JP2019076644A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a game machine capable of suitably displaying first identification information and second identification information and capable of preventing a decrease in game amusement.SOLUTION: A variation display is executed by numbers, and the variation display is stopped by numbers and characters. The number when the variation display is executed by numbers is displayed larger than the number when the variation display is stopped by numbers and characters. In addition, a suggestion performance suggesting whether to be controlled to an advantageous state or not according to a mode of a performance to be executed by predetermined performance means can be executed, and a performance assistance display related to the suggestion performance can be executed by variation display means. The performance assistance display can be executed at different positions depending on whether a specific condition is satisfied or not.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 13

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine such as a pachinko gaming machine, and more particularly to a gaming machine capable of performing variable display of identification information and controlling it to an advantageous state for the player.

  As such a gaming machine, when executing variable display of identification information, it consists of numerical information for the first identification information and decoration information as the second identification information, and during the variable display, the numerical information only changes. However, there has been a mode in which the decoration information is attached to the numerical information at the time of the change stop (Patent Document 1). In addition, there has been a case where the variable display by the numerical information is started, and the decoration information is attached to the numerical information in the middle of the fluctuation (Patent Document 2).

Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 2007-135800 (FIG. 31) JP, 2004-173716, A (Drawing 8 and Drawing 9)

  However, in the gaming machines of Patent Document 1 and Patent Document 2 described above, since the size of the numerical information as the first identification information at the time of the change stop is uniform, the display mode of the decoration information as the second identification information There was a possibility that it might not be possible to make a suitable display depending on

  The present invention has been conceived in view of such circumstances, and an object thereof is to provide a gaming machine capable of suitably displaying first identification information and second identification information.

(1) A gaming machine (pachinko gaming machine 1 or the like) capable of performing variable display (variable display or the like) of identification information (symbol information, symbol etc.) and controlling the advantageous state (big hit gaming state etc.) advantageous to the player. There,
It is provided with fluctuation display means (effect display device 9, microcomputer 100 for effect control, etc.) capable of executing fluctuation display of identification information,
Identification information (symbol information etc.) includes first information (numeric information, numbers etc.) and second information (decoration information, characters etc.),
In the display pattern of the identification information, a first display pattern (a pattern displayed with numerals, etc.) for displaying the first information without displaying the second information, and a first for displaying the first information and the second information 2 Display patterns (patterns displayed with numbers and characters, etc.) are provided,
The variable display means executes the variable display by the first display pattern after the identification information starts to change in a predetermined direction (e.g., downward direction) (performs the variable display by numerals, etc.), and the second display Stop the fluctuation display by the pattern (stop the fluctuation display with numbers and characters, etc.),
The display mode is different between the first information when displayed in the first display pattern and the first information when displayed in the second display pattern (as shown in FIG. 13, numbers When displaying by only the numbers are displayed larger than the numbers when displaying with numbers and characters, etc.),
further,
In addition to executing a suggested effect that suggests whether or not to be controlled to the advantageous state according to the aspect of the effect performed by a predetermined effect means, the variable display means can execute an effect support display related to the suggested effect Suggestive effect executing means (for example, an effect control CPU 90120 that executes the process of step S90804 or step S90805).
The suggestion effect execution means can execute the effect auxiliary display at different positions according to whether or not a specific condition is satisfied (for example, when the determination in step S90803 is YES, the process of step S90805 is performed). Etc),
It is characterized by

  According to such a configuration, the first identification information and the second identification information can be suitably displayed. In addition, it is possible to easily recognize that the specific condition is established and to improve the game interest.

(2) The gaming machine according to (1) above,
The variation display means displays the second information (character A to character I or the like shown in FIG. 12) according to the type of the first information (numbers 1 to 9 shown in FIG. 12 or the like) provided in plural types. The variable display is stopped in accordance with the second display pattern to be displayed (as shown in FIG. 13, the variable display is stopped in a pattern for displaying a character corresponding to a number).

  According to such a configuration, the first identification information and the second identification information can be suitably displayed.

(3) The gaming machine according to (1) or (2) above,
When the variable display means is in the reach state, the display mode of the first information and the second information is displayed differently from the display mode before the reach state (as shown in FIG. 15, reach) During the formation action, a large movement of the character is displayed, etc.).

  According to such a configuration, the first identification information and the second identification information can be suitably displayed.

(4) The gaming machine according to any one of (1) to (3) above,
The change display means executes a first change effect when changing from the first display pattern to the second display pattern (executes an effect of changing from only numbers to numbers and characters as a change stop action) When changing from the second display pattern to the first display pattern, a second change effect is executed (an action of changing from a number and a character to only a number is executed as an action at the start of variation),
The first change effect and the second change effect have different execution modes (as shown in FIG. 14, in the variation stop symbol action executed as the first change effect, the character is displayed on the screen of the effect display device 9 Jumping forward from the depth direction when viewed from the front, the numbers move downward, the character is displayed larger than the numbers, and in the variation start symbol action executed as the second change effect, the numbers and characters from the character Is erased, and only the number displayed larger than before the change changes downward etc.).

  According to such a configuration, the first identification information and the second identification information can be suitably displayed.

(5) The gaming machine according to any one of (1) to (4) above,
The variation display means displays, by the first display pattern, identification information indicating that the advantageous state is to be controlled at the end of the reach effect, and the second display of the confirmation display of the identification information after the end of the reach effect The pattern is displayed (as shown in FIG. 15, the symbols are aligned with only numbers at the end of the SP reach, and a decision operation is performed with numbers and characters at the time of finalized display after returning to the normal background).

  According to such a configuration, the first identification information and the second identification information can be suitably displayed.

(6) The gaming machine according to any one of (1) to (5),
When the fluctuation display means stops the fluctuation display of the identification information, it displays the second information so that the display range is wider than the first information before the stop (as shown in FIG. 13). When the variable display is stopped, the character is displayed wider than the display range of the number before the stop, etc.).

  According to such a configuration, the first identification information and the second identification information can be suitably displayed.

(7) The gaming machine according to any one of (1) to (6) above,
The variation display means displays the second information so as to fly forward from the rear of the gaming machine when the variation display of identification information is stopped (when variation is stopped as shown in FIGS. 13 and 14) The character is displayed as a design action so as to fly forward from the depth direction when the screen of the effect display device 9 is viewed from the front).

  According to such a configuration, it is possible to perform a powerful display using the second identification information.

(8) The gaming machine according to any one of (1) to (7),
The advantageous state is provided with a highly advantageous first advantageous state (such as a probability variation big hit state) and a second advantageous state (usually a big hit state etc.) that is less advantageous than the first advantageous state.
The first information corresponding to the first advantageous state (such as a numeral corresponding to a probability variation big hit) and the first information corresponding to the second advantageous state (such as a numeral corresponding to a big hit) are provided.
The variation display means executes the second display pattern only in the first information corresponding to the first advantageous state (as shown in the modification, only in a number corresponding to a probability variation big hit, a number and a character Etc.).

  According to such a configuration, it is possible to give a special impression to the highly advantageous first information.

(9) The gaming machine according to any one of (1) to (8),
The variable display is started based on the fact that the game medium (game ball or the like) has entered the start area (the first start winning opening 13 or the second start winning opening 14 or the like),
A high-frequency state control that can control the start area to a high-frequency state (such as a short-time state) in which game media can easily enter than in the normal state until a predetermined condition (fluctuating 100 rotations, etc.) is satisfied after the advantageous state ends. Further comprising means (microcomputer 560 etc for game control),
The fluctuation display means starts fluctuation display with the first display pattern in the high frequency state and stops fluctuation display with the first display pattern (in the time saving state, it starts fluctuation with only the number) Stop the change with numbers only, etc.)

  According to such a configuration, it is possible to preferably display the first information in the high frequency state.

(10) The gaming machine according to any one of (3) to (9),
The system further comprises presentation sound output means (microcomputer 100 for presentation control, sound output board 70, speaker 27 etc.) for outputting presentation sound according to presentation,
It may develop into a special reach (SP reach etc.) after a predetermined time has elapsed since the reach state.
The variable display means reduces and displays (displays with a small symbol, etc.) the first information in the special reach, and reduces and displays the first information according to the effect sound during the special reach. The information is subjected to a predetermined operation and displayed (as shown in FIG. 15, the small symbol is vigorously moved according to the effect sound during the SP reach as the small symbol action pattern B, etc.).

  According to such a configuration, the first information reduced and displayed can be suitably displayed.

(11) The gaming machine according to any one of (1) to (10),
The system further comprises a notice effect executing means (microcomputer 100 for effect control etc.) capable of executing a predetermined notice effect (full screen notice effect etc.),
The predetermined advance presentation effect is executed to make the display mode of the identification information invisible or hard to recognize at the start of the variable display (as shown in FIG. 18 (B2), FIG. 20 (B2) or FIG. 22 (B2) Such as black out effect that a certain decorative pattern becomes invisible),
In the identification information, when the predetermined advance effect is executed, it is possible to start variable display in a predetermined direction after the execution period of the predetermined advance effect (FIG. 18 (B2), FIG. 20 (B2) (D2), (E2), (D), (E) or (D) of FIG. 22 after the execution period of the blackout effect shown in (B2) or (B2) of FIG. Forward movement starts, etc.)

  According to such a configuration, it is possible to prevent the movement of the identification information from being obscured, and the interest of the game can be improved.

  Moreover, the invention which concerns on the following (12)-(20) is included in the form for implementing invention mentioned later. 2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, among gaming machines, gaming machines that perform auxiliary display in accordance with the operation of a movable body, as disclosed in JP-A-2014-104126, are known. However, in the above-described gaming machine, the display pattern of the auxiliary display is monotonous, and there is a possibility that the amusement of the game may be reduced. In view of this point, there is a demand for provision of a gaming machine that can prevent a decrease in amusement.

(12) In order to achieve the above object, a gaming machine according to another aspect is a gaming machine that can be controlled to an advantageous state by being provided with variable display means (for example, the image display device 905).
In addition to executing a suggested effect that suggests whether or not to be controlled to the advantageous state according to the aspect of the effect performed by a predetermined effect means, the variable display means can execute an effect support display related to the suggested effect Suggestive effect executing means (for example, an effect control CPU 90120 that executes the process of step S90804 or step S90805).
The suggestion effect execution means can execute the effect auxiliary display at different positions according to whether or not a specific condition is satisfied (for example, when the determination in step S90803 is YES, the process of step S90805 is performed). Etc),
It is characterized by

  According to such a configuration, it is possible to diversify the execution pattern of the presentation assistance display, and to prevent the decrease in the game entertainment.

(13) In the gaming machine of (12),
When the specific condition is satisfied, the suggestion effect execution means can execute the effect support display in a specific display area in the variable display means (for example, a movable body in a specific display area in the image display device 905) Display a movement effect image, and can execute movable body effects in a mode different from the normal time, etc.),
You may do so.

  According to such a configuration, it is possible to easily recognize that the specific condition is established, and to improve the game interest.

(14) In the gaming machine of (12) or (13),
Correspondence display means (for example, CPU 90120 for effect control, such as hold display or active display) for performing correspondence display corresponding to the fluctuation display of the fluctuation display means;
Corresponding display changing means capable of changing the display mode of the corresponding display and enlarging the display area of the corresponding display (for example, in the case where enlargement mode setting for performing enlarged display is performed in the processing of step S90807) And a rendering control CPU 90120 for performing enlargement control to magnify and display all the pending display and active display being displayed including the pending display of the advance notice object),
You may do so.

  According to such a configuration, it is possible to easily recognize that the display mode of the correspondence display changes, and it is possible to improve the game interest.

(15) In the gaming machine according to (13) or (14),
The predetermined effect means is a movable body (e.g., a movable body 9099 etc.) operable according to the effect performed by the variable display means,
The suggestion effect execution means is capable of operating the movable body and performing presentation support display (for example, displaying an effect image) associated with the operation of the movable body, and when the specific condition is satisfied, Unlike the case where the specific condition is not satisfied, the effect supplementary display is executed in the specific display area (for example, the movable body 9099 is rotated as a special effect of the movable body and the small screen which is the specific display area is effective) Display an image etc.),
You may do so.

  According to such a configuration, it is possible to appropriately perform the presentation support display, and it is possible to improve the amusement of the game.

(16) In the gaming machine according to any one of (13) to (15),
Correspondence display means (for example, CPU 90120 for effect control, such as hold display or active display) for performing correspondence display corresponding to the fluctuation display of the fluctuation display means;
And display control means for controlling display of the specific display area (for example, CPU 90120 for effect control that executes the processing of step S90807 or step S90810).
The display control means can display a display other than the correspondence display in the specific display area (for example, a display other than a display relating to a hold / active change effect such as a hold display or an active display, a character image in action effect, etc.) ),
You may do so.

  According to such a configuration, it is possible to prevent a sense of incongruity which is caused by the correspondence display being displayed in a plurality of display areas.

(17) In the gaming machine according to any one of (13) to (16),
The system further comprises an advance notice effect execution unit capable of executing a plurality of types of advance notice effects (for example, an effect control CPU 90120 that executes the process of step S90814),
The preview presentation effect execution unit can execute the plurality of types of preview presentation effects in the specific display area (if the small screen as the specific display area is displayed, the effect performed in step S90814 is Small screen, etc.),
You may do so.

  According to such a configuration, the visibility of the advance notice effect can be improved, and the effect of the effect can be improved, and the game interest can be improved.

(18) In the gaming machine according to any one of (13) to (17),
The suggestion effect execution means can further execute a suggestion display effect different from the suggestion effect (for example, hold / active change effect, etc.),
The specific condition is satisfied by the indication effect and the indication display effect being executed in the same period (for example, the identification is performed by performing both the suspension / active change effect for performing the enlargement display and the movable object effect Conditions are met, etc.),
The indication effect execution means ends at least the indication display effect after the end of the indication effect, and ends the display by the specific display area based on the end of the indication display effect (for example, hold / active change) The effect ends after the end of the movable object effect, and the small screen as the specific display area is erased after the end of the hold / active change effect, etc.),
You may do so.

  According to such a configuration, the rendering effect can be enhanced. In addition, it is possible to reduce (prevent) discomfort caused by the termination of the suggested effect when it is halfway.

(19) In the gaming machine according to any one of (12) to (18),
Correspondence display means (for example, CPU 90120 for effect control, such as hold display or active display) for performing correspondence display corresponding to the fluctuation display of the fluctuation display means;
Correspondence display change means (for example, a notice that displays the correspondence display of the change target in a special display mode that is displayed only when the display mode of the correspondence display changes while changing the display mode of the correspondence display And the effect control CPU 90120 for changing the display mode of the hold display of the advance notice target so that it can be recognized which hold is the target variable display.
You may do so.

  According to such a configuration, the object to be changed becomes clear, and the rendering effect can be improved.

(20) In the gaming machine according to any one of (12) to (19),
Correspondence display means (for example, CPU 90120 for effect control, such as hold display or active display) for performing correspondence display corresponding to the fluctuation display of the fluctuation display means;
Correspondence display changing means (as shown in (a), (b) and (c) of FIG. 48, the character 90930 holds the color ball 90931 by changing the display mode of the correspondence display by causing the action display (for example, ball) to act. Further, the color ball 90931 collides with the hold display TH and changes the color of the hold display TH, etc.).
The corresponding display changing means is
The first pattern (such as a success pattern in FIGS. 48 (a), (b) and (c)) which starts the display of the action display and changes the display mode of the correspondence display after a predetermined period has elapsed, and the display of the action display And a second pattern (such as a failure pattern in (a), (b), (d) in FIGS. 48 (a), (b), (d)) that does not change the display mode of the correspondence display after a predetermined period has elapsed.
After the display of the action display is started, it is possible to execute deceleration control to reduce the speed of the action display with respect to the corresponding display to be made at a common timing in a predetermined period of the first pattern and the second pattern. Certainly (eg, as shown in FIG. 48 (b), deceleration of the ball speed is started at the same timing on success and failure, etc.),
You may do so.

  According to such a configuration, it is possible to improve the interest of the game by changing the action display.

It is the front view which saw the pachinko game machine from the front. It is a figure showing a hit classification table. FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing an example of a circuit configuration of a main board (game control board). It is explanatory drawing which shows each random number. It is explanatory drawing which shows a big hit determination table and a big hit classification determination table. It is a figure which shows the change pattern table used in order to determine a change pattern in a tabular form. It is an explanatory view showing an example of contents of an effect control command. It is a flowchart which shows timer interruption processing. It is a flow chart which shows special symbol process processing. It is a flow chart which shows production control main processing. It is a flowchart which shows production control process processing. It is a figure which shows the relationship between 1st information and 2nd information. It is a figure which shows the aspect of a fluctuation display. It is a timing chart of non-reach when symbol display pattern. It is a timing chart of SP reach big hit time symbol display pattern. It is a flowchart which shows production design fluctuation start processing. It is a timing chart which shows the relation of the change of a decoration pattern, and each notice production etc. It is a figure which shows the example of production | presentation execution. It is a timing chart which shows the relation of the change of a decoration pattern, and each notice production etc. It is a figure which shows the example of production | presentation execution. It is a timing chart which shows the relation of the change of a decoration pattern, and each notice production etc. It is a figure which shows the example of production | presentation execution. It is a front view of a pachinko game machine in another embodiment. It is a block diagram which shows the various control boards etc. which were mounted in the pachinko game machine. It is a figure which shows an example of a production control command. It is a flow chart which shows an example of special symbol process processing. It is a flow chart which shows an example of start winning a prize judging processing. It is a figure for demonstrating random value MR1 '-MR3'. It is a block diagram showing an example of composition of a special figure reservation storage part. It is a flow chart which shows an example of judgment processing at the time of starting winning a prize. It is a flow chart which shows an example of special symbol normal processing. It is explanatory drawing which shows the structural example of a special figure display result determination table and a big hit classification determination table. It is a flow chart which shows an example of change pattern setting processing. It is an explanatory view showing an example of composition of a change pattern. It is a figure which shows the structural example of a big hit fluctuation pattern determination table. It is a figure which shows the structural example of a loss fluctuation pattern determination table. It is a flow chart which shows an example of production control process processing. It is a flow chart which shows an example of pre-reading processing. It is a flow chart which shows an example of pre-reading production execution setting processing. It is a figure which shows the structural example of a pre-reading production execution determination table. It is a figure which shows the structural example of a final color determination table. It is a figure which shows the structural example of an expansion aspect setting presence determination table. It is a flowchart which shows an example of a variable display start setting process. It is a flow chart which shows an example of production processing under variable display. It is a timing chart in a case where suspension / active change production and movable body production which perform expansion display are performed. It is a figure which shows the example of production operation of a movable body production. It is a figure which shows the production | presentation operation example of suspension / active change presentation and movable body presentation. It is a figure which shows the example of production | presentation operation | movement of suspension change production.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. Although a pachinko gaming machine is shown as an example of a gaming machine, the present invention is not limited to a pachinko gaming machine, and may be other gaming machines such as a coin gaming machine, a slot machine, etc. As long as it is a machine, it may be any game machine.

First Embodiment
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. First, the overall configuration of a pachinko gaming machine 1 which is an example of a gaming machine will be described. FIG. 1 is a front view of the pachinko gaming machine 1 viewed from the front. FIG. 2 is a hit classification table.

  The pachinko gaming machine 1 is a gaming machine in which a game is performed by striking a gaming ball as a gaming medium into the gaming area 7. The pachinko gaming machine 1 is configured of an outer frame (not shown) formed in a vertically long rectangular shape, and a game frame attached to the inside of the outer frame so as to be openable and closable. In addition, the pachinko gaming machine 1 has a glass door frame 2 formed in a frame shape provided so as to be openable and closable in the game frame. The play space is a front frame (not shown) installed openably and closably with respect to the outer frame, a mechanism board (not shown) to which mechanism parts and the like are attached, and various parts attached to them (games described later And the board 6). In the pachinko gaming machine 1, a game is performed by driving a game ball as a game medium into the game area.

  On the lower surface of the glass door frame 2, there is a hitting ball supply plate (upper plate) 3. At the lower part of the bat supply tray 3, there are provided a surplus ball tray 4 for storing gaming balls which can not be accommodated in the bat supply tray 3, a bat operating handle (operation knob) 5 for emitting a bat, and the like. In addition, the game board 6 is detachably attached to the back of the glass door frame 2. The game board 6 is a structure including a plate-like body that constitutes it and various components attached to the plate-like body. Further, on the front surface of the game board 6, there is formed a game area 7 where the driven game balls can flow down.

  The member forming the surplus ball tray (lower plate) 4 is formed in a stick shape (rod shape) at a predetermined position on the front side of the upper surface of the lower plate main body (for example, the central portion of the lower plate). There is attached a stick controller 122 which can be gripped and tilted in a plurality of directions (front and rear, left and right). In the stick controller 122, a predetermined operation finger (for example, a forefinger or the like) is pressed and pulled in a state where the player holds the operation stick of the stick controller 122 with the operation hand (for example, left hand or the like). A trigger button 125 (see FIG. 3) that can perform an instruction operation is provided, and a trigger sensor 121 (FIG. 3) that detects a predetermined instruction operation by pushing or pulling the trigger button 125 See) is built-in. In addition, a tilting direction sensor unit 123 (see FIG. 3) for detecting a tilting operation on the operating rod is provided in the inside of the main body of the lower tray at the lower part of the stick controller 122 or the like. In addition, the stick controller 122 incorporates a vibrator motor 126 (see FIG. 3) for vibrating the stick controller 122.

  On the member forming the hitting ball supply tray (upper plate) 3, the player performs a predetermined instruction operation, for example, at a predetermined position on the front side of the upper surface of the upper tray body (for example, above the stick controller 122). A possible push button 120 is provided. The push button 120 may be configured to be able to mechanically, electrically or electromagnetically detect a predetermined instruction operation by the player or the like. A push sensor 124 (see FIG. 3) for detecting the operation performed by the player on the push button 120 may be provided inside the body of the upper tray at the installation position of the push button 120 or the like. In the configuration example shown in FIG. 1, the mounting positions of the push button 120 and the stick controller 122 are in the upper and lower positional relationship in the central portion of the upper and lower dishes. On the other hand, the mounting positions of the push button 120 and the stick controller 122 may be shifted to either the left or the right in the upper and lower plates while maintaining the upper and lower positional relationship. Alternatively, the mounting positions of the push button 120 and the stick controller 122 may not be in the vertical positional relationship, but may be in the horizontal positional relationship, for example. As the operation means, a lever switch and other operation means such as a jog dial may be provided.

  Near the center of the game area 7, an effect display device 9 is provided as display means capable of variably displaying (also referred to as variable display) effect symbols as a plurality of types of identification information capable of identifying each of them. The effect design as identification information is composed of numeric information (for example, a number) as first information and decoration information (for example, a character) as second information. The display mode of the first identification information and the second identification information changes in response to the variable display. On the right side of the effect display device 9 in the game area 7, a first special symbol indicator (first variation display unit) 8a that variably displays first special symbols as plural types of identification information that can identify each of the first special symbols, A second special symbol display (second variation display unit) 8b is provided which variably displays a second special symbol as a plurality of types of identification information capable of identifying each.

  Each of the first special symbol display 8a and the second special symbol display 8b is configured by a simple and small display (for example, 7-segment LED) capable of variably displaying numbers and characters. The effect display device 9 is configured of a liquid crystal display device (LCD), and provided on the display screen is a effect symbol display area for performing variable display of the effect symbol synchronized with the variable display of the first special symbol or the second special symbol. Be In the effect symbol display area, symbol display areas are formed in which, for example, three effect symbols for decoration (for effect) on the left, middle and right are variably displayed.

  Hereinafter, the first special symbol and the second special symbol may be collectively referred to as a special symbol, and the first special symbol indicator 8a and the second special symbol indicator 8b are generically referred to as a special symbol indicator (variation indicator) There is something to do.

  Although this embodiment shows the case where the two special symbol displays 8a and 8b are provided, the gaming machine may have only one special symbol display.

  Each of the first special symbol display 8a and the second special symbol display 8b is controlled by the game control microcomputer mounted on the main board (game control board). The effect display device 9 is controlled by the effect control microcomputer mounted on the effect control board. When the variable display of the first special symbol is executed by the first special symbol display 8a, the effect display is executed by the effect display device 9 along with the fluctuation display, and the second special symbol display 8b is performed by the first special symbol display 8a. (2) When the variable display of the special symbol is being executed, the effect display is executed by the effect display device 9 along with the variable display, so it is possible to easily grasp the progress of the game.

  More specifically, the variable display of the first special symbol or the second special symbol is satisfied with the first start condition or the second start condition which is the execution condition of the variable display (for example, the game ball is the first start winning opening 13 Alternatively, after passing through (including winning) the second start winning opening 14, the change display start condition (for example, when the number of reserved memories is not 0, the change of the first special symbol and the second special symbol It is started based on the fact that the display is not executed and the jackpot game is not executed), and the display result (stop symbol) is derived and displayed when the fluctuation display time (variation time) has elapsed. Do. The game ball passing means that the game ball has passed through an area defined as a winning area such as a winning opening or a gate in advance, and includes the concept that the gaming ball has entered the winning opening (winning). It is. Furthermore, deriving and displaying a display result means to stop and display a symbol (example of identification information).

  When the big hit display result (big hit symbol) as the specific display result is derived and displayed on the first special symbol display 8a, or the big hit display result (big hit symbol) as the specific display result on the second special symbol display 8b When it is derived and displayed, the jackpot display result (combination of big hit symbols) as the specific display result is also derived and displayed on the effect display device 9. As described above, when the specific display result is displayed as the display result of the variable display, it is controlled to the specific gaming state (big hit gaming state) as the advantageous state in which the player is given an advantageous value (favorable value).

  Further, in the effect display device 9, symbols other than the symbol to be the final stop symbol (for example, middle symbol among left and right middle symbols) continue for a predetermined time, and the big hit symbol (for example, left middle right symbol is aligned with the same symbol) Stop, swing, zoom in / out or deform in the state that matches the combination of symbols, or display multiple symbols in synchronization with the same symbol, or change the position of the display symbol Then, an effect performed in a state where the possibility of the occurrence of a big hit continues before the final result is displayed (hereinafter, these states are referred to as a reach state) is called reach effect.

  Here, in the reach state, when the effect design stopped and displayed in the display area of the effect display device 9 constitutes a part of the big hit combination, the fluctuation display of the effect design which is not yet stopped is continued. The display state or the display state in which all or part of the effect symbols are variably displayed synchronously while constituting all or part of the big hit combination. In other words, reach refers to a state in which identification information constitutes a specific display result in a plurality of variable display areas, but at least a part of the variable display areas is in a variable display mode. In this embodiment, the reach state is formed, for example, in a state in which the same symbol stops in the left and right symbol display areas, and the symbol does not stop in the middle symbol display area. The symbols stopped in the left and right symbol display areas when the reach state is formed are called reach formation symbols or reach symbols.

  And the display production in the reach state is reach production display (reach production). In addition, at the time of reach, there are times when the effect which is different from usual is done with the lamp and the sound. This effect is called reach effect. In addition, when reaching, a character (effect display imitating a person or the like, which is different from a symbol (effect symbol etc)) is displayed, or a display mode (for example, color etc.) of a background image of the effect display device 9 ) May be changed. This change in the display of the character and the display mode of the background is called reach effect display. In addition, some reach are set so that a big hit is more likely to occur when they appear, as compared to the normal reach. Such special reach is called super reach.

  Below the effect display device 9, a winning device having a first start winning hole 13 is provided. The game ball that has won the first start winning opening 13 is guided to the back of the game board 6 and is detected by the first start opening switch 13a.

  Further, below the winning device having the first start winning opening (first starting opening) 13, a variable winning ball device 15 having a second starting winning opening 14 capable of winning a game ball is provided. The game ball that has won the second starting winning opening (second starting opening) 14 is guided to the back of the game board 6 and is detected by the second starting opening switch 14a. The variable winning ball device 15 is opened by the solenoid 16. When the variable winning ball device 15 is in the open state, the gaming ball can be won in the second start winning hole 14 (it becomes easy to get a start prize), which is advantageous for the player. In the state where the variable winning ball device 15 is in the open state, the gaming ball is more likely to win the second starting winning hole 14 than the first starting winning hole 13. Further, in a state where the variable winning ball device 15 is in the closed state, the gaming ball does not win the second start winning hole 14. Therefore, in a state where the variable winning ball device 15 is in the closed state, the gaming ball is more likely to win the first starting winning hole 13 than the second starting winning hole 14. In the state where the variable winning ball device 15 is in the closed state, although it is difficult to win, it may be configured to be able to win (that is, the gaming ball is hard to win). Hereinafter, the first starting winning opening 13 and the second starting winning opening 14 may be collectively referred to as a starting winning opening or a starting opening.

  Above the second special symbol display 8b, there is a second special symbol hold storage indicator 18b consisting of four indicators for displaying the number of activated winning balls that have entered the second start winning opening 14, ie, the second reserve memory number. It is provided. The second special symbol hold storage indicator 18b increases the number of lighted indicators by one each time there is a valid start winning. Then, each time the variable display on the second special symbol display 8b is started, the number of lighted indicators is reduced by one.

  Further, above the second special symbol suspension storage indicator 18b, the number of activated winning balls entering the first start winning opening 13, ie, the first suspension storage number (pending storage is also referred to as start storage or start prize storage). A first special symbol hold storage indicator 18a consisting of four indicators for displaying) is provided. The first special symbol hold storage indicator 18a increases the number of lighted indicators by one each time there is a valid start winning. Then, each time the variable display on the first special symbol display 8a is started, the number of lighted indicators is reduced by one.

  In the game machine, a hit ball firing device (not shown) which drives the drive motor in response to the player operating the hitting operation handle 5 and uses the rotational force of the drive motor to launch the game ball into the game area 7 ) Is provided. The game balls fired from the hit ball launcher enter the game area 7 through the ball hitting rails formed in a circular shape so as to surround the game area 7, and then descend the game area 7. If the game ball enters the first starting winning opening 13 and is detected by the first starting opening switch 13a, it is possible to start the variable display of the first special symbol (for example, the variable display of the special symbol is ended, the first The start condition of 1 is satisfied), the fluctuation display (variation) of the first special symbol is started in the first special symbol display 8a, and the fluctuation display of the effect symbol is started in the effect display device 9. That is, the variable display of the first special symbol and the effect symbol corresponds to the winning of the first start winning opening 13. If it is not in a state where variable display of the first special symbol can be started, the first number of pending storages is increased by 1 on the condition that the number of first pending storages has not reached the upper limit value.

  If the game ball enters the second starting winning opening 14 and is detected by the second starting opening switch 14a, it is possible to start the variable display of the second special symbol (for example, the variable display of the special symbol ends, the second The start condition of 2) is satisfied, and the variable display (variation) of the second special symbol is started in the second special symbol display 8 b, and the variable display of the effect symbol is started in the effect display device 9. That is, the variation display of the second special symbol and the effect symbol corresponds to the winning of the second start winning opening 14. If it is not in a state where variable display of the second special symbol can be started, the second pending storage number is increased by one on the condition that the second pending storage number has not reached the upper limit value.

  The effect display device 9 is for decoration (for effect) during the fluctuation display time of the first special symbol by the first special symbol display 8a and during the fluctuation display time of the second special symbol by the second special symbol display 8b. Perform variable display of the effect pattern as the symbol of. The variation display of the first special symbol in the first special symbol display 8a and the variation display of the effect symbol in the effect display device 9 are synchronized with each other. In addition, the variation display of the second special symbol in the second special symbol display 8 b and the variation display of the effect symbol in the effect display device 9 are synchronized with each other. In addition, when the big hit symbol is stopped and displayed in the first special symbol display 8a, and when the big hit symbol is stopped and displayed in the second special symbol display 8b, a rendering symbol that evokes a big hit in the effect display device 9 The combination of is displayed stopped.

  In addition, a hold storage display unit (total hold storage display unit) displaying the total number of the first hold memory number and the second hold memory number (total hold memory number) at the lower position on the display screen of the effect display device 9 , Reserve display area, not shown). In the total holding storage display unit, the holding storage number can be specified as the holding storage display, for example, by the display number of the predetermined image (by displaying one holding storage image corresponding to each of the holding storage information, Specify the number of pending storages) is displayed. As described above, by providing the combined hold storage display unit for displaying the total number, it is possible to easily grasp the total number of formation of execution conditions for which the variable display start condition is not satisfied. In each of the first special symbol holding storage indicator 18a, the second special symbol holding storage indicator 18b, and the effect display 9, the light emission display and the image display for indicating the number of holding storages is a hold display or a hold It is called memory display.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 1, a special variable winning ball device 20 is provided below the variable winning ball device 15. The special variable winning ball device 20 has an opening and closing plate, and when the specific display result (big hit symbol) is derived and displayed on the first special symbol display 8a, the specific display result (big hit symbol) on the second special symbol display 8b In the specific gaming state (big hit gaming state) that occurs when the display is derived, the opening / closing plate is controlled by the solenoid 21 to be in the open state, whereby the big winning opening serving as the winning area is opened. The game ball that has won the special winning opening is detected by the count switch 23.

  In the jackpot gaming state, the special variable winning ball device 20 is repeatedly and continuously controlled to repeat the open state and the closed state. In the repeated continuation control, a state in which the special variable winning prize ball device 20 is opened is called a round. Thus, the repeat continuation control is also referred to as round control. In the present embodiment, a plurality of jackpot types are provided, and when it is determined to be a jackpot, any jackpot type is selected.

  On the left side of the effect display device 9, an ordinary symbol display 10 for variably displaying an ordinary symbol capable of identifying each of the effect display devices 9 is provided. In this embodiment, the normal symbol display 10 is realized by a simple and small display (for example, a 7-segment LED) capable of fluctuating display of the numbers 0-9. That is, the normal symbol display 10 is configured to variably display the numbers 0 to 9 (or symbols). Moreover, the small display is formed, for example, in a square shape.

  When the game ball passes the gate 32 and is detected by the gate switch 32a, the variable display of the display of the normal symbol display 10 is started. Then, when the stop symbol in the normal symbol display 10 is a predetermined symbol (hit symbol. For example, symbol "7"), the variable winning ball device 15 is closed for a predetermined time, which is disadvantageous for the player for a predetermined number of times. Changes to a player's open position. In the vicinity of the normal symbol display 10, a normal symbol hold storage indicator 41 having a display unit with four LEDs for displaying the number of winning balls having passed through the gate 32 is provided. Each time the game ball passes to the gate 32, that is, whenever the game ball is detected by the gate switch 32a, the normal symbol hold storage indicator 41 increases the number of lighted LEDs by one. Then, every time the variable display of the normal symbol display 10 is started, the number of LEDs to be lit is reduced by one.

  In addition, above the effect display device 9, an accessory 12 is provided. The accessory 12 is located between the game board 6 and the effect display device 9 and can be displaced by the accessory motor 17. The accessory 12 is usually located in a place that is difficult for the player to visually recognize, and moves to a position (for example, a position in front of the effect display device 9) visible to the player when a predetermined effect is performed.

  At the lower part of the game board 6, there is an out port 26 where a non-winning hit ball is taken. In the upper left and right upper and lower left of the game area 7, four speakers 27 are provided for producing sound effects and sounds as a predetermined sound output. On the outer periphery of the game area 7, a frame LED 28 provided on the front frame is provided.

  In addition, a prepaid card unit (hereinafter, also simply referred to as a "card unit") that enables ball lending by inserting a prepaid card is installed adjacent to the pachinko gaming machine 1 (not shown).

  In the hit type table in FIG. 2, for each hit type in the big hit, the big hit probability after the end of the big hit gaming state, the base after the end of the big hit gaming state, the fluctuation time after the big hit gaming state end, the number of times open in big hit ( The number of rounds) and the open time of each round are shown.

  Specifically, in the big hit gaming state, after the special variable winning prize ball device 20 is put into the open state, a predetermined open state end condition (a predetermined period (for example, 29 seconds in the open state) has elapsed, or, In response to the establishment of the open end condition that a predetermined number (for example, 10) of winning balls are generated, the closed state is established. Then, when the open end condition is satisfied, the continuation right is generated, and the special variable winning prize ball device 20 is opened again. The generation of the continuation right is repeated until the number of times of opening in the jackpot gaming state reaches 15 rounds (final round) where the predetermined upper limit is reached.

  Of the "big hit", after being controlled to the big hit gaming state, there is a high probability of being determined to be a big hit as a special gaming state as compared to the normal state (a normal gaming state which is not a definite change state) The type (classification) of the jackpot that shifts to (abbreviation of probability fluctuation state, also referred to as high probability state) is called “probability variation jackpot”. Further, in the present embodiment, when the special gaming state is controlled to be in a short time state in which the variation time (variation display period) of the special symbol or the representation pattern is shortened as compared with the non-time-short state in addition to the probability variation state. There is. Note that the special game state may be controlled to be in the time saving state independently of the probability change state.

  In this way, by shifting to the time saving state, the fluctuation time of the special symbol and the rendering symbol is shortened, so when it becomes the time saving state, the effective start winning is likely to occur and the big hit game may be performed. Increase. In addition, the type (class) of the big hit which does not shift to a definite change state after being controlled by the big hit game state of 15 rounds among "big hit" is called "usually big hit".

  Also, as the special gaming state, accompanying the probability changing state or the time saving state, the frequency of the game ball entering the variable winning ball device 15 is increased by increasing the frequency at which the variable winning ball device 15 is opened. There is a case where it is controlled to the electronic control unit control state that facilitates (higher approach, higher frequency) winning on the variable winning ball device 15. Since the electronic control support state is a high base state as described later, it will be mainly referred to as a high base state in the following description.

  Here, the electronic Chu support control will be described. As the electric chew support control, the control (normal symbol shortening control) to reduce the fluctuation time of normal symbol (time from the start of fluctuation display to the derivation display of display result) and derive the display result early (normal symbol shortening control), ordinary symbol Control to increase the probability that the stop symbol will hit the symbol (normal symbol probability change control), control to lengthen the opening time of the variable winning ball device 15 (opening time extension control), and increase the number of times the variable winning ball device 15 is opened Control (control to increase the number of times of release) is performed. When such control is performed, the time ratio at which the variable winning ball device 15 is in the open state is higher than when the control is not performed, so that the frequency of winning to the second start winning opening 14 As a result, the game ball is more likely to get a start winning (the condition for executing variable display on the special symbol displays 8a and 8b and the effect display device 9 is more likely to be established). As a result of this control, the frequency of winning on the second start winning opening 14 is increased, so that the frequency of establishment of the second start condition and / or the frequency of execution of variation display of the second special symbol is increased.

  The state (high frequency state) in which the winning frequency to the second start winning opening 14 is increased by the electric chew support control is the ratio of the number of gaming balls paid out as the winning balls according to the winning to the number of firing balls The "base" is referred to as the "high base state" because it is in a higher state than when the control is not performed. Also, when such control is not performed, it is called "low base state". Further, such control is control for facilitating winning on the variable winning ball device 15 by supporting the winning with the variable winning ball device 15, ie, the electric tulip, and is called "electric chew support control".

  In this embodiment, the term "high probability state (probability state)" and "low probability state (non-probability state)" are used as terms indicating the state of the big hit probability, and terms as a combination of base states are indicated. , "High base state (power chew support control state)" and "low base state (non-power chew support control state)" are used.

