JP2020115984A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

To enhance interest in a game.SOLUTION: A game machine capable of performing control to an advantageous state advantageous to a player, and performing control of a game state after completion of the advantageous state to a short-period special state and a long-period special state can execute a common special state performance in both of the short-period special state and the long-period special state as an informing performance for reporting that holding storage determined to be controlled to an advantageous state is in storage during the advantageous state and as a special state performance for indicating a special state, and executes a specific performance identical or similar to the informing performance even if holding storage determined to be controlled to an advantageous state is not in storage when a period corresponding to the short-period special state passes during control to the long-period special state.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 8-38

Description

The present invention relates to a gaming machine which can perform variable display based on the establishment of execution conditions and can be controlled in an advantageous state that is advantageous to at least a player.

In the conventional gaming machine, based on the end of the big hit game (advantageous state), the time saving control in which the execution condition of the variable display is more easily established than in the normal state is executed. State) and the game state can be controlled to any one of a short-time special state (long-term special state) in which the number of variable display times in which time-shortening control is executed is larger than that of the short-term special state. There is one that can be controlled to the big hit game state again based on the variable display for the number of holding memories at the time of ending (for example, refer to Patent Document 1).

JP, 2008-99309, A

In such a gaming machine, it is possible to execute a common effect (special state effect) regardless of the controlled special state, but a common effect regardless of the special state controlled in this way. There is a problem that the interest in playing games cannot be improved by itself.

The present invention has been made in view of such problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine capable of improving the enjoyment of the game.

The gaming machine of means 1 is
Variable display is performed based on establishment of execution conditions (for example, winning in the first start winning opening and the second starting winning opening by the game ball), and control to an advantageous state at least advantageous to the player (eg, jackpot gaming state). A possible gaming machine (for example, a pachinko gaming machine 1),
Determination means capable of determining whether or not to control to an advantageous state (for example, a portion in which the CPU 103 executes the winning random number determination processing shown in FIG. 8-10),
Suspended storage means (for example, a portion where the CPU 103 executes the start winning process shown in FIG. 8-9) capable of storing information on variable display that has not been executed yet as a suspended storage;
The game state after the end of the advantageous state is a special state in which the execution condition is more easily established than the normal state, and the period of the special state is short (for example, 7 after the big hit game of the big hit D is finished). Time saving state for the variable display of the second special symbol of the number of times), and a long-term special state in which the period of the special state is longer than the short-term special state (for example, 99 times after the jackpot E big hit game ends) A game control means (for example, a portion where the CPU 103 executes the jackpot end process shown in FIG. 8-17) which can be controlled to a variable time display of the second special symbol)
A notification effect (for example, hit/miss notification effect) for notifying that the hold storage determined by the determination means to be controlled to the advantageous state is stored in the hold storage means, and the special state is controlled. Occasionally, an effect execution means (for example, effect control CPU 120) capable of executing an effect including at least a special state effect indicating that the special state is controlled (for example, display of the second background image on the image display device 5). Is a part that executes the effect control process process shown in FIG. 8-24),
Equipped with
The effect execution means,
The special state effect common to both the short-term special state and the long-term special state can be executed (for example, as shown in FIG. 8-28, if the game state is a time saving state, the image display device 5). In which the second background image is displayed),
When the special storage state is controlled to the long-term special state, and the period corresponding to the short-term special state period elapses, the pending storage determined by the determination means to be controlled to the advantageous state is the pending storage. Even if it is not stored in the storage means, a specific effect that is the same as or similar to the notification effect (for example, the V stock notification effect shown in FIG. 8-38(F)) is executed, and the special state for a long period of time is indicated. Notify (For example, as shown in FIG. 8-28, FIG. 8-30 and FIG. 8-31, in the short-time state after the big hit game of the big hit E, after the variable display of the second special symbol has been completed seven times. , And the V stock effect is executed based on the second special symbol variable display being executed four times)
It is characterized by that.
According to this feature, the special effect that is the same as or similar to the notification effect is executed, so that it is in the special state for a long period of time and many variable displays are executed in the special state for a long period of time, so that the advantageous state is controlled. Since the player can recognize that the game is easily played, the interest in the game can be improved.

The gaming machine of means 2 is the gaming machine described in means 1,
It is possible to change the game medium into a first mode (for example, open state) where the game medium easily enters and a second mode (for example, closed state) where the game medium is less likely to enter than the first mode. By including the variable means (for example, the variable winning ball device 6B) that fulfills the execution condition by
Among the variable displays executed during the special state, the variable means is operated during the special state for a specific period from the time when the variable display result of the last variable display is derived and displayed until the next variable display can be started. It is longer than a predetermined period from the first mode to the second mode (for example, as shown in FIG. 8-22(B), the variable winning ball device 6B (ordinary electric accessory) is 8 While opening and closing for a second, as shown in FIG. 8-23(B), the symbol fixing period of the last variable display in the time saving state is set to 10 seconds which is the second period)
It is characterized by that.
According to this feature, the variable display is excessively executed by the game medium entering the variable means even after the lapse of the specific period after the result display of the last variable display during the special state is derived and displayed. It can be prevented.

The gaming machine of means 3 is the gaming machine described in means 2,
A specific period from the time when the variable display result of the last variable display executed during the short-term special state is derived and displayed until the next variable display can be started, and the variable executed during the long-term special state. Of the displays, the variable display result of the variable display corresponding to the last variable display executed during the short-term special state is the same as the specific period from the derived display of the variable display result to the start of the next variable display. There is (for example, as shown in FIGS. 8-30 and 8-31, the symbol confirmation period of the variable display of the seventh second special symbol in the time saving state after the jackpot game of the jackpot D and the jackpot game of the jackpot E. (The part where the symbol confirmation period of the variable display of the second special symbol for the 7th time in the time saving state after the end is set to 10 seconds which is the second period)
It is characterized by that.
According to this feature, it is possible to prevent the player from recognizing that the special state is a long-term special state in which the special state does not end due to the different specific periods.

The gaming machine of means 4 is the gaming machine according to any one of means 1 to 3,
An image relating to the effect can be displayed, and the background display can be changed to a normal background (for example, a first background image) corresponding to the normal state and a special background (for example, a second background image) corresponding to the special state. A display means (for example, the CPU 120 for effect control executes a background image update effect shown in FIG. 8-28);
The effect execution means executes the last variable display executed during the short-term special state among the variable displays executed during the long-term special state when being controlled to the long-term special state. In the variable display corresponding to the variable display by the hold storage that can be stored in the hold storage means, the background display of the display means is temporarily changed from the special background to the normal background, and after the change, the long-term special state. It is possible to execute a special notification effect that informs that it is controlled to (for example, as shown in FIGS. 8-28 and 8-31, in the time saving state of the big hit E after the big hit game, seven times of the After executing the variable display of the 2 special symbols, the variable display of the second special symbol was executed four times corresponding to the number of the reserved storage of the second special symbol, and the variable display of the second special symbol was executed seven times. In the subsequent variable display of the second special symbol for the fourth time (variable display of the second special symbol for the eleventh time after being controlled to the time saving state), the first background image once displayed on the second background image displayed on the image display device 5 is displayed. (A part that updates the background image and updates the background image to the first background image and executes the V stock notification effect based on the lapse of a predetermined period)
It is characterized by that.
According to this feature, once the player is in the special state for a short period of time and once the special state ends, the player is informed that the special state is for a long period of time, which improves the enjoyment of the game. it can.

The gaming machine of means 5 is the gaming machine according to any one of means 1 to 4,
A variable display period determining means capable of determining a variable display period for performing variable display (for example, a portion where the CPU 103 executes the variation pattern setting process shown in FIGS. 8-11 and 8-12),
The variable display period determining means is configured to perform variable display based on the pending storage stored in the pending storage means before the final variable display of the short-term special state is executed. The variable display period that is the same as the variable display period can be determined as the variable display period of the variable display that corresponds to the specific pending consumption period among the variable displays that are executed during the long-term special state (for example, FIG. 8). As shown in -11, FIG. 8-12, FIG. 8-19(B) and FIG. 8-20, the variable display of the 7th second special symbol is executed in the time saving state after the big hit game of the big hit D. After the game state is controlled to the normal state, the variable display of the second special symbol up to 4 times is executed in the special figure fluctuation time of 2 seconds, and the 7th time in the short-time state after the jackpot E big hit game ends. After the variable display of the second special symbol is executed, the variable display of the second special symbol can be performed up to four times in the special figure fluctuation time of 2 seconds)
It is characterized by that.
According to this feature, it is possible to prevent the player from recognizing that the player is in the special state for a long time because the variable display period is different.

The gaming machine of means 6 is the gaming machine according to any one of means 1 to 5,
Totaling means capable of totaling the magnitude of the added value given at least in the advantageous state and the special state (for example, the part for the production control CPU 120 to execute the jackpot number/acquired prize ball number counting process shown in FIG. 8-24) ),
The effect execution means,
When the short-time special state ends, a variable display based on the pending storage stored in the pending storage means is executed, and the value of the added value aggregated by the aggregation means is displayed during the pending consumption period. It is possible to execute the added value display effect (for example, as shown in FIG. 8-30, from the timing when the variable display of the second special symbol is completed seven times in the time saving state after the big hit game of the big hit D is finished, (The portion where the result image is displayed on the image display device 5 for 19.5 seconds until the variable display of the second special symbol for four times is completed),
The added value display effect can be executed even in the corresponding period corresponding to the hold exhaustion period in the long-term special state (for example, as shown in FIG. 8-31, the time saving after the big hit game of the big hit E ends. In the state, the result image is displayed on the image display device 5 for 19.5 seconds from the timing when the variable display of the second special symbol is finished seven times)
It is characterized by that.
According to this feature, it is possible to prevent the player from recognizing that the player is in the special state for a long period of time depending on the presence or absence of the added value display effect.

The gaming machine of means 7 is the gaming machine according to any one of means 1 to 6,
The effect execution means can execute a special notification effect that notifies that the special condition is controlled for the long term in response to the execution condition being satisfied in the corresponding period during the special condition for the long term. (For example, as shown in the modified example 239SG-2, in the short time state after the big hit game of the big hit E, the game balls are won in the variable winning ball device 6B during the period when the result image is displayed on the image display device 5. (The part that can execute the special notification effect according to what was done)
It is characterized by that.
According to this feature, when the special state for a long period of time, during the corresponding period in which the common added value display effect is executed as in the special state for a short period of time, the special state is controlled to be the long-term special state according to the establishment of the execution condition. Since the fact that the game is being played is notified, the enjoyment of the game can be improved.

The gaming machine of means 8 is the gaming machine described in means 7,
An image relating to the effect can be displayed, and the background display can be changed to a normal background (for example, a first background image) corresponding to the normal state and a special background (for example, a second background image) corresponding to the special state. A display means (for example, the CPU 120 for effect control executes a background image update effect shown in FIG. 8-28);
The effect execution means executes the last variable display executed during the short-term special state among the variable displays executed during the long-term special state when being controlled to the long-term special state. In the variable display corresponding to the variable display by the hold storage that can be stored in the hold storage means, the background display of the display means is temporarily changed from the special background to the normal background, and after the change, the long-term special state. It is possible to execute a special notification effect that informs that it is controlled to (for example, as shown in FIGS. 8-28 and 8-31, in the time-saving state after the jackpot game of the jackpot E, 7 times of the After executing the variable display of the 2 special symbols, the variable display of the second special symbol was executed four times corresponding to the number of the reserved storage of the second special symbol, and the variable display of the second special symbol was executed seven times. In the subsequent variable display of the second special symbol for the fourth time (variable display of the second special symbol for the eleventh time after being controlled to the time saving state), the first background image once displayed on the second background image displayed on the image display device 5 is displayed. A portion that executes the V stock notification effect based on the elapse of a predetermined period by updating the background image to the first background image while updating the background image),
The effect execution means can execute the special notification effect at a timing before the special notification effect (for example, as shown in Modification 239SG-2, a result image is displayed on the image display device 5). (Part that can execute special notification production during the period)
It is characterized by that.
According to this feature, the player can select whether or not to execute the pre-notification by the special notification effect depending on whether or not the execution condition is satisfied, so that the enjoyment of the game can be improved.

Note that the present invention may have only the invention specifying matters described in the claims of the present invention, and has a configuration other than the invention specifying matters described in the claims of the present invention. It may be one.

It is a front view of a pachinko gaming machine in this embodiment. It is a block diagram showing various control boards and the like mounted on a pachinko gaming machine. It is a flow chart which shows an example of game control main processing. It is the flowchart which shows one example of the timer interruption processing for game control. It is a flowchart showing an example of a first special symbol process processing. It is the flowchart which shows one example of production control main processing. It is the flowchart which shows one example of production control process treatment. It is a front view of a pachinko gaming machine. It is a block diagram showing various control boards and the like mounted on a pachinko gaming machine. It is the figure which illustrates the production control command. It is explanatory drawing which shows each random number. It is a figure which illustrates a fluctuation pattern. It is explanatory drawing which shows a display result determination table, a big hit type determination table, a small hit type determination table, and a big hit type. It is an explanatory view showing a data holding area for game control. It is the explanation drawing which shows the data retention area for production control and the reception command buffer at the time of starting winning a prize. It is a flowchart showing a start winning determination process. It is a flowchart showing a random number value determination process at the time of winning. It is a flow chart which shows change pattern setting processing. It is a flow chart which shows change pattern setting processing. It is a flowchart showing a special symbol stop process. It is a flow chart which shows small hit opening pretreatment. It is a flow chart which shows processing during small hit opening. It is a flowchart showing a small hit ending process. It is a flowchart showing a big hit ending process. It is explanatory drawing which shows the variable display of the 2nd special symbol in the time saving state and the normal state after the big hit game of big hit A and big hit B. It is explanatory drawing which shows the variable display of the 2nd special symbol in the time saving state and the normal state after the big hit game of big hit C and big hit D. It is explanatory drawing which shows the variable display of the 2nd special symbol in the time saving state and the normal state after the big hit game of the big hit E. It is a flowchart showing a normal symbol process processing. It is an explanatory view showing a variation pattern of a normal symbol and an opening pattern of a normal electric accessory. It is explanatory drawing which shows the relationship between a symbol fixed period and the opening/closing period of a normal electric auditors' prize. It is the flowchart which shows a part of production control process treatment. It is a flowchart showing a panel display effect process. It is explanatory drawing which shows the display pattern determination ratio of panel display production, and each display pattern. It is a flowchart which shows a result image display process. It is a flowchart which shows a background image update process. It is a flowchart which shows a variable display start process. It is the timing chart in the variable display of the second special symbol when it is controlled to the time saving state after the big hit game of the big hit D. It is the timing chart in the variable display of the second special symbol when it is controlled to the time saving state after the big hit game of the big hit E. It is a flow chart which shows notice production decision processing. It is an explanatory view of the effect pattern determination ratio of the notice effect and each effect pattern. It is a flow chart which shows ending production processing. It is a diagram showing a display mode of the image display device at the end of the big hit game. It is a diagram showing a display mode of the image display device in a time saving state after the big hit game of big hit A. It is a diagram showing a display mode of the image display device in a short time state after the big hit game of the big hit B. It is a figure showing the display mode of the image display device in the time saving state after the big hit game of big hit D and big hit E. It is a flow chart which shows a rear part variable display suggestive production decision processing in modification 239SG-1. It is a figure which shows the determination rate of the production|presentation performed as a rear part variable display during suggestion production in modification 239SG-1, and the production pattern of the jackpot suggestion production and setting suggestion production performed as a rear part variable display during suggestion production. It is a figure which shows the determination rate of the effect pattern of a big hit suggestion effect. It is a figure which shows the determination rate of the production pattern of setting suggestion production. It is a flow chart which shows suggestion production determination processing during front part variable display. (A) is a figure which shows the determination rate of the production|presentation performed as a front variable display in-progress production when execution of the big hit suggestive production is determined, and (B) is execution of the setting suggestive production. In the case, it is the figure which shows the decision ratio of the production which is executed as suggestion production in front part variable indication, (C) is the figure which shows the production pattern of the character production and the timer production which are executed as suggestion production in front part variable display, (D) is a diagram showing a jackpot expectation degree of a character effect and a timer effect and an execution expectation degree of a setting suggestion effect. (A) is a figure which shows the determination rate of the production pattern of character production, (B) is a figure which shows the determination rate of the production pattern of timer production, (C) shows the content of each production pattern of timer production. It is a figure. It is the figure which shows the production execution period in the variable display of super reach.

(Basic explanation)
First, the basic configuration and control of the pachinko gaming machine 1 (also the configuration and control of a general pachinko gaming machine) will be described.

(Structure of pachinko gaming machine 1, etc.)
FIG. 1 is a front view of a pachinko gaming machine 1, showing an arrangement layout of main members. The pachinko gaming machine (gaming machine) 1 is roughly divided into a gaming board (gauge board) 2 that constitutes a gaming board surface, and a gaming machine frame (underframe) 3 that supports and fixes the gaming board 2. A game area is formed on the game board 2, and a game ball serving as a game medium is shot into the game area by being shot from a predetermined hitting ball launching device.

At a predetermined position of the game board 2 (on the right side of the game area in the example shown in FIG. 1), a variable display (also called a special drawing game) of special symbols (also called a special drawing) as a plurality of types of special identification information. There is provided a first special symbol display device 4A and a second special symbol display device 4B. Each of these consists of a 7-segment LED or the like. The special symbol is represented by a number indicating "0" to "9" or a lighting pattern such as "-". The special pattern may include a pattern in which all the LEDs are turned off.

The “variable display” of the special symbol is, for example, variably displaying a plurality of types of special symbols (the same applies to other symbols described later). The change includes update display of a plurality of symbols, scroll display of a plurality of symbols, deformation of one or more symbols, enlargement/reduction of one or more symbols, and the like. In the variation of the special symbol or a normal symbol described later, a plurality of types of special symbols or normal symbols are updated and displayed. In the variation of the decorative pattern, which will be described later, a plurality of types of decorative patterns are scroll-displayed or updated and one or more decorative patterns are deformed or enlarged/reduced. In addition, the variation includes a mode in which a certain symbol is displayed in a blinking manner. At the end of the variable display, a predetermined special symbol is stopped (also referred to as derived or derived display) as a display result (the same applies to variable display of other symbols described later). The variable display may be referred to as a variable display or a variation.

The special symbols that are variably displayed on the first special symbol display device 4A are also called "first special symbols", and the special symbols that are variably displayed on the second special symbol display device 4B are also called "second special symbols". Further, a special figure game using the first special figure is called a "first special figure game", and a special figure game using the second special figure is also called a "second special figure game". The special symbol display device that performs variable display of the special symbol may be one type.

An image display device 5 is provided near the center of the game area on the game board 2. The image display device 5 includes, for example, an LCD (liquid crystal display device), an organic EL (Electro Luminescence), and the like, and displays various effect images. The image display device 5 may include a projector and a screen. Various effect images are displayed on the image display device 5.

For example, on the screen of the image display device 5, in synchronization with the first special drawing game and the second special drawing game, a decorative pattern as a plurality of types of decorative identification information different from the special pattern (a pattern showing numbers etc.) Variable display is performed. Here, in synchronization with the first special drawing game or the second special drawing game, the decorative pattern is variably displayed (for example, up and down) in each of the "left", "middle", and "right" decorative pattern display areas 5L, 5C, and 5R. Direction scroll display and update display). The special figure game and the variable display of the decorative design which are executed in synchronization are collectively referred to as simply variable display.

A display area may be provided on the screen of the image display device 5 for displaying a pending display corresponding to a variable display whose execution is suspended and an active display corresponding to a variable display being executed. The hold display and the active display are collectively referred to as a variable display corresponding display corresponding to the variable display.

The number of variable displays that are suspended is also referred to as the suspended storage number. The number of reserved memories corresponding to the first special figure game is also called a first reserved memory number, and the number of reserved memories corresponding to the second special figure game is also called a second reserved memory number. Further, the total of the first reserved storage number and the second reserved storage number is also referred to as the total reserved storage number.

In addition, at a predetermined position of the game board 2, a first hold indicator 25A and a second hold indicator 25B that are configured to include a plurality of LEDs are provided, and the first hold indicator 25A is the number of LEDs that are turned on. The first reserved memory number is displayed by, and the second reserved indicator 25B displays the second reserved memory number according to the number of lit LEDs.

Below the image display device 5, a winning ball device 6A and a variable winning ball device 6B are provided.

The winning ball device 6A forms a first starting winning port which is always kept in a fixed open state through which a game ball can enter by a predetermined ball receiving member, for example. When a game ball enters the first start winning hole, a predetermined number (for example, 3) of prize balls are paid out and the first special figure game can be started.

The variable winning a prize ball device 6B (ordinary electric accessory) forms a second starting winning hole which changes between a closed state and an open state by a solenoid 81 (see FIG. 2). The variable winning ball device 6B includes, for example, an electric tulip type accessory having a pair of movable wing pieces, and when the solenoid 81 is in the off state, the movable wing pieces are in the vertical position, and thus the tip of the movable wing piece. Is close to the prize winning ball device 6A, and the game ball does not enter the second starting prize hole (the second starting prize hole is also closed). On the other hand, when the solenoid 81 is in the ON state, the variable winning ball device 6B is in the open state in which the game ball can enter the second starting winning opening by the tilted position of the movable wing piece (second starting). It is also said that the winning opening is open.) When the game balls enter the second start winning hole, a predetermined number (for example, three) of prize balls are paid out and the second special figure game can be started. The variable winning ball device 6B is not limited to the device including the electric tulip type accessory as long as it can be changed between the closed state and the open state.

At predetermined positions of the game board 2 (in the example shown in FIG. 1, four places on the lower left and right sides of the game area), there are provided general winning openings 10 which are always kept open by predetermined ball receiving members. In this case, when one of the general winning openings 10 is entered, a predetermined number (for example, 10) of game balls are paid out as prize balls.

A special variable winning ball device 7 having a special winning opening is provided below the winning ball device 6A and the variable winning ball device 6B. The special variable winning ball device 7 is provided with a special winning opening door that is opened and closed by a solenoid 82 (see FIG. 2), and the special winning opening door is a special winning opening as a specific area that changes between an open state and a closed state. Form.

As an example, in the special variable winning ball device 7, when the solenoid 82 for the special winning opening door (for special electric auditors) is in the off state, the big winning opening door closes the big winning opening and the game ball is large. You will not be able to enter (pass) the winning hole. On the other hand, in the special variable winning ball device 7, when the solenoid 82 for the special winning opening door is in the on state, the special winning opening door opens the special winning opening, and the game ball easily enters the special winning opening. Become.

When a game ball enters the special winning opening, a predetermined number (eg, 14) of game balls are paid out as a prize ball. When the game balls enter the big winning opening, more prize balls are paid out than when the game balls enter the first starting winning opening, the second starting winning opening, and the general winning opening 10, for example.

The entry of a game ball into each prize hole including the general prize hole 10 is also referred to as a "prize". In particular, the winning of the starting opening (first starting winning opening, second starting winning opening starting opening) is also referred to as a starting winning.

A normal symbol display 20 is provided at a predetermined position of the game board 2 (on the left side of the game area in the example shown in FIG. 1). As an example, the normal symbol display 20 is composed of a 7-segment LED or the like, and variably displays the normal symbol as a plurality of types of normal identification information different from the special symbol. Ordinary symbols are represented by numbers indicating "0" to "9" and lighting patterns such as "-". The normal pattern may include a pattern in which all the LEDs are turned off. Such variable display of ordinary symbols is also called a universal symbol game.

On the left side of the image display device 5, a passage gate 41 through which game balls can pass is provided. Based on the fact that the game ball has passed through the passage gate 41, the universal figure game is executed.

Above the normal symbol display device 20, a universal symbol holding display device 25C is provided. The universal figure hold indicator 25C is configured to include, for example, four LEDs, and displays the number of stored universal figure reserves, which is the number of ordinary figure games that are pending to be executed, by the number of LEDs that have been lit.

In addition to the above configuration, the surface of the game board 2 is provided with a windmill that changes the flow direction and speed of the game balls and a large number of obstacle nails. At the lowermost part of the game area, there is provided an outlet for taking in the game balls that have not entered any of the winning openings.

Speakers 8L and 8R for reproducing and outputting a sound effect and the like are provided at upper and left upper positions of the gaming machine frame 3, and a game effect lamp 9 for a game effect is provided in a peripheral portion of the game area. ing. The game effect lamp 9 is configured to include an LED.

At a predetermined position (not shown in FIG. 1) of the game board 2, a movable body 32 that operates according to the effect is provided.

At the lower right position of the gaming machine frame 3, there is provided a hit ball operation handle (operation knob) 30 operated by a player or the like to shoot a game ball toward a game area by a hit ball launching device.

At a predetermined position of the gaming machine frame 3 below the gaming area, a gaming ball paid out as a prize ball or a gaming ball lent out by a predetermined ball lending machine is held (stored) so that it can be supplied to a ball striking device. A ball hitting plate (upper plate) is provided. Below the upper plate, there is provided a hit ball supply plate (lower plate) from which prize balls are paid out when the upper plate is full.

At a predetermined position of the gaming machine frame 3 below the game area, a stick controller 31A that can be held by a player and can be tilted is attached. The stick controller 31A is provided with a trigger button that can be pressed by the player. The operation on the stick controller 31A is detected by the controller sensor unit 35A (see FIG. 2).

At a predetermined position of the gaming machine frame 3 below the game area, there is provided a push button 31B which allows the player to perform a predetermined instruction operation by a pressing operation or the like. The operation on the push button 31B is detected by the push sensor 35B (see FIG. 2).

In the pachinko gaming machine 1, the stick controller 31A and the push button 31B are provided as detection means for detecting the operation (operation, etc.) of the player, but detection means other than these may be provided.

(Outline of game progression)
The game ball is launched toward the game area by the rotation operation of the hitting ball operation handle 30 of the pachinko gaming machine 1 by the player. When the game ball passes through the passage gate 41, the normal figure game by the normal symbol display device 20 is started. When the game ball passes through the passage gate 41 during the previous execution period of the general education game (when the game ball passes through the passage gate 41 but cannot immediately execute the general education game based on the passage) , The universal game based on the passage is suspended until a predetermined upper limit number (for example, 4).

In this ordinary figure game, if a specific ordinary symbol (a symbol for a regular symbol) is stopped and displayed, the display result of the ordinary symbol becomes "per ordinary symbol". On the other hand, as a fixed ordinary symbol, if a normal symbol other than the regular symbol (a symbol deviating from the symbol) is stopped and displayed, the display result of the ordinary symbol becomes "deleting the symbol". When the "universal figure hit" is reached, opening control is performed to open the variable winning ball device 6B for a predetermined period (the second start winning port is opened).

When the game ball enters the first start winning hole formed in the winning ball device 6A, the first special symbol game by the first special symbol display device 4A is started.

When the game ball enters the second start winning hole formed in the variable winning ball device 6B, the second special symbol game by the second special symbol display device 4B is started.

In addition, when the game ball enters into the starting winning opening (winning prize) during the period when the special drawing game is being executed, or during the period when it is controlled to the big hitting game state or the small hitting game state to be described later (starting winning occurs, In the case where the special drawing game based on the starting prize cannot be immediately executed), the special drawing game based on the entry is suspended until a predetermined upper limit number (for example, 4).

In the special figure game, if a specific special symbol (big hit symbol, for example, "7", the actual symbol differs depending on the jackpot type described later.) is displayed as a stop special symbol, it becomes a "big hit" symbol and a big hit symbol. When a predetermined special symbol different from (a small hit symbol, for example, "2") is stopped and displayed, it is a "small hit". Further, if a special symbol different from the big hit symbol or the small hit symbol (disappearing symbol, for example, "-") is stopped and displayed, "disappear".

After the display result in the special figure game becomes "big hit", the big hit game state is controlled as an advantageous state advantageous to the player. After the display result in the special figure game is "small hit", the small hit game state is controlled.

In the big hit game state, the player can obtain the prize ball by entering the game ball into the special winning opening. Therefore, the jackpot gaming state is an advantageous state for the player. The larger the number of rounds in the big hit game state, and the longer the open upper limit period, the more advantageous for the player.

The type of big hit is set for "big hit". For example, multiple types of opening modes (number of rounds and maximum open period) of the special winning opening, and game states after the big hit game state (normal state, time saving state, probability variation state, etc., described later) are prepared, and big hits are made accordingly. The type is set. As the big hit type, a big hit type that can obtain many prize balls or a big hit type that has few prize balls or hardly obtain prize balls may be provided.

In the small hit game state, the special winning opening formed by the special variable winning ball device 7 is opened in a predetermined opening manner. For example, in the small hit game state, the same opening mode as in the big hit game state in the case of some big hit types (the number of times of opening the special winning opening is the same as the number of rounds described above, and the closing timing of the special winning opening is also the same. Etc.), the special winning opening is opened. As with the big hit type, a small hit type may be provided for the "small hit".

After the jackpot gaming state is finished, it may be controlled to a time saving state or a probability changing state according to the jackpot type.

In the time-saving state, control (time-saving control) that shortens the average special figure variation time (period during which the special figure varies) compared to the normal state is executed. In the time saving state, by shortening the average figure change time (the period during which figure changes) compared to the normal state, and improving the probability of "per figure" in the figure game from the normal state, The control (high opening control, high base control) that makes it easy for the game ball to enter the second starting winning opening is also executed. The time saving state is a state in which the variation efficiency of the special symbol (particularly the second special symbol) is improved, which is an advantageous state for the player.

In the probability variation state (probability variation state), in addition to the time saving control, the probability variation control in which the probability that the display result is "big hit" is higher than in the normal state is executed. The probability variation state is a state that is more advantageous to the player because it is a state in which it is likely to be a "big hit" in addition to improving the variation efficiency of the special symbol.

The time saving state and the probability changing state are continued until one of the ending conditions such as that the special figure game has been executed a predetermined number of times and the next big hit game state has been started. The condition that the ending condition is that the special figure game is executed a predetermined number of times is also referred to as the number of times cutting (shortening of times of cutting, probability change of times of cutting etc.).

The normal state is an advantageous state such as a big hit game state that is advantageous to the player, a game state other than a special state such as a time saving state, a probability change state, etc., and the display result in the ordinary figure game is "universal figure win". Probability and probability that the display result in the special figure game is a "big hit", etc., the pachinko gaming machine 1 returns to a predetermined state after the power is turned on, such as when the pachinko gaming machine 1 is in the initial setting state (for example, when the system is reset). It is in the same controlled state as when the process was not executed).

A state in which the probability variation control is executed is also referred to as a high accuracy state, and a state in which the probability variation control is not executed is also referred to as a low accuracy state. A state in which the time saving control is executed is also called a high base state, and a state in which the time saving control is not executed is called a low base state. By combining these, it is said that the time saving state is a low accurate high base state, the definite change state is a high accurate high base state, and the normal state is a low accurate low base state. The highly accurate and low base state is also referred to as the highly accurate low base state.

After the small hit game state is finished, the game state is not changed, and the game state before the special figure game display result is "small hit" is continuously controlled (however, "small hit" occurs If the special figure game at that time is the predetermined number of special figure games in the above-mentioned number of times cutting, the game state is naturally changed). It should be noted that “small hit” may not be provided as the display result of the special figure game.

The gaming state may change based on that the game ball has passed a specific area (for example, a specific area in the special winning opening) during the big hit gaming state. For example, when the game ball passes through a specific area, it may be controlled to be in a certain change state after the big hit game state.

(Progress, etc.)
In the pachinko gaming machine 1, various effects (notification of the progress status of the game and excitement of the game) are executed according to the progress of the game. The effect will be described below. The effect is performed by displaying various effect images on the image display device 5. However, in addition to or instead of the display, sound output from the speakers 8L and 8R and/or the game effect lamp 9 is performed. May be performed by turning on/off the light, the operation of the movable body 32, or the like.

In the decorative pattern display areas 5L, 5C, and 5R of "left", "middle", and "right" provided on the image display device 5, as the effects executed in accordance with the progress of the game, the first special figure game or the first special figure game. In response to the start of the 2 special drawing game, the variable display of the decorative design is started. At the timing when the display result (also referred to as a fixed special symbol) is stopped and displayed in the first special figure game and the second special figure game, the fixed decorative symbol (a combination of three decorative symbols) becomes the display result of the variable display of the decorative symbol. ) Is also stopped (displayed).

In the period from the start to the end of the variable display of the decorative pattern, the variable display mode of the decorative pattern may be a predetermined reach mode (reach is established). Here, the reach mode is a variable display for a decorative pattern which is not stopped and displayed when the decorative pattern stopped and displayed on the screen of the image display device 5 constitutes a part of a big hit combination described later. Is an aspect in which is continuing.

Further, the reach effect is executed in response to the above-mentioned reach mode during the variable display of the decorative pattern. In the pachinko gaming machine 1, the ratio of the display result (the display result of the special drawing game or the display result of the variable display of the decorative pattern) being a “big hit” (also called big hit reliability or big hit expectation degree) according to the effect mode. Different types of reach production are executed. Reach production includes, for example, normal reach and super reach, which has higher jackpot reliability than normal reach.

