JP2019076776A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a game machine capable of efficiently executing verification of a game property.SOLUTION: A game machine includes: means for determining a win/failure of a winning on the basis of a random number triggered by establishment of an operation-start condition; means for reserving and storing the acquired random number so as not to exceed a prescribed upper limit; means for executing a symbol variation game for notifying a determination result; means for acquiring the number of reservations as the number of reserved and stored random numbers for each execution of the symbol variation game; means for calculating a ratio of the number of times of acquiring the number of reservations to a total of the number of times of acquisitions for each number of reservations; a storage unit for storing game information including specific information representing at least one of the calculated number of times of acquisitions for each number of reservations and the ratio; and means for erasing a part of the game information stored in the storage unit triggered by execution of a first operation in power activation. The specific information is retained in the storage unit in the erasure.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 7

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine, and more particularly to a gaming machine that plays a game by striking a gaming ball in a gaming area formed on a gaming board.

In a gaming machine represented by a pachinko gaming machine, debugging work is performed in the development process.
The following Patent Document 1 is exemplified as a gaming machine which performs such debugging work accurately and efficiently.

Patent Document 1 describes a gaming machine capable of outputting lottery result information indicating the result of an effect lottery and lottery execution information indicating the content of an executed lottery, in order to support debugging of the effect control program. There is. Specifically, the lottery result information indicates a notice effect scenario selected by lottery among a plurality of kinds of notice effect scenarios, and the lottery execution information includes fluctuation pattern information, effect mode information which is the premise of the scenario lottery, Shows lottery group information etc.
The lottery result information and the lottery execution information are taken into the computer for debugging from the connector mounted on the command output unit of the effect control board via the cable.

JP, 2013-13605, A

The gaming machine described in Patent Document 1 described above supports a debugging operation regarding a lottery of a notice presentation scenario.
However, in debugging work for gaming machines, it is desirable to verify not only such contents but also gameplay such as the appropriateness of presentation time. Currently, gaming machines that support verification of such gameplay are It does not exist.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and provides a gaming machine capable of efficiently performing verification of gaming characteristics.

  According to the present invention, the success or failure of winning based on the random number acquiring unit acquiring random numbers triggered by the establishment of the starting condition including at least the entry of the gaming ball into the starting opening and the random number acquired by the random number acquiring unit A holding storage control unit for holding the acquired random number so as not to exceed a predetermined upper limit number and holding execution of the judgment by the judgment unit based on the holding stored random number; Symbol display control means for executing a symbol variation game notifying the determination result by the success / failure determination means, and acquisition of the number of reservations for acquiring the number of reservations which is the number of the random numbers stored on hold for each execution of the symbol variation game Calculating means for calculating the ratio of the number of times of acquisition of a certain number of reservations to the total of the number of times of acquisition for each number of reservations based on the acquisition history by the means for acquiring the number of reservations; A storage device in which game information including identification information indicating at least one of the number of acquisitions for each hold number calculated by the means and the ratio is stored, and the first operation being performed when the power is turned on First erasing means for erasing a part of the game information stored in the storage device, a display device for displaying a specific screen by performing a second operation after the power is turned on, and the specific screen being the display device And a second erasing means for erasing a part of the game information stored in the storage device in response to the third operation being performed in the state of being displayed, and the erasing by the first erasing means A gaming machine is provided, wherein the specific information is held in the storage device at times, and the second erasing means causes the specific information to be erased from the storage device.

  According to the present invention, a gaming machine capable of efficiently verifying game play is provided.

It is a front view of a game machine. It is a figure which shows the game board installed in a game machine. It is a figure which shows the symbol display apparatus arrange | positioned in a game machine. It is an overhead view which shows the operation button group with which a game machine is provided, and its periphery. It is a block diagram showing the main electric composition of a game machine. It is a functional block diagram showing the main control composition of a game machine. It is a functional block diagram showing the main control composition of a game machine. It is a figure which shows the example of the database which stores 1st game information. It is an example of the picture displayed on the effect display device after the game machine is powered on. It is an example of the picture displayed on the effect display device after the game machine is powered on. It is an example of the picture displayed on the effect display device after the game machine is powered on. It is an example of the picture displayed on the effect display device after the game machine is powered on. It is a figure which shows the example of a display of display object game information. It is a flow chart which shows a processing procedure of processing at the time of starting mouth entering ball. It is a flow chart which shows a processing procedure of processing at the time of out sphere detection. It is a flow chart which shows the processing procedure of design change start processing. It is a flowchart which shows the process sequence of a game time measurement process.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described using the drawings. In all the drawings, the same components are denoted by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof will be omitted as appropriate. Further, in the following description, the terms “front”, “rear”, “left”, “right”, “upper” and “lower” refer to the front side of the gaming machine 10 as shown in FIG. 1 unless otherwise noted. It shall refer to in the state seen from).

<About the outline of the gaming machine 10>
First, an outline of the gaming machine 10 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. 2, FIG. 6, or FIG.
FIG. 2 is a view showing the gaming board 50 disposed in the gaming machine 10. As shown in FIG.
6 and 7 are functional block diagrams showing the main control configuration of the gaming machine 10. As shown in FIG.
The gaming machine 10 of the present embodiment is a so-called pachinko gaming machine, and is a random number acquisition means, a pass / fail judgment means, a hold storage control means, a symbol display control means, a hold number acquisition means, a calculation means, and a storage device. And first erasing means.

The random number acquisition means acquires a random number triggered by the establishment of the starting condition including at least the entry of the gaming ball into the starting opening (the first starting opening 57 or the second starting opening 59). In FIG. 6, the special view holding control unit 115 is illustrated as a random number acquisition unit. The random number acquisition means can also acquire the random number separately for each starting opening that has entered, as in the special view reserve control unit 115 described later.
The propriety determination means determines success or failure of the winning based on the random number acquired by the random number acquisition means. Specifically, the success or failure judgment means performs a hit game lottery for the hit game using the acquired random number. The hit game is, for example, a big hit game which is a game state in which a small hit game or a bonus continuous operating device operates a special electric bonus continuously. However, the hit game may be only a big hit game or may be another hit game. In FIG. 6, a lottery unit 131 is exemplified as the determination unit.
The pending storage control means causes the random numbers acquired by the random number obtaining means to be pending stored so as not to exceed the predetermined upper limit number, and causes execution of determination by the pass / fail decision means based on the pending stored random numbers. In FIG. 6, the special view hold control unit 115 is illustrated as a hold storage control means. When random numbers are acquired separately for each starting opening that has entered by the random number acquisition means, the upper limit number of random numbers to be stored on hold is determined for each of the distinguished random numbers, as in the case of the special view storage control unit 115 described later It may be a total upper limit.
Thus, the start condition other than entering the start opening may include the fact that the number of reserved random numbers has not reached the upper limit number.

The symbol display control means executes a symbol variation game in which the determination result by the success or failure determination means is notified.
The "symbol variation game" is a game in which the symbol is displayed in a variable display after being displayed in a variable manner, and the player is notified of the success or failure determined by the acceptance determination means by the symbol displayed in the stop display. A symbol variation game according to the present invention or a “symbol variation game according to a normal symbol” is an example thereof. "Performing a symbol variation game" means that a symbol is variably displayed and stopped, or a series of internal processing for this display is performed.
In FIG. 6, a symbol display control unit 150 is illustrated as the symbol display control means.

  The number-of-holds acquiring unit acquires the number of holdings, which is the number of random numbers stored on hold, every time the symbol variation game is executed. At this time, the number-of-holds acquiring unit may set the number excluding the random number read out in executing the symbol variation game as the number of holdings, or may set the number including the random numbers as the number of holdings. In FIG. 7, the number-of-holds acquisition unit 223 is illustrated as the number-of-holds acquisition means. The hold number acquiring unit 223 described later acquires the number of random numbers (random numbers excluding random numbers read out in the started symbol variation game) which are reserved and held at the start of the variable display of the symbol variation game as the number of reservations.

The calculating means calculates the ratio of the number of times of acquisition of a certain number of reservations to the total of the number of times of acquisition for each number of reservations based on the acquisition history by the number-of-holdings acquiring means. In FIG. 7, the calculating unit 230 is illustrated as a calculating unit, and the ratio calculated by the calculating unit 230 is described as a reserve consumption ratio.
The “number of acquisitions per number of reservations” means the number of times the number-of-holds acquisition unit has acquired the value for each value of the number of holdings acquired by the number-of-holdings acquisition unit. For example, if the acquisition history by the number-of-holds acquisition means is the number of holdings “2”, the number of holdings “1”, the number of holdings “2”, the number of holdings “1” and the number of holdings “0” in ascending order of the acquisition history The number of acquisitions of “2”, the number of acquisitions of the number of holding “1” is counted twice, and the number of acquisitions of the number of holdings “0” is counted once. The “number of acquisitions per number of reservations” can also be referred to as the number of holdings by holding.
The calculating means may calculate the ratio for each of all the numbers of holdings after counting the number of times of acquisition for each number of holdings, or may calculate the ratio for only some of the numbers of holdings.
In addition, the calculation means can also calculate the above ratio for each gaming state such as a probability change state, a change state or the like as with the calculation unit 230 described later, and calculates the above ratio only for a specific game state You can also

  Game information is stored in the storage device. Here, the “game information” is information used to control a game or an effect relating to a game by the gaming machine 10, the number of times of acquisition for each number of reservations, and the ratio calculated by the calculation means It includes specific information indicating at least one of the ratio of the number of acquisitions of a certain number of reservations to the total number of acquisitions. In FIG. 7, the RAM 202 is illustrated as a storage device.

The first erasing means erases part of the game information stored in the storage device in response to the first operation being performed when the power is turned on. Then, at the time of erasing by the first erasing means, the specific information is held in the storage device. In other words, the first erasing means erases part of the game information stored in the storage device at the above-mentioned timing, but does not include the specific information in the erasing target at that time. As a result, even if part of the game information is erased by the first eraser, as a result, the specific information is held in the storage device. As described above, the erasure by the first erasure unit may be implemented as follows, as long as the specific information needs to be held in the storage device as a result. That is, the first erasing means is stored in the storage device after saving the part of the game information (including the specific information) stored in the storage device at the above-mentioned timing to another storage device. All of the game information may be erased, and then the part of the game information that has been evacuated may be stored back in the storage device.
In FIG. 7, the first erasing unit 227 is exemplified as the first erasing unit, and the first erasing unit 227 is a functional configuration that realizes a process of clearing a part of the game information stored in the RAM 202.
Here, the “first operation” is a specific operation that triggers execution of the process of deleting a part of the game information stored in the storage device, and the specific operation content is not limited. In this embodiment, an operation of pressing the RAM clear switch SW10 provided on the main control board 100 is exemplified as the first operation. In the present embodiment, when the RAM clear switch SW10 is pressed when the power is turned on, the RAM clear unit 112 erases the data stored in the RAM 102, generates a RAM clear signal, and transmits it via the information transmission unit 110. To the sub control board 200. When the RAM clear signal is received, the first erasing unit 227 clears part of the game information stored in the RAM 202.
Here, "the first operation is performed when the power is turned on" can be put in another way that the power is turned on while the first operation is being performed. Although the RAM clear switch SW10 for receiving the first operation according to the present embodiment is provided on the main control board 100, the board for receiving the first operation is not necessarily limited to the main control board 100, and may be another board. May be
In addition, erasing or clearing information or data includes not only deleting the information or data from the storage device (RAM) but also initializing (initializing) the information or data. Be

According to the “proportion of the number of acquisitions of a certain number of reservations to the total of the number of acquisitions for each number of reservations” (preserve ratio), the ratio of number of reservations “0” or “1” is high If so, consider extending the presentation time of the variation pattern, and if the percentage of the number of reservations "2" or "3" is high, verify the game characteristics such as examining shortening of the presentation time of the variation pattern, etc. It can be performed.
Furthermore, in the present embodiment, since the number can be calculated by the gaming machine 10 itself, the verification is performed by the gaming machine 10 itself by displaying the number on the effect display device 80 or the like included in the gaming machine 10 It becomes possible. That is, according to the gaming machine 10 of the present embodiment, verification of the game characteristics can be efficiently performed.
Hereinafter, the gaming machine 10 of the present embodiment will be described in more detail.

<About the structure of the gaming machine 10>
First, the structure of the gaming machine 10 will be described using FIGS. 1 to 3.
FIG. 1 is a front view of the gaming machine 10.
FIG. 2 is a view showing the gaming board 50 installed in the gaming machine 10. As shown in FIG.
FIG. 3 is a view showing a symbol display device 90 disposed in the gaming machine 10. As shown in FIG.
FIG. 4 is an overhead view showing operation buttons included in the gaming machine 10 and the periphery thereof.

  As shown in FIG. 1 or 2, the gaming machine 10 has a rectangular frame-shaped outer frame 15 that opens forward and backward, and a middle frame (not shown) that detachably holds the game board 50 on the opening front side of the outer frame 15. And a front frame 20 configured to cover the front side of the game board 50 (middle frame).

