JP2021023622A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a game machine which allows a hall clerk or the like to easily grasp whether or not a movable body 22 related to a game performance has completed initial operation processing.SOLUTION: A game machine 10 comprises: one or more movable bodies 22; first control means to execute initial operation processing which causes at least a part of the movable bodies to operate, after power supply; plural light emitting means; and second control means to control light emission of the plural light emitting means. In an initial operation period in which the initial operation processing is executed, at least a part of the plural light emitting means emits light in a first light emission mode. After the initial operation period, at least a part of the plural light emitting means emits light in a second light emission mode different from the first light emission mode.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 9

Description

The present invention relates to a gaming machine, and more particularly to a pachinko gaming machine and a rotating cylinder type gaming machine provided with an effect movable member.

The pachinko gaming machine is provided with a movable body, and by using the movable body as one of the effects, the player's interest is improved.
Whether or not this effect movable body operates normally is confirmed when the power is turned on (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2017-070550

Since the failure of the effect movable body as described above causes a significant decrease in the interest of the game, it is necessary to confirm on the hall side whether or not the effect movable body has completed the initial operation process.
However, there is a problem that it is difficult for the hall clerk or the like to grasp whether or not the initial operation processing of the effect movable body is completed.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems, and provides a game machine in which a hall clerk or the like can easily grasp whether or not a movable body involved in a game production has completed the initial operation process.

According to the present invention, one or a plurality of movable bodies, a first control means for executing an initial operation process for operating at least a part of the movable body after the power is turned on, a plurality of light emitting means, and the plurality of light emitting means. A second control means for controlling the light emission of the light emitting means is provided, and at least a part of the plurality of light emitting means emits light in the first light emitting mode during the initial operation period in which the initial operation process is executed. A gaming machine is provided in which at least a part of the plurality of light emitting means emits light in a second light emitting mode different from the first light emitting mode after the initial operation period.

According to the present invention, since the light emitting mode of the plurality of light emitting bodies is set to a light emitting mode different from the light emitting mode during the initial operation processing, a gaming machine capable of easily visually recognizing the end of the initial operation processing of the movable body is provided. Will be done.

It is a front view of a game machine. It is a figure which shows the symbol display device arranged in the region II shown in FIG. It is a bird's-eye view which shows the operation button group arranged in the region III shown in FIG. 1 and the periphery thereof. It is a figure which shows the game board installed in the game machine. It is a rear view of a game machine. It is a block diagram which shows the control composition which a game machine has. It is a block diagram which shows the functional structure which a game machine has. It is a figure which shows typically the lottery table used in the lottery in a main control board. It is a timing chart which shows the operation example of the game machine at the time of turning on the RAM clear power. It is a figure which shows the display mode of the effect display device at the time of turning on the RAM clear power supply, the movable mode of a movable body, and the light emitting mode example of each lamp. It is a figure which shows the display mode of the effect display device at the time of turning on the RAM clear power supply, the movable mode of a movable body, and the light emitting mode example of each lamp. It is a figure which shows the display mode of the effect display device at the time of turning on the RAM clear power supply, the movable mode of a movable body, and the light emitting mode example of each lamp. It is a figure which shows the display mode of the effect display device at the time of turning on the RAM clear power supply, the movable mode of a movable body, and the light emitting mode example of each lamp. It is a figure which shows the display mode of the effect display device at the time of turning on the RAM clear power supply, the movable mode of a movable body, and the light emitting mode example of each lamp. It is a figure which shows the display mode of the effect display device at the time of turning on the RAM clear power supply, the movable mode of a movable body, and the light emitting mode example of each lamp. It is a figure which shows the display mode of the effect display device at the time of turning on the RAM clear power supply, the movable mode of a movable body, and the light emitting mode example of each lamp. It is a timing chart which shows the operation example of the game machine at the time of turning on the RAM clear power. It is a figure which shows the display mode of the effect display device at the time of turning on the RAM clear power supply, the movable mode of a movable body, and the light emitting mode example of each lamp. It is a figure which shows the display mode of the effect display device at the time of turning on the RAM clear power supply, the movable mode of a movable body, and the light emitting mode example of each lamp. It is a figure which shows the display mode of the effect display device at the time of turning on the RAM clear power supply, the movable mode of a movable body, and the light emitting mode example of each lamp.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In all the drawings, the same components are designated by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof will be omitted as appropriate. Further, in the following description, "front", "rear", "left", "right", "top", and "bottom" refer to the game machine 10 on the front side (player side) as shown in FIG. 1 unless otherwise specified. ) Shall be designated.
In the following description, "advantage" means that it is advantageous to the player, and unless otherwise specified, a prize ball or a medal is obtained except for the so-called premier image and other production benefits. Refers to an advantage in terms of quantity (payment of game balls or medals).

<Overview>
Before explaining the details of the game machine 10 according to the present embodiment, the outline of the features of the present embodiment will be described.
The gaming machine 10 according to the present embodiment is a so-called pachinko gaming machine, and is a first control for executing at least one or a plurality of movable bodies and an initial operation process for operating at least a part of the movable bodies after the power is turned on. The means, a plurality of light emitting means, and a second control means for controlling the light emission of the plurality of light emitting means are provided. In the game machine 10 according to the present embodiment, at least a part of the plurality of light emitting means emits light in the first light emitting mode during the initial operation period in which the initial operation process is executed, and after the initial operation period, a plurality of light emitting means. It is characterized in that at least a part of the light emitting means emits light in a second light emitting mode different from the first light emitting mode.
In the present embodiment, an embodiment of the present invention by a pachinko gaming machine is exemplified, but a symbol variation in which a plurality of reels are rotated is executed by using a predetermined number of medals, and the result of the symbol variation ( It can also be applied to a spinning machine (so-called slot machine) that pays out medals based on the stopping mode of the plurality of reels.

Here, the "initial operation process" of the movable body 22 is a process of operating at least a part of the movable body included in the game machine in a predetermined mode in the initial process performed after the power of the game machine is turned on. By executing the initial operation process, it is possible to confirm whether the movable body normally controls the operation.
In the present embodiment, in the process executed when the RAM clear power is turned on (hereinafter referred to as the RAM clear power recovery process), the movable body 22 is operated at a predetermined position after checking the original position of the movable body 22. The processing to be performed will be described as corresponding to the "initial operation processing".
In the present embodiment, the initial operation confirmation of each movable body 22 and the operation confirmation of each light emitting body, which are performed after the power is turned on and the RAM clear processing is performed, are collectively referred to as "recovery processing at the time of RAM clear". It may also be referred to as "accompanying operation confirmation processing".
In the present embodiment, the operation confirmation process associated with the power recovery recovery process at the time of RAM clear is described as corresponding to the initial operation process according to the present invention. However, in the implementation of the present invention, whether or not the RAM clear process is executed is determined. Regardless of this, any process of operating the movable body during the initial process can correspond to the "initial operation process" of the movable body 22.

The specific conditions under which the initial operation processing is executed are not limited, but for example, the RAM clear processing is performed by turning on the power switch 40 while the RAM clear switch 43 is turned on as in the present embodiment. Although the example after this is performed as a specific example, the initial operation process may be performed at the time of the power recovery recovery process accompanying the power-on (power recovery) other than this.
In the present embodiment, the movable body 22 may correspond to the upper movable body 22a provided above the effect display device 80 provided on the game board 50 and the left and right movable bodies 22b provided on the left and right sides of the effect display device 80.
Further, in the present embodiment, the plurality of light emitting means include the board surface decoration lamp 30 provided on the game board 50, the upper movable body lamp 24a provided on the upper movable body 22a, and the left and right movable body lamps 24b provided on the left and right movable body 22b. The effect lamp 35 provided in the middle frame 17 corresponds to the above, and all the light emitting members are composed of LEDs, but the lamps are not limited to LEDs.

The first control means (movable accessory control means 245) may be capable of driving and controlling the movable body 22, and its specific configuration is not limited. The first control means is for driving the CPU 301 and the movable body 22 that transmit a control signal for driving the movable body 22 based on the control signal received from the CPU 101 in accordance with the instruction content from the power recovery processing executing means 180. It may be a microcomputer composed of a ROM 302 or the like that stores movable control data, or any other integrated circuit. The drive source of the movable body 22 may have various driving forces such as a motor and a solenoid.

The first light emitting mode and the second light emitting mode may be any light emitting mode as long as some light emitting mode can be carried out, and the specific mode thereof is not limited. Further, as the light emitting mode, there may be various modes such as all lighting of the predetermined light emitting member, sequential lighting, simultaneous lighting, sequential blinking, simultaneous blinking, and extinguishing.
Further, the second light emitting mode may be any light emitting mode different from the first light emitting mode, and the specific mode thereof is not limited.
In addition, a part of the light emitting means among the plurality of light emitting means controlled by the first light emitting mode and a part of the light emitting means among the plurality of light emitting means controlled by the second light emitting mode. May be the same light emitting means among a plurality of light emitting means, or may be different light emitting means.

In the present embodiment, the operation confirmation process associated with the power recovery recovery process at the time of RAM clear may be a predetermined period provided based on the power-on accompanied by the execution of the RAM clear process. The operation confirmation process associated with the RAM clear process may be provided, for example, immediately after the power is turned on with the execution of the RAM clear process or in the vicinity thereof, and may be started on condition that the RAM clear process is completed as in the present embodiment. , It may be started on the condition that the RAM clear processing is started, it may be started on the condition that something is in the middle of the RAM clear processing, or it may be started on the condition that something is after the RAM clear processing is completed. Good.

By doing so, the initial operation processing of the movable body 22 is performed after the RAM clear processing is performed, and the hall clerk or the like can easily confirm whether or not the initial operation processing of the movable body 22 is completed.
Hereinafter, the game machine 10 according to the present embodiment will be described more specifically.

<About the structure of the game machine 10>
First, the structure of the game machine 10 will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 5.
FIG. 1 is a front view of the game machine 10, FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a symbol display device 90 arranged in the region II shown in FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is a diagram showing the symbol display device 90 arranged in the region III shown in FIG. It is a bird's-eye view which shows the set operation button group and its surroundings, FIG. 4 is a figure which shows the game board 50 installed in the game machine 10, and FIG. 5 is a rear view of the game machine 10.
It should be noted that the configurations shown in FIGS. 1 to 5 merely list what is necessary for explaining the gaming machine 10 of the present embodiment, and configurations and functions (not shown here) are added to the gaming machine 10. You may. Further, the game machine 10 does not necessarily have all of the configurations shown here, and some configurations or functions may be omitted as long as the effects of the present invention are not impaired.

The game machine 10 of the present embodiment is a so-called pachinko machine, and launches a game ball into a front area (hereinafter, referred to as “game area 50a”) of a game board 50 on which a large number of game nails (not shown) are erected. However, when the game ball enters the winning opening (for example, the large winning opening 55, etc.), the winning ball is obtained. In the following description, the entry of a game ball into the winning opening may be simply expressed as "winning (to the winning opening)".

The game machine 10 is configured to cover a rectangular frame-shaped outer frame 15 that opens back and forth, an inner frame 17 that detachably holds the game board 50 on the front side of the opening of the outer frame 15, and the front side of the game board 50. The front frame 20 and the front frame 20 are provided.

The middle frame 17 is rotatably supported around the left end side by a hinge mechanism (not shown) on the same side as the hinge mechanism 21, and can be opened and closed on the front side of the outer frame 15. The middle frame 17 is locked and unlocked by the cylinder lock 23 (the door key is inserted into the cylinder lock 23, and the door key is turned in the direction opposite to the unlocking direction of the front frame (right in this embodiment). ) Is possible.
In the present embodiment, the middle frame door opening sensor 76 for detecting whether or not the middle frame 17 is in the open state is provided. The middle frame door opening sensor 76 is turned on when the middle frame 17 is in the open state, and turned off when the middle frame 17 is in the closed state.

The front frame 20 is rotatably supported around the left end side by the hinge mechanism 21 and can be opened and closed with respect to the middle frame 17. The front frame 20 is locked and unlocked by the cylinder lock 23 (the door key is inserted into the cylinder lock 23, and the door key is turned in the direction opposite to the unlocking direction of the middle frame 17 (left in this embodiment). ) Is possible.
Further, the front frame 20 includes a transparent member 25 arranged so as to cover the game area 50a, and the transparent member 25 transparently protects the game area 50a and the game board 50.
Further, the front frame 20 includes an upper ball saucer 27 and a lower ball saucer 29 for storing game balls, and the upper ball saucer 27 and the lower ball saucer 29 are vertically separated from each other and integrally provided with the front frame 20. ..
Further, the front frame 20 is provided with an operation handle 31 on the right side of the lower ball saucer 29, and the game ball stored in the upper ball saucer 27 is launched toward the game area 50a by the rotation operation of the operation handle 31. It has become like.

As shown in FIG. 3, a group of operation buttons operated by the player is arranged on the upper surface of the upper ball tray 27. This operation button group is provided with a ball lending button 39a and a return button 39b for accepting a prepaid card return operation as a main operation unit 39 electrically connected to the main control board 100 described later. 1 As an operation unit electrically connected to the sub-control board 200, an effect button capable of switching an effect generated during a game or receiving an operation of a player performed to obtain various information related to the game machine 10. 37, and cursor buttons 38 (38a, 38b, 38c, 38d) for instructing operations to move up, down, left, and right, respectively, and the like are included. Each operation unit is provided with a sensor for detecting the operation, and the control board to be connected detects the operation of each operation unit by changing the detection state of the sensor. These operation units are provided on the front side of the game board 50.
Further, the upper cursor button 38a and the lower cursor button 38b are used to adjust the volume of the sound output from the speaker 33, which will be described later. (Also referred to as) 35 and the effect display device 80 are operated to adjust the brightness.
Further, the effect button 37 and the cursor button 38 are provided with light emitting means (not shown), and these light emitting means are included in the "frame lamp".

At the lower part of the lower ball tray 29, a ball removing mechanism 36 for ejecting the game balls stored in the lower ball tray 29 downward is provided. By operating the ball pulling mechanism 36, a bottom opening (not shown) formed on the bottom surface of the lower ball tray 29 is opened, and the game ball is naturally dropped and discharged from the bottom opening.
Although not shown, the upper ball receiving tray 27 is provided with a mechanism for moving the stored balls to the lower ball receiving tray 29 by operating the same as the ball removing mechanism 36, and this mechanism and the ball removing are provided. By operating both of the mechanisms 36, it is possible to discharge the stored balls.

As shown in FIG. 1, a pair of speakers 33 (33a, 33b) are arranged on the left side and the right side of the upper frame portion 32 of the front frame 20, respectively. Further, the upper frame portion 32 and the left and right side frame portions 34a and 34b of the front frame 20 are formed by a light-transmitting cover, and effect lamps 35 (35a, 35b, 35c) are arranged therein, respectively. There is. The speaker 33 and the effect lamp 35 can output audio or turn on or off in conjunction with an effect or an error effect generated during the game.

