JP2020081179A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a game machine capable of increasing an interest of a game.SOLUTION: A game machine can execute a vibration performance for suggesting the degree of expectation that an advantageous state is imparted by generation of vibration. In the vibrating performance, a higher degree of expectation is suggested as compared with the case where vibration is not generated. The vibration performance includes a performance in which vibration is executed when a player does not operate operation means.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 10

Description

The present invention relates to a gaming machine.

Conventionally, in a pachinko gaming machine, which is a type of gaming machine, an effect that suggests a jackpot expectation degree is executed (see, for example, Patent Document 1). The big hit is an element that the player pays particular attention to, and by suggesting the degree of expectation, the interest of the player who expects the big hit is improved.

JP, 2014-239754, A

However, in the conventional gaming machine, it is expected that the player's interest will be improved by further devising the production.
An object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine that can improve the interest of the game.

A gaming machine that solves the above problem can perform an effect on a gaming machine in which an advantageous state that is advantageous to a player is generated after a predetermined display result is displayed in a symbol variation game performed by varying a symbol. The production control means, the production control means for controlling the production execution means, the operation means operable by the player, and the vibration means for vibrating the operation means. It is possible to perform control, and the vibration effect is an effect that suggests the degree of expectation that an advantageous state is given by the occurrence of vibration, and the vibration effect suggests that the vibrating means does not vibrate. There is a high degree of expectation to perform, and the gist is that the vibration effect has at least an effect that is not triggered by the operation of the operation means by the player.

With respect to the gaming machine, a variation pattern determining means for determining a variation pattern capable of specifying the variation time of the symbol variation game is provided, and when the game ball enters the starting opening, the vibration effect is executed, The vibration effect is started after a lapse of a predetermined time from the entry of the game ball, and the fluctuation time specified by the specific fluctuation pattern is a time shorter than the predetermined time, so that the symbol fluctuation game of the specific fluctuation pattern It is preferable that the vibration effect can be executed over the symbol variation game after the symbol variation game of the specific variation pattern.

Regarding the above-mentioned gaming machine, the effect includes an operation effect triggered by an operation of the operation unit by a player during an operation effective period in which the operation of the operation unit is effective, and the vibration effect is the operation effective period. It is preferable that the operation effect and the vibration effect are not executed at the same time without being triggered by the operation of the operation unit by the player by being executed in a period other than.

Regarding the above-mentioned gaming machine, the effect control means may not determine the execution of the vibration effect if the operation effect has already been determined at the time of entering the starting opening.
With respect to the gaming machine, the vibration effect is executed with the start of the symbol variation game as a trigger, and the vibration effect is started after a predetermined time has elapsed from the start of the symbol variation game, and a variation specified by a specific variation pattern. Since the time is shorter than the predetermined time, the vibration effect can be executed across the symbol variation game of the specific variation pattern and the symbol variation game after the symbol variation game of the specific variation pattern. Good to have.

Regarding the gaming machine, the vibration effect includes a vibration effect performed when a game ball enters the starting opening, and a vibration effect performed when the symbol variation game is started, The vibration effect that is triggered by the start of the symbol variation game may be started after the predetermined time has elapsed from the start of the symbol variation game when the symbol variation game is started.

According to the present invention, interest can be improved.

The perspective view of a pachinko game machine. The front view of the game board. The block diagram which shows the electric constitution of the pachinko game machine. The figure which shows the kind of fluctuation pattern. (A)-(f) is explanatory drawing for demonstrating an example of the specific execution mode of a 1st prefetch effect. Explanatory drawing for demonstrating a concrete example of the probability that a 1st prefetch effect will be performed. Explanatory drawing for demonstrating a concrete example of the selection rate of the production pattern of a 1st prefetching production. The timing chart explaining the 1st look-ahead effect. Explanatory drawing for demonstrating a concrete example of the blinking pattern of the light emission production as a 1st prefetch production. (A)-(e) is explanatory drawing for demonstrating an example of the specific execution aspect of the 2nd pre-reading effect|action performed when the game ball enters the starting opening. (A), (b) is explanatory drawing for demonstrating an example of the specific execution mode of the front button production as an operation production, (c), (d) is a concrete of the back button production as an operation production. Explanatory drawing for demonstrating an example of an execution mode, (e), (f) is an explanatory view for demonstrating an example of a specific execution mode of a 2nd prefetching effect. (A) is a timing chart for explaining front button effects, (b) is a timing chart for explaining back button effects, and (c) is a timing chart for explaining second prefetch effects. Explanatory drawing for demonstrating a concrete example of the probability that a 2nd prefetching effect will be performed. (A)-(c) is explanatory drawing explaining another example of the blinking pattern of the light emission production as a 1st prefetching production. (A), (b) is explanatory drawing explaining another example of the blinking pattern of the light emission effect as a 1st prefetch effect. (A)-(c) is explanatory drawing explaining another example of a 1st prefetch effect.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of a pachinko gaming machine will be described.
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the pachinko gaming machine 10 as a gaming machine is provided with a gaming board YB. A frame member (front frame) Y1 is arranged on the front surface of the game board YB. On the board surface of the game board YB, a game area YBa having a substantially circular shape in a front view is defined. In the game area YBa, a game ball launched by the player operating the firing handle HD provided on the front surface of the pachinko gaming machine 10 is guided downward. In addition, at approximately the center of the game area YBa, an effect display device 11 having an image display unit GH is provided. The image display unit GH of the effect display device 11 is, for example, a liquid crystal display type display unit. On the effect display device 11, various display effects using images, such as a symbol variation game using effect symbols (decorative symbols), are displayed. In addition, the pachinko gaming machine 10 is provided with a decorative lamp La that produces a luminous effect. The decoration lamp La is arranged on a frame (for example, a front frame) that constitutes the pachinko gaming machine 10 or a game board YB. Further, the pachinko gaming machine 10 is provided with a speaker (sound output unit) Sp that outputs various sounds such as sound effects and music, and produces a sound effect. In the present embodiment, the decorative lamp La, the speaker Sp, and the effect display device 11 configure an effect device (effect device group) that is an example of effect executing means capable of executing an effect.

Further, as shown in FIG. 1, the pachinko gaming machine 10 is provided with operation buttons BT that can be operated by the player. In the present embodiment, the operation button BT is arranged on the upper surface of the storage tray 21 that stores the game balls. The operation button BT is a push button type. The operation button BT of this embodiment has one operation unit. The operation unit is a portion where the player performs a pressing operation. Further, the pachinko gaming machine 10 is provided with a vibrating vibration unit SU (shown in FIG. 3) inside the operation button BT. Further, the operation button BT is configured to be vibrated by the vibration unit SU. In the present embodiment, the operation button BT corresponds to operation means that can be operated by the player. Further, in the present embodiment, the vibrating unit SU corresponds to vibrating means for vibrating the operating means.

As described above, in the present embodiment, both the operation button BT and the firing handle HD are provided on the frame member (front frame) Y1. Therefore, when the operation button BT vibrates, the vibration of the operation button BT is transmitted to the firing handle HD via the frame member (front frame) Y1. More specifically, in the present embodiment, the vibration unit SU is provided inside the operation button BT provided on the storage tray 21, while the firing handle HD is provided at a position adjacent to the lower right of the storage tray 21. There is. Further, in the frame member (front frame) Y1, no member is provided between the operation button BT and the firing handle HD to prevent the vibration of the operation button BT from being transmitted to the firing handle HD. For this reason, when the operation button BT vibrates, the vibration of the operation button BT is transmitted to the firing handle HD via the storage tray 21. In the present embodiment, no vibrating device different from the vibrating unit SU is provided inside the firing handle HD or in the vicinity of the firing handle HD. Therefore, the pachinko gaming machine 10 of the present embodiment is configured such that the vibration of the operation button BT is transmitted to the firing handle HD, while the operation button BT does not vibrate, the firing handle HD alone does not vibrate. In the present embodiment, the operation button BT and the vibration unit SU configure a production device (production device group) that is an example of production execution means capable of executing a production.

As shown in FIG. 2, in the game area YBa of the game board YB, a plurality of winning openings (ball entrances) into which game balls can enter are arranged. The winning openings include a first starting opening 12, a second starting opening 13, a large winning opening 14, and ordinary winning openings (general winning openings) 15a and 15b.

The first starting opening 12 is a winning opening for entering a game ball when the starting condition of the symbol variation game is satisfied. In the present embodiment, the first starting opening 12 is located below the effect display device 11 and is open so that a game ball can be inserted at all times. A ball passage (not shown) that guides the entered game ball to the back side of the game board YB is continuously provided in the first starting port 12, and the game ball entering the first starting port 12 is detected in the ball passage. Means (starting sensor (switch) SE1 shown in FIG. 3) is provided.

The second starting opening 13 is a winning opening for entering a game ball when the starting condition of the symbol variation game is satisfied. In the present embodiment, the second starting port 13 is located to the right of the first starting port 12. The second starting port 13 is closed so that a game ball cannot be entered or is difficult to enter when a predetermined condition (ordinary symbol winning) is not established. Then, the second starting port 13 is opened so that a game ball can be entered or can be easily entered by the establishment of a predetermined condition (ordinary symbol winning). The second starting port 13 receives power from an actuator (solenoid, motor, etc.) and opens. The actuator that opens the second starting opening 13 in the present embodiment is the actuator AC1 shown in FIG. Further, a ball passage (not shown) that guides the entered game ball to the back side of the game board YB is continuously provided in the second starting port 13, and the game ball entering the second starting port 13 is provided in the ball passage. A detection means (starting sensor (switch) SE2 shown in FIG. 3) is provided. In the present embodiment, the second starting port 13 is a specific starting port that has an opening/closing member that opens and closes the ball entrance of the second starting port 13 and that is operated by an actuator.

The special winning opening 14 is a winning opening through which a game ball is entered when the payout condition of the prize ball is satisfied. In the present embodiment, the special winning opening 14 is located on the lower right side of the effect display device 11. The special winning opening 14 is closed so that a game ball cannot be entered when a predetermined condition (winning of a special symbol) is not established. Then, the special winning opening 14 is opened so that a game ball can be entered or can be easily entered, depending on the establishment of a predetermined condition (winning of a special symbol). The special winning opening 14 is opened by receiving power from an actuator (a solenoid, a motor, etc.). The actuator that opens the special winning opening 14 in the present embodiment is the actuator AC2 shown in FIG. In addition, a ball passage (not shown) that guides the entered game balls to the back side of the game board YB is continuously provided in the special winning opening 14, and the game passage entered in the special winning opening 14 is detected in the ball passage. Means (count sensor (switch) CS shown in FIG. 3) is provided.

The big hit game is played a plurality of times with a predetermined round number as an upper limit for a round game in which a game ball is allowed to enter the special winning opening 14. Then, when the big hit game occurs, the opening time is set before the first round game starts, and during the opening time, the opening effect indicating the start of the big hit game is performed. In addition, when the big hit game occurs, the ending time is set when the final round game ends, and during the ending time, the ending effect indicating the end of the big hit game is performed.

The normal winning openings 15a and 15b are winning openings through which game balls are entered when the payout conditions for prize balls are established. In the present embodiment, the normal winning openings 15a and 15b are located in the left area and the right area of the game area YBa, respectively. Further, the normal winning openings 15a, 15b are always open so that game balls can be entered.

The normal winning opening 15a on the left is located at a position where a game ball that is mainly aimed at the first starting opening 12 can enter, and a gaming ball that is aimed at the big winning opening 14 cannot enter. In position. In the present embodiment, a plurality of normal winning openings 15a are provided in the left area. Then, a ball passage (not shown) for guiding the entered game balls to the back side of the game board YB is continuously provided in each of the left normal winning openings 15a, and each of the normal winning openings 15a is entered in the ball passage. Means (normal sensor HS1 shown in FIG. 3) for detecting a game ball are provided. The ball passages connected to the left normal winning opening 15a are constituted by a plurality of branch passages for receiving the game balls entered in each normal winning opening 15a and a collective passage for receiving the game balls guided through the respective branch passages. A single ordinary sensor HS1 is arranged in the collecting passage.

The normal winning opening 15b on the right side is located at a position where a gaming ball mainly aimed at the special winning opening 14 can enter, and a gaming ball launched aiming at the first starting opening 12 cannot enter. In position. In the present embodiment, a single regular winning opening 15b is provided in the right area. Then, a ball passage (not shown) for guiding the entered game ball to the back side of the game board YB is continuously provided at the right normal winning opening 15b, and the game ball entering the normal winning opening 15b is provided in the ball passage. A means for detecting (normal sensor HS2 shown in FIG. 3) is provided.

Further, as shown in FIG. 2, an operation gate 18 is arranged in the game area YBa. In the present embodiment, the operation gate 18 is located on the right side of the game area YBa and is located above the second starting opening 13 and the special winning opening 14. The operation gate 18 has a gate opening 18a opened so that a game ball can be inserted at all times. The gate opening 18a is provided with means (gate sensor (switch) GS shown in FIG. 3) for detecting a game ball that has entered and passed. The gate opening 18a of the operation gate 18 is a ball entrance for entering a game ball when the starting condition of a normal symbol variation game using a normal symbol (hereinafter, sometimes referred to as "general drawing game") is satisfied. .. The second starting opening 13 is won in a winning lottery for ordinary symbols performed by the game balls entering the operation gate 18, and after the winning symbols for ordinary symbols are derived in the ordinary symbol game, the closed state is released. To work.

The first starting opening 12, the second starting opening 13, the large winning opening 14 and the normal winning openings 15a and 15b described above in the present embodiment satisfy the payout conditions of the winning balls by entering the game balls. It is a winning opening. The first start opening 12, the second start opening 13, the big winning opening 14 and the normal winning openings 15a, 15b are ball-in-apparatus devices which are objects of prize-ball payout by ball-in of a game ball, and the pachinko game machine 10 has A plurality of ball entry devices are provided. The special winning opening 14 is a special winning device in which a game ball is allowed to enter during a big hit game, and the normal winning openings 15a and 15b are always allowed to enter a game ball and play a game. This is a normal ball-entering device in which only the payout conditions for prize balls are satisfied by entering balls. On the other hand, the actuation gate 18 is not a ball-entering device which is a target for paying out a prize ball by entering a game ball, and the pay-out condition of the prize ball is not satisfied even if the game ball enters.