When the display result of the special figure game is "big hit", a fixed decorative pattern which is a predetermined big hit combination is derived as the display result of the variable display of the decorative pattern on the screen of the image display device 5 (decoration) The display result of the variable display of the pattern is "big hit"). As an example, the same decorative pattern (for example, “7”) is stopped and displayed together on a predetermined effective line in the “left”, “middle”, and “right” decorative pattern display areas 5L, 5C, and 5R. ..

In the case of "probability variation jackpot" that is controlled to the probability variation state after the jackpot gaming state is finished, odd decorative patterns (for example, "7" and the like) are also stopped and displayed, and after the jackpot gaming state is transformed to the probability variation state. In the case of "non-probability variation big hit (normal big hit)" which is not controlled, an even number of decorative symbols (for example, "6" etc.) may be stopped and displayed together. In this case, the odd-numbered decorative pattern is also referred to as a probability variation pattern, and the even-numbered decorative pattern is also referred to as a non-determination variation pattern (normal pattern). After reaching the reach mode with the non-probabilistic variation pattern, the promotion effect that finally becomes the “probability variation jackpot” may be executed.

When the display result of the special drawing game is "small hit", the fixed decorative pattern (for example, "" which is a predetermined small hit combination is displayed as the display result of the variable display of the decorative design on the screen of the image display device 5. 1 3 5”) is derived (the display result of the variable display of the decorative pattern is “small hit”). As an example, the decorative patterns forming the chances are stopped and displayed on predetermined effective lines in the “left”, “middle”, and “right” decorative pattern display areas 5L, 5C, and 5R. In addition, when the display result of the special figure game is "big hit" of a part of big hit type (big hit type of big hit game state similar to small hit game state) and when "small hit" A common fixed decorative pattern may be derived and displayed.

When the display result of the special figure game is “out”, the variable display mode of the decorative design does not become the reach mode, but as the display result of the variable display of the decorative pattern, the fixed decorative pattern of the non-reach combination ((“ (Also referred to as "non-reach out") may be stopped and displayed (the display result of the variable display of the decorative pattern is "non-reach out"). In addition, when the display result is “out”, after the variable display mode of the decorative pattern becomes the reach mode, as a display result of the variable display of the decorative pattern, a predetermined reach combination other than the jackpot combination (“reach out” is displayed). (Also referred to as “”) may be stopped and displayed (the display result of the variable display of the decorative pattern is “out of reach”).

The effects that can be executed by the pachinko gaming machine 1 include displaying the variable display corresponding display (hold display or active display). Further, as another effect, for example, a notice effect that gives a notice of the jackpot reliability is executed during the variable display of the decorative pattern. The notice production includes a notice production that announces the jackpot reliability in the variable display being executed and a look-ahead notice production that announces the jackpot reliability in the variable display before execution (variable display in which execution is suspended). As the prefetching notice effect, an effect of changing the display mode of the variable display corresponding display (hold display or active display) to a mode different from the normal mode may be executed.

Further, in the image display device 5, the variable display is temporarily stopped during the variable display of the decorative pattern, and then the variable display is restarted, so that one variable display can be simulated like multiple variable display. You may make it perform a pseudo continuous production.

Even during the big hit game state, a big hit mid-game production for notifying the big hit game state is executed. As the big hit medium effect, an effect for notifying the number of rounds or a promotion effect indicating that the value of the big hit game state is improved may be executed. In addition, during the small hitting game state, the small hitting medium production which notifies the small hitting game state is executed. In addition, during the small hitting game state, in some big hitting type (the big hitting type of the big hitting game state of the form similar to the small hitting game state, for example, the big hitting type which makes the following game state high accuracy state) big hitting game By executing a common effect depending on the state, the player may not be able to know whether the present is in the small hitting game state or the big hitting game state. In such a case, by performing a common effect after the end of the small hit game state and after the end of the big hit game state, it is possible to distinguish between the high-accuracy state and the low-precision state. May be.

Further, for example, when the special drawing game or the like is not executed, a demo (demonstration) image is displayed on the image display device 5 (a customer waiting demonstration effect is executed).

(Substrate configuration)
The pachinko gaming machine 1 is equipped with, for example, a main board 11, an effect control board 12, a sound control board 13, a lamp control board 14, a relay board 15, etc. as shown in FIG. In addition, various boards such as a payout control board, an information terminal board, a launch control board, and a power supply board are arranged on the back surface of the pachinko gaming machine 1.

The main board 11 is a control board on the main side, and progresses in the above-mentioned game in the pachinko gaming machine 1 (execution of special figure game (including hold management), execution of general figure game (including hold management), big hit It has a function of controlling the gaming state, the small hitting gaming state, the gaming state, etc. The main board 11 has a game control microcomputer 100, a switch circuit 110, a solenoid circuit 111, and the like.

The game control microcomputer 100 mounted on the main board 11 is, for example, a one-chip microcomputer, and includes a ROM (Read Only Memory) 101, a RAM (Random Access Memory) 102, and a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 103. , A random number circuit 104 and an I/O (Input/Output port) 105.

The CPU 103 executes a program stored in the ROM 101 to perform processing for controlling the progress of the game (processing for realizing the function of the main board 11). At this time, various data stored in the ROM 101 (variation patterns described below, effect control commands described below, data such as various tables referred to when making various determinations described below) are used, and the RAM 102 is used as a main memory. .. The RAM 102 is a backup RAM in which the stored contents are saved for a predetermined period even if the power supply to the pachinko gaming machine 1 is partially or entirely stopped. Alternatively, all or part of the program stored in the ROM 101 may be expanded in the RAM 102 and executed on the RAM 102.

The random number circuit 104 counts the numerical value data indicating various random number values (game random numbers) used when controlling the progress of the game in an updatable manner. The game random number may be updated by the CPU 103 executing a predetermined computer program (updated by software).

The I/O 105 is, for example, an input port to which various signals (detection signals described later) are input, and various signals (first special symbol display device 4A, second special symbol display device 4B, ordinary symbol display device 20, first hold) An output port for transmitting a signal for controlling (driving) the display 25A, the second hold indicator 25B, the universal figure hold indicator 25C, and the like, and an output port for transmitting the signal.

The switch circuit 110 is a detection signal (a game ball passes or a game ball passes) from various switches for detecting a game ball (gate switch 21, starting opening switch (first starting opening switch 22A and second starting opening switch 22B), count switch 23). A detection signal indicating that the switch has been turned on when the vehicle has entered is taken in and transmitted to the game control microcomputer 100. The transmission of the detection signal means that the passage or entry of the game ball has been detected.

The solenoid circuit 111 sends a solenoid drive signal (for example, a signal for turning on the solenoid 81 or the solenoid 82) from the game control microcomputer 100 to the solenoid 81 for the ordinary electric accessory or the solenoid 82 for the special winning opening door. To transmit.

The main board 11 (game control microcomputer 100), as a part of the control of the progress of the game, production control board (command for designating (notifying) the progress status of the game etc.) according to the progress of the game. Supply to 12. The effect control command output from the main board 11 is relayed by the relay board 15 and supplied to the effect control board 12. The effect control command includes, for example, various determination results on the main board 11 (for example, a display result of the special figure game (including a big hit type), a variation pattern used when executing the special figure game (details will be described later). )), a game status (for example, start and end of variable display, status of opening of big winning opening, winning of prize, number of reserved memories, game status), command for designating error, and the like.

The effect control board 12 is a sub-side control board that is independent of the main board 11, receives an effect control command, and effects based on the received effect control command (various effects according to the progress of the game, It has a function of executing various notifications such as driving of the movable body 32, error notification, and notification of power failure recovery.

On the effect control board 12, an effect control CPU 120, a ROM 121, a RAM 122, a display control unit 123, a random number circuit 124, and an I/O 125 are mounted.

The effect control CPU 120 executes a program stored in the ROM 121 to execute a process together with the display control unit 123 (a process for realizing the above-described function of the effect control board 12 and an effect to be executed). (Including the determination of). At this time, various data (data such as various tables) stored in the ROM 121 is used, and the RAM 122 is used as a main memory.

The production control CPU 120 displays the execution of production based on the detection signal from the controller sensor unit 35A or the push sensor 35B (a signal that is output when an operation by the player is detected, and a signal that appropriately indicates the operation content). The control unit 123 may be instructed.

The display control unit 123 includes a VDP (Video Display Processor), a CGROM (Character Generator ROM), a VRAM (Video RAM), and the like, and executes an effect based on an effect execution instruction from the effect control CPU 120.

The display control unit 123 causes the image display device 5 to display the effect image by supplying the image display device 5 with a video signal corresponding to the effect to be executed based on the effect execution instruction from the effect control CPU 120. The display control unit 123 further supplies a sound designating signal (a signal designating a sound to be output) to the sound control board 13 in order to output the sound in synchronization with the display of the effect image and turn on/off the game effect lamp 9. Alternatively, a lamp signal (a signal that specifies the lighting/extinguishing state of the lamp) is supplied to the lamp control board 14. In addition, the display control unit 123 supplies a signal for operating the movable body 32 to the movable body 32 or a drive circuit that drives the movable body 32.

The voice control board 13 is equipped with various circuits for driving the speakers 8L, 8R, drives the speakers 8L, 8R based on the sound designating signal, and outputs the sound designated by the sound designating signal from the speakers 8L, 8R. Let

The lamp control board 14 is equipped with various circuits for driving the game effect lamp 9, drives the game effect lamp 9 based on the lamp signal, and turns on/off the game effect lamp 9 in a manner designated by the lamp signal. To do. In this way, the display control unit 123 controls the sound output and the lighting/extinguishing of the lamp.

It should be noted that the production control CPU 120 executes audio output, control for turning on/off the lamp (supply of a sound designation signal, a lamp signal, etc.), and control of the movable body 32 (supply of a signal for operating the movable body 32). You may do it.

The random number circuit 124 updatable counts numerical data indicating various random number values (random numbers for effect) used for executing various effects. The effect random number may be updated by the effect control CPU 120 executing a predetermined computer program (updated by software).

The I/O 125 mounted on the production control board 12 transmits, for example, an input port for receiving the production control command transmitted from the main board 11 and various signals (video signal, sound designation signal, lamp signal). And an output port of.

Substrates other than the main substrate 11, such as the effect control substrate 12, the sound control substrate 13, and the lamp control substrate 14, are also referred to as sub substrates. A plurality of sub-boards may be provided for each function like the pachinko gaming machine 1, or one sub-board may be configured to have a plurality of functions.

(motion)
Next, the operation (action) of the pachinko gaming machine 1 will be described.

(Main operation of main board 11)
First, the main operation of the main board 11 will be described. When the power supply to the pachinko gaming machine 1 is started, the game control microcomputer 100 is activated, and the CPU 103 executes the game control main processing. FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing the game control main processing executed by the CPU 103 on the main board 11.

In the game control main process shown in FIG. 3, the CPU 103 first sets an interrupt prohibition (step S1). Then, necessary initial setting is performed (step S2). The initial settings include stack pointer settings, internal device (CTC (counter/timer circuit), parallel input/output port, etc.) register settings, settings for making the RAM 102 accessible, and the like.

Next, it is determined whether the output signal from the clear switch is on (step S3). The clear switch is mounted on the power supply board, for example. When the power is turned on with the clear switch turned on, an output signal (clear signal) is input to the game control microcomputer 100 via the input port. When the output signal from the clear switch is on (step S3; Yes), the initialization process (step S8) is executed. In the initialization process, the CPU 103 performs a RAM clear process for clearing flags, counters, and buffers stored in the RAM 102, and sets an initial value in the work area.

Further, the CPU 103 transmits an effect control command for instructing initialization to the effect control board 12 (step S9). When the effect control command is received, the effect control CPU 120 displays a screen for notifying that the control of the gaming machine has been initialized, for example, in the image display device 5.

If the output signal from the clear switch is not on (step S3; No), it is determined whether backup data is stored in the RAM 102 (backup RAM) (step S4). When the power supply to the pachinko gaming machine 1 is stopped due to an unexpected power failure or the like (power cut), the CPU 103 executes the power supply stop time process immediately before the pachinko gaming machine 1 stops operating due to the stop of the power supply. In this power supply stop process, a process of turning on a backup flag indicating that data is backed up in the RAM 102, a data protection process of the RAM 102, and the like are executed. The data protection processing includes processing for adding an error detection code (checksum, parity bit, etc.) and backing up various data. The data to be backed up includes various data (including various flags, states of various timers, etc.) for advancing the game, the state of the backup flag and an error detection code. In step S4, it is determined whether the backup flag is on. When the backup flag is off and the backup data is not stored in the RAM 102 (step S4; No), the initialization process (step S8) is executed.

When the backup data is stored in the RAM 102 (step S4; Yes), the CPU 103 checks the data of the backed up data (performed using the error detection code) and determines whether the data is normal (step). S5). In step S5, for example, it is determined whether the data in the RAM 102 matches the data at the time when the power supply is stopped, based on the parity bit and the checksum. If it is determined that they match, the data in the RAM 102 is determined to be normal.

When it is determined that the data in the RAM 102 is not normal (step S5; No), the internal state cannot be returned to the state when the power supply was stopped, so the initialization process (step S8) is executed.

When it is determined that the data in the RAM 102 is normal (step S5; Yes), the CPU 103 performs a recovery process (step S6) for returning the internal state of the main board 11 to the state when the power supply was stopped. In the restoration process, the CPU 103 sets the work area based on the stored contents of the RAM 102 (contents of backed up data). As a result, the game state is restored when the power supply is stopped, and if the special symbol is changing, the variation of the special symbol is restarted from the state before the restoration by executing the game control timer interrupt process described later. Will be.

And CPU103 transmits the production control command which directs recovery from power failure to production control board 12 (Step S7). In accordance with this, a production control command for designating a backed-up game state before power interruption, and a production control for designating the display result of the special figure game being executed when the special figure game is being executed. You may make it transmit a command. These commands can use the same commands as the commands set for transmission in the special symbol process processing described later. When the production control CPU 120 receives the production control command that specifies the time of recovery from power failure, for example, the image display device 5 notifies that power recovery has been performed or that power recovery is in progress. The screen is displayed to The effect control CPU 120 may display an appropriate screen based on the effect control command.

After completing the restoration process or the initialization process and transmitting the production control command to the production control board 12, the CPU 103 executes a random number circuit setting process for initializing the random number circuit 104 (step S10). Then, the CTC register built in the game control microcomputer 100 is set so that a timer interrupt is taken at regular intervals (for example, 2 ms) (step S11), and interrupts are permitted (step S12). ). Then, the loop processing is started. After that, an interrupt request signal is sent from the CTC to the CPU 103 at predetermined time intervals (for example, 2 ms), and the CPU 103 can periodically execute timer interrupt processing.

When the CPU 103 that has executed the game control main process receives the interrupt request signal from the CTC and accepts the interrupt request, it executes the game control timer interrupt process shown in the flowchart of FIG. When the game control timer interrupt process shown in FIG. 4 is started, the CPU 103 first executes a predetermined switch process, and thereby the gate switch 21, the first start port switch 22A, and the second start port via the switch circuit 110. Whether or not the detection signals are received from various switches such as the switch 22B and the count switch 23 is determined (step S21). Then, by executing a predetermined main side error process, an abnormality diagnosis of the pachinko gaming machine 1 is performed, and a warning can be issued if necessary according to the diagnosis result (step S22). After that, by executing a predetermined information output process, for example, jackpot information (information indicating the number of occurrences of jackpots) supplied to a hall management computer installed outside the pachinko gaming machine 1 and start information (start Data such as the number of times of winning) and probability variation information (information indicating the number of times of probability change) are output (step S23).

Following the information output process, a game random number updating process for updating at least a part of the game random numbers used on the main board 11 side by software is executed (step S24). After that, the CPU 103 executes special symbol process processing (step S25). The CPU 103 executes the special symbol process processing for each timer interrupt, whereby the execution and suspension of the special symbol game, the control of the big hit game state and the small hit game state, the control of the game state, etc. are realized. See below).

Following the special symbol process process, a normal symbol process process is executed (step S26). The CPU 103 executes the normal symbol process processing for each timer interrupt, and based on the detection signal from the gate switch 21 (based on the fact that the game ball has passed through the passage gate 41), the execution and suspension management of the general figure game, It is possible to control the opening of the variable winning ball device 6B based on "universal figure hit". The ordinary figure game is executed by driving the ordinary symbol display device 20, and the ordinary figure hold indicator 25C is turned on to display the number of held ordinary figure symbols.

After the normal symbol process process is executed, as a part of the game control timer interrupt process, a process when power failure occurs, a process for paying out a prize ball, etc. may be performed. After that, the CPU 103 executes command control processing (step S27). The CPU 103 may set transmission control commands in each of the above processes. In the command control process of step S27, a process of transmitting the effect control command set for transmission to the sub-side control board such as the effect control board 12 is performed. After executing the command control process, the interrupt is permitted and then the game control timer interrupt process is ended.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing an example of the process executed in step S25 shown in FIG. 4 as the special symbol process process. In this special symbol process process, the CPU 103 first executes a start winning determination process (step S101).

In the start winning determination process, a process of detecting the occurrence of a start winning, storing the holding information in a predetermined area of the RAM 102, and updating the number of holding memories is executed. When the start winning occurs, a random number value for determining the display result (including the big hit type) and the variation pattern is extracted and stored as holding information. Further, a process of pre-reading a display result or a variation pattern may be executed based on the extracted random number value. After storing the hold information and the number of holding memories, the transmission setting for transmitting the effect control command for designating the determination result such as the occurrence of the start winning, the number of holding memories, and the pre-reading determination is performed on the effect control board 12. .. The effect control command at the time of the starting winning prize thus set to be transmitted is, for example, after the special symbol process process is completed, the command control process of step S27 shown in FIG. Is transmitted to.

After executing the start winning determination process in S101, the CPU 103 selects and executes any of the processes of steps S110 to S120 according to the value of the special figure process flag provided in the RAM 102. In each process of the special symbol process process (steps S110 to S120), a transmission setting for transmitting a production control command corresponding to each process to the production control board 12 is performed.

The special symbol normal process of step S110 is executed when the value of the special symbol process flag is "0" (initial value). In this special symbol normal process, it is determined whether or not to start the first special figure game or the second special figure game based on the presence or absence of the hold information. Also, in the special symbol normal processing, based on the random number value for determining the display result, whether or not the display result of the special symbol or the decorative pattern is "big hit" or "small hit" and the big hit type when "big hit" Is determined (predetermined) before the display result is derived and displayed. Further, in the special symbol normal process, a fixed special symbol (either a big hit symbol, a small hit symbol, or a falling symbol) to be stopped and displayed in the special symbol game is set in correspondence with the determined display result. After that, the value of the special symbol process flag is updated to "1", and the special symbol normal process ends. The special figure game using the second special figure may be executed with priority over the special figure game using the first special figure (also called special figure 2 priority digestion). In addition, the winning order of the game balls to the first starting winning opening and the second starting winning opening may be stored, and the conditions for starting the special drawing game may be established in the winning order (also referred to as winning order winning).

When making various decisions based on the random number values, various tables stored in the ROM 101 (tables in which decision values to be compared with random number values are assigned to decision results) are referenced. The same applies to other decisions on the main board 11 and various decisions on the effect control board 12. In the effect control board 12, various tables are stored in the ROM 121.

The fluctuation pattern setting process of step S111 is executed when the value of the special figure process flag is "1". This fluctuation pattern setting process uses a random value for fluctuation pattern determination to select one of a plurality of fluctuation patterns based on the result of pre-determination as to whether the display result is "big hit" or "small hit". Includes processing to determine. In the fluctuation pattern setting process, when the fluctuation pattern is determined, the value of the special figure process flag is updated to "2", and the fluctuation pattern setting process ends.

The variation pattern is the execution time of the special figure game (special figure change time) (also the execution time of variable display of the decorative pattern), the mode of variable display of the decorative pattern (whether there is reach, etc.), the variable display of the decorative pattern. Is specified, and is also referred to as a variable display pattern.

The special symbol variation process of step S112 is executed when the value of the special symbol process flag is "2". In this special symbol variation process, a process for setting for varying the special symbol in the first special symbol display device 4A and the second special symbol display device 4B, and the elapsed time from when the special symbol starts varying. It includes the process of measuring. Further, it is also determined whether or not the measured elapsed time has reached the special figure fluctuation time corresponding to the fluctuation pattern. Then, when the elapsed time from the start of the variation of the special symbol reaches the special symbol variation time, the value of the special symbol process flag is updated to "3", and the special symbol variation process ends.

The special symbol stop process of step S113 is executed when the value of the special symbol process flag is "3". In this special symbol stop processing, the first special symbol display device 4A and the second special symbol display device 4B stop the fluctuation of the special symbol, and stop display (derive) the fixed special symbol which is the display result of the special symbol. It includes the process to set up for. When the display result is "big hit", the value of the special figure process flag is updated to "4". On the other hand, when the big hit flag is off and the display result is "small hit", the value of the special figure process flag is updated to "8". Further, when the display result is “out”, the value of the special figure process flag is updated to “0”. When the display result is "small hit" or "off", the game state is updated when the time cut state or the probable variation state is controlled and the cut-out is completed. When the value of the special figure process flag is updated, the special symbol stop processing ends.

The big hit opening preprocessing in step S114 is executed when the value of the special figure process flag is "4". This big hit opening preprocessing includes processing for starting the execution of the round in the big hit game state and setting the big winning opening in the open state based on that the display result is "big hit" Has been. When the special winning opening is opened, a process of supplying a solenoid drive signal to the solenoid 82 for the special winning opening door is executed. At this time, for example, in accordance with which the big hit type is, the upper limit opening period for opening the special winning opening and the upper limit number of times of round execution are set. When these settings are completed, the value of the special figure process flag is updated to "5", and the jackpot opening preprocessing is completed.

The big hit opening process in step S115 is executed when the value of the special figure process flag is "5". In this big hit opening process, the process of measuring the elapsed time after the big winning opening is opened, and the big winning opening based on the measured elapsed time, the number of game balls detected by the count switch 23, etc. It includes a process of determining whether or not it is time to return the open state from the open state to the closed state. Then, when returning the special winning opening to the closed state, after performing a process of stopping the supply of the solenoid drive signal to the solenoid 82 for the special winning opening door, the value of the special figure process flag is updated to "6", The big hit opening process is ended.

The post-big hit opening process of step S116 is executed when the value of the special figure process flag is "6". This big jackpot post-processing, processing to determine whether the number of executions of the round to open the special winning opening has reached the set upper limit number of executions, when the maximum number of executions has been reached, the jackpot gaming state It includes the process of setting to terminate the. When the round execution count has not reached the upper limit execution count, the value of the special figure process flag is updated to "5", while when the round execution count reaches the upper limit execution number, the special figure process flag The value is updated to "7". After the value of the special figure process flag is updated, the jackpot release post-processing is ended.

The big hit ending process of step S117 is executed when the value of the special figure process flag is "7". This big hit end processing, waiting processing until the waiting time corresponding to the period during which the ending effect as the effect operation for notifying the end of the big hit game state is executed, and the probability change corresponding to the end of the big hit game state It includes processing for performing various settings for starting control and time saving control. When such a setting is made, the value of the special figure process flag is updated to "0", and the big hit ending process ends.

The small hit opening pre-processing of step S118 is executed when the value of the special figure process flag is "8". This small hit opening pre-processing includes processing for setting the big winning opening to the open state in the small hit game state based on the display result of "small hit". At this time, the value of the special figure process flag is updated to "9", and the small hit opening preprocessing is ended.

The small hitting open process in step S119 is executed when the value of the special figure process flag is "9". This small hit opening process is the process of measuring the elapsed time after opening the big winning opening and the timing to return the big winning opening from the open state to the closed state based on the measured elapsed time etc. A process for determining whether or not it is included. When the timing for ending the small hitting game state is reached by returning the special winning opening to the closed state, the value of the special figure process flag is updated to "10", and the processing for opening the small hitting ends.

The small hit ending process of step S120 is executed when the value of the special figure process flag is "10". The small hitting end process includes a process of waiting until a waiting time corresponding to a period in which a performance operation for informing the end of the small hitting game state is executed. Here, when the small hit game state ends, the game state in the pachinko gaming machine 1 before the small hit game state is continued. When the waiting time at the end of the small hitting game state has elapsed, the value of the special figure process flag is updated to "0", and the small hitting end processing ends.

(Main operation of the production control board 12)
Next, the main operation of the effect control board 12 will be described. In the effect control board 12, when the power supply voltage is supplied from the power supply board or the like, the effect control CPU 120 is activated to execute effect control main processing as shown in the flowchart of FIG. 6. When the effect control main process shown in FIG. 6 is started, the effect control CPU 120 first executes a predetermined initialization process (step S71) to clear the RAM 122 and set various initial values, and to the effect control board 12. Register setting etc. of the mounted CTC (counter/timer circuit). Further, the initial operation control process is executed (step S72). In the initial operation control processing, control for performing an initial operation of the movable body 32 such as control for driving the movable body 32 to return to the initial position and control for confirming a predetermined operation are executed.

Then, it is determined whether or not the timer interrupt flag is turned on (step S73). The timer interrupt flag is set to the ON state each time a predetermined time (for example, 2 milliseconds) elapses based on the CTC register setting, for example. At this time, if the timer interrupt flag is off (step S73; No), the process of step S73 is repeatedly executed and stands by.

On the side of the effect control board 12, an interrupt for receiving the effect control command from the main board 11 is generated in addition to the timer interrupt that is generated each time a predetermined time has elapsed. This interrupt is, for example, an interrupt generated when the effect control INT signal from the main board 11 is turned on. When an interrupt occurs due to the effect control INT signal being turned on, the effect control CPU 120 automatically sets the interrupt disable, but if a CPU that does not automatically enter the interrupt disable state is used, an interrupt occurs. It is desirable to issue a prohibition instruction (DI instruction). The effect control CPU 120 executes, for example, a predetermined command reception interrupt process in response to the interrupt caused by the effect control INT signal being turned on. In this command reception interrupt process, the effect control command is fetched from a predetermined input port of the input ports included in the I/O 125 that receives the control signal transmitted from the main substrate 11 via the relay substrate 15. The effect control command fetched at this time is stored in, for example, an effect control command receiving buffer provided in the RAM 122. After that, the production control CPU 120 sets the interrupt permission, and then ends the command reception interrupt process.

If the timer interrupt flag is on in step S73 (step S73; Yes), the timer interrupt flag is cleared to the off state (step S74), and the command analysis process is executed (step S75). In the command analysis process, for example, after reading various effect control commands transmitted from the game control microcomputer 100 of the main board 11 and stored in the effect control command receiving buffer, the read effect control commands are read. Corresponding settings and controls are performed. For example, the read effect control command may be stored in a predetermined area of the RAM 122 or the RAM 122 may be stored in the RAM 122 so that the effect control command received, the content specified by the effect control command, and the like can be confirmed by the effect control process processing or the like. The reception flag provided is turned on. Further, when the effect control command specifies the game state, the display control unit 123 may be instructed to display a background according to the game state.

After executing the command analysis process in step S75, the effect control process process is executed (step S76). In the effect control process processing, for example, an effect image display operation in the display area of the image display device 5, a sound output operation from the speakers 8L and 8R, a lighting operation in a decorative light emitter such as the game effect lamp 9 and a decorative LED, and the movable body 32. The control for operating various effect devices, such as the driving operation of, is performed. Further, with respect to the control contents of the production operation using various production devices, determination, determination, setting, etc. are performed in accordance with the production control command transmitted from the main board 11.

Following the effect control process processing of step S76, effect random number updating processing is executed (step S77), and at least a part of the effect random numbers used on the effect control board 12 side is updated by software. Then, the process returns to step S73. Other processing may be executed before returning to the processing in step S73.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing an example of the process executed in step S76 of FIG. 6 as the effect control process process. In the effect control process processing shown in FIG. 7, the effect control CPU 120 first executes prefetching advance notice setting processing (step S161). In the pre-reading notice setting process, for example, determination, determination, setting, etc. for executing the pre-reading notice production are performed based on the effect control command at the time of start winning transmitted from the main board 11. Further, a process for displaying the hold display is executed based on the number of hold memories specified from the effect control command.

After executing the process of step S161, the effect control CPU 120 selects and executes any of the following processes of steps S170 to S177 according to the value of the effect process flag provided in the RAM 122, for example.

The variable display start waiting process of step S170 is a process executed when the value of the effect process flag is "0" (initial value). This variable display start waiting process is a process of determining whether or not to start variable display of decorative symbols in the image display device 5, based on whether or not a command for specifying the start of variable display is received from the main board 11. Etc. are included. When it is determined that the variable display of the decorative pattern on the image display device 5 is started, the value of the effect process flag is updated to "1", and the variable display start waiting process is ended.

The variable display start setting process in step S171 is a process executed when the value of the effect process flag is "1". In this variable display start setting process, based on the display result and the variation pattern specified by the effect control command, the display result of the variable display of the decorative pattern (the fixed decorative pattern), the variable display mode of the decorative pattern, the reach effect and various types The presence/absence of execution of various effects such as a notice effect, its mode, and execution start timing are determined. Then, the effect control pattern (collection of control data for instructing the display control unit 123 to execute the effect) that reflects the determination result or the like is set. Then, based on the set effect control pattern, the display control unit 123 is instructed to start the variable display of the decorative pattern, the value of the effect process flag is updated to "2", and the variable display start setting process is ended. The display control unit 123 causes the image display device 5 to start the variable display of the decorative pattern in response to the instruction to start the variable display of the decorative pattern.

The variable display effect process in step S172 is a process executed when the value of the effect process flag is "2". In the effect display during variable display, the effect control CPU 120 instructs the display control unit 123 to display an effect image based on the effect control pattern set in step S171 on the display screen of the image display device 5. Or driving the movable body 32, outputting voice or sound effect from the speakers 8L and 8R by outputting a command (sound effect signal) to the sound control board 13, and sending a command (illumination signal) to the lamp control board 14. Various effect control is performed during variable display of the decorative pattern, such as turning on/off/blinking the game effect lamp 9 and the decorative LED by output. After performing such effect control, for example, an end code indicating the end of variable display of the decorative pattern is read from the effect control pattern, or a command designating that the fixed decorative pattern is stopped and displayed from the main board 11 is received. Corresponding to what is done, the fixed decorative design which is the display result of the decorative design is stopped and displayed. When the fixed decorative design is stopped and displayed, the value of the effect process flag is updated to "3", and the effect display processing during variable display ends.

The special figure winning waiting process of step S173 is a process executed when the value of the effect process flag is "3". In the special figure winning waiting process, the effect control CPU 120 determines whether or not there is an effect control command for designating the start of the big hit game state or the small hit game state from the main board 11. When a production control command for designating the start of the big hit game state or the small hit game state is received, if the command designates the start of the big hit game state, the value of the production process flag is set to "6. Update to ". On the other hand, if the command specifies the start of the small hitting game state, the value of the effect process flag is updated to "4" which is a value corresponding to the effect processing during the small hitting. Also, when the waiting time for receiving the command has passed without receiving the command designating the start of the big hit game state or the small hit game state, it is determined that the display result in the special figure game is “out”. Then, the value of the effect process flag is updated to "0" which is the initial value. When the value of the effect process flag is updated, the special figure hit waiting process ends.

The effect process during the small hit in step S174 is a process executed when the value of the effect control process flag is "4". In the effect processing during the small hit, the effect control CPU 120 sets, for example, an effect control pattern or the like corresponding to the effect contents in the small hit game state, and executes various effect controls in the small hit game state based on the set contents. .. Further, in the small hitting production process, the value of the production process flag is set to a value corresponding to the small winning finish production in response to receiving a command designating to end the small winning game state from the main board 11, for example. The value is updated to a certain "5", and the effect processing during the small hit is ended.

The small hit completion production process of step S175 is a process executed when the value of the production control process flag is "5". In the small hitting end effect process, the effect control CPU 120 sets, for example, an effect control pattern or the like corresponding to the end of the small hit game state, and various effect controls at the end of the small hit game state based on the setting contents. To execute. After that, the value of the effect process flag is updated to "0" which is the initial value, and the small hit end effect processing is ended.

The big hit medium effect process of step S176 is a process executed when the value of the effect process flag is "6". In this big hit mid production processing, the production control CPU 120 sets, for example, a production control pattern or the like corresponding to the production contents in the big hit gaming state, and executes various production controls in the big hit gaming state based on the set contents. Further, in the big hit midfield effect process, the value of the effect control process flag is a value corresponding to the ending effect process, for example, in response to receiving a command designating termination of the big hit game state from the main board 11. It updates to "7" and finishes the big hit midfield effect process.

The ending effect process of step S177 is a process executed when the value of the effect process flag is "7". In this ending effect processing, the effect control CPU 120 sets an effect control pattern or the like corresponding to, for example, the end of the big hit game state, and performs various effect controls of the ending effect at the end of the big hit game state based on the setting contents. Execute. After that, the value of the effect process flag is updated to "0" which is the initial value, and the ending effect process is ended.

