JP2020121172A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a game machine capable of preferably enhancing an attention degree to a game.SOLUTION: A pachinko machine is configured so that, a pattern variable display is executed on a display screen 41a on the basis of ball entry to an operation port. A main control unit of the pachinko machine comprises: a function for storing reservation information on the basis of ball entry to the operation port; a function for performing a lottery such as a jackpot or the like on the basis of the reservation information; a function for identifying in advance, information related to the variable display of patterns when prescribed reservation information becomes a lottery object out of pieces of the reservation information, at a timing before the prescribed reservation information becomes the lottery object; a function for executing a reservation notice performance based on the identification in advance of the prescribed reservation information in which, a game round related to the reservation information which was stored before the prescribed reservation information being the object of the identification in advance is stored, is performed; and a function for setting the identification object by the reservation notice performance so as to become a game round related to the reservation information which was stored before the corresponding game round.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 7

Description

The present invention relates to a gaming machine.

Some gaming machines, such as pachinko machines, are provided with a pattern display device that variably displays patterns on a display screen. In this type of gaming machine, for example, when a prize is given to an operating port provided in a gaming area, a lottery is performed as to whether or not a specific gaming state advantageous to the player such as a winning state is generated, and The variable display is started. When the lottery is won, a specific picture combination or the like is finally stopped and displayed on the display screen, and the game state shifts to the specific game state (for example, Patent Document 1).

JP, 2005-074175, A

In recent years, various contrivances have been made to raise the degree of attention to games. However, there is still room for improvement in the structure of the gaming machine in order to increase the attention level of the game.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-exemplified circumstances, and an object thereof is to provide a gaming machine capable of appropriately improving the degree of attention to a game.

Hereinafter, means for solving the above problems will be described.

The invention according to claim 1 is
An information acquisition means for acquiring special information based on the establishment of a predetermined acquisition condition,
Acquired information storage means for storing the special information acquired by the information acquisition means, with a prescribed number, which is predetermined as a plurality of numbers, as an upper limit,
It is determined whether or not the special information stored in the acquired information storage means corresponds to the additional information, and when a plurality of special information is stored in the acquired information storage means, the plurality of special information is stored. A grant determination means for sequentially performing the grant determination for special information,
Privilege granting means for granting a privilege to the player based on the result of the grant determination by the grant determining means being a grant corresponding result that the special information to be determined corresponds to the grant information,
A pattern display unit having a display unit and variably displaying a pattern on the display unit;
The variable display of the design is started in the pattern display means based on the determination of the grant by the grant determination means, the stop result corresponding to the result of the grant determination is displayed, and the variable display of the pattern is ended. As one of the game times, game time control means for controlling the pattern display means such that the pattern of each game time is variably displayed according to the special information stored in the acquired information storage means,
Information corresponding to the determination result when the predetermined special information stored in the acquired information storage means is the target of the addition determination is set before the predetermined special information is the target of the addition determination. Destination specifying means to specify at timing,
It is characterized by having.

It is possible to favorably increase the degree of attention to the game.

It is a front view showing a pachinko machine in a 1st embodiment. It is a perspective view which expands and shows the main composition of a pachinko machine. It is a perspective view which expands and shows the main composition of a pachinko machine. (a) is a front view showing the configuration of the game board, (b) is a schematic view showing the internal structure of the unit in the operating port. It is a block diagram which shows the electric constitution of a pachinko machine. It is a schematic diagram for explaining the display contents on the display screen of the symbol display device. It is a schematic diagram for explaining the display contents on the display screen of the symbol display device. It is a schematic diagram for explaining the contents of various counters used for win/loss lottery. It is a flowchart which shows the timer interruption process by MPU of a main controller. It is a flowchart showing a winning process for the operating port. It is a flow chart which shows information acquisition processing. It is a flowchart which shows the normal process by MPU of a main control apparatus. It is a flow chart which shows game time control processing. It is a flow chart which shows data setting processing. It is a flow chart which shows change start processing. It is a flowchart which shows the setting process of a variable display time. It is a flow chart which shows game state shift processing. It is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration related to the determination of the symbol variation mode and the reservation notice. It is a flow chart which shows change display control processing by MPU of an information / production control device. It is a flow chart which shows change start processing. (A) Schematic diagram showing the types of variable display modes, and (b) Schematic diagram showing the outline of each variable display mode. FIG. 6A is a flowchart showing processing for handling a hold display control command by the MPU of the display control device, and FIG. 7B is a schematic view showing a state of hold display. It is a flow chart which shows the confirmation processing for reservation notice by MPU of the main control unit. It is a flow chart which shows setting processing of a reservation command by MPU of a main control unit. It is the flowchart which shows the setting processing for reservation notice production by MPU of the information/production control control equipment. It is a flow chart which shows the processing for the 1st reservation notice. It is the schematic which shows the outline of the 1st type announcement production. It is the schematic which shows the outline of the 2nd type announcement production. It is a schematic diagram showing a relation between notice production and expectation. It is a flow chart which shows the processing for the 2nd reservation notice. It is a flow chart which shows a reservation notice pattern decision processing. It is a flow chart which shows the outline of the 3rd sort notice production. It is a flow chart which shows the 1st special reservation notice pattern decision processing. It is a schematic diagram showing a flow of the second pending notice effect → the third pending notice effect. It is a flow chart which shows the decision processing of the 2nd special reservation notice pattern. It is a schematic diagram showing a flow of the second pending notice effect → the third pending notice effect. It is a flow chart which shows the 3rd special reservation notice pattern decision processing. It is a flow chart which shows the flow of the 1st sort notice production -> 1st sort notice production. 11 is a flowchart showing a pending notice change process according to the second embodiment. It is a flow chart which shows continuation / discontinuity setting processing in a 3rd embodiment. It is a flow chart which shows the 1st rewriting processing for pending notice production in a 4th embodiment. It is a flow chart which shows the 2nd rewriting processing for reservation notice production. (A) A flowchart showing a special pending notice setting process in the fifth embodiment, and (b) a flowchart showing a change target selection process. It is a schematic diagram showing a reservation preview. (A) It is a schematic diagram showing a flow of a reservation notice in a 6th embodiment, and (b) is a schematic diagram showing a flow of a reservation notice continuation. It is a flowchart which shows the process for (a) fluctuation end, and the flowchart which shows (b) stop mode determination processing. It is a schematic diagram showing a flow of (a) reservation notice, and (b) a flow showing a reservation notice continuation flow. It is a schematic diagram showing a modification of a special reservation notice.

<First Embodiment>
Hereinafter, a first mode of a pachinko gaming machine, which is a type of gaming machine (hereinafter referred to as "pachinko machine"), will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a front view of the pachinko machine 10, and FIGS. 2 and 3 are perspective views showing a main configuration of the pachinko machine 10 in a developed manner. Note that, in FIG. 2, for convenience, the configuration in the game area of the pachinko machine 10 is omitted.

As shown in FIG. 1, the pachinko machine 10 has an outer frame 11 forming an outer shell of the pachinko machine 10 and a gaming machine body 12 rotatably attached to the outer frame 11 forward. .. The outer frame 11 is formed by connecting plate-shaped frame members and the like to four sides and has a rectangular frame shape. The pachinko machine 10 is installed in the game hall by fixing the outer frame 11 to the island facility. It should be noted that the outer frame 11 is not an essential component of the pachinko machine 10 and may be a configuration in which the outer frame 11 is attached to the island facility of the game arcade.

The gaming machine main body 12 includes an inner frame 13, a front door frame 14 arranged in front of the inner frame 13, and a back pack unit 15 arranged behind the inner frame 13. An inner frame 13 of the gaming machine body 12 is rotatably supported with respect to the outer frame 11. Specifically, the inner frame 13 is rotatable forward when the left side is the rotation base end side and the right side is the rotation front end side when viewed from the front.

As shown in FIG. 2, a front door frame 14 is rotatably supported by the inner frame 13, and the front door frame 14 can be turned forward in a front view with the left side being a rotation base end side and the right side being a rotation tip side. It is said that. As shown in FIG. 3, a back pack unit 15 is rotatably supported by the inner frame 13, and the back pack unit 15 is turned rearward when viewed from the front, with the left side being the rotation base end side and the right side being the rotation tip side. It is possible to move.

As shown in FIG. 3, the gaming machine main body 12 is provided with a locking device 16 at its rotating tip portion, and has a function of locking the gaming machine main body 12 with respect to the outer frame 11 so that the gaming machine main body 12 cannot be opened. In addition, it has a function of locking the front door frame 14 with respect to the inner frame 13 such that it cannot be opened. Each of these locked states is released by performing an unlocking operation on the cylinder lock 17 exposed on the front surface of the pachinko machine 10 using an unlocking key.

Next, the configuration of the front side of the gaming machine body 12 will be described.

The inner frame 13 is mainly composed of a resin base 21 whose outer shape is substantially the same as that of the outer frame 11. A substantially elliptical window hole 23 is formed in the center of the resin base 21. A game board 24 is detachably attached to the resin base 21. When the game board 24 is attached to the resin base 21, the game area PE formed on the front surface of the game board 24 is exposed to the front surface side of the inner frame 13 through the window hole 23 of the resin base 21. Here, the configuration of the game board 24 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 4A is a front view of the game board 24.

The game board 24 is formed with a plurality of large and small openings penetrating in the front-rear direction. In each opening, a general winning opening 31, a variable winning device 32, an operating opening unit 33 having an upper operating opening 33a and a lower operating opening 33b, a through gate 35, a variable display unit 36, a main display 43, and a accessory display. 44 and the like are provided respectively.

When a ball hits the general winning opening 31, the variable winning device 32, or the working openings 33a, 33b, it is detected by a detection sensor provided on the back side of the game board 24 or the like, and predetermined based on the detection result. A number of prize balls are paid out.

In addition, an outlet 37 is provided at the bottom of the game board 24, and game balls that have not entered various winning openings are discharged from the game area PE through the outlet 37. Further, on the game board 24, a large number of nails 38 are planted in order to appropriately disperse and adjust the falling direction of the game balls, and various members (features) such as a wind turbine are arranged.

Here, the entry ball means that the game ball passes through a predetermined opening, and not only the mode in which the game ball is discharged from the game area PE after passing through the opening, but also the game area PE after passing through the opening. It is also included a mode that is not discharged from the. However, in the following description, in order to clearly distinguish it from the entry of the game ball into the outlet 37, the entry of the game ball into the variable winning device 32, the operation ports 33a and 33b or the through gate 35 is also referred to as a prize. Express.

The upper working port 33a and the lower working port 33b are vertically arranged side by side, and are both open upward. Further, the operation port unit 33 is provided with an electric accessory 34 having a pair of left and right movable pieces 34a and a drive section for operating the movable pieces 34a.

The electric accessory 34 (specifically, the drive unit) is connected to a main control device to be described later, and based on a signal from the main control device, an open state (support state or guide) that allows the ball to enter the lower working port 33b. State) and a closed state (non-support state or non-guide state) in which the ball cannot enter the lower working port 33b. It is sufficient for the electric accessory 34 to be switchable between the first state and the second state in which winning is more likely to occur than the first state, and it is not always necessary to be able to switch between the open state and the closed state. ..

In the pachinko machine 10, a plurality of types of support modes having different modes of support by the electric accessory 34 are set. Specifically, in the support mode, when compared in a situation where the game balls are continuously emitted in the same manner with respect to the game area PE, the frequency with which the electric accessory 34 is opened per unit time is The low-frequency support mode (or low-frequency guide state) and the high-frequency support mode (or high-frequency guide state) are set so as to be relatively high or low.

The high-frequency support mode has a higher probability of winning a prize in the operating opening than the low-frequency support mode. Then, when a prize is awarded to the operating port, a predetermined number of game balls are paid out. Therefore, in the high frequency support mode, the player can play the game while suppressing the consumption (investment) of the ball.

Here, with reference to FIG. 4B, a supplementary description will be given of the operation port unit 33 provided with the operation ports 33a and 33b. FIG. 4B is a schematic view showing the internal structure of the working port unit 33.

The operation port unit 33 is formed with a guide passage 33c that guides the game balls flowing into the upper operation port 33a to a recovery passage provided on the back side of the game board 24. The guide passage 33c branches into a first branch passage 33d and a second branch passage 33e at an intermediate position thereof.

At a branch position in the guide passage 33c, a distribution means 33g for alternately allocating the game balls reaching the branch position to the first branch passage 33d and the second branch passage 33e is provided. The distribution means 33g can be switched between a first guide state in which the game ball that has reached the branch position is guided to the first branch passage 33d and a second guide state in which it is guided to the second branch passage 33e. The distribution means 33g is configured to switch from one guiding state to the other guiding state based on the fact that the game ball has been guided. Therefore, the game balls that have flowed into the upper working port 33 are sequentially distributed to the first branch passage 33d/the second branch passage 33e.

The lower working port 33b is connected to the second branch passage through the communication passage 33f, and the game ball that has flowed into the lower working port 33b directly flows into the second branch passage. In other words, the game ball flowing into the upper working port 33 can flow into both branch passages, while the game ball flowing into the lower working port 33b flows into only the second branch passage.

A detection sensor 211c for detecting a game ball is arranged in the first branch passage 33d (hereinafter, also referred to as the first ball entrance portion 33d), and in the second branch passage 33e (hereinafter, also referred to as the second ball entrance portion 33e). A detection sensor 211d that detects a game ball is arranged at a position downstream of the communication portion of the communication passage 33f. These detection sensors 211c and 211d are connected to the main control device, and in the main control device, based on the detection information (detection signal) from the detection sensors 211c and 211d, the ball enters the branch passages 33d and 33e, that is, the working opening 33a. , 33b to know if there is a prize.

The variable winning a prize device 32 is provided with a big winning opening 32a leading to the back side of the game board 24, and an opening/closing door 32b for opening and closing the big winning opening 32a. The opening/closing door 32b is normally in a closed state in which the game balls cannot be won into the special winning opening 32a, and when the player moves to the opening/closing execution mode (opening/closing execution state) in the internal lottery, the big winning opening is won. The game ball can be switched to an open state in which the winning of the game ball to 32a is allowed. Here, the open/close execution mode is a mode to be shifted to when the jackpot is won. As an opening mode of the variable winning device 32 in the opening/closing execution mode, a predetermined time (for example, 30 sec) or a predetermined number (for example, 10) of winnings are set as one round, and a plurality of rounds (for example, 15 rounds) are set as an upper limit. There is a mode in which the device 32 is repeatedly opened. It is sufficient for the variable winning device 32 to be able to switch between the first state and the second state in which winning is more likely to occur, and it is not necessary to be able to switch between the open state and the closed state.

The main display portion 43 and the accessory display portion 44 are provided on the decorative member 39 arranged along the outer edge on the lower side of the game area PE. The decorative member 39 projects from the board surface of the game board 24 to the front of the pachinko machine 10. More specifically, the front surface of the decorative member 39 faces a window panel 62 provided in the front door frame 14 in order to make the game area PE visible from the front of the pachinko machine 10, and further, the window panel 62 and The distance between them is smaller than that for one game ball. This prevents the game ball from falling in front of the front surface of the decorative member 39.

The main display section 43 and the accessory display section 44 are provided so as to be exposed from the front surface of the decorative member 39. That is, the main display unit 43 and the accessory display unit 44 are visible from the front of the pachinko machine 10 through the window panel 62 of the front door frame 14, and the front of both of these display units 43 and 44 are game balls. It is restrained from falling. In addition, on the upper surface of the decorative member 39, a part of the above-described general winning openings 31 is installed in a state of being opened upward.

Although not shown in detail in the drawings, the main display section 43 has a segment display, and the segment display is provided with a result display section for the operating port. The result display section for the working opening has a display area for the first ball entering section 33d and a display area for the second ball entering section 33e in one-to-one correspondence with the ball entering sections 33d, 33e. In these display areas, the result of the internal lottery performed based on the winning of the operation openings 33, 34 (specifically, the winning of the ball entering portions 33d, 33e) is clearly shown. In this case, in the same display area, the variable display (variable display) of the pattern is performed by sequentially turning on and off the display segments by using the winning of the operation openings 33a and 33b as a trigger, and the variable display is stopped. As a result, the result of the internal lottery performed based on the same winning prize is clearly shown. That is, the lottery result based on the entry into the first entry portion 33d is clearly shown in the display area for the first entry portion, and the lottery result based on the entry into the second entry portion 33e is the second entry. It is specified in the display area for the department.

The accessory display unit 44 also has a segment display similar to the main display 43, and the accessory display has a result display unit. The bonus product result display unit is a display unit for clearly indicating the result of the internal lottery performed based on the winning of the through gate 35. In this case, in the accessory result display section, the variable display (or the variable display or the switching display) is performed by sequentially turning on and off the display segments by using the winning of the through gate 35 as a trigger. As the stop result of the variable display, the result of the internal lottery performed based on the winning in the through gate 35 is clearly displayed. When the result of the internal lottery based on the winning in the through gate 35 is the winning result corresponding to the shift to the electric role open state, a predetermined stop result is displayed on the role product result display portion and the variable display is displayed. After the power supply is stopped, the state is changed to the electric power release state. In the electric role open state, the electric accessory 34 attached to the lower working port 33b is opened in a predetermined manner.

The variable display unit 36 is provided with a symbol display device 41 that has a display screen 41a and variably displays (variably displays) symbols on the display screen 41a. Further, the variable display unit 36 is provided with a center frame 42 so as to surround the symbol display device 41 (specifically, the display screen 41a). The upper portion of the center frame 42 extends forward of the pachinko machine 10. As a result, the game sphere is prevented from falling in front of the display screen 41a, and the drop of the game sphere reduces the visibility of the display screen 41a (for example, the above-mentioned design or a holding image described later). Is less likely to occur.

The symbol display device 41 is configured as a liquid crystal display device including a liquid crystal display, and the display content is controlled by a display control device described later. On the symbol display device 41, for example, symbols are displayed side by side in the upper, middle, and lower sides, and these symbols are variably displayed by scrolling in the left-right direction. In this case, the variable display on the symbol display device 41 is started based on the winning of the operation openings 33, 34. Then, for example, as the opening/closing execution mode, the special winning opening 32a of the variable winning device 32 is opened 16 times, and the game times are switched to the opening/closing execution mode corresponding to 16 rounds. A predetermined combination of symbols is stopped and displayed on the activated line.

At the lower part of the center frame 42, a holding lamp section 47 corresponding to the accessory display result display section of the accessory display section 44 is provided. The number of times the game ball has passed through the through gate 35 is reserved up to a maximum of four times, and the number of the reserved balls is displayed by turning on the holding lamp section 47. Note that the hold information corresponding to the through gate 35 may be displayed on the symbol display device 41.

An inner rail portion 51 and an outer rail portion 52 are attached to the game board 24, and the inner rail portion 51 and the outer rail portion 52 constitute a guide rail, and a game launched from the game ball launching mechanism 53. The ball is guided to the upper part of the game area PE. As shown in FIG. 2, the game ball launching mechanism 53 is mounted below the window hole 23 in the resin base 21, and the launch handle 54 provided on the front door frame 14 is operated to launch the game ball. The action is taken.

The front door frame 14 is provided so as to cover the entire front surface side of the inner frame 13, and the front door frame 14 is provided with a window portion 61 capable of visually recognizing almost the entire game area PE from the front. Is formed (see FIG. 1 or FIG. 2). As shown in FIG. 1, the window 61 has a substantially elliptical shape, and the window panel 62 described above is fitted therein. The window panel 62 is made of glass to be colorless and transparent, but is not limited to this and may be made of synthetic resin to be colorless and transparent.

Around the window 61, light emitting means such as various lamps are provided. A display lamp portion 63 is provided above the window portion 61 as a part of the various lamp portions. In addition, speaker units 64 are provided on the left and right sides of the display lamp unit 63 to output sound effects and the like according to the gaming state.

Below the window portion 61 of the front door frame 14, an upper bulging portion 65 and a lower bulging portion 66 which bulge toward the front side are vertically arranged side by side. The upper bulging portion 65 is provided with an upper plate 71 which opens upward, and the lower bulging portion 66 is provided with a lower plate 72 which also opens upward. The upper plate 71 has a function of temporarily storing the game balls paid out from a payout device described later and guiding them to the game ball launching mechanism 53 side while aligning them in a line. Further, the lower plate 72 has a function of storing game balls that have become redundant in the upper plate 71. The game balls paid out from the payout device 96 of the back pack unit 15 are discharged to the upper plate 71 and the lower plate 72 through a passage forming unit 73 (see FIG. 2) provided on the back surface of the front door frame 14.

Further, in the area of the upper bulging portion 65 that faces the front of the pachinko machine 10, an effect operation portion 75 (specifically, an operation button) that is manually operated by the player is provided. For example, the effect operation unit 75 is manually operated in accordance with the suggestion displayed on the display screen 41a of the symbol display device 41, so that the effect contents on the display screen 41a of the symbol display device 41 are predetermined corresponding to the operation. It will be the production content of.

Next, the configuration of the back side of the gaming machine body 12 will be described.

As shown in FIG. 3, on the back surface of the inner frame 13 (specifically, the game board 24), a main control device 81 and a notification/production control device 82 are mounted.

The main controller 81 includes a main control board that controls the main game and a power failure monitoring board that monitors the power supply. The main control board and the power failure monitoring board are provided in a board box 83 made of a transparent resin material or the like. It is housed and configured. The board box 83 includes a box base (front case body) having a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape and a box cover (back case body) that covers an opening of the box base. The box base and the box cover are inseparably connected by a box connecting portion 85 as a separation preventing means (or a connecting means), whereby the substrate box 83 is sealed. Further, since they are inseparably connected by the box connecting portions 85, it is necessary to break or partially cut the substrate box 83 when opening the internal space of the substrate box 83. A plurality of box joining portions 85 are provided on the long side portion of the substrate box 83, and at least one of them is used for joining processing.

The box connecting portion 85 may have any structure as long as the box base and the box cover are connected to each other in a non-openable manner. However, by inserting the locking claws into the long holes forming the box connecting portion 85, It is designed to be permanently connected to the box cover. The merging process by the box merging unit 85 prevents illicit opening after the merging, and makes it possible to detect such a situation early and easily even if illicit opening is performed. It is possible to perform the opening process again after the opening. That is, the coupling process is performed by inserting the locking claw into at least one elongated hole of the plurality of box coupling portions 85. Then, when the board box 83 is opened when a failure occurs in the accommodated main control board or when the main control board is inspected, the box connecting portion 85 in which the locking claw is inserted and another box connecting portion 85 are connected. Cut off the connection part of and the connection part with the box body. As a result, the box base and the box cover of the board box 83 are separated, and the main control board inside can be taken out. After that, when the coupling process is performed again, the locking claws are inserted into the long holes of the other box coupling portions 85. If a history indicating that the board box 83 has been opened is left in the board box 83, the fact that the board has been opened illegally can be easily found by looking at the board box 83.

A plurality of coupling pieces 86 are provided on one short side of the board box 83 so as to project to the side. These coupling pieces 86 have a one-to-one correspondence with a plurality of coupled pieces 87 formed on the mounting base of the main control device 81, and the coupling piece 86 and the coupling pieces 87 form a board box 83 and a mounting base. Join processing is performed between the two.

A sealing means may be attached so as to straddle the boundary between the box base and the box cover as a trace means for detecting the unauthorized opening of the board box 83. In this case, when the seal sticker is peeled off from the pasted portion, the adhesive layer of the seal sticker remains on the substrate box 83 side, and the trace thereof remains. Further, an IC tag for transmitting a response wave containing identification information to a calling wave of a predetermined frequency is provided on the seal sticker, and when the seal sticker is peeled off, the antenna of the IC tag is cut off and the above-mentioned response is given. The wave may not be transmitted.

The notification/production control device 82 includes a notification/production control board that controls voice and lamp display and a display control device (not shown) according to an instruction from the main control device 81. The notification/production control board is made of transparent resin. It is configured to be housed in a substrate box 84 made of a material or the like.

As shown in FIG. 3, the back pack unit 15 includes a back pack 91, and the payout mechanism unit 92 and the control device assembly unit 93 are attached to the back pack 91. The back pack 91 is formed of a transparent synthetic resin, and has a protective cover portion 94 protruding rearward and having a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape so as to cover the main control device 81, the notification/effect control device 82, and the like from the rear. Have

The payout mechanism unit 92 is arranged so as to bypass the protective cover unit 94, and a tank 95 to which game balls supplied from the island facility of the game arcade are successively replenished, and a game stored in the tank 95. And a dispensing device 96 for dispensing the ball. The game ball paid out from the payout device 96 is discharged to the upper plate 71 or the lower plate 72 through a payout passage (not shown) provided on the downstream side of the payout device 96. Further, the payout mechanism 92 is provided with a back pack board provided with a main power supply of, for example, 24 V AC, and a power switch for performing ON and OFF operations of the power supply.

Further, the back pack 91 is provided with an external output terminal plate 99 on the rotation shaft side of the back pack unit 15 and on the upper edge side. On the external output terminal board 99, an output terminal for outputting a signal when the game balls are insufficient in the tank 95, an output terminal for outputting a signal each time a predetermined number of prize balls are paid out, a predetermined number of game balls Output terminal for outputting a signal each time the game machine is rented, an output terminal for outputting a signal when the gaming machine body 12 is opened, an output terminal for outputting a signal when the front door frame 14 is opened, and a state transition such as opening/closing execution mode An output terminal is provided for outputting a signal at this time (or while transitioning to the state). Then, through these output terminals, a signal regarding the state of the frame side is output to the management control device of the game hall side. It should be noted that an output terminal for outputting a signal each time a predetermined number of game balls are lent out is not necessary in a so-called cash machine.

The control device assembly unit 93 includes a payout control device 97 and a power supply/launch control device 98. The payout control device 97 and the power supply/launch control device 98 are arranged in front of and behind each other so that the payout control device 97 is behind the pachinko machine 10.

The payout control device 97 is configured such that a payout control board for controlling the payout device 96 is housed in a board box. In this case, the same fraud suppressing means as the board box 83 of the main controller 81 may be applied to the board box of the payout controller 97.

The power supply/launch control device 98 is configured by housing a power supply/launch control board in a board box, and the board generates and outputs predetermined electric power required by various control devices and the like, and further by a player. The control of the launch of the game ball accompanying the operation of the firing handle 54 is performed. Further, the pachinko machine 10 has a function of storing and storing various data, so that even if a power outage occurs, the pachinko machine 10 retains the state at the time of the power outage and can recover the state at the time of the power outage at the time of recovery from the power outage It is like this.

(Electrical structure of the pachinko machine 10)
Next, the electrical configuration of the pachinko machine 10 will be described based on the block diagram of FIG.

The MPU 202 is mounted on the main control board 201 provided in the main controller 81. The MPU 202 is a ROM 203 in which various control programs executed by the MPU 202 and fixed value data are stored, and a memory for temporarily storing various data and the like when the control program stored in the ROM 203 is executed. The RAM 204 is an element having a built-in interrupt circuit, a timer circuit, a data input/output circuit, various counter circuits as a random number generator, and the like. Note that a part of the function of the MPU 202, for example, the function of the ROM 203 or the function of the RAM 204 may be provided as another element.

The MPU 202 is provided with an input port and an output port, respectively. To the input side of the MPU 202, the power failure monitoring board 205 provided in the main controller 81, the payout controller 97, various detection sensors 211a to 211e, etc. are connected. In this case, the power supply/launch control device 98 is connected to the power failure monitoring board 205, and power is supplied to the MPU 202 via the power failure monitoring board 205. Further, as a part of the various detection sensors 211a to 211e, the general winning opening 31, the variable winning device 32, the working openings 33a and 33b (specifically, the first ball entering portion 33d and the second ball entering portion 33e), the through gate 35, and the like. The detection sensors provided in each of the various winning-corresponding ball input parts (payout-supporting ball input parts) are respectively connected, and each MPU 202 of the main control device 81 receives each winning based on the detection information (detection signal) from these detection sensors. The winning determination (ball entry determination) to the ball portion is performed. In addition, the MPU 202 executes the jackpot occurrence lottery based on the winning of the operation openings 33a and 33b, and the support occurrence lottery based on the winning of the through gate 35.

The power outage monitoring board 205, the payout control device 97, and the notification/effect control device 82 are connected to the output side of the MPU 202. To the payout control device 97, for example, a prize ball command is output based on the result of the prize determination to the prize-corresponding ball portion such as the above-described actuating ports 33a and 33b. In this case, when outputting the prize ball command, the command information storage area 224 of the ROM 203 is referred to. Then, when the winning of the general winning opening 31 is specified, a prize ball command corresponding to the payout of 10 gaming balls is output, and when the winning of the variable winning device 32 is specified, 15 gaming balls are output. The prize ball command corresponding to the payout of the game ball is output, and when the winning in the first ball entering portion 33d is specified, the prize ball command corresponding to the payout of the three game balls is output to the second ball entering portion 33e. When the winning of is specified, a prize ball command corresponding to the payout of four game balls is output.

Various commands such as a variation command, a classification command, a variation end command, an opening command, an ending command, a hold command, and a shift command are output from the main control device 81 to the notification/effect control device 82. In this case, when outputting these various commands, the command information storage area 224 of the ROM 203 is referred to. Details of these various commands will be described later. Each of the above commands is configured as information of a predetermined number of bytes, and various information is included as the information of the predetermined number of bytes.

In addition, on the output side of the MPU 202, a variable winning a prize driving unit 32c that opens and closes the opening and closing door 32b of the variable winning device 32, an electric prize driving unit 34b that opens and closes the movable piece 34a of the electric prize 34, and a main display unit. 43 is connected. Various driver circuits are provided on the main control board 201, and the MPU 202 executes drive control of various drive units through the driver circuits.

That is, in the opening/closing execution mode, the MPU 202 executes drive control of the variable winning drive unit 32c so that the special winning opening 32a is opened and closed. Further, when the support lottery for the electric accessory 34 is won, the MPU 202 executes the drive control of the electric accessory drive unit 34b so that the electric accessory 34 is opened and closed. Further, the display control of the main display unit 43 is executed by the MPU 202.

Further, an external output terminal board 99 is connected to the output side of the MPU 202, and through the external output terminal board 99, information on entering balls into various entering areas to the management control device (hall computer HC) on the game hall side. Information about the lottery results such as a jackpot and a jackpot is output. This allows the hall computer HC to grasp the state of the pachinko machine 10.

The power failure monitoring board 205 relays between the main control board 201 and the power supply/launch control apparatus 98, and the power failure/monitoring board 205 has a DC stable 24 volt voltage which is the maximum voltage output from the power supply/launch control apparatus 98. The function to monitor is added. The payout control device 97 controls the payout device 96 to pay out prize balls or loan balls based on the prize ball command input from the main control device 81.

The power supply/launch control device 98 is connected to, for example, a commercial power supply (external power supply) in a game arcade or the like. Then, based on the external power supplied from the commercial power source, the main control board 201, the payout control device 97, and the like are generated with necessary operating power, and the generated operating power is supplied through a predetermined power path. To do. The power supply/launch control device 98 is responsible for the launch control of the game ball launch mechanism 53, and the game ball launch mechanism 53 is driven when a predetermined launch condition is satisfied.

The notification/production control device 82, based on various commands input from the main control device 81, the holding lamp portion 47 provided in the variable display unit 36, the display lamp portion 63 and the speaker portion 64 provided in the front door frame 14. And the like, as well as controlling the display control device 212.

In the display control device 212, the display control of the symbol display device 41 is executed based on the command input from the notification/effect control device 82. In this case, in the notification/production control device 82, based on various commands input from the main control device 81, a variable display mode of the symbol on the symbol display device 41 (for example, presence/absence of reach and contents of reach production) or the symbol The outline of the stop display mode (type of symbol combination finally stopped and displayed with the end of variable display) is specified.

Here, the configuration related to the variable display of symbols at each game time and the contents of the variable display will be described. 6 and 7 will be referred to in the following description. 6 and 7 are schematic diagrams for explaining the display contents on the display screen 41a of the symbol display device 41.

The display control device 212 is provided with a character ROM. In the character ROM, data of 9 types of main symbols with numbers “1” to “9” (see FIGS. 6A to 6I) and data of sub symbols without numbers are attached. (See FIG. 6(j)) are stored in advance.

As shown in FIG. 7A, on the display screen 41a of the symbol display device 41, three symbol rows Z1, Z2, Z3 of the upper stage, the middle stage and the lower stage are set. Each symbol row Z1 to Z3 is configured by arranging a main symbol and a sub symbol in a predetermined order. Then, on the display screen 41a, the symbols in each of the symbol columns Z1 to Z3 are variably displayed so as to scroll in a predetermined direction (specifically, from right to left) with periodicity.

In the upper symbol row Z1, nine kinds of main symbols “1” to “9” are arranged in descending order of numbers, and one sub symbol is arranged between each main symbol. In the lower symbol row Z3, nine types of main symbols "1" to "9" are arranged in ascending order of the numbers, and one sub symbol is arranged between each main symbol. That is, the upper symbol row Z1 and the lower symbol row Z3 are composed of 18 symbols. On the other hand, in the middle symbol column Z2, nine kinds of main symbols "1" to "9" are arranged in ascending order of numbers, and then between the main symbol "9" and the main symbol "1". The main symbols of "4" are additionally arranged, and one sub-symbol is arranged between these main symbols. That is, only in the middle symbol row Z2, 10 main symbols are arranged and configured by 20 symbols.

Further, as shown in FIG. 7B, the display screen 41a is configured such that three symbols are stopped and displayed for each symbol row, and as a result, a total of 9 symbols of 3×3 are stopped and displayed. It is supposed to be done. Further, five effective lines, that is, a left line L1, a middle line L2, a right line L3, a right downward line L4, and a right upward line L5 are set on the display screen 41a. Then, the variable display is stopped in the order of the upper symbol row Z1 → the lower symbol row Z3 → the middle symbol row Z2, and a predetermined symbol combination (for example, a symbol combination with the same number) is formed on any of the activated lines. When the variable display of all the symbol arrays Z1 to Z3 is completed in the state of being performed, the jackpot moving image is displayed as the occurrence of the normal jackpot result or the probability variation jackpot result.

Considering that the variable display of each symbol column is stopped as described above, the upper symbol column Z1 is the first symbol column (or the first symbol column), and the lower symbol column Z3 is the second symbol column (or the second symbol column). 2 pattern row), the middle symbol row Z2 can be referred to as a third symbol row (or a third symbol row).

Of each of the main symbols, the main symbol with an odd number (1, 3, 5, 7, 9) is equivalent to the "specific symbol", and when a probability variation jackpot result occurs, for example, the same specific symbol The combination of is displayed stopped. Further, the main symbols with even numbers (2, 4, 6, 8) are equivalent to "non-specific symbols", and when a normal jackpot result occurs, for example, the same non-specific symbol combination is stopped and displayed. To be done.

The mode of variable display of the symbols in the symbol display device 41 is not limited to the above, but is arbitrary, and the number of symbol columns, the direction of variable display of symbols in the symbol column, the number of symbols in each symbol column, etc. Can be changed as appropriate. For example, a plurality of symbol rows may be set side by side, and the direction of variable display of symbols in the symbol row may be set to the vertical direction.

In the display screen 41a, a reserved display area NE is set in a portion below the variable display area ME including the variable display area of the upper symbol row, the variable display area of the middle symbol, and the variable display area of the lower symbol. ing. In the hold display area NE, the same number of unit hold display areas Da1 to Da8 as the maximum hold number when the game ball wins the operation openings 33a and 33b (when entering the ball entering portions 33d and 33e). A reservation number display area Da is provided which is divided so as to be aligned in the left-right direction.