In the present embodiment, the player adjusts the strength of the firing strength of the firing handle HD to strike the game balls into the left region and the right region, and the first starting port 12 and the second starting port 13 It is possible to enter the game ball into the special winning opening 14, the normal winning openings 15a and 15b, or the actuation gate 18. Specifically, when the game ball is fired by adjusting the launch strength to a higher level (so-called right hitting), the game ball is easily flowed down to the right area, and the second starting opening 13 and the special winning opening are provided. 14, there is a possibility of entering the normal winning opening 15b or the operating gate 18. In addition, right-handed hitting is performed by adjusting the firing strength to the maximum strength or a strength slightly weaker than the maximum strength because it is necessary to launch the gaming ball vigorously in order to reach the area on the right side.

On the other hand, when the game ball is fired by adjusting the launch strength to be weak (so-called left hitting), the game ball is easily flowed down and guided to the left area, and enters the first starting opening 12 or the normal winning opening 15a. There is a possibility of a ball. Further, the left hitting does not need to shoot the game ball as vigorously as the right hitting, so the hitting game ball is adjusted to such a strength that it does not reach the right region. In the present embodiment, when right-handing is performed, the flow path of the game ball is formed by game parts such as game nails so that the game ball cannot enter the first starting opening 12 and the normal winning opening 15a. .. The game parts may be arranged so as to restrict the entry into the first starting opening 12 and the normal winning opening 15a when the player hits the ball to the right. It may be arranged so that it is difficult to enter the starting opening 12 and the normal winning opening 15a (the probability of entering the ball is extremely low).

In the present embodiment, the “left area” is an area located on the left side of the center line C that divides the game area YBa into left and right when the game board YB is viewed from the front. Further, in the present embodiment, the “right area” is an area located on the right side of the center line C when the game board YB is viewed from the front. The game ball launched by the operation of the launch handle HD in the pachinko gaming machine 10 is guided by the launch passage 19 located on the left side when the gaming board YB is viewed from the front, and the backward movement prevention located at the most downstream of the launch passage 19 is prevented. The game area YBa is reached through the valve 20. Therefore, the “left area” is an area near the launch passage 19 and the “right area” is an area apart from the launch passage 19. Then, the game ball that is guided down the left area passes through the left side of the effect display device 11 located in the game area YBa, and goes to the outlet 22 located at the bottom of the game area YBa. In addition, the game ball that is guided down the right side region passes through the right side of the effect display device 11 located in the game region YBa and heads toward the outlet 22.

Further, on the game board YB, special symbol display devices 23a and 23b, reserved display devices 24a and 24b, and a normal symbol display device 25 shown in FIG. 3 are arranged. These display devices are located in a part of the game board YB which is visible to the player when the pachinko gaming machine 10 is viewed from the front. For example, these display devices are arranged on a decoration member arranged in the game area of the game board YB, a corner decoration member of the game board YB, or the like.

The special symbol display devices 23a and 23b perform a symbol variation game using special symbols (hereinafter, sometimes referred to as "special symbol game"), and a special symbol corresponding to the lottery result of the jackpot lottery in the symbol variable game. Derived. The special symbol display device 23a is a display device for playing a symbol variation game of the first special symbol (hereinafter sometimes referred to as "first special symbol game"), and the special symbol display device 23b is a symbol variation of the second special symbol. It is a display device for playing a game (hereinafter, sometimes referred to as a "second special figure game"). When the game ball enters the first starting opening 12 and is detected, the starting condition of the first special figure game is satisfied. On the other hand, when the game ball enters the second starting opening 13 and is detected, the starting condition of the second special figure game is satisfied. In the first special symbol and the second special symbol, the jackpot lottery is performed upon the establishment of the start condition, but the probability of winning the jackpot lottery is the same probability. In addition, in the first special symbol and the second special symbol, by making the type of jackpot determined when the jackpot lottery is won and the determination rate of the jackpot of the same type different, the advantage in winning the jackpot lottery ( For example, the number of prize balls, the period for which the improved entry rate is granted, and the like) may be different.

When the start condition is satisfied, a special symbol game is played on the special symbol display device 23a or the special symbol display device 23b in order to derive the lottery result of the big hit lottery, and the special symbol is derived in the special symbol game. The symbol variation game for deriving the corresponding result is also performed in the effect display device 11 using the effect symbol.

The special symbol display devices 23a and 23b are display devices including a light emitting body. In the special figure game, an arbitrary combination of the light-emitting bodies forming the display device is derived as a special symbol. The special symbol includes a jackpot symbol that is derived when the jackpot lottery is won and an outlier symbol that is derived when the jackpot lottery is not won.

On the other hand, in the effect display device 11, an effect symbol that allows the result of the symbol variation game to be recognized is derived from a combination of a plurality of pieces of identification information (three columns of identification information in the embodiment). In the present embodiment, the identification information that constitutes the combination of the effect symbols is configured by a design imitating Arabic numerals. As a specific example, the identification information in each column is an Arabic numeral from [1] to [9]. As a result, the combination of effect symbols is, for example, a combination such as [111] in which the identification information in all columns is the same, or a combination in which the identification information in all columns is not the same [479], [337], [121], and the like. become. Then, the result of the symbol variation game of the effect symbol (hereinafter, sometimes referred to as "effect game") corresponds to the result of the special figure game. Therefore, when the big hit symbol is derived in the special figure game, a combination in which the identification information of all columns is the same identification information is derived in the effect game, and the big hit can be recognized. On the other hand, when the deviation symbol is derived in the special figure game, a combination in which the identification information of all columns does not become the same identification information is derived in the effect game, and the deviation can be recognized. The first special figure game and the second special figure game are not executed at the same time, and the effect display device 11 executes the effect game corresponding to the special symbol being executed.

The production game may be accompanied by reach production. The reach effect is an effect performed by forming a reach. In the reach, the same effect symbol is temporarily stopped and displayed in a predetermined column (as an example, the left column and the right column) of a plurality of columns, and the effect symbol in a column different from the prescribed column (as an example, the middle column) continues. It is in a variably displayed state. The state in which the reach is formed is the reach state. In the present embodiment, the reach effects include normal reach effects (hereinafter, referred to as NR effects) and super reach effects (hereinafter, referred to as SR effects). The SR effect is a reach effect in which a big hit symbol is derived in the special drawing game and the expectation that the special drawing game will be a big hit (hereinafter, referred to as the big hit expectation degree) is higher than in the NR effect.

For example, the NR effect is an effect in which in the effect game, after the reach is formed, the effect symbols in the middle row are continuously variably displayed, then temporarily stopped and displayed, and a predetermined symbol combination is derived as they are. For example, the SR effect is an effect in which after performing the NR effect, the effect symbol in the middle row is changed again to develop the NR effect. Then, the SR effect is an effect in which the effect symbol in the middle row is finally stopped and displayed, and then a predetermined symbol combination is derived. The SR effect may include an effect of displaying a predetermined character or character string on the effect display device 11.

The hold display device 24a is a display device that displays the number of first special figure games (starting hold number) whose execution is held pending, and the hold display device 24b is the number of second special figure games whose execution is held ( It is a display device that displays the number of pending startups. The normal symbol display device 25 performs a public figure game, and a normal symbol corresponding to the lottery result of the winning lottery of the normal symbol is derived in the general figure game.

Moreover, the pachinko gaming machine 10 of the present embodiment includes a movable body 27 that performs a predetermined operation. As shown in FIG. 1, the movable body 27 is arranged so that it can appear and disappear from the front surface of the image display unit GH of the effect display device 11. The movable body 27 is a movable body that moves in and out along the direction S2 shown in FIG. The actuator that operates the movable body 27 in the present embodiment is the actuator AC3 shown in FIG. The movable body 27 is provided with a light emitting body that performs a light emitting effect, and is configured to be capable of executing a light emitting effect. In the present embodiment, the movable body 27 is a light emitting unit that executes a light emission effect.

As shown in FIG. 2, the movable body 27 has the initial position in the upper left portion when the image display unit GH of the effect display device 11 is viewed from the front (when viewed from the player side) when the movable effect is not executed. Is arranged as. In the present embodiment, a part of the movable body 27 at the initial position is located in front of the image display unit GH and covers a part of the image display unit GH.

Moreover, the pachinko gaming machine 10 of the present embodiment has a probability variation function. The probability change function is a function that can give a probability change state (hereinafter, referred to as “probability change state”) that changes the winning probability of the big hit lottery from low probability (normal probability) to high probability after the big hit game is over. .. The probability variation state is a gaming state that is easier for the big hit lottery and advantageous to the player than a non-probability variation state (hereinafter referred to as "non-probability variation state") in which the winning probability of the jackpot lottery is low. ..

Further, the pachinko gaming machine 10 of the present embodiment has a function of improving a ball entry rate. The ball entry rate improving function is a function capable of providing a ball entry rate improving state in which the ball entry rate of the game ball per unit time to the second starting port 13 as a predetermined ball entry port is improved. The improved ball entry rate is a so-called "electric power support state" or "high base state". Note that, in the following description, the state in which the state of improving the ball entrance rate is not given may be referred to as the “state of improving the ball non-ball entrance rate”. The non-ball entry rate improved state is a so-called "non-electric power support state" or "low base state".

The improved ball entry rate can be realized, for example, by executing one control arbitrarily selected from the following four controls, or by combining a plurality of controls. The first control is a variation time reduction control of a normal symbol that makes the variation time of the universal figure game shorter than that in the non-ball entry rate improving state. The second control is the probability fluctuation control of the ordinary symbol that changes the probability of winning the winning symbol of the ordinary symbol (ordinary winning probability) with a higher probability than in the non-ball entry rate improving state. The third control is an opening time extension control for making the total opening time of the second starting opening 13 based on winning the normal symbol winning lottery longer than that in the non-ball entry rate improving state. In addition, as the opening time extension control, the number of times of opening the second starting opening 13 based on winning the normal symbol winning lottery is set to be larger than that in the non-ball entry rate improving state, and in the normal symbol winning lottery. It is advisable to execute at least one of the controls for lengthening the one-time opening time of the second starting opening 13 based on the winning as compared with the case of the non-ball entry rate improving state. The fourth control is a variation time shortening control of a special symbol that makes the variation time of the special figure game (for example, average variation time) easier to be shorter than in the non-ball entry rate improving state. When the variation time reduction control of the special symbol is executed, the ball entry rate improvement state is a so-called "variation time reduction state".

Further, the pachinko gaming machine 10 is mounted with various boards including a main control board 30 and a sub control board 31 shown in FIG.
The main control board 30 can perform a control operation in a predetermined procedure, a main control CPU 30a, a main control ROM 30b that stores a control program of the main control CPU 30a, and can write and read necessary data. And a main control RAM 30c. The main control board 30 also has a random number generation circuit 30d.

The main control CPU 30a is adapted to receive detection signals from various sensors SE1, SE2, CS, GS, HS1, HS2. Further, the main control CPU 30a controls the display contents of various display devices (special symbol display devices 23a and 23b, hold display devices 24a and 24b, ordinary symbol display device 25, etc.) and operates the actuators AC1 and AC2. Control.

The information stored in the main control ROM 30b includes a main control program for executing processing relating to a game, information for identifying a variation pattern (main variation pattern) of a special symbol, and various determination values. The main variation pattern of the special symbol can specify the variation time (production time) from the start of the variation of the special symbol to the fixed stop display of the special symbol. The main variation pattern can be classified into a main variation pattern for big hits and a main variation pattern for out-of-range. The big hit variation based on the main change pattern for big hits is an effect performed when the big hit lottery is won, and finally the big hit symbols are derived in the special drawing game. The deviation variation based on the deviation main variation pattern is an effect performed when the jackpot lottery is not won, and in the special drawing game, the deviation symbol is finally derived. It should be noted that the deviation variation includes a variation that is a deviation when the reach effect is performed in the effect game and a variation that is an error when the reach effect is not performed in the effect game. In addition, various judgment values include a big hit judgment value used in a big hit lottery, a normal hit judgment value used in a normal symbol hit lottery, and the like. Further, the main control RAM 30c stores various information (random number value, timer value, flag, start pending number, etc.) that is appropriately rewritten while the pachinko gaming machine 10 is operating.

The main control CPU 30a executes random number update processing (software random number generation processing) that updates the values of various software random numbers at predetermined control cycles (interrupt cycles) and stores the values in the main control RAM 30c. The software random number includes a big hit symbol random number used when determining a big hit symbol of a special symbol, a variation pattern distribution random number used when allocating a variation pattern, and the like. The random number generation circuit 30d generates a hardware random number by updating the value by 1 for each cycle of the internal system clock (for example, 10 MHz) supplied from a clock circuit (not shown) mounted on the microprocessor. The hardware random number includes a big hit random number used in the special design big hit lottery, a normal hit random number used in the normal symbol hit lottery, and the like.

As shown in FIG. 3, the sub control board 31 is electrically connected to the main control board 30 so that the control information (control signal) is transmitted from the main control board 30 in one direction. The sub-control board 31 can execute a control operation in a predetermined procedure, a sub-control CPU 31a, a sub-control ROM 31b that stores a control program of the sub-control CPU 31a, and can write and read necessary data. It has a sub-control RAM 31c.

