JP2021029717A - Pinball game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a pinball game machine which, in a jackpot game or a time shortening game state, allows a right-shooting player to easily see information displayed on a display screen of a performance pattern display device, while gazing a right flow-down zone of a game area.SOLUTION: In a jackpot game in which a big winning port arranged in a right flow-down zone of a game area is opened, specific information 125-127 related to the jackpot game is displayed in an information display part 21 provided in a part close to a right flow-down zone of a display screen 6a of a performance pattern display device 6.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 22

Description

The present invention relates to a ball game machine in which a player can easily enter a large winning opening or a predetermined entry opening by hitting right or left according to the progress of the game.

A ball game machine represented by a pachinko machine has a game area provided on the front surface of the game board, and a center case provided with a liquid crystal display device (effect symbol display device) is provided in the game area. The game area is divided into left and right flow areas where the game ball flows down by the center case. For example, a large winning opening and an ordinary electric accessory are arranged in the right flow area. In such a configuration, the player can easily enter the large winning opening by hitting right during the special game operation in which the large winning opening is opened. Further, after the end of the special game operation, an advantageous gaming state (for example, the fluctuation time of the normal symbol is shortened and the normal electric combination is easier) for the game ball to easily enter the starting port of the normal electric accessory as compared with the normal game state. There is also a configuration that shifts to a time-saving gaming state in which the opening time of an object becomes longer), and in this advantageous gaming state, the player is advantageous by hitting right. Such a configuration is disclosed in, for example, Patent Document 1.

On the other hand, the pachinko machine is known to display information related to the game on the effect symbol display device. Specifically, during the special game operation, information related to the special game operation (number of balls entered into the large winning opening, number of prize balls, number of rounds, etc.) is displayed, or in the above-mentioned advantageous game state, the said Information related to the game state (information indicating the period and end conditions of the game state, the number of balls entered, etc.) may be displayed. The display of such information has the advantage that the player can accurately and easily know the progress of the game.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2016-16304

By the way, in the configuration in which the large winning opening is arranged in the right flow area of the game area as in the conventional configuration described above, the player is requested to enter the large winning opening during the special game operation. Because he hits right, many game balls flow down the right flow area. Then, since the player who hits the right has a strong tendency to gaze at the game ball that flows down the right flow area and reaches the big winning opening, he overlooks the display content displayed on the display screen of the effect symbol display device 6. easy. In particular, since recent game machines are provided with a large effect symbol display device (liquid crystal display) on the display screen, the display screen is displayed when the right flow area is being watched during the right-handed striking. It was difficult for the player to visually recognize the content displayed on the left side of the screen, and the content could not be grasped. In such a conventional configuration, in the configuration in which the information related to the special game operation is displayed on the display screen of the effect symbol display device during the special game operation, the player who gazes at the right flow area is displayed on the display screen. In some cases, it was difficult to accurately see the information provided, and the information was overlooked. Further, when the player who gazes at the right flow area moves his / her line of sight in order to obtain the information accurately, it is easy to miss the game ball entering the grand prize opening. For these reasons, there has been a demand for a configuration in which the information displayed on the display screen of the effect symbol display device can be easily visually recognized while visually recognizing the flow of the game ball leading to the grand prize opening.

On the other hand, even in the above-mentioned advantageous gaming state, since the player tends to gaze at the ordinary electric accessory in the right flow area, the display screen of the effect symbol display device is displayed as in the case of the special game operation. It was difficult to visually recognize the displayed information, and there was a case where the information was overlooked. Therefore, there has been a demand for a configuration in which a player who gazes at the right flow area in an advantageous gaming state can easily visually recognize the information displayed on the display screen of the effect symbol display device.

According to the present invention, a player who gazes at the right flow area (or the left flow area) during a special game operation or in an advantageous game state can easily visually recognize the information displayed on the display screen of the effect symbol display device. It proposes a game machine.

The first invention of the present invention is formed on the left side of the display screen of the effect symbol display device, the effect symbol display device provided with the display screen on which the effect symbol is displayed, the effect display control means for displaying and controlling the effect symbol, and the effect symbol display device. A game area having a left flow area capable of flowing down a game ball, a right flow area formed on the right side of the display screen and capable of flowing down a game ball, and a left flow area and a right flow area. A large winning opening that is arranged in either one and is converted into an open state in which a game ball can be entered and a closed state in which the game ball cannot be entered, and the large winning opening is opened when a predetermined jackpot condition is satisfied. In a ball game machine provided with a special game control means for executing a special game operation that repeats a predetermined number of open rounds, the effect symbol display device is the left side of the display screen on which the big winning opening is arranged. An information display unit for displaying specific information related to the special game operation is provided at a portion near the flow area or the right flow area, and the effect display control means is displayed on the display screen during the execution of the special game operation. It is a ball game machine characterized in that the information display unit is provided with an information display control process for displaying and controlling the specific information.

Here, as the "big hit condition", for example, it is preferably used that a big hit is determined by a hit / fail judgment, a special symbol is determined in a predetermined jackpot symbol mode, a game ball enters a predetermined specific mouth, and the like. Can be.
Further, the "information display unit" is preferably provided on the left or right portion where the display screen of the effect symbol display device is divided into left and right in the center in the left-right direction, and further, the large winning opening of the display screen. It is preferable that the configuration is provided at a portion closest to (for example, a lower left or a lower right).
Further, as the "specific information" related to the special game operation, for example, the number of balls entered into the large winning opening in each open round, the number of prize balls in each open round, the number of lands in the open round, and the like can be preferably used. ..

In such a configuration, since specific information is displayed on the information display section of the display screen of the effect symbol display device during the special game operation, the left flow area or the right flow area in which the grand prize opening is arranged is displayed. The gaze player can visually recognize the specific information displayed on the information display unit without moving the line of sight or by moving the line of sight slightly. As a result, the player can accurately and easily obtain the specific information related to the special game operation while visually recognizing the entry into the large winning opening during the special game operation. Therefore, according to the present invention, the specific information displayed during the special game operation can be easily known by the player who gazes at the game ball leading to the grand prize opening, and thus the interest of the special game operation can be effectively obtained. Can be enhanced.

Further, the second aspect of the present invention is the effect symbol display device provided with a display screen on which the effect symbols are displayed, the effect display control means for displaying and controlling the effect symbols, and the left side of the display screen of the effect symbol display device. A game area having a left flow area where the game ball can flow down, a right flow area formed on the right side of the display screen and a right flow area where the game ball can flow down, and the left flow area and the right flow area. A variable entrance that is arranged in one of the above and is converted into an open state and a closed state in which the game ball cannot enter or is difficult to enter, and the variable when a predetermined opening condition is satisfied. It is provided with an opening control means for opening the ball entry port, and a state conversion control means for converting the normal game state into an advantageous gaming state in which the variable ball entry port is easier to enter than the normal game state. In the ball game machine, the effect symbol display device has specific information related to the advantageous gaming state in a portion of the display screen near the left flow down area or the right flow down area where the variable entry port is arranged. The effect display control means includes an information display unit to be displayed, and the effect display control means includes an information display control process for displaying and controlling the specific information on the information display unit of the display screen during the advantageous gaming state. It is a characteristic bullet game machine.

Here, as the "opening condition", for example, a hit determination by a hit / fail determination for opening the variable entrance, a predetermined symbol being determined in the hit symbol mode, and the like can be preferably used.
Further, the "advantageous gaming state" in which the ball is easily entered into the variable entrance is, for example, a state in which the opening condition is more likely to be satisfied than in the normal gaming state (a state in which the probability of establishment of the opening condition is high, and the establishment frequency thereof). It is preferable that the opening time of the variable entrance port is longer than that in the normal gaming state.
Further, the "information display unit" is preferably provided on the left or right portion where the display screen of the effect symbol display device is divided into left and right in the center in the left-right direction, and further, the variable input ball of the display screen is provided. A configuration provided in a portion closest to the mouth (for example, lower left or lower right) is preferable.
Further, as the "specific information" related to the advantageous gaming state, for example, information indicating the period for continuing the advantageous gaming state, information indicating the remaining period until the end of the period, and information indicating the number of balls entered into the variable entrance. Etc. can be preferably used.

In such a configuration, since specific information is displayed on the information display unit of the display screen of the effect symbol display device in the advantageous gaming state, the left flow down area or the right flow down area in which the variable entrance is arranged is set. The gaze player can visually recognize the specific information displayed on the information display unit without moving the line of sight or by moving the line of sight slightly. As a result, the player can accurately and easily obtain the specific information related to the advantageous gaming state while visually recognizing the entry into the variable ball entrance in the advantageous gaming state. Therefore, according to the present invention, the specific information displayed in the advantageous gaming state can be easily known by the player who gazes at the gaming ball leading to the variable entrance, which is effective for the interest of the game in the advantageous gaming state. Can be enhanced.

In the ball game machine of the first invention or the second invention described above, an effect movable accessory operably provided in front of the display screen of the effect symbol display device and the front of the information display unit of the display screen. The effect movable accessory that is stopped at a standby position that does not overlap with each other is provided with an accessory operation control means that operates the effect movable accessory in front of the display screen according to a predetermined operation pattern, and the accessory operation control means controls the effect display. When the specific information is displayed on the information display unit of the display screen by means, a configuration including a processing content for stopping the effect movable accessory at the standby position is proposed. This configuration is the third invention of the present invention.

Here, the "operation pattern" of the effect movable accessory may be either an operation pattern that does not pass in front of the information display unit or an operation pattern that passes in front of the information display unit. Further, both of these operation patterns may be provided, and one of them may be selected. Further, the "specific information" indicates "specific information relating to special game operation" in a configuration subordinate to the first invention, and "specific information relating to an advantageous gaming state" in a configuration subordinate to the second invention.

In such a configuration, the effect movable accessory does not operate in front of the display screen of the effect symbol display device while the specific information (specific information related to the special game operation or the specific information related to the advantageous game state) is displayed. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the player's attention from being directed toward the operation of the effect movable accessory and overlooking the specific information. Further, the effect movable accessory does not obstruct the line of sight of the player looking at the information display unit in the standby position. Therefore, the player can easily visually recognize the specific information displayed on the information display unit.
When the operation pattern includes an operation pattern that passes in front of the information display unit, the operation of the effect movable accessory hinders the line of sight of the player looking at the information display unit. However, according to this configuration, while the information display unit is displaying the specific information, the effect movable accessory stops at the standby position, so that the player can accurately and easily visually recognize the specific information.

In the ball game machine of the first invention or the second invention described above, the effect movable accessory provided so as to be operable in front of the display screen of the effect symbol display device, and the display according to the progress of the game. One of the first operation pattern that passes in front of the information display unit on the screen and the second operation pattern that does not pass in front of the information display unit is selected, and the effect movable accessory is operated according to the selected operation pattern. The accessory operation control means includes the accessory operation control means, and when the specific information is displayed on the information display unit of the display screen by the effect display control means, the accessory operation control means has the effect according to the second operation pattern. A configuration is proposed in which the processing content for operating the movable accessory is provided. This configuration is the fourth invention of the present invention.
The "specific information" indicates "specific information relating to the special game operation" in the configuration subordinate to the first invention, and "specific information relating to the advantageous gaming state" in the configuration subordinate to the second invention.

In such a configuration, while displaying specific information (specific information related to special game operation or specific information related to advantageous gaming state), the effect movable accessory follows a second operation pattern that does not pass in front of the information display unit. Since it operates, the line of sight of the player looking at the information display unit is not obstructed by the operation of the effect movable accessory. Therefore, while the information display unit is displaying the specific information, the player can accurately and easily visually recognize the specific information.

It should be noted that, in the third invention or the fourth invention described above, "a gain generation control means for generating a predetermined gain when a predetermined gain providing condition is satisfied is provided.
When the gain providing condition is satisfied when the specific information is displayed on the information display unit of the display screen by the effect display control means, the accessory operation control means transfers the effect movable accessory to the information. It is also possible to have a configuration in which the operation is controlled according to the operation pattern passing in front of the display unit. ”
Here, as the "predetermined gain", for example, a jackpot occurs, a gaming state that is more advantageous than the normal gaming state (a state in which the winning probability of the jackpot is high, a state in which the fluctuation time of the special symbol is shortened, etc.). Transition, generation of rare effects, etc. can be preferably used. Further, the "gain donation condition" is not limited to the occurrence of the predetermined gain being determined by the lottery, but may be pre-reading (estimating or notifying) the generation of the predetermined gain by the lottery.
In such a configuration, an operation pattern that does not pass in front of the stop control of the effect movable accessory or the information display unit while displaying the specific information (specific information related to the special game operation or specific information related to the advantageous gaming state). On the other hand, when the gain providing condition is satisfied, the operation is controlled by the operation pattern that passes in front of the information display unit. Therefore, the operation of the effect movable accessory that passes in front of the information display unit is performed. However, it becomes a notification or a notice of the occurrence of a predetermined gain. That is, the player can know that a predetermined gain can be obtained by passing the effect movable accessory in front of the information display unit while displaying the specific information. Therefore, by controlling the operation of such an effectable movable object, it is possible to provide an interesting game with abundant changes, and it is possible to dramatically improve the interest of the game.

It is a front view of the pachinko machine 1 which concerns on this invention. It is a front view of the game board 2 of the pachinko machine 1. It is a block diagram which shows the electric structure of the pachinko machine 1. It is a figure explaining a part of the specification of the game in pachinko machine 1. (A) A chart showing the relationship between the jackpot symbol mode of the first special symbol and the content of the jackpot game, and (B) a chart showing the relationship between the jackpot game mode of the second special symbol and the content of the jackpot game. It is a flowchart which shows the outline of the main routine. It is a flowchart which shows the start winning process. FIG. 1 is a flowchart 1 showing a pass / fail determination process. FIG. 2 is a flowchart 2 showing a pass / fail determination process. FIG. 3 is a flowchart 3 showing a pass / fail determination process. FIG. 4 is a flowchart 4 showing a pass / fail determination process. FIG. 5 is a flowchart 5 showing a pass / fail determination process. FIG. 1 is a flowchart 1 showing a jackpot game process. FIG. 2 is a flowchart 2 showing a jackpot game process. FIG. 3 is a flowchart 3 showing a jackpot game process. It is a flowchart which shows the big prize opening ball entry processing. Explanatory drawing showing (A) a state in which the first and second effect movable accessories 31 and 32 are in their respective standby positions, and (B) an operating state in which they operate in front of the display screen 6a of the effect symbol display device 6. Is. It is a flowchart which shows the information display processing. It is a flowchart which shows the look-ahead process. It is a flowchart which shows the accessory operation process. It is explanatory drawing which shows the effect mode displayed on the display screen 6a of the effect symbol display device 6 and the operation mode of the 1st and 2nd effect movable accessories 31, 32 in a normal game state. It is explanatory drawing which shows the effect mode displayed on the display screen 6a of the effect symbol display device 6 during a big hit game. It is explanatory drawing which shows the effect mode displayed on the display screen 6a of the effect symbol display device 6 and the operation mode which operates the 1st and 2nd effect movable accessories 31 and 32 by the 2nd operation pattern in the time saving game state. .. It is explanatory drawing which shows the operation mode which operates the 1st and 2nd effect movable accessories 31, 32 by the 1st operation pattern in the time saving game state.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. The embodiments according to the present invention are not limited to the following embodiments, and various embodiments may be adopted as long as they belong to the technical scope of the present invention. In addition, the following examples and other examples can be combined as appropriate.