  Moreover, in this embodiment, the terms “low probability low base state”, “low probability high base state”, and “high probability high base state” are used as terms indicating the combination of the jackpot probability state and the base state. Use. The "low probability low base state" is a state indicating that the state of the jackpot probability is a low probability state and the base state is a low base state. The “low probability high base state” is a state indicating that the state of the jackpot probability is a low probability state and the base state is a high base state. The “high probability high base state” is a state indicating that the state of the jackpot probability is a high probability state and the base state is a high base state.

  As shown in FIG. 2, as the jackpots of 15 rounds, a plurality of kinds of jackpots, usually a jackpot and a definite variation jackpot, are provided. Usually, the big hit is a big hit controlled to the non-probability state, the short time state, and the high base state (low probability high base state) after the end of the 15 round big hit gaming state. In the normal big hit, the condition that the non-probability state continues until the next big hit occurs, and the time saving state and the high base state are executed a predetermined number of times of the variable display 100 times, and the next big hit And the condition until the condition occurs, whichever is earlier, until the condition is satisfied. The normal jackpot may be controlled to be a jackpot controlled to the non-probability state, the non-time-short state, and the power-less support control state (low probability low base state).

  The probability variation big hit is a jackpot in which control to shift to a probability variation status, a short time status, and a high base status (high probability high base status) is performed after the end of the 15 rounds of jackpot gaming status. In the big change big hit, the condition that the high probability high base state of this kind, until the variable indication is executed predetermined number of times a predetermined number of times or the condition that until the next big hit occurs, the earlier condition is satisfied Continue for a period of time.

  FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing an example of the circuit configuration of the main board (game control board) and the effect control board. Further, FIG. 3 also shows the payout control board 37 and the like. The main substrate 31 is mounted with a game control microcomputer (corresponding to game control means) 560 for controlling the pachinko gaming machine 1 according to a program. The game control microcomputer 560 includes a ROM 54 for storing a program for game control (game progression control), a RAM 55 as storage means used as a work memory, a CPU 56 for performing control operations according to the program, and an I / O port unit Including 57. The game control microcomputer 560 is a one-chip microcomputer in which the ROM 54 and the RAM 55 are built. The game control microcomputer 560 further includes a random number circuit 503 that generates hardware random numbers (random numbers generated by a hardware circuit).

  In addition, the RAM 55 is a backup RAM as a non-volatile storage means backed up by a backup power source, a part or all of which is created in a power source substrate (not shown). That is, even if the power supply to the gaming machine is stopped, the content of part or all of the RAM 55 is saved for a predetermined period (until the capacitor as the backup power supply is discharged and the power supply of the backup power supply becomes impossible). In particular, data indicating at least the gaming state (i.e., the special symbol process flag etc.) according to the control state of the gaming control means and the data indicating the number of unpaid prize balls are stored in the backup RAM.

  In the game control microcomputer 560, the CPU 56 executes control in accordance with the program stored in the ROM 54, so that the game control microcomputer 560 (or CPU 56) executes (or performs) the following. Specifically, the CPU 56 executes control in accordance with a program. The same applies to a microcomputer mounted on another substrate other than the main substrate 31.

  The random number circuit 503 is a hardware circuit used to generate a random number for determination to determine whether or not to make a big hit according to the display result of the variation display of the special symbol. The random number circuit 503 updates numerical data in accordance with the set update rule within a numerical range in which an initial value (for example, 0) and an upper limit (for example, 65535) are set, and occurs at random timing. It has a random number generation function in which the numerical data to be read out is a random number value based on the fact that the start winning is when the numerical data is read out (extracted). Further, the game control microcomputer 560 has a function of setting an initial value of numerical data to be updated by the random number circuit 503.

  Further, an input driver circuit 58 for giving detection signals from the gate switch 32a, the first start port switch 13a, the second start port switch 14a, and the count switch 23 to the game control microcomputer 560 is also mounted on the main board 31. In addition, the solenoid 16 which opens and closes the variable winning prize ball device 15, and the output circuit 59 which drives the solenoid 21 which opens and closes the special variable winning prize ball device 20 which forms the big prize mouth in accordance with the command from the game control microcomputer 560 It is mounted on the substrate 31.

  In addition, the microcomputer 560 for game control, the first special symbol indicator 8a which fluctuates and displays the special symbol, the second special symbol indicator 8b, the normal symbol indicator 10 which fluctuates and displays the ordinary symbol, the first special symbol hold memory The display control of the display 18a, the second special symbol hold storage indicator 18b and the normal symbol hold storage indicator 41 is performed.

  The effect control board 80 has the effect control microcomputer 100, the ROM 102, the RAM 103, the VDP 109, the I / O port unit 105, and the like. The ROM 102 stores programs and data for effect control such as display control. The RAM 103 is used as a work memory. The ROM 102 and the RAM 103 may be incorporated in the effect control microcomputer 100. The VDP 109 cooperates with the effect control microcomputer 100 to perform display control of the effect display device 9.

  The effect control command for instructing effect content from the game control microcomputer 560 via the relay substrate 77 which allows the signal to pass only in one direction from the main substrate 31 to the effect control substrate 80 from the main substrate 31. Is received and the variable display control of the effect display device 9 is performed, and the display control of the frame LED 28 provided on the frame side is performed via the lamp driver substrate 35, and from the speaker 27 via the audio output substrate 70. Perform various kinds of effect control such as controlling the sound output of

  Further, the effect control CPU 101 receives an operation detection signal as an information signal indicating that the player's operation on the trigger button 125 of the stick controller 122 has been detected, from the trigger sensor 121 to the input port of the I / O port unit 105. Enter through. The effect control CPU 101 also receives an operation detection signal as an information signal indicating that the player's operation on the push button 120 has been detected, from the push sensor 124 via the input port of the I / O port unit 105. Do. In addition, the effect control CPU 101 receives an operation detection signal as an information signal indicating that the player's operation with respect to the operation stick of the stick controller 122 has been detected, from the tilt direction sensor unit 123 and an input of the I / O port unit 105. Enter via port. Further, the effect control CPU 101 causes the stick controller 122 to vibrate by outputting a drive signal to the vibrator motor 126 via the output port of the I / O port unit 105. Further, the effect control CPU 101 drives the accessory motor 17 via the motor drive circuit (not shown) to operate the accessory 12.

  FIG. 4 is an explanatory view showing each random number. In FIG. 4, the type of random number, the update range, the application, and the addition condition are shown. Each random number is used as follows.

  (1) Random R: A random counter for determining whether or not to make a big hit. The random R is updated one by one at 10 MHz, added and updated from 0, added and updated up to its upper limit of 65535, and then added and updated from 0 again. (2) Random 1 (MR1): Determine the type of big hit (type, normal big hit, and any kind of probability variation big hit) and the big hit symbol (for big hit type determination, for big hit symbol determination). (3) Random 2 (MR2): The type (type) of variation pattern is determined (for variation pattern type determination). (4) Random 3 (MR3): A variation pattern (variation time) is determined (for variation pattern determination). (5) Random 4 (MR 4): It is determined whether or not to generate a hit based on the normal symbol (for normal symbol hit determination). (6) Random 5 (MR 5): The initial value of random 4 is determined (for random 4 initial value determination).

  In this embodiment, as a big hit that is a specific gaming state, a plurality of types, usually a big hit and a probability variation big hit, are included. Therefore, when it is determined to be a big hit based on the value of the big hit determination random number (random R), the type of the big hit is any of these big hits based on the value of the big hit type determination random number (random 1). It is decided on the type. Furthermore, when the jackpot type is determined, the jackpot symbol is also determined based on the value of the jackpot type determination random number (random 1) at the same time. Therefore, random 1 is also a jackpot symbol determination random number.

  In addition, first, the variation pattern type is determined using the variation pattern type determination random number (random 2), and the variation pattern is included in the determined variation pattern type using the variation pattern determination random number (random 3) Determine the fluctuation pattern of As such, in this embodiment, the fluctuation pattern is determined by the two-step lottery process. The variation pattern type is one in which a plurality of variation patterns are grouped according to the feature of the variation mode. One or more fluctuation patterns belong to the fluctuation pattern type. The variation pattern type may be called a variation type.

  In this embodiment, the fluctuation patterns are classified into a normal fluctuation pattern type which is a fluctuation pattern type without a reach and a reach fluctuation pattern type which is a fluctuation pattern type with a reach.

  Such a variation pattern type is set to be different because the selection ratio of the variation pattern type is different between the time saving state and the time non-saving state, when the display result is a loss. , The fluctuation time is shortened compared to when not in the time saving state. For example, in the time saving state, the fluctuation time of the predetermined fluctuation pattern is set shorter than that in the time shortening, in order to shorten the average time of fluctuation time as compared with the time not being time saving state. The rate at which the variation pattern type with a short time is selected increases, and even when the reach type is selected, the rate at which the variation pattern of normal reach with the shortest variation time is selected among the variation pattern types is set to be high. By doing this, the average time of the fluctuation time becomes shorter than when not in the short time state.

  In addition, such fluctuation pattern classification is set by the fact that the selection ratio differs when the number of pending storages of each special symbol which fluctuates indicates more than predetermined number and when it is less than predetermined number, When the number of pending storages of each special symbol to display variable is more than a predetermined number, compared to the case where the number of pending storages of each special symbol is less than a predetermined number, the control for reducing the number of holdings is performed. You may do it. For example, in the pending number reduction control state, the rate at which the variation pattern type having a short variation display time such as the normal variation pattern type is selected is set to be higher than in the non-pending number reduction control state. The average time of the variable display time may be shorter than in the non-holding number reduction control state. Further, in the pending number reduction control, the variation display time itself of the variation pattern type may be shortened even when the same variation pattern type is selected, as compared with the case where the pending number reduction control state is not set.

  The variation pattern is not a two-step determination method of determining the variation pattern after determining the variation pattern type, but may be a one-step determination method in which the variation pattern is determined by one random number lottery.

  FIG. 5 is an explanatory view showing the big hit determination table and the big hit type determination table. FIG. 5A is an explanatory view showing the big hit determination table. The jackpot determination table is a collection of data stored in the ROM 54 and is a table in which a jackpot determination value to be compared with the random R is set. The jackpot determination table includes a jackpot determination table used in a normal state (a gaming state which is not a definite change state, that is, a non-probability change state).

  Each numerical value described in the left column of FIG. 5 (A) is set as a big hit judgment value in the normal time jackpot determination table, and it is described in the right column of FIG. 5 (A) in the probability variation big hit judgment table. Each value is set as a big hit judgment value. The big hit judgment value set in the big change judgment big hit judgment table is changed to the big hit judgment value (usually called the big hit judgment value or the 1st big hit judgment value) common to the big hit judgment value set in the normal time big hit judgment table Due to the addition of the unique big hit judgment value, a large number (10 times the number) of big hit judgment values (referred to as a positive change time jackpot judgment value or a second big hit judgment value) greater than the probability change time big hit judgment table is set. . As a result, in the probability change state, it is determined that the jackpot is a big hit with a higher probability than the normal state.

  The CPU 56 extracts the count value of the random number circuit 503 at a predetermined time and compares the extracted value with the value of the big hit determination random number (random R), but the big hit determination random number value is as shown in FIG. If it matches with any of the shown big hit judgment values, it is decided to make it a big hit (usually a big hit or a probability variation big hit) for the special symbol. The “probability” shown in FIG. 5A indicates the probability (percentage) of becoming a big hit.

  FIGS. 5B and 5C are explanatory diagrams showing the jackpot type determination table stored in the ROM 54. FIG. FIG. 5 (B) is a case where the jackpot type is determined using the suspension storage (also referred to as the first suspension storage) based on the game ball winning the first start winning opening 13 (variation display of the first special symbol is Is a first special symbol jackpot type determination table (for the first special symbol) to be used). FIG. 5C shows the case where the jackpot type is determined using the suspension storage (also referred to as a second suspension storage) based on the game ball winning in the second start winning opening 14 (variation display of the second special symbol is Is a second special symbol jackpot type determination table used when it is performed).

  For each of the first and second special symbol big hit classification determination tables of FIG. 5 (B) and FIG. 5 (C), when it is determined that the variation display result is a big hit design, for the big hit classification determination Based on the random number (Random 1), the type of the big hit is determined to be either "normal big hit" or "probably big hit" and is referred to determine the big hit symbol.

  The first special symbol jackpot type determination table in FIG. 5B is a numerical value to be compared with the value of random 1, and is a judgment value corresponding to each of “normal big hit” and “probable variation big hit” (big hit type determination Value) is set. The second special symbol jackpot type determination table in FIG. 5C is a numerical value to be compared with the value of random 1, and is a judgment value corresponding to each of “normal big hit” and “probable variation big hit” (big hit type determination Value) is set.

  Further, as shown in FIGS. 5B and 5C, the big hit classification determination value is also used as a determination value (big hit design determination value) for determining the big hit symbols of the first special symbol and the second special symbol. The determination value corresponding to "normally big hit" is also set as the determination value corresponding to "3" of the big hit symbol of the first special symbol and the second special symbol. The determination value corresponding to the "probable variation big hit" is also set as the determination value corresponding to "7" of the big hit symbol of the first special symbol and the second special symbol.

  Using the jackpot classification determination table, the CPU 56 determines the classification corresponding to the jackpot classification judgment value in which the value of random 1 matches as the jackpot classification, and determines the jackpot design in which the value of random 1 matches as the jackpot design Do. Thereby, the big hit type and the big hit symbol corresponding to the big hit type are determined at the same time.

  The first special symbol big hit classification determination table in FIG. 5B and the second special symbol big hit classification determination table in FIG. 5C have the same proportion determined as the probability variation big hit. In such a case, it is not necessary to divide the big hit classification determination table by the first special symbol and the second special symbol. Also, when selecting a big hit type from among a plurality of big hit types with different maximum round numbers in the big hit gaming state as a big hit type, the second special symbol big hit type determination table of FIG. The ratio in which the jackpot type having a large number of rounds is selected may be set to be higher than the first special symbol jackpot type determination table of (B). In this way, in the high base state, the type selection of the big hit becomes advantageous to the player, and the interest of the game can be improved. Also, the second special symbol big hit classification determination table of FIG. 5 (C) may have a higher probability of being determined as a probability variation big hit than the first special symbol big hit classification determination table of FIG. 5 (B) . By doing so, the variation display of the second special symbol can increase the ratio of the probability variation big hit as compared to the variation display of the first special symbol. Further, the ratio of the first special symbol jackpot classification determination table to be determined as the probability variation jackpot may be higher than that of the second special symbol jackpot classification determination table.

  Next, a variation pattern table used to select and determine variation patterns of special symbols and effect symbols in the game control microcomputer 560 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 6 is a table showing the variation pattern table used to determine the variation pattern.

  In FIG. 6, (a) shows a judgment table at the time of normal state deviation, and (b) shows a judgment table at the time of short time state. Also, (c) is a normal big hit time determination table, and (d) is a probability variable big hit time determination table. Each determination table of FIGS. 6A to 6D is stored in the ROM 54, is selected according to the game state, and is used to determine (determine) the fluctuation pattern type and the fluctuation pattern.

  The determination table shown in FIG. 6 includes a variation pattern type determination table indicating the relationship between random 2 and variation pattern types, and a variation pattern determination table indicating the relationship between random 3 and variation patterns belonging to each type for each variation pattern type. Including.

  In the column of “variation pattern type” or “variation pattern” in each table of FIG. 6, “normal” or “normal variation” indicates a normal variation pattern that is not a reach.

  Also, “normal reach” in each table in FIG. 6 indicates a variation pattern of normal reach that does not execute particularly flashy effects when reaching the reach state. "Super reach" (SP reach) indicates a variation pattern that performs reach effect that displays a special effect image when reaching a reach state.

  Further, as described above, “super reach” is a variation pattern in which the proportion to be selected as a big hit is high compared to “normal reach” and the reliability as a big hit is high. Furthermore, “super reach” is a change pattern in which the change time is longer (for example, normal reach 10 seconds, super reach 50 seconds to 80 seconds) compared to “normal reach”. In addition, four types of fluctuation patterns are set in the super reach, and the big hit expectation degree (big hit is achieved because the first super reach <second super reach <third super reach <fourth super reach). Indicates that the possibility is high.

  "Expected degree" is a concept including an expected degree for a big hit, an expected degree for a definite change, and the like. Specifically, the degree of expectation for the big hit (also referred to as the degree of reliability) is the degree of expectation for the big hit (proportion of becoming the big hit) when each reach variation pattern is selected, and for example, the reach variation is performed 100 times If the jackpot hits 60 times, the expectation for the jackpot becomes 60% (the appearance rate (probability) that the jackpot appears 60%). Further, the degree of expectation for the probability change means the degree of expectation (probability change ratio) to shift to the probability change state.

  Note that the fluctuation pattern shown in the judgment table at the time of disconnection is a fluctuation pattern in which the final display result of the fluctuation display is the display result of “off”. The fluctuation pattern shown in the normal jackpot determination table is a fluctuation pattern in which the final display result of the fluctuation display is the display result of “normal jackpot”. The variation pattern shown in the probability variation big hit determination table is a variation pattern in which the final display result of the variation indication is the display result of “probability variation big hit”.

  Based on these pieces of information, for example, the fluctuation pattern “fourth super reach (80 seconds)” shown in the “variation pattern” column of FIG. It is shown that it is "the fluctuation pattern of the 4th super reach performed in seconds."

  In the table of FIG. 6, the fields described as “random 2 range” and “variation pattern type” have a function as a variation pattern type determination table unit indicating the relationship between “random 2 range” and “variation pattern type” It is a column shown. For example, taking FIG. 6A as an example, for each of a plurality of fluctuation pattern types such as “normal”, “normal reach” and “super reach”, all values of random 2 (1 to 251) are plural. It is divided into the numerical range of. For example, taking FIG. 6A as an example, if the value of random 2 extracted at a predetermined timing matches one of the judgment values allocated to 140 to 229 among the random numbers from 1 to 251, for example It is determined that “normal reach” is set as the fluctuation pattern type.

  Further, in the table of FIG. 6, the columns described as “random 3 range” and “variation pattern” indicate the function as a variation pattern determination table unit indicating the relationship between “random 3 range” and “variation pattern”. It is a column. The variation patterns indicated correspondingly to the various types of the variation pattern type determination table are the variation patterns belonging to each type. For example, taking Fig. 6 (a) as an example, the variation patterns belonging to the type of "super reach" are "first super reach", "second super reach", "third super reach", and "third 4 super reach.

  All the values of random 3 (1 to 220) are divided into a plurality of numerical value ranges and allocated to each of the plurality of fluctuation patterns corresponding to each fluctuation pattern type. For example, taking FIG. 6A as an example, when it is determined that the variation pattern type of "super reach" is selected, one of random numbers 1 to 220 extracted from random 3 at a predetermined timing is 1 If it matches with any numerical value of the judgment value allocated to 70, it is determined that it will be set as the fluctuation pattern of "the 1st super reach (50 seconds)."

  When the variation display result for the first special symbol or the second special symbol is out, in order to determine the variation pattern, the determination table is selected as follows. In the non-short time state, when the fluctuation display result is out, the normal state out time determination table of FIG. 6A is selected. On the other hand, in the time saving state, when the fluctuation display result is released, the time saving state determination table of FIG. 6B is selected. Note that, by using the determination tables of FIG. 6A and FIG. 6B, the reach ratio at the time of the normal state shift and at the time shift state is fixed regardless of the number of reservations.

  When the variation display result is a big hit for the first special symbol or the second special symbol regardless of whether or not the time saving state, in order to determine the variation pattern, the determination table is selected as follows. When the variable display result is usually a big hit, the normal big hit determination table of FIG. 6C is selected. When the variation display result is a probability variation big hit regardless of whether the time saving state or not, the probability variation big hit time determination table of FIG. 6D is selected.

  In the time reduction state deviation determination table of FIG. 6B, the fluctuation time of the normal fluctuation is set shorter than that of the normal state deviation determination table of FIG. 6A. 6B is shorter than the reach fluctuation (including normal reach fluctuation and super reach fluctuation) in the judgment table at the time reduction state at time shift state compared to the judgment table at the time of normal state loss in FIG. 6A. The ratio determined by normal fluctuation (non-reach is not a deviation fluctuation (a fluctuation resulting in deviation display result)) is high, and the ratio by which fluctuation time is longer than normal fluctuation is determined as a reach fluctuation is low. Data is set.

  As a result, as compared with the non-time-short state (normal state), since the ratio in which the fluctuation pattern having a short fluctuation time is selected is higher in the time-short state, the non-time-short state is the one in the time-short state. The fluctuation display is performed with the fluctuation time shorter on average than at the time of. By selecting the determination table in this manner, the time saving state can be realized. In addition, by setting the fluctuation time to be shorter in the time-shortened state than in the non-time-shortened state, it is possible to shorten the reserve digestion in the time-shortened state.

  In the judgment tables of FIG. 6 (a) and FIG. 6 (b), which are selected when they become out of place, the data is set so that the selection ratio of reach type is selected by the height relationship such that normal reach> super reach. It is done. On the other hand, in the determination tables of FIG. 6C and FIG. 6D selected when the big hit is made, the selection ratio of the reach type is selected according to the high / low relationship of the ratio such as normal reach <super reach Data is set. As a result, when reaching a big hit, the ratio at which the reach effect of the super reach is performed (the ratio of the reach effect of the super reach when the reach is selected) becomes higher than at the time of the disengagement. The presentation can increase the player's sense of expectation.

  Further, in the determination table of FIG. 6 (d) selected when the big hit is a definite variation big hit, compared to the determination table of FIG. 6 (c), which is usually selected when the big hit is a big hit, The data is set such that the rate at which the type of super reach effect is selected is high. As a result, the ratio at which the reach effect of the super reach is performed (the ratio of the reach effect of the super reach at the time the reach is selected) becomes higher when the probability change big hit becomes, compared to the time when the big hit normally occurs. The reach effect of the reach can be performed to increase the player's expectation for the probability variation big hit.

  In addition, such fluctuation pattern, when the sum total reservation memory number (total value) of the 1st special symbol and the 2nd special symbol to display variable is more than predetermined number (for example, the total number of reservation memory is 3 or more) By setting the selection ratio to be different when it is less than the predetermined number, when the total number of pending storages is equal to or greater than the predetermined number, the fluctuation time is shorter than when the total number of pending storages is less than the predetermined number. It is also possible to execute the pending number shortening control in which However, even under conditions where the number-of-holds reduction control is executed (for example, the total number of held memories is 3 or more), the sense of reach can be maintained by making the ratio of reach (including normal reach and super reach) constant. In addition, among the reach, only the super reach may not be shortened, and the on-hold time reduction control may be performed. Furthermore, the pending number time reduction control may be executable by selecting the fluctuation time as a short percentage of normal fluctuation with a short fluctuation time, or may be performed by shortening the fluctuation time of each fluctuation pattern itself, The combination may be sufficient.

  FIG. 7 is an explanatory view showing an example of the contents of the effect control command transmitted by the game control microcomputer 560. As shown in FIG. In the game control microcomputer 560, as shown in FIG. 7, various effect control commands are transmitted to the effect control microcomputer 100 in accordance with the game control state.

  Main commands in FIG. 7 will be described. The command 80XX (H) is a production control command (variation pattern command) for specifying a variation pattern of the production design that is variably displayed on the presentation display 9 in response to the variation display of the special symbol (each corresponding to the variation pattern XX ). That is, when a unique number is assigned to each of the variation patterns which can be used as shown in FIG. 6, there is a variation pattern command corresponding to each of the variation patterns specified by the number. "(H)" indicates that it is a hexadecimal number. Further, the effect control command for specifying the fluctuation pattern is also a command for specifying the start of fluctuation. Therefore, when receiving the command 80XX (H), the effect control CPU 101 controls the effect display device 9 to start variable display of the effect symbol.

  The commands 8C01 (H) to 8C03 (H) are display result specification commands indicating whether or not to make a big hit, and a big hit type.

  The command 8D01 (H) is a first symbol variation designation command indicating that the variation display of the first special symbol is started. The command 8D02 (H) is a second symbol variation designation command indicating that the variation display of the second special symbol is started. The command 8F00 (H) is a command (design confirmation designation command) for designating the end of the variation of the first and second special symbols.

  The command A 001 to A 002 (H) is a jackpot start designation command for designating a jackpot game state start for each jackpot type (usually a jackpot or a probability variation jackpot).

  The command A1XX (H) is a large winning opening open designation command indicating a display of the number of times (round) of the special winning opening opening indicated by XX. A2XX (H) is a designated command after opening a big winning opening, which indicates after opening (closing) a special winning opening of the number (round) indicated by XX.

  The commands A301 to A302 (H) are jackpot end designation commands for designating a jackpot gaming state end for each jackpot type (normal jackpot or probability variation jackpot).

  Command A 401 (H) is a first start prize designation command for designating that there has been a first start prize. The command A 402 (H) is a second start prize designation command for designating that there has been a second start prize.

  The command B 000 (H) is a normal state designation command which designates that the gaming state is the normal state (low probability state). The command B 001 (H) is a time saving state designating command specifying that the gaming state is the time saving state (high base state). The command B 002 (H) is a definite change state designation command which specifies that the gaming state is a definite change state (high probability state).

  The command C0XX (H) is a combined holding storage number specifying command indicating the total number of pending storages. The command C100 (H) is a total storage total storage number subtraction designation command indicating that the total total storage storage number is decremented by one. In this embodiment, the combined holding and storing number specifying command is used at the start winning of the game ball to the first starting winning opening 13 or the second starting winning opening 14 (for example, at the time of execution of starting opening switch passing processing described later). , Sent to the effect control microcomputer 100. Further, the total reserve storage number subtraction designation command is sent to the effect control microcomputer 100 at the start of the variable display (for example, at the time of executing the special symbol change display process described later). The combined hold storage specification command and the storage storage number subtraction specification command may be combined. For example, the total pending storage number specification command may be used as a command that can specify the pending storage number after subtraction. It should be noted that a command capable of specifying the first pending storage number and the second pending storage number is transmitted as the total pending storage number, and the effect control microcomputer 100 transmits the first pending storage number and the second pending storage number. The total value of the sums may be specified as the total pending storage number.

  The command C2XX (H) and the command C3 XX (H) are the winning determination results of the big hit determination, big hit type determination, fluctuation pattern type determination, etc. at the time of starting winning to the first starting winning opening 13 or the second starting winning opening 14 It is an effect control command indicating the content. Among these, the command C2XX (H) is a symbol designating command indicating whether or not to be a big hit among the winning determination results, and a determination result of the type of the big hit. Further, command C3XX (H) is a variation type command indicating the determination result (determination result of variation pattern type) of which determination value range the value of the random number for variation pattern type determination is among the winning determination results. It is.

  In this embodiment, the game control microcomputer 560 determines whether or not the jackpot, the type of the jackpot, and the value of the variation pattern type determination random number fall within the range of which determination value at the start winning combination. . Then, a value for designating a big hit and a value for designating a type of a big hit are set in the EXT data of the symbol designation command, and control to transmit to the effect control microcomputer 100 is performed. A value designating the range of the determination value as the determination result of the variation pattern type is set in the EXT data of the variation type command, and control to transmit to the effect control microcomputer 100 is performed. In this embodiment, the effect control microcomputer 100 can recognize whether the display result is a big hit or not, and the type of the big hit at the start winning, based on the value set in the symbol designation command. The fluctuation pattern type can be recognized based on the fluctuation type command.

  Next, a configuration example of an area (hold storage buffer) for storing data (hold storage data) such as random numbers corresponding to the hold storage on the game control microcomputer 560 side will be described. The pending storage buffer is provided in the RAM 55.

  In the first pending storage buffer, a saving area corresponding to the upper limit (4 in this example) of the first pending storage number is secured. In the second hold storage buffer, a storage area corresponding to the upper limit (4 in this example) of the second hold storage number is secured. In the first holding storage buffer and the second holding storage buffer, a big hit determination random number (random R) which is a hardware random number, a big hit type determination random number (random 1) which is a software random number, and a variation pattern type determination random number (Random 2) and a variation pattern determination random number (Random 3) are stored.

  The CPU 56 extracts such random number values from the random number circuit 503 and the random counter for generating the software random number based on the winning on the first start winning opening 13 or the second start winning opening 14, and (1) A process of saving (storing) in the save area of the pending storage buffer or the second pending storage buffer is executed. Specifically, these random number values are extracted based on the winning of the first start winning opening 13 and are stored in the first hold storage buffer. Also, based on the winning on the second start winning opening 14, these random number values are extracted and stored in the second hold storage buffer.

  It may be indicated as "stored on hold" that the information on the start winning combination as described above is stored in the first held storage buffer or the second held storage buffer. The random number for fluctuation pattern type determination (random 2) and the random number for fluctuation pattern judgment (random 3) are not extracted at the start winning combination and stored in advance in the storage area, but the fluctuation pattern setting process (special It may be extracted at the time of the start of fluctuation of the symbol).

  The data stored in the reserve storage buffer in this way is read out at the start winning combination and used for preview advance notice effect as described later, and also read out at the start of variable display and used for variable display.

  When there is a start winning on the first starting winning opening 13 or the second starting winning opening 14, it is referred to as a symbol designating command, a variation type command, a first (second) starting winning designating command, and a combined hold storage number designating command. A command indicating the determination result of the start winning determination process is transmitted from the main board 31 to the effect control board 80. In the start winning winning time reception command buffer provided in the RAM 103 of the effect control microcomputer 100, the received symbol specifying command, variation type command, first (second) start winning winning specification command, and total pending storage number specifying command And the like, so that a storage area for storing data that can specify the received command is secured so that various commands such as can be stored in association with each other.

  In this embodiment, the effect control pattern of the effect pattern performed corresponding to the variable display of the first special symbol and the second special symbol corresponds to the change pattern of the plural types, the change display operation of the effect pattern, reach It is comprised from the data etc. which show the control content of various performance operation | movements, such as a production | presentation display operation in production etc. or various production | production operation | movement which does not accompany the fluctuation | variation display of a production | presentation pattern. Further, the notice effect control pattern is composed of data etc. indicating the control content of the effect operation to be the notice effect to be executed corresponding to the notice pattern in which a plurality of patterns are prepared in advance. The various effect control patterns correspond to various effect operations performed in accordance with the progress of the game in the pachinko gaming machine 1, and are composed of data indicating the control content.

  Next, the operation of the pachinko gaming machine 1 will be described. In the pachinko gaming machine 1, when the game control microcomputer 560 on the main substrate 31 executes a predetermined main process, a timer interrupt is periodically taken for a predetermined time (for example, 2 ms), and a timer interrupt process is executed. As a result, various game control can be performed.

  In the main processing, for example, necessary initialization processing, initialization processing at normal time, gaming state recovery processing at times other than normal, random number circuit setting processing (initial setting of random number circuit 503), random number update processing for display (variation pattern The determination of the type of the object, the update process of various random numbers such as the change pattern determination), and the update process of the initial value random number (update process of the initial value of the count value of the random number generation counter for determination per symbol).

  FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing timer interrupt processing. When the timer interrupt occurs, the CPU 56 executes the timer interrupt process of steps S (hereinafter simply referred to as "S") 20 to S34 shown in FIG. In the timer interrupt process, first, a power-off detection process is performed to detect whether or not the power-off signal is output (is turned on or not) (S20). Next, detection signals of the gate switch 32a, the first start port switch 13a, the second start port switch 14a, and the count switch 23 are input through the input driver circuit 58, and the state of them is determined (switching process: S21) .

  Next, the CPU 56 displays the first special symbol display 8a, the second special symbol display 8b, the normal symbol display 10, the first special symbol hold memory indicator 18a, the second special symbol hold memory indicator 18b, the ordinary symbol A display control process is performed to control display of the hold storage indicator 41 (S22). With regard to the first special symbol display 8a, the second special symbol display 8b and the normal symbol display 10, control is performed to output a drive signal to each display according to the contents of the output buffer set in S32 and S33. Run.

  In addition, processing is performed to update the count value of each counter for generating random numbers for determination such as a random number per determination for a regular symbol and a random number for big hit classification determination used for game control (random number update processing for determination: S23) . The CPU 56 further performs processing for updating the initial value random number and the count value of the counter for generating the display random number (initial value random number updating process, display random number updating process: S24, S25).

  Further, the CPU 56 performs special symbol process processing (S26). In the special symbol process processing, the corresponding processing is executed according to the special symbol process flag for controlling the first special symbol display 8a, the second special symbol display 8b and the special winning opening in a predetermined order, and the special symbol process is performed. The value of the flag is updated according to the game state.

  Then, a normal symbol process process is performed (S27). In the normal symbol process processing, the CPU 56 executes the corresponding processing according to the normal symbol process flag for controlling the display state of the normal symbol display 10 in a predetermined order, and changes the value of the normal symbol process flag to the gaming state Update accordingly.

  In addition, the CPU 56 performs a process of sending out the effect control command to the effect control microcomputer 100 (effect control command control process: S28). Further, the CPU 56 performs an information output process for outputting data such as big hit information, start information, probability fluctuation information and the like supplied to the hole management computer, for example (S29).

  Further, the CPU 56 executes a winning ball process for setting the number of winning balls based on the detection signals of the first starting opening switch 13a, the second starting opening switch 14a and the count switch 23 (S30).

  In this embodiment, the RAM area (output port buffer) corresponding to the output state of the output port is provided, but the CPU 56 relates to the ON / OFF of the solenoid in the RAM area corresponding to the output state of the output port. The content is output to the output port (S31: output processing).

  The CPU 56 also performs special symbol display control processing for setting special symbol display control data for performing special symbol display according to the value of the special symbol process flag in the output buffer for setting the special symbol display control data ( S32).

  Furthermore, the CPU 56 performs normal symbol display control processing of setting normal symbol display control data for performing effect display of normal symbols according to the value of the normal symbol process flag in the output buffer for setting normal symbol display control data ( S33). Further, the CPU 56 executes the effect display of the normal symbol in the normal symbol display 10 by outputting the drive signal in S22 according to the display control data set in the output buffer.

  Thereafter, the interrupt enabled state is set (S34), and the process ends. By the above control, in this embodiment, the game control process is activated every predetermined time.

  FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing the special symbol process processing (S26). In the special symbol process processing, processing for controlling the first special symbol display 8a or the second special symbol display 8b and the special winning opening is executed. In the special symbol process processing, start opening switch passage processing is executed (S312). Then, depending on the internal state, one of the processes in S300 to S307 is performed.

  In the game control microcomputer 560, the RAM 55 stores, as described above, pending storage data (first pending storage data) such as a jackpot determination random number obtained based on the starting winning at the first starting winning opening 13. A second holding storage buffer for storing holding storage data (second holding storage data) such as a jackpot determination random number obtained based on the start winning for the second start winning opening 14; Is provided. A storage area corresponding to the upper limit value (4 in this example) of the number of storages of each pending storage is secured in each of these pending storage buffers.

  In the starting opening switch passing process, if the first starting opening switch 13a is turned on, the number of first holding storage data stored under the condition that the first number of holding storages has not reached the upper limit value (for example, 4). The value of the first reserved memory number counter that counts the number is incremented by 1, and numerical data from the random number circuit 503 or the counter for generating software random numbers (for example, a big hit determination random number, a variation pattern type determination random number, and a variation pattern determination Processing for extracting (random numbers) and storing them in the storage area of the first pending storage buffer. Furthermore, the value of the combined pending storage number counter is increased by 1, and processing is performed to save (store) data indicating “first” in the pending specific area corresponding to the value of the combined pending storage number counter after summation. On the other hand, if the second start port switch 14a is turned on, the number of second pending storage data is counted on condition that the second pending storage number has not reached the upper limit value (for example, 4). The value of the pending storage number counter is increased by 1, and numeric data (for example, a random number for big hit determination, a random number for variation pattern type determination, and a random number for variation pattern determination) are extracted from the random number circuit 503 or a counter for generating software random numbers. And store them in the storage area of the second pending storage buffer. Further, the value of the total hold storage number counter is increased by 1, and processing is performed to save (store) data indicating “second” in the hold specific area corresponding to the value of the total hold storage number counter after the addition.

  The processes of S300 to S307 are the following processes. The special symbol normal process (S300) is a process of determining whether or not the display result of the variable display is a big hit, and determining the big hit type in the case of a big hit. The variation pattern setting process (S301) counts the variation time according to the determination of the variation pattern (determination of the variation pattern type determination random number and the variation pattern determination random number) and the determined variation pattern Is a process for controlling the start of counting of the fluctuation time timer.

  The display result designation command transmission process (S302) is a process for performing control of transmitting a display result designation command to the effect control microcomputer 100. The special symbol variation processing (S303) is processing for advancing the process to the special symbol stop processing when the variation time of the variation pattern selected in the variation pattern setting processing has elapsed. Special symbol stop processing (S304), when the lapse of the fluctuation time corresponding to the determined fluctuation pattern is counted by the fluctuation time timer, the fluctuation display in the first special symbol display 8a or the second special symbol display 8b A process of stopping and deriving and displaying a stop symbol.

  The special winning opening opening pre-processing (S305) is processing for performing control to open the special winning opening in the special variable winning prize ball device 20 according to the type of the big hit. In the big winning opening open process (S306), control to transmit the production control command for round display production in the big hit gaming state to the microcomputer 100 for effect control, and confirms the establishment of the closing condition of the big winning opening It is a process which performs a process etc. When the closing condition of the special winning opening is satisfied and there are still remaining rounds, the process proceeds to the special winning opening opening pre-processing (S305). In addition, when all the rounds are finished, it moves to the big hit end processing (S307). The big hit end process (S307) is a process for performing control or the like to cause the effect control microcomputer 100 to perform display control to notify the player that the big hit game state has ended.

  Next, the operation of the effect control microcomputer 100 will be described. FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing effect control main processing executed by the effect control microcomputer 100 (specifically, the effect control CPU 101) mounted on the effect control board 80.

  When the power is turned on, the effect control CPU 101 starts executing the effect control main processing. In the effect control main processing, first, initialization processing is performed to clear the RAM area, set various initial values, and initialize the timer for determining the start interval (for example, 2 ms) of effect control (S701) ). Thereafter, the effect control CPU 101 shifts to loop processing for monitoring the timer interrupt flag (S702). When a timer interrupt occurs, the effect control CPU 101 sets a timer interrupt flag in the timer interrupt process. In the effect control main process, when the timer interrupt flag is set, the effect control CPU 101 clears the flag (S703), and executes the following effect control process.

  In the effect control process, the effect control CPU 101 first analyzes the received effect control command, and sets data such as a flag that can specify what the received effect control command indicates. Processing (for example, processing for storing data capable of specifying the received command in various command storage areas provided in the RAM 103) is performed (command analysis processing: S704). Next, the effect control CPU 101 performs effect control process processing (S705). In the effect control process, in order to perform various effects such as fluctuation display of the effect design on the effect display device 9 according to the contents of the effect control command analyzed in S704, the current control of each process according to the control state The process corresponding to the state (effect control process flag) is selected to execute effect control.

  Next, random numbers used by the effect control microcomputer 100 (SR1-1 for determining the left stop symbol for the production symbol, SR1-2 for determining the middle symbol for the production symbol, SR1-3 for determining the right stop symbol for the production symbol Etc.) is executed (S706). Each of such random numbers SR1-1 to SR1-3 is generated by counting of a random counter that updates the count value by software, and is cyclically updated within a predetermined range for each, It is used as a random number by being extracted at a defined timing.