(Variation of basic explanation)
The present invention is not limited to the pachinko gaming machine 1 described in the above basic description, and various modifications and applications are possible without departing from the spirit of the present invention.

Although the pachinko gaming machine 1 of the above basic description is a payout type gaming machine that pays out a predetermined number of game media as a prize based on the occurrence of a prize, the game media is enclosed and points are awarded based on the occurrence of a prize. It may be an enclosed game machine.

What is displayed during variable display of the special symbol is only one type of symbol (for example, a symbol indicating "-"), and variable display may be performed by repeating display and extinction of the symbol. Further, even when the symbol is displayed during the variable display, the symbol does not have to be displayed when the variable display is stopped (the symbol indicating "-" may not be displayed as the display result).

In the above basic explanation, the pachinko gaming machine 1 is shown as the gaming machine, but a predetermined number of bets is set by inserting medals, and a plurality of types of symbols are rotated according to the operation of the operation lever by the player, A slot machine capable of executing a game in which a predetermined number of medals are paid out to a player (for example, a big bonus when the stop symbol combination is a specific symbol combination when the symbols are stopped according to the operation of the stop button by The present invention can be applied to a slot machine equipped with one or more of regular bonus, RT, AT, ART, and CZ (hereinafter referred to as bonus).

The program and data for implementing the present invention are not limited to the form distributed and provided to a computer device included in the pachinko gaming machine 1 by a removable recording medium, and the computer device or the like in advance. It may be distributed by being installed in the storage device included in. Further, the program and data for implementing the present invention may be distributed by being downloaded from another device on a network connected via a communication line or the like by providing a communication processing unit. It doesn't matter.

Also, the game execution mode is not limited to that executed by mounting a removable recording medium, but can also be executed by temporarily storing the program and data downloaded via a communication line in the internal memory or the like. Alternatively, a hardware resource on the side of another device on the network connected via a communication line or the like may be directly used. Further, the game may be executed by exchanging data with another computer device or the like via a network.

In addition, in the present specification, one of the expressions for comparing various ratios such as the execution ratio of the effect (expressions such as “high”, “low”, and “different”) is “0%”. May be included. For example, it is also included that one is a ratio of "0%" and the other is a ratio of "100%" or a ratio less than "100%".
(Explanation regarding the characteristic part 239SG)

Next, a game machine in the characteristic part 239SG of the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 8-1 to 8-38.

In the display area of the image display device 5, a first reserved storage display area 239SG005D and a second reserved storage display area 239SG005U are arranged. In the first reserved storage display area 239SG005D and the second reserved storage display area 239SG005U, a reserved storage display is displayed in which the variable display reserved number (special figure reserved storage number) corresponding to each special symbol can be specified. Here, the suspension of the variable display corresponding to each special symbol, the game ball passes (entry) through the first starting winning opening formed by the winning ball device 6A and the second starting winning opening formed by the variable winning ball device 6B. ) Is generated based on the winning prize for starting. That is, the start condition (also referred to as “execution condition”) for executing the variable display of the special symbol or the decorative symbol is satisfied, but the variable display based on the previously satisfied start condition is being executed, or the pachinko game machine. When the start condition for permitting the start of the variable display is not satisfied because 1 is controlled to the big hit game state, the variable display corresponding to the satisfied start condition is held. The hold storage display in the first hold storage display area 239SG005D is a hold storage display that is generated based on the start winning due to the game ball passing (entering) the first start winning opening, and in the second hold storage display area 239SG005U. The hold storage display is a hold storage display generated based on the start winning due to the game ball passing (entering) the second start winning opening.

In the present characteristic portion 239SG, a circular storage white display (displayed in the first suspension storage display area 239SG005D) is displayed as a reserve storage that is generated based on a start winning due to a game ball passing through (entering) a first start winning opening. The reserved memory display) is displayed, and the reserved memory display generated based on the starting winning due to the game ball passing (entering) the second starting winning opening is displayed in the round white display (second reserved memory display area 239SG005U). Hold memory display). In addition, based on the hold memory display generated based on the start winning due to the game ball passing (entering) the first starting winning opening, and the starting winning due to the passing (entering) of the gaming ball through the second starting winning opening The display mode of the hold storage display generated as a result may be a different display mode.

In the example shown in FIG. 8-1, along with the first reserved storage display area 239SG005D and the second reserved storage display area 239SG005U, on the upper part of the first special symbol display device 4A and the second special symbol display device 4B, the number of special symbol reservation storage Is provided with a first hold indicator 25A and a second hold indicator 25B. The first reserved indicator 25A displays the number of the first special figure reserved memories so that it can be specified. The second hold indicator 25B displays the second special figure hold storage number in a identifiable manner. The first special figure pending storage number is the number of storages for which execution of variable display using the first special figure is pending. The second special figure pending storage number is the number of storages in which execution of variable display using the second special figure is pending. The variable display pending storage number obtained by adding the first special figure pending storage number and the second special figure pending storage number is also referred to as a total pending storage number in particular. When simply saying "the number of special figure reservation storages", it usually means a concept including all of the number of first special figure reservation storages, the number of second special figure reservation storages, and the total number of reservation storages. The first special figure reserved storage number and the second special figure reserved storage number are included, but the total reserved storage number is excluded).

A special variable winning ball unit 239SG007 in which the first special variable winning ball device 239SG007A and the second special variable winning ball device 239SG007B are integrated is provided on the right side of the winning ball device 6A and the variable winning ball device 6B.

Here, the configuration of the special variable winning ball unit 239SG007 will be described. In the following description, the pachinko gaming machine 1 will be described with reference to the vertical and horizontal directions when viewed from the front.

As shown in FIG. 8-1, the special variable winning ball unit 239SG007 has a first special variable winning ball device 239SG007A on the left side and a second special variable winning ball device 239SG007B on the right side. Further, a cover body (not shown) made of a translucent synthetic resin material is attached to the front side of the special variable winning ball unit 239SG007, and the player can insert the special variable winning ball unit through the cover body. The game ball flowing down in 239SG007, especially in the second special variable winning ball device 239SG007B can be visually recognized.

The first special variable winning ball device 239SG007A includes a first special winning opening door 239SG701 which is opened and closed by a solenoid 239SG082 (see FIG. 8-2), and is opened and closed by the first special winning opening door 239SG701. Form a changing first big winning opening. The first special winning opening is formed so as to open upward on the left part of the special variable winning ball unit 239SG007. The first special winning opening door 239SG701 is slidable in the front-rear direction between a closed position where the solenoid 239SG082 is driven to close the first special winning opening and an open position where the first special winning opening is opened. ing.

In the first special variable winning ball device 239SG007A, when the solenoid 239SG082 is on, the first special winning opening door 239SG701 opens the first special winning opening, and the game ball passes through (enters) the first special winning opening. Make it easier. On the other hand, when the solenoid 239SG082 is in the OFF state, the first special winning opening door 239SG701 closes the first special winning opening to prevent the game ball from passing through (entering) the first special winning opening. In this way, the first special winning opening changes into an open state that is advantageous for the player to easily pass (enter) the game ball and a closed state that is disadvantageous to the player because the player cannot pass (enter) the game ball. In addition to the closed state in which the game ball cannot pass (enter) the first special winning opening, or in addition to the closed state, a partially open state in which the game ball does not easily pass (enter) the first special winning opening is provided. May be.

The game ball that has passed (entered) the first special winning opening is detected by the first count switch 239SG023 by passing through the first count switch 239SG023 (see FIG. 8-2) provided in the first special winning opening. To be done. The game ball that has passed through the first count switch 239SG023 is guided to the back side of the game board 2 through a through hole (not shown) formed in the game board 2. Based on the detection of the game balls by the first count switch 239SG023, a predetermined number (for example, 15) of game balls are paid out as prize balls. In this way, when the game ball passes (enters) the first special winning opening which has been opened in the first special variable winning ball device 239SG007A, other winning openings such as the first starting winning opening and the second starting winning opening are opened. More prize balls are paid out than when the game balls pass (enter). Therefore, if the first special winning opening is opened in the first special variable winning ball device 239SG007A, the game ball can enter the first special winning opening, and the first state is advantageous for the player. On the other hand, when the first special winning opening is closed in the first special variable winning ball device 239SG007A, it is impossible or difficult to get the winning ball by passing (entering) the game ball into the first special winning opening. And the second state is disadvantageous to the player.

Also, most of the game balls that have flowed down without entering the first big winning opening are guided to the variable winning ball device 6B by an unillustrated obstacle nail or the like, and if the variable winning ball device 6B is in the enlarged open state, the second start. It is designed to win prizes.

The second special variable winning ball device 239SG007B is formed so as to project upward from the first special variable winning ball device 239SG007A, and is opened/closed by the solenoid 239SG083 (see FIG. 8-2). The door 239SG711 is provided, and the second special winning opening door 239SG711 forms a second special winning opening that changes between an open state and a closed state. The second special winning opening is formed so as to open upward at the upper end portion of the second special variable winning ball device 239SG007B. The second special winning opening door 239SG711 is between a first state (opened state) in which the second special winning opening is opened by driving the solenoid 239SG083 and a second state (closed state) in which the second special winning opening is closed. It is provided so as to be slidable in the front-back direction.

In the second special variable winning ball device 239SG007B, when the solenoid 239SG083 for the second special winning opening door 239SG711 is in the on state, the second special winning opening door 239SG711 opens the second special winning opening, and the game ball is the first. Make it easy to pass through (enter) the two major winning openings. On the other hand, when the solenoid 239SG083 for the second special winning opening door 239SG711 is off, the second special winning opening door 239SG711 closes the second special winning opening, and the game ball passes through the second special winning opening. (Entry) can not be done. As described above, the second special winning opening changes into an open state in which the game ball easily passes (enters) and is advantageous to the player, and a closed state in which the game ball cannot pass (enter) and is disadvantageous to the player. In addition to the closed state in which the game ball cannot pass (enter) the second special winning opening, or in addition to the closed state, a partially open state in which the game ball does not easily pass (enter) the second special winning opening is provided. May be.

The game ball passing through (entering) the second special winning opening is detected by the second count switch 239SG024A by passing through the second count switch 239SG024A installed in the second special winning opening. Based on the fact that the game ball is detected by the second count switch 239SG024A, a predetermined number (for example, 15) of game balls are paid out as a prize ball. In this way, when the game ball passes (enters) the second special winning opening which has been opened in the second special variable winning ball device 239SG007B, other normal winnings such as the first starting winning opening and the second starting winning opening. More prize balls are paid out than when the game balls pass (enter) the mouth. Therefore, when the second special winning opening is opened in the second special variable winning ball device 239SG007B, the game ball can enter the second special winning opening, which is the first state advantageous for the player. On the other hand, if the second special winning opening is closed in the second special variable winning ball device 239SG007B, it is impossible or difficult to get the winning ball by passing (entering) the game ball into the second special winning opening. And the second state is disadvantageous to the player.

In addition, in the second special variable winning ball device 239SG007B, a gaming ball flow path is formed in which the gaming balls that have passed through the second special winning opening can flow down. A third count switch 239SG024B that can further detect the game ball that has passed through the second count switch 239SG024A is installed in the game ball flow path. The game ball that has passed through the third count switch 239SG024B is guided to the back side of the game board 2 through a through hole (not shown) formed in the game board 2. In addition, the game ball that reaches the most downstream portion of the branch path 741 is guided to the back side of the game board 2 through a through hole (not shown) formed in the game board 2 and passes through the fourth count switch 24C. , And is detected by the fourth count switch 24C.

In addition, in this feature part 239SG, based on the fact that the game ball is detected by the third count switch 239SG024B during the small hit game described later, the game state after the small hit game is finished is controlled to the big hit game state. There is.

The passage gate 41 in the characteristic portion 239SG is installed between the first special variable winning ball device 239SG007A and the second special variable winning ball device 239SG007B in the special variable winning ball unit 239SG007.

In this feature portion 239SG, the game area is divided into a left game area on the left side and a right game area on the right side of a center decorative frame that surrounds the periphery of the image display device 5 arranged at a substantially central position of the game area. , The ball hitting weakly with the ball hitting handle (left hitting) flows down the left game area, and the ball hitting strong with the hitting ball hitting handle (right hitting) goes down the right playing area. ing.

Further, the game ball flowing down the left game area can be won in the winning ball device 6A and the variable winning ball device 6B, and the gaming ball flowing down the right game region is the variable winning ball device 6B, the first special variable winning ball device. A large number of obstacle nails are arranged so that the 239SG007A and the second special variable winning ball device 239SG007B can win the prize and can pass through the passage gate 41. That is, in the case of left-handedness, the first special variable winning ball device 239SG007A and the second special variable winning ball device 239SG007B cannot be won, and the passage gate 41 cannot be passed.

Next, the progress of the game in the pachinko gaming machine 1 will be schematically described.

In the pachinko gaming machine 1, such that the game ball that has passed through the passage gate 41 provided in the game area is detected by the gate switch 21 shown in FIG. After the universal figure start condition for execution is satisfied, based on that the universal figure start condition for starting the variable display of normal symbols is satisfied, for example, that the variable display of the previous universal figure has ended The variable display of the universal figure by the symbol display device 20 is started.

In this variable display of ordinary symbols, after starting the fluctuation of the ordinary symbols, when a predetermined time that is the variable variable display period of the ordinary symbols elapses, the fixed ordinary symbol that is the variable display result of the ordinary symbols is stopped and displayed (derived display). .. At this time, as a fixed ordinary symbol, if a specific ordinary symbol (a symbol per ordinary symbol) such as a number indicating “7” is stopped and displayed, the variable display result of the ordinary symbol becomes “per symbol”. On the other hand, as a fixed ordinary symbol, for example, if a regular symbol other than the regular symbol, such as a number or a symbol other than the number indicating “7”, is stopped and displayed, the variable display result of the ordinary symbol is “out of regular symbol”. Become. In response to the fact that the variable display result of the ordinary symbol is "universal pattern hit", the expansion opening control (tilt control) is performed in which the movable wing pieces of the electric tulip constituting the variable winning ball device 6B are in the tilted position. The normal opening control for returning to the vertical position after a predetermined time has elapsed is performed.

After the first starting condition is satisfied by the fact that the game ball that has passed (entered) the first starting winning opening formed in the winning ball device 6A is detected by the first starting opening switch 22A shown in FIG. 8-2, For example, the variable display of the special symbols by the first special symbol display device 4A is started based on the fact that the first start condition is satisfied because the previous special symbols game or the jackpot gaming state has ended. In addition, the second starting condition is satisfied because the game ball that has passed (entered) the second starting winning opening formed in the variable winning ball device 6B is detected by the second starting opening switch 22B shown in FIG. 8-2. After that, for example, based on the fact that the second start condition is satisfied due to, for example, the variable display of the previous special figure or the jackpot gaming state being ended, the variable display of the special figure by the second special symbol display device 4B is started. ..

In the variable display of the special symbols by the first special symbol display device 4A and the second special symbol display device 4B, after starting the variable display of the special symbols, when the variable display time as the special symbol variable display time elapses, the special symbols The determined special symbol (variable display result) that is the variable display result of is derived and displayed. At this time, if a specific special symbol (big hit symbol) is stopped and displayed as a confirmed special symbol, the result is "big hit" as a specific display result, and a predetermined special symbol (small hit symbol) different from the big hit symbol is stopped and displayed. If so, the predetermined display result is "small hit". In addition, if a special symbol different from the big hit symbol or the small hit symbol is stopped and displayed as a confirmed special symbol, it becomes "out of bounds".

After the variable display result in the variable display of the special figure becomes "big hit", it is controlled to the big hit game state as a specific game state in which a round advantageous to the player (also called "round game") is executed a predetermined number of times. It After the variable display result in the variable display of the special figure becomes "small hit", it is controlled to the small hit game state as a special game state different from the big hit game state.

In the pachinko gaming machine 1 in the present feature unit 239SG, as an example, the special symbol indicating the numbers "3", "5", and "7" is the big hit symbol, and the special symbol indicating the number "2" is the small hit symbol. , A special symbol indicating the symbol "-" is removed. In addition, each symbol such as a big hit symbol, a small hit symbol, and a deviating symbol in the variable display of the special symbol by the first special symbol display device 4A is a special symbol different from each symbol in the variable symbol display of the special symbol by the second special symbol display device 4B. It may be made to be a symbol, or a special symbol common to both special symbols variably displayed may be a big hit symbol, a small hit symbol, or a deviating symbol.

After the big hit symbol is stopped and displayed as the confirmed special symbol in the variable display of the special symbol and becomes the "big hit" as the specific display result, in the big hit game state, the first special winning prize opening device 239SG007A first big winning opening door The 230SG701 opens the first big winning opening until a predetermined upper limit time (for example, 29 seconds) elapses or a predetermined number (for example, 10) of winning balls are generated. As a result, a round is executed in which the first special variable winning ball device 239SG007A is set to the first state (open state) advantageous to the player.

The round, which is the opening cycle of the first special winning opening, can be repeatedly executed until the number of times of execution reaches a predetermined upper limit number (eg, “4” or “10”). Even before the number of times the round has been executed reaches the upper limit, the execution of the round is terminated due to the establishment of a predetermined condition (for example, a game ball has not won in the first big winning opening). Good.

Also, after the small hit symbol is stopped and displayed as the finalized special symbol in the variable display of the special symbol and becomes "small hit" as the specific display result, in the small hit game state, the second special variable winning ball device 239SG007B The 2 big winning opening door 239SG711 opens the 2nd big winning opening in a period until a predetermined upper limit time (for example, 3 seconds) elapses or until a predetermined number (for example, 10) winning balls are generated. State. As a result, the second special variable winning ball device 239SG007B is in the first state (open state) advantageous to the player.

In addition, in the present feature portion 239SG, the second special winning opening door 239SG711 is set to open once until a predetermined upper limit time (for example, 3 seconds) elapses in the small hitting game state, but the present invention However, it is not limited to this, and may be opened a plurality of times in the small hitting game state.

In the small hitting game state, when the game ball that has won the second big winning opening passes through the third count switch 239SG024B provided in the second special variable winning ball device 239SG007B, the third count switch 239SG024B of the game ball is passed. It is a "big hit" based on (V winning big hit). That is, the CPU 103 controls the game state to the big hit game state based on the detection of the passage of the third count switch 239SG024B of the game ball.

In addition, in this characteristic part 239SG, the game ball that has won the second big winning opening always passes through the third count switch 239SG024B. In other words, in the small hit game state, when the game ball wins the second big winning opening, the winning game ball is always detected by the third count switch 239SG024B, and after the small hit game is finished, the CPU 103 controls the big hit game state. To be done. In the feature section 239SG, when the variable display result is a small hit, the game ball is surely controlled to the big hit game state after the small hit game is finished by winning the game ball in the second big winning opening during the small hit game. It is supposed to be done.

Then, when the big hit game state is controlled based on the passage of the third count switch 239SG024B of the game ball, the second special winning opening door 239SG711 of the second special variable winning ball device 239SG007B has a predetermined upper limit time (for example, 29 seconds). ) Has elapsed or until a predetermined number (for example, 10) of winning balls have been generated, the second special winning opening is opened. As a result, a round game is executed in which the second special variable winning ball device 239SG007B is set in the first state (open state) advantageous to the player. In the characteristic part 239SG, when the big hit game state is controlled based on the passage of the third count switch 239SG024B, the second special variable winning ball device 239SG007B is controlled to the first state. The present invention is not limited to this, and the first special variable winning ball device 239SG007A may be controlled to the first state.

The round game, which is the opening cycle of the second special winning opening, can be repeatedly executed until the number of times of execution reaches a predetermined upper limit number (for example, "9"). Even before the number of times of executing the round game reaches the upper limit number, the round game may be ended by the establishment of a predetermined condition (for example, a game ball is not won in the second big winning opening). Good.

It should be noted that, after the jackpot gaming state in the present feature unit 239SG is completed, a time saving state in which time shortening control (time saving control) is performed within a predetermined variable display frequency range (eg, 99 times, 7 times, 3 times, 1 time) And the normal state in which the time saving control is not performed. By performing the time saving control, the variable display time (variable display time for special figure) in the variable display of the special figure is shortened as compared with the normal state. The normal state is a normal game state different from a specific game state such as a big hit game state, and an initial setting state of the pachinko gaming machine 1 (for example, when the system is reset, initialization processing after turning on the power). The same control as in the state (1) is executed. The time saving control is that the variable display of the special figure is executed a predetermined number of times after the end of the big hit game state, the variable display result is "big hit", and the game ball in the small hit game state is the third count switch 239SG024B. It suffices to end the process when one of the conditions of passing is satisfied first.

When the time saving control is performed, the variable display time (special figure variable display time) in the variable display of special symbols by the first special symbol display device 4A and the second special symbol display device 4B is controlled to be shorter than that in the normal state. , The control for shortening the variable display time (variable figure variable display time) of the variable display of the ordinary figure by the ordinary pattern display 20 and the variable display result in the variable display of the ordinary figure at each time The control for improving the probability of "per drawing" compared to that in the normal state, the tilting control time for performing the tilting control of the movable wing piece in the variable winning ball device 6B based on the fact that the variable display result is "universal drawing". It is possible to establish the second start condition by making it easier for the game ball to pass (enter) the second start winning opening, such as control to make it longer than in the normal state and control to increase the number of tilts than in the normal state. The control that is advantageous to the player is performed by increasing the property. In this way, the control that makes it easier for the player to enter the game ball into the second start winning port with the time saving control is advantageous for the player, and is also referred to as high opening control. As the high opening control, any one of these controls may be performed, or a plurality of controls (including all) may be performed in combination.

By performing the high opening control, the frequency at which the second start winning opening is in the expanded opening state is higher than that in the case where the high opening control is not performed. As a result, the second starting condition for executing the special figure game using the second special figure in the second special symbol display device 4B is easily established, and the variable display of the special figure can be frequently executed. Then, the time until the variable display result becomes "big hit" or "small hit" is shortened. The period in which the high opening control can be executed is also called a high opening control period, and this period may be the same as the period in which the time saving control is performed. The game state in which both the time saving control and the high opening control are performed is also called a time saving state or a high base state.

FIG. 8-3(A) is an explanatory diagram showing an example of the content of the effect control command used in the present feature part 239SG. The effect control command has, for example, a 2-byte structure, the first byte indicates MODE (command classification), and the second byte indicates EXT (command type). The first bit (bit 7) of MODE data is always "1", and the first bit of EXT data is "0". Note that the command form shown in FIG. 8C is an example, and other command forms may be used. Further, in this example, the control command is composed of two control signals, but the number of control signals forming the control command may be one, or may be three or more.

In the example shown in FIG. 8-3(A), the command 8001H is a first variable display start command that specifies variable display start in the special figure game using the first special figure in the first special symbol display device 4A. The command 8002H is a second variable display start command that specifies variable display start in the special figure game using the second special figure in the second special symbol display device 4B. The command 81XXH is a decoration that is variably displayed in each of the decoration pattern display areas 5L, 5C, and 5R of "left", "middle", and "right" in the image display device 5 corresponding to the variable display of the special symbol in the special figure game. This is a variation pattern designation command for designating a variation pattern (variable display time) such as a design. Here, XXH indicates an unspecified hexadecimal number, and may be any value that is arbitrarily set according to the instruction content by the effect control command. In the variation pattern designation command, different EXT data is set according to the designated variation pattern.

The command 8CXXH is a variable display result notification command, and is a production control command for designating a variable display result such as a special design or a decorative design. In the variable display result notification command, as shown in, for example, FIG. 8-3(B), a determination result indicating whether the variable display result is “out”, “big hit” or “small hit” (predetermined result) ) Or different EXT data is set according to the determination result (the jackpot type determination result) of which of the plurality of types the jackpot type when the variable display result is “big hit”.

In the variable display result notification command, for example, as shown in FIG. 8-3(B), the command 8C00H is a first variable display result designation command indicating a pre-determined result indicating that the variable display result is “out”. The command 8C01H is a second variable display result designation command for notifying the pre-determined result that the variable display result is “big hit” and the big hit type is “big hit A” and the big hit type decided result. The command 8C02H is a third variable display result designation command for notifying the pre-determined result that the variable display result is “big hit” and the big hit type is “big hit B” and the big hit type decided result. The command 8C03H is a fourth variable display result designation command for notifying the pre-determined result that the variable display result is “big hit” and the big hit type is “big hit C” and the big hit type decided result. The command 8C04H is a fifth variable display result designation command for notifying the pre-determined result that the variable display result is “small hit” and the small hit type is “small hit A”. The command 8C05H is a sixth variable display result designation command for notifying a pre-determined result that the variable display result is “small hit” and the small hit type is “small hit B”.

In the feature unit 239SG, the fifth variable display result designation command and the sixth variable display result designation command are provided so that the CPU 103 notifies the effect control CPU 120 in advance of the small hit type before the variable display is started. Although a possible form is illustrated, the present invention is not limited to this, and as the variable display result designation command, the CPU 103 for the effect control has the variable display result of “small hit”. Only the variable display may be notified in advance before the start of the variable display.

The command 8F00H is a symbol determination command for designating variable display stop (determination) of the decorative symbol in each of the "left", "middle", and "right" decorative symbol display areas 5L, 5C, 5R in the image display device 5.

The command 95XXH is a game state designation command that designates the current game state in the pachinko gaming machine 1. In the game state designation command, different EXT data is set according to the current game state in the pachinko gaming machine 1, for example.

As shown in FIG. 8-3(C), as a specific example, the command 9500H is a first game state designation command corresponding to a game state (low base state, normal state) in which time saving control is not performed. The command 9501H is a second game state designation command corresponding to a game state (high base state, time saving state) in which time saving control is performed in the variable display of the second special figure once after the big hit game of the big hit A. The command 9502H is a third game state designation command corresponding to a game state (high base state, time saving state) in which time saving control is performed in the variable display of the second special figure three times after the big hit B big hit game ends. The command 9503H is a fourth game state designating command corresponding to a game state (high base state, time saving state) in which time saving control is performed in the variable display of the second special map 99 times after the big hit game of the big hit C. The command 9504H is a fifth game state designating command corresponding to a game state (high base state, time saving state) in which time saving control is performed in the variable display of the second special figure seven times after the big hit game of the big hit D. The command 9505H is a sixth game state designation command corresponding to a game state (high base state, time saving state) in which time saving control is performed in the variable display of the second special figure 99 times after the jackpot E big hit game is finished.

The command A0XXH is a hit start designation command (also referred to as "fanfare command") for designating the display of the effect image showing the start of the big hit game state or the small hit game state. The command A1XXH is a special winning opening opening notification command for notifying that the special winning opening is in the open state in the big hit gaming state or the small hit gaming state. The command A2XXH is a notification command after opening the special winning opening to notify that it is a period during which the special winning opening is changed from the open state to the closed state in the big hit game state or the small hit game state. The command A3XXH is a hit end designation command for designating the display of the effect image at the end of the big hit game state or the small hit game state.

In the hit start designation command and the hit end designation command, for example, the same EXT data as the variable display result notification command is set, so that different EXT data may be set according to the pre-determined result or the big hit type determination result. .. Alternatively, in the hit start designation command and the hit end designation command, the correspondence between the pre-determined result and the big hit type determination result and the set EXT data may be different from the correspondence in the variable display result notification command. .. In the special winning opening opening notification command and the big winning opening opening notification command, different EXT data is set according to the number of times the round is executed in the big hit game state or the small hit game state (for example, "1" to "10"). To be done.

The command B100H is based on the fact that the game ball that has passed (entered) the first starting winning opening formed by the winning ball device 6A is detected by the first starting opening switch 22A and the starting winning (first starting winning) is generated. It is the 1st starting opening winning a prize designating command which notifies that the 1st starting condition in order to execute the special figure game which uses the 1st special figure in 1st special design indicator 4A is satisfied. The command B200H is based on the fact that the game ball that has passed (entered) the second starting winning opening formed by the variable winning ball device 6B is detected by the second starting opening switch 22B and the starting winning (second starting winning) is generated. , Is a second start opening winning a prize designating command notifying that the second starting condition for executing the special drawing game using the second special drawing in the second special symbol display device 4B is satisfied.

The command C1XXH is a first reserved storage number notification command for notifying the first reserved storage number in order to display the special reservation storage number in the first reserved storage display area 239SG005D or the like so as to be identifiable. The command C2XXH is a second reserved storage number notification command for notifying the second reserved storage number in order to display the special reserved storage number in the second reserved storage display area 239SG005U or the like in a identifiable manner. The first reserved memory number notification command is, for example, when the first starting opening winning award designation command is transmitted based on that the game ball passes (enters) the first starting winning opening and the first starting condition is satisfied. , Is transmitted from the main board 11 to the effect control board 12. When the second starting opening winning award designating command is transmitted, for example, the second reserved memory number notification command is transmitted based on the fact that the game ball passes (enters) the second starting winning opening and the second starting condition is satisfied. , Is transmitted from the main board 11 to the effect control board 12. Further, the first reserved storage number notification command and the second reserved storage number notification command cause the special figure game to start when either the first start condition or the second start condition is satisfied (when the reserved storage number decreases). It may be transmitted in response to the start of execution.

Instead of the first pending storage number notification command or the second pending storage number notification command, a total pending storage number notification command for notifying the total pending storage number may be transmitted. That is, the total pending storage number notification command for notifying the increase (or decrease) of the total pending storage number may be used.

The command C4XXH is a symbol designating command that designates the winning determination result at the time of starting winning.

The command D100H is a V winning notification designation command for notifying that the V winning has been made, that is, the game ball has passed the third counting switch 239SG024B and thus the third counting switch 239SG024B has been turned on. Command D2XXH is a remaining second special figure time saving number notification command for notifying the number of remaining time saving control of the second special symbol in the time saving state. The command D3XX is a prize ball number notification command for notifying the number of prize balls generated (given) by the game ball winning the winning opening.

FIG. 8-4 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a random number value counted on the main substrate 11 side. As shown in FIG. 8D, in the main feature portion 239SG, on the main substrate 11 side, in addition to the random number value MR1 for determining the special figure display result, the random number value MR2 for determining the hit type, and the disorder for determining the variation pattern. Numerical value data indicating the numerical value MR3, the random number value MR4 for general-purpose display result determination, and the random number value MR5 for determining the initial value of MR4 are controlled to be countable. A random number value other than these may be used to enhance the game effect. These random number values MR1 to MR5 may be updated by software in the CPU 103 using different random counters, or may be updated by the random number circuit 104. The random number circuit 104 may be built in the game control microcomputer 100, or may be configured as a random number circuit chip different from the game control microcomputer 100. The random number used to control the progress of such a game is also called a game random number.

FIG. 8-5 shows a variation pattern in the present feature part 239SG. In the present characteristic portion 239SG, among the cases where the variable display result is “out”, the variable display mode of the decorative pattern is “non-reach” and “reach”, respectively, and is also variable. A plurality of variation patterns are prepared in advance corresponding to the case where the display result is "big hit" and the case where the variable display result is "small hit". The variation pattern corresponding to the case where the variable display result is “out” and the variable display mode of the decorative pattern is “non-reach” is referred to as a non-reach variation pattern (also referred to as “non-reach variation pattern”), The variation pattern corresponding to the case where the variable display result is “off” and the variable display mode of the decorative pattern is “reach” is referred to as a reach variation pattern (also referred to as “reach out variation pattern”). In addition, the non-reach variation pattern and the reach variation pattern are included in the outlier variation pattern corresponding to the case where the variable display result is "outlier". The variation pattern corresponding to the case where the variable display result is "big hit" is referred to as a big hit variation pattern. The variation pattern corresponding to the case where the variable display result is "small hit" is referred to as a small hit variation pattern.

In addition, as shown in FIGS. 8-5(A) and 8-5(B), in the characteristic part 239SG, a plurality of different variation patterns are provided in advance in accordance with the special symbol for performing the variable display.

As shown in FIG. 8-5(A), as the variation pattern of the first special symbol, in the big hit variation pattern and the reach variation pattern, the normal reach variation pattern in which the reach effect of the normal reach is executed, the super reach α, and the super reach There is a super reach variation pattern in which a reach effect of super reach such as β is executed. Although only one type of normal reach variation pattern is provided in the feature part 239SG, the present invention is not limited to this, and like the normal reach α, the normal reach β,... A plurality of normal reach variation patterns may be provided. Further, in the super reach variation pattern, three or more super reach variation patterns such as super reach γ,... In addition to super reach α and super reach β may be provided.

As shown in FIG. 8-5(A), among the variation patterns of the first special symbol in the feature part 239SG, the special figure variable display time of the normal reach variation pattern in which the reach effect of the normal reach is executed is the super reach variation. It is set shorter than the super reach α and super reach β patterns. Further, regarding the special figure variable display time of the super reach variation pattern in which the super reach reach effect such as super reach α and super reach β in the feature part 239SG is executed, the variation pattern in which the super reach effect of super reach β is executed In this case, the special map variable display time is set longer than the variation pattern in which the super reach effect of super reach α is executed.

In the characteristic part 239SG, since the jackpot expectation that the variable display result is “big hit” is set high in the order of super reach β, super reach α, and normal reach as described above, the normal reach variation pattern and the super reach variation are set. In the pattern, the longer the fluctuation time, the higher the jackpot expectation.

