JP2020078602A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a game machine capable of improving a player's motivation for games by enhancing an attention level to the games and amusement of the games.SOLUTION: If a content of winning/losing information does not satisfy a notice reservation condition set in advance, a normal reservation image is displayed in a reservation display area 342 as a reservation image. If the content satisfies the notice reservation condition, a notice reservation image having a different display mode from that of the normal reservation image is displayed in the reservation display area 342 as the reservation image at a probability determined in advance. At the same time, whether the possibility of a state shift condition being satisfied by the winning/losing information corresponding to a later reservation image whose variable display is performed later is high or low is displayed by a display mode of an earlier reservation image, among a plurality of reservation images displayed in the reservation display area 342, whose variable display is performed earlier.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 27

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine such as a pachinko machine.

  In the pachinko machine, when a game ball launched by the player's handle operation wins the operation winning opening, a lottery for transition to a predetermined specific game state is performed and the variation of the symbol according to the lottery result. Display is performed (for example, refer to Patent Document 1). When the result of the lottery is a transition winning to the specific gaming state, the variable winning opening is opened and closed a predetermined number of times corresponding to the specific gaming state, and the gaming ball to the variable winning opening. Prize balls are paid out in accordance with the entry of.

JP, 2010-35941, A

  By the way, as a gaming machine, it is important to raise the degree of interest in the game and the interest of the game to improve the player's willingness to play the game.

  An object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine capable of enhancing the degree of interest in the game and the interest of the game to improve the player's willingness to play the game.

The gaming machine according to the present invention,
Win/win information acquisition means for acquiring win/loss information when a game ball enters a predetermined operation winning port,
Suspension storage means for storing the win/loss information acquired by the win/loss information acquisition means with a predetermined maximum number of holds as an upper limit,
The number of holding images corresponding to the number of hit/miss information currently stored in the holding storage means is displayed in the holding display area, and the holding images are sequentially moved from the holding display area to the determination display area and displayed. Display control means,
A transition determination unit that sequentially determines whether or not a predetermined state transition condition is satisfied for the hit information stored in the suspension storage unit corresponding to the suspension image displayed in the determination display area,
Variation display means for performing variation display for varying symbols according to the determination result by the transition determination means,
Transition control means for shifting the game state to a predetermined specific game state according to the determination result by the transition determination means,
Hold confirmation means for confirming the contents of each of the hit/miss information stored in the hold storage means before each of the hit/miss information is subject to judgment by the shift judging means,
When the content of the hit/absence information confirmed by the hold confirmation means does not satisfy a preset notice hold condition, a normal hold image is displayed in the hold display area as the hold image, and the notice hold condition is satisfied. Is a hold display control means for displaying a notice hold image in a display mode different from that of the normal hold image in the hold display area as the hold image with a predetermined probability.
Depending on the display mode of the earlier-held image that is variably displayed first among the plurality of the temporarily-held images displayed in the reserved display area, the hit-or-miss information corresponding to the later-held image that is variably displayed later is the state transition condition. Advance notice control means for displaying the high and low possibility of satisfying,
It is a game machine characterized by comprising.

  Further, the advance notice control means may display the preset notice reserve image as the destination reserve image when the hit/absence information corresponding to the post-hold image satisfies the state transition condition. Conceivable.

In addition, when the advance notice holding image is displayed in the determination display area, the advance notice control unit presets the content of the other winning/losing information other than the winning/failing information corresponding to the notice pending image. When the special notice condition is not satisfied, the normal background image is displayed as the background image of the determination display area, and when the special notice condition is satisfied, a notice background image different in display form from the normal background image is predetermined. Including a special notice control means for displaying as a background image of the determination display area with a probability of
If the content of the other winning/disabling information other than the winning/disabling information corresponding to the preliminary announcement pending image satisfies the state transition condition, the special preliminary announcement control means displays the preliminary announcement background image in the determination display area. It is conceivable that the notice hold image is displayed in the hold display area while being displayed.

  For example, the special notice control means displays the notice pending image as a hold image corresponding to the winning and winning information randomly selected from the other winning and winning information except the winning and winning information corresponding to the notice pending image. Can be considered.

  Further, the special notice control means determines the shift before the hold image corresponding to the hit/fail information satisfying the state shift condition among the hit/miss information other than the hit/fail information corresponding to the notice pending image. It is conceivable to display the notice pending image as the pending image corresponding to the hit/miss information for which determination is made by the means.

  In addition, the special notice control means, after the holding image corresponding to the winning/losing information corresponding to the state shifting condition among the other winning/damaging information other than the winning/failure information corresponding to the trailing pending image, the shift determining means after the holding image. It is also conceivable to display the notice pending image as the pending image corresponding to the hit/miss information for which the determination is made.

Furthermore, the variation display means can perform variation display of a variation pattern selected from a plurality of preset variation patterns according to the determination result by the transition determination means,
The special notice control means does not satisfy the state transition conditions of the contents of all the other winning and winning information except the winning and winning information corresponding to the notice pending image, and the contents of one of the winning and winning information is the fluctuation. When the pattern is accompanied by a predetermined effect display, it is also possible to display the notice reservation image as the reservation image corresponding to the hit/miss information accompanied by the effect display.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a gaming machine capable of increasing the degree of interest in the game and the interest of the game to improve the player's willingness to play the game.

The perspective view which shows the structure of a pachinko machine. The development view which shows the structure of a pachinko machine. The development view which shows the structure of a pachinko machine. The front view of the game board of the pachinko machine. The block diagram which shows the system configuration of a pachinko machine. The block diagram which shows the storage area of a pachinko machine. The figure which shows the operation example of the main controller of a pachinko machine. The figure which shows the example of the various tables used with a pachinko machine. The flowchart which shows the example of the procedure of a timer interruption process. The flowchart which shows the example of the procedure of a starting winning process. The flowchart which shows the example of the procedure of a notice reservation confirmation process. The flowchart which shows the example of the procedure of a hold command setting process. The flowchart which shows the example of the procedure of a main process. The flowchart which shows the example of the procedure of a game time control process. The flowchart which shows the example of the procedure of a data setting process. The flowchart which shows the example of the procedure of a fluctuation|variation start process. The flowchart which shows the example of the procedure of a timer interruption process. The flowchart which shows the example of the procedure of a command corresponding process. The flowchart which shows the example of the procedure of a jackpot advance notice setting process. The flowchart which shows the example of the procedure of reach advance setting processing. The figure which shows the example of a notice reservation table and reservation classification table used by a pachinko machine. The flowchart which shows the example of the procedure of a hold display process. The figure which shows the example of the change classification table and effect table which are used with a pachinko machine. The flowchart which shows the example of the procedure of a notice background display process. The figure which shows the example of a notice background table and a background classification table used with a pachinko machine. The figure which shows the example of a display of the symbol display part of a pachinko machine. The figure which shows the example of a display of the symbol display part of a pachinko machine. The flowchart which shows the example of the procedure of a notice background display process. The flowchart which shows the example of the procedure of a notice background continuation process. The flowchart which shows the example of the procedure of a command corresponding process. The flowchart which shows the example of the procedure of a notice background display process. The flowchart which shows the example of the procedure of a notice background display process. The flowchart which shows the example of the procedure of a notice background display process. The flowchart which shows the example of the procedure of a notice reservation image selection process. The flowchart which shows the example of the procedure of a notice background display process. The flowchart which shows the example of the procedure of a notice background image density control process. The flowchart which shows the example of the procedure of a notice background display process. The flowchart which shows the example of the procedure of a notice production control process. The flowchart which shows the example of the procedure of a notice background display process. The flowchart which shows the example of the procedure of a notice background display process. The figure which shows the example of a display of the symbol display part of a pachinko machine. The figure which shows the example of a display of the symbol display part of a pachinko machine. The flowchart which shows the example of the procedure of a command corresponding process. The flowchart which shows the example of the procedure of a hold promotion process. The figure which shows the example of a display of the symbol display part of a pachinko machine. The flowchart which shows the example of the procedure of a notice background display process.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings to provide an understanding of the present invention. In addition, each of the following embodiments is an example embodying the present invention and does not limit the technical scope of the present invention. In each of the following embodiments, the description of the same configuration as the first embodiment described first will be omitted.

[First Embodiment]
First, a first embodiment of the present invention will be described.

[Schematic configuration of pachinko machine 10]
Here, FIG. 1 is an external perspective view of the pachinko machine 10, FIGS. 2 and 3 are development views of the pachinko machine 10, and FIG. 4 is a front view of a game board 31 of the pachinko machine 10. Hereinafter, the front-rear, left-right, and up-down expressions used in this embodiment are defined by the front-rear direction D1, the up-down direction D2, and the left-right direction D3 shown in FIGS.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the pachinko machine 10 is a pachinko machine including a front frame 11, an inner frame 12, a back pack unit 13, and an outer frame 14, and is mounted on an island facility (not shown) of a game hall. It is installed in the game hall by fixing the frame 14. In the present embodiment, a pachinko game machine will be described as an example of the game machine, but other types of game machines such as a spinning-body game machine (slot machine), an arrange ball game machine, or a ball game machine will be described. The present invention can be applied to a gaming machine.

  The front frame 11 can be opened and closed with respect to the outer frame 14 by having the left end portion rotatably supported by the outer frame 14. The inner frame 12 can be opened and closed with respect to the front frame 11 by having the left end portion rotatably supported by the front frame 11. Further, the back pack unit 13 can be opened and closed with respect to the inner frame 12 by the left end portion being rotatably supported by the inner frame 12.

[Structure of front frame 11]
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the front frame 11 includes a firing handle 21, an operation button 22, an upper plate 23, a lower plate 24, a panel 25, a speaker 26, an illumination portion 27, and the like.

  The firing handle 21 is a rotary handle that a player operates to fire a game ball. In the pachinko machine 10, a basic game is performed by a game ball being launched from a game ball launching mechanism 32, which will be described later, with a strength corresponding to the amount of rotation operation of the launch handle 21 by the player. In the pachinko machine 10, when the player operates the firing handle 21, the game ball firing mechanism 32 is drive-controlled so that one game ball is fired toward the game area in 0.6 sec.

  The operation button 22 is an example of operation means that can be operated by the player, and is a push button that receives a pressing operation by the player. The operation button 22 includes an operation switch 22a (see FIG. 5) that switches an input signal to the audio lamp control device 5 described later according to whether or not the operation button 22 is pressed. As a result, the voice lamp control device 5 can determine the operation state of the operation button 22 (with or without operation). The operation button 22 is used to reflect the player's intention in the effect in various effect processes executed by the voice lamp control device 5. The operation button 22 can also be used for various selection operations such as stage selection, BGM selection, or character selection relating to the game of the pachinko machine 10.

  The operation button 22 is not limited to being installed at the front of the upper plate 23, but may be at any position on the front frame 11 as long as it can be operated by the player. Further, the number of operation buttons 22 is not limited to one and may be two or more. Further, the operation switch 22a is not limited to the contact type switch and may be, for example, a piezoelectric element or the like as long as it can be used to detect the presence or absence of the operation by the player.

  Further, instead of the operation button 22, it is conceivable that a touch panel that displays a touch key and receives the operation of the touch key by the player is provided as the operation means. Further, in place of the operation button 22, a touch sensor that detects a touch operation of the player on the panel 25 may be provided as an operation unit. In these cases, the player's operation on the touch panel or the touch sensor is reflected in the effect in various effect processes.

  The upper plate 23 is arranged below the panel 25, stores the game balls dispensed from the dispenser 132 (see FIG. 3) of the dispense mechanism 130 described later, and stores the stored game balls in one row. It is used to guide the game ball launching mechanism 32 in a state of being aligned with. Further, the lower plate 24 is provided further below the upper plate 23, and is used to store the excess game balls in the upper plate 23.

  The panel 25 is colorless transparent or colored transparent glass or synthetic resin that allows the player to visually recognize the game board 31 (see FIG. 2) of the inner frame 12 from the front of the pachinko machine 10. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the speaker 26 is a pair of speakers provided on the left and right of the upper end portion of the front frame 11, and is used for reproduction of sound during production. The installation position of the speaker 26 is not limited to the upper end of the front frame 11. In addition, the illumination unit 27 has a built-in light source such as a display lamp or an LED, and plays a role of enhancing a staging effect by a lighting mode such as lighting or blinking.

[Structure of inner frame 12]
As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the inner frame 12 includes a game board 31, a game ball launching mechanism 32, and a control unit 33. In addition, in FIG. 2, the illustration on the board surface of the game board 31 is omitted for simplification of the illustration.

  The control unit 33 includes a main control unit 331 and a sub control unit 332. In the pachinko machine 10, various commands (control signals) for instructing control contents are transmitted from the main control unit 331 to one direction of the sub control unit 332. Details of the main control unit 331 and the sub control unit 332 will be described later.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the game board 31 includes an inner rail 311, an outer rail 312, a general winning opening 313, an upper working winning opening 314, a lower working winning opening 315, a variable winning opening 316, a through gate 317, and an out opening 318. The variable display unit 34, the magnetic sensor 35, the radio wave sensor 36, and the main display unit 37 are provided.

  The inner rail 311 and the outer rail 312 are conveyance paths for sending out the game balls launched from the game ball launching mechanism 32 toward the board surface of the game board 31. Then, after being launched from the inner rail 311 and the outer rail 312, the game balls that have not entered the general winning opening 313, the upper working winning opening 314, the lower working winning opening 315, or the variable winning opening 316 are output holes 318. Is discharged. Thus, in the pachinko machine 10, the ball game is performed by dropping the game balls from the upper part of the game board 31. It should be noted that the game board 31 is provided with a large number of game nails for dispersing or adjusting the direction in which the game balls fall on the game board 31, and also provided with accessories such as a windmill.

  Here, the game ball launching mechanism 32 includes a launching rail 321, a ball feeding device 322, and a solenoid 323, as shown in FIG. The launch rail 321 is formed from the game ball launch mechanism 32 toward the inner rail 311 and the outer rail 312 of the game board 31, and the game ball launched from the game ball launch mechanism 32 is transferred to the inner rail 311 and the outer rail 312. It is a guide. The ball feeding device 322 has a driving means such as a solenoid, and supplies the game balls stored in the upper plate 23 to the launch rail 321 one by one. The solenoid 323 is a driving unit that launches the game balls supplied on the launch rail 321 toward the inner rail 311 and the outer rail 312. Then, in the pachinko machine 10, the solenoid 323 is drive-controlled according to the operation of the firing handle 21 by the player, and the game ball is launched from the game ball launching mechanism 32 to the game board 31. The game ball launching mechanism 32 may be a mechanism that launches the game ball using another driving means such as a motor instead of the solenoid 323.

Returning to the explanation of FIG. 4, the general winning opening 313, the upper working winning opening 314, the lower working winning opening 315, the variable winning opening 316, and the out opening 318 are formed with openings that penetrate the game board 31 in the front-rear direction. ing. Then, on the back side of the game board 31, it is possible to individually detect the entry of a game ball corresponding to each of the general winning opening 313, the upper working winning opening 314, the lower working winning opening 315, and the variable winning opening 316. Ball entry sensors 313a, 314a, 315a, and 316a (see FIG. 5) are provided. The through gate 317 is a gate through which a game ball can pass, and has a ball entrance sensor 317a (see FIG. 5) capable of individually detecting the game ball passing through the through gate 317.

  The ball entrance sensors 313a to 317a are electrically connected to the main control unit 331, and the detection results of the ball entrance sensors 313a to 317a are input to the main control unit 331. Hereinafter, detection of a game ball by the ball entrance sensors 313a to 317a is also referred to as winning. Although the ball entrance sensors 313a to 317a are, for example, electromagnetic induction type proximity sensors, they may be arbitrary sensors capable of individually detecting the entrance of a game ball by another detection method.

  Further, the lower operation winning port 315 is provided with an electric accessory 315b for switching whether or not there is a restriction of entering the game ball into the lower operating winning port 315. The electric accessory 315b is opened and closed by a drive means such as a solenoid provided on the back side of the game board 31. Then, in the game board 31, it is possible to enter the game ball into the lower actuation prize hole 315 by opening the electric winning object 315b, and enter the game ball into the lower actuation prize hole 315 by closing the electric prize object 315b. The ball is restricted.

  Further, the variable winning a prize opening 316 is provided with an opening/closing door 316b for switching whether or not there is a restriction of entering a game ball into the variable winning a prize opening 316. The opening/closing door 316b is opened/closed by a driving unit such as a solenoid provided on the back side of the game board 31. Then, in the game board 31, the opening and closing door 316b opens to allow the game balls to enter the variable winning port 316, and the opening and closing door 316b closes to restrict the entering of the game balls to the variable winning port 316. It

  In the pachinko machine 10, when the entry of the game ball into the upper operation winning opening 314 or the lower operation winning opening 315 is detected by the ball entering sensor 314a or the ball entering sensor 315a, the main control unit 331 draws a jackpot, that is, specifies. A lottery for shifting to the gaming state is performed. Then, the main control unit 331 controls the display of the main display unit 37 according to the lottery result. Furthermore, the lottery result by the main control unit 331 is transmitted to the sub control unit 332, and the sub control unit 332 controls the display of the variable display unit 34 according to the lottery result.

  Further, in the pachinko machine 10, when the entry of the game ball into the general winning opening 313, the upper operation winning opening 314, the lower operation winning opening 315, and the variable winning opening 316 is detected by the ball entering sensors 313a to 316a, A preset number of prize balls are paid out. For example, the number of prize balls when entering the general winning opening 313 is 10, the number of prize balls when entering the upper operation winning opening 314 or the lower operation winning opening 315 is 3, and the variable winning opening 316 is entered. The number of prize balls in the case of doing is 15. In particular, in the pachinko machine 10, when the lottery result performed by the main control unit 331 is a big hit, the state in which the opening/closing door 316b is opened and the variable winning a prize port 316 is opened for a predetermined time (for example, 30 seconds) is predetermined times. By executing the opening/closing execution mode that is repeated (for example, 16 times), a large amount of prize balls are paid out, and the player is provided with a game value.

  The variable display unit 34 has a symbol display portion 341 such as a liquid crystal display that is visibly arranged through an opening 31A formed in a substantially central portion of the game board 31. The symbol display unit 341 can display a still image or a moving image, and the display content of the symbol display unit 341 is controlled by the sub control unit 332. Specifically, in the symbol display portion 341, such as a variable display and an effect display according to the result of the jackpot lottery performed by the main control unit 331 in response to a ball entering the upper operation winning opening 314 or the lower operation winning opening 315. Various displays are displayed. The symbol display unit 341 may be a plasma display, an organic EL display, or the like.

  For example, the variable display performed in the symbol display unit 341 is performed by sequentially scrolling the main symbols with the numbers “1” to “9” in the vertical direction or the horizontal direction. In addition, between the main symbols, a sub symbol indicating another character or a symbol may be displayed. Further, in the symbol display portion 341, when the gaming ball wins the upper operation winning opening 314 or the lower operation winning opening 315, the jackpot lottery corresponding to the winning and the pending number N which is not held and the variable display is held. The same number of reserved images is displayed with a predetermined maximum number (for example, 4) as the upper limit.

  Then, when the variable display in the symbol display unit 341 is stopped, the state in which the main symbols are lined up in one line or a plurality of lines is displayed as the stop result in the symbol display unit 341. At this time, the stop result of the main symbol clearly indicates the result of the big hit lottery by the main control unit 331. For example, when the result of the jackpot lottery is “probability variation jackpot”, odd-numbered symbols (1, 3, 5, 7, 9) set in advance as the symbols showing the probability variation jackpot in the main symbols are arranged in one line. The stop result (for example, "333" or "777") is displayed. On the other hand, when the result of the jackpot lottery is “normal jackpot”, the stop result in which even-numbered symbols (2, 4, 6, 8) set in advance as the symbols showing the regular jackpot in the main symbols are arranged in one line (For example, "222" or "444") is displayed. When the result of the jackpot lottery is “out”, the stop result (eg, “323” or “327”) in which different main symbols are arranged in one line is displayed.

  The magnet sensor 35 is provided on the back side of the game board 31 around the upper operation winning port 314. The magnet sensor 35 is electrically connected to the main control unit 331, and the detection result of the magnet sensor 35 is input to the main control unit 331. This makes it possible to detect an illegal act when an attempt is made to illegally guide the game ball to the upper operation winning opening 314 using the magnet.

  The radio wave sensor 36 is provided around the upper operation winning opening 314 and the lower operation winning opening 315, and is provided on the back side of the game board 31. The radio wave sensor 36 is electrically connected to the main control unit 331, and the detection result of the radio wave sensor 36 is input to the main control unit 331. This makes it possible to detect a fraudulent act when an electric wave is illegally input to the detection sensor 314a or the detection sensor 315a to erroneously detect the entry of a game ball. The radio wave sensor 36 can detect radio waves of 50 MHz to 3 GHz, for example.

  The main display unit 37 includes an LED group 371 and two 7-segment displays 372 and 373 arranged in the upper right part of the game board 31, and is used to display the game state of the pachinko machine 10. For example, in the main display unit 37, the game state of the pachinko machine 10 (for example, probability change, time saving, or normal), the number N of variable displays that have been generated by winning the upper-operation winning opening 114 and the lower-operation winning opening 115, and the like are displayed. It is displayed by a lighting pattern of a plurality of LEDs provided in the LED group 371. Further, in the main display portion 37, the symbols are displayed in a variable manner on the 7-segment display 372 with the winning of the upper operation winning opening 314 or the lower operation winning opening 315 as a trigger, and the result of the big hit lottery in the main control unit 331 is displayed. Stop with the appropriate pattern. In addition, with the winning of the through-gate 317 as a trigger, the variable display of the symbol is performed by the 7-segment display 373, and the symbol corresponding to the result of the lottery as to whether or not to open the electric accessory 315b in the main control unit 331 is displayed. Is displayed. The contents displayed on the 7-segment display devices 372 and 373 may be displayed on the symbol display unit 341 instead of the 7-segment display devices 372 and 373.

[Back pack unit 13]
As shown in FIG. 3, the back pack unit 13 includes a payout mechanism 130 and a peripheral control unit 140.

  The payout mechanism 130 includes a tank 131 that stores ball game balls supplied from an island facility (not shown) in the game hall, and a payout device 132 that pays out the game balls from the tank 131 toward the upper plate 23. When the game balls of the upper plate 23 are saturated, the game balls paid out from the payout device 132 are paid out to the lower plate 24.

  The peripheral control unit 140 includes a payout control device 7, a firing control device 8, and a power supply control device 9 (see FIG. 5). The payout control device 7 controls the number of payouts of game balls by the payout device 132 and the like. The firing control device 8 controls the game ball firing mechanism 32 according to the operation of the firing handle 21. The power supply control device 9 converts electric power supplied from an island facility (not shown) to which the pachinko machine 10 is connected to a predetermined voltage level, and supplies the electric power to various control devices and various driving means provided in the pachinko machine 10. To do.

[System configuration of pachinko machine 10]
Next, the system configuration of the pachinko machine 10 will be described with reference to FIG.

[Main control unit 331]
The main control unit 331 includes a main control device 4 (an example of main control means) that executes main control of a game in the pachinko machine 10. The main controller 4 is equipped with an MPU 41, an input/output I/F 42, and the like. The MPU 41 is an arithmetic unit configured as a one-chip microcomputer. Further, the MPU 41 has a ROM 411 and a RAM 412 built therein.

  The input/output I/F 42 is an input/output interface that inputs various signals to the main controller 4 and outputs control signals from the main controller 4. Further, the input/output I/F 42 is also connected with ball entrance sensors 313a to 317a, a magnet sensor 35, a radio wave sensor 36, and the like. Then, the MPU 41 determines whether or not there is a ball entering the general winning opening 313, the upper operation winning opening 314, the lower operation winning opening 315, the variable winning opening 316, and the through gate 317 based on the detection signals from the ball entering sensors 313a to 317a. To judge. In addition, the MPU 41 determines whether or not there is an illegal act using a magnet or a radio wave based on the detection signals from the magnet sensor 35 and the radio wave sensor 36. Further, the input/output I/F 42 is connected with a voice lamp control device 5, a payout control device 7, a firing control device 8, a power supply control device 9, and the like.

Then, the MPU 41 outputs various commands such as a variation pattern command, a hold command, a shift command, a jackpot start command, and a jackpot end command to the voice lamp control device 5. The variation pattern command is a command indicating the result of the jackpot lottery and the variation display time, and is determined based on the winning/absence information stored in the pending storage area 412b, which will be described later, when the variation display by the symbol display unit 341 is started. And output to the voice lamp control device 5. The hold command is output to the voice lamp control device 5 when the hold number N currently stored in the hold storage area 412b described later increases, and the shift command changes the hold number N by the end of one game time. When decreasing, it is output to the voice lamp control device 5. Further, the number and types of various commands transmitted from the MPU 41 to the voice lamp control device 5 are not limited to those described here, but may be in other modes as long as the same function as that of the pachinko machine 10 described here can be achieved. It may be. For example, the shift command is omitted, and the determination of the shift timing of the hit/miss information in the number-of-holds storage area NA by the main control device 4 and the determination of the shift timing of the held image by the voice lamp control device 5 are individually executed. Is possible. In addition, the hold command indicates that the number of holds is increased and does not include information on the current number of holds N, and the number of holds N is not transmitted to the voice lamp control device 5, or indicates the number of holds N. It is also conceivable as another embodiment that another command is transmitted from the main control device 4 to the voice lamp control device 5. That is, the various functions of the pachinko machine 10 may be implemented by the main controller 4 and the audio lamp controller 5 sharing and executing various processes, and the main controller 4 and the audio lamp may be implemented. The content of the process executed by the control device 5 and the sharing of the process can be appropriately changed. It should be noted that the game times refer to a game state from when the variable display of the 7-segment display 372 of the main display unit 37 is started until the variable display is stopped at a predetermined stop result according to the result of the jackpot lottery. . The jackpot start command is output to the voice lamp control device 5 when shifting to the opening/closing execution mode which is the jackpot state. The jackpot end command is output to the voice lamp control device 5 when the opening/closing execution mode, which is the jackpot state, ends.

  Further, the main controller 4 is also equipped with an oscillation circuit and a frequency dividing circuit as a means for supplying an operation clock to the MPU 41. The oscillation circuit outputs a clock signal having a predetermined frequency, and the frequency dividing circuit changes the frequency of the clock signal output from the oscillation circuit and inputs the clock signal to the MPU 41. Specifically, the execution cycle of the later-described timer interrupt processing (see FIG. 9) executed by the MPU 41 is determined by the clock signal output from the frequency dividing circuit.

  In the present embodiment, a clock signal is supplied from the frequency divider circuit to the MPU 41 at a preset interval of 2 msec, and the MPU 41 performs a timer interrupt process described below each time the clock signal rises (or falls). It shall be up and running. The oscillating circuit and the frequency dividing circuit are also mounted on the sub control unit 332 and the peripheral control unit 140 as needed, and supply operation clocks of various control main bodies in the sub control unit 332 and the peripheral control unit 140. Further, a clock signal may be supplied from the main control unit 331 to the sub control unit 332 and the peripheral control unit 140.

  The ROM 411 is a non-volatile storage unit in which various control programs and various parameter information are stored in advance. The RAM 412 is a volatile storage unit that can read and write various types of information, and is used as a primary storage area (working area) for various types of processing executed by the MPU 41.

  FIG. 6A is a diagram showing a main part of the storage areas of the ROM 411 and the RAM 412 of the MPU 41. As shown in FIG. 6A, the ROM 411 is provided with a win/loss table storage area 411a, a distribution table storage area 411b, a deviation result table storage area 411c, and a variation table storage area 411d. Further, in the RAM 412, a lottery counter 412a, a holding storage area 412b, a power combination holding area 412c, a high probability mode flag 412d, a variation pattern storage area 412e, a reach notice flag 412f, a probability change notice flag 412g, a normal notice flag h, an opening/closing An execution mode flag 412i, a variation display flag 412j, a variation display time counter 412k, a probability variation jackpot flag 4121, a normal jackpot flag 412m, and a deviation flag 412n are provided.

  Here, an electrical configuration for the MPU 41 of the main controller 4 of the pachinko machine 10 to perform a jackpot lottery or the like will be described with reference to FIG. 7. The MPU 41 uses a variety of counter information stored in the RAM 412 at the time of playing a game to perform a jackpot lottery, a variable display time, and the like. FIG. 7 is a diagram schematically showing the configuration of a part of the storage area of the RAM 412.

  As shown in FIG. 7, a storage area corresponding to the lottery counter 412a, the reserved storage area 412b, and the electric power combination reserved area 412c is secured in the RAM 412.

The lottery counter 412a includes a jackpot random number counter C1 used for the jackpot winning lottery, a jackpot type counter C2 used for determining the jackpot type, and a reach random number counter C3 used for determining the outlying type. included. Further, in the lottery counter 412a, a random number initial value counter CIN1 used for setting an initial value of the jackpot random number counter C1 and a variation type counter CS1 for determining the variation display time on the 7-segment display 372 and the symbol display portion 341. included. Further, the lottery counter 412a includes an electric accessory opening counter C4 used for a lottery to determine whether or not the electric accessory 315b of the lower operation winning port 315 is brought into the electric opening state. Hereinafter, when these plural types of counters are collectively described, they are simply referred to as counters.

  The counters C1 to C4, CIN1, and CS1 are used as loop counters in which 1 is added to the previous value by the MPU 41 at short time intervals and the value returns to 0 after reaching the preset maximum value. The updated values are recorded in the counters C1 to C4, CIN1, and CS1 and are referred to by the MPU 41 when the jackpot lottery and the variation table time are set.

  The hold storage area 412b includes a hold area RE and an execution area AE. The holding area RE includes a first holding area RE1, a second holding area RE2, a third holding area RE3, a fourth holding area RE4, and a holding number storage area NA. Then, when a winning to the upper operation winning opening 314 or the lower operation winning opening 315 occurs, the jackpot random number counter C1, the jackpot type counter C2, the reach random number counter C3, and the variation type counter CS1 stored in the RAM 412 are displayed. Corresponding information is stored in any of the first holding area RE1 to the fourth holding area RE4 of the holding area RE as hit/fail information. As described above, in the pachinko machine 10, in addition to the jackpot random number counter C1, the jackpot type counter C2, and the reach random number counter C3, the variation type counter CS1 is one of the first holding area RE1 to the fourth holding area RE4 of the holding area RE. Since it is stored in either one, as will be described later, in addition to the presence or absence of a big hit in the game times executed based on the hit/fail information stored in the first holding area RE1 to the fourth holding area RE4, the symbol display portion It is possible to determine in advance the fluctuation pattern of the fluctuation display displayed at 341.

  Specifically, the hit/miss information is stored in the vacant areas of the first holding area RE1, the second holding area RE2, the third holding area RE3, and the fourth holding area RE4. In the number-of-holds storage area NA, the number of the first holding area RE1 to the fourth holding area RE4 storing the hit/miss information is stored as the number of holding N. That is, in the pachinko machine 10, the winning history of the game ball to the upper operation winning opening 314 or the lower operation winning opening 315 is determined by the four storage areas corresponding to the maximum holding numbers of the first holding area RE1 to the fourth holding area RE4. Up to four can be reserved. It should be noted that it may be considered as another embodiment that an individual reserved storage area 412b is provided corresponding to each of the upper operation winning opening 314 and the lower operation winning opening 315, and in this case, a maximum of eight prizes in total. It is possible to hold the history.

  The execution area AE is used to move each value of the hit/miss information stored in the first holding area RE1 of the holding area RE when the variable display on the 7-segment display 372 and the symbol display portion 341 is started. Is a storage area that can be used. The MPU 41 performs a jackpot lottery or the like on the basis of various numerical information stored in the execution area AE as the hit/miss information at the start of one game time. At this time, the hit/fail information stored in the second holding area RE2 shifts to the first holding area RE1, the hit/fail information stored in the third holding area RE3 shifts to the second holding area RE2, and the fourth holding area RE4. The hit/no hit information stored in is shifted to the third holding area RE3.

  The jackpot random number counter C1 is sequentially incremented by 1 in the range of 0 to 738, for example, and is returned to 0 after reaching the maximum value. In particular, when the jackpot random number counter C1 makes one round, the value of the random number initial value counter CIN1 at that time is read as the initial value of the jackpot random number counter C1. The random number initial value counter CIN1 is a loop counter that is updated within the same range (0 to 738) as the big hit random number counter C1. The jackpot random number counter C1 is periodically updated and stored in the reserved storage area 412b at the timing when the game ball wins the upper operation winning opening 314 or the lower operation winning opening 315.

  Two types of random number values for the big hit are set in correspondence with the low-probability mode (normal mode) and the high-probability mode (probability variation mode) by the win/loss table stored in the win/loss table storage area 411a in the ROM 411. Here, FIG. 8A is a diagram showing an example of a low probability probability table corresponding to the low probability mode, and FIG. 8B is a diagram showing an example of a high probability probability table corresponding to the high probability mode. In the example shown in FIGS. 8(A) and 8(B), the number of random number values that is a big hit in the low probability mode is two (373, 727), and the number of random number values that is a big hit in the high probability mode is large. The number is 13 (59, 109, 163, 211, 263, 317, 373, 421, 479, 523, 631, 683, 727). Here, in the low-probability win/loss table and the high-probability win/loss table, two random numbers (373, 727) that are jackpot wins are common, but it is also possible that they are not common. If the value of the jackpot random number counter C1 is other than the random number value for winning the jackpot, the result of the jackpot lottery will be missed.

