the symbol forming the reach line is made to the reach line The stop result on the effective line is determined so as to make the final stop at the stop position shifted forward or backward. Thereafter, processing of storing the information of the determined stop result in the stop result address storage area is executed.

  If it is determined in step S1104 that a reach has not occurred, the process proceeds to step S1106. In step S1106, a combination of the outline of the effect for the normal removal and the symbol to be finally stopped is determined. Since this process corresponds to complete removal, a stop pattern is determined without forming a pattern combination corresponding to the jackpot result.

  In addition, when performing the setting process in any one of step S1103, step S1105, and step S1106, the propriety of the effect relating to the suspension notice to be described later is considered, but the effect relating to the suspension notice will be described later .

  After one of the processes in steps S1103, S1105, and S1106 is performed, the process proceeds to step S1107. In step S1107, a process of outputting a command including information on the stop result and effect pattern determined in step S1103, step S1105, and step S1106 to the display control device 212 as a stop result command and a pattern command is executed. Based on the received stop result command and pattern command, the MPU 252 of the display control device 212 performs display control of the symbol display device 41 to execute effects in the current game run.

  After the process of step S1107 is performed, the process of starting the presentation for the game sequence is performed in the subsequent step S1108, and the process for starting change is ended. Specifically, drive control of the speaker unit 64 and the lamp unit 63 is started based on the effect pattern determined in the step S1103, step S1105, and step S1106, and effects for the game cycle are started.

  Here, the variation display mode of the symbols displayed on the symbol display device 41 (display screen 41a) will be supplementarily described based on FIG. FIG. 21A is a schematic view showing the type of the variable display mode, and FIG. 21B is a schematic view showing an outline of each variable display mode.

(Variation display mode)
As shown in FIG. 21 (a), the variation display modes of the symbols executed on the display screen 41a are largely out of five: normal reach A, normal reach B, super reach A, super reach B, and super reach C. It is divided. About each of these fluctuation display modes, it is set so that fluctuation display time differs, grasps the outline of fluctuation display mode every game frequency on the basis of the information which is granted to the command from main control 81 and relates to fluctuation display time It is possible.

  Specifically, "3 sec to 8 sec" (the difference is set according to the number of reservations) for the fluctuation display time of complete removal, "10 sec" for the fluctuation display time of normal reach A, and the fluctuation display time of normal reach B For “15 sec” longer than the fluctuation display time of normal reach A, for fluctuation display time of super reach A “16 sec” longer than fluctuation display time of normal reach A, B, for super reach B fluctuation display time "17 sec" longer than the fluctuation display time of A, and the fluctuation display time of Super Reach C is "18 sec" longer than the fluctuation display time of other super reach A and B. For example, when the information on the variable display time given to the command from the main control device 81 is “15 sec”, the notification and effect control device 82 will know that the normal reach B should be executed. .

In addition, in game turn corresponding to big hit result, super reach C> super reach B
> Super reach A> Normal reach B> Normal reach A is easy to be selected in order of game, and the game time corresponding to the out result is completely out> Normal reach A> Normal reach B> Super reach A> Super reach B>
The structure is easy to select in the order of Super Reach C. That is, it is set that the jackpot expectation degree of jackpot becomes higher as the variable display time becomes longer.

  Here, the variation display mode of the normal reach A and B will be described with reference to FIG. When normal reach A and B are selected, first, fluctuation display (scroll display) of all symbol rows displayed in a stopped state is started, and thereafter, fluctuation display of symbols in symbol row Z1 of the upper row is ended (stop Further, the variation display of symbols is ended (stopped display) in the lower row of symbol row Z3. In this manner, in the state where the upper and lower symbol rows Z1 and Z3 are stopped and displayed, the main symbol with the same numeral attached to one of the effective lines L1 to L5 (see FIG. 6) is stopped and displayed. Is formed. And it becomes reach display (reach change display) by performing change display of symbol row Z2 of a middle stage under the situation where the said reach line is formed. After reaching the reach display, the variable display is ended by stopping and displaying the middle symbol row Z2. Then, it is notified that the jackpot is won by stopping the same symbol as the symbol configuring the reach display on the reach line, and the jackpot is won when the other symbols are stopped on the reach line. It will be informed that it is not done. In this way, the combination of symbols displayed in the final stop state is maintained as it is for a predetermined period. That is, the current game run continues until the stop display period elapses, and the transition to the next game run is permitted when the stop display period elapses.

  In the present embodiment, the difference in fluctuation display time between normal reach A and normal reach B is secured by setting the difference in the fluctuation display time of middle symbol row Z2 after the reach line is formed, but both It is arbitrary about how to set the difference of. For example, it is also possible to secure the difference between the variable display times by setting a difference in time from when the variable display is started to when the reach line is formed.

  Next, based on the above-described variation display modes of normal reach A and B, variation display modes of super reach A, B and C will be described. As shown in FIGS. 21 (b 2) to (b 4), the super reach A, B and C form the reach line described above through the same process as the normal reach A and B. Then, after the reach line is formed, the reach effect is performed by displaying a predetermined character as a moving image along with the variable display of the middle symbol row Z2. Specifically, after the reach line is formed in the super reach A, a character imitating a fairy is displayed in the center of the variable display area of the middle symbol row Z2 (the center of the variable display area ME). After the reach line is formed, a character imitating a boy is displayed at the center of the variable display area of the middle pattern row Z2 (the center of the variable display area ME), and after the reach line is formed in Super Reach C, A character imitating a girl is displayed in the center of the variation display area of the middle symbol row Z2 (the center of the variation display area ME).

(For pending notice)
In the present embodiment, the effect relating to the on-hold notice that suggests the content of the on-hold information stored in the on-hold ball storage area 232 of the RAM 204 has a predetermined probability before the game turn on the on-off information is started. It is configured to be executed by For the player, for the player, the effect corresponding to the currently-on-going game play is performed by the effect corresponding to the hold information not being a lottery target being executed at the timing before becoming the game turn concerning the hold information. Not only the game for confirming the lottery result of the suspension information but also the game of confirming or predicting the result when the suspension information to be the lottery object becomes the lottery object according to the contents of the above-mentioned effect, Diversification is achieved. Thereby, the degree of attention to the game can be increased.

  About this suspension notice, what is performed according to the fluctuation display of the symbol mentioned above in the fluctuation display area ME of the display screen 41a and the change of the mode of the suspension display in the suspension display area NE of the display screen 41a It is divided roughly into what is performed.

  The pending display performed in the pending display area NE uses the pending display on the display screen 41a. Therefore, with reference to the flowchart of FIG. 22 (a) and the schematic view of FIG. 22 (b), the configuration as the premise of the suspension notice, the processing for suspension display control executed by MPU 252 of display control device 212 ( A process for handling a hold display control command will be described. The pending display control command handling process is a process that is executed as part of a periodic process that is started up in a predetermined cycle (2 msec in the present embodiment).

(Process for handling pending display control command)
As shown in FIG. 22 (a), in the pending display control command corresponding process, first, at step S1201, whether or not the pending command is received from the main control device 81 via the notification and presentation control device 82 judge. When an affirmative determination is made in step S1201, in step S1202, the value of the hold number counter (hold memory number SN) provided in the various counter areas 265 of the work RAM 254 is incremented by one.

  After executing the update process of step S1202, the process proceeds to step S1203 to execute the on-hold display addition process, and the on-hold display control command correspondence process is ended. The above-mentioned pending storage number SN corresponds to the pending display area 281 of the video RAM 257. When the display setting of the hold display image MP is performed in the hold display addition process, hold display information (specifically, the hold image data storage area 271 in the unit area corresponding to the hold storage number SN in the hold display area 281). The address of the stored holding image) is set. In each unit reserve display area Da1 to Da8 of the reserve count display area Da on the display screen 41a, the image for reserve display MP is additionally displayed according to the data written to each unit area.

  For example, as shown in FIG. 22 (b1), under the situation where the hold display image MP is displayed in the first unit hold display area Da1 and the second unit hold display area Da2, that is, the number of hold memories SN = " When the hold command is received under the status of 2 ", the hold storage number SN changes from" 2 "to" 3 ", and the hold display information is set in the third unit area of the hold display area 281. Be done. As a result, as shown in FIG. 22 (b 2), the hold display image MP is displayed in the third unit hold display area Da 3.

  Returning to the description of step S1201, if a negative determination is made in step S1201, the process proceeds to step S1204. In step S1204, it is determined whether or not a shift command is received from the main control device 81 via the notification and effect control device 82. If a negative determination is made in step S1204, the process for responding to a pending display control command is ended.

  If an affirmative determination is made in step S1204, the process advances to step S1205. In step S1205, the value of the hold number counter (hold memory number SN) provided in the hold counter area of the work RAM 254 is decremented by one.

  In the following step S1206, shift processing is executed, and the command response processing for pending display control ends. In the shift process, the hold display information set in the first unit area of the hold display area 281 is moved to the execution display area 282 and set in the first unit area to the eighth unit area of the hold display area 281. The pending display information is shifted to the lower area side in order.

  Specifically, the hold display information of the first unit area is moved to the execution display area 282, and the second unit area → the first unit area, the third unit area → the second unit area, the fourth unit area → the third Unit area, fifth unit area → fourth unit area, sixth unit area → fifth unit area, seventh unit area → sixth unit area, eighth unit area → seventh unit area, etc. Shift the pending display information.

  For example, as shown in FIG. 22 (b1), under the situation where the hold display image MP is displayed in the first unit hold display area Da1 and the second unit hold display area Da2, that is, the number of hold memories SN = " When the shift command is received under the condition of 2 ", the number of pending storages SN changes from" 2 "to" 1 ". Accordingly, the pending display information of the execution display area 282 is erased, the pending display information of the first unit area is displayed in the running display area 282, and the pending display information of the second unit area is displayed in the first unit area. The pending display information of the unit area is shifted to the second unit area. As a result, as shown in FIG. 22 (b 3), the hold display image MP is displayed in the execution target display area Db and the first unit hold display area Da 1.

  Here, in the image data storage area for storage 271, a plurality of types (four types of white, blue, yellow, and red in detail) of storage display images MP of different colors are stored as the storage image group, and each color is stored. The above address is different depending on When setting the hold display information, it is determined by the notification and effect control device 82 which color is to be displayed according to the presence / absence of the hold notification described above, etc. The hold command is the notification / effect control device When passing through 82, the notification and effect control device 82 incorporates the hold command. That is, the display control device 212 reads information on the color from the received hold command to understand which color is to be set as the address for the hold display.

  Next, the process concerning the suspension notice performed by the MPU 202 of the main control device 81 will be described. As the processing relating to the suspension notice, the confirmation processing for suspension notification (step S305 in FIG. 11) and the setting processing for suspension command (step S306 in FIG. 11) are set. It is configured to be executed as a part of the winning process (FIG. 10) for the operation opening set as a part of the process in FIG. That is, the confirmation process for the notice of suspension and the setting process of the suspension command are configured to be executed based on the winning of the operation openings 33a and 33b.

  Hereinafter, the confirmation process for the suspension notice will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

(Confirmation processing for pending notice)
In the confirmation process for holding notice, in step S1301, the start holding memory number N and the common holding number CRN stored in the holding number storage area FE of the holding ball storage area 232 are read, and the information of the holding number is stored in the MPU 202 Store in register. Thereafter, in steps S1302 to S1306, it is confirmed whether or not the on-hold information acquired by the current prize contains information on jackpot winning.

  Specifically, first, in step S1302, of the hold information acquired in step S304 based on the current winning on the operation openings 33a and 33b, information for determining a big hit, ie, the value of the acquired big hit random number counter C1 To grasp.

  In the following step S1303, it is determined whether the low probability mode is set. Specifically, by determining whether the high probability mode flag is stored in the various flag storage areas 235 of the RAM 204, it is determined whether the current lottery mode is the low probability mode. If the mode is the low probability mode, the process proceeds to step S1304, and the information for determining the jackpot (the value of the jackpot random number counter C1) determined in step S1302 with reference to the probability table for the low probability mode is the information corresponding to the jackpot winning Identify if it is included in the group. In the case of the high probability mode, the process proceeds to step S1305, and with reference to the success / failure table for the high probability mode shown in FIG. To determine if it is included in the information set as jackpot winning.

  After step S1304 or step S1305, the process proceeds to step S1306, in which it is determined whether the information for determining the jackpot (the value of the jackpot random number counter C1) determined in step S1302 corresponds to a jackpot winning. If it is determined that the jackpot is won, the jackpot information is stored in the register of the MPU 202 in step S1307, and the confirmation processing for the notice of suspension is directly ended.

  In the process of step S1307, of the hold information acquired in step S304 based on the current prize, information for jackpot type determination, that is, the value of already acquired jackpot type counter C2 is grasped, and the distribution table is referred to. And determine the type of jackpot. The information stored in the register of the MPU 202 in step S1307 includes information on the type of jackpot.

  On the other hand, when a negative judging is carried out at Step S1306, it progresses to Step S1308. In step S1308, out of the hold information acquired in step S304 based on the current winning on the operation openings 33a and 33b, information for out-of-reach determination is obtained, that is, the value of the acquired reach random number counter C3.

  In the following step S1309, it was determined in step S1308 with reference to the reach determination table (reach determination information group) stored in the reach determination table storage area (reach determination information group storage unit) 225 of the ROM 203. It is specified whether information for reach determination (the value of the reach random number counter C3) is included in the information set as reach winning.

  After the process of step S1309 is executed, the process proceeds to step S1310, and it is determined whether the information for reach determination (the value of the reach random number counter C3) grasped in step S1308 corresponds to the reach occurrence. If it is determined that the reach has been generated, the reach generation information is stored in the register of the MPU 202 in step S1311, and the confirmation process ends. On the other hand, when it does not correspond to reach | attainment generation | occurrence | production, this confirmation process is complete | finished as it is.

(Hold command setting process)
Next, the setting process of the hold command will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

  In the setting processing of the hold command, first, in step S1401, it is determined whether or not the jackpot information is stored in the register of the MPU 202, thereby determining the jackpot determination in the confirmation processing (FIG. 23) for the previous hold notification. It is determined whether the information has been identified as corresponding to a jackpot win. If the jackpot information is stored, the process advances to step S1302 to set a jackpot handling hold command. The setting of the command and the setting of various commands described later are performed by storing command information in a command setting area provided in the RAM 204. For example, the jackpot handling pending command includes information on the type of jackpot.

  On the other hand, if the negative determination is made in step S1401, that is, if it is determined that the jackpot information is not stored in the register of the MPU 202, the process proceeds to step S1403 and whether reach generation information is stored in the register of the MPU 202 It is determined whether or not the information for reach determination is specified as corresponding to the reach occurrence in the confirmation process (FIG. 23) for the last notice for suspension by determining. If reach occurrence information is stored, an off-reach response hold command is set in step S 1404. If reach occurrence information is not stored, a complete-off response hold command is set in step S 1405.

  When setting the hold command in steps S1402, S1404 and S1405, the variable display time is determined with reference to the value of the fluctuation type counter CS, etc., and information on the same variable display time is stored in the hold command. . When determining the variable display time, the variable display time table is referred to in the same manner as the setting process of the variable display time shown in the above-mentioned step S 708. The hold command set in this manner is transmitted to the display control device 212, and the display control device 212 can grasp the fluctuation display mode etc. of the symbol based on the hold command. In the case of complete removal as described above, the variable display time may change in accordance with the number of pieces of hold information stored when starting the game play concerning the hold information. Therefore, in the case of setting the complete deviation handling suspension command, temporary setting of the variable display time is performed.

  After executing the command setting process of any of step S1402, step S1404 and step S1405, in step S1406, a process of setting information on the number of pending in the pending command is executed. As such processing, specifically, the information of the set suspension command is configured as information of a plurality of bytes, and information indicating that itself is the suspension command or a suspension command for some of the bits In addition to information on the type of, information on the number of pending can be set.

  In step S1406, first, the information on the number of reservations stored in the register of the MPU 202 in step S1301 in the confirmation process (FIG. 23) for the immediately preceding suspension notice is read, and thereafter, the number of reservations in the already held reservation command is Information of the read pending number is stored for the information bits by arithmetic processing such as logical sum. Thus, with respect to the hold command set in any of the processes in step S1402, step S1404 and step S1405, information for specifying the number of hold information corresponding to the hold command. Will be included. After the process of step S1406 described above in detail is performed, the pending command setting process is ended.

  The hold command including the information on the hold number in step S1406 is transmitted to the notification and effect control device 82 by the external output process of step S401 in the next normal process (FIG. 12). The notification and effect control device 82 specifies that the hold information has increased by receiving the hold command. In addition, the notification and effect control device 82 adds information on a hold notification to be described later to the hold command, and transmits the information to the display control device 212. The display control device 212 executes processing for holding display, holding notification, and the like based on the received holding command.

  Also, how to set the hold command is whether or not the jackpot is won by the hold command in the display control device 212, the jackpot type in the case of the jackpot win, the presence or absence of reach in the case of not being the jackpot win, etc. It is optional as long as it can specify the variation display mode of the symbol. For example, the combination of the jackpot response hold command, the outreach reach hold command, and the completely outset hold command is individually set corresponding to each hold number, and in the hold command setting process, the confirmation process for hold notification ( It is also possible to select one hold command according to the confirmation result in FIG.

  Next, processing relating to the suspension notice performed by the MPU 242 of the notification and effect control device 82 will be described. As the process relating to the on-hold notice, a command corresponding process for determining a command from the main control device 81 and a on-hold notice effect setting process for determining the on-premise notice mode are roughly classified.

(Processing for pending command)
In the pending command handling process, when the pending command transmitted by the main control device 81 is received, the process corresponding to the information included in the received pending command is executed. The hold command handling process is executed as part of a periodic process that is repeatedly activated in a predetermined cycle (for example, a 2 msec cycle).

  In the pending command handling process, it is first determined whether a pending command has been received. The command received by the MPU 242 of the notification and effect control device 82 is temporarily stored in the command storage area 261 of the RAM 244. The command storage area 261 is configured as a ring buffer capable of storing a plurality of commands individually and readable from the previously stored commands, and even when a plurality of commands are received at the same time, Processing corresponding to each command can be performed well. When determining whether or not the handling hold command is received, it is determined whether or not the jackpot handling hold command is received in the area to be read this time in the command storage area 261. The configuration for reading out such a command is the same as in reading out other commands such as a change start command.

  When the hold command is received, various information included in the hold command is stored in the hold information storage area 267. The holding information storage area 267 has a first area Rc1 to an eighth area Rc8, and is configured to be able to store one piece of holding information for each area. The hold information stored in each of the areas Rc1 to Rc8 is sequentially shifted to the lower area side by receiving a shift command from the main control device 81, that is, when the game play is started. Specifically, the data of the first area Rc1 is cleared, and the second area Rc2 → the first area Rc1, the third area Rc3 → the second area Rc2, the fourth area Rc4 → the third area Rc3 ... eighth Data in each area is shifted in such a manner as area Rc8 → seventh area Rc7. Also in the hold information storage area 267 of the notification and effect control device 82, the hold information is collectively collected in time series regardless of the ball entry destination, similarly to the hold ball storage area 232 (specifically, the hold area RE) of the main controller 81. It is configured to be stored. In detail, the information of the number of reservations included in the command received this time is specified, and the various information is stored in the area corresponding to the information of the specified number of reservations among the first area Rc1 to the eighth area Rc8.

  When the above-described hold command is received, the hold command reception flag is set in the various flag storage area 266 of the RAM 244, and when the shift command is received, the shift command reception flag is set in the various flag storage area 266. Be done. Each of these flags is a trigger for setting processing for pending notice effect described below, and is erased when the setting process for pending notice effect is completed.

  The MPU 242 of the notification and effect control device 82 performs setting processing for the on-hold notice effect based on the information stored in the on-hold information storage area 267. Here, the setting processing for the on-hold notice effect will be described with reference to the flowchart in FIG. Note that the setting process for holding notice effect is a process that is executed as part of a periodic process that is repeatedly activated in a predetermined cycle (for example, 2 msec cycle), and the condition is that the above-described hold command or shift command is received. Is a process to be executed. That is, in the present embodiment, the trigger for executing the reserve announcement effect is when the reserve information is acquired with the winning of the operation port 33 or when the reserve information is digested with the progress of the game.

(Setting process for holding notice effect)
In the setting process for holding preview effect, first, at step S1501, it is determined whether the holding flag is stored in the various flag storage area 266 of the RAM 244 or not. The hold notice regulation flag is stored in the various flag storage area 266 when the occurrence of a hold notice is further controlled under a situation where a plurality of hold notices occur, and the hold notice that triggered the storage of the hold notice regulation flag. The information is erased based on the end of the game play related to the information.

  When an affirmative determination is made in step S1501, the setting process for the official announcement preview effect is ended. If a negative determination is made in step S1501, the process proceeds to step S1503. In step S1502, it is determined whether a shift command or a hold command has been received from the main control device 81 or not. Specifically, it is determined whether the hold command reception flag or the shift command reception flag is set in the various flag storage areas 266 of the RAM 244. If a negative determination is made in step S1502, the setting process for the official announcement preview effect is ended. In the present embodiment, the setting process for holding notice effect is incorporated in the periodic process, and there is a possibility that the reception timing of each command may deviate from the execution timing of the setting process for holding notice effect. Therefore, by reconfirming the presence or absence of the command in step S1502, it is configured to suppress the occurrence of pending announcement effect at unintended timing. However, such reconfirmation of the command is not essential, and the confirmation process may be omitted.

  If an affirmative determination is made in step S1502, the process proceeds to step S1503. In step S 1503, it is determined whether the flag for holding notification has been stored in the various flag storage area 266 of the RAM 244. The flag for holding notice is stored in the various flag storage area 266 when it becomes a situation where a holding notice occurs, and is deleted based on the end of the game cycle related to the holding information that triggered the storage of the flag for holding notice. Ru.

  If a negative determination is made in step S1503, that is, if there is no situation where a holding advance notice has not been made, the process proceeds to step S1504. After the first hold notification process is executed in step S1504, the setting process for the main-use notice effect is ended. Here, the first hold notification process will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

(Processing for the first hold notification)
In the first hold notification process, it is first determined in step S1601 whether the command that has triggered the current hold notification process is a hold command. If it is determined that the hold command has been received, the hold command reception lottery process is executed in step S1602. On the other hand, when it is determined that not the hold command but the shift command is received, the shift command reception lottery process is executed in step S1603. In the present embodiment, reception of a hold command and reception of a shift command are set as lottery triggers for a hold notice. However, since the lottery modes triggered by the reception of these commands are different, the difference between the two lottery processes will be described.

  In the lottery process related to the suspension command, the lottery object of the suspension notice is limited to the suspension information newly added this time. That is, of the first area Rc1 to the eighth area Rc8 provided in the pending information storage area 267 of the RAM 244, the on-off lottery for the on-hold notice is performed based on the information stored in the area corresponding to the on-hold command received this time. . This lottery is based on the stored information to determine whether or not the game turn related to the hold information is a big hit, whether or not the reach display is performed, and if the reach display is performed, the pattern thereof is grasped. It is performed based on the corresponding lottery table and the value of the lottery counter area 263.

  In the lottery table storage area of the ROM 243, as a lottery table for holding command, a lottery table for big hit, a lottery table for off normal reach A, a lottery table for off normal reach B, a lottery table for out super reach A , A lottery table for out-of-order super reach B, a lottery table for out-of-super reach C, and a completely out lottery table are stored.

  About these various tables, it is set so that the winning probability will become high in order of jackpot> super reach C> super reach B> super reach B> normal reach A> normal reach B> complete out-of-order.

  In the lottery process relating to the command at the time of shift, the lottery object of the suspension notice becomes all the suspension information remaining after the shift. That is, based on all the information stored in the first area Rc1 to the eighth area Rc8 provided in the pending information storage area 267 of the RAM 244, the on-off lottery of the on-hold notice is performed. This lottery is performed individually for each stored information. The lottery order (the order of priority) is defined to be the new order (the eighth area Rc8 → the seventh area Rc7 → ... → the first area Rc1). For example, when the common holding number CRN is “2”, a lottery is first performed based on the information stored in the second area Rc2, and the information stored in the first area Rc1 when the lottery is not won The lottery will be conducted based on

  In the present embodiment, in particular, by increasing the value of the common holding number CRN, the variable display time in the game times corresponding to complete removal is shortened. Therefore, by preferentially making new hold information as described above as a lottery target, it is possible to suitably secure a period of advance notice effect in the case of executing a hold advance notice.

  As for the lottery method, as in the case of receiving the hold command, it is determined from the stored information whether or not the game turn pertaining to the hold information is a big hit, whether the reach display is performed, and the reach display is performed. The pattern is grasped, and it is performed based on the lottery table and the value of the lottery counter area 263 according to the pattern.

  In the lottery table storage area of the ROM 243, as a lottery table for receiving a shift command, a lottery table for big hit, a lottery table for off normal reach A, a lottery table for off normal reach B, a lottery for out super reach A A table, a lottery table for out-of-order super reach B, a lottery table for out-of-super reach C, and a completely out lottery table are stored.

