JP2021045627A - Pinball game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a game machine capable of increasing a player's sense of expectation toward to what kind of game state control is shifted after completion of a special game.SOLUTION: Following suggestive performances as a series of performances are executed from a completion performance period of a special game in completion of the special game to a pattern variation display period with a predetermined number as the upper-limit number. The following suggestive performances may be executed in a special mode when they have reservation of executing a special game during a pattern variation display period with a predetermined number as the upper-limit number after completion of the special game.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 30

Description

The present invention relates to a ball game machine having a game area in which a game ball is launched.

Conventionally, among various types of ball game machines, the so-called first-class pachinko game machine has a plurality of symbols changed in a display area such as a liquid crystal display provided in the substantially center of the game board. Display (hereinafter, such display is referred to as "design variation" or "variation display", etc.). This game machine shifts to a special game called a big hit, in which more prize balls can be obtained than in a normal game when the combination of symbols when the movement of symbols in a plurality of rows is stopped becomes a specific mode. Known as a thing. In the variable display of symbols in the display area, not only a plurality of symbols are variablely displayed, but also the variable display time is usually set in a state where one more symbol is aligned and a big hit is obtained, as in a state called a so-called reach screen. The production is designed to raise the expectations of the player, such as making it longer than that. In addition, the player's expectation is raised by the effect of using characters in images such as patterns to give a story to the variable display and the advance notice effect that suggests the high degree of expectation for transition to special games. (See, for example, Patent Document 1). Further, there is a so-called limiter machine in which the number of continuous jackpots in a probability fluctuation state is limited (see Patent Document 2).

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2003-230714 Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2011-125589

In the limiter machine, it is easy for the player to pay attention to whether or not the upper limit of the number of consecutive jackpots is approaching. However, in a model provided with a so-called latent mode that raises expectations for a probability fluctuation state by not clearly indicating the game state, the player does not visually know whether or not the game state is in the probability fluctuation state, so the current number of consecutive jackpots is determined. It's difficult. On the other hand, in a gaming machine with specifications that always reach the upper limit of the number of consecutive jackpots, it is unlikely that the continuous jackpot will end before the upper limit is reached or that the jackpot will continue beyond the upper limit, so the number of consecutive jackpots will be the same each time. It can be a monotonous game.

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine capable of raising the player's expectation as to what kind of gaming state the game transitions to after the end of the special game.

In order to solve the above problems, the bullet game machine of a certain aspect of the present invention is provided with a game board in which a game area is formed and a predetermined position in the game area, and the entry of the game ball triggers a lottery. A first start winning opening and a second starting winning opening provided at another position in the game area and provided with a displacement member that changes the ease of entering the game ball, and the entry of the game ball triggers a lottery. Win / fail based on the win / fail lottery value for determining whether or not to shift from the normal game to the special game which is in a state advantageous to the player when the ball enters the first start winning opening or the second starting winning opening. The winning / failing determination means for executing the determination, the symbol display device for displaying the result of the winning / failing determination in a variable manner, and the symbol determination for determining the stop symbol mode to be stopped and displayed on the symbol display device according to the result of the winning / failing determination. Means, hold control means for holding the winning / failing lottery value up to a predetermined number until the start of the variation display of the symbol corresponding to the winning / failing judgment, and special for executing a special game when the result of the winning / failing judgment is a specific result. A game control means, and a specific game control means capable of shifting to an easy-to-enter state in which the ease of entering the second start winning opening is higher than the normal entry state from the end of the special game until a predetermined end condition is satisfied. When the specific game control means shifts to the easy-to-enter state after the end of the special game, the symbol variation display on the symbol display device is special during the limited period in which the symbol variation is displayed a predetermined number of times after the end of the special game. A limited variation pattern determining means as an aspect, an effect display device for displaying the effect content, an effect determining means for determining the effect content to be displayed on the effect display device, and an effect display device for determining the effect content determined by the effect determining means. The effect determining means is provided with an effect display control means to be displayed on the screen, and the effect determining means displays an effect content indicating that the ball is in the easy-to-enter state when the state shifts to the easy-to-enter state after the end of the special game. It has been decided that a series of subsequent suggestion effects indicating that the subsequent game state is in the special effect mode can be displayed for a limited period from the start of the special game end effect to the end of the special game. , Subsequent suggestion effect is special in the situation where the success / failure lottery value that derives a specific result that will execute the special game when the hold at the start of the end effect is determined is included. In the subsequent suggestion effect, the number of holds at the start of the end effect has not reached the number of holds required to reach the variable display of the symbol related to the end of the limited period. The feature is that the display is started even in the case. Bullet game machine.

It should be noted that any combination of the above components, and those in which the components and expressions of the present invention are mutually replaced between methods, devices, systems, computer programs, recording media storing computer programs, data structures, and the like are also used. , Is effective as an aspect of the present invention.

According to the ball game machine of the present invention, it is possible to raise the player's expectation as to what kind of game state the player will be in after the special game is completed.

It is a figure which shows the basic structure on the front side of a pachinko gaming machine. It is a figure which shows the basic structure on the back side of a pachinko gaming machine. It is a figure which shows the functional block of a pachinko gaming machine. It is a block diagram which shows the functional structure of a main board. It is a figure which shows typically the hit / fail judgment table. It is a figure which shows typically the symbol determination table. It is a figure which shows the fluctuation pattern table schematically. It is a figure which shows typically the advance hit / fail judgment table referred to in the advance hit / miss judgment. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of a sub-board. It is a figure which shows the outline of the mobile cooperation system typically. It is a block diagram which shows the hardware composition of a main board and a sub board schematicly. It is a block diagram which shows the hardware composition of an effect control device schematicly. It is a flowchart which shows the control start processing of the main board in a pachinko gaming machine. It is a flowchart which shows the main process of S120 in FIG. 13 in detail. It is a flowchart which shows the detail of an interrupt process. It is a flowchart which shows the control start processing of the sub-board in a pachinko gaming machine. It is a flowchart which shows the main process of S518 in FIG. 16 in detail. It is a flowchart which shows the interrupt process when the command is received from the main board. It is a flowchart which shows the interrupt process when the timer interrupt for effect display control occurs. It is a flowchart which shows the interrupt process when a sub CPU receives a command from a control CPU. It is a flowchart which shows the interrupt process when the timer interrupt for various device control occurs. It is a flowchart which shows the process of the special symbol variation display. It is a flowchart which shows the process of the decorative pattern variation display. It is a flowchart which shows the process of a special game. It is a flowchart which shows the process of a small hit game. It is a figure which shows the transition of various production modes schematicly. It is a figure of the table which shows the correspondence relationship such as the type of a jackpot and the game state which shifts. It is a figure which shows in detail the relationship between the upper limit of a continuous jackpot, a game state, and an effect mode. It is a figure which shows typically the screen example of a premium production. It is a figure which shows various modes of the subsequent suggestion effect and the effect process schematically. It is a flowchart which shows the process of determining the mode of the subsequent suggestion effect.

(Prerequisite technology)
In the pachinko gaming machine of the present embodiment, a plurality of games corresponding to the conventional type 1 pachinko gaming machine are mixed. The second game is preferentially executed so that the first game and the second game as the plurality of games are not executed at the same time. Further, in order to achieve both of these playability, a plurality of start winning openings, a plurality of special symbol display devices, and a plurality of hold lamps are provided. It is designed so that the number of big hits in the second game is generally larger than the number of big hits in the first game. For example, the second game has a higher probability of becoming a big hit with a probability change, and the second game has a larger number of unit games constituting a special game when a big hit occurs (opening time of the big winning opening). A long open unit game and a short open unit game with a short open time are mixed in one special game, and even if the number of unit games is the same, the second game is a longer open unit game than the first game. The second game is designed to have a relatively higher profit than the first game, such as (including the case where the number of games is large). On top of that, at first, aim for the first hit in the first game, and after the big hit in the first game gives a shorter time, aim for the second game repeatedly and get a lot of balls. Realize.

FIG. 1 shows a basic structure on the front side of a pachinko gaming machine. The pachinko gaming machine 100 is mainly composed of a gaming machine frame and a gaming board. The gaming machine frame of the pachinko gaming machine 100 includes an outer frame 101, a front frame 102, a transparent plate 103, a door 104, an upper ball plate 105, a lower ball plate 106, a launch handle 107, a speaker 108, an effect button 109, and a cross key 110. Includes decorative lamp 111. The outer frame 101 has an opening portion and is a frame body for fixing the pachinko gaming machine 100 at a position where it should be installed. The front frame 102 is a frame body that matches the opening portion of the outer frame 101, and is attached to the outer frame 101 so as to be openable and closable by a hinge mechanism (not shown). The front frame 102 includes a mechanism for launching a game ball, a mechanism for detachably accommodating the game board, a mechanism for guiding or collecting the game ball, and the like.

The transparent plate 103 is formed of glass or the like and is supported by the door 104. The door 104 is attached to the front frame 102 so as to be openable and closable by a hinge mechanism (not shown). The upper ball plate 105 has a mechanism for storing the game balls, sending the game balls to the launch rail, extracting the game balls to the lower ball plate 106, and the like. The lower ball plate 106 has a mechanism for storing and extracting game balls. Speakers 108 are provided on the left and right sides of the upper part of the door 104, and sound effects and music sounds according to the game state and the production are output by means for controlling the production. Most of the resin members constituting the appearance of the door 104 are translucent, and the decorative lamp 111 is provided inside the transparent member. The decorative lamp 111 is an LED that emits light in various colors according to the game state, the effect, etc. by means for controlling the effect, and plays a role of the effect by blinking or the like.

The game board 80 has a first starting port 11, a second starting port 12, a large winning opening 20, a first operating port 31, a second operating port 32, and a general winning port 33 on the game area 81 partitioned by the rail 82. , Out port 34, effect display device 60, center decoration 64. The center decoration 64 is a decorative resin member provided so as to form a screen frame of the effect display device 60 over substantially the central portion of the game area 81 and the upper portion and the right portion thereof, and is a flow path of the game ball and the effect display device. It has 60 functions such as protection and decoration. A stage 65 on which the inflowing game ball rolls is formed at the lower part of the center decoration 64, and the falling direction from the stage 65 is the direction of entering the first starting port 11 and the first starting port 11 depending on the rolling method. It is distributed to the side direction that does not enter the ball. A movable accessory 66 that is driven according to the content of the effect and performs an effect is provided on the upper part of the center decoration 64. In the game area 81, a plurality of mechanisms such as game nails and windmills (not shown) for forming a flow path of the game ball are installed. In this specification, "winning ball", "winning prize", and "falling in" may be synonymous with each other. In addition, each winning opening and each entry opening may be composed of a "passing opening" (also called a "gate" or "through chucker") of a type through which a game ball passes, and the "entry ball" may be formed. "Prize," "fall," and "pass" may also be synonymous with each other.

The first starting port 11 is provided as a starting winning opening corresponding to the first game, and the second starting opening 12 is provided as a starting winning opening corresponding to the second game. The first starting port 11 and the second starting port 12 are configured so that the ball can be aimed at one side depending on the launch strength of the game ball according to the player's intention. The first starting port 11 is provided at a substantially central lower portion in the game area 81, and the second starting port 12 is provided directly below the first starting port 11. Left-handed, that is, when the ball is hit relatively weakly aiming to flow to the left passage of the center decoration 64, it is possible or easy to enter the first starting port 11 and the second starting port 12, while right-handed. That is, when the ball is hit relatively strongly aiming to flow to the right passage of the center decoration 64, the ball can enter the second starting port 12 or is easy to enter, but cannot enter the first starting port 11. Alternatively, a flow path is formed by arranging the game nails so as to make it difficult to enter the ball. However, normally, the upper part of the opening of the second starting port 12 is covered with the first starting port 11 to prevent the inflow of the game ball. Therefore, unless the expanding mechanism of the second starting port 12 is opened, the second starting port 12 is opened. It is impossible or difficult to enter the ball at 12. The winning / failing lottery is a lottery for determining whether or not to shift from a normal game to a special game that is advantageous to the player, and is executed every time a ball is entered into the first starting port 11 or the second starting port 12. To.

The first starting port 11 and the second starting port 12 may be provided at positions separated from each other to such an extent that it is possible to strike a target depending on the firing strength of the game ball. The first starting port 11 and the second starting port 12 may be installed separately on the left side and the right side of the game area 81, respectively, so that it is difficult for a game ball aiming at one of them to enter the other. For example, the first starting port 11 is provided at a position where it is possible or easy to enter the ball when it is left-handed, that is, when it is aimed to flow to the left passage of the center decoration 64 and fired relatively weakly. The second starting port 12 is provided at a position where it is possible to enter the ball or it is easy to enter the ball when the ball is hit right-handed, that is, when the ball is launched relatively strongly aiming at flowing into the right passage of the center decoration 64.

The first starting port 11 includes a first starting winning detection device 16. The first start winning detection device 16 is a sensor that detects the entry of a game ball into the first starting opening 11, and generates first starting winning information indicating the entry at the time of entry. The second starting port 12 includes a second starting winning detection device 17, an ordinary electric accessory 90 (so-called electric tulip) which is an expansion mechanism, and an ordinary electric accessory solenoid 91 for opening and closing the ordinary electric accessory 90. Be prepared. The second start winning detection device 17 is a sensor that detects the entry of a game ball into the second starting opening 12, and generates second starting winning information indicating the entry at the time of entry.

The first operating port 31 is provided at a position on the left side of the game area 81 and includes the first passage detection device 36. The first passage detection device 36 is a sensor that detects the passage of the game ball to the first operating port 31, and generates passage information indicating the passage at the time of passage. The second operating port 32 is provided at a position on the right side of the game area 81 and includes the second passage detection device 37. The second passage detection device 37 is a sensor that detects the passage of the game ball to the second operating port 32, and generates passage information indicating the passage at the time of passage. The passage of the game ball through the first operating port 31 or the second operating port 32 triggers an open lottery to determine whether or not to expand the ordinary electric accessory 90. When the game ball passes through the first operating port 31 or the second operating port 32, the normal symbol, which is a symbol showing the determination result of the open lottery, is variably displayed on the normal symbol display unit 45. Therefore, the open lottery is also called "ordinary symbol lottery". After a predetermined time has passed from the start of the fluctuation, the fluctuation display of the normal symbol stops. When the normal symbol stops at the hit symbol, the normal electric accessory 90 is expanded by the driving force of the ordinary electric accessory solenoid 91, and the possibility of entering the second starting port 12 is increased. As a modification, the number of operating ports may be one, and the game area 81 may be provided at a position on the left side.

Each of the three general winning openings 33 includes a general winning detection device 38 for detecting the entry of a game ball. The general winning detection device 38 is a sensor that detects the entry of a game ball into the general winning opening 33, and generates general winning information indicating the entry at the time of entry.