Specifically, the maximum reserved number when the game ball enters the first ball entering portion 33d is four, and the maximum reserved number when the game ball enters the second ball entering portion 33e is four. Although details will be described later, in the present embodiment, a total of eight pieces of reservation information are stored in the winning order to the first ball entering portion 33d and the second ball entering portion 33e. Correspondingly, in the number-of-holds display area Da, the first unit hold display area Da1, the second unit hold display area Da2, the third unit hold display area Da3, the fourth unit hold display area Da4, and the fifth unit hold display. An area Da5, a sixth unit hold display area Da6, a seventh unit hold display area Da7, and an eighth unit hold display area Da8 are set.

For example, when the number of holdings (total holding number) when the game ball wins the operation openings 33a and 33b is one, the predetermined holding display image MP is displayed only in the first unit holding display area Da1. If the number of holdings when the game ball wins the operation openings 33a and 33b is 4, a predetermined holding display image MP is displayed in the first unit holding display area Da1 to the fourth unit holding display area Da4. It is configured to be. Note that FIG. 6B illustrates a case where the number of holdings is three.

In addition, in the hold display area NE, a hold display image corresponding to the game time being executed (being executed) in a side-by-side relationship with the hold number display area Da (specifically, the first unit hold display area Da1). An execution target display area Db in which MP is displayed is provided.

When the game time ends and the next game time is started, the hold display image MP displayed in the hold number display area Da (first unit hold display area Da1) moves to the execution target display area Db, The hold display image MP displayed in the hold number display area Da is shifted to the lower side.

(About various counters)
Next, the operation of the pachinko machine 10 configured as described above will be described.

The MPU 202 uses a variety of counter information at the time of game to perform jackpot occurrence lottery, display setting of the main display unit 43, outline setting of the symbol display of the symbol display device 41, display setting of the accessory display unit 44, etc. Specifically, as shown in the schematic diagram of FIG. 8, a jackpot random number counter C1 used in a lottery for jackpot occurrence and a jackpot type used in determining a jackpot type such as a probability variation jackpot result or a normal jackpot result. A counter C2, a reach random number counter C3 used for reach lottery when the symbol display device 41 fluctuates, a random number initial value counter CINI used for setting an initial value of the jackpot random number counter C1, and an operating opening of the main display section 43. The result display unit for use and the fluctuation type counter CS that determines the fluctuation display time in the symbol display device 41 are used. Further, the electric accessory release counter C4 used for a lottery for determining whether or not the electric accessory 34 of the lower operation port 33b is in the power open state is used.

Each of the counters C1 to C3, CINI, CS, and C4 is a loop counter in which 1 is added to the previous value each time it is updated, and after reaching the maximum value, it returns to 0. Each counter is updated at short time intervals, and the updated value is appropriately stored in the lottery counter buffer 231 set in a predetermined area of the RAM 204. In the lottery counter buffer 231, the information corresponding to the jackpot random number counter C1, the jackpot type counter C2, and the reach random number counter C3 is the winning of the operation openings 33a and 33b (specifically, the first winning portion 33d or the second winning portion). When the ball enters 33e), it is stored in the reserved ball storage area 232 as the acquired information storage means.

The reserved ball storage area 232 includes a reserved area RE for the operating port and an execution area AE. The holding area RE includes a first area Ra1, a second area Ra2, a third area Ra3, a fourth area Ra4, a fifth area Ra5, a sixth area Ra6, a seventh area Ra7, and an eighth area Ra8, and is operated. The jackpot random number counter C1 and the jackpot stored in the lottery counter buffer 231 according to the winning history to the mouths 33a and 33b (more specifically, the winning history to the first and second winning portions 33d and 33e). Numerical information of each of the type counter C2 and the reach random number counter C3 is stored in any of the areas Ra1 to Ra8 as suspension information. The pending information corresponds to special information.

In the first area Ra1 to the eighth area Ra8, in the case where a prize for the operation openings 33a, 33b (specifically, a ball for the first ball entrance portion 33d and a second ball for the second ball entrance 33e) is continuously generated a plurality of times. In addition, the numerical information is chronologically arranged in the order of the first area Ra1, the second area Ra2, the third area Ra3, the fourth area Ra4, the fifth area Ra5, the sixth area Ra6, the seventh area Ra7, and the eighth area Ra8. Will be stored in. Since the eight areas Ra1 to Ra8 are provided in this manner, the history of entering the game balls into the first ball entering portion 33d and the second ball entering portion 33e is four, that is, to the operating ports 33a and 33b. Up to eight prize winning records are stored on hold. In addition, a total reserved number storage area is provided in the reserved ball storage area 232, and the total reserved number storage area is acquired and acquired based on a ball entering the first ball entering portion 33d or the second ball entering portion 33e. Information for specifying the number of stored hold information items stored is stored.

For example, if the number of balls entered is only one of the first ball entrance part 33d and the second ball entrance part 33e, and the number of balls is 4 or more, the maximum memory number related to winning in the operating ports 33a, 33b. The number is limited to four, but as long as the game balls alternately enter the first ball entering portion 33d and the second ball entering portion 33e by the distribution means 33g already described, the winning in the operating ports 33a, 33b The maximum number of storages related to will be raised to eight. That is, in the present embodiment, it is possible to prevent the number of pieces of stored pending information from reaching a limit of four even in a situation where it is difficult to win a prize in the lower working opening 33b. ..

The execution area AE is an area for moving each value stored in the first area Ra1 of the holding area RE when the variable display of the main display portion 43 is started, and is an execution area when starting one game time. Based on the various numerical information stored in the AE, a win/fail judgment is made.

For details of each counter, the jackpot random number counter C1 is configured to be sequentially incremented by 1 in the range of 0 to 299, for example, and after reaching the maximum value (that is, 299), returns to 0. In particular, when the jackpot random number counter C1 makes one round, the value of the random number initial value counter CINI at that time is read as the initial value of the jackpot random number counter C1. The random number initial value counter CINI is a loop counter similar to the jackpot random number counter C1 (value=0 to 299). The big hit random number counter C1 is regularly updated, and when the game ball wins the operation openings 33a, 33b, specifically, the timing at which the game ball flowing into the ball entering portions 33d, 33e is detected by the detection sensors 211c, 211d. Is stored in the reserved ball storage area 232 of the RAM 204.

The value of the random number for the big hit is stored as a win/loss table (win/win information group) in the win/win table storage area 221 as the win/win information group storage means in the ROM 203. Here, the contents of the hit/miss table will be described.

Address information consisting of binary number information and jackpot numerical value information also consisting of binary number information are set in the hit/miss table in a one-to-one correspondence. Specifically, the address information is represented by a decimal number, and 10 types of "1" to "10" are set, and the jackpot numerical value information is represented by a decimal number, "7", "36", "67". , "100", "131", "164", "195", "223", "241", "272" are set, and these address information and jackpot numerical value information are one-to-one. It is associated. The numerical value of each jackpot numerical value information is included in “0” to “299” which is the numerical value range of the random number information that can be updated in the jackpot random number counter C1.

Here, in the pachinko machine 10, a low probability mode (low probability state) and a high probability mode (high probability state) are set as the lottery modes in the win/loss lottery means. The number of jackpot numerical information referred to in the low probability mode and the number of jackpot numerical information referred to in the high probability mode are different, and the former is smaller than the latter. Specifically, in the low-probability mode, only the jackpot numerical information whose address information is “1” is referred to in the win/win lottery, and in the high-probability mode, the jackpot numerical information corresponding to all the address information is received in the win/win lottery. Referenced. That is, in the low-probability mode, there is one piece of numerical information that is a big hit, and in the high-probability mode, there are ten pieces of numerical information, which is more than in the low-probability mode. As a result, the probability of winning the jackpot in the low-probability mode is 1/300, and the probability of winning the jackpot in the high-probability mode is 1/30. The high-probability mode has a higher jackpot than the low-probability mode. The chances of winning will increase. If the winning probability in the high-probability mode is higher than that in the low-probability mode, the number and value of the random numbers to be won are arbitrary.

The jackpot type counter C2 is configured to be sequentially incremented by 1 within a range of 0 to 29, and after reaching the maximum value (that is, 29), returns to 0. The jackpot type counter C2 is regularly updated, and when the game ball wins the operation openings 33a, 33b, specifically, the timing when the game ball that has flown into the ball entrance portions 33d, 33e is detected by the detection sensors 211c, 211d. Is stored in the reserved ball storage area 232 of the RAM 204.

The distribution destination of the game result for the jackpot type counter C2 is stored as a distribution table (distribution information group) in the distribution table storage area as the distribution information group storage means in the ROM 203. Then, as the distribution destination, a normal jackpot result (low probability corresponding special game result) and a probability variation jackpot result (high probability corresponding special game result) are set.

The normal jackpot result is high frequency support until the win/loss lottery mode becomes a low probability mode after the end of the opening/closing execution mode and the number of games reaches the end reference number (specifically, 100 times) after the support mode is changed. It is a jackpot result that becomes a mode. After the end reference number of times has elapsed, the low frequency support mode is entered.

The probability variation jackpot result is a jackpot result in which the win/loss lottery mode becomes the high-probability mode and the support mode becomes the high-frequency support mode after the opening/closing execution mode ends. The high-frequency support mode continues until the lottery result in the win/loss lottery becomes a big hit state win and the shift to the opening/closing execution mode accordingly.

In the distribution table, "0-9" corresponds to the normal jackpot result and "10-29" corresponds to the probability variation jackpot result, but the distribution of these numerical values is arbitrary.

In the present embodiment, the difference is provided so that the distribution based on the ball entering the second ball entering portion 33e is more advantageous to the player than the distribution based on the ball entering the first ball entering portion 33d. .. Specifically, the probability variation jackpot results are divided into two results having different degrees of advantage, specifically, the first probability variation jackpot result in which the number of rounds is “16” and the second probability variation jackpot result in which the number of rounds is “4”. When the probability variation jackpot result is obtained by the distribution based on the ball entry to the second ball entry portion 33e, the probability variation jackpot result is compared with the case where the probability variation jackpot result is obtained by the distribution based on the ball entry to the first ball entry portion 33d. By adopting a configuration in which the 1-probability-variable jackpot result is likely to occur, the above-described advantages can be obtained in the distribution mode based on the ball entering the first ball entering part 33d and the distribution mode based on the ball entering the second ball entering part 33e. Is making a difference.

The reach random number counter C3 is configured to be sequentially incremented by 1 within a range of 0 to 238, for example, and after reaching the maximum value (that is, 238), returns to 0. The reach random number counter C3 is regularly updated, and when the game ball wins the operation openings 33a, 33b, specifically, the timing when the game ball flowing into the ball entrance portions 33d, 33e is detected by the detection sensors 211c, 211d. Is stored in the reserved ball storage area 232 of the RAM 204. Then, it is determined whether or not the reach is generated based on the reach table stored in the reach table storage area of the ROM 203. However, in the game time of shifting to the open/close execution mode, the MPU 202 determines the reach occurrence regardless of the value of the reach random number counter C3. The number of the reach random number counter C3 corresponding to the occurrence of the reach display is the same in each gaming state, but may be individually set according to the gaming state. For example, when the support mode is the high frequency support mode, the number of reach random number counters C3 corresponding to the occurrence of the reach display may be set to be larger than that in the low frequency support mode.

Here, the reach display (reach state) includes a symbol display device 41 capable of performing variable display (or variable display) of a symbol (pattern), and the open/close execution mode of the variable winning device 32 is a high frequency winning mode. In the game times, the stop display result after the variable display is the special display result in the game machine. The stop display result is derived and displayed after the variable display (or the variable display) of the symbol (pattern) on the symbol display device 41 is started. The display state for making the player think that the display state is a variable display state in which the special display result is likely to occur in the previous stage.

In other words, by stopping and displaying symbols for some of the symbol columns displayed on the display screen 41a of the symbol display device 41, a combination of jackpot symbols corresponding to the occurrence of the high frequency winning mode can be achieved. It is a display state in which combinations of reach symbols that may be established are displayed, and in that state, variable display of symbols is performed in the remaining symbol columns.

More specifically, as a pre-stage for ending the variable display of the symbols, a combination of jackpot symbols corresponding to the occurrence of the high frequency winning mode is displayed on the preset effective line in the display screen 41a of the symbol display device 41. A reach line is formed by stopping and displaying a combination of reach symbols that may be established, and variable display of the symbols is performed by the final stop symbol sequence under the situation where the reach line is formed.

A display mode in the case of the reach display will be illustrated with reference to FIG. 7. In the case of the reach display, the variable display of the symbols is first ended in the upper symbol row Z1 (stopped display), and the variable display of the symbols is further ended in the lower symbol row Z3 (stopped display). In the state, the reach line is formed by stopping and displaying the main symbols having the same numbers on any of the activated lines L1 to L5. Then, under the condition that the reach line is formed, the variable display of the symbols is performed in the symbol row Z2 in the middle stage, so that the reach display is performed. Then, when the high-frequency winning mode occurs, the main symbol with the same number as the main symbol forming the reach line is stopped and displayed on the reach line, and in the middle symbol row Z2. The variable display of symbols is ended.

In addition, in the reach display, while the combination of reach symbols is displayed as described above, the variable display of the symbols is displayed in the remaining symbol columns, and the reach is displayed by displaying a predetermined character etc. as a moving image on the background screen. Examples include those that perform an effect and those that perform a reach effect by displaying a predetermined character or the like as a moving image on substantially the entire display screen after reducing or displaying a combination of reach symbols. Further, when the reach display is being performed or before the reach display, whether or not the advance notice display using the predetermined image such as the predetermined character is performed is determined by using the reach random number counter C3 or other counters. May be.

The fluctuation type counter CS is configured to be incremented by 1 in the range of 0 to 198, for example, and return to 0 after reaching the maximum value (that is, 198). The fluctuation type counter CS is used when the MPU 202 determines the fluctuation display time on the main display unit 43 and the fluctuation display time of the symbol on the symbol display device 41. The fluctuation type counter CS is updated once every time a normal process described later is executed once, and is repeatedly updated within the remaining time in the normal process. Then, the buffer value of the fluctuation type counter CS is acquired when the fluctuation pattern is determined by the symbol display device 41 at the start of fluctuation of the symbol.

When determining the variable display time on the symbol display device 41 and the main display section 43 (specifically, the result display section for the working port), the buffer values of the reach random number counter C3 and the variation type counter CS, the variable display time table storage of the ROM 203. Area 223 is referenced. Further, the MPU 202 uses the values of the big hit random number counter C1 and the big hit type counter C2 stored in the execution area AE to determine the stop result in the result display section for the working port. Uses a stop result determination table stored in the ROM 203.

The electric accessory release counter C4 is configured to be incremented by 1 in the range of 0 to 249, for example, and return to 0 after reaching the maximum value (that is, 249). The electric accessory release counter C4 is regularly updated, and is stored in the electric accessory holding area 233 of the RAM 204 at the timing when the game ball wins the through gate 35. Then, at a predetermined timing, a lottery is performed as to whether or not to control the electric accessory 34 in the open state based on the stored value of the electric accessory release counter C4. For example, if C4=0 to 199, the electric accessory 34 is controlled to the open state, and if C4=200 to 249, the electric accessory 34 is not controlled to the open state.

(Regarding various processes executed by main controller 81)
Next, a timer interrupt process and a normal process executed by the MPU 202 in the main control device 81 to advance a game at each game time will be described. In addition to the timer interrupt process and the normal process, the MPU 202 executes a main process that is started when the power is turned on and an NMI interrupt process that is started when a power failure signal is input to the NMI terminal (non-maskable terminal). Description of these various processes will be omitted.

(Timer interrupt processing)
First, the timer interrupt processing will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. This processing is activated by the MPU 202 periodically (for example, in a cycle of 2 msec).

In step S101, reading processing of various winning detection sensors is executed. That is, the states of the various winning detection sensors connected to the main controller 81 are read, the states of the winning detection sensors are determined, and the detection information (winning detection information) is stored.

Then, in step S102, the random number initial value counter CINI is updated. Specifically, the random number initial value counter CINI is incremented by 1, and is cleared to 0 when the counter value reaches the maximum value. Then, the updated value of the random number initial value counter CINI is stored in the corresponding buffer area of the RAM 204.

In a succeeding step S103, the jackpot random number counter C1, the jackpot type counter C2, the reach random number counter C3, and the electric accessory release counter C4 are updated. Specifically, the jackpot random number counter C1, the jackpot type counter C2, the reach random number counter C3, and the electric accessory release counter C4 are each incremented by 1, and when they reach their maximum values, they are cleared to 0. Then, the updated values of the counters C1 to C4 are stored in the corresponding buffer areas of the RAM 204.

In a succeeding step S104, a through winning process associated with winning of the through gate 35 is executed. In the through winning process, it is determined whether or not a through gate winning detection flag is stored in the various flag storage areas 235 of the RAM 204, and if the same flag is stored, it is stored in the electric hand holding area. On condition that the number of stored accessory products stored is less than 4, the value of the electric accessory release counter C4 updated in step S103 is stored in the electrical device reserve area. Further, the notification/effect control device 82 is subjected to a process for turning on the holding lamp section 47 of the variable display unit 36 corresponding to the number of holding memories. Then, if the winning detection flag for the through gate is stored in the various flag storage area 235, the winning detection flag is erased and the winning process for the through gate is finished.

After executing the winning process for the through gate in step S104, the process proceeds to step S105, and in the step S105, the winning process for the working port associated with the winning of the working ports 33a and 33b is executed, and the timer interrupt process is ended. To do.

<Winning process for working port>
Here, the winning process for the operating port will be described with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS. 10 and 11.

In step S201, it is determined whether or not the game ball entered (wins) the first ball entering portion 33d. When it is determined that the game ball has entered the first ball entering portion 33d, the process proceeds to step S202, and the payout control device 97 sets a prize ball command for paying out three game balls.

In a succeeding step S203, an external signal setting process is performed to output a signal indicating that the game ball has entered the first ball entering portion 33d to the hall computer HC on the game hall side. As a result, the hall computer HC recognizes that a ball has entered the first ball entrance portion 33d. After that, in step S204, an information acquisition process for storing each value of the jackpot random number counter C1, the jackpot type counter C2, and the like is performed, and the main winning process is ended.

On the other hand, if it is determined in step S201 that the game ball has not won the first ball entering portion 33d, the process proceeds to step S205. In step S205, it is determined whether or not the game ball has entered (winning) the second ball entering portion 33e. When it is determined that the game ball has entered the second ball entering portion 33e, the process proceeds to step S205, and the payout controller 97 sets a prize ball command for paying out four game balls. The prize ball command set in steps S202 and S205 is transmitted to the payout control device 97 in an external output process S401 of a normal process described later.

In a succeeding step S207, an external signal setting process is performed to output a signal indicating that the game ball has entered the second ball entering portion 33e to the hall computer HC on the game hall side. As a result, the hall computer HC recognizes that a ball has entered the second ball entry portion 33e. After that, the information acquisition process is performed in step S204, and the main winning process is ended.

In addition, when a negative determination is made in each of the processing of steps S201 and S205, that is, when there is no ball in either the first ball entering portion 33d or the second ball entering portion 33e, the main winning process is directly performed. finish.

Here, the information acquisition process of step S204 will be described with reference to FIG.

(Information acquisition process)
In the information acquisition process, first, in step S301, the number N of starting hold balls stored in the hold number storage area FE of the hold ball storage area 232, more specifically, of the first ball entering portion 33d and the second ball entering portion 33e It is determined whether or not the number N of balls to be reserved for starting, which relates to the ball entering portion that triggered the information acquisition process, is less than the upper limit value (“4” in the present embodiment). If the number N of start-up pending storages is the upper limit value, the present information acquisition processing is ended as it is, and if it is less than the upper limit value, the number N of start-up pending storages of the corresponding ball entry portion is incremented by 1 in step S302. At the same time, the total number of reservations (hereinafter, referred to as the common number of reservations CRN) stored in the number-of-reservations storage area FE in step S303 is incremented by 1.

In the following step S304, the values of the jackpot random number counter C1, the jackpot type counter C2, the reach random number counter C3, and the variation type counter CS updated in step S103 are set to the first in the empty storage area area of the working port holding area RE. In the storage area corresponding to the common hold number CRN incremented by 1 in step S302.

In subsequent steps S305 and S306, the notification/production control device 82, which is a control device on the sub side (secondary side), indicates that a winning (ball entry into the ball entry portions 33d and 33e) to the operation ports 33a and 33b has occurred. Then, the confirmation processing for holding notice and the setting processing of the holding command, which are processing for causing the display control device 212 to recognize and executing the holding notice described later, are executed, and this information acquisition processing is ended. It should be noted that the hold command includes information on which one of the first ball entering portion 33d and the second ball entering portion 33e is based on the winning.

The hold command set in the hold command setting process of step S306 will be transmitted to the notification/effect control device 82 and the display control device 212 in the external output process (step S401) of the normal process described later. Upon receiving the hold command, the display control device 212 executes processing for changing the display in the hold number display area Da described above in accordance with the increase in the hold number.

Specifically, when the display control device 212 receives the command at the display control device 212 via the notification/effect control device 82, the display control device 212 displays the hold display image MP in the hold number display area Da. A process for (for example, adding) is executed. In the hold number display area Da, the hold images are displayed sequentially from the left side. For example, if the common hold number CRN is 1, the hold image is displayed in the first unit hold display area Da1 at the left end, and the common hold is displayed. If the number CRN is 8, a reserved image is displayed in the eighth eighth unit reserved display area Da8 from the left. A detailed description of each process of steps S305 and S306 will be given later.

(Normal processing)
Next, the flow of normal processing will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. The normal process is a process that is started after the main process that is started when the power is turned on is executed, and the main process of the game is executed in the normal process. As an outline thereof, the processing of steps S401 to S406 is executed as a regular processing of a cycle of 4 msec, and the counter updating processing of steps S408 and S409 is executed in the remaining time.

In the normal process, first, an external signal output process is executed in step S401. In the external signal output process of step S401, output data such as a command set in the timer interrupt process or the previous normal process is transmitted to each control device on the sub side. Specifically, the presence/absence of a prize ball command is determined, and if the prize ball command is set, it is transmitted to the payout control device 97. Also, when various commands such as effect commands such as a change command, a type command, a change end command, a hold command, and a shift command to be described later are set, they are transmitted to the notification/effect control device 82. To do.

Next, in step S402, the fluctuation type counter CS is updated. Specifically, the variation type counter CS is incremented by 1, and the counter value is cleared to 0 when the counter value reaches the maximum value. Then, the updated value of the fluctuation type counter CS is stored in the corresponding buffer area of the RAM 204.

In a succeeding step S403, a game time control process for controlling a game in each game time is executed. In this game time control process, jackpot determination, setting of variable display of symbols by the symbol display device 41, display control of the main display unit 43, and the like are performed.

After executing the game number control process of step S403, the process proceeds to step S404 to execute the game state transition process. Although the details will be described later, the game state shift processing causes the game state to shift to the open/close execution mode, the high probability mode, the high frequency support mode, and the like. Details of the game number control process of step S403 and the game state transition process of step S404 will be described later.

In a succeeding step S405, an electric power combination support process for driving and controlling the electric auditors product 34 provided in the operation port unit 33 is executed. In this electric role support process, the electric role release of whether or not the electric role 34 is opened using the numerical information acquired from the electric role release counter C4 stored in the electric power holding area 233 of the RAM 204. The lottery is performed, and when the electric role open state is won, the opening/closing process of the electric accessory 34 is executed. In addition, display control of the accessory display unit 44 is performed so as to teach the lottery result of the electric role open lottery.

As described above, the low frequency support mode and the high frequency support mode are set as the modes of support by the electric accessory 34, and a transition to any of the support modes is made in the game state transition processing. Through this process, if the high frequency support flag is set in the various flag storage areas 235 of the RAM 204, the high frequency support mode is set, and if the flag is not set, the low frequency support mode is set.

In the electric power support process, it is determined whether or not the high frequency support mode is set by determining whether or not the high frequency support flag is set in the various flag storage areas 235 of the RAM 204. Then, in the high frequency support mode, the number of times the electric accessory 34 is in the open state is set to be larger when the electric role is released, than in the low frequency support mode. Set the opening time longer. Further, in the high-frequency support mode, when the power combination open state is won and the open state of the electric accessory 34 occurs a plurality of times, one open state ends and the next open state starts. It is set so that the closing time up to is shorter than the opening time for one time.

Incidentally, when the open/close execution mode is entered, the support mode is forcibly set to the low frequency support mode even if the high frequency support flag is set in the various flag storage areas 235 of the RAM 204.

Then, in step S406, a game ball launch control process is executed. In the game ball launch control process, the solenoid of the game ball launch mechanism 53 is excited once in a predetermined period (for example, 0.6 sec) on condition that a launch permission signal is input from the power supply/launch control device 98. .. As a result, the game ball is launched toward the game area PE.

In subsequent step S407, it is determined whether or not the execution timing of the next normal processing has been reached, that is, whether or not a predetermined time (4 msec in the present embodiment) has elapsed from the start of the previous normal processing. Then, the random number initial value counter CINI and the variation type counter CS are repeatedly updated within the remaining time until the execution timing of the next normal process.

That is, in step S408, the random number initial value counter CINI is updated. Specifically, the random number initial value counter CINI is incremented by 1, and is cleared to 0 when the counter value reaches the maximum value. Then, the updated value of the random number initial value counter CINI is stored in the corresponding area of the RAM 204. In step S409, the fluctuation type counter CS is updated. Specifically, the fluctuation type counter CS is incremented by 1, and when the counter values reach the maximum value, they are cleared to 0. Then, the updated value of the fluctuation type counter CS is stored in the corresponding area of the RAM 204.

Here, since the execution time of each processing of steps S401 to S406 changes according to the state of the game, the remaining time until the execution timing of the next normal processing changes rather than being constant. Therefore, the random number initial value counter CINI (that is, the initial value of the jackpot random number counter C1) can be updated at random by repeatedly updating the random number initial value counter CINI using the remaining time. The fluctuation type counter CS can also be updated at random.

(Game time control processing)
Next, the game number control process of step S403 will be described with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS. 13 to 16.

In the game time control process, first, as shown in the flowchart of FIG. 13, in step S501, it is determined whether the open/close execution mode is in effect. When in the opening/closing execution mode, the process of step S502 and thereafter, that is, the game time start process of steps S503 to S505 and the game time progression process of steps S506 to S509 are not executed, and the present game time is not executed. The control process ends.

If it is not in the open/close execution mode, in step S502, it is determined whether or not the result display section for the operating port of the main display section 43 is in the variable display. If the result display section for the working opening is not being displayed in a variable manner, the process proceeds to the game number starting process of steps S503 to S505. In the game time starting process, first, in step S503, it is determined whether the total number of start pending balls (common reserved number CRN) is "0". When the common hold number CRN is “0”, it means that hold information is not stored in the hold ball storage area 232. Therefore, this game time control processing is ended as it is.

On the other hand, if the common hold number CRN is not "0", the data setting process for setting the data stored in the hold area RE of the hold ball storage area 232 for variable display is executed in step S504, Further, in step S505, the variation start processing for starting the variation display on the main display portion 43 and the variation display on the symbol display device 41 is executed, and then the present game number control processing is ended.

Here, the data setting process of step S504 and the fluctuation start process of step S505 will be described in detail. First, the data setting process of step S504 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

(Data setting process)
In the data setting process, first, in step S601, one of the starting reserve balls N stored in the reserve number storage area FE which is the target of the setting process this time and the common reserve number CRN are decremented by one. In subsequent step S602, the data stored in first area Ra1 of holding area RE is moved to execution area AE.

Then, in step S603, a process of shifting the data (that is, the hold information) stored in each of the areas Ra1 to Ra8 of the hold area RE is executed. This data shift process is a process for sequentially shifting the data stored in the first area Ra1 to the eighth area Ra8 to the lower area side, and clears the data in the first area Ra1 and also to the second area Ra2→ First area Ra1, third area Ra3→second area Ra2, fourth area Ra4→third area Ra3, fifth area Ra5→fourth area Ra4, sixth area Ra6→fifth area Ra5, seventh area Ra7→ The data in each area is shifted such as the sixth area Ra6, the eighth area Ra8 and the seventh area Ra7.

In a succeeding step S604, a shift command which is information for causing the notification/effect control device 82 to recognize that the data in the holding area has been shifted is set. Then, this data setting process is completed. The shift command set in step S604 is transmitted to the display control device 212 via the notification/effect control device 82 in step S401 in the normal process (FIG. 12). Upon receiving the shift command, the display control device 212 executes a process for changing the display in the holding number display area Da for the working port in accordance with the reduction of the holding number.

(Variation start processing)
Next, the fluctuation start process of step S505 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

In the fluctuation start process, first, in step S701, a win/fail judgment process for judging whether or not the hold information referred to in the current fluctuation start process corresponds to the jackpot win. Specifically, of the information stored in the execution area AE, the information for jackpot determination, that is, the information acquired from the information updated by the jackpot random number counter C1 is grasped. Then, when the win/loss lottery mode is the low probability mode, the win/loss table for the low probability mode stored in the win/loss table storage area 221 of the ROM 203 is referred to, and the information thus grasped becomes the information corresponding to the jackpot win. If it is included, and if the win/loss lottery mode is the high probability mode, the win/loss table for the high probability mode stored in the win/loss table storage area 221 of the ROM 203 is referred to and the above-obtained information is a big hit. Identify whether it is included in the information corresponding to the winning.

In a succeeding step S702, it is determined whether or not the result of the win/loss determination process in step S701 is a result corresponding to the jackpot win. If the result corresponds to the jackpot, a type determination process is executed in step S703.

In the type determination process, information for type determination of the information stored in the execution area AE, that is, information acquired from the information updated by the jackpot type counter C2 is grasped. Further, the distribution table stored in the distribution table storage area 222 of the ROM 203 is referred to, and it is specified whether or not the information for the type determination thus grasped is included in the information corresponding to the probability variation jackpot result. Specifically, when the hold information corresponds to a ball entering the first ball entering portion 33d, the allocation table for the first ball entering portion 33d is referred to, and the hold information is the second ball entering portion 33e. If it is possible to enter the ball, the type determination is performed by referring to the distribution table for the second ball entering portion 33e.

In a succeeding step S704, it is determined whether or not the type of the jackpot winning this time is a probability variation jackpot result, based on the information identified in the type determining process in the step S703. If it is the probability variation jackpot result, the stop result setting processing for probability variation jackpot is executed in step S705, and if it is not the probability variation jackpot result, the stop result setting processing for normal jackpot is executed in step S706. If it is determined in step S702 that the jackpot is not a big hit, then a stop result setting process for out-of-coupling is executed in step S707.

In each of the stop result setting processes of steps S705 to S707, the stop result table stored in the stop result table storage area of the ROM 203 is referred to for the information of the pattern form to be finally stopped and displayed on the main display unit 43. The specified information is stored in the RAM 204. In addition, in step S705 and step S706, the MPU 202 stores in the various flag storage areas 235 of the RAM 204 the information for specifying that the winning/non-winning determination result of this game time is the probability variation jackpot result or the normal jackpot result. Specifically, the probability variation jackpot flag is stored in step S705, and the normal jackpot flag is stored in step S706.

After executing any one of steps S705 to S707, a variable display time setting process is executed in step S708.

(Variable display time setting process)
In the setting process of the variable display time, as shown in the flowchart of FIG. 16, first, in step S801, it is determined whether or not the above-mentioned win/loss lottery has been won. Specifically, it is determined whether or not the probability variation jackpot flag or the normal jackpot flag is stored in the various flag storage areas 235 of the RAM 204.

When a negative determination is made in step S801, that is, when the result of the above-mentioned win/win lottery is a miss result, the process proceeds to step S802. In step S802, it is determined whether or not reach display is generated on the symbol display device 41 in the current game. Specifically, when the value of the reach random number counter C3 stored in the execution area AE is a value corresponding to the occurrence of the reach, it is determined that the reach display has occurred, and a positive determination is made in step S802. When specifying whether or not reach is generated by using the value of the reach random number counter C3, the reach determination table stored in the reach determination table storage area 225 of the ROM 203 is referred to.

When an affirmative determination is made in either step S801 or step S802, the process proceeds to step S803, and the reach display variable display time table stored in the variable display time table storage area 223 of the ROM 203 is referred to. The fluctuation display time information corresponding to the value of the fluctuation type counter CS and the like is acquired, and in the next step S804, the fluctuation display time information is displayed in the counter area 234 of the RAM 204 in the fluctuation display time counter area (fluctuation display time measuring means). ). Then, this setting process is completed.

In other words, in the present embodiment, when the result of the win/loss lottery is a jackpot win result or when the result of the win/win lottery is a miss result and the lottery for reach generation is won, the reach display is executed. ing.

Here, the reach display is provided with a normal reach display and a super reach display which are different in variable display mode. In the reach display variable display time table, the variable display time information corresponding to each of the normal reach display and the super reach display is set, and by referring to the table, the variable display time information corresponding to each reach display is displayed. To be acquired. Regarding the determination of the type of reach display, a table is provided in which the type of reach display and the value of the variation type counter CS correspond to each other. By referring to the table, the value of the variation type counter CS of this time is determined. The corresponding reach display is determined.

More specifically, the reach display variable display time table corresponds to the jackpot type. Specifically, in the case of a probability variation jackpot result, the variable display time is set so that the combination of specific symbols can be stopped and displayed, and in the case of a normal jackpot result, the combination of non-specific symbols can be stopped and displayed. The variable display time is set to.

On the other hand, when a negative determination is made in step S802, the value of the fluctuation type counter CS of this time is referred to with reference to the reach non-occurrence variable display time table stored in the variable display time table storage area 223 in step S805. Is acquired, and the variable display time information is set in the variable display time counter area in step S806. Then, this setting process is completed.

The variable display time information when the reach is not generated is set such that the variable display time becomes shorter as the number of common hold numbers CRN increases. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and for example, a configuration that does not depend on the number of common pending numbers CRN may be used, and the smaller the number of common pending numbers CRN, the shorter the variable display time may be set. .. In addition, when the support mode is the high-frequency support mode, the reach non-reach time is selected so that a shorter variable display time is selected than in the case of the low-frequency support mode when the number of hold information is the same. Although the variable display time table for generation is set, the present invention is not limited to this, and the selected variable display time may be the same, or the above relationship may be reversed. Furthermore, the above configuration may be applied to the variable display time when the reach occurs, and the variable display time that is easily selected and the variable display time that is difficult to be selected are different between when the jackpot is won and when the reach is lost. It may be configured. Further, the variable display time table for the probability variable big hit, the variable display time table for the normal big hit, the variable display time table for the out-reach, and the variable display time table for the complete out-of-range may be individually set.

As described above, the variable display time of each game time is determined using the presence/absence of reach, the type of reach display, the number of hold information, the value of the variation type counter, and the like as parameters. However, the variable display time of each game time, the content of the other holding information, specifically, the jackpot determination information, the type determination information and the reach determination information included in the other holding information are used as parameters. It is decided without doing.

Returning to the description of the fluctuation start process (FIG. 15 ), after the fluctuation display time setting process is executed in step S708, the fluctuation command and the type command are set in step S709. The variation command includes information regarding whether or not reach has occurred and information regarding variation display time. Further, the type command includes information on the game result. That is, the type command includes, as the game result information, the probability variation jackpot result information, the normal jackpot result information, the misalignment result information, and the like.

