JP2021003359A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a game machine capable of enhancing fun of a performance.SOLUTION: When a big win pattern C is stopped, a shift may be performed to a new chapter mode after a big win game. In the new chapter mode, a panel image in which one of plural characters is displayed is displayed following occurrence of reservation of second special pattern determination. A degree of expectation toward a small win is suggested by a type of a character displayed in the panel image. For example, a degree of expectation toward a small win is higher when a character C is displayed than when a character A is displayed. A character of a panel image may be promoted to a different character. A character after promotion has a higher degree of expectation toward a small win than a character before promotion.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 20

Description

The present invention relates to a game machine that determines whether or not to execute a special game and executes an effect based on the determination result.

In the conventional game machine, when it is determined whether or not the game ball wins a prize at the starting port and the special game is executed, the special symbol display shows the determination result after the special symbol is variablely displayed. The symbol is stopped and displayed. In the gaming machine described in Patent Document 1, in a predetermined image display device, the decorative symbol is variablely displayed with the start of the variable display of the special symbol, and the determination result is shown as the special symbol is stopped and displayed. The decorative pattern is stopped and displayed in the mode.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2014-183903

By the way, in the conventional game machine, there is room for improvement in terms of improving the interest of the production.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a game machine capable of improving the interest of the production.

The present invention has adopted the following configuration in order to solve the above problems.
The game machine according to the present invention has an acquisition means for acquiring acquired information, a special game determination means for determining whether or not to execute a special game based on the acquired information, and an acquisition information storage for storing the acquired information. The means, the pre-determination means for determining in advance whether or not to execute the special game based on the acquired information, and the effect control means for controlling the effect, prior to the determination of the special game determination means. The effect control means can execute the first effect using the first image and the second effect using the second image, and the second effect is better than the first effect. It is possible to display the first image or the second image in a predetermined area based on the determination result of the pre-determination means according to the high expectation that the special game is executed and the acquired information is stored. The expectation that the special game will be executed is higher when the second image is displayed in the predetermined area than when the first image is displayed in the predetermined area.

According to the present invention, it is possible to improve the interest of the production.

Schematic front view of game machine 1 Explanatory drawing for explaining an example of effect button 26 Enlarged view of display 4 in FIG. A block diagram showing a configuration example of a control device included in the game machine 1. Explanatory drawing for explaining special symbol determination Explanatory drawing for explaining execution ratio of group production during re-lottery production A block diagram showing a configuration example of the main RAM 103 and various information stored in the main RAM 103. Explanatory drawing for explaining production mode for time saving state Explanatory drawing for explaining a specific example from the time when the jackpot symbol C is stopped and displayed at the first hit to the start of the mode selection effect. Explanatory drawing for explaining a specific example of a mode selection effect Explanatory drawing for explaining a concrete example of transitioning to a new chapter mode through a mode selection effect Explanatory diagram for explaining the execution ratio of the group production during the reach production Explanatory drawing for explaining the state when the fluctuation display of the first rotation in the new chapter mode is started. Explanatory drawing for explaining the reach effect following FIG. Explanatory drawing for explaining re-lottery production Explanatory drawing for explaining specific example of production following FIG. 14 (E) Explanatory drawing for explaining a specific example of a countdown effect Explanatory drawing for explaining the production pattern for displaying a panel image in the character stock production Explanatory drawing for explaining the process of determining the effect pattern of a character stock effect executed on the effect control board 130 in response to receiving a fluctuation start command or a hold command (both described later) from the game control board 100. Explanatory drawing for explaining a concrete example of a character stock production until the hold of 4 times 2nd special symbol determination is accumulated Explanatory drawing for explaining concrete example of character stock production after four times hold of second special symbol judgment is accumulated Explanatory drawing for explaining a specific example of a character stock production following FIG. Explanatory drawing for explaining a concrete example at the start of battle development production Explanatory drawing for explaining display areas 81b-85b of character icons 81-85 during battle production Explanatory drawing for explaining a concrete example which develops from a battle development production to a battle production Explanatory drawing for explaining a specific example of a battle production following FIG. Explanatory drawing for explaining a specific example of a battle production following FIG. Explanatory drawing for explaining the flow of the variable production after the battle production in which the characters A to D lose to the enemy 5 times is executed. Explanatory drawing for explaining mode selection effect when small hit symbol 2 is assigned in new chapter mode Explanatory drawing for explaining mode selection effect following FIG. Explanatory drawing for explaining the production example up to the time when the big hit game is started when the small hit symbol 1 is assigned in the story mode. Explanatory drawing to explain the production example that shifts to the devil rush after the round production according to the story mode Explanatory drawing for explaining the production example up to the time when the big hit game is started when the small hit symbol 1 is assigned in the battle mode. Explanatory drawing for explaining an example of a production that shifts to the devil rush after a round production that matches the battle mode Explanatory drawing for explaining the production example when the small hit symbol 1 is assigned by the devil rush Explanatory drawing for explaining the production example up to the time when the big hit game is started when the small hit symbol 3 is assigned by the devil rush An explanatory diagram for explaining an example of a production that shifts to story mode after a round production that matches the devil rush when a small hit symbol 3 is assigned in the devil rush. Flow chart showing an example of timer interrupt processing executed on the game control board 100 Detailed flowchart of switch processing in step S2 of FIG. 38 Detailed flowchart of the first start port switch process in step S21 of FIG. 39. Detailed flowchart of the second start port switch process in step S22 of FIG. 39. Detailed flowchart of special symbol processing in step S3 of FIG. 38 Detailed flowchart of the jackpot determination process in step S309 of FIG. 42. Detailed flowchart of the fluctuation pattern determination process in step S310 of FIG. 42. Detailed flowchart of the small winning opening opening control process in step S6 of FIG. Detailed flowchart of the large winning opening opening control process in step S7 of FIG. Flow chart showing an example of timer interrupt processing executed on the effect control board 130 Detailed flowchart of command reception processing in step S10 of FIG. 47. Detailed flowchart of the hold command reception process in step S13 of FIG. 48. Detailed flowchart of the fluctuation start command reception process in step S15 of FIG. 48.

Hereinafter, the gaming machine 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings as appropriate.

[Rough configuration example of game machine 1]
First, a schematic configuration of the game machine 1 will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 7. FIG. 1 is a schematic front view of the game machine 1. As illustrated in FIG. 1, the game machine 1 includes a game board 2 provided with accessories related to winning and determination, and a frame member 3 for supporting and fixing the game board 2. The frame member 3 supports a transparent glass plate arranged in parallel with the game board 2 at a predetermined interval, and the glass plate and the game board 2 form a game area 10 in which the game ball can flow down. Has been done.

When the player grasps the handle 20 and rotates the lever 21 clockwise, the game ball stored in the upper plate 28 is guided to the launching device (not shown), and the hitting force according to the rotation angle of the handle 20 is used. It is fired into the game area 10. A game nail, a windmill, or the like (not shown) is provided in the game area 10, and the launched game ball is guided to an upper position in the game area 10 and comes into contact with the game nail, the windmill, or the like. It falls along the game board 2 while changing the moving direction. The launch of the game ball is temporarily stopped by the player operating the stop button 22.

The upper plate 28 stores game balls and prize balls supplied to the launching device. Below the upper plate 28, a lower plate 29 for storing prize balls is provided. When the player operates the take-out button 23 arranged close to the lower plate 29, a part of the lower surface of the lower plate 29 is opened, and the game balls collected in the lower plate 29 are arranged below the lower plate 29. It falls into a box (not shown).

When the player performs a so-called "left-handed hit" in which the handle 20 is kept rotated at a small rotation angle, the game ball is launched with a relatively weak hitting force. In this case, the game ball flows down the left side area in the game area 10 as illustrated by the arrow 31. On the other hand, when the player performs a so-called "right-handed hit" in which the handle 20 is maintained in a state of being rotated at a large rotation angle, the game ball is launched with a relatively strong hitting force. In this case, the game ball flows down the right side area in the game area 10 as illustrated by the arrow 32.

The passage path of the left-handed game ball is provided with a first starting opening 11 and three ordinary winning openings 14 as accessories related to winning and determination. In addition, in the passage path of the right-handed game ball, the second starting opening 12, the large winning opening 13, the normal winning opening 14, the gate 16, the electric tulip 17, and the small winning opening 19 are used as accessories related to winning and judging. Is provided. When the player hits left, basically the game ball does not win in the second starting port 12, and when the player hits right, basically the game is played in the first starting port 11. The ball never wins.

In the process of flowing down along the game board 2, the game ball launched into the game area 10 has the first starting port 11, the second starting port 12, the large winning opening 13, the normal winning opening 14, and the small winning opening 19. You can win a prize by winning one of them. When these prizes are won, a predetermined number of prize balls according to the winning place are paid out to the upper plate 28 or the lower plate 29. The game balls that did not win the prize are discharged from the game area 10 through the discharge port 18.

The first starting port 11 is a starting port that is always open. The second starting port 12 is a starting port that is opened only when the electric tulip 17 as an ordinary electric accessory is operating. The electric tulip 17 is arranged close to the second starting port 12 and has a pair of blade members. The electric tulip 17 has a closed posture in which a pair of blade members close the second starting port 12 (see the solid line in FIG. 1) and an open posture in which the second starting port 12 is opened (see the broken line in FIG. 1). It is configured so that the posture can be changed. The electric tulip 17 gathers the game balls hit right by the open posture to the second starting port 12.

The second starting port 12 of the present embodiment is normally closed by an electric tulip 17 in a closed posture. When the game ball passes through the gate 16, the prize ball is not paid out, but it is determined whether or not to open the second starting port 12. In the following description, the determination executed on the condition that the game ball passes through the gate 16 is referred to as "ordinary symbol determination". When the normal symbol determination is performed, the normal symbol is displayed in a variable manner on the normal symbol display 45 (see FIG. 4), and then the normal symbol indicating the determination result of the normal symbol determination is stopped and displayed. The normal symbol indicating the determination result of the normal symbol determination includes a normal symbol indicating that the second starting port 12 is opened and a normal symbol indicating that the second starting port 12 is not opened. When the normal symbol indicating that the second starting port 12 is opened is stopped and displayed, the operation of the pair of blade members of the electric tulip 17 maintaining the open posture for a predetermined time and then returning to the closed posture is performed a predetermined number of times. On the other hand, when the normal symbol indicating that the second starting port 12 is not opened is stopped and displayed, the electric tulip 17 is not in the open posture but remains in the closed posture.

The probability that the second starting port 12 is determined to be opened by the normal symbol determination includes a time saving state (for example, 1/1) and a non-time saving state (for example, 1/256) having a lower probability than the time saving state. .. The fluctuation time of the normal symbol in the present embodiment is the same regardless of whether it is in the time-saving state or the non-time-saving state (for example, 0.4 seconds). The time during which the electric tulip 17 is controlled to the open posture (that is, the opening time of the second starting port 12) is longer in the time-saving state than in the non-time-saving state. Specifically, for example, when the normal symbol indicating that the second starting port 12 is to be opened is displayed as a stop in the time saving state, the second starting port 12 is opened once for 5 seconds. In the present embodiment, if the player hits the right in the time saving state, the game ball easily wins the second starting port 12. When the normal symbol indicating that the second starting port 12 is to be opened is stopped and displayed in the non-time saving state, the second starting port 12 is opened once for 0.2 seconds. In the present embodiment, even if the player continues to strike right in the non-time saving state, the second starting port 12 immediately becomes the closed posture even if it is in the open posture. Therefore, basically, the game ball cannot enter the second starting port 12 in the non-time saving state. Therefore, it is not very realistic to aim at the second starting port 12 in the non-time saving state, and the player makes a left strike aiming at the first starting port 11 in the non-time saving state. In addition, when the time is shortened, a right-handed strike is performed aiming at the second starting port 12. It should be noted that the fluctuation time of the normal symbol may be shorter in the non-time saving state than in the time saving state. For example, the fluctuation time of the normal symbol in the time saving state may be 0.4 seconds, and the fluctuation time of the normal symbol in the non-time saving state may be 25 seconds.

In the game machine 1, when the game ball passes through the first starting port 11 and wins a prize, or when the game ball passes through the second starting port 12 and wins a prize, a jackpot game (special game) advantageous to the player is performed. Whether or not to execute is determined. In the following description, the determination executed on the condition that the game ball is won in the first starting port 11 is called "first special symbol determination", and is executed on the condition that the game ball is won in the second starting port 12. Judgment is called "second special symbol judgment". In addition, these judgments are collectively called "special symbol judgment". When the first special symbol determination is performed, the first special symbol indicating the determination result is stopped and displayed after the first special symbol is variablely displayed on the first special symbol display 41 (see FIG. 3). When the second special symbol determination is performed, the second special symbol is displayed in a variable manner on the second special symbol display 42 (see FIG. 3), and then the second special symbol indicating the determination result is stopped and displayed.

As the first special symbol indicating the determination result of the first special symbol determination, the jackpot symbols A to C indicating the jackpot and the lost symbol indicating the loss are prepared in advance. Further, as the second special symbol indicating the determination result of the second special symbol determination, the big hit symbols D to F, the small hit symbols 1 to 3 indicating the small hit, and the lost symbol are prepared in advance. In addition, unlike the second special symbol, the first special symbol does not have a small hit symbol (that is, the small hit probability is 0%). The probability of being judged as a big hit in the special symbol judgment is the same regardless of the winning start opening and the gaming state (for example, about 1/319, see FIGS. 5A and 5B).

When any of the jackpot symbols A to F indicating the jackpot is stopped and displayed, the jackpot game is performed following this stop display. In the jackpot game, a plate that closes the jackpot 13 is operated. As a result, the normally closed large winning opening 13 is opened. By having the big prize opening 13 win a game ball during the big hit game, the player can obtain more prize balls than when the big hit game is not performed.

A plurality of opening patterns of the big winning opening 13 are prepared in advance, and which opening pattern the big winning opening 13 is opened is uniquely determined by the type of the jackpot symbol displayed as stopped. In the present embodiment, when the jackpot symbols A to F are stopped and displayed, a predetermined condition (in the present embodiment, the number of winning balls to the big winning opening 13 reaches 10 or the big winning opening 13 29.5 seconds have passed since the opening of the game), and a round game in which the large winning opening 13 is opened is performed a plurality of times. When the jackpot symbols A to F are stopped and displayed, the player can use 10 game balls as the jackpot during the opening time of the jackpot 13 during one round game (hereinafter referred to as "1R"). It's enough time to get 13 to win. When the jackpot symbols A to F are stopped and displayed, the opening time of the jackpot 13 in 1R is not limited to the above-mentioned time, but is a predetermined arbitrary time (specifically, 29.5 seconds or less). It may be a time exceeding 1.8 seconds).

The jackpot symbol C is a 7R jackpot. In the game machine 1 of the present embodiment, the player basically assigns the first hit by the first special symbol determination. The first hit means the first big hit game that occurs after the game is started. As illustrated in the line of "1st special symbol" in FIG. 5C, the ratio of the jackpot symbol C to the jackpot of the 1st special symbol determination accounts for 85%. Therefore, most of the first hits are jackpot symbols C.

Here, the game machine 1 of the present embodiment is initially set to the non-time saving state. Then, when the jackpot game (note that the game state is a non-time saving state) is executed, the time saving state is set at the end of the game. If the jackpot game is not executed, it is not set to the time saving state and remains in the non-time saving state. When the time saving state is set at the end of the jackpot game, the time is controlled in the time saving state until the variation display related to the second special symbol determination of the number of times corresponding to the jackpot symbol that triggered the jackpot game is completed (FIG. 5 (Fig. 5). See C)). In the game machine 1 of the present embodiment, a plurality of effect modes are prepared in advance for the time saving state. In each effect mode, different effects are executed. In the present embodiment, the player can select the production mode after the big hit game is completed so that the small hit can be aimed at by the production according to the player's preference.

In the case of the jackpot symbol C, immediately after the jackpot game, the mode shifts to the night mode or the new chapter mode (the game state is the time saving state), and the time is controlled until the variation display related to the third special symbol judgment is completed. (See FIGS. 5 (C) and 8 (A)). The night mode and the new chapter mode are production modes in which a small hit is aimed at by a total of seven second special symbol determinations, which are three times of the second special symbol determination and four times of holding the second special symbol determination. Immediately after the jackpot game related to the jackpot symbol C, the mode shifts to the production mode selected by the player during the jackpot game among the night mode and the new chapter mode.

The jackpot symbol B is a 7R jackpot, the jackpot symbol E is an 8R jackpot, and the jackpot symbol F is a 5R jackpot. In the case of jackpot symbols B, E, or F, immediately after the jackpot game, the battle mode or story mode (the game state is shortened) is entered, and until the variation display related to the 13th second special symbol determination is completed. It is controlled in a time saving state (see FIGS. 5 (C) and 8 (A)). The battle mode and the story mode are production modes in which a small hit is aimed at by a total of 17 second special symbol determinations, which are 13 times of the second special symbol determination and 4 times of holding the second special symbol determination. Immediately after the jackpot game related to the jackpot symbols B, E, and F, the battle mode and the story mode shift to the production mode selected by the player during the jackpot game. In the following description, the battle mode and the story mode are collectively referred to as "girl rush".

The jackpot symbols A and D are jackpots of 10R, and in this embodiment, the jackpot is the jackpot in which the player can obtain the most prize balls. When the jackpot game is executed with the stop display of the jackpot symbol A or D as a trigger, immediately after the jackpot game, the game shifts to the god rush or the devil rush (the game state is a time saving state), and the second special symbol is judged 100 times. It is controlled in a time-saving state until the variation display according to the above is completed (see FIGS. 5 (C) and 8 (A)). The god rush and the devil rush are production modes in which a small hit is aimed at by a total of 104 second special symbol determinations, which are 100 times of the second special symbol determination and 4 times of holding the second special symbol determination.

God Rush is a group A production mode in which the production contents are related to each other with the night mode and the battle mode. The production of Group A is based on, for example, a TV animation broadcast on terrestrial broadcasting. The devil rush is a group B production mode in which the production contents are related to each other with the new chapter mode and the story mode. The production of Group B is made based on, for example, the theatrical version of the above-mentioned TV animation. In this embodiment, in order to give a special feeling to the god rush and the devil rush, only the god rush and the devil rush cannot be selected by the player, and the production mode of the same group as the production mode in the previous time saving state is automatically set. Adopts the determined configuration. As will be described in detail later, in the present embodiment, each time the effect mode is determined, information on which effect mode is determined is stored in the sub RAM 133 (described later) of the effect control board 130. Based on this information, it is determined in which production mode the god rush or the devil rush is performed. At the first hit, it will be a god rush.

If a lost symbol or a small hit symbol indicating a small hit is stopped and displayed as a determination result of the special symbol determination, the big hit game is not performed following this stop display. Specifically, when the lost symbol is stopped and displayed, the following special symbol determination is performed after this stop display. When any one of the small hit symbols 1 to 3 is stopped and displayed on the display 4, the small hit game is executed following this stop display (see FIG. 5 (D)). In the small hit game, a plate that closes the small winning opening 19 is operated. As a result, the normally closed small winning opening 19 is opened.

The letter "V" is written on the plate that closes the small winning opening 19 (see FIG. 1). This letter suggests the position of the V winning opening switch 116b provided inside the small winning opening 19. Here, the periphery of the small winning opening 19 is formed of a transparent synthetic resin material. Therefore, the player can visually recognize the inside of the small winning opening 19 regardless of the opening and closing of the small winning opening 19. Specifically, a small winning opening switch 116a, a V winning opening switch 116b, a lost winning opening switch 116c, and a plate (not shown) for opening and closing these switches are provided inside the small winning opening 19. Is also visible (see FIG. 4). In the present embodiment, when the small hit game is not performed, the V winning opening switch 116b is blocked so that the game ball cannot pass through, and the lost winning opening switch 116c is opened so that the game ball can pass through. There is. During the small hit game of the present embodiment, the V winning opening switch 116b is opened so that the game ball can pass through the V winning opening switch 116b, and the losing winning opening switch 116c is closed so that the game ball cannot pass through.

The time for opening the small winning opening 19 in the small hit game is shorter than the one opening period (hereinafter referred to as "1R") of the large winning opening 13 in the big hit game, and is predetermined to be 1.8 seconds or less. Arbitrary time (eg, 1.8 seconds). If the total opening time of the small winning opening 19 during the small hit game is 1.8 seconds or less, the small winning opening 19 may be opened a plurality of times during the small hit game. The number of game balls that can be won in the small winning opening 19 during the small hit game is smaller than the number of game balls that can be won in the large winning opening 13 during the big hit game (for example, 10 on average). During the small hit game, the player can make the small winning opening 19 win an average of three game balls, for example, about 30 prize balls can be obtained. This prize ball is less than the prize ball obtained in the 1R jackpot game. That is, the prize ball obtained in the small hit game is less than the prize ball obtained in the 1R big hit game.

The game ball that has won the small winning opening 19 first passes through the small winning opening switch 116a. The game ball passes through either the V winning opening switch 116b or the losing winning opening switch 116c and is discharged from the game area 10. In the present embodiment, if the player hits the right during the small hit game, the game ball easily passes through the V winning opening switch 116b (hereinafter, referred to as "V winning"). When the V prize is won, the big hit game in which the big winning opening 13 is opened is started following the end of the small hit game (see FIG. 5 (D)). If the small hit game is played but the V prize is not won (specifically, if only the loss winning opening switch 116c passes through the game ball), the big hit game is not started following the end of the small hit game. , The following special symbol judgment is performed.

In the small hit game, the large winning opening 13 may be opened instead of the small winning opening 19. Inside the large winning opening 13 in this case, a V winning opening switch, a plate for opening and closing this switch, and a lost winning opening switch are provided. Then, when the small hit game is not performed, the V winning opening switch is closed so that the game ball cannot pass through, and the losing winning opening switch is opened so that the game ball can pass through. Further, during the small hit game, the plate is operated so that the V winning opening switch is opened so that the game ball can pass through, and the lost winning opening switch is closed so that the game ball cannot pass through. When the game ball passes through the V winning opening switch, the big hit game in which the large winning opening 13 is opened is started following the end of the small hit game. When the game ball passes through the lost winning opening switch, the big hit game is not started following the end of the small hit game, and the next special symbol determination is performed.

The opening pattern of the small winning opening 19 in the small hit game and the opening pattern of the large winning opening 13 in the big hit game immediately after the end of the small hit game are both uniquely determined by the type of the small hit symbol displayed as stopped. When the big hit game is finished immediately after the small hit game is finished, it is controlled in a time saving state (see FIG. 5 (D)). The time saving state is controlled until the variation display related to the second special symbol determination for the number of times determined by the small hit symbol is completed.

When the small hit symbol 1 is stopped and displayed, a 10R big hit game is performed on condition that the V prize is won. When the big hit game is executed based on the stop display of the small hit symbol 1, the game shifts to the god rush or the devil rush (the game state is a time saving state), and the variable display related to the second special symbol judgment 100 times is displayed. It is controlled in a time saving state until the end (see FIGS. 5 (D) and 8 (A)). With the small hit symbol 1, as in the case of the big hit symbol A or D, a total of 104 second special symbol judgments, which are 100 times of the second special symbol judgment and 4 times of holding the second special symbol judgment, are small. You can aim for a hit. The player cannot select which of the god rush and the devil rush effect mode to shift to by the small hit symbol 1 as in the case where the big hit symbol A or D is stopped and displayed. In the present embodiment, the small hit symbol 1 is basically not assigned at the first hit. Therefore, when the small hit symbol 1 is stopped and displayed, it basically shifts to the effect mode of the same group as the effect mode in the previous time saving state among the god rush and the devil rush.

When the small hit symbol 2 is stopped and displayed, the 8R big hit game is performed on condition that the V prize is won. Further, when the small hit symbol 3 is stopped and displayed, a 5R big hit game is performed on condition that the V prize is won. In the case of the small hit symbol 2 or 3, the game shifts to the battle mode or the story mode (the game state is the time saving state), and is controlled in the time saving state until the variation display related to the 13th second special symbol determination is completed. (See FIGS. 5 (D) and 8 (A)). Depending on the small hit symbol 2 or 3, as in the case of the big hit symbol B, E, or F, 13 times of the second special symbol determination and 4 times of holding the second special symbol determination are held for a total of 17 times. You can aim for a small hit with a special symbol judgment. Immediately after the big hit game triggered by the stop display of the small hit symbol 2 or 3, the mode shifts to the effect mode selected by the player among the battle mode and the story mode.

If the time saving state is set at the end of the jackpot game and the jackpot game is not executed even once the above-mentioned number of special symbol determinations are performed, the time saving state is set with the stop display of the above number of special symbols. Set. As the effect mode, immediately before the stop display of the special symbol of the above number of times, the effect mode in the time saving state is changed to the normal mode. In the game machine 1 of the present embodiment, for example, except during a big hit game, when the game is controlled in a non-time saving state, the effect is performed in the normal mode. The normal mode is an effect mode that is not related to any of the groups A and B.

As described above, in the present embodiment, the game ball can be easily won in the second starting port 12 in the time saving state, and the game ball cannot be won in the non-time saving state. In the present embodiment, when the second special symbol determination is performed, the small hit game is performed with a relatively high probability (for example, about 1/10) (see FIG. 5 (B)). In the present embodiment, since the V prize is basically won during the small hit game, the big hit game is executed relatively easily through the small hit game in the short time state.

The ordinary winning opening 14 is always open like the first starting opening 11 and the second starting opening 12, and is a winning opening in which a predetermined number of winning balls are paid out by winning a game ball. In addition, unlike the first starting opening 11 and the like, even if the game ball wins in the normal winning opening 14, the determination is not made.

[Structure example of the production means of the game machine 1]
As illustrated in FIG. 1, the game machine 1 is provided with a liquid crystal display device, an effect accessory 7, a speaker 24, a board lamp 25, an effect button 26, and a frame lamp 37 to perform various effects. Has been done.

The display screen (hereinafter, referred to as "liquid crystal screen 5") of the liquid crystal display device (which may be an EL display device or the like) is an image display device that displays various effects images. The liquid crystal display device is provided on the back side (that is, the rear side) of the game machine 1 with respect to the game board 2, and can be visually recognized through the opening formed in the game board 2. As shown in FIG. 1, the liquid crystal screen 5 is provided at a position that is easily visible to the player. On the liquid crystal screen 5, a decorative symbol 55, a small symbol 56, a fourth symbol 57, a CG character, an animated character, or the like is displayed.

The decorative symbol 55, the small symbol 56, and the fourth symbol 57 are images that are variablely displayed in synchronization with the variable display of the special symbol. The decorative symbol 55 is a symbol representing any number from 1 to 9. In the present embodiment, the three decorative symbols 55 (and the three small symbols 56) start the variable display side by side with the start of the variable display of the special symbol, and the three decorative symbols start the variable display with the start of the stop display of the special symbol. 55 (and three small symbols 56) are stopped and displayed side by side (referred to as "main stop"). The determination result of the special symbol determination is notified by the combination of the three numbers. The combination of the decorative symbols 55 to be stopped and displayed is the same as the combination of the small symbols 56.

Specifically, with the start of the stop display of the big hit symbol A, D, or the small hit symbol 1, three 7 symbols in which the character "God" is superimposed and displayed on the front side as the decorative symbol 55 are stopped and displayed. (See FIGS. 5 (E) and 31 (C)). Further, with the start of the stop display of the big hit symbol B, E, or the small hit symbol 2, three 7 symbols that do not superimpose and display the character "God" as the decorative symbol 55 are stopped and displayed. Further, along with the stop display of the big hit symbol C, F, or the small hit symbol 3, any one of 1 to 6, 8 or 9 symbols is stopped and displayed as the decorative symbol 55.

In the present embodiment, the decorative symbols 55 (and the small symbols 56) are temporarily stopped by any one of the 1 to 9 symbols prior to the stop display of the jackpot symbols B, E, or the small hit symbols 2. Is displayed. Further, prior to the stop display of the big hit symbol C, F, or the small hit symbol 3, the decorative symbol 55 (and the small symbol 56) has three of 1 to 6, 8 or 9 symbols. Temporary stop is displayed. In the present embodiment, the decorative symbol 55 (and the small symbol 56) that is temporarily stopped and displayed is displayed again at high speed (hereinafter referred to as "re-variation"), and the characters "God" are superimposed. Execute a re-lottery effect that is expected to change to 7 symbols that are not displayed. In the present embodiment, with the start of the re-lottery effect, the three decorative symbols 55 are re-variated in a recognizable manner while the three decorative symbols 55 are synchronized in the symbol-aligned mode (for example,). , 222 → 333 → 444.) Further, in the present embodiment, with the start of the re-lottery effect, the three small symbols 56 are re-variated at a speed at which the individual symbols cannot be recognized.

In the present embodiment, when the big hit symbol B, E, or the small hit symbol 2 is stopped and displayed, the symbols 1 to 6, 8 or 9 are re-variated by the re-lottery effect, and the characters "God" are superimposed and displayed. No 7 symbols are changed (hereinafter, such a change is referred to as "promotion"). By being promoted by the re-lottery effect, it is possible to suggest to the player that it is the big hit symbol B, E, or the small hit symbol 2. When the big hit symbol C, F, or the small hit symbol 3 is stopped and displayed, it is not promoted by the re-lottery effect, and the decorative symbol 55 is temporarily stopped and displayed in the same combination as before the re-lottery effect. The small symbol 56 is temporarily stopped and displayed in the same combination as the decorative symbol 55 at the same time that the decorative symbol 55 is temporarily stopped and displayed after the re-lottery effect. After that, along with the stop display of the decorative symbol 55, the small symbol 56 is stopped and displayed in the same combination as the decorative symbol 55.

Here, in the present embodiment, in order to suggest that the decorative symbol 55 is promoted (specifically, it is the small hit symbol 2), the group effect may be executed during the re-lottery effect. The group effect is an effect in which a large number of characters C ride on a weapon for character C (Mori in this embodiment) and cross from the lower right corner to the upper left corner of the liquid crystal screen 5 (see FIG. 15 (C)). The group effect during the re-lottery effect is executed from the time when the decorative symbol 55 and the small symbol 56 start to re-variate due to the re-lottery effect until the decorative symbol 55 and the small symbol 56 are temporarily stopped and displayed. The group effect during the re-lottery effect is executed when the small hit symbol 2 is used, and is not executed when the other special symbol is used. Whether or not the group effect during the re-lottery effect is executed is determined by a random number lottery by the effect control board 130 (described later) when a variation start command (described later) is received from the game control board 100 (described later). Here, FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram for explaining the execution ratio of the group effect during the re-lottery effect. In the present embodiment, in the case of the small hit symbol 2, the rate at which the group effect is executed during the re-lottery effect is 20%, and the rate at which the group effect is not executed during the re-lottery effect is 80% (FIG. 6). reference). That is, the decorative symbol 55 can be promoted regardless of whether or not the group effect is executed during the re-lottery effect. In the case of the small hit symbol 1 or 3, the group effect is not executed during the re-lottery effect, and the rate at which the group effect is not executed during the re-lottery effect is 100%. In the present embodiment, if there is a loss or a big hit, the group effect is not executed during the re-lottery effect.

