JP2019150163A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

To execute an unprecedented performance that causes a player to expect that a special game is to be executed.SOLUTION: A game machine includes: symbol control means that, on the basis of a result of the determination by determination means, causes a symbol to be variably displayed, and then stopped/displayed in a mode to show the determination result; image display means for displaying an image; and symbol image control means that, accompanying the variable display and stop display of the symbol, causes a symbol image to be variably displayed, and then stopped/displayed in a predetermined mode by the image display means. A timing of the stop display of the symbol image can sometimes be delayed behind a timing of the stop display of the symbol.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 53

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine.

  In the gaming machine, for example, in Patent Document 1, the pachinko gaming machine has a possibility that the display result of the variable display serving as the prefetch target becomes a big hit symbol based on the prefetching before the variable display serving as the prefetch target is started. It is described that a pre-reading effect can be executed in advance, and that game points used for granting a privilege can be given when the pre-reading effect is executed.

JP-A-2006-198635

Here, in the gaming machine, there is an effect that makes the player expect that a special game will be performed before notifying the player of the result of determining whether or not to perform a special game advantageous to the player. May be.
An object of the present invention is to provide an unprecedented presentation that makes a player expect a special game to be performed.

  The present invention that achieves the above object is realized as the following gaming machine. This gaming machine (for example, the pachinko gaming machine 100) is advantageous to the player based on the acquisition means (for example, the random number acquisition unit 231) that acquires the gaming information when the acquisition condition is satisfied and the acquired gaming information. Based on the determination means (for example, the special symbol determination unit 234) for determining whether or not to perform a special game and the determination result of the determination unit (for example, the special symbol determination unit 234), the symbols are displayed in a variably manner. Symbol control means (for example, special symbol fluctuation control section 233) for stopping and displaying in a manner representing the determination result, image display means (for example, image display section 114) for displaying an image, and image display means (for example, image display) Part 114), the symbol image is displayed in a predetermined manner after the symbol image (for example, decorative symbol 41) is variably displayed in accordance with the variation display and stop display of the symbol. Control means (for example, production control unit 300), and the timing of stop display of the symbol image (for example, decorative symbol 41) may be delayed with respect to the timing of stop display of the symbol. It is.

  In addition, the said code | symbol in this column is attached | subjected illustratively in the description of this invention, and this invention is not reduced by this code | symbol.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to perform an unprecedented effect that makes a player expect a special game to be performed.

It is a schematic front view of the pachinko gaming machine according to the present embodiment. (A) is an enlarged view showing an example of a display provided at the lower left of the game board, (b) is a partial plan view of the pachinko gaming machine. It is a figure which shows the internal structure of the control unit of the pachinko game machine of this Embodiment. It is explanatory drawing of the image / sound control part and lamp | ramp control part of this Embodiment. It is a block diagram which shows the function structure of the game control part of this Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the operation | movement of the basic process by a game control part. It is a flowchart which shows the operation | movement of the process at the time of the power supply cutoff by a game control part. It is a flowchart which shows the main control processing of a game control part. It is a flowchart which shows the content of a start port switch process. It is a flowchart which shows the content of the gate switch process. It is a flowchart which shows the content of the special symbol process. It is a flowchart which shows the content of the jackpot determination process. It is a flowchart which shows the content of the fluctuation pattern selection process. It is a flowchart which shows the content of the process during a stop. It is a flowchart which shows the content of a customer waiting | standby setting process. It is a flowchart which shows the content of normal symbol processing. It is a flowchart which shows the content of the big prize opening process. It is a flowchart which shows the content of the game state setting process. It is a flowchart which shows the content of an electric tulip process. It is a figure which shows the structural example of the random number used by this Embodiment, (a) is a figure which shows the structural example of jackpot random number, (b) is a figure which shows the structural example of jackpot symbol random number, (c ) Is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of a reach random number, and (d) is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of a hit random number. It is a figure which shows the example of a setting of the variation pattern used in a variation pattern selection process, and a table. It is a block diagram explaining the structural example of RAM of a game control part, (a) is a block diagram which shows the structure of a storage area, (b) is a block diagram which shows each structure of the memory | storage part shown to (a) It is. It is a block diagram explaining the structural example of RAM of an effect control part, (a) is a block diagram which shows the structure of a storage area, (b) is a block which shows each structure of the memory | storage part shown to (a) FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the content of the prior determination process. It is a figure which shows the structure of a command, (a) is a figure which shows the data structure of a command, (b) is a figure which shows the structure as a bit string of a command. It is a figure which shows the structural example of the command storage area in RAM. It is a flowchart which shows the content of the output process by an output control part. It is a flowchart which shows operation | movement of an effect control part, (a) is a figure which shows a main process, (b) is a figure which shows an interruption process. It is a flowchart which shows the content of command reception processing. It is a flowchart which shows the content of the prior determination effect selection process of FIG. 27, and the effect selection process. It is a flowchart which shows the content of the big hit effect selection process of FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the content of the ending effect selection process of FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the content of effect button processing. It is a figure which shows the example of a setting of the change effect pattern table used in the change effect pattern selection (S2813) in the effect selection process of FIG.28 (b). It is a figure which shows the example of a setting of the change effect pattern table used in the change effect pattern selection (S2813) in the effect selection process of FIG.28 (b). It is a figure which shows the one aspect | mode of the effect which an effect control part performs using an image display part. It is explanatory drawing of the decorative design of this Embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the operation pattern data for performing the variation effect of the decoration design of this Embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the production pattern data used for execution of a variation production. It is explanatory drawing of the small design of this Embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the small design effect pattern data used for execution of the change effect of a small design. It is explanatory drawing of the variation production example 1 performed using an image display part. It is explanatory drawing of the variation production example 2 performed using an image display part. It is explanatory drawing of the variation production example 3 performed using an image display part. It is explanatory drawing of the variation production example 3 performed using an image display part. It is explanatory drawing of the variation production example 4 performed using an image display part. It is explanatory drawing of the variation production example 5 performed using an image display part. It is explanatory drawing of the effect performed on the display screen of an image display part, when the jackpot game is performed. It is explanatory drawing of the other example effects of a small design. It is a flowchart regarding execution determination of a delay effect. It is a figure which shows the example of a setting of the variation production pattern table used in variation production pattern selection, when a delay effect at the time of a start is performed. It is explanatory drawing of the variation production pattern of a delay effect at the time of a start. It is a figure which shows the example of a setting of the variation production pattern table used in variation production pattern selection, when a delay effect at the time of execution is performed. It is explanatory drawing of the fluctuation production | presentation pattern of the delay effect at the time of completion | finish. It is explanatory drawing of the example of an effect of the start time delay effect of this Embodiment. It is explanatory drawing of the example of a production | presentation of the delay effect at the time of an end of this Embodiment.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.
[Basic configuration of gaming machine]
FIG. 1 is a schematic front view of a pachinko gaming machine 100 according to the present embodiment.
A pachinko gaming machine 100 as an example of the gaming machine shown in FIG. 1 is configured to pay out a prize ball when a gaming ball launched by an instruction operation by a player wins. The pachinko gaming machine 100 includes a game board 110 on which game balls are launched, and a frame member 150 surrounding the game board 110. The game board 110 is detachably attached to the frame member 150.

The game board 110 has, on the front, a game area 111 for playing with a game ball, a rail member 112 that forms a passage where a game ball launched from below rises toward the upper position of the game area 111, and a game A guide member 113 for guiding the game ball is provided on the right side of the region 111.
In the present embodiment, an image display unit 114 that displays various images for production is provided at a position of the game area 111 that is easily visible to the player. The image display unit 114 includes a display screen such as a liquid crystal display, and displays a decorative symbol for notifying the player of a symbol lottery result (symbol variation result), for example, as the game progresses by the player. An effect image by the appearance of a character or the appearance of an item or an effect image using a later-described hold display is displayed.
In addition, a movable accessory 115 and a board lamp 116 used for various effects are provided on the front surface of the game board 110. The movable accessory 115 performs various effects by operating on the game board 110, and the board lamp 116 performs various effects by emitting light.

  The game area 111 is provided with a game nail and a windmill (not shown) for changing the direction in which the game ball falls. In the game area 111, various bonuses relating to winning and lottery are provided at predetermined positions. In addition, the game area 111 is provided with a discharge port 117 that discharges, out of the game area 111, game balls that have been launched into the game area 111 and that have not been won in the winning area.

  In the present embodiment, as various functions related to winning and lottery, a special symbol lottery (a jackpot lottery) starts when a game ball wins, and it is normal when a game ball passes. A game gate 110 is provided with a start gate (hereinafter simply referred to as a gate) 124 for starting symbol lottery (open / close lottery). In FIG. 1, the gates 124 are provided on the left and right sides of the game area 111, the left gate 124 is indicated as 124L, and the right gate 124 is indicated as 124R. Moreover, the 1st starting port 121 and the 2nd starting port 122 here say the winning opening used as the operation opportunity of the predetermined 1 special symbol display. Specifically, the first start port 121 and the second start port 122 are provided with switches (a first start port switch 211 and a second start port switch 212 described later) that detect the passage of a game ball when winning a prize. It has been. And when a game ball wins the 1st starting port 121 or the 2nd starting port 122, this switch will detect the passage of a gaming ball as an opportunity to operate a special symbol display.

  The second start port 122 includes an electric tulip (opening / closing member) 123 as a normal electric accessory that is turned on and off by a pair of blades in the shape of tulip flowers that are opened and closed by an electric solenoid. In the electric tulip 123, when the blade is closed, it is difficult for the game ball to enter the second start port 122, but when the blade is opened, the entrance of the second start port 122 is expanded and the game ball is moved to the second start port 122. It is configured to be easy to enter. When the electric tulip 123 wins the normal symbol lottery, the blade opens for a specified time (for example, 0.15 to 1.8 seconds) and for a specified number of times (for example, 1 to 3 times) while lighting or blinking.

The pachinko gaming machine 100 has, as gaming states, a low probability state with a low winning probability and a high probability state with a higher winning probability than the low probability state based on the winning probability of the jackpot lottery. And it is controlled to either a low-probability state or a high-probability state based on a predetermined condition such as a jackpot or special symbol lottery.
In addition, the pachinko gaming machine 100 has, as a gaming state, an electric support state where there are few winning opportunities at the second starting port 122 and an electric support state where there are more winning opportunities at the second starting port 122 than when there is no electric support state. have. Then, for example, under a predetermined condition such as a jackpot or the number of lotteries of special symbol lottery, it is controlled to be in either the electric support non-state or the electric support state. The electric support state is, for example, any one or more of shortening the normal symbol variation time, extending the opening time of the electric tulip 123, and increasing the probability of winning the normal symbol lottery. A gaming state controlled by a combination.
In addition, the pachinko gaming machine 100 has a short state when the special symbol variation time is long and a short state when the special symbol variation time is shorter than the short time state as the gaming state.
In the present embodiment, it is assumed that the power support state and the time reduction state are controlled simultaneously. Further, in the following description, the electric support state and the short time state are simply referred to as the time reduction state, and the non-electric support state and the short time state are simply referred to as the short time state.

Also, in this embodiment, as other prizes and lottery items, a lottery is performed even if a game ball wins a grand prize opening 125 as a special electric bonus that opens according to the result of the special symbol lottery. The game board 110 is provided with a normal winning opening 126 that is not present. The big prize opening 125 is provided with a big prize opening door 125D for opening and closing the big prize opening 125. In the following description, the opening / closing state and the opening / closing operation of the special winning opening door 125D may be described as the opening / closing state and the opening / closing operation of the special winning opening 125 for convenience.
In the present embodiment, a display 130 is provided at the lower left position of the game board 110 to display the determination result and the number of holds.

  Also, on the back side of the game board 110, a game control board that determines whether or not a special symbol is won, an effect control board that comprehensively controls effects, an image control board that controls effects by images and sounds, various lamps, Various substrates (not shown) such as a lamp control substrate for controlling the effect by the movable accessory 115 are attached. In addition, a switching power supply (not shown) is provided on the back surface of the game board 110 to convert the supplied 24V AC power supply into a DC power supply and output it to various boards.

When the player touches the handle 151 and rotates the lever 152 in the clockwise direction, the frame member 150 moves the game balls at a predetermined time interval (for example, 100 per minute) with a hitting force according to the operation angle. And a launching device (not shown) for electrically firing. In addition, the frame member 150 includes a supply device (not shown) that sequentially supplies game balls to the launching device one by one at a timing in conjunction with the operation of the player's lever 152, and a game ball that the supply device supplies to the launching device. And a plate 153 for temporarily storing. For example, a payout ball by a payout unit is paid out to the plate 153.
In the present embodiment, the plate 153 is configured as an integrated upper and lower plate, but a configuration example in which the upper plate and the lower plate are separated is also conceivable. A configuration example in which the handle 151 of the launching device emits light under a predetermined condition is also conceivable.

The frame member 150 also includes a stop button 154 for temporarily stopping the launch of the game ball even when the player is touching the handle 151 of the launch device, and a game ball stored in the tray 153. A take-out button 155 for dropping and taking out the box (not shown).
Further, the frame member 150 includes a speaker 156 and a frame lamp 157 for notifying the gaming state and situation of the pachinko gaming machine 100 and performing various effects. The speaker 156 performs various effects using music, voice, and sound effects. The frame lamp 157 is composed of a light emitting body such as an LED, and performs various effects by light depending on a pattern by lighting and blinking, a difference in light emission color, and the like. In addition, about the frame lamp | ramp 157, the structural example which enables it to perform the effect which changes the irradiation direction of light can be considered.
The frame member 150 also includes a transparent plate (not shown) for separating the game board 110 from the player.

FIG. 2 is a diagram for explaining the pachinko gaming machine 100 according to the present embodiment, and FIG. 2A is an enlarged view showing an example of the display 130 provided at the lower left of the gaming board 110. 2 (b) is a partial plan view of the pachinko gaming machine 100.
As shown in FIG. 2A, the display 130 of the pachinko gaming machine 100 receives a first special symbol display 221 that operates in response to winning of the first starting port 121 and a winning of the second starting port 122. A second special symbol display 222 that operates correspondingly and a normal symbol display 223 that operates corresponding to the passage of the gate 124 are provided. The first special symbol indicator 221 displays the determination result by stopping and displaying the special symbol after the variable symbol is displayed based on the winning of the first start port 121. The second special symbol display 222 displays the determination result by stopping and displaying the special symbol after variably displaying based on the winning of the second start port 122. Based on the fact that the game ball has passed through the gate 124, the normal symbol display 223 displays the determination result by stopping and displaying the normal symbol after it has been variably displayed. In the present embodiment, the first special symbol display 221 and the second special symbol display 222 are each configured by a display device in which LEDs are arranged, and the determination result of the special symbol lottery is displayed according to the lighting mode. Similarly, the normal symbol display 223 is also composed of a display device in which LEDs are arranged, and the determination result of the normal symbol lottery is displayed according to the lighting mode.

  In addition, the indicator 130 operates in response to the hold in the first special symbol display 221 and the first special symbol hold indicator 218 that operates corresponding to the hold in the first special symbol display 221 and the second special symbol display 222. 2 a special symbol hold indicator 219 and a normal symbol hold indicator 220 that operates in response to the hold in the normal symbol indicator 223. In the present embodiment, the first special symbol hold indicator 218, the second special symbol hold indicator 219, and the normal symbol hold indicator 220 are each configured by a display device in which LEDs are arranged, and the number of holds is determined depending on the lighting mode. Is displayed.

  In the display device 130 of the present embodiment, the first special symbol display device 221 displays the variation of the special symbol by, for example, simultaneously flashing a plurality of (seven in the present embodiment) LEDs synchronously. . It should be noted that the period of blinking of the plurality of LEDs is constant without changing from the start of the change of the special symbol in the first special symbol display 221 to the stop of the change.

And the 1st special symbol display 221 expresses the change stop of a special symbol by maintaining the state which turned on the LED of a predetermined position among a plurality of LEDs for a fixed time, for example.
When the determination result of the special symbol lottery is off, the first special symbol indicator 221 turns on only one LED at the end of the plurality of LEDs, for example. On the other hand, when the determination result of the special symbol lottery is a big hit, the first special symbol indicator 221 lights a plurality of LEDs in a predetermined lighting pattern. When the determination result of the special symbol lottery is a big hit, the first special symbol indicator 221 displays a different lighting pattern according to the type of the symbol when the big win is won.
The second special symbol display 222 performs the same operation as the first special symbol display 221 based on the winning of the game ball at the second start port 122.

Here, the hold will be described. If a game ball wins in the first start port 121 or the second start port 122 during the special symbol change display operation (while the change display for one win is being performed), the special symbol is changing. In addition, the special symbol variation display operation based on the subsequent winning cannot be started. Therefore, the number of subsequent winnings is memorized up to a specified number (for example, 4), and the right to start a special symbol for the winning game ball is until the variable display operation for the previously winning game ball ends. Deferred.
For normal symbols, the same processing as for special symbols is performed. The fact that such a hold has been made and the number of hold (unchanged number) are displayed on the first special symbol hold indicator 218, the second special symbol hold indicator 219 and the normal symbol hold indicator 220.

  Furthermore, the display device 130 includes a state display device 224 that displays the state of the pachinko gaming machine 100. In the present embodiment, the status indicator 224 is configured by a display device in which three LEDs are arranged. One of the three LEDs notifies whether or not the state of the pachinko gaming machine 100 is in a high probability state where the winning probability of the special symbol lottery is high. The other is to notify by lighting whether the state of the pachinko gaming machine 100 is short when the special symbol variation time is short. Still another one is to notify by lighting whether or not the player is in a state advantageous to the player by making a right strike (by changing the hitting force of the game ball).

  In addition, the display device 130 includes a round number display device 225 for displaying the number of rounds when the big winning opening 125 is operated in the jackpot game performed according to the determination result of the special symbol lottery. The jackpot game will be described later. The round number display 225 is configured by a display device in which LEDs are arranged, and the number of operating rounds of the big winning opening 125 in the jackpot game is displayed according to the lighting mode.

  The frame member 150 of the pachinko gaming machine 100 includes an input device for a player to input an effect. As shown in FIG. 2B, in the present embodiment, as an example of an input device, an effect button 161, an effect key 162 that is adjacent to the effect button 161 and includes a plurality of keys arranged in a substantially cross shape, Is provided on the frame member 150. In the example shown in the figure, a case is considered where an effect of accepting an operation of selecting one image from a plurality of images is performed. In this case, for example, when the player operates an effect key 162 including four keys arranged in a cross, one of a plurality of images displayed on the image display unit 114 is instructed, and the effect button 161 is pressed. By performing the operation, it is possible to produce an effect of selecting the instructed image. In addition to the effect buttons 161 and the effect keys 162 shown in the figure, various input forms such as a lever, a handle, and the like can be adopted as the input device.

[Configuration of control unit]
Next, a control unit that performs operation control and signal processing in the pachinko gaming machine 100 will be described.
FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing an internal configuration of the control unit of the pachinko gaming machine according to the present embodiment.
FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram of the image / sound control unit and the lamp control unit of the present embodiment.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the control unit includes a game control unit 200 that determines whether a special symbol is won or the like as main control means. In addition, as the sub-control means, an effect control unit 300 that comprehensively controls the effect and a payout control unit 330 that controls payout of the payout ball are provided.

[Configuration and function of game control unit]
The game control unit 200 is used as a CPU 201 that performs arithmetic processing when determining whether or not to win a special symbol, a ROM 202 that stores programs executed by the CPU 201, various data, and the like, a working memory of the CPU 201, and the like. RAM 203 to be provided.

  The game control unit 200 controls the gaming state of the pachinko gaming machine 100 in either a high probability state or a low probability state, a time-short state or a time-short state. As a result, the gaming state of the pachinko gaming machine 100 is a high probability state and a short time state, a high probability short time gaming state, a low probability state and a short time state, low probability short time gaming state, a high probability state, and a short time short state. It is one of a short-probability state with no probability, a low-probability state, and a short-probability state with a low probability. Then, the game control unit 200 switches between a high probability state and a low probability state based on a predetermined condition such as a jackpot or the number of times of special symbol lottery as described above, and switches between a short time state and a short time state. Switch. In addition, the game control unit 200 performs control such as increasing the probability of winning the normal symbol lottery in the short time state, shortening the normal symbol variation time, and extending the opening time of the electric tulip 123 in the short time state. I do.

  The game control unit 200 acquires a random number value used for the special symbol lottery when the game ball is won at the first start port 121 or the second start port 122. Then, the game control unit 200 performs a special symbol lottery using the acquired random number value, and performs a special game such as a jackpot game according to the determination result of the special symbol lottery. In the special game, the game control unit 200 wins a round that maintains the open state until the special winning opening 125, which is a special electric accessory, satisfies a closing condition (for example, 29.5 seconds have passed or 10 game balls have been won). Control is performed so as to be repeated a predetermined number of times according to the design (type). And the game control part 200 controls the opening / closing operation | movement space | interval at the time of the special winning opening 125 opening.

In addition, the game control unit 200 acquires a random value used for the normal symbol lottery when the game ball passes through the gate 124. And the game control part 200 performs normal symbol lottery using the acquired random number value, and controls the action | operation of the electric tulip 123 according to the determination result of normal symbol lottery.
In addition, the game control unit 200 holds the game ball when the game ball wins the first start port 121 or the second start port 122 during the special symbol change, or the game ball passes through the gate 124 during the normal symbol change. Set the hold that occurs.
Further, the game control unit 200 accompanies the game control such as the determination result of the special symbol lottery and the normal symbol lottery, the change information of the high probability state and the low probability state, the change information of the short time and the short time state, the setting information of the hold, etc Information is sent to the production control unit 300 by a command to be described later.

Further, when the game ball is won in the first start port 121, the second start port 122, the big winning port 125, and the normal winning port 126, the game control unit 200 per game ball according to the place where the game ball has won. The payout control unit 330 is instructed to pay out a predetermined number of prize balls. For example, when a game ball wins at the first start port 121, three prize balls, when a game ball wins at the second start port 122, four prize balls, and when a game ball wins the big prize port 125, thirteen prizes. When a game ball wins the ball, the normal winning opening 126, an instruction command (command) is sent to the payout control unit 330 so as to pay out 10 prize balls. Even if it is detected that the game ball has passed through the gate 124, the payout control unit 330 is not instructed to pay out the prize ball in conjunction with it.
When the payout control unit 330 pays out a prize ball in accordance with an instruction from the game control unit 200, the game control unit 200 acquires information on the number of prize balls paid out from the payout control unit 330. As a result, the number of prize balls paid out is managed.

As shown in FIG. 3, the game control unit 200 includes a first start port detection unit (first start port switch (SW)) 211 that detects a winning of a game ball to the first start port 121, as shown in FIG. , A second start port detection unit (second start port switch (SW)) 212 that detects a winning of a game ball to the second start port 122, an electric tulip opening / closing unit 213 that opens and closes the electric tulip 123, and the gate 124. A gate detection unit (gate switch (SW)) 214 that detects the passage of the game ball is connected.
Furthermore, the game control unit 200 includes a grand prize opening detection unit (large prize opening switch (SW)) 215 that detects the winning of a game ball to the big prize opening 125 and a big prize opening door 125D of the big prize opening 125. A large winning opening door opening / closing unit 216 set to a closed state and an open state with a protruding slope, and a normal winning port detecting unit (normal winning port switch (SW)) 217 for detecting the winning of a game ball to the normal winning port 126, , Is connected.

In addition, the game control unit 200 includes a first special symbol hold indicator 218 for displaying the number of unreserved reserves won in the first start port 121 during the change of the special symbol, and the second special symbol hold indicator 218 during the change of the special symbol. A second special symbol hold indicator 219 that displays the number of unchanged reserves that have been won at the start port 122, and a normal symbol hold indicator that displays the number of unchanged symbols that have passed through the gate 124 while the normal symbol is changing. 220 are connected.
Further, the game control unit 200 includes a first special symbol display 221 for displaying a special symbol variation display and a special symbol lottery result performed by winning a game ball in the first starting port 121, and a second starting port. The second special symbol display 222 that displays the result of the special symbol variation display and special symbol lottery performed by winning the game ball to 122, and the normal symbol display that displays the normal symbol variation display and the normal symbol lottery result A device 223 and a state indicator 224 for displaying the state of the pachinko gaming machine 100 are connected.

  Then, detection signals detected by the first start port switch 211, the second start port switch 212, the gate switch 214, the big winning port switch 215 and the normal winning port switch 217 are sent to the game control unit 200. In addition, the control signal from the game control unit 200 includes an electric tulip opening / closing unit 213, a prize winning door opening / closing unit 216, a first special symbol hold indicator 218, a second special symbol hold indicator 219, and a normal symbol hold indicator 220. The first special symbol display 221, the second special symbol display 222, the normal symbol display 223, and the status display 224. Thereby, the game control unit 200 performs various controls related to the number of payout prize balls.

  Further, a board external information terminal board 350 for transmitting various information to a host computer (not shown) installed in the hall is connected to the game control unit 200. Then, the game control unit 200 transmits the information about the number of paid-out prize balls acquired from the payout control unit 330 and the information indicating the state of the game control unit 200 to the host computer via the board external information terminal board 350. To do.

[Configuration and function of payout control unit]
The payout control unit 330 includes a CPU 331 that performs arithmetic processing when controlling payout of payout balls, a ROM 332 that stores programs executed by the CPU 331, various data, and the like, and a RAM 333 that is used as a work memory for the CPU 331 and the like. And.
The payout control unit 330 controls payout of the payout ball based on the command sent from the game control unit 200.
Specifically, the payout control unit 330 acquires, from the game control unit 200, a command for paying out a predetermined number of prize balls according to the place where the game ball has won (the first start port 121 or the like). Then, the payout driving unit 334 is controlled so as to pay out the number of prize balls specified by the command. Here, the payout drive unit 334 is constituted by a drive motor that sends out the game ball from the game ball storage unit.

The payout control unit 330 includes a payout ball detection unit 335 that detects the number of prize balls actually paid out from the game ball storage unit by the payout driving unit 334, and a game ball in the storage unit (not shown). Detecting unit 336 for detecting presence / absence of storage of the game, and detecting whether or not the plate 153 for holding the game ball used when the player plays the game or the paid-out prize ball is full. A full tank detection unit 337 is connected. The payout control unit 330 receives the detection signals detected by the payout ball detection unit 335, the ball presence detection unit 336, and the full tank detection unit 337, and performs a predetermined process according to these detection signals.
Further, the payout control unit 330 is connected to a frame external information terminal board 340 that transmits various types of information to a host computer installed in the hall. Then, the payout control unit 330, for example, information on the number of prize balls instructed to pay out to the payout driving unit 334, information on the number of prize balls actually paid out detected by the payout ball detection unit 335, etc. Is transmitted to the host computer via the frame external information terminal board 340. Also, similar information is transmitted to the game control unit 200.

[Configuration and function of production control unit]
The effect control unit 300 includes a CPU 301 that performs calculation processing when controlling the effect, a ROM 302 that stores programs executed by the CPU 301 and various data, a RAM 303 that is used as a work memory of the CPU 301, and the like. And a real-time clock (RTC) 304 for measuring.
The effect control unit 300 sets the contents of the effect, for example, based on the determination result of whether or not the winning in the special symbol lottery sent from the game control unit 200 and the variation pattern. At that time, in response to an operation input from the user using the effect button 161 or the effect key 162, the effect content corresponding to the operation input may be set. In this case, for example, a signal (operation signal) corresponding to an operation is received from a controller (not shown) such as the effect button 161, and the operation content identified by the operation signal is reflected in the setting of the effect.
Furthermore, the production control unit 300 sets the production content based on the change information of the high probability state and the low probability state received from the game control unit 200, and the change information of the short time state and the short time state.
In addition, the effect control unit 300 sends a command for instructing execution of the set effect contents to the image / sound control unit 310 and the lamp control unit 320.

  Furthermore, the effect control unit 300 is connected to an image / sound control unit 310 that controls an effect using an image and sound, and a lamp control unit 320 that controls an effect using various lamps and the movable accessory 115. Has been.

[Configuration / Function of Image / Sound Control Unit]
As shown in FIG. 4, the image / sound control unit 310 stores an image that expresses the contents of presentation and a CPU 311 that performs arithmetic processing when controlling sound, a program executed by the CPU 311, various data, and the like. A ROM 312, a RAM 313 used as a working memory for the CPU 311, a VDP (Video Display Processor) 314, a CGROM 315, an SNDROM 316, and a VRAM 317 used as a working memory for the VDP 314 are provided.

Then, the image / sound control unit 310 controls the image displayed on the image display unit 114 and the sound output from the speaker 156 based on the command sent from the effect control unit 300.
Specifically, the CGROM 315 includes a background image displayed during the game on the image display unit 114, a decorative pattern for notifying the player of the determination result, a character, an item, etc. for displaying a notice effect to the player. Image data is stored. The SNDROM 316 stores various types of acoustic data such as music and sound output from the speaker 156 in synchronization with the image data or independently of the image data, and sound effects such as jingles.
The CPU 311 performs analysis of the animation pattern, creation of a display list in which commands related to drawing are created, transmission of the display list to the VDP 314, and the like based on the hold number command or the variable effect start command sent from the effect control unit 300. Do.

Based on the display list received from the CPU 311, the VDP 314 reads image data and acoustic data stored in the CGROM 315 and SNDROM 316, respectively. Furthermore, the VDP 314 performs drawing processing for background image display, decorative symbol display, decorative symbol variation, character / item display, and the like, and audio processing using the read acoustic data, using the read image data. . The VDP 314 controls screen display on the image display unit 114 based on the image data subjected to the drawing process. The VDP 314 controls the sound output from the speaker 156 based on the sound data that has been subjected to sound processing.
In the present embodiment, the VDP 314 is configured to perform audio processing in addition to the drawing processing. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and a processor that performs dedicated audio processing may be provided separately.

The functions of the CPU 311 and VDP 314 and the control in each device will be described more specifically.
In the image / sound control unit 310, the CPU 311 generates a display list that defines the content of an image to be displayed on the image display unit 114 based on a command instructing execution of the effect content received from the effect control unit 300. Then, a drawing command including the generated display list is transmitted to the VDP 314. The RAM 313 functions as a data work area when the CPU 311 performs arithmetic processing, and temporarily stores data read from the ROM 312.

  The VDP 314 is a video processing circuit that can display images (also referred to as effect images) that constitute various effects using a plurality of frames (also referred to as frame images). The VDP 314 generates each frame image using the material image data stored in the CGROM 315 based on the drawing command received from the CPU 311 and displays the generated plurality of frame images on the image display unit 114 continuously. Image data (video signal) is transmitted to the image display unit 114. Thus, a moving image composed of a plurality of frame images arranged in a time series generated by the VDP 314 is displayed on the image display unit 114 as an effect image. However, the effect image displayed on the image display unit 114 includes a still image.