The variation command and the type command set in step S709 are transmitted to the notification/effect control device 82 in step S401 in the normal process (FIG. 12). In the notification/effect control device 82, the light emission pattern of the display lamp section 63 and the sound output pattern from the speaker section 64 in the game time are determined based on the received variation command and type command, and the determined effect is controlled. The display lamp section 63 and the speaker section 64 are controlled so that the contents are executed. Further, the notification/effect control device 82 transmits the variation command and the type command to the display control device 212 while maintaining the information form. In the display control device 212, based on the received variation command and type command, the variable display pattern on the symbol display device 41 in the game is determined, and the symbol display device is executed so that the determined variable display pattern is executed. Display control of 41 is performed. After that, in step S710, the variable display of the pattern is started on the actuating port display section of the main display section 43, and then this fluctuation start processing is ended.

Returning to the explanation of the game time control process (FIG. 13 ), when the main display portion 43 is in the variable display, the process for game time progression of steps S506 to S509 is executed. In the game time progression process, first, in step S506, it is determined whether or not the variation display time of the current game time has elapsed. Specifically, it is determined whether or not the value of the variable display time information stored in the variable display time counter area of the RAM 204 has become “0”. The value of the variable display time information is set in the variable display time setting process (FIG. 16) as described above. Further, the value of the set variable display time information is decremented (decreased) every time the timer interrupt processing (FIG. 9) is started.

If the variable display time has not elapsed, the variable display process is executed in step S507. In the variable display process, the display mode on the main display unit 43 is changed. Then, this game time control processing is ended.

If the variation display time has elapsed, variation end processing is executed in step S508. In the fluctuation ending process, the information stored in the RAM 204 in any of the processes in steps S705 to S707 is specified, and the main display unit 43 is displayed so that the pattern corresponding to the information is stopped and displayed. Control 43.

In a succeeding step S509, a fluctuation end command is set. Then, this game time control processing is ended. The variation end command set in step S509 is transmitted to the notification/effect control device 82 in step S401 in the normal process (FIG. 12). The notification/effect control device 82 transmits the received variation end command to the display control device 212 while maintaining its information form. In the display control device 212, by receiving the variation end command, the combination of final stop symbols in the game time is fixedly displayed (final stop display).

(Game state transition processing)
Next, the game state transition processing of step S404 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

In the game state transition process, first, in step S901, it is determined whether the open/close execution mode is in effect. If it is not in the opening/closing execution mode, the process proceeds to step S902, and it is determined whether or not it is the timing at which the variable display of the pattern on the main display portion 43 (more specifically, the result display portion for the operating opening) of one game time is finished. If it is not the timing when the variable display is finished, the game state transition process is finished as it is.

If it is the timing when the variable display ends, it is determined in step S903 whether or not the game result of this game time corresponds to the shift to the open/close execution mode. Specifically, it is determined whether or not the RAM 204 stores either the normal jackpot flag or the probability variation jackpot flag. If none of the above flags are stored, the game state transition processing is ended.

If any of the above flags is stored, in step S904, the round counter area RC provided in the various counter areas 234 of the RAM 204 has a value determined according to the jackpot type, specifically, Set "16" or "4". The round counter area RC is a counter area for counting the number of times the special winning opening 32a is opened. After that, this game state transition processing ends.

On the other hand, if it is in the open/close execution mode, a positive determination is made in step S901, and the flow proceeds to step S905. In step S905, a special winning opening/closing process is executed. In the special winning opening/closing process, when the special winning opening 32a is closed, the variable winning driving unit 32c is driven on condition that the round counter area RC is "1" or more. The mouth 32a is opened. When the special winning opening 32a is open, the variable winning drive is performed on condition that a predetermined time has elapsed from the opening of the special winning opening 32a or that a predetermined number of game balls have been won. The driving state of the portion 32c is stopped and the special winning opening 32a is closed.

In a succeeding step S906, it is determined whether or not the value of the round counter area RC is "0". When the value of the round counter area RC is not "0", the game state transition processing is ended as it is. If the value of the round counter area RC is "0", the transition process at the end of the open/close execution mode is executed in step S907.

In the transition processing at the end of the opening/closing execution mode, when the probability variation jackpot flag is stored in the RAM 204, the win/loss lottery mode is set to the high probability mode and the support mode is set to the high frequency support mode. The high-probability mode and the high-frequency support mode are maintained at least until the next big win. When the RAM 204 stores the normal jackpot flag, the win/loss lottery mode is set to the low-probability mode and the support mode is set to the high-frequency support mode. However, the high frequency support mode is ended when the number of game times has continued 100 times, and then the normal game state in which the winning/winning lottery mode is the low probability mode and the support mode is the low frequency support mode is entered.

After that, in step S908, after executing the ending process of the open/close execution mode, the game state transition process is ended. In the ending process of the opening/closing execution mode, the stored flag of the normal jackpot flag or the probability variation jackpot flag is erased.

(Regarding electrical configuration of effect control device 82 and display control device 212)
Next, with reference to the block diagram of FIG. 18, a supplementary description will be given of the electrical configurations of the notification/effect control device 82 and the display control device 212.

An MPU 242 is mounted on the notification/effect control board 241 provided in the notification/effect control device 82. The MPU 242 includes a ROM 243 which stores various control programs executed by the MPU 242 and fixed value data, and a memory for temporarily storing various data when executing the control program stored in the ROM 243. A RAM 244 and various circuits such as an interrupt circuit, a timer circuit, and a data input/output circuit are built in. It is not essential that the ROM 243 and the RAM 244 are integrated into one chip with respect to the MPU 242, and each may be configured into an individual chip. This also applies to the MPUs of other control devices.

The MPU 242 is provided with an input port and an output port, respectively. The main controller 81 is connected to the input side of the MPU 242, and the game time control commands (game time control information) such as the change command, the type command, and the change end command already described from the main control device 81 are transmitted. To receive. Further, it receives a hold display control command (hold display control information) such as a shift command or a hold command, and further an open/close execution mode command (open/close execution mode information) such as an opening command or an ending command.

On the output side of the MPU 242, as described above, the holding lamp section 47 provided on the variable display unit 36, the display lamp section 63 and the speaker section 64 provided on the front door frame 14, and the display control device 212 are connected. ing. Some of the various commands input from the main control device 81 to the notification/effect control device 82 are transmitted to the display control device 212 while maintaining the information form as it is.

The display control device 212 includes a display control board 251 on which an MPU 252, which is an element in which a program ROM 253 and a work RAM 254 are combined into a chip, a video display processor (VDP) 255, a character ROM 256, and a video RAM 257 are mounted. Equipped with. Note that it is not essential that the program ROM 253 and the work RAM 254 are integrated into one chip for the MPU 252, and each may be configured into an individual chip.

The MPU 252 of the display control device 212 analyzes various commands received from the main control device 81 via the notification/effect control device 82 or performs predetermined arithmetic processing based on the received various commands to control the VDP 255 (specifically, To generate the internal command for the VDP 255). More specifically, the MPU 252 executes a process of determining a variable display pattern of each game time in the symbol display device 41 based on a command transmitted from the main control device 81 via the notification/effect control device 82. At the same time, the processing relating to the reservation notice described later is executed, and the drawing processing for the VDP 255 is executed corresponding to the processing result. As a result, various images are displayed on the display screen 41a of the symbol display device 41.

The program ROM 253 is a memory for storing various control programs executed by the MPU 252 and fixed value data, and also stores and holds JPEG format image data for a background image.

The work RAM 254 is a memory for temporarily storing work data, flags, etc. used when the MPU 252 executes various programs. These work data and flags are stored in each area of the work RAM 254.

The VDP 255 is a kind of drawing circuit that directly operates an image processing device as a liquid crystal display driver incorporated in the symbol display device 41. Since the VDP 255 is formed as an IC chip, it is also called a "drawing chip", and the substance thereof should be called a microcomputer chip containing firmware dedicated to drawing processing. The VDP 255 adjusts the timing of each of the MPU 252, the video RAM 257 and the like to intervene in the reading and writing of data, and also reads the image data to be stored in the video RAM 257 from the character ROM 256 at a predetermined timing and displays it on the symbol display device 41.

The character ROM 256 plays a role as an image data library for storing character data such as designs displayed on the design display device 41. The character ROM 256 holds bit map format image data of various display symbols, a color palette table to be referred to when determining the expression color at each dot of the bit map image, and the like.

Further, in the character ROM 256, as a part of the above-mentioned data, image data (holding display image MP) to be displayed in the holding display area NE of the symbol display device 41 and a partition frame to be displayed in the execution target display area Db are displayed. An image data storage area for holding 271 in which image data is stored, and an image data storage area 272 for notice effect in which image data displayed when a notice effect described later is executed are provided. It is also possible to provide a plurality of character ROMs 256 and share the character ROMs 256 to store image data and the like. Further, the JPEG format image data for the background image stored in the program ROM 253 may be stored in the character ROM 256.

The video RAM 257 is a memory for storing display data to be displayed on the symbol display device 41, and the display content of the symbol display device 41 is changed by rewriting the contents of the video RAM 257. The video RAM 257 is provided with a hold display area 281 and an execution display area 282 corresponding to the hold display area NE.

In the holding display area 281, the first unit area to the eighth unit area are set so as to have a one-to-one correspondence with the first area Ra1 to the eighth area Ra8 in the working port holding area RE. In each of the unit hold display areas Da1 to Da8 of the hold number display area Da on the display screen 41a, the hold display image MP is displayed according to the hold display information (data) written in each unit area. In the unit hold display areas Da1 to Da8 corresponding to the unit areas where no data is set, no image is displayed or the background image on the display screen 41a of the symbol display device 41 is displayed.

The execution display area 282 corresponds to the execution area AE. In the execution target display area Db on the display screen 41a, the pending display image MP is displayed according to the data written in the execution display area 282. When no data is set, the background image on the display screen 41a of the symbol display device 41 is displayed.

As described above, in the present embodiment, the outline of the variable display mode of the symbols on the display screen 41a is specified by the notification/production control device 82 with reference to the command from the main control device 81, and based on the specification result. The details of the variable display mode are determined by the display control device 212. Specifically, in the MPU 242 of the notification/effect control device 82, the variable display control process is executed as a part of the regular process started at a predetermined cycle (for example, 2 msec), and the variable display control process displays the variable display of the symbol. The outline of the aspect is specified. Here, the variable display control process will be described with reference to the flowchart in FIG.

(Variable display control processing)
In the variable display control process, first, in step S1001, it is determined whether or not the game is being performed, that is, whether or not the symbol display device 41 is performing variable display of symbols for one game. When it is determined that the game is not being played, the process proceeds to step S1002, and it is determined whether the variation command transmitted from the main control device 81 is received.

When a negative determination is made in step S1002, this variable display control process is ended as it is. On the other hand, if an affirmative decision is made in step S1002, then this fluctuation display control processing is terminated after execution of fluctuation start processing in step S1003.

Returning to the description of step S1001, if a positive determination is made in step S1001, that is, if it is determined that the game is being played, the process proceeds to step S1004. In step S1004, it is determined whether or not the fluctuation end command transmitted from the main control device 81 is received. When a negative determination is made in step S1004, the changing display control process is ended after executing the changing process in step S1005. The changing process is a process for executing various effects and changing the determined effects in the game time started by the changing start process.

If an affirmative decision is made in step S1004, then the flow of control proceeds to a step S1006, where the fluctuation end processing is executed and then this fluctuation display control processing is ended. In the fluctuation ending process, the variable display of the symbols and the effect being executed are ended (fixed stop) in correspondence with the hold information related to the game time. In such a process, the speaker unit 64 and the lamp unit 63 are drive-controlled to produce an effect corresponding to the fixed stop. Then, after outputting the confirmation command to the display control device 212, this fluctuation ending process is ended. In the MPU 252 of the display control device 212, the symbol display device 41 controls to stop the symbol based on the received confirmation command.

(Process for fluctuation start)
Here, with reference to the flowchart of FIG. 20, a supplementary description will be given of the fluctuation start process of step S1003. The variation start process is a process for starting the game game effect based on the receipt of the variation command transmitted from the main control device 81. In the variation start process, a reach display and a pending notice effect, which will be described later, are set as an effect for game play. Here, the process relating to the setting of the reach display will be described, and the process relating to the setting of the pending notice effect will be described later.

In the fluctuation start process, first, the fluctuation command received this time is read in step S1101, and the information about the presence or absence of reach and the fluctuation display time information are specified from the command. Further, as already described, when the variation command is transmitted from the main control device 81, the type command is also transmitted. In step S1101, the type command received together with the variation command received this time is read, and information on the game result such as information on the probability variation jackpot result, information on the normal jackpot result, or information on the deviation result is specified from the command. Then, in step S1101, from the above-identified information, information on whether or not a jackpot is won, information on a jackpot type if the jackpot is won, information on whether or not a reach is generated if the jackpot is not hit, and a variable display time. Information is stored in the register of the MPU 242.

In a succeeding step S1102, it is determined whether or not the game result of the game time started this time is a game result corresponding to the jackpot result, based on the information grasped in step S1101. If it is a jackpot result, that is, if it is a probability variation jackpot result or a normal jackpot result, in a succeeding step S1103, a jackpot effect setting process is executed.

In the effect setting process for jackpot, the stop result of the symbol for jackpot is determined (the stop result determination process is performed). In the stop result determination process, when the probability variation jackpot result, the stop result in which the combination of the same specific symbol (main symbol with an odd number) is established on one of the effective lines L1 to L5, Determined as a stop result. Also, in the case of a normal jackpot result, the stop result that the combination of the same non-specific symbols (main symbols with an even number) is established on one of the activated lines L1 to L5 is set as the stop result of this game time. decide.

The types of main symbols and the activated lines L1 to L5 that are stopped and displayed when the jackpot result is obtained are randomly determined by lottery or the like. The final stop line table stored in the various table areas of the ROM 243 stores the valid lines L1 to L5 and address information. The final stop line determined by the above processing is the final stop line provided in the RAM 244. The address information is stored in the line address storage area. At this time, a process of storing the determined stop result information in the stop result address storage area is executed. Even in the following description, the stop result address information determined by the various stop result determination processes is stored in the stop result address storage area of the RAM 244.

In the big hit production setting process, the variable display mode of the big hit symbols is determined (variable display mode determination process (production pattern determination process) is performed). As described above, when the jackpot result is obtained, the result is notified via the reach display. In the variation display mode determination process for reach display, the variation display pattern table for reach display stored in various table areas of the ROM 243 is acquired, and the variation display time of the variation command currently received and the game in the type command are acquired. The effect pattern of normal reach display or super reach display corresponding to the result is determined. Further, a process of storing the address information of the determined variable display mode in the pattern address storage area of the RAM 244 is executed. In the variable display mode determination process described below, the corresponding variable display pattern table is acquired from the variable display pattern table storage area of the ROM 243 to determine the variable display time and the effect pattern corresponding to the game result. Then, the address information of the effect pattern determined in the effect pattern determination process is stored in the pattern address storage area of the RAM 244.

When it is determined in step S1102 that the result is not the big hit, the process proceeds to step S1104. In step S1104, it is determined whether or not a reach occurs in the current game. If a reach is generated, the process proceeds to step S1105, and a reach setting process for reach generation is executed. In the production setting process for reach generation, the combination of the outline of the production and the symbols to be stopped finally are determined. Since the former is the same as the processing in step S1103, the description thereof is cited. Since this process corresponds to the out-reach, the stop symbol is determined so that the symbol combination corresponding to the jackpot result is not obtained. That is, the stop result that the combination of the reach patterns is established on the one effective line L1 to L5 is determined as the stop result of this time. In this case, the types of combinations of the out-reach symbols and the effective lines L1 to L5 are randomly determined by lottery or the like. Further, in this determination, the same symbol combination is not established on any of the activated lines L1 to L5, and the symbol in the middle symbol row Z2 which is the same as the symbol forming the reach line is set for the reach line. The stop result on the effective line is determined so as to make a final stop at a stop position that is offset before or after. After that, a process of storing the determined stop result information in the stop result address storage area is executed.

If it is determined in step S1104 that the reach has not occurred, the process proceeds to step S1106. In step S1106, a combination of the outline of the production for normal disengagement and the design to be finally stopped is determined. Since this processing corresponds to complete deviation, the stop symbol is determined so that the symbol combination corresponding to the jackpot result is not formed.

When executing any one of the setting process of step S1103, step S1105, and step S1106, whether or not the effect related to the pending notice described later is considered is taken into consideration, but the effect related to the pending notice will be described later. ..

After performing any one of step S1103, step S1105, and step S1106, the process proceeds to step S1107. In step S1107, a process of outputting the command including the stop result and the effect pattern information determined in step S1103, step S1105, and step S1106 to the display control device 212 as a stop result command and a pattern command, respectively is executed. In the MPU 252 of the display control device 212, based on the received stop result command and pattern command, the display control of the symbol display device 41 is performed in order to execute the effect in the current game time.

After the process of step S1107 is executed, in a succeeding step S1108, a process for starting the effect for game play is executed, and then the process for starting this variation is ended. Specifically, the drive control of the speaker unit 64 and the lamp unit 63 is started based on the effect pattern determined in the above steps S1103, S1105, and S1106, and the effect for game play is started.

Here, based on FIG. 21, a supplementary description will be given of the variable display mode of the symbols displayed on the symbol display device 41 (display screen 41a). FIG. 21A is a schematic diagram showing types of variable display modes, and FIG. 21B is a schematic diagram showing an outline of each variable display mode.

(Variable display mode)
As shown in FIG. 21(a), the variable display mode of the symbols executed on the display screen 41a is large in five, that is, completely out, normal reach A, normal reach B, super reach A, super reach B, and super reach C. Be separated. For each of these variable display modes, the variable display time is set to be different, and the outline of the variable display mode for each game is grasped based on the information related to the variable display time given to the command from the main controller 81. It is possible.

Specifically, "3 sec to 8 sec" (variation is set according to the number of holdings) for the variable display time of complete deviation, "10 sec" for the variable display time of normal reach A, and the variable display time of normal reach B. Is longer than the fluctuation display time of normal reach A, “15 sec”, the fluctuation display time of super reach A is “16 sec” longer than the fluctuation display time of normal reach A and B, and the super reach is variable reach time of super reach B. The variable display time of A is longer than "17 sec", and the variable display time of super reach C is "18 sec" which is longer than the variable display time of other super reach A and B. For example, when the information related to the variable display time given to the command from the main control device 81 is “15 sec”, the notification/effect control device 82 knows that the normal reach B should be executed. ..

In addition, in the game times corresponding to the jackpot results, Super Reach C> Super Reach B
＞ Super Reach A ＞ Normal Reach B ＞ Normal Reach A ＞ It becomes easier to select in the order, and in the game times that correspond to the miss result, it is completely missed ＞ Normal Reach A ＞ Normal Reach B ＞ Super Reach A ＞ Super Reach B ＞
The configuration is such that it is easy to select in the order of Super Reach C. That is, as the variable display time becomes longer, the expectation of winning the jackpot becomes higher.

Here, the variable display mode of the normal reach A and B will be described with reference to FIG. When the normal reach A and B are selected, first, the variable display (scroll display) of all the symbol rows that are stopped and displayed is started, and then the variable display of the symbols is ended in the upper symbol row Z1 (stop). Then, the variable display of the symbols is terminated (stopped display) in the lower symbol row Z3. In this manner, in the state where the upper and lower symbol rows Z1 and Z3 are stopped and displayed, the reach line is displayed by stopping and displaying the main symbol having the same number on any of the activated lines L1 to L5 (see FIG. 6). Is formed. Then, under the condition that the reach line is formed, the reach display (reach change display) is performed by performing the change display of the middle symbol row Z2. After the reach display, the variable display ends by stopping and displaying the middle symbol row Z2. Then, the fact that the same symbols as those forming the reach display are stopped on the reach line is notified that the jackpot has been won, and the other symbols are stopped on the reach line to win the jackpot. The fact that they have not done so will be notified. In this way, the combination of the symbols finally displayed for stop is maintained as it is for a predetermined period. That is, the current game time continues until the stop display period elapses, and the transition to the next game time is allowed when the stop display period elapses.

In the present embodiment, the difference in the variable display time between the normal reach A and the normal reach B is secured by setting the difference in the variable display time of the middle symbol row Z2 after the reach line is formed. The method of setting the difference of is arbitrary. For example, by setting a difference in the time from the start of the variable display to the formation of the reach line, it is possible to secure the difference in the variable display time.

Next, the variable display mode of the super reach A, B, C will be described based on the variable display mode of the normal reach A, B described above. As shown in FIGS. 21(b2) to 21(b4), for the super reach A, B, C, the reach line described above is formed through the same process as the normal reach A, B. Then, after the reach line is formed, the reach effect is performed by displaying a predetermined character as a moving image together with the variable display of the middle symbol row Z2. Specifically, after the reach line is formed in the super reach A, a character imitating a fairy is displayed in the center of the variable display area of the middle symbol row Z2 (the center of the variable display area ME), and in the super reach B. After the reach line is formed, a character imitating a boy is displayed in the center of the variable display area of the middle symbol row Z2 (center of the variable display area ME), and after the reach line is formed in super reach C, A character simulating a girl will be displayed in the center of the variable display area of the middle symbol row Z2 (the center of the variable display area ME).

(About notice of hold)
In the present embodiment, the effect related to the hold notice that suggests the content of the hold information stored in the hold ball storage area 232 of the RAM 204 has a predetermined probability before the game time related to the hold information is started. It is configured to be executed in. For the player, the production corresponding to the pending information that is not yet a lottery target is executed at a timing before it becomes the gaming cycle related to the pending information, so that the player can respond to the ongoing gaming cycle. Not only the game to confirm the lottery result of the hold information, but also the game of confirming or predicting the result when the hold information to be lottery target later becomes the lottery target is added, Diversification is achieved. As a result, the degree of attention to the game can be increased.

With respect to this suspension notice, in addition to the execution of the above-described variable display of the symbols in the variable display area ME of the display screen 41a and the change of the mode of the suspension display in the suspension display area NE of the display screen 41a. It is roughly divided into what is executed.

The pending display on the display screen 41a is used for the pending announcement executed in the pending display area NE. Therefore, hereinafter, with reference to the flowchart of FIG. 22A and the schematic diagram of FIG. 22B, a configuration that is a premise of the suspension notice, a process for suspension display control executed by the MPU 252 of the display control device 212 ( The process corresponding to the pending display control command) will be described. The pending display control command handling process is a process that is executed as part of a regular process that is activated at a predetermined cycle (2 msec in this embodiment).

(Processing for holding display control command)
As shown in FIG. 22A, in the hold display control command handling process, first in step S1201, it is determined whether or not a hold command is received from the main control device 81 via the notification/effect control device 82. judge. If an affirmative decision is made in step S1201, the value of the number-of-holds counter (holding storage number SN) provided in various counter areas 265 of the work RAM 254 is incremented by one in step S1202.

After executing the update processing in step S1202, the flow advances to step S1203 to execute the pending display addition processing, and the pending display control command handling processing is ended. The above-mentioned hold storage number SN corresponds to the hold display area 281 of the video RAM 257. When the display setting of the hold display image MP is performed in the hold display addition processing, the hold display information (specifically, the hold image data storage area 271 is displayed in the unit area corresponding to the hold storage number SN in the hold display area 281. The address of the stored holding image) is set. In each of the unit hold display areas Da1 to Da8 of the hold number display area Da on the display screen 41a, the hold display image MP is additionally displayed according to the data written in each unit area.

For example, as shown in FIG. 22(b1), under the condition that the hold display image MP is displayed in the first unit hold display area Da1 and the second unit hold display area Da2, that is, the hold storage number SN=“ When the hold command is received under the condition of "2", the hold storage number SN changes from "2" to "3", and the hold display information is set in the third unit area of the hold display area 281. To be done. As a result, as shown in FIG. 22B2, the hold display image MP is displayed in the third unit hold display area Da3.

Returning to the description of step S1201, if a negative determination is made in step S1201, the process proceeds to step S1204. In step S1204, it is determined whether or not a shift command is received from the main control device 81 via the notification/effect control device 82. When a negative determination is made in step S1204, the current pending display control command handling process is ended.

If an affirmative decision is made in step S1204, the operation proceeds to step S1205. In step S1205, the value of the hold number counter (hold storage number SN) provided in the hold counter area of the work RAM 254 is decremented by 1.

In a succeeding step S1206, shift processing is executed, and the processing corresponding to the command for holding display control is ended. In the shift process, the hold display information set in the first unit area of the hold display area 281 is moved to the execution display area 282, and is set in the first to eighth unit areas of the hold display area 281. The pending display information is shifted to the lower area side in order.

Specifically, the hold display information of the first unit area is moved to the execution display area 282, and the second unit area→first unit area, third unit area→second unit area, fourth unit area→third unit. Unit area, 5th unit area → 4th unit area, 6th unit area → 5th unit area, 7th unit area → 6th unit area, 8th unit area → 7th unit area, etc. Shift pending display information.

For example, as shown in FIG. 22(b1), under the condition that the hold display image MP is displayed in the first unit hold display area Da1 and the second unit hold display area Da2, that is, the hold storage number SN=“ When the shift command is received under the condition of "2", the number of reserved memories SN changes from "2" to "1". Along with this, the hold display information of the execution display area 282 is erased, the hold display information of the first unit area is displayed in the execution display area 282, the hold display information of the second unit area is displayed in the first unit area, and the third display area is displayed. The hold display information of the unit area is shifted to the second unit area. As a result, as shown in FIG. 22B3, the hold display image MP is displayed in the execution target display area Db and the first unit hold display area Da1.

Here, in the hold image data storage area 271, a plurality of types of hold display images MP having different colors (more specifically, four types of white, blue, yellow, and red) are stored as a hold image group, and each color is stored. The above address is different depending on. At the time of setting the hold display information, the notification/effect control device 82 determines which color to display in accordance with the presence or absence of the above-mentioned notice of hold. When it goes through 82, it is incorporated into the hold command by the notification/effect control device 82. That is, the display control device 212 recognizes which color corresponds to the address to be set as the above-mentioned hold display information by reading the information about the color from the received hold command.

Next, the processing related to the suspension notice executed by the MPU 202 of the main control device 81 will be described. As the processing related to the suspension notice, the confirmation processing for the suspension notice (step S305 in FIG. 11) and the suspension command setting processing (step S306 in FIG. 11) are set, and these processings are timer interrupt processing ( It is configured to be executed as a part of the winning process for the working opening (FIG. 10) set as a part of the process of FIG. 9), specifically, the information acquisition process of step S204. That is, the confirmation process for the reservation notice and the setting process for the suspension command are executed based on the winning of the operation openings 33a and 33b.

Hereinafter, the confirmation process for the reservation notice will be described with reference to the flowchart in FIG.

(Confirmation process for holding notice)
In the confirmation process for the preliminary notice of suspension, in step S1301, the starting reserved storage number N and the common reserved number CRN stored in the reserved number storage area FE of the reserved ball storage area 232 are read out, and the information of the reserved number is stored in the MPU 202. Store in register. After that, in steps S1302 to S1306, it is confirmed whether or not the pending information acquired by the present winning includes the jackpot winning information.

Specifically, first, in step S1302, the information for jackpot determination, that is, the value of the jackpot random number counter C1 that has already been obtained, among the hold information obtained in step S304 based on the current winning of the operation openings 33a and 33b, is displayed. To figure out.

In a succeeding step S1303, it is determined whether or not the low probability mode is set. Specifically, by determining whether or not the high probability mode flag is stored in the various flag storage area 235 of the RAM 204, it is determined whether or not the current win/loss lottery mode is the low probability mode. In the case of the low probability mode, the process proceeds to step S1304, and the jackpot determination information (the value of the jackpot random number counter C1) grasped in step S1302 with reference to the win/loss table for the low probability mode corresponds to the jackpot winning information. Determine if it is included in the group. If it is in the high-probability mode, the process proceeds to step S1305, and referring to the high-probability mode win/fail table shown in FIG. Value) is included in the information set as the jackpot win.

After step S1304 or step S1305, the process proceeds to step S1306, and it is determined whether the information for jackpot determination (the value of the jackpot random number counter C1) grasped in step S1302 corresponds to the jackpot winning. When the jackpot is won, the jackpot information is stored in the register of the MPU 202 in step S1307, and the confirmation process for the preliminary reservation notice is directly terminated.

In the process of step S1307, the jackpot type determination information, that is, the value of the already-obtained jackpot type counter C2, of the holding information obtained in step S304 based on the current winning, is grasped, and the distribution table is referred to. Then, the type of jackpot is determined. The information stored in the register of the MPU 202 in step S1307 will include the information related to the jackpot type.

On the other hand, if a negative decision is made in step S1306, the operation proceeds to step S1308. In step S1308, the information for out-of-reach determination, that is, the value of the reach random number counter C3 that has been acquired, is grasped from the hold information acquired in step S304 based on the current winning of the operation openings 33a and 33b.

In the following step S1309, the reach determination table (reach determination information group) stored in the reach determination table storage area (reach determination information group storage unit) 225 of the ROM 203 is referred to, and it is grasped in step S1308. Whether or not the information for reach determination (the value of the reach random number counter C3) is included in the information set as the reach winning is specified.

After the process of step S1309 is executed, the process proceeds to step S1310, and it is determined whether the reach determination information (value of the reach random number counter C3) grasped in step S1308 corresponds to the reach occurrence. When the reach occurrence is supported, the reach occurrence information is stored in the register of the MPU 202 in step S1311, and then the present confirmation processing is ended. On the other hand, if it does not correspond to the occurrence of reach, the present confirmation processing is ended as it is.

(Hold command setting process)
Next, with reference to the flowchart of FIG. 24, the setting process of the hold command will be described.

In the hold command setting process, first, in step S1401, it is determined whether or not the jackpot information is stored in the register of the MPU 202, so that the jackpot determination confirmation process (FIG. 23) immediately before the jackpot determination is performed. It is determined whether or not the information has been identified as corresponding to the jackpot win. If the big hit information is stored, the process proceeds to step S1302, and a big hit correspondence hold command is set. The setting of the above commands and the setting of various commands described later are performed by storing command information in a command setting area provided in the RAM 204. The bao and jackpot pending command includes information about the type of jackpot.

On the other hand, when a negative determination is made in step S1401, that is, when the jackpot information is not stored in the register of the MPU 202, the process proceeds to step S1403, and the reach occurrence information is stored in the register of the MPU 202. By determining, it is determined whether or not the information for reach determination has been identified as corresponding to the occurrence of the reach in the confirmation process (Fig. 23) for the previous notice of holding. If the reach occurrence information is stored, the detachment hold command is set in step S1404, and if the reach occurrence information is not stored, the complete detachment hold command is set in step S1405.

When setting the hold command in steps S1402, S1404, and S1405, the variable display time is determined by referring to the value of the fluctuation type counter CS, and the information related to the variable display time is stored in the hold command. .. When deciding the variable display time, the variable display time table is referred to as in the variable display time setting process shown in step S708. The hold command set in this way is transmitted to the display control device 212, and the display control device 212 can grasp the variable display mode of the symbols and the like based on the hold command. In addition, as already described, in the case of complete disengagement, the variable display time may change according to the number of hold information stored at the time of starting the game time related to the hold information. Therefore, when the complete disconnection pending command is set, the variable display time is provisionally set.

After executing the command setting process in any of steps S1402, S1404, and S1405, in step S1406, a process of setting information on the number of holdings for the holding command is executed. As such processing, specifically, the information on the hold command set as described above is configured as information of a plurality of bytes, and for some of the bits, information indicating that the command is a hold command and the hold command are included. The information of the type is included and the information of the number of holdings can be set.

In step S1406, first, the information on the number of holdings stored in the register of the MPU 202 in step S1301 in the confirmation process (FIG. 23) for the previous holding notice is read, and then the number of holdings in the already set holding command is read. The information of the reserved number read out for the information bit is stored by an arithmetic processing such as a logical sum. As a result, with respect to the hold command set in any of the processes of step S1402, step S1404, and step S1405, information for specifying the number of hold information corresponding to the hold command. Will be included. After executing the process of step S1406 described in detail above, the present hold command setting process is ended.

The hold command including the information on the number of holdings in step S1406 is transmitted to the notification/effect control device 82 by the external output process in step S401 in the next normal process (FIG. 12). The notification/effect control device 82 identifies that the hold information has increased by receiving the hold command. Further, the notification/effect control device 82 adds information for holding notice, which will be described later, to the holding command and transmits it to the display control device 212. The display control device 212 executes processing such as hold display and hold notice based on the received hold command.

In addition, how to set the hold command, depending on the hold command in the display control device 212, whether there is a jackpot, if the jackpot is a jackpot type at that time, in the case of not jackpot It is optional as long as the variable display mode of the symbol can be specified. For example, a combination of a jackpot-supported hold command, an out-reach-supported hold command, and a complete disconnection-supported hold command are individually set in correspondence with each of the number of holds, and in the hold command setting process, a confirmation process for a hold notice ( It is also possible to adopt a configuration in which one hold command is selected according to the confirmation result in FIG. 19).

Next, a process relating to the hold notice executed by the MPU 242 of the notification/effect control device 82 will be described. As the process related to the reservation notice, there are roughly set a command corresponding process for determining a command from the main control device 81 and a reservation notice effect setting process for determining a mode of the reservation notice.

(Processing for holding command)
In the hold command handling process, when the hold command transmitted by the main control device 81 is received, the process corresponding to the information included in the received hold command is executed. The pending command handling process is executed as a part of a periodic process that is repeatedly activated at a predetermined cycle (for example, a 2 msec cycle).

In the pending command handling process, first, it is determined whether or not a pending command is received. The command received by the MPU 242 of the notification/effect control device 82 is temporarily stored in the command storage area 261 of the RAM 244. The command storage area 261 is configured as a ring buffer that can individually store a plurality of commands and can be read from previously stored commands. Even if a plurality of commands are received at the same time, The processing corresponding to each command can be satisfactorily executed. In determining whether or not the correspondence hold command is received, it is determined whether or not the jackpot correspondence hold command is received in the area to be read this time in the command storage area 261. The configuration for reading such a command is the same for reading other commands such as the variation start command.

When the hold command is received, various information included in the hold command is stored in the hold information storage area 267. The reservation information storage area 267 has a first area Rc1 to an eighth area Rc8, and is configured to store one reservation information for each area. The reservation information stored in each area Rc1 to Rc8 is sequentially shifted to the lower area side by receiving the shift command from the main control device 81, that is, when the game time is started. Specifically, while clearing the data of the first area Rc1, the second area Rc2→the first area Rc1, the third area Rc3→the second area Rc2, the fourth area Rc4→the third area Rc3... The data in each area is shifted such as area Rc8→seventh area Rc7. In the hold information storage area 267 of the notification/effect control device 82 as well, like the hold ball storage area 232 (specifically, the hold area RE) of the main control device 81, the hold information is collected in a time series regardless of the entry destination. It is configured to be stored. Specifically, the information on the number of holdings included in the command received this time is specified, and the various information is stored in the area corresponding to the information on the specified number of holdings among the first area Rc1 to the eighth area Rc8.

When the above-mentioned hold command is received, the hold command reception flag is set in the various flag storage area 266 of the RAM 244, and when the shift command is received, the shift command reception flag is set in the various flag storage area 266. To be done. Each of these flags is triggered by the setting process for the pending notice effect described below, and is deleted when the setting process for the pending notice effect is completed.