The large winning opening 20 includes a large winning opening detection device 25 for detecting the entry of a game ball, and a large winning opening solenoid 92 for opening and closing the large winning opening 20. The big prize detection device 25 is a sensor that detects the entry of a game ball into the large winning opening 20, and generates the large winning opening winning information indicating the entry at the time of entering the ball. The big winning opening 20 is a horizontally rectangular winning opening that opens as a "big hit" when the first special symbol 51 or the second special symbol 52 stops in a predetermined mode. The big winning opening 20 is provided at a position on the upper right side of the out opening 34. As a modified example, another large winning opening may be provided at the lower center of the game area 81 or above or below the large winning opening 20, and a plurality of large winning openings may be provided.

A symbol display unit 120 is arranged below the outside of the game area 81 on the game board 80. The symbol display unit 120 includes a first special symbol display unit 41, a second special symbol display unit 42, a first special symbol hold display unit 71, a second special symbol hold display unit 72, a normal symbol display unit 45, and a normal diagram. Each display unit such as a hold display unit 75, a game status display unit 76, and an abnormality notification unit 77 is provided. Specifically, the first special symbol display unit 41 corresponding to the first game and the second special symbol display unit 42 corresponding to the second game are arranged side by side at the lower left position, and the first special symbol The variation of 51 and the second special symbol 52 is displayed.

The first special symbol 51 is a symbol corresponding to the determination result of the first winning / failing lottery triggered by the entry of the game ball into the first starting port 11, and is a special game when stopped in a predetermined hit mode. A big hit will occur. The second special symbol 52 is a symbol corresponding to the determination result of the second winning / failing lottery triggered by the entry of the game ball into the second starting port 12, and is a special game when stopped in a predetermined hit mode. A big hit will occur. The first special symbol display unit 41 and the second special symbol display unit 42 are, for example, an 8-segment LED composed of 7 segments forming a "figure 8" and 8 segments of 1 segment representing a "dot". It is a display device of. With an 8-segment LED, a numerical value equivalent to 8 bits can be expressed by combining 8 segments. The first special symbol 51 and the second special symbol 52 represented by the combination of segments do not necessarily form the body of letters or numbers, and may be generally meaningless symbols formed by the combination of each segment. .. These symbols are replaced one after another at high speed and displayed on the first special symbol display unit 41 and the second special symbol display unit 42, or a predetermined display (for example, "-") and non-display (for example, all lights are turned off) are displayed. By displaying the symbol corresponding to the determination result after being repeated for a predetermined time, the symbol variation display of the first special symbol 51 and the second special symbol 52 is realized. The first special symbol display unit 41 and the second special symbol display unit 42 use LED dot arrays that are not 8-segment LEDs, and a plurality of types of first special symbol 51 and second are used depending on the combination of lighting patterns and lighting colors. The special symbol 52 may be expressed.

Further, since the first special symbol 51 and the second special symbol 52 do not necessarily have to have a directing role, in the present embodiment, the first special symbol display unit 41 and the second special symbol at the lower left of the game area 81 are required. The display unit 42 displays the image in an inconspicuous size. However, when adopting a method of expressing the special symbol itself without using a decorative symbol by giving it a directing role, the special symbol is displayed on another display device such as a liquid crystal display instead of the 8-segment LED. It may be configured to be made to.

A first special symbol holding display unit 71 is provided above the first special symbol display unit 41 as a holding lamp for special symbol fluctuation corresponding to the first game, and a second special symbol display unit 42 is provided above the second special symbol display unit 42. The second special symbol hold display unit 72 is provided as a hold lamp for the special symbol change corresponding to the game of. The first special figure reservation display unit 71 is composed of two lamps, and the number of the winning / failing lottery values held in the first game is determined by the number of lighting or the number of blinking lamps (hereinafter, the number of the winning / failing lottery values held). (Simply also called "holding number") is displayed. The number of holds on the first special figure hold display unit 71 is the number (number) of acquisitions of lottery values based on winning a prize in the first start port 11 while the first special symbol 51 is changing or the special game is being executed. Indicates the number of winning balls that are present and the symbol change has not yet been executed. The second special figure hold display unit 72 is also composed of two lamps, and displays the number of holdes in the second game according to the number of lights or the number of blinks. The number of holds in the second special figure hold display unit 72 is the number of times (number) of lottery values obtained based on winning a prize in the second start port 12 while the second special symbol 52 is changing or the special game is being executed. Indicates the number of winning balls that are present and the symbol change has not yet been executed. The number of hold of the winning / failing lottery value is also displayed at the lower part of the screen of the effect display device 60 in a form represented by the number of lighting of the hold lamp image.

A normal symbol display unit 45 is provided on the right side of the symbol display unit 120. For convenience, the ordinary symbol display unit 45 is composed of two lamps, and the display state of the ordinary symbol is expressed by the lighting combination thereof. First, the fluctuation of the normal symbol is expressed by blinking the first lamp and the second lamp at the same time, and finally, the stop symbol of the normal symbol is expressed by the combination of the lighting states of the first lamp and the second lamp. Is expressed. For example, turning on the first lamp and turning off the second lamp expresses the stop symbol of disconnection, turning off the first lamp and turning on the second lamp expresses the first hitting mode, and the first The second hit mode is expressed by lighting both the lamp and the second lamp.

Further, on the right side of the normal symbol display unit 45, a normal symbol hold display unit 75 is provided as a hold lamp for changing the normal symbol. The normal symbol hold display unit 75 is also composed of two lamps, and displays the number of hold of normal symbol fluctuations according to the number of lighting or the number of blinking. The number of reserved normal symbol changes is the number of game balls that have passed through the first operating port 31 or the second operating port 32 during the changing of the normal symbol, and the number of normal symbol lottery for which the normal symbol change has not yet been executed. Is shown.

The symbol display unit 120 is provided with a game status display unit 76 and an abnormality notification unit 77. The game state display unit 76 is a display unit that displays a display corresponding to a game state such as a specific game state, which will be described later, and is composed of, for example, one lamp and one 7-segment LED. For example, each game status is notified by turning on the lamp when the probability is fluctuating, blinking when the ball is easy to enter, and turning off when the normal state is in the normal state, and the 7-segment LED is displayed during the execution of the special game. Displays the number of unit games (number of rounds) to be executed in the special game. The abnormality notification unit 77 is a display unit that notifies a part of the abnormality of the game machine, and is composed of, for example, a plurality of lamps, and notifies the abnormality by a lighting pattern according to the type of abnormality. In addition, these display units may not be centrally arranged in the symbol display unit 120, and each display unit may be individually configured, or may be divided into a plurality of display devices which are appropriately arranged. Further, the notification of the gaming state such as the specific gaming state may be configured to be performed only for a predetermined period such as a certain time after returning from the power failure.

At the substantially center of the game area 81, an effect display device 60 is provided so that the screen is exposed from the screen frame formed by the center decoration 64, and the decorative symbol 61 linked to the first special symbol 51 or the second special symbol 52 is provided. Display the fluctuation of the production image including. Hereinafter, such a display is referred to as "design variation" or "variation display" or the like.

The effect display device 60 is a display device including a liquid crystal display that variablely displays the decorative symbol 61 in conjunction with the variable display of the first special symbol 51 or the second special symbol 52. The decorative symbol 61 is a symbol for visually producing the determination result display of the lottery shown by the first special symbol 51 and the second special symbol 52. As the decorative symbol 61, the effect display device 60 displays, for example, a moving image in which a plurality of rows of symbols imitating a game of a slot machine are varied in a central region of the screen. In this embodiment, the symbols composed of the numbers "0" to "9" are displayed in three columns and varied, and the hit or miss is indicated by the combination of the three symbols that are finally stopped and displayed. Each of the plurality of symbols constituting the decorative symbol 61 is composed of numbers, letters, or symbols decorated with colors and patterns, and these numbers, letters, and symbols are common to all symbols. It may be configured by adding a different pattern to each and integrating them. This pattern is a pattern on which a motif related to the theme of decoration or production set in the model of the pachinko gaming machine 100 is drawn, and may be, for example, a pattern on which a character of a person or an animal is drawn. The decorative design 61 is switched between the case where the design including the design is integrally displayed and the case where the design is separated and only the numbers, letters, and symbols are displayed in a variable manner according to the development of the effect. It may be configured to be. In the background of the variable display of the decorative symbol 61, a moving image having a directing effect related to the theme of the decoration or effect set for the model of the pachinko gaming machine 100 is displayed in conjunction with the variation of the symbol.

The effect display device 60 is composed of a liquid crystal display which is a high-definition dot matrix type display device, but the width of the display area may be about half the width of the game area, or a large size exceeding half. There may be. In the case of a large size, the game ball passage on the right side of the effect display device is formed with a passage width that allows one game ball to pass through, and if the player launches it with maximum strength as a so-called "right-handed", it will almost certainly be the right-hand passage. The game ball can be passed through, and it can be distinguished from the so-called "left-handed". The effect display device 60 may be composed of a combination of a plurality of display devices as well as a case of being composed of a single display device. In the case of a plurality of displays, displays of different sizes such as a combination of a main liquid crystal and a sub liquid crystal may be combined, the sub liquid crystal may be arranged at a position adjacent to the main liquid crystal, or a position other than the game board, for example, a firing handle. It may be installed in the vicinity of (upper ball plate, right decorative lamp, etc.). When installed in the vicinity of the launch handle, it may be configured in the form of a touch panel that can be operated and input by the player. The effect display device 60 is not limited to a liquid crystal display, and may be configured by a display device such as an organic EL display, a mechanical display means such as a drum rotation type, or a display means such as an LED matrix type. ..

The effect button 109 is an operation input means that the player presses to input a predetermined instruction to the game machine according to the effect content, and the effect content and the like are changed according to the pressing mode. The effect button 109 is provided on the outer wall surface near the upper ball plate 105. The cross key 110 is an operation input means for the player to input a direction instruction to the game machine, and is provided on the outer wall surface on the left side of the upper ball plate 105.

The game method and control flow performed in the game machine having the above configuration will be outlined. When the player rotates the launch handle 107 by hand, the game balls stored in the upper ball plate 105 are guided one by one to the rail 82 and launched to the game area 81 with the strength corresponding to the rotation angle. .. When the player fixes the rotation position of the firing handle 107 by hand, the firing of the game ball is repeated at regular time intervals. The game ball launched to the upper part of the game area 81 hits a plurality of game nails, a windmill, a center decoration 64, and the like, and falls in a direction corresponding to the way of hitting. When the game ball falls into each of the general winning opening 33, the first starting opening 11, the second starting opening 12, and the large winning opening 20, the winning ball according to the type of the winning opening is the upper ball plate 105 or the lower. It is paid out to the ball plate 106. The game balls that fall into each winning opening such as the general winning opening 33 are treated as safe balls, and the game balls that fall into the out opening 34 are treated as out balls.

Further, when the game ball passes through the first operating port 31 or the second operating port 32, the normal symbol is variably displayed on the normal symbol display unit 45, and is stopped and displayed after the lapse of the variable display time determined prior to the display. When the normal symbol is stopped and displayed in the first hit mode or the second hit mode, the normal electric accessory 90 is expanded based on the hit mode of the stopped and displayed symbol and the game state when the stop is displayed. .. That is, when the gaming state when the symbol is stopped is the normal gaming state and the normal symbol is stopped and displayed in the first hit mode, a short opening of 0.1 seconds is executed as the opening of the normal electric accessory 90. Further, when the normal symbol is stopped and displayed in the first hit mode in the specific game state (for example, the easy ball entry state), the normal symbol is in the second hit mode in the normal state and the specific game state (for example, the easy ball entry state). When the stop display is displayed, a long opening for 6 seconds is executed as the opening of the normal electric accessory 90. Here, the winning probability of the normal symbol and the execution probability of the long opening are set so as to differ depending on the game state. Specifically, in the open lottery in the normal state, the normal symbol wins with a probability of 1/100, and the execution probability of the short opening in that case (the probability that the winning symbol of the first winning mode is selected) is 1 /. 3. The execution probability of long opening (probability of selecting the hit symbol of the second hit mode) is set to 2/3. Further, in the open lottery in the specific game state (for example, the ball entry easy state), the normal symbol is hit with a probability of 99/100, and the selection probability of the first hit mode and the second hit mode is the same as that in the normal game state. However, it is set so that the long opening is executed regardless of the winning mode. In this way, in the easy-to-enter state, the function of changing the hit probability of the normal symbol (probability change from 1/100 to 99/100) and the function of extending the opening time (the opening time when the stop is displayed in the first hit mode is 0). The ease of entering the second starting port 12 is improved by (extending from .1 second to 6.0 seconds). The function of extending the operating period of the ordinary electric accessory 90 (long opening) is sometimes called "opening extension".

In addition, as described above, by setting the probability of long opening to be higher than the probability of short opening in the normal state, long opening is executed at a constant rate even in the normal state when the normal symbol is won. .. As a modification, on the contrary, in the normal state, the probability of short opening may be higher than the probability of long opening, the specification may have the same probability of both, or the specification may always be short opening. Good. Further, when the ball is in the easy-to-enter state, the ease of entering the second starting port 12 may be enhanced by using three functions including a function of shortening the fluctuation time of the normal symbol. In that case, the fluctuation time of the normal symbol is, for example, 10 seconds in the normal state and 2 seconds in the easy-to-enter state. The winning probability of the open lottery in the normal state may be set to zero (0/100), and the normal electric accessory 90 may be expanded only when the open lottery is performed in the easy-to-enter state. Further, when the normal electric accessory 90 expands, it may be notified in advance to that effect, the hold of the normal symbol change may be pre-read and notified before the start of the change of the normal symbol, or the normal symbol may be notified. It may be notified during the fluctuation.

As a modification of the opening mode when the ordinary electric accessory 90 of the second starting port 12 is opened for a long time, the total opening time is increased to about 6 seconds by repeating the opening for 2 seconds, which is longer than the short opening, three times. It may be an embodiment. Further, a plurality of combinations of the opening time and the number of opening times may be prepared, and one of them may be selected. For example, when the 2-second opening is performed 3 times, the total opening time is the same as when the 6-second opening is performed once, but the former is longer than the latter when the interval period is included. Therefore, especially in the configuration of the modified example in which the second starting port 12 is arranged in the right-handed direction, the former player enters the ball assuming that the player who notices the opening adjusts the hitting direction to the second starting port 12 from that point. It can be said that the chance is long. Further, it may be configured so that there are a plurality of hit types of ordinary symbols, and the opening mode of the expansion mechanism may be different depending on the hit types. For example, when the normal symbol is the first hit, the 0.1 second opening is set once in the normal state, the 1 second opening is set three times in the easy-to-enter state, and the second hit is the normal state. Then, the 6-second opening may be performed once, and the 2-second opening may be performed twice in the easy-to-enter state.

