JP2020048918A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a Pachinko game machine having a set value that can enhance interest of a game.SOLUTION: In a predetermined setting suggestion performance, the execution rate is changed depending on the winning number to a big winning port. When comparing a first execution rate at which the predetermined setting suggestion performance is executed in response to a first winning number (1 to 3), a second execution rate at which the predetermined setting suggestion performance is executed in response to a second winning number (4 to 6) larger than the first winning number, and a third execution rate at which the predetermined setting suggestion performance is executed in response to a third winning number (7 to 10) larger than the second winning number. The rate is higher or lower in the order of the first execution rate, second first execution rate, and third execution rate.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 20

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine, and more particularly to a pachinko machine.

  Some gaming machines typified by pachinko machines give a number of prize balls corresponding to the winning opening when a launched game ball enters the winning opening. For example, Patent Document 1.

JP-A-2006-97166

In such a pachinko machine, recently, one of a plurality of set values is set, and there is a demand for the development of a pachinko machine having a different advantage in providing a prize ball according to the set value. ing.
A pachinko machine having such a set value is a pachinko machine expected to spread in the future, and there is still room for improvement from the viewpoint of enhancing the interest of the game.

  Therefore, the present invention has been made in view of the above-described problem, and provides a gaming machine that can enhance the interest of gaming in a pachinko machine having a set value.

  According to the present invention, one set value is set from a plurality of set values, the probability of winning a jackpot is determined by the set value, and it is determined whether or not the jackpot is won for each symbol change. A gaming machine that starts a big hit game at the end of the winning symbol change when the big hit is won, wherein the set values of a plurality of stages include a first set value and the second set value. A second set value that is more advantageous than one set value, and includes effect means, and effect control means for controlling the effect means, wherein the effect control means sets the set value that is set. A setting suggestion effect in which the execution ratio is higher when the second setting value is compared to the first setting value can be executed by controlling the effect means, and the effect control means The setting indication to be executed The effect includes a predetermined setting suggestion effect that can be executed in response to a prize of a game ball to the special winning opening opened in the big hit game, and the predetermined setting suggesting effect is a winning number of the special winning opening. The first execution ratio is a ratio at which the predetermined setting suggestion effect is executed in response to the first winning number, and the second winning ratio is larger than the first winning number. A second execution ratio, which is a ratio at which the predetermined setting suggestion effect is executed when the number is triggered, and the predetermined setting suggestion effect, which is triggered by a third winning number greater than the second winning number, are executed. When a third execution ratio is compared with the first execution ratio, the gaming machine increases or decreases in the order of the first execution ratio, the second execution ratio, and the third execution ratio. Is done.

  Advantageous Effects of Invention According to the present invention, there is provided a gaming machine capable of enhancing the interest of a game in a pachinko machine having a set value.

FIG. 1 is a front view of the gaming machine. FIG. 2 is a view showing a symbol display device arranged in the area II shown in FIG. FIG. 3 is a bird's-eye view showing a group of operation buttons arranged in the area III shown in FIG. 1 and the periphery thereof. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a gaming board installed in the gaming machine. FIG. 5 is a rear view of the gaming machine. FIG. 6 is a block diagram illustrating a control configuration provided in the gaming machine. FIG. 7 is a block diagram illustrating a functional configuration of the gaming machine. FIG. 8 is a diagram schematically showing a lottery table for determining whether a special figure is valid or not according to the special figures 1 and 2. FIG. 9 is a diagram schematically illustrating a lottery table for special figure stop symbol lottery according to the special figure 1 and the special figure 2. FIG. 10 is a state transition diagram relating to a combination of the special figure lottery state and the ordinary figure lottery state. FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating the average fluctuation time of the special figure 2 in each combination of the special figure lottery state and the general figure lottery state and each special figure fluctuation pattern deriving state. FIG. 12 is a diagram illustrating a flow of the setting change process. FIG. 13 is a diagram illustrating a flow of the setting confirmation process. FIG. 14 is a diagram illustrating a display mode of the main control board monitor for each state. FIG. 15 is a diagram showing a pattern of a combination of the mode of the setting key switch and the mode of the RAM clear switch. FIG. 16 is a table in which the state of the gaming machine at the time of power recovery is arranged in the case where there is no abnormality at the time of power recovery and the state at the time of the last power cut is the gaming state. FIG. 17 is a flowchart showing the procedure of the attacker winning process executed by the main control board. FIG. 18A is a flowchart showing the processing procedure of the excess winning error processing executed by the first sub-control board, and FIG. 18B is the flowchart of the illegal winning error processing executed by the first sub-control board. It is a flowchart which shows a processing procedure. FIG. 19 is a flowchart illustrating a processing procedure of a jackpot attacker winning effect production process executed by the first sub-control board. FIG. 20A is a diagram schematically illustrating a lottery table referred to in a production lottery in a large hit attacker prize winning effect process at the time of a low setting, and FIG. 20B is a diagram illustrating a large hit attacker winning at a high setting. It is a figure which shows typically the lottery table referred by the effect lottery of an effect process. FIG. 21 is a diagram illustrating a specific example of an effect mode related to an effect at the time of a jackpot attacker winning a prize. FIG. 22 is a diagram illustrating a specific example of the effect mode related to the effect at the time of the big hit attacker winning a prize. FIG. 23A is a flowchart illustrating a processing procedure of a small hit attacker winning effect production process executed by the first sub control board. FIG. 23B is a flowchart illustrating a procedure of a small hit acquisition prize ball number notification process executed by the first sub control board. FIG. 24A is a diagram schematically showing a lottery table referred to in the effect lottery of the small hit acquisition prize ball number notification processing at the time of the low setting, and FIG. It is a figure which shows typically the lottery table referred by the effect lottery of the acquisition prize ball number notification process. FIG. 25 is a diagram illustrating a specific example of an effect mode related to an effect at the time of a jackpot attacker winning a prize.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In all the drawings, the same components are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof will not be repeated. In the following description, the terms “front”, “rear”, “left”, “right”, “upper”, and “lower” refer to the gaming machine 10 as shown in FIG. ) Will be referred to as viewed from the point of view.
In the following description, “advantage (advantage)” refers to an advantage for a player, and unless otherwise noted, award balls are obtained except for a so-called premier image or the like. It is advantageous in terms of quantity (payout of game balls).
In the following description, the “privilege” refers to various states that are advantageous in obtaining a prize ball, such as a big hit (big hit game) described below, and does not include so-called premier image effects.

<Overview>
Before describing the details of the gaming machine 10 according to the present embodiment, an outline of the gaming machine 10 will be described.
The gaming machine 10 according to the present embodiment is a so-called pachinko gaming machine, in which one set value is set from a plurality of set values, and the probability of winning a jackpot is determined by the set value. Then, a win / win determination is performed to determine whether or not a big hit is won. If a big hit is won, a big hit game is started at the end of the fluctuation of the winning symbol. Here, the set values of the plurality of stages include a first set value and a second set value that is more advantageous than the first set value.

The set value is a value that affects the advantage (probability that a big hit is derived) of the special figure right / wrong determination, and details thereof will be described later.
In the following description, a setting value corresponding to the “first setting value” is set to 1 to 3 and a setting value corresponding to the “second setting value” is set to 4 to 6, but in the implementation of the present invention, It suffices that the set value corresponding to the “second set value” is generally more advantageous than the “first set value”, and the specific correspondence is not particularly limited.
For example, a set value corresponding to the “first set value” is an odd set value (1, 3, 5), and a set value corresponding to the “second set value” is an even set value (2, 4, 6). It may be. Alternatively, the set value corresponding to the “first set value” may be only 1, and the set value corresponding to the “second set value” may be another set value (2 to 6). Furthermore, if the lower set value is more advantageous for gaming (for example, the lower set value is easier to obtain more payouts), the set value corresponding to the "first set value" The set value corresponding to the “second set value” may be set to the low set value.

The gaming machine 10 includes an effect unit and an effect control unit that controls the effect unit.
In the present embodiment, the movable decorative body 22, the effect lamp 35, the speaker 33, the main display section 81, and the sub-display section 82 are illustrated as the effect means, and the first sub-control board 200 is illustrated as the effect control means for controlling these. I do. Note that, with respect to the components corresponding to the rendering means and the rendering control means, some of the above-listed components may be omitted or other components not illustrated may be added without impairing the object of the present invention. May be.

The above-mentioned effect control means controls a setting suggestion effect in which the execution ratio is higher when the set value is the second set value than when the set value is the first set value. It can be executed by
Here, the setting suggestion effect is an effect that suggests the set value at the time (current) based on the time when the effect is executed so that the player can recognize the setting value.

The setting suggestion effect according to the present embodiment includes a predetermined setting suggestion effect that can be executed when a game ball is awarded to a special winning opening that is opened in a big hit game.
Here, the “big winning opening that is opened in the big hit game” is sufficient as long as it is opened in at least a part of the big hit game that can be executed by the gaming machine 10, and it may or may not be opened in the small hit game. Is also good.
In the present embodiment, the "big winning opening opened in the big hit game" is realized by the big winning opening 55, and the "predetermined setting suggestion effect" in the present embodiment is executed in a part of the big hit attacker winning effect. The details will be described later.

The execution ratio of the above-mentioned predetermined setting suggestive effect changes depending on the number of winnings in the special winning opening.
More specifically, a first execution ratio, which is a ratio at which a predetermined setting suggestion effect is executed with the first winning number as a trigger, and a predetermined execution ratio, which is a second winning number greater than the first winning number, as a trigger A second execution ratio which is a ratio at which the setting suggestion effect is executed, and a third execution ratio which is a ratio at which the predetermined setting suggestion effect is executed in response to the third winning number greater than the second winning number. , Are characterized by increasing or decreasing in order of the first execution ratio, the second execution ratio, and the third execution ratio.
In short, the execution ratio of the predetermined setting suggestion effect is characterized by increasing or decreasing by at least two steps when the winning number of the special winning opening increases.

  Since the gaming machine 10 according to the present embodiment can execute a predetermined setting suggestive effect having the above-described features, the player's interest during the jackpot game is determined by the number of game balls obtained (the number of balls). Not only that, but also the contents of the predetermined setting suggestive effect (suggested setting values) are attracted, and the game entertainment changes gradually. As a result, the interest of the game as the whole game realized by the gaming machine 10 can be enhanced.

  Hereinafter, the gaming machine 10 having such features will be described more specifically.

<Structure of gaming machine 10>
First, the structure of the gaming machine 10 will be described with reference to FIGS.
FIG. 1 is a front view of the gaming machine 10, FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a symbol display device 90 provided in an area II shown in FIG. 1, and FIG. FIG. 4 is a bird's-eye view showing the set of operation buttons and the periphery thereof, FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a game board 50 installed in the game machine 10, and FIG. 5 is a rear view of the game machine 10.
In addition, each configuration illustrated in FIG. 1 to FIG. 5 merely shows what is necessary for explaining the gaming machine 10 of the present embodiment, and a configuration and a function not illustrated are added to the gaming machine 10. May be. Further, the gaming machine 10 does not necessarily have to include all of the components illustrated here, and some components or functions may be omitted without impairing the effects of the present invention.

  The gaming machine 10 of the present embodiment is a so-called pachinko machine, and fires a game ball on a front area (hereinafter, referred to as a "game area 50a") of a game board 50 on which a large number of game nails (not shown) are erected. Then, when a game ball enters a winning opening (for example, the special winning opening 55 or the like), a game in which a winning ball is obtained is performed. In the following description, the entry of a game ball into the winning opening may be simply referred to as “winning (at the winning opening)”.

  The gaming machine 10 is configured to cover a rectangular frame-shaped outer frame 15 opened front and rear, a middle frame 17 for detachably holding the game board 50 on the front side of the opening of the outer frame 15, and a front side of the game board 50. And a front frame 20 that has been cut.

  The middle frame 17 is supported by a hinge mechanism (not shown) on the same side as the hinge mechanism 21 so as to be rotatable around the left end side, and can be opened and closed on the front side of the outer frame 15. The middle frame 17 is locked and unlocked by the cylinder lock 23 (the door key is inserted into the cylinder lock 23, and the door key is turned in the direction opposite to the unlocking direction of the front frame 20 (right in the present embodiment). Turn) is possible.

The front frame 20 is supported by a hinge mechanism 21 so as to be rotatable around the left end side, and can be opened and closed with respect to the middle frame 17. The front frame 20 is locked and unlocked by the cylinder lock 23 (a door key is inserted into the cylinder lock 23, and the door key is turned in a direction opposite to the unlock direction of the middle frame 17 (left in the present embodiment). ) Is possible.
In addition, the front frame 20 includes a transparent member 25 disposed so as to cover the game area 50a, and the transparent area 25 protects the game area 50a and the game board 50 through seeing.
Further, the front frame 20 includes an upper ball tray 27 and a lower ball tray 29 for storing game balls, and the upper ball tray 27 and the lower ball tray 29 are vertically separated from each other and provided integrally with the front frame 20. .
In addition, the front frame 20 includes an operation handle 31 on the right side of the lower ball tray 29, and by rotating the operation handle 31, the game balls stored in the upper ball tray 27 are fired toward the game area 50a. It has become.

As shown in FIG. 3, on the upper surface of the upper ball receiving tray 27, an operation button group operated by the player is arranged. This operation button group is provided with a ball lending button 39a and a return button 39b for receiving a return operation of a prepaid card as a main operation unit 39 electrically connected to a main control board 100 described later. An operation button electrically connected to the first sub-control board 200, an effect button for switching an effect generated during a game or receiving a player operation for obtaining various information related to the gaming machine 10. 37, and cursor buttons 38 (38a, 38b, 38c, 38d) for instructing operations of up, down, left, and right, respectively. Each operation unit is provided with a sensor for detecting the operation, and the control board to be connected detects the operation of each operation unit by a change in the detection state of the sensor.
A movable decorative body 22 operated by an actuator such as a motor (not shown) is provided on a side of the upper ball receiving tray 27.

At the lower part of the lower ball tray 29, a ball removing mechanism 36 for discharging the game balls stored in the lower ball tray 29 downward is provided. By operating the ball removing mechanism 36, a bottom opening (not shown) formed on the bottom surface of the lower ball receiving tray 29 is opened, and the game ball naturally falls from the bottom opening and is discharged.
Although not shown, the upper ball receiving tray 27 is provided with a mechanism for moving the stored balls to the lower ball receiving tray 29 by operating the same as the ball removing mechanism 36. By operating both of the mechanisms 36, the stored spheres can be discharged.

  As shown in FIG. 1, a pair of speakers 33 (33a, 33b) are disposed on the left and right sides of the upper frame portion 32 of the front frame 20, respectively. The upper frame portion 32 and the left and right side frame portions 34a, 34b of the front frame 20 are formed of a light-transmitting cover, and the effect lamps 35 (35a, 35b, 35c) are respectively disposed inside the covers. I have. The speaker 33 and the effect lamp 35 can output sound or turn on or off in conjunction with an effect or an error effect that occurs during the game.

The effect display device 80 includes a main display section 81 disposed substantially at the center of the game board 50, and a sub-display section 82 disposed around the main display section 81. The sub display unit 82 further includes an upper sub display unit 82a disposed above the main display unit 81, a left sub display unit 82b disposed on the left side of the main display unit 81, and a main display unit 81. And a right sub-display unit 82c disposed on the right side of
Here, the main display unit 81 is a fixed liquid crystal display device, and the upper sub display unit 82a, the left sub display unit 82b, and the right sub display unit 82c are movable liquid crystal operated by an actuator such as a motor (not shown). A display device.

The main display section 81 can variably display a plurality of symbol rows (three symbol rows in the present embodiment) each having a plurality of types of decorative symbols. The plurality of symbol rows are displayed in conjunction with a variable display on a first special symbol display device 91 or a second special symbol display device 92 described later. The direction of the variable display of each symbol row is not particularly limited, and may be, for example, any of a vertical direction, a horizontal direction, a depth direction, or a combination thereof (oblique direction).
Here, although the depth direction is actually a flat variation display on the display screen of the main display unit 81, the symbol row is arranged from the back of the main display unit 81 to the front or the opposite direction. In a display mode using a technique (for example, perspective) that allows recognition as if the display is fluctuating, it refers to a virtual direction recognized by the player.
In addition, the decorative symbols in the present embodiment include “1 symbol” imitating the number “1”, “2 symbols” imitating the number “2”, “3 symbols” imitating the number “3”, "4 designs" imitating the number "4", "5 designs" imitating the number "5", "6 designs" imitating the number "6", "7 designs" imitating the number "7""," 8 symbols "imitating the number" 8 ", and" 9 symbols "imitating the number" 9 ", and these symbols are provided in each symbol row. In the following description, “1 design”, “3 design”, “5 design”, “7 design” and “9 design” are collectively referred to as “odd design”, “2 design”, “4 design” , "6 symbols" and "8 symbols" may be collectively referred to as "even symbols".

After the variable display of the plurality of symbol columns, as described later, the final combination of the decorative symbols (left symbol, middle symbol, right symbol) determined based on the stop symbol of the special symbol is stopped and displayed. Is done.
Hereinafter, a state in which all the symbol columns are stopped and the same decorative symbol is not stopped in each symbol column may be referred to as a jumbled line.
In addition, a state in which the same decorative symbol is stopped except for one symbol column among the plurality of symbol columns may be referred to as a reach state. The same decorative symbol stopped in the reach state is a decorative symbol having the same model number as the decorative symbol, and the mode may be different for the decorative symbols constituting the reach state.
The main display unit 81 can also display various other effects in addition to the variable display of the plurality of symbol columns.

Each of the sub-display units 82 is provided not only to display an effect image mainly related to the effect but also to be movable.
Note that the respective initial positions are such that the upper sub-display unit 82a is on the upper side with respect to the main display unit 81, the left sub-display unit 82b is on the left side with respect to the main display unit 81, and the right sub-display unit 82c is the main display unit. The sub display unit 82 is on the right side with respect to the unit 81, and is configured to be movable from these initial positions to a position overlapping the decorative symbol display area in the main display unit 81.

  Note that the effect display device 80 (the main display unit 81, the upper sub-display unit 82a, the left sub-display unit 82b, and the right sub-display unit 82c) in this embodiment employs a liquid crystal display device. The implementation of the invention is not limited to this. For example, various types of display devices such as a drum type and a dot matrix type can be adopted as the effect display device 80.

A plurality of light emitting diodes (hereinafter, abbreviated as “LEDs”) are provided on the lower right side of the main display unit 81, and these LEDs constitute a display area of the symbol display device 90. The symbol display device 90 displays a special symbol and a normal symbol.
Further, the symbol display device 90 is arranged at a position where it is more difficult for a player to visually recognize the symbol than the main display unit 81, and the display area of the symbol display device 90 is smaller than the display area of the main display unit 81. .
The arrangement and number of LEDs according to the symbol display device 90 in the present embodiment are as shown in FIG. 2, but this is an example, and the arrangement and number of LEDs according to the symbol display device 90 are limited to this example. It is not something to be done.