As shown in FIG. 1, the pachinko machine 1 of the present embodiment has a structure in which each part of the configuration is held by an outer frame 51 forming a vertically long fixed outer shell holding frame. An inner frame (not shown) is attached to the outer frame 51 so as to be openable and closable with respect to the outer frame 51 via hinges 53 provided on the upper and lower left sides of the outer frame 51, and further, a front surface of the inner frame A frame (glass frame) 52 is attached to the inner frame so as to be openable. A flat glass 61 is detachably provided on the front frame 52. Further, on the back side (rear side) of the flat glass 61, a game board 2 (FIG. 2) attached to the inner frame is arranged.

Speakers 66 are arranged on the upper left and right sides of the front frame 52, and the game sound and the alarm sound emitted from the speaker 66 enhance the taste of the game and alert the player. Further, the front frame 52 is provided with a plurality of frame-side decorative lamps 65 that emit light according to the game state, and the light emission improves the taste of the game. Further, an upper plate 55 and a lower plate 63 are integrally provided in the lower part of the front frame 52, and a firing handle 64 is arranged on the right side of the lower plate 63. The launch handle 64 is rotated clockwise by the player to move a launch device (not shown) to launch a game ball supplied from the upper plate 55 toward the game area 3 of the game board 2. To do.

Prize balls and rental balls are paid out to the upper plate 55. Further, the lower plate 63 is configured to receive a prize ball overflowing from the upper plate 55, and includes a ball pulling lever (not shown) for discharging the game ball in the lower plate 63. By operating this ball pulling lever by the player, the game balls stored in the lower plate 63 can be transferred to a separate box (dollar box).

The pachinko machine 1 of this embodiment is a so-called CR machine, and a prepaid card unit (CR unit) 56 for reading and writing a prepaid card is adjacent to the pachinko machine 1. The pachinko machine 1 is provided with a settlement display device 94 (see FIG. 3) having a lending button 57, a settlement button 58, and a balance display device 59. Further, in the central portion of the upper plate 55, an effect button 67, a jog dial 68, and a determination switch 69 that can be operated by the player are provided.

FIG. 2 is a front view of the game board 2 of the pachinko machine 1. The game board 2 is provided with a substantially circular game area 3 surrounded by guide rails 2a and 2b, and a large number of game nails (not shown) are planted in the game area 3. A center case 5 is arranged in the center of the game area 3, and an LCD screen of the effect symbol display device 6 (not shown as a whole) is arranged in the center of the center case 5 so as to be visible from the front. ing. The center case 5 is also provided with a warp entrance, a warp passage, a stage, and the like (not shown).

The first starting port 11 is arranged directly under the center case 5, and the normal symbol operating gate 17 and the second starting port 12 are arranged side by side on the right side of the center case 5. .. The first starting port 11 is configured to allow a game ball to enter at all times, while the second starting port 12 is composed of an ordinary electric accessory 13 having a wing piece that can be opened and closed. It is a configuration that allows the game ball to enter only in the open state of. Further, the normal symbol operating gate 17 is configured so that the game ball can always pass through.

Further, a large winning opening 14 is arranged at the lower right of the center case 5 (below the ordinary electric accessory 13). The special electric accessory 15 is composed of a special electric accessory 15, and the special electric accessory 15 is located at a standing position for closing the large winning opening 14 and a tilting position for tilting forward and opening from the standing position. An opening / closing piece (not shown) that can be converted and operated is provided, and by setting the opening / closing piece in the standing position, the game ball cannot enter the large winning opening 14, and the game ball is placed in the tilted position. The game ball is opened so that the game ball can enter the winning opening 14. Such a special electric accessory 15 includes a large winning opening solenoid 14b (see FIG. 3) that opens and closes the opening / closing piece, and by driving and controlling the large winning opening solenoid 14b, the large winning opening 14 is closed. Conversion control can be performed for each of the open state and the open state.

Further, four general winning openings 41 are arranged on the left side of the first starting opening 11. These general winning openings 41 have a configuration in which a game ball can be entered at all times. Further, an out port 16 is provided at the most downstream portion of the game area 3, and when the game ball launched in the game area 3 does not win any winning port or starting port, the said Enter the ball at the out port 16.

Such a game area 3 includes a left flow area 3a in which the game ball flows down on the left side of the central center case 5, and a right flow area 3b in which the game ball flows down on the right side of the center case 5. By hitting right, the game ball that has passed above the center case 5 flows down the right flow area 3b, and by hitting the game ball left, the game ball flows down the left flow area 3a. The normal symbol operating gate 17, the second starting port 12, and the large winning opening 14 are provided in the right flow area 3b. Therefore, by aiming at the right flow down area 3b (so-called right-handed hitting), it is possible to enter the normal symbol operating gate 17, the second starting port 12 (normal electric accessory 13), and the large winning opening 14. On the other hand, the first starting port 11 arranged directly below the center case 5 is capable of entering a game ball that has flowed down the left flow area 3a by a game nail planted in the game board 2. .. Therefore, by aiming at the left flow down area 3a (so-called left-handed hitting), it is possible to enter the first starting opening 11 and the four general winning openings 41 described above. Since the left flow area 3a and the right flow area 3b are configured in this way, the player aims at the starting ports 11 and 12 and the big winning opening 14 by properly using the right-handed and the left-handed. You can play games. At the first starting port 11 of this embodiment, it is difficult for the game ball that has flowed down the right flow area 3b to enter the ball due to the game nail.

Further, in the lower right part of the game board 2, a normal symbol display device 7 composed of a plurality of LEDs, a normal symbol hold number display device 8, a first special symbol hold number display device 18, and a second special symbol hold number display device are displayed. 19 and a first special symbol display device 9 and a second special symbol display device 10 composed of a 7-segment display device are arranged.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing the electrical wiring of the pachinko machine 1. In this block diagram, a so-called relay board or power supply board that simply relays signals is not described. Further, although detailed illustration is omitted, all of the main control device 80, the payout control device 81, the effect symbol control device 82, and the sub integrated control device 83 are provided with a CPU, ROM, RAM, input port, output port, and the like. .. Then, the CPU of each of these control devices starts the program mounted on each ROM by the interrupt signal having a cycle of 2 ms, and executes various controls.

The main control device 80 is provided with a first start port switch 11a for detecting a game ball that has entered the first start port 11 and a game ball that has entered the second start port 12 via the game board relay terminal plate 74. Second start port switch 12a to detect, normal gate switch 17a to detect game balls that have passed through the normal symbol operating gate 17, count switch 14a for counting game balls that have entered the large winning opening 14, general winning opening 41 A detection signal is input from each general winning opening switch 41a or the like that detects each of the game balls that have entered the ball.

The main control device 80 operates according to a program mounted in the ROM, generates various commands related to the progress of the game based on the above-mentioned detection signals and the like, and issues the commands to the payout control device 81 and the sub-integrated control device. Output to 83. Further, the main control device 80 controls the display of the first special symbol display device 9, the second special symbol display device 10, and the ordinary symbol display device 7 via the symbol display device relay terminal plate 75, and the first The lighting control of the special symbol hold number display device 18, the second special symbol hold number display device 19, and the normal symbol hold number display device 8 is performed. Further, the large winning opening solenoid 14b and the ordinary electric service solenoid 13a are also connected to the main control device 80 via the game board relay terminal plate 74. The main control device 80 controls the opening and closing of the large winning opening 14 by driving and controlling the large winning opening solenoid 14b, and controls the opening and closing of the second starting opening 12 by driving and controlling the ordinary electric utility solenoid 13a. Further, the main control device 80 outputs a signal for management such as a symbol variation and a big hit to the hall computer 87 via the external connection terminal plate 78.

The payout control device 81 is configured to enable bidirectional communication with the main control device 80, and drives the payout motor 90 in response to a command transmitted from the main control device 80 to pay out the prize balls. In this embodiment, the detection signal of the payout switch 91 for counting the game balls to be paid out as prize balls is input to the main control device 80 and the payout control device 81, and both of them count the prize balls. ..

Further, signals from the full switch 92 and the out-of-ball switch 93 are input to the payout control device 81. The full switch 92 detects that the lower plate 63 is full, and outputs a signal to the payout control device 81 in connection with this detection. The ball-out switch 93 detects that the stored amount of the game ball is small or is not stored in the ball tank (not shown), and outputs a signal to the payout control device 81 in accordance with this detection. When a signal is input from the full switch 92 and the ball out switch 93, the payout control device 81 drives and stops the payout motor 90 to stop the payout operation of the prize ball. The full switch 92 and the out-of-ball switch 93 are configured to continue to output a signal until the detected state is resolved, and the payout control device 81 drives the payout motor 90 by stopping the input of the signal. To resume.

The payout control device 81 can communicate with the CR unit 56 via the CR unit terminal plate 79, and drives the payout motor 90 in response to the lending command to pay out the lending ball. The CR unit terminal board 79 is also connected to the settlement display device 94 so as to be capable of bidirectional communication, and signals from the ball lending switch and the settlement switch provided on the settlement display device 94 are input. The ball lending switch detects the operation of the lending button 57 and outputs a signal, and the settlement switch detects the operation of the settlement button 58 and outputs a signal. The payout control device 81 is also connected to the launch control device 84, and transmits a launch stop command to the launch control device 84 at a predetermined opportunity.

The launch control device 84 controls the launch motor 97 to launch the game ball into the game area 3. In addition to the payout control device 81 described above, a rotation amount signal from the launch handle 64, a touch signal from the touch switch 98, and a launch stop signal from the launch stop switch 99 are input to the launch control device 84. The rotation amount signal is output when the player rotates the launch handle 64, the touch signal is output when the player touches the launch handle 64, and the launch stop signal is output by the player when the launch stop switch 99. It is output by pressing. The launch control device 84 controls not to launch the game ball unless a touch signal is input, and even when a launch stop signal is input, the game is played regardless of the operation of the launch handle 64. It is controlled not to fire the ball.

The sub-integrated control device 83 receives the data and commands transmitted from the main control device 80, distributes them into data for effect display control, sound control, and lamp control, and issues commands for effect display control and the like. It is transmitted to the effect symbol control device 82, and data for sound control and lamp control is distributed to each control part (voice control device and functional component of the lamp control device) included in itself. Then, the functional unit as the voice control device controls the output of the sound from the speaker 66 by operating the sound LSI based on the data for the voice control, and the functional unit as the lamp control device is the data for the lamp control. By operating the lamp driver based on the above, various LEDs and lamps 65 are controlled to emit light.

Further, switches for detecting the operation of the effect button 67, the jog dial 68, the decision switch 69, and the like are connected to the sub-integrated control device 83, and when each switch detects the operation by the player, the signal is input. Will be done. The jog dial 68 may be connected to the effect symbol control device 82. Further, as will be described later, the sub-integrated control device 83 is connected to the accessory drive devices 33 and 34 for operating the first and second effect movable accessories 31 and 32, respectively. The operation of the effect movable accessories 31 and 32 is controlled by the sub-integrated control device 83 via the drive of the accessory drive devices 33 and 34.

The effect symbol control device 82 is a data and a command transmitted from the sub-integrated control device 83 (the one transmitted from the main control device 80, the input from the main control device 80 in the sub-integrated control device 83, and the input of the effect button and the like. The control is performed based on (generated based on the above), and an effect image such as a special effect symbol is displayed on the display screen 6a of the effect symbol display device 6. The sub-integrated control device 83 and the main control device 80 are configured as a one-way communication circuit from the main control device 80 to the sub-integrated control device 83 via the effect relay terminal plate, and are configured with the sub-integrated control device 83. The connection with the effect symbol control device 82 is configured as a one-way communication circuit from the sub-integrated control device 83 to the effect symbol control device 82.

A power supply board (not shown) is configured as a DC power supply that generates a DC voltage by electric power supplied from an external AC power supply, and is attached to each part constituting the pachinko machine 1 by operating a power supply switch provided on the power supply board. Supply power. This power supply board includes a backup power supply composed of a capacitor or the like, and stores power in the backup power supply while power is being supplied from the AC power supply. As a result, in the event of a power failure, power is supplied to the main control device 80 or the like (for example, the RAM of the main control device 80), and even after the power supply from the AC power supply is stopped, the data in the RAM of the main control device 80 is maintained for a certain period of time. Is retained. The backup power supply may be provided in the main control device 80 or in a device other than the power supply board. In this case, the power supply board outputs a supply signal to the device equipped with the backup power supply while the power is supplied from the AC power supply, and a power failure signal to the device equipped with the backup power supply when the power supply is stopped. Is output.

Next, the operation of the pachinko machine 1 of this embodiment will be described.
When the game ball launched into the game area 3 flows down the left flow area 3a and enters the first start port 11 (the first start port switch 11a in FIG. 3 detects the game ball), the first special symbol is displayed. The first special symbol starts to fluctuate in the device 9, and the random number extracted due to the entry of the ball is determined to be correct or not. Then, when a predetermined fluctuation time elapses from the start of the fluctuation, the result of this success / failure determination is notified by stopping and displaying the first special symbol.
Here, the random numbers extracted when the ball enters the first starting port 11 are stored as the first hold memory, as will be described later. Up to four of the first reserved storages are stored, and the number of stored first reserved memories (hereinafter, referred to as the first reserved storage number) is represented by the number of lights of the first special symbol reserved number display device 18. By digesting the first reserved memory stored in this way, the above-mentioned hit / fail determination and the change of the first special symbol are executed. The number of first reserved memories indicates the number of undigested first reserved memories.

On the other hand, when the game ball launched into the game area 3 flows down the right flow area 3b and passes through the normal symbol operating gate 17 (the normal gate switch 17a in FIG. 3 detects the game ball), the normal symbol display device 7 displays the game ball. The normal symbol starts to be displayed in a variable manner, and the random number extracted due to the entry of the ball is determined to be correct or not. Then, when the normal symbol stopped after a predetermined time from the start of fluctuation is in a predetermined hitting mode, the wing piece of the normal electric accessory 13 is driven, and the game ball can enter the second starting port 12. Here, the wing piece of the ordinary electric accessory 13 is opened once for 0.2 seconds in the non-open extension mode described later by hitting the normal symbol once, and is opened for 1 second in the open extension mode described later. Perform the release three times.

When a game ball enters the second start port 12 (the second start port switch 12a in FIG. 3 detects the game ball), the second special symbol display device 10 starts to fluctuate and the second special symbol starts to fluctuate. The random number extracted due to the entry of the ball is judged to be correct or not. Then, when a predetermined fluctuation time elapses from the start of the fluctuation, the result of this success / failure determination is notified by stopping and displaying the second special symbol.
Here, the random numbers extracted when the ball enters the second starting port 12 are stored as the second hold memory, as will be described later. Up to four of the second reserved storages are stored, and the number of stored second reserved storages (hereinafter, referred to as the second reserved storage number) is represented by the number of lights of the second special symbol reserved number display device 19. By digesting the second reserved memory stored in this way, the hit / fail determination and the change of the second special symbol are executed. The second reserved memory number indicates the undigested number of the second reserved memory.

During such fluctuations of the first special symbol and the second special symbol, the effect symbol display device 6 performs variation display of the special effect symbols 101a to 101c linked to the fluctuation of each special symbol (see FIG. 21). By the variation display of the special effect symbols 101a to 101c and the display of the stop mode of the special effect symbols 101a to 101c on the effect symbol display device 6, the player can change the variation of each special symbol and the result of the hit / fail determination (big hit, small). You can know the hit or loss).
Here, in the present embodiment, the first special symbol and the second special symbol give priority to the variation of the second special symbol regardless of the order of entry into the first starting port 11 and the second starting port 12. And execute. That is, when there is an undigested second reserved memory (when the number of the second reserved memory is one or more), the second reserved memory is digested regardless of the presence or absence of the undigested first reserved memory. The change of the special symbol starts. Then, only in the state where there is no undigested second reserved memory, the first reserved memory is digested and the fluctuation of the first special symbol is started.