The group effect during the re-lottery effect may be executed to notify that the jackpot symbol B or E is used. In such a case, the group effect during the re-lottery effect is executed when it is the jackpot symbol B or E, and is not executed when it is another special symbol.

The fourth symbol 57 is represented by a color, and is displayed in a variable manner in synchronization with the decorative symbol 55 (and the special symbol), and then stopped and displayed at the same time as the decorative symbol 55 (and the special symbol). In the present embodiment, the fourth symbol 57 of "red", "blue", "green", "yellow", "white", and "purple" is constant at the same position in this order. The variable display is performed by repeatedly displaying the time (for example, 0.2 seconds). The variable display of the fourth symbol 57 is realized by switching the display and non-display of the fourth symbol 57 of a predetermined color (for example, blue) at regular time intervals (for example, every 0.2 seconds) and blinking. You may.

The combination of the decorative symbol 55 (and the small symbol 56) that is stopped and displayed and the color of the fourth symbol 57 that is stopped and displayed is predetermined so as to be different for each special symbol (see FIG. 5 (E)). .. As a result, the combination of the decorative symbol 55 (and the small symbol 56) and the fourth symbol 57 can notify the same content as that indicated by the special symbol that has been stopped and displayed. For example, it is a big hit symbol that three 7 symbols in which the characters "God" are superimposed and displayed on the front side as the decorative symbol 55 are stopped and displayed, and the "red" symbol is stopped and displayed as the fourth symbol 57. Notify the same content as A. Further, for example, the fact that three 2 symbols are stopped and displayed as the decorative symbol 55 and the "blue" symbol is stopped and displayed as the 4th symbol 57 informs the same content as the jackpot symbol C.

The fourth symbol 57 is an image that is displayed smaller toward the edge of the liquid crystal screen 5, and is an image that is less noticeable than the decorative symbol 55 (and the small symbol 56). Therefore, even if the type of jackpot is notified by the combination of the decorative symbol 55 and the fourth symbol 57, it is difficult for the player to notice. The fourth symbol 57 may be realized by a light emitting element (for example, a full-color LED) provided near the right side of the liquid crystal display device 5. The light emitting element may be used as the fourth symbol 57 by lighting the decorative symbol 55 in a predetermined color at the same time as the stop display, and the determination result of the special symbol determination may be uniquely notified.

In the drawings, for the purpose of making it easier to see, the illustration of the fourth symbol during the variable display is omitted, and only the fourth symbol during the stop display is shown. However, the small symbol 56 and the fourth symbol 57 are always displayed in front of the other images at a position that is not hidden by the effect 7 except during the jackpot game. Therefore, it does not disappear or the visibility does not deteriorate. On the other hand, the decorative symbol 55 may be superimposed and displayed on the back side of another image so that it cannot be seen, or it may be hidden by the effector 7. In addition, the decorative symbol 55 may be partially or completely hidden regardless of whether or not the special symbol is variablely displayed.

The effect 7 of the present embodiment is provided between the front surface of the game board 2 and the glass plate, and is arranged in the upper center of the liquid crystal screen 5. When the effector 7 of the present embodiment is not operating, the effector 7 is arranged at an initial position above the liquid crystal screen 5. When it is time to operate the production accessory 7, the production accessory 7 moves downward while rotating from the initial position toward the center of the liquid crystal screen 5 by the driving force of the production accessory motor 71, and the liquid crystal screen 5 It is placed in front of. The effect accessory 7 is used for various effects by operating between the initial position and the advance position.

The directing accessory 7 is formed of a translucent synthetic resin material. The effect 7 is used for various effects by causing a plurality of built-in light emitting elements (one type of panel lamp 25) to emit light in a plurality of colors or a single color. For example, each light emitting element built into the effector 7 emits light in seven colors (specifically, red, orange, yellow, green, light blue, blue, and purple) at the same time to emit light in rainbow colors as a whole. Let me. The effector 7 is visible to the player regardless of its position. Therefore, it is possible to enhance the effect of the effect regardless of the presence or absence of the operation by the decoration applied to the effect 7 and the light emission of the effect 7.

The effect 7 is provided between the game board 2 and the liquid crystal screen 5, for example, and may be difficult for the player to see at the initial position. Further, the effecting object 7 may be movable up / down / left / right or may be vibrated.

The speaker 24 outputs music, voice, sound effects, and the like in synchronization with or asynchronously with the effect of displaying the image performed on the liquid crystal screen 5, and performs the effect by sound.

The board lamp 25 is a general term for a plurality of light emitting elements (for example, full-color LEDs) provided on the game board 2. The frame lamp 37 is a general term for a plurality of light emitting elements (for example, full-color LEDs) provided on the frame member 3. The frame lamp 37 includes, for example, a left side lamp provided on the left side of the frame member 3, a right side lamp provided on the right side of the frame member 3, a center lamp provided between the two speakers 24, and a game. It is composed of a button lamp built in the effect button 26 (see FIG. 2) that can be operated by a person.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram for explaining an example of the effect button 26. The effect button 26 of the present embodiment is provided on the frame member 3, and the player can input operation information by operating (for example, pressing) the effect button 26. In the game machine 1, the effect may be performed according to the operation of the effect button 26. The effect button 26 has a normal state in which the upper surface thereof is substantially the same height as the upper surface of the frame member 3, and a protrusion whose upper surface protrudes upward by a predetermined height (for example, 10 cm) with respect to the upper surface of the frame member 3. It is configured to allow control to change its height from state to state. The effect button 26 can be operated regardless of the height controlled between the normal state and the protruding state.

Further, the frame member 3 of the present embodiment is provided with an effect key 27 for the player to perform a selection operation or a cursor movement (see FIG. 2). The effect key 27 is a so-called cross key, and includes an up key, a down key, a left key, and a right key. The effect key 27 is used for adjusting the amount of light of the liquid crystal screen 5, the panel lamp 25, and the frame lamp 37, or is used for adjusting the volume of the speaker 24.

[Configuration example of display 4]
FIG. 3 is an enlarged view of the display 4 in FIG. The display 4 mainly displays information related to the special symbol determination and the normal symbol determination, and as illustrated in FIG. 3, the first special symbol display 41, the second special symbol display 42, and the first display It is configured to include a special symbol hold indicator 43, a second special symbol hold indicator 44, a normal symbol indicator 45, a normal symbol hold indicator 46, a game state indicator 47, a round indicator 48, and the like.

When the first special symbol determination is performed, the first special symbol display 41 changes and displays the special symbol, and then stops and displays the special symbol indicating the determination result of the first special symbol determination, thereby determining the first special symbol. Notifies the judgment result of. When the second special symbol determination is performed, the second special symbol display 42 displays the special symbol in a variable manner and then stops and displays the special symbol indicating the determination result of the second special symbol determination to determine the second special symbol. Notifies the judgment result of.

The first special symbol hold indicator 43 displays the number of holds for the first special symbol determination (hereinafter, referred to as "special 1 hold number"). The second special symbol hold indicator 44 displays the number of holds for the second special symbol determination (hereinafter, referred to as "special 2 hold number"). In the present embodiment, the hold icon 54 and the hold number (not shown) are displayed on the liquid crystal screen 5 so that the player can easily understand the hold number. The hold icons 54 are displayed side by side in the order in which they are held by the number of holds (up to four in this embodiment).

In the present embodiment, the display mode of the hold icon 54 differs depending on the effect mode. In the battle mode and the story mode, the hold icon 54 is basically displayed in white (see FIG. 31 (A)). Here, in the present embodiment, blue, green, red, and rainbow colors are used as colors suggesting a high or low possibility of a big hit or a small hit (hereinafter, referred to as "reliability"). Each color is easy to be used in the case of a big hit and difficult to be used in the case of a loss in the order described above. The iridescent color is used only when the reliability is 100% and it is a big hit, and it is not used when it is a loss. In the battle mode and story mode, the hold icon 54 is displayed in one of the colors suggesting high or low reliability in the case of a big hit or a loss and the fluctuation time of the special symbol is relatively long. easy. In the following description, the white hold icon 54 is referred to as a hold icon 54 in a normal mode, and the hold icon 54 in the above color other than white is referred to as a hold icon 54 in a special mode.

The hold icon 54 in the night mode and the new chapter mode is displayed at the edge of the liquid crystal screen 5. Further, the hold icon 54 in the night mode and the new chapter mode basically notifies only the number of holds in a small and inconspicuous display mode, and is not displayed in a special mode (see FIG. 13 (A)). In the present embodiment, the hold icon 54 can be displayed in a slightly different display mode (for example, a display mode having high brightness) only when a small hit is made within the hold. Here, in the present embodiment, the hold icon 54 in the new chapter mode can be displayed only during the variable display of the second special symbol in the first rotation and the second rotation. During the variable display of the second special symbol of the third rotation in the new chapter mode, a panel image representing the character is displayed by the character stock effect described later, which suggests the possibility of a small hit in the hold. Therefore, from the start of the variable display of the second special symbol of the third rotation in the new chapter mode to the end of the variable display, the hold icon 54 suggesting the same content as the character stock effect is not displayed.

In the god rush and the devil rush, it is relatively easy to assign a small hit because the small hit with a probability of 1/10 may be assigned by the second special symbol determination 100 times. For this reason, in the god rush and the devil rush, in order to emphasize that the jackpot game is continuous rather than the individual special symbol determination, the hold icon 54 is not displayed. The hold icon 54 may be displayed in the god rush and the devil rush. In this case, for example, it is preferable to display the hold icon 54 in an inconspicuous display mode such as displaying it small on the edge of the liquid crystal screen 5, as in the hold icon 54 in the night mode and the new chapter mode.

The reserved numbers are displayed in small size on the left edge of the liquid crystal screen 5 in the same manner regardless of whether it is a big hit or not, in synchronization with the number of reserved numbers for the first special symbol determination and the number of reserved numbers for the second special symbol determination. It is a number. The hold numbers include the first hold number indicating the number of holds as numbers 0 to 4 in synchronization with the display of the first special symbol hold indicator 43, and the hold number in synchronization with the display of the second special symbol hold indicator 44. There is a second reserved number indicating the number as a number from 0 to 4. For example, when the hold of the first special symbol judgment is increased by one, the number of the first hold is added by 1, and when the hold of the second special symbol judgment is increased by one, the number of the second hold is added by one. Is displayed. Here, the hold icon 54 is hidden or disappears or is not displayed in another image like the decorative symbol 55. On the other hand, as with the small symbol 56, the reserved number is always displayed in front of the other images regardless of the effect mode, so that the other images do not obscure or reduce the visibility. ..

When the normal symbol determination is performed, the normal symbol display 45 notifies the determination result of the normal symbol determination by displaying the normal symbol in a variable manner and then stopping and displaying the normal symbol indicating the determination result of the normal symbol determination. The normal symbol hold indicator 46 displays the number of holds for normal symbol determination. The game status display 47 displays the game status at the time when the power of the game machine 1 is turned on. The round display 48 is basically turned off, and displays the number of rounds of the jackpot game according to the stop display of the jackpot symbol on the first special symbol display 41 or the second special symbol display 42. To do. The round display 48 does not turn on and remains off in response to the stop display of the lost symbol or the small hit symbol.

[Outline of the configuration of the control device of the game machine 1 and various determinations performed by the game machine 1]
A configuration example of the control device included in the game machine 1 and an outline of various determinations performed by the game machine 1 will be described with reference to FIGS. 4 to 7. FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a configuration example of a control device included in the game machine 1. FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram for explaining the special symbol determination. FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing a configuration example of the main RAM 103 and various information stored in the main RAM 103.

On the back surface side of the game board 2, in addition to a ball tank for storing game balls sent to the upper plate 28 or the lower plate 29, a control device for controlling the operation of the game machine 1 is provided. As illustrated in FIG. 4, the control device of the game machine 1 supervises the production based on the game control board 100 that controls the progress of the game such as various determinations and the transmission of commands, and the commands received from the game control board 100. It is composed of an effect control board 130 for controlling the effect, an image / sound control board 140 for controlling the effect by images and sounds, a lamp control board 150 for controlling the effect by various lamps and the effect 7 and the like. The configuration of the control device is not limited to this, and for example, the effect control board 130, the image / sound control board 140, and the lamp control board 150 may be composed of one board.

[Structure example of game control board 100]
As illustrated in FIG. 4, the game control board 100 includes a main CPU 101, a main ROM 102, a main RAM 103, and a random number circuit 104. The main CPU 101 performs various arithmetic processes related to the determination and the number of prize balls to be paid out based on the program or the like stored in the main ROM 102. The main RAM 103 is used as a storage area for temporarily storing various data used by the main CPU 101 when executing the program, or as a work area for data processing or the like. The random number circuit 104 generates, for example, a jackpot random number used for determining a jackpot, a loss, or a small hit.

The game control board 100 includes a first start port switch 111, a second start port switch 112, an electric tulip control unit 113, a gate switch 114, a large winning opening switch 115, a small winning opening switch 116a, a V winning opening switch 116b, and a loss. The winning opening 116c, the large winning opening control unit 117, the small winning opening control unit 118, the normal winning opening switch 119, and the indicators 41 to 48 constituting the display 4 are connected. Further, although four ordinary winning opening switches 119 are actually provided, only one ordinary winning opening switch 119 is shown in FIG.

The first start port switch 111 detects that the game ball has won a prize in the first start port 11, and outputs the detection signal to the game control board 100. The second start port switch 112 detects that the game ball has won a prize in the second start port 12, and outputs the detection signal to the game control board 100. The electric tulip control unit 113 opens and closes the second starting port 12 by operating an electric solenoid connected to a pair of blade members of the electric tulip 17 so as to be drive-transmissible in response to a control signal from the game control board 100. To do. The gate switch 114 detects that the game ball has passed through the gate 16 and outputs the detection signal to the game control board 100. The large winning opening switch 115 detects that the game ball has won a prize in the large winning opening 13, and outputs the detection signal to the game control board 100. The small winning opening switch 116a detects that the game ball has won a prize in the small winning opening 19, and outputs the detection signal to the game control board 100. The V winning port switch 116b detects the V winning and outputs the detection signal to the game control board 100. The loss winning opening switch 116c outputs a detection signal indicating that the game ball has been detected by the loss winning opening switch to the game control board 100. The large winning opening control unit 117 opens and closes the large winning opening 13 by operating an electric solenoid connected to a plate that closes the large winning opening 13 so as to be drive-transmitted, based on a control signal from the game control board 100. To do. The small winning opening control unit 118 opens and closes the small winning opening 19 by operating an electric solenoid connected to a plate that closes the small winning opening 19 so as to be drive-transmitted, based on a control signal from the game control board 100. To do. Further, the small winning opening control unit 118 operates an electric solenoid that is drive-transmitted and connected to a plate that opens and closes the V winning opening switch 116b and the lost winning opening switch 116c based on the control signal from the game control board 100. By letting them open and close these switches. The normal winning opening switch 119 detects that the game ball has won the normal winning opening 14, and outputs the detection signal to the game control board 100.

When the main CPU 101 of the game control board 100 receives a detection signal from the first starting port switch 111, the second starting port switch 112, the large winning opening switch 115, the small winning opening switch 116a, or the normal winning opening switch 119, , The payout control board (not shown) is instructed to pay out a predetermined number of prize balls according to the place where the game ball is won, and the number of prize balls to be paid out is managed based on the information from the payout control board. Although detailed description is omitted, the payout control board supplies the game balls to the upper plate 28 or the lower plate 29 by controlling the drive motor that sends out the game balls from the ball tank.

The main CPU 101 acquires "various random numbers for special symbol determination" as acquisition information at the timing when the detection signal from the first start port switch 111 is input, and uses the acquired various random numbers to perform the first special symbol determination. Execute. Further, various random numbers for special symbol determination are acquired at the timing when the detection signal from the second start port switch 112 is input, and the second special symbol determination is executed using the acquired various random numbers.

In the present embodiment, for example, a jackpot random number, a symbol random number, a variable pattern random number, and a reach random number are used as "various random numbers for determining a special symbol". The jackpot random number is a random number for determining whether it is a jackpot, a loss, or a small hit. The symbol random number is a random number for determining the type of the big hit symbol when it is determined to be a big hit, and determining the type of the small hit symbol when it is determined to be a small hit. In the present embodiment, the combination of the number of rounds of the jackpot game and the game state immediately after the end of the jackpot game is different for each jackpot symbol (and small hit symbol) (see FIGS. 5C and 5D). Therefore, it can be said that the symbol random number is a random number for determining the type of the jackpot game and the game state immediately after the jackpot game is completed. The variation pattern random number is a random number for determining the variation time from the start of the variation display of the special symbol to the stop display in the mode showing the determination result of the special symbol determination. In the present embodiment, since the pattern in which the special symbol is variablely displayed (hereinafter referred to as “variable pattern”) differs for each variable time, the variable pattern random number can be said to be a random number for determining the variable pattern. When determining the fluctuation pattern when the reach random number is determined to be lost, the fluctuation pattern group for loss exceeding a specific number of seconds (for example, 13.5 seconds) and the fluctuation pattern group other than the fluctuation pattern group (that is, the specific number of seconds or less) It is a random number for selecting from which of the fluctuation pattern group for loss) the fluctuation pattern is determined.

Further, the main CPU 101 acquires a normal symbol random number at the timing when the detection signal from the gate switch 114 is input, and executes the normal symbol determination using the acquired normal symbol random number. The ordinary symbol random number is a random number for determining whether or not to open the second starting port 12, and is, for example, a random number generated by using a random counter provided in the main RAM 103. When the main CPU 101 acquires the ordinary symbol random number, whether or not the acquired ordinary symbol random number matches the determination value assigned to the determination result of opening the second starting port 12 as the determination value to be compared with the ordinary symbol random number. It is determined whether or not to open the second starting port 12 based on the above.

In this embodiment, the jackpot random number is generated by using the random number circuit 104, and various random numbers for determining a special symbol other than the jackpot random number are generated by software using a random counter provided in the main RAM 103. In the present embodiment, the case where the game control board 100 includes one random number circuit 104 will be described. However, the game control board 100 includes a plurality of random number circuits, and the random number circuit is used for determining a special symbol other than the jackpot random number. Various random numbers may be generated. For example, the game control board 100 includes a 16-bit random number circuit for generating a jackpot random number, an 8-bit random number circuit for generating a symbol random number, and an 8-bit random number circuit for generating a variation pattern random number. , An 8-bit random number circuit for generating a reach random number may be provided. The 16-bit random number circuit independently updates the hardware random number in the numerical range of 0 to 65535, and the 8-bit random number circuit updates the hardware random number in the numerical range of 0 to 255 independently.

Various determination values for comparison with various random numbers for special symbol determination are stored in advance in the main ROM 102. For example, in the main ROM 102, a jackpot determination table (not shown) in which the determination value to be compared with the jackpot random number is pre-assigned to any one of "big hit", "small hit", and "loss" is stored in advance. ing. For example, the main CPU 101 uses the acquired jackpot random number and the jackpot determination table to determine whether the determination result of the jackpot determination (see FIG. 43) is a jackpot, a small hit, or a loss. It is decided before the judgment result of is notified. When the jackpot random number matches the determination value assigned to the jackpot, the main CPU 101 determines that it is a jackpot.

Specifically, in the present embodiment, "0 to 65535" is set as a determination value to be compared with the jackpot random number. For example, in the jackpot determination table used for the first special symbol determination, "0 to 204" is assigned to "big hit" and "205 to 65335" is assigned to "loss" ( That is, the jackpot probability is about 1/319. See FIG. 5 (A)). In the case of the first special symbol determination, there is no "small hit" regardless of the game state.

In the jackpot judgment table used for the second special symbol judgment, "0 to 204" is assigned to "big hit", "205-58981" is assigned to "loss", and "small". "58982-65535" is assigned to "hit" (that is, the jackpot probability is about 1/319. See FIG. 5 (B)). When the second special symbol determination is performed, a "small hit" is obtained with the same probability (for example, about 1/10) regardless of the gaming state.

Further, for example, in the main ROM 102, a "design determination table" (not shown) and a "big hit variation pattern table" (not shown) are stored in advance as tables to be used when a jackpot is determined. The "symbol determination table" is a table in which a determination value to be compared with a symbol random number is pre-assigned to any one of a plurality of jackpot symbols. For example, the main CPU 101 determines the type of the jackpot symbol based on which of the jackpot symbols the determined value assigned to the jackpot symbol matches the acquired symbol random number after determining the jackpot.

Specifically, in the present embodiment, "0 to 99" is set as a determination value to be compared with the symbol random number (see FIG. 5C). In the symbol determination table used for the first special symbol determination (the symbol determination table for the first starting port), "0" is assigned to the jackpot symbol A (determination ratio 1%), and the jackpot symbol B is assigned. "1-14" is assigned (decision rate 14%), and "15-99" is assigned to the jackpot symbol C (decision rate 85%). Further, in the symbol determination table (design determination table for the second starting port) used for the second special symbol determination, "0" is assigned to the jackpot symbol D (determination ratio 1%), and the jackpot symbol E "1 to 14" is assigned to (decision rate 14%), and "15 to 99" is assigned to the jackpot symbol F (decision rate 85%).

In the present embodiment, a "small hit symbol determination table" (not shown) and a "small hit variation pattern table" (not shown) are stored in advance as tables to be used when a small hit is determined. When determining the small hit symbol, the main CPU 101 determines the small hit symbol to which the determination value to be compared with the symbol random number is assigned by referring to the "small hit symbol determination table" as in the case of determining the big hit symbol. To do. Specifically, in the small hit symbol determination table, "0 to 9" is assigned to the small hit symbol 1 (decision ratio 10%), and "10 to 64" is assigned to the small hit symbol 2. (Decision rate 55%), and "65-99" is assigned to the small hit symbol 3 (decision rate 35%).

Further, as a table to be used when it is determined that the table is lost, a "reach determination table" (not shown) and a "variation pattern table for loss" (not shown) are stored in advance. In the "big hit fluctuation pattern table", "small hit fluctuation pattern table", and "loss fluctuation pattern table", the acquired fluctuation pattern random number matches any of the judgment values to be compared with the fluctuation pattern random number. It is a table for determining one fluctuation pattern from a plurality of fluctuation patterns based on.

The "reach determination table" is a table for determining whether or not to select a fluctuation pattern from a group of fluctuation patterns for loss that exceeds a specific number of seconds (for example, 13.5 seconds). Whether or not to select a variation pattern from a group of variation patterns for loss exceeding a specific number of seconds (for example, 13.5 seconds) based on which of the determination values included in the reach determination table the acquired reach random number matches. Is determined. In the present embodiment, as the number of holdings at the time of executing the special symbol determination increases, the ratio of selecting the fluctuation pattern from the fluctuation pattern group for loss exceeding a specific number of seconds (hereinafter, referred to as “reach ratio”) becomes smaller. It is set in advance (see FIG. 5 (F)).

Specifically, for example, when "0 to 99" is preset as a determination value for comparison with the reach random number, and when the number of pending special symbol determinations at the time of executing the special symbol determination is 0 to 1 (hereinafter, (Also referred to as “hold 0 to 1”), “0 to 14” is assigned to the determination result of determining from the loss fluctuation pattern group exceeding a specific number of seconds. Further, "15 to 99" are assigned to the determination result of determining from other than the above fluctuation pattern group (that is, the reach ratio is 15%, see FIG. 5 (D)). In addition, the reach ratio is 5% when the number of pending special symbol determinations at the time of executing the special symbol determination is 2 or more. The reach ratio may be the same regardless of the gaming state, or may differ depending on the gaming state (for example, depending on whether it is in the non-time saving state or the time saving state).

Further, although detailed description will be omitted, in the present embodiment, the variation pattern of the first special symbol for the non-time saving state is longer than the variation pattern of the first special symbol for the time saving state. Further, the variation pattern of the second special symbol for the time saving state is shorter than the variation pattern of the second special symbol for the non-time saving state. The variation pattern of the second special symbol for the time saving state is longer than the variation pattern of the first special symbol for the time saving state. However, since the small hit is won only by the second special symbol determination, the player aims at the second starting port 12 instead of the first starting port 11 in the time saving state.

Although detailed description will be omitted, in the present embodiment, in the jackpot variation pattern table and the small hit variation pattern table, the variation pattern with a longer variation time of the special symbol is regarded as the variation pattern random number in any game state. Many judgment values to be compared are assigned. Therefore, in the case of a big hit or a small hit, it is easy to determine a fluctuation pattern in which the fluctuation time of the special symbol is relatively long. Further, in the fluctuation pattern table for loss, the shorter the fluctuation time of the special symbol, the more judgment values to be compared with the fluctuation pattern random number are assigned. Therefore, in the case of loss, it is easy to determine a fluctuation pattern in which the fluctuation time of the special symbol is relatively short, and it is difficult to determine a fluctuation pattern in which the fluctuation time of the special symbol is relatively long.

In the present embodiment, the variation effect pattern corresponding to the variation pattern determined by the main CPU 101 is determined by the sub CPU 131 of the effect control board 130. The variable effect pattern is the basis (scenario) of the composition of the "variable effect". Here, the "variable effect" is an effect based on the result of the special symbol determination, and is a general term for the effect executed from the time when the special symbol starts the variable display to the time when the special symbol is stopped and displayed.

(Configuration example of main RAM 103)
FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram for explaining a configuration example of the main RAM 103 in the game control board 100 and various information stored in the main RAM 103. As illustrated in FIG. 7, the main RAM 103 includes a determination storage area 1030, a first reserved storage area 1031, a second reserved storage area 1032, a third reserved storage area 1033, a fourth reserved storage area 1034, and a first. A reserved storage area 1035, a second reserved storage area 1036, a third reserved storage area 1037, and a fourth reserved storage area 1038 are provided.

The determination storage area 1030 is a storage area in which various information used for the special symbol determination is stored when the special symbol determination is actually executed. The first reserved storage area 1031 to the fourth reserved storage area 1034 is a storage in which various information related to the first special symbol determination is stored in order from the first reserved storage area 1031 each time a game ball wins a prize in the first starting port 11. The area. The first reserved storage area 1035 to the fourth reserved storage area 1038 is a memory in which various information related to the second special symbol determination is stored in order from the first reserved storage area 1035 each time a game ball wins a prize in the second starting port 12. The area.

For example, even if a game ball wins in the first start port 11 or the second start port 12 when the special symbol is displayed in a variable manner or during the big hit game (or during the small hit game), the special symbol judgment or the special symbol is displayed. The fluctuation display cannot be performed immediately. Under such a situation, the main CPU 101 stores various information related to the special symbol determination in the hold storage areas 1031 to 1038 as information indicating the hold of the special symbol determination. On the other hand, when the special symbol is not displayed in a variable manner, the special symbol determination is not held, and the big hit game (or the small hit game) is not in progress, the main CPU 101 inputs various random numbers acquired. Immediately after the game ball is stored in the first reserved storage area (1031 or 1035) corresponding to the winning opening, the game ball is shifted to the determination storage area 1030.

For example, when a game ball wins a prize in the first starting port 11 in a state where information is not stored in any of the first reserved storage areas 1031 to the fourth reserved storage area 1034, the first special symbol acquired by this winning is obtained. Various information related to the determination is stored in the first reserved storage area 1031 which is the highest level of the free entry. Further, for example, when a game ball wins a prize in the first starting port 11 with information stored in the first reserved storage area 1031 and the second reserved storage area 1032, the first special symbol determination acquired by this winning is performed. Such various information is stored in the third reserved storage area 1033, which is the highest level of free entries.

Further, for example, "preliminary determination information" is also stored in the reserved storage areas 1031 to 1038. In the present embodiment, when a game ball wins a prize at the starting port, a preliminary determination is made to determine whether or not the game is a jackpot prior to the special symbol determination based on the jackpot random number, the symbol random number, the reach random number, and the fluctuation pattern random number. This is done (step S2109 in FIG. 9, step S2209 in FIG. 10). The pre-judgment information is information obtained by pre-judgment, and is "winning start information", information indicating whether or not it is a big hit, information indicating the type of big hit symbol if it is a big hit, and if it is a small hit. Includes information indicating the type of the small hit symbol, information indicating the fluctuation pattern of the special symbol, information indicating the game state, and the like. The "winning start port information" was acquired when each random number stored in the same reserved storage area was awarded to which of the first start port 11 and the second start port 12 was won. This is information indicating. The pre-judgment information including this information is stored in the same reserved storage area as the jackpot random number or the like used for the pre-judgment.

When the information stored in the first reserved storage area 1031 is shifted to the determination storage area 1030 when the first special symbol determination is executed, the information stored in the entry lower than the second reserved storage area 1031 is 1. It is shifted up by entry. For example, when the information stored in the first reserved storage area 1031 is shifted to the determination storage area 1030 while the information is stored in each of the first reserved storage area 1031 to the third reserved storage area 1033, the first is The information stored in the 2 reserved storage area 1032 is shifted to the 1st reserved storage area 1031, and the information stored in the 3rd reserved storage area 1033 is shifted to the 2nd reserved storage area 1032.

Such information shift processing is also performed in the first reserved storage area 1035 to the fourth reserved storage area 1038 in which the information related to the second special symbol determination is stored. In the game machine 1 of the present embodiment, when both the first special symbol determination and the second special symbol determination are reserved, that is, information is stored in both the first reserved storage area 1031 and the first reserved storage area 1035. If so, the shift processing in the first reserved storage area 1035 to the fourth reserved storage area 1038 is prioritized prior to the shift processing in the first reserved storage area 1031 to the fourth reserved storage area 1034. Therefore, when the second special symbol determination is suspended, various information stored in the first reserved storage area 1035 is shifted to the determination storage area 1030. Further, when the second special symbol determination is not held, that is, when only the first special symbol determination is held, various information stored in the first reserved storage area 1031 is shifted. A configuration may be adopted in which the first special symbol and the second special symbol can be variablely displayed at the same time. In such a configuration, two determination storage areas 1030, one for determining the first special symbol and the other for determining the second special symbol, may be provided. In this case, the shift processing in the first reserved storage area 1031 to the fourth reserved storage area 1034 may be performed independently of the shift processing in the first reserved storage area 1035 to the fourth reserved storage area 1038.