  About these various tables, it is set so that the winning probability will become high in order of jackpot> super reach C> super reach B> super reach B> normal reach A> normal reach B> complete out-of-order. However, the lottery table group for receiving these shift commands is set so as to lower the probability of being notified of the on-hold notice as compared with the lottery table group for receiving the on-hold command. For example, when the lottery tables for the big hit are compared, the winning probability when referring to the lottery table for receiving the shift command is set to be lower than the winning probability when referring to the lottery table for receiving the hold command.

  However, when the value of the common holding number CRN (the number of holdings) is smaller than a predetermined number (“4” in the present embodiment), the overall expectation of winning is lower than at the time of holding the holding command. When the value of the number CRN (the number of reservations) is equal to or more than a predetermined number, the overall expectation of winning is set to be higher than when the holding command is received.

  In the present embodiment, in particular, when the value of the common holding number CRN exceeds the predetermined number (“4”), the shortening degree of the variable display time in the game times corresponding to complete removal is the value of the common holding number CRN. It becomes large compared with the case below the said predetermined number ("4"). In this case, it is possible to realize the speeding-up of the game progress, but on the other hand, it is feared that the monotony of the game progress is noticeable. In this respect, with the above configuration, when the number of reservations increases and shortening of the variable display time becomes remarkable, the suspension notice easily occurs. This is preferable in order to suppress the decrease in the degree of attention to the game while aiming to accelerate the progress of the game.

  After the processes of steps S1602 and S1603 are performed, the process proceeds to step S1604. In step S 1604, it is determined whether a condition for executing a suspension notice has been established. If a negative determination is made in step S1604, that is, if it is determined that the game has not been won in steps S1602 and S1603, the first suspension notification process is ended. On the other hand, when an affirmative determination is made in step S1604, the flag for holding notification is stored in the various flag storage area 266 of the RAM 244 in the following step S1605.

  After the process of step S1606 is performed, the process proceeds to step S1606. In step S1606, a process of determining a suspension notice pattern is performed. The first suspension notice has type 1 notice effects and type 2 notice effects different in notice mode, and in step S1606, a single notice by type 1 notice effect, a single notice by type 2 notice effect, the first Select either of the species preview production and the composite preview produced by the second class preview production. In the following, each preliminary presentation effect will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 27 is a schematic view showing a first type preview effect, FIG. 28 is a schematic view showing a second type preview effect, and FIG. 29 is a schematic view showing details of the first type preview effect and the second type preview effect.

(Type 1 notice production)
As shown in FIG. 27, the first kind notice effect is executed by displaying a predetermined notice pattern (in detail, a moving image) on the variable display area ME on the display screen 41 a of the symbol display device 41. Specifically, it is executed by displaying a predetermined advance notice pattern during a game run which is a trigger of the suspension notice and a game run which is executed before that.

  More specifically, as shown in FIG. 27 (a) → FIG. 27 (b) → FIG. 27 (c) → FIG. 27 (d) → FIG. 27 (e) → FIG. 27 (f) In addition to (in conjunction with the shift of the hold), a predetermined notice symbol is displayed. The display of the predetermined advance notice pattern is continued until it becomes a game cycle (hereinafter, referred to as a corresponding game time) related to the hold information (hereinafter referred to as corresponding hold or corresponding hold information) which is the trigger of the corresponding hold notification. As described above, if attention is paid to the point that the hold notification is started when the hold information is triggered at least until the corresponding game turn is made explicit, that is, the first type notice effect is to specify the hold. By making it difficult, it can be said that it is a holding notice effect provided with a function to improve the attention to the entire remaining holding.

  As shown in FIG. 29A, a plurality of patterns of notice symbols to be displayed are set in the first type notice effect. In the present embodiment, a bubble image is displayed (variable display) as a notice pattern for first-type notice effects, but there are a plurality of patterns having different amounts of displayed bubbles. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 29 (a), there are three levels of Level 1 with a small amount of bubbles, Level 2 with a larger amount of bubbles than Level 1, and 3 of a level 3 with more amounts of bubbles than Level 2. The pattern is set.

  The first type notice effect is a fixed type 1 type notice effect A in which the level selected at the start of the notice effect is maintained until the end of the notice effect, and the above level by the progress of the game (by the notice continues). Of the step-up type in which the ascend rises. For the distribution of the first type preview effect A and the first type preview effect B, the first type preview effect distribution table stored in the lottery table storage area of the ROM 243 is referred to.

  About the first type notice effect distribution table, the corresponding hold corresponds to the big hit result, the one corresponding to each of the out of place super reach A to C, the one corresponding to each of the out of range normal reach A, B, and the completely out It consists of the corresponding ones. As described above, in the present embodiment, the super reach C> super reach B> super reach A> normal reach B> normal reach A> is set so that the jackpot expectation degree at the time of occurrence of the variable display becomes higher in the order of complete distraction. There is. In each of the above-described tables, the proportion of the latter among the first type notice effect A and the first type notice effect B increases as the jackpot expectation degree set in the various variation display modes increases (the selection rate Configured to be high). Therefore, the degree of expectation that the jackpot result is larger is higher in the case where the first preview effect B is performed than in the case where the first type preliminary effect A is performed.

  In the first-type preview effect A, if the corresponding hold corresponds to the jackpot result, it is easy to be selected in the order of level 3> level 2> level 1 and the corresponding hold corresponds to the out-of-order result In this case, it is easy to select Level 1> Level 2> Level 3 in this order.

  In the first-type preview effect B, an initial level and a level finally reached are selected. In this selection, as in the case of the first type preview effect A, when the corresponding hold corresponds to the big hit result, it is easy to be selected in the order of level 3> level 2> level 1 and the corresponding hold is If it corresponds to the outliers, it is easy to be selected in the order of level 1> level 2> level 3.

  That is, even if any of the first type preview effect A and the first type preview effect B is selected, the higher the final level, the higher the expectation leading to the jackpot result. When the first-type notice effect is executed, it is difficult to see at the beginning of the notice effect whether it is apparently the first-type notice effect A or the second-type notice effect B, and the notice effect ends. The expectation remains that the level will rise. When the first type preliminary effect is started, the player is expected to increase the level by continuing the first type preliminary effect over more game times. Therefore, the above expectation can be suitably sustained by configuring the corresponding game times not to be clearly indicated.

(Type 2 notice production)
Next, the second type notice effect will be described focusing on the difference from the first type notice effect. As shown in FIG. 28, the second type notice effect is executed by changing the mode of the hold display etc. displayed in the hold display area NE of the symbol display device 41 (display screen 41a) to one corresponding to the hold notice. . Specifically, of the images for holding display MP displayed in the number-of-holdings display area Da, the one corresponding to the corresponding game number (corresponding holding) is changed (the color is changed in the present embodiment). As shown in FIG. 28 (a) → FIG. 28 (b) → FIG. 28 (c) → FIG. 28 (d) → FIG. 28 (e), the reserve display image MP whose color has changed as the game time advances. Shift to the execution target display area Db side sequentially.

  The second type notice effect triggers which hold information, while the first type notice effect mentioned above does not indicate which hold information triggered the hold information until it becomes the corresponding game turn. Is different in that it is clearly structured whether or not the holding advance notice has been started. In this manner, by clearly indicating the corresponding hold, the degree of attention to the corresponding game play can be suitably improved.

  In the second type notice effect, the second type notice effects A and B in which the color of the execution target display area Db does not change when the changed hold display image MP reaches the execution target display area Db, and the changed hold display When the target image MP reaches the target display area Db, the color of the target display area Db changes to the color corresponding to the color of the hold display image MP (specifically, an effect of the same color is generated) It is roughly divided into species preview effects C and D. The latter is illustrated in FIG. 28 (b) group.

  For distribution of the second type preview effects A and B and the second type preview effects C and D, the second type preview effect distribution table stored in the lottery table storage area of the ROM 243 is referred to. About the second kind notice effect distribution table, the corresponding hold corresponds to the big hit result, the one corresponding to each out of the super reach A to C, the one corresponding to each of the out of the normal reach A, B, and the completely out It consists of the corresponding ones. Each of these tables is configured such that the proportion of the latter among the second type notice effects A and B and the second type notice effects C and D increases as the jackpot expectation set in the various variation display modes increases. ing. Therefore, the degree of expectation that the jackpot result will be higher in the case where the second preview effects C and D are executed than in the case where the second type preview effects A and B are executed.

  Also in the second type advance notice effect, a plurality of patterns of colors of the image for holding display MP to be displayed and the background (effect) of the execution target display area Db are set. Specifically, as shown in FIGS. 29B and 29C, three patterns of level 1 of blue, level 2 of yellow, and level 3 of red are set.

  The second type notice effect of the second type is a fixed type second type notice effects A and C in which the level selected at the notice effect is maintained, and the step in which the above level increases (by the notice continues) It has an up-type type 2 advance notice effect B, D. The second type notice effect distribution table stored in the lottery table storage area of the ROM 243 is also referred to for the distribution of the second type notice effects A and C and the second type notice effects B and D. When the second type of notice effects C and D are executed, the color of the execution target display area Db is changed to be the same as the color of the final hold display image MP.

  About the second kind notice effect distribution table, the corresponding hold corresponds to the big hit result, the one corresponding to each out of the super reach A to C, the one corresponding to each of the out of the normal reach A, B, and the completely out It consists of the corresponding ones. In each of these tables, the proportion of the latter among the second type notice effects A and C and the second type notice effects B and D as the jackpot expectation degree increases (as the jackpot expectation degree according to the variation display mode increases) Are configured to increase. Therefore, the degree of expectation that the jackpot result will be higher is higher when the second type of preview effects A and C are executed and when the second type of preview effects B and D are performed.

  In the second kind of notice effects A and C, when the corresponding hold corresponds to the big hit result, it is easy to be selected in the order of level 3> level 2> level 1 and the corresponding hold is out of response. When it is set, it is easy to be selected in the order of level 1> level 2> level 3.

In the second type of notice effects B and D, the initial level and the level finally reached are selected. In this selection, similarly to the above-mentioned second type notice effects A and B, when the corresponding hold corresponds to the big hit result, it is easy to be selected in the order of level 3> level 2> level 1 Level 1> Level 2 if the hold is released and it corresponds to the result
> It is easy to be selected in the order of level 3.

  That is, even if any of the second kind of notice effects A to D is selected, the higher the final level, the higher the degree of expectation leading to the big hit result.

  Next, when an affirmative determination is made in step S1503 of FIG. 25, that is, for the second hold notification of step S1505 which is executed under the situation where the above-described first type advance notice effect and second type advance notice effect are determined. The process will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

(Processing for second hold notification)
In the second hold notification process, it is first determined in step S1701 whether the command that has triggered the current hold notification process is a hold command. If it is determined that the hold command has been received, then in step S1702, the hold command reception lottery process is executed. On the other hand, if it is determined that the shift command is received instead of the hold command, the process proceeds to step S1703 and processing for limiting the lottery object is performed, and in subsequent step S1704, the shift command reception lottery processing is performed. . In the lottery object restriction process in step S1703, a process of specifying the suspension information which has triggered the suspension notice which has already been determined, and removing the suspension information and the suspension information stored before that from the lottery object Run.

  The lottery process in step S1702 and step S1704 is basically the same as the process in step S1602 and step S1603, but differs in that in step S1703 a part of the suspension information is excluded from the lottery object.

  After the processes of steps S1702 and S1704 are performed, the process proceeds to step S1705. In step S1705, it is determined whether a condition for executing a suspension notice has been established. If a negative determination is made in step S1705, that is, if it is determined that the game has not been won in steps S1702 and S1704, the second suspension notification process is ended. On the other hand, when an affirmative determination is made in step S1705, the process of determining the suspension notice pattern is performed in the subsequent step S1706, and the suspension notice restriction flag is set in the various flag storage area 266 of the RAM 244 in the subsequent step S1707. The second pending notification process ends. This limits the addition of further pending announcements. Note that the pending advance notification restriction flag is deleted when the second pending advance notification ends.

  In the process for determining the suspension notice pattern shown in step S1706, the form of the preceding suspension notice (hereinafter referred to as "first suspension announcement") and the trigger of the subsequent main suspension notice (hereinafter referred to as "second suspension announcement") The pattern of the second on-hold notice is determined based on the on-hold information. Specifically, at least one of the first type notice effect, the second type notice effect, and the third type notice effect is selected as the second hold notice. Here, with reference to the schematic view of FIG. 32, the third type notice effect will be described.

(Type 3 advance notice effect)
The third type preview effect is executed in the hold display area NE of the display screen 41 a as in the second type preview effect. However, in the above-mentioned second type notice effect, a change (change in color) can occur in the background display of the execution target display area Db by reaching the corresponding game time, whereas the third type notice effect Then, it is configured to take over the background change of the execution target display area Db prior to the game time related to the suspension information that became the trigger, specifically, from the end timing of the second type preview effect. That is, in the case where the third type advance presentation effect is executed, the execution target display area Db is maintained as it is, apparently. In other words, the type 3 advance notice effect is a notice effect provided with a function that allows the player to recognize as if it is a series with the type 2 notice effect by taking over the display change of the execution target display area Db. There is.

  Here, the third type notice effect shown in the present embodiment is set to change or not change the hold display image MP related to the corresponding hold displayed in the hold number display area Da. In other words, at least the third type notice effect A to C that makes the corresponding hold invisible until the game times pertaining to the hold information that triggered the third type advance notice effect, and the corresponding hold before becoming the game times pertaining to the corresponding hold The third type notice effects D to G for clearly indicating are set. Just by taking over the display mode of the execution target display area Db as in the third kind of notice effects A to C, the corresponding game times become invisible, and it becomes difficult for the player to specify the hold notice trigger.

  Furthermore, the type 3 advance notice effect is also differentiated as to whether or not it involves step-up of the display mode of the execution target display area Db and the image for reserve display MP. Specifically, step-up of the execution target display area Db and the hold display image MP is not generated for the third type preview effect A, and step up of the execution target display area Db is type 3 preview effect B. The step-up of the generation / hold display image MP is not generated, and the step-up of the execution target display area Db and the hold display image MP is not generated for the third type advance notice effect C (but when shifting to the execution area) Image for suspension display MP changes in accordance with the color of execution target display area Db), and the third type notice effect D does not occur step-up of execution target display area Db and reservation display image MP In the third type advance notice effect E, the step up of the execution target display area Db is not generated / the step up of the hold display image MP is generated, and the third type notice effect F is the execution target display area The step-up of b is generated / step-up of the image MP for suspension display is not generated, and the third type notice effect G is configured such that the step-up of the display region Db for execution and the image MP for suspension display occurs It is done.

(Pending notice pattern determination process)
In the following, with reference to the flowchart of FIG. 31, the process for determining a suspension notice pattern in step S1706 will be described. In the on-hold notice pattern determination process, first, at step S1801, it is determined whether the first on-hold notice includes the second-type notice effect C or the second-type notice effect D. If an affirmative determination is made in step S1801, the process proceeds to step S1802. In step S 1802, it is determined whether the second hold notice is triggered by the hold information already stored when the first hold notice is started. If an affirmative determination is made in step S1802, that is, if the hold information already stored before the start of the first hold notification is triggered, the process proceeds to step S1803.

  In step S1803, it is determined whether the first hold notice is to change the display mode of the execution target display area Db to the level 2 or the level 3 described above. If an affirmative determination is made in step S1803, the process advances to step S1804 to determine whether the on-hold information that has triggered the on-hold notice corresponds to a jackpot or super reach A to C. If an affirmative determination is made in step S1804, the process advances to step S1805 to execute the first special hold notification pattern determination process, and then the present determination process is ended. That is, when the hold information already stored before the start of the first hold notice is taken as a trigger, the first special hold notice pattern determination process is executed based on satisfying both the conditions of step S1803 and step S1804. Do. Here, the first special hold notification pattern determination process will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

(First special hold notification pattern determination process)
In the first special hold advance notice pattern determination process, first, a notice continuation lottery process is executed in step S1901. In the advance lottery process, whether or not to take over the first preview effect (continue or not) is performed with reference to the continuous lottery table stored in the lottery table storage area of the ROM 243, that is, the third type preview effect is executed. Decide whether or not. After the lottery process of step S1901 is executed, the process proceeds to step S1902. In step S1902, it is determined in the lottery process of step S1901 whether or not the winning result is obtained.

  If an affirmative determination is made in step S1902, the continuation process shown in steps S1903 to S1905 is executed. Specifically, first, at step S1903, the effect level of the execution target display area Db is grasped. Subsequently, the number of remaining shifts until the corresponding game run is grasped. After that, based on the conditions grasped in step S1905, selection processing of the third type notice effects A to C corresponding to the implicit is executed.

  After the process of step S1905 is performed, it is determined whether to combine the first type advance notice effect. Specifically, first, it is determined whether or not to perform the first type preview effect, and thereafter, it is determined whether the start timing, specifically, the first hold preview or after the first hold preview ends. More specifically, in the case where it is determined that the first preliminary announcement is to give a combined preliminary announcement under the situation where the first preliminary announcement corresponds to the first type preliminary announcement effect, the start timing thereof is after the first preliminary announcement end. When it is determined that the first hold notice is to give a combined notice under the situation where the first hold notice does not correspond to the first kind notice effect, the start timing is the game time which triggered the first hold notice, and the same. The game times before the game times and the game times after the game times are selected.

  On the other hand, if a negative determination is made in step S1902, that is, if the third type preliminary effect presentation has not been won, the process proceeds to step S1907. In step S1907, processing is performed to select one of the second type notice effects A to D in the same category as the effect relating to the first hold notification.

  After the processes of steps S1906 and S1907 are performed, the process proceeds to step S1908.

  In step S1908, a notice effect setting process is executed. In the advance effect setting process, the notification / effect control device 82 performs setting for performing the advance effect. Thus, when the next change start process is performed, information to that effect is added to the command. Based on this command, the display control device 212 recognizes that a holding advance notice is to be made. In addition, when the hold notification relates to the display of the hold display area NE, information corresponding to the hold notification is added to the hold command or the shift command. Based on these commands, the display control unit 212 performs processing to make the hold display correspond to the hold notice.

  Here, with reference to the schematic view of FIG. 34, the flow of the first suspension notice → the second suspension notice when the suspension notice continues will be illustrated.

  In FIG. 34A, five pieces of stored suspension information are stored, and five suspension display image MPs are displayed in the suspension number display region Da of the suspension display region NE of the display screen 41a. As shown in FIG. 34 (a) → FIG. 34 (b), a shift of the hold display occurs with the transition to the next game number. At this time, the notice of holding on hold is triggered by the second hold information. The hold notice corresponds to the second kind notice effect C, and the hold display image MP displayed in the second unit hold display area Da2 is changed from white to red. At this timing, four pieces of suspension information remain.

  As shown in FIG. 34 (b) → FIG. 34 (c), when a shift of the hold display occurs with the transition to the next game number, the red hold displayed in the second unit hold display area Da2 until then The display image MP is shifted from the second unit hold display area Da2 to the first unit hold display area Da1. At this timing, when the second hold notice is won with the third hold information (the hold information already stored when winning the first hold notice) and the handover notice of the hold notice is determined The image for reserve display MP of the third unit reserve display area Da3 related to the reserve information serving as the trigger does not change in color, and is maintained as white. Under this situation, there is no apparent change corresponding to the second hold notification. For this reason, it is difficult for the player to determine that both the first hold notification and the second hold notification are being executed.

  As shown in FIG. 34 (c) → FIG. 34 (d), when a shift of the hold display occurs with the transition to the next game number, for the hold display which has been displayed in the first unit hold display area Da1 until then The image MP moves to the execution target display area Db. In response to this movement, a red effect occurs in the execution target display area Db. Even under this situation, there is no change in the hold display image MP of the second unit hold display area Da2 related to the hold information that has triggered the second hold notification.

  When the game time is off and the next game time is started, as shown in FIG. 34 (d) → FIG. 34 (e), the effect applied to the execution target display area Db does not disappear, as it is. It is maintained in the state of As a result, it is possible to give the player an impression as if the suspension notice is continuing. Under this situation, although the first suspension notice has been shifted to the second suspension notice, the suspension display image MP (the suspension display displayed in the first unit suspension display area Da1 according to the suspension information triggered by the transition). The for-image MP) is maintained in white, and it is difficult to determine which hold information is the trigger of the ongoing hold notice.

  Here, the case where the third type notice effect A is selected as the second hold notice will be described. When a shift of the hold display occurs with the transition to the next game time, the hold display image MP, which has been displayed in the first unit hold display area Da1, moves to the execution target display area Db. However, in this case, as shown in FIG. 34 (e) → FIG. 34 (f), no change occurs in the hold display image MP and the subsequent hold display image MP transferred to the execution target display area Db. For this reason, it is difficult to determine whether the pending announcement being executed corresponds to the game time or to the subsequent game time.

  When it becomes a big hit result in the game time of FIG. 34 (f), it shifts to the open / close execution mode, and when it becomes an out result, it shifts to the next game time as shown in FIG. 34 (h) However, the effect of the execution target display area Db is maintained until the game is shifted to the next game turn as a result of disengaging, giving the player the impression as if the suspension notice is continued, and the symbol variation display You can suppress the sudden decline in your sense of expectation at the moment when you stop.

  Next, the case where the third type notice effect D is selected as the second hold notice will be described. When a shift of the hold display occurs with the transition to the next game time, the hold display image MP, which has been displayed in the first unit hold display area Da1, moves to the execution target display area Db. With this as a trigger, as shown in FIG. 34 (e) → FIG. 34 (g), the color of the image for suspension display MP shifted to the execution target display area Db changes to the same color as the color of the execution target display area Db. . This suggests that the pending notice being executed corresponds to the game number.

  When it becomes a big hit result in the game time of FIG. 34 (g), it shifts to the open / close execution mode, and when it becomes an out result, it shifts to the next game time as shown in FIG. 34 (h) Become. As described above, the effect of the execution target display area Db disappears at the timing at which the game turn which has triggered the second hold notification is ended (the transition timing to the next game turn). As a result, the player is notified that the series of pending announcements has ended.

  Next, the second special hold notification pattern determination process will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. In the second special hold advance notice pattern determination process, since the flow of the main line is common to the first special hold advance notice pattern determination process, the description of these common portions will be simplified.

(Second special hold notification pattern determination process)
In the second special hold advance notice pattern determination process, first, in step S2001, a notice continuation lottery process is executed. In the advance lottery process, whether or not to take over the first preview effect (continue or not) is performed with reference to the continuous lottery table stored in the lottery table storage area of the ROM 243, that is, the third type preview effect is executed. Decide whether or not. After the lottery process of step S2001 is performed, the process proceeds to step S2002. In step S2002, it is determined whether or not the winning result is obtained in the lottery process of step S2001.

  When an affirmative determination is made in step S2002, the processing for continuation shown in steps S2003 to S2005 is executed. Specifically, first, at step S2003, the effect level of the execution target display area Db is grasped. Subsequently, the number of remaining shifts until the corresponding game run is grasped. Thereafter, based on the conditions grasped in step S2005, the process of selecting the type 3 advance notice effects D to G for explicit correspondence is executed.

  After the process of step S2005 is performed, it is determined whether or not to combine the first type advance notice effect. Specifically, first, it is determined whether or not to perform the first type preview effect, and thereafter, it is determined whether the start timing, specifically, the first hold preview or after the first hold preview ends. More specifically, in the case where it is determined that the first preliminary announcement is to give a combined preliminary announcement under the situation where the first preliminary announcement corresponds to the first type preliminary announcement effect, the start timing thereof is after the first preliminary announcement end. When it is determined that the first hold notice is to give a combined notice under the situation where the first hold notice does not correspond to the first kind notice effect, the start timing is the game time which triggered the first hold notice, and the same. The game times before the game times and the game times after the game times are selected.

  On the other hand, if a negative determination is made in step S2002, that is, if the type 3 advance announcement effect has not been won, the process proceeds to step S2007. In step S2007, processing is performed to select one of the second type notice effects A to D in the same category as the effect relating to the first hold notification.

  After the processes of steps S2006 and S2007 are performed, the process proceeds to step S2008.

  In step S2008, a notice effect setting process is performed. In the advance effect setting process, the notification / effect control device 82 performs setting for performing the advance effect. Thus, when the next change start process is performed, information to that effect is added to the command. Based on this command, the display control device 212 recognizes that a holding advance notice is to be made. In addition, when the hold notification relates to the display of the hold display area NE, information corresponding to the hold notification is added to the hold command or the shift command. Based on these commands, the display control unit 212 performs processing to make the hold display correspond to the hold notice.

  Here, with reference to the schematic view of FIG. 35, the flow of the first suspension notice → the second suspension notice when the suspension notice continues will be illustrated.

  In FIG. 35A, one piece of the stored suspension information is present, and one suspension display image MP is displayed in the number-of-retentions display region Da of the suspension display region NE of the display screen 41a. Under this situation, when a winning on the operation openings 33a and 33b occurs, as shown in FIG. 35 (a) → FIG. 35 (b), the suspension display image MP is additionally displayed in the second unit suspension display area Da2 Be done. As a result, the player is notified that the number of reservations has increased. At this time, the color of the hold display image MP displayed in the second unit hold display area Da2 is changed by the hold information being a trigger for the first hold notice and the second kind notice effect being selected as the hold notice effect. It will be done.