  The jackpot type counter C2 is incremented by 1 in the range of 0 to 19 and returned to 0 after reaching the maximum value. The jackpot type counter C2 is regularly updated and is stored in the reserved storage area 412b at the timing when the game ball wins the upper operation winning opening 314 or the lower operation winning opening 315. In the pachinko machine 10, the distribution table stored in the distribution table storage area 411b in the ROM 411 sets the value of the jackpot type counter C2 corresponding to each of the two types of jackpot types, the probability variation jackpot and the normal jackpot. FIG. 8C is a diagram showing an example of the distribution table. In the example shown in FIG. 8(C), the number of random numbers that is the probability variation jackpot is 10 from 0 to 9, and the number of random numbers that is the normal jackpot is 10 from 10 to 10. An individual distribution table is set for each of the upper operation winning opening 314 and the lower operation winning opening 315, and a big hit depending on whether the game ball wins the upper operation winning opening 314 or the lower operation winning opening 315. It is also possible that the distribution probabilities of the types differ.

  Here, when the result of the jackpot lottery is a probability variation jackpot or a normal jackpot, an opening/closing execution mode is executed in which the state in which the opening/closing door 316b is opened and the variable winning a prize port 316 is opened for a predetermined time is repeated a predetermined number of times (for example, 16 times). It Then, in the case of the probability variation big hit, after the end of the opening/closing execution mode, the mode shifts to a high probability mode in which the winning probability of the big hit is high and a high frequency support mode in which the opening probability of the electric accessory 315b is high. In addition, in the case of a normal jackpot, after the opening and closing execution mode ends, a lot of lots of game times set in advance (for example, 50 times or 100 times) are executed in the high-probability mode and the high-frequency support mode, and then the big hit. The high-frequency support mode ends with a transition to a low-probability mode in which the winning probability of is lower than the high-probability mode. By the way, after the end of the opening/closing execution mode in the normal jackpot, a lot of lots of game times set in advance (for example, 50 times or 100 times) are executed in the low probability mode and the high frequency support mode, and then the high frequency support mode. Can be considered as another embodiment. In addition, after the completion of the opening/closing execution mode at the time of probability variation jackpot, a preset number of times (for example, 50 times or 100 times) of game times are executed in the high probability mode and the high frequency support mode, and then the low probability mode. It is also conceivable as another embodiment that the high-frequency support mode ends with the shift to. If the lottery result is out of order, the opening/closing execution mode and the high frequency support mode are not executed. In the present embodiment, a case in which the pachinko machine 10 has two types of jackpot types of a probability jackpot and a normal jackpot will be described as an example, but the present invention is not limited to this, and other examples such as a 2-round probability jackpot or a 4-round regular jackpot. It is also possible to have a jackpot type.

  Then, based on the values of the jackpot random number counter C1 and the jackpot type counter C2 stored in the execution area AE, the MPU 41 determines whether the jackpot lottery result is “probable variation jackpot”, “normal jackpot”, or “miss”. Determine if there is.

Further, the reach random number counter C3 is sequentially incremented by 1 in the range of 0 to 238,
After reaching the maximum value, it is reset to 0. The reach random number counter C3 is periodically updated and stored in the reserved storage area 412b at the timing when the game ball wins the upper operation winning opening 314 or the lower operation winning opening 315.

  In the pachinko machine 10, the reach random number counter C3 selects the type of the stop result of the variable display displayed on the symbol display portion 341 when the result of the big hit lottery is out of alignment. Specifically, according to the detachment result table stored in the detachment result table storage area 411c in the ROM 411, the front-rear detachment reach in which the final stop symbol is deviated by one before and after the reach symbol after the reach is generated, and the reach occurrence is also generated. After that, the value of the reach random number counter C3 corresponding to each of the three types of out-of-bounds, that is, the out-of-front and out-of-reach, where the final stop symbol stops other than before and after the reach symbol, and the out-of-reach that does not reach is set. Here, FIG. 8D is a diagram showing an example of the disconnection result table. In the example shown in FIG. 8D, the value of the random number that is the out-of-position reach is 0 to 8, the value of the random number that is the reach other than the out-of-position reach is 9 to 38, and the value of the random number that is completely out of reach is 39. ~238. Note that the MPU 41 determines that the reach has occurred regardless of the value of the reach random number counter C3 in the game times in which the probability variation big hit or the normal big hit is won, that is, in the game times in which the open/close execution mode is entered.

  Here, the reach is a variable state in which a state in which the jackpot is likely to be won is shown between the start of the variable display of the symbol display unit 341 and the stop of the variable display. Specifically, the same symbol is stopped and displayed at two of the three stop positions on the activated line in the symbol display unit 341, and only the display symbol corresponding to the remaining one stop position changes. It is in a state. Also, during the reach display in the symbol display unit 341, a story effect process in which a moving image of a predetermined character or the like is displayed to suggest the degree of expectation, or the operation of the operation button 22 by the player is reflected in the effect. Participatory operation effect processing is executed. It is possible that the variable display in the symbol display unit 341 may be hidden or displayed in a reduced size during the execution of these effect processes.

  The electric accessory release counter C4 is incremented by 1 in the range of 0 to 250, for example, and is returned to 0 after reaching the maximum value. The electric accessory release counter C4 is periodically updated, and is stored in the electric duty holding area 412c in the RAM 412 at the timing when the game ball wins the through gate 317. Then, at a predetermined timing, a lottery is performed as to whether or not the electric accessory 315b is to be opened for a predetermined time according to the value of the electric accessory opening counter C4 stored in the electric power holding area 412c. For example, if the electric accessory release counter C4 is 0 to 199, it is considered a win, and if the electric accessory release counter C4 is 200 to 250, it is considered to be a win.

  The variation type counter CS1 is sequentially incremented by 1 in the range of 0 to 199, for example, and is returned to 0 after reaching the maximum value. Specifically, the fluctuation type counter CS1 determines a rough fluctuation type such as so-called normal reach, super reach, and special reach. The fluctuation type counter CS1 is updated once every time the MPU 41 executes a main process described later, and is repeatedly updated even within the remaining time in the main process. The value of the variation type counter CS1 is stored in the reserved storage area 412b at the timing when the game ball wins the upper operation winning opening 314 or the lower operation winning opening 315.

  Then, the MPU 41 determines the variation pattern indicating the variation display time based on the variation type counter CS1 and the preset variation table. Specifically, the MPU 41 identifies the type of the variation pattern by referring to the normal jackpot variation table, the probability variation jackpot variation table, or the deviation variation table stored in advance in the variation table storage area 411d of the ROM 411. It should be noted that these fluctuation tables may be provided individually for the low-probability mode and the high-probability mode.

  Here, FIG. 8(E), FIG. 8(F), and FIG. 8(G) are diagrams showing an example of a normal jackpot variation table, a probability variation jackpot variation table, and a deviation variation table. As shown in FIG. 8(E), FIG. 8(F), and FIG. 8(G), in the normal jackpot variation table, the probability variation jackpot variation table, and the deviation variation table, the variation pattern according to the value of the variation type counter CS1. Are associated in advance. Then, the MPU 41 uses the regular jackpot variation table when the lottery result is “normal jackpot”, the certainty variation jackpot variation table when the lottery result is “probability variation jackpot”, and the deviation variation table when the lottery result is “miss” To identify the type of fluctuation pattern.

  More specifically, as shown in FIGS. 8(E) and 8(F), in the normal jackpot variation table and the probability variation jackpot variation table, variation patterns “01” to “03” according to the value of the variation type counter CS1. Is selected. Here, when the variation pattern “01” is selected, the variable display is executed in the pattern display unit 341 in the normal reach mode in which the variation display time is 30 seconds. In addition, when the variation pattern “02” is selected, the variable display is executed in the pattern display portion 341 in the super reach mode in which the variation display time is 60 seconds. Furthermore, when the variation pattern “03” is selected, the variable display is executed in the symbol display section 341 in the special reach mode in which the variable display time is 90 s, which is the longest. The types of variation patterns are not limited to these.

  For example, in the pachinko machine 10, a plurality of types of normal reach with different characters, stories, etc. are prepared as the normal reach corresponding to the variation pattern “01”, and any normal reach selected from them is executed.

  Similarly, in the pachinko machine 10, a plurality of types of super-reach with different characters, stories, etc. are prepared as super-reach corresponding to the variation pattern “02”, and one of the selected super-reach is executed. It Super reach is a reach that has a longer fluctuation time than normal reach and a shorter fluctuation time than special reach, and it has a higher probability of winning a jackpot than normal reach and a lower probability of winning a jackpot than special reach. It is executed when the person is instructed.

  Further, in the pachinko machine 10, a plurality of types of special reach with different characters, stories, etc. are prepared as the special reach corresponding to the variation pattern “03”, and one of the special reach selected from them is executed. It The special reach is a reach that has a longer fluctuation time than the normal reach and the super reach, and includes, for example, an effect that develops from the normal reach or the super reach.

  In addition, in the reach corresponding to various fluctuation patterns, a single-shot operation effect in which a single operation of the operation button 22 by the player is reflected in the effect, and a continuous hit operation effect in which the continuous hit operation of the operation button 22 by the player is reflected in the effect. , And a player participation type operation effect process such as a long-press operation effect in which a long-press operation of the operation button 22 by the player is reflected in the effect.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 8(G), in the deviation variation table, the variation classification is determined for each stop type at the time of deviation (front/rear outreach, other than front/rear outreach, complete failure) determined by the value of the reach random number counter C3. The correspondence relationship between the counter CS1 and the fluctuation pattern is defined. More specifically, when the stop type at the time of disengagement is the front/rear outreach or the reach other than the front/rear outreach, one of the fluctuation patterns “01” to “03” is selected according to the value of the fluctuation type counter CS1. . On the other hand, when the stop type at the time of disengagement is complete disengagement, either the fluctuation pattern “04” or “05” is selected according to the value of the fluctuation type counter CS1. When the variation pattern “04” is selected, the variation display time is 7 s and variation display without reach is executed in the symbol display unit 341. Further, when the variation pattern “05” is selected, the variation display time is 10 s and variation display without reach is executed in the symbol display unit 341.

  For example, in the pachinko machine 10, as the variation display corresponding to the variation pattern “04” at the time of the deviation, the variation display is changed and the variation display is stopped without a notice effect such as a character and a message being displayed. Is executed. Further, in the pachinko machine 10, the variable display corresponding to the variation pattern “05” at the time of the detachment is the variable display of the detachment pattern which is disengaged and comes off with a notice effect such as a character and a message being displayed. Executed. Further, when the variation display at the time of deviation corresponding to the variation pattern “05” is performed, a player participation type notice display in which the operation of the operation button 22 by the player is reflected may be executed.

  Then, when the MPU 41 specifies the fluctuation pattern indicating the fluctuation display time by the 7-segment display 372 and the symbol display unit 341 of the main display unit 37, the fluctuation pattern command indicating the fluctuation pattern and the lottery result is sent to the voice lamp control device 5. input. Specifically, when the lottery result is “normal jackpot”, the MPU 41 changes pattern command “A01” with “A” indicating that it is a normal jackpot before the fluctuation patterns “01” to “03”. ~ Any one of "A03" is output. Further, when the lottery result is "probable variation jackpot", the MPU 41 changes pattern "B01" to "B03" with "B" indicating that the variation pattern "01" to "03" is the probability variation jackpot. Is output. Furthermore, when the lottery result is “miss”, the MPU 41 changes pattern commands “C01” to “C05” with “C” indicating that the change is before the fluctuation patterns “01” to “05”. Will be output. Thereby, the voice lamp control device 5 can determine the lottery result and the variation pattern (variation display time) based on the variation pattern command, and the symbol display unit 341 based on the lottery result and the variation pattern. The details of the variation mode such as the variation type and the effect type displayed in are determined. Then, the voice lamp control device 5 causes the symbol display unit 341 to perform the variable display based on the details of the determined variation mode, reproduces the voice from the speaker 26 in accordance with the variable display, and turns on the illumination unit 27. Make it blink.

  Therefore, in the pachinko machine 10, the MPU 41 of the main control device 4 determines a variation pattern (variation display time) based on the variation type counter CS1 and various variation tables for the variation display on the symbol display unit 341. Will only run. Therefore, even when the MPU 41 of the pachinko machine 10 is configured by an 8-bit microcomputer, the MPU 41 can stably perform the jackpot lottery. Further, since details of the variation mode actually displayed on the symbol display unit 341 are determined by the voice lamp control device 5, it is possible to selectively execute various variation modes as the variation mode.

[Sub-control unit 332]
As shown in FIG. 5, the sub control unit 332 includes an audio lamp control device 5 and a display control device 6.

[Voice lamp controller 5]
The voice lamp control device 5 includes an MPU 51, an input/output I/F 52, and the like. The MPU 51 is an arithmetic unit configured as a one-chip microcomputer. Further, the MPU 51 has a ROM 511 and a RAM 512 built therein. The voice lamp control device 5 also includes various circuits such as a timer circuit that measures time and an interrupt circuit that receives an interrupt.

  The ROM 511 is a non-volatile storage unit in which various control programs and various parameter information are stored in advance. The RAM 512 is a volatile storage unit capable of reading and writing various types of information, and is used as a primary storage area (working area) for various types of processing executed by the MPU 51.

  FIG. 6B is a diagram showing a main part of the storage areas of the ROM 511 and the RAM 512 of the MPU 51. As shown in FIG. 6B, in the ROM 511, the variation table storage area 511a, the effect table storage area 511b, the notice reservation table storage area 511c, the reservation type table storage area 511d, the notice background table storage area 511e, and the background type. A table storage area 511f is provided. In the RAM 512, the effect type counter 512a, the opening/closing execution mode flag 512b, the notice holding counter 512e, the hold type counter 512f, the first notice holding area 512g, the second notice holding area 512h, the third notice holding area 512i, and the fourth. A notice reservation area 512j, a judgment notice reservation counter 512k, and a reservation number counter 512l are provided. Further, in the RAM 512, the first variation type area 512m, the second variation type area 512n, the third variation type area 512o, the fourth variation type area 512p, the notice background counter 512q, the background type counter 512r, the notice background area 512s, and the notice. A background continuation counter 512t, an image selection counter 512u, a notice effect counter 512v, and a notice effect type area 512w are provided.

  Then, the voice lamp control device 5 executes the processing according to the control program stored in the ROM 511 by the MPU 51, thereby performing display control based on various commands (control signals) input from the main control device 4. A control signal is input to the device 6 to control the display of the symbol display unit 341.

  The input/output I/F 52 is an input/output interface that inputs various signals to the voice lamp control device 5 and outputs control signals from the voice lamp control device 5. Specifically, the main controller 4 and the display controller 6 are connected to the input/output I/F 52. Then, various commands such as a variation pattern command, a hold command, a shift command, a jackpot start command, and a jackpot end command are input from the main controller 4 to the voice lamp controller 5. Further, various commands such as a display variation pattern command, a hold display shift command, a notice hold display command, a normal hold display command, a notice background display command, and a normal background display command are sent from the voice lamp control device 5 to the display control device 6. Is entered. A configuration in which the display control device 6 receives various commands from the main control device 4 and inputs the various commands to the audio lamp control device 5 is also conceivable as another embodiment. Further, a configuration in which the sub control unit 332 includes one control device having both functions of the audio lamp control device 5 and the display control device 6 is also conceivable as another embodiment.

  Further, the operation switch 22a, the speaker 26, and the illumination portion 27 are connected to the input/output I/F 52. Then, in the voice lamp control device 5, the MPU 51 can control the voice output from the speaker 26, the lighting mode of the illumination portion 27, and the like based on various commands input from the main control device 4. Is. Further, the MPU 51 can also control the sound output from the speaker 26, the lighting mode of the illumination portion 27, and the like based on the operation of the operation button 22.

  The MPU 51 executes predetermined arithmetic processing based on various commands such as a variation pattern command, a hold command, a shift command, a jackpot start command, and a jackpot end command input from the voice lamp control device 5.

Specifically, when the variation pattern command is input, the MPU 51 determines the variation pattern based on the variation pattern command, transmits the display variation pattern command corresponding to the variation pattern to the display control device 6, and the symbol The variable display on the display unit 341 is started. After that, the MPU 51 transmits the variation stop command to the display control device 6 to stop the variation display on the symbol display unit 341 at the variation display time corresponding to the variation pattern command, and the lottery result indicated by the variation pattern command is displayed. The corresponding stop result is displayed on the symbol display unit 341. At this time, in the symbol display unit 341, a combination of symbols corresponding to the normal jackpot is displayed when the variation pattern command indicates a normal jackpot, and a combination of symbols corresponding to the probability variation jackpot is displayed when the fluctuation pattern command is indicated. It On the other hand, when the variation pattern command indicates a deviation, a combination of symbols corresponding to the deviation is displayed.

[Display control device 6]
The display control device 6 controls the display of the symbol display unit 341 based on various commands (control signals) input from the voice lamp control device 5. Specifically, the display control device 6 executes the variable display and the effect display by controlling the display of the symbol display unit 341 based on the display variation pattern command input from the voice lamp control device 5. For example, the display control device 6 transmits a control signal to an image processing device such as a liquid crystal display driver of the symbol display unit 341 to control the content of the image displayed on the symbol display unit 341 Video display processor (VDP) And so on.

  The display control device 6 includes an MPU 61 and an input/output I/F 62, and the input/output I/F 62 is connected to the voice lamp control device 5 and the symbol display unit 341. The voice lamp controller 5 and the display controller 6 may be capable of bidirectional communication.

  The MPU 61 is an arithmetic unit configured as a one-chip microcomputer, and the MPU 61 has a ROM 611 and a RAM 612 built therein. The display control device 6 also includes various circuits such as a timer circuit that measures time and an interrupt circuit that receives an interrupt.

  In the ROM 611, in addition to various control programs, a normal hold image, a notice hold image, a normal background image, a notice background image, a variable design, a reach effect image, a jackpot effect image, and a notice character image displayed on the symbol display unit 341. Are remembered. Each image displayed on the symbol display unit 341 includes a still image or a moving image. The RAM 612 is a volatile storage unit capable of reading and writing various types of information, and is used as a primary storage area (working area) for various processes executed by the MPU 61.

  Specifically, in the pachinko machine 10, as shown in FIG. 26A, a hold display area 342, a determination display area 343, and a variable display area 344 are displayed on the display screen of the symbol display unit 341. In the variation display area 344, the variation of the symbol is displayed according to the display variation pattern input from the voice lamp control device 5.

  The hold display area 342 includes four first hold areas 342A to 342D that are the same as the maximum number N of hold numbers in the pachinko machine 10. In the first holding area 342A to the fourth holding area 342D, holding images are displayed according to the presence/absence information of the hit/miss information in the first holding area RE1 to the fourth holding area RE4 of the holding storage area 412b. Specifically, in the symbol display unit 341, when the number N of reservations is 1, the reserved image is displayed only in the first reservation area 342A, and when the number N of reservations is 2, the first reservation areas 342A and 342B. The hold image is displayed on. Similarly, when the number N of reservations is 3, a reserved image is displayed in the first reservation area 342A to the third reservation area 342C, and when the number N of reservations is 4, the first reservation area 342A to the fourth reservation area The reserved image is displayed on all of the 342Ds. In the present embodiment, a case where the reserved image is “◯” will be described as an example. Of course, the hold image is not limited to “O”, and may be various shapes, patterns, characters, or the like.

On the other hand, in the determination display area 343, a hold image corresponding to the hit/miss information currently stored in the execution area AE of the hold storage area 412b is displayed. That is, in the judgment display area 343,
By sequentially shifting the hit/miss information stored in the first holding area RE1 to the fourth holding area RE4 and storing it in the execution area AE, the holding images corresponding to the respective hit/miss information are sequentially displayed. ..

  By the way, in the pachinko machine 10, before the game times related to the winning/losing information stored in the first holding area RE1 to the fourth holding area RE4 of the holding storage area 412b are started, the contents of the winning/holding information are suggested. A notice pending display or a notice background display can be executed. Specifically, when the game ball is won in the upper operation winning opening 314 or the lower operation winning opening 315, a hold command indicating the content of the winning/losing information stored in the holding storage area 412b is a voice lamp control from the main controller 4. It is transmitted to the device 5. In the voice lamp control device 5, whether or not to execute the notice hold display or the notice background display on the symbol display portion 341 is determined according to the content of the hold command.

  Then, in the pachinko machine 10, when the advance notice hold display is not executed, the normal hold image is displayed as a hold image in the hold display area 342, and when the advance notice hold display is executed, the normal hold image is The notice pending image having a different display mode is displayed as the pending image in the pending display area 342. Further, in the pachinko machine 10, the normal background image is displayed as the background image of the determination display area 343 when the advance notice background display is not executed, and when the advance notice background display is executed, the normal background image is the normal background image. A notice background image having a different display mode is displayed as a background image in the determination display area 343.

  Here, the notice pending image includes a plurality of types of notice pending images with red, green, and blue color schemes used corresponding to the probability of winning the jackpot. In the present embodiment, it is assumed that the probability of winning the jackpot is high in the order of red, green, and blue. In the following, among the notice pending images, the blue notice pending image is referred to as the first notice pending image, the green notice pending image is referred to as the second notice pending image, and the red notice pending image is referred to as the third notice pending image. If not shown, the image is simply referred to as a notice pending image.

  Similarly, the notice background image also includes a plurality of types of notice background images with red, green, and blue color schemes that are used according to the probability of winning the jackpot. In the present embodiment, it is assumed that the probability of winning the jackpot is high in the order of red, green, and blue. In the following, among the notice background images, the blue notice background image is referred to as the first notice background image, the green notice background image is referred to as the second notice background image, and the red notice background image is referred to as the third notice background image. If not shown, the image is simply referred to as a notice background image.

  As other forms of the notice pending image and the notice background image, other colors, a zebra pattern, a leopard pattern, etc. may be considered. Furthermore, it is considered as another embodiment that the normal hold image and the notice hold image have different display modes such as size, shape, or lighting state (lighting or blinking).

[Payout control device 7]
The payout control device 7 is equipped with an MPU 71, an input/output I/F 72, and the like. The MPU 71 is a computing device configured as a one-chip microcomputer. Further, the MPU 71 has a ROM 711 and a RAM 712 built therein.

  The ROM 711 is a non-volatile storage unit in which various control programs and various parameter information are stored in advance. The RAM 712 is a volatile storage unit that can read and write various types of information, and is used as a primary storage area (working area) for various types of processing executed by the MPU 71.

The input/output I/F 72 is an input/output interface that inputs various signals to the payout control device 7 and outputs control signals from the payout control device 7. Specifically, the payout device 132 and the ball lending device 100 are connected to the input/output I/F 72.

  As described above, the payout device 132 is for paying out the game ball from the tank 131 toward the upper plate 23, and a drive unit 132a such as a motor for driving a ball stopping member that switches whether or not the game ball is paid out, It is provided with a payout sensor 132b for individually detecting the game balls to be paid out. The payout control device 7 pays out an arbitrary number of game balls by controlling the drive unit 132a based on the detection result of the payout sensor 132b. Further, the payout control device 7 is provided with a state return switch 73. The state return switch 73 is operated to eliminate the ball clogging (return to the normal state) when a dispensing error occurs such as the ball clogging of the dispensing device 132.

  The ball lending device 100 is installed in the island facility together with the pachinko machine 10. Then, the ball lending device 100 changes the amount of money stored in the card inserted in the ball lending device 100 according to the operation of the ball lending operation device (not shown) provided on the front frame 11 of the pachinko machine 10. It is possible to pay out a corresponding number of game balls and lend them to the player. Specifically, a control signal for paying out a predetermined number of game balls is input from the ball lending device 100 to the payout control device 7, whereby the payout device 132 is controlled by the MPU 71 and a predetermined number of game balls are generated. Be paid out. The recording medium in which the amount of money is stored is not limited to the card, and may be, for example, a coin-type storage medium having an IC chip built therein. Further, the ball lending device 100 may be capable of lending a predetermined number of game balls corresponding to the cash by inserting the cash.

[Launch control device 8]
The firing control device 8 includes a firing control IC 81 that controls driving of the game ball firing mechanism 32. Specifically, the launch control IC 81 drives the ball feeding device 322 of the game ball launching mechanism 32 while the launch handle 21 is being rotated, thereby launching the game balls stored in the upper plate 23 to the launch rail 321. Let it feed on. Then, the firing control IC 81 detects the operation amount of the firing handle 21 and drives the solenoid 323 of the game ball firing mechanism 32 according to the operation amount to direct the game ball on the launch rail 321 to the game board 31. To fire. At this time, the firing control IC 81 drives the ball feeding device 322 and the solenoid 323 by using a clock signal that switches ON/OFF at a preset cycle (for example, 0.6 sec) as a drive signal. As a result, in the pachinko machine 10, one game ball is fired toward the game area every 0.6 seconds.

  Further, the firing handle 21 is provided with a variable resistor for detecting the rotational operation amount of the player, and a voltage is input to the firing control IC 81 according to the rotational operation amount of the firing handle 21. Thereby, the firing control IC 81, based on the voltage value input according to the rotation operation amount of the firing handle 21, as the rotation operation amount of the firing handle 21 increases, the firing intensity of the game ball from the game ball firing mechanism 32 increases. The voltage applied to the solenoid 323 is adjusted to be strong.

  Furthermore, the launch handle 21 has a touch sensor 21a for detecting that the player is touching the launch handle 21, and a ball stop switch 21b for allowing the player to arbitrarily stop the launch of the game ball. Is provided. The firing control IC 81 uses the touch sensor 21a and the ball stop switch 21b to detect that the player is not touching the firing handle 21 with the touch sensor 21a, or the ball stop switch 21b is operated by the player. When it is detected, the game ball launching mechanism 32 stops the launch of the game ball. Thereby, for example, the firing handle 21 is fixed in a rotated state, and a game is prevented in a situation where the player does not touch the firing handle 21. Further, the player can arbitrarily stop the firing of the ball game ball by operating the ball stop switch 21b with the thumb or the like while rotating the firing handle 21.

[Power control device 9]
The power supply control device 9 generates +12V voltage for driving various sensors and driving units, +5V voltage for logic used in various control devices, and the like. Then, the power supply control device 9 supplies the generated +12V or +5V voltage to the main control device 4, the audio lamp control device 5, the display control device 6, the payout control device 7, the firing control device 8, and the like.

  The power control device 9 is provided with a power switch 91 for turning on/off the power of the pachinko machine 10 and a RAM erasing switch 92 that is operated when returning the pachinko machine 10 to the initial state. The pachinko machine 10 is initialized when the power is turned on by operating the power switch 91 while the RAM erase switch 92 is ON.

  Further, the power supply control device 9 is provided with a capacitor and a secondary battery as a charging unit that is charged by the electric power supplied from the power supply equipment. As a result, in the pachinko machine 10, even when the power supply from the power supply equipment is cut off, the information in the RAM provided in the various control devices is retained for a predetermined period by the power discharged from the capacitor. Further, in the pachinko machine 10, various control devices can be driven for a predetermined period by the electric power discharged from the secondary battery even when the power supply from the power supply equipment is cut off.

  Further, the power supply control device 9 inputs a power failure signal to the main control device 4, the voice lamp control device 5, the payout control device 7, and the like when it determines that the power supply is cut off. For example, the power supply control device 9 is in a power failure state when the preset DC voltage of 24V is output based on the electric power supplied from the power supply equipment and when the DC voltage reaches less than the preset 22V. To judge. When the main controller 4, the voice lamp controller 5, the payout controller 7, and the like receive the power failure signal from the power controller 9, the control being executed is interrupted and a predetermined NMI interrupt process is executed.

[Process of main controller 4]
Next, various processes executed by the MPU 41 of the main control device 4 will be described with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS. 9 to 16. Specifically, in the pachinko machine 10, the MPU 41 is started up when the power is turned on, a main process that is executed after the startup process, a timer interrupt process that is started periodically, and a power outage. NMI interrupt processing etc. are executed. In the present embodiment, the description of the start-up process and the NMI interrupt process is omitted.

[Timer interrupt processing of main controller 4]
FIG. 9 is a flowchart for explaining an example of the procedure of the timer interrupt process executed by the MPU 41. The MPU 41 activates and executes the timer interrupt process, for example, every 2 msec.

<Step S901>
First, in step S901, a sensor detection process for determining the detection states of various sensors or switches connected to the main control device 4 is executed. For example, the detection states of the ball entrance sensors 313a to 317a, the magnetic sensor 35, the radio wave sensor 36, and the like are determined. At this time, when a game ball is detected to enter any of the ball input sensors 313a to 317a, the information is stored in the RAM 412 as winning detection information.

<Step S902>
Next, in step S902, the random number initial value counter CIN1 is updated. Specifically, the random number initial value counter CIN1 is incremented by 1, and when the counter value reaches the maximum value, the counter value is cleared to 0.

<Step S903>
Succeedingly, in a step S903, the jackpot random number counter C1, the jackpot type counter C2, the reach random number counter C3, and the electric accessory release counter C4 are updated. Specifically, the jackpot random number counter C1, the jackpot type counter C2, the reach random number counter C3, and the electric accessory opening counter C4 are each incremented by 1, and when the counter values reach the maximum value, the counter values are increased. Clear to 0.

<Step S904>
After that, in step S904, a start winning process (see FIG. 10) associated with the winning of the upper operation winning opening 314 or the lower operation winning opening 315 is executed. The start winning process will be described in detail later.

<Step S905>
In step S905, a through winning process is executed. Specifically, in the winning process for the through, when the game ball is won in the through gate 317, the number of electric power holdings stored in the electric holding area 412c is a predetermined upper limit value (for example, four). If the number is less than 1, the number of reserved electric power combinations is incremented by 1. Further, when the number of electric role holdings is added, the value of the electric accessory release counter C4 is acquired at the timing when the game ball is won in the through gate 317, and is sequentially stored in the electric holding area 412c. As a result, in the pachinko machine 10, a lottery is performed based on the value of the electric accessory opening counter C4 stored in the electric power holding area 412c to determine whether or not to open the electric accessory 315b for a predetermined time.

[Starting winning process of main controller 4]
Now, with reference to FIG. 10, the starting winning process executed by the MPU 41 in step S904 will be described.

<Step S1001>
First, in step S1001, it is determined whether or not the game ball has won in any one of the upper operation winning opening 314 and the lower operation winning opening 315. Here, if it is determined that the game ball has won the upper operation winning port 314 or the lower operation winning port 315 (S1001: Yes side), the process proceeds to step S1002, and the game ball has the upper operating winning port 314 and the lower operation winning port. When it is determined that no prize has been won in any of the mouths 315 (S1001: No side), the start winning process is ended.

<Steps S1002 to S1003>
In step S1002, it is determined whether or not the number N of reservations stored in the number-of-holds storage area NA of the RAM 412 is less than the maximum number of reservations (4 in this embodiment). Here, if the number N of reservations is less than the upper limit value (S1002: Yes side), the process proceeds to step S1003, and the number N of reservations is incremented by one. On the other hand, if the number N of reservations is the upper limit value or more (S1002: No side), the start winning process is ended.

<Step S1004>
In step S1004, the respective values of the jackpot random number counter C1, the jackpot type counter C2, and the reach random number counter C3 updated in step S903 (see FIG. 9) and the fluctuations updated in the main processing (see FIG. 13) described later. The win/fail information including the value of the type counter CS1 is acquired and stored in the first holding area of the free holding areas of the holding storage area 412b in the RAM 412. Here, the MPU 41 at the time of executing the processing is an example of the hit/miss information acquisition means. The hold storage area 412b of the RAM 412 is an example of a hold storage unit.

  For example, if the number N of reservations stored in the number-of-holds storage area NA after the addition in step S1003 is 1, the win/fail information is stored in the first holding area RE1, and if the number N of reservations is 2. The hit/miss information is stored in the second holding area RE2. Further, if the number N of reservations stored in the number-of-holds storage area NA after the addition in step S1003 is 3, the hit/miss information is stored in the third holding area RE3, and if the number N of reservations is 4, The hit/miss information is stored in the fourth holding area RE4.

<Steps S1005 to S1006>
Then, in step S1005, before the win/fail information acquired in step S1004 becomes a jackpot judgment target in a variation start process (S1405) described later, a notice pending confirmation process for checking the content of the win/fail information is executed. Then, in step S1006, a hold command setting process for setting a hold command based on the determination result in step S1005 is executed.

[Prior notice confirmation processing]
Here, an example of the notice pending confirmation process executed by the MPU 41 in step S1005 will be described with reference to FIG. The MPU 41 transmits each random number value of a lottery counter 412a, which will be described later, acquired during the jackpot lottery to the voice lamp control device 5, and the subsequent processes (for example, notice hold confirmation process and hold command setting process) are performed by the voice lamp control. Execution by the MPU 51 of the device 5 is also conceivable as another embodiment. Further, the specific content of the processing procedure is not limited to the aspect described here, as long as the same function as the notice reservation confirmation processing can be achieved.

<Step S1101>
First, in step S1101, the number N of holds currently stored in the number-of-holds storage area NA of the holding area RE and the value of the jackpot random number counter C1 included in the hit/miss information acquired in step S1004 are read. For example, when the hit/fail information is stored in the third holding area RE3 in step S1004, the value of the jackpot random number counter C1 included in the hit/non-play information stored in the third holding area RE3 is read.

<Step S1102>
In step S1102, it is determined whether the pachinko machine 10 is in the high-probability mode. If the pachinko machine 10 is in the high-probability mode (S1102: Yes side), the process proceeds to step S1103, and if it is not in the high-probability mode (S1102). : No side), and the process proceeds to step S1121. For example, the MPU 41 determines whether or not it is in the high-probability mode based on the high-probability mode flag 412d provided in the RAM 412. The high-probability mode flag 412d is set to ON by the MPU 41 when transitioning to the high-probability mode, and set to OFF when transitioning to the low-probability mode.