The front frame 20 is rotatably supported at the left end side by the hinge mechanism 21 and can be opened and closed with respect to the middle frame. The front frame 20 can be locked and unlocked by the cylinder lock 23.
The front frame 20 includes a transparent member 25 disposed so as to cover the game area 50a, and transparently protects the game area 50a and the game board 50 by the transparent member 25.
The front frame 20 is provided with an upper ball receptacle 27 and a lower ball receptacle 29 for storing gaming balls, and the upper ball receptacle 27 and the lower ball receptacle 29 are provided integrally with the front frame 20 with being separated vertically.
The front frame 20 is provided with the operation handle 31 on the right side of the lower ball tray 29 so that the game balls stored in the upper ball tray 27 are fired toward the game area 50a by the turning operation of the operation handle 31 It has become.

A pair of speakers 33 (33a, 33b) is disposed on the left side and the right side of the upper frame portion 32 of the front frame 20, respectively. In addition, the upper frame 32 and the left and right side frames 34 and 36 of the front frame 20 are formed of a light transmitting cover, and the illumination devices 35 (35a, 35b and 35c) are respectively disposed inside the covers There is. The speaker 33 and the lighting device 35 can output voice or turn on or off in conjunction with effects produced during the game or an error notification.
In the front frame 20, a push button 37 is disposed at the front of the upper ball tray 27. The push button 37 can switch an effect generated during the game or receive an operation performed by the player to obtain various information related to the gaming machine 10.

  Below the lower ball receptacle 29, a ball removing mechanism 39 is provided for discharging the gaming balls stored in the lower ball receptacle 29 downward. By operating the ball removing mechanism 39, a bottom surface port (not shown) formed on the bottom surface of the lower ball receiving tray 29 is opened, and the gaming ball is naturally dropped and discharged from the bottom surface port.

The effect display device 80 is disposed substantially at the center of the game board 50. The effect display device 80 can display various effects including fluctuation of the effect pattern. Here, "representation symbol" is a symbol displayed on the effect display device 80 in order to further enhance the interest of the game in the gaming machine 10, and more specifically, it is composed of numbers, symbols or a combination thereof. .
Generally, the player of the gaming machine 10 is excited about the interest of the game by the change effect of the effect symbol displayed on the effect display device 80, and the effect display device 80 is disposed at a position easy for the player to visually recognize ing.
As the effect display device 80, generally, a liquid crystal display device in which a liquid crystal panel is housed in a housing case is adopted, but the present invention is not limited thereto, and display devices of various types such as drum type and dot matrix type Can be adopted.

In the effect display device 80, the effect pattern is displayed substantially at the center of the display area, and the effect pattern is also displayed on the left and right sides of the effect pattern. That is, on the effect display device 80, the effect symbols are displayed on the "left", "middle" and "right" respectively, and the displayed effect symbols form one or more lines. As these effect symbols scroll, the effect symbols are variably displayed in the display area of the effect display device 80.
In the present embodiment, the effect display device 80 corresponds to effect display means for outputting an effect display during execution of the symbol variation game.

The symbol display device 90 is disposed at a position such as the lower right side of the effect display device 80 at a position where it is more difficult for the player to visually recognize the effect display device 80. The display area of the symbol display device 90 is smaller than the display area of the effect display device 80.
The symbol display device 90 includes a plurality of lamps arranged, and shows various information according to the arrangement of the lamps that emit light. In the present embodiment, a light emitting diode (hereinafter referred to as an LED) is used for the lamp. The symbol display device 90 in the present embodiment includes a first special symbol display device 91, a second special symbol display device 92, and a normal symbol display device 93.

As shown in FIG. 3, the first special symbol display device 91 is composed of eight LEDs, and is located on the left side of the second special symbol display device 92. Further, the second special symbol display device 92 is configured of eight LEDs, and is located on the right side of the first special symbol display device 91. The first special symbol display device 91 and the second special symbol display device 92 display the lottery result (special symbol) of the symbol variation game relating to the special symbol by the light emission pattern of the LED.
The normal symbol display device 93 is a lottery result (normal symbol) of a symbol variation game related to a normal symbol by the light emission pattern of a smaller number (for example, two) of LEDs than the first special symbol display device 91 and the second special symbol display device 92 Display

  In addition, as shown in FIG. 3, the symbol display device 90 also includes an LED which is not used to display the first special symbol display device 91, the second special symbol display device 92, and the normal symbol display device 93. In addition to the lottery results of the symbol variation game pertaining to the symbol and the symbol variation game pertaining to the normal symbol, information such as the number of reserved random numbers and the number of rounds of big game (big hit game, small hit game, etc.) is also displayed sell.

Here, the "special symbol" is a generic name of the first special symbol and the second special symbol.
The “first special symbol” refers to a data group that can be selected to be displayed on the first special symbol display device 91 or a symbol (light emission pattern of an LED) that can be displayed on the first special symbol display device 91.
The “second special symbol” refers to a data group that can be selected to be displayed on the second special symbol display device 92 or a symbol (light emission pattern of an LED) that can be displayed on the second special symbol display device 92.
The first special symbol may be abbreviated as "special figure 1", and the second special symbol may be abbreviated as "special figure 2". Also, the special symbol may be abbreviated as "special drawing".
In addition, “a symbol variation game relating to a special symbol” is to indicate a lottery result (a result of winning or not per hit) for opening the special electric character 65 or the special electric character 66 (so-called attacker). After the first special symbol display device 91 or the second special symbol display device 92 is variably displayed, a specific special symbol is stopped and displayed. In the present specification, “execution of a symbol variation game relating to a special symbol” refers to a symbol variation game display relating to a special symbol in the first special symbol display device 91 or the second special symbol display device 92 (variation display and stop display And the execution of a series of internal processes performed for the display.

Here, the “normal symbol” means a data group that can be selected to be displayed on the normal symbol display device 93, or a symbol (light emission pattern of an LED in the normal symbol display device 93) that can be displayed on the normal symbol display device 93. . In addition, below, the thing of a normal symbol may be abbreviated and described as a "common figure."
In addition, “a symbol variation game relating to an ordinary symbol” is an ordinary symbol display device 93 in order to indicate a lottery result (a regular result per ordinary symbol) for opening the ordinary electric character 61 (so-called electric tulip). It refers to stopping display of a specific normal symbol after fluctuating display of. In the present specification, “execution of a symbol variation game pertaining to a normal symbol” refers to a display (variation indication and stop indication) of a symbol variation game pertaining to an ordinary symbol in the normal symbol display device 93, and for the display In some cases, it refers to the execution of a series of internal processing that takes place.

  In this embodiment, although a plurality of lamps arranged in the symbol display device 90 are LEDs, the type of the lamps is not limited to this. Also, the arrangement of the lamps is not limited to that shown in FIG. 3, and various arrangements can be adopted.

A large number of game nails (not shown), a windmill 52, and an obstacle such as a decoration member are arranged on the front of the game board 50 so that the game area 50a is drawn so that the launched game balls roll. It is made. Further, on the left side and upper side of the game area 50a, curved outer rails 51 and inner rails 53 are provided for guiding the game balls fired by the rotation operation of the operation handle 31 to the upper part of the game area 50a. It is done. The outer rail 51 is located outside the inner rail 53 as viewed from the center of the game area 50a.
Here, the "windmill" is a mechanism for giving a change in the direction of the falling of the game ball, and means a nail.

  The game machine 10 can be made to have the strength of launch of the game ball depending on the amount of rotation operation (for example, rotation angle) of the operation handle 31. Also, any one of the first flow path X (so-called left-handed) on which the game ball hit more weakly rolls, and the second flow-path Y (so-called right-handed) on which the game ball hit more strongly rolls Various obstacles are arranged in the game area 50a so that the game ball rolls.

In the game area 50a, various winning openings (for example, large winning opening 55 etc.) are provided, and various switches (for example, counting switch SW 7 etc.) for detecting entering game balls are provided behind It is done. In the following description, "winning" means that the gaming ball enters a specific winning opening.
In the present embodiment, the various switches described above are arranged at positions where the player can not visually recognize, and are not shown in FIGS. 1 and 2.

  FIG. 2 illustrates the special winning opening 55, the special winning opening 56, the first starting opening 57, the second starting opening 59, the operation gate 63, and the normal winning opening 67 (67a, 67b) as main winning openings. The winning opening shown in the figure is an example, and the number and arrangement thereof may be changed as appropriate.

The first start opening 57 is disposed at the lower center of the game area 50a (below the effect display device 80), and is generally called a "feather".
Behind the first starting opening 57, a count switch SW1 for detecting the entered gaming ball is disposed.
By detecting the game ball having entered the first start port 57 with the count switch SW1, start conditions for starting the symbol variation game relating to the first special symbol and a predetermined number of game balls are paid out as a prize ball Dispensing conditions are granted.
In the present embodiment, the gaming area 50a enters the first starting opening 57 when the gaming ball rolls from the first flow path X, rather than when the gaming ball rolls from the second flow path Y. Various obstacles are placed to facilitate. That is, the first start opening 57 is provided in the first flow path X mainly having the left side of the game area 50a.

The second start opening 59 is disposed on the right side (lower right side of the effect display device 80) of the game area 50a, and the second start opening 59 is provided with a normal motorized jack 61. The ordinary electric character 61 is an open / close member that changes to an open state where entry to the game ball is easy in the second starting opening 59 or a closed state where entry is difficult, and operation of the solenoid coil SOL4 Transition to either the open state or the closed state. The control of the ordinary motorized prize 61 will be described in detail later.
Behind the second starting opening 59, a count switch SW2 for detecting the entered gaming ball is disposed. By detecting the gaming ball having entered the second starting opening 59 with the count switch SW2, the starting condition of the symbol variation game relating to the second special symbol and the payout condition of the winning ball are given.
In the present embodiment, the gaming area 50a enters the second starting opening 59 when the gaming ball rolls from the second flow path Y, rather than when the gaming ball rolls from the first flow path X. Various obstacles are placed to facilitate. That is, the second start port 59 is provided in the second flow path Y mainly having the right side of the game area 50a.

The operation gate 63 is disposed above the second start port 59 (on the right side of the effect display device 80). Behind the actuation gate 63, a count switch SW4 for detecting the passing game ball is disposed. The actuation gate 63 detects the entered game ball with the count switch SW4, whereby start conditions for a symbol variation game relating to a normal symbol can be given.
In the gaming machine 10 of the present embodiment, the detection of the count switch SW4 is not included in the payout condition of the winning balls. That is, even if the game ball enters the operation gate 63 of this embodiment, the winning ball is zero.
In addition, the operation gate 63 may be a so-called gate type winning opening in which the game ball which has passed passes the game area 50a again after passing. In this case, passing through the actuation gate 63 may also be referred to as “ball-in” herein.

The special winning opening 55 is disposed on the lower left side (lower side of the effect display device 80) of the second starting opening 59. At the opening of the special winning opening 55, a special motorized symbol 65 that opens and closes by the operation of the solenoid coil SOL1 is disposed.
Behind the large winning opening 55, a count switch SW7 for detecting the entered gaming ball is disposed. By detecting the game ball in which the count switch SW7 has entered the large winning opening 55, the payout condition of the winning ball is given.

The special winning opening 56 is disposed below the second start opening 59 (on the lower right side of the effect display device 80). At the opening of the special winning opening 56, a special electric symbol 66 which is opened and closed by the operation of the solenoid coil SOL2 is disposed.
A count switch SW8 for detecting the entered game ball is disposed on the side of the special winning opening 56. By detecting the game ball in which the count switch SW8 has entered the large winning opening 56, the payout condition of the winning ball is given.

The special winning opening 55 is opened by the opening operation of the special electric role 65 during the winning game performed by winning in the symbol variation game relating to the special symbol, and accordingly, the game ball enters the special winning opening 55 Is acceptable.
The special winning opening 56 is opened by the opening operation of the special electric role 66 during the winning game performed by winning in the symbol variation game relating to the special symbol, and accordingly, the game ball enters the special winning opening 56 Is acceptable.
In the present embodiment, the special motorized symbol 65 and the special motorized symbol 66 can be opened in a hit game caused by either the entry into the first start opening 57 or the entry into the second start opening 59. Is configured as. However, the special electric symbol 65 or the special electric symbol 66 can be opened only in a hit game caused by either entering the first start opening 57 or entering the second start opening 59. May be configured.
Even when a hit game is performed due to either the entry into the first start opening 57 or the entry into the second start opening 59, the player can greatly increase the chance of winning the winning balls. In the present embodiment, when the gaming ball rolls from the second flow path Y, it is easier to enter the big winning opening 55 or the big winning opening 56 than when rolling from the first flow path X. There are various obstacles in place.

  The normal winning opening 67 (67a, 67b) is disposed at the lower left portion of the effect display device 80. A count switch SW5 for detecting the entered game ball is disposed behind the normal winning opening 67a, and the payout condition for the winning ball is detected by detecting the game ball entering the normal winning opening 67a with the count switch SW5. May be granted. A count switch SW6 for detecting the entered game ball is disposed behind the normal winning opening 67b, and the payout condition for the winning ball is detected by detecting the game ball entering the normal winning opening 67b with the count switch SW6. May be granted.