  Next, a hold storage display control process is performed to control the display state of the hold display in the hold display area (move, delete, etc. of the hold display) (S707).

  By such effect control main processing being executed, in the effect control microcomputer 100, according to the effect control command transmitted from the game control microcomputer 560 and received, the effect display device 9, various lamps, and By controlling the rendering devices such as the speakers 27L and 27R, various types of rendering control according to the gaming state are performed.

  FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing the effect control process (S705) in the effect control main process shown in FIG. In the effect control process, after the effect control CPU 101 executes the pre-reading effect process (S700) for determining whether or not to execute pre-reading effect, and selecting the type of pre-reading effect, the value of the effect control process flag One of the processes in S800 to S807 is performed in accordance with.

  In the effect control process, the following process is performed. In the effect control process processing, the display state of the effect display device 9 is controlled, and the variable display of the effect symbol is realized, but the control regarding the variable display of the effect symbol synchronized with the change of the first special symbol is also the second special symbol The control regarding the fluctuation display of the production design synchronized with the fluctuation of is also executed in one production control process process.

  The pre-reading effect process (S700) is a process for performing pre-reading determination such as whether or not pre-reading effect is to be executed, and determining an effect mode when performing pre-reading effect. With pre-reading effect, before the order of the fluctuation display (pattern fluctuation) of the special symbol based on certain holding information (holding memory information) arrives, the holding information is prefetched and the special symbol fluctuation based on the holding information It is rendering technology such as giving notice at a stage prior to the determination of the content of the display and what will be the fluctuation display of the special symbol in the future. For example, when the hold information is a big hit, it is possible that a big hit may occur later based on the display mode of the hold display corresponding to the hold information before the variable display by the hold information is executed. An effect such as giving notice is performed as a pre-reading effect. Hereinafter, the variable display based on the hold information targeted for the pre-reading effect will be referred to as “target variable display”.

  The variation pattern command reception waiting process (S800) is a process for performing a process of confirming whether or not the variation pattern command has been received from the game control microcomputer 560. If the variation pattern command has been received, the process shifts to rendering symbol variation start processing.

  The effect symbol variation start process (S801) is a process for controlling to start the change display of the effect symbol (decorative pattern). The effect symbol variation process (S802) is a process for controlling the switching timing of each variation state (variation speed) constituting the variation pattern. The effect symbol fluctuation stop process (S803) is a process for stopping the fluctuation display of the effect symbol (decoration pattern) and performing control for deriving and displaying the display result of the fluctuation display (final stop symbol).

  The big hit display process (S804) is a process for performing display control such as control for displaying a fanfare effect for notifying the occurrence of a big hit on the effect display device 9 after the fluctuation time ends. The in-round process (S805) is a process of performing display control in the round. When the round end condition is satisfied, if the final round is not ended, the process proceeds to the round post-processing, and if the final round is ended, the process proceeds to the big hit end processing. The post-round process (S806) is a process of performing display control between rounds. When the round start condition is satisfied, the processing shifts to the processing during the round. The jackpot end effect processing (S 807) is processing for performing display control to notify the player that the jackpot gaming state has ended in the effect display device 9.

  The effect control CPU 101 is a process stored in the ROM 102 during a predetermined effect control period from the start of the fluctuation display to the stop of the fluctuation display and from the start of the big hit gaming state to the end of the big hit gaming state. Control of the rendering device (component for rendering) such as the rendering display device 9 is performed according to the process data set in the table.

  The process table is configured of process timer set values and data in which a plurality of combinations of display control execution data, lamp control execution data, and sound number data are collected. In the display control execution data, data etc. is described which indicates the aspect of each variation constituting the variation aspect during the variation time (variation display time) of the variation display of the rendering symbol (decor pattern). Specifically, data relating to the change of the display screen of the effect display device 9 is described. Moreover, the fluctuation time in the aspect of the fluctuation | variation is set to the process timer set value. The effect control CPU 101 refers to the process table and performs control to display the effect pattern in the variation mode set in the display control execution data for the time set in the process timer set value. Such a process table is prepared according to each variation pattern.

[About identification information]
Next, identification information used in the present embodiment will be described. In the present embodiment, in the effect display device 9, the effect symbols as the plurality of types of identification information capable of identifying each are variably displayed. The effect pattern as the identification information is composed of numeral information (number) as the first information and decoration information (character) as the second information. An image showing a numeral as the first information and an image showing a character as the second information are respectively associated with one to one. The first information may be kanji characters, alphabetic characters, predetermined marks or symbols, and the like. Further, the second information may be an effect display etc. other than the character, and may be a decoration display matching the motif of the first information.

  FIG. 12 is a diagram showing the relationship between the first information and the second information. As shown in FIG. 12, the "character A" is associated with the numeral "1", the "character B" is associated with the numeral "2", and the numeral "3" is associated. Then, the "character C" is associated, the "character D" is associated with the numeral "4", the "character E" is associated with the numeral "5", and the numeral " "Character F" is associated with 6 "," character G "is associated with" 7 ", and" character H "is associated with" 8 ". The "character I" is associated with the numeral "9".

  In the display pattern of the identification information, a first display pattern for displaying numeric information (numbers) without displaying decoration information (characters), and a second display pattern for displaying numeric information (numbers) and decoration information (characters) Is provided. The display mode is changed by changing the number information (number) as the first information and the decoration information (character) as the second information to the first display pattern or the second display pattern in the variable display. ing. The change of the display mode of the character as the first information and the second information in the variable display will be described below.

[About the display mode of the variable display]
FIG. 13 is a diagram showing an aspect of the variable display. In particular, FIG. 13 shows a display mode at the time of shortening fluctuation. At the time of shortening fluctuation, all three symbols start to fluctuate at the same time, and all the symbols stop fluctuating simultaneously within a short fluctuation time. On the other hand, at the time of normal change, while starting to change simultaneously in three symbols, stop the change in the order of the left symbol, the right symbol and the middle symbol. In addition, at the time of shortening fluctuation, it is good also as a stop order of the same symbol as at the time of usual fluctuation, and it is good also as it starts one by one at the time of fluctuation start.

  FIG. 13 shows the passage of time in the variable display in the order of FIGS. 13 (a) to 13 (e). FIG. 13A shows the display screen of the effect display device 9 at the start of fluctuation. At the start of fluctuation shown in FIG. 13 (a), the effect pattern is stopped, and the state immediately before the start of fluctuation display is shown. On the display screen of the effect display device 9, an effect pattern as identification information formed of numbers and characters is displayed. The effect pattern formed by the numbers and the characters is displayed in a wide display range with respect to the display screen of the effect display device 9. In addition, the display range of the characters is wider for numbers and characters.

  The effect pattern formed of numbers and characters as shown in FIG. 13A becomes only numbers as shown in FIG. As described above, at the start of the fluctuation, after the effect pattern starts to be fluctuated downward, the fluctuation display by the numerals which is the first display pattern is started. 13 (a) to 13 (b), after the operation at the start of the fluctuation is executed, for example, the character is enlarged, the character is erased and the number becomes larger than before the start of the fluctuation, and only by the downward direction. Variable display is performed. FIG.13 (c) has shown the display mode of the production | presentation pattern in fluctuation | variation. The downward arrows indicate that the numbers change downward.

  FIG. 13D shows symbol actions when the variable display of the effect symbols is stopped. At the time of fluctuating stop, an operation is performed in which the three numbers fluctuating at high speed are stopped at the stop position at the center of the display screen. After that, the three numbered symbols move downward from the stop position of the symbols. The characters B, C, and H saw the screen of the effect display device 9 from the front as the symbol action at the stop position shown by the dotted line in FIG. An effect to be displayed so as to fly forward from the depth direction of time is executed. Along with the effect, the numbers are displayed in a display mode in which the numbers are further moved downward and reduced.

  After that, as shown in FIG. 13 (f), at the time of the change stop, the effect design is displayed by the second display pattern consisting of numbers and characters. Here, the display mode when changing from the second display pattern consisting of numbers and characters to the first display pattern consisting only of numbers as the fluctuation start symbol action, and the first display consisting only of numbers as the fluctuation stop symbol action The display mode when changing from the pattern to the second display pattern consisting of numbers and characters is different. For example, the movement when the character is enlarged and displayed forward at the start of fluctuation and disappears, and the character appears forward from the depth direction (rear) when the character of the effect display device 9 is viewed from the front The display mode differs depending on the movement of pressing the number. In this way, numbers and characters can be suitably displayed.

  The operation at the time of the variation stop differs depending on the character A to the character I, but the operation at the time of the start of the variation may be made common to all the symbols. In this way, at the beginning of the fluctuation, the three symbols start to move simultaneously, so that the symbol actions can be unified and the appearance can be improved.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 13, the size of the number when displaying by the second display pattern and the size of the number when displaying by the first display pattern are different. For example, the size of the numerals displayed at the start of fluctuation or at the time of fluctuation stop displayed by the second display pattern is smaller in display range than the size of numerals in fluctuation displayed by the first display pattern. In this way, the player can be made to pay attention to the display mode consisting of numbers and characters at the time of start of change or stop of change, and during change display, only the numbers can be displayed in a larger display range than at the time of stop of change. By performing the variable display, it is possible to make it easy to recognize the transition of the effect pattern in the variable display, and it is possible to preferably display numbers and characters.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 13, by moving the number downward as the symbol action at the time of variation stop, an effect of stopping the variation display is executed by the pattern which displays the character larger than the number. In this way, it is possible to add interest to the display mode when displaying numbers and characters, and to preferably display numbers and characters.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 13, when the variable display is stopped, the display is performed to make the character appear wider than the display range of the number before the stop. In this way, it is possible to reduce the sense of discomfort when changing from the first display pattern to the second display pattern. Therefore, numbers and characters can be suitably displayed.

  Further, as shown in FIGS. 13 (d) and 13 (e), as the variation stop time symbol action, the effect is displayed such that the character flies forward from the depth direction when the effect display device 9 is viewed from the front. Be done. In this way, a powerful display using a character can be performed.

  Further, there is a correspondence relationship between numbers and characters as shown in FIG. 12, and as shown in FIG. 13, the variable display is stopped in a pattern displaying characters corresponding to the numbers. In this way, since each separate character appears in accordance with the number, the number and the character can be suitably displayed.

[About non-reach off-time symbol display pattern]
FIG. 14 is a timing chart of non-reach-off symbol display pattern. The variable display shown in FIG. 13 is executed at the timing as shown in FIG. At time t0, the variable display is started (see FIG. 13A). Next, the action at the start of fluctuation is executed over time t0 to t1 (see FIG. 13 (b)). In the action at the start of change, the effect pattern consisting of numbers and characters is only numbers, and a change display in which the numbers move downward is executed. After that, in the period T1, the variable display is performed only with numbers (see FIG. 13C).

  The fluctuation stop symbol action is executed from t2 to t3 after T1 (see FIGS. 13D and 13E). In the fluctuation stop symbol action, when the symbol displayed only with numbers stops fluctuation, it moves below the stop position, and when the character sees the screen of the effect display device 9 from the front in the empty space The effect of jumping forward from the depth direction of is executed. Also, in the fluctuation stop symbol action, when the number moves down, the character is displayed larger than the number. Then, at t3, the variable display is stopped by the second display pattern composed of numbers and characters (see FIG. 13 (f)).

  As shown in FIG. 14, the first change effect of changing from only numbers to numbers and characters is executed as the change stop action, and the second change effect to change only numbers from the numbers and characters as the change start action is performed. Run. The execution mode is different between the first change effect and the second change effect. In the variation stop time symbol action executed as the first change effect, the character jumps forward from the depth direction when the character is viewed from the front of the screen of the effect display device 9, the numbers move downward, and the characters are better than the numbers. In the fluctuation start time pattern action which is displayed largely and executed as the second change effect, the character is erased from the number and the character, and only the number displayed larger than before the change fluctuates downward. In this way, numbers and characters can be suitably displayed.

[About SP reach big hit symbol display pattern]
Next, super reach (SP reach) occurs and the symbol display pattern when it becomes a big hit is explained. FIG. 15 is a timing chart of an SP reach big hit symbol display pattern. At time t0, the variable display is started. Next, the change start action is executed from time t0 to t1. In the action at the start of change, the effect pattern consisting of numbers and characters is only numbers, and a change display in which the numbers move downward is executed. After that, during the period T1, the variable display is performed only with numbers.

  After that, at t2, as the left symbol movement stop time symbol action, the first display pattern in which the effect design symbol consists only of numbers becomes the second display pattern consisting of numbers and characters, and temporarily stopped (the symbol does not stop completely Slightly move up and down). The movement of the numbers and characters at this time is the same as that of the above-described fluctuation stop action. Next, at t3, as the right symbol fluctuation stop action, the first display pattern in which the rendering symbols consist only of numbers becomes a second display pattern consisting of numbers and characters, and it is temporarily stopped. The movement of the numbers and characters at this time is also the same as that of the above-described change stop action.

  Then, the reach formation action is executed from the state of t3 to t4. In the reach formation action, an effect of largely moving the character displayed as the second display pattern is executed. For example, by performing an effect that the character rotates in the lateral direction after reaching the reach state, an effect that shows the front and back of the character is performed. Note that the action of the character's reach formation action may be different for each character. Also, the movement of the character may be made different depending on the degree of big hit expected. In addition, at the stage of t2 and t3 until reaching the reach state, it is possible to keep the figure pattern, and at the timing of t4, the left and right numeral designs (reach design) may be a second display pattern consisting of numbers and characters.

  Thereafter, the middle symbol scrolls at high speed from the normal reach effect executed with only the number symbol, and at t5, the reach develops to the SP reach. When developing to the SP reach, the effect design shown by numerals is displayed as a small design of the display mode reduced at the corner (for example, the right corner) of the screen of the effect display device 9.

  In the period at T2 after developing to SP reach, the small character action pattern is executed. During the small symbol action pattern, the SP reach effect is executed, and the effect that the small symbol moves violently is performed. For example, during the small design action pattern, a small design may jump up and down according to the effect sound flowing in the SP reach production, and a vertical and horizontal rotation may be performed. Then, at t6, the fact that the SP reach is finished and the big hit is displayed by the symbol arrangement of only the numbers which are enlarged from the small symbols and become the normal size.

  In addition, you may make it change the pattern of a small symbol action according to the kind of SP reach (the 1st super reach-the 4th super reach etc.). Also, the operation of the small symbols may be different depending on the type of music flowing during the SP reach. In addition, the movement of the small symbols may be changed during the SP reach. Also, the operation mode of the small symbol may be made different depending on the jackpot expectation degree. Further, the small symbols may be displayed before developing into the SP reach, and the operation mode of the small symbols may be different before and after the SP reach development depending on the type of the SP reach. In this way, the operation modes of the small symbols become diverse, and the interest of the game can be improved.

  After that, at t7, an effect of returning from the background of the SP reach to the normal background is executed. Furthermore, after that, the symbol stops changing and is displayed in the second display pattern consisting of numbers and characters from the first display pattern of numbers only until the final display (the state where the symbol is completely stopped) is reached, Decide and execute the action. As the determination operation of the character, for example, an effect is performed in which it is indicated that the character has made a V-sign and the number to be the big hit display result has been determined.

  As shown in FIG. 15, since the display in which the character moves largely is performed as the action at the time of reach formation, the movement of the character can be focused and the numbers and the character can be suitably displayed.

  In addition, as shown in FIG. 15, at the end of the SP reach, the symbols are aligned with only numbers, and at the time of finalized display after returning to the background, the determination operation is performed with numbers and characters. In this manner, the display pattern of the effect design suitable for each scene of the effect can be obtained, and the numbers and the characters can be suitably displayed.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 15, as the small symbol action pattern B, an effect of violently moving the small symbol according to the effect sound during SP reach is executed. In this way, it is possible to preferably display the numbers as small symbols which are reduced and displayed.

  In addition, before SP reach, you may make it not display a small symbol. Specifically, before the development to the SP reach, it is possible to easily execute the effect of making the reach out with only the numbers, and thereafter, when the SP reach development is performed, the numeric symbol may be displayed as a small symbol.

  Next, processing for determining the symbol display pattern and the like will be described. FIG. 16 is a flowchart showing the effect symbol variation start process (S801) in the effect control process. In the effect symbol variation start process, the effect control CPU 101 performs the following process.

  In the effect symbol variation start process, it is confirmed whether or not it is determined that the variation display result is to be out (S601). Whether or not it is determined to be out of place is determined, for example, by whether or not a display result 1 designation command is stored in the display result designation command storage area. If it is determined to be out of order, it is checked whether a command corresponding to the non-reach fluctuation pattern has been received as the fluctuation pattern command (S602). Whether or not the command corresponding to the non-reach variation pattern is received is determined by, for example, data stored in the variation pattern command storage area.

  When it is determined that the command corresponding to the non-reach variation pattern is received, the display result of out-of-reach is determined as the final stop of the effect pattern using the out-of-pattern determination data table stored in the ROM 102 (S604) , S616. In the off symbol determination data table, numerical data of SR1-1 to SR1-3 are associated with each of a plurality of types of effect symbols.

  In the process of S604, numerical data (random numbers) are extracted from each of SR1-1 to SR1-3 at a predetermined timing, and a symbol corresponding to the extracted numerical data is left and middle, respectively, using the data design table for determining the outlying symbols. , It is determined as a combination of stop symbols that result in the fluctuation display result of the right effect symbols. Thus, when determining the combination of non-reach losing symbols, if the stop symbol corresponding to the extracted random number accidentally matches the combination of the big hit symbols, the correction is made to become the combination of the missing symbols (for example, Each stop symbol is determined by correcting the right symbol by shifting one symbol). Also, if the stop symbol corresponding to the extracted random number happens to be the reach symbol, it is corrected so that it becomes a combination of non-reach out-of-out symbols (for example, correction for shifting the right symbol by 1 symbol) and each stop symbol Is determined.

  If it is determined in the process of S602 that it is not a non-reach variation pattern (if it is determined that it is a reach variation pattern), the stop symbol of the rendering symbol constituting the combination of reach symbols is determined (S605), and the process proceeds to S616. In the process of S605, numerical data (random numbers) are extracted from each of SR1-1 to SR1-3 at predetermined timings, and the symbols corresponding to the random numbers extracted from SR1-1 are used using the data design table for determining the outlying symbols. A symbol corresponding to a random number determined as the stop symbol of each of the left and right effect symbols forming the reach state and corresponding to the value of the counter extracted from SR1-2 is determined as the stop symbol of the middle symbol. Also in this case, when it happens to be a combination of big hit symbols, each stop symbol is determined by correcting (for example, correcting the middle symbol by one symbol) so as to become the combination of the out symbols.

  In addition, when it is not determined to shift in the processing of S601 (when it is determined to be a big hit) (N in S601), the CPU 101 for effect control has a big hit symbol according to the type of the big hit. The stop design of the production design which constitutes combination is decided (S603), it advances to S616.

  In S603, a combination of hit symbols is determined according to the type of the big hit as follows. The type of big hit from among the probability variation big hit and the normal big hit based on which display result specification command of the display result 2 specification command and the display result 3 specification command is stored in the display result specific command storage area If it is determined that it is decided to make a big hit in a definite variation, numerical data (random numbers) are extracted from SR1-1 at a predetermined timing, and a combination of the SR1-1 and the big variation in a big design (for example, left, Using the data table (table for determining the probability of big hit symbol design) with the relationship between the middle and the right with the odd number combination such as "7,7,7" etc., any positive variation big hit symbol from the extracted value Select and decide the combination of Also, when it is determined that it is determined to be a big hit normally, numerical data (random numbers) is extracted from SR1-1 at a predetermined timing, and a combination of SR1-1 and a big hit symbol (for example, left, middle, etc. Using the data table (usually a big hit design determination table) in which the right is set to a relation of "4, 4, 4", etc. with an even number of square eyes, a combination of any of the normal big hit symbols from the extraction value Choose and decide. The symbol determined in this manner is used as a final stop symbol which is a variable display result before being controlled to the big hit gaming state.

  Next, after effect setting processing (S616) for performing processing for setting various effects in the variable display, the process proceeds to S617. In the effect setting process, a symbol display pattern or the like is determined based on the type of symbol determined in S603 to S605. When determining the symbol display pattern, effects are displayed depending on whether the current fluctuation display is a normal fluctuation, a shortening fluctuation, a reach, or a development to an SP reach. Determine the display pattern and display mode of the symbol. These pieces of information may be determined by the variation pattern designation command stored in the command storage area provided in the storage area of the RAM 103.

  In S617, the effect control pattern is determined to be one of a plurality of effect control patterns. In S617, the symbol variation control pattern table according to the variation pattern designated by the variation pattern designation command, and various effect control (rendering operation) patterns designated by the effect control pattern of the effect decided in the process of S616, etc. Among the plurality of types of symbol variation control patterns stored in, one of the effect control patterns corresponding to the designated various effect operation patterns is selected and determined as the use pattern.

  In the control pattern table stored in the ROM 102, for example, effect display during a period from when the variation of the effect design determined in the process of S616 is started to when the final effect design that is the final stop symbol is stop displayed. Data indicating the control content of various rendering operations such as the variable display operation of the rendering pattern in the display area of the device 9, the rendering display operation in the reach rendering, the rendering display operation by the rendering of pseudo sequence, and the rendering display operation in the preliminary rendering A plurality of types of pattern variation control patterns are stored.

  In addition, each design fluctuation control pattern, for example, the production control process timer set value, the production control process timer determination value, the production display control data, the voice control data, the lamp control data, and the variation display of the production symbol The control data for controlling the various rendering operations according to the contents are included, and the contents of the various rendering control, the switching timing of the rendering control, and the like are set in time series.

  Next, a process table corresponding to the effect control pattern selected in S617 is selected (S618). Then, the process timer (effect setting process timer) in the process data 1 of the selected process table is started (S619).

  When the process of S619 is executed, the rendering device (the effect display device 9 as the effect component, the effect component as the effect component according to the contents of the process data 1 (display control execution data 1, lamp control execution data 1, sound number data 1) Control of various lamps and the speaker 27) as an effect component is started (S620). For example, in accordance with the display control execution data, a command is output to VDP 109 in order to cause an effect display device 9 to display an image (including an effect pattern) according to the fluctuation pattern. In addition, a control signal (lamp control execution data) is output to the lamp driver substrate 35 in order to perform lighting / extinguishing control of light emitters such as various LEDs. Further, in order to cause the speaker 27 to output an audio, a control signal (sound number data) is output to the audio output board 70.

  Then, a value corresponding to the fluctuation time specified by the fluctuation pattern command is set in the fluctuation display time timer (S621), and the value of the effect control process flag is set to a value corresponding to the effect symbol processing (S802). Design fluctuation start processing is executed (S 622). And, the effect design fluctuation start processing ends.

[Other effects]
In the embodiment described above, the following effects may be performed. For example, a full screen preview effect may be performed. The full screen preview effect is a blackout effect such as displaying a covered image such as a darkened image DG over the entire area of the display screen of the effect display 9 at the start of fluctuation and making the display mode of the decorative pattern (effect pattern) difficult to view It is a notice effect that covers the screen. The covering image is not limited to the darkened image DG or the black image, and may be an image of a predetermined color or pattern, such as an image of a light emission mode or an image of a freeze mode. The display content of the decorative design may be an image that is difficult to visually recognize or invisible. In addition, predetermined preview effects such as full screen preview effects may be panel-type (panel display format) step-up notice, cut-in notice, story notice, mini game notice, development notice, etc. Or a notice effect displayed on at least a portion (at least a portion capable of concealing a decorative pattern), and at least the decorative pattern (for example, the display form or display content of the decorative pattern etc.) is not visible at all (zero transparency) For example, it may be a notice effect that makes it impossible to visually recognize, or a notice effect that makes it difficult to visually recognize a display screen or a decorative pattern (low in transparency).

  With reference to FIGS. 17 and 18, an example will be described in which the symbol preview effect and the reverse change are displayed in the case of the presence or absence of the full screen preview effect. FIG. 17 is a timing chart showing the relationship between the variation of the decorative design and each notice effect etc. In (A), there is no execution of the full screen advance effect, and in (B), there is the case where the full screen advance effect is executed. . FIG. 18 shows an example of effect execution in the case shown in FIG. 17 in the start period of the super reach change display. Specifically, FIGS. 18 (A) and 18 (B1) to (E1) are examples of effect execution in the case of FIG. 17 (A), and FIGS. 18 (A) and 18 (B) to 18 (E2) are FIGS. It is an example of production | presentation execution in the case of B).

  As shown in FIG. 17A, when looking at the fluctuation display of the decorative symbol, the reverse fluctuation of all the decorative symbols is started at the start of the fluctuation (timing T01), and the end of the reverse fluctuation (timing T03) The change of the decoration pattern in the forward direction is started and then the change is made at high speed, and then the change of the decoration pattern on the left and right is decelerated, the display mode of reach is reached (reach establishment), and the reach effect is executed. Moreover, if it sees each notice production etc., in Drawing 17 (A), execution of full screen notice production is determined without, and the reverse direction start display of a decoration pattern and a design notice production are started in timing T01 . The symbol advance notice effect ends at timing T02, and the reverse direction change ends at timing T03. At the end of this backward variation (timing T03), the forward variation of the decorative pattern is started. As shown in FIG. 18 (A), from the state in which the decorative symbol is displayed in the reference position Ref as shown in FIG. 18 (A), as shown in FIG. 18 (B), FIG. Movement in the opposite direction (upward direction) opposite to the direction (downward direction) starts, and a symbol notice effect as shown in FIG. 18 (B1), that is, a predetermined color (for example, blue, green) around the decorative pattern , And a red, etc.) aura (backlight) image G is displayed. Then, at the end (time T03) of the reverse direction change shown in FIG. 17A, the reverse change of the decorative symbol stops as shown in FIG. The forward movement of the symbol is started, and the decorative symbol is fluctuated in the forward direction beyond the reference position Ref shown in FIG. 18 (E1).

  On the other hand, in FIG. 17B, since the execution of the full screen preview effect is determined to be present, the symbol preview effect is changed from timing T01 as an initial value to timing T03. As shown in FIG. 18 (B2), the full screen preview effect (blackout effect) is started as shown in FIG. 18 (B2), and is included in the full screen preview effect as shown in FIG. 18 (C2). A notification image such as “chance!” Is displayed, and after the end of the full screen preview effect in FIG. 18 (C2), that is, as shown in FIG. 18 (D2), when the forward direction variation of the decorative symbol is started It has been changed to start the preliminary production. That is, the start of the symbol preview effect is changed at the end of the full screen preview effect (blackout effect) shown in FIG. 18 (D2), not at the start of the fluctuation shown in FIG. 18 (B1). This makes it possible to prevent the symbol advance notice effect from being hidden behind the full screen advance notice effect. Although the reverse direction start display of the decorative symbol is executed without change, it is hidden behind the full screen notice effect (blackout effect) shown in FIGS. 18 (B2) and (C2), so from the player can not see. Although the notification image shown in FIG. 18 (C2) is included in the full screen preview effect, it may be a preview that is executed separately from the full screen preview effect, or the notification image may not be displayed. Also, as shown in FIG. 18 (D2), the symbol advance effect is started before the decorative pattern reaches the reference position Ref, but as shown by the alternate long and short dashed line arrow, the decorative pattern returns to the reference position Ref The symbol preview effect may be executed from the beginning. Further, although the execution period of the symbol preview effect is shorter than the execution period of the reverse fluctuation as shown in FIG. 17A, it may be the same as or longer than the execution period of the reverse fluctuation. The same applies to the case where the start is changed to the timing T03 as shown in FIG. 17 (B).

  Next, with reference to FIG. 19 and FIG. 20, an example will be described in which there is no execution of the symbol preview effect and the reverse change is displayed in the case of the presence or absence of the full screen preview effect. FIG. 19 is a timing chart showing the relationship between the variation of the decorative symbol and each notice effect etc. In (A), when there is no execution of the symbol notice effect and the full screen notice effect and reverse fluctuation is executed (B) In the case, there is no execution of the symbol preview effect, and the case where the full screen preview effect and the reverse change are executed is shown. FIG. 20 shows an example of effect execution in the case shown in FIG. 19 in the start period of the super reach change display. Specifically, FIGS. 20 (A), (B1), (C1), (D) and (E) show examples of effect execution in the case of FIG. 19 (A), and FIGS. 20 (A), (B2) and (E). C2), (D), and (E) are examples of effect execution in the case of FIG. 19 (B).

  Since the variation display of the decorative symbol shown in FIG. 19 (A) is the same as that of FIG. 17 (A) described above, the description thereof is omitted here. Also, looking at each notice effect, etc., in FIG. 19 (A), it is decided that the full screen notice effect and the execution of the symbol notice effect are not performed, and the reverse direction start display of the decorative pattern is started at timing T01. The directional change ends at timing T03. At the end of this backward variation (timing T03), the forward variation of the decorative pattern is started. As shown in FIG. 20 (A), from the state in which the decorative symbol is determined and displayed at the reference position Ref as shown in FIG. 20 (A), as shown in FIG. 20 (B), FIG. The reverse direction (upward direction) opposite to the direction (downward direction) starts to change, and at the end of the reverse direction change (timing T03) shown in FIG. 19 (A), as shown in FIG. 20 (C1) The reverse variation of the symbol stops, and the variation in the forward direction of the decorative symbol is started as shown in FIG. 20 (D1), and the decorative symbol changes forward in the forward direction beyond the reference position Ref shown in FIG. 20 (E1) It will be done.

  On the other hand, in FIG. 19 (B), the execution of the symbol preview effect is determined to be absent, and the execution of the full screen preview effect and the reverse direction variation is determined to be present, and the full screen advance effect and the reverse direction variation Are started at the start of fluctuation (timing T01) and both ends at timing T03. At the end of this backward variation (timing T03), the forward variation of the decorative pattern is started. As shown in FIG. 20 (B2), the full screen notice effect (blackout effect) is started as shown in FIG. 20 (B2), and the full screen notice effect is included as shown in FIG. 20 (C2). A notification image such as "chance!" Is displayed, and after the end of the full screen preview effect in FIG. 20 (C2), that is, as shown in FIG. 20 (D), forward variation of the decorative symbol is started. Although the reverse direction start display of the decorative symbol is being executed, it is hidden behind the full screen notice effect (blackout effect) shown in FIGS. 20 (B2) and (C2), so the player can see the reverse direction. I can not see the change. Although the notification image shown in FIG. 20 (C2) is included in the full screen preview effect, it may be a preview that is executed separately from the full screen preview effect, or may not be displayed. Also, as shown in FIG. 20 (D), although the variable display in the forward direction is visible before the decorative design reaches the reference position Ref, the decorative design is displayed at the reference position Ref as shown by the dashed dotted arrow. The change display in the forward direction from the returned state may be visible.

  Here, with reference to FIG. 21 and FIG. 22, an example will be described in which there is no execution of reverse direction fluctuation and the symbol preview effect in the case of the presence or absence of the full screen preview effect is executed. FIG. 21 is a timing chart showing the relationship between the variation of the decorative design and each notice effect etc. In (A), there is no execution of the full screen advance effect and the reverse direction fluctuation, and in (B) there is no execution of the reverse direction fluctuation. , Show the case where there is execution of the full screen notice effect and the symbol notice effect. FIG. 22 shows an example of effect execution in the case shown in FIG. 21 in the start period of the super reach change display. Specifically, FIGS. 22 (A) and (B1) are examples of effect execution in the case of FIG. 21 (A), and FIGS. 22 (A), (B2), (C2) and (D2) are FIGS. It is an example of production | presentation execution in the case of B).

  Since the variation display of the decorative symbol shown in FIG. 21 (A) is the same as FIG. 17 (A) described above, the description thereof is omitted here. Also, looking at each notice effect, etc., in FIG. 21 (A), execution of the full screen notice effect and the reverse direction change of the decorative symbol is determined without, and the symbol notice effect at the start of change (timing T01). Is started. The symbol preview effect ends at the subsequent timing T02. In addition, the fluctuation in the forward direction of the decorative symbol is also started at the start of fluctuation (timing T01). Looking at the effect execution example at this time, as shown in FIG. 22 (A), from the state in which the decorative symbol has been fixedly displayed at the reference position Ref in the previous variable display, as shown in FIG. 22 (B1) The change in the direction (downward direction) is started, and the symbol notice effect as shown in FIG. 22 (B1), that is, the aura of the predetermined color (for example, blue, green, red, etc.) An advance notice effect in which the image G of light) is displayed is also started.

  On the other hand, in FIG. 21 (B), since it is determined that the symbol preview effect and the full screen preview effect are performed, the symbol preview effect is changed from timing T01 as an initial value to timing T03. Looking at the example of effect execution at this time, the full screen preview effect (blackout effect) is started as shown in FIG. 22 (B2), and is included in the full screen preview effect as shown in FIG. 22 (C2) A notification image such as “chance!” Is displayed, and after the end of the full screen preview effect in FIG. 22 (C2), that is, as shown in FIG. 22 (D2), when the forward direction variation of the decorative symbol is started It has been changed to start the preliminary production. That is, the start of the symbol preview effect is changed at the end of the full screen preview effect (blackout effect) shown in FIG. 22 (D2), not at the start of the fluctuation shown in FIG. 22 (B1). This makes it possible to prevent the symbol advance notice effect from being hidden behind the full screen advance notice effect. In addition, as shown in FIG. 21B, it is determined that there is execution of the symbol preview effect and the full screen preview effect, and is determined without the execution of the reverse variation of the decorative pattern, so FIG. During the execution period of the full screen notice effect (blackout effect) shown in C2), as shown in FIG. 21 (B), the swing of the decorative pattern is executed, but it is hidden behind the full screen notice effect Therefore, the player can not see the swing of the decorative pattern. The start of variation of the decorative symbol in the forward direction is changed after the end of the execution period of all the symbol preview effects. Although the notification image shown in FIG. 22 (C2) is included in the full screen advance presentation effect, it may be a notice that is executed separately from the full screen advance presentation effect, or the notification image may not be displayed.

(1) In order to achieve the above object, the gaming machine of the present invention is:
A gaming machine capable of playing a game (for example, pachinko gaming machine 1 etc.),
Variation display means (for example, effect display device 9 or the like) for variably displaying identification information (for example, a decorative pattern or the like) in a predetermined direction;
Preview production effect execution means (for example, CPU 101 for presentation control etc.) capable of executing predetermined preview production (for example, full screen preview production etc);
Equipped with
The predetermined advance presentation effect is executed to make the display mode of the identification information invisible or hard to recognize at the start of the variable display (for example, in FIG. 18 (B2), FIG. 20 (B2) or FIG. 22 (B2) Such as blackout effect that decoration pattern such as shown becomes not visible),
In the identification information, when the predetermined advance effect is executed, it is possible to start the variable display in the predetermined direction after the execution period of the predetermined advance effect (for example, FIG. 18 (B2), FIG. As shown in FIG. 18 (D2), (E2), FIG. 20 (D), (E) or FIG. 22 (D2) after the lapse of the execution period of the blackout effect shown in FIG. 22 (B2) or FIG. For example, forward movement of the decorative pattern is started).

  According to such a configuration, it is possible to prevent the movement of the identification information from being obscured, and the interest of the game can be improved.

(2) In the gaming machine of (1),
The predetermined direction may be a normal direction (for example, as shown in FIGS. 18 (D1), (D2), (E1) and (E2), the forward direction of the decorative pattern, etc.).

  According to such a configuration, it is possible to prevent the movement of identification information from becoming difficult to understand.

(3) In the gaming machine of (1) or (2) above,
The predetermined advance presentation effect is an effect that indicates an expectation to be in an advantageous state, and is an effect executed in a mode of hiding a part or the whole of identification information (for example, the full screen advance presentation effect is more than in the case of a loss) In the case of a big hit, it is easier to be displayed, and it may be an effect (see FIG. 18 (B2)) or the like of an aspect of hiding the whole decorative pattern.

  According to such a configuration, it is possible to prevent the movement of identification information from becoming difficult to understand.

(4) In the gaming machine according to any one of (1) to (3) above,
The variation display means can change and display identification information in a specific direction (for example, the reverse direction, etc.) different from the predetermined direction (for example, shown in FIG. 18 (B1) and FIG. 20 (B1) As such, the decorative symbol may be displayed in a variable direction opposite to the forward direction).

  According to such a configuration, the direction of the variable display can be diversified, and the interest of the game can be improved.

(5) In the gaming machine of (4),
The variable display means variably displays identification information in the specific direction at least during an execution period of the predetermined advance effect (for example, as shown in FIG. 17B), at least in an execution period of full screen advance effect , Displaying the decorative pattern in the opposite direction, etc.).

  According to such a configuration, after the identification information is variably displayed in a specific direction, it can be variably displayed in a predetermined direction different from the specific direction, and the interest of the game can be improved.

(6) In the gaming machine according to any one of (1) to (5) above,
The identification information advance notice can be executed at the start of the variable display in the predetermined direction (for example, as shown in FIG. 18 (B1) and FIG. 22 (B1) by the effect control CPU 101, the symbol advance effect can be executed) And so on).

  According to such a configuration, the interest of the game can be improved by executing the identification information advance notice.

(7) In the gaming machine according to any one of (1) to (6) above,
When executing the identification information advance notice and the predetermined advance notice effect, the identification information advance notice is executed after the end of the predetermined advance notice effect (for example, full screen advance notice shown in FIG. 18 (C2) and FIG. 22 (C2) After the end of the effect, the symbol advance effect may be executed as shown in FIG. 18 (D2) and FIG. 22 (D2).

  According to such a configuration, it is possible to prevent the identification information advance notice and the predetermined advance notice effect from being performed in duplicate at the same time, and the identification information advance notice becomes invisible or difficult to recognize by the predetermined advance notice effect. It can prevent.

Next, main effects obtained by the above-described embodiment will be described.
(1) As shown in FIG. 13, the size of the number when displaying with the second display pattern and the size of the number when displaying with the first display pattern are different. For example, the size of the numerals displayed at the start of fluctuation or at the time of fluctuation stop displayed by the second display pattern is smaller in display range than the size of numerals in fluctuation displayed by the first display pattern. In this way, the player can be made to pay attention to the display mode consisting of numbers and characters at the time of start of change or stop of change, and during change display, only the numbers can be displayed in a larger display range than at the time of stop of change. By performing the variable display, it is possible to make it easy to recognize the transition of the effect pattern in the variable display, and it is possible to preferably display numbers and characters.

  (2) There is a correspondence relationship between numbers and characters as shown in FIG. 12, and as shown in FIG. 13, the variable display is stopped in a pattern displaying characters corresponding to the numbers. In this way, since each separate character appears in accordance with the number, the number and the character can be suitably displayed.

  (3) As shown in FIG. 13, by moving the number downward as the symbol action at the time of the variation stop, an effect of stopping the variation display is executed by the pattern which displays the character larger than the number. In this way, it is possible to add interest to the display mode when displaying numbers and characters, and to preferably display numbers and characters.

  (4) As shown in FIG. 15, since the display in which the character moves largely is performed as an action at the time of reach formation, the movement of the character can be noticed and the numbers and the character can be suitably displayed.