  Thereafter, as shown in FIG. 35 (b) → FIG. 35 (c), a shift of the hold display occurs with the transition to the next game number. At the same time, the hold display image MP displayed in the second unit hold display area Da2 moves to the first unit hold display area Da1. Here, by the occurrence of two winnings in the operation openings 33a and 33b newly, the suspension display image MP is displayed in the second unit suspension display area Da2 and the third unit suspension display area Da3 which have been emptied. The Rukoto.

  A description will be given of the case where the second hold notice lottery is executed for the newly added hold information, and the third notice notice D or the third notice notice E is selected as the second hold notice. In addition, when the third type notice effect D and the third type notice effect E are selected, the case of immediately notifying the hold information as the trigger and the case of delaying the notification of the hold information as the trigger are selected. In FIG. 36, the latter is illustrated.

  That is, as shown in FIG. 36C, the change of the color of the image for suspension display MP related to the suspension information triggered by the second suspension announcement does not occur at this time. In this way, the second hold notice was won with the third hold information (new hold information not stored when winning the first hold notice), and the above-mentioned takeover notice of the hold notice is finalized. In this case, the hold display image MP in the third unit hold display area Da3 relating to the hold information serving as the trigger does not change in color, and is maintained as white. Under this situation, there is no apparent change corresponding to the second hold notification. For this reason, it is difficult for the player to determine that both the first hold notification and the second hold notification are being executed.

  As shown in FIG. 36 (c) → FIG. 36 (d), when a shift of the hold display occurs with the transition to the next game number, for the hold display which has been displayed in the first unit hold display area Da1 until then The image MP moves to the execution target display area Db. In response to this movement, an effect (red) of the same level as the image for suspension display MP is added to the execution target display area Db. Even under this situation, there is no change in the hold display image MP of the second unit hold display area Da2 related to the hold information that has triggered the second hold notification.

  When the game number is out and the next game number is reached, as shown in FIGS. 36 (e) and (f), the state as it is without the effect applied to the execution target display area Db disappearing Maintained. As a result, it is possible to give the player an impression as if the suspension notice is continuing. Under this situation, although the first suspension notice has been shifted to the second suspension notice, the suspension display image MP (the suspension display displayed in the first unit suspension display area Da1 according to the suspension information triggered by the transition). The color of the for-image MP changes. As a result, the player can grasp which hold information as a trigger for the ongoing hold notice.

  Here, the case where the third type notice effect D is selected as the second hold notice will be described. When a shift of the hold display occurs with the transition to the next game time, the hold display image MP, which has been displayed in the second unit hold display area Da2, moves to the first unit hold display area Da1. Along with this, the color of the hold display image MP displayed in the first unit hold display area Da1 changes to a color (red) corresponding to the same level as the effect level of the execution target display area Db (step up) It will be.

  As shown in FIG. 36 (e) → FIG. 36 (g), when moving to the next game, the hold display image MP displayed in the first unit hold display area Da1 moves to the execution target display area Db. If the game results in FIG. 36 (g) result in a jackpot, the mode switches to the open / close execution mode, and if the result is out, it shifts to the next game time as shown in FIG. 34 (h). However, the effect of the execution target display area Db is maintained until the game is shifted to the next game turn as a result of disengaging, giving the player the impression as if the suspension notice is continued, and the symbol variation display It is possible to suppress that the player's sense of expectation is suddenly reduced at the moment when the player stops.

  Next, the case where the third type notice effect E is selected as the second hold notice will be described. When the shift to the hold display occurs with the transition to the next game time, as shown in FIG. 36 (d) → FIG. 36 (f), for the hold display that was previously displayed in the second unit hold display area Da2 The image MP moves to the first unit hold display area Da1. Along with this, the color of the hold display image MP displayed in the first unit hold display area Da1 changes to a color (for example, yellow) corresponding to a level lower than the effect level of the execution target display area Db. Become.

  As shown in FIG. 36 (f) → FIG. 36 (g), when moving to the next game, the hold display image MP displayed in the first unit hold display area Da1 moves to the execution target display area Db. At the same time, the color of the hold display image MP changes (steps up) to a color corresponding to the same level as the effect level of the execution target display area Db.

  If the game results in FIG. 36 (g) result in a jackpot, the mode switches to the open / close execution mode, and if the result is out, it shifts to the next game time as shown in FIG. 34 (h). However, the effect of the execution target display area Db is maintained until the game is shifted to the next game turn as a result of disengaging, giving the player the impression as if the suspension notice is continued, and the symbol variation display You can suppress the sudden decline in your sense of expectation at the moment when you stop.

  As described above, when the explicit notification type 3 advance notice effect is selected in the second kind special hold advance notice pattern determination process, the hold information that is the trigger for the second hold advance notice is clearly indicated. The degree of attention to the game times corresponding to the information can be suitably improved.

  Again, returning to the explanation of the process for determining the suspension notice pattern shown in FIG. 31, if a negative determination is made in step S1801, that is, the first suspension notice does not correspond to the second kind notice effect C or the second kind notice effect D If it is determined that the condition is not satisfied in step S1804 or step S1806, the third special hold advance notice pattern determination process is performed, and the present determination process is ended. In the third special suspension notice pattern determination process, relevance is given to the first suspension notice and the second suspension notice by determining the mode of the second suspension notice according to the mode of the first suspension notice. Here, the third special hold notification pattern determination process will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

(Third special hold notification pattern determination process)
In the third special hold advance notice pattern determination process, first, the notice continuation lottery process is executed in step S2101, and it is determined in the subsequent step S2102 whether the advance continuation lottery process results in the advance notice continuation result or not. About each processing of Step S2101 and Step S2102, since it is the same as each processing of Step S1901 (S2001) and S1902 (S2002), explanation is used.

  If an affirmative determination is made in step S2102, the process advances to step S2103. In step S2103, it is determined whether the present second hold notice is triggered by the hold information already stored at the start of the notice effect relating to the first hold notice. When an affirmative determination is made in step S2103, the process proceeds to step S2104.

  In step S2014, a single effect by the first type notice effect or a combined effect by the first type notice effect and the second type notice effect is set as the second hold notice. The outline of the process executed in the setting process is the same as the process in steps S1908 and S2008, and thus the description is used. However, when the second type notice effect is set in the setting process, the second type notice effect is performed in the subsequent step S2105 on condition that the second hold notice is included in the first hold notice. The third special hold advance notice pattern determination process is ended by executing the start timing delay process of

  In step S2105, processing is performed to delay the start timing of the second type preview effect so as to be the game time at which the first hold notice ends or the game time thereafter. As a result, it is avoided that the second hold notice by the second kind notice effect is started during the execution of the first hold notice.

  As described above, in the case where the second hold notice is given triggered by the hold information already stored at the start of the first hold notice, the first hold notice → the second hold by devising the effect mode as described above. To make it appear as if the notices are connected (it is a series) and to impress as if the first pending notice is being executed based on the pending information that triggered the second pending notice from the beginning Can.

  Returning to the description of step S2103, when a negative determination is made in the step S2103, that is, not triggered by the hold information already stored at the start of the notice effect relating to the first hold notice for the second hold notice of this time (newly If it is triggered by the hold information added to (1), the process proceeds to step S2106. In step S2106, it is determined whether the hold information that has triggered the second hold notification corresponds to the jackpot or the super reach A to C or not.

  If a negative determination is made in step S2106, the process proceeds to step S2107. In step S2107, setting processing of the first type notice effect is performed as the second hold notification. That is, when the second hold notice of this time is not triggered by the hold information already stored at the start of the notice effect relating to the first hold notice, by limiting to the first kind notice effect that does not indicate the corresponding hold. It is possible to avoid giving the player the impression that the first holding notice and the second holding notice are completely different, and to preferably secure the connection between the first holding notice and the second holding notice. After executing the setting process of step S2107, the present third special hold notification pattern determination process is ended.

  If a negative determination is made in step S2106, or if a negative determination is made in step S2102, second-type announcement effects A to D are selected as the second hold notification in step S2108, and the subsequent steps are performed in step S2109. After executing the advance presentation effect setting process, the third special hold advance announcement pattern determination process is ended. The processes in steps S2108 and S2109 are the same as the processes in steps S1907 (S2007) and S1908 (S2008), and thus the description thereof is used.

  Here, with reference to the schematic view of FIG. 38, a flow of continuation of the first suspension notice → the second suspension notice will be described. First, the case in which the second hold notification is executed based on new hold information not stored at the start of the first hold notification will be described.

  In FIG. 38 (a), the variable display of symbols in the variable display area ME of the symbol display device 41 (display screen 41a) ends, and as shown in FIG. 38 (b), the game is shifted to the next game run. When winning the first hold notice triggered by the second hold information at the time of transition to the next game run (at the time of shift), the variable display of the symbol is started in the same variable display area ME. The first-class preview effect is executed.

  As described above, since the first type notice effect is an explicit notice effect that does not specify the hold, the first hold notice at this time corresponds to the currently running game, or 1 It is difficult to visually determine whether the first or second hold information is triggered.

  As shown in FIG. 38 (b) → FIG. 38 (c), when shifting to the next game time, the hold display image MP displayed in the hold number display area Da is shifted. At this time, when two pieces of suspension information are newly stored, a lottery for second suspension notification is performed triggered by the suspension information. Here, it is illustrated about the case where the second hold notice corresponding to the notice continuation is selected with the second hold information among the plurality of pieces of hold information stored.

  When the notice effect (type 1 notice effect) of the same category as the first hold notice is set as the second hold notice for the notice continuation correspondence, the first hold notice → the second hold notice is continued in the same effect mode It becomes. As shown in FIG. 38 (c) → FIG. 38 (d) → FIG. 38 (e), the indication is avoided for the hold information that triggered the first hold notice and the hold information that triggered the second hold notice. The first type notice effect is continued until the corresponding game number of the second hold notification over the corresponding game number of the first hold notification. Then, as shown in FIG. 38 (e) → FIG. 38 (f), the first type notice effect ends with the end of the corresponding gaming time of the second hold notice.

  Such a configuration makes it possible to make it look as if the type 1 advance notice effect had been started triggered by the corresponding game number of the second hold advance notice. In particular, the effect is suitably exhibited by making the corresponding hold of the second hold advance notification implicit.

  Next, a case where the second hold notification is executed based on the hold information already stored at the start of the first hold notification will be described.

  In FIG. 38 (a), the variable display of symbols in the variable display area ME of the symbol display device 41 (display screen 41a) ends, and as shown in FIG. 38 (g), the game is shifted to the next game run. When winning the first hold notice triggered by the first hold information at the time of transition to the next game run (at the time of shift), the variable display of symbols is started in the same variable display area ME. The first-class preview effect is executed.

  As described above, since the first type notice effect is an explicit notice effect that does not specify the hold, the first hold notice at this time corresponds to the currently running game, or 1 It is difficult to visually determine whether the first or second hold information is triggered.

  As shown in FIG. 38 (g) → FIG. 38 (h), when shifting to the next game, the image for suspension display MP displayed in the number-of-retentions display area Da is shifted. At this time, on the basis of the fact that two pieces of suspension information are newly stored, a lottery for a second suspension notice is triggered by the suspension information. Here, a case where the second hold notice corresponding to the notice continuation correspondence is selected is illustrated by using the hold information already stored at the start of the first hold notice instead of the added hold information.

  When the notice effect (type 1 notice effect) of the same category as the first hold notice is set as the second hold notice for the notice continuation correspondence, the first hold notice → the second hold notice is continued in the same manner. Become. Here, the combined effect by the first type notice effect and the second type notice effect is selected as the second hold notice. For this reason, the color of the image for suspension display MP, which corresponds to the suspension information triggered by the start of the second suspension announcement, specifically, the color of the image for suspension display MP displayed in the first unit suspension display area Da1 is Be changed.

  With the hold information that triggered the first hold notification implicit and the hold information that triggered the second hold notification clearly indicated, FIG. 38 (h) → FIG. 38 (i) → FIG. 38 (j) As shown in), the first-type advance notice effect is continued over the corresponding hold of the first hold notice until the corresponding hold of the second hold notice. Then, as shown in FIG. 38 (e) → FIG. 38 (f), the first type notice effect ends with the end of the corresponding gaming time of the second hold notice.

  With such a configuration, it is possible to make it look as if the type 1 advance notice effect relating to the first suspension notice was started as triggered by the corresponding gaming round of the second suspension notice. In particular, the effect is suitably exhibited by making the corresponding hold of the first hold notice implicit.

  According to the first embodiment described in detail above, the following excellent effects can be expected.

  A reservation notice (so-called pre-reading effect) corresponding to the suspension information not being the object of the acceptance lottery may be executed at a timing before the suspension information becomes the object of the admission lottery. In this way, for the player, not only the game for confirming the lottery result of the currently-ongoing game play but also the subsequent lottery information, if there is a subsequent suspension information, the lottery information about the later suspension information A game is added to confirm or predict the result of the target case according to the content of the hold notice, and diversification of the game is achieved. Thereby, the degree of attention to the game can be increased.

  In particular, in a configuration capable of storing a plurality of suspension information, the second suspension notification of the suspension information stored later than the suspension information that triggered the first suspension notification during the first suspension notification is permitted. By this, it is possible to preferably exhibit the rendering function by the suspension notice.

  Here, in the configuration in which the holding notice is performed prior to the holding information triggered by the holding notice, the execution period of the holding notice is substantially limited by the number of holding information stored before that and the like. It will be. Therefore, even if various hold notification modes such as the step-up method are set, the frequency of execution may be low.

  In this respect, in the present embodiment, the first hold notification and the second hold notification are arranged in series under a special situation where the preceding first hold notification and the subsequent second hold notification are executed. Hold announcement effect may be executed. Thus, by strengthening the relationship between the first suspension notice and the second suspension notice, it becomes possible to cope with various special announcements as a whole, and it is possible to preferably exhibit the step-up function described above. Become.

  In the gaming machine, it is often set so that the jackpot expecting degree in the final game play is increased by increasing the number of consecutive times of the effect. In other words, by weakening the restriction relating to the number of consecutive effects, it is possible to preferably get the player's expectation. Here, if the first hold notice and the second hold notice are connected as shown in the present embodiment, the number of continuations of the hold notice can be increased to preferably exhibit the above attention level improvement effect.

  In the configuration in which the suspension notice is executed until the game time associated with the suspension information that is the trigger of the first suspension notice, the reach variation display is often performed at the end of the suspension notice. In other words, when the reach change display also shows the end trigger of the suspension notice, and the reach change display is out, the result is a loss, and furthermore, the feeling of expectation is lowered to one machine by the end of the suspension notice. there's a possibility that. In this respect, in the present embodiment, there may be a case where the suspension notice continues (continues) even after the reach fluctuation display, and even if the reach fluctuation result → outlier result, that is, the suspension notice is about to end Even in such a case, it is possible to preferably obtain an expectation for the sense of expectation (following hold information (game time)) that the hold notice is continued. In addition, such an effect is remarkably exhibited by using it together with the structure (The structure which does not perform a series of holding | maintenance notices) which performs a holding | maintenance notice separately with respect to several holding | maintenance notices.

  Also, by performing a series of notice effects by connecting hold notices relating to a plurality of special information, the sense of anticipation that has risen along with the progress of the game is reduced due to the switch from the previous hold notice to the subsequent hold notice. Can be suitably suppressed.

  When the notice of suspension continues after reaching the reach change indication, it can appear as if it was intended for subsequent suspension information from the beginning. In other words, even if the suspension notice is continued after the end of the corresponding game session, it is not merely extended the suspension announcement, but as if the corresponding game session is fake (so-called snarl) and the desired game session is overdue. can do. That is, as the suspension notice continues after the corresponding game round, the fact that the result of the game round has come off is itself a part of the so-called lingering effect and so on, so that the chance continues, for example It looks as if it had moved to Therefore, it is possible to suppress interruption of the sense of expectation that has been raised toward the corresponding game play, and to preferably improve the player's attention when the suspension notice is continued.

  When the first type notice effect, the second type notice effect, the third type notice effect are provided as the modes of the hold notice, and the hold notice is continued under the situation where the second type notice effect is being executed as the first notice effect The second type notice effect is executed as the second advance effect. As described above, by selecting the notice effect of the same category from a plurality of effect modes, it is possible to suppress the disconnection between the first notice effect and the second notice effect.

  In addition, when continuing the suspension notice under the situation where the first notice effect is being executed as the first notice effect, the third notice effect related to the first notice effect is executed as the second notice effect. It was composition. As described above, by selecting the strong advance notice effect from the plurality of effect modes, it is possible to suppress the disconnection between the first notice effect and the second notice effect.

  As described above, in the case of continuing the on-hold notice, the area in which the on-the-spot effect is executed is also made common. That is, when the first type preview effect is continued, the display pertaining to the hold preview is performed in the variable display area ME of the display screen 41a, and both the second type preview effect and the third type preview effect are on the display screen 41a In the display area NE, display relating to the suspension notice is performed. It has composition. As described above, by making the display area common, it is difficult for the player to give an impression as if there were not a series of pending notices at the time of transition from the first pending notice to the second pending notice.

  In particular, when moving from the first hold notice relating to the first kind notice effect to the second hold notice relating to the third kind notice effect, the effect display of the execution target display area Db of the hold display area NE is continued. It becomes. When the effect display occurs, the possibility of winning a jackpot is increased, so that the player's attention can be suitably increased, but when the game occurrence of the effect generation is out, the game is played People's attention can fall at a stretch. In this regard, by providing a pattern in which the effect continues, it is possible to preferably suppress a decrease in the player's attention.

  In the first place, in the configuration in which the occurrence of the effect = the increase in the expectation, if the effect disappears without any foresight, the sense of expectation for the effect may decrease even if the effect continues. Therefore, by imposing a certain condition on the continuation of the effect, specifically, a fluctuation display mode (for example, super reach A to C) corresponding to a deviation result set with high expectation degree or a fluctuation display mode corresponding to a jackpot result As a result, the player's sense of expectation can be suitably maintained when the effect continues.

  In the configuration in which the change in the suspension notice mode = the continuation of the suspension notice, the step up rendering function is provided to itself. However, if such a step-up occurs in the game run that is executed before the game run that triggered the first hold notice, the game turn or the first hold notice accompanied by a change in the hold notice mode. The degree of attention to the game times relating to the hold information triggered by may drop early. Therefore, as described in the present embodiment, the occurrence of the above-mentioned inconvenience can be suitably suppressed by adopting a configuration in which a change in the suspension announcement mode occurs at the game round that triggered the first suspension announcement. .

  In the case of continuing the suspension notice, if the player recognizes that the continuation of the suspension notice is due to the addition of the subsequent suspension information, a series of suspension notices are simply made by a series of preview effects. It can be a factor that gives the impression that it is only a thing.

  In view of such circumstances, in the present embodiment, various measures such as selection of the display mode described above are performed in order to avoid the occurrence of the inconvenience. For example, in the case where the corresponding hold of the first hold notice is clearly indicated, the player's attention tends to be directed to the corresponding gaming round. That is, when the color of the hold display image MP changes, it can be simultaneously grasped how many pieces of subsequent hold information exist. Therefore, when moving to the first hold notice relating to the first kind notice effect → the second hold notice relating to the third kind notice effect, it is already stored at the start of the first hold notice (at the hold change time) The second hold notification is given based on the hold information. This makes it possible to make it appear as if a series of pending notices were triggered by pending information from the beginning.

  In particular, by making the configuration dependent on the effect display of the execution target display area Db, it is configured to continue the suspension notice while making the suspension information that triggered the second suspension notice explicit, and which suspension notice this time is pending It is difficult to understand if it corresponds to the information. It is unclear at what timing the hold information increases, and it is unclear whether the player always remembers the number of the following hold. Therefore, according to the above configuration, it is possible to maintain the possibility that the hold information stored after the start of the first hold notice is the target of the hold notice, and suitably maintain the sense of expectation at the time of the hold notice continuation.

  The first type of advance notice effect and the third type of advance notice effect are common in that the effect display of the execution target display area Db is performed. That is, part of the third type notice effect is incorporated (included) in the first type notice effect. As described above, by sharing the configuration that is common to the first type notice effect and the third type notice effect visually, it may appear that the effect is interrupted with the transition from the first hold notice to the second hold notice. It is difficult to give an impression.

  By the way, if the game times related to the hold information that triggered the hold notice are notified before the end of the game times, the player is asked to "continue hold notice" = "expected decline in the corresponding game times" "" To give the impression of "", and the player's attention to the corresponding game times may be diminished. Therefore, in the present embodiment, the display of the hold display corresponding to the hold information that is the trigger for continuing the hold notification is restricted at least until the game cycle when the start trigger is ended. Thereby, the occurrence of the above-mentioned inconvenience can be suitably suppressed.

  When the hold notification is continued based on the hold information stored after the start of the first hold notification, the continuation trigger can be clearly indicated. The above-mentioned inconvenience is caused by a configuration in which the player's attention is directed to the corresponding hold by explicitly indicating the hold information that triggered the continuation at the time of the continuation, and it is difficult to give room to search the number of hold information etc. at the start. Control the occurrence of

  In a gaming machine of the type that performs a suspension notice, during the first suspension notice, a second suspension notice that clearly indicates a trigger for the suspension information stored after the suspension information that is the trigger of the first suspension notification. By being exposed, it is possible for the player to give the impression that the first pending announcement being executed is merely a resentment. That is, when the second hold notice is started, there is a possibility that attention to the first hold notice and the corresponding game times may be reduced. This may weaken the significance of the presence of the first suspension notice and may be a factor that hinders the display of the attention level improvement effect by the first suspension notice.

  In the present embodiment, when it is decided to give the second hold notice during the first hold notice, it is possible to give the second hold notice in the notice effect mode that does not specify the trigger for the second hold notice. It has become. Thus, the occurrence of the above-mentioned inconvenience caused by the start of the second suspension notice can be suitably suppressed by refraining from clearly specifying the game times which triggered the second suspension notice.

  The above-mentioned inconvenience may be noticeable particularly when the second type notice effect for clearly indicating the corresponding hold is applied to the first hold notification. Therefore, when it is decided to give the second hold notice under the situation where the first hold notice is given in the second kind notice effect, the third kind notice effect is given priority as the second hold notice. By adopting the configuration to be applied, it is possible to suppress the reduction in the expectation for the first hold next and the corresponding game times due to the start of the second hold notification.

  In the present embodiment, when the second type notice effect is applied as the second hold notice, the trigger for the second hold notice is clearly indicated, but the second hold notice is the second type. It is also possible to set it as regulation controlled so that advance notice production may not be chosen.

  With regard to the second hold notice, a combination of the third notice notice effect and the first notice notice effect is permitted, and the start timing of the third notice notice is limited after the end of the first hold notice, while the first notice notice effect Was configured to be started during the first hold notification. The first type notice effect does not explicitly indicate the game turn pertaining to the hold information that triggered that type, so the contents of the first hold notice (the hold notice pertaining to the corresponding game turn) may be diversified from the middle For example, the player can be given an impression as if they were combined. Thereby, the attention degree to a game can be improved suitably. In addition, by continuing the hold notification to the first type notice effect and the third type notice effect even after the corresponding game time is over, it is possible to give the player an impression as if the desired game time had fallen. A second type of notice effect → a first type notice effect + a second type notice effect can be used to turn the attention to the game that has been increased to the subsequent game round.

  The configuration is such that it is determined that the suspension notice is continued before the end of the game cycle related to the suspension information that has triggered the first suspension notice. By determining whether or not to continue (in advance) before the end of the game cycle which has triggered the on-hold notice as described above, the on-hold notice can be smoothly continued.

  In the present embodiment, in particular, in the case of continuing the on-hold notice based on the second-type notice effect, the effect display on the execution target display area Db is taken over. Since this effect display is continued until the end of the corresponding game session (until the start of the next game session) regardless of whether or not it is continued, even if the continuation determination is waited until the end of the corresponding game session, It is possible to carry out the continuation smoothly.

Second Embodiment
In the first embodiment, when the execution condition of the second suspension notice is satisfied under the situation where the first suspension notice is performed, the first suspension notice and the second suspension notice are connected to one another. By giving a holding notice, the holding notice is continued across the game times related to the holding information that triggered the first holding notice. The present embodiment is different from the first embodiment in the configuration relating to the continuation of the suspension notice. Here, the configuration according to the suspension notice in the present embodiment will be described focusing on the differences from the first embodiment.

  In the present embodiment, the fourth type notice effect is added to the first type notice effect and the second type notice effect as the effect group for the first suspension notice. When the fourth type advance notice effect is started, the display mode of the execution target display area Db of the symbol display device 41 (display screen 41a) is changed from no effect to effect. Since this effect is the same as that of the first embodiment (see FIG. 29C), the description will be used. The effect display on the execution target display area Db is canceled when the on-hold notice related to the type 4 advance notice effect ends. In addition, the fourth type notice effect is a notice effect in which the step-up of the holding notice is permitted, and when the continuation judgment of the holding notice that follows is performed, it is also judged whether the step-up is possible or not. .