The sub-control CPU 31a of the sub-control board 31 performs control according to the control information (control command) transmitted from the main control board 30. For example, the main control CPU 30a, when starting the special figure game, in addition to the control of the display contents of the special symbol display devices 23a, 23b, the control information for instructing the start of the change (start of the game) CPU31a for the sub control Send to. Upon receiving the control information, the sub-control CPU 31a controls the display content so that the effect display device 11 executes the effect game. Further, the sub-control CPU 31a controls lighting/non-lighting of various decorative lamps La provided on the frame of the pachinko gaming machine 10 and the game board YB, and controls the audio output of the speaker Sp. The effect by the decoration lamp La and the speaker Sp is performed in accordance with the effect game, or in the standby state. The sub-control CPU 31a controls the operation of the actuator AC3. The movable body 27 performs a predetermined operation under the control of the actuator AC3. The sub-control CPU 31a that executes such processing controls the decoration lamp La, the speaker Sp, the effect display device 11, and the movable body 27 to function as effect control means and light emission control means for controlling the effect execution means. ..

The sub-control CPU 31a is adapted to receive a detection signal of the operation button BT. The operation button BT has a built-in detection unit (not shown) that detects an operation state. When the operation button BT is pressed, the detection unit outputs a detection signal that makes it possible to identify the operation. The detection unit is, for example, a proximity sensor or a contact switch capable of outputting an electric signal. Further, the detection signal is a binary signal consisting of ON/OFF.

Further, the vibration unit SU is connected to the sub control board 31. The sub-control CPU 31a is configured to be able to control the vibration mode of the vibration unit SU. The vibration unit SU is a device for vibrating the operation button BT. Therefore, the sub-control CPU 31a can control the vibration of the operation button BT by controlling the vibration mode of the vibration unit SU.

Hereinafter, a process (normal process) performed by the main control CPU 30a of the main control board 30 to control a game will be described.
First, a process (reception process (input process)) related to reception of a detection signal of a game ball from the various sensors SE1, SE2, CS, GS, HS1, HS2 will be described.

When the main control CPU 30a receives the detection signal from the start sensor SE1 due to the ball entering the first start opening 12, the number of starting reservations of the first special symbol is less than the upper limit number (4 in the present embodiment). Determine if there is. And when the starting pending number of the first special symbol is less than the upper limit number, the main control CPU 30a adds 1 to the starting pending number and rewrites it, and displays the starting pending number after the addition to hold display device 24a. To control.

Further, when the main control CPU 30a receives the detection signal from the starting sensor SE2 due to the ball entering the second starting port 13, the starting reserved number of the second special symbol is the upper limit number (4 in the present embodiment). It is determined whether it is less than. And when the starting pending number of the second special symbol is less than the upper limit number, the main control CPU 30a adds 1 to the starting pending number and rewrites it, and displays the starting pending number after the addition to display the pending display device 24b. To control.

It should be noted that the main control CPU 30a does not add the start pending number when the start pending number has reached the upper limit. On the other hand, when the start pending number is added, the main control CPU 30a transmits, to the sub-control board 31, information that can specify the start pending number after the addition (hold designation command, etc.). The sub-control CPU 31a, which has received the information capable of specifying the number of pending start-ups, causes the effect display device 11 to display a reserved image indicating the number of pending start-ups that can be specified from the information. In the present embodiment, the main control CPU 30a functions as a hold counting unit that counts the game balls that have entered the starting opening (the first starting opening 12 or the second starting opening 13) during the execution of the symbol variation game as the starting pending. .. In addition, in the present embodiment, the main control RAM 30c functions as a reserve storage unit that stores the number of start suspensions counted by the main control CPU 30a that is the suspension counting unit.

In addition, when the game ball enters less than the upper limit number of start pending numbers, the main control CPU 30a can acquire the value of various random numbers triggered by the entrance and can specify the value of the acquired various random numbers. The random number information is stored in the main control RAM 30c. The random number information may be configured by the value of the random number, or may be configured by information obtained by converting the value of the random number into other information that can specify the value. Further, when storing the random number information, the main control CPU 30a stores the order of entering the game balls (the order of storing the information) of the game balls that triggered the acquisition of the value of the random number, and the order of entering the game balls previously entered. The information is stored in the main control RAM 30c so that (information storage order) can be specified. When acquiring the value of the random number, the main control CPU 30a acquires the value of the big hit random number from the random number generation circuit 30d, and the value of the big hit pattern random number or the value of the variation pattern distribution random number from the main control RAM 30c. ..

Further, the main control CPU 30a, in the process when the detection signal from the gate sensor GS is received, a process of storing the number of ordinary holdings (the number of ordinary figure games) and a process of acquiring various random numbers used for the ordinary winning lottery and the like. I do. As for the normally reserved number, the upper limit number (4 in the present embodiment) is set similarly to the starting reserved number of each of the first special symbol and the second special symbol. Therefore, the main control CPU 30a, when the number of ordinary holding is less than the upper limit number, adds 1 to the number of ordinary holding and rewrites it, and also displays a normal symbol holding display device (not shown) to display the number of ordinary holding after addition. Control.

Further, the main control CPU 30a performs a prize ball process for paying out a predetermined number of prize balls in the process when receiving the detection signals from the various sensors SE1, SE2, CS, HS1, HS2. In the prize ball processing, a payout designation command (payout signal) to be transmitted to a payout control board (not shown) included in the pachinko gaming machine 10 is generated and transmitted. The payout control board that has received the payout designation command operates a ball payout device (not shown) included in the pachinko gaming machine 10 to pay out a predetermined number of game balls as prize balls.

Next, a process (special figure variation process) relating to execution of the special figure game for deriving the lottery result of the jackpot lottery will be described. The main control CPU 30a executes the special figure variation process at every predetermined control cycle (for example, 4 ms).

In the special figure changing process, the main control CPU 30a determines whether the special figure game start condition is satisfied. In this determination, the main control CPU 30a determines that the start condition is satisfied when the special figure game is not being executed and the big hit game is not being executed, while the special figure game is being executed or the big hit game is being made. In this case, it is determined that the start condition is not satisfied. Then, the main control CPU 30a ends the special figure changing process when the start condition is not satisfied.

The main control CPU 30a reads the start pending number of the second special symbol and determines whether the read start pending number is greater than zero when the above-described start condition is satisfied. Then, when the start pending number of the second special symbol is larger than zero, the main control CPU 30a performs a predetermined process so as to start the second special symbol game. On the other hand, the main control CPU 30a reads out the starting pending number of the first special symbol when the starting pending number of the second special symbol is zero and determines whether the read starting pending number is greater than zero. Then, when the number of pending start-ups of the first special symbol is larger than zero, the main control CPU 30a performs a predetermined process to start the first special symbol game. The pachinko gaming machine 10 of the present embodiment is designed to preferentially execute the second special figure game without executing the first special figure game and the second special figure game at the same time.

In addition, when both of the starting pending number of the first special symbol and the starting pending number of the second special symbol are zero, the main control CPU 30a executes the demonstration effect (hereinafter, referred to as "demo effect"). Perform processing. The demonstration effect is an effect for informing that the pachinko gaming machine 10 is in a standby state by using a device such as the effect display device 11 and for obtaining a customer-guiding effect.

When starting the second special figure game, the main control CPU 30a subtracts 1 from the start pending number of the second special symbol to rewrite it, and controls the hold display device 24b to display the start pending number after subtraction. .. In addition, the main control CPU 30a, when the start pending number is subtracted, transmits to the sub-control board 31 information that can specify the start pending number after the subtraction (hold designation command, etc.).

Next, the main control CPU 30a acquires the random number information stored first among the random number information stored in the main control RAM 30c.
The main control CPU 30a, which has acquired the random number information, compares the value of the big hit random number with the big hit determination value, and performs a big hit lottery. In the jackpot lottery, the main control CPU 30a determines whether the jackpot lottery time (that is, the special figure variation process is executed) is a positive change state or a non-positive change state based on the information that can specify the game state. The big hit lottery is performed with different winning probabilities based on the judgment result.

In the big hit lottery, the main control CPU 30a determines whether the value of the big hit random number acquired from the main control RAM 30c matches the big hit determination value. In the present embodiment, the main control CPU 30a functions as a big hit determination means. When the value of the big hit random number and the big hit determination value match, the big hit lottery is won. When the big hit lottery is won, the main control CPU 30a performs a big hit process. Specifically, the main control CPU 30a determines the big hit symbol of the special symbol based on the value of the big hit symbol random number specified from the acquired random number information. The determined big hit symbol becomes a fixed stop symbol derived in the special drawing game. The special jackpot design is associated with the jackpot type. Therefore, determining the jackpot pattern will determine the type of jackpot. In the present embodiment, the main control CPU 30a functions as a jackpot type determining unit that determines the type of jackpot when the jackpot lottery is won.

Further, the main control CPU 30a determines a main fluctuation pattern from the main fluctuation patterns for the big hit that can be selected when the big hit is won, based on the value of the fluctuation pattern distribution random number specified from the acquired random number information. .. At this time, the main control CPU 30a determines a main variation pattern from the selectable main variation patterns based on information that can specify the game state. The types of main fluctuation patterns in this embodiment will be described later.

In addition, the main control CPU 30a performs a losing process when the big hit lottery is not won. In the removal process, the main control CPU 30a determines a removal pattern of the special symbol. The determined off symbol is a fixed stop symbol derived in the special figure game. In addition, the main control CPU 30a determines a main variation pattern for deviation based on the value of the variation pattern distribution random number specified from the acquired random number information. When determining the main variation pattern for deviation, the main control CPU 30a determines either the main variation pattern with reach or the main variation pattern without reach. At this time, the main control CPU 30a determines the main variation pattern from the selectable main variation patterns based on the information that can specify the game state, as described above. In the present embodiment, the main control CPU 30a corresponds to the fluctuation pattern determining means.

When starting the first special symbol game, the main control CPU 30a performs the same control as the control of the second special symbol described above on the first special symbol. In other words, the main control CPU 30a performs a subtraction of the number of starting pending of the first special symbol, a big hit lottery, and a big hit process or a losing process based on the result of the big hit lottery.

Further, the main control CPU 30a, as a process relating to the execution of the special figure game, control information (control command) for instructing the sub-control CPU 31a of the sub-control board 31 to control the game effect based on the result of the process described above. Is generated. The various control information generated in this process is transmitted to the sub control CPU 31a at a predetermined timing by the command transmission process performed by the main control CPU 30a.

When starting the special figure game, the main control CPU 30a generates a fluctuation start command (fluctuation start information) that can specify that the symbol fluctuation game is started as control information. The fluctuation start command also includes information capable of specifying the fluctuation pattern determined in the above-described big hit process or outlier process. When starting the special drawing game, the main control CPU 30a generates a special drawing command (special drawing information) that can specify a special symbol as control information. Since the big hit pattern of the special symbol corresponds to the type of big hit, the type of big hit can be specified by the special symbol information. For this reason, the special figure command is information that can specify whether or not it is a hit, and also information that can specify the type of jackpot.

Further, when the elapsed time from the start of the special figure game reaches a predetermined fluctuation time (time defined in the main fluctuation pattern), the main control CPU 30a ends the special figure game as control information. A fluctuation stop command (variation end information) that can specify The main control CPU 30a controls the display content of the special symbol display device 23a or the special symbol display device 23b to start the fluctuation of the first special symbol or the second special symbol when starting the special symbol game. , Start measuring the fluctuation time. Then, the main control CPU 30a changes the display content of the special symbol display device 23a or the special symbol display device 23b so as to derive the determined special symbol when the variation time set in the determined main variation pattern elapses. Control.

Next, the types of main fluctuation patterns in the pachinko gaming machine 10 of the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. Information (or identification information) for specifying the main fluctuation pattern is stored in the main control ROM 30b, and the main control ROM 30b serves as a storage unit that stores the fluctuation pattern. The main variation pattern is a variation pattern that the main control CPU 30a determines based on the lottery result of the big hit lottery. The main fluctuation pattern can be classified according to whether it is right or wrong.

The main variation patterns HP1 to HP6 are main variation patterns for deviation variation that can be determined when the big hit lottery is not won, that is, in the case of deviation. Further, the main variation patterns HP1 to HP6 can be further classified into main variation patterns HP1 and HP2 without reach and main variation patterns HP3 to HP6 with reach. Further, the main variation patterns HP7 to HP9 are main variation patterns for jackpot variation that can be determined when the jackpot lottery is won, that is, when the jackpot is won.

In the present embodiment, the normal deviation as the variation content specified by the main variation pattern HP2 is that after the start of the symbol variation game, the variation stop order in which each symbol sequence is predetermined (in the present embodiment, the left column→the right column→ This is a staggering effect in which the variation is stopped according to the middle row) and the symbols are derived for each symbol row. In the case where the effect game is performed by using the three symbol rows as in the pachinko gaming machine 10 of the present embodiment and the fluctuations are stopped in order, the first fluctuation stop row becomes the first stop row and the second fluctuation row. The stop row is the second stop row and the third variable stop row is the third stop row. In addition, the shortening deviation as the fluctuation content specified by the main fluctuation pattern HP1 is normally set to be shorter than the deviation time, and the fluctuation of each symbol row is stopped at substantially the same timing to derive the symbol for each symbol row. It is an outlying effect.

Further, in the present embodiment, a plurality of fluctuation cycles can be executed during one symbol fluctuation game. This fluctuation cycle is a cycle in which the fluctuation display of the effect design is started once. In addition, the number of fluctuation cycles executed during one symbol fluctuation game (number of continuous executions) can be used to indicate the jackpot expectation, and in particular, the number of fluctuation cycles executed during one symbol fluctuation game. It is stipulated that the higher the jackpot, the higher the jackpot expectation. Therefore, during the one symbol variation game, the next variation cycle is also continuously executed, so that the jackpot expectation is increased.

In this way, since a plurality of variation cycles are executed in one symbol variation game, the effect is such that a plurality of symbol variation games are executed in a pseudo manner, and such an effect is pseudo continuous. It is generally called production (so-called pseudo-relation). In the present embodiment, the main variation patterns HP4, HP6, HP9 are main variation patterns including pseudo continuous.