[Structure example of effect control board 130]
As illustrated in FIG. 4, the effect control board 130 includes a sub CPU 131, a sub ROM 132, a sub RAM 133, an RTC (real time clock) 134, and a random number circuit 135. The sub CPU 131 performs arithmetic processing when controlling the effect based on the program stored in the sub ROM 132. The sub RAM 133 is used as a storage area for temporarily storing various data used by the sub CPU 131 when executing the program, or as a work area for data processing or the like. The RTC134 measures the current date and time (date and time).

The sub CPU 131 sets the production contents of various effects based on the special symbol determination, the normal symbol determination, the preliminary determination information, the game information related to the jackpot game, etc. transmitted from the game control board 100. For example, the effect content to be set may be determined by a lottery using various "random numbers for effect control" for determining the effect content. Further, the sub CPU 131 may accept the input of the operation information from the effect button 26 or the effect key 27 and set the effect content according to the operation information. The sub CPU 131 transmits a command instructing the execution of the effect according to the set effect content to the image / sound control board 140 and the lamp control board 150.

The “random number for effect control” is, for example, a random number that is appropriately updated in the random number circuit 135 when the timer interrupt process (described later) by the effect control board 130 is not performed. In the game machine 1 of the present embodiment, the random number circuit 135 is used to generate a random number for effect control, so that the processing load of the sub CPU 131 is reduced as compared with the case where the sub CPU 131 generates a random number.

Note that the sub CPU 131 may perform random number update processing for appropriately updating various effect control random numbers by using, for example, a loop count or the like in which "1" is added each time the effect control board 130 performs timer interrupt processing.

[Configuration example of image / acoustic control board 140]
The image / audio control board 140 controls the image display of the liquid crystal screen 5 and the effect sound output control of the speaker 24. As illustrated in FIG. 4, the image / sound control board 140 includes a control CPU 141, a VDP (Video Display Processor) 142, an acoustic DSP (Digital Signal Processor) 143, a control ROM 144, and a control RAM 145. It also includes an audio ROM, SDRAM, CGROM, and VRAM (all not shown).

The general CPU 141 transmits the image data stored in the CG ROM to the VDP 142 based on various tables such as a program stored in the control ROM 144, a display list creation table, a command received from the effect control board 130, and the like. Give instructions to display. This instruction is mainly given by the output of the display list.

Here, the display list is composed of a group of commands for instructing the execution of drawing on a frame-by-frame basis, and includes the type of image to be drawn, the position (coordinates) to draw the image, the display priority, the display magnification, and the rotation. It includes various parameters such as angle and transmittance. The display list creation table is a table used to create this display list.

The general CPU 141 also gives an instruction to the acoustic DSP 143 to output the acoustic data stored in the acoustic ROM from the speaker 24.

The control ROM 144 is composed of a mask ROM, and stores a control program of the control CPU 141 and a display list generation program for generating a display list.

The control RAM 145 is used as a storage area for temporarily storing various data used by the control CPU 141 when executing the program, or as a work area for data processing or the like.

The CGROM stores the effect data necessary for executing the effect associated with the variable display of the special symbol, the effect associated with the jackpot game, and the like. This CGROM is composed of a flash memory, EEPROM, EPROM, mask ROM, etc., and is composed of a collection of pixel information in a predetermined range of pixels (for example, 32 × 32 pixels), sprite data (one image data), and a plurality of image data. Movie data, etc., which consists of a collection of pixels, is compressed and stored. The pixel information is composed of color number information that specifies a color number for each pixel and an α value that indicates the transmittance of an image. Further, the CGROM stores the palette data or the like in which the color number information for designating the color number and the display color information for actually displaying the color are associated with each other without compression.

It should be noted that only a part of the image data stored in the CGROM may be compressed. Further, as a method for compressing movie data, various known compression methods such as MPEG4 can be used.

The VRAM is composed of an SRAM capable of writing and reading image data at high speed, and has a display list storage area, an expansion storage area, a frame buffer for a liquid crystal screen, and the like.

The display list storage area temporarily stores the display list output from the control CPU 141. The expanded storage area stores image data that has been decompressed after being read from the CGROM. The liquid crystal screen frame buffer is used for drawing and displaying the image data displayed on the liquid crystal screen 5. The frame buffer for the liquid crystal screen is a double buffer type memory having two buffers, and the next image data is drawn in the other buffer while the image data stored in one buffer is output for display. By doing so, the image data is drawn and displayed.

The VDP 142 decompresses the image data stored in the CGROM in a compressed state, and stores the decompressed image data in the expansion storage area. Further, the VDP 142 performs drawing processing on the liquid crystal screen frame buffer using the image data stored in the expansion storage area based on the display list stored in the display list storage area. Further, the VDP 142 generates an RGB signal as a video signal indicating the color of the image from the image data stored in the display frame buffer in the VRAM, and outputs the generated RGB signal to the liquid crystal screen 5.

The acoustic DSP 143 is connected to an acoustic ROM that stores various acoustic data related to music, audio, sound effects, etc., an SDRAM used as a work area for data processing by the acoustic DSP 143, and an amplifier. The acoustic DSP 143 reads the acoustic data corresponding to the instruction from the control CPU 141 from the acoustic ROM to the SDRAM, executes the data processing, and outputs the acoustic data after the data processing to the speaker 24 (via the amplifier). The amplifier adjusts the volume according to the instruction regarding the volume obtained from the control CPU 141 via the acoustic DSP 143, and outputs the acoustic data to the speaker 24. Although detailed description is omitted, for example, a production sound with a stereophonic effect such that the production sound can be heard from a position of a virtually formed sound source other than the position where the speaker 24 is installed, and a production without a stereophonic effect. Output the acoustic data corresponding to the sound.

In the present embodiment, the case where the VDP is responsible for drawing management and the acoustic DSP is responsible for sound management will be described, but a configuration in which the VDP is responsible for both drawing management and sound management may be adopted. In this case, it is not necessary to separately provide an acoustic DSP.

[Configuration example of lamp control board 150]
As illustrated in FIG. 4, the lamp control board 150 includes a lamp CPU 151, a lamp ROM 152, and a lamp RAM 153. Based on the program stored in the lamp ROM 152, the lamp CPU 151 sets the light emitting element, the panel lamp 25, the frame lamp 37, the effect motor 71 for operating the effect 7, and the effect button 26 included in the effect 7. Performs arithmetic processing when controlling the effect button motor 261 and the like to be operated. Further, when the effect button 26 or the effect key 27 is operated by the player, the lamp CPU 151 transmits an operation command for notifying the effect to the effect control board 130. Upon receiving the operation command, the effect control board 130 transmits a command for executing the effect to the image / sound control board 140 and the lamp control board 150 (hereinafter, referred to as "operation effect start command"). .. By receiving the operation effect start command, the image / sound control board 140 can execute the effect by images and sounds on the liquid crystal screen 5 and the speaker 24. Further, the lamp control board 150 can execute an effect of causing various lamps to emit light by receiving an operation effect start command.

In the lamp ROM 152, for example, a light emitting pattern for controlling light emission of each effect means and an operation pattern for controlling the operation of the effect button 26 and the effect accessory 7 are stored in advance. The light emission pattern data includes, for example, information indicating the type of lamp to be emitted, the light emission color, the light emission time, and the like. The lamp RAM 153 is used, for example, as a storage area for temporarily storing various data used when the lamp CPU 151 executes the program, or as a work area for data processing.

The lamp CPU 151 uses the effect control board 130 to provide data (hereinafter, may be referred to as “image / acoustic control data”) for designating the light emission pattern (and operation pattern) of the effect related to the start of each effect. It is received from the image / sound control board 140 via. For example, the lamp CPU 151 reads a light emission pattern (and an operation pattern) specified by the received data from the lamp ROM 152, temporarily stores (sets) it in the lamp RAM 153, and performs control based on the pattern. Thereby, for example, control is realized in which each effect means emits light or operates so as to be synchronized (or asynchronously) with the effect of displaying the image performed on the liquid crystal screen 5.

For example, the lamp CPU 151 receives light emission control based on the light emission pattern specified from the start of the variation effect in response to receiving data for designating the light emission pattern when the variation effect is started at the start timing of the variation effect. To execute. Further, for example, during the variable effect, data for designating the light emission pattern for the predetermined effect is received at the start timing of the predetermined effect (for example, the reach effect described later), and the data is designated with the start of the predetermined effect. The light emission control based on the light emission pattern is executed.

In the present embodiment, the light emission pattern (and operation pattern) for each effect is stored in a different area prepared in advance for each effect in the lamp RAM 153. Not limited to such a configuration, for example, one area in the lamp RAM 153 may be used as an area for storing one or more light emitting patterns or operation patterns for effect.

Further, the data related to the image / sound control may be data for collectively designating the light emission patterns (and operation patterns) related to one or more effects. As an example, the lamp CPU 151 collectively performs light emission patterns corresponding to a plurality of effects executed after the predetermined effect at the timing when a predetermined effect (for example, a reach effect described later) is started during the variable effect. The designated data may be received, and the light emission control according to the designated light emission pattern may be started with the start of the predetermined effect. Further, as another example, the lamp CPU 151 sets the lamp RAM 153 with light emission patterns corresponding to all the effects executed during the current variation effect in response to receiving the data instructing the start of the variation effect. Therefore, the light emission control based on this light emission pattern may be performed during the variation effect.

The configuration of the game machine 1 described above with reference to FIGS. 1 to 7 is merely an example, and other configurations may be used. Further, the ratio described with reference to FIG. 5 is only an example, and any ratio may be used.

FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram for explaining the effect mode for the time saving state. In the present embodiment, at the end of the jackpot game, a "mode selection effect" is executed in which the player can select the effect mode for the time saving state immediately after the end of the jackpot game. The specific mode of the mode selection effect will be described later with reference to FIG. 9 and the like, but in the mode selection effect, a plurality of mode images representing different effect modes are displayed. Only one mode image out of the plurality of mode images is displayed in a selected state, and the other mode images are displayed in a non-selected state. In the present embodiment, in the initial state in which the player has not selected the effect mode, such as immediately after the power of the game machine 1 is turned on, the set value indicating the effect mode of group A (see FIG. 8A) is set. It is stored in the sub RAM 133. In the present embodiment, this setting value determines the type of mode image to be initially selected (that is, the configuration of the initial screen is determined). That is, in the mode selection effect in the initial state, the mode image representing the effect mode of the group A is first displayed in the selected state, and the mode image representing the effect mode of the group B is not selected. To. In the initial state such as immediately after the power of the game machine 1 is turned on, the set value indicating the effect mode may not be stored in the sub RAM 133. In the mode selection effect in the initial state when the set value is not stored in this way, the mode image representing the effect mode of group A is first displayed in the selected state, and the mode representing the effect mode of group B is displayed. The image may be displayed without being selected.

Here, for example, a player who prefers the night mode tends to prefer the production mode of group A to the production mode of group B. Also, for example, a player who prefers the new chapter mode tends to prefer the production mode of group B to the production mode of group A. Therefore, in the game machine 1 of the present embodiment, in consideration of the tendency of the player, a configuration is adopted in which the effect mode to be initially selected on the initial screen of the mode selection effect is changed. In the present embodiment, the effect mode that is initially selected on the initial screen is changed by updating the setting value indicating the effect mode at the end of the mode selection effect.

The mode selection effect of the present embodiment is executed at the end of the big hit game related to the big hit symbols B, C, E, and F, and the small hit symbols 2 and 3, and the big hit symbols A and D and the small hit symbol 1 are stopped and displayed. It is not executed based on that. The flow of the mode selection effect will be described below.

In the present embodiment, from a predetermined timing during the mode selection effect (for example, when 2 seconds have elapsed from the start of the mode selection effect) to the end of the mode selection effect, a predetermined valid period of the effect button 26 (for example, 7 seconds). ) Is set. In the present embodiment, the button lamp emits white light during the valid period, and the button lamp is turned off except during the valid period. During this valid period, a plurality of mode images representing different effect modes are displayed, and the type of mode image to be initially selected is determined by the setting value indicating the effect mode. For example, when the jackpot symbol C is assigned at the first hit, the setting value indicating the effect mode of the group A is initially stored and set, so that it is displayed in the selected state at the start of the valid period at night. It is a mode image showing a mode (see FIGS. 8A and 8B).

If the effect button 26 is operated once during the valid period of the mode selection effect, the mode image in the selected state is switched. For example, when the jackpot symbol C is the first hit, the mode image representing the new chapter mode is switched to the selected state according to the first operation during the valid period of the mode selection effect (FIGS. 8B and 8b). reference). Then, in response to the second operation, the mode image representing the night mode is switched to the selected state (see FIGS. 8B and 8C). If the effect button 26 is not operated during the valid period of the mode selection effect, the mode image in the selected state is not switched. The effect mode immediately after the end of the jackpot game being executed is the effect mode represented by the mode image in the state selected at the end of the valid period of the mode selection effect (that is, at the end of the mode selection effect) regardless of the presence or absence of the operation.

In the present embodiment, it is determined to shift to the effect mode represented by the mode image in the finally selected state. In the present embodiment, at the end of the mode selection effect, a set value indicating the effect mode to be the transition destination is stored in the sub RAM 133. By this memory processing, the effect mode for the time saving state immediately after the end of the big hit game is set. In addition, the effect mode that is initially selected on the initial screen of the mode selection effect in the next jackpot game is set.

Specifically, for example, when the jackpot symbol C is the first hit, if the mode image representing the new chapter mode is selected at the end of the mode selection effect, it is determined to shift to the new chapter mode (). 8 (B) (d)). At the end of the mode selection effect, the set value indicating the new chapter mode is stored in the sub RAM 133. As a result, the transition to the new chapter mode is set, and the initial screen of the mode selection effect in the next jackpot game is in a state in which the mode image representing the effect mode of the group B is selected.

On the other hand, when the mode image representing the night mode is selected at the end of the mode selection effect, it is determined to shift to the night mode. At the end of the mode selection effect, a set value indicating the night mode is stored in the sub RAM 133. As a result, the transition to the night mode is set, and the initial screen of the mode selection effect in the next jackpot game is in a state in which the mode image representing the effect mode of the group A is selected.

As described above, in the present embodiment, the set value indicating the effect mode to be the transition destination is stored in the sub RAM 133 regardless of which mode image is selected at the end of the mode selection effect. As a result, not only can the effect mode immediately after the end of the jackpot game being executed be determined by the mode selection effect, but also the state of the initial screen of the mode selection effect in the next jackpot game can be changed. According to the present embodiment, the player only needs to determine the desired effect mode once by one mode selection effect, and then the desired effect mode is selected on the initial screen of the mode selection effect. Can be done. Here, in the present embodiment, regardless of the presence or absence of the operation, the mode shifts to the effect mode in the selected state at the end of the valid period of the mode selection effect. Therefore, the player can shift to the desired effect mode by waiting for the elapse of the valid period without performing the selection operation during the mode selection effect. As described above, according to the present embodiment, it is possible to eliminate the trouble of reselecting the effect mode many times each time the mode selection effect is executed.

It should be noted that, during the valid period of the mode selection effect, the mode image in the selected state may be switched by the left and right keys of the effect key 27, and the effect mode may be determined by operating the effect button 26. In the case of such a configuration, according to the operation of the effect button 26 during the effective period of the mode selection effect, the effect mode of the transition destination is determined and the effective period ends. Further, as the effect mode of the transition destination is determined, the set value indicating this effect mode is stored in the sub RAM 133. In the case of such a configuration, during the valid period of the mode selection effect, the selection key image imitating the effect key 27, the characters "select" displayed near this image, and the effect button 26 are imitated. The button image 90, the characters "determined by the effect button", and the gauge image 91 suggesting the remaining time of the valid period are displayed. These images are deleted when the effect mode of the transition destination is determined by the operation of the effect button 26.

At the end of the mode selection effect, a set value indicating a group of effect modes may be stored instead of a set value indicating an individual effect mode. Specifically, for example, in the case of the new chapter mode, the set value indicating the group B is stored in the sub RAM 133 at the end of the mode selection effect.

At the end of the mode selection effect, the effect control board 130 executes a process of determining whether or not the set value indicating the effect mode of the transition destination is in the same group as the set value already stored in the sub RAM 133. You may. Then, only when it is determined that the effect mode of the migration destination is not the effect mode of the same group as the stored installation value (that is, a different group), the setting value indicating the effect mode of the transfer destination is stored in the sub RAM 133. May be good.

A specific example from the first hit to the finalization of the transition to the new chapter mode will be described with reference to FIGS. 9 to 11. FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram for explaining a specific example from the time when the jackpot symbol C is stopped and displayed at the first hit to the start of the mode selection effect. FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram for explaining a specific example of the mode selection effect. FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram for explaining a specific example of shifting to the new chapter mode via the mode selection effect.

FIG. 9A illustrates the state of the liquid crystal screen 5 when the jackpot symbol C is stopped and displayed at the first hit. In FIG. 9A, in order to notify the same content as the jackpot symbol C, three two symbols showing 2 are stopped and displayed as the decorative symbol 55, and the blue fourth symbol 57 is stopped and displayed. At this time, the small symbol 56 is stopped and displayed in the same combination as the decorative symbol 55. After the symbol confirmation time (for example, 1 second) has elapsed in the state of FIG. 9A, the jackpot game related to the jackpot symbol C is started. FIG. 9B illustrates a state in which the jackpot OP effect for notifying that the jackpot game has started is being executed. The jackpot OP effect is an effect of displaying characters suggesting the type of the big hit game this time, and is an effect executed from the start of the big hit game to the start of the first round game. In FIG. 9B, the characters “bonus” are displayed to indicate that the game is a jackpot game related to the jackpot symbol C. At the end of the jackpot OP production, the words "Aim at the right" instructing the player to hit right are displayed on the LCD screen 5, and the voice "Aim at the right" is heard from the speaker 24. It is output.

FIG. 9C exemplifies the state when the first round game is started. In the present embodiment, in the case of the jackpot game related to the jackpot symbol C, the moving image of the character D is displayed from the first round game until the effect mode of the transition destination is confirmed by the mode selection effect (FIGS. 9 (C) to 9 (C) to See FIG. 11 (B)). This moving image displays pink bands at the upper and lower ends of the liquid crystal screen 5 from the start to the end.

As illustrated in FIG. 9C, the characters "Right-handed >>" are displayed in the rightmost corner of the liquid crystal screen 5 from the start of the first round game. The characters "Right-handed >>" are for instructing the player to right-handed, and regardless of the type of jackpot game, the first round game from the start of the jackpot game to the final round game It is displayed continuously until the end. The characters "Right-handed >>" are temporarily erased at the start of the ED period, and are displayed from the start of the time saving state to the fall to the non-time saving state. The ED period is the period from the end of the final round game to the end of this jackpot game.

In the case of the jackpot game related to the jackpot symbols B, C, E, and F, as illustrated in FIG. 9C, the character "Round 1" notifying that the game is the 1st round game is the 1st R. It is displayed from the start of the round game. The characters "Round 1" are continuously displayed until the 2R round game is started, and are updated to the characters "Round 2" at the start of the 2R round game. After that, it will continue to be updated according to the current number of rounds and will be deleted at the end of the final round game.

In the present embodiment, regardless of the type of jackpot game, the characters "○○ pt" indicating the total number of prize balls obtained in the jackpot games so far are displayed from the start of the first round game. Since FIG. 9C shows the start of the first round game of the first round, the characters "0pt" indicating that the total number of prize balls is 0 are displayed. The total number of prize balls is deleted at the beginning of the ED period.

In the jackpot game of the present embodiment, regardless of the type of jackpot, the title of the music is displayed on the right end of the liquid crystal screen 5 for a predetermined time (for example, 10 seconds) from the start of the first round game. This music is output from the speaker 24 from the start of the 1R round game after the start of the big hit game to the start of the ED period, except for the big hit symbols A and D and the big hit game related to the small hit symbol 1. .. In the jackpot game related to the jackpot symbols A and D and the small hit symbol 1, the output is performed from the start of the 1R round game to the end of the god rush or the devil rush.

FIG. 9D shows the characters “Round 8”, the characters “Right-handed >>”, and the total number of prize balls “547pt” to notify that the 8th round is reached immediately before the end of the final round game. It illustrates how the characters "" are displayed. Further, FIG. 9 (E) illustrates a state in which only the character "Round 8" is deleted from the state of FIG. 9 (D) at the end of the final round game.

In the present embodiment, the mode selection effect is started from the start of the ED period in the jackpot game related to the jackpot symbols B, C, E, and F, and the small hit symbols 2 and 3 (see FIG. 9 (F)). .. In FIGS. 10 and 11, a mode selection effect in the case of the first hit and the jackpot symbol C is illustrated. The mode selection effect at this time is executed to determine one of the night mode and the new chapter mode as the effect mode after the jackpot game being executed is completed. Since FIGS. 10 and 11 are examples of first hits, the effect mode that is first selected in the initial screen of the mode selection effect is the night mode of group A.

Along with the start of the mode selection effect (and the start of the ED period), the display of the characters "Please select a mode" is started. Further, with the start of the mode selection effect, the movement display between the night mode image 40 representing the night mode and the new chapter mode image 41 representing the new chapter mode is displayed as illustrated in FIGS. 10A to 10E. To be started. The effect mode cannot be selected during this movement display, and the effect mode can be selected from the time when the movement display is completed. As illustrated in FIGS. 10A to 10E, the night mode image 40 and the new chapter mode image 41 have a dark hue (for example, low saturation) from the start of the mode selection effect to the completion of the movement display. It is displayed in status or grayscale). This suggests that the effect mode cannot be selected at present, and that the effect mode can be selected from now on.

The color of the mode image may be darkened by any method. For example, the hue of the mode image may be darkened by showing the player through a translucent black image. Specifically, for example, a black image with high transmittance and the back can be seen through, behind the characters "Please select a mode" and in front of the night mode image 40 and the new chapter mode image 41. Is displayed in full. This black image is displayed from the start of the mode selection effect to the time when the movement display of the night mode image 40 and the new chapter mode image 41 is completed. By seeing the night mode image 40 and the new chapter mode image 41 through the black image, the night mode image 40 and the new chapter mode image 41 are displayed in a dark color from the start of the mode selection effect to the completion of the movement display.

In the present embodiment, the following effect display is performed during the moving display of the night mode image 40 and the new chapter mode image 41. First, with the start of the mode selection effect, the night mode image 40 starts to be superimposed and displayed on the front side of the moving image of the character D from the upper left corner of the screen. At this time, the display of the new chapter mode image 41 has not yet started. In the present embodiment, the type of mode image to be displayed first when the mode selection effect is started is determined by the set value indicating the effect mode stored in the sub RAM 133. Since FIGS. 10 and 11 are examples of the first hit, the mode image showing the night mode of the group A is displayed first when the mode selection effect is started.

Following the start of displaying the night mode image 40, the new chapter mode image 41 begins to be displayed from the upper left corner of the screen in the same manner as the night mode image 40 (see FIG. 10A). The new chapter mode image 41 is displayed on the front side of the moving image of the character D, similarly to the night mode image 40. The new chapter mode image 41, which is started to be displayed later, is displayed on the front side of the night mode image 40 from the start of display to the timing of FIG. 10 (E). Then, from the timing of FIG. 10 (E) to the timing of FIG. 11 (A), it is displayed behind the night mode image 40. As described above, in the present embodiment, the mode image of the group different from the set value indicating the effect mode stored in the sub RAM 133 is shown to the player by raising the display priority to the middle of the movement display. During the moving display of the mode image, the mode image of the same group as the set value may be displayed with a higher display priority than the mode image of the group different from the set value.

Here, in the present embodiment, when the first special symbol determination from the time-saving state to the non-time-saving state to the predetermined rotation (for example, the 30th rotation) does not result in a big hit, the previous time-saving state The setting value indicating the effect mode of is reset to the setting value indicating the effect mode of group A. When the jackpot is assigned by the predetermined rotation, the set value indicating the effect mode in the previous time saving state remains in the sub RAM 133. In such a case, the type of mode image to be displayed first when the mode selection effect is started is determined by the set value indicating the effect mode in the previous time saving state. For example, when the setting value indicating the new chapter mode remains, the new chapter mode image 41 is displayed first when the mode selection effect is started. In this embodiment, the set value indicating the effect mode is reset when the first special symbol determination from the time-saving state to the non-time-saving state is not a big hit, but the set value is reset. The conditions to be reset may be other conditions. For example, when a big hit occurs at the predetermined rotation or more, the set value indicating the effect mode of the group A may be reset. Further, when a big hit occurs when a predetermined time (for example, 20 minutes) or more has elapsed after falling from the time-saving state to the non-time-saving state, the set value indicating the effect mode of Group A may be reset.

The night mode image 40 may be started to be displayed before the new chapter mode image 41 regardless of the type of the set value indicating the effect mode stored in the sub RAM 133. Further, the night mode image 40 and the new chapter mode image 41 may be started to be displayed at the same time with the start of the mode selection effect, and the new chapter mode image 41 is started to be displayed before the night mode image 40. You may.

As illustrated in FIGS. 10A to 10C, the night mode image 40 whose display has started is gradually enlarged and moved toward the upper right corner of the screen. When the night mode image 40 is moved and displayed to the upper right corner of the screen, it is moved and displayed while gradually expanding toward the left edge of the screen (see FIG. 10 (D)). In the night mode image 40 that is moved and displayed to the left edge of the screen, the left half is cut off and only the right half can be seen.

As illustrated in FIGS. 10A to 10C, the new chapter mode image 41 whose display has started is gradually enlarged and moved to the center of the screen. When the new chapter mode image 41 is moved to the center of the screen, it is moved and displayed to the right edge of the screen while being gradually reduced, and is arranged side by side with the night mode image 40 (see FIG. 10 (D)). In the new chapter mode image 41 that has been moved and displayed to the right edge of the screen, the right half is cut off and only the left half is visible. The movement display of the new chapter mode image 41 up to this point is performed over the same time as the movement display of the night mode image 40. Therefore, at the same time that the night mode image 40 is displayed on the left edge of the screen, the new chapter mode image 41 is displayed on the right edge of the screen, and these are arranged side by side.

The night mode image 40 and the new chapter mode image 41 are moved and displayed toward the center of the screen from the state shown in FIG. 10 (E). As illustrated in FIG. 10 (F), the distance between the night mode image 40 and the new chapter mode image 41 is gradually reduced, and the left end of the new chapter mode image 41 overlaps behind the night mode image 40. As described above, in the present embodiment, the type of mode image displayed on the front side (that is, the display priority is high) when overlapping is determined by the setting value indicating the effect mode stored in the sub RAM 133.

After that, when all the cut-out portions of the night mode image 40 (and the new chapter mode image 41) become visible, the night mode image 40 and the new chapter mode image 41 are stopped. Up to this point, the movement display of the night mode image 40 and the new chapter mode image 41 is completed. At the time of completion of the movement, the night mode image 40 is displayed larger than the new chapter mode image 41. As described above, in the present embodiment, the type of the mode image displayed larger than the other mode images is determined by the set value indicating the effect mode stored in the sub RAM 133.

As described above, in the present embodiment, when a big hit is assigned from the time-saving state to the non-time-saving state to the predetermined rotation (for example, the 30th rotation), the setting indicating the effect mode in the previous time-saving state. The value remains in the sub RAM 133. In such a case, the type of mode image that is displayed larger on the front side (that is, has a higher display priority) in the state shown in FIG. Is decided. For example, when the setting value indicating the new chapter mode remains, the new chapter mode image 41 is displayed larger than the night mode image 40 in the state of FIG. 10 (F).

As illustrated in FIG. 11A, the characters "Choose a mode" are erased when the movement display is completed. Along with this, the display of the button image 90, the gauge image 91, the characters "mode switching", and the arrow in the left-right direction (for example, an image such as "<<>>") is started. These images are displayed to suggest that the mode image in the selected state is switched by the operation of the effect button 26. In the present embodiment, the validity period of the effect button 26 starts at the same time as the display of the button image 90 starts. The remaining time of validity period is suggested by the gauge image 91.

At the same time that the display of the button image 90 is started, the display mode of the night mode image 40 changes to a bright hue (for example, full color) (see FIG. 11A). This suggests that the night mode image 40 is currently in the selected state. On the other hand, the new chapter mode image 41 remains dark (for example, grayscale) unless it is selected by operating the effect button 26. This suggests that the new chapter mode image 41 is not currently selected. In this way, in the case of the first hit, since the setting value indicating the effect mode of the group A is stored in the sub RAM 133, the initial screen in the state where the night mode image 40 is first selected is displayed in the mode selection effect. To.

When the setting value indicating the effect mode in the previous time saving state remains in the sub RAM 133, the type of the mode image in the first selected state is determined by the setting value indicating the effect mode in the previous time saving state. Is decided. For example, when the setting value indicating the new chapter mode remains, the initial screen in the state where the new chapter mode image 41 is first selected is displayed.

At the same time that the display of the button image 90 is started, all the mode images may be changed to bright colors. Specifically, the display mode of the night mode image 40 changes to a bright color, and the display mode of the new chapter mode image 41 also changes to a bright color. Even with such a change, since the night mode image 40 is displayed larger on the front side than the new chapter mode image 41, it can be suggested that the night mode image 40 is currently selected.

When the effect button 26 is operated once, the state in which the night mode image 40 is selected is switched to the state in which the new chapter mode image 41 is selected (flow from FIGS. 11A to 11B). In the present embodiment, the display mode of the night mode image 40 changes to a dark color and the new chapter mode image 41 changes to a light color according to this first operation. Further, in response to this first operation, the night mode image 40 is gradually reduced and moved to the back side of the new chapter mode image 41, and the new chapter mode image 41 is gradually enlarged while the night mode image 40 is displayed. Move to the front side and display.