If the result of the hit / miss determination executed by the digestion of the first reserved memory is a big hit, the first special symbol display device 9 stops the first special symbol in a predetermined big hit symbol mode to determine the big hit. Similarly, when the hit / fail determination result executed by the digestion of the second reserved memory is a big hit, the second special symbol display device 10 stops the second special symbol in a predetermined big hit symbol mode to determine the big hit. .. Then, in the effect symbol display device 6, the special effect symbols 101a to 101c are stopped and displayed in a stop mode corresponding to the jackpot symbol modes of the first special symbol and the second special symbol. When the big hit is confirmed in this way, the big hit game in which the big winning opening 14 is opened is executed. In the jackpot game, an open round that opens the jackpot 14 is repeatedly executed a predetermined number of times via an interval.
Further, when the hit / fail determination result by digesting the second reserved memory is a small hit, the second special symbol is stopped in a predetermined small hit symbol mode, and the special effect symbol is displayed in the effect symbol display device 6 by the small hit symbol mode. Stop display. As a result, the small hit is confirmed, and the small hit game in which the large winning opening 14 is opened and closed once is executed. In this embodiment, it is determined whether or not the hit is a small hit only by digesting the second reserved memory. Therefore, in the digestion of the first reserved memory, it is only determined whether or not it is a big hit.

Here, in the present embodiment, two types of jackpot games having different numbers of open rounds are provided, and when it is determined as a jackpot in the winning / losing lottery by digesting the first reserved memory or the second reserved memory described above, Selectively execute any one of the jackpot games. The selection of this jackpot game is performed based on the random numbers (random numbers for determining the first and second jackpot symbols, which will be described later) extracted by entering the balls into the first starting port 11 and the second starting port 12, as will be described later. It is said.
As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, there are two types of jackpot games, a long type in which the opening round for opening the big winning opening 14 is repeated 10 times, and a short type in which the opening round is repeated 4 times, and each opening round. Is repeated with an interval in between. Regardless of the type, in each opening round, when the opening time of the large winning opening 14 elapses for 30 seconds or 10 (specified number) of game balls win the large winning opening 14, the large winning opening 14 is awarded. The winning opening 14 is closed to finish. In such a big hit game, when a long type having a large number of rounds is executed, more game balls can be entered into the big winning opening 14 as compared with the short type.

Further, in the small hit game described above, the operation of opening the large winning opening 14 for 1.5 seconds is performed once. In such a small hit game, it is more difficult to obtain a prize ball than in the above-mentioned big hit game.

Next, the specifications of the pachinko machine 1 of this embodiment will be described. In the following, the number of prize balls, the probability of winning a big hit, the probability of winning a small hit, the probability of winning a normal symbol, and each game state will be described. Other specifications are the same as before, so explanations have been omitted.

As shown in FIG. 4, when the balls are entered into the starting openings 11 and 12, the large winning opening 14, and the general winning opening 41, a set number of prize balls are paid out. Specifically, 3 prize balls for each entry into the first starting port 11, 5 prize balls for each entry into the second starting port 12, and every entry into the large winning opening 14. Thirteen prize balls will be paid out, and five prize balls will be paid out for each entry into the general winning opening 41.

Further, the configuration of this embodiment has a function of increasing the probability of winning a big hit in the above-mentioned winning / failing determination, and is configured as a so-called probability variable machine. That is, the game according to this configuration is roughly divided into a game that proceeds with the big winning opening 14 closed and a above-mentioned big hit game that opens the big winning opening 14, and a game that progresses with the big winning opening 14 closed. Is set to a normal game state, a probabilistic game state, and a time-saving game state, and after the jackpot game is completed, the game shifts to any of the normal game state, the probabilistic game state, and the time-saving game state.
Here, the normal game state is the game state in which the "low probability mode / non-open extension mode" is set, the time-saving game state is the game state in which the "low probability mode / open extension mode" is set, and the probability variation game state is "high". It is a gaming state in which "probability mode / open extension mode" is set. As will be described later, which of the low-probability mode and the high-probability mode and the non-open extension mode and the open extension mode will be obtained after the big hit game will be determined by the first start port 11 and the second start port. It is determined based on the random numbers (random numbers for determining the first and second big hit symbols, which will be described later) extracted by entering the ball into 12.

In the low probability mode, a preset low winning probability is valid and a winning / failing judgment is made as to whether or not it is a big hit. In the high probability mode, a high winning probability higher than the low winning probability is valid and a hit / fail judgment is made. I do. That is, the jackpot winning probability for determining whether or not it is a jackpot is defined as the low winning probability and the high winning probability, and the low winning probability is used in the winning / failing determination in the normal gaming state or the time-saving gaming state. The high winning probability is used in the winning / failing determination in the probabilistic gaming state. In this embodiment, the low winning probability in the low probability mode is 1/300, and the high winning probability in the high probability mode is 1/30.

In the open extension mode, the winning probability of the normal symbol is higher than that in the non-open extension mode, and the opening time of the second starting port 12 is extended as compared with the non-open extension mode. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 4, the winning probability of the normal symbol is 1/10 in the non-open extension mode, and the corresponding winning probability is 9/10 in the open extension mode. Then, in the opening operation of the second starting port 12, the opening for about 0.2 seconds is performed once in the non-opening extension mode, and the opening for about 1 second is performed three times in the opening extension mode. Further, in the open extension mode, the fluctuation time between the first special symbol and the second special symbol is shorter than the fluctuation time in the non-open extension mode, and the fluctuation time of the normal symbol is shorter than that in the non-open extension mode. ..

In the above-mentioned probabilistic gaming state and time-saving gaming state, the total number of fluctuations of the first special symbol and the number of fluctuations of the second special symbol (hereinafter referred to as the number of fluctuations of the special symbol) is a predetermined upper limit in each gaming state. It ends on the condition that the numerical value is reached or that either the first special symbol or the second special symbol is confirmed and displayed in the jackpot symbol mode described later (the jackpot game is started). Here, when the number of fluctuations in the special figure reaches the upper limit value in the probabilistic game state or the time-saving game state, the game shifts to the normal game state. In this embodiment, the upper limit value set as the end condition is set to 100 times (see FIG. 5).

Further, in the present embodiment, the small hit winning probability of winning a small hit by the winning / failing determination by digesting the second reserved memory is related to each of the above-mentioned gaming states (normal gaming state, time-saving gaming state, probabilistic gaming state). There is no such thing, and it is set uniformly (for example, 1/60). In this embodiment, the small hit winning probability is made uniform, but the present invention is not limited to this, and similar to the above big hit winning probability, the small hit winning probability different between the low probability mode and the high probability mode is set. May be.

Next, the jackpot symbol mode of the first and second special symbols will be described with reference to FIG.
As described above, the first special symbol is variablely displayed on the first special symbol display device 9 based on the digestion of the first reserved memory, and after the fluctuation time elapses, the first special symbol is stopped and displayed in a symbol mode indicating the result of the winning / failing determination. To. Since this first special symbol is determined to be a big hit or a loss by a hit / fail judgment, it is stopped and displayed in a symbol mode showing a big hit (big hit symbol mode) or a symbol mode showing a loss (missing symbol mode), and a big hit or a loss is displayed. Determine. Similarly, the second special symbol is variably displayed on the second special symbol display device 10 based on the digestion of the second reserved memory, and after the lapse of the variability time, the second special symbol is stopped and displayed in a symbol mode indicating the result of the pass / fail determination. Since this second special symbol is determined to be a big hit, a small hit, or a loss based on a hit / fail judgment, it indicates a symbol mode indicating a big hit (big hit symbol mode), a symbol mode indicating a small hit (small hit symbol mode), or a loss. Stop display in the symbol mode (missing symbol mode) and confirm the big hit, small hit, or loss.

Ten types of jackpot symbol modes are predetermined for each of the first special symbol and the second special symbol, and when the jackpot is determined by the hit / fail judgment, the random numbers for determining the jackpot symbol of the first and second hold memories. According to this, any one of the jackpot symbol modes is determined.

In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 5A, the first to tenth jackpot symbol modes are defined in the first special symbol, and the contents of the jackpot game and the above-mentioned in each jackpot symbol mode. The game state after the big hit game is assigned to each.
A jackpot game in which the number of rounds of 10 times is determined and a normal game state described above are assigned to the first to fourth jackpot symbol modes. That is, when the first special symbol is stopped and displayed in any of the first to fourth jackpot symbol modes and confirmed, the jackpot game in which the open round is repeated 10 times is executed, and after the jackpot game, the normal game state (low probability mode / Shift to non-open extension mode).
The fifth to eighth jackpot symbol modes are assigned a jackpot game in which the number of four rounds is determined and the time-saving game state described above. That is, when the first special symbol is stopped and displayed in any of the fifth to eighth jackpot symbol modes and confirmed, the jackpot game in which the open round is repeated four times is executed, and the time-saving game state (low probability mode / Shift to open extension mode).
The ninth and tenth jackpot symbol modes are assigned a jackpot game in which the number of four rounds is determined and the above-mentioned probability variation game state. That is, when the first special symbol is stopped and displayed in any of the 9th and 10th jackpot symbol modes and confirmed, the jackpot game in which the open round is repeated four times is executed, and the probability variation game state (high probability mode / Shift to open extension mode).

Then, as the end condition between the time-saving gaming state and the probabilistic gaming state, the total number of fluctuations of the first special symbol and the fluctuation number of the second special symbol (special symbol fluctuation number) is 100 times (the above upper limit value). It is set that one of the first special symbol and the second special symbol is confirmed and displayed in the jackpot symbol mode (the jackpot game is started). As a result, the time-saving game state and the probabilistic game state are ended when one of the above two end conditions is satisfied. Here, when the number of times the special figure changes reaches 100 times in the time-saving game state and the probability-changing game state, the time-saving game state and the probability-changing game state are terminated and the normal gaming state is entered.
In this embodiment, the upper limit value (100 times) of the number of special figure fluctuations is set when shifting to the time-saving game state or the probabilistic game state after the big hit game according to the 5th to 10th big hit symbol modes.

The selection of the first to tenth jackpot symbol modes is performed according to a predetermined selection probability. That is, when the jackpot is determined by the winning / failing lottery by digesting the first reserved memory, the first to tenth jackpot symbol modes are selected according to each selection probability, the first special symbol is changed, and then the jackpot symbol mode is stopped. Is confirmed and displayed. Specifically, the selection probability of the 1st to 4th jackpot symbol modes is 2/20, the selection probability of the 5th to 8th jackpot symbol modes is 10/20, and the selection probability of the 9th and 10th jackpot symbol modes is 8 /. It is defined as 20.

As shown in FIG. 5 (B), the second special symbol has the 11th to 20th jackpot symbol modes defined, and like the first special symbol described above, each jackpot symbol mode has a jackpot game. The content and the game state after the big hit game are assigned to each.
The eleventh and twelfth jackpot symbol modes are assigned a jackpot game in which the number of rounds of 10 times is determined and the above-mentioned normal game state. That is, when the second special symbol is stopped and displayed in any of the 11th and 12th jackpot symbol modes and confirmed, the jackpot game in which the open round is repeated 10 times is executed, and the normal game state (low probability mode / non-probability mode / non-probability mode) is executed after the jackpot game. Shift to open extension mode).
In the thirteenth and fourteenth jackpot symbol modes, a jackpot game in which the number of rounds of 10 times is determined and the time-saving game state described above are assigned. That is, when the second special symbol is stopped and displayed in either the 13th or 14th jackpot symbol mode and confirmed, the jackpot game in which the open round is repeated 10 times is executed, and the time-saving game state (low probability mode / Shift to open extension mode).
The 15th to 20th jackpot symbol modes are assigned a jackpot game in which the number of rounds of 10 times is determined and the above-mentioned probability variation game state. That is, when the second special symbol is stopped and displayed in any of the 15th to 20th jackpot symbol modes and confirmed, the jackpot game in which the open round is repeated 10 times is executed, and the probability variation game state (high probability mode / Shift to non-open extension mode).

Then, as the end condition between the time-saving gaming state and the probabilistic gaming state, the total number of fluctuations of the first special symbol and the fluctuation number of the second special symbol (special symbol fluctuation number) is 100 times (the above upper limit value). It is set that one of the first special symbol and the second special symbol is confirmed and displayed in the jackpot symbol mode (the jackpot game is started), and the establishment of either one is set. , The time-saving game state and the probabilistic game state end. Here, when the number of times the special figure changes reaches 100 times in the time-saving game state and the probability-changing game state, the time-saving game state and the probability-changing game state are terminated and the normal gaming state is entered.
In this embodiment, the upper limit value (100 times) of the number of special figure fluctuations is set when the game shifts to the time-saving game state or the probabilistic game state after the big hit game according to the 13th to 20th big hit symbol modes.

Such selection of the 11th to 20th jackpot symbol modes is performed according to a predetermined selection probability. That is, when the jackpot is determined by the winning / failing lottery by digesting the second reserved memory, the 11th to 20th jackpot symbol modes are selected according to each selection probability, the second special symbol is changed, and then the jackpot symbol mode is stopped. Is confirmed and displayed. Specifically, the selection probability of the 11th and 12th jackpot symbol modes is 2/20, the selection probability of the 13th and 14th jackpot symbol modes is 10/20, and the selection probability of the 15th to 20th jackpot symbol modes is 8. It is set to / 20 respectively.

In the present embodiment, it is advantageous for the player to enter the ball into the first starting port 11 in the normal game state, and the game is likely to proceed mainly by left-handed hitting. On the other hand, in the time-saving game state and the probabilistic game state, since it is advantageous for the player to enter the ball into the second starting port 12, the game by right-handed strike is likely to proceed.
More specifically, since the normal game state is the "low probability mode / non-open extension mode", the winning probability (1/10) of the normal symbol is low and the fluctuation time of the normal symbol is long. Therefore, it is difficult to enter the ball into the second starting port 12, and it can be said that it is advantageous for the player to proceed with the game aiming at the first starting port 11 which can always enter the ball. On the other hand, since the time-saving game state and the probabilistic game state are in the "open extension mode", the winning probability (9/10) of the normal symbol is extremely high, the fluctuation time of the normal symbol is short, and the normal symbol is preferentially digested. The fluctuation time of the second special symbol is short. Furthermore, there is a high possibility that a big hit with a large number of rounds (10 times) will be won. Therefore, it is advantageous for the player to proceed with the game aiming at the normal symbol operating gate 17 and the second starting port 12, and the game mainly by right-handed strike is likely to proceed.

Next, the processing of various programs executed by the main control device 80 will be described.
FIG. 6 shows a flowchart of the main routine. The main routine is composed of the main processing from S10 to S80 and the residual processing of S85 that is repeated as long as the time allows within the time remaining after executing the main processing, and is periodically executed by a hard interrupt every 2 ms. Will be done. When a hard interrupt is executed by the microcomputer, it is first determined whether or not the interrupt is normal (S10). This determination process is performed by determining whether or not the value of the predetermined area of the RAM as the memory is a predetermined value, and when the process executed by the microcomputer shifts to the main process, the normal process is executed. It is for judging whether or not it is okay.

If a negative determination (that is, it is determined that the interrupt is not normal) is made in S10 (S10: No), the initial setting (S15) is executed, and the process proceeds to the residual processing (S85). In this initial setting, for example, writing of a predetermined value to a predetermined area of the RAM, writing of each initial value to a working area of the RAM, such as using the first and second special symbols as initial symbols, is executed. On the other hand, if an affirmative determination (that is, a normal interrupt is determined) is made in S10 (S10: Yes), the initial value random number update process (S20), the jackpot determination random number update process (S25), and the first jackpot symbol Random number update process for determination (S30), random number update process for second big hit symbol determination (S35), random number update process for small hit symbol determination (S40), random number update process for hit determination (S45), reach determination Random number update process (S50), random number update process for determining fluctuation pattern (S55), winning confirmation process (S60), win / fail judgment process (S65), special game process (S70), fraud monitoring process (S75), image Each output process (S80) such as output process is performed, and the initial value random number update process (S85) is looped within the remaining time until the next interrupt signal is input.