  The CGROM 315 includes a flash memory, an EEPROM, an EPROM, a mask ROM, and the like, and stores compressed image data and the like including a collection of pixel information in a predetermined range of pixels (for example, 32 pixels × 32 pixels). The VRAM 317 is used by the VDP 314 as a work area for generating a frame image. The VDP 314 generates a clock, a synchronization signal, and the like for performing appropriate image display about every 16.6 milliseconds.

  A VRAM 317 connected to the VDP 314 is storage means for temporarily storing various data necessary for outputting an image to the image display unit 114. The VRAM 317 includes a volatile semiconductor memory that requires an external power supply for storing and holding, and in detail, an SDRAM is used as the semiconductor memory. However, it is not limited to SDRAM, and other RAM such as DRAM, SRAM or dual port RAM may be used. The VRAM 317 is used for both reading and writing when the pachinko gaming machine 100 is used. The VRAM 317 is provided with a frame buffer in which drawing data is created by the VDP 314. The VRAM 317 may be built in the VDP 314.

  The VDP 314 uses the image data read from the CGROM 315 to create drawing data for one frame in the frame buffer. The drawing data for one frame refers to data necessary for displaying an image at one update timing in a configuration in which an image in the image display unit 114 is updated at a predetermined update timing.

  Here, the frame buffer is provided with a plurality of frame areas a and b. Specifically, a first frame area a and a second frame area b are provided. Each of these frame areas a and b is set to a capacity capable of storing drawing data for one frame. Specifically, each of the frame areas a and b includes a large number of unit areas corresponding to dots (pixels) on the display surface of the image display unit 114 at a predetermined magnification. Each unit area has a storage capacity capable of storing data for specifying which color to display. More specifically, a full color method is employed, and 256 colors can be set for each of R (red), G (green), and B (blue) in each dot. Corresponding to this, in each unit area, 1 byte (8 bits) is assigned to each RGB color. That is, each unit area has a storage capacity of at least 3 bytes.

  By providing the first frame area a and the second frame area b in the frame buffer, the display on the image display unit 114 is executed using the drawing data created in one frame area. Creation (drawing) of drawing data scheduled to be displayed in the future (usually the next frame) is performed for another frame region. That is, a double buffer system is adopted as the frame buffer.

  The VDP 314 outputs a V blank signal for permitting switching between the first frame area a and the second frame area b to the CPU 311 approximately every 16.6 milliseconds. Therefore, except for the occurrence of irregular events such as processing failure, switching between the first frame area a and the second frame area b with one reception of the V blank signal, that is, a frame area in which drawing is executed. And a frame area to be displayed occur, so that an image for one frame is drawn and the display is updated. That is, during one second, the drawing and display updating of images for 1000 milliseconds ÷ 16.6 milliseconds = about 60 frames are performed.

  In addition to the V blank signal, the VDP 314 transmits a drawing completion signal to the CPU 311 when drawing data creation (drawing) corresponding to the drawing command received from the CPU 311 is completed.

  When receiving the V blank signal, the CPU 311 executes a V interrupt process for switching between the first frame area a and the second frame area b. Note that switching between the first frame area a and the second frame area b is performed when not only reception of the V blank signal but also reception of two signals of the V blank signal and the drawing completion signal can be confirmed. Also good.

[Configuration and function of lamp control unit]
The lamp control unit 320 includes a CPU 321 that performs arithmetic processing when controlling the light emission of the panel lamp 116 and the frame lamp 157, the operation of the movable accessory 115, and the variable lamp 131, and programs and various data executed by the CPU 321. And the like, and a RAM 323 used as a working memory for the CPU 321.
The lamp control unit 320 controls lighting / flashing of the panel lamp 116, the frame lamp 157, and the variable lamp 131, the emission color, and the like based on the command sent from the effect control unit 300. Further, the operation of the movable accessory 115 is controlled.

Specifically, the ROM 322 of the lamp control unit 320 stores lighting / flashing pattern data and emission color pattern data (emission pattern) for the panel lamp 116 and the frame lamp 157 according to the production contents set by the production control unit 300. Data) is stored. The CPU 321 selects and reads out the light emission pattern data stored in the ROM 322 corresponding to the command sent from the effect control unit 300. The lamp controller 320 controls the light emission of the panel lamp 116 and the frame lamp 157 based on the read light emission pattern data.
The ROM 322 of the lamp control unit 320 stores operation pattern data of the movable accessory 115 corresponding to the production content set by the production control unit 300. The CPU 321 controls the operation of the movable accessory 115 based on the read operation pattern data.

In the present embodiment, game control unit 200, effect control unit 300, image / sound control unit 310, lamp control unit 320, and payout control unit 330 are each a main board provided on the rear surface of game board 110. The game control board, the effect control board as the sub board, the image control board, the lamp control board, and the payout control board are individually configured.
In the configuration example described with reference to FIG. 4, the effect button 161 and the effect key 162 are connected to the effect control unit 300 and controlled by the effect control unit 300, but are not limited thereto. The effect button 161 and the effect key 162 may be connected to the lamp control unit 320 and controlled by the lamp control unit 320.

[Functional configuration of game control unit]
Next, the functional configuration of the game control unit 200 will be described.
FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration of the game control unit 200. As shown in FIG. 5, the game control unit 200 includes a random number acquisition unit 231, a normal symbol determination unit 232, a special symbol variation control unit 233, and a special symbol determination unit 234 as functional units that execute various lottery processes. And a normal symbol fluctuation control unit 236.
In addition, the game control unit 200 includes a variation pattern selection unit 235 as a functional unit that executes a process associated with special symbol variation.
In addition, the game control unit 200 is a function unit that executes operation control of various types of objects and data processing related to a prize ball, etc. As a function unit, a prize winning opening operation control unit 237, an electric tulip operation control unit 238, and a prize ball processing unit 239 are provided. And an output control unit 240 and a random number control unit 241.

The random number acquisition unit 231 acquires a random number value used for the special symbol lottery and a random value used for the normal symbol lottery. In the case of a random number value used for the special symbol lottery, specifically, on the condition that a game ball has won a prize at the first starting port 121 or the second starting port 122, a numerical value within a predetermined range for each type of random number. One numerical value (random number value) is selected (obtained) from the inside. The acquired random number value is used for determination by the special symbol determination unit 234. As will be described in detail later, the random numbers used in the special symbol lottery include a jackpot random number indicating whether or not the jackpot, a symbol random number indicating the type of symbol, a variation pattern random number, a reach random number, and the like.
Further, in the case of a random number value used in the normal symbol lottery, specifically, one numerical value (random number value) is selected (obtained) from a predetermined range of values on the condition that the game ball has passed through the gate 124. ) The acquired random number value is used for determination by the normal symbol determination unit 232. In addition, as a random number used for the normal symbol lottery, a symbol random number indicating a winning type, a variation pattern random number, or the like may be set in addition to a winning random number indicating whether or not the winning is made.
When the special symbol lottery is performed, the special symbol variation control unit 233 controls the variation of the special symbol in the first special symbol display 221 or the second special symbol display 222 according to the determination result.

  The special symbol determination unit 234 uses a random number table as shown in FIG. 20 to be described later at the start of the special symbol variation, and the determination result of the special symbol lottery is “whether it is a big hit” or “the symbol when the big win is won” Type "," whether or not a small win if the big win is not won "is determined. That is, the random number acquisition unit 231 acquires a random number value related to a special symbol when the first starting port switch 211 or the second starting port switch 212 serving as a detection unit detects passage of a game ball, and determines a special symbol. The unit 234 determines based on the acquired random number value whether or not to play a special game (such as a big hit game) advantageous to the player. The special symbol lottery (big hit lottery) described above refers to processing in the random number acquisition unit 231 and the special symbol determination unit 234.

  Here, the “hit” is divided into a plurality of types according to the gaming state that occurs after the end of the jackpot game. Specifically, the type of symbol is determined depending on the combination of the short time state or the short time state, and the high probability state or the low probability state. In other words, the types of symbols based on the gaming state that occurs after the end of the jackpot game include a jackpot that becomes a short game state with a high probability at the end of the jackpot game (hereinafter, a jackpot of the short game state with a high probability), and a short game state with a low probability Jackpot to become a jackpot (hereinafter referred to as a jackpot of a low probability short game state), a jackpot to be a high probability short gameless state (hereinafter a jackpot of a high probability short gameless state), a jackpot to become a low probability short gameless state (hereinafter low) There is a possibility of a jackpot of probable short gameless state). Each of these jackpots is associated with an individual special symbol.

  In addition, the “bonanza” may be divided into a jackpot that can be expected to pay out a large amount of gaming balls for a long time, and a jackpot that can hardly be expected to pay out gaming balls because the jackpot game time is short. The former is called “long hit” and the latter is called “short hit”. For example, in “long win”, a round that is maintained until the open state of the grand prize opening 125 satisfies a predetermined condition (for example, 29.5 seconds have passed or 10 game balls have been won) is repeated a predetermined number of times (for example, 15 times). It is. In the “short win”, a round in which the special winning opening 125 is opened for a certain time (for example, 0.9 seconds) is repeated a predetermined number of times (for example, twice).

In addition, the “small winning” in the case where the big winning is not won is a small winning game in which the big winning opening 125 is opened for a predetermined time (for example, 0.9 seconds) a predetermined number of times (for example, twice). Done. At the time of winning the small hit, the game state before the small win is continued even after the small hit game is completed. That is, when the game state at the time of winning the small hit is the high probability short game state, the high probability short time gaming state is continued even after the small hit game ends, and the gaming state does not shift. Similarly, when the gaming state at the time of winning the small hit is the low probability short non-game state, the low probability short non-game state is continued even after the small hit game ends, and the gaming state does not shift.
Further, “small hit” is a kind of “out of game”, and none of the above gaming states that are advantageous to the player is set.

The variation pattern selection unit 235 selects a variation pattern (variation time) of a special symbol displayed on the first special symbol display 221 or the second special symbol display 222. Specifically, the variation pattern selection unit 235 determines whether or not to play the jackpot game, and a variation pattern that can perform a reach effect in the decorative symbol variation effect accompanying the special symbol variation (for example, 13.5 seconds or more) ) Is determined based on the determination result or the like. Then, based on the variation pattern selected by the variation pattern selection unit 235, the special symbol variation control unit 233 controls the variation of the special symbol. Details of operations of the fluctuation pattern selection unit 235 and the special symbol fluctuation control unit 233 will be described later.
Here, “reach” is an effect for causing a player to expect a big hit in a decorative pattern to be described later.

The normal symbol determination unit 232 determines whether the determination result of the normal symbol is “winning” or not using a random number table as shown in FIG. That is, the normal symbol determination unit 232 determines whether or not to perform an auxiliary game for opening and closing the electric tulip 123 based on the random number value for normal symbol lottery acquired by the random number acquisition unit 231. When a plurality of types of winning are set in the normal symbol lottery, the normal symbol determining unit 232 determines “winning type” when the determination result is winning. The normal symbol lottery is a process performed by the random number acquisition unit 231 and the normal symbol determination unit 232.
When the normal symbol lottery is performed, the normal symbol variation control unit 236 controls the variation of the normal symbol by the normal symbol display unit 223 according to the determination result.
The electric tulip movement control unit 238 opens the electric tulip 123 for a predetermined time and a predetermined number of times when the normal symbol determination unit 232 determines “winning” in the normal symbol lottery, and a game ball is placed at the second start port 122. Generate a state that makes it easy to win. Further, when it is determined as “displacement”, such an open state of the electric tulip 123 is not generated. The operation pattern of the electric tulip 123 will be described later. For example, there are an operation pattern that opens once with an opening time of 0.15 seconds and an operation pattern that opens twice with an opening time of 0.90 seconds.

When the special symbol determination unit 234 determines “big hit” in the special symbol lottery, the big prize opening operation control unit 237 uses the operation pattern specified based on the type of the winning symbol as the big winning game. The opening operation of 125 is controlled. Also, the special winning opening operation control unit 237 opens the special winning opening 125 for a specified time and a specified number of times as a small winning game when the special symbol determining unit 234 determines “small hit” in the special symbol lottery. . For example, there is an operation pattern in which the grand prize winning opening 125 is opened twice with an opening time of 0.90 seconds.
The prize ball processing unit 239 sets commands for controlling the number of prizes received for various types of winning-related items and lottery, and for controlling the payout of prize balls according to the prizes.
The output control unit 240 controls the output of control commands from the game control unit 200 to the effect control unit 300 and the payout control unit 330.
The random number control unit 241 updates various random number values that the random number acquisition unit 231 acquires at a predetermined timing.

[Basic operation of gaming machine]
Next, the basic operation of the pachinko gaming machine 100 will be described.
When the power is turned on, the game control unit 200 of the pachinko gaming machine 100 executes basic processing (recovery processing) at startup. And after performing a basic process, the game control part 200 repeatedly performs the main control process which is a series of processes regarding progress of a game. In addition, when the power is shut off, the game control unit 200 executes a series of power-off processing.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing the basic processing performed by the game control unit 200.
When the power of the pachinko gaming machine 100 is turned on, the game control unit 200 first permits access to the RAM 203 (see FIG. 3) (step (hereinafter, “step” will be referred to as “S”) 601). Then, the game control unit 200 determines whether or not a RAM clear switch for clearing the RAM 203 is ON (S602).
When the RAM clear switch is OFF (No in S602), the game control unit 200 next determines whether or not the backup flag related to the operation at the time of power-off is ON (S603).
If the backup flag is ON (Yes in S603), the game control unit 200 next determines whether the checksum created when the power is turned off is normal (S604).
If the checksum is normal (Yes in S604), the game control unit 200 next executes a return process (S605). In this return process, the game control unit 200 performs setting of the sub-control means such as the effect control unit 300 accompanying the return from the state where the power is cut off. Specifically, the game control unit 200 determines the gaming state of the pachinko gaming machine 100 when the power is cut off (whether it is a big hit game, either a high probability state or a low probability state, a short time state and a short time state) The command for setting the sub-control means is output to the effect control unit 300 so that any one of them is reflected. In this return process, the game control unit 200 turns off the backup flag.

  On the other hand, if the RAM clear switch is ON (Yes in S602), the backup flag is OFF (No in S603), and the checksum is abnormal (No in S604), then the game control unit 200 is initialized. As processing, the stored contents of the RAM 203 are cleared (S606), and the work area of the RAM 203 is set (S607). Then, the game control unit 200 outputs a command for setting (initializing) the sub control means to the effect control unit 300, and sets the sub board (sub control means) (S608). The setting of the sub board includes clearing the RAM 303, RAM 313, and RAM 323 mounted on each sub board.

After the return process (see S605) is completed or after the setting of the sub-board (see S608) is completed, the game control unit 200 sets various counters and timers used for game control (S609). Then, the game control unit 200 determines whether or not the interrupt permission (S610), the interrupt prohibition (S611), the symbol random number control process (S612), the initial value random number update process (S613), and the power cutoff flag are ON. (S614) is repeatedly executed as a loop process.
Here, interrupt enable (S610) and interrupt disable (S611) are provided to enable execution of interrupt processing during execution of the loop processing (S610 to S614). In the present embodiment, main control processing in game control is executed by this interrupt processing. Details of the main control process will be described later.
In the symbol random number control process (S612), the game control unit 200 updates the variation pattern random number used in the special symbol lottery.
In the initial value random number update process (S613), the game control unit 200 updates initial values of various random values used in the game control.
In the determination of the power cut-off flag, if the power cut-off flag is OFF (No in S614), the power of the pachinko gaming machine 100 is not cut off, and the game control unit 200 performs main control by interruption together with the loop processing (S610 to S614). Repeat the process. On the other hand, when the power shut-off flag is ON (Yes in S614), the game control unit 200 starts a process for shutting off the power of the pachinko gaming machine 100 (power shut-off process).

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing the operation of power-off processing performed by the game control unit 200.
In the power-off process, the game control unit 200 first clears the setting of the output port for performing various outputs (S701). Next, the game control unit 200 creates a checksum and stores it in the RAM 203 (S702). Next, the game control unit 200 sets the backup flag to ON (S703), prohibits access to the RAM 203 (S704), and shifts to an infinite loop.

[Main control processing of gaming machines]
Next, main control processing of the pachinko gaming machine 100 will be described.
In the main control process, the game control unit 200 controls the game in the pachinko gaming machine 100, instructs the effect control unit 300, which is a sub-control means, to control the effect, and gives a prize ball to the payout control unit 330. Instructs payout control.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing main control processing of the game control unit 200.
The main control process includes a series of processes in game control, and is repeatedly executed at predetermined time intervals (for example, 4 milliseconds). In the present embodiment, the game control unit 200 generates an interrupt every predetermined time set in advance, and when the interrupt is permitted in the loop process shown in FIG. 6 (see S610), the main control is performed as the interrupt process. Execute the process. As shown in FIG. 8, in the main control process, a random number update process, a switch process, a symbol process, an electric accessory process, a prize ball process, and an output process are sequentially executed (S801 to S806).

  In the random number update process (S801), the game control unit 200 calls a function (subroutine) of the random number control unit 241, and updates various random number values used in the game control by the game control unit 200. Details of the setting of the random number and the update of the random value will be described later.

As the switch process (S802), a start port switch process and a gate switch process are performed.
In the start port switch process, the game control unit 200 calls the function (subroutine) of the random number acquisition unit 231, monitors the states of the first start port switch 211 and the second start port switch 212 in FIG. If this happens, a special symbol lottery process is executed. In addition, as will be described in detail later, when pre-determination processing is performed in the first start port switch 211 and the second start port switch 212, each function (subroutine) of the special symbol determination unit 234 and the variation pattern selection unit 235 is called, Execute processing for pre-determination.
In the gate switch process, the game control unit 200 calls the function (subroutine) of the random number acquisition unit 231 to monitor the state of the gate switch 214 in FIG. 3, and when the switch is turned on, for the normal symbol lottery. Execute the process.
The detailed contents of these switch processes will be described later.

As the symbol processing (S803), special symbol processing and normal symbol processing are performed.
In the special symbol process, the game control unit 200 calls the functions (subroutines) of the special symbol variation control unit 233, the special symbol determination unit 234, and the variation pattern selection unit 235, and executes the special symbol variation and the process associated with this symbol variation. To do.
In the normal symbol process, the game control unit 200 calls the functions (subroutines) of the normal symbol determination unit 232 and the normal symbol variation control unit 236, and executes the normal symbol variation and the process associated with this symbol variation.
The detailed contents of these symbol processes will be described later.

As the electric accessory process (S804), a big prize opening process and an electric tulip process are performed.
In the special prize opening process, the game control unit 200 calls a function (subroutine) of the special prize opening operation control unit 237 and controls the opening operation of the special prize opening 125 which is a special electric accessory based on a predetermined condition.
In the electric tulip process, the game control unit 200 calls the function (subroutine) of the electric tulip operation control unit 238 and controls the opening operation of the electric tulip 123 that is a normal electric accessory based on a predetermined condition.
The detailed contents of these electric accessory processing will be described later.

  In the prize ball processing (S805), the game control unit 200 calls a function (subroutine) of the prize ball processing unit 239, and sets a command for controlling the number of winning prizes and a control for paying out prize balls according to the winning prize.

  In the output process (S806), the game control unit 200 calls a function (subroutine) of the output control unit 240, outputs a command for effect control to the effect control unit 300, and sends a command for payout control to the payout control unit 330. Output. The effect control command is generated in each process from S802 to S804, and stored (set) in the control command storage area provided in the RAM 203. The payout control command is generated in the processing of S805 and stored (set) in the control command storage area provided in the RAM 203. A storage area is set in the RAM 203 for each type of control command.

  The output control unit 240 sequentially checks the storage area of each control command in the RAM 203, and if the control command is stored in each storage area (that is, the control command is generated in the processing of S802 to S805). The control command is read out and output to the output destination (the effect control unit 300 or the payout control unit 330).

  In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 8, output processing is performed at the end of a series of main control processing. That is, the command generated in each process of S802 to S805 by the above functions as the first processing means is stored in a corresponding storage area of the RAM 203 in each process. After these processes, the output control unit 240 as a second processing unit collectively outputs the commands generated in each process accumulated in the storage area of the RAM 203. In other words, in this embodiment, when the main control process is executed for one cycle, the command generated in the execution of the one cycle is output after the last command generation in the execution of the one cycle is performed.

[Modified example of basic operation of gaming machine]
In the operation example described with reference to FIGS. 6 to 8, the interrupt is permitted in the loop process portion of the basic process, and the main control process including a series of processes is executed as the interrupt process. However, the main control process only needs to be configured to be repeatedly executed at regular intervals, and the specific implementation means (execution procedure) is not limited to the examples illustrated in FIGS. For example, the main control process may be incorporated in a series of operations of the basic process, the elapsed time may be measured at a predetermined timing, and the process may return to the main control process every predetermined time (for example, 4 milliseconds). If the main control process is incorporated into the series of operations of the basic process, an interrupt is generated at regular intervals as in the operation described with reference to FIGS. It may be configured to return to the main control process incorporated in the basic process.

  When a command generated by basic processing is output, in principle, every time a command is generated, the command is stored in the command storage area of the RAM 203, and the function of the output control unit 240 as the second processing means is called. Output. Unlike the main control process related to the progress of the game, the basic process is a special process such as an initial operation performed only when the power is turned on. In addition, since the processing procedure may vary depending on the branching based on conditions such as the state of the pachinko gaming machine 100 when the power is turned on, the generated command is promptly output so that there is no omission in the output processing. It is processing. In addition, when a command is continuously generated by a plurality of related processes, a process procedure for storing a plurality of commands in the command storage area of the RAM 203 and outputting them in response to a specific process request is adopted. May be.

[Random number update processing by game control unit]
A random number value as determination information used for various types of lotteries in game control such as special symbol lottery is counted by a counter, and a random number update process (S801) of the main control process shown in FIG. 8 starts from a predetermined initial value. Each time it is done, it is incremented by one. Then, the values at the time each lottery is performed are acquired by the start opening switch process (FIG. 9) and the gate switch process (FIG. 10), and used in the special symbol process (FIG. 11) and the normal symbol process (FIG. 16). The This random number counter is an infinite loop counter, and after the counted random number value reaches the set random number maximum value (for example, 299 for the jackpot random number shown in FIG. 20A described later) Return to the initial value again. In addition, since the random number update process is performed at regular time intervals, if the initial value of each random number is specified, the winning value may be estimated based on the update interval and the initial value information. Therefore, after returning from the main control process to the basic process shown in FIG. 6, in the initial value random number update process of S613, the initial value of each random number is randomly changed.

[Start-up switch processing by game control unit]
FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing the contents of the start port switch process in the switch process shown in S802 of FIG.
In the start port switch process, a process for winning at the first start port 121 and a process for winning at the second start port 122 are sequentially performed. Referring to FIG. 9, the game control unit 200 first determines whether or not a game ball has won the first start port 121 and the first start port switch 211 has been turned on (S901). If the first start port switch 211 is turned on, the game control unit 200 next determines whether or not the unchanged hold number U1 in the winning of the first start port 121 is less than the upper limit value (S902). . In the example shown in FIG. 9, the upper limit value is four. If the number of holds U1 has reached the upper limit value (No in S902), it is not possible to hold any more unchanging winnings, so the process for winning at the first start port 121 is terminated.

  On the other hand, when the pending number U1 is less than the upper limit value (Yes in S902), the random number acquisition unit 231 of the game control unit 200 acquires a random value for determination by the current winning and stores it in the RAM 203 (S903). . Here, since the first starting port 121 is won, a random number value for special symbol lottery is acquired. The random value acquired at this time is a value updated by the random number update process of S801. Then, the result of the special symbol lottery is determined in the later special symbol processing by this random number value. Random numbers here include jackpot random numbers that determine jackpots, jackpots or disparities, symbol types (short or short state after jackpot game, short or short state, high probability state and low probability state, long hit, short Symbol random value to determine the winning pattern, jackpot symbol random number value, variation pattern random value to identify the variation pattern in symbol variation, variation pattern (variation time) that can execute the reach effect described later at the time of deviation A reach random number value that determines whether or not.

  Next, the game control unit 200 performs a prior determination process (S904). The pre-determination process is a process of determining a random number acquired with a winning at the start opening (pre-determination) before the special symbol process in the symbol process (S803).

  And the production | generation control part 300 is based on the determination result (preliminary determination result) of the random number determined by the prior determination process, before the determination result by the special symbol process in the said symbol process (S803) is alert | reported, The notice effect that suggests the determination result can be performed. This notice effect is performed using, for example, a hold display effect (described later) displayed on the image display unit 114 in response to the generation of a random number acquired in accordance with a winning at the start opening.

Then, the game control unit 200 adds 1 to the value of the holding number U1 (S905).
Thereafter, the game control unit 200 sets a pre-determination result command including the pre-determination information by the pre-determination process in S904 in the RAM 203 in order to notify the effect control unit 300 of the pre-determination result (S906).
Furthermore, the game control unit 200 sets a hold number increase command for notifying the effect control unit 300 of an increase in the hold number U1 in S905 (S907), and ends the process for winning in the first start port 121. .

  Next, a process for winning in the second start port 122 is performed. Referring to FIG. 9, next, the game control unit 200 determines whether or not the game ball has won the second start port 122 and the second start port switch 212 is turned on (S908). If the second start port switch 212 is turned on, the game control unit 200 next determines whether or not the number of unreserved hold numbers U2 in the winning of the second start port 122 is less than the upper limit value (S909). ). In the example shown in FIG. 9, the upper limit value is four. If the number of holds U2 has reached the upper limit (No in S909), it is not possible to hold any more unchanging winnings, and the process for winning at the second start port 122 is terminated.

  On the other hand, if the pending number U2 is less than the upper limit value (Yes in S909), the random number acquisition unit 231 of the game control unit 200 acquires a random number value for the lottery by the current winning and stores it in the RAM 203 (S910). . Here, since the winning of the second starting port 122 is won, random numbers for the special symbol lottery (big hit random number value, big hit symbol random number value, reach random number value, variation pattern random number value, etc.) are acquired in the same manner as S903 above. The The random value acquired at this time is a value updated by the random number update process of S801. Then, the result of the special symbol lottery is determined in the later special symbol processing by this random number value.

Next, the game control unit 200 performs a prior determination process (S911). The content of this pre-determination process is the same as that of said S904.
Then, the game control unit 200 adds 1 to the value of the holding number U2 (S912).
Thereafter, the game control unit 200 sets a pre-determination result command including pre-determination information obtained by the pre-determination process of S911 in the RAM 203 in order to notify the effect control unit 300 of the pre-determination result (S913).
Furthermore, the game control unit 200 sets a hold number increase command for notifying the effect control unit 300 of the increase in the hold number U2 in S912 in the RAM 203 (S914), and ends the process for winning at the second start port 122. .

  In addition, although illustration is omitted, in the low probability short-time non-game state, the pre-determination process (S911) accompanying the winning to the second starting port 122 is not executed (prohibited), and in the high-probability short-time game state May perform control so as not to execute the pre-determination process (S904) associated with winning a prize at the first start port 121.

[Gate switch processing by game control unit]
FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing the contents of the gate switch process when a game ball passes through the gate 124.
In this gate switch process, the game control unit 200 first determines whether or not the game ball has passed through the gate 124 and the gate switch 214 is turned on (S1001). If the gate switch 214 is turned on, the game control unit 200 next determines whether or not the unchanged holding number G is less than the upper limit value (S1002). In the example shown in FIG. 10, the upper limit value is four. If the number of reserves G has reached the upper limit (No in S1002), no more unchanging winnings can be reserved, and the gate switch processing is terminated.

  On the other hand, when the number G of holding is less than the upper limit value (Yes in S1002), the random number acquisition unit 231 of the game control unit 200 acquires a random value for the lottery by the current winning and stores it in the RAM 203 (S1003). . Here, since the gate 124 is won, a random number value (such as a winning random number value) for normal symbol lottery is acquired.

Next, the game control unit 200 adds 1 to the value of the holding number G (S1004).
After the value of the holding number G is added in S1004, the game control unit 200 sets a holding number G increase command for notifying the effect control unit 300 of the increase in the holding number G in S1004 in the RAM 203 (S1005). The process for winning in the gate 124 is terminated.

[Special symbol processing by game control unit]
FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing the contents of the special symbol processing in the symbol processing shown in S803 of FIG.
In this special symbol process, the special symbol variation control unit 233 of the game control unit 200 first checks whether or not the jackpot game flag is ON in the setting of a flag set in the RAM 203 (hereinafter, flag setting) ( S1101). Here, the jackpot game flag is a flag that is set to identify whether or not the jackpot game that is performed according to the result of the special symbol lottery is being executed.

  When the jackpot game flag is ON, since the pachinko gaming machine 100 is already executing the jackpot game, the special symbol processing is terminated without starting the special symbol variation (Yes in S1101). Note that playing a jackpot game can be understood as a time when a jackpot game that is a game related to the determination and variation of the previous special symbol lottery is being executed. When the jackpot game flag is OFF (No in S1101), the special symbol variation control unit 233 next determines whether or not the current state of the pachinko gaming machine 100 is in a special symbol variation (S1102). If the special symbol is not changing (No in S1102), then the special symbol fluctuation control unit 233 performs processing related to the number U1 and U2 (see FIG. 9) of the special symbols that have not been changed (S1103 to S1106). In the present embodiment, the number U1 of holdings related to winning of the first start port 121 and the number of holdings U2 related to winning of the second starting port 122 are distinguished, so this processing is also provided at the corresponding start port. Do this individually.

Specifically, the special symbol variation control unit 233 first determines whether or not the number of holds U2 related to winning in the second start port 122 is 1 or more (S1103). When the number of reservations U2 is 1 or more (Yes in S1103), the special symbol fluctuation control unit 233 subtracts 1 from the value of the number of reservations U2 (S1104). On the other hand, if the hold number U2 = 0 (No in S1103), the special symbol variation control unit 233 next determines whether the hold number U1 related to winning in the first start port 121 is 1 or more (S1105). When the number of reservations U1 is 1 or more (Yes in S1105), the special symbol fluctuation control unit 233 subtracts 1 from the value of the number of reservations U1 (S1106). On the other hand, if the holding number U1 = 0 (No in S1105), it means that there is no winning for starting the special symbol lottery, so the special symbol change is not started, and the waiting process for waiting for customers set in another routine To finish the process (S1116).
In the present embodiment, priority is given to processing related to the holding number U2 related to winning in the second start port 122. That is, when the number of holdings U2 is 1 or more, the processing regarding the number of holdings U2 is performed, and when the number of holdings U2 = 0, the processing regarding the number of holdings U1 is performed (see S803 to S806). On the other hand, regardless of whether the first start port 121 or the second start port 122 is won, it is also possible to perform control such that the hold numbers U1 and U2 are subtracted in the order of winning.

  After subtracting the holding number U1 or the holding number U2 in S1104 or S1106, the special symbol fluctuation control unit 233 turns off the customer waiting flag set in the flag setting of the RAM 203 (S1107). The customer waiting flag is a flag for identifying that the pachinko gaming machine 100 is in the customer waiting state, and is set in the customer waiting setting process (S1116, see FIG. 15 described later).