  As described above, each count switch for detecting the game ball entered in each winning opening is disposed behind each winning opening. Specifically, the count switch SW1 detects the winning of the gaming ball to the first start opening 57, the count switch SW2 detects the winning of the gaming ball to the second starting opening 59, and the count switch SW4 operates the actuation gate 63. The game machine detects a game ball winning, the count switch SW5 detects the game ball winning to the normal winning opening 67a, the count switch SW6 detects the game ball winning to the normal prize opening 67b, the count switch SW7 The winning of the gaming ball to the big winning opening 55 is detected, and the count switch SW 8 detects the winning of the gaming ball to the big winning opening 56.

The out port 69 is disposed at the bottom of the game area 50a. A game ball that has been driven into the game area 50a and has not entered each of the above-mentioned winning openings (if the actuating gate 63 is a gate type, a game that has passed through the actuating gate 63 and has not won the other prize aisle) The ball is dropped into the out port 69 and treated as an out ball.
Here, "out ball" means a discharge ball which is a game ball discharged from the game area.
The “playing area” is an area upstream of the position where the discharge ball is detected by the means for detecting the out ball, and in which the game ball can flow down or roll. The game area 50a is illustrated as a game area in this embodiment.

In the present embodiment, an out port switch SW9 is provided as means for detecting the out ball. The out port switch SW9 is disposed in the flow path (discharge flow path) (not shown) of the gaming ball having entered the out port 69 or each winning hole. Thus, the out-port switch SW9 detects the game balls dropped into the out-port 69 and the game balls entered into each winning opening as an out-ball. The game area 50a in this embodiment is an area where a game ball hit by operation on the operation handle 31 can flow down or roll, and the game ball may enter the out port 69 or any winning port. It can also be said that there is an area where
The out port switch SW9 may be provided in each of the game ball flow paths connected to the out port 69 or each winning hole, or may be provided in the game ball flow path in which they are joined.
In addition, the out port switch SW9 does not detect the game ball that has become the out ball without entering the out port 69 after entering the any winning port, and only the game ball that has entered the out port 69 It may be disposed at a position where it is detected as an out sphere. In this case, the “out ball” detected by the out port switch SW 9 is only the gaming ball having entered the out port 69.
Further, in the present embodiment, the out-port switch SW9 outputs the detection signal each time a predetermined number (for example, 10) of out-spheres are detected, thereby reducing the number of output times of the detection signal and reducing the processing load. I am doing it. However, the out-port switch SW9 may output a detection signal each time an out-ball is detected.

As shown in FIG. 4, on the upper surface of the upper ball tray 27, operation button groups operated by the player are arranged. In addition to the above-described push button 37, cursor buttons 38a, 38b, 38c, and 38d for instructing the operation to the upper, lower, left, and right, respectively, and the ball lending button 38e for receiving the ball lending operation, in this operation button group. , And a return button 38 f for receiving a prepaid card return operation.
Further, on the side of the upper ball tray 27, a movable decorative body 22 operated by an actuator such as a motor (not shown) is provided.

<About the control configuration of the gaming machine 10>
Subsequently, a control configuration of the gaming machine 10 will be described.
FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing the main electrical configuration of the gaming machine 10, and FIGS. 6 and 7 are functional block diagrams showing the main control configuration of the gaming machine 10. As shown in FIG. Note that, for the convenience of description, in FIG. 7, a RAM 102 and a RAM 202, which are the electrical configuration shown in FIG. 5, are shown.
In addition, each structure and each function which are illustrated by FIG.5, FIG.6 and FIG.7 only show what was required in demonstrating the game machine 10 of this embodiment, and the structure and the function which are not illustrated here are shown. May be added to the gaming machine 10. In addition, the gaming machine 10 may not necessarily have all of the configurations and functions illustrated herein, and some configurations or functions may be omitted as long as the effects of the present invention are not impaired.

The gaming machine 10 is provided with control boards such as the main control board 100 and the sub control board 200 inside its own machine, and various functions including the functions illustrated in FIG. 6 or FIG. This is realized by parts electrically connected to the substrate.
More specifically, the main control board 100 and the sub control board 200 have the CPU 101 or 201, the RAM 102 or 202, the ROM 103 or 203, and the like. The main control board 100 and the sub control board 200 execute various control programs read by the CPU 101 or 201 from the ROM 103 or 203 and write or read various data in the RAM 102 or 202 to realize various functions.
The RAM 202 is configured to be capable of holding stored information even when the power supply to the gaming machine 10 is shut off. This may be realized by the power from the backup power supply device whose supply is started in response to the interruption of the power supply, or may be realized by the RAM 202 including a non-volatile memory.
Although FIG. 5 illustrates one sub control substrate 200, the sub control substrate 200 may be formed of a plurality of substrates. When the sub control substrate 200 is formed of a plurality of substrates, the plurality of sub control substrates 200 may be connected in parallel to the main control substrate 100, and the plurality of sub control substrates 200 may be connected to the main control substrate 100. It may be connected hierarchically.
Moreover, the board | substrate which implement | achieves each function structure is not limited to the board | substrate shown by FIG.6 and FIG.7, You may implement | achieve on the main control board 100, the sub control board 200, or another board | substrate.

  The main control board 100 controls the game in an integrated manner, and transmits a command to the sub control board 200 regarding effects and the like related to the game. The main control board 100 is a board that realizes a function that affects or may affect the game result, and the sub control board 200 is a board that performs various controls in accordance with commands sent from the main control board 100.

  In FIG. 6, an information transmission unit 110, a special view reserve control unit 115, a common view reserve control unit 116, a special view lottery control unit 130, and a game state control unit 140 are shown as main functional configurations realized by the main control board 100. , The symbol display control unit 150, the variation pattern giving unit 160, the common drawing lottery control unit 170, the common electric work control unit 180, and the special electric work control unit 190 are illustrated. Further, in the same figure, the effect control unit 210 is illustrated as a main functional configuration realized by the sub control substrate 200.

The special figure lottery control unit 130 controls other components in association with the symbol variation game relating to the special symbol.
The common drawing lottery control unit 170 controls other components in relation to the symbol variation game regarding the normal symbol.
The game state control unit 140 has a function of controlling a hit game, a function of managing a probability change state and a change state, and a control of giving or releasing these (transition to a normal game state). In the present embodiment, the hit game includes a big hit game and a small hit game. However, the hit game may be only a big hit game or may include other games other than the big hit game and the small hit game. The jackpot game is a gaming state in which the character continuous operating device operates the special electric character 65 or the special electric character 66 continuously.
The symbol display control unit 150 causes the symbol display device 90 to display a special symbol selected as a result of a symbol variation game relating to a special symbol, or an ordinary symbol selected as a result of a symbol variation game relating to a normal symbol. That is, in the present embodiment, the symbol display control unit 150 corresponds to a symbol display control unit that executes a symbol variation game in which the determination result by the success or failure determination unit is notified.
The fluctuation pattern imparting unit 160 imparts a fluctuation pattern including at least fluctuation time information indicating a time from the start of fluctuation display by the symbol display control unit 150 to the start of stop display in the symbol fluctuation game according to the special symbol. The variation pattern given by the variation pattern giving unit 160 is an information transmission unit 110 together with information that can identify whether the symbol display device 90 to which it is given is the first special symbol display device 91 or the second special symbol display device 92. It is transmitted to the effect control unit 210 (sub control board 200) via the signal processing unit 210 and used also when executing the display effect (reach effect etc.) in the effect display device 80.
The information transmission unit 110 is a functional configuration in which control information (command) generated by each functional configuration realized by the main control substrate 100 is realized on the sub control substrate 200 (effect control unit 210, information management unit 220, etc. Transmit to). In the command transmitted by the information transmission unit 110, in addition to the information indicating the above-mentioned fluctuation pattern, as a result of the special drawing lottery or the common drawing lottery, the presence or absence of a definite change state, the presence or absence of a change short state, a reserved random number And information on the execution of the hit game, etc. are included.

The effect control unit 210 receives control information (commands) generated by various functional configurations realized by the main control board 100 via the information transmission unit 110, and mainly relates to a symbol variation game and a hit game relating to a special symbol. The effect display is displayed on the effect display device 80. For example, the effect control unit 210 causes the effect display device 80 to variably display or stop the effect pattern during execution of the symbol change game.
The effect control unit 210 can also control lighting (flickering) effects by the illumination device 35 or sound effects by the speaker 33, and combines these effect displays, light effects, sound effects and the like to evoke the player's interest can do. Further, the effect control unit 210 can variably switch various effects according to the operation of the player accepted by the push button 37.

<About special feature lottery>
Hereinafter, the functional configuration related to the special figure lottery will be described in detail.

Special drawing reserve control unit 115 acquires and holds random number M1 triggered by the establishment of the start condition including at least the winning of first start hole 57. In addition, the special view reservation control unit 115 acquires and holds the random number M2 triggered by the establishment of the start condition including at least the winning of the second start port 59. That is, the special view holding control unit 115 in the present embodiment corresponds to random number acquisition means.
More specifically, special drawing reserve control unit 115 acquires random number M1 when the winning of first start port 57 is detected by count switch SW1 and other start conditions are satisfied, and a dedicated storage area is obtained. Store (hold). In addition, special figure reservation control unit 115 acquires random number M2 when the winning of second start port 59 is detected by count switch SW2 and other start conditions are satisfied, and is stored in a dedicated storage area (pending) Let Therefore, the special view hold control unit 115 also corresponds to the hold storage control means. The other start conditions include, for example, that the upper limit number for holding the random number M1 or the random number M2 has not been reached.
The upper limit number for holding the random number M1 or the upper limit number for holding the random number M2 is predetermined. In the present embodiment, four for each of the random number M1 and the random number M2 are set as the upper limit number for holding. However, the upper limit number of holdings is not limited.
Thereafter, under the condition that detecting the winning of the first starting opening 57 or the second starting opening 59 is one condition, executing any process after that, “winning of the first starting opening 57 or the second starting opening 59 There is also a case where an expression such as "perform some process" is given as an opportunity. Therefore, even if the winning is detected, it is not always necessary to execute some processing.

Special drawing reserve control unit 115 distinguishes and holds the random number M1 acquired triggered by the winning of the first starting opening 57 and the random number M2 acquired triggered by the winning of the second starting opening 59.
In addition, when the random number M1 and the random number M2 are held together, the success or failure lottery unit 131 described later is configured to perform a success or failure lottery using the random number M2 first. Such processing may be referred to as priority processing in the following description.

The priority processing is realized by control by the special view holding control unit 115.
When the start condition is satisfied, the special figure holding control unit 115 reads out the held random number M1 or the random number M2 at a predetermined cycle. At this time, the special view reservation control unit 115 preferentially executes the reading of the random number M2, and reads the random number M1 when the random number M2 can not be read (when the number of the held random numbers M2 is zero). By such control, the random number M2 is read out prior to the random number M1. The random number read out by the special view reserve control unit 115 is used by a later-described hit / lottery unit 131 to perform a hit / off lottery. As a result, the random number selection unit 131 also processes the random number M2 with priority over the random number M1.

  The special view holding control unit 115 may monitor the number of the held random numbers for each. In this case, the special view reserve control unit 115 may issue a command to the symbol display control unit 150 to cause the symbol display device 90 to display the number of monitored random numbers, or cause the effect display device 80 to display the number. As described above, a command may be issued to the effect control unit 210 via the information transmission unit 110.

The special figure lottery control unit 130 is a functional unit that performs processing relating to a symbol variation game relating to a special symbol, and has a winning / not-drawing unit 131, a special figure selection unit 132, and the like.
The success or failure lottery unit 131 performs a success or failure lottery of a big hit game or a small hit game using the random number M1 or the random number M2 acquired by the special view holding control unit 115. The lottery unit 131 in the present embodiment corresponds to a determination unit that determines the success or failure of the winning using the random number acquired by the random number acquisition unit.

Special figure selection unit 132 selects a special symbol based on the result of the acceptance lottery by acceptance lottery unit 131.
The special symbol selected by the special view selection unit 132 is displayed by the first special symbol display control unit 151 described later or the second special symbol display control unit 152 during the execution of the symbol variation game relating to the special symbol. It is displayed on the device 91 or the second special symbol display device 92.

<About the popular drawing lottery>
Hereinafter, the functional configuration related to the common drawing lottery will be described in detail.

  The common drawing lottery control unit 170 is a functional unit that manages a symbol variation game related to a normal symbol, and has an open drawing unit 171 and a common drawing selection unit 172. Also, the common electric symbol control unit 180 is a functional unit that controls the normal electric combination 61.