  The fourth type notice effect is limited so that the combination with the first type notice effect to the third type notice effect does not occur.

  When the fourth type notice effect is selected as the holding notice, the termination trigger is temporarily set. Specifically, first, it is set that the on-hold notice is ended when the corresponding game is ended. The termination trigger is determined based on the presence / absence of the continuous corresponding hold notification flag set in the various flag storage area 266 of the RAM 244 at the start of the notice effect.

  When the fourth type notice effect is selected, the MPU 242 of the notification and effect control device 82 executes a hold notice change process as part of the hold notice process. The pending notice change process will be described below with reference to the flowchart of FIG. 39 (a).

(Pending notice change process)
In the on-hold notice change process, first, at step S2201, it is determined whether or not the continuous response on-hold flag is stored in the various flag storage area 266 of the RAM 244. If a negative determination is made in step S2201, the present change processing ends.

  If an affirmative determination is made in step S2201, the process proceeds to step S2202. In step S2202, it is determined whether it is time to determine whether or not to continue the type 4 advance notice effect. Specifically, after starting the fourth type notice effect, it is determined whether or not it is the start timing of the game round (the corresponding game time) that became the start opportunity, and the fourth type notice effect continues. In this case, it is determined whether or not the start timing of the game cycle which has become the continuation trigger has come.

  If a negative determination is made in step S2202, that is, if the determination timing has not come, the present change processing ends. On the other hand, when an affirmative determination is made in step S2202, the process proceeds to step S2203. In step S2203, the continuation determination processing of the fourth type advance notice effect is executed. In the continuation determination process, the degree of expectation is higher than that of the variation display mode in the game round which is the trigger of the fourth type notice effect at the current time for all the subsequent suspension information stored at the continuation determination timing. It is confirmed whether there is a hold information corresponding to the high variation display mode or a hold information corresponding to a big hit, and the fourth type notice effect is continued on the condition that such a hold information exists.

  Specifically, as shown in the flowchart of FIG. 40, it is determined in step S2301 whether or not the trigger for the fourth type advance notice effect is the hold information corresponding to complete removal. Note that the "trigger" of the fourth type notice effect shown in FIG. 40 indicates the "start opportunity" under the situation where the fourth type notice effect has not continued even once, and the type 4 notice effect continues. Indicates the "continuation opportunity".

  If an affirmative determination is made in step S2301, the process advances to step S2302. In step S 2302, with the hold information stored after the hold information that is the trigger of the type 4 advance notice effect being executed, the hold information corresponding to the big hit, the hold information for the normal reach A and B, and the super reach A It is determined whether any of the hold information corresponding to C to C exists. If a negative determination is made in step S2302, that is, if it is determined that the continuation condition of the fourth type advance notice effect is not satisfied, the continuation correspondence on-hold notice flag is erased in step S2302 and the present continuation determination processing is ended.

  When an affirmative determination is made in step S 2302, the process of continuing the suspension notice is executed in step S 2304, and then the present determination process is ended. In the processing for pending notice continuation, processing is performed to continue (extend) the fourth type notice effect until the gaming round related to the pending information which has become the present continuation opportunity. That is, when the fourth type notice production under execution is triggered by the completely out-of-hand reservation information, as the suspension information corresponding to the fluctuation display mode having a higher degree of expectation than that, the jackpot-response hold information, out-of-normal reach The type 4 advance notice effect will be continued on the condition that there is any one of the A and B compliant hold information and the off super reach A to C compliant hold information.

  Further, with reference to the current effect level in the execution target display area Db and the hold information triggered by the continuation, it is determined by lottery whether the effect level is to be raised (step-up).

  Returning to the description of step S2301, if a negative determination is made in step S2301, the process proceeds to step S2305. In step S2305, it is determined whether the trigger for the fourth type advance notice effect is the hold information compatible with normal reach A. If an affirmative determination is made in step S2305, the process advances to step S2306. In step S2306, with the hold information stored later than the hold information that is the trigger for the type 4 advance notice effect being executed, the hold information for the big hit, the hold information for the normal reach B, the open super reach A to C It is determined whether or not any of the corresponding hold information exists. If a negative determination is made in step S2306, that is, if it is determined that the continuation condition of the fourth type advance notice effect is not satisfied, the continuation correspondence on hold notification flag is erased in step S2302 and the present continuation determination processing is ended. If an affirmative determination is made in step S2306, the process for continuing the suspension notice is executed in step S2304, and then the present determination process is ended.

  Returning to the description of step S2305, if a negative determination is made in step S2305, the process proceeds to step S2307. In step S2307, it is determined whether the trigger for the fourth type advance notice effect is the hold information for the normal reach B. If an affirmative determination is made in step S2307, the process advances to step S2308. In step S2308, the hold information stored after the hold information serving as the trigger for the fourth type notice effect under execution is either the large hit corresponding hold information or the hold information corresponding to the off super reach A to C. Determine if it exists. If a negative determination is made in step S2308, that is, if it is determined that the continuation condition of the fourth type advance notice effect is not satisfied, the continuation correspondence on-hold notice flag is erased in step S2302 and the present continuation determination processing is ended. When an affirmative determination is made in step S2308, the process of continuing the suspension notice is executed in step S2304, and then the present determination process is ended.

  Returning to the description of step S2307, if a negative determination is made in step S2307, the process proceeds to step S2309. In step S2309, it is determined whether the trigger for the fourth type advance notice effect is the on-hold information for Super Reach A or not. When an affirmative determination is made in step S2309, the process proceeds to step S2310. In step S 2310, either the jackpot-enabled hold information or the off-super reach B / C-enabled hold information is stored in the hold information stored later than the hold information serving as the trigger for the type 4 advance notice effect being executed. Determine if it exists. If a negative determination is made in step S2310, that is, if it is determined that the continuation condition of the fourth type advance notice effect is not satisfied, the continuation correspondence on-hold notice flag is erased in step S2302 and the present continuation determination processing is ended. When an affirmative determination is made in step S2310, the process of continuing the suspension notice is executed in step S2304, and then the present determination process is ended.

  Returning to the description of step S2309, if a negative determination is made in step S2309, the process proceeds to step S2311. In step S2311, it is determined whether the trigger for the type 4 advance notice effect is the super reach B compliant hold information. If an affirmative determination is made in step S2311, the process proceeds to step S2312. In step S2312, the hold information stored after the hold information serving as the trigger for the type 4 advance notice effect being executed includes either the jackpot-ready hold information or the off-super reach C-ready hold information. It is determined whether the If a negative determination is made in step S2312, that is, if it is determined that the continuation condition of the fourth type advance notice effect is not satisfied, the continuation correspondence on hold notification flag is erased in step S2302 and the present continuation determination processing is ended. If an affirmative determination is made in step S2312, the process for continuing the suspension notice is executed in step S2304, and then the present determination process is ended.

  Returning to the description of step S2311, if a negative determination is made in step S2311, that is, if the trigger for the fourth type of notice effect is on-hold information for Super Reach C, the process proceeds to step S2313. In step S2313, it is determined whether or not the jackpot-corresponding hold information exists in the hold information stored later than the hold information serving as a trigger for the type 4 advance notice effect being executed. If a negative determination is made in step S2313, that is, if it is determined that the continuation condition of the fourth type advance notice effect is not satisfied, the continuation correspondence on-hold notice flag is erased in step S2302 and the present continuation determination processing is ended. If an affirmative determination is made in step S2313, the process for continuing the suspension notice is executed in step S2304, and then the present determination process is ended.

  As shown in FIG. 39A, after the continuation determination process of step S2203 is performed, the process proceeds to step S2204. In step S2204, it is determined whether the continuation opportunity corresponds to the jackpot result. If a negative determination is made in step S2204, the present change processing ends. On the other hand, when an affirmative determination is made in step S2204, the continuous response on-hold notice flag is erased in step S2205, and this change processing is ended. That is, when the continuation opportunity is the suspension information corresponding to the jackpot, the continuation of the type 4 advance notice effect is forcibly ended.

  Here, with reference to the timing chart of FIG. 39 (b), the flow of continuation of the fourth type advance notice effect will be described. In FIG. 39 (b), the holding area RE storing the holding information and the execution area AE (holding information storage area 267) are schematically shown, but this is the holding display of the display screen 41a shown in FIG. 22 (b) Please note that it differs from. Also, while the following description exemplifies the type 4 advance notice effect, please refer to the description of the second embodiment for the change of the effect level and the like.

  In the pattern illustrated in FIG. 39 (b), the fourth type of notice is triggered by the second hold information (in detail, hold information corresponding to the normal reach A that is out of order) under the situation where three hold information are stored. The production starts. Thereby, an effect (for example, level 1: blue) is applied to the execution target display area Db.

  At the start of the game play which is the start trigger of the type 4 advance notice effect, that is, at the timing when the corresponding hold information is shifted to the execution area AE, three pieces of hold information are stored. Here, among the three suspension information, there is suspension information or suspension information corresponding to the jackpot result according to the variation display mode in which the jackpot expectation is set higher than the variation display mode according to the currently running game play Check if it is

  In the example of FIG. 39 (b), the third hold information corresponds to the super reach A. Therefore, the continuation of the type 4 advance notice effect is decided with the third hold information as a trigger. That is, at this time, it is determined that the fourth type preliminary effect continues until the game round related to the third hold information. At this continuation determination timing, it is determined by lottery whether or not the effect display on the execution target display area Db is to be changed. As a result, at the start of the next game, for example, the effect level is changed to level 1: blue → level 2: yellow.

  Two hold information is stored at the timing of transition to the game run corresponding to the game run (Super Reach A) that has become the continuation trigger. Here, among these two suspension information, there is suspension information or suspension information corresponding to the jackpot result according to the variation display mode in which the jackpot expectation level is set higher than the variation display mode according to the currently running game play Check if it is

  In the example of FIG. 39 (b), the first hold information corresponds to the super reach B. Therefore, the continuation of the type 4 advance notice effect is decided with the first hold information as a trigger. That is, at this point in time, it is determined that the fourth type notice effect continues until the gaming round related to the first hold information. At this continuation determination timing, it is determined by lottery whether or not the effect display on the execution target display area Db is to be changed. Thus, for example, at the start of the next game, the effect level is changed to level 2: yellow → level 3: red.

  One hold information is stored at the timing of transition to the game run corresponding to the game run (Super Reach B) that has become the continuation trigger. Here, it is confirmed whether or not this hold information is the hold information or the hold information corresponding to the jackpot result according to the variable display mode in which the jackpot expectation level is set higher than the variable display mode according to the currently running game time. Do.

  In the example of FIG. 39 (b), the first hold information corresponds to complete removal. Therefore, the end of the type 4 advance notice effect which has been continued will be decided.

  As described above in detail, in the example shown in FIG. 39 (b), the fourth type advance notice effect is continued twice, and the effect display of the execution target display area Db continues for seven game times.

  In this manner, by continuing the advance notice effect as if it were a series, the sense of expectation of the player, which has risen in the process of reaching the game turn which has become the start opportunity, can be suitably continued until the subsequent game turn. it can.

  In addition, by stepping up when moving from the game cycle in which the effect display has become a continuation trigger to the next game cycle, the display is continued after that while aiming to improve attention in the game cycle in which the step-up has occurred. it can. Even if the game results before the step-up occurs, the effect display continues with the step-up. Therefore, it is possible to advance the subsequent game times by maintaining the attention level improved by the step-up.

  With regard to the fourth type notice effect shown in the present embodiment, the hold notice can be continued beyond the storage upper limit number (“8”) of the hold information. As a result, the restriction on the number of continuations of the suspension notice can be reduced, and the execution period of the suspension notice can be suitably diversified. If the number of times the holding notice is continued is simply increased, the holding notice may become obsolete and the effect of attracting the player's attention may not be exhibited well. In this regard, it is assumed that the presence of hold information or the presence of hold information corresponding to the jackpot according to the variation display mode in which the expectation regarding the condition concerning the continuation of the hold notification is higher than the trigger for the hold notification being executed. Can be avoided to give an impression as if it were extended, and the occurrence of the above-mentioned inconvenience can be suitably suppressed.

  By setting the start timing of the game play triggered by the determination of whether the hold notice is continued or not, it is possible to change the display mode relating to the hold notice with a margin before the end of the game turn triggered. It becomes. Therefore, even when the function of continuing the holding notice is given, an increase in local processing load related to display control resulting from it can be suitably suppressed.

Third Embodiment
In the first embodiment and the second embodiment, further under the situation where the advance notice effect is being executed (specifically, under the situation where the notice flag is set and the notice effect mode is set). In the case of executing the advance notice effect, the previous notice effect is referred to and the subsequent notice effect mode is determined. However, the later notice effect mode is referred to and the previous notice effect mode is changed. It is also possible. Hereinafter, the characteristic configuration in the present embodiment will be described focusing on the differences from the first embodiment.

  In the present embodiment, the series shown in the first embodiment is obtained by changing the mode of the previous hold notice (first hold notice) according to the mode of the subsequent hold notice (second hold notice). Alleviating the conditions for the announcement of In addition, although the first type notice effect, the second type notice effect, and the third type notice effect described above are set for the basic notice effect target, the description is incorporated for each of the notice effects.

  In the present embodiment, during the first notice effect → when the second notice effect is determined, the MPU 242 of the notification / effect control device 82 executes the rewriting process for the hold notice effect. The rewriting process is roughly divided into a first rewriting process and a second rewriting process, which differ in the rewriting condition (a form of the first suspension notice to be a premise). First, the first rewriting process for the on-hold notice effect will be described with reference to the flowchart in FIG.

(First renewal process for holding notice effect)
In the first notification process for pending notice effect, it is first determined in step S2401 whether a shift command or a pending command has been received from the main control device 81 or not. If a negative determination is made in step S2401, the process of this document replacement is ended.

  If an affirmative determination is made in step S2401, the process advances to step S2402, and it is determined whether or not the third type notice effect is selected as the second hold notice by distribution of the previous hold notice pattern determination processing. In the process of determining the suspension notice pattern according to the present embodiment, the reservation notice pattern is determined by lottery (without regard to the manner of the first suspension notice) without being restricted by the manner of the first suspension notice.

  If an affirmative determination is made in step S2402, the process proceeds to step S2403. In step S 2403, it is determined whether the second type notice effect A or the second type notice effect C corresponding to step-up non-support of the hold display image MP is selected as the first hold notice. If a negative determination is made in step S 2403, the present change processing ends.

  When an affirmative determination is made in step S 2403, the notice effect mode of the first hold notice is grasped in step S 2404. After the process of step S2404 is executed, the process proceeds to step S2405, and it is determined whether or not there is room for step-up in the first hold notification based on the content (conditions such as execution period) grasped in step S2404. If a negative determination is made in step S 2403, the present change processing ends.

  When an affirmative determination is made in step S2405, the process proceeds to step S2406. In step S2406, the fluctuation display mode or jackpot corresponding to the variable display mode or the jackpot in which the degree of expectation is set higher than the hold information (corresponding hold information) which is the trigger of the first hold notification. It is determined whether or not it is an aspect, and a rewriting lottery process is performed in steps S2407 and S2408 based on the result. In this lottery process, the lottery table to be referred to in the case of making an affirmative determination in step S2406 and the lottery table to be referred to in the case of making a negative determination in step S2406 are different. It is set so that the possibility of winning a rewriting lottery is high.

  After executing the processing of steps S2407 and S2408, it is determined whether or not the rewriting lottery has been won in step S2409. If a negative determination is made in step S2409, the process of this document replacement is ended. When an affirmative determination is made in step S2409, the process proceeds to step S2410.

  In step S 2410, when the second type notice effect A is selected as the first hold notice, this is rewritten to the second type notice effect B, and the second type notice effect B is selected as the first hold notice In this case, processing is performed to rewrite this to the second type notice effect D. As a result, the first hold notification is changed to one corresponding to the step-up of the hold display image MP.

  After executing the process of step S2410, the process advances to step S2411 to perform step-up pattern determination process including the second suspension notice. After the determination process of step S 2411 is executed, the process proceeds to step S 2412, and the notice effect rewriting correspondence process is executed to reflect the contents determined by the above processes in the first on-hold notice and the second on-hold notice. After this, the replacement process ends.

  According to the first rewriting process, when the second hold notice is executed based on the hold information stored later than the hold information that is the trigger for the first hold notice, the trigger for the second hold notice. The first hold notice may be changed to one with higher expectation according to the change indication according to the hold information. In other words, due to the effect of the later read ahead, the advance notice corresponding to the previous read ahead is promoted to a higher expectation.

  For this reason, when there is a large difference in the degree of expectation between the variable display mode (for example, the type of reach display) executed in the corresponding game times of the first suspension notice and the suspension notice, the jackpot in the later suspension information In addition, even if there is a possibility that the game is out of reach by the super reach, etc., and the mismatch between the suspension notice and the variable display mode may reduce the player's sense of expectation, the expectation for the later game round can be left. . As a result, it is possible to preferably suppress the decrease in the degree of attention to the game.

  Next, with reference to the flowchart of FIG. 42, the second rewrite process for the on-hold notice effect will be described.

(2nd rewriting process for holding notice effect)
In the pending announcement effect second rewriting process, first, at step S2501, it is determined whether a shift command or a pending command has been received from the main control device 81 or not. If a negative determination is made in step S2401, the process of this document replacement is ended.

  If an affirmative determination is made in step S2501, the process advances to step S2502, and it is determined whether or not the third type notice effect is selected as the second hold notice by distribution of the previous hold notice pattern determination processing. In the process of determining the suspension notice pattern according to the present embodiment, the reservation notice pattern is determined by lottery (without regard to the manner of the first suspension notice) without being restricted by the manner of the first suspension notice.

  If an affirmative determination is made in step S2502, the process proceeds to step S2503. In step S2503, it is determined whether the second type notice effect A or the second type notice effect B not corresponding to the effect display in the execution target display area Db is selected as the first hold notice. If an affirmative determination is made in step S2503, the process proceeds to step S2504. In step S2504, if the second type notice effect A is selected as the first hold notice, rewriting to the second type notice effect C is performed, and the second type notice effect B is selected as the first hold notice. If there is, it is rewritten to the second kind notice effect D.

  After the rewriting process of step S2504 is executed, the process proceeds to step S2505, and the notice effect rewriting corresponding process is executed to reflect the contents determined by the above-described processes in the first suspension notice and the second suspension notice. After this, the replacement process ends.

  As a result, the first suspension notice, which has been incompatible with the effect display in the execution target display area Db, is switched to one corresponding to the effect display, and the relationship between the first suspension notice and the second suspension notice is strengthened. It will be.

  Returning to the description of step S2503, if a negative determination is made in step S2503, the process proceeds to step S2506. In step S2506, it is determined whether the first hold advance notice has already become the second kind notice effect C or the second kind notice effect D corresponding to the effect display of the execution target display area Db. When an affirmative determination is made in step S2506, the present change processing is ended as it is.

  If a negative determination is made in step S2506, that is, if it is determined that the first hold notification does not include a type 2 advance presentation effect, the process proceeds to step S2507. In step S2507, it is determined whether or not there is room to add the second type notice effects C and D to the first hold notification by grasping the conditions such as the execution period. When an affirmative determination is made in step S2507, a process of adding the second type notice effect C or the second type notice effect D to the first hold notice is executed in step S2508, and then the first hold is performed in step S2505. After executing the processing for dealing with the notice of changing the notice of the preliminary announcement, the processing for replacing the book is ended. As a result, the second type notice effects C and D are added at the first hold notice.

  On the other hand, if a negative determination is made in step S2507, the process advances to step S2509 to execute cancellation processing of the third type advance presentation effect, and then the present change processing ends. That is, in the second rewriting process, when the first notice effect corresponding to the second notice effects C and D is not obtained, the setting of the third notice effect is canceled and the second notice effect is performed. Even if, the third type notice effect is not executed.

  About the 1st rewriting process and the 2nd rewriting process which were explained in full detail, it will be decided which is performed by lottery.

  According to the second rewriting process, when the third type notice effect is selected as the second pending notice, the first pending notice is rewritten. In this way, by changing the contents of the first suspension notice in accordance with the later suspension information, it is possible to enhance the relevance of the suspension notice performed before and after the game run that triggered the first suspension notice. . Therefore, for example, it is possible to make it appear that a series of suspension notices continue across the corresponding game times.

  In the configuration in which the first on-hold notice and the second on-hold notice are connected using the effect display of the execution target display area Db, the effects are obtained when the second-type notice effects A and B are selected as the first on-hold notice. Is added to the second type notice effects C and D. In the first place, there exist effects corresponding to the effect display in the second type of preliminary effects, and a series of preliminary effects can be realized by changing the presence or absence of the effect display in the execution target display area Db. Therefore, it is possible to suppress the appearance of the appearance of discomfort due to the rewriting of the advance presentation effect.

  In addition, since a series of notice effects are realized by changing a part of the first pending notice which is already being executed while following as much as possible, the control load and the like resulting from the rewriting described above The increase can be suppressed.

  In the present embodiment, a series of pending notices are realized by rewriting the first pending notice according to the second pending notice. In the above embodiments, a series of suspension notices are realized on condition that the first suspension notices include the second kind notice effects C and D in the first place. It is possible to suitably alleviate the conditions for the occurrence of the pending notice of.

Fourth Embodiment
In each of the above embodiments, as a result, by reflecting the jackpot expectation degree of the subsequent hold information etc. in the previous notice effect that clearly indicates the corresponding hold, it is suggested that the expectation is held in the corresponding hold of the first hold advance notice. Although it was set as a structure, such a technical thought is not embodied only when a new notice production | presentation generate | occur | produces during a notice production | presentation. In the present embodiment, one of the features is that the above-described function is realized by a single advance notice effect. In this embodiment, in addition to the normal hold notification shown in each of the above-described embodiments, a special hold for giving a hold notification so as to specify the game times pertaining to the hold information other than the hold information that triggered the hold notification. A notice is set. In other words, there may be a case where the on-hold notice is ended prior to the game time related to the on-hold information that triggered the on-hold notice.

  Hereinafter, with reference to the flowchart of FIG. 43, the setting processing of the special hold notice performed by the MPU 242 of the notification and effect control device 82 will be described.

(Setting processing of special hold notice)
As shown in FIG. 43 (a), in the setting process of the special hold advance notice, it is first determined in step S2601 whether or not the hold advance notice flag is stored in the various flag storage area 266 of the RAM 244. If it is determined that the hold notification flag is not stored, the process proceeds to step S2602.

  In step S2602, it is determined whether or not there is hold information stored prior to the hold information that has triggered the hold notification (first hold notification). If an affirmative determination is made in step S2602, it is determined whether or not the hold information grasped in step S2602 corresponds to the jackpot.

  If a negative determination is made in step S2603, that is, although there is hold information stored earlier than the corresponding hold information, if the hold information does not correspond to the jackpot result, the process proceeds to step S2604. In step S2604, an object change possibility lottery process is executed. Specifically, it is determined with reference to the lottery table for object change stored in the lottery table storage area of the ROM 243 whether or not to change the object. When the lottery in step S2605 is won, an affirmative determination is made in the subsequent step S2605, and the selection process of the change target in step S2606 is performed.

  In the change target selection process, as shown in FIG. 43 (b), the hold information stored prior to the corresponding hold information in step S2701 includes one that corresponds to the out-of-order super reach A to C. It is determined whether or not. If an affirmative determination is made in step S2701, in step S2702, processing is performed to set the hold information corresponding to the deviation super reach as a change target. In addition, if there is a plurality of pieces of pending information for super reach correspondence, it is set such that the ones for which the relevant pending information and the storage timing are close are to be changed.

  On the other hand, when a negative judging is carried out at Step S2701, it progresses to Step S2703. In step S2703, it is determined whether the corresponding game play corresponds to the jackpot. If the determination in step S2703 is affirmative, the process for setting the change target is performed with reference to the jackpot-corresponding selection table in step S2704. The selection table to be referred to at the time of the setting process is configured to be more easily selected as the change target than the hold information in which the hold information whose storage timing is close to the corresponding hold information is separated.

  If a negative determination is made in step S2703, in step S2705, a setting process of the change target is performed with reference to the selection table corresponding to the disconnection. The selection table to be referred to at the time of the setting process is configured to be more easily selected as the change target than the hold information in which the hold information whose storage timing is close to the corresponding hold information is separated. However, in the case of comparison with the selection table referred to in step S2704, the ratio that is selected as the change target is larger than the pending information where the relevant pending information and the pending timing away from the storage timing are close.

  After executing the selection processing of the change target in step S2606, the processing proceeds to step S2607. In step S2607, processing is performed to restrict other pending announcements that clearly indicate the corresponding pending. Thereafter, in step S2608, a notice mode determination process based on the change result is performed, and the setting process of the special hold notice is ended.

  On the other hand, if an affirmative determination is made in step S2601 (that is, if the first hold notification has already been made), a negative determination is made in step S2602 (if there is no preceding hold information), the process proceeds to step S2603. If a positive determination is made (if there is a jackpot-enabled one in the preceding hold information), a negative determination is made in step S2605 (if it falls out of the object change lottery), the normal advance notice mode determination process is executed. Do.