Next, the start winning process executed by the main control device 80 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. 7. This start winning process is one of the subroutines called in the winning confirmation process (S60) of the main routine described above.
In the start winning process, in S100, it is determined whether or not the first start port switch 11a has detected the game ball. In the case of a negative determination, the process proceeds to (S100: No) and S120, and in the case of an affirmative determination, the process proceeds to (S100: Yes) and S105. In S105, it is determined whether or not the first reserved storage number has reached the upper limit value (for example, 4). In the case of an affirmative determination, the process proceeds to (S105: Yes) and S120, and in the case of a negative determination, the process proceeds to (S105: No) and S110.

In S110, the first extraction random number holding storage process is executed. In this first extraction random number hold storage process, a random number for determining the first jackpot, a random number for determining the first jackpot symbol, a random number for reach determination, a random number for determining a fluctuation pattern, etc. are extracted and stored as the first hold storage, and at the same time, the first is stored. (1) Add 1 to the first hold number counter indicating the number of hold storages, and perform the processing necessary for turning on the first special symbol hold number display device 18 according to the information of the first hold number counter.

In S120, it is determined whether or not the second start port switch 12a has detected the game ball. In the case of a negative determination (S120: No), the start winning process is completed, and in the case of an affirmative determination (S120: Yes), the process proceeds to S125. In S125, it is determined whether or not the second reserved storage number has reached the upper limit value (for example, 4). In the case of an affirmative determination (S125: Yes), the start winning process is completed, and in the case of a negative determination (S125: No), the process proceeds to S130.

In S130, the second extraction random number holding storage process is executed. In this second extraction random number hold storage process, a second big hit determination random number, a second big hit symbol determination random number, a reach judgment random number, a fluctuation pattern determination random number, etc. are extracted and stored as the second hold storage, and at the same time, the second is stored. (Ii) Add 1 to the second hold number counter indicating the number of hold storages, and perform the processing necessary for turning on the second special symbol hold number display device 19 according to the information of the second hold number counter.

Next, the pass / fail determination process executed by the main control device 80 will be described with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS. 8 to 12. This pass / fail determination process is one of the subroutines called in the pass / fail determination process (S65) of the main routine described above.

In the hit / fail determination process, as shown in FIG. 8, it is determined whether or not the special electric accessory is operating (that is, the big hit game or the small hit game is being executed) (S150). Then, in the case of an affirmative determination (S150: Yes), the pass / fail determination process is terminated, and in the case of a negative determination (S150: No), the process proceeds to S155. In S155, it is determined whether or not the first special symbol or the second special symbol is being displayed in a variable manner. Then, in the case of an affirmative determination (S155: Yes), the process proceeds to S260 in FIG. 10, and in the case of a negative determination (S155: No), the process proceeds to S160. In S160, it is determined whether or not the first special symbol or the second special symbol is being confirmed and displayed. Then, in the case of an affirmative determination, the process proceeds to (S160: Yes) and S300 in FIG. 11, and in the case of a negative determination, the process proceeds to (S160: No) and S165.

In S165, it is determined whether or not there is an undigested second reserved memory, and in the case of an affirmative determination, the process proceeds to (S165: Yes) and S170, and in the case of a negative determination, the process proceeds to (S165: No) and S175. .. In S170, the number of the second reserved memory is decremented, the oldest undigested second reserved memory is selected, and the information (numerical data such as random numbers) stored in the second reserved memory is determined as the second jackpot. Move to the specified buffer for. In this way, the second reserved memory is digested.

In S175, it is determined whether or not there is an undigested first reserved memory, and in the case of an affirmative determination, the process proceeds to (S175: Yes) and S180, and in the case of a negative determination (S175: No), a pass / fail determination process is performed. To finish. In S180, the number of the first reserved memory is decremented, the oldest undigested first reserved memory is selected, and the information (numerical data such as random numbers) stored in the first reserved memory is determined as the first jackpot. Move to the specified buffer for. In this way, the first reserved memory is digested.
In the pass / fail determination process of this embodiment, the second hold memory is prioritized over the first hold memory and is the target of the pass / fail determination. Therefore, the first hold memory is subject to the pass / fail judgment only when there is no undigested second hold memory.

In S185, it is determined whether or not the high probability flag is 1, and in the case of an affirmative determination, the process proceeds to (S185: Yes) and S190, and in the case of a negative determination, the process proceeds to (S185: No) and S195. Here, the high-probability flag = 1 indicates that the high-probability mode is described above, and the high-probability flag = 0 indicates that the mode is the low-probability mode described above. That is, if the high probability flag = 1, it is the above-mentioned probability variation game state (“high probability mode / open extension mode”), and if the high probability flag = 0, it is the above-mentioned normal game state (“low probability mode /”). "Non-open extension mode") or short-time gaming state ("low probability mode / open extension mode").

In S190, a winning / failing determination table (probability variation table) corresponding to the high probability mode (high winning probability) is selected, and based on the selected probability variation table, the jackpot determination random number moved to the jackpot determination buffer is hit. Judge whether or not. Here, when the second reserved memory is digested, it is also determined whether or not the random number for determining the big hit is a small hit based on the selected probability variation table. Further, in S190, the remaining number of hit / fail determinations that can be executed in the probabilistic game state (high probability flag = 1) (the remaining number until the upper limit of the number of special figure fluctuations is reached) is decremented. This remaining number of times (hereinafter referred to as the remaining number of times of special figure fluctuation) is decremented by both the digestion of the first reserved memory and the digestion of the second reserved memory.
After the processing of S190, the process proceeds to S200 of FIG.

On the other hand, in S195, the winning / failing determination table (normal table) corresponding to the low probability mode (low winning probability) is selected, and the big hit determination random number moved to the jackpot determination buffer based on the selected normal table is used. , Judge whether it is a big hit or not. Here, when the second reserved memory is digested, it is also determined whether or not the big hit determination random number is a small hit based on the selected normal table. After the processing of S195, the process proceeds to S200 of FIG.

In S200, it is determined whether or not it is a big hit based on the determination result of S190 or S195, and if it is an affirmative determination (S200: Yes), the process proceeds to S205, and if it is a negative determination (S200: No), S220. Proceed to.

In S205, the jackpot symbol mode of the special symbol is determined based on the jackpot symbol determination random number (the jackpot symbol determination random number in the buffer for jackpot determination) related to the digested hold memory. More specifically, when the first reserved memory is digested, one jackpot symbol mode is determined from the above-mentioned first to tenth jackpot symbol modes based on the random number for determining the first jackpot symbol (FIG. 5). See (A)). On the other hand, when the second reserved memory is digested, one of the 11th to 20th jackpot symbol modes described above is determined based on the random number for determining the second jackpot symbol (FIG. 5 (B). )reference). The determination of the first to tenth jackpot symbols and the determination of the eleventh to twentieth jackpot symbols are performed according to a predetermined selection probability as described above.
Here, when the first reserved memory is digested, the probability of selecting one of the first to fourth jackpot symbol modes is 10%, and one of the fifth to eighth jackpot symbol modes is selected. The probability of performing is 50%, and the probability of selecting one of the 9th and 10th jackpot symbol modes is 40%. That is, when the big hit is determined by digesting the first hold memory, the probability of shifting to the above-mentioned normal game state (low probability mode / non-open extension mode) after the big hit game is 10%, and the time saving game state (low probability mode). The probability of shifting to the / open extension mode) is 50%, and the probability of shifting to the probabilistic gaming state (high probability mode / open extension mode) is 40%.
On the other hand, when the second reserved memory is digested, the probability of selecting one of the 11th and 12th jackpot symbol modes is 10%, and one of the 13th and 14th jackpot symbol modes is selected. The probability is 50%, and the probability of selecting any of the 15th to 20th jackpot symbol modes is 40%. That is, even when the jackpot is determined by digesting the second reserved memory, the probability of shifting to the normal gaming state, the time-saving gaming state, and the probabilistic gaming state is the same as when the jackpot is determined by digesting the first reserved memory. Is.

In the subsequent variation pattern determination process of S210, the variation pattern determination random number and reach determination random number, etc. (variation pattern determination random number, reach determination random number, etc. in the jackpot determination buffer) and the open extension flag related to the digested hold memory are set. Based on this, the fluctuation time of the special symbol is determined, and the fluctuation pattern of the special symbol is determined according to the fluctuation time. Here, the open extension flag = 1 indicates that the open extension mode is described, and the open extension flag = 0 indicates that the non-open extension mode is described. That is, if the open extension flag = 1, it is the above-mentioned probability variation game state (“high probability mode / open extension mode”) or the time-saving game state (“low probability mode / open extension mode”), and the open extension flag = 0. If so, it is the above-mentioned normal game state (“low probability mode / non-open extension mode”).
In the variation pattern determination process, the variation time of the special symbol that can be selected is predetermined according to the open extension flag, and the variation time of the special symbol is determined according to the variation pattern determination random number, the reach determination random number, and the like described above. To. That is, when the open extension flag = 0 (normal game state), since it is in the non-open extension mode, it is possible to select the fluctuation time of the special symbol corresponding to the non-open extension mode, and the fluctuation pattern of the digested hold memory. The fluctuation time of the special symbol is determined by the random number for determination and the reach judgment random number. On the other hand, when the open extension flag = 1 (probability variation game state or time saving game state), since the open extension mode shortens the variation time of the special symbol, the variation time of the special symbol corresponding to the open extension mode is selected. It is possible to determine the fluctuation time using random numbers for determining fluctuation patterns and reach judgment random numbers. The reach determination random number is used to determine whether or not to execute various predetermined reach effects (normal reach effect, long reach effect, super reach effect, etc.). Then, when it is decided to execute any of the reach effects, the variation time of the special symbol is determined according to the determined reach effect.

In the following S215, the number of rounds of the jackpot game and the game state after the jackpot game are set according to the jackpot game content determined in S205 (see FIG. 5). Here, when shifting to the normal game state after the big hit game, it is decided to set the low probability mode and the non-open extension mode. Further, when shifting to the time-saving game state, it is determined to set the low probability mode and the open extension mode, and the upper limit value of the number of special figure fluctuations is determined. Further, when shifting to the probabilistic game state, it is determined to set the high probability mode and the open extension mode described above, and the upper limit value of the number of times the special figure changes is determined. Further, in S215, the effect time and the effect pattern (the effect time and the effect pattern between the big hit start effect and the big hit end effect) and the interval time related to the big hit game are also set.
After this S215, the process proceeds to S250.

In S220, whether or not it is a small hit is determined based on the determination result of S190 or S195. Here, in the case of an affirmative determination, the process proceeds to (S220: Yes) and S225, and in the case of a negative determination, the process proceeds to (S220: No) and S240. In this embodiment, as described above, it is determined whether or not the hit is a small hit only when the second reserved memory is digested. Therefore, when the first reserved memory is digested, S220 is used. Negative determination (proceed to S240).

In S225, the small hit symbol is determined based on the random number for determining the jackpot symbol related to the second hold storage, and the process proceeds to S230.
In the variation pattern determination process of S230, similarly to the above S210, the variation pattern determination random number and the reach determination random number and the like (variation pattern determination random number and reach determination random number in the jackpot determination buffer) related to the second hold storage are used. The fluctuation time of the second special symbol is determined based on the open extension flag, and the fluctuation pattern of the second special symbol is determined according to the fluctuation time.
In the following S235, the opening operation pattern of the large winning opening 14 in the small hit game, the production time related to the small hit game, and the like are set, and the process proceeds to S250.

Further, in S240 following the negative determination of S220, similarly to the S210, the variation pattern determination random number and the reach determination random number related to the digested hold memory and the like (variation pattern determination random number and reach determination in the jackpot determination buffer). The fluctuation time and fluctuation pattern of the special symbol are determined based on the random number, etc.) and the open extension flag. Further, in S240, prior to this, a process of determining a lost symbol is performed. In the following S245, the process related to the loss is performed, and the process proceeds to S250.
In this embodiment, the process of determining the lost symbol is performed in S240, but the present invention is not limited to this, and a configuration may be provided in which a process of determining the lost symbol is provided before S240.

In S250, the hold number command indicating the first hold memory number and the second hold memory number after decrementing in S170 and S180, and the information of the hit / fail determination result determined in S190 and S195 (big hit, small hit, Or, a command including the information of the loss) and a variation start command including the jackpot game content determined in S205, the variation time of the special symbol, the stop mode of the special symbol, and the like are transmitted to the sub-integrated control device 83. This fluctuation start command indicates information indicating whether the digested reserved memory is the first reserved memory or the second reserved memory, information on whether or not to execute various reach effects, and the remaining number of special figure fluctuations. Including information. Further, the first special symbol display device 9 or the second special symbol display device 10 is driven and controlled to start changing the first special symbol or the second special symbol according to the digested hold memory, and the pass / fail determination process is completed. To do.
When the sub-integrated control device 83 receives such a command, the sub-integrated control device 83 receives the information indicated in the command (the number of first reserved storage and the second reserved storage, the fluctuation time of the special symbol, the presence / absence of various reach effects, and the result of determining whether or not the result is correct. , Special symbol stop mode, jackpot game content, etc.) are stored in a predetermined buffer. Then, the sub-integrated control device 83 transmits a command to the effect symbol control device 82 in accordance with the fluctuation start command, and the effect symbol control device 82 drives and controls the effect symbol display device 6 according to the received command. , The change stop effect and reach effect of the special effect symbol corresponding to the information of the stop symbol mode and the variation pattern of the special symbol are determined, and the determined effect is displayed and controlled by the effect symbol display device 6.

In S260 of FIG. 10 following the affirmative determination of S155 described above, it is determined whether or not the fluctuation time of the special symbol has elapsed, and in the case of an affirmative determination (S260: Yes), the process proceeds to S265, and in the case of a negative determination. (S260: No) ends the pass / fail determination process. In S265, the variable display of the special symbol is terminated, and the confirmed symbol of the special symbol (that is, the big hit symbol determined in S205, the small hit symbol determined in S225, or the lost symbol determined in S240) is displayed, and at the same time. A symbol confirmation command for executing the confirmation display of the effect symbol is transmitted to the sub-integrated control device 83, and the pass / fail determination process is completed.

In S300 of FIG. 11 following the affirmative determination of S160 described above, it is determined whether or not the duration of the confirmation display of the special symbol has expired, and in the case of an affirmative determination (S300: Yes), the process proceeds to S305 and a negative determination is made. In the case of (S300: No), the hit / fail determination process is terminated. In S305, the confirmation display of the special symbol is finished, and the process proceeds to S310. In S310, it is determined whether or not the special symbol that has been confirmed and displayed is the jackpot symbol mode, and if the determination is affirmative, the process proceeds to (S310: Yes), S315, and if the determination is negative (S310: No), FIG. Proceed to S360. In S315, it is determined whether or not the high probability flag = 1 with reference to the high probability flag. Then, in the case of an affirmative determination, the process proceeds to (S315: Yes) and S320, and in the case of a negative determination, the process proceeds to (S315: No) and S325. In S320, the high probability flag is cleared and the process proceeds to S325. In S325, it is determined whether or not the open extension flag = 1 with reference to the open extension flag. Then, in the case of an affirmative determination, the process proceeds to (S325: Yes) and S330, and in the case of a negative determination, the process proceeds to (S325: No) and S335. In S330, the open extension flag is cleared and the process proceeds to S335. In S335, the remaining number of the special figure fluctuation times is cleared, and the process proceeds to S340.
After that, by sequentially executing the state designation command transmission process (S340), the condition device operation start process (S345), the accessory continuous operation device operation start process (S350), and the big hit start effect process (S355), the mode of the big hit game The jackpot game is started by transmitting a command indicating the above, a command instructing the start of the jackpot game, and the like to the sub-integrated control device 83, and the winning / failing determination process is completed.
Here, in the state specification command transmission process (S340) of the present embodiment, when both the high probability flag and the open extension flag are cleared, the information indicating the end of the probabilistic game state is sub-integrated control. On the other hand, when only the open extension flag is cleared, the information indicating the end of the time saving game state is transmitted to the sub-integrated control device 83.