The MPU 242 of the notification/effect control device 82 performs the setting process for the pending notice effect based on the information stored in the pending information storage area 267. Here, with reference to the flowchart of FIG. 25, the setting processing for the preliminary announcement effect will be described. It should be noted that the setting process for holding notice production is a process that is executed as part of a periodic process that is repeatedly activated in a predetermined cycle (for example, a 2 msec cycle), and it is necessary to receive the above-described hold command or shift command. Is a process executed as. In other words, in the present embodiment, the timing for executing the hold announcement effect is when the hold information is acquired in association with the winning of the operation opening 33 or when the hold information is consumed as the game progresses.

(Hold notice effect setting process)
In the setting processing for the pending notice effect, first, in step S1501, it is determined whether or not the pending announcement regulation flag is stored in the various flag storage areas 266 of the RAM 244. The pending notice restriction flag is stored in various flag storage areas 266 when the occurrence of more pending notices is restricted under the situation where a plurality of pending notices occur, and the pending hold that triggered the storage of the pending notice restriction flag. It is erased based on the end of the game game related to the information.

If an affirmative decision is made in step S1501, the processing for setting the preliminary announcement notice effect is ended. If a negative decision is made in step S1501, the operation proceeds to step S1503. In step S1502, it is determined whether the shift command or the hold command is received from the main control device 81. Specifically, it is determined whether or not the hold command reception flag or the shift command reception flag is set in the various flag storage area 266 of the RAM 244. When a negative determination is made in step S1502, the setting processing for the preliminary announcement notice effect is ended as it is. In addition, in the present embodiment, the setting processing for holding notice production is incorporated in the regular processing, and there is a possibility that the reception timing of each command and the execution timing of the setting processing for holding notice production are shifted. Therefore, in step S1502, the presence/absence of a command is reconfirmed to suppress the occurrence of the pending notice effect at an unintended timing. However, such reconfirmation of the command is not essential, and the confirmation process may be omitted.

If an affirmative decision is made in step S1502, the operation proceeds to step S1503. In step S1503, it is determined whether or not the pending announcement flag is stored in the various flag storage area 266 of the RAM 244. The pending notice flag is stored in various flag storage areas 266 when a situation in which a pending notice is generated occurs, and is erased based on the end of the game times related to the pending information that triggered the storage of the pending notice flag. It

If a negative determination is made in step S1503, that is, if the suspension notice is not issued, the process proceeds to step S1504. After executing the first hold notice process in step S1504, the present hold notice effect setting process ends. Here, the first pending notice process will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

(Processing for first pending notice)
In the first pending notice process, first, in step S1601, it is determined whether the command that triggered the pending notice process this time is a pending command. When it is determined that the hold command is received, the hold command receiving lottery process is executed in step S1602. On the other hand, when it is determined that the shift command is received instead of the hold command, the shift command reception lottery process is executed in step S1603. In the present embodiment, reception of the hold command and reception of the shift command are set as the lottery triggers of the reservation notice. However, since the lottery modes triggered by the reception of these commands are different, the difference between the two lottery processes will be described.

In the lottery process related to the hold command, the lottery target of the hold notice is limited to the hold information newly added this time. That is, among the first area Rc1 to the eighth area Rc8 provided in the suspension information storage area 267 of the RAM 244, the suspension advance notice availability lottery is performed based on the information stored in the area corresponding to the suspension command received this time. .. This lottery grasps from the stored information whether or not the game times related to the holding information is a big hit, whether the reach display is performed, and if the reach display is performed, the pattern is grasped, and It is performed based on the corresponding lottery table and the value of the lottery counter area 263.

In the lottery table storage area of the ROM 243, a lottery table for jackpot, a lottery table for out-of-range normal reach A, a lottery table for out-of-range normal reach B, and a lottery table for out-of-place super reach A A lottery table for missed super reach B, a lottery table for missed super reach C, and a lottery table for completely missed are stored.

These various tables are set so that the winning probability increases in the order of jackpot>super reach C>super reach B>super reach B>normal reach A>normal reach B>completely missed.

In the lottery process related to the shift command, the lottery target of the reservation notice is all the reservation information remaining after the shift. That is, based on all the information stored in the first area Rc1 to the eighth area Rc8 provided in the hold information storage area 267 of the RAM 244, the hold advance announcement possibility lottery is performed. This lottery is individually performed for each stored information. The lottery order (priority order) is defined to be the new order (eighth area Rc8→seventh area Rc7→...→first area Rc1). For example, when the common hold number CRN is “2”, the lottery is first performed based on the information stored in the second area Rc2, and the information stored in the first area Rc1 when the lottery is not won. The lottery will be conducted based on.

Particularly in the present embodiment, the value of the common hold number CRN is increased, so that the variable display time in the game time corresponding to the complete deviation is shortened. Therefore, by preferentially making the new hold information the lottery target as described above, it is possible to appropriately secure the period of the notice effect when executing the hold notice.

Regarding the lottery method, as in the case of receiving the hold command, whether the game times related to the hold information are jackpots from the stored information, whether the reach display is performed, and when the reach display is performed The pattern is grasped, and the drawing is performed based on the lottery table and the value of the lottery counter area 263 corresponding thereto.

In the lottery table storage area of the ROM 243, a lottery table for jackpot, a lottery table for out-of-range normal reach A, a lottery table for out-of-range normal reach B, and a lottery for out-of-range super reach A as lottery tables for receiving commands during shift. A table, a lottery table for missed super reach B, a lottery table for missed super reach C, and a lottery table for completely missed are stored.

These various tables are set so that the winning probability increases in the order of jackpot>super reach C>super reach B>super reach B>normal reach A>normal reach B>completely missed. However, the lottery table group for receiving the command at the time of shift is set so that the probability of being a preliminary announcement win is low when compared with the group of lottery tables for receiving the hold command. For example, when the lottery tables for jackpot are compared, the winning probability at the time of referring to the lottery table for receiving the shift command is set lower than the probability of winning at the time of referring to the lottery table for receiving the hold command.

However, if the value of the common hold number CRN (the hold number) is less than a predetermined number (“4” in the present embodiment), the overall expected win rate is lower than that at the time of receiving the hold command, but the common hold When the value of the number CRN (holding number) is equal to or larger than a predetermined number, the overall expectation of winning is set to be higher than when the holding command is received.

Particularly in the present embodiment, the value of the common hold number CRN exceeds the predetermined number (“4”), so that the degree of reduction of the variable display time in the game times corresponding to complete deviation is the value of the common hold number CRN. It becomes larger than the case where the number is equal to or less than the predetermined number (“4”). In this case, it is possible to speed up the game progress, but it is feared that the monotonous progress of the game becomes noticeable. In this respect, with the above configuration, when the number of holdings increases and the shortening of the variable display time becomes remarkable, the holding notice is likely to occur. This is preferable in order to speed up the progress of the game and to prevent a decrease in the attention to the game.

After executing the processes of steps S1602 and S1603, the process proceeds to step S1604. In step S1604, it is determined whether or not the execution condition of the reservation notice is satisfied. If a negative determination is made in step S1604, that is, if the winning is not achieved in steps S1602 and S1603, the first first notice processing for reservation is ended as it is. On the other hand, if an affirmative decision is made in step S1604, a pending notice flag is stored in the various flag storage area 266 of the RAM 244 in subsequent step S1605.

After executing the processing of step S1606, the process proceeds to step S1606. In step S1606, a process for determining a pending notice pattern is performed. The first hold notice includes a first-type notice effect and a second-type notice effect having different notice modes, and in step S1606, a first-type notice effect, a first-type notice effect, a second-type notice effect, and a first-type notice effect. Select either the type notice notice or the compound notice by the second type notice effect. Hereinafter, each notice effect will be described with reference to FIGS. 27 to 29. FIG. 27 is a schematic diagram showing the first-type notice effect, FIG. 28 is a schematic diagram showing the second-type notice effect, and FIG. 29 is a schematic diagram showing details of the first-type notice effect and the second-type notice effect.

(Type 1 notice production)
As shown in FIG. 27, the first-type notice effect is executed by displaying a predetermined notice pattern (more specifically, a moving image) in the variable display area ME on the display screen 41a of the symbol display device 41. Specifically, it is executed by displaying a predetermined notice pattern during the game time that triggered the suspension notice and the game time executed before that.

More specifically, as shown in FIG. 27(a)→FIG. 27(b)→FIG. 27(c)→FIG. 27(d)→FIG. 27(e)→FIG. 27(f), start of variable display of symbols. In addition, a predetermined notice pattern is displayed (in conjunction with the pending shift). The display of the predetermined notice pattern is continued until the game times (hereinafter referred to as the relevant game times) related to the suspension information (hereinafter referred to as the relevant suspension or the relevant suspension information) that triggered the suspension notice. In this way, if attention is paid to at least the relevant game time, it is not explicitly shown which hold information triggered the hold announcement, that is, it is unclear. It can be said that this is a pending notice effect that is provided with a function of increasing the attention to the entire remaining pending by making it difficult.

As shown in FIG. 29A, a plurality of patterns of notice patterns to be displayed are set in the first-type notice effect. In the present embodiment, the bubble image is displayed (variably displayed) as the notice pattern for the first-type notice effect, but there are a plurality of patterns in which the amount of bubbles displayed is different. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 29(a), there are three levels: level 1 with a smaller amount of bubbles, level 2 with a greater amount of bubbles than level 1, and level 3 with a greater amount of bubbles than level 2. The pattern is set.

The first type notice production is a fixed type first notice production A in which the level selected at the start of the notice production is maintained until the end of the notice production, and the above level due to the progress of the game times (by the notice being continued). Has a step-up type 1st type announcement production B. For distribution of the first-type notice effect A and the first-type notice effect B, the first-type notice effect distribution table stored in the lottery table storage area of the ROM 243 is referred to.

Regarding the first-class notice effect distribution table, the corresponding hold corresponds to the jackpot result, the one corresponding to each out-of-range super reach A to C, the one corresponding to each out-of-range normal reach A and B, and the complete out-of-range. It is composed of a corresponding one. As described above, in the present embodiment, the super jack C>super reach B>super reach A>normal reach B>normal reach A>completely out of sequence is set so that the jackpot expectation at the time of occurrence of variable display is high. There is. Then, in each of the tables, the higher the jackpot expectation set in the various display modes, the higher the proportion of the latter in the first-type notice effect A and the first-type notice effect B (the selection rate is Configured to be high). Therefore, the expectation of a jackpot result is higher when the first notice effect B is executed than when the first-type notice effect A is executed.

In the first type notice production A, when the corresponding hold corresponds to the jackpot result, it is easy to select in the order of level 3>level 2>level 1, and the corresponding hold corresponds to the miss result. In this case, it is easy to select in the order of level 1>level 2>level 3.

In the first type notice production B, the initial level and the finally reached level are respectively selected. In this selection, as in the case of the first-type notice production A, when the corresponding hold corresponds to the jackpot result, it is easy to select in the order of level 3>level 2>level 1. If the result corresponds to the deviation result, it is easy to select in the order of level 1>level 2>level 3.

That is, regardless of which one of the first type notice effect A and the first type notice effect B is selected, the higher the final level, the higher the degree of expectation that leads to the jackpot result. When the first-type notice effect is executed, it is difficult to see which of the first-type notice effect A and the second-type notice effect B apparently at the start of the notice effect, and the notice effect ends. The expectation that the level will rise until remains. When the first type announcement production is started, the player expects the above level to be increased by continuing the first type announcement production over more game times. Therefore, the above-mentioned expectation can be favorably maintained by adopting a configuration in which the corresponding game time is not explicitly specified.

(Type 2 notice production)
Next, the second type announcement effect will be described focusing on the difference from the first type announcement effect. As shown in FIG. 28, the second-type notice effect is executed by changing the mode of the hold display or the like displayed in the hold display area NE of the symbol display device 41 (display screen 41a) to that corresponding to the hold notice. .. Specifically, among the hold display images MP displayed in the hold number display area Da, the one corresponding to the corresponding game time (corresponding hold) is changed (the color is changed in the present embodiment). As shown in FIG. 28(a), FIG. 28(b), FIG. 28(c), FIG. 28(d), and FIG. 28(e), the pending display image MP whose color has changed as the game times proceed. The execution target display area Db is sequentially shifted.

While the above-described type 1 notice production does not clearly indicate which hold information triggered the hold notice until the corresponding game time, the type 2 notice effect triggers which hold information The difference is that it is configured to clearly indicate whether or not the suspension notice is started. In this way, by clearly indicating the corresponding hold, it is possible to preferably improve the degree of attention to the corresponding game time.

In the second-type notice effect, the second-type notice effects A and B in which the color of the execution target display area Db does not change when the changed hold display image MP reaches the execution target display area Db, and the changed hold display When the use image MP reaches the execution target display area Db, the color of the execution target display area Db changes to a color corresponding to the color of the hold display image MP (specifically, an effect of the same color occurs) It is roughly divided into the type notice productions C and D. The latter is illustrated in FIG. 28(b) group.

The distribution of the second-type notice effects A and B and the second-type notice effects C and D is made by referring to the second-type notice effect distribution table stored in the lottery table storage area of the ROM 243. Regarding the type 2 notice production distribution table, the corresponding hold corresponds to the jackpot result, the one corresponding to each out-of-range super reach A to C, the one corresponding to each out-of-range normal reach A and B, and the complete out-of-range. It is composed of a corresponding one. Each of these tables is configured such that the higher the jackpot expectation set in each of the various display modes, the greater the proportion of the latter of the second type announcement productions A and B and the second type announcement productions C and D. ing. Therefore, the degree of expectation of a jackpot result is higher in the case where the second notice effects C and D are executed than in the case where the second type notice effects A and B are executed.

Also in the second-type notice effect, a plurality of patterns of the background display effect MP and the background (effect) color of the execution target display area Db are set. Specifically, as shown in FIGS. 29B and 29C, three patterns of blue level 1, yellow level 2, and red level 3 are set.

The second-type notice production is a fixed type second-form notice production A and C in which the level selected at the time of the notice production is maintained, and a step in which the level is increased as the game times progress (when the notice is continued). It has up-type 2nd type notice production B and D. Regarding the distribution of the second-type notice effects A and C and the second-type notice effects B and D, the second-type notice effect distribution table stored in the lottery table storage area of the ROM 243 is also referred to. In addition, when the second type notice productions C and D are executed, the color of the execution target display area Db is changed to be the same as the color of the final hold display image MP.

Regarding the type 2 notice production distribution table, the corresponding hold corresponds to the jackpot result, the one corresponding to each out-of-range super reach A to C, the one corresponding to each out-of-range normal reach A and B, and the complete out-of-range. It is composed of a corresponding one. In each of these tables, as the jackpot expectation degree becomes higher (as the jackpot expectation degree relating to the variation display mode becomes higher), the ratio of the latter in the second type notice effect A, C and the second type notice effect B, D Are configured to increase. Therefore, when the second type announcement productions A and C are executed and when the second announcement productions B and D are executed, the degree of expectation of a jackpot result is higher.

In the second type notice productions A and C, when the corresponding hold corresponds to the jackpot result, it is easy to select in the order of level 3>level 2>level 1, and the corresponding hold corresponds to the miss result. If so, it becomes easier to select in the order of level 1>level 2>level 3.

In the second type notice productions B and D, the initial level and the finally reached level are selected. In this selection, as in the case of the second type notice effects A and B, when the corresponding hold corresponds to the jackpot result, it is easy to select in the order of level 3>level 2>level 1. Level 1> Level 2 if the hold corresponds to the missed result
> It is easy to select in order of level 3.

That is, no matter which of the second-type notice effects A to D is selected, the higher the final level, the higher the degree of expectation that leads to the jackpot result.

Next, when an affirmative determination is made in step S1503 of FIG. 25, that is, in the situation where the above-described first-type notice effect and second-type notice effect are fixed, the second hold notice for step S1505 is executed. The processing will be described with reference to the flowchart in FIG.

(Second pending notice process)
In the second pending notice process, first, in step S1701, it is determined whether the command that triggered the pending notice process this time is a pending command. When it is determined that the hold command is received, the hold command receiving lottery process is executed in step S1702. On the other hand, if it is determined that the shift command is received instead of the hold command, the process proceeds to step S1703 to execute the process of limiting the lottery target, and the succeeding step command receive lottery process is executed in step S1704. .. In the lottery target restriction process in step S1703, a process of identifying the pending information that has already been the trigger for the pending notice and removing the pending information and the pending information stored before it from the lottery target Execute.

The lottery process in steps S1702 and S1704 is basically the same as the process in steps S1602 and S1603, except that part of the hold information is excluded from the lottery target in step S1703.

After executing the processes of steps S1702 and S1704, the process proceeds to step S1705. In step S1705, it is determined whether or not the execution condition of the reservation notice is satisfied. When a negative determination is made in step S1705, that is, when the winning is unaccepted in steps S1702 and S1704, the second process for announcing the second hold is ended as it is. On the other hand, if an affirmative decision is made in step S1705, the process of determining the pending notice pattern is carried out in the following step S1706, and in the subsequent step S1707, the pending notice regulation flag is set in the various flag storage areas 266 of the RAM 244 and the present flag is set. The second pending notice process ends. This limits the addition of further pending notices. The pending notice restriction flag is erased when the second pending notice ends.

In the pending notice pattern determination process shown in step S1706, the mode of the preceding pending notice (hereinafter referred to as “first pending notice”) and the subsequent actual pending notice (hereinafter referred to as “second pending notice”) are triggered. The second pending notice pattern is determined based on the pending information. Specifically, at least one of the above-mentioned first-type notice effect, second-type notice effect, and third-type notice effect is selected as the second hold notice. Here, with reference to the schematic diagram of FIG. 32, the third type notice effect will be described.

(Type 3 notice production)
The third-type notice effect is executed in the hold display area NE of the display screen 41a similarly to the second-type notice effect. However, in the second type announcement effect, the background display of the execution target display area Db may be changed (color change) when the corresponding game time is reached, whereas the third type announcement effect is generated. Then, the background change of the execution target display area Db is inherited before the game time related to the hold information which is the trigger, specifically, from the end timing of the second type notice effect. That is, when the third-type notice effect is executed, the execution target display area Db is apparently maintained unchanged. That is, the third-type notice effect is a notice effect to which the player is made to recognize as if it is in series with the second-type notice effect by taking over the display change of the execution target display area Db. There is.

Here, the third type notice effect shown in the present embodiment is set to change the hold display image MP related to the hold displayed in the hold number display area Da and not change it. That is, at least the third type notice productions A to C that make the relevant hold unclear until the game time relating to the hold information that has triggered the third type notice production, and the corresponding hold before the game time relating to the relevant hold. The third type notice effect D to G that clearly indicates is set. Just by taking over the display mode of the execution target display area Db as in the case of the third type notice effects A to C, the corresponding game time becomes unclear, and it becomes difficult for the player to specify the trigger for the hold notice.

Furthermore, the third-type notice effect is also differentiated by whether or not the display mode of the execution target display area Db and the hold display image MP is stepped up. Specifically, the step-up of the execution target display area Db and the hold display image MP does not occur in the third-type notice effect A, and the step-up of the execution target display area Db does not occur in the third-type notice effect B. The step-up of the generation/holding display image MP is non-occurrence, and the step-up of the execution target display area Db and the reservation display image MP is non-occurrence in the third type notice production C (however, when shifting to the execution area. The pending display image MP changes according to the color of the execution target display area Db), and the third-type notice effect D does not cause step-up of the execution target display area Db and the pending display image MP. In the third-type notice effect E, step-up of the execution target display area Db does not occur/step-up of the hold display image MP occurs, and in the third-type notice effect F, step-up of the execution target display area Db occurs. Up occurs/step up of the hold display image MP does not occur, and the third-type notice effect G is configured to cause step up of the execution target display area Db and the hold display image MP. ..

(Hold notice pattern determination process)
Hereinafter, with reference to the flowchart of FIG. 31, the pending notice pattern determination process of step S1706 will be described. In the pending notice pattern determination process, first, in step S1801, it is determined whether the first pending notice includes the second type notice effect C or the second type notice effect D. If an affirmative decision is made in step S1801, the operation proceeds to step S1802. In step S1802, it is determined whether or not the second hold notice is triggered by the hold information that is already stored when the first hold notice is started. If an affirmative determination is made in step S1802, that is, if the hold information that has already been stored before the start of the first hold notice is used as a trigger, the process proceeds to step S1803.

In step S1803, it is determined whether the first suspension notice changes the display mode of the execution target display area Db to the level 2 or the level 3. When an affirmative determination is made in step S1803, the flow proceeds to step S1804, and it is determined whether or not the hold information that triggered the present hold notice corresponds to the jackpot or super reach A to C. If an affirmative decision is made in step S1804, the operation proceeds to step S1805, where the first special suspension notice pattern determination processing is executed, and then this determination processing ends. That is, when the hold information that has already been stored before the start of the first hold notice is used as a trigger, the first special hold notice pattern determination process is executed based on the satisfaction of both conditions of step S1803 and step S1804. To do. Here, the first special suspension notice pattern determination process will be described with reference to the flowchart in FIG.

(First special reservation notice pattern determination process)
In the first special suspension notice pattern determination process, first, the notice continuation lottery process is executed in step S1901. In the advance notice lottery processing, whether or not the first advance notice effect is taken over (whether to continue), that is, the third type advance notice effect is executed by referring to the continuous lottery table stored in the lottery table storage area of the ROM 243. Decide whether or not. After executing the lottery process in step S1901, the process proceeds to step S1902. In step S1902, it is determined whether or not the winning result is obtained in the lottery process of step S1901.

If an affirmative decision is made in step S1902, the continuation processing shown in steps S1903 to S1905 is executed. Specifically, first, in step S1903, the effect level of the execution target display area Db is grasped. Then, the number of remaining shifts until the game is executed is grasped. Then, in step S1905, based on the conditions thus grasped, the selection processing of the third type notice effects A to C that are not explicitly supported is executed.

After executing the process of step S1905, a process of determining whether or not the first-type notice effect is combined is performed. Specifically, first, it is determined whether or not to perform the first-type notice production, and thereafter, its start timing, specifically, either during the first notice of holding or after the end of the first notice of holding is determined. More specifically, when it is determined that the composite notice is given in a situation in which the first hold notice corresponds to the first-type notice effect, the start timing is after the end of the first hold notice. When it is decided that the composite notice is given in a situation in which the first hold notice does not correspond to the first-class notice effect, the start timing is set to the game time that triggered the first hold notice. A game time before the game time or a game time after the game time is selected.

On the other hand, if a negative determination is made in step S1902, that is, if the third class announcement effect is not won, the process proceeds to step S1907. In step S1907, a process of selecting one of the second-type notice effects A to D that is in the same category as the effect related to the first hold notice is performed.

After executing the processes of steps S1906 and S1907, the process proceeds to step S1908.

In step S1908, a notice effect setting process is executed. In the notice effect setting process, the notification/effect control device 82 sets the notice effect. As a result, when the next variation start process is performed, information to that effect is added to the command. The display control device 212 recognizes that the hold notice is given based on this command. Further, when the suspension notice is related to the display of the suspension display area NE, information corresponding to the suspension notice is added to the suspension command or the shift command. Based on these commands, the display control device 212 performs processing to make the hold display correspond to the hold notice.

Here, with reference to the schematic diagram of FIG. 34, an example of the flow of the first hold notice→the second hold notice when the hold notice continues will be described.

In FIG. 34A, there are five pieces of stored hold information, and five hold display images MP are displayed in the hold number display area Da of the hold display area NE of the display screen 41a. As shown in FIG. 34(a)→FIG. 34(b), a shift of the hold display occurs with the transition to the next game time. At this time, with the second hold information as a trigger, the hold notice is won. This hold notice corresponds to the second-type notice effect C, and the hold display image MP displayed in the second unit hold display area Da2 is changed from white to red. At this timing, four pieces of pending information remain.

As shown in FIG. 34(b)→FIG. 34(c), when the shift of the hold display occurs with the transition to the next game time, the red hold held until then displayed in the second unit hold display area Da2 The display image MP shifts from the second unit hold display area Da2 to the first unit hold display area Da1. At this timing, when the third hold information (the hold information already stored when the first hold announcement is won) is triggered and the second hold announcement is won and the above-mentioned hold announcement takeover is confirmed The color of the hold display image MP in the third unit hold display area Da3 related to the hold information that triggered the change is not changed and remains white. Under this circumstance, there is no change in appearance corresponding to the second suspension notice. Therefore, it is difficult for the player to determine that both the first hold notice and the second hold notice are being executed.

As shown in FIG. 34(c)→FIG. 34(d), when the shift of the hold display occurs with the transition to the next game time, for the hold display that has been displayed in the first unit hold display area Da1 until then. The image MP moves to the execution target display area Db. With this movement, a red effect occurs in the execution target display area Db. Even in this situation, the hold display image MP in the second unit hold display area Da2 related to the hold information that triggered the second hold notice does not change.

When the game time is disengaged and the next game time is started, as shown in FIG. 34(d)→FIG. 34(e), the effect given to the execution target display area Db does not disappear and remains as it is. Maintained in the state of. As a result, it is possible to give the player an impression as if the pending notice continues. Under this circumstance, the first hold notice is changed to the second hold notice, but the hold display image MP (the hold display displayed in the first unit hold display area Da1) relating to the hold information that triggered the transition. The image MP) is maintained in white, and it is difficult to determine which hold information is used as the pending notice.

Here, a case where the third type notice effect A is selected as the second hold notice will be described. When the shift of the hold display occurs along with the transition to the next game time, the hold display image MP that has been displayed in the first unit hold display area Da1 then moves to the execution target display area Db. However, in this case, as shown in FIG. 34(e)→FIG. 34(f), the pending display image MP moved to the execution target display area Db and the subsequent pending display image MP do not change. Therefore, it is difficult to determine whether the pending notice being executed corresponds to the game time or the subsequent game time.

When the jackpot result is obtained in the game time of FIG. 34(f), the opening/closing execution mode is entered, and when the result is out, the next game time is entered as shown in FIG. 34(h). However, the effect of the execution target display area Db is maintained until the shift to the next game time as a result of disengagement, giving the player the impression as if the notice of holding was continued, and the variable display of symbols. It is possible to suppress a sudden drop in expectations at the moment when stops.

Next, a case where the third type notice effect D is selected as the second hold notice will be described. When the shift of the hold display occurs along with the transition to the next game time, the hold display image MP that has been displayed in the first unit hold display area Da1 then moves to the execution target display area Db. With this as a trigger, as shown in FIG. 34(e)→FIG. 34(g), the color of the hold display image MP moved to the execution target display area Db changes to the same color as the execution target display area Db. .. Thereby, it is suggested that the pending notice being executed corresponds to the game time.

When the jackpot result in the game time of FIG. 34(g), it shifts to the open/close execution mode, and when it comes off, it shifts to the next game time as shown in FIG. 34(h). Become. In this way, the effect of the execution target display area Db disappears at the timing when the game time that triggered the second suspension notice ends (timing to shift to the next game time). As a result, the player is notified that the series of suspension notices have been completed.

Next, the second special suspension notice pattern determination process will be described with reference to the flowchart in FIG. The outline of the second special pending notice pattern determination process is the same as that of the first special pending notice pattern determination process, so the description of these common parts will be simplified.

(Second special reservation notice pattern determination process)
In the second special pending notice pattern determination process, first, the notice continuation lottery process is executed in step S2001. In the advance notice lottery processing, whether or not the first advance notice effect is taken over (whether to continue), that is, the third type advance notice effect is executed by referring to the continuous lottery table stored in the lottery table storage area of the ROM 243. Decide whether or not. After executing the lottery process in step S2001, the process proceeds to step S2002. In step S2002, it is determined whether or not the winning result is obtained in the lottery process of step S2001.

When a positive determination is made in step S2002, the continuation process shown in steps S2003 to S2005 is executed. Specifically, first, in step S2003, the effect level of the execution target display area Db is grasped. Then, the number of remaining shifts until the game is executed is grasped. Then, in step S2005, based on the conditions thus grasped, the selection processing of the third type notice effects D to G corresponding to the explicit correspondence is executed.

After executing the process of step S2005, a process of determining whether or not to combine the first-type notice effect is performed. Specifically, first, it is determined whether or not to perform the first-type notice production, and thereafter, its start timing, specifically, either during the first notice of holding or after the end of the first notice of holding is determined. More specifically, when it is determined that the composite notice is given in a situation in which the first hold notice corresponds to the first-type notice effect, the start timing is after the end of the first hold notice. When it is decided that the composite notice is given in a situation in which the first hold notice does not correspond to the first-class notice effect, the start timing is set to the game time that triggered the first hold notice. A game time before the game time or a game time after the game time is selected.

On the other hand, if a negative determination is made in step S2002, that is, if the third type announcement effect is not won, the process proceeds to step S2007. In step S2007, a process of selecting any of the second type notice effects A to D that are in the same category as the effect related to the first hold notice is performed.

After performing the processes of steps S2006 and S2007, the process proceeds to step S2008.

In step S2008, a notice effect setting process is executed. In the notice effect setting process, the notification/effect control device 82 sets the notice effect. As a result, when the next variation start process is performed, information to that effect is added to the command. The display control device 212 recognizes that the hold notice is given based on this command. Further, when the suspension notice is related to the display of the suspension display area NE, information corresponding to the suspension notice is added to the suspension command or the shift command. Based on these commands, the display control device 212 performs processing to make the hold display correspond to the hold notice.

Here, with reference to the schematic diagram of FIG. 35, the flow of the first hold notice→the second hold notice when the hold notice continues will be illustrated.

In FIG. 35(a), the number of pieces of stored hold information is one, and one hold display image MP is displayed in the hold number display area Da of the hold display area NE of the display screen 41a. Under this circumstance, when a winning is generated in the operation ports 33a and 33b, the hold display image MP is additionally displayed in the second unit hold display area Da2 as shown in FIG. 35(a)→FIG. 35(b). To be done. As a result, the player is notified that the number of holdings has increased. At this time, the color of the hold display image MP displayed in the second unit hold display area Da2 changes when the hold information is used as a trigger for the first hold notice and the second notice effect is selected as the hold notice effect. Will be done.

Then, as shown in FIG. 35(b)→FIG. 35(c), a shift of the hold display occurs with the transition to the next game time. At the same time, the hold display image MP displayed in the second unit hold display area Da2 moves to the first unit hold display area Da1. Here, when two winnings are newly generated in the operation ports 33a and 33b, the hold display image MP is displayed in the empty second unit hold display area Da2 and third unit hold display area Da3. The Rukoto.

A case will be described in which the lottery for the second hold notice is executed for these newly added hold information, and the third type notice effect D or the third type notice effect E is selected as the second hold notice. When the third-type notice effect D and the third-type notice effect E are selected, there are a case in which the holding information that triggers the notice is immediately notified, and a case in which the notification of the hold information that triggers is delayed. However, the latter is illustrated in FIG. 36.

That is, as shown in FIG. 36C, the color change of the hold display image MP related to the hold information that triggered the second hold notice does not occur at this point. In this way, the third hold information (new hold information that was not stored when the first hold notice was won) was triggered to win the second hold notice and the above-mentioned hold notice transfer was confirmed. In this case, the hold display image MP in the third unit hold display area Da3 related to the hold information that triggered the change is not changed in color and is kept white. Under this circumstance, there is no change in appearance corresponding to the second suspension notice. Therefore, it is difficult for the player to determine that both the first hold notice and the second hold notice are being executed.

As shown in FIG. 36(c)→FIG. 36(d), when the shift of the hold display occurs along with the transition to the next game time, for the hold display that has been displayed in the first unit hold display area Da1 until then. The image MP moves to the execution target display area Db. With this movement as an opportunity, an effect (red color) of the same level as that of the hold display image MP is added to the execution target display area Db. Even in this situation, the hold display image MP in the second unit hold display area Da2 related to the hold information that triggered the second hold notice does not change.

When the game time is disengaged and the next game time is started, as shown in FIGS. 36(e) and 36(f), the effect applied to the execution target display area Db does not disappear and remains as it is. Maintained at. As a result, it is possible to give the player an impression as if the pending notice continues. Under this circumstance, the first hold notice is changed to the second hold notice, but the hold display image MP (the hold display displayed in the first unit hold display area Da1) relating to the hold information that triggered the transition. The color of the working image MP) changes. As a result, the player can grasp which holding information triggers the ongoing holding notice.

Here, a case where the third type notice effect D is selected as the second hold notice will be described. When the shift of the hold display occurs along with the shift to the next game time, the hold display image MP that has been displayed in the second unit hold display area Da2 until then moves to the first unit hold display area Da1. Accordingly, the color of the hold display image MP displayed in the first unit hold display area Da1 changes to a color (red) corresponding to the same level as the effect level of the execution target display area Db (steps up). It will be.

As shown in FIG. 36(e)→FIG. 36(g), when moving to the next game time, the hold display image MP displayed in the first unit hold display area Da1 moves to the execution target display area Db. If the jackpot result in the game time of FIG. 36 (g), it shifts to the open/close execution mode, and if it comes off, it shifts to the next game time as shown in FIG. 34 (h). However, the effect of the execution target display area Db is maintained until the shift to the next game time as a result of disengagement, giving the player the impression as if the notice of holding was continued, and the variable display of symbols. It is possible to prevent the player's sense of expectation from suddenly lowering at the moment when is stopped.

Next, a case where the third type notice effect E is selected as the second hold notice will be described. When a shift of the hold display occurs along with the shift to the next game time, as shown in FIG. 36(d)→FIG. 36(f), for the hold display that has been displayed in the second unit hold display area Da2 until then. The image MP moves to the first unit hold display area Da1. Accordingly, the color of the hold display image MP displayed in the first unit hold display area Da1 changes to a color (for example, yellow) corresponding to a level lower than the effect level of the execution target display area Db. Become.

As shown in FIG. 36(f)→FIG. 36(g), when the game is moved to the next game time, the hold display image MP displayed in the first unit hold display area Da1 moves to the execution target display area Db. At the same time, the color of the hold display image MP changes to a color corresponding to the same level as the effect level of the execution target display area Db (step up).

If the jackpot result in the game time of FIG. 36 (g), it shifts to the open/close execution mode, and if it comes off, it shifts to the next game time as shown in FIG. 34 (h). However, the effect of the execution target display area Db is maintained until the shift to the next game time as a result of disengagement, giving the player the impression as if the notice of holding was continued, and the variable display of symbols. It is possible to suppress a sudden drop in expectations at the moment when stops.

As described above, when the third-type notice effect corresponding to the explicit correspondence is selected in the second-type special hold notice pattern determination process, the hold information that triggers the second hold notice is clearly indicated, so that the hold is performed. It is possible to favorably improve the degree of attention to the game times corresponding to the information.

Again, returning to the description of the process for determining the reservation notice pattern shown in FIG. 31, when a negative determination is made in step S1801, that is, the first reservation notice does not correspond to the second kind notice effect C or the second kind notice effect D. When it is determined that the condition of step S1804 or step S1806 is not satisfied, the third special suspension notice pattern determination process is performed, and then the present determination process is ended. In the third special pending notice pattern determination process, the first pending notice and the second pending notice are related by determining the second pending notice mode in accordance with the first pending notice mode. Here, the third special suspension notice pattern determination process will be described with reference to the flowchart in FIG. 37.