The effect display device 80 is a liquid crystal display device arranged substantially in the center of the game board 50, and is a decoration performed in conjunction with the variation display in the first special symbol display device 91 or the second special symbol display device 92, which will be described later. It is possible to display a variable display of a symbol, and further, it is possible to display various other effects.

In the variable display of the decorative symbol displayed on the effect display device 80, the displayed decorative symbol forms three symbol rows. The direction of the variable display of each symbol row is not particularly limited, and may be, for example, any of the vertical direction, the horizontal direction, the depth direction, or a combination thereof (diagonal direction).
Here, although the depth direction is actually a two-dimensional variable display on the display screen of the effect display device 80, the decorative pattern is displayed in the front direction or the opposite direction from the back side of the effect display device 80. It refers to a virtual direction recognized by a player in a display mode using a method (for example, perspective method) for recognizing a variable display.
Further, the decorative symbols in the present embodiment include "1 symbol" imitating the number "1", "2 symbols" imitating the number "2", and "3 symbols" imitating the number "3". "4 symbols" imitating the number "4", "5 symbols" imitating the number "5", "6 symbols" imitating the number "6", "7 symbols" imitating the number "7" , "8 symbols" imitating the number "8", and "9 symbols" imitating the number "9", and these symbols are provided in each symbol row. In the following description, "1 symbol", "3 symbols", "5 symbols", "7 symbols", and "9 symbols" are collectively referred to as "odd symbols", and "2 symbols" and "4 symbols". , "6 symbols" and "8 symbols" may be collectively referred to as "even symbols".

Although a liquid crystal display device is adopted as the effect display device 80 in the present embodiment, the embodiment of the present invention is not limited to this. For example, various types of display devices such as a drum type and a dot matrix type can be adopted as the effect display device 80.

A plurality of light emitting diodes (hereinafter, abbreviated as "LED") are arranged on the lower right side of the effect display device 80, and these LEDs constitute a display area of the symbol display device 90. A special symbol and a normal symbol are displayed on the symbol display device 90.
Further, the symbol display device 90 is arranged at a position that is harder for the player to see than the effect display device 80, and the display area of the symbol display device 90 is smaller than the display area of the effect display device 80. ..
The arrangement and number of LEDs related to the symbol display device 90 in this embodiment are as shown in FIG. 2, but this is an example, and the arrangement and number of LEDs related to the symbol display device 90 are limited to this example. It is not something that is done.

The special symbol is a symbol that is stopped and displayed as a result of a symbol variation that determines whether or not to operate the special electric accessory (for example, the special electric accessory 65). The special symbol in the present embodiment includes a first special symbol displayed on the first special symbol display device 91 and a second special symbol displayed on the second special symbol display device 92.
The special symbol may be abbreviated as "special symbol", the first special symbol may be abbreviated as "special diagram 1", and the second special symbol may be abbreviated as "special diagram 2".

The ordinary symbol is a symbol that is stopped and displayed as a result of a symbol variation that determines whether or not to operate the ordinary electric accessory (for example, the ordinary electric accessory 61). The ordinary symbol in the present embodiment is displayed on the ordinary symbol display device 93.
In addition, the ordinary design may be abbreviated as "genuine figure", and the ordinary electric accessory may be referred to as "electric chew".

In addition to the above-mentioned display device, the symbol display device 90 is provided with a first special symbol hold lamp 94, a second special symbol hold lamp 95, and a normal symbol hold lamp 96.
The first special symbol hold lamp 94 can specify the number of symbol fluctuations of the special figure 1 held, and the second special symbol hold lamp 95 can specify the number of symbol changes of the special figure 2 held. The normal symbol hold lamp 96 makes it possible to specify the number of symbol fluctuations of the normal symbol that is held, and both of them have two LED lighting modes (in this embodiment, only right constant lighting = 1, left and right constant lighting). = 2, right-side blinking + left-side constant lighting = 3, left-right blinking = 4) makes it possible to specify the number of corresponding symbol fluctuations.

In the following description, the symbol variation in which the special symbol is stopped and displayed after the special symbol is variablely displayed on the first special symbol display device 91 or the second special symbol display device 92 is referred to as "special symbol symbol variation" and is referred to as the following. In the description, a symbol variation in which the normal symbol display device 93 is variablely displayed and then the normal symbol is stopped and displayed may be referred to as a “regular symbol symbol variation”.
Further, in the following description, the variation display of the decorative symbol displayed on the above-mentioned effect display device 80 is referred to as "decorative symbol symbol variation" in distinction from "special symbol symbol variation" and "normal symbol symbol variation". Sometimes referred to.
In the following description, when the term "design variation" is simply used, it means the symbol variation of the special symbol unless otherwise specified.

As shown in FIG. 4, obstacles such as a large number of game nails (not shown), a windmill 52, and decorative members are arranged on the front surface of the game board 50 so that the launched game ball rolls. The game area 50a is defined in.
Further, on the left side and the upper side of the game area 50a, curved outer rails 51 and inner rails 53 provided for guiding the game ball launched by the rotation operation of the operation handle 31 to the upper part of the game area 50a are arranged. Has been done. The outer rail 51 is located outside the inner rail 53 with reference to the center of the game area 50a. Here, the windmill 52 is a mechanism for changing the falling direction of the game ball, and refers to a nail-shaped one.

In the game machine 10, it is possible to adjust the launch strength of the game ball depending on the magnitude of the rotation operation amount (for example, the rotation angle) of the operation handle 31, and the first flow path in which the weakly launched game ball rolls. Various obstacles are placed in the game area 50a so that the game ball rolls in either X (so-called left-handed) or the second flow path Y (so-called right-handed) in which the more strongly launched game ball rolls. Have been placed.

FIG. 4 shows the large winning opening 55, the first starting opening 57, the second starting opening 59, the gate 63, and the general winning opening 67 as the main winning openings, and the number of winning openings shown is shown. And arrangement are examples, and the number and arrangement may be changed as appropriate as long as the roles described below are satisfied.

The grand prize opening 55 is arranged at the lower right of the game area 50a. A large prize opening sensor 72 is attached to the large winning opening 55, and the number (15) associated with the large winning opening 55 is determined by the detection result of the large winning opening sensor 72 to win the large winning opening 55. Ball) prize ball will be given.
In the present embodiment, as compared with the case of rolling from the first flow path X, when rolling from the second flow path Y, many game balls roll toward the big winning opening 55. Each obstacle is placed.

A special electric accessory 65 is arranged above the large winning opening 55. The special electric accessory 65 is a member that commutatively transitions to an open state in which it is easy to win a prize in the large winning opening 55 or a closed state in which it is difficult to enter a ball, and is opened or closed by the special electric accessory solenoid 66. Transition to one of the states.

The special electric accessory 65 is opened in at least a part of the jackpot game set due to the fact that the jackpot is derived by the special figure hit / fail judgment described later, and the prize is won in the jackpot 55 accordingly. Is allowed. In this way, when the special electric accessory 65 is in the open state, the big hit game in which the prize is easily entered into the prize opening 55 and the chance of winning the prize ball is greatly increased is considered to be an advantageous game state. I can say.
Further, in the jackpot game, the open state and the closed state of the special electric accessory 65 are alternately set, and the total number of rounds generated by one jackpot is calculated as one open state (sometimes referred to as "round"). The "number of rounds") is terminated based on a predetermined number (10 in this embodiment) of game balls winning in the large winning opening 55, and the special electric accessory 65 It will be closed. It should be noted that the one open state ends even when a predetermined number of game balls have passed a sufficient time (30 s (seconds) in this embodiment) to win the grand prize opening 55. To do. Here, when the special electric accessory 65 is set from the open state to the closed state based on the winning of 10 game balls in one round, it cannot be immediately closed. Therefore, in one round, more than 10 game balls may win the large winning opening 55, and the winning may be referred to as an over winning.

In the present embodiment, a specific area (not shown) is provided in the large winning opening 55, and a detection sensor (not shown) is provided in the specific area. This detection sensor detects that the game ball has passed through a specific area. Hereinafter, the specific area may be referred to as a V winning area, and the passage of the game ball through the V winning area may be referred to as a V winning area.
Details will be described later, but in the present embodiment, when it is detected by the detection sensor that the game ball has passed the V winning area (V winning) during the big hit game, the special figure high accuracy is obtained after the big hit game is completed. A function is provided, and whether or not to provide a round that makes it easy to win a V during a big hit game (hereinafter, may be referred to as a V winning round) is switched depending on the stop symbol of the special figure (9 in this embodiment). Round).

In addition, the special electric accessory 65 is also in the open state in at least a part of the small hit game caused by the small hit being derived by the special figure hit / fail determination. In the present embodiment, the time for the open state is set shorter than that in the jackpot game described above. Therefore, it can be said that the small hit game is a more disadvantageous game state than the big hit game.

The first starting port 57 is arranged in the lower center of the game area 50a. A first starting port sensor 70 is attached to the first starting port 57, and a prize is determined for the first starting port 57 based on the detection result of the first starting port sensor 70, and the first starting port 57 is associated with the first starting port 57. The given number of prize balls (4 in this embodiment) will be awarded. The symbol variation of the special figure 1 is performed at least in a part when the winning of the first starting port 57 is determined.
In the game area 50a according to the present embodiment, more game balls are directed toward the first start port 57 when the game is rolled from the first flow path X than when the game area 50a is rolled from the second flow path Y. It is assumed that obstacles such as game nails are arranged so as to roll.

The second starting port 59 is arranged at the lower right of the game area 50a. A second starting port sensor 71 is attached to the second starting port 59, and the winning result to the second starting port 59 is determined based on the detection result of the second starting port sensor 71, and is associated with the second starting port 59. The given number of prize balls (1 in this embodiment) will be awarded.
In at least a part of the case where the winning of the second starting port 59 is determined, the symbol variation of the special figure 2 is performed.
In the game area 50a according to the present embodiment, more game balls are directed toward the second starting port 59 when rolling from the second flow path Y than when rolling from the first flow path X. It is assumed that obstacles such as game nails are arranged so as to roll.

An ordinary electric accessory 61 is arranged in the flow path connected to the second starting port 59. The ordinary electric accessory 61 is a member that commutatively transitions to the open state where it is easy to enter the game ball or the closed state where it is difficult to enter the game ball into the second starting port 59, and the ordinary electric accessory solenoid 62. Transitions to either an open state or a closed state.
More specifically, the ordinary electric accessory 61 is opened in at least a part of the game per normal figure that is won by the symbol change of the normal figure, and a prize is given to the second starting port 59 accordingly. Is allowed. In this way, when the ordinary electric accessory 61 is in the open state, it is easy to win a prize in the second starting port 59. Therefore, the symbol variation of the special figure 2 is performed while suppressing the decrease of the game ball by the prize ball. Opportunities to be implemented can be greatly increased.
Here, as shown in FIG. 4, the special electric accessory 65 is on the downstream side of the normal electric accessory 61 in the second flow path Y.

The gate 63 is arranged in the right central portion of the game area 50a. A gate sensor 74 is attached to the gate 63, and the passage of the game ball through the gate 63 (also may be described as a prize) is determined based on the detection result of the gate sensor 74. In at least a part of the case where the winning of the gate 63 is determined, the symbol of the normal drawing is changed. In the present embodiment, even if the winning of the gate 63 is determined, the prize ball is not given.
Further, in the present embodiment, as compared with the case of rolling from the first flow path X, each obstacle is such that many game balls roll toward the gate 63 when rolling from the second flow path Y. Things are arranged.

The general winning openings 67 (67a, 67b) are arranged at the lower left of the game area 50a. A general winning opening sensor 73 is attached to the general winning opening 67, and the winning result of the general winning opening sensor 73 determines the winning of the general winning opening 67 and determines the winning of the general winning opening 67. The given number of prize balls (4 in this embodiment) will be awarded. More specifically, the general winning opening sensor 73a (not shown) is attached to the general winning opening 67a, and the general winning opening sensor 73b (not shown) is attached to the general winning opening 67b.
Further, in the present embodiment, as compared with the case of rolling from the second flow path Y, a large number of game balls roll toward the general winning opening 67 when rolling from the first flow path X. Although each obstacle is arranged, each obstacle may be arranged so that many game balls roll toward the general winning opening 67 when rolling from the second flow path Y. ..

The out port 69 is arranged at the bottom of the game area 50a. A game ball that has been driven into the game area 50a and has not entered each of the above-mentioned winning openings falls into the out opening 69 and is treated as an out ball.

In the present embodiment, an out-ball sensor 75 for detecting a game ball (hereinafter, referred to as "out-ball") that has entered each of the winning openings or out-ports 69 described above is provided, and the out-ball sensor 75 is provided. The number of out spheres counted using the detection result of can be used to derive the base value. Here, the base value is a value derived by the number of safe balls (number of prize balls) ÷ the number of out balls × 100 in the most unfavorable state (described later, special figure low certainty and normal figure low probability).

As shown in FIG. 4, a plurality of movable bodies 22 are provided on the front surface of the game board, and are used for the effect together with the effect image displayed on the effect display device 80 and the audio data output from the speaker 33. ..
In the present embodiment, the upper movable body 22a is provided above the effect display device 80 provided on the game board, and the left and right movable bodies 22b are provided on the left and right sides of the effect display device 80. It is driven and controlled to the position.

An upper movable body lamp 24a is provided inside the upper movable body 22a, and a left and right movable body lamp 24b is provided inside the left and right movable body 22b. As the upper movable internal lamp 24a and the left and right movable internal lamp 24b, either a single color LED or a full color LED may be used, but in the present embodiment, a full color LED is used in consideration of the effect of effect.
Also, on the front of the game board 50. As shown in FIG. 4, along with the effect image displayed on the effect display device 80 and the audio data output from the speaker 33, the board decoration lamps 30 (30a, 30b) used for the effect are also provided. The board surface decoration lamp 30 may use either a single color LED or a full color LED, but in the present embodiment, a single color LED is used for the board surface decoration lamp 30a and a full color LED is used for the board surface decoration lamp 30b in consideration of the effect of effect.
In addition, a light guide plate lamp 26 is provided on the side of the transparent member 25, and the light guide plate lamp 26 is controlled to emit light to decorate the entire transparent member 25 with light emission. The light guide plate lamp 26 may use either a monochromatic LED or a full-color LED, but in the present embodiment, the monochromatic LED is used in consideration of the effect of effect.
The various LEDs described here may correspond to the light emitting means in the practice of the present invention. However, the light emitting means in the practice of the present invention is not limited to these, and for example, light emission controlled by the main control board 100 such as the first special symbol holding lamp 94, the second special symbol holding lamp 95, and the ordinary symbol holding lamp 96. Means may also be included.