When the winning switch of the operation gate 63 is detected by the count switch SW4, the common drawing hold control unit 116 acquires the random number M3 and stores (holds) it in a dedicated storage area. Here, the random number M3 is a random number used for the lottery by the open lottery unit 171. The upper limit number of holdings which is the upper limit number of the random numbers M3 that can be held is previously determined, and in the present embodiment, the upper limit number of holdings is set to four.
The regular drawing reservation control unit 116 reads out the held random number M3 at a predetermined cycle, when the common drawing lottery control unit 170 does not perform control relating to the symbol variation game related to the normal symbol.

  The normal drawing hold control unit 116 monitors the number of the held random numbers M3. In addition, the common drawing reserve control unit 116 may issue a command to the symbol display control unit 150 to cause the symbol display device 90 to display the number of monitored random numbers M3, or cause the effect display device 80 to display the number. As described above, an instruction may be issued to the effect control unit 210 via the information transmission unit 110.

The open lottery unit 171 uses the random number M3 read from the common drawing suspension control unit 116 to perform an open lottery whether or not to shift the normal motorized prize 61 to the open state. In addition, the winning probability of the lottery performed by the open lottery unit 171 is lower in the normal gaming state than in the variable short state, and is higher in the normal gaming state than in the normal gaming state. ing.
When the lottery by the open lottery unit 171 is won, the common electric utility control unit 180 operates the solenoid coil SOL4 to open the normal motorized combination 61 under a predetermined open condition.

  The common drawing selection unit 172 selects a normal symbol based on the result of the lottery by the open lottery unit 171, transmits the selected normal symbol to the symbol display control unit 150 (normal symbol display control unit 153), and selects the normal symbol. It is displayed on the display device 93. The two LEDs corresponding to the normal symbol display device 93 correspond to one of the winning and one failing, and the normal symbol display control unit 153 emits either one according to the normal symbol selected by the common drawing selection unit 172 Let

  When the variable short control unit 142 applies the variable short control state, the common electric utility control unit 180 controls the normal motorized combination 61 such that the time for which the open state is maintained increases per unit time. That is, the control of the ordinary electric-wiring-company control unit 180 fluctuates due to the provision of the variable-shorting state by the variable-shorting control unit 142 described later.

<About gaming state control>
The game state control unit 140 is a function to control a hit game (big hit game and small hit game), a probability change state, and a variation state, and includes the probability change control unit 141 and the variation control unit 142 and the hit control unit 145. doing. The gaming state control unit 140 corresponds to gaming state control means capable of transitioning to any one of a plurality of gaming states. However, the gaming states controlled by the gaming state control unit 140 are not limited to these gaming states.

Here, "certainly changed state" means that the winning probability of the big hit or small hit lottery by the false lottery unit 131 is higher than that of the normal gaming state.
Moreover, "a variable state" means that at least one of the following is performed.
(I) The winning probability of the open lottery of the ordinary electric role thing 61 becomes higher than the normal gaming state.
(Ii) The open time per one time of the ordinary electric character 61 is extended from the normal gaming state.
(Iii) In response to the winning of the open lottery of the normal electric role 61, the number of times the normal electric role 61 is opened is increased from the normal gaming state.
(Iv) The fluctuation display time per one time in the normal symbol display device 93 is shortened.

The probability variation control unit 141 gives a probability variation state when at least part of the hit games executed by the hit control unit 145 is finished.
The probability variation control unit 141 is, when the termination condition of the probability variation state is satisfied in the symbol variation game according to the special symbol, or when winning the winning game in the symbol variation game according to the special symbol executed in the probability variation state Transition from the probability change state to the normal gaming state.
The termination condition of the positive variation state in this embodiment is that the symbol variation game according to the special symbol of 100 times is played after shifting to the positive variation state.

The variation control unit 142 gives a variation state when the hit game executed by the hit control unit 145 is finished. In this embodiment, in addition to at least one of the four states described above, the variation control unit 142 shortens the variation display time per one time in the first special symbol display device 91 or the second special symbol display device 92. Is also assigned to the "variable state". Thus, in the present embodiment, it is possible to speed up the digesting speed of the reserved and stored random number M1 or M2 in the "variable state".
The variation control unit 142 shifts from the normal gaming state to the variation state at the end of all winning games, and in the symbol variation game relating to the special symbol in which the termination condition of the variation state is satisfied, from the variation state to the normal game Transition to the state.
The change state in the present embodiment is an end condition that the symbol change game relating to the special symbol of 100 times is performed after the change to the change state. In the present embodiment, the variation state is given at the end of all the hit games, so the number of symbol variation games pertaining to the special symbols played after the end of each hit game reaches 100 times. The state is maintained.

The hit control unit 145 is a functional unit that executes a hit game based on winning of a symbol variation game related to a special symbol. As described above, in the present embodiment, since the hit game includes the big hit game and the small hit game, the hit control unit 145 executes the big hit game or the small hit game.
Specifically, the hit game in the present embodiment is executed as follows.
First, when the winning lottery unit 131 wins a big hit game or a small hit game, the special symbol corresponding to the big hit game or the small hit game is selected by the special view selecting unit 132, and the selected special symbol is displayed as the first special symbol. After being stopped and displayed on the device 91 or the second special symbol display device 92 (after the symbol variation game relating to the special symbol is finished), the hit control unit 145 starts the big hit game or the small hit game.
When the big hit game or the small hit game is started, the hit control unit 145 issues an instruction regarding the opening effect indicating the start of the big hit game or the small hit game to the effect control unit 210. The effect control unit 210 executes the opening effect for a predetermined time (opening time) according to the command of the hit control unit 145. In addition, it is preferable to encourage the player to hit the right in the opening effect and to urge launch of the game ball to the second flow path Y toward the big winning opening 55.
After the opening effect, the round game in which the special winning opening 55 is opened is performed a plurality of times with the predetermined number of times (the number of rounds) set in advance as the upper limit. In the round game, the special winning opening 55 is opened a predetermined number of times (for example, once). Also, after the specified number of gaming balls enter the opened big winning opening 55, or after a prescribed time (round game time) has elapsed, the big winning opening 55 is closed and the round game is ended.
After the end of the round game, the special winning opening 55 is closed for a predetermined time (interval time), and the special winning opening 55 is opened again with the start of the next round game.
In the present embodiment, the upper limit number (round number) of the round game is different between the big hit game and the small hit game, and the round number is set larger in the big hit game than in the small hit game.

The hit control unit 145 transmits a command including the number of rounds, the round game time, the interval time, and the like as control information to the special electric circuit control unit 190 in order to perform control as described in the preceding stage.
The special electric power control unit 190 opens the special electric symbol 65 or the special electric symbol 66 in accordance with the command received from the hit control unit 145.
Based on the detection of the count switch SW7, the special electronic combination control unit 190 monitors the number of gaming balls entered into the large winning opening 55 during one round game while opening the special electric character 65. ing. Then, when the number of winning game balls being monitored reaches the upper limit number, the special electric symbol control unit 190 operates the solenoid coil SOL1 to close the special electric symbol 65.
Alternatively, the special electric symbol control unit 190 counts the number of gaming balls entering the large winning opening 56 during one round game while opening the special electric character 66, based on the detection of the count switch SW8. I am monitoring. Then, when the number of winning game balls being monitored reaches the upper limit number, the special electric symbol control unit 190 operates the solenoid coil SOL2 to close the special electric symbol 66.

The hit control unit 145 issues an instruction regarding the effect relating to the round game to the effect control unit 210 (sub control board 200). The effect control unit 210 executes round effect according to the command of the hit control unit 145.
When the defined number of rounds ends, the hit control unit 145 issues an instruction on ending effect indicating the end of the big hit game or the small hit game to the effect control unit 210 via the information transmission unit 110. The effect control unit 210 executes the ending effect for a predetermined time (ending time) according to the command of the hit control unit 145, and the hit control unit 145 ends the big hit game or the small hit game.

<About symbol display and effect display>
The symbol display control unit 150 causes the symbol display device 90 to display a special symbol that is a result of a symbol variation game related to a special symbol, or a normal symbol that is a result of a symbol variation game related to a normal symbol.

The effect control unit 210 causes the effect display device 80 to display an effect display related to a symbol variation game and a hit game mainly relating to a special symbol. Particularly with regard to the execution of the symbol variation game relating to the special symbol, the effect control unit 210 causes the effect display device 80 to execute the effect display in accordance with the variation time of the special symbol by the symbol display device 90. In other words, the effect control unit 210 executes, in principle, the symbol variation game relating to one special symbol in the symbol display device 90 and the one effect display in the effect display device 80 in principle.
However, when effect display having continuity is executed over a plurality of times of symbol variation games relating to special symbols, or when a plurality of variations are made one set for a symbol variation game relating to one special symbol In some cases, the effect display is performed. A representative example of the former is an effect display called so-called continuous effect, and a representative example of the latter is an effect display called so-called pseudo continuous effect.

In order to secure the correspondence between the symbol variation game relating to the special symbol described above and the effect display, the variation pattern imparting unit 160 determines a variation pattern.
More specifically, the fluctuation pattern imparting unit 160 defines a fluctuation pattern including at least fluctuation time information indicating a time during which a special symbol fluctuates in a symbol fluctuation game related to a special symbol, and changes the fluctuation pattern to the symbol display control unit 150 and the sub It is transmitted to the control board 200 (the effect control unit 210 and the information management unit 220). The symbol display control unit 150 causes the symbol variation game relating to the special symbol to be displayed according to the transmitted variation pattern, and the effect control unit 210 causes these effects to be displayed by displaying the effect display according to the transmitted variation pattern. I guarantee the sex. Further, the information management unit 220 can grasp the execution state of the symbol variation game by transmitting this variation pattern.

  In the above description, it has been described that the fluctuation pattern determined by the fluctuation pattern assigning unit 160 at least includes fluctuation time information. In addition to this, the fluctuation pattern may include information indicating whether to perform reach effect or loose eyes.

  In FIG. 7, the RAM clear unit 112 and the information transmission unit 110 are illustrated as the main functional configuration realized by the main control substrate 100, and the information management as the main functional configuration realized by the sub control substrate 200. The part 220, the calculation part 230, and the game information control part 240 are illustrated.

  When the RAM clear switch SW10 is pressed when the power is turned on, the RAM clear unit 112 erases specific information stored in the RAM 102 and causes the information transmission unit 110 to transmit the RAM clear signal to the sub control board 200. . The RAM clear signal is a trigger for execution of the erasing process by the first erasing unit 227 described later.

  The information transmission unit 110 receives the detection signal indicating that the gaming ball has entered the winning opening from each count switch shown in FIG. 7 and the detection signal indicating that the out ball from the out opening switch SW 9 has been detected, as described above. In addition to the control information described above, detection information corresponding to the detection signals is notified to the sub control board 200 as a command. The information transmission unit 110 also transmits the RAM clear signal as described above.

The information management unit 220 manages game information based on the command output from the information transmission unit 110. Specifically, the information management unit 220 stores game information in the RAM 202, and deletes the game information stored in the RAM 202.
The game information stored in the RAM 202 is information used by the functional configuration realized on the sub control board 200, information for controlling the effects relating to the game, information stored in a data table to be described later, and information to be described later At least the information (game index value) calculated by the calculating unit 230 is included.
Hereinafter, the information stored in the data table to be described later is generically referred to as first game information, and the information (game index value) calculated by the calculation unit 230 is generically referred to as second game information.