On the other hand, in S360 of FIG. 12 following the negative determination of S310, the high probability flag is referred to, and when the high probability flag = 1 (S360: Yes), the remaining number of hit / fail determinations that can be executed in the probabilistic gaming state. (Remaining number of special figure fluctuations) is referred to (S365). Then, when the remaining number of special figure fluctuations = 0 (S365: Yes), the high probability flag is cleared (S370), and the process proceeds to S375. On the other hand, in the case of a negative determination in S365 (S365: No), the process proceeds to S375.
In S375, the open extension flag is referred to, and when the open extension flag = 1 (S375: Yes), the remaining number of hit / fail determinations that can be executed in the probabilistic game state or the time-saving game state (the remaining number of special figure fluctuations). ) (S380). Then, when the remaining number of special figure fluctuations = 0 (S380: Yes), the open extension flag is cleared (S385), and the process proceeds to S390. On the other hand, in the case of a negative determination of S380 (S380: No), the process proceeds to S390.

In S390, the state specification command transmission process is executed. In the state designation command transmission process (S390) of the present embodiment, when both the high probability flag and the open extension flag are cleared, information indicating the end of the probabilistic game state is transmitted to the sub-integrated control device 83. When only the open extension flag is cleared, the information indicating the end of the time saving game state is transmitted to the sub-integrated control device 83.
In the following S395, it is determined whether or not the second special symbol that has been confirmed and displayed is a symbol that is a small hit, and if it is affirmative (S395: Yes), the process proceeds to S400 and the special electric accessory operation start process ( By sequentially executing S400) and the small hit start effect processing (S405), a command indicating the mode of the small hit game, a command instructing the start of the small hit game, and the like are transmitted to the sub-integrated control device 83. The small hit game is started, and the winning / failing determination process is completed. Further, in the case of a negative determination in S395 (S395: No), the hit / fail determination process is terminated.

Next, the jackpot game process executed by the main control device 80 will be described with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS. 13 to 15. This big hit game process is a process executed from the special game process (S70) of the main routine described above when a big hit is obtained by the above-mentioned hit / fail determination process.

In the jackpot game process, as shown in FIG. 13, it is determined whether or not the accessory continuous operating device is operating (that is, the jackpot game is being executed) (S500). Here, in the case of an affirmative determination, the process proceeds to (S500: Yes) and S505, and in the case of a negative determination (S500: No), the jackpot game process is terminated.

In S505, it is determined whether or not the large winning opening 14 is open, and in the case of an affirmative determination (S505: Yes), the process proceeds to S550 in FIG. 14, and in the case of a negative determination (S505: No). Proceed to S510.

In S510, it is determined whether or not the interval between open rounds in the jackpot game is in progress. In the case of an affirmative determination (S510: Yes), the process proceeds to S570 in FIG. 14, and in the case of a negative determination (S510: No), the process proceeds to S515. In S515, it is determined whether or not the end effect of the big hit game is in progress. In the case of an affirmative determination (S515: Yes), the process proceeds to S600 in FIG. 15, and in the case of a negative determination (S515: No), the process proceeds to S520.

In S520, it is determined whether or not the start effect time in the jackpot game has elapsed. In the case of an affirmative determination, the process proceeds to (S520: Yes) and S525, and in the case of a negative determination (S520: No), the jackpot game process is terminated.

In S525, the large winning opening opening process for opening the large winning opening 14 is executed. In this large winning opening opening process, in synchronization with the opening start of the large winning opening 14, the time digestion of the opening time (for example, 30 seconds) preset as the maximum opening time of the large winning opening 14 in the opening round is started. .. After this big winning opening opening process, the big hit game process is finished. Here, the time digestion of the open time is performed by the subtraction process of the open timer. Specifically, the release timer is preset with a counter value corresponding to the release time (30 seconds), and a process of subtracting the counter value each time the jackpot game process is executed (for each timer interrupt process) is performed. It is assumed that the opening time has elapsed when the counter value becomes 0 after the execution. As a matter of course, the opening time measuring means is not limited to the subtraction process of the opening timer, and other means can be used.
Further, in the present embodiment, in the large winning opening opening process of S525, when the opening of the large winning opening 14 is started, the information indicating the start of the opening round and the information indicating that it is the first opening round are provided. It is transmitted to the sub-integrated control device 83.

In S550 of FIG. 14 following the affirmative determination of S505, it is determined whether or not the number of game balls that have entered the large winning opening 14 is 10. In the case of an affirmative determination, the process proceeds to (S550: Yes) and S560, and in the case of a negative determination, the process proceeds to (S550: No) and S555. In S555, it is determined whether or not the opening time (30 seconds) has elapsed due to the time digestion of the opening timer described above. Here, in the case of an affirmative determination, the process proceeds to (S555: Yes) and S560, and in the case of a negative determination (S555: No), the jackpot game process is terminated. In S560, the large winning opening closing process is executed, and the large winning opening 14 is closed (the opening round is completed). In the following S565, the jackpot interval process for setting the interval between each open round of the jackpot game is executed, and the jackpot game process is terminated.

In S570 of FIG. 14 following the affirmative determination of S510, it is determined whether or not the interval time of the jackpot game has elapsed. Here, in the case of an affirmative determination, the process proceeds to (S570: Yes) and S575, and in the case of a negative determination (S570: No), the jackpot game process is terminated. In S575, it is determined whether or not the final round has ended, and in the case of an affirmative determination, the process proceeds to (S575: Yes) and S580, and in the case of a negative determination, the process proceeds to (S575: No) and S585.
In S580, the jackpot end effect processing for producing the effect when ending the jackpot game is executed. Further, in this embodiment, information indicating that the final open round has been completed is transmitted to the sub-integrated control device 83. After this S580, the jackpot game process ends.
In S585, the large winning opening opening process is executed. In this process, the same process as in S525 described above is performed to open the large winning opening 14 and start time digestion for the opening time (30 seconds). Further, similarly to the S525, the information indicating the start of the open round and the information indicating the number of open rounds started are transmitted to the sub-integrated control device 83.

Further, in S600 of FIG. 15 following the affirmative determination of S515, it is determined whether or not the time for the jackpot end effect has ended. In the case of an affirmative determination (S600: Yes), the process proceeds to S605, and the S605 and S610 are executed in sequence, while in the case of a negative determination (S600: No), the jackpot game process is terminated. In S605 and S610, the accessory continuous operation device and the condition device are stopped, and the process proceeds to S615. In S615, it is determined whether or not to shift to the probabilistic game state after the big hit game. Then, in the case of an affirmative determination, the process proceeds to (S615: Yes) and S620, and in the case of a negative determination, the process proceeds to (S615: No) and S640. In S620, the number of hit / fail determinations (upper limit value of the number of special figure fluctuations) that can be executed during the probabilistic game state is set. In the following S625 and S630, the high probability flag = 1 and the open extension flag = 1 are set, and the process proceeds to S660.
In S640, it is determined whether or not to shift to the time-saving gaming state after the big hit game, and in the case of an affirmative determination, the process proceeds to (S640: Yes) and S645, and in the case of a negative determination (S640: No), S660. move on. In S645, the number of times of hit / fail determination (upper limit value of the number of special figure fluctuations) that can be executed during the time-saving game state is set. In the following S650, the opening extension flag = 1 is set, and the process proceeds to S660.
For the number of hit / fail judgments that can be executed in the probabilistic game state or the time-saving game state, refer to the upper limit value of the number of special figure fluctuations determined in S215 of the hit / miss judgment process, and set the upper limit value as the remaining number of special figure fluctuations. Set to.

In S660 and S665, a process of transmitting a jackpot end command for ending the effect related to the jackpot game and a state designation command transmission process are executed to the sub-integrated control device 83, and the jackpot game process is terminated. Here, in the present embodiment, in S665, the normal game state, the time saving game state, or the probabilistic game state starts according to the high probability flag and the open extension flag set by the S625, S630, and S650. Information indicating that this is done is transmitted to the sub-integrated control device 83. That is, when the high probability flag = 1 and the open extension flag = 1, information indicating the start of the probability variation game state is transmitted, and when the high probability flag = 0 and the open extension flag = 1, the time saving game Information indicating the start of the state is transmitted, and when the high probability flag = 0 and the open extension flag = 0, the information indicating the start of the normal gaming state is transmitted. Further, when transmitting the information indicating the start of the time-saving gaming state and the probabilistic gaming state, the information of the upper limit numerical value (remaining number) of the number of special figure fluctuations set in S620 or S645 is also transmitted.

Next, the large winning opening ball entry process executed by the main control device 80 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. This big winning opening ball entry process is a process of counting the number of balls entered into the big winning opening 14 opened by the above-mentioned big hit game process, and is a subroutine called in the above-mentioned main routine winning confirmation process (S60). one of.

In the big prize opening ball entry process, it is determined by S700 whether or not the big hit game is in progress. Then, in the case of an affirmative determination (S700: Yes), the process proceeds to S705, and in the case of a negative determination (S700: No), the large winning opening ball entry process is completed. In this embodiment, the period from the start of execution of the jackpot start effect by the above-mentioned hit / fail determination process to the end of execution of the jackpot end effect by the jackpot game process is defined as during the jackpot game.

In S705, it is determined whether or not the large winning opening 14 is open, and in the case of an affirmative determination, the process proceeds to (S705: Yes) and S710, and in the case of a negative determination, the process proceeds to (S705: No) and S730.

In S710, it is determined whether or not the ball has entered the large winning opening 14, and if it is affirmative, the process proceeds to S710 (S710: Yes), S715, and if it is negative (S710: No), the large winning opening is entered. End the ball processing. In S715, the ball entry count process is executed. In this ball entry count process, each time a ball is entered into the big winning opening 14, the total number of balls entered during the big hit game is counted, and the number of balls entered in each open round is counted.

In the following S720, the input quantity data transmission process is executed. In this ball entry data transmission process, information indicating the total number of balls entered in the ball entry count process and the number of balls entered in each open round is transmitted to the sub-integrated control device 83. Further, this ball entry data transmission process transmits a signal indicating the ball entry to the payout control device 81 each time the ball enters the large winning opening 14.
The payout control device 81 executes a process of paying out a predetermined number (13) of prize balls each time a signal indicating that a ball has been entered into the large winning opening 14 is received.

On the other hand, in S730 following the negative determination of S705, it is determined whether or not the last open round has been completed, and in the case of an affirmative determination (S730: Yes), the process proceeds to S735, and in the case of a negative determination (S730: No). Finish the big winning opening ball entry process. In S735, the ball entry data clearing process is executed. In this ball entry data clearing process, the total number of balls entered and the number of balls entered in each open round are cleared.

Next, a main part of the present invention will be described.
In this embodiment, during the big hit game, the information related to the big hit game is displayed on the first information display unit 21 set on the display screen 6a of the effect symbol display device 6 (see FIG. 22), and the time saving game state. In the probabilistic game state, the information related to each game state is displayed on the second information display unit 22 set on the display screen 6a (see FIGS. 23 and 24). Here, as the information related to the big hit game, in this embodiment, the number of open rounds of the big winning opening 14 and the total number of balls entered into the big winning opening 14 during the big hit game, and each opening The number of balls entered into the large winning opening 14 in the round is set. On the other hand, as the information related to the time-saving game state and the probabilistic game state, the remaining number of the special figure fluctuation times described above is set in this embodiment.

As shown in FIG. 17, the first information display unit 21 that displays information related to the jackpot game is provided at the lower right of the display screen 6a of the effect symbol display device 6, and is engaged in a time-saving game state and a probabilistic game state. The second information display unit 22 for displaying information is provided directly above the first information display unit 21. In this way, on the display screen 6a of the effect symbol display device 6, the first information display unit 21 and the second information are displayed in the right half area (hereinafter, referred to as the right side display area) obtained by dividing the display screen 6a into left and right. Display units 22 are provided side by side on the top and bottom. As a result, the information displayed on the first information display unit 21 and the second information display unit 22 by the player who gazes at the left flow down area 3a of the game area 3 during the jackpot game, the probabilistic game state, and the time-saving game state. Is easy to see. In particular, in the present embodiment, since the first information display unit 21 is provided at the portion closest to the large winning opening 14 (lower right of the display screen 6a), the large winning opening 14 can be reached during the big hit game. A player who gazes at the incoming ball can visually recognize the first information display unit 21 with almost no movement of the line of sight. Similarly, since the second information display unit is provided at the portion closest to the ordinary electric accessory 13 (the middle right portion of the display screen 6a), the second start port 12 can be used in both the time-saving game state and the probabilistic game state. A player who gazes at the ball entering the second information display unit 22 can visually recognize the second information display unit 22 with almost no movement of the line of sight.

On the other hand, in this embodiment, the first effect movable accessory 31 and the second effect movable accessory 32 that operate in front of the display screen 6a of the effect symbol display device 6 and the effect movable accessories 31 and 32 are operated, respectively. It is provided with accessory driving devices 33 and 34 (see FIG. 3).

As shown in FIG. 17, the first effect movable accessory 31 has a shape in the shape of a sword, and has a standby position (FIG. 17 (A)) hidden behind the right side of the center case 5 and an effect symbol display device. The position conversion operation is performed by the accessory drive device 33 to the advance position (FIG. 17B) that advances to the front of the right display area of the display screen 6a of 6. Here, the first effect movable accessory 31 operates in front of the right side display area of the display screen 6a of the effect symbol display device 6 by changing the position between the standby position and the advance position. It passes immediately before the first information display unit 21 and the second information display unit 22 in the right display area. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 17B, when the position change operation of the first effect movable accessory 31, the first information display unit 21 and the second information display unit 22 are blocked, making it difficult for the player to visually recognize. Become. Since the standby position of the first effect movable accessory 31 is a position hidden behind the right side portion of the center case 5, the first information display unit 21 and the second information display unit 22 of the display screen 6a Does not overlap with.

Further, the second effect movable accessory 32 has a shape in the shape of a shield, and has a standby position (FIG. 17 (A)) hidden behind the left side of the center case 5 and a display screen 6a of the effect symbol display device 6. The position is changed by the accessory drive device 34 to the advance position (FIG. 17 (B)) that advances to the left side of the front surface of the above. Here, the second effect movable accessory 32 has a left half area (hereinafter, left side display) in which the display screen 6a of the effect symbol display device 6 is divided into left and right by the position conversion between the standby position and the advance position. It operates in front of the area). Therefore, even if the position change operation of the second effect movable accessory 32 is performed, the first information display unit 21 and the second information display unit 22 are not blocked, so that the player can easily visually recognize them. Since the standby position of the second effect movable accessory 32 is a position hidden behind the left side portion of the center case 5, the first information display unit 21 and the second information display unit 22 of the display screen 6a Does not overlap with.