The special symbol is a symbol that is stopped and displayed as a result of a symbol change that determines whether to activate a special electric accessory (for example, the special electric accessory 65). The special symbols in the present embodiment include a first special symbol displayed on the first special symbol display device 91 and a second special symbol displayed on the second special symbol display device 92.
The special symbol may be abbreviated as "special symbol", the first special symbol may be abbreviated as "special symbol 1", and the second special symbol may be abbreviated as "special symbol 2".

The ordinary symbol is a symbol that is stopped and displayed as a result of a symbol change that determines whether to activate the ordinary electric accessory (for example, the ordinary electric accessory 61). The ordinary symbols in the present embodiment are displayed on the ordinary symbol display device 93.
In addition, the ordinary design may be abbreviated as “Public figure”, and the ordinary electric accessory may be referred to as “Den Chu”.

In addition to the above-described display device, the symbol display device 90 is provided with a first special symbol holding lamp 94, a second special symbol holding lamp 95, and a normal symbol holding lamp 96.
The first special symbol holding lamp 94 is capable of specifying the number of symbol changes of the special figure 1 being held, and the second special symbol holding lamp 95 is capable of specifying the number of symbol changes of the special figure 2 being held. The normal symbol holding lamp 96 can specify the number of symbol fluctuations of the ordinary symbol that are held, and each of the two LED lighting modes (in the present embodiment, only right always lighting = 1, left and right always lighting = 2, the right blinking + the left always lighting = 3, the left / right blinking = 4) makes it possible to specify the number of corresponding symbol fluctuations.

In the following description, a symbol change in which the special figure is stopped and then displayed after the special figure is variably displayed on the first special symbol display device 91 or the second special symbol display device 92 will be referred to as “special symbol change”. In the description, the symbol variation in which the ordinary symbol display device 93 is displayed in a varied manner and then the ordinary symbol is stopped and displayed may be referred to as “the symbol variation of the ordinary symbol”.
In the following description, the variation display of the symbol sequence (decorative symbol) displayed on the main display unit 81 is distinguished from “special symbol variation” and “regular symbol variation” by “decorative symbol variation”. It may be called "symbol variation."
In the following description, when simply referred to as "symbol variation", it means a symbol variation of a special figure unless otherwise specified.

As shown in FIG. 4, a number of game nails (not shown), windmills 52, and obstacles such as decorative members are arranged on the front surface of the game board 50 so that the shot game balls roll. A game area 50a is defined.
A curved outer rail 51 and an inner rail 53 are provided on the left and upper sides of the game area 50a to guide the game balls fired by the rotating operation of the operation handle 31 to the upper part of the game area 50a. Have been. The outer rail 51 is located outside the inner rail 53 with reference to the center of the game area 50a. Here, the windmill 52 is a mechanism for giving a change to the falling direction of the game ball, and is a nail-shaped one.

  In the gaming machine 10, the magnitude of the amount of rotation (for example, the rotation angle) of the operation handle 31 can be varied to increase or decrease the launch of the game ball, and the first flow path in which the weakly launched game ball rolls. X (so-called left strike), and various obstacles are placed in the game area 50a so that the game ball rolls in one of the second flow path Y (so-called right strike) in which the more strongly launched game ball rolls. Are located.

  FIG. 4 illustrates the major winning opening 55, the first starting opening 57, the second starting opening 59, the gate 63, and the general winning opening 67 as main winning openings, but the illustrated winning opening is an example. The number and arrangement may be changed as appropriate.

The special winning opening 55 is arranged at the lower right of the game area 50a. A special winning opening sensor 72 is attached to the special winning opening 55, and the winning of the special winning opening 55 is determined based on the detection result of the special winning opening sensor 72, and the number (number of books) associated with the special winning opening 55 is determined. In the embodiment, a prize ball of 15) is provided.
In the present embodiment, as compared with the case of rolling from the first flow path X, a larger number of game balls roll toward the special winning opening 55 when rolling from the second flow path Y. Each obstacle is located.

Above the special winning opening 55, a special electric accessory 65 is provided. The special electric accessory 65 is a member that is exchangeably transitioned to an open state where it is easy to win a prize at the special winning opening 55 or a closed state where it is difficult to enter the ball. Transition to one of the states.
More specifically, the special electric accessory 65 is opened in at least a part of the big hit game set due to the fact that the big hit is derived by the special figure right / wrong judgment described later, and accordingly, Winning to the winning opening 55 is allowed. As described above, when the special electric accessory 65 is in the open state, it is easy to win a prize in the special winning opening 55, so that the jackpot game in which the chance to obtain the prize ball is greatly increased is an advantageous gaming state. It can be said that
In the big hit game, the open state and the closed state of the special electric accessory 65 are set alternately, and one open state (sometimes called a “round”, and the total number of rounds generated in one big hit is referred to as “the number of rounds”) ) May be based on the fact that a predetermined number (hereinafter, sometimes referred to as a prescribed winning number, specifically, 10 balls) of game balls have won the special winning opening 55. When the operation is completed, the special electric accessory 65 is closed.
Note that one open state ends even if a sufficient time (30 seconds in the present embodiment) elapses for 10 game balls to win the big winning opening 55.
Here, in a single round, when the special electric auditors product 65 is set from the open state to the closed state based on winning of 10 game balls, it cannot be immediately closed. Therefore, in one round, a case may occur in which more than 10 game balls win the large winning opening 55, and the winning may be referred to as an over winning.

Also, in at least a part of the small hitting game due to the fact that the small hits are derived by the special figure approval / disapproval determination, the special electric accessory 65 is opened, and accordingly, the winning in the big winning opening 55 is allowed. Is done. Therefore, the small hit game in which the opportunity to acquire the prize ball increases can be said to be an advantageous game state like the big hit game.
However, in the small hitting game, the time during which the special electric auditors product 65 is in the open state is shorter than in the big hitting game (2 seconds in the present embodiment). Also, assuming that the game ball is launched (right-handed) into the first flow path X during the small hit game, the big win for one opening of the big winning port in the small hit game is given. The shape of the special electric accessory 65 and obstacles such as nails around the special electric accessory 65 are designed so that the average winning number of the mouth is about 2.5. That is, from the player's point of view, it is possible to expect two or three wins in the big winning opening 55 in one small hit game.
As described above, since the winning in the big winning opening 55 in the small hit game is smaller than the winning in the big winning opening 55 in the big hit game, it can be said that the small hit game is a gaming state having a lower degree of advantage than the big hit game. .

The first starting port 57 is disposed at the lower center of the game area 50a. The first starting port 57 is provided with a first starting port sensor 70. A winning in the first starting port 57 is determined based on a detection result of the first starting port sensor 70, and the first starting port 57 is associated with the first starting port 57. The given number (four in the present embodiment) of award balls is awarded. In at least a part of the case where the winning related to the first starting port 57 is determined, the symbol change of the special figure 1 is performed.
The game area 50a according to the present embodiment has a larger number of game balls directed toward the first starting port 57 when rolling from the first flow path X than when rolling from the second flow path Y. It is assumed that obstacles such as game nails are arranged so as to roll.

The second starting port 59 is disposed at the lower right of the game area 50a. The second starting port 59 is provided with a second starting port sensor 71. A winning in the second starting port 59 is determined based on the detection result of the second starting port sensor 71, and the second starting port 59 is associated with the second starting port 59. The given number (1 in the present embodiment) of award balls is awarded.
In at least a part of the case where the winning according to the second starting port 59 is determined, the symbol change of the special figure 2 is performed.
The game area 50a according to the present embodiment has a larger number of game balls directed toward the second starting port 59 when rolling from the second flow path Y than when rolling from the first flow path X. It is assumed that obstacles such as game nails are arranged so as to roll.

A normal electric accessory 61 is disposed in a flow passage connected to the second starting port 59. The ordinary electric accessory 61 is a member that is exchangeably transitioned to an open state in which it is easy to enter a game ball into the second starting port 59 or a closed state in which it is difficult to enter the ball. Makes a transition to either the open state or the closed state.
More specifically, the ordinary electric accessory 61 is opened in at least a part of the game per day drawing performed by winning the symbol change of the day drawing, and accordingly, the second starting port 59 is won. Is acceptable. In this manner, when the ordinary electric accessory 61 is in the open state, winning in the second starting port 59 is facilitated, and the symbol fluctuation of the special figure 2 is suppressed while the decrease of the game ball is suppressed by the prize ball. The opportunity to be performed can be greatly increased.

The gate 63 is arranged at the right center of the game area 50a. The gate 63 is provided with a gate sensor 74, and the winning of the gate 63 is determined based on the detection result of the gate sensor 74. In at least a part of the case where the prize related to the gate 63 is determined, the symbol change of the ordinary figure is performed.
In the present embodiment, each obstacle is set so that a larger number of game balls roll toward the gate 63 when rolling from the second flow path Y than when rolling from the first flow path X. Things are placed.

The general winning opening 67 is arranged at the lower left of the game area 50a. The general winning opening 67 is provided with a general winning opening sensor 73, and the winning of the general winning opening 67 is determined based on the detection result of the general winning opening sensor 73, and the number associated with the general winning opening 67 ( In the present embodiment, the prize ball of 4) is awarded.
Note that, in the present embodiment, as compared with the case of rolling from the second flow path Y, a larger number of game balls roll toward the general winning opening 67 when rolling from the first flow path X. Although each obstacle is arranged, each obstacle may be arranged so that many game balls roll toward the general winning opening 67 when rolling from the second flow path Y. . Further, a plurality of general winning ports 67 may be provided.

  The out port 69 is arranged at the bottom of the game area 50a. Gaming balls that have been hit into the gaming area 50a and have not entered each of the winning ports described above fall into the out port 69 and are processed as out balls.

In this embodiment, an out-ball sensor 75 (not shown) for detecting a game ball (hereinafter, referred to as an “out ball”) that has entered the winning port and the out port is provided. The number of out spheres counted using the detection result is used to derive a base value.
Here, the base value is a value derived from the number of safe balls (the number of prize balls) / the number of out balls × 100 in the most disadvantageous state (to be described later, the special figure is low and the general figure is low). The value is displayed on a main control board monitor 97 described later.
More specifically, a base value is derived in an interval of 60,000 segments of the number of out balls from the initial power-on (including a case where the area related to the base value of the RAM 103 is cleared), and the derived base value is used in the next interval. Display (for example, the base value derived in the section where the number of out balls is 60001 to 120,000 is displayed in the section of 20001 to 180000). The displayed value is an integer part (rounded off at the first decimal place) of the derived base value.

As shown in FIG. 5, a main control board case 109 storing the main control board 100, a first sub control board case 209 storing the first sub control board 200, and a second sub The second sub-control board case 309 in which the control board 300 is stored, the power control board case 509 in which the power control board 500 is stored, the payout control board case 409 in which the payout control board 400 is stored, and the setting board 41 are mounted. In addition to the back surfaces of the first sub-control board case 209 and the second sub-control board case 309, an opening / closing cover 45 that covers a part of the back surface of the main control board case 109 is detachably mounted.
In addition, the substrate case and the cover which cover each substrate are comprised by the member which has transparency, and the corresponding substrate is visible through each case and the cover.

  The main control board 100 is provided with a main control board monitor 97 for displaying a set value, a base value, and a type of a game stop state (details will be described later), and the monitor becomes visible from the back of the game board 50. ing. The display on the monitor is controlled by the main control board 100.

Here, the set value is a value that affects the advantage (probability that a big hit is derived) of the special figure right / wrong determination described later. The setting value in the present embodiment is provided with a total of six stages of setting value 1, setting value 2, setting value 3, setting value 4, setting value 5, and setting value 6, and the set value (hereinafter referred to as the setting value) , May be referred to as “the current set value”), so that the advantage of the special figure right / wrong determination increases as the value increases. I do. In the following description, the set value 1, the set value 3, and the set value 5 are collectively referred to as an odd set value, and the set values 2, 4, and 6 are collectively referred to as an even set value and a set value 1. , Set value 2 and set value 3 may be collectively referred to as a low set value, and set value 4, set value 5 and set value 6 may be collectively referred to as a high set value. The number of setting values is not limited to six as long as there are a plurality of levels.
The set value can be changed by a setting change process by a setting change unit 177 described later, and the current set value can be checked by a setting check process by a setting check unit 178 described later. Details of the processing will be described later.

  In the present embodiment, the set value, the base value, and the type of the game stop state which are set are displayed on the same display device (main control board monitor 97). May be displayed on the display device.

  The power supply control board 500 is provided with a power switch 40 operated to supply primary power supplied from the power supply equipment of the gaming island to the gaming machine 10.

The setting board 41 is provided with a setting key switch 42 and a RAM clear switch 43 as an operation unit for determining a return state when power is restored (when power is turned on) to be described later. Further, the setting board 41 is provided with a transparent setting board cover 44 covering the setting key switch 42 and the RAM clear switch 43 so as to be opened and closed by a hinge mechanism (not shown) on the same side as the hinge mechanism 21. .
The setting board cover 44 is configured not to be closed when the setting key 600 used to operate the setting key switch 42 is inserted.
The setting board cover 44 is configured to be openable and closable by a hinge mechanism, but may be a slide-type cover that slides up and down.

  As described above, in the state where the game machine is installed on the game island, unless the middle frame 17 is set to the open state, the operation units (the power switch 40, the setting key switch 42, and the RAM clear switch 43) provided on the back side of the game board 50 are provided. Operation becomes difficult.

  On the back of the game board 50, a game ball tank 46 for storing game balls supplied from the ball supply equipment of the game island is disposed above the opening / closing cover 45. The game ball tank 46 is further connected to a payout passage 49 connected to the upper ball tray 27 via a tank rail 47 and a payout unit 48, and the balls paid out by the payout unit 48 pass through the payout passage 49. Is paid out to the upper ball tray 27.

  So far, the structure of the gaming machine 10 in the present embodiment has been described, but these are only specific examples, and the present invention can be implemented by another configuration.

<Control structure of gaming machine 10>
Next, a control configuration of the gaming machine 10 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 6 is a block diagram illustrating a control configuration of the gaming machine 10. The control configuration shown in FIG. 6 is necessary for describing the gaming machine 10 of the present embodiment, and the gaming machine 10 may have a control configuration not shown in FIG.

  The main control board 100 includes a CPU 101 that performs various arithmetic processing related to the game, a ROM 102 that stores a control program, various data, and the like, a RAM 103 that functions as a work area and a buffer memory that is a temporary storage area, a peripheral board and each device. An I / O port 104 for inputting and outputting signals to and from the CPU 101, and a random number circuit 105 for generating a random number (hard random number) by operating in a different system from the program processing by the CPU 101 are provided. Connected to each other.

The CPU 101 executes various processes related to main control of the game by reading various control programs stored in the ROM 102 and performing arithmetic processing.
The RAM 103 is backed up by a backup power supply generated by a backup power supply circuit 502 described later. Specifically, among the information stored in the RAM 103, various types of information that allow the gaming machine 10 to return to the state immediately before the power failure using the data when power is restored after the power failure occurs are backed up. Is configured. For example, in addition to the data of the stack pointer and each register held when the power interruption occurs, the state of the gaming machine 10 at that time (game stop state, setting change state, setting confirmation state, or game available state) Information relating to the game, such as the setting value being set, the current special figure lottery state, the current general figure lottery state, and the like, are set as backup targets.

In the present embodiment, in addition to at least an area in which such game-related information is stored (sometimes referred to as a game-related area in the RAM 103), an area in which a base value is stored (the base value in the RAM 103). ), An area where the complement of the checksum and a backup flag relating to the area related to the game in the RAM 103 are stored (may be written as a backup information area related to the game in the RAM 103), and a value related to the base value of the RAM 103. The area where the complement of the checksum for the area and the backup flag are stored (may be described as a backup information area related to the base value of the RAM 103) is backed up. When the power is restored, the gaming machine 10 backs up the area related to the game in the RAM 103, the area related to the base value of the RAM 103, the backup information area related to the game in the RAM 103, and the backup related to the base value of the RAM 103. The process returns using various information stored in the information area.
Note that the specific method of backup in the present embodiment is not limited at all. For example, the area to be backed up in the RAM 103 may be realized by a configuration capable of holding data in a nonvolatile manner even in a power-off state. As another example, among the RAM 103, different hardware is provided for a first memory configured to be able to hold data in a nonvolatile manner even in a power-off state and a second memory referred to when the gaming machine 10 operates. In such a case, the gaming machine 10 saves information to be backed up from the second memory to the first memory when the power is cut off, and transfers the saved information from the first memory to the first memory when the power is restored. You only need to recover to two memories.

  The main control board 100 includes a first starting port sensor 70, a second starting port sensor 71, a special winning opening sensor 72, a general winning opening sensor 73, a gate sensor 74, an out ball sensor 75, a middle frame opening sensor 76, and the like. It is configured to be electrically connected to the CPU 101 so that detection signals from these sensors can be input to the CPU 101 via the I / O port 104.

Further, the main control board 100 includes a first special symbol display device 91, a second special symbol display device 92, a normal symbol display device 93, a first special symbol holding lamp 94, a second special symbol holding lamp 95, and a normal symbol holding lamp. 96, a main control board monitor 97, an ordinary electric accessory solenoid 62, and a special electric accessory solenoid 66, which are configured to be controllable via an I / O port 104.
Similarly, the main control board 100 is electrically connected to the main operation unit 39 so that the operation of the main operation unit 39 can be detected. Further, the main control board 100 is electrically connected to the setting board 41, and is configured to be able to detect operations of the setting key switch 42 and the RAM clear switch 43.

The main control board 100 and the first sub-control board 200 are connected by eight parallel signal lines and one strobe line. The main control board 100 is connected to the first sub-control board 200 so as to be communicable only in the direction, and various effect control commands are transmitted.
The first sub-control board 200 cannot transmit data to the main control board 100, and the first sub-control board 200 cannot request the main control board 100 to transmit data. Is configured.
Further, in the present embodiment, the parallel transmission method is used for data transmission from the main control board 100 to the first sub control board 200, but a serial transmission method may be used.

The first sub-control board 200 includes a CPU 201 that performs various arithmetic processes related to a game effect based on an effect control command from the main control board 100, a ROM 202 that stores an effect control program and various data, a work area serving as a temporary storage area, It has a RAM 203 functioning as a buffer memory, and an I / O port 204 for inputting and outputting signals to and from peripheral boards and devices. These are connected to each other via an internal bus. The main control relating to the game effect is executed according to the control program.
The first sub-control board 200 is electrically connected to the effect button 37 and the cursor button 38, and is configured to be able to detect the operation of the operation unit.