The main fluctuation patterns HP3, HP4, HP7 define the fluctuation contents including the NR effect, and the main fluctuation patterns HP5, HP6, HP8, HP9 define the fluctuation contents including the SR effect. In order of the main variation pattern of the NR effect <the main variation pattern of the SR effect, the proportion of the winning probability at the time of the big hit to the sum probability of the winning probability at the time of the outfall and the winning probability at the time of the big hit becomes higher. It is set.

Variation time is defined in these main variation patterns HP1 to HP9. Specifically, a variation time of 4000 ms is set in the main variation pattern HP1. Further, in the main fluctuation patterns HP2 to HP9, the fluctuation time of 14000 ms or more is set. The main fluctuation pattern can specify the fluctuation time of the symbol fluctuation game. Since the variation time specified by the main variation pattern is the time during which the effect can be produced in one symbol variation game, the effect time is set shorter in the main variation pattern HP1 than in the other main variation patterns HP2 to HP9. ..

Next, a process related to the progress of the big hit game performed by winning the big hit lottery will be described.
The big hit game of the present embodiment includes an opening accompanying the start of the big hit game, a round game for opening the big winning opening 14, and an ending accompanying the end of the big hit game. In other words, the big hit game progresses in stages such as opening→round game→ending. Then, the main control CPU 30a, as a process related to the progress of the big hit game, a process of generating control information (control command) for instructing the sub control CPU 31a of the sub control board 31 to control the game effect, and opening the special winning opening. And the process of closing. The various control information generated in the above process is transmitted to the sub control CPU 31a at a predetermined timing by the command transmission process performed by the main control CPU 30a.

Next, the processing relating to the gaming state will be described.
In this processing, the main control CPU 30a generates control information capable of specifying the game state as control information. The various control information generated in the above process is transmitted to the sub control CPU 31a at a predetermined timing by the command transmission process performed by the main control CPU 30a.

The main control CPU 30a, when the game state is in the non-probability variation state and the non-ball entry rate improved state (low certainty and low base), the state 1 designation command (game state information) as a state designation command that can specify the game state. To generate. Further, the main control CPU 30a, when the game state is a probability change state and a ball entry rate improvement state (high certainty and high base), the state 2 designation command (game state information) as a state designation command that can specify the game state. To generate. Further, the main control CPU 30a, when the game state is in the non-probably unchanging state and the entry rate improvement state (low certainty and high base), the state 3 designation command (gaming state) as a state designation command that can identify the gaming state. Information). Further, in the case where the main control CPU 30a manages the grant period of the improved entry rate by the number of fluctuations, the main control CPU 30a counts the number of special figure games that have been executed, and enters when the ending condition of the improved entry rate is satisfied. An end command (game state information) is generated as a state designation command that can specify the end of the sphere improvement state.

The generated game state information is transmitted to the sub-control CPU 31a when the power is turned on (when the power is restored) or when the game state changes. For example, when the gaming state after the big hit game is changed to the probability change state and the entry rate improving state, the state 2 designation command is transmitted to the sub-control CPU 31a with the end of the big hit game. The game state information is not limited to the exemplified control information, but is set for each game state that the sub-control CPU 31a needs to recognize.

In this embodiment, the main control CPU 30a functions as a game state control means for controlling the game state. Then, in the game state, the non-entering rate improving state (low base) which is the first gaming state, and the advantage degree regarding the entering of the game ball into the second starting opening 13 are more advantageous than the first gaming state. Including a second game state is a ball entry rate improved state (high base),. Further, the ball entry rate improved state is a gaming state in which the degree of advantage relating to entry of the game ball into the second starting opening 13 is more advantageous than the non-ball entry rate improved state. Then, the main control CPU 30a, which is the game state control means, terminates the second game state if the second game state ending condition is satisfied when the second game state (high base) is satisfied.

Next, a process (public figure variation process) relating to the execution of the public figure game for deriving the lottery result of the normal win lottery will be described.
In the universal figure changing process, the main control CPU 30a determines whether or not the start condition of the universal figure game is satisfied. In this determination, the main control CPU 30a determines that the start condition is satisfied when the general-purpose game is not being executed, and when the normal symbol hit game is not being executed, while the general-purpose game is being executed or the normal symbol It is determined that the start condition is not satisfied when the game is hit. Then, the main control CPU 30a ends the universal figure changing process when the start condition is not satisfied.

When the above-mentioned start condition is satisfied, the main control CPU 30a reads the normal hold number and determines whether the read normal hold number is greater than zero. Then, when the number of normally reserved numbers is larger than zero, the main control CPU 30a performs a predetermined process to start the universal figure game. On the other hand, the main control CPU 30a ends the universal figure changing process when the number of normally retained calls is zero.

When starting the universal figure game, the main control CPU 30a rewrites by subtracting 1 from the normal hold number. Then, the main control CPU 30a obtains the random number information stored first among the random number information (normal random number) stored in the main control RAM 30c. Then, the main control CPU 30a compares the value of the normal hit random number specified from the acquired random number information with the normal hit determination value, and performs the normal hit lottery. The pachinko gaming machine 10 of the present embodiment has a ball entry rate improving function. Therefore, in the normal win lottery, the main control CPU 30a carries out the normal win lottery with different winning probabilities depending on whether the normal win lottery is in the ball entry rate improving state or the non-ball entry rate improving state.

Returning to the description of the universal figure variation process, in the normal win lottery, the main control CPU 30a determines whether or not the value of the normal hit random number acquired from the main control RAM 30c matches the normal hit determination value. Then, when the value of the random number for normal hit and the judgment value for normal hit match, the normal hit lottery is won. When the normal winning lottery is won, the main control CPU 30a performs the normal winning process. In the normal hit process, the main control CPU 30a determines the hit symbol of the normal symbol, and also determines the variation pattern of the ordinary symbol that can specify the variation time of the regular symbol game. The hit symbol of the determined normal symbol becomes the fixed stop symbol derived in the regular symbol game. On the other hand, if the main control CPU 30a does not win the normal win lottery, the main control CPU 30a normally performs the shift process. In the normal deviation process, the main control CPU 30a determines the deviation pattern of the normal symbol and also determines the variation pattern of the normal symbol. The off symbol of the determined normal symbol becomes a fixed stop symbol derived in the regular symbol game.

Then, the main control CPU 30a causes the normal symbol display device 25 to execute the normal figure game according to the determination result of the normal winning process or the outlying process performed based on the lottery result of the normal winning lottery, and the variable time. After the lapse of, the normal hit design or the normal non-designed design is fixedly stopped and displayed. Further, when the normal control lottery is won, the main control CPU 30a causes the normal control game to occur after the end of the universal figure game. In the normal hit game, by opening the second starting opening 13 in a predetermined opening pattern, control is performed so that an allowable state in which a game ball is allowed to enter can be obtained.

In the present embodiment, the main control CPU 30a functions as an ordinary hit lottery means for performing an ordinary hit lottery as an ordinary symbol hit lottery. In addition, in the present embodiment, the main control CPU 30a causes a normal win game in which the opening/closing member of the second starting opening 13 is in an open state after the end of the normal game when the normal symbol hit lottery is won. Functions as a game generation means.

Next, various processes executed by the sub-control CPU 31a of the sub-control board 31 based on the effect control program will be described. Upon receiving the control command from the main control CPU 30a, the sub control CPU 31a executes various processes according to the control command. Then, in the present embodiment, the sub-control CPU 31a functions as a production control unit that controls the execution of the production.

First, the effect symbol variation process will be described.
In the effect symbol variation process, when receiving the special symbol command, the sub-control CPU 31a determines a combination of effect symbols to be derived in the effect game based on the special symbol specified by the special symbol command. CPU31a for sub control determines the combination of the big hit by the effect design, when the big hit design of the special design is appointed. Further, when the special symbol out-of-symbol is designated, the sub-control CPU 31a determines a combination of effect symbols to be derived in the effect game, based on the main change pattern specified from the change start command. Specifically, the sub-control CPU 31a determines a combination of the outliers including the reach formation symbol when the main variation pattern of the outlying reach variation is designated. Further, when the main variation pattern of the deviation variation is designated, the sub-control CPU 31a determines a combination of the deviation that does not include the reach formation symbol.

In the present embodiment, the effect game derives a combination of effect symbols in three columns including a left column, a middle column, and a right column. Then, in the effect game, the reach is formed by deriving the same effect symbol in a plurality of predetermined columns (two columns of the left column and the right column in the present embodiment), and a line different from the predetermined column (the present embodiment Then, reach production for deriving the middle row (one row) is performed. Therefore, the same effect symbol that is derived in a predetermined plurality of columns becomes a reach formation symbol, and a combination of outliers including the reach formation symbol has a predetermined plurality of columns that are the same effect symbol, and the remaining columns have a predetermined plurality of symbols. The combination is an effect design that is different from the effect design of the row. In addition, the combination of the outliers that does not include the reach formation symbol is a symbol in which a predetermined plurality of columns are different, and the remaining columns are a combination that does not matter whether they match the effect symbols of the predetermined plurality of columns. By the way, the combination of the big hits of the present embodiment is a combination in which the effect symbols in all the rows are the same effect symbols. In other words, the jackpot combination also includes the reach forming pattern.

Further, when the sub-control CPU 31a receives the fluctuation start command, the sub-control CPU 31a controls the display content of the effect display device 11 (image display unit GH) based on the type of the main fluctuation pattern that can be specified from the command. Determine sub-variation patterns. The sub-variation pattern can specify the variation content (effect content) of the game.

The sub-control CPU 31a that has determined the sub-variation pattern controls the display content of the effect display device 11 (image display unit GH) so that the effect game is displayed with the variation content specified by the sub-variation pattern. Then, the sub-control CPU 31a controls the display content of the image display unit GH so as to end the effect game and derive a combination of effect symbols after the change time specified from the main change pattern elapses. In the present embodiment, the effect game is ended when the fluctuation stop command is received, but the fluctuation time specified by the main fluctuation pattern is measured by the control of the sub-control CPU 31a, and the effect game is ended. You may do it. That is, the end of the effect game may be controlled without transmitting the fluctuation stop command from the main control board 30.

Further, in the control of the effect display device 11, the sub-control CPU 31a of the sub-control board 31 selects the image effect to be executed, and reads the data necessary for the selected image effect from the ROM. The sub-control board 31 is provided with a character ROM in which character image data to be displayed on the effect display device 11, specifically, a person, a character, a figure or a symbol (including a decorative pattern) is stored in advance. Data may be read. Then, the sub-control CPU 31a of the sub-control board 31 outputs the read data to the VDP (video display processor). The VDP executes display control based on the input data and causes the image display unit GH to display an image.

In addition, when the sub-control CPU 31a receives a control command transmitted from the main-control CPU 30a, the sub-control CPU 31a executes control according to the control command.
For example, during the big hit game, a control command capable of identifying the big hit game is transmitted to the sub-control CPU 31a. For example, such control commands include an opening command that can specify the start of the opening, a round command that can specify the start of each round game, and an ending command that can specify the start of the ending. Then, the sub-control CPU 31a that receives these commands causes the image display unit GH to execute the opening effect, each round effect, and the ending effect.

Next, an example of effects that can be executed in the pachinko gaming machine 10 will be described.
The pachinko gaming machine 10 of the present embodiment is configured to be able to execute a look-ahead effect as a suggestive effect that suggests a big hit expectation degree in the symbol variation game.

The pre-reading effect is a symbol variation game that has not been started yet, and is a notice that suggests that the symbol variation game stored as the pending storage may be a big hit. Then, the prefetching effect is executed before the specific symbol varying game is started, when the symbol varying game stored as the pending storage when the start condition is satisfied is a specific symbol varying game (target variation of the prefetching factor). It is a production. At this time, if there is a symbol variation game that is started before the specific symbol variation game, the prefetch effect can be executed across the symbol variation games for a plurality of times (or over the symbol variation games for a plurality of times). .. For example, when the number of start pending of the first special symbol is "3", the game ball enters the first starting opening 12, and the symbol variation game that is stored as a symbol variation game that is not started by the entry is specified. It is assumed to be a symbol variation game. When the pre-reading effect is executed, the pre-reading effect can be executed over the three symbol changing games until the specific symbol changing game is started.

Hereinafter, the control content regarding the execution of the prefetching effect will be described.
The main control CPU 30a acquires a value of a random number such as a jackpot random number upon the entry of the ball into the first starting opening 12 (random number acquisition process). Similarly, the main control CPU 30a acquires a value such as a big hit random number upon the entry into the second starting opening 13 (random number acquisition process).

Then, when the main control CPU 30a acquires the value of the random number in the random number acquisition process triggered by the ball entering the specific starting opening described above, the main control CPU 30a generates a pre-reading command instructing identifiable information from the value (pre-reading). Command generation process). Specifically, when the main control CPU 30a can specify the big hit from the obtained value of the big hit random number, the main control CPU 30a generates a look-ahead command instructing the identifiable information. On the other hand, when the deviation can be specified from the value of the obtained jackpot random number, the main control CPU 30a generates a prefetch command instructing the identifiable information. These pre-read commands are transmitted to the sub control CPU 31a at a predetermined timing by the command transmission process performed by the main control CPU 30a.

The information that can be specified from the prefetch command is not limited to the information about the big hit or the outfall, and may include the information that can specify the number of starting suspensions, or the information that can specify the starting opening that entered the ball. It may be. In addition, the information that can specify the starting opening that entered the ball may be information that can specify the type of the special symbol (whether it is the first special symbol or the second special symbol).

In addition, in the random number acquisition process, jackpot pattern random numbers, fluctuation pattern distribution random numbers, and the like are also acquired. Therefore, the information that can be specified from the prefetch command may include information that can specify the type of jackpot or information that can specify the variation time (or the main variation pattern). .. That is, the information that can be specified from the prefetch command may be set according to the specifications of the prefetch effect, such as the effect content of the prefetch effect and the execution time.