(3rd special reservation notice pattern determination process)
In the third special pending notice pattern determination process, first, the notice continuation lottery process is executed in step S2101, and it is determined in step S2102 whether the notice continuation result has been obtained in the preceding run lottery process. The processes of steps S2101 and S2102 are the same as the processes of steps S1901 (S2001) and S1902 (S2002), and thus the description is cited.

If an affirmative decision is made in step S2102, the operation proceeds to step S2103. In step S2103, it is determined whether or not this second hold notice is triggered by the hold information already stored at the start of the notice effect related to the first hold notice. If an affirmative decision is made in step S2103, the operation proceeds to step S2104.

In step S2014, a single effect by the first-type notice effect or a composite effect by the first-type notice effect and the second-type notice effect is set as the second hold notice. The outline of the processing executed in this setting processing is the same as the processing in steps S1908 and S2008, and thus the description is cited. However, in the case where the second-type notice effect is set in the setting process, the second-type notice effect is continued in step S2105 on condition that the first-hold notice includes the second-type notice effect. The start timing delay process is executed and the third special suspension notice pattern determination process is ended.

In step S2105, a process of delaying the start timing of the second type announcement effect to the game time at which the first hold announcement ends or the game time thereafter is performed. As a result, it is possible to avoid starting the second hold notice by the second-type notice effect during execution of the first hold notice.

In this way, when the second hold notice is given with the hold information already stored at the start of the first hold notice as the trigger, by devising the presentation mode as described above, the first hold notice → the second hold notice It can be displayed as if the notices are connected (a series), and it makes an impression as if the first hold notice was executed from the beginning based on the hold information that triggered the second hold notice. You can

Returning to the description of step S2103, if a negative determination is made in step S2103, that is, the second hold notice of this time is not triggered by the hold information that has already been stored at the start of the notice effect related to the first hold notice (new. If the pending information added to is used as a trigger), the process proceeds to step S2106. In step S2106, it is determined whether or not the holding information that triggered the second holding notice corresponds to the jackpot or the super reach A to C.

If a negative decision is made in step S2106, the operation proceeds to step S2107. In step S2107, the setting processing of the first-type notice effect is performed as the second hold notice. In other words, if the second hold announcement this time is not triggered by the hold information that has already been stored at the start of the notice effect related to the first hold notice, it is limited to the first-type notice effect that does not clearly indicate the hold. It is possible to avoid giving the player the impression that the first pending notice and the second pending notice are completely different, and it is possible to suitably secure the connection of the first pending notice to the second pending notice. After the setting process of step S2107 is executed, the third special suspension notice pattern determination process is ended.

If a negative decision is made in step S2106, or if a negative decision is made in step S2102, then the second kind notice productions A to D are selected as the second suspension notice in step S2108, and in the subsequent step S2109. After executing the notice production setting process, the third special suspension notice pattern determination process is ended. Note that the processes of steps S2108 and S2109 are the same as the processes of steps S1907 (S2007) and S1908 (S2008), and thus the description is cited.

Here, with reference to the schematic diagram of FIG. 38, a flow of continuation of the first hold notice→the second hold notice will be described. First, a case will be described in which the second hold notice is executed based on the new hold information that was not stored at the start of the first hold notice.

In FIG. 38(a), the variable display of the symbols in the variable display area ME of the symbol display device 41 (display screen 41a) is finished, and the process moves to the next game as shown in FIG. 38(b). At the time of shifting to the next game time (at the time of shift), if the first pending notice triggered by the second pending information is won, the variable display area ME is displayed together with the start of variable display of the symbols. The first type announcement production is executed.

As already described, since the first-type notice effect is a notice effect that does not explicitly indicate the corresponding hold, at this point, whether the first hold notice corresponds to the game time being executed, or 1 It is difficult to visually grasp whether the information is triggered by the second or second hold information.

As shown in FIG. 38(b)→FIG. 38(c), when the game is shifted to the next game time, the hold display image MP displayed in the hold number display area Da is shifted. At this time, when two pieces of new hold information are newly stored, a lottery for the second hold notice is carried out with these pieces of hold information as a trigger. Here, an example is shown in which the second hold notice corresponding to the notice continuation is selected triggered by the second hold information among the plurality of stored hold information.

If a notice production (first notice production) of the same category as the first hold notice is set as the second hold notice corresponding to the notice continuation, the first hold notice → the second hold notice is continued in the same effect mode. Becomes With respect to the hold information that triggered the first hold notice and the hold information that triggered the second hold notice, the clarification is avoided, as shown in FIG. 38(c)→FIG. 38(d)→FIG. 38(e). In addition, the first-type notice production is continued across the corresponding game times of the first hold notice until the corresponding game times of the second hold notice. Then, as shown in FIG. 38(e)→FIG. 38(f), the first type announcement effect ends when the corresponding game time of the second suspension announcement ends.

With such a configuration, it is possible to make it appear as if the first-type notice effect was started as triggered by the corresponding game time of the second hold notice. In particular, the effect is suitably exerted by making the corresponding hold of the second hold notice unclear.

Next, a case will be described in which the second hold notice is executed based on the hold information already stored at the start of the first hold notice.

In FIG. 38(a), the variable display of the symbols in the variable display area ME of the symbol display device 41 (display screen 41a) is finished, and the process moves to the next game as shown in FIG. 38(g). At the time of shifting to the next game time (at the time of shifting), if the first holding notice triggered by the first holding information is won, the fluctuation display area ME is also displayed along with the start of the variable display of the symbols. The first type announcement production is executed.

As already described, since the first-type notice effect is a notice effect that does not explicitly indicate the corresponding hold, at this point, whether the first hold notice corresponds to the game time being executed, or 1 It is difficult to visually grasp whether the information is triggered by the second or second hold information.

As shown in FIG. 38(g)→FIG. 38(h), when the game is shifted to the next game time, the hold display image MP displayed in the hold number display area Da is shifted. At this time, based on the fact that two pieces of hold information are newly stored, a lottery for the second hold notice is carried out triggered by these pieces of hold information. Here, an example is shown in which the second hold notice corresponding to the notice continuation is selected with the hold information already stored at the start of the first hold notice as a trigger, instead of the added hold information.

If a notice effect (first-type notice effect) of the same category as the first hold notice is set as the second hold notice corresponding to the notice continuation, the first hold notice and the second hold notice are continued in the same manner. Become. Here, the first type notice effect and the second type notice effect are selected as the second pending notice. For this reason, the color of the hold display image MP that comes to the hold information that triggered the second hold notice, more specifically, the color of the hold display image MP displayed in the first unit hold display area Da1 is Be changed.

38(h)→FIG. 38(i)→FIG. 38(j), with the pending information that triggered the first suspension notice being unclear and the pending information that triggered the second suspension notice being clearly shown. As shown in ), the first-type notice effect is continued over the corresponding game time of the first hold notice until the corresponding game time of the second hold notice. Then, as shown in FIG. 38(e)→FIG. 38(f), the first type announcement effect ends when the corresponding game time of the second suspension announcement ends.

With such a configuration, it is possible to make it appear as if the first-type notice effect related to the first hold notice is started as triggered by the corresponding game time of the second hold notice. In particular, the effect is suitably exerted by making the corresponding hold of the first hold notice unclear.

According to the first embodiment detailed above, the following excellent effects can be expected.

A hold notice (a so-called prefetch effect) corresponding to the hold information that is not the target of the win/loss lot may be executed at a timing before the hold information is subject to the win/win lottery. As a result, for the player, not only the game for confirming the lottery result of the game number currently in progress, but also the following holding information, the holding information for which the order of the lottery target is later is drawn. A game of confirming or predicting the result when it becomes a target according to the content of the suspension notice is added to diversify the game. As a result, the degree of attention to the game can be increased.

In particular, in a configuration capable of storing a plurality of hold information, the second hold notice of the hold information stored after the hold information that triggered the first hold notice during the first hold notice is allowed. By doing so, it is possible to suitably exert the effect function of the hold notice.

Here, in the configuration in which the hold notice is given to the game time before the hold information that triggered the hold notice, the execution period of the hold notice is substantially limited by the number of hold information stored before that. It will be. Therefore, even if various pending notice modes such as the step-up method are set, the frequency of execution may be low.

In this regard, in the present embodiment, in a special situation in which the preceding first pending notice and the subsequent second pending notice are executed, the first pending notice and the second pending notice are set to be a series. Hold notice production may be executed. By thus strengthening the relationship between the first pending notice and the second pending notice, it becomes possible to deal with various special notifications as a whole, and the step-up function described above can be suitably exerted. Become.

Note that, in many gaming machines, the number of continuous productions is increased, and thus the jackpot winning expectation in the final game is often set to be high. In other words, by weakening the restriction on the number of consecutive productions, the player's expectation can be favorably supported. Here, if the configuration is such that the first pending notice and the second pending notice are linked as shown in the present embodiment, it is possible to increase the number of continuation of pending notices and to exert the above-mentioned attention level improvement effect suitably.

In the configuration in which the hold announcement is executed until the game times related to the hold information that has triggered the first hold announcement, the reach variation display is often executed at the end of the hold announcement. In other words, the reach variation display can be seen as an opportunity to terminate the hold notice, and if the reach variation display shows a disengagement result, the expectation is reduced to one by the disengagement result and the end of the hold notice. there's a possibility that. In this regard, in the present embodiment, the hold announcement may continue (continue) even after the reach variation display, and even if the reach variation display → deviation result is obtained, that is, the hold announcement is likely to end. Even in such a case, it is possible to favorably anticipate the expectation of the continuation of the suspension notice (subsequent suspension information (game times)). It should be noted that such an effect is remarkably exhibited when used in combination with a configuration in which a plurality of suspension notices are individually issued (a configuration in which a series of suspension notices is not issued).

Further, by connecting a series of pending notices relating to a plurality of special information and performing a series of preliminary announcements, the sense of expectation that has increased with the progress of the game is reduced due to the switching from the previous pending notice to the subsequent pending notice. This can be appropriately suppressed.

When the notice of hold continues through the reach variation display, it can be displayed as if it was intended for subsequent hold information from the beginning. In other words, even if the notice of holding continues after the end of the corresponding game time, the notice of holding is not simply extended, but the game time is a fake (so-called agitation) and the production is performed as if the favorite game time is back. can do. In other words, if the hold notice continues after the relevant game times, the fact that the game result is out of the game times itself is part of what is called a flairing production, and the chances are still continuing, for example, the so-called main sign. You can make it look like you've moved to. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the increase in the sense of expectation toward the corresponding game times from being interrupted, and to appropriately improve the player's attention when the suspension notice is continued.

When the type 1 notice production, the type 2 notice production, and the type 3 notice production are provided as the hold notice modes, and the hold notice is continued under the situation where the type 2 notice effect is being executed as the first notice effect The second type of notice effect is executed as the second notice effect. In this way, by adopting a configuration in which the notice effect of the same category is selected from a plurality of types of effect modes, disconnection between the first notice effect and the second notice effect is suppressed.

Further, when the hold notice is continued under the situation where the first type notice effect is being executed as the first notice effect, the third type notice effect related to the first notice effect is executed as the second notice effect. It was composed. In this way, by adopting a configuration in which a highly relevant preview effect is selected from a plurality of types of performance modes, disconnection between the first preview effect and the second preview effect is suppressed.

When the suspension notice is continued as described above, the region in which the notice effect is executed is also shared. That is, when the first-type notice effect is continued, a display related to the hold notice is displayed in the variable display area ME of the display screen 41a, and the second-type notice effect and the third-type notice effect are both held on the display screen 41a. In the display area NE, the display related to the reservation notice is performed. It is configured. In this way, by sharing the display area, it is difficult to give the player the impression that the reservation notice is not a series at the time of the transition from the first suspension notice to the second suspension notice.

In particular, in the case of shifting from the first hold notice relating to the first-type notice effect to the second hold notice relating to the third-type notice effect, the effect display of the execution target display area Db of the hold display area NE is continued. Becomes When the effect display occurs, the chances of winning the jackpot are increased, so that the player's attention can be appropriately increased, but when the effect-occurring game times are out of result, the game is played. People's attention can drop at once. In this respect, by providing a pattern in which the effect continues, it is possible to suitably suppress the reduction of the player's attention.

In the first place, in the configuration in which the effect is generated=the degree of expectation is increased, if the effect disappears without any warning, even if the effect continues, the expectation for it may be reduced. Therefore, by imposing a certain condition on the continuation of the effect, specifically, a variable display mode (for example, super reach A to C) corresponding to the outlier result with a high expectation set or a variable display mode corresponding to the jackpot result. By making it a condition that there exists, it is possible to preferably maintain the expectation of the player when the effect is continued.

In the configuration in which the change of the hold notice mode = the continuation of the hold notice, the step-up effect function is added to itself. However, if such a step-up occurs in a game time that is executed before the game time that triggered the first hold notice, the game time and the first hold notice are accompanied by a change in the hold notice mode. The degree of attention to the game times related to the suspension information that triggered the above may be reduced immediately. Therefore, as shown in the present embodiment, the above-mentioned inconvenience can be preferably suppressed by adopting a configuration in which the change of the hold notice mode occurs at the game time that triggered the first hold notice. ..

In the case of continuing the hold notice, if the player recognizes that the continuation of the hold notice is due to the addition of subsequent hold information, a series of hold notices is simply a series of notice effects. It can be a factor that gives the impression that it is nothing more than a thing.

In view of such circumstances, in the present embodiment, various contrivances such as the selection of the display mode described above are made in order to avoid the occurrence of the inconvenience. For example, when the corresponding hold of the first hold notice is clearly indicated, it becomes easier for the player to pay attention to the corresponding game time. That is, when the color of the hold display image MP changes, how many pieces of subsequent hold information can be simultaneously grasped. Therefore, in the case of shifting from the first hold notice related to the first-type notice effect to the second hold notice related to the third-type notice effect, it is already stored when the first hold notice is started (when the hold is changed). The second hold notice is given on the basis of the hold information. As a result, it becomes possible to make a series of suspension notices appear as if the suspension information from the beginning was used as a trigger.

In particular, by making the configuration dependent on the effect display of the execution target display area Db, the hold information that triggered the second hold notice is hidden while the hold notice is continued. It makes it difficult to understand whether it corresponds to information. It is uncertain at what timing the hold information increases, and it is unknown whether the player always remembers the number of the subsequent hold. Therefore, according to the above configuration, there is a possibility that the hold information stored after the start of the first hold notice is the subject of the hold notice, and the expectation at the time of continuing the hold notice can be appropriately maintained.

The first-type notice effect and the third-type notice effect are common in that the effect display of the execution target display area Db is performed. That is, a part of the type 3 notice effect is incorporated (included) in the type 1 notice effect. In this way, by sharing the configuration that is visually common to the first-type notice effect and the third-type notice effect, it is as if the effect was interrupted with the transition from the first hold notice to the second hold notice. It is hard to give an impression.

By the way, if the game times related to the hold information that triggered the hold announcement are announced before the game times have ended, the player "confirms the continuation of the hold announcement" = "expected drop in the corresponding game times" There is a possibility that the player's attention will be diminished to the corresponding game time by giving the impression of ". Therefore, in the present embodiment, the display of the hold display corresponding to the hold information that has triggered the continuation of the hold notice is restricted at least until the game time that has triggered the start ends. As a result, it is possible to preferably suppress the occurrence of the inconvenience.

When the suspension notice is continued based on the suspension information stored after the start of the first suspension notice, the continuation timing can be clearly indicated. The above inconvenience is caused by making the player's attention pay attention to the relevant hold by explicitly indicating the hold information that triggered the continuation at the time of continuation, and by making it difficult to give a margin to snoop the number of hold information at the start etc. The occurrence of is suppressed.

In the type of gaming machine that issues a notice of hold, during the first notice of hold, the second hold notice that clearly indicates the hold information stored after the hold information that triggered the first hold notice is displayed. This may give the player the impression that the first pending notice being executed is merely a fan. In other words, the start of the second suspension notice may reduce the attention to the first suspension notice and the corresponding game times. This may diminish the significance of existence of the first pending notice, and may be a factor that hinders the achievement of the attention level improving effect by the first pending notice.

In the present embodiment, when it is decided to give the second hold notice during the first hold notice, the second hold notice can be given in a notice effect mode in which the timing of the second hold notice is not explicitly shown. Has become. In this way, by refraining from clearly indicating the game times that have triggered the second suspension notice, it is possible to preferably suppress the occurrence of the inconvenience caused by the start of the second suspension notice.

In particular, when the second-type notice effect that clearly indicates the corresponding hold is applied to the first hold notice, the inconvenience may be significant. Therefore, if it is decided to give the second hold notice in the situation where the first hold notice is given in the second kind notice effect, the third kind notice effect is given priority as the second hold notice. By adopting a configuration to be applied, it is possible to suppress a decrease in expectations for the first pending life and its corresponding game times due to the start of the second pending notice.

In addition, in the present embodiment, when the second kind notice effect is applied as the second hold notice, the trigger of the second hold notice is clearly shown, but the second hold notice is the second kind. It is also possible to adopt a configuration in which the notice production is restricted so as not to be selected.

Regarding the second hold notice, the combination of the third kind notice effect and the first kind notice effect is allowed, and the start timing of the third kind notice effect is limited after the end of the first hold notice, while the first kind notice effect. With regard to the above, the configuration can be started during the first suspension notice. The first-class notice production has a structure in which the game times relating to the holding information that triggered the first-time notice production are not specified, so the contents of the first hold notice (hold notice relating to the corresponding game times) are diversified from the middle ( For example, it is possible to give the player an impression as if they were combined. As a result, the degree of attention to the game can be improved appropriately. In addition, by continuing the hold notice in the type 1 notice production and the type 3 notice production even after the end of the corresponding game time, it is possible to give the player an impression as if the favorite game time is overwhelmed. , Type 2 notice production → type 1 notice production + type 2 notice production, it is possible to direct the attention to the game that has increased to the subsequent game times.

It is configured to make a continuation determination of the hold notice before the game times related to the hold information that triggered the first hold notice is ended. In this way, by determining whether or not the game can be continued before the game times that trigger the suspension notice are completed (in advance), the suspension notice can be smoothly continued.

In the present embodiment, particularly when the suspension notice is continued based on the second-type notice effect, the effect display of the execution target display area Db is inherited. This effect display continues until the end of the relevant game time (until the start of the next game time) regardless of whether or not it can be continued. Therefore, even if it is configured to wait until the end of the relevant game time, the continuation determination It is possible to continue smoothly.

(Second embodiment)
In the above-described first embodiment, when the execution condition of the second hold notice is satisfied under the situation where the first hold notice is given, the first hold notice and the second hold notice are linked to make a series of operations. By giving the hold notice, the hold notice is continued across the game times related to the hold information that triggered the first hold notice. In the present embodiment, the configuration relating to the continuation of the hold notice is different from that of the first embodiment. Here, the configuration relating to the reservation notice in the present embodiment will be described focusing on the differences from the first embodiment.

In the present embodiment, the first pending notice effect group includes a fourth notice effect in addition to the first notice effect and the second notice effect. When the fourth type notice effect is started, the display mode of the execution target display area Db of the symbol display device 41 (display screen 41a) is changed from no effect to an effect. This effect is the same as that in the first embodiment (see FIG. 29(c)), and thus the description is cited. The effect display in the execution target display area Db is canceled when the suspension notice related to the fourth type notice effect ends. In addition, the fourth-type notice production is a notice production in which the step-up of the notice of hold is permitted, and whether or not the step-up can be performed is also determined when the continuation determination of the subsequent notice of hold is made. ..

It should be noted that the fourth type announcement effect is limited so that the combination of the first type announcement effect to the third type announcement effect does not occur.

When the fourth type announcement effect is selected as the pending announcement, the ending trigger is provisionally set. Specifically, first, the suspension notice is set to end with the end of the corresponding game time. This end timing is determined based on the presence/absence of the continuation correspondence hold notice flag set in the various flag storage areas 266 of the RAM 244 when the notice effect is started.

When the fourth type notice effect is selected, the MPU 242 of the notification/effect control device 82 executes the hold notice changing process as a part of the hold notice process. The pending notice change process will be described below with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

(Hold notice change process)
In the pending notice change process, first, in step S2201, it is determined whether or not the continuation corresponding pending flag is stored in the various flag storage areas 266 of the RAM 244. When a negative determination is made in step S2201, this change processing is ended as it is.

If an affirmative decision is made in step S2201, the operation proceeds to step S2202. In step S2202, it is determined whether or not it is time to determine whether or not to continue the fourth type announcement effect. Specifically, after the start of the 4th type notice production, it is determined whether or not it is the start timing of the game time (corresponding game time) that triggered the start, and the 4th type notice production continues. In this case, it is determined whether or not it is the start timing of the game times that has triggered the continuation.

If a negative determination is made in step S2202, that is, if the determination timing has not come, this change processing ends. On the other hand, if an affirmative decision is made in step S2202, the operation proceeds to step S2203. In step S2203, continuation determination processing of the fourth type announcement effect is executed. In the continuation determination process, the degree of expectation is higher than that of the variation display mode at the game time, which is the trigger for the fourth type notice production at this point, for all the subsequent hold information stored at the continuation determination timing. It is confirmed whether there is holding information corresponding to a high variation display mode or holding information corresponding to jackpots, and the fourth-type notice production is continued on condition that such holding information exists.

Specifically, as shown in the flowchart of FIG. 40, it is determined in step S2301 whether or not the trigger for the fourth type announcement production is the hold information corresponding to complete disengagement. Note that the "trigger" of the type 4 preliminary notice effect shown in FIG. 40 indicates "start timing" in a situation where the type 4 preliminary notice effect has never continued, and when the type 4 preliminary notice effect continues. Indicates the “continuation opportunity”.

If an affirmative decision is made in step S2301, the operation proceeds to step S2302. In step S2302, the pending information stored after the pending information that is the trigger for the currently-executed fourth type announcement production is the pending information for jackpots, the pending information for out-of-range normal reach A and B, and the out-reach super-reach A. It is determined whether or not any of the pending information corresponding to C exists. When a negative determination is made in step S2302, that is, when it is determined that the continuation condition of the fourth type announcement production is not satisfied, the continuation correspondence suspension announcement flag is erased in step S2302, and the continuation determination process is ended.

If an affirmative decision is made in step S2302, a pending notice continuation process is executed in step S2304, and then this decision process ends. In the pending notice continuation process, a process of continuing (extending) the fourth type notice production until the game time relating to the pending information that has become the continuation opportunity this time is performed. In other words, when the type 4 notice production being executed is triggered by the hold information corresponding to complete disengagement, as the hold information corresponding to the variable display mode having a higher degree of expectation than that, jackpot-supported hold information and disengagement normal reach are set. The fourth-type notice production will be continued on condition that any of the hold information corresponding to A and B and the hold information corresponding to disengagement super reach A to C exists.

Further, with reference to the current effect level in the execution target display area Db and the suspension information that has triggered the continuation, whether or not to increase (step up) the effect level is determined by lottery.

Returning to the description of step S2301, if a negative determination is made in step S2301, the process proceeds to step S2305. In step S2305, it is determined whether or not the trigger for the fourth type announcement effect is the hold information corresponding to the normal reach A. If an affirmative decision is made in step S2305, the operation proceeds to step S2306. In step S2306, the pending information stored after the pending information that has triggered the fourth type announcement production that is being executed is the pending information for jackpots, the pending information for out-of-range normal reach B, and the out-reach super reach A to C. It is determined whether or not any of the corresponding pending information is present. When a negative determination is made in step S2306, that is, when it is determined that the continuation condition of the fourth type announcement production is not satisfied, the continuation correspondence suspension announcement flag is erased in step S2302, and the continuation determination processing is ended. If an affirmative decision is made in step S2306, the pending notice continuation process is executed in step S2304, and then this decision process is terminated.

Returning to the description of step S2305, if a negative determination is made in step S2305, the process proceeds to step S2307. In step S2307, it is determined whether or not the trigger for the fourth type announcement effect is the hold information corresponding to the normal reach B. If an affirmative decision is made in step S2307, the operation proceeds to step S2308. In step S2308, one of the pending information corresponding to the jackpot and the pending information corresponding to the missed super reach A to C is added to the pending information stored after the pending information that is the trigger for the fourth type announcement production being executed. Determine if it exists. When a negative determination is made in step S2308, that is, when it is determined that the continuation condition for the fourth type announcement production is not satisfied, the continuation correspondence suspension announcement flag is erased in step S2302, and the continuation determination processing is ended. If an affirmative decision is made in step S2308, the pending notice continuation process is executed in step S2304, and then this decision process ends.

Returning to the description of step S2307, if a negative determination is made in step S2307, the process proceeds to step S2309. In step S2309, it is determined whether or not the trigger for the fourth type announcement production is the hold information corresponding to the super reach A. If an affirmative decision is made in step S2309, the operation proceeds to step S2310. In step S2310, one of the pending information corresponding to the jackpot and the pending information corresponding to the out-reach super-reach B and C is added to the pending information stored after the pending information that is the trigger of the fourth type announcement production being executed. Determine if it exists. When a negative determination is made in step S2310, that is, when it is determined that the continuation condition of the fourth type announcement effect is not satisfied, the continuation correspondence suspension announcement flag is erased in step S2302, and the continuation determination process is ended. If an affirmative decision is made in step S2310, then the pending notice continuation process is executed in step S2304, and then this decision process is terminated.

Returning to the description of step S2309, if a negative determination is made in step S2309, the process proceeds to step S2311. In step S2311, it is determined whether or not the trigger for the fourth type announcement production is the hold information corresponding to the super reach B. If an affirmative decision is made in step S2311, the operation proceeds to step S2312. In step S2312, the pending information stored after the pending information that is the trigger of the fourth type announcement effect that is being executed includes either the jackpot-supporting holding information or the miss super-reach C-supporting holding information. Is determined. If a negative determination is made in step S2312, that is, if it is determined that the continuation condition of the fourth type announcement production is not satisfied, the continuation correspondence suspension announcement flag is erased in step S2302, and the continuation determination processing is ended. If an affirmative decision is made in step S2312, a holding notice continuation process is executed in step S2304, and then this decision process is terminated.

Returning to the description of step S2311, if a negative determination is made in step S2311, that is, if the trigger for the fourth type announcement production is the hold information corresponding to super reach C, the process proceeds to step S2313. In step S2313, it is determined whether or not there is jackpot-corresponding hold information in the hold information stored after the hold information that has triggered the fourth type announcement effect being executed. When a negative determination is made in step S2313, that is, when it is determined that the continuation condition of the fourth type announcement production is not satisfied, the continuation correspondence suspension announcement flag is erased in step S2302, and the continuation determination processing is ended. If an affirmative decision is made in step S2313, a holding notice continuation process is executed in step S2304, and then this decision process is terminated.

As shown in FIG. 39A, after executing the continuation determination process in step S2203, the process proceeds to step S2204. In step S2204, it is determined whether the continuation trigger corresponds to the jackpot result. When a negative determination is made in step S2204, this change processing is ended as it is. On the other hand, if an affirmative decision is made in step S2204, the continuous correspondence pending notice flag is erased in step S2205, and this change processing ends. That is, when the continuation opportunity is the hold information corresponding to the big hit, the continuation of the fourth type announcement production is forcibly ended.

Here, with reference to the timing chart of FIG. 39(b), the flow of continuation of the type 4 preliminary announcement effect will be described. In FIG. 39(b), the holding area RE for storing the holding information and the execution area AE (holding information storage area 267) are schematically shown. This is the holding display of the display screen 41a shown in FIG. 22(b). Please note that is different from. Further, in the following description, the fourth type notice effect is illustrated, but for the change of the effect level and the like, refer to the description of the second embodiment.

In the pattern illustrated in FIG. 39( b ), the fourth type notice is triggered by the second hold information (specifically, hold information corresponding to the miss normal reach A) when three pieces of hold information are stored. The production begins. As a result, an effect (for example, level 1: blue) is applied to the execution target display area Db.

At the start of the game time that triggered the start of the fourth type notice production, that is, at the timing when the relevant hold information is moved to the execution area AE, three pieces of hold information are stored. Here, among these three pieces of hold information, there is hold information relating to the variable display mode in which the jackpot expectation is set higher than the variable display aspect relating to the currently executed game time, or hold information corresponding to the jackpot result. Check whether or not

In the example of FIG. 39(b), the third hold information corresponds to the super reach A. Therefore, the continuation of the fourth type announcement effect is confirmed with the third hold information as a trigger. That is, at this point, it is determined that the fourth type announcement effect will continue until the game time related to the third hold information. At this continuation confirmation timing, whether or not to change the effect display in the execution target display area Db is determined by lottery. As a result, at the start of the next game, for example, the effect level is changed from level 1: blue to level 2: yellow.

At the timing of shifting to the game time corresponding to the game time (super reach A) that has become the continuation opportunity, two pieces of hold information are stored. Here, among these two pieces of hold information, there is hold information related to the variable display mode in which the jackpot expectation is set higher than the variable display mode related to the currently executed game, or hold information corresponding to the jackpot result. Check whether or not

In the example of FIG. 39B, the first hold information corresponds to the super reach B. Therefore, the continuation of the fourth type announcement effect is confirmed by using the first hold information as a trigger. That is, at this point, it is determined that the fourth type announcement effect will continue until the game time related to the first hold information. At this continuation confirmation timing, whether or not to change the effect display in the execution target display area Db is determined by lottery. As a result, at the start of the next game time, for example, the effect level is changed from level 2: yellow to level 3: red.

At the timing of shifting to the game time corresponding to the game time (super reach B) that has become the continuation opportunity, one hold information is stored. Here, it is confirmed whether or not this hold information is the hold information related to the variable display mode in which the jackpot expectation is set higher than the variable display mode related to the currently executed game or the hold information corresponding to the jackpot result. To do.

In the example of FIG. 39(b), the first hold information corresponds to complete disconnection. Therefore, the end of the continued fourth-type notice production is decided.

As described above in detail, in the example shown in FIG. 39(b), the fourth type announcement effect is continued twice, and the effect display in the execution target display area Db continues for 7 game times.

In this way, by continuing the notice production as if it were a series, it is possible to suitably continue the expectation of the player, which has risen in the process of reaching the game time that was the start timing, to the subsequent game time. it can.

In addition, while the effect display continues to be triggered when the game time shifts to the next game time, while the display continues after that, it is possible to increase the attention level at the game time when the step up occurs. it can. Even if the game result before the step-up occurs is a disengagement result, the effect display will continue with the step-up. Therefore, subsequent game times can be progressed while maintaining the attention level improved by stepping up.

With regard to the fourth type announcement effect shown in the present embodiment, the pending announcement can be continued beyond the maximum storage number (“8”) of the pending information. As a result, the restriction on the number of times the suspension notice is continued can be weakened, and the execution period of the suspension notice can be appropriately diversified. If the number of times the hold notice is continued is simply increased, the hold notice may become obsolete and the effect of drawing the player's attention may not be exerted well. In this regard, if the condition related to the continuation of the hold notice is the presence of the hold information related to the variable display mode that has a higher expectation than the trigger of the hold notice being executed or the presence of the hold information corresponding to the jackpot, the hold notice It is possible to avoid giving an impression as if the line was stretched, and it is possible to preferably suppress the occurrence of the inconvenience.

By setting the start timing of the game times triggered by the determination of whether or not to continue the hold notice, it is possible to change the display mode related to the hold notice with a margin before the end of the game number that triggered the game. Becomes Therefore, even when the function of continuing the reservation notice is added, it is possible to suitably suppress the increase in the local processing load related to the display control due to the addition.

(Third Embodiment)
In the first embodiment and the second embodiment described above, further under the situation where the notice production is being executed (more specifically, under the situation where the notice flag is set and the notice production mode is set). When executing the notice production, the configuration of determining the form of the notice production afterward is referred to by referring to the notice production of before, but the configuration of changing the form of the notice production at first is referred to with the form of notice production afterwards. It is also possible to The characteristic configuration of the present embodiment will be described below, focusing on the differences from the first embodiment.

In the present embodiment, by changing the form of the previous hold notice (first hold notice) according to the form of the later hold notice (second hold notice), the series shown in the first embodiment is changed. The conditions for generating the notice production of are relaxed. It should be noted that the above-mentioned first-type notice effect, second-type notice effect, and third-type notice effect are set for the basic notice effect, but the description is applied to each of these notice effects.

In the present embodiment, during the first notice effect→the second notice effect is determined, the MPU 242 of the notification/effect control device 82 executes the rewriting process for the hold notice effect. The rewriting process is roughly classified into a first rewriting process and a second rewriting process which have different rewriting conditions (a form of the first pending notice as a premise). First, the first rewriting process for holding advance notice effect will be described with reference to the flowchart in FIG. 41.

(First rewriting process for pending notice production)
In the first notice rewriting process for holding notice production, first, in step S2401, it is determined whether or not a shift command or a holding command is received from the main control device 81. When a negative determination is made in step S2401, this rewriting process is ended as it is.

If an affirmative decision is made in step S2401, the operation proceeds to step S2402, and it is decided whether or not the third kind notice effect is selected as the second hold notice by the distribution of the hold notice pattern determination process. In the pending notice pattern determination process according to the present embodiment, the pending notice pattern is determined by lottery (regardless of the first pending notice mode) without being restricted by the first pending notice mode.

If an affirmative decision is made in step S2402, the operation proceeds to step S2403. In step S2403, it is determined whether or not the second-type notice effect A or the second-type notice effect C that does not correspond to the step-up of the hold display image MP is selected as the first notice of hold. When a negative determination is made in step S2403, this change processing is ended as it is.

If an affirmative decision is made in step S2403, the notice effect mode of the first hold notice is grasped in the following step S2404. After executing the process of step S2404, the process advances to step S2405 to determine whether or not there is room for stepping up in the first suspension notice based on the content (conditions such as the execution period) grasped in step S2404. When a negative determination is made in step S2403, this change processing is ended as it is.

If an affirmative decision is made in step S2405, the operation proceeds to step S2406. In step S2406, the variable display mode or the variable display corresponding to the jackpot, in which the hold information that triggered the second hold announcement has a higher expectation than the hold information that triggered the first hold announcement (corresponding hold information) It is determined whether or not it is a mode, and the rewrite lottery process is performed in steps S2407 and S2408 based on the result. In this lottery process, the lottery table referred to when an affirmative determination is made in step S2406 and the lottery table referred to when a negative determination is made in step S2406 are different, and the former is better than the latter. It is set to increase the possibility of winning the rewriting lottery.

After executing the processing of steps S2407 and S2408, it is determined in step S2409 whether or not the rewriting lottery has been won. When a negative determination is made in step S2409, the rewriting process is ended as it is. If an affirmative decision is made in step S2409, the operation proceeds to step S2410.

In step S2410, when the second-type notice effect A is selected as the first-hold notice, it is rewritten as a second-type notice effect B, and the second-type notice effect B is selected as the first-hold notice. In this case, a process of rewriting this to the second-type notice effect D is performed. As a result, the first suspension notice is changed to one corresponding to the step-up of the suspension display image MP.

After executing the process of step S2410, the process proceeds to step S2411, and the step-up pattern determination process including the second suspension notice is performed. After executing the determination process of step S2411, the process proceeds to step S2412, and the notice effect rewriting corresponding process is executed to reflect the content determined in each process in the first hold notice and the second hold notice. After that, the rewriting process ends.

According to this first rewriting process, when the second hold notice is executed based on the hold information stored after the hold information that triggered the first hold notice, the second hold notice is triggered. The first pending notice may be changed to a highly expected one in accordance with the variable display related to the pending information. In other words, due to the influence of the subsequent read-ahead, the previous notice of pending read-ahead is promoted to a higher-predicted one.