On the other hand, when the ball enters the first starting port 11 or the second starting port 12, the first special symbol 51 and the second special symbol 52 are displayed in the first special symbol display unit 41, the second special symbol display unit 42, and the effect display device 60. , And the decorative symbol 61 are displayed in a variable manner. The variable display of the first special symbol 51, the second special symbol 52, and the decorative symbol 61 is stopped after the variation display time determined prior to the display has elapsed. The first special symbol 51 and the second special symbol 52 are displayed in a variable manner according to a variable pattern in which the variation mode from the start to the stop of the variation is defined. The decorative symbol 61 is variablely displayed according to a variable effect pattern in which the variation mode from the start to the stop of the variation is defined. A plurality of types of fluctuation patterns and fluctuation production patterns are prepared, and each has various fluctuation times, long and short. While the first special symbol 51 and the second special symbol 52 are variablely displayed according to the variation pattern, the decorative symbol 61 is variablely displayed according to the variation effect pattern having the same variation time. In the variation pattern, the variation display time is set for each pattern as the end condition of the symbol variation, and the variation of the first special symbol 51, the second special symbol 52, and the decorative symbol 61 occurs when the variation display time elapses. It will be stopped. Hereinafter, the variation display of the decorative symbol 61 displayed according to the variation effect pattern will be illustrated, and the variation effect pattern will be briefly described. Details of the variation pattern and the method of determining the variation effect pattern will be described separately.

As an example of the variation display of the decorative symbol 61, first, when the variation starts, the symbols are varied in all three rows like the reel rotation of the slot machine, and when the variation end timing is approached, the symbols are stopped one by one in the final stop mode. The symbol combination as is displayed. As an operation when the fluctuation of the decorative symbol 190 is stopped, it may be controlled to stop a plurality of rows at the same time instead of one row at a time so that the effect display other than the decorative symbol is noticed during the variable display, or the effect display other than the decorative symbol may be noticed in a shorter fluctuation time. It may be possible to display the symbol variation. In addition, as an operation at the start of the fluctuation of the decorative symbol 190, control is performed so as to delay the start of the fluctuation of some columns according to the subsequent development (type of effect pattern, etc.) in the fluctuation to produce a feeling of expectation. You may do it.

Next, the variation effect pattern will be briefly described. The variable effect pattern includes a normal off-effect pattern, a reach-out effect pattern, and a reach jackpot effect pattern. The normal out-of-order effect pattern is an effect pattern when displaying a normal out-of-order symbol combination. The out-of-reach effect pattern is an effect pattern when displaying a combination of out-of-reach symbols through a reach state, which is a state in which one more symbol is aligned and a big hit is made. The reach jackpot effect pattern is an effect pattern when displaying the symbol combination of the jackpot after the reach state. In particular, the pattern when going through the reach state includes a pattern having various fluctuation times, long and short, and a reach pattern with a relatively short fluctuation time is called "normal reach", and a reach pattern with a long fluctuation time is called "super reach". ". The normal out-of-reach effect pattern, the reach-out effect pattern, and the reach jackpot effect pattern are classified into a normal pattern displayed in a normal state and a time-saving pattern displayed in a time-saving state, respectively. However, even in the normal state, if the second symbol changes corresponding to the entry of the ball into the second starting port 12, the probability that the jackpot will be accompanied by a probability change or the number of unit games of the special game will increase is the first. Since it can be said that the chance state is higher than the first fluctuation corresponding to the entry of the ball into the 1 start port 11, a pattern for chance effect indicating that the chance is a relatively advantageous jackpot may be used. In the embodiment, the time saving pattern is used in the time saving state, but since the time saving is accompanied in the probability changing state, the time saving pattern is also used in the probability changing state. However, in the modified example, the specification may be such that a pattern for probabilistic change different from that for time saving is used in the probable change state. Alternatively, a specification that uses a common pattern for time saving and probability variation may be used, or a specification that uses a probability variation pattern in the probability variation state without using the time reduction pattern in particular may be used.

When the number of hold of the winning / failing lottery reaches a predetermined number (for example, 3), the symbol variation time in the case of a loss is shortened than usual in order to improve the game efficiency (hereinafter, also referred to as "shortening variation"). Similarly, when the number of winning / failing lottery pending is 4, the symbol fluctuation time in the case of losing is further shortened as compared with the case of the above 3 in order to further improve the game efficiency (hereinafter, also referred to as "ultra-shortening fluctuation"). ). When the first special symbol 51, the second special symbol 52, and the decorative symbol 61 at the time of stopping are in the stop mode showing a big hit after the above-mentioned symbol variation, it is a gaming state that is more advantageous to the player than the normal game. The game shifts to a special game, and the opening / closing operation of the large winning opening 20 is started. The stop mode of the decorative symbol 61 showing the jackpot is, for example, a combination mode in which the types of the three symbols match.

There are two types of special games, normal special games and shortened special games, and there is a big difference in the profits from the winning prize balls. Usually, the special game is started by displaying the production screen called the start demo time. After the screen display of the start demo time, the big winning opening 20 is opened, and the opening is continued for about 30 seconds, or is temporarily closed after 9 or more game balls have fallen. The process from opening to closing of the large winning opening 20 is basically called a unit game, but there may be a case where a plurality of short-time openings are repeated during one unit game. After the opening and closing of the large winning opening 20 or the unit game is repeated a predetermined number of times, for example, 4 or 16 times, the special game is usually ended by the display of the effect screen called the end demo time. In normal special games, you can expect enough balls to enter 9 or more balls per unit game, and you can get enough prize balls (also called "balls") by 16 unit games, which is a big profit. Is obtained. A special game in which 16 unit games are repeated is appropriately referred to as a "16R jackpot", and a special game in which four unit games are repeated is appropriately referred to as a "4R jackpot". Although the unit game is repeated 16 times, in some unit games, the unit game is substantially repeated a small number of times by opening the large winning opening 20 for a shorter time (for example, 0.2 seconds) than usual. It is also possible to realize a normal special game similar to the one (sometimes referred to as a "substantial nR jackpot").

On the other hand, in the shortened special game, the start demo time and the end demo time are short or almost nonexistent (0.1 seconds, etc.), and the large winning opening 20 is opened for 0.2 seconds in one unit game. This unit game is repeated twice to end the shortened special game. In the shortened special game, since the opening of the large winning opening 20 is only repeated twice for a very short time, it is almost impossible to enter the large winning opening 20, and the number of balls is substantially equal to zero. is there. A special game in which two unit games are repeated is also appropriately referred to as a "2R jackpot". Although the number of unit games is the same as that of the normal special game, the shortened special game can be realized by opening the large winning opening 20 for a shorter time than usual in all the unit games.

Further, when the first special symbol 51 or the second special symbol 52 and the decorative symbol 61 at the time of stopping are in the predetermined small hit mode after the above-mentioned symbol variation, the small hit game composed of one unit game. The opening and closing operation of the grand prize opening 20 is executed. In one unit game that constitutes a small hit game, the large winning opening 20 repeats opening for about 0.2 seconds twice, so that the operation mode is indistinguishable from or difficult to distinguish from the 2R big hit in appearance. Become.

When a special game occurs and the hit stop symbol at that time is in a specific mode (for example, "777"), the probability change, which is one of the specific games, is further started after the end of the special game. During the probability change, a winning / losing lottery with a higher probability of winning than the normal probability state is performed, and a new special game may occur relatively early. It should be noted that the fact that the judgment result of the winning / failing lottery is a specific big hit, that is, a big hit accompanied by a probability change is not clearly indicated from the appearance, and a latent probability change state that is not explicitly notified as a decorative pattern or an effect content may be used. In that case, the effect display device 60 does not clearly indicate whether the change is probable or non-probable even during the probable change. In addition, when a predetermined condition is satisfied, it may be clearly shown to the effect display device 60 whether it is a probabilistic change or a non-probable change.

In the normal game after the special game is completed, the easy entry state, which is one of the specific game states, is started. In the easy-to-enter state, the winning probability of the open lottery is increased more than usual, and the opening extension is executed so that the opening time of the normal electric accessory 90 is extended. Since the number of hits of the normal symbol per fixed time can be increased and the ease of entering the ball into the second starting port 12 is also increased, it is highly possible that the number of balls entering the second starting port 12 will increase. Therefore, as a result of increasing the chances of obtaining a prize ball by entering the second starting port 12, it is possible to continue playing while hardly reducing the number of balls held or gradually increasing the number of balls held.

In the easy-to-enter state, as one of the specific game states, the so-called time reduction, in which the fluctuation time of the first special symbol 51, the second special symbol 52, and the decorative symbol 61 is shorter than that in the normal state, is further executed. The fluctuation time of the first special symbol 51, the second special symbol 52, and the decorative symbol 61 is returned to the original fluctuation time after a predetermined number of fluctuations, for example, 100 fluctuations are displayed, but reaches the fluctuation number. If a big hit occurs before, the time reduction will end once. Since the fluctuation time of the first special symbol 51, the second special symbol 52, and the decorative symbol 61 is shortened in the shortened time, until a big hit occurs as compared with the case where the symbol fluctuates with the normal fluctuation time. The time can be shortened, and the ease of obtaining a big hit can be relatively increased. In the modified example, the specification may be such that the time reduction of the special symbol is not performed in the state where the ball is easily entered.

FIG. 2 shows the basic structure of the pachinko gaming machine on the back side. The power switch 150 is a switch for turning on / off the power of the pachinko gaming machine 100. The main board 200 controls the overall operation of the pachinko gaming machine 100, and processes all game operations such as a lottery when winning a prize in the first starting port 11 and the second starting port 12. The sub-board 300 includes a liquid crystal unit 151, controls the display content of the effect display device 60, and changes the effect display content particularly according to the determination result of the main board 200. The back setting mechanism 152 includes a prize ball tank 153, a flow path for the prize balls, a payout device 154 for paying out the prize balls, and the like. The payout device 154 pays out the game balls supplied from the prize ball tank 153 to the upper ball plate 105 according to the winning of each winning opening. The payout control board 155 controls the payout operation by the payout device 154. The launching device 156 launches the stored balls of the upper ball plate 105 into the game area 81 one by one. The launch control board 157 controls the launch operation of the launch device 156. The power supply board 158 supplies electric power to each part of the pachinko gaming machine 100.

<Functional block>
FIG. 3 shows a functional block of the pachinko gaming machine 100. Hereinafter, the functions realized by using each configuration will be described, but in the present specification, in order to match the physical configuration and the functional configuration, for example, a physical configuration such as a main board 200, a payout control board 155, a launch control board 157, etc. For the part already explained as, the term may be used as it is for convenience.

The pachinko gaming machine 100 includes a power supply board 158 that generates a power source to be used in the gaming machine based on an AC power supply (AC24V or the like) supplied from the outside of the gaming machine, and a main control device that controls the basic operation of the game and the progress of the game. Main board 200, payout control board 155 as a frame control device for controlling prize ball payout, launch control board 157 for controlling launch of game balls to the game area, and directing operations and processing are controlled. The function is shared with the sub-board 300 as a sub-control device.

The main board 200 includes a first starting port 11, a second starting port 12, a large winning port 20, a first operating port 31, a second operating port 32, and a general winning port group (first general winning port 33a, second general winning port). It is electrically connected to the port b), the symbol display unit 120, and the external information output terminal 160, and sends and receives various control signals to and from each of them. The payout control board 155 is electrically connected to the main board 200, the launch control board 157, and the payout device 154. The payout control board 155 transmits a launch permission signal to the launch control board 157 based on a prize ball payout transmitted from the main board 200, a signal indicating the control state of the main board 200, and the like to indirectly transmit the launch control board 157. And also controls the payout of prize balls by the payout device 154. The payout device 154 includes a payout motor 166 and a ball counting sensor 167. The launch control board 157 is electrically connected to the payout control board 155, the launch device 156, and the ball feed device 164, and the ball feed device 164 and the launch device 164 and the launch device are based on the launch permission signal transmitted from the payout control board 155. The device 156 is controlled to launch a game ball. The sub-board 300 includes an effect display device 60, a movable accessory 66 (drive motor 67, position detection sensor 68), a speaker 108, an effect input operation device 115 (effect button 109, cross key 110), a decorative lamp 111, and electrical. It is connected to and sends and receives various control signals to and from each.

Data transmission / reception between the main board 200 and the sub-board 300 is unidirectional from the main board 200 to the sub-board 300. It is arranged on the sub-board 300. Since the unidirectionality of data transmission from the main board 200 to the sub board 300 is maintained, data cannot be transmitted from the configuration included in the sub board 300 to the configuration included in the main board 200, and data transmission can be performed. I can't even request it. Therefore, the sub-board 300 cannot refer to the information generated by the main board 200 unless the information is transmitted. Further, data is transmitted and received in both directions between the main board 200 and the payout control board 155, and between the payout control board 155 and the launch control board 157. However, as in the case between the main board 200 and the sub board 300, data can be transmitted and received from the main board 200 to the payout control board 155 in one direction, or from the payout control board 155 to the launch control board 157 in one direction. It may be configured to send and receive data.

Note that the functional blocks included in the main board 200, the payout control board 155, the launch control board 157, and the sub board 300 described below are merely examples, and as a modification, some functional blocks are mounted on other boards. It may be mounted. For example, the functional block included in the main board 200 may be mounted on the sub-board 300, or the functional block included in the launch control board 157 may be mounted on the payout control board 155. Good. Further, for example, a part of the functional block included in the main board 200 may be mounted on the main board 200, or the remaining part may be mounted on the payout control board 155. May be divided into a plurality of substrates to form one functional block as a whole.

<Main board 200>
FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration of the main board 200. The main board 200 includes a ball entry determination means 201, a random number generation means 202, a first lottery means 211, a second lottery means 212, a preliminary determination means 235, a general drawing lottery means 213, a hold control means 240, and a main display control means 250. Special game control means 260, small hit game control means 265, specific game control means 270, open / close control means 275, special figure adjustment means 276, main initial processing execution means 280, main power interruption processing execution means 282, main error detection means 284. , Command communication means 205 is provided.

<Entering ball determination means 201>
The ball entry determination means 201 determines the entry of a game ball into each winning opening. When the ball entry determination means 201 receives the first start winning information, it determines that the game ball has won the first start opening 11, and when it receives the second start winning information, the game ball has won the second start opening 12. to decide. When the winning ball determining means 201 receives the large winning opening winning information, it determines that the game ball has won the large winning opening 20, and when it receives the general winning information, it determines that the game ball has won the general winning opening 33. Upon receiving the passing information, the ball entry determination means 201 determines that the game ball has passed through the first operating port 31 or the second operating port 32.