On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 8-5(B), as the variation pattern of the second special symbol in this feature portion 239SG, a variation of non-reach having a special symbol variable display time different from the variation pattern of the first special symbol A pattern and a reach variation pattern are provided.

In the characteristic part 239SG, as will be described later, the variation pattern type is determined first such as the non-reach type, the normal reach type, and the super reach type. After that, the variation pattern to be executed is not determined from the variation patterns belonging to the determined variation pattern, but is determined using only the random value MR3 for variation pattern determination without determining these types. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, in addition to the random number value MR3 for fluctuation pattern determination, a random value for fluctuation pattern type determination is provided to It is also possible to first determine the type of the variation pattern from the random number value of 1, and then determine the variation pattern to be executed from the variation patterns belonging to the determined variation pattern.

In the game control microcomputer 100, the CPU 103 executes the program read from the ROM 101 and uses the RAM 102 as a work area to execute various processes for controlling the progress of the game in the pachinko gaming machine 1. Further, the CPU 103 is capable of generating all of the various random numbers used on the main board 11 side by executing the random number generation program.

The ROM 101 included in the game control microcomputer 100 stores various table data used for controlling the progress of the game, in addition to the game control program. For example, the ROM 101 stores table data that forms a plurality of determination tables shown in FIG. 8-6, which are prepared for the CPU 103 to make various determinations and decisions. Further, in the ROM 101, table data constituting a plurality of control pattern tables used by the CPU 103 to output various control signals from the main board 11, and a variation mode of each symbol in a variable display of a special symbol, an ordinary symbol, etc. A fluctuation pattern table for storing a plurality of kinds of fluctuation patterns is stored.

The determination table stored in the ROM 101 includes, for example, the display result determination table shown in FIG. 8-6(A), the jackpot type determination table (for the first special symbol) shown in FIG. 8-6(B), and FIG. 8-6( C) big hit type determination table (for the second special symbol), other than the small hit type determination table shown in FIG. 8-6 (D), big hit variation pattern determination table (not shown), small hit variation pattern determination table ( (Not shown), a deviation pattern determination table (not shown), a public figure display result determination table (not shown), a general variation pattern determination table (not shown), and the like are included.

FIG. 8-6(A) is an explanatory diagram showing a display result determination table. The display result determination table is a collection of data stored in the ROM 101, and is a table in which a hit determination value to be compared with MR1 is set. In the display result determination table, the variable display special figure designation buffer (the value that the CPU 103 sets at the time of execution of special symbol normal processing as a value for designating a special symbol for performing variable display) is 1 (first), that is, When the first special symbol is targeted for variable display, and the variable display special symbol designation buffer is 2 (second), that is, for each of the case where the second special symbol is targeted for variable display , A determination value for a big hit and a determination value for a small hit are set.

As shown in FIG. 8-6(A), when the variable display special map designation buffer is the first, the judgment value corresponding to the big hit is set, but the judgment value corresponding to the small hit is set. Therefore, when the first special symbol is subject to variable display, only the big hit can be won, and the small hit is not won.

When the variable display special map designation buffer is the second, the same judgment value as when the variable display special map designation buffer is the first is set as the judgment value corresponding to the big hit, and the second Even when the special symbol is targeted for variable display, a big hit occurs with the same probability as when the first special symbol is targeted for variable display, and about 1/7 of these judgment values are small. By being set as the judgment value corresponding to the win, when the second special symbol is the target of the variable display, the small win is won with a probability (ratio) of about 1/7. There is.

That is, when the value of MR1 matches any of the hit determination values corresponding to the big hit shown in FIG. 8-6(A), the CPU 103 determines that the special symbol is a big hit (big hit A to big hit C). Further, when the MR1 matches any of the hit determination values corresponding to the small hit shown in FIG. 8-6(A), it is determined that the small hit is made for the special symbol. The “probability” shown in FIG. 8-6(A) indicates the probability (ratio) of a big hit and the probability (ratio) of a small hit. In addition, determining whether to make a big hit is to decide whether to control in a big hit game state, but the stop symbol in the first special symbol display device 4A or the second special symbol display device 4B. It also means deciding whether or not to make a jackpot design. Also, to determine whether to make a small hit, it is to decide whether to control the small hit game state, whether to make the stop symbol in the second special symbol display device 4B a small hit symbol It also means to decide whether or not.

In the characteristic part 239SG, the CPU 103 uses the display result determination table shown in FIG. 8-6(A) to determine whether to make a big hit or a small hit. The small hit determination table is provided separately, and the big hit determination is common to the case where the first special symbol is variably displayed and the second special symbol is variably displayed regardless of the variable display special figure designation buffer. Alternatively, the small hit determination may be performed using a separate table only when the variable display special figure designation buffer is the second.

In addition, in the feature unit 239SG, when the variable display special map designation buffer is the first, the determination value other than the determination value corresponding to the big hit is not set as the determination value corresponding to the small hit, that is, the small hit is Although it has been so arranged that the small hit is not won, a part of the judgment values other than the judgment value corresponding to the big hit may be set as the judgment value corresponding to the small hit so that the small hit is won.

8-6(B), (C) are explanatory diagrams showing a big hit type determination table (for the first special symbol) and a big hit type determination table (for the second special symbol) stored in the ROM 101. Of these, FIG. 8-6 (B) uses the pending storage based on the game ball winning the first starting winning opening (that is, when the variable display of the first special symbol is performed) determines the jackpot type It is a table when doing. Further, FIG. 8-6(C) determines the jackpot type by using the pending storage based on the fact that the game ball has won the second starting winning opening (that is, when the variable display of the second special symbol is performed). It is a case table.

The jackpot type determination table, when it is determined that the variable display result is a jackpot pattern, the jackpot type is one of jackpot A to jackpot C based on the random number (MR2) for jackpot type determination. Is a table that is referred to in order to determine. In this characteristic portion 239SG, as shown in FIGS. 8-6(B) and (C), the jackpot type determination table (for the first special symbol) is provided with two types of jackpots, a jackpot A and a jackpot B. On the other hand, in the big hit type determination table (for the second special symbol), only one kind of big hit, big hit C, is provided. In other words, as the big hit that occurs when the variable display of the first special symbol is performed, it becomes one of two types of big hits, big hit A and big hit B, while the variable display of the second special symbol is performed. Only the big hit C is generated as a big hit.

FIG. 8-6(D) is an explanatory diagram showing a small hit type determination table stored in the ROM 101. The small hit type determination table is a small hit type A or small hit B based on the random number (MR2) for determining the small hit type when it is determined that the variable display result is the small hit symbol. Is a table that is referenced to determine In this feature section 239SG, when the game ball passes the third count switch 239SG024B during the small hit game of the small hit A, that is, when the V winning big hit occurs, the big hit type of big hit D is executed. When the game ball passes through the third count switch 239SG024B during the small hit game of small hit B, that is, when the V winning big hit occurs, the big hit game of big hit type E is executed. It is supposed to be done. That is, these big hits D and big hits E are not the big hit type determined by the random number value MR2 for judging the hit type extracted at the time of starting winning, but the small hitting A or the small hitting B is a game ball during the small hitting game. Is a jackpot type determined by passing through the third count switch 239SG024B.

Here, the jackpot type in the present feature unit 239SG will be described with reference to FIG. 8-6(E). In the present feature unit 239SG, the jackpot A in which time saving control is executed after the end of the jackpot gaming state as the jackpot type ~ Big hit E is set.

Of these big hits A to big hits E, the big hit A is a big hit that is repeatedly executed four times (so-called four rounds) to change the first big winning opening to the second state that is advantageous to the player. Further, after the big hit game state of the big hit A, the time saving control is executed once for the variable display of the second special symbol.

The big hit B is a big hit that is repeatedly executed four times (so-called four rounds) to change the first big winning opening to the second state advantageous to the player. In addition, after the jackpot B jackpot game state ends, until the special drawing game is executed three times for the variable display of the second special symbol, or until the special drawing game is executed three times Time saving control is executed until occurs.

The big hit C is a big hit that is repeatedly executed 10 times (so-called 10 rounds) to change the first big winning opening to the second state that is advantageous to the player. In addition, after the jackpot C big hit game state ends, until 99 special drawing games are executed for the variable display of the second special symbol, or until 99 special drawing games are executed, a big hit is made again. Time saving control is executed until occurs.

The big hit D is a big hit that is repeatedly executed 9 times (so-called 9 rounds) to change the second big winning opening to the second state advantageous to the player. In addition, after the jackpot D big hit game state ends, until the special drawing game is executed seven times, or until the special drawing game is executed seven times, the second special symbol variable display is a big hit again. Time saving control is executed until occurs.

The big hit E is a big hit that is repeatedly executed 9 times (so-called 9 rounds) to change the second big winning opening to the second state advantageous to the player. In addition, after the jackpot E big hit game state ends, until the special drawing game of 99 times is executed targeting the variable display of the 2nd special design, or until the special drawing game of 99 times is executed, it is the big hit again. Time saving control is executed until occurs.

In the time saving state, the probability of being a "universal figure hit" increases, so that a small hit is more likely to occur than in the normal state. Therefore, in the variable display of the second special symbol up to four times immediately after the time saving state and the time saving state ends, when a big hit occurs as a result of the variable display of the second special symbol, and the game ball is a small hitting game. Since there is a case where a big hit is generated by winning a V prize, a big hit game state is a so-called condominium state in which it is likely to occur continuously.

Incidentally, in the short-time state after the big hit game of the big hit A, since the number of special drawing games for which the time saving control is executed is set to one, the variable display of the second special symbol of the one time concerned and the one time concerned The ratio of the variable display result being a big hit or a small hit in any of the variable display of the second special symbols based on the maximum of four reserved memories that occur during the variable display of the second special symbols of (the above five times in total. In the variable display of the two special symbols, the total of the ratio of the big hit and the ratio of the game ball V winning and the big hit) is set to about 54%.

In addition, in the time saving state after the big hit game of the big hit B, since the number of special drawing games for which the time saving control is executed is set to 3, the variable display of the second special symbol for the three times and the three times The ratio of the variable display result being a big hit or a small hit in any of the variable display of the second special symbols based on a maximum of four reserved memories that occur during the variable display of the second special symbols of (the above seven times in total. In the variable display of the two special symbols, the total of the ratio of the big hit and the ratio of the big hit by the game ball winning V) is set to about 66%.

Further, in the short time state after the big hit game of the big hit D, the number of special drawing games for which the time saving control is executed is set to 7, so that the variable display of the second special symbol of the 7 times and the 7 times The ratio of the variable display result being a big hit or a small hit in any of the variable display of the second special symbols based on the maximum of four reserved memories that occur during the variable display of the second special symbols of the above (11 times of the above total) The total of the ratio of the big hits and the ratio of the big hits when the game balls win the V) in the variable display of the two special symbols is set to about 82%.

Then, in the short-time state after the big hit game of the big hit C and the big hit E, since the number of special figure games for which the time saving control is executed is set to 99 times, the variable display of the 99 second special symbols, The variable display result is a big hit or a small hit in any of the variable display of the second special symbols based on a maximum of four reserved memories that occur during the variable display of the second special symbols of the 99 times (the total of 103 above). In the variable display of the second special symbol of the number of times, the ratio of the big hit and the ratio of the game ball V winning and the big hit) are set to almost 100%.

Although five types of big hits A to big hits E are provided in the feature portion 239SG as big hit types, the present invention is not limited to this, and six or more big hit types may be provided. Further, four types or less may be provided.

The ROM 101 also stores a fluctuation pattern determination table for determining a fluctuation pattern based on the random value MR3 for fluctuation pattern determination. It is determined to be one of the fluctuation patterns.

Specifically, as the variation pattern determination table, the variation pattern determination table for the big hit used when the variable display result is predetermined to be the "big hit" and the variable display result is set to the "small hit" The jackpot variation pattern determination table that is used when it is predetermined, and the offset variation pattern determination table that is used when it is determined that the variable display result is “offset” are prepared in advance. ing.

In particular, as the big hit variation pattern determination table based on the variable display of the first special symbol, the variation pattern determination table selected when the gaming state is the normal state, the variation pattern of the normal reach big hit (PB1-1), For each of the fluctuation patterns of the super reach α big hit (PB1-2) and the fluctuation pattern of the super reach β big hit (PB1-3), a predetermined disturbance is included in the range that the random value MR3 for the fluctuation pattern determination can take. A jackpot variation pattern A to which a numerical value is assigned as a determination value is provided. In the variation pattern A for big hits, the super-reach β is easily determined when the type of big hit is “big hit B”, and when the type of big hit is “big hit A”, Since the super-reach α is assigned so that it can be easily determined, it is possible to increase the player's expectation that a “big hit B” will occur when the variation pattern of the super-reach β is executed.

Furthermore, as the big hit variation pattern determination table based on the variable display of the first special symbol, it is a variation pattern determination table selected when the gaming state is in a short-time state, and the variation pattern of non-reach big hit (PB1-4 ), a big hit variation pattern B is provided in which all the random number values in the range of the variation pattern determination random value MR3 are assigned as determination values.

In addition, the variation pattern determination table for deviation based on the variable display of the first special symbol, variation for deviation selected when the game state is the normal state and the number of reserved memories of the first special symbol is one or less. If the pattern determination table A, the gaming state is a normal state, and the variation pattern determination table B for out-of-range selected when the number of reserved memories of the first special symbol is three or more, and the gaming state is a time saving state The variation pattern determination table C for deviation that is selected in step 1 is prepared in advance.

In the variation pattern determination table A for out-of-range, the non-reach out-of-range variation pattern (PA1-1) without normalization, the normal reach out-of-range variation pattern (PA2-1), the super reach α out-of-range variation pattern (PA2-2), the super A predetermined random number value is assigned as a determination value in the range that the random number value MR3 for variation pattern determination can have for the variation pattern (PA2-3) with out-of-reach β. Further, in the variation pattern determination table B for the outlier, the shortened non-reach outbound variation pattern (PA1-2) corresponding to the number of reserved memories of the first special symbol being 3 or more, the normal reach outbound variation pattern ( PA2-1), variation pattern of out-of-reach α (PA2-2), variation pattern of out-of-reach β (PA2-3), a predetermined disturbance within a range that random number value MR3 for variation pattern determination can take. Numerical values are assigned as judgment values. Further, in the deviation variation pattern determination table C, all of the possible ranges of the random value MR3 for variation pattern determination with respect to the shortened non-reach variation pattern (PA1-3) corresponding to the time saving control. A random number value is assigned as the judgment value.

As shown in FIG. 8-5(A), the variation time of the non-reach-offset variation pattern (PA1-2) is shorter than that of the non-reach-offset variation pattern (PA1-1) without shortening. Therefore, when the number of pending storages increases, the non-reach variation pattern with a short variation time is determined, and the pending storages are easily digested, and the number of pending storages reaches the upper limit number of 4. When the number of reserved memories is reduced, it becomes difficult to generate useless starting prizes that do not hold the memory, and when the number of held memories decreases, the non-reach fluctuation without shortening is shortened. By determining the pattern (PA1-1), the variable display time becomes longer, so that it is possible to prevent a decrease in the interest of the game due to the variable display not being executed. Further, as shown in FIG. 8-5(A), the shortened non-reach deviation variation pattern (PA1-3) selected during the time saving control changes more than the non-reach deviation variation pattern (PA1-2). Time is short. Therefore, when the variable display of the first special symbol is executed during the time saving control, the shortened non-reach is shorter than the time when the time saving control is not executed (when the gaming state is the normal state). Since the variable display is executed in the variation pattern (PA1-3), it is possible to prevent a decrease in the enjoyment of the game due to the variable display of the second special symbol not being started during the time saving control.

The RAM 102 included in the game control microcomputer 100 shown in FIG. 8-2 may be a backup RAM that is partially or wholly backed up by a backup power supply created on a predetermined power supply board. That is, even if the power supply to the pachinko gaming machine 1 is stopped, a part or all of the content of the RAM 102 is saved for a predetermined period (until the capacitor as the backup power supply is discharged and the backup power supply cannot supply power). It In particular, at least data corresponding to the game state, that is, the control state of the game control means (such as a special figure process flag) and the data indicating the number of unpaid prize balls may be stored in the backup RAM. The data according to the control state of the game control means is data necessary for restoring the control state before the occurrence of a power failure or the like based on the data when the power is restored after a power failure or the like. Further, data according to the control state and data indicating the number of unpaid prize balls are defined as data indicating the progress state of the game.

Such a RAM 102 is provided with a game control data holding area 239SG150 as shown in, for example, FIG. Has been. The game control data holding area 239SG150 shown in FIG. 8-7 is a first special figure reservation storage unit 239SG151A, a second special figure reservation storage unit 239SG151B, a general figure reservation storage unit 239SG151C, and a game control flag setting unit 239SG152. , A game control timer setting unit 239SG153, a game control counter setting unit 239SG154, and a game control buffer setting unit 239SG155.

1st special figure reservation storage section 239SG151A, the game ball has passed (entered) the 1st starting winning a prize mouth which winning a prize ball device 6A forms, the starting winning a prize (the 1st starting winning a prize) occurred, but it has not started yet. The pending data of the figure game (a special figure game using the first special figure in the first special symbol display device 4A) is stored. As an example, the first special figure reservation storage unit 239SG151A is associated with the holding number in the winning order (game ball detection order) to the first start winning hole, and the first start condition for the passage (entry) of the game ball is set. As the pending data, the random number value MR1 for the variable display result determination, the random number value MR2 for the hit type determination, and the numerical value MR3 for the variation pattern determination, which are extracted by the CPU 103 from the random number circuit 104 etc. , And is stored until the stored number reaches a predetermined upper limit value (for example, “4”). The pending data thus stored in the first special figure holding storage unit 239SG151A indicates that execution of the special figure game using the first special figure is pending, and the variable display result (special figure display Based on the (result), it becomes the holding information that enables the determination of whether or not a big hit will occur.

The second special figure reservation storage unit 239SG151B, the game ball has passed (entered) the second starting winning opening formed by the variable winning ball device 6B, and the starting winning (second starting winning) has occurred, but it has not yet started. The pending data of the special figure game (special figure game using the second special figure in the second special symbol display device 4B) is stored. As an example, the second special figure reservation storage unit 239SG151B associates the winning number (game ball detection order) to the second start winning hole with the reservation number, and sets the second start condition for the passage (entry) of the game ball. As the pending data, the random number value MR1 for the variable display result determination, the random number value MR2 for the hit type determination, and the numerical value MR3 for the variation pattern determination, which are extracted by the CPU 103 from the random number circuit 104 etc. , Until the number reaches a predetermined upper limit value (for example, “4”). The hold data thus stored in the second special figure hold storage unit 239SG151B indicates that the execution of the special figure game using the second special figure is on hold, and the variable display result (special figure display) in this special figure game is displayed. Based on the (result), it becomes the holding information that enables the determination of whether or not a big hit will occur.

In addition, with the game ball passing through (entering) the first starting winning opening, the holding information (first holding information) based on the establishment of the first starting condition due to the passing (entering) of the gaming starting ball. The hold information (second hold information) based on the establishment of the second start prize may be stored in the common hold storage unit in association with the hold number. In this case, starting port data indicating which of the first starting winning port and the second starting winning port the game ball has passed (entered) is included in the holding information and may be stored in association with the holding number. ..

The ordinary figure holding storage unit 239SG151C stores the holding information of the ordinary figure game which has not yet been started by the normal symbol display 20, although the game ball that has passed through the passage gate 41 is detected by the gate switch 21. For example, the public figure reservation storage unit 239SG151C is associated with the reservation numbers in the order in which the game balls have passed through the passage gate 41, and the CPU 103 extracts the public figure display result determination from the random number circuit 104 or the like based on the passage of the game balls. Numerical data or the like indicating the random number value MR4 for data is stored as pending data until the number reaches a predetermined upper limit value (for example, "4").

The game control flag setting unit 239SG152 is provided with a plurality of types of flags whose states can be updated according to the progress of the game in the pachinko gaming machine 1. For example, the game control flag setting unit 239SG152 stores data indicating a flag value and data indicating an on state or an off state for each of a plurality of types of flags.

The game control timer setting unit 239SG153 is provided with various timers used for controlling the progress of the game in the pachinko gaming machine 1. For example, the game control timer setting unit 239SG153 stores data indicating the timer value of each of a plurality of types of timers.

The game control counter setting unit 239SG154 is provided with a plurality of types of counters for counting the count value used for controlling the progress of the game in the pachinko gaming machine 1. For example, the game control counter setting unit 239SG154 stores data indicating count values in each of a plurality of types of counters. Here, the game control counter setting unit 239SG154 may be provided with a random counter for the CPU 103 to count part or all of the game random number so that it can be updated by software.

In the random counter of the game control counter setting unit 239SG154, a random number value that is not generated by the random number circuit 104, for example, numerical value data indicating the random number values MR1 to MR4 is stored as a random count value, and according to execution of software by the CPU 103, Numerical data indicating each random number value is updated regularly or irregularly. The software executed by the CPU 103 to update the random count value may be for updating the random count value separately from the operation of updating the numerical data in the random number circuit 104, or may be extracted from the random number circuit 104. The random count value may be updated by performing a predetermined process such as a scramble process or a calculation process on all or part of the numerical data.

The game control buffer setting unit 239SG155 is provided with various buffers for temporarily storing data used for controlling the progress of the game in the pachinko gaming machine 1. For example, the game control buffer setting unit 239SG155 stores data indicating buffer values in each of a plurality of types of buffers.

In the ROM 121 mounted on the effect control board 12 shown in FIG. 8-2, various data tables used for controlling the effect operation are stored in addition to the effect control program. For example, the ROM 121 stores table data forming a plurality of determination tables prepared for the production control CPU 120 to perform various determinations, determinations, and settings, and pattern data forming various production control patterns. There is.

As an example, in the ROM 121, the effect control CPU 120 controls the effect operation by various effect devices (for example, the image display device 5, the speakers 8L and 8R, the game effect lamp 9, the decorative LED, and the effect model). An effect control pattern table storing a plurality of effect control patterns to be used is stored. The effect control pattern is composed of data or the like indicating the control content corresponding to various effect operations executed according to the progress of the game in the pachinko gaming machine 1. The effect control pattern table may store, for example, a special figure variable display effect control pattern, a notice effect control pattern, various effect control patterns, and the like.

The special control variable display time production control pattern corresponds to a plurality of types of fluctuation patterns, from the start of fluctuation of the special symbol in the special figure game until the definite display of the fixed special symbol which is the special figure display result , Data for showing the control contents of various effect operations such as variable display operation of decorative design, reach effect, effect display operation in re-lottery effect, or various effect display operation without variable display of decorative pattern. It is configured. The advance notice effect control pattern is composed of, for example, data indicating the control content of the effect operation that is the advance notice effect executed corresponding to the advance notice pattern in which a plurality of patterns are prepared in advance. Various effect control patterns correspond to various effect operations executed according to the progress of the game in the pachinko gaming machine 1, and are composed of data indicating the control contents thereof.

The special figure variable display effect control pattern may include, for example, a plurality of types of reach effect control patterns having different effect modes in each reach effect for each variation pattern for executing the reach effect.

In the RAM 122 mounted on the effect control board 12 shown in FIG. 2, as an area for holding various data used for controlling the effect operation, for example, effect control data holding as shown in FIG. 8-8(A) is held. Area 239SG190 is provided. The production control data holding area 239SG190 shown in FIG. 8-8(A) includes a production control flag setting unit 239SG191, a production control timer setting unit 239SG192, a production control counter setting unit 239SG193, and a production control buffer setting unit 239SG194. I have it.

The effect control flag setting unit 239SG191 has a plurality of types in which the state can be updated according to the effect operation state such as the effect image display state on the screen of the image display device 5 or the effect control command transmitted from the main board 11. Flag is provided. For example, the effect control flag setting unit 239SG191 stores, for each of the plurality of types of flags, data indicating the value of the flag and data indicating the ON state or the OFF state.

The effect control timer setting unit 239SG192 is provided with a plurality of types of timers used for controlling the progress of various effect operations such as the operation of displaying effect images on the screen of the image display device 5, for example. For example, the effect control timer setting unit 239SG192 stores data indicating the timer value of each of a plurality of types of timers.

The effect control counter setting unit 239SG193 is provided with a plurality of types of counters used for controlling the progress of various effect operations. For example, the effect control counter setting unit 239SG193 stores data indicating the count value of each of a plurality of types of counters.

The effect control buffer setting unit 239SG194 is provided with various buffers for temporarily storing data used for controlling the progress of various effect operations. For example, the effect control buffer setting unit 239SG194 stores data indicating a buffer value in each of a plurality of types of buffers.

In the characteristic part 239SG, the data forming the start-time winning command buffer 239SG194A as shown in FIG. 8-8(B) is stored in a predetermined area of the effect control buffer setting part 239SG194. In the start winning award reception command buffer 239SG194A, in the storage area (buffer numbers “1-1” to “1-4”) corresponding to the maximum value (eg, “4”) of the total reserved storage numbers of the first special figure reserved storages. A corresponding area) and a storage area (area corresponding to the buffer number “1-0”) corresponding to the first special figure being variably displayed are provided. In addition, in the start winning award reception command buffer 239SG194A, a storage area (buffer numbers “2-1” to “2-4” corresponding to the maximum value (for example, “4”) of the total reserved memory number of the second special figure reserved memories. , And a storage area (area corresponding to the buffer number “2-0”) corresponding to the second special figure being variably displayed. When there is a starting winning prize in the first starting winning opening or the second starting winning opening, a starting opening winning designation command (first starting opening winning designation command or second starting opening winning designation command), a symbol designating command and the number of retained memories Three commands, a notification command (first reserved memory number notification command or second reserved memory number notification command), are transmitted from the main board 11 to the effect control board 12 as one set. The storage area corresponding to the first special figure reservation storage and the storage area corresponding to the second special figure reservation storage in the start winning award reception command buffer 239SG194A are these start mouth winning designation command, symbol designation command, variation category designation command, A storage area (entry) for storing the first special figure reserved storage and the second special figure reserved storage separately in association with the reserved storage number notification command is secured.

The storage contents of these storage areas (entries) will be described later when the start condition is satisfied and the variable display of the highest-order reserved storage (buffer number “1-1” or buffer number “2-1”) is started. As described above, the stored contents of the buffer number “1-0” or the buffer number “2-0” for storing the contents of the pending storage satisfying the start condition are displayed in the variable display. It is adapted to be cleared in the decorative pattern variation stop processing which is executed when terminating.

Further, in the start winning award receiving command buffer 239SG194A of the main feature unit 239SG, a variable display corresponding panel to be displayed on the image display device 5 in the second special figure variable display corresponding panel display effect processing (FIG. 8-25) described later, and The storage area for setting the panel pattern determination flag indicating that the pattern (panel pattern) of the second special figure pending storage corresponding panel has already been decided is the buffer number "2-0 of the second special figure pending storage". "~" 2-4" is secured.

The effect control CPU 120 stores the command from the beginning (the entry having the smallest buffer number) in the empty entry corresponding to the first special figure reservation storage of the start winning award reception command buffer 239SG194A at the time of the start winning at the first start winning opening. Then, at the time of the start winning in the second start winning opening, the command is stored from the beginning (the entry with the smallest buffer number) in the empty entries corresponding to the second special figure reserved storage of the start winning receiving command buffer 239SG194A. Go. At the time of starting winning, the commands from the starting mouth winning designation command to the number-of-holding-memory notification command are sequentially transmitted. Therefore, if the command is received, the start mouth winning award designation command is stored in the storage areas corresponding to the tails "1" to "4" of the buffer numbers corresponding to the first special figure pending storage or the second special figure pending storage, respectively. The symbol designating command, the variable category designating command, and the pending storage number notification command are stored in this order.

The command stored in the start winning award received command buffer 239SG194A shown in FIG. The entry stored in the number "1-0" or "2-0") is deleted, and the entry (buffer number "1-1" or "2" corresponding to the variable storage to be started is deleted. The entry stored in the entry corresponding to "-1") and the stored contents of the entry after the variable storage pending storage to be started are shifted. For example, in the storage state shown in FIG. 8-8 (B), when the variable display of the decorative design of the first special figure reservation storage ends, each command stored in the buffer number “0” is deleted, and the buffer number Each command stored in "1" is shifted to the buffer number "0", and each command stored in the area corresponding to the buffer number "2" is moved to the area corresponding to the buffer number "1". The commands that have been shifted and stored in the areas corresponding to the buffer numbers “3” and “4” are shifted to the areas corresponding to the buffer numbers “2” and “3”. Therefore, the buffer number “0” becomes an area (entry) for storing each command regarding the pending storage which is variably displayed at that time.

In the characteristic unit 239SG, when the effect control CPU 120 executes the command analysis process (S75), it is determined whether or not the start winning award designation command, the symbol designation command, and the reservation storage number notification command are received. When the commands are received, these commands may be stored at the beginning of the vacant area of the start winning award reception command buffer 239SG194A as a reserved memory of each special figure.

Next, the operation (action) of the pachinko gaming machine 1 in the present characteristic unit 239SG will be described. FIG. 8-9 is a flowchart showing the starting winning determination process (S101) shown in FIG. In the start winning determination process, the CPU 103 first turns on the first start opening switch 22A based on a detection signal from the first start opening switch 22A provided corresponding to the first start winning opening formed by the winning ball device 6A. Or not (239SGS101). At this time, if the first starting opening switch 22A is turned on (239SGS101; Y), the first special figure reservation storage number, which is the reservation storage number of the special figure game using the first special figure, is a predetermined upper limit value ( For example, it is determined whether the upper limit storage number is "4") (239SGS102). The CPU 103 only needs to be able to specify the first special figure reservation storage number by reading the first reservation storage number count value, which is the stored value of the first reservation storage number counter provided in the game control counter setting unit 239SG154, for example. When the first special figure reservation storage number is not the upper limit value in 239SGS102 (239SGS102; N), for example, the stored value of the starting opening buffer provided in the game control buffer setting unit 239SG155 is set to "1" (S103). ..

When the first starting opening switch 22A is off in 239SGS101 (239SGS101; N) or when the first special figure reservation storage number has reached the upper limit value in 239SGS102 (239SGS102; Y), the variable winning ball device 6B. It is determined whether or not the second starting port switch 22B is on based on the detection signal from the second starting port switch 22B provided corresponding to the second starting winning port formed by (239SGS104). At this time, if the second starting opening switch 22B is turned on (239SGS104; Y), the number of reserved special memory of the special figure game using the second special figure is the predetermined upper limit value ( For example, it is determined whether the upper limit storage number is “4”) (239SGS105). The CPU 103 only needs to be able to specify the second special figure reservation storage number by reading the second reservation storage number count value which is the stored value of the second reservation storage number counter provided in the game control counter setting unit 239SG154, for example. When the second special figure reservation storage number is not the upper limit value in 239SGS105 (239SGS105; N), for example, the stored value of the starting opening buffer provided in the game control buffer setting unit 239SG155 is set to "2" (S106). ..

After performing either of the processes of 239SGS103 and 239SGS106, the special figure reservation storage number corresponding to the starting mouth buffer value stored in the starting mouth buffer is updated to be incremented by 1 (239SGS107). For example, when the starting opening buffer value is "1", the first holding storage number count value is incremented by 1, while when the starting opening buffer value is "2", the second holding storage count value is incremented by 1. Thus, the first reserved memory count value is 1 when the game ball passes (enters) the first starting winning opening and the first starting condition corresponding to the special drawing game using the first special drawing is satisfied. Updated to increase. Further, the second reserved memory number count value is 1 when the game ball passes (enters) the second starting winning opening and the second starting condition corresponding to the special drawing game using the second special drawing is satisfied. Updated to increase. At this time, the total pending storage number is also updated so as to be incremented by 1 (239SGS108). For example, the total pending storage number count value, which is the stored value of the total pending storage number counter provided in the game control counter setting unit 239SG154, may be updated so as to be incremented by one.

After executing the processing of 239SGS108, the CPU 103 selects from among the numerical data updated by the random number circuit 104 and the random counter of the game control counter setting unit 239SG154, the random value MR1 for special figure display result determination and the hit type determination. Numerical data indicating the random number value MR2 and the random number value MR3 for fluctuation pattern determination are extracted (239SGS109). Numerical data indicating each random value thus extracted is stored by being set as reservation information at the head of an empty entry in the special figure reservation storage unit corresponding to the starting port buffer value (239SGS110). For example, when the starting opening buffer value is "1", numerical data indicating the random number values MR1 to MR3 are stored in the first special figure reservation storage unit 239SG151A, while when the starting opening buffer value is "2", Numerical data indicating the random number values MR1 to MR3 are stored in the second special figure reservation storage unit 239SG151B.

Numerical data indicating the random number value MR1 for determining the special figure display result and the random number value MR2 for determining the hit type determines whether or not the variable display result of the special symbol or the decorative symbol is "big hit" or "small hit". Is used to determine the type of big hit and the type of small hit when the variable display result is "big hit" or "small hit". The random value MR3 for determining the variation pattern is used to determine the variation pattern including the variable display time of the special symbol or the decorative symbol. By executing the process of 239SGS109, the CPU 103 extracts the numerical data indicating all of the random number values used for the variable display result including the variable display result of the special symbol and the decorative symbol and the variable display time.