By the way, in the configuration in which the switching to the high-probability mode is performed after the completion of the opening/closing execution mode at the time of probability variation jackpot, and the transition to the low-probability mode is completed after the completion of the opening/closing execution mode at the time of normal jackpot, the high-probability mode flag is used as the determination index in step S1102. Another embodiment is conceivable as a configuration in which the advance notice high probability mode flag used in place of 412d is provided in the RAM 412. In this case, the MPU 41 sets the notice high probability mode flag to ON when the jackpot lottery result is a probability variation jackpot, and turns off the notice high probability mode flag when the jackpot lottery result is a normal jackpot. Set to. Then, in step S1102, it is determined whether or not the high probability mode is on the basis of the advance notification high probability mode flag. As a result, for example, when the jackpot winning result corresponding to any of the reserved images is the normal jackpot during the high-probability mode, then it is determined in step S1102 that the low-probability mode is set. Therefore, in the notice pending confirmation process, it is determined whether or not the value of the jackpot random number counter C1 corresponds to the jackpot winning according to the high-probability mode or the low-probability mode at the time when the variable display corresponding to the held image is executed. It becomes possible to do. Further, the MPU 41 sets the high-probability mode flag 412d to ON when the jackpot lottery result is a probability variation jackpot, and sets the high-probability mode flag 412d to OFF when the jackpot lottery result is a normal jackpot. It is also possible. Even when the MPU 41 is configured to shift from the high-probability mode to the low-probability mode after the predetermined number of game lottery is executed in the high-probability mode after the opening and closing execution mode at the time of probability variation jackpot is finished. The high notice advance probability mode flag is set to OFF when shifting to the probability mode.

<Step S1103>
In step S1103, it is determined whether or not the value of the jackpot random number counter C1 read in step S1101 is a value corresponding to the jackpot win, based on the high-probability win/loss table (see FIG. 8B). To do.

<Step S1121>
On the other hand, in step S1121, it is determined whether or not the value of the jackpot random number counter C1 read in step S1101 is a value corresponding to the jackpot win, based on the low probability jackpot table (see FIG. 8A). To execute.

  It should be noted that, in place of Steps S1102, S1103, and S1121, the value of the jackpot random number counter C1 is a value common to both the high-probability hit table and the low-probability hit table, and corresponds to the jackpot win. It is also conceivable as another embodiment to determine that the jackpot is won. This simplifies the notice pending confirmation process.

<Step S1104>
Then, in step S1104, the process branches depending on whether or not the value of the jackpot random number counter C1 is determined to be the value corresponding to the jackpot winning. Specifically, when it is determined that the value of the jackpot random number counter C1 corresponds to the jackpot winning (S1104: Yes side), the process proceeds to step S1105, and the value of the jackpot random number counter C1 corresponds to the jackpot winning. If it is determined that the value is not set (S1104: No side), the process proceeds to step S1141.

<Step S1141>
In step S1141, the values of the reach random number counter C3 and the fluctuation type counter CS1 included in the hit/miss information acquired in step S1004 are read. For example, when the hit/miss information is stored in the third holding area RE3 in step S1004, the values of the reach random number counter C3 and the fluctuation type counter CS1 included in the hit/hold information stored in the third holding area RE3 are read out. Be done. It should be noted that, among the first holding area RE1 to the fourth holding area RE4, the holding area in which the hit/miss information is stored in step S1004 can be determined by the value of the holding number N stored in the holding number storage area NA.

<Step S1142>
In step S1142, it is determined based on the deviation result table (see FIG. 8D) whether the value of the reach random number counter C3 read in step S1141 corresponds to the occurrence of reach.

<Step S1143>
Then, in step S1143, it is determined whether or not the determination result of step S1142 is a reach occurrence. When it is determined that a reach occurrence is generated (S1143: Yes side), the process proceeds to step S1144, and the reach occurrence occurs. If it is determined that it is not (S1143: No side), the advance notice pending confirmation process ends as it is.

<Step S1144>
In step S1144, the reach warning flag 412f provided in the RAM 412 is set to ON. The reach warning flag 412f is used to determine whether or not a reach has occurred in a hold command setting process (see FIG. 12) described later. The reach warning flag 412f is set to off after the main process (see FIG. 13) described later is executed.

<Step S1145>
Further, in step S1145, the variation pattern corresponding to the hit/miss information acquired in step S1004 is specified, the variation pattern is set in the variation pattern storage area 412e, and the notice pending confirmation processing is ended. Specifically, the fluctuation patterns “01” to “03” corresponding to the fluctuation type counter CS1 read in step S1141 are specified based on the deviation fluctuation table (see FIG. 8G). As described above, the variation pattern “01” indicates that the reach type is normal reach, the variation pattern “02” indicates that the reach type is super reach, and the variation pattern “03” indicates the reach type. Indicates a special reach.

<Step S1105>
On the other hand, when it is determined in step S1104 that the value of the jackpot random number counter C1 is a value corresponding to the jackpot winning (S1104: Yes side), in the subsequent step S1105, it is included in the hit/miss information acquired in step S1004. The values of the jackpot type counter C2 and the variation type counter CS1 are read. For example, when the hit/fail information is stored in the third holding area RE3 in step S1004, the values of the jackpot type counter C2 and the fluctuation type counter CS1 included in the hit information stored in the third holding area RE3 are read. Be done.

<Step S1106>
In step S1106, the value of the jackpot type counter C2 read in step S1105 is a value corresponding to either of the jackpot type of the normal jackpot or the probability variation jackpot, based on the distribution table (see FIG. 8C). To determine.

<Step S1107>
Then, in step S1107, the process branches depending on the determination result of step S1106. Specifically, if the jackpot type is the probability variation jackpot (S1107: Yes side), the process proceeds to step S1108, and if it is not the probability variation jackpot (S1107: No side), the process proceeds to step S1171.

<Step S1108>
In step S1108, the probability variation notice flag 412g provided in the RAM 412 is set to ON. The probability variation notice flag 412g is used to determine whether or not the probability variation jackpot is won in a pending command setting process (see FIG. 12) described later. The probability change notification flag 412g is set to OFF after the main process (see FIG. 13) described below is executed.

<Step S1109>
In step S1109, the variation pattern corresponding to the hit/miss information acquired in step S1004 is specified, the variation pattern is set in the variation pattern storage area 412e, and the notice pending confirmation process is ended. Specifically, the variation patterns “01” to “03” corresponding to the variation type counter CS1 read in step S1141 are specified based on the probability variation jackpot variation table (see FIG. 8F).

<Step S1171>
On the other hand, in step S1171, the normal notice flag 412h provided in the RAM 412 is set to ON. The normal notice flag 412h may be used to determine whether or not a normal jackpot is won in a hold command setting process (see FIG. 12) described later. Further, either one of the probability change notice flag 412g and the normal notice flag 412h may be omitted. The normal notice flag 412h is set to off after the main process (see FIG. 13) described later is executed.

<Step S1172>
Further, in step S1172, the variation pattern corresponding to the hit/miss information acquired in step S1004 is specified, the variation pattern is set in the variation pattern storage area 412e, and the notice pending confirmation process is ended. Specifically, the fluctuation patterns “01” to “03” corresponding to the fluctuation type counter CS1 read in step S1141 are specified based on the normal jackpot fluctuation table (see FIG. 8E).

[Hold command setting process]
Next, an example of the hold command setting process executed by the MPU 41 in step S1006 after the end of the notice hold confirmation process will be described with reference to FIG. In the hold command setting process, a hold command is set according to the judgment result of the notice hold confirmation process. Specifically, the hold command includes information indicating that the command is a hold command, as well as information such as the hold command type, the variation pattern, and the hold number N.

<Step S1201>
First, in step S1201, it is determined whether or not the winning/winning information acquired in step S1004 corresponds to the jackpot winning. Specifically, it is determined whether the probability change notice flag 412g or the normal notice flag 412h is on. If it is determined that the probability variation notification flag 412g or the normal notification flag 412h is on (S1201: Yes side), the process proceeds to step S1202, and neither the probability change notification flag 412g nor the normal notification flag 412h is on. If determined (S1201: No side), the process proceeds to step S1211.

<Step S1202>
In step S1202, the process branches depending on whether or not the jackpot type is the probability variation jackpot. Specifically, it is determined whether or not the jackpot type is the probability variation jackpot, based on the probability variation notification flag 412g set to ON in the notice reservation confirmation process. Here, when it is determined that the jackpot type is the probability variation jackpot (S1202: Yes side), the process proceeds to step S1203. Moreover, when it is determined that the jackpot type is not the probability variation jackpot (S1202: No side), that is, when the jackpot type is the normal jackpot, the process proceeds to step S1221.

<Steps S1203 and S1221>
In step S1203, the probability that the probability is a big jackpot is set as the type of the hold command, and the value stored in the change pattern storage area 412e is set as the change pattern of the hold command. Further, in step S1221, the fact that it is a normal big hit is set as the type of the hold command, and the value stored in the change pattern storage area 412e is set as the change pattern of the hold command. It should be noted that the type of the hold command may be “A” when the probability variation jackpot is large, and “B” when the normal command is a big jackpot.

<Step S1211>
On the other hand, when it is determined that the jackpot is not won in step S1201, it is determined in the following step S1211 whether or not the lottery result based on the win/loss information is a reach occurrence. Specifically, it is determined whether or not a reach has occurred based on the reach announcement flag 412f that is set to ON in the announcement hold confirmation process. Here, if it is determined that the reach has occurred (S1211: Yes side), the process proceeds to step S1212, and if it is determined that the reach has not occurred (S1211: No side), the process proceeds to step S1213.

<Steps S1212 and S1213>
In step S1212, the fact that the reach is out is set as the type of the hold command, and the value stored in the change pattern storage area 412e is set as the change pattern of the hold command. Further, in step S1213, the fact that the reach does not occur is set as the type of the hold command, and the value of the variation pattern indicating that the reach does not occur is set as the variation pattern of the hold command. It should be noted that the type of the hold command is considered to be "C" when the release occurs and "D" when the reach does not occur.

<Step S1204>
Then, in step S1204, the number of holdings N read in step S1101 is set in the holding command, and the holding command setting process is ended. In this way, since the hold command includes the hold number N read in step S1101, the MPU 51 of the voice lamp control device 5 that receives the hold command refers to the hold number N included in the hold command. Thus, it is possible to recognize which of the first holding area RE1 to the fourth holding area RE4 the holding command corresponds to the hit/miss information stored.

  The hold command set in the hold command setting process is stored in the RAM 412, and is voiced together with other commands in step S1301 of the main process (see FIG. 13) described later executed by the MPU 41 of the main control unit 4. It is erased after being transmitted to the lamp control device 5. Further, the content of the hold command described here is only an example, and the content is not limited to that described here as long as the voice lamp control device 5 can grasp the same content as the hold command. For example, it is possible that some or all of the information on the hold command is included in another command.

  It is also conceivable as another embodiment that the notice hold confirmation process includes a process having the same content as the hold command setting process. Specifically, the MPU 41 shifts the process to step S1203 after step S1109 of the advance notice confirmation process, and shifts the process to step S1221 after step S1172. Further, the MPU 41 shifts the processing to step S1212 after step S1144 of the advance notice holding confirmation processing, and shifts the processing to step S1213 on the No side of step S1143. Then, after executing Step S1203, S1221, S1212, or S1213, the MPU 41 executes Step S1204. In this case, it is not necessary to separately execute the hold command setting process.

[Main processing of main controller 4]
Next, an example of main processing executed by the MPU 41 will be described with reference to FIG. In the main processing, main control processing of the game is executed. In the main processing, the processing of steps S1301 to S1306 is executed as a regular processing of a 4 msec cycle, and the counter updating processing of steps S1308 and S1309 is executed in the remaining time.

<Step S1301>
First, in step S1301, an external output process of transmitting output data such as a command set in the timer interrupt process or the previous main process to each control device on the sub side is executed. Specifically, the variation pattern command, the hold command, the shift command, the jackpot start command, the jackpot end command, and the like are transmitted to the voice lamp control device 5. Also, a prize ball command or the like is transmitted to the payout control device 7.

<Step S1302>
Next, in step S1302, the value of the fluctuation type counter CS1 is updated. Specifically, the fluctuation type counter CS1 is incremented by 1, and when the counter value reaches the maximum value, the counter value is cleared to 0.

<Step S1303>
Then, in step S1303, the prize ball command to be output to the payout control device 7 is set. Specifically, based on the winning detection information stored in the RAM 412, it is determined whether or not a winning has occurred in the general winning opening 313 or the like. Then, if a prize has been generated, a prize ball command indicating the number of prize balls to be paid out according to the prize is set.

<Step S1304>
Then, in a step S1304, a game number control process for controlling a game in each game period in which the jackpot lottery and variation display are executed is executed. Here, an example of the game number control process executed by the MPU 41 will be described with reference to FIG.

[Game time control processing]
<Step S1401>
In step S1401, it is determined whether or not the pachinko machine 10 is in the opening/closing execution mode. If the pachinko machine 10 is in the opening/closing execution mode (S1401: Yes side), the game time control process ends and the opening/closing execution mode is not set. In that case (S1401: No side), the process proceeds to step S1402. For example, the presence/absence of execution of the opening/closing execution mode is determined based on the opening/closing execution mode flag 412i that the MPU 41 sets to ON at the start of the opening/closing execution mode and is set to OFF at the end of the opening/closing execution mode.

<Step S1402>
In step S1402, it is determined whether or not the 7-segment display 372 of the main display unit 37 is in the variable display. If it is in the variable display (S1402: Yes side), the process proceeds to step S1421 to change the If it is not being displayed (S1402: No side), the process proceeds to step S1403. For example, whether or not the variable display is being performed is determined based on the variable display flag 412j that the MPU 41 sets on at the start of the change of the 7-segment display 372 and turns off after the change display time elapses. It

<Step S1421>
In step S1421, it is determined whether or not the variable display time of the 7-segment display 372 of the main display unit 37 has elapsed, and if it is determined that the variable display time has not elapsed (S1421: No side), the process proceeds. If it is determined that the variable display time has elapsed (S1421: Yes side), the process proceeds to step S1423. The variation display time is set in the variation display time counter 412k provided in the RAM 412 in step S1606 of the variation start process (see FIG. 16) described later, and is set in step S1608 of the variation start process (see FIG. 16) described later. After the start of the variable display, the timer interrupt process (see FIG. 9) is counted down by 2 ms at the timing. Then, the MPU 41 determines that the variable display time has elapsed when the variable display time counter 412k reaches 0.

<Step S1422>
In step S1422, a variable display process for changing the symbol of the 7-segment display 372 of the main display unit 37 is executed, and the game time control process is ended.

<Step S1423>
On the other hand, in step S1423, the variation process of the symbols of the 7-segment display device 372 of the main display unit 37 is terminated, and the stop result corresponding to the result of the jackpot lottery corresponding to the game time is displayed on the 7-segment display device 372. Perform termination processing. Specifically, the symbol corresponding to any of the stop result of the probability variation jackpot set in the variation start process (see FIG. 16) described later, the stop result of the normal jackpot, or the stop result of the deviation is 7 of the main display portion 37. The variable display ends with the display on the segment display 372.

<Step S1424>
In step S1424, a variation end command for stopping the variation display in the symbol display unit 341 is set in the voice lamp control device 5, and the game time control process is terminated. As a result, in step S1301 of the next main process (see FIG. 13) executed by the MPU 41, the variation end command is transmitted to the voice lamp control device 5, and the voice lamp control device 5 displays the variation display by the symbol display unit 341. Stop at the combination of the final stop symbols in the game times.

<Step S1403>
If it is determined in step S1402 that the variable display is not in progress, then in step S1403, it is determined whether the number N of reservations stored in the number-of-holds storage area NA of the holding storage area 412b is 0. .. Here, when the number N of reservations is 0 (S1403: Yes side), the said game time control process is complete|finished, and when the number N of reservations is not 0 (S1403: No side), a process transfers to step S1404. ..

<Step S1404>
In step S1404, a data setting process (see FIG. 15) described later is executed for the data of the hit/miss information stored in the hold storage area 412b.

[Data setting process]
Here, an example of the data setting process executed by the MPU 41 in step S1404 will be described with reference to FIG.

<Steps S1501 to S1503>
First, in step S1501, the number N of reservations stored in the number-of-holds storage area NA is decremented by 1, and in step S1502, the win/fail information is moved from the first holding area RE1 to the execution area AE. Succeedingly, in a step S1503, the hit/miss information of the second holding area RE2 to the fourth holding area RE4 is shifted by one. Specifically, in step S1503, the hit/fail information of the second holding area RE2 is moved to the first holding area RE1, the hit/fail information of the third holding area RE3 is moved to the second holding area RE2, and the fourth holding area RE4 is moved. The hit/miss information is moved to the third holding area RE3.

<Step S1504>
Then, in step S1504, a shift command indicating that the hit/miss information of the first holding area RE1 to the fourth holding area RE4 has been shifted is set. Then, the shift command set in step S1504 is transmitted to the voice lamp controller 5 in step S1301 of the next main process (see FIG. 13) executed by the MPU 41. Thereby, the voice lamp control device 5 shifts the position of the reserved image displayed in the first reserved area 342A to the fourth reserved area 342D of the symbol display portion 341. Specifically, the hold image in the first hold area 342A moves to the determination display area 343, and the hold image in the second hold area 342B moves to the first hold area 342A. Further, the reserved image in the third reserved area 342C moves to the second reserved area 342B, and the reserved image in the fourth reserved area 342D moves to the third reserved area 342C.

<Step S1405>
Next, returning to the game number control process in FIG. 14, in step S1405, a variation start process for causing the symbol display unit 341 to perform a variation display based on the hit/miss information stored in the execution area AE is executed. That is, the MPU 51 sequentially executes the fluctuation start process for the hit/miss information stored in the RAM 512 corresponding to the held image displayed by sequentially shifting from the holding display area 342 to the determination display area 343. Here, the MPU 51 at the time of executing the variation start process is an example of the transition determination unit.

[Variation start processing]
Here, an example of the variation start process executed by the MPU 41 in step S1405 will be described with reference to FIG.

<Step S1601>
In step S1601, it is determined whether or not the pachinko machine 10 is in the high-probability mode. If the pachinko machine 10 is in the high-probability mode (S1601: Yes side), the process proceeds to step S1602, and if it is not in the high-probability mode (S1601). : No side), and the process proceeds to step S1611. Specifically, the MPU 41 determines whether or not it is in the high-probability mode based on the high-probability mode flag 412d provided in the RAM 412. The high-probability mode flag 412d is set to ON by the MPU 41 when transitioning to the high-probability mode, and set to OFF when transitioning to the low-probability mode.

<Step S1602>
In step S1602, based on the high probability win/loss table (see FIG. 8B), is the value of the jackpot random number counter C1 included in the hit/miss information currently stored in the execution area AE a value corresponding to the jackpot win? Whether or not it is judged is executed. Here, the value of the jackpot random number counter C1 being a value corresponding to the jackpot winning is an example of a predetermined state transition condition.

<Step S1611>
On the other hand, in step S1611, the value of the jackpot random number counter C1 included in the hit/miss information currently stored in the execution area AE is a value corresponding to the jackpot win, based on the low probability hit/miss table (see FIG. 8A). Whether or not there is a judgment is executed. Here, the value of the jackpot random number counter C1 being a value corresponding to the jackpot winning is an example of a predetermined state transition condition.

<Step S1603>
Then, in step S1603, the process branches depending on whether or not the value of the jackpot random number counter C1 is determined to be the value corresponding to the jackpot winning. Specifically, when it is determined that the value of the jackpot random number counter C1 is a value corresponding to the jackpot winning (S1603: Yes side), the process proceeds to step S1604, and the value of the jackpot random number counter C1 corresponds to the jackpot winning. If it is determined that the value is not set (S1603: No side), the process proceeds to step S1631.

<Step S1631>
In step S1631, the removal flag 412n provided in the RAM 412 is set to ON. The disengagement flag 412n indicates whether or not the result of the big hit lottery of the hit/miss information currently stored in the execution area AE is dismissed. In addition, in step S1631, the stop result of the 7-segment display 372 in the game time in which the result of the jackpot lottery is out is also set. The detachment flag 412n is set to OFF after the main process (see FIG. 13) described below is executed.

<Step S1604>
In step S1604, it is determined whether or not the type of jackpot is a probability-varying jackpot, and if it is a probability-varying jackpot (S1604: Yes side), the process proceeds to step S1605, and if it is not a probability-varying jackpot (S1604: No side). ), and the procedural steps proceed to step S1641. Specifically, the jackpot type is determined based on the jackpot type counter C2 of the hit/miss information currently stored in the execution area AE and the distribution table (see FIG. 8C).

<Step S1605>
In step S1605, the probability variation jackpot flag 412l provided in the RAM 412 is set to ON. The probability variation jackpot flag 412l indicates whether or not the result of the jackpot lottery of the hit information currently stored in the execution area AE is the probability variation jackpot. In addition, in step S1605, the stop result of the 7-segment display 372 in the game times in which the result of the jackpot lottery is a probability variation jackpot is also set. The probability variation jackpot flag 412l is set to off after the main processing (see FIG. 13) described below is executed.

<Step S1641>
On the other hand, in step S1641, the normal jackpot flag 412m provided in the RAM 412 is set to ON. The normal jackpot flag 412m indicates whether or not the result of the jackpot lottery of the hit/miss information currently stored in the execution area AE is a regular jackpot. Further, in step S1641, the stop result of the 7-segment display 372 in the game time in which the result of the jackpot lottery is usually a jackpot is also set. The normal jackpot flag 412m is set to OFF after the main process (see FIG. 13) described below is executed.

<Step S1606>
Then, in step S1606, the fluctuation display time of the symbol display unit 341 corresponding to the fluctuation pattern of the game times is set in the fluctuation display time counter 412k. Specifically, when the normal jackpot flag 412m is set to ON, the fluctuation pattern is specified based on the fluctuation type counter CS1 and the normal jackpot fluctuation table (see FIG. 8E). When the probability variation jackpot flag 412l is set to ON, the variation pattern is specified based on the variation type counter CS1 and the probability variation jackpot variation table (see FIG. 8F). Furthermore, when the deviation flag 412n is set to ON, the fluctuation pattern is specified based on the fluctuation type counter CS1 and the deviation fluctuation table (see FIG. 8G).

  By the way, when the number N of reservations is 0, even if the result of the big hit lottery is out of order, the reach random number counter C3 corresponding to the occurrence of the super reach or the special reach is generated so that the super reach or the special reach is likely to occur. It is also conceivable to use an outlier variation table for no hold in which the value of is set to a value larger than usual. Not only when the number N of reservations is 0, but when the number N of reservations is small, a variation pattern in which the variation display time is longer than that when the number N of reservations is large is easily selected and the deviation variation table is set. It can be used.

<Step S1607>
In step S1607, a variation pattern command including the result of the jackpot lottery in the game game and the variation pattern identified in step S1606 is set. As a result, in step S1301 of the next main process (see FIG. 13) executed by the MPU 41, the variation pattern command is transmitted to the voice lamp control device 5, and the voice lamp control device 5 displays the symbol based on the variation pattern command. The variable display by the unit 341 is executed.

  As described above, when the lottery result is “normal jackpot”, the MPU 41 adds “A” indicating that the variation pattern is “01” to “03” to the jackpot, “A01” to “A”. Either "A03" is set as the variation pattern command. Further, when the lottery result is “probable variation jackpot”, the MPU 41 is one of “B01” to “B03” with “B” indicating that the variation pattern is “01” to “03”. Is set as the fluctuation pattern. Further, when the lottery result is “out”, the MPU 41 changes one of “C01” to “C05” with “C” indicating that it is out of the change patterns “01” to “03”. Set as a pattern command.

<Step S1608>
In step S1608, the variable display of the 7-segment display 372 of the main display unit 37 is started. The fluctuation display of the 7-segment display 372 started here stops after the fluctuation display time set in step S1606 has elapsed and is in the state of the stop result set in any of step S1605, S1631, or S1641. To do.

<Step S1305>
Next, returning to the main process of FIG. 13, in step S1305, a game state transition process for transitioning the game state to a predetermined specific game state according to the result of the big hit lottery in step S1304 is executed. Here, the MPU 41 at the time of executing the processing is an example of the migration control means. In the game state transition processing, the game state is shifted to an open/close execution mode, a high probability mode, a low probability mode, a high frequency support mode, or the like. For example, when the probability variation big hit is won or the normal big hit is won, the opening/closing execution mode is executed, and a large amount of prize balls are paid out as a game value. As described above, in the opening/closing execution mode, after opening the opening/closing door 316b of the variable winning opening 316, the maximum opening time of the opening/closing door 316b of the variable winning opening 316 elapses, or the game ball is defined in the variable winning opening 316. This is a mode in which the opening/closing process of one round for closing the opening/closing door 316b of the variable winning a prize port 316 is repeatedly executed for a predetermined number of rounds when any of the conditions of winning a number of prizes is satisfied.

<Step S1306>
Succeedingly, in a step S1306, a through display process for controlling the display of the 7-segment display 373 of the main display section 37 is executed. Specifically, the value of the electric accessory opening counter C4 stored in the electric power holding area 412c is acquired, and the winning/non-winning lot of symbols is executed based on the value of the electric accessory opening counter C4. Then, the variable display of the symbols is executed on the 7-segment display 373 of the main display unit 37, and when the lottery result based on the value of the electric accessory release counter C4 is a win, the electric operation associated with the lower operation winning port 315 is performed. The accessory 315b is opened for a predetermined time.

<Step S1307>
Next, in step S1307, it is determined whether or not the execution timing of the next main processing has come, that is, whether or not a predetermined time (4 msec in this embodiment) has elapsed from the start of the previous main processing. If it is determined that the next execution timing of the main processing has come (S1307: Yes side), the processing moves to step S1301, and the above-described processing of S1301 and thereafter is repeatedly executed. On the other hand, if it is determined that the next main processing execution timing has not come (S1307: No side), until the next main processing execution timing comes, that is, until the next main processing execution timing comes. During the remaining time of step S1308 and step S1309 are repeatedly executed.

<Step S1308>
In step S1308, the random number initial value counter CIN1 is updated. Specifically, the random number initial value counter CIN1 is incremented by 1, and when the counter value reaches the maximum value, the counter value is cleared to 0.

<Step S1309>
In step S1309, the fluctuation type counter CS1 is updated. Specifically, the variation type counter CS1 is incremented by 1, and when those counter values reach the maximum value, the counter value is cleared to 0. Then, after updating the fluctuation type counter CS1, the process is returned to the step S1307.

[Processing of voice lamp controller 5]
Next, various kinds of processing executed by the MPU 51 in the voice lamp control device 5 will be described.

  It is also conceivable as another embodiment that a part or all of the processing executed by the MPU 51 of the audio lamp control device 5 in this embodiment is executed by the MPU 61 of the display control device 6. Further, in the audio lamp control device 5, the MPU 51 also executes control processing of the speaker 26 and the illumination portion 27, startup processing at startup of the audio lamp control device 5, NMI interrupt processing at power failure, etc. In the present embodiment, the processing relating to the symbol display unit 341 executed by the voice lamp control device 5 will be described, and description of other processing will be omitted.

[Timer interrupt processing of voice lamp control device 5]
FIG. 17 is a flowchart showing an example of the procedure of the timer interrupt process executed by the MPU 51. The MPU 51 executes the timer interrupt process as a regular process with a cycle of 1 msec.

[Step S1701]
In step S1701, an operation detection process of detecting whether or not the operation button 22 is operated is executed based on the output signal of the operation switch 22a. For example, the MPU 51 stores the output signal of the operation switch 22a detected in step S1701 of the past three times, and operates when the output signals of the three times are “OFF”, “ON”, and “ON”. It is determined that the operation of the button 22 has been started, and when the output signals for three times are “ON”, “OFF”, and “OFF”, it is determined that the operation of the operation button 22 is completed. As described above, the presence or absence of the operation of the operation button 22 is used to reflect the intention of the player in the effect in various operation effect processes, or the stage selection, the BGM selection, or the character related to the game of the pachinko machine 10. It is used for various selection operations such as selection.

[Step S1702]
In step S1702, the effect type counter 512a provided in the RAM 512 is updated. The effect type counter 512a is sequentially incremented by 1 within the range of 0 to 99, and is returned to 0 after reaching the maximum value. The effect type counter 512a is used to determine the change type and effect type displayed on the symbol display unit 341 together with the change pattern command received from the main control device 4.

[Steps S1703 to S1704]
In step S1703, the command received from the main control device 4 is determined, and the command corresponding process for executing the process corresponding to the command is executed. Then, in step S1704, effect control processing for controlling effect contents displayed on the symbol display unit 341 by transmitting various command signals to the display control device 6 is executed. For example, in the effect control process, the reach effect control process that reflects the operation of the operation button 22 in the effect effect process that is executed when the reach occurs, or the notice effect control that controls the notice effect process that is executed during the variable display. Processing is executed.

[Command processing]
Here, an example of the command handling process executed by the MPU 51 in step S1703 will be described with reference to FIG. It should be noted that here, in particular, a process executed when a hold command, a shift command, and a variation pattern command are received will be described in detail.

<Step S1801>
In step S1801, it is determined whether a command has been received from main controller 4. If it is determined that the command has been received (S1801: Yes side), the process proceeds to step S1802, and if it is determined that the command has not been received (S1801: No side), the command corresponding process is executed. To finish.

  The command received from the main control device 4 is stored in the RAM 512 and is erased when read in step S1801. Note that in the voice lamp control device 5, a plurality of commands can be individually stored in the command storage area provided in the RAM 512, and the MPU 51 reads the commands stored in the command storage area in the stored order. Therefore, even when a plurality of commands are received at the same time, the processes corresponding to the respective commands are sequentially executed.

<Step S1802>
Next, in step S1802, it is determined whether the received command is a hold command. Here, if the received command is a hold command (S1802: Yes side), the process proceeds to step S1803, and if the received command is not a hold command (S1802: No side), the process proceeds to step S1821.

<Step S1803>
In step S1803, the type and variation pattern of the suspension command are stored in the variation type area corresponding to the suspension number N of suspension commands in the first variation type area 512m to the fourth variation type area 512p. That is, the first variation type area 512m to the fourth variation type area 512p correspond to the first holding area RE1 to the fourth holding area RE4, respectively, and are stored in the first variation type area 512m to the fourth variation type area 512p. The type and variation pattern of the hold command to be performed are specified based on the hit/fail information stored in the first hold area RE1 to the fourth hold area RE4.

  For example, when the number N of holding commands is 1, that is, when the holding command corresponds to the hit/fail information stored in the first holding area RE1, the holding command is stored in the first variation type area 512m. The type and variation pattern of are stored. In addition, when the number N of reservations of the reservation command is 2, the classification and the fluctuation pattern of the reservation command are stored in the second variation classification area 512n. Furthermore, when the number N of suspensions of suspension commands is 3, the classification and variation pattern of suspension commands are stored in the third variation classification area 512o. Similarly, when the number N of reservations of the suspension command is 4, the classification and the variation pattern of the suspension command are stored in the fourth variation classification area 512p.

<Step S1804>
In step S1804, information on the number N of reservations included in the hold command is stored in the number-of-holds counter 512l provided in the RAM 512. The information on the number N of reservations is also added to a display variation pattern command, which will be described later, transmitted from the voice lamp control device 5 to the display control device 6.

<Step S1805>
In step S1805, it is determined whether the pachinko machine 10 is in the open/close execution mode. Specifically, reference is made to the opening/closing execution mode flag 512b that is set to ON when the jackpot start command is received and is set to OFF when the jackpot end command is received. If the opening/closing execution mode flag 512b is ON, the opening/closing execution is performed. If the open/close execution mode flag 512b is off, it is determined that the open/close execution mode is not in progress. Here, if it is determined that the open/close execution mode is in progress (S1805: Yes side), the command handling process ends, and if it is determined that the open/close execution mode is not in progress (S1805: No side), the process is The process moves to step S1806. Therefore, in the open/close execution mode, the notice hold display is not executed even when the hold command is received.

<Step S1806>
In step S1806, it is determined whether a notice background image is displayed as the background image in the determination display area 343. Specifically, it is determined whether or not the number of advance notice background areas 512s controlled in the advance notice background display processing (S1827) is 1 or more. If it is determined that the notice background image is displayed as the background image of the determination display area 343 (S1806: Yes side), the process proceeds to step S1809. Accordingly, in the pachinko machine 10, while the notice background image is displayed as the background image of the determination display area 343, the normal hold image is displayed when the hold command is received, and the notice hold image is displayed. It is never displayed. On the other hand, if it is determined that the notice background image is not displayed in the background image of the determination display area 343 (S1806: No side), the process proceeds to step S1807.

<Step S1807>
In step S1807, it is determined whether the type of the hold command is the probability variation big hit or the normal big hit. Here, when it is determined that the type of the hold command is the probability variation big hit or the normal big hit (S1807: Yes side), the process proceeds to step S1808. Further, when it is determined that the type of the hold command is neither the probability variation big hit nor the normal big hit (S1807: No side), that is, when the type of the hold command corresponds to either reach occurrence or loss, the process is stepped. The procedure moves to S1871.

<Step S1808>
In step S1808, a jackpot notice setting process for causing the symbol display unit 341 to perform a notice hold display at the time of a jackpot is executed. The jackpot advance notice setting process will be described later.

<Step S1871>
If it is determined in step S1807 that the type of the hold command is neither the probability variation big hit nor the normal big hit, it is determined in the following step S1871 whether the hold command type is reach occurrence. If it is determined that the type of the hold command is the reach occurrence (S1871: Yes side), the process proceeds to step S1872. If it is determined that the type of the hold command is not reach (S1871: No side), that is, if the type of the hold command is out, the process proceeds to step S1809.

<Step S1872>
In step S1872, the reach notice setting process for causing the symbol display unit 341 to execute the notice hold display when the reach occurs is executed. The reach advance setting process will be described later.

[Big hit notice setting process]
Here, an example of the jackpot notification setting process executed by the MPU 51 in step S1808 will be described with reference to FIG.