  Next, the special symbol variation control unit 233 executes jackpot determination processing and variation pattern selection processing by separate routines (S1108, S1109). Although details will be described later, the setting information for changing the special symbol displayed on the first special symbol display 221 and the second special symbol display 222 by the jackpot determination processing and the variation pattern selection processing (the jackpot symbol, game State, variation pattern, etc.) are determined. These pieces of information are included in a change start command sent to the effect control unit 300.

  Thereafter, the special symbol variation control unit 233 is displayed by the first special symbol display unit 221 and the second special symbol display unit 222 shown in FIG. 2 based on the setting contents determined in the jackpot determination process and the variation pattern selection process. The special symbol change is started (S1110). Then, a change start command including setting information (a jackpot symbol, a gaming state, a change pattern, etc.) indicating the setting contents is generated and set in the RAM 203 (S1111). The variation start command set in S1111 is transmitted to the effect control unit 300 by the output process shown in S806 of FIG.

  When it is determined in S1102 that the special symbol is changing (Yes in S1102), or after the change start command is set in S1111, the special symbol fluctuation control unit 233 determines whether or not the fluctuation time has elapsed (S1112). ). That is, it is determined whether or not the elapsed time from the start of the variation of the special symbol in S1110 has reached the variation time set in the variation pattern selection process in S1109. If the variation time has not passed (No in S1112), the special symbol variation is continued, and the special symbol processing is terminated as it is.

  On the other hand, when the variation time has elapsed (Yes in S1112), the special symbol variation control unit 233 first determines the variation of the special symbol in the first special symbol display 221 and the second special symbol display 222 as a big hit determination process in S1108. It stops at the symbol determined in (S1113). A change stop command for stopping a decorative design to be described later is set in the RAM 203 (S1114). Then, a stop routine process of another routine is executed (S1115). The contents of the stop process will be described later. The change stop command set in S1114 is transmitted to the effect control unit 300 by the output process shown in S806 of FIG.

[Big hit judgment processing by game control unit]
FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing the contents of the jackpot determination process (S1108 in FIG. 11).
In this jackpot determination process, the special symbol determination unit 234 of the game control unit 200 first determines a jackpot random number value in the current special symbol lottery (S1201), and determines whether or not the jackpot or small hit is made (S1202). , S1205). Whether the jackpot or the jackpot is determined is whether the jackpot random number obtained in S903 or S910 in FIG. 9 matches the value set as the jackpot winning value or the value set as the jackpot winning value It is determined by judging whether (refer Fig.20 (a)).

  If the result of the random number determination in S1201 is a big hit (Yes in S1202), then the special symbol determination unit 234 determines a big hit symbol random number value (S1203). Depending on the result of this determination, the type of symbol (such as a jackpot for a short game state with a high probability and a jackpot for a short game state with a low probability) is determined. Which jackpot is determined is determined by whether the value of the jackpot symbol random number acquired in S903 or S910 in FIG. 9 matches a preset value for each symbol type (FIG. 20 ( b)).

  After the above determination, the special symbol determination unit 234 sets the jackpot symbol determined by the determination of the jackpot symbol random number as setting information in the RAM 203 (S1204).

  If the result of the random number determination in S1201 is a small hit (No in S1202, Yes in S1205), then the special symbol determination unit 234 uses a symbol indicating that it is a small hit (hereinafter referred to as a small hit symbol) as setting information. It is set in the RAM 203 (S1206).

  If the result of the random number determination in S1201 is neither big win nor small win (No in S1202 and S1205), then the special symbol determination unit 234 uses the symbol indicating that the lottery is lost (hereinafter referred to as a lost symbol) as setting information in the RAM 203. (S1207).

[Change pattern selection process by game control unit]
FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing the contents of the variation pattern selection process (S1109 in FIG. 11).
In this variation pattern selection process, the variation pattern selection unit 235 of the game control unit 200 first refers to the gaming state of the pachinko gaming machine 100 (whether it is a short time state or a short time state, and a high probability state or a low probability state). (S1301). Then, using the determination result of S1202 of the jackpot determination process (FIG. 12), it is determined whether or not the jackpot was won in this special symbol lottery (S1302). If it is a big hit (Yes in S1302), the fluctuation pattern selecting unit 235 reads the big hit fluctuation pattern table from the ROM 202 and sets it in the RAM 203 (S1303).

On the other hand, if the jackpot is not hit (No in S1302), the variation pattern selection unit 235 then determines a random number value for determining whether or not to perform a so-called reach effect for causing the player to expect a jackpot. (S1304). Whether or not the variation pattern that can execute the reach effect is determined by determining whether or not the reach random number value acquired in S903 or S910 in FIG. 9 matches a preset value (FIG. 9). 20 (c)).
As a result of the determination using the random number value, when the variation pattern (variation time) that can execute the reach effect is set (Yes in S1305), the variation pattern selection unit 235 reads the variation pattern table for reach from the ROM 202 and stores it in the RAM 203. Set (S1306). Further, when the variation pattern (variation time) in which the reach effect can be executed is not used (No in S1305), the variation pattern selection unit 235 reads the variation pattern table for detachment from the ROM 202 and sets it in the RAM 203 (S1307).
Here, the fluctuation pattern table includes a plurality of fluctuation patterns prepared in advance (fluctuation time 3 seconds, 7 seconds, 13 seconds, 15 seconds, 30 seconds, 60 seconds, 90 seconds, etc.) and values of fluctuation pattern random numbers. Is a table in which

  Next, the variation pattern selection unit 235 determines the variation pattern random value using the variation pattern random value acquired in S903 or S910 of FIG. 9 and the variation pattern table set in S1303, S1306, and S1307 (S1308). ). That is, the fluctuation pattern selection unit 235 refers to the fluctuation pattern table set in the RAM 203 and selects a fluctuation pattern corresponding to the random value of the fluctuation pattern random number. Therefore, even if the same random number value is acquired, the gaming state of the pachinko gaming machine 100 (whether it is a short-time state or no-short-time state, and a high-probability state or a low-probability state), the result of a special symbol lottery (whether or not it is a big hit The variation pattern table to be referred to differs depending on the difference in whether or not the reach effect is performed when the jackpot is not hit.

  Thereafter, the variation pattern selection unit 235 sets the variation pattern selected in S1308 as setting information in the RAM 203 (S1309). The variation pattern setting information set in S1309 is included in the variation start command set in S1111 of FIG. 11, and is transmitted to the effect control unit 300 by the output process shown in S806 of FIG. Details of the variation pattern selected in this embodiment and its setting will be described later.

[Processing during stop by game control unit]
FIG. 14 is a flowchart showing the contents of the suspension process (S1115 in FIG. 11).
In this stop process, the game control unit 200 first checks whether or not a flag indicating that the time is short (hereinafter, a time short flag) is turned on in the flag setting of the RAM 203 (S1401). When the time reduction flag is ON (Yes in S1401), the game control unit 200 subtracts 1 from the value of the number of lotteries (number of fluctuations) J in the time reduction state (S1402), and whether or not the number of lotteries J has become zero. (S1403). If the number of times of lottery J = 0 (Yes in S1403), the time reduction flag is turned OFF (S1404). It should be noted that the operation for turning on the hourly flag and the setting of the initial value of the lottery count J are performed in a game state setting process (FIG. 18) in a special winning opening process (FIG. 17) described later.

  If the time reduction flag is OFF (No in S1401), or after the time reduction flag is turned OFF in S1404, or if the value of the lottery count J after subtraction in S1402 is not 0 (No in S1403), then game control The unit 200 checks whether or not a flag indicating a high probability state (hereinafter referred to as a high probability flag) is ON in the flag setting of the RAM 203 (S1405). If both the high-accuracy flag and the previous time-short flag are ON, the high-probability time-short gaming state is selected. is there.

  If the high-accuracy flag is ON (Yes in S1405), the game control unit 200 subtracts 1 from the value of the number of lotteries (number of fluctuations) X in the high probability state (S1406), and whether the number of lotteries X has become 0. It is checked whether or not (S1407). If the number of lotteries X = 0 (Yes in S1407), the high-accuracy flag is turned off (S1408). Note that the operation for turning on the high-accuracy flag and the setting of the initial value of the lottery number X are performed in a game state setting process (FIG. 18) in a special prize opening process (FIG. 17) described later.

  If the high-accuracy flag is OFF (No in S1405), or after the high-accuracy flag is turned OFF in S1408, or if the value of the number of lotteries X after subtraction in S1406 is not 0 (No in S1407), then The game control unit 200 determines whether or not a big win has been won in this special symbol lottery (S1409). And when it is a big hit (S1409, Yes), the game control part 200 judges the kind of symbol next (S1410). Here, as an example of the determination of the symbol type, it is determined whether or not it is a long hit.

  Here, the determination of whether or not the jackpot is possible can be made based on the determination result of the jackpot determination process (FIG. 12). For example, if any of the symbols shown in the diagram of FIG. 20B to be described later is set, Yes is obtained in S1409. If a lost symbol or a small bonus symbol is set in the RAM 203 by the big hit determination process, No in S1409.

  For example, when the symbol type such as the low probability symbol A is long hit (Yes in S1410), the game control unit 200 turns on the long hit game flag (S1411). Thereby, the setting of the gaming state of the RAM 203 becomes a jackpot gaming state (long winning gaming state) in which the symbol type is long winning. In addition, here, in the long hit, it is not distinguished whether it is a high probability state or a low probability state. Whether the state is a high probability state or a low probability state is specified by turning on a corresponding flag in a game state setting process (FIG. 18) in a special prize opening process (FIG. 17) described later.

  For example, when the symbol type such as the high probability symbol E is not long hit (No in S1410), the game control unit 200 turns on the short hit game flag (S1412). Thereby, the setting of the gaming state in the RAM 203 becomes a jackpot gaming state (short winning gaming state) in which the symbol type is short winning. Similar to the case of long hit, the case of short hit does not distinguish between a high probability state and a low probability state.

  After turning on the jackpot game flag in S1411 or S1412, the game control unit 200 initializes the values of the lottery times J and X (S1413). Further, the game control unit 200 turns off the time reduction flag when the time reduction flag is ON in S1401 and the lottery count J is not 0 in S1403 (S1414). Similarly, if the high-accuracy flag is ON in S1405 and the lottery count X is not 0 in S1407, the high-accuracy flag is turned OFF (S1414).

After initializing the values of the lottery times J and X in S1413, the game control unit 200 starts an opening operation (S1417). Here, the content of the opening operation differs depending on whether the winning game flag is turned ON in S1411 or S1412. In other words, an opening operation according to the determination result of the special symbol lottery is set.
Thereafter, the game control unit 200 sets an opening command for performing an effect in the opening operation according to the jackpot game flag in the effect control unit 300 in the RAM 203 (S1418), and ends the in-stop process. This opening command is transmitted to the effect control unit 300 in the output process shown in S806 of FIG.

On the other hand, when the result of the special symbol lottery this time is not a big hit (No in S1409), the game control unit 200 determines whether or not the result of the special symbol lottery this time is a big hit (S1415). ). If it is not a small hit (No in S1415), the in-stop process is terminated.
On the other hand, when it is a small hit (Yes in S1415), the game control unit 200 starts a small hit game (S1416). Thereby, the setting of the gaming state in the RAM 203 becomes the small hit gaming state. In the small hit game, as described above, the special winning opening 125 is opened and closed a predetermined number of times, and is ended after a predetermined time has elapsed.

[Customer waiting setting process by game control unit]
FIG. 15 is a flowchart showing the contents of the customer waiting setting process (S1116 in FIG. 11).
In this customer waiting setting process, the game control unit 200 first checks whether or not the customer waiting flag is ON in the flag setting of the RAM 203 (S1501). Here, the customer waiting flag is a flag that is set to identify that the pachinko gaming machine 100 is in a customer waiting state.

  If the customer waiting flag is ON, the pachinko gaming machine 100 is in a customer waiting state, and thus the processing is terminated as it is (Yes in S1501). On the other hand, when the customer waiting flag is OFF (No in S1501), the game control unit 200 generates a customer waiting command and sets it in the RAM 203 (S1502), and turns on the customer waiting flag (S1503). The customer waiting command set in S1502 is transmitted to the effect control unit 300 in the output process shown in S806 of FIG. Here, as described in the customer waiting setting process (S1116) in FIG. 11 above, the customer waiting flag is not executing a jackpot game (No in S1101) and not changing a special symbol (No in S1102). Further, this flag is set when there is no hold (No in S1103 and S1105).

[Normal symbol processing by game control unit]
FIG. 16 is a flowchart showing the contents of the normal symbol processing in the symbol processing shown in S803 of FIG.
In this normal symbol process, the normal symbol variation control unit 236 of the game control unit 200 first checks whether or not the auxiliary game flag is ON in the flag setting of the RAM 203 (S1601). Here, the auxiliary game flag is a flag that is set when a normal symbol lottery is won. The state in which the auxiliary game flag is set is a state in which the electric tulip 123 is opened in accordance with the electric tulip process (FIG. 19) described later and it is easy to win the second start port 122 (auxiliary game state).

  When the auxiliary game flag is ON, since the auxiliary game state has already been reached and the normal symbol is stopped, the normal symbol process is terminated without starting the normal symbol variation (Yes in S1601). On the other hand, if the auxiliary game flag is OFF (No in S1601), then the normal symbol variation control unit 236 determines whether or not the current state of the pachinko gaming machine 100 is in the normal symbol variation (S1602). If the normal symbol is not changing (No in S1602), then the normal symbol variation control unit 236 determines whether the number G of the normal symbols remaining unchanged (see FIG. 10) is 1 or more (S1603). If the holding number G = 0 (No in S1603), it means that there is no winning for starting the normal symbol lottery, and therefore the processing is terminated without starting the normal symbol variation.

  On the other hand, when the reserved number G is 1 or more (Yes in S1603), the normal symbol variation control unit 236 subtracts 1 from the value of the reserved number G (S1604). Then, the normal symbol determination unit 232 determines a winning random number in the current normal symbol lottery to determine whether or not the normal symbol lottery has been won (S1605). Whether or not the winner has been won is determined by determining whether or not the value of the winning random number acquired in S1003 in FIG. 10 matches the value set as the winning value in the table shown in FIG. It is determined.

  Next, the normal symbol fluctuation control unit 236 sets the normal symbol according to the result of the normal symbol lottery (S1606). That is, when a normal symbol lottery is won, a symbol representing the winning (hereinafter referred to as a winning symbol) is set in the RAM 203 as setting information. On the other hand, when the normal symbol lottery is not won, a symbol indicating that the lottery has been lost (hereinafter referred to as a lost symbol) is set in the RAM 203 as setting information.

  Next, the normal symbol variation control unit 236 sets the variation time of the normal symbol (S1607). This variation time is set based on the time reduction flag set in the processes of S1404 and S1414 in FIG. 14, and S1804 and S1807 in FIG. That is, when the time reduction flag is ON in the setting in S1607, it is set to a short time (for example, 1.5 seconds), and when the time reduction flag is OFF, it is set to a long time (for example, 4.0 seconds). Is done. After this setting, the normal symbol fluctuation control unit 236 starts normal symbol fluctuations in the normal symbol display 223 shown in FIGS. 2A and 3 based on the setting contents of S1607 (S1608). In addition, the fluctuation pattern of a normal symbol can also be determined by lottery. In this case, for example, when the game ball passes through the gate 124, the random number acquisition unit 231 acquires the normal pattern variation pattern random value, and in S1607, the normal symbol variation control unit 236 generates the normal symbol variation pattern random value. By determining, the variation time is set.

  After starting the change of the normal symbol in S1608 or when it is determined that the normal symbol is changing in S1602 (Yes in S1602), the normal symbol change control unit 236 determines whether or not the change time has passed (S1609). ). That is, it is determined whether or not the elapsed time from the start of fluctuation of the normal symbol in S1608 has reached the fluctuation time set in S1607. If the variation time has not passed (No in S1609), the normal symbol variation is continued, and the normal symbol processing is terminated as it is.

  On the other hand, when the fluctuation time has elapsed (Yes in S1609), the normal symbol fluctuation control unit 236 stops the fluctuation of the normal symbol in the normal symbol display 223 (S1610). Then, the normal symbol variation control unit 236 determines whether or not the determination result in S1605 is a win (S1611). If it is a win (Yes in S1611), the auxiliary game flag is turned ON (S1612). On the other hand, if the lottery is off (No in S1611), the normal symbol processing is terminated without turning on the auxiliary game flag.

[Large winning mouth processing by game control unit]
FIG. 17 is a flowchart showing the contents of the special prize opening process in the electric accessory process shown in S804 of FIG.
In this big prize opening process, the big prize opening operation control unit 237 of the game control unit 200 first checks whether or not the big hit game flag is ON in the flag setting of the RAM 203 (S1701). When the big hit game flag is OFF, there is no winning in the big winning opening 125, and the big winning opening process is terminated (No in S1701). On the other hand, when the jackpot game flag is ON (Yes in S1701), the big prize opening operation control unit 237 opens in the operation control at the time of jackpot that is started in the pachinko gaming machine 100 being stopped (FIG. 14). It is determined whether or not the operation is in progress (S1702).

  If the pachinko gaming machine 100 is opening (Yes in S1702), the next prize opening operation control unit 237 determines whether or not a predetermined time (opening time) for performing the opening operation has elapsed. (S1703). If the opening time has not elapsed, the opening operation at the special winning opening 125 is continued, and the special winning opening process is terminated (No in S1703). On the other hand, if the opening time has elapsed (Yes in S1703), the special prize opening operation control unit 237 performs the operation setting of the special prize opening 125 (S1704), and initializes the winning number C (C = 0). Then, the value of the number R of rounds of operation of the big prize opening 125 is incremented by 1 from the current value (S1706), and the big prize opening 125 is started (opened) (S1707).

  In the operation setting of S1704, the operation pattern of the special winning opening 125 and the number of rounds (operation round number) operated by the operation pattern are set. As an example of the case where the big prize opening 125 is operated, there are a special symbol lottery, a case where a long win or a short win is a big win, and a case where a small win is made. The operation pattern and the number of rounds are variously set according to the hit type. In the jackpot game, it is stipulated that the winning prize opening 125 is continuously operated a plurality of times (a plurality of rounds). As an example, in the case of a long hit, for example, 15 rounds (15R) are operated, and 29.5 seconds are released once in one round. In the case of a short hit, for example, two rounds (2R) are operated, and 0.9 second is released once in one round. To further explain, after 0.9 seconds are opened, after 1.0 seconds are closed, it is opened for 0.9 seconds. On the other hand, in the case of a small hit, for example, after 0.9 seconds are opened and 1.0 seconds are closed, then 0.9 seconds are opened. Here, when the operation with short hits and the operation with small hits are compared in the above example, both 0.9 second opening is performed. That is, the action of the big winning opening 125 that can be seen by the player is the same for the case of short win and the case of small win, and the short win and the small win are distinguished only from the action of the big winning opening 125 on the game board 110. I can't do it.

  The law stipulates that the cumulative opening time of the special winning opening 125 must be set within 1.8 seconds for a small hit. On the other hand, in the case of a big hit (long win or short win), the big winning opening 125 must be continuously opened a plurality of times for the number of rounds R of the big hit game. Therefore, when trying to make it difficult to visually distinguish the operation with a small hit and the operation with a short hit as described above, within the range that satisfies the cumulative open time within 1.8 seconds in one operation, An operation mode in which the big prize opening 125 is opened two or more times is set, and in the short win, the same number of rounds as the number of small hits is set.

  Next, the special winning opening operation control unit 237 determines whether or not the opening time in the operation pattern set in S1704 has elapsed (S1708). If the open state at the big prize opening 125 has not passed the opening time (No in S1708), then the big prize opening operation control unit 237 has a predetermined number (for example, 9) It is determined whether or not (S1709). If the opening time has not elapsed and the number C of winning prizes is less than the prescribed number, the operating state (open state) of the big winning opening 125 is continued, so the big winning opening process is terminated (No in S1709). ). On the other hand, if the opening time has elapsed (Yes in S1708) or the winning number C reaches the specified number (Yes in S1709), the special winning opening operation control unit 237 terminates the operation of the special winning opening 125 (closing). (S1710).

  Next, the special winning opening operation control unit 237 determines whether or not the number R of rounds of operation of the special winning opening 125 has reached the maximum value set in S1704 (S1711). If the maximum value has not been reached, the remaining operations are performed, and the special winning opening process is terminated (No in S1711).

If the number R of rounds of operation of the special prize opening 125 has reached the maximum value (Yes in S1711), the special prize opening operation control unit 237 then starts an ending operation (S1712). Here, the content of the ending operation corresponds to the state of the big hit game flag among the ending operations set in the long win game and the short win game.
Thereafter, the special winning opening operation control unit 237 sets an ending command for performing an effect in the ending operation according to the big hit game flag in the effect control unit 300 in the RAM 203 (S1713). This ending command is transmitted to the effect control unit 300 in the output process shown in S806 of FIG.

  Next, the special winning opening operation control unit 237 resets the round number R of the operation of the special winning opening 125 to 0 (S1714), and then performs an ending operation in which an elapsed time from the start of the ending operation is set in advance. It is determined whether the power time (ending time) has elapsed (S1717). If the ending time has not elapsed, the ending operation is continued, and thus the big prize opening process is terminated (No in S1717). On the other hand, if the ending time has elapsed (Yes in S1717), next, the big prize opening operation control unit 237 goes through the game state setting process by the game control unit 200 (S1718), and then turns off the big hit game flag, The big prize opening process is terminated (S1719). The contents of the game state setting process will be described later.

  If it is determined in S1702 that the pachinko gaming machine 100 is not opening (No in S1702), the special winning opening operation control unit 237 determines whether or not it is ending (S1715). If the ending is in progress (Yes in S1715), the operations after S1717 are executed.

On the other hand, if the pachinko gaming machine 100 is not ending (No in S1715), the special winning opening operation control unit 237 next determines whether or not the special winning opening 125 is operating (opening) (S1716). If it is not in operation (No in S1716), the operation after S1705 is executed. If it is in operation (Yes in S1716), the operation after S1708 is executed.
The effect performed in the small hit game described above is the same as the effect performed in the short hit game, and it is not possible to distinguish short hit and small hit from the effect.

[Game state setting process]
FIG. 18 shows the content of the game state setting process (S1718) performed by the game control unit 200 when the ending time has elapsed (Yes in S1717).
When the game state setting process is performed, the jackpot game flag is set to ON in S1701 of FIG. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 18, the game control unit 200 first determines the type of the symbol (S1801, S1802, S1803, S1806). These determinations can be made based on, for example, the type of symbol set as setting information in the RAM 203 in the jackpot determination process (FIG. 12). Since these determinations are substantially the same as S1202, S1203, and S1205 in the jackpot determination process (FIG. 12), the determination results of S1202, S1203, and S1205 may be used.

If it is a small hit (Yes in S1801), the gaming state is not changed, so the gaming state setting process is terminated.
If the symbol type is a jackpot of the low probability short game state (No in S1801, Yes in S1802, S1803), the game control unit 200 turns on the short time flag (S1804). Thereby, the setting of the gaming state in the RAM 203 becomes the low gaming state when the probability is low. In addition, the game control unit 200 sets an initial value of the lottery count J (S1805) and ends the game state setting process. The initial value of the lottery number J is 100 in the illustrated example. Therefore, if the lottery in which the determination result of the special symbol lottery is out of play in the low probability short game state is continuously performed 100 times, the low probability short game state is terminated and the low probability short short game state is entered.

  On the other hand, when the symbol type is a big hit with a low probability short-time non-game state (No in S1801, Yes in 1802, No in S1803), the game control unit 200 does not turn on both the short-time flag and the high-accuracy flag. finish. Therefore, the setting of the game state of the RAM 203 for the game after the jackpot becomes a low probability short time no game state.

  When the symbol type is a big hit in the high probability short game state (S1801, No in S1802, Yes in S1806), the game control unit 200 turns on the short flag (S1807) and sets the initial value of the number of lottery J (S1808). In this case, the initial value of the number of times of lottery J is 10,000 in the illustrated example. Further, the game control unit 200 turns on the high-accuracy flag (S1809), and sets an initial value of the number of lotteries X (S1810). The initial value of the number of times of lottery X is 10,000 in the illustrated example. As a result, the setting of the gaming state in the RAM 203 becomes a high probability and short gaming state. If the lottery in which the determination result of the special symbol lottery is lost in this high-probability short-time gaming state is continuously performed 10,000 times, the high-probability short-time gaming state is terminated and the low-probability short-time short gaming state is entered.

  On the other hand, when the symbol type is a big hit with a high probability short-time non-game state (No in S1801, S1802, and S1806), the game control unit 200 turns on only the high-accuracy flag (S1809), and the initial value of the number of lotteries X (10000 times) is set (S1810). Thereby, the setting of the gaming state in the RAM 203 becomes a high probability short time no gaming state. If the lottery in which the determination result of the special symbol lottery is out of play in this high-probability short-time no-game state is continuously performed 10,000 times, the high-probability short-time no-game state is terminated, Become.

[Electric tulip processing by game control unit]
FIG. 19 is a flowchart showing the contents of the electric tulip process in the electric accessory process shown in S804 of FIG.
In the electric tulip process, the electric tulip operation control unit 238 of the game control unit 200 first checks whether or not the auxiliary game flag is ON in the flag setting of the RAM 203 (S1901). When the auxiliary game flag is OFF, the electric tulip 123 is not released, and thus the electric tulip process is terminated (No in S1901). On the other hand, when the auxiliary game flag is ON (Yes in S1901), the electric tulip operation control unit 238 determines whether or not the electric tulip 123 is operating (S1902).

  When the electric tulip 123 is not in operation (No in S1902), the electric tulip operation control unit 238 sets the operation pattern of the electric tulip 123 (S1903), and operates the electric tulip 123 with the set operation pattern (S1904). . Here, the operation pattern is set based on the time reduction flag set in the processes of S1404 and S1414 in FIG. 14, S1804 and S1807 in FIG. For example, when the time reduction flag is OFF at the time of setting in S1903, an operation pattern that opens once with an opening time of 0.15 seconds is set, and when the time reduction flag is ON, the opening time of 1.80 seconds is set. An operating pattern that opens three times in time is set. Thus, normally, when the time reduction flag is ON (when it is in the time reduction state), the electric tulip 123 is opened a plurality of times for a long time, and the winning support that makes it easy to win the second start port 122 (electricity chewing support). Is done. A plurality of operation patterns (types of auxiliary games) of the electric tulip 123 when the time flag is ON or OFF are prepared, and the operation is performed according to the type determined in the normal symbol processing (see FIG. 16). You may comprise so that a pattern may be set.

  When it is determined in S1902 that the electric tulip 123 is in operation (Yes in S1902), or after the electric tulip 123 is operated in S1904, the electric tulip operation control unit 238 passes the open time in the set operation pattern. It is determined whether or not it has been done (S1905). If the opening time has not elapsed, the operation state (open state) of the electric tulip 123 is continued, and thus the electric tulip process is terminated (No in S1905). On the other hand, if the opening time has elapsed (Yes in S1905), the electric tulip operation control unit 238 sets the auxiliary game flag to OFF and ends the electric tulip process (S1906).

[Random number judgment method]
Here, a determination method using random numbers performed in the jackpot determination process (FIG. 12), the variation pattern selection process (FIG. 13), the normal symbol process (FIG. 16), and the like will be described in detail.
FIG. 20 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of a random number (determination table) used in the special symbol lottery and the normal symbol lottery in the present embodiment.
FIG. 20 (a) shows a configuration example of jackpot random numbers used in the special symbol lottery, FIG. 20 (b) shows a configuration example of jackpot symbol random numbers used in the special symbol lottery, and FIG. 20 (c) shows a special symbol lottery. A configuration example of reach random numbers used, and a configuration example of hit random numbers used in normal symbol lottery are shown in FIG.

Referring to FIG. 20 (a), as the jackpot random number determination value, the jackpot when the gaming state of the pachinko gaming machine 100 at the time of jackpot determination is a low probability state and the jackpot when the game state at the jackpot determination is a high probability state 2 types and small hits are set. The range of values of random numbers (big hit random numbers) is 300 from 0 to 299 in all cases. In the case of a special symbol lottery in a low probability state (a jackpot lottery), only one winning value is set, and the winning probability is 1/300. In the case of a special symbol lottery in a high probability state, 10 winning values are set, and the winning probability is 10/300 (= 1/30). That is, in the example shown in the figure, if the winning symbols 121 and 122 are won in the high probability state and the special symbol lottery is performed, the winning probability is 10 times that in the case where the special symbol lottery is performed in the low probability state. Further, three winning values are set regardless of the low probability state or the high probability state, and the winning probability is 3/300 (= 1/100).
Here, the special symbol lottery in the low probability state will be described as an example. The jackpot random number value (see S903 and S910) acquired with the winning of the first starting port 121 or the second starting port 122 as an opportunity is shown in FIG. It is determined whether or not the winning value of the jackpot lottery in the low probability state in (a) matches “5”. Although the detailed description is omitted, the same applies to the special symbol lottery in the high probability state and the special symbol lottery for small hits.

  Referring to FIG. 20B, the jackpot symbols include low probability symbol A, low probability symbol B, high probability symbol A, high probability symbol B, high probability symbol C, high probability symbol D, high probability symbol E, latent Eight kinds of certain patterns are prepared. Here, the low-probability symbol A and the low-probability symbol B are symbols representing a jackpot of a low-probability state, and among these, the low-probability symbol A is a jackpot of a long win (8 rounds) and a low-probability short-time game state. Indicates that there is. The low probability symbol B indicates that it is a big hit per long (4 rounds) and a short game state at a low probability. The high probability symbol A and the high probability symbol B indicate a long hit (15 rounds) and a big hit in a short game state with a high probability. The high-probability symbol C and the high-probability symbol D indicate that it is a jackpot for a long game (8 rounds) and a short game state with a high probability. The high-probability symbol E indicates that it is a big hit in a short win (2 rounds) and a short no-game state with a high probability. The latent symbol is a symbol representing a short hit (two rounds) and a big hit in a short gameless state with a high probability. Therefore, the game state after the jackpot game is the same for the high probability symbol E and the latent probability symbol, but the latent symbol symbol is a condition for performing a latent effect that does not clearly notify the player that the probability state is high. Therefore, it is provided separately from the high probability symbol E. The range of random number values is 250 from 0 to 249. In addition, in the jackpot symbol random number, a winning value is set for each of the first start port 121 and the second start port 122 that trigger the special symbol lottery.

In the low probability pattern A, 35 values are assigned as winning values in both the first start port 121 and the second start port 122. Therefore, the probability of winning with the low probability symbol A when winning a jackpot is 35/250 (= 7/50).
In the low probability symbol B, 15 values are assigned as winning values for both the first start port 121 and the second start port 122. Therefore, when winning the jackpot, the probability of winning with the low probability symbol B is 15/250 (= 3/50).