The accessory driving device 33 that shifts the position of the first effect movable accessory 31 is composed of a stepping motor (not shown) and a gear, and the rotation of the stepping motor is transmitted through the gear to the first effect movable accessory 31. The position of the first effect movable accessory 31 is changed to the standby position and the advance position. Further, the accessory driving device 34 for position-changing the second effect movable accessory 32 is composed of a stepping motor (not shown) and a gear, and the rotation of the stepping motor is rotated via the gear to perform the second effect movable accessory. By transmitting to the object 32, the position of the second effect movable accessory 32 is changed between the standby position and the advance position.
Since those conventionally known configurations can be applied to these accessory drive devices 33 and 34, the details thereof will be omitted.

The operation of the first effect movable accessory 31 and the second effect movable accessory 32 is controlled by the sub-integrated control device 83. That is, each stepping motor of the accessory drive devices 33 and 34 is connected to the sub-integrated control device 83 (see FIG. 3), and the sub-integrated control device 83 drives and controls each stepping motor. The effect movable accessory 31 and the second effect movable accessory 32 are respectively repositioned and operated.

In this embodiment, the position change operation of the first and second effect movable accessories 31 and 32 described above is executed as the reach effect of the special symbol. Specifically, when the execution of the reach effect is determined by the hit / fail determination process, the reach effect image is displayed on the display screen 6a of the effect symbol display device 6 while the special symbol is fluctuating, and the reach effect image is displayed along with the display. The position change operation of the first and second effect movable accessories 31, 32 is executed (see FIGS. 21, 23, 24). By displaying the reach effect image and the position change operation of the first and second effect movable characters 31, 32, the emotion of the player who expects a big hit can be effectively enhanced, and the interest can be improved.

The position change operation between the first effect movable accessory 31 and the second effect movable accessory 32 is executed according to a predetermined operation pattern. In this embodiment, two types, a first operation pattern and a second operation pattern, are set, and one of them is selected by the sub-integrated control device 83, and the position is changed according to the selected operation pattern. It is activated. Here, the first operation pattern is a pattern in which the operation of changing the positions of the first effect movable accessory 31 and the second effect movable accessory 32 into the standby position and the advance position, respectively, is repeated a predetermined number of times. In the operation according to this first operation pattern, the position change operation of the first effect movable accessory 31 is performed. Therefore, as described above, the first effect movable accessory 31 is the first display screen 6a of the effect symbol display device 6. The information display unit 21 and the second information display unit 22 are difficult to see (see FIGS. 24 (B) and 24 (E)). On the other hand, the second operation pattern is a pattern in which the operation of changing the position of the second effect movable accessory 32 into the standby position and the advance position is repeated a predetermined number of times. Then, in the second operation pattern, the first effect movable accessory 31 is held in the standby position, and the position change operation is not performed. In the operation according to this second operation pattern, only the second effect movable accessory 32 is subjected to the position change operation, so that the first information display unit 21 and the second information display unit 22 are not blocked and are visually recognized as described above. Easy (see FIG. 23 (C)).

The sub-integrated control device selects the first operation pattern in the normal gaming state, and selects the second operation pattern in the probabilistic gaming state and the time-saving gaming state. As a result, when the second information display unit 22 of the display screen 6a of the effect symbol display device 6 displays information related to the probabilistic game state and the time-saving game state, the first effect movable accessory 31 is in the standby position. Since it is held, the information displayed on the second information display unit 22 can be easily visually recognized (see FIG. 23). Since the information is not displayed on the second information display unit 22 in the normal game state, the second information is displayed to the player even if the position change operation of the first effect movable accessory 31 is performed according to the first operation pattern. There is no disadvantage due to the difficulty in visually recognizing the unit 22.

Further, in the present embodiment, in the probabilistic game state and the time-saving game state, the first effect movable accessory 31 is repositioned by the first operation pattern that is not normally selected, thereby digesting the undigested reserved memory. Foretell the occurrence of a big hit. Specifically, in the probabilistic game state and the time-saving game state, whether or not to pre-read the random numbers for determining the big hit between the undigested first start memory and the second start memory and make a big hit before the digestion by the hit / fail determination process. When the jackpot is determined by the look-ahead, the position change operation of the first and second effect movable accessories 31 and 32 according to the first operation pattern is performed in the reach effect. In this way, in the probabilistic game state and the time-saving game state, the first effect movable accessory 31 does not normally operate in the reach effect, and the second information display unit 22 is easily visible. When the jackpot is determined by pre-reading, the jackpot notice is given by the first effect movable accessory 31 performing the position change operation in the reach effect to make it difficult to visually recognize the second information display unit 22. That is, in the probabilistic game state and the time-saving game state, the position change operation of the first effect movable accessory 31 (and the second effect movable accessory 32) is an effect of foretelling that the position change operation is a big hit with the undigested hold memory. ing.

Next, an information display process (FIG. 18) for displaying information on the first information display unit 21 and the second information display unit 22 of the display screen 6a of the effect symbol display device 6 described above, and pre-reading the reserved memory before digestion. The look-ahead process (FIG. 19) and the accessory operation control process (FIG. 20) for operating and controlling the effect movable accessories 31 and 32 will be described below. Here, the information display process and the accessory operation control process are processes executed by the sub-integrated control device 83, and the look-ahead process is a process executed by the main control device 80.

FIG. 18 shows a flowchart of the information display process. This information display process is a process that is periodically executed by the sub-integrated control device 83 (for example, a timer interrupt process having a cycle of 2 ms), and is transmitted from the main control device 80 by the above-mentioned hit / fail determination process and jackpot game process. It is executed according to the command and information.

In the information display process, S800 determines whether or not a big hit game is in progress. Then, in the case of an affirmative determination, the process proceeds to (S800: Yes) and S805, and in the case of a negative determination, the process proceeds to (S800: No) and S830. Here, whether or not the jackpot game is in progress is based on the jackpot game start command transmitted from the main control device 80 by the hit / fail determination process and the jackpot end command transmitted from the main control device 80 by the jackpot game process. To judge.

In S805, it is determined whether or not the information indicating the entry of the ball into the large winning opening 14 has been received from the main control device 80. Then, in the case of an affirmative determination, the process proceeds to (S805: Yes) and S810, and in the case of a negative determination, the process proceeds to (S805: No) and S815. Here, the information indicating the number of balls entered into the large winning opening 14 is information indicating the total number of balls entered by the above-mentioned large winning opening entry process and information indicating the number of balls entered in each open round.

In S810, the entry information update display process is executed. In this ball entry information update display process, the total number of balls entered and each open round stored in a predetermined buffer according to each data of the latest total number of balls received from the main control device 80 and the number of balls entered in each open round. The total number of balls entered is 127 (see FIG. 22), which indicates the latest total number of balls entered, and the number of balls entered 126 (see FIG. 22), which indicates the number of balls entered per open round. A command for displaying and is transmitted to the effect symbol control device 82. By this command transmission, the sub-integrated control device 83 is the first information display unit 21 of the display screen 6a of the effect symbol display device 6 via the effect symbol control device 82, and the total number of symbols 127 and the number of balls entered are 126. Is displayed and controlled (see FIG. 22). In this way, in the ball entry information update display process, each time information on the total number of balls entered and the number of balls entered is received from the main control device 80, the data is rewritten to the latest data, and the total number of symbols and the total number of balls are entered according to the latest data. The number of balls is displayed.

In S815, it is determined whether or not the information of the open round is received from the main control device 80. Then, in the case of an affirmative determination (S815: Yes), the process proceeds to S820, and in the case of a negative determination (S805: No), the information display process is terminated. Here, the information of the open round is the information transmitted from the main control device 80 by the jackpot game process described above, the information indicating the start of the open round, the information indicating the number of open rounds started, and the final release. Contains information indicating the end of the round.

In S820, the round information update display process is executed. In this round information update display process, when the information indicating the start of the open round and the information indicating the number of open rounds are received, a command for displaying the number of rounds symbol indicating the number of open rounds started is issued according to the information. , Is transmitted to the effect symbol control device 82. By transmitting this command, the sub-integrated control device 83 displays the round number symbol 125 (see FIG. 22) on the first information display unit 21 of the display screen 6a of the effect symbol display device 6 via the effect symbol control device 82. Display control. In this round information update display process, each time the information indicating the start of the open round and the information indicating the number of open rounds are received, the round number symbol 125 is displayed according to the latest information. Further, in the round information update display process, when the information indicating the end of the final open round is received, a command for hiding the round number symbol 125, the total number symbol 127, and the number of balls entered symbol 126 is sent to the effect symbol control device 82. It is transmitted and the display on the first information display unit 21 of the effect symbol display device 6 is turned off.

Further, in S830 following the above-mentioned S800, it is determined whether or not the game is in the normal gaming state. Then, in the case of an affirmative determination (S830: Yes), the information display process is terminated, and in the case of a negative determination (S830: No), the process proceeds to S835. Here, whether or not the game is in the normal game state is determined by the information on the game state transmitted from the main control device 80 by the jackpot game process and the information on the start of the jackpot game transmitted from the main control device 80 by the hit / fail determination process. Judgment based on.

In S835, it is determined whether or not the remaining number information of the number of special figure fluctuations has been received. Here, the remaining number information of the number of special figure fluctuations is transmitted from the main control device 80 by the above-mentioned hit / fail determination process and the jackpot game process.

In S840, the remaining number information update display process is executed. In this remaining number information update display processing, a command for displaying the remaining number symbol 129 (see FIGS. 23 and 24) indicating the remaining number is produced according to the remaining number information of the special figure fluctuation number received from the main control device 80. It is transmitted to the symbol control device 82. By this command transmission, the sub-integrated control device 83 controls the display of the remaining number symbols 129 on the second information display unit 22 of the display screen 6a of the effect symbol display device 6 via the effect symbol control device 82. In this remaining number information update display process, each time the remaining number information of the special figure fluctuation number is received, the remaining number symbol 129 is displayed according to the latest remaining number information. When the sub-integrated control device 83 receives a command indicating the start of the jackpot game in the time-saving game state and the probability variation game state, the sub-integrated control device 83 hides the remaining number symbol 129.

Next, the pre-reading process described above will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. This look-ahead process is a process executed in the probabilistic game state and the time-saving game state, and is one of the subroutines called in the winning confirmation process (S60) of the main routine executed by the main control device 80.

In the look-ahead process, it is determined whether or not the probabilistic gaming state or the time-saving gaming state has been started by S900. Then, in the case of an affirmative determination, the process proceeds to (S900: Yes) and S905, and in the case of a negative determination, the process proceeds to (S900: No) and S915. Here, whether or not the probabilistic game state and the time-saving game state have been started is determined according to the high probability flag and the open extension flag set by the jackpot game process.

In S905, the read-ahead valid flag = 1 is set, and the process proceeds to S910. Here, when the look-ahead valid flag = 1, it indicates that the game is in the probabilistic game state or the time-saving game state.
In S910, it is determined whether or not there are undigested first reserved memory and second reserved memory. Then, in the case of an affirmative determination, the process proceeds to (S910: Yes) and S940, and in the case of a negative determination (S910: No), the look-ahead process is terminated. Here, in the case of an affirmative determination, it is indicated that there is an undigested pending memory that occurred before the start of the probabilistic gaming state or the time-saving gaming state.

In S915 following the negative determination of S900, it is determined whether or not the look-ahead valid flag = 1. Then, in the case of an affirmative determination, the process proceeds to (S915: Yes) and S920, and in the case of a negative determination (S915: No), the look-ahead process is terminated.

In S920, it is determined whether or not the big hit game (big hit start effect) has been started. Then, in the case of an affirmative determination, the process proceeds to (S920: Yes) and S925, and in the case of a negative determination, the process proceeds to (S920: No) and S930. In S925, the look-ahead valid flag = 0. After that, the look-ahead process ends.
In S930, it is determined whether or not new undigested first reserved memory and second reserved memory have occurred (in other words, whether or not there is undigested reserved memory that has not been pre-read determined in S940 described later). judge). Then, in the case of an affirmative determination, the process proceeds to (S930: Yes) and S940, and in the case of a negative determination (S930: No), the look-ahead process is terminated.

In S940 following the affirmative determination of S910 or the affirmative determination of S930, the look-ahead determination process is executed. In this look-ahead determination process, it is determined whether or not the jackpot determination random number is a jackpot by referring to the jackpot determination random numbers included in the undigested first reserved memory and the second reserved memory, respectively. Here, in the case of execution by the affirmative determination of S910 (at the start time of the probabilistic gaming state or the normal gaming state), whether or not each of the undigested first reserved memory and the second reserved memory is the jackpot or not. On the other hand, when it is executed by the affirmative determination of S930, the determination of whether or not it is a big hit is executed only for the newly generated undigested first reserved memory and second reserved memory. Further, in the probability variation game state (high probability flag = 1), the determination is made by the above-mentioned probability variation table, and in the normal game state (high probability flag = 0), the determination is made by the above-mentioned normal table.

In S945, it is determined whether or not the big hit is determined in S940. Then, in the case of an affirmative determination, the process proceeds to (S940: Yes) and S950, and in the case of a negative determination (S940: No), the look-ahead process is terminated.
In S950, the look-ahead information transmission process is executed. In this look-ahead information transmission process, the jackpot notice information indicating that there is a jackpot in the undigested reserved memory is transmitted to the sub-integrated control device 83.

FIG. 20 shows a flowchart of the accessory operation control process. This accessory operation control process is a process that is periodically executed by the sub-integrated control device 83 (for example, a timer interrupt process having a cycle of 2 ms), and is transmitted from the main control device 80 by the above-mentioned pass / fail determination process and look-ahead process. It is executed according to the command and information.

In the accessory operation control process, in S1000, it is determined whether or not the reach effect is started by the effect symbol display device 6. Then, in the case of an affirmative determination, the process proceeds to (S1000: Yes) and S1005, and in the case of a negative determination, the process proceeds to (S1000: No) and S1050. Here, the reach effect is an effect executed by the effect symbol display device 6 together with the variable effect of the special effect symbols 101a to 101c according to the information transmitted from the main control device 80 by the hit / fail determination process, and receives the information. It is controlled via the effect symbol control device 82 by the sub-integrated control device 83. The sub-integrated control device 83 makes an affirmative determination in S1000 when the start timing of the reach effect is reached.

In S1005, it is determined whether or not the above-mentioned jackpot notice information has been received from the main control device 80. Then, in the case of an affirmative determination, the process proceeds to (S1005: Yes) and S1010, and in the case of a negative determination, the process proceeds to (S1005: No) and S1015. Here, the jackpot notice information is transmitted from the main control device 80 by the pre-reading process described above.

In S1010, the notice flag is set to 1, and the process proceeds to S1025. On the other hand, in S1015, it is determined whether or not the notice flag = 1. Then, in the case of an affirmative determination, the process proceeds to (S1015: Yes) and S1025, and in the case of a negative determination, the process proceeds to (S1015: No) and S1020.
In S1020, it is determined whether or not it is in the normal gaming state. Then, in the case of an affirmative determination, the process proceeds to (S1020: Yes) and S1025, and in the case of a negative determination, the process proceeds to (S1020: No) and S1030.