In addition, the first sub-control board 200 performs an effect control process based on the effect control command from the main control board 100, and turns on the image control command for instructing the second sub-control board 300 to give an image and a sound, and turns on the effect lamp 35. It generates lamp control data for controlling, movable control data for controlling the movement of the movable decorative body 22 and the sub-display unit 82, and the like.
Here, the first sub-control board 200 is connected to the second sub-control board 300 so as to be capable of two-way communication, and image control commands relating to images and sounds are transmitted from the first sub-control board 200 to the second sub-control board 300. On the other hand, a response command (ACK command) indicating that the control command has been normally received is transmitted from the second sub-control board 300 to the first sub-control board 200 as a response.

  Further, the first sub-control board 200 is electrically connected to the effect lamp 35, and transmits the lamp control data via the I / O port 204. The lighting of the effect lamp 35 is controlled by lamp control data transmitted from the first sub-control board 200.

In addition, the first sub-control board 200 is electrically connected to the movable decorative body 22 and the sub-display unit 823, and transmits the movable control data via the I / O port 204.
The movable decorative body 22 and the sub-display unit 82 are configured so that the movement is controlled by the movable control data transmitted from the first sub-control board 200.

The second sub-control board 300 includes a CPU 301 that performs various arithmetic processes related to image effects based on an image control command from the first sub-control board 200, a ROM 302 that stores an image control program, various data, and the like; A RAM 303 functioning as a work area and a buffer memory, and an I / O port 304 for inputting and outputting signals to and from peripheral boards and devices. The CPU 301 performs image production in accordance with a control program stored in the ROM 302. It is configured to execute such main control.
In addition, the second sub-control board 300 includes a VDP (not shown) that generates image data in accordance with the content of the effect determined by the effect content determining means 225 described later, based on a control signal received from the CPU 301, A sound source IC for generating acoustic data according to the contents of the effect based on the control signal received from the CPU 301 is mounted. The VDP is a so-called image processor, reads image data stored in an image ROM in response to an instruction from the CPU 301, and processes the image data to transmit image data generated to the effect display device 80. The VDP is connected to a high-speed VRAM used for developing and processing image data read from the image ROM. The sound source IC reads the acoustic data stored in the audio ROM in accordance with an instruction from the CPU 301, and outputs final acoustic data generated by synthesizing the read acoustic data to the speaker 33 via an amplifier.

The payout control board 400 mainly includes a CPU 401, a ROM 402, and a RAM 403 (all not shown).
The payout control board 400 is connected to the main control board 100 so as to be capable of bidirectional communication. Is performed, and the ball feeding mechanism and the firing mechanism are synchronously driven based on the operation amount of the operation handle 31 to control the firing of the game ball.

The power supply control board 500 generates a normal power supply circuit 501 that generates a normal power supply to be supplied to electronic components and electric components such as the above-described control board, and a backup power supply, based on a primary power supply that is supplied from a power supply facility of the game island. It comprises a backup power supply circuit 502 and a power failure detection circuit 503 for detecting a power failure (supply voltage supplied by a normal power supply becomes a predetermined voltage drop).
Also, the power switch 40 is connected to the power control board 500, and assuming that the primary power is supplied from the power supply equipment of the game island, when the power switch 40 is turned on, the power control board 500 A normal power supply is generated by the normal power supply circuit 501, and power is supplied to electronic components and electric components including the above-described control boards (the main control board 100, the first sub-control board 200, the second sub-control board 300, and the payout control board 400). Is supplied.
When the power failure is detected by the power failure detection circuit 503, the power supply control board 500 transmits the power failure signal (NMI signal) to each of the main control board 100, the first sub-control board 200, and the payout control board 400. Send to
In addition, the backup power supply circuit 502 is configured to be charged when power is supplied to the gaming machine 10 from power supply equipment on the gaming island.
Note that the backup power supply circuit 502 may be provided on the payout control board 400, and the power cutoff detection circuit 503 is not provided on the power supply control board 500, and the main control board 100, the first sub-control board 200, and the payout control board 400 may be provided.

<Functional configuration of gaming machine 10>
Next, a functional configuration of the gaming machine 10 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 7 is a block diagram illustrating a functional configuration of the gaming machine 10. Note that the functional configuration shown in FIG. 7 is necessary for describing the gaming machine 10 of the present embodiment, and the gaming machine 10 may have a functional configuration not shown in FIG. In describing the functional configuration, FIGS. 8 to 10 will be referred to as needed.

  As shown in FIG. 7, the main control board 100 includes an incoming ball judging means 110, a main random number generating means 115, a main holding control means 120, a pre-judging means 125, a special drawing lottery means 130, a general drawing lottery means 135, a big hit game Control means 140, symbol display control means 145, electric accessory control means 150, game state control means 155, main information storage means 160, main error control means 165, main command management means 170, power recovery processing execution means 175, A disconnection processing execution unit 180 is provided, and these units functionally represent those realized by the respective control configurations on the main control board 100 described with reference to FIG.

  The main information storage unit 160 is a unit that temporarily stores data read by the unit included in the main control board 100, data derived by calculation in the unit, and the like in corresponding storage areas. . In particular, the data (effect control command) stored in the transmission command storage area of the main information storage unit 160 is transmitted by the command transmission unit to the later-described subcommand management unit 270 of the first sub-control board 200 after being stored. Is done.

  The winning determination unit 110 determines winning in each winning opening based on the detection result of a sensor provided in each winning opening.

The main random number generating means 115 can generate a plurality of types of random numbers having different update ranges by the random number circuit 105, and the random number circuit 105 outputs one or a plurality of random numbers corresponding to the winning opening at the timing when the winning of the winning opening is determined. Acquire (latch) a random number.
More specifically, the main random number generating means 115, when it is determined that a winning in the first starting port 57 or the second starting port 59, a later-described random number for determining whether a special figure is accepted, a special figure stop symbol A random number for lottery and a random number for special figure variation pattern lottery are acquired. When a winning in the gate 63 is determined, a random number for general figure pass / fail determination, a random number for general figure lottery, and a random number for general figure fluctuation pattern lottery described later are stored in the corresponding main information storage means 160. Store in area.

The main suspension control means 120 performs control relating to suspension of the design change of the special figure and suspension of the design change of the ordinary figure. Regarding the special figure 1, the random number for the special figure acceptance judgment, the random number for the special figure stop pattern lottery, and the random number for the special figure variation pattern lottery, which are acquired at the time of winning the first opening 57, are It is reserved (stored) as the operation suspension information of FIG.
More specifically, the main suspension control unit 120 increments by one each time the operation suspension information of the special figure 1 is suspended, and uses the operation suspension information of the special figure 1 (by the lottery of the special figure lottery means 130). Each time a special counter is decremented by one (hereinafter referred to as “special figure 1 pending counter”), the value of the special figure 1 pending counter is set to the upper limit (4 in this embodiment). The operation suspension information is stored in the storage area of the main information storage unit 160 corresponding to the current special figure 1 suspension counter, and each time the operation suspension information is used, the used operation suspension information is cleared, and the remaining operation suspension is performed. Control is performed to move (shift) the information from the current storage area to the storage area corresponding to the special figure 1 reservation counter one less than the current special figure 1 reservation counter in ascending order of the special figure 1 reservation counter.
Further, the main suspension control means 120 performs the same control as that described above for the special figure 2 and the general figure separately from the special figure 1, and the reservation counter of the special figure 2 is referred to as a special figure 2 reservation counter.
Further, in the following description, “holding of operation holding information” may be expressed as “holding of symbol change”.
When the main suspension control means 120 updates (adds or subtracts) the operation suspension information (reservation counter) of the special figure 1 or the special figure 2, the effect control including the special figure 1 reservation counter and the special figure 2 reservation counter is performed. A command (pending command) is generated, and the command is stored in the transmission command storage area of the main information storage unit 160.
In the present embodiment, when both the operation suspension information corresponding to the special figure 1 and the operation suspension information corresponding to the special figure 2 are suspended, the operation suspension information corresponding to the special figure 2 is given priority. The priority changes used are made. However, instead of the priority change, the mode in which the operation suspension information is used in the order of suspension may be adopted.

The preliminary determination unit 125 performs a preliminary determination for a prefetching effect on the operation suspension information at least in part when the operation suspension information of the special figure is suspended at a predetermined preliminary determination timing.
More specifically, the preliminary determination unit 125 reads out each random number of the operation suspension information that has been suspended this time, and performs a preliminary determination for each of the special figure success / failure determination, the special figure stop symbol lottery, and the special figure change pattern lottery described later. Execute. In each preliminary judgment, a lottery table (not shown) that is the same as or equivalent to the lottery table used for the lottery corresponding to each preliminary judgment is used. Therefore, the results of these preliminary determinations are the same as the results of the lottery executed later.
Further, the preliminary determination unit 125 generates an effect control command (prior determination command) including the derived preliminary determination result, and stores the command in the transmission command storage area of the main information storage unit 160.
As described above, the advance determination command is transmitted at least in part when the operation suspension information of the special figure is suspended at a predetermined preliminary determination timing (generated and stored in the main information storage unit 160. (Stored in the area), so that it is transmitted following the above-mentioned hold command. Here, the timing of the predetermined advance determination indicates that the big hit game is not being performed, and in the present embodiment, when the operation suspension information of the special figure 1 is suspended during the general drawing high accuracy described later. Since the preliminary determination is restricted, transmission of the preliminary determination command corresponding to the preliminary determination is also restricted.

The special figure lottery means 130 includes a special figure hit / fail determination means 131, a special figure stop symbol lottery means 132, and a special figure change pattern deriving means 133. The processing by each means is executed in the order of the variation pattern deriving means 133. The special figure lottery means 130 reads out the earliest operation suspension information of the operation suspension information retained in the main information storage means 160 when the fluctuation start condition of the special figure is satisfied.
In addition, "the variation start condition of the special figure is satisfied" is, as an example, that the big hit is not in progress, that neither the special figure 1 nor the special figure 2 is in the pattern fluctuation, the special figure 1 and the special figure 2 All the conditions that the operation suspension information exists in at least one of the above are satisfied.

Here, FIGS. 8 and 9 are diagrams schematically showing a lottery table used in the main control board 100, which will be referred to as needed in the following description.
In addition, in a lottery using a lottery table, other than these lottery tables, the lottery values stored in the lottery table are sequentially added to the read random numbers in a predetermined order (the target lottery value is one. In the case of, the number of additions is one), and the result corresponding to the lottery value at which the carry (digit overflow) has occurred is derived as the result of the lottery. Similarly, in the description of the lottery table, for the sake of convenience, the lottery table is given a name, but if data such as a lottery value included in the lottery table corresponding to the name is stored in each ROM in a distinguishable manner. Often, these names do not specify the area where the data is stored. In the illustrated lottery table, items described for convenience of description and “−” may be described as a lottery value, but these do not necessarily indicate data stored in each ROM. The result in which "-" is described as the lottery value will not be won. Further, when the lottery value that is the same as the random number range used in the lottery (the number of random numbers that can be acquired in the range) is described in the lottery table, the result is derived 100%. No need to do. In addition, if the total value of the lottery values used for one lottery matches the random number range used for the lottery, carry is always generated at the addition of the last lottery value. Often, in that case, the lottery value itself used for the addition is unnecessary.

The special figure matching judgment means 131 reads a special figure matching judgment random number for each symbol change, and uses the read random number and a special figure matching judgment lottery table corresponding to the current set value to determine whether a big hit or a small hit. A special figure win / fail determination is executed to determine which of the hits and losses corresponds (wins) by lottery.
FIG. 8A is a diagram schematically illustrating a lottery table for determining whether a special figure is accepted or not according to the special figure 1. Since the range of the random number used in this determination is 0 to 65535, the special figure lottery state has a low probability. Is 205/65536 (about 1 / 319.6), 210/65536 (about 1 / 312.0) if the current setting is 2 and 3 if the current setting is 3 Is 215/65536 (approximately 1 / 304.8), 220/65536 (approximately 1 / 2929.8) when the current set value is set value 4, and when the current set value is set value 5 Is 225/65536 (approximately 1 / 291.2), and if the current set value is 6, the probability of 230/65536 (approx. Do).
On the other hand, when the special drawing lottery state has a high probability, if the current set value is the set value 1, 445/65536 (approx. 1 / 147.2), and if the current set value is the set value 2, 455/65536 (approx. 1 / 144.0), 466/65536 (approx. 1 / 140.6) when the current set value is set value 3, and when the current set value is set value 4 Is 477/65536 (approx. 1 / 137.3), if the current set value is set value 5, 488/65536 (approx. 1 / 134.2), and if the current set value is set value 6 , A jackpot is derived with a probability of 499/65536 (about 1 / 131.3). In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 8A, the small hit is not derived in the special figure right / wrong determination according to the special figure 1.
FIG. 8B is a diagram schematically showing a lottery table for determining whether or not a special figure is valid according to the special figure 2. The range of the random number used in the determination is 0 to 65535 as in the case of the special figure 1, and the probability that the big hit is derived is the same as that of the special figure appropriateness determination according to the special figure 1, and therefore the description is omitted. .
As shown in FIG. 8B, in the special figure approval / disapproval determination according to the special figure 2, the small hit is 60000/65536 (about 1 / 1.2) regardless of whether the special figure lottery state is low probability or high probability. 09) (the highest probability among the results of the special figure right / wrong determination including the loss), and the probability does not depend on the set value (there is no set difference). That is, the special figure winning determination is different from the special figure winning / non-performing determination according to the special figure 1 in that the small hit is won and the winning probability of the small hit does not depend on the special figure lottery state and the set value.
Hereinafter, although the details will be described later, the special figure lottery state is abbreviated as special figure low probability when the special figure lottery state is low probability, and the special figure lottery state is abbreviated as the special figure lottery state when the special figure lottery state is high probability. May be abbreviated as low-probability, and the high probability of the lottery state may be abbreviated as high-probability.

As described above, in the present embodiment, in each of the special figure low-accuracy and the special figure high-accuracy, the probability that the jackpot is derived differs for each set value. The denominator value when the numerator of the probability to be performed is set to 1 is larger than the denominator value when the numerator of the probability that the jackpot is derived in the special figure high accuracy is set to 1. Therefore, it can be said that the special figure high accuracy has a higher probability of a big hit being derived than the special figure low accuracy, and has a higher advantage than the special figure low accuracy.
Also, in the present embodiment, the denominator of the probability that the special figure low-accuracy big hit is derived (when the numerator is 1) and the denominator of the special figure high-accuracy large probability that the big hit is derived (when the numerator is 1) ) Is set to be constant (1: about 2.2 in the present embodiment) irrespective of the set value to be set, and the ratio is constant means that the denominator of the jackpot probability is It means that the ratio of the integer part (when the numerator is 1) (the fraction below the decimal point is any of rounding down, rounding up, and rounding) is constant. That is, the lottery value may be set so that the ratio between the denominator of the former probability and the denominator of the latter probability is substantially constant regardless of the set value.

Although omitted in the above description of the game board 50, the design value for each set value of the big hit probability in the special figure low accuracy and the big hit probability in the special figure high accuracy (in each case, the numerator is 1) (It is preferable that this is the probability in the case of と し た と し た と し た））））））））））））） 、 、 、 、 、））））） 、） 、））.)). Therefore, the player can recognize the design values of these probabilities.
In addition, it is not necessary to describe all the jackpot probabilities for each set value. For example, the jackpot probability in the special figure low-accuracy may be “1 / 28.49 to 1 / 39.6” or the special figure high-accuracy. , The jackpot probability of the set value 2 to the set value 5 may not be described, such as “1 / 147.2 to 1 / 131.3”. That is, only the highest probability and the lowest probability may be described. In this way, the space for describing the probability can be effectively used.
In particular, the jackpot probability in the special figure low-accuracy (only the jackpot probability in the special figure low-accuracy) may be described without describing the jackpot probability in the special figure high-accuracy. All the jackpot probabilities in the figure low probability may be described, or a part (the highest probability and the lowest probability) may be described. In any case, while describing the jackpot probability in the special figure low-accuracy that the player is more interested in than the jackpot probability in the special figure high-accuracy, use the space for describing the special figure high-accuracy more effectively. be able to. Further, the description of these probabilities may be replaced with the display of the main display unit 81.

The special figure stop symbol lottery means 132 reads out the random number for the special figure stop symbol lottery when the result of the special figure win / fail determination is a big hit, and uses the read random number and the lottery table for the special figure stop symbol lottery. Then, the stop symbol of the special figure is determined by lottery.
FIG. 9A is a diagram schematically illustrating a lottery table for special figure 1 stop symbol lottery, and the range of random numbers used in the lottery is 0 to 99. Therefore, when the jackpot is derived in the special figure 1, the symbol A is at a probability of 50/100 (1/2), the symbol B is at a probability of 40/100 (1 / 2.5), and the symbol B is at a probability of 40/100 (1 / 2.5). The symbol C is determined as a stopped symbol with the probability of / 10), and these probabilities do not depend on the set value.
Here, the symbol A has a number of rounds (R number) of 4 and a symbol with a low probability of special figure and a high probability of ordinary figure after the end of the big hit game (hereinafter, may be referred to as a “normal symbol”. Such a big hit may be referred to as a “normal big hit”). The symbol B has a number of rounds of four and is a symbol that is highly accurate and specially accurate after the end of the jackpot game (hereinafter, may be referred to as a “variable symbol”, and the jackpot related to the symbol is referred to as a “variable jackpot” In some cases). The symbol C is a probable symbol in which the number of rounds is 16 and the special figure is highly accurate and the ordinary figure is highly accurate after the end of the big hit game. Therefore, it can be said that the symbol C is more advantageous than the symbol B in the number of rounds and is more advantageous than the symbol A in both the number of rounds and the special figure lottery state thereafter. Also, it can be said that the symbol B is a more advantageous symbol than the symbol A in the special figure lottery state thereafter.
In the following description, the probability variable hit with the number of rounds of 4 may be referred to as “4R probability variable hit”, and the probability variable with the number of rounds of 16 may be referred to as “16R probability variable hit”.

FIG. 9B is a diagram schematically illustrating a lottery table for the special figure 2 stop symbol lottery, and the range of random numbers used in the lottery is 0 to 99, as in the special figure 1 stop symbol lottery. is there. Therefore, when the jackpot is derived in the special map 2, the symbol a has a probability of 35/100 (about 1 / 2.86), the symbol b has a probability of 15/100 (1 / 6.67), and the symbol b, 50 / The symbol c is determined as a stop symbol with a probability of 100 (1/2), and these probabilities do not depend on the set value.
Here, symbol a is a regular symbol having four rounds, symbol b is a variable symbol having four rounds, and symbol c is a variable symbol having 16 rounds. Therefore, it can be said that the symbol c is more advantageous than the symbol b in the number of rounds, and is more advantageous than the symbol a in both the number of rounds and the special figure lottery state thereafter. In addition, it can be said that the symbol b is a more advantageous symbol than the symbol a in the special figure lottery state thereafter.