  (5) As shown in FIG. 14, the first change effect of changing from only numbers to numbers and characters is executed as the change stop action, and the change from the numbers and characters to only numbers is performed as the change start action. Execute change presentation. The execution mode is different between the first change effect and the second change effect. In the variation stop time symbol action executed as the first change effect, the character jumps forward from the depth direction when the character is viewed from the front of the screen of the effect display device 9, the numbers move downward, and the characters are better than the numbers. In the fluctuation start time pattern action which is displayed largely and executed as the second change effect, the character is erased from the number and the character, and only the number displayed larger than before the change fluctuates downward. In this way, numbers and characters can be suitably displayed.

  (6) As shown in FIG. 15, at the end of the SP reach, the symbols are aligned with only the numbers, and when the final display after returning to the background, the determination operation is performed with the numbers and the characters. In this manner, the display pattern of the effect design suitable for each scene of the effect can be obtained, and the numbers and the characters can be suitably displayed.

  (7) As shown in FIG. 13, when the variable display is stopped, the display is performed to make the character appear wider than the display range of the number before the stop. In this way, it is possible to reduce the sense of discomfort when changing from the first display pattern to the second display pattern. Therefore, numbers and characters can be suitably displayed.

  (8) As shown in FIGS. 13 (d) and 13 (e), the character is displayed so as to fly forward from the depth direction when the screen of the effect display device 9 is viewed from the front as a fluctuation stop symbol action. The presentation is performed. In this way, a powerful display using a character can be performed.

  (9) As shown in FIG. 15, as the small symbol action pattern B, an effect of violently moving the small symbol according to the effect sound during SP reach is executed. In this way, it is possible to preferably display the numbers as small symbols which are reduced and displayed.

Next, modifications and feature points of the embodiment described above will be listed below.
(1) In the embodiment described above, the probability variation big hit state and the normal big hit state are provided. In addition, as the production design, odd design was corresponded to probability variation big hit, even design was usually set corresponding to big hit. Here, what is displayed in the second display pattern may be only a number corresponding to the probability variation big hit. For example, only the numbers corresponding to the probability variation big hit may be displayed as numbers and characters, and the numbers corresponding to the big hit may be displayed only without displaying the characters. In this way, it is possible to give a special feeling about the odd symbols corresponding to the probability variation big hit, and to give a special impression to the highly advantageous odd symbols. Note that among the odd symbols, only the "3" symbol or the "7" symbol may be a probability symbol, and the number of symbols displayed in the second display pattern can be changed as appropriate.

  (2) In the embodiment described above, the time-shortening state (high base state) has been reached until the variable display 100 rotations after the end of the big hit. In such a short time state, the change may be started only with numbers and the change may be stopped only with numbers. In the time saving state, since the fluctuation time is shorter than the normal state, when the character accompanied with the movement is displayed, the movement of the design becomes squeezed by displaying or deleting the character, and the appearance becomes strange As a result, the variable display may be difficult to see. Therefore, in the time saving state, the variable display may be performed by the first display pattern of only numerals unlike the normal state. In this way, it is possible to preferably display a number in the time saving state.

  (3) In the above-described embodiment, when the number display modes are different between the first display pattern displayed only by numbers and the second display pattern displayed by numbers and characters, the numbers are different in size Explained. However, as a case where the display mode of the numbers is different, not the size of the numbers but the position of the numbers, the color of the numbers, the type of the numbers, etc. Good. In addition, the display mode of the numbers may be different depending on the jackpot expectation.

  (4) In the embodiment described above, the case is shown where a small symbol is displayed at the corner of the screen of the effect display 9. However, among the small symbols which are reach, one may be displayed on the upper left corner of the screen and the other may be displayed on the upper right corner of the screen. Moreover, the case where a small symbol is moved up and down etc. was demonstrated as a small symbol action pattern. The movement of the small figure is not limited to these, and the pattern may be shaken, laterally rotated, or danced to dance with the music. Also, an effect image (for example, an image of a flame) may be added around the small figure.

  (5) In the embodiment described above, the effect of stopping the variable display by the pattern of displaying the character larger than the number is performed by moving the number downward as the symbol action at the time of the variable stop. However, as the symbol action at the time of stop of movement, the number may not be moved downward but may be moved diagonally. Specifically, when the variable display is stopped, the left symbol may be moved diagonally to the right, the middle symbol may be moved immediately below, and the right symbol may be moved to the left. In this way, the numerical symbols displayed small at the time of the stop of the movement are displayed so as to be gathered at the center and have a good appearance. In addition, the movement of the symbol action at the time of the fluctuation stop is not limited to these, and may be moved in any direction.

  (6) In the embodiment described above, the numbers and the characters correspond to one to one. However, numbers and characters do not have to correspond one to one. For example, the same character may correspond to a plurality of numbers, or the corresponding character may change depending on the background. In addition, when performing pre-reading advance notice, a plurality of times of variable display until variable display of a target to be pre-read is performed may be changed to a special stage. In this case, special numbers or characters that are not normally displayed may be displayed. In addition, it is desirable that the display pattern of numbers and characters at this time be different from that in the normal time. Note that a stage may be provided in which the variable display is performed using only numbers.

  (7) In the embodiment described above, during the variable display, it is possible to recognize whether or not the variable display is being performed to the player by changing the symbol with only numbers. It is desirable that the numbers in such a variable display be displayed lighter than the display mode at the start of the change or at the time of the stop of the change. In this way, by setting the density to the same as that at the start of the fluctuation, it is possible to prevent visual effects that are executed in the background from being difficult to visually recognize. And by displaying only with numbers rather than displaying with numbers and characters, it is possible to reduce the display area of the symbol, and while showing that the symbol is fluctuating, it is reduced that it interferes with other notices. can do.

  (8) In the embodiment described above, the symbol being reached may be the same symbol as the symbol indicated by the first display pattern in the variable display, and is a symbol different from the symbol indicated by the first display pattern May be

  (9) In the embodiment described above, the first effect of changing from only numbers to numbers and characters is executed as the change stop action, and the second change is changed to only numbers from the numbers and characters as the change start action. The case of performing the presentation has been described. At the time of execution of the change effect, the character operated, but another effect image may be added. Some change may be made to the display mode.

  (10) In the embodiment described above, it is possible to temporarily display the number to be stopped in the front and then to reduce it as the fluctuation stop symbol action. Then, the character may appear from behind the enlarged number. In this way, since the character is displayed from behind the enlarged number so as to be shown in a very large display manner, it can be a display of a more powerful character, giving a surprise to the player it can.

  (11) In the embodiment described above, a plurality of SP reach types may be provided. And you may make it a small symbol action differ by the kind of SP reach.

  (12) In the embodiment described above, the case where one character is displayed for one number is shown. However, an image other than the character may be added to one number. For example, as the variable stop action, an image may be displayed that indicates that the hold display changes with the character when the number stops (an image indicating that the hold display changes to a high hit expectation). . In this way, attention can be drawn to the fluctuation stop action. Then, by displaying the image, it is possible to make a pre-reading notice that the pending display changes.

  (13) In the embodiment described above, the jackpot gaming state has been described as a representative example as an advantageous state advantageous to the player. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and advantageous states advantageous to the player may include high probability state (probability state), short time state, and other advantageous states such as high base state.

  (14) In the above embodiment, the effect control board 80, the audio output board 70, and the lamp driver board 35 are provided as substrates on which the circuit for controlling the effect device is mounted. However, the circuit for controlling the effect device May be mounted on one substrate. Furthermore, a first effect control board (display control board) equipped with a circuit for controlling the effect display device 9 etc. and a circuit for controlling other effect devices (lamps, LEDs, speakers 27R, 27L, etc.) are installed. Two substrates with the second effect control substrate may be provided.

  (15) In the above-described embodiment, the game control microcomputer 560 directly transmits the command to the effect control microcomputer 100, but the game control microcomputer 560 is connected to another board (for example, as shown in FIG. Sound / lamp substrate) having a function by the circuit mounted on the audio output substrate 70, a lamp driver substrate 35, etc., or the circuit mounted on the audio output substrate 70 and a function by the circuit mounted on the lamp driver substrate 35 The effect control command may be transmitted, and may be transmitted to the effect control microcomputer 100 in the effect control substrate 80 via another substrate. In that case, the command may simply pass through on another board, or the control means such as a microcomputer is mounted on the audio output board 70, the lamp driver board 35 and the sound / lamp board, and the control means receives the command. According to the control, the microcomputer 100 executes control relating to voice control and lamp control, and further changes the received command as it is or, for example, to a simplified command to control the effect display device 9. It may be sent to the Even in that case, the sound control board 100 and the lamp driver are similar to the display control according to the play control command directly received from the game control microcomputer 560 in the above embodiment. Display control can be performed according to a command received from the substrate 35 or the sound / lamp substrate. In the case of such a configuration, the various types of determination made by the effect control microcomputer 100 in the embodiment described above may be similarly made to be performed by the effect control microcomputer 100, or sound output Control means such as a microcomputer mounted on the substrate 70, the lamp driver substrate 35, or the sound / lamp substrate may be used.

  (16) In the embodiment described above, when the variation is started in order to notify the microcomputer for effect control of the variation pattern indicating the variation mode such as the variation time and the type of reach effect and the presence or absence of pseudo sequence, one. Although the example of transmitting the variation pattern command has been shown, the variation pattern may be notified to the effect control microcomputer by two or more commands. Specifically, when notified by two commands, the gaming control microcomputer is the first command before reaching reach, such as presence or absence of pseudo sequence, presence or absence of slip effect (so-called second if it does not reach) Send a command indicating the fluctuation time and fluctuation mode before stop, and the second command after reaching reach such as reach type and re-lottery effect (so-called second stop if it does not reach) Command) may be transmitted. In this case, the effect control microcomputer may perform effect control in the variable display on the basis of the fluctuation time derived from the combination of two commands. The game control microcomputer is notified of the fluctuation time by each of the two commands, and the effect control microcomputer is made to select a specific fluctuation mode to be executed at each timing. It is also good. When sending two commands, two commands may be sent within the same timer interrupt, and after sending the first command, after a predetermined period has elapsed (for example, the next timer interrupt) And the second command may be sent. In addition, the fluctuation | variation aspect shown by each command is not necessarily limited to this example, It can change suitably also about the order to transmit. In this way, by notifying the fluctuation pattern by two or more commands, it is possible to reduce the amount of data which has to be stored as the fluctuation pattern command. As described above, in the configuration in which the variation pattern is notified to the effect control microcomputer by two commands, the determination result of the display result by the effect process at the time of winning in the second command after transmitting the first command, Alternatively, pre-reading determination information such as the variation pattern type may be transmitted, and effects of pre-reading notice may be executed based on the reception of the second command. Here, the pseudo ream is an effect display that makes it appear that a plurality of fluctuations corresponding to a plurality of suspension memories are being performed continuously, although the fluctuation is originally one time corresponding to one suspension memory. It is an abbreviation showing continuous fluctuation. In addition, the term “slip” means effect display in which the symbol is slipped from the predicted stop position immediately before the stop of the symbol in the variable display.

  (17) The embodiment described above can be applied to an apparatus such as a game machine that simulates the operation of the pachinko gaming machine 1. The program and data for realizing the embodiments described above are not limited to the form in which they are distributed and provided by a removable recording medium to a computer device or the like, and a storage device such as a computer device or the like in advance. It does not matter if it is distributed by pre-installing it in. Furthermore, by providing a communication processing unit, the program and data for realizing the present invention are distributed by downloading from another device on a network connected via a communication line or the like. It does not matter. Also, the embodiment of the game is not limited to one that is executed by attaching a removable recording medium, but may be executed by temporarily storing programs and data downloaded via a communication line or the like in an internal memory or the like. It may be executed directly using hardware resources of another device on the network connected via a communication line or the like. Furthermore, the game may be executed by exchanging data with other computer devices via a network.

  (18) Although the gaming machine for paying out the game medium to the player's hand according to the occurrence of the prize has been described as the present embodiment, the game medium is sealed, and the game medium is used for the player according to the occurrence of the prize. You may employ the enclosure type game machine which adds a game point (score), without paying out at hand. The enclosed type game machine is provided with a circulation path for circulating a plurality of balls as an example of a game medium in the game machine, and a storage unit for storing the game points is provided according to the ball lending operation. The gaming points are added to the storage unit, the gaming points are subtracted from the storage unit according to the firing operation of the ball, and the gaming points are added to the storage unit according to the occurrence of the winning.

  (19) In the embodiment described above, for example, the case is shown in which a plurality of types of special symbols and effect symbols of “1” to “9” are variably displayed and the display result is derived and displayed. It is not limited to the form. For example, the symbol displayed in a variable manner and the symbol displayed in a derived manner do not necessarily have to be the same, and a symbol different from the symbol displayed in a variable manner may be derived and displayed. In addition, it is not necessary to change and display a plurality of types of symbols, and the change display may be performed using only one type of symbol. In this case, for example, the variable display may be performed by alternately repeating lighting and blinking of the one type of symbol display. And even in this case, one kind of symbol used for the variable display may be finally derived and displayed, or a symbol different from the one kind of symbol is finally derived and displayed It may be one.

  (20) In the embodiment described above, the “ratio (probability, probability)” is described by taking a predetermined value exceeding 0% as a specific example. However, 0% may be used as the “proportion (proportion, probability)”. For example, in the case where "the occurrence rate of one is higher than the occurrence rate of the other" by comparing the occurrence rate of the predetermined gaming state 1 with the occurrence rate of the other gaming state 2 in the predetermined gaming period, Also includes the case where the rate of occurrence of one game state is 0%.

  (21) In the embodiment described above, after the variable display result is derived and displayed when it is determined that the display result of the variable display is a probability change big hit, after the end of the jackpot gaming state, it is unconditionally in a probability change state An example of controlled stochastic state control is shown. However, not limited to this, the probability change determination device is controlled to be a probability change state when the detection means detects that the game ball has passed through the specific area provided in the special winning opening in the special variable winning prize ball device 20 A type of probability change state control may be performed.

  The present invention is not limited to the one described above. Further, the specific configuration is included in the present invention even if there are changes and additions within the scope of the present invention in addition to the above-described embodiment and other embodiments described later.

  In addition, all or a part of the configurations shown in the embodiment and the modifications described above, and the configurations shown in the later-described form examples and the modifications may be arbitrarily combined.

  It should be understood that the above-described embodiment disclosed this time and the form described below are illustrative and non-restrictive in every respect. The scope of the present invention is shown not by the above description and the following description but by the claims, and is intended to include all modifications within the meaning and scope equivalent to the claims.

  As the gaming machine of the present invention, the game is also capable of performing variable display (variable display etc.) of identification information (symbol information, symbol etc.) and controlling the advantageous state (big hit gaming state etc.) advantageous to the player. Machine (pachinko gaming machine 1 etc.), which is provided with variable display means (effect display device 9, effect control microcomputer 100 etc.) capable of executing variable display of identification information, and identification information (symbol information etc.) A first display that includes first information (numeric information, numbers, etc.) and second information (decoration information, characters, etc.), and displays the first information without displaying the second information in the display pattern of the identification information. A pattern (a pattern displayed by numbers, etc.) and a second display pattern (a pattern displayed by numbers and characters) displaying the first information and the second information are provided, and the variation display means Where the information is After the fluctuation in the direction (downward direction etc.) is started, the fluctuation display is executed by the first display pattern (the fluctuation display is executed by the number etc.) and the fluctuation display is stopped by the second display pattern (number and In the display mode, the first information when displayed in the first display pattern and the first information when displayed in the second display pattern). Are different (as shown in FIG. 13, when displaying only with numbers, numbers are displayed larger than when displaying with numbers and characters, etc.), and effects performed by a predetermined effect means Showing that the variable display means is capable of executing a presentation assistance display related to the suggested presentation, as well as executing the suggested presentation indicating whether or not to be controlled to the advantageous state according to the aspect of An effect execution unit (for example, the CPU 90120 for effect control that executes the processing of step S90804 or step S90805) is provided, and the suggestion effect execution unit changes the position of the effect auxiliary display depending on whether a specific condition is satisfied. For example, a game machine may be implemented (for example, the process of step S90805 is executed when it is determined Yes in step S90803).

  According to such a configuration, the first identification information and the second identification information can be suitably displayed. In addition, the execution pattern of the presentation assistance display can be diversified, and the decline in the game entertainment can be prevented.

  Further, in the above-mentioned gaming machine, the variable display and the presentation assistance display are performed by the same display means, but may be performed by different display means.

  Further, in the above-mentioned gaming machine, depending on whether the identification information is displayed in the first display pattern or in the second display pattern, the effect assistance display may be displayed at different positions.

  Further, in the above-mentioned gaming machine, according to whether the suggestion effect is executed when the identification information is displayed in the first display pattern or when displayed in the second display pattern, it is advantageous. The controlled degree of expectation may be made different. According to such a configuration, attention can be paid to the timing at which the suggestive effect is performed, and the interest can be improved.

  Furthermore, the first identification information and the second identification information can be suitably displayed, and the execution pattern of the presentation assistance display can be diversified, as an example of a form of a gaming machine that can prevent a decrease in the game interest. A gaming machine capable of controlling in an advantageous state, having variable display means (for example, the image display device 905 etc.), whether or not it is controlled to the advantageous state according to an aspect of an effect to be executed by Suggestive effect executing means (for example, CPU 90120 for effect control that executes the processing of step S90804 or step S90805, etc.) that can execute the suggestive effect to suggest and execute the effect supplementary display related to the suggestive effect by the variable display means , And the suggestion effect execution means can execute the presentation assistance display at different positions depending on whether or not a specific condition is established. It is (for example, when it is determined Yes in step S90803 such as executing the processing of step S90805) gaming machine and the like. Below, an example of this embodiment of the gaming machine will be described as another embodiment.

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Hereinafter, other embodiments will be described with reference to the drawings. First, the overall configuration of a pachinko gaming machine 901, which is an example of a gaming machine, will be described. This other embodiment may be referred to as an "embodiment". FIG. 23 is a front view of a pachinko gaming machine according to another embodiment, showing a layout of main members. The pachinko gaming machine (game machine) 901 is roughly divided into a gaming board (gauge board) 902 which constitutes a gaming board surface, and a gaming machine frame (underframe) 903 for supporting and fixing the gaming board 902. In the game board 902, a substantially circular game area surrounded by guide rails is formed. In this game area, a game ball as a game medium is shot and shot from a predetermined ball striking device.

  A first special symbol display device 904A and a second special symbol display device 904B are provided at a predetermined position of the game board 902 (in the example shown in FIG. 23, on the right side of the game area). Each of the first special symbol display device 904A and the second special symbol display device 904B is constituted of, for example, LEDs (light emitting diodes) of 7 segments, dot matrix, etc., and identifies each in a special view game as an example of a variable display game. Special symbols (also referred to as "special figures"), which are plural types of possible identification information (special identification information), are variably displayed (variable display). For example, each of the first special symbol display device 904A and the second special symbol display device 904B variably displays a plurality of types of special symbols composed of numbers indicating "0" to "9" and symbols indicating "-", etc. Do.

  The special symbols displayed on the first special symbol display device 904A and the second special symbol display device 904B are limited to those composed of numbers indicating "0" to "9", symbols indicating "-", etc. For example, a plurality of types of lighting patterns may be set in advance as a plurality of types of special symbols, in which combinations of what are turned on and turned off in the 7-segment LED are different. Hereinafter, the special symbol variably displayed on the first special symbol display device 904A is also referred to as "first special view", and the special symbol variably displayed on the second special symbol display device 904B is also referred to as "second special symbol" .

  Near the center of the game area on the game board 902, an image display device 905 is provided. The image display device 905 is formed of, for example, an LCD (liquid crystal display device) or the like, and forms a display area for displaying various effect images. On the screen of the image display device 905, corresponding to the variable display of the first special figure by the first special symbol display device 904A in the special figure game and the variable display of the second special figure by the second special symbol display device 904B. For example, in the decorative symbol display area serving as a plurality of variable display portions such as three, decorative symbols which are plural types of identification information (decorative identification information) capable of identifying each are variably displayed. The variable display of this decorative pattern is also included in the variable display game.

  As an example, on the screen of the image display device 905, decorative design display areas of "left", "middle", and "right" are arranged. Then, in response to any one of the variation of the first special figure in the first special symbol display device 904A and the variation of the second special figure in the second special symbol display device 904B being started in the special figure game, In each of the “left”, “middle”, and “right” decorative symbol display areas, fluctuation of the decorative symbol (for example, scroll display in the vertical direction) is started. After that, when the finalized special symbol is stopped and displayed as the variable display result in the special view game, the decorative symbol is variable in each of the “left”, “middle” and “right” decorative symbol display areas in the image display device 905 The finalized decorative symbol (final stop symbol) to be displayed is stopped and displayed. The finalized decorative design may be different from the decorative design displayed during the variable display. For example, a decorative pattern other than the decorative pattern to be scrolled may be a finalized decorative pattern.

  On the screen of the image display device 905, the special figure game using the first special figure in the first special symbol display device 904A or the special figure game in synchronization with the special pattern game using the second special figure in the second special symbol display device 904B Then, variable display of a plurality of kinds of decorative symbols that can be distinguished from each other is performed, and a finalized decorative symbol to be a variable display result is derived and displayed (or simply referred to as "derivation"). Note that, for example, deriving and displaying various display symbols such as a special symbol and a decorative symbol means to stop display (also referred to as complete stop display or final stop display) identification information such as a decorative symbol and to end variable display. . On the other hand, during the variable display from when variable display of the decorative symbol is started to when the fixed decorative symbol as the variable display result is derived and displayed, the change speed of the decorative symbol is "0", and the decorative symbol is displayed. For example, the symbol may be displayed in a stationary state, and may be in a display state that causes, for example, slight shaking or expansion and contraction. Such a display state is also referred to as a temporary stop display, and although the display result in the variable display is not displayed in a definite manner, the player can recognize that the variation of the decorative symbol by the scroll display or the update display is not progressing. It becomes. The temporary stop display may include, for example, complete stop display of the decorative pattern only for a time shorter than a predetermined time (for example, one second) without causing slight shaking or expansion or contraction.

  On the screen of the image display device 905, a start winning storage display area 905H is disposed. In the start winning storage display area 905H, a holding display is performed to display the number of holdings of variable display (the number of special drawing holding memories) corresponding to the special drawing game in a distinguishable manner. Here, with the suspension of the variable display corresponding to the special view game, the game ball enters the first starting winning opening formed by the normal winning ball device 906A and the second starting winning opening formed by the normal variable winning ball device 906B. It occurs on the basis of the start winning by (for example, passing). That is, although a start condition (also referred to as "execution condition") for executing a variable display game such as a special view game or variable display of a decorative symbol is satisfied, a variable display game based on the start condition established earlier is being executed. When the start condition for allowing the start of the variable display game is not satisfied due to the fact that the pachinko gaming machine 901 is controlled to the big hit gaming state, the display of the variable display corresponding to the satisfied start condition is To be done. In this embodiment, the hold display is performed by displaying the same number of symbols (in this embodiment, it is a circle or the like and is hereinafter also referred to as a hold display symbol) as the variable display being held. One hold display symbol corresponds to one variable display being held. The pending variable display corresponding to the special view game using the first special view is represented by the on-hold display symbol displayed in the area on the left side in the start winning storage display area 905H. The pending variable display corresponding to the special drawing game using the second special view is represented by the holding display symbol displayed in the area on the right side in the start winning storage display area 905H.

  For example, the start condition (first start condition) of the special figure game using the first special figure by the first special symbol display device 904A is satisfied by the occurrence of the first start winning that the game ball enters the first start winning opening If the first start condition for starting the special view game using the first special drawing based on the establishment of the first start condition is not satisfied, the number of first special view reservation memories is incremented by 1 (increment) And the execution of the special drawing game using the first special drawing is suspended. In addition, the start condition (second start condition) of the special figure game using the second special figure by the second special symbol display device 904B is satisfied by the occurrence of the second start winning that the game ball enters the second start winning opening If the second start condition for starting the special view game using the second special view based on the establishment of the second start condition is not satisfied when the second start condition is satisfied, the number of second special view reservation storages is incremented by 1 (increment And the execution of the special drawing game using the second special drawing is suspended. On the other hand, when the execution of the special figure game using the first special figure is started, the first special figure reservation memory number is decremented by 1 and the special figure game is executed using the second special figure Is decremented by one.

  The number of pending storages of the variable display obtained by adding the number of the first special view pending storage and the number of the second special view pending storage is particularly referred to as the total pending storage number. The term "number of Tokushu reserve storages" simply refers to a concept that includes all of the number of first to reserve special storages, the number of second to reserve special storages, and the total number of pending storages, but in particular It may refer to a concept including the number of first special view pending storages and the number of second special view pending storages, but excluding the total number of pending storages.

  Along with or instead of the start winning storage display area 905H, a display may be provided to display the number of stored special figures. In the example shown in FIG. 23, the first hold for specifying the number of special-graph hold storages to be identifiable in the upper part of the first special symbol display device 904A and the second special symbol display device 904B together with the start winning storage display area 905H. A display 9025A and a second hold display 9025B are provided. The first hold indicator 9025A displays the first special view hold storage number in a distinguishable manner. The second hold indicator 9025B displays the second special view hold storage number in a distinguishable manner. The first hold indicator 9025A and the second hold indicator 9025B are, for example, the number (for example, 4) corresponding to the upper limit value (for example, "4") in each of the first special view reserve storage number and the second special view reserve storage number. Components) are configured. Here, the first special view reserve storage number and the second special view reserve storage number are displayed according to the number of lighted LEDs.

  On the screen of the image display device 905, an active display area 905HA is disposed in proximity to the start winning storage display area 905H. In the active display area 905HA, display corresponding to the variable display in progress is performed. The display in the active display area 905 HA is referred to as active display (also referred to as variable display correspondence display, display at the time of digestion or display this time). In the active display area 905 HA, for example, the first winning prize memory display area 905 H is deleted (digested) in response to the start of the special view game using the first special figure when the first start condition is satisfied. Active display is performed according to the hold display. Further, in the active display area 905 HA, for example, in response to the start of the special view game using the second special figure when the second start condition is satisfied, the start winning memory display area 905 H is erased (digested) Active display corresponding to the second hold display is performed.

  A movable body 9099 is provided at a predetermined position (in this case, the lower center side) in the display area of the image display device 905. The movable body 9099 is rotationally driven by rotational driving of the movable body motor 9061 shown in FIG.

  A normal winning ball device 906A is provided below the image display device 905, and a normal variable winning ball device 906B is provided on the right side of the normal winning ball device 906A. The regular winning ball device 906A, for example, forms a first starting winning opening as a starting area (first starting area) which is always kept in a constant open state by a predetermined ball receiving member. The normally variable winning ball device 906B has a pair of movable winglets that changes between a closed state in which the vertical position is achieved by the solenoid 9081 for the ordinary electric character shown in FIG. (Normal motorized role) is provided to form a second start winning opening.

  As an example, in the case of the normally variable winning ball device 906B, the movable wing piece is in the vertical position when the solenoid 9081 for the ordinary electric character is in the off state, so the gaming ball does not enter the second starting winning opening. Make it On the other hand, in the case of the normally variable winning ball device 906B, the movable wing piece is in the tilting position when the solenoid 9081 for the ordinary electric character is in the on state, whereby the game ball can enter the second starting winning hole. Put in a state. The normally variable winning ball device 906B is normally open when the solenoid 9081 is in the off state, and while the gaming ball can enter the second start winning opening, the enlarged opening state when the solenoid 9081 is in the on state Also, the game ball may be configured to be difficult to enter. In this manner, the normally variable winning ball device 906 B is in the first variable state, such as the opening state where the gaming ball can enter or the opening state where the second starting winning opening can be entered, and the closing state or entry difficulty where the gaming ball can not enter It is configured to be changeable to a second variable state such as a normally open state. The first variable state may be a state in which the gaming ball is more likely to enter the second start winning opening than the second variable state.

  The game ball entering the first starting winning opening formed in the normal winning ball device 906A is detected by, for example, a first starting opening switch 9022A shown in FIG. The game ball entering the second starting winning opening formed in the normally variable winning ball device 906B is detected by, for example, a second starting opening switch 9022B shown in FIG. A predetermined number (for example, three) of game balls are paid out as prize balls (prize game media) based on the detection of the game balls by the first starting opening switch 9022A, and the first special view reserve memory number is a predetermined If the upper limit value (for example, "4") or less, the first start condition is satisfied. A predetermined number (for example, three) of game balls are paid out as a prize ball based on the detection of the game ball by the second start opening switch 9022 B, and the second special view reserve memory number is less than a predetermined upper limit value For example, the second start condition is satisfied.

  The number of winning balls to be paid out based on the detection of the gaming ball by the first starting opening switch 9022A, and the number of the winning balls to be paid out based on the detection of the gaming ball by the second starting opening switch 9022B. The numbers may be the same or different from each other. The pachinko gaming machine 901 may directly pay out the gaming balls to be the winning balls, or may give a score corresponding to the number of gaming balls to be the winning balls.

  Below the regular winning ball device 906A, a special variable winning ball device 907 is provided. The special variable winning ball device 907 includes a special winning opening door which is driven to open and close by a solenoid 9082 serving as a special winning opening door shown in FIG. 24, and a specific area which changes to an open state and a closed state by the special winning opening door. To form a winning opening as.

  As an example, in the special variable winning prize ball device 907, when the solenoid 9082 for the big winning mouth door is in the OFF state, the big winning mouth door closes the big winning mouth, and the gaming ball enters the big winning mouth (for example, Do not pass. On the other hand, in the special variable winning prize ball device 907, when the solenoid 9082 for the big winning mouth door is in the on state, the big winning mouth door opens the big winning mouth, and the game ball easily enters the big winning mouth Become. As described above, the special winning opening as the specific area changes into an open state advantageous for the player to easily enter the game ball, and a closed state disadvantageously for the player because the game ball can not enter. In place of the closed state in which the game ball can not enter the big winning opening, or in addition to the closed state, a partially open state in which the game ball does not easily enter the big prize opening may be provided.

  The game ball having entered the special winning opening is detected by, for example, a count switch 9023 shown in FIG. Based on the detection of the game ball by the count switch 9023, a predetermined number (for example, 14) of game balls are paid out as a prize ball. Thus, when the game ball enters the special winning opening that has been opened in the special variable winning ball device 907, for example, when the game ball enters another winning opening such as the first start winning opening or the second starting winning opening More prize balls are paid out. Therefore, if the special winning prize opening is opened in the special variable winning prize ball device 907, the gaming ball can enter the special winning prize opening, which is an advantageous first state for the player. On the other hand, if the special winning hole is closed in the special variable winning ball device 907, it becomes impossible or difficult to get the winning ball by entering the gaming ball into the big winning hole, which is disadvantageous for the player It becomes 2 states.

  An ordinary symbol display 9020 is provided at a predetermined position of the game board 902 (in the example shown in FIG. 23, the left side of the game area). As an example, the normal symbol display 9020 is composed of LEDs of 7 segments or dot matrix as in the first special symbol display device 904A and the second special symbol display device 904B. An ordinary symbol (also referred to as "common figure" or "ordinary figure") which is identification information is variably displayed (variable display). Such variable display of ordinary symbols is referred to as a common-play game (also referred to as a "normal-figure game"). Above the normal symbol display 9020, a general drawing reserve display 9025C is provided. The general drawing retention indicator 9025C is configured to include, for example, four LEDs, and displays the general drawing retention memory number as the number of effective passing balls passed through the passing gate 9041.

  On the surface of the game board 902, in addition to the above-described configuration, a windmill and a large number of obstacle nails that change the flow direction and speed of the game ball are provided. In addition, as a winning opening different from the first starting winning opening, the second starting winning opening and the large winning opening, for example, a single or a plurality of general winning openings which are always kept in a constant open state by a predetermined ball receiving member are provided. It may be done. In this case, a predetermined number (for example, 10) of game balls may be paid out as winning balls based on the fact that a game ball entering one of the general winning openings is detected by a predetermined general winning ball switch. At the lowermost position of the game area, an out port is provided where game balls that have not entered any winning port are captured.

  Speakers 908 L and 908 R for reproducing and outputting sound effects and the like are provided at the upper left and right positions of the gaming machine frame 903, and further, a gaming effect lamp 909 is provided at the periphery of the gaming area. A decorative LED may be arranged around each structure (for example, the regular winning ball device 906A, the normal variable winning ball device 906B, the special variable winning ball device 907, etc.) in the gaming area of the pachinko gaming machine 901. At the lower right portion of the gaming machine frame 903 is provided a striking operation handle (operation knob) operated by a player or the like to fire a gaming ball as a gaming medium toward the gaming area. For example, the hit ball operating handle adjusts the resilience of the gaming ball according to the amount of operation (the amount of rotation) by the player or the like.

  At a predetermined position of the gaming machine frame 903 below the gaming area, a game ball paid out as a prize ball and a game ball lent out by a predetermined ball lending machine are held so as to be able to be supplied to the ball striking device (stored ) Is provided. At the lower part of the gaming machine frame 903 is provided a lower tray for holding (storing) surplus balls and the like overflowing from the upper tray so that they can be discharged to the outside of the pachinko gaming machine 901.

  Attached to the member forming the lower tray is, for example, a stick controller 9031A which can be held and tilted by the player at a predetermined position on the upper surface of the lower tray main body (for example, the central portion of the lower tray). There is. The stick controller 9031A includes an operating rod held by the player, and a trigger button is provided at a predetermined position of the operating rod (for example, a position where the index finger of the operating hand is put on when the player holds the operating rod). There is. The trigger button can perform a predetermined instruction operation by pushing and pulling with a predetermined operation finger (for example, index finger or the like) while the player holds the operation stick of the stick controller 9031A with the operation hand (for example, left hand or the like) It should just be comprised. Inside the operating rod, a trigger sensor may be incorporated so as to detect a predetermined instruction operation such as a push-pull operation on the trigger button.

  A controller sensor unit 9035A (see FIG. 24) including a tilt direction sensor unit for detecting a tilting operation on the operating rod may be provided in the lower main body inside the lower portion of the stick controller 9031A or the like. For example, the tilt direction sensor unit is a two transparent photosensor (parallel sensor) disposed parallel to the board of the game board 902 on the left side of the center position of the operating rod as viewed from the player facing the pachinko game machine 901 Four transmission types combining the pair) and two transmission type photosensors (vertical sensor pairs) arranged vertically to the board surface of the game board 902 on the right side of the center position of the operation stick viewed from the player's side It may be configured to include a photo sensor.

  The member forming the upper tray may be, for example, a push button 9031 B (for example, a player can perform a predetermined instruction operation at a predetermined position on the top side of the upper surface of the upper tray). See FIG. 24). The push button 9031 B may be configured to be able to mechanically, electrically or electromagnetically detect a predetermined instruction operation by a player or the like. A push sensor 9035B may be provided inside the main body of the upper tray at the installation position of the push button 9031B or the like, for detecting a player's operation performed on the push button 9031B.

  In the pachinko gaming machine 901, various control boards such as a main board 9011, an effect control board 9012, an audio control board 9013, and a lamp control board 9014 as shown in FIG. 24 are mounted. The pachinko gaming machine 901 also includes a relay substrate 9015 for relaying various control signals transmitted between the main substrate 9011 and the effect control substrate 9012. In addition, various substrates such as a payout control substrate, an information terminal substrate, a firing control substrate, an interface substrate, a touch sensor substrate, etc. are disposed on the back of the gaming board etc. in the pachinko gaming machine 901.

  The main board 9011 is a control board on the main side, and various circuits for controlling the progress of the game in the pachinko gaming machine 901 are mounted. The main board 9011 is mainly directed to a sub-side control board consisting of a function for setting random numbers used in the special view game, a function for inputting a signal from a switch or the like disposed at a predetermined position, and an effect control board 9012 or the like. And a function of outputting and transmitting a control command as an example of command information as a control signal, and a function of outputting various information to a hall management computer. In addition, the main board 9011 performs lighting / extinguishing control of each LED (for example, segment LED) constituting the first special symbol display device 904A and the second special symbol display device 904B to perform the first special figure or the second special figure. The variable display of a predetermined display symbol, such as controlling the variable display of the normal symbol display 9020 or controlling the variable display of the normal symbol by the normal symbol display device 9020 by performing on / off / coloring control of the normal symbol display device 9020 It also has a function to control.

  On the main board 9011, for example, a game control microcomputer 90100, a switch circuit 90110, a solenoid circuit 90111, and the like are mounted. Switch circuit 90110 takes in detection signals (detection signals indicating that passage or entry of game media has been detected) from various switches for game ball detection, and transmits the signals to microcomputer 90100 for game control. The solenoid circuit 90111 is a signal for driving solenoids from the game control microcomputer 90100 (for example, signals for driving the solenoids such as the solenoid 9081 and the signal for turning the solenoid 9082 on or off) for the ordinary electric role thing And the solenoid 9082 for the special winning opening door.

  The effect control board 9012 is a sub-side control board independent of the main board 9011, receives the control signal transmitted from the main board 9011 via the relay board 9015, and receives the image display device 905, the speakers 908L, 908R. And various circuits for controlling the rendering operation by the electric component for presentation such as the game effect lamp 909 and the decorative LED are mounted. That is, the effect control board 9012 performs all or part of the display operation in the image display device 905, all or part of the audio output operation from the speakers 908L and 908R, all or one of the lighting / extinguishing operations in the game effect lamp 909 or the decorative LED. It has a function of controlling the control content for causing the electric component for effect such as a part to execute a predetermined effect operation and controlling the determined control content.

  The sound control board 9013 is a control board for sound output control provided separately from the effect control board 9012. The sound control board 9013 causes the speakers 908L and 908R to output a sound based on a command or control data from the effect control board 9012. The processing circuit etc. which perform the audio | voice signal processing for this are mounted. The lamp control board 9014 is a control board for lamp output control provided separately from the effect control board 9012, and based on the command and control data from the effect control board 9012, the game effect lamp 909, the decorative LED, etc. The lamp driver circuit etc. which perform lighting / extinguishing drive in are mounted.

  As shown in FIG. 24, detection signals from various switches such as a gate switch 9021, a start port switch (a first start port switch 9022A and a second start port switch 9022B) and a count switch 9023 are transmitted to the main substrate 9011 Wiring is connected. The various switches may be of any type that can detect a game ball as a game medium, such as a sensor called, for example. Further, the main substrate 9011 is connected with a wire for transmitting a command signal for performing display control such as the first special symbol display device 904A, the second special symbol display device 904B, and the normal symbol display device 9020.

  The control signal transmitted from the main substrate 9011 to the effect control substrate 9012 is relayed by the relay substrate 9015. The control command transmitted from the main substrate 9011 to the effect control substrate 9012 via the relay substrate 9015 is, for example, an effect control command transmitted and received as an electric signal. In the effect control command, for example, a display control command used to control an image display operation in the image display device 905, a voice control command used to control an audio output from the speakers 908L and 908R, a game effect lamp 909 A lamp control command used to control the lighting operation of the decorative LED or the like may be included.

  FIG. 25 is a view showing an example of the effect control command transmitted by the game control microcomputer 90100. Command 80XX (H) is an effect control command (variation pattern command) for designating a variation pattern of a production symbol variably displayed on image display device 905 corresponding to a variable display of a special symbol (each corresponding to variation pattern XX ). That is, when a unique number is assigned to each of the variation patterns that can be used, which will be described later, there is a variation command corresponding to each of the variation patterns specified by the number. "(H)" indicates that it is a hexadecimal number. Further, the effect control command for specifying the fluctuation pattern is also a command for specifying the start of fluctuation. Therefore, when the command 80XX (H) is received, the effect control CPU 90120 controls the image display device 905 to start variable display of the effect pattern.