In the high probability symbol A, 20 values are assigned as winning values when winning in the first start port 121. Therefore, the probability of winning with the high-probability symbol A when winning a jackpot in the special symbol lottery started by winning the first starting port 121 is 20/250 (= 2/25).
On the other hand, 150 values are assigned as winning values when winning at the second starting port 122. Therefore, the probability of winning with the high-probability symbol A when winning a jackpot in the special symbol lottery started by winning the second starting port 122 is 150/250 (= 15/25).

In the high probability symbol B, five values are assigned as winning values when winning at the first start port 121. Therefore, the probability of winning with the high-probability symbol B is 5/250 (= 1/50) in the case of winning the jackpot in the special symbol lottery started by winning the first starting port 121.
On the other hand, 25 values are assigned as winning values when winning at the second start port 122. Therefore, the probability of winning with the high-probability symbol B in the special symbol lottery started by winning the second starting port 122 is 25/250 (= 1/10).

In the high probability pattern C, 25 values are assigned as winning values when winning at the first start port 121. Therefore, the probability of winning with the high-probability symbol C is 25/250 (= 1/10) in the case of winning the jackpot in the special symbol lottery started by winning the first starting port 121.
On the other hand, ten values are assigned as winning values when winning at the second start port 122. Therefore, the probability of winning with the high-probability symbol B in the special symbol lottery started by winning the second starting port 122 is 10/250 (= 1/25).

In the high probability symbol D, 25 values are assigned as winning values when winning in the first starting port 121. Therefore, the probability of winning with the high-probability symbol D when winning a jackpot in the special symbol lottery started by winning the first starting port 121 is 25/250 (= 1/10).
On the other hand, ten values are assigned as winning values when winning at the second start port 122. Therefore, the probability of winning with the high-probability symbol D is 10/250 (= 1/25) in the case of winning the jackpot in the special symbol lottery started by winning the second starting port 122.

In the high probability symbol E, 25 values are assigned as winning values when winning in the first start port 121. Therefore, the probability of winning with the high-probability symbol E when winning a jackpot in the special symbol lottery started by winning the first starting port 121 is 25/250 (= 1/10).
On the other hand, five values are assigned as winning values when winning at the second start port 122. Therefore, the probability of winning with the high-probability symbol E is 5/250 (= 1/50) when winning a big win in the special symbol lottery started by winning the second starting port 122.

In the latent symbol, 100 values are assigned as winning values when winning at the first start port 121. Therefore, the probability of winning in the latent symbol when winning a big win in the special symbol lottery started by winning the first starting port 121 is 100/250 (= 2/5).
On the other hand, the winning value in the latent symbol is not assigned to the second starting port 122, and when winning in the second starting port 122, it is not won in the latent symbol.

  Here, the low-probability symbol A will be described as an example. The jackpot symbol random number value (see S903 and S910) acquired with the winning of the first starting port 121 or the second starting port 122 as an opportunity is shown in FIG. ), It is determined whether or not the winning value of the low-probability symbol A matches “0 to 34”. Although detailed explanation is omitted, the same applies to special symbol lottery such as low probability symbol B.

  As described above, by making the winning probabilities of the types of symbols different when winning at the first start port 121 and when winning at the second start port 122, it is possible to have various games. Further, the arrangement of the first start port 121 and the second start port 122 on the game board 110 is devised so that it is easy to aim at either the first start port 121 or the second start port 122 in a specific state (mode). By configuring the above, it is possible to encourage the player to participate in more aggressive games.

Next, the determination of reach random numbers will be described. The reach random number distribution is set in accordance with the number of holds as will be described later. Here, as an example, a reach random number when the number of holds is 0 will be described.
Referring to FIG. 20 (c), the range of random number values is 250 from 0 to 249, and a variation pattern (variation time) in which a reach effect can be executed (for example, 13.5 seconds or more) is determined ( 22 random numbers are assigned to (with reach), and 228 random numbers are assigned to a determination result (without reach) that does not result in a variation pattern that can execute reach production (for example, less than 13.5 seconds). In other words, in the illustrated example, when a special symbol lottery is not won, a reach effect is performed with a probability of 22/250 (= 11/125). Here, the reach effect is an effect performed in the image display unit 114 when the special symbol changes. In the following, the special symbol variation effect that does not make the reach effect a changeable pattern is called a non-reach effect, and the special symbol change effect that makes the reach effect a corresponding change pattern is a reachable effect. Call it.

  Here, the case with reach will be described as an example. The reach random number value (see S903 and S910) acquired in response to the winning at the first start port 121 or the second start port 122 is the reach in FIG. It is determined whether or not the winning value is “0 to 21”. Although the detailed explanation is omitted, the same applies to the special symbol lottery without reach.

  In many cases, when the special symbol changes, the first special symbol display 221 and the second special symbol display 222 (hereinafter referred to as the special symbol display units 221 and 222 if they are not distinguished) are linked with display control. In the image display unit 114, an effect using a decorative design is performed. The decorative design is configured by displaying, for example, three rows of symbols composed of a number sequence in which numbers from “1” to “9” are continuously written in the vertical direction. The decorative design is displayed in one of a plurality of colors such as blue, green, and red. Although details will be described later, for example, a numerical element 411 (FIG. 35 to be described later) in each decorative design is displayed in one of blue, green, and red. Then, at the same time when the special symbol display on the special symbol indicators 221 and 222 is started, the decorative symbol displayed on the image display unit 114 starts scrolling. In addition, after a predetermined time has elapsed from the start of the special symbol variation display (decorative symbol scroll start), the special symbol is stopped and displayed, and the decorative symbol is also confirmed and stopped. Generally, when the determination result of the special symbol lottery is a big hit, three identical numbers are arranged on a straight line extending horizontally or diagonally in the stop display of the decorative symbol. An effect using a decorative symbol performed in accordance with the variation display of the special symbol is referred to as a variation effect.

In the reach effect, for example, the following operation is performed on the decorative pattern as the change effect. First, any two symbols (several sequences) are temporarily stopped first before the decorative symbols scrolling in the vertical (horizontal) direction are fixed and stopped. At this time, the same number is temporarily stopped on a straight line extending horizontally (vertically) or diagonally. More specifically, if the decorative symbol is scrolling in the vertical direction, the same number is temporarily stopped in one row in the horizontal direction.
Next, the last row gradually slows down the scroll speed, giving the player a sense of expectation that three identical numbers will be aligned on a straight line. Then, after the last row temporarily stops, the three symbols are fixedly stopped.
Here, in the effect with reach, the SP reach effect or the SPSP reach effect may be performed before the three symbols are confirmed and stopped. In addition, SP reach production is generally called super reach or special reach, and is an effect that expects to win more than reach, and it is a production of moving images in which various characters appear or stories develop . SPSP Reach is generally called Super Super Reach or Special Special Reach, and is an effect that expects to win more than SP Reach, and it produces a moving image where various characters appear and stories develop. It is.
Further, as shown in FIG. 21 described later, in the present embodiment, the SP reach and the SPSP reach effect are set to be executed when the variation time is longer (for example, 90 seconds or 60 seconds). Note that the above-described variation effect performed together with the reach effect is also referred to as a reach variation effect.
On the other hand, in the effect without reach, the effect that gives the player a sense of expectation, such as the effect with reach, is suppressed until the decorative symbol that scrolls in the vertical (horizontal) direction is stopped. The symbols are fixed and stopped in a state where the same numbers are not aligned on a straight line.

As described above, when the result of the determination of the jackpot random number is out of place, the reach random number can be performed with the reach with a variation pattern that can execute the reach effect on the image display unit 114, or the reach effect can be executed. It is a random number for deciding whether to perform a non-reach effect that is not a variation pattern. Further, by changing the execution ratio of the effect with reach according to the number of holds, the player can be given a sense of expectation moderately while enabling efficient game progress.
In addition, when winning a jackpot, there will be an effect with reach, and finally the decorative symbols will be confirmed and stopped with the same numbers aligned on a horizontal (vertical) or diagonal line Can do. On the other hand, in the case of a reach-provided effect in the case of winning a small hit or out of place, the decorative symbols are confirmed and stopped in a state where the same numbers are not aligned on the straight line.

Next, the determination of the winning random number used for the normal symbol lottery will be described.
Referring to FIG. 20 (d), the range of random number values is 10 from 0 to 9, and one value is assigned as the winning value when the time-short flag is OFF, and the winning value when the time-short flag is ON. Nine values are assigned. Therefore, when the game ball passes through the gate 124 and the normal symbol lottery is performed in the timeless state, it is won with a probability of 1/10. On the other hand, if the game ball passes through the gate 124 and the normal symbol lottery is performed in the short time state, the winning is performed with a probability of 9/10.

  Here, the short flag OFF will be described as an example. The winning random number value (see S1003) acquired when the game ball passes through the gate 124, the first starting port 121 or the second starting port 122 is shown in FIG. It is determined whether or not it coincides with “0” which is the winning value of the time-short flag OFF in d). Although the detailed description is omitted, the same applies to the normal symbol lottery with the hourly flag ON.

In addition, although not particularly illustrated, it is possible to set a plurality of hits with different contents of the auxiliary game (open pattern of the electric tulips 123) performed when it is determined that the normal symbol lottery is won. In this case, for example, the winning symbol random number for specifying the winning type in the normal symbol lottery is set in the same manner as the jackpot symbol random number for specifying the symbol type in the special symbol lottery (see FIG. 20B). Then, the game control unit 200 acquires the random number value of the winning design random number together with the random number value of the winning random number in the gate switch process (see FIG. 10) by the random number acquiring unit 231, and is acquired by the normal symbol determining unit 232. The hit type is specified based on the random value.
Note that the random number range, winning value ratio, and winning value shown in the configuration example of each random number in FIG. 20 are merely examples, and are not limited to the illustrated values.

[Setting example of fluctuation pattern]
Next, an example of setting the variation pattern and table used in the variation pattern selection process shown in FIG. 13 will be described.
FIG. 21 is a diagram illustrating a setting example of a variation pattern and a table used in the variation pattern selection process illustrated in FIG. In addition, in FIG. 21, the example of a setting of the low probability short-time non-game state is shown. Although illustration is omitted, regarding other gaming states such as a high probability short-time gaming state, a table for setting a variation pattern selected in the variation pattern selection process is individually provided.
FIG. 21 shows a setting example when a game ball wins the first start port 121. As for the case where a game ball wins at the second start port 122, a table for setting a variation pattern selected in the variation pattern selection process may be provided individually, or a game ball won at the first start port 121. You may make it refer to sharing the table referred in the case.

  As shown in FIG. 21, when the determination result of the special symbol lottery is a big win (Yes in S1302 in FIG. 13), the special symbol fluctuation control unit 233 determines a fluctuation pattern based on the jackpot symbol and the fluctuation pattern random number. . Specifically, the special symbol variation control unit 233 determines that the variation pattern random number value (see S903) acquired together with the jackpot random number value by the random number acquiring unit 231 matches any of the variation pattern random value assigned to each jackpot symbol. The variation pattern is determined based on whether or not to do so. For example, when the jackpot symbol is “high probability symbol A” and the variation pattern random number is “51”, it matches the variation pattern random number range “50 to 69” allocated to “high probability symbol A” in FIG. Therefore, “PB3” is selected as the variation pattern. The special symbol variation time in “PB3” is “90.18 seconds”.

  Further, when the determination result of the special symbol lottery is out of place (No in S1302 in FIG. 13), the special symbol fluctuation control unit 233 is based on the number of holdings U1, the reach random number, and the fluctuation pattern random number in the first special symbol lottery. To determine the variation pattern. Specifically, the special symbol variation control unit 233 uses the reach random number value (see S903) acquired by the random number acquisition unit 231 together with the jackpot random number value when the number U1 of the first special symbol lottery hold is “0”. 21, it is determined whether it is assigned to the reach random number range “0 to 21” assigned to the hold number “0” of “out” in FIG. 21 or to the reach random number range “22 to 249”. When the acquired reach random number is included in the reach random number range “0 to 21”, the random number acquisition unit 231 acquires the variation pattern random value acquired together with the jackpot random number value (see S903) as the reach random number range “0 to 0”. The fluctuation pattern is determined based on which of the fluctuation pattern random number values assigned to “21” matches. For example, when the fluctuation pattern random number is “51”, it matches the fluctuation pattern random number range “50 to 89”, so “PR4” is selected as the fluctuation pattern.

  As described above, the game control unit 200 determines the fluctuation pattern random number value (see S903 and S910 in FIG. 9) acquired when the game ball wins the start openings 121 and 122, the gaming state and reach of the pachinko gaming machine 100. The variation pattern of the special symbol is determined based on conditions such as the presence / absence of production and the number of holds. Then, the information of the determined variation pattern of the special symbol is included in the variation start command and is sent from the game control unit 200 to the effect control unit 300. As will be described later, in the effect control unit 300, an effect corresponding to a change time specified based on information of a change pattern included in the change start command (executable during the change time) as an effect when the special symbol changes Is selected and executed.

[Configuration of the RAM of the Game Control Unit and the RAM of the Effect Control Unit for Performing the Prediction Effect Based on Prior Determination]
Next, the configuration of the RAM 203 of the game control unit 200 and the RAM 303 of the effect control unit 300 in the present embodiment for executing a notice effect based on prior determination will be described.
FIG. 22 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration example of the RAM 203 (see FIG. 3) of the game control unit 200 according to the present embodiment. FIG. 22A is a block diagram showing the configuration of the storage area 204, and FIG. 22B is a block diagram showing the configuration of each storage unit shown in FIG. 22A.

  As shown in FIG. 22A, the RAM 203 includes a storage area 204 as a special symbol holding storage area for storing the jackpot random number acquired by the jackpot random number lottery. This storage area 204 has eight storage units corresponding to the maximum number of reservations of the first start port 121 and the number of reservations of the second start port 122 (when the upper limit value of each reservation number is 4). . Specifically, the storage area 204 includes a first storage unit 204a, a second storage unit 204b, a third storage unit 204c, a fourth storage unit 204d, a fifth storage unit 204e, a sixth storage unit 204f, and a seventh storage. Part 204g and eighth storage part 204h.

  Moreover, as shown in FIG.22 (b), each of these memory | storage parts 204a-204h is an area | region where the information showing the distinction of the winning start port (the 1st start port 121 or the 2nd start port 122) is memorize | stored. And an area for storing the acquired jackpot random number, an area for storing the design random number, an area for storing the reach random number, and an area for storing the variation pattern random number. That is, the jackpot random number, the design random number, the reach random number, and the variation pattern random number are stored in each of the storage units 204a to 204h.

  Here, each random number is stored in order from the first storage unit 204a. More specifically, for example, when no random number is stored in any of the first storage unit 204a to the eighth storage unit 204h, the acquired random number is stored in the first storage unit 204a. Further, for example, when random numbers are already stored in the first storage unit 204a to the fourth storage unit 204d, the acquired random number is stored in the fifth storage unit 204e.

FIG. 23 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration example of the RAM 303 (see FIG. 3) of the effect control unit 300 according to the present embodiment. FIG. 23A is a block diagram showing the configuration of the reserved storage areas 305 and 306, and FIG. 23B is a block diagram showing the configuration of each storage unit shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 23A, the RAM 303 includes a first reserved storage area 305 and a second reserved storage area 306 as a reserved status storage area for storing a status where a reserved ball is held. The first holding storage area 305 and the second holding storage area 306 correspond to holding for winning in the first starting port 121 and holding for winning in the second starting port 122, respectively. Have. Specifically, the first reserved storage area 305 includes a first storage unit 305a, a second storage unit 305b, a third storage unit 305c, and a fourth storage unit 305d. The second reserved storage area 306 includes a first storage unit 306a, a second storage unit 306b, a third storage unit 306c, and a fourth storage unit 306d.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 23B, each of these storage units 305a to 305d and 306a to 306d has a hold flag storage area for turning ON / OFF the hold flag, and a notification flag storage for turning ON / OFF the notification flag. And a region. The hold flag is a flag for identifying the presence or absence of a hold ball for each of the storage units 305a to 305d and 306a to 306d. That is, for example, when the number of holds due to winning at the first start port 121 is 3, the hold flag is turned ON in the three hold flag storage areas of the first to third storage units 305a, 305b, and 305c. The notification flag is a flag for setting whether or not a notice effect is to be performed based on the result of prior determination for each reserved ball. In the pachinko gaming machine 100 according to the present embodiment, the effect control unit 300 can set whether or not to perform a notice effect based on a pre-determination result in accordance with the gaming state and the state of the effect. Therefore, the notification flag is set to ON when the notice effect is performed, and the notification flag is set to OFF when the notice effect is not performed. Although details will be described later, as a result of the pre-decision effect selection process (S2703), for example, when a notice effect is to be performed on the third hold ball among the three hold balls, the third memory that is the object of the pre-determination The notification flag is turned ON in the notification flag storage area of the unit 305c.

  Although not particularly shown, the RAM 203 has an area for storing prior determination information (hereinafter referred to as a prior determination information storage area) separately from the configuration shown in FIG. The pre-determination information is information obtained by the pre-determination process based on each random number (see S904 and S911 in FIG. 9). The content of the prior determination information is the same as the information obtained as various determination results in the special symbol processing (see FIG. 11), and specifically, whether or not a big hit (and whether or not a big hit), a big hit Is the information for indicating that the type of the symbol and the variation pattern (variation time) have a length that allows the reach effect to be executed or the content of the variation pattern. The pre-determination information stored in the pre-determination information storage area is unique or independent from the hold information corresponding to the winning ball (holding ball) subjected to the pre-determination process (hereinafter referred to as hold information). At the timing, it is included in the prior determination result command and sent from the game control unit 200 to the effect control unit 300.

[Preliminary judgment processing]
Next, the prior determination process (see S904 and S911 in FIG. 9) will be described in detail.
In the pre-determination process in the present embodiment, whether or not the special symbol process is determined to be a big hit by executing the same determination as the special symbol process (see FIG. 11), in other words, the change is determined to be a big hit. It is determined whether or not. Specifically, the game control unit 200 performs a prior determination using a random number table similar to the random number configuration example described with reference to FIGS. 20 and 21 as follows.

FIG. 24 is a flowchart showing the contents of the pre-determination process (S904 and S911 in FIG. 9) according to the present embodiment.
As shown in FIG. 24, the game control unit 200 first determines whether or not the gaming state is a high probability state (S2401), and if it is determined that the gaming state is a high probability state (Yes in S2401), A table is selected, and a jackpot random number and a jackpot symbol random number are pre-determined (S2402). On the other hand, if it is determined No in S2401, the table for the low probability state is selected, and the jackpot random number and the jackpot symbol random number are determined in advance (S2403).

After pre-determination of the jackpot random number and jackpot symbol random number in S2402 or S2403, the game control unit 200 determines whether or not the gaming state is a short-time state (S2404), and determines that it is a short-time state (Yes in S2404), The table for the short time state is selected, and the reach random number is determined in advance (S2405). Further, the table for the short time state is selected, and the fluctuation pattern random number is preliminarily determined (S2406).
On the other hand, if it is determined No in S2404, a table for time reduction and no state is selected and a reach random number is determined in advance (S2407). Further, a table for timelessness and no-time state is selected, and a variation pattern random number is preliminarily determined (S2408).

  Thereafter, the game control unit 200 obtains the results of the jackpot random number prior determination obtained as described above, the results of the jackpot symbol random number prior determination, the reach random number prior determination result, and the variation pattern prior determination result. It is stored in the advance determination information storage area as advance determination information (S2409). Further, in order to transmit the advance determination information to the effect control unit 300, the advance determination result command including the advance determination information is set in the RAM 203 (S2410).

  Here, the above-described prior determination includes a random number value (see S903 and S910 in FIG. 9) acquired according to the winning of a game ball to the start ports 121 and 122, and a determination table used in the jackpot determination process (FIG. 20). And a determination table having the same configuration as that of the reference). That is, the determination itself after selecting the determination table to be used is the same as the determination in the jackpot determination process (see S1201 in FIG. 12). Therefore, in this embodiment, the jackpot determination processing subroutine (see S1108 in FIG. 11 and FIG. 12) used in the special symbol processing (see FIG. 11) is called to determine the random number in the above-described prior determination.

  With this configuration, in the present embodiment, it is not necessary to prepare a processing function (subroutine) for determining a random number separately from the jackpot determination process in order to determine a random number in the prior determination process. Therefore, it is possible to reduce the number of control instructions and suppress an increase in the size of the program related to the jackpot determination process and the prior determination process. Further, as described above, when the determination table used for the pre-determination is configured similarly to the determination table used for the jackpot determination, the determination table used for the jackpot determination may also be used for the pre-determination.

  Further, here, only the prior determination (whether or not a big win) regarding the special symbol lottery has been described, but in the present embodiment, pre-reading (preliminary determination) is also performed for the variation pattern in the special symbol lottery. The selection of the variation pattern in the special symbol lottery is performed by selecting a variation pattern selection random number (see S903 and S910 in FIG. 9) and a variation pattern table (FIG. 21) acquired in accordance with the winning of the game ball to the start ports 121 and 122. (See S1109 in FIG. 11 and FIG. 13). Therefore, even in the prefetching of the variation pattern, it is selected using the random number value for variation pattern selection acquired at the time of winning and the prefetch table having the same configuration as the variation pattern table used in the variation pattern selection processing of the special symbol processing. The variation pattern can be prefetched.

  In this case, in order to prefetch the variation pattern selected in the variation pattern selection processing, the variation pattern selection processing subroutine (see S1109 in FIG. 11 and FIG. 13) used in the special symbol processing (see FIG. 11) is called and used. be able to. Further, regarding the prefetch table used for prefetching of the variation pattern selection, the variation pattern table used in the variation pattern selection processing of the special symbol processing may be used. With this configuration, it is possible to reduce the number of control instructions relating to the prefetching of the variation pattern selection and to suppress an increase in the program size.

  Note that if the pre-determination process and the jackpot determination process at the time of special symbol change are performed in the same subroutine using the same determination table group, the execution time of each process is different, so the pre-determination result and the special symbol change time There is a case where the determination result by the jackpot determination process is different. That is, it is a case where the gaming state of the pachinko gaming machine 100 (high probability state or low probability state, short time state or short time state) changes after the execution of the pre-determination process until the start of the special symbol change. In this case, since different types of determination tables are used depending on the gaming state, the specific determination table used for determination differs between the execution of the pre-determination process and the execution of the jackpot determination process. . Therefore, even if the same random number value acquired at the time of winning the start openings 121 and 122 is used, the prior determination result and the determination result of the jackpot determination process may be different. In such a case, in the effect control unit 300, if the game state changes before the start of the special symbol variation after the execution of the pre-determination process, the control based on the pre-determination result is not executed (prohibition). You may do.

[Command structure and transmission method]
Here, the configuration and transmission method of commands (effect control commands and setting commands) output from the game control unit 200 to the effect control unit 300 will be described.
FIG. 25A is a diagram illustrating a command configuration. FIG. 25A shows the data structure of the command, and FIG. 25B shows the structure of the command as a bit string.

  As shown in FIG. 25A, a command output from the game control unit 200 to the effect control unit 300 is composed of 2 bytes. This command is composed of a 1-byte “code” as the first data portion and a 1-byte “data” as the second data portion. “Code” indicates the type of command, and “Data” indicates the value of the command. This command is transmitted from the game control unit 200 to the effect control unit 300 using asynchronous synchronization by one serial signal. More generally, the “code” that is the first data part has a size of a bit (a is an integer of 2 or more), and the value of the leading 1 bit is specified as either 1 or 0. The “data” as the second data part has a size of n × a bits (n is an integer of 1 or more), and the value of the first 1 bit is different from the value of the first 1 bit of the first data part. Specific to the value.

  Since start-stop synchronization is used, a start bit (bit indicated as “S” in the figure) is provided at the head of each of “code” and “data” constituting the command, and 1 at the end. End bits of bits (bits indicated as “E” in the figure) are provided. Each of the “code” and “data” constituting the command is provided with one parity bit (bit indicated as “P” in the figure).

  As shown in FIG. 25A, both the “code” and “data” constituting the command have a data size of 1 byte (8 bits). When transmitted, the “code” and “data” are provided with a start bit, an end bit, and a parity bit, respectively. For this reason, it is not easy for the presentation control unit 300 that receives a command to identify whether the received data string is a “code” or “data” of the command from the outline of the data string. Therefore, in the present embodiment, a flag for identifying “code” and “data” is set. Specifically, the value of the specific portion of the 8-bit value constituting the “code” is made different from the value of the portion corresponding to the specific portion of the “code” among the 8-bit values constituting the “data”. .

  In the example shown in FIG. 25-1 (b), the first 1 bit of each of “code” and “data” is used as a flag. That is, in the 8-bit value constituting the “code”, the first 1-bit value is “1”, and in the 8-bit value constituting the “data”, the first 1-bit value is “0”. . Thereby, the effect control unit 300 can identify whether the data string is “code” or “data” by examining the value of the first 1 bit following the start bit of the received data string. The specific value of the flag is merely an example, and a value different from the above value may be used as long as “code” and “data” can be identified.

  Here, since the value of the first bit of “code” is specified as “1”, the range of values that can be taken by “code” is 128 from 10000000B (= 80H) to 11111111B (= FFH). It is. Note that the letter “B” attached to each value indicates binary notation, and the letter “H” indicates hexadecimal notation. In addition, since the value of the first 1 bit of “data” is specified as “0”, the range of values that “data” can take is 128 from 00000000B (= 00H) to 01111111B (= 7FH). is there. That is, according to the configuration shown in FIGS. 25A and 25B, 128 types of commands that can take 128 types of values can be set.

  By the way, in the pachinko gaming machine 100, many types of effects are executed according to the gaming state, the determination result of the special symbol lottery, and the like. Therefore, a large number of commands are prepared for the commands for effect control. In particular, the “data” that is the value indicating the specific content of the command may be insufficient with the above 128. On the other hand, the “code” indicating the type of command is usually smaller than the above 128. Therefore, it is conceivable to use a part of the bit string of “code” to describe the value of “data”.

  For example, consider the case where the last 1 bit of “code” is used to describe the value of “data”. Hereinafter, each bit in the 8-bit bit string constituting “code” and “data” is referred to as first to eighth bits. Separately from the bit string that makes up the “code”, the “code” value that actually indicates the type of command is called the “code value”, and separately from the bit string that makes up the “data”, the actual command value is The value of “data” shown is called “data value”. Then, the code value is described using the first to seventh bits in the “code” bit string, and the data value is all of the “data” bit string (from the first bit to the eighth bit). , And the 8th bit of “code”.

  With this configuration, the possible range of the code value is that the value of the first bit is specified as “1” and the total size is 7 bits, so that the range from 1000000B (= 40H) to 1111111B (= 7FH) ) Up to 64). The possible range of the data value is 128 values represented by 8 bits of “data” in which the value of the first bit is specified as “0”, and values “0” and “8” of the 8th bit of “code”. 1 ”is 256. Therefore, it is possible to set a command having 256 kinds of values as data values.

  Note that the above configuration in the case where a data value is described using a part of the “code” is merely an example, and the specific number of bits and value are not limited to the above configuration example. For example, the data value may be described using the seventh bit and the eighth bit of the “code”. More generally, a predetermined type of data (data value) using a predetermined bit constituting “code” as the first data portion and a bit constituting “data” as the second data portion. Is recorded. Then, by using the remaining bits excluding the predetermined bits in the “code” which is the first data portion, other types of data (code values) different from the predetermined types of data (data values) are recorded. The In other words, a bit constituting “data” as the second data part and b bit (b is smaller than a−1 and an integer of 1 or more) constituting “code” as the first data part. In use, a data value having a size of (a + b) bits is recorded.

  Further, as a means for increasing the number of data values that can be handled, it is conceivable to increase the bit string of “data” describing the data values. For example, it is conceivable to prepare “first data” and “second data” as bit strings describing data values. In this case, if each bit string is 8 bits, a data value can be described by a bit string of 16 bits in total. In order to distinguish between “first data” and “second data”, if the second bit of the 8-bit bit string is used as a flag, for example, the first bit and the second bit of “first data” Can be “00B”, and the first and second bits of “second data” can be “01B”. The first bit has a value “0” as a flag for identifying “code”. That is, the “data” that is the second data portion is a bit string (“first data”, “second data”,...) That represents each data value every 8 bits (more generally, For each a bit), the same value as the value of the first 1 bit is set.

  With this configuration, the range of values that the “first data” can take is 64 from 00000000B (= 00H) to 00111111B (= 3FH), and the range of values that the “second data” can take is Since there are 64 from 01000000B (= 40H) to 01111111B (= 7FH), the total is 4096 (= 64 × 64). Here, the first bit is used as a flag for identifying “code” and “data” (“first data” and “second data”), and “first data” and “second data” Although the second bit is used as a flag for identifying the first and second bits, a flag for identifying four types of bit strings may be set using the first and second bits. For example, “code” may have the value of the first and second bits “11B”, and “data” may have the value of the first and second bits “00B”, “01B”, and “10B”. Conceivable.

[Configuration Example for Command Output in RAM of Game Control Unit]
FIG. 25B is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of a command storage area in the RAM 203.
As shown in FIG. 25-2, the RAM 203 of the game control unit 200 has a command storage area (storage area) to which individual commands generated by various processes such as the main control process shown in FIG. 8 are assigned. . In the example shown in FIG. 25B, 31 command storage areas from area 01 to area 031 are set in the RAM 203. Here, the command allocation to each command storage area does not necessarily have a one-to-one correspondence. For example, a plurality of commands that are not generated at the same time can be assigned to the same command storage area. In the example shown in FIG. 25-2, a plurality of commands are assigned to the area 01, area 09, area 012, area 019, area 020, area 021, area 022, area 023, and area 030. One command is assigned to each storage area.

  In the example illustrated in FIG. 25B, a command related to power-on is assigned to the area 01. Commands relating to power-on include a command for controlling power-on at the time of RAM clear and a command for controlling power-on at the time of recovery. Since these commands are generated in different scenes, these commands are not generated at the same time, and are all assigned to the area 01.

  In the area 02 to the area 04, three commands related to winning at the first starting port 121 (described as “starting port 1 winning” in the figure) are assigned. One of the commands related to winning at the first starting port 121 is a command (in the figure, "Special Fig. 1") showing a determination (pre-reading) result in a prior determination based on winning at the first starting port 121 (see S904 in FIG. 9). This is assigned to the area 02. The other one is a command (denoted as “special figure 1 variation pattern prefetch” in the figure) indicating the prefetching (preliminary judgment) result of the variation pattern specified together with the judgment result, and is assigned to the area 03. Another one is a command ("Special figure 1 hold (+1)" in the figure) indicating that the number of special symbol lottery reservations has been updated (in this case, the value is increased by 1) based on the winning at the first starting port 121. And assigned to the area 04.