In S1025, the above-mentioned first operation pattern is valid, while in S1030, the above-mentioned second operation pattern is valid.
In the following S1035, the accessory operation process is executed. In this accessory operation process, when the first operation pattern is enabled in S1025, the accessory drive devices 33 and 34 are driven and controlled to form the first effect movable accessory 31 and the second effect movable accessory 32. Is repeatedly operated to change the position between the standby position and the advance position. On the other hand, when the second operation pattern is enabled in S1030, the accessory drive device 34 is driven and controlled to repeatedly perform the position change operation of the second effect movable accessory 32 between the standby position and the advance position. In this case, the accessory driving device 33 is not driven, and the first effect movable accessory 31 is held in the standby position. By such an accessory operation process, in the normal gaming state, an effect in which the first and second effect movable accessories 31 and 32 are operated in front of the display screen 6a of the effect symbol display device 6 is executed along with the execution of the reach effect. (See FIG. 21). On the other hand, in the probabilistic game state and the time-saving game state, when there is no undigested hold memory determined as a big hit by the look-ahead process, only the second effect movable accessory 32 is displayed on the display screen as the reach effect is executed. Operate in front of 6a (see FIG. 23). Here, since the operation of the second effect movable accessory 32 operates in front of the left side display area of the display screen 6a, the previous period remaining number symbol 129 displayed by the second information display unit 22 of the right side display area is displayed. Do not interfere. In addition, when there is an undigested hold memory determined by the pre-reading process in the probabilistic game state and the time-saving game state, the first and second effect movable characters 31, 32 are accompanied by the execution of the reach effect. Is executed in front of the display screen 6a of the effect symbol display device 6 (see FIG. 24). Here, since the operation of the first effect movable accessory 31 operates in front of the right side display area of the display screen 6a, the remaining number symbols 129 displayed in the second information display unit 22 of the right side display area are displayed. Is hard to see. In this way, in the probabilistic game state and the time-saving game state, a big hit notice is given by operating the first effect movable accessory 31 in front of the second information display unit 22. It should be noted that the position change operation of the first and second effect movable accessories 31 and 32 repeated by the accessory operation process of S1035 is stopped at each standby position and the operation is completed with the end of the reach effect. Be controlled.

In S1050 following the negative determination of S1000, it is determined whether or not the jackpot game has been started. Then, in the case of an affirmative determination, the process proceeds to (S1050: Yes) and S1055, and in the case of a negative determination (S1050: No), the accessory operation control process is terminated. Here, the information indicating the start of the big hit game is transmitted from the main control device 80 by the hit / miss determination process. In S1055, the advance notice flag = 0 is set, and the accessory operation control process is terminated.

Next, the display mode displayed by the first information display unit 21 and the second information display unit 22 of the display screen 6a of the effect symbol display device 6 described above, and the first and second effect movable accessories 31 and 32. The operation mode will be described with reference to FIGS. 21 to 24.

For example, in the normal gaming state, when the player enters the first starting port 11 by hitting the left hand, the first reserved memory is generated, and by digesting the first reserved memory, the first special symbol starts to fluctuate. .. Then, on the display screen 6a of the effect symbol display device 6, the special effect symbols 101a to 101c are variablely displayed as shown in FIG. 21 (A) as the first special symbol changes. Here, in the normal game state, the display screen 6a of the effect symbol display device 6 does not display the symbol indicating the probabilistic game state or the message symbol 102 (see FIG. 23) indicating the time-saving game state, so that the normal game state is obtained. It is shown to the player that it is.

Then, when the execution of the reach effect is determined in the pass / fail determination process by the digestion of the first hold memory, the special effect symbols 101a and 101c are stopped in the predetermined reach symbol mode as shown in FIG. 21 (B). Display and display the message symbol 105 indicating the reach. When the reach effect is executed in this way, as shown in FIG. 21C, the operation of converting the positions of the first effect movable accessory 31 and the second effect movable accessory 32 into the standby position and the advance position, respectively, is performed. Repeat (operation according to the first operation pattern). By operating the first and second production movable accessories 31 and 32, the emotions of the player who expects the occurrence of a big hit can be effectively stimulated.

After that, as shown in FIG. 21 (D), when the special effect symbol 101b is stopped to fluctuate and all the special effect symbols 101a to 101c are confirmed and displayed in a predetermined jackpot symbol mode, the jackpot is confirmed. Along with this, the message symbol 106 indicating the jackpot confirmation is displayed on the display screen 6a of the effect symbol display device 6.

When the big hit game is started, as shown in FIG. 22 (A), a message symbol 121 and a character symbol 122 indicating that the big hit game is in progress are displayed on the display screen 6a of the effect symbol display device 6. , The message symbol 123 that urges the player to hit right is displayed. Further, in the first information display unit 21 of the display screen 6a, a round number symbol 125 indicating the number of open rounds being executed, a ball entry number symbol 126 indicating the number of balls entered in the open round, and a jackpot game during the jackpot game. A total number of symbols 127 indicating the total number of balls entered is displayed. For example, in the state where three game balls enter the big winning opening 14 in the first open round of the jackpot game, the number of rounds symbol 125 displays "1st R" and the number of winning symbols 126 displays "3". It is displayed, and the total number of symbols 127 displays "3". After that, as the jackpot game progresses, as shown in FIGS. 22 (B) to 22 (D), the round number symbol 125, the number of balls entered symbol 126, and the total number symbol 127 are updated and displayed, respectively. For example, in the state where three balls are entered into the large winning opening 14 in the second open round, as shown in FIG. 23 (C), the number of round symbols 125 displays "2nd R" and the number of entered balls 126 "3" is displayed, and the total number of symbols 127 displays "13".

In this way, during the big hit game, the round number symbol 125 and the like are displayed on the first information display unit 21 of the display screen 6a of the effect symbol display device 6. Here, since the first information display unit 21 is set at the lower right of the display screen 6a of the effect symbol display device 6 as described above, the player who watches the big prize opening 14 during the big hit game The information displayed on the first information display unit 21 can be easily visually recognized with almost no movement of the line of sight. Further, in the present embodiment, since the operations of the first and second effect movable accessories 31 and 32 are set as the reach effect as described above, the first and second effect movable accessories 31 and 32 are performed during the big hit game. Is held at each standby position. Therefore, during the big hit game, the first information display unit 21 for displaying the round number symbol 125 and the like can be easily visually recognized as described above without being hindered by the first effect movable accessory 31. In other words, in this embodiment, the player can easily display the information displayed on the first information display unit 21 by not operating the first and second effect movable accessories 31 and 32 as the effect of the jackpot game. It can be said that it is controlled so as to be visible.

When the game shifts to the time-saving game state after the end of the jackpot game, as shown in FIG. 23 (A), the message symbol 102 indicating the time-saving game state is displayed on the display screen 6a of the effect symbol display device 6, and the player A message symbol 123 prompting right-handed is displayed. Further, in the time-saving game state, the remaining number symbol 129 indicating the remaining number of special figure fluctuations that can be executed in the time-saving game state is displayed on the second information display unit 22 of the display screen 6a. The remaining number symbols 129 are updated and displayed for each change of the special symbol in the time-saving game state. Here, as described above, since the upper limit of the number of special figure fluctuations that can be executed in the time-saving game state is set to 100, for example, when the remaining number of special figure fluctuations is 81. As shown in FIG. 23 (A), in the remaining number symbol 129, "81G" indicating the remaining number of special figure fluctuations is displayed. After that, the number of games is reduced by 1 and updated and displayed in the remaining number symbol 129 for each change of the special symbol in the reduced working hours game state.

In the time-saving game state, the special effect symbols 101a to 101b are displayed in a variable manner as shown in FIG. 23 (A) as the special symbol fluctuates. Then, when the execution of the reach effect is determined by the hit / fail determination process, as shown in FIG. 23 (B), the special effect symbols 101a and 101c are stopped and displayed in the reach symbol mode, and the message symbol 105 indicating the reach is displayed. Is displayed. In the time-saving game state, when the reach effect is executed, as shown in FIG. 23C, the operation of changing the position of the second effect movable accessory 32 into the standby position and the advance position is repeated (the second operation pattern). Operation by). As described above, the position change operation of the second effect movable accessory 32 moves only in the left display area of the display screen 6a of the effect symbol display device 6, and therefore the remaining number displayed on the second information display unit 22. It does not pass in front of the symbol 129. Therefore, the player can easily visually recognize the remaining number symbols 129 of the second information display unit 22 even during the reach production. After that, when the special effect symbol 101b is stopped and the special effect symbols 101a to 101c are stopped in the lost symbol mode as shown in FIG. 23 (D), the message symbol 107 indicating the loss is displayed and the loss is confirmed. To do.

Further, in the time-saving game state, as described above, the undigested hold memory is determined to be correct or not by the look-ahead processing, and if there is a big hit in the undigested hold memory, this big hit notice information is sub-integrated control. Send to device 83. When there is a big hit in the undigested reserved memory as described above, as shown in FIG. 24 (A), when the special effect symbols 101a and 101c are stopped and displayed in the reach symbol mode and the reach effect is started, the reach effect is started. As shown in FIG. 24 (B), the operation of converting the positions of the first effect movable accessory 31 and the second effect movable accessory 32 into the standby position and the advance position, respectively (operation according to the first operation pattern) is repeated. ). Here, since the position change operation of the first effect movable accessory 31 moves in the right display area of the display screen 6a of the effect symbol display device 6, it passes in front of the second information display unit 22 and is the second. It becomes difficult to visually recognize the remaining number symbols 129 displayed on the information display unit 22. In this way, when there is a big hit in the undigested reserved memory in the time-saving game state, the big hit is announced by the position change operation of the first effect movable accessory 31. In addition, in the time-saving game state, when there is no big hit in the undigested reserved memory (when all the undigested reserved memory is lost), as described above, only the second production movable character 32 The position change operation is performed (see FIG. 23).

After such a reach effect, as shown in FIG. 24C, when the special effect symbols 101a to 101c are stopped and displayed in the loss symbol mode, the loss is confirmed. After that, similarly, the variation display and the stop display of the special effect symbols 101a to 101c are executed according to the variation of the special symbol. Then, when a big hit is determined by the hit / fail determination process, as shown in FIGS. 24 (D) and 24 (E), the special effect symbols 101a and 101c that are variablely displayed are stopped in the reach symbol mode, and the first and first symbols are stopped. (2) Reach effect and big hit notice are performed by the position change operation of the movable accessories 31 and 32. After that, as shown in FIG. 24 (F), the special effect symbols 101a to 101c are stopped and displayed in the jackpot symbol mode to confirm the jackpot.
When the big hit is confirmed, on the display screen 6a of the effect symbol display device 6, the round number symbol 125, the number of balls entered symbol 126, and the total number symbol 127 are displayed on the first information display unit 21 as described above (see FIG. 22). ). In addition, when the big hit is confirmed, the time saving game state ends.

Further, in the probabilistic game state, a message symbol (not shown) indicating the probabilistic game state is displayed on the display screen 6a of the effect symbol display device 6, and the display screen 6a is the same as the time-saving game state described above. The remaining number symbols 129 are displayed on the second information display unit 22 of the above. Further, as in the time-saving game state, when there is no big hit in the undigested hold memory, the reach effect in which only the first effect movable accessory 31 is repositioned is executed, while the undigested hold memory If there is a big hit inside, the reach effect of repositioning the first and second effect movable accessories 31 and 32 is executed to give a big hit notice.

Next, the features of this embodiment will be described.
As described above, the pachinko machine 1 of the present embodiment is opened by the first information display unit 21 set at the lower right of the display screen 6a of the effect symbol display device 6 during the jackpot game in which the player strikes right. The number of rounds symbol 125 indicating the number of rounds, the number of balls entered 126 indicating the number of balls entered in each open round, and the total number symbols 127 indicating the total number of balls entered in the jackpot game are displayed. Further, in the time-saving game state and the probabilistic game state in which the player strikes to the right, the remaining number of special figure fluctuations that can be executed in each of these game states is displayed on the second information display unit 22 set in the right middle portion of the display screen 6a. The remaining number symbol 129 indicating the number is displayed.
In such a configuration, during the big hit game, the game ball flows down the right flow area 3b of the game area 3 and flows into the big winning opening 14 by the player's right hit, so that the big winning opening 14 is reached. A player who gazes at the ball can visually recognize the information displayed on the first information display unit 21 with almost no movement of the line of sight. As a result, the player can easily check the information (the number of open rounds, the number of balls entered, the total number of balls entered) related to the big hit game while visually confirming the entry into the big winning opening 14 during the big hit game. You can know for sure.
More specifically, if the information is displayed in the left display area of the display screen 6a, the line of sight is moved to visually recognize the information when the ball is being watched at the large winning opening 14. There is a need. Then, if the line of sight is removed from the large winning opening 14, the entry into the large winning opening 14 may be overlooked, or conversely, the information may be overlooked due to the excessive attention being paid to the entry into the large winning opening 14. there were. In particular, in recent years, the display screen of the effect image display device has tended to become larger, and it has become difficult to visually recognize both the entry into the large winning opening and the display of the information. In response to such a problem, as described above, in the configuration of the present embodiment, since the information is displayed by the first information display unit 21 provided at the lower right of the display screen 6a, the entry into the grand prize opening 14 is entered. Both the sphere and the display of the information can be easily visually recognized. Here, in the present embodiment, since the first information display unit 21 is provided at the lower right portion of the display screen 6a, which is closest to the large winning opening 14, pay attention to the entry into the large winning opening 14. At the same time, the information displayed by the first information display unit 21 can be visually recognized more easily.

Similarly, in the configuration of the present embodiment, since the game ball flowing down the right flow area 3b by the player's right-handed hit reaches the normal electric accessory 13, in the time-saving game state and the probabilistic game state, the second starting port A player who gazes at the ball entering the ball 12 can visually recognize the information displayed on the second information display unit 22 with almost no movement of the line of sight. As a result, the player can easily obtain information (remaining number of changes in the special figure) related to these game states while visually confirming the entry of the ball into the second starting port 12 in the time-saving game state and the probability change game state. And it can be surely known. Here, since the second information display unit 22 is provided in the right middle portion closest to the ordinary electric accessory 13 on the display screen 6a, the second information display unit 22 is the second while paying close attention to the entry into the second starting port 12. (Ii) The information displayed on the information display unit 22 can be visually recognized more easily.

Further, the configuration of this embodiment is to perform the position change operation of the first and second effect movable accessories 31 and 32 as the reach effect, and the second information display unit in the previous term is used in the time-saving game state and the probabilistic game state. The position change operation of the second effectable accessory 32 that does not pass in front of the 22 is executed as the reach effect. Then, in the time-saving game state and the probabilistic game state, if there is a big hit by pre-reading the undigested hold memory, in addition to the position change operation of the second effect movable accessory 32, the second information By performing the position change operation of the first effect movable accessory 31 passing in front of the display unit 22, the reach effect and the jackpot notice are performed.
In such a configuration, since the first effect movable accessory 31 is held in the standby position in the time-saving game state and the probabilistic game state in which the remaining number symbol 129 is displayed on the second information display unit 22, the second The remaining number symbols 129 can be easily visually recognized without disturbing the information display unit 22. On the other hand, when the position change operation of the first effect movable accessory 31 is performed in the time-saving game state and the probabilistic game state, it becomes difficult for the player to visually recognize the remaining number symbol 129 of the second information display unit 22, but the said. Since the position change operation of the first effect movable accessory 31 is a big hit notice, the player can obtain more advantageous information (big hit notice). By combining the reach production by the first and second production movable characters 31 and 32 and the big hit notice in this way, it is possible to provide a variety of interesting games and dramatically improve the interest.

In this embodiment, the first and second effect movable characters 31 and 32 are executed as reach effects, and the first and second effect movable characters 31 and 32 are on standby during the jackpot game. Hold in position. In other words, during the big hit game in which the first information display unit 21 displays the round number symbol 125 and the like, the first and second effect movable accessories 31 and 32 are intentionally stopped at the standby position. By stopping the first and second effect movable accessories 31 and 32 during the big hit game in this way, the effect is that the player can easily visually recognize the round number symbol 125 and the like displayed on the first information display unit 21. Also plays.