  The command 8A01 (H) is an effect control command (first start winning opening designation command) for notifying that the game ball has entered the first start winning opening. The command 8A02 (H) is an effect control command (second start winning opening designating command) for notifying that effect when the game ball enters the second starting winning opening.

  The commands 8C01 (H) to 8C03 (H) are effect control commands indicating the contents of the determination result at the time of winning, and are effect control commands indicating whether or not to make a big hit as the determination result at the time of winning, . Since the effect control CPU 90120 determines the display result of the effect pattern in response to the reception of the commands 8C01 (H) to 8C03 (H), the commands 8C01 (H) to 8C03 (H) are referred to as display result specification commands. The command 8C01 (H) (display result 1 designation command) designates a loss. The command 8C02 (H) (display result 2 designation command) designates 15R big hit and definite variation. The command 8C03 (H) (display result 3 designation command) designates 15R big hit and non-probability change.

  The command 8D01 (H) is an effect control command (first symbol variation start designation command) indicating that variable display (variation) of the first special symbol is started. The command 8D02 (H) is an effect control command (second symbol variation start designation command) indicating that variable display (variation) of the second special symbol is to be started. The first symbol variation start specification command and the second symbol variation start specification command may be generically referred to as a special symbol specification command (or a symbol variation start specification command).

  The command 8F00 (H) is an effect control command (design confirmation designation command) indicating that variable display (variation) of the effect symbol is ended and the display result (stop symbol) is derived and displayed. Upon receiving the symbol determination designation command, the effect control CPU 90120 ends variable display (variation display) of the effect pattern and derives and displays the display result.

  A command 9000 (H) is an effect control command (initialization designation command: power on designation command) transmitted when power supply to the gaming machine is started (initial setting). The command 9200 (H) is an effect control command (power failure recovery designation command) transmitted when power supply to the gaming machine is resumed (initial setting at restart). When power supply to the gaming machine is started, the gaming control microcomputer 90100 transmits a power failure recovery designation command if data is stored in the backup RAM, and otherwise initialization designation Send a command The command 9F00 (H) is an effect control command (customer waiting demo specification command) for specifying a customer waiting demonstration.

  The command A 001 (H) is an effect control command (big hit start designation command: fan fare designation command) for specifying the start of the fanfare (start of the big hit gaming state) in the case of the 15 round big hit.

  In the jackpot gaming state, the fanfare is executed first, and then the jackpot gaming that is the main jackpot gaming state in which the opening of the special variable winning ball device 907 or the like (round game) which is the big prize port is performed is executed. The ending is executed after the game. Fanfare is an indication or notification that the big hit gaming state has been started, that is, the big hit game is about to be started. The ending is an effect to notify that the big hit gaming state is ended, that is, the big hit game is finished.

  The command A2XX (H) is an effect control command (a special winning opening open designation command) for designating the release of the special variable winning prize ball device 907 at the number (round) indicated by XX. A3XX (H) is an effect control command (designated command after the opening of the special winning opening) for designating closing of the special variable winning prize ball device 907 at the number (round) indicated by XX.

  The command A 601 (H) is an effect control command (big hit end designation command: ending designation command) for specifying start of ending.

  The command B 000 (H) is an effect control command (normal state designation command) for designating that the gaming state is the normal state (normal gaming state). The command B 001 (H) is an effect control command (time saving state specifying command) for specifying that the gaming state is the time saving (favorable) state. The command B1XX (H) is an effect control command (time reduction number specification command) for specifying the remaining number of time reduction (advantage) states (how many times the time reduction state continues until the variable display ends). “XX” in the command B1XX (H) indicates the remaining number of time saving (favorable) states.

  The command C0XX (H) is an effect control command (total pending storage number specifying command) for specifying the total pending storage number obtained by adding the first special view pending storage number and the second special view pending storage number. “XX” in the command C0XX (H) indicates the total number of pending storages. The command C1XX (H) is an effect control command (first pending storage number designation command) for specifying the first special view pending storage number. “XX” in the command C1XX (H) indicates the number of first special view reserved storages. The command C2XX (H) is an effect control command (second pending storage number designation command) for specifying the second special view pending storage number. “XX” in the command C2XX (H) indicates the second special view reserved storage number.

  The command C6XXH is an effect control command indicating the contents of the determination result at the time of winning, and as the determination result at the time of winning, it is determined whether the random value MR3 ′ for determining the variation pattern type falls within the range of which determination value (variation pattern It is a fluctuation category command (classification determination result) (each corresponding to fluctuation pattern XX). That is, as with the variation pattern command, when a unique number is assigned to each of the variation patterns that can be used, which will be described later, there is a command corresponding to each of the variation patterns specified by the number.

  The game control microcomputer 90100 mounted on the main substrate 9011 is, for example, a one-chip microcomputer, and a ROM (Read Only Memory) 90101 for storing a program for game control, fixed data and the like, and a work for game control A RAM (Random Access Memory) 90102 for providing an area, a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 90103 for executing a control operation by executing a program for game control, and an update of numerical data indicating a random number independently of the CPU 90103 A random number circuit 90104 to perform and an I / O (Input / Output port) 90105 are provided.

  As an example, in the game control microcomputer 90100, the CPU 90103 executes a program read from the ROM 90101 to execute processing for controlling the progress of the game in the pachinko gaming machine 901. At this time, a fixed data read operation in which the CPU 90103 reads fixed data from the ROM 90101, a variable data write operation in which the CPU 90103 writes various kinds of fluctuation data to the RAM 90102 and temporarily stores them, Data reading operation to read out the data, reception operation in which the CPU 90103 receives input of various signals from the outside of the game control microcomputer 90100 via the I / O 90105, to the outside of the game control microcomputer 90100 via the I / O Also, a transmission operation for outputting various signals is performed.

  The one-chip microcomputer constituting the game control microcomputer 90100 may have at least the RAM 90102 in addition to the CPU 90103, and the ROM 90101, the random number circuit 90104, the I / O 90105, etc. may be externally attached.

  In the game control microcomputer 90100, for example, numerical data indicating various random number values used to control the progress of the game is countably updated by the random number circuit 90104 or the like. The random numbers used to control the progress of the game are also called game random numbers. The gaming random number may be updated by hardware such as the random number circuit 90104 or may be updated by software when the CPU 90103 of the gaming control microcomputer 90100 executes a predetermined computer program. May be For example, a random counter provided in a predetermined area (such as a game control counter setting unit) of the RAM 90102 in the game control microcomputer 90100 or a random counter provided in an internal register separate from the RAM 90102 indicates a predetermined random number. The random number value may be updated by storing numerical data and updating the stored value periodically or irregularly by the CPU 90103.

  The ROM 90101 provided in the game control microcomputer 90100 stores various selection data, table data, and the like used to control the progress of the game, in addition to the program for game control. For example, the ROM 90101 stores data constituting a plurality of determination tables, determination tables, setting tables and the like prepared for the CPU 90103 to make various determinations, determinations and settings. The ROM 90101 also includes table data constituting a plurality of command transmission tables used by the CPU 90103 to transmit control signals serving as various control commands from the main substrate 9011, and a variation pattern table storing a plurality of variation patterns. Table data to be configured is stored. A variety of data used to control the progress of the game in the pachinko gaming machine 901 and the like is temporarily stored in a rewritable manner in the RAM 90102 of the microcomputer 90100 for game control.

  The effect control board 9012 includes an effect control CPU 90120 that performs control operations according to a program, a ROM 90121 that stores effects control programs, fixed data, etc., a RAM 90122 that provides a work area for effect control CPU 90120, and an image display device A display control unit 90123 that executes processing for determining the control content of the display operation in 905, a random number circuit 90124 that updates numerical data indicating random numbers independently of the effect control CPU 90120, and an I / O 90125 And is mounted.

  As an example, the effect control board 9012 executes a program for effect control read out from the ROM 90121 by the effect control CPU 90120 to execute a process of controlling the effect operation by the effect electric component. At this time, a fixed data read operation in which the effect control CPU 90120 reads out fixed data from the ROM 90121, a variation data write operation in which the effect control CPU 90120 writes various change data in the RAM 90122 and temporarily stores them, and the effect control CPU 90120 in the RAM 90122 Fluctuation data read operation to read out various fluctuation data stored temporarily, reception operation to receive various signal input from external of production control board 9012 for CPU for controlling production 90120, CPU 90120 for presentation control to outside of production control board 9012 A transmission operation for outputting various signals is also performed.

  The effect control CPU 90120, the ROM 90121, and the RAM 90122 may be included in a one-chip effect control microcomputer mounted on the effect control board 9012. In the effect control board 9012, a wire for transmitting image data to the image display device 905, a wire for transmitting a sound effect signal as an information signal indicating sound number data to the sound control board 9013, Wiring for transmitting an electric decoration signal as an information signal indicating lamp data is connected to the lamp control board 9014. Furthermore, in the effect control board 9012, a wiring for transmitting from the controller sensor unit 9035A an operation detection signal as an information signal indicating that the player's operation on the stick controller 9031A has been detected, Wiring for transmitting, from the push sensor 9035 B, an operation detection signal as an information signal indicating that a person's operation action has been detected is also connected. Furthermore, the effect control board 9012 is also connected with a wire for transmitting a predetermined drive command signal to the motor drive circuit 9016 for driving the movable body motor 9061 which causes the movable effect body 9099 to rotate. .

  In the effect control board 9012, numerical data representing various random number values used to control the effect operation is countably updated, for example, by the random number circuit 90124 or the like. The random number used to control such a rendering operation is also referred to as a rendering random number.

  The ROM 90121 mounted on the effect control board 9012 shown in FIG. 24 stores various data tables and the like used to control the rendering operation, in addition to the program for effect control. For example, in the ROM 90121, a plurality of determination tables prepared to make various determinations, determinations and settings by the effect control CPU 90120, table data forming the determination tables, pattern data forming the various effect control patterns, etc. It is memorized. The effect control pattern is, for example, process data including effect control execution data (display control data, voice control data, lamp control data, operation detection control data, etc.) associated with the effect control process timer determination value, an end code, etc. It is configured. The RAM 90122 mounted on the effect control board 9012 stores various data used to control the effect operation.

  The effect control CPU 90120 mounted on the effect control board 9012 generates various commands. For example, the effect control CPU 90120 determines the content to be displayed by the image display device 905, and outputs a display control instruction to the display control unit 90123 according to the determination. The display control unit 90123 mounted on the effect control board 9012 determines the control content of the display operation in the image display device 905 based on the display control command from the effect control CPU 90120, and generates image data. For example, the display control unit 90123 performs control for executing variable display of decorative symbols and various effect displays by determining the switching timing of the effect image to be displayed in the display screen of the image display device 905 or the like. As an example, in the display control unit 90123, a VDP (Video Display Processor), a CGROM (Character Generator ROM), a VRAM (Video RAM), an LCD driving circuit, and the like may be mounted. The VDP may be a graphics processing unit (GPU), a graphics controller LSI (GCL), or a microprocessor for image processing which is more generally referred to as a digital signal processor (DSP). The CGROM may be, for example, a non-rewritable semiconductor memory, a rewritable semiconductor memory such as a flash memory, or any of non-volatile recording media such as a magnetic memory and an optical memory. It may be configured.

  The I / O 90125 mounted on the effect control board 9012 has, for example, an input port for fetching an effect control command transmitted from the main board 9011 or the like, and an output port for transmitting various signals to the outside of the effect control board 9012 And including. For example, a video signal transmitted to the image display device 905, an instruction (sound effect signal) transmitted to the audio control board 9013, and an instruction transmitted to the lamp control board 9014 from the output port of the I / O 90125 (Electrical decoration signal), a command (drive control signal) transmitted to the motor drive circuit 9016, and the like are output.

  With the above configuration, the effect control CPU 90120 causes the display control unit 90123 to display an effect image in the display area of the image display device 905. Further, the effect control CPU 90120 controls the speakers 908 L and 908 R via the voice control board 9013 to output voice, or drives on / off the game effect lamp 909 or the decorative LED via the lamp control board 9014. The effect image is displayed on the display area of the image display device 905 via the display control unit 90123, or the movable body motor 9061 is driven via the motor drive circuit 9016 to move the movable body 9099. In this manner, various effects (described later, such as reach effects, movable effect member effects, and message effects for the image display device 905 to display an image of a message for the player, effects for enhancing the game, etc.) are executed. .

  In pachinko gaming machine 901, a predetermined game using a game ball as a game medium is performed, and a predetermined game value can be provided based on the game result. As an example of a game using a game ball, a predetermined hitting ball is launched based on the player having performed a predetermined operation (for example, a rotation operation) the hitting operation handle installed at the lower right of the front of the case in pachinko gaming machine 901 A game ball as a game medium is shot toward the game area by a shooting motor or the like included in the device. When the gaming ball flowing down the gaming area enters the first starting winning opening (first starting area) formed in the normal winning ball device 906A, the gaming ball is detected by the first starting opening switch 9022A shown in FIG. Thus, the first start condition is satisfied. Thereafter, based on the establishment of the first start condition, for example, due to the end of the previous special view game or the big hit gaming state, the special view game using the first special view by the first special symbol display device 904A starts Be done.

  Also, when the game ball enters the second start winning opening (second start area) formed in the normally variable winning ball device 906B, the game ball is detected by the second start port switch 9022B shown in FIG. 24, etc. The second start condition is satisfied. Thereafter, based on the establishment of the second start condition, for example, due to the end of the previous special figure game or the big hit gaming state, the special figure game using the second special figure by the second special symbol display device 904B is started Be done. However, when the normally variable winning ball device 906B is in the normally open state or the closed state as the second variable state, it is difficult or impossible for the gaming ball to enter the second start winning opening.

  Based on the fact that the game ball having passed through the passage gate 9041 is detected by the gate switch 9021 shown in FIG. 24, a common drawing start condition for executing variable display of the normal symbol on the normal symbol display 9020 is satisfied. Thereafter, based on the fact that the common drawing start condition for starting the variable display of the normal symbols is established, for example, that the previous common drawing game has ended, the common drawing game by the normal symbol display 9020 is started. In this common-play game, after starting the fluctuation of the normal symbol, when a predetermined time passes, the determined normal symbol as the variable display result of the normal symbol is stopped and displayed (derived display). At this time, if a specific normal symbol (common symbol per symbol) is stopped and displayed as the determined normal symbol, the variable display result of the normal symbol is "per common symbol". On the other hand, if the normal symbol other than the symbol in the common drawing is stopped and displayed as the determined normal symbol, the variable display result of the normal symbol becomes "general drawing lost". In response to the variable display result of the normal symbol being "per common figure", the open control and the enlarged open control are performed such that the movable wing piece of the electric tulip constituting the normal variable winning ball device 906B is tilted. The closing control or the normal opening control is performed to return to the vertical position when the predetermined time has elapsed. Whether or not to make the variable display result of the normal symbol "per common drawing" as a predetermined specific display result is the variable display result of the common pattern game by the normal symbol display 9020, etc. It is decided (predetermined) before deriving and displaying.

  When the special figure game using the first special figure by the first special symbol display device 904A is started, or when the special figure game using the second special figure by the second special symbol display device 904B is started It is determined (predetermined) before the variable display result is derived and displayed, whether or not the variable display result of the symbol is to be a "big hit" as a predetermined specific display result. Then, the variation pattern is determined at a predetermined ratio based on the determination of the variable display result, and the effect control command for specifying the variable display result or the variation pattern is the microcomputer 90100 for game control of the main substrate 9011 shown in FIG. Are transmitted toward the effect control board 9012.

  After the special view game is started based on the determination of the variable display result and the variation pattern, for example, when a predetermined variable display time corresponding to the variation pattern has passed, a finalized special symbol to be a variable display result is derived. Is displayed. "Left", "middle" and "right" decorations arranged on the screen of the image display device 905 corresponding to the variable display of the special symbol by the first special symbol display device 904A and the second special symbol display device 904B In the symbol display areas 905L, 905C, 905R, variable display of a decorative symbol (effect symbol) different from the special symbol is performed. In the special figure game using the first special figure by the first special symbol display device 904A, or in the special figure game using the second special figure by the second special symbol display device 904B, the finalized special display result of the special symbol When the symbol is derived and displayed, a finalized ornamental symbol as a variable display result of the decorative symbol is derived and displayed in the image display device 905.

  When the jackpot symbol predetermined as the variable display result of the special symbol is derived and displayed, the variable display result (special drawing display result) becomes a "big hit" (specific display result), and an advantageous value is given to the player It is controlled to the big hit game state as a specific game state. That is, whether or not the jackpot gaming state is controlled corresponds to whether or not the variable display result is a "big hit", and is determined (predetermined) before the variable display result is derived and displayed. As the variable display result of the special symbol, the big hit symbol is not derived and displayed, and when the lost symbol is derived and displayed, the variable display result (special figure display result) becomes "loss".

  As an example, a special symbol indicating the numbers “3”, “5”, and “7” is a big hit symbol, and a special symbol indicating a symbol “-” is a lost symbol. Each symbol such as a big hit symbol or lost symbol in the special symbol game by the first special symbol display device 904A may be a special symbol different from each symbol in the special symbol game by the second special symbol display device 904B. Also, the special symbol common to both of the special figure games may be a big hit symbol or a lost symbol.

  In the jackpot gaming state, the special winning opening is opened, and the special variable winning ball device 907 is in the first advantageous state for the player. Then, continue the large winning opening in a predetermined period (for example, 29 seconds or 0.1 second) or in a period until a predetermined number (for example, nine) of game balls enter the large winning opening and a winning ball is generated. A round game (also referred to simply as a "round") to be released is executed. In a period other than the execution period of such a round game, the special winning opening is closed, making it difficult or impossible to generate winning balls. When the gaming ball enters the big winning opening, the winning switch is detected by the count switch 9023, and a predetermined number (for example, 14) of gaming balls are paid out as a winning ball every time the detection is made. The round game in the jackpot gaming state is repeatedly executed until the predetermined upper limit number (for example, "15") is reached.

  When the special figure display result is "big hit", the case where the big hit type becomes either "non-probability change" or "probability change" is included. For example, when the jackpot symbol indicating the numbers "3" and "5" is derived and displayed as the variable display result of the special symbol, the jackpot type becomes "non-probability change" and the jackpot symbol indicating the number "7" is derived and displayed When it is done, the jackpot type becomes "probable". When the jackpot type is "non-probability" or "probability", the special variable winning ball device 907 is placed in a first state advantageous to the player (opening the big winning opening) as a round game in the jackpot gaming state. A normal open round is performed in which the upper limit time is relatively long (for example, 29 seconds). The jackpot gaming state in which the normal opening round is executed is also referred to as a normal opening jackpot state or a first specific gaming state.

  When the special figure display result is "big hit", the case where the big hit type becomes either "non-probability change" or "probability change" is included. For example, when the jackpot symbol indicating the number "3" is derived and displayed as the variable symbol result of the special symbol, the jackpot type becomes "non-probability change" and the jackpot symbol indicating the number "7" is jackpotted when the jackpot is displayed The type is "probable". When the jackpot type is "non-probability" or "probability", the special variable winning ball device 907 is placed in a first state advantageous to the player (opening the big winning opening) as a round game in the jackpot gaming state. A normal open round is performed in which the upper limit time is relatively long (for example, 29 seconds).

  After the jackpot gaming state ends, the probability that the variable display result will be the "big hit" (big hit probability) is controlled to the positive change state higher than the normal state based on the establishment of the predetermined probability change control condition There is. The definite change state is controlled to continue until a predetermined definite change termination condition is satisfied, such as the next big hit gaming state being started. Also, after the big hit gaming state ends, the average variable display time may be controlled to a short time state where it is shorter than the normal state. The short time state has a first advantageous state and a second advantageous state, and for example, the average variable display time is different. The time saving state is controlled so as to continue until one of the time saving end conditions is first established among the fact that the variable display of the predetermined number of times has been executed and that the next big hit gaming state is started. . The definite change state is controlled so as to be continued until one of the fixed change termination conditions of the other is established first among the variable display of a predetermined number of times and the start of the next big hit gaming state It may be done.

  As an example, when the jackpot type is "non-deterministic", after the jackpot gaming state ends, the gaming state becomes a time saving state. On the other hand, when the jackpot type is "probable change" and the big hit gaming state ends, the gaming state becomes a time saving state and a probability changing state.

  In the time saving state, the game ball can enter the second starting winning opening more easily than in the normal state, and the normally variable winning ball device 906B is in the first variable state (open state or enlarged open state) and the second variable state Change to the closed state or the normally open state). For example, control for shortening the variation time of a normal symbol (general drawing variation time) in a regular game by means of a regular symbol display 9020 is shorter than that in the normal state, or the variable display result of the normal symbol in each regular game is Control to improve the probability of being “per-figure” than in the normal state, tilt control time to perform tilting control of the movable wing piece in the normally variable winning ball device 906B based on the variable display result becoming “per flat” Is changed to the first variable state and the second variable state in the advantageous change mode by the control to make the length of the ball longer than that in the normal state and the control to increase the number of tilting times more than in the normal state. Just do it. Note that any one of these controls may be performed, or a plurality of controls may be combined and performed. As described above, control for changing the normally variable winning prize ball device 906B to the first variable state and the second variable state in the advantageous change mode is referred to as high open control (also referred to as "time-saving control" or "high base control"). Be done. By being controlled to such a short time state, the time required for the next variable display result to be a "big hit" is shortened, and a special gaming state which is more advantageous to the player than the normal state is attained.

  It should be noted that the high open control is performed when the short state is said to be "high base state", "high base", etc., and the non-time-saving state is also called "low base state", "low base". The certainty state in which the certainty change control is performed is said to be “high certainty state”, “high certainty” and the like, and the gaming state not definite change state is also considered as “low certainty state” and “low certainty”. The gaming state when in a definite variation state and a short time state is also referred to as a "high probability high base state", "high probability high base", and the like. The game state when the time change state is not a definite change state is also referred to as "low probability high base state", "low probability high base", and the like. The game state when it is in a definite change state without being in a short time state is also referred to as "high probability low base state", "high probability low base", and the like. The normal state which does not become either the short time state or the definite state is also referred to as "low probability low base state", "low probability low base" and the like.

  The game balls used as game media in the pachinko gaming machine 901 and the record information of the score given corresponding to the number thereof may have a valuable value that can be exchanged for a special prize or a general prize according to the quantity Just do it. Alternatively, the recorded information of the gaming balls and the scores may not be exchanged for special prizes or general prizes, but may have a valuable value that can be used for playing the game again with the pachinko gaming machine 1.

  In addition, the game value that can be granted in the pachinko gaming machine 901 is not limited to the payout of the game ball serving as the winning ball and the awarding of the score, for example, control to a big hit gaming state, or special gaming state such as probability variation To control, to be the first round number (for example "15") that the upper limit number of round games that can be executed in the big hit gaming state is more than the second round number (for example "7"), execute in time saving state The upper limit number of possible variable display becomes the first number (for example, "100") that is larger than the second number (for example, "50"), and the big hit probability in the positive change state is higher than the second probability (for example, 1/50) The high first probability (for example, 1/20), the number of times of continuous chanting which is the number of times of being repeatedly controlled to the big hit gaming state without being controlled to the normal state from the second consecutive chan number (for example, "5") More first communication Chang number (e.g. "10"), such as part or all of it to be, may include be a more favorable game situation for the player. It should be noted that the degree of advantage for the player is, for example, a state that is actually advantageous to the player when a certain event occurs (a state in which a privilege is provided or is provided, a state in which the percentage of awarding is high) , A benefit state, etc.) or a proportion that is in an advantageous state. Also, the special feature may indicate that the possibility of giving is high, may be the same as the target of the player's advantage (the advantageous state), but different from the object of the player's advantage It may be one.

  In the "left", "middle" and "right" decorative symbol display areas 905L, 905C, 905R provided in the image display device 905, a special figure game using the first special figure in the first special symbol display device 904A Among the special drawing games using the second special drawing in the second special symbol display device 904B, the variable display of the decorative design is started in response to the start of one of the special drawing games. Then, a period from when variable display of the decorative symbol is started to when the variable display is ended by stop display of the decorative symbol in each of the left, middle and right decorative symbol display areas 905L, 905C and 905R In the (during variable display period), the variable display mode of the decorative symbol may be a predetermined reach mode.

  Here, with the reach mode, a decorative symbol ("reach variation symbol") which is not displayed when the decorative symbol stopped and displayed on the screen of the image display device 905 constitutes a part of the big hit combination The term “display mode” also refers to a display mode in which the fluctuation continues, or a display mode in which all or part of the decorative patterns are synchronously fluctuated while constituting all or part of the jackpot combination. Specifically, in "left", "middle" and "right" decorative symbol display areas 905L, 905C and 905R (for example, "left" and "right" decorative symbol display areas 905L and 905R) in advance The decorative pattern display area (for example, "inside") which is not displayed as stopped when the decorative pattern (for example, the decorative symbol showing "7" alphanumeric characters) constituting the defined big hit combination is stopped and displayed In the display mode in which the decorative symbol is changing in the symbol display area 905C, etc., or the decorative symbol is a big hit in all or part of the decorative symbol display areas 905L, 905C, 905R of "left", "middle", "right" It is a display mode which is fluctuating synchronously while constituting all or a part of the combination.

  In addition, in response to the reach mode, the variation speed of the decorative symbol is reduced, or a character image (effect image imitating a person or the like) different from the decorative symbol is displayed on the screen of the image display device 905. Or, by changing the display mode of the background image, reproducing and displaying a moving image different from the decorative pattern, or changing the fluctuation mode of the decorative pattern, a different rendering operation than before reaching the reach mode is executed. May be Such a rendering operation such as display of a character image or change in display mode of a background image, reproduction display of a moving image, or change in change mode of a decorative pattern is referred to as reach effect display (or simply reach effect display). In the reach effect, not only the display operation in the image display device 905, but also the sound output operation by the speakers 908L and 908R, the lighting operation (flashing operation) in the light emitter such as the game effect lamp 909, etc. An operation mode different from the operation mode may be included.

  As the rendering operation in the reach rendering, a plurality of types of rendering patterns (also referred to as “reach patterns”) having different operation modes (rendering modes) may be prepared in advance. Then, the possibility of becoming a "big hit" (also referred to as "reliability" or "big hit reliability", "expected degree" or "big hit expectation") differs depending on the presentation mode in each reach effect. That is, the possibility that the variable display result will be the "big hit" can be differentiated depending on which of the plurality of reach effects is executed. In this embodiment, reach effects such as normal, super A, super B, and super C are set in advance as an example. The reach effects of super AC in this embodiment are reach effects in which a plurality of characters fight. Below, the reach production of super AC may be called super reach AC, and the reach production of normal may be called normal reach.

  As described above, super reach A to C in this embodiment are reach effects in which a plurality of characters fight. In the super reach A to C, for example, the characters to be fight may be different, and the super reach A to C may be set to different presentation modes. In the super A or B, when the predetermined character wins the battle, the variable display result is "big hit", and when the predetermined character loses the battle, the variable display result is "loss". If Super Reach C is executed, Super Reach A may be executed after Super Reach C is executed (it may develop into Super Reach A). When the super reach C is executed but the super reach A does not develop (for example, when the predetermined character loses the battle), the variable display result is "loss". On the other hand, in the case of developing into super reach A (for example, when a predetermined character wins a battle), the variable display result may be a "big hit".

  Depending on which reach effect is executed, the variable display result of the variable display may become "big hit" (in this embodiment, "big hit" where the big hit type is "non-probability change" or "probability change") The jackpot expectation) changes. For example, the jackpot expectation rate is higher when super reach AC is executed than when normal reach is executed. Also, among the super reach, when super reach A (including the case of development from super reach C) is executed, super reach B is executed or super reach C is executed (super reach Big hit expectation is higher than (when it does not develop to A). On the contrary, when Super Reach C is executed, the jackpot expectation may be higher than when Super Reach B is executed or Super Reach A is executed. In this case, super reach C may be executed after the execution of super reach A (may be developed to super reach C).

  The jackpot expectation is, for example, (probability that the effect will be executed at the time of big hit) × (probability of becoming the big hit) / {(probability that the effect will be executed at the time of big hit) × (probability of becoming the big hit) + (except for big hit time (Probability that the effect will be executed) × (probability that will not be a big hit)}) (If the big hit expectation is “1”, the variable display result will always be a “big hit”. Hereinafter, the big hit expectation The same for degrees).

  Unlike the reach effect, the variable display state of the decorative pattern may reach the reach state during the variable display of the decorative pattern, or the variable display result may become the "big hit", etc. A variable display effect may be executed to notify the player by a variable display mode of the decorative symbol. In this embodiment, the description is omitted to facilitate understanding, but, for example, variable display effects such as “slip” and “simulated link” can be performed. It may be determined whether or not to execute the variable display effect of “slip” or “pseudo-run” in response to the change pattern being determined on the main substrate 9011 side. It should be noted that whether or not the variable display effect of “slip” is to be executed on the effect control substrate 9012 side may be determined regardless of the variation pattern determined on the main substrate 9011 side.

  In the variable display effect of "slip", after changing the decorative design in all of the decorative design display areas 905L, 905C, 905R of "left", "middle", and "right", a plurality of decorative design display areas (for example, After displaying the decorative symbols in temporary stop display in the "left" and "right" decorative symbol display areas 905L, 905R, etc., a predetermined number (for example, "1" or "2") of the decorative symbol display areas displayed for temporary stop By changing the decoration pattern again in the decoration pattern display area (eg, one or both of the decoration pattern display area 905L for “left” and the decoration pattern display area 905R for “right”) The effect display for changing the decorative pattern to be stopped and displayed is performed. Thus, in the variable display effect of "slip", a plurality of decorative symbols are displayed temporarily for a predetermined number of times after variable display of decorative symbols is started and fixed decorative symbols to be variable display results are derived and displayed. By performing the variable display again for the decorative symbol of when the variable display state of the decorative symbol is in the reach state and when the decorative symbol that constitutes the non-reach combination is stopped and displayed without being in the reach state is there.

  In the variable display effect of "pseudo ream", the variable display of the decorative symbol is started after the variable display of the decorative symbol is started in response to one of the first start condition and the second start condition of the special figure game being met once. After displaying the decorative symbols temporarily in all of the left, middle, and right decorative symbol display areas 905L, 905C, and 905R until the finalized decorative symbols are derived and displayed. Effects can be displayed a predetermined number of times (for example, up to a maximum of three times) in which all decorative symbol display areas 905L, 905C, and 905R change the decorative symbol again (re-fluctuate). The number of times of pseudo run variation in this embodiment is "left", "middle", "right" except for the first change from the start of the variable display of the decorative symbol to the temporary stop of all the decorative symbols at first. In the decorative symbol display areas 905L, 905C, and 905R of "", it indicates the number of times that the decorative symbol changes again.

  In the variable display effect of "pseudo ream", for example, one of a plurality of types of pseudo reciprocity chances predetermined in the left, "middle" and "right" decorative symbol display areas 905L, 905C, 905R Once the decorative design that makes up the is temporarily displayed as a predetermined display result, then the variable display (re-variation) is performed again. The pseudo-continuous chance may include a combination of decorative patterns that is a predetermined non-reach combination, without the variable display mode of decorative patterns becoming a reach mode. In addition, after the variable display mode of the decorative symbol becomes the reach mode, the pseudo continuous chance may include the combination of the decorative symbol that becomes a predetermined reach loss combination (also simply referred to as “reach combination”). For example, a special decorative symbol (a pseudo continuous chance symbol which is not used in a variable display of a decorative symbol at a normal time) is a decorative symbol (middle symbol) to be stopped and displayed in the decorative symbol display area 905C of "middle" among pseudo linked chance eyes ) May be used. Among the decorative symbols used also in the variable display of the decorative symbol at the normal time, a pseudo-continuous chance symbol which becomes a pseudo-continuous chance symbol by being stopped and displayed in the "middle" decorative symbol display area 905C may be included .

  In the variable display effect of "pseudo series", re-variation (pseudo series variation) is performed, and based on the first start condition or the second start condition being met once, it seems as if variable display of the decorative symbol is multiple times It can be seen as if it were started continuously.

  As the variable display effect using the variable display operation of such a decorative pattern, in addition to "slip" and "pseudo ream", for example, "development chance eye", "development chance eye end", "slip after stop chance" And various other rendering operations may be performed. Here, in the variable display effect of “the development chance eye”, “left”, “middle”, “right” until variable decoration result of the decorative symbol is started and the fixed decorative symbol as the variable display result is derived and displayed. In the decorative symbol display areas 905L, 905C, 905R in all, the temporary display of the decorative symbol constituting the development chance included in the predetermined special combination, and then the variable symbol display state of the decorative symbol is reached As a predetermined reach effect is started. Thereby, when the decorative symbol constituting the development chance is temporarily stopped, the variable display state of the decorative symbol is in the reach state, and after the reach state, the variable display result is the "big hit". Expectations are enhanced.

  In addition, in the variable display effect of "development chance eye end", after the variable display of the decorative symbol is started, in all of the decorative symbol display areas 905L, 905C, 905R of "left", "middle", "right" An effect display is performed in which a decorative symbol of a combination predetermined as a development opportunity is derived and displayed as a finalized decorative symbol. In the variable display effect of "slip after chance stop", similarly to the variable display effect of "pseudo ream", until after the variable display of the decorative symbol is started and the finalized decorative symbol to be the variable display result is derived and displayed After temporarily stopping and displaying the decorative symbol of the lost combination (special combination) which becomes a pseudo recurrent chance in all of the decorative symbol display areas 905L, 905C and 905R in "left", "middle" and "right" Unlike the variable display effect of “pseudo series” in which the decorative symbol is again changed in all of the decorative symbol display areas 905L, 905C, 905R, the decorative symbol is changed again in part of the decorative symbol display areas 905L, 905C, 905R As a result, effect display is performed to change the decorative pattern to be stopped and displayed.

  In addition, unlike the variable display effect such as reach effect or “pseudo series” during the variable display of the decorative pattern, for example, a predetermined effect image is displayed, or an image display or an audio output as a message. The possibility that the variable symbol display of the decorative symbol may reach the reach condition by the effect operation different from the variable symbol display operation of the decorative symbol, that the reach effect by the super reach may be executed, the variable display result In some cases, a notice effect may be performed to notify the player in advance that there is a possibility that the player will be a "big hit".

  The production operation to be the preview production is the variable display mode of the decorative design after the variable display of the decorative design is started in all of the decorative design display areas 905L, 905C and 905R of "left", "middle" and "right". It is sufficient if it is performed (started) before the reach mode is reached (before the decorative symbol is temporarily stopped and displayed on the "left" and "right" decorative symbol display areas 905L and 905R). Moreover, what is performed after the variable display mode of a decorative symbol turns into a reach mode may be included in the preliminary announcement effect which alert | reports that a variable display result may become a "big hit". In this manner, the notice effect can be a big hit gaming state at a predetermined timing from when the variable display of the special symbol or the decorative symbol is started to when the finalized special symbol or the fixed decorative symbol is derived as the variable display result. It should be something that can give notice of sex. A plurality of advance notice patterns are prepared in advance, corresponding to the contents (effect mode) of the effect operation in the case of executing such advance effect.

  Among the advance notice effects are those that become advance read advance notice effects (also referred to as read ahead effects). In the pre-reading advance notice effect, the variable display result is “big hit” according to the presentation mode before the variable display is performed, which is the target (notice target) for which the possibility of the variable display result being “big hit” etc. It is a notice effect that can give notice of the possibility of becoming In particular, the pre-read notice effect for continuously giving notice over the variable display of the decorative symbol executed a plurality of times corresponding to a plurality of special drawing games is also referred to as a continuous notice effect. In preview advance notice effect, prior to the start of the variable display to be notified, for example, based on the pending storage of the special drawing game due to the occurrence of the start winning, etc. to notice the possibility that the variable display result will be "big hit" A presentation operation for the game is started.

  For example, the possibility of becoming a "big hit" in the variable display to be the advance notice by changing the display of the hold display in the start winning storage display area 905H to a display mode different from the display mode at the normal time Pre-read notice effect of "hold display change" for giving a notice such as is performed. More specifically, the display color at the display site that displays the number of stored special images can be specified is a specific color (for example, red, green, blue, or white) different from the predetermined color (for example, gray) at the normal time. And the like (for example, a round shape) different from the shape (for example, a round shape) at the normal time, it may be notified that the possibility that the variable display result will be “big hit” is higher than usual. Also, by setting the display pattern of the pending display in the start winning memory display area 905H to a specific pattern (for example, a cherry pattern etc.) different from the normal time, the possibility that the variable display result will be a "big hit" is higher than usual. May be notified. Alternatively, by providing a display mode indicating a predetermined message (for example, "secret" or the like) as the hold display, it is possible to notify (suggest) that the possibility of the display color changing to the specific color is higher than usual. Good. The pending display which suggests that such a display mode is likely to change to a specific mode is also referred to as a suggested pending display. The pre-read notice effect of "hold display change" is also referred to as hold change effect. It should be noted that, in contrast to the pre-read advance notice effect, the notice effect whose execution is started after the variable display to be a notice object is started is an independent advance notice effect (also referred to as a single advance notice, the corresponding change advance notice, or a notice announcement effect during variable display) It is called. In this embodiment, an effect of changing the display mode of the hold display of the notice target is performed so that it is possible to recognize which hold the variable display to be the notice target is, as the pre-reading effect of the "hold display change". May be Specifically, an effect image indicating a prepared character (character for change effect) is displayed on the screen of the image display device 905, and an operation effect such as exerting an action on the hold display corresponding to the variable display to be a notice target As a result, it is possible to recognize which hold is on the variable display to be notified. In addition, in order to facilitate understanding, in this embodiment, the pending display for the advance notice is the execution timing of the action effect (the timing at which it can be recognized which pending display of the variable display for the advance notice is). Although the timing at which the shift is made first is made, the execution timing of the operation effect may be determined at a different ratio depending on the variable display result, which one of the multiple shifts is to be made. Although details will be described later, there are cases where effect presentation is performed and cases where operation presentation is not performed in the look-ahead effect of “hold display change” in this embodiment, and when the effect presentation is not performed, it is for change effect The mode is changed so that it is possible to recognize which hold of the variable display to be a notice target is held without displaying the character.

  The previewing notice effect executed based on the occurrence of the start winning is executed (started) before the player can determine whether or not the notice content by the advance notice producing is realized after the occurrence of the start winning. As long as it is For example, the prefetching notice effect for informing that there is a possibility of reaching the reach state by the occurrence of a certain start winning, from at least the variable display state of the decorative symbol based on the occurrence of the start winning becomes reach state (or non reach state) What is necessary is to be executed (started) before. In addition, the pre-reading advance notice effect foretelling that the variable display result may become a "big hit" by the occurrence of a certain start winning is more than the fixed decoration symbol being stopped and displayed at least in the variable display based on the occurrence of the starting winning. What is necessary is to be executed (started) before.