  Here, the difference between the normal hold notification and the special hold notification will be described with reference to the schematic view of FIG. Since the normal hold notice is the same as that of the above embodiment, the description will be used, and the special hold notice will be described focusing on the difference from the normal hold notice. FIG. 44 exemplifies a case where the first type notice effect is selected as the first hold notice.

  As shown in FIG. 44 (b), when the hold notification is executed triggered by the fourth hold information under the condition where four pieces of hold information are stored, it is stored before that. The hold information to be changed is selected from the first to third hold information. FIG. 44 (b) exemplifies a case where the third hold information is selected.

  As shown in FIG. 44 (b) → FIG. 44 (d1), when the game is shifted to the next game, the image for suspension display MP displayed in the suspension display area NE shifts to the lower side, and accordingly, the fluctuation display The variable display of the symbol is started in the area ME. A predetermined advance notice pattern is displayed on the display screen 41a at the timing when the variable display of the symbol is started.

  As shown in FIG. 44 (d1) → FIG. 44 (d2), when shifting to the next game play, the game play relating to the on-hold information that has been changed is started. Also in this case, a predetermined notice symbol is displayed in conjunction with the start of the variable display of the symbols in the variable display area ME.

  As shown in FIG. 44 (d2) → FIG. 44 (d3), when the game time shifts to the next game time, the game time (corresponding game time) according to the hold information that triggered the hold advance notice will be started. . Since the pre-hold notice is ended in the previous game run, in this game play, the display of a predetermined advance notice symbol combined with the start of the variable display of the symbol in the variable display area ME is not performed. That is, the first suspension notice corresponding to the first-class advance notice effect ends at the game time which has been changed before the corresponding game time.

  Although FIG. 44 exemplifies the case where the first type notice effect is selected for the first suspension notice, the series flow is the same even when the second type notice effect is selected. That is, when a special holding advance notice is given, the hold display image MP pertaining to the hold information stored prior to the corresponding hold, not the corresponding hold, is changed to correspond to the hold advance, The display mode of the hold display image MP according to the hold information remains unchanged.

  In the case where the game times are specified or suggested, the degree of attention to the game may be suddenly reduced by the end of the game times (the end of the special notification). In this respect, according to the configuration described in the present embodiment, when the holding notice is given, there is a possibility that the game cycle which triggered the holding notice remains after the holding notice ends, and the player holds the hold. It is assumed that the game times after the end of the notice are also focused on with expectation. Therefore, it is possible to preferably suppress the lowering of the degree of attention triggered by the end of the suspension notice.

  In case of giving a holding notice by specifying a game play other than the corresponding play times by the special hold notice, if nothing is generated (it becomes a complete fake) in the specified play time, it is to the hold notice itself Is likely to lose interest. Therefore, when giving special holding advance notice, occurrence of the above-mentioned inconvenience is preferably suppressed by giving priority to a result of outliers and making it a change target when there is a thing corresponding to the reach fluctuation indication. it can.

  In the case of giving a special hold notice, even if it is intended to maintain the sense of expectation after the special hold notice ends, the interval from the game time which has been changed to the game time which has triggered the hold notice is open. If it is too much, the relationship between the suspension notice and the corresponding game times becomes weak, and the sense of expectation inevitably weakens. In the first place, it is important to give special impressions to the player by giving an impression as if the special notification and the corresponding game times are unrelated by the suspension notice and the corresponding game times being separated due to the existence of such a period. Will fade.

  Therefore, in the present embodiment, by adopting a configuration in which the rate at which the change target is close to the special information that triggered the special notification in a time series manner is increased, the suspension notice and the corresponding game time The weakening of the relationship is preferably avoided. That is, for example, even if apparently the special hold notice is finished, the possibility that the expected game times may be lost is actually increased immediately, and the decline in the sense of expectation after the hold notice (so-called pre-reading effect) is suitably suppressed. it can.

  After starting the suspension notice so as to identify the target different from the applicable game times by the special suspension notice, the various effects by the special suspension notice will not be exhibited well if the corresponding game times are specified by the normal suspension notice. It is assumed. In addition, it is feared that not only the control load will increase but also the possibility of confusing the player will increase if the holding notice becomes complicated. This is not preferable because it is a factor that hinders the improvement of the degree of attention to the game due to the suspension notice. Therefore, as described in the present embodiment, if the special information that triggered the special hold advance notice regulates that the normal hold notice is triggered, the occurrence of the above-mentioned inconvenience is suppressed, and the normal hold notice and the special hold notice Can be suitably coexisted.

Fifth Embodiment
In the present embodiment, the fifth type notice effect using the stop mode of the symbol stopped and displayed on the display screen 41 a is set as the notice effect at the time of giving a hold advance notice. Specifically, three identical main symbols are stop-displayed on the effective line of the display screen 41a, so that a symbol combination corresponding to the suspension notice is formed. Here, with reference to FIG. 45 (a), the outline of the fifth-type preview effect in the present embodiment will be described. FIG. 45 is a schematic view showing the stop mode of the symbol.

  When the fifth kind notice effect is selected as the first notice effect, the symbol combination corresponding to the hold notice is stopped and displayed in the game round related to the hold information stored before the corresponding hold. In the notice mode illustrated in FIG. 45 (a1), the first hold notice corresponding to the fifth kind notice effect is started triggered by the second hold information under the situation where two pieces of hold information are stored. . In this case, when the variation display of symbols is stopped, that is, in the state where all symbol rows of upper symbol row Z1, middle symbol row Z2 and lower symbol row Z3 are stopped, the same main symbol (in detail, "6" By stopping and displaying the symbol) on the effective line, a symbol combination for holding notification is formed.

  As shown in FIG. 45 (a1) → FIG. 45 (a2), when the game sequence is shifted to the next game sequence, the symbol combination for holding notice is displayed again with the end of the game sequence. Then, as shown in FIG. 45 (a2) → FIG. 45 (a3), the reach variation display is executed in the game round which triggered the suspension notice, and the suspension information triggered by the suspension notice corresponds to the jackpot result If it is, the symbol combination corresponding to the jackpot result is stopped and displayed on the effective line, and the mode is shifted to the open / close execution mode. If the hold information that has triggered the hold notice corresponds to the out result, the symbol combination corresponding to the big hit result is not displayed on the active line as a stop, and the game is shifted to the next game run. By the end of the on-hold notice based on the end of the corresponding play time, the display of the symbol combination corresponding to the on-hold notice is avoided in the next play time.

  Here, in the present embodiment, even if it is a case where the suspension notice is continued via the reach change display (for example, when the first suspension notice → the second suspension notice), the game is a series of preview effects. It is one of the features that various ideas have been applied in order to be recognized by people. Specifically, in the reach variation display, utilizing the fact that the same symbol is stopped and displayed on the effective line, the same symbol as the symbol in the stop display among the symbols constituting the symbol row to be finally stopped is made a big hit result The stop display is performed so as not to be the corresponding symbol combination and to be the symbol combination for holding notice. In this way, it is possible to set the reach fluctuation indication → a mere outlier result as the outreach result of the reach fluctuation indication → pending advance notice, and to make the suspension notice continuous through the reach change indication.

  Here, with reference to the flowchart of FIG. 46, the process for the end of change (see FIG. 19) executed by the MPU 242 of the notification and effect control device 82 will be described. In the variation end process, first, in step S2801, the stop mode determination process is executed. In the subsequent step S2802, a final stop command is output to notify the display control unit 212 of the determined stop mode.

  As shown in FIG. 46 (b), in the stop mode determination process, it is first determined in step S2901 whether it is a game round corresponding to a jackpot result. If an affirmative determination is made in step S2901, a jackpot stop mode determination process is executed in step S2902, and the present determination process is ended.

  If a negative determination is made in step S2901, the process advances to step S2903. In step S2903, it is determined whether or not the game is out of reach reach. If a negative determination is made in step S2903, the process advances to step S2904. In step S2904, it is determined whether the hold notification flag is stored in the various flag storage area 266 of the RAM 244 or not. If an affirmative determination is made in step S2904, the process advances to step S2905 to execute a stop mode determination process corresponding to the hold notification, and then the present determination process ends. In the determination process of step S2905, the stop mode of the symbol is determined so that the result of the variable display → suspension notice response becomes an out result.

  On the other hand, if a negative determination is made in step S2904, the process advances to step S2906 to execute a suspension mode non-support stop mode determination process, and then the present determination process is ended. In the determination process of step S2906, the stop mode of the symbol is determined so that the result of the variable display → the complete removal is obtained.

  Returning to the description of step S2903, if an affirmative determination is made in step S2903, that is, if it is determined that the game is for outlying reach, the process proceeds to step S2907. In step S2907, it is determined whether the on-hold notice flag is stored in the various flag storage area 266 of the RAM 244. If a negative determination is made in step S2907, the process advances to step S2908 to execute the suspension notification non-supporting stop mode determination process, and then the present determination process is ended. In the determination process of step S2906, the stop mode of the symbol is determined so that the reach variation display → simply the out result.

  If an affirmative determination is made in step S2907, the process advances to step S2909 to execute a stop mode determination process corresponding to the hold notification, and then the present determination process ends. In the determination process of step S2909, the stop mode of the symbol is determined so that the reach change result of the reach variation display → the suspension notice response is obtained.

  Here, with reference to FIG. 45 (b), a case will be illustrated where the fifth variation notice is continued after reaching the first hold notice → the second hold notice via the reach change display. As shown in FIG. 45 (b1) → FIG. 45 (b2), the first reservation notice corresponding to the fifth kind notice effect started in FIG. 45 (b1) causes the symbol combination corresponding to the reservation notice to be stopped and displayed. Will be continued.

  In the corresponding game time, reach fluctuation indication of out result correspondence is started. Before the transition to the reach change display, new hold information is added, and the second hold notice triggered by the hold information is won, and the fifth notice effect is selected as the second hold notice, that is, When the continuation of the fifth kind notice effect is decided, as shown in FIG. 45 (b), not the reach fluctuation display → the out result, the reach fluctuation display → the symbol stop display so as to become the out result of the suspension notice correspondence Be done. In other words, the stop mode corresponds to the hold notification, although it would otherwise be a mere outlier. As a result, it is suggested to the player that the suspension notice will continue.

  After that, as shown in FIG. 45 (b 3) → FIG. 45 (b 4),... And the hold notice by the fifth kind notice effect continues until the game round related to the hold information that triggered the second hold notice. Become.

  In the fifth type of notice effect, by giving a holding notice by the stop mode of the symbol with which the player can easily pay attention, it is possible to reduce the chance that the holding notice is missed.

  Further, according to the present embodiment, even when the reach change display is made at the transition from the first hold notice to the second hold notice, a series of notice effects are connected to give notice to the player. It can be made difficult to give an impression as if the effect was interrupted.

  Whether the reach variation display is ended simply as a breakout or the symbol combination corresponding to the suspension notice is displayed and ended can be changed without difficulty by adjusting the stop mode of the symbol row to be finally stopped. That is, it is possible to delay the determination timing of whether or not to make a series of pending notices by connecting the second pending notices until the reach fluctuation display limit. Thereby, it is possible to suppress the restriction on the continuation of the type 5 advance notice effect.

(Other embodiments)
In addition, it is not limited to the description content of each embodiment mentioned above, For example, you may implement as follows. Incidentally, the following configurations may be individually applied to the above embodiments, or some or all of them may be combined and applied to the above embodiments. Moreover, it is also possible to combine all or one part of the various structure shown in each said embodiment arbitrarily. In this case, it is preferable that the technical significance (effect to be exhibited) of each configuration to be a combination be secured. The following configurations may be applied individually to a new configuration formed of a combination of the embodiments, and some or all of the configurations may be combined and applied.

  (1) In the above embodiment, when it is determined whether or not to continue the on-premises presentation effect based on the subsequent on-hold information when the on-hold notice is being executed, the jackpot or the off-the-shelf super reach A to C correspondence One of the determination conditions is that there is the pending information of, but it is not limited to this. For example, it is also possible to continue the on-hold notice effect based on the on-hold information corresponding to the out-of-normal reach A, B or completely out.

  Specifically, a means (lottery table) for determining whether or not to continue the on-hold notice effect based on the on-hold information corresponding to the jackpot (lottery table), whether to continue on-off notice effect based on off-super reach C compatible on-off information Means (lottery table) for determining whether or not to continue the on-hold notice effect based on the suspension information corresponding to the off Super Reach B (lottery table), based on the suspension information on the off Super Reach A correspondence Means (lottery table) for determining whether or not to continue the pending advance presentation effect, means (table) for determining whether or not to continue the pending advance presentation effect on the basis of the pending information for Out of the Normal Reach B (off) Means (lottery table) for determining whether or not to continue the on-hold notice effect based on the on-hold information (lottery table), on the basis of the on-off information It means for determining whether or not to continue the informational display may be configured to and a (lottery table).

  In this case, when the lottery is performed for the hold information to which the variable display mode set to increase the expectation level is applied, the variable display mode set to decrease the expectation level is applied. It is preferable to set it as the structure which a holding | maintenance alerting | reporting tends to be continued rather than the case where the said lottery is performed about pending | holding information.

  In addition, when it is determined that the second hold notification (second hold notification) is to be performed during the first hold notification (first hold notification), the player recognizes that the first hold notification effect is continued. Although the present embodiment is configured to connect the hold notification effect, it is not necessary to set the execution of the hold notification effect as a requirement in order to determine whether or not to continue based on the hold information stored later. That is, it is not necessary to continue the on-hold notice effect on the condition that there are two on-hold notice effects different from the on-hold information that triggered the on-hold notice, and the on-hold notice effect It is also possible for the configuration to be carried out.

  (2) In each of the above-described embodiments, the present embodiment is configured to determine whether or not to hold a notice of a hold notice upon reception of a shift command or a hold command, but the trigger of the judgment of the hold notice is not limited to when receiving these commands. For example, it is also possible to adopt a configuration in which it is determined regularly (periodically) whether or not the holding advance notice can be made.

  (3) In the above-described first to fourth embodiments, the final timing of the determination as to whether to continue the suspension notice is at the start of the corresponding game number, but it is not limited to this. As in the fifth embodiment, it is sufficient that rewriting of the contents of the advance notice effect is possible. For example, it is also possible to set the final timing of the continuation determination as the corresponding game time or the end time of the corresponding game time.

  Specifically, when an effect is added to the execution target display area Db (in detail, the background thereof) as described in the first embodiment, the progress of the effect depends on the period required for rewriting the effect content and the rewriting. There is no hindrance. Therefore, in consideration of such an assumption, the final timing may be the end timing of the corresponding game.

  Further, as shown in the fifth embodiment, in the configuration in which the holding advance presentation effect is performed by the combination of symbols stopped on the display screen 41a, the final timing of the above determination is determined in consideration of control load, appearance, etc. Is preferred. For example, in a gaming machine of the type in which the final stop symbol row shifts from a high-speed variation display (low identification state) with low discrimination power to a low-speed variation display (high identification state) with high identification power, It is also possible to set the transition timing to the final timing.

  (4) In order to improve the identification power and the visibility of the suspension notice, it is possible to change the mode of the preview effect as follows. That is, as shown in a schematic view of FIG. 47, an effect may be applied to the variable display area ME of the symbol display device 41 (display screen 41a), and the display screen 41a may be advantageous for the player. It is also possible to display “chance zone” as a message suggesting In this advance presentation effect mode, it is preferable to make the start notice of the hold notice and the hold notice continuation trigger explicit.

  In addition, in view of the point that the on-hold notice effect is performed by changing the variable display area ME, it is possible not to add an effect but to change the background image (so-called stage) to one corresponding to the on-off notice. is there.

  (5) As the explicit effect of the advance notice, the specific configuration is arbitrary as long as the player can grasp the corresponding hold. For example, a countdown display is performed as the game progresses. It is also possible to configure so that the game times when the countdown result becomes a predetermined value (for example, “0”) become the corresponding game times.

  Moreover, it is also possible to make the execution location into places other than display screen 41a about a preliminary announcement production of an implicit system. For example, the lamp portion 63 provided on the front door frame 14 may be used, or a movable combination for effect may be used.

  Note that the hold notice need not be visual, but may be audible or tactile.

  (6) In the fourth embodiment, the configuration is such that the pending information whose storage timing is close is easy to be selected as the change target on the basis of the storage timing of the pending information that is the trigger of the on hold notification. It is also possible.

  (7) In the fourth embodiment, although the change target is the hold information stored prior to the hold information that has triggered the hold notification, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, when the hold information is stored later than the hold information triggered by the hold notification start, it is also possible to set the subsequent hold information as the change target. By setting the game times specified by the suspension notice later than the corresponding game times, a jackpot result, reach indication, etc. are performed before the corresponding game times. According to such a configuration, it is possible to give expectation also to the game times to be executed before the specified game times.

  (8) In the above embodiment, in the lottery process relating to the command at the time of shift, the on / off lottery of the suspension notice is performed in the new order (eighth area Rc8 → seventh area Rc7 → ... → first area Rc1) Although configured, it is also possible to reverse this priority order. That is, a configuration may be adopted in which the on / off lottery of the on-hold notice is performed in the order from the newest (first area Rc1 → second area Rc2 → ... → eighth area Rc8).

  (9) In the first embodiment, the first hold notice → the second hold notice is performed by drawing the second hold notice of the implicit system based on the hold information stored at the time of the first hold notice determination of the explicit system. 2) A structure was adopted to secure the continuity of the suspension notice. This condition is relieved, and a lottery for the second pending notice of the implicit system is performed based on the fact that at least one pending information is stored later than the corresponding pending information at the time of the first pending notice of the explicit system. (1) Continuity of pending notice → second pending notice may be given. This is because, if the hold information is present after the corresponding hold, it is possible to suitably reduce the discomfort when the hold notification continues beyond the corresponding game number.

  Moreover, it is also possible to change the conditions regarding the said timing from the time of the 1st pending | posting prior notice decision to the start time of the 1st pending | posting prior notice (at the time of a display start). This is because the player recognizes the occurrence of the holding notice at the timing when the notice effect is actually displayed (executed), not whether or not the holding notice is internally given.

  (10) In the above embodiment, it is configured to draw a lottery whether or not to continue the on-hold notice based on the on-hold information stored after the corresponding on-hold. It is also possible to have a configuration in which it is possible to draw a lottery whether or not to continue the on-hold notice based on the continuation rate after the corresponding on-hold end.

  In this case, in a situation where the number of pending information becomes “0” and variable display can not be performed, it is preferable to force termination of the on-hold notice regardless of the continuation rate.

  (11) In the above embodiment, in the second type notice effect and the third type notice effect, a plurality of levels with different colors are set, and the probability of winning a jackpot is high in the order of level 3> level 2> level 1 It may be changed as follows. That is, in the order of level 3> level 2> level 1, if the jackpot results temporarily, the probability of becoming a probability variation jackpot may be configured to be high (the expectation degree of probability variation for the level indicated by color etc. It may be configured to correspond to For example, when the jackpot is won after the level 3 pending announcement effect, the probability variation jackpot may be determined.

  It may be determined with reference to whether or not a jackpot has been won as to whether or not to perform a reserved advance presentation effect, and it may be determined with reference to the type of jackpot as to the setting (change) of the level. Further, it may be determined with reference to the type of the jackpot whether or not to perform the reserve notification effect, and may be determined with reference to whether or not the jackpot has been won for the setting (change) of the level.

  (12) In the first to fifth embodiments, the upper symbol row, the middle symbol row, and the lower symbol row are displayed in the horizontal direction in the variable display area ME of the display screen 41a. However, this may be changed, and the upper symbol, the middle symbol and the lower symbol may be switched and displayed in the individually set display areas. That is, the symbols displayed in the display area may be sequentially replaced in ascending or descending order.

  (13) The game run based on entering the ball into the upper operation opening 33 and the game run based on entering the ball into the lower operation port 33b may be performed in parallel. For example, when the holding information based on entering the ball into the upper operating port 33 and the holding information based on entering the ball into the lower operating port 33b coexist, the symbol of the symbol corresponding to the holding information concerning the upper operating port 33 The variation display area and the variation display area of the symbol corresponding to the holding information applied to the lower operation opening 33b are respectively formed in the display screen 41a, and both variation displays are performed in parallel in each of the variation display areas. Good.

  (14) In the above embodiments, the details of the stop result of the symbol are determined according to the fluctuation display time, but the details of the stop result of the symbol are determined regardless of the fluctuation display time Is also possible.

  (15) In the second type advance notice effect (with effect), when the image for suspension display MP displayed in the suspension display area Da reaches the execution target display area Db, the background color of the execution target display area Db is Although the display mode of the execution target display area Db changed in accordance with the color of the hold display image MP is continued until the next game play related to the corresponding hold, the present invention is not limited to this. In the case of continuing the suspension notice, it is also possible to adopt a configuration in which the display mode of the previous suspension display image MP is handed over to the subsequent suspension display image MP.

  For example, when the preceding pending display image MP (with color change) reaches the execution target display area Db, the pending display image MP disappears, and the next pending display image MP shifts to the execution target display area Db. The color of the next hold display image MP may be changed in accordance with the color of the previous hold display image MP.

  (16) In each of the above embodiments, the hold information pertaining to the upper actuation opening 33a (corresponding to the “ball entry”) and the suspension information pertaining to the lower actuation opening 33b (corresponding to the “ball entry”) in order The composition was designed to be alternately digested, and more specifically, to be digested in the order in which the cells entered. It is also possible to change this as follows. That is, it is also possible to adopt a configuration in which any one of the hold information related to the upper operation port 33a and the hold information related to the lower operation port 33b is preferentially digested. For example, in the case where the difference in the degree of advantage is set between the lottery relating to the upper operation port 33a (the hold information) and the lottery relating to the lower operation port 33b, the operation port set to be advantageous for the player It is also possible to have a configuration in which such pending information is preferentially digested.

  In each of the above-described embodiments, the upper operating opening 33a and the lower operating opening 33b are provided as the "ball entry", but the number of operating openings is not necessarily plural, and is one. It is also good.

  (17) It is also possible to unify (make the same) the processing relating to the on-hold notice effect (so-called pre-reading effect) executed by the MPU 202 of the main control device 81 and the processing executed in the game times control processing is there. For example, with regard to the confirmation processing for notification of suspension shown in step S305 and the setting processing of the suspension command shown in step S306, various processing other than the setting processing of the command is in common with the various processing shown in steps S701 to S708. It is also good. If processing contents and a series of processing flows are common, there is no need to separately store control programs etc., and loading the function to execute on-hold notice effect causes the storage capacity of the ROM 203 to be a factor to pressure. It can be suitably suppressed.

  (18) The special holding advance notice is not limited to the above-described embodiment. For example, as shown in the schematic diagram of FIG. 48, the hold display image MP pertaining to the hold information stored prior to the corresponding hold that triggered the hold advance notification is the target of the hold change, and the hold display image MP It is also possible to change (step up) the color of the image for reserve display MP according to the shift.

  For example, the configuration may be made such that the expectation for a big hit in subsequent game times is high when the game times relating to the suspension display image MP subjected to the change correspond completely out. Specifically, when the pending change is stepped up to the above-mentioned level 3, the configuration is such that the development to the super reach is finalized or the probability of developing to the super reach is extremely high, and for the pending display corresponding to the level 3 When the image MP does not develop into the super reach despite reaching the execution target display area Db, the expectation for winning the jackpot in subsequent game rounds increases (more specifically, the hold notification for level 3) It is also possible to have a high probability of winning a jackpot compared to the case of developing into a super reach via

  (19) In the special suspension notice shown in the fifth embodiment, the game times relating to the suspension information stored prior to the corresponding suspension information that triggered the suspension announcement effect are set as the “specific game times”. It is not necessary to set the game times related to the hold information stored prior to the corresponding hold information that triggered the hold advance announcement effect as the “specific game times”. For example, if the hold information stored later than the corresponding hold information that triggered the hold announcement effect already exists at the time of the hold announcement decision, the game round related to the hold information stored after the hold announcement It is also possible to set as "specific game times".

  In the gaming machine, the player is notified that the jackpot result has been achieved through various effects such as reach effect. Here, according to the configuration shown in the present modification, it is possible to make it appear that the target of the suspension notice is present after the corresponding game time, and it is preferable to have a sense of expectation for winning a big hit after a big hit. It is possible to keep the attention to the game suitably even when straddling the open / close execution mode.

  In addition, if the jackpot result does not result through the reach effect or the like relating to the corresponding game times mentioned above, it is feared that disappointment or the like to the effect or the like may be a factor causing the decline of the game intention. In this respect, according to the configuration in which the on-hold notice effect is performed so that the expectation can be given to the game times after the corresponding on-preceding game effect which is the trigger of the on-hold notice effect, the expectation can be made to turn to the later on-game time It is possible to preferably suppress that the effect of the earlier out-of-order response is a factor that reduces the game intention.

  It should be noted that, by configuring the game times relating to the stored information that has already been stored as “specified game times” when the hold advance notice is determined, it is possible that the uncertainty of the hold advance presentation effect or the like is affected by the uncertainty factor. It is possible to avoid and hold on notice effects smoothly.