On the other hand, when the pre-reading command is received, the sub-control CPU 31a stores the pre-reading command in the sub-control RAM 31c in association with the execution order of the effect game. The execution order of the effect game corresponds to the entry order of the game balls (the execution order of the special figure game) that triggered the acquisition of the value of the random number in the random number acquisition process described above. Then, when the pre-reading command is received, the sub-control CPU 31a determines whether or not the pre-reading effect can be executed when the pre-reading command is received. The pre-reading effect executability determination is a determination for deciding whether or not to execute. In this executability determination, if the execution condition for executing the prefetching effect is satisfied, the sub-control CPU 31a determines that the execution is possible and starts the prefetching effect at a predetermined time.

In the look-ahead effect in the present embodiment, the first look-ahead effect that suggests a big hit expectation degree in the specific symbol variation game by the light emission mode of the light emitter, and the second look-ahead idea that suggests a big hit expectation degree in the particular symbol variation game due to occurrence of vibration Directive and are included.

First, an example of the first prefetch effect will be described with reference to FIGS. 5 to 9. The effects shown below are executed by the image display unit GH and the movable body 27 of the effect display device 11 controlled by the sub-control CPU 31a.

As shown in FIG. 5A, an image of the effect game is displayed on the image display unit GH, and an image of hold information that is information corresponding to the number of start-up reservations (for example, reference numeral “HG1” in the drawing). An image of game information that is information corresponding to a changing game (for example, a symbol “HG0” in the drawing) is displayed as an image. In addition, the white downward arrow in the drawing indicates a state in which the symbol row is changing. Further, the movable body 27 is partially exposed in the upper left portion of the image display unit GH in the non-operating state (state of the initial position).

A maximum of four images of the suspension information can be displayed on the image display unit GH so as to notify "4" which is the upper limit of the number of suspensions of starting. Then, in the image display unit GH, a plurality of images are displayed side by side when the number of suspensions of starting is “2” or more, and an image of suspension information corresponding to the suspension of starting is displayed in order from left to right. It On the other hand, in the image of the game information, when the start suspension is exhausted, that is, when a new effect game is started, the image displayed as the image of the suspension information in the earliest execution order is the predetermined position (the image of the suspension information. Is displayed to the left of the position where is displayed.

Then, as shown in FIG. 5B, when the number of pending start-ups is increased from 1 to 2 by entering a starting opening (the first starting opening 12 in this example), an image HG2 is displayed to the right of the image HG1. To be done. In the following description, the symbol variation game corresponding to the image HG2 that has not yet started is referred to as a specific symbol variation game. Then, in the first look-ahead effect described below, a look-ahead effect that suggests a jackpot expectation degree is executed for the specific symbol variation game corresponding to the image HG2. In FIG. 5B, the image HG2 is illustrated by "black circles (filled)", which means that it corresponds to the specific symbol variation game.

Then, as shown in FIG. 5C, when the effect game corresponding to the image HG0 ends, the effect symbols are fixedly displayed in the image display portion GH. Then, as shown in FIG. 5D, in the image display unit GH, the effect game corresponding to the image HG1 having the first execution order is started. With this start, the image display unit GH moves and displays the image HG1 as the image of the game information at the position where the image HG0 was displayed in FIG. 5C. Further, in the image display unit GH, the image HG2 displayed at the position indicating the second execution order in FIG. 5C is moved and displayed at the position indicating the first execution order.

Then, in this example, at the start of the effect game corresponding to the image HG1, the first look-ahead effect that suggests the jackpot expectation of the specific symbol variation game is executed. Specifically, the first prefetch effect is executed by blinking the light emitting unit of the movable body 27 waiting at the initial position in a predetermined effect pattern, as shown in FIG. 5D. In the present embodiment, blinking by the light emitting unit of the movable body 27 corresponds to light emission effect. The blinking mode of the movable body 27 and the suggested contents will be described later.

Further, as shown in FIG. 5E, the blinking by the light emitting unit of the movable body 27 can be continued even if the symbols in the left column are temporarily stopped and displayed in the effect game being executed. Further, as shown in FIG. 5F, the blinking by the light emitting portion of the movable body 27 can be continued until the symbols in the right column of the effect game being executed are temporarily stopped and displayed. That is, the blinking by the light emitting unit of the movable body 27 is a predetermined time from the start of the effect game (non-specific symbol variation game) that triggers the execution of the first lookahead effect until the symbols in the right column are temporarily stopped. It is feasible. In the present embodiment, the time from the start of the effect game that triggers the execution of the first look-ahead effect until the symbols in the specific column (the right column in the present embodiment) are temporarily stopped is the first look-ahead effect. This corresponds to a predetermined time during which the light emission effect can be executed. In addition, since the first look-ahead effect is an effect that is executed based on whether or not to execute the look-ahead effect triggered by a ball entering the starting mouth, the light-emitting effect as the first look-ahead effect is a game at the starting mouth. It can be said that the game can be executed in the period from the entrance of the game ball to the elapse of a predetermined time, triggered by the arrival of the ball.

As shown in FIG. 6, the first look-ahead effect is a selection rate (determined as executable) depending on the variation content of the symbol variation game that can be the specific symbol variation game and the start pending number when a ball that can be the specific symbol variation game occurs. Probability). In the present embodiment, whether or not to execute the first prefetch effect is randomly selected by random number lottery. The first look-ahead effect includes change contents in which the first look-ahead effect can be executed and change contents in which the first look-ahead effect cannot be executed. In the present embodiment, the change contents that make the first look-ahead effect unexecutable are the change contents that are not shortened and are not normally reached. On the other hand, in the present embodiment, the variation contents that enable execution of the first look-ahead effect include NR for performing reach effect, NR for pseudo continuous NR, SR for SR, pseudo SR for SR, NR per SR, per pseudo SR per pseudo. The contents of each change.

Note that the variation content that makes the first prefetching effect executable and the variation content that makes the first prefetching effect unexecutable are the same regardless of the number of start-up pending. That is, the first look-ahead effect can be executed according to the variation content of the specific symbol variation game, regardless of the number of starting suspensions. Further, the first look-ahead effect has no difference between the NR deviation and the pseudo-relational NR, the SR deviation and the pseudo-relational SR, and the probability of being executable for each SR and each pseudo-relational SR. That is, the first prefetching effect is set to have a probability of being executable depending on the type of the reach effect regardless of whether or not the pseudo-relation is included. The look-ahead command of the present embodiment is configured to be able to specify the win/fail, the variation content of the symbol variation game (main variation pattern), and the number of pending start-ups. These pieces of information may be transmitted to the sub-control CPU 31a by one pre-read command, or may be transmitted to the sub-control CPU 31a by a plurality of pre-read commands.

FIG. 7 shows the effect pattern of the first look-ahead effect and the selection rate of the effect pattern. When determining that the first look-ahead effect can be executed, the sub-control CPU 31a selects the effect pattern of the first look-ahead effect according to the selection rate shown in FIG. In the present embodiment, the effect pattern is randomly selected by random number lottery. The light emission of the light emitting unit according to the first look-ahead effect can change the light emission mode in the order of blue to green, and green to red, and the light emission color is in the order of blue <green <red, and there is a high likelihood of a big hit in the specific symbol variation game. Suggest that. Then, in the effect pattern of the first look-ahead effect, the blue pattern in which the emission color finally determined is blue, the green pattern in which the emission color finally determined is green, and the emission color finally determined are red There is a red pattern. That is, the blue pattern is a pattern in which the light emitting unit only blinks blue. The green pattern is a pattern in which the light emitting unit blinks blue and then blinks green. The red pattern is a pattern in which the light emitting unit blinks blue, then blinks green, and then blinks red.

In the present embodiment, the blue pattern has a high selection rate in the case of NR deviation, pseudo continuous NR deviation, SR deviation, and pseudo continuous SR deviation as compared with the selection rates for NR, SR, and pseudo continuous SR. .. Further, the green pattern does not appear in NR deviation and pseudo continuous NR deviation, and can appear in the big hit effect accompanied by SR effect or the big hit effect accompanied by NR effect. Then, the green patterns have the same selection rate in the variable contents that can appear. Further, the red pattern is out of NR as in the case of the green pattern and does not appear in the out-of-range continuous NR, but can appear in the big hit effect with SR effect or the big hit effect with NR effect. Then, the red pattern has a higher selection rate per NR, per SR, and per pseudo-relationship SR than to the selection rate when SR is out and pseudo-relational SR is out. By such allocation, it is suggested that the emission colors are in the order of blue<green<red and that the jackpot expectation in the specific symbol variation game is high. In addition, according to the distribution in FIG. 7, the shift to the SR effect is confirmed when the emission color changes from blue to green, and the big hit is determined when the effect game ends with the NR effect without the SR effect. You can recognize that

Hereinafter, the blinking mode of the movable body 27 in the first look-ahead effect of the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 8 and 9.
As shown in FIG. 8, the first look-ahead effect does not change to a high-expected emission color, and an effect that changes to a high-expected emission color and then blinks again after flashing a predetermined emission color. The first prefetching effect is finished and the effect is classified into. In the present embodiment, blinking of each emission color corresponds to a light emission effect.

The first look-ahead effect can be executed by any of the above-described three effect patterns of the blue pattern, the green pattern, and the red pattern. Then, in any of the three effect patterns, when the light emitting unit is caused to emit blue light, the light emission is blinked three times during the effect time Ta. Further, in the case where the light emitting portion is caused to emit green light in both the green pattern and the red pattern, the light emission is made to blink 5 times during the presentation time Ta. Further, when the light emitting portion is caused to emit red light in the red pattern, the light emission is made to blink 7 times during the presentation time Ta. In addition, in the present embodiment, it is possible to execute the final production that suggests that the emission color has been finalized at the end of the first look-ahead production. Specifically, in the case of a blue pattern, the light emitting unit is made to blink in blue three times, and then the light emitting unit is caused to emit light in a mode different from the light emitting mode (a part shown as blue confirmed in FIG. 8). Further, in the case of a green pattern, the light emitting portion is made to blink green five times, and then the light emitting portion is caused to emit light in a mode different from the light emitting mode (a part shown as green confirmation in FIG. 8). In the case of a red pattern, the light emitting unit is made to blink in red seven times, and then the light emitting unit is caused to emit light in a mode different from that mode (a part shown as red confirmed in FIG. 8).

In this embodiment, the number of blinks is different for each emission color. Further, in the present embodiment, the effect time for flashing a predetermined number of times for each emission color is the same effect time Ta for any emission color. Further, in the present embodiment, when the blue blinking number of 3 times is the first blinking number, the green blinking number of 5 times and the red blinking number of 7 times are both the second blinking number, The 5th and 7th blinks each have a higher jackpot expectation than the 3rd blink. Further, in the present embodiment, when the green blinking number of 5 times is the first blinking number, the red blinking number of 7 times is the second blinking number, and the 7 blinks are less than the 5 blinking times. The big hit expectation is high. That is, in the first look-ahead effect of this embodiment, the jackpot expectation increases as the number of blinks increases, and it becomes easier to recognize the transition of the jackpot expectation by executing light emission of different blinking times with different emission colors. ing.

Further, as shown in FIG. 8, the first look-ahead effect can be executed in the time from the start of the non-specific symbol variation game until the symbols in the right column are temporarily stopped. Then, the first look-ahead effect is configured so that, regardless of which effect pattern is executed, a predetermined luminescent color is settled by the time the symbols in the right column are temporarily stopped. Therefore, the main variation pattern that can execute the first look-ahead effect is the time until the emission color is determined to be red and the pattern in the right column in the red pattern where the emission color has the longest time to be determined in the effect pattern. Is a main fluctuation pattern in which the time until is temporarily stopped is the same time. As shown in FIG. 8, in the present embodiment, the effect time Ta of each luminescent color is set to "3 seconds", the final effect for determining the luminescent color is set to 2 seconds for blue or green, and 3 seconds for red. Therefore, in the red pattern, the time required to complete the finalizing effect for finalizing the emission color red is "12 seconds". On the other hand, in the main variation patterns HP3 to HP9 in which the first look-ahead effect can be executed, the time until the symbols in the right column are temporarily stopped is "12 seconds". The main variation pattern HP1 has the variation time set to "4000 ms (4 seconds)", and therefore the first prefetching effect based on the three effect patterns cannot be executed. Further, the main fluctuation pattern HP2 has the fluctuation time set to “14000 ms (14 seconds)”, but even if the first look-ahead effect is executed, the reach is not formed, and as a result, the reach effect is developed. The first lookahead effect cannot be executed because it cannot be obtained.

The light emitting effect is configured not to be executed in the same period as the pseudo continuous effect and the reach effect. In the present embodiment, in the main variation pattern including the pseudo continuous and reach effects, the symbols in the right column are temporarily stopped before the pseudo continuous and reach effects are executed, so the symbols in the right column are temporarily stopped. Is configured to end the light emission effect.

Next, a blinking pattern in which the light emission effect of each emission color blinks within the effect time Ta will be described with reference to FIG.
In this embodiment, the blinking pattern of each emission color is different. Specifically, the blinking pattern of three blinks whose emission color is blue is a blinking interval Tb1 that indicates the interval from the lighting of the light emitting unit to the turning off of the light emitting unit, and the light emitting unit emits three times at the blinking interval Tb1. Let The blinking interval Tb1 corresponds to the sum of the lighting time Td1 of the light emitting unit and the extinguishing time Tc1 of the light emitting unit. Further, the blinking pattern of 5 blinks whose emission color is green causes the light emitting unit to emit 5 times at a blinking interval Tb2 shorter than the blinking interval Tb1 of 3 blinks. The blinking interval Tb2 corresponds to a time obtained by adding up the lighting time Td2 of the light emitting unit and the extinguishing time Tc2 of the light emitting unit, and both the lighting time Td2 and the extinguishing time Tc2 are the lighting time Td1 and the extinguishing time Tc1 when blinking three times. It is a short time in comparison. In addition, the blinking pattern of 7 blinks whose emission color is red makes the light emitting section emit light 7 times at a blinking interval Tb3 shorter than the blinking interval Tb2 of 5 blinks. The blinking interval Tb3 corresponds to a time obtained by adding the lighting time Td3 of the light emitting unit and the extinguishing time Tc3 of the light emitting unit, and both the lighting time Td3 and the extinguishing time Tc3 are the lighting time Td2 and the extinguishing time Tc2 at the time of blinking 5 times. It is a short time in comparison. In the present embodiment, as described above, the blinking interval of the light emitting unit in each light emission effect is made different, thereby changing the number of blinks in the effect time Ta of each light emission effect. The blinking interval is shortened as the number of blinks in the presentation time Ta increases.