Subsequent to the processing of 239SGS110, the transmission setting of the starting opening winning award designation command according to the starting opening buffer value is performed (239SGS111). For example, when the starting mouth buffer value is “1”, the storage address of the first starting mouth winning designation command table in the ROM 101 is stored in the buffer area designated by the transmission command pointer in the transmission command buffer. The setting for transmitting the first starting opening winning award designation command to 12 is performed. On the other hand, when the starting opening buffer value is “2”, by storing the storage address of the second starting opening winning award designation command table in the ROM 101 in the buffer area of the transmission command buffer, the effect control board 12 is controlled. The setting for transmitting the second starting opening winning a prize designation command is performed. The start opening winning award designation command set in this way is transmitted from the main board 11 to the effect control board 12 by, for example, executing the command control processing of S27 shown in FIG. 4 after the special symbol process processing is completed. To be done.

Following the processing of 239SGS111, the CPU 103 executes winning random number determination processing (239SGS112). After that, for example, by storing the storage address of the reservation storage number notification command table in the ROM 101 in the buffer area designated by the transmission command pointer in the transmission command buffer, the reservation storage number notification command is transmitted to the effect control board 12. Settings are made (239SGS113). The reserved storage number notification command set in this way is transmitted from the main board 11 to the effect control board 12 by, for example, executing the command control processing of S27 shown in FIG. 4 after the special symbol process processing is completed. To be done.

After executing the processing of 239SGS113, it is determined whether or not the starting opening buffer value is "1" (239SGS114). At this time, if the starting opening buffer value is "1" (Y in 239SGS114), the starting opening buffer is cleared and the stored value is initialized to "0" (239SGS115), and then the processing proceeds to 2390SGS104. On the other hand, when the starting opening buffer value is "2" (N in 239SGS114), the starting opening buffer is cleared and the stored value is initialized to "0" (239SGS116), and then the starting winning process is performed. finish. As a result, even when both the first starting opening switch 22A and the second starting opening switch 22B simultaneously detect a valid starting prize for a game ball, the processing based on the detection of both effective starting prizes can be surely completed.

FIG. 8-10(A) is a flowchart showing an example of a process executed by the 239 SGS 112 of FIG. 8-9 as the random number value determination process at the time of winning. In the feature part 239SG, when the variable display of the special symbol or the decorative symbol is started, the special symbol normal process (S110 of FIG. 5) is used as the special symbol display result (variable symbol display result of the special symbol), and it is a big hit. It is determined whether or not to control the gaming state and whether or not to control the small hitting gaming state as "small hit". Further, in the variation pattern setting process (S111 in FIG. 5, FIG. 8-11, and FIG. 8-12), determination of a variation pattern that specifically defines the variable display mode of the decorative pattern is performed. On the other hand, in addition to these determinations, the CPU 103 executes the winning random number determination process of S112 at the timing when the game ball is detected at the starting winning opening (first starting winning opening or second starting winning opening). Thus, it is determined whether or not it is determined that the big hit symbol or the small hit symbol is derived and displayed as the special symbol display result. As a result, before the variable display of the special symbol or the decorative symbol based on the detection of the game ball that has entered the starting winning opening is started, that is, it is determined whether or not a big hit is made at the start of the variable symbol. Before, it is determined that the special figure display result is "big hit" or "small hit", and based on the determination result, the panel control effect is executed by the effect control CPU 120 or the like as described later. become.

In the winning random number determination process shown in FIG. 8-10, the CPU 103 first selects and sets the display result determination table shown in FIG. 8-6(A) (239SGS122). After that, it is determined whether or not the numerical data indicating the random number value MR1 for special figure display result determination extracted in 239SGS109 of FIG. 8-9 is within the predetermined jackpot determination range (239SGS123). In the big hit judging range, individual judgment values assigned to the special figure display result of "big hit" in the display result judging table selected by the processing of 239SGS122 are set, and the CPU 103 sets the random number value MR1 and each judgment value. It suffices to be able to determine the presence or absence of a determination value that matches the random number value MR1 by making a comparison one by one. Alternatively, a numerical value indicating the minimum value (lower limit value) and the maximum value (upper limit value) of the judgment values included in the big hit judging range is set, and the CPU 103 sets the random number value MR1 and the minimum value or the maximum value of the big hit judging range. It suffices to be able to determine whether or not the random number value MR1 is within the jackpot determination range by making a comparison. At this time, by determining that the random number value MR1 is within the range of the jackpot determination range, it can be determined that the variable display result based on the pending data including the random number value MR1 is determined as the “jackpot”.

When it is determined by 239SGS123 that it is not within the big hit determination range, that is, when it is determined that the big hit does not occur during variable display (239SGS123; N), it is determined whether or not the starting opening buffer value is 1. (239SGS124). When the starting opening buffer value is 2 (239SGS124; N), the numerical data indicating the random number value MR1 for the special figure display result determination extracted by 239SGS109 of FIG. 8-9 is further within the predetermined small hit determination range. It is determined whether it is within the range (239SGS125).

If the starting opening buffer value is 1 in 239SGS124 (239SGS124; Y), or if the random number value MR1 in 1239SGS125 is not within the small hitting judgment range (239SGS125; N), the transmission setting of the symbol designating command according to the deviation is performed. The winning random number determination process is ended (239SGS126).

When the random number value MR1 is within the small hitting determination range in 239SGS125 (239SGS125; Y), transmission setting of the symbol designating command according to the small hitting is performed, and the winning random number determining process is ended (239SGS127).

Then, when the random number value MR1 is within the jackpot determination range in 239SGS123 (239SGS123; Y), transmission setting of the symbol designating command according to the jackpot is performed and the winning random number determination processing is ended (239SGS128). The symbol designating command set in this way is transmitted from the main board 11 to the effect control board 12 by, for example, executing the command control processing of S27 shown in FIG. 4 after the special symbol process processing is completed. ..

FIG. 8-11 is a flowchart showing an example of the process executed in step S111 of FIG. 5 as the variation pattern setting process. In the fluctuation pattern setting process shown in FIG. 8-11, the CPU 103 first determines whether or not the target for setting the fluctuation pattern is the first special figure (239SGS131). Whether or not the target for setting the variation pattern is the first special figure may be determined by, for example, whether or not the variation special figure designation buffer value is “1”.

When the target for setting the variation pattern is the first special figure (239SGS131; Y), the variation pattern determination table according to the variable display result (whether or not the big hit flag and the small hit flag are set) and the gaming state is displayed. Select (239SGS132).

Specifically, as the selectable variation pattern determination table, as described above, when the gaming state is the normal state and the variable display result is a big hit (the time saving flag is not set and the big hit flag is set). Variation pattern determination table A for big hits selected, the big hit selected when the gaming state is a short-time state and the variable display result is a big hit (when the time-shortening flag and the big-hit flag are set) For variation pattern determination table B, the game state is a normal state and the variable display result is out of order (the time saving flag and the big hit flag are not set), and the number of reserved memories of the first special symbol is 1 or less. The variation pattern determination table A for the deviation selected, the gaming state is the normal state, the variable display result is the deviation (the time saving flag and the big hit flag are not set), and the number of reserved memories of the first special symbol is 3 Variation pattern determination table B for out-of-range selected when the number is more than or equal to, variation for out-of-range selected when the game state is a time saving state (when the time saving flag is set but the big hit flag is not set) A pattern determination table C is prepared. It should be noted that in these fluctuation pattern determination tables, all the random number values MR3 are assigned to the fluctuation pattern of 1, and only the fluctuation pattern of 1 may be uniquely determined. One of the plurality of fluctuation patterns may be determined by assigning the range value of the random number value MR3 to the plurality of fluctuation patterns without overlapping.

Then, the CPU 103 reads out the random number value of MR3 stored in association with the reservation number “1” of the first special figure reservation storage unit 239SG151A, and uses the read random number value in the fluctuation pattern determination table selected in 239SGS132. After determining the associated variation pattern as the variation pattern to be set (239SGS133), the process proceeds to 239SGS149. That is, in 239SGS133, the variation pattern is determined based on the random number value MR3 read from the pending storage and the selected variation pattern determination table.

On the other hand, when the target for setting the variation pattern is not the first special figure, that is, the second special figure (239SGS131; N), is the time saving flag provided in the game control flag setting unit 239SG152 on? By determining whether or not (is set), it is determined whether or not the gaming state is a time saving state in which time saving control is performed (239SGS135). If the time saving flag is not set (239SGS135; N), the process proceeds to 239SGS161 shown in FIG. 8-12, and if the time saving flag is set (239SGS135; Y), 1 is added to the time saving state variable display number counter. After updating (239SGS136), it is determined whether the second game state flag or the third game state flag is set (239SGS137).

The game state flags (the first game state flag to the sixth game state flag) are set in correspondence with each game state designation command that the CPU 103 makes a transmission setting to the effect control board 12 in the big hit ending process described later. It is a flag. In the present feature unit 239SG, the first game state flag is a flag indicating that the CPU 103 has set the transmission of the first game state designation command to the effect control board in the big hit end process, and the second game state flag. Is a flag that indicates that the CPU 103 has set the transmission of the second game state designation command to the effect control board in the big hit ending process, and the third game state flag is the effect control performed by the CPU 103 in the big hit ending process. It is a flag indicating that the transmission setting of the third game state designation command has been performed for the board, and the fourth game state flag is the fourth game state designation command for the effect control board by the CPU 103 in the jackpot end process. It is a flag indicating that the transmission setting has been performed, and the fifth game state flag is a flag indicating that the CPU 103 has performed the transmission setting of the fifth game state designation command to the effect control board in the big hit ending process. The sixth game state flag is a flag indicating that the CPU 103 has set the transmission of the sixth game state designation command to the effect control board in the big hit ending process.

In other words, the process of 239SGS137 is whether or not the CPU 103 has set the transmission of the second game state designation command or the third game state designation command to the effect control board 12 at the end of the immediately preceding big hit game (further, the immediately preceding big hit). Whether the time-saving state controlled after the game is a time-saving state of performing one time-saving control after the big hit game of big hit A, or the time-saving state of performing three time saving control after the big hit game of tail hit B This is a process of determining whether or not).

If the second gaming state flag or the third gaming state flag is not set (239SGS137; N), proceed to 239SGS172 shown in FIG. 8-12, and if the second gaming state flag or the third gaming state flag is set. (239SGS137; Y), it is determined whether or not the time saving state variable display number counter indicating the variable display number after being controlled to the time saving state is 1 (239SGS138).

When the time saving state variable display number counter is 1, that is, in the first variable display after being controlled to the time saving state (239SGS138; Y), it is determined whether or not the jackpot flag is set (239SGS139), and the jackpot is determined. When the flag is set (239SGS139; Y), the variation pattern is uniquely determined as the variation pattern (PB3-3) of the reach jackpot with the special figure variation time of 50 seconds shown in FIG. 8-5(B). Then (239SGS140), the process proceeds to 239SGS149. When the big hit flag is not set (239SGS139; N), it is determined whether the small hit flag is set (239SGS141). Then, when the small hit flag is set (239SGS141; Y), the fluctuation pattern of the reach small hit (PC3-3 which has a special figure fluctuation time of 50 seconds as shown in FIG. 8-5B). ) Is uniquely determined (239SGS142) and the process proceeds to 239SGS149. If the small hit flag is not set (239SGS141; N), the variation pattern shown in FIG. 8-5(B) is a reach-off variation pattern (PA3-5) with a special figure variation time of 50 seconds. (239SGS143) and proceeds to 239SGS149.

On the other hand, when the time saving state variable display number counter is not 1 (239SGS138; N), it is determined whether or not the big hit flag is set (239SGS144), and when the big hit flag is set (239SGS144; Y). Uniquely determines the variation pattern to the variation pattern (PB3-1) of the non-reach jackpot having the special figure variation time of 2 seconds shown in FIG. 8-5(B) (239SGS145) and proceeds to 239SGS149. When the big hit flag is not set (239SGS144; N), it is determined whether the small hit flag is set (239SGS146). When the small hit flag is set (239SGS146; Y), the fluctuation pattern of the non-reach small hit (PC3- 1) is uniquely determined (239SGS147) and the process proceeds to 239SGS149. Further, when the small hit flag is not set (239SGS146; N), the variation pattern shown in FIG. ) Is uniquely determined (239SGS148), and the process proceeds to 239SGS149.

In addition, in 239SGS161 which shifts when it is determined as "N" in 239SGS135 because the time saving flag is not set, either the second game state flag or the third game state flag is set at the end of the big hit game. It is determined whether or not there is.

If either the second gaming state flag or the third gaming state flag is set, that is, the gaming state is controlled to the time saving state after the jackpot A or the jackpot B big hit game is finished, and then the game state is changed. Further, when the time saving state is controlled to the normal state (239SGS161;Y), it is determined whether or not the big hit flag is set (239SGS162), and when the big hit flag is set (239SGS162;Y). The variation pattern is uniquely determined as the variation pattern (PB3-2) for reach jackpot in which the special figure variation time is 20 seconds shown in FIG. 8-5(B) (239SGS163), and the process proceeds to 239SGS149. When the big hit flag is not set (239SGS162; N), it is determined whether the small hit flag is set (239SGS164). Then, when the small hit flag is set (239SGS164; Y), the fluctuation pattern of the reach small hit (PC3-2) whose fluctuation pattern shown in FIG. 8-5(B) is the special figure fluctuation time of 20 seconds. ) Is uniquely determined (239SGS165), and the process proceeds to 239SGS149. When the small hit flag is not set (239SGS164; N), the variation pattern shown in FIG. 8-5(B) is the reach-off variation pattern (PA3-4) in which the special figure variation time is 20 seconds. (239SGS166) and proceeds to 239SGS149.

On the other hand, when neither the second gaming state flag nor the third gaming state flag is set, that is, after the gaming state is controlled to the time saving state after the jackpot game of one of the jackpot C to the jackpot E is finished, When the gaming state is further controlled from the time saving state to the normal state (239SGS161; N), it is determined whether the big hit flag is set (239SGS167), and when the big hit flag is set (239SGS167; Y). 8-5(B), the variation pattern is uniquely determined as the variation pattern (PB3-1) of the non-reach jackpot with the special figure variation time of 2 seconds shown in FIG. If the big hit flag is not set (239SGS167; N), it is determined whether the small hit flag is set (239SGS169). When the small hit flag is set (239SGS169; Y), the variation pattern of the non-reach small hit (PC3- 1) is uniquely determined (239SGS170) and the process proceeds to 239SGS149. Further, when the small hit flag is not set (239SGS169; N), the variation pattern shown in FIG. ) Is uniquely determined (239SGS171) and the process proceeds to 239SGS149.

Further, when the time saving flag is set (239SGS135; Y), but the second game state flag or the third game state flag is not set, it is determined to be "N" in 239SGS137 (that is, In the case of 239 SGS172, which shifts to one of the big hit C to big hit E when the big hit game is controlled after the big hit game), whether the value of the time saving state variable display number counter is 1 to 6 or not That is, it is determined whether or not the second special symbol is variably displayed within 6 times after being controlled to the time saving state. When the value of the time saving state variable display number counter is any of 1 to 6, it is determined whether or not the big hit flag is set (239SGS172; Y) (239SGS173), and when the big hit flag is set ( 239SGS173; Y), the variation pattern is uniquely determined as the variation pattern (PB3-2) of the reach jackpot with the special figure variation time of 20 seconds shown in FIG. 8-5(B) (239SGS174) and 239SGS149. move on. When the big hit flag is not set (239SGS173; N), it is determined whether the small hit flag is set (239SGS175). When the small hit flag is set (239SGS175; Y), the variation pattern of the reach small hit (PC3-2) in which the variation pattern shown in FIG. 8-5(B) is the special figure variation time of 20 seconds. ) Is uniquely determined (239SGS176) and the process proceeds to 239SGS149. If the small hit flag is not set (239SGS175; N), the variation pattern shown in FIG. 8-5(B) is the non-reach deviation variation pattern (PA3-2) in which the special figure variation time is 7 seconds. ) Is uniquely determined (239SGS177) and the process proceeds to 239SGS149.

On the other hand, when the value of the time saving state variable display number counter is not 1 to 6 (239SGS172; N), it is further determined whether the time saving state variable display number counter is 7 (239SGS178). When the time saving state variable display number counter is 7 (239SGS178; Y), whether or not the fifth gaming state flag is set, that is, the time saving state is the time saving state after the jackpot D big hit game ends. It is determined whether or not (239SGS179).

When the fifth gaming state flag is set (239SGS179;Y), it is determined whether or not the big hit flag is set (239SGS180), and when the big hit flag is set (239SGS180;Y). The variation pattern is uniquely determined as the variation pattern (PB3-2) for the reach jackpot in which the special figure variation time is 20 seconds shown in FIG. 8-5(B) (239SGS181), and the process proceeds to 239SGS149. When the big hit flag is not set (239SGS180; N), it is determined whether the small hit flag is set (239SGS182). When the small hit flag is set (239SGS182; Y), the fluctuation pattern of the reach small hit (PC3-2) in which the special pattern fluctuation time shown in FIG. 8-5(B) is 20 seconds. ) Is uniquely determined (239SGS183), and the process proceeds to 239SGS149. Further, when the small hit flag is not set (239SGS182; N), the fluctuation pattern shown in FIG. ) Is uniquely determined (239SGS184) and the process proceeds to 239SGS149.

On the other hand, if the time saving state variable display number counter is not 7 (239SGS178; N), or if the fifth gaming state flag is not set (239SGS179; N), is the sixth gaming state flag set? It is determined whether or not the time saving state is the time saving state after the big hit game of the big hit E is finished (239SGS185).

When the sixth gaming state flag is not set (239SGS185; N), the processing of 239SGS173 to 239SGS177 described above is executed to determine the variation pattern as either PB3-2, PC3-2, or PA3-2. And proceeds to 239SGS149, and the sixth gaming state flag is set (239SGS185; Y), further, whether the value of the time saving state variable display number counter is any value of 8 to 10, that is, , It is determined whether or not it is the variable display of the second special figure 8 to 10 times after the big hit E is controlled to be in the time saving state after the end of the big hit game (239SGS186). When the value of the time saving state variable display number counter is any value of 8 to 10, it is determined whether or not the big hit flag is set (239SGS187), and when the big hit flag is set (239SGS187; In Y), the variation pattern is uniquely determined as the variation pattern (PB3-1) of the non-reach jackpot with the special figure variation time of 2 seconds shown in FIG. 8-5(B) (239SGS188), and the process proceeds to 239SGS149. .. When the big hit flag is not set (239SGS187; N), it is determined whether the small hit flag is set (239SGS189). When the small hit flag is set (239SGS189; Y), the variation pattern of the non-reach small hit (PC3- 1) is uniquely determined (239SGS190) and the process proceeds to 239SGS149. When the small hit flag is not set (239SGS189; N), the variation pattern shown in FIG. ) Is uniquely determined (239SGS191), and the process proceeds to 239SGS149.

If the value of the time saving state variable display number counter is not any value of 8 to 10 (239SGS186; N), it is further determined whether the value of the time saving state variable display number counter is 11 ( 239SGS192), when the value of the time saving state variable display number counter is not 11, that is, when it is the variable display of the second special symbol for the eleventh time after the jackpot game of the jackpot E (239SGS192; N), the above-mentioned 239SGS173. ~239SGS177 is executed to determine the variation pattern as PB3-2, PC3-2 or PA3-2, and the process proceeds to 239SGS149, and when the value of the time saving state variable display count counter is 11, 239SGS192; Y), it is determined whether or not the big hit flag is set (239SGS193), and when the big hit flag is set (239SGS193; Y), the variation pattern shown in FIG. 8-5(B) is the variation pattern. The variation pattern (PB3-2) of the reach jackpot whose time is 20 seconds is uniquely determined (239SGS194), and the process proceeds to 239SGS149. When the big hit flag is not set (239SGS193; N), it is determined whether the small hit flag is set (239SGS195). Then, when the small hit flag is set (239SGS195; Y), the variation pattern of the reach small hit (PC3-2) in which the variation pattern shown in FIG. 8-5(B) is the special figure variation time of 20 seconds. ) Is uniquely determined (239SGS196) and the process proceeds to 239SGS149. Further, when the small hit flag is not set (239SGS195; N), the variation pattern shown in FIG. 8-5(B) is the non-reach-off variation pattern (PA3-3) in which the special figure variation time is 15 seconds. ) Is uniquely determined (239SGS197) and the process proceeds to 239SGS149.

In 239SGS149, a special figure game using the first special figure on the first special symbol display device 4A and a special special figure using the second special symbol on the second special symbol display device 4B according to the variable special figure designation buffer value. The setting for starting the fluctuation of the special symbol is performed so as to start one of the figure games. As an example, if the variable special figure designation buffer value is “1”, the setting for transmitting a drive signal for updating the display of the first special figure on the first special symbol display device 4A is performed. On the other hand, if the variable special figure designation buffer value is “2”, the setting for transmitting the drive signal for updating the display of the second special figure on the second special symbol display device 4B is performed.

Subsequent to the processing of 239SGS149, the setting for transmitting various commands for starting the variation of the special symbol is performed (239SGS150). For example, when the variation special figure designation buffer value is “1”, the CPU 103 sends a game state designation command, a first variable display start command, a variation pattern designation command, a variable display from the main board 11 to the effect control board 12. In order to sequentially transmit the result designation command and the first reserved storage number notification command, setting data indicating the storage address (start address) in the ROM 101 of the first fluctuation start command table prepared in advance is set to the game control buffer setting unit. The data is stored in the buffer area designated by the transmission command pointer in the transmission command buffer provided in the 239SG155. On the other hand, when the variation special figure designation buffer value is “2”, the CPU 103 causes the main board 11 to the effect control board 12 to enter a game state designation command, a second variable display start command, a variation pattern designation command, and a variable display. In order to sequentially transmit the result designation command and the second reserved storage number notification command, setting data indicating the storage address in the ROM 101 of the second variation start command table prepared in advance is provided in the game control buffer setting unit 239SG155. It is stored in the buffer area designated by the send command pointer in the send command buffer. The various commands for which transmission settings have been made are transmitted to the effect control board 12 by the CPU 103 executing the command control processing shown in FIG.

After performing the process of 239SGS150, the special symbol variable display time which is the variable display time of the special symbol according to the determination result of the variation pattern is set (239SGS151). The special symbol variable display time, which is the variable display time of the special symbol, is from the start of the variable display of the special symbol in the special symbol game until the fixed special symbol that is the variable display result (special symbol display result) is stopped and displayed. It is the time required. After that, the value of the special figure process flag is updated to "2" which is a value corresponding to the special symbol variation process (239SGS152), and the variation pattern setting process is ended.

8-13 is a flowchart showing an example of a process executed in step S113 of FIG. 5 as the special symbol stop process. In the special symbol stop process, the CPU 103 first determines whether or not the symbol determination period timer is operating (timer counting) (239SGS201).

When the symbol determination period timer is operating (239SGS201; Y), after decrementing the symbol determination period timer to be described later (239SGS213), it is determined whether or not the symbol determination period timer has timed out (239SGS214). .. If the symbol fixed period timer is not timer out (239SGS214; N), the special symbol stop process is ended, while the symbol fixed period timer is timed out (239SGS214; Y), the stopped symbol is out of symbol. It is determined whether or not (239SGS215), if the symbol is out (239SGS215; Y), after updating the value of the special symbol process flag to "0" which is a value corresponding to the special symbol normal processing (239SGS216), the special symbol stop processing concerned is ended.

Further, if the stop symbol is not a falling symbol (239SGS215; N), it is determined whether or not the stop symbol is a big hit symbol (239SGS217), and if it is a big hit symbol (239SGS217; Y), a special symbol. After updating the value of the process flag to “4”, which is a value corresponding to the big hit opening preprocessing (239SGS218), the special symbol stop processing is ended. In addition to the process of 239SGS218, the process of setting the jackpot display time timer and the process of setting the number of times of jackpot opening in the number-of-opens counter may be executed.

Further, when the stop symbol is not the big hit symbol (239SGS217; N), the stop symbol is the symbol for the small hit, so the value of the special symbol process flag is the value corresponding to the small hit opening preprocessing "8". After updating to (239SGS219), the special symbol stop processing is ended. In addition to the process of 239SGS219, a process of setting a small hit display time timer and a process of setting the number of small hits to be released in the number-of-opens counter may be executed.

On the other hand, when the symbol fixing period timer is not operating (239SGS201; N), the fluctuation of the special symbol is ended, and the stop symbol is stopped and displayed on the first special symbol display device 4A and the second special symbol display device 4B (derived). Control for displaying is also performed (239SGS202). In addition, when the fluctuation special figure designation buffer value is "1" indicating the first special figure, the fluctuation of the first special symbol on the first special symbol display device 4A is ended, and the fluctuation special figure designation buffer value is When it is "2" indicating the second special symbol, the variation of the second special symbol on the second special symbol display device 4B is ended. Moreover, the stop symbol is determined at the start of the variable display.

In addition, control is performed to send a symbol confirmation command to the effect control board 12 (239SGS203). Then, it is determined whether or not the big hit flag is set (239SGS204), and when the big hit flag is not set (239SGS204; N), it is further determined whether or not the small hit flag is set ( 239SGS231), if the small hit flag is not set (239SGS231; N), it is further determined whether the time saving flag is set (239SGS246), and if the time saving flag is not set (239SGS246; N). ), after setting a value according to the second period (0.5 seconds) in the symbol fixed period timer (239SGS257), a game state designation command for designating a normal state corresponding to the fact that the time saving flag is not set And the setting for transmitting the remaining second special symbol time saving number notification command is performed (239SGS258), and the special symbol stop process is ended.

On the other hand, when the jackpot flag is set (239SGS204; Y), the CPU 103, if the time saving flag is set, if the time saving flag is set, the gaming state flag (first gaming state flag to sixth gaming state) The flag) is cleared (239SGS205), and the hit start 1 designation command (big hit A), the hit start 2 designation command (big hit B), the hit start 3 designation command according to the type of big hit stored in the effect control board 12. Settings for transmitting (big hit C) are made (239SGS207).

Further, the CPU 103 makes settings for transmitting a game state designation command indicating a normal state to the effect control board 12 (239SGS208). Then, a value corresponding to the second period (0.5 seconds) is set in the symbol fixed period timer (239SGS209), and the special symbol stop process is ended.

On the other hand, when the small hit flag is set (239SGS231; Y), on the effect control board 12, a small hit start 4 designation command (small hit A) or a small hit start 5 designation command (small hit B). ) Is set (239SGS232). Then, it is determined whether or not the time saving flag is set (239SGS233).

If the hour saving flag is not set (239SGS233; N), after setting the value according to the second period (0.5 seconds) to the symbol fixed period timer (239SGS240), that the hour saving flag is not set The setting for transmitting the game state designation command for designating the normal state corresponding to and the remaining second special figure time saving number notification command is performed (239SGS241), and the special symbol stop processing is ended.

If the hour/hour flag is set (239SGS233; Y), after the total hour/hour counter is decremented by 1 (239SGS234), is the variable special map designation buffer "1" indicating the first special figure? It is determined whether or not (239SGS235). When the fluctuation special map designation buffer is not "1" (239SGS235; N), that is, when the target of the stop display is the second special figure, the second special figure time saving counter is decremented by -1 ( 239SGS236) and 239SGS237, if the fluctuation special map designation buffer is "1" (239SGS235; Y), that is, if the target of stop display is the first special figure, the 239SGS237 is executed without executing 239SGS236. move on.

In 239SGS237, it is determined whether or not the value of the total time saving counter or the second special figure time saving counter is zero. Then, when the value of the total hour/hour counter or the second special figure hour/hour counter is not 0 (239SGS237; N), a value corresponding to the second period (0.5 seconds) is set in the symbol determination period timer. After setting (239SGS240), a setting is made to send a game state designating command for designating a time saving state corresponding to the setting of the time saving flag and a remaining second special figure time saving number notification command (239SGS241). The symbol stop processing ends.

When the value of the total hour/hour counter or the second special figure hour/hour counter is 0 (239SGS237; Y), the hour/hour flag is cleared (239SGS238) and the total hour/hour counter and the second special figure hour/hour counter are set. After clearing the value of the counter (239SGS239), set the value according to the second period (0.5 seconds) in the symbol fixed period timer (239SGS240), which usually corresponds to the fact that the time saving flag is not set by clearing. The setting for transmitting the game state designation command for designating the state is performed (239SGS241), and the special symbol stop process is ended. In the process of 239SGS241 when the time saving flag is cleared, the time saving flag is not set, and therefore the setting for transmitting the second special figure time saving frequency notification command need not be executed.

On the other hand, when neither the big hit flag nor the small hit flag is set, and the time saving flag is set (239SGS246; Y), that is, when the deviation symbol is stopped and displayed in the time saving state, the total time saving counter After subtracting -1 (239SGS249), it is determined whether or not the variation special figure designation buffer is "1" indicating the first special figure (239SGS248). When the fluctuation special map designation buffer is not "1" (239SGS248; N), that is, when the target of the stop display is the second special figure, the second special figure time saving counter is decremented by -1 ( 239SGS249) and 239SGS250, if the fluctuation special map designation buffer is "1" (239SGS248; Y), that is, if the target of the stop display is the first special map, 239SGS249 is executed without executing 239SGS249. move on.

In 239SGS250, it is determined whether or not the value of the total time saving counter or the second special figure time saving counter is zero. When the value of the total hour/hour counter or the second special figure hour/hour counter is 0 (239SGS250; Y), the hour/hour flag is cleared (239SGS251), and the total hour/hour counter and the second special figure are displayed. After clearing the value of the hour/hour counter (239SGS252), set a value according to the first period (10 seconds) in the symbol fixed period timer (239SGS253), and usually correspond to the fact that the hour/hour flag is not set by clearing. The setting for transmitting the game state designation command for designating the state is performed (239SGS258), and the special symbol stop process is ended. In the process of 239SGS258 when the time saving flag is cleared, the time saving flag is not set, and therefore the setting for transmitting the second special figure time saving notification command need not be executed.

If the value of the total time saving counter or the second special figure time saving counter is not 0 (239SGS250; N), it is further determined whether the value of the time saving state variable display frequency counter is 7. (239SGS254). When the value of the time saving state variable display number counter is not 7 (239SGS254; N), after setting the value according to the second period (0.5 seconds) in the symbol fixing period timer (239SGS257), the time saving flag is set. Settings for sending the game state designating command that specifies the time saving state corresponding to that and the remaining second special figure time saving number notification command are performed (239SGS258), while the special symbol stop processing is ended, while the time saving state variable When the value of the display frequency counter is 7 (239SGS254; Y), it is determined whether or not the immediately preceding big hit game type is the big hit E (239SGS255). Whether or not the type of the big hit game immediately before is the big hit E may be determined by whether or not the big 6 game state designation command is received from the main board 11 when the time saving state is controlled.

When the type of the immediately preceding big hit game is a big hit E (239SGS255; Y), after setting a value according to the first period (10 seconds) in the symbol fixed period timer, the time saving flag is set Settings are made to transmit the game state designating command for designating the corresponding time saving state and the remaining second special figure time saving number notification command (239SGS258), and the special symbol stop processing is ended. On the other hand, if the type of the immediately preceding big hit game is not the big hit E (239SGS255; N), after setting a value according to the second period (0.5 seconds) in the symbol determination period timer, the time saving flag is set. Settings for transmitting a game state designating command that designates a time saving state corresponding to that and the remaining second special figure time saving number notification command are made (239SGS258), and the special symbol stop processing is ended.

In this way, in the feature unit 239SG, after the jackpot game is over, the variable display of the second special symbol of the number of times set in the second special figure time reduction counter is executed, or the total time reduction counter is set. The time saving state is set to continue until the variable display of the number of times the first special symbol and the second special symbol is executed. Therefore, for example, in the case where the second special symbol reservation storage is not controlled to be in a time saving state, the variable display of the first special symbol is performed before the variable display of the second special symbol is changed. It is possible to prevent a decrease in interest due to the player missing the chance that the display result will be a small hit.

Further, in the conventional pachinko gaming machine, when the last variable display of the time saving state ends, the time saving flag is cleared at the timing when the symbol confirmation period of the variable display ends, but the pachinko gaming machine of this feature section 239SG In No. 1, when the last variable display in the time saving state ends, the time saving flag is cleared at the timing when the variable display ends (FIGS. 8-23).

FIG. 8-14 is a flowchart showing an example of the process executed at 118 in FIG. 5 as the small hit opening pre-process. In the small hit opening pre-process, the CPU 103 first decrements the small hit display time timer (239SGS261) and determines whether the small hit display time timer has timed out (239SGS262). If the small hit display time timer has not timed out (239SGS262; N), the small hit opening pre-processing is ended, while if the small hit display time timer has timed out (239SGS262; Y), the second big prize A value corresponding to a predetermined period (for example, 1 second) is set in the opening time timer for opening the mouth (239SGS263). Then, the value of the special symbol process flag is updated to “9” which is the value corresponding to the small hitting open process (S119) (239SGS264), and the small hit opening preprocessing is ended.