  (20) In the fifth embodiment, the "special notification" is made based on the fact that the hold information stored prior to the corresponding hold information that is the trigger of the hold notification exists (is stored). Although the condition for executing the special hold notice is established as the above, the condition for executing the special hold notice is not limited to the above.

  It is determined in advance by lottery etc. whether or not the special holding advance notice is given, and when it is won in the drawing, it shifts to the preparation state (corresponding to "standby state") for giving the special hold advance notice (for example, special notice winning) Store the flag). At this time, the candidate for the “specified game number” to be the target of the holding notice is determined without being limited to the holding information already stored at that time. (However, it is limited to the stored hold information or the hold information that can be stored until the corresponding hold information is digested).

  In the case where the pending information to be stored (not stored yet) later than the corresponding pending information is selected in the determination of the target, the execution of the special pending notification is avoided until the relevant pending information is added (stored). Wait in the ready state. Then, on condition of the addition of the hold information (more specifically, that the corresponding hold information is undigested), the preparation state is shifted to the execution state of the special hold advance notice effect. On the other hand, when the new hold information is not added (stored) before the corresponding hold information is digested and the execution condition can not be satisfied, the preparation is canceled without performing the special hold notification effect, and the special hold is performed. Cancel the notice.

  According to the configuration, as in the special hold notification effect shown in the fifth embodiment, the special hold notification is stored in the hold information already stored, ie, the hold information stored before the corresponding hold information. It is possible to suitably alleviate the conditions for applying the special hold notice by avoiding the limitation of the subject of. In addition, when such special suspension notice effect is accompanied by the above-mentioned step-up, even if the step-up is not sufficient (for example, level 3), it is expected to be a jackpot even if it is developed into a super reach. It is possible to suppress the decrease.

  Note that it is preferable that the start timing of the special hold advance notice effect be made before the game round related to the corresponding hold information is started. In addition, with regard to the end timing of the special hold advance notice effect, it is preferable that at least when the corresponding hold information corresponds to the jackpot, it is preferable to be earlier than the game times according to the corresponding hold information or the game times according to the corresponding hold information. If the corresponding hold information does not correspond to the jackpot, it is also possible to set the game time later than the corresponding hold information. In this case, the suspension notice effect will be continued across the corresponding game times. If the pending advance notice effect is executed at a completely unrelated timing to the corresponding game time, the relationship between the pending advance notice effect and the corresponding game time may be thin. Therefore, as described above, if the start timing of the on-hold notice effect is set to be earlier than the corresponding game time and the on-hold notice effect is performed to straddle the on-time game, the target game time and on-hold notice effect It is possible to preferably suppress the decrease in the relationship with "specified game times".

  In the gaming machine of the type described above, it is uncertain at which timing the hold information is stored. Here, in the case where the presence / absence of the hold notification effect is determined by the presence of the hold information to follow, the opportunity to execute the hold notification effect decreases, and the function to execute the hold notification effect may not be utilized properly. Get higher. In this respect, as shown in the present modification, if the setting of the “specific game times” for the suspension information added later is permitted, the restriction described above is suppressed, and the function relating to the suspension announcement effect is preferably exhibited. It can be done.

  In addition, under the situation where it is in the above-mentioned preparation state, the game state concerning the suspension information which became the transition trigger to the said preparation state is canceled or the preparation state is canceled based on the fact that Configuration is also possible. About the effect by reserve announcement production, it will be suitably exhibited under the situation where the suspension information concerning the applicable game time and the suspension information concerning "specific game time" coexist. Therefore, if the preparation state is canceled when the corresponding game is started or ended in the standby state, the relationship between the corresponding game and the specific game becomes weak and the various effects described above can not be exhibited well. Can be suitably suppressed.

  In addition, about the specific aspect in the case of performing a special reservation notice production, it may be any of the thing of the explicit type shown in FIG. 44 (b) or the thing of the implicit type shown in FIG. 44 (d), Both may be combined.

  (21) In the above embodiment, the notification and effect control device 82 and the display control device 212 are separately provided. However, one control device may be provided in which the functions of the control devices 82 and 212 are integrated.

  (22) Other types of pachinko machines and the like different from the above embodiment, for example, pachinko machines in which a motorized character opens a predetermined number of times when gaming balls enter a specific area of a special device The present invention can be applied to gaming machines such as pachinko machines, pachinko machines equipped with other features, arrange ball machines, ball balls, etc., in which a right is generated and a jackpot is generated.

<About the invention group extracted from each of the above embodiments>
Hereinafter, the features of the invention group extracted from the above-described embodiments will be described while showing effects and the like as necessary. In the following, for ease of understanding, the corresponding configuration in the above embodiment is appropriately shown in parentheses or the like, but the present invention is not limited to the specific configuration illustrated in the parentheses or the like.

  The following feature groups are: "Some gaming machines such as pachinko machines are equipped with a pattern display device that variably displays a pattern on a display screen. This type of gaming machine is provided, for example, in a game area In response to the winning of the operation opening, a lottery for determining whether or not to generate a specific gaming state advantageous to the player such as a winning state is performed, and variable display of the pattern is started. With regard to the background art that the specific picture combination etc. are finally stopped and displayed on the display screen, and the gaming state shifts to the specific gaming state (for example, Patent Document 1). However, in the configuration of gaming machines, there is still room for improvement in achieving an increase in the degree of attention to games. The is intended.

(Feature A group)
Features A1. Information acquisition means (function of executing information acquisition processing in the MPU 202 of the main control device 81) for acquiring special information based on the establishment of a predetermined acquisition condition;
Acquisition information storage means (holding ball storage area 232 provided in the MPU 202 of the main control device 81) for storing the special information acquired by the information acquisition means as a plurality of numbers with an upper limit defined in advance as a predetermined number.
It is determined whether or not the special information stored in the acquisition information storage means corresponds to the addition information, and when a plurality of special information are stored in the acquisition information storage means, the plurality of special information are stored. Addition determination means (a function for executing a determination process or the like in the MPU 202 of the main control device 81) for sequentially performing the addition determination on special information;
A privilege giving means (main control means for giving a privilege to the player based on the result of the assignment determination by the assignment determining means being that the special information to be determined corresponds to the assignment information. A function of executing the special winning opening / closing process in the MPU 202 of the device 81),
Symbol display means (symbol display device 41) having a display unit (display screen 41a) and variably displaying a symbol on the display unit;
Prior to the application determination being performed by the application determination means or based on the application determination being performed by the application determination means, the symbol display means starts variable display of the pattern, and the result of the application determination The variable display of the patterns of each game is displayed according to the special information stored in the acquired information storage means, with one stop of the variable display of the pattern displayed by displaying the stop result corresponding to Game time control means (main control device 81, display control device 212, etc.) for controlling the pattern display means to be performed;
The information corresponding to the determination result in the case where the predetermined special information stored in the acquired information storage means is the target of the addition determination is prior to the predetermined special information being the target of the addition determination. Destination specifying means (a function for executing a confirmation process for suspension notification in the main control device 81) specified in timing;
State setting means for setting special notification state in which special notification (hold notification) is made when the specification result by the destination specification means is a predetermined specification result (executes effect setting processing for hold notification in the effect control device 82 Function),
Special notification means (play control device for performing special notification in the game time being performed prior to the game time related to the special information that has become the identification target of the destination specifying means when in the special notification state 82) and the function to execute the pending announcement effect in 82),
The special notification means is
Continuity judging means (in the case where it is in the special notification state) determining whether or not the special notification state is to be continued based on the special information stored later than the special information that has become the predetermined identification result A function of executing continuation determination processing for suspension notification in the effect control device 82),
Special notification state continuation means for continuing the special notification state when it is determined by the continuation determination means that the special notification state is to be continued (function to execute continuation processing for suspension notification in the effect control device 82) And a game machine characterized by having.

  According to the feature A1, whether or not to continue the special notification state is determined based on the special information stored later than the special information that has triggered the transition to the special notification state. In this way, by making it possible to determine whether or not to continue by the following special information, it is possible to cancel or continue (extend) the special notification state according to the flow of the subsequent game. Become. In particular, by continuing the special notification state, it is possible to improve the degree of freedom of the notification mode by suppressing the execution period of the special notification and the restriction relating to the mode thereof. For example, even when the upper limit (the above-mentioned specified number) exists in the special information which can be stored as described above, the special information can be executed over the upper limit number, and the above restriction can be suitably suppressed. It becomes. As a result, it becomes possible to prevent the special notification from becoming monotonous and to contribute to the improvement of the degree of attention to the game.

Feature A2. The state setting means has a first setting means for setting the state so that the special notification state continues until reaching the game times relating to the special information triggered by the special notification state,
The first determination means determines whether or not the special notification state set by the first setting means is continued even after the end of the game cycle related to the special information that has triggered the special notification state. A game machine according to feature A1, characterized in that it comprises means.

  According to the feature A2, the special notification is executed until it becomes a game session (hereinafter, also referred to as a corresponding game session) relating to the special information that has triggered the transition to the special notification state. The special notification may continue after the corresponding game times, and even if the special notification is about to end, there is a sense of expectation for the special notification to continue, that is, a sense of anticipation for the subsequent special information (game times) It can be enhanced.

  Feature A3. The continuation determination means is a specification result by the destination specifying means according to the special information stored later than the special information that has triggered the transition to the special notification state under the situation in which the special notification state is set. A game machine according to feature A1 or feature A2, comprising means for determining whether to continue the special notification based on the result when the result of the determination is a predetermined specific result.

  According to the feature A3, the special notification continues in accordance with the specification result by the preceding specifying means. That is, the special notification is executed over the game times (prefetching targets) related to the plurality of pieces of special information that have become the predetermined identification result. As described above, by eliminating the break in the special notification state, it is possible to suitably suppress the reduction in the sense of expectation which has risen along with the progress of the game due to the switch from the first special notification to the later special notification. .

  For example, as compared with the configuration in which the special notification state is set sequentially for a plurality of specific results, it is possible to give relevance to the entire special notification, and it is possible to suitably diversify the mode of the special notification.

Feature A4. The special notification means is
Special notification mode determination means (function to execute the effect setting process for holding notification in the effect control device 82) for determining the mode of the special notification according to the transition to the special notification state;
Under the condition of being in the special notification state, the identification result by the destination identification means according to the special information stored after the special information that has triggered the transition to the special notification state is a predetermined identification result And changing means for changing the mode of the special notification determined by the special notification mode determining means based on the specific result when it becomes (the function of executing the effect writing process for the suspension notice in the effect control device 82) and ,
After the end of the game round relating to the special information that has triggered the special notification state, it has a means for performing the special notification in the mode changed by the changing means, and the feature A3 The gaming machine described.

  According to the feature A4, the mode of the special notification is changed according to the specification result by the preceding specifying means. In this way, it is possible to enhance the relevance between special notices to be performed before and after the relevant game times. Therefore, for example, it becomes possible to make it appear that a series of special announcements continue across the corresponding game times.

  In addition, when the continuation of the special notification is determined (in many cases, via the outlier), the mode of the special notification is changed. Therefore, it is possible to suppress the player from giving an impression as if the special notification became monotonous and was simply delayed.

  For example, in the case where the special information that has triggered the continuation corresponds to the hit result, the mode of the special notification may be changed (promotion or step-up) to one with a higher degree of expectation.

Feature A5. The notification mode of the special notification includes a special notification mode in which the notification mode changes according to the progress of the game times,
The changer is configured to change the notification mode so that the player recognizes that the notification mode changed by the changer is identical to the special notification mode after the change according to the special notification mode. The gaming machine according to feature A4, characterized in that

  When the notification mode changes = continuation of the special notification, attention to the corresponding game times pertaining to the game times with the change / change of the notification mode or the special information that triggered the special notification may be reduced early . Therefore, by making it difficult or impossible to distinguish between the notification mode after being changed at the continuation time and the notification mode at the time of normal (non-continuation) as shown in the present feature, the occurrence of the above inconvenience is suppressed and the feature A4 is shown. The effects can be suitably exhibited.

  Feature A6. When the special information following the special information that triggered the special notification state is stored in the acquired information storage means when transitioning to the special notification state, the continuation determination after the transition to the special notification state is performed If the special information following the special information that triggered the special notification state is not stored in the acquired information storage means while allowing the continuation judgment by the means and transitioning to the special notification state A game machine according to any one of features A1 to A5, comprising means for restricting the continuation determination by the continuation determination means after the transition to the game device.

  According to the feature A6, when the special notification continues, it can appear as if it was intended for the subsequent special information from the beginning. In other words, even if the special notification continues after the end of the corresponding game session, the special notification does not merely extend, but the corresponding game session is fake (so-called sorrow) and it is rendered as if the desired game session is overdue can do. As a result, the player's attention when the special notification continues can be suitably improved.

  Feature A7. The feature A1 to feature A6 are characterized in that the continuation determining means has a means for determining the continuation before the end of the game round related to the special information that has triggered the special notification state. The gaming machine according to any one of the above.

  According to the feature A7, it is possible to smoothly carry out the special notification by determining whether or not the continuation is possible (in advance) before the end of the game cycle which has triggered the special notification.

  In particular, in the combination with the feature A5 or the like, the change of the notification mode can be made loose, and the change of the notification mode can be smoothly performed.

  Feature A8. Any one of the features A1 to A6 characterized in that the continuation determination means has a means for determining the continuation before the game time related to the special information that has become the predetermined specific result. The gaming machine described in one.

  According to the feature A8, the continuation of the special notification can be smoothly performed by determining whether or not the continuation is possible (in advance) before the start of the game cycle which has triggered the special notification.

  In particular, in the combination with the feature A5 or the like, the change of the notification mode can be made loose, and the change of the notification mode can be smoothly performed. By being able to afford at least one game cycle, it is not necessary to forcibly change the notification mode during the game cycle, and it is possible to preferably suppress an increase in control load associated with the special notification.

  Even in view of the fact that the "special notification mode" is configured to "change the notification mode according to the progress of the game," the presence of the above-mentioned margin strengthens the connection of the entire special notification and continues. This is advantageous in giving the player an impression as if the special announcement to be made is a series.

Feature A9. The hold display area NE of the display screen 41a having the individual display area (hold number display area Da) corresponding to the prescribed number and the execution display area (execution target display area Db) corresponding to the game play being executed )When,
Hold display is performed on the number of individual display areas corresponding to the number of special information which is the special information stored in the acquired information storage means and which is not the target of the assignment determination among the individual display areas, Hold display control means (informing and effect control device 82, display control device 212) for shifting the hold display corresponding to the special information to be subjected to the addition determination from the individual display area to the execution display area,
The special notification means is
The special notification is made by setting the mode of the pending display displayed in the individual display area corresponding to the special information that triggered the execution of the special notification among the plurality of individual display areas as the special hold display mode. A first display unit (function to change the color of the image for suspension display MP) to
Second display means for changing the mode of the special notification by setting the display mode of the execution display area to the special area display mode based on the determination to continue the special notification state by the continuation determination means And the function of changing the background of the execution target display area Db). The gaming machine according to any one of the features A1 to A8.

  As shown in the feature A9, the special notification is made by changing the mode of the hold display displayed in the individual display area corresponding to the special information that triggered the special notification from the normal hold display mode to the special hold display mode. In the configuration to be performed, when the special notification continues, the upper limit number (specified number) of storage of special information in the acquired information storage means, that is, the number of individual display areas is easily restricted. Therefore, if the display mode of the execution display area is set to the special area display mode based on the determination that the special notification state is continued by the continuation determination unit, the special notification is performed by the hold display. It becomes possible to suppress the restriction | limiting which concerns on the prescription number mentioned above, and to make it appear that the special alerting is continuing. That is, even when the special notification is performed across the corresponding game times, the player is given the impression that the special notification is completely different before and after the relevant game times and the special notification is separately executed. Is preferably avoided.

  Feature A10. The second display means changes the display mode of the execution display area to the special hold display mode based on the fact that the hold display in the special hold display mode is shifted from the individual display area to the execution display area. Thus, the gaming machine according to the feature A9 is configured to be maintained in the special area display mode even after the game cycle related to the hold display in the special hold display mode is finished.

  According to the feature A10, the display mode of the execution display area becomes the special area display mode based on the transfer of the hold display, which is the special hold display mode, from the individual display area to the execution display area as the game progresses. Then, even after the corresponding game is over, the special area display mode remains. In this way, it is possible to make it possible to make the special notification appear as a series as a whole by giving the relation between the suspension display in the special suspension display mode and the change in the display mode of the execution display area. Become.

  In the configuration in which the status of the pending display is simply changed from the normal pending display mode to the special pending display mode, the execution period and the number of executions of the special notification are limited by the upper limit number (specified number) of the acquired information storage means. However, by changing the display mode of the execution display area, such a restriction can be wiped out, and the restriction by the above-mentioned prescribed number can be suitably avoided.

Characteristics A11. The continuation determination means is a specification result by the destination specifying means according to the special information stored later than the special information that has triggered the transition to the special notification state under the situation in which the special notification state is set. And means for determining whether to continue the special notification based on the result when the result of the determination is a predetermined specific result,
The second display means is configured to maintain the display mode of the execution display area in the special area display mode until at least the game times related to the separate information that is the continuation trigger of the special notification state. The gaming machine according to feature A10.

  According to the feature A11, after the display mode of the execution display area is changed to the special area display mode, this display continues until the game times when the special notification state continues. In this way, the special notification is made over both the transition to the special notification state and the continuation trigger of the special notification state, thereby eliminating the break in the special notification state and suitably suppressing the decline in the sense of expectation accompanying the progression of the game. be able to.

  In particular, by changing the display mode of the execution display area to the special area display mode and continuing this, it is possible to suppress that the connection of the special notification before and after the corresponding game round becomes incomprehensible.

  Feature A12. When the display mode of the execution display area is changed to the special area display mode by the second display means, the special hold display of the hold display corresponding to the special information that has triggered the continuation of the special notification state The gaming machine according to the feature A10 or A11, further comprising means for regulating the change to the mode at least until the end of the game cycle which is a trigger for transition to the special notification state.

  If the game turn pertaining to the special information that triggered the special notification is notified before the end of the game turn that triggered the transition to the special notification state, the player is notified that "continuation determination of the special notification" = " There is a possibility that the player's attention to the corresponding game session may be faded by giving an impression of "predicted decrease to the corresponding game session". Therefore, as shown in this feature, at least the change to the special hold display mode of the hold display corresponding to the special information that has triggered the continuation of the special notification state has at least the transition to the special notification state gaming times ended If the configuration is regulated until it occurs, the occurrence of the above-mentioned inconvenience can be suitably suppressed.

  Feature A13. When the display mode of the execution display area is changed to the special area display mode by the second display means, the special hold display of the hold display corresponding to the special information that has triggered the continuation of the special notification state The gaming machine according to feature A11, further comprising: means for restricting a change to an aspect until a holding display corresponding to the special information shifts to the execution display area.

  If the game turn pertaining to the special information that triggered the special notification is notified before the end of the game turn that triggered the transition to the special notification state, the player is notified that "continuation determination of the special notification" = " There is a possibility that the player's attention to the corresponding game session may be faded by giving an impression of "predicted decrease to the corresponding game session". Therefore, as shown in this feature, at least the change to the special hold display mode of the hold display corresponding to the special information that has triggered the continuation of the special notification state has at least the transition to the special notification state gaming times ended If the configuration is regulated until it occurs, the occurrence of the above-mentioned inconvenience can be suitably suppressed.

  Also, by avoiding the indication of which special information triggered the continuation of the special notification, it is possible to hide how far the special notification continues. In other words, it is possible to urge the player to predict which game times to end after the special notification started triggered by the change of the hold display until the corresponding game times. This can contribute to the improvement of the degree of attention to the game.

(Feature B group)
Feature B1. Information acquisition means (function of executing information acquisition processing in the MPU 202 of the main control device 81) for acquiring special information based on the establishment of a predetermined acquisition condition;
Acquisition information storage means (holding ball storage area 232 provided in the MPU 202 of the main control device 81) for storing the special information acquired by the information acquisition means as a plurality of numbers with an upper limit defined in advance as a predetermined number.
It is determined whether or not the special information stored in the acquisition information storage means corresponds to the addition information, and when a plurality of special information are stored in the acquisition information storage means, the plurality of special information are stored. Addition determination means (a function for executing a determination process or the like in the MPU 202 of the main control device 81) for sequentially performing the addition determination on special information;
A privilege giving means (main control means for giving a privilege to the player based on the result of the assignment determination by the assignment determining means being that the special information to be determined corresponds to the assignment information. A function of executing the special winning opening / closing process in the MPU 202 of the device 81),
Symbol display means (symbol display device 41) having a display unit (display screen 41a) and variably displaying a symbol on the display unit;
Prior to the application determination being performed by the application determination means or based on the application determination being performed by the application determination means, the symbol display means starts variable display of the pattern, and the result of the application determination The variable display of the patterns of each game is displayed according to the special information stored in the acquired information storage means, with one stop of the variable display of the pattern displayed by displaying the stop result corresponding to Game time control means (main control device 81, display control device 212, etc.) for controlling the pattern display means to be performed;
The information corresponding to the determination result in the case where the predetermined special information stored in the acquired information storage means is the target of the addition determination is prior to the predetermined special information being the target of the addition determination. Destination specifying means (a function for executing a confirmation process for suspension notification in the main control device 81) specified in timing;
State setting means for setting special notification state in which special notification (hold notification) is made when the specification result by the destination specification means is a predetermined specification result (executes effect setting processing for hold notification in the effect control device 82 Function),
Special notification means (play control device for performing special notification in the game time being performed prior to the game time related to the special information that has become the identification target of the destination specifying means when in the special notification state 82) and the function to execute the pending announcement effect in 82),
The special notification means is
A first notification unit that performs a first special notification when the special notification state is entered when the specification result by the destination specification unit is a predetermined specification result;
Under the situation where it is in the special notification state by the first special notification, the specification result by the destination specifying means according to the special information stored later than the special information that became the transition trigger to the special notification state And second notification means for giving a second special notification based on the fact that the predetermined result is obtained.
When the first notification means and the second notification means perform the second special notification by the second notification means, it is played that the preceding first special notification and the second special notification are related A game machine characterized in that a special notification is made to be recognized by a person.

  According to the feature B1, the special notification (for example, so-called pre-reading effect) corresponding to the predetermined special information which is stored in the acquired information storage means and which is not a target of the addition determination is It may be executed before the target timing. In this way, for the player, not only the game for confirming the application determination result of the special information corresponding to the currently-ongoing game play, but also a plurality of special information are stored in the acquired information storage means. A game is added to confirm or predict the result of the special information after the turn to be a target of the target according to the contents of the notification, and the game is diversified. Thereby, the degree of attention to the game can be increased.

  In particular, in the configuration in which the acquired information storage means can store a plurality of special information, it is stored later than the special information that triggered the transition to the special notification state during the special notification state (for example, during the first special notification). The special notification function can be suitably exhibited by permitting the special notification (second special notification) about the special information being displayed.

  Here, in the configuration in which the special notification is performed prior to the special information triggered by the special information, the execution period of the special notification is substantially limited by the number of special information stored before that, etc. It will be. Therefore, even if various special notification modes such as the step-up system are incorporated, the frequency of execution may be low. In this respect, under special circumstances where the first special notification / the second special notification is executed, the diversification of the special notification can be promoted by giving relevance to the first special notification and the second special notification. Therefore, the function can be suitably exhibited, and it can contribute to the improvement of the attention to the game.

  Feature B2. When the first notification means and the second notification means perform the second special notification by the second notification means, the preceding first special notification and the second special notification are in series The gaming machine according to feature B1, characterized in that it is configured to perform special notification so as to be recognized by a player.

  According to the feature B2, the special notification is performed such that the first special notification and the second special notification form a series. Thus, by strengthening the relationship between the first special notification and the second special notification, it becomes possible to cope with various special notifications as a whole, and the restriction shown in the feature B1 can be suitably wiped off.

Feature B3. The second special notification is started upon completion of the first special notification,
The special notification means is
First special notification mode determining means for determining an aspect of the first special notification according to the transition to the special notification state;
Under the condition of being in the special notification state, the identification result by the destination identification means according to the special information stored after the special information that has triggered the transition to the special notification state is a predetermined identification result Second special notification mode determination means for determining the second special notification mode based on the fact that
In the case of performing the second special notification, the aspect of the first special notification determined by the first special notification mode determining means is the form of the second special notification determined by the second special notification mode determining means A game machine according to feature B1 or feature B2, characterized in that it comprises: change means for changing accordingly.

  As shown in the feature B3, if the aspect of the determined first special notification is changed according to the aspect of the second special notification determined by the second special notification aspect determining means, the second special notification is concerned. It can reduce restrictions and contribute to the diversification of special announcements.

Feature B4. A notification mode storage unit for storing a plurality of special notification modes having different systems;
The first special notification mode determining means and the second special notification mode determining means select any one of the modes of the special notification stored in the notification mode storage means, thereby selecting the first special notification mode. Determining the aspect and the aspect of the second special notification,
The changing unit is configured to change the mode of the first special notification to be the same as or the same system as the mode of the second special notification determined by the second special notification mode determining unit. The gaming machine according to feature B3, which is characterized in that:

  According to the feature B4, the first special notification and the second special notification are connected, and the special notification is performed so that the player recognizes that the first special notification and the second special notification are in series. And the effects shown in the feature B1 can be suitably enjoyed.