  In the area 05 to the area 07, three commands (denoted as “starting opening 2 winning” in the figure) related to winning in the second starting opening 122 are assigned. One of the commands related to winning at the second starting port 122 is a command ("special figure 2 pattern look-ahead" in the figure) indicating the determination result in the prior determination based on winning at the second starting port 122 (see S911 in FIG. 9). And assigned to the area 05. The other one is a command (described as “special figure 2 variation pattern prefetch” in the figure) indicating the variation pattern prefetching result specified together with the determination result, and is assigned to the area 06. Another one is a command ("Special figure 2 hold (+1)" in the figure) indicating that the number of special symbol lottery reservations has been updated (in this case, the value is increased by 1) based on the winning at the second starting port 122. And is assigned to the area 07.

  In the area 08 to area 010, there are five commands related to the normal symbol lottery (in the figure, "Pending map", "Plot type", "Pix map", "Plot open / close", "Plot hold" Described) is assigned. Of the normal symbol lottery commands, one of the “general symbol hold” commands indicates that the number of normal symbol lotteries has been updated (in this case, the value is increased by 1) based on the fact that the game ball has passed through the gate 124. It is a command (denoted as “general map hold (+1)” in the figure) and is assigned to the area 08. The “ordinary symbol type” command designates a normal symbol representing the determination result in the normal symbol lottery, and indicates that the variable symbol display on the normal symbol indicator 223 is started (denoted as “normal symbol variation start” in the diagram). And is assigned to area 09. The “general symbol confirmation” command is a command that indicates that the normal symbol display 223 is stopped and displayed in the normal symbol lottery and the normal symbol representing the determination result of the normal symbol lottery is fixed (“normal symbol confirmation” in the figure). And is assigned to the area 09. The “open / close map” command is a command (indicated as “open / close of normal train”) indicating that the electric tulip 123, which is a normal electric accessory, is operated (auxiliary game) based on the determination result of the normal symbol lottery. Yes, assigned to area 09. Another one of the “pending custom map” commands is a command indicating that the number of holdings has been updated (in this case, the value is decreased by 1) due to the normal symbol lottery process (in the figure, “pending general drawing (- 1) ”) and assigned to the area 010.

  Here, in the normal symbol lottery process, the normal symbol variation display, the normal symbol stop display, and the operation of the electric tulip 123 by the auxiliary game are sequentially executed as a series of operations. Then, the normal symbol variation display based on the fact that another game ball has passed through the gate 124 during the operation of the electric tulip 123 is not started (see FIG. 16). For this reason, the above three types of commands “general map type”, “general map confirmation”, and “general power open / close” are not generated at the same time. Therefore, in the example shown in FIG. 25-2, these three types of commands are assigned to the same command storage area (area 09).

  Nine commands related to special symbol lottery (in the figure, described as “special figure variation” and “special figure special electricity”) are assigned to the areas 011 to 014. Of the commands related to the special symbol lottery, one of the “special diagram change” commands is a command (indicating whether the current gaming state of the pachinko gaming machine 100 (high probability state or low probability state, short time state or short time state). In the figure, it is described as “gaming state”) and is assigned to the area 011. Another one of the “special symbol change” commands is to designate a special symbol representing the determination result of the special symbol lottery in the special symbol lottery, and display the fluctuation on the first special symbol indicator 221 and the second special symbol indicator 222. Is a command (denoted as “special drawing designation” in the figure) indicating that it has started, and is assigned to the area 012. Still another of the “special pattern variation” commands is a command (described as “variation pattern” in the figure) for specifying a variation pattern of special symbol variation performed in the special symbol lottery, and is assigned to the region 013. Still another of the “special figure change” commands is a command (in the figure, “special figure hold (in the figure) indicating that the number of holds has been updated (here, the value is decreased by 1) due to the special symbol lottery process being performed. -1) ”) and assigned to the area 014.

  On the other hand, one of the “special drawing special electric power” commands is a command indicating that the pachinko gaming machine 100 is in a customer waiting state (denoted as “customer waiting” in the figure), and is assigned to the area 012. Another one of the “Special Figure Special Electric” commands is a command (in the figure, “Special Electric, Special Bonus Games”) indicating that the special winning combination 125 is operated based on the determination result of the special symbol lottery. And is assigned to the area 012. Still another special command special command is a command (denoted as “big jack OP” in the figure) indicating that the opening operation of the jackpot game has been started, and is assigned to the area 012. Still another special command special command is a command (denoted as “big jack ED” in the figure) indicating that the jackpot game ending operation has started, and is assigned to the area 012. Yet another one of the “Special Figure Special Electric” commands is that the first special symbol display 221 and the second special symbol display 222 are stopped and displayed, and the special symbol representing the determination result of the special symbol lottery is confirmed. Command (denoted as “special figure confirmation” in the figure), and is assigned to the area 012.

  Here, in the special symbol lottery process, the change display of the special symbol, the special symbol stop display, and the operation of the special winning opening 125 by the special game are sequentially executed as a series of operations. Then, during the execution of the special game, the special symbol variation display based on the winning of another game ball is not started (see FIG. 11). In the jackpot game, the opening operation, the operation of the big prize opening 125, and the ending operation are sequentially executed as a series of operations. Therefore, the “special drawing designation” command and the five types of “special drawing special electricity” commands in the above “special figure change” command are not generated at the same time. Therefore, in the example shown in FIG. 25B, these six types of commands are assigned to the same command storage area (area 012).

  In the area 015 to area 018, four commands related to switch detection (indicated as “switch passing” in the figure) are assigned. One of the commands related to the switch detection is a command indicating that the game ball has passed through the gate 124L on the left side of the game area 111 (denoted as “pass left gate” in the figure), and is assigned to the area 015. Another command related to the switch detection is a command indicating that the game ball has passed through the right gate 124R of the game area 111 (denoted as “passing right gate” in the figure), and is assigned to the area 016. . Still another command related to the switch detection is a command (denoted as “passing through the starting port SW2 (electrical chew)” in the figure) indicating that a game ball has won the second starting port 122, and is assigned to the area 017. It has been. Still another command related to the switch detection is a command indicating that a game ball has won the big winning opening 125 (denoted as “big winning opening winning” in the figure), and is assigned to the area 018.

  Commands relating to errors (described as “error” in the figure) are assigned to the areas 019 to 030. As an error detected by the game control unit 200 of the pachinko gaming machine 100, for example, a full error indicating that the payout ball is full in the tray 153 (see FIGS. 1 and 2B), the front surface of the frame member 150 A door opening error indicating that the frame is open, a payout error indicating that the payout unit can no longer pay out game balls, and various detection switches such as the gate switch 214 and the start port switches 211 and 212 have not been detected. There is a switch disconnection error indicating that the connection is established. In the example illustrated in FIG. 25B, these errors are assigned to the areas 019 to 023, respectively. In addition, for each error, a command indicating that each error has occurred (described as “˜error start” in the figure) and a command indicating that each error has been resolved (described as “˜error end” in the figure). Are assigned to the same command storage area.

  In addition, various control items and error items are set in accordance with the specifications and functions of the pachinko gaming machine 100, and the error is resolved depending on the command according to the control item, the command indicating that an error has occurred, and the type of error. A command or the like indicating that may be generated. These commands can be appropriately assigned to the command storage area. In the example illustrated in FIG. 25B, commands relating to various errors are individually assigned to the areas 024 to 030. Also, a command (denoted as “winning notification designation” in the figure) for detecting and notifying a specific winning is assigned to the area 031.

As described above, in the command storage area provided in the RAM 203 of the game control unit 200, one or more types of commands are associated with one command storage area. Then, in the main control process shown in FIG. 8, the game control unit 200 stores the generated command in a command storage area associated with the command.
Here, in the main control process, not every command is necessarily generated every time one cycle of the process is executed. For example, when there is no winning at the first starting port 121 or the second starting port 122, the above-mentioned commands relating to winning at the starting ports 121 and 122 and the “special figure change” command are not generated. Of the commands related to the normal symbol lottery, the “open / close map” command and the “special drawing special electricity” command are not generated unless it is time to operate these electric accessories. In addition, a command related to the occurrence of an error is not generated unless an error has occurred.
Therefore, when the output process of the main control process (see S806 in FIG. 8) is performed, commands are usually stored in some command storage areas among the command storage areas provided in the RAM 203. Commands are not stored in other command storage areas.

[Command output operation]
FIG. 25C is a flowchart illustrating the contents of output processing by the output control unit 240.
In the present embodiment, the output control unit 240 pays attention to the command storage area of the RAM 203 shown in FIG. .

  As shown in FIG. 25-3, the output control unit 240 of the game control unit 200 firstly has a head command storage area (area 01 in the example shown in FIG. 25-2) among the command storage areas provided in the RAM 203. (S2501), it is checked whether a command is stored (S2502). If a command is stored (Yes in S2502), the output control unit 240 reads the stored command and outputs it to the effect control unit 300 (S2503).

  If no command is stored in the focused command storage area (initially area 01) (No in S2502), or after outputting the command stored in the command storage area in S2503, the output control unit 240 It is checked whether there is a command storage area of the next area number (S2504). When there is a next command storage area (Yes in S2504), the output control unit 240 pays attention to the command storage area (S2505), returns to S2502, confirms the presence / absence of a command (S2502), and outputs (S2503). repeat. If the last command storage area (area 031 in the example shown in FIG. 25-2) is processed, there is no command storage area of the next area number (No in S2504), and the output process is terminated. To do.

[Set command output order]
In the main control process, when a command is generated in each process described with reference to FIGS. 9 to 19, the generated command is usually stored in a corresponding command storage area of the RAM 203. That is, commands are generally stored in the command storage area in the order in which the commands are generated.
On the other hand, as described with reference to FIG. 25-3, in the output processing by the output control unit 240, the command storage areas are stored in a fixed order (in the order of area numbers in the above example). Output the command. In other words, the commands are output in a predetermined specific order regardless of the order in which the commands are generated. This is because it may be desirable to transmit specific commands to the effect control unit 300 in a specific order in order to prevent confusion in the effect control of the effect control unit 300 based on the command. That is, since the effect control unit 300 performs effect control based on commands in the order received from the game control unit 200, confusion such as inconsistency in effect control may occur due to a difference in the order of receiving commands. Need to prevent this.

  In addition, according to the command output to the effect control part 300 from the game control part 200 as mentioned above, the effect control part 300 controls the image display part 114, the board lamp 116, the speaker 156, the frame lamp 157, etc., for example. For example, when the production control unit 300 receives a command indicating the door opening error start, the production control unit 300 displays a message such as “Please call a staff member”, an image indicating an abnormal state, or the like. 114 is displayed. In addition, the production control unit 300 outputs an alarm indicating an abnormal state from the speaker 156 and restricts output of music, sound, sound effects, and the like. Moreover, the production | presentation control part 300 lights the panel lamp 116 and the frame lamp 157 in red, for example as a mode which shows an abnormal state.

[Operation of production control unit]
Next, the operation of the effect control unit 300 will be described.
FIG. 26 is a flowchart showing the operation of the effect control unit 300.
The operation of the effect control unit 300 includes a main process shown in FIG. 26A and an interrupt process shown in FIG. Referring to FIG. 26 (a), the production control unit 300 first performs initial setting at the time of activation (S2601), sets the cycle of the CTC (Counter / Timer Circuit) (S2602), and then follows the set cycle. The interrupt process is accepted while updating the random number used in the production control (S2603).

  The interrupt process is periodically performed according to the cycle set in S2602. Referring to FIG. 26B, in this interrupt process, the effect control unit 300 receives a command from the game control unit 200 and performs a command reception process (S2611). In this command reception process, the effect content (effect pattern) is selected. In addition, the effect control unit 300 performs effect button processing for accepting an operation of the effect button 161 and the like by the player (S2612). Thereafter, the effect control unit 300 performs a command transmission process of transmitting a command including information on the selected effect pattern to the image / sound control unit 310 and the lamp control unit 320 (S2613). As a result, effects such as image display on the image display unit 114, sound output, operation of the movable accessory 115, light emission of the panel lamp 116 and the frame lamp 157 are performed.

[Command reception processing by the production control unit]
FIG. 27 is a flowchart showing the contents of the command reception process (S2611 in FIG. 26B).
In this command reception process, the effect control unit 300 first determines whether or not a prior determination result command and a pending number increase command have been received (S2701). Note that the advance determination result command and the hold number increase command are set in the start port switch process shown in FIG. 9 in the game control unit 200 (S906, S907, S913, S914), and the output process (S806) shown in FIG. ) Is a command transmitted to the production control unit 300.
Then, when it is determined that the advance determination result command and the hold number increase command have been received (Yes in S2701), the effect control unit 300 adds 1 to the hold number value stored in the RAM 303 (S2702). Further, the effect control unit 300 performs a pre-decision effect selection process based on the pre-decision result command and the pending number increase command (S2703). The contents of the advance determination effect selection process will be described later.

If the received command is not a prior determination result command and a pending number increase command (No in S2701), the effect control unit 300 determines whether the received command is a change start command (S2704). This variation start command is a command set in the special symbol process shown in FIG. 11 in the game control unit 200 (S1111) and transmitted to the effect control unit 300 in the output process (S806) shown in FIG.
When the received command is a change start command (Yes in S2704), the effect control unit 300 executes an effect selection process (S2705). When a change start command is received, a random number value for effect control used in the effect selection process is acquired. This random number value is a random value that is periodically updated in S2603 of the main process shown in FIG. Details of the effect selection process will be described later.

When the received command is not a prior determination result command, a pending number increase command, or a change start command (No in S2701 and S2704), the effect control unit 300 determines whether the received command is a change stop command (S2706). This variation stop command is a command set in the special symbol process shown in FIG. 11 in the game control unit 200 (S1114) and transmitted to the effect control unit 300 in the output process (S806) shown in FIG.
When the received command is a change stop command (Yes in S2706), the effect control unit 300 executes a process during end of change effect (S2707). In the variation effect end process, the effect control unit 300 analyzes the received variation stop command and sets a variation effect end command for instructing the end of the symbol variation effect in the RAM 303.

When the received command is not a prior determination result command, a pending number increase command, a change start command, or a change stop command (No in S2701, S2704, and S2706), the effect control unit 300 starts the opening operation of the jackpot game It is determined whether or not the command is an opening command (S2708). This opening command is a command that is set in the stop process shown in FIG. 14 (S1418) and transmitted to the effect control unit 300 in the output process (S806) shown in FIG.
When the received command is an opening command (Yes in S2708), the effect control unit 300 executes a jackpot effect selection process (S2709). Details of the jackpot effect selection process will be described later.

When the received command is not a prior determination result command, a pending number increase command, a fluctuation start command, a fluctuation stop command, or an opening command (No in S2701, S2704, S2706, and S2708), the effect control unit 300 determines that the received command is a jackpot game It is determined whether or not the ending command is for starting the ending operation (S2710). This ending command is a command that is set in the special prize opening process shown in FIG. 17 (S1713) and transmitted to the effect control unit 300 in the output process (S806) shown in FIG.
When the received command is an ending command (Yes in S2710), the effect control unit 300 executes an ending effect selection process (S2711). Details of the ending effect selection process will be described later.

  When the received command is not a prior determination result command, a pending number increase command, a change start command, a change stop command, an opening command, or an ending command (No in S2701, S2704, S2706, S2708, and S2710), the production control unit 300 then Then, a customer waiting command reception process for shifting the received command to the customer waiting state is executed (S2712). Specifically, when receiving the customer waiting command, the production control unit 300 sets a customer waiting production command for performing the customer waiting production (demonstration production) in the RAM 303 and ends the customer waiting command reception process.

FIG. 28 is a flowchart showing the contents of the advance determination effect selection process (S2703) and effect selection process (S2705) of FIG.
In the advance determination effect selection process, the effect control unit 300 first analyzes the advance determination result command received from the game control unit 200 (S2801). Further, the effect control unit 300 analyzes the pending number increase command received from the game control unit 200 (S2802). Then, the effect control unit 300 selects an effect pattern (pre-determined effect pattern) used in the advance determination effect based on the advance determination result command and the pending number increase command (S2803).

Here, as the pre-decision effect pattern, various effect patterns can be provided so as to notify the determination result of the random number by the special symbol process before the start of the variation based on the determination result of the random number by the special symbol process. For example, an effect such as a hold display effect or a continuous notice effect can be provided as a prior determination effect pattern. In the present embodiment, when a reserved ball is generated, a display indicating the number of held balls is displayed on the first special symbol hold indicator 218 and the second special symbol hold indicator 219 of the display 130 (see FIG. 2). At the same time, the image display unit 114 performs a hold display that suggests the occurrence of a hold or the number of holds (hold display effect). Therefore, in this hold display effect, the prior determination result is reflected in the display mode or the like of the hold display. This makes it possible to execute a pre-decision effect that suggests to the player the determination result when the random number is determined by special symbol processing thereafter for the reserved ball.
In addition, in the following description, the hold (right) for which the prior determination result is notified by the prior determination effect is referred to as a notification target. In the description of the present embodiment, for the sake of convenience, even after the symbol variation is started for the hold that is the notification target, the right is referred to as the notification target.

  In addition, although the case where the hold display effect is used as the pre-decision effect is described here, various notice effects can be obtained by reflecting in various effect contents performed before the start of fluctuation based on the random number determination result by the special symbol processing. It becomes possible to do. For example, an effect using an effect image displayed on the image display unit 114, an effect due to light emission of the panel lamp 116 or the frame lamp 157, an effect due to the operation of a movable accessory, an effect due to sound output such as music or sound effects, etc. It can be set as a determination effect pattern.

  In addition, the pre-decision effect is executed in accordance with the symbol variation for the other winning spheres performed before the symbol variation for the winning ball (holding ball) for which the pre-determination is performed. In the present embodiment, the upper limit of the number of holding balls is four per one start port (first start port 121 or second start port 122) (see FIG. 9). In addition, priority is given to the digestion of the reserved balls in the second start port 122. Here, in the case where the upper limit of the holding balls of the second starting port 122 is set to four, for example, if a preliminary determination is made for the holding ball with the second starting port 122, the symbol variation of the holding ball is performed. Prior to this, symbol variations for a maximum of four winning balls will be performed, including variations that are currently changing (referred to as such variations). In a notice effect related to a reserved ball for which a prior judgment has been made, if a plurality of symbol changes are made before the symbol change for the reserved ball is made, a notice effect that spans the multiple symbol changes (continuous notice effect) ) May be performed.

  Then, the effect control unit 300 sets the number-of-holds command including the value of the number of hold after the addition and information on the pre-decision effect pattern selected in the pre-decision effect selection process in the RAM 303 (S2804). In addition, the number-of-holds command includes information indicating the pattern in order to notify the CPU 311 of the image / sound control unit 310 of the selected pre-decision effect pattern. By receiving the hold number command, the CPU 311 creates a display list or the like for drawing and outputting the image and sound corresponding to the selected pre-decision effect pattern on the VDP 314. Based on the display list or the like, the VDP 314 reads image data and sound data for representing the selected pre-decision effect pattern from the CGROM 315 or SNDROM 316 and expresses the pre-determination effect using the image display unit 114 or the speaker 156. .

  In the effect selection process, the effect control unit 300 first analyzes the received change start command (S2811). Also, 1 is subtracted from the value of the number of holds held in the RAM 303 (S2812). Then, the effect control unit 300 displays on the image display unit 114 based on various setting information obtained from the analysis result of the variation start command (information on the type of symbol, gaming state after jackpot game, variation pattern, etc.) and the like. A variation effect pattern of design variation by image is selected (S2813).

  Finally, the effect control unit 300 sets a variable effect start command instructing the execution start of the selected effect in the RAM 303 (S2814). Note that the change effect start command includes information indicating the selected change effect pattern to notify the CPU 311 of the selected change effect pattern. The CPU 311 receives the variation effect start command, and creates a display list or the like for causing the VDP 314 to perform drawing processing and output processing on the image and sound corresponding to the selected variation effect pattern. Based on the display list or the like, the VDP 314 reads image data and acoustic data for representing the selected variation effect pattern from the CGROM 315 and the SNDROM 316, and expresses the variation effect using the image display unit 114 and the speaker 156.

  Although not described in detail, in the process of selecting a variation effect pattern for symbol variation in S2813, a variation effect pattern is determined based on the variation pattern. Based on the variation effect pattern determined here, the variation display of the decorative symbol, the background effect, the notice effect, and the like are determined. The decorative symbol variation display is an effect display performed by the image display unit 114 in accordance with the special symbol variation display performed by the first special symbol display 221 or the second special symbol display 222. In this variable display of decorative symbols, a reach effect or the like is executed. Unlike the present embodiment, when a plurality of variation effect patterns are set for the variation pattern, the effect random number (one of the random numbers updated in S2603 of FIG. 26A). The change effect pattern may be selected by lottery using the effect random number value is acquired when the change start command is received.

Further, in the effect selection process, a decorative symbol displayed as a stop symbol is determined according to a special symbol designation command that designates a special symbol representing the determination result of the special symbol lottery. For example, when a special symbol designation command indicating that the determination result of the special symbol lottery is out of order is received, the effect control unit 300 uses the effect random number to display a decorative symbol (for example, “454” displayed as a stop symbol). ”) Is determined (see FIG. 34A described later).
Unlike this description, the image / sound control unit 310 instead of the effect control unit 300 may determine the decorative symbol displayed as the stop symbol in accordance with the special figure designation command.

Note that the advance determination effect selection process and the effect selection process performed by the CPU 301 of the effect control unit 300 are repeatedly executed at predetermined time intervals (for example, 4 milliseconds). That is, the production control unit 300 acquires a pre-determination result command, a pending number increase command, a change start command, or a change stop command by interruption processing at a predetermined time (for example, 4 milliseconds) interval. Based on this, pre-decision effect selection processing and effect selection processing are executed.
Further, as described above, the drawing process and the output process performed by the VDP 314 of the image / sound control unit 310 are repeatedly executed at predetermined time intervals (for example, 16.6 milliseconds). That is, the image / sound control unit 310 recognizes that the hold number command or the variable effect start command is acquired at a predetermined time (for example, 16.6 milliseconds) interval, and executes the drawing process and the output process. .

  Here, in the pachinko gaming machine 100 according to the present embodiment, the presentation control unit 300 and further the image / sound control unit 310 perform processing for the timing at which the game control unit 200 creates the change start command. There may be a time lag.

As described above, the effect control unit 300 performs processing at predetermined time intervals (for example, 4 milliseconds). Therefore, for example, when the effect control unit 300 obtains a change start command from the game control unit 200 when the effect control unit 300 ends the effect selection process, the effect control unit 300 performs a new effect selection process for a predetermined time (for example, 4 milliseconds). ) Will be executed later.
Further, as described above, the image / sound control unit 310 performs processing at predetermined time intervals (for example, 16.6 milliseconds). Therefore, when the image / sound control unit 310 recognizes that the change effect start command is acquired when the image / sound control unit 310 ends the drawing process and the output process, for example, the image / sound control unit 310 performs a new drawing process or output process. It will be executed after a predetermined time (for example, 16.6 milliseconds).

  As described above, a maximum of several tens of milliseconds (for example, 4) from when the game control unit 200 creates the variation start command until the image / sound control unit 310 finally performs processing based on the variation start command. There may be a delay of milliseconds + for example 16.6 milliseconds. Therefore, a decoration symbol (a small size to be described later) displayed on the image display unit 114 controlled by the image / sound control unit 310 with respect to the timing of the start of the variation of the special symbol on the display unit 130 controlled by the game control unit 200. In some cases, the timing of the start of fluctuation (including symbols) is delayed.

  Similarly, a maximum of several tens of milliseconds (for example, 4 seconds) from when the game control unit 200 creates a change stop command until the image / sound control unit 310 finally performs processing based on the change stop command. There may be a delay of milliseconds + for example 16.6 milliseconds. Therefore, a decoration symbol (a small size to be described later) displayed on the image display unit 114 controlled by the image / sound control unit 310 with respect to the timing of the change stop of the special symbol on the display unit 130 controlled by the game control unit 200. In some cases, the fluctuation stop timing (including symbols) may be delayed.

  Therefore, in the pachinko gaming machine 100 according to the present embodiment, the timing for starting or stopping the variation of the special symbol may differ from the timing for starting or stopping the variation of the decorative symbol. In the pachinko gaming machine 100 according to the present embodiment, the variation time of the special symbol and the variation time of the decorative symbol may be different.

FIG. 29 is a flowchart showing the contents of the jackpot effect selection process (S2709) of FIG.
In this jackpot effect selection process, the effect control unit 300 first analyzes the received opening command (including information on the type of jackpot symbol) (S3001), and selects an effect pattern (hit effect pattern) (S3002). . Then, the effect control unit 300 reads image data and sound data used for the effect by the selected jackpot effect pattern from the ROM 302, and sets a jackpot effect start command for instructing the selected effect in the RAM 303 together with these data. The jackpot presentation selection process is terminated (S3003). As a result, the performance during the big hit is determined. In the selection of the jackpot effect pattern (S3002), the determination may be made based on the random value acquired when the command is received. Note that the jackpot effect can be understood as an effect performed when the jackpot game related to the determination and variation of the last special symbol lottery is executed.

FIG. 30 is a flowchart showing the contents of the ending effect selection process (S2711) of FIG.
In this ending effect selection process, the effect control unit 300 first analyzes the received ending command (including information on the type of jackpot symbol) (S3101), and selects an effect pattern (ending effect pattern) (S3102). . Then, the effect control unit 300 reads image data and sound data used for the effect by the selected ending effect pattern from the ROM 302, and sets an ending effect start command for instructing the selected effect in the RAM 303 together with these data. The ending effect selection process is terminated (S3103). In the selection of the ending effect pattern (S3102), the determination based on the random value acquired at the time of command reception may be performed.

  When the command reception process is completed as described above, the RAM 303 is set with any one of a variation effect start command, a variation effect end command, a jackpot effect start command, an ending effect start command, and a customer waiting effect command.

FIG. 31 is a flowchart showing the contents of the effect button process (S2612 in FIG. 26B).
In this effect button process, the effect control unit 300 first determines whether or not the operation means such as the effect button 161 by the player is operated during a predetermined reception period (valid period) (S3301). Here, the operation of the operation means includes turning on the effect button 161 and turning it on when the center key and the surrounding keys of the effect key 162 are pressed. In addition, when an operation device other than the effect button 161 and the effect key 162 such as a touch panel is provided in the pachinko gaming machine 100, this includes detecting the operation of the device. The effect control unit 300 receives an operation signal from the controller of these devices and detects that an operation has been performed.

  If the operation means such as the effect button 161 is operated (Yes in S3301), the effect control unit 300 sets an effect button command including information indicating the operation content of the operation means in the RAM 303, and ends the effect button process. (S3302).

  Thereafter, the effect control unit 300 performs the command transmission process (S2613) of FIG. 26B, and the commands set in the RAM 303 by the command reception process and the effect button process described above are displayed in the image / sound control unit 310 and the lamp. It transmits to the control part 320. Then, based on the received command, the image / sound control unit 310 and the lamp control unit 320 display an image by the image display unit 114, an acoustic output by the speaker 156, the operation of the movable accessory 115, the panel lamp 116 and the frame lamp 157. The set effect is executed by controlling the light emission and the like.

[Variation production pattern table]
32 and 33 are diagrams showing a setting example of the variation effect pattern table used in the variation effect pattern selection (S2813) in the effect selection process of FIG. 28 (b). FIG. 32 shows a variation effect pattern table for big hits in the low probability short-time non-game state, and FIG. 33 shows a variation effect pattern table for small hits and loss in the low-probability short short game state.

In the jackpot variation effect pattern table shown in FIG. 32, a plurality of variation effect patterns are set. For the variation patterns “PA1” to “PA6”, “PB1” to “PB14”, and “PC1 to PC2” set using FIG. 21, the variation effect patterns “EA1” to “EA6”, “ “EB1” to “EB14” and “EC1 to EC2” are associated one-to-one.
In addition, a plurality of variation effect patterns are set in the variation effect pattern table for small hits and deviations shown in FIG. With respect to the variation patterns “PD1 to PD2” and “PR1” to “PR10” set using FIG. 21, the variation effect patterns “ES1 to ES2” and “ER1” to “ER10” are one-to-one. It is associated.

Here, the variation effect is an effect of notifying the determination result of the special symbol lottery (that is, whether or not a big hit is made) by displaying the decorative symbol in a variable manner and then stopping the display.
In the illustrated variation effect pattern, “pseudo continuous number”, “normal”, “SP reach”, and “SPSP reach” are set. Note that “-” in each column of the illustrated table indicates that the corresponding effect is not executed.

Here, the “pseudo continuous number” is the number of pseudo continuous effects (pseudo reams). This pseudo-continuous effect is an effect that makes it appear as if a variation display of the decorative symbol for a plurality of times is performed in the variation display for one variation of the special symbol. In the quasi-continuous production, the production control unit 300 changes the decorative design before changing to the reach state, temporarily stops the decorative design, and then starts the display of the decorative design again. In other words, in the pseudo-continuous production, after the decorative symbol starts to fluctuate, the temporary stop and re-variation of the decorative symbol is repeated for the set number of pseudo-continuations, and then the fixed symbol is stopped. End the variable display.
Here, the temporary stop is a pseudo stop state in which the decorative symbols seem to be stopped at first glance, but the symbols are actually swaying slightly. In other words, the temporary stop of the decorative symbol is a state that is treated as if the variation continues for game control. For example, the temporary stop can be exemplified by a state in which the decorative symbol 41 is displayed with the fluctuation speed of the decorative symbol 41 being “0”, and the decorative symbol 41 is stopped and displayed, for example.
In addition, the decorative symbol confirmation stop means a state in which a special symbol is confirmed as a stop symbol in the variation display for one variation. The temporary stop of the decorative design may include displaying a complete stop for a time shorter than a predetermined time (for example, 1 second) without causing slight shaking or expansion / contraction.
In the illustrated example, the “pseudo continuous number” is set to “−”, “1”, “2”, “3”, that is, 0 to 3 times. Further, the number of pseudo-continuous times is set in association with the expectation level of winning the jackpot. In other words, the larger the number of pseudo-continuations, the higher the degree of expectation of winning the jackpot.

“Normal” indicates the type of reach production. In the illustrated example, any one of “N1”, “N2”, “N3”, and “N4” is executed as the type of reach effect.
“SP reach” indicates the type of SP reach production. In the illustrated example, any one of “SP1”, “SP2”, “SP3”, and “SP4” is executed as the type of SP reach production. In addition, in the order of “SP1”, “SP2”, and “SP3”, the larger the number, the higher the degree of expectation for winning the jackpot.

  “SPSP reach” indicates the type of SPSP reach production. In the illustrated example, one of “SPSP1”, “SPSP2”, and “SPSP3” is executed as the type of SPSP reach production. In addition, in the order of “SPSP1”, “SPSP2”, and “SPSP3”, the larger the number, the higher the degree of expectation of winning the jackpot.