  As described above, in this embodiment, the probability of deriving each stop symbol is constant regardless of the set value in both the special figure 1 and the special figure 2, and the advantage of the special figure stop symbol lottery is obtained. The degree does not change depending on the set value. In other words, the probability of a probability change big hit when a big hit is won (probability 1/2 in Toku-zu 1 and probability 1 / 1.86 in Toku-zu 2) is constant irrespective of the set value. be able to.

  Also, in the present embodiment, the ratio (50/100) that the special figure after the big hit game is completed according to the special figure 1 and the ratio (65/100) that the special figure after the big hit game is completed according to the special figure 2 are (65/100). ) (The design change of the special figure 2 is more advantageous than the design change of the special figure 1). Although the details are omitted, this difference is caused when the game ball passes through the V winning area provided in the special winning opening 55 during the big hit game (when the sensor provided in the V winning area detects the game ball). Is provided with a function to make the special map highly accurate after the big hit game, and whether or not to provide a round (the fourth round in the present embodiment) for facilitating the passage of the V winning area is changed depending on the stop symbol of the special map. Has been realized.

  If the result of the special figure success / failure determination is not a big hit, the special figure stop symbol lottery means 132 sets the symbol D when the special figure 1 is lost, the symbol d when the special figure 2 is lost, and the special figure 2 In the case of the small hit, the symbol e is uniformly determined as the stop symbol.

The special figure fluctuation pattern deriving means 133 includes a plurality of special figure fluctuation pattern lottery tables to be referred to when determining the special figure fluctuation pattern, and determines the current special figure fluctuation pattern derivation state and the result of the current special figure validity determination. One special figure variation pattern lottery table for determining the current special figure variation pattern is selected based on the selected special figure variation pattern lottery table and a random number for the special figure variation pattern lottery. The figure variation pattern is determined, and the variation time is determined based on the determined special figure variation pattern.
In the present embodiment, a special figure fluctuation pattern deriving state PA, a special figure fluctuation pattern deriving state PB, a special figure fluctuation pattern deriving state PC, and a special figure fluctuation pattern deriving state PD are provided. Then, the above-described method of determining the special figure variation pattern is adopted in the special figure variation pattern deriving state PA in the special figure variation pattern deriving state PB, PC and PD in the special figure variation pattern deriving state PB, PC and PD. As the symbol variation of the other special figure in each of the special figure variation pattern deriving states, one predetermined special figure variation pattern is determined according to the result of the special figure approval / disapproval determination.

The special figure variation pattern deriving means 133, at the start of the symbol variation, determines an effect control command (variation start command) including the determined special figure stop pattern and the determined special figure variation pattern as a result of the special figure validity determination. The command is generated and stored in the transmission command storage area of the main information storage unit 160.
The details of the transition of the special figure fluctuation pattern derivation state and the relationship between the special figure fluctuation pattern derivation state and the fluctuation time will be described later.

Similar to the special figure lottery means 130, the general figure lottery means 135 reads out the earliest operation suspension information of the operation suspension information retained in the main information storage means 160 when the symbol of the general figure is not changing. By using the read random numbers, a general figure right / wrong determination is performed to determine the general figure right / wrong state, and the general electric figure 61 is controlled to be in the open state by the general figure right / wrong determination. In this case, a general symbol stop symbol lottery for determining a general symbol stop symbol by lottery and a general symbol change pattern lottery for determining a general pattern change pattern (variation time) by lottery are executed.
More specifically, in the determination of whether or not the general drawing is accepted, the general drawing lottery state is a state with a high probability (may be abbreviated as “figure high accuracy”) and a general drawing lottery state is a state with a low probability (“ Although the drawing of the lottery table is omitted, in the present embodiment, in the present embodiment, the probability of 65535/65536 (the same for all set values) is used in the general drawing. At the probability of 1/65536, a loss occurs. On the other hand, in the low probability of the general figure, the probability of 32768/65536 (1/2) (same for all the set values) is reached, and the probability of the loss becomes the general figure. A loss occurs with a probability of 65536.

In the ordinary figure stop symbol lottery, similarly to the special figure stop symbol lottery, a lottery table (not shown) for the ordinary figure stop symbol lottery is prepared from a plurality of types of stop symbols having different patterns in which the ordinary electric accessory 61 is opened. One stop symbol is determined by the lottery used (common for all set values). In the case where a loss occurs in the general figure approval / disapproval determination, the stop symbols are determined uniformly as in the case of the special figures 1 and 2.
In the present embodiment, a detailed description is omitted, but when the result of the general figure approval / disapproval determination indicates a winning, the open state of the ordinary electric accessory 61 is a general figure high accuracy than a general figure low accuracy. Is determined by lottery so that is also longer on average.
In addition, in the normal figure fluctuation pattern lottery, similarly to the special figure fluctuation pattern lottery, a lottery using a lottery table (not shown) for the general figure fluctuation pattern lottery is performed from all kinds of general figure fluctuation patterns (not shown). Common) determines one general pattern fluctuation pattern.

As described above, since the probability of deriving a per-figure perception is higher in the general figure high accuracy than the general figure low accuracy, it can be said that the advantage is higher than the general figure low accuracy.
However, there may be cases where the low figure of the figure is more advantageous than the high figure of the figure. Although details will be described later, the state of the special figure high accuracy and the general figure low accuracy (small hit rush state) is smaller than the special figure low accuracy and the general figure high accuracy or the special figure high accuracy and the general figure high accuracy state. It can be said that the advantage is high because it is easy to obtain the prize ball by hitting.
In the present embodiment, the probability that each lottery result is derived is constant regardless of the set value in any of the lotteries related to the general figure (general figure pass / fail determination, general figure stop symbol lottery, and general figure change pattern lottery). , And the advantage of the lottery with respect to the ordinary figure does not change depending on the set value.

  In the present embodiment, as described above, the probability of winning a big hit in the special figure hit determination is determined based on the set value set, and the probability of winning the big hit in the special figure hit determination as the set value increases becomes larger. Is increased, the greater the set value is set, the higher the advantage is. However, in addition to the special figure appropriateness determination, special figure stop symbol lottery, general figure appropriateness determination, and general figure stop design A setting difference may be provided for the probability that an advantageous result is derived in at least one of the lotteries (or determination). In addition, it does not include the special figure success / failure determination, and the difference between the probability that an advantageous result is derived in at least one of the special figure stop design lottery, the general figure success / failure determination, and the general figure stop design lottery (or determination) is set. May be provided so that the greater the set value that is set, the higher the advantage (the degree of advantage differs depending on the set value that is set). That is, it is only necessary that the configuration is such that the advantage regarding the awarding of the prize ball differs depending on the set value to be set.

If the result of the special figure win / fail lottery is a big hit, the big hit game control means 140 determines a demonstration time for the big hit start demonstration and a demonstration time for the big hit end demonstration in accordance with the determined big hit symbol.
At the start of the big hit, the big hit game control means 140 generates an effect control command (big hit start command) including the demonstration time related to the big hit start demonstration, and stores it in the transmission command storage area of the main information storage means 160. An effect control command (big hit end command) including a demonstration time related to the big hit end demonstration is generated and stored in the transmission command storage area of the main information storage means 160.
Also, the big hit game control means 140 determines the time pertaining to the small hit start demonstration and the demo time pertaining to the small hit end demonstration in the same manner even when the result of the special figure success / failure lottery is a small hit. An effect control command (small hit start command) including a demo time related to the small hit demo is generated and stored in the transmission command storage area of the main information storage means 160. An effect control command (small hit end command) is generated and stored in the transmission command storage area of the main information storage means 160.

The symbol display control means 145 causes the first special symbol display device 91 to variably display the special figure 1 according to the variation time based on the special figure variation pattern of the special figure 1, and determines the special figure stop symbol lottery after the lapse of the variation time. The special figure 1 is stopped and displayed with the stopped symbol. Similarly, the special figure 2 is variably displayed on the second special symbol display device 92 according to the fluctuation time based on the special figure fluctuation pattern of the second special symbol, and the stop determined by the special figure stop symbol lottery after the lapse of the fluctuation time. The special figure 2 is stopped and displayed with a symbol.
In the present embodiment, the symbol display control means 145 can execute the variable display of the special figure 1 and the variable display of the special figure 2 in parallel (so-called simultaneous variable type). The symbol display control means 145 is a stop symbol (normal symbol A, normal symbol a, probability variable symbol B, probability variable symbol C, probability variable symbol b, Alternatively, in the case where the stop display is performed with the surely changing symbol c) or the stop symbol (symbol e) indicating the small hit, the other special figure is forcibly stopped and displayed with the loss stop symbol (symbol D or symbol d). However, at this time, the other special figure may forcibly continue the variable display.
Note that the symbol display control means 145 has a special figure game timer for managing the time (variable time, stop display time) related to the display of the special figure 1 and the special figure 2, and when the special figure is stopped and displayed. (At the timing when the value of the special figure game timer becomes “0”), an effect control command (fluctuation stop command) for requesting a fixed stop (fixed display) of the decorative symbol is generated, and the command is stored in the main information storage means. 160 in the transmission command storage area.

In addition, the symbol display control means 145 causes the ordinary symbol to be variably displayed on the ordinary symbol display device 93 in accordance with the ordinary symbol variation pattern (variation time) of the ordinary symbol, and after the lapse of the variation time, the ordinary symbol is stopped by the ordinary symbol stop symbol lottery. A stop is displayed with the determined stop symbol.
The symbol display control means 145 has a general-purpose game timer for managing the time (variable time, stop display time) related to the display of the general-purpose figure.

When the result of the special figure winning or losing lottery is a big hit, the electric auditors control means 150 outputs a control signal to the special electric auditors solenoid 66 after the special figure is stopped and displays the special electric Open according to the opening pattern corresponding to the stop symbol. The big hit game is a game state in which one opening / closing operation of the special electric accessory 65 is regarded as one round game, and the round game is continuously executed by a specified number of rounds (16R, 4R in the present embodiment). .
In addition, when the result of the special figure winning / rejecting lottery is a small hit, the electric auditors control means 150 outputs a control signal to the special electric auditors solenoid 66 after the stop display of the special figure, and controls the special electric auditors 65. It is released according to the release pattern corresponding to the stop symbol (symbol e) of the special figure. In the present embodiment, as described above, the opening pattern (2 seconds) of the special electric accessory 65 at the time of a small hit is set so as to be shorter than the opening pattern (30 seconds) at the time of one opening state being a big hit. Have been.

In addition, when the elected winning or victory lottery is won, the electric auditors control means 150 outputs a control signal to the ordinary electric auditors solenoid 62 to cause the ordinary electric auditors 61 to follow the opening pattern corresponding to the stop symbol in the ordinary drawing. Let open.
As a result, in the present embodiment, as described above, control is performed such that the open state of the ordinary electric accessory 61 is longer on average when the figure is highly accurate than when it is less accurate. Thereby, in a small hit rush state (a state where the special figure is highly accurate and the ordinary figure is low accurate) described later, it becomes easy to obtain the prize ball by the small hit. Specifically, in the small hit rush state, the game balls that are right-handed and pass near the ordinary electric accessory 61 are allowed to enter the second starting port 59 while more of the game balls are large. While the player is directed to the winning opening 55 (special electric accessory 65), in the special figure high-accuracy and normal figure high-accuracy or the special figure low-accuracy and general-purpose high-accuracy state, most of the game balls are in the third state. 2 The winning opening 59 is controlled so that the winning opening 55 (special electric accessory 65) is prevented. As a result, in the case where the result of the special figure success / failure lottery indicates a small hit, the small hit rush state (the state of the special figure high accuracy and the general figure low accuracy) is higher than the special figure high accuracy and the general figure high accuracy or the special figure low accuracy. In addition, the winning in the special winning opening 55 becomes easier than in the state of high accuracy in the figure.
In addition, such control may be realized by further performing synchronous control of the opening timing of the ordinary electric accessory 61 and the opening timing of the special electric accessory 65 in addition to the opening pattern of the ordinary electric accessory 61. it can.

The game state control means 155 controls the special figure lottery state. Specifically, as described above, at the start of the big hit game, the gaming state control means 155 determines that the special figure is low-precision regardless of the symbol related to the big hit, and at the end of the large hit game related to the normal big hit, Is maintained, and at the end of the jackpot game relating to the probable change jackpot, the special figure is highly accurate.
When the special figure lottery state is the special figure high accuracy, the game state control means 155 performs a lottery (falling lottery) as to whether or not to make a transition from the special figure high accuracy to the special figure low accuracy at the start of the symbol change. . When this drop lottery is won, the game state control means 155 determines that the special figure is inaccurate, and the special figure whether or not the symbol is changed is executed based on the special figure inaccurate lottery value.

  In addition, the game state control means 155 controls the normal drawing lottery state. Specifically, at the start of the big hit game, the game state control means 155 determines that the figure is low-probability regardless of the symbol related to the big hit, and at the end of the big hit game related to the normal big hit or the probable changing big hit, the symbol change of 100 times. Until the drawing is done, it will be highly accurate.

FIG. 10 is a state transition diagram relating to a combination of the special figure lottery state and the ordinary figure lottery state.
As shown in FIG. 10, the combination of the special figure lottery state and the general figure lottery state includes a special figure high accurate and general figure high accuracy state (sometimes referred to as a probable change state) and a special figure high accurate and general state. The state of the figure low accuracy (sometimes described as a small hit rush state), the special figure low certainty and the general figure high accuracy state (sometimes described as a CT (chance time) state), and the special figure low certainty and There are four states, which are low-probability states (sometimes referred to as normal states), and transition conditions (i) to (v) are transition conditions for each state.
The transition condition (i) is the end of the jackpot game related to the probability change jackpot, the transition condition (ii) is the end of the jackpot game related to the normal jackpot, the transition condition (iii) is the winning of the drop lottery, and the transition condition (iv) is the 100th time. The end of the symbol change, the transition condition (v) is the remaining number of symbols obtained by subtracting the number of symbol variations counted in the probability change state from 100 times in the case of transition from the probability change state to the CT state by the transition condition (iii). End of fluctuation. Hereinafter, the transition condition (v) may be described as the end of the symbol change of the remaining number of times from the probability change state. The transition condition (iv) of the transition conditions from the CT state to the normal state is the end of the 100th symbol change in the CT state when the transition to the CT state is made according to the transition condition (ii), and the transition from the probable change state to the small The transition condition (iv) to the hit rush state is the end of the 100th symbol change in the probability change state.
Further, when the big hit game related to the normal big hit is started in the CT state, at the end of the big hit game, the count of the symbol variation relating to the transition condition (iv) and the transition condition (v) is reset to 0, and in the certain variation state. When the big hit game relating to the probability change big hit is started, at the end of the big hit game, the count of the symbol change relating to the transition condition (iv) and the transition condition (v) is reset to zero.
Note that FIG. 10 excludes state transitions performed at the start of the big hit game (transitions to special figure low-precision and general-purpose low-precision), and before the start of the big hit game (when the symbol that has won the big hit changes). The transition from the special figure lottery state and the general figure lottery state to the special figure lottery state and the general figure lottery state at the end of the big hit game is shown.
Further, in the present embodiment, the number of symbol fluctuations of 100 times relating to the transition conditions (iv) and (v) is a predetermined number and is a number that does not depend on a set value that is set.

As described above, in the present embodiment, the state in which the special drawing lottery state is the special figure high accuracy is a state in which the special figure high accuracy and the general figure high accuracy (probable change state) and the special figure high accuracy and the general figure low accuracy are set. State (small hit rush state) is included, and as described above, the small hit rush state is a state in which it is easy to obtain a prize ball when a small hit is won. Then, the small hit rush state is set according to the transition condition (iv) satisfied when the number of symbol changes executed after the end of the big hit game related to the certain hit big hit in the certain change state reaches 100 times.
That is, in the gaming machine 10, the high-probability state includes a first high-probability state (probable change state) and a second high-probability state (easier to obtain a prize ball by a small hit than the first high-probability state). A small hit rush state), and a second high probability state when the second condition (transition condition (iv)) is satisfied in the first high probability state. The second condition can be said to be a condition that is satisfied when the number of symbol fluctuations executed after the end of the big hit game relating to the big hit reaches a predetermined number not depending on the set value.
Further, as in the present embodiment, in the form in which the special winning probability is the same in the special figure high accuracy and the special figure low accuracy, the second high probability state (small hit rush state) is the first high probability state. A state in which it is easier to obtain a prize ball when a small hit is won than in the high probability state may be adopted.
Further, in the present embodiment, the predetermined number of transition conditions (iv) as the second condition is a predetermined number (100), but the number is changed according to the result of the special drawing lottery. The number may be determined without referring to the set value that is set.
Even if a set value with a low jackpot expectation degree in the high probability state is set, by facilitating the acquisition of the prize ball by the small hit in this way, the game of the pachinko machine having the set value is Motivation can be increased.

Further, the game state control means 155 controls the special figure fluctuation pattern deriving state.
The special figure fluctuation pattern deriving state is the special figure fluctuation pattern deriving state PA corresponding to the special figure low-precision and general figure low-precision state, and the special figure fluctuation pattern deriving state corresponding to the special figure high-precision and general figure high-precision state PB, a special figure variation pattern deriving state PC corresponding to the special figure low-accuracy and general figure high accuracy state, and a special figure fluctuation pattern deriving state PD corresponding to the special figure high-accuracy and general figure low accuracy state, Except during the big hit game, a special figure variation pattern deriving state according to the special figure lottery state and the general figure lottery state is set.

FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating the average fluctuation time of the special figure 2 in each combination of the special figure lottery state and the general figure lottery state and each special figure fluctuation pattern deriving state.
The average fluctuation time shown in FIG. 11 is different from the fluctuation time of the special figure fluctuation pattern of the special figure 2 which can be selected in each combination of the special figure lottery state and the general figure lottery state and each special figure fluctuation pattern deriving state. By multiplying the appearance rate (probability that can occur in any symbol variation, derived by multiplying the probability that the result of the special figure variation determination is derived by the winning probability of the special figure variation pattern) This is the sum of the derived fluctuation times.
As shown in FIG. 11, the average fluctuation time is the longest in the normal state, is significantly shorter in the positive change state and the CT state than in the normal state, and is shortest in the small hit rush state. For example, the average fluctuation time in the normal state is set to be about 100 times as long as the average fluctuation time in the probability change state and the CT state (for example, 10 minutes).
By setting the fluctuation time of the special figure 2 in the normal state to be extremely long in this way, the adverse effect associated with the provision of the small hit rush state, that is, the prize associated with the winning of the small hit in the case of right-handing in the normal state. Suppressing ball acquisition.

  In addition, when the special figure lottery state, the general figure lottery state, and the special figure variation pattern deriving state are updated, the game state control unit 155 generates an effect control command (game state specifying command) including each updated state. Is generated, and the command is stored in the transmission command storage area of the main information storage unit 160.