As shown in FIG. 5, on the back surface of the game board 50, a main control board case 109 in which the main control board 100 is stored, a first sub control board case 209 in which the first sub control board 200 is housed, and a second sub The second sub control board case 309 in which the control board 300 is stored, the power control board case 509 in which the power control board 500 is housed, and the payout control board case 409 in which the payout control board 400 is housed are mounted, and the first sub is mounted. In addition to the back surfaces of the control board case 209 and the second sub control board case 309, an opening / closing cover 45 that covers a part of the back surface of the main control board case 109 is detachably attached.
The substrate case and cover covering each substrate are made of transparent members, and the corresponding substrates can be visually recognized through each case and cover.

The power supply control board 500 is provided with a power supply switch 40 and a RAM clear switch 43 that are operated to supply the game machine 10 with primary power supplied from the power supply equipment of the game island.
The RAM clear switch 43 is a switch that is operated when instructing a RAM clear process described later, and is electrically connected to the RAM clear switch circuit 504.
In the state of being installed on the game island, unless the middle frame 17 is opened, it becomes difficult to operate each operation unit (power switch 40, RAM clear switch 43, etc.) provided on the back side of the game board 50. There is.

Further, on the back surface of the game board 50, a game ball tank 46 for storing game balls supplied from the ball supply facility of the game island is arranged above the opening / closing cover 45. The game ball tank 46 is further connected to a payout passage 49 connected to the upper ball tray 27 via a tank rail 47 and a payout unit 48, and the ball paid out by the payout unit 48 passes through the payout passage 49. It is paid out to the upper ball saucer 27.

Up to this point, the structure of the game machine 10 in the present embodiment has been described, but these are specific examples, and the present invention can be implemented by another configuration.

<Regarding the control configuration of the game machine 10>
Next, the control configuration included in the game machine 10 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing a control configuration included in the game machine 10. The control configuration shown in FIG. 6 is necessary for explaining the game machine 10 of the present embodiment, and the game machine 10 may have a control configuration (not shown in FIG. 6).

The main control board 100 includes a CPU 101 that performs various arithmetic processes related to the game, a ROM 102 that stores data such as a control program and various lottery tables, a RAM 103 that functions as a work area or a buffer memory that serves as a temporary storage area, and peripherals. It is equipped with an I / O port 104 that inputs and outputs signals between the board and each device, and a random number circuit 105 that operates in a system different from the program processing by the CPU 101 to generate random numbers (hard random numbers). These are connected to each other via an internal bus.

The CPU 101 reads various control programs stored in the ROM 102 and performs arithmetic processing to execute various processes related to the main control of the game.
The RAM 103 is backed up by a backup power source generated in the backup power supply circuit 502 described later. Specifically, among the information stored in the RAM 103, various information such that the game machine 10 can be restored in the state immediately before the power failure is backed up by using the data at the time of power recovery after the power failure occurs. It is configured in. For example, in addition to the data such as the stack pointer and each register held when the power failure occurs, the state of the game machine 10 at that time (game stopped state or game enabled state), the current special drawing lottery state, and the current state. Information related to the game such as the general drawing lottery status, whether or not the jackpot game is in progress, the stopped symbols of special figures 1 and 2, the pending information of the symbol change, the number of round games in the big hit game, etc. are backed up. To.

In the present embodiment, at least, an area in which information related to such a game is stored (sometimes referred to as an area related to the game of RAM 103), a checksum complement related to the area related to the game of RAM 103, and a backup flag. Is backed up (sometimes referred to as a backup information area related to the game of RAM 103).
Then, when the power is restored, the game machine 10 returns using various information stored in the backed up area related to the game of the RAM 103 and the backup information area related to the game of the RAM 103.

There are no restrictions on the specific backup method in this embodiment. For example, the area of the RAM 103 to be backed up may be realized in a configuration in which data can be held non-volatilely even in a power failure state. As another example, in the RAM 103, different hardware is provided between the first memory, which is configured to be able to hold data non-volatilely even in a power failure state, and the second memory, which is referred to when the game machine 10 is operating. In that case, the game machine 10 saves the information to be backed up from the second memory to the first memory at the time of power failure, and saves the saved information from the first memory at the time of power recovery. (2) Recovery to memory is sufficient.

Further, the main control board 100 includes a first start port sensor 70, a second start port sensor 71, a large winning opening sensor 72, a general winning opening sensor 73, a gate sensor 74, an out ball sensor 75, an inner frame opening sensor 76, and the like. It is electrically connected to the CPU 101 and is configured to be able to input detection signals from these sensors to the CPU 101 via the I / O port 104.

Further, the main control board 100 includes a first special symbol display device 91, a second special symbol display device 92, a normal symbol display device 93, a first special symbol hold lamp 94, a second special symbol hold lamp 95, and a normal symbol hold lamp. 96, it is electrically connected to the ordinary electric accessory solenoid 62 and the special electric accessory solenoid 66, and these are configured to be controllable via the I / O port 104.
Similarly, the main control board 100 is electrically connected to the main operation unit 39, and is configured to be able to detect the operation of the main operation unit 39.

The main control board 100 and the first sub control board 200 are connected by eight parallel signal lines and one strobe line, and are single from the main control board 100 to the first sub control board 200. It is connected so that it can communicate only in the direction, and various control commands are transmitted from the main control board 100 to the first sub control board 200.
It should be noted that data cannot be transmitted from the first sub-control board 200 to the main control board 100, and the first sub-control board 200 cannot request the main control board 100 to transmit data. It is configured in.
Further, in the present embodiment, the parallel transmission method is adopted for data transmission from the main control board 100 to the first sub-control board 200, but a serial transmission method may be adopted.

The first sub-control board 200 includes a CPU 201 that performs various arithmetic processes related to the game effect based on the effect control command from the main control board 100, a ROM 202 that stores data such as an effect control program and various lottery tables, and a temporary storage area. A RAM 203 that functions as a work area or a buffer memory, and an I / O port 204 that inputs and outputs signals between peripheral boards and each device are provided, and these are connected to each other via an internal bus, and the CPU 201 It is configured to execute the main control related to the game production according to the control program stored in the ROM 202.
The first sub-control board 200 is electrically connected to the effect button 37 and the cursor button 38, and is configured to be able to detect operations on these.

Further, the first sub-control board 200 is an image control command and voice control for instructing the second sub-control board 300 of an image or sound by a control process based on an effect control command or a power recovery return command from the main control board 100. Command, upper movable body lamp 24a, left and right movable body lamp 24b, board decoration lamp 30 (30a, 30b), light guide plate lamp 26, lamp control data for controlling lighting of various lamps such as effect lamp 35, upper movable body It generates movable control data and the like for controlling the movement of 22a, the left and right movable body 22b, and the like.
Here, the first sub-control board 200 is connected to the second sub-control board 300 so as to be capable of bidirectional communication, and various commands are transmitted from the first sub-control board 200 to the second sub-control board 300. As the response, a response command (ACK command) indicating that the command has been normally received is transmitted from the second sub-control board 300 to the first sub-control board 200.

Further, the first sub-control board 200 is electrically connected to the upper movable internal lamp 24a, the left and right movable internal lamps 24b, the board decoration lamps 30 (30a, 30b), the light guide plate lamp 26, and the effect lamp 35, and is I / O. Lamp control data is transmitted via port 204. The upper movable internal lamp 24a, the left and right movable internal lamps 24b, the board decoration lamps 30 (30a, 30b), the light guide plate lamp 26, and the effect lamp 35 are turned on by the lamp control data transmitted from the first sub control board 200. It is configured to be controlled.

The second sub-control board 300 stores a CPU 301 that performs various arithmetic processes related to image production and sound production based on control commands from the first sub-control board 200, a control program that controls images and sound, various data, and the like. It includes a ROM 302, a RAM 303 that functions as a work area or buffer memory that serves as a temporary storage area, and an I / O port 304 that inputs and outputs signals between peripheral boards and each device, and the CPU 301 is stored in the ROM 302. It is configured to execute the main control related to various effects according to the control program.
In addition, although not shown, the second sub-control board 300 includes a VDP that generates image data according to the content of the effect determined by the effect content determining means 225 described later based on the control signal received from the CPU 301, and the CPU 301. It is equipped with a sound source IC that generates voice data based on a control signal received from. The VDP is a so-called image processor, which reads image data stored in an image ROM in response to an instruction from the CPU 301, processes the image data, and transmits the image data generated by the effect display device 80. A high-speed VRAM used for developing and processing image data read from the image ROM is connected to this VDP. The sound source IC reads the voice data stored in the voice ROM in response to the instruction from the CPU 301, synthesizes the read voice data, and outputs the final voice data generated by the synthesis processing to the speaker 33 via the amplifier.

More specifically, the second sub-control board 300 can execute voice control corresponding to a plurality of voice channels (for example, 32 channels). When the second sub control board 300 receives the voice control command from the first sub control board 200, the second sub control board 300 controls the instructed voice to be output from the speaker 33 at the instructed volume based on the voice control command. ..
Here, the voice control command includes voice control data for each of the plurality of voice channels (for example, 32 voice channels). Each voice control data includes data for specifying the presence / absence of voice data, data for instructing voice data to be reproduced, volume instruction data for instructing volume, and the like with respect to the corresponding voice channel.
The second sub-control board 300 that has received the voice control command is controlled so that the instructed voice is output from the speaker 33 at the instructed volume based on the voice control command. When the voice data of a plurality of voice channels is specified by the voice control command, the designated voice data can be synthesized according to the designated volume for each voice channel.
Since the present embodiment does not limit the correspondence between the voice and the voice channel at all, the description regarding the voice channel may be omitted in the following description.

The payout control board 400 is mainly composed of a CPU 401, a ROM 402, and a RAM 403 (all not shown).
Further, the payout control board 400 is connected to the main control board 100 so as to be capable of bidirectional communication, and is controlled to drive the payout unit 48 to pay out the game ball based on the payout control command from the main control board 100. Is executed, and the ball feeding mechanism and the firing mechanism are synchronously driven based on the operation amount of the operation handle 31 to control the firing of the game ball.

The power supply control board 500 generates a normal power supply circuit 501 and a backup power supply that generate a normal power supply to be supplied to electronic components and electrical components such as the above-mentioned control board based on the primary power supply supplied from the power supply equipment of the game island. It is composed of a backup power supply circuit 502, a power failure detection circuit 503 that detects a power failure (the supply voltage of a normal power supply becomes a predetermined voltage drop), a RAM clear switch circuit 504, and the like.
A power switch 40 is connected to the power control board 500, and assuming that the primary power is supplied from the power supply equipment of the game island, when the power switch 40 is turned on, the normal power supply of the power control board 500 is supplied. A normal power supply is generated in the circuit 501, and power is supplied to electronic components and electric components including the above-mentioned control boards (main control board 100, first sub control board 200, second sub control board 300, and payout control board 400). Will be done.
Further, a RAM clear switch 43 is connected to the power supply control board 500. In this embodiment, when the power supply switch 40 is turned on while the RAM clear switch 43 is turned on, the RAM clear switch circuit 504 transmits an initialization signal to the main control board 100 and the payout control board 400, respectively. Upon receiving this initialization signal, the main control board 100 executes a RAM clear process described later. The trigger for the RAM clear switch circuit 504 to transmit the initialization signal is not limited to the example of the present embodiment.
Hereinafter, turning on the power switch 40 while the RAM clear switch 43 is turned on may be referred to as "RAM clear power on".

Further, in the power supply control board 500, when the power failure is detected by the power failure detection circuit 503, the power failure signal (NMI signal) is transmitted to the main control board 100, the first sub control board 200, and the payout control board 400, respectively. Send to.
The backup power supply circuit 502 has a mechanism of being charged when power is supplied to the game machine 10 from the power supply equipment of the game island.
The backup power supply circuit 502 may be provided on the payout control board 400, or the power failure detection circuit 503 may not be provided on the power supply control board 500, but the main control board 100, the first sub-control board 200, and the payout control board. It may be provided in each of 400. Further, the RAM clear switch circuit 504 may be provided on the main control board 100, and the RAM clear switch 43 may also be connected to the main control board 100.

<About the functional configuration of the game machine 10>
Next, the functional configuration of the game machine 10 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. 7. FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration included in the game machine 10. The functional configuration shown in FIG. 7 is necessary for explaining the game machine 10 of the present embodiment, and the game machine 10 may have a functional configuration (not shown in FIG. 7). In addition, FIG. 8 may also be referred to when explaining the functional configuration.

As shown in FIG. 7, the main control board 100 includes a ball entry determination means 110, a main random number generation means 115, a main hold control means 120, a preliminary determination means 125, a special figure lottery means 130, a normal figure lottery means 135, and a jackpot game. Control means 140, symbol display control means 145, electric accessory control means 150, game state control means 155, main information storage means 160, main error control means 165, main command management means 170, power interruption processing execution means 175, and restoration. The electric processing executing means 180 is provided, and these means functionally represent what is realized by each control configuration on the main control board 100 described with reference to FIG.

The main information storage means 160 is a means for temporarily storing the data read by the means provided in the main control board 100, the data derived by the calculation in the means, and the like in the corresponding storage areas. .. In particular, the data (effect control command, etc.) stored in the transmission command storage area of the main information storage means 160 is directed to the subcommand management means 275 of the first sub-control board 200, which will be described later, by the command transmission means after being stored. Will be sent.

The ball entry determination means 110 determines the winning of each winning opening based on the detection result of the sensor provided in each winning opening.

The main random number generating means 115 can generate a plurality of types of random numbers having different update ranges depending on the random number circuit 105, and one or a plurality of random numbers corresponding to the winning opening from the random number circuit 105 at the timing when the winning opening is determined. Get (latch) a random number.
More specifically, when the first start port 57 or the second start port 59 is determined to be a prize, the main random number generating means 115 will be described later with a random number for determining whether the special figure is correct or not, and a special figure stop symbol. Random numbers for lottery and random numbers for special figure fluctuation pattern lottery are acquired. When it is determined that the gate 63 has won a prize, the random numbers for determining whether or not the normal figure is correct, the random numbers for the general figure lottery, and the random numbers for the general figure variation pattern lottery, which will be described later, are stored in the corresponding storage of the main information storage means 160. Store in the area.

The main hold control means 120 controls the hold of the symbol change of the special figure and the hold of the symbol change of the normal figure. Regarding the special figure 1, the random numbers for determining whether the special figure is correct, the random numbers for the special figure stop symbol lottery, and the random numbers for the special figure variation pattern lottery, which are acquired when the first starting port 57 is won, are specially selected. Hold (store) as the operation hold information in FIG. 1.
More specifically, the main hold control means 120 is incremented by 1 each time the operation hold information of the special figure 1 is held, and the operation hold information of the special figure 1 is used (in the lottery of the special figure lottery means 130). A hold counter (hereinafter referred to as “special figure 1 hold counter”) that is decremented by 1 for each use) is provided, and the counter is said to be used until the value of the special figure 1 hold counter reaches the upper limit value (4 in the present embodiment). The operation hold information is stored in the storage area corresponding to the current special figure 1 hold counter of the main information storage means 160, and each time the operation hold information is used, the used operation hold information is cleared, and the remaining operation hold information is cleared. Control is performed to move (shift) the information from the current storage area to the storage area corresponding to the special figure 1 hold counter, which is one less than the current special figure 1 hold counter, in ascending order of the special figure 1 hold counter.
Further, the main hold control means 120 also controls the special figure 2 and the normal figure in the same manner as the above-mentioned control separately from the special figure 1, and the hold counter of the special figure 2 is referred to as a special figure 2 hold counter.
In the following description, both "holding of operation hold information of special figure 1" and "holding of operation hold information of special figure 2" may be referred to as "holding of symbol change".