For this reason, if there is a large difference in the degree of expectation between the variable display mode (for example, the type of reach display) executed at the corresponding game time of the first hold notice and the hold notice, a big hit will be given in later hold information. Even if there is a possibility that refusal or missed super reach etc. will be held, and the player's expectation may be reduced due to a mismatch between the hold notice and the variable display mode, the expectation for the subsequent game times can be left .. As a result, it is possible to preferably suppress a decrease in the degree of attention to the game.

Next, with reference to the flow chart of FIG. 42, the second notice rewriting process for pending notice effect will be described.

(Second rewriting process for pending notice production)
In the second notice rewriting process for holding notice production, first, in step S2501, it is determined whether or not a shift command or a holding command is received from the main control device 81. When a negative determination is made in step S2401, this rewriting process is ended as it is.

If an affirmative decision is made in step S2501, the operation proceeds to step S2502, and it is decided whether or not the third kind notice effect is selected as the second hold notice by the distribution of the hold notice pattern determination process. In the pending notice pattern determination process according to the present embodiment, the pending notice pattern is determined by lottery (regardless of the first pending notice mode) without being restricted by the first pending notice mode.

If an affirmative decision is made in step S2502, the operation proceeds to step S2503. In step S2503, it is determined whether or not the second-type notice effect A or the second-type notice effect B that does not correspond to the effect display in the execution target display area Db is selected as the first notice of suspension. If an affirmative decision is made in step S2503, the operation proceeds to step S2504. In step S2504, when the second-type notice effect A is selected as the first-hold notice, it is rewritten to the second-type notice effect C, and the second-type notice effect B is selected as the first-hold notice. If so, it is rewritten to the second type notice effect D.

After executing the rewriting process of step S2504, the process proceeds to step S2505, and the notice effect rewriting corresponding process is executed to reflect the contents determined in the above-described processes in the first holding notice and the second holding notice. After that, the rewriting process ends.

As a result, the first pending notice that was not compatible with the effect display in the execution target display area Db until now is switched to the effect display compatible, and the relevance between the first pending notice and the second pending notice is strengthened. It will be.

Returning to the description of step S2503, if a negative determination is made in step S2503, the process proceeds to step S2506. In step S2506, it is determined whether or not the first suspension notice is already the second-type notice effect C or the second-type notice effect D corresponding to the effect display in the execution target display area Db. If an affirmative decision is made in step S2506, this change processing ends immediately.

If a negative determination is made in step S2506, that is, if it is determined that the first suspension announcement does not include the second type announcement effect, the process proceeds to step S2507. In step S2507, conditions such as the execution period are grasped and it is determined whether or not there is room to add the second type notice effects C and D to the first hold notice. If an affirmative decision is made in step S2507, then in step S2508 a process of adding the second kind notice effect C or the second kind notice effect D to the first hold notice is executed, and then in step S2505 the first hold After executing the notice production rewriting corresponding process of the notice, the book rewriting process is ended. As a result, the second-type notice effects C and D are added in the first hold notice.

On the other hand, if a negative decision is made in step S2507, then the processing advances to step S2509, after executing the cancellation processing of the third type notice effect, this change processing is terminated. That is, in the second rewriting process, when the first notice effect corresponding to the second-type notice effects C and D is not obtained, the setting of the third-type notice effect is canceled and the second notice effect is performed. Even in this case, the type 3 announcement effect is not executed.

As for the first rewriting process and the second rewriting process described in detail above, which is to be executed is determined by lottery.

According to the second rewriting process, the rewriting of the first hold notice is performed when the third type notice effect is selected as the second hold notice. In this way, by changing the content of the first hold notice according to the subsequent hold information, the relevance of the hold notice executed before and after the game time that triggered the first hold notice can be increased. .. Therefore, for example, it is possible to make it appear that a series of pending notices continues over the corresponding game times.

In the configuration in which the effect display in the execution target display area Db is used to connect the first hold notice and the second hold notice, the effect is generated when the second type notice effects A and B are selected as the first hold notice. Is added to change to the second type announcement effects C and D. In the first place, there is a second type notice effect corresponding to the effect display, and a series of notice effects can be realized by changing the presence or absence of the effect display in the execution target display area Db. Therefore, it is possible to suppress the appearance of a sense of discomfort due to the rewriting of the notice effect.

In addition, since the configuration is such that a series of notice effects are realized by changing a part of the first hold notice that is already being executed while it is being executed as much as possible, the control load caused by the above-mentioned rewriting, etc. The increase can be suppressed.

In the present embodiment, a series of suspension notices is realized by rewriting the first suspension notice according to the second suspension notice. In each of the above-described embodiments, a series of reservation notices is realized on the condition that the first reservation notice includes the second-type notice effects C and D in the first place. It is possible to suitably alleviate the conditions under which the reservation notice is generated.

(Fourth Embodiment)
In each of the above-described embodiments, as a result, by reflecting the jackpot expectation degree of the subsequent hold information or the like in the notice production of the destination that clearly indicates the hold, it is possible to suggest that the hold of the first hold notice can be expected. However, such a technical idea is not embodied only when a new notice effect is generated during the notice effect. One of the features of the present embodiment is that the above-described function is realized by a single notice production. In the present embodiment, in addition to the normal suspension notice shown in each of the above-described embodiments, the special suspension to give a suspension notice by specifying the game times related to the suspension information other than the suspension information that intentionally triggered the suspension notice. A notice has been set. In other words, the hold announcement may be terminated before the game times related to the hold information that triggered the hold announcement.

Hereinafter, with reference to the flowchart of FIG. 43, the special pending notice setting process executed by the MPU 242 of the notification/effect control device 82 will be described.

(Special pending notice setting process)
As shown in FIG. 43(a), in the special pending notice setting process, first, in step S2601, it is determined whether a pending notice flag is stored in the various flag storage areas 266 of the RAM 244. If it is determined that the pending notice flag is not stored, the process advances to step S2602.

In step S2602, it is determined whether there is any pending information stored before the pending information that triggered the pending announcement (first pending announcement). When an affirmative determination is made in step S2602, it is determined whether or not the pending information grasped in step S2602 corresponds to the big hit.

If a negative determination is made in step S2603, that is, if the pending information stored before the relevant pending information exists but the pending information does not correspond to the jackpot result, the process proceeds to step S2604. In step S2604, target change availability lottery processing is executed. Specifically, it is determined whether or not to change the target with reference to the target change lottery table stored in the lottery table storage area of the ROM 243. If the lottery is won in step S2605, an affirmative decision is made in subsequent step S2605, and the change target selection processing of step S2606 is performed.

In the change target selection process, as shown in FIG. 43(b), first, in step S2701, the pending information stored prior to the relevant pending information is deviated and there is a process corresponding to super reach A to C. Or not. If an affirmative decision is made in step S2701, a process of setting the deferred super-reach compatible hold information as a change target is carried out in step S2702. If there are a plurality of holding information corresponding to super reach, it is set that the holding information whose storage timing is close to the holding information is to be changed.

On the other hand, if a negative decision is made in step S2701, the operation proceeds to step S2703. In step S2703, it is determined whether or not the corresponding game time corresponds to a big hit. If an affirmative decision is made in step S2703, then a change target setting process is carried out with reference to the jackpot selection table in step S2704. In the selection table referred to in the setting process, the holding information whose storage timing is close to the holding information is more likely to be selected as a change target than the holding information that is distant from the holding information.

When a negative determination is made in step S2703, the change target setting process is performed by referring to the disconnection correspondence selection table in step S2705. In the selection table referred to in the setting process, the holding information whose storage timing is close to the holding information is more likely to be selected as a change target than the holding information that is distant from the holding information. However, in the case of comparison with the selection table referred to in step S2704, there is a large proportion of selection as a change target, as compared with holding information in which holding information whose storage timing is far from the corresponding holding information is closer.

After performing the change target selection process in step S2606, the process advances to step S2607. In step S2607, a process of restricting another pending notice clearly indicating the relevant pending is performed. After that, in step S2608, the notice mode determination process based on the change result is performed, and the setting process of the special suspension notice is ended.

On the other hand, if an affirmative determination is made in step S2601 (that is, if the first suspension notice has already been given), a negative determination is made in step S2602 (if there is no preceding suspension information), then in step S2603. When the affirmative determination is made (when there is a big hit corresponding to the preceding pending information), when the negative determination is made in step S2605 (when the target change lottery is missed), the normal advance notice mode determination process is executed. To do.

Here, the difference between the normal suspension notice and the special suspension notice will be described with reference to the schematic diagram of FIG. The normal suspension notice is the same as that in the above-described embodiment, so the description is cited, and the special suspension notice will be described focusing on the difference from the normal suspension notice. Note that FIG. 44 illustrates the case where the first-type notice effect is selected as the first hold notice.

As shown in FIG. 44( b ), in the situation where four pieces of hold information are stored, when the hold notice is executed triggered by the fourth hold information, it is stored before that. The hold information to be changed is selected from among the first to third hold information. FIG. 44B illustrates the case where the third hold information is selected.

As shown in FIG. 44(b)→FIG. 44(d1), when shifting to the next game time, the hold display image MP displayed in the hold display area NE shifts to the lower side, and accordingly, the variable display The variable display of the symbols will be started in the area ME. A predetermined notice pattern is displayed on the display screen 41a at the timing when the variable display of the symbols is started.

As shown in FIG. 44(d1)→FIG. 44(d2), when the game time shifts to the next game time, the game time according to the pending information that has been changed is started. Also in this case, the predetermined notice pattern is displayed together with the start of the variable display of the symbols in the variable display area ME.

As shown in FIG. 44(d2)→FIG. 44(d3), when the game time shifts to the next game time, the game time (corresponding game time) related to the suspension information that triggered the suspension notice is started. .. As for the reservation notice, the predetermined notice pattern is not displayed at the same time as the start of the variable display of the symbols in the variable display area ME because the game is finished in the previous game time. In other words, the first hold notice corresponding to the first-type notice effect ends at the game time that is the change target before the corresponding game time.

Note that, in FIG. 44, the case where the first-type notice effect is selected for the first hold notice is illustrated, but the series of flow is the same even when the second-type notice effect is selected. That is, when the special hold notice is given, the hold display image MP related to the hold information stored before the hold is changed so as to correspond to the hold notice. The display mode of the hold display image MP related to the hold information remains unchanged.

When the relevant game time is explicitly indicated or suggested, the degree of attention to the game may suddenly decrease due to the end of the game time (end of special notification). In this respect, with the configuration shown in the present embodiment, when a hold notice is given, there is a possibility that the game times that triggered the hold notice may be held after the end of the hold notice, and the player is on hold. It is assumed that we will also pay attention to the game times after the end of the notice. Therefore, it is possible to preferably suppress a decrease in the degree of attention caused by the termination of the suspension notice.

If you give a hold notice by specifying a game time other than the corresponding game time by the special hold notice, and if nothing happens in the specified game time (it becomes a complete fake), go to the hold notice itself. There is a high possibility that interest in the person will fade. Therefore, when giving a special pending notice, if there is a disconnection result and one that corresponds to the reach variation display is present, it is preferentially suppressed by setting it as the change target and prioritizing it. it can.

In the case of giving a special hold notice, even if you try to keep the expectation after the special hold notice ends, there is a gap between the game time that is the change target and the game time that triggered the hold notice. If it goes too far, the relationship between the pending notice and the corresponding game times will weaken, and the expectation will inevitably weaken. In the first place, the presence of such a period separates the hold notice and the relevant game time, giving the player the impression that the special notification and the relevant game time are irrelevant, and giving the special hold notice. Will fade.

Therefore, in the present embodiment, by changing the configuration in which the ratio of the special information that is changed in time series and the special information that triggered the special notification is selected to be high, the pending notice and the corresponding game times are changed. It preferably avoids weakening relationships. That is, for example, even if the special pending notice is apparently ended, there is a higher possibility that the expected game times are actually held immediately after, and it is possible to suitably suppress the decrease in the sense of expectation after the pending notice (so-called prefetch effect). it can.

After starting the hold notice by specifying a different target from the special hold notice by the special hold notice, if the corresponding game time is clearly indicated by the normal hold notice, the above various effects due to the special hold notice will not be exerted well Is assumed. Further, if the hold notice is complicated and complicated, it is feared that not only the control load is increased but also the player may be confused. This is not preferable because it becomes a factor that hinders the attention of the game from being improved by the reservation notice. Therefore, as shown in the present embodiment, by restricting that the special information that triggers the special hold notice triggers the normal hold notice, the occurrence of the above inconvenience is suppressed, and the normal hold notice and the special hold notice are suppressed. And can coexist suitably.

(Fifth Embodiment)
In the present embodiment, as the notice effect when making the notice of holding, the fifth kind notice effect using the stop mode of the symbols stopped and displayed on the display screen 41a is set. Specifically, three identical main symbols are stopped and displayed on the activated line of the display screen 41a, so that a symbol combination corresponding to the pending notice is formed. Here, with reference to FIG. 45(a) group, an outline of the fifth kind notice effect in the present embodiment will be described. FIG. 45 is a schematic view showing a stop mode of symbols.

When the fifth kind notice effect is selected as the first notice effect, the symbol combination corresponding to the hold notice is stopped and displayed in the game times related to the hold information stored before the corresponding hold. In the notice mode illustrated in FIG. 45(a1), the first hold notice corresponding to the fifth type notice effect is started with the second hold information as an opportunity under the situation where two pieces of hold information are stored. .. In this case, when the variable display of the symbols is stopped, that is, in the state where all the symbol rows of the upper symbol row Z1, the middle symbol row Z2, and the lower symbol row Z3 are stopped, the same main symbol (specifically "6") (Symbol) is stopped and displayed on the activated line, so that a symbol combination for notice of suspension is formed.

As shown in FIG. 45(a1)→FIG. 45(a2), when shifting to the next game time, the symbol combination for holding notice is displayed again with the end of the game time. Then, as shown in FIG. 45(a2)→FIG. 45(a3), the reach variation display is executed in the game times that triggers the hold notice, and the hold information that triggers the hold notice corresponds to the jackpot result. If so, the symbol combination corresponding to the jackpot result is stopped and displayed on the activated line, and the mode shifts to the opening/closing execution mode. When the hold information that triggers the hold notice corresponds to the out-of-place result, the symbol combination corresponding to the jackpot result is not stopped and displayed on the activated line, and the process proceeds to the next game time. By ending the hold notice based on the end of the corresponding game time, the display of the symbol combination corresponding to the hold notice will be avoided in the next game time.

Here, in the present embodiment, even if the pending notice continues via the reach variation display (for example, the first pending notice → the second pending notice), the game is considered to be a series of notice effects. One of the features is that various measures have been taken in order to be recognized by the person. Specifically, in the reach variation display, the same symbol is stopped and displayed on the activated line, and the same symbols as the symbols in stop display among the symbols forming the final stop are jackpot results. It is stopped and displayed so that the corresponding symbol combination does not become and the symbol combination for holding notice is made. As a result, it is possible to change the reach variation display→simple disengagement result to the reach variation display→disengagement result corresponding to the hold notice, and to make the hold notice continuously via the reach change display.

Here, the fluctuation ending process (see FIG. 19) executed by the MPU 242 of the notification/effect control device 82 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. 46. In the fluctuation ending process, first, a stop mode determination process is executed in step S2801. In subsequent step S2802, a final stop command is output to notify display control device 212 of the confirmed stop mode.

As shown in FIG. 46(b), in the stop mode determination process, first in step S2901, it is determined whether or not it is a game number corresponding to the jackpot result. When an affirmative determination is made in step S2901, a jackpot stop mode determination process is executed in step S2902, and this determination process ends.

If a negative decision is made in step S2901, the operation proceeds to step S2903. In step S2903, it is determined whether or not it is a game time corresponding to the miss reach. If a negative decision is made in step S2903, the operation proceeds to step S2904. In step S2904, it is determined whether or not the pending notice flag is stored in the various flag storage area 266 of the RAM 244. If an affirmative decision is made in step S2904, the operation proceeds to step S2905, and after the suspension notice deciding stop mode determination processing is executed, the finalization processing is ended. In the determination process of step S2905, the stop mode of the symbol is determined so that the result of the change display→holding notice correspondence becomes a disengagement result.

On the other hand, if a negative determination is made in step S2904, the flow advances to step S2906 to execute a stop mode determination process that is not compatible with the hold announcement, and then ends the finalization process. In the determination processing of step S2906, the stop mode of the symbol is determined so that the variable display→completely disengagement result is obtained.

Returning to the explanation of step S2903, if an affirmative determination is made in step S2903, that is, if it is determined that the game number corresponds to the outlying reach, the process proceeds to step S2907. In step S2907, it is determined whether a pending notice flag is stored in the various flag storage area 266 of the RAM 244. If a negative determination is made in step S2907, the flow advances to step S2908 to execute a stop mode determination process that is not compatible with the hold announcement, and then ends this finalization process. In the determination processing of step S2906, the stop mode of the symbols is determined so that the reach variation display→simple deviation result is obtained.

If an affirmative decision is made in step S2907, the operation proceeds to step S2909, and after executing the suspension notice deciding stop mode decision processing, the present decision processing is ended. In the determination processing of step S2909, the stop mode of the symbol is determined so that the reach variation display→the suspension notice correspondence is disengaged.

Here, with reference to FIG. 45( b ), a case where the fifth type announcement effect continues after the reach variation display from the first pending notice to the second pending notice will be described. The first hold notice corresponding to the fifth type notice effect started in FIG. 45(b1) causes the symbol combination corresponding to the hold notice to be stopped and displayed as shown in FIG. 45(b1)→FIG. 45(b2). Be continued.

At the corresponding game time, the reach variation display corresponding to the deviation result is started. Before the shift to the reach change display, new hold information is added, the second hold notice triggered by this hold information is elected, and the fifth kind notice effect is selected as the second hold notice, that is, When the continuation of the 5th type notice production is confirmed, as shown in FIG. 45(b), not the reach variation display→the disengagement result but the reach variation display→the symbol stop display so that the disengagement result corresponding to the hold notice is displayed. To be done. In other words, the stop mode corresponds to the suspension notice although it would otherwise be a simple disconnection result. This suggests to the player that the pending notice will continue.

After that, as shown in FIG. 45(b3)→FIG. 45(b4)... And the reservation notice by the fifth kind notice production continues until the game time related to the reservation information that triggered the second suspension notice. Become.

In the fifth kind notice production, by giving the notice of the hold in the stop mode of the symbol in which the player's attention is likely to be drawn, it is possible to reduce the chance that the notice of the hold is missed.

Further, according to the present embodiment, even when the reach variation display is used when transitioning from the first hold notice to the second hold notice, a series of notice productions are connected to give notice to the player. It is possible to make it difficult to give the impression that the production is interrupted.

Whether to end the reach variation display as a mere outlier or to display and end the symbol combination corresponding to the pending notice can be changed without difficulty by adjusting the stop mode of the symbol row that is finally stopped. That is, it is possible to delay the timing of determining whether or not to make a series of pending notices by connecting the second pending notice until the limit of the reach variation display is reached. As a result, it is possible to suppress the restrictions on the continuation of the fifth type announcement production.

(Other embodiments)
It should be noted that the present invention is not limited to the contents described in each of the above-described embodiments, and may be implemented as follows, for example. By the way, each of the following configurations may be applied individually to each of the above embodiments, or a part or all of the configurations may be combined and applied to each of the above embodiments. Further, it is possible to arbitrarily combine all or part of the various configurations shown in the above respective embodiments. In this case, it is preferable to ensure the technical significance (effect to be exerted) of each configuration to be combined. Each of the following configurations may be applied individually to a new configuration formed by combining the embodiments, or a part or all of the configurations may be applied in combination.

(1) In the above-described embodiment, in the case of executing the hold notice, when determining whether to continue the notice effect being executed based on the subsequent hold information, the jackpot or the out-of-range super reach A to C are supported. There is one of the determination conditions that there is the hold information of, but it is not limited to this. For example, it is also possible to adopt a configuration in which the hold announcement effect is continued based on the hold information corresponding to the disconnection normal reach A, B or complete disconnection.

Specifically, a means (lottery table) for deciding whether or not to continue the pending notice effect based on the jackpot corresponding holding information, and whether to continue the pending notice effect based on the deviation information corresponding to the missed Super Reach C. Means (lottery table), means for determining whether or not to continue the pending notice effect based on the hold information corresponding to the missed super reach B (lottery table), based on the hold information corresponding to the missed super reach A Means for determining whether or not to continue the pending notice effect (lottery table), means (table) for determining whether or not to continue the pending notice effect based on the hold information corresponding to the detach normal reach B, and for the detach normal reach A A means (lottery table) for deciding whether or not to continue the pending notice effect based on the hold information, and a means (lottery table) for deciding whether or not to continue the pending notice effect based on the hold information corresponding to complete deviation. The configuration may be provided.

In this case, when the lottery is performed on the holding information to which the variable display mode set so that the expectation is high is applied, the variable display mode set so that the expectation is low is applied. It is preferable that the suspension notice be more easily continued than in the case where the lottery is performed on the suspension information.

Further, when the subsequent hold notice (second hold notice) is to be given during the previous hold notice (first hold notice), the player recognizes that the previous hold notice effect is continued. Although the configuration is such that the pending notice effect is connected as described above, the execution of the pending notice effect does not have to be a requirement for determining whether or not the continuation is possible based on the pending information stored later. In other words, it is not necessary to continue the hold announcement production on the condition that there are two hold announcement productions that are different from the hold information that triggered the situation. It may be configured to be performed.

(2) In each of the above-described embodiments, whether or not the hold announcement is possible is determined when the shift command or the hold command is received. However, the trigger for determining whether the hold announcement is possible is not limited to the reception of the command. For example, it may be configured to periodically (periodically) determine whether or not to give an advance notice.

(3) In the above-described first to fourth embodiments, the final timing for determining whether or not to continue the hold notice is the start of the corresponding game time, but the present invention is not limited to this. Similar to the fifth embodiment, it is sufficient if the contents of the notice effect can be rewritten. For example, it is possible to set the final timing of the continuation determination to be during the corresponding game time or at the end of the corresponding game time.

Specifically, as shown in the first embodiment, when an effect is added to the execution target display area Db (specifically, the background thereof), the progress of the effect depends on the period required for rewriting the effect content or the rewriting. There is no hindrance. Therefore, if such a premise is taken into consideration, the final timing may be the end timing of the corresponding game time.

Further, as shown in the fifth embodiment, in the configuration in which the pending notice effect is produced by the combination of the symbols stopped on the display screen 41a, the final timing of the determination is determined in consideration of the control load, the appearance, and the like. It is preferable. For example, in the type of gaming machine in which the final stop symbol sequence shifts from high-speed fluctuation display with low discrimination power (low discrimination state) to low-speed fluctuation display with high discrimination power (high discrimination state), high-speed fluctuation display → low-speed fluctuation display It is also possible to set the transition timing to the above final timing.

(4) In order to improve the identification power and the visibility of the pending notice, it is possible to change the manner of the notice effect as follows. That is, as shown in the schematic view of FIG. 47, an effect may be added to the variable display area ME of the symbol display device 41 (display screen 41a), and the display screen 41a may have an advantageous result for the player. The "chance zone" may be displayed as a message indicating ". In this notice production mode, it is preferable to make the start notice of the hold notice and the hold notice continuation trigger unclear.

It should be noted that, in view of performing the pending notice effect by changing the variable display area ME, the background image (so-called stage) may be changed to one corresponding to the pending notice instead of adding the effect. is there.

(5) As the explicit notice effect, the specific configuration is arbitrary as long as the player can recognize the hold. For example, a countdown display is displayed as the game progresses. It is also possible to configure such that the game times when the countdown result is a predetermined value (for example, "0") are the corresponding game times.

Further, it is also possible to execute the execution place of the notice effect of the implicit type other than the display screen 41a. For example, the lamp portion 63 provided on the front door frame 14 may be used, or a movable accessory for effect may be used.

Note that the notice of holding does not have to be visual, and may be auditory or tactile.

(6) In the above-described fourth embodiment, the configuration is such that the holding information having a close storage timing is easily selected as the change target on the basis of the storage timing of the holding information that triggers the holding notice. It is also possible to do so.

(7) In the above-described fourth embodiment, the change target is the hold information stored before the hold information that triggered the hold announcement, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, if the hold information is stored after the hold information that triggered the hold notice at the start of the hold notice, the subsequent hold information can be changed. By dare to set the game times specified by the pending notice after the corresponding game times, a jackpot result or reach display etc. may be performed before the corresponding game times. With such a configuration, expectations can be given to the game times executed before the specified game times.

(8) In the above-described embodiment, in the lottery process related to the shift command, the hold advance notice availability lottery is performed in the new order (eighth area Rc8→seventh area Rc7→...→first area Rc1). Although the configuration has been adopted, this priority order can be reversed. That is, it is possible to adopt a configuration in which the lottery for availability of the reservation notice is performed in a new order (first area Rc1→second area Rc2→...→eighth area Rc8).

(9) In the first embodiment described above, the first pending notice → the second pending notice is drawn based on the pending information stored when the first pending notice for the explicit system is stored. 2 It is configured to ensure continuity of pending notices. By relaxing this condition and conducting a lottery for the second explicit notice of the implicit system based on the fact that at least one pending information is stored after the relevant pending information when the first explicit notice of the explicit system is confirmed. You may give continuity of 1 hold notice → 2nd hold notice. This is because if the hold information is present after the corresponding hold, the feeling of strangeness when the hold notice is continued beyond the corresponding game times can be appropriately reduced.

It is also possible to change the above-mentioned timing-related condition from the time when the first hold announcement is confirmed to the time when the first hold announcement is started (when the display is started). This is because the player grasps the occurrence of the hold notice at the timing when the notice effect is actually displayed (executed), not whether or not it is in the state of giving the hold notice internally.

(10) In the above embodiment, the lottery is performed based on the hold information stored after the corresponding hold, and whether or not the hold notice is continued is drawn by lot. However, the continuation rate is set in advance at the start of the hold notice. Alternatively, after completion of the hold, it is possible to perform a lottery on whether or not to continue the hold notice based on the continuation rate.

In this case, in a situation where the number of pieces of hold information is “0” and variable display cannot be performed, it is preferable to forcibly end the hold notice regardless of the continuation rate.

(11) In the above-described embodiment, in the second kind notice effect and the third kind notice effect, a plurality of levels with different colors are set, and the expectation of winning the jackpot is high in the order of level 3>level 2>level 1. Although it has been set so that it may be changed to the following. In other words, if the jackpot results are in the order of level 3>level 2>level 1, the probability of probability of a jackpot may be increased (for the levels indicated by colors, etc. It may be configured to correspond to). For example, when the jackpot is won through the level 3 pending announcement effect, the probability variation jackpot can be settled.

It may be configured such that whether or not to perform the hold announcement effect is determined by referring to whether or not the jackpot is won, and the setting (change) of the level is determined by referring to the type of jackpot. Further, it may be configured such that whether or not to perform the hold announcement effect is determined by referring to the type of jackpot, and the setting (change) of the level is determined by referring to whether or not the jackpot is won.

(12) In the first to fifth embodiments, in the variable display area ME of the display screen 41a, the upper symbol row, the middle symbol row, and the lower symbol row are variably displayed in the horizontal direction. However, this may be changed so that the upper symbol, the middle symbol, and the lower symbol are switched and displayed in the individually set display areas. That is, the symbols displayed in the display area may be sequentially switched in ascending or descending order.

(13) A game time based on a ball entering the upper working port 33 and a game time based on a ball entering the lower working port 33b may be performed in parallel. For example, when there is the hold information based on the ball entering the upper working port 33 and the hold information based on the ball entering the lower working port 33b, the pattern corresponding to the hold information on the upper working port 33 is present. A variable display area and a variable display area of a symbol corresponding to the hold information related to the lower operation port 33b are formed in the display screen 41a, and both variable displays are performed in parallel in each of the variable display areas. Good.

(14) In each of the above embodiments, the details of the stop result of the symbol are determined according to the variable display time, but the details of the stop result of the symbol are determined regardless of the variable display time. Is also possible.

(15) In the above-described second type notice effect (with effect), when the hold display image MP displayed in the hold display area Da reaches the execution target display area Db, the background color of the execution target display area Db is changed. Although the display mode of the changed execution target display area Db is changed to match the color of the hold display image MP and is continued until the subsequent game time for the corresponding hold, the present invention is not limited to this. In the case of continuing the suspension notice, it is also possible to adopt a configuration in which the display mode of the previous suspension display image MP is succeeded to the subsequent suspension display image MP.

For example, when the preceding pending display image MP (with color change) reaches the execution target display area Db, the pending display image MP disappears, and the next pending display image MP shifts to the execution target display area Db. The color of the next reserved display image MP may be changed according to the color of the previous reserved display image MP.

(16) In each of the above-mentioned embodiments, the hold information related to the upper working opening 33a (corresponding to the "ball entering portion") and the hold information related to the lower working opening 33b (corresponding to the "ball entering portion") are sequentially ( (Alternate) Digestion composition, more specifically, the composition in which digestion occurs in the order in which the ball enters. It is possible to change this as follows. That is, it is also possible to adopt a configuration in which any one of the holding information related to the upper working port 33a and the holding information related to the lower working port 33b is preferentially consumed. For example, when a difference in the degree of advantage is set between the lottery related to the upper working opening 33a (holding information) and the lottery related to the lower working opening 33b, the working opening set to be advantageous to the player is selected. It is also possible to adopt a configuration in which the pending information is digested preferentially.

Further, in each of the above-described embodiments, the upper working opening 33a and the lower working opening 33b are configured as the "ball-in portion", but the number of working openings does not necessarily have to be plural, and is one. Good.

(17) It is also possible to unify (same) the process relating to the pending notice effect (so-called prefetch effect) executed by the MPU 202 of the main control device 81 and the process executed in the game time control process. is there. For example, with respect to the confirmation processing for notice of holding shown in step S305 and the setting processing of the holding command shown in step S306, various kinds of processing other than the setting processing of the command are made common with the various kinds of processing shown in steps S701 to S708. Good. If the processing contents and the flow of a series of processing are made common, it is not necessary to store the control program and the like separately, and the fact that the function of executing the pending notice effect is installed becomes a factor that puts pressure on the storage capacity of the ROM 203. It can be suppressed appropriately.

(18) The special reservation notice is not limited to the above-described mode. For example, as shown in the schematic diagram of FIG. 48, the pending display image MP related to the pending information stored prior to the relevant pending call that triggered the pending announcement is targeted for pending change, and the pending display image MP is displayed. It is also possible to adopt a configuration in which the color of the pending display image MP is changed (stepped up) according to the shift.

For example, when the game time relating to the pending display image MP that has been changed corresponds to complete deviation, the expectation of a big hit in the subsequent game time may be increased. Specifically, when the pending change is stepped up to the level 3 described above, it is configured such that the development to the super-reach is confirmed or the probability of the development to the super-reach is extremely high, and the pending display corresponding to the level 3 is displayed. If the image MP reaches the execution target display area Db but does not develop into super reach, the expectation of winning the jackpot in the subsequent game times is increased (more specifically, a notice of pending for level 3). The expectation to win the jackpot is higher than if it developed to Super Reach via).

(19) In the special hold notice shown in the fifth embodiment, the game times relating to the hold information stored prior to the relevant hold information that triggered the hold notice effect are set as “specific game times”. However, it is not always necessary to set the game times related to the hold information stored prior to the relevant hold information that triggered the hold announcement effect as the “specific game times”. For example, if the hold information stored after the relevant hold information that triggered the hold notice production already exists at the time of the hold notice determination, the game time relating to the hold information stored after that is set. It is also possible to set it as a "specific game time".

In the gaming machine, the player is notified that the jackpot result has been achieved through various effects such as reach effect. Here, according to the configuration shown in this modified example, it is possible to make it appear that the target of the hold notice is present after the corresponding game time, and the expectation for winning the jackpot further after winning the jackpot is preferable. Therefore, it is possible to appropriately keep the attention on the game even when straddling the open/close execution mode.

In addition, if the jackpot result is not obtained after the reach effect related to the corresponding game times described above, it is feared that disappointment or the like to the effect may cause a decrease in the game will. In this respect, according to the configuration in which the hold notice production is performed so that the game time after the corresponding game time that triggered the hold notice production can be expected, the expectation can be directed to the later game time. It can be suitably suppressed that the above-mentioned production corresponding to the disconnection becomes a factor that reduces the willingness to play the game.

In addition, by configuring the game times relating to the already-stored hold information as the “specific game times” when the hold notice is confirmed, it is possible to determine whether or not the hold notice effect is influenced by uncertain elements. It is possible to avoid and smoothly perform the preliminary announcement effect.

(20) In the fifth embodiment, the “special notification” is based on the fact that the hold information stored prior to the relevant hold information that triggered the notice of hold exists (is stored). However, the execution condition of the special pending notice is not limited to the above.

Whether or not to give a special hold notice is decided in advance by a lottery, etc., and if the lottery is won, it shifts to a preparation state (equivalent to "standby state") for giving a special hold notice (for example, a special notice win). Store flags). At this time, the candidates for the "specific game times" to be the subject of the hold notice are determined without being limited to the hold information already stored at that time. (However, it is limited to the pending information stored or the pending information that can be stored before the relevant pending information is consumed).

In the determination of the target, if the holding information that is stored (not yet stored) after the relevant holding information is selected, execution of the special holding notice is avoided until the holding information is added (stored). Wait in the ready state. Then, on condition that the holding information is added (more specifically, the holding information is not yet digested), the preparation state is shifted to the special holding notice presentation execution state. On the other hand, if the above new hold information is not added (stored) and the execution condition cannot be satisfied before the corresponding hold information is exhausted, the special hold notice is released and the special hold is released without performing special hold notice production. Cancel the notice.

According to this configuration, like the special hold notice production shown in the fifth embodiment, the special hold notice is added to the hold information already stored, that is, the hold information stored before the relevant hold information. It is possible to avoid the limitation of the target of (1) and suitably relax the application condition of the special suspension notice. Further, when such a special pending notice effect involves the above-mentioned step-up, even if the step-up is not sufficient (for example, level 3), even if it develops into a super reach, etc. It is possible to suppress the decrease.

In addition, it is preferable that the start timing of the special pending notice production be before the game time of the relevant pending information is started. Further, regarding the end timing of the special holding notice production, it is preferable that at least when the corresponding holding information corresponds to the jackpot, it is prior to the game time relating to the corresponding holding information or the game time relating to the corresponding holding information. If the corresponding hold information does not correspond to the big hit, it is possible to set the game time after the corresponding hold information. In this case, the pending notice effect will be continued across the corresponding game times. If the pending notice effect is executed at a timing completely unrelated to the corresponding game time, the relationship between the pending notice effect and the corresponding game time may be weakened. Therefore, as described above, if the start timing of the pending notice effect is set before the relevant game time and the pending notice effect is performed so as to cross the relevant game time, the target of the relevant game time and the pending notice effect It is possible to preferably suppress the decrease in the relationship with the "specific game times".

In the gaming machine of the type described above, it is uncertain when the hold information is stored. Here, when the availability of the pending notice effect is confirmed due to the presence of the subsequent pending information, the opportunity to execute the pending notice effect decreases, and the function of executing the pending notice effect may not be used well. Get higher In this respect, as shown in this modification, if the setting of "specific game times" for the pending information added later is allowed, the above-mentioned restriction is suppressed and the function related to the pending notice effect is suitably exerted. Can be made.