  Feature B5. The changing means adds a part of the second special notification mode determined by the second special notification mode determining means to the first special notification mode determined by the first special notification mode determining means. The gaming machine according to feature B4, comprising means for performing the change.

  According to the feature B5, when the aspect of the first special notification is changed according to the aspect of the second special notification, the notification that is already being executed is continued, and part of the aspect of the second special notification is added to it It will be. Therefore, it is possible to preferably avoid giving the player an impression (such as being cut off) as if the flow of the special notification was cut off by the above change.

  Note that the notification mode determined by the first special notification mode determination means is secured, that is, the configuration is such that the determined notification mode is configured to be maintained, and a part of the second special notification mode is added to the notification mode. By setting this, it is possible to preferably suppress giving the player an impression as if the special notification by the first special notification mode has been discontinued.

Feature B6. The second special notification is started upon completion of the first special notification,
First special notification mode determining means for determining an aspect of the first special notification according to the transition to the special notification state;
Under the condition of being in the special notification state, the identification result by the destination identification means according to the special information stored after the special information that has triggered the transition to the special notification state is a predetermined identification result A second special notification mode determining means for determining an aspect of the second special notification based on the fact that
When the second special notification mode determining means performs the second special notification, the second special notification mode is determined according to the first special notification mode determined by the first special notification mode determining means. The gaming machine according to any one of features B1 to B3, which is configured to be determined.

  As shown in the feature B6, if the aspect of the second special notification is determined according to the determined aspect of the first special notification, from the first special notification to the second special notification while securing the above-mentioned relevance. It becomes possible to shorten the period required to perform the switching of and to set the final timing for determining the availability of the second special notification later. Thereby, the opportunity which can exhibit the effect shown to the characteristic B1 can be increased suitably.

Feature B7. A notification mode storage unit for storing a plurality of special notification modes having different systems;
The first special notification mode determining means and the second special notification mode determining means select any one of the modes of the special notification stored in the notification mode storage means, thereby selecting the first special notification mode. Determining the aspect and the aspect of the second special notification,
The second special notification mode determining means determines the mode of the second special notification to be the same as or the same system as the special notification mode determined by the first special notification mode determining means. A game machine according to feature B6, characterized in that it comprises means.

  According to the above configuration, it is possible to preferably suppress that the association between the first special notification and the second special notification becomes incomprehensible as shown in the feature B1 or the feature B2.

Feature B8. The first special notification is ended based on the end of the game cycle related to the special information that triggered the special notification state, and the second special notification is started with the end of the first special notification. Yes,
A feature is characterized in that a part of the content of the second special notification is included in the first special notification performed in the game round related to the special information that has triggered the special notification state. The gaming machine according to any one of B1 to B7.

  According to the feature B8, in the game round related to the special information that triggered the special notification state, two special notifications will be simulated in a pseudo manner, and the degree of attention to the game in the corresponding game round is suitably improved. It can be done. As described above, since the relevance is given to two special notices, it is possible to suppress that the special notice is complicated even if the first special notice includes a part of the content of the second special notice. . Although the second special notification will be executed after the end of the corresponding game, the second special notification continues from the corresponding game, that is, the special notification continues through the corresponding game The fact that the result is an out-of-order result itself is a part of so-called 演出 production, etc., and it can appear as if, for example, the so-called trend has been made, as the chance continues. Therefore, it is possible to suppress interruption of the sense of expectation that has been raised toward the corresponding game times, and to preferably maintain the improvement effect of the degree of attention to the game.

  Feature B9. The special notification means causes the first special notification and the second special notification to be started by starting the second special notification when it becomes the game round related to the special information that triggered the first special notification. The gaming machine according to the feature B1 or the feature B2, characterized in that it has means for overlapping.

  According to the feature B9, in the game round related to the special information that triggered the special notification state, the two special notifications will be overlapped, and the attention degree to the game in the corresponding game round can be suitably improved. it can. As described above, since the relevancy is given to the two special notices, it is possible to prevent the special notice from being complicated even if the special notices overlap. Although the second special notification will be executed after the end of the corresponding game session, the second special notification continues from the corresponding game session → the subsequent game sessions, that is, the special notification continues after the corresponding game session. Thus, it can be seen as if, for example, it has been shifted to a so-called prophetic sign that the out-of-order result itself in the corresponding game session is itself part of a so-called insulting effect and so on and the chance is still continuing. Therefore, it is possible to suppress interruption of the sense of expectation that has been raised toward the corresponding game times, and to preferably maintain the improvement effect of the degree of attention to the game.

Feature B10. Information acquisition means (function of executing information acquisition processing in the MPU 202 of the main control device 81) for acquiring special information based on the establishment of a predetermined acquisition condition;
Acquisition information storage means (holding ball storage area 232 provided in the MPU 202 of the main control device 81) for storing the special information acquired by the information acquisition means as a plurality of numbers with an upper limit defined in advance as a predetermined number.
It is determined whether or not the special information stored in the acquisition information storage means corresponds to the addition information, and when a plurality of special information are stored in the acquisition information storage means, the plurality of special information are stored. Addition determination means (a function for executing a determination process or the like in the MPU 202 of the main control device 81) for sequentially performing the addition determination on special information;
A privilege giving means (main control means for giving a privilege to the player based on the result of the assignment determination by the assignment determining means being that the special information to be determined corresponds to the assignment information. A function of executing the special winning opening / closing process in the MPU 202 of the device 81),
Symbol display means (symbol display device 41) having a display unit (display screen 41a) and variably displaying a symbol on the display unit;
Prior to the application determination being performed by the application determination means or based on the application determination being performed by the application determination means, the symbol display means starts variable display of the pattern, and the result of the application determination The variable display of the patterns of each game is displayed according to the special information stored in the acquired information storage means, with one stop of the variable display of the pattern displayed by displaying the stop result corresponding to Game time control means (main control device 81, display control device 212, etc.) for controlling the pattern display means to be performed;
The information corresponding to the determination result in the case where the predetermined special information stored in the acquired information storage means is the target of the addition determination is prior to the predetermined special information being the target of the addition determination. Destination specifying means (a function for executing a confirmation process for suspension notification in the main control device 81) specified in timing;
State setting means for setting a special notification state in which a special notification (hold notice) is given when the specification result by the destination specifying means is a predetermined specification result;
Special notification means (effect control for performing the special notification in the game time being performed prior to the game time related to the special information specified by the destination specifying means when in the special notification state And a function of executing an effect setting process for holding notification in the device 82),
The special notification means is
Special notification mode determination means for determining the mode of the special notification according to the transition to the special notification state;
Under the condition of being in the special notification state, the identification result by the destination identification means according to the special information stored after the special information that has triggered the transition to the special notification state is a predetermined identification result And a change means for changing the mode of the special notification determined by the special notification mode determination means based on the specified result.

  According to the feature B10, for example, an aspect of the determined special announcement can be associated with an aspect of the special announcement to be performed later. By associating a plurality of special notices in this manner, it is possible to give the player an impression that the special notice has been continuing for a long time. This promotes the continuation of a sense of expectation and can contribute to an increase in the degree of attention to games.

  Also, in the case where the special notification state is stored, the specific result of the special information stored after the special information that has triggered the transition to the special information state becomes a predetermined specific result. Since the mode of the special notification determined by the special notification mode determining means is changed based on the specified result, for example, the mode of the special notification may be changed according to the flow of the game (based on the subsequent development) It becomes possible. As described above, by reflecting the flow of the game in the special notification, it is possible to realize an improvement in the degree of attention to the special notification.

  Feature B11. The changing means has means for performing the change on the condition that the special information causing the special notification state is not a result of the provision correspondence when the provision determination by the provision determination means is performed. The gaming machine according to feature B10, characterized in that:

  In the case where the special notification is made on the special information that is the result of the determination of the addition in the first place, the special notification with various changes is likely to be performed in order to meet the expectation of the player. On the other hand, in comparison with this, the degree of change is small even if the special notification is executed for the special information that is not the assignment determination result. If special notifications with few changes are issued in succession, the possibility of giving the player an impression of being bothersome increases. In this respect, according to the configuration shown in the present feature, the above-mentioned two disadvantages can be suitably eliminated by reflecting the later-predetermined result on the special notification being executed.

  Feature B12. The changing means may have means for performing the change when the special information stored later is a result corresponding to the giving when the giving determination is performed by the giving determining means. The gaming machine according to feature B11, which is characterized by the feature.

  According to the feature B12, it is possible to contribute to the improvement of the degree of attention to the game by changing the mode of the previous special notification when the special notification is overlapped. In this case, as a result, although it is out of order after having a sense of expectation in the corresponding game times, it will be hit results in the subsequent game times. The occurrence of such an event makes it possible for the player to have the expectation that it will be hit after that even when the special notification → the out-of-out result, and the game is played even in the game round after the special notification. The degree of attention to the user can be suitably improved.

  It is also possible to apply the technical idea shown in the present feature to the feature B10.

Feature B13. The special notification mode determination means has a means for setting a special notification mode in which the game times relating to the special information that has triggered the special notification state are clearly indicated.
Under the condition of being in the special notification state, the identification result by the destination identification means according to the special information stored after the special information that has triggered the transition to the special notification state is a predetermined identification result The gaming machine according to any one of features B10 to B12, further comprising: a regulation unit that regulates the specification of the special information stored later when it becomes an emergency.

  According to the feature B13, the effects shown in the feature B10 and the like can be suitably exhibited.

(Feature C group)
Feature C1. Information acquisition means (function of executing information acquisition processing in the MPU 202 of the main control device 81) for acquiring special information based on the establishment of a predetermined acquisition condition;
Acquisition information storage means (holding ball storage area 232 provided in the MPU 202 of the main control device 81) for storing the special information acquired by the information acquisition means as a plurality of numbers with an upper limit defined in advance as a predetermined number.
It is determined whether or not the special information stored in the acquisition information storage means corresponds to the addition information, and when a plurality of special information are stored in the acquisition information storage means, the plurality of special information are stored. Addition determination means (a function for executing a determination process or the like in the MPU 202 of the main control device 81) for sequentially performing the addition determination on special information;
A privilege giving means (main control means for giving a privilege to the player based on the result of the assignment determination by the assignment determining means being that the special information to be determined corresponds to the assignment information. A function of executing the special winning opening / closing process in the MPU 202 of the device 81),
Symbol display means (symbol display device 41) having a display unit (display screen 41a) and variably displaying a symbol on the display unit;
Prior to the application determination being performed by the application determination means or based on the application determination being performed by the application determination means, the symbol display means starts variable display of the pattern, and the result of the application determination The variable display of the patterns of each game is displayed according to the special information stored in the acquired information storage means, with one stop of the variable display of the pattern displayed by displaying the stop result corresponding to Game time control means (main control device 81, display control device 212, etc.) for controlling the pattern display means to be performed;
The information corresponding to the determination result in the case where the predetermined special information stored in the acquired information storage means is the target of the addition determination is prior to the predetermined special information being the target of the addition determination. Destination specifying means (a function for executing a confirmation process for suspension notification in the main control device 81) specified in timing;
State setting means for setting special notification state in which special notification (hold notification) is made when the specification result by the destination specification means is a predetermined specification result (executes effect setting processing for hold notification in the effect control device 82 Function),
Special notification means (effect control for performing the special notification in the game time being performed prior to the game time related to the special information specified by the destination specifying means when in the special notification state And a function of executing a pending announcement effect in the device 82),
In the notification mode of the special notification, a first notification mode for clearly indicating the game times for which the predetermined identification result is obtained and a second notification mode for not clearly indicating the game times for which the predetermined identification result is obtained are set. Yes,
The special notification means is the special identification information stored for or stored in the special notification state after the special information that has triggered the transition to the special notification state under the situation in which the special notification state is set. A game machine characterized by further comprising means for performing a special notification related to the special information in the second notification mode when a specific result by the means becomes a predetermined specific result.

  In a gaming machine of the type that performs special notification (so-called, advance notice effect), during the previous special notification, the special information after the special information stored after the special information that has triggered the special notification state is clearly indicated. The notification may give the player an impression as if the previous special notification in progress was merely a resentment. That is, there is a possibility that attention to the first special notification and the corresponding game times may be reduced by the start of the special notification to be performed later. This is not preferable because it may weaken the significance of the presence of the previous special notification and interfere with the effect of the attention enhancement by the special notification.

  Therefore, as shown in the present feature, when it is determined to perform the second special notification under the condition of being in the special notification state, the second special notification is performed in the second notification mode, which is a trigger. By not specifying the special game times, it is possible to suppress a drop in the expectation to the previous special notice or the game times (hereinafter referred to as the corresponding game times) that triggered the start of the second special information. Thereby, when a plurality of special notices are executed, it is possible to suppress the significance of the special notices given earlier from being reduced, and it is possible to preferably exhibit the attention level improvement effect to the game by the special notice.

  Feature C2. The special notification means is stored or stored later than the special information that has triggered the transition to the special notification state under a situation in which the special notification state according to the first notification mode is in effect. Feature C1 characterized in that it has means for performing special notification according to the special information in the second notification mode when the specification result by the destination specifying means for the special information becomes a predetermined specification result. The gaming machine described in.

  When the first special notification is performed in the first notification mode, the inconvenience shown in the feature C1 may be remarkable. Therefore, as shown in the present feature, when it is determined that the second special notification is to be performed under the situation where the first special notification is performed in the first notification mode, the second notification mode is selected as the second special notification. By performing special notification and not specifying the corresponding game times, it is possible to suppress the reduction in the expectation to the previous special notification (first special notification) and the corresponding game times due to the start of the second special notification. Thereby, when a plurality of special notices are executed, it is possible to suppress the significance of the special notices given earlier from being reduced, and it is possible to preferably exhibit the attention level improvement effect to the game by the special notice.

  Feature C3. When the special notification is performed in the first notification mode, the special notification unit continues up to the game round related to the special information triggered by the first notification mode, and the first notification mode is performed according to the first notification mode. The gaming machine according to the feature C2, further comprising means for giving a special notification according to the second notification mode in addition to the special notification according to the first notification mode after starting the special notification.

  According to the feature C3, while the special notification is performed in the first notification mode, the special notification in the second notification mode is started triggered by the subsequent special information. Here, since the second notification mode does not clearly indicate the corresponding game times, giving the player an impression as if the contents of the special notification pertaining to the corresponding game times were diversified (for example, combined) from the middle it can. Thereby, the attention degree to a game can be improved suitably.

  Feature C4. When the special notification is performed in the first notification mode, the special notification means continues until the game round related to the special information triggered by the first notification mode, and the second special notification mode The gaming machine according to the feature C2, characterized in that it has means for performing special notification by straddling the game times.

  According to the feature C4, while the special notification is performed in the first notification mode, the special notification in the second notification mode is started triggered by the subsequent special information. Here, since the second notification mode does not clearly indicate the corresponding game time, it is possible to give the player an impression as if the special notification related to the corresponding game time had increased from the middle. Thereby, the attention degree to a game can be improved suitably.

  Further, by continuing the special notification by the second notification mode even after the corresponding game times are over, it is possible to give the player an impression as if the game cycle which is the quest is overdue, and the first notification mode → the second notification mode The attention to the game increased through the 1 notification mode + the 2nd notification mode can be directed to the subsequent game round.

  Feature C5. The special notification means relates to the second notification mode when it is determined that the special notification relating to the second notification mode is to be issued prior to the start of the game cycle that triggered the special notification state. The gaming machine according to the feature C3 or the feature C4 characterized by further comprising means for delaying the start of the special notification until the game time.

  According to the feature C4, by switching from the first notification mode to the first notification mode + the second notification mode in the corresponding game times, it is possible to suitably secure the function of continuing the special notification, and at the corresponding game times It is possible to eliminate the inconvenience shown in the feature B1 by increasing the impact of the special notification, and to preferably improve the attention to the corresponding game times.

Feature C6. Information acquisition means (function of executing information acquisition processing in the MPU 202 of the main control device 81) for acquiring special information based on the establishment of a predetermined acquisition condition;
Acquisition information storage means (holding ball storage area 232 provided in the MPU 202 of the main control device 81) for storing the special information acquired by the information acquisition means as a plurality of numbers with an upper limit defined in advance as a predetermined number.
It is determined whether or not the special information stored in the acquisition information storage means corresponds to the addition information, and when a plurality of special information are stored in the acquisition information storage means, the plurality of special information are stored. Addition determination means (a function for executing a determination process or the like in the MPU 202 of the main control device 81) for sequentially performing the addition determination on special information;
A privilege giving means (main control means for giving a privilege to the player based on the result of the assignment determination by the assignment determining means being that the special information to be determined corresponds to the assignment information. A function of executing the special winning opening / closing process in the MPU 202 of the device 81),
Symbol display means (symbol display device 41) having a display unit (display screen 41a) and variably displaying a symbol on the display unit;
Prior to the application determination being performed by the application determination means or based on the application determination being performed by the application determination means, the symbol display means starts variable display of the pattern, and the result of the application determination The variable display of the patterns of each game is displayed according to the special information stored in the acquired information storage means, with one stop of the variable display of the pattern displayed by displaying the stop result corresponding to Game time control means (main control device 81, display control device 212, etc.) for controlling the pattern display means to be performed;
The information corresponding to the determination result in the case where the predetermined special information stored in the acquired information storage means is the target of the addition determination is prior to the predetermined special information being the target of the addition determination. Destination specifying means (a function for executing a confirmation process for suspension notification in the main control device 81) specified in timing;
State setting means for setting special notification state in which special notification (hold notification) is made when the specification result by the destination specification means is a predetermined specification result (executes effect setting processing for hold notification in the effect control device 82 Function),
Special notification means (effect control for performing the special notification in the game time being performed prior to the game time related to the special information specified by the destination specifying means when in the special notification state And a function of executing a pending announcement effect in the device 82),
In the notification mode of the special notification, a first notification mode for clearly indicating the game times for which the predetermined identification result is obtained and a second notification mode for not clearly indicating the game times for which the predetermined identification result is obtained are set. Yes,
The special notification means is stored or stored later than the special information that has triggered the transition to the special notification state under a situation in which the special notification state according to the first notification mode is in effect. Regarding special information When the specified result by the destination specifying means becomes a specified specified result, the second game is performed over the game times relating to the special information triggered to shift to the special notification state and the subsequent game times A game machine characterized by having a first notification means for performing a special notification by a notification mode.

  In a gaming machine of the type that performs special notification (so-called, advance notice effect), during the previous special notification, the special information after the special information stored after the special information that has triggered the special notification state is clearly indicated. The notification may give the player an impression as if the previous special notification in progress was merely a resentment. That is, there is a possibility that attention to the first special notification and the corresponding game times may be reduced by the start of the later special notification. This is not preferable because it may weaken the significance of the presence of the previous special notification and interfere with the effect of the attention enhancement by the special notification.

  Therefore, as shown in the present feature, when it is decided to perform the second special notification under the condition of being in the special notification state, the second special notification is performed in the second notification mode and the corresponding game round By making the structure not explicitly indicate, it is possible to suppress a drop in the expectation to the previous special notification or the game round (hereinafter referred to as the corresponding game round) that was triggered by the start of the second special notification. Thereby, when a plurality of special notices are executed, it is possible to suppress the significance of the special notices given earlier from being reduced, and it is possible to preferably exhibit the attention level improvement effect to the game by the special notice.

  Feature C7. The special notification means includes a second notification means for performing special notification according to the first notification mode and the second notification mode together with one special information as a trigger. Of gaming machines.

  According to the feature C7, the special notification may be executed by the first and second notification modes even in a situation where there are not a plurality of special notification triggers. If the technical idea shown in the feature C6 is applied to such a configuration, an impression that it is unnatural that the special notification by the first notification mode and the special notification by the second notification mode overlap Can be suppressed, and the effects shown in the feature C6 can be suitably exhibited.

  Feature C8. The second informing means includes means for making the start timing of the special notification in the first notification mode different from the start timing of the special notification in the second notification mode, according to the feature C7. Gaming machine.

  In the configuration shown in feature C6, when it is in the special notification state, it is determined that the special notification is to be performed for the special information stored later than the special information that is the trigger, so that a time lag occurs between both of them. obtain. Therefore, when the special notification shown in the feature C7 is used as camouflage successfully, if the timing of the special notification in each notification mode is shifted as shown in the present feature, the effect shown in the feature C7 is preferably enjoyed. it can.

  In addition, in the structure shown to the characteristic C6, the special alerting | reporting by a 2nd alerting | reporting aspect is late for the special alerting | reporting by a 1st alerting | reporting aspect in many cases. Therefore, in the case where the technical idea shown in the present feature is applied to the feature C6, "a configuration in which the start timing of the special notification by the second notification mode is delayed from the start timing of the special notification by the first notification mode" The above effect can be more suitably exhibited.

(Feature D group)
Feature D1. Information acquisition means (function of executing information acquisition processing in the MPU 202 of the main control device 81) for acquiring special information based on the establishment of a predetermined acquisition condition;
Acquisition information storage means (holding ball storage area 232 provided in the MPU 202 of the main control device 81) for storing the special information acquired by the information acquisition means as a plurality of numbers with an upper limit defined in advance as a predetermined number.
It is determined whether or not the special information stored in the acquisition information storage means corresponds to the addition information, and when a plurality of special information are stored in the acquisition information storage means, the plurality of special information are stored. Addition determination means (a function for executing a determination process or the like in the MPU 202 of the main control device 81) for sequentially performing the addition determination on special information;
A privilege giving means (main control means for giving a privilege to the player based on the result of the assignment determination by the assignment determining means being that the special information to be determined corresponds to the assignment information. A function of executing the special winning opening / closing process in the MPU 202 of the device 81),
Symbol display means (symbol display device 41) having a display unit (display screen 41a) and variably displaying a symbol on the display unit;
Prior to the application determination being performed by the application determination means or based on the application determination being performed by the application determination means, the symbol display means starts variable display of the pattern, and the result of the application determination The variable display of the patterns of each game is displayed according to the special information stored in the acquired information storage means, with one stop of the variable display of the pattern displayed by displaying the stop result corresponding to Game time control means (main control device 81, display control device 212, etc.) for controlling the pattern display means to be performed;
The information corresponding to the determination result in the case where the predetermined special information stored in the acquired information storage means is the target of the addition determination is prior to the predetermined special information being the target of the addition determination. Destination specifying means (a function for executing a confirmation process for suspension notification in the main control device 81) specified in timing;
When the specified result by the destination specifying means is a predetermined specified result, a special notification (hold notice in the specified game times or in the game times performed prior to the specified game times and the specified game times Special notification means (function to execute the effect setting process for holding notice in the effect control device 82)
The special notification means is a setting means (target change processing in the effect control device 82) for setting the game times related to the special information other than the special information for which the specification result by the destination specification means is the predetermined specification result A game machine characterized by having a function of performing

  According to the feature D1, the special notification is executed so as to end at the game times other than the game times (hereinafter referred to as corresponding game times) relating to the special information that has triggered the special information. For this reason, expectations will be given to the game times that have become exempt from the special notification, and making a special notification causes a drop in attention to the game times that are not covered by the special notification. Can be suitably suppressed.

  Feature D2. The setting means has a means for setting, as the specified game time, a game time related to special information stored in the acquired information storage means after the special information for which the predetermined specified result is obtained. The gaming machine according to feature D1, which is characterized by the feature.

  In the gaming machine, for example, the player may be notified that the award determination result has been obtained through various effects such as reach effect by the symbol display means. Here, according to the configuration shown in the present feature, it is possible to leave the possibility that the specific game times are reserved after the corresponding game times. If the result of the above-mentioned effect is given as a result of the determination, it is possible to suitably obtain a sense of anticipation that a further benefit will be given after the benefit is given (the immediate benefit is given). It becomes possible to maintain the attention to the game suitably over the privilege grant.

  In addition, if it does not become an award determination result after the above-described effect, it is feared that disappointment or the like to the effect becomes a factor that causes a decline in gaming will. In this respect, as shown in the present feature, the special notification is performed so that the game times after the corresponding game time have an expectation, so that the expectation can be made to the later game times, and the effect corresponding to the deviation of the destination Can be suitably suppressed from becoming a factor that reduces the game intention.

  Feature D3. The setting means is later than the special information in which the special information stored in the acquired information storage means becomes the predetermined identification result under a situation where the identification result by the destination identification means becomes the predetermined identification result. When it includes stored special information, it has a means for setting a game time related to the special information stored after the special game time as the specific game time, as described in the feature 1 or the feature D 2 Of gaming machines.

  As shown in the feature D3, a configuration in which the game times associated with the stored special information are set as the specified game times later than the special information that has resulted in the predetermined identification result, ie, the game pertaining to the subsequent special information that already exists The configuration in which the game is set as the specific game game can suppress the indeterminacy of the execution of the special notification or contribute to the facilitation of the special notification.