Now, the effect control unit 300 determines the changing effect pattern based on the table shown in FIG. Specifically, the effect control unit 300 selects a changing effect pattern corresponding to the changing pattern set in the changing pattern selection process (see FIG. 13) based on the table shown in FIG.
For example, in FIG. 32, when the “big hit symbol” is “high probability symbol A” and the variation pattern is “PB1”, “EB1” is selected as the variation effect pattern. In this variation effect pattern “EB1”, the “pseudo continuous number” is “1”, that is, the pseudo continuous effect is executed once. Further, “N1” is executed as “normal”, “SP1” is executed as “SP reach”, and “SPSP1” is executed as “SPSP reach”.

[Direction image]
Next, the effects executed by the effect control unit 300 using the image display unit 114 and the like for each variation effect pattern will be described in detail below.
FIG. 34 is a diagram illustrating an aspect of the effect performed by the effect control unit 300 using the image display unit 114.
As shown in FIG. 34, the effect image is displayed on the image display unit 114 by the effect control unit 300 controlling. In the present embodiment, the effect image displayed on the image display unit 114 includes the decorative symbol 41, the changing pedestal 43, the holding pedestal 45, the changing image 51, the holding image 52, the holding number display 55, the small symbol 56, and A background image 59 is included.

(Decorative pattern 41)
As shown in FIG. 34A, the decorative symbol 41 is displayed on the image display unit 114. In the present embodiment, the decorative symbol 41 is composed of three symbols. The three symbols constituting the decorative symbol 41 are arranged so as to be aligned in the left-right direction. When the three symbols constituting the decorative symbol 41 are individually described, the symbol arranged on the left side is “first decorative symbol”, the symbol arranged in the center is “second decorative symbol”, The symbol arranged on the right side is referred to as “third decorative symbol”.

Then, as shown in FIG. 34 (B), the decorative symbol 41 is displayed in a variable manner as the special symbol changes. In the present embodiment, the first decorative symbol, the second decorative symbol, and the third decorative symbol are displayed in a variable manner by sequentially displaying the numbers “1” to “9”. That is, in the present embodiment, the numbers of the first decorative symbol, the second decorative symbol, and the third decorative symbol can be changed individually.
Note that, in the drawing, when the decorative symbol 41 represents that it is variably displayed at a high speed, the decorative symbol 41 is displayed by an arrow (↓) for easy understanding.

  Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 34C, the decorative design 41 may be temporarily stopped. In the drawing, when the decorative symbol 41 is temporarily stopped, it is expressed using a display similar to the double quotation mark in the vicinity of the decorative symbol 41 for easy understanding.

  Thereafter, the decorative design 41 is finally stopped. The confirmed stop of the decorative symbol 41 is a state in which the symbol is confirmed as a stopped symbol in the variation display for one variation of the special symbol. The fixed stop is performed at least for a predetermined fixed time (for example, 0.5 seconds).

  In the example shown in FIG. 34, the decorative symbol 41 is arranged such that the first decorative symbol, the second decorative symbol, and the third decorative symbol are arranged side by side in the left-right direction, and moves (scrolls) in the up-down direction when it is variably displayed. However, the present invention is not limited to this mode. For example, in the decorative symbol 41, the first decorative symbol, the second decorative symbol, and the third decorative symbol may be arranged side by side in the vertical direction, and each may move (scroll) in the horizontal direction.

(Variation base 43)
As shown in FIG. 34B, the change base 43 is an area where the change image 51 is displayed. The variation base 43 in the illustrated example is displayed in the lower center portion of the display area of the image display unit 114.

(Reservation base 45)
As shown in FIGS. 34A to 34C, the holding pedestal 45 indicates an area in which the holding image 52 is displayed. The holding base 45 in the illustrated example is displayed on the lower side in the display area of the image display unit 114 and on the left side with respect to the variable base 43. Here, as described above, a maximum of four holds are generated by winning at the first start port 121. Therefore, in the illustrated example, four reservation bases 45 are displayed. Moreover, in this Embodiment, the hold image 52 is displayed in order toward the position which leaves | separates from the position close | similar to the fluctuation | variation base 43 among the some hold bases 45, ie, toward the left side from the right side.

  Note that a maximum of four holds are also generated by winning at the second start port 122. Therefore, four holding pedestals 45 for holding based on winning at the second starting port 122 are also displayed (see FIG. 45 described later). In the following description, the hold based on the winning at the first starting port 121 will be described, and the detailed description of the holding based on the winning at the second starting port 122 may be omitted.

(Variation 51)
As shown in FIGS. 34B and 34C, the special symbol variation control unit 233 (see FIG. 5 and the like) is changing the special symbol on the image display unit 114 (during the variation display of the decorative symbol 41). A variation image 51 indicating that the Then, the variation image 51 is displayed on the variation base 43, and the display is started when the variation of the special symbol starts (see FIG. 34B), and the display disappears when the variation of the special symbol is stopped (FIG. 34A). )reference).

  Here, the display mode of the fluctuation image 51 is determined based on the result of prior determination by the prior determination process. In addition, the variation image 51 is, for example, the expected degree of winning of the jackpot based on the prior determination result by the prior determination process by changing the display mode of the color, pattern, shape, or the like (hereinafter referred to as “color”). May be notified or suggested.

(Holding image 52)
As shown in FIG. 34A, the image display unit 114 displays the hold image 52 on the hold base 45 based on the storage area information corresponding to the current hold ball in the RAM 303 (see FIG. 3 and the like). The That is, the hold image 52 is an image indicating that the right of jackpot determination is held. Moreover, in this Embodiment, the display mode of the hold image 52 on a display screen is determined based on the prior determination result by a prior determination process.

  Moreover, the hold image 52 notifies or suggests the degree of expectation of winning the jackpot by changing the display mode such as the color based on the result of the prior determination by the prior determination process, for example. Here, the display mode such as the color of the hold image 52 is set to be a type of display mode with a higher degree of expectation when the pre-determination result by the pre-determination process is a big hit than when it is out of place. Yes. For example, when white, blue, yellow, green, red, and gold are set as the colors of the reserved image 52, the degree of expectation may be set higher in this order.

  In the following description, with respect to the four hold images 52 displayed at the maximum, the “first hold image 52”, “second hold image 52”, “third” are displayed in order from the variation base 43, respectively. Sometimes called “hold image 52” or “fourth hold image 52”.

(Hold count display 55)
As shown in FIGS. 34 (A) to 34 (C), the image display unit 114 displays the number-of-holds display 55 based on the information in the storage area corresponding to the holding balls in the RAM 303 (see FIG. 3 and the like). Is done. The hold number display 55 is an image indicating the hold number. Here, the number of the hold images 52 displayed on the image display unit 114 changes according to the number of holds for winning in each of the first start port 121 and the second start port 122.

(Small pattern 56)
Here, there are cases where the display position, the display size, the design, and the like of the decorative design 41 change with the progress of the variation effect, for example. In addition, the decorative symbol 41 may be entirely or partially hidden by the movable accessory 115 that can move with respect to the display screen of the image display unit 114. In such a case, the decorative symbol for notifying the player that the special symbol is originally variably displayed may be difficult to visually recognize from the player.
Therefore, in the present embodiment, the small symbol 56 is displayed on the display screen of the image display unit 114 to notify the player that the special symbol is variably displayed. Further, in the present embodiment, by displaying the small symbols 56, notification of the jackpot determination result by the decorative symbols 41 and notification of the type of the jackpot symbol indicated by the decorative symbols 41 are performed in an auxiliary manner. .
In the embodiment, the small symbols 56 are displayed on the display screen of the image display unit 114 in a manner that is always visible to the player. That is, all or a part of the small pattern 56 is not hidden by another image, the movable accessory 115, or the like.

  As shown in FIG. 34A, the small symbol 56 is composed of three symbols corresponding to the decorative symbol 41. The three symbols constituting the small symbol 56 are arranged so as to be aligned in the vertical direction. When the three symbols constituting the small symbol 56 are individually described, the symbol arranged at the upper side is “first small symbol”, the symbol arranged at the center is “second small symbol”, The symbol arranged on the lower side is referred to as a “third small symbol”.

The first small symbol, the second small symbol, and the third small symbol respectively correspond to the first decorative symbol, the second decorative symbol, and the third decorative symbol that constitute the decorative symbol 41. The first small symbol, the second small symbol, and the third small symbol can express numbers displayed as the first decorative symbol, the second decorative symbol, and the third decorative symbol of the decorative symbol 41, respectively. ing.
Note that the small symbol 56 of the present embodiment does not have a symbol corresponding to a special symbol described later.

Then, as shown in FIG. 34 (B), the decorative symbol 41 is displayed in a variable manner as the special symbol is changed. In addition, when representing that the small symbol 56 is variably displayed in the drawing, the small symbol 56 is represented by an arrow (↓) for easy understanding.
Thereafter, the small symbol 56 is finally stopped. The confirmed stop of the small symbol 56 is a state of confirming as a stopped symbol in the variation display for one variation of the special symbol. The fixed stop is performed at least for a predetermined fixed time (for example, 0.5 seconds), similarly to the decorative design 41.

  In the example shown in FIG. 34, the small symbols 56 are arranged such that the first small symbols, the second small symbols, and the third small symbols are arranged in the vertical direction, but are not limited to this mode. For example, in the small symbol 56, a first small symbol, a second small symbol, and a third small symbol may be arranged side by side in the left-right direction.

  Note that the number of symbols constituting the small symbol 56 does not need to match the number of symbols constituting the decorative symbol 41. For example, when the number of symbols constituting the decorative symbol 41 is three (three digits), the number of symbols constituting the small symbol 56 may be one (one digit).

  Further, the small symbols 56 are not limited to the one set provided in the image display unit 114 with the three symbols of the first small symbol, the second small symbol, and the third small symbol as one pair. For example, two or more pairs of the small symbols 56 may be displayed on the image display unit 114 at the same time.

(Background image 59)
As shown in FIG. 34, a background image 59 is displayed on the image display unit 114 as a background of the decorative design 41 or the like. The background image 59 is, for example, an image (stage or the like) related to content (idol, animation character, etc.) that is the subject of the pachinko gaming machine 100. For example, the background image 59 is displayed while being switched at the stage transition time or the zone effect execution time.
Note that the background image 59 may display only the reference numerals and omit the specific drawing of the drawing contents in order to avoid complicated drawing contents.

[Variable lamp 131]
Next, the fluctuation lamp 131 of the pachinko gaming machine 100 of the present embodiment will be described.
As shown in FIG. 1, the game board 110 is provided with a fluctuation lamp 131 indicating that the special symbol is changing. The variable lamp 131 has an LED light source that can be lit in a predetermined emission color, and is controlled by the effect control unit 300 (lamp control unit 320).
The fluctuation lamp 131 has a first fluctuation display portion 131A corresponding to the first start port 121 and a second fluctuation display portion 131B corresponding to the second start port 122.

  And it implement | achieves by continuing the state which repeats lighting and light extinction at a fixed time interval with a predetermined display color (for example, blue) in the first variation display portion 131A and the second variation display portion 131B. The variation display of the special symbol in the first special symbol display unit 221 of the display unit 130 and the variation display for the special symbol in the first variation display unit 131A are synchronized. The variation display of the special symbol on the second special symbol display 222 of the display unit 130 is synchronized with the variation display for the special symbol on the second variation display unit 131B. The term “synchronization” as used herein means that the start time of the variable display and the time point of the variable stop are the same, and the period of the variable display is the same.

When the jackpot symbol is stopped and displayed on the first special symbol indicator 221, the first variation display portion 131A for the first special symbol is kept lit in a display color (for example, red) that suggests a jackpot. . Similarly, when the jackpot symbol is stopped and displayed on the second special symbol indicator 222, the second variation display unit 131B remains lit in a display color (for example, red) that suggests a jackpot.
And in the fluctuation | variation lamp | ramp 131 of this Embodiment, the fluctuation | variation display and stop display of the 1st fluctuation | variation display part 131A or the 2nd fluctuation | variation display part 131B are carried out with the fluctuation | variation display and stop display of a special symbol. However, as described above, the first variation display unit 131A or the second variation display unit 131B operates the LED light source in such a manner that the player cannot recognize the type of the decorative design.

In the pachinko gaming machine 100 according to the present embodiment, the small symbol 56 is variably displayed based on the determination result of the special symbol lottery, and then stopped and displayed in a predetermined manner. Then, in the pachinko gaming machine 100, the decorative symbol 41 different from the small symbol 56 is displayed as the small symbol 56 with the change display and stop display of the small symbol 56 (FIGS. 35 and 38 described later). Reference) is displayed in a manner that allows the player to recognize and change and stop display.
On the other hand, in the pachinko gaming machine 100 according to the present embodiment, with the variation display and stop display of the small symbol 56, the variation lamp 131 that is different from the small symbol 56 and the decorative symbol 41 is displayed as the small symbol 56. The display is changed and stopped in a manner that the player cannot recognize the type.

By the way, in the pachinko gaming machine 100 of the present embodiment, for example, even if a failure occurs in the display of the decorative symbol 41 and the small symbol 56 on the image display unit 114, the special symbol fluctuates due to the fluctuation lamp 131. It is guaranteed that the player is informed of what is being done. However, if it is intended to display strictly the types of decorative symbols with the variable lamp 131, for example, variations of the lighting pattern of the variable lamp 131 are prepared according to the number of types of decorative symbols, and the variable lamps according to the plurality of variations. 131 needs to be lit. Then, the load on the lamp control unit 320 that controls the variable lamp 131 increases, and as a result, the load on the effect control unit 300 that controls the lamp control unit 320 may increase.
Therefore, in the pachinko gaming machine 100 according to the present embodiment, the variable lamp 131 is not notified of the type of the decorative symbol, but is notified that the decorative symbol is changing as a minimum function.

  However, apart from the above-described viewpoint of suppressing the load of image control, for example, the function of the variable lamp 131 may be performed on the display screen of the image display unit 114. That is, the function of the variable lamp 131 may be realized by a display image.

Subsequently, the image configuration of the decorative design 41 of the present embodiment will be described.
FIG. 35 is an explanatory diagram of the decorative design 41 of the present embodiment.
As shown in FIG. 35 (A) and FIG. 35 (B), the decorative design 41 of the present embodiment can be displayed in at least two different display modes: a first display mode and a second display mode. Yes.
Here, a configuration of the decorative design 41 as an image will be described. The decorative pattern 41 of the present embodiment is configured by a combination of a plurality of image elements. In the present embodiment, a number element 411 indicating a number, a number decoration element 412 decorating the number element 411, and a character element 413 indicating a character are provided as image elements that can form the decoration pattern 41.

As shown in FIG. 35 (B), the decorative pattern 41 of the first display mode is configured to include all of the number element 411, the number decoration element 412, and the character element 413. And in this Embodiment, as a structure of the image of the decoration pattern 41 of a 1st display mode, the number element 411 is displayed on the front side, and it arrange | positions in order of the number decoration element 412 and the character element 413 toward the back side. Is done.
On the other hand, the decorative pattern 41 of the second display mode is composed of a numerical element 411 and a numerical decorative element 412. And in this Embodiment, as a structure of the image of the decoration pattern 41 of a 2nd display mode, the number element 411 is displayed on the near side, and the number decoration element 412 is arrange | positioned at the back side.

  The decorative design 41 has a plurality of different types of designs (images). Here, the number element 411 in each decorative design 41 is different for each design. Specifically, the number element 411 of each decorative design 41 has an image indicating the number “1” to the number “9”, respectively. Similarly, the character elements 413 of the decorative design 41 have different character images depending on the number elements 411. On the other hand, the number decoration element 412 of the decorative design 41 is a common image for each design. However, the number decoration element 412 of the decorative design 41 may be different for each design.

In addition, as the decorative symbol 41, an image of a type other than the numeric symbol, that is, a special symbol is also provided. In the illustrated example, a symbol including the character “NEXT” is set as the special symbol. Then, when these special symbols are stopped and displayed, the effect indicated by the special symbols is executed. Specifically, the pseudo-continuous effect is executed by temporarily stopping the special symbol “NEXT”.
The special symbol is displayed so as to be scrolled and stopped together with other numeric symbols by being displayed over any of the numeric symbols that are scroll-displayed. For example, in order to display “NEXT” as a special symbol, the display is performed by superimposing the “NEXT” symbol on a predetermined symbol.

  In addition, the special symbol may be stopped and displayed instead of any of the numerical symbols that are scroll-displayed. For example, when the scroll display is stopped and displayed in the order of the first decorative symbol, the third decorative symbol, and the second decorative symbol, any numerical symbol of the second decorative symbol (the first decorative symbol that is stopped and the third decorative symbol is displayed) A special symbol is stopped and displayed instead of any numerical symbol specified by the symbol type). Specifically, when the “5” symbol in the second decorative symbol is replaced with a special symbol, the second decorative symbol is “1, 2, 3, 4, special symbol, 6, 7, 8, 9”. Become. In this way, the pseudo continuous effect may be executed by temporarily stopping the special symbol “NEXT” instead of the numeric symbol.

Subsequently, the display operation of the decorative symbol 41 according to the present embodiment will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 36 and 37.
FIG. 36 is a diagram illustrating an example of operation pattern data for executing a variation effect of the decorative design 41 according to the present embodiment. 36A is an example of operation pattern data for executing the change start effect, and FIG. 36B is an example of operation pattern data for executing the effect during change. ) Is an example of operation pattern data for executing a variable stop effect.
FIG. 37 is a diagram illustrating an example of effect pattern data used for execution of a variable effect. FIG. 37A shows an example when the variation time of the special symbol is 15 seconds, FIG. 37B shows an example when the variation time of the special symbol is 8 seconds, and FIG. ) Is an example when the variation time of the special symbol is 3 seconds.

  The variation effect using the decorative design 41 is composed of three parts: a “change start effect”, a “during change effect”, and a “change stop effect”.

The variation start effect is an effect performed during a predetermined period from the variation start time of the decorative design 41 (for example, between 10 and 20 frames from the start point of the variation effect). The pachinko gaming machine 100 according to the present embodiment stores a plurality of operation pattern data (moving image data) for executing the variation start effect.
The variation start effect may be performed using still image data instead of moving image data.

  The changing effect is an effect that is performed after the change start effect is performed, and is an effect that is performed before the change stop effect. In the pachinko gaming machine 100 according to the present embodiment, a plurality of operation pattern data (moving image data) for executing a changing effect is stored.

  The change stop effect is an effect that is performed from a predetermined time (for example, 10 to 20 frames before) to the change stop time from the time when the decorative symbol 41 stops changing. The change stop effect is performed after the change effect. The pachinko gaming machine 100 according to the present embodiment stores a plurality of operation pattern data (moving image data) for executing the variation stop effect.

  As shown in FIG. 36A, the pachinko gaming machine 100 (for example, CGROM 315) stores operation pattern data DS1, operation pattern data DS2, and operation pattern data DS3. In addition to these, a lot of data is stored in advance in the pachinko gaming machine 100 as operation pattern data for executing the variation start effect. In the following description, the motion pattern data used for the variation start effect may be collectively referred to as “motion pattern data DS”.

  The motion pattern data DS is used together with the material image data (see FIG. 35) of the decorative symbol 41 when the variation start effect is executed, and any one of the decorative symbols 41 starts to change. Is displayed. That is, the operation pattern data DS is data used together with the material image data, and is data for defining how the material image data is operated using any of the material image data shown in FIG. It is.

  For example, the motion pattern data DS1 is data used for a change start effect, and is a predetermined acceleration from the state in which the first decorative symbol is stopped on the left side of the display screen of the image display unit 114 toward the lower side of the display screen. This is data for executing a video effect that starts moving while accelerating.

  Further, the motion pattern data DS2 is data used for a change start effect, and is used to execute a series of moving image effects in which the first decorative symbol floats upward once from the stopped state and starts moving downward. It is data.

  Further, the motion pattern data DS3 is data used for a change start effect, and is a series of starting to move downward while rotating (rotating about a vertical axis) from a state in which the first decorative symbol is stopped. This is data for executing the video production.

  In addition to these, as data used for the change start effect, operation pattern data DS that defines the operation pattern of the second decorative symbol displayed in the center, and the operation pattern of the third decorative symbol displayed on the right side of the display screen A plurality of operation pattern data DS for prescribing are prepared.

  As shown in FIG. 36B, the pachinko gaming machine 100 (for example, CGROM 315) stores operation pattern data DB1, operation pattern data DB2, and operation pattern data DB3. In addition to these, a large amount of data is stored in advance in the pachinko gaming machine 100 as operation pattern data for executing the changing effect. Hereinafter, the motion pattern data used for the changing effect may be collectively referred to as “motion pattern data DB”.

  The motion pattern data DB is used together with the material image data of the decorative design 41 when the changing effect is executed, and displays a state in which the plurality of decorative designs 41 change. The motion pattern data DB is data for defining how to display the manner in which the decorative symbol 41 changes using, for example, images in which symbols “1” to “9” are arranged in order.

  For example, the motion pattern data DB1 is data for executing a moving image effect in which the first decorative design fluctuates at high speed from the upper side to the lower side of the display screen. The operation pattern data DB2 is data for executing a moving image effect in which the first decorative design fluctuates at a low speed from the top to the bottom of the screen. The operation pattern data DB3 is data for executing a moving image effect that fluctuates at a low speed while the first decorative design rotates from the top to the bottom of the display screen.

  In addition to these, a plurality of operation pattern data DBs that specify the operation pattern of the second decorative symbol and a plurality of operation pattern data DBs that specify the operation pattern of the third decorative symbol are prepared as data used for the changing effect. .

  The changing effect may be performed using image data different from the decorative pattern 41. For example, when a change in the decorative pattern 41 is represented by the appearance or disappearance of a predetermined image in the left area of the screen, the operation pattern representing the operation pattern (how to appear or disappear) of the predetermined image A data DB is prepared.

  As shown in FIG. 36C, the pachinko gaming machine 100 (for example, CGROM 315) stores operation pattern data DE1, operation pattern data DE2, and operation pattern data DE3. In addition to these, a large number of data is stored in advance in the pachinko gaming machine 100 as operation pattern data for executing the change stop effect. Hereinafter, the operation pattern data used for the fluctuation stop effect may be collectively referred to as “operation pattern data DE”.

  The motion pattern data DE is used together with the material image data (see FIG. 35) of the decoration symbol 41 when the variation stop effect is executed, and any of the decoration symbols 41 among the plurality of decoration symbols 41 stops changing. Is displayed. That is, the operation pattern data DE is data used together with the material image data, and is data for defining how to operate the material image data using any of the material image data shown in FIG. It is.

  For example, the motion pattern data DE1 is data for executing a moving image effect in which the first decorative symbol is stopped while decelerating at a deceleration 1 from the top to the bottom of the screen. The motion pattern data DE2 is data for executing a moving image effect in which the first decorative design stops while decelerating at a deceleration 2 smaller than the deceleration 1 from the top to the bottom of the screen. The operation pattern data DE3 is data for executing a moving image effect in which the first decorative design stops while reducing the rotation speed and the movement speed.

  In addition to these, a plurality of operation pattern data DE defining the operation pattern of the second decoration symbol and a plurality of operation pattern data DE defining the operation pattern of the third decoration symbol are prepared as data used for the change stop effect. .

By combining such a change start effect, a change effect, and a change stop effect, a change effect using the decorative symbol 41 is performed from when the special symbol changes until it stops. In the pachinko gaming machine 100 according to the present embodiment, effect pattern data storing a combination of a change start effect, a changing effect, and a change stop effect is stored, and the change effect is performed based on the effect pattern data.
In the pachinko gaming machine 100 according to the present embodiment, the operation pattern data is an example that is individually defined for each of the first decorative symbol, the second decorative symbol, and the third decorative symbol. It is also possible to refer to operation pattern data common to the symbols, the second decorative symbols, and the third decorative symbols.

  As shown in FIG. 37A, the effect pattern data PD100 includes a plurality of operations described above for each of the first decorative symbol, the second decorative symbol, and the third decorative symbol (for example, see FIG. 34) of the decorative symbol 41. Which data of the pattern data DS is used to perform the change start effect, which data of the plurality of operation pattern data DBs is used to perform the effect of changing, of the plurality of operation pattern data DE This is data for defining which data is used to perform the change stop effect.

  For example, in the effect pattern data PD100, for the first decorative design, the change start effect is performed using the operation pattern data DS1, the effect during change is then performed using the operation pattern data DB1, and the operation pattern data DE1 is stored. Use it to produce a variable stop effect. For the second decorative symbol, a change start effect is performed using the motion pattern data DS11, a change effect is then performed using the motion pattern data DB 15, and a change stop effect is performed using the motion pattern data DE15. Do. For the third decorative symbol, a variation start effect is performed using the motion pattern data DS21, a variation effect is performed using the motion pattern data DB 24, and a variation stop effect is performed using the motion pattern data DE24. Do.

In addition, the production pattern data defines at what timing the production is executed using each operation pattern data. For example, the effect pattern data PD100 stipulates that the first decorative symbol, the second decorative symbol, and the third decorative symbol are simultaneously subjected to a change start effect using the operation pattern data DS. On the other hand, regarding the start timing of the fluctuation stop effect, the first decorative symbol is performed at the earliest timing, then the variable stop effect is started for the third decorative symbol, and finally the variable stop effect is started for the second decorative symbol. Finally, the second decorative design stops.
In addition, you may use the operation pattern data DS which prescribes | regulates that a 1st decoration design, a 2nd decoration design, and a 3rd decoration design perform a change start effect in order.

  FIG. 37A shows that the second decorative symbol stops 15 seconds after the three decorative symbols 41 start to change, but the three decorative symbols 41 are before the special symbol stops. Stop temporarily. Then, after the temporary stop, the three decorative symbols 41 are fixedly stopped as the special symbol changes. For example, in FIG. 37 (A), the first decorative symbol appears to have stopped before 15 seconds have elapsed, but has temporarily stopped after the change stop effect, and actually fluctuates slightly. Yes. Then, after the temporary stop, the three decorative symbols 41 are fixedly stopped according to the stop of the special symbol. The time from the start of the three decorative symbols 41 to the temporary stop is slightly shorter than the special symbol variation time of 15 seconds, and the time from the start of the three decorative symbols 41 to the final stop is It is the same as the special symbol variation time of 15 seconds.

  As shown in FIG. 37 (B), in the effect pattern data PD101, for the first decorative design, a change start effect is performed using the motion pattern data DS2, and then a changing effect is performed using the motion pattern data DB2. Then, a change stop effect is performed using the operation pattern data DE2. For the second decorative symbol, a change start effect is performed using the motion pattern data DS12, a change effect is then performed using the motion pattern data DB 16, and a change stop effect is performed using the motion pattern data DE16. Do. In addition, for the third decorative symbol, a variation start effect is performed using the motion pattern data DS22, a variation effect is performed using the motion pattern data DB22, and a variation stop effect is performed using the motion pattern data DE22. Do.

  In the effect based on the effect pattern data PD101, after the first decorative symbol and the third decorative symbol are stopped simultaneously, a fluctuating effect is performed in which the second decorative symbol is stopped. The time from the start of the three decorative symbols 41 to the temporary stop is slightly shorter than the special symbol variation time of 8 seconds, and the time from the start of the three decorative symbols 41 to the final stop is It is the same as the special symbol variation time of 8 seconds.

  As shown in FIG. 37 (C), in the effect pattern data PD102, with respect to the first decorative design, a change start effect is performed using the motion pattern data DS3, and then a changing effect is performed using the motion pattern data DB3. Then, the change stop effect is performed using the operation pattern data DE3. For the second decorative symbol, a change start effect is performed using the motion pattern data DS13, a change effect is then performed using the motion pattern data DB 13, and a change stop effect is performed using the motion pattern data DE13. Do. For the third decorative symbol, a variation start effect is performed using the motion pattern data DS23, a variation effect is performed using the motion pattern data DB23, and a variation stop effect is performed using the motion pattern data DE23. Do.

  In the production by the production pattern data PD102, the decision is stopped at the same time 3 seconds after the three decorative symbols 41 start to change.

Note that the motion pattern data DB of the changing effect may vary depending on the variation time of the special symbol, or the same operation pattern data DB may be used even if the variation time is different. That is, the motion pattern data DB may be used in common for each variation time, and when the time is designated, the effect during the variation of the designated time may be repeatedly performed. For example, common data is used as the motion pattern data DB used for the changing effect in the changing effect having the changing time of 13 seconds and the changing effect having the changing time of 8 seconds. By designating, a variation effect according to the variation time of the special symbol may be performed.
Alternatively, a different motion pattern data DB may be prepared for each variation time of the special symbol, and a variation effect may be performed using the motion pattern data DB corresponding to the variation time. A motion pattern data DB for a varying time of 13 seconds (production effect time during variation is 10 seconds, for example), a motion pattern data DB for a variation time of 8 seconds (production time during a variation effect is, for example, 5 seconds), etc. May be.

  In addition, there are cases where each operation pattern data used for the above-described change start effect, change effect, and change stop effect can be combined and cannot be combined. For example, after the change start effect using the motion pattern data DS1 (the effect that the decorative symbol starts moving downward), the motion pattern effect is generated using the motion pattern data DB3 (the effect that the decorative symbol moves downward while rotating). Doing so may produce a feeling of strangeness. In this way, by storing in advance the combination of each part of the effects (change start effect, effect during change, change stop effect, etc.) as effect pattern data, only one effect that can be combined is combined into one change effect. It can be configured as (production from the start of change of the special symbol to the stop of change).

  In addition, the variation effect from the change of the special symbol to the stop is not limited to three parts (change start effect, effect during change, change stop effect), and may be divided into more parts.

Further, the operation pattern data described above may be fixed depending on the position on the display screen, or may not be fixed. For example, the operation pattern data DS, the operation pattern data DB, and the operation pattern data DE of the first decorative symbol displayed on the left side of the display screen as described above may be prepared. Alternatively, common operation pattern data DS, operation pattern data DB, and operation pattern data DE are prepared regardless of the position on the screen, and the position is designated at the time of performing the performance, and the first decorative design, the second decorative design, An effect may be performed as the third decorative symbol. In this case, the effect pattern data PD100 includes information for determining at which position on the display screen the decorative symbol is displayed.
The decorative design 41 is not limited to being displayed in three areas of the screen, and may be displayed in nine areas, for example.

  The decoration symbol 41 is displayed in a variable manner until the result of determination as to whether or not to win the jackpot is displayed in the pachinko gaming machine 100, and the player is expected to entertain the player. Therefore, the decorative symbol 41 of the present embodiment is configured such that the first decorative symbol, the second decorative symbol, and the third decorative symbol can individually change numbers, and each decorative symbol individually controls display. is doing. And in this Embodiment, it is made to entertain a player by giving a lot of variation to the motion of the decoration symbol 41 appearance.

FIG. 38 is an explanatory diagram of the small symbol 56 of the present embodiment.
As shown in FIG. 38A, the small symbol 56 is composed of a numeric element 411 and a numeric decoration element 412. That is, the small symbol 56 is displayed in the same or similar manner as the decorative symbol 41 in the second display mode. In other words, the small symbols 56 are displayed in a simplified display manner that is less decorative than the decorative symbols 41 in the first display manner.