<Random number generation means 202>
The random number generation means 202 generates random numbers to be used for various determinations in the first lottery means 211, the second lottery means 212, and the general drawing lottery means 213. Specifically, the random number generation means 202 has random numbers from "0" to "65535" as random numbers (also referred to as "win / fail lottery values") used in the win / loss lottery by the first hit / miss determination means 221 and the second hit / fail determination means 222. A random number in the range is generated by a predetermined means. Further, the random number generation means 202 is "0" to "255" as random numbers (also referred to as "symbol determination lottery value") used in symbol determination (symbol lottery) by the first symbol determination means 226 and the second symbol determination means 227. Random numbers in the range up to are generated by a predetermined means. Further, the random number generation means 202 has "0" to "255" as random numbers (also referred to as "variation pattern determination lottery values") used in the determination of the variation pattern by the first variation pattern determination means 231 and the second variation pattern determination means 232. Random numbers in the range up to "" are generated by a predetermined means. Further, the random number generation means 202 generates a random number in the range of "0" to "99" as a random number used in the winning / failing lottery by the general drawing lottery means 213 by a predetermined means. Further, the random number generation means 202 generates a random number in the range of "0" to "2" as a random number used when determining a normal symbol by a predetermined means. The "random numbers" here are not only physical random numbers generated by the random number generation circuit and genuine random numbers in the mathematical sense, but also pseudo-random numbers such as random numbers using a 16-bit counter and software random numbers using a random number generation algorithm. But it may be. Alternatively, it may be a random number generated by combining a hardware random number and a software random number. Further, as the random numbers acquired by the first lottery means 211 and the second lottery means 212, the random numbers generated by the same generation means may be acquired, or the random numbers generated by another generation means may be acquired. ..

<Public map lottery means 213>
When the game ball passes through the first operating port 31 or the second operating port 32, the normal symbol lottery means 213 generates random numbers of a random number used for winning / failing lottery of the normal symbol and a random number used for determining the stop symbol of the normal symbol. Obtain from 202 and execute the lottery. The ordinary symbol lottery means 213 has a normal symbol winning / failing determination table (not shown) that is referred to for determining whether or not the normal symbol is correct, and a normal symbol determination that is referred to for determining the stop symbol of the ordinary symbol to be displayed on the ordinary symbol display unit 45. Hold the table. The normal symbol winning / failing judgment table defines the correspondence between the lottery value for winning / failing and the winning, and the normal symbol judgment table defines the correspondence between the lottery value for determining the stop symbol and the normal symbol. The hit / fail and stop symbols of the normal symbol are determined based on the hit probability and the symbol selection probability. When the lottery value for the winning / failing lottery of the ordinary symbol corresponds to the hit, the ordinary symbol lottery means 213 determines the stop symbol of the ordinary symbol by referring to the ordinary symbol determination table, and the lottery value for the winning / failing lottery of the ordinary symbol is set. When it corresponds to the deviation, the mode of the deviation symbol of 1 is always determined. When the result of the hit / fail determination of the normal symbol corresponds to a hit and the normal symbol stops at a predetermined symbol (first hit mode or second hit mode), the opening / closing control means 275, which will be described later, changes the mode of the stop symbol and the game state. The ordinary electric accessory 90 of the second starting port 12 is expanded accordingly. The expansion time is 0.1 seconds at the time of short opening and 6 seconds at the time of long opening. The lottery value of the ordinary symbol is temporarily held by the hold control means 240 described later. However, the lottery value is held only when the predetermined upper limit number of holds held by the hold control means 240 is not exceeded.

<First lottery means 211 and second lottery means 212>
The first lottery means 211 has a function of executing the first lottery related to the first game, such as a first lottery value acquisition means 216, a first hit / fail determination means 221 and a first symbol determination means 226, and a first variation pattern determination. The first winning / failing lottery is executed as a winning / failing lottery corresponding to the entry of the ball into the first starting port 11, including the means 231. Based on various lottery results by the first lottery means 211, the main display control means 250 makes a variable display of the first special symbol 51 on the first special symbol display unit 41. Further, based on the information transmitted from the command communication means 205, the decorative symbol 61 is variablely displayed in the display area of the effect display device 60. The second lottery means 212 includes a second lottery value acquisition means 217, a second hit / fail determination means 222, a second symbol determination means 227, and a second variation pattern determination means 232, and corresponds to entry into the second starting port 12. The second winning / failing lottery is executed as a winning / failing lottery. Based on various lottery results by the second lottery means 212, the main display control means 250 makes a variable display of the second special symbol 52 on the second special symbol display unit 42. Further, based on the information transmitted from the command communication means 205, the decorative symbol 61 is variablely displayed in the display area of the effect display device 60.

<First lottery value acquisition means 216 and second lottery value acquisition means 217>
The first lottery value acquisition means 216 acquires random numbers for various lottery and determination by the first lottery means 211 from the random number generation means 202 when the ball enters the first start port 11. Specifically, the first winning / failing lottery value for winning / failing determination by the first winning / failing determination means 221, the first symbol lottery value for determining the stop mode of the first special symbol 51 by the first symbol determining means 226, and the first variation pattern. The first pattern lottery value for determining the fluctuation pattern (variation time) of the first special symbol 51 by the determination means 231 is acquired from the corresponding random number generation means. The second lottery value acquisition means 217 acquires random numbers for various lottery and determination by the second lottery means 212 from the random number generation means 202 when the ball enters the second starting port 12. Specifically, the second winning / failing lottery value for determining the winning / failing by the second winning / failing determination means 222, the second symbol lottery value for determining the stop mode of the second special symbol 52 by the second symbol determining means 227, and the second variation pattern. The second pattern lottery value for determining the fluctuation pattern (variation time) of the second special symbol 52 by the determination means 232 is acquired from the corresponding random number generation means.

The first winning / failing determination means 221 executes a winning / failing determination for determining whether or not to shift to the special game based on the first winning / failing lottery value. The second winning / failing determination means 222 executes a winning / failing determination for determining whether or not to shift to the special game based on the second winning / failing lottery value. In the hit / fail judgment, more specifically, "big hit" indicating that the game shifts to the special game, "small hit" indicating that the game shifts to the small hit game, and "small hit" indicating that the game does not shift to the special game and the small hit game. It is determined which of the two is "off". The first hit / fail determination means 221 and the second hit / fail determination means 222 hold a hit / fail determination table referred to in the hit / fail determination. In addition, in order to distinguish the hit / fail judgment executed when starting the symbol variation from the preliminary hit / fail judgment described later, it is also appropriately referred to as "hit / fail judgment as the main judgment". In the present specification, when the term "table" or "selection criterion" is used, the correspondence between the first parameter such as the lottery value and the second parameter such as the value indicating the option is strictly defined by the table structure. In addition to pointing to data, it is also broadly included to be realized by a program structure that derives the second parameter from the first parameter as such a correspondence. Including them, the concept is substantially synonymous with "table" and is appropriately referred to as "selection criteria". In addition, when a table structure is used, the selection criteria that are substantially one type may be composed of a combination of a plurality of structurally subdivided tables, but the term "multiple types of selection criteria" is subdivided. Shows the actual number of types of tables, not the number of converted tables.

The first hit / fail determination means 221 and the second hit / fail determination means 222 hold a table corresponding to each hit / fail determination as a hit / fail determination table to be referred to in the hit / fail determination. Specifically, a hit / fail judgment table for hit / fail judgment by the first hit / miss judgment means 221 (also referred to as “first hit / miss judgment table”) and a hit / fail judgment table for hit / fail judgment by the second hit / miss judgment means 222 (“second hit / miss judgment table”). A table to be referred to is selected according to the success / failure judgment to be executed by holding the "win / fail judgment table"). In the plurality of winning / failing determination tables, the determination results of big hit, small hit, and miss are associated with the winning / failing lottery value, and the winning / failing probability is determined according to the range setting of the associated big hit.

FIG. 5 is a diagram schematically showing a hit / fail determination table. In the winning / failing judgment table of this figure, the judgment results of big hit, small hit, and miss are associated with the winning / failing lottery value, and the winning / failing probability of the big hit and the winning / failing probability of the small hit are associated with each associated range setting. Is decided. The first hit / fail determination means 221 and the second hit / fail determination means 222 refer to the pass / fail determination table of the present figure in the hit / fail determination as the present determination. In both the first winning / failing lottery by the first winning / failing determination means 221 and the second winning / failing lottery by the second winning / failing determination means 222, a big hit is normally obtained only when the winning / failing lottery value falls within the range of 0 to 299. At the time of probability change, the range of big hits is expanded, and the big hits are obtained not only when the winning / failing lottery value corresponds to the range of 0 to 299 but also when it corresponds to the range of 300 to 2999. In this way, the range corresponding to the jackpot changes according to the gaming state. In this figure, a single hit / fail judgment table shows the jackpot range for both normal time and probability change, but the hit / fail judgment table may be prepared separately for normal time and probability change, and the first It may be prepared separately for one winning / failing lottery and for the second winning / failing lottery.

In this embodiment, even if the winning / failing lottery value does not correspond to the big hit range, if it falls within the predetermined range, it becomes a small hit. In the example of this figure, when the winning / failing lottery value acquired by the first winning / failing determination means 221 corresponds to the range of 56500 to 65535, a small hit is obtained, and the winning / failing lottery value acquired by the second winning / failing determination means 222 is 64000 to 65535. If it falls within the range, it will be a small hit. That is, the first winning / failing lottery has a wider range of small hits than the second winning / failing lottery, and small hits are more likely to occur. In this way, if it does not correspond to a big hit, it is originally all "off", but in the example of this figure, if it does not correspond to a big hit but also does not correspond to a small hit, the winning / losing lottery value range Is particularly expressed as "off". That is, when "hit or not" is considered from the viewpoint of "whether or not it is a big hit", "small hit" may be included in "missing" in a broad sense in the sense of "not a big hit". In addition, when "hit or not" is considered from the viewpoint of "hit or not", "small hit" may be included in "hit" in a broad sense together with "big hit". In this figure, an example is shown in which the judgment table for big hits and the judgment table for small hits are realized in the form of a single hit / fail judgment table, but even if each is realized as a separate table. Good. Further, the "small hit" may be provided only in one of the first game and the second game, or may not be provided in any of the games. In that case, the value corresponding to the small hit is not set in the corresponding hit / fail judgment table.

<1st symbol determining means 226 and 2nd symbol determining means 227>
Returning to FIG. 4, the first symbol determining means 226 and the second symbol determining means 227 determine the stopped symbol at the start of the fluctuation of the symbol based on the symbol lottery value acquired from the random number generating means 202 and the result of the winning / failing determination. .. The first symbol determining means 226 and the second symbol determining means 227 hold a plurality of symbol determination tables referred to for determining the stop symbol of the special symbol. Specifically, the first symbol determining means 226 holds a plurality of symbol determination tables according to the result of the hit / fail determination by the first hit / miss determination means 221 and the second symbol determining means 227 holds the hit / fail by the second hit / miss determination means 222. Holds a plurality of symbol judgment tables according to the judgment result. The first hit / miss determination means 221 holds a first symbol determination table at the time of a big hit, a first symbol determination table at the time of a small hit, and a first symbol determination table at the time of a miss, which is referred to at the time of a small hit. The second hit / miss determination means 222 holds a second symbol determination table at the time of a big hit, a second symbol determination table at the time of a small hit, and a second symbol determination table at the time of a miss, which is referred to at the time of a small hit. The first symbol determining means 226 and the second symbol determining means 227 select a symbol determination table to be referred to according to the result of the hit / fail determination. In addition, in order to distinguish the symbol determination executed at the start of the symbol variation from the preliminary symbol determination described later, it is also appropriately referred to as "symbol determination as the main determination".

FIG. 6 is a diagram schematically showing a symbol determination table. FIG. 6A is a table to be referred to when the hit / fail judgment result is a big hit, FIG. 6B is a table to be referred to when the hit / fail judgment result is wrong, and FIG. 6C is a table to be referred to. This is a table to be referred to when the hit / fail judgment result is a small hit. The first symbol determination means 226 and the second symbol determination means 227 refer to the symbol determination table of the present figure in the symbol determination as the present determination. In each symbol determination table, the correspondence between the numbers "0" to "10" indicating the type of the special symbol and the first symbol lottery value or the second symbol lottery value is defined. The types of special symbols are associated with the hit / miss judgment results of big hit, small hit, and miss, respectively. "0" to "4" correspond to the big hit, and "5" to "9" correspond to the small hit. "10" corresponds to the disconnection. Each type is assigned a plurality of special symbols, that is, a plurality of generally meaningless symbols formed by a combination of segments.

As shown in FIG. 6A, the types of special symbols "0" to "4" are associated with the presence or absence of the jackpot and the probability fluctuation after the jackpot. Specifically, the type "0" indicates a 16R jackpot with a probability change as a specific jackpot, is associated with "0 to 99" in the case of the first symbol lottery value, and is "0 to 99" in the case of the second symbol lottery value. 144 ”. The type "1" indicates a 4R jackpot (or "substantially 4R hit") with a probability change as a specific jackpot, and is associated with "100 to 149" in the case of the first symbol lottery value, and in the case of the second symbol lottery value. It is associated with "145-149". The type "2" indicates a 2R jackpot accompanied by a probability change, and the type "2" is associated with both the first symbol lottery value and the second symbol lottery value "150 to 189". The type "3" indicates a 16R jackpot that is not accompanied by a probability change as a normal jackpot, and the type "3" is associated with both the first symbol lottery value and the second symbol lottery value "150 to 189". The type "4" indicates a 4R jackpot that is not accompanied by a probability change as a normal jackpot, and the type "4" is associated with both the first symbol lottery value and the second symbol lottery value "230 to 255". In this way, the selection probability for each jackpot type (that is, the content of the jackpot and the presence or absence of subsequent probability fluctuations) is determined by the size of the range of the symbol lottery value.

In addition, it is possible to provide more types of special symbols, and in that case, by configuring so that one jackpot type is determined corresponding to a plurality of special symbol types, the jackpot can be increased while increasing the symbol types. You can set fewer types. Alternatively, it is possible to subdivide into more jackpot types in response to the increased number of symbol types. Further, it is possible to provide different symbol types at the time of the first lottery and at the time of the second lottery. In this case, one jackpot type is configured to correspond to each of the type of special symbol selected at the time of the first lottery and the type of special symbol selected at the time of the second lottery. However, it is desirable to set the ratio of probability fluctuations to be the same in the first lottery and the second lottery.

As shown in FIG. 6B, the type "10" is associated with the symbol lottery value in the entire range in the case where the winning / failing determination result is wrong. Therefore, it is determined that the same special symbol will always be stopped and displayed in the case of deviation. It is also possible to provide a plurality of special symbols to be stopped and displayed in the case of disconnection.