  In this embodiment, as an example of the single advance notice effect, the display of the effect image in the active display area 905HA is changed to a display mode different from the display mode at the normal time, so that “big hit in the variable display in which the start condition is satisfied. A notice effect of “active display change” is performed to give notice of the possibility of becoming “.” More specifically, the display color in the active display area 905 HA is a specific color (for example, any of red, green, blue, white, etc.) different from a predetermined color (for example, gray) at the normal time or a shape at the normal time By making the shape different, it may be informed that the possibility of the variable display result being a "big hit" is higher than usual. In addition, by making the icon displayed in the active display area 905 HA a specific icon different from the round plain color at the normal time, for example, a message such as “?”, “Chance”, “extensive heat” or the like is notified, It may be suggested that the variable display result may be a "big hit". In addition, the icon displayed in the active display area 5HA has an icon notifying a message such as "NEXT", for example, to notify that a pseudo continuous change in a variable display effect of "pseudo run" is to be performed. It is also good. The notice effect of "active display change" is also referred to as active change effect.

  Specifically, in the active change effect according to this embodiment, an effect image (effect image displayed at the hold display effect) indicating a prepared character (character for change effect) is displayed on the screen of the image display device 905. The display color is performed by performing an effect on the display (active display) of the active display area 905HA at the timing at which the display of the preliminary display target (the target display of the target of the hold change effect) shifts to (shifts) There are cases in which the display color of the active display is changed without the effect presentation being performed. As described above, in this embodiment, as the on-hold change effect, an effect of changing the display mode is performed so that it can be recognized which on-hold of the variable display to be the advance target is. Then, an active change effect is performed as a single advance notice effect, and the on-hold display in which the display mode changes changes to the active display area 905 HA, and the display color changes. That is, first, the notice target is shown in the hold change presentation, and the display color changes in the active change production (the big hit expectation is suggested). This series of productions (hold change presentation and active change presentation) In this embodiment, it is called hold / active change presentation. In this embodiment, in order to facilitate the understanding, in the pending change presentation, the player is able to recognize the advance notice object and the jackpot expectation degree is suggested by the active transition presentation (ie, in the active change presentation) Although an example in which the display color changes first) is shown, the display color may be changed in the hold change effect to indicate the jackpot expectation. Specifically, the display color may be changed in the on-hold change effect, and in the active change effect, the display color may not be changed, or the display color may be changed in the on-hold change effect, and also displayed in the active change effect. The color may be changed. For example, every time the hold display shifts in the hold change effect, the display color is changed stepwise (including when it is not changed even when the shift is made), and active shift effect is performed when shifting to the active display area 905HA. The color may be changed (the effect of the cast may be performed). Further, in the on-hold / active change presentation in this embodiment, all the on-hold displays and active displays displayed on the display including the on-hold display of the notice target may be enlarged and displayed. Specifically, although it will be described later, in the suspension / active change presentation, when the suspension / active change presentation is started, in which the display color changes to green or red, it is being displayed for a period until the suspension / active change presentation ends All the pending display and the active display may be enlarged (the enlarged display is not performed in the pending / active change effect in which the display color changes to white or blue). In addition, when the hold / active change effect to be enlarged is started, a small screen as a specific display area is displayed in the image display device 905, and an image displayed in the hold / active change effect (for example, the hold display) All displays other than the active display, the character image in the action effect, etc.) are performed on the small screen as the specific display area. The small screen display ends when the hold / active change effect ends (display control in the specific display area ends). The various images displayed on the small screen may have the same ratio as the image displayed on the image display device 905 (for example, the screen size of the image display device 905 is 10 and the screen size of the small screen If 1 is 1, the image displayed on the small screen may have a ratio of 1/10 of the size displayed on the image display device 905). Further, in this embodiment, when enlargement display is not performed, no effect presentation is performed in the hold / active change presentation, but, for example, an effect presentation is performed by displaying a small character image, etc. You may perform an effect presentation by the aspect different from the case where enlarged display is performed.

  Further, in this embodiment, as the pre-reading advance notice effect, the movable body is displayed each time the variable display is performed during a period until the variable display corresponding to the suspension of the preview object is performed (including the variable display of the suspension of the preview object). A movable body effect to rotate 9099 is executed. Specifically, the movable body effect is performed in a plurality of variable displays until variable display of the hold of the advance notice is performed, and is performed for a predetermined period (for example, 2 seconds) from the start of each variable display. At that time, in the image display device 905, an effect image is displayed, and a display is performed to effectively make the movable body 9099 operate.

  That is, in this embodiment, two types of pre-reading effects such as hold / active change effect and movable object effect are performed, but these may be performed independently or may be performed in duplicate. In addition, movable object special effects are referred to as movable object effects when the on-hold / active change effect for which enlarged display is performed and the movable object effect are performed in an overlapping manner. In the movable body special effect, the effect image is displayed on a small screen as a specific display area displayed on the image display device 905. This makes it possible for the player to easily recognize that the movable body 9099 is rotating, and to prevent the on-hold display or the active display from becoming unrecognized.

  When the special figure display result which is the variable display result of the special symbol in the special figure game is "big hit", a finalized decorative figure to be a predetermined big hit combination is derived and displayed on the screen of the image display device 5. As an example, a big hit combination is decided by the same decorative symbol being aligned and stopped on the predetermined effective line in the decorative symbol display areas 905L, 905C, 905R of "left", "middle", "right" The decorative pattern may be derived and displayed.

  When the jackpot type is “non-deterministic change”, a definite decoration pattern to be a non-probability change big-hit combination may be derived. For example, the fixed decorative symbol to be the non-probable variation big hit combination has symbol number “1” which is variably displayed in the decorative symbol display areas 905L, 905C and 905R of “left”, “middle” and “right” in the image display device 905. Among the decorative symbols of “8”, any one of the decorative symbols whose symbol numbers are “2”, “4”, “6” and “8” is “left”, “middle” and “right” In the decorative symbol display areas 905L, 905C, 905R, they are displayed on a predetermined effective line and stopped and displayed, and it may be one type of finalized decorative symbols that will be a big hit combination. A decorative symbol whose symbol number constituting the non-probable variation big hit combination is an even number “2”, “4”, “6”, “8” in this way is called non-probability variation symbol.

  When the jackpot type is "ceremony change", a finalized decorative symbol may be derived which is a non-probable variable jackpot combination, or a finalized decorative symbol which may be a probability variation big hit combination may be derived. For example, the fixed decorative symbol that is a combination of probability variation big hit has symbol numbers “1”- Among the decorative symbols of "8", any one of the decorative symbols whose symbol numbers are "1", "3", "5" and "7" is "left", "middle" and "right" It is displayed on the predetermined effective line in the decorative symbol display areas 905L, 905C, 905R and is stopped and displayed, and it is sufficient if it is one kind of finalized decorative symbol that is a big hit combination. A decorative symbol whose symbol number constituting the probability variation big hit combination is an odd number “1”, “3”, “5”, “7” in this way is called a probability variation symbol.

  During the variable display of the decorative symbol that the finalized decorative symbol becomes the non-probable variation big hit combination or the positive variation big hit combination, the re-lottery effect may be executed. In the re-lottery effect, for example, after temporarily displaying a decorative pattern to be a non-probable big hit combination on the "left", "middle" and "right" decorative symbol display areas 905L, 905C and 905R in the image display device 905, for example The left "," "in", "right" decorative symbol display areas 905L, 905C, 905R in the state that the same decorative symbol is aligned again, again, a decorative symbol (probable symbol pattern) to be a probability variation big hit combination, Of the decorative symbols (non-probable variable symbols) to be the probability variation big hit combination, one is displayed as a finalized display symbol (final stop display) as a finalized decorative symbol. Here, when the re-lottery effect is executed when the jackpot type is "non-deterministic change", the decoration pattern that has been temporarily stopped is re-varied as the re-lottery effect, and then the fixed decoration that becomes the non-probable change big hit combination A re-lottery disappointing effect is performed in which the symbols are derived and displayed. On the other hand, when the re-lottery effect is executed when the jackpot type is "certain change", the decoration pattern that has been temporarily stopped is re-varied as the re-lottery effect, and then the fixed decoration becomes the positive change big hit combination The re-lottery winning effect for stopping and displaying the symbol may be performed, or the re-lottery losing effect may be performed.

  When the jackpot type is "probable change", the decoration pattern which is non probability change big hit combination is displayed once during the variable display of the decoration pattern, and the re-lottery effect is executed during the variable display, and the subsequent big hit gaming state A jackpot promotion effect may be executed at the end of the middle or jackpot gaming state, and the start of control to be a positive change state may be notified. During the jackpot promotion state, during the start of the jackpot gaming state or during the round in the jackpot gaming state, in the jackpot gaming state, from the end of any round in the jackpot gaming state to the start of the next round In the period from the end of the last round to the start of the next variable display game, etc., a definite change notification of whether to control in a positive change state or not is performed. Note that the same notification effect as the jackpot promotion promotion may be executed during the first variable display game after the end of the jackpot gaming state or the like. The jackpot promotion promotion that is executed after the final round in the jackpot gaming state may be referred to in particular as "ending promotion promotion". The start of control to be a probability change state may be notified without the re-lottery effect or the jackpot promotion effect being executed.

  When the special drawing display result is "loss", the decorative display forming the predetermined non-reach combination is stopped and displayed without the variable display mode of the decorative design being the reach mode, and the non-specific display result The finalized decorative design that is In addition, when the special figure display result becomes “losing”, after the variable display mode of the decorative pattern becomes the reach mode, the decorative pattern that constitutes a predetermined reach combination (also referred to as “reach losing combination”) is stopped and displayed As a result, a finalized decorative symbol that is a nonspecific display result may be derived and displayed.

  Next, the main operation (action) of the pachinko gaming machine 901 in this embodiment will be described.

  On the main substrate 9011, when power supply from a predetermined power supply substrate is started, the game control microcomputer 90100 is activated, and the CPU 90103 executes a predetermined process to be a game control main process. When the game control main processing is started, the CPU 90103 sets the interrupt prohibition and then performs necessary initialization. In this initial setting, for example, the RAM 90102 is cleared. Further, the register setting of the CTC (counter / timer circuit) built in the game control microcomputer 90100 is performed. As a result, thereafter, an interrupt request signal is sent from the CTC to the CPU 90103 every predetermined time (for example, 2 milliseconds), and the CPU 90103 can periodically execute timer interrupt processing. When initialization is complete, after enabling the interrupt, it enters loop processing. In the game control main process, the loop process may be performed after the process for restoring the internal state of the pachinko gaming machine 901 to the state at the time of the previous power supply stop is performed.

  When the CPU 90103 having executed such a game control main process receives an interrupt request signal from the CTC and receives an interrupt request, the CPU 90103 sets an interrupt disabled state and executes predetermined game control timer interrupt processing. The game control timer interrupt process includes, for example, a switch process, a main side error process, an information output process, a game random number update process, a special symbol process process, a normal symbol process process, and a command control process. Includes processing to control the progress of the

  The switch process is a process of determining the state of detection signals input from various switches such as the gate switch 9021, the first start port switch 9022A, the second start port switch 9022B, and the count switch 9023 via the switch circuit 90110. The main side error processing is processing that diagnoses an abnormality of the pachinko gaming machine 901, and can generate a warning if necessary according to the diagnosis result. The information output process is a process of outputting data such as jackpot information, start information, probability fluctuation information and the like supplied to a hole management computer installed outside the pachinko gaming machine 901, for example. The game random number updating process is a process for updating at least a part of a plurality of types of game random numbers used on the main substrate 9011 side by software.

  As an example, the random numbers for gaming used on the main substrate 9011 side include a random number value MR1 'for determining the special image display result, a random number value MR2' for determining the big hit type, and a random number value MR3 'for determining the variation pattern. And may be included (see FIG. 28). The random number value MR1 'for determining the special figure display result is a random number value used to determine whether or not to control the big hit gaming state with the variable display result such as the special symbol in the special figure game as the "big hit". "-" Can take any value of "65535". The random number value MR2 'for determining the jackpot type is used to determine the jackpot type as any of a plurality of types, such as "non-probability change" or "probability change", when the variable display result is "big hit". Random number value, and can take any value from "1" to "100". The random number value MR3 'for determining the variation pattern is a random number value used to determine the variation pattern in the variable display of the special symbol or the decorative symbol as any of a plurality of patterns prepared in advance, and "1" to " It can take any value of 251 ".

  In the special symbol process processing included in the game control timer interrupt processing, the value of the special drawing process flag provided in the RAM 90102 is updated according to the progress of the game in the pachinko gaming machine 901, and the display in the special symbol display device 904 Various processes are selected and executed in order to perform operation control, opening / closing operation setting of the special winning opening in the special variable winning prize ball device 907, and the like in a predetermined procedure. The normal symbol process processing controls the display operation (for example, lighting and extinguishing of the segment LED, etc.) in the normal symbol display 9020, and the variable display of the normal symbol and the tilting operation setting of the movable wing in the normally variable winning ball device 906B, etc. Is a process that enables

  The command control process is a process of transmitting a control command from the main board 9011 to a sub-side control board such as the effect control board 9012 or the like. As an example, in the special symbol process processing and the normal symbol process processing, the transmission setting of the control command (such as the effect control command) is set in the command transmission table (predetermined for each command in the ROM 90101 according to the effect control command to be sent ) Is specified (for example, the value of the storage address is stored in the transmission command buffer provided in the RAM 90102), etc., and is provided in the RAM 90102 in the command control process. Among the output ports included in the I / O 90105, the effect control board 9012 corresponds to the setting in the command transmission table designated by the value of the transmission command buffer (for example, the value indicating the storage address etc. in the ROM 90101). Then, after setting control data in the output port for transmitting the effect control command, setting predetermined control data in the output port of the effect control INT signal and turning on the effect control INT signal for a predetermined time, the off state The transmission of the effect control command (the effect control command set for transmission) based on the setting in the command transmission table is enabled by setting the transmission control command. After executing the command control process, the game control timer interrupt process is ended after setting to the interrupt enabled state.

  FIG. 26 is a flowchart showing an example of special symbol process processing. In the special symbol process process, the CPU 90103 first executes a start winning determination process (step S90101). FIG. 27 is a flowchart showing an example of the start winning determination process executed in step S90101.

  When the start winning determination process is started, the CPU 90103 first determines the first start opening based on the detection signal from the first start opening switch 9022A provided corresponding to the first start winning opening formed by the normal winning ball device 906A. It is determined whether the switch 9022A is on (step S90201). At this time, if the first starting opening switch 9022A is on (step S90201; Yes), the number of first to-be-stored storages, which is the number of to-be-stored storages for the special view game using the first special figure, is It is determined whether or not (for example, "4") (step S90202). At this time, the CPU 90103 holds the first special view hold by reading the first hold storage count value which is the storage value of the first hold storage count counter provided in a predetermined area (such as a game control counter setting unit) of the RAM 90102. It is sufficient if the number of memories can be specified. When it is determined in step S90202 that the number of first to-be-stored storages is not the upper limit (step S90202; No), the starting opening which is the storage value of the starting opening buffer provided in a predetermined area (such as a game control buffer setting unit) of RAM 90102 The buffer value is set to "1" (step S90203).

  When the first start port switch 9022A is off at step S90201 (step S90201; No), or when the number of first special view storage blocks has reached the upper limit at step S90202 (step S90202; Yes) Based on the detection signal from the second starting opening switch 9022B provided corresponding to the second starting winning opening formed by the variable winning ball device 906B, it is determined whether or not the second starting opening switch 9022B is on ( Step S90204). At this time, if the second starting opening switch 9022B is on (step S90204; Yes), the number of second special figure holding memories, which is the number of holding memories of the special view game using the second special figure, is a predetermined upper limit It is determined whether (for example, "4") is set (step S90205). At this time, the CPU 90103 reads the second hold memory count value, which is a storage value of a second hold memory counter provided in a predetermined area (such as a game control counter setting unit) of the RAM 90102, to hold the second special view hold. It is sufficient if the number of memories can be specified. If it is determined in step S90205 that the second special figure storage number is not the upper limit (step S90205; No), the starting opening buffer value is set to "2" (step S90206). If the second starting port switch 9022B is not on (step S90204; No), or if the number of second special view storages is the upper limit (step S90205; Yes), the start winning determination process is ended.

  After executing any of the processes of steps S90203 and S90206, the pending storage number count value according to the starting opening buffer value is updated so as to be incremented by one (step S90207). For example, when the starting opening buffer value is “1”, the first pending storage number count value is incremented by one, while when the starting opening buffer value is “2”, the second pending storage number count value is incremented by one. Thus, the first reserved memory number count value is increased by 1 (increment when the game ball enters the first start winning opening and the first start condition corresponding to the special view game using the first special figure is satisfied). ) To be updated. Also, the second reserved memory number count value is incremented by 1 (increment when the game ball enters the second start winning opening and the second start condition corresponding to the special view game using the second special figure is satisfied). ) To be updated. At this time, the total hold storage count value, which is the storage value of the total hold storage counter provided in a predetermined area (such as a game control counter setting unit) of the RAM 90102, is updated so as to add 1 (step S90208).

  After executing the process of step S90208, the CPU 90103 extracts a predetermined gaming random number corresponding to the occurrence of the start winning (step S90209). As an example, in the process of step S90209, the random number circuit 90104 or random data provided by a random counter or the like provided in a predetermined area of the RAM 90102 (such as a game control counter setting unit) Numerical data representing a numerical value MR1 ', a random number MR2' for determining a jackpot type, and a random value MR3 'for determining a variation pattern is extracted (see FIG. 28). Numeric data representing each random number value extracted in this way is stored as hold data by being set at the head of the empty entry in the special view hold storage unit according to the start port buffer value (step S90210). For example, when the start port buffer value is “1”, the hold data is set in the first special view hold storage unit as shown in FIG. 29 (A). On the other hand, when the starting port buffer value is “2”, the hold data is set in the second special view hold storage unit as shown in FIG. 29 (B).

  The first special figure holding storage unit shown in FIG. 29A is not yet started although the game ball enters the first start winning opening formed by the normal winning ball device 906A and the first start winning occurs. The reserve data of the special drawing game (the special drawing game using the first special drawing in the first special symbol display device 904A) is stored. As an example, the first special view reserve storage unit is associated with the reserve number in the winning order (the order of detecting the game balls) to the first start winning opening, and based on the establishment of the first start condition by the entry of the game balls. The numerical data indicating the random number value MR1 ′ for determining the special image display result extracted by the CPU 90103 from the random number circuit 90104 or the like, the random number value MR2 ′ for determining the big hit type, and the random value MR3 ′ for determining the variation pattern The memory number is stored until it reaches a predetermined upper limit (for example, "4"). The reserve data thus stored in the first special view reserve storage unit indicates that execution (variable display) of the special view game using the first special view is suspended, and the variable display result in the special view game ( It is possible to determine whether or not it is decided to control to the big hit gaming state based on the special figure display result), and whether the variable display mode of the decorative symbol becomes a specific mode (for example, reach effect of super reach etc.) It becomes pending storage information.

  The second special figure reservation storage unit shown in FIG. 29B is still started although the game ball enters the second start winning opening formed by the normally variable winning ball device 906B and the second start winning occurs. The reserved data of the special figure game (the special figure game using the second special figure in the second special symbol display device 904B) is stored. As an example, the second special view reserve storage unit is associated with the reserve number in the winning order (the detection order of the game balls) to the second start winning opening, and based on the establishment of the second start condition by the entry of the game balls. The numerical data indicating the random number value MR1 ′ for determining the special image display result extracted by the CPU 90103 from the random number circuit 90104 or the like, the random number value MR2 ′ for determining the big hit type, and the random value MR3 ′ for determining the variation pattern The number is stored until it reaches a predetermined upper limit (for example, "4"). The reserve data thus stored in the second special view reserve storage unit indicates that the execution (variable display) of the special view game using the second special view is suspended, and the variable display result in the special view game ( It is possible to determine whether or not it is decided to control to the big hit gaming state based on the special figure display result), and whether the variable display mode of the decorative symbol becomes a specific mode (for example, reach effect of super reach etc.) It becomes pending storage information.

  Subsequent to the process of step S90210, the CPU 90103 performs a start winning determination process (step S90211). The start winning determination process is a process for so-called pre-reading. In this embodiment, when variable display of a special symbol or a decorative symbol is started, special symbol display processing (step S90110 in FIG. 26, FIG. 31) to be described later, special figure display result (variable symbol display result of special symbol) A determination is made as to whether or not to control the jackpot gaming state with the "big hit". Further, in a variation pattern setting process (step S90111 in FIG. 26, FIG. 33) to be described later, determination of a variation pattern that specifically defines the variable display mode of the decorative symbol is performed.

  On the other hand, separately from these determinations, the CPU 90103 executes the winning determination process of step S90211 at the timing when the game ball is detected at the start winning opening (the first starting winning opening or the second starting winning opening). , Determination of whether the special figure display result of the special figure game executed by the current start winning combination will be "big hit", the display mode with a variable display mode of the decorative symbol executed by the current start winning combination with a reach It is determined whether or not As a result, before the variable display of the special symbol or the decorative symbol based on the detection of the game ball entering the start winning opening is started, the special pattern display result becomes "big hit", or the variable display mode of the decorative symbol Predict the display mode with reach, etc., and change the color of the hold display by the effect control CPU 90120 or the like on the side of the effect control board 9012 based on the prediction result, the color of the hold change effect or the color of the active display It can be determined whether to perform an active change rendition that changes the.

  FIG. 30 is a flowchart showing an example of the start winning determination process. The CPU 90103 first confirms, for example, the state of a time saving flag (a flag which is turned on in the time saving state) or a positive change flag (a flag which is turned on in the definite changing state) provided in a predetermined area in the RAM 90102 The current gaming state in the pachinko gaming machine 1 is specified (step S90401). The CPU 90103 identifies the probability variation state when the probability variation flag is on, identifies the time reduction status when the time reduction flag is on, and is the normal status when both the probability variation flag and the time reduction flag are off. It should be specified.

  Subsequent to the process of step S90401, the CPU 90103 selects a table prepared corresponding to the current gaming state from among a plurality of special map display result determination tables prepared by storing in a predetermined area of the ROM 90101 in advance. It selects and sets to a use table (step S90402). A plurality of special view display result determination tables are prepared in accordance with whether the gaming state is a definite change state or the like. In the special figure display result determination table, for example, as shown in FIG. 32A, the numerical value (decision value) to be compared with the random number value MR1 ′ for special figure display result determination is “big hit” in the special figure display result. It may be assigned to the decision result of which one of “H” and “H”.

  For example, as a special figure display result determination table, a special figure display result determination table (see FIG. 32A) corresponding to the non-probability state and the probability state is prepared. The CPU 90103 sets a table corresponding to the current gaming state out of the table from the ROM 90101 to the RAM 90102 to set the table in the use table.

  Thereafter, the CPU 90103 determines whether the numerical data indicating the random number value MR1 'for determining the special image display result extracted in step S90209 of FIG. 27 is within the predetermined big hit determination range (step S90403). In the jackpot determination range, individual decision values assigned to the special chart display result of "big hit" in the use table set in the process of step S90402 are set, and the CPU 90103 sets the random value MR1 'and each decision value one by one. It is only necessary to be able to determine the presence or absence of a determined value that matches the random value MR1 'by comparison. Alternatively, a numerical value indicating the minimum value (lower limit value) and the maximum value (upper limit value) of the determination values included in the big hit determination range is set, and the CPU 90103 sets the random value MR1 'and the minimum value or maximum value of the big hit determination range. It is only necessary to be able to determine whether or not the random value MR1 'is within the range of the jackpot determination range by comparing. At this time, it is determined that the variable display result based on the suspension data including the random number value MR1 'is determined as the "big hit" by determining that the random value MR1' is within the range of the big hit determination range (big hit start determination )it can.

  If it is determined in step S90403 that it is not within the jackpot determination range (step S90403; No), the CPU 90103 displays a display result specification command (determination at start winning) according to the case where the variable display result is "loss". A transmission setting is performed to transmit to the effect control board 9012 a command specifying "losing" as a display result of the results (step S90405).

  If it is determined in step S90403 that it is within the jackpot determination range (step S90403; Yes), the CPU 90103 determines the jackpot type based on the random number value MR2 'for jackpot type determination (step S90409). At this time, the CPU 90103 refers to the jackpot type determination table prepared by, for example, storing in advance in a predetermined area of the ROM 90101. In the jackpot type determination table, for example, as shown in FIG. 32 (B), the numerical value (decision value) to be compared with the random number value MR2 'for jackpot type determination It may be assigned to the decision result of which of the two. The CPU 90103 sets the jackpot type assigned to the determination value that matches the random value MR2 ′ as the determination result of this time. The display control command according to the determination result in the process of step S90409 (command for specifying "big hit" of "probable change" or "non-probable change" as the display result among the determination results at the start winning), Transmission setting for transmission is performed to 9012 (step S90410).

  After executing any of the processes of steps S90405 and S90410, the CPU 90103 transmits to the effect control board 9012 a variation category command (a command specifying the variation category among the determination results at the start winning). Transmission setting (step S90413).

  After step S90413, the CPU 90103 performs transmission setting of the start winning combination designation command (step S90414). Here, the first start winning opening designation command is an effect control board 9012 as effect control information for notifying an increase in the number of first special view holding memories when the first starting condition is satisfied by the occurrence of the first starting winning Sent to the Further, the second start winning opening designation command is used as effect control information of effect control board 9012 to notify an increase in the second special view reservation storage number when the second start condition is satisfied by the occurrence of the second start winning Sent to the side. After step S90414, the winning determination process ends.

  Again referring back to FIG. Thereafter, the CPU 90103 determines whether the starting opening buffer value is "1" or "2" (step S90212). At this time, if the starting opening buffer value is "2" (step S90212; "2"), the starting opening buffer is cleared and the stored value is initialized to "0" (step S90213), and the starting winning combination is The determination process ends. On the other hand, when the start port buffer value is "1" (step S90212; "1"), the start port buffer is cleared and the stored value is initialized to "0" (step S90214), The process proceeds to step S90204. As a result, even if both the first starting opening switch 9022A and the second starting opening switch 9022B simultaneously detect a start winning combination of valid gaming balls, it is possible to surely complete the processing based on the detection of both valid starting combinations.

  After executing the start winning determination process in step S90101 shown in FIG. 26, the CPU 90103 executes steps S90110 to S90117 according to the value of the special processing process flag provided in a predetermined area (such as a game control flag setting unit) of the RAM 90102. Select and execute one of the following processing.

  The special symbol normal processing of step S90110 is executed when the value of the special drawing process flag is "0". In the special symbol normal processing, the first special symbol display device 904A or the first special symbol display device 904A or the like based on the presence or absence of the pending data stored in the predetermined area of the RAM 90102, such as the first special view pending storage unit or the second special view pending storage unit. It is determined whether the second special symbol display device 904B starts the special figure game. Further, in the special symbol normal processing, based on the numerical data indicating the random number value MR1 'for determining the special image display result, whether the variable display result of the special symbol or the decorative symbol is "big hit" is the variable display result Make a decision (pre-decision) before it is displayed. At this time, when the variable display result is determined to be "big hit", the big hit type is determined to be any of a plurality of types such as "non-probability change" or "probability change". The data indicating the determination result of the jackpot type is stored in the jackpot type buffer provided in a predetermined area (for example, a game control buffer setting unit) of the RAM 90102, whereby the jackpot type is stored. Furthermore, in the special symbol normal processing, in response to the variable display result of the special symbol in the special symbol game, the finalized special symbol (big hit symbol, the special symbol in the special symbol game by the first special symbol display device 904A or the second special symbol display device 904B Missing symbol) is set. In the special symbol normal processing, when the variable display result of the special symbol or the decorative symbol is determined in advance, the value of the special processing process flag is updated to “1”.

  FIG. 31 is a flowchart showing an example of the process executed in step S90110 in FIG. 26 as the special symbol normal process. In the special symbol normal processing shown in FIG. 31, the CPU 90103 first determines whether the number of second special view reservations is "0" (step S90231). The second special figure reservation storage count is the number of reserved storages of the special view game using the second special view by the second special symbol display device 904B. The CPU 90103 may read the second hold storage count value and determine whether the read value is “0”.

  When the number of second special figure holding storages is other than "0" at step S90231 (step S90231; No), for example, the top area of the second special drawing holding storage unit (for example, the storage area corresponding to holding number "1") The numerical value data indicating a predetermined random number is read out as pending data stored in a predetermined area of the RAM 90102 (step S90232). As a result, the game random number extracted in response to the occurrence of the start winning (second start winning) at the second start winning opening is read out in the process of step S90209 shown in FIG. The numerical data read out at this time may be stored, for example, in a random number buffer for variation, and temporarily stored.

  Subsequent to the processing of step S90232, for example, the second special storage storage count is updated by subtracting 1 by subtracting the second storage storage count value by one, and the second special storage storage is updated. The stored content in the unit is shifted (step S90233). For example, the pending data stored in the storage area (the storage area corresponding to the pending numbers "2" to "4") lower than the pending number "1" in the second special view pending storage unit is advanced by one entry each shift. Further, in the process of step S90233, the total pending storage number (total pending storage number count value) is updated so as to be decremented by one. Then, the variation special feature designation buffer value which is the storage value of the variation special feature designation buffer provided in a predetermined area (for example, a game control buffer setting unit) of the RAM 90102 is updated to “2” (step S90234).

  When the number of the second special figure holding storage is "0" at step S90231 (step S90231; Yes), it is determined whether the number of the first special drawing holding storage is "0" (step S90235). The first special figure reservation storage count is the number of reserved storages of the special view game using the first special view by the first special symbol display device 904A. The CPU 90103 may read the first pending storage count value and determine whether the read value is “0”. As described above, the process of step S90235 is executed when it is determined in step S90231 that the number of second special view reservations is “0”, and the number of first special views suspension storage is “0”. It is determined whether or not. As a result, the special view game using the second special view starts being executed with priority over the special view game using the first special view.

  In addition, regardless of whether it is the first starting winning opening or the second starting winning opening, the first starting winning opening when the special figure game is executed in the order in which the game balls enter the starting winning opening. The starting opening data indicating which of the second starting winning opening and the game ball has entered is stored in a predetermined area of the RAM 90102 in association with the holding data together with the holding data or separately from the holding data, The order in which the start conditions are satisfied may be specified for the special-figure games corresponding to the respective hold data.

  Subsequent to the process of step S90236, the first TOC pending memory number is updated to be decremented by 1, for example, by subtracting and updating the first pending memory number count value, etc. The stored content in the unit is shifted (step S90237). For example, the pending data stored in the storage area (the storage area corresponding to the pending numbers “2” to “4”) lower than the pending number “1” in the first special view pending storage unit is advanced one entry at a time shift. Further, in the process of step S90237, the total pending storage number (total pending storage number count value) is updated so as to be decremented by one. Then, the variation special feature designation buffer value is updated to "1" (step S90238).

  After executing any of the processes of steps S90234 and S90238, the special figure display result, which is the variable display result of the special symbol, is determined as either "big hit" or "losing" (step S90239). As an example, in the process of step S90239, a special figure display result determination table prepared by, for example, storing in advance in a predetermined area of ROM 90101 is selected and set in a use table for determining the special figure display result. In the special figure display result determination table, for example, as shown in FIG. 32A, the numerical value (decision value) to be compared with the random number value MR1 ′ for special figure display result determination is “big hit” in the special figure display result. The determination result as to which one of “losing” and “losing” may be allocated according to the presence or absence of probability change control in the probability change state (whether or not the gaming state is the probability change state). The CPU 90103 reads from the random number buffer for change the numerical data indicating the random number value MR1 'for determination of the special view display result included in the game random number temporarily stored in the random number buffer for change at step S90232 or S90236, and changes the gaming state By referring to the special figure display result determination table set in the use table on the basis of whether or not the numerical value data indicating the random number value MR1 ', and whether the gaming state is a definite change state or not The determination result of either the "big hit" or the "losing" assigned to the determination value corresponding to the random number value MR1 'may be determined as the special view display result. The CPU 90103 determines that the probability variation control is being performed when the probability variation flag (a flag that is turned on in the probability variation state) provided in a predetermined area (for example, a game control flag setting unit) of the RAM 90102 is in the on state do it. For example, when the random number value MR1 'is "9000", the CPU 90103 determines that the special figure display result is "big hit" when the probability variation flag is on (when probability variation control is present), and the probability variation flag When it is in the off state (when there is no probability change control), it is determined that the special figure display result is to be "lost".

  As shown in FIG. 32 (A), when the probability change control is performed in the probability change state, the special view display result is “at a higher rate than when the probability change control is not performed in the normal state or the short time state. It is determined to be a "big hit". Therefore, for example, based on the fact that the probability variation flag is set to the on state corresponding to the case where the jackpot type is "probable" by the jackpot end processing of step S90117 shown in FIG. 26 (described in detail later). When the current gaming state is a definite change state, the special view display result is more likely to be a "big hit" and more likely to be a big hit game state than when the definite change control is not performed in the normal state or the time saving state.

  After that, the CPU 90103 determines whether the special map display result determined by the process of step S90239 is a "big hit" (step S90240). If the special view display result is determined to be "big hit" (step S90240; Yes), the big hit flag provided in a predetermined area (for example, game control flag setting unit) of the RAM 90102 is set to the on state (step S90241) .

  Also, the jackpot type is determined to be any of a plurality of types (step S90242). As an example, in the process of step S90242, the jackpot type determination table shown in the example prepared by storing in advance in a predetermined area of the ROM 90101 is selected and set in the use table for determining the jackpot type. In the jackpot type determination table, depending on the numerical value (decision value) to be compared with the random number value MR2 'for jackpot type determination, it is determined which of the plural types ("probable variation" and "non-probable variation") the big hit type It may be assigned to the result (see FIG. 32B). The CPU 90103 reads, from the variation random number buffer, numerical data indicating the jackpot type determination random number value MR2 'included in the gaming random number temporarily stored in the variation random number buffer in step S90232 or S90236, and determines the big hit type determination random number value. By referring to the determination table of the jackpot type set in the use table based on the numerical data indicating MR2 ', any one of the jackpot types assigned to the decision value corresponding to the random value MR2' may be selected. . For example, when the random value MR2 'is "75", the CPU 90103 determines (selects) "probability" as the big hit type.

  After the process of step S90242 is executed, the jackpot type is stored (step S90243). In the big hit type buffer provided in a predetermined area (for example, a game control buffer setting unit) of the RAM 90102, the CPU 90103 displays a big hit type buffer set value (for example, as shown in FIG. 32B) indicating the determination result of the big hit type. The jackpot type may be stored by storing “0” in the case of “probable change” and “1” in the case of “probable change”.

  If the special figure display result is not a "big hit" in step S90240 (step S90240; No) or after executing the process of steps S90241 to S90243, a finalized special symbol that will be a variable display result of the special symbol in the special figure game Is determined (step S90246). As an example, when it is determined in steps S90240 and S90244 that the special figure display result is not a "big hit", a special symbol predetermined as a lost symbol is determined as a finalized special symbol. On the other hand, when it is determined in step S90240 that the special view display result is "big hit", a plurality of big hit types according to the big hit type determination result in step S90242 (according to the big hit type buffer setting value) Any one of the special symbols predetermined as the symbols may be determined as the determined special symbol.

  After executing the processing of step S90246, the special symbol process flag is updated to "1" (step S90247), and the special symbol normal processing is ended. When the value of the special processing process flag is updated to "1" in step S90247, when the next timer interrupt occurs, the variation pattern setting process of step S90111 shown in FIG. 26 is executed.

  If the number of reserved memories of the special drawing game using the first special drawing at step S90235 is "0" (step S90235; Yes), after performing the predetermined demonstration display setting (step S90248), the special symbol End normal processing. In this demonstration display setting, for example, an effect control command (waiting customer demonstration specification command) for specifying a demonstration display (demonstration screen display) by displaying a predetermined effect image on the image display device 5, etc. It is determined whether transmission to the substrate 9012 has been completed. At this time, if it has already been sent, the demo display setting is ended as it is. On the other hand, if not sent, the setting for sending the customer waiting demo specification command is made, and then the demonstration display setting is ended. In the effect control board 12, when the customer waiting demo specification command is transmitted, the demonstration screen is displayed.

  The variation pattern setting process of step S90111 of FIG. 26 is executed when the value of the special figure process flag is “1”. The variation pattern setting process includes, for example, a process of determining the variation pattern as any one of a plurality of types based on a result of a prior determination as to whether or not the variable display result is to be a "big hit". Since the variation pattern designates the content (variable display mode) of the variable display of the decorative symbol, the content of the variable display of the decorative symbol is determined by this determination. The variable display time of the special symbol or the decorative symbol is preset corresponding to the variation pattern. Therefore, by determining the fluctuation pattern in the fluctuation pattern setting process, the variable display time from when the variable display of the special symbol is started to when the determined special symbol to be the variable display result is derived is determined. In addition, the variation pattern setting process may include a process of determining whether or not the variable display mode of the decorative pattern is to be "reach" when the variable display result is "loss". Alternatively, even if it is determined whether or not the variable display mode of the decorative pattern is to be "reach" by determining the change pattern when the change display result is "loss" in the change pattern setting process at a predetermined ratio. Good. Furthermore, the variation pattern setting process may include a process of performing setting for starting the variation of the special symbol in the special symbol display device 4. When the variation pattern setting process is executed, the value of the special drawing process flag is updated to "2."

  FIG. 33 is a flowchart showing an example of the process executed in step S90111 of FIG. 26 as the variation pattern setting process. In the fluctuation pattern setting process shown in FIG. 33, the CPU 90103 first determines whether the big hit flag is on (step S90261). Then, if the big hit flag is on (step S90261; Yes), the variation pattern corresponding to the big hit when the special view display result is "big hit" is determined (step S90262).

  If the big hit flag is off in step S90261, the CPU 90103 determines a variation pattern corresponding to the lost time when the special view display result is "loss" (step S90265).

  FIG. 34 shows a variation pattern in this embodiment. In this embodiment, among the cases where the variable display result (special figure display result) is "loss", the variable display mode of the decorative symbol is "non reach" not to be the reach mode and "reach mode" Corresponding to each case of "reach", and also corresponding to the case where the variable display result (special figure display result) is "big hit" and the big hit type becomes "non-probability change" or "probability change", etc. Fluctuation patterns are prepared in advance.

  In this embodiment, fluctuation patterns PA1'-1 to PA1'-3 for normal time (non-time-short time) and time-short time are used as fluctuation patterns for specifying "non-reach" with a variable display result of "loss" The fluctuation patterns PB1'-1 and PB1'-2 are prepared.

  In addition, a variation pattern is prepared in which the contents correspond to the case where the variable display result is "big hit" (big hit type is "big hit" or "non-big change" big hit) and when it is "losing". Specifically, a fluctuation pattern PA2'-1 (for losing) and a fluctuation pattern PA3'-1 ("big hit") for designating execution of normal reach are prepared. Moreover, fluctuation pattern PA2'-2 (for losing) and fluctuation pattern PA3'-2 ("big hit") which designate performing super reach A are prepared. Moreover, fluctuation pattern PA2'-3 (for losing) and fluctuation pattern PA3'-3 ("big hit") which designate performing Super Reach B are prepared. Further, a variation pattern PA2'-4 (for losing) and a variation pattern PA3'-4 ("big hit") are provided to specify that Super Reach C is to be executed and then develop into Super Reach A.

  In the process of step S90262 shown in FIG. 33, for example, the big hit variation pattern is determined using the big hit variation pattern determination table shown in FIG. As an example, in the jackpot variation pattern determination table, the number (decision value) with which the jackpot type is compared with the random value MR3 'for variation pattern determination in both cases of "non-probability variation" and "probability variation" is common. , It should just be allocated to the determination result of a fluctuation pattern.