  As described above, the main information storage unit 160 is a unit that temporarily stores data read by each unit, data derived by calculation or the like by each unit, and the like in the corresponding storage areas.

The main error control unit 165 monitors input information of the I / O port 104 and determines whether or not the gaming machine 10 is in an error state. If it is determined that the error state is present, an effect control command (error command) including the error information is stored in the transmission command storage area of the main information storage unit 160.
Note that the main error control means 165 causes the payout control board 400 to restrict the emission of game balls when an error state of high importance such as an error state detected by a magnetic sensor (not shown) is detected. Alternatively, processing other than storing the error command in the transmission command storage area of the main information storage unit 160 may be executed.

When the effect control command is stored in the transmission command storage area of the main information storage means 160, the main command management means 170 transmits the effect control command to the first sub-control board 200.
Each effect control command is transmitted in principle according to the order stored in the transmission command storage area of the main information storage unit 160.

  The power recovery processing execution unit 175 includes a return state setting unit 176, a setting change unit 177, a setting confirmation unit 178, and a playable state transition unit 179.

The return state setting means 176 determines whether or not there is an abnormality in the RAM 103 at the time of power recovery, the state at the time of power failure immediately before the power recovery, the mode of the setting key switch 42 at the time of power recovery, and the state at the time of power recovery. A return state setting process that is set based on the combination of the modes of the RAM clear switch 43 and the state of the middle frame opening sensor 76 at the time of power recovery is executed. The return state set by the processing includes a game stop state, a setting change state, a setting confirmation state, and a game available state (there may be a case involving RAM clear processing or a case without RAM clear processing), Although the flow of the processing is omitted, the details of the state of the gaming machine 10 at the time of power recovery including the recovery state at the time of power recovery corresponding to the above-described recovery conditions will be described later. When the RAM clear processing is executed, the special figure low accuracy and the ordinary figure low accuracy are set.
Here, the game stop state means that the processing according to the detection result of the sensor provided in each winning opening is not executed (the detection result of the sensor need not be viewed), so that the progress of the game is impossible. The game possible state is a return state in which a game can be advanced by executing a process according to a detection result of a sensor provided in each winning opening. The details of the setting change state and the setting confirmation state will be described later.

Further, whether or not the RAM 103 has an abnormality is determined by checking for a RAM abnormality performed at the beginning of the return state setting process (specifically, whether or not a backup flag is stored in the backup information area related to the target area ( It is determined whether or not the backup flag is ON. If the backup flag is stored (if the backup flag is ON), the data is stored in the target area and the backup information area related to the area. The checksum of the complement being calculated is derived, and if the operation result is 0, it is determined that the target area is normal; otherwise, it is determined that the target area is abnormal. ) Is executed for the area related to the game in the RAM 103 and the determination is made.
Note that in the RAM abnormality check in the present embodiment, it is determined whether or not there is also an abnormality in the area related to the base value. The presence means that there is an abnormality in the area of the RAM 103 relating to the game.
In the return state setting process, when there is an abnormality in the area related to the game in the RAM 103 and abnormality in the area related to the base value of the RAM 103, the area related to the base value of the RAM 103 is cleared. If there is an abnormality in the area related to the value (regardless of whether there is an abnormality in the area related to the game in the RAM 103), the area related to the base value in the RAM 103 may be cleared.

  The setting change unit 177 executes a setting change process that enables the setting value to be changed when the setting change state is set. The details of the processing will be described later.

  When the setting confirmation state is set, the setting confirmation unit 178 performs a setting confirmation process that enables confirmation of the setting value. The details of the processing will be described later.

The playable state transition unit 179 executes a playable state transition process for shifting to the playable state when the playable state is set.
More specifically, in the game possible state transition process, when the output of the security signal is ON, the process of turning off the output of the security signal, and the process of displaying the base value on the main control board monitor 97 ( The display mode of the base value will be described later), and the initial setting of the device is executed.
Here, the security signal is a type of signal output from an external terminal board (not shown) provided in the gaming machine 10 to a device (a data display or a hall computer) outside the gaming machine. Including the following description, turning on the security signal means starting the output of the security signal, and turning off the security signal means terminating the output of the security signal.
Further, in the present embodiment, the processing for turning off the security signal does not take into account the elapsed time since the security signal was turned on. The security signal may not be turned off until the elapse.
Further, in the initial setting of the device, transmission of a firing permission command for permitting the launch of game balls to the payout control board 400, setting of a state in which ball entry into each winning port is enabled, and activation of the random number circuit 105 are performed. Processing such as setting of data to be performed is performed.

The power interruption processing execution unit 180 executes the power interruption processing based on the reception of the power interruption signal from the power supply control board 500.
Specifically, for a region of the RAM 103 related to a game (a region different from the base value), a checksum of the region is derived, and the complement of the checksum is backed up in the RAM 103 for the game. The processing for storing the information in the information area and the processing for turning on the backup flag indicating that the power interruption processing for the area has been executed (to store the backup flag in the backup information area related to the game in the RAM 103) are executed. Also, for the area related to the base value of the RAM 103, the checksum of the area related to the base value of the RAM 103 is derived similarly to the area related to the game of the RAM 103, and the complement of the checksum is set to the base value of the RAM 103. And turning on the backup flag indicating that the power interruption process for the area related to the base value of the RAM 103 has been executed (the backup flag is stored in the backup information area related to the base value of the RAM 103). Execute) process.

As shown in FIG. 7, the first sub-control board 200 includes a sub random number generation unit 210, a normal effect control unit 220, a sub error control unit 230, a ramp control unit 240, a movable accessory control unit 250, a sub information storage unit 260, And a sub-command management unit 270. These units functionally represent those realized by the respective control configurations on the first sub-control board 200 described with reference to FIG.
The sub-information storage unit 260 is a unit that temporarily stores data read by a unit included in the first sub-control board 200, data derived by calculation in the unit, and the like in corresponding storage areas. It is. The effect control command transmitted from the main command management unit 170 is stored in the received command storage area of the sub information storage unit 260 by the sub command management unit 270.

  The sub-random number generation means 210 can generate a random number (software random number) updated by the CPU 201 in the program processing, and acquires the random number at a timing when each lottery (details will be described later) by the normal effect control means 220 is executed.

  The normal effect control means 220 includes an effect mode control means 221, an effect route determination means 222, a sub-hold control means 223, a prefetch effect control means 224, an effect content determination means 225, a decorative symbol control means 226, and a big hit effect control means 227. Prepare.

The effect mode control means 221 controls the transition of the effect mode, when the game state designation command is transmitted, in conformity with the special figure variation pattern derivation state managed on the main control board 100 side.
The effect mode in the present embodiment is roughly divided into a normal mode, a probability change mode, a CT (chance time) mode, and a small hit rush mode. Is associated with the CT mode, the special figure variation pattern deriving state PC is associated with the CT mode, and the special figure variation pattern deriving state PD is associated with the small hit rush mode.

When the pre-determination command is transmitted, the effect route determination unit 222 responds to the symbol variation that has been suspended this time based on the result of the preliminary determination included in the command (in this embodiment, the special figure variation pattern). Determine (set) the production route. The effect route determination means 222 can also determine the effect route based on the special figure change pattern included in the change start command at the start of the symbol change.
Here, the effect route is an effect from the start to the end of the symbol change, and defines the process of the effect of notifying the result of the special figure approval / disapproval determination in the symbol change, and is executed with the symbol change. The content of the effect is determined by the effect content determining means 225 described later according to the effect route corresponding to the symbol variation.

When a hold command is received, the sub-hold control unit 223 displays a hold display area (not shown) of the main display unit 81 based on information of the special figure 1 hold counter and the special figure 2 hold counter included in the command. ), Effect data for displaying the number of reserved images corresponding to the special figure 1 reservation counter and the number of reserved images corresponding to the special figure 2 reservation counter are set.
Note that the reserved image is an image to be subjected to a reserved look-ahead effect that changes to various modes that suggest advantages such as the degree of expectation of the big hit game.

When a pre-determination command is transmitted, the look-ahead effect control unit 224 determines the content of the look-ahead effect based on the result of the pre-determination included in the command.
The look-ahead effect is, over one or more symbol variations before the design variation of the look-ahead object is started, the degree of expectation for the result of the special figure approval / disapproval determination in the design variation of the look-ahead object, and the design variation of the look-ahead object This is an effect that suggests the contents of the effect to be executed.
For this reason, it can be said that the effect control means (prefetch effect control means 224) can start a look-ahead effect that suggests the degree of expectation of a big hit in the design change before the target design change. .

The effect content determining means 225 determines the content of the effect to be executed in the current symbol change according to the effect route already determined by the effect route determining means 222 when the change start command is transmitted.
More specifically, at each stage of the determined effect route, the effect route determination means 222 determines the content (effect pattern) of the effect to be executed by lottery or the like using an effect pattern lottery table corresponding to the effect route. decide. By doing in this way, it is possible to change the contents of the effect relating to (executed in accordance with) the determined effect route, and to give a connection to the effect in one symbol change. Further, even when the same effect route is determined, effects to be executed can be diversified.

When the variation start command is transmitted, the decorative symbol control unit 226 determines the final combination of the decorative symbols (the left symbol, the middle symbol, and the right symbol) based on the determined special symbol stop symbol. decide.
More specifically, odd-numbered symbols are matched to symbols B, C, and symbols a, even-numbered symbols are matched to symbols A and b, and symbols D and c are associated with irregular symbols.
In order to make the combination of the decorative symbols to be stopped correspond to the stop symbol of the special figure, it is not always necessary to make the above-mentioned correspondence relationship. If the combination of decorative patterns to be stopped does not increase the degree of expectation, a combination of decorative patterns different from the above-mentioned correspondence is adopted in some cases (a ratio lower than the above-mentioned correspondence). Even in such a case, it can be said that the combination of decorative symbols to be stopped corresponds to the stop symbol of the special figure.

When the big hit start command is transmitted, the big hit effect control means 227 determines the content of the big hit effect that informs that the big hit game is being played based on information included in the command.
The jackpot effect in the present embodiment includes a start demonstration effect notifying the start of the jackpot game, a round effect notifying that the round game is being performed, and an end demonstration effect notifying the end of the jackpot game. The big hit attacker winning prize production to be described later is a production included in the round production, and the content (the production mode of the big hit attacker winning prize production) is determined by the big hit production control means 227.

When the small hit start command is transmitted, the big hit effect control means 227 determines the content of the small hit effect for notifying that the small hit game is being performed, based on information included in the command.
The small hit effect in this embodiment includes at least a small hit acquisition prize ball notification, which will be described later, in addition to the start demonstration effect for notifying the start of the small hit game, and the content (small hit) of the small hit effect control means 227. The effect mode of informing the number of acquired prize balls) is determined.

The normal effect control means 220 reads the effect data of each device corresponding to the effect at the execution timing of each effect in accordance with the effect contents determined by the above-described means included in the first sub-control board 200. If the read effect data includes effect data relating to images and sounds, an image control command relating to images and sounds is generated based on the effect data, and the command is stored in the transmission command storage area of the sub information storage means 260. To be stored.
In particular, the normal effect control means 220 is using the effect display device 80 to change the setting when the return state at the time of power recovery is a setting change state (when a setting change start command described later is transmitted). The effect data for notifying the user is read out, and the notification started by the effect data ends when the setting change state ends and the game becomes available (when a setting change end command is transmitted). Similarly, the normal effect control means 220 is using the effect display device 80 to check the setting when the return state at the time of power recovery becomes the setting check state (when a setting check start command described later is transmitted). The effect data for informing that there is is read out, and the notification started by the effect data ends when the setting confirmation state ends and the game becomes available (when a setting confirmation end command is transmitted). . Although the details of the notification are omitted, the notification is a notification in which the current setting value cannot be specified (not a mode that can be specified), and the effect device that executes the notification does not matter. By doing so, it is possible to improve the work efficiency and security for changing the set value and confirming the set value. Furthermore, when the return state at the time of power restoration has become a game playable state (in the case where RAM clear processing is involved), the normal effect control means 220 informs that the game has become playable with RAM clear processing. If the return state at the time of power restoration has become a game playable state (without RAM clear processing), it is notified that the game has become playable without RAM clear processing. Effect data for reading. Although the details of the notification are omitted, it is preferable that the notification is continuously performed for a fixed time (for example, 30 s) after the execution is started, and the effect device that performs the notification is not limited.
Furthermore, when the setting change end command is transmitted, the normal effect control unit 220 turns on the setting change flag (stores the setting change flag in the area of the RAM 203), and turns off the flag when power is cut off. Therefore, it is possible to determine the presence or absence of a setting change based on the state of the flag. The flag is used for a lottery (particularly, a setting suggestion type lottery) for determining details of a step-up effect described later. However, when the power cut-off time is not appropriate as the timing for determining the presence or absence of the setting change, such as when the power interruption time is equal to or less than a predetermined time (for example, three hours), the normal performance control means 220 does not determine whether or not the setting has been changed, The flag may be turned off.

When the error command is transmitted, the sub error control means 230 determines an error effect pattern and reads out effect data for executing the error effect according to the error effect pattern.
Note that the sub error control means 230 independently determines (independently of the main error control means 165) whether or not the gaming machine 10 is in an error state, and executes an error effect when it is determined that the game machine 10 is in an error state. The effect data may be read out, and the error state includes, for example, a right-handed error state determined based on the number of winnings of the gate 63 at the time of low probability in ordinary drawing.

  The lamp control means 240 holds lamp control data for controlling the lighting of the effect lamp 35. When the effect data read by the normal effect control means 220 includes effect data corresponding to the effect lamp 35, Reads out the lamp control data based on the effect data, and transmits the read lamp control data to the effect lamp 35.

  The movable accessory control means 250 holds movable control data for controlling the movement of the movable decorative body 22 and the sub-display unit 82, and the effect data read by the normal effect control means 220 is added to the movable accessory. If there is corresponding effect data, the movable control data is read based on the effect data, and the read movable control data is transmitted to the movable decorative body 22 and the sub-display unit 82.

  As described above, the sub-information storage unit 260 temporarily stores data read by the unit included in the first sub-control board 200, data derived by calculation in the unit, and the like in the corresponding storage areas. It is a means to do.

  The sub-command management means 270 receives the effect control command transmitted from the main control board 100, stores the received effect command in the received command storage area of the sub-information storage means 260, and stores the transmitted command in the sub-information storage means 260. If the image control command is stored in the area, the image control command is transmitted to the second sub-control board 300. In addition, each image control command is transmitted according to the order stored in the transmission command storage area of the sub information storage unit 260 in principle.

<Setting change processing>
Next, with reference to FIG. 12, the details of the setting change process executed by the setting change unit 177 when the power recovery state changes to the setting change state will be described. FIG. 12 is a diagram illustrating a flow of the setting change process.

  In the first step S101, it is determined whether or not the set value is within a normal range (set value 1 to set value 6). If the condition is satisfied, the process proceeds to step S105, and the condition is not satisfied. In this case, the process proceeds to step S103.

In step S103, 1 is set as the set value.
In this embodiment, even if the RAM 103 has an abnormality, the process is not executed if the set value is within the normal range. However, the process may be executed if the RAM 103 has an abnormality. Good.

  In step S105, the security signal is turned on.

In step S107, a setting change start command is transmitted to the first sub-control board 200 (the command is stored in the transmission command storage area of the main information storage unit 160 for transmission to the first sub-control board 200). .
The command is a command for notifying that the setting is being changed using the main display unit 81 and the speaker 33.

  In step S109, the current set value is displayed on the main control board monitor 97.

In step S111, it is determined whether or not the RAM clear switch 43 has changed from OFF to ON. If the condition has been satisfied, the process proceeds to step S113, and if the condition has not been satisfied, the process proceeds to step S115.
In this determination, it may be added whether or not the setting key switch 42 is ON, and the process may proceed to step S113 when both conditions are satisfied.

In step S113, the set value is updated. Specifically, 1 is added to the current set value, and when the set value exceeds 6, 1 is set to the set value.
When the set value is updated (added), the set value displayed on the main control board monitor 97 is also updated.

  In step S115, it is determined whether or not the setting key switch 42 has been changed from ON to OFF. When the condition is satisfied, the process proceeds to step S117, and when the condition is not satisfied, the process returns to step S111.

  In step S117, the displayed set value is hidden, and the current set value is determined as the set value.

  In step S119, a part of the area related to the game (the area excluding the area related to the set value) in the RAM 103 is cleared.

In step S121, a setting change end command is transmitted to the first sub-control board 200 and the payout control board 400 (the command is stored in the main information storage unit 160 for transmission to the first sub-control board 200). In the area).
The command is a command for notifying the first sub-control board 200 of the end of the setting change state and the determined set value.

  In step S123, a game possible state is set, and then the setting change process ends. When the playable state is set, the game state is shifted to the playable state after the above described playable state shift processing is executed.

  As described above, the gaming machine 10 according to the present embodiment sets one set value from the set values in a plurality of stages, determines the probability of winning a jackpot according to the set value, and changes the set value to the set value. It can be said that the gaming machine can be changed.

<Setting confirmation process>
Next, the details of the setting confirmation process executed by the setting confirmation unit 178 when the restoration state at the time of power restoration becomes the setting confirmation state will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 13 is a diagram illustrating a flow of the setting confirmation process.

  In the first step S201, the security signal is turned ON.

In step S203, a setting confirmation start command is transmitted to the first sub-control board 200 (the command is stored in the transmission command storage area for transmission to the first sub-control board 200 in the main information storage unit 160). .
The command is a command for notifying the first sub-control board 200 that the setting is being confirmed using the main display unit 81 and the speaker 33.

  In step S205, the current set value is displayed on the main control board monitor 97.

  In step S207, it is determined whether or not the setting key switch 42 has changed from ON to OFF. If the condition is satisfied, the process proceeds to step S209. If the condition is not satisfied, the process returns to step S207. Make a decision.

  In step S209, the set value is hidden.

In step S211, a setting confirmation end command is transmitted to the first sub-control board 200 (the command is stored in the transmission command storage area of the main information storage unit 160 for transmission to the first sub-control board 200). .
This command is a command for notifying the first sub-control board 200 that the setting confirmation state has been completed.

  In step S213, a game possible state is set, and then the setting confirmation processing ends. When the playable state is set, the game state is shifted to the playable state after the above described playable state shift processing is executed.

<Display Mode of Main Control Board Monitor 97>
Next, a display mode of the main control board monitor 97 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 14 is a diagram showing a display mode of the main control board monitor 97 for each state.
As shown in FIG. 14, the main control board monitor 97 is composed of four 7-segment displays (hereinafter sometimes abbreviated as “7-segment”) arranged continuously in the horizontal direction, and each of the 7-segment displays. A dot-shaped LED is provided at the lower right of the LED. When each piece of information is displayed, each piece of information is displayed right-justified.