In the present embodiment, the blinking intervals in the effect time Ta are different for each emission color. Then, in the present embodiment, when the blinking interval when the number of blinks of blue is 3 is the first blinking interval, the blinking interval when the number of times of green blinking is 5 and the number of blinks of red are 7 The blinking intervals at each time are short and become the second blinking intervals, and the 5th blinking and the 7th blinking have higher jackpot expectations than the 3rd blinking. In addition, in the present embodiment, when the blinking interval when the green blinking number is 5 is the first blinking interval, the blinking interval when the red blinking number is 7 times is short and becomes the second blinking interval. Blinking 7 times is more likely to hit the jackpot than blinking 5 times. In other words, in the first look-ahead effect of this embodiment, the big hit expectation degree becomes higher as the blinking interval becomes shorter, and the transition of the big hit expectation degree is recognized by executing light emission at different blinking intervals with different emission colors. It's getting easier.

Next, an example of the second prefetch effect will be described with reference to FIGS. 10 to 13. The second prefetching effect of the present embodiment is executed by the image display unit GH, the movable body 27, the operation button BT, and the vibration unit SU of the effect display device 11 controlled by the sub-control CPU 31a. The second pre-reading effect, which is a specific effect, includes a second pre-reading effect that is triggered by a game ball entering the starting opening and a second pre-reading effect that is triggered by the start of the symbol variation game. ..

Hereinafter, the second prefetching effect that is performed when the game ball enters the starting opening will be described with reference to FIG. In the second look-ahead effect that is performed when the game ball enters the starting opening in the present embodiment, there are two types of execution modes, a first execution mode and a second execution mode.

10A and 10B show a second prefetch effect in the first execution mode.
As shown in FIG. 10( a ), the start pending number is increased from 0 to 1 by entering a starting opening (the first starting opening 12 in this example) during execution of the effect game corresponding to the image HG0 of the game information. Then, the image HG1 of the hold information is displayed on the right of the image HG0. Further, as shown in FIG. 10B, the number of pending start-ups is 1 to 2 due to the ball entering the starting opening (the first starting opening 12 in this example) during execution of the effect game corresponding to the image HG0 of the game information. When it is increased to, the image HG2 of the hold information is displayed on the right side of the image HG1.

In this example, the effect game corresponding to the image HG2 is the specific symbol variation game, and it is determined to execute the second prefetch effect in the first execution mode. Therefore, in the second prefetch effect of the first execution mode, the vibration effect in which the operation button BT vibrates is executed at the timing when the game ball corresponding to the image HG2 enters. In the second prefetch effect of the first execution mode, since the vibration effect is executed at the timing of entering the ball, the start timing of the vibration effect is displayed as an image of the hold information indicating that the start hold is generated by entering the game ball. It is the same start timing as the effect to be displayed. Then, in the second look-ahead effect of the first execution mode, the vibration effect is executed at the timing when the game ball enters the ball, and the jackpot expectation degree of the specific symbol variation game corresponding to the entering start hold is suggested. The player can recognize that. In the second look-ahead effect, a vibration effect that vibrates the operation button BT is executed, but the operation valid period of the operation button BT is not set. That is, even if the operation button BT is operated by the generation of the vibration effect, the operation is an invalid operation. The vibration effect of this embodiment is equivalent to the effect using the operation button BT in vibrating the operation button BT, but the occurrence of the vibration is not triggered by the operation of the operation button BT by the player, and is for the sub-control. The CPU 31a vibrates when the timing of vibration is reached.

10C to 10E show the second prefetching effect of the second execution mode.
As shown in FIG. 10( c ), the number of pending start-ups is increased from 0 to 1 by entering the starting opening (the first starting opening 12 in this example) during execution of the effect game corresponding to the image HG 0 of the game information. Then, the image HG1 of the hold information is displayed on the right of the image HG0. Further, as shown in FIG. 10D, the number of pending start-ups is 1 to 2 due to the ball entering the starting opening (the first starting opening 12 in this example) during execution of the effect game corresponding to the image HG0 of the game information. When it is increased to, the image HG2 of the hold information is displayed on the right side of the image HG1.

In this example, the effect game corresponding to the image HG2 is the specific symbol variation game, and it is determined to execute the second prefetch effect in the second execution mode. However, in the second pre-reading effect of the second execution mode, unlike the second pre-reading effect of the first execution mode, the vibration effect is not executed at the timing when the game ball corresponding to the image HG2 enters, and corresponds to the image HG2. It starts after a predetermined time (5 seconds in the present embodiment) from the game ball entering. Therefore, in the second prefetch effect of the second execution mode, as shown in FIG. 10E, for example, the effect game corresponding to the image HG0 ends and the effect game corresponding to the image HG1 of the hold information is executed. Sometimes it starts from.

In this way, in the second prefetch effect of the second execution mode, since the vibration effect is not executed at the timing of entering the ball, the start timing of the vibration effect is the hold information indicating that the start hold is generated by the entry of the game ball. This is a start timing different from the effect of displaying an image. That is, in the second look-ahead effect of the second execution mode, the display of the hold based on the incoming ball and the vibration generated when the hold is the specific symbol variation game are executed with a time difference of a predetermined time. Then, in the second prefetch effect of the second execution mode, it becomes difficult to recognize whether or not the particular symbol variation game is a target for which the jackpot expectation degree is suggested by having a time difference between the display of the hold and the occurrence of the vibration. In particular, in the example of FIG. 10(e), which is the specific symbol variation game when a further ball entry other than the ball entry corresponding to the image HG2 occurs before the vibration occurs Difficulty in recognition appears more prominently.

The pachinko gaming machine 10 of the present embodiment has a main fluctuation pattern in which a fluctuation time shorter than a predetermined time (5 seconds) for delaying the occurrence of vibration in the second prefetch effect of the second execution mode is set. As a specific example, it is the main variation pattern HP1 that is not shortened as shown in FIG. For this reason, when a ball that allows execution of the second look-ahead effect in the second execution mode occurs after the effect game based on the main variation pattern HP1 has been executed, vibration may occur after the start of the next effect game. .. That is, the vibration of the second look-ahead effect can be generated across the effect game of the main change pattern HP1 that is a specific change pattern and the effect game thereafter. The generation of vibration is not limited to the effect game of the main variation pattern HP1 as the effect game being executed, as long as the remaining time of the effect game being executed is less than the predetermined time. Even in the production game of, it may occur after the start of the next production game.

The second look-ahead effect that is triggered by the game ball entering the starting opening described above is a first effect that displays an image of hold information indicating that a hold has occurred due to entering the game ball, The second effect as a vibration effect of the operation button BT that accompanies the first effect. In addition, the first effect for displaying the image of the above-mentioned hold information corresponds to the special first effect, and the second look-ahead effect including the special first effect corresponds to the first specific effect.

Next, the second prefetch effect, which is triggered by the start of the symbol variation game, will be described with reference to FIGS. 11 and 12. The second look-ahead effect that is triggered by the start of the symbol variation game is also an effect using the operation button BT that is the operation means. The effect using the operation button BT is usually triggered by the operation of the operation button BT by the player. Specifically, when the player operates the operation button BT during the operation valid period of the operation button BT, the operation button BT is triggered by the operation, for example, a notice image is displayed or a notice sound is output. An effect that responds to the operation of is accompanied and executed.

The operation effects shown in FIGS. 11A, 11B, and 12A are front button effects that are performed in a manner that actively encourages the player to operate the operation buttons BT. In this operation effect, an operation image (an image of “PUSH” in the drawing) that prompts the operation of the operation button BT at the start of variation is displayed on the image display unit GH. In addition, in the front button effect, an operation valid period during which the operation of the operation button BT can be accepted is set in addition to the display of the operation image, and the operation of the operation button BT is valid during the operation valid period. Then, as shown in FIG. 11B and FIG. 12A, when the operation button BT is operated in the operation valid period, the image display unit GH produces an effect that suggests a jackpot expectation degree for the effect game being executed. Executed. In the present embodiment, the suggestion of the jackpot expectation degree is that a button image is displayed without displaying a success mode in which an image simulating the character “intense heat” is displayed or an image simulating the character “intense heat!” is displayed. It is executed in any of the failure modes (not shown) to end. In the present embodiment, the effect that suggests the jackpot expectation degree that is executed by operating the operation button BT corresponds to the operation effect.

The operation effect shown in FIGS. 11C, 11D, and 12B is a mode in which it is difficult to recognize the operation timing of the operation button BT without actively prompting the player to operate the operation button BT. This is the back button effect (hidden button effect) that is performed. In this operation effect, the operation image prompting the operation of the operation button BT is not displayed. On the other hand, in the back button effect, the operation valid period in which the operation of the operation button BT can be accepted is set similarly to the front button effect, and the operation of the operation button BT is valid during the operation valid period. Then, as shown in FIG. 11D and FIG. 12B, when the operation button BT is operated during the operation valid period, the jackpot expectation for the effect game being executed in the image display unit GH is the same as the front button effect. The production that suggests the degree is executed.

The operation effects shown in FIGS. 11E, 11F, and 12C are second look-ahead effects that are triggered by the start of the symbol variation game (effect game). In the second look-ahead effect, execution of the second look-ahead effect is determined so that the effect game corresponding to the image HG0 of the game information shown in FIG. 11E is the specific symbol variation game, and corresponds to the image HG0. The second prefetching effect is not executed while execution of the effect game is suspended. In this respect, the second look-ahead effect that is triggered by the start of the symbol variation game is different from the second look-ahead effect in the second execution mode shown in FIGS.

Then, the second look-ahead effect that is triggered by the start of the symbol variation game is, as shown in FIGS. 11F and 12C, after the start of the effect game of the image HG0 which is the specific symbol variation game, is predetermined. The vibration effect is started after a time (5 seconds in the present embodiment). In addition, the second prefetching effect that is triggered by the start of the symbol variation game may be started a predetermined time after the image HG0 displayed as the hold information is moved and displayed at the position where the image of the game information is displayed. I can say. According to the second look-ahead effect, the second look-ahead effect is executed at the start of the effect game, so that the connection between the effect game started and the second look-ahead effect can be grasped, and the jackpot expectation degree is suggested. Person can recognize. In other words, it can be said that it is difficult to recognize which is the specific symbol variation game because it coexists with the second prefetch effect of the second execution mode and there is a hold at the start of the symbol variation game.

In the second prefetch effect triggered by the start of the symbol variation game, the vibration effect of vibrating the operation button BT is executed, but the operation effective period of the operation button BT is not set. That is, even if the operation button BT is operated by the generation of the vibration effect, the operation is an invalid operation. The vibration effect of this embodiment is equivalent to the effect using the operation button BT in vibrating the operation button BT, but the occurrence of the vibration is not triggered by the operation of the operation button BT by the player, and is for the sub-control. The CPU 31a vibrates when the timing of vibration is reached. The second look-ahead effect triggered by the start of the symbol variation game starts the effect using the operation button BT triggered by the start of the symbol variation game as in the operation effect shown in FIGS. 11(a) to (d). However, the effect is different from the front button effect and the back button effect in that the operation effective period is not set. Further, in the second prefetch effect triggered by the start of the symbol variation game, the operation image is not displayed as in the back button effect.

The second look-ahead effect that is triggered by the start of the symbol variation game described above is the first effect that is displayed by moving the image of the hold information to the position where the image of the game information is displayed, and the first effect. It is configured by a second effect as a vibration effect of the associated operation button BT. Further, the first effect displayed by moving the image of the hold information to the position where the image of the game information is displayed corresponds to the specific first effect, and the second look-ahead effect including the specific first effect is the second prefetch effect. It corresponds to a specific performance.

As shown in FIG. 13, the second look-ahead effect is a selection rate (determined to be executable) depending on the variation content of the symbol variation game that can be the specific symbol variation game and the number of start-up pending when a ball that can be the specific symbol variation game occurs. Probability). In the present embodiment, whether or not to execute the second prefetching effect is randomly selected by random number lottery. The second pre-reading effect includes a change content that can execute the second pre-reading effect and a change content that cannot execute the second pre-reading effect. In the present embodiment, the variation contents that make the second look-ahead rendering inexecutable are the variation contents that are out of shortening and normally out of which the reach rendering is not performed, and the variation contents that include NR effects regardless of whether they are right or wrong. On the other hand, in the present embodiment, the change content that enables the second prefetching effect is each change content including the SR effect regardless of whether it is right or wrong.

In addition, the variation content that makes the second prefetching effect executable and the variation content that makes the second prefetching effect unexecutable are the same regardless of the number of pending start-ups. That is, the second look-ahead effect can be executed according to the variation content of the specific symbol variation game, regardless of the number of starting suspensions. Further, the second prefetch effect has no difference in the probability of being executable between the SR out-of-sync and the pseudo continuous SR out, and there is no difference in the probability of being executable per SR and per pseudo continuous SR. That is, the probability is set for the second look-ahead effect regardless of whether or not the pseudo-relationship is included. On the other hand, in the second prefetching effect, the selection rate in the case of hitting SR is higher than in the case of hitting SR, so that the degree of expectation of a big hit is high. In addition, since the second look-ahead effect can be selected with each variation content including the SR effect, when the second look-ahead effect is executed, that is, when the operation button BT vibrates without the operation button BT being operated, It can be determined that the specific symbol variation game has variation contents including SR effects.