<Step S1901>
In step S1901, an advance notice holding lottery process is executed to perform a lottery as to whether or not to execute the advance notice hold display in the symbol display portion 341. In the notice holding lottery process, first, the value of the notice holding counter 512e provided in the RAM 512 is read. The advance notice holding counter 512e is incremented by 1 in order within a range of 0 to 99 periodically in a cycle of about 2 msec at which the command corresponding process (see FIG. 18) is activated, and is returned to 0 after reaching the maximum value. Further, in the notice holding table storage area 511c of the ROM 511, a notice holding table indicating the value of the notice holding counter 512e which wins the notice holding lottery is stored. Then, in the notice holding lottery process, it is determined whether or not the value of the notice holding counter 512e is a value that wins the notice holding lottery by referring to the notice holding table.

  Here, FIG. 21A is a diagram showing an example of the notice reservation table. In the example shown in FIG. 21A, the correspondence relationship between the notice pending counter 512e and the presence or absence of the notice pending display is determined for each type of the hold command in the notice pending table. For example, when the type of the hold command is the probability variation jackpot, the notice hold counter 512e is 0 to 69, the notice hold display is displayed, and the notice hold counter 512e is 70 to 99, the notice hold display is not displayed. Becomes Further, when the holding command type is usually a jackpot, “previous holding display is present” when the preliminary holding counter 512e is 0 to 49, and “preliminary holding display is not displayed” when the preliminary holding counter 512e is 50 to 99. Become. Further, when the type of the hold command is the reach occurrence, the "previous notice hold display" is displayed when the advance notice hold counter 512e is 0 to 19, and the "previous notice hold display is not displayed" when the advance notice hold counter 512e is 20 to 99. Becomes In addition, the probability that there is a notice pending display is set to be high in the order of probability variation jackpot, normal jackpot, and reach occurrence.

  That is, when the type of the hold command satisfies the notice pending condition that the probability variation big jackpot, the normal jackpot, or the reach occurs, in the notice holding lottery process, "with notice pending display" is selected with a predetermined probability, In step S1809, which will be described later, the notice pending image is displayed in the pending display area 342 of the symbol display unit 341. Further, even if the notice pending condition that the type of the hold command is the probability jackpot, the normal jackpot, or the reach occurrence is satisfied, in the notice pending lottery process, there is a predetermined probability of "no notice pending display". Is selected, and the normal hold image is displayed in the hold display area 342 of the symbol display portion 341 in step S1809 described later. In addition, when the type of the hold command does not satisfy the notice hold condition that the probability variation big hit, the normal big hit, or the reach occurs, the notice hold lottery process is not executed, and the hold display of the symbol display unit 341 in step S1809 described later. A normally reserved image is displayed in the area 342.

<Step S1902>
In step S1902, the process branches depending on whether or not the result of the advance notice hold lottery process in step S1901 is the presence of the notice reserve display. Specifically, when the result of the notice holding lottery process is the notice holding display (S1902: Yes side), the process proceeds to step S1903, and when the result of the notice holding lottery process is not the notice holding display ( (S1902: No side), the jackpot notification setting process ends.

<Step S1903>
In step S1903, a hold type lottery process for determining the type of hold image is executed. Specifically, in the hold type lottery process, first, the value of the hold type counter 512f provided in the RAM 512 is read. The hold type counter 512f is sequentially incremented by 1 within the range of 0 to 99, and is returned to 0 after reaching the maximum value. The hold type counter 512f is periodically updated at a cycle of about 2 msec at which the command corresponding process (see FIG. 18) is activated. In addition, the hold type table storage area 511d of the ROM 511 stores a first hold type table that is set in advance for each case where the type of the hold command is the probability variation big hit or the normal big hit. In the first hold type table, the correspondence relationship between the value of the hold type counter 512f and the type of the hold image is shown for each probability variation big hit and normal big hit. Then, in the hold type lottery process in step S1903, the type of the hold image is specified based on the value of the hold type counter 512f by referring to the first hold type table.

  Here, FIG. 21B is a diagram showing an example of the first hold type table. In the example shown in FIG. 21B, in the first hold type table, the correspondence relationship between the hold type counter 512f and the type of the hold image is determined for each hold command type. For example, when the type of the hold command is the probability variation jackpot, the first notice hold image when the value of the hold type counter 512f is 0 to 19, and the second notice when the value of the hold type counter 512f is 20 to 39. When the value of the hold image/hold type counter 512f is 40 to 99, the third notice hold image is set. When the type of the hold command is usually jackpot, the first notice hold image is displayed when the value of the hold type counter 512f is 0 to 39, and the second notice is displayed when the value of the hold type counter 512f is 40 to 69. When the value of the hold image and hold type counter 512f is 70 to 99, the third notice hold image is set. That is, in the case of the probability variation big hit, the probability of becoming the third notice pending image is set higher than in the case of the normal big hit.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, in the jackpot notification setting process, the first hold type table in which the type of the hold image is determined only by the value of the hold type counter 512f is used. Therefore, for example, the processing is simplified as compared with the case where the hold type table is set for each of the probability variation big hit and the normal big hit. Of course, it may be considered as another embodiment that a different hold type table is set for each of the probability variation big hit and the normal big hit.

<Steps S1904 to S1905>
Then, in steps S1904 to S1905, the processing branches depending on the type of the reserved image determined in step S1903. Specifically, when the type of the reserved image is the first notice reserved image (S1904: Yes side), the process proceeds to step S1941, and when the type of the reserve image is the second notice reserved image (S1904: No, S1905: Yes side), and the process proceeds to step S1951. If the type of the reserved image is the third notice reserved image (S1904: No, S1905: No side), the process proceeds to step S1952.

<Steps S1941, S1951, and S1952>
In steps S1941, S1951, and S1952, the type of the hold image is stored in the notice holding area in which the hit/fail information corresponding to the holding command is stored among the first notice holding area 512g to the fourth notice holding area 512j. Here, the first notice holding area 512g, the second notice holding area 512h, the third notice holding area 512i, and the fourth notice holding area 512j are the first holding area 342A, the second holding area 342B of the holding display area 342, It corresponds to the third holding area 342C and the fourth holding area 342D, respectively.

  Specifically, when the number N of holding commands is 1, a value indicating the type of a holding image is set in the first notice holding area 512g, and when the number N of holding commands is 2, A value indicating the type of the held image is set in the second notice holding area 512h. Further, when the number N of reservations of the holding command is 3, a value indicating the type of the held image is set in the third notice holding area 512i, and when the number N of holdings of the holding command is 4, A value indicating the type of the reserved image is set in the notice reservation area 512j. The types of the reserved images are represented by "1" for the first notice reserved image, "2" for the second notice reserved image, and "3" for the third notice reserved image.

  The initial value of the first notice pending area 512g to the fourth notice pending area 512j is a value "0" indicating that the type of the reserved image is a normal reserved image. When it is determined in step S1902 that the result of the notice holding lottery is that there is no notice holding display (S1902: No side), the holding command of the first notice holding area 512g to the fourth notice holding area 512j provided in the RAM 512 is held. The value of the notice reservation area in which the hit/no hit information is stored is 0.

[Reach notice setting process]
Next, an example of the reach warning setting process executed by the MPU 51 in step S1832 will be described with reference to FIG.

<Step S2001>
In step S2001, similarly to step S1901, the notice holding lottery process is executed to perform a lottery as to whether or not to execute the notice holding display in the symbol display unit 341.

<Step S2002>
In step S2002, the process branches depending on whether or not the result of the notice holding lottery process in step S2001 is the notice holding display. Specifically, when the result of the notice holding lottery process is the notice holding display (S2002: Yes side), the process proceeds to step S2003, and when the result of the notice holding lottery process is not the notice holding display ( (S2002: No side), the reach advance notice setting process ends.

<Step S2003>
In step S2003, a holding type lottery process for determining the holding image type is executed. Specifically, in the hold type lottery process, first, the value of the hold type counter 512f provided in the RAM 512 and the variation pattern included in the hold command are read. The variation pattern is read from any of the first variation type area 512m to the fourth variation type area 512p, and is used to change the selection rate of the type of the reserved image according to the reach type.

  Specifically, the hold type table storage area 511d of the ROM 511 stores a second hold type table preset corresponding to the case where the type of the hold command is reach occurrence. In the second hold type table, the correspondence relationship between the value of the hold type counter 512f and the type of hold image is shown for each of normal reach, super reach, and special reach indicated by the variation pattern. Then, in the hold type lottery process in step S2003, the type of the hold image is specified based on the variation pattern and the value of the hold type counter 512f by referring to the second hold type table.

FIG. 21C is a diagram showing an example of the second hold type table. In the example shown in FIG. 21C, in the second hold type table, the correspondence between the hold type counter 512f and the type of the hold image is determined for each reach type. For example, when the variation pattern of the hold command is “03” and the reach type is special reach, when the value of the hold type counter 512e is 0 to 9 the value of the first notice hold image and the hold type counter 512e Is 10 to 29, the second notice pending image, and the value of the hold type counter 512e is 30 to 99, the third notice pending image. Further, when the variation pattern of the hold command is “02” and the reach type is super reach, when the value of the hold type counter 512e is 0 to 29, the value of the first notice hold image, the hold type counter 512e. Is 30 to 59, the second notice pending image, and the value of the hold type counter 512e is 60 to 99, the third notice pending image.
That is, in the case of special reach, the probability of becoming the third notice pending image is set higher than in the case of super reach. Further, when the variation pattern of the hold command is "01" and the reach type is normal reach, the value of the first notice hold image and the hold type counter 512e is 0 when the value of the hold type counter 512e is 0 to 59. In the case of 60 to 99, it becomes the second notice pending image, and the third notice pending image is not selected.

  By the way, the advance notice hold table, the first hold type table, and the second hold type table shown in FIGS. 21(A) to 21(C) are merely examples. For example, when the reach type is normal reach, it may be considered as another embodiment to automatically select no notice pending display or to select only the first notice pending image. Further, in the case of special reach, the first notice pending image and the second notice pending image are not selected, and only the third notice pending image is selected. In the case of super reach, the first notice pending image is not selected. It is possible that the second notice pending image or the third notice pending image is selected.

<Steps S2004 to S2005>
Then, in steps S2004 to S2005, the processing branches depending on the type of the reserved image determined in step S2003. Specifically, if the type of the reserved image is the first notice reserved image (S2004: Yes side), the process proceeds to step S2041, and if the type of the reserve image is the second notice reserved image (S2004: No, S2005: Yes side), and the process proceeds to step S2051. If the type of the reserved image is the third notice reserved image (S2004: No, S2005: No side), the process proceeds to step S2052.

<Steps S2041, S2051, and S2052>
In steps S2041, S2051, and S2052, as in the case of steps S1941, S1951, and S1952, the holding image type stores the hit/no-go information corresponding to the holding command among the first notice holding area 512g to the fourth notice holding area 512j. It is stored in the reserved notice reserved area.

<Step S1809>
Returning to the command corresponding process of FIG. 18, when the jackpot advance notice setting process of step S1809 or the reach advance notice setting process of step S1872 ends, in a succeeding step S1809, a hold display for displaying a hold image on the symbol display unit 341. Execute the process.

[Hold display processing]
Here, an example of the hold display process executed by the MPU 51 in step S1809 will be described with reference to FIG. Here, the MPU 51 when executing the hold display process is an example of the hold display control means. Further, the specific content of the processing procedure is not limited to the mode described here as long as the same function as the hold display processing can be achieved.

<Step S2201>
In step S2201, it is determined whether or not the notice hold display is performed. Specifically, it is determined whether the value of the notice pending area set in the jackpot notice setting process or the reach notice setting process out of the first notice pending area 512g to the fourth notice pending area 512j is 1 or more. To do. That is, among the first notice holding area 512g to the fourth notice holding area 512j, the notice holding area preset by the jackpot notice setting process or the reach notice setting process is set to 1 or more. It is an example of a condition.

  Here, when it is determined that the value of the notice holding area is 1 or more (S2201: Yes side), that is, when the value of the notice holding area corresponds to any of the first notice holding image to the third notice holding image. Indicates that there is a notice pending display, and the process proceeds to step S2202. On the other hand, when it is determined that the value of the notice holding area is not 1 or more (S2201: No side), that is, when the value of the notice holding area corresponds to the normal hold image, it is determined that there is no notice holding display, and the processing is performed. The process moves to step S2211.

<Step S2202>
In step S2202, a notice hold display command including a hold number N stored in the hold number counter 512l and a value indicating the type of the hold image is transmitted to the display control device 6 to hold the hold display area of the symbol display unit 341. A notice reservation image is displayed on 342. Here, the MPU 51 when executing the display process is an example of the display control means.

  Here, the value indicating the type of the reserved image is the value of the notice pending area set in the jackpot notice setting process or the reach notice setting process among the first notice pending area 512g to the fourth notice pending area 512j. As a result, in the display control device 6, the MPU 61, based on the notice hold display command, places a notice image as a notice image in the hold region corresponding to the value of the number N of hold among the first hold region 342A to the fourth hold region 342D. Display the image.

  Specifically, when the value of the number N of holdings is 3 and the value indicating the type of holding image is 1, the blue first notice holding image is displayed in the third holding area 342C as a holding image. When the value of the number N of reservations is 3 and the value indicating the type of the reservation image is 2, the green second notice reservation image is displayed in the third reservation area 342C as the reservation image. Further, when the value of the number N of holdings is 3 and the value indicating the type of the holding image is 3, the red third notice holding image in red is displayed as the holding image in the third holding area 342C.

<Step S2211>
On the other hand, in step S2211, the normal hold display command including the hold number N stored in the hold number counter 512l and the value indicating the type of the hold image is transmitted to the display control device 6 to hold the symbol display unit 341. The normal reserved image is displayed in the display area 342. Here, the MPU 51 when executing the display process is an example of the display control means.

  Here, the value indicating the type of the reserved image is the value of the preliminary announcement reserved area set in the jackpot preliminary announcement setting process or the reach preliminary announcement setting process among the first preliminary announcement reserved area 512g to the fourth preliminary announcement reserved area 512j. , Here 0. As a result, in the display control device 6, the MPU 61 holds the normal hold image in the hold area corresponding to the value of the hold number N among the first hold area 342A to the fourth hold area 342D based on the normal hold display command. Display as an image. Specifically, when the value of the hold number counter 512l is 3, a white normal hold image is displayed as a hold image in the third hold area 342C.

  In this way, by executing the hold display process, the hold image displayed on the symbol display unit 341 is changed to white, blue, green, red, or the like according to the variation pattern that is the reach type. Therefore, depending on whether the pending image displayed on the symbol display portion 341 is white, blue, green, or red, the player has a high or low probability of being a big hit in the game times corresponding to the pending image. Can be recognized. Therefore, the player pays attention not only to the variable display displayed in the variable display area 344 of the symbol display unit 341, but also to the reserved image displayed in the reserved display area 342, which makes the pachinko machine 10 entertaining. Spreads.

<Step S1821>
Further, returning to the command corresponding process of FIG. 18, if it is determined in step S1802 that the received command is not the hold command (S1802: No side), the process proceeds to step S1821. Then, in step S1821, it is determined whether the received command is a shift command. Here, if the received command is a shift command (S1821: Yes side), the process proceeds to step S1822, and if the received command is not a shift command (S1821: No side), the process proceeds to step S1825.

<Step S1822>
In step S1822, the holding number N stored in the holding number counter 512l provided in the RAM 512 is subtracted by one. That is, the hold number N stored in the hold number counter 512l increases when a hold command is received (S1804), and decreases when a shift command is received (S1822).

<Step S1823>
In step S1823, a shift process of shifting the information of the first variation type area 512m to the fourth variation type area 512p and shifting the values of the first notice pending display area 512g to the fourth notice pending area 512j is executed. Specifically, the MPU 51 clears the information in the first variation type area 512m provided in the RAM 512, moves the information in the second variation type area 512n to the first variation type area 512m, and then the third variation type area 512o. Information of the second variation type area 512n, and information of the fourth variation type area 512p is moved to the third variation type area 512o. Further, the value of the first notice holding area 512g provided in the RAM 512 is moved to the judgment notice holding area 512k, the value of the second notice holding area 512h is moved to the first notice holding area 512g, and the third notice holding area is set. The value of 513i is moved to the second notice holding area 512h, and the value of the fourth notice holding area 512j is moved to the third notice holding area 512i. The determination notice holding area 512k is used to determine the type of the holding image displayed in the determination display area 343.

<Step S1824>
Then, in step S1824, by transmitting the hold display shift command to the display control device 6, the hold images displayed in the hold display area 342 of the symbol display portion 341 are sequentially moved toward the determination display area 343 and displayed. Let Here, the MPU 51 when executing the display process is an example of the display control unit. Specifically, the hold display shift command includes the values of the first notice hold display area 512g to the fourth notice hold area 512j and the determination notice hold area 512k.

  Accordingly, in the display control device 6, the MPU 61 controls the display of the hold display area 342 and the determination display area 343 in the symbol display unit 341 based on the hold display shift command, whereby the position of the hold image is shifted. It will be. Specifically, in the symbol display portion 341, the hold image displayed in the first hold area 342A is displayed in the determination display area 343. In the symbol display unit 341, the reserved image displayed in the second reserved area 342B is displayed in the first reserved area 342A, and the reserved image displayed in the third reserved area 342C is displayed in the second reserved area 342B. The reserved image displayed in the fourth retaining area 342D is displayed in the third retaining area 342C.

  Since the hold display shift command includes the values of the first notice hold display area 512g to the fourth notice hold area 512j, the values of the first notice hold display area 512g to the fourth notice hold area 512j change midway. In addition, it is possible to change the mode of the hold image displayed in the hold display area 342. That is, it is possible to change the display mode of each of the hold images displayed in the hold display area 342 from the normal hold image to the notice hold image when shifting the display position of the hold image. It is also possible to change the display mode of the hold image displayed in the hold display area 342 between the first notice hold image and the third notice hold image.

<Step S1825>
In step S1825, it is determined whether the received command is a variation pattern command. Here, if the received command is a variation pattern command (S1825: Yes side), the process proceeds to step S1826, and if the received command is not a variation pattern command (S1825: No side), the process proceeds to step S1829. To do.

<Step S1826>
In step S1826, the variation type indicating the content of the variable display and the effect type indicating the content of the effect process are specified. Specifically, the MPU 51 identifies the fluctuation type based on the fluctuation pattern command and the fluctuation type table stored in the fluctuation table storage area 511a of the ROM 511. Further, the MPU 51 specifies the effect type based on the value of the effect type counter 512a stored in the RAM 512 and the effect type table stored in the effect table storage area 511b of the ROM 511. The production type tables include a normal reach production table corresponding to normal reach, a super reach production table corresponding to super reach, and a special reach production table corresponding to special reach.

  FIG. 23A is a diagram showing an example of the fluctuation type table. As shown in FIG. 23A, the fluctuation type table defines the fluctuation display time and the fluctuation type contents corresponding to the fluctuation pattern command. For example, the variation display time “30 s” and the variation type “normal reach” are associated with the variation pattern command “A01” whose lottery result is “normal jackpot” and the variation pattern is “01”. Further, the variation display time “60 s” and the variation type “super reach” are associated with the variation pattern command “B02” in which the lottery result is “probable variation jackpot” and the variation pattern is “02”. Is a “probable variation big hit” and the variation pattern command “C03” having a variation pattern “03” is associated with a variation display time “90 s” and a variation type “special reach”. Furthermore, the variation pattern command “C04” in which the lottery result is “out” and the variation pattern is “04” is associated with the variation display time “7s” and the variation type “no reach”, and the lottery result is The fluctuation pattern command “C05”, which is “out” and the fluctuation pattern is “05”, is associated with the fluctuation display time “10 s” and the fluctuation type “no reach”.

  In addition, FIG. 23B is a diagram showing an example of a normal reach effect table included in the effect type table. As shown in FIG. 23B, in the normal reach effect table, "effect X1" to "effect X5" are defined as effect types corresponding to the value of the effect type counter 512a. Then, when the MPU 51 determines that the variation type is the normal reach, it selects the production type corresponding to the value of the production type counter 512a from the normal reach production table. In the present embodiment, a case will be described as an example in which there are five types of effect corresponding to each variation type, but the number of effect types may be five or more.

  On the other hand, FIG. 23C is a diagram showing an example of a super reach effect table included in the effect type table. As shown in FIG. 23C, in the super reach effect table, "effect Y1" to "effect Y5" are defined as effect types corresponding to the value of effect type counter 512a. Then, when the MPU 51 determines that the variation type is super reach, the MPU 51 selects the production type corresponding to the value of the production type counter 512a from the super reach production table. For example, effects Y1 and Y2 are effect types accompanied by a single-shot operation effect of the operation button 22, effects Y3 and Y4 are effect types accompanied by continuous hit operation effects of the operation button 22, and effects Y5 are effects accompanied by long-press operation effects of the operation button 22. It is a type.

In addition, FIG. 23D is a diagram showing an example of a special reach effect table included in the effect type table. As shown in FIG. 23D, in the special reach effect table, "effect Z1" to "effect Z5" are defined as effect types corresponding to the value of the effect type counter 512a. Then, when the MPU 51 determines that the variation type is the special reach, the MPU 51 selects the production type corresponding to the value of the production type counter 512a from the special reach production table.

<Step S1827>
In step S1827, a notice background display process (see FIG. 24) for controlling the display of the background image in the determination display area 343 is executed.

  As described above, in the pachinko machine 10, when the notice hold display in which the hold image is displayed as the notice hold image different from the normal hold image in the hold display area 342 is performed, the game time corresponding to another hold image is displayed. The player recognizes that the probability of winning the jackpot is low. Therefore, when the notice reservation image is displayed in the reservation display area 342, it is undeniable that the player's attention to the game may be lowered before and after the game time corresponding to the notice reservation image.

  Therefore, in the pachinko machine 10, in order to maintain a state in which the player's attention to the game is high for a longer time than in the past, the judgment display area 343 is displayed together with the notice holding display processing in which the notice holding image is displayed in the hold display area 342. The notice background display process is performed using the background image of. The advance notice background display process will be described later.

<Step S1828>
Then, in step S1828, the display variation pattern command indicating the variation type and the effect type determined in step S1826 is set, and the display variation pattern command is transmitted to the display control device 6, thereby depending on the result of the jackpot lottery. The variable display that changes the symbol is executed. Here, the MPU 51 at the time of executing the processing is an example of the variation display means. On the other hand, the ROM 611 of the display control device 6 stores a variation image and an effect image corresponding to each display variation pattern command. Then, in the display control device 6, the MPU 61 executes the variable display and the effect display using the symbol display unit 341 based on the display variation pattern command.

<Step S1829>
On the other hand, in step S1829, after the process based on the other command received from the main control device 4 is executed, the command corresponding process is ended. For example, in step S1829, when a jackpot start command is received, preset jackpot start processing is executed corresponding to the jackpot start command, and when a jackpot end command is received, the jackpot end command is handled. Then, a preset jackpot end process is executed. When the jackpot start command is received, the opening/closing execution mode flag 512b indicating that the opening/closing execution mode is being executed is set to ON, and when the jackpot end command is received, the opening/closing execution mode is being executed. The open/close execution mode flag 512b indicating that is set to OFF.

[Preliminary background display processing]
Next, an example of the advance notice background display processing executed by the MPU 51 in step S1827 will be described with reference to FIG. Here, the MPU 51 when executing the notice background display process is an example of the special notice control means. Further, the specific content of the processing procedure is not limited to the aspect described here as long as the same function as the advance notice background display processing can be achieved.

<Step S2401>
In step S2401, it is determined whether or not the notice background continuation counter 512t, which is set in step S2409 to be described later and indicates the number of times the notice background image is continuously displayed, is zero. Here, when the advance notice background continuation counter 512t is not 0 (S2401: No side), it is determined that the advance notice background image is to be displayed, and the process proceeds to step S2411. On the other hand, when the advance notice background continuation counter 512t is 0 (S2401: Yes side), the process proceeds to step S2402.

<Step S2411>
In step S2411, the advance notice background continuation counter 512t is decremented by 1, and the advance notice background display processing is ended. That is, when the advance notice background continuation counter 512t is not 0, the advance notice background continuation counter 512t is decremented by 1 each time the variation pattern command is received and the variable display is started.

<Step S2402>
In step S2402, it is determined whether or not a notice pending image is currently displayed in the determination display area 343, that is, whether the type of the reserve image corresponding to the current game time is the notice pending image. Specifically, it is determined whether or not the notice pending image is displayed in the determination display area 343 depending on whether the type of the held image stored in the determination notice pending area 512k is 1 or more.

  If it is determined that the notice pending image is displayed in the determination display area 343 (S2402: Yes), the process proceeds to step S2403, and the notice pending image is not displayed in the determination display area 343. If determined (S2402: No side), the process proceeds to step S2421. Therefore, when the normal hold image is displayed in the determination display area 343, that is, when the normal reach, the super reach, or the special reach does not occur in the current game time, the notice background image is not displayed in the determination display area 343.

  Further, in the step S2402, it may be determined whether or not a predetermined type of advance notice pending image is displayed in the determination display area 343. Specifically, it may be possible to judge whether or not the third notice holding image is displayed in the judgment display area 343. Accordingly, the notice background display may be performed only when the third notice pending image is displayed, and the notice background display is not performed when the first notice pending image and the second notice pending image are displayed. It will be. Therefore, when the first notice pending image or the second notice pending image that the player feels that the probability of winning the jackpot is not so high is displayed, the notice background is not displayed and the player is winning the jackpot. Only when the third notice pending image that the probability is particularly high is displayed, it is possible to maintain a state in which the player's expectation is high and the degree of attention to the game is high for a long time.

<Step S2403>
In step S2403, it is determined whether the variation pattern of at least one variation type area out of the first variation type area 512m to the fourth variation type area 512p is "01" or more. That is, the normal reach (01), the super reach (02), or the special reach ( 03) is generated or not. Here, the variation pattern specified based on the hit/damage information other than the hit/miss information corresponding to the warning pending image is “01” or more is an example of the preset special warning condition. Here, if it is determined that at least one variation pattern is “01” or more (S2403: Yes side), the process proceeds to step S2404, and all of the first variation type area 512m to the fourth variation type area 512p. If it is determined that the variation pattern of is “00” (S2403: No side), the process proceeds to step S2421.

By the way, in the step S2403, it may be possible to judge whether the variation pattern of at least one variation type area of the first variation type area 512m to the fourth variation type area 512p is "02" or more. In this case, the notice background display may be executed only when the variation pattern in the variation type area has a value indicating super reach or special reach, and when the variation pattern in the variation type area has a value indicating normal reach. Does not display the notice background. As a result, it is possible to suppress the frequency of occurrence of disappointment felt by the player when the jackpot is not won even if the notice background display is executed, and it is possible to improve the interest of the game by the notice background display.

  Further, in step S2403, it may be possible to determine whether or not at least one variation pattern of the first variation type area 512m to the fourth variation type area 512p is "03". In this case, the notice background display may be executed only when the variation pattern of the variation type area has a value indicating special reach, and when the variation pattern of the variation type area has a value indicating normal reach or super reach. Does not display the notice background. As a result, the rarity value of the notice background display is increased, so that it is possible to further increase the degree of attention to the game when the notice background display is performed.

<Step S2404>
In step S2404, a notice background display lottery process is executed to perform a lottery as to whether or not to execute the notice background display in the symbol display unit 341. Specifically, in the notice background display lottery process, the value of the notice background counter 512q provided in the RAM 512 is read. The advance notice background counter 512q is incremented by 1 in order within the range of 0 to 99 at regular intervals of about 2 msec at which the command corresponding process (see FIG. 18) is activated, and is returned to 0 after reaching the maximum value. Further, the notice background table storage area 511e of the ROM 511 stores a notice background table indicating the value of the notice background counter 512q that results in the notice background display lottery process being won. Then, in the advance notice background display lottery process, the advance notice background table is referred to, and it is determined whether or not the value of the advance notice background counter 512q is a value at which the result of the advance notice background display lottery process is a win.

  Here, FIG. 25A is a diagram showing an example of the notice background table. In the example shown in FIG. 25A, the correspondence relationship between the notice background counter 512q and the presence or absence of the notice background display is defined for each type of the hold command in the notice holding table. For example, when the type of the hold command is the probability variation jackpot, the warning background counter 512q is 0 to 69, the warning background is displayed, and the warning background counter 512q is 70 to 99, the warning background is not displayed. Becomes Further, when the type of the hold command is usually a jackpot, it means “with notice background display” when the notice background counter 512q is 0 to 49, and “without notice background display” when the notice background counter 512q is 50 to 99. Becomes Further, when the type of the hold command is the reach occurrence, the "previous background display is present" when the advance notice background counter 512q is 0 to 19 and the "previous notice background display is not present" when the advance notice background counter 512q is 20 to 99. Becomes

  That is, when the special notice condition that the change pattern of at least one change type area out of the first change type area 512m to the fourth change type area 512p is "01" or more is satisfied, in the subsequent notice background display lottery process, “With advance notice background display” is selected with a predetermined probability, and the advance notice background image is displayed in the determination display area 343 of the symbol display unit 341 in step S2410 described later. Even when the special notice condition that the variation pattern of at least one of the first variation type area 512m to the fourth variation type area 512p is "01" or more is satisfied, the notice background display lottery is performed. In the process, “no notice background display” is selected with a predetermined probability, and a normal background image is displayed in the determination display area 343 of the symbol display unit 341 in step S2410 described later. If the special notice condition that the variation pattern of at least one of the first variation type area 512m to the fourth variation type area 512p is “01” or more is not satisfied, the notice background display lottery process is performed. Not executed, the normal background image is displayed in the determination display area 343 of the symbol display unit 341 in step S2423 described later.

<Step S2405>
In step S2405, the process branches depending on whether or not the result of the advance notice background display lottery process in step S2404 is advance notice background display. Specifically, when the result of the notice background display lottery process is the notice background display (S2405: Yes side), the process proceeds to step S2406, and the result of the notice background display lottery process is the notice background display is not displayed. (S2405: No side), the process proceeds to step S2421.

<Step S2406>
In step S2406, background type selection processing for selecting the type of background image is executed. Specifically, in the background type selection process, first, the value of the determination notice holding area 512k provided in the RAM 512, that is, the type of the held image displayed in the determination display area 343 is read. Then, in the background type selection process, the type of the background image is specified according to the value of the determination notice holding area 512k.

  Specifically, when the value of the determination notice holding area 512k is 1 and the hold image is the first notice holding image, the first notice background image which is the same blue color as the first notice holding image is selected. Further, when the value of the determination notice holding area 512k is 2 and the hold image is the second notice holding image, the second notice background image which is the same green as the second notice holding image is selected. Furthermore, when the value of the determination notice holding area 512k is 3 and the hold image is the third notice holding image, the third notice background image which is the same red color as the third notice holding image is selected. That is, in step S406, the background image of the same color as the hold image displayed in the determination display area 343 is selected from the first notice hold image to the third notice hold image. As a result, the type of the background image is selected according to the value of the determination notice holding area 512k, so that the process of step S2406 can be simplified.

  On the other hand, in step S2406, it is possible to select the type of the background image regardless of the reserved image displayed in the determination display area 343. As a result, the combination of the reserved image and the background image in the determination display area 343 allows the player to individually determine whether the probability of winning the jackpot in the current game round and the probability of winning the jackpot in the future game round are high or low. Can be shown in.

  Specifically, when the background image type is selected regardless of the reserved image displayed in the determination display area 343, the background type selection process first reads the value of the background type counter 512r. The background type counter 512r is sequentially incremented by 1 within the range of 0 to 99, and is returned to 0 after reaching the maximum value. The background type counter 512r is regularly updated at a cycle of about 2 msec at which the command corresponding process (see FIG. 18) is activated. In the background type table storage area 512f of the ROM 511, a background type table indicating the correspondence between the background type counter 512r and the types of background images is stored. Then, in the background type selection processing, the background type table is referred to, and the type of the background image is specified based on the value of the background type counter 512r.

  Here, FIG. 25B is a diagram showing an example of the background type table. In the example shown in FIG. 25B, in the background type table, the correspondence between the background type counter 512r and the type of the background image is determined for each reach type. For example, when the reach type is special reach, when the value of the background type counter 512r is 0 to 9, it becomes the first notice background image, and when the value of the background type counter 512r is 10 to 29, the second notice background. It becomes an image, and becomes the third notice background image when the value of the background type counter 512r is 30 to 99. Further, when the reach type is super reach, when the value of the background type counter 512r is 0 to 29, it becomes the first notice background image, and when the value of the background type counter 512r is 30 to 59, the second notice background. It becomes an image, and becomes the third notice background image when the value of the background type counter 512r is 60 to 99. Further, when the reach type is normal reach, when the value of the background type counter 512r is 0 to 59, it becomes the first notice background image, and when the value of the background type counter 512r is 60 to 99, the second notice background image. Becomes If the reach type is normal reach, the third notice background image is not selected.

  By the way, in the case of special reach, only the third notice background image is selected without selecting the first notice background image and the second notice background image, and in the case of super reach, the first notice background image is selected. Instead, only the second notice background image or the third notice background image may be selected. In this way, if a noticeable background image that can be used in the noticeable background display is set for each reach type, for example, when the noticeable background display is performed by the second noticeable background image or the third noticeable background image, a normal reach jackpot is hit. It is possible to improve the interest of the game by displaying the notice background while suppressing the frequency of disappointment felt by the player when the player does not win.

<Steps S2407, S2471>
Then, in steps S2407 and S2471, the process branches depending on the type of the background image selected in step S2406. Specifically, when the type of the background image is the first notice background image (S2407: Yes side), the process proceeds to step S2408, and when the type of the background image is the second notice background image (S2407: No, S2471: Yes side), the process proceeds to step S2472, and if the type of the background image is the third notice background image (S2407: No, S2471: No side), the process proceeds to step S2473.