More specifically, the current set value is displayed using the rightmost 7 seg, and the type of the game stop state is displayed using the rightmost 7 seg and the second 7 seg from the right. As for the display of the base value, “bL.” Indicating the display of the base value is indicated by dots at the lower right of the leftmost 7 seg, the second 7 seg from the left, and the second 7 seg from the left. And the derived base value is displayed using the rightmost 7 seg and the second 7 seg from the right. If the base value exceeds 100, “bL.99.” Is displayed.
Unless otherwise specified, the “display of base value” in the present embodiment is a combination of a display indicating the display of a base value (display of “bL.”) And a display of the base value itself. To do.

Here, the display capable of specifying the current set value and the display capable of specifying the type of the game stop state are not limited to the modes in the present embodiment as long as the modes are different from each other. Good.
As described above, in the setting change state and the setting confirmation state, the set value is displayed on the main control board monitor 97, and in the game stop state, the type of the game stop state (“E1” or “E2”) is displayed on the main control board monitor 97. )) Is displayed, and the period in which each display is displayed matches the period in which the corresponding return state is set, but is displayed in a part of the period in which the corresponding return state is set. It may be.

Further, although the description is omitted in the above description of the base value, from the first power-on (including the case where the area related to the base value of the RAM 103 is cleared), the number of out balls reaches 300 (the number of out balls is 0 to 0). In the range 299), “bL .−−” is displayed on the main control board monitor 97 (without displaying the base value itself). The base value is displayed, and “bL.” Flashes in any range. On the other hand, in the range where the number of out-balls is 60001 or later, as described above, the base value derived in the previous section is displayed, and in this range, “bL.” Is always turned on (does not blink). Therefore, whether or not the area related to the base value in the RAM 103 has been cleared can be recognized based on whether or not the display of the base value is constantly lit (blinking) or whether or not the base value is displayed.
When “bL.” Blinks, it is also possible to blink 7 seg indicating the integer part of the base value, but it is preferable to always light up the 7 seg.
Further, in the present embodiment, identification is possible by the presence or absence of blinking. However, any method can be adopted as long as identification is possible by a difference in lighting mode including presence or absence of blinking, for example, by changing the lighting color. You may.

Further, the threshold value of the number of out-balls defining the period for displaying “bL .−−” from the first power-on is not limited to 300, and the number of out-balls defining one section for deriving the base value (in this embodiment, , 60000), any value may be employed.
The number of out-balls defining one section for deriving the base value is not limited to 60000, but is 60000 (the number of balls launched per business day at a launch speed of about 100 per minute (100 × 60 (min) × 10 ( Any value may be adopted as long as the value is close to the time))).

  Further, in the present embodiment, the base value is displayed immediately after the setting value displayed in the setting change state and the setting confirmation state is hidden (with a period of time that cannot be recognized by the player). Alternatively, the display of the base value may be started after the setting value has been hidden and the player has a time interval that can be recognized by the player. It should be noted that the base value once displayed is continuously displayed until a power failure occurs.

<Aspect of Setting Key Switch 42 and Aspect of RAM Clear Switch 43>
Next, prior to describing the details of the state of the gaming machine 10 at the time of power recovery including the return state at the time of power recovery, the mode of the setting key switch 42 will be described with reference to FIGS. And the combination of the modes of the RAM clear switch 43 will be described. FIGS. 15A to 15D are diagrams showing patterns of combinations of the mode of the setting key switch 42 and the mode of the RAM clear switch 43.

  First, each of the setting key switch 42 and the RAM clear switch 43 includes a displacement unit (not shown) that displaces from one position to the other position, and a sensor (not shown) that detects the displacement unit at any position. The CPU 101 of the main control board 100 can grasp the mode of each switch based on the detection result of the sensor.

When operating the setting key switch 42, it is necessary to insert the setting key 600 into the setting key switch 42 as shown in FIGS. 15 (a) to 15 (d). More specifically, the setting key switch 42 is in a state where the setting key 600 shown in FIGS. 15A and 15B is inserted (hereinafter, the setting key switch 42 may be expressed as “OFF”. This state is irrespective of whether the setting key 600 is inserted or not). As shown in FIGS. 15C and 15D, the setting key switch is rotated clockwise by 90 degrees toward the insertion surface. 42 is operated (hereinafter, the setting key switch 42 may be expressed as ON).
Note that the setting key switch 42 can hold the displacement portion at each of the OFF position and the ON position without requiring an external force.
The setting key 600 cannot be removed while the setting key switch 42 is ON.

The RAM clear switch 43 can be operated by pressing the upper surface of the switch. More specifically, in the state shown in FIGS. 15A and 15C (hereinafter, sometimes referred to as “RAM clear switch 43 is OFF”), FIGS. 15B and 15D As shown in ()), when the upper surface of the switch is pressed, the RAM clear switch 43 is operated (hereinafter, sometimes referred to as “RAM clear switch 43 is ON”).
The RAM clear switch 43 urges and holds the displacement portion at a position where the displacement portion is turned off. Therefore, the RAM clear switch 43 can hold the displacement portion without an external force at the position where the RAM is in the OFF state, and cannot hold the displacement portion without requiring the external force at the position where the RAM is ON. It has become.

  As described above, as a combination of the mode of the setting key switch 42 and the mode of the RAM clear switch 43 at the time of power recovery, the setting key switch 42 and the RAM clear switch 43 shown in FIG. (B), the setting key switch 42 is OFF and the RAM clear switch 43 is ON, and the setting key switch 42 shown in FIG. And the combination in which the RAM clear switch 43 is in the OFF state and the combination shown in FIG. 15D in which the setting key switch 42 is ON and the RAM clear switch 43 is in the ON state. Exists.

<State of gaming machine 10 at the time of power restoration including return state>
Next, with reference to the table shown in FIG. 16, the details of the state of the gaming machine 10 at the time of power recovery including the return state at the time of power recovery when the state at the time of the previous power interruption is the gaming state will be described. As described above, the state of the gaming machine 10 at the time of power recovery including the return state in the present embodiment includes whether or not there is an abnormality in the RAM 103, the state at the time of the last power failure, and the setting key switch 42 at the time of power recovery. And the state of the RAM clear switch 43 at the time of power recovery, and the state of the middle frame opening sensor 76 at the time of power recovery.
Here, FIGS. 16 (a) and 16 (b) show abnormalities at the time of power restoration (if there is an abnormality in the area related to the game in the RAM 103, if the set value is not normal, or if the state at the time of the last power interruption is the game stop). FIG. 16 (a) is a table in which the state of the gaming machine at the time of power recovery is arranged in the case where there is no state) and the state at the time of the last power interruption is the gaming state, and FIG. FIG. 16B is a table in which the state of the gaming machine at the time of power recovery when the middle frame 17 is at the closed state when the power is restored is shown in FIG. In the processing flow (not shown) for determining the state of the gaming machine 10 at the time of power recovery including the return state, the state of the RAM clear switch 43, the state of the middle frame door sensor 76, and the state of the setting key switch 42 Is not limited, and any order may be adopted as long as the relationship shown in the table described later is satisfied. In the present embodiment, when there is an abnormality in the area of the RAM 103 relating to the game, it is determined that there is an abnormality at the time of power recovery. May be treated as abnormal, that is, abnormal when power is restored.

In FIG. 16 (a), there is no abnormality at the time of power recovery, the state at the time of the last power cut is a game-enabled state, and the middle frame opening sensor 76 at the time of power recovery is ON (the middle frame 17 is open). (Hereinafter, referred to as “case 1”), the state of the gaming machine 10 at the time of power recovery is shown.
In Case 1, if the setting key switch 42 is OFF and the RAM clear switch 43 is OFF (upper left pattern in FIG. 16A), the RAM clear processing is not executed, and the power is restored when the power is restored. A game possible state is set as the state, and a base value is displayed on main control board monitor 97.
In case 1, when the setting key switch 42 is OFF and the RAM clear switch 43 is ON (upper right pattern in FIG. 16A), RAM clear processing is executed, The playable state is set as the return state, and the base value is displayed on the main control board monitor 97.
In case 1, when the setting key switch 42 is ON and the RAM clear switch 43 is OFF (lower left pattern in FIG. 16A), the RAM clear processing is not executed and Is set as the reset state, and the current set value is displayed on the main control board monitor 97.
In case 1, when the setting key switch 42 is ON and the RAM clear switch 43 is ON (lower right pattern in FIG. 16A), RAM clear processing is executed and power recovery is performed. The setting change state is set as the return state, and the current setting value is displayed on the main control board monitor 97. In this case, if there is an abnormality in the area related to the base value of the RAM 103, the area is also cleared.
By doing so, it is possible to select the restoration state at the time of power recovery according to the mode of the operation means at the time of power recovery, and the selection can be made smoothly.

  Further, in case 1, the return state corresponding to the combination of the mode of the setting key switch 42 at the time of power recovery and the mode of the RAM clear switch 43 at the time of power recovery is not limited to the correspondence in the present embodiment. By associating a return state with RAM clear processing with a combination including at least the RAM clear switch 43 being ON as described above, the occurrence of erroneous RAM clear processing can be suppressed.

In FIG. 16 (b), there is no abnormality at the time of power restoration, the state at the time of the last power interruption is a game-enabled state, and the middle frame opening sensor 76 at the time of power restoration is OFF (the middle frame 17 is closed). (Hereinafter, referred to as “case 2”), the state of the gaming machine 10 at the time of power recovery is shown.
In case 2, when the setting key switch 42 is OFF and the RAM clear switch 43 is OFF (upper left pattern in FIG. 16B), the RAM clear processing is not executed, and the power recovery is performed. A game possible state is set as the state, and a base value is displayed on main control board monitor 97.
In case 2, when the setting key switch 42 is OFF and the RAM clear switch 43 is ON (upper right pattern in FIG. 16B), RAM clear processing is executed, The playable state is set as the return state, and the base value is displayed on the main control board monitor 97.
In case 2, when the setting key switch 42 is ON and the RAM clear switch 43 is OFF (lower left pattern in FIG. 16B), the RAM clear processing is not executed and Is set as the return state, and the base value is displayed on the main control board monitor 97.
Also, in case 2, when the setting key switch 42 is ON and the RAM clear switch 43 is ON (lower right pattern in FIG. 16B), RAM clear processing is executed and power recovery is performed. Is set as the return state, and the base value is displayed on the main control board monitor 97.

As described above, in the present embodiment, when there is no abnormality at the time of power restoration and the state at the time of the last power cut is the game-enabled state, the state of the middle frame opening sensor 76 (the open / close state of the middle frame 17). The return state that is set according to is different.
Furthermore, in case 1, when the setting key switch 42 is ON and the RAM clear switch 43 is ON, the setting change state is set, while in case 2, the setting key switch 42 is ON, and When the RAM clear switch 43 is ON, a RAM clear process is executed and a game-enabled state is set. Further, in both case 1 and case 2, when the setting key switch 42 is OFF and the RAM clear switch 43 is ON, the RAM clear processing is executed and the game possible state is set. . As described above, while setting of an inappropriate setting change state is prohibited, RAM clear processing is permitted, so that illegal setting change when the middle frame opening sensor 76 is OFF (the middle frame 17 is closed). The operability of the RAM clearing process can be improved while preventing this.
In particular, when the setting key switch 42 is ON and the RAM clear switch 43 is ON, and when the middle frame opening sensor 76 is OFF (the middle frame 17 is closed), the RAM clear processing is executed. Is done. Therefore, it is possible to prevent an advantageous state from being maintained when there is a possibility that an unauthorized setting change has been attempted.

Also, although omitted in the above description, in any of the following cases: when there is an abnormality at the time of power recovery, when the last power interruption state is the game stop state, and when the last power interruption state is the setting change state When the setting key switch 42 is ON and the RAM clear switch 43 is ON, only when the middle frame opening sensor 76 is ON (the middle frame 17 is open), the setting change state is passed. In other cases, the game is stopped, and the main control board monitor 97 displays the type of the game stop state (“E1” or “E2”). In addition, when there is no abnormality at the time of power restoration and the state at the time of the previous power interruption is the setting confirmation state, there is no abnormality at the time of the above power restoration and the state at the time of the previous power interruption is the gaming state. The behavior is similar.
Further, in the present embodiment, the setting change state and the setting confirmation state can be set only at the time of power restoration, and neither is set except at the time of power restoration. Therefore, the game control can be stabilized.

  As described above, the gaming machine 10 according to the present embodiment is configured to be able to arbitrarily set a setting value having a different advantage regarding the awarding of a prize ball. One of the effective means for improving the operation by increasing the parameter is a function of executing a suggestion regarding a set value (including not only a suggestion of a current set value but also a suggestion of a change of a set value). On the other hand, in the present embodiment, the function of executing the suggestion regarding the set value is realized by a part of the effect mode in the large hit attacker prize winning effect and the small hit winning prize ball number notification described later.

<Attacker winning and errors related to attacker winning>
Next, an attacker winning and an error relating to the attacker winning will be described with reference to FIGS. 17 and 18. FIG.
FIG. 17 is a flowchart showing a procedure of an attacker winning process executed by the main control board 100 (the big hit game control means 140 and the main error control means 165).
FIG. 18A is a flowchart showing the processing procedure of the excess winning error processing executed by the first sub-control board 200 (sub-error control means 230), and FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the processing procedure of the prize winning error processing performed by the sub error control means 230).

  First, in step S301, it is determined whether or not the entry of a game ball into the special winning opening 55 has been detected (whether or not detection has been performed by the special winning opening sensor 72), and if the condition has been satisfied, Proceeding to step S303, if the condition is not satisfied, the attacker winning process ends.

In step S303, it is determined whether or not the special winning opening 55 is open at that time. Here, "whether or not the special winning opening 55 is open" is, specifically, either a big hit game (during a round game) or a small hit game.
When the condition of step S303 is satisfied, the process proceeds to step S305, and when the condition is not satisfied, the process proceeds to step S315.

  In step S305, the number of winnings associated with the special winning opening 55 during the period when the special winning opening 55 is open is counted, and the counter value (shown as “N” in FIG. 17) is incremented by 1, and the process proceeds to step S307. .

  In step S307, it is determined whether or not the above-mentioned counter value is less than 13. When the condition is satisfied, the process proceeds to step S309, and when the condition is not satisfied, the process proceeds to step S313.

In step S309, an attacker winning command indicating the number of winnings in the special winning opening 55 during the opening period of the special winning opening 55 is set. In step S313, an excessive winning error command indicating an error that causes the winning number of the special winning opening 55 to be excessive during the opening period of the special winning opening 55 is set. In step S315, an illegal winning error command is set which indicates an error in which the entering of a game ball into the special winning opening 55 is illegal (it is assumed that the entering ball is originally detected at a timing when there is no entering). .
Here, “command is set” means that a command is stored in a predetermined storage area of the transmission command storage area of the main information storage unit 160 described above.

  In step S311, the various commands set in steps S309, S313, and S315 are transmitted by the main command management unit 170 to the subcommand management unit 270.

When the first sub-control board 200 (sub-command management means 270) receives the excessive winning error command, that is, when the determination in step S401 is satisfied, the process proceeds to step S403, and when the determination is not satisfied, The excess winning error processing ends.
In step S403, a notification related to the excess winning error is executed. Here, the “notification relating to the excess winning error” specifically means that an error is displayed on the main display section 81, an error sound is output from the speaker 33, and the effect lamp 35 emits light in an error pattern. is there.

When the first sub-control board 200 (sub-command management means 270) receives the illegal winning error command, that is, when the determination in step S405 is satisfied, the process proceeds to step S407, and when the determination is not satisfied, Ends the illegal winning error processing.
In step S407, a notification related to an illegal winning error is executed. Here, the “notification of an improper winning error” specifically means that an error is displayed on the main display unit 81, an error sound is output from the speaker 33, and the effect lamp 35 emits light in an error pattern. is there.

  The above-described notification of the excess winning error and the notification of the incorrect winning error need only be identifiable by at least part of the notification contents (error display, error generation sound, at least part of the error pattern). The content of the notification is not particularly limited.

  As described above, the counting in step S307 and the determination in step S309 are processing for determining whether or not to notify of an excessive winning error, and can be said to be conditions for executing an excessive winning error. Note that the execution condition of the excess winning error (the number of winnings of the special winning opening 55 during the opening period of one special winning opening 55 reaches 13) in the present embodiment is a specific example, and the present invention is not limited thereto. It can be changed as appropriate without departing from the purpose.

<About the production at the time of winning the jackpot attacker>
Subsequently, the details of the effect at the time of the big hit attacker winning a prize will be described with reference to FIGS.
FIG. 19 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure of a jackpot attacker winning prize effect process executed by the first sub-control board 200 (the jackpot effect control means 227).
FIG. 20A is a diagram schematically illustrating a lottery table referred to in a production lottery in a large hit attacker prize winning effect process at the time of a low setting, and FIG. It is a figure which shows typically the lottery table referred by the effect lottery of an effect process.
FIG. 21 and FIG. 22 are diagrams illustrating specific examples of the production mode relating to the production at the time of the big hit attacker winning.

The big hit attacker winning prize production process shown in FIG. 19 is executed by the big hit production control means 227 during the big hit game.
If the first sub-control board 200 (sub-command management means 270) receives the attacker winning command during the big hit game, that is, if the determination in step S501 is satisfied, the process proceeds to step S503, and the determination is not satisfied. If so, the jackpot attacker winning effect rendering process ends.

  In step S503, it is determined whether or not the current set value is a low set value. If the condition is satisfied, the process proceeds to step S505. If the condition is not satisfied (the current set value is high). If it is a set value, the process proceeds to step S509.

In step S505, the production mode of the production at the time of the big hit attacker winning is determined by the production lottery with reference to the lottery table shown in FIG. Specifically, the jackpot effect control means 227 determines the effect mode of the jackpot attack prize-winning effect according to the winning number indicated by the attacker prize winning command received in step S501.
The range of random numbers used in the effect lottery is 0 to 999. Therefore, when the number of winnings indicated by the attacker winning command is one to three, the big hit effect control means 227 has a probability of 990/1000 (approximately 1 / 1.01). _A ”) is determined, and with a probability of 10/10000 (1/100), a male character of pattern B (described as“ male_B ”in FIG. 20) is determined. When the number of winnings indicated by the attacker winning command is 4 to 6, the jackpot effect control means 227 determines the effect mode of the male character of the A pattern with a probability of 980/1000 (about 1 / 1.02). , 20/1000 (1/50) with a probability of being determined by the male character of the B pattern. When the number of winnings indicated by the attacker winning command is 7 to 10, the big hit effect control means 227 determines the effect mode of the male character of the A pattern with a probability of 970/1000 (about 1 / 1.03). , 30/1000 (approximately 1 / 33.3) with a probability of being determined by a male character in the B pattern. When the number of winnings indicated by the attacker winning command is 11 (that is, when an over winning has occurred), the jackpot effect control unit 227 determines that the A pattern has a probability of 850/1000 (about 1 / 1.17). The stage of production by a female character (denoted as “female_A” in FIG. 20) is determined, and a female character of the B pattern (denoted as “female_B” in FIG. 20) with a probability of 150/1000 (about 1 / 6.66) Is determined. When the number of winnings indicated by the attacker winning command is 12 or more, the probability relating to the effect mode of the big hit attacker winning effect determined by the big hit effect control means 227 is zero in any of the effect modes. That is, in this case, the big hit effect control means 227 does not execute the big hit attacker winning effect (the execution ratio is zero).