When the sub-control CPU 31a determines that the second prefetching effect can be executed based on the selection rate shown in FIG. 13, it determines the execution mode of the second prefetching effect by random number lottery. Specifically, whether to execute the second look-ahead effect in one of the first execution mode and the second execution mode triggered by the entry of the game ball, or whether triggered by the start of the symbol variation game decide. Then, the sub-control CPU 31a causes the second prefetching effect to be executed according to the determined execution mode.

In the present embodiment, the sub-control CPU 31a performs a prohibition process in which the second prefetch effect and the operation effects shown in FIGS. 11A to 11D are not executed at the same time. In this prohibition process, the sub-control CPU 31a determines whether to execute the second prefetching effect and executes the second prefetching effect in a predetermined execution mode. When the operation effect is being executed, the sub-control CPU 31a vibrates when the timing to start the vibration effect arrives. Do not execute the performance. In addition, in the prohibition process, if the sub-control CPU 31a has already decided to execute the operation effect at the time of entering the starting opening, that is, at the time of receiving the pre-reading command, the sub-control CPU 31a determines whether to execute the second pre-reading effect. , The execution of the vibration effect as the second effect that constitutes the second look-ahead effect is not determined. According to such prohibition processing, in the second look-ahead effect, when the operation effect is executed, the image display of the hold information or the image display of the game information is executed as the first effect that constitutes the second look-ahead effect. However, the vibration effect as the second effect accompanying these first effects is not executed. That is, the second prefetch effect includes an effect in which the second effect is not executed and only the first effect is executed.

Therefore, in this embodiment, the following effects can be obtained.
(1) The first prefetch effect is a light emission effect by light emission of the light emitting unit of the movable body 27. In the lighting effect, the lighting mode can be changed, and the big hit expectation degree is suggested by the lighting mode. The time controlled by each light emission mode is the same effect time in any light emission mode, and the number of blinks in each light emission mode is a different number of blinks in any light emission mode. Therefore, by changing the number of times of blinking in the same effect time in each light emission mode, the flashing mode is different and the light emission effect can be emphasized. In addition, since the light emission effect is performed for the same time in any light emission mode, it is possible to entertain the light emission effect for the same time regardless of which jackpot expectation level. In addition, the above-described effect can be caused by the fact that the blinking interval in each light emitting mode is different. That is, the light emission effect can be emphasized by changing the blinking interval.

(2) In the luminescence production, the big hit expectation degree is suggested by the luminescent color, and the luminescent mode can be changed in the order of blue, green, and red, and the big hit expectation degree is suggested by the luminescent color. Therefore, by suggesting the jackpot expectation degree by the emission color, the jackpot expectation degree can be clearly indicated. In addition, it is possible to make the transition of the jackpot expectation easy to understand.

(3) Since the increase in the number of blinks is performed within the effect time of the light emission effect, it is possible to suppress the increase in the effect time due to the increase in the number of blinks, and it is possible to entertain the light emission effect for the same time regardless of the expectation of a big hit.

(4) Since the blinking interval is reduced within the effect time of the light emission effect, it is possible to suppress the reduction of the effect time due to the decrease of the blinking interval, and it is possible to entertain the light emission effect for the same time regardless of the expectation of a big hit.

(5) Since the light emission effect is executed when the player enters the starting opening, the player can easily recognize the target suggested by the light emission effect.
(6) There are a first execution mode and a second execution mode in the second prefetching effect triggered by a ball entering the starting opening. That is, in the second prefetch effect, there are cases where the start timings of the first effect and the second effect are the same, and cases where the start timings of the first effect and the second effect are not the same, and the player starts the start timing. I feel uncomfortable because of the difference. For this reason, it is possible to draw attention to the production that gives a feeling of strangeness.

(7) The second look-ahead effect that suggests the jackpot expectation degree indicates the jackpot expectation degree by the occurrence of the vibration effect in which the operation button BT vibrates. In the vibration effect, the operation effective period is not set, and the vibration effect vibrates regardless of the operation of the operation button BT. For this reason, it is difficult for the player to predict the occurrence of vibration, and it is possible to give the player a long sense of expectation for the prefetching effect.

(8) In addition, the second prefetching effect can be executed as a prefetching effect at the time of entering the starting opening and a prefetching effect at the start of the symbol variation game. For this reason, it is possible to diversify the generation mode of the vibration effect, make it difficult for the player to predict the occurrence of vibration, and make the player have a long expectation for the prefetching effect.

(9) Further, the second prefetch effect is executed after a predetermined time (5 seconds in the embodiment) from the occurrence of a ball that can be a specific symbol variation game. By the execution of the second look-ahead effect, a symbol variation game that is not a specific symbol variation game is executed, or a symbol variation game that is not a specific symbol variation game is suspended, so that the player has difficulty in recognizing the specific symbol variation game. Become. Therefore, it is possible to give a long sense of expectation to the symbol variation game in which the degree of expectation is suggested.

(10) As an effect using the operation button BT that can be operated by the player, an operation effect executed by operating the operation button BT and a vibration that vibrates the operation button BT regardless of the operation of the operation button BT. There is a production. By not executing the operation effect and the vibration effect at the same time, it is possible to suppress the inconsistent suggestion between the operation effect and the vibration effect.

(11) If the execution of the operation effect has already been determined at the time of entering the starting opening, the execution of the vibration effect is not determined. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the operation effect and the vibration effect from being combined, and it is possible to prevent the player from misunderstanding.

(12) Since the vibration effect is executed with the start of the symbol variation game as a trigger, it is possible to make it easier for the player who is paying attention to the symbol variation game to understand the execution of the vibration effect. Therefore, it is possible to suppress the occurrence of a situation where the suggestion of the big hit expectation degree due to the vibration effect is overlooked.

The embodiment can be modified and implemented as follows. The embodiment and the following modified examples can be implemented in combination with each other within a technically consistent range.
-FIG.14 and FIG.15 has shown another example of the light emission aspect of light emission production.

In the blinking mode, which is the light emitting mode shown in FIG. 14A, each lighting time Td4, Td5, Td6 in each light emitting pattern (3 blinks, 5 blinks, 7 blinks) is the same time, while each light emission is This is a mode in which the extinguishing times Tc4, Tc5, and Tc6 in the pattern (3 blinks, 5 blinks, 7 blinks) are set to different times. The extinguishing times Tc4, Tc5, and Tc6 are shorter in the order of extinguishing time Tc6<extinguishing time Tc5<extinguishing time Tc4. When each light emission pattern is set in this manner, the blinking interval Tb4 of 3 blinks is the longest, the blinking interval Tb 5 of 5 blinks is the longest, and the blinking interval Tb 6 of 7 blinks is the shortest. As a result, in the light emission effect of this another example, the smaller the number of times, the slower the lighting, and the larger the number of times, the faster the lighting. If the lighting times Td4, Td5, and Td6 are set to the same time and the extinguishing times Tc4, Tc5, and Tc6 are changed as in this another example, the number of blinks of each light emission pattern can be made different, and similar to the embodiment. It is possible to suggest the jackpot expectation degree by the number of blinks.

In addition, the blinking mode, which is the light emitting mode shown in FIG. 14A, is a mode in which the blinking intervals Tb4, Tb5, Tb6 in each light emitting pattern (3 blinks, 5 blinks, 7 blinks) are made different. The blinking intervals Tb4, Tb5, Tb6 are shorter in the order of blinking interval Tb6<blinking interval Tb5<blinking interval Tb4. As in this another example, if the lighting times Td4, Td5, and Td6 are the same, and the extinguishing times Tc4, Tc5, and Tc6 are changed, the blinking intervals of the respective light emission patterns can be made different, and similar to the embodiment. The blinking interval can suggest the jackpot expectation.

In the blinking mode, which is the light emitting mode shown in FIG. 14B, the extinguishing times Tc7, Tc8, and Tc9 in each light emitting pattern (3 blinks, 5 blinks, 7 blinks) are set to the same time, while This is a mode in which the respective lighting times Td7, Td8, and Td9 in the light emission pattern (3 blinks, 5 blinks, 7 blinks) are set to different times. The lighting times Td7, Td8, and Td9 are shorter in the order of lighting time Td9<lighting time Td8<lighting time Td7. When each light emission pattern is set in this way, the lighting time Td7 of 3 blinks is the longest, the lighting time Td8 of 5 blinks is the longest, and the lighting time Td 9 of 7 blinks is the shortest. As a result, in the light emission effect of this another example, the smaller the number of times, the longer the lighting, and the larger the number of times, the shorter the lighting. As in this another example, if the turn-off times Tc7, Tc8, and Tc9 are the same, and the turn-on times Td7, Td8, and Td9 are changed, the number of blinks of each light emission pattern can be made different, as in the embodiment. The number of blinks can indicate the degree of expectation of a big hit.

In addition, the blinking mode, which is the light emitting mode shown in FIG. 14B, is a mode in which the blinking intervals Tb7, Tb8, and Tb9 in each light emitting pattern (3 blinks, 5 blinks, 7 blinks) are made different. The blinking intervals Tb7, Tb8, Tb9 are shorter in the order of blinking interval Tb9<blinking interval Tb8<blinking interval Tb7. As in this another example, if the turn-off times Tc7, Tc8, and Tc9 are the same, and the turn-on times Td7, Td8, and Td9 are changed, the blinking intervals of the respective light emission patterns can be made different, and similar to the embodiment. The blinking interval can suggest the jackpot expectation.

In the blinking manner, which is the light emitting manner shown in FIG. 14C, the extinguishing times Tc10, Tc11, and Tc12 in each light emitting pattern (three blinks, five blinks, and seven blinks) are set to the same time, and each light emission pattern ( Each lighting time Td10, Td11, Td12 in 3 blinks, 5 blinks, 7 blinks) is the same time, and each blinking interval Tb10, Tb11, in each light emission pattern (3 blinks, 5 blinks, 7 blinks). This is a mode in which Tb12 is the same time. Even if the extinguishing times Tc10, Tc11, Tc12, the lighting times Td10, Td11, Td12 and the blinking intervals Tb10, Tb11, Tb12 are not changed as in this another example, the number of blinks of each light emission pattern can be made different, Similar to the form, it is possible to suggest the jackpot expectation by the number of blinks.

In the blinking mode, which is the light emitting mode shown in FIG. 15A, the number of times each flashing in each light emitting pattern is three times in any light emitting pattern, and the lighting times Td13, Td14, Td15 in each light emitting pattern are the same time. On the other hand, this is a mode in which the extinguishing times Tc13, Tc14, and Tc15 in the respective light emission patterns are set to different times. The extinguishing times Tc13, Tc14, and Tc15 are shorter in the order of extinguishing time Tc13<extinguishing time Tc14<extinguishing time Tc15. As in this another example, if the lighting times Td13, Td14, and Td15 are set to the same time and the extinguishing times Tc13, Tc14, and Tc15 are changed, the blinking intervals Tb13, Tb14, and Tb15 of the respective light emission patterns can be made different, Similar to the embodiment, it is possible to suggest the jackpot expectation degree by the blinking interval.

The blinking mode, which is the light emitting mode shown in FIG. 15B, is a mode in which the start times Te1, Te2, and Te3 until the first lighting in each light emitting pattern is started are different times. The start times Te1, Te2, Te3 are shorter in the order of start time Te3<start time Te2<start time Te1. As in this another example, if the start times Te1, Te2, Te3 are changed, the number of blinks and the blinking interval of each light emission pattern can be made different, and like the embodiment, the jackpot expectation degree is determined by the number of blinks and the blinking interval. Can be suggested. In addition, in the light emitting patterns of the embodiment and the other examples of FIGS. 14A to 14C and FIG. 15A, the timing of starting the first lighting is the same.

In the first look-ahead effect of the embodiment, the jackpot expectation is increased when the number of blinks is large, but the distribution may be changed so that the jackpot expectation is increased when the number of blinks is small. Further, the number of blinks of the light emission effect is not limited to the number of blinks of the embodiment (3 blinks, 5 blinks, 7 blinks), and can be arbitrarily changed.

In the first look-ahead effect of the embodiment, the jackpot expectation is high when the blinking interval is short, but the distribution may be changed so that the jackpot expectation is high when the blinking interval is long.
The light emission mode of the light emission effect may have the same light emission color and different light emission modes. In the light emission mode in which the emission colors are the same, different jackpot expectations may be suggested by making one or both of the blinking frequency and the blinking interval different.

-In the first look-ahead effect, the movable body 27 having the light emitting unit may be moved when the light emitting effect is executed. FIG. 16A shows a state where the effect game is being played on the image display unit GH and the movable body 27 is located at the initial position. Then, as shown in FIGS. 16B and 16C, the movable body 27 moves toward the center of the image display unit GH with the execution of the first prefetching effect. When the movable body 27 operates, the movable body 27 moves toward the final stop position when the center (or substantially the center) of the image display unit GH is set as the final stop position (the state of FIG. 16C). The number of parts located in front of the image display part GH increases. That is, the movable body 27 may appear so as to reduce the occupied area of the area where the display effect can be visually recognized in the image display unit GH when the operation is performed. When the movable body 27 operates, the effect image may be displayed on the image display unit GH in addition to the light emission by the light emitting unit. The effect image may be an effect image of the same color as the emission color of the light emission effect, or may be an effect image of a different color.

The light emission effect is not limited to the effect by the movable body 27 and can be arbitrarily changed. For example, the decoration lamp La arranged in the front frame or the lamp built in the operation button BT may be configured to emit light.

When the effect display device 11 of the embodiment is used as a main display device, the pachinko gaming machine 10 may include a single display device or a plurality of sub display devices in addition to the main display device. If the sub display device is movable, the sub display device can be regarded as a kind of effect movable body, and the sub display device may be used to execute effects such as prefetch effect. Further, the light emission effect may be executed by the sub display device.