Further, when the operation hold information (hold counter) of the special figure 1 or the special figure 2 is updated (added or subtracted), the main hold control means 120 includes the special figure 1 hold counter and the special figure 2 hold counter. A command (holding command) is generated, and the command is stored in the transmission command storage area of the main information storage means 160.
In the present embodiment, when both the operation hold information corresponding to the special figure 1 and the operation hold information corresponding to the special figure 2 are held, the operation hold information corresponding to the special figure 2 is given priority. The preferred variation used is made.
In addition, the operation hold information of the special figure held during the big hit game, and the operation hold information of the special figure used after the end of the big hit game (when priority variation is adopted as in the present embodiment). (Limited to the hold of the special figure 2), the result of the special figure hit / fail determination is a big hit (preferably a probability variation big hit described later), which may be referred to as a "holding ream".

The pre-determination means 125 executes a pre-determination for pre-reading effect targeting the operation suspension information at least in a part of the case where the operation suspension information of the special figure is suspended at a predetermined pre-determination timing.
More specifically, the pre-determination means 125 reads out each random number of the operation hold information held this time, and makes a pre-determination for each of the special figure hit / miss judgment, the special figure stop symbol lottery, and the special figure variation pattern lottery, which will be described later. Execute. In each preliminary determination, a lottery table (not shown) that is the same as or equivalent to the lottery table used for the lottery corresponding to each preliminary determination is used. Therefore, the result of these pre-determinations is the same as the result of the lottery executed later.
Further, the pre-determination means 125 generates an effect control command (pre-determination command) including the result of the derived pre-determination, and stores the command in the transmission command storage area of the main information storage means 160.
As described above, the pre-determination command is transmitted (generated and stored in the transmission command of the main information storage means 160) at least in a part when the operation hold information of the special figure is suspended at a predetermined pre-determination timing. Since it is stored in the area), it will be transmitted following the above-mentioned hold command. Here, the predetermined timing of the preliminary determination means that the jackpot game is not in progress, and further, in the present embodiment, when the operation suspension information of the special figure 1 in the high accuracy of the normal map is suspended, it is prior. The transmission of judgment commands is restricted.

The special figure lottery means 130 includes a special figure winning / failing determination means 131, a special figure stop symbol lottery means 132, and a special figure variation pattern deriving means 133, and includes a special figure winning / failing determination means 131, a special figure stop symbol lottery means 132, and a special figure. The processing by each means is executed in the order of the variation pattern deriving means 133. When the change start condition of the special figure is satisfied, the special figure lottery means 130 reads out the earliest operation hold information among the operation hold information held in the main information storage means 160.
In addition, "the condition for starting the fluctuation of the special figure is satisfied" means that, as an example, the jackpot is not being performed, neither the special figure 1 nor the special figure 2 is undergoing the symbol change, and the special figures 1 and 2 are not being changed. All the conditions for the presence of pending information in at least one of the conditions have been met.

Here, FIG. 8 is a diagram schematically showing a lottery table used in the lottery on the main control board 100.
In a lottery using a lottery table including a lottery table other than the lottery table shown in FIG. 8, the lottery values stored in the lottery table are sequentially added to the read random numbers in a predetermined order (target lottery values). If there is one, it is added once), and the result corresponding to the lottery value in which the carry (overflow of digits) occurs is derived as the result of the lottery. Similarly, in the description of the lottery table, the lottery table is given a name for convenience of explanation, but if data such as the lottery value included in the lottery table corresponding to the name is identifiablely stored in each ROM. Often, these names do not identify the area where the data is stored. Similarly, in the lottery table shown below, items described for convenience of explanation and "-" and "0" may be described as lottery values, but these are not necessarily stored in each ROM. It does not show the data. If the same lottery value as the random number range used for the lottery (the number of random numbers that can be acquired in the range) is listed in the lottery table, 100% of the result will be derived, so it is not always necessary to perform the lottery. There is no. In addition, if the total value of the lottery values used in one lottery matches the random number range used in the lottery, carry will always occur when the last lottery value is added, so the addition is not performed. Often, in that case, the lottery value itself used for the addition becomes unnecessary.

The special figure winning / failing determination means 131 reads a random number for determining whether the special figure is correct or not, and uses a lottery table for determining whether the special figure is correct or not, which corresponds to the read random number and the current set value, and corresponds to any of big hit, small hit, and loss. Whether to do it is decided by lottery.
FIG. 8A shows a lottery table for determining whether or not the special figure 1 is correct, and the range of random numbers used in the lottery is 0 to 65535. Therefore, when the special figure lottery state has a low probability in Special Figure 1 (hereinafter, may be abbreviated as "special figure low probability"), there is a probability of 200/65536 for a big hit and a probability of 300/65536 for a small hit. , The remaining probability of 65036/65536 is off, and when the special figure lottery state is high probability in Special Figure 1 (hereinafter, it may be abbreviated as "special figure high accuracy"), there is a probability of 500/65536. There is a big hit, a small hit with a probability of 300/65536, and a deviation with the remaining probability of 64736/65536.

FIG. 8B shows a lottery table for determining whether or not the special figure 2 is correct, and the range of random numbers used in the lottery is 0 to 65535, as in the case of determining whether or not the special figure 1 is successful. Therefore, in the special figure low probability of special figure 2, the big hit has a probability of 200/65536, and the remaining 65336/65536 probability is a deviation, and in the special figure high probability of special figure 2, the big hit has a probability of 500/65536, and the rest. The probability of 65036/65536 is off. In the hit / fail judgment of the special figure 2, unlike the hit / fail judgment of the special figure 1, the small hit is not derived.

In this way, it can be said that the special figure high accuracy has a higher probability of deriving a big hit than the special figure low accuracy, and has a higher advantage than the special figure low accuracy. Further, in the special figure 2 hit / fail determination in the present embodiment, the small hit is not derived.

The special symbol stop symbol lottery means 132 reads out a random number for the special symbol stop symbol lottery when a big hit is derived by the special figure stop symbol lottery 131, and uses the read random number and the lottery table for the special symbol stop symbol lottery. The stop symbol of the special figure is decided by lottery.
FIG. 8C shows a lottery table for the special figure 1 stop symbol lottery, and the range of random numbers used in the lottery is 0 to 99. Therefore, in the special figure 1, when the big hit is derived, the symbol A is determined with a probability of 50/100 and the symbol B is determined as a stop symbol with a probability of 50/100.
Here, the symbol A has a number of rounds (R number) of 9, and may be referred to as a special symbol high accuracy and a normal symbol high accuracy after the jackpot game is completed (hereinafter, may be referred to as a "probability variation symbol". Such a jackpot may be referred to as a "probability variation jackpot"). As described above, in the present embodiment, the special figure is highly accurate after the big hit game is completed on condition that the V winning (passing through the V winning area of the game ball) is detected by the detection sensor. Therefore, the big hit related to the probability variation big hit. The game is provided with a V winning round (9th round in this embodiment).
On the other hand, the symbol B has a number of rounds (R number) of 8, and has a low accuracy of the special symbol and a high accuracy of the normal symbol after the end of the big hit game (hereinafter, may be referred to as a "normal symbol", and is related to the symbol. The jackpot may be referred to as "normal jackpot"). There is no V winning round in the big hit game related to the normal big hit.
As described above, the symbol A is a symbol more advantageous than the symbol B in both the number of rounds and the subsequent special symbol lottery state.

FIG. 8D shows a lottery table for the special figure 2 stop symbol lottery, and the range of random numbers used in the lottery is 0 to 99 as in the special figure 1 stop symbol lottery. Therefore, in the special figure 2, when the big hit is derived, the symbol a has a probability of 65/100 and the symbol b has a probability of 35/100.
Here, the symbol a has a number of rounds (R number) of 16, and is a probabilistic symbol that can be highly accurate as a special figure and as highly accurate as a normal figure after the jackpot game is completed. The ninth round is also the V winning round in the jackpot game related to the probability variation jackpot when the symbol a is determined.
On the other hand, the symbol b is a normal symbol having a number of rounds (R number) of 8 and having a low accuracy of the special figure and a high accuracy of the normal figure after the end of the big hit game. No V winning round is provided in the jackpot game related to the normal jackpot when the symbol b is determined.
In this way, it can be said that the symbol a has a higher advantage than the symbol b.

Further, in the special figure stop symbol lottery means 132, when the big hit is not derived by the special figure winning / failing determination means, the symbol C is used for the small hit of the special figure 1, the symbol D is used when the special figure 1 is missed, and the special figure is drawn. When 2 is off, the symbol c is uniformly determined as the stop symbol.

The special figure fluctuation pattern deriving means 133 includes a plurality of types of special figure fluctuation pattern lottery tables to be referred to when determining the special figure fluctuation pattern (variation time), and includes the current special figure fluctuation pattern derivation state (details will be described later) and this time. Based on the lottery result of the special figure change determination means 131, one special figure change pattern lottery table for determining the current special figure change pattern is selected, and the selected special figure change pattern lottery table and the special figure change One special figure fluctuation pattern is determined using a random number for a pattern lottery.
The special figure variation pattern deriving means 133 generates an effect control command (variation start command) including the determined special figure variation pattern, and stores the command in the transmission command storage area of the main information storage means 160.

Similar to the special figure lottery means 130, the normal figure lottery means 135 reads out the earliest operation hold information among the operation hold information held in the main information storage means 160 when the symbol of the normal figure is not changing. , The read random number is used to execute the normal figure correctness judgment to judge the correctness of the normal figure, and the stop symbol of the normal figure is determined based on the result of the normal figure correctness judgment and the current normal figure lottery state, and the present The fluctuation pattern (variation time) of the general map is determined based on the normal map lottery status.
More specifically, in the normal figure lottery judgment, the normal figure lottery state has a high probability (sometimes abbreviated as "common figure high accuracy") and the normal figure lottery state has a low probability ("normal figure"). It may be abbreviated as "low probability"). Although the drawing of the lottery table is omitted, in the present embodiment, in the high accuracy of the normal map, the probability of hitting the normal map is 65535/65536, and the probability of the remaining 1/65536 is a deviation. The probability of 1/65536 is a hit, and the remaining probability of 65535/65536 is a deviation. In addition, in the case of low accuracy of the normal map, it may not be a hit in the normal map (65536/65536 may be out of alignment).

In the normal symbol stop symbol lottery, as in the special symbol stop symbol lottery, a lottery table (not shown) for the normal symbol stop symbol lottery is selected from a plurality of types of stop symbols having different patterns in which the normal electric accessory 61 is opened. One stop symbol is determined by the lottery used. In addition, if the judgment of whether or not the normal figure is correct is incorrect, the stop symbol is uniformly determined as in the special figures 1 and 2.
Further, in the general map fluctuation pattern lottery, as in the special map fluctuation pattern lottery, one normal map variation is performed by a lottery using a lottery table (not shown) for the general map variation pattern lottery from a plurality of types of normal map fluctuation patterns. The pattern is determined.
In this way, it can be said that the high probability of the normal figure has a higher probability of deriving the hit of the normal figure than the low probability of the normal figure, and has a higher advantage than the low probability of the normal figure.

The jackpot game control means 140 starts the jackpot game after the end of the symbol variation won by the jackpot, and also relates to the demo time related to the jackpot start demo and the jackpot end demo according to the stop symbol of the special symbol related to the jackpot. Determine the demo time.
Further, at the start of the big hit game, the big hit game control means 140 generates an effect control command (big hit start command) including the demo time related to the big hit start demo, stores it in the transmission command storage area of the main information storage means 160, and stores the big hit. At the end, an effect control command (big hit end command) including the demo time related to the big hit end demo is generated and stored in the transmission command storage area of the main information storage means 160.
Further, the big hit game control means 140 also determines the time related to the small hit start demo and the demo time related to the small hit end demo even when the result of the special figure winning / failing lottery is a small hit. A production control command (small hit start command) including the demo time related to the small hit start demo is generated and stored in the transmission command storage area of the main information storage means 160. At the end of the small hit, the demo time related to the small hit end demo An effect control command (small hit end command) including the above is generated and stored in the transmission command storage area of the main information storage means 160.

The symbol display control means 145 causes the first special symbol display device 91 to variably display the special figure 1 according to the variation time based on the special symbol variation pattern of the special figure 1, and determines by a special symbol stop symbol lottery after the lapse of the variation time. The special figure 1 is stopped and displayed with the stopped symbol. Similarly, the special figure 2 is variablely displayed on the second special symbol display device 92 according to the fluctuation time based on the special symbol fluctuation pattern of the second special symbol, and the stop determined by the special symbol stop symbol lottery after the lapse of the fluctuation time. The special figure 2 is stopped and displayed by the symbol.
The symbol display control means 145 has a special figure game timer for managing the time (variation time, stop display time) related to the display of the special figure 1 and the special figure 2, and when the special figure is stopped and displayed, the special figure is displayed. (At the timing when the value of the special figure game timer becomes "0"), an effect control command (variable stop command) for requesting a fixed stop (fixed display) of the decorative symbol is generated, and the command is used as the main information storage means. It is stored in the transmission command storage area of 160.

Further, the symbol display control means 145 causes the ordinary symbol display device 93 to fluctuate the normal diagram according to the fluctuation time based on the normal diagram fluctuation pattern of the normal map, and after the fluctuation time elapses, displays the normal map with the stop symbol of the normal map. Stop display.
The symbol display control means 145 has a normal figure game timer for managing the time (variable time, stop display time) related to the display of the normal figure.

After the jackpot game is started, the electric accessory control means 150 outputs a control signal to the special electric accessory solenoid 66 to open the special electric accessory 65 according to the opening pattern corresponding to the stop symbol of the special figure. In the jackpot game, one opening / closing operation of the special electric accessory 65 is regarded as one round game, and the round game is continuously executed for a specified number of rounds (16R, 9R, 8R in this example). is there. In the present embodiment, when the special electric accessory 65 is opened in the V winning round (the ninth round in the present embodiment) and it is detected that the game ball has passed through the V winning area in the large winning opening 55. , It is said that the special figure is highly accurate after the big hit game is over.
Further, the electric accessory control means 150 outputs a control signal to the special electric accessory solenoid 66 after the small hit game is started, and opens the special electric accessory 65 for a short period (0.05 seconds).

Further, the electric accessory control means 150 outputs a control signal to the ordinary electric accessory solenoid 62 to stop the ordinary electric accessory 61 in the game per ordinary figure when the ordinary electric accessory winning or not is won in the ordinary drawing winning / losing lottery. It is opened according to the opening pattern corresponding to the stop symbol of the solenoid.