  The CPU 90103 is assigned to the determination value corresponding to the random value MR3 'by referring to the big hit fluctuation pattern determination table based on the numerical data indicating the random value MR3' for change pattern determination read out from the change random number buffer. The variation pattern may be determined (selected) as the variation pattern to be used this time. For example, when the random value MR3 'is "140", the CPU 90103 selects the variation pattern PA3'-3.

  In the process of step S90265 shown in FIG. 33, a lost fluctuation pattern prepared in advance corresponding to the normal state where the gaming state is the normal state and the case where the gaming state is the short state and the short time control is performed. The change pattern at the time of losing is determined using the determination table. For example, it is specified whether the time saving flag (the flag which is turned on in the time saving state) provided in the predetermined area (for example, the game control flag setting unit) of the RAM 90102 is on or not, etc. If the time is not short (when the time short flag is in the off state), the change pattern at the time of loss is determined using the loss change pattern determination table shown in FIG. On the other hand, when the time is short (when the time short flag is in the on state), the change pattern at the time of the loss is determined using the loss change pattern determination table shown in FIG. 36 (B).

  In each lost fluctuation pattern determination table, a numerical value (decision value) to be compared with the random value MR3 'for fluctuation pattern determination may be allocated to the fluctuation pattern determination result according to the total number of pending storages. The total pending storage number may be specified from, for example, the total pending storage number count value which is the storage value of the total pending storage number counter, the total value of the first pending storage number count value and the second pending storage number count value, etc. .

  The CPU 90103 determines whether the time is short or not, the total pending memory number count value, and the numerical data indicating the random number value MR3 'for fluctuation pattern determination read from the fluctuation random number buffer, during normal time By referring to any of the lost fluctuation pattern determination tables according to the total number of pending storages, when the time is not short, "0" to "1," "2" to "4," "5" to "8 Depending on which of the above applies and which time corresponds to “0”, “1”, or “2” to “8” when the time is short, assigned to the determined value corresponding to the random value MR3 ′ The variation pattern may be determined (selected) as the variation pattern to be used this time.

  For example, when the time saving flag is on and the random number value MR3 'is "229", the CPU 90103 selects the variation pattern PA2'-1 when the total pending storage count value is "0", for example. The variation pattern PB1'-1 is selected when the total pending storage number count value is "1", and the variation pattern PB1'-2 is selected when the total pending storage number count value is any of "3" to "8". .

  After executing any of the processes of steps S90262 and S90265 shown in FIG. 33, the CPU 90103 sets a special figure fluctuation time which is a variable display time of the special symbol (step S90266). Special figure fluctuation time that is the variable display time of the special symbol, from the start of the variation of the special symbol in the special figure game to the time it is derived derived display of the finalized special symbol that will be the variable display result It is. As shown in FIG. 34, the special figure fluctuation time is predetermined corresponding to a plurality of fluctuation patterns prepared in advance. The CPU 90103 can set the timing at which the variable display result of the special symbol or the decorative symbol is derived by setting the special pattern fluctuation time corresponding to the fluctuation pattern selected in the processing of steps S90262 and S90265.

  Subsequent to the process of step S90266, CPU 90103 selects the special figure game using the first special figure in first special symbol display device 904A and the special figure game using the second special figure in second special symbol display device 904B. In order to start one of the special drawing games in which the start condition is satisfied, the setting for starting the change of the special symbol is performed (step S90267). As an example, if the variation special figure designation buffer value is "1", the setting for transmitting the drive signal for updating the display of the first special figure in the first special symbol display device 904A is performed. On the other hand, if the variation special figure designation buffer value is "2", the setting for transmitting the drive signal for updating the display of the second special figure in the second special symbol display device 904B is performed. When the CPU 90103 starts variable display using the first special view, the CPU 90103 controls the first hold indicator 9025A to display a display that can specify the number of first special view hold storages subtracted by one. It may be made to be performed by the hold indicator 9025A (for example, the number of lighting of the LED is reduced by one). When the CPU 90103 starts variable display using the second special view, it controls the second hold indicator 9025B to display a second special view that can be used to specify the second special view hold storage number subtracted by one. For example, the number of lighted LEDs may be reduced by one on the hold indicator 9025B.

  After executing the process of step S90267, transmission setting of a command at the start of variation of the special symbol is performed (step S90268). For example, when the variation special figure designation buffer value is “1”, the CPU 90103 sends a first symbol variation start designation command, a variation pattern command, a display result designation command, or the like from the main substrate 9011 to the effect control substrate 9012 Performs transmission settings to transmit pending storage count specification commands sequentially. On the other hand, when the variation special figure designation buffer value is “2”, the CPU 90103 sends a second symbol variation start designation command, a variation pattern command, a display result designation command, and the second command to the effect control board 9012 from the main substrate 9011. Performs transmission settings to transmit pending storage count specification commands sequentially. The set command is transmitted from the main substrate 9011 to the effect control substrate 9012, for example, by executing the above-mentioned command control process after the special symbol process process is completed. The first symbol variation start specification command and the second symbol variation start specification command here are transmitted as hold notification information specifying which of the first special view hold storage number and the second special view hold storage number decreased. Be done.

  After executing the processing of step S90268, the value of the special drawing process flag is updated to "2" (step S90269), and then the fluctuation pattern setting processing is ended. When the value of the special view process flag is updated to "2" in step S90269, the special symbol variation process of step S90112 shown in FIG. 26 is executed when the next timer interrupt occurs.

  The special symbol variation process of step S90112 of FIG. 26 is executed when the value of the special process process flag is "2". In this special symbol variation process, a process of varying a special symbol in the first special symbol display device 904A or the second special symbol display device 904B, a process of measuring an elapsed time after the special symbol starts variation, etc. It is included. Then, when the elapsed time from the start of the change of the special symbol reaches the special view change time, the change of the special symbol is stopped in the first special symbol display device 904A or the second special symbol display device 904B, and the special symbol is The fixed special symbol (fixed special symbol set in step S90110) which is the variable display result of the symbol is displayed in a stopped state (derived display), and the special symbol is displayed in a stopped state when displayed in a stopped state (derived display) The transmission setting of the symbol determination designating command, which is an effect control command for notifying the game), is also performed, and the value of the special drawing process flag is updated to “3”. The symbol determination designation command set for transmission is transmitted from the main substrate 9011 to the effect control substrate 9012, for example, by executing the above-mentioned command control process after the special symbol process process is completed. By repeatedly executing step S90112, variable display of the special symbol, derivation display of the determined special symbol, and the like are realized.

  The special symbol stopping process of step S90113 of FIG. 26 is executed when the value of the special drawing process flag is "3". In special symbol stop processing, processing to determine whether the big hit flag is in the ON state, and when the big hit flag is in the ON state, the time saving flag and the probability change flag are turned OFF, and the predetermined area of the RAM 90102 (game control counter setting The count value of the time counter is set to “0” to count the remaining number of variable display to be executed during time reduction control provided in a section etc.), corresponding to the start of the big hit start production wait time (big hit gaming state It is a waiting time until execution of the presentation is started, and it is a predetermined time.), And the start of the jackpot designating the start of the jackpot gaming state based on that the special view display result is "big hit" A process of transmitting and setting a designated command (effect control command) and updating the special drawing process flag to "4" is included. Further, the special symbol stop process includes a process of updating the value of the special process process flag to "0" when the big hit flag is not in the on state.

  The command set for transmission is transmitted from the main substrate 9011 to the effect control substrate 9012, for example, by executing the above-mentioned command control process after the special symbol process process is completed.

  By these series of processing, when a big hit, the time saving state or the probability changing state ends once, and when losing, the remaining variable display that can be performed during the time saving is reduced by one. When the remaining variable display that can be performed during time saving becomes “0” times, the time saving flag is turned off, and the time saving state ends. That is, the time saving state (time saving control) is ended when the variable display is performed a predetermined number of times (the initial count value described below) which is determined in advance before the variable display result becomes "big hit" from the start. In addition, when there is a change in the gaming state, notification of the gaming state after the change is made to the effect control board 9012 side.

  The big hit opening pre-processing of step S90114 of FIG. 26 is executed when the value of the special processing process flag is “4”. The big hit opening pre-processing includes that the variable display result is "big hit" and that the round game start timing has come (for example, the big hit start presentation waiting time set in the above has elapsed). Based on etc., the process of starting the execution of the round game in the big hit gaming state and opening the big winning opening, the process of starting the measurement of the elapsed time from the opening state, and the like are included. In this process, for example, the big winning opening is opened corresponding to whether the big hit type is “non-probable variation” or “probable variation” (can be specified by the big-hit type buffer setting value stored in the big-hit type buffer) The upper limit of the period to be set may be set. As an example, in response to the jackpot type "non-probability" or "probability", by setting the upper limit of the period during which the big winning opening is opened to "29 seconds", a normal release round is performed do it. When the process of opening the special winning opening is performed, the value of the special processing process flag is updated to "5". By repeatedly performing step S90114, standby until the start timing of the round game, opening of the big winning opening, and the like are realized.

  The big hit open processing of step S90115 is executed when the value of the special processing process flag is “5”. The big hit opening process is based on the process of measuring the elapsed time from opening the big winning opening, the elapsed time measured, the number of gaming balls detected by the count switch 9023, etc. Processing to determine whether it is time to return from the open state to the closed state (or may be partially open), or the timing to return the big winning opening from the open state to the closed state A process for returning the special winning opening to the closed state when it is determined that the number has reached a predetermined number (for example, nine) or when the elapsed time reaches the upper limit period set in step S90114. And the process of starting measurement of the elapsed time after returning to the closed state. When the special winning opening is returned to the closed state, the value of the special processing process flag is updated to "6". By repeatedly performing step S90115, the opening state of the special winning opening is maintained until the timing of returning the special winning opening from the opening state to the closing state.

  The jackpot post-processing in step S90116 is executed when the value of the special processing process flag is “6”. In this big hit opening post-processing, processing to determine whether the number of times of execution of the round game with the big winning opening opened has reached a predetermined upper limit, or when the upper limit is not reached It includes a process of measuring the elapsed time after returning to the closed state. Then, when the next round game is started, for example, when the measured elapsed time becomes the time when the next round game is started, the value of the special figure process flag is updated to “4” (in this case) Is a control command to notify that the big hit gaming state has ended, for example, when the number of executions of the round game reaches the upper limit number of times, the big winning opening is immediately opened in the processing of step S90114. A setting is made to send a big hit end designation command, and the value of the special view process flag is updated to “7”. The command set for transmission is transmitted from the main substrate 9011 to the effect control substrate 9012, for example, by executing the above-mentioned command control process after the special symbol process process is completed. The step S90116 is repeatedly performed to wait until the special winning opening is again opened.

  By repeatedly performing steps S90114 to S90116, a big hit gaming state is realized.

  The big hit end processing of step S90117 is executed when the value of the special processing process flag is “7”. In this big hit opening post-processing, processing to determine whether the number of times of execution of the round game with the big winning opening opened has reached a predetermined upper limit, or when the upper limit is not reached It includes a process of measuring the elapsed time after returning to the closed state. Then, when the next round game is started, for example, when the measured elapsed time becomes the time when the next round game is started, the value of the special figure process flag is updated to “4” (in this case) Is a control command to notify that the big hit gaming state has ended, for example, when the number of executions of the round game reaches the upper limit number of times, the big winning opening is immediately opened in the processing of step S90114. A setting is made to send a big hit end designation command, and the value of the special view process flag is updated to “7”. The command set for transmission is transmitted from the main substrate 9011 to the effect control substrate 9012, for example, by executing the above-mentioned command control process after the special symbol process process is completed. The step S90116 is repeatedly performed to wait until the special winning opening is again opened.

  It should be noted that the time saving state (time saving control) is ended only by the next big hit gaming state being started, of the variable display being executed a predetermined number of times and the next big hit gaming state being started. You may In this case, the setting of the initial count value and the time saving counter itself are unnecessary.

  Next, the main operation of the effect control board 9012 will be described.

  In the effect control board 9012, when the supply of the power supply voltage is received from the power supply board or the like, the effect control CPU 90120 is activated to execute predetermined effect control main processing. When the effect control main process is started, the effect control CPU 90120 first executes a predetermined initialization process to clear the RAM 90122, set various initial values, and set CTC (counter / timer on the effect control board 9012). Perform register setting etc. of the circuit). Thereafter, it is determined whether or not the timer interrupt flag provided in a predetermined area (for example, the effect control flag setting unit) of the RAM 90122 is turned on. The timer interrupt flag is set to an on state each time a predetermined time (for example, 2 milliseconds) elapses based on, for example, the register setting of CTC. At this time, if the timer interrupt flag is off, the process waits.

  Further, on the side of the effect control board 9012, an interrupt for receiving the effect control command from the main board 9011 occurs in addition to the timer interrupt generated each time a predetermined time elapses. This interrupt is, for example, an interrupt generated when the effect control INT signal from the main substrate 9011 is turned on. If an interrupt occurs because the effect control INT signal is turned on, the effect control CPU 90120 automatically sets the interrupt disable state, but an interrupt occurs when using a CPU that does not automatically cause the interrupt disable state. It is desirable to issue a prohibited instruction (DI instruction). The effect control CPU 90120 executes, for example, a predetermined command reception interrupt process in response to an interrupt caused by the effect control INT signal being turned on. In this command reception interrupt process, a control signal to be an effect control command is taken in from a predetermined input port that receives the control signal transmitted from the main substrate 9011 via the relay substrate 9015. The effect control command fetched at this time is stored, for example, in a effect control command reception buffer provided in the RAM 90122. Thereafter, the effect control CPU 90120 sets the interrupt permission and then ends the command reception interrupt process.

  If the timer interrupt flag is on, the timer interrupt flag is cleared to be in the off state, and command analysis processing is executed. In the command analysis process, for example, after reading various effect control commands transmitted from the game control microcomputer 90100 of the main substrate 9011 and stored in the effect control command reception buffer, the read effect control commands are read out. Corresponding settings and controls are performed.

  After executing the command analysis process, the effect control process process is executed. In the effect control process, various effects such as display operation of effect images in the display area of the image display device 905, sound output operation from the speakers 908L and 908R, lighting operation of the light emitting material such as the game effect lamp 909 and decoration LED The control content of the rendering operation using the device is determined, determined, set, and the like according to the rendering control command or the like transmitted from the main substrate 9011. Subsequent to the effect control process processing, effect random number updating processing is executed, and software is used to update numerical data indicating effect random numbers counted by the random counter of the RAM 90122 as various random number values used for effect control.

  FIG. 37 is a flowchart showing an example of the effect control process. In the effect control process shown in FIG. 37, first, the effect control CPU 90120 executes pre-reading processing for setting execution of pre-reading effect such as hold / active change effect or movable object effect (step S90160).

  FIG. 38 is a flow chart showing an example of the prefetching process executed in step S90160 of FIG. As shown in FIG. 38, first, the effect control CPU 90120 sends a start winning opening designation command (a first start winning opening designation command and a second start winning opening) transmitted in the start winning determination process of FIG. It is determined whether or not any of the designation commands), the display result designation command (any of the display result 1 designation command, the display result 2 designation command, and the display result 3 designation command) and the fluctuation category command have been input ( Step S90600). The effect control CPU 90120 can recognize the start winning by the start winning opening designation command. Further, the effect control CPU 90120 can recognize whether the winning determination result corresponding to the start winning is a big hit or a loss by the display result designation command. Further, the effect control CPU 90120 can recognize the fluctuation pattern (such as whether or not it is a super reach) of the variable display corresponding to the start winning by the fluctuation category command. These commands may be stored in the start winning combination reception command buffer provided in the RAM 90122.

  If the start winning combination designation command, the display result designation command, and the variation category command are not input (step S90600; No), the pre-reading process is ended. On the other hand, when the start winning opening designating command, the display result designating command, and the variation category command are input (step S90600; Yes), the effect control CPU 90120 sets the pending memory count count value to indicate the special view pending memory count. Increment (step S90601). For example, the pending storage number count value is provided in the RAM 90122. The pending storage number count value is incremented by 1 each time the first start winning opening designation command or the second starting winning opening designation command is input, and the first symbol variation start designation command or the second symbol variation start designation command is input. Decrease by one each time As a result, the pending storage count value indicates the current number of special map pending storages.

  After incrementing the hold storage count value by 1 (step S90601), the CPU for effect control 90120 performs pre-reading effect execution setting processing for setting execution of pre-reading effect such as hold / active change effect or movable object effect (step S90602).

  FIG. 39 is a flowchart showing an example of pre-reading effect execution setting processing executed in step S90602 of FIG. As shown in FIG. 39, first, the effect control CPU 90120 determines whether or not to execute pre-reading effect such as hold / active change effect and movable object effect (step S90700). Specifically, in the process of step S90700, the presence or absence of the pre-reading effect is determined with reference to the pre-reading effect execution determination table shown in FIG. In addition, when the command at the time of starting winning a prize is missed or inconsistency occurs, the restriction on pre-reading effect is not performed until the variable display of the hold information corresponding to those commands is executed (digested) Be done. In addition, when the execution of the pre-reading effect is limited, the pre-reading effect of all aspects may not be performed for the pre-reading effect for the variable display corresponding to the start winning combination generated within the predetermined period, The pre-reading effect of some aspects may not be performed. Further, in this embodiment, when the pre-reading effect is already being executed, the process of executing the pre-reading effect on the other object is restricted until the variable display to be the advance notice ends. . Furthermore, during time saving control, it may be limited so that processing to execute pre-reading effect is not performed (pre-reading effect may be executed only in the normal state where time reducing control is not performed), During control, the pre-reading effect is executed based on the second start winning opening designating command (restricts the pre-reading effect for the winning to the first starting winning opening), and the first start in the case of a normal state where time saving control is not performed. The pre-reading effect may be executed based on the winning opening designating command (the pre-reading effect for the winning on the second start winning opening may be restricted). Further, for example, the execution of the pre-reading effect may be limited according to the number of pending storages, such as enabling the pre-reading effect to be executable only when the number of pending storages is two or more. In addition, when the pre-reading effect is executed when the number of pending storages is 1, a change in which the pending display of the notice object can be recognized (change to the special display mode displayed only when the pending / active change effect is performed) Each change such as the change of the display mode of the active display is performed for the player in an instant. Therefore, when the pre-reading effect is performed when the number of pending storages is 1, it may be performed only when the display mode with the highest degree of expectation is obtained, such as when the final color is "red". According to this, the player's attention can be drawn to the hold display and the active display.

  Also, the previous variation category command stored in the start winning reception command command buffer is checked to determine whether or not it is a variation category that can be executed with pre-reading effects, and it is determined that it is an execution category that can be executed. The pre-reading effect may be executable only when it is performed (if it is impossible, the pre-reading effect may be limited). For example, all variation categories specified by the variation category command received up to one before the latest variation category command and stored in the start-up winning time reception command buffer are read, and all the readings are “non-reach” In the case of designating a variation category corresponding to the variable display mode, it may be determined that the pre-reading effect is an executable variation category. According to this, in each variable display until variable display which is an object of advance is started, the pre-reading effect can be executed when all become the non-reach variable display mode. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the reach effect from being executed in the middle of the pre-reading effect and the continuity of the pre-reading effect being impaired.

  FIG. 40 is a diagram showing a configuration example of the pre-reading effect execution determination table. In the pre-read effect execution decision table shown in FIG. 40, when both hold / active change effect and movable object effect are executed, when only hold / active change effect is executed and movable object effect is not executed, hold / active change effect and In the case of executing only the movable body effect without executing the movable body effect (when the above executes the prefetch effect), in the case where neither the hold / active change effect nor the movable body effect is executed (when the prefetch effect is not performed) On the other hand, different determination rates are set depending on whether the winning determination result indicated by the display result designation command determined to be input in step S90600 of FIG. 38 is a big hit or a loss. As illustrated, the execution ratio of the pre-reading effect differs according to the corresponding hold-time determination result of winning, and in the case of the big hit, the pre-reading effect is executed at a higher ratio than in the case of the loss. Further, even in the case where the pre-reading effect is executed, in the case of the big hit, the ratio in which both the hold / active change effect and the movable object effect are executed is high. Therefore, it is possible to improve the player's sense of expectation that both the hold / active change presentation and the movable body presentation are performed. The prefetch presentation effect execution determination table shown in FIG. 40 is stored in, for example, the RAM 90122. The effect control CPU 90120 executes both the pending / active change effect and the movable object effect based on the pre-read effect execution determination table and the winning time determination result indicated by the display result designation command determined to be input in step S90600. Whether or not to execute the movable body effect by executing only the suspension / active change effect, or to execute only the movable body effect without executing the suspension / active change effect and the movable body effect, or the suspension / active change effect and the movable body effect Decide if you do not want to do both. That is, in the process of step S90700 of FIG. 39, when performing pre-reading effect with the presence or absence of pre-reading effect, whether to execute holding / active change effect, moving object effect, or both of them, The kind of pre-reading effect is also decided at a stretch. It should be noted that, separately from this, it is determined in two stages that the type of pre-reading effect to be executed is further decided, if the pre-reading effect is determined to be performed first and then the pre-reading effect is determined to be performed. You may

  Returning to FIG. 39, the effect control CPU 90120 determines whether or not the determination in step S90700 has been determined to execute hold / active change effect (step S90701). If it is determined that the suspension / active change effect is not to be executed (step S90701; No), the effect control CPU 90120 ends the pre-reading effect execution setting process.

  If it is determined that the hold / active change effect is to be executed (step S90701; Yes), the effect control CPU 90120 refers to the final color determination table shown in FIG. 41 to finally change the color (final color) Are determined (step S90706). As described above, in this embodiment, in order to facilitate understanding, in the hold change effect, the advance notice object is made recognizable to the player (changed to the special display mode), and only in the active change effect. Although an example in which the display color changes is shown, for example, the display color may be changed stepwise in the hold change effect. Specifically, a plurality of hold / active change effect patterns may be prepared, and the display color may be changed each time the hold display is shifted. The pending / active change effect pattern has, for example, a third pending position (pending 3) indicating the number of pendings corresponding to the start winning from the oldest pending according to the number of pending storages (Hold 2), the mode of change in color and color of the hold display when it becomes the first (hold 1), and the active display when the variable display corresponding to the start winning becomes active (when active) It is only necessary to show the color and the aspect of the color change. In the process of step S90706, the final display color including the case of stepwise change may be determined.

  FIG. 41 is a diagram showing an example of the configuration of the final color determination table. In the final color determination table, final colors of “white”, “blue”, “green”, and “red” are set to be determined at different rates according to the variable display result. In the final color determination table in this embodiment, the ratio of the big hit when the final color is "red" is the highest, followed by "green", and then "blue" and "white" are the most successful. Rate is set low. In addition, in the case of "green" and "red", the determination ratio is set such that at least super reach is determined. As described above, in the case of the hold / active change effect in which the display color changes to green or red, since all the hold display and the active display being displayed may be enlarged, the enlarged display may be performed. In the variable display corresponding to the pending display to be the advance notice target, at least the notification of becoming the super reach is notified. Therefore, the player's expectation for the enlarged display can be improved.

  Returning to FIG. 39, after executing the process of step S90706, the effect control CPU 90120 determines whether the final color determined in the process of step S90706 is "green" or "red" (step S90707). . If the final color is neither "green" nor "red", that is, "white" or "blue" (step S90707; No), the CPU 90120 for effect control controls all of the display including the hold display of the notice object. It is determined that there is no enlargement mode setting for enlarging and displaying the hold display and the active display (step S90708). As a result, in the on-hold / active change effect changing to “white” or “blue”, the enlarged display is not performed, and the small screen as the specific display area is not displayed in the image display device 905. After executing the process of step S90708, the effect control CPU 90120 ends the pre-reading effect execution setting process.

  On the other hand, when it is determined in the process of step S90707 that the final color is "green" or "red" (step S90707), the effect control CPU 90120 displays all the pending displays in the display including the pending display of the notice target. And the enlargement mode setting presence or absence which expands and displays an active display is determined with reference to the enlargement mode setting presence / absence determination table shown in FIG. 42 (step S90709).

  FIG. 42 is a diagram showing a configuration example of the enlargement mode setting presence / absence determination table. In the enlargement mode setting presence / absence determination table shown in FIG. 42, the display result designation command determined in step S90600 in FIG. 38 is for the enlargement mode setting with enlargement display and without the enlargement mode setting without enlargement display. Different determination rates are set depending on whether the winning determination result shown is a big hit or a loss. As shown in the figure, the proportion determined to be with the enlargement mode setting to perform the enlargement display differs according to the corresponding hold winning time determination result, and in the case of the big hit, it is determined to be the enlargement mode setting than in the case of losing The proportion is high. Therefore, the player's expectation for the enlarged display can be improved.

  Returning to FIG. 39, after executing the processing of step S90709, the effect control CPU 90120 determines whether or not the enlargement mode setting has been determined in step S90709 (step S90710). If it is determined that the enlargement mode is not set (step S90710; No), the CPU 90120 for effect control ends the pre-reading effect execution setting process. On the other hand, when it is determined that the enlargement mode is set (step S90710; Yes), the CPU for effect control 90120 determines whether or not the movable object effect is determined in step S90700, that is, hold / active change effect and movable It is determined whether it has been decided to perform both of the body effects (step S90711). When the movable object effect is not performed, that is, only the hold / active change effect is performed (step S90711; No), the effect control CPU 120 turns on the enlargement flag indicating that only the hold / active change effect is performed to perform the enlarged display. (Step S90712). The enlargement flag may be provided in the RAM 122. After executing the process of step S <b> 90712, the CPU for effect control 120 ends the pre-reading effect execution setting process.

  On the other hand, when it is determined that the movable object effect is to be performed, that is, when both the suspension / active change effect for performing the enlarged display and the movable object effect are performed (step S90711; Yes), the effect control CPU 90120 is for the enlargement display An active change effect is executed, and further, a movable body effect is performed, that is, an overlapping flag indicating that the movable object effect to be executed is the above-described movable object special effect is set in the on state (step S90713). The overlap flag may be provided in the RAM 90122. After executing the processing of step S <b> 90713, the CPU for effect control 90120 ends the pre-reading effect execution setting process. Note that setting the overlap flag in the on state, that is, performing both the hold / active change presentation for performing enlarged display and the movable object presentation is also referred to as the specific condition being satisfied.

  Returning to FIG. 38, after executing the process of step S90602, the effect control CPU 90120 performs a process of adding a hold display or an active display (step S90603). For example, when the number of pending storages is 1 and the condition for starting the special figure game is satisfied, the effect control CPU 90120 performs control to add an active display to the active display area 905HA, and in the other cases, The effect control CPU 90120 performs control to add a hold display according to the hold order to the start winning storage display area 905H. As described above, the condition for starting the special figure game is the first start condition for starting the special figure game using the first special figure and the first starting condition for starting the special figure game using the second special figure. There are 2 start conditions. For example, in the case where the special display game or the big hit gaming state of the previous time is ended and the variable display is not executed in the image display device 905 and the demonstration image etc. are displayed, the first start condition and the second start condition are satisfied. It becomes a state.

  Specifically, the effect control CPU 90120 determines the content (displayed in gray as an initial state) of the hold display and the active display to be displayed by the image display device 905, and displays it to the display control unit 90123 according to the determination. Output control command. The display control unit 90123 mounted on the effect control board 9012 determines the control content of the display operation in the image display device 905 based on the display control command from the effect control CPU 90120, generates image data, and displays the active display area 905HA. The active display is displayed on the screen, and the hold display is displayed on the start winning storage display area 905H. After executing the process of step S90603, the effect control CPU 90120 ends the pre-reading process.

  Again referring back to FIG. After the prefetch process in step S90160, the CPU for effect control 90120 responds to the value (initially "0") of the effect process flag provided in the predetermined area (for example, effect control flag setting unit) of the RAM 90122. One of the processes in steps S90170 to S90177 is selected and executed.

  The variable display start waiting process of step S90170 is a process that is executed when the value of the effect process flag is "0". In this variable display start waiting process, variable display of the decorative symbol on the image display device 905 is started based on whether or not the first symbol variation start designation command or the second symbol variation start designation command is received from the main substrate 9011 or not. It includes the process of determining whether or not to When it is determined that the first symbol variation start designation command or the second symbol variation start designation command is received and it is determined that variable display of the decorative symbol on the image display device 905 is started, the value of the rendering process flag is updated to "1". Be done.

  The variable display start setting process of step S 90171 is a process that is executed when the value of the effect process flag is “1”. This variable display start setting process is a decorative symbol on the image display device 905 in response to the start of variable display of the special symbol in the special drawing game by the first special symbol display device 904A and the second special symbol display device 904B. For the variable display of, the pre-reading effect set in the process of step S 90602 in FIG. 38, and various other effect operations, the finalized decorative pattern or various types according to the variation pattern of the special symbol, the type of display result, etc. It includes the process of determining the effect control pattern. The variable display start setting process ends with the value of the effect process flag updated to “2”.

  The variable display effect process of step S90172 is a process performed when the value of the effect process flag is "2". In the variable display effect process, the effect control CPU 90120 performs effect control determined in step S90171 corresponding to the timer value in the effect control process timer provided in a predetermined area (for example, effect control timer setting unit) of the RAM 90122 Various control data are read out from the pattern, and various effect control is performed during variable display of the decorative pattern.

  The process for waiting for a special drawing in step S90173 is a process that is executed when the value of the effect process flag is "3." In the waiting process for the special drawing, the effect control CPU 90120 determines whether or not the hit start designation command transmitted from the main substrate 9011 has been received. Then, when the hit start designation command is received, the hit start designation command designates the start of the big hit gaming state, and the big hit type specified by the display result designation command received before that is "probable". Alternatively, if "non-deterministic", the value of the rendering process flag is updated to "4". Further, when the effect control process timer times out without receiving the hit start designation command (when the hit start designation command reception waiting time has elapsed), it is determined that the special figure display result in the special figure game is "missing" Then, the value of the rendering process flag is updated to "0" which is the initial value.

  The special winning opening process in step S90174 is normally opened when the value of the effect process flag is "4." In the special winning opening process, the effect control CPU 90120 sets, for example, an effect control pattern or the like corresponding to the effect content in the big hit gaming state of “probable change” or “non-probable change”, and the effect image based on the set content Are displayed in the display area of the image display device 905, or voices and sound effects are output from the speakers 908L and 908R by the output of a command (sound effect signal) to the sound control board 9013; Various effect control (big hit) occurred in big hit gaming state of "probable change" or "non-probable change" such as turning on / off / flashing game effect lamp 909 and decoration LED by output of decoration signal) , And effect control to be notified in the image display device 905.). In the special winning opening normal opening process, for example, the value of the effect control process flag is set to "5" corresponding to the ending effect process in response to the reception of the big hit end designation command from the main substrate 9011. Update.

  The ending effect process of step S90175 is a process executed when the value of the effect process flag is “5”. In this ending effect process, the effect control CPU 90120 sets, for example, a effect control pattern corresponding to the end of the big hit gaming state, and causes a display area of the image display device 905 to display an effect image based on the setting Output voice and sound effects from the speakers 908L and 908R by outputting a command (sound effect signal) to the voice control board 9013, or by outputting a command (electric decoration signal) to the lamp control board 9014 Various effect control at the end of the big hit gaming state such as turning on / off / flashing the LED is executed. Thereafter, the value of the effect process flag is updated to "0" which is an initial value.

  FIG. 43 is a flowchart showing an example of the process executed in step S90171 of FIG. 37 as the variable display start setting process. In the variable display start setting process shown in FIG. 43, the effect control CPU 90120 first determines, based on, for example, the display result designation command transmitted from the main substrate 9011, whether the special view display result is "loss" It determines (step S90521). When it is determined that the special view display result is "loss" (step S90521; Yes), for example, the change pattern designated by the change pattern command transmitted from the main substrate 9011 changes the display pattern of the decorative symbol It is determined whether or not it is a non-reach variation pattern corresponding to the case of “non-reach” in which the reach mode is not set (step S90522).

  If it is determined in step S90522 that the pattern is the non-reach fluctuation pattern (step S90522; Yes), the effect control CPU 90120 determines the combination of the finalized design symbols to be the final stop design that constitutes the non-reach combination ( Step S90523). As an example, in the process of step S90523, first, the effect control CPU 90120 determines the left determined symbol updated by the effect random counter provided in a predetermined area (for example, effect control counter setting unit) of the random number circuit 90124 or RAM 90122 Numerical data representing a random number value for the image is extracted, and by referring to a left fixed symbol determination table stored and prepared in advance in the ROM 90121, etc., “left” in the display area of the image display device 905 The left determined decorative symbol to be displayed stopped in the decorative symbol display area 905L is determined. Next, the numerical data indicating the right determined symbol determination random number value updated by the random number circuit 90124 or the effect random counter is extracted, and the right determined symbol determination table stored and prepared in the ROM 90121 is referred to. Thus, the finalized decorative symbol to be stopped and displayed on the "right" decorative symbol display area 905R in the display area of the image display device 905 in the finalized decorative symbol is determined. At this time, the symbol number of the right determined decorative symbol may be determined to be different from the symbol number of the left determined decorative symbol by setting in the right determined symbol determination table or the like. Subsequently, numerical value data indicating a random value for determining the middle fixed symbol determined to be updated by the random number circuit 90124 or the random counter for effect is extracted, and the middle fixed symbol determination table stored and prepared in the ROM 90121 is referred to Thus, among the determined decorative symbols, the intermediate determined decorative symbol to be stopped and displayed in the "in" decorative symbol display area 905C in the display area of the image display device 905 is determined.

  If it is determined in step S90522 that the pattern is not the non-reach variation pattern (step S90522; No), the combination of the finalized design symbols to be the final stop symbols constituting the reach combination is determined (step S90524). As an example, in the process of step S90524, first, numerical data indicating the random value for determining the left and right fixed symbol determined to be updated by the random number circuit 90124 or the random counter for effect is extracted, and the left and right prepared in advance stored in the ROM 90121 By referring to the finalized symbol determination table etc., the symbol numbers of the finalized symbol in the display area of the image display device 905 in the left and right symbols display areas 905L and 905R are all displayed in the stop position. Determine the same decorative pattern. Furthermore, numerical data indicating a random value for determining the middle fixed symbol determined to be updated by the random number circuit 90124 or the random counter for effect is extracted, and the middle fixed symbol determination table stored in advance in the ROM 90121 is referred to Thus, the finalized decorative symbol to be displayed stopped in the "middle" decorative symbol display area 905C in the display area of the image display device 905 in the finalized decorative symbol is determined. Here, for example, when the determined decoration pattern becomes a big hit combination, as in the case where the symbol number of the middle determined decoration symbol becomes identical to the symbol number of the left determined decoration symbol and the right determined decoration symbol, an arbitrary value By adding or subtracting (for example, “1”) to the symbol number of the middle fixed decoration symbol, etc., the fixed decoration symbol may be a reach combination without being a big hit combination. Alternatively, when the middle fixed decoration pattern is determined, the difference between the left fixed decoration pattern and the right fixed decoration pattern with the pattern number (pattern difference) may be determined, and the middle fixed decoration pattern corresponding to the design difference may be set. .

  If it is determined in step S90521 that the special view display result is not "losing" (step S90521; No), CPU 90120 for effect control determines the combination of the finalized decorative symbol that will be the final stop design that constitutes the big hit combination (Step S90527). As an example, in the process of step S90527, first, numerical data indicating a random number value for jackpot determination symbol determination updated by the random number circuit 90124 or the effect random counter or the like is extracted. Subsequently, the “left”, “middle”, and “right” decorative symbol display areas 905 L in the display area of the image display device 905 are referred to by referring to the big hit finalized symbol determination table stored and prepared in advance in the ROM 90121. The 905C and 905R are all displayed on the same display number that is stopped and displayed. At this time, for example, the same decorative pattern is determined according to the jackpot type specified by the display result specification command or the like.

  For example, the RAM 90122 stores information on the form and stop order of the left determined decorative symbol, the right determined decorative symbol, and the middle determined decorative symbol set in steps S90523, S90524, and S90527.

  After executing any of the processes of steps S90523, S90524, and S90527, the effect control CPU 90120 determines whether the overlap flag is set to the on state (step S90528). As described above, the overlap flag is a flag indicating that the suspension / active change effect for performing the enlarged display is performed and the movable object effect is further performed, and is set to the on state in the process of step S90713 in FIG. . If it is determined that the overlap flag is set to the on state (step S90528; Yes), the effect control CPU 90120 sets the effect in the small screen as the specific display area displayed on the image display device 905 as the movable object effect. The movable object special effect setting process is performed to perform setting for executing the movable object special effect displaying an image (step S90529). Specifically, in the process of step S90529, the movable body 9099 is rotationally operated for 2 seconds from the start of each variable display in a plurality of variable displays until the variable display of the hold of the advance notice is performed, and the rotation operation is performed. In addition, a setting is made to display the effect image on a small screen as a specific display area. After executing the process of step S90529, the effect control CPU 90120 performs a hold / active change effect execution setting process of setting for executing the hold / active change effect (step S90530). In the process of step S90530, the setting is made to expand and display all the pending display and active display being displayed including the pending display of the advance notice target, and the operation effect is performed at the timing when the pending display to be made advance notice shifts first. Furthermore, at the timing shifted to the active display area 905 HA, setting is performed to change the display color of the active display by performing an operation effect. In the process of step S90530, a small screen as a specific display area is displayed on the image display device 905, and an image displayed in the hold / active change effect (for example, a hold display or active display, a character image in action effect, etc.) In addition to the setting for performing all the displays other than the small screen in the small screen, the display on the small screen as the specific display area is ended after the end of the hold / active change effect, and the setting for returning to the original state is performed. The process of step S90529 may be performed after the process of step S90530.

  If it is determined in step S90528 that the overlap flag is in the off state (step S90528; No), the effect control CPU 90120 determines whether or not to execute the movable object effect (step S90531). When the movable body effect is to be executed (step S90531; Yes), the effect control CPU 90120 performs movable body effect setting processing for executing the movable body effect (step S90532). Specifically, in the process of step S90532, the movable body 9099 is rotationally operated for two seconds from the start of each variable display in a plurality of variable displays until the variable display of the hold of the advance notice is performed, and At the same time, setting for displaying an effect image in the vicinity of the movable body 9099 in the image display device 905 is performed.

  After executing the process of step S90532, or when it is determined in step S90531 that the movable object effect is not to be executed (step S90531; No), the effect control CPU 90120 determines whether or not to execute the suspension / active change effect. (Step S90533). When it is determined that the hold / active change effect is to be executed (step S90533; Yes), the effect control CPU 90120 sets the hold / active change effect execution for executing the hold / active change effect according to the setting status of the enlargement flag. The process is performed (step S90534). As described above, the enlargement flag is set to the on state in step S90712 of FIG. In the process of step S90534, when the enlargement flag is set to the on state, the setting for enlarging and displaying all the pending display and the active display being displayed including the pending display of the notice target is performed, and the notice becomes a notice target. The effect presentation is performed at the timing when the hold display is shifted first, and the display color of the active display is changed at the timing when the shift is made to the active display area 905 HA. On the other hand, in the case where the enlargement flag is not set to the on state and is in the off state, the setting and the effect presentation for enlarging all the suspension display and the active display in display including the suspension display of the notice target are not performed. The display mode is changed so that the notice object can be recognized at the timing when the hold indication to be the notice object is first shifted, and the display color of the active indication is changed at the timing when shifted to the active display area 905HA. Set only the setting to be changed).