<Steps S2408, S2472, and S2473>
In steps S2408, S2472, and S2473, one of the first notice background image, the second notice background image, and the third notice background image is set as the notice background display command as the type of the background image in the determination display area 343. Specifically, a value indicating the type of the background image (1: first notice background image, 2: second notice background image, 3: third notice background image) is set in the notice background area 512s provided in the RAM 512. It The initial value of the advance notice background area 512s is a value "0" indicating that the type of the background image is a normal background image, and if it is set to 1 or more in step S2408, S2472, or S2473, then it will be described later. Is set to 0 in step S2422.

<Step S2409>
In step S2409, the reservation number N stored in the reservation number counter 4121 of the RAM 512, that is, the reservation number N stored in the reservation storage area 412b of the RAM 412 is set in the advance notice background continuation counter 512t of the RAM 512. The notice background continuation counter 512t is a value indicating the number of times the notice background display is executed, and is the same value as the hold number N at the start of the notice background display, that is, displayed in the hold display area 342 at the start of the notice background display. It has the same value as the number of reserved images. The advance notice background continuation counter 512t of the RAM 512 is an example of advance notice background continuation number storage means.

<Step S2410>
Then, in step S<b>2410, the background image in determination display area 343 transmits a notice background display command including the value of notice background area 512 s to display control device 6. At this time, the value of the notice background area 512s is a value corresponding to any of the first notice background image to the third notice background image.

  As a result, in the display control device 6, the MPU 61 controls the symbol display unit 341 so as to change the background image in the determination display area 343 to the notice background image based on the notice background display command. Specifically, when the value of the notice background area 512s is 3, the red third notice background image is displayed as the background image of the determination display area 343. When the value of the notice background area 512s is 3, a green second notice background image is displayed as the background image of the determination display area 343. When the value of the notice background area 512s is 1, the blue first notice background image is displayed as the background image of the determination display area 343.

  The notice background image displayed as the background image in the determination display area 343 of the symbol display unit 341 is then stored until the value of the notice background continuation counter 512t set at step S2409 becomes 0 (S2401: No), the display state of the notice background image continues.

<Step S2421>
On the other hand, when the value of the advance notice background continuation counter 512t set in step S2409 becomes 0 (S2401: Yes side), and it is determined in step S2402 that the advance notice pending image is not displayed in the determination display area 343. (S2402: No side), the process proceeds to step S2421. Further, when it is determined in step S2403 that all the variation pattern values in the first variation type area 512m to the fourth variation type area 512p are "00" (S2403: No side), or in step S2405, a notice is given. Even when it is determined that the background display lottery process is not displaying the notice background (S2405: No side), the process proceeds to step S2421.

  Then, in step S2421, it is determined whether or not the notice background image is being displayed in the determination display area 343. Specifically, it is determined whether the advance notice background image is being displayed depending on whether the value of the advance notice background area 512s is 1 or more. Here, if the notice background image is being displayed (S2421: Yes side), the process proceeds to step S2422. If the notice background image is not being displayed (S2421: No side), the notice background display process is finish.

<Step S2422>
In step S2422, the type of the background image in the determination display area 343 is set to the normal background image. Specifically, the notice background area 512s is set to 0.

<Step S2423>
In step S2423, the normal background display command including the value of the advance notice background area 512s indicating that the background image in the determination display area 343 is the normal background image is transmitted to the display control device 6. As a result, in the display control device 6, the MPU 61 controls the symbol display unit 341 to change the background image in the determination display area 343 to the normal background image based on the normal background display command.

  With respect to the pachinko machine 10 according to the present embodiment configured as described above, conventionally, after executing the notice hold display to change the hold image to the notice hold image, the jackpot is won in the game times corresponding to the hold image. If not, the player's attention may be reduced.

  However, in the pachinko machine 10 according to the present embodiment, even after the game times related to the notice pending display is finished, the notice background image is displayed as the background image in the determination display area 343, so that the probability of winning the jackpot is high. The player may be shown that the high condition continues. As a result, unlike the case where the notice pending image is displayed, when the notice background image is displayed, the player cannot specify the game time with a high probability of winning the jackpot. It is possible to raise the degree of attention to the game. Further, by executing both the notice pending display and the notice background display, the state in which the player's attention to the game is increased can be continued for a longer time than in the past, and the interest of the game of the pachinko machine 10 is increased. Can be increased.

[Display example of held image]
Here, with reference to FIG. 26 and FIG. 27, a display example of the symbol display unit 341 when the notice pending display and the notice background display are executed in the pachinko machine 10 will be described.

  First, as shown in FIG. 26(A), the number N of reservations is 3, and the notice reservation lottery process (based on the reservation command corresponding to each of the three first reservation areas RE1 to third reservation area RE3) ( When the result of (S1901 or S2001) is that there is no notice pending display, in the symbol display unit 341, the three first pending areas 342A to 342C of the pending display area 342 are displayed in white, which is a normal pending image. "○" of the reserved image is displayed. In addition, in FIG. 26A, the variable display is performed in the variable display unit 344, and the hold display image corresponding to the game time for which the variable display is performed is displayed in the determination display area 343.

  Then, after one game cycle is completed from the state of FIG. 26(A) and the reserved images in the three first reserved areas 342A to 342C are shifted to the right, next, the upper operation winning opening When the game ball wins 33 or the lower operation winning opening 34, and the result of the advance notice hold lottery process (S1901 or S2001) executed based on the hold command corresponding to the third hold area RE3 is the notice hold display. think of. In this case, as shown in FIG. 26(B), in the symbol display unit 341, in the third third hold area 342C of the hold display area 342, a notice hold image different from the normal hold image is displayed as a hold image. To be done. Specifically, when the value of the third notice holding area 512i corresponding to the third hold area RE3 is 1, it is the blue first notice holding image, and when it is 2, it is the green second notice holding image 3. In this case, the red third notice pending image is displayed.

  Then, as shown in FIGS. 26(C) and 26(D), the game times are repeatedly executed while the reserved images in the first reserved area 342A to the fourth reserved area 342D are sequentially shifted to the right, and FIG. As shown in E), when the hold image displayed in the form of the notice hold image is displayed in the determination display area 343, the special reach, the super reach, or the special reach, the super reach, or the change display area 344 of the symbol display portion 341 is displayed in the game time. A variable display with either normal reach is performed.

  In the notice hold display executed in this manner, the player refers to the hold image displayed in the third hold area 342C in the form of the notice hold image, and the hold image is moved to the determination display area 343. It is possible to recognize that there is a high probability that the jackpot is won in the game times executed at that time. Therefore, in the pachinko machine 10, the player pays attention not only to the variable display of the symbols on the symbol display unit 341 but also to the display of the reserved image in the reserved display area 342.

  By the way, when the notice hold display displayed in the hold display area 342 in the form of the notice hold image in which the hold image is different from the normal hold image is displayed, the jackpot is won in the game times corresponding to other hold images. It is undeniable that the player's attention on the game may be lowered before and after the game time corresponding to the reserved image displayed in the notice reserved image mode, which is recognized as a low probability.

  On the other hand, in the pachinko machine 10, the notice background display is performed, so that the state in which the player's attention on the game is high can be continued for a long time. In the following, a case will be described in which the notification background display is selected in the notification background display lottery process in step S2404.

  Specifically, as shown in FIG. 27A, when the hold image is displayed in the determination display area 343 in the form of the notice hold image, the form of the notice background image having the same color as the displayed notice hold image is displayed. The background image is displayed with. After that, when the big hit does not occur in the game time, as shown in FIG. 27B, the state in which the notice background image is displayed in the background image of the determination display area 343 continues. Here, it is assumed that the number N of reservations at the time of starting the display of the notice background image is 3 and three reservation images are displayed in the reservation display area 342. In this case, the advance notice background continuation counter 512t is set to 3, and the state in which the advance notice background image is displayed as the background image in the determination display area 343 continues three times thereafter. 27(B) to 27(E), the reserved image “◯” indicated by a broken line is the upper operation winning opening 314 or the lower operation winning opening after the notice background image is displayed as the background image of the determination display area 343. The reserved image displayed by the winning of the game ball to 315 is shown.

  Since the number N of reservations when the notice background image was displayed as the background image of the determination display area 343 was 3, any of the three game times shown in FIGS. 27B to 27D thereafter. In this, reach is generated at least once. After that, when the jackpot winning is not generated in any of the three game times, as shown in FIG. 27E, the display of the notice background image in the judgment display area 343 ends, and the judgment display area is displayed. A normal background image is displayed as the background image 343.

  As described above, in the pachinko machine 10 according to the present embodiment, the state in which the notice background image is displayed as the background image in the determination display area 343 may continue after the notice pending display ends. In this case, It is possible to make the player recognize that the state in which the probability of winning the jackpot is high continues. As a result, it is possible to fuel the player's sense of expectation in a series of games from the display of the notice reserved image to the end of the display of the notice background image. Therefore, the state in which the player's attention to the game is high continues, and the interest of the game of the pachinko machine 10 can be enhanced. In particular, only the notice background image is displayed as the background image of the determination display area 343, and the normal reserved image is displayed as the reserved image in each of the first reserved area 342A to the fourth reserved area 342D. Therefore, the player cannot specify which of the hold images displayed in the hold display area 342 causes a reach or a big hit in the game times. Therefore, the player's attention to the game during the display of the notice background image is further increased, and the interest of the game of the pachinko machine 10 can be further enhanced.

  In the present embodiment, the lottery counter 412a is provided with the reach random number counter C1 and the variation type counter CS1, and when the game ball wins either the upper operation winning opening 314 or the lower operation winning opening 315. The case where the values of the reach random number counter C1 and the fluctuation type counter CS1 are stored in the pending storage area 412b as part of the hit/miss information has been described. On the other hand, omitting any one of the reach random number counter C1 and the variation type counter CS1 may be considered as another embodiment. For example, when the reach random number counter C1 is omitted, as shown in FIG. 8H instead of the deviation result table (see FIG. 8D) and the deviation variation table (see FIG. 8G). It is conceivable that a reach variation table in which the correspondence between the variation type counter CS1 value and the variation pattern is preset is stored in the variation table storage area 411d. In this case, in step S1145, the variation pattern is specified based on the reach variation table (see FIG. 8H) and the variation type counter CS1.

  Further, in the present embodiment, an example in which the notice background image may be displayed even when the result of the jackpot lottery has been missed has been described. It may be controlled as another embodiment. In this case, since it is only necessary to determine whether or not the jackpot is won, the value of the variation type counter CS1 is stored in the reserved storage area 412b when the game ball is won in either the upper operation winning opening 314 or the lower operation winning opening 315. It need not be stored.

  Further, in steps S1109, S1172, and S1145, the values of the reach random number counter C1 and the variation type counter CS1 are set in the hold command instead of the variation pattern, or only the values of the variation type counter CS1 are replaced in place of the variation pattern. Setting a hold command is also conceivable as another embodiment. On the other hand, in the voice lamp control device 5, the ROM 511 has a normal jackpot variation table (see FIG. 8E), a probability variation jackpot table (see FIG. 8F), a deviation result table (see FIG. 8D), and a deviation. It is conceivable that a variation table (see FIG. 8G) or a reach variation table (see FIG. 8H) is stored in advance. As a result, in the voice lamp control device 5, the MPU 51, similarly to the steps S1109, S1172, and S1145, the values of the reach random number counter C1 and the fluctuation type counter CS1 of the hold command, the normal jackpot table, the probability jackpot table, It is possible to specify the variation pattern based on the deviation result table, the deviation variation table, the reach variation table, or the like. That is, the values of the reach random number counter C1 and the fluctuation type counter CS1 are also an example of the content of the hit/miss information.

  By the way, in the notice background display process according to the present embodiment, the notice background image is displayed when the notice background display is selected in the notice background display lottery process, and the notice background image is not displayed in other cases. The case was explained. On the other hand, in the advance notice background display processing, when the advance notice back reservation image is displayed in the determination display area 343, first, the advance notice background image is displayed, and whether or not the advance notice background image is continuously displayed even after the change ends. It is also possible to select by drawing. In this case, if no notice background display is selected in the notice background display lottery process, the notice background image is displayed when the variation display of the game times corresponding to the notice pending image is finished. Become.

[Other Embodiments]
Hereinafter, another embodiment of the pachinko machine 10 according to the present invention will be described. Further, in the following other embodiments, description of the same configuration as the pachinko machine 10 described in the first embodiment will be omitted. It is also possible to select the configurations and processing functions of the first embodiment and the other embodiments described below, and combine them arbitrarily.

[Second Embodiment]
The second embodiment of the present invention will be described below.

  In the first embodiment, when the notice background display is performed and then the variable display of the number corresponding to the number N of holds when the notice background display is performed, the notice background display ends. The case has been described as an example.

  On the other hand, if the preset continuation condition is satisfied even after the advance notice background display is performed and the variable display of the number corresponding to the number N of reservations when the advance notice background display is performed is performed. , It is conceivable to continue the notice background display. In this embodiment, this point will be described.

  FIG. 28 is a flowchart showing another example of the notice background display process. Specifically, in the advance notice background display process shown in FIG. 28, when it is determined in step S2402 that the advance notice pending image is not displayed in the determination display area 343 (S2402: No side), the process of S2421 is executed. Before that, step S2801 is executed.

<Step S2801>
In step S2801, similarly to step S2403, it is determined whether the variation pattern of at least one variation type among the first variation type area 512m to the fourth variation type area 512p is “01” or more. That is, it is determined whether normal reach, super reach, or special reach occurs in the game times corresponding to at least one of the reserved images displayed in the first reserved area 342A to the fourth reserved area 342D of the reserved display area 342. to decide.

  Here, when it is determined that the value of the variation pattern of at least one variation type area is “01” or more (S2801: Yes side), the process proceeds to step S2802, and the first variation type areas 512m to 4th. If it is determined that the values of all the variation patterns in the variation type area 512p are "00" (S2801: No side), the process proceeds to step S2421.

  By the way, in the step S2801, it may be possible to judge whether or not at least one variation pattern of the first variation type area 512m to the fourth variation type area 512p is “02” or more. In this case, the notice background display may be executed only when the variation pattern of the variation type area has a value indicating super reach or special reach, and when the variation pattern of the variation type area has a value indicating normal reach. Does not display the notice background. As a result, it is possible to improve the enjoyment of the game by continuing the advance notice background display while suppressing the frequency of disappointment that the player feels when the jackpot is not won even if the advance notice background display continues. ..

  Further, in step S2403, it may be possible to determine whether or not at least one variation pattern of the first variation type area 512m to the fourth variation type area 512p is "03". In this case, the notice background display may be executed only when the variation pattern of the variation type area has a value indicating special reach, and when the variation pattern of the variation type area has a value indicating normal reach or super reach. Does not display the notice background. This increases the rarity value of the continuation of the notice background display, so that it is possible to further increase the degree of attention to the game when the notice background display is continued.

<Step S2802>
Then, in step S2802, similarly to step S2421, it is determined whether or not a notice background image is being displayed as the background image of the determination display area 343. Specifically, it is determined whether or not the notice background image is being displayed depending on whether or not the value of the notice background area 512s is 1 or more. Here, if the notice background image is being displayed (S2802: Yes side), the process proceeds to step S2803. If the notice background image is not being displayed (S2802: No side), the notice background display process is finish.

<Step S2803>
In step S2803, a notice background continuation process for continuing the notice background display is executed. Accordingly, even if the advance notice background continuation counter reaches 0 after the advance notice background display is started (S2401: Yes side), at least one of the first variation type area 512m to the fourth variation type area 512p is set. When the value of the variation pattern in one variation type area is “01” or more (S2801: Yes side), the advance notice background display is continuously executed. That is, an example of the continuation condition is that the value of the fluctuation pattern of at least one of the first fluctuation type area 512m to the fourth fluctuation type area 512p is "01" or more. FIG. 29 is a flowchart showing an example of the advance notice background continuation process.

[Preliminary background processing]
An example of the advance notice background continuation process executed by the MPU 51 in step S2803 will be described below with reference to FIG.

<Step S2901>
In step S2901, it is determined whether or not the preview background image currently displayed in the determination display area 343 is continuously displayed. Specifically, the value of the advance notice background area 512s indicating the type of the background image and the variation patterns of the first variation type area 512m to the fourth variation type area 512p corresponding to the pending image currently displayed in the pending display area 342. It is determined whether or not the maximum value of is the same. If it is determined that the value of the notice background area 512s is the same as the maximum value of the variation patterns of the first variation type area 512m to the fourth variation type area 512p (S2901: Yes side), the process proceeds to step S2902. Transition. In this case, the display of the notice background image currently displayed as the background image of the determination display area 343 is maintained. On the other hand, if it is determined that the value of the notice background area 512s and the maximum value of the variation patterns of the first variation type area 512m to the fourth variation type area 512p are not the same (S2901: No side), the process proceeds to step S2911. .

<Step S2911>
In step S2911, it is determined whether or not the notice background image currently displayed in the determination display area 343 is promoted to a notice background image indicating that the jackpot winning probability is higher. Specifically, it is determined whether or not the value of the notice background area 512s is smaller than the maximum value of the variation patterns of the first variation type area 512m to the fourth variation type area 512p. Here, if it is determined that the value of the notice background area 512s is smaller than the maximum value of the variation patterns of the first variation type area 512m to the fourth variation type area 512p (S2911: Yes side), the process proceeds to step S2912. On the other hand, if it is determined that the value of the notice background area 512s is not smaller than the maximum value of the variation patterns of the first variation type area 512m to the fourth variation type area 512p (S2911: No side), the process proceeds to step S2913.

<Step S2912>
In step S2912, the value of the notice background area 512s is incremented by 1, so that the background image in the determination display area 343 is promoted to a color with a high probability that the jackpot is won. Specifically, when the current background image in the determination display area 343 is the blue first notice background image, the green second notice background image is displayed, and the current background image in the determination display area 343 is the green second notice background image. In the case of the notice background image, the red third notice background image is displayed.

<Step S2913>
On the other hand, in step S2913, 1 is subtracted from the value of the notice background area 512s, so that the background image in the determination display area 343 is demoted to a color with a low probability of being a big hit. Specifically, when the background image of the current determination display area 343 is the red third notice background image, the green second notice background image is displayed, and the current background image of the determination display area 343 is the green second notice background image. If it is the notice background image, the blue first notice background image is displayed.

  Further, in step S2913, the background notice image may be terminated so that the background notice image is not displayed in a color having a lower probability of winning the jackpot than the currently displayed background notice image. Conceivable.

<Step S2914>
When the notice background area 512s is changed in step S2912 or step S2913, the notice background display command including the value of the notice background area 512s is transmitted to the display control device 6 in step S2914. As a result, the display control device 6 changes the background image in the determination display area 343 of the symbol display unit 341 in accordance with the advance notice background area 512s changed in step S2912 or step S2913.

<Step S2902>
Thereafter, in step S2902, similarly to step S2409, the notice background continuation counter 512t indicating the current number N of reservations is set. Thereby, the notice background display can be continued until the number of variable displays corresponding to the number of the hold images currently displayed in the hold display area 342 is displayed.

  According to such a configuration, after the advance notice background display is performed, at the time when the variable display of the number corresponding to the number N of reservations when the advance notice background display is performed, the first hold area to the first hold area When the predetermined continuation condition that the reach is generated in the variable display performed based on the hit/miss information stored in any of the four holding areas is satisfied, the notice background display is continued thereafter. As a result, the notice display indicating that the probability of winning the jackpot is high is continuously displayed for a longer period of time, and the player's interest in the game can be increased and the enjoyment of the game can be increased. Further, also in this case, it is possible to continue the advance notice background display without making the player recognize which of the game times corresponding to the number N of holdings the probability of winning the jackpot is high.

  Further, when the notice background display is continued, the type of the background image displayed in the notice background display is changed according to the type of reach that occurs in the game times corresponding to the number N of holdings thereafter. Thereby, for example, when the type of the background image displayed in the notice background display is promoted, the player can be made to recognize that the jackpot probability is high, and the player's attention to the game is increased. You can On the other hand, when the type of the background image displayed in the notice background display is demoted, the player can be made to recognize that the jackpot probability has decreased, and the game when the jackpot is not won in the subsequent game times. It is possible to suppress the disappointment of the person as compared with the case where the notice background display is maintained without being demoted.

[Third Embodiment]
Hereinafter, the third embodiment of the present invention will be described.

  In the pachinko machine 10, when the game ball wins the upper operation winning opening 314 or the lower operation winning opening 315 in the state where the number N of holdings is 0, based on the winning/losing information stored in the first holding area RE1 by the winning. The deviation table may be set so that a reach effect such as a normal reach, a super reach, or a special reach is likely to occur in the game times to be executed.

  On the other hand, in step S2801 of the advance notice background display process of FIG. 28 described in the second embodiment, the advance notice background continuation process is performed when the value of any of the change patterns in the change type area becomes “01” or more. Will be executed. Therefore, when the game ball wins the upper operation winning opening 314 or the lower operation winning opening 315 in a state where the number N of holdings is 0 consecutively after the notice background image is displayed in the determination display area 343, The display of the notice background image may continue. However, even if the reach effect is likely to occur when the number N of holdings is 0, the probability of winning the jackpot does not increase. Therefore, if the notice background image is displayed all the time, the notice background image is displayed. The scarcity value and the expectation at the time of displaying the notice background image may be lowered.

  Therefore, after it is determined in step S2401 that the notice pending image is not displayed in the determination display area (S2401: No side), it is determined whether the number N of holds is 1 before step S2801. If the number N of reservations is 1, the process proceeds to step S2421, and if the number N of reservations is 2 or more, the process may proceed to step S2801. As a result, in the state where the reach effect such as the normal reach, the super reach, or the special reach is likely to occur because the hold number N is 0, the advance notice background image does not continue to be uselessly displayed. It is possible to prevent the rarity value of the display and the decrease in the sense of expectation at the time of displaying the notice background image.

[Fourth Embodiment]
Hereinafter, the fourth embodiment of the present invention will be described.

  In the pachinko machine 10, a situation may be considered in which a plurality of notice pending images are simultaneously displayed in the pending display area 342 and the determination display area 343. In this case, when the first notice pending image is displayed in the determination display area 343 and the notice background image is displayed in the determination display area 343, the second notice pending image is displayed in the suspension display area 342. It will be displayed. Therefore, the player can recognize that the game time corresponding to the notice pending image displayed in the hold display area 342 is a game time with a high probability that the jackpot is won, and moves to the determination display area 343. The effect of displaying the notice background image is reduced.

  On the other hand, in the present embodiment, a configuration will be described in which the advance notice background image in the determination display area 343 and the advance notice reserved image in the hold display area 342 are not displayed at the same time.

Specifically, the pachinko machine 10 according to the present embodiment is configured such that a plurality of notice pending images are not simultaneously displayed in the pending display area 342 and the determination display area 343. FIG. 30 is a flowchart showing another example of the command handling process (see FIG. 18) executed by the MPU 51.

<Step S3001>
As shown in FIG. 30, when the MPU 51 determines in step S1805 that the pachinko machine 10 is not in the open/close execution mode (S1805: No side), the process proceeds to step S3001. Then, in step S3001, it is determined whether or not the notice pending image has already been displayed in the hold display area 342 and the determination display area 343. Specifically, in step S3001, it is determined whether or not the value of any of the first notice holding area 512g to the fourth notice holding area 512j and the judgment notice holding area 512k is 1 or more.

  Here, when it is determined that the notice reservation image is not displayed in the hold display area 342 and the determination display area 343 (S3001: No side), the process proceeds to step S1806. On the other hand, when it is determined that the notice reservation image is already displayed in the hold display area 342 and the determination display area 343 (S3001: Yes side), the process proceeds to step S1809.

  Therefore, in the pachinko machine 10 according to the present embodiment, when the notice pending image is already displayed in the hold display area 342 and the determination display area 343, the second and subsequent notice pending images are displayed in the hold display area 342. Never be done. That is, when the notice background image is displayed in the determination display area 343, the notice background image in the determination display area 343 and the notice reserved image in the hold display area 342 are not displayed at the same time. Therefore, the player cannot recognize which of the hold images displayed in the hold display area 342 corresponds to the game time, which has a high probability of winning the jackpot. Therefore, in the pachinko machine 10 according to the present embodiment, the state in which the player's attention on the game is high is displayed by displaying the notice pending image in the hold display region 342 and the notice background image in the determination display region 343. It can be maintained for a longer period of time, and the enjoyment of the game can be enhanced.

[Fifth Embodiment]
The fifth embodiment of the present invention will be described below.

  In the fourth embodiment, by controlling so that two or more notice pending images are not displayed in the hold display area 342 and the judgment display area 343, the notice background image and the hold display area 342 are displayed in the judgment display area 343. The configuration has been described in which the notice pending image is not displayed at the same time.

  On the other hand, in the present embodiment, a configuration will be described in which the display of the notice pending image in the hold display area 342 is prioritized over the display of the notice background image in the determination display area 343.

  Specifically, in the pachinko machine 10 according to the present embodiment, in the state where a plurality of notice pending images are displayed in the hold display area 342 and the judgment display area 343, the notice background display is not executed in the judgment display area 343. Composed. FIG. 31 is a flowchart showing another example of the notice background display process (see FIG. 24) executed by the MPU 51.

<Step S3101>
As shown in FIG. 31, when the MPU 51 determines in step S2401 that the advance notice background continuation counter 512t is 0 (S2401: No side), the process proceeds to step S3101. Then, in step S3101, it is determined whether or not the notice reservation image is displayed in the reservation display area 342. Specifically, in step S3101, it is determined whether or not the value of any of the first notice reservation area 512g to the fourth notice reservation area 512j is 1 or more.

  Here, if it is determined that the notice pending image is not displayed in the pending display area 342 (S3101: No side), the process proceeds to step S2402. In this case, if the notice pending image is displayed in the determination display area 343 (S2402: Yes side), the notice background may be displayed in the subsequent processing.

  On the other hand, when it is determined that the notice reserved image is displayed in the reserve display area 342 (S3101: Yes side), the notice background display process ends. Therefore, the notice background image is not displayed in the determination display area 343 while the notice pending image is displayed in the hold display area 342.

  Therefore, the advance notice background image in the determination display area 343 and the advance notice reserved image in the hold display area 342 are not displayed at the same time. Therefore, the player cannot recognize which of the hold images displayed in the hold display area 342 corresponds to the game time, which has a high probability of winning the jackpot. Thereby, in the pachinko machine 10 according to the present embodiment, a state in which the player's attention to the game is high by displaying the notice pending image in the hold display area 342 and the notice background image in the determination display area 343, It can be maintained longer than before, and the fun of the game can be enhanced.

[Sixth Embodiment]
The sixth embodiment of the present invention will be described below.

  In the fourth embodiment, by controlling so that two or more notice pending images are not displayed in the hold display area 342 and the judgment display area 343, the notice background image and the hold display area 342 are displayed in the judgment display area 343. The configuration has been described in which the notice pending image is not displayed at the same time. In addition, in the fifth embodiment, when the notice pending image is displayed in the hold display area 342, the notice background image is controlled so as not to be displayed in the decision display area 343. The configuration has been described in which the display of the notice background image and the display of the notice pending image in the hold display area 342 are not simultaneously displayed.

  On the other hand, in the present embodiment, similarly to the fourth embodiment and the fifth embodiment, the display of the notice background image in the determination display area 343 and the display of the notice reserved image in the hold display area 342 are simultaneously performed. Another example of the configuration that is not displayed will be described.

  Specifically, in the present embodiment, in the pachinko machine 10 according to the present embodiment, it is possible to display a plurality of notice hold images in the hold display area 342 in a situation where the notice background image is not displayed in the determination display area 343. In addition, it is possible to display the notice background image in the determination display area 343 even when the notice pending image is displayed in the hold display area 342. FIG. 32 is a flowchart showing another example of the notice background display processing (see FIG. 24) executed by the MPU 51.

<Step S3201>
As shown in FIG. 32, when the MPU 51 sets the number N of reservations stored in the number of reservations counter 4121 in the notice background continuation counter 512t in step S2409, the process proceeds to step S3201. Then, in step S3201, all the values of the first hold display area 512g to the fourth hold display area 512j are reset to 0, which is a value indicating a normal hold image.

<Step S3202>
Next, in step S3202, similarly to step S1824, the hold display shift command is transmitted to the display control device 6. Here, as described above, the hold display shift command includes the hold number N, which is the value of the hold number counter 512l, and the first notice hold display area 512g to the fourth notice hold area after being updated in step S1823. The value of 512j and the value of the determination notice holding area 512k are included.

  At this time, since the values of the first notice pending display area 512g to the fourth notice pending area 512j are reset to 0 in step S3201, in the display control device 6, the MPU 61 causes the symbols to be displayed based on the pending display shift command. By controlling the display of the hold display area 342 and the determination display area 343 on the display unit 341, all the hold images displayed in the hold display area 342 are displayed as normal hold images.

  Therefore, in the pachinko machine 10 according to the present embodiment, when the notice background image is displayed in the determination display area 343 and the notice pending image is displayed in the hold display area 342, the notice pending image is normally displayed. The image is changed to a hold image. That is, the display of the notice background image in the determination display area 343 and the display of the notice pending image in the hold display area 342 are not simultaneously performed. Therefore, the player cannot recognize which of the hold images displayed in the hold display area 342 corresponds to the game time, which has a high probability of winning the jackpot. Therefore, in the pachinko machine 10 according to the present embodiment, the state in which the player's attention on the game is high is displayed longer than before by displaying the notice pending image in the hold display region 342 and the notice background image in the determination display region 343. It can be maintained and the enjoyment of the game can be enhanced.

  However, when the notice hold image displayed in the hold display area 342 at the time when the notice background image is displayed in the determination display area 343 returns to the normal hold image, the position where the notice background image is displayed is the game. Since the player has been recognized, the player recognizes that the game time corresponding to the notice background image is a game time with a high probability that the jackpot is won. Therefore, when the notice reserved image is returned to the normal reserved image in order to display the notice background image in the determination display area 343, the MPU 51 inputs a command signal to that effect to the display control unit 6, and the display control unit 6 Based on the command signal, the MPU 61 executes the display control so that the position of the notice pending image is displayed through the state where the position of the notice pending image is moved in the hold display area 342. A configuration to execute can be considered.

For example, after all the holding images displayed in the holding display area 342 are shuffled randomly at high speed, or after the display position of the notice holding image is changed at high speed by the roulette method, all the holding images are normally held. It is possible to change it to an image. This gives the player a strong impression, for example, of the last disappearance of the notice background image at the time of the change, and reduces the impression of the original position where the notice background image was displayed, and It is possible to create a situation in which it is not possible to recognize which of the hold images displayed in the hold display area 342 corresponds to the game time, which has a high probability of winning the jackpot.

[Seventh Embodiment]
The seventh embodiment of the present invention will be described below.

  In the fourth to sixth embodiments, the configuration has been described in which the display of the notice background image in the determination display area 343 and the display of the notice reserved image in the hold display area 342 are not executed simultaneously. This allows the player to recognize that the game time corresponding to the notice pending image displayed in the hold display area 342 is a game time with a high probability that the jackpot is won, and attention to the game is given. This is because there is a risk that the degree will decrease.

  On the other hand, in the present embodiment, the display of the notice background image in the determination display area 343 and the display of the notice reserved image in the hold display area 342 are displayed at the same time, and the player's attention to the game is lowered. A configuration that will not be described will be described.

  Specifically, when the pachinko machine 10 according to the present embodiment displays the notice background image in the determination display area 343, the notice background flag 512s indicating that it is a game time with a high probability that the jackpot is actually won. Regardless of the value, it is configured to select any of the hold images displayed in the hold display area 342 and change it to the notice hold image. FIG. 33 is a flowchart showing another example of the notice background display processing (see FIG. 24) executed by the MPU 51.

<Step S3601>
As shown in FIG. 33, when the MPU 51 sets the number of reservations N stored in the number of reservations counter 412l in the notice background continuation counter 512t in step S2409, the process proceeds to step S3601. Then, in step S3601, the MPU 51 executes a notice reserved image selection process for controlling whether or not the reserve image displayed in the hold display area 342 is changed to the notice reserved image. Here, FIG. 34 is a flowchart showing an example of the notice reserved image selection processing executed by the MPU 51.

<Step S3401>
As shown in FIG. 34, in step S3401, it is determined whether or not a notice pending image is displayed in the pending display area 342. Specifically, in step S3401, it is determined whether or not to display the notice pending image based on the value of the image selection counter 512u provided in the RAM 512. The image selection counter 512u is sequentially incremented by 1 in the range of 0 to 99 in a cycle of about 2 msec at which the command corresponding process (see FIG. 18) is activated, and is returned to 0 after reaching the maximum value. Further, in the ROM 511, when the image selection counter 512u is 0 to 19, the notice reserved image is displayed, and when the image selection counter 512u is 20 to 99, the notice reserved image is not displayed. It is conceivable that the table is stored in the advance notice holding table storage area 511c or the like. Then, in step S3401, whether the value of the image selection counter 512u is a predetermined value (0 to 19 here) corresponding to the presence of the notice pending image is displayed based on the image selection table. It is determined whether or not the notice pending image is displayed according to.

  If it is determined that the notice reserved image is not displayed in the reserve display area 342 (S3401: No side), the notice reserved image selection process ends. In this case, the notice hold image is not displayed in the hold display area 342. On the other hand, if it is determined that the notice pending image is displayed in the pending display area 342 (S3401: Yes side), the process proceeds to step S3402.

<Step S3402>
In step S3402, it is determined whether or not the probability variation jackpot or the normal jackpot occurs in the game times corresponding to any of the hold images displayed in the hold display area 342. Specifically, based on the types of the hold commands stored in the first variation type area 512m to the fourth variation type area 512p, the game time corresponding to any of the hold images displayed in the hold display area 342. It is possible to judge whether or not a big hit occurs.