FIG. 8 is a view showing an example of a data table storing the first game information. This data table shows a storage image of the first game information on the RAM 202.
In the example of FIG. 8, the data table stores the first game information in the form of a table, and the first game information is stored in the data table with the following items.
First, the items in each line will be described.
Line A "out" stores the number of out spheres.
Line B "safe" stores the safe payout ball number. Here, the "safe payout number of balls" is the total of the number of winning balls to be paid out with the winning of the winning opening. The “safe payout number of balls” may be for all winning openings or may be for some winning openings. In the present embodiment, the “safe payout ball number” targets all the winning openings including the operation gate 63.
The C-line “sugama” stores a value obtained by subtracting “safe” at “out”.
Line D “Starting opening 1 winning (Navel)” stores the number of winnings to the first starting opening 57.
The E line “starting opening 2 winning combination (electric chow)” stores the number of winnings to the second starting opening 59.
The G-line “left ordinary winning opening winning combination” stores the number of winnings to the normal winning opening 67 a.
Line H “right normal winning combination opening winning combination” stores the number of winnings to the normal winning combination opening 67 b.
The I-line “attacker 1 winning combination” stores the number of winnings on the special winning opening 55.
The J line “attacker 2 winning combination” stores the number of winnings on the special winning opening 56.
The K line “gate winning” stores the number of winnings on the actuation gate 63.
The L line “special figure start 1 (special figure 1)” stores the number of times of execution of the symbol variation game according to the special figure 1.
The M-row “special figure start 2 (special figure 2)” stores the number of times the symbol variation game according to the special figure 2 is executed.
The N-line “general drawing start” stores the number of times of execution of the symbol variation game related to the general drawing.
The O line “special figure 1 big hit number” stores the number of winning times of the big hit game in the symbol variation game according to the special figure 1.
The P row “special figure 2 big hit number” stores the number of winning times of the big hit game in the symbol variation game according to the special figure 2.
The Q row “special figure 1 small hit count” stores the number of times the small hit game is won in the symbol variation game according to the special figure 1.
The R-line “special figure 2 small hit count” stores the number of times the small hit game is won in the symbol variation game according to the special figure 2.
In the present embodiment, the S-line “Holding Digestion Count (Holding 0, 1)” is a random number held on hold at the start of fluctuation of the symbol variation game according to the special figure (except the random number read in the symbol variation game Remaining random number) stores the number of times when the number of M1 or M2 is zero. However, the number of times when the number of random numbers M1 or M2 including the random number read in the symbol variation game is one may be stored in the S line.
In this embodiment, the T row “number of reserve digests (reserve 2)” is a random number reserved at the start of variation of the symbol variation game according to the special figure (the remainder excluding the random number read in the symbol variation game (Random number) stores the number of times when the number of M1 or M2 is one. However, the number of times when the number of random numbers M1 or M2 including the random number read in the symbol variation game is two may be stored in the T row.
In the present embodiment, the U line “reserve number of reservations (reserve 3)” is a random number (remaining except a random number read out in the symbol variation game) which is reserved and stored at the start of variation of the symbol variation game according to the special figure. Random number) stores the number of times when the number of M1 or M2 is 2. However, the number of times when the number of random numbers M1 or M2 including the random number read in the symbol variation game is three may be stored in the U line.
In the present embodiment, the V-row “reserve number of reservations (reserve 4)” is a random number (remaining except the random number read out in the symbol variation game) which is reserved and stored at the start of variation of the symbol variation game according to the special figure. Random number) stores the number of times when the number of M1 or M2 is 3. However, the number of times when the number of random numbers M1 or M2 including the random number read in the symbol variation game is four may be stored in the V row.
The W line “play time” stores the game time measured by the time measurement unit 225 described later.

The information of each row described above is classified and stored in each item described below.
The first column “low + no change state” stores the number of each row in a state that is neither a definite change state nor a change state.
The second column "high + no variation state" stores the number of each row in the state of probability variation but not variation.
The third column “low + variation state” stores the number of each row in a state that is not a definite variation state but is a variation state.
The fourth column “high + variation state” stores the number of each row in the state of being in a definite variation state and also in a variation state.
The fifth column “special figure 1 big hit state” stores the number of each line in the state where the big hit game in the symbol variation game according to the special figure 1 is being executed.
The sixth column “special figure 2 big hit state” stores the number of each line in the state where the big hit game in the symbol variation game according to the special figure 2 is being executed.
The seventh column "Sum" stores the total number in each row.

  In addition to the first game information shown in FIG. 8, the data table can also store the number of award balls to be paid out with the winning on each winning opening in a changeable state. For example, the number of winning balls in the first starting opening 57 is "3", the number of winning balls in the second starting opening 59 is "1," the number of winning balls in the normal winning opening 67a is "8," and the winning balls in the normal opening 67b Information is stored in which the number is “7” and the number of winning balls in the big winning opening 55 and the big winning opening 56 is “15”, respectively.

The information management unit 220 includes a count unit 221, a hold count acquisition unit 223, a time measurement unit 225, a first erasing unit 227, a second erasing unit 228, and a third erasing unit 229.
The time measuring unit 225 measures the playing time during which a game is played in the gaming machine 10 based on various information included in the command from the information transmitting unit 110, and the playing time of the W line "playing time" in the data table. Update
Here, "playing time" means a time during which a player can play a game in the gaming machine 10 or can be presumed to be playing a game, and while the gaming ball is being driven into the gaming area, or symbol fluctuation It is a time that at least includes while the game is running. It is obvious that the former time corresponds to the game time because the game ball is driven into the game area by the operation of the player. On the other hand, the latter time may include a time when the game ball is not hit, but even during such time, while the symbol variation game is being executed, the player hits and wins the game. In the present embodiment, it is assumed to be included in the game time. The “playing time” may be only one time, may be both times, or may include additional time.
In the present embodiment, the time measuring unit 225 measures, as a game time, a period during which the game ball is hit in the game area 50a and a period during which the symbol variation game is being executed.

The time measuring unit 225 starts measuring the game time when the out ball is detected by the out port switch SW9. The time measuring unit 225 can know that the out sphere has been detected from the detection information of the out port switch SW 9 included in the command from the information transmission unit 110. In the present embodiment, the number of out balls detected by the out port switch SW9 is equal to the number of game balls driven into the game area 50a, so the game balls are driven into the game area 50a according to the measurement start condition. Can be measured during the
Furthermore, the time measuring unit 225 interrupts or ends the measurement of the game time when the out slot is not detected for a predetermined time by the out port switch SW9 in a state where the symbol variation game is not executed for a predetermined time. The state in which the out ball is not detected for a predetermined time by the out port switch SW9 may correspond to the state in which the game ball is not hit. Thereby, in the present embodiment, the period during which the symbol variation game is not executed and the gaming ball is not driven into the gaming area 50a is excluded from the gaming time.
Execution of the symbol variation game can be specified by receiving a command including information indicating a variation pattern from the information transmission unit 110.
The predetermined time during which the symbol variation game is not executed is set to, for example, a time used for switching the effect to be displayed on the effect display device 80 by the effect control unit 210 to the demonstration effect or a time close thereto. The predetermined time may be changed according to the gaming state.
Moreover, the said predetermined time from which an out sphere is not detected is set to about 10 seconds, for example.
Each of these predetermined times is set to a time that can appropriately detect the state in which the player is not playing.
After the interruption, the time measuring unit 225 restarts the measurement when the out ball is detected by the out port switch SW9, and adds it to the game time measured until then.
Due to such measurement start conditions and interruption or termination conditions, while the game ball is being driven into the game area 50a, and while the game ball is not driven, while the symbol variation game is being executed is the game time It can be measured.
However, the measuring method of the game time by the time measuring unit 225 is not limited to such a method. For example, whether or not the game ball is hit may be determined based on the detection result of the switch for detecting the launch of the game ball, without relying on the detection result of the out port switch SW9.

  Furthermore, the time measurement unit 225 in the present embodiment counts the game time for each game state. Specifically, gaming time is counted for each of five columns in the data table. The time measuring unit 225 determines which row of game time in the data table should be updated based on the presence or absence of a probability change state, the presence or absence of a change state, the result of the special drawing lottery, etc. included in the command from the information transmission unit 110 It can be judged. For example, when measurement of the game time is started in the normal game state, the time measurement unit 225 counts up the game time of the W row first column (W1), and transitions from the normal game state to the variable state during measurement. In the case, the counting up of the gaming time of (W1) is stopped, and the counting up of the gaming time of W line third column (W3) is started.

The counting unit 221 performs the above-mentioned row A “out”, row D “starting opening 1” stored in the data table based on the detection information of each count switch or out port switch SW9 included in the command from the information transmission unit 110. Winning (navel), E-line "Starting mouth 2 winning (Den-chu)", G-line "Left ordinary winning-a-round winning", H line "Right ordinary winning a prize-winning", I line "Attacker 1 win", J line " Increment the number of “Attack 2 Wins” and K line “Gate Wins”.
In this embodiment, since the detection signal of the out sphere by the out port switch SW9 is output each time a predetermined number (for example, 10) of out spheres are detected, the counting unit 221 detects the detection information of the out port switch SW9. Each time it receives one, the number of row A “out” is added by the predetermined number.

Furthermore, the counting unit 221 executes the symbol variation game related to the first special symbol (special figure 1) or the second special symbol (special figure 2) by the command including the information indicating the variation pattern from the information transmission unit 110. The presence or absence is determined, and the number of times of execution of the symbol variation game according to the special figure 1 or the special figure 2 is counted. Further, the counting unit 221 counts the number of times of execution of the symbol variation game relating to the normal symbol (general drawing) by a command including the result of the common drawing lottery from the information transmission unit 110 and the like. As described above, the counting unit 221 in the present embodiment performs the number of times of execution of the symbol variation game according to the special view 1 in the data table, the number of times of execution of the symbol variation game according to the special view 2, and the number of times of execution of the symbol variation game according to the common drawing Count each one.
The counting unit 221 stores the number of L lines “special figure start 1 (special figure 1)”, M line “special figure start 2 (special figure 2)” and N line “popular figure start” stored in the data table. Increment. In addition, the count part 221 can also count the number of times of execution of the symbol variation game concerning the special figure without distinguishing the special figure 1 and the special figure 2 or symbol variation without distinguishing the special figure and the common figure. It can also count the number of game runs.
In addition, the counting unit 221 stores the O line “special figure 1 big hit number”, the P line “special figure 2 big hit number”, stored in the data table based on the result of the special figure lottery included in the command, etc. The numbers of the Q line “special figure 1 small hit number” and the R line “special figure 2 small hit number” are also incremented.

  At this time, the counting unit 221 determines the number of columns corresponding to the corresponding gaming state in each row described above based on the presence or absence of the definite variation state, the presence or absence of the variation state, the special drawing lottery result and the like included in the command. Update. For example, when the counting unit 221 receives information indicating that a winning on the first starting opening 57 has been detected when the gaming state is a definite changing state and a changing short state, the fourth row (D 4) of line D is received. Add 1) the number of). In addition, when the counting section 221 knows that the big hit game has been won in the symbol variation game according to the special figure 1 in the normal gaming state, it adds 1 to the number of the first row (O1) of the O line.

The number-of-holds acquisition unit 223 acquires the number of holdings, which is the number of random numbers stored on hold, every time the symbol variation game related to the special symbol is executed. The number-of-holds acquiring unit 223 may set the number excluding the random number read out when executing the symbol variation game as the number of holdings, or may set the number including the random numbers as the number of holdings. Also, the timing at which the pending count acquisition unit 223 acquires the pending count is arbitrary. In the present embodiment, the number-of-holds acquisition unit 223 is the number of random numbers (remaining random numbers other than random numbers read out in the started symbol variation game) which are reserved and stored at the start of variation of the symbol variation game related to the special symbol. Get as hold number.
Specifically, the number-of-holds acquisition unit 223 determines the presence / absence of execution of the symbol variation game according to the special drawing based on the presence / absence of the command including the information indicating the variation pattern from the information transmission unit 110, and further includes the command. Based on the information on the held random numbers, the number of reservations at the start of the fluctuation of the symbol fluctuation game is acquired. On the basis of the acquired number of reservations, the number-of-holds acquisition unit 223 stores the line S “number of reservation times for storage (retention 0, 1)”, line T “number of times for reservation reserving (retention 2)” stored in the data table, Increment the number of U line “Pending reserve number (preservation 3)” and V line “pending digest number (preservation 4)”. For example, when the number of reservations “1” is acquired, the number-of-retentions acquisition unit 223 adds one to the number of times of the T-line “number of times of reservation termination (retention 2)”.

  At this time, the number-of-holds acquisition unit 223 determines the corresponding game in each line described above based on the presence or absence of a definite change state, the presence or absence of a change state, the result of the special drawing lottery, etc. Update the number of columns corresponding to the state. For example, when the number-of-holds acquiring unit 223 acquires the number-of-holds '1' when the gaming state is the definite variation state and the variation state, the fourth of the T line "number of holding Add one to the number of columns (T4). In this manner, the number-of-holds acquisition unit 223 acquires the number of reservations for each execution of the symbol variation game in at least one gaming state of the plurality of gaming states controlled by the gaming state control unit 140, and the data table Store.

When the number of D row, E row, G row, H row, I row, J row, and K row in the data table is updated by the counting unit 221, the information management unit 220 determines that the B row is “safe” and Update the number of the same column in row C "saddle ball". For example, when the number D of row D first column (D1) is incremented by one, the information management unit 220 sets the number of prize balls (for example, four) accompanying the winning of the first starting opening 57 to B row first column. Along with the addition to the number (B1), the number of winning balls is also added to the number of C rows and the first column (C1).
The information management unit 220 may calculate the number of safe pay-out balls in the B row and the C row “dropper ball” not in each row but in a predetermined cycle. In this case, the information management unit 220 multiplies the numbers stored in the D line, E line, G line, H line, I line, J line and K line by the number of winning balls associated with the winning on each winning opening, respectively. The number of safe pay-out balls is calculated by adding them together, and the calculated value is stored in the target column of row B. Furthermore, the information management unit 220 may calculate a slip from the calculated value and the number of out-of-line balls in row A, and store the calculated value in the target column of row C.
Also, when the number of certain columns in a certain row in the data table is added, the information management unit 220 updates the seventh column “sum” of that row.

The calculation unit 230 calculates an index value (second game information) regarding the following game at any timing using the first game information stored in the data table.
The calculation unit 230 calculates the number of out-of-field balls (the number of discharged balls) per unit game time. Specifically, the calculation unit 230 can calculate the number of out balls (the number of discharged balls) per unit game time by dividing (A7) stored in the data table by (W7). In addition, the calculation unit 230 can also calculate the number of out balls per one hour of game time by multiplying the value obtained by division by 3600.