Moreover, the same includes a similar shape that overlaps the other by enlarging or reducing one. That is, the small symbol 56 may have a different size as long as the shape is the same as the decorative symbol 41 of the second display mode.
The small symbol 56 may be smaller than the decorative symbol 41 and may have the same design as the decorative symbol 41 in the first display mode.
Further, the small symbol 56 may be composed only of the numeric element 411. Further, in the case where the small symbols 56 are configured only by the numeric elements 411, the small symbols 56 may have a design (for example, different typefaces) different from the numeric elements 411 of the decorative symbols 41. In this case, the small symbol 56 has a lower decorative property and is simplified than the numerical element 411 of the decorative symbol 41, and can be designed to be easily recognized by the player.

  In the present embodiment, the small symbol 56 is simply configured to be the same as or similar to the decorative symbol 41 displayed in the second display manner, and the player recognizes the small symbol 56. It is easy to do.

  Subsequently, the display operation of the small symbol 56 of the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.

In the present embodiment, the small symbol 56 starts the variation effect of the small symbol 56 when receiving the variation start command. Then, the variation effect of the small symbols 56 is performed using small symbol motion data DK (described later) that specifies that a plurality of numeric strings 56e are displayed in order.
In addition, the small symbol 56 stops the reproduction of the numeric string 56e displayed based on the small symbol operation data DK (described later) used for the variation effect upon reception of the variation stop command. The small symbol 56 is the same numerical combination (first small symbol) as the stop symbol number combination (first decorative symbol, second decorative symbol, and third decorative symbol) of the decorative symbol 41 determined according to the special symbol designation command. Stop display at symbol, second small symbol and third small symbol). This will be specifically described below.

  As shown in FIG. 38 (B), the pachinko gaming machine 100 (for example, CGROM 315) stores images of a plurality of numeric strings 56e as material image data of the small symbols 56. The material image data of each numeric string 56e constitutes drawing data for one frame in the frame image. Each number string 56e is composed of combinations in which predetermined numbers are fixed. The combination of numbers in each number string 56e constitutes a first small symbol, a second small symbol, and a third small symbol. In the present embodiment, the number of the numeric string 56e is three (three digits) corresponding to the decorative symbol 41.

  In the present embodiment, the order of the plurality of numeric strings 56e is predetermined from the first (first) to the ninth (last). Specifically, the plurality of numeric strings 56e are “174” as the first numeric string 56e1, “285” as the second numeric string 56e2, “396” as the third numeric string 56e3, and the fourth numeric string 56e4. “417”, the fifth number string 56e5 “528”, the sixth number string 56e6 “639”, the seventh number string 56e7 “741”, the eighth number string 56e8 “852”, And “963” which is the ninth digit string 56e9.

Further, the relationship before and after the plurality of numeric strings 56e is as follows. In the order of the plurality of numeric strings 56e, the subsequent numeric string 56e is obtained by adding 1 to the numbers constituting the numeric combination of the previous numeric string 56e.
For example, “285” that is the second number string 56e2 adds the number 1 to the numbers “1”, “7”, and “4” that constitute “174” that is the first number string 56e1, and “2 ”,“ 8 ”, and“ 5 ”.
In the present embodiment, the numbers “1” to “9” are used as the numbers forming the number string 56e, and the numbers “0” are not used. Therefore, when 1 is added to the number “9”, it is handled as the number “1”.

  In the present embodiment, adjacent numbers in each number string 56e are shifted by six in the order of numbers from 1 to 9. For example, for “174” that is the first number string 56e1, the first column (number “1”) and the second column (number “7”) are shifted by six. Further, the second row (number “7”) and the third row (number “4”) are shifted by six. As described above, the small symbols 56 of the present embodiment are configured such that adjacent numbers are shifted by a predetermined number with respect to the numbers constituting the number string 56e.

(Change effect of small pattern 56)
FIG. 39 is a diagram illustrating an example of small symbol effect pattern data used for executing the variable effect of the small symbol 56. 39A is an example in the case where the variation time of the special symbol is 15 seconds, and FIG. 39B is an example in the case where the variation time of the special symbol is 8 seconds, and FIG. ) Is an example when the variation time of the special symbol is 3 seconds.

First, the small symbol operation data DK will be described.
The small symbol motion data DK is used together with the material image data of the small symbol 56 (see FIG. 38) when the variation effect is executed, and displays how the small symbol 56 fluctuates. That is, in the present embodiment, the small symbol motion data DK uses the image in which the numeric string 56e is sequentially arranged from the numeric string 56e1 to the numeric string 56e9 to indicate how the small symbol 56 is changed. It is data for prescribing.

In the present embodiment, the small symbol motion data DK is data for executing a moving image effect in which the first small symbol, the second small symbol, and the third small symbol constituting the small symbol 56 are changed at high speed.
In the present embodiment, the variation effect of the small symbol 56 is not composed of the three parts of the “variation start effect”, the “during variation effect”, and the “variation stop effect” unlike the decorative symbol 41, It consists of a single part from the start of change to the stop of change.

In the present embodiment, the small symbol motion data DK includes a plurality of material image data from the first numeric string 56e1 to the ninth numeric string 56e9 in a predetermined order (“174” → “285” → “396”). → “417” → “528” → “639” → “741” → “852” → “963” (see FIG. 38), it is defined that the data is updated every frame and displayed on the image display unit 114. As described above, in the present embodiment, the small symbol motion data DK displays a plurality of numeric strings 56e in a predetermined order from one numeric string 56e to another numeric string 56e as a variable symbol 56 display. Is specified.
The material image data of each numeric string 56e in the present embodiment is composed of three fixed numbers as the first small symbol, the second small symbol, and the third small symbol. Accordingly, the small symbols 56 are displayed together with the first small symbol, the second small symbol, and the third small symbol by updating the image of the numeric string 56e in which three numbers are grouped together for each frame. Be controlled.
Note that it takes 9 frames (about 0.15 seconds = 9 [frames] / 60 [frames / second]) to go from the display of the first numeric string 56e1 to the display of the ninth numeric string 56e9. Become.

Further, the small symbol operation data DK defines that the plurality of material image data described above is looped (repeatedly) and reproduced in the variation effect of the small symbol 56. That is, when the small symbol motion data DK is displayed from the first first numeric string 56e1 (“174”) to the last ninth numeric string 56e9 (“963”), the first first numeric string 56e1 (“174”) is displayed again. ”) Is displayed, and the image is reproduced again toward the last ninth digit string 56e9 (“ 963 ”).
Thus, in the variation effect of the small symbols 56 of the present embodiment, the display of the plurality of numeric strings 56e in a predetermined order is repeated.

In addition, the display of the small symbol 56 of the present embodiment is always started from the first first numeric string 56e1 (“174”) whenever a new variation effect is started (every variation).
Hereinafter, a specific example in which one variation effect of the small symbol 56 is performed and then another variation effect of the small symbol 56 is performed will be described.
As described above, the moving image display based on the small symbol operation data DK is performed from the start of the variation effect of the small symbol 56 until immediately before the variation is stopped. When the variation of one variation effect is stopped, as will be described in detail later, a frame image of a small symbol 56 (hereinafter referred to as a frame image at the time of stoppage) indicating a combination of numbers corresponding to the decorative symbol 41 is represented as small symbol motion data. Created and displayed separately from video display based on DK. Here, immediately before the change stop of one change effect, that is, one frame before the frame image when the stop frame image starts to be displayed, the fifth digit string 56e5 ( It is assumed that a frame image (“528”) (hereinafter, the immediately preceding frame image) is displayed. In this case, when newly starting the variation of another variation effect, instead of starting from the sixth number sequence 56e6 (“639”) next to the fifth number sequence 56e5 (“528”) as the previous frame image, Movie reproduction based on the small symbol motion data DK is performed from the first first numeric string 56e1 (“174”).

Next, the variation effect of the small symbol 56 will be specifically described.
As shown in FIG. 39A, the small symbol effect pattern data PD200 defines at what timing the variation effect of the small symbol 56 is executed using the small symbol operation data DK.
Specifically, the small symbol effect pattern data PD200 defines that the numeric string 56e based on the small symbol operation data DK is displayed for 15 seconds. Here, in the present embodiment, an image of one numeric string 56e is displayed for each frame. One frame is updated in 16.6 milliseconds. Therefore, it is defined that the small symbol effect pattern data PD200 reproduces 900 frames (= 15 [seconds] /16.6 [milliseconds / frame]) of images of a plurality of numeric strings 56e in a predetermined order. To do.
Thus, in the present embodiment, the 15-second variation effect of the small symbol 56 is performed in correspondence with the 15-second variation time of the special symbol.

As shown in FIG. 39B, the small symbol effect pattern data PD201 defines that the display of the numeric string 56e based on the small symbol operation data DK is performed for 8 seconds. The small symbol effect pattern data PD201 defines that images of a plurality of numeric strings 56e are reproduced in 480 frames (= 8 [seconds] /16.6 [milliseconds / frame]) in a predetermined order. To do.
Thus, in the present embodiment, the 8-second variation effect of the small symbol 56 is performed in response to the 8-second variation time of the special symbol.

As shown in FIG. 39C, the small symbol effect pattern data PD202 defines that the numeric string 56e based on the small symbol operation data DK is displayed for 3 seconds. The small symbol effect pattern data PD202 defines that images of a plurality of numeric strings 56e are reproduced in 180 frames (= 3 [seconds] /16.6 [milliseconds / frame]) in a predetermined order. To do.
Thus, in the present embodiment, the 3-second variation effect of the small symbol 56 is performed in correspondence with the 3-second variation time of the special symbol.

In the variation effect of the small symbol 56 configured as described above, the display of the image of the numeric string 56e in which three numbers as the first small symbol, the second small symbol, and the third small symbol are combined into one is displayed. Display control is performed to update every frame. Thereby, in the pachinko gaming machine 100 according to the present embodiment, for example, the display control of the small symbols 56 is performed as compared with the case where the display of the first small symbols, the second small symbols, and the third small symbols is individually controlled. The load involved is suppressed.
In addition, the small symbol 56 changes by one for each column of the numerical strings constituting the small symbol 56 in the variable display. In other words, each of the first small symbol, the second small symbol, and the third small symbol changes by one. Thus, in the present embodiment, for example, the small symbols 56 are displayed in an orderly manner without changing the numerical order.

  Further, in the pachinko gaming machine 100 according to the present embodiment, the display control of the small symbols 56 is also performed by always reproducing from the first digit string 56 (first digit string 56e1) in the small symbol motion data DK. The load related to is suppressed. That is, in the pachinko gaming machine 100 according to the present embodiment, when the variation effect of the small symbol 56 is newly started, the result of the operation in the variation effect of the previous small symbol 56 (finally as reproduction of the small symbol operation data DK) By eliminating the need to refer to the numeric string 56e) to be stopped, the display control of the small symbols 56 is reduced.

(Confirmation stop of small pattern 56)
The small symbol 56 is confirmed and stopped using the material image data of the small symbol 56. The material image data of the small symbol 56 includes a plurality of symbols from symbol “1” to symbol “9”. The configuration of each symbol is the same as that of the decorative symbol 41 of the second display mode, and includes a numeric element 411 and a numeric ornament element 412. However, the size of each symbol (first small symbol, second small symbol, third small symbol) of the small symbol 56 is the size of each symbol (first decorative symbol, second decorative symbol) of the decorative symbol 41 of the second display mode, It is smaller than the size of the third decorative design.

  In the final stop of the small symbol 56, the first small symbol, the second small symbol, and the third small symbol are individually controlled. When the small symbol 56 is confirmed and stopped, the small symbol 56 is set to be the same as the decorative symbol 41 displayed as the stop symbol based on the special symbol designation command. That is, in the final stop effect of the small symbol 56, the numerical combinations of the first small symbol, the second small symbol, and the third small symbol are displayed as the first decorative symbol, the second decorative symbol, and the third decorative symbol of the decorative symbol 41. The same combination of numbers will be used.

  Specifically, the first decorative symbol, the second decorative symbol, and the third decorative symbol of the decorative symbol 41 are determined and stopped at any of the symbols from “1” to “9”. Therefore, there are 729 (= 9 × 9 × 9) combinations of numbers displayed as the decorative symbols 41. Similarly, the first small symbol, the second small symbol, and the third small symbol of the small symbol 56 are fixedly stopped at any of the symbols from “1” to “9”. Therefore, there are 729 combinations of numbers displayed as the first small symbol, the second small symbol, and the third small symbol of the small symbol 56. In the confirmed stop effect of the small symbol 56, display is performed by any one of the 729 combinations of numbers. As described above, the combination of numbers that can be displayed in the final stop effect of the small symbol 56 is different from the variation pattern in the small symbol 56 in which only nine combinations of numbers are displayed.

  In the present embodiment, the number combination of the number string of the small symbols 56 coincides with the number combination of the decorative symbols 41 at the time of the fixed stop regardless of the loss or big hit. For example, in the case of a big win, when the decorative design 41 is confirmed and stopped with the number combination “555”, the number combination of the number string of the small design 56 is “555”. Further, for example, when the decoration symbol 41 is fixed and stopped with the number combination “129” in the case of a loss, the number combination of the number string of the small symbol 56 becomes “129”.

When the decorative symbol 41 is displayed in a variably displayed manner, the decorative symbol 41 fluctuates at a relatively high speed. Therefore, even if the numerical combinations of the small symbol 56 and the decorative symbol 41 do not match, the player is confused. hard. Therefore, in the pachinko gaming machine 100 according to the present embodiment, the control effect of image display is reduced by performing the variation effect of the small symbols 56 using the small symbol motion data DK described above.
However, when the decorative symbols 41 and the small symbols 56 are confirmed and stopped, the players may be confused if the numerical combinations do not correspond. Therefore, the pachinko gaming machine 100 according to the present embodiment associates the number combination of the small symbols 56 with the number combination of the decorative symbols 41 when the fixed stop is made.

In the case of a loss, the combination of the numeric strings of the small symbols 56 may always display a fixed numeric combination regardless of the numeric combinations of the decorative symbols 41. For example, even if the decoration symbol 41 is stopped at “345” and the decoration symbol 41 is stopped at “676”, the small symbol 56 always stops at “246”. You may do it.
In the case of a jackpot, if the number combination of the decorative symbol 41 and the small symbol 56 is different, the player will be confused in determining the type of the jackpot symbol. On the other hand, in the case of a loss, it is only necessary for the player to recognize that it is a loss, so it can be considered that the combination of numbers of the decorative symbol 41 and the small symbol 56 may be different. Therefore, in the case of detachment, the number combination for confirming and stopping the small symbols 56 may be fixed to reduce the load related to the image display control.

Note that the number of number combinations of the small symbols 56 is not limited to three (three digits) in the above-described example, but is configured as one (one digit), for example, as follows.
For example, when the decoration symbol 41 is fixedly stopped at “345”, the small symbol 56 is always fixedly stopped at “0”. In the case of a big hit, for example, when the decorative symbol 41 is fixed and stopped at “777”, the small symbol 56 is fixed and stopped at “7”, or when the decorative symbol 41 is fixed and stopped at “333”, The small symbol 56 is fixedly stopped at “3”. In other words, in the case of a big hit, the numbers constituting the double eyes of the decorative design 41 are displayed as the small design 56.

Further, the decorative design 41 and the small design 56 of the present embodiment configured as described above have the following relationship.
In the decorative symbol 41, the first decorative symbol, the second decorative symbol, and the third decorative symbol are individually changed in the changing effect of the decorative symbol 41. On the other hand, the small symbols 56 change together as a result of the digit string constituting the small symbols 56 being updated for each frame in the variation effect of the small symbols 56. Accordingly, when the changing effects are being executed, the number combination of the decorative design 41 and the number combination of the small design 56 do not coincide with each other in terms of numbers or timing.

  On the other hand, when the confirmation stop of each of the decorative symbol 41 and the small symbol 56 is executed, the number combination of the decorative symbol 41 and the numerical combination of the small symbol 56 are the same. Further, when the fixed stop of each of the decorative symbol 41 and the small symbol 56 is executed, the decorative symbol 41 and the small symbol 56 are synchronized. The decorative symbol 41 and the small symbol 56 are synchronized with the special symbol stoppage.

  Note that the above-described variation effect operation of the small symbol 56 may be applied to the operation of the decorative symbol 41. For example, in the changing effect of the decorative symbol 41, three numbers as the first decorative symbol, the second decorative symbol, and the third decorative symbol are grouped together as in the small symbol display control of the present embodiment. By performing display control to update the image of the number sequence for each frame, the first decorative symbol, the second decorative symbol, and the third decorative symbol may be controlled collectively.

  In the present embodiment, the number of types of numbers that can be displayed as the first decorative symbol, the second decorative symbol, and the third decorative symbol constituting the decorative symbol 41 is 9 from the number “1” to the number “9”. It is a piece. On the other hand, the number of types of numbers constituting the number combination of the small symbols 56 is nine from the number “1” to the number “9”. In this manner, the number of types of numbers that can be displayed as the first decorative symbol, the second decorative symbol, and the third decorative symbol are the same as the number of types of numbers constituting the number combination of the small symbols 56.

  Here, for example, in the small symbol 56, if a number of a type that is not used in the decorative symbol 41 is used, the player may feel uncomfortable. Therefore, in the pachinko gaming machine 100 according to the present embodiment, the player associates the number of types of numbers displayed as the decorative symbols 41 with the number of types of numbers displayed as the small symbols 56 so that the player can make the small symbols 56. I don't feel strange when I see.

Next, the variation effect in the present embodiment will be specifically described.
[Variation production example 1]
FIG. 40 is an explanatory diagram of the variation effect example 1 performed using the image display unit 114. Note that the variation effect example 1 is a variation effect that can be executed when ER1 (unevenness / disconnection) is selected as the variation effect pattern.

As shown in FIG. 40 (1), it is assumed that the decorative symbol 41 of the first display mode is confirmed and stopped on the image display unit 114 as the previous special symbol changes. The image display unit 114 also displays a decorative symbol 41, a variable pedestal 43, a reserved pedestal 45, a reserved image 52, a reserved number display 55, a small symbol 56, and a background image 59 (not shown).
On the holding base 45, the first holding image 52 and the second holding image 52 are displayed. In this example, the combination of numbers of the decorative symbol 41 that has been confirmed and stopped is “246”. Further, the combination of the numbers of the small symbols 56 that have been confirmed and stopped is “246”.

Then, as shown in FIG. 40 (2), the variation of the decorative symbol 41 is started when the variation display of the next special symbol is started. At this time, the first reserved image 52 moves to the variation base 43 and is changed in display as the variation image 51. The second reserved image 52 moves to the first reserved base 45.
In this example, the decorative symbol 41 moves downward with a slight time difference between the first decorative symbol, the second decorative symbol, and the third decorative symbol as the next variation display starts. Furthermore, the speaker 156 (see FIG. 1) outputs BGM (music) together with a change start sound indicating that the change display of the special symbol is started.
And the small symbol 56 starts the fluctuation | variation with the fluctuation | variation display start of a special symbol. The small symbol 56 displays the next numeric string in order from the first numeric string (“174” of the first numeric string 56e1 (see FIG. 38)) as a changing effect.

  Then, as shown in FIG. 40 (3), the decorative symbol 41 and the small symbol 56 are variably displayed. At this time, as described above, in the decorative symbol 41, the first decorative symbol, the second decorative symbol, and the third decorative symbol are individually displayed and controlled. On the other hand, for the small symbols 56, the display of the first small symbols, the second small symbols, and the third small symbols is controlled for each number string in which three numbers are combined.

  Thereafter, as shown in FIG. 40 (4), an effect during stoppage of the first decorative symbol of the decorative symbol 41 is performed. In this example, the first decorative symbol (the numeral “5”) is temporarily stopped at an earlier timing than the second decorative symbol and the third decorative symbol. At this time, the small symbol 56 is in the midst of a changing effect. That is, the small symbol 56 does not temporarily stop any of the first small symbol, the second small symbol, and the third small symbol.

  Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 40 (5), the first decorative symbol (the numeral “5”), the second decorative symbol (the numeral “7”), and the third decorative symbol (the numeral “8”) of the decorative symbol 41. ) Temporarily stop. At this time, the small symbol 56 is in the midst of a changing effect. In other words, the small symbols 56 are variably displayed without temporarily stopping any of the first small symbols, the second small symbols, and the third small symbols.

Then, with the special symbol fluctuation stopped, the decorative symbol 41 is confirmed and stopped as shown in FIG. 40 (6). The number combination “578” of the decorative symbol 41 is an example of a combination when the determination result of the special symbol lottery is out of place.
In addition, as the special symbol changes, the small symbol 56 is also fixedly stopped. At this time, the small symbol 56 displays “578” which is the same as the number combination of the decorative symbol 41.

Thereafter, as shown in FIG. 40 (7), the variation of the decorative symbol 41 and the small symbol 56 is started with the start of the variation display of the next special symbol.
At this time, the small symbol 56 displays the next numeric string in order from the first numeric string (“174” of the first numeric string 56e1 (see FIG. 38)) as the changing effect.
Then, as shown in FIG. 40 (8), the decorative symbol 41 and the small symbol 56 again execute the changing effect.

[Variation production example 2]
FIG. 41 is an explanatory diagram of the variation effect example 2 performed using the image display unit 114. Note that the variation effect example 2 is a variation effect that can be executed when ER2 (normal reach / disconnection) is selected as the variation effect pattern.

As shown in FIG. 41 (1), it is assumed that the decoration symbol 41 of the first display mode is confirmed and stopped on the image display unit 114 as the previous special symbol changes. The image display unit 114 also displays a decorative symbol 41, a variable pedestal 43, a reserved pedestal 45, a reserved image 52, a reserved number display 55, a small symbol 56, and a background image 59 (not shown).
On the holding base 45, the first holding image 52 is displayed. In this example, the combination of numbers of the decorative symbol 41 that has been confirmed and stopped is “459”. Also, the combination of the numbers of the small symbols 56 that have been confirmed and stopped is “459”.

Then, as shown in FIG. 41 (2), the variation of the decorative symbol 41 is started when the variation display of the next special symbol is started. At this time, the first reserved image 52 moves to the variation base 43 and is changed in display as the variation image 51.
In this example, the decorative pattern 41 starts moving downward at substantially the same timing as the first decorative symbol, the second decorative symbol, and the third decorative symbol with the start of the next variation display. Furthermore, the speaker 156 outputs BGM (music) together with a fluctuation start sound indicating that the special symbol fluctuation display has started.
And the small symbol 56 starts the fluctuation | variation with the fluctuation | variation display start of a special symbol. The small symbol 56 displays the next numeric string in order from the first numeric string (“174” of the first numeric string 56e1 (see FIG. 38)) as a changing effect.

  Then, as shown in FIG. 41 (3), the decorative symbol 41 and the small symbol 56 are variably displayed. At this time, as described above, in the decorative symbol 41, the first decorative symbol, the second decorative symbol, and the third decorative symbol are individually displayed and controlled. On the other hand, for the small symbols 56, the first small symbols, the second small symbols, and the third small symbols are controlled to be displayed for each number string in which three numbers are combined.

  Thereafter, as shown in FIG. 41 (4), the stop effect of the first decorative symbol of the decorative symbol 41 is performed. In this example, the first decorative symbol (number “6”) temporarily stops at a timing earlier than the second decorative symbol and the third decorative symbol. At this time, in the small symbol 56, the changing effect is continuously performed. That is, the small symbol 56 does not temporarily stop any of the first small symbol, the second small symbol, and the third small symbol.

  Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 41 (5), the first decorative symbol (number “6”) of the decorative symbol 41 and the third decorative symbol (number “6”) are temporarily stopped. That is, the normal reach effect by the decorative design 41 is executed. At this time, for the small symbols 56, the changing effects are continuously executed. Further, the small symbol 56 does not reach a reach state where the first small symbol and the third small symbol are aligned.

Thereafter, as shown in FIG. 41 (6), in addition to the first decorative symbol (number “6”) and the third decorative symbol (number “6”) of the decorative symbol 41, the second decorative symbol (number “6”). “5”) temporarily stops.
Then, as the variation of the special symbol is stopped, the decorative symbol 41 is confirmed and stopped as shown in FIG. 41 (7). The number combination “656” of the decorative symbol 41 is an example of a combination when the determination result of the special symbol lottery is off.
In addition, as the special symbol changes, the small symbol 56 is also fixedly stopped. At this time, the small symbol 56 displays “656” which is the same as the number combination of the decorative symbol 41.

  Thereafter, for example, when a game ball is newly won at the first start port 121, the variation display of the decorative symbol 41 and the small symbol 56 is started with the start of variation display of the special symbol. At this time, the small symbol 56 performs variation display by sequentially displaying the next numeric string from the first numeric string (“174” of the first numeric string 56e1 (see FIG. 38)) as the changing effect.

[Variation production example 3]
42 and 43 are explanatory diagrams of the variation effect example 3 performed using the image display unit 114. FIG. The variation effect example 3 is a variation effect that can be executed when EA1 (SPSP reach / big hit) is selected as the variation effect pattern.

As shown in FIG. 42 (1), it is assumed that the decorative symbol 41 of the first display mode is confirmed and stopped in the image display unit 114 as the previous special symbol changes. The image display unit 114 also displays a decorative symbol 41, a variable pedestal 43, a reserved pedestal 45, a reserved image 52, a reserved number display 55, a small symbol 56, and a background image 59 (not shown).
On the holding base 45, the first holding image 52 is displayed. In this example, the combination of the numbers of the decorative symbols 41 that have been confirmed and stopped is “365”. Also, the combination of the numbers of the small symbols 56 that has been confirmed and stopped is “365”.

Then, as shown in FIG. 42 (2), the variation of the decorative symbol 41 is started when the variation display of the next special symbol is started. At this time, the first reserved image 52 moves to the variable pedestal 43.
Further, in this example, the decorative symbol 41 is directed downward while the first decorative symbol, the third decorative symbol, and the third decorative symbol are rotated (rotated around the vertical axis) at the start of the next variation display. Start moving. Furthermore, the speaker 156 outputs BGM (music) together with a fluctuation start sound indicating that the special symbol fluctuation display has started.
And the small symbol 56 starts the fluctuation | variation with the fluctuation | variation display start of a special symbol. The small symbols 56 are displayed in a variable manner by displaying the next numeric string in order from the first numeric string (“174” in the first numeric string 56e1 (see FIG. 38B)) as a changing effect.

  Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 42 (3), the decorative symbol 41 and the small symbol 56 are displayed in a variable manner. At this time, as described above, in the decorative symbol 41, the first decorative symbol, the second decorative symbol, and the third decorative symbol are individually displayed and controlled. On the other hand, for the small symbols 56, the first small symbols, the second small symbols, and the third small symbols are controlled to be displayed for each number string in which three numbers are combined.

  Thereafter, as shown in FIG. 42 (4), the stop effect of the first decorative symbol of the decorative symbol 41 is performed. In this example, a display in which the first decorative symbol (the numeral “5”) is temporarily stopped at an earlier timing than the second decorative symbol and the third decorative symbol is performed. At this time, in the small symbol 56, the changing effect is continuously performed. Note that the small symbol 56 does not temporarily stop any of the first small symbol, the second small symbol, and the third small symbol.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 42 (5), the first decorative symbol (number “5”) of the decorative symbol 41 and the third decorative symbol (number “5”) are temporarily stopped. That is, the normal reach effect by the decorative design 41 is executed. At this time, for the small symbols 56, the changing effects are continuously executed. The small symbol 56 does not reach a reach state where the first small symbol and the third small symbol are aligned.

Thereafter, as shown in FIG. 42 (6), the SP reach effect is executed. In the following description, the fact that the SP reach effect is being executed is represented as an SP reach image 71. When the SP reach effect is being executed, the first decorative design and the third decorative design move to the corners (upper left corner and upper right corner) of the image display area in the image display unit 114 and temporarily stop. is doing. At this time, the decorative symbol 41 displayed as the first decorative symbol and the third decorative symbol is displayed in the second display mode. In addition, the display size of the decorative symbol 41 displayed as the first decorative symbol and the third decorative symbol is set to be larger than the display size of the small symbol 56.
In addition, the small symbol 56 continuously executes the changing effect.

  In the variation effect of the present embodiment, maintaining the size of the decorative symbol 41 larger than the small symbol 56 ensures that the decorative symbol 41 is the main subject of the variable effect. For example, if the size of the decorative symbol 41 is displayed smaller than the size of the small symbol 56, the player is more likely to be confused about which is the decorative symbol 41. Therefore, even when the size of the decorative symbol 41 changes, the size of the decorative symbol 41 is displayed larger than the size of the small symbol 56.

Thereafter, as shown in FIG. 42 (7), the SPSP reach effect is executed. In the following description, the fact that the SPSP reach effect is being performed is represented by showing as an SPSP reach image 73. In the present embodiment, the decorative symbol 41, the changing pedestal 43, the holding pedestal 45, the changing image 51, and the holding image 52 are not displayed during execution of the SPSP reach effect.
The small symbol 56 continuously executes the changing effect.

  Then, as shown in FIG. 42 (8), a symbol engraving effect is performed that envys that the symbols of the decorative symbols 41 are aligned. At this time, the decorative design 41 is displayed large in the center of the image display area in the image display unit 114. The decorative design 41 is displayed in the second display mode. Furthermore, the first decorative design and the third decorative design are each temporarily stopped, and the second decorative design varies at a low speed.

Further, as shown in FIG. 43 (1), the second decorative symbol (the numeral “5”) is temporarily stopped. That is, the first decorative design (number “5”), the second decorative design (number “5”), and the third decorative design (number “5”) of the decorative design 41 are all temporarily stopped.
And as shown to FIG. 43 (2), the decoration design 41 switches from a 2nd display mode to a 1st display mode. The decorative pattern 41 in the first display mode continues to be temporarily stopped.
Thereafter, as shown in FIG. 43 (3), the fixed stop is executed in the decorative symbol 41 of the first display mode. At this time, the small symbol 56 synchronizes with the decorative symbol 41 and stops with the same numerical combination (“555”) as the decorative symbol 41.

  As described above, the decorative symbol 41 is temporarily stopped during the development of the SP reach production during the special symbol variation display, and can be changed from a large size to a small size before and after the temporary stop. Therefore, the size of the decorative design 41 after the temporary stop is set to be larger than the size of the small design 56.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the decorative design 41 is displayed in both the first display mode and the second display mode during the variation display of the special design, and has a design displayed on the display screen of the image display unit 114. There are times when it changes. On the other hand, the small symbol 56 is displayed in the second display mode during the special symbol variation display, and the design displayed on the display screen of the image display unit 114 does not change.

  The decorative pattern 41 is displayed to entertain the player with a variation effect. Therefore, in this embodiment, the player is not bored by changing the design during the special symbol variation display. On the other hand, the small symbols 56 need to be displayed in an easy-to-read manner so that the player does not mistake them. Therefore, in the present embodiment, the design of the small symbols 56 is prevented from changing during the special symbol variation display.