  Here, when it is determined that the probability variation big hit or the normal big hit occurs (S3402: Yes side), the process proceeds to step S3403. If it is determined that neither the probability variation jackpot nor the regular jackpot occurs (S3402: No side), that is, if the type of the hold command corresponds to either reach occurrence or loss, the process proceeds to step S3404. ..

<Step S3403>
In step S3403, a target to be changed to the notice pending image from all the pending images displayed in the pending display area 342 is selected. That is, in step S3403, the variation pattern is not limited to the reserved image corresponding to the variation type area whose variation pattern is “01” or more among the first variation type area 512m to the fourth variation type area 512p, and the variation pattern is “00”. A reserved image corresponding to a certain variation type area may be selected. Specifically, in step S3403, it is conceivable to randomly select any of the hold images displayed in the hold display area 342. Further, of the first variation type area 512m to the fourth variation type area 512p, the probability that a reserved image corresponding to the variation type area having a variation pattern of “01” or more and the variation type having a variation pattern of 0 are selected. It is also conceivable that the selection probabilities of the respective reserved images corresponding to the areas are predetermined so as to be different from the selection probabilities of the reserved images.

<Step S3404>
On the other hand, in step S3404, among the pending images displayed in the pending display area 342, the target to be changed to the notice pending image is selected from the pending images in which the reach occurs. That is, in step S3604, the change target is selected from the pending images corresponding to the variation type areas whose variation patterns are “01” or more among the first variation type area 512m to the fourth variation type area 512p. As a result, when neither the probability variation big hit nor the normal big hit occurs, the reach occurs at the game times corresponding to the notice pending image.

  When there are a plurality of fluctuation type areas having a fluctuation pattern value of “01” or more among the first fluctuation type area 512m to the fourth fluctuation type area 512p, among the reserved images corresponding to the fluctuation type area, Any one or a plurality of reserved images is selected according to a predetermined condition. For example, a holding image corresponding to a game time to be executed first is selected from a plurality of holding images corresponding to the fluctuation type area having a fluctuation pattern value of “01” or more, or a game to be executed last. It is conceivable that the reserved image corresponding to the number of times is selected. It is also conceivable that all the reserved images corresponding to the fluctuation type area whose fluctuation pattern value is “01” or more are selected.

<Step S3405>
Then, in step S3405, the value of the notice pending area corresponding to the reserved image selected in step S3403 or step S3404 among the first notice pending area 512g to the fourth notice pending area 512j is updated to 1.

<Step S3406>
Thereafter, in step S3406, the hold display shift command is transmitted to the display control device 6 as in step S1824. Here, the hold display shift command includes at least the values of the first notice hold display area 512g to the fourth notice hold area 512j after being updated in step S3405. As a result, the MPU 61 of the display control device 6 controls the display of the hold display area 342 in the symbol display portion 341 based on the hold display shift command, and the step S3403 or the hold image displayed in the hold display area 342 is controlled. The hold image selected in step S3404 is changed to the notice hold image.

  With such a configuration, when the notice background image is displayed in the determination display area 343, one of the hold images in the hold display area 342 may be displayed as the notice hold image. Therefore, a variety of advance notice displays as described below are realized, the player's attention to the game can be increased, and the game of the pachinko machine 10 can be provided with interest.

  Specifically, when the notice holding image is displayed in the hold display area 342, it is possible that the notice holding image is the hold image selected in step S3403. In this case, it is possible that the game times corresponding to the notice pending image will result in a jackpot win, but it is also possible that the game times corresponding to a pending image different from the notice pending image will result in a jackpot win.

  For example, it is conceivable that the jackpot is not won in the game times corresponding to the notice pending image, but the jackpot is won in the game times corresponding to the subsequent reserved images. In this case, after disappointing the player who was expecting only the game times corresponding to the notice pending image, the player is given a surprise feeling by winning the jackpot at the game times corresponding to the normal pending image. It can be given and can add interest to the game. In this case, the variable display ends without any reach in the game times corresponding to the notice pending image, but since the jackpot is always won in the game times corresponding to the pending image after that, the player Will not be greatly discouraged. In addition, the player who knows that such a process is performed recognizes in advance that the jackpot winning has been confirmed because the reach has not occurred in the game times corresponding to the notice pending image. You can

  That is, in the present embodiment, the display mode of the first held image in which the variable display is executed first among the plurality of held images displayed in the held display area 342 corresponds to the subsequent held image in which the variable display is executed later. The high/low possibility that the hit/fail information may satisfy the status transition condition may be displayed. Here, the MPU 51 at the time of executing the process is an example of the advance notice control means. As a result, it is possible to diversify the display mode for the player to predict whether or not the hit/absence information corresponding to each of the held images satisfies the state transition condition, which makes the game of the pachinko machine 10 interesting. Can be increased. In addition, when the hit/miss information corresponding to the post-holding image satisfies the state transition condition, the advance notice holding image may be displayed as the pre-holding image. As a result, after discouraging the player who was expecting the game times corresponding to the advance notice held image displayed as the previous reserved image, the normal hold displayed as the post-held image is displayed to the player. It is possible to give a sense of surprise by satisfying the state transition condition at the game times corresponding to the images, and to add interest to the game.

  Further, it is possible that the jackpot is won at the game times corresponding to the reserved images before the game times corresponding to the notice reserved image. In this case, it is possible to provide the player who was expecting only the game times corresponding to the notice pending image with a surprise due to an unexpected big hit. When the jackpot is won in the game times corresponding to the reserved images before the game times corresponding to the notice reserved image, if the notice reserved image displayed in the reserve display area 342 is returned to the normal reserved image, Good.

  On the other hand, when the notice holding image is displayed in the hold display area 342, the notice holding image may be the hold image selected in step S3404. In this case, since the game times corresponding to the notice pending image always reach, the player recognizes that the game times are those with a high probability that the jackpot is won, but as described above. If a big hit occurs, there is a possibility that the big hit is won in the game times corresponding to the holding image different from the notice holding image. Therefore, when the notice background image is displayed in the determination display area 343 and the notice hold image is displayed in the hold display area 342, the player wins the jackpot in the game times corresponding to all the hold images in the hold display area 342. You will be expected to win, and you can increase the attention to the game.

[Eighth Embodiment]
The eighth embodiment of the present invention will be described below.

  In the first embodiment, when the notice background image is displayed as the background image of the determination display area 343, and when the number of variable displays corresponding to the hold number N at that time is displayed, the notice background image is displayed. The case of returning to the normal background image has been described as an example. In this case, the player is made to recognize that the jackpot is not won, and the player's expectation may be sharply reduced. Therefore, when the notice background image is displayed as the background image of the determination display area 343 and then the number of variable displays corresponding to the hold number N at that time is changed, the notice background image is gradually changed to the normal background image. It is possible to make it.

  Specifically, when the notice background image is displayed in the determination display area 343 and the game times corresponding to the hold image displayed in the hold display area 342 do not satisfy the predetermined condition, the notice background is displayed. It is conceivable that the density of the image is gradually reduced. FIG. 35 is a flowchart showing another example of the notice background display process (see FIG. 24) executed by the MPU 51.

<Step S3501>
As shown in FIG. 35, the MPU 51 shifts the processing to step S3501 when it is determined in step S2421 that the preview background image is being displayed. Then, in step S3501, the MPU 51 executes a notice background image density control process for controlling the display density of the notice background image. FIG. 36 is a flowchart showing an example of the notice background image density control processing executed by the MPU 51.

<Step S3601>
As shown in FIG. 36, in step S3601, as in step S2403 (see FIG. 24), the variation pattern of at least one variation type area out of the first variation type area 512m to the fourth variation type area 512p is “01”. It is determined whether or not the above. That is, it is determined whether normal reach, super reach, or special reach occurs in the game times corresponding to at least one of the reserved images displayed in the first reserved area 342A to the fourth reserved area 342D of the reserved display area 342. to decide. Here, if it is determined that at least one variation pattern is “01” or more (S3601: Yes side), the process proceeds to step S3611, and all of the first variation type area 512m to the fourth variation type area 512p. If it is determined that the variation pattern of 0 is 0 (S3601: No side), the process proceeds to step S3602.

  In step S3601, whether or not the variation pattern of at least one variation type area of the first variation type area 512m to the fourth variation type area 512p is “02” or more, that is, super reach or special reach occurs. It may be considered as another embodiment to determine whether or not to do. Further, in step S3601, whether the variation pattern of at least one variation type area out of the first variation type area 512m to the fourth variation type area 512p is "03", that is, whether a special reach occurs or not. It may be considered as another embodiment to judge. As a result, while suppressing the frequency of disappointment felt by the player when a jackpot is not won after a series of notice displays with the notice pending display and the notice background display, it is possible to improve the enjoyment of the game by the notice background display. Is.

<Step S3602>
In step S3602, it is determined whether or not the density of the preview background image currently displayed in the determination display area 343 is gradually decreased in step S3603, which will be described later, so that the density reaches a predetermined lower limit value. to decide. The value indicating the density of the notice background image is stored in the RAM 512 and updated by the MPU 51. Here, if it is determined that the density of the notice background image has reached the lower limit value (S3602: Yes side), the process proceeds to step S3621, and if the value indicating the density of the notice background image has not reached the lower limit value. If determined (S3602: No side), the process proceeds to step S3603.

<Steps S3621 to S3621>
In step S3621, similarly to steps S2422 to S2423, the value of the notice background area 512s indicating the type of the background image in the determination display area 343 is set to 0 indicating the normal background image, and the value of the notice background area 512s is included. A normal background display command is transmitted to the display control device 6. Thereby, in the display control device 6, the MPU 61 controls the symbol display unit 341 so as to change the background image of the determination display area 343 from the notice background image to the normal background image based on the normal background display command.

<Step S3603>
In step S3603, a process for reducing a value indicating the density of the notice background image stored in the RAM 512 as the density of the notice background image currently displayed in the determination display area 343 by a predetermined amount is executed. Specifically, in step S3603, the MPU 51 transmits a control command for reducing the density of the notice background image to the display control device 6. Accordingly, the MPU 61 of the display control device 6 controls the symbol display unit 341 so as to reduce the density of the notice background image displayed in the determination display area 343.

  In the present embodiment, since the color of the normal background image is white, the white background of the normal background image is gradually approached by reducing the density in step S3603. Further, for example, in the case where the normal background image is black, the notice background image such as blue, green, or red is gradually made closer to the black of the normal background image by changing the density to be higher in step S3603. Is also conceivable as another embodiment. That is, the mode is not limited to these as long as the player can recognize how the notice background image returns to the normal background image. For example, it is possible to express a state in which the normal background image is likely to be returned by changing the blinking speed of the notice background image.

<Step S3611>
On the other hand, when it is determined that the variation pattern value of at least one variation type area is equal to or larger than “01” (S3601: Yes side), the notice background image is displayed again in subsequent step S3611. Specifically, in step S3611, the MPU 51 sends a control command for returning the density of the notice background image to the initial value to the display control device 6, thereby causing the density of the notice background image displayed on the symbol display unit 341 to be displayed. To initialize. For example, the MPU 51 may re-display the notice background image displayed in the symbol display unit 341 by retransmitting the notice background display command including the value of the notice background area 512s.

  With such a configuration, after the notice background image is displayed, when the variable display of the number corresponding to the number N of reservations at the time when the notice background image is displayed ends, thereafter, the variable display is executed every time. , The density of the notice background image becomes gradually lighter. As a result, it is possible to make the player feel that there is still a possibility of winning the jackpot, and it is possible to prevent the player's expectation from being sharply lowered. In addition, it is possible to give a sense of tension to the player by showing the possibility that the jackpot win will gradually diminish, and expecting that the notice background image will return to its original density. You can increase the degree. Further, when the density of the noticeable background image that has once faded is restored to its original value, it is possible to give the player the expectation of a jackpot win and to raise the mood, thereby enhancing the fun of the game. It is also possible that the density of the notice background image gradually decreases as the predetermined time elapses, not every time the variable display is executed.

  It is also conceivable that the notice background image density control process is executed when a hold command transmitted by winning a game ball into the upper operation winning opening 314 or the lower operation winning opening 315 is received. However, in this case, when the notice background image is returned to the original density and re-displayed, the player recognizes that a reach occurs in the game times corresponding to the winning or the jackpot winning probability is high. May occur. On the other hand, in the present embodiment, since the advance notice background image density control process is executed when the variable display is started by the reception of the variable pattern command, the probability of the game times or the jackpot winnings in which the reach occurs is high. The density of the notice background image can be restored without causing the player to recognize the game times, and the state in which the player's attention to the game is high can be maintained for a long time.

  On the other hand, when the holding command transmitted by winning the game ball to the upper operation winning opening 314 or the lower operation winning opening 315 is received, the notice background image density control processing is executed as the notice background image. Even if the density control process determines that the density of the preview background image should be returned to the initial value and then redisplayed, it is possible that the density of the preview background image will not be reset to the initial value at that time. Be done. Then, when a certain amount of time has passed from the winning of the game ball into the upper operation winning opening 314 or the lower operation winning opening 315, it is conceivable that the density of the notice background image is returned to the initial value and redisplayed. With such a configuration, the density of the notice background image can be restored without letting the player recognize the game times in which the reach occurs or the game times with a high probability of winning the jackpot. The attention time can be continued for a long time.

  Further, as described above, in the configuration in which the reach effect is likely to occur when the number N of reservations is 0, the number N of reservations is 0 continuously after the notice background image is displayed in the determination display area 343. It is conceivable that the density of the notice background image may be reset by winning the upper operation winning opening 314 or the lower operation winning opening 315 in this state. In this case, the notice background image may be displayed for a long time, and the rarity of displaying the notice background image and the expectation when the notice background image is displayed may be reduced.

  Therefore, similarly to the configuration described in the third embodiment, before the step S3601, it is judged whether or not the number N of reservations is 1, and when the number N of reservations is 1, the processing is performed. If the number N of reservations is 2 or more, the process may proceed to step S3601. As a result, in the state where the reach effect such as the normal reach, the super reach, or the special reach is likely to occur because the hold number N is 0, the advance notice background image does not continue to be uselessly displayed. It is possible to prevent the rarity value of the display and the decrease in the sense of expectation at the time of displaying the notice background image.

[Ninth Embodiment]
The ninth embodiment of the present invention will be described below.

  In the first embodiment, after the notice hold image is displayed in the hold display area 342, the notice hold image is shifted and displayed in the determination display area 343, and the game time corresponding to the notice hold image is executed. The configuration has been described in which the notice background image can be displayed in the determination display area 343 when the display is performed. Accordingly, it is possible to continue a state in which the player's attention to the game is high until the notice background image is displayed after the notice reserved image is displayed.

  On the other hand, in the present embodiment, a configuration will be described in which the notice background image can be displayed in the determination display area 343 at a timing different from the timing when the notice pending image is displayed in the hold display area 342.

  Specifically, in the pachinko machine 10 according to the present embodiment, the MPU 51 gives a notice at the timing when the variable display by the symbol display unit 341 is started, regardless of whether the notice holding image is displayed in the holding display area 342. It is configured to display a background image. FIG. 37 is a flowchart showing another example of the advance notice background display processing (see FIG. 24). It should be noted that, with respect to the advance notice background display processing shown in FIG. 37, the same processing as the advance notice background display processing shown in FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 37, in the pachinko machine 10 according to the present embodiment, the processing of step S2402 of the advance notice background display processing (FIG. 24) is omitted. As a result, even if the notice holding image is not displayed in the hold display area 342, the background notice image may be displayed at the timing when the variable display by the symbol display unit 341 is started.

  In the pachinko machine 10, at the timing when the game ball wins the upper operation winning opening 314 or the lower operation winning opening 315, whether or not the notice background image is displayed for the hold command based on the winning/losing information acquired by the winning. It is conceivable to judge and display the notice background image in the judgment display area 343. In this case, the game time corresponding to the hold image displayed when the notice background image is displayed is a big win. There is a possibility that it may be recognized as a game time with a high probability.

  On the other hand, in the pachinko machine 10 according to the present embodiment, since the notice background image is displayed in the determination display area 343 at the timing when the variable display by the symbol display unit 341 is started, it is displayed in the hold display area 342. It is not specified by the player which game image corresponding to any of the held images has a high probability of winning the jackpot. Therefore, the player's attention to the game can be increased.

[Tenth Embodiment]
The tenth embodiment of the present invention will be described below.

  In the said 9th Embodiment, the case where the said notice background display process was performed at the timing when variable display by the symbol display part 341 was demonstrated was demonstrated. Hereinafter, in the present embodiment, a configuration will be described in which the advance notice background display processing is executed at a timing different from that in the ninth embodiment.

  In the pachinko machine 10, the MPU 51 executes, in the effect control process of step S1704, a notice effect control process that executes a notice effect process preset according to the result of the jackpot lottery or the like. For example, in the notice production process, it is conceivable that a normal notice production process for displaying a notice character image set in advance or a notice message set in advance is executed. In addition, an operation notice effect process for reflecting the operation of the operation button 22 by the player on the effect may be executed.

  Therefore, the pachinko machine 10 according to the present embodiment is configured to be able to display a notice background image in the determination display area 343 when executing the notice effect control process. 38 is a flowchart showing an example of the notice effect control process executed by the MPU 51 in step S1704 of the timer interrupt process (see FIG. 17).

<Step S3801>
First, in step S3801, it is determined whether or not it is the execution timing of the notice effect display. Here, when it is determined that it is the execution timing of the preview effect display (S3801: Yes side), the process proceeds to step S3802, and when it is determined that it is not the execution timing of the preview effect display (S3801: No side), The notice production control process ends.

  Specifically, in the pachinko machine 10, in step S1826 of the command handling process (see FIG. 18), the MPU 51 executes the notice effect lottery process for determining whether to execute the notice effect process. For example, the MPU 51 reads the value of the advance notice effect counter 512v provided in the RAM 512. The advance notice effect counter 512v is incremented by 1 in order within the range of 0 to 99 at regular intervals of about 2 msec at which the command corresponding process (see FIG. 18) is activated, and is returned to 0 after reaching the maximum value.

  Further, in the effect table storage area 511b of the ROM 511, there is stored a notice effect table indicating the presence or absence of the notice effect lottery and the value of the notice effect counter 512v corresponding to each content of the notice effect. In the notice production lottery process, the value of the notice production counter 512v determines whether or not the notice production lottery is won and the content of the notice production by referring to the notice production table. For example, the content of the notice production is set in advance in accordance with information as to whether it is the normal notice production process or the operation notice production process, and the type of the notice character image or notice message to be displayed.

  Then, when the notice production lottery is won, the notice production type area 512w provided in the RAM 512 is set to a value of 1 or more corresponding to the content of the dry production. It should be noted that the notice effect type area 512w has an initial value of 0 and is reset to 0 when the notice effect display is executed in step S3804 or S3821 described later. Further, when the notice production type is the operation notice production process, the value of the notice production type area 512w is reset to 0 even when the predetermined operation valid time has elapsed without operating the operation button 22. As a result, in step S3801, the MPU 51 can determine whether it is the execution timing of the notice effect display depending on whether the value of the notice effect type area 512w is 1 or more.

<Step S3802>
In step S3802, it is determined whether the notice production type is the operation notice production process. Specifically, the MPU 51 can determine whether or not the notice effect type is the operation notice effect process based on the value stored in the notice effect type area 512w. If it is determined that the notice production type is the operation notice production process (S3802: Yes side), the process proceeds to step S3803, and if it is determined that the notice production type is not the operation notice production process (S3802: (No side), the process proceeds to step S3821.

<Step S3803>
When the notice production type is the operation notice production process, in the subsequent step S3803, after the message or image for prompting the player to operate the operation button 22 is displayed on the symbol display portion 341, the operation button 22 is operated. Determine whether or not done. Specifically, it is determined whether or not it is determined that the operation of the operation button 22 is started in the operation detection process in step S1701. Here, when it is determined that the operation button 22 is operated (
(S3803: Yes side), the process proceeds to step S3803, and when it is determined that the operation button 22 is not operated (S3803: No side), the notice effect control process ends. That is, when the notice production type is the operation notice production process, the operation of the operation button 22 is awaited.

<Step S3804>
In step S3804, a predetermined notice effect command corresponding to the operation of the operation button 22 is transmitted, and an operation notice effect process for displaying a preset notice character image or a notice message on the symbol display unit 341 is executed.

<Step S3821>
On the other hand, if it is determined in step S3802 that the notice production type is not the operation notice production process (S3802: No side), that is, if the notice production type is the normal notice production process, in the subsequent step S3821, the display control device is displayed. A predetermined notice effect command is transmitted to 6, and a normal notice effect process for displaying a notice character image or notice message set in advance is executed.

<Step S3805>
Then, when the notice production process is executed in the step S3804 or the step S3821, the MPU 51 executes the notice background display process shown in FIG. 39 in the following step S3805. Note that, in FIG. 39, the same processing as the advance notice background display processing shown in FIG.

  Specifically, the notice background display process executed in step S3805 is shown in FIG. 24, except that the processes in steps S2402, S2411, and S2421 to S2423 are omitted. This is the same as the above-mentioned notice background display processing. That is, in step S3805, regardless of whether or not the notice pending image is displayed in the hold display area 342, the presence or absence of the notice background display and the type are determined at the timing when the notice effect display is executed, Accordingly, the notice background image is displayed on the symbol display unit 341.

  Therefore, in the pachinko machine 10 according to the present embodiment, when the notice background image is displayed in the determination display area 343, the game time corresponding to any of the hold images displayed in the hold display area 342 is a big hit. It is not specified by the player whether the game has a high probability of being played. Therefore, the player can enjoy the game in a situation in which it is unclear which of the reserved images will be reached or the jackpot will be reached.

  In particular, when the operation notice production process is executed, the notice background image may be displayed by the player operating the operation button 22, and reach or a big hit may occur. In this case, it is possible to give the player a feeling that the probability of winning the jackpot by his/her operation is improved, and it is possible to improve the motivation of operating the operation button 22 in the operation notice effect process. ..

  In the pachinko machine 10 according to the present embodiment, the process for displaying the notice background image may be omitted in the notice background display process of step S1827 of the command handling process (see FIG. 18). However, even in this case, as shown in FIG. 40, the MPU 51 executes at least the steps S2401, S2411, and S2421 to S2423 in the advance notice background display process of the step S1827. Specifically, in step S2401, it is determined whether or not the advance notice background continuation counter is 0. If it is determined that the advance notice background continuation counter is 0 (S2401: Yes side), the process is performed in step S2421. When it is determined that the advance notice background continuation counter is not 0 (S2401: No side), the process proceeds to step S211. Accordingly, the notice background image is displayed until the predetermined number of variable displays are executed by the notice background display process shown in FIG. 39, and then the notice background image is ended.

[Eleventh Embodiment]
The eleventh embodiment of the present invention will be described below.

  In the tenth embodiment, the case has been described in which the advance notice background display process is executed at the timing when the advance notice effect display by the symbol display unit 341 is executed. Hereinafter, in the present embodiment, a configuration will be described in which the advance notice background display processing is executed at a timing different from that of the tenth embodiment.

  Specifically, in the pachinko machine 10 according to the present embodiment, the MPU 51 executes the advance notice background display processing at the timing when the display position of the reserved image displayed in the stay display area 342 is shifted. That is, after it is determined that the shift command is received in step S1821 of the command handling process (see FIG. 18), for example, before or after the hold display shift command is transmitted in step S1824, the notice is given. It is possible that background display processing is executed. The advance notice background display process executed at this time may be the same as the advance notice background display process of FIG. 39 described in the tenth embodiment, and therefore the description thereof is omitted here.

  In the pachinko machine 10 according to the present embodiment as well, similar to the tenth embodiment, in step S1827 of the command handling process (see FIG. 18), the process for displaying the notice background image is omitted. Good. In this case, in step S1827, as shown in FIG. 40, at least step S2401, step S2411, and steps S2421-S2423 are executed. As a result, in the notice background display process shown in FIG. 39, the notice background image is executed until a predetermined number of variable displays are executed, and then the notice background image is displayed.

  In the pachinko machine 10 according to the present embodiment configured as described above, when the notice background image is displayed in the determination display area 343, the game times corresponding to any of the hold images displayed in the hold display area 342 are displayed. It is not specified by the player whether or not the game has a high probability of winning the jackpot. Therefore, the player can enjoy the game in a situation in which it is unclear which of the reserved images will be reached or the jackpot will be reached.

[Twelfth Embodiment]
The twelfth embodiment of the present invention will be described below.

  In each of the above-described embodiments, the configuration in which the notice background image is displayed as the background image of the determination display area 343 has been described. By the way, in the first place, it is conceivable that the display screen of the symbol display unit 341 does not have the determination display area 343 which is partitioned as an area in which the reserved image corresponding to the current game time is displayed. For example, after the hold image is temporarily moved and displayed from the hold display area 342 to the temporary display area 345 corresponding to the position of the determination display area 343, the hold image disappears and the variable display in the variable display area 344 starts. It is also conceivable that the configuration is done.

  Therefore, in the pachinko machine 10 according to the present embodiment, instead of displaying the notice background image in the determination display area 343, it is possible to display the trace of the notice pending image in the temporary display area 345. Therefore, the display of the notice background image in each of the above-described embodiments may be read as the display of the trace of the notice pending image. FIG. 41 is a diagram showing a display example in the case where the trailing background image remains in the temporary display area 345.

  First, as shown in FIG. 41(A), when the previous variable display is completed, the notice pending image in the first pending area 342A is shifted and displayed in the temporary display area 345, and the second pending area 342B to the fourth pending area are displayed. The normal hold image displayed in the area 342D is shifted and displayed in the first hold area 342A to the third hold area 342C.

  Next, normally, as shown in FIG. 41(B), the notice pending image displayed in the temporary display area 345 disappears, and the variable display of the game times corresponding to the notice pending image is started. In the variable display executed at this time, the normal reach, super reach, or special reach corresponding to the notice pending image displayed in the temporary display area 345 is displayed.

  On the other hand, when the presence of the notice background is selected in the notice background display process, the notice pending image is displayed in the temporary display area 345 when the variable display is started, as shown in FIG. Traces are displayed. Specifically, it is conceivable to display the notice pending image in the temporary display region 345 in a blinking manner, or to display the notice pending image in the temporary display region 345 with a light density.

  Then, when the game times corresponding to the notice holding image ends without a big hit and the holding image in the first holding area 342A shifts to the temporary display area 345, as shown in FIG. 41(D), the notice holding is performed. It is possible that the next variable display is started after the image is displayed again. Here, when the big hit is not won even in the game time of this time, the next variable display is started in a state where the trailing notice image is displayed in the temporary display area 345 as shown in FIG. 41C again. To be done. After that, the display of the trail of the notice pending image in the temporary display area 345 is repeatedly executed until the value of the notice background continuation counter 512t becomes zero.

  In the pachinko machine 10 according to the present embodiment configured as described above, the trace of the notice pending image in the temporary display area 345 allows the player to recognize that the state in which the jackpot winning probability is high continues. It is possible to increase the degree of attention to the game thereafter. In addition, the player pays attention to the presence or absence of the trace of the notice pending image in the temporary display area 345 every time the variable display is performed, thereby increasing the player's attention to the game and pachinko machine 10. It is possible to increase the interest of the game.

[Thirteenth Embodiment]
The thirteenth embodiment of the present invention will be described below.

  In the twelfth embodiment, in the configuration in which the judgment display area 343 does not exist on the display screen of the symbol display unit 341, the notice reserved image is temporarily displayed instead of the notice background image displayed in the judgment display area 343. The case where the trace of the notice pending image is displayed in the temporary display area 345 described above has been described.

  On the other hand, in a configuration in which the determination display area 343 does not exist on the display screen of the symbol display portion 341, a configuration may be considered in which the first suspension area 342A provided in the suspension display area 342 also serves as the determination display area 343.

  Therefore, the pachinko machine 10 according to the present embodiment is configured to display the notice background image as the background image of the hold display region 342 instead of displaying the notice background image in the determination display region 343. FIG. 42 is a diagram showing a display example in the case where a notice background image is displayed as the background image of the hold display area 342.

  First, as shown in FIG. 42(A), when the previous variable display is completed, the notice holding image is displayed in the first holding area 342A, and the normal holding image is displayed in the second holding area 342B to the fourth holding area 342D. It is supposed to be displayed.

  In this case, as shown in FIG. 42(B), the normal hold displayed in the second hold area 342B to the fourth hold area 342D after the notice hold image displayed in the first hold area 342A is cleared. The image is shifted and displayed in the first holding area 342A to the third holding area 342C, and the variable display of the game times corresponding to the notice holding image is started. In the variable display executed at this time, the normal reach, super reach, or special reach corresponding to the notice pending image displayed in the temporary display area 345 is displayed.

  On the other hand, when the notification background display is selected in the notification background display process, as shown in FIG. 42(C), the background image of the reserved display area 342, that is, the first reserved area 342A to the fourth reserved area is displayed. A notice background image is displayed as all the background images in the area 342D. In particular, the notice background image is displayed in all the first holding area 342A to the fourth holding area 342D regardless of the number of holding images currently displayed in the holding display area 342.

  Then, when the game times corresponding to the notice reserved image ends without a big hit, the state in which the notice background image is displayed as the background image of the suspension display area 342 continues thereafter. The display of the background image in the hold display area 342 is repeatedly executed until the value of the advance notice background continuation counter 512t becomes 0.

  In the pachinko machine 10 according to the present embodiment configured as described above, the player recognizes which reserved image the notice display by the notice background image corresponds to, or until when the notice background image continues to be displayed. Without paying attention to the game, the interest of the game can be enhanced.

  Note that, as shown in FIG. 42(D), it is conceivable that the notice background image is not displayed for the holding areas in which the holding image is not displayed among the first holding area 342A to the fourth holding area 342D. As a result, it is possible to inform the player of the game times suggested by the preview background image, that is, the range of the game times in which the probability of winning the jackpot is high. Here, when the game ball wins the upper operation winning opening 314 or the lower operation winning opening 315 after the notice background image is displayed as shown in FIG. 42(D), the pending image corresponding to the winning is displayed. It will be displayed in the fourth holding area 342D. In this case, it is possible that the background image in the fourth holding area 342D remains the normal background image. As a result, the range of game times with a high probability of winning the jackpot becomes clear, and the player's expectation during that time can be increased. In addition, by displaying the notice background image as the background image of the fourth holding area 342D, the probability that the jackpot is won by displaying to the player that the range of the game times in which the jackpot is highly won is expanded. It may be possible not to know the range of high game times.

[Fourteenth Embodiment]
The fourteenth embodiment of the present invention will be described below.

  In the fourth embodiment, a case has been described in which a plurality of notice pending images are not simultaneously displayed in the retention display area 342 and the determination display area 343. Here, it is conceivable that the game times corresponding to the previously displayed notice pending image have not been jackpot-winned, while the game times corresponding to the hold command input later are jackpot-winned. In this case, the notice pending image is not displayed as the pending image corresponding to the game time that is a big hit.

  On the other hand, in the pachinko machine 10 according to the present embodiment, in the situation where the jackpot is not won in the game times corresponding to the notice pending image previously displayed, the game times corresponding to the pending command input later is changed. When the jackpot is won, it is possible to change the type of the notice pending image so as to fuel the expectation of the player by using the notice pending image previously displayed. FIG. 43 is a flowchart showing another example of the command handling process (see FIG. 30) executed by the MPU 51.

<Step S4301>
As shown in FIG. 43, the MPU 51 receives the hold command (S1821: Yes side), decrements the hold number N by 1 (S1822), and then executes the process of step S4301 and then moves the process to step S1823. Then, in step S4301, a hold promotion process for controlling whether or not the type of the notice hold image is changed is executed. FIG. 44 is a flowchart showing an example of the hold promotion processing executed by the MPU 51.

<Step S4401>
First, in step S4401, whether or not the value of the notice pending area corresponding to the notice pending image currently being displayed among the notice pending areas 512g to 512j is less than 3, that is, the notice pending displayed in the hold display area 342. It is determined whether the image is already the third notice pending image. If it is determined that the value of the notice pending area corresponding to the notice pending image currently being displayed among the notice pending areas 512g to 512j is less than 3 (S4401: Yes side), the process proceeds to step S4402. If it is determined that the value of the notice pending area is not less than 3 (S4401: No side), the pending promotion process ends.

<Step S4402>
In step S4402, it is determined whether a jackpot occurs in any of the hold images displayed in the hold display area 342. Specifically, the type of the pending command stored in any one of the first variation type area 512m to the fourth variation type area 512p is "A" indicating a probability variation jackpot or "B" indicating a normal jackpot. When it is, it is determined that a big hit occurs in any of the hold images displayed in the hold display area 342. Here, when it is determined that the big hit occurs in any of the hold images displayed in the hold display area 342 (S4402: Yes side), the process proceeds to step S4403 and is displayed in the hold display area 342. When it is determined that the jackpot does not occur in any of the hold images (S4402: No side), the hold promotion process ends.

<Step S4403>
In step S4403, the value of the notice pending area corresponding to the notice pending image currently being displayed among the notice pending areas 512g to 512j is incremented by 1, and the hold promotion process ends. As a result, after that, after the information in the notice reservation areas 512g to 512j is shifted in the step S1823 of the command handling process shown in FIG. The type of the notice pending image displayed in is changed. Specifically, the first notice pending image is promoted to the second notice pending image, and the second notice pending image is promoted to the third notice pending image. It is also conceivable that whether or not the value of the advance notice holding area is added in step S4403 is controlled with a preset probability.