Also, in the state of being in the ready state, the ready state is released based on the fact that the game time related to the hold information that triggered the transition to the ready state is executed or the game time has ended. It can also be configured. The effect of the pending notice effect is suitably exerted under the situation where the pending information related to the relevant game time and the pending information related to the "specific game time" coexist. Therefore, if the preparation state is released when the corresponding game time starts or ends in the standby state, the relationship between the corresponding game time and the specific game time becomes weak, and the various effects described above cannot be performed well. This can be suitably suppressed.

Note that the specific mode of performing the special pending notice effect may be either the explicit type shown in FIG. 44(b) or the non-explicit type shown in FIG. 44(d). Both may be combined.

(21) In the above embodiment, the notification/effect control device 82 and the display control device 212 are provided separately, but a single control device that integrates the functions of these control devices 82 and 212 may be provided.

(22) Another type of pachinko machine different from the above embodiment, for example, a pachinko machine in which the electric accessory opens a predetermined number of times when a game ball enters a specific area of a special device, or a game ball in a specific area of the special device. The present invention can also be applied to a pachinko machine in which a right is generated and a big hit occurs, a pachinko machine provided with another accessory, an arrangement ball machine, a game machine such as a sparrow ball.

<Regarding invention groups extracted from the above embodiments>
The features of the invention group extracted from each of the above-described embodiments will be described below, showing effects and the like as necessary. Note that, in the following, for ease of understanding, the corresponding configurations in the above-described embodiments are appropriately shown in parentheses, etc., but are not limited to the specific configurations shown in parentheses, etc.

The following feature group is "some gaming machines such as pachinko machines have a picture display device that variably displays a picture on the display screen. In this kind of gaming machine, for example, it is provided in a game area. With the winning of the winning opening as a trigger, a lottery is carried out as to whether or not a specific game state such as a winning state, which is advantageous to the player, is generated, and variable display of the pattern is started. Regarding the background art that a specific picture combination or the like is finally stopped and displayed on the display screen and the game state shifts to the specific game state (for example, Patent Document 1), "in recent years, the degree of attention to the game is increased. However, various improvements have been made, however, there is still room for improvement in the structure of the gaming machine in order to increase the degree of attention to the game." is there.

(Feature A group)
Features A1. An information acquisition unit (a function of executing information acquisition processing in the MPU 202 of the main control device 81) that acquires special information based on the satisfaction of a predetermined acquisition condition;
Acquired information storage means (reserved sphere storage area 232 provided in the MPU 202 of the main control device 81) for storing the special information acquired by the information acquisition means with a prescribed number, which is predetermined as a plurality of numbers, as an upper limit,
It is determined whether or not the special information stored in the acquired information storage means corresponds to the additional information, and when a plurality of special information is stored in the acquired information storage means, the plurality of special information is stored. An award determination unit that sequentially performs the award determination for the special information (a function that executes a win/fail determination process in the MPU 202 of the main control device 81);
A privilege granting unit (main control) that grants a privilege to the player based on the result of the grant determination by the grant determining unit being a grant corresponding result that the special information to be determined corresponds to the grant information. A function of executing a special winning opening/closing process in the MPU 202 of the device 81),
A pattern display means (symbol display device 41) which has a display unit (display screen 41a) and variably displays a pattern on the display unit;
The variable display of the pattern is started in the pattern display means before the grant determination is performed by the grant determination means or based on the grant determination performed by the grant determination means, and the result of the grant determination The stop result corresponding to is displayed and the variable display of the pattern is terminated as one game time, and the variable display of the pattern of each game time is performed according to the special information stored in the acquired information storage means. A game time control means (main control device 81, display control device 212, etc.) for controlling the pattern display means so as to be performed,
Information corresponding to the determination result when the predetermined special information stored in the acquired information storage means is the target of the addition determination is set before the predetermined special information is the target of the addition determination. A destination specifying unit (a function of executing a confirmation process for a preliminary announcement in the main control device 81) specified at a timing;
When the specification result by the destination specifying unit is a predetermined specification result, a state setting unit (a production setting process for a suspension notice in the production control device 82 is performed to set a special notice state for performing a special notice (suspension notice). Function) and
When in the special notification state, special notification means (performance control device) for performing special notification at the game time that is performed before the game time related to the special information that is the identification target of the destination identification means. 82), a function of executing the pending notice effect in 82),
The special notification means,
In the case of the special notification state, a continuation determination unit that determines whether to continue the special notification state based on special information stored after the special information that has become the predetermined identification result ( A function of executing a continuation determination process for holding notice in the production control device 82),
When the continuation determination unit determines that the special notification state is to be continued, the special notification state continuation unit that continues the special notification state (a function of executing a continuation process for holding notice in the effect control device 82) A gaming machine characterized by having and.

According to the feature A1, whether or not the special notification state can be continued is determined based on the special information stored after the special information that has triggered the transition to the special notification state. In this way, by adopting a configuration in which the propriety of continuation is determined by the subsequent special information, it is possible to cancel or continue (extend) the special notification state according to the flow of the subsequent game. Become. In particular, by continuing the special notification state, it is possible to improve the degree of freedom of the notification mode while suppressing the restriction on the execution period and the mode of the special notification. For example, even if the storable special information has an upper limit (the specified number) as described above, it is possible to execute the special information exceeding the upper limit number, and it is possible to appropriately suppress the above-mentioned restriction. Becomes As a result, it is possible to prevent the special notification from becoming monotonous and to contribute to an increase in the degree of attention to the game.

Feature A2. The state setting means has a first setting means for performing state setting such that the special notification state continues until a game time relating to the special information that has triggered the special notification state,
The continuation determination means determines whether or not the special notification state set by the first setting means is to be continued even after the end of the game game related to the special information that triggered the special notification state. The gaming machine described in the feature A1, which has a means.

According to the feature A2, the special notification is executed until the game times (hereinafter, also referred to as the corresponding game times) related to the special information that has triggered the transition to the special notification state. The special notification may continue after the relevant game time, and even if the special notification is about to end, the expectation that the special notification will continue, that is, the expectation for the subsequent special information (game time) Can be increased.

Features A3. The continuation determination means, in the situation of being in the special notification state, the identification result by the destination identification means relating to the special information stored after the special information that triggered the transition to the special notification state. The game machine according to the feature A1 or the feature A2, further comprising means for determining whether or not to continue the special notification based on the result when is a predetermined specific result.

According to the characteristic A3, the special notification continues according to the identification result by the destination identification means. That is, the special notification is executed over the game times (prefetch target) related to the plurality of pieces of special information having the predetermined identification result. In this way, by eliminating the break in the special notification state, it is possible to preferably prevent the expectation that has increased with the progress of the game from decreasing due to the switching from the previous special notification to the subsequent special notification. ..

For example, as compared with the configuration in which the special notification state is sequentially set for a plurality of specific results, it becomes possible to add the relevance to the entire special notification, and it is possible to suitably diversify the form of the special notification.

Features A4. The special notification means,
Special notification mode determining means (a function of executing a performance setting process for holding notice in the performance control device 82) that determines a mode of the special notification with the transition to the special notification state.
Under the situation of being in the special notification state, the specific result by the destination specifying means relating to the special information stored after the special information that has triggered the transition to the special notification state is a predetermined specific result. In the case of, the changing means for changing the special notification mode determined by the special notification mode determining means on the basis of the specific result (a function of executing the effect rewriting process for hold notice in the effect control device 82). ,
Characteristic A3 characterized by having means for performing the special notification in a mode changed by the changing means after the game times related to the special information that triggered the special notification state have ended. The game machine described.

According to the characteristic A4, the special notification mode is changed according to the identification result by the destination identification means. As a result, it is possible to increase the relevance between the special notifications performed before and after the relevant game time. Therefore, for example, it is possible to make it appear that a series of special notifications continues across the corresponding game times.

Further, when the continuation of the special notification is confirmed (in many cases, the result of disconnection is passed), the mode of the special notification is changed. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the player from having the impression that the special notification becomes monotonous and is simply delayed.

For example, if the special information that has triggered the continuation corresponds to the winning result, the special notification mode may be changed (promoted or stepped up) to a higher expected one.

Features A5. The notification mode of the special notification includes a special notification mode in which the notification mode changes according to the progress of game times,
The changing unit changes the notification mode such that the player recognizes that the notification mode changed by the changing unit and the changed special notification mode according to the special notification mode are the same. A gaming machine according to feature A4, which has:

If the change of the notification mode=the continuation of the special notification, the attention to the game time accompanied by the change/change of the notification mode or the relevant game time related to the special information that triggered the special notification may be promptly lowered. .. Therefore, as described in this feature, by making it difficult or impossible to distinguish between the notification mode after being changed during continuation and the notification mode during normal (non-continuous), the occurrence of the above inconvenience is suppressed, and characteristics A4 are shown. It is possible to suitably exert the above effect.

Features A6. When the special information following the special information that triggered the special notification state when the special notification state is entered is stored in the acquired information storage means, the continuation determination after the transition to the special notification state If the special information following the special information that triggered the special notification state when the transition to the special notification state is not stored in the acquired information storage means, allows the continuation determination by the means. The game machine according to any one of the features A1 to A5, characterized in that the game machine is provided with a means for restricting the continuation determination by the continuation determination means after the transition to.

According to the characteristic A6, when the special notification continues, it can be displayed as if the special information subsequent to the special notification was targeted. In other words, even if the special notification continues after the end of the relevant game time, the special notification is not simply extended, but the relevant game time is a fake (so-called agitation) and the production is performed as if the favorite game time is overwhelmed. can do. Thereby, the degree of attention of the player when the special notification is continued can be suitably improved.

Features A7. The continuation determination means includes means for performing the continuation determination before the game times related to the special information that triggered the special notification state are finished, and the characteristics A1 to A6. The gaming machine described in any one of 1.

According to the feature A7, the special notification can be smoothly continued by determining whether or not the game can be continued before the game time that triggered the special notification ends (in advance).

In particular, in combination with the feature A5 and the like, it is possible to allow a change in the notification mode, and it is possible to smoothly change the notification mode.

Feature A8. Any one of the characteristics A1 to A6 characterized in that the continuation determination means has means for performing the continuation determination before the game play relating to the special information that has become the predetermined specific result. Gaming machine described in one.

According to the feature A8, the special notification can be smoothly continued by determining whether or not the game can be continued before the game time that triggered the special notification (in advance).

In particular, in combination with the feature A5 and the like, it is possible to allow a change in the notification mode, and it is possible to smoothly change the notification mode. By allowing at least one game time, it is not necessary to forcibly change the notification mode during the game time, and it is possible to preferably suppress an increase in control load related to special notification.

Even in view of the fact that the "special notification mode" is configured to "change the notification mode in accordance with the progress of game times", the existence of the above-mentioned margin strengthens the connection of the special notification as a whole and continues. This is advantageous in giving the player the impression that the special notification is made as if it were a series.

Features A9. A hold display unit (hold display area NE of the display screen 41a) having an individual display area (hold number display area Da) corresponding to the specified number and an execution display area (execution target display area Db) corresponding to the game time being executed. )When,
Among the individual display areas, the pending display is performed in the number of individual display areas corresponding to the number of special information stored in the acquired information storage unit and not subject to the assignment determination, A hold display control means (notification/effect control device 82, display control device 212) for shifting the hold display corresponding to the special information that is the target of the assignment determination from the individual display region to the execution display region,
The special notification means,
Of the plurality of individual display areas, the special notification is made by changing the mode of the hold display displayed in the individual display area corresponding to the special information that triggered the execution of the special notification to the special hold display mode. A first display unit (a function for changing the color of the hold display image MP),
Second display means for changing the special notification mode by changing the display mode of the execution display area to the special area display mode based on the determination by the continuation determination means to continue the special notification state ( The function of changing the background of the execution target display area Db)), and the gaming machine according to any one of characteristics A1 to A8.

As shown in feature A9, the special notification is given by changing the mode of the hold display displayed in the individual display area corresponding to the special information that triggered the special notification from the normal hold display mode to the special hold display mode. In the configuration, when the special notification is continued, the upper limit number (specified number) of the special information stored in the acquired information storage unit, that is, the number of the individual display areas is easily restricted. Therefore, based on the determination that the special notification state is continued by the continuation determination unit, if the configuration in which the display mode of the execution display area is the special area display mode is used together, in the configuration for performing the special notification by the hold display, It is possible to suppress the restriction on the specified number described above and make it appear that the special notification continues. That is, even when the special notification is given over the corresponding game times, the special notification is completely different before and after the corresponding game time, and the impression that the special notification is executed separately is given to the player. Is preferably avoided.

Feature A10. The second display means changes the display mode of the execution display area to the special reservation display mode based on the fact that the reservation display in the special reservation display mode is moved from the individual display area to the execution display area. Thus, the gaming machine according to the feature A9, which is configured to be maintained in the special area display mode even after the game times related to the hold display in the special hold display mode are completed.

According to the characteristic A10, the display mode of the execution display area becomes the special area display mode based on the fact that the hold display, which is the special hold display mode, is moved from the individual display area to the execution display area as the game progresses. Then, even after the corresponding game time is over, the special area display mode remains. In this way, it is possible to make the special notification look like a series as a whole by giving the relation between the special display display mode and the change of the display mode of the execution display area. Become.

In the configuration in which the mode of the hold display is simply changed from the normal hold display mode to the special hold display mode, the execution period and the number of executions of the special notification are limited by the storage upper limit number (specified number) of the acquired information storage unit. However, by changing the display mode of the execution display area, it is possible to eliminate such a restriction, and it is possible to preferably avoid the restriction due to the specified number.

Feature A11. The continuation determination means, in the situation of being in the special notification state, the identification result by the destination identification means relating to the special information stored after the special information that triggered the transition to the special notification state. Has a means for determining whether or not to continue the special notification based on the result when the result is a predetermined specific result,
The second display means is configured to maintain the display mode of the execution display area in the special area display mode at least until the game times related to the different information that has triggered the continuation of the special notification state. The gaming machine described in Feature A10.

According to the feature A11, after the display mode of the execution display area has changed to the special area display mode, this display continues until the game time that triggered the continuation of the special notification state. As a result, the special notification is provided over both the transition to the special notification state and the continuation of the special notification state, thereby eliminating the break in the special notification state and suitably suppressing the decline in the sense of expectation associated with the progress of the game. be able to.

In particular, by changing the display mode of the execution display area to the special area display mode and continuing this, it is possible to prevent the connection of special notifications before and after the relevant game time from becoming difficult to understand.

Feature A12. When the display mode of the execution display area is changed to the special area display mode by the second display means, the special hold display of the hold display corresponding to the special information that has triggered the continuation of the special notification state. The gaming machine according to the characteristic A10 or the characteristic A11, which is provided with means for restricting the change to the mode at least until the game time that triggered the transition to the special notification state is completed.

If the game times related to the special information that triggered the special notification are announced before the game times that triggered the transition to the special notification state are finished, the player "determines the continuation of the special notification" = " There is a possibility that the player's attention to the relevant game time may be diminished by giving the impression of “decrease in expectations for the corresponding game time”. Therefore, as shown in this feature, at least the change of the hold display corresponding to the special information that has triggered the special notification state to the special hold display mode is the transition to the special notification state If the configuration is regulated until then, the occurrence of the inconvenience can be suppressed appropriately.

Features A13. When the display mode of the execution display area is changed to the special area display mode by the second display means, the special hold display of the hold display corresponding to the special information that has triggered the continuation of the special notification state. The gaming machine according to Feature A11, further comprising means for restricting the change to the mode until the hold display corresponding to the special information moves to the execution display area.

If the game times related to the special information that triggered the special notification are announced before the game times that triggered the transition to the special notification state are finished, the player "determines the continuation of the special notification" = " There is a possibility that the player's attention to the relevant game time may be diminished by giving the impression of “decrease in expectations for the corresponding game time”. Therefore, as shown in this feature, at least the change of the hold display corresponding to the special information that has triggered the special notification state to the special hold display mode is the transition to the special notification state If the configuration is regulated until then, the occurrence of the inconvenience can be suppressed appropriately.

Further, by avoiding clearly indicating which special information triggered the continuation of the special notification, it is possible to hide to what extent the special notification continues. In other words, it is possible to prompt the player to predict at which game time the special notification started by the change of the hold display will be continued until the corresponding game time and the game will be ended. As a result, it is possible to contribute to an increase in the degree of attention to the game.

(Feature B group)
Feature B1. An information acquisition unit (a function of executing information acquisition processing in the MPU 202 of the main control device 81) that acquires special information based on the satisfaction of a predetermined acquisition condition;
Acquired information storage means (reserved sphere storage area 232 provided in the MPU 202 of the main control device 81) for storing the special information acquired by the information acquisition means with a prescribed number, which is predetermined as a plurality of numbers, as an upper limit,
It is determined whether or not the special information stored in the acquired information storage means corresponds to the additional information, and when a plurality of special information is stored in the acquired information storage means, the plurality of special information is stored. An award determination unit that sequentially performs the award determination for the special information (a function that executes a win/fail determination process in the MPU 202 of the main control device 81);
A privilege granting unit (main control) that grants a privilege to the player based on the result of the grant determination by the grant determining unit being a grant corresponding result that the special information to be determined corresponds to the grant information. A function of executing a special winning opening/closing process in the MPU 202 of the device 81),
A pattern display means (symbol display device 41) which has a display unit (display screen 41a) and variably displays a pattern on the display unit;
The variable display of the pattern is started in the pattern display means before the grant determination is performed by the grant determination means or based on the grant determination performed by the grant determination means, and the result of the grant determination The stop result corresponding to is displayed and the variable display of the pattern is terminated as one game time, and the variable display of the pattern of each game time is performed according to the special information stored in the acquired information storage means. A game time control means (main control device 81, display control device 212, etc.) for controlling the pattern display means so as to be performed,
Information corresponding to the determination result when the predetermined special information stored in the acquired information storage means is the target of the addition determination is set before the predetermined special information is the target of the addition determination. A destination specifying unit (a function of executing a confirmation process for a preliminary announcement in the main control device 81) specified at a timing;
When the specification result by the destination specifying unit is a predetermined specification result, a state setting unit (a production setting process for a suspension notice in the production control device 82 is performed to set a special notice state for performing a special notice (suspension notice). Function) and
When in the special notification state, special notification means (performance control device) for performing special notification at the game time that is performed before the game time related to the special information that is the identification target of the destination identification means. 82), a function of executing the hold notice effect in 82),
The special notification means,
First notification means for performing a first special notification when the special notification state is triggered by the fact that the specification result by the destination specifying means is a predetermined specification result,
Under the situation of being in the special notification state by the first special notification, the identification result by the destination identifying unit relating to the special information stored after the special information that triggered the transition to the special notification state. And a second notification means for performing a second special notification based on the fact that
When the first notifying means and the second notifying means perform the second special notifying by the second notifying means, it is assumed that the preceding first special notifying and the second special notifying are related to each other. A gaming machine characterized in that it is configured so as to be recognized by a person and give a special notice.

According to the feature B1, the special notification (for example, so-called pre-reading effect) corresponding to the predetermined special information which is stored in the acquired information storage means and is not the target of the addition determination is the predetermined special information of the addition determination. It may be executed at a timing before the target. Thereby, for the player, not only the game for confirming the result of determination of the special information corresponding to the current game play but also the determination of the special information when a plurality of special information is stored in the acquired information storage means. With respect to the special information whose target order is later, a game of confirming or predicting the result when it is a target of the assignment determination is added according to the content of the notification, and the game is diversified. As a result, the degree of attention to the game can be increased.

In particular, in a configuration in which the acquired information storage means can store a plurality of special information, the special information is stored after the special information that triggered the transition to the special notification state during the special notification state (for example, during the first special notification). By allowing the special notification (second special notification) regarding the special information that is being provided, the special notification function can be suitably exerted.

Here, in the configuration in which the special notification is given to the game times before the special information that triggered the special notification, the execution period of the special notification is substantially limited by the number of special information stored before that. It will be. Therefore, even if various special notification modes such as the step-up method are incorporated, the frequency of execution may be low. In this regard, in a special situation where the first special notification/second special notification is executed, by providing a relationship between the first special notification and the second special notification, it is possible to promote diversification of the special notification. With that, it is possible to exert the function suitably, and it is possible to contribute to the improvement of the attention degree to the game.

Feature B2. In the case where the first notifying unit and the second notifying unit perform the second special notifying by the second notifying unit, the preceding first special notifying and the second special notifying are in series. The gaming machine according to feature B1, wherein the gaming machine is configured to give a special notice so that the player can recognize it.

According to the feature B2, the special notification is executed such that the first special notification and the second special notification are in series. In this way, by strengthening the relationship between the first special notification and the second special notification, it becomes possible to deal with various special notifications as a whole, and the restriction shown in the feature B1 can be removed appropriately.

Feature B3. The configuration is such that the second special notification is started with the end of the first special notification,
The special notification means,
First special notification mode determining means for determining a mode of the first special notification in accordance with the transition to the special notification state,
Under the situation of being in the special notification state, the specific result by the destination specifying means relating to the special information stored after the special information that has triggered the transition to the special notification state is a predetermined specific result. Second special notification mode determining means for determining the mode of the second special notification based on
When performing the second special notification, the first special notification mode determined by the first special notification mode determining unit is changed to the second special notification mode determined by the second special notification mode determining unit. The game machine according to the feature B1 or the feature B2, characterized in that the game machine has a changing unit that changes in accordance with the change.

As shown in the characteristic B3, if the determined first special notification mode is changed in accordance with the second special notification mode determined by the second special notification mode determining means, the second special notification mode is involved. It is possible to reduce restrictions and contribute to diversification of special notification.

Feature B4. A notification mode storage means for storing a plurality of special notification modes of different systems,
The first special notification mode determining unit and the second special notification mode determining unit select one of the special notification modes stored in the notification mode storage unit to detect the first special notification mode. A mode and a mode of the second special notification are determined,
The changing unit is configured to change the mode of the first special notification to be a special notification mode of the same or the same system as the second special notification mode determined by the second special notification mode determining unit. The game machine according to feature B3, which is characterized by being played.

According to the feature B4, the first special notification and the second special notification are connected to each other so that the player recognizes that the first special notification and the second special notification are a series, and the special notification is performed. Therefore, it is possible to preferably enjoy the effect shown in the feature B1.

Feature B5. The changing unit adds a part of the second special notification mode determined by the second special notification mode determining unit to the first special notification mode determined by the first special notification mode determining unit. The game machine according to the feature B4, characterized in that it has means for making the change.

According to the feature B5, when the mode of the first special notification is changed according to the mode of the second special notification, the notification that is already being executed is continued and a part of the mode of the second special notification is added to it. It will be. Therefore, it is possible to preferably avoid giving the player the impression that the flow of the special notification is cut off by the above change (it is cut off).

A configuration in which the notification mode determined by the first special notification mode determination unit is secured, that is, the determined notification mode is maintained, and a part of the second special notification mode is added to the notification mode By doing so, it is possible to preferably prevent the player from having an impression as if the special notification in the first special notification mode was terminated.

Feature B6. The configuration is such that the second special notification is started with the end of the first special notification,
First special notification mode determining means for determining a mode of the first special notification in accordance with the transition to the special notification state,
Under the situation of being in the special notification state, the specific result by the destination specifying means relating to the special information stored after the special information that has triggered the transition to the special notification state is a predetermined specific result. A second special notification mode determining means for determining a mode of the second special notification based on
The second special notification mode determining means sets the second special notification mode in accordance with the first special notification mode determined by the first special notification mode determining means when performing the second special notification. The gaming machine according to any one of the features B1 to B3, which is configured to determine.

As shown in Feature B6, if the configuration of determining the second special notification mode according to the determined first special notification mode is changed from the first special notification to the second special notification while ensuring the above-mentioned relevance. It is possible to shorten the period required to switch the above, and it is possible to set the final timing for determining whether to permit the second special notification to be late. As a result, it is possible to suitably increase the number of opportunities to exhibit the effect shown in the feature B1.

Feature B7. A notification mode storage means for storing a plurality of special notification modes of different systems,
The first special notification mode determining unit and the second special notification mode determining unit select one of the special notification modes stored in the notification mode storage unit to detect the first special notification mode. A mode and a mode of the second special notification are determined,
The second special notification mode determining means determines the second special notification mode to be the same as or similar to the special notification mode determined by the first special notification mode determining means. The gaming machine according to Feature B6, which has means.

According to the above configuration, it is possible to preferably prevent the association between the first special notification and the second special notification from becoming difficult to understand, as indicated by the characteristics B1 and B2.

Feature B8. The first special notification ends based on the end of the game times related to the special information that has triggered the special notification state, and the second special notification starts when the first special notification ends. And
A feature that part of the contents of the second special notification is included in the first special notification executed in the game time related to the special information that triggered the special notification state The gaming machine described in any one of B1 to B7.

According to the feature B8, in the game times related to the special information that has triggered the special notification state, the two special notifications are virtually duplicated, and the degree of attention to the game in the corresponding game times is suitably improved. Can be made. As described above, since the two special notifications are associated with each other, it is possible to prevent the special notification from becoming complicated even if the first special notification includes a part of the content of the second special notification. .. The second special notification will be executed after the end of the corresponding game time, but by the second special notification continuing from the corresponding game time, that is, the special notification continues after the corresponding game time, the corresponding game time The fact that the result is out of order is a part of so-called stirrup production, etc., and it is possible to make it appear as if it has shifted to the so-called omen, for example, as if opportunities still continue. Therefore, it is possible to prevent interruption of the increased sense of expectation toward the corresponding game time, and to appropriately maintain the effect of improving the degree of attention to the game.

Feature B9. The special notifying means notifies the first special notification and the second special notification by starting the second special notification when a game time related to the special information that triggered the first special notification is reached. The game machine according to the feature B1 or the feature B2, which has a means for performing duplication.

According to the feature B9, two special notifications are duplicated in the game times related to the special information that has triggered the special notification state, and it is possible to suitably improve the degree of attention to the game in the corresponding game times. it can. Since the two special notifications are associated with each other as described above, it is possible to prevent the special notifications from becoming complicated even if the special notifications are duplicated. The second special notification will be executed after the end of the corresponding game time, but the second special notification continues from the relevant game time to subsequent game times, that is, the special notification continues after the corresponding game time. As a result, the fact that the result of the game is out of play is part of so-called stirrup production and the like, and it is possible to make it appear as if a chance has continued, for example, as if a so-called omen was made. Therefore, it is possible to prevent interruption of the increased sense of expectation toward the corresponding game time, and to appropriately maintain the effect of improving the degree of attention to the game.

Feature B10. An information acquisition unit (a function of executing information acquisition processing in the MPU 202 of the main control device 81) that acquires special information based on the satisfaction of a predetermined acquisition condition;
Acquired information storage means (reserved sphere storage area 232 provided in the MPU 202 of the main control device 81) for storing the special information acquired by the information acquisition means with a prescribed number, which is predetermined as a plurality of numbers, as an upper limit,
It is determined whether or not the special information stored in the acquired information storage means corresponds to the additional information, and when a plurality of special information is stored in the acquired information storage means, the plurality of special information is stored. An award determination unit that sequentially performs the award determination for the special information (a function that executes a win/fail determination process in the MPU 202 of the main control device 81);
A privilege granting unit (main control) that grants a privilege to the player based on the result of the grant determination by the grant determining unit being a grant corresponding result that the special information to be determined corresponds to the grant information. A function of executing a special winning opening/closing process in the MPU 202 of the device 81),
A pattern display means (symbol display device 41) which has a display unit (display screen 41a) and variably displays a pattern on the display unit;
The variable display of the pattern is started in the pattern display means before the grant determination is performed by the grant determination means or based on the grant determination performed by the grant determination means, and the result of the grant determination The stop result corresponding to is displayed and the variable display of the pattern is terminated as one game time, and the variable display of the pattern of each game time is performed according to the special information stored in the acquired information storage means. A game time control means (main control device 81, display control device 212, etc.) for controlling the pattern display means so as to be performed,
Information corresponding to the determination result when the predetermined special information stored in the acquired information storage means is the target of the addition determination is set before the predetermined special information is the target of the addition determination. A destination specifying unit (a function of executing a confirmation process for a preliminary announcement in the main control device 81) specified at a timing;
Status setting means for setting a special notification state in which a special notification (holding notice) is given when the specification result by the destination specifying means is a predetermined specification result;
When in the special notification state, the special notification means (performance control) for performing the special notification at the game time that is performed before the game time related to the special information that is the identification target of the destination identification means. Function for executing the effect setting process for holding notice in the device 82),
The special notification means,
Special notification mode determining means for determining the mode of the special notification with the transition to the special notification state,
Under the situation of being in the special notification state, the specific result by the destination specifying means relating to the special information stored after the special information that has triggered the transition to the special notification state is a predetermined specific result. And a change means for changing the special notification mode determined by the special notification mode determination means based on the identification result.

According to the characteristic B10, for example, the determined special notification mode can be associated with the special notification mode performed later. By associating a plurality of special notifications in this way, it is possible to give the player the impression that the special notification continues for a long time. As a result, a sense of expectation can be maintained, contributing to an increase in the attention paid to the game.

Further, when the specific result of the special information stored after the special information that triggered the transition to the special notification state is the predetermined specific result under the special notification state Since the special notification mode determined by the special notification mode determining means is changed based on the specific result, for example, the special notification mode can be changed according to the flow of the game (based on the subsequent development). It will be possible. In this way, by reflecting the flow of the game on the special notification, it is possible to improve the degree of attention to the special notification.

Feature B11. The changing unit has a unit that performs the change on condition that the special information that triggers the special notification state does not result in the grant correspondence result when the grant determination is made by the grant determination unit. The game machine according to feature B10, which is characterized by being.

When special notification is given to special information that is the grant determination result, special notification with various changes is likely to be given in order to fuel the expectations of the player. On the other hand, as compared with this, the degree of change of the special information that does not become the addition determination result is small even if special notification is executed. If special notifications with a small change are repeated, the player is likely to feel annoyed. In this respect, according to the configuration shown in this feature, the above two inconveniences can be favorably solved by reflecting the later-specified result in the special notification that is being executed.

Feature B12. The changing means has a means for making the change when the special information stored later is the addition correspondence result when the addition determination is made by the addition determining means. The gaming machine described in Characteristic B11.

According to the feature B12, when the special notifications are overlapped with each other, the aspect of the previous special notifications is changed, which can contribute to the improvement of the attention degree to the game. In this case, as a result, in the corresponding game times, the expectation is disappointing, but the subsequent game times result in a hit. Due to the occurrence of such an event, the player can be expected to have a subsequent hit result even if the special notification->outcome result occurs, and the game can be performed even after the special notification. It is possible to favorably improve the degree of attention to.

The technical idea shown in this feature can be applied to the feature B10.

Feature B13. The special notification mode determining means includes means for setting a special notification mode in which the game times related to the special information that has triggered the special notification state are clearly indicated.
Under the situation of being in the special notification state, the specific result by the destination specifying means relating to the special information stored after the special information that has triggered the transition to the special notification state is a predetermined specific result. The gaming machine described in any one of the features B10 to B12, characterized in that the gaming machine is provided with a regulation unit that regulates the manifestation of the special information stored thereafter.

According to the feature B13, the effects shown in the feature B10 and the like can be suitably exhibited.

(Characteristic C group)
Feature C1. An information acquisition unit (a function of executing information acquisition processing in the MPU 202 of the main control device 81) that acquires special information based on the satisfaction of a predetermined acquisition condition;
Acquired information storage means (reserved sphere storage area 232 provided in the MPU 202 of the main control device 81) for storing the special information acquired by the information acquisition means with a prescribed number, which is predetermined as a plurality of numbers, as an upper limit,
It is determined whether or not the special information stored in the acquired information storage means corresponds to the additional information, and when a plurality of special information is stored in the acquired information storage means, the plurality of special information is stored. An award determination unit that sequentially performs the award determination for the special information (a function that executes a win/fail determination process in the MPU 202 of the main control device 81);
A privilege granting unit (main control) that grants a privilege to the player based on the result of the grant determination by the grant determining unit being a grant corresponding result that the special information to be determined corresponds to the grant information. A function of executing a special winning opening/closing process in the MPU 202 of the device 81),
A pattern display means (symbol display device 41) which has a display unit (display screen 41a) and variably displays a pattern on the display unit;
The variable display of the pattern is started in the pattern display means before the grant determination is performed by the grant determination means or based on the grant determination performed by the grant determination means, and the result of the grant determination The stop result corresponding to is displayed and the variable display of the pattern is terminated as one game time, and the variable display of the pattern of each game time is performed according to the special information stored in the acquired information storage means. A game time control means (main control device 81, display control device 212, etc.) for controlling the pattern display means so as to be performed,
Information corresponding to the determination result when the predetermined special information stored in the acquired information storage means is the target of the addition determination is set before the predetermined special information is the target of the addition determination. A destination specifying unit (a function of executing a confirmation process for a preliminary announcement in the main control device 81) specified at a timing;
When the specification result by the destination specifying unit is a predetermined specification result, a state setting unit (a production setting process for a suspension notice in the production control device 82 is performed to set a special notice state for performing a special notice (suspension notice). Function) and
When in the special notification state, the special notification means (performance control) for performing the special notification at the game time that is performed before the game time related to the special information that is the identification target of the destination identification means. The function of executing the pending notice effect in the device 82),
In the notification mode of the special notification, a first notification mode that clearly indicates the game times that have the predetermined identification result and a second notification mode that does not clearly show the game times that have the predetermined identification result are set. Cage,
The special notification means, in the situation of being in the special notification state, stores the special information stored or stored after the special information that triggered the transition to the special notification state. A gaming machine having means for performing a special notification related to the special information in the second notification mode when the specification result of the above is a predetermined specification result.

In a gaming machine of the type that gives a special notification (so-called notice effect), the special information after the special information stored after the special information that triggered the special notification state during the previous special notification The notification may give the player the impression that the special notification that is being executed is merely a fan. In other words, when the later special notification is started, there is a possibility that the first special notification and the corresponding game times may be less noticeable. This is not preferable because it may diminish the significance of the existence of the special notification and prevent the special notification from exerting the effect of increasing the degree of attention.

Therefore, as shown in this feature, when it is decided to perform the second special notification in the special notification state, the second special notification is performed in the second notification mode, which serves as a trigger. With the configuration in which the game times are not explicitly set, it is possible to suppress a decrease in the expectation for the previous special notification or the game time that triggered the special notification (hereinafter referred to as the relevant game time) due to the start of the second special notification. Accordingly, when a plurality of special notifications are executed, it is possible to prevent the significance of the special notification that has been performed earlier from being diminished, and it is possible to preferably exert the effect of increasing the degree of attention to the game by the special notifications.

Feature C2. The special notification means is stored or stored after the special information that triggered the transition to the special notification state under the special notification state according to the first notification mode. Characteristic C1 characterized by having means for performing special notification concerning the special information in the second notification mode when the specification result by the destination specifying means for the special information is a predetermined specification result. Gaming machine described in.

When the first special notification is performed in the first notification mode, the inconvenience shown in the feature C1 may become remarkable. Therefore, as shown in this feature, when it is decided to perform the second special notification under the situation where the first special notification is performed in the first notification mode, the second notification mode is set to the second notification mode. By providing the special notification and not explicitly showing the corresponding game time, it is possible to prevent the start of the second special notification from decreasing the previous special notification (first special notification) and the expectation for the corresponding game time. Accordingly, when a plurality of special notifications are executed, it is possible to prevent the significance of the special notification that has been performed earlier from being diminished, and it is possible to preferably exert the effect of increasing the degree of attention to the game by the special notifications.