8-15 is a flowchart showing an example of a process executed in S119 of FIG. 5 as the small hit opening process. In the small hit opening process, the CPU 103 first sets the value of the opening time timer to -1. (239SGS271). Then, the CPU 103 determines whether or not the open time timer has timed out (239SGS272).

When the opening time timer has timed out (239SGS272; Y), the process proceeds to 239SGS285, and when the opening time timer has not timed out (239SGS272; N), whether or not it is the opening timing of the second big winning opening. Is determined (239SGS273). When it is the opening timing of the second special winning opening, the CPU 103 drives the solenoid 239SG083 for the second special winning opening door 239SG711 to control the second special winning opening to the open state (239SGS274). Then, the transmission setting of the special winning opening open designation command according to the round is performed (239SGS275), and the process proceeds to 239SGS276. In addition, the special winning opening open designation command which is set to be transmitted in 239SGS275 is transmitted to the effect control board 12 by the command control process described above. If it is not the opening timing of the second special winning opening (239SGS273; N), the process proceeds to 239SGS276 without passing through 239SGS274 and 239SGS275.

In 239SGS276, the CPU 103 determines whether or not it is the closing timing of the second special winning opening (239SGS276). When it is the closing timing of the second special winning opening (239SGS276; Y), the CPU 103 drives the solenoid 239SG083 for the second special winning opening door 239SG711 to control the second special winning opening to the closed state (239SGS277). .. Then, transmission setting of the designated command after opening the special winning opening is performed according to the round (239SGS278), and the process proceeds to 239SGS279. The special winning opening open designation command, which is set to be transmitted in 239SGS278, is transmitted to the effect control board 12 by the command control processing described above. When it is not the closing timing of the second special winning opening (239SGS276; N), the process proceeds to 239SGS279 without passing through 239SGS277 and 239SGS278.

In 239SGS279, the CPU 103 determines whether or not the third count switch 239SG024B is turned on (239SGS279). When the third count switch 239SG024B is not turned on (239SGS279; N), the small hit opening process is ended, and when the third count switch 239SG024B is turned on (239SGS279; Y), the third count switch is already turned on. It is determined whether the count switch 239SG024B is turned on, that is, the V winning flag indicating that the game ball has passed the third count switch 239SG024B is set (239SGS280). When the V winning flag is set (239SGS280; Y), the small hit opening process is ended, and when the V winning flag is not set (239SGS280; N), the V winning flag is set (239SGS281). ..

Then, the CPU 103 sets the transmission of the V winning notification command to the effect control board 12 (239SGS282). The V winning notification command is transmitted to the effect control board 12 in the command control process (S27) described above. Further, if the second special winning opening is in the open state, the CPU 103 drives the solenoid 239SG083 for the second special winning opening door 239SG711 to control the second special winning opening in the closed state (239SGS283), and the opening time. The timer is cleared (239SGS284).

Then, in 239SGS285, the CPU 103 updates the value of the special symbol process flag to "10" which is a value corresponding to the small hit ending process (S120) (239SGS285), and ends the small hit opening process.

FIG. 8-16 is a flowchart showing an example of the process executed in S120 of FIG. 5 as the small hit end process. In the small hit end process, the CPU 103 determines whether the small hit end display timer is operating. It is determined whether or not (239SGS301). When the small hit end display timer is not in operation (239SGS301; N), the small hit flag is cleared (239SGS302), and transmission setting of the hit end designation command corresponding to the small hit is made to the effect control board 12 (239SGS303). ). The hit end designation command is transmitted to the effect control board 12 in the command control process (S17) described above. Then, a value corresponding to the small hit end display time is set in the small hit end display timer (239SGS304), and the small hit end processing is ended.

On the other hand, when the small hit end display timer is operating (239SGS301; Y), the value of the small hit end display timer is decremented by 1 (239SGS305). Then, it is determined whether or not the small hit end display time has elapsed, that is, whether the small hit end display timer has timed out (239SGS306). When the small hit end display time has not elapsed (239SGS306; N), the CPU 103 determines whether or not the third count switch 239SG024B is turned on (239SGS307). When the third count switch 239SG024B is not turned on (239SGS307; N), the small hit ending process is ended, and when the third count switch 239SG024B is turned on (239SGS307; Y), the third count is already finished. It is determined whether the switch 239SG024B is turned on, that is, the V winning flag indicating that the game ball has passed the third count switch 239SG024B is set (239SGS308). When the V winning flag is set (239SGS308; Y), the small hit ending process is ended, and when the V winning flag is not set (239SGS308; N), the V winning flag is set (239SGS309).

Then, the CPU 103 sets the transmission of the V winning notification command to the effect control board 12 (239SGS310), and ends the small hit ending process. The V winning notification command is transmitted to the effect control board 12 in the command control process (S17) described above.

If the small hit end display time has elapsed in 239SGS306 (239SGS306; Y), the CPI 103 determines whether the V winning flag is set (239SGS311). When the V winning flag is set (239SGS311; Y), the CPU 103 clears the V winning flag and sets the jackpot flag (239SGS312, 239SGS313). Then, the CPU 103 determines the big hit type from "big hit D" and "big hit E" based on the small hit type in which the V winning has occurred (239SGS314). As for the jackpot type, as shown in FIG. 8-6(D), when the jackpot type in which the V prize is generated is “bonus A”, the jackpot type is determined to be “jackpot D”, and When the small hit type in which the V winning occurs is "small hit B", the big hit type is determined to be "big hit E". In accordance with the jackpot type thus determined, for example, by setting a jackpot type buffer value that is a stored value of the jackpot type buffer provided in the game control buffer setting unit 239SG155 (239SGS315), the determined jackpot type Store and proceed to 239SGS316.

After the execution of 239SGS315, the CPU 103 updates the value of the special symbol process flag to "4", which is the value corresponding to the big hit opening preprocessing (S114) (239SGS316), and ends the small hit end processing.

In other words, in the present feature portion 239SG, the game ball passes through the third count switch 239SG024B not only during the small hit game but also during the period until the small hit end display time after the end of the small hit game elapses. Therefore, even when the game ball is won in the second big winning opening just before the end of the small hit game, the big hit game is executed after the end of the small hit end process by the passing of the game ball through the third count switch 239SG024B. It is supposed to be done.

In addition, when the V winning flag is not set in 239SGS311, (239SGS311; N), the CPU 103 updates the value of the special symbol process flag to "0" which is a value corresponding to the special symbol normal process (S110) ( 239SGS317), the small hit end processing is ended.

FIG. 8-17 is a flowchart showing an example of the process executed in S117 of FIG. 5 as the big hit ending process.

In the big hit ending process, the CPU 103 determines whether or not the big hit end display timer is operating, that is, the timer is counting (239SGS321). When the big hit end display timer is not in operation (239SGS321; N), the big hit end display timer is set to a value corresponding to the display time corresponding to the time when the big hit end display is performed on the image display device 5 (big hit end display time). The setting is made (239SGS322), and the process ends.

On the other hand, when the big hit end display timer is operating (239SGS321; Y), the value of the big hit end display timer is decremented by 1 (239SGS323). Then, the CPU 103 confirms whether the value of the big hit end display timer is 0, that is, whether the big hit end display time has elapsed (239SGS324). If not, the process ends.

If the jackpot end display time has passed (239SGS324; Y), the CPU 103 determines whether or not the stored jackpot type is a jackpot A (239SGS325). When the jackpot type is the jackpot A (239SGS325; Y), "1" is set to the second special figure time saving counter and "5" is set to the total saving time counter (239SGS326, 239SGS327) and 239SGS339. move on.

On the other hand, when the jackpot type is not the jackpot A (239SGS325; N), it is determined whether the jackpot type is the jackpot B (239SGS328). When the type of big hit is big hit B (239SGS328; Y), "3" is set to the second special figure time saving counter and "7" is set to the total time saving counter (239SGS329, 239SGS330) and 239SGS339. move on.

Furthermore, when the jackpot type is not the jackpot B (239SGS328; N), it is determined whether the jackpot type is the jackpot C (239SGS331). When the type of big hit is big hit C (239SGS331; Y), "99" is set to the second special drawing time reduction counter and "100" is set to the total time reduction counter (239SGS332, 239SGS333) and 239SGS339. move on.

Furthermore, when the jackpot type is not the jackpot C (239SGS321; N), it is determined whether the jackpot type is the jackpot D (239SGS334). When the jackpot type is jackpot D (239SGS334; Y), "7" is set to the second special figure time saving counter and "11" is set to the total saving time counter (239SGS335, 239SGS336) and 239SGS339. move on.

When the jackpot type is not the jackpot D (239SGS334; N), it is determined that the jackpot type is the jackpot E, and "99" is set in the second special figure time saving counter and "100" is set in the total saving time counter. Set (239SGS337, 239SGS338) and proceed to 239SGS339.

In 239SGS339, the CPU 103 sets transmission of a game state designation command according to the type of jackpot of the executed jackpot game. Incidentally, in 239SGS339, the CPU 103, when the jackpot type of the executed jackpot game is the jackpot A, the second game state designation command, when the jackpot type of the jackpot game executed is the jackpot B, the third game state designation command, the jackpot executed If the jackpot type of the game is a jackpot C, the fourth gaming state designation command, if the jackpot type of the executed jackpot game is a jackpot D, the fifth gaming state designation command, if the jackpot type of the jackpot game executed is a jackpot E. The transmission setting of the sixth gaming state designation command may be executed. Moreover, the game state designation command set to be transmitted in 239SGS339 is transmitted to the effect control board 12 by the CPU 103 executing the command control process shown in FIG.

After executing the processing of 239SGS339, the CPU 103 sets "0" to the time saving state variable display number counter and ends the big hit ending processing (239SGS340).

As shown in FIG. 8-18(A) by the CPU 103 executing each process as described above, after the big hit game of the big hit A, first, the variable display of the second special symbol once as a time saving state. It is executed for 50 seconds. After the variable display is finished, the time saving flag is cleared at the timing when the variable display is finished (the game state is controlled to the normal state), and the variable display is performed over the first period (10 seconds) as the symbol fixing period. Be stopped. Then, after the lapse of the first period, the variable display of the second special symbol for 20 seconds is executed up to four times in a state where the game state is controlled to the normal state. In addition, in the variable display of the second special symbol up to four times, the variable display is stopped for the second period (0.5 seconds) when the variable display ends.

Further, as shown in FIG. 8-18 (B), after the big hit game of big hit B, first, the variable display of the second special symbol is executed three times as a time saving state. The variable display of the first special symbol of the first time in the time saving state is executed for 50 seconds, and the variable display of the second special symbol of the second time and the third time is executed for 2 seconds. In the first and second variable display of the second special symbol, when the variable display ends, the variable display is stopped for the second period (0.5 seconds). In the variable display of the second special symbol of the third time, the time saving flag is cleared at the timing when the variable display is finished (the game state is controlled to the normal state), and the first period (10 seconds) is set as the symbol fixing period. Variable display is stopped. Then, after the lapse of the first period, the variable display of the second special symbol for 20 seconds is executed up to four times in a state where the game state is controlled to the normal state. In addition, in the variable display of the second special symbol up to four times, the variable display is stopped for the second period (0.5 seconds) when the variable display ends.

Further, as shown in FIG. 8-19(A), after the big hit game of the big hit C is finished, the variable display of the second special symbol is executed 99 times as a time saving state. The variable display of the second special symbol from the first time to the 98th time in the time saving state is executed for 7 seconds, and the variable display of the second special symbol for the 99th time is executed for 20 seconds. In the variable display of the second special symbol from the first time to the 98th time, when the variable display ends, the variable display is stopped for the second period (0.5 seconds). In the variable display of the 99th second special symbol, the time saving flag is cleared at the timing when the variable display is finished (the game state is controlled to the normal state), and the first period (10 seconds) is set as the symbol fixing period. Variable display is stopped. Then, after the lapse of the first period, the variable display of the second special symbol for 2 seconds is executed up to four times in a state where the game state is controlled to be the normal state. In addition, in the variable display of the second special symbol up to four times, the variable display is stopped for the second period (0.5 seconds) when the variable display ends.

Further, as shown in FIG. 8-19(B), after the big hit game of the big hit D, first, the variable display of the second special symbol is executed seven times as a time saving state. The variable display of the second special symbol from the first time to the sixth time in the time saving state is executed for 7 seconds, and the variable display of the second special symbol for the seventh time is executed for 20 seconds. In the variable display of the second special symbol from the first time to the sixth time, when the variable display ends, the variable display is stopped for the second period (0.5 seconds). In the variable display of the second special symbol of the seventh time, the time saving flag is cleared at the timing when the variable display is finished (the game state is controlled to the normal state), and the first period (10 seconds) is set as the symbol fixing period. Variable display is stopped. Then, after the lapse of the first period, the variable display of the second special symbol for 2 seconds is executed up to four times in a state where the game state is controlled to be the normal state. In addition, in the variable display of the second special symbol up to four times, the variable display is stopped for the second period (0.5 seconds) when the variable display ends.

Further, as shown in FIG. 8-20, after the big hit game of the big hit E, first, the variable display of the second special symbol is executed 99 times as a time saving state. The variable display of the second special symbol from the first time to the sixth time in the time saving state is executed for 7 seconds, and the variable display of the second special symbol for the seventh time is executed for 20 seconds. In the variable display of the second special symbol from the first time to the sixth time, when the variable display ends, the variable display is stopped for the second period (0.5 seconds). In the seventh variable display of the second special symbol, when the variable display ends, the variable display is stopped for the first period (10 seconds) as the symbol fixing period. After the first period has elapsed, the variable display of the second special symbol from the 8th time to the 10th time is executed for 2 seconds. Then, the variable display of the second special symbol for the 11th time is executed for 15 seconds. In the variable display of the second special symbol from the eighth time to the eleventh time, when the variable display ends, the variable display is stopped for the second period (0.5 seconds). Incidentally, for the variable display of the second special symbol after the twelfth time, the same control as after the big hit game of the big hit C is finished (see FIG. 8-19(A)) is executed.

Next, variable display of normal symbols will be described. 8-21 is a flowchart showing the normal symbol process processing shown in FIG. In the normal symbol process processing, the CPU 103 first determines whether or not the gate switch 21 is turned on, that is, whether or not the game ball has passed the passage gate 41 (239SGS351). When the gate switch 21 is turned on (239SGS351; Y), the normal gate passing process (239SGS352) is executed. In the processing for passing the universal figure gate, for example, it is determined whether or not the number of reserved universal figure memories is an upper limit value (for example, 4). If the number of public figure reservation storages is not the upper limit value, the number of public figure reservation storages is incremented by one, the value of the random number MR4 is extracted, and the extracted value is stored as a new general figure reservation storage.

After execution of the universal figure gate passing process or when the gate switch 21 is off (239SGS351; N), the CPU 103 executes any of the processes of 239SGS353 to 239SGS357 in accordance with the value of the universal figure process flag.

Normal symbol normal processing of 239SGS353 is executed when the value of the universal figure process flag is "0" (initial value). In this normal symbol normal processing, it is determined whether or not to start the normal symbol game (normal symbol variable display) based on the presence or absence of the hold information. Further, in the normal symbol normal process, based on the value of the random number MR4 extracted in the process of passing the universal symbol gate, the display result is derived whether or not the display result of the ordinary symbol is "hit (normal symbol)". Make a decision (pre-decision) before it is displayed. Further, in the normal symbol normal processing, a fixed ordinary symbol (either a winning symbol or a deviating symbol) to be stopped and displayed in the universal symbol game is set corresponding to the determined display result. After that, the value of the universal figure process flag is updated to "1", and the normal symbol normal process ends.

The normal symbol variation pattern setting process of 239SGS354 is executed when the value of the universal symbol process flag is "1". In this normal symbol variation pattern setting process, based on the pre-determined result of whether or not the display result is "hit" and the game state, the variation pattern of the ordinary symbol is determined to one shown in FIG. 8-22(A). It includes processing to do. Incidentally, in the normal symbol variation pattern setting process in this feature unit 239SG, when the display result of the ordinary symbol is “out” and the game state is the time saving state, the variation pattern of the ordinary symbol is the regular symbol variation time of 1 It is uniquely determined to be a variation pattern of outliers (FA1-1) which is a second, and when the display result of the ordinary symbol is "outlier" and the gaming state is other than the time saving state, the variation pattern of the ordinary symbol is normally set. Figure fluctuation time is 30 seconds Unequally determined to the variation pattern (FA1-2), the display result of the normal symbol is "hit" and the gaming state is the time saving state, the normal symbol is The variation pattern is uniquely determined to be the variation pattern (FB1-1) for which the universal figure variation time is 1 second, and when the display result of the normal symbol is "hit" and the gaming state is other than the time saving state. Is a form in which the variation pattern of a normal symbol is uniquely determined as a variation pattern (FB1-2) per 30 seconds when the universal pattern variation time is 30 seconds. In the normal symbol variation pattern setting process, when the variation pattern of the normal symbol is determined, the value of the universal symbol process flag is updated to "2", and the normal symbol variation pattern setting process ends.

The normal symbol variation process of 239SGS355 is executed when the value of the universal symbol process flag is "2". The normal symbol variation process includes a process for setting the normal symbol to be variably displayed on the normal symbol display device 20, a process for measuring an elapsed time after the normal symbol is variably displayed, and the like. ing. Further, it is also determined whether or not the measured elapsed time has reached the special figure fluctuation time corresponding to the fluctuation pattern. Then, when the elapsed time from the start of the variable display of the normal symbol reaches the normal variation time, the value of the universal symbol process flag is updated to "3", and the normal symbol variation process ends.

The normal symbol stop processing of 239SGS356 is executed when the value of the universal figure process flag is "3". This normal symbol stop process includes a process for stopping the variable display of the normal symbol on the normal symbol display device 20, and performing a setting for stopping and displaying (deriving) the fixed ordinary symbol that is the display result of the normal symbol. ing. Then, when the display result is “win”, the value of the universal figure process flag is updated to “4”. On the other hand, when the display result is “out”, the value of the universal figure process flag is updated to “0”.

The normal electric auditors product opening pattern is set based on the execution of the normal electric auditors product opening process of 239SGS357 when the value of the universal figure process flag is "4". Then, the process of repeatedly changing the variable winning ball device 6B (normal electric auditors product) between the open state and the closed state by driving the solenoid 81 based on the set normal electric auditors product opening pattern is executed.

In the characteristic part 239SG, as shown in FIG. 8-22(A), one ordinary electric auditors product release pattern is uniquely set based on the fact that the display result of the ordinary symbol is “hit”. It By setting the ordinary electric accessory release pattern, the variable winning ball device 6B (ordinary electric accessory) is opened for 2 seconds for 8 seconds, three times, and closed for one second twice. Change.

Then, when the control of the variable winning ball device 6B (ordinary electric accessory) to the open state and the closed state based on the normal electric accessory opening pattern is completed, the value of the universal figure process flag is updated to "0", and The processing during opening of the electric accessory ends.

By executing the normal symbol process process as described above, in the present feature portion 239SG, when the display result of the normal symbol is "hit", the variable winning ball device 6B (ordinary electric accessory) is opened and closed ( Control to open state and closed state) is completed in 8 seconds.

Further, as described above, in the conventional pachinko gaming machine, when the last variable display of the time saving state ends, while the time saving flag is cleared at the timing when the symbol confirmation period of the variable display ends, the present feature In the pachinko gaming machine 1 of the section 239SG, when the last variable display in the time saving state ends, the time saving flag is cleared at the timing when the variable display ends. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 8-23 (A), in the conventional pachinko gaming machine 1, when the universal symbol hit occurs within the symbol fixing period after the variable display of the last second special symbol in the time saving state, the game is played. The opening and closing of the variable winning ball device 6B may be executed until the second special symbol is variably displayed after the state is controlled to the normal state. At this time, the game ball is won in the variable winning ball device 6B (the game ball is in a state in which the first variable display of the second special symbol in the normal state is started and the second special symbol reservation storage number is 3). The variable winning ball device 6B is won), and the variable display of the second special symbol will be executed up to 5 times after the game state is controlled to the normal state, and the second special after the time saving state has ended. The ratio of being controlled to the big hit game state based on the variable display of the symbols will be excessively increased.

On the other hand, in the pachinko gaming machine 1 of this feature unit 239SG, as shown in FIG. 8-23(B), the time saving flag is cleared at the timing when the last variable display of the time saving state is completed. If the variable display of the normal symbol is started during the variable display of the second special symbol, if the display result of the normal symbol is "hit (general symbol)", it is always during the symbol fixing period of 10 seconds, that is, The opening and closing of the variable winning ball device 6B is completed during the period when the maximum number of the second special figure reservation storages is four. In other words, in the feature section 239SG, when the variable winning ball device 6B is opened and closed during the symbol determination period immediately after the time saving control is finished, the second special figure is held even if the game ball is won in the variable winning ball device 6B. Only up to 4 memory can be stored, and after the first variable display of the 2nd special symbol is started after the game state is controlled to the normal state, a new 2nd special symbol reservation storage can occur. Since the property is extremely low, it is prevented that the ratio of being controlled to the jackpot gaming state based on the variable display of the second special symbol after the time saving state is excessively increased like the above-mentioned conventional pachinko gaming machine. There is.

Next, the control executed by the effect control CPU 120 will be described.

8-24 is a flowchart showing a part of the effect control process processing shown in FIG. 7. In the effect control process processing, the effect control CPU 120 first displays the panel corresponding to the variable display of the second special symbol being executed and the second special symbol hold storage after the big hit game of the big hit A or the big hit B is finished. The panel display effect processing (239 SGS 361) for executing the panel display effect that suggests that the variable display result is a big hit or a small hit by displaying on 5, the big hit A to the big hit C when the game state is the normal state. The number of prize balls received from the CPU 103 during the period from when the big hit game state is controlled to when the game state is controlled to the normal state and when the variable display is started four times (hereinafter, referred to as the extended game period) The number of times the notification command or the production process flag was updated to a value according to the production processing during the big hit, and the number of times the big hit gaming state was controlled (the number of big hits), and the number of prize balls paid out during the consecutive villa period. The number of big hits and the number of winning prize balls counting (239SGS362) for counting (the number of winning prize balls), and the number of big hits and the number of winning prize balls counted in the number of big hits and winning prize balls counting process are displayed on the image display device 5. In order to update the result image display processing (239SG363), the background displayed on the image display device 5 is changed to the first background indicating that the gaming state is the normal state and the second background image indicating that the gaming state is the time saving state. Background image update process (239SGS364), in the short-time state after the big hit game of big hit B, the variable display of the first special symbol of the second time and the variable display of the second special symbol of the second time and the third time (the second special symbol) Either the variable display based on the first pending storage or the variable display based on the second pending storage), which indicates whether the variable display result is a small hit or a big hit. Informing effect processing (239SGS365), when the effect mode described later is the second mode, in order to execute the effect according to the effect mode being the second mode during the variable display of the second special symbol in the time saving state. Second mode corresponding effect processing (239SGS366), based on the V winning notification designating command received from the CPU103 during the small hit game, the V winning notification effect (based on the game ball passing the third count switch 239SG024B. After the V-winning notification production process (239SGS367) for executing the production for informing that the game is controlled to the big hit game state after the small hit game is finished, one of the processes of S170 to S177 is executed.

FIG. 8-25 is a flowchart showing an example of the panel display effect process (239SGS363) executed by the effect control CPU 120. In the panel display effect processing shown in FIG. 8-25, the effect control CPU 120 first determines whether or not the panel display effect executing flag indicating that the panel display effect is being executed is set (239SGS371). ..

When the panel display effect executing flag is not set (239SGS371; N), it is determined whether the effect mode is the first mode (239SGS372). In the characteristic part 239SG, the first mode and the second mode are preset as the effect modes, and the first mode is a mode in which the panel display effect can be executed during the variable display of the second special symbol in the time saving state. Is. In the second mode, during the variable display of the second special symbol in the time saving state, an effect different from the panel display effect (for example, the operation of the push button 31B or the like notifies that the variable display result is a big hit or a small hit). This is a mode in which production can be performed. These effect modes can be selected by the operation of the push button 31B and the stick controller 31A by the player at the end of the jackpot game described later. When the effect mode is set to the second mode, the effect control CPU 120 executes the above-described effect effect processing for the second mode (239SG366) to cause an effect different from the panel display effect (effect corresponding to the second mode). ) Should be executed.

When the effect mode is not the first mode (239SGS372; N), the panel display effect executing flag is ended, while when the effect mode is the first mode (239SGS372; Y), the game state designation command is received. It is determined whether or not there is (239SGS373). Whether or not the game state designation command is received may be determined by whether or not the game state designation command reception flag is set.

When the game state designation command is not received (239SGS373; N), the panel display effect process is ended. On the other hand, when the game state designation command is received (239SGS373; Y), the jackpot type of the immediately preceding jackpot is specified and stored from the game state designation command (239SGS374). For example, when the received game state designation command is the second game state designation command, the immediately preceding jackpot type is specified and stored as jackpot A, and when the received game state designation command is the third game state designation command, The last big hit type is specified and stored in big hit B, and when the received game state designation command is the fourth game state designation command, the last big hit type is specified and stored in big hit C, and the received game state designation When the command is the fifth gaming state designating command, the immediately preceding jackpot type is specified and stored in jackpot D, and when the received gaming state designating command is the sixth gaming state designation command, the immediately preceding jackpot type is jackpot E Specified and stored in.

Then, it is determined whether or not the jackpot type identified in the process of 239SGS374 is a jackpot A or a jackpot B (239SGS375). When the specified jackpot type is one of jackpot C to jackpot E (239SGS375; N), the panel display effect process ends. On the other hand, when the specified jackpot type is jackpot A or jackpot B (239SGS375; Y), the panel display effect execution flag is set (239SGS376), and the display of the panel display screen is started on the image display device 5. Then (239SGS377), the panel display effect process ends.

Further, when the panel display effect execution flag is set (239SGS371; Y), the panel pattern determined flag in the entry of the buffer number 2-0 in the start winning award reception command buffer 239SG194A239SG194A indicates "determined". It is determined whether 1 is set (239SGS379).

When the panel pattern determined flag in the entry of the buffer number 2-0 is not set to 1 (239SGS379; N), the start winning award reception command buffer 239SG194A is checked (239SGS380), and the buffer number 2-0 It is determined whether or not the entry stores a symbol designating command (239SGS381). When the entry of the buffer number 2-0 does not store the symbol designating command (239SGS381; N), the panel display effect process is ended. On the other hand, when the entry of the buffer number 2-0 stores the symbol designating command (239SGS381; Y), it is determined whether or not the jackpot type specified in 239SGS374 is the jackpot B (239SGS382).

When the big hit type is big hit A (239SGS382; N), the display pattern of the corresponding variable display panel is determined based on the symbol designating command stored in the entry of the buffer number 2-0 (239SGS383). Incidentally, in the processing of 239SGS383, the display pattern of the corresponding panel during variable display is set to the pattern PN-, depending on whether the symbol designating command stored in the entry of the buffer number 2-0 indicates a big hit, a small hit or a hit. 1 to pattern PN-4 are determined at different rates.

Specifically, as shown in FIG. 8-26(A), when the symbol designating command indicates a big hit, the display pattern of the corresponding variable display panel is determined to be the pattern PN-1 at a rate of 0%. Then, the pattern PN-2 is determined at a rate of 0%, the pattern PN-3 is determined at a rate of 0%, and the pattern PN-4 is determined at a rate of 0%. When the symbol designating command indicates a small hit, the display pattern of the corresponding variable display panel is determined to be the pattern PN-1 at a rate of 20% and the pattern PN-2 at a rate of 30%. , 50%, and the pattern PN-3, and 10%, the pattern PN-4. Then, when the symbol designating command indicates a deviation, the display pattern of the corresponding variable display panel is determined to be the pattern PN-1 at a rate of 55%, and the pattern PN-2 at a rate of 34%, The pattern PN-3 is determined at a rate of 10%, and the pattern PN-4 is determined at a rate of 1%.

As shown in FIG. 8-26(B), the pattern PN-1 is a display pattern for displaying the image of the character A on the image display device 5, and the pattern PN-2 is the character B on the image display device 5. Pattern PN-3 is a display pattern for displaying the image of the character C on the image display device 5, and pattern PN-4 is a display pattern for displaying the image of the character D on the image display device 5. Display pattern.

In other words, in the feature unit 239SG, the ratio (big hit expectation) at which the variable display result is the big hit is set to be high when the character D is displayed on the image display device 5 as the corresponding variable display panel. When the character C is displayed on the display device 5, the jackpot expectation is set to be next higher than when the character D is displayed, and when the character A is displayed on the image display device 5, the jackpot expectation is the highest. It is set low (a big hit expectation degree for each character displayed on the image display device 5 as a corresponding variable display panel: character D>character C>character B>character A).

Returning to FIG. 8-25, after execution of 239SGS383, the effect control CPU 120 sets 1 to the panel pattern determined flag in the buffer number 2-0 (239SGS384), and at the same time, displays the determined display pattern of the corresponding panel during variable display. After the display is started on the image display device 5 (239SGS385), the process proceeds to 239SGS395.

On the other hand, when the jackpot type is jackpot B (239SGS382; Y), the panel pattern determined flag in the buffer number 2-0 is set to 1 (239SGS386), and the jackpot B is set to the time saving state after the jackpot game is over. After the display of the corresponding character D corresponding panel is started on the image display device 5 (239SGS387), the process proceeds to 239SGS395.

When 1 is set in the panel pattern determined flag in the entry of the buffer number 2-0 (239SGS379; Y), it is determined whether or not the jackpot type specified in 239SGS374 is the jackpot B (239SGS388). ). When the jackpot type is the jackpot B (239SGS388; Y), the process directly proceeds to 239SGS395, while when the jackpot type is not the jackpot B (239SGS388; N), the start winning command command reception command buffer 239SG194A is checked (239SGS389). ), it is determined whether or not there is a storage of the symbol designating command in any of the entries corresponding to the second special figure reservation storage of the buffer numbers 2-1 to 2-4 (239SGS390). When there is no entry of the second special figure reservation storage in which the symbol designating command is stored (239SGS390; N), the process directly proceeds to 239SGS395. On the other hand, when there is an entry of the second special figure reservation storage in which the symbol designating command is stored (239SGS390; Y), "1" indicating "determined" is set in the panel pattern determined flag of the entry. It is determined whether or not (239SGS391).

When the panel pattern determined flag is set (239SGS391; Y), the process directly proceeds to 239SGS395. On the other hand, when the panel pattern determined flag is not set (239SGS391; N), the display pattern of the second special figure reservation storage compatible panel is determined based on the symbol designating command stored in the entry (239SGS392). ), 1 is set to the panel pattern determined flag of the entry (239SGS393). Then, the display of the second special figure reservation storage compatible panel in the display pattern determined in the process of 239SGS393 is started (239SGS394), and the process proceeds to 239SGS395.

In the process of 239SGS392, the display pattern of the second special figure reservation storage compatible panel may be determined by the ratio shown in FIG. 8-26(A) (the same ratio as the process of 239SGS383). However, the display pattern of the variable display corresponding panel and the display pattern of the second special figure reservation storage corresponding panel may be determined at different ratios in the processing of 239SGS383 and the processing of 239SGS392.

In 239SGS395, the process data corresponding to the variation pattern set at the start of the variable display being executed is checked (239SGS395). Then, it is determined whether it is the end timing of the panel display effect (239SGS396), and when it is not the end timing (239SGS396; N), the panel display effect process is ended. On the other hand, when it is the end timing (239SGS396; Y), the display of the panel display screen and the display of each panel on the image display device 5 are ended (239SGS397), and the panel display effect executing flag is cleared ( 239SGS398), and the panel display effect execution flag is ended.

FIG. 8-27 is a flowchart showing an example of the result image display process (239SGS365) executed by the effect control CPU 120. In the result image display processing shown in FIG. 8-27, the effect control CPU 120 first determines whether the effect mode is set to the first mode (239SGS400). When the effect mode is the second mode (239SGS400; N), the result image display processing is ended, and when the effect mode is the first mode (239SGS400; Y), whether or not the result image display timer is operating. It is determined (239SGS401).

If the result image display timer is not in operation (239SGS401; N), it is determined whether or not the effect control process flag is 3, that is, whether or not the special figure waiting process (S173) is being executed. (239SGS402).

When the effect control process flag is not 3 (239SGS402; N), the result image display processing is ended. On the other hand, when the effect control process flag is 3 (239SGS402; Y), the jackpot type stored in the process of 239SGS374 of the panel display effect process is further referred to, and the jackpot type (immediately before specified from the game control command. It is determined whether or not the big hit type of the big hit game is a big hit D or a big hit E (239SGS403).

When the big hit type of the last big hit game specified from the game control command is one of big hit A to big hit C (239SGS403; N), the result image display processing is ended. On the other hand, when the jackpot type of the immediately preceding jackpot game identified from the game control command is jackpot D or jackpot E (239SGS403; Y), the remaining second special figure time saving number notification command received immediately before is referred to (the remaining The remaining second special figure time saving number indicated by the second special figure time saving frequency notification command is specified), and whether the remaining second special figure time saving number is 0 or 92, that is, the timing is the second special time saving state. It is determined whether or not it is the timing when the seventh variable display of the symbol is finished (239SGS404).