As shown in FIG. 6 (c), the types of special symbols "5" to "9" are associated with small hits. The type "5" is associated with the range "0 to 49" of the symbol lottery value, and the type "6" is associated with the range "50 to 99" of the symbol lottery value. The type "7" is associated with the symbol lottery value range "100 to 149", the type "8" is associated with the symbol lottery value range "150 to 199", and the type "9" is the symbol lottery value range. It is associated with "200 to 255".

In this embodiment, in order to save the storage area in the main board 200, the table of FIG. 6 is also referred to as the pre-symbol determination table in the pre-symbol determination. The first symbol determining means 226 and the second symbol determining means 227 determine that the value of "0" to "10" indicating the type of the special symbol as a result of the preliminary symbol determination is the first winning / failing lottery or the second winning / failing lottery. It is transmitted to the effect determining means 303 together with the indicated value and the number of holds. In addition, as a preliminary symbol determination table, a table that can be further subdivided to enable complicated determination, or a table in which the determination range of the jackpot symbol that executes the same special game is summarized and simplified may be used. .. In addition, when the symbol is uniformly determined at the time of disengagement as in this embodiment, a specific symbol can be selected without referring to the acquired symbol lottery value and without preparing a symbol determination table for disengagement. You may decide.

<First variation pattern determining means 231 and second variation pattern determining means 232>
Returning to FIG. 4, the first variation pattern determining means 231 acquires, from the random number generating means 202, a variation pattern in which the display process of the symbol variation to be displayed on the first special symbol display unit 41 and the effect display device 60 is defined. It is determined from a plurality of fluctuation patterns based on one pattern lottery value. The second variation pattern determining means 232 uses the variation pattern in which the display process of the symbol variation to be displayed on the second special symbol display unit 42 and the effect display device 60 is determined as the second pattern lottery value obtained from the random number generation means 202. Based on this, it is determined from a plurality of fluctuation patterns. The first variation pattern determining means 231 and the second variation pattern determining means 232 respectively refer to the variation pattern table when starting the symbol variation to determine the variation pattern of the symbol variation. Further, the first variation pattern determining means 231 and the second variation pattern determining means 232 execute a preliminary pattern determination as to which variation pattern range the pattern lottery value corresponds to. First variation pattern determining means 231 and second variation pattern determining means 232, main board 2
The control means of 00 is a fluctuation pattern table that is referred to for determining the fluctuation pattern when the fluctuation start condition is satisfied, and a pre-pattern used for information generation for determining the execution of the look-ahead process when entering the starting port. Hold or share each judgment table. The fluctuation pattern defines the fluctuation time from the start to the stop of the fluctuation when the special symbol is displayed in a variable manner, and has various fluctuation times, long and short, depending on the type. That is, in each fluctuation pattern in which the display process of the symbol variation is defined, the variation display time is substantially set for each pattern as the end condition of the symbol variation, and the special symbol is set when the variation display time elapses. Fluctuation is stopped. The fluctuation pattern determination executed at the start of the symbol variation is also appropriately referred to as "variation pattern determination as the main determination" in order to distinguish it from the prior pattern determination. Further, in order to contribute to the selection of the variation effect pattern of the decorative pattern described later, it may be defined as a different type of variation pattern with the same variation time.

FIG. 7 is a diagram schematically showing a variation pattern table. The first variation pattern determining means 231 and the second variation pattern determining means 232 refer to the table of the present figure (a) in the normal state, and refer to the table of the present figure (b) in the time saving state.

As shown in FIG. 7A, when the winning / failing judgment result is incorrect in the normal state, if the pattern lottery value is 0 to 4, "Super 1", which is the super reach of the pattern range number "0", is selected. If the pattern lottery value is 5 to 9, "Super 2", which is the super reach of the pattern range number "1", is selected. If the pattern lottery value is 10 to 19, "normal 1" which is the normal reach of the pattern range number "2" is selected, and when the pattern lottery value is 20 to 29, the normal reach of the pattern range number "3" is "normal". 2 ”is selected. If the pattern lottery value is 30 to 255, "out of reach" of the pattern range number "4" is selected. As "out of reach", different fluctuation patterns are selected according to the number of holds, a fluctuation pattern of 10 seconds when the number of holds is 0 to 2, a fluctuation pattern of 7 seconds when the number of holds is 3, and a number of holds. When is 4, a 4-second fluctuation pattern is selected.

In this figure, an example of mainly classifying into five types according to the fluctuation time will be described, but a plurality of fluctuation effect patterns are prepared for each of the fluctuation patterns in the sub-board 300, and dozens of types of variation effect patterns are prepared in total. Is associated with the lottery value range of each category.

The range of pattern lottery values assigned to "normal 1", "normal 2", and "out of reach" also differs depending on the number of reservations. When the number of holds is 0 or 1, it is as shown in this figure (a), but as the number of holds increases, the lottery value range of "normal 1" and "normal 2" becomes narrower, and the lottery value of "out of reach" The range becomes wider. The smaller the number of holds, the wider the lottery value range of the fluctuation pattern with a relatively long fluctuation time, and the probability that the fluctuation pattern with a long fluctuation time will be selected increases. Therefore, the smaller the number of holds, the longer the average fluctuation time, and the larger the number of holds, the shorter the average fluctuation time. By using a fluctuation pattern table in which the correspondence between the pattern lottery value range and the fluctuation pattern is different for each number of holds, it is possible to realize control in which a fluctuation pattern having a long fluctuation time is easily selected when the number of holds is small.

In the normal state, when the winning / failing judgment result is a 4R jackpot or a 16R jackpot, if the pattern lottery value is 0 to 123, "Super 1", which is the super reach of the pattern range number "5", is selected and the pattern lottery value is set. If it is 124 to 248, "Super 2", which is the super reach of the pattern range number "6", is selected. If the pattern lottery value is 249 to 252, the normal reach of the pattern range number "7" is selected "normal 1", and if the pattern lottery value is 253 to 255, the normal reach of the pattern range number "8" is "normal". 2 ”is selected.

If the winning / failing judgment result is a 2R big hit or a small hit in the normal state, if the pattern lottery value is 0 to 122, "Super 3", which is the super reach of the pattern range number "9", is selected and the pattern lottery value is set. If it is 123 to 255, "normal 3", which is the normal reach of the pattern range number "10", is selected.

When the first variation pattern determining means 231 and the second variation pattern determining means 232 transmit the pre-determination result to the effect determining means 303 as a so-called look-ahead result, the value (0 to 10) of the pattern range number is set to the first correctness. It is transmitted together with a value indicating whether it is a lottery or a second winning / failing lottery and the number of holds. In the embodiment shown in FIG. 7, it is illustrated that a table is provided for each of the winning / failing determination results in the preliminary pattern determination. However, regardless of the winning / failing lottery result, the random number value is approximately 1 using the prior pattern determination table. In addition to deriving only information regarding which range the sub-board is located in, the control means side of the sub-board 300 may be controlled to determine what kind of variation is to be executed together with the preliminary pass / fail determination result.

In the fluctuation pattern table of FIG. 7B referred to in the time saving state, the pattern lottery value is assigned to the fluctuation pattern for time saving. However, the correspondence between the range of the pattern lottery value and the fluctuation time is the same as that in FIG. 7 (a) except for "no reach and shortening of deviation" selected by deviation. “Reachless loss shortening” is a fluctuation pattern with a relatively short fluctuation time associated with the same lottery value range and pattern range number as “reachless loss” in FIG. 7 (a). For "shortening without reach", different fluctuation patterns are selected according to the number of holdings, a fluctuation pattern of 10 seconds when the number of holdings is 0, 1 and a fluctuation pattern of 1 second when the number of holdings is 2-4. Are selected respectively. The first variation pattern determining means 231 and the second variation pattern determining means 232 may refer to different variation pattern tables, or may refer to different variation pattern tables according to the gaming state. For example, in a gaming machine in which the second lottery is set to be more advantageous than the first lottery and the second lottery is processed with priority over the first lottery, the second lottery is the first in spite of the easy entry state due to the shortened time. The situation in which the hold of the second lottery is exhausted and the first lottery is continuously executed is not preferable for the player. Therefore, in the out-of-ball fluctuation in the first lottery in the easy-to-enter state, a fluctuation pattern table is referred to in which a fluctuation pattern for a long time (for example, 10 seconds) that does not shorten the fluctuation time is uniformly selected regardless of the number of holdings. It may be that.

<Hold control means 240>
Returning to FIG. 4, the hold control means 240 includes the special figure hold means 241 and the normal figure hold means 242. When the first winning / failing lottery value or the second winning / failing lottery value is newly acquired, the special figure holding means 241 changes the symbol corresponding to the first winning / failing lottery value or the second winning / failing lottery value acquired before that. When is displayed, the start of the symbol variation corresponding to the newly acquired first winning / failing lottery value or the second winning / failing lottery value is suspended, and the winning / failing lottery value is stored until the start of the variation display of the corresponding symbol. Here, for each of the first special symbols, up to four, the first winning / failing lottery value, the first symbol lottery value, and the first pattern lottery value are memorized, and for the second special symbol, each of them has an upper limit of four. The second winning / failing lottery value, the second symbol lottery value, and the second pattern lottery value are stored. The normal figure holding means 242 stores the normal figure lottery value acquired by the normal figure lottery means 213 as a holding ball. The number of these holds is represented by the number of lights or the number of blinks of the first special figure hold display unit 71, the second special figure hold display unit 72, and the normal figure hold display unit 75, respectively. The number of holds by the special figure holding means 241 is also displayed on the effect display device 60.

The lottery value of the second winning / failing lottery held by the special figure holding means 241 is preferentially digested over the lottery value of the first winning / failing lottery, and the symbol variation is displayed. Therefore, even if the jackpot lottery value is held as the first win / loss lottery, as long as the lottery value is held as the second win / loss lottery, the symbol variation corresponding to the jackpot lottery value of the first win / loss lottery is not displayed. Therefore, even if a big hit is held as the first winning or losing lottery, there is a possibility that a plurality of consecutive big hits can be obtained by continuing to hit until the big hit is held as the second winning or losing lottery.

<Main display control means 250>
The main display control means 250 includes a first special figure control means 251 and a second special figure control means 252, and a normal figure control means 254. The first special symbol control means 251 displays the variation of the first special symbol 51 on the first special symbol display unit 41 according to the variation pattern determined according to the determination result of the first winning / failing lottery by the first lottery means 211. Let me. The first special symbol control means 251 sets a new symbol variation start condition that the variation display of the symbol corresponding to the first winning / failing lottery or the second winning / failing lottery performed before that has been completed. The second special symbol control means 252 displays the variation of the second special symbol 52 on the second special symbol display unit 42 according to the variation pattern determined according to the determination result of the second winning / failing lottery by the second lottery means 212. Let me. The second special symbol control means 252 also sets a new symbol variation start condition that the variation display of the symbol corresponding to the first winning / failing lottery or the second winning / failing lottery performed before that has been completed.

When the special figure holding means 241 stores the winning / failing lottery value of the second winning / failing lottery, the first special figure controlling means 251 reserves the start of the symbol variation display corresponding to the first winning / failing lottery. On the other hand, the second special figure control means 252 starts the symbol variation display corresponding to the second winning / failing lottery regardless of whether or not the winning / failing lottery value of the first winning / failing lottery is stored by the special figure holding means 241. As a result, when the lottery value is held in both the first winning / failing lottery and the second winning / failing lottery, the lottery value held in the second winning / failing lottery is preferentially read out and the symbol variation is displayed. In such a case, the lottery value held in the first winning / failing lottery is not read and the symbol change does not start until the number of holdings in the second winning / failing lottery becomes 0.

The first special figure control means 251 and the second special figure control means 252 are changed by the command communication means 205 described later at the timing of starting and the timing of stopping the change display of the first special symbol 51 and the second special symbol 52. The start command and the fluctuation stop command are transmitted to the effect determining means 303 (sub-main). When the fluctuation start command is transmitted, a value indicating each of the winning / failing judgment result, the stop symbol, and the fluctuation pattern determined or determined as the final judgment and a value indicating which of the first winning / failing lottery and the second winning / failing lottery It is transmitted to the effect determining means 303 together with the fluctuation start command. When the fluctuation stop command is transmitted, the value indicating the stop symbol is transmitted to the effect determining means 303 together with the fluctuation stop command. Further, the effect determining means 303 (sub-main) transmits a variation start command, a variation stop command, and the like to the effect control means 304 in order to control the variation display of the decorative symbol by the effect control means 304 (sub-sub). As a result, the variable display by the main display control means 250 and the effect control means 304 (sub-sub) is synchronized, and the interlocking is maintained. The normal symbol control means 254 causes the normal symbol display unit 45 to display the determination result of the lottery by the normal symbol lottery means 213 as a variable display of the normal symbol.

<Special figure adjustment means 276>
The special symbol adjusting means 276 waits for the start of the variable display of the other while the variable display of one of the first special symbol 51 and the second special symbol 52 is displayed. The special figure adjusting means 276 has a second special symbol based on the entry of the game ball into the second start opening 12, regardless of the order in which the game ball has entered the first start opening 11 or the second start opening 12. The variation display of 52 is prioritized over the variation display of the first special symbol 51 based on the entry of the ball into the first starting port 11. For example, when both the first winning / failing lottery value and the second winning / failing lottery value are reserved, the second winning / failing lottery value is always preferentially digested, and the second special symbol 52 is continuously changed and displayed.

The special symbol adjusting means 276 in the modified example displays the variation of the first special symbol 51 and the variation of the second special symbol 52 according to the order of entering the balls into the first starting port 11 and the second starting port 12. It may be selectively changed and displayed. For example, when the ball enters in the order of the first starting port 11, the first starting port 11, and the second starting port 12, the first special symbol 51, the first special symbol 51, and the second special symbol 52 are displayed in a variable order. Will be done. In this case, the special figure adjusting means 276 monitors the hold control means 240 and stores the hold order of the winning / failing lottery value. Since which special symbol should be changed is determined according to the ball entry order of the game ball, that is, the hold order of the winning / failing lottery value in the hold control means 240, the player can easily visually grasp the change order.

In another modification, the special symbol adjusting means 276 may display the variable display of the first special symbol 51 and the variable display of the second special symbol 52 in a predetermined digestion order regardless of the ball entry order. Good. For example, priority may be given to alternately displaying the variable display of the first special symbol 51 and the variable display of the second special symbol 52. For example, when both the first winning / failing lottery value and the second winning / failing lottery value are reserved, the first special symbol 51 and the second special symbol 52 are alternately displayed in a variable manner. Since which special symbol should be changed simply alternates regardless of the order in which the game balls enter, the player can easily grasp the order of change.