Feature D4. The setting means is
A unit for shifting to a standby state of the special notification based on the result of the specification by the destination specifying unit becoming the predetermined specification result;
A unit for shifting from the standby state to the execution state of the special notification based on the special information being newly stored in the acquired information storage unit;
A game machine according to a feature D2 or a feature D3 comprising means for setting, as the specified game time, a game time related to the special information that has triggered the transition to the execution state.

  In the gaming machine of the type shown in the feature D1, etc., it is uncertain at which timing special information is stored. Here, when the result of the identification by the destination identification means becomes a predetermined result of identification, if the possibility of the special notification is determined by the presence of the special information that follows, the opportunity to execute the special notification decreases. The significance of the special notification may decrease. In this respect, as shown in the present feature, if the setting of the specific game time is permitted based on the special information added later, the restriction described above can be suppressed and the function related to the special notification can be suitably exhibited.

  In addition, in the configuration shown in the present feature, the game times related to the special information newly stored under the situation where the special information related to at least the corresponding game times is stored in the acquired information storage means is set as the specific game times By targeting, it is possible to preferably secure the relevance between the corresponding gaming times and the specific gaming times according to the special notification.

  Feature D5. The setting means is configured to perform the standby based on execution of the game cycle related to the special information triggering the transition to the standby mode under the status of the standby mode or on the termination of the game cycle The gaming machine according to feature D4, comprising means for releasing the state.

  The various effects of the special notification shown in the feature D2 and the like are suitably exhibited in a situation where the special information related to the corresponding game times and the special information related to the specific game times coexist. Therefore, as shown in the present feature, if the standby state is canceled when the corresponding game cycle is started or ended while in the standby state, the relationship between the corresponding game cycle and the specific game cycle becomes weak, etc. It can be suitably suppressed that the above effect can not be exhibited well.

  Feature D6. The special notification means has a means for starting the special notification at a game time which is performed before the game time related to the special information for which the specification result by the destination specifying means is the predetermined specification result. A game machine according to any one of features D1 to D5, characterized in that

  If the special notification is executed at a timing completely unrelated to the corresponding game, the relationship between the special notification and the corresponding game may be thin. Therefore, as shown in the present feature, if the start timing of the special notification is set before the corresponding game, the special notification is prevented from being executed after the end of the corresponding game and the occurrence of the above-mentioned inconvenience is caused. It can be suppressed.

  In particular, in the combination with the feature D 2 or the like (a configuration in which the game times after the corresponding game times are set as the specific game times), the special notification can be performed across the corresponding game times. Thereby, it is possible to preferably suppress the decrease in the relationship between the corresponding gaming times and the specific gaming times.

Feature D7. The setting means has means for setting, as the specified game play, a game play related to the special information stored later than the special information that has become the predetermined specific result,
The special notification means is a case where a game time related to special information stored later than the special information that has become the predetermined specific result is set as the specific game time, and the predetermined specific result It is characterized by having means for performing the special notification so as to straddle the game times relating to the special information resulting in the predetermined identification result, when the special information that has become absent corresponds to the result of the assignment. The gaming machine according to the feature D6.

  According to the feature D7, when the special notification is issued triggered by the special information not corresponding to the grant correspondence result (corresponding to the deviation result), the special notification is continued across the game times related to the special information. . By continuing the special notification across the corresponding game times that result in the out results, it is possible to impress the player as if the special notification originally corresponds to the game times later than the corresponding game times, It can be suitably suppressed that becoming an out-of-game result is a factor that rapidly reduces the player's sense of expectation.

  Feature D8. The setting means is relatively closer in acquisition timing to the special information whose acquisition result by the acquisition information storage means is far from the special information whose identification result by the destination identification means is the predetermined identification result. The gaming machine according to any one of the features D1 to D7, wherein the gaming time according to the special information is easily selected as the specific gaming time.

  According to the feature D8, it is possible to preferably strengthen the relevance between the specific game times targeted for the special notification and the corresponding game times.

  For example, when it becomes corresponding game time-> special information-> specific game time, even if the corresponding game time is overdue, it is strongly emphasized that the corresponding game time is overdue because the special notification is withheld. It can be suitably suppressed that it becomes a factor to reduce the game intention by remaining in the

  In addition, when it becomes special information-> corresponding game time-> specific game time, even if the corresponding game time under special notification ends non-progressive, it shows that the corresponding game time is refrained by continuing special notification. It becomes possible. Thereby, the player's sense of expectation can be suitably sustained.

  Feature D9. The special notification means is configured to indicate the specific game times in the game times related to the special information stored earlier than the special information for which the identification result by the destination identification means has become the predetermined identification result. The gaming machine according to any one of the features D1 to D8, comprising means for giving a special notification.

  When the special notification is performed by specifying (for example, explicitly specifying) the corresponding game number related to the special information that has triggered the special notification, the corresponding game number is specified to the player. For this reason, it is assumed that the player's attention is directed exclusively to the corresponding game times, and the attention to the other game times is reduced.

  In this respect, according to the present feature, the special notification is executed so as to specify game times other than the corresponding game times. That is, expectations are given to game times other than the game times specified by the special notification, and it can be suitably suppressed that performing the special notification causes the attention level to decrease.

  When the special notification is indicated by the special notification, the expectation of the other game occurrences until reaching the game decrease is lowered by the start of the special notification. In this regard, by setting the game times indicated by the special notification to the game times after the corresponding game times, the award determination, reach display, etc. are performed prior to the corresponding game times. According to such a configuration, it is possible to give expectation to the game times to be executed before the specified game times, and it is possible to preferably suppress the occurrence of the above-mentioned inconvenience.

Feature D10. The special notification means is
In the game times related to the special information stored earlier than the special information for which the specification result by the destination specifying means has become the predetermined specification result, specify the game times related to the special information that resulted in the predetermined specification result And means for giving the special notification.
The game cycle related to the special information stored earlier than the special information for which the specific result by the destination specifying means has become the predetermined specific result, relates to the special information other than the special information that resulted in the predetermined specific result The gaming machine according to any one of the features D1 to D9, comprising: means for giving a special notification so as to specify a game time.

  When the special notification is performed by specifying (for example, explicitly specifying) the corresponding game number related to the special information that has triggered the special notification, the corresponding game number is specified to the player. For this reason, it is assumed that the player's attention is directed exclusively to the corresponding game times, and the attention to the other game times is reduced.

  In this respect, according to the present feature, by combining the two types of notification means described above, it is possible to generate the case of specifying the corresponding game times and the case of specifying the game times other than the corresponding game times. it can. That is, expectations are given to game times other than the game times specified by the special notification, and it can be suitably suppressed that performing the special notification causes the attention level to decrease.

(Feature E group)
Feature E1. Information acquisition means (function of executing information acquisition processing in the MPU 202 of the main control device 81) for acquiring special information based on the establishment of a predetermined acquisition condition;
Acquisition information storage means (holding ball storage area 232 provided in the MPU 202 of the main control device 81) for storing the special information acquired by the information acquisition means as a plurality of numbers with an upper limit defined in advance as a predetermined number.
It is determined whether or not the special information stored in the acquisition information storage means corresponds to the addition information, and when a plurality of special information are stored in the acquisition information storage means, the plurality of special information are stored. Addition determination means (a function for executing a determination process or the like in the MPU 202 of the main control device 81) for sequentially performing the addition determination on special information;
A privilege giving means (main control means for giving a privilege to the player based on the result of the assignment determination by the assignment determining means being that the special information to be determined corresponds to the assignment information. A function of executing the special winning opening / closing process in the MPU 202 of the device 81),
Symbol display means (symbol display device 41) having a display unit (display screen 41a) and variably displaying a symbol on the display unit;
Prior to the application determination being performed by the application determination means or based on the application determination being performed by the application determination means, the symbol display means starts variable display of the pattern, and the result of the application determination The variable display of the patterns of each game is displayed according to the special information stored in the acquired information storage means, with one stop of the variable display of the pattern displayed by displaying the stop result corresponding to Game time control means (main control device 81, display control device 212, etc.) for controlling the pattern display means to be performed;
The information corresponding to the determination result in the case where the predetermined special information stored in the acquired information storage means is the target of the addition determination is prior to the predetermined special information being the target of the addition determination. Destination specifying means (a function for executing a confirmation process for suspension notification in the main control device 81) specified in timing;
When the specified result by the destination specifying means is a predetermined specified result, the specified game times before the specified game times before the game times related to the special information that is the target of the specified destination specifying means Special notification means (function to execute effect setting processing for a hold notification in the effect control device 82) for performing a special notification (hold notification) in a game play even before the specific game play,
The special notification means is a setting means (in the effect control device 82) for setting, as the specific game time, a game time before the game time related to the special information for which the specification result by the destination specifying means is the predetermined specification result. A game machine characterized by having a function of executing object change processing).

  According to the feature E1, the special notification is executed in such a manner that the game is ended prior to the game times (hereinafter referred to as the corresponding game times) relating to the special information that has triggered the special information. In such a configuration, expectations will be given to the subsequent game rounds that are excluded from the target of the special notification, and a factor that causes the special notification to decrease the attention to other game rounds that deviate from the special notification Can be suitably suppressed.

  Feature E2. The setting means is further than the special information in which the special information stored in the acquired information storage means becomes the predetermined identification result in a situation where the identification result by the destination identification means becomes the predetermined identification result. The special game stored in the first game is set as the specific game time, the game time according to the special information described in the feature E1 Gaming machine.

  As indicated by the feature E2, if there is special information stored prior to the special information for which the predetermined identification result is obtained, the game times relating to the special information are set as the specific game times, the feature E1 The effects shown in can be suitably exhibited.

  Feature E3. The special notification means has a means for setting a game cycle related to the special information for which the specification result by the destination specification means has become the predetermined specification result as the specified game time, or the feature E1 or The gaming machine according to feature E2.

  In the configuration in which special notification is made by using the game times relating to the special information that triggered the special notification as the specific game times, it is assumed that the player's attention is directed exclusively to the corresponding game times, and the attention to the other game times decreases. Be done.

  If the technical idea shown in the feature E1 etc. is applied to such a configuration, the case where the corresponding game time is set as the specified game time and the case where the game time other than the applicable game time is set as the specified game time Can. That is, expectations are given to the game times out of the target of the special notification, and it can be suitably suppressed that performing the special notification causes the attention degree to be reduced.

  Feature E4. The gaming machine according to any one of features E1 to E3, characterized in that the special notification means includes means for performing the special notification so as to indicate the specific game time.

  For example, in the case of performing special notification by specifying (for example, explicitly specifying) the corresponding game time related to the special information that has triggered the special information, the game time is indicated to the player Become. For this reason, it is assumed that the player's attention is directed exclusively to the corresponding game times, and the attention to the other game times is reduced.

  In this respect, according to the present feature, the special notification is executed so as to specify game times other than the corresponding game times. That is, expectations are given to game times other than the game times specified by the special notification, and it can be suitably suppressed that performing the special notification causes the attention level to decrease.

  Feature E5. When a plurality of special information are stored prior to the special information for which the identification result by the destination identification means is a predetermined identification result, the special notification means is a game cycle related to the stored special information. Feature E1 characterized in that it has means for performing the special notification so as to specify the game times related to the special information stored before the special information resulting in the predetermined identification result. The gaming machine according to any one of features E3.

  For example, in the case where the corresponding game number is specified, the degree of attention to the game may be reduced at once due to the end of the game number (end of the special notification). In this respect, with the configuration shown in the present feature, when special notification is performed, there is a possibility that the game cycle which has triggered the special notification may be left behind after the end of the special notification, and the player is after the end of the special notification. It is assumed that it is also expected to pay attention to the game times of. Therefore, the fall of the attention degree triggered by the end of the special notification can be suitably suppressed.

  In addition, if the special information already secured is specified as a specific target, it is possible to suppress that the special notification will not be performed well and to preferably secure the special notification function.

Feature E6. The special notification means is
A first notification that performs a special notification when the game cycle related to the special information stored earlier than the special information for which the specification result by the destination specifying means has become the predetermined specification result is set as the specified game time Means,
The game cycle related to the special information stored earlier than the special information for which the specific result by the destination specifying means has become the predetermined specific result, relates to the special information other than the special information that resulted in the predetermined specific result It has a second notification means for giving a special notification when the game time is set as the specific game time,
A feature E4 or feature E5 is characterized in that the special information that has triggered the special notification by the second notification device is provided with a restriction device that restricts the special notification being triggered by the first notification device. The gaming machine described.

  After the special notification is started by specifying the target different from the corresponding game times by the second notification means, the action of the special notification by the second special notification means when the first notification means specifies the corresponding game times・ It is assumed that the effect will not be exhibited well. In addition, if the special notification is complicated, not only the control load increases but also the possibility of confusing the player becomes high. This is not preferable because it becomes a factor that hinders the improvement of the degree of attention to the game by the special notification. Therefore, as shown in the present feature, if it is controlled that the special information triggering the special notification by the second notification means becomes the trigger for the special notification by the first notification means, the action / effect by the second notification means Can be secured, and both notification means can be made to coexist suitably.

Feature E7. Whether the special notification means is the special information stored before the special information that has triggered the special notification, and there is a result that the determination result of the addition is out and corresponds to the reach fluctuation display. Have means for determining
The setting means sets the game times relating to the hold information as the specific game times when it is determined that the determination result is an out result and the thing corresponding to the reach change display exists by the determination. The gaming machine according to any one of the features E4 to E6, characterized in that:

  If a special notification is issued by specifying a game occurrence other than the applicable game occurrence, the interest in the special notification itself is diminished if nothing is generated (it becomes a complete fake) in the identified game occurrence. It will Therefore, when the special notification is performed after setting the game times other than the corresponding game times as the specific game times, a game result (special information) which is an out result and corresponds to the reach change display is present. The occurrence of the above-mentioned inconvenience can be suitably suppressed by setting it as the specific game time.

  Feature E8. The setting means, when performing special notification triggered by the special information of which the result of the addition determination is the correspondence result, gives an acquisition timing of the special information stored in the acquired information storage means as the identification target. A feature E4 to E characterized by having a means for setting, as the specific game time, one having a similar acquisition timing closer to the acquisition timing of the special information that has triggered the special notification. The gaming machine according to any one of features E7.

  In the case of performing the special notification shown in the feature E4, etc., even if it is an attempt to maintain the sense of expectation after the end of the special notification, the interval from the specified game round to the game round triggered is too open As a result, the relationship between the special notification and the corresponding game times weakens, and the sense of expectation inevitably weakens. In the first place, when the special notification and the corresponding game times are separated due to the existence of such a period, the player is given an impression as if the special notification and the corresponding game times are unrelated, and the second notification means is provided. Technical significance is diminished.

  Therefore, as shown in this feature, the relationship between the special notification and the corresponding game times is weak by making it easy to select a specific object that is close in time series to the special information that triggered the special notification. Can be suitably avoided. That is, for example, even if apparently the special notification is finished, the possibility that the expected game times will be held may increase immediately after the fact, and the decline in the sense of expectation after the special notification (so-called pre-reading effect) can be suitably suppressed. .

Feature E9. Information acquisition means (function of executing information acquisition processing in the MPU 202 of the main control device 81) for acquiring special information based on the establishment of a predetermined acquisition condition;
Acquisition information storage means (holding ball storage area 232 provided in the MPU 202 of the main control device 81) for storing the special information acquired by the information acquisition means as a plurality of numbers with an upper limit defined in advance as a predetermined number.
It is determined whether or not the special information stored in the acquisition information storage means corresponds to the addition information, and when a plurality of special information are stored in the acquisition information storage means, the plurality of special information are stored. Addition determination means (a function for executing a determination process or the like in the MPU 202 of the main control device 81) for sequentially performing the addition determination on special information;
A privilege giving means (main control means for giving a privilege to the player based on the result of the assignment determination by the assignment determining means being that the special information to be determined corresponds to the assignment information. A function of executing the special winning opening / closing process in the MPU 202 of the device 81),
Symbol display means (symbol display device 41) having a display unit (display screen 41a) and variably displaying a symbol on the display unit;
Prior to the application determination being performed by the application determination means or based on the application determination being performed by the application determination means, the symbol display means starts variable display of the pattern, and the result of the application determination The variable display of the patterns of each game is displayed according to the special information stored in the acquired information storage means, with one stop of the variable display of the pattern displayed by displaying the stop result corresponding to Game time control means (main control device 81, display control device 212, etc.) for controlling the pattern display means to be performed;
The information corresponding to the determination result in the case where the predetermined special information stored in the acquired information storage means is the target of the addition determination is prior to the predetermined special information being the target of the addition determination. Destination specifying means (a function for executing a confirmation process for suspension notification in the main control device 81) specified in timing;
If the specified result by the destination specifying means is a predetermined specified result, the special notification (hold) is performed in the game times performed prior to the game times related to the special information specified as the target of the specified destination specifying means. Special notification means (function to execute effect setting processing for holding notification in effect control device 82) for performing advance notification),
The special notification means is the special information that has become the predetermined identification result in the game cycle related to the special information stored earlier than the special information for which the identification result by the destination identification means has become the predetermined identification result. A game machine characterized by having a means for performing the special notification so as to specify a game time related to special information other than the special information.

  According to this feature, it is possible to cause a case where game times other than the corresponding game times are specified. That is, expectations are given to game times other than the game times specified by the special notification, and it can be suitably suppressed that performing the special notification causes the attention level to decrease.

Feature E10. Information acquisition means (function of executing information acquisition processing in the MPU 202 of the main control device 81) for acquiring special information based on the establishment of a predetermined acquisition condition;
Acquisition information storage means (holding ball storage area 232 provided in the MPU 202 of the main control device 81) for storing the special information acquired by the information acquisition means as a plurality of numbers with an upper limit defined in advance as a predetermined number.
It is determined whether or not the special information stored in the acquisition information storage means corresponds to the addition information, and when a plurality of special information are stored in the acquisition information storage means, the plurality of special information are stored. Addition determination means (a function for executing a determination process or the like in the MPU 202 of the main control device 81) for sequentially performing the addition determination on special information;
A privilege giving means (main control means for giving a privilege to the player based on the result of the assignment determination by the assignment determining means being that the special information to be determined corresponds to the assignment information. A function of executing the special winning opening / closing process in the MPU 202 of the device 81),
Symbol display means (symbol display device 41) having a display unit (display screen 41a) and variably displaying a symbol on the display unit;
Prior to the application determination being performed by the application determination means or based on the application determination being performed by the application determination means, the symbol display means starts variable display of the pattern, and the result of the application determination The variable display of the patterns of each game is displayed according to the special information stored in the acquired information storage means, with one stop of the variable display of the pattern displayed by displaying the stop result corresponding to Game time control means (main control device 81, display control device 212, etc.) for controlling the pattern display means to be performed;
The information corresponding to the determination result in the case where the predetermined special information stored in the acquired information storage means is the target of the addition determination is prior to the predetermined special information being the target of the addition determination. Destination specifying means (a function for executing a confirmation process for suspension notification in the main control device 81) specified in timing;
If the specified result by the destination specifying means is a predetermined specified result, the special notification (hold) is performed in the game times performed prior to the game times related to the special information specified as the target of the specified destination specifying means. Special notification means (function to execute effect setting processing for holding notification in effect control device 82) for performing advance notification),
The special notification means is
In the game times related to the special information stored earlier than the special information for which the specification result by the destination specifying means has become the predetermined specification result, specify the game times related to the special information that resulted in the predetermined specification result And the first notification means for performing the special notification
The game cycle related to the special information stored earlier than the special information for which the specific result by the destination specifying means has become the predetermined specific result, relates to the special information other than the special information that resulted in the predetermined specific result A game machine characterized by including second notification means for performing the special notification so as to specify a game time.

  When the special notification is performed by specifying (for example, explicitly specifying) the corresponding game number related to the special information that has triggered the special notification, the corresponding game number is specified to the player. For this reason, it is assumed that the player's attention is directed exclusively to the corresponding game times, and the attention to the other game times is reduced.

  In this respect, according to the present feature, by using the first notification means and the second notification means in combination, the case of specifying the corresponding game times and the case of specifying the game times other than the corresponding game times may be generated. it can. That is, expectations are given to game times other than the game times specified by the special notification, and it can be suitably suppressed that performing the special notification causes the attention level to decrease.

  Feature E11. When a plurality of special information are stored prior to the special information for which the identification result by the destination identification means has become a predetermined identification result, the second notification means plays the game according to the stored special information Characterized in that the special notification is performed by specifying the game times related to the special information stored prior to the special information that has become the predetermined specific result in one time The gaming machine described in E10.

  When specifying the corresponding game number, the degree of attention to the game may be suddenly reduced by the end of the game number (end of the special notification). In this respect, with the configuration shown in the present feature, when special notification is performed, there is a possibility that the game cycle which has triggered the special notification may be left behind after the end of the special notification, and the player is after the end of the special notification. It is assumed that it is also expected to pay attention to the game times of. Therefore, the fall of the attention degree triggered by the end of the special notification can be suitably suppressed.

  In addition, if the special information already secured is specified as a specific target, it is possible to suppress that the special notification will not be performed well and to preferably secure the special notification function.

  Feature E12. The second notification means acquires, among the special information stored in the acquired information storage means, as the identification target, when the special notification is triggered by the special information that is the result of the addition determination that is the result of the addition determination. It is characterized in that it has selection means set so that it is easy to select one that is closer to the acquisition timing than the one that is separated from the acquisition timing of the special information that triggered the special notification. The game machine according to feature E10 or feature E11.

  In the case of performing the special notification shown in the feature E10, etc., even if it is an attempt to maintain the sense of expectation after the end of the special notification, the interval from the specified game turn to the game turn triggered is too open As a result, the relationship between the special notification and the corresponding game times weakens, and the sense of expectation inevitably weakens. In the first place, when the special notification and the corresponding game times are separated due to the existence of such a period, the player is given an impression as if the special notification and the corresponding game times are unrelated, and the second notification means is provided. Technical significance is diminished.

  Therefore, as shown in this feature, the relationship between the special notification and the corresponding game times is weak by making it easy to select a specific object that is close in time series to the special information that triggered the special notification. Can be suitably avoided. That is, for example, even if apparently the special notification is finished, the possibility that the expected game times will be held may increase immediately after the fact, and the decline in the sense of expectation after the special notification (so-called pre-reading effect) can be suitably suppressed. .

  In addition, it is also possible to apply the technical idea shown to the feature E11 and the feature E12 to the feature E9.

  The basic configuration of a gaming machine to which the above-described features can be applied will be shown below.

  Pachinko gaming machine: operation means (launch handle 54) operated by the player, game ball launch means (game ball launch mechanism 53) to launch game balls based on the operation of the operation means, and the launched game ball Ball passage (rail portions 51 and 52) for guiding the game to a predetermined game area (game area PE) and each game component arranged in the game area, and a predetermined passing portion (general winning) of each game component A gaming machine that provides a player with a bonus when a gaming ball passes through the mouth 31).

  10: Pachinko machine as a game machine, 33: operation opening unit, 33a: upper operation opening as ball entry unit, 33b: symbol display device as symbol display means, 41: symbol display device as symbol display means, 41a ... Display screen 81: main control device constituting the game time control means 82: notification and effect control device 202: MPU, 203: ROM, 204: RAM, 242: MPU, 243: ROM, 244: RAM, 212, ... Display control device, Da ... number of pending display areas Db ... execution target display area, ME ... variable display area, MP ... image for pending display, NE ... pending display area, PE ... gaming area, Z1 to Z3 ... symbol row.

Claims (1)

An information acquisition unit that acquires special information based on establishment of a predetermined acquisition condition;
Acquisition information storage means for storing the special information acquired by the information acquisition means as a plurality of numbers with a predetermined number defined in advance as an upper limit;
It is determined whether or not the special information stored in the acquisition information storage means corresponds to the addition information, and when a plurality of special information are stored in the acquisition information storage means, the plurality of special information are stored. An assignment determination unit that sequentially performs the assignment determination on special information;
Privilege awarding means for awarding a player a privilege based on the result of the awarding determination by the awarding determining means being the result of the assignment corresponding result that the special information to be determined corresponds to the awarding information;
A pattern display unit having a display unit and variably displaying a pattern on the display unit;
Prior to the application determination being performed by the application determination means or based on the application determination being performed by the application determination means, the symbol display means starts variable display of the pattern, and the result of the application determination The variable display of the patterns of each game is displayed according to the special information stored in the acquired information storage means, with one stop of the variable display of the pattern displayed by displaying the stop result corresponding to Game turn control means for controlling the pattern display means to be performed;
The information corresponding to the determination result in the case where the predetermined special information stored in the acquired information storage means is the target of the addition determination is prior to the predetermined special information being the target of the addition determination. Destination identification means for identifying in timing;
State setting means for setting a special notification state in which a special notification is made when the identification result by the destination identification means is a predetermined identification result;
And a special notification means for performing a special notification in a game session which is performed prior to a game cycle related to the special information specified as a target of the destination identification means when the special notification state is in effect;
The special notification means is
Continuation determination means for determining whether or not to continue the special notification state based on the special information stored later than the special information that has become the predetermined identification result when in the special notification state ,
A game machine characterized by comprising: special notification state continuing means for continuing the special notification state when it is judged by the continuation judging means that the special notification state is to be continued.

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