Then, when the remaining second special figure saving time count is not 0 or 92 (239SGS404; N), the result image display processing ends. On the other hand, when the number of remaining second special figure shortening times is 0 or 92 (239SGS404; Y), the value corresponding to the time of 19.5 seconds is set to the result image display period timer and the timer count (timer operation) After starting (239SGS405), the number of big hits and the number of won prize balls counted in the jackpot number/winning prize ball number counting process, that is, the number of times the jackpot is controlled in the big hit game state and the playing period. The display of the result image including the number of prize balls paid out is started (239SGS406), and the result image display processing is ended.

In addition, 19.5 seconds to set the result image display period timer in 239SGS405, and the symbol fixed period (10 seconds) of the variable display of the 7th second special symbol in the short time state after the big hit game of big hit D, Variable display period of the second special symbol up to 4 times (2 seconds x 4) after the time saving state ends, and symbol determination period of the variable display of the second special symbol three times after the time saving state ends (0.5 It is a period based on the sum of seconds×3).

If the result image display timer is operating (239SGS401; Y), the result image display period timer is decremented by 1 (239SGS407), and then the result image display timer after the decrement update is timed out. It is determined (239SGS408).

When the result image display timer has not timed out (239SGS408; N), the result image display processing is terminated to continue the display of the result image, while the result image display timer has timed out. At (239SGS408; Y), the display of the result image ends (239SGS409), and the result image display process ends.

In other words, in this feature unit 239SG, the variable display result does not become a small hit or a big hit (a V winning does not occur even if it is a small hit) in the short time state after the big hit game of the big hit D or the big hit E is finished. When finished, the result image is displayed on the image display device 5. Further, in the short-lived state of the big hit E, the result image is displayed even when the variable display of the second special symbol is completed seven times even in the short-lived state.

FIG. 8-28 is a flow chart showing an example of the background image update processing shown in FIG. 8-24. In the background image update processing, the effect control CPU 120 first identifies the game state based on the value of the remaining second special figure time saving number, the value of the effect control process flag, and the like (239SGS411).

Then, it is determined whether the specified gaming state is the big hit gaming state or the small hit gaming state (239SGS412).

If either the big hit game state or the small hit game state (239SGS412; Y), the background image update processing is terminated, while if it is neither the big hit game state nor the small hit game state (239SGS412; N). Further, it is determined whether or not the time saving control is in a normal state (239SGS413).

When the specified gaming state is the normal state (239SGS413; Y), it is determined whether or not the second special symbol is being variably displayed (239SGS413a). Whether or not the second special symbol is being variably displayed may be determined by, for example, whether or not each command is stored in the entry of the buffer number 2-0 of the start winning award reception command buffer 239SG194A. .. When the second special symbol is being variably displayed (239SGS413a; Y), the background image update processing is terminated, and when the second special symbol is not being variably displayed (239SGS413a; N), the second special symbol is reserved and stored. It is determined whether there is any (239SGS413b). Whether or not there is a reserved storage of the second special symbol may be determined by whether or not each command is stored in the entry of the buffer number 2-1 of the start winning award reception command buffer 239SG194A.

If there is a reserved memory of the second special symbol (239SGS413b; Y), the background image update processing is terminated, and if there is no reserved memory of the second special symbol (239SGS413b; N), the first background image is displayed. It is determined whether or not it is in progress (239SGS414). When the first background image is being displayed (239SGS414; Y), the background image update processing is ended, while when the first background image is not being displayed (239SGS414; N), the background image is the first background image. After the image is updated and displayed (239SGS415), the background image update process is terminated. As a result, when the gaming state is the normal state, the first background image is displayed on the image display device 5.

When the specified game state is not the normal state (239SGS413; N), it is determined whether the effect control process flag is 2, that is, whether the variable display effect process is being executed ( 239SGS416).

When the production control process flag is 2 (239SGS416; Y), the remaining second special figure time saving number notification command received immediately before is referred to (the remaining second special figure remaining second special figure indicating the time saving number notification command). The number of shortening times is specified), and it is determined whether or not the number of remaining second special figure shortening times is 92 (239SGS417).

If the number of remaining second special figure speed reductions is not 92 (239SGS417; N), the background image update processing is ended, and if the number of remaining second special figure speed reductions is 92 (239SGS417; Y), it is being executed. It is determined whether or not the variation pattern of the variable display is PA3-3, that is, the variation pattern of non-reach with the special figure variation time of 15 seconds (239SGS418). When the variation pattern of the variable display being executed is not PA3-3 (239SGS418; Y), the background image update processing is terminated, and when the variation pattern of the variable display being executed is PA3-3 (239SGS418; Y), Further, the control content of the variable display process data being executed is specified (239SGS419), and it is determined whether it is the update timing for the first background image (239SGS420). If it is the update timing for the first background image (239SGS420; Y), the background image is updated to the first background image, and the background image update processing ends (239SGS421).

On the other hand, if it is not the update timing to the first background image (239SGS420; N), it is determined whether it is the update timing to the second background image (239SGS422), and if it is the update timing to the second background image. (239SGS422; Y), the background image is updated to the second background image, and the background image update processing is ended (239SGS423). If it is not the update timing for the second background image (239SGS422; N), the background image update process is terminated.

In addition, when the production control process flag is not 2 (239SGS416; N), when the remaining second special drawing time saving number is not 92 times (239SGS417; N), and when the variation pattern is not PA3-3 (239SGS418; N), , It is determined whether the second background image is being displayed (239SGS422). Then, when the second background image is being displayed (239SGS422; Y), the background image update processing is terminated, while when the second background image is not being displayed (239SGS422; N), the background image is displayed as the second background image. After updating to the two background images (239SGS423), the background image update process ends.

By executing the background image update process in this way, when the game state is the normal state, the second special symbol is not being variably displayed, and the second special symbol is not stored on hold, the image is displayed. The first background image is displayed on the device 5, and the second background image is displayed on the image display device 5 when the game state is the time saving state. Furthermore, in the time-saving state after the big hit game of big hit E, the variable display of the second special symbol is executed seven times, and the variable display of the second special symbol is shown seven times in the time-saving state after the big hit game of big hit D. The result image is displayed on the image display device 5 as in the case of being executed. Then, when the eighth variable display of the second special symbol is started in the time saving state, the background image is once updated from the second background image to the first background image on the image display device 5, and then again on the second background image. Will be updated.

8-29 is a flow chart showing an example of the variable display start setting process shown in FIG. 7. In the variable display start setting process, the effect control CPU 120 first determines whether or not the first variable display start command reception flag is set, that is, whether or not the first variable display start command is received (239SGS431). .. When the first variable display start command reception flag is set (239SGS431; Y), the buffer numbers "1-0" to "1-4" of the first special figure reservation storage in the start winning award reception command buffer 239SG194A are stored. The various command data stored in association with is shifted upward by one buffer number (239SGS432). Note that the contents of the buffer number "1-0" cannot be shifted because there is no destination to shift, so they are erased.

If the first variable display start command reception flag is not set (239SGS431; N), whether the second variable display start command reception flag is set, that is, the second variable display start command is received. It is determined whether or not (239SGS433). When the second variable display start command reception flag is set (239SGS433; Y), the buffer numbers "2-0" to "2-4" of the second special figure reservation storage in the start winning award reception command buffer 239SG194A are stored. The various command data and the various flags stored in association with are shifted upward by one buffer number (239SGS434). The contents of the buffer number "2-0" cannot be shifted because there is no destination to shift, so the contents are erased.

If the second variable display start command reception flag is not set (239SGS433; N), the variable display start setting process ends.

After execution of 239SGS432 or 239SGS434, the production control CPU 120 reads the variation pattern designation command from the variation pattern designation command storage area (239SGS435), and the stop symbol of the decorative design according to the data stored in the display result designation command storage area. Is determined (239SGS436).

Further, the effect control CPU 120 determines whether or not the game state is the normal state (239SGS437). Whether or not the game state is the normal state may be determined by whether or not the second special figure time saving number notification command is received. When the gaming state is the normal state (239SGS437; Y), the notice effect determination process (239SGS438) for determining the execution of the notice effect that suggests that the variable display result will be a big hit during the variable display is executed and the 239SGS439 is executed. If the gaming state is the time saving state (2309SGS437; N), the process of 239SGS438 is not executed and the process proceeds to 239SGS439.

In 239SGS439, the effect control CPU 120 determines, based on the variation pattern designation command read in 239SGS435, whether or not the variation pattern of the variable display is the non-reach PA3-3 with the special figure variation time of 15 seconds. To do. When the variable pattern of the variable display is not PA3-3 (239SGS439; N), the variable pattern of the variable display is any one of PA3-5, PB3-3, and PC3-3 whose special figure fluctuation time is 50 seconds. Or not (239SGS440).

When the variation pattern of the variable display is one of PA3-5, PB3-3, and PC3-3 (239SGS440; Y), whether or not the gaming state is the short-time state after the jackpot A finishes the jackpot game. Is determined (239SGS441). Whether or not the game state is the short-time state after the big hit game of the big hit A can be determined by the big hit type stored in 2390SGS374 of the panel display effect process. When the gaming state is a short-time state after the big-hit game of the big hit A (239SGS441; Y), the variable display number of the second special symbol controlled to these fluctuation patterns and the time-shortening state is 1 time. The selected process table (process table for panel display effect) is selected, and the process proceeds to 239SGS448 (239SGS442).

On the other hand, when the gaming state is not the short-time state after the big hit game of the big hit A (239SGS441; N), it is further determined whether the game state is the short-lived state after the big hit game of the big hit B (239SGS443). ). Whether or not the game state is the short-time state after the big hit game of big hit B is determined by the big hit type stored in 2390SGS374 of the panel display effect process. When the gaming state is a short-time state after the big-winning B big-hit game is over (239SGS443; Y), depending on these variable patterns and the variable display frequency of the second special symbol controlled to the time-saving state is 3 times. The selected process table is selected and the process proceeds to 239SGS448 (239SGS444).

Further, when the fluctuation pattern is PA3-3 in 239SGS439, the process table corresponding to the fluctuation pattern and the variable display frequency of the second special symbol controlled to the time saving state is 99 times (the time saving state during the variable display. In the variable display of any of the second special symbols controlled to, the variable display result is a big hit or a small hit (V stock (V prize) occurs) V stock notification production process table) Select and proceed to 239SGS448 (239SGS447).

Even when the V stock notification effect is executed, the variable display of the second special symbol is performed 99 times (more accurately, 92 times after the variable display of the second special symbol is performed 7 times. There is a very small probability that the variable display result will be lost in all of the (2 special symbols variable display). Therefore, in the process of 239SGS447, not a process table for V stock notification effect is selected, but an effect that suggests that the variable display result is a big hit or a small hit in any of the variable display of the second special symbols. The process table to be executed may be selected.

Further, when the variation pattern in the processing of 239SGS440 is a variation pattern other than PA3-5, PB3-3, and PC3-3 (239SGS440; N), in the processing of 239SGS443, one of the jackpot C to jackpot E after the jackpot game is over. In the case of the time saving state of (239SGS443; N), the process table corresponding to each variation pattern is selected and the process proceeds to 239SGS448.

In 239SGS448, the effect control CPU 120 starts the process timer in the process data 1 of the selected process table.

In each process table, display control execution data for controlling display of the image display device 5, lamp control execution data for controlling lighting of each LED, and sound output from the speakers 8L and 8R are controlled. Sound control execution data, operation part control execution data for controlling the operation of the push button 31B and the stick controller 31A, etc. are arranged in time series in association with each process data n (1 to N). ing.

Next, the effect control CPU 120 displays an effect device (image display as effect parts) according to the contents of the process data 1 (display control execution data 1, lamp control execution data 1, sound control execution data 1, operation unit control execution data 1). The control of the device 5, various lamps as effect parts, the speakers 8L and 8R as effect parts, and the operation unit (push button 31B, stick controller 31A, etc.) is executed (239SGS449). For example, a command is output to the display control unit 123 in order to display an image according to the variation pattern on the image display device 5. In addition, a control signal (lamp control execution data) is output to the lamp control board 14 in order to control the turning on/off of various lamps. Further, a control signal (sound number data) is output to the sound control board 13 in order to output sound from the speakers 8L and 8R.

In the characteristic unit 239SG, the effect control CPU 120 performs control so that the decorative pattern is variably displayed by the change pattern corresponding to the change pattern designation command in a one-to-one manner. The fluctuation pattern to be used may be selected from a plurality of kinds of fluctuation patterns corresponding to the designated command.

Then, the variable display time timer is set to a value corresponding to the fluctuation time specified by the fluctuation pattern designation command (239SGS450). In addition, a predetermined time is set in the variable display control timer (239SGS451). Note that the predetermined time is, for example, 30 ms, and the effect control CPU 120 writes the image data indicating the display state of the left-middle-right decorative pattern to the VRAM every time the predetermined time has elapsed, and the display control unit 123 is written to the VRAM. The signal corresponding to the image data is output to the image display device 5, and the image display device 5 displays the image corresponding to the signal, whereby variable display of the decorative pattern is realized. Then, the value of the effect control process flag is set to a value corresponding to the effect display processing during variable display (S172) (239SGS452).

In the variable display effect processing, the values of the process timer, the variable display time timer, and the variable display control timer are each decreased by -1. Then, the control of the effect device is executed according to the value of the process timer, and the variable display of the decorative design is realized as described above according to the value of the variable display control timer, and the decorative design according to the value of the variable display time timer. It suffices to stop the variable display of and to set the value of the effect control process flag to a value according to the special figure waiting process (S173).

By the CPU 120 for effect control as described above to execute each process, as shown in FIG. 8-30, the variable display of the second special symbol is executed 7 times in the short-time state after the end of the big hit game of the big hit D. In this case, when the seventh variable display of the second special symbol is finished and the game state is controlled to the normal state, the variable display of the second special symbol for 2 seconds after the symbol fixing period of 10 seconds, respectively, It is executed four times with a symbol determination period of 0.5 seconds. In addition, the symbol decision period of these 10 seconds and the variable display period of the second special symbol of each 2 seconds of four times and the symbol decision period after the variable display of the second special symbol of each 0.5 seconds are over 19.5. For a second, the result image is displayed on the image display device 5.

Then, when the variable display of the second special symbol is finished up to four times after the game state is controlled to the normal state, the background image displayed on the image display device 5 is changed from the second background image to the first background image. Will be updated. After that, as a normal state, the variable display of the first special symbol based on the winning of the first starting winning opening of the game ball will be executed.

On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 8-31, when the variable display of the second special symbol is executed seven times in the time saving state after the big hit game of the big hit E, the variable display of the second special symbol of the seventh time is executed. When is finished, the variable display of the second special symbol for 2 seconds after the symbol confirmation period of 10 seconds while the game state is maintained in the time saving state is executed three times with the symbol confirmation period of 0.5 seconds interposed therebetween. It In addition, these 10 seconds symbol determination period and 3 times each 2 seconds variable display period of the 2nd special symbol (8th-10th variable display period of the 2nd special symbol after being controlled to a time saving state) and each The symbol determination period after the end of the variable display of the second special symbol for 0.5 seconds, and over 0.5 seconds after the variable display of the 11th second special symbol is started after being controlled to the time saving state. The result image is displayed on the image display device 5 for 19.5 seconds.

The 11th variable display after the game state is controlled to the time saving state, the variable display of the second special symbol (variable display by the variation pattern PA3-3) is executed for 15 seconds if the variable display result is off. It During the variable display, the display of the result image displayed on the image display device 5 is terminated when 0.5 seconds has elapsed from the start of the variable display, and the background image is changed from the second background image to the first background image. Update the background image once. Then, after a lapse of a predetermined period (for example, 3 seconds), the background image is updated again from the first background image to the second background image, and the second special symbol that is controlled to be in the time saving state during the variable display is changed. In any of the displays, the V stock notification effect for notifying that the variable display result is a big hit or a small hit (a V stock (V winning) is generated) is started.

That is, as shown in FIG. 8-30 and FIG. 8-31, in the feature portion 239SG, in the short-time state after the big hit game of the big hit D and the short-time state after the big hit game of the big hit E, seven times After the variable display of the two special symbols is completed, the same effect (display of the result image on the image display device 5 and updating of the background image from the second background image to the first background image) is executed. And, the time saving state after the big hit game of the big hit D ends by the variable display of the second special symbol being executed seven times (the game state is controlled to the normal state), while the big hit E After the big hit game, the V stock notification effect is executed and the time saving state continues even after the variable display of the second special symbol is executed seven times.

Further, since the number of rounds of the big hit D and the big hit E in the feature part 239SG is set to be the same, the player is the type of the big hit game executed by the V prize during the small hit game (the big hit game state of the big hit D. And it is difficult to determine the big hit E big hit game state) (see FIG. 8-6(E)).

Therefore, in the short-time state after the big hit game state of the big hit D or the big hit game state of the big hit E is finished, the time saving control is continuously executed after the variable display of the second special symbol is executed seven times. It is possible to make the player pay attention to whether or not.

FIG. 8-32 is a flowchart showing an example of the notice effect determination process shown in FIG. 8-29. In the notice effect determination process, the effect control CPU 120 first specifies the variable display result and the variation pattern (239SGS461). Then, based on the specified variable display result and variation pattern, the presence/absence of execution of the notice effect and the effect pattern are determined (239SGS462).

Specifically, as shown in FIG. 8-33(A), when the variable display result is a big hit, the non-execution of the notice effect is determined at a rate of 10% and the pattern YE-1 at a rate of 30%. The decision to execute the notice effect in the pattern YE-2 is decided at a rate of 40%, the execution of the notice effect in the pattern YE-3 is decided at a rate of 15%, and 5% is decided. The execution of the notice effect in the pattern YE-4 is determined by the ratio of.

Further, when the variable display result is out of alignment and the variation pattern is the variation pattern of super reach (in the case of out of super reach), 49% of the cases decide not to execute the notice effect, and 30% of the patterns occur. It is decided to execute the notice effect in YE-1, 15% to decide to execute the notice effect in pattern YE-2, and 5% to decide to execute the notice effect in pattern YE-3. The execution of the notice effect in the pattern YE-4 is determined at a rate of 1%.

Further, when the variable display result is out of alignment and the variation pattern is the variation pattern of normal reach (in case of out of normal reach), the execution of the notice effect is determined at a rate of 80%, and the pattern YE-is determined at a rate of 15%. 1 to determine the execution of the notice effect in the pattern YE-2, 5% to determine the execution of the notice effect in the pattern YE-2, 0% to determine the execution of the notice effect in the pattern YE-3, 0 The execution of the notice effect in the pattern YE-4 is determined at a rate of %.

Further, when the variable display result is out of alignment and the variation pattern is a non-reach variation pattern (when non-reach is out), 95% of the cases decide not to execute the notice effect, and 5% of the patterns The execution of the notice effect in YE-1 is determined, the execution of the notice effect in pattern YE-2 is determined at a rate of 0%, and the execution of the notice effect in pattern YE-3 is determined at a rate of 0%. , 0% to decide the execution of the notice effect in the pattern YE-4.

As shown in FIG. 8-33(B), in the notice production, the pattern YE-1 is a production pattern in which the character “Chance!” is displayed as a line on the image display device 5, and the pattern YE-2. Is an effect pattern in which the characters "Hot!" are displayed on the image display device 5 as a dialogue, and pattern YE-3 is an effect pattern in which the characters "Gekiatsu!" are displayed as a line on the image display device 5. The pattern YE-4 is an effect pattern in which the image of the character D is displayed on the image display device 5 instead of the dialogue.

That is, as the notice effect in the feature section 239SG, the ratio in which the variable display result is the big hit (big hit expectation) is set to be high when the character D is displayed on the image display device 5. In the case where "serious hot!" is displayed as the line in, the ratio of the variable display result being a big hit next to the character D being displayed is set to be high. Then, when "Chance!" is displayed as a line on the image display device 5, the ratio at which the variable display result is a big hit is set to be low (the line and the character displayed on the image display device 5 as the notice effect). Jackpot expectation degree: Character D> “Super hot!”> “Hot!”> “Chance!”).

That is, in the notice effect of the feature section 239SG, the character D is displayed on the image display device 5 to make it possible for the player to recognize that the big hit expectation is the same as when the panel display effect is executed. , It is possible to improve the interest in playing games.

Returning to FIG. 8-32, the CPU 120 for effect control determines whether or not execution of the notice effect has been decided in the process of 239SGS462 (239SGS463). When it is determined to execute the notice effect (239SGS463; Y), the decided effect pattern of the notice effect is stored (239SGS464), the notice effect start waiting timer is set, and the notice effect determination process is ended (239SGS467). ..

The advance notice effect is determined based on that the advance notice effect start waiting timer is timed out by decrementing the value of the advance notice effect start waiting timer by -1 each time the effect control CPU 120 executes the variable display effect effect process. The process table for advance notice effect is selected according to the effect pattern of the advance notice effect, and the process timer for advance notice effect is started. After that, the value of the notice effect process timer is decremented by -1 every time the variable display effect process is executed, and the image display device 5 changes in accordance with the content of the process data according to the value of the notice effect process timer. A command may be output to the display control unit 123 in order to display an image according to the pattern.

FIG. 8-34 is a flowchart showing an example of the ending effect process shown in FIG. 7. In the ending effect process, the effect control CPU 120 first determines whether or not the ending effect process timer is in operation (239SGS461). When the ending effect process timer is not operating (239SGS461; N), the ending effect process table is selected (239SGS462), and the ending effect process timer is started (239SGS463). Then, in accordance with the content of the process data 1 (display control execution data 1, lamp control execution data 1, sound control execution data 1, operation unit control execution data 1), a rendering device (image display device 5 as a rendering component, rendering component). The various lamps, the speakers 8L and 8R as effect parts, and the operation section (push button 31B, stick controller 31A, etc.) are controlled to end the ending effect process (239SGS464).

When the ending effect process timer is operating (239SGS461; Y), the value of the ending effect process timer is decremented by -1 (239SGS465) to determine whether the ending effect process timer has timed out. (239SGS466). When the ending effect process timer has timed out (239SGS466; Y), it is further determined whether or not the ending effect process timer that has timed out is the last ending effect process timer (239SGS467). When the ending effect process timer that has timed out is not the final ending effect process timer (239SGS467; N), the process data is switched (239SGS468). That is, the ending effect process timer is newly started by setting the ending effect process timer set value set next in the ending effect process table to the process timer (239SGS469). In addition, based on the display control execution data, the lamp control execution data, the sound control execution data, the operation section control execution data, the input control execution data, etc. included in the process data set next, the performance device (production part) (239SGS470) and the process proceeds to 239SGS472.

If the ending production process timer has not timed out in 239SGS466 (239SGS466; N), the production device is controlled according to the content of the process data corresponding to the yen group production process timer (239SGS471) and 239SGS472. move on.

In 239SGS472, the production control CPU 120 determines whether or not the finished big hit game is the big hit A or big hit B big hit game (239SGS472). When the finished big hit game is one of the big hit C to big hit E (239SGS472; N), the ending effect process is ended, and when the finished big hit game is the big hit A or big hit B ( 239SGS472; Y), as shown in FIGS. 8-35(A) and 8-35(B), a message indicating that the effect mode can be changed on the image display device 5 during the ending effect, or The operation of the push button 31B or the stick controller 31A is accepted, and the effect mode determination process for determining the effect mode from the first mode and the second mode is executed (239SGS473).

Then, when the ending effect process timer timed out in 239SGS467 is the final ending effect process timer (239SGS467; Y), a value corresponding to the variable display start waiting process of the effect control process flag is set. (239SGS474), the ending effect process ends.

Next, a display mode of the image display device 5 when it is controlled to a time saving state after the end of the big hit game in the feature unit 239SG will be described with reference to FIGS. 8-36 to 8-38. First, as shown in FIGS. 8-36(A) and 8-36(B), when the first mode is selected as the effect mode, after the jackpot A jackpot game is over, the player is told The image display device 5 displays an operation promotion image that prompts the player to hit the game ball toward the passage gate 41 to generate a universal figure hit and to win the game ball to the second start winning port. At this time, when the variable display of the second special symbol is started by the game ball winning the second starting winning opening, the display of the panel display screen is started on the image display device 5. At this time, the first panel displayed as the panel display effect is a character corresponding to the variable display of the second special symbol that is being executed.

Then, as shown in FIG. 8-36(C), when the game ball is won in the second start winning port, the display of the panel of the character corresponding to each reserved memory of the second special symbol is started. At this time, the character (panel) displayed in accordance with each reserved memory of the second special symbol is determined by the ratio shown in FIG. 8-26(A) regardless of the order of the reserved memory generated, but the present invention is The present invention is not limited to this, and the characters (panels) displayed according to each of the reserved memories of the second special symbol may be different depending on the order of the generated reserved memories. For example, the rate at which the pattern PN-4 is determined as the display pattern of the panel when the fourth reserved memory of the second special symbol is targeted (the character D is targeted for the fourth reserved memory of the second special symbol). The panel display rate) is set higher than the rate at which the pattern PN-4 is determined as the panel display pattern when the first to third reserved memories of the second special symbol are targeted. This may allow the player to pay attention to whether or not the variable display result is a big hit or a small hit in the fourth variable display of the second special symbol.

Then, when a maximum of five panels are displayed on the image display device 5 by winning a plurality of game balls in the second starting winning opening, it is shown in FIGS. 8-36(D) to 8-36(F). Thus, the display of the panel display and the display of each panel are completed, and the decorative pattern becomes reach. Then, the reach production is started.

In the reach effect, for example, a battle effect in which an ally character and an enemy character fight each other is executed. When the variable display result is out of alignment, as shown in FIG. 8-36 (G), the ally character is defeated by the enemy character as a result of the battle effect, and the variable display result is informed. It On the other hand, when the variable display result is a small hit or a big hit, the variable display result is a small hit as the ally character wins over the enemy character as a result of the battle effect, as shown in FIG. It is reported that it is out of order.

As shown in FIG. 8-36(G), when the variable display result is out of order and the variable display ends, the variable display of the second special symbol for the reserved memory (up to 4 times) is performed. The reach effect is executed in the same manner as in 8-36(E) to FIG. 8-36(H).

In addition, when the variable display result is a small hit or a big hit in any of the variable display of the second special symbols of a maximum of 5 times in total, the big hit C, the big hit E, or the big hit game state is controlled. (If the variable display result is a small hit, the condition of occurrence of V winning during the small hit game is a condition).

Further, as shown in FIG. 8-37(A) and FIG. 8-37(B), when the first mode is selected as the effect mode, after the big hit B big hit game is over, the player is told The image display device 5 displays an operation promotion image that prompts the player to hit the game ball toward the passage gate 41 to generate a universal figure hit and to win the game ball to the second start winning port. At this time, when the variable display of the second special symbol is started by the game ball winning in the second starting winning opening, the jackpot A corresponding to the variable display of the second special symbol being executed in the image display device 5. The panel of the character D having a size larger than the panel display effect in the time saving state after the end of the big hit game (the character D corresponding panel for the time saving state after the end of the big hit game of the big hit B) is displayed.

Then, as shown in FIG. 8-37(C) and FIG. 8-37(D), when the display of the character D corresponding panel ends due to the lapse of a predetermined time, the decorative pattern becomes reach. After the decorative pattern reaches, the variable display on the image display device 5, the variable display based on the first reserved memory of the second special symbol, and the second reservation of the second special symbol as the winning/prohibiting notification effect. The operation promotion image of the push button 31B corresponding to each of the variable display based on the memory is displayed.

When the player operates the push button 31B three times while the operation promoting image of the push button 31B is displayed, the variable display, the variable display based on the first reserved memory of the second special symbol, If any of the variable display results of the variable display based on the second reserved storage of the second special symbol is out, as shown in FIG. It is notified that all the variable display results of display are out of order.

At this time, in the image display device 5, an operation that prompts the player to hit the game ball toward the passage gate 41 again to generate a universal figure hit and to win the game ball to the second start winning port. The promotion image is displayed. Then, after all three variable display of the second special symbol controlled to the time saving state is completed, as shown in FIG. 8-37(F), the game ball wins the second starting winning opening. The panel display effect may be executed for the variable display corresponding to the pending storage of the maximum four second special symbols that have occurred. As the panel display effect in this case, a panel indicating that the variable display of the second special symbol has been completed three times corresponding to the panel of the character D as the first panel (for example, the character D is marked with a cross mark). It is also possible to make the player pay more attention to whether or not the remaining maximum four variable display results of the second special figure will be a small hit or a big hit.

On the other hand, when the player operates the push button 31B three times while the operation promotion image of the push button 31B shown in FIG. 8-37(C) is displayed, the variable display, 1 of the second special symbol If the variable display result of either the variable display based on the second reserved memory or the variable display based on the second reserved memory of the second special symbol is a small hit or a big hit, it is shown in FIG. 8-37 (G). As described above, it is informed that the variable display result is a small hit or a big hit in any of these three variable displays as a result of the hit/miss notification effect.

Further, as shown in FIG. 8-38(A), after the big hit game of the big hit D or the big hit E is finished, the player hits the game ball toward the passage gate 41 to generate the normal hit. Then, the operation display image for prompting the player to enter the game ball into the second start prize hole is displayed on the image display device 5. In the time saving state, the second background image (for example, the night background image shown in FIG. 8-38(B)) indicating that the game state is the time saving state is displayed on the image display device 5.

Then, as shown in FIGS. 8-38(B) and 8-38(C), when the variable display of the second special symbol in the time saving state is executed 7 times, the image display device is displayed for 19.5 seconds. At 5, the result image is displayed. If the variable display of the second special symbol of the seventh time is the variable display of the second special symbol in the time saving state after the big hit game of the big hit D, that is, the variable display of the second special symbol of the seventh time ends. Therefore, when the game state is controlled from the time saving state to the normal state, as shown in FIGS. 8-38(C) and 8-38(D), the result image and the second background image are displayed on the image display device 5. In the state where is displayed, the variable display of the second special symbol is executed up to four times. And, the variable display of the second special symbol of the fourth time is finished after the game state is controlled to the normal state (the maximum variable variable display of the second special symbol is 11 times after the big hit game of jackpot D is finished. The display of the result image on the image display device 5 is ended based on the fact that the second background image is updated.

On the other hand, when the variable display of the 7th second special symbol is the variable display of the 2nd special symbol in the time saving state after the big hit game of the big hit E, that is, the variable display of the 7th second special symbol. In the case where the game state continues in the time saving state even after the end, the result image and the second background image are displayed on the image display device 5 as shown in FIGS. 8-38(D) and 8-38(E). In the state where is displayed, the variable display of the second special symbol for three times (the variable display of the second special symbol for the eighth to tenth time after the big hit game of the big hit E is finished) is executed. Then, as shown in FIG. 8-38(F), when the variable display of the second special symbol for the eleventh time is started after the big hit game of the big hit E is finished, the display of the result image is finished and the second background is displayed. The image is updated to the first background image. Furthermore, after the background image is updated to the first background image, the V stock notification effect is executed in the image display device 5, and the background image is updated to the second background image again. It should be noted that the V stock notification effect executed in the feature section 239SG is an effect in the same mode as the V winning notification effect described above, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the V stock notification effect is V A part of the effect form may be different from the prize notification effect (for example, an effect in which the displayed character, the sounds output from the speakers 8L and 8R, the LED emission pattern, or the like is different).

As described above, in the pachinko gaming machine 1 in the present feature section 239SG, as shown in FIGS. 8-36(C) and 8-37(B), one big special game after the big hit game of the big hit A is finished. In the time saving state for the variable display, the panels of the characters A to C can be displayed on the image display device 5 as the panel display effect, while the big hit B is the third special symbol after the big hit game is finished three times. In the time saving state for the variable display of, the panel of the character D (the character D corresponding panel for the time saving state after finishing the big hit B big hit game) can be displayed on the image display device 5. That is, since the panel of the character displayed as the panel display effect is different according to the number of times of the variable display of the second special symbol executed in the time saving state, the interest in the time saving state can be improved.

In the feature portion 239SG, in the time-saving state for the variable display of the second special symbol once after the big hit game of the big hit A, the panels of the characters A to D can be displayed as the panel display effect. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and a panel display is provided in the time saving state for the variable display of the second special symbol once after the jackpot game of the jackpot A. Only the characters A to C can be displayed as the effect, and the panel of the character D as the panel display effect is displayed only when the variable display of the second special symbol is performed three times after the big hit B big hit game ends. It may be possible.

Further, in the present feature section 239SG, when the variable display result is a big hit and the big hit type is a big hit B, the big hit B is hit to the big hit B state without being controlled to the small hit game state, and the big hit B is a big hit. Since the character D corresponding panel according to the time saving state after the big hit game of the big hit B is displayed on the image display device 5 in the time saving state for which the variable display of the second special symbol is performed three times after the game ends, When the display result is the big hit and the big hit type is the big hit B, it is possible to improve the interest of the time saving state after the big hit game of the big hit B is finished.