  In the pachinko machine 10 according to the present embodiment configured in this manner, the jackpot winning hold command is received in the state in which the notice pending image corresponding to the hold command that is not jackpot winning is already displayed in the hold display area 342. In that case, the type of the notice pending image previously displayed may be changed. In particular, the type of advance notice pending image changes in the direction in which it is recognized that the probability that the player has won the jackpot is high. When the notice pending image is displayed in the determination display area 343, the notice background image may be displayed in the notice background display process (S1827) because the jackpot winning hold command exists. is there. However, a big hit is not won in the game times in which the notice pending image is displayed in the determination display area 343. Then, after that, the jackpot is won in the game game in which the hold image corresponding to the hold command that has been hit in the jackpot is displayed in the determination display area 343.

  FIG. 45 is a diagram showing a display example of such a situation. The difference in the display pattern of the reserved image in FIG. 45 indicates the difference in color.

  First, as shown in FIG. 45(A), in the state where the blue first notice holding image corresponding to the holding command not to win the jackpot is already displayed in the third holding area 342C of the holding display area 342, the jackpot is won. When the holding command is received, the holding image corresponding to the holding command is displayed as the normal holding image in the fourth holding area 342D.

  Next, as shown in FIG. 45(B), when the hold image in the hold display area 342 is shifted, the blue first notice hold image is changed to the green second notice hold image, and the second hold area 342B is changed. Displayed in.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 45(C), when the holding image in the holding display area 342 is further shifted, the green second notice holding image is changed to the red third notice holding image and the first holding area 342B is changed. Displayed in.

  Then, as shown in FIG. 45(D), when the reserved image in the reserved display area 342 is further shifted and the red third notice reserved image is displayed in the judgment display area 343, the judgment display area 343 is then displayed. A red third notice background image is displayed as the background image. However, the big hit is not won in the game times corresponding to the third notice pending image.

  After that, as shown in FIG. 45(E), in the next game time executed with the third notice background image displayed in the determination display area 343, as shown in FIG. 45(F), the jackpot is won. The jackpot is won based on the win/fail information corresponding to the pending command.

  As described above, in the pachinko machine 10 according to the present embodiment, while changing the type of the notice pending image to fuel the expectation of the player, it is discouraging that the game times corresponding to the notice pending image do not result in a big hit. In addition, it is possible to realize a complicated effect process that raises the mood by being a big hit when the game time corresponding to the normal hold image is executed with the background display image displayed thereafter. Therefore, it is possible to enhance the interest of the game of the pachinko machine 10.

  Further, in the pachinko machine 10 according to the present embodiment, in step S2403 of the advance notice background display process (see FIG. 24), at least one change pattern of the first change type area 512m to the fourth change type area 512p is “ This is suitable for the configuration for determining whether or not the value is "03". In this case, in step S4403, the value of the notice pending area corresponding to the notice pending image currently being displayed among the notice pending areas 512g to 512j is incremented by 1, and the first variation type area 512m to the fourth variation type area 512p are added. It is possible to add 1 to the value of the variation pattern of the variation type area corresponding to the notice pending image. That is, even if the jackpot is not won in the game times corresponding to the notice pending image displayed earlier, if the game times corresponding to the hold command entered later is jackpot winning, the notice pending image is displayed. The value of the variation pattern in the variation type area corresponding to is added up to a value at which a special reach occurs in a pseudo manner. Therefore, in step S2403, it is determined that at least one variation pattern of the first variation type area 512m to the fourth variation type area 512p is "03", and the advance notice background image is easily displayed.

[Fifteenth Embodiment]
The fifteenth embodiment of the present invention will be described below.

  In the first embodiment, when the notice background display is performed and then the variable display of the number corresponding to the number N of holds when the notice background display is performed, the notice background display ends. The case has been described as an example.

  On the other hand, it is conceivable that, after the advance notice background display is performed, the advance notice background display is ended at the time when the reachable change display is ended among the number of change displays corresponding to the number N of holds. In this embodiment, this point will be described.

  FIG. 46 is a flowchart showing another example of the advance notice background display processing (see FIG. 24). Specifically, in the advance notice background display processing shown in FIG. 46, step S4601 is executed instead of step S2404, and step S4602 is executed instead of step S2409.

<Step S4601>
In step S4601, from the variation type area determined to have a variation pattern of “01” or more (reaching occurs) among the first variation type area 512m to the fourth variation type area 512p, the variation display is finally performed. Identify the fluctuation type area of the tail. The fluctuation patterns stored in the first fluctuation type area 512m to the fourth fluctuation type area 512p correspond to the hit/miss information stored in the first holding area RE1 to the fourth holding area RE4. Then, in the pachinko machine 10, the variation display is executed in the order of the first variation type area 512m, the second variation type area 512n, the third variation type area 512o, and the fourth variation type area 512p. Therefore, when there are two or more fluctuation type areas whose fluctuation pattern is “01” or more among the first fluctuation type area 512m to the fourth fluctuation type area 512p, the last of the two or more fluctuation type areas The variation type area in which the variation display is executed is specified as the last variation type area. When there is one variation type area having a variation pattern of “01” or more, that variation type area is specified as the last variation type area.

<Step S4602>
Then, in step S4602, the number of reservations up to the variation type area specified in step S4601 is set in the advance notice background continuation counter 512t of the RAM 512. Specifically, in step S4601, if the first variation type area 512m is identified as the last variation type area having a variation pattern of "01" or more, "1" is identified, and the second variation type area 512n is identified. If the third variation type area 512o is specified, the value is "3", and if the fourth variation type area 512p is specified, the value "4" is the advance notice background continuation counter 512t. Is set to. As a result, the advance notice background display continues until the game time at which the reach occurs, and after the variation display at the game time ends, it ends regardless of whether or not a big hit occurs.

  Therefore, according to the present embodiment, while the advance notice background display is being performed, the reach is always generated in the subsequent variable display corresponding to any of the first variation type area 512m to the fourth variation type area 512p. It will be. Therefore, in comparison with the configuration in which the reach may not occur in the last variable display (the variable display when the trailing background image disappears) in which the notice background display is being performed, in the case where the dry background display is being performed, The user's expectations are further enhanced. Thereby, in the pachinko machine 10, it is possible to increase the degree of interest in the game and increase the interest of the game.

  Further, as another embodiment having the same effect, it is conceivable to reset the value of the notice background continuation counter 512t to 0 when the variable display with reach is executed during the execution of the notice background display. Further, in the case where the variation display accompanied by the reach is executed during the execution of the notice background display, and all the variation patterns of the first variation type area 512m to the fourth variation type area 512p are “00” at that time. It is also possible to reset the value of the advance notice background continuation counter 512t to zero.

[Sixteenth Embodiment]
The sixteenth embodiment of the present invention will be described below.

  In the first embodiment, the case where the display of the notice background image indicates that the reach effect is executed in the variable display corresponding to any of the held images has been described as an example. On the other hand, in place of displaying the notice background image, a predetermined special notice may be executed as another embodiment. In this embodiment, this point will be described. It should be noted that the pachinko machine 10 according to the present embodiment can be considered such that the notice background image in the first embodiment is read as a special notice, and the special notice is executed instead of displaying the notice background image. Only the contents of the special notice will be described.

  First, as an example of the special notice mode, a preset special character image or special message different from a normal notice image such as a normal character image or a normal message displayed in a normal variable display, effect, or notice is displayed. It is conceivable that the special notice image is displayed on the symbol display unit 341. Further, after the special notice image is displayed, the display of the special notice image continues as in the case of the notice background image, or the display of the special notice image is redisplayed every time the variable display is started. Can be considered. It should be noted that, in the special notice image, for example, an image of a plurality of predetermined colors or a plurality of types is displayed as an image displayed corresponding to each value of the variation pattern corresponding to the notice pending image displayed in the determination display area 343. Is included.

  In addition, as another example of the special notice mode, a preset background color and pattern different from the normal background mode such as the background color, pattern, or atmosphere of the entire display screen in the normal symbol display unit 341, Alternatively, a special background mode such as an atmosphere may be displayed. Further, after the special background mode is displayed at the timing at which the notice background image is displayed, the state in which the special background mode is displayed is continued similarly to the notice background image, or the special background mode is displayed. Is likely to be re-displayed each time the variable display is started. The special background mode includes, for example, a plurality of predetermined colors, patterns, or atmospheres as a background displayed corresponding to each value of the variation pattern corresponding to the notice pending image displayed in the determination display area 343. Backgrounds are included.

  Further, as another example of the special notice mode, the lighting mode of the lighting section 27 is set to a lighting color different from the normal lighting mode such as the lighting color of the normal lighting section 27, the lighting brightness, or the presence or absence of blinking, It is conceivable to change to a special lighting mode such as lighting brightness or presence/absence of blinking. Further, after the lighting mode of the electric decoration section 27 is changed to the special lighting mode at the timing when the above-mentioned notice background image is displayed, the lighting mode of the electric decoration section 27 is changed to the special lighting mode as in the above-mentioned notice background image. It is conceivable that the state which is the mode continues or that the lighting mode of the illumination portion 27 is changed to the special lighting mode every time the variable display is started.

  That is, in the present embodiment, when the notice pending image is displayed in the determination display area 343, the MPU 51 presets the content of the hit/miss information other than the hit/fail information corresponding to the notice pending image. When the special notice condition is satisfied, the predetermined special notice is executed with a predetermined probability. The form of the special notice is not particularly limited. The MPU 51 at the time of executing the processing is an example of the special notice control means.

  Even in the pachinko machine 10 according to the present embodiment configured as described above, the special notice may be executed after the notice reservation image ends, and the player is likely to satisfy the state transition condition. Can be recognized as continuing. Therefore, the state in which the player's attention to the game is high can be continued for a longer time than in the past, and the interest in the game of the pachinko machine 10 can be increased. Furthermore, since a reserved image corresponding to a game game that has a high probability of satisfying the state transition condition cannot be specified, it is possible to further increase the player's attention to the game.

[Outline of the Invention]
The outline of the invention extracted from each of the above-described embodiments will be additionally described below. In addition, in order to provide an understanding of the correspondence between each appendix and each embodiment, a description may be given with reference numerals for convenience, but the invention according to the appendix is limited to a specific configuration with the reference numerals. is not. Further, it is also possible to select each configuration and each processing function described below and combine them arbitrarily.

[Appendix A1]
Win/win information acquisition means for acquiring win/loss information when a game ball enters a predetermined operation winning port,
Suspension storage means for storing the win/loss information acquired by the win/loss information acquisition means with a predetermined maximum number of holds as an upper limit,
The number of holding images corresponding to the number of hit/miss information currently stored in the holding storage means is displayed in the holding display area, and the holding images are sequentially moved from the holding display area to the determination display area and displayed. Display control means,
A transition determination unit that sequentially determines whether or not a predetermined state transition condition is satisfied for the hit/miss information stored in the suspension storage unit corresponding to the suspension image displayed in the determination display area,
Variation display means for performing variation display for varying symbols according to the determination result by the transition determination means,
Transition control means for shifting the game state to a predetermined specific game state according to the determination result by the transition determination means,
Hold confirmation means for confirming the contents of each of the hit/miss information stored in the hold storage means before each of the hit/miss information becomes a judgment target by the shift judging means,
When the content of the hit/absence information confirmed by the hold confirmation unit does not satisfy the preset notice hold condition, a normal hold image is displayed in the hold display area as the hold image, and the notice hold condition is satisfied. Is a hold display control means for displaying the notice hold image in a display mode different from that of the normal hold image in the hold display area as the hold image with a predetermined probability.
When the notice pending image is displayed in the determination display area, if the content of the other winning/disabling information other than the winning/disabling information corresponding to the notice pending image does not satisfy a preset special notice condition, normally, When a background image is displayed as a background image of the judgment display area and the special notice condition is satisfied, a notice background image having a display mode different from that of the normal background image is generated with a predetermined probability. Special notice control means to be displayed as
A gaming machine comprising:

According to the gaming machine according to Supplementary Note A1, the state in which the notice background image is displayed as the background image of the determination display area may continue after the notice pending image ends. In this case, It becomes possible to recognize that the state in which the probability of satisfying the state transition condition is high continues. Therefore, a state in which the player's attention to the game is high can be continued for a longer time than in the past, and the interest of the game of the gaming machine can be enhanced. Note that Appendix A1 relates to the contents of the first embodiment.

[Appendix A2]
The special notice control means specifies the winning/losing information for performing variable display with a predetermined effect display among the other winning/loss information other than the winning/failure information corresponding to the notice pending image, and is specified. The gaming machine according to supplementary note A1, wherein the notice background image is continuously displayed until variable display based on the hit/miss information is executed.

  According to the gaming machine according to supplementary note A2, while the advance notice background display is being performed, the effect display is always generated in the variable display corresponding to any of the subsequent held images. Therefore, the user's expectation in the case where the dry running background display is being performed is further enhanced. As a result, in the gaming machine, it is possible to increase the degree of interest in the game and increase the interest of the game.

[Appendix A3]
A notice background continuation number storage means for storing the number of holding of the hit/miss information stored in the holding storage means as the number of continuing display of the notice background image when the notice background image is displayed in the determination display area. Prepare,
The gaming machine according to appendix A1, wherein the special notice control unit continues to display the notice background image until the variable display of the number stored in the notice background continuation number storage unit is executed.

  According to the gaming machine according to supplementary note A3, when the advance notice background image is displayed in the determination display area, the variable display is executed in the number corresponding to the number of reservations of the hit/miss information stored in the reservation storage unit. Until the game is played, the state in which the player's attention on the game is high can be continued. Further, in this case, the player has a high probability of satisfying the state transition condition depending on the number of hold images displayed in the hold display area when the notice background image is displayed in the determination display area. It is possible to recognize the duration of the state.

[Appendix A4]
The notice pending image includes a plurality of types of notice pending images,
The notice background image includes a plurality of types of notice background images,
The hold display control means is for selecting and displaying the notice hold image according to the content of the hit/miss information.
The gaming machine according to any one of supplementary notes A1 to A3, wherein the special notice control means displays the notice background image in the same display mode as the notice pending image displayed in the determination display area.

  According to the gaming machine according to supplementary note A4, since the special notice control means uses the selection result by the hold display control means, the processing for selecting the notice hold image according to the content of the hit/miss information is omitted. Can be done and the process is simplified.

[Appendix A5]
The notice pending image includes a plurality of types of notice pending images,
The notice background image includes a plurality of types of notice background images,
The hold display control means is for selecting and displaying the notice hold image according to the content of the hit/miss information.
The gaming machine according to any one of supplementary notes A1 to A3, wherein the special notice control means selects and displays the notice background image according to the content of the hit/miss information.

According to the gaming machine according to supplementary note A5, the hold display control means and the special notice control means,
In order to individually execute the selection of the notice pending image and the notice background image, the combination of the notice pending image and the notice background image allows the game times and future game times corresponding to the notice pending image to be performed. It is possible to individually show the player whether the probability of satisfying the state transition condition is high or low.

[Appendix A6]
The special notice condition is that the content of the win/loss information is a content that satisfies the state transition condition, and that the content of the win/fail information is a content in which a variable display of a variation pattern with a preset effect display is executed. The gaming machine according to any one of supplementary notes A1 to A5, which satisfies any one of the conditions.

  According to the gaming machine according to supplementary note A6, it is possible to notify the player that the condition transition condition is satisfied or that the fluctuation display of the fluctuation pattern is executed, by displaying the notice background image. It is possible to boost the sense of expectation and enhance the fun of the game.

[Appendix B1]
Win/win information acquisition means for acquiring win/loss information when a game ball enters a predetermined operation winning port,
Suspension storage means for storing the win/loss information acquired by the win/loss information acquisition means with a predetermined maximum number of holds as an upper limit,
The number of holding images corresponding to the number of hit/miss information currently stored in the holding storage means is displayed in the holding display area, and the holding images are sequentially moved from the holding display area to the determination display area and displayed. Display control means,
A transition determination unit that sequentially determines whether or not a predetermined state transition condition is satisfied for the hit information stored in the suspension storage unit corresponding to the suspension image displayed in the determination display area,
Variation display means for performing variation display for varying symbols according to the determination result by the transition determination means,
Transition control means for shifting the game state to a predetermined specific game state according to the determination result by the transition determination means,
Hold confirmation means for confirming the contents of each of the hit/miss information stored in the hold storage means before each of the hit/miss information is subject to judgment by the shift judging means,
When the content of the hit/absence information confirmed by the hold confirmation means does not satisfy a preset notice hold condition, a normal hold image is displayed in the hold display area as the hold image, and the notice hold condition is satisfied. Is a hold display control means for displaying a notice hold image in a display mode different from that of the normal hold image in the hold display area as the hold image with a predetermined probability.
When the notice pending image is displayed in the determination display area, if the content of the other winning/disabling information other than the winning/disabling information corresponding to the notice pending image does not satisfy a preset special notice condition, normally, When a background image is displayed as a background image of the judgment display area and the special notice condition is satisfied, a notice background image having a display mode different from that of the normal background image is generated with a predetermined probability. Special notice control means to be displayed as
Equipped with
The special notice control means, after displaying the notice background image, corresponds to the number of holdings of the hit/miss information stored in the holding storage means when the notice background image is displayed in the determination display area. A game machine characterized in that if the preset continuation condition is satisfied even after the number of the variable displays is executed, the display of the notice background image is continued.

In this type of gaming machine, after the notice background image is displayed, a variable display of a number corresponding to the number of holdings of the hit/miss information stored in the holding information storage means when the notice background image is displayed. When the notice background image is ended at the time when the game is performed, the player's attention to the game is lowered at that time.

  On the other hand, according to the gaming machine according to supplementary note B1, not only the variable display of the number corresponding to the number of holdings of the winning/absence information stored in the holding storage unit but also the continuation condition is satisfied thereafter. In this case, it becomes possible to maintain a state in which the player's attention to the game is high continuously. Note that Appendix B1 relates to the contents of the second embodiment.

[Appendix B2]
The variation display means is capable of performing variation display of a variation pattern selected from a plurality of preset variation patterns according to the determination result by the transition determination means,
The continuation condition is such that, after displaying the notice background image, a number corresponding to the number of holdings of the hit/miss information stored in the holding storage unit when the notice background image is displayed in the determination display area. At the time when the variable display is executed, the variable pattern executed corresponding to any of the hit/miss information stored in the hold storage means is accompanied by a predetermined effect display. The game machine described.

  According to the gaming machine according to supplementary note B2, the advance notice background image is continued only when the winning and winning information stored in the holding storage means includes, for example, the variation pattern with a reach effect. Is possible.

[Appendix C1]
Win/win information acquisition means for acquiring win/loss information when a game ball enters a predetermined operation winning port,
Suspension storage means for storing the win/loss information acquired by the win/loss information acquisition means with a predetermined maximum number of holds as an upper limit,
The number of holding images corresponding to the number of hit/miss information currently stored in the holding storage means is displayed in the holding display area, and the holding images are sequentially moved from the holding display area to the determination display area and displayed. Display control means,
A transition determination unit that sequentially determines whether or not a predetermined state transition condition is satisfied for the hit/miss information stored in the suspension storage unit corresponding to the suspension image displayed in the determination display area,
In accordance with the determination result by the transition determination means, a variation display means for varying the design with a variation pattern selected from a plurality of preset variation patterns,
Transition control means for shifting the game state to a predetermined specific game state according to the determination result by the transition determination means,
Hold confirmation means for confirming the contents of each of the hit/miss information stored in the hold storage means before each of the hit/miss information becomes a judgment target by the shift judging means,
When the content of the hit/absence information confirmed by the hold confirmation unit does not satisfy the preset notice hold condition, a normal hold image is displayed in the hold display area as the hold image, and the notice hold condition is satisfied. Is a hold display control means for displaying the notice hold image in a display mode different from that of the normal hold image in the hold display area as the hold image with a predetermined probability.
When the notice pending image is displayed in the determination display area, if the content of the other winning/disabling information other than the winning/disabling information corresponding to the notice pending image does not satisfy a preset special notice condition, normally, When a background image is displayed as a background image of the judgment display area and the special notice condition is satisfied, a notice background image having a display mode different from that of the normal background image is generated with a predetermined probability. Special notice control means to be displayed as
Equipped with
The variation display means has a high probability of selecting a variation pattern accompanied by preset effect display when the number of the hit/miss information stored in the hold storage means is equal to or less than a predetermined number. And
The special notice control means, after displaying the notice background image, corresponds to the number of holdings of the hit/miss information stored in the holding storage means when the notice background image is displayed in the determination display area. Even after the variable display of the number is executed, if the preset continuation condition is satisfied, the display of the notice background image is continued while the number of the hit/miss information stored in the hold storage means is When the number is equal to or smaller than the predetermined number, the notice background image is not continuously displayed.

  In this type of gaming machine, when the winning number stored in the holding storage means is 0, for example, when the operation winning port is won, based on the winning information acquired by the winning. The variation pattern accompanied by the reach effect may be easily generated in the executed game. Therefore, after the notice background image is displayed, when the operation winning opening is won with the number of holdings being 0 continuously, the notice background image continues to be displayed and the notice background image is displayed. There is a possibility that the scarcity value of displaying an image and the sense of expectation at the time of displaying the notice background image may be lowered.

  On the other hand, according to the gaming machine according to supplementary note C1, not only the variable display of the number corresponding to the held number of the hit/miss information but also the state in which the player's attention to the game is high continuously after that. It is possible to maintain it, and it is possible to suppress the rarity value of the display of the notice background image and the decrease in expectation when the notice background image is displayed. Note that Appendix C1 relates to the contents of the third embodiment.

[Appendix D1]
Win/win information acquisition means for acquiring win/loss information when a game ball enters a predetermined operation winning port,
Suspension storage means for storing the win/loss information acquired by the win/loss information acquisition means with a predetermined maximum number of holds as an upper limit,
The number of holding images corresponding to the number of hit/miss information currently stored in the holding storage means is displayed in the holding display area, and the holding images are sequentially moved from the holding display area to the determination display area and displayed. Display control means,
A transition determination unit that sequentially determines whether or not a predetermined state transition condition is satisfied for the hit/miss information stored in the suspension storage unit corresponding to the suspension image displayed in the determination display area,
Variation display means for performing variation display for varying symbols according to the determination result by the transition determination means,
Transition control means for shifting the game state to a predetermined specific game state according to the determination result by the transition determination means,
Hold confirmation means for confirming the contents of each of the hit/miss information stored in the hold storage means before each of the hit/miss information becomes a judgment target by the shift judging means,
When the content of the hit/absence information confirmed by the hold confirmation unit does not satisfy the preset notice hold condition, a normal hold image is displayed in the hold display area as the hold image, and the notice hold condition is satisfied. Is a hold display control means for displaying the notice hold image in a display mode different from that of the normal hold image in the hold display area as the hold image with a predetermined probability.
When the notice pending image is displayed in the determination display area, if the content of the other winning/disabling information other than the winning/disabling information corresponding to the notice pending image does not satisfy a preset special notice condition, normally, When a background image is displayed as a background image of the judgment display area and the special notice condition is satisfied, a notice background image having a display mode different from that of the normal background image is generated with a predetermined probability. Special notice control means to be displayed as
Equipped with
A game machine characterized in that the hold display control means and the special notice control means do not execute the display of the notice hold image in the hold display area and the display of the notice background image in the determination display area at the same time.

  In this type of gaming machine, a situation in which a plurality of notice pending images are simultaneously displayed in the pending display area and the determination display area is also conceivable. In this case, if the first notice pending image is displayed in the determination display area and the notice background image is displayed in the determination display area, the second notice pending image is displayed in the hold display. Displayed in the area. Therefore, it becomes possible for the player to recognize that the game times corresponding to the notice hold image displayed in the hold display area are game times having a high probability of satisfying the state transition condition. The effect of displaying the notice background image in the determination display area is reduced.

  On the other hand, according to the gaming machine according to supplementary note D1, the display of the notice reservation image in the hold display region and the display of the notice background image in the determination display region are not performed at the same time. Therefore, without causing the player to recognize which of the hold images displayed in the hold display area is the game time having a high probability of satisfying the state transition condition, It is possible to maintain a state where the degree of attention to the game is high for a longer period of time than before, and it is possible to enhance the interest of the game. Note that Appendix D1 relates to the contents of the fourth embodiment.

[Appendix D2]
The gaming machine according to appendix D1, wherein the hold display control means does not display the plurality of notice hold images in the hold display area.

  According to the gaming machine according to supplementary note D2, since the state in which the notice pending image is displayed in the hold display area is avoided when the notice holding image is displayed in the determination display area, the hold display area That is, the display of the notice pending image and the display of the notice background image in the determination display area are not executed at the same time.

[Appendix E1]
Win/win information acquisition means for acquiring win/loss information when a game ball enters a predetermined operation winning port,
Suspension storage means for storing the win/loss information acquired by the win/loss information acquisition means with a predetermined maximum number of holds as an upper limit,
The number of holding images corresponding to the number of hit/miss information currently stored in the holding storage means is displayed in the holding display area, and the holding images are sequentially moved from the holding display area to the determination display area and displayed. Display control means,
A transition determination unit that sequentially determines whether or not a predetermined state transition condition is satisfied for the hit/miss information stored in the suspension storage unit corresponding to the suspension image displayed in the determination display area,
Variation display means for performing variation display for varying symbols according to the determination result by the transition determination means,
Transition control means for shifting the game state to a predetermined specific game state according to the determination result by the transition determination means,
Hold confirmation means for confirming the contents of each of the hit/miss information stored in the hold storage means before each of the hit/miss information becomes a judgment target by the shift judging means,
When the content of the hit/absence information confirmed by the hold confirmation unit does not satisfy the preset notice hold condition, a normal hold image is displayed in the hold display area as the hold image, and the notice hold condition is satisfied. Is a hold display control means for displaying the notice hold image in a display mode different from that of the normal hold image in the hold display area as the hold image with a predetermined probability.
When the notice pending image is displayed in the determination display area, if the content of the other winning/disabling information other than the winning/disabling information corresponding to the notice pending image does not satisfy a preset special notice condition, normally, When a background image is displayed as a background image of the judgment display area and the special notice condition is satisfied, a notice background image having a display mode different from that of the normal background image is generated with a predetermined probability. Special notice control means to be displayed as
Equipped with
The special notice control unit does not display the notice background image in the determination display area in a state where a plurality of the notice background images are displayed in the hold display area and the determination display area. A gaming machine to do.

  As described above, when the notice reserved image is displayed in the reserve display area and the notice background image is displayed in the determination display area at the same time, the player is displayed in the reserve display area. It becomes possible to recognize that the game time corresponding to the notice reservation image is a game time with a high probability of satisfying the state transition condition, and the effect of displaying the notice background image in the determination display area is reduced. To do.

  On the other hand, according to the gaming machine according to Supplementary Note E1, the display of the notice pending image in the hold display region and the display of the notice background image in the determination display region are not performed at the same time. Therefore, without causing the player to recognize which of the hold images displayed in the hold display area is the game time having a high probability of satisfying the state transition condition, It is possible to maintain a state where the degree of attention to the game is high for a longer period of time than before, and it is possible to enhance the interest of the game. Note that Appendix E1 relates to the contents of the fifth embodiment.

[Appendix F1]
Win/win information acquisition means for acquiring win/loss information when a game ball enters a predetermined operation winning port,
Suspension storage means for storing the win/loss information acquired by the win/loss information acquisition means with a predetermined maximum number of holds as an upper limit,
The number of holding images corresponding to the number of hit/miss information currently stored in the holding storage means is displayed in the holding display area, and the holding images are sequentially moved from the holding display area to the determination display area and displayed. Display control means,
A transition determination unit that sequentially determines whether or not a predetermined state transition condition is satisfied for the hit/miss information stored in the suspension storage unit corresponding to the suspension image displayed in the determination display area,
Variation display means for performing variation display for varying symbols according to the determination result by the transition determination means,
Transition control means for shifting the game state to a predetermined specific game state according to the determination result by the transition determination means,
Hold confirmation means for confirming the contents of each of the hit/miss information stored in the hold storage means before each of the hit/miss information becomes a judgment target by the shift judging means,
When the content of the hit/absence information confirmed by the hold confirmation unit does not satisfy the preset notice hold condition, a normal hold image is displayed in the hold display area as the hold image, and the notice hold condition is satisfied. Is a hold display control means for displaying the notice hold image in a display mode different from that of the normal hold image in the hold display area as the hold image with a predetermined probability.
When the notice pending image is displayed in the determination display area, if the content of the other winning/disabling information other than the winning/disabling information corresponding to the notice pending image does not satisfy a preset special notice condition, normally, When a background image is displayed as a background image of the judgment display area and the special notice condition is satisfied, a notice background image having a display mode different from that of the normal background image is generated with a predetermined probability. Special notice control means to be displayed as
Equipped with
A game machine characterized in that the special notice control means changes the notice hold image displayed in the hold display region to the normal hold image when the notice background image is displayed in the determination display region. ..

As described above, when priority is given to the display of the notice reservation image in the reservation display area,
When the display of the notice background image in the determination display area and the display of the notice background image are performed at the same time, the game time corresponding to the notice pending image displayed in the hold display area is satisfied by the player. It is possible to recognize that the game has a high probability of being present, and the effect of displaying the notice background image in the determination display area is reduced. Further, if the display of the notice background image is prioritized, it is not possible to display a plurality of the notice pending images even in a normal time, and if the display of the notice pending image is prioritized, the execution frequency of the notice background image is reduced. To do.

  On the other hand, according to the gaming machine according to Appendix F1, the display of the notice pending image is changed to the normal reserve image when the notice background image is displayed. Therefore, in a situation where the notice background image is not displayed in the determination display area, it is possible to display a plurality of the notice pending images in the hold display area, and the notice pending image is displayed in the hold display area. Even in this case, it is possible to display the notice background image in the determination display area. Note that Appendix F1 relates to the contents of the sixth embodiment.

[Appendix F2]
When the special notice control means displays the notice background image in the determination display area, the special notice control means moves the position of the notice pending image displayed in the hold display area in the hold display area. Then, the gaming machine according to Appendix F1 for changing the notice holding image to the normal holding image.

  According to the gaming machine according to Supplementary Note F2, the player can reduce the impression of the position where the advance notice pending image was displayed, and the player can pay attention to the game while the advance notice background image is displayed. Can be increased.

[Appendix F3]
The special notice control means, after randomly shuffling each of the hold images displayed in the hold display area, or after changing the display position of the notice hold image by a roulette method, the notice hold image. The game machine according to Appendix F2, in which the game is normally changed to the reserved image.

  According to the gaming machine according to Supplementary Note F3, the player has a strong impression of, for example, the position at which the previous notice background image disappeared at the time of the change, and the player can see the original position where the previous notice background image was displayed. Making the impression lighter, the player recognizes which of the holding images displayed in the holding display area corresponds to the playing time having a high probability of satisfying the state transition condition. You can create a situation where you can't.

[Appendix G1]
Win/win information acquisition means for acquiring win/loss information when a game ball enters a predetermined operation winning port,
Suspension storage means for storing the win/loss information acquired by the win/loss information acquisition means with a predetermined maximum number of holds as an upper limit,
The number of holding images corresponding to the number of hit/miss information currently stored in the holding storage means is displayed in the holding display area, and the holding images are sequentially moved from the holding display area to the determination display area and displayed. Display control means,
A transition determination unit that sequentially determines whether or not a predetermined state transition condition is satisfied for the hit/miss information stored in the suspension storage unit corresponding to the suspension image displayed in the determination display area,
Variation display means for performing variation display for varying symbols according to the determination result by the transition determination means,
Transition control means for shifting the game state to a predetermined specific game state according to the determination result by the transition determination means,
Hold confirmation means for confirming the contents of each of the hit/miss information stored in the hold storage means before each of the hit/miss information becomes a judgment target by the shift judging means,
When the content of the hit/absence information confirmed by the hold confirmation unit does not satisfy the preset notice hold condition, a normal hold image is displayed in the hold display area as the hold image, and the notice hold condition is satisfied. Is a hold display control means for displaying the notice hold image in a display mode different from that of the normal hold image in the hold display area as the hold image with a predetermined probability.
When the notice pending image is displayed in the determination display area, if the content of the other winning/disabling information other than the winning/disabling information corresponding to the notice pending image does not satisfy a preset special notice condition, normally, When a background image is displayed as a background image of the judgment display area and the special notice condition is satisfied, a notice background image having a display mode different from that of the normal background image is generated with a predetermined probability. Special notice control means to be displayed as
Equipped with
When the content of the winning/losing information other than the winning/failing information corresponding to the trailing pending image satisfies the state transition condition, the special announcement control means displays the announcement background image in the determination display area. A gaming machine characterized by displaying and displaying the notice holding image in the holding display area.

  In this type of gaming machine, by providing a variety of notice displays, it is possible to increase the attention of the player to the game and add interest to the game of the gaming machine.

  In this regard, according to the gaming machine according to Supplementary Note G1, by displaying the notice background image in the determination display area and the notice pending image in the hold display area, a notice display rich in variations is realized. To be done. Note that Appendix G1 relates to the contents of the seventh embodiment.

[Appendix G2]
Note G1 in which the special notice control unit displays the notice pending image as a hold image corresponding to the winning/losing information randomly selected from other winning/damaging information other than the winning/damaging information corresponding to the trailing pending image. The game machine described.

  According to the gaming machine according to supplementary note G2, although it is possible that the game times corresponding to the notice pending image are game times satisfying the state transition condition, a game corresponding to the pending image different from the notice pending image. It is also conceivable that the above-mentioned state transition condition is satisfied in a single operation.

  For example, it is possible that the state transition condition is not satisfied in the game time corresponding to the notice reservation image, and the state transition condition is satisfied in the game time corresponding to the subsequent reservation image. In this case, after discouraging a player who was expecting only the game times corresponding to the notice pending image, the player is discouraged, and then the state transition condition is met for the game times corresponding to the normal pending image. It is possible to give a sense of surprise to the game and add interest to the game.