The correspondence between the terms used in the above-described examples and the terms described in the claims will be described below. The pachinko machine 1 corresponds to an example of a ball game machine according to the present invention. The special effect symbols 101a to 101c, the message symbols 102, 105 to 107, 121, 123, and the character symbol 122 correspond to an example of the effect symbols according to the present invention. The sub-integrated control device 83 and the effect symbol control device 82 correspond to an example of the effect display control means according to the present invention. The jackpot determination by the hit / fail determination process corresponds to an example of the jackpot condition according to the present invention.
The jackpot game corresponds to an example of the special game operation according to the present invention, and the jackpot game process corresponds to an example of the special game control means according to the present invention. The number of open rounds (number of rounds symbol 125), the number of balls entered in each open round (number of balls entered symbol 126), and the total number of balls entered in the jackpot game (total number of symbols 127) are specified according to the special game operation according to the present invention. Corresponds to an example of information. The first information display unit 21 corresponds to an example of the information display unit according to the present invention. The information display process executed by the sub-integrated control device 83 corresponds to an example of the information display control process according to the present invention. The second starting port 12 of the ordinary electric accessory 13 corresponds to an example of the variable ball entry port according to the present invention. The hit with a normal symbol corresponds to an example of the opening condition according to the present invention, and the main control device 80 that drives and controls the normal electric solenoid 13a corresponds to an example of the opening control means according to the present invention. The time-saving gaming state and the probabilistic gaming state in which the open extension mode is set correspond to an example of the advantageous gaming state according to the present invention. The remaining number of special figure fluctuations (remaining number symbol 129) corresponds to an example of specific information relating to the advantageous gaming state according to the present invention. The first effect movable accessory 31 and the second effect movable accessory 32 correspond to an example of the effect movable accessory according to the present invention. The accessory operation control process executed by the sub-integrated control device 83 corresponds to an example of the accessory operation control means according to the present invention.

Another example of the above-described embodiment will be described below.
In the embodiment, the display screen 6a of the effect symbol display device 6 is provided with the first information display unit 21 and the second information display unit 22, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the display screen 6a is on the right side. One information display unit may be provided in the display area, and the number of rounds symbol 125, the number of balls entered symbol 126, the total number of symbols 127, and the remaining number of symbols 129 may be displayed in this information display unit.

Further, in the embodiment, the ordinary electric accessory 13 and the large winning opening 14 are arranged in the right flow down area 3b of the game area 3, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the ordinary electric accessory 13 and the large winning opening 14 are arranged. It is also possible to provide both of the above in the left flow area 3a, or one in the right flow area 3b and the other in the left flow area 3a. In the former case, the first information display unit and the second information display unit are set on the left side portion of the display screen 6a of the effect symbol display device 6. Specifically, a configuration in which the first information display unit is set in the lower left portion of the display screen 6a and the second information display unit is set in the middle left portion of the display screen 6a is preferable. Further, for example, in a configuration in which the large winning opening 14 is provided in the right flow area 3b and the ordinary electric accessory 13 is provided in the left flow area 3a, the first information display unit is set in the right side portion of the display screen 6a. Then, the second information display unit is set on the left side portion. Further, it is also possible to provide a normal electric accessory 13 in the right flow area 3b and a large winning opening 14 in the left flow area 3a. In this configuration, the first information is provided on the left side portion of the display screen 6a. The display unit is set, and the second information display unit is set on the right side portion.

Further, in the embodiment, the number of open rounds, the number of balls entered in each open round, and the total number of balls entered are set as the information related to the jackpot game displayed on the first information display unit, but various information is not limited to this. It is possible to set. For example, the number of open rounds and the number of balls entered in each open round may be displayed on the first information display unit, or the number of prize balls and the remaining time of each open round (remaining time of up to 30 seconds) may be displayed. It may be displayed as the information.
Similarly, in the embodiment, the remaining number of special figure fluctuations is set as the information related to the time-saving game state and the probabilistic game state displayed on the second information display unit, but various information is set not limited to this. Is possible. For example, the number of balls entered into each starting port in the time-saving game state and the probabilistic game state, the number of prize balls in each game state, the number of fluctuations between the first special symbol and the second special symbol, and the like are displayed in the second information. It may be displayed in a section.

Further, in the embodiment, the information related to the small hit game may be displayed on the display screen 6a (first information display unit) of the effect symbol display device 6 during the small hit game. Here, as the information related to the small hit game, the number of balls entered into the large winning opening 14 and the number of prize balls during the small hit game are preferably set. In this case, the small hit game corresponds to the special game operation according to the present invention, and the information related to the small hit game corresponds to the specific information related to the special game operation according to the present invention.

Further, in the embodiment, two types of operation patterns for performing the position change operation of the first effect movable accessory 31 and the second effect movable accessory 32 are provided, but the present invention is not limited to this, and three or more types are provided. It can also be configured to include an operation pattern. The three or more types of operation patterns include an operation pattern that does not pass in front of the first information display unit 21 and the second information display unit 22, and an operation pattern that does not pass in front of the first information display unit 21 and the second information display unit 22. The operation pattern is selected when the jackpot is not determined by the look-ahead processing in the time-saving game state and the probability change game state.

Further, in the embodiment, the configuration is provided with two production movable accessories 31, 32, but the present invention is not limited to this, for example, one provided with one production movable accessory or three production movable accessories. It is also possible to have a configuration in which a different number of production movable accessories are provided, such as those provided with the above.
Here, in the configuration including one effect movable accessory, for example, the first operation pattern in which the effect movable accessory passes in front of the first information display unit and the second information display unit, and the first information It is provided with a second operation pattern that does not pass in front of the display unit and the second information display unit, and when the big hit is not determined by the pre-reading process in the time-saving game state and the probability change game state, the effect movable accessory is produced by the second operation pattern. On the other hand, when a big hit is determined by the look-ahead process, the operation of the effect movable accessory can be controlled according to the first operation pattern to give a notice of the big hit.
Alternatively, the configuration is provided with one effect movable accessory, and the effect movable accessory is provided with only an operation pattern in which the first information display unit and the second information display unit pass in front of the first information display unit and the second information display unit. When the big hit is not determined by the look-ahead process in the game state, the effect movable accessory is stopped at the standby position, while when the big hit is determined by the look-ahead process, the effect movable accessory is operated and controlled according to the operation pattern. You can make a big hit notice. In this configuration, the effect movable accessory may be operated as a reach effect in the normal game state, or the effect movable accessory may be operated only as a big hit notice without operating in the normal game state. ..

Further, in the embodiment, the position change operation of the effect movable accessory is performed by the first operation pattern only when the undigested hold memory is determined to be a big hit by the look-ahead processing in the time-saving game state and the probability change game state. Not limited to this, even when the undigested reserved memory is determined to be lost, the position change operation may be performed according to the first operation pattern. That is, the position change operation of the effect movable accessory according to the first operation pattern is not limited to the one that gives 100% notice of the occurrence of the big hit, but can give the big hit notice with a probability of 60%, 80%, or the like.
Further, in the embodiment, the undigested hold memory is determined by the look-ahead process in the time-saving game state and the probabilistic game state, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the undigested hold memory is determined by the look-ahead process even in the normal game state. It can be configured to be. In this way, the look-ahead process may be executed in all game states. Here, since the information is not displayed on the first and second information display units in the normal game state, a big hit notice is given by operating the effect movable accessory by a special operation pattern different from the first and second operation patterns. It is preferable to execute the jackpot notice or to execute the jackpot notice by an effect other than the effect movable accessory (for example, an effect display for a jackpot notice). Alternatively, even in the normal gaming state, the position-changing operation of the effect movable accessory may be performed by the first operation pattern only when the big hit is determined by the look-ahead processing, as in the time-saving gaming state and the probabilistic gaming state. In this case, the position change operation of the effect movable accessory according to the first operation pattern is a big hit notice.

Further, in the embodiment, the position change operation between the first effect movable accessory 31 and the second effect movable accessory 32 is executed as a reach effect, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the effect during the jackpot game is not limited to this. As a result, the position change operation of the first and second effect movable accessories 31 and 32 may be executed. For example, in each open round during the big hit game, the position change operation of the second effect movable accessory 32 is performed by the second operation pattern, and during the interval, the first and second effect movable accessories 31 are operated by the first operation pattern. , 32 are respectively repositioned. According to this configuration, in each open round of the jackpot game, the display on the first information display unit 21 is not hindered by the position change operation of the first effect movable accessory 31, so that the first information display unit 21 can be easily operated. Can be visually recognized. On the other hand, during the interval, although the display of the first information display unit 21 is hindered by the first effect movable accessory 31, the information displayed by the first information display unit 21 is not updated, which makes it difficult to visually recognize. It can be said that there is no problem.
Alternatively, at least one of the start effect and the end effect of the jackpot game may be used to change the positions of the first and second effect movable accessories 31 and 32 according to the first operation pattern.

Further, as the effect during the jackpot game described above, the first and second effect movable accessories 31 and 32 are repositioned and operated, and the first and second effects are movable in the first operation pattern during a specific opening round. By operating the positions of the accessories 31 and 32 to change the position, it is possible to give a notice of transition to the time-saving game state or the probabilistic game state after the big hit game. For example, when the transition to the time-saving gaming state is determined by the hit / fail determination process, the special effect symbols 101a to 101c are stopped and displayed according to a predetermined jackpot symbol mode indicating the transition to the normal gaming state, and a specific opening during the jackpot game is displayed. In the round, the transition to the time-saving game state is announced by performing the position change operation of the first and second effect movable accessories 31 and 32 in the first operation pattern. Alternatively, in a specific open round, the transition to the probabilistic gaming state can be announced by performing the position change operation of the first and second effect movable accessories 31 and 32 in the first operation pattern. It should be noted that the notice of transition to the probabilistic gaming state is either a case where the stop display is performed by the jackpot symbol mode indicating the transition to the normal gaming state, or a case where the stop display is performed by the jackpot symbol mode indicating the transition to the time-saving gaming state. It is preferable to select and carry out.
Alternatively, a configuration may be configured in which the first and second effect movable accessories 31 and 32 are repositioned and operated in the first operation pattern to give a notice that the game state is more advantageous than the game state immediately before the big hit game or the game state is changed. .. In this case, when the jackpot is confirmed or during the jackpot game, the game state after the jackpot game is notified to shift to either the time-saving game state or the probabilistic game state, and then the first and second effects are described. By performing the position change operation of the movable accessories 31 and 32 in the first operation pattern, it is possible to give a notice of transition to the most advantageous probabilistic gaming state. Here, in addition to the position change operation of the first and second effect movable accessories 31, 32, whether to shift to the time-saving game state or the probabilistic game state is notified by the display on the display screen 6a. Is also possible. For example, after the first effect movable accessory 31 changes its position to the advance position and passes in front of the first information display unit (or the second information display unit), the display unit is in a time-saving game state or a probabilistic game state. It is possible to display a notice symbol for notifying the transition to.
It should be noted that the notice based on the first operation pattern is not limited to 100% notice, as in the case of the jackpot notice described above, and may be a notice of less than 100% (for example, 60%, 80%, etc.).

Further, in another configuration in which the first and second effect movable accessories 31 and 32 are operated for position change as the effect during the big hit game, the configuration is provided with the above-mentioned three or more types of operation patterns. You can also do it.

Further, in the embodiment, one large winning opening 14 is provided at the lower right of the center case, but the present invention is not limited to this, and a plurality of large winning openings may be provided. For example, at the lower right of the center case, two large winning openings may be arranged side by side in the vertical or horizontal directions. In this case, regardless of the big hit game (or small hit game) in which any of the big winning openings is opened, the specific information related to the big hit game is displayed on the first information display unit of the display screen 6a of the effect symbol display device 6. (Information such as the number of open rounds and the number of balls entered) is displayed.

Further, in the embodiment, the specific information related to each of the jackpot game, the time-saving game state, and the probabilistic game state is displayed on the information display units 21 and 22 of the display screen 6a of the effect symbol display device 6. In addition to this, even in the normal game state, the information related to the normal game state may be displayed in the left display area of the display screen 6a. Here, in the above-described embodiment, since the player strikes left in the normal gaming state, by displaying the information related to the normal gaming state in the left display area, the player can set the left flow area of the gaming area. It is easy to visually recognize the information while visually recognizing it. Alternatively, in the normal gaming state, information related to the normal gaming state may be displayed at the lower part of the display screen 6a (a portion located immediately above the first starting port 11). As the information related to such a normal game state, for example, the number of fluctuations of the special symbol in the normal game state, the number of balls entering the first starting port 11, the number of prize balls, and the like can be set.

1 Pachinko machine (game machine)
3 Game area 3a Left flow area 3b Right flow area 6 Directional symbol display device 6a Display screen 12 Second start port (variable ball entry port)
14 Grand prize opening 21 First information display section (information display section)
22 Second information display unit (information display unit)
31 First production movable character (directed movable character)
32 Second production movable character (directed movable character)

Claims (4)

An effect symbol display device having a display screen on which the effect symbols are displayed, an effect display control means for displaying and controlling the effect symbols, and an effect display control means formed on the left side of the display screen of the effect symbol display device so that the game ball can flow down. It is arranged in either a left flow area, a game area formed on the right side of the display screen and having a right flow area in which a game ball can flow down, and either the left flow area or the right flow area. A special opening round in which the game ball is converted into an open state in which the ball can be entered and a closed state in which the ball cannot be entered, and an opening round for opening the large winning opening is repeated a predetermined number of times when a predetermined jackpot condition is satisfied. In a ball game machine provided with a special game control means for executing a game operation,
The effect symbol display device has an information display unit that displays specific information related to the special game operation on a portion of the display screen near the left flow area or the right flow area where the big winning opening is arranged. Prepare,
The effect display control means is provided with an information display control process for displaying and controlling the specific information on the information display unit of the display screen during the execution of the special game operation. .. An effect symbol display device having a display screen on which the effect symbols are displayed, an effect display control means for displaying and controlling the effect symbols, and an effect display control means formed on the left side of the display screen of the effect symbol display device so that the game ball can flow down. It is arranged in either a left flow area, a game area formed on the right side of the display screen and having a right flow area in which a game ball can flow down, and either the left flow area or the right flow area. A variable entry port that converts the game ball into an open state and a closed state in which the game ball cannot enter or is difficult to enter, and an opening control means that opens the variable entry port when a predetermined opening condition is satisfied. In a ball game machine provided with a state conversion control means for converting a normal game state into an advantageous game state in which the variable ball entrance is easier to enter than the normal game state.
The effect symbol display device is an information display unit that displays specific information related to the advantageous gaming state on a portion of the display screen near the left flow down area or the right flow down area where the variable entrance port is arranged. With
The effect display control means is a ball game machine including an information display control process for displaying and controlling the specific information on the information display unit of the display screen during the advantageous gaming state. A predetermined effect movable accessory that is operably provided in front of the display screen of the effect symbol display device and the effect movable accessory that is stopped at a standby position that does not overlap in front of the information display unit of the display screen. It is provided with an accessory operation control means that operates in front of the display screen according to an operation pattern.
The accessory operation control means includes processing content for stopping the effect movable accessory at the standby position when the specific information is displayed on the information display unit of the display screen by the effect display control means. The ball game machine according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the ball game machine is characterized by the above. An effect movable accessory that is operably provided in front of the display screen of the effect symbol display device, a first operation pattern that passes in front of the information display unit of the display screen according to the progress of the game, and the information. A second operation pattern that does not pass in front of the display unit is selected, and the accessory operation control means for operating the effect movable accessory according to the selected operation pattern is provided.
When the specific information is displayed on the information display unit of the display screen by the effect display control means, the accessory operation control means operates the effect movable accessory according to the second operation pattern. The ball game machine according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the ball game machine is provided.

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