When one of the first special symbol 51 and the second special symbol 52 is stopped in the hitting mode, the special symbol adjusting means 276 waits for the start of the variation display of the other. In this case, since the variable display of the special symbol is not started while the special game is executed, the player can concentrate on the special game.

<Preliminary determination means 235>
The pre-determination means 235 includes a first lottery pre-determination means 236 and a second lottery pre-determination means 237. The first lottery pre-determination means 236 is a random number acquired by the first lottery value acquisition means 216 before the execution of various determinations by the first winning / failing determination means 221, the first symbol determination means 226, and the first variation pattern determination means 231. Is used to determine in advance information about the change before the start of the change of the first special symbol by the first special figure control means 251. The second lottery pre-determination means 237 is a random number acquired by the second lottery value acquisition means 217 before the execution of various determinations by the second winning / failing determination means 222, the second symbol determination means 227, and the second variation pattern determination means 232. Is used to determine in advance information about the change before the start of the change of the second special symbol by the second special figure control means 252.

The first lottery pre-determination means 236 includes a first pre-win / fail lottery value determination table, a first pre-design lottery value determination table, and a first pre-variation pattern random value determination table as determination tables for pre-determination related to the first lottery means 211. Hold the table. The first lottery pre-determination means 236 uses the first pre-win / fail lottery value determination table to determine a random number group to which the first win / fail lottery value stored in the special figure holding means 241 belongs. The first lottery pre-determination means 236 uses the first pre-symbol lottery value determination table to determine a random number group to which the first symbol lottery value stored in the special figure holding means 241 belongs. The first lottery pre-determination means 236 uses the first pre-variation pattern determination table to determine a random number group to which the first variation pattern lottery value stored in the special figure holding means 241 belongs. Then, these determination results are temporarily stored as the pre-determination results, and the information regarding the pre-determination results is transmitted to the sub-board 300 by the command communication means 205 (sub-control command transmission means 207) described later.

FIG. 8 is a diagram schematically showing a preliminary hit / fail determination table referred to in the preliminary hit / fail determination. The first lottery pre-determination means 236 (pre-win / fail determination regarding the first game) refers to the first pre-win / fail lottery value determination table of FIG. 8A when the ball enters the first start opening 11, and the win / fail lottery value. When is "0 to 299", a value of "1" indicating that fact is set as a preliminary hit / fail judgment result. When the winning / failing lottery value is "300 to 2999", the value of "2" indicating that fact is set as the preliminary winning / failing determination result. When the winning / failing lottery value is "3000 to 56499", the value of "3" indicating that fact is set as the preliminary winning / failing determination result. When the winning / failing lottery value is "56500 to 65535", the value of "4" indicating that fact is set as the preliminary winning / failing determination result. Next, the first symbol lottery value determination table (not shown) is referred to, and when the first symbol lottery value is "0 to 99", a value of "0" indicating that fact is set as the advance symbol determination result. .. When the first symbol lottery value is "100 to 149", a value of "1" indicating that fact is set as a preliminary symbol determination result. When the first symbol lottery value is "150 to 189", a value of "2" indicating that fact is set as a preliminary symbol determination result. When the first symbol lottery value is "190 to 229", a value of "3" indicating that fact is set as a preliminary symbol determination result. When the first symbol lottery value is "230 to 255", a value of "4" indicating that fact is set as a preliminary symbol determination result. Further, referring to the first pre-variation pattern random number value determination table (not shown), when the first pattern lottery value is "0 to 9", the value of "A" indicating that fact is set as the pre-pattern determination result. .. When the first pattern lottery value is "10 to 29", the value of "B" indicating that fact is set as the pre-pattern determination result. When the first pattern lottery value is "30 to 255", the value of "C" indicating that fact is set as the pre-pattern determination result. As described above, the pre-determination information set by the first lottery pre-determination means 236 (pre-win / fail determination regarding the first game) is the first start port 11 by the command communication means 205 (sub-control command transmission means 207) described later. It is transmitted to the effect determining means 303 in accordance with the transmission timing of the information indicating the entry into the ball (indicating that it is the first winning / losing lottery), the information indicating the number of holds, and the like.

The second lottery pre-determination means 237 (pre-win / fail determination regarding the second game) refers to the second pre-win / fail lottery value determination table shown in FIG. When the value is "0 to 299", the value of "1" indicating that fact is set as the preliminary hit / fail judgment result. When the winning / failing lottery value is "300 to 2999", the value of "2" indicating that fact is set as the preliminary winning / failing determination result. When the winning / failing lottery value is "3000 to 63999", the value of "3" indicating that fact is set as the preliminary winning / failing determination result. When the winning / failing lottery value is "64,000 to 65535", the value of "4" indicating that fact is set as the preliminary winning / failing determination result. Next, referring to the second preliminary symbol lottery value determination table (not shown), if the second symbol lottery value is "0 to 144", a value of "0" indicating that fact is set as the preliminary symbol determination result. .. When the second symbol lottery value is "145-149", a value of "1" indicating that fact is set as a preliminary symbol determination result. When the second symbol lottery value is "150 to 189", a value of "2" indicating that fact is set as a preliminary symbol determination result. When the second symbol lottery value is "190 to 229", a value of "3" indicating that fact is set as a preliminary symbol determination result. When the second symbol lottery value is "230 to 255", a value of "4" indicating that fact is set as a preliminary symbol determination result. Further, referring to the second pre-variation pattern random value determination table (not shown), when the second pattern lottery value is "0 to 9", the value of "A" indicating that fact is set as the pre-pattern determination result. .. When the second pattern lottery value is "10 to 29", the value of "B" indicating that fact is set as the pre-pattern determination result. When the second pattern lottery value is "30 to 255", the value of "C" indicating that fact is set as the pre-pattern determination result. As described above, the pre-determination information set by the second lottery pre-determination means 237 (pre-win / fail determination regarding the second game) is the second start port 12 by the command communication means 205 (sub-control command transmission means 207) described later. The information is transmitted to the effect determining means 303 in accordance with the transmission timing of the information indicating the entry into the ball (indicating that it is the second winning / failing lottery), the information indicating the number of holds, and the like.

It should be noted that various information temporarily stored as the pre-determination result by the pre-determination means 235 is stored in a predetermined pre-determination result storage area up to 4 each, as in the case of the number of reserved storages. The preliminary determination result may be stored using the hold storage area stored by the hold control means 240. The information may be deleted based on the fact that the pre-determination result by the pre-determination means 235 is transmitted to the effect determination means 303 by the command communication means 205 (sub-control command transmission means 207) described later. In this way, efficient use of the storage area in the main board 200 can be expected by sharing the information with other areas or erasing the information based on the completion of transmission. Further, as the judgment table for the pre-judgment, the judgment table for the main judgment may be used without providing the table dedicated to the pre-judgment. In some or all of them may share a common pre-judgment table. In this way, by sharing with other determination tables, it is expected that the data capacity of the main board 200 will be reduced. The content to be transmitted as the determination result of the pre-determination means 235 can be appropriately selected, for example, only the determination result of whether or not the result is transmitted. Further, the value of the random number acquired by the first lottery value acquisition means 216 and the second lottery value acquisition means 217 is transmitted to the sub-board 300 by the command communication means 205 described above without being determined by the pre-determination means 235, and the sub-board is transmitted. It may be configured so that the content of the preliminary determination is determined by 300.

<Special game control means 260>
The special game control means 260 operates the special game when the first special symbol 51 is stopped in a predetermined jackpot mode when the first winning or losing lottery by the first lottery means 211 results in a shift to the special game. It is determined that the conditions have been met, and the special game is executed by opening the large winning opening 20. Similarly, when the special game control means 260 results in the second winning / failing lottery by the second lottery means 212 indicating a shift to the special game, when the second special symbol 52 is stopped in a predetermined jackpot mode. It is determined that the special game operating condition is satisfied, and the special game is executed by opening the large winning opening 20.

The special game is a game in which the opening / closing operation of the large winning opening 20 is continuously performed a plurality of times, and is composed of a plurality of unit games. The special game includes a 16R jackpot that repeats a unit game 16 times, a 4R jackpot that repeats a unit game four times, and a 2R jackpot that repeats a unit game with a shorter opening time than the 16R jackpot and the 4R jackpot only twice. The 16R jackpot is the jackpot in the second win / loss lottery, and the 4R jackpot is the jackpot in the first win / loss lottery. In the 16R jackpot and the 4R jackpot, in principle, the jackpot 20 is opened for about 30 seconds in one unit game. In the 2R jackpot, the jackpot 20 is opened for about 0.2 seconds in one unit game. The special game control means 260 ends the special game when the set number of rounds of the unit game is exhausted. Even in the case of a 2R jackpot, if the predetermined conditions are satisfied, the jackpot 20 may be opened in the same opening mode as the 16R jackpot and the 4R jackpot.

<Small hit game control means 265>
The small hit game control means 265 operates the small hit game when the first special symbol 51 is stopped in a predetermined small hit mode when the first lottery by the first lottery means 211 results in a small hit. It is determined that the condition is satisfied, and the small hit game is executed by opening the large winning opening 20 to the opening / closing control means 275. Similarly, the small hit game control means 265 is small when the second special symbol 52 is stopped in a predetermined small hit mode when the second lottery by the second lottery means 212 results in a small hit. It is determined that the winning game operating condition is satisfied, and the small hit game is executed by opening the large winning opening 20 to the opening / closing control means 275.

In the small hit game, the unit game is executed once, and the large winning opening 20 is opened and closed twice in one unit game. The small hit game control means 265 opens the large winning opening 20 for about 0.2 seconds per opening and closing, opens the small hit game as a whole for about 0.4 seconds, and then closes the large winning opening 20. And end the small hit game.

<Specific game control means 270>
The specific game control means 270 controls a normal game in a probability variation state, a time saving state, and a ball entry easy state. When the special symbol is a specific jackpot symbol accompanied by a transition to the probabilistic change, the specific game control means 270 shifts the game state to the probabilistic state, the time saving state, and the easy ball entry state after the end of the special game. The probabilistic state, the time saving state, and the ball entry easy state are continued until the next big hit occurs. In the time saving state, the first variation pattern determining means 231 and the second variation pattern determining means 232 select the variation pattern having a short variation time so that the variation display time of the first special symbol 51 and the second special symbol 52 is substantially shortened. To do. However, in the normal state, the fluctuation pattern table according to the number of winning / failing lottery values held by the holding control means 240 is referred to, and as the number of holdings by the holding control means 240 decreases, a fluctuation pattern having a long fluctuation time tends to appear. In the easy-to-enter state, both the probability change of the normal symbol and the opening extension of the second starting port 12 or the opening extension of the second starting port 12 are carried out. That is, the specific game control means 270 causes the second starting port 12 to be in the open extension state when a specific big hit occurs, and further increases the winning probability of the open lottery only when the winning / failing lottery is the second winning / failing lottery. It shifts to a probability change state higher than the normal probability state. During the probability change state, the hit / fail determination result by the first hit / miss determination means 221 and the second hit / fail determination means 222 is maintained at a high probability of becoming a big hit.

<Open / close control means 275>
The opening / closing control means 275 controls the opening / closing of the ordinary electric accessory 90 and the large winning opening 20 of the second starting port 12. When the normal symbol is stopped in a specific mode, the open / close control means 275 sends an opening instruction to the normal electric accessory solenoid 91 to open the ordinary electric accessory 90 of the second starting port 12. In the normal state, the opening / closing control means 275 opens the second starting port 12 with a short opening or long opening opening time according to the result of the opening lottery, and in the easy entry state, the long opening opening time is the first. 2 The starting port 12 is opened. This is intended to improve the ease of entering the ball of the second starting port 12 so that the player can continue the game without reducing the number of balls held. In the special game, the open / close control means 275 sends an opening instruction to the large winning opening solenoid 92 to open the large winning opening 20.

<Main initial processing execution means 280, main power interruption processing execution means 282, main error detection means 284>
The main initial processing execution means 280 executes the control start processing of the main board 200 when the power of the pachinko gaming machine 100 is turned on or when the power is turned off and restored. The main power cutoff processing executing means 282 executes an abnormality response process such as a power supply cutoff process on the main board 200 when a power supply abnormality such as a power supply cutoff occurs. The main error detecting means 284 executes an abnormality detection process on the main board 200. The control start processing, the abnormality response processing, and the abnormality detection processing of the main board 200 will be described later.

<Command transmission means>
The command communication means 205 transmits the payout control command communication means 206 for transmitting the control command necessary for executing the payout or the like to the payout control board 155, and the sub-control for transmitting the control command necessary for executing the effect control or the like to the sub-board 300. Includes command transmitting means 207. The payout control command communication means 206 transmits a payout command instructing the payout of the number of prize balls corresponding to each winning opening based on the determination of the winning balls to each winning opening by the winning ball determining means 201, and the main board 200. Send a command indicating the status of the error that occurred in. When the sub-control command transmission means 207 starts the symbol change, the sub-control command transmission means 207 transmits the determination result of the lottery corresponding to the symbol change to the effect determination means 303 together with the control command of the symbol change.

The sub-control command transmitting means 207 fluctuates at the timing when the first special symbol control means 251 and the second special symbol control means 252 start and stop the variation display of the first special symbol 51 and the second special symbol 52. The start command and the fluctuation stop command are transmitted to the effect determining means 303 (sub-main). When the fluctuation start command is transmitted, a value indicating each of the winning / failing judgment result, the stop symbol, and the fluctuation pattern determined or determined as the final judgment and a value indicating which of the first winning / failing lottery and the second winning / failing lottery It is transmitted to the effect determining means 303 together with the fluctuation start command. When the fluctuation stop command is transmitted, the value indicating the stop symbol is transmitted to the effect determining means 303 together with the fluctuation stop command. Further, the effect determining means 303 (sub-main) transmits a variation start command, a variation stop command, and the like to the effect control means 304 in order to control the variation display of the decorative symbol by the effect control means 304 (sub-sub). As a result, the variable display by the main display control means 250 and the effect control means 304 (sub-sub) is synchronized, and the interlocking is maintained. Further, the sub-control command transmitting means 207 transmits the pre-determination result by the pre-determining means 235 to the effect determining means 303. After the pre-judgment result is temporarily stored in the transmission buffer, the winning openings (first start port 11, second start) corresponding to the pre-judgment result are started regardless of whether or not the symbol variation display corresponding to the lottery is started immediately. It is transmitted to the effect determining means 303 together with the type information of the mouth 12), the information on the number of reserved pieces, the game state, etc., and is erased from the transmission buffer or overwritten later. As a result, a so-called "look-ahead" process is realized in which the sub-board 300 can presumably recognize the winning / failing result in advance based on the received prior determination result before the turn of the symbol variation start comes around. The processing based on the prior determination information performed by the sub-board 300 will be described later. The sub-control command transmission means 207 transmits information on the special game by the special game control means 260, information on the small hit game by the small hit game control means 265, and information on the lottery result by the ordinary symbol lottery means to the sub-board 300. Further, the sub-control command transmitting means 207 is transmitted to various controls on the main board 200 or to the main board 200, such as information on initial processing and information on errors by the main initial processing executing means 280 and the main error detecting means 284. Information about various signals and the like is appropriately transmitted to the sub-board 300.