In this case, the variable display ends without reaching in the game time corresponding to the notice hold image, but the state transition condition is always satisfied in the subsequent game time corresponding to the hold image. Since it will be satisfied, the player will not be greatly discouraged. In addition, the player who knows that such a process will be performed has determined that the state transition condition is satisfied because no reach has occurred in the game times corresponding to the notice pending image. Can be recognized in advance.

  It is also conceivable that the state transition condition is satisfied in the game times corresponding to the reserved image before the game times corresponding to the notice reserved image. In this case, it is possible to provide a player with a surprise due to an unexpected jackpot to a player who is expecting only the game times corresponding to the notice pending image. If the jackpot is won in the game times corresponding to the hold images before the game times corresponding to the notice hold image, the notice hold image displayed in the hold display area is changed to the normal hold image. Just go back to.

[Appendix G3]
The special notice control means determines the shift determination means before the hold image corresponding to the hit/fail information satisfying the state shift condition among the hit/miss information other than the hit/miss information corresponding to the notice pending image. The gaming machine according to Supplementary Note G1 for displaying the notice pending image as the pending image corresponding to the hit/miss information to be determined.

  According to the gaming machine according to supplementary note G3, after discouraging a player who has been expecting only the game times corresponding to the notice pending image, the player is allowed to play the game times corresponding to the normal pending image at the game times. It is possible to give a sense of surprise by satisfying the state transition condition, and to add interest to the game.

[Appendix G4]
The special notice control means determines by the shift determining means after one of the holding images corresponding to the hit/fail information satisfying the state shift condition among the hit/miss information other than the hit/miss information corresponding to the preview pending image. The gaming machine according to Supplementary Note G1 for displaying the notice reservation image as the reservation image corresponding to the hit/absence information.

  According to the gaming machine according to supplementary note G4, it is possible to provide a game that has a surprise due to an unexpected jackpot to a player who has been expecting only the game times corresponding to the notice pending image. If the jackpot is won in the game times corresponding to the hold images before the game times corresponding to the notice hold image, the notice hold image displayed in the hold display area is changed to the normal hold image. Just go back to.

[Appendix G5]
The variation display means is capable of performing variation display of a variation pattern selected from a plurality of preset variation patterns according to the determination result by the transition determination means,
The special notice control means does not satisfy the state transition condition in the contents of all the other winning and winning information except for the winning and winning information corresponding to the notice pending image, and the contents of any of the winning and winning information is the fluctuation. The gaming machine according to any one of supplementary notes G1 to G4, wherein when the pattern is accompanied by a predetermined effect display, the notice reserved image is displayed as the reserved image corresponding to the winning/absence information accompanied by the effect display. .

  According to the gaming machine according to supplementary note G5, even when the content of the hit/absence information does not satisfy the state transition condition, the player has the same expectation as when the content of the award/disapproval information satisfies the state transition condition. It can be given and the interest of the game can be improved.

[Appendix H1]
Win/win information acquisition means for acquiring win/loss information when a game ball enters a predetermined operation winning port,
Suspension storage means for storing the win/loss information acquired by the win/loss information acquisition means with a predetermined maximum number of holds as an upper limit,
The number of holding images corresponding to the number of hit/miss information currently stored in the holding storage means is displayed in the holding display area, and the holding images are sequentially moved from the holding display area to the determination display area and displayed. Display control means,
A transition determination unit that sequentially determines whether or not a predetermined state transition condition is satisfied for the hit/miss information stored in the suspension storage unit corresponding to the suspension image displayed in the determination display area,
Variation display means for performing variation display for varying symbols according to the determination result by the transition determination means,
Transition control means for shifting the game state to a predetermined specific game state according to the determination result by the transition determination means,
Hold confirmation means for confirming the contents of each of the hit/miss information stored in the hold storage means before each of the hit/miss information becomes a judgment target by the shift judging means,
When the content of the hit/absence information confirmed by the hold confirmation unit does not satisfy the preset notice hold condition, a normal hold image is displayed in the hold display area as the hold image, and the notice hold condition is satisfied. Is a hold display control means for displaying the notice hold image in a display mode different from that of the normal hold image in the hold display area as the hold image with a predetermined probability.
When the notice pending image is displayed in the determination display area, if the content of the other winning/disabling information other than the winning/disabling information corresponding to the notice pending image does not satisfy a preset special notice condition, normally, When a background image is displayed as a background image of the judgment display area and the special notice condition is satisfied, a notice background image having a display mode different from that of the normal background image is generated with a predetermined probability. Special notice control means to be displayed as
And a notice background continuation number storage means for storing the number of holding of the hit/miss information stored in the holding storage means as the number of continuing display of the notice background image when the notice background image is displayed in the determination display area. ,
Equipped with
The special notice control unit continues to display the notice background image until the number of variable displays stored in the notice background continuation number storage unit is executed, and then the notice background image is displayed. A game machine characterized by gradually changing to a normal background image.

  In this type of gaming machine, the notice background image is displayed when the notice background image is displayed as the background image in the determination display area and then the variable display is performed by the number corresponding to the hold number. Since it is usually returned to the background image, the player's expectation may be sharply reduced.

  On the other hand, according to the gaming machine according to supplementary note H1, after the display of the notice background image is continued until the variable display of the number stored in the notice background continuation number storage means is executed. Since the notice background image is gradually changed to the normal background image, it is possible to make the player feel that there is a possibility that the state transition condition is satisfied, and the expectation of the player is sharply lowered. Can be prevented. Note that Appendix H1 relates to the contents of the eighth embodiment.

[Appendix H2]
The variation display means is capable of performing variation display of a variation pattern selected from a plurality of preset variation patterns according to the determination result by the transition determination means,
The special notice control means, if the content of the other winning and winning information other than the winning and winning information corresponding to the notice pending image is accompanied by a predetermined effect display of the variation pattern, the density of the notice background image The gaming machine according to Appendix H1 for initializing.

  According to the gaming machine according to Supplementary Note H2, it is possible to give the player a sense of tension by showing the possibility that the condition for satisfying the state transition condition is gradually diminished, and the notice background image returns to the original density. It is possible to increase the degree of attention to the notice background image in the game by expecting. In addition, when the density of the noticeable background image that has once faded is restored to its original value, the player can have an expectation that the condition transition condition is satisfied, and the mood can be raised, which enhances the enjoyment of the game. be able to.

[Appendix H3]
In the case where the special notice control means, at the start of the variable display, the content of the win/loss information other than the win/fail information corresponding to the advance notice hold image is accompanied by a predetermined effect display of the fluctuation pattern. The gaming machine according to appendix H2, wherein the density of the notice background image is initialized.

  According to the gaming machine according to supplementary note H3, the density of the advance notice background image is initialized when the variable display is started, and the player does not recognize the game time at which the variable pattern accompanied by the effect display is displayed. Therefore, a state in which the player's attention on the game is high can be maintained for a long time.

[Appendix H4]
When the special notice control means, the content of the winning and winning information confirmed by the holding confirmation means at the time of winning the game ball into the operation winning opening is accompanied by a predetermined effect display of the variation pattern, The gaming machine according to appendix H2, wherein the density of the advance notice background image is initialized after a lapse of a predetermined time from the winning of the game ball to the operation winning port.

  According to the gaming machine according to supplementary note H4, the density of the advance notice background image is initialized after a lapse of a predetermined time from the winning of the game ball to the operation winning port, and the variation pattern accompanied by the effect display is displayed. Is not recognized by the player, it is possible to maintain a state in which the player's attention to the game is high for a long time.

[Appendix H5]
The variation display means has a high probability of selecting a variation pattern accompanied by preset effect display when the number of the hit/miss information stored in the hold storage means is equal to or less than a predetermined number. And
The special notice control unit does not initialize the density of the notice background image when the number of hit/miss information stored in the hold storage unit is equal to or less than the predetermined number. Game machine.

  According to the gaming machine according to Supplementary Note H5, it is possible to suppress the rareness of initialization of the density of the advance notice background image and the decrease in expectation when the density of the advance notice background image is initialized.

[Appendix I1]
Win/win information acquisition means for acquiring win/loss information when a game ball enters a predetermined operation winning port,
Suspension storage means for storing the win/loss information acquired by the win/loss information acquisition means with a predetermined maximum number of holds as an upper limit,
The number of holding images corresponding to the number of hit/miss information currently stored in the holding storage means is displayed in the holding display area, and the holding images are sequentially moved from the holding display area to the determination display area and displayed. Display control means,
A transition determination unit that sequentially determines whether or not a predetermined state transition condition is satisfied for the hit/miss information stored in the suspension storage unit corresponding to the suspension image displayed in the determination display area,
Variation display means for performing variation display for varying symbols according to the determination result by the transition determination means,
Transition control means for shifting the game state to a predetermined specific game state according to the determination result by the transition determination means,
Hold confirmation means for confirming the contents of each of the hit/miss information stored in the hold storage means before each of the hit/miss information becomes a judgment target by the shift judging means,
When the content of the hit/absence information confirmed by the hold confirmation means does not satisfy a preset special notice condition, a normal background image is displayed as a background image of the determination display area, and when the special notice condition is satisfied, A special notice control means for displaying a notice background image having a display mode different from that of the normal background image as a background image of the determination display area with a predetermined probability,
A gaming machine comprising:

  In general, when the reserved image is displayed in the reserved display area as a notice reserved image different from the normal reserved image, the probability that the state transition condition is satisfied in the game times corresponding to the other reserved images is low. It is recognized by the player. Therefore, when the notice pending image is displayed in the reserve display area, there is a possibility that the player's attention to the game may be lowered before and after the game times corresponding to the notice pending image.

  On the other hand, according to the gaming machine according to Supplementary Note I1, unlike the case where the notice pending image is displayed, when the notice background image is displayed, the player satisfies the state transition condition. Since it is not possible to specify a game time with a high probability, it is possible to increase the player's attention to the game. Note that Appendix I1 relates to the contents of the ninth embodiment.

[Appendix I2]
The special notice control means displays the notice background image when the content of the winning/absence information confirmed by the hold confirmation means satisfies the special notice condition at the timing when the change display is started by the change display means. The gaming machine according to appendix I1, which is displayed as a background image of the determination display area with a predetermined probability.

  By the way, at the timing when the game ball wins the operation winning port, it is determined whether or not the notice background image is displayed with respect to the winning/absence information acquired by the winning, and the notice background image is displayed in the determination display area. However, in this case, there is a possibility that the game times corresponding to the holding image displayed when the notice background image is displayed are recognized as the game times with a high probability that the jackpot is won. is there.

  On the other hand, according to the gaming machine according to supplementary note I2, since the notice background image is displayed in the determination display area at the timing when the variable display is started, any of the display areas displayed in the hold display area is changed. It is not specified by the player whether the game time corresponding to the reserved image has a high probability of satisfying the state transition condition. Therefore, the player's attention to the game can be increased.

[Appendix J1]
Win/win information acquisition means for acquiring win/loss information when a game ball enters a predetermined operation winning port,
Suspension storage means for storing the win/loss information acquired by the win/loss information acquisition means with a predetermined maximum number of holds as an upper limit,
The number of holding images corresponding to the number of hit/miss information currently stored in the holding storage means is displayed in the holding display area, and the holding images are sequentially moved from the holding display area to the determination display area and displayed. Display control means,
A transition determination unit that sequentially determines whether or not a predetermined state transition condition is satisfied for the hit/miss information stored in the suspension storage unit corresponding to the suspension image displayed in the determination display area,
Variation display means for performing variation display for varying symbols according to the determination result by the transition determination means,
Transition control means for shifting the game state to a predetermined specific game state according to the determination result by the transition determination means,
Hold confirmation means for confirming the contents of each of the hit/miss information stored in the hold storage means before each of the hit/miss information becomes a judgment target by the shift judging means,
When the content of the hit/absence information confirmed by the hold confirmation means does not satisfy a preset special notice condition, a normal background image is displayed as a background image of the determination display area, and when the special notice condition is satisfied, A special notice control means for displaying a notice background image having a display mode different from that of the normal background image as a background image of the determination display area with a predetermined probability,
A notice production means for executing a notice production process preset according to the determination result by the transition determination means,
Equipped with
When the content of the hit/absence information confirmed by the hold confirmation means satisfies the special notice condition at the timing at which the notice production process is executed by the notice production means, the special notice control image means displays the notice background image. Is displayed as a background image of the determination display area with a predetermined probability.

  As described above, at the timing when the game ball wins the operation winning opening, it is determined whether or not the notice background image is displayed for the winning/losing information acquired by the winning, and the notice background image is displayed in the determination display area. It is possible to display it, but in this case, it is recognized that the game time corresponding to the hold image displayed when the advance notice background image is displayed is a game time with a high probability that a jackpot is won. May occur.

  On the other hand, according to the gaming machine according to supplementary note J1, since the notice background image is displayed in the determination display area at the timing when the notice effect processing is executed, any of the notice background images displayed in the hold display area is displayed. It is not specified by the player whether or not the game time corresponding to the reserved image is a game time having a high probability of satisfying the state transition condition. Therefore, the player's attention to the game can be increased. Note that Supplementary Note J1 relates to the contents of the tenth embodiment.

[Appendix J2]
The notice production means can execute an operation notice production process for reflecting the operation of the operation means on the contents of the notice production,
The special notice control means executes the operation notice production process by the notice production means, and at the timing when the operation of the operation means is accepted, the content of the winning/disapproval information confirmed by the hold confirmation means is the special notice condition. A game machine characterized by displaying the notice background image as a background image of the determination display area with a predetermined probability when the condition is satisfied.

  According to the gaming machine according to supplementary note J2, the advance notice background image is displayed at the timing when the player operates the operation means, so that the probability that the player satisfies the state transition condition by the operation is improved. Such a feeling can be given, and the motivation for operating the operation means in the operation notice effect process can be improved.

[Appendix K1]
Win/win information acquisition means for acquiring win/loss information when a game ball enters a predetermined operation winning port,
Suspension storage means for storing the win/loss information acquired by the win/loss information acquisition means with a predetermined maximum number of holds as an upper limit,
The number of holding images corresponding to the number of hit/miss information currently stored in the holding storage means is displayed in the holding display area, and the holding images are sequentially moved from the holding display area to the determination display area and displayed. Display control means,
A transition determination unit that sequentially determines whether or not a predetermined state transition condition is satisfied for the hit/miss information stored in the suspension storage unit corresponding to the suspension image displayed in the determination display area,
Variation display means for performing variation display for varying symbols according to the determination result by the transition determination means,
Transition control means for shifting the game state to a predetermined specific game state according to the determination result by the transition determination means,
Hold confirmation means for confirming the contents of each of the hit/miss information stored in the hold storage means before each of the hit/miss information becomes a judgment target by the shift judging means,
When the content of the hit/absence information confirmed by the hold confirmation means does not satisfy a preset special notice condition, a normal background image is displayed as a background image of the determination display area, and when the special notice condition is satisfied, A special notice control means for displaying a notice background image having a display mode different from that of the normal background image as a background image of the determination display area with a predetermined probability,
Equipped with
If the content of the hit/absence information confirmed by the hold confirmation means satisfies the special notice at the timing when the special notice control means is moved and displayed by the display control means, the notice is given. A gaming machine, wherein a background image is displayed as a background image of the determination display area with a predetermined probability.

  As described above, at the timing when the game ball wins the operation winning opening, it is determined whether or not the notice background image is displayed for the winning/losing information acquired by the winning, and the notice background image is displayed in the determination display area. It is possible to display it, but in this case, it is recognized that the game time corresponding to the hold image displayed when the advance notice background image is displayed is a game time with a high probability that a jackpot is won. May occur.

  On the other hand, according to the gaming machine according to supplementary note K1, since the notice background image is displayed in the determination display area at the timing when the display control means moves and displays the hold image, the hold display is performed. It is not specified by the player whether the game times corresponding to any of the reserved images displayed in the area have a high probability of satisfying the state transition condition. Therefore, the player's attention to the game can be increased. Note that Supplementary Note K1 relates to the contents of the eleventh embodiment.

[Appendix L1]
Win/win information acquisition means for acquiring win/loss information when a game ball enters a predetermined operation winning port,
Suspension storage means for storing the win/loss information acquired by the win/loss information acquisition means with a predetermined maximum number of holds as an upper limit,
The number of holding images corresponding to the number of hit/miss information currently stored in the holding storage means is displayed in the holding display area, and the holding images are sequentially moved from the holding display area to the temporary display area and displayed. Display control means,
A transition determination unit that sequentially determines whether or not a predetermined state transition condition is satisfied for the hit/miss information stored in the suspension storage unit corresponding to the suspension image displayed in the temporary display area,
Variation display means for performing variation display for varying symbols according to the determination result by the transition determination means,
Transition control means for shifting the game state to a predetermined specific game state according to the determination result by the transition determination means,
Hold confirmation means for confirming the contents of each of the hit/miss information stored in the hold storage means before each of the hit/miss information is subject to judgment by the shift judging means,
If the content of the hit/absence information confirmed by the hold confirmation means does not satisfy a preset special notice condition, the display of the held image in the temporary display area is erased, and if the special notice condition is satisfied, the Trace display control means for displaying a trace of the display of the reserved image in the temporary display area,
A gaming machine comprising:

  In this type of gaming machine, there may be a configuration in which there is no determination display area divided as an area in which the reserved image corresponding to the current game time is displayed. For example, after the suspended image is temporarily moved from the suspended display area to the temporary display area corresponding to the position of the determination display area and displayed, the suspended image disappears and the variable display in the variable display area is displayed. It is also conceivable that the configuration is started.

  On the other hand, according to the gaming machine according to supplementary note L1, the probability that the state transition condition is satisfied by the trace of the notice pending image in the temporary display area instead of the display of the notice background image in the determination display area. It is possible to make the player recognize that the state of high is continuing and to raise the attention degree to the game thereafter. In addition, the player pays attention to the presence or absence of the trace of the notice pending image in the temporary display area every time the variable display is performed, which enhances the player's attention to the game and improves the game. It can add interest. The supplementary note L1 relates to the contents of the twelfth embodiment.

[Appendix L2]
The trace display control means displays the notice pending image by blinking the notice pending image in the temporary display region, or by displaying the notice pending image in the temporary display region with a light density, thereby displaying the trace of the notice pending image. The gaming machine described in appendix L1 to be displayed.

  According to the gaming machine according to supplementary note L2, it is possible for the player to intuitively recognize the traces of the notice pending image, and even for a player who does not recognize the detailed specifications of the gaming machine, the temporary The trace of the notice-reserved image in the display area can be noticed.

[Appendix M1]
Win/win information acquisition means for acquiring win/loss information when a game ball enters a predetermined operation winning port,
Suspension storage means for storing the win/loss information acquired by the win/loss information acquisition means with a predetermined maximum number of holds as an upper limit,
While displaying the number of holding images corresponding to the number of the hit/fail information currently stored in the holding storage means in the holding display area, the holding images are sequentially moved in the holding display area toward a specific holding area. Display control means for displaying
A transition determination unit that sequentially determines whether or not a predetermined state transition condition is satisfied for the hit/miss information stored in the suspension storage unit corresponding to the suspension image displayed in the specific suspension area. ,
A variable display unit that erases the display of the reserved image in the specific reserved area and executes a variable display that changes the symbol according to the determination result by the transition determination unit,
Transition control means for shifting the game state to a predetermined specific game state according to the determination result by the transition determination means,
Hold confirmation means for confirming the contents of each of the hit/miss information stored in the hold storage means before each of the hit/miss information becomes a judgment target by the shift judging means,
If the content of the hit/absence information confirmed by the hold confirmation means does not satisfy the preset special notice condition, a normal background image is displayed as the background image of the hold display area, and if the special notice condition is satisfied, Trace display control means for displaying a notice background image having a display mode different from that of the normal background image as a background image of the entire reserved display area,
A gaming machine comprising:

  In this type of gaming machine, a configuration may be considered in which there is no determination display area partitioned as an area in which the reserved image corresponding to the current game time is displayed. For example, a configuration may be considered in which a specific hold area provided in the hold display area also serves as the determination display area.

  On the other hand, according to the gaming machine according to supplementary note M1, instead of displaying the advance notice background image in the determination display area, the advance notice background image is displayed as the background image of the entire hold display area. It is possible to let the player recognize that the state in which the probability of satisfying the state transition condition is high continues. Then, since the notice background image is displayed in the entire hold display area, a game time having a high probability of satisfying the state transition condition is not specified by the player, so that attention to the subsequent game can be increased. it can.

[Appendix N1]
Win/win information acquisition means for acquiring win/loss information when a game ball enters a predetermined operation winning port,
Suspension storage means for storing the win/loss information acquired by the win/loss information acquisition means with a predetermined maximum number of holds as an upper limit,
The number of holding images corresponding to the number of hit/miss information currently stored in the holding storage means is displayed in the holding display area, and the holding images are sequentially moved from the holding display area to the determination display area and displayed. Display control means,
A transition determination unit that sequentially determines whether or not a predetermined state transition condition is satisfied for the hit/miss information stored in the suspension storage unit corresponding to the suspension image displayed in the determination display area,
Variation display means for performing variation display for varying symbols according to the determination result by the transition determination means,
Transition control means for shifting the game state to a predetermined specific game state according to the determination result by the transition determination means,
Hold confirmation means for confirming the contents of each of the hit/miss information stored in the hold storage means before each of the hit/miss information becomes a judgment target by the shift judging means,
When the content of the hit/absence information confirmed by the hold confirmation unit does not satisfy the preset notice hold condition, a normal hold image is displayed in the hold display area as the hold image, and the notice hold condition is satisfied. Is a hold display control means for displaying the notice hold image in a display mode different from that of the normal hold image in the hold display area as the hold image with a predetermined probability.
When the notice pending image is displayed in the determination display area, if the content of the other winning/disabling information other than the winning/disabling information corresponding to the notice pending image does not satisfy a preset special notice condition, normally, When a background image is displayed as a background image of the judgment display area and the special notice condition is satisfied, a notice background image having a display mode different from that of the normal background image is generated with a predetermined probability. Special notice control means to be displayed as
Equipped with
The hold display control means, without displaying a plurality of the notice hold images in the hold display area,
When the display control means sequentially moves and displays the notice pending image, the notice pending image is displayed in the hold display area, and whether or not the hit information stored in the hold information storage means is displayed. A game machine characterized by changing the type of the notice pending image when any of the conditions is satisfied.

  In this type of gaming machine, it is said that the win/loss information acquired later satisfies the status shift condition in a situation where the win/loss information corresponding to the previously displayed notice pending image does not satisfy the status shift condition. The situation is conceivable. In this case, in the configuration in which the notice pending image and the notice background image are not displayed at the same time, the pending image corresponding to the hit/miss information satisfying the state transition condition is not displayed as the notice pending image.

  On the other hand, according to the gaming machine according to supplementary note N1, in a situation where the hit/damage information corresponding to the previously displayed notice pending image does not satisfy the state transition condition, the hit/damage information acquired later is When the state transition condition is satisfied, the type of the notice pending image previously displayed is changed. Therefore, while changing the type of the notice pending image to fuel the expectation of the player, the game times corresponding to the notice pending image are discouraged by not satisfying the state transition condition, and then the background display image. It is possible to realize a complicated effect process of raising the mood by satisfying the state transition condition when the game time corresponding to the normal hold image is executed in the state where is displayed. The interest of can be raised.

[Appendix P1]
Win/win information acquisition means for acquiring win/loss information when a game ball enters a predetermined operation winning port,
Suspension storage means for storing the win/loss information acquired by the win/loss information acquisition means with a predetermined maximum number of holds as an upper limit,
The number of holding images corresponding to the number of hit/miss information currently stored in the holding storage means is displayed in the holding display area, and the holding images are sequentially moved from the holding display area to the determination display area and displayed. Display control means,
A transition determination unit that sequentially determines whether or not a predetermined state transition condition is satisfied for the hit/miss information stored in the suspension storage unit corresponding to the suspension image displayed in the determination display area,
Variation display means for performing variation display for varying symbols according to the determination result by the transition determination means,
Transition control means for shifting the game state to a predetermined specific game state according to the determination result by the transition determination means,
Hold confirmation means for confirming the contents of each of the hit/miss information stored in the hold storage means before each of the hit/miss information becomes a judgment target by the shift judging means,
When the content of the hit/absence information confirmed by the hold confirmation unit does not satisfy the preset notice hold condition, a normal hold image is displayed in the hold display area as the hold image, and the notice hold condition is satisfied. Is a hold display control means for displaying the notice hold image in a display mode different from that of the normal hold image in the hold display area as the hold image with a predetermined probability.
A predetermined special notice is set in advance when the contents of the hit/fail information other than the hit/fail information corresponding to the notice holding image displayed in the judgment display area satisfy a preset special notice. With a special notice control means to be executed with a certain probability,
A gaming machine comprising:

  According to the gaming machine according to supplementary note P1, by executing the special notice, it becomes possible for the player to recognize that the state in which the probability of satisfying the state transition condition is high continues. Therefore, a state in which the player's attention to the game is high can be continued for a longer time than in the past, and the interest of the game of the gaming machine can be enhanced. Note that Appendix P1 relates to the contents of the sixteenth embodiment.

[Appendix P2]
The special notice control means specifies the winning/losing information for performing variable display with a predetermined effect display among the other winning/loss information other than the winning/failure information corresponding to the notice pending image, and is specified. The gaming machine according to Supplementary Note P1 for continuing the special notice until the variable display based on the hit/miss information is executed.

  According to the gaming machine according to supplementary note P2, while the special notice is being executed, the effect display is always generated in the variable display corresponding to any of the reserved images thereafter. Therefore, the user's expectation when the special notice is being executed is further increased. As a result, in the gaming machine, it is possible to increase the degree of interest in the game and increase the interest of the game.

[Appendix Q1]
Win/win information acquisition means for acquiring win/loss information when a game ball enters a predetermined operation winning port,
Suspension storage means for storing the win/loss information acquired by the win/loss information acquisition means with a predetermined maximum number of holds as an upper limit,
The number of holding images corresponding to the number of hit/miss information currently stored in the holding storage means is displayed in the holding display area, and the holding images are sequentially moved from the holding display area to the determination display area and displayed. Display control means,
A transition determination unit that sequentially determines whether or not a predetermined state transition condition is satisfied for the hit/miss information stored in the suspension storage unit corresponding to the suspension image displayed in the determination display area,
Variation display means for performing variation display for varying symbols according to the determination result by the transition determination means,
Transition control means for shifting the game state to a predetermined specific game state according to the determination result by the transition determination means,
Hold confirmation means for confirming the contents of each of the hit/miss information stored in the hold storage means before each of the hit/miss information becomes a judgment target by the shift judging means,
When the content of the hit/absence information confirmed by the hold confirmation unit does not satisfy the preset notice hold condition, a normal hold image is displayed in the hold display area as the hold image, and the notice hold condition is satisfied. Is a hold display control means for displaying the notice hold image in a display mode different from that of the normal hold image in the hold display area as the hold image with a predetermined probability.
When the content of the other winning/discarding information other than the winning/failing information corresponding to the notice pending image displayed in the determination display area satisfies a special warning notice set in advance, a state of satisfying the special notice condition is set. , With a predetermined probability, special notice control means for displaying the reserved image corresponding to the hit/miss information satisfying the special notice in a manner in which it is not specified,
A gaming machine comprising:

  According to the gaming machine according to appendix Q1, after the advance notice image is finished, the fact that the special notice condition is satisfied is displayed by a mode in which the hold image corresponding to the hit/miss information satisfying the special notice condition is not specified. It may be done. As a result, the player can be allowed to recognize only the held image without specifying which of the held images has a high probability of satisfying the state transition condition. In other words, since a reserved image corresponding to a game game that has a high probability of satisfying the state transition condition cannot be specified, it is possible to further increase the player's attention to the game. Therefore, the state in which the player's attention to the game is high can be continued for a longer time than before, and the interest of the game of the gaming machine can be enhanced. Note that Appendix A1 relates to the contents of the first embodiment and the like.

[Appendix Q2]
The special notice control means specifies the win/loss information for which variable display with a predetermined effect display is executed among the win/loss information other than the win/loss information corresponding to the notice pending image, and is specified. The gaming machine according to supplementary note Q1, wherein the display of the state in which the special notice condition is satisfied is continued until the variable display based on the hit/miss information is executed.

  According to the gaming machine according to supplementary note Q2, while the state satisfying the special notice condition is displayed, the effect display is always generated in the variable display corresponding to any of the reserved images thereafter. Become. Therefore, the user's expectation when the state in which the special notice condition is satisfied is displayed is further increased. As a result, in the gaming machine, it is possible to increase the degree of interest in the game and increase the interest of the game.

[Appendix R1]
Win/win information acquisition means for acquiring win/loss information when a game ball enters a predetermined operation winning port,
Suspension storage means for storing the win/loss information acquired by the win/loss information acquisition means with a predetermined maximum number of holds as an upper limit,
The number of holding images corresponding to the number of hit/miss information currently stored in the holding storage means is displayed in the holding display area, and the holding images are sequentially moved from the holding display area to the determination display area and displayed. Display control means,
A transition determination unit that sequentially determines whether or not a predetermined state transition condition is satisfied for the hit/miss information stored in the suspension storage unit corresponding to the suspension image displayed in the determination display area,
Variation display means for performing variation display for varying symbols according to the determination result by the transition determination means,
Transition control means for shifting the game state to a predetermined specific game state according to the determination result by the transition determination means,
Hold confirmation means for confirming the contents of each of the hit/miss information stored in the hold storage means before each of the hit/miss information becomes a judgment target by the shift judging means,
When the content of the hit/absence information confirmed by the hold confirmation unit does not satisfy the preset notice hold condition, a normal hold image is displayed in the hold display area as the hold image, and the notice hold condition is satisfied. Is a hold display control means for displaying the notice hold image in a display mode different from that of the normal hold image in the hold display area as the hold image with a predetermined probability.
Depending on the display mode of the earlier-held image that is variably displayed first among the plurality of the temporarily-held images displayed in the reserved display area, the hit-or-miss information corresponding to the later-held image that is variably displayed later is the state transition condition. Advance notice control means for displaying the high and low possibility of satisfying,
A gaming machine comprising:

  According to the gaming machine according to supplementary note R1, the possibility that the hit/absence information corresponding to the post-hold image satisfies the state transition condition is displayed in the display mode of the pre-hold image. As a result, it is possible to diversify the display mode for the player to predict whether or not the hit/absence information corresponding to each of the held images satisfies the state transition condition, and to make the game of the gaming machine interesting. Can be increased. Note that the appendix R1 relates to the contents of the seventh embodiment and the like.

[Appendix R2]
The supplementary notice R1 causes the advance notice control unit to display the preset notice reserve image as the destination reserve image when the hit/absence information corresponding to the post-hold image meets the state transition condition. Game machine.

  According to the gaming machine according to supplementary note R2, after discouraging the player who was expecting the game times corresponding to the notice pending image displayed as the preceding pending image, the player is disappointed with the subsequent pending image. It is possible to give a sense of surprise by satisfying the state transition condition in the game times corresponding to the normal hold image displayed as, and to add amusement to the game.

4: Main control unit 41: MPU
411: ROM
412: RAM
5: Voice lamp control device 51: MPU
511: ROM
512: RAM
52: Input/output I/F
6: Display control device 61: MPU
611: ROM
612: RAM
7: Payout control unit 8: Launch control device 9: Power supply control device 10: Pachinko machine (gaming machine)
11: Front frame 12: Inner frame 13: Back pack unit 14: Outer frame 21: Firing handle 22: Operation button 22a: Operation switch 26: Speaker 27: Illuminated part 341: Design display part 342: Hold display areas 342A to 342D : First holding area to fourth holding area 343: Judgment display area

Claims (1)

Win/win information acquisition means for acquiring win/loss information when a game ball enters a predetermined operation winning port,
Suspension storage means for storing the win/loss information acquired by the win/loss information acquisition means with a predetermined maximum number of holds as an upper limit,
The number of holding images corresponding to the number of hit/miss information currently stored in the holding storage means is displayed in the holding display area, and the holding images are sequentially moved from the holding display area to the determination display area and displayed. Display control means,
A transition determination unit that sequentially determines whether or not a predetermined state transition condition is satisfied for the hit information stored in the suspension storage unit corresponding to the suspension image displayed in the determination display area,
Variation display means for performing variation display for varying symbols according to the determination result by the transition determination means,
Transition control means for shifting the game state to a predetermined specific game state according to the determination result by the transition determination means,
Hold confirmation means for confirming the contents of each of the hit/miss information stored in the hold storage means before each of the hit/miss information is subject to judgment by the shift judging means,
When the content of the hit/absence information confirmed by the hold confirmation means does not satisfy a preset notice hold condition, a normal hold image is displayed in the hold display area as the hold image, and the notice hold condition is satisfied. Is a hold display control means for displaying a notice hold image in a display mode different from that of the normal hold image in the hold display area as the hold image with a predetermined probability.
Depending on the display mode of the earlier-held image that is variably displayed first among the plurality of the temporarily-held images displayed in the reserved display area, the hit-or-miss information corresponding to the later-held image that is variably displayed later is the state transition condition. Advance notice control means for displaying the high and low possibility of satisfying,
Equipped with
When the advance notice control unit displays the notice pending image in the determination display area, the advance notice control unit sets a special notice in which the contents of the other winning/losing information other than the winning/failing information corresponding to the trailing pending image are preset. When the condition is not satisfied, the normal background image is displayed as the background image of the determination display area, and when the special notice condition is satisfied, the notice background image having a display mode different from that of the normal background image has a predetermined probability. In, including a special notice control means to be displayed as a background image of the determination display area,
If the content of the other winning/disabling information other than the winning/disabling information corresponding to the preliminary announcement pending image satisfies the state transition condition, the special preliminary announcement control means displays the preliminary announcement background image in the determination display area. A gaming machine characterized by displaying and displaying the notice holding image in the holding display area.

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