  In addition, the calculation unit 230 calculates the number of times the symbol variation game has been executed per unit game time. For example, the calculation unit 230 multiplies the value obtained by dividing (L1) stored in the data table by (W1) by 3600 to generate the symbol variation game according to the special figure 1 per one hour of game time. Calculate the number of executions of the so-called rotation number. In addition, the calculation unit 230 can also calculate the number of times of execution of the symbol variation game related to the special figure per unit game time by dividing (L1) + (M1) by (W1).

The calculating unit 230 can calculate a ratio of the number of times of acquisition of a certain number of reservations to the sum of the number of times of acquisition for each number of reservations as a ratio of reserve settlement. In addition, the calculation unit 230 can also calculate the reserve consumption ratio in at least one gaming state. For example, the calculation unit 230 may calculate the number of reservations at the time of symbol variation game execution to “0”, “1”, in each of the normal gaming state, the variable length state, and the probability change state according to the following calculation formula. The ratio (%) in the case of "2" or "3" can be calculated as the reserve digestion ratio.
<Normal gaming state>
Pending reserve ratio (Pending number 0) = (S1) / {(S1) + (T1) + (U1) + (V1)} × 100
Reserving ratio (retention number 1) = (T1) / {(S1) + (T1) + (U1) + (V1)} × 100
Reserving ratio (reserved number 2) = (U1) / {(S1) + (T1) + (U1) + (V1)} x 100
Reserving ratio (reserved number 3) = (V1) / {(S1) + (T1) + (U1) + (V1)} × 100
<Variations>
Reserving ratio (reserved number 0) = {(S3) + (S4)} / {(S3) + (S4) + (T3) + (T4) + (U3) + (U4) + (V3) + (V4) )} × 100
Reserving ratio (reserved number 1) = {(T3) + (T4)} / {(S3) + (S4) + (T3) + (T4) + (U3) + (U4) + (V3) + (V4) )} × 100
Reserving ratio (reserved number 2) = {(U3) + U4)} / {(S3) + (S4) + (T3) + (T4) + (U3) + (U4) + (V3) + (V4)} × 100
Reserving ratio (reserved number 3) = {(V3) + V4)} / {(S3) + (S4) + (T3) + (T4) + (U3) + (U4) + (V3) + (V4)} × 100
<Probability state>
Reserving ratio (reserved number 0) = {(S2) + (S4)} / {(S2) + (S4) + (T2) + (T4) + (U2) + (U4) + (V2) + (V4) )} × 100
Reserving ratio (reserved number 1) = {(T2) + (T4)} / {(S2) + (S4) + (T2) + (T4) + (U2) + (U4) + (V2) + (V4) )} × 100
Reserving ratio (reserved number 2) = {(U2) + (U4)} / {(S2) + (S4) + (T2) + (T4) + (U2) + (U2) + (U4) + (V2) + (V4) )} × 100
Reserving ratio (reserved number 3) = {(V2) + (V4)} / {(S2) + (S4) + (T2) + (T4) + (U2) + (U2) + (V2) + (V4) )} × 100

Calculation unit 230 is either one of the total number of winning balls paid out with a winning combination on a motorized winning combination and the total number of winning balls paid out together with a winning combination on which the electric combination is not attached. Calculate the number of specific winnings paid out which is In the present embodiment, the calculation unit 230 wins the special winning opening 55 with the special electric combination 65, the large winning opening 56 with the special electric combination 66, and the second starting opening 59 with the ordinary common electric combination 61. The total number of winning balls to be paid out along with is calculated as the number of specific winning payouts.
The calculation unit 230 calculates the ratio of the above-mentioned specific winning a prize payout number to the sum (B7) of the safe payout number stored in the data table. The ratio calculated is the so-called item ratio. The calculation unit 230 uses the number of row B “safe”, row E “starting hole 2 winning (electric chew)”, row I “attacker 1 winning”, row J “attacker 2 winning” stored in the data table. The character ratio can be calculated by the following equation.
Character ratio = {(E7) × number of winning balls in second starting hole 59 + (I7) × number of winning balls in large winning opening 55 + (J7) × number of winning balls in large winning opening 56 / (B7)
The calculation unit 230 calculates the total number of winning balls to be paid out with the winnings on the winning opening not having the motorized part, that is, the first starting port 57, the normal winning opening 67 and the actuation gate 63 as the specific winning payout ball number. Also, by calculating the ratio of the number of specific winning payouts to the total number of safe payouts (B7), the so-called combination ratio may be calculated by the following equation.
Character ratio = 1-{(D7) × number of winning balls in the first starting opening 57 + (G7) × number of winning balls in the normal winning opening 67a + (H7) × number of winning balls in the normal winning opening 67b + (K7) × Number of winning balls of the operating gate 63} / (B7)

In addition, the calculation unit 230 may calculate the total number of prize balls to be paid out with the winning of the special electric winning combination with a prize while the special continuous operating device operates the special electric combination continuously. It can also be calculated as the number of specific winnings paid out balls. In the present embodiment, the calculation unit 230 calculates the total number of prize balls to be paid out with the special winning combination 55 with the special electric role 65 and the special winning position 56 with the special electric combination 66 in the big hit gaming state. Calculated as the number of specific winnings paid out balls.
The calculation unit 230 calculates the ratio of the above-mentioned specific winning a prize payout number to the sum (B7) of the safe payout number stored in the data table. The ratio calculated is the so-called continuous character ratio.
The calculation unit 230 uses the numbers of B line “safe”, I line “Attacker 1 winning”, and J line “Attack 2 winning” stored in the data table, and uses the following formula to calculate the continuous combination ratio It can be calculated.
Continuous character ratio = [{(I5) + (I6)} × number of winning balls in the large winning opening 55 + {(J5) + (J6)} × number of winning balls in the large opening 56 / (B7)
In addition, when it is controlled that there is no winning of the big winning opening 55 or the big winning opening 56 only in the big hit gaming state, the calculating unit 230 may calculate the continuous winning ratio by the following formula. Good. In this case, the numbers stored in (I1), (I2), (I3), (I4), (J1), (J2), (J3), and (J4) in the data table are “0”. Become.
Continuous feature ratio = {(I7) × number of winning balls in large winning opening 55 + (J7) × number of winning balls in large winning opening 56 / (B7)

In addition, the calculation unit 230 can also calculate a ratio of the sum (B7) of safe payout balls to the total (A7) of the out balls. That is, the calculation unit 230 can calculate the so-called pop-out rate by the following equation.
Disbursement rate = (B7) / (A7) × 100
This can also be calculated by limiting to a specific gaming state. For example, the calculation unit 230 can calculate the payout rate in the normal gaming state according to the following equation.
Withdrawal rate (normal game state) = (B1) / (A1) x 100
In addition, the calculation unit 230 can calculate the payout rate in the fluctuation state and the probability change state according to the following equation.
Disbursement rate (variational state) = {(B3) + (B4)} / {(A3) + (A4)} x 100
Disbursement rate (probable change state) = {(B2) + (B4)} / {(A2) + (A4)} × 100

Furthermore, the calculation unit 230 can also calculate the ratio of the number of times of execution of the symbol variation game to the number of out-of-balls (game number ratio) in the gaming state other than the big hit game. In this case, the calculation unit 230 can calculate the game number rate by the following equation.
Number of games (normal gaming state) = {(L1) + (M1)} / (A1) × 100
Game number rate (variational state) = {(L3) + (L4) + (M3) + (M4)} / {(A3) + (A4)} x 100
Number of games (probable change state) = {(L2) + (L4) + (M2) + (M4)} / {(A2) + (A4)} × 100

The calculation unit 230 is not limited to the above-described calculation example, and can calculate other index values using the first game information stored in the data table.
In addition, the calculation unit 230 can also calculate a further game index value using the value calculated as described above. For example, the calculation unit 230 can calculate the number of times the symbol variation game has been executed per predetermined number of game balls in which the number of prize balls paid out with the winning is reflected, by the following equation.
Calculated value = 250 / {100-payout rate (normal game state)} × game number rate (normal game state)

  The first erasing unit 227, the second erasing unit 228, and the third erasing unit 229 are functional components that perform processing of erasing a part or all of the game information stored in the RAM 202, and operate under different conditions. The first erasing unit 227 corresponds to a first erasing unit, the second erasing unit 228 corresponds to a second erasing unit, and the third erasing unit 229 corresponds to a third erasing unit.

The third erasing unit 229 erases part of the game information stored in the RAM 202 (storage device) in response to the power-off. Then, at the time of erasing by the third erasing unit 229, at least one of the first game information and the second game information is held in the RAM 202. In other words, the third erasing unit 229 erases part of the game information stored in the RAM 202 when the power is turned off, and at this time, at least one of the first game information and the second game information is erased Do not include in the target. As a result, even if part of the game information is erased by the third erasing unit 229, at least one of the first game information and the second game information is held in the RAM 202 as a result.
The first game information held without being targeted for erasure by the third erasure unit 229 may be all the information stored in the data table, or may be part of the information. In addition, the second game information held without being targeted for erasure by the third erasure unit 229 may be all information (game index value) calculated by the calculation unit 230, or a part thereof. It may be.
In addition, when the RAM 202 is formed of volatile memory and non-volatile memory, the third erasing unit 229 is the first game information and the second game in the game information stored in the volatile memory. The above-described deletion processing can also be realized by evacuating part of the game information that is not the deletion target including at least one of the information in the non-volatile memory.
Here, "power off" means that the power supply to the gaming machine 10 is lost.

The first erasing unit 227 erases part of the game information stored in the RAM 202 in response to the reception of the RAM clear signal from the main control board 100. Then, at the time of erasing by the first erasing unit 227, at least one of the first game information and the second game information is held in the RAM 202. In other words, the first erasing unit 227 erases a part of the game information stored in the RAM 202 in response to the reception of the RAM clear signal, but at this time at least one of the first game information and the second game information It is not included in the deletion target. As a result, even if part of the game information is erased by the first erasing unit 227, at least one of the first game information and the second game information is held in the RAM 202 as a result.
The first game information held without being targeted for erasure by the first erasure unit 227 may be all the information stored in the data table, or may be part of the information. In addition, the second game information held without being targeted for erasure by the first erasure unit 227 may be all information (game index value) calculated by the calculation unit 230, or a part thereof. It may be.
As described above, when the power of the gaming machine 10 is turned on while pressing the RAM clear switch SW10, the RAM clear signal causes the sub control board 200 (first erase) to be performed from the main control board 100 (RAM clear portion 112). Section 227).

The second eraser 228 takes all of the game information stored in the RAM 202 (storage device) in response to the third operation being performed in a state where the specific image is displayed on the effect display device 80 (display device). to erase. Thereby, at least one of the first game information and the second game information is also erased from the RAM 202.
Here, the “specific image” is a screen displayed on the effect display device 80 by performing the second operation after the power is turned on, and is, for example, an image DR3 shown in FIG.
The “second operation” is an operation for displaying the “specific image” on the effect display device 80, and for example, the operation according to the display IN12 in the image DR1 shown in FIG. 9 and the image shown in FIG. This is an operation to select the display IN 25 in the DR2.
The “third operation” is an operation that triggers execution of the erasing process by the second erasing unit 228, and is, for example, an operation of selecting the display IN 36 in the image DR3 shown in FIG.
However, the specific operation content of the “second operation” and the “third operation” is not limited to the above-described example. As another example of the “second operation” and the “third operation”, when the effect display device 80 is realized as a touch panel instead of the operation with respect to the operation button group provided on the upper surface of the upper ball pan 27 , And may be a touch operation on the touch panel.
Further, in the present embodiment, an embodiment in which the second erasing unit 228 erases all the game information stored in the RAM 202 will be described. However, the second erasing unit 228 is a part of game information stored in the RAM 202 The first game information or the second game information (including one or both) may be deleted.

  A series of process flow when the second erasing unit 228 executes the erasing process will be more specifically described with reference to FIGS. 9 to 12. 9 to 12 show an example of an image displayed on the effect display device 80 after the gaming machine 10 is powered on.

When the gaming machine 10 is powered on, the effect control unit 210 causes the effect display device 80 to display an image DR1 shown in FIG. 9 for a predetermined period.
The display IN 11 indicates that "the screen transitions to the demo screen when the remaining XX seconds elapse". In "remaining XX seconds", the remaining time of the predetermined period in which the image DR1 is displayed is displayed, and is counted down every one second. The "demo screen" is a screen displayed in the standby state.
On the display IN12, "If the buttons in the left and right direction are held down simultaneously, the setting screen is displayed" is displayed. The "left and right direction buttons" in this display are the cursor buttons 38c and 38d. Further, the “setting screen” refers to a screen on which the image DR2 shown in FIG. 10 is displayed.