The game state control means 155 controls the special figure lottery state. Specifically, as described above, the game state control means 155 sets the special figure low accuracy at the start of the big hit game regardless of the symbol related to the big hit, and sets the special figure low accuracy at the end of the normal big hit game. On condition that the V prize is won in the big hit game related to the probability change big hit, the special figure is highly accurate until the specified number of symbols (100 times in this embodiment) is changed at the end of the big hit game, and the specified number of symbol changes. At the end of (the 100th symbol change in this embodiment), the special figure is set to low accuracy.
However, the condition for transitioning from the special figure high accuracy to the special figure low accuracy is not limited to the number of symbol fluctuations as in the present embodiment, and may be other conditions such as the result of the fall winning or not lottery.
Further, the condition for making the special figure highly accurate at the end of the big hit game related to the probability variation big hit is not limited to the V prize, and may be limited to the type of the stop symbol of the special figure.

In addition, the game state control means 155 controls the normal drawing lottery state. Specifically, the game state control means 155 sets the normal drawing low accuracy at the start of the big hit game regardless of the symbol related to the big hit, and at the end of the normal big hit game, the specified number of times (100 times in this embodiment). The normal figure is set to high accuracy until the symbol change is performed, the normal figure is set to low accuracy at the end of the specified number of symbol changes (the 100th symbol change in this embodiment), and the V prize in the big hit game related to the probability change big hit is a condition. At the end of the jackpot, the normal figure is highly accurate until the specified number of symbol changes (100 times in this embodiment) is performed, and at the end of the specified number of symbol changes (100th symbol change in this embodiment), the normal figure is used. Low accuracy.

Here, in the present embodiment, as described above, when the game ball rolls from the second flow path Y, it is easy to win a prize in the second starting port 59 and the large winning opening 55. During the jackpot game, right-handed is more advantageous than left-handed.
Hereinafter, the predetermined state in which right-handed is more advantageous than left-handed is referred to as a right-handed recommended state. In addition, the recommended right-handed state is not limited to the big hit game and the high accuracy state of the normal figure, and the number of balls to be played increases due to the winning of the big winning opening when the special electric accessory is opened by the small hit in the low accuracy state of the normal figure. Other states such as a so-called small hit rush state may be included.

Further, the game state control means 155 controls the above-mentioned special figure variation pattern derivation state. Specifically, the special figure fluctuation pattern derivation states can be roughly classified into the special figure fluctuation pattern derivation state A corresponding to the special figure low accuracy and the normal figure low accuracy, and the special figure corresponding to the special figure low accuracy and the normal figure high accuracy. There is a variation pattern derivation state B and a special map variation pattern derivation state C corresponding to the special map high accuracy and the normal map high accuracy, and the special map variation according to the special map lottery state and the normal map lottery state except during the big hit game. The pattern derivation state is set.

In addition, the game state control means 155 is an effect control command (game state designation command) including each state after the update when the special figure lottery state, the normal figure lottery state, and the special figure variation pattern derivation state are updated. Is generated, and the command is stored in the transmission command storage area of the main information storage means 160.

As described above, the main information storage means 160 is a means for temporarily storing the data read by each means, the data derived by the calculation by each means, and the like in the corresponding storage areas.

The main error control means 165 monitors the input information of the I / O port 104 and determines whether or not the game machine 10 is in an error state. When it is determined that the error state is established, the effect control command (error command) including the error information is stored in the transmission command storage area of the main information storage means 160.
In the present embodiment, the error state determined by the main error control means 165 includes, for example, a magnetic error based on magnetic detection by a magnetic detection sensor (not shown) and radio wave detection by a radio wave detection sensor (not shown). There are a radio wave error, a right-handed error based on the detection of the game ball by the gate sensor 74, a full tank error based on the detection of the game ball by the full tank detection sensor (not shown), and the like.
For example, a magnetic error is an error state that occurs when magnetic detection by a magnetic detection sensor occurs continuously for 500 ms, and a radio wave error is a total of the number of radio waves detected by the radio wave detection sensor (cumulative number of times since the power was turned on immediately before). This is an error state that occurs when it occurs 5 times. The right-handed error occurs when the gate sensor 74 detects a game ball a predetermined number of times (for example, three times) in a state of low accuracy of special figure and low accuracy of normal figure (the number of detections is reset 1000 ms after the last detection). ), And the full tank error is an error state that occurs when the game ball is detected by the full tank detection sensor.

The main error control means 165 is a payout control board in addition to a process of turning on a security signal when a highly important error state such as a magnetic error or a radio wave error occurs among the determined error states. It is possible to execute processing other than storing the error command (effect control command) in the transmission command storage area of the main information storage means 160, such as restricting the launch of the game ball to 400.
Here, the security signal is a kind of signal output from an external terminal board (not shown) provided in the game machine 10 toward a device (data display or hall computer) outside the game machine 10.
On the other hand, the main error control means 165 regulates the launch of the game ball when a relatively low-importance error state such as a right-handed error or a full tank error occurs among the determined error states. However, it is possible to maintain a state in which the game can proceed.
Although the details will be described later, the first sub-control board 200 or the second sub-control board 300 that has received the error command executes an error notification effect for notifying the occurrence of an error state.
The error state determined by the main error control means 165 is not limited to the above example, and the middle frame 17 is in the open state (the middle frame door opening sensor 76 is ON) and the front frame 20 is in the open state. It occurs when a so-called door opening error occurs due to this, or when a game ball is detected by the big winning opening sensor 72 after a predetermined time has elapsed after the big winning opening 55 during the big hit game is closed. Other error states such as an abnormal winning error can also be determined.

When the effect control command or the power recovery return command is stored in the transmission command storage area of the main information storage means 160, the main command management means 170 issues the effect control command or the power recovery return command to the first sub-control board 200. Send to.
In principle, each control command such as the effect control command and the power recovery return command stored in the transmission command storage area of the main information storage means 160 is transmitted in the order stored in the transmission command storage area.
In the present specification, it may be described that the command is transmitted to the first sub-control board 200, including storing the command in the transmission command storage area of the main information storage means 160.

The power cut processing execution means 175 executes the power cut process based on the reception of the power cut signal from the power supply control board 500.
Specifically, for the game-related area of the RAM 103, a process of deriving a checksum of the area and storing the complement of the checksum in the backup information area of the RAM 103 game, and for the area. The process of turning on the backup flag indicating that the power failure process has been executed (the backup flag is stored in the backup information area related to the game of the RAM 103) is executed.

The power recovery processing execution means 180 executes the power recovery recovery process when the power is turned on (power recovery). The power recovery / recovery process includes a process executed when the RAM clear power is turned on (hereinafter referred to as a RAM clear power recovery process) and a process executed at other times (hereinafter referred to as a normal power recovery / recovery process). ) And is included. Therefore, when the power is turned on, the power recovery processing executing means 180 first determines whether or not the initialization signal from the power supply control board 500 is input, and when the initialization signal is input, it determines. Executes the power recovery / recovery process when the RAM is cleared, and normally executes the power recovery / recovery process when the initialization signal is not input.

In the normal power recovery / recovery process, the power recovery process execution means 180 first executes a RAM abnormality check on the game area of the RAM 103. In the RAM abnormality check, it is determined whether or not the backup flag is stored in the backup information area related to the game of RAM 103 (whether or not the backup flag is ON), and when the backup flag is stored (the backup). (When the flag is ON), the checksum of the area related to the game is derived, and whether the checksum complement of the checksum matches the checksum complement stored in the backup information area of the area. Whether or not it is determined, and if they match, the check result is considered normal, and if they do not match, it is considered abnormal.

If it is determined to be normal by the RAM abnormality check, the power recovery processing execution means 180 shifts the main control board 100 to the playable state by using various information of the area related to the game of the backed up RAM 103. At this time, the power recovery processing execution means 180 generates a power recovery recovery command and stores the command in the transmission command storage area of the main information storage means 160. In this power recovery return command, information stored in the game area of the RAM 103 (special figure lottery state, normal figure lottery state, whether or not a big hit game is in progress at the time of power failure, special figure 1 and special figure) 2 stop symbols, symbol change hold information, number of round games in jackpot games, etc.) are included.
Here, the game-enabled state is a state in which the game can be advanced by executing processing according to the detection result of the sensor provided in each winning opening, and can also be called a normal game state.

When it is determined that the RAM abnormality is abnormal, the power recovery processing execution means 180 executes the RAM clear processing.
In the RAM clear processing, the power recovery processing execution means 180 initializes the information of the game area and the backup information area of the RAM 103. By this initialization, the information of the game area and the backup information area of the RAM 103 that was backed up at the time of power failure is cleared, and the initial value is set. As a result, the state of the game machine 10 (game stopped state or game available state) immediately before the power failure, the special figure lottery state, the normal figure lottery state, whether or not the big hit game is in progress, and the stop of the special figure 1 and the special figure 2. The symbol, the pending information of the symbol change, the number of round games in the jackpot game, etc. are initialized. For example, the special figure lottery state is set to the special figure low accuracy, the normal figure lottery state is set to the normal figure low accuracy, and the special figure fluctuation pattern derivation state corresponds to the special figure low accuracy and the normal figure low accuracy. State A.
When the RAM clear processing is completed, the power recovery processing execution means 180 shifts the game machine 10 to the game-enabled state by using various information of the initialized area related to the game. At this time, the power recovery processing execution means 180 generates a power recovery return command including various information of the initialized area related to the game, and stores the command in the transmission command storage area of the main information storage means 160.

In the RAM clearing recovery process, the power recovery process executing means 180 first executes the above-mentioned RAM clearing process. When the RAM clear processing is completed, the power recovery processing execution means 180 sets the operation check state for a predetermined period and generates a power recovery return command in which the RAM clear flag is set, before shifting to the game-enabled state. , The command is stored in the transmission command storage area of the main information storage means 160. As a result, even in the first sub-control board 200 that has received the power recovery return command in which the RAM clear flag is set, the initial operation processing of the upper movable body 22a and the left and right movable bodies 22b is performed before the game shifts to the playable state. The period for performing (initial processing) will be set. The setting of the RAM clear flag in the power recovery / recovery command means that the RAM clear flag included in the power recovery / recovery command is set to the ON state (such as setting a bit), and the RAM clear flag is set to the OFF state. It is written that the RAM clear flag is not set.

In the RAM clearing recovery process, various processes (game control process) for realizing the progress of the game according to the detection result of the sensor provided in each winning opening are not executed, and the upper movable body 22a provided in the game machine 10 is not executed. , And the operation confirmation process associated with the power recovery recovery process at the time of RAM clearing, such as the original position check of the left and right movable body 22b and the initial operation process by driving the left and right movable body 22b to a predetermined position, is performed.
The operation confirmation process associated with the power recovery recovery process when the RAM is cleared will be described later.

The initial operation processing of the upper movable body 22a and the left and right movable bodies 22b is set for a predetermined period. In the present embodiment, the period of the initial operation processing of the upper movable body 22a and the left and right movable bodies 22b is 20 seconds. However, the length of the period is not limited to such an example. Further, in the present embodiment, the initial operation processing of the upper movable body 22a and the left and right movable bodies 22b is set immediately after the RAM clearing process is completed, but at least a part of the execution period of the RAM clearing process overlaps. May be set to.

When the predetermined period ends, the power recovery processing executing means 180 shifts the main control board 100 to the game-enabled state by using various information related to the game initialized. At this time, the power recovery processing execution means 180 is set with a flag indicating that the operation confirmation processing associated with the RAM clear processing has been completed, and issues a power recovery return command including various information related to the initialized game. It is generated and the command is stored in the transmission command storage area of the main information storage means 160. As a result, even in the first sub-control board 200 that has received the power recovery return command in which the flag indicating that the operation check process associated with the RAM clear process has been completed is set, the operation check process period associated with the RAM clear process is canceled. Then, the game shifts to the playable state by using various information related to the initialized game included in the power recovery return command.
Note that the setting of the flag indicating that the operation check process associated with the RAM clear process for the power recovery return command has been completed is a flag indicating that the operation check process associated with the RAM clear process included in the power recovery return command has been completed. Is set to the ON state (bits are set, etc.), and the flag indicating that the operation check process associated with the RAM clear process is completed is set to the OFF state, the operation check process associated with the RAM clear process is completed. It is written that the flag indicating that is not set.

As shown in FIG. 7, the first sub-control board 200 includes a sub-random number generation means 210, a normal effect control means 220, a sub-error control means 230, a voice control means 235, a lamp control means 240, a movable accessory control means 245, and a restoration. The electric processing execution means 260, the sub-information storage means 270, and the sub-command management means 275 are provided, and these means are realized by each control configuration on the first sub-control board 200 described with reference to FIG. It is a functional representation of something.

The sub-information storage means 270 is a means for temporarily storing the data read by the means provided in the first sub-control board 200, the data derived by the calculation in the means, and the like in the corresponding storage areas. ..

The subcommand management means 275 receives various commands (effect control command, power recovery return command, etc.) transmitted from the main control board 100, stores the received commands in the reception command storage area of the sub information storage means 270, and stores the received commands in the reception command storage area. When various commands (image control command, voice control command, etc.) are stored in the transmission command storage area of the sub information storage means 270, those commands are transmitted to the second sub control board 300. As a general rule, each command is transmitted in the order stored in the transmission command storage area of the sub-information storage means 270.
In the present specification, various commands transmitted from the main control board 100 are referred to as command reception, including that they are received by the subcommand management means 275 and stored in the reception command storage area of the sub information storage means 270. May be done. Further, various means of the first sub-control board 200 store various commands in the transmission command storage area of the sub-information storage means 270, and these commands are transmitted to the second sub-control board 300 by the sub-command management means 275. Including the above, it may be described that the command is transmitted to the second sub-control board 300.

The sub-random number generation means 210 can generate a random number (software random number) updated by the program processing by the CPU 201, and acquires the random number at the timing when each lottery (details will be described later) by the normal effect control means 220 is executed.

The normal effect control means 220 includes an effect mode control means 221, an effect route determining means 222, a sub-hold control means 223, a look-ahead effect control means 224, an effect content determining means 225, a decorative symbol control means 226, and a jackpot effect control means 227. Be prepared.

When the game state designation command (effect control command) is transmitted, the effect mode control means 221 is in a form of matching with the special figure variation pattern derivation state managed on the main control board 100 side, in the effect mode. Control the transition.
The effect mode in the present embodiment includes a normal mode, a low probability time saving mode, and a probability variation mode. The special figure fluctuation pattern derivation state A is the normal mode, and the special figure fluctuation pattern derivation state B is the low probability time saving mode. The probability variation mode is associated with the figure variation pattern derivation state C.