In step S509, the production mode of the production at the time of the big hit attacker winning is determined by the production lottery referring to the lottery table shown in FIG. 20 (b). More specifically, the jackpot effect control means 227 determines the effect mode of the jackpot attacker winning effect according to the winning number indicated by the attacker winning command received in step S501, similarly to the effect lottery in step S505.
The range of random numbers used in the effect lottery is 0 to 999. Therefore, when the number of winnings indicated by the attacker winning command is one to three, the big hit effect control means 227 determines the effect mode by the male character of the A pattern with a probability of 985/1000 (about 1 / 1.01). , 15/1000 (approximately 1 / 66.6), the effect of the male character in the B pattern is determined. If the number of winnings indicated by the attacker winning command is 4 to 6, the big hit effect control means 227 determines the effect mode of the male character of the A pattern with a probability of 970/1000 (about 1 / 1.03). , 30/1000 (approximately 1 / 33.3) with a probability of being determined by a male character in the B pattern. If the number of winnings indicated by the attacker winning command is 7 to 10, the big hit effect control means 227 determines the effect mode of the male character of the A pattern with a probability of 960/1000 (about 1 / 1.04). , 40/1000 (1/25) with a probability of being determined by the male character of the B pattern. When the number of winnings indicated by the attacker winning command is 11 (that is, when an over winning has occurred), the jackpot effect control means 227 determines that the A pattern has a probability of 750/1000 (about 1 / 1.33). The production mode by the female character is determined, the production mode by the female character of the B pattern is determined with a probability of 200/1000 (1/5), and the alien character (FIG. 20) is determined with a probability of 50/1000 (1/20). In this case, the effect is described as “alien”. In the case where the number of winnings indicated by the attacker winning command is 12 or more, like the effect lottery in step S505, the probability related to the effect mode of the effect at the time of the jackpot attacker winning determined by the jackpot effect control means 227 is: It is zero in any of the effect modes. That is, in this case, the big hit effect control means 227 does not execute the big hit attacker winning effect (the execution ratio is zero).

In step S507, an attacker winning effect is executed according to the effect mode determined by the effect drawing in step S505 or step S509.
The contents displayed on the main display section 81 among the production modes relating to the production at the time of the jackpot attacker winning at step S507 are as shown in FIGS. 21 and 22, respectively. Naturally, in addition to these displays, a sound effect output from the speaker 33, a specific light emission pattern by the effect lamp 35, and the like may be executed by the big hit effect control means 227.

The jackpot effect control means 227 displays the male character on the right side of the main display portion 81 (above the display G1 related to the number of prize balls acquired during the jackpot game) when the male character of the pattern A is determined as the effect mode. (See FIG. 21A).
If the big hit production control means 227 determines the male character of the B pattern as the production mode, it is displayed at the same position as the male character of the above A pattern, but the expression is different (it is a smile). The effect content is such that the player is expected to be more advantageous (actually, a high set value) than the male character in the pattern is displayed (see FIG. 21B).

When the jackpot effect control means 227 determines the female character of the pattern A as the effect mode, the female character is displayed from the right side of the main display portion 81 (above the display G1) (see FIG. 22A).
If the female character of the pattern is determined as the production mode, the jackpot effect control means 227B displays the female character of the pattern A in the same position as that of the female character of the pattern A. The effect content is such that the player is expected to be more advantageous (actually, a high set value) than the female character is displayed (see FIG. 22B).
When the jackpot effect control means 227 determines the character of the alien as the effect mode, the female character is displayed from the right side of the main display section 81 (above the display G1) (see FIG. 22C).

As is clear from a comparison between the lottery table shown in FIG. 20 (a) and the lottery table shown in FIG. 20 (b), an attacker winning effect by a male character in the B pattern and a female character in the B pattern The effect at the time of the attacker winning a prize and the effect at the time of the attacker prize by the character of the alien are both configured such that the execution ratio is higher when the setting is high than when the setting is low.
In other words, when the effect control means (big hit effect control means 227) is the second set value (high set value) as compared to the case where the set value is the first set value (low set value) It can be said that the setting suggestion effect in which the execution ratio is increased can be executed by controlling the effect means (the main display unit 81 and the like). In addition, the setting suggestion effect executed by the effect control means includes a predetermined setting suggestion effect (according to the above three effect modes) that can be executed when a game ball is awarded to the special winning opening 55 opened in the big hit game. It can be said that this includes the performance at the time of winning the jackpot attacker.
Also, as is clear from both the lottery tables shown in FIGS. 20A and 20B, the predetermined setting suggestion effect (the effect at the time of winning the big hit attacker) is executed based on the winning number of the special winning opening 55. A first execution ratio (10/1000 or 15/1000), which is a ratio in which a predetermined setting suggestion effect is executed with the first winning number (1 to 3) as an opportunity; A second execution ratio (20/1000 or 30/1000), which is a ratio at which a predetermined setting suggestion effect is executed when the second winning number (4 to 6) is greater than the first winning number; A third execution ratio (30/1000 or 40/1000), which is a ratio at which a predetermined setting suggestion effect is executed with the third winning number (7 to 10) being greater than the second winning number. By comparison, the first execution , It can be said that the higher the second execution ratio, in the order of the third execution ratio.
As a result, the player's interest can be attracted not only to the number of acquired prize balls but also to the contents of the predetermined setting suggestive effect (suggested setting value), and the entertainment effect can be gradually changed by the effect. Can be.

  In the present embodiment, the execution ratio of the predetermined setting suggestion effect monotonically increases according to the winning number of the special winning opening 55 (the first execution ratio, the second execution ratio, and the third execution ratio). However, in the implementation of the present invention, the execution ratio of the predetermined setting suggestion effect monotonically decreases according to the winning number of the special winning opening 55 (first execution ratio, second execution ratio). Ratio and the third execution ratio in this order).

The first winning number (1 to 3 pieces), the second winning number (4 to 6 pieces), and the third winning number (7 to 10 pieces) are all triggered by a predetermined setting suggestive effect. The winning number 55 is less than or equal to a predetermined number of winnings (10).
This allows the player to benefit from a normal change in the game style (regardless of whether or not there is an over-winning prize), in which the entertainment effect of the game is gradually changed by the effect of the predetermined setting suggestive effect.

In addition, as is clear from both the lottery tables shown in FIGS. 20A and 20B, the jackpot effect control means 227 makes an over prize (the number of prizes exceeds the specified number of prizes). In response to the winning of the large winning opening 55, the effect at the time of the attacker winning by the female character of the B pattern and the effect at the time of the attacker winning by the character of the alien are executed at the execution ratio of 150/1000 at the low setting and 250 at the high setting. / 1000.
Here, the first execution ratio (10/1000 or 15/1000), the second execution ratio (20/1000 or 30/1000), and the third execution ratio (30/1000 or 40/1000) And a fourth execution ratio (150/1000 or 250/1000), which is a ratio at which a predetermined setting suggestion effect is executed with the fourth winning number exceeding the prescribed winning number, as a trigger. , The second execution ratio, the third execution ratio, and the fourth execution ratio.
In this manner, the configuration in which the execution rate of the predetermined setting suggestion effect is higher in the case of the over winning (the fourth winning number) as a trigger than in the case of the trigger of the other winning numbers is adopted. As a result, it is possible to enhance the interest in the over-winning (improvement in the interest by obtaining more prize balls than the rules), and to encourage the player to actively aim for the over-winning.

Here, the difference between the fourth execution ratio (150/1000 or 250/1000) and the third execution ratio (30/1000 or 40/1000) is the difference between the third execution ratio and the second execution ratio (20/1000). 1000 or 30/1000), and larger than the difference between the second execution ratio and the first execution ratio (10/1000 or 15/1000).
That is, when focusing on the stepwise increase rate of the execution rate, a configuration is adopted in which the increase rate due to the over-winning (the fourth winning number) is larger than other increase rates. Therefore, the above effect of prompting the player to actively aim for the over prize can be further enhanced.

As is clear from both the lottery tables shown in FIGS. 20 (a) and 20 (b), the effect control means (effect control means 227) of the present embodiment has a When the number is equal to or less than the specified number of wins (when the number is equal to or less than 10), a predetermined setting suggestion effect may be executed, and when the number of wins in the special winning opening 55 exceeds the specified number of wins (when the number is 11). It can be said that there is a case where a predetermined setting suggestion effect is executed in ()).
In other words, it can be said that this configuration is such that the opportunity to enhance the gaming interest is increased by providing the execution opportunity of the predetermined setting suggestive effect for both the normal attacker winning and the over winning.

Here, the predetermined setting suggestive effect (the effect at the time of the attacker winning by the male character of the B pattern, the effect at the time of the attacker winning by the female character of the B pattern, and the effect at the time of the attacker winning by the alien character) is the winning of the large winning opening 55. It can also be said that the execution ratio changes as follows depending on the number.
First, when the winning number of the special winning opening 55 is the specified winning number (10), the ratio (30/1000 or 40/1000) of executing the predetermined setting suggestive effect is defined, and the winning number of the special winning opening 55 is defined. When the number is less than the winning number, the ratio is equal to or higher than any of the ratios for executing the predetermined setting suggestive effect.
When the winning number of the special winning opening 55 is one (11) larger than the specified winning number, the ratio (150/1000 or 250/1000) of executing the predetermined setting suggestive effect is determined by the special winning opening 55. When the winning number exceeds the number, the ratio is equal to or greater than any of the ratios for executing the predetermined setting suggestive effect.
In this way, by setting the attacker prize in the prescribed number of prizes and the over prize one more than that as the peak of the execution ratio of the predetermined setting suggestive effect, the prize just before the closing of the grand prize opening (the end of the round game) is obtained. It is possible to improve the motivation of the player to be aimed, and it is possible to enhance the effect of the predetermined setting suggestive effect.

In the present embodiment, when the winning number of the special winning opening 55 is 11, the ratio of executing the predetermined setting suggestive effect is when the winning number of the special winning opening 55 is the prescribed winning number (10). Is larger than the ratio at which the predetermined setting suggestion effect is executed, but the magnitude relationship may be reversed.
However, in the case where the execution ratio of the predetermined setting suggestive effect for the over-winning is preferentially performed as in the present embodiment, it is possible to motivate the player for the over-winning.

As described above, the number of production modes (one of the male characters in the B pattern) related to the predetermined setting suggestive effect that can be executed when the winning number of the special winning opening 55 is equal to or less than the prescribed winning number, and the special winning opening The number of the production modes (two female characters and the alien characters in the B pattern) related to the predetermined setting suggestive production that can be executed when the 55 winning numbers exceed the prescribed winning number is configured differently. . Further, the former effect mode and the latter effect mode do not overlap (independent from each other). As a result, the effect of both productions (a sentiment received by the player) can be made different.
Here, for example, the number of devices to be used when the winning number of the special winning opening 55 is equal to or less than the specified winning number (for example, only the display on the main display unit 81), and the winning number of the special winning opening 55 is the specified winning number. If the number of devices to be used when the number of devices exceeds (for example, a specific sound effect is output from the speaker 33 in addition to the display on the main display unit 81) is different, the above heterogeneity is further strengthened. In other words, the effect control means executes the predetermined setting suggestion effect by controlling the first effect means composed of one or a plurality of devices when the winning number of the special winning opening is equal to or less than the specified winning number. When the winning number of the special winning opening exceeds the prescribed winning number, a predetermined setting suggestion effect is executed by controlling the second effect device composed of one or a plurality of devices to constitute the first effect device. It is preferable that at least one device is different when comparing the device that makes up the device and the device that makes up the second effect means.

The effect mode of the predetermined setting suggestive effect at the time of the over-winning prize includes an alien character suggesting a high setting decision. In other words, the present setting value is the first setting value (low setting value) in the effect mode related to the predetermined setting suggestive effect that can be executed when the winning number of the special winning opening 55 exceeds the prescribed winning number. A certain effect mode (alien character) that is sometimes not executed and can be executed when the current set value is the second set value (high set value) is included, and a predetermined setting suggestive effect according to the specific effect mode is included. Can be said to not be executed when the winning number of the special winning opening 55 is equal to or less than the specified winning number.
As described above, since the effect of the high setting decision can be limitedly executed at the time of the over-winning, the player's willingness to the over-winning can be stimulated and the interest in the game can be enhanced.

In addition, a predetermined setting suggestive effect that can be executed in response to an over-winning (an over-winning according to the eleventh winning number) (a production at the time of an attacker winning by a female character in the B pattern, and a production at the time of an attacker winning by an alien character). Focusing only on, the following can be said. In other words, the effect control means determines that the ratio (150/1000 or 250/1000) of executing the predetermined setting suggestive effect when the winning number of the special winning opening 55 is larger than the specified winning number (11) is large. When the number of winnings in the winning opening 55 is larger than the number (when the number is 12 or more), the ratio is equal to or greater than any of the ratios for executing the predetermined setting suggestive effect.
In this way, by executing the predetermined setting suggestive effect triggered by the over-winning prize, while increasing the chances of enhancing the game entertainment, the execution ratio of the predetermined setting suggestive effect decreases when the number of peaks exceeds the peak with the number of the predetermined setting suggestive effect. By doing so, it is possible to suppress the player from aiming for an excessive prize that impairs the playability.

  Here, as described above, the effect control means (sub error control means 230) issues a predetermined error notification (excessive prize error) when the winning number of the special winning opening is greater than the above number (13). May run. At this time, it is naturally preferable that the effect control means (big hit effect control means 227) does not execute the predetermined setting suggestion effect. Also, when the winning number of the special winning opening is the above number (11), the effect control means (sub error control means 230) does not execute the predetermined error notification and the effect control means (big hit effect control). Preferably, the means 227) can execute a predetermined setting suggestion effect at a first execution ratio. This is to enhance the effect of suppressing excessive winnings that impair the playability.

The number of prizes (11) and a predetermined error notification (excess prize error) which trigger the execution of a predetermined setting suggestive effect (the effect at the time of the attacker winning a prize by the female character of the B pattern and the effect at the time of the attacker prize by the alien character) When the number of winnings (13), which is the execution trigger, is 12, the predetermined setting suggestive effect and the predetermined error notification are not executed. In other words, the effect control means (big hit effect control means 227 and sub error control means 230) execute the predetermined setting suggestion effect when the winning number of the special winning opening 55 is in the middle (12) of the above numbers. And does not execute a predetermined error notification.
In this way, by providing a break that does nothing in the middle between the two, the two can be clearly distinguished.

In the present embodiment, an example has been described in which the predetermined setting suggestion effect can be executed only for the over-winning of the eleventh winning number, but the range allowed as over-winning (excessive winning error does not occur). In the range, all over winnings may be the trigger for executing the predetermined setting suggestive effect. However, it is preferable that the ratio at which the predetermined setting suggestion effect is executed in 12 or more over winnings is smaller than the execution ratio (150/1000 or 250/1000) of the eleventh. In other words, the effect control means (big hit effect control means 227 and sub error control means 230) do not execute the predetermined error notification when the winning number of the special winning opening 55 is in the middle (12) of the above numbers. In addition, the predetermined setting suggestion effect may be executed at an execution ratio lower than the above execution ratio (however, an execution ratio exceeding zero).
With this configuration, the opportunity for executing the setting suggestion effect is increased, so that it is possible to increase opportunities for enhancing the interest in the game.

A display G8 indicating the execution history of the predetermined setting suggestion effect is displayed on the main display unit 81 illustrated in FIGS. 21A and 21B and FIGS. 22A to 22C. Specifically, when the display G8 is in the effect mode (the male character of the B pattern, the female character of the B pattern, and the character of the alien) corresponding to the predetermined setting suggestive effect, the face of the character is displayed. In the case of another effect mode, the display of a point smaller than the display of the face is displayed as the execution history of the predetermined setting suggestive effect. The display G8 is updated for each round game, and the player can visually recognize the number of executions of the predetermined setting suggestion effect for each round game.
That is, it can be said that the effect display means includes the effect display means (main display section 81), and the effect display means (big hit effect control means 227) displays the execution history (display G8) of the predetermined setting suggestive effect. . In addition, the effect display means (main display unit 81) is configured to execute the predetermined setting suggestive effect executed by one effect mode (the male character of the B pattern, the female character of the B pattern, and the character of the alien); It can be said that the number of executions of the predetermined setting suggestion effect executed in another effect mode is displayed separately.
By providing such a display G8, it is possible to easily count the predetermined setting suggestion effect by the player, and to thereby enhance the effect of the predetermined setting suggestion effect.

  The display mode of the execution history (display G8) of the predetermined setting suggestive effect described in the present embodiment is a specific example, and is not particularly limited in the embodiment of the present invention. For example, at the time of the ending effect of the big hit game, the total number of predetermined setting suggestion effects executed during the big hit game may be displayed, or one of menus displayed on the menu screen during the standby state may be displayed. For example, the total number of predetermined setting suggestion effects executed on the day may be displayed.

<Notification of the number of small winning prize balls>
Subsequently, the details of the small hit acquisition prize ball number notification will be described with reference to FIGS.
FIG. 23A is a flowchart illustrating a processing procedure of a small hit attacker winning effect production process executed by the first sub-control board 200 (big hit effect control means 227). FIG. 23 (b) is a flowchart showing a processing procedure of the small hit acquisition prize ball number notification processing executed by the first sub control board 200 (big hit effect control means 227).
FIG. 24A is a diagram schematically showing a lottery table referred to in the effect lottery of the small hit acquisition prize ball number notification processing at the time of the low setting, and FIG. It is a figure which shows typically the lottery table referred by the effect lottery of the acquisition prize ball number notification process.
FIG. 25 is a diagram illustrating a specific example of an effect mode related to an effect at the time of a jackpot attacker winning a prize.

The small hit attacker winning effect production process shown in FIG. 23 (a) is executed by the big hit effect control means 227 during the small hit game.
If the first sub-control board 200 (sub-command management means 270) receives the attacker winning command during the small hit game, that is, if the determination in step S601 is satisfied, the process proceeds to step S603, and the determination is satisfied. If not, the small hit attacker winning effect rendering process ends.