Feature C3. When the special notification is performed in the first notification mode, the special notification unit continues until the game times related to the special information triggered by the first notification mode, and according to the first notification mode. The gaming machine according to Feature C2, further comprising means for performing special notification according to the second notification mode in addition to special notification according to the first notification mode after starting special notification.

According to the characteristic C3, while performing the special notification in the first notification mode, the special notification in the second notification mode is triggered by the subsequent special information. Here, since the second notification mode does not clearly indicate the corresponding game time, it is possible to give the player the impression that the contents of the special notification related to the corresponding game time are diversified (for example, combined) from the middle. it can. As a result, the degree of attention to the game can be improved appropriately.

Feature C4. When the special notification is performed in the first notification mode, the special notification means continues until the game number of the special information triggered by the first notification mode, and the second special notification mode. The gaming machine according to feature C2, further comprising means for performing special notification by the game times.

According to the characteristic C4, while performing the special notification in the first notification mode, the special notification in the second notification mode is triggered by the subsequent special information. Here, since the second notification mode does not clearly indicate the corresponding game time, it is possible to give the player the impression that the special notification related to the corresponding game time is increased from the middle. As a result, the degree of attention to the game can be improved appropriately.

Further, by continuing the special notification in the second notification mode after the end of the corresponding game time, it is possible to give the player an impression as if the favorite game time is over, and the first notification mode→the first notification mode→ It is possible to direct the attention to the game, which has increased through the first notification mode+the second notification mode, to the subsequent game times.

Feature C5. The special notification means relates to the second notification mode when it is determined that the special notification according to the second notification mode is to be performed before the start of the game game that has triggered the special notification state. The gaming machine described in the feature C3 or the feature C4, which has a means for delaying the start of the special notification until the game time.

According to the characteristic C4, by performing the switching from the first notification mode to the first notification mode+the second notification mode at the corresponding game time, the function at which the special notification is continued is suitably ensured, and at the corresponding game time. Due to the increased impact of the special notification, the inconvenience shown in the feature B1 can be eliminated, and the attention to the corresponding game time can be favorably improved.

Feature C6. An information acquisition unit (a function of executing information acquisition processing in the MPU 202 of the main control device 81) that acquires special information based on the satisfaction of a predetermined acquisition condition;
Acquired information storage means (reserved sphere storage area 232 provided in the MPU 202 of the main control device 81) for storing the special information acquired by the information acquisition means with a prescribed number, which is predetermined as a plurality of numbers, as an upper limit,
It is determined whether or not the special information stored in the acquired information storage means corresponds to the additional information, and when a plurality of special information is stored in the acquired information storage means, the plurality of special information is stored. An award determination unit that sequentially performs the award determination for the special information (a function that executes a win/fail determination process in the MPU 202 of the main control device 81);
A privilege granting unit (main control) that grants a privilege to the player based on the result of the grant determination by the grant determining unit being a grant corresponding result that the special information to be determined corresponds to the grant information. A function of executing a special winning opening/closing process in the MPU 202 of the device 81),
A pattern display means (symbol display device 41) which has a display unit (display screen 41a) and variably displays a pattern on the display unit;
The variable display of the pattern is started in the pattern display means before the grant determination is performed by the grant determination means or based on the grant determination performed by the grant determination means, and the result of the grant determination The stop result corresponding to is displayed and the variable display of the pattern is terminated as one game time, and the variable display of the pattern of each game time is performed according to the special information stored in the acquired information storage means. A game time control means (main control device 81, display control device 212, etc.) for controlling the pattern display means so as to be performed,
Information corresponding to the determination result when the predetermined special information stored in the acquired information storage means is the target of the addition determination is set before the predetermined special information is the target of the addition determination. A destination specifying unit (a function of executing a confirmation process for holding notice in the main control device 81) specified at timing;
When the specification result by the destination specifying unit is a predetermined specification result, a state setting unit (a production setting process for a suspension notice in the production control device 82 is performed to set a special notice state for performing a special notice (suspension notice). Function) and
When in the special notification state, the special notification means (performance control) for performing the special notification at the game time that is performed before the game time related to the special information that is the identification target of the destination identification means. The function of executing the pending notice effect in the device 82),
In the notification mode of the special notification, a first notification mode that clearly indicates the game times that have the predetermined identification result and a second notification mode that does not clearly show the game times that have the predetermined identification result are set. Cage,
The special notification means is stored or stored after the special information that triggered the transition to the special notification state under the special notification state according to the first notification mode. Regarding the special information, when the identification result by the destination identifying unit is a predetermined identification result, the second game is performed over the game time and the subsequent game time associated with the special information that triggered the transition to the special notification state. A gaming machine having a first notifying means for making a special notification according to a notification mode.

In a gaming machine of the type that gives a special notification (so-called notice effect), the special information after the special information stored after the special information that triggered the special notification state during the previous special notification The notification may give the player the impression that the special notification that is being executed is merely a fan. In other words, the start of the subsequent special notification may reduce the attention to the first special notification and the corresponding game times. This is not preferable because it may diminish the significance of the existence of the special notification and prevent the special notification from exerting the effect of increasing the degree of attention.

Therefore, as shown in this feature, when it is decided to perform the second special notification under the special notification state, the second special notification is performed in the second notification mode and the corresponding game time is given. With the configuration that does not explicitly describe, it is possible to suppress the expectation for the previous special notification and the game times (hereinafter referred to as the corresponding game times) that triggered the special notification due to the start of the second special notification. Accordingly, when a plurality of special notifications are executed, it is possible to prevent the significance of the special notification that has been performed earlier from being diminished, and it is possible to preferably exert the effect of increasing the degree of attention to the game by the special notifications.

Feature C7. Characteristic C6 characterized in that the special notifying means has a second notifying means for collectively performing the special notifying in the first notifying mode and the second notifying mode triggered by one special information. Game machine.

According to the characteristic C7, the special notification may be executed in both the first and second notification modes even in a situation where there are not multiple opportunities for the special notification. If the technical idea shown in the feature C6 is applied to such a configuration, it is unnatural that the special notification in the first notification mode and the special notification in the second notification mode overlap. Can be suppressed, and the effect shown in the characteristic C6 can be suitably exerted.

Feature C8. Feature C7 is characterized in that the second notification means has means for making the start timing of the special notification in the first notification mode different from the start timing of the special notification in the second notification mode. Amusement machine.

In the configuration shown in the feature C6, when the special notification state is set, the special notification is determined to be performed for the special information stored after the special information that triggered the special notification, so that a time lag occurs between them. obtain. Therefore, when the special notification shown in the characteristic C7 is used effectively as a camouflage, if the timing of the special notification in each of the notification modes is shifted as shown in this characteristic, the effect shown in the characteristic C7 can be favorably enjoyed. it can.

In the configuration shown in Feature C6, the special notification in the second notification mode is often delayed from the special notification in the first notification mode. Therefore, when the technical idea shown in this feature is applied to the feature C6, the configuration is such that "the start timing of the special notification in the second notification mode is delayed from the start timing of the special notification in the first notification mode". As a result, the above effects can be exhibited more suitably.

(Feature D group)
Feature D1. An information acquisition unit (a function of executing information acquisition processing in the MPU 202 of the main control device 81) that acquires special information based on the satisfaction of a predetermined acquisition condition;
Acquired information storage means (reserved sphere storage area 232 provided in the MPU 202 of the main control device 81) for storing the special information acquired by the information acquisition means with a prescribed number, which is predetermined as a plurality of numbers, as an upper limit,
It is determined whether or not the special information stored in the acquired information storage means corresponds to the additional information, and when a plurality of special information is stored in the acquired information storage means, the plurality of special information is stored. An award determination unit that sequentially performs the award determination for the special information (a function that executes a win/fail determination process in the MPU 202 of the main control device 81);
A privilege granting unit (main control) that grants a privilege to the player based on the result of the grant determination by the grant determining unit being a grant corresponding result that the special information to be determined corresponds to the grant information. A function of executing a special winning opening/closing process in the MPU 202 of the device 81),
A pattern display means (symbol display device 41) which has a display unit (display screen 41a) and variably displays a pattern on the display unit;
The variable display of the pattern is started in the pattern display means before the grant determination is performed by the grant determination means or based on the grant determination performed by the grant determination means, and the result of the grant determination The stop result corresponding to is displayed and the variable display of the pattern is terminated as one game time, and the variable display of the pattern of each game time is performed according to the special information stored in the acquired information storage means. A game time control means (main control device 81, display control device 212, etc.) for controlling the pattern display means so as to be performed,
Information corresponding to the determination result when the predetermined special information stored in the acquired information storage means is the target of the addition determination is set before the predetermined special information is the target of the addition determination. A destination specifying unit (a function of executing a confirmation process for a preliminary announcement in the main control device 81) specified at a timing;
When the specific result by the destination specifying means is a predetermined specific result, a special notification is given at the specific game time or at the specific game time and the game time performed before the specific game time (preliminary notice). ) Special notification means (function for executing the effect setting process for holding notice in the effect control device 82),
The special notification means is a setting means (target change processing in the effect control device 82, which sets a game time relating to special information other than the special information for which the identification result by the destination identification means is a predetermined identification result, as the specific game time. A gaming machine characterized by having a function of executing.

According to the feature D1, the special notification is executed so as to end at the game times other than the game times (hereinafter referred to as the relevant game times) related to the special information that triggered the special notification. For this reason, it is possible to expect even game times that have been excluded from the special notification, and giving the special notification may cause a decrease in the degree of attention to the game times that have been excluded from the special notification. This can be suitably suppressed.

Feature D2. The setting means has means for setting a game time according to special information stored after the special information that has become the predetermined specific result in the acquired information storage means, as the specific game time. The gaming machine described in Characteristic D1.

In the gaming machine, for example, the player may be informed that the decision result has been reached through various effects such as reach effect on the pattern display means. Here, according to the configuration shown in this feature, it is possible to leave the possibility that the specific game time is being held after the corresponding game time. In the case where the award determination result is obtained through the above-described effect, it is possible to favorably provide an expectation that the award is further given after the award is given (the award is continuously given). It is possible to appropriately maintain the attention on the game across the award grant.

Further, if the result of the above-mentioned production does not result in the awarding determination, it is feared that disappointment or the like with respect to the production may cause a decrease in willingness to play. In this regard, as shown in this feature, a special notification is given so that expectations can be given to the game times after the corresponding game times, so that the expectations can be directed to the later game times, and the production of response to the deviation from the previous game times Can be suitably suppressed from becoming a factor that reduces the game willingness.

Feature D3. The setting means is configured such that the special information stored in the acquired information storage means under the situation where the identification result by the destination identification means is the predetermined identification result is later than the special information having the predetermined identification result. Characteristic 1 or characteristic D2 characterized by having a means for setting the game times relating to the special information stored thereafter as the specific game times when the stored special information is included. Game machine.

As shown in the characteristic D3, a configuration in which the game times relating to the special information stored after the special information having the predetermined specific result are set as the specific game times, that is, the games relating to the subsequent special information that already exists With the configuration in which the number of times is set as the specific game time, it is possible to prevent the possibility of execution of the special notification from becoming uncertain and to contribute to smoothing of the special notification.

Feature D4. The setting means,
Based on that the identification result by the destination identification means is the predetermined identification result, means for shifting to the standby state of the special notification,
Means for shifting from the standby state to the execution state of the special notification based on new special information stored in the acquired information storage means,
The game machine according to the feature D2 or the feature D3, further comprising: a unit that sets a game time related to special information that has triggered the transition to the execution state, as the specific game time.

In the gaming machine of the type indicated by the characteristic D1 or the like, it is uncertain when the special information will be stored. Here, in the case where the identification result by the first identification means is a predetermined identification result, if the availability of the special notification is confirmed by the presence of the special information that follows, the chance of executing the special notification is reduced, The significance of existence of the special notification may be reduced. In this respect, as shown in this feature, if the setting of the specific game time is allowed based on the special information added later, the above-mentioned restriction can be suppressed and the function related to the special notification can be suitably exerted.

In the configuration shown in this feature, at least the special game information relating to the relevant game time is stored in the acquired information storage means, the game time relating to the newly stored special information is set as the specific game time. By making it a target, it is possible to preferably ensure the relationship between the relevant game time and the specific game time related to the special notification.

Feature D5. The setting means performs the standby based on the fact that the game time related to the special information that triggered the transition to the standby state is executed or the game time is ended in the standby state. The gaming machine according to feature D4, which has a means for canceling the state.

The various effects by the special notification shown in the feature D2 and the like will be suitably exhibited under the situation where the special information related to the corresponding game time and the special information related to the specific game time coexist. Therefore, as shown in this feature, if the standby state is released when the corresponding game time starts or ends in the standby state, the relationship between the corresponding game time and the specific game time becomes weaker. As a result, it is possible to suitably prevent the above effects from not being exhibited well.

Feature D6. The special notification means has means for starting the special notification at a game time that is performed before a game time related to the special information for which the identification result by the destination identification means is the predetermined identification result. The gaming machine described in any one of the features D1 to D5.

If the special notification is executed at a timing completely unrelated to the corresponding game time, the relationship between the special notification and the corresponding game time may be weakened. Therefore, as shown in this feature, if the start timing of the special notification is set before the relevant game time, it avoids the special notification being executed after the end of the corresponding game time, and the occurrence of the above inconvenience occurs. Can be suppressed.

In particular, in combination with the feature D2 or the like (a configuration in which a game time after the corresponding game time is set as the specific game time), a special notification can be given so as to straddle the corresponding game time. As a result, it is possible to preferably suppress a decrease in the relationship between the relevant game time and the specific game time.

Feature D7. The setting means has means for setting a game time relating to special information stored after the special information that has become the predetermined specific result, as the specific game time,
The special notification means is a case where a game time according to special information stored after the special information that has become the predetermined specific result is set as the specific game time, and When the special information that has become unusable does not correspond to the assignment correspondence result, the special notification is provided so as to straddle the game times related to the special information that has become the predetermined specific result. The gaming machine described in Feature D6.

According to the characteristic D7, when the special notification is given with the special information that does not result in the addition correspondence result (corresponding to the deviation result) as a trigger, the special notification is continued across the game times related to the special information. .. By continuing the special notification across the relevant game times that result in a disengagement result, it is possible to impress the player as if the special notification originally corresponded to the game time after the relevant game time. It is possible to preferably suppress that the result of being out of play at the game time causes a player's expectation to be rapidly lowered.

Feature D8. The setting means has an acquisition timing relatively close to the special information whose specification result by the destination specifying means is the predetermined specification result, and is relatively far from the acquisition timing by the acquisition information storage means. The gaming machine according to any one of features D1 to D7, characterized in that it is configured to easily select a game time related to special information as the specific game time.

According to the characteristic D8, it is possible to preferably strengthen the relationship between the specific game time and the corresponding game time that are the targets of the special notification.

For example, in the case of the relevant game times → special notification → specific game times, even if the corresponding game times have ended unsuccessfully, the special notification is withheld after that, which makes a strong impression that the corresponding game times have ended unsuccessfully. It is possible to preferably suppress the fact that it remains as a factor to reduce the willingness to play the game.

Also, when the special notification → the relevant game times → the specific game times, even if the corresponding game times during the special notification have ended unsuccessfully, the special notification continues to make it appear that the corresponding game times will be held after that. It becomes possible. As a result, the player's expectation can be favorably maintained.

Feature D9. The special notification means indicates the specific game time by the game time according to the special information stored prior to the special information for which the identification result by the destination identification means is the predetermined identification result. The gaming machine described in any one of the characteristics D1 to D8, characterized in that it has means for performing special notification.

When the special notification is performed so as to specify (for example, explicitly) the corresponding game time related to the special information that triggered the special notification, the corresponding game time is clearly indicated to the player. Therefore, it is assumed that the player's attention is directed exclusively to the relevant game times, and the attention to the other game times is reduced.

In this respect, according to this feature, the special notification is executed so as to identify the game times other than the corresponding game times. That is, it is possible to expect the game times other than the game times specified by the special notification, and it is possible to preferably prevent the special notification from causing a reduction in the degree of attention.

When a specific game time is indicated by a special notification, the start of the special notification reduces the expectation for other game times until the game time is reached. In this respect, by intentionally setting the game times indicated by the special notification to the game times after the corresponding game times, the award determination is won or the reach display is performed before the corresponding game times. With such a configuration, it is possible to make expectations for the game times executed before the specified game times, and it is possible to suitably suppress the occurrence of the inconvenience.

Feature D10. The special notification means,
The game times related to the special information having the predetermined specification result are specified in the game times related to the special information stored before the special information whose specification result by the destination specifying means has become the predetermined specification result. In this way, means for performing the special notification,
In the game times related to the special information stored earlier than the special information in which the identification result by the destination identification means has become the predetermined identification result, the special information other than the special information having the predetermined identification result The gaming machine according to any one of features D1 to D9, further comprising: means for performing the special notification so as to specify a game time.

When the special notification is performed so as to specify (for example, explicitly) the corresponding game time related to the special information that triggered the special notification, the corresponding game time is clearly indicated to the player. Therefore, it is assumed that the player's attention is directed exclusively to the relevant game times, and the attention to the other game times is reduced.

In this respect, according to this feature, by using the above-described two types of notification means in combination, it is possible to cause a case of specifying the corresponding game time and a case of specifying a game time other than the corresponding game time. it can. That is, it is possible to expect the game times other than the game times specified by the special notification, and it is possible to preferably prevent the special notification from causing a reduction in the degree of attention.

(Feature E group)
Feature E1. An information acquisition unit (a function of executing information acquisition processing in the MPU 202 of the main control device 81) that acquires special information based on the satisfaction of a predetermined acquisition condition;
Acquired information storage means (reserved sphere storage area 232 provided in the MPU 202 of the main control device 81) for storing the special information acquired by the information acquisition means with a prescribed number, which is predetermined as a plurality of numbers, as an upper limit,
It is determined whether or not the special information stored in the acquired information storage means corresponds to the additional information, and when a plurality of special information is stored in the acquired information storage means, the plurality of special information is stored. An award determination unit that sequentially performs the award determination for the special information (a function that executes a win/fail determination process in the MPU 202 of the main control device 81);
A privilege granting unit (main control) that grants a privilege to the player based on the result of the grant determination by the grant determining unit being a grant corresponding result that the special information to be determined corresponds to the grant information. A function of executing a special winning opening/closing process in the MPU 202 of the device 81),
A pattern display means (symbol display device 41) which has a display unit (display screen 41a) and variably displays a pattern on the display unit;
The variable display of the pattern is started in the pattern display means before the grant determination is performed by the grant determination means or based on the grant determination performed by the grant determination means, and the result of the grant determination The stop result corresponding to is displayed and the variable display of the pattern is terminated as one game time, and the variable display of the pattern of each game time is performed according to the special information stored in the acquired information storage means. A game time control means (main control device 81, display control device 212, etc.) for controlling the pattern display means so as to be performed,
Information corresponding to the determination result when the predetermined special information stored in the acquired information storage means is the target of the addition determination is set before the predetermined special information is the target of the addition determination. A destination specifying unit (a function of executing a confirmation process for a preliminary announcement in the main control device 81) specified at a timing;
When the identification result by the destination identification means is a predetermined identification result, at a specific game time before the game time related to the special information that is the identification target of the destination identification means, or at the specific game time and the same. It is provided with a special informing means (a function for executing an effect setting process for an advance notice in the effect control device 82) for performing a special notice (preliminary notice) at a game time before the specific game time.
The special notification means is a setting means (in the effect control device 82) that sets a game time prior to the game time associated with the special information for which the identification result of the destination identification means is the predetermined identification result as the specific game time. A game machine having a function of executing a target change process.

According to the feature E1, the special notification is executed such that the special notification is ended in the game time before the game time (hereinafter referred to as the relevant game time) related to the special information that triggered the special notification. In such a configuration, expectation can be given to the subsequent game times that are out of the special notification target, and the fact that the special notification is performed reduces the attention to other game times that are out of the special notification. Can be suitably suppressed.

Feature E2. In the setting means, the special information stored in the acquired information storage means is prior to the special information having the predetermined identification result under the situation where the identification result by the destination identification means is the predetermined identification result. Characteristic E1 characterized in that it has a means for setting the game time relating to the special information stored earlier as the specific game time when the special information stored in Amusement machine.

As shown in the characteristic E2, if the special game information related to the special information is set as the specific game time when the stored special information precedes the special information having the predetermined specific result, the characteristic E1 It is possible to preferably exert the effect shown in (1).

Feature E3. The special notification means includes means for setting a game time relating to special information for which the identification result by the destination identification means is the predetermined identification result as the specific game time, E1 or The gaming machine described in the feature E2.

It is assumed that the player's attention is directed to the relevant game time and the attention to the other game times is reduced in the configuration in which the special notification is given as the game time related to the special information that triggered the special notification. To be done.

If the technical idea shown in the characteristic E1 or the like is applied to such a configuration, the case where the corresponding game time is the specific game time and the case where the game time other than the corresponding game time is the specific game time are caused. You can In other words, it is possible to expect the game times that are out of the target of the special notification, and it is possible to preferably prevent the special notification from causing a reduction in attention.

Feature E4. The gaming machine according to any one of features E1 to E3, wherein the special notification means has means for performing the special notification so as to indicate the specific game time.

For example, in the case of performing special notification so as to specify (for example, explicitly) the relevant game time related to the special information that triggered the special notification, the game time should be clearly indicated to the player. Become. Therefore, it is assumed that the player's attention is directed exclusively to the relevant game times, and the attention to the other game times is reduced.

In this respect, according to this feature, the special notification is executed so as to identify the game times other than the corresponding game times. That is, it is possible to expect the game times other than the game times specified by the special notification, and it is possible to preferably prevent the special notification from causing a reduction in the degree of attention.

Feature E5. When a plurality of special information is stored before the special information whose identification result by the destination identification means is a predetermined identification result, the special notification means is a game number related to the stored special information. In addition, the feature E1 is characterized in that it has a means for making the special notification so as to identify the game times related to the special information stored before the special information that has become the predetermined identification result. A gaming machine according to any one of features E3.

For example, when the relevant game time is clearly indicated, the degree of attention to the game may suddenly decrease due to the end of the game time (end of special notification). In this regard, with the configuration shown in this feature, when the special notification is given, there is still a possibility that the game times that triggered the special notification are kept after the special notification ends, and the player is It is assumed that the game times will be watched with high expectations. Therefore, it is possible to preferably suppress a decrease in the degree of attention caused by the end of the special notification.

In addition, if the special information that has already been secured is set as a specific target, it is possible to prevent the special notification from being unsuccessfully performed, and to suitably secure the special notification function.

Feature E6. The special notification means,
A first notification that gives a special notification when a game time related to special information stored before the special information for which the identification result by the destination identification means is a predetermined identification result is set as the specific game time Means and
In the game times related to the special information stored earlier than the special information in which the identification result by the destination identification means has become the predetermined identification result, the special information other than the special information having the predetermined identification result And a second notification means for performing special notification when the game time is set as the specific game time,
Feature E4 or feature E5 characterized in that the special information triggered by the second notifying unit is provided with a restricting unit that restricts the special information triggered by the first notifying unit. The game machine described.

After the special notification is started by the second notification means so as to identify a target different from the corresponding game time, and when the corresponding game time is clearly indicated by the first notification means, the special notification operation by the second special notification means・It is assumed that the effects will not be exhibited well. Further, if the special notification is complicated and complicated, not only the control load increases but also the player may be confused. This is not preferable because it becomes a factor that hinders the attention of the game from being improved by the special notification. Therefore, as shown in this feature, if it is regulated that the special information that triggers the special notification by the second notification unit triggers the special notification by the first notification unit, the action and effect of the second notification unit It is possible to ensure that both notification means coexist.

Feature E7. Whether or not there is any special information stored prior to the special information that triggered the special notification, which has a deviation result of the addition determination result and corresponds to the reach variation display. Has means for determining
When it is determined by the determination that the grant determination result is a deviation result and there is one corresponding to the reach variation display by the determination, the setting means sets the game time according to the suspension information as the specific game time. The gaming machine according to any one of the features E4 to E6, characterized in that it has means for performing.

When special notification is made by specifying a game time other than the corresponding game time, if nothing happens in the specified game time (it becomes a complete fake), the interest in the special notification itself fades. Will end up. Therefore, when the game number other than the corresponding game number is set as the specific game number and the special notification is given, when the game number (special information) corresponding to the reach variation display and the reach variation display exists, By setting it as a specific game time, it is possible to preferably suppress the occurrence of the inconvenience.

Feature E8. The setting means, when the special notification is triggered by the special information in which the result of the grant determination is the grant corresponding result, the acquisition timing among the special information stored in the acquired information storage means is the specific target. Characteristic E4 to Characteristic characterized by having a means for setting, as the specific game time, an item having a similar acquisition timing as compared with an item having a special information acquisition timing that triggered the special notification. The gaming machine described in any one of the features E7.

In the case of performing the special notification shown in the feature E4 or the like, even if the expectation is continued after the special notification ends, the interval between the specified game time and the game time that is the trigger is too wide. This weakens the relationship between the special notification and the relevant game times, and inevitably weakens the sense of expectation. In the first place, the presence of such a distance separates the special notification from the corresponding game times, giving the player the impression that the special notification and the corresponding game times are unrelated, and providing the second notification means. The technical significance of this is lost.

Therefore, as shown in this feature, by making it easy to select the special information that is close in time series to the special information that triggered the special notification, the relationship between the special notification and the relevant game time is weakened. It can be preferably avoided. That is, for example, even if the special notification is apparently finished, there is a high possibility that the expected game times are actually held immediately after, and it is possible to preferably suppress a decrease in the sense of expectation after the special notification (so-called prefetch effect). ..

Feature E9. An information acquisition unit (a function of executing information acquisition processing in the MPU 202 of the main control device 81) that acquires special information based on the satisfaction of a predetermined acquisition condition;
Acquired information storage means (reserved sphere storage area 232 provided in the MPU 202 of the main control device 81) for storing the special information acquired by the information acquisition means with a prescribed number, which is predetermined as a plurality of numbers, as an upper limit,
It is determined whether or not the special information stored in the acquired information storage means corresponds to the additional information, and when a plurality of special information is stored in the acquired information storage means, the plurality of special information is stored. An award determination unit that sequentially performs the award determination for the special information (a function that executes a win/fail determination process in the MPU 202 of the main control device 81);
A privilege granting unit (main control) that grants a privilege to the player based on the result of the grant determination by the grant determining unit being a grant corresponding result that the special information to be determined corresponds to the grant information. A function of executing a special winning opening/closing process in the MPU 202 of the device 81),
A pattern display means (symbol display device 41) which has a display unit (display screen 41a) and variably displays a pattern on the display unit;
The variable display of the pattern is started in the pattern display means before the grant determination is performed by the grant determination means or based on the grant determination performed by the grant determination means, and the result of the grant determination The stop result corresponding to is displayed and the variable display of the pattern is terminated as one game time, and the variable display of the pattern of each game time is performed according to the special information stored in the acquired information storage means. A game time control means (main control device 81, display control device 212, etc.) for controlling the pattern display means so as to be performed,
Information corresponding to the determination result when the predetermined special information stored in the acquired information storage means is the target of the addition determination is set before the predetermined special information is the target of the addition determination. A destination specifying unit (a function of executing a confirmation process for a preliminary announcement in the main control device 81) specified at a timing;
When the identification result by the destination identification means is a predetermined identification result, a special notification (pending) is given at the game time that is performed before the game time related to the special information that is the identification target of the destination identification means. A special notification means for giving a notice) (a function of executing a production setting process for a notice of holding in the production control device 82),
The special notification means is the special information that has the predetermined specific result in the game times related to the special information that is stored before the special information that the specific result of the first specific means has become the predetermined specific result. A game machine having means for making the special notification so as to specify a game time related to special information other than the above.

According to this feature, it is possible to cause a case where a game time other than the corresponding game time is specified. That is, it is possible to expect the game times other than the game times specified by the special notification, and it is possible to preferably prevent the special notification from causing a reduction in the degree of attention.

Feature E10. An information acquisition unit (a function of executing information acquisition processing in the MPU 202 of the main control device 81) that acquires special information based on the satisfaction of a predetermined acquisition condition;
Acquired information storage means (reserved sphere storage area 232 provided in the MPU 202 of the main control device 81) for storing the special information acquired by the information acquisition means with a prescribed number, which is predetermined as a plurality of numbers, as an upper limit,
It is determined whether or not the special information stored in the acquired information storage means corresponds to the additional information, and when a plurality of special information is stored in the acquired information storage means, the plurality of special information is stored. An award determination unit that sequentially performs the award determination for the special information (a function that executes a win/fail determination process in the MPU 202 of the main control device 81);
A privilege granting unit (main control) that grants a privilege to the player based on the result of the grant determination by the grant determining unit being a grant corresponding result that the special information to be determined corresponds to the grant information. A function of executing a special winning opening/closing process in the MPU 202 of the device 81),
A pattern display means (symbol display device 41) which has a display unit (display screen 41a) and variably displays a pattern on the display unit;
The variable display of the pattern is started in the pattern display means before the grant determination is performed by the grant determination means or based on the grant determination performed by the grant determination means, and the result of the grant determination The stop result corresponding to is displayed and the variable display of the pattern is terminated as one game time, and the variable display of the pattern of each game time is performed according to the special information stored in the acquired information storage means. A game time control means (main control device 81, display control device 212, etc.) for controlling the pattern display means so as to be performed,
Information corresponding to the determination result when the predetermined special information stored in the acquired information storage means is the target of the addition determination is set before the predetermined special information is the target of the addition determination. A destination specifying unit (a function of executing a confirmation process for a preliminary announcement in the main control device 81) specified at a timing;
When the identification result by the destination identification means is a predetermined identification result, a special notification (pending) is given at the game time that is performed before the game time related to the special information that is the identification target of the destination identification means. A special notification means for giving a notice) (a function of executing a production setting process for a notice of holding in the production control device 82),
The special notification means,
The game times related to the special information having the predetermined specification result are specified in the game times related to the special information stored before the special information whose specification result by the destination specifying means has become the predetermined specification result. A first notification means for performing the special notification in this manner,
In the game times related to the special information stored earlier than the special information in which the identification result by the destination identification means has become the predetermined identification result, the special information other than the special information having the predetermined identification result A game machine comprising: a second notification means for performing the special notification so as to specify a game time.

When the special notification is performed so as to specify (for example, explicitly) the corresponding game time related to the special information that triggered the special notification, the corresponding game time is clearly indicated to the player. Therefore, it is assumed that the player's attention is directed exclusively to the relevant game times, and the attention to the other game times is reduced.

In this respect, according to this feature, by using the first notifying means and the second notifying means in combination, it is possible to cause the case of specifying the corresponding game times and the case of specifying the game times other than the corresponding game times. it can. That is, it is possible to expect the game times other than the game times specified by the special notification, and it is possible to preferably prevent the special notification from causing a reduction in the degree of attention.

Feature E11. When the plurality of special information is stored before the special information whose identification result by the destination identification means is the predetermined identification result, the second notification means is a game related to the stored special information. In the number of times, there is provided means for performing the special notification so as to specify the game time related to the special information stored before the special information which has a predetermined specification result. The gaming machine described in E10.

In the case of clearly indicating the corresponding game time, the degree of attention to the game may suddenly decrease due to the end of the game time (end of special notification). In this regard, with the configuration shown in this feature, when the special notification is given, there is still a possibility that the game times that triggered the special notification are kept after the special notification ends, and the player is It is assumed that the game times will be watched with high expectations. Therefore, it is possible to preferably suppress a decrease in the degree of attention caused by the end of the special notification.

In addition, if the special information that has already been secured is set as a specific target, it is possible to prevent the special notification from being unsuccessfully performed, and to suitably secure the special notification function.

Feature E12. When the second notification unit performs the special notification triggered by the special information whose allocation determination result is the allocation correspondence result, the second notification unit acquires the special information stored in the acquired information storage unit as the identification target. It is characterized by having a selecting means set so that it is easy to select a timing having a similar acquisition timing compared to a timing having a special information acquisition timing that triggered the special notification. The gaming machine according to feature E10 or feature E11.

In the case of performing the special notification shown in the feature E10 or the like, the gap between the specified game time and the triggered game time is too wide, even if the expectation is to be continued after the special notification ends. This weakens the relationship between the special notification and the corresponding game times, and inevitably weakens the sense of expectation. In the first place, the presence of such a distance separates the special notification from the corresponding game times, giving the player the impression that the special notification and the corresponding game times are unrelated, and providing the second notification means. The technical significance of this is lost.

Therefore, as shown in this feature, by making it easy to select the special information that is close in time series to the special information that triggered the special notification, the relationship between the special notification and the relevant game time is weakened. It can be preferably avoided. That is, for example, even if the special notification is apparently finished, there is a high possibility that the expected game times are actually held immediately after, and it is possible to preferably suppress a decrease in the sense of expectation after the special notification (so-called prefetch effect). ..

The technical idea shown in the features E11 and E12 can be applied to the feature E9.

The basic configuration of a gaming machine to which each of the above features can be applied is shown below.

Pachinko gaming machine: operating means operated by a player (launching handle 54), gaming ball launching means for launching a gaming ball based on the operation of the operating means (gaming ball launching mechanism 53), and the launched gaming ball A ball passage (rail portions 51, 52) for guiding a game area to a predetermined game area (game area PE) and each game component arranged in the game area, and a predetermined passage portion (general winning) of each of these game components. A gaming machine that gives a bonus to a player when a gaming ball passes through the mouth 31).

10... Pachinko machine as game machine, 33... Actuation opening unit, 33a... Upper actuation opening as ball entering portion, 33b... Symbol display device as symbol display means, 41... Symbol display device as symbol display means, 41a... Display screen, 81... Main control device constituting game time control means, 82... Notification/production control device, 202... MPU, 203... ROM, 204... RAM, 242... MPU, 243... ROM, 244... RAM, 212... Display control device, Da... Hold number display area, Db... Execution target display area, ME... Variable display area, MP... Hold display image, NE... Hold display area, PE... Game area, Z1 to Z3... Symbol row.

Claims (1)

An information acquisition means for acquiring special information based on the establishment of a predetermined acquisition condition,
Acquired information storage means for storing the special information acquired by the information acquisition means, with a prescribed number, which is predetermined as a plurality of numbers, as an upper limit,
It is determined whether or not the special information stored in the acquired information storage means corresponds to the additional information, and when a plurality of special information is stored in the acquired information storage means, the plurality of special information is stored. A grant determination means for sequentially performing the grant determination for special information,
Privilege granting means for granting a privilege to the player based on the result of the grant determination by the grant determining means being a grant corresponding result that the special information to be determined corresponds to the grant information,
A pattern display unit having a display unit and variably displaying a pattern on the display unit;
The variable display of the design is started in the pattern display means based on the determination of the grant by the grant determination means, the stop result corresponding to the result of the grant determination is displayed, and the variable display of the pattern is ended. As one of the game times, game time control means for controlling the pattern display means such that the pattern of each game time is variably displayed according to the special information stored in the acquired information storage means,
Information corresponding to the determination result when the predetermined special information stored in the acquired information storage means is the target of the addition determination is set before the predetermined special information is the target of the addition determination. Destination specifying means to specify at timing,
A gaming machine characterized by being equipped with.

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