When the effect button 26 is operated for the second time during the valid period of the mode selection effect, the state in which the new chapter mode image 41 is selected is switched to the state in which the night mode image 40 is selected (FIG. 11 (FIG. 11). Flow from B) to (A)). In the present embodiment, the display mode of the night mode image 40 returns to a bright color and the new chapter mode image 41 returns to a dark color in response to this second operation. Further, in response to this second operation, the night mode image 40 is gradually enlarged and moved to the front side of the new chapter mode image 41, and the new chapter mode image 41 is gradually reduced while the night mode image 40 is displayed. Move to the back side and display. Here, FIG. 11A shows a gauge image 91 at the start of the valid period. When the night mode image 40 is switched to the selected state in response to the second operation, the gauge image 91 suggests a remaining time less than the remaining time suggested by the gauge image 91 illustrated in FIG. 11 (B). It will be in the state of

After that, at the end of the predetermined valid period, the transition to the effect mode represented by the mode image in the state selected at this point is confirmed. FIG. 11C shows an example in which the new chapter mode image 41 is selected at the end of the valid period, and the transition to the new chapter mode is confirmed. In this example, the set value indicating the new chapter mode is stored in the sub RAM 133 at the end of the valid period. By this memory processing, the production is controlled in the new chapter mode immediately after the end of the jackpot game being executed. Then, in the new chapter mode at this time, when a small hit or a big hit (specifically, big hit symbols B, C, E, and F, and small hit symbols 2 and 3) is assigned, the effect mode of group B The mode selection effect of the initial screen in the state where is selected is executed during the second jackpot game. In this way, in the next mode selection effect, the effect mode of group B is selected without reselecting the new chapter mode (or another effect mode of group B), so reselect it. No hassle.

As illustrated in FIGS. 11C and 11D, the new chapter mode image 41 starts to be enlarged from the end of the valid period, and the new chapter mode image 41 is displayed in full screen. The night mode image 40, the button image 90, the gauge image 91, the characters "mode switching", the arrows in the left-right direction, and the moving image of the character D are deleted at the end of the valid period.

When the valid period ends without being operated with the night mode image 40 selected, or when the valid period ends with the night mode image 40 selected as a result of the operation, at the end of the valid period The transition to night mode is confirmed. In such a case, a set value indicating that the transition destination is the night mode at the end of the valid period is stored in the sub RAM 133. By this memory processing, the production is controlled in the night mode immediately after the end of the jackpot game being executed. Then, when a small hit or a big hit (specifically, big hit symbols B, C, E, and F, and small hit symbols 2 and 3) is assigned in the night mode at this time, the effect mode of the group A is set. The mode selection effect in the selected state is executed during the second jackpot game. In this way, in the next mode selection effect, the effect mode of group A is selected without reselecting the night mode (or another effect mode of group A), so it is troublesome to reselect. There is no.

When the transition to the night mode is confirmed at the end of the valid period, the night mode image 40 starts to expand from the end of the valid period, and the night mode image 40 is displayed in full screen. The new chapter mode image 41, the button image 90, the gauge image 91, the characters "mode switching", the arrows in the left-right direction, and the moving image of the character D are deleted at the end of the valid period.

The new chapter mode image 41 is deleted when a predetermined time (for example, 7 seconds) has elapsed after the new chapter mode image 41 is displayed in full screen. At the same time, an effect of displaying an effect mode title notifying the transition to the new chapter mode is started. In this production, the following production display is performed. First, an image imitating the curtain of the stage is displayed on the entire screen. Then, in response to the curtain of the stage rising, the words "New chapter rush into the rush with a battle victory" are displayed (see FIGS. 11 (E) and 11 (F)). The effect of displaying the effect mode title notifying the transition to the new chapter mode ends during the ED period. Then, during this ED period, the screen configuration is switched to the new chapter mode, and as the variation display of the second special symbol is started after the end of the ED period, the variation effect of the first rotation in the new chapter mode is started. (See FIGS. 11 (G) and 11 (H)). The screen configuration of the new chapter mode will be described later with reference to FIG.

In the present embodiment, a warning is displayed while the curtain of the stage is rising during the production of displaying the production mode title notifying the transition to the new chapter mode. This alert is displayed during the first hit ED period, but is not displayed during the second and subsequent jackpot games. In addition, this alert has a higher display priority than the effect mode title, and is erased before the effect of displaying the effect mode title ends. FIG. 11 (E) shows how the first alert that alerts the player not to be absorbed in the game and the second alert that alerts the player not to forget to take the prepaid card are simultaneously displayed. Illustrate. The display of the second alert may be started after the first alert is erased, or the display of the first alert may be started after the second alert is erased.

In the mode selection effect of the present embodiment, one effect mode is selected from the two options. The mode selection effect may be an effect of selecting one effect mode from three or more options. In the case of such a configuration, the size of each mode image is different so that the mode image in the selected state is displayed in the largest size and the mode image in the selected state is smaller as the distance from the mode image is longer. You may let me.

In the case of a mode selection effect in which one effect mode is selected from three or more options, the arrangement order of each mode image may be predetermined. In such a configuration, on the initial screen of the mode selection effect, even if the above-mentioned order is reorganized so that the mode image of the same group as the set value is centered by the set value indicating the effect mode stored in the sub RAM 133. Good.

In the present embodiment, the mode images are displayed side by side in the mode selection effect. In the mode selection effect, each mode image may have a depth distance. In such a configuration, the mode image in the unselected state is displayed so as to be deeper than the mode image in the selected state. For example, a mode image in a non-selected state is displayed with blur added according to the depth distance. On the other hand, the mode image in the selected state is displayed without adding blur. On the initial screen of the mode selection effect, the presence or absence of blurring according to the depth distance is determined by the setting value indicating the effect mode stored in the sub RAM 133, and the mode image of a group different from the set value is blurred according to the depth distance. Is added and displayed.

In the mode selection effect of the present embodiment, all selectable mode images are displayed on the liquid crystal screen 5. In the mode selection effect, a part of the selectable mode image is displayed on the liquid crystal screen 5, and the other part may be hidden. Specifically, when the night mode image 40 is selected and the new chapter mode image 41 is not selected, the night mode image 40 is displayed on the liquid crystal screen 5, and the new chapter mode image 41 is not. Be displayed. That is, on the initial screen of the mode selection effect, display or non-display is determined by the set value indicating the effect mode stored in the sub RAM 133, and the mode image of the group different from the set value is hidden. Even if it is hidden in this way, it is possible to show the player a mode image that can be selected during the moving display of the mode image, so that the player is made aware of what kind of production mode can be shifted. Is possible.

[About the fluctuation effect of the 1st and 2nd rotations in the new chapter mode]
When shifting to the new chapter mode by assigning the jackpot symbol C, expect a small hit by expecting a reach effect to be performed during the variable display of the second special symbol of the first rotation and the second rotation. Let me. In the reach effect, the decorative symbol 55 (or the decorative symbol 55) is a combination that notifies the determination result of the special symbol determination from the time when the left and right decorative symbols 55 are temporarily stopped and displayed (that is, the reach is established) among the variable effects. It is a general term for the production until the small symbol 56) is temporarily stopped and displayed. The temporary stop display is a display mode in which the display position of the decorative symbol 55 (or small symbol 56) is slightly moved so as to swing in the vertical direction with almost no change, or slight enlargement and reduction are repeated. The reach effect is likely to be executed in the case of a small hit (or a big hit) or in the case of a loss and a relatively long fluctuation time of the special symbol. For this reason, the reach effect is an effect with a relatively high reliability, and is an effect that is expected to be a small hit (or a big hit).

In the present embodiment, there are "normal reach effect", "SP reach effect", and "SPSP reach effect" as the effect mode of the reach effect that can be executed in the new chapter mode (and the normal mode). In the "normal reach effect", for example, the left and right decorative symbols 55 (hereinafter, referred to as "reach symbols") in the reach established state are displayed large in the center of the liquid crystal screen 5, and the middle decorative symbol 55 is relatively displayed. This is an effect mode of scrolling at a slow speed. In the present embodiment, the left and right small symbols 56 are temporarily stopped and displayed in the same combination as the reach symbols from the start of the normal reach effect, but the small symbol 56 in the middle is displayed in a variable manner at high speed unlike the decorative symbol 55 in the middle. When the normal reach effect causes a loss, the reach symbol and the decorative symbol 55 in the center are stopped and displayed in a combination indicating the loss (hereinafter, referred to as "reach lost eye") at the end of the normal reach effect. On the other hand, when a small hit (or a big hit) is obtained in the normal reach effect, the decorative symbol 55 is stopped and displayed in a combination indicating a small hit (or a big hit) at the end of the normal reach effect.

The normal reach effect may be executed, for example, in response to a variation pattern for small hits (or big hits), but is likely to be executed in response to a variation pattern for loss in which the variation time of the special symbol is relatively short. Therefore, it can be said that the normal reach effect is a reach effect having a relatively low reliability (for example, a reliability of 0.01%).

The "SP reach effect" is, for example, an effect that is expected to develop into an SPSP reach effect for any of the characters A to D. The decorative symbol 55 is hidden from the start of the SP reach effect to just before the winning notification. When developing from the SP reach effect to the SPSP reach effect, in the SP reach effect, an effect is executed in which only one of the characters A to D is displayed after the characters A to D are displayed. In the case of losing without developing from SP reach production to SP SP reach production, in SP reach production, after characters A to D are displayed in the same flow as when developing from SP reach production to SPSP reach production, all characters After disappearing, the decorative symbol 55 is stopped and displayed with a reach loss. When a small hit (or a big hit) occurs without developing from SP reach production to SPSP reach production, in SP reach production, character A ~ in the same flow as when losing without developing from SP reach production to SPSP reach production. After D disappears, the decorative symbol 55 is stopped and displayed in a combination indicating a small hit (or a big hit).

Although the SP reach effect may be executed in response to a variation pattern for small hits (or big hits), for example, it is easy to execute in response to a variation pattern for loss in which the variation time of the special symbol is slightly longer. Therefore, it can be said that the SP reach effect is a reach effect having a medium reliability (for example, a reliability of 7%). In the present embodiment, the SP reach effect may be developed from the establishment of the reach through the normal reach effect, or may be directly developed from the establishment of the reach without the normal reach effect.

The "SPSP reach production" is a production in which any one of the characters A to D fights against the enemy. In the case of a small hit (or a big hit), the decorative symbol 55 is stopped and displayed in a combination indicating a small hit (or a big hit) after the enemy is defeated at the end of the SPSP reach effect. In the case of loss, the decorative symbol 55 is stopped and displayed at the reach loss after the enemy wins at the end of the SPSP reach production.

The SPSP reach effect is an effect that takes a longer time than the normal reach effect and the SP reach effect, and is easily executed in response to a variation pattern in which the variation time of the special symbol is relatively long. The SPSP reach effect is difficult to be executed when the result of the special symbol determination is lost, and is easily executed when the result of the special symbol determination is a small hit (or a big hit). The reliability of the SPSP reach effect is relatively high, for example, 40%. Therefore, the SPSP reach effect is a reach effect with higher reliability than the normal reach effect and the SP reach effect. In the present embodiment, the SPSP reach effect includes a case where the reach is established through the normal reach effect, a case where the reach is developed through the SP reach effect, and a case where the reach is established through the normal reach effect and the SP reach effect is used. There are cases where it develops, and there are cases where it develops directly from the establishment of reach without going through normal reach production or SP reach production.

Here, in the present embodiment, in order to expect a small hit, a predetermined timing during the SP reach effect (for example, when all the characters of the characters A to D are displayed) and the SPSP reach effect. The group effect may be executed at any of the predetermined timings (for example, immediately before the operation promotion effect (described later) at the end of the SSP reach effect). In the present embodiment, the group production during the SP reach production or the SPSP reach production (hereinafter, referred to as “group production during the reach production”) has the same display mode as the group production during the re-lottery production described above. ing.

Whether or not the group effect during the reach effect is executed is determined by a random number lottery by the effect control board 130 when a variation start command (described later) is received from the game control board 100. The group effect during the reach effect is executed when the variation pattern for small hits or the variation pattern for loss is selected. In the case of a small hit, the group effect is more likely to be executed during the reach effect than in the case of a loss. Here, FIG. 12 is an explanatory diagram for explaining the execution ratio of the group effect during the reach effect. In the present embodiment, in the case of a small hit, the rate at which the group effect is executed during the reach effect is 25%, and the rate at which the group effect is not executed during the reach effect is 75% (see FIG. 12). In the case of loss, the rate at which the group effect is executed during the reach effect is 10%, and the rate at which the group effect is not executed during the reach effect is 90%.

In the present embodiment, when a group effect is executed during the SP reach effect, a case where the SP reach effect develops into an SPSP reach effect, and a case where a win is notified by the SP reach effect without developing into the SPSP reach effect. There is. As described above, in the present embodiment, the SPSP reach effect is difficult to be executed in the case of a loss, and is easily executed in the case of a small hit. Therefore, as a result, it is possible to indirectly suggest that the SP SP reach effect is more likely to develop when the group effect is executed during the SP reach effect than when the group effect is not executed.

It should be noted that, on the premise that the SPSP reach effect may be executed even if the group effect is not executed during the SP reach effect, it is certain that the group effect during the SP reach effect will develop into the SPSP reach effect. May be suggested.

In this embodiment, the case where there is only one type of effect mode of the group effect will be described, but the group effect may have a plurality of effect modes. For example, in the group effect, an effect mode A in which a large number of characters A cross the screen, an effect mode B in which a large number of characters B cross the screen, an effect mode C in which a large number of characters C cross the screen, and a plurality of types of characters (for example, There is an effect mode D in which a large number of characters A to C) cross the screen. The group effect during the reach effect is highly likely to be selected in the order of the effect modes A to D when it is a small hit, and the effect mode D is executed only when it is a small hit. It is determined that the group effect during the re-lottery effect is the small hit symbol 1 regardless of which of the effect modes A to D is executed. Therefore, as the effect mode of the group effect during the re-lottery effect, the effect modes A to D are selected in equal proportions. As the group effect during the re-lottery effect, the ratio of the effect modes A to D selected may be high.

It should be noted that the execution timing of the group effect executed in order to expect a small hit is not limited to the reach effect. For example, it may be suggested that the rate of small hits is high by executing the group production according to the establishment of the reach.

Hereinafter, with reference to FIGS. 13 to 15, a specific example of the variation effect of the first rotation in the new chapter mode shifted by allocating the jackpot symbol C will be described. FIG. 13 is an explanatory diagram for explaining a state when the variation display of the first rotation in the new chapter mode is started. FIG. 14 is an explanatory diagram for explaining the reach effect following FIG. FIG. 15 is an explanatory diagram for explaining the re-lottery effect.

As described above with reference to FIGS. 9 to 11, when the jackpot symbol C is assigned and the effect mode of the transition destination is determined to be the new chapter mode during the ED period of the jackpot game related to the jackpot symbol C, the above ED At the end of the period, the screen configuration will be in new chapter mode. FIG. 13 (A) exemplifies the state when the screen configuration of the new chapter mode is set at the end of the ED period, and corresponds to the state of the liquid crystal screen 5 at the time of FIG. 11 (G). In FIG. 13 (A), the decorative symbol 55 (and the small symbol 56) is stopped and displayed in the same combination as the previously stopped display (specifically, a combination suggesting that it is the small hit symbol 3). To. The fourth symbol has been stopped and displayed from the time when it was stopped and displayed in blue last time to the time of FIG. 13 (A). The decorative symbol 55, the small symbol 56, and the fourth symbol start the variable display at the same time as the variable display of the second special symbol of the first rotation in the new chapter mode is started. Here, in FIG. 13A, the number of pending first special symbol determination and second special symbol determination is 0.

In the present embodiment, when the mode shifts to the new chapter mode, if the special symbol related to the second special symbol determination in the third rotation is stopped and displayed as a lost symbol, the control in the time saving state ends. Therefore, in the present embodiment, in order to emphasize how the remaining number of times of the second special symbol determination is decreasing and give the player a feeling of excitement, the second special symbol determination until the third rotation is executed. 2 A number suggesting the number of times of special symbol determination is displayed in the upper left corner of the liquid crystal screen 5. In the state of FIG. 13A, since the ED period is still in progress, the second special symbol determination in the first rotation is not executed. Therefore, the number "2.0" is displayed in the upper left corner of the liquid crystal screen 5. This number represents the fluctuation display of the first rotation from "1.9" to "1.0", and the fluctuation display of the second rotation is represented by "0.9" to "0.0". As illustrated in FIG. 13B, the above numbers change from "2.0" to "1.9" in response to the start of the variable display of the second special symbol in the first rotation, and then change. , Decrease by 0.1 every predetermined time (for example, every 5 seconds) (see FIG. 13C). In the present embodiment, when the above-mentioned number is from "1.8" to "1.0" in the fluctuation display of the first rotation, and the above-mentioned number is from "0.8" to "0." Reach may be established when it is "0". In the present embodiment, every time the above-mentioned number decreases by 0.1, the reach establishment fanning effect for inciting whether or not the reach is established is executed. As a result of the reach establishment fanning effect, if the reach is established, the countdown is stopped, the above numbers are hidden, and the reach effect is developed. The flow after the reach effect at this time will be described later with reference to FIGS. 14 to 16. If the reach is not established as a result of the reach establishment fanning effect, the countdown of the above numbers is continued. Then, when the above number becomes "1.0" in the countdown (note that it is "0.0" in the second rotation variable display), the above number changes when the reach is not established by the effect of inciting the reach. Instead, the decorative symbol 55 (and the small symbol 56) is temporarily stopped and displayed in a combination indicating a loss, and then stopped.

In the present embodiment, the timing at which the number becomes "1.0" during the variation display of the first rotation is suggested by the display position of the icon 53. The icon 53 of the present embodiment is an image displayed in the lower left corner of the liquid crystal screen 5 as the variable display of the second special symbol is started. The icon 53 continues to move and display in the right direction little by little on the front side of the background gauge 60, and moves to the lower right corner of the liquid crystal screen 5 at the timing when the above number becomes "1.0" during the fluctuation display of the first rotation. It is displayed (see FIGS. 13B to 13D). The background gauge 60 is an image suggesting the remaining time until the timing, and is an image whose display is started at the same time as the icon 53. At the start of display, the background gauge 60 is entirely displayed in black, then changes to white from left to right, and the entire background becomes white (see FIG. 13B). Then, the icon 53 turns black again in order from the place where the icon 53 has passed, and the entire icon 53 turns black just before it arrives at the lower right corner of the screen (see FIG. 13C). The icon 53 and the background gauge 60 of the present embodiment are displayed in the variation display of the second special symbol in the second rotation as well as in the variation display of the second special symbol in the first rotation in the new chapter mode. During the second rotation of the variable display, the timing at which the number becomes "0.0" is suggested depending on the timing at which the icon 53 completes the movement display from the lower left corner to the lower right corner of the liquid crystal screen 5. Here, in FIG. 13C, there are two hold icons 54 on the front side of the icon 53 and the background gauge 60 because the number of holds for the second special symbol determination is 2 during the movement display of the icon 53. The displayed state is illustrated. The hold icon 541 marked with 1 inside corresponds to the first hold, and the hold icon 542 marked 2 inside corresponds to the first hold.

In the present embodiment, a dialogue effect for displaying the character and the dialogue is executed before it is notified whether or not the reach is established (see FIGS. 13B and 13C). In the dialogue effect, a character or the like is displayed every time the number displayed in the upper left corner of the screen decreases by 0.1, and the reliability is suggested by the type of the character and the dialogue. Characters displayed in the dialogue effect include characters A to C, which are easily displayed when the characters are small hits in the order of A, B, and C, and are difficult to be displayed when the characters are lost.

As illustrated in FIG. 13 (D), when the number in the upper left corner of the liquid crystal screen 5 is "1.0", if the reach is not established as a result of the reach establishment fanning effect, three combinations indicating a loss immediately after that The decorative symbol 55 is temporarily stopped and then stopped (see FIG. 13 (D)). At the same time as the stop display is displayed in this way, the icon 53 and the background gauge 60 are erased by retracting to the bottom of the screen. Then, as the variation display of the second special symbol of the second rotation in the new chapter mode is started, the new icon 53 and the background gauge 60 are suddenly displayed (or appear sequentially from the bottom of the screen). At the same time, the number displayed in the upper left corner of the screen changes from "1.0" to "0.9". During the variation display of the second rotation, the same variation effect as that of the first rotation is executed.

As illustrated in FIG. 13 (F), when the reach is established as a result of the reach establishment fanning effect, the reach effect is executed. In the examples of FIGS. 13 (F) and 13 (G), the reach is established when the number in the upper left corner of the liquid crystal screen 5 is "1.0", and the SP reach effect is started. Depending on the type of fluctuation pattern, the normal reach effect may be started or the SPSP reach effect may be started. In the present embodiment, the decorative symbol 55, the icon 53, the background gauge 60, the number "1.0" displayed in the upper left corner of the screen, and the total number of prize balls are hidden according to the establishment of the reach. Be made.

FIG. 14A illustrates how the group effect is executed during the SP reach effect. Regardless of the presence or absence of the group production during the SP reach production, when the SP SP reach production develops after the SP reach production (flow from FIGS. 14A to 14B), the second without developing into the SPSP reach production. There is a case where the determination result of the special symbol determination is notified (flow of FIGS. 14A to 14C).

FIG. 14B illustrates how the SPSP reach effect in which the character C fights against the enemy is started. As illustrated in FIG. 14C, an operation promotion effect is executed at the end of the SPSP reach effect. In the operation promotion effect, the button image 90 and the gauge image 91 are displayed over a predetermined valid period to encourage the player to operate the effect button 26. The valid period of the operation promotion effect is different from the valid period of the mode selection effect, and ends in response to one operation. If no operation is performed during the valid period, the valid period ends at a predetermined valid period end timing (for example, when 3 seconds have elapsed from the start of the valid period).

In the case of loss, the effect that character C loses to the enemy is started according to the end of the valid period. At the same time as the start of this effect, as illustrated in FIG. 14 (E), the small symbol 56 is temporarily stopped and displayed with a reach loss. After that, at this time, the decorative symbol 55 (and the small symbol 56) returns to the normal screen of the new chapter mode in the state in which the temporary stop is displayed in the same combination as the temporary stop displayed small symbol 56. The normal screen in the new chapter mode is a screen displayed on the liquid crystal screen 5 in most of the games in the new chapter mode, and has a screen configuration as illustrated in FIGS. 13 (B) to 13 (F), for example. A specific mode of effect will be described later with reference to FIG. 16, but after returning to the normal screen, there are cases where a loss is notified and cases where the small hit symbol 3 is notified. When the loss is notified, the second special symbol is stopped and displayed as the lost symbol, and the decorative symbol 55 (and the small symbol 56) is stopped and displayed in the same combination as the temporary stop display, and the white symbol is displayed. The fourth symbol 57 is stopped and displayed. When it is notified that the small hit symbol 3 is displayed, the decorative symbol 55 (and the small symbol 56) and the fourth symbol 57 indicate the small hit symbol 3 as the small hit symbol 3 is stopped and displayed ( (See FIG. 5E)) is displayed as a stop.

In the case of the small hit symbol 2 or 3, the effect that the character C beats the enemy is started according to the end of the valid period of the operation promotion effect at the end of the SPSP reach effect. At the same time as the start of this effect, as illustrated in FIG. 14 (G), the effect accessory 7 operates from the initial position to the advance position, and the small symbols 56 are temporarily stopped and displayed, for example, with two symbols aligned. After that, as illustrated in FIG. 14 (H), the decorative symbol 55 is temporarily stopped and displayed in the same combination as the small symbol 56 at the same time when the effect 7 is completely retracted. Following this temporary stop display, the re-lottery effect is started.

In addition, in the case of the small hit symbol 1, the effect that the character C wins the enemy is started as in the case of the small hit symbol 2 or 3, and the small hit symbol 56 superimposes the character "God" on the front side. Temporarily stop with the displayed 7 symbols. After that, the decorative symbol 55 is temporarily stopped and displayed in the same combination as the small symbol 56. Then, the decorative symbol 55 and the small symbol 56 are stopped and displayed in the same combination along with the stop display of the second special symbol without executing the re-lottery effect.

As illustrated in FIGS. 15A and 15B, the decorative symbol 55 and the small symbol 56 start re-variating with the start of the re-lottery effect. At the same time, the decorative symbol 55 is gradually reduced and displayed, and is moved and displayed above the liquid crystal screen 5. FIG. 15C illustrates how the group effect is executed during this re-variation (that is, during the re-lottery effect). It is suggested that the group effect at this time is the small hit symbol 2, and the decorative symbol 55 (and the small symbol 56) is promoted. After the re-lottery effect at this time, after the 7 symbols are temporarily stopped and displayed, the decorative symbols 55 and the small symbols 56 are stopped and displayed along with the stop display of the small hit symbol 2 (see FIG. 15 (D)). The effects during the small hit game and the big hit game related to the small hit symbol 2 executed after the stop display will be described later with reference to FIGS. 29 and 30.

FIG. 15F illustrates a situation when the group effect is not executed during the re-lottery effect. After the re-lottery effect at this time, the decorative symbol 55 (and the small symbol 56) may or may not be promoted, and the former has a higher ratio than the latter (see FIGS. 15 (G) and 15 (D)). ). If not promoted, for example, after the re-lottery effect, the two symbols are temporarily stopped and displayed, and then the decorative symbols 55 and the small symbols 56 are stopped and displayed along with the stop display of the small hit symbol 3 (see FIG. 15 (H)). .. During the small hit game and the big hit game related to the small hit symbol 3 executed after the stop display, basically, when the small hit symbol 2 described later is stopped and displayed with reference to FIGS. 29 and 30. A production similar to the production is executed.

FIG. 16 is an explanatory diagram for explaining a specific example of the effect following FIG. 14 (E). When the small symbol 56 is temporarily stopped and displayed with a reach loss according to the end of the valid period of the operation promotion effect at the end of the SPSP reach effect, the screen returns to the normal screen of the new chapter mode as illustrated in FIG. 16 (A). In the normal screen at this time, the number "1.0" indicating that it is the first rotation variable display in the upper left corner of the liquid crystal screen 5, the icon 53 that has completed the movement display in the lower right corner of the screen, and the whole. Is displayed as a black background gauge 60. At this time, the decorative symbol 55 is temporarily stopped and displayed in the same combination as the small symbol 56 that was temporarily stopped and displayed in FIG. 14 (E). In the present embodiment, there are cases where a loss is notified following such a state, and there are cases where a small hit symbol 3 is notified. When the loss is notified, the second special symbol is stopped and displayed as the lost symbol, and the decorative symbol 55 (and the small symbol 56) is stopped and displayed in the same combination as the temporary stop display, and the white symbol is displayed. The fourth symbol 57 is stopped and displayed (flow from FIGS. 16A to 16B).

Here, in the present embodiment, in order to notify that the small hit symbol 3 is displayed, a group effect may be executed during the temporary stop display of the reach loss eye (see FIG. 16 (D)). In the present embodiment, the group effect during the temporary stop display of the reach loss eye has the same display mode as the group effect during the reach effect and the re-lottery effect described above. As illustrated in FIG. 16D, in the present embodiment, the icon 53, the background gauge 60, and the hold icon 54 are displayed on the back side of the character related to the group effect, but on the front side of these images. The character related to the group effect may be displayed.

Whether or not the group effect during the temporary stop display of the reach loss is executed is determined by a random number lottery by the effect control board 130 when a variation start command (described later) is received from the game control board 100. The group effect during the temporary stop display of the reach loss eye is executed when the small hit symbol 3 is displayed, and is not executed when it is another special symbol. In the present embodiment, in the case of the small hit symbol 3, the rate at which the group effect during the temporary stop display of the reach loss eye is executed is 20%, and the rate at which the group effect during the temporary stop display of the reach loss eye is not executed is 80%. %. That is, the small hit symbol 3 may be stopped and displayed after the temporary stop display of the reach loss eye, regardless of whether or not the group effect during the temporary stop display of the reach loss eye is executed. In the present embodiment, in the case of a loss, a small hit symbol 1 or 2, and a big hit, the group effect during the temporary stop display of the reach loss eye is not executed.

In the present embodiment, when the small hit symbol 3 is stopped and displayed after the temporary stop display of the reach loss eye, the revival effect that makes the jackpot appear to be revived is executed regardless of the presence or absence of the group effect during the temporary stop display of the reach loss eye. Will be done. As illustrated in FIG. 16E, at the start of the revival effect, the effect of cracking the entire normal screen in which the reach loss eyes are temporarily stopped is started. Following this, in the revival effect, as illustrated in FIG. 16 (F), for example, after the two symbol alignments are temporarily stopped and displayed, the decorative symbols 55, the small symbols 56, and the small hit symbol 3 are accompanied by the stop display of the small hit symbol 3. The purple fourth symbol 57 is stopped and displayed (see FIG. 16 (F)). During the small hit game and the big hit game related to the small hit symbol 3 executed after the stop display, basically, when the small hit symbol 2 described later is stopped and displayed with reference to FIGS. 29 and 30. A production similar to the production is executed.

The execution timing of the group effect executed to notify that the small hit symbol 3 is set is not limited to after returning to the normal screen. For example, it may be notified that the small hit symbol 3 is obtained by executing the group effect immediately before returning to the normal screen (for example, in the state illustrated in FIG. 14 (E)).

The group effect during the temporary stop display of the reach loss eye may be executed to notify that the small hit symbol 1 is displayed. In such a case, the group effect during the temporary stop display of the reach loss eye is executed when the small hit symbol 1 is used, and is not executed when the other special symbol is used. After the group effect during the temporary stop display of the reach loss eye at this time, the decorative symbol 55, the small symbol 56, and the green fourth symbol 57 are stopped and displayed in a combination indicating the small hit symbol 1 through the revival effect. ..

[About the fluctuation effect of the third rotation in the new chapter mode]
If a loss occurs in the first and second rotations in the new chapter mode, the variation display of the second special symbol in the third rotation is started. During the variation display of the second special symbol of the third rotation in the new chapter mode, the second special symbol determination related to this variation display and the four reserved second special symbol determinations are performed five times in total. A battle effect is executed that informs you in an easy-to-understand manner whether it will be a small hit somehow. This battle effect is a variable effect that notifies the determination result of the second special symbol determination of the above five times in a series of flows. If there is a small hit (or big hit) in the judgment result of the second special symbol determination of the above five times, it is suggested that it is a small hit (or big hit) during the variation display of the third rotation. As a production suggesting that it is a small hit (or a big hit), one of the characters A to D wins the enemy in the battle production, and the production character 7 operates from the initial position to the advance position. .. On the other hand, if the determination results of the second special symbol determination of the above five times are all lost, the battle effect in which the characters A to D lose to the enemy five times is executed during the fluctuation display of the third rotation. Then, from the end of this battle effect to the end of the variable display of the second special symbol on the seventh rotation, a shutter closing effect (described later) for notifying the loss is performed in a series of flows.