  In step S603, the main display unit 81 displays the number of prize balls (15) obtained in accordance with the winning in the special winning opening 55 at a position corresponding to the winning number indicated by the attacker winning command received in step S601. . Here, the “position corresponding to the number of winnings indicated by the attacker winning command” is, specifically, the lower left corner of the main display unit 81 (the position of the display G11 in FIG. If it is the second, the upper left corner of the main display 81 (the position of the display G12 in FIG. 25A), if it is the third, the upper right corner of the main display 81 (FIG. 25). (Position of display G13 in (a)). Since the number of winnings indicated by the attacker winning command is the fourth, that is, four gaming balls entering the large winning opening 55 during one small hitting game is not assumed by design, so Even if the attacker winning command indicating the fourth is received, the big hit effect control means 227 does not perform additional display on the main display section 81.

The small hit acquisition prize ball number notifying process shown in FIG. 23 (b) is executed by the big hit effect control means 227 during the small hit game.
If the first sub-control board 200 (sub-command management means 270) receives the small hit end command during the small hit game, that is, if the determination in step S605 is satisfied, the process proceeds to step S607, and the determination is satisfied. If not, the small hit acquisition prize ball number notification processing ends.

  In step S607, it is determined whether or not the current set value is a low set value. If the condition is satisfied, the process proceeds to step S609. If the condition is not satisfied (the current set value is high). If it is the set value, the process proceeds to step S611.

In step S609, the production mode of the small hit acquisition prize ball number notification production is determined by the production lottery with reference to the lottery table shown in FIG. More specifically, the big hit effect control means 227 determines the latest attacker winning command (the last attacker winning command stored in the predetermined storage area) based on the time of receiving the small hit end command received in step S607. The production mode of the small hit acquisition prize ball number information production effect is determined according to the number.
The range of random numbers used in the effect lottery is 0 to 999. Therefore, when the winning number indicated by the attacker winning command is one, the big hit effect control means 227 determines the white effect mode with a probability of 990/1000 (about 1 / 1.01), and determines the 10/10 / (1 / 100) is determined with a probability of red. If the number of winnings indicated by the attacker winning command is two, the big hit effect control means 227 determines the white effect mode with a probability of 980/1000 (about 1 / 1.02), and determines the 20/1000 (1 / 50) is determined with a probability of red. Also, when the winning number indicated by the attacker winning command is three, the big hit effect control means 227 determines the white effect mode with a probability of 850/1000 (about 1 / 1.17), and determines a white effect mode of 120/1000 (about 1 / 1.17). A red effect state is determined with a probability of 1 / 8.33), and a golden effect state is determined with a probability of 30/1000 (about 1 / 33.3). When the number of winnings indicated by the attacker winning command is four or more, the probability relating to the effect mode of the small hit acquisition prize ball number information effect determined by the big hit effect control means 227 is zero for any effect mode. is there. That is, in this case, the big hit effect control means 227 does not execute the small hit acquired prize ball number notification effect (the execution ratio is zero).

In step S611, the effect form of the small hit acquisition prize ball number notification effect is determined by the effect lottery with reference to the lottery table shown in FIG. Specifically, the big hit effect control means 227 determines the latest attacker winning command (lastly the attacker stored in the predetermined storage area) based on the reception time of the small hit end command received in step S607, as in step S609. The effect mode of the small hit acquisition prize ball number notification effect is determined according to the winning number indicated by the winning command).
The range of random numbers used in the effect lottery is 0 to 999. Therefore, when the winning number indicated by the attacker winning command is one, the big hit effect control means 227 determines the white effect mode with a probability of 985/1000 (approximately 1 / 1.01), and determines a white effect mode of 15/1000 (approx. 1 / 66.6) is determined with a probability of red. When the number of winnings indicated by the attacker winning command is two, the big hit effect control means 227 determines the white effect mode with a probability of 970/1000 (about 1 / 1.03), and sets the white effect mode to 30/1000 (approximately). A red presentation mode is determined with a probability of 1 / 33.3). When the winning number indicated by the attacker winning command is three, the big hit effect control means 227 determines the white effect mode with a probability of 800/1000 (1 / 1.25), and determines the white effect mode to 140/1000 (about 1/100). /7.14) with a probability of red, with a probability of 50/1000 (1/20) to determine a golden effect, and with a probability of 10/10/1/100 Determine the mode. When the number of winnings indicated by the attacker winning command is four or more, the probability relating to the effect mode of the small hit acquisition prize ball number information effect determined by the big hit effect control means 227 is zero for any effect mode. is there. That is, in this case, the big hit effect control means 227 does not execute the small hit acquired prize ball number notification effect (the execution ratio is zero).

In step S613, the effect at the time of the attacker winning a prize is executed according to the effect mode determined by the effect lottery in step S609 or step S611.
The small hit winning prize ball number notification effect executed in step S613 is, as shown in FIG. 25 (b), the total number of prize balls obtained during the small hitting game in the central portion of the main display section 81 (in FIG. 45), and the color of the display G14 is in accordance with the presentation mode determined by the presentation lottery. Of course, when executing the small hit acquisition prize ball number notification effect, the big hit effect control means 227 executes a sound effect output from the speaker 33, a specific light emission pattern by the effect lamp 35, and the like in addition to the display G14. May be.

In the present embodiment, if the number of winnings indicated by the attacker winning command is zero in the lottery table shown in FIGS. 24 (a) and (b), that is, the winning of the big winning opening 55 during the small hitting game. Although not shown in the case where there is no such case, it is assumed that the big hit effect control means 227 does not execute the small hit acquired prize ball number notification effect in this case.
However, this is one specific example, and the embodiment of the present invention is not limited to this. In other words, the big hit effect control means 227 may execute the effect to notify that the number of small hit winning prize balls is zero, or the effect in this case indicates the current setting value depending on the effect mode. You may.

As is clear from a comparison between the lottery table shown in FIG. 24 (a) and the lottery table shown in FIG. 24 (b), a red small hit acquisition prize ball number notification effect, a golden small hit acquisition The prize ball number notification effect and the rainbow-colored small hit acquisition prize ball number notification effect are configured such that the execution ratio is higher when the setting is high than when the setting is low.
In other words, when the effect control means (big hit effect control means 227) is the second set value (high set value) as compared to the case where the set value is the first set value (low set value) It can be said that the setting suggestion effect in which the execution ratio is increased can be executed by controlling the effect means (the main display unit 81 and the like). The setting suggestion effect executed by the effect control means includes a predetermined setting suggestion effect (the three effect modes described above) that can be executed when a game ball is awarded to the special winning opening 55 opened in the small hit game. The effect of the predetermined setting suggestion effect changes depending on the number of winnings in the special winning opening 55.
As described above, the execution ratio of the predetermined setting suggestion effect can be changed according to the winning number of the special winning opening, and the effect of the predetermined setting suggestion effect can be enhanced.

Further, as is clear from both the lottery tables shown in FIGS. 24A and 24B, the predetermined setting suggestion effect is executed at the rate at which the first winning number (two) is triggered. The second execution rate is a rate at which a predetermined setting suggestion effect is executed with a certain first execution ratio (20/1000 or 30/1000) and a second winning number (three) greater than the first winning number. Is compared with the execution ratio (150/1000 or 200/1000), it can be said that the second execution ratio is higher than the first execution ratio.
As described above, the execution ratio of the predetermined setting suggestion effect can be increased by increasing the number of winnings in the special winning opening 55, so that the more the number of winnings in the small hit game increases, the more the entertainment interest can be increased.
Here, the second execution ratio is larger than any of the ratios for executing the predetermined setting suggestion effect when the winning number of the special winning opening exceeds the second winning number (when it is four or more). Is also higher than the ratio. That is, the execution ratio of the predetermined setting suggestion effect is configured to be peaked when the number is the second winning number. Therefore, it is possible to suppress the player from aiming for an excessive prize to impair the game performance.

  In addition, assuming that the second winning number (three) is N and the average winning number (about 2.5) of the large winning opening for one opening of the large winning opening in the small hit game is M, the present embodiment The predetermined setting suggestion effect in the mode has a feature of satisfying (N−1) <M <N. As described above, since the winning number of the large winning opening that is the peak of the execution ratio of the predetermined setting suggestive effect is the winning number that is allowable in the design concept, the player aiming for the winning immediately before the closing of the large winning opening is Can be improved, and the effect of the predetermined setting suggestion effect can be enhanced.

<Other modifications>
Modifications not described in the above description are listed below.

  Further, the level of the probability (execution ratio) of the effect lottery in the present embodiment and its modified example can be appropriately changed within a range not contrary to the object of the present invention. Further, for any of the production lotteries, the production mode may be determined by a process instead of the lottery.

  In the above description, the return state at the time of power recovery is determined with reference to the mode of the RAM clear switch 43 at the time of power recovery. (For example, 3s) may be referred to. By doing so, it is possible to further suppress the occurrence of erroneous RAM clear processing.

  In the above description, the state of the middle frame opening sensor 76 (opening / closing state of the middle frame 17) is referred to in determining the return state at the time of power recovery. However, the return state is not referred to. May be set. In this case, the return state upon power recovery may be set uniformly according to the case where the middle frame opening sensor 76 is ON (the middle frame 17 is open).

  Further, the display related to the performance of the gaming machine displayed on the main control board monitor 97 is not limited to the above-described base value, but may be a performance (design value) of the gaming machine such as a so-called “gear ratio” or “continuous grate ratio”. Any index may be adopted as long as it is an index for evaluating.

In the above embodiment, the explanation has been given on the assumption that the lottery value of the effect lottery (the execution ratio of the effect at the time of the jackpot attacker winning) in the effect processing at the time of the jackpot attacker winning without changing the jackpot does not change. Not limited to
For example, if the jackpot includes a first jackpot and a second jackpot having a different degree of advantage from the first jackpot, the first execution in the jackpot game caused by the first jackpot The difference between the ratio and the third execution ratio may be different from the difference between the first execution ratio and the third execution ratio in the jackpot game generated by the second jackpot. As described above, the upward tendency or the downward tendency of the execution ratio can be increased or decreased for some of the jackpots, so that the effect of the predetermined setting suggestive effect according to the present invention can be sharpened.
Here, the "first jackpot" and the "second jackpot" are, for example, when one is a probable jackpot, the other is a regular jackpot, or when one is a jackpot with a large number of rounds, the other is a jackpot. It is a jackpot with a small number of rounds.

  In the above-described embodiment, the gaming machine in which both the special winning opening that is opened during the big hit game and the special winning opening that is opened during the small hitting game are common (the special winning opening 55) has been described. Not limited to this. That is, the present invention may be implemented in a gaming machine in which a special winning opening opened during a big hit game and a special winning opening opened during a small hit game are different.

  The present invention described above is not limited to the above description, but includes various modifications and improvements as long as the object of the present invention is achieved.

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This embodiment includes the following technical concept.
(1) One set value is set from the set values of a plurality of stages, the probability of winning a jackpot is determined by the set value that is set, and it is determined whether or not the jackpot is won for each symbol change. Is a gaming machine that starts a big hit game at the end of the winning symbol change when the big hit is won, and the set values of a plurality of stages include a first set value and the first set value A second setting value that is more advantageous than a value, and includes a production means, and a production control means for controlling the production means, wherein the production control means sets the set value to the first value. A setting suggestion effect in which the execution ratio is higher when the second set value is set than when the set value is set, can be executed by controlling the effect unit, and is executed by the effect control unit. In the setting suggestion effect A predetermined setting suggestion effect that can be executed in response to a prize of a game ball to a special winning opening released in the big hit game is included. The first execution rate, which is a rate at which the predetermined setting suggestion effect is executed based on the first winning number, and the second winning number greater than the first winning number A second execution ratio, which is a ratio at which the predetermined setting suggestion effect is executed, and a second execution ratio, which is a ratio at which the predetermined setting suggestion effect is executed in response to a third winning number greater than the second winning number. A game machine characterized by being higher or lower in order of the first execution ratio, the second execution ratio, and the third execution ratio when compared with a third execution ratio.
(2) A prescribed winning number is determined in advance for the special winning opening which is an execution trigger of the predetermined setting suggestive effect, and the first winning number, the second winning number, and the third winning number are determined in advance. The gaming machine according to (1), wherein the winning number is equal to or less than the prescribed winning number.
(3) The predetermined setting suggestion effect is executed with the first execution ratio, the second execution ratio, the third execution ratio, and the fourth winning number exceeding the specified winning number as a trigger. When compared with a fourth execution ratio, which is a ratio, the first execution ratio, the second execution ratio, the third execution ratio, and the fourth execution ratio increase in this order. The gaming machine according to (2).
(4) The difference between the fourth execution ratio and the third execution ratio is larger than the difference between the third execution ratio and the second execution ratio, and the difference between the second execution ratio and the second execution ratio is larger. The gaming machine according to (3), which is larger than the difference in the first execution ratio.
(5) The game according to any one of (1) to (4), wherein the effect display means includes an effect display means, and the effect display means displays an execution history of the predetermined setting suggestive effect. Machine.
(6) The jackpot includes a first jackpot and a second jackpot having a different degree of advantage from the first jackpot, and the first jackpot in the jackpot game generated by the first jackpot. And the magnitude of the difference between the third execution rate and the third execution rate is different from the magnitude of the difference between the first execution rate and the third execution rate in the big hit game caused by the second big hit ( The gaming machine according to any one of (1) to (5).

Reference Signs List 10 gaming machine 15 outer frame 17 middle frame 20 front frame 21 hinge mechanism 22 movable decorative body 23 cylinder lock 25 transparent member 27 upper ball tray 29 lower ball tray 31 operating handle 32 upper frame 33 (33a, 33b) speakers 34a, 34b Left and right frame 35 (35a, 35b, 35c) Direction lamp 36 Ball release mechanism 37 Direction button 38 (38a, 38b, 38c, 38d) Cursor button 39 Main operation part 39a Ball lending button 39b Return button 40 Power switch 41 Setting board 42 setting key switch 43 RAM clear switch 44 setting board cover 45 opening / closing cover 46 game ball tank 47 tank rail 48 payout unit 49 payout passage 50 game board 50a game area 51 outer rail 52 windmill 53 inner rail 55 large winning opening 57 first start Mouth 59 Second starting port 61 Ordinary electric accessory 62 Ordinary electric accessory solenoid 63 Gate 65 Special electric accessory 66 Special electric accessory solenoid 67 General winning opening 69 Out opening 70 First starting opening sensor 71 Second starting opening sensor 72 Large winning opening sensor 73 General winning opening sensor 74 Gate Sensor 75 Out ball sensor 76 Middle frame opening sensor 80 Effect display 81 Main display 82 Sub display 82a Upper sub display 82b Left sub display 82c Right sub display 90 Symbol display 91 First special symbol display 92 Second special symbol display device 93 Normal symbol display device 94 First special symbol holding lamp 95 Second special symbol holding lamp 96 Normal symbol holding lamp 97 Main control board monitor 100 Main control board 101 CPU
102 ROM
103 RAM
104 I / O port 105 Random number circuit 109 Main control board case 110 Ball entry judging means 115 Main random number generating means 120 Main holding control means 125 Predetermining means 130 Special figure lottery means 131 Special figure matching judgment means 132 Special figure stop symbol lottery means 133 Special figure fluctuation pattern deriving means 135 Regular drawing lottery means 140 Big hit game control means 145 Symbol display control means 150 Electric accessory control means 155 Game state control means 160 Main information storage means 165 Main error control means 170 Main command management means 175 Power processing executing means 176 return state setting means 177 setting changing means 178 setting confirming means 179 gaming possible state shifting means 180 power interruption processing executing means 200 first sub-control board 201 CPU
202 ROM
203 RAM
204 I / O port 209 first sub-control board case 210 sub random number generation means 220 normal effect control means 221 effect mode control means 222 effect route determination means 223 sub-hold control means 224 prefetch effect control means 225 effect content determination means 226 Control means 227 big hit effect control means 230 sub error control means 240 ramp control means 250 movable accessory control means 260 sub information storage means 270 sub command management means 300 second sub control board 301 CPU
302 ROM
303 RAM
304 I / O port 309 Second sub-control board case 400 Dispensing control board 401 CPU
402 ROM
403 RAM
409 Discharge control board case 500 Power supply control board 501 Normal power supply circuit 502 Backup power supply circuit 503 Power cutoff detection circuit 509 Power supply control board case 600 Setting key X First flow path Y Second flow path

Claims (6)

One set value is set from the set values of a plurality of stages, the probability of winning a jackpot is determined by the set value set, and a hit / fail determination is performed for each symbol change to determine whether or not to win the hit. A gaming machine that starts a jackpot game at the end of the winning symbol change when the jackpot is won,
The plurality of set values include a first set value and a second set value that is more advantageous than the first set value,
Directing means,
Effect control means for controlling the effect means,
The effect control means, the setting suggestion effect that the execution ratio is higher when the set value set is the second set value compared to when the set value is the first set value, the effect means Executable by controlling,
The setting suggestion effect executed by the effect control means includes a predetermined setting suggestion effect that can be executed in response to a prize of a game ball to a special winning opening opened in the big hit game,
The predetermined setting suggestion effect is that the execution ratio changes depending on the number of winnings of the special winning opening,
A first execution ratio, which is a ratio at which the predetermined setting suggestion effect is executed when the first winning number is triggered, and the predetermined setting suggestion effect, triggered by a second winning number greater than the first winning number. The second execution ratio is a ratio that is executed, and a third execution ratio that is a ratio at which the predetermined setting suggestion effect is executed in response to the third winning number greater than the second winning number, A gaming machine characterized by being higher or lower in the order of the first execution ratio, the second execution ratio, and the third execution ratio. For the special winning opening that triggers the execution of the predetermined setting suggestive effect, a prescribed winning number is determined in advance,
2. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the first winning number, the second winning number, and the third winning number are all equal to or less than the prescribed winning number.   The first execution ratio, the second execution ratio, the third execution ratio, and a ratio at which the predetermined setting suggestion effect is executed in response to a fourth winning number exceeding the specified winning number. The fourth execution ratio is higher in order of the first execution ratio, the second execution ratio, the third execution ratio, and the fourth execution ratio when compared with a fourth execution ratio. A gaming machine according to claim 1.   The difference between the fourth execution ratio and the third execution ratio is larger than the difference between the third execution ratio and the second execution ratio, and the difference between the second execution ratio and the first execution ratio 4. The gaming machine according to claim 3, wherein the difference is larger than the difference in the execution ratio. The effect means includes effect display means,
The gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the effect display means displays an execution history of the predetermined setting suggestion effect. The jackpot includes a first jackpot and a second jackpot having a different degree of advantage from the first jackpot,
The magnitude of the difference between the first execution rate and the third execution rate in the big hit game caused by the first big hit, and the first execution rate in the big hit game caused by the second big hit The gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein a magnitude of the difference between the third execution ratios is different.

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