The predetermined time during which the light emission effect can be executed may be a time different from the time from the start of the symbol variation game to the temporary stop of the symbols in the specific row. For example, the predetermined time may be the time until the effect symbol is temporarily stopped in the left column while the right column and the middle column are changing. In addition, the main variation pattern capable of executing the first look-ahead effect is the right pattern in comparison with the time until the emission color is determined to be red in the red pattern, which takes the longest time to determine the emission color in the effect pattern. The main variation pattern may take a long time until the symbols in the row stop temporarily.

-The change stop order in the effect game may be changed. For example, the first stop row may be the left row, the second stop row may be the middle row, and the third stop row may be the right row.
The light emission effect may be executed after the symbols in the left column and the right column are once stopped. That is, the symbols in the right column may be executed in the same period as the pseudo-relation and the reach effect executed after the symbols are once stopped. When the light-emission effect is performed in the same period as in the pseudo-relation, it may be executable in any of the plurality of variation cycles in the pseudo-repetition. Further, in the light-emission effect executed in a plurality of fluctuating cycles of pseudo-relation, the light-emission mode may be changed in each fluctuating cycle. That is, in the pseudo series of three fluctuation cycles, the number of blinks is three in the first fluctuation cycle, the number of blinks is five in the second fluctuation cycle, and the number of blinks is seven in the third fluctuation cycle. It may be possible to execute the light emission effect.

The light-emission effect may be executable if the number of pending start-ups is 1 or more during the execution of the out-of-shortening effect game. In this case, the light-emission effect may be executable across the currently-executed out-of-shortening effect game and the effect game after the out-of-shortening effect game.

The light emission effect may be started when the ball enters the starting opening as shown in FIG. 5B (ball entry corresponding to the image HG2 of the hold information). In this case, the effect game that is executed when the player enters the ball may be restricted so that the light-emission effect triggered by the player is not started when the expectation of a big hit is high, such as the content including the SR effect. Further, in this regulation, even if the content includes SR effect, for example, if it is possible to start and end the light emission effect before the SR effect starts (the color is fixed), the light emission effect is started. You can Further, when the execution of the light emission effect is started when the ball enters the starting opening as described above, the light emission effect may be executed across the following fluctuations.

The light emission effect is specified after the start in any of the case of starting with the start of the symbol variation game as in the embodiment and the case of starting with the entry into the starting opening as in the other example. You may make it continuously run until the symbol variation game starts. In the light emission effect in this case, the effect pattern may be repeatedly executed. For example, when the red pattern is selected, light may be emitted in the order of blue→green→red, and after the red is confirmed, the red pattern may be repeated in order from blue again. Further, in the light emission effect in this case, if the light emission effect based on the effect pattern is completed, thereafter, the light emission may be repeated only with the decided color. For example, when the red pattern is selected, the light may be emitted in the order of blue→green→red, and after red is confirmed, blinking of red may be repeated or red may be continuously lit.

The first effect included in the specific effect may be an effect that changes the display mode of the image of the hold information indicating the pending variable game to a specific display mode. There are a plurality of display modes as specific display modes, and the jackpot expectation level is suggested by the display mode of the image of the hold information.

The vibration effect is not limited to the effect caused by the vibration of the operation button BT, and can be arbitrarily changed. For example, a plurality of operating means that vibrate may be provided, or the movable body 27 and the firing handle HD may vibrate.

The pachinko gaming machine 10 may be provided with only a vibrating effect that vibrates the operation button BT without violating the operation of the operation button BT by the player. In addition, the pachinko gaming machine 10 vibrates with the operation of the operation button BT by the player in addition to the effect of vibrating without the operation of the operation button BT by the player as a vibration effect for vibrating the operation button BT. You may be equipped with the effect. As described above, when the vibration effect includes both a case where the operation of the player is a trigger and a case where it is not, the pachinko gaming machine 10 produces the vibration effect without the operation of the operation button BT by the player as a trigger. It is feasible.

-The execution order of the first effect and the second effect may be changed. That is, the first effect may be started after the execution of the second effect.
-The operation effect and the second effect may be executed at the same time. The sub-control CPU 31a may be able to determine the second effect if execution of the operation effect has already been determined at the time of entering the starting opening.

In the embodiment, the second look-ahead effect is triggered by the entry into the starting opening, the second look-ahead effect of the first execution mode, the second look-ahead effect of the second execution mode, and the start of the symbol variation game. There is a second look-ahead effect. Whether or not to execute these second prefetch effects may be determined according to the game state. That is, the type of the second prefetch effect that can be executed may be set according to the game state. Further, the first prefetch effect and the second prefetch effect may be prefetch effects that can be executed in the same game state, or may be prefetch effects that can be executed in different game states.

The operation button BT may be provided with a light-emitting body that produces a light emission effect, and may be configured to be capable of executing a light emission effect.
The first effect may be an effect different from the effect for displaying the image of the hold information. For example, it may be an effect of displaying a character. Further, the second effect may be an effect different from the vibration effect. For example, the second effect may be a voice effect that outputs a voice as the dialogue of the character displayed by the first effect.

-In a pachinko gaming machine, a state of using a small hit lottery or a small hit game (for example, small hit RUSH) may be configured to occur. For example, the state of using the small hit lottery or the small hit game may be more advantageous than the high base state. The prefetch effect may suggest a small hit pattern in the special figure game in addition to the big hit expectation degree, and suggest the degree of expectation that the special figure game will be a small hit (hereinafter, referred to as small hit expectation degree).

The main fluctuation pattern is not limited to the main fluctuation pattern shown in FIG. 4 and can be arbitrarily changed. For example, the pseudo-run may include a plurality of pseudo-runs having different numbers of fluctuation cycles, or the NR effect and the SR effect may include a plurality of reach effects having different expectations.

-The odds of winning in the normal win lottery when the non-ball entry rate is improved may be zero. In this case, if the gaming state during the regular hit lottery is in the non-ball entry rate improving state, the universal figure variation process is normally performed without performing the regular hit lottery, and the gaming state during the regular hit lottery is entered. The normal winning lottery may be performed in the sphere improvement state.

The sub control board 31 is used as a sub integrated control board, and a display control board that specially controls the effect display device 11 separately from the sub control board 31, a light emission control board that specially controls the decorative lamp La, and a speaker Sp specially control. A voice control board may be provided. Such a sub overall control board and a board for controlling other effects may be included in the sub control board.

The main control CPU 30a of the main control board 30 and the sub-control CPU 31a of the sub-control board 31 may be mounted on a single board. Further, in the above-mentioned another example, the display control board, the light emission control board, and the sound control board may be arbitrarily combined to form a single board or a plurality of boards.

The pachinko gaming machine 10 of the embodiment may be embodied as a gaming machine (a so-called 1 type 2 type mixing machine) that gives a big hit game when a game ball passes through a specific area.
・As a pachinko gaming machine 10 equipped with a probability variation function, a specification that gives a probability variation state until the next big hit is won, a specification that gives a probability variation state until you win a fall lottery (falling machine), or a predetermined There is a specification (ST machine) that gives a probability variation state until the symbol variation game for the number of times is completed. Further, a pachinko gaming machine equipped with a probability variation function has a specification (V certainty variation machine) that gives a probability variation state when a game ball passes through a specific area. The pachinko gaming machine 10 of the embodiment may be embodied as a pachinko gaming machine of any of these specifications. Further, the pachinko gaming machine 10 may be a pachinko gaming machine having a specification in which the above-described tumble machine and V confirmation machine are mixed.

-The first special figure game and the second special figure game may be applied to a pachinko gaming machine capable of simultaneously executing. For example, the first special figure game may be configured to be executable when the big hit game is not occurring regardless of whether the second special figure game is being executed. Further, for example, the second special figure game may be configured to be executable regardless of whether or not the first special figure game is being executed when the big hit game is not occurring.

Next, technical ideas that can be understood from the above-described embodiment and other examples will be added below.
(B) In the gaming machine in which the big hit game that is advantageous to the player is generated after the predetermined big hit display result is displayed in the symbol change game performed by changing the symbols, is the above-mentioned symbol change game a big hit? The jackpot determining means for determining, a light emitting means for executing a light emitting effect using a light emitting body, and a light emitting control means for controlling light emission of the light emitting means, wherein the light emitting body is one of a plurality of light emitting modes. It is possible to emit light in any of the light emitting modes, and the light emitting effect is an effect that suggests a big hit expectation degree depending on the light emitting mode of the light emitting body, and the light emitting mode of the light emitting body emits light in any light emitting mode. A gaming machine in which the number of times the light-emitting body blinks during the effect time of the light emission effect is different while the effect time of the effect is the same.

(B) In the gaming machine in which a big hit display that is advantageous to the player is generated after the predetermined big hit display result is displayed in the symbol change game performed by changing the symbol, is the design change game a big hit? The jackpot determining means for determining, a light emitting means for executing a light emitting effect using a light emitting body, and a light emitting control means for controlling light emission of the light emitting means, wherein the light emitting body is one of a plurality of light emitting modes. It is possible to emit light in any of the light emitting modes, and the light emitting effect is an effect that suggests a big hit expectation degree depending on the light emitting mode of the light emitting body, and the light emitting mode of the light emitting body emits light in any light emitting mode. A gaming machine having the same effect time of effect, but different flashing intervals of the light emitters during the effect time of the light effect.

(C) The light emitting mode of the light emitting body has a light emitting mode of a first blinking number and a second blinking number with a higher expectation of a big hit compared to the first blinking number, and the second blinking number is The gaming machine according to the technical idea (a), which has a number of times greater than the first number of times of blinking.

(D) The light emitting mode of the light emitting body has a light emitting mode of a first blinking interval and a second blinking interval at which a big hit expectation is higher than the first blinking interval, and the second blinking interval is The gaming machine according to the technical idea (b), in which the blinking interval is shorter than the first blinking interval.

(E) The light emitting mode of the light emitting body can be made different by different light emitting colors, and the light emitting effect is an effect in which the big hit expectation degree is suggested by the light emitting color of the light emitting body. (A)-A game machine according to any one of technical ideas (2).

(F) Technical idea (b)-technical idea (a)-technical idea (a) that the luminous effect can be executed in a period from the entry of the game ball to the lapse of a predetermined time, triggered by the entry into the starting opening. (A) A gaming machine according to any one of (1) to (4).

(G) The predetermined time is the same time as the time from the start of the symbol fluctuation game to the temporary stop display of the symbols in the specific row in the predetermined fluctuation pattern. Amusement machine.

(H) In the gaming machine in which an advantageous state that is advantageous to the player is generated after a predetermined display result is displayed in the symbol variation game performed by varying the symbols, and an effect execution means capable of executing an effect, And a production control unit that controls the production execution unit, wherein the production control unit can perform control to execute a specific production, and the specific production is a production that suggests the degree of expectation that an advantageous state is given. Yes, the specific effect includes a first effect and a second effect that accompanies the first effect, and in the specific effect, the start timing of the second effect is the same start timing as the first effect. , A production in which the start timing of the second production is a start timing different from that of the first production.

(I) The light emission effect may be executed regardless of the number of holdings of the symbol variation game.
(Nu) The time from the start of the symbol variation game in the specific variation pattern to the time when the symbols in the specific row are temporarily stopped and displayed may be shorter than the predetermined time.

10... Pachinko gaming machine, 11... Performance display device, 12... First starting opening, 13... Second starting opening, 14... Big winning opening, 27... Movable body, 30... Main control board, 30a... Main control CPU, 30c... Main control RAM, 31... Sub control board, 31a... Sub control CPU, BT... Operation button, GH... Image display unit, HP1 to HP9... Main fluctuation pattern, SU... Vibration unit, Ta... Production time, Tb1 ~Tb15...Blinking interval.

Claims (6)

In a gaming machine in which an advantageous state that is advantageous to the player is generated after a predetermined display result is displayed in a symbol variation game performed by varying symbols,
Production execution means capable of executing production,
Production control means for controlling the production execution means,
An operation means that can be operated by the player,
A vibrating means for vibrating the operating means,
The effect control means is capable of performing a vibration effect,
The vibration effect is an effect that suggests the degree of expectation that an advantageous state is given by the occurrence of vibration,
The vibration effect has a higher degree of expectation as compared with the case where the vibrating means does not vibrate,
As the vibration effect, at least a game machine having an effect not triggered by the operation of the operation means by the player. A variation pattern determining means for determining a variation pattern capable of specifying the variation time of the symbol variation game,
When the game ball enters the starting opening, the vibration effect is executed,
The vibration effect is started after a lapse of a predetermined time from entering the game ball,
The fluctuation time specified by the specific fluctuation pattern is shorter than the predetermined time, so that the symbol fluctuation game of the specific fluctuation pattern and the symbol fluctuation game after the symbol fluctuation game of the specific fluctuation pattern The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the vibration effect can be executed across. The effect includes an operation effect triggered by an operation of the operation unit by a player during an operation valid period in which the operation of the operation unit is effective,
The vibration effect is executed during a period other than the operation valid period, so that the player does not trigger the operation of the operation unit,
The game machine according to claim 1, wherein the operation effect and the vibration effect are not executed at the same time. The gaming machine according to claim 3, wherein the effect control means does not determine execution of the vibration effect when the execution of the operation effect has already been determined at the time of entering the starting opening. With the start of the symbol variation game, the vibration effect is executed,
The vibration effect is started after a predetermined time has elapsed from the start of the symbol variation game,
The fluctuation time specified by the specific fluctuation pattern is shorter than the predetermined time, so that the symbol fluctuation game of the specific fluctuation pattern and the symbol fluctuation game after the symbol fluctuation game of the specific fluctuation pattern The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the vibration effect can be executed across. In the vibration effect,
A vibration effect that is triggered by the entry of a game ball into the starting opening,
There is a vibration effect that is triggered by the start of the symbol variation game,
The vibration effect that is triggered by the start of the symbol variation game is started after a predetermined time has elapsed from the start of the symbol variation game triggered by the start of the symbol variation game. The game machine described.