When the pre-determination command (effect control command) is transmitted, the effect route determining means 222 holds this time based on the result of the pre-determination included in the command (for example, the special figure fluctuation pattern), the above-mentioned effect mode, and the like. Determine (set) the production route corresponding to the changed symbol. Even when the pre-determination command is transmitted, the effect route determining means 222 may not determine the effect route depending on the special figure variation pattern or the like included in the pre-determination command. In this case, at the start of the symbol variation, the effect route may be determined based on the special symbol variation pattern included in the variation start command.
Here, the effect route is an effect from the start to the end of the symbol change, and defines the process of the effect of notifying the result of the special symbol hit / miss determination in the symbol change, and is executed by the symbol change. The content of the effect is determined by the effect content determining means 225, which will be described later, according to the effect route corresponding to the symbol variation.

When a hold command (effect control command) is received, the sub-hold control means 223 holds the effect display device 80 based on the information of the special figure 1 hold counter and the special figure 2 hold counter included in the command. In the display area (not shown), effect data for displaying the number of hold images corresponding to the special figure 1 hold counter and the number of hold images corresponding to the special figure 2 hold counter is set.
The reserved image is an image that is subject to a reserved look-ahead effect that changes in various modes suggesting an advantage such as an expectation of a big hit game.

When the pre-reading effect control means 224 is transmitted, the pre-reading effect control means 224 determines the content of the pre-reading effect based on the result of the pre-determination included in the command.
The look-ahead effect is the degree of expectation for the result of the special figure hit / miss judgment in the symbol change of the look-ahead target and the symbol change of the look-ahead target over one or more times of the symbol change before the symbol change of the look-ahead target is started. It is an effect that suggests the content of the effect to be executed.

When the variation start command (effect control command) is transmitted, the effect content determining means 225 determines the content of the effect to be executed in the current symbol variation according to the effect route already determined by the effect route determining means 222.
More specifically, the effect content determining means 225 is a lottery using an effect pattern lottery table corresponding to the effect route determined by the effect route determining means 222 for the effect content (effect pattern) for each effect timing in the symbol variation. Determined by etc. By doing so, it is possible to change the content of the effect related to (executed according to) the determined effect route, and it is possible to have a connection to the effect in one symbol variation. Further, even when the same production route is determined, it is possible to make various productions to be executed.

The decorative symbol control means 226 is a combination of the final stop symbol of the decorative symbol (left symbol / middle symbol) based on the determined stop symbol of the special symbol when the variation start command (effect control command) is transmitted.・ Determine the right design). Specifically, the symbol A and the symbol a correspond to an odd numbered symbol alignment (for example, "1 symbol"-"1 symbol"-"1 symbol"), and the symbol B and the symbol a correspond to an even numbered symbol alignment (for example, the even number symbol alignment ( For example, "2 symbols"-"2 symbols"-"2 symbols") are associated with each other, and symbol C, symbol D, and symbol c are associated with odd numbers (a combination of symbols that do not have any of the symbols aligned).
The decorative design in this embodiment is as described above. Further, in making the combination of the decorative symbols to be stopped correspond to the stop symbol of the special symbol, it is not always necessary to have the above-mentioned correspondence relationship, for example, to correspond the even-numbered symbol alignment to the symbol A, etc. If the expectation of the combination of decorative symbols to be stopped is not high, in some cases (a ratio lower than the ratio of the above-mentioned correspondence), a combination of decorations different from the above-mentioned correspondence is adopted. Even in such a case, it can be said that the combination of the decorative symbols to be stopped corresponds to the stop symbol of the special symbol.

When the jackpot start command (effect control command) is transmitted, the jackpot effect control means 227 determines the content of the jackpot effect that notifies that the jackpot game is in progress, based on the information included in the command. The jackpot effect includes a start demo effect that notifies the start of the jackpot game, a round effect that notifies that the round game is in progress, and an end demo effect that notifies the end of the jackpot game.

The normal effect control means 220 reads out the effect data of each device corresponding to the effect at the execution timing of each effect according to the effect content determined by the above-mentioned means included in the first sub-control board 200.
When the read effect data includes the effect data related to the image, an image control command is generated based on the effect data, and the image control command is stored in the transmission command storage area of the sub-information storage means 270. To. When the read production data includes production data related to voice, the voice control means 235, which will be described later, generates a voice control command based on the production data, and the voice control command stores sub-information. It is stored in the transmission command storage area of the means 270.

When the sub-error control means 230 receives the error command (effect control command), the sub-error control means 230 reads out the error notification effect data for executing the error notification effect. For example, the error notification effect data read when an error command related to a right-handed error is received includes the effect data related to the character image "Please return to left-handed" and "Please return to left-handed". The effect data related to the sound of the above is included, an image control command and a sound control command are generated based on the effect data, and the command is stored in the transmission command storage area of the sub-information storage means 270.
In the present embodiment, all error states are determined by the main error control means 165, but sub-errors are obtained for error states other than the highly important error states (for example, right-handed error) accompanied by the output of the security signal. The control means 230 may determine. In this case, the sub-error control means 230 may receive a command including the state of the sensor related to the determination of the error state from the main control board 100.

After the power is restored, the power recovery processing execution means 260 performs the following power recovery processing in accordance with the power recovery return command transmitted from the main control board 100.
The power recovery processing execution means 260 first determines whether or not the RAM clear flag is set in the power recovery recovery command, and when the RAM clear flag is set (when the RAM clear flag is set to the ON state). ), The operation confirmation process associated with the RAM clear process is set before the first sub-control board 200 is moved to the playable state.
The operation confirmation process associated with the RAM clear process may be realized by not transmitting the effect control commands related to the progress of the game from the main control board 100, or even when those effect control commands are transmitted, the first This may be realized by preventing the sub-control board 200 from performing various processes in response to the reception of the effect control command.

When the power recovery processing execution means 260 receives a power recovery recovery command from the main control board 100 in which the operation confirmation processing end flag associated with the RAM clear processing is set, the power recovery processing execution means 260 relates to the initialized game included in the power recovery recovery command. The first sub-control board 200 is moved to the playable state by using various information. When the game shifts to the playable state, various processes (processing of the normal effect control means 220, etc.) for realizing the progress of the game are executed in response to the effect control command transmitted from the main control board 100.
In the present embodiment, the operation confirmation process associated with the RAM clear processing on the first sub-control board 200 is terminated upon receiving a power recovery return command in which the operation confirmation process end flag associated with the RAM clear processing is set. However, it may be canceled by another method. For example, the power recovery processing execution means 260 measures the elapsed time from the start of the operation confirmation processing associated with the RAM clear processing, and the elapsed time becomes a predetermined period, so that the operation confirmation process associated with the RAM clear processing can be performed. You may shift to the playable state.

When the RAM clear flag is not set in the power recovery / recovery command, the power recovery processing execution means 260 uses various information related to the game included in the power recovery / recovery command to play the first sub-control board 200. And.

In the present embodiment, the power recovery processing execution means 260 performs the power recovery / recovery process in response to the power recovery / recovery command from the main control board 100, but the RAM 203 of the first sub-control board 200 and the second sub-control board 300 RAM 303 may be backed up at the time of power failure.
When the RAM 203 of the first sub-control board 200 is backed up, for example, various information related to the game included in the above-mentioned power recovery return command may be backed up at the time of power interruption and used at the time of power recovery. Even in this case, when a power recovery return command with the RAM clear flag set is received, various information related to the game that has been backed up is initialized, and the initialized information is used at the time of power recovery. It should be done.

When the read effect data includes the effect data related to the sound, the voice control means 235 generates a voice control command based on the effect data, and transmits the voice control command to the sub-information storage means 270. Store in the storage area.

The lamp control means 240 holds lamp control data for controlling the lighting of the upper movable internal lamp 24a, the left and right movable internal lamps 24b, the board decoration lamp 30, the light guide plate lamp 26, and the effect lamp 35, and is usually used. The effect data read by the effect control means 220 includes the upper movable internal lamp 24a, the left and right movable internal lamps 24b, the board decoration lamp 30, the light guide plate lamp 26, and the effect data corresponding to the effect lamp 35 (hereinafter, lamp effect data). If there is), the lamp control data is read out based on the lamp effect data, and the read lamp control data is transmitted to the corresponding lamp.
When the read effect data is the data of the operation confirmation process accompanying the power recovery recovery process at the time of clearing the RAM, the lamp control means 240 controls the lighting of each lamp in a predetermined lighting pattern. Lamp control data is transmitted to each lamp. The predetermined lighting pattern will be described later.

The movable accessory control means 245 holds movable control data for controlling the movement of the upper movable body 22a and the left and right movable bodies 22b, and the movable body is added to the effect data read by the normal effect control means 220. When there is effect data corresponding to 22, the movable control data is read out based on the effect data, and the read movable control data is transmitted to each controller of the upper movable body 22a and the left and right movable body 22b.
When the read effect data is the data of the operation confirmation process accompanying the power recovery recovery process at the time of clearing the RAM, the movable accessory control means 245 controls the movement of each movable body with a predetermined movable pattern. Movable control data is transmitted to each movable body so as to do so. The predetermined movable pattern will be described later.

<Operation confirmation processing (power recovery processing execution means 180) associated with power recovery recovery processing when RAM is cleared>
Hereinafter, the operation of the game machine 10 realized by the operation confirmation process associated with the RAM clearing recovery process at the time of RAM clear of the power recovery process executing means 180 will be described with reference to FIGS. 9, 10-1 to 10-7.
FIG. 9 shows the gaming machine 10, particularly the movable body 22, the movable internal lamp 24, and the board decoration lamp 30 (hereinafter, also referred to as “board surface lamp”) during the operation confirmation process associated with the RAM clearing recovery process. It is a timing chart showing an operation example of the effect lamp 35 (hereinafter, may be referred to as “frame lamp”). Further, FIGS. 10-1 to 10-7 show a display mode of the effect display device 80, a movable mode of the movable body 22, and a light emitting mode of each lamp in the operation confirmation process associated with the RAM clearing recovery process. .. In FIGS. 10-1 to 10-7, the game board 50 is held by the middle frame 17 on the front side of the opening of the outer frame 15, and the front side of the game board is covered by the transparent member 25 held by the front frame 20. Indicates the state.

The power recovery processing execution means 180 generates a RAM clear power recovery command at a predetermined timing after the power is turned on in accordance with the RAM clear power recovery process, and the RAM clear power recovery command is generated by the main information storage means 160. Stored in the send command storage area. As a result, when the first sub-control board 200 receives the RAM clearing power recovery command, the upper movable body 22a and the left and right movable body 22b are movablely controlled and the upper movable body lamp is received in response to the RAM clearing power recovery command. 24a, left and right movable internal lamps 24b, board decoration lamp 30, light guide plate lamp 26, lighting control of effect lamp 35, and audio output from speaker 33 are executed.
In the operation confirmation process associated with the RAM clearing recovery process at the time of RAM clear in the present embodiment, the movable operation of the upper movable body 22a and the left and right movable body 22b, the upper movable body lamp 24a, the left and right movable body lamp 24b, the board decoration lamp 30, It is possible to confirm the lighting operation of the effect lamp 35 and the light guide plate lamp 26. However, the confirmable processing shown in FIG. 9 is an example, and the configurations to be confirmed for operation and their correspondences are not limited to the example of FIG.
Further, the display mode of the effect display device 80 shown in FIGS. 10-1 to 10-7, the movable mode of the movable body 22, and the light emitting mode of each lamp are examples, and the example of FIGS. 10-1 to 10-7 shows. Not limited. In addition, in FIGS. 10-1 to 10-7, when each lamp has a diagonal line, it indicates a full lamp state or a lighting state, and when the diagonal line is not described, it indicates a light-off state. Whether it indicates the full lighting state or the lighting state will be described in the description using each drawing as necessary.

As shown in FIG. 9, when the power is turned on at the timing t0, the RAM clear process is executed, and accordingly, the RAM clear menu screen is displayed on the effect display device 80, and the RAM clear sound is output from the speaker 33. Will be done. At this time, the upper movable body 22a and the left and right movable body 22b are in the stopped state, and the upper movable body lamp 24a and the left and right movable body lamp 24b are in the fully lit state. Further, the light guide plate lamp 26 is in the off state, the board surface decoration lamp 30 and the effect lamp 35 are in the all-light state.
FIG. 10-1 shows the display mode of the effect display device 80, the movable mode of the movable body 22, and the light emitting mode of each lamp at this time.

As shown in FIG. 9, at the timing t1 when the predetermined time elapses, the in-situ check processing of the upper movable body 22a and the left and right movable bodies 22b is performed, and the light guide plate lamp 26 is turned on at the same time as the in-situ check processing is started. The lighting of the light guide plate lamp 26 is confirmed by sequentially lighting the lamps. Since the light guide plate lamp 26 has a single color, all the lamps are turned off in sequence at predetermined intervals. At this time, the upper movable internal lamp 24a, the left and right movable internal lamps 24b, the board decoration lamp 30, and the effect lamp 35 are off. In addition, the effect display device 80 displays the time from the end of the RAM clearing process to the transition to the demo screen, and the speaker 33 continuously outputs the RAM clearing sound.
FIG. 10-2 shows the display mode of the effect display device 80, the movable mode of the movable body 22, and the light emitting mode of each lamp at this time. At the timing t1, the light guide plate lamps 26 are sequentially turned on to confirm the lighting of the light guide plate lamps 26, so that the entire transparent member 25 emits light. In FIG. 10-2, for convenience, the transparent member 25 is marked with diagonal lines to indicate that the light guide plate lamps 26 are sequentially lit. The effect display device 80, the movable body 22, and the like on the back surface of the transparent member 25 that emits light from the light guide plate lamp 26 become more difficult to see due to the light emission than in the normal state (when the light guide plate lamp 26 is not lit). However, it may be visible through the transparent member 25 that emits light.

As shown in FIG. 9, the initial operation processing of the upper movable body 22a and the left and right movable bodies 22b is started at the timing t2 when the confirmation of the lighting operation of the light guide plate lamp 26 is completed. The initial operation processing of the upper movable body 22a and the left and right movable bodies 22b is performed by driving each predetermined movable body 22 to a predetermined position. In the present embodiment, after the initial operation processing of the upper movable body 22a is performed, the initial operation processing of the left and right movable bodies 22b is performed, but the order of performing the initial operation processing is not limited to this.
During the execution of the initial operation processing of the upper movable body 22a, the upper movable body lamp 24a is in the all-light state, the left and right movable body 22b is in the in-situ stopped state, and the left and right movable body lamp 24b is in the off state. .. Further, the light guide plate lamp 26 is turned off, and the board decoration lamp 30 and the effect lamp 35 are turned on in sequence. In the present embodiment, among the board decoration lamps 30, since the board decoration lamp 30a uses a single color LED, the lighting operation is confirmed by turning off all the lights at predetermined intervals, and the other board decoration lamps. Since the 30b uses a full-color LED, the lighting operation is confirmed by performing a predetermined color, for example, purple → yellow → light blue → ... At predetermined intervals.
Further, the effect display device 80 displays the time until the RAM clear process is completed and the screen is transferred to the demo screen, and the RAM clear sound is continuously output from the speaker 33.
FIG. 10-3 shows the display mode of the effect display device 80, the movable mode of the movable body 22, and the light emitting mode of each lamp at this time.