When the operation suitable for the display IN12 is performed, the effect control unit 210 causes the effect display device 80 to display an image DR2 shown in FIG.
The image DR2 includes a display IN23 indicating a cursor, displays IN24 to IN26 indicating three selectable menus, and a display IN27 indicating termination of menu selection.
As the cursor button 38a or 38b is operated as indicated in the display IN22 that "the cursor is set with the button in the vertical direction", the effect control unit 210 selects the upward direction or the upward direction corresponding to the operated cursor button. Move the cursor display IN23 downward.
When the push button 37 is operated as indicated by the display IN21 that "it is decided by the push button", then the menu pointed by the cursor display IN23 is selected.
That is, the operator operates the cursor button 38a or 38b, moves the cursor display IN23 to a position next to the desired menu display in the three menu displays IN24 to IN26, and presses the push button 37. The desired menu can be selected.
The display IN 24 shows the “ECO mode” menu. Here, "ECO mode" means a state in which the power consumption transferred when a predetermined time has elapsed since entering the standby state is suppressed, and whether the "ECO mode" menu shifts to that state or not Is a menu for selecting.
The display IN 25 shows the “sub data deletion” menu. The "delete sub data" menu is a menu for selecting whether or not to delete game information stored in the RAM 202.
The display IN 26 shows the “RTC setting” menu. The “RTC setting” menu is a menu for selecting whether to set a real time clock. The gaming machine 10 in which the real time clock is set can continue to tick the time by battery backup even if the power is turned off.
The display IN 27 is a menu for ending the menu selection. When this menu is selected, the menu selection ends, and the effect control unit 210 causes the effect display device 80 to display a demo screen.

When the “delete sub data” menu in the image DR2 is selected, the effect control unit 210 causes the effect display device 80 to display an image DR3 shown in FIG.
In the image DR3, a display IN33 indicating a cursor, a display IN34 indicating alerting when deleting sub data, and displays IN35 and IN36 indicating whether to delete sub data are displayed.
In the display IN34, a warning is displayed that the gaming machine 10 returns to the factory default state when the sub data is deleted.
The displays IN32 and IN31 have the same display contents as the above-described displays IN22 and IN21, and the display IN33 of the cursor is controlled in the same manner as the display IN23 of the above-described cursor. Thereby, the operator operates the cursor button 38a or 38b, moves the display IN33 of the cursor to the position next to the display IN35 or the display IN36, and presses the push button 37, YES "YES" or "NO". "No" can be selected. When the sub data is not deleted, the display IN35 "No" is selected, and when the sub data is deleted, the display IN36 "Yes" is selected.
Immediately after "delete sub data" in the image DR2 is selected, as shown in FIG. 11, the cursor is adjusted to the display IN35 "NO". Thereby, by continuously pressing the push button 37, it is possible to prevent the sub data from being erased by mistake.

When it is selected to delete the sub data in the image DR3, the deletion processing by the second deletion unit 228 is executed, and then the effect control unit 210 causes the effect display device 80 to display the image DR4 shown in FIG. .
The display IN 41 indicates that the sub data has been erased and the gaming machine 10 has returned to the factory default state. That is, the second erasing unit 228 erases all of the gaming states stored in the RAM 202.
The display IN 42 indicates that when the push button 37 is pressed, the effect display device 80 returns to the state in which the image DR2 is displayed.

The game information control unit 240 causes the effect display device 80 to display either one or both of the first game information and the second game information. For example, the game information control unit 240 produces at least one of the ratio of the number of acquisitions for each number of reservations to the total of the number of acquisitions for each number of reservations calculated by the calculation unit 230 and the number of acquisitions for each number of reservations It is displayed on the display device 80. As described above, the first game information displayed on the effect display device 80 may be all the information stored in the data table, or may be part of the information. Further, the second game information displayed on the effect display device 80 may be all information (game index value) calculated by the calculation unit 230, or may be a part thereof.
As a result, the gaming machine 10 itself can perform verification of the game property that can be performed using at least one of the number of times of acquisition for each number of reservations and the ratio of the reservation digestion. While performing the verification.
Hereinafter, the first game information or the second game information displayed on the effect display device 80 or both of them will be collectively referred to as display target game information.

At this time, the game information control unit 240 displays the display target game information in a display mode in which the effect pattern whose stop display is displayed is not hidden or in which the effect pattern whose stop display is displayed is not hidden. As a result, for example, it is possible to facilitate verification of game play that can be performed using at least one of the number of times of acquisition for each number of reservations and the ratio of the reservation to be held, while performing trial trials with the gaming machine 10.
FIG. 13 is a view showing a display example of display target game information. In the example of FIG. 13, the area (game information display area 85) for displaying the display target game information is arranged on the right of the area (production symbol fluctuation area 83) where the production symbol is variably displayed, and the game information display area A list of display target game information is displayed in 85. In the example of FIG. 13, the display object game information is displayed at a position not hidden by the stop display by being arranged at a position where the effect pattern fluctuation area 83 and the game information display area 85 do not overlap in this way. ing.
However, the display position of the display target game information may be a position that does not hide the stop-displayed effect pattern, so for example, it may be a position to hide the change-displayed effect pattern, and the stop-displayed effect It may be a position to partially hide the design. When the gaming machine 10 is additionally provided with another effect display device in addition to the effect display device 80, the display object game information may be displayed on the other effect display device.
In addition, even if the display position of the display target game information is a position completely overlapping the effect pattern on which the stop display is displayed, the display target game information is displayed in a display mode in which the effect pattern is not hidden as in the transparent display. Just do it. As a display mode which does not hide a production | presentation pattern, there exist a blink display of display object game information, and a switching display with display object game information and a production | presentation pattern.
In addition, when the gaming machine 10 includes a movable decorative body (effect utility), it is preferable that the game information control unit 240 display the display target gaming information at a position not hidden by the movable decorative body. The position not hidden by the movable decorative body corresponds to the initial position of the movable decorative body, the normal position, and the position at which the movable decorative body stops for a predetermined time after movement.

The game information control unit 240 may display the display target game information constantly or periodically. The game information control unit 240 can also display the display target game information limited to a specific period such as while displaying a demonstration effect. The game information control unit 240 can also switch between display and non-display of the display target game information in response to detection of a specific operation on the operation handle 31 or the push button 37.
The game information control unit 240 can also compare the value of the display target game information with a predetermined threshold value, and switch the display mode of the display target game information according to the comparison result. For example, when the accessory ratio calculated by the calculation unit 230 exceeds the predetermined threshold (for example, 0.7), the game information control unit 240 displays a display mode different from the display mode in the case of not exceeding (flickering, different colors Etc.). In addition, the game information control unit 240 displays a different display mode (flickering, different from the display mode in the case of not exceeding the predetermined threshold (for example, 0.6) when the continuous part ratio calculated by the calculation unit 230 exceeds the predetermined threshold (for example, 0.6) Display in color etc. In this way, by setting the predetermined threshold value as a value that requires a change in the game property, it becomes possible to easily grasp the game information that needs re-examination based on the display mode of the display target game information.

  By displaying such display target game information on the effect display device 80 of the gaming machine 10, it becomes possible for the gaming machine 10 itself to verify the game property. For example, since it is possible to easily check the game information (test injection data) at the time of the test shot, it is possible to quickly respond to the game characteristics of the gaming machine 10. In addition, since the game characteristic verification can be performed while experiencing the effects to be executed by actually performing the game (trial hitting) with the gaming machine 10, for example, to increase the fluctuation efficiency from the number of pending digestion rates of 3 Also, it is possible to present a concrete correction proposal regarding the playability, such as whether it is acceptable to lower the development rate of special effects (such as reach effects) in the state of the number of reservations 4.

<About the processing procedure of various processing>
Next, processing procedures of the various types of processing described above will be described with reference to FIG. 14, FIG. 15, FIG. 16, or FIG. In addition, since each component illustrated in FIG. 1 to FIG. 7 described above may be touched and described, these drawings should also be referred to as appropriate.

FIG. 14 is a flow chart showing the processing procedure of the start opening ball entry process. FIG. 15 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure of out-of-sphere detection processing. FIG. 16 is a flow chart showing a processing procedure of symbol variation start processing. FIG. 17 is a flow chart showing the processing procedure of the game time measurement process.
Note that the processing procedures illustrated in these flowcharts do not limit the processing procedure of the present invention and the execution timing thereof. For this reason, when carrying out the processing relating to the present invention, the plurality of processing procedures can be changed without causing any problem in content, and some or all of the execution timings of the plurality of processing overlap each other. It is also good.
Further, each processing illustrated in FIG. 14, FIG. 15, FIG. 16 or FIG. 17 is a main processing necessary for the explanation of the present invention, and does not show all the processing executed by the gaming machine 10.

First, the process when starting and entering balls will be described. Here, the “starting opening entering ball processing” is a series of processing executed after the gaming ball enters the first starting opening 57 or the second starting opening 59.
Until the ball entering the first start port 57 or the second start port 59 is detected by the count switch SW1 or the count switch SW2 (NO in step S102), the processing in step S104 and subsequent steps is not performed and the process waits.
Further, even if the ball entering the first starting opening 57 or the second starting opening 59 is detected (YES in step S102), if the number of reservations by the special view holding control unit 115 reaches the upper limit (in YES), the process after step S106 is not performed and the process waits.

When the ball entering the first starting opening 57 or the second starting opening 59 is detected (YES in step S102) and the number of reservations by the special view holding control unit 115 has not reached the upper limit (NO in step S104), The number of reservations by the special view reservation control unit 115 is added (step S106). Further, the random number M1 or the random number M2 is acquired by the special view holding control unit 115, and is held in a dedicated storage area (step S108).
That is, the affirmation of step S102 and the denial of step S104 mean establishment of the starting condition which starts the symbol variation game which concerns on the above-mentioned 1st special symbol or 2nd special symbol.

  A command including the series of processing results from step S102 to step S108 as control information is output from the information transmission unit 110 to the sub control board 200 (step S110), and the processing at the time of starting opening entrance ball ends.

Next, the processing procedure of out-of-ball detection processing will be described. Here, “out-of-ball detection processing” is a series of processing executed by the main control board 100 when the out-ball is detected by the out-port switch SW9.
Until the out ball is detected by the out port switch SW9 (NO in step S402), the process from step S404 onwards is not performed and the process waits until the out ball is detected by the out port switch SW9 (YES in step S402) The detected number of out balls is incremented (step S404).
If the number of detected out spheres does not reach the predetermined output condition number (for example, 10 spheres) (NO in step S406), the processing in step S408 and subsequent steps is not performed, and the process waits.
When the number of detected out spheres becomes the number of output conditions (for example, 10 spheres) (YES in step S406), a command including detection information of out spheres is output from the information transmission unit 110 to the sub control board 200 (step S408). After the out-ball detection number is initialized (step S410), the out-ball detection process ends.

As described above, the detection information of the out ball included in the output command is used to count the number of out balls, measure the game time, and the like.
Step S402, step S404, step S406, and step S410 in the out-of-sphere detection process may be performed by the out-port switch SW9, and step S408 may be performed by the information transmission unit 110. In this case, the out-port switch SW9 outputs a detection signal each time a predetermined number (the number of output conditions) of the out sphere is detected.
Also, the process at the time of out-of-sphere detection may be performed by the information transmission unit 110. In this case, the out port switch SW9 outputs a detection signal each time an out sphere is detected, and the information transmission unit 110 detects an out sphere every time a predetermined number (number of output conditions) of out spheres are detected. Output a command containing information.

Subsequently, the processing procedure of the symbol variation start process will be described. Here, the “symbol variation start process” is a series of processes performed when starting a symbol variation game with a special symbol.
First, the special view lottery control unit 130 determines whether or not a change start condition is satisfied (step S202). Here, the "variation start condition" means (i) that a symbol variation game with a special symbol is not executed at the time of determination in step S202, (ii) that a big hit game is not executed at the time of determination in step S202, (Iii) One or more pending storages exist at the time of determination in step S202.
When the determination in step S202 is negative (NO in step S202), the processing in step S204 and subsequent steps is not performed, and the symbol variation start process ends.

When the determination in step S202 is affirmed (YES in step S202), the lottery unit 131 reads out the random number M1 or the random number M2 held by the special view holding control unit 115 (step S204).
In step S204, the acceptance lottery unit 131 may read the random number M1 or the random number M2 in the order of being reserved and stored in the special view suspension control unit 115, or may prioritize one of them to read the other.

Each determination process is executed when the random number is read out in step S204 (step S206).
Here, the process included in step S206 specifically includes at least a winning lottery by the above-described winning lottery unit 131 and selection of a special symbol by the special drawing selecting unit 132. In addition, (i) whether or not the variation state is given, (ii) whether or not to stop the effect pattern at reach eyes, (iii) whether or not to perform a specific effect, etc., are the processing of step S206. May be included in the processing of

Then, the special view holding control unit 115 specifies the number of the random number M1 or the random number M2 held at that time (step S208). As a result, the number of remaining random numbers excluding the random number read out in the symbol variation game executed in the present processing procedure is specified as the number of reservations.
The variation pattern assignment unit 160 determines a variation pattern using the processing result of step S206 and the number of reservations identified in step S208 (step S210).