In the present embodiment, one type of dedicated fluctuation pattern is prepared in advance for the fluctuation display of the second special symbol of the third rotation in the new chapter mode. Therefore, no matter how many times the second special symbol determination is held during the variation display of the second special symbol in the third rotation in the new chapter mode, the variation effect over the same time is executed. The fluctuation pattern has a relatively long fluctuation time. Therefore, it is possible to sufficiently store four hold of the second special symbol determination during the variation display of the second special symbol in the third rotation.

During the variable display of the second special symbol of the third rotation in the new chapter mode, in order to effectively raise the expectation that characters A to D will beat the enemy in the battle production, countdown production and character stock production before the battle production , And battle development production is executed in this order. The battle development production is a production that suggests that it will develop into a battle production. Hereinafter, each of the above effects will be described with reference to FIGS. 17 to 28.

The countdown effect counts down a predetermined timer value (for example, 5), and suggests that the value becomes 0. The character stock production is started according to the end of the countdown production. As a result, the countdown effect enhances the sense of crisis that the last second special symbol in the time-saving state has started to change, and the player's sense of tension that the character stock effect will start soon. In the present embodiment, the case where the countdown effect is an effect of counting down the timer value will be described. However, the countdown effect may be an effect pattern in which the timer value is counted up in the middle and then counted down again, or the timer. It may be an effect pattern that ends when the value is counted up from the initial value to a predetermined value (for example, 10).

FIG. 17 is an explanatory diagram for explaining a specific example of the countdown effect. As illustrated in FIG. 17A, the countdown effect of the present embodiment is started from the start of the variable display of the second special symbol of the third rotation in the new chapter mode. At the start of the countdown effect, the decorative symbol 55 is hidden and the effect of suddenly displaying the black image on the full screen is started. As illustrated in FIG. 17 (A), during the third variation display in the new chapter mode, unlike the first and second rotation display in the new chapter mode, the icon 53, the background gauge 60, And the hold icon 54 is not displayed.

As illustrated in FIG. 17B, the black image displayed from the start of the variation display is erased at the timing when a predetermined time (for example, 1 second) has elapsed from the start of the variation display. At the same time, the display of the initial value of the timer value (5 in this embodiment) is started. The timer value of the present embodiment has a display mode different from that of the decorative symbol 55 so as not to be seen as the decorative symbol 55 (see FIGS. 17B and 17D). As a result, when the same timer value is displayed a plurality of times at the same time as illustrated in FIGS. 17B and 17D, it is possible to prevent the player from misunderstanding that the decorative symbol 55 having the same symbol is displayed. .. After the timer value of 5 is displayed for a predetermined time (for example, 0.5 seconds), the timer value is erased and the character image illustrated in FIG. 17C shows the same time as the display time of the timer value of 5. It is displayed in full screen. As described above, in the present embodiment, the display of the timer value and the display of the character image are alternately performed at regular intervals (for example, 0.5 second intervals) until the timer value reaches a predetermined value (for example, 2). .. Then, after the timer value reaches a predetermined value, different character images are displayed at regular intervals (for example, every 0.5 seconds) without displaying the timer value. Therefore, the countdown effect of the present embodiment is as follows: display of 5 (see FIG. 17 (B)) → display of character image (see FIG. 17 (C)) → display of 4 → display of character image → display of 3 → character. The flow is as follows: image display → 2 display (see FIG. 17 (D)) → character image display → character image display (see FIG. 17 (E)). The character images displayed at each timing are different from each other. As described above, in the countdown effect of the present embodiment, the effect mode suggesting that the timer value becomes 0 is changed from switching the combination of the timer value and the character image to switching only the character image. This makes it possible to more effectively emphasize that the character stock production is imminent.

As described above, in the battle production, the result of 5 times (specifically, the variable display of the 2nd special symbol of the 3rd rotation in the new chapter mode and the 4 times of the 2nd special symbol judgment held) is 1 Show in one production. Therefore, it is necessary that the second special symbol determination is suspended before the start of the battle effect. In the present embodiment, as an effect for urging the accumulation of the hold of the second special symbol determination, the screen illustrated in FIG. 17 (F) is displayed at the end of the countdown effect (that is, during the variable display of the third rotation in the new chapter mode). indicate. On this screen, in addition to the "right-handed" display that is always displayed in the upper right corner of the LCD screen 5, the characters "right-handed" and "store the girl!" Are newly displayed. Will be done.

In the present embodiment, since the time is controlled until the variation display of the third rotation in the new chapter mode is completed, the game ball easily wins the second starting port 12 if the player hits right. Therefore, the hold of the second special symbol determination may be accumulated before the display of the screen illustrated in FIG. 17 (F) is started. The current number of holds can be recognized by looking at the small number on hold displayed at the left end of the liquid crystal screen 5. Here, in the present embodiment, the screen illustrated in FIG. 17 (F) is displayed regardless of the number of pending special symbol determinations. In the present embodiment, there is no hold of the second special symbol determination, and even if the player right-hands after seeing the screen illustrated in FIG. 17 (F), four sufficient hold of the second special symbol determination can be stored. As described above, the display time of the screen illustrated in FIG. 17F and the time required to execute the character stock effect are set to be relatively long. As will be described in detail later, in the character stock effect started after erasing the screen illustrated in FIG. 17 (F), one panel image of the girl is displayed corresponding to the hold of one second special symbol determination. .. Therefore, in the screen illustrated in FIG. 17 (F), it is suggested by the characters "accumulate the girl!" To try to hold the second special symbol determination. In the present embodiment, a panel image representing a girl (specifically, any of characters A to C) is displayed according to the winning of the game ball to the second starting port 12 during the character stock production described later. The player who sees this can recognize that the "girl" in the screen illustrated in FIG. 17 (F) indicates the hold of the second special symbol determination. In the present embodiment, after the characters "girl" are displayed, the characters "accumulate!" Are displayed later.

The character stock effect is started when a predetermined time (for example, 4 seconds) has elapsed from the start of displaying the screen shown in FIG. 17 (F). The character stock effect is executed during the variable display of the second special symbol of the third rotation in the new chapter mode. In this embodiment, a maximum of five panel images are displayed during the character stock production. The first panel image displayed is the panel image corresponding to the current variable display. The second and subsequent panel images are panel images corresponding to the hold of the second special symbol determination. In the present embodiment, since the upper limit of the number of hold of the second special symbol determination is four, the maximum number of panel images corresponding to the hold of the second special symbol determination is four.

In the present embodiment, there are three types of panel image display modes when the panel image display is started. Any one of the characters A to C is represented for one panel image. In this embodiment, the reliability is higher in the order of characters A, B, and C. The panel image may be promoted to a panel image of a different character during its display. Specifically, the panel image of the character A may be continuously displayed as the panel image of the character A, or may be promoted to any of the panel images of the characters B to D. Here, the character D has a higher reliability than the characters A to C. Further, the panel image of the character B may be continuously displayed as the panel image of the character B, or may be promoted to a panel image of either the character C or D. The panel image of character B does not change to the panel image of character A. Further, the panel image of the character C may be continuously displayed as the panel image of the character C, or may be promoted to the panel image of the character D. The panel image of character C does not change to the panel image of character A or B. In the present embodiment, three timings at which the panel image can be promoted are prepared in advance, and the panel image may be promoted up to twice.

From the above, finally, any one of the characters A to D is displayed on the panel image. In the battle production, the character displayed on the panel image fights against the enemy. Basically, in the case of a small hit, characters A to D win the enemy, and in the case of a loss, characters A to D lose to the enemy. As will be described in detail later, when a plurality of panel images are displayed by the character stock effect, the characters displayed in the panel images fight against the enemy in the order in which the panel images are displayed. In the present embodiment, since a maximum of 5 panel images are displayed, a maximum of 5 battles are fought in the battle production, and the victory or defeat is notified up to 5 times.

Here, the effect pattern for displaying the panel image will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 18 is an explanatory diagram for explaining an effect pattern for displaying a panel image in the character stock effect. What is determined by this effect pattern is the character first displayed in the panel image, the character after promotion, and the promotion timing (1 to 3). The effect patterns 1 to 3 are effect patterns in which the panel image is not promoted. The panel images of the production patterns 1 to 3 are character A, character B, and character C, respectively. The effect patterns 4 to 27 are effect patterns in which the panel image is promoted. For example, the effect pattern 4 is a character A when the display of the panel image is started, and is an effect pattern in which the character A is promoted to the character B at the promotion timing 1. Further, the effect pattern 18 is a character B when the display of the panel image is started, and is an effect pattern in which the character B is promoted to the character D at the promotion timing 1.

Here, in the present embodiment, the promotion suggestion effect for expecting the promotion of the panel image is executed at the promotion timings 1 to 3. There are cases where promotion is performed following promotion suggestion production (that is, promotion is successful) and cases where promotion is not performed (that is, promotion failure).

Specifically, the panel image is promoted at the promotion timings 1 to 3 until the battle development effect is started. The promotion timing 1 arrives when the first game ball wins a prize in the second starting port 12 after the character "full charge" described later is displayed. Further, the promotion timing 2 arrives when the second game ball wins the second starting port 12 after the character "full charge" is displayed. Further, the promotion timing 3 arrives in response to the winning of the third game ball in the second starting port 12 after the character "full charge" is displayed. Therefore, when the fourth and subsequent game balls win a prize in the second starting port 12 after the characters "full charge" are displayed, the promotion suggestion effect is executed, while the panel image is promoted. Never.

As described above, the promotion timing of the present embodiment does not arrive at a predetermined timing, but arrives at an unspecified timing according to the winning status of the game ball. If the game ball does not win a prize in the second starting port 12 after the characters "full charge" are displayed, the promotion of the panel image is not actually promoted even if it is decided. That is, in the present embodiment, the panel image is promoted on the condition that the game ball wins the second starting port 12. This makes it possible to motivate the player to continue right-handed even after the word "full charge" is displayed.

The features of the table of FIG. 18 are as follows. In the case of a small hit, the decision rate is set higher in the order of characters A to C, and in the case of a loss, the decision rate is set to be lower in the order of characters A to C. As a result, the reliability can be increased in the order of characters A to C. In the case of a small hit, the decision rate of character D is higher than in the case of a loss. In the case of small hits, late promotion has a higher decision rate than early promotion, and in the case of loss, late promotion has a lower decision rate than early promotion. As a result, a person who is promoted late can expect a small hit rather than a person who is promoted early, so that he / she can continue to have an expectation for a small hit even if he / she is not promoted forever. Regardless of whether it is a small hit or not, the rate of promotion from character A to character C is higher than the rate of promotion from character B to character C. Further, regardless of whether it is a small hit or not, the ratio of promotion from character A to character D is almost the same as the ratio of promotion from character B to character D. As a result, if the character is A at the start of displaying the panel image, it can be expected to be promoted to the character C or D as much as when the character B is displayed at the start of displaying the panel image.

Here, the character stock production (first person) processing will be described with reference to FIG. 19A. FIG. 19 describes a process of determining an effect pattern of a character stock effect, which is executed on the effect control board 130 in response to receiving a fluctuation start command or a hold command (both described later) from the game control board 100. It is explanatory drawing for this. The character stock effect (first person) process illustrated in FIG. 19A is a process for determining an effect pattern for displaying the first panel image in the character stock effect. As described above, the first panel image corresponds to the variable display of the second special symbol of the third rotation in the new chapter mode. For example, the effect control board 130 executes the character stock effect (first person) process when the third variation display of the second special symbol is started after the stop display of the jackpot symbol C (step S1514 in FIG. 19). ). By the character lottery process (T11 in FIG. 19A) in this process, the effect pattern of the first panel image is set in the new chapter mode based on whether the variable display this time is a small hit or a loss. It is determined at the start of the variation display of the second special symbol in the third rotation. In this way, the mode of the first panel image is determined at the start of the variable display, but the first panel image is actually displayed only after the character stock effect starts during the variable display. is there. In the present embodiment, referring to an effect table (see FIG. 18) that differs depending on whether the determination result of the second special symbol determination is a small hit or a loss (see FIG. 18), the character lottery process (T11 in FIG. 19 (A)) See). In the character lottery process, whether it is a small hit or a loss, a determination that matches the value of the random number for the character lottery process acquired at the start of the variable display from among 27 types of production patterns (see FIG. 18). One effect pattern to which a value is assigned in advance is determined. The display mode of the first panel image is determined by the determined effect pattern.

As illustrated in FIG. 19 (A) T12, the effect control board 130 executes a revival lottery process following the character lottery process. As described above, in the battle production, the character finally displayed on the panel image fights against the enemy. When the effect patterns 1 to 27 illustrated in FIG. 18 are followed, in the case of a small hit, the variable effect in which the characters A to D beat the enemy is executed. In this embodiment, in order to enhance the fun of the battle production, even in the case of a small hit, the characters A to D continue to lose to the enemy as in the case of a loss, and then the small hit is revived. I try to make a revival effect to show. Such a resurrection effect is executed when the resurrection lottery process is won. In the resurrection lottery process, a random number lottery using the random numbers for the resurrection lottery process acquired at the start of the variable display is performed, and if it is a small hit, the resurrection effect is executed at a rate of 3%, and the resurrection effect is performed at a rate of 97%. Decide not to do it. If it is lost, it is decided not to execute the revival effect at a rate of 100%. By the above processing, the content of the variable production after the character stock production is determined.

The execution timing of the character stock production (first person) process is not limited to the above. For example, the execution timing of the character stock effect (first person) process may be at the start of the countdown effect or at the start of the character stock effect. In such a case, the effect control board 130 analyzes the fluctuation start command in response to receiving the fluctuation start command (described later), and holds the analysis result in the sub RAM 133. Then, at the execution timing of the character stock production (first person) process, a random number lottery is performed based on the above analysis result (specifically, whether it is a small hit or a loss). Further, the character stock effect (first person) process may be executed on the image / sound control board 140 instead of the effect control board 130.

Next, the character stock production (2nd to 5th person) processing will be described. The character stock effect (2nd to 5th person) process is a process of determining an effect pattern for displaying the 2nd to 5th panel images in the character stock effect. As described above, the second and subsequent panel images correspond to the hold of the second special symbol determination. For example, the effect control board 130 executes the character stock effect (2nd to 5th person) processing when the variation display of the second special symbol is being displayed for the first to third times after the stop display of the jackpot symbol C (FIG. 18). Step S1315). In the character stock production (2nd to 5th person) processing, first, it is determined whether or not the game ball has won a prize in the second starting port 12 (T21 in FIG. 19B). The hold command (described later) of the present embodiment includes a hold command related to holding the first special symbol determination and a hold command related to holding the second special symbol determination. In the present embodiment, for example, when the effect control board 130 receives the hold command related to the hold of the second special symbol determination from the game control board 100, the effect control board 130 determines YES in the process of T21 of FIG. 19 (B). Here, the hold command is information including pre-determination information indicating whether it is a small hit or a loss. If the above hold command is not received, it is determined as NO and the character stock production (2nd to 5th person) processing ends.

When the effect control board 130 determines YES in the process of T21 of FIG. 19 (B), the effect control board 130 executes the character lottery process (T22 of FIG. 19 (B)). By this processing, in the present embodiment, the second and subsequent panel image effect patterns are generated based on the pre-judgment information (specifically, whether it is a small hit or a loss) included in the hold command. 2 Determined when a game ball wins a prize in the starting port 12 (that is, when a hold occurs). In the character lottery process of T22 of FIG. 19 (B), for the character lottery process acquired at the time of receiving the hold command from 27 types of production patterns (see FIG. 18) regardless of whether it is a small hit or a loss. One effect pattern to which a determination value matching the value of the random number of is assigned in advance is determined. If the current number of pending second special symbol determinations is 1, the effect pattern of the second panel image is determined, and if the current number of pending second special symbol determinations is 2, the third panel image The production pattern is determined. Further, if the current number of pending second special symbol determinations is 3, the effect pattern of the fourth panel image is determined, and if the current number of pending second special symbol determinations is 4, the fifth panel. The effect pattern of the image is determined.

As illustrated in T23 of FIG. 19B, the effect control board 130 executes a revival lottery process following the character lottery process. In the resurrection lottery process at this time, a random number lottery using the random number for the resurrection lottery process acquired when the hold command is received is performed, and if it is a small hit, the resurrection effect is executed at a rate of 3% and a rate of 97%. Decide not to perform the resurrection effect. If it is lost, it is decided not to execute the revival effect at a rate of 100%. By the above processing, the content of the variable production after the character stock production is determined.

In the present embodiment, the revival lottery process is executed each time the processes of FIGS. 19A and 19B are executed. Therefore, for example, when the process of T23 of FIG. 19 (B) is executed, it may be already decided to execute the revival effect by the process of T12 of FIG. 19 (A). Therefore, the process of T23 in FIG. 19B may be executed only when it has not yet been decided to execute the revival effect.

Here, as a result of the processing of FIG. 19 (A) and the processing of FIG. 19 (B) T22, the first to fifth panel images are all the same character at any timing before or after promotion. The pattern may be determined. Therefore, in the present embodiment, different processing is performed depending on whether the determination result of the second special symbol determination of the third rotation in the new chapter mode or the hold of the second special symbol determination has a small hit and no small hit. .. Specifically, when there is a small hit, even if an effect pattern in which the 1st to 5th panel images are all the same character is determined, the battle effect is performed with this determined effect pattern. On the other hand, if there is no small hit, when determining the effect pattern of the fifth panel image, it is impossible to determine the effect pattern in which the first to fifth panel images become the panel image of the same character at any timing. Put a ban on. That is, when there is no small hit, the effect pattern of the fifth panel image is determined from the effect patterns in which the first to fifth panel images do not become the panel image of the same character at any timing. With the above-mentioned prohibition, it is possible to suggest that it is a small hit because all the 1st to 5th panel images are the same.

Here, in the case of a small hit, as a result of the processing of FIG. 19 (A) and the processing of FIG. 19 (B) T22, although the first to fifth panel images were all the same character, Depending on the promotion, panel images of different characters may be mixed. This makes it possible to suggest that the first to fifth panel images are all small hits only during the period when all the characters are the same during the character stock production. As an example, the frame lamp 37 is made to emit light in a light emitting pattern suggesting a small hit from the time when all the 1st to 5th panel images become the same character during the character stock production. As a result, when all the panel images are the same, it is possible to suggest a small hit by the mode of the panel image and the frame lamp 37, and after the panel image is promoted, it is possible to suggest a small hit by the mode of the frame lamp 37. ..

In the case of a small hit, after all the 1st to 5th panel images are in the same state, a process of rewriting the effect pattern may be performed so that none of the panel images is promoted. This makes it possible to suggest that the first to fifth panel images are all the same character during the character stock production, and that the panel image is a small hit from then on.

The timing at which the promotion suggestion effect is executed (that is, the timing at which the promotion timings 1 to 3 arrive) is not limited to the above-mentioned timing. For example, if a game ball wins a prize in the second starting port 12 during the promotion suggestion effect, the promotion suggestion effect is not executed in response to this prize, and the promotion success or promotion failure related to the ongoing promotion suggestion effect is completed. The promotion suggestion effect may be executed according to the winning of the game ball to the second starting port 12 from. Further, the promotion suggestion effect does not have to be executed every time the game ball wins the second starting port 12. For example, promotion timing 1 arrives in response to a second game ball winning a prize in the second starting port 12 after the characters "full charge" are displayed, and promotion timing 2 is "full charge". After the character is displayed, it may arrive at the second starting port 12 in response to the winning of a fourth game ball. In such a case, there is a possibility that the panel image will not be promoted according to the winning of the game ball to the second starting port 12 after the characters "full charge" are displayed, and the panel image will be promoted. It is possible to provide a certain promotion suggestion effect. The promotion suggestion effect may be executed at the arrival of a predetermined time, and may be executed, for example, every two seconds after the character "full charge" is displayed.

With reference to FIGS. 20 to 28, a specific example of the variation effect after the start of the character stock effect during the variation display of the second special symbol of the third rotation in the new chapter mode will be described. In this example, the case where the hold of the second special symbol determination is 0 at the start of the character stock effect and the hold of the second special symbol determination is 4 during the character stock effect is illustrated. FIG. 20 is an explanatory diagram for explaining a specific example of the character stock effect until the hold of the second special symbol determination four times is accumulated. FIG. 21 is an explanatory diagram for explaining a specific example of the character stock effect after the hold of the second special symbol determination four times is accumulated. FIG. 22 is an explanatory diagram for explaining a specific example of the character stock effect following FIG. 21. FIG. 23 is an explanatory diagram for explaining a specific example at the start of the battle development effect. FIG. 25 is an explanatory diagram for explaining a specific example of developing from a battle development effect to a battle effect. FIG. 26 is an explanatory diagram for explaining a specific example of the battle effect following FIG. 25. FIG. 27 is an explanatory diagram for explaining a specific example of the battle effect following FIG. 26. FIG. 28 is an explanatory diagram for explaining the flow of the variable effect after the battle effect in which the characters A to D lose to the enemy five times is executed.

FIG. 20A illustrates a state when the character stock effect is started during the variable display of the second special symbol in the third rotation in the new chapter mode. In the present embodiment, the time from the start of the character stock production to the start of the battle development production is predetermined to be 20 seconds. Since the time from the start of the character stock production to the start of the battle development production is set to be relatively long, even if the player hits right after the character stock production starts, the second special symbol judgment is sufficiently suspended. You can save four. A number suggesting the remaining time until the start of the battle development effect is displayed in the upper center of the liquid crystal screen 5. Since FIG. 20A shows the start of the character stock production, the initial value “20.00” is displayed as a number indicating the remaining time. The remaining time decreases with the passage of time. A maximum of five panel images can be displayed and the panel images can be promoted within 20 seconds until the remaining time reaches "00.00". Here, since the change display of the second special symbol of the third rotation in the new chapter mode is being displayed even after the battle development production, the second special symbol judgment is newly made according to the winning of the game ball to the second starting port 12. It can be held. However, in the present embodiment, after the remaining time reaches "00.00", a new panel image is not displayed in response to the new suspension of the second special symbol determination. ..

In the present embodiment, the liquid crystal screen 5 is divided into five display areas 81a to 85a from the start of the character stock production to just before the start of the battle production (see FIGS. 20A to 25A). .. As illustrated in FIG. 20 (A), numbers 1 to 5 are represented inside the five display areas 81a to 85a, respectively. One panel image is displayed on the front side for each display area. The first panel image is displayed in the display area 81a indicated by 1 inside, the second panel image is displayed in the display area 82a indicated by 2 inside, and 3 is displayed inside. A third panel image is displayed in the indicated display area 83a. Further, the fourth panel image is displayed in the display area 84a marked with 4 inside, and the fifth panel image is displayed in the display area 85a with the characters 5 and "full charge" written inside. The panel image is displayed.

Here, in the present embodiment, the game ball image imitating the game ball is moved and displayed before each panel image is displayed. The time from the start of displaying each game ball image until the movement display is completed and erased is 0.5 seconds. The game ball image is moved and displayed from the display position (specifically, the lower right corner of the liquid crystal screen 5) suggesting the position of the second starting port 12 toward the center of the screen. (See FIG. 20 (B)). By displaying the panel image after moving and displaying the game ball image, it is suggested that the winning of the game ball to the second starting port 12 and the display of the panel image are closely related.

As illustrated in FIGS. 20B and 20C, in the present embodiment, the game ball image is displayed from the start of the character stock effect, and the first panel image is 0.5 seconds from the start of the character stock effect. The display will start later. In this example, the panel image of the character B is displayed as the first panel image. It should be noted that the first game ball image related to the first panel image is displayed in response to the first game ball winning in the second starting port 12 after the character stock production is started. A panel image may be displayed.

For the second and subsequent panel images, if the second special symbol judgment is suspended due to a game ball winning in the second starting port 12 during the character stock production, the game ball image will be displayed according to this prize. After being displayed, the panel image is displayed (see FIGS. 20C and 20D). In FIG. 20C, the number of pending second special symbol determinations becomes 1 due to the winning of the game ball in the second starting port 12, and the game ball image related to the second panel image is displayed according to the winning. The state of being displayed is illustrated.

In the present embodiment, if the second special symbol determination is already on hold by the start of the character stock effect, the panel images for the number of holds are displayed in sequence immediately after the first panel image is displayed. Here, in the present embodiment, the display of the game ball image related to the next panel image is not started until one second has elapsed after the display of the previous panel image is completed. That is, even if there are a plurality of hold of the second special symbol determination by the start of the character stock effect, or even if the hold of the second special symbol determination occurs by the time the display of the panel image is completed, the previous panel When one second has passed from the completion of the image display, the display of the next panel image is started. This makes it possible for the player to easily recognize each panel image. For example, in FIG. 20 (D), the number of pending second special symbol determinations is 4 by the time the display of the second panel image is completed, and 1 second after the display of the second panel image is completed. It illustrates how the game ball image related to the third panel image is displayed according to the passage of time. In this example, the panel image of the character A is displayed as the second panel image.

FIG. 20 (E) illustrates a state when the display of the fifth panel image is completed. In this example, the panel image of the character A is displayed as the third panel image, and the panel image of the character B is displayed as the fourth and fifth panel images, respectively. As illustrated in FIG. 20 (F), the characters "full charge" are displayed according to the display of five panel images, which is the maximum number. This makes it possible to suggest that the number of pending second special symbol determinations has reached the upper limit. As described above, in the present embodiment, the period from the start of displaying the game ball image to the time of erasing (that is, when the movement display is completed) is 0.5 seconds, and the panel image is displayed with the erasing of the game ball image. To be started. The game ball image related to the next panel image is not displayed until one second has elapsed from the start of displaying the panel image at this time. Therefore, it takes 1.5 seconds to complete the display of one panel image. Therefore, the time until the character "full charge" is displayed in response to the display of the five panel images is at least 7.5 seconds after the start of the character stock effect.

If there are multiple holds for the second special symbol judgment by the start of the character stock effect, or if the second special symbol judgment is held before the panel display is completed, the display of the previous panel image is completed. The display of the next panel image may be started before the process.

As illustrated in FIG. 21 (A), the character promotion period in which the panel image can be promoted is started in response to the display of the character "full charge". In the present embodiment, the characters "still" are displayed as an effect of notifying the start of the character promotion period (see FIG. 21 (A)). The characters "still more" are displayed for a predetermined time (for example, 0.5 seconds) from the start of the character promotion period. In the present embodiment, the character promotion period is a period until the remaining time at the upper center of the screen reaches "00.00". As illustrated in FIG. 21 (B), the panel image is not promoted unless the game ball is won in the second starting port 12 even during the character promotion possible period, and the promotion suggestion effect for expecting promotion is also executed. Not done. In the present embodiment, even if a game ball wins a prize in the second starting port 12 while the characters "still" are displayed, the promotion suggestion effect is not executed. It should be noted that the promotion suggestion effect may be started when the game ball wins a prize in the second starting port 12 while the characters "still more" are displayed. In the case of such a configuration, the game ball image displayed by starting the promotion suggestion effect is superimposed and displayed on the front side in preference to the character "still". In addition, the character "still" may be superimposed and displayed on the front side in preference to the above-mentioned game ball image.

FIG. 21C exemplifies a state in which the promotion suggestion effect is started when the first game ball wins a prize in the second starting port 12 after the characters “full charge” are displayed. There is. As illustrated in FIG. 21C, in the present embodiment, at the start of the promotion suggestion effect, the game ball image is displayed for a predetermined time (for example, 0.5 seconds) as in the case immediately before the panel image is displayed. Subsequently, in the promotion suggestion effect, as illustrated in FIG. 21D, the panel image and the display area in the upper center of the screen where the remaining time is not displayed emit light. Subsequently, in the promotion suggestion effect, all the panel images emit light as illustrated in FIG. 21 (E). At this time, the portion that was emitting light in FIG. 21 (D) is not emitting light (or is not emitting much light).

Here, in the present embodiment, the promotion timing 1 comes in response to the winning of the first game ball in the second starting port 12 after the characters "full charge" are displayed. Therefore, following the states illustrated in FIGS. 21 (C) to 21 (E), the promotion of at least one or more panel images is successful (see FIG. 22 (A)), and the panel images are not promoted at all. (That is, promotion failure) (see FIG. 22 (D)). Whether or not to be promoted is determined by the process illustrated in FIG. 19 at the start of the current variation display or at the time when the second special symbol determination is suspended.

As illustrated in FIG. 22 (A), in the case of successful promotion, the display of the panel image after promotion is started, and at the same time, the characters "up ↑" are displayed on the front side of the panel image after promotion. Will be done. Although it is possible to recognize that the promotion was successful by the characters "up ↑", it is difficult to see which character was promoted because the panel image after promotion is hidden by the characters "up ↑". This makes it possible to give a feeling of excitement as to which character has been promoted. As illustrated in FIG. 22 (B), when the character "up ↑" is erased after a predetermined time (1 second in the present embodiment), the panel image after promotion can be clearly seen. become. In the present embodiment, it takes 2 seconds from the start of one promotion suggestion effect until the panel image after promotion as a result of this promotion suggestion effect can be clearly seen. In the example of FIG. 22, a case where one panel image is promoted will be described, but depending on the effect pattern (see FIG. 18) determined by the process illustrated in FIG. 19, all the panel images may be promoted at the same time.

As illustrated in FIG. 22 (C), in the case of promotion failure, none of the panel images changes and the characters "up ↑" are not displayed. In the present embodiment, if the promotion fails, one promotion suggestion effect ends in 1 second from the start. In the case of successful promotion or failure of promotion, the panel image may be promoted when promotion timings 2 and 3 arrive after that (see FIG. 22 (D)). On the other hand, when the promotion timings 2 and 3 do not arrive (that is, when the game ball does not win the second starting port 12 during the character promotion possible period), the panel image is not promoted. After that, according to the end of the character promotion period, it develops into a battle production through the battle development production. In this battle effect, the characters of the displayed five panel images fight against the enemy one by one in the order in which the panel images are displayed.