As shown in FIG. 9, the initial operation processing of the left and right movable bodies 22b is performed at the timing t3 when the initial operation processing of the upper movable body 22a is completed. During the execution of the initial operation processing of the left and right movable body 22b, the left and right movable body lamp 24b is in the full lighting state, the upper movable body 22a is in the in-situ stopped state, and the upper movable body lamp 24a is in the off state. .. Further, the light guide plate lamp 26 is turned off, and the board decoration lamp 30 and the effect lamp 35 are turned on in sequence. The upper movable internal lamp 24a is turned off, the left and right movable internal lamps 24b are all lit, the light guide plate lamp 26 is turned off, and the board decoration lamp 30 and the effect lamp 35 are turned on in sequence. The light emitting mode corresponds to the "first light emitting mode".
Further, the effect display device 80 displays the time until the RAM clear process is completed and the screen is transferred to the demo screen, and the RAM clear sound is continuously output from the speaker 33.
FIG. 10-4 shows the display mode of the effect display device 80, the movable mode of the movable body 22, and the light emitting mode of each lamp at this time.

As shown in FIG. 9, at the timing t4 when the initial operation processing of the left and right movable body 22b is completed, the upper movable body lamp 24a, the left and right movable body lamp 24b, the board decoration lamp 30, and the effect lamp 35 are turned on and controlled to all lights. This notifies that the initial operation processing of the upper movable body 22a and the left and right movable bodies 22b has been completed.
Further, the effect display device 80 displays the time until the RAM clear process is completed and the screen is transferred to the demo screen, and the RAM clear sound is continuously output from the speaker 33.
FIG. 10-5 shows the display mode of the effect display device 80, the movable mode of the movable body 22, and the light emitting mode of each lamp at this time.

As shown in FIG. 9, at the timing t5 when the RAM clear processing is completed and the demo screen is displayed during the lighting control for notifying that the initial operation processing of the upper movable body 22a and the left and right movable bodies 22b is completed. The upper movable body lamp 24a, the left and right movable body lamps 24b, the board decoration lamp 30, and the effect lamp 35 are continuously controlled to all lights, the light guide plate lamp 26 is continuously controlled to be turned off, and the upper movable body 22a. The left and right movable bodies 22b are continuously stopped and controlled at the original positions, but the effect display device 80 displays a demo image and no sound is output from the speaker 33. In the present embodiment, an image in which a predetermined decorative symbol (initial symbol) is stopped and displayed is shown as a demo image, but the present invention is not limited to this.
FIG. 10-6 shows the display mode of the effect display device 80, the movable mode of the movable body 22, and the light emitting mode of each lamp at this time.

As shown in FIG. 9, at the timing t6 when the lighting control for notifying that the initial operation processing of the upper movable body 22a and the left and right movable body 22b is completed is completed, the upper movable body lamp 24a and the left and right movable body lamp 24b, The board decoration lamp 30 and the effect lamp 35 are turned off.
Further, the demo image is continuously displayed on the effect display device 80, and the state in which no sound is output from the speaker 33 is continued.
FIG. 10-7 shows the display mode of the effect display device 80, the movable mode of the movable body 22, and the light emitting mode of each lamp at this time.

As described above, the initial operation processing of the movable body 22 and the light emission modes of the various LEDs, which are performed after the power of the game machine 10 is turned on, described with reference to the time chart of FIG. 9 and FIGS.
As described above, during the period during which the initial operation processing of the movable body 22 is being executed (the period from the timing t2 to the timing t4), the board surface decoration lamp 30 and the effect lamp 35 are sequentially turned on and controlled. The light emitting mode of these light emitting means corresponds to the "first light emitting mode" according to the present invention.
Further, as described above, after the period in which the initial operation processing of the movable body 22 is executed (the period from timing t4 to timing t6) elapses, the upper movable body lamp 24a, the left and right movable body lamps 24b, and the board decoration lamp The lighting of 30 and the effect lamp 35 are controlled to all lights. The light emitting mode of these light emitting means corresponds to the "second light emitting mode" according to the present invention.
Therefore, the game machine 10 according to the present embodiment has at least a part of the plurality of light emitting means (the board decoration lamp 30 and the board decoration lamp 30) during the initial operation period (the period from the timing t2 to the timing t4) in which the initial operation process is executed. , The effect lamp 35) emits light in the first light emitting mode, and after the initial operation period (the period from timing t4 to timing t6), at least a part of the plurality of light emitting means (upper movable internal lamp 24a, left and right movable). It can be said that the internal lamp 24b, the board decoration lamp 30, and the effect lamp 35) emit light in a second light emitting mode different from the first light emitting mode. This makes it possible for the hall clerk or the like to easily grasp that the initial operation processing of the movable body 22 has been completed.

In addition, the game machine 10 according to the present embodiment includes an upper movable internal lamp 24a, a left and right movable internal lamp 24b, a board decoration lamp 30, and an effect that emits light in the "first light emitting mode" or the "second light emitting mode". A predetermined notification effect (for example, FIG. 9) is performed by using at least a part of the effect means (for example, the speakers 33a and 33b) different from the lamp 35 and the power is turned on (timing t0 in FIG. 9). The notification effect control means (for example, the voice control means 235) for executing the RAM clear sound output) is provided.
The first timing (for example, timing t4 in FIG. 9) at which the upper movable internal lamp 24a, the left and right movable internal lamps 24b, the board decoration lamp 30, and the effect lamp 35 start emitting light according to the second light emission mode, and the effect means. Comparing at least a part of the second timing (for example, timing t5 in FIG. 9) at which the predetermined notification effect ends with the third timing (for example, timing t4 in FIG. 9) at which the execution of the initial operation processing ends. , The first timing and the third timing are the same.
Therefore, it can be said that the game machine 10 is closer to the third timing than the second timing. By doing so, by visually recognizing the light emitting means, it is possible to grasp the end timing of the initial operation process more accurately than in the predetermined notification effect, and in a game store where various sounds are generated. It is possible to make it easier for the hall clerk or the like to grasp the end timing of the initial operation process.
Although the time chart of FIG. 9 shows a mode in which the first timing and the third timing are the same timing, the first timing and the third timing need not necessarily be the same timing in the implementation of the present invention. They may be back and forth with each other. However, in order to obtain the above effect, it is preferable that the difference between the first timing and the third timing is smaller than the difference between the first timing and the second timing.
Further, the effect means used for executing the predetermined notification effect is not limited to the speakers 33a and 33b, and the effect display device 80 may be used in place of or in combination with these.

Further, in the present embodiment, as described above, when the power is turned on other than the RAM clear power is turned on, the normal power recovery process is executed by the power recovery process executing means 180. In this normal power recovery restoration process, only the in-situ check process of each movable body 22 is performed, and the initial operation process of the movable body 22 is not performed, and the upper movable body lamp 24a, the left and right movable body lamps 24b, and the board decoration lamp 30 are also performed. The effect lamp 35 does not emit light in the "first light emitting mode" and the "second light emitting mode", and the playable state is set. In other words, when the initial operation process is not performed after the power supply is introduced, the plurality of light emitting means does not perform light emission by any of the first light emitting mode and the second light emitting mode.
By doing so, after the power supply is introduced, the hall clerk or the like can easily determine whether or not the operation confirmation process associated with the RAM clearing power recovery recovery process has been performed.

Further, the light emitting means (for example, the board decoration lamp 30 and the effect lamp 35) in the present embodiment includes a first element (for example, a red LED) that emits light in the first color and a second element that emits light in the second color. It includes a light emitting diode (eg, a green LED) and a third element (eg, a blue LED) that emits light in a third color. Then, in the light emitting diode in the first light emitting mode, two of the first element, the second element, and the third element emit light, and the remaining one is extinguished (for example, the red LED and the green LED emit light). (The blue LED is off) is repeated by changing the combination of light emitting elements in a predetermined order (for example, purple → yellow → water ...), and the second The light emitting diode in the light emitting mode is designed to emit light (lights white) in three types of the first element, the second element, and the third element.
Since the light emitting mode (first light emitting mode) during the initial operation processing is as described above, it is easier to discover that the light emitting diode is cut off in element units as compared with the mode in which the element emits light by itself. Become. (If the element is made to emit light by itself, it is difficult to notice due to the surrounding light emission even if the element is cut off.)

<Other variants>
The initial operation processing of each movable body 22 shifts to the demo screen for the operation when the RAM clear power is turned on in the game machine 10 realized by the operation confirmation processing accompanying the RAM clearing recovery processing of the power recovery processing execution means 180. The time chart when the time chart is not completed by the time it is completed is shown in FIG. 11, and FIGS. 12-1 to 12-3 show the effect when the initial operation processing of each movable body is not completed before the demo screen is displayed. The display mode of the display device 80, the movable mode of the movable body 22, and the light emitting mode of each lamp are shown. In FIGS. 12-1 to 12-3, the game board 50 is held by the middle frame 17 on the front side of the opening of the outer frame 15, and the front side of the game board is covered by the transparent member 25 held by the front frame 20. Indicates the state.

Here, regarding the timings of t0, t1, t2, and t3 shown in FIG. 11, the timings of t0, t1, t2, and t3 shown in FIG. 9, the display mode of the effect display device 80, and the speaker Since the output sound content, the operation mode of each movable body 22, the upper movable body lamp 24a, the left and right movable body lamp 24b, the light guide plate lamp 26, the board decoration lamp 30, and the effect lamp 35 have the same light emitting mode. The explanation is omitted.

As shown in FIG. 11, at the timing t4 when the RAM clear processing is completed and the display mode of the effect display device 80 is shifted to the demo screen, the initial operation processing of the left and right movable bodies 22b is not completed, so that the left and right movable bodies 22b are not completed. The lamp 24b is in a fully lit state, the upper movable body 22a is in a stopped state at the original position, and the upper movable body lamp 24a is in a light-off state. Further, the light guide plate lamp 26 is turned off, and the board decoration lamp 30 and the effect lamp 35 are turned on in sequence.
A demo image is displayed on the effect display device 80, and no sound is output from the speaker 33. In the present embodiment, an image in which a predetermined decorative symbol (initial symbol) is stopped and displayed is shown as a demo image, but the present invention is not limited to this.
FIG. 12-1 shows the display mode of the effect display device 80, the movable mode of the movable body 22, and the light emitting mode of each lamp at this time.

As shown in FIG. 11, at the timing t5 when the initial operation processing of the left and right movable body 22b is completed, the upper movable body lamp 24a, the left and right movable body lamp 24b, the board decoration lamp 30, and the effect lamp 35 are turned on and controlled to all lights. This notifies that the initial operation processing of the upper movable body 22a and the left and right movable bodies 22b has been completed.
The demo image is continuously displayed on the effect display device 80, and the sound is not continuously output from the speaker 33.
FIG. 12-2 shows the display mode of the effect display device 80, the movable mode of the movable body 22, and the light emitting mode of each lamp at this time.

As shown in FIG. 11, at the timing t6 when the lighting control for notifying that the initial operation processing of the upper movable body 22a and the left and right movable body 22b is completed is completed, the upper movable body lamp 24a and the left and right movable body lamp 24b, The board decoration lamp 30 and the effect lamp 35 are turned off.
The demo image is continuously displayed on the effect display device 80, and the state in which no sound is output from the speaker 33 is continued.
FIG. 12-3 shows a display mode of the effect display device 80, a movable mode of the movable body 22, and a light emitting mode of each lamp.

As described above, the initial operation processing of the movable body 22 and the light emission modes of the various LEDs, which are performed after the power of the game machine 10 is turned on, described with reference to the time chart of FIG.
As described above, during the period during which the initial operation processing of the movable body 22 is being executed (the period from the timing t2 to the timing t5), the board surface decoration lamp 30 and the effect lamp 35 are sequentially turned on and controlled. The light emitting mode of these light emitting means corresponds to the "first light emitting mode" according to the present invention.
Further, as described above, after the period during which the initial operation processing of the movable body 22 is executed (the period from timing t5 to timing t6) has elapsed, the upper movable body lamp 24a, the left and right movable body lamps 24b, and the board decoration lamp The lighting of 30 and the effect lamp 35 are controlled to all lights. The light emitting mode of these light emitting means corresponds to the "second light emitting mode" according to the present invention.
Therefore, the game machine 10 according to the present modification has at least a part of the plurality of light emitting means (board surface decoration lamp 30 and the board decoration lamp 30) during the initial operation period (the period from the timing t2 to the timing t5) in which the initial operation process is executed. , The effect lamp 35) emits light in the first light emitting mode, and after the initial operation period (the period from timing t5 to timing t6), at least a part of the plurality of light emitting means (upper movable internal lamp 24a, left and right movable). It can be said that the internal lamp 24b, the board decoration lamp 30, and the effect lamp 35) emit light in a second light emitting mode different from the first light emitting mode.

Further, the gaming machine 10 according to the present modification includes an upper movable internal lamp 24a, a left and right movable internal lamp 24b, a board decoration lamp 30, and an effect of emitting light in the "first light emitting mode" or the "second light emitting mode". A predetermined notification effect (for example, FIG. 11) is performed by using at least a part of the effect means (for example, the speakers 33a and 33b) different from the lamp 35 and the power is turned on (timing t0 in FIG. 11). The notification effect control means (for example, the voice control means 235) for executing the RAM clear sound output) is provided.
The first timing (for example, timing t5 in FIG. 11) at which the upper movable internal lamp 24a, the left and right movable internal lamps 24b, the board decoration lamp 30, and the effect lamp 35 start emitting light according to the second light emission mode, and the effect means. Comparing at least a second timing (for example, timing t4 in FIG. 11) at which the predetermined notification effect ends and a third timing (for example, timing t5 in FIG. 11) at which the execution of the initial operation processing ends. , The first timing and the third timing are the same.
Therefore, it can be said that the game machine 10 is closer to the third timing than the second timing.

Modification examples not described in the above description are listed below.

First, the first light emitting mode and the second light emitting mode in the above-described embodiment are merely examples, and the first light emitting mode and the second light emitting mode light emitting mode are not limited to the contents of the above-described embodiment.
For example, as a second light emitting mode, all the lamps of the upper movable body lamp 24a, the left and right movable body lamps 24b, the board decoration lamp 30, and the effect lamp 35 are controlled to be lit in all lights, but the movable body is controlled. At least a part of the lamp 24, the board decoration lamp 30, and the effect lamp 35 may be different from the light emitting mode (first light emitting mode) during the initial operation processing of the movable body 22. What is different from the light emitting mode (first light emitting mode) during the initial operation processing of the movable body 22 here is that, for example, during the initial operation processing of the movable body 22, the movable body lamp 24 is in a fully lit state. When the combination in which the board surface decoration lamp 30 is lit is set as the first light emitting mode, the movable body lamp 24 and the board surface decoration lamp 30 may be lit in the second light emitting mode. Alternatively, when the combination in which the movable body lamp 24 is sequentially lit in a plurality of colors and the board decoration lamp 30 is lit in a single color during the initial operation processing of the movable body is set as the first light emitting mode, the second light emitting mode is used. As for the light emitting mode, the movable internal lamp 24 and the board decoration lamp 30 may be in a single color lighting state. However, it is desirable that the second light emitting mode is a light emitting mode in consideration of the fact that the store clerk or the like can easily grasp that the initial operation processing of the movable body 22 has been completed.