[Variation production example 4]
FIG. 44 is an explanatory diagram of a variation effect example 4 performed using the image display unit 114. Note that the variation effect example 4 is a variation effect that can be executed when ER4 (pseudo-continuous / out of line) is selected as the variation effect pattern.
As shown in FIGS. 44 (1) to 44 (3), the decorative symbol 41 changes from the state in which the decorative symbol 41 is confirmed and stopped as the next special symbol starts changing.

Then, as shown in FIG. 44 (4), the first decorative symbol (the numeral “5”) and the third decorative symbol (the numeral “4”) are temporarily stopped.
Thereafter, as shown in FIG. 44 (5), the second decorative design is temporarily stopped. This second decorative symbol is a “NEXT” symbol (pseudo-continuous symbol). When this “NEXT” symbol is temporarily stopped, it is notified that the pseudo-continuous effect is executed.
At this time, in the small symbols 56, the changing effects are continuously executed. The small symbols 56 are displayed in a variable manner without displaying symbols corresponding to the pseudo-continuous symbols.

Then, as shown in FIG. 44 (6), the decorative symbol 41 (first decorative symbol, second decorative symbol, and third decorative symbol) is changed again. At this time, in the small symbol 56, the changing effect is continuously performed.
Thereafter, the reach effect is executed, and finally, the decorative symbol 41 is fixed and stopped with a combination of numbers when the determination result of the special symbol lottery is out of place.

[Variation production example 5]
FIG. 45 is an explanatory diagram of a variation effect example 5 performed using the image display unit 114. The variation effect example 41 is an example of the variation effect that the effect control unit 300 uses the image display unit 114 in the high probability short-time gaming state.
In the following description, points different from the above-described effects will be mainly described, and description of points that are the same as the above-described variation effects may be omitted.

First, in the variation effect example 5, the gaming state is the high probability short-time gaming state, and the variation base 43 and the background image 59 are displayed in a display mode different from the low probability short-time non-game state (for example, see FIG. 42).
Moreover, in the pachinko gaming machine 100 according to the present embodiment, the electric tulip 123 is arranged on the right side in the game area 111. Therefore, in the high-probability gaming state, a right-handed image 79 is displayed on the display screen of the image display unit 114 in order to instruct the player to fire the game ball toward the right side in the gaming area 111. .

  As shown in FIG. 45 (1), the decorative symbol 41 (“555”) in the second display mode is confirmed and stopped on the image display unit 114. Note that the decorative symbols 41 displayed at this time correspond to sequences of numbers that have been finally stopped before the jackpot game is executed, that is, when the jackpot is won.

  The small symbols 56 are also stopped by the arrangement of the numbers “555”, like the decorative symbols 41. In the present embodiment, the small symbols 56 are displayed in a common display mode in the low probability short timeless gaming state and the high probability short time gaming state. That is, the small symbol 56 has the same display position, design such as pattern and color, and display size on the display screen of the image display unit 114 in the low probability short-time gaming state and the high probability short-time gaming state. Yes.

Then, as shown in FIG. 45 (2), along with the special symbol variation display due to winning at the second start port 122, variation display of the decorative symbol 41 and the small symbol 56 is started. At this time, the small symbol 56 performs variation display by sequentially displaying the next numeric string from the first numeric string (“174” of the first numeric string 56e1 (see FIG. 38)) as the changing effect.
Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 45 (3), the decorative symbol 41 and the small symbol 56 are displayed in a variable manner.

  Then, as shown in FIG. 45 (4), the first decorative symbol (the numeral “6”) and the third decorative symbol (the numeral “2”) are temporarily stopped. Further, as shown in FIG. 45 (5), the second decorative symbol (the numeral “3”) is temporarily stopped. At this time, in the small symbols 56, the changing effects are continuously executed.

  Thereafter, as shown in FIG. 45 (6), the decorative symbol 41 is subjected to a fixed stop. In addition, the combination “632” of the illustrated decorative symbol 41 is a combination when the determination result of the special symbol lottery is out of place.

Then, as shown in FIG. 45 (7), the decorative symbol 41 and the small symbol 56 start to fluctuate as the next special symbol fluctuates. In addition, the small symbol 56 displays the next number string in order from the first number string ("174" of the first number string 56e1 (see FIG. 38)) as a changing effect.
Thereafter, as shown in FIG. 45 (8), the decorative symbol 41 and the small symbol 56 again execute the changing effect.

As described above, in the present embodiment, the decorative symbols 41 having different designs are displayed in the low-probability non-short game state (an example of the first effect mode) and the high-probability short-time game state (an example of the second effect mode). It is possible. On the other hand, small symbols 56 of the same design are displayed in the low probability short-time gaming state and the high probability short-time gaming state.
In the present embodiment, the small symbols 56 are auxiliary positions of the decorative symbols 41. Therefore, for the small symbols 56, the load related to display control is reduced without changing the design. In addition, the small symbols 56 are always kept relatively simple (simplified) so that the player can easily see them.

  In the above-described example, the low probability timeless gaming state and the high probability timeless gaming state are described as the two different performance modes, but the present invention is not limited to these. For example, the two different performance modes may simply be a high-probability gaming state and a low-probability gaming state, or a short-timeless gaming state and a short-time gaming state.

Next, an effect performed when the jackpot game of the present embodiment is being executed will be specifically described.
FIG. 46 is an explanatory diagram of effects executed on the display screen of the image display unit 114 when the jackpot game is being executed.

First, as shown in FIG. 46 (1), the decorative symbol 41 is confirmed to be stopped by a combination in the case where the determination result of the special symbol lottery is a jackpot.
When the jackpot game is started, as shown in FIG. 46 (2), an opening image 75 and a right-handed image 79 are displayed on the display screen of the image display unit 114.
The opening image 75 is an image for notifying the player of the start of the jackpot game. Specifically, in the opening image 75 of the present embodiment, the text “BIG Bonus! Configurations” is displayed. This opening image 75 has a content that suggests the type of jackpot (for example, the total number of rounds).

The right-handed image 79 is a display that prompts the player to fire the game ball toward the big prize opening 125 (see FIG. 1). In the present embodiment, the special winning opening 125 is arranged on the right side of the game area 111. Therefore, in the present embodiment, the right-handed image 79 is displayed when the jackpot game is being executed.
The right-handed image 79 is displayed when the player is in a state advantageous to the player by making a right-hand hit (by changing the hitting force of the game ball). That is, the right hit image 79 is an image for notifying the player that the player is in a state advantageous to the player by hitting the right (by changing the hitting force of the game ball).

  In the present embodiment, the right-handed image 79 is continuously displayed at least during the jackpot game. For example, when a big hit game is started, an opening right-handed image in a different form from the right-handed image 79 may be temporarily displayed. This right-handed image at the beginning is different from the right-handed image 79 in display mode such as display size and display design. For example, a conspicuous design that is larger in size and more decorative than the right-handed image 79 can be adopted for the right-handed image at the beginning.

  Furthermore, in this embodiment, with the start of the jackpot game, the decorative symbol 41, the variable pedestal 43, the reserved pedestal 45, the variable image 51, the reserved image 52, the reserved number display 55, and the small symbol 56 are displayed. Erased.

  Then, as shown in FIG. 46 (3), when the round game in which the big prize opening 125 is opened, the right-handed image 79, the round progress image 76, and the round image are displayed on the display screen of the image display unit 114. 77 and a jackpot symbol display image 78 are displayed.

  The round progress image 76 is a display showing the number of rounds achieved with respect to the total number of rounds in the jackpot game. For example, in the case of winning 10 rounds (10R), the round progress image 76 displays 10 white circles and changes the white circles to other colors as each round is digested.

  The round image 77 is an image for notifying the player of the number of rounds currently being executed in the jackpot game. For example, in the round image 77, when winning 10 rounds, the display is performed sequentially from “Round 1” to “Final Round (Round 10)”.

The jackpot symbol display image 78 (an example of a suggestion image) is an image that suggests the type of jackpot when the jackpot game is being executed. That is, it is an image that suggests the three decorative symbols 41 that are arranged when the jackpot is won. In the present embodiment, one decorative symbol 41 is displayed among the three decorative symbols 41 arranged when the jackpot is won.
In the example shown in FIG. 46, when the jackpot was won, the decoration symbol 41 was confirmed and stopped at “555”. Therefore, the number “5” is displayed as the jackpot symbol display image 78. In the present embodiment, the jackpot symbol display image 78 uses the material data (see FIG. 35B) of the decorative symbol 41 in the second display mode.

  In the present embodiment, when the jackpot symbol display image 78 is displayed, the decorative symbol 41 and the small symbol 56 are not displayed. On the other hand, only a part of the decorative symbol 41 is displayed by the jackpot symbol display image 78 separately. In this way, various images such as the decorative symbol 41 and the small symbol 56 of the present embodiment are not displayed on the display screen, thereby reducing the load related to image display control.

  Note that the design of the jackpot symbol display image 78 is not limited to the decorative symbol 41 in the second display mode described above. The design of the jackpot symbol display image 78 may be the same as, for example, the decorative symbol 41 in the first display mode. Furthermore, the jackpot symbol display image 78 may have a different design from the ornament symbol 41 as long as it is a content that suggests the ornament symbol 41 in a mode for notifying that the jackpot has been won.

  Thereafter, as shown in FIG. 46 (4), the final round is reached. In this example, since it is a big hit of 10 rounds, “Final Round” is displayed as the round image 77. In the round progress image 76, up to nine of the ten white circles have changed colors.

Then, as shown in FIG. 46 (5), when the jackpot game ends, an ending image 81 is displayed on the display screen of the image display unit 114. The ending image 81 is an image for notifying the player of the end of the jackpot game. In this example, the ending image 81 includes characters of a character string “Special Time !!” indicating that the gaming state after the jackpot game is the high probability short-time gaming state. Note that a right-handed image 79 may be displayed together with the ending image 81 during the ending in the jackpot game.
As described above, the jackpot game effect is executed while displaying various effect images on the image display unit 114.

When the jackpot game ends, as shown in FIG. 46 (6), the decorative symbol 41 (“555”) in the second display mode is displayed on the image display unit 114 in a state of being confirmed and stopped.
At this time, as described above, on the display screen of the image display unit 114, the erased variation base 43, reservation base 45, variation image 51, reservation image 52, reservation number display 55, and small symbols 56 are again displayed. Is displayed.
Then, as shown in FIG. 46 (7), the decorative symbol 41 and the small symbol 56 are changed in accordance with the special symbol changing display.

(Other production examples)
FIG. 47 is an explanatory diagram of another effect example of the small symbol 56.
Next, another effect example regarding the display position of the small symbol 56 will be described. In the above-described embodiment, the display position of the small symbol 56 on the display screen of the image display unit 114 is fixed. On the other hand, the display position of the small symbol 56 on the display screen of the image display unit 114 may be changed according to the content of the effect.

As an example in which the display position of the small symbol 56 changes, a specific description will be given using an effect example that can be executed when the variation effect pattern EB1 is selected.
With the special symbol variation display, the variation display of the decoration symbol 41 is started, and the first decoration symbol (the numeral “7”) and the third decoration symbol (the numeral “7”) are temporarily stopped through the pseudo-continuous production. Thus, the reach state is reached, and the SP reach effect is executed as shown in FIG. At this time, the small symbol 56 is displayed at the right end of the display screen of the image display unit 114.
Thereafter, as shown in FIG. 47 (2), the small symbol 56 is displayed at the left end of the display screen of the image display unit 114. That is, the display position of the small symbols 56 on the display screen is changed.

47 (3), after the display position of the small symbol 56 is changed, the movable accessory 115 moves from the standby position to an appearance position that overlaps the display screen of the image display unit 114. . In this example, the movable accessory 115 is displayed on the right side of the display screen. Note that the appearance position of the movable accessory 115 overlaps the position where the small symbol 56 was originally displayed.
Thus, the display position of the small symbol 56 is changed in advance with the movement of the movable accessory 115. The small symbols 56 are moved to a position that is not hidden by the movable accessory 115.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 47 (4), the SPSP reach effect is developed as the movable accessory 115 moves to the appearance position. During the execution of the SPSP reach effect, the decorative symbol 41, the changing base 43, the holding base 45, the changing image 51, and the holding image 52 are not displayed. Further, in this example, the movable accessory 115 moves from the appearance position to the standby position.

  Then, as shown in FIG. 47 (5), the small symbol 56 is displayed at the lower end in the center of the display screen of the image display unit 114. That is, the display position of the small symbols 56 on the display screen is further changed.

Then, after the display position of the small symbol 56 is further changed, as shown in FIG. 47 (6), the movable accessory 115 and the other movable accessory 115 are moved from the standby position, respectively, and the image display unit. It moves to the appearance position that overlaps the display screen 114. In this example, the other movable accessory 115 is displayed on the left side of the display screen. Note that the appearance position of the movable accessory 115 overlaps the position where the display of the small symbol 56 is changed from the initial position.
As described above, the display position of the small symbol 56 is changed in advance as the other movable accessory 115 moves. The small symbols 56 are moved to a position that is not hidden by the other movable accessory 115.

Furthermore, when the movable accessory 115 and the other movable accessory 115 return to the standby position, as shown in FIG. 47 (7), the second decorative symbol (the numeral “7”) is temporarily stopped. That is, the first decorative symbol, the second decorative symbol, and the third decorative symbol are all in a temporarily stopped state.
Then, as shown in FIG. 47 (8), the fixed stop is executed in the decorative symbol 41 in the first display mode. At this time, the small symbol 56 synchronizes with the decorative symbol 41 and stops with the same numerical combination (“777”) as the decorative symbol 41.

  The change display of the small symbols 56 may be executed by individually controlling the first small symbols, the second small symbols, and the third small symbols. For example, the small symbol 56 defines a relationship between different numeric strings 56e (for example, the preceding and following numeric strings 56e) as a function. Specifically, when changing from one number string 56e to another number string 56e, every three numbers (first small symbol, second small symbol, and third small symbol) constituting one number string 56e Are each added with the number 1. In this way, the small symbol 56 may be displayed in a variable manner.

[Delay production]
Next, the delay effect of this embodiment will be described.
The delayed effect is an effect time from the start of the variation display of the decorative symbol 41 and the small symbol 56 to the stop display with respect to the variation time from the start of the variation display of the special symbol to the stop display based on the determination result of the prior determination. It is a production that suggests the possibility of a big hit game by making different.

First, a flow for determining whether or not to execute a delayed effect will be described.
FIG. 48 is a flowchart regarding execution determination of a delay effect.
The effect control unit 300 determines whether or not to execute the pre-determination effect for the notification target hold based on the pre-determination result command and the hold number increase command (S3001). If it is determined that the pre-decision effect is to be executed (Yes in S3001), it is determined whether or not the delay effect is to be executed (S3002). In the present embodiment, the delayed effect is more easily executed in the case of the big hit than in the case where the pre-determination result is out of place. That is, when a delayed effect is executed, it is easy to win a jackpot as a result.
In addition, each determination of S3001 and S3002 is performed based on production random numbers.
If it is determined not to execute the pre-decision effect (No in S3001), or if it is determined not to execute the delayed effect (No in S3002), the process ends.

On the other hand, if it is determined to execute the delayed effect (Yes in S3002), it is determined whether or not there is a hold before the notification target (S3003).
Then, if there is no hold before the notification target (No in S3003), it is determined to perform the start delay effect when the notification target variation effect is executed (S3004). The start delay effect suggests a jackpot determination result related to the notification target variation effect when the notification target variation effect is being executed.
Then, when execution of the start delay effect is determined, a pattern having an effect time corresponding to the change time (variation pattern) of the special symbol from the plurality of change effect patterns, when executing the start delay effect A changeable production pattern that can be selected is selected (S3005).

Further, when it is determined that the delayed effect is to be executed, and there is a hold before the notification target (Yes in S3002, Yes in S3003), the winning order is one before the notification target. When a variation effect for a right based on a prize (hereinafter simply referred to as “right prior to notification target”) is executed, it is determined to perform a delay effect at the end (S3006). When the change effect of the right before the notification target is being executed, the determination result of the notification target jackpot in which the change effect is performed after that is suggested. This is a continuous notice effect that performs a notice effect across symbol variations.
Then, when the delay effect at the end time is determined, a pattern having an effect time corresponding to the change time (variation pattern) of the special symbol from the plurality of change effect patterns, and when executing the delay effect at the end A changeable production pattern that can be selected is selected (S3007).

  Next, the variation effect pattern when executing the start delay effect and the end delay effect will be specifically described.

(Delayed start time)
FIG. 49 is a diagram illustrating a setting example of a variation effect pattern table used in variation effect pattern selection when a start delay effect is executed.
As shown in FIG. 49, a plurality of variation effect patterns are set in the jackpot variation effect pattern table referred to when the start delay effect is executed. Then, the variation effect patterns “EA1-SD” to “EA6-SD”, “EB1-SD” to “EB14-SD”, and “EC1-SD to EC2-SD” used in the start delay effect are shown in FIG. Are associated with the variation patterns “PA1” to “PA6”, “PB1” to “PB14”, and “PC1 to PC2” on a one-to-one basis.
Further, the basic configuration of each variation effect pattern shown in FIG. 49 is the same as the variation effect pattern shown in FIG. However, the variation effect pattern used in the start delay effect is different from the variation effect pattern shown in FIG. 32 in that the decorative symbol 41 and the small symbol 56 actually start to vary after the variation effect itself is started. .

FIG. 50 is an explanatory diagram of the variation effect pattern of the start delay effect.
Of the plurality of variable effect patterns that can be selected when the start delay effect is performed, the variable effect pattern EA1-SD will be specifically described as an example.
The basic configuration of the variation effect pattern EA1-SD is the same as that of the variation pattern EA1. The total effect time of the change effect pattern EA1-SD matches the effect time of the change effect pattern EA1.
However, the variation effect pattern EA1-SD is different from the variation effect pattern EA1 in the variation display start timing of the decorative symbol 41 and the small symbol 56. As shown in FIG. 50 (1), in the variation effect pattern EA1, the variation display of the decorative symbol 41 and the small symbol 56 starts simultaneously with the timing of the effect start. On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 50 (2), the variation production pattern EA1-SD has a variation start standby period from the production start to a predetermined time (for example, several milliseconds to several tens of milliseconds). Is provided. This is a period for which the display of the decorative symbol 41 and the small symbol 56 that have been confirmed and stopped by the previous variation effect is maintained for a predetermined period from the original variation start timing (timing for receiving the variation start command). In the variation effect pattern EA1-SD, the variation display of the decorative symbol 41 and the small symbol 56 starts after a predetermined time has elapsed from the start of the effect. Note that the timing of reach, SP development, SPSP development, temporary stop, and final stop in the variation pattern EA1-SD is the same as that of the variation pattern EA1.

When the variation effect based on the variation effect pattern EA1-SD used in the start delay effect is executed, the start timing of the variation display of the decorative symbol 41 and the small symbol 56 with respect to the start timing of the variation display of the special symbol. If the player is delayed, the player can experience it.
The above-mentioned contents are the same for the other variation effect patterns, and the variation start standby period is also set for the other variation effect patterns from the start of the effect until a predetermined time (for example, several milliseconds to several tens of milliseconds). Is provided. Similarly, the variation effect patterns for the delay effect at the start time are provided for the variation effect patterns for the small hit / loss.

(Delayed when finished)
FIG. 51 is a diagram illustrating a setting example of a variation effect pattern table used in variation effect pattern selection when a delay effect at the end is executed.
As shown in FIG. 51, a plurality of variable effect patterns are set in the jackpot variable effect pattern table that is referred to when the end delay effect is executed. Then, the variation effect patterns “EA1-ED” to “EA6-ED”, “EB1-ED” to “EB14-ED”, and “EC1-ED to EC2-ED” used in the delay effect at the end are shown in FIG. Are associated with the variation patterns “PA1” to “PA6”, “PB1” to “PB14”, and “PC1 to PC2” on a one-to-one basis.
Further, the basic configuration of each variation effect pattern shown in FIG. 51 is the same as the variation effect pattern shown in FIG. However, the variation effect pattern used in the end delay effect is different from the variation effect pattern shown in FIG. 32 in the timing of the variation stop of the decorative symbol 41 and the small symbol 56.

FIG. 52 is an explanatory diagram of the variation effect pattern of the end delay effect.
Of the plurality of variation effect patterns that can be selected when the delay effect at the end is performed, the variation effect pattern EA1-ED will be specifically described as an example.
The basic configuration of the variation effect pattern EA1-ED is the same as that of the variation pattern EA1. For example, the production start of the variation production pattern EA1-ED (the variation start of the decorative symbol 41 and the small symbol 56), the reach, the SP development, the SPSP development, and the temporary stop timing are the same as those of the variation production pattern EA1. However, the variation effect pattern EA1-ED is different from the variation effect pattern EA1 in the timing of finalizing the decoration symbol 41 and the small symbol 56.
As shown in FIG. 52 (1), in the changing effect pattern EA1, for example, the decoration symbol 41 and the small symbol 56 are fixedly stopped after a predetermined time has elapsed since the temporary stop. The final stop timing of the variation effect pattern EA1 coincides with the final stop timing of the special symbol. On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 52 (2), the fluctuation effect pattern EA1-ED has a longer time from the temporary stop to the final stop than the fluctuation pattern EA1 (for example, several milliseconds to several tens of milliseconds). As such, a variable suspension extension period is provided. In the variation effect pattern EA1-ED, the decoration symbol 41 and the small symbol 56 are fixedly stopped after a specific time longer than the predetermined time described above. In other words, the final stop timing of the variation effect pattern EA1-ED is later than the final stop timing of the special symbol.

Then, when the variation effect is executed based on the variation effect pattern EA1-ED used in the delay effect at the end, the variation stop timing of the decorative symbol 41 and the small symbol 56 is changed with respect to the timing of the special symbol variation stop. Players can experience the delay.
In addition, the above-mentioned content is the same also about other fluctuation production patterns, and a variable stop extension period is provided so that the time from the temporary stop to the final stop is long (for example, several milliseconds to several tens of milliseconds). It has been. Similarly, a variation effect pattern for a delay effect at the end is also provided for the variation effect pattern for small hit / loss.

  In addition, in the delay effect at the end, in the above-described example, by making the time from the temporary stop to the fixed stop longer, the fixed stop of the decorative symbol 41 and the small symbol 56 is delayed than the fixed stop of the special symbol. However, it is not limited to this mode. As a result, the confirmation stop of the decorative symbol 41 and the small symbol 56 may be delayed rather than the stop of the special symbol determination, and the time may be set longer at other timings.

FIG. 53 is an explanatory diagram of an effect example of the start delay effect of the present embodiment.
With reference to FIG. 53, the operation of the special symbol and the operations of the decorative symbol 41 and the small symbol 56 will be specifically described for the start delay effect. The operation described below relates to the right to be notified.
As shown in FIG. 53, the special symbol variation display is started. The player can confirm the start of the fluctuation of the special symbol when the LED of the first special symbol indicator 221 of the indicator 130 starts blinking.
On the other hand, on the display screen of the image display unit 114, the decorative symbol 41 and the small symbol 56 are the decorative symbol 41 ("234") and the small symbol that are confirmed and stopped by the previous variation effect at the timing of starting the variation of the special symbol. 56 (“234”) is displayed in a stopped state. Thereafter, the decorative symbol 41 and the small symbol 56 are started to be displayed with a predetermined time difference with respect to the variation start timing of the special symbol. At this time, as for the decorative symbol 41, the decorative symbol 41 ("234") that has been confirmed and stopped by the previous variation effect starts to scroll, and the small symbol 56 indicates the first digit string ("174" of the first numeral string 56e1). The display is started from (see FIG. 38B).

In addition, in the start delay effect, not only the decorative symbol 41 and the small symbol 56 but also the variable image 51, the reserved image 52, and the reserved number display 55 are delayed with respect to the start timing of the special symbol variable display. ing.
On the display screen of the image display unit 114, the hold image 52 remains displayed on the hold pedestal 45 instead of the change pedestal 43 at the timing of starting the change of the special symbol. This state is maintained until a predetermined time has elapsed from the start of the variation of the special symbol. Then, the hold image 52 moves from the hold base 45 to the change base 43 in accordance with the start timing of the change display of the decorative symbol 41 and the small symbol 56, and is displayed and changed as the change image 51.

  In this example, the decorative symbol 41 and the small symbol 56 are stopped at the timing of stopping the change of the special symbol. That is, for the decorative symbol 41 and the small symbol 56, the timing of the change stop coincides with the change stop timing of the special symbol. In the example shown in the figure, for the right to be notified, the numbers of the decorative symbols 41 are aligned (“555”), which is a big hit.

As described above, in the start delay effect, the game has a sense of incongruity that the decorative symbol 41 and the small symbol 56 have not yet started to fluctuate even though the player has confirmed that the special symbol has started fluctuating. Will remember. Thereby, in the delay effect at the start of the present embodiment, the player is expected to win a big hit.
In particular, in the present embodiment, the variation effect of the small symbols 56 is simple, unlike the decorative symbols 41, and is always performed in the same pattern. Therefore, the player can easily confirm the start of variation of the small symbol 56 as compared with the decorative symbol 41. That is, it is easy for the player to notice that the timing of starting the change of the small symbol 56 is deviated from the timing of starting the change of the special symbol. Furthermore, since the small symbols 56 always start to change with the same combination of numerical strings (“174” in the present embodiment), the player is particularly likely to notice the start of change of the small symbols 56.

FIG. 54 is an explanatory diagram of an effect example of the delay effect at the end of the present embodiment.
With reference to FIG. 54, the operation of the special symbol and the operations of the decorative symbol 41 and the small symbol 56 will be specifically described for the delay effect at the end. The following operations are related to the rights established before the notification target and the notification target rights, and will be described in this order.

  As shown in FIG. 54, the special symbol change display is started for the rights before the notification target. The player can confirm the start of the fluctuation of the special symbol by starting the blinking of the LED of the first special symbol display 221 of the display unit 130. On the other hand, on the display screen of the image display unit 114, the decorative symbol 41 and the small symbol 56 for the right before the notification target start to be displayed in synchronization with the timing of starting the change of the special symbol.

Thereafter, the special symbol for the right before the notification target is suspended. The player can confirm the suspension of the special symbol change by displaying the predetermined lighting pattern on the LED of the first special symbol indicator 221 of the indicator 130. The display with the predetermined lighting pattern of the first special symbol display 221 continues for a predetermined time.
On the other hand, on the display screen of the image display unit 114, the decorative symbol 41 and the small symbol 56 for the right before the notification target are in a state in which the variable display is continued even at the timing when the special symbol variation is stopped. . That is, the temporary stop display of the decorative symbol 41 is continuously performed during the special symbol determination time.

Then, in the image display unit 114, the decorative symbol 41 and the small symbol 56 related to the right prior to the notification target are variably stopped with a predetermined time difference with respect to the timing of stopping the variation of the special symbol.
Further, in the image display unit 114, the variation image 51 displayed on the variation pedestal 43 is erased with a predetermined time difference with respect to the timing of the special symbol variation stop.

  Thereafter, as shown in FIG. 54, a variation effect (notification target) next to the variation effect in which the variation stop of the decorative symbol 41 and the small symbol 56 is delayed with respect to the timing of the variation stop of the special symbol is performed. It should be noted that the timing for starting and stopping the fluctuation of the decorative symbol 41 and the small symbol 56 in this variation effect is synchronized with the timing for starting and stopping the fluctuation of the special symbol. In this example, finally, with respect to the right to be notified, the numbers of the decorative symbols 41 are aligned (“222”), which is a big hit.

  As described above, in the delay effect at the end, the player feels uncomfortable that the decorative symbol 41 and the small symbol 56 have not yet stopped fluctuating even though the player has confirmed that the special symbol has stopped fluctuating. You will remember. As a result, in the delay effect at the end of the present embodiment, the player is expected to win a jackpot for the right to be notified that starts to fluctuate next time.

  In particular, in the present embodiment, the fixed stop of the small symbol 56 is performed in such a manner that the first small symbol, the second small symbol, and the third small symbol are instantaneously stopped from the state where the variation effect is performed. The operation of confirming and stopping the small symbol 56 does not include a state in which the small symbol 56 is temporarily stopped by shaking as in the decorative symbol 41. Therefore, in this embodiment, it is easy for the player to confirm the fixed stop with the small symbols 56.

  As described above, in the delay effect of the present embodiment, by executing the delay effect at the start of variation, the decorative symbol 41 (small symbol 56) is displayed with respect to the time from the start of the variable symbol variation display to the stop display. ) Until the stop display is started after the actual start of fluctuation. In addition, in the delay effect of the present embodiment, by executing the delay effect at the end, the decorative symbol 41 (small symbol 56) is actually changed with respect to the time from the start of the special symbol change display to the stop display. The time from the start to the stop display becomes longer. Thus, in the pachinko gaming machine 100 according to the present embodiment, the decorative symbol 41 (small symbol 56) actually starts to fluctuate with respect to the time from the start of the special symbol variation display to the stop display due to the delay effect. By changing the time until the stop display is made, the player is made to feel uncomfortable, and the player is expected to win the jackpot.

  In the delay effect of the present embodiment, the start-time delay effect and the end-time delay effect are described separately, but both the start-time delay effect and the end-time delay effect are executed in the variation effect for one variation. It doesn't matter. When both effects are executed in the notification target variation effect, it is felt that for the notification target right, the variation symbol 41 and the small symbol 56 start to vary with respect to the special symbol variation start, and the decoration symbol 41 and By making it feel that the time from the temporary stop of the small symbol 56 to the fixed stop is longer than usual, it is possible to expect a big win. Similarly, when both effects are executed in the change effect of the right before the notification target, the player feels uncomfortable both when the decoration symbol 41 and the small symbol 56 start changing and when the change stops. Then, it is possible to expect a jackpot for the notification target that starts to fluctuate next.

  Further, the delayed effect may be executed continuously across a plurality of variable effects. For example, the delay effect may be executed with the change effect of the notification target and the change effect before the notification target, respectively.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 41 ... Decoration symbol, 56 ... Small symbol, 56e ... Number sequence, 100 ... Pachinko machine, 114 ... Image display part, 231 ... Random number acquisition part, 233 ... Special symbol fluctuation | variation control part, 234 ... Special symbol determination part, 300 ... Production control unit

Claims (1)

Acquisition means for acquiring game information upon establishment of acquisition conditions;
Determination means for determining whether or not to perform a special game advantageous to the player based on the acquired game information;
Based on the determination result of the determination means, the symbol control means for displaying the determination in a manner representing the determination result after the symbol is variably displayed;
Image display means for displaying an image;
In the image display means, a design image control means for displaying the design image in a predetermined manner after the design image is variably displayed along with the display of the design change and the stop display,
With
A gaming machine in which the timing of stop display of the symbol image may be delayed with respect to the timing of stop display of the symbol.