FIG. 23 (A) illustrates a state when the character promotion possible period ends without the panel image being promoted from the state of FIG. 22 (B). In the battle development effect started at the end of the character promotion period, the effects illustrated in FIGS. 23 (B) to 25 (B) are executed. Specifically, as illustrated in FIG. 23B, at the start of the battle development effect, character icons 81 to 85 of the same character as the character represented by each panel image are superimposed and displayed on the front side of the display areas 81a to 85a. To. The character icons 81 to 85 are derived using each panel image, and at the same time when the display of the character icons 81 to 85 is started, each panel image is deleted. During the battle production, the character icons 81 to 85 suggest the type of character that fights the enemy. As illustrated in FIG. 23 (B), the character icons 81 to 85 are displayed on the front side of the five empty display areas 81a to 85a. In the present embodiment, the color of the frame of the character icons 81 to 85 differs depending on the type of character. Specifically, the color of the frame is white when it is characters A to C, and red when it is character D. The panel image may be displayed during the battle effect to suggest the type of character fighting the enemy. In this case, the character icons 81 to 85 are not displayed.

Following FIG. 23 (B), as illustrated in FIG. 23 (C), the character icons 81 to 85 start moving display while gradually reducing from the display areas 81a to 85a toward the display areas 81b to 85b. .. Here, FIG. 24 is an explanatory diagram for explaining the display areas 81b to 85b of the character icons 81 to 85 during the battle effect. As illustrated in FIG. 24A, in the present embodiment, display areas 81a to 85a are provided on the liquid crystal screen 5 from the start of the battle development effect to the end of the battle effect. Character icons 81 to 85 are displayed one by one in the display areas 81b to 85b. The battle development effect and the battle effect are executed using the display areas other than the display areas 81b to 85b on which the character icons 81 to 85 are displayed.

As illustrated in FIG. 24B, a character (that is, a character icon 81) fighting an enemy in the first battle is displayed in the display area 81b, and an enemy in the second battle is displayed in the display area 82b. The character that fights against the enemy (that is, the character icon 82) is displayed, and the character that fights against the enemy in the third battle (that is, the character icon 83) is displayed in the display area 83b. Further, in the display area 84b, a character fighting the enemy in the fourth battle (that is, the character icon 84) is displayed, and in the display area 85b, the character fighting the enemy in the fifth battle (that is, the character icon 85) is displayed. Is displayed. When the character is defeated by the enemy in the battle, the displayed character icon is shifted by one to the display area 81b side.

Here, FIG. 24B illustrates a case where five character icons are displayed because there are four hold of the second special symbol determination at the end of the character stock effect. If the number of pending second special symbol determinations is less than four at the end of the character stock production, less than five character icons will be displayed. For example, when the second special symbol determination is held for two at the end of the character stock effect, the character icon 81 is displayed in the display area 81b, the character icon 82 is displayed in the display area 82b, and the character icon 82 is displayed in the display area 83b. 83 is displayed. Then, the character icon is not displayed in the display areas 84b and 85b. In the present embodiment, the start time of the first battle is changed according to the number of pending second special symbol determinations so that the start time of the last battle is the same regardless of the number of pending second special symbol determinations. Is. Therefore, the start time of the first battle when the second special symbol determination is held is two corresponds to the start time of the third battle when the second special symbol determination is held four times.

In the present embodiment, the first character icon is displayed larger than the other character icons in order to suggest the first character to fight the enemy in the battle effect in an easy-to-understand manner. Specifically, as illustrated in FIG. 24 (B), the character icon 81 that fights the enemy earliest in the battle effect is displayed larger than the character icons 82 to 85.

In the present embodiment, the character icons 81 to 85 start moving and displaying sequentially toward the display areas 81b to 85b in the order in which the panel images are displayed according to the start of the battle development effect. Therefore, the character icon 81 derived using the first panel image starts the moving display earliest, and the character icon 85 derived using the fifth panel image starts the moving display the latest. .. FIG. 23C illustrates how the character icon 81 moves and displays from the display area 81a to the display area 81b. In the present embodiment, in order to make it easier to understand how the movement is displayed, the display priority is set to be lower in the order of the character icons 81 to 85 during the movement display. For this reason, the character icon 85, which has not yet started the movement display, is superimposed and displayed behind the character icon 81 during the movement display (see FIG. 23 (C)). In the present embodiment, the characters "battle start", which suggests that the battle effect is started from the start of the movement display of the character icon 81, are gradually enlarged and displayed from the left side of the liquid crystal screen 5 toward the center. (See FIGS. 23 (C) to 25 (A)).

FIG. 23 (D) exemplifies the time when the character icon 81 completes the movement display in the display area 81b, and the character icon 85 which has not yet started the movement display is superimposed and displayed behind the character icon 81. It exemplifies the situation. At this time, the character icon 82 is moved and displayed from the display area 82a toward the display area 82b. Further, the character icon 83 has started moving and displaying from the display area 83a toward the display area 83b.

FIG. 23 (E) illustrates a state when the character icon 82 has moved to the display area 82b and completed the display. At this time, the character icon 83 is moved and displayed from the display area 83a to the display area 83b, and the character icon 84 is moved and displayed from the display area 84a to the display area 84b. Further, the character icon 85 has started moving and displaying from the display area 85a toward the display area 85b. In FIGS. 23 to 27, only alphabets representing the types of characters are shown as character icons 82 to 85 displayed in the display areas 82b to 85b for the purpose of making the drawings easier to see. What is actually displayed in the display areas 82b to 85b are the character icons 81 to 85 representing the characters as illustrated in FIG. 24 (B).

FIG. 25A illustrates a state in which the movement display of the character icons 81 to 85 is completed. FIG. 25B illustrates a state in which the title of the theatrical version animation, which is the basis of the production related to the new chapter mode, is displayed immediately before the battle development production ends. As illustrated in FIG. 25 (C), the enemy is first displayed with the start of the battle effect. After that, as illustrated in FIG. 25 (D), at the start of the first battle, a cut-in image 86 suggesting the start of the battle is displayed. The cut-in image 86 is an image displaying the face of the character represented by the first character icon. In the present embodiment, as the display of the cut-in image 86 is started, the first character icon is changed to a dark color and erased as it is (see FIGS. 25 (D) and 25 (E)).

As illustrated in FIG. 25 (E), after erasing the cut-in image 86, a pushing effect in which the character (character B in this example) displayed in the cut-in image 86 and the enemy press each other is started. In the present embodiment, the operation promotion effect is started during the pressing effect. As illustrated in FIG. 25 (F), when the judgment result of the second special symbol judgment of the third rotation in the new chapter mode is the small hit symbol 2 or 3, the enemy is defeated according to the operation during the operation promotion effect. Then, the small symbol 56 is temporarily stopped and displayed in any of the 1 to 6, 8 and 9 symbol alignments. At the same time, the effecting object 7 is operated from the initial position to the advanced position. In the case of the small hit symbol 2, the decorative symbol 55 (and the small symbol 56) is stopped and displayed with 7 symbols that do not superimpose and display the characters "God" through the re-lottery effect after the temporary stop display (figure). 25 (G)). On the other hand, in the case of the small hit symbol 3, the decorative symbol 55 and the small symbol 56 are stopped and displayed in the same combination as the combination of the small symbols 56 at the time of the temporary stop display through the re-lottery effect (FIG. 25 (G). )reference).

As illustrated in FIG. 25 (H), when the judgment result of the second special symbol determination of the third rotation in the new chapter mode is the small hit symbol 1, the enemy is defeated according to the operation during the operation promotion effect. Decorative symbols 55 (and small symbols 56) are stopped and displayed after the temporary stop display, with 7 symbols aligned with the characters "God" superimposed on the front side.

If the judgment result of the second special symbol judgment of the third rotation in the new chapter mode is a loss, or if it is a small hit and the execution of the revival effect is decided, the enemy will be affected by the operation during the operation promotion effect. Defeat (see Figure 25 (I)). In this case, as illustrated in FIG. 26 (A), an effect suggesting the defeat of the first game is started according to the operation. In this effect, dark and noisy enemies are displayed in the display area other than the character icons 82 to 85. As illustrated in FIG. 26 (B), preparations for the second race are started during the production suggesting the defeat of the first race. At the start of preparation for the second race, the earliest character icon 82 is enlarged and displayed and moved to the lower side. Along with this, the character icons 83 to 85 are moved and displayed on the lower side.

After that, as illustrated in FIG. 26 (C), the effect suggesting the defeat of the first race is completed and the characters "4 times remaining" are displayed. This suggests that a small hit is aimed at in the remaining four second special symbol determinations. As illustrated in FIG. 26 (D), at the start of the second race, the cut-in image 86 is displayed in the same manner as at the start of the first race. In this example, the cut-in image 86 displays the face of the character A represented by the first character icon 82. After that, the operation promotion effect is started during the push-out effect of the second game in the same flow as the first game.

As illustrated in FIG. 26 (F), when the first hold of the second special symbol determination is the small hit symbol 3, the enemy is defeated according to the operation during the operation promotion effect, and the left and right small symbols 56 There are 1 to 6, 8 and 9 symbols, and the small symbol 56 in the middle is temporarily stopped and displayed by the letter V. This combination is a combination that indicates a loss, and functions as a combination that suggests a small hit in the hold. At the same time as the temporary stop display of the small symbol 56, the effecting object 7 is operated from the initial position to the advanced position. The characters "Congratulations" are displayed on the liquid crystal screen 5 when the evacuation of the effect 7 is completed. Along with this, the small symbol 56 that was temporarily stopped and displayed is stopped and displayed in the same combination (see FIG. 26 (G)). At this time, the fourth symbol 57 is stopped and displayed as a white symbol. As a result, it is notified that the determination result of the second special symbol determination of the third rotation in the new chapter mode is a loss. While the characters "Congratulations" are being displayed, the small symbol 56 starts the variable display with the start of the next variable display of the second special symbol (see FIG. 26 (H)). Then, after the decorative symbols 55 (and the small symbols 56) are temporarily stopped and displayed with, for example, two symbols aligned, the re-lottery effect is executed. After that, at the same time that the second special symbol is stopped and displayed at the small hit symbol 3, the decorative symbol 55 (and the small symbol 56) having the same combination as before the execution of the re-lottery effect is stopped and displayed (see FIG. 26 (I)). ). At this time, the fourth symbol 57 is stopped and displayed as a purple symbol. If the first hold of the second special symbol determination is the small hit symbol 2, the decorative symbol 55 (and the small symbol 56) is aligned with 7 symbols that do not superimpose and display the characters "God" through the re-lottery effect. ) Is stopped and displayed. In addition, when the earliest hold of the second special symbol determination is the small hit symbol 1, the decorative symbol is a set of 7 symbols in which the characters "God" are superimposed and displayed on the front side without executing the re-lottery effect. 55 (and small symbol 56) is stopped and displayed.

Although not shown, when the first hold of the second special symbol determination is the small hit symbol 1, the enemy is defeated according to the operation during the operation promotion effect, and FIGS. 26 (F) to (H) are displayed. In the same flow as above, it is notified that the judgment result of the second special symbol judgment of the third rotation in the new chapter mode is a loss. In the next fluctuation, the second special symbol is stopped and displayed at 1 small hit, and at the same time, the decorative symbol 55 (and small symbol 56) is stopped and displayed with 7 symbols superimposed on the front side with the character "God". Will be done.

If the first hold of the second special symbol judgment is a loss, or if it is a small hit and the execution of the revival effect is decided, the enemy is defeated according to the operation during the operation promotion effect (Fig. 26 (Fig. 26 (Fig. 26)). See J)). In this case, as illustrated in FIG. 27 (A), an effect suggesting the defeat of the second race is started according to the operation. In FIG. 27 (A), a dark and noisy enemy is displayed in a display area other than the character icons 83 to 85. As illustrated in FIG. 27 (B), preparations for the third race are started during the production suggesting the defeat of the second race. At the start of preparation for the third race, the earliest character icon 82 is enlarged and displayed and moved downward. Along with this, the character icons 84 and 85 are moved and displayed downward.

After that, as illustrated in FIG. 27 (C), the production suggesting the defeat of the second race is completed, and the characters "3 times remaining" are displayed. This suggests that a small hit is aimed at in the remaining three second special symbol judgments. After that, for example, if the third and fourth races are defeated in the same flow as the first and second races, the fifth race is started. In the 5th round, the pushing effect is executed as in the 1st to 4th rounds, and during this pushing effect, the operation promotion effect is started in the same manner as in the 1st to 4th rounds. When the effect of notifying the defeat of the fifth race is started in response to the operation during the operation promotion effect, the small symbol 56 is temporarily stopped and displayed with a reach loss at the same time as the start of this effect (see FIG. 27 (E)). .. After that, a battle end suggestion effect is executed in which a shutter image imitating the shutter is moved and displayed so as to cover from the left and right ends of the liquid crystal screen 5 toward the center of the screen on the front side of the image related to the effect notified by the defeat of the fifth race. Will be done. In the present embodiment, during the battle end suggestion effect, an operation promotion effect that encourages repeated hits of the effect button 26 is started. In response to the operation during the operation promotion effect, the intervals are widened while rattling so as to expect the left and right shutter images to open (see FIG. 27 (F)).

If there is a small hit in the judgment result of the second special symbol judgment of the third rotation in the new chapter mode or the hold of the second special symbol judgment, the shutter is set according to the operation during the operation promotion effect during the battle end suggestion effect. The effect of opening the image completely is executed. For example, a case where the earliest hold is the small hit symbol 3 will be described. In such a case, the left and right small symbols 56 are 1 to 6, 8 and 9 symbols, and the middle small symbol 56 is temporarily stopped and displayed by the letter V. By this combination, it is suggested that the judgment result of the second special symbol determination of the third rotation in the new chapter mode is a loss, and there is a small hit in the hold. At the same time as the temporary stop display of the small symbol 56, the effecting object 7 is operated from the initial position to the advanced position. The characters "Congratulations" are displayed on the liquid crystal screen 5 when the evacuation of the effect 7 is completed. Along with this, the small symbol 56 that was temporarily stopped and displayed is stopped and displayed in the same combination (see FIG. 27 (2)). At this time, the fourth symbol 57 is stopped and displayed as a white symbol. As a result, it is notified that the determination result of the second special symbol determination of the third rotation in the new chapter mode is a loss. While the characters "Congratulations" are being displayed, the small symbol 56 starts the variable display with the start of the next variable display of the second special symbol (see FIG. 27 (3)). Then, after the decorative symbols 55 (and the small symbols 56) are temporarily stopped and displayed with, for example, two symbols aligned, the re-lottery effect is executed. After that, at the same time that the second special symbol is stopped and displayed at the small hit symbol 3, the decorative symbol 55 (and the small symbol 56) having the same combination as before the execution of the re-lottery effect is stopped and displayed (see FIG. 27 (4)). ). At this time, the fourth symbol 57 is stopped and displayed as a purple symbol. If the first hold of the second special symbol determination is the small hit symbol 2, the decorative symbol 55 (and the small symbol 56) is aligned with 7 symbols that do not superimpose and display the characters "God" through the re-lottery effect. ) Is stopped and displayed. In addition, when the earliest hold of the second special symbol determination is the small hit symbol 1, the decorative symbol is a set of 7 symbols in which the characters "God" are superimposed and displayed on the front side without executing the re-lottery effect. 55 (and small symbol 56) is stopped and displayed.

If the judgment result of the second special symbol judgment of the third rotation in the new chapter mode and the hold of the second special symbol judgment are all lost, the shutter image is displayed according to the operation during the operation promotion effect during the battle end suggestion effect. It doesn't open completely. Then, at the end of the valid period, a shutter closing effect in which the shutter image is completely closed is executed (see FIG. 28 (A)). The shutter closing effect is continued with the shutter image closed until it is notified that the judgment result of the second special symbol judgment of the third rotation in the new chapter mode and the hold of the second special symbol judgment are all lost. To.

When the shutter closing effect is started, the small symbol 56 remains temporarily stopped and displayed with a reach loss. As the second special symbol of the third rotation in the new chapter mode is stopped and displayed as a lost symbol, the small symbol 56 is stopped and displayed in the combination of the temporary stop display (see FIG. 28 (B)). Further, the fourth symbol 57 is stopped and displayed in white. Along with the start of this stop display, the title of the movie version animation and the characters "end", which are the basis of the production related to the new chapter mode, are displayed in order to indicate the end of the new chapter mode. The title and the characters "end" are continuously displayed until it is notified that the hold of the second special symbol determination is all lost. With the start of the next variation display of the second special symbol, the small symbol 56 starts the variation display with the shutter image closed (see FIG. 28 (C)). After that, as the second special symbol is stopped and displayed as a lost symbol, the small symbol 56 is stopped and displayed in a combination indicating the loss (see FIG. 28 (D)). Further, the fourth symbol 57 is stopped and displayed in white. Similarly, the variable display of the small symbol 56 and the fourth symbol 57, the stop display of the small symbol 56 in the combination indicating the loss, and the fourth symbol 57 until the fourth hold of the second special symbol determination is exhausted. The stop display in white is repeated (see FIGS. 28 (E) to 28 (J)). In the shutter closing effect, the effect of opening the shutter image is executed in response to the stop display of the lost symbol corresponding to the fourth hold of the second special symbol determination (FIGS. 28 (K) and (L)). reference). Here, in the present embodiment, when the stop display of the small symbol 56 is started, the decorative symbol 55 is stopped and displayed on the back side of the shutter image in the same combination as the small symbol 56. When the shutter image is opened, the decorative pattern 55 hidden by the shutter image can be seen. In the present embodiment, when the shutter image is fully opened, the display of the characters "Please return the steering wheel to the left" is started in order to encourage the player to hit the left side.

FIG. 29 is an explanatory diagram for explaining the mode selection effect when the small hit symbol 2 is assigned in the new chapter mode. FIG. 30 is an explanatory diagram for explaining the mode selection effect following FIG. 29. FIG. 29A illustrates the state of the liquid crystal screen 5 when the stop display of the small hit symbol 2 is started in the new chapter mode. In FIG. 29 (A), in order to notify the same content as the small hit symbol 2, the 7 symbol alignments in which the characters "God" are not superimposed and displayed as the decorative symbol 55 are stopped and displayed, and the white fourth symbol 57 is displayed. Is displayed as stopped. At this time, the small symbol 56 is stopped and displayed in the same combination as the decorative symbol 55.

After the symbol determination time (for example, 1 second) has elapsed in the state of FIG. 29 (A), the small hit game related to the small hit symbol 2 is started. FIG. 29B illustrates a state in which the small hit OP effect for notifying that the small hit game has started is being executed. The small hit OP effect is an effect that displays characters suggesting the type of the small hit game this time, and is an effect that is executed from the start of the small hit game to the end of the round game related to the small hit game. In FIG. 29B, the characters “character bonus” are displayed to indicate that the game is a small hit game related to the small hit symbol 2. At the end of the OP production for small hits, the characters "Aim for V" and multiple "Right-handed" characters that encourage the player to win a V are displayed on the LCD screen 5, or "Aim for V". Is output from the speaker 24. In the present embodiment, in order to suggest to the player which position should be specifically aimed at in an easy-to-understand manner, a part other than the background of the character "Aim for V" (specifically, FIG. 29 (specifically, FIG. 29). An image imitating the game board 2 of the present embodiment is displayed in a portion of C) other than the checkered pattern portion). The image imitating the game board 2 is, for example, an image showing the periphery of the small winning opening 19 centered on the letter "V" (that is, the V winning opening switch 116b) written on the plate that closes the small winning opening 19. Is. In the example shown in FIG. 29C, the image imitating the game board 2 includes a plate that closes the small winning opening 19, a lower right portion of the liquid crystal screen 5, and a normal winning opening 14. Here, in FIG. 29C, leader lines and reference numerals are added to the accessories in the image imitating the game board 2 for the purpose of making the drawings easy to understand. Actually, an image imitating the game board 2 is displayed without a leader line and a code.

An effect (not shown) showing how light is emitted from the lower right corner of the liquid crystal screen 5 in all directions is displayed in response to the V winning during the round game related to the small hit game. This effect is an image whose display is started in response to the V winning in order to notify the V winning. Then, from the start of the ED period related to the small hit game to the end of the OP period of the big hit game following the small hit game, the above effect spreads and the entire liquid crystal screen 5 is covered with light to white out. Is done. Following the whiteout, the round production of the jackpot game will start. FIG. 29 (D) illustrates a state in which the round effect is started from the start of the 1st round game (the 2nd round game when the small hit game is added) after the start of the big hit game. In the present embodiment, in the case of the big hit game related to the small hit symbol 2, the moving images of the characters A to C are displayed from the start of the round effect until the effect mode of the transition destination is determined by the mode selection effect (for example, FIG. 29 (Fig. 29). D) to FIG. 29 (F)). This moving image displays pink bands on the upper and lower ends of the liquid crystal screen 5 from the start to the end (FIGS. 29 (D) to 29 (F), 30 (A) to (C)). reference).

In the case of the big hit game related to the small hit symbol 2, as illustrated in FIG. 29 (D), eight circles are displayed from the start of the round production to suggest that the round game for 8R is performed. In the case of the big hit game related to the small hit symbol 2, the above 〇 continues to be displayed while changing from white to black one by one at the end of 1R, and is erased at the end of the final round game (see FIG. 29 (E)).

In FIGS. 29 (F) to 30 (C), a mode selection effect when the small hit symbol 2 is assigned in the new chapter mode is illustrated. The mode selection effect at this time is executed to determine one of the battle mode and the story mode as the effect mode after the jackpot game being executed is completed. Since the setting value indicating the new chapter mode is stored in the sub RAM 133, the effect mode that is first selected in the initial screen of the mode selection effect is the story mode of group B.

Along with the start of the mode selection effect (and the start of the ED period), the display of the characters "Please select a mode" is started. Further, with the start of the mode selection effect, the movement display of the battle mode image 42 representing the battle mode and the story mode image 43 representing the story mode is started (see FIGS. 29 (F) and 30 (A)). .. Since the setting value indicating the new chapter mode is stored, the mode image representing the story mode of the group B is displayed first when the mode selection effect is started. In this example, during the moving display of the battle mode image 42 and the story mode image 43, the same effect display as the moving display of the mode images illustrated in FIGS. 10A to 10E is performed. Specifically, the story mode image 43 performs a movement display similar to the movement display of the night mode images 40 illustrated in FIGS. 10A to 10E. Further, the battle mode image 42 performs the same movement display as the movement display of the new chapter mode images 41 illustrated in FIGS. 10A to 10E.

As illustrated in FIGS. 29 (F) and 30 (A), the battle mode image 42 and the story mode image 43 are displayed in dark colors from the start of the mode selection effect to the completion of the movement display. The effect mode can be selected during the valid period that starts when the movement display is completed.

As illustrated in FIG. 30B, the characters "Choose a mode" are erased when the movement display is completed. Along with this, the display of the button image 90, the gauge image 91, the characters "mode switching", and the arrows in the left-right direction is started. At the same time as the display of the button image 90 starts, the valid period of the effect button 26 starts.

At the same time that the display of the button image 90 is started, the display mode of the story mode image 43 changes to a bright color (see FIG. 30B). This suggests that the story mode image 43 is currently in the selected state. On the other hand, the battle mode image 42 remains dark unless selected by operating the effect button 26. This suggests that the battle mode image 42 is not currently selected. As described above, since the set value indicating the effect mode of the group B is stored in the sub RAM 133, the initial screen in the state where the story mode image 43 is first selected is displayed in the mode selection effect.

When the effect button 26 is operated once, the state in which the story mode image 43 is selected is switched to the state in which the battle mode image 42 is selected (flow from FIGS. 30B to 30C). In the present embodiment, the display mode of the story mode image 43 changes to a dark color and the battle mode image 42 changes to a light color according to the first operation. Further, in response to this first operation, the story mode image 43 gradually shrinks and moves to the back side of the battle mode image 42, and the battle mode image 42 gradually expands to the front side of the story mode image 43. Move to and display.

When the effect button 26 is operated for the second time during the valid period of the mode selection effect, the state in which the battle mode image 42 is selected is switched to the state in which the story mode image 43 is selected (FIG. 30 (C). ) To (B)). In the present embodiment, the display mode of the story mode image 43 returns to a bright color and the battle mode image 42 returns to a dark color in response to this second operation. Further, in response to this second operation, the story mode image 43 gradually expands and moves to the front side of the battle mode image 42, and the battle mode image 42 gradually shrinks to the rear side of the story mode image 43. Move to and display. Here, FIG. 30B shows the gauge image 91 at the start of the valid period. When the story mode image 43 is switched to the selected state in response to the second operation, the gauge image 91 suggests a remaining time less than the remaining time suggested by the gauge image 91 illustrated in FIG. 30 (C). It will be in the state of.

After that, at the end of the predetermined valid period, the transition to the effect mode represented by the mode image in the state selected at this point is confirmed. FIG. 30D shows an example in which the story mode image 43 is selected at the end of the valid period, and the transition to the story mode is confirmed. In this example, a set value indicating the story mode is stored in the sub RAM 133 at the end of the valid period. By this memory processing, the production is controlled in the story mode immediately after the end of the jackpot game being executed. Then, when a small hit or a big hit (specifically, big hit symbols B, C, E, and F, and small hit symbols 2 and 3) is assigned in the story mode at this time, the effect mode of the group B is set. The mode selection effect of the initial screen in the selected state is executed during the third jackpot game. In this way, in the next mode selection effect, the effect mode of group B is selected without reselecting the story mode (or another effect mode of group B), so it is troublesome to reselect. There is no story.

As illustrated in FIG. 30D, the story mode image 43 starts to expand from the end of the valid period, and the story mode image 43 is displayed in full screen. The battle mode image 42, the button image 90, the gauge image 91, the characters "mode switching", the arrows in the left-right direction, and the moving images of the characters A to D are deleted at the end of the valid period.

If the valid period ends with the battle mode image 42 selected as a result of the operation, the transition to the battle mode is confirmed at the end of the valid period. In such a case, a set value indicating the battle mode as the transition destination is stored in the sub RAM 133 at the end of the valid period. By this memory processing, the production is controlled in the battle mode immediately after the end of the jackpot game being executed. Then, in the battle mode at this time, when a small hit or a big hit (specifically, big hit symbols B, C, E, and F, and small hit symbols 2 and 3) is assigned, the effect mode of group A is set. The mode selection effect in the selected state is executed during the third jackpot game. In this way, in the next mode selection effect, the effect mode of group A is selected without reselecting the night mode (or another effect mode of group A), so it is troublesome to reselect. There is no.

When the transition to the battle mode is confirmed at the end of the valid period, the battle mode image 42 starts to expand from the end of the valid period, and the battle mode image 42 is displayed in full screen. The story mode image 43, the button image 90, the gauge image 91, the characters "mode switching", the arrows in the left-right direction, and the moving images of the characters A to C are deleted at the end of the valid period.

The story mode image 43 is deleted when a predetermined time (for example, 7 seconds) has elapsed after the story mode image 43 is displayed in full screen. At the same time, an effect of displaying the effect mode title notifying the transition to the story mode is started (see FIG. 30 (F)). In this production, the following production display is performed. First, the characters "girl rush" are displayed. Then, in response to the display of this character, the character "Entering story mode" is displayed (see FIG. 30 (F)). The effect of displaying the effect mode title notifying the transition to the story mode ends after the variable display of the second special symbol is started. Then, during this variable display, the screen configuration is switched to the story mode (see FIGS. 30 (H) and 31 (A)).

[When a small hit symbol 1 is assigned in story mode]
Next, with reference to FIGS. 31 and 32, the effect during the big hit game when the small hit symbol 1 is assigned in the story mode will be described. FIG. 31 is an explanatory diagram for explaining an example of production up to the time when the big hit game is started when the small hit symbol 1 is assigned in the story mode. FIG. 32 is an explanatory diagram for explaining an example of the effect of shifting to the devil rush after the round effect corresponding to the story mode.

The story mode of the present embodiment is a production mode characterized in that the player can watch a favorite story movie after the reach is established. For example, the player can select the type of the favorite story video from the first to fourth episodes during the period until the reach is established, and the story video can be viewed after the reach is established. FIG. 31A is a basic screen configuration in the story mode until the reach is established. What is characteristic of the screen of FIG. 31 (A) is the button image 90, the characters "select the number of stories" suggesting that the number of stories in the story video can be changed by operating the effect button 26, and the characters currently selected. The text "Convince the first episode mission character C!" Is displayed to inform the story video.

As illustrated in FIG. 31 (B), when the reach is established during the variable display of the second special symbol in the story mode, the story moving image selected before the reach is established is played back. FIG. 31C illustrates the state of the liquid crystal screen 5 when the stop display of the small hit symbol 1 is started as a result of the fluctuation display. In FIG. 31 (C), in order to notify the same content as the small hit symbol 1, the 7 symbol alignment in which the characters "God" are superimposed and displayed on the front side as the decorative symbol 55 is stopped and displayed. 4 Symbol 57 is stopped and displayed. At this time, the small symbol 56 is stopped and displayed in the same combination as the decorative symbol 55.

After being held until the symbol determination time (for example, 1 second) elapses in the state of FIG. 31 (C), the small hit game related to the small hit symbol 1 is started. FIG. 31 (D) illustrates how the small hit OP effect of the small hit symbol 1 is being executed. In FIG. 31 (D), the characters "God bonus" are displayed to suggest that the game is a small hit game related to the small hit symbol 1. At the end of the OP production for small hits, the characters "Aim for V" that encourages the player to win a V, an image that imitates the game board 2, and a plurality of characters "Right-handed" are displayed on the LCD screen 5. Or, a voice saying "Aim for V" is output from the speaker 24. The effect of prompting the V prize is the same as that executed when the small hit symbol 2 is stopped and displayed, except that the bonus band 46 is displayed. The bonus band 46 is an image that notifies that the small hit game (and the big hit game) is related to the small hit symbol 1, and is an image that is displayed at the start of the small hit game and erased at the end of the big hit game.

An effect for notifying the V prize is displayed according to the V prize being won during the round game related to the small hit game. Then, from the start of the ED period related to the small hit game to the end of the OP period of the big hit game following the small hit game, the above effect spreads and the entire liquid crystal screen 5 is covered with light to white out. Is done. Following the whiteout, the round production of the jackpot game will start. In the present embodiment, in order to entertain the story video selected by the player, when the small hit symbol 1 is stopped and displayed, the digest video of the story video that has been played is played back as a round effect (see FIG. 31 (F)). ). The story video is a reach production that matches the production mode of Group B, which is played only in the story mode. Therefore, the effect of reproducing the digest video of this story movie is a round effect that matches the effect mode of Group B.