  After executing the process of step S90530 or step S90534, or when it is determined in step S90533 that the suspension / active change effect is not to be executed (step S90533; No), the effect control CPU 90120 is for executing other effects. The effect pattern setting process is performed (step S90535).

  Subsequently, based on the content set in the processing of step S90528 to step S90534 and the effect pattern set in the processing of step S90529, the effect control CPU 90120 produces a production control pattern to be used pattern to be used later, It selects from among a plurality of patterns prepared in advance (step S90536).

  Subsequently, the effect control CPU 90120 sets an initial value of the effect control process timer provided in a predetermined area (such as the effect control timer setting unit) of the RAM 90122 corresponding to the change pattern designated by the change pattern command, for example. (Step S90537).

  Then, the effect control CPU 90120 performs setting for starting the change of the decorative symbol or the like in the image display device 905 (step S 90538). At this time, for example, the display control instruction specified by the display control data included in the effect control pattern determined as the usage pattern in step S90536 is transmitted to the VDP of the display control unit 90123 or the like, and the like. It is sufficient to start the variation of the decorative symbol in the “left”, “middle” and “right” decorative symbol display areas 905L, 905C and 905R provided in the display region of the above.

  Further, in response to the start of the variable display, the effect control CPU 90120 performs setting for updating the hold display in the start winning storage display area 905H and the active display in the active display area 905HA (step S90539). Here, when the hold display is displayed in the start winning storage display area 905H, the effect control CPU 90120 erases the hold display corresponding to the hold order 1 and moves the remaining hold displays one by one (shift ). On the other hand, when the hold display is not displayed in the start winning storage display area 905H and only the active display in the active display area 905HA is displayed, the effect control CPU 90120 does not update the display.

  Thereafter, the effect control CPU 90120 updates the value of the effect process flag to “2” which is a value corresponding to the variable display effect process (step S90540), and ends the variable display start setting process.

  FIG. 44 is a flowchart showing an example of a process executed in step S90172 of FIG. 37 as effect processing during variable display. In the variable display effect process shown in FIG. 44, the effect control CPU 90120 first determines whether or not the variable display time corresponding to the fluctuation pattern has elapsed based on, for example, the effect control process timer value (step S90801) ). As an example, in the process of step S90801, when the effect control process timer value is updated (for example, 1 subtracted) and the end code is read from the effect control pattern corresponding to the effect control process timer value after the update, etc. It may be determined that the variable display time has elapsed.

  If the variable display time has not elapsed in step S90801 (step S90801; No), the CPU for effect control 90120 determines whether or not it is a movable body effect execution period for executing the movable body effect ( Step S802). The movable body effect execution period is set in steps S90529 and S90532 shown in FIG. If it is determined that the movable object effect execution period is in progress (step S90802; Yes), the effect control CPU 90120 determines whether the overlap flag is set to the on state (step S90803). When the overlap flag is set to the on state (step S90803; Yes), the movable body 9099 is operated to rotate, and an effect image is displayed on the small screen as a specific display area in accordance with the rotation operation. Control is performed (step S90805). On the other hand, when the overlap flag is off (step S 90803; No), the movable body 9099 is rotated, and the effect image is displayed near the movable body 9099 in the image display device 905 in accordance with the rotation. (Step S90804).

  After performing the processing of step S90805 or step S90804, or when it is determined in step S90802 that it is not in the movable object effect execution period (step S90803; No), the effect control CPU 90120 executes hold / active change effect It is determined whether or not it is a holding / active change presentation execution period of (step S90806). The suspension / active change effect execution period is set in steps S90530 and S90534 shown in FIG. If it is determined that the hold / active change effect execution period is in progress (step S90806; Yes), the effect control CPU 90120 executes the hold / active change effect according to the contents set in step S90530 or step S90534 of FIG. (Step S90807). Specifically, in the process of step S90807, when the enlargement mode setting for performing the enlargement display is performed, the enlargement control for enlarging and displaying all the suspension display and the active display in the display including the suspension display of the notice target is performed. While performing, it displays the character for performing the operation effect, controls to change the display mode of the hold display and the active display, and performs display other than the display regarding the hold / active change effect in the small screen as the specific display area Control is performed. Specifically, in the small screen as the specific display area, all displays other than the display related to the hold / active change effect such as background image and variable display, and notice effects other than the hold / active change effect are performed. On the other hand, when the enlargement mode setting for performing the enlargement display is not performed, the enlargement control is not performed, and the control for changing the display mode of the hold display and the active display is performed without executing the operation effect.

  After executing the processing of step S90807, or when it is determined in step S90806 that the suspension / active change presentation execution period is not in progress (step S90806; No), the CPU 90120 for effect control sets the overlap flag or the enlargement flag to the on state. It is determined whether it is set (step S90808). If it is determined that the overlap flag or the enlargement flag is set to the on state (S90808; Yes), it is determined whether the hold / active change effect execution period has ended (step S90809). If the hold / active change effect execution period ends (step S90809; Yes), display control by the small screen as the special area, that is, specific display area control is ended, and the display is returned to the original state (step S90810). After executing the process of step S90810, the effect control CPU 90120 clears the flag set to the on state in the overlap flag or the enlargement flag to the off state (step S90811).

  After executing the processing of step S90811, if it is determined in step S90808 that both the overlap flag and the expansion flag are off (step S90808; No), or the suspension / active change effect execution period has not ended in step S90809 When it is determined that (step S90809; No), CPU90120 for production control decides whether or not it is the reach production execution period in order to execute reach production (step S90812). The reach effect execution period may be determined in advance in the effect control pattern selected corresponding to the predetermined reach effect. If it is determined in step S90812 that the reach effect execution period is in progress (step S90812; Yes), effect operation control for executing reach effect is performed (step S90813).

  When the reach effect execution period is not reached in step S90812 (step S90812; No), or after the process of step S90813 is executed, for example, based on the setting in the special pattern fluctuation time production control pattern corresponding to the fluctuation pattern, etc. After the effect operation control including the variable display operation of the decorative pattern is performed (step S90814), the variable display effect processing ends. When the small screen as the specific display area is displayed, the effect performed in step S90814 is performed on the small screen. Whether the small screen display is being performed may be determined, for example, by referring to the state of the small screen display flag provided in the RAM 90122. The small screen display flag may be set to the on state when the small screen display is performed in the process of step S90807, and may be cleared to the off state in the process of step S90810.

  If the variable display time has elapsed in step S90801 (step S90801; Yes), it is determined whether or not the symbol determination command transmitted from the main substrate 9011 has been received (step S90815). At this time, if the symbol determination command is not received (step S90815; No), the variable display effect processing is ended and the process waits. In addition, after the variable display time elapses, when the predetermined time elapses without receiving the symbol determination command, a predetermined error processing is executed in response to the failure to receive the symbol determination command normally. You may

  When the symbol determination command is received in step S90815 (step S90815; Yes), for example, in the variable display of the decorative symbol such as transmitting a predetermined display control command to the VDP of the display control unit 90123, etc. Control is performed to derive and display the final stop symbol (decided decorative symbol) to be the display result (step S90816). Subsequently, a fixed time predetermined as the hit start designation command reception waiting time is set (step S90817), and the value of the rendering process flag is updated to "3" which is a value corresponding to waiting processing for a special figure ( Step S90818), the variable display effect processing ends.

  Subsequently, with reference to FIG. 45 and FIG. 47, an effect when holding / active change effect to perform enlarged display and movable object effect (movable object effect executed here becomes movable object special effect) are performed The operation will be described. FIG. 45 is a timing chart when hold / active change effect and movable body effect are performed (more specifically, timing when hold / active change effect for performing enlarged display and movable body special effect is performed). Is a chart). FIG. 47 is a diagram showing an example of a rendering operation of hold / active change production and movable body effect (more specifically, a hold / active change production for performing enlarged display and a production operation in the case of performing movable body special effects An example is shown). In the example shown in the figure, the third variable display is a variable display of a preview target effect preview object, the variable display target notice object is referred to as target change, and the preview target target hold display is referred to as target hold.

  First, when the first variable display is started (transition from FIG. 47 (A) to FIG. 47 (B)), the hold / active change effect is executed, and all the hold display and active display being displayed are enlarged. (The hold display of the start winning memory display area 905H shown in FIG. 47 (A) and the active display of the active display area 905HA are displayed on the hold display and active display area 905HA of the start winning memory display area 905H shown in FIG. Is displayed on the active display of). In addition, it may be made to change into a star shape (special mode) in connection with background switching without performing effect presentation. In addition, the display mode of the hold display may be changed by executing the effect presentation of different modes in the case shown in FIG. 47 (B) and the case shown in FIG. 47 (F). In the illustrated example, the entire active display area 905HA (both the active display AH and the pedestal display AHA) is enlarged and displayed. Further, the display mode of the hold display of the notice target is changed to a star (special mode) so that the player can recognize which hold display is the hold display of the notice target (see FIG. 47B). Indication Pending HG). At the same time, a small screen as a specific display area is displayed (small screen 906 DP shown in FIG. 47B). At the same time, as the movable body effect, the movable body 9099 is rotationally operated for 2 seconds from the start of variable display, and the movable body special effect in which the effect image (effect image 9044 shown in FIG. 47B) is displayed on the small screen Is executed (FIG. 47 (B)). In addition, the background image and the decorative design are reduced and displayed on the small screen (the background image 9066 shown in FIG. 47A or the decorative image 905L, 905C, 905R is a background image 9066 shown in FIG. 47B), the decorative design 905L, 905C, 905R are displayed in a reduced size). In addition, as shown in the figure, once the hold / active change effect for performing the enlarged display is executed, the small screen as the specific display area should continue to be displayed at least for a period until the hold / active change effect is finished. It becomes.

  When the first variable display is ended (FIG. 47C) and the second variable display is started, the movable body 9099 is rotated for 2 seconds from the start of the variable display, and the movable body special effect is displayed. It is executed (FIG. 47 (D)). When the target change is started, the movable body 9099 is rotated for 2 seconds from the start of the target change, the movable object special effect is executed, and the operation effect is performed on the active display (FIG. F)). Subsequently, when the movable object special effect is finished, the display color of the active display changes to the final color determined in step S90706 of FIG. 39 as a result of the action effect (active display of special mode shown in FIG. 47F) The aspect of 905 HG changes to the aspect of active display 905 HK). In the illustrated example, an example in which the color has changed to red is shown (FIG. 47 (G)). When the hold / active change effect is ended, the enlarged display is ended according to the end (as shown in (H) of FIG. 47, the hold display of the start winning memory display area 905H and the active display of the active display area 905HA (base display Is also displayed in its original size). Thereafter, the specific display area is not displayed and the control by the small screen is ended, and the original display (the decorative symbols 905L, 905C, 905R are also displayed in the original size, and the background image 9066 is also displayed in the original size) (FIG. 47 (H)). Then, a rendering operation such as reach production is performed. As shown in FIG. 45, the on-hold / active change effect in this embodiment ends after the end of the movable object effect (in this case, the movable object special effect). Further, the small screen as the specific display area is erased after the end of the hold / active change presentation. Therefore, the end timing of the effect becomes clear, and the effect can be enhanced. In addition, it is possible to reduce (prevent) discomfort caused by ending when the movable body effect is halfway. In addition, as shown in FIG. 47, on the small screen as a specific display area, display related to the hold / active change effect such as variable display of background image or decorative pattern, effect image, etc. (for example, character in hold display or active display, action effect Display other than the image etc.) is performed, and no hold display or active display is performed. Therefore, it is possible to prevent a sense of incongruity which is given by displaying corresponding displays corresponding to variable displays such as a hold display and an active display in a plurality of display areas.

  FIG. 46 is a diagram showing an example of a rendering operation of a movable body effect, and more specifically, a diagram showing an example of a rendering operation when only a movable body effect is performed as a prefetch effect. As described above, in the movable body effect, there is a special movable body effect for displaying an effect image for effectively making the movable body 9099 operate, on a small screen as a specific display area, and the effect Since a (normal) movable body effect that displays an image in the vicinity of the movable body 9099 in the image display device 905 can be performed, the difference will be described. As shown in FIG. 46 (A), the third hold display is stored during the variable display (three hold displays are displayed in the start winning memory display area 905H shown in FIG. 46 (A), and the active display area 905HA An active display AH and a pedestal display AHA are displayed on the), and the case where the hold is determined as the target hold will be described as an example. As shown in FIG. 46 (B), when the variable display under execution ends and the next variable display is started, as shown in FIG. 46 (C), the movable body effect for 2 seconds from the start of the variable display As the movable body 9099 rotates, the effect image (the effect image 9044 shown in FIG. 46C) is displayed. In this case, since the enlarged display is not performed, unlike in FIGS. 47B, 47D, 47F, etc., the effect image is the movable body 9099 of the image display device 905 as illustrated. It is displayed in the vicinity (the effect image 9044 is displayed in the vicinity of the movable body 9099 as shown in FIG. 46C). Also, unlike FIG. 47B and the like, the background image (the background image 9066 shown in FIG. 46A) and the decorative designs (the decorative designs 905L, 905C, 905R shown in FIG. Displayed and not displayed on a small screen. Then, when two seconds have passed from the start of variable display, the movable body effect is ended, and the rotation operation of the movable body 9099 is stopped and the effect image is also erased. Thereafter, the movable object presentation is executed at each fluctuation until the fluctuation (target fluctuation) corresponding to the target suspension is started (including the target fluctuation).

  As in the movable body effect shown in FIG. 46 and FIG. 47, when the movable body effect is performed a plurality of times before the target changes, the speed of the rotation operation in each time is gradually increased or the color of the effect image is You may change it. In this case, the effect image of the final color in the hold / active change presentation may be displayed in the final stage of the movable object presentation. According to this, it is possible to maintain a sense of unity in the effects and to improve the game interest. The movable body 9099 may also be provided with an LED or a lamp, and may be lit or blinked in various colors according to the rotation operation. For example, an LED may be provided on the movable body 9099, light may be emitted in a color according to the degree of expectation, and may be rotated (that is, movable body effect may be performed in a different manner according to the degree of expectation). Then, the color of the effect image displayed as the effect auxiliary display may be set as the color according to the light emission color of the LED. According to this, the rendering effect can be improved. In addition, the execution pattern of the presentation assistance display can be diversified, and the decline in the game entertainment can be prevented. Furthermore, in the movable body effect, the operation sound may be output in accordance with the rotation operation of the movable body 9099. In this case, even if the movable object effect being executed is a small-screen effect as a specific display area, or different speakers depending on whether the effect image is displayed on a small screen as a specific display area or a normal movable object effect. Good. For example, in the normal movable body effect, while the operation sound is output by the speaker 908L and the speaker 908R, in the movable body special effect, the speaker on the side where the specific display area is displayed (in the example shown in FIG. Since the small screen as the specific display area is displayed on the left side of the image display apparatus, the operation sound may be output only from the speaker 908L). In addition, during the period when the small screen as the specific display area is displayed (that is, the period when the hold / active change effect is being executed), all the audio output related to the display performed on the small screen as the specific display area is It may be made to output only from the speaker by which the specific display area is displayed. According to this, the rendering effect can be enhanced.

  As described above, according to the pachinko gaming machine 901 in this embodiment, the following effects can be achieved.

  The effect control CPU 90120 can execute two types of effects such as hold / active change effect and movable object effect as prefetch effect. Then, when executing both hold / active change effect and movable object effect, the effect image is displayed on the small screen as the specific display area displayed on the image display device 905, and the movable object is different from the normal mode. It is possible to carry out an effect. Therefore, it is possible to prevent a decrease in the amusement of the game due to a decrease in the visibility of the effect.

  Further, when executing both hold / active change effect and movable object effect, the effect control CPU 90120 displays the effect image on a small screen as a specific display area displayed on the image display device 905, and the movable object effect is displayed. Informing the player that is being executed. Therefore, it is possible to easily recognize that the movable object effect is being performed, and to improve the game interest. Further, the effect control CPU 90120 can execute the on-hold / active change effect to perform enlarged display as the on-hold / active change effect. Therefore, it can be easily recognized that the display mode changes as the hold / active change effect, and the game interest can be improved.

  The effect control CPU 90120 causes the movable body 9099 to rotate as the movable body effect, and displays an effect image as an effect auxiliary display so as to effectively highlight that the movable body 9099 is operating. Then, when performing only the movable body effect, the effect image is displayed in the vicinity of the movable body 9099 in the image display device 905, while the hold / active change effect for performing the enlarged display and the movable body effect are both performed. The effect image is displayed on a small screen as a specific display area. Therefore, it is possible to appropriately perform the presentation support display, and the game interest can be improved.

  When the effect control CPU 90120 executes hold / active change effect to perform enlarged display, a display (background, etc. regarding the hold / active change effect) (for example, a hold display or active display, a character image in an action effect, etc.) All display of images and decorative patterns, effect images, etc.) is performed on a small screen as a specific display area, and no on-hold display or active display is displayed on a small screen. Therefore, it is possible to prevent a sense of incongruity which is given by displaying corresponding displays corresponding to variable displays such as a hold display and an active display in a plurality of display areas. In addition, the CPU for effect control may perform all display other than display related to hold / active change effect such as background image or variable display, and notice effect other than hold / active change effect on the small screen as a specific display area. It is possible. Therefore, the visibility of the effect is improved, and the effect of the effect can be improved, and the game interest can be improved.

  Further, the effect control CPU 90120 ends the hold / active change effect after the movable object effect ends, and after the hold / active change effect ends, the small screen as the specific display area is hidden and the control by the small screen ends. . Therefore, the end timing of the effect becomes clear, and the effect can be enhanced. In addition, the effect control CPU 90120 changes the state to enable the player to recognize in the pending / active change effect that the preview object of the pre-reading effect is on hold. That is, the display mode is changed to a specific display mode when the hold / active change effect is performed. Therefore, the target on which the on-hold / active change presentation is performed becomes clear, and the presentation effect can be improved.

  Further, the effect control CPU 90120 can execute the movable object effect according to the degree of expectation, and displays an effect image as an effect auxiliary display in the movable object effect. Then, in the case where the suspension / active change effect of performing the enlarged display is further performed (when the specific condition of performing both the suspension / active change effect of performing the enlarged display and the movable object effect is satisfied), the effect image is displayed. It is possible to display at a different position as compared with the case where the suspension / active change effect for performing the enlarged display is not performed (when the specific condition is not satisfied). Therefore, it is possible to diversify the execution pattern of the presentation assistance display, and to prevent the decrease in the game entertainment. More specifically, when a hold / active change effect for performing enlarged display is performed, the effect control CPU 90120 executes a movable object special effect as a movable object effect to make an effect image on a small screen as a specific display area. indicate. Therefore, it can be easily recognized that the specific condition can be established, and the game interest can be improved.

  Further, according to this embodiment, on the screen of the image display device 905, the active display area 905HA is disposed in proximity to the start winning storage display area 905H, and the active display is displayed in proximity to the hold display. As a result, when the hold display is erased, it is possible to make the player pay attention to the active display.

  The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and various modifications and applications are possible. For example, the pachinko gaming machine 901 does not have to have all the technical features shown in the above-described embodiment, and one of the above-described embodiments can be used to solve at least one problem in the prior art. It may have a configuration of part. Further, at least a part of each of the following modifications may be combined.

  In the above embodiment, in the hold / active change effect for performing the enlarged display, it is possible to recognize which hold the variable display that is the advance notice target is by performing the action effect (the hold / active change effect is performed This is an example, although an example (see FIG. 47B) in which the special display mode is displayed only in the case is shown. For example, the effect presentation may be performed only when changing the display mode of the active display, or may not be performed when the special display mode is selected. Note that the timing at which the special display mode is changed may be the timing at which the suspension / active change effect is started, or the timing at which the suspension (target suspension) corresponding to the variable display of the advance notice object is shifted The timing of the shift may be determined. Further, in the above embodiment, an example is shown in which the enlarged display may not be performed when executing the hold / active change effect in which the display mode of the active display changes to “green” or “red”. When executing a hold / active change effect in which the display mode of the active display changes to “green” or “red”, 100% enlarged display may be performed. In addition, even when holding / active change presentation is performed in which the display mode of the active display is changed to “white” or “blue”, enlarged display may be performed. Further, in the above embodiment, an example is shown where the target of the enlarged display is all the held display and the active display itself when enlarged and displayed in the hold / active change effect, but in addition to this, the held display The display unit for active display and a display area (for example, a pedestal display or a part divided into areas) may be enlarged and displayed.

  Further, in the above embodiment, the pending / active change presentation and the movable object presentation are performed as the pre-reading effect, and the pending / active change presentation and the movable subject presentation to perform the enlarged display are performed in the same period. Although the example which makes the execution aspect of movable body presentation different (it performs movable body special presentation) was shown, this is an example. The said conditions are not restricted to two types of effects performed as pre-reading effects being performed in the same period. For example, the notice effect for the variation performed during the variable display is performed in the same period during the display, such as a notice by the character, a notice by using characters, a notice by using characters and telops, a notice of background change to change the background mode, etc. It is sufficient if two types of effects performed in any state are performed in the same period, such as the effect performed in the same period, and if one of the effects is performed, the other effect is difficult to see For example, the type of effect may be any effect. In addition, one of the effects may be preview effect and the other effect may be preview effect for the change performed during the variable display. Moreover, the effects performed in the same period are not limited to two types, and may be three or more types. In this case, the specific display area may be further displayed. Moreover, when three or more types of effects are performed in the same period, a plurality of effects may be performed on the small screen as the specific display area. In addition, by displaying a simulated linked chance symbol that is a simulated linked chance on the small screen as the specific display area, the enlargement control may be performed over a plurality of fluctuations in the fluctuation. In the above embodiment, the specific display area is displayed in the image display device 905. However, in the gaming machine or the like provided with the sub liquid crystal in addition to the image display device 905, the specific display area is displayed. The display performed on the small screen as the specific display area may be performed on the sub liquid crystal. In the above embodiment, on the condition that the suspension / active change presentation and the movable object presentation are performed in the same period, the mode of execution of the movable object presentation is made different, and the suspension display and the active display are displayed preferentially. In the example shown in, on the contrary, the movable object presentation may be prioritized. Specifically, it is possible to execute an advance notice effect for operating the movable body 9099 to fill the screen of the image display device 905, and in that case, a hold display or an active display may be displayed on a small screen as a specific display area. .

  In the above embodiment, various images displayed on the small screen have the same ratio as the image displayed on the image display device 905, that is, the screen size of the image display device 905 is 10. If the screen size of the small screen is 1, an example in which the image displayed on the small screen has a ratio of 1/10 of the size displayed on the image display device 905 has been shown, but this is an example. is there. As described above, in the small screen as the specific display area, all displays other than the image displayed in the hold / active change effect such as the hold display or the active display, the character image in the action effect, etc. are performed. Among them, when performing effects requiring the player's operation, such as button effects, etc., only the image prompting the operation (promotion display) should not be reduced at the same ratio as the image displayed on the image display device 5 (The small screen may be reduced to one tenth, and the button display as the prompt may be reduced to two tenths). According to this, it is possible to prevent the player from missing the promotion display. Further, during the display of the small screen as the specific display area, the execution of effects requiring the player's operation such as button effects may be prohibited. According to this, it is possible to draw the attention of the player to the hold / active change presentation. The button effect to be executed after the end of the hold / active change effect may be executable.

  Further, in the above embodiment, when the hold / active change effect for performing the enlarged display is executed, the effect effect is executed, and the display mode of the active display is a display with a relatively high expectation such as “green” or “red”. Although the example which changes to an aspect was shown, this is an example. For example, the effect presentation for changing the active display may include success presentation and failure presentation. Specifically, when the success effect is performed, the display mode of the active display changes from the special display mode to "green" or "red", while when the failure effect is performed, the special display mode To the normal mode, which is "gray". In addition, when a failure rendition is performed, the display mode may be changed to the display mode of “white” or “blue” instead of the normal mode.

  In the above embodiment, in order to facilitate understanding, in the hold change effect, the player can recognize the advance notice object (change to the special display mode), and the display color changes only in the active change effect. Although shown, the display color may be changed in the hold change effect. Furthermore, in the above-described embodiment, an example is shown in which the effect presentation is not performed in the suspension / active change presentation in which the enlarged display is not performed, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, by performing the on-hold change presentation as shown in FIG. 48, the operation regarding the variable display corresponding to the on-hold display may be notified. In the example shown in the drawing, the case is described in which the on-hold change effect as the on-hold / active change effect without enlargement display is executed as an example, but in the on-hold change effect as on-hold / active change effect in which the enlarged display is performed Is also applicable.

  FIG. 48 is a diagram illustrating an example of an effect operation of the on-hold change effect. The on-hold change effect shown in the figure is whether or not the color of the on-target display changes when the color ball thrown away toward one of the on-hold displays collides with the target's on-hold display (that is, acts). It is a production that shows The setting here is based on the premise that the color ball must always hit the target holding display, and the player is entertained with an effect of whether or not the ball is broken. Of course, it may be set so that an effect may be generated such that the thrown ball does not collide with the object's hold display. If the ball splits beautifully and the color of the pending display changes, the rendering result is successful, and if the color of the pending display does not change without breaking the ball, it is a failure. When it succeeds, the degree of expectation that the pending display is a big hit is higher than when it fails. It is also referred to as "updating" that the color of the reserved display changes to a color with high expectation such as a big hit.

  The on-hold change effect shown in the figure has one feature in that the speed of the color ball thrown off toward one of the on-hold indications is decelerated halfway. In particular, the length of the deceleration period is not uniform, and is determined from at least two types, and the possibility that the rendering result will be successful is higher when the deceleration period is longer than when the deceleration period is short. However, regardless of which deceleration period is selected, the timing at which the ball starts to decelerate after being thrown is common.

  Various images are displayed on the screen of the image display device 905 while variably displaying a decorative design indicated by three downward arrows. At the lower end, the image TH or H displaying the generated pending storage information is displayed corresponding to the number of pending storage information (hereinafter referred to as a pending storage image or a pending display). In these pending displays, the pending storage image may be displayed in a form in which the first pending storage number and the second pending storage number are distinguished. In the active display area 905HA at the lower left of the screen, a position display AHA (base display AHA) indicating a display position of the active display is displayed. An active display AH is displayed above the pedestal display AHA. In addition, when performing as suspension change production in suspension / active change production which performs enlarged display, as the variable display of the decorative symbol shown by the downward three arrows in the example shown in the figure is shown in the above-mentioned embodiment, it is specific It may be performed on a small screen as a display area. In this case, the hold display and the active display shown in FIG. 48 may be enlarged and displayed (in the example shown, the movable body 9099 is omitted).

  Referring to FIG. 48 (a), a character 90930 having a color ball 90931 appears during variable display of a decorative pattern. The appearance timing of the character 90930 can be set variously. However, it is necessary to prevent the holding display from being wasted by shifting the holding display during the effect period from the appearance of the character 90930 to the outcome of success / failure of the effect. Therefore, the character 90930 is made to appear at a stage where the remaining period of the variable display is sufficiently longer than the rendering period.

  The character 90930 throws the color ball 90931 toward the second hold display TH from the left among the four hold displays appearing on the screen. The time from the character 90930 throwing the color ball 90931 to the time the color ball 90931 collides with the hold display TH is a predetermined period. The length of the predetermined period is different depending on whether the effect is successful or not, but may be the same. In any case, the speed of the color ball 90930 changes in the predetermined period.

  The color ball 90931 moves at a constant speed for a certain period after throwing (until a predetermined distance is moved), but the speed is reduced when the certain period passes. That is, the deceleration period is entered. The state is shown in FIG. 48 (b). The effect of such deceleration control is, for example, an effect of slow motion reproduction. The deceleration period is 3 seconds or 5 seconds. However, regardless of which deceleration period is set, the period from when the character 90930 throws the ball until it enters the deceleration period is common. After the deceleration period by such slow motion reproduction, the speed of the color ball 90931 returns to the initial speed again, and eventually the color ball 90931 collides with the target hold indication TH. Note that the effect may be ended while the vehicle is decelerating without returning to the initial velocity, or the velocity after the end of the deceleration period may be different from the velocity in the initial velocity or the deceleration period.

  After that, the pattern of the effect is that the color ball 90931 which has collided is broken and the paint in the cover covers the target holding display, and the color of the holding display becomes a different pattern from the original, and the color ball 90931 which has collided is broken. Instead, it bounces and it divides into a failure pattern in which the color of the hold display does not change. FIG. 48 (c) shows a success pattern, and FIG. 48 (d) shows a failure pattern. In the case of the success pattern, the push button 9031 B vibrates before the color ball 90931 breaks, and the player is notified of the success pattern (button notification effect). This can improve the player's sense of expectation. Of course, the push button 9031 B may or may not vibrate. Note that such advance notification may be performed by voice or image instead of or in addition to the push button 9031B. Also, the button notification effect may be determined by lottery. In such a case, it is desirable that the jackpot expectation be higher in the case where the push button 9031 B vibrates than in the case where the push button 9031 B does not vibrate. Further, the vibration of the push button 9031 B may be strong or weak. In such a case, a lottery including the strength of the push button 9031 B may be performed at the time of the lottery of the button notification effect. Then, the jackpot expectation may be higher in the case where the push button 9031 B vibrates stronger than in the case where the push button 9031 B vibrates weakly.

  In the success pattern, the color of the hold display changes from the original color (eg, gray) to one of a plurality of colors. For example, the variations of the color are white, blue, green and red. Such a color difference represents, for example, a difference in the degree of expectation that the variable display corresponding to the reserved display will be a big hit. For example, red is the most likely to hit the jackpot, followed by green and then blue. The player can provide a more entertaining game because it can focus on which color changes in the success pattern. In order to further increase the expectation for the change in color, the movement of the ball may be temporarily stopped at the stage where the color ball 90931 collides with the hold display or just before the collision.

  As described above, according to the on-hold change effect described above, since there is a period in which the speed of the on-color ball 90931 decelerates before the color ball 90931 is released and before it collides with the on-hold display It can enhance the feeling. In particular, the player's sense of expectation is remarkably improved as compared with the effect of causing the on-hold display to collide with the color ball 90931 at the same speed without reducing the speed of the color ball 90931. Further, since the deceleration period is set selectively from among a plurality of items, it is possible to provide a variety of effects while making the player pay attention to the deceleration period.

  In the above embodiment, the color of the active display or the hold display changes in the active change production or the hold display change production, but the size or shape of the active display or the hold display changes, etc. The display may change in various ways. In addition, although red, green, blue, and white, which are colors of active display and hold display, can be used for both active display and hold display, there are colors, characters, characters, etc. displayed only during active display. There may be a color, a character, a character, etc. which are displayed only at the hold display of the hold display.

  Further, in the above embodiment, by using the pre-read effect execution determination table shown in FIG. 40, the execution ratio of pre-read effect is made different between the case of big hit and the case of loss, but it is not limited to this. For example, when reach effect is not performed if reach effect is performed by making the execution ratio of the advance effect different depending on the presence / absence of reach effect corresponding to the start winning based on the change pattern corresponding to the change category command The execution ratio of the pre-reading effect may be set higher than that. Also, based on the fluctuation time indicated by the fluctuation pattern corresponding to the fluctuation category command, the execution ratio of the pre-reading effect is made different, and when fluctuation time is more than predetermined time, pre-reading effect is executed rather than the case of less than predetermined time. The ratio may be increased.

  In the above embodiment, the type of the big hit is determined based on the value of the random number value MR2 'for determining the big hit type, but the condition for determining the type of big hit is not limited to this. For example, a specific area may be provided in the vicinity of or inside the special winning opening, and the type of the big hit may be determined based on the game ball entering (passing) the specific area. . For example, in the case of providing the probability variation big hit and the normal big hit, the probability variation big hit may be determined based on the game ball entering the specific area.

  In the above embodiment, the big hit game state is controlled based on the big hit symbol displayed on the first special symbol display 904A and the second special symbol display 904B, but the big hit gaming state is controlled. The aspect to perform is not limited to this. For example, a specific area is provided in the vicinity of the second starting winning opening or inside the second starting winning opening, and is controlled to the big hit gaming state based on the game ball entering (passing) in the specific area You may be there.

  In the above-mentioned embodiment, although a mode which carries out variable display of a plurality of kinds of special symbols, such as a number or a symbol of 0-9, and derives and displays a display result is shown, variable display is not limited to such a mode. For example, the special symbol to be displayed variably may be different from the special symbol to be derived and displayed as the variable display result. In other words, special symbols that are not included in the changing multiple types of special symbols may be derived and displayed as the variable display result, and among the changing multiple types of special symbols, those that are not specially derived displayed as the variable display result May be included. Moreover, it is not necessary to variably display a plurality of types of special symbols, and the aspect may be such that variable display is performed using only one type of special symbol. As a variable display using one type of special symbol, for example, the one type of special symbol may be blinked (may be alternately turned on / off). That is, repetition of lighting and extinguishing may be variable display. And even in this case, the one kind of special symbol may be derived and displayed (lit) at the end, or a symbol different from the one kind of symbol may be derived and displayed at the end It may be In addition, the same applies to variable display of other symbols (for example, a normal symbol, a decorative symbol, etc.).

  For example, in the above, “percentage” is not limited to a relationship such as A: B = 70%: 30% or A: B = 30%: 70%, such as A: B = 100%: 0% It is a concept that also includes a relationship (that is, a concept that includes 100% for one and 0% for the other). Also, when A is said to have a higher proportion than B, this is a concept that also includes cases where A is 100% and B is less than 100%, and B is 0% and A is greater than 0%. is there.

  Also, for example, in the above embodiment, one change is made when the change is started in order to notify the effect control board 9012 of a change pattern indicating a change mode such as the change time and the type of reach effect and the presence or absence of pseudo ream. Although the example of transmitting the pattern designation command is shown, the variation pattern may be notified to the effect control board 9012 by two or more commands. Specifically, when notified by two commands, the microcomputer 90100 for game control is before reaching reach, such as presence or absence of pseudo sequence, presence or absence of slip effect in the first command (in the case where it does not reach, so-called Send a command indicating the fluctuation time and fluctuation mode before the second stop, and the second command after reaching reach such as reach type and re-lottery effect (if it does not reach, so-called (2) after the stop may be transmitted a command indicating a fluctuation time or a fluctuation mode. In this case, on the effect control board 9012 side, effect control in the variable display may be performed based on the fluctuation time derived from the combination of two commands. In the game control microcomputer 90100, the variation time is notified by each of two commands, and a specific variation mode to be executed at each timing is selected by the effect control board 9012. It is also good. When sending two commands, two commands may be sent within the same timer interrupt, and after sending a first command, after a predetermined period has elapsed (for example, the next timer interrupt) And the second command may be sent. In addition, the fluctuation | variation aspect shown by each command is not necessarily limited to this example, It can change suitably also about the order to transmit. As described above, by notifying the fluctuation pattern by two or more commands, it is possible to reduce the amount of data which has to be stored as the fluctuation pattern designation command.

  In addition, the gaming machine of the present invention is not limited to a payout type gaming machine which pays out a predetermined number of gaming media as a prize based on the occurrence of a prize, and it encloses the gaming media and scores based on the occurrence of the prize. The present invention can also be applied to an enclosed game machine to be granted.

  In addition, what is displayed during the variable display of the special symbol is only one kind of outlying symbol (for example, a symbol indicating "-"), and the variable display is performed by repeating the display and the extinguishment of the symbol. It is also good. Further, even when the symbol is displayed during variable display, the symbol may not be displayed when the variable display is stopped (a symbol indicating “−” may not be displayed as a display result).

  In the above embodiment, although the main side performs the pre-read determination and transmits the command corresponding to the determination result to the sub side, the main side transmits the command indicating the random value and the sub side performs the pre-read determination. You may do it.

  Further, in the above embodiment, it is determined whether or not the gaming state after the big hit gaming state is set as the “probable change state” by determining the big hit type at the start of the change, but the opening of the big winning opening at the start of the change Only the pattern (the mode of the round game) is determined (you need to specify by the big hit classification etc.), based on the fact that the game ball passes the specified area (for example, the specified area in the big winning opening) during the big hit game state The gaming state after the jackpot gaming state may be set to the “probable change state”.

  In addition, for example, using a frequency that is a game value of a size specified by recording information of a game recording medium such as a prepaid card or a membership card, a game score for use in a game is awarded and awarded. The present invention can also be applied to a gaming machine in which a player plays a game by driving a game ball enclosed in a gaming machine into the gaming area using the game score or the game score given by the game winning.

  In the above description, although the game machine uses game media as an example, the game machine according to the present invention is not limited to a game machine that pays out a game medium as a predetermined number of prizes, but a game medium such as a game ball The present invention can also be applied to an enclosed game machine that provides a score when the condition for giving a prize is satisfied.

  The program and data for realizing the present invention are not limited to the form of being distributed / provided by a removable recording medium to the computer device etc. included in the pachinko gaming machine 1, but the computer device etc. It may be distributed by pre-installing it in the storage device of. Furthermore, by providing a communication processing unit, the program and data for realizing the present invention are distributed by downloading from another device on a network connected via a communication line or the like. It does not matter.

  And the execution form of the game is not limited to that executed by attaching the removable recording medium, but can be executed by temporarily storing the program and data downloaded via the communication line etc. in the internal memory etc. It may be executed directly using hardware resources of another device on the network connected via a communication line or the like. Furthermore, the game may be executed by exchanging data with another computer device or the like via a network.

1 pachinko gaming machine 9 effect display device 100 microcomputer 560 for effect control micro computer 901 for pachinko game control pachinko game machine 902 game board 903 frame for game machine 904A, 904B special symbol display device 905 image display device 906A normal winning ball device 906B normal Variable winning ball device 907 Special variable winning ball device 908L, 908R Speaker 909 Game effect lamp 9011 Main board 9012 Effect control board 9013 Voice control board 9014 Lamp control board 9015 Relay board 9020 Normal symbol display 9021 Gate switch 9022A, 9022B Starter switch 9023 Count switch 9031 A Stick controller 9031 B Push button 90100 Microcomputer for game control 90101, 90121 ROM
90102, 90122 RAM
90103 CPU
90104, 90124 Random number circuit 90120 CPU for effect control
90123 Display control unit 90125 I / O

Claims (1)

It is a gaming machine capable of performing variable display of identification information and controlling it to an advantageous state for the player,
A variable display means capable of performing variable display of identification information;
The identification information includes first information and second information,
The display pattern of the identification information is provided with a first display pattern for displaying the first information without displaying the second information, and a second display pattern for displaying the first information and the second information.
The fluctuation display means executes the fluctuation display with the first display pattern after the identification information starts the fluctuation in the predetermined direction, and stops the fluctuation display with the second display pattern.
The display mode differs between the first information when displayed in the first display pattern and the first information when displayed in the second display pattern,
further,
In addition to executing a suggested effect that suggests whether or not to be controlled to the advantageous state according to the aspect of the effect performed by a predetermined effect means, the variable display means can execute an effect support display related to the suggested effect Equipped with a suggestion effect execution means that is
The suggestion effect executing means can execute the effect auxiliary display at different positions according to whether or not a specific condition is established.
A game machine characterized by