FIG. 9 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the sub-board. The sub-board 300 includes a symbol mode determining means 301, a pattern storage means 302, an effect determining means 303, an effect controlling means 304, a timekeeping means 307, an effect setting means 308, a sub initial processing executing means 360, and a sub power cutting processing executing means 362. The sub-error detecting means 364, the command receiving means 370, and the sub-side pre-determining means 371 are provided.

The pattern storage means 302 holds a plurality of effect patterns in which the effect image contents to be displayed on the effect display device 60 and the display process thereof are defined when the decorative symbol 61 fluctuates. The effect pattern includes a plurality of variation effect patterns in which the variation process from the start to the stop of the variation in the variation display of the decorative symbol 61 and the effect process are defined, and the variation display of the decorative symbol is displayed separately and the degree of expectation for a big hit. It includes a plurality of advance notice effect patterns that suggest the height of the variable display before the stop of the variable display.

The command receiving means 370 receives various commands transmitted from the command communication means 205, and the sub-side pre-determining means 371 holds the pre-determination result transmitted from the command communication means 205. The effect determining means 303 includes a normal effect determining means 373 and a look-ahead effect determining means 374. The normal effect determining means 373 is displayed on the effect display device 60 by the effect control means 304 according to the information of the determination result of the first winning / failing lottery or the determination result of the second winning / failing lottery transmitted from the command communication means 205, and the speaker. The content of the effect to be output to the 108, the decorative lamp 111, etc. is determined. The look-ahead effect determining means 374 displays on the effect display device 60 by the effect control means 304 according to the pre-determination result transmitted from the command communication means 205, and determines the effect content to be output to the speaker 108, the decorative lamp 111, and the like. .. The normal effect determining means 373 is determined by the first variation pattern determining means 231 or the second variation pattern determining means 232, and is selected from a plurality of variation effect patterns corresponding to the variation patterns of the special symbol transmitted from the command communication means 205. One of them is selected and read from the pattern storage means 302. The normal effect determining means 373 sends the read information of the variable effect pattern to the effect control means 304. The normal effect determining means 373 holds a pattern table to be referred to in order to select a variable effect pattern. In some cases, the fluctuation effect pattern may be determined by the normal effect determination means 373 with reference to the pre-determination result transmitted from the command communication means 205, and the variation is combined with the content of the look-ahead effect by the look-ahead effect determination means 374. The production pattern may be determined. The look-ahead effect determining means 374 more accurately identifies and identifies the result of the present determination based on the preliminary determination result from the command communication means 205, the past preliminary determination result held on the sub-board 300, the game state information, and the like. Based on the result, it is determined whether or not to execute the look-ahead effect before the final determination, and the content of the execution. Specifically, the look-ahead effect determining means 374 determines whether the current game state is in the probability-variable game, and then shifts to the normal game state based on the pre-determination result before the pre-determination result received this time. Determine whether or not to do so. Based on the judgment result, the pass / fail result of this judgment and the selected fluctuation pattern related to the pre-judgment result received this time are specified, and based on the specific result, whether or not the look-ahead effect can be executed and the execution content of the look-ahead effect are determined. .. Since there are many parts in the effect determining means 303 in which the normal effect determining means 373 and the look-ahead effect determining means 374 cooperate with each other, the effect determining means 303 will be described as a comprehensive effect determining means 303 except for a particularly necessary part.

In each variation effect pattern, a variation time is set for each pattern as an end condition of the symbol variation, and the symbol variation is stopped when the variation time elapses. The effect determining means 303 selects a variation effect pattern of the effect image having the same variation time according to the variation pattern of the special symbol.

The symbol mode determining means 301 determines the combination and arrangement of the stop symbols of the decorative symbol 61 by the lottery determination result by the first lottery means 211 or the second lottery means 212, the stop symbol of the special symbol, the variation pattern of the special symbol, and the decoration. It is decided according to the variation effect pattern of the symbol. The symbol mode determining means 301 transmits information indicating the determined combination of the stopped symbols to the effect control means 304. The symbol mode determining means 301 holds a symbol range table to be referred to for determining a stop symbol of a decorative symbol.

The stop symbol of the decorative symbol 61 is formed as a combination of three symbols, for example, when the hit / fail determination result by the first hit / fail determination means 221 and the second hit / fail determination means 222 indicates a shift to a special game of 4R jackpot or 16R jackpot. Is selected as a specific combination, for example, a combination in which three symbols such as "777" and "111" are aligned. When the hit / fail judgment result is a 2R big hit or a small hit, a specific combination, for example, a predetermined combination such as "357" is selected, but the specific combination is not necessarily a combination of three symbols. It does not have to be. If the hit / fail judgment result is neither a big hit nor a small hit, it is a combination in which the three symbols are not aligned, such as "312" and "946", and it is a specific combination selected for a 2R big hit or a small hit. The combination that does not apply is selected. If the hit / fail judgment result is not a 4R jackpot or a 16R jackpot, and a variation pattern indicating a miss with reach is selected, a combination such as "191" or "727" in which only one symbol is not aligned. Select.

The variation effect pattern of the decorative symbol defines the variation display mode of the decorative symbol, that is, the effect process from the start of the variation of the decorative symbol to the stop of the variation. The variable effect pattern includes a pattern for displaying a normal out-of-order symbol, a pattern for displaying an out-of-order symbol through a reach state that would be a big hit if one more symbol is aligned, and a big hit symbol after the reach state. The pattern when doing is included. In particular, the pattern when going through the reach state includes a pattern having various fluctuation times, long and short. In each variation effect pattern, a variation time is set for each pattern as an end condition of the symbol variation, and the symbol variation is stopped when the variation time elapses. The effect determining means 303 selects a variation effect pattern of the decorative symbol having the same variation time as the special symbol according to the variation pattern of the special symbol.

In the time saving state, when the variation pattern selected by the first variation pattern determining means 231 or the second variation pattern determining means 232 is a pattern for time saving, the effect determining means 303 is a variation in which the effect content for time saving is determined. Select a production pattern. The production content for shortening the time is a production in which a background image or sound that impresses the player in an advantageous state due to the shortened time or the probability change is output.

The notice effect pattern is an effect pattern for temporarily displaying an image, animation, video, or the like of a specific character or motif on the screen, an effect pattern for operating an accessory, or an effect pattern for outputting a specific sound. The effect of the advance notice effect pattern is executed in parallel with the symbol change, and it is suggested in advance that the symbol change is highly expected to stop in the jackpot mode. For example, there is a normal advance notice effect in which only one image of a character is displayed on the screen, and a group advance notice effect in which a group of a large number of characters is displayed so as to pass from one end to the other end of the screen. Further, a step-up notice effect is further included in which the display process of the notice effect is divided into a plurality of stages, the number of stages to be displayed is variable, and the higher the number of stages, the higher the expectation for the big hit.

The notice effect pattern includes a pattern (notice after reach) in which the effect is executed at a timing after the display mode of the decorative symbol 61 is in the reach state to announce the final stop mode of the symbol, and the decorative symbol 61. There is a pattern (pre-reach notice) that simultaneously announces that the production will be executed at the timing when it is not stopped and the reach state will be reached.

The effect determining means 303 should determine whether or not to display the advance notice effect on the effect display device 60 according to the determination result of the winning / failing lottery or the advance determination result by a predetermined advance notice lottery, set the advance effect, and display the effect. Determine the notice production pattern. The effect determining means 303 holds a notice determination table to be referred to for determining whether or not to display the notice effect, and a notice type table to be referred to when selecting the type of the notice effect pattern. The notice determination table is set so that different columns are referred to depending on the judgment result of the winning / failing lottery or the preliminary judgment result, and if the winning / failing lottery is successful, the advance notice effect is displayed with a higher probability than in the case of losing. As such, the correspondence between the judgment result of the winning / failing lottery and whether or not to display the notice effect is determined. As a result, it is possible to suggest a high degree of expectation for a big hit by displaying the notice effect itself.

The effect control means 304 variably displays the effect image including the decorative symbol 61 on the effect display device 60 according to the selected variable effect pattern data. The effect control means 304 sets the reception of the variation start command of the decorative symbol 61 as a start condition for the variation display of the new decorative symbol. When it is determined by the effect determining means 303 that the advance notice effect is to be displayed, the effect control means 304 displays the advance notice effect according to the selected advance notice effect pattern on the effect display device 60 in a form of superimposing it on the effect of the symbol variation. Let me.

When the winning / failing lottery value of the second winning / failing lottery is stored, the effect control means 304 reserves the start of the symbol variation display corresponding to the first winning / failing lottery, and whether the winning / failing lottery value of the first winning / failing lottery is stored. Regardless of whether or not, the symbol variation display corresponding to the second winning / failing lottery is started. As a result, when the lottery value is reserved for both the first winning / failing lottery and the second winning / failing lottery, the lottery value held in the second winning / failing lottery is preferentially read and the variation of the decorative symbol is displayed. .. In such a case, the lottery value held in the first winning / failing lottery is not read and the change of the decorative symbol does not start until the number of holdings in the second winning / losing lottery becomes 0. In this way, the effect control means 304 causes the effect display device 60 to display the symbol variation effect including the variation display of the decorative symbol 61.

The effect control means 304 further controls the lighting and extinguishing of the decorative lamp 111 and the operation of the movable accessory 66. The effect control means 304 includes an effect display control means 305, a voice control means 306, and a lamp control means 309. The effect display control means 305 controls the display on the effect display device 60, and the sound control means 306 controls the sound output from the speaker 108. The lamp control means 309 controls the lighting and extinguishing of the decorative lamp 111.

While the first special symbol 51 and the second special symbol 52 are changing, it is necessary to display an image indicating that the symbol is changing on the effect display device 60. Normally, a normal size decorative symbol 61 having a certain size is variablely displayed, but in a manner that hinders the visibility of the variable display of the normal size decorative symbol 61, other than the variation of the decorative symbol 61 is the main production content. You may display a special effect to be performed. In this case, the player is presented with the fact that the symbol is changing by variablely displaying an alternative symbol which is a decorative symbol having a size smaller than the normal size decorative symbol. Hereinafter, when simply referred to as a decorative symbol, it means a normal size decorative symbol, but when distinguishing it from an alternative symbol, the normal size decorative symbol is also referred to as a "normal decorative symbol".

The alternative symbol is displayed while the visibility of the normal decorative symbol is impaired, for example, while the normal decorative symbol is hidden. The alternative symbol is a form of a decorative symbol for suggesting the result of a hit / fail judgment in a dramatic manner, has a simpler (in other words, simplified, simplified) display form than the normal decorative symbol, and is a normal decorative symbol. It is displayed in a simpler fluctuation process. The alternative symbol has an appearance display form corresponding to a portion indicating the symbol type of the ordinary decorative symbol, and has, for example, a display form representing a number, a character, or a symbol indicating the symbol type. Further, the alternative symbol is variablely displayed in a narrower area than the area where the decorative symbol is normally variablely displayed, and is typically at a position where it is difficult to hinder the main effect by elements other than the symbol, for example, in the corner of the screen of the effect display device 60. It is displayed in a variable manner. The alternative symbol is usually displayed relatively smaller than the decorative symbol, but has a display form in which at least the symbol type can be visually identified. The alternative symbol may be a reduced version of the normal decorative symbol as it is, and may be the same as the normal decorative symbol except for the size.

The plurality of alternative symbols displayed in place of the plurality of normal decorative symbols suggests a high degree of expectation that the result of the winning / failing lottery will be in a state advantageous to the player depending on the combination of the stopping modes at the end of the fluctuation. For example, it is suggested that the plurality of alternative symbols have a high expectation of a big hit in the fluctuation by being in a reach state in which two of the three alternative symbols are in the same reach state. In addition, the left and right symbols that are in the reach state are specific types of symbols that suggest that the expectations are relatively high, such as "3" and "7", and the expectations such as "1" and "2" are high. By providing a type of symbol that suggests that it is relatively low, it may suggest that the degree of expectation of the reach state is high or low. It should be noted that the alternative symbol does not appear in a definite stop state in appearance, but in a temporary stop state in which minute shaking is maintained. After the temporary stop of the substitute symbol, the normal decorative symbol may be displayed instead of the substitute symbol, and the normal decorative symbol may be displayed in the fixed stop state. Further, the decorative symbol and the alternative symbol are not displayed exclusively, but the display periods may overlap. Furthermore, at a predetermined effect in which the visibility of the normal decorative symbol is impaired, the variation display of the normal decorative symbol may be continued and the variation of the alternative symbol may be displayed.

The timekeeping means 307 is a timekeeping circuit that outputs time information used for the game. The timekeeping means 307 is a timer circuit that measures the time from the time when the power is turned on with a counter and outputs it as time information. However, a real-time clock circuit having a built-in battery and capable of continuously measuring the date and time by the battery even when the power of the pachinko gaming machine 100 is turned off or a power failure may occur may be used. In the case of a real-time clock circuit, there is a possibility that the time of each game console may differ slightly due to individual differences or time lag, whereas in the case of a timer circuit, the time difference between multiple game consoles as long as the power is turned on at the same time. Is unlikely to occur.

The effect determining means 303 executes a synchronized effect that starts at a predetermined timing triggered by the time information output by the time measuring means 307 indicating a predetermined time. The synchronized effect is an effect displayed on the effect display device 60 during the synchronized effect period, which is a period substantially asynchronous with the fluctuation period of the symbol variation and the game state. The synchronization effect period extends for several minutes, the length of which is longer than the symbol variation time for one time, and may include a plurality of symbol variation periods. The effect pattern of the synchronized effect is stored in the pattern storage means 302, and the effect pattern defines the reproduction of a predetermined music and video. A plurality of types of production patterns for synchronized production are prepared, and different types of production patterns can be selected depending on the date and time such as month, date, day of the week, and time.