  A command including the series of processing results from step S202 to step S210 as control information is output from the information transmission unit 110 to the sub control board 200 (step S212), and the symbol variation start process is ended. In the command, various information for enabling the sub control board 200 to determine the presence or absence of execution of a symbol variation game, the gaming state, etc., for example, information indicating a variation pattern, the number of reservations, presence or absence of probability variation, variation status It includes the presence or absence of

Next, the processing procedure of the measurement processing of the game time will be described.
The time measuring unit 225 waits until an out sphere is detected while monitoring detection information of the out port switch SW9 included in the command from the information transmission unit 110 (NO in step S302). When the time measuring unit 225 recognizes that the out ball is detected from the detection information (YES in step S302), the time measuring unit 225 determines whether or not the game time is being measured (step S304).
When the time measuring unit 225 determines that the game time is not being measured (NO in step S304), the control information included in the command from the information transmitting unit 110 (presence or absence of probability change state, presence or absence of change state, special drawing Based on the result etc.), the current gaming state is acquired (step S306). The time measuring unit 225 identifies a column corresponding to the gaming state in the data table based on the acquired gaming state, and acquires the gaming time stored in the identified column of the W row as an initial value ( Step S308).
Then, the time measuring unit 225 starts measuring the game time (step S310). For example, the time measuring unit 225 starts the timer and adds the timer value to the initial value acquired in step S308, thereby updating the gaming time stored in the target row of the W row in the data table. As another method, the time measuring unit 225 may set the gaming time acquired in step S308 to the initial value of the timer and measure the elapsed time from the initial value using the timer. In this case, the time measuring unit 225 may store the timer value as it is in the data table. In this manner, the time measuring unit 225 sequentially updates the playing time in the playing state at that time.
When it is determined in step S304 that the game time is being measured (YES in step S304), measurement of the game time is continued, and the game time stored in the data table is successively updated.

The time measuring unit 225 monitors that the interruption condition of the game time is satisfied while continuing the measurement and update of the game time (step S312). The interruption condition of the game time is established by the fact that the out ball is not detected for a predetermined time in a state where the symbol variation game is not executed for a predetermined time. In the present embodiment, the establishment of the interruption condition is determined based on the fact that the out sphere is not detected for 10 seconds or more in a state where the demonstration effect is displayed on the effect display device 80.
When it is determined that the interruption condition of the game time is satisfied (YES in step S312), the time measurement unit 225 interrupts (stops) the measurement of the game time (step S314). That is, the time measuring unit 225 stops the timer.
After interrupting the measurement of the game time, the time measurement unit 225 stands by until the out ball is detected again (NO in step S302).

When the interruption condition of the game time is not satisfied (NO in step S312), the time measurement unit 225 continues the measurement of the game time, and includes the control information (presence or absence of a probability change state, change) included in the command from the information transmission unit 110. Based on the presence or absence of the short state, the result of the special drawing lottery, etc., the latest gaming state is acquired (step S316).
When the time measuring unit 225 determines that the latest gaming state acquired in step S316 has been shifted from the gaming state acquired earlier (YES in step S318), the row corresponding to the latest gaming state in the data table is displayed. Re-identify, the game time stored in the re-identified column of W line is re-acquired as an initial value (step S320). Thus, the time measuring unit 225 measures the game time in the latest game state and reflects it on the data table.

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In the above-mentioned embodiment, although count part 221, number-of-hold acquisition part 223, and time measurement part 225 are realized by sub control board 200, those functional composition may be realized by main control board 100. In this case, the counting unit 221 may count based on the detection signal from each count switch or out port switch SW9. Further, the number-of-holds acquisition unit 223 can acquire the number of reservations from the special view reservation control unit 115, and the time measurement unit 225 grasps the detection of the out sphere based on the detection signal from the out port switch SW9, The presence or absence of the execution of the symbol variation game can be determined by the information from the special view lottery control unit 130. The information transmission unit 110 outputs the number information counted by the counting unit 221, the number of reservations obtained by the number-of-holds acquisition unit 223, and the game time measured by the time measurement unit 225 to the sub control board 200 to manage information. The unit 220 stores the information in the data table.

  Further, unlike the above embodiment, the out port switch SW9 detects only the gaming balls dropped into the out port 69, and the count unit 221 detects the detection information of the out port switch SW9 and the detection information of each count switch. The game ball dropped into the out slot 69 and the game ball entered into each winning hole may be counted as the out ball, targeting both of them. In this case, the time measuring unit 225 may recognize the detection of the out sphere by targeting both of the detection information of the out port switch SW 9 and the detection information of each count switch.

  In addition, the gaming machine 10 further includes game information display means provided at a position where the player can not visually recognize during the game, and the game information control unit 240 performs the above-mentioned display target game information (for example, for each hold number). The game information display means may display the ratio of the number of times of acquisition of a certain number of reservations to the sum of the number of times of acquisition and the number of times of acquisition for each number of reservations. The “position where the player can not visually recognize during the game” may have a position behind the gaming board 50 or a position separated from the gaming machine 10 itself. Thus, by displaying the game information at a position where the player can not visually recognize during the game, it is possible to confirm the game property without showing the player even after being installed in the game arcade. Become.

The above contents include the following technical ideas.
(1) Random number obtaining means for obtaining random numbers triggered by the establishment of a start condition including at least the entry of a game ball into the start opening;
Pass / fail determination means for determining success or failure of the winning based on the random number acquired by the random number acquisition means;
Holding storage control means for holding the acquired random number so as not to exceed a predetermined upper limit number, and waiting for execution of the determination by the validity determination means based on the held random number;
Symbol display control means for executing a symbol variation game in which the determination result by the success or failure determination means is notified;
A number-of-holds acquisition means for acquiring the number of holdings which is the number of the random numbers stored on hold, each time the symbol variation game is executed;
Calculation means for calculating a ratio of the number of acquisitions of a certain number of reservations to the total of the number of acquisitions for each number of reservations based on the acquisition history by the number-of-holds acquisition unit;
A storage device in which game information including specific information indicating at least one of the number of acquisitions for each hold and the ratio calculated by the calculation unit is stored;
First erasing means for erasing a part of the game information stored in the storage device triggered by the first operation being performed when the power is turned on;
Equipped with
A gaming machine characterized in that the specific information is held in the storage device at the time of erasing by the first erasing means.
(2) game state control means capable of transitioning to any one of a plurality of game states;
And further
The hold number acquiring unit acquires the hold number for each execution of the symbol variation game in at least one gaming state of the plurality of gaming states.
The calculating means calculates the ratio relating to the at least one gaming state.
The gaming machine according to (1).
(3) Effect display means for outputting an effect display during execution of the symbol variation game;
Game information control means for causing the effect display means to display at least one of the number of acquisitions for each hold and the ratio calculated by the calculation means;
The gaming machine according to (1) or (2), further comprising:
(4) game information display means provided at a position where the player can not visually recognize during the game;
Game information control means for causing the game information display means to display at least one of the number of times of acquisition for each hold number calculated by the calculation means and the ratio;
The gaming machine according to (1) or (2), further comprising:
(5) A display device on which a specific screen is displayed by performing a second operation after the power is turned on,
And second erasing means for erasing a part of the game information stored in the storage device in response to a third operation being performed in a state where the specific screen is displayed on the display device.
The gaming machine according to any one of (1) to (4), wherein the second erasing means erases the specific information from the storage device.
(A) a third erasing unit that erases part of the game information stored in the storage device in response to a power source disconnection;
The gaming machine according to any one of (1) to (5), wherein the specific information is held in the storage device at the time of erasing by the third erasing means.

DESCRIPTION OF REFERENCE NUMERALS 10 game machine 15 outer frame 20 front frame 21 hinge mechanism 23 cylinder lock 25 transparent member 27 upper ball receiving plate 29 lower ball receiving plate 31 operation handle 32 upper frame 33 speaker 34 left and right side frame 35 illumination device 37 push button 39 ball removing mechanism 50 game board 50a game area 51 outside rail 52 windmill 53 inside rail 55 large winning opening 56 large winning opening 57 1st starting opening 59 2nd starting opening 61 ordinary electric role 63 operating gate 65 special electric role 66 special electric role 67 ordinary winning opening 67a ordinary winning opening 67b ordinary winning opening 69 out opening 80 effect display device 83 effect symbol variation area 85 game information display area 90 symbol display device 91 first special symbol display device 92 second special symbol display device 93 ordinary symbol Display device 100 Main control board 101, 201 CPU
102, 202 RAM
103, 203 ROM
110 information transmission unit 112 RAM clear unit 115 special drawing reservation control unit 116 common drawing reservation control unit 130 special drawing lottery control unit 131 acceptance lottery unit 132 special drawing selection unit 140 gaming state control unit 141 probability variation control unit 142 short circuit control unit 145 Hit control unit 150 symbol display control unit 151 first special symbol display control unit 152 second special symbol display control unit 153 normal symbol display control unit 160 variation pattern giving unit 170 common drawing lottery control unit 171 open drawing unit 172 common drawing selection unit 180 ordinary electric utility control unit 190 special electric officer control unit 200 sub control board 210 effect control unit 220 information management unit 221 count unit 223 count number acquisition unit 225 time measurement unit 227 first erasing unit 228 second erasing unit 229 third erasing Part 230 Calculation part 240 Game information control part SOL1 Solenoid coil SOL2 Solenoid coil SO L4 Solenoid coil SW1 Count switch SW2 Count switch SW4 Count switch SW5 Count switch SW6 Count switch SW7 Count switch SW8 Count switch SW9 Out port switch

According to the present invention, there is provided a game machine for playing a game by driving a game ball into a game area formed on a game board, and detecting the discharge ball which is the game ball discharged from the game area; A safe detecting means for detecting the winning of the gaming ball to the winning opening, and a total of the number of winning balls to be paid out along with the winning based on a part or all of the detection of the winning by the winning detection means; A first calculation means for calculating the number of dispensed balls, a second calculation means for calculating the quantity of the discharge balls based on the detection of the discharge balls by the discharge ball detection means, and a calculation result by the first calculation means a third calculating means for calculating a ratio between the calculated results by the second calculating means, at least one of the calculation results by the first calculating means calculates the result according to and said second calculating means calculates the result according to the third calculation means First erasing to erase the memory device gaming information is stored including the predetermined information, a part of the game information which the first operation at power-on is stored in the storage device in response to what is done showing Means, a display means, and a display control means for causing the display means to display the ratio calculated by the third calculation means , wherein the predetermined information is stored in the storage device at the time of erasing by the first erasing means The display control unit changes the display mode of the ratio according to whether the ratio calculated by the third calculation unit exceeds a predetermined threshold, and the first calculation unit is the most for the player. A gaming machine is provided , which calculates the number of safe payout balls in a disadvantageous normal gaming state, and the second calculating means calculates a quantity related to the discharged balls in the normal gaming state .

Claims (4)

Random number obtaining means for obtaining random numbers triggered by the establishment of a starting condition including at least the entry of the game ball into the starting opening;
Pass / fail determination means for determining success or failure of the winning based on the random number acquired by the random number acquisition means;
Holding storage control means for holding the acquired random number so as not to exceed a predetermined upper limit number, and waiting for execution of the determination by the validity determination means based on the held random number;
Symbol display control means for executing a symbol variation game in which the determination result by the success or failure determination means is notified;
A number-of-holds acquisition means for acquiring the number of holdings which is the number of the random numbers stored on hold, each time the symbol variation game is executed;
Calculation means for calculating a ratio of the number of acquisitions of a certain number of reservations to the total of the number of acquisitions for each number of reservations based on the acquisition history by the number-of-holds acquisition unit;
A storage device in which game information including specific information indicating at least one of the number of acquisitions for each hold and the ratio calculated by the calculation unit is stored;
First erasing means for erasing a part of the game information stored in the storage device triggered by the first operation being performed when the power is turned on;
A display device on which a specific screen is displayed by performing a second operation after power on;
Second erasing means for erasing a part of the game information stored in the storage device in response to a third operation being performed in a state where the specific screen is displayed on the display device;
Equipped with
The specific information is held in the storage device at the time of erasing by the first erasing unit,
The second erasing unit erases the specific information from the storage device;
Gaming machine. Game state control means capable of transitioning to any one of a plurality of game states,
And further
The hold number acquiring unit acquires the hold number for each execution of the symbol variation game in at least one gaming state of the plurality of gaming states.
The calculating means calculates the ratio relating to the at least one gaming state.
The gaming machine according to claim 1. An effect display means for outputting an effect display during execution of the symbol variation game;
Game information control means for causing the effect display means to display at least one of the number of acquisitions for each hold and the ratio calculated by the calculation means;
The gaming machine according to claim 1, further comprising: Game information display means provided at a position where the player can not visually recognize during the game;
Game information control means for causing the game information display means to display at least one of the number of times of acquisition for each hold number calculated by the calculation means and the ratio;
The gaming machine according to claim 1, further comprising:

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