Further, as shown in FIG. 8-36(C), in the time saving state after the big hit game of the big hit A, the panels of the characters A to D can be displayed as the panel display effect on the image display device 5, and the panel can be displayed. When the character D is displayed as a display effect, the variable display result is set to have a higher jackpot rate than when the characters A to C are displayed. Therefore, the time saving state after the jackpot A big hit game is finished. It is possible to improve the enjoyment of the game by displaying the panel of the character D as the panel display effect in.

Further, as shown in FIG. 8-35, the effect control CPU 120 executes the effect mode determination process during the ending effect after the big hit game of the big hit A or the big hit B, so that the effect mode is set to the first by the operation of the player. The mode and the second mode can be selected. Then, when the effect mode is set to the first mode, the panel display effect is executed in the time saving state, while when the effect mode is set to the second mode, it corresponds to the second mode in the time saving state. An effect (for example, an effect of notifying that the variable display result is a big hit or a small hit by operating the push button 31B or the like) is executed. In other words, in the characteristic part 239SG, the player can select the effect to be executed in the time saving state, so that the interest of the effect in the first mode and the second mode can be improved.

In addition, in the feature section 239SG, after the big hit game of the big hit A is controlled to a time saving state for the variable display of the second special symbol once, and after the big hit game of the big hit B is finished, the second special of three times. It is a time saving state for variable display of symbols. Then, in the time saving state that is targeted for the variable display of the third special symbol, the variable display of the second special symbol of the third time (variable display of the second special symbol being executed as the first variable display). And the variable display based on the hold storage of the second special symbol that occurred during the variable display), the winning/notifying effect is executed, and the variable display result is small in any of the three variable display of the second special symbol. Since it is possible to notify that it will be a big hit or a big hit, it is possible to further improve the interest in the time saving state for the variable display of the second special symbol three times after the big hit game of the big hit B. It is possible.

In addition, in the hit/notice notification effect of the feature part 239SG, as shown in FIG. 8-37(D), the push button 31B is operated three times for the variable display of the second special symbol three times. In the above, the example in which the variable display result is a small hit or a big hit in any of the three variable display of the second special symbols is illustrated, but the present invention is not limited to this, As a notification effect, the push button 31B may be operated only once or only twice. For example, in the case where the variable display result is a big hit or a small hit in the variable display of the second special symbol that is being executed, the fact that the variable display result is a big hit or a small hit is informed by the first operation of the push button 31B, If the variable display result is a big hit or a small hit in the variable display (the variable display of the second special symbol of the second time in the time saving state) based on the reserved storage of the first second special symbol, the push button 31B of the second time is pressed. Informing that the variable display result will be a big hit or a small hit by the operation, the variable display result based on the reserved storage of the second second special symbol (variable display of the second special symbol for the third time in the time saving state) When is a big hit or a small hit, it is sufficient to inform that the variable display result is a big hit or a small hit by operating the push button 31B for the third time.

Further, as shown in FIGS. 8-29, 8-32, and 8-33, when the game state is the normal state, a notice effect is suggested to indicate that the variable display result is a big hit during the variable display. It is possible, and when the image of the character D is displayed on the image display device 5 as the notice effect, it is more than when the lines such as “Chance!”, “Hot!”, “Gekiatsu!” are displayed. Since the variable display result is a big hit at a high rate, it is possible to make the player pay attention to whether or not the character D is displayed on the image display device 5 not only in the panel display effect but also in the notice effect. Can be improved.

Although the feature section 239SG exemplifies the form in which the notice effect can be executed during the variable display only when the game state is the normal state, the present invention is not limited to this, and the effect during the variable display is Even when the gaming state is a time saving state, it may be executable during variable display.

In addition, in the feature section 239SG, when the variable display of the second special symbol is executed 7 times in the short time state after the big hit game of the big hit D, the game state is controlled to the normal state, but the big hit E big hit. When the variable display of the second special symbol is executed 7 times in the time saving state after the end of the game, the V winning notification effect and the effect form are displayed in the 11th variable display of the second special symbol after being controlled to the time saving state. Since the same V stock notification effect is executed, the time saving state is a time saving state in which the variable display of the second special symbol is executed 99 times, and the variable display result is a big hit in the variable display of the remaining second special symbol. Since the player can recognize that the probability of being a small hit or a small hit is extremely high (it is easy to control the big hit game state), the enjoyment of the game can be improved.

Further, as shown in FIG. 8-22(B), the variable winning ball device 6B (ordinary electric accessory) opens and closes for 8 seconds, while as shown in FIG. The symbol determination period of the last variable display of the state is set to 10 seconds, which is the second period, so if a temporary hit occurs during the variable display of the last second special symbol in the time saving state, a game ball Even if it becomes possible to win in the second start winning port, the opening and closing of the variable winning ball device 6B is completed after the first variable display of the second special symbol is started after the game state is controlled to the normal state. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the variable display of the second special symbol from being excessively executed when the gaming state is controlled from the time saving state to the normal state.

Further, as shown in FIG. 8-30 and FIG. 8-31, after the big hit E big hit game, and the symbol confirmation period of the variable display of the 7th second special symbol in the time saving state after the big hit D big hit game ends. Since the symbol confirmation period of the variable display of the second special symbol of the 7th time in the time saving state is set to 10 seconds which is the second period together, after the big hit game via the small hit game, 7 When the variable display of the second special symbol for the second time is finished, whether or not the time saving state is not finished yet (whether or not the time saving state is the time saving state after the jackpot E big hit game is finished) is recognized by the player. It can be prevented from being done.

Further, as shown in FIG. 8-28 and FIG. 8-31, in the time-saving state after the big hit game of the big hit E, after executing the variable display of the second special symbol seven times, the second special symbol is held and stored. The variable display of the second special symbol is executed four times corresponding to the number, and the variable display of the second special symbol is executed for the fourth time after the variable display of the second special symbol is executed seven times (controlled to the time saving state. In the 11th variable display of the second special symbol), the second background image displayed on the image display device 5 is temporarily updated to the first background image, and the background image is updated to the first background image. Since the V stock notification effect is executed based on the lapse of a predetermined period, it is possible to notify the player that the game state is once controlled to the normal state, but it is possible to inform the player that the time saving state is still continuing. The interest can be improved.

In addition, as shown in FIGS. 8-11, 8-12, 8-19(B) and 8-20, the variable display of the second special symbol for the seventh time in the short time state after the big hit game of the big hit D is finished. After the game state is controlled to the normal state is executed, maximum 4 times the variable display of the second special symbol is executed in the special figure fluctuation time of 2 seconds, while the short-time after the jackpot E big hit game is finished. In the state, after the variable display of the second special symbol is executed for the 7th time, the variable display of the second special symbol is executed up to four times in the special figure fluctuation time of 2 seconds, so that the special figure fluctuation time is different. Thereby, it is possible to prevent the player from recognizing that the time saving state is still continuing after the variable display of the second special symbol is executed seven times.

Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described above with reference to the drawings, the specific configurations are not limited to these embodiments, and modifications and additions within the scope not departing from the gist of the present invention are included in the present invention. Be done.

For example, in the characteristic part 239SG, the embodiment in which the present invention is applied to the pachinko gaming machine 1 in which the variable display result is a big hit at a ratio of 1 in the variable display of the first special symbol and the variable display of the second special symbol is exemplified. The present invention is not limited to this, for example, a pachinko that can set any one of a plurality of setting values with different jackpot probabilities in the variable display of the first special symbol and the variable display of the second special symbol. The present invention may be applied to the gaming machine 1. In this case, it is possible to execute both the notice effect that suggests that the variable display result is a big hit during the variable display and the setting suggestion effect that suggests the set value set in the pachinko gaming machine 1. When the effect with a high jackpot expectation degree is executed as the notice effect, the setting suggestion effect may be executed at a higher rate than when the effect with a low jackpot expectation degree is executed as the notice effect.

Specifically, as shown in FIGS. 8-39 to 8-44 as the modification 239SG-1, in the variable display start process, the rear variable as an effect to be executed in the latter half part of the variable display (for example, during the reach effect). Rear variable display that determines whether or not to execute the suggestive effect during display. Display suggestive effect determination processing during display and front variable as effect that is performed in the first half of the variable display (for example, during the period from the start of the variable display to the reach). The CPU 120 for effect control executes a rear variable in-display suggestive effect determination process for determining whether or not to execute the in-display suggestive effect.

FIG. 8-39 is a flowchart of a rear variable display in-progress suggestion effect determination process in the variable display start setting process. In the rear variable display suggestive effect determination processing shown in FIG. 8-39, the effect control CPU 120 identifies the value of the hold display flag corresponding to the variable display by referring to the start winning prize reception command buffer 239SG194A (239SGS501). The hold display flag is a flag for displaying the first special figure hold storage and the second special figure hold storage on the image display device 5, and is stored in association with each entry in the start winning award reception command buffer 239SG194A. .. In the process, if the first variable display start command reception flag is set, the value of the hold display flag of the entry “1-0” of the start winning award reception command buffer 239SG194A is specified and the second variable display start command reception flag is set. When the display start command reception flag is set, the entry "2-0" of the start winning award reception command buffer 239SG194A may be specified.

Next, the effect control CPU 120 determines, based on the value of the hold display flag specified in 239SGS301, whether or not to execute the rear variable display suggestive effect and the effect to be executed as the rear variable display suggestive effect (239SG502).

Specifically, as shown in FIG. 8-40(A), when the value of the hold display flag specified in 239SGS501 is “0”, that is, the hold display advance notice effect is being executed for the variable display. If not, 90% of the time, the non-execution of the rear part variable display suggestive effect is decided, 10% of the part is decided to execute the big hit suggestion effect as the rear part variable display suggestive effect, and 0% of the rear part. The execution of the setting suggestion effect is determined as the suggestion effect during variable display. In addition, when the value of the hold display flag specified in 239SGS501 is “1” or “2”, that is, the hold storage display is displayed as a white quadrangle or a star as the hold display notice effect targeting the variable display. If so, the non-execution of the rear variable display suggestive effect is determined at a rate of 50%, the jackpot suggestive effect is determined to be executed as a rear variable display suggestive effect at a rate of 50%, and 0% is determined. The execution of the setting suggestion effect is determined as the suggestion effect during the rear variable display.

Further, when the value of the hold display flag specified in 239SGS501 is “3”, that is, when the hold storage display is displayed by the blue camera as the hold display notice effect for the variable display, 30 The ratio of% determines non-execution of the rear variable display suggestive effect, the ratio of 35% determines execution of the big variable suggestive effect as the rear variable display suggestive effect, and the ratio of 35% determines rear effect variable display during suggestive effect. Determines the execution of the setting suggestion effect. When the value of the hold display flag specified in 239SGS501 is “4”, that is, when the hold memory display is displayed by the red camera as the hold display notice effect for the variable display, 0 is set. The ratio of% determines non-execution of the rear variable display suggestive effect, the ratio of 30% determines execution of the big hit suggestive effect as the rear variable display suggestive effect, and the ratio of 70% determines rear effect variable display during suggestive effect. Determines the execution of the setting suggestion effect.

That is, in the characteristic part 239SG of the present embodiment, when the pending display notice effect is executed for the variable display, it is more than when the pending display notice effect is not executed for the variable display. It is set that the execution of the rear variable display suggestive effect is determined at a high rate. Furthermore, when the hold storage display is displayed by the blue or red camera as the hold display notice effect for the variable display (when the value of the hold display flag is “3” or “4”), It is higher than when the hold memory display is displayed as a white rectangle or star as the hold display notice effect for the variable display (when the value of the hold display flag is "1" or "2"). It was set that the execution of the suggestion effect during the rear variable display was determined by the ratio, and the hold storage display was displayed as a white square or a star as the hold display notice effect targeting the variable display. It is set that the execution of the setting suggestion effect is determined as the suggestion effect during rear variable display at a higher rate than in the case.

Also, pay attention to the case where the hold storage display is displayed by the blue or red camera as the hold display notice effect for the variable display (when the value of the hold display flag is “3” or “4”). Then, when the hold memory display is displayed on the red camera as the hold display notice effect for the variable display, the hold memory display is displayed on the blue camera as the hold display notice effect for the variable display. It is set so that the execution of the rear variable display suggestive effect is determined at a higher rate than the case where it is displayed as a camera with a blue hold memory display as a pending display notice effect targeting the variable display. It is set that the execution of the setting suggestion effect is determined as the suggestion effect during the rear variable display at a higher rate than the case of being displayed in.

From the above, in the characteristic portion 239SG of the present embodiment, when the hold storage display is displayed in a quadrangle or a star as the hold display notice effect intended for the variable display, it is used as the rear variable display suggestion effect. While it is possible to make the player pay attention to whether or not the big hit suggestion effect is executed, the hold memory display is displayed on the blue or red camera as the hold display notice effect for the variable display. In this case, the player can be made to pay attention to whether or not the setting suggestive effect is executed as the rear variable display indicative effect.

Further, when the hold memory display is displayed on the red camera as the hold display notice effect for the variable display, the hold memory display is displayed on the blue camera as the hold display notice effect for the variable display. Since the ratio of the setting suggestion effect to be executed as the rear variable display during suggestion effect is higher than that of the case where it is being displayed, the game is further performed as to whether or not the setting suggestion effect is executed as the rear part variable display during suggestion effect. You can get people to pay attention.

Returning to FIG. 8-39, the effect control CPU 120 determines whether or not the execution of the rear variable display suggestive effect has been decided in the process of 239SGS502 (239SGS503). When it is determined in the process of 239SGS502 that the rear variable display suggestive effect is not executed, the rear variable display suggestive effect determination process is ended, and when execution of the rear variable display suggestive effect is determined in the process of 239SGS502, further execution is performed. , 239 SGS 502, it is determined whether or not to execute the big hit suggestion effect as the rear variable display in-progress effect (239 SGS 504 ).

In the processing of 239SGS502, when the execution of the big hit suggestive effect is decided as the rear variable display in-time suggestive effect, the effect pattern of the big hit suggestive effect is determined and stored based on the variable display result, and the rear variable in-display suggesting effect determination process is executed. The process ends (239SGS505).

As effect patterns that can be determined in the process of 239SGS505, as shown in FIG. 8-40(B), a total of three effect patterns from pattern AS-1 to pattern AS-3 are provided. Among these effect patterns, the pattern AS-1 is an effect pattern (big hit expectation: low) that suggests that the ratio (big hit expectation) of the variable display result being a big hit is the lowest, and the pattern AS-2 is It is an effect pattern (big hit expectation: medium) that suggests that the ratio of the variable display result to be a big hit is higher than that of the pattern AS-1, and the pattern AS-3 has the highest ratio of the variable display result to be a big hit. It is a production pattern that suggests a high price (big hit expectation: high).

Then, in the processing of 239 SGS 505 described above, as shown in FIG. 8-41, when the variable display result is a big hit, the effect control CPU 120 sets the effect pattern of the big hit suggesting effect at a rate of 10% to the pattern AS-1. The pattern AS-2 is determined at a rate of 30%, and the pattern AS-3 is determined at a rate of 60%.

On the other hand, in the process of 239SGS502, when the execution of the setting suggestion effect is decided as the suggestion effect during the rear variable display, the effect control CPU 120 refers to the RAM 122 and sets the setting value from the setting value designation command received from the CPU 103 (the pachinko gaming machine 1 (The setting value set in step S.) is specified (239SGS506). Then, the effect control CPU 120 determines and stores the effect pattern of the setting suggestion effect based on the specified setting value, and ends the rear variable display in-effect suggestion effect determination process (239SGS507).

Note that, as the effect patterns that can be determined in the 239SG307, as shown in FIG. 8-40(B), a total of five patterns from pattern SS-1 to pattern SS-5 are provided. Among these patterns SS-1 to SS-5, the pattern SS-1 suggests that the set value may be an odd number (for example, 1, 3, 5), and the pattern SS-2 has an even set value ( For example, the pattern SS-3 suggests that the set value is equal to or higher than the intermediate setting closer to the odd number (for example, 3 or 5), and the pattern SS-4. Indicates that the set value may be equal to or higher than the even-numbered intermediate setting (for example, 4 or 6), and the pattern SS-5 suggests that the set value may be the highest setting (for example, 6).

Then, for the patterns SS-1 and SS-2, if the set value is any one of 1 to 4 (low setting), it is determined at a high rate, so that either of the set values 5 and 6 (high setting). It is considered that the degree of expectation that the setting value is 5 is low, and the pattern SS-3 and the pattern SS-4 are determined at a high rate when the setting value is either 5 or 6, and thus the setting value 5, It is said that the expectation of being 6 is high.

In this modification 239SG-1, the setting values 1 to 4 will be described as low settings, and the setting values 5 and 6 will be described as high settings. However, the setting values 1 to 3 will be low settings and the setting values 4 to 6 will be high settings. Alternatively, the execution ratio of the effect pattern may be set by setting the setting values 1 and 2 to a low setting, setting values 3 and 4 to an intermediate setting, and setting values 5 and 6 to a high setting.

In the process of 239SGS507 described above, the effect control CPU 120, as shown in FIG. 8-42, when the set value set in the pachinko gaming machine 1 is 1, the effect pattern is a pattern SS- at a rate of 60%. 1%, pattern SS-2 is determined at a rate of 25%, pattern SS-3 is determined at a rate of 9%, pattern SS-4 is determined at a rate of 6%, and pattern SS-4 is determined at a rate of 0%. Determined as SS-5. When the set value set in the pachinko gaming machine 1 is 2, the effect pattern is determined to be the pattern SS-1 at a rate of 25% and the pattern SS-2 at a rate of 60%. The pattern SS-3 is determined at a rate of %, the pattern SS-4 is determined at a rate of 9%, and the pattern SS-5 is determined at a rate of 0%. When the set value set in the pachinko gaming machine 1 is 3, the effect pattern is determined to be the pattern SS-1 at a rate of 50% and the pattern SS-2 at a rate of 20%. The pattern SS-3 is determined at a rate of %, the pattern SS-4 is determined at a rate of 10%, and the pattern SS-5 is determined at a rate of 0%.

When the set value set in the pachinko gaming machine 1 is 4, the effect pattern is determined to be the pattern SS-1 at a rate of 20%, the pattern SS-2 at a rate of 50%, and 10 The pattern SS-3 is determined at a rate of %, the pattern SS-4 is determined at a rate of 20%, and the pattern SS-5 is determined at a rate of 0%. When the set value set in the pachinko gaming machine 1 is 5, the effect pattern is determined to be the pattern SS-1 at a rate of 20% and the pattern SS-2 at a rate of 30%. The pattern SS-3 is determined at a rate of %, the pattern SS-4 is determined at a rate of 20%, and the pattern SS-5 is determined at a rate of 0%. When the set value set in the pachinko gaming machine 1 is 6, the effect pattern is determined to be the pattern SS-1 at a rate of 30% and the pattern SS-2 at a rate of 20%. The pattern SS-3 is determined at a rate of %, the pattern SS-4 is determined at a rate of 30%, and the pattern SS-5 is determined at a rate of 5%.

As described above, in the present modification example 239SG-1, the setting value suggesting effect is executed in the pattern SS-1 or the pattern SS-2, so that it is suggested that the setting value is any of 1 to 4, and the setting is performed. It is suggested that the set value is 5 or 6 by executing the value suggestion effect in pattern SS-3 or pattern SS-4. Then, when the setting suggestion effect is executed in the pattern SS-5, it is determined that the setting value is 6.

FIG. 8-43 is a flow chart showing a front variable display suggestive effect determination process executed by the effect control CPU 120 in the variable display start setting process. In the front variable display suggestive effect determination process shown in FIG. 8-43, the effect control CPU 120 first specifies the variable display result of the variable display (239SGS511). Further, it is determined whether or not execution of the setting suggestive effect is determined as the suggestive effect during rear variable display (239SGS512).

If the execution of the big hit suggestive effect is decided as the suggestion effect during the rear variable display, the presence or absence of the execution of the suggestion effect during the front variable display and the suggestion during the front variable display are executed based on the execution of the big hit suggestive effect and the variable display result. The effect to be executed as the effect is determined from the character effect and the timer effect (239SGS513). Specifically, as shown in FIG. 8-44(A), when the variable display result is a big hit, the non-execution of the front variable display suggestive effect is determined at a rate of 40%, and a rate of 30%. The execution of the character effect is determined as the front variable display suggestive effect, and the execution of the timer effect is determined as the front variable display instructive effect at a rate of 30%. Further, when the variable display result is out of alignment, 70% of the non-execution of the front variable display suggestive effect is determined, and 25% of the non-execution of the character effect is determined as the front variable display suggestive effect. Then, the execution of the timer effect is decided as a suggestion effect during front variable display at a rate of 5%.

In other words, when the execution of the big hit suggestive effect is decided as the rear part variable display suggestive effect, the front variable display is performed at a higher rate when the variable display result is the big hit than when the variable display result is the off. The execution of the suggestive effect is determined, and when the variable display result is a big hit, the execution of the character effect and the execution of the timer effect are determined at the same ratio as the suggestive effect during the front variable display, while the variable display result is determined. If the value is out of proportion, the execution of the character effect is determined at a higher rate than the execution of the timer effect as the suggestion effect during front variable display, that is, the expectation of the big hit of the timer effect is higher than the expectation of the big hit of the character effect. It is set.

In addition, when the execution of the setting suggestion effect is determined as the rear part variable display during suggestion effect, the effect control CPU 120 executes the front variable display during suggestion effect based on the execution of the setting suggestion effect and the variable display result. The effect to be executed as the presence/absence and front variable display suggestive effect is determined from the character effect and the timer effect (239SGS514). Specifically, as shown in FIG. 8-44(B), when the variable display result is a big hit, the non-execution of the front variable display suggestive effect is determined at a rate of 30% and the rate of 0%. The execution of the character effect is determined as the front variable display suggestive effect, and the execution of the timer effect is determined as the front variable display instructive effect at a rate of 70%. In addition, when the variable display result is out of alignment, the non-execution of the front variable display suggestive effect is determined at a rate of 80%, and the character effect is determined to be executed as the front variable display suggestive effect at a rate of 0%. Then, at a rate of 20%, the execution of the timer effect is determined as the suggestion effect during front variable display.

In other words, when the execution of the setting suggestive effect is determined as the suggestive effect during the rear variable display, the variable display result is a big hit, and the front variable display is performed at a higher rate than when the variable display result is out of control. The execution of the suggestive effect is determined, and the execution of the character effect is not determined as the suggestive effect during the front variable display regardless of whether the variable display result is a big hit or a failure. That is, the jackpot expectation of the timer effect is set higher than the jackpot expectation of the character effect.

For this reason, when the variable display result is a big hit, the execution of the timer effect is determined at a higher rate than when the variable display result is out of control. When the timer effect is executed as the effect, it is possible to make the player pay attention to the fact that the variable display result is a big hit.

Then, as shown in FIG. 8-43, after the execution of 239SGS513 or 239SGS514, the effect control CPU 120 determines whether or not the execution of the front variable display suggestive effect has been decided (239SGS515). If it is determined that the front variable display suggestive effect is not executed, the front variable display suggestive effect determination process is ended. It is determined whether or not execution of a character effect has been decided as the suggestion effect during variable display (239SGS516).

When the execution of the character effect is determined as the front variable display instructing effect, the effect pattern of the character effect is determined and stored based on the variable display result, and the front variable display instructing effect determination process is ended. (239SGS517).

As the effect patterns of the character effect that can be determined in the processing of 239SGS517, as shown in FIG. 8-44(C), two effect patterns, pattern CS-1 and pattern CS-2, are provided in total. .. Of these effect patterns, the pattern CS-1 is an effect pattern (a big hit expectation degree: low) that suggests that the variable display result is the biggest hit by displaying the character A (not shown) on the image display device 5. Yes, the pattern CS-2 is an effect pattern (big hit expectation: medium) that suggests that the ratio at which the variable display result is a big hit by displaying the character B (not shown) on the image display device 5 is higher than the pattern CS-1. ).

Therefore, in the processing of 239SGS517, the effect control CPU 120, as shown in FIG. 8-45(A), when the variable display result is a big hit, the effect pattern of the character effect is the pattern CS-1 at a rate of 20%. The pattern CS-2 is determined at a rate of 80%. On the other hand, when the variable display result is out of alignment, the effect pattern of the character effect is determined to be the pattern CS-1 at a rate of 80% and the pattern CS-2 at a rate of 20%.

When the execution of the timer effect is determined as the front variable display suggestive effect, the effect control CPU 120 causes the timer effect effect pattern based on the effect which is determined to be executed as the rear variable display suggestive effect. Is determined and stored, and the suggestion effect determination process during the part variable display is ended (239SGS518).

As the effect pattern of the timer effect that can be determined in the processing of 239SGS518, as shown in FIG. 8-44(C), two effect patterns in total, pattern TS-1 and pattern TS-2, are provided. Among these effect patterns, the pattern TS-1 suggests that the ratio at which the variable display result is a big hit on the image display device 5 is higher than that of the character effect patterns CS-1 and CS-2 (big hit expectation: high). ) Together with the image of the character X for 25 seconds to suggest the period until the execution of the rear variable display suggestion effect is started, and the pattern TS-2 is a ratio in which the variable display result is a big hit in the image display device 5. Is higher than the pattern CS-1 or the pattern CS-2 of the character effect (big hit expectation: high), and the time until the start of execution of the suggestion effect during rear variable display is continued for 25 seconds together with the image of the character Y. It is an effect suggested by (see FIG. 8-45 (C)).

Therefore, in the process of 239SGS518, the effect control CPU 120, as shown in FIG. 8-45 (B), when the rear variable display in-progress effect that is determined to be executed is the big hit suggestive effect, the effect of the timer effect. The pattern is determined to be the pattern TS-1 at a rate of 80% and the pattern TS-2 at a rate of 20%. Further, when the rear variable display during suggestion effect that is determined to be executed is the setting suggestion effect, effect control CPU 120 determines pattern TS-1 at a rate of 80% and pattern TS- at a rate of 20%. Decide to 2.

That is, in the case where the timer effect is executed as the front variable display suggestion effect, the timer effect is executed in the pattern TS-2 rather than the pattern TS-1 (that is, the timer effect is executed). In the case where the effect production period is long and the character B is displayed rather than the character A on the image display device 5), the ratio of executing the setting suggestion effect as the rear variable display in-progress effect is set to be higher. Therefore, in the modification 239SG-1 of the present embodiment, the player can be focused on the effect period of the timer effect and the character displayed on the image display device 5. In addition, when the timer effect is executed in the pattern TS-2, it is possible to expect the player to execute the setting suggestion effect more than when the timer effect is executed in the pattern TS-1. It is possible to improve the enjoyment of the game.

As described above, in the present modification 239SG-1, as shown in FIG. 8-44(D), in the case where the timer effect is executed as the front variable display suggestive effect, the character is used as the front variable display suggestive effect. The jackpot expectation is set higher than when the effect is executed, and the setting suggestion effect is set as the rear variable display suggestion effect at a higher rate than when the character effect is executed as the front variable display suggestion effect. It is supposed to be executed.

As shown in FIGS. 8-39 to 8-46, when the execution of the front variable display suggestive effect during the variable display is determined, the effect control CPU 120 determines in the variable display during effect process (S172). It suffices to set process data according to the effect pattern of the front suggestion during variable display, and control the effect device in accordance with the contents of the process data according to the process timer in the subsequent variable display effect process (S172). In addition, when it is determined to execute the rear variable display suggestive effect during variable display, the effect control CPU 120 decrements the value of the rear variable display suggestive effect start waiting timer by -1 every time the variable display in-progress effect processing is executed. Then, based on the value of the rear variable display during suggestion effect start waiting timer becoming 0, the process data corresponding to the decided effect pattern of the rear variable display during suggestion effect is set. Then, in the subsequent variable display effect process (S172), the effect device may be controlled according to the contents of the process data corresponding to the process timer.

Further, in the characteristic portion 239SG, in the time saving state after the big hit game of the big hit E, V is displayed after the variable display of the second special symbol is executed seven times (during the variable display of the second special symbol for the eleventh time). The form in which the stock notification effect is executed and the player is informed that the time saving state is the time saving state after the big hit game of the big hit E is illustrated, but the present invention is not limited to this. As a modified example 239SG-2, in the short time state after the big hit game of the big hit E, for example, a game ball is won in the variable winning ball device 6B during the period when the result image is displayed on the image display device 5 (new. A special notification that notifies that the time saving state is the time saving state after the jackpot E finishes the big hit game as an effect different from the V stock notification effect according to the satisfaction of conditions such as the occurrence of a start winning) The effect may be executable.

By doing this, when the big hit E is controlled to the time saving state after the big hit game is over, the same result image as when the big hit D is controlled to the time saving state after the big hit game is displayed is displayed. During the period, the fact that the time saving state is the time saving state after the big hit game of the big hit E is finished is notified according to the occurrence of the start winning of the second special symbol, so that the enjoyment of the game can be improved. Further, the special notification effect is not executed unless the game ball is won in the variable winning ball device 6B while the result image is displayed on the image display device 5. That is, since the player can select whether or not to execute the special notification effect, it is possible to widen the selection range of the game and improve the enjoyment of the game.

In the modification 239SG-2, the V stock notification effect and the special notification effect can both be executed in the short time state after the big hit game of the big hit E is illustrated, but the present invention is not limited to this. Instead, in the short-time state after the big hit game of the big hit E, only the special notification effect of the V stock notification effect and the special notification effect may be executed.

Further, in the present modification 239SG-2, a special notification effect can be executed in response to the game ball winning the variable winning ball device 6B during the period when the result image is displayed on the image display device 5. Although illustrated, the present invention is not limited to this, and the special notification effect may be executed in response to a game ball winning the variable winning ball device 6B at an arbitrary timing.

Further, in the characteristic part 239SG, the form in which the panel display effect is executed in the short time state after the big hit game of the big hit A and the big hit B is illustrated, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the big hit A or big hit. Even when the big hit D or big hit E big hit game is controlled via the small hit based on the variable display of the second special symbol after the big hit game of B, the panel display effect is executed in the time-saving state after the end of the big hit game. You may. In addition, when the panel display effect is executed in the time saving state after the big hit game of the big hit D or the big hit E in this way, the panel display effect is started from the last variable display of the time saving state, and the variable display and the game state. It is sufficient to execute the panel display effect over a maximum of three times of variable display of the second special symbol after being controlled to the normal state. In particular, as the panel display effect, during the last variable display of the time saving state, the panel in the time saving state after finishing the big hit game of the big hit A in the image display device 5 as well as the time saving state after the big hit game of the big hit B. A panel of a character D having a size larger than that of the display effect (a character D corresponding panel for the short-time state of the big hit B after the big hit game is finished) is displayed, and the variable display and the game state are controlled to the normal state and then executed. The character D corresponding panel is displayed on the image display device 5 as the panel display effect by executing the hit/miss notification effect for the variable display of the second special symbol three times (holding storage of the three second special symbols). If the variable display result is a big hit or a small hit, the ratio can be further increased.

Further, in the characteristic part 239SG, the pachinko gaming machine 1 which can be controlled to the big hit game state and the small hit game state based on the variable display of the special symbol is illustrated, but the present invention is not limited to this. Instead, the pachinko gaming machine 1 may be one that can be controlled only in the jackpot gaming state based on the variable display of the special symbols.

Further, although the present specification discloses a plurality of characteristic portions and modified examples, the gaming machine of the present invention is implemented by combining two or more characteristic portions and modified examples from the plurality of characteristic portions and modified examples. You may.

In the characteristic part 239SG, the pachinko gaming machine 1 is illustrated as a gaming machine capable of performing a predetermined game, but the present invention is not limited to this, and a gaming machine capable of performing a predetermined game is at least a predetermined gaming machine. The slot machine or the general game machine other than the pachinko game machine 1 may be used as long as the game can be played.

1 Pachinko gaming machine 4A First special symbol display device 4B Second special symbol display device 5 Image display device 100 Microcomputer 120 for game control CPU for production control

Claims (1)

A gaming machine that variably displays based on the establishment of execution conditions and that can be controlled in an advantageous state that is advantageous to at least the player,
Determination means capable of determining whether to control to an advantageous state,
Hold storage means capable of storing information on variable display that has not been executed yet as a hold storage,
The gaming state after the end of the advantageous state is a special state in which the execution condition is more easily established than the normal state, and the short period special state in which the period of the special state is short, and the short period special state in the special state Game control means that can be controlled to a special state for a longer period than the state,
A notification effect for notifying that the hold storage determined by the determination means to be controlled to the advantageous state is stored in the hold storage means, and controlling to the special state when the special state is controlled Production execution means capable of executing production including at least a special state production that indicates that
Equipped with
The effect execution means,
It is possible to execute the common special state effect common in both the short-term special state and the long-term special state,
When the special storage state is controlled to the long-term special state, and the period corresponding to the short-term special state period elapses, the pending storage determined by the determination means to be controlled to the advantageous state is the pending storage. A game machine characterized by executing a specific effect that is the same as or similar to the notification effect even if it is not stored in the storage means, and notifies that it is in the special state for a long period of time.

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