In the above-described embodiment, it has been described that the lighting of the board decoration lamp 30 and the effect lamp 35 are synchronized (so that the lighting mode is the same at the same timing), but they may not be synchronized.
For example, after confirming the lighting operation of the light guide plate lamp 26, the board surface decoration lamp 30 and the effect lamp 35 are sequentially turned on to confirm the lighting operation of the board surface decoration lamp 30 and the effect lamp 35. The sequential lighting periods performed by the board surface decoration lamp 30 and the effect lamp 35 may be different periods, or the emission colors to be lit may be different from each other.

A demo screen other than the initial symbol may be displayed, or another image may be displayed in place of or in addition to the demo screen, at least in a part of the period corresponding to the display period of the demo screen shown in FIGS. 9 and 11. May be done. When another image is displayed during the display period of the demo screen, at least a part of the display related to the demo screen can be visually recognized by displaying the other image in a layer above the display related to the demo screen. It can be difficult.

In the above-described embodiment, an embodiment in which the initial operation process of the movable body 22 is transferred to the demo screen via the display of the RAM clear menu screen in accordance with the RAM clear recovery process has been illustrated, but it is not always the case that the RAM is cleared. The demo screen may be immediately displayed without displaying the RAM clear menu screen due to the power recovery process.

In the above-described embodiment, the initial operation processing of the movable body 22 is performed as the operation confirmation processing accompanying the RAM clearing power recovery recovery processing, but the initial operation processing of the movable body 22 is performed in the RAM clearing power recovery recovery processing. Instead, the initial operation processing of the movable body 22 may be performed when the normal power recovery / recovery process is executed, or the movable body 22 may be movable in either case of the RAM clearing power recovery / recovery processing and the normal power recovery / recovery processing. The initial operation processing of the body 22 may be performed. In any case, only when the initial operation processing of the movable body 22 is performed, the light emission control is performed according to the light emitting mode of the first light emitting mode and the second light emitting mode, and the initial operation processing of the movable body 22 is performed. If not, it is preferable that a plurality of light emitting means are not used for light emission by any of the first light emitting mode and the second light emitting mode.

Here, a case where the initial operation process of the movable body 22 is performed when the normal power recovery return process is executed will be described.
As described above, in the normal power recovery process, when the power is turned on, the initialization signal of the power control board 500 is not input, and if it is determined to be normal by the RAM abnormality check, the power recovery process is performed. The execution means 180 generates a power recovery return command and stores the command in the transmission command storage area of the main information storage means 160. Therefore, based on the power recovery command, the effect display device 80 has a predetermined image associated with the power recovery process. Is displayed, as in the timing chart of FIG. 9, the operation of each movable body 22 and the lighting of each lamp are confirmed.

In the above-described embodiment, the description has been made on the premise that the movable body 22 operates normally in the initial operation process of the movable body 22, but when the operation of the movable body 22 is abnormal (the movable accessory control means 245 is the movable body). When the error related to 22 is determined), the error notification may be performed as follows.
B) After the initial operation processing of the movable body 22 is completed, the effect display device 80 is used to display an error notification image instead of displaying the demo image.
B) After the initial operation processing of the movable body 22 is completed, the speaker 33 is used to output an error notification sound instead of muting.
C) After the initial operation processing of the movable body 22 is completed, a part of the plurality of light emitting means is reddish in the first light emitting mode and the light emitting mode different from the second light emitting mode, for example, the board decoration lamp 30. Lighting control to lighting.
When performing the above error notification, at least one of a), b), and c) may be performed, and two or three may be performed.

As described above, when the error notification is performed after the initial operation processing of the movable body 22 is completed, it is preferable to limit the light emission by the second light emitting mode. In other words, the game machine 10 includes an error determining means (for example, the movable accessory control means 245) for determining an error related to the movable body 22 that operates in the initial operation process, and an error related to the movable body 22 occurs during the initial operation period. When it is determined, it is preferable to prevent the light emitting by the light emitting means from emitting light according to the second light emitting mode after the initial operation period.
Specifically, when it is determined that the movable body 22 does not operate normally by the error determining means for determining whether or not the movable body 22 operates normally when the initial operation process of the movable body 22 is performed. Even after the initial operation processing of all the movable bodies 22 is completed, the light emission by the second light emitting mode is not performed, and for example, an error sound indicating that the movable body 22 is not operating normally is output from the speaker 33. Alternatively, the speaker 33 outputs an error sound indicating that the movable body 22 is not operating normally, and the plurality of light emitting means are set to a light emitting mode different from any of the first light emitting mode and the second light emitting mode. Light emission control.
By doing so, when the light emitting means emits light in the second light emitting mode, it is when it is confirmed that the movable body 22 has operated normally in the initial operation process. Therefore, the movable body 22 is confirmed to have operated normally in the initial operation process. A hall clerk or the like can easily determine that 22 has operated normally.

Further, a notification means (for example, an effect display device, a speaker, a light emitting body) for performing the above-mentioned error notification, and a third control means (for example, a sub-error control means 230) for notifying an error related to the movable body 22 by the notification means. When an error related to the movable body 22 is determined in the initial operation processing period, the gaming machine 10 is limited in notifying the error in the initial operation processing period, so that the error is notified after the initial operation processing period. Is preferable.
Specifically, for example, when an effect display device 80 or a speaker 33 is provided as a notification means and an error related to the movable body 22 is determined in the initial operation processing, until the initial operation processing period ends (for example). Until the timing t4 of the time chart of FIG. 9 has passed, or until the timing t5 of the time chart of FIG. 11 has passed), the error notification by the effect display device 80 or the speaker 33 is not performed, and the initial operation processing is performed. After the period, error notification will be sent. After the initial operation processing period, any timing may be used as long as it is after the timing t4 of the time chart of FIG. 9 or the timing t5 of the time chart of FIG.
By doing so, even if the error notification related to the movable body 22 is restricted during the initial operation processing period, the error is notified after the initial operation processing period elapses, so that it is possible to prevent the error from being overlooked. Can be done.

Further, in the game machine 10 that performs the above error notification, when an error related to the movable body 22 is determined in the initial operation period, a light emitting diode (full color LED) is used for notification of the error performed after the initial operation period. In some cases, the color of the light emitting diode in this case is the color of a kind of element (for example, only the red LED emits light), or compared with the color of the light emitting diode in the first light emitting mode and the second light emitting mode. Therefore, the light may be emitted so as to be close to the color of a kind of element.
Here, the light emission so as to be close to the color of one kind of element means, for example, that the difference between the highest duty ratio and the second highest duty ratio among the duty ratios of the three kinds of elements is the second highest duty ratio and the third. In other words, it should be larger than the second highest duty cycle difference.

The above-described embodiment is not limited to the above-mentioned description, and various modifications, improvements, and the like are possible.

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The present embodiment includes the following technical ideas.
(1)
With one or more movable bodies,
A first control means for executing an initial operation process for operating at least a part of the movable body after the power is turned on.
With multiple light emitting means
A second control means for controlling the light emission of the plurality of light emitting means,
With
During the initial operation period in which the initial operation process is executed, at least a part of the plurality of light emitting means emits light in the first light emitting mode.
After the initial operating period, at least a part of the plurality of light emitting means emits light in a second light emitting mode different from the first light emitting mode.
A game machine characterized by that.
(2)
An effect means that is a device different from the plurality of light emitting means,
A notification effect control means that executes a predetermined notification effect using at least a part of the effect means when the power is turned on.
With
The first timing at which at least a part of the plurality of light emitting means starts light emission according to the second light emitting mode, the second timing at which at least a part of the effect means ends the predetermined notification effect, and the initial operation. Comparing the third timing at which the execution of the process ends, the first timing is closer to the third timing than the second timing.
The gaming machine according to (1).
(3)
When the initial operation process is not performed after the power is turned on, the plurality of light emitting means does not perform light emission by any of the first light emitting mode and the second light emitting mode.
The gaming machine according to (1) or (2).
(4)
An error determination means for determining an error related to the movable body that operates in the initial operation process is provided.
If an error relating to the movable body is determined in the initial operation period, the light emission means does not emit light according to the second light emission mode after the initial operation period.
The gaming machine according to (1) to (3).
(5)
Notification means and
A third control means for notifying an error related to the movable body by the notification means,
With
When an error related to the movable body is determined in the initial operation period, the notification of the error in the initial operation period is restricted, and the error is notified after the initial operation period.
The gaming machine according to (4).
(A)
The light emitting means that emits light according to the first light emitting mode and the second light emitting mode includes a first element that emits light in the first color, a second element that emits light in the second color, and a third color. It includes a light emitting diode that includes a third element that emits light.
The light emitting diode in the first light emitting mode is an element that emits light in a light emitting mode in which two of the first element, the second element, and the third element emit light and the remaining one is extinguished. The combination of is changed in a predetermined order and repeated,
The light emitting diode in the second light emitting mode emits light of three types of the first element, the second element, and the third element.
The gaming machine according to (1).
(B)
The light emitting means that emits light according to the first light emitting mode and the second light emitting mode includes a first element that emits light in the first color, a second element that emits light in the second color, and a third color. It includes a light emitting diode that includes a third element that emits light.
When an error related to the movable body is determined in the initial operation period, the light emitting diode may be used for notification of the error performed after the initial operation period.
The color of the light emitting diode in this case is the color of a kind of element, or the color of the light emitting diode in this case is the color of the light emitting diode in the first light emitting mode and the second light emitting mode. Compared to the color of a kind of element,
The gaming machine according to (5).

10 Game machine 15 Outer frame 17 Middle frame 20 Front frame 21 Hing mechanism 22 Movable body 22a Upper movable body 22b Left and right movable body 23 Cylinder lock 24 Movable internal lamp 24a Upper movable internal lamp 24b Left and right movable internal lamp 25 Transparent member 26 Light guide plate lamp 27 Upper ball saucer 29 Lower ball saucer 30 Board decoration lamp 30a Board decoration lamp 30b Board decoration lamp 31 Operation handle 32 Upper frame 33 Speakers 33a, 33b Speakers 34a, 34b Left right frame 35 Effect lamp 36 Ball removal mechanism 37 Effect button 38 Cursor button 38a Up cursor button 38b Down cursor button 38c Left cursor button 38d Right cursor button 39 Main operation unit 39a Ball lending button 39b Return button 40 Power switch 43 RAM clear switch 45 Open / close cover 46 Game ball tank 47 Tank rail 48 Payout unit 49 Payout passage 50 Game board 50a Game area 51 Outer rail 52 Windmill 53 Inner rail 55 Grand prize opening 57 First starting port 59 Second starting port 61 Ordinary electric accessory 62 Ordinary electric accessory solenoid 63 Gate 65 Special electric accessory 66 Special electric accessory solenoid 67 General winning opening 67a General winning opening 67b General winning opening 69 Out opening 70 First starting port sensor 71 Second starting opening sensor 72 Large winning opening sensor 73 General winning opening sensor 73a General winning opening sensor 73b General winning opening Mouth sensor 74 Gate sensor 75 Out-ball sensor 76 Middle frame door opening sensor 80 Effect display device 90 Design display device 91 1st special symbol display device 92 2nd special symbol display device 93 Normal symbol display device 94 1st special symbol hold lamp 95 2nd special symbol hold lamp 96 Normal symbol hold lamp 100 Main control board 101 CPU
102 ROM
103 RAM
104 I / O port 105 Circuit 109 Main control board Case 110 Ball entry determination means 115 Generating means 120 Main hold control means 125 Advance judgment means 130 Special figure lottery means 131 Special figure winning / failing judgment means 132 Special figure stop symbol lottery means 133 Special figure Fluctuation pattern derivation means 135 General drawing lottery means 140 Game control means 145 Symbol display control means 150 Electric accessory control means 155 Game state control means 160 Main information storage means 165 Main error control means 170 Main command management means 175 Power failure processing execution means 180 Power recovery processing execution means 200 First sub-control board 201 CPU
202 ROM
203 RAM
204 I / O port 209 1st sub control board case 210 Sub random number generating means 220 Normal effect control means 221 Effect mode control means 222 Effect route determination means 223 Sub hold control means 224 Effect control means 225 Effect content determination means 226 Decorative symbol control Means 227 Effect control means 230 Sub-error control means 235 Voice control means 240 Lamp control means 245 Movable accessory control means 260 Power recovery processing execution means 270 Sub-information storage means 275 Sub-command management means 300 Second sub-control board 301 CPU
302 ROM
303 RAM
304 I / O port 309 2nd sub control board case 400 Payout control board 401 CPU
402 ROM
403 RAM
409 Payout control board case 500 Power supply control board 501 Normal power supply circuit 502 Backup power supply circuit 503 Power failure detection circuit 504 RAM clear switch circuit 509 Power supply control board case X 1st flow path Y 2nd flow path

Claims (5)

With one or more movable bodies,
A first control means for executing an initial operation process for operating at least a part of the movable body after the power is turned on.
With multiple light emitting means
A second control means for controlling the light emission of the plurality of light emitting means,
With
During the initial operation period in which the initial operation process is executed, at least a part of the plurality of light emitting means emits light in the first light emitting mode.
After the initial operating period, at least a part of the plurality of light emitting means emits light in a second light emitting mode different from the first light emitting mode.
A game machine characterized by that. An effect means that is a device different from the plurality of light emitting means,
A notification effect control means that executes a predetermined notification effect using at least a part of the effect means when the power is turned on.
With
The first timing at which at least a part of the plurality of light emitting means starts light emission according to the second light emitting mode, the second timing at which at least a part of the effect means ends the predetermined notification effect, and the initial operation. Comparing the third timing at which the execution of the process ends, the first timing is closer to the third timing than the second timing.
The gaming machine according to claim 1. When the initial operation process is not performed after the power is turned on, the plurality of light emitting means does not perform light emission by any of the first light emitting mode and the second light emitting mode.
The gaming machine according to claim 1 or 2. An error determination means for determining an error related to the movable body that operates in the initial operation process is provided.
If an error relating to the movable body is determined in the initial operation period, the light emission means does not emit light according to the second light emission mode after the initial operation period.
The gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 3. Notification means and
A third control means for notifying an error related to the movable body by the notification means,
With
When an error related to the movable body is determined in the initial operation period, the notification of the error in the initial operation period is restricted, and the error is notified after the initial operation period.
The gaming machine according to claim 4.

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