As illustrated in FIG. 32 (A), in the present embodiment, the round effect of reproducing the digest video of the story movie is continued even at the end of the final round game. Subsequently, with the start of the ED period, the ED effect in line with the devil rush is started, and the round effect is continued (see FIG. 32 (B)). The ED effect at this time is superimposed and displayed on the front side of the round effect. The display area of the ED effect increases with the passage of time and is finally displayed on the full screen (see FIG. 32 (C)). Therefore, the above round effect is finally invisible during the ED period. With the end of the ED period, the ED production corresponding to the devil rush ends, and immediately after the end of the ED period, the process shifts to the devil rush (see FIG. 32 (D)).

In the present embodiment, when the small hit symbol 1 is stopped and displayed, the effect mode of the same group as the set value indicating the effect mode stored in the sub RAM 133 of the god rush or the devil rush is automatically set immediately after the end of the big hit game. Move to. Therefore, in the present embodiment, when the small hit symbol 1 is stopped and displayed, the mode selection effect is not executed during this big hit game. This makes it possible to concentrate the player on the video related to the story video without distracting the selection of the production mode.

[When a small hit symbol 1 is assigned in battle mode]
Next, with reference to FIGS. 33 and 34, the effect during the big hit game when the small hit symbol 1 is assigned in the battle mode will be described. FIG. 33 is an explanatory diagram for explaining an example of production up to the time when the big hit game is started when the small hit symbol 1 is assigned in the battle mode. FIG. 34 is an explanatory diagram for explaining an example of the effect of shifting to the devil rush after the round effect corresponding to the battle mode.

Unlike the story mode, the battle mode of the present embodiment is a production mode in which the player cannot select a favorite production. Therefore, as illustrated in FIG. 33 (A), the characters or the like (see FIG. 31 (A)) of "selecting the number of stories" displayed in the story mode are not displayed.

As illustrated in FIG. 33 (B), when the reach is established during the variable display of the second special symbol in the battle mode, the battle reach effect that can be executed only in the battle mode is executed. FIG. 33C illustrates the state of the liquid crystal screen 5 when the stop display of the small hit symbol 1 is started as a result of the fluctuation display. In FIG. 33 (C), in order to notify the same content as the small hit symbol 1, the 7 symbol alignment in which the characters "God" are superimposed and displayed on the front side as the decorative symbol 55 is stopped and displayed. 4 Symbol 57 is stopped and displayed. At this time, the small symbol 56 is stopped and displayed in the same combination as the decorative symbol 55.

After being held in the state of FIG. 33C until the symbol determination time (for example, 1 second) elapses, the small hit game related to the small hit symbol 1 is started. As illustrated in FIGS. 33 (D) and 33 (E), the effect from the start of the small hit game to the start of the big hit game is the effect when the small hit symbol 1 is assigned in the story mode (FIGS. 31 (D) and (E)). (See (E)) is the same.

As illustrated in FIG. 33 (F), when the small hit symbol 1 is assigned in the battle mode, a round effect corresponding to the effect mode of the group A is executed as the round effect of the big hit game. As illustrated in FIG. 34 (A), in the present embodiment, the round effect is continued even at the end of the final round game. Subsequently, with the start of the ED period, the ED effect in line with the devil rush is started, and the round effect is continued (see FIG. 34 (B)). The ED effect is superimposed and displayed on the front side of the round effect, and the display area increases with the passage of time and is finally displayed on the full screen (see FIG. 34 (C)). Therefore, the above round effect is finally invisible during the ED period. With the end of the ED period, the ED production corresponding to the devil rush ends, and immediately after the end of the ED period, the process shifts to the devil rush (see FIG. 34 (D)).

As described above, in the present embodiment, even if the small hit symbol 1 is stopped and displayed in either the story mode or the battle mode, the mode selection effect is not executed during the big hit game. As a result, it is possible to concentrate the player on the round production suitable for each group without distracting the selection of the production mode.

[When the small hit symbol 1 and the small hit symbol 3 are assigned by the devil rush]
Next, with reference to FIGS. 35 to 37, an example of an effect in which the small hit symbol 1 is assigned by the devil rush and then the small hit symbol 3 is assigned by the devil rush will be described. FIG. 35 is an explanatory diagram for explaining an example of the effect when the small hit symbol 1 is assigned by the devil rush. FIG. 36 is an explanatory diagram for explaining an example of production up to the time when the big hit game is started when the small hit symbol 3 is assigned by the devil rush. FIG. 37 is an explanatory diagram for explaining an example of the effect of shifting to the story mode after the round effect corresponding to the devil rush when the small hit symbol 3 is assigned by the devil rush.

In the devil rush of the present embodiment, in order to emphasize that the jackpot game is continuous, 〇 displayed to suggest that the round game is performed is continuously displayed even after the jackpot game is completed. FIG. 35 (A) shows the state of the liquid crystal screen 5 when the stop display of the small hit symbol 1 is started in a state where the round game for 10R has already been executed by allocating the small hit symbol 1 during the devil rush. Is illustrated. In FIG. 35 (A), in order to notify the same content as the small hit symbol 1, the 7 symbol alignment in which the characters "God" are superimposed and displayed on the front side as the decorative symbol 55 (and the small symbol 56) is stopped and displayed. The green fourth symbol 57 is stopped and displayed.

In the state of FIG. 35 (A), after the symbol confirmation time (for example, 1 second) has elapsed, the decorative symbol 55, the small symbol 56, and the fourth are until the OP period of the small hit game related to the small hit symbol 1 is started. The symbol 57 is maintained. As illustrated in FIG. 35 (B), the OP effect corresponding to the devil rush is started from the start of the OP period. In the OP effect at this time, for example, the bonus band 46 is superimposed and displayed on the front side of the devil rush band 45 that notifies that it is a devil rush.

At the end of the above OP production, the characters "Aim for V" and a plurality of "Right-handed" characters that urge the player to win a V are displayed on the LCD screen 5, or "Aim for V". Sound is output from the speaker 24. This effect that encourages V prize is a right-handed effect that matches the devil rush, and a background image (for example, an image that suggests that it is a devil rush) that is not displayed when prompting V prize in other production modes is displayed. ..

An effect for notifying the V prize is displayed according to the V prize being won during the round game related to the small hit game. Then, from the start of the ED period related to the small hit game to the end of the OP period of the big hit game following the small hit game, the above effect spreads and the entire liquid crystal screen 5 is covered with light to white out. Is done. Following the whiteout, as a round production of the jackpot game, a round production in line with the devil rush is started (see FIG. 35 (D)). At this time, the devil rush band 45 is erased and only the bonus band 46 continues to be displayed.

As illustrated in FIG. 35 (E), in the present embodiment, the round effect corresponding to the devil rush is continued even at the end of the final round game. Subsequently, with the start of the ED period, the ED effect in line with the devil rush is started, and the round effect is continued (see FIG. 35 (F)). The ED effect at this time is superimposed and displayed on the front side of the round effect. The display area of the ED effect increases with the passage of time and is finally displayed on the full screen (see FIG. 36 (A)). Therefore, the above round effect is finally invisible during the ED period. With the end of the ED period, the ED production in line with the devil rush ends, and the devil rush continues immediately after the end of the ED period (see FIG. 36 (B)). The bonus band 46 is erased at the end of the ED period, and the devil rush band 45 is displayed at the same time as the start of the devil rush. At this time, the display of black circles indicating the number of completed round games is continued.

FIG. 36 (C) shows the liquid crystal screen 5 when the stop display of the small hit symbol 3 is started in a state where the round game for 20R has already been executed by allocating the small hit symbol 1 twice during the devil rush. Is illustrated. In FIG. 36 (C), in order to notify the same content as the small hit symbol 3, the 6 symbol alignment is stopped and displayed as the decorative symbol 55 (and the small symbol 56), and the purple 4th symbol 57 is stopped and displayed. ing.

In the state of FIG. 36 (C), after the symbol confirmation time (for example, 1 second) has elapsed, the decorative symbol 55, the small symbol 56, and the fourth are until the OP period of the small hit game related to the small hit symbol 3 is started. The symbol 57 is maintained. When the small hit symbol 3 is assigned by the devil rush, basically the same effect is performed until the round effect is completed as when the small hit symbol 1 is assigned by the devil rush. Therefore, in the present embodiment, it is possible to produce that the big hit game is continuous in the devil rush by using the small hit symbol 3 that cannot originally produce the devil rush.

As illustrated in FIG. 37 (E), in the present embodiment, when the small hit symbol 3 is assigned by the devil rush, the round effect corresponding to the devil rush ends at the end of the final round game. Subsequently, as illustrated in FIG. 37 (B), with the start of the ED period, an effect of notifying the end of the devil rush is started. During this ED period, the characters "NEXT Girl Rush" suggesting the production mode of the transition destination are displayed (see FIG. 37 (C)). Girl Rush is a general term for battle mode and story mode. Subsequently, as illustrated in FIG. 37 (D), the display of the effect mode title notifying the transition to the story mode is started. In the production mode title at this time, the characters "Girl Rush Story Mode Enter" are displayed to indicate that a new story mode will be started. As illustrated in FIG. 37 (E), the variable display of the second special symbol is started during the display of the effect mode title, and the screen configuration of the story mode is established during the variable display.

In the present embodiment, when the small hit symbol 3 is stopped and displayed in the devil rush, the story mode shifts to the same group B story mode as the devil rush. As described above, in the present embodiment, the story mode of the group B, which is the same as the set value indicating the effect mode stored in the sub RAM 133, is automatically shifted immediately after the jackpot game ends. As described above, in the present embodiment, when the small hit symbol 3 is stopped and displayed in the devil rush, the mode selection effect is not executed during this big hit game. This makes it possible to effectively express that the devil rush is a special production mode different from other production modes that can be selected by the player.

Hereinafter, an example of the processing performed by the game machine 1 in order to realize the various effects described above will be described in detail.

[Timer interrupt processing by the game control board 100]
Next, the timer interrupt process executed on the game control board 100 will be described with reference to FIG. 38. Here, FIG. 38 is a flowchart showing an example of timer interrupt processing executed on the game control board 100. The game control board 100 is set so that a timer interrupt is periodically applied at regular intervals (for example, 4 milliseconds) during normal operation except for special cases such as when the power is turned on or when the power is turned off. When the timer interrupt occurs, the game control board 100 executes a series of processes illustrated in FIG. 38. The processes shown in FIGS. 38 to 44 are performed according to the instructions issued by the main CPU 101 based on the program stored in the main ROM 102.

First, the main CPU 101 of the game control board 100 executes a random number update process for updating the symbol random number, the reach random number, the variable pattern random number, and the ordinary symbol random number by software (step S1).

For example, each random number is added by "1" each time the process of step S1 is performed. A loop counter is used as the counter that performs the process of step S1, and each random number is returned to "0" and updated after reaching a preset maximum value. The jackpot random numbers may be updated by software, or each random number may be generated in advance by calculating a value generated by using the random number circuit 104 and a value generated by software.

Following the process of step S1, the main CPU 101 detects that the game ball has won the first start port switch 111 and the second start port 12 for detecting that the game ball has won the first start port 11. A switch process for determining the state of the detection signal input from each switch such as the second start port switch 112 is executed (step S2). This switch processing will be described in detail later with reference to FIG. 39.

Following the process of step S2, the main CPU 101 executes the special symbol determination, causes the first special symbol display 41 or the second special symbol display 42 to display the special symbol in a variable manner, and then outputs the determination result of the special symbol determination. A special symbol process including a process of stopping and displaying the special symbol to be shown is executed (step S3). In the special symbol processing, whether or not it is a jackpot, the jackpot type, the fluctuation pattern of the special symbol, and the like are determined. This special symbol processing will be described in detail later based on FIG. 42.

Following the process of step S3, the main CPU 101 includes a process of executing the normal symbol determination, causing the normal symbol display 45 to display the normal symbol in a variable manner, and then stopping and displaying the normal symbol indicating the result of the normal symbol determination. Ordinary symbol processing is executed (step S4).

Following the process of step S4, the main CPU 101 performs an electric tulip process of operating the electric tulip 17 via the electric tulip control unit 113 when it is determined that the first start port 11b is to be opened as a result of the normal symbol determination. Is executed (step S5).

Following the process of step S5, the main CPU 101 controls the small winning opening control unit 118 to open the small winning opening 19 when it is determined in the process of step S3 that the small winning opening is a small hit. Is executed (step S6). The small winning opening opening control process is a process for controlling a small hit game, and a special symbol (small hit symbol) indicating that it is determined to execute the small hit game is stopped and displayed on the second special symbol display 42. If done. The small winning opening opening control process will be described in detail later with reference to FIG. 45.

Following the process of step S6, when the main CPU 101 determines in the process of step S3 that it is a big hit, the main CPU 101 controls the large winning opening control unit 117 to open the large winning opening 13. Execute (step S7). The large winning opening opening control process will be described in detail later with reference to FIG. 46.

Following the process of step S7, the main CPU 101 executes a prize ball process for controlling the payout of the prize ball according to the winning of the game ball (step S8).

Following the process of step S8, the main CPU 101 transmits to the effect control board 130 information necessary for determining various commands set (stored) in the main RAM 103 and the effect contents in the process steps prior to step S8. The process is executed (step S9).

[Switch processing by the game control board 100]
FIG. 39 is a detailed flowchart of the switch process in step S2 of FIG. 38. Following the process of step S1, the main CPU 101 monitors whether or not a detection signal is input from the first start port switch 111, and determines a special symbol at the time when the detection signal from the first start port switch 111 is input. The first start port switch process including the process of acquiring the random numbers (big hit random number, symbol random number, reach random number, and fluctuation pattern random number) is executed (step S21). This first start port switch process will be described in detail later with reference to FIG. 40.

Next, the main CPU 101 monitors whether or not a detection signal is input from the second start port switch 112, and acquires a random number for determining a special symbol at the time when the detection signal from the second start port switch 112 is input. The second start port switch process including the process to be performed is executed (step S22). The second start port switch process will be described in detail later with reference to FIG. 41.

Then, the main CPU 101 monitors the presence / absence of the input of the detection signal from the gate switch 114, and executes the gate switch process of acquiring the normal symbol random number at the time when the detection signal from the gate switch 114 is input (step S23). ).

[First start port switch processing by the game control board 100]
FIG. 40 is a detailed flowchart of the first start port switch process in step S21 of FIG. 39. As illustrated in FIG. 40, the main CPU 101 determines whether or not the first start port switch 111 is "ON" based on whether or not the detection signal from the first start port switch 111 is input. (Step S2101). For example, when an ON signal indicating that the first start port switch 111 has been turned “ON” is input, it is determined that the first start port switch 111 has been turned “ON”.

When the main CPU 101 determines that the first start port switch 111 is "ON" (step S2101: YES), the acquisition information used for the first special symbol determination includes a jackpot random number, a symbol random number, a reach random number, and a variation. Acquire a pattern random number (steps S2102-2105).

Next, in the main CPU 101, the hold number U1 of the first special symbol determination stored in the main RAM 103 is the maximum hold number Umax1 of the first special symbol determination stored in the main ROM 102 (“4” in this embodiment). ) Is less than (step S2106).

When the main CPU 101 determines that the number of holds U1 is less than the maximum number of holds Umax1 (step S2106: YES), the main CPU 101 updates the value of the number of holds U1 to a value obtained by adding "1" (step S2107).

Following the process of step S2107, the main CPU 101 determines whether or not the time saving game flag stored in the main RAM 103 is "ON" (step S2108). This time-saving game flag is a flag that is set to "ON" when the current gaming state is in the time-saving state, and conversely, is set to "OFF" when the current gaming state is in the non-time-saving state.

When the main CPU 101 determines that the time saving game flag is not "ON" (that is, "OFF") (step S2108: NO), the main CPU 101 executes the pre-determination process (step S2109). Specifically, the main CPU 101 hits the jackpot based on the acquired information acquired by the processes of steps S210 to 2105 prior to the jackpot determination process (see FIG. 43) and the fluctuation pattern determination process (see FIG. 44), which will be described later. It is determined in advance whether or not it is determined to be, and which type the fluctuation pattern will be determined.

Following the process of step S2109, the main CPU 101 stores the pre-determination information obtained by the pre-determination process of step S2109 and various random numbers acquired by the process of steps S210 to 2105 in the hold storage area in the main RAM 103 (. Step S2110).

When the main CPU 101 determines that the time saving game flag is "ON" (step S2108: YES), the main CPU 101 stores various random numbers acquired in the processes of steps S210 to 2105 in the hold storage area in the main RAM 103 (step S2111).

When the process of step S2110 or step S2111 is executed, the main CPU 101 sets the hold command related to the first special symbol determination in the main RAM 103 (step S2112). This hold command is a command for notifying that the first special symbol determination has been suspended, and includes the preliminary determination information obtained in the process of step S2109. The hold command is transmitted to the effect control board 130 by the transmission process in step S9.

When the process of step S2112 is executed, when it is determined that the first start port switch 111 is not "ON" (step S2101: NO), or when it is determined that the number of holds U1 is not less than the maximum number of holds Umax1. (Step S2106: NO), the main CPU 101 ends the process shown in FIG. 40.

[Second start port switch processing by the game control board 100]
FIG. 41 is a detailed flowchart of the second start port switch process in step S22 of FIG. 39. As illustrated in FIG. 41, the main CPU 101 has a second start port based on whether or not a detection signal from the second start port switch 112 has been input following the first start port switch process in step S21. It is determined whether or not the switch 112 is "ON" (step S2201). For example, when an ON signal indicating that the second start port switch 112 is "ON" is input, it is determined that the second start port switch 112 is "ON".

When the main CPU 101 determines that the second start port switch 112 is "ON" (step S2201: YES), the acquisition information used for the second special symbol determination includes a jackpot random number, a symbol random number, a reach random number, and a variation. Acquire a pattern random number (steps S2202-2205).

Next, in the main CPU 101, the second special symbol determination hold number U2 stored in the main RAM 103 is the maximum hold number Umax2 of the second special symbol determination stored in the main ROM 102 (“4” in this embodiment). ) Is less than (step S2206).

When the main CPU 101 determines that the hold number U2 is less than the maximum hold number Umax2 (step S2206: YES), the main CPU 101 updates the value of the hold number U2 to a value obtained by adding "1" (step S2207).

Following the process of step S2207, the main CPU 101 determines whether or not the time saving game flag stored in the main RAM 103 is "ON", as in the process of step S2108 (step S2208). When the main CPU 101 determines that the time saving game flag is "ON" (step S2208: YES), the main CPU 101 executes the pre-determination process (step S2209).

Following the process of step S2209, the main CPU 101 stores the pre-determination information obtained by the pre-determination process of step S2209 and various random numbers acquired by the process of steps S2202 to 2205 in the hold storage area in the main RAM 103 (. Step S2210).

When the main CPU 101 determines that the time saving game flag is not "ON" (that is, "OFF") (step S2208: NO), the main CPU 101 stores various random numbers acquired in the processes of steps S2202 to 2205 in the hold storage area in the main RAM 103. (Step S2211).

When the process of step S2210 or step S2211 is executed, the main CPU 101 sets the hold command related to the second special symbol determination in the main RAM 103 (step S2112). This hold command is a command for notifying that the second special symbol determination has been suspended, and includes the preliminary determination information obtained in the process of step S2210. The hold command is transmitted to the effect control board 130 by the transmission process in step S9.

When the process of step S2212 is executed, when it is determined that the second start port switch 112 is not "ON" (step S2201: NO), or when it is determined that the hold number U2 is not less than the maximum hold number Umax2. (Step S2206: NO), the main CPU 101 ends the process shown in FIG. 41.

[Special symbol processing by the game control board 100]
Next, the details of the special symbol processing executed by the game control board 100 will be described with reference to FIG. 42. Here, FIG. 42 is a detailed flowchart of the special symbol processing in step S3 of FIG. 38.

As illustrated in FIG. 42, the main CPU 101 determines whether or not a big hit game or a small hit game is in progress (step S301). The main CPU 101 determines, for example, whether or not the jackpot game is in progress based on whether or not the jackpot game flag stored in the main RAM 103 is set to "ON". This jackpot game flag is a flag indicating whether or not the jackpot game is being executed, and is set to "ON" at the start of the jackpot game and set to "OFF" at the end of the jackpot game. Further, the main CPU 101 determines whether or not the small hit game is in progress based on, for example, whether or not the small hit game flag is set to "ON". This small hit game flag is a flag stored in the main RAM 103 indicating whether or not the small hit game is being executed, and is set to "ON" at the start of the small hit game and at the end of the small hit game. Set to "OFF". Here, when it is determined that the big hit game or the small hit game is in progress (step S301: YES), the process proceeds to the normal symbol processing in step S4.

When the main CPU 101 determines that the jackpot game is not in progress (step S301: NO), the main CPU 101 determines whether or not the special symbol is being displayed in a variable manner (step S302). Here, when it is determined that the special symbol is not being displayed in a variable manner (step S302: NO), it is determined whether or not the hold number U2 of the second special symbol determination stored in the main RAM 103 is "1" or more. (Step S303). Here, when it is determined that the hold number U2 is "1" or more (step S303: YES), the hold number U2 is updated to a value subtracted by "1" (step S304).

When the main CPU 101 determines that the hold number U2 is not "1" or more (step S303: NO), whether or not the hold number U1 of the first special symbol determination stored in the main RAM 103 is "1" or more. (Step S305). Here, when it is determined that the number of pending U1 is not "1" or more (step S305: NO), the process proceeds to the normal symbol processing in step S4.

When the main CPU 101 determines that the number of holds U1 is "1" or more (step S305: YES), the main CPU 101 updates the number of holds U1 to a value subtracted by "1" (step S306).

Following the process of step S304 or the process of step S306, the main CPU 101 executes a shift process for the reserved storage area of the main RAM 103 (step S308). Specifically, when the main CPU 101 executes the shift process following the process of step S304, the main CPU 101 stores the earliest acquired information stored in the hold storage area for the second special symbol determination in the determination storage area. At the same time, the remaining acquired information is shifted upward one entry at a time. The determination storage area is a storage area in which various information used for the special symbol determination is stored when the special symbol determination is actually executed. Further, when the shift process is executed following the process of step S306, the earliest acquired information stored in the hold storage area for the first special symbol determination is shifted to the determination storage area, and the remaining information is shifted to the determination storage area. The acquired information is shifted upward one entry at a time.

Following the process in step S308, the main CPU 101 executes a jackpot determination process based on the random numbers stored in the determination storage area (step S309). This jackpot determination process will be described in detail later with reference to FIG. 43.

Following the process in step S309, the main CPU 101 executes a variation pattern determination process for selecting a variation pattern of the special symbol (step S310). This fluctuation pattern determination process will be described in detail later with reference to FIG. 44.

Following the process of step S310, the main CPU 101 determines the special symbol setting information determined in the process of step S309, whether the special symbol setting information is related to the first special symbol determination, or the second special symbol determination. A fluctuation start command including information indicating whether the information is related, setting information of the fluctuation pattern determined in the process of step S310, information on the game state of the game machine 1 and the like is set in the main RAM 103 (step S311).

This variation start command is a command for instructing the start of the effect accompanying the variation display of the special symbol, and is transmitted to the effect control board 130 by the transmission process in step S9. As a result, the variable display of the decorative symbol 55 on the liquid crystal screen 5 is started.

Following the process of step S311, the main CPU 101 starts the variation display of the special symbol based on the variation pattern setting information included in the variation start command set in the process of step S311 (step S312). At that time, if the processes of steps S309 to 311 are performed with the acquired information (random numbers) related to the first special symbol determination stored in the determination storage area, the special symbol is displayed on the first special symbol display 41. Starts the variable display of. On the other hand, when the processes of steps S309 to 311 are performed with the acquired information (random numbers) related to the second special symbol determination stored, the second special symbol display 42 starts the variable display of the special symbol. ..

Next, the main CPU 101 starts measuring the fluctuation time, which is the elapsed time from the start of the fluctuation display in step S312 (step S313).

The main CPU 101 is selected by the process of step S310 from the start of measurement of the fluctuation time in step S313 when the process of step S313 is executed or when it is determined that the variation display of the special symbol is in progress (step S302: YES). It is determined whether or not the fluctuation time corresponding to the fluctuation pattern has elapsed (step S315). Here, when it is determined that the fluctuation time has not elapsed (step S315: NO), the process proceeds to the normal symbol processing in step S4.

When the main CPU 101 determines that the fluctuation time has elapsed (step S315: YES), the first special symbol display 41 or the second special symbol display 42 stops and displays a special symbol indicating the determination result of the special symbol determination. A symbol confirmation command for notifying that is set in the main RAM 103 (step S316). This symbol determination command is transmitted to the effect control board 130 by the transmission process in step S9. As a result, a process of stopping and displaying the decorative symbol 55, which has been variablely displayed on the liquid crystal screen 5, in a manner showing the determination result of the special symbol determination is performed.

Following the process of step S316, the main CPU 101 ends the variable display of the special symbol started in the process of step S312 (step S317). Specifically, the special symbol (big hit symbol or lost symbol) determined in the process of step S309 is stopped and displayed on the special symbol display which has been variablely displayed. The stop display of this special symbol is continued until at least a predetermined symbol confirmation time (for example, 1 second) has elapsed.

In this way, the main CPU 101 displays the special symbol on the first special symbol display 41 or the second special symbol display 42 in a variable manner, and then displays the special symbol indicating the determination result of the jackpot determination process on the first special symbol display 41. Alternatively, the second special symbol display 42 is stopped and displayed.

Following the process of step S317, the main CPU 101 resets the fluctuation time that started measurement in the process of step S313 (step S318), starts a big hit game when it is a big hit, and starts a big hit game when it is a small hit. A stopped process including a process of setting an opening command for starting a winning game is executed (step S319). When this opening command is transmitted to the effect control board 130 by the transmission process of step S9 (see FIG. 38), the sub CPU 131 of the effect control board 130 is, for example, an OP effect corresponding to the type of big hit (or small hit). The OP effect start command for instructing the start is set in the sub RAM 133. The OP effect is started in response to the fact that the OP effect start command is transmitted to the image / sound control board 140 and the lamp control board 150 by the transmission process in step S30 (see FIG. 46).

[Big hit determination process by the game control board 100]
FIG. 43 is a detailed flowchart of the jackpot determination process in step S309 of FIG. 42. The main CPU 101 executes the jackpot determination based on the jackpot random number stored in the determination storage area (step S3091). For example, in the jackpot determination table, determination values to be compared with the jackpot random numbers are pre-assigned to jackpot, small hit, or loss. In the main CPU 101, the value of the jackpot random number acquired in the process of step S2102 of FIG. 40 (or the process of step S2202 of FIG. 41) matches any of the determination values defined in the jackpot determination table set in the main RAM 103. Whether or not it is a big hit is determined based on the above.

Following the process of step S3091, the main CPU 101 determines whether or not the determination result of the jackpot determination is a jackpot (step S3092). Here, when it is determined that the jackpot is a jackpot (step S3092: YES), the main CPU 101 refers to the symbol determination table stored in advance in the main ROM 102, and sets the jackpot random number used for the jackpot determination in step S3091. The type of the jackpot symbol is determined based on the symbol random numbers stored together in the determination storage area, and the setting information is set in the main RAM 103 (step S3093). By determining the type of jackpot symbol, the type of jackpot will be determined. Specifically, for example, when the symbol random number is related to the first special symbol determination, the symbol random number of the main CPU 101 is defined in the symbol determination table (not shown) for the first starting port. The jackpot symbol is determined based on which judgment value matches. Further, when the symbol random number is related to the second special symbol determination, the main CPU 101 matches the symbol random number with any determination value defined in the symbol determination table for the second starting port (not shown). The jackpot design is decided based on whether or not to do it.

On the other hand, when the main CPU 101 determines that it is not a big hit (step S3092: NO), the main CPU 101 determines whether or not it is a small hit (step S3094). Here, when it is determined that the small hit is made (step S3094: YES), the main CPU 101 refers to the symbol determination table stored in advance in the main ROM 102, and determines the type of the small hit symbol based on the symbol random number. It is determined, and the setting information is set in the main RAM 103 (step S3095).

On the other hand, when the main CPU 101 determines that it is not a small hit (step S3094: NO), the main CPU 101 sets the setting information of the lost symbol in the main RAM 103 (step S3096). As a result, in the process of step S317, the lost symbol is stopped and displayed on the first special symbol display 41 or the second special symbol display 42. In this case, the jackpot game is not performed. With the above, the main CPU 101 ends the process shown in FIG. 43.

[Variation pattern determination process by the game control board 100]
FIG. 44 is a detailed flowchart of the fluctuation pattern determination process in step S310 of FIG. 42. The main CPU 101 determines whether or not the second special symbol is the variable display of the third rotation after the jackpot symbol C is stopped and displayed (step S3101). If YES is determined in this process, a dedicated variation pattern is determined as the current variation pattern (step S3102), and the variation pattern determination process is terminated.

If NO is determined in the process of step S3101, the main CPU 101 determines whether or not the determination result in step S3091 is a big hit (step S3103). Here, when it is determined that the jackpot is a jackpot (step S3103: YES), the jackpot variation pattern table (not shown) corresponding to the current gaming state is read from the main ROM 102 and set in the main RAM 103 (step S3102). The variation pattern table is a table in which the variation pattern of the special symbol and the determination value for comparison with the variation pattern random number are associated with each other, and is stored in advance in the main ROM 102 for each game state.

On the other hand, when the main CPU 101 determines that it is not a big hit (step S3103: NO), it determines whether or not it is a small hit (step S3105). When it is determined that the hit is a small hit (step S3105: YES), the small hit variation pattern table (not shown) corresponding to the current gaming state is read from the main ROM 102 and set in the main RAM 103 (step S3106).

On the other hand, when it is determined that it is not a small hit (step S3103: NO), that is, when it is a loss, the main CPU 101 determines whether or not to determine the reach effect from an unexecutable variation pattern (step S3107). Specifically, in the main CPU 101, the value of the reach random number stored in the determination storage area together with the jackpot random number used in the process of step S3091 is the reach random number based on the number of reserved special symbol determinations having the same winning start port. It is determined which of the determination values for comparison is matched.

When the main CPU 101 determines the variation pattern of the special symbol from the variation pattern in which the reach effect cannot be executed (step S3107: NO), the main CPU 101 reads the reach variation pattern table from the main ROM 102 and sets it in the main RAM 103 (step S3108). .. On the other hand, when the reach effect is determined from the unexecutable variation pattern (step S3109: NO), the non-reach variation pattern table is read from the main ROM 102 and set in the main RAM 103 (step S3107).

Subsequently, the main CPU 101 determines the variation pattern of the special symbol by referring to the variation pattern table set in the main RAM 103 by the process of step S3104, the process of step S3106, or the process of step S3108 or step S3109. The setting information is set in the main RAM 103 (step S3110). Specifically, the main CPU 101 determines which of the determination values defined in the variation pattern table matches the variation pattern random number stored in the determination storage area together with the jackpot random number used in the process of step S3091. Based on, the variation pattern of the special symbol is determined. For example, when the jackpot variation pattern table is set in the main RAM 103, the main CPU 101 specially determines which of the determination values defined in the jackpot variation pattern table the variation pattern random number matches. Determine the variation pattern of the symbol. Further, for example, when the non-reach variation pattern table is set in the main RAM 103, the main CPU 101 determines the variation pattern corresponding to the number of holds after the shift process in step S308 based on the variation pattern random number. The variation pattern setting information is included in the variation start command together with the setting information of the special symbol set in the main RAM 103 by the jackpot determination process in step S309 described above, and is transmitted to the effect control board 130 by the transmission process in step S9. .. With the above, the main CPU 101 ends the process shown in FIG. 44.

[Small winning opening opening control process by the game control board 100]
Hereinafter, the small winning opening opening control process executed by the game control board 100 will be described with reference to FIG. 45. This small winning opening control process is a process of executing a small winning game selected based on a symbol determination table at the time of a small hit stored in the main ROM 102. Here, FIG. 45 is a detailed flowchart of the small winning opening opening control process in step S6 of FIG. 38. Following the electric tulip processing in step S5, the main CPU 101 determines whether or not the small hit game flag is set to "ON" as illustrated in FIG. 38 (step S641). Here, when it is determined that the small hit game flag is not set to "ON" (step S641: NO), the process proceeds to the large winning opening control process in step S7.

When the main CPU 101 determines that the big hit game flag is set to "ON" (step S641: YES), the elapsed time from setting the opening command related to the small hit game by the stopped processing is a predetermined opening. Based on whether or not the time has been reached, it is determined whether or not the small hit game is in the opening period (step S642). Here, when it is determined that the opening period is in progress (step S642: YES), it is also determined whether or not the opening time has elapsed based on whether or not the elapsed time has reached a predetermined opening time (step). S643). Here, if it is determined that the opening time has not elapsed (step S643: NO), the process proceeds to the large winning opening control process in step S7.

When the main CPU 101 determines that the opening time has elapsed (step S643: YES), the main CPU 101 sets the operation pattern of the small winning opening control unit 118 and stores the setting information in the main RAM 103 (step S644). By executing the process of step S644, various times related to the small hit game such as the ending time after the end of the round are also set.

Following the process of step S644, the main CPU 101 resets the winning number X of the game ball to the small winning opening 19 stored in the main RAM 103 (step S645).

Following the process of step S645, the main CPU 101 starts the opening control of the small winning opening (step S646). Next, the main CPU 101 starts measuring the opening time, which is the elapsed time from the start of this opening control (step S647).

When the main CPU 101 determines that the opening of the small hit game is not in progress (step S642: NO), for example, based on the information indicating which time in the small hit game the current state stored in the main RAM 103 is. , It is determined whether or not the ending period is in progress (step S648). Here, if it is determined that the ending period is in progress (step S648: YES), the process proceeds to step S659, which will be described later.

When the main CPU 101 determines that the ending of the small hit game is not in progress (step S648: NO), the main CPU 101 determines whether or not the small winning opening switch is "ON" (step S649). Specifically, it is determined whether or not the small winning opening switch 116a is "ON" based on the presence or absence of the detection signal from the small winning opening switch 116a.

Here, when the main CPU 101 determines that the small winning opening switch 116a is "ON" (step S649: YES), the main CPU 101 determines that one game ball has won in the small winning opening 19 and determines that one game ball has won a prize. The number of winnings X is updated to the value obtained by adding "1" (step S650).

Following the process of step S650, the main CPU 101 determines whether or not the V winning opening switch 116b is turned “ON”. When it is determined that the V winning opening switch 116b is "ON" (step S6511: YES), the V winning command is set (step S652), and the jackpot game flag is set to "ON" (step S653).

When the main CPU 101 executes the process of step S653, executes the process of step S647, or determines that the small winning opening switch 116a is not "ON" (step S649: NO), the small winning opening 19 It is determined whether or not the specified opening time has elapsed from the start of opening (step S654). Specifically, it is determined whether or not the opening time at which the measurement is started by the process of step S647 reaches the specified opening time stored in the main ROM 102.

When the main CPU 101 determines that the specified opening time has not elapsed (step S654: NO), the winning number X of the game ball in the current round game stored in the main RAM 103 is stored in the main ROM 102. It is determined whether or not the number of game balls Xmax (for example, “9”) that defines the closing timing of the large winning opening 13 is matched (step S655). Here, when it is determined that the winning number X does not match the game ball number Xmax (step S655: NO), the process proceeds to the large winning opening control process in step S7.

On the other hand, when the main CPU 101 determines that the winning number X matches the game ball number Xmax (step S655: YES), the small winning opening control unit 118 ends the opening control of the small winning opening 19 started in the process of step S646. (Step S656).

Following the process of step S656, the main CPU 101 starts measuring the ending time (step S657) and sets the ending command in the main RAM 103 (step S658). This ending command is a command for notifying that the round game of the small hit game is completed, and is transmitted to the effect control board 130 by the transmission process of step S9.

When the process of step S658 is executed, the main CPU 101 determines whether or not the ending time has elapsed (step S659). If it is determined that the ending time has not elapsed (step S659: NO), the process proceeds to the large winning opening control process in step S7.

When the main CPU 101 determines that the ending time has elapsed (step S659: YES), the main CPU 101 sets the small hit game flag to "OFF" in order to end the small hit game (step S660).

[Large winning opening opening control process by the game control board 100]
Hereinafter, the large winning opening opening control process executed by the game control board 100 will be described with reference to FIG. 46. This big winning opening control process is a process of executing a big hit game selected based on the symbol determination table at the time of big hit stored in the main ROM 102. Here, FIG. 46 is a detailed flowchart of the large winning opening opening control process in step S7 of FIG. 38. Following the small winning opening opening control process in step S5, the main CPU 101 determines whether or not the jackpot game flag is set to "ON" as illustrated in FIG. 38 (step S601). Here, when it is determined that the jackpot game flag is not set to "ON" (step S601: NO), the process proceeds to the prize ball processing in step S8.

When the main CPU 101 determines that the jackpot game flag is set to "ON" (step S601: YES), the elapsed time from setting the opening command related to the jackpot game by the stopped processing is a predetermined opening time. It is determined whether or not the jackpot game is being opened based on whether or not it has reached (step S602). Here, when it is determined that the opening is in progress (step S602: YES), it is also determined whether or not the opening time has elapsed based on whether or not the elapsed time has reached a predetermined opening time (step S603). ). Here, if it is determined that the opening time has not elapsed (step S603: NO), the process proceeds to the prize ball processing in step S8.

When it is determined that the opening time has elapsed (step S603: YES), the main CPU 101 sets the number of rounds Rmax of the big hit game, the operation pattern of the big winning opening control unit 117, and stores the setting information in the main RAM 103. (Step S604). By executing the process of step S604, various times related to the jackpot game such as the interval time between the round and the next round and the ending time after the end of the final round are also set.

Following the process of step S604, the main CPU 101 resets the winning number Y of the game ball to the big winning opening 13 stored in the main RAM 103 (step S605), and is also in the big hit stored in the main RAM 103. The number of rounds R is updated to the value obtained by adding "1" (step S606). The number of rounds R is set to "0" before the start of the jackpot, and "1" is added each time the process of step S606 is performed.

Following the process of step S606, the main CPU 101 starts the opening control of the large winning opening (step S607). Next, the main CPU 101 starts measuring the opening time, which is the elapsed time from the start of this opening control (step S608). Then, a round start command for notifying that the round game for opening the large winning opening 13 has started is set in the main RAM 103 (step S609).

When the main CPU 101 determines that the opening of the jackpot game is not in progress (step S602: NO), for example, the final state is finally stored in the main RAM 103 based on the information indicating which time in the jackpot game the current state is. It is determined whether or not the ending is in progress immediately after the end of the round (step S611). Here, if it is determined that the ending is in progress (step S611: YES), the process proceeds to step S625, which will be described later.

When the main CPU 101 determines that the ending of the jackpot game is not in progress (step S611: NO), for example, the interval is based on the information indicating which time in the jackpot game the current state stored in the main RAM 103 is. It is determined whether or not it is medium (between the round and the next round) (step S612). Here, when it is determined that the interval is in progress (step S612: YES), whether or not the interval time set by the process of step S604 has elapsed since the large winning opening 13 was closed at the end of the previous round game. Is determined (step S613). Here, when it is determined that the interval time has elapsed (step S613: YES), it is time to start the next round game, so the process proceeds to step S605. On the contrary, when it is determined that the interval time has not elapsed (step S613: NO), the process proceeds to the prize ball processing in step S8.

On the other hand, when it is determined that the main CPU 101 is not in the interval (step S612: NO), it is determined that the round game is in progress, and it is determined whether or not the big winning opening switch is "ON" (step S614). ). Specifically, it is determined whether or not the large winning opening switch 115 is "ON" based on the presence or absence of the detection signal from the large winning opening switch 115.

Here, when the main CPU 101 determines that the large winning opening switch 115 is "ON" (step S614: YES), the main CPU 101 determines that one game ball has won in the large winning opening 13 and determines that the game ball has won a prize. The number of winnings Y is updated to the value obtained by adding "1" (step S615).

When the main CPU 101 executes the process of step S615, executes the process of step S609, or determines that the large winning opening switch 115 is not "ON" (step S614: NO), the large winning opening 13 It is determined whether or not the specified opening time has elapsed from the start of opening (step S616). Specifically, it is determined whether or not the opening time at which the measurement is started by the process of step S608 has reached the specified opening time stored in the main ROM 102.

When the main CPU 101 determines that the specified opening time has not elapsed (step S616: NO), the winning number Y of the game balls in the current round game stored in the main RAM 103 is stored in the main ROM 102. It is determined whether or not the number of game balls Ymax (for example, “9”) that defines the closing timing of the large winning opening 13 is matched (step S617). Here, when it is determined that the winning number Y does not match the game ball number Ymax (step S617: NO), the process proceeds to the prize ball processing in step S8.

On the other hand, when the main CPU 101 determines that the winning number Y matches the game ball number Ymax (step S617: YES), or determines that the specified opening time has elapsed (step S616: YES), the large winning opening control unit At 117, the opening control of the large winning opening 13 started in the process of step S607 is terminated (step S618).

Following the process of step S618, the main CPU 101 determines whether or not the current number of rounds R of the jackpot game stored in the main RAM 103 matches the number of rounds Rmax set by the process of step S604. (Step S619). Here, when it is determined that the number of rounds R does not match the number of rounds Rmax (step S619: NO), the elapsed time from the closing of the large winning opening 13 in order to control the start timing of the next round game is used. Measurement of a certain interval time is started (step S620). The interval time at which the measurement is started by the process of step S620 is used for the process of step S613.

On the other hand, when the main CPU 101 determines that the number of rounds R matches the number of rounds Rmax (step S619: YES), the main CPU 101 starts measuring the ending time (step S622) and resets the number of rounds R stored in the main RAM 103. Then (step S623), the ending command is set in the main RAM 103 (step S624). This ending command is a command for notifying that the last round game has been completed, and is transmitted to the effect control board 130 by the transmission process in step S8. In addition, this ending command includes information (game information) regarding the game state after the end of the jackpot game.

When the main CPU 101 executes the process of step S624 or determines that the ending is in progress (step S611: YES), the main CPU 101 determines whether or not the set ending time has elapsed (step S625). Specifically, it is determined whether or not the ending time at which the measurement is started by the process of step S622 has reached the set ending time set by the process of step S604. Here, if it is determined that the ending time has not elapsed (step S625: NO), the process proceeds to the prize ball processing in step S8.

When it is determined that the set ending time has elapsed (step S625: YES), the main CPU 101 executes a game state setting process for setting the game state of the pachinko gaming machine 1 after the jackpot game ends (step S626). By this process, the gaming state corresponding to the type of the big hit symbol (or small hit symbol) is set.

After the process of step S626, the main CPU 101 sets the jackpot game flag to "OFF" in order to end the jackpot game (step S627).

[Timer interrupt processing by the effect control board 130]
Hereinafter, the timer interrupt process executed on the effect control board 130 will be described with reference to FIG. 47. Here, FIG. 47 is a flowchart showing an example of timer interrupt processing executed on the effect control board 130. Hereinafter, the processes shown in FIGS. 47 to 50 will be described as being performed by the effect control board 130, but some or all of these processes are performed on the effect control board 130, the image / sound control board 140, and the lamp control board 150. It may be executed in any of the above.

The sub CPU 131 on the effect control board 130 repeatedly executes a series of processes illustrated in FIG. 47 at regular time intervals (for example, 4 milliseconds), similarly to the timer interrupt process performed on the game control board 100. The processes shown in FIGS. 47 to 50 are performed according to the instructions issued by the sub CPU 131 based on the program stored in the sub ROM 132.

The sub CPU 131 first executes a command reception process (step S10) that performs a process according to a command from the game control board 100, and then executes a transmission process (step S30). In the command reception process, processing is performed according to the reception of various commands from the game control board 100 and the lamp control board 150. Specifically, the sub CPU 131 receives, for example, a command as game information from the game control board 100, and sets the effect content according to the received command. For example, the sub CPU 131 determines a variation effect pattern corresponding to the variation pattern of the special symbol, and determines whether or not the advance notice effect that can be executed in the determined variation effect pattern is executed and the content thereof. Then, the sub CPU 131 generates, for example, a command instructing the execution of the determined effect and transmits it to the image / sound control board 140 and the lamp control board 150. As a result, the effect of the content determined on the effect control board 130 is executed on the image / sound control board 140 and the lamp control board 150. The command reception process will be described in detail later with reference to FIG. 48.

Following the process in step S30, the sub CPU 131 performs a data transfer process (step S50). For example, the sub CPU 131 transmits data transmitted from the image / sound control board 140 in order to control the light emission of the frame lamp 37 or the like or control (for example, operate) the effect 7 or the like with the start of each effect. Transfer to the lamp control board 150. By performing this data transfer processing, for example, light emission control is performed to cause the panel lamp 25 and the frame lamp 37 to emit light in conjunction with the effect image displayed on the liquid crystal screen 5 and the effect sound output by the speaker 24. Or, the production accessory 7 is operated. With the above, the sub CPU 131 ends the process shown in FIG. 47.

[Command reception processing by the effect control board 130]
FIG. 48 is a detailed flowchart of the command reception process in step S10 of FIG. 47. As illustrated in FIG. 48, the sub CPU 131 first determines whether or not a command transmitted from the game control board 100 or the lamp control board has been received (step S11). Here, if it is determined that the command has not been received (step S11: NO), the process proceeds to step S30.

When the sub CPU 131 determines that the command has been received (step S11: YES), the command is transmitted from the game control board 100 in response to the processing of step S2112 (see FIG. 40) or step S2212 (see FIG. 41). It is determined whether or not the command is on hold (step S12). Here, if it is determined that the received command is not a hold command (step S12: NO), the process proceeds to step S14, which will be described later.

When the sub CPU 131 determines that the received command is a hold command (step S12: YES), the sub CPU 131 executes the hold command reception process (step S13). In the hold command reception process, the sub CPU 131 sets, for example, an icon display command including setting information regarding the display mode of the panel image displayed in the character stock effect in the sub RAM 133. This hold command reception process will be described in detail later with reference to FIG. 49.

When the sub CPU 131 determines that the received command is not a hold command (step S12: NO), the sub CPU 131 is a fluctuation start command transmitted from the game control board 100 in response to the process of step S311 (see FIG. 42). It is determined whether or not there is (step S14). Here, if it is determined that the received command is not the fluctuation start command (step S14: NO), the process proceeds to step S16, which will be described later.

When the sub CPU 131 determines that the received command is the variation start command (step S14: YES), the sub CPU 131 executes the variation start command reception process (step S15). In the variation start command reception process, the sub CPU 131 determines, for example, a variation effect pattern corresponding to the variation pattern of the special symbol included in the variation start command. This fluctuation start command reception process will be described in detail later with reference to FIG.

When the sub CPU 131 determines that the received command is not the fluctuation start command (step S14: NO), the sub CPU 131 is a symbol confirmation command transmitted from the game control board 100 in response to the processing of step S316 (see FIG. 42). It is determined whether or not it is (step S16). When the sub CPU 131 determines that it is a symbol confirmation command (step S16: YES), the sub CPU 131 sets the variation effect end command in the sub RAM 133 (step S17). By transmitting this variation effect end command to the image / sound control board 140 and the lamp control board 150 by the transmission process of step S30, the decorative symbol 55 and the small symbol 56 are displayed on the liquid crystal screen 5 along with the stop display of the special symbol. It will be displayed as stopped.

When the sub CPU 131 determines that the received command is not a symbol determination command (step S16: NO), the sub CPU 131 determines whether or not the command is an operation command transmitted from the lamp control board 150 (step S18). This operation command is a command transmitted from the lamp control board 150 in order to notify the information when the lamp CPU 151 of the lamp control board 150 detects the operation of the effect button 26 or the effect key 27. The operation command includes information indicating which of the effect button 26 and the effect key 27 has been operated, and information indicating which key has been operated when the effect key 27 has been operated.

When the sub CPU 131 determines that the operation command has been received (step S18: YES), the sub CPU 131 sets the operation effect start command in the sub RAM 133 (step S19). This command is transmitted to the image / sound control board 140 and the lamp control board 150 by the transmission process in step S30. By receiving this command, the image / sound control board 140 is selected by, for example, an image or sound effect (for example, a mode selection effect) using the liquid crystal screen 5 or the speaker 24 according to the operation during the valid period. The effect of switching the mode image of the state) can be executed. Further, by receiving this command, the lamp control board 150 can execute an effect of causing various lamps to emit light according to the operation during the valid period.

On the other hand, when it is determined that the received command is not an operation command (step S18: NO), the process corresponding to the command is executed (step S20). As an example, when the sub CPU 131 determines that the opening command transmitted from the game control board 100 has been received, the sub CPU 131 starts the production of the big hit game (or small hit game) corresponding to the type of big hit (or small hit). Set the opening command to instruct.

[Hold command reception processing by the effect control board 130]
FIG. 49 is a detailed flowchart of the hold command reception process in step S13 of FIG. 48. When the sub CPU 131 determines that the received command is a hold command (step S12: YES), the sub CPU 131 adds "1" to the number of holds for the special symbol determination stored in the sub RAM 133, as illustrated in FIG. 49. It is updated to the value obtained (step S1311). Specifically, whether it is a hold command related to the first special symbol determination or a hold command related to the second special symbol determination based on the winning start opening information included in the advance judgment information in the hold command. Is determined, and based on the determination result, the number of reservations related to the first special symbol determination or the number of reservations related to the second special symbol determination is updated to a value obtained by adding "1".

Following the process of step S1311, the sub CPU 131 analyzes the pre-determination information included in the received hold command and stores the analysis result in the sub RAM 133 (step S1312).

Following the process of step S1312, the sub CPU 131 determines whether or not a look-ahead effect such as an effect of displaying the hold icon 54 in a special aspect and an effect of displaying the second to fifth panel images in the character stock effect can be executed. Determine (step S1313). For example, when any of the pre-reading effect setting information is already set in the sub RAM 133, or when the big hit game is in progress (or the small hit game is in progress), it is determined that the pre-reading effect is not feasible. If it is determined that the look-ahead effect cannot be executed (step S1313: NO), the process proceeds to step S1316.

When the sub CPU 131 determines that the look-ahead effect can be executed (step S1313: YES), the sub CPU 131 determines whether or not the second special symbol in the 1st to 3rd rotations after the stop display of the jackpot symbol C is being displayed. (Step S1314). When the sub CPU 131 determines YES in the process of step S1314, the sub CPU 131 executes the process of character stock effect (2nd to 5th person) (step S1315). Since this process has been described above with reference to FIG. 19B, the description thereof is omitted here.

When the process of step S1315 is executed, when the process of step S1314 determines NO, or when the process of step S1313 determines NO, the sub CPU 131 sets the icon display command in the sub RAM 133 (step S1316). ). The icon display command includes advance determination information, winning start opening information, and the like obtained based on the hold command, and includes these setting information when the process of step S1315 is executed. This icon display command is transmitted to the image / sound control board 140 and the lamp control board 150 by the transmission process (see FIG. 47) in step S30. As a result, the character stock effect is realized by the image / sound control board 140 and the lamp control board 150 in the manner determined in the effect control board 130.

[Variation start command reception processing by the effect control board 130]
Hereinafter, the fluctuation start command reception process executed on the effect control board 130 in response to the reception of the fluctuation start command transmitted from the game control board 100 will be described with reference to FIG. 50. Here, FIG. 50 is a detailed flowchart of the fluctuation start command reception process in step S15 of FIG. 48.

As illustrated in FIG. 48, when the sub CPU 131 determines that the command received from the game control board 100 is the variation start command (step S14: YES), the sub CPU 131 acquires the variation effect pattern random number and stores it in the sub RAM 133. (Step S1511). The sub CPU 131 such as the variation effect pattern random number acquires the value at the time when the variation start command is received as the variation effect pattern random number.

Following the process of step S1511, the sub CPU 131 analyzes the fluctuation start command received from the game control board 100 (step S1512). As described above, the fluctuation start command includes information on whether or not the jackpot is a jackpot that indicates the judgment result of the jackpot determination (see FIG. 43), the type of the special symbol, the setting information of the fluctuation pattern of the special symbol, and the game state of the game machine 1. Information and the like indicating the above are included. By performing this process, the sub CPU 131 obtains information necessary for determining the variation effect pattern.

Following the process of step S1512, the sub CPU 131 determines whether or not the second special symbol is the variable display of the third rotation after the stop display of the jackpot symbol C (step S1513). If YES is determined in the process of step S1513, the sub CPU 131 executes the process of character stock effect (first person) (step S1514). Since this process has been described above with reference to FIG. 19A, the description thereof is omitted here.

If NO is determined in the process of step S1513, the sub CPU 131 determines the variation effect pattern with reference to the variation effect pattern table (not shown) according to the current gaming state (step S1515). The variation effect pattern table is a table stored in the sub ROM 132 in advance, and is one or more for each combination of whether or not it is a big hit, the type of the big hit symbol (or small hit symbol), and the variation pattern of the special symbol. This is a table to which different types of variation effect patterns are associated in advance. In the sub ROM 132, for example, a variation effect pattern table for the non-time saving state and the time saving state is stored in advance.

When the process of step S1515 is executed, or when the process of step S1514 is executed, the sub CPU 131 sets a variation effect start command including the setting contents determined by these processes (step S1516). The variation effect start command is transmitted to the image / sound control board 140 and the lamp control board 150 by the transmission process (see FIG. 47) in step S30. As a result, the variation effect of the mode determined in the effect control board 130 is realized by the image / sound control board 140 and the lamp control board 150.

Following the process of step S1516, the sub CPU 131 subtracts "1" from the value of the number of holds stored in the sub RAM 133 (step S1517). With the above, the sub CPU 131 ends the process shown in FIG.

[Action and effect of this embodiment]
In this embodiment, it is possible to execute a battle effect using characters A to D. The reliability of the battle production is high in the order in which the characters fighting the enemy are characters A to D. The characters used for the battle production have a display area 81a to be based on the preliminary judgment information (specifically, whether it is a small hit or a loss) according to the increase in the number of pending second special symbol judgments by 1. It can be displayed in 85a (and display areas 81b to 85b). For example, the reliability is higher when the character D is displayed than when the character A is displayed in the display areas 81a to 85a (and the display areas 81b to 85b). Thereby, it is possible to suggest the reliability by the type of the character in the display areas 81a to 85a (and the display areas 81b to 85b) and the type of the battle effect by using the character.

Further, in the present embodiment, characters A to D can be displayed as characters used for battle production. The reliability of the characters is higher in the order of characters A to D. If it is not a small hit, it is impossible to display five characters of the same type at the same time as panel images (and character icons 81 to 85). On the other hand, in the case of a small hit, five characters of the same type can be displayed at the same time as panel images (and character icons 81 to 85). As a result, when the panel image (and the character icons 81 to 85) is displayed, it is possible to give the player a feeling of excitement and enhance the interest of the game.

Further, in the present embodiment, the battle development effect and the battle effect are executed in the display areas other than the display areas 81b to 85b where the character icons 81 to 85 are displayed. In the present embodiment, it is possible to execute a battle effect using characters A to D, and the reliability is higher in the order in which the characters fighting the enemy are characters A to D. In the display areas 81b to 85b, it is possible to execute an effect of displaying the character icons 81 to 85. Characters A to D can be displayed as character icons 81 to 85. For example, the reliability is higher when the character D is displayed than when the character A is displayed. Thereby, it is possible to suggest the reliability by the display area other than the display areas 81b to 85b and the display areas 81b to 85b, respectively.

Further, in the present embodiment, any one of the night mode, the battle mode, and the god rush, which are the production modes of the group A, and the new chapter mode, the story mode, and the devil rush, which are the production modes of the group B, are produced. Perform the production in the mode. As a mode selection effect in which the effect mode can be selected, one mode image is displayed in the selected state, and another mode screen is displayed in the unselected state. The sub RAM 133 can store a set value indicating the effect mode. When executing the mode selection effect, for example, when the setting value indicating the night mode is stored, the mode image indicating the group A is displayed in the selected state, and the mode image indicating the group B is selected. Display in the state where it is not. When executing the mode selection effect, for example, when the setting value indicating the new chapter mode is stored, the mode image indicating the group B is displayed in the selected state, and the mode image indicating the group A is displayed. Display in the unselected state. This makes it possible to eliminate the trouble of reselecting the effect mode many times each time the mode selection effect is executed.

Further, in the present embodiment, the mode image displayed in the state selected by the mode selection effect is larger than the mode image displayed in the state of not being selected. As a result, the mode image displayed in the selected state can be preferentially displayed and can be easily understood.

Further, in the present embodiment, the mode image displayed in the state selected by the mode selection effect is displayed with priority over the mode image displayed in the non-selected state. As a result, regardless of how the mode images are arranged, the mode image displayed in the selected state can be preferentially displayed.

Further, in the present embodiment, the group effect can be executed during the variable effect. The variable effect includes, for example, SP reach effect, SPSP reach effect, re-lottery effect, and revival effect. When the group effect is executed during the SP reach effect or the SPSP reach effect, it is suggested that the expectation of a small hit is high. When the group effect is executed during the re-lottery effect, it is suggested that the small hit symbol 2 is obtained. It is suggested that if the group effect is executed during the temporary stop display of the reach loss eye immediately before the revival effect, the small hit symbol 3 is obtained. Thereby, it is possible to suggest different contents by using the group effect of the same mode depending on the execution timing.

[Modification example]
The present invention is also applicable to other game machines such as one type of game machine, a rotating body type game machine, and a slot machine.

It should be noted that any operation means for inputting the operation information by the player's operation may be used. As the operation means, for example, a touch panel which is a display screen on which the player can input operation information by performing a touch operation with a finger may be provided. Further, the optical sensor or the like provided in the frame member 3 may be used as the operation means so that the player can input the operation information by touching the glass plate.

It should be noted that a part of the processing executed by the image / sound control board 140 and the lamp control board 150 is executed by the effect control board 130, or a part of the process executed by the effect control board 130 is performed by the image / sound control board 140. Alternatively, it may be executed by the lamp control board 150. Further, any of the effect control board 130, the image / sound control board 140, and the lamp control board 150 may be integrally configured, and as an example, the processing executed by the effect control board 130 and the image / sound control board 150. May be executed on one control board.

Further, it goes without saying that the configuration of the game machine 1 and the light emitting mode and operating mode of each member described in the above embodiment are merely examples, and the present invention can be realized even with other configurations, light emitting modes, and operating modes. No. In addition, the order of processing, set values, threshold values used for determination, etc. in the above-mentioned flowchart are merely examples, and the present invention can be realized even with other orders and values as long as they do not deviate from the scope of the present invention. Needless to say. The explanatory diagrams and the like illustrated in the above embodiment are merely examples, and may be in other embodiments.

The above-mentioned effect is merely an example, and the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various modifications and applications are possible. In addition, the above embodiments and modifications are applicable to each other, and the present invention may be realized in various combinations.

1 Game machine 5 Display screen of liquid crystal display device 7 Production accessory 11 1st start port 12 2nd start port 100 Game control board 101 CPU
102 ROM
103 RAM
130 Production control board 131 CPU
132 ROM
133 RAM
140 Image acoustic control board 150 Lamp control board

The present invention has adopted the following configuration in order to solve the above problems.
The game machine according to the present invention has an acquisition means for acquiring acquired information, a special game determination means for determining whether or not to execute a special game based on the acquired information, and an acquisition information storage for storing the acquired information. The means, the pre-determination means for determining in advance whether or not to execute the special game based on the acquired information, and the effect control means for controlling the effect, prior to the determination of the special game determination means. As a special effect, the effect control means can execute a first effect using the first image and a second effect using the second image, and the second effect is more than the first effect. The first image or the second image is displayed in a predetermined area based on the determination result of the pre-determination means according to the higher expectation that the special game is executed and the acquired information is stored. are possible than if the first image is displayed in a predetermined area, towards the case of the second image in a predetermined area is displayed, rather high expectation that the special game is executed, the first effect When the first image is highlighted when the second effect is started, the second image is highlighted when the second effect is started, and when the special effect for notifying a predetermined result is executed, after the end of the special effect. The number-of-times effect that notifies the number of times the special effect that can be performed is executed .

Claims (1)

The acquisition method for acquiring the acquisition information and
A special game determination means for determining whether or not to execute a special game based on the acquired information, and
An acquired information storage means for storing the acquired information and
Based on the acquired information, prior to the determination of the special game determination means, a pre-determination means for determining in advance whether or not to execute the special game, and
Equipped with a production control means to control the production,
The effect control means
It is possible to execute the first effect using the first image and the second effect using the second image.
The second production has a higher expectation that the special game will be executed than the first production.
Depending on the storage of the acquired information, the first image or the second image can be displayed in a predetermined area based on the determination result of the pre-determination means.
A gaming machine in which the expectation that a special game is executed is higher when the second image is displayed in the predetermined area than when the first image is displayed in the predetermined area.

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