The entrainment effect is executed regardless of whether it is during a normal game or a special game. Here, "during a normal game" includes displaying a so-called standby demo screen. That is, in "normal game", (1) "normal game during variable display" in which the symbol is variablely displayed, and (2) "normal game during variable stop" in which neither the variable display of the symbol nor the standby demo screen is displayed. , (3) "Normal game while the standby demo screen is displayed", which is the display of the standby demo screen instead of the variable display of the symbol. The tuning effect can be executed during any of the periods (1) to (3), but in the cases of (2) and (3), the output mode for controlling the volume reduction and the brightness reduction in the tuning effect is (1). It can be different from the time of. In addition, while the standby demo screen is displayed, the player can input information about the mobile cooperation system described later by operating the effect button 109 or the cross key 110, and when the operation input is received, the video and audio output of the synchronized effect is output. It is suppressed, and priority is given to screen display such as production customization by the mobile cooperation system.

The tuning effect is, for example, an effect of reproducing a performance or video of a predetermined song at a predetermined time (referred to as “synchronization effect start time”). The time that triggers the reproduction of the synchronized effect may be the time that is reached with a predetermined time interval from the time when the power of the pachinko gaming machine 100 is turned on, or the time of every hour or half hour based on the standard time. It may be. Alternatively, a time that may vary depending on the date or day of the week may be set, and the interval may be different, such as first one hour later, then three hours later, instead of a fixed interval such as "every hour". The interval may vary depending on the date and day of the week. It may be a variable setting in which the time can be specified by the game clerk for each game store. However, it is set in advance so that the same synchronization effect is executed at least at the same time among a plurality of the same models installed in the same game store. For example, in the case of a specification triggered by a time that arrives at a predetermined time interval from the time when the power is turned on, a game store turns on a plurality of units at the same time. As a result, the same synchronization effect is simultaneously executed on the plurality of game consoles when the predetermined time is reached. As a result, the production is displayed at the same time as if multiple units are synchronized, and the same music and video are played at the same time, creating a synergistic and realistic feeling as if a live performance or movie was being screened on the spot. A directing effect can be obtained.

The synchronization effect function is also built into another game console of the same model, and multiple game consoles on the same game island are turned on at the same time by a game clerk every day. Then, the plurality of game consoles that are turned on at the same time all reach the synchronization effect start time almost at the same time, and the synchronization effect can be executed simultaneously at the same time. This is called a multiple-unit synchronous production. In that case, not only the video display will be synchronized with multiple units, but also the sound effects and background music output will be synchronized with multiple units, and the more units that are synchronized, the more synergistic effect will be obtained by executing the production all at once. Increase.

The effect setting means 308 stores the player's game history. The game history includes a history of game results and a history of production results. The history of game results is the result of a game that leads to a ball output that the player can obtain as a result of the game, such as the number of hit balls, the number of prize balls, the number of big hits, the number of probability changes, and the number of time reductions. The history of the production result is different from the profit in the game, and is recorded in order to obtain the profit such as the right to change the content and type of the production and the right to make it easier for a specific type of production to appear. It is information such as the score of. For example, in order to score the number of appearances of a predetermined effect, the result of a mini game, and the like and give it to the player, coded information indicating the score and the game history, for example, a two-dimensional code is displayed on the screen. When the player reads the two-dimensional code with the camera of his / her mobile terminal and decodes it, the score and game history information obtained by the decoding are stored in the player's mobile terminal. The cooperation system between the game machine and the player's mobile terminal via the two-dimensional code will be described later. The score here is necessary to expand the range of production customization described later, and the score reaches a predetermined cumulative value (for example, reaching 1000 points, every 100 points, etc.). It is a specification that the number of customizable items increases.

The effect setting means 308 stores the setting of which of a plurality of types of effect content options is selected as the effect customization based on the player's selection instruction and the game history. For example, as the effect patterns to be displayed during the special game, a plurality of types of effect patterns having different displayed motifs, characters, and songs are prepared in the pattern storage means 302, and the player is allowed to select which effect is to be displayed. I will do it. Alternatively, a plurality of types of motifs or character designs are prepared in the pattern storage means 302 as the design of the design included in the decorative design that changes the design, and the player is allowed to select which of the designs is to be displayed. In such a case, when the player accepts the operation of the effect button 109 or the cross key 110 while the standby demo screen is displayed and the effect pattern is selected through the operation, the effect setting means 308 selects the selected content. Remember. The effect determining means 303 selects the type of the effect pattern during the special game according to the settings stored by the effect setting means 308.

The sub-initial processing execution means 360 executes the control start processing of the sub-board 300 when the power of the pachinko gaming machine 100 is turned on or when the power is turned off and restored. The sub-power cutoff processing executing means 362 executes an abnormality response process such as a power supply cutoff process on the sub-board 300 when a power supply abnormality such as a power supply cutoff occurs. The sub-error detecting means 364 executes the abnormality detection process on the sub-board 300. When the sub-error detecting means 364 detects the power failure, the sub-power cut processing executing means 362 backs up the data in the RAM to the backup RAM as the power cut processing.

FIG. 10 is a diagram schematically showing an outline of a mobile phone cooperation system. As a premise of the mobile cooperation system, the player registers the user by setting an account and a password in the game history server 358 provided with a dedicated site in advance on the mobile terminal 354. When the effect button 109 is pressed by the player at the start of the game, the effect display control means 305 displays the two-dimensional code 350, which encodes the address of the dedicated site of the game history server 358, on the screen of the effect display device 60. The player is made to read it with the camera of the mobile terminal and access the dedicated site of the game history server 358. Character information (also called "password information") in which the player's identification information and the production score history are encoded is transmitted from the dedicated site to the mobile terminal and displayed on the screen of the mobile terminal. The effect display control means 305 displays the password information input screen on the effect display device 60, and causes the player to input the password information via a button operation such as a cross key 110. By decoding the input password information by the effect setting means 308 and registering it as the player's identification information and the effect score history, the player's previous game content and effect score state can be inherited. The input of the password information serves as an instruction to start recording the game history of the player and an instruction to start the effect customization for selecting various effect elements. After that, in the pachinko gaming machine 100, as the game or the production progresses, the points given by the production setting means 308 to the player as a profit in the production are added as needed and accumulated as the production score history, and the player Can customize the effect at any time and select and set a favorite element as various effect elements. The score for the production is basically added for each symbol change, and the higher the production type with higher expectation for transition to the special game, the higher the score is given, and the higher the score is given even when the transition to the special game is performed.

As a production customization, the player uses a part of the accumulated points, and according to the number of points to be used, the color, background, shape, character, and the color, background, shape, character, which constitute the production content displayed on the production display device 60. You can change the production elements such as music to your favorite type. The effect setting means 308 receives an instruction to change the effect element via a button operation by the player, and changes various effect elements according to the instruction. As for the effect elements that can be customized, a plurality of types of items are prepared for each element, and different values are set as the number of points required for each item. Therefore, when the accumulated score reaches a predetermined value, the number of customizable items increases, or a chance to increase the number of customizable items is given. When the player operates a button as an instruction to end the game or the effect customization, the effect setting means 308 generates a two-dimensional code 350 that encodes information such as a privilege on the effect and the effect score history, and controls the effect display. The means 305 displays on the effect display device 60. The player can read the two-dimensional code 350 with the camera of his / her own mobile terminal and decode the read two-dimensional code 352 to acquire information and store it in the mobile terminal 354. Further, the information is transmitted from the mobile terminal 354 to the game history server 358 having a dedicated site via the network 356, and is managed in association with its own account information. In this way, information such as production benefits and production score history is transmitted to the mobile terminal 354 via a transmission means of displaying and reading the two-dimensional code 350, and is managed by the game history server 358. The contents of the game and the production can be taken over in the next game. In addition, by continuing the game for a long time, the number of symbol fluctuations and the number of productions increase, and the score can be obtained.

FIG. 11 is a block diagram schematically showing the hardware configuration of the main board 200 and the sub board 300. The main board 200 includes electronic components such as a main CPU 290, a main RAM 291 and a main ROM 292. The main ROM 292 stores in advance a main control program and data for controlling the overall game operation. The main control program or data is read from the main ROM 292 into the main RAM 291 and the main control program is executed by the main CPU 290. Each electronic component is connected by a bus such as a system bus or a data bus (not shown). The ball entry signal from each ball entry port, the payout signal from the payout control board 155, and the like are acquired by the main CPU 290 via various interfaces (not shown). The main CPU 290 drives and controls external devices such as the winning port solenoid, the first special symbol display unit 41, and the second special symbol display unit 42 by various drive circuits (not shown). Further, commands necessary for effect control are transmitted from the main CPU 290 to the sub-board 300 together with information such as a result of a winning / losing lottery, a result of determining a symbol, and a result of determining a variation pattern. A signal is transmitted from the main board 200 to the sub board 300 by one-way communication.

The instruction data transmitted from the main board 200 to the sub-board 300 has a 2-byte configuration consisting of a combination of 1-byte instruction type data, so-called MODE data, and 1-byte instruction content data, so-called EVENT data. The main board 200 can send one command by transmitting the command type data and the command content data to the sub board 300 in association with each other. The instruction type data is a bit string indicating the instruction type, and a unique type code is assigned to each instruction type in advance at the development stage. The instruction content data is a bit string indicating the content of the instruction. The most significant bit of the instruction type data and the instruction content data is an identification bit indicating whether the instruction type data or the instruction content data is used. When the most significant bit is 1, it indicates that the instruction type data is the most significant bit. When the bit is 0, it indicates that it is instruction content data.

Since the communication from the main board 200 to the sub board 300 is a specification in which 1 byte of data is transmitted for each data transmission, it is necessary to transmit 1 byte each twice in order to transmit 2 bytes of instruction data. .. The MODE data, which is the upper byte, is transmitted in the first communication, and the EVENT data, which is the lower byte, is transmitted in the second communication. Considering the possibility of communication failure due to the influence of noise or the like, the main board 200 continuously transmits the same data, and when the same data is read twice in succession by the sub board 300, the completion of transmission / reception of the data is confirmed. .. The main board 200 repeatedly transmits the same data until it is read two times in a row, and transmits the same data up to five times.

The sub-board 300 includes electronic components such as a sub CPU 310, a sub RAM 311, a sub ROM 312, and an effect control device 313. The sub ROM 312 is one of the data storage means for holding the sub control program including the effect pattern data in which the effect process is defined and the display pattern data in which the effect display process is defined. A sub control program including the effect pattern data, the display pattern data, and the voice pattern data is read from the sub ROM 312 into the sub RAM 311, and the effect control by the sub control program is executed by the sub CPU 310. Each electronic component is connected by a bus such as a system bus or a data bus (not shown). Signals from an external device such as the effect button 109 are acquired by the sub CPU 310 via various interfaces (not shown). The sub CPU 310 drives an external device such as an effect display device 60, a speaker 108, a decorative lamp 111, and a movable accessory 66 by an effect control device 313, various drive circuits and control circuits (not shown) according to the effect pattern data, and displays and outputs the display. , Voice output, lamp lighting, and control of the production by the movement of the accessory. The sub CPU 310 transmits the display pattern data and the voice pattern data to the effect control device 313. In this embodiment, an example in which the sub-board 300 includes the effect control device 313 will be described, but the sub-board 300 and the effect control device 313 do not need to be integrated as a substrate and are separated and connected to each other. It may be formed as a separate substrate.

FIG. 12 is a block diagram schematically showing the hardware configuration of the effect control device 313. The effect control device 313 includes a control CPU 320, a control RAM 322, a data ROM 324, a display control circuit 326, and a voice control circuit 314. The data ROM 324 is one of data storage means for holding material data such as effect image data and motion data used for effect display and audio data used for audio output in a data-compressed state. The effect image data is an image used for variable display or effect display as an effect object indicating a judgment result of a winning / failing lottery, for example, a sprite image of a decorative pattern used for decorative pattern variation, a sprite image used for a notice effect, and various effects. It is a material image such as a moving image to be used. The motion data is data in which the motion is defined when the motion is added to the images used for various effects at a predetermined timing. The voice data is voice data such as music, background sounds, sound effects, and character lines that are output during the production.

Based on the display pattern data sent from the sub CPU 310, the effect image data and motion data specified in the display pattern data are read from the data ROM 324 to the control RAM 322, and the effect display using the effect image data and motion data. Is executed by the control CPU 320. As a result, commands, effect image data, and motion data related to the effect display are transmitted from the control CPU 320 to the display control circuit 326, and the display control is performed by the display control circuit 326. Similarly, commands and voice data related to voice output are transmitted from the control CPU 320 to the voice control circuit 314, and voice output control is performed by the voice control circuit 314.

The display control circuit 326 includes a decoder 332, a drawing memory 334, a drawing circuit 336, a frame buffer 338, and a display circuit 340, each of which is connected via the bus 330. The bus 330 in this figure comprehensively shows buses such as a system bus, a data bus, and an address bus for convenience.

The effect image data and motion data sent from the control CPU 320 are stored in the drawing memory 334, and the compressed data among the data is decoded by the decoder 332. The drawing memory 334 is used as a work area when decoding the effect image data or motion data by the decoder 332, or as a work area when executing drawing processing or image processing by the drawing circuit 336. ).

The drawing circuit 336 uses the data stored in the drawing memory 334 to sequentially execute commands sent from the control CPU 320 to generate a display image, and the generated display image is used as a frame buffer for a moving image. Store in 338. The frame buffer 338 is a VRAM as a buffer memory for temporarily storing frames of moving images to be output to the effect display device 60.

The display circuit 340 outputs the display images stored in the frame buffer 338 to the effect display device 60 in the form of video signals in the order in which they are stored. The frame buffer 338 has, for example, a memory area for two frames, and while the display circuit 340 outputs a display image from the memory area for one frame, the drawing circuit 336 generates the next display image. Store in the memory area for another frame.

The data ROM 324 holds "detailed display pattern data" in which the display control process performed by the display control circuit 326 is defined. At this time, the display pattern data sent from the sub CPU 310 can be called "summary display pattern data" in which the outline of the effect display process is defined. For example, the outline display pattern data defines a rough flow of a series of effect display processes such as fluctuation start and fluctuation stop timings of decorative symbols, playback order of a plurality of moving images, and playback start and stop timings. .. On the other hand, the detailed display pattern data includes detailed display control such as the display order of sprite images for realizing variable display of decorative patterns and the display processing order for each frame for displaying moving images based on motion data. The process is defined.

When the effect control device 313 performs display control based on the "rough display pattern data" sent from the sub CPU 310, the effect control device 313 reads the "detailed display pattern data" required for the processing from the data ROM 324 and uses both display pattern data. And execute the display process. Therefore, it can be said that the effect control device 313 executes the display control process based on the display putter data including the "summary display pattern data" and the "detailed display pattern data". Therefore, in the present specification, unless explicitly mentioned, the "rough display pattern data" stored in the sub ROM 312 and the "detailed display pattern data" stored in the data ROM 324 are not distinguished, and simply "display pattern data". ". For example, when the effect control means performs a specific process based on the display pattern data held in the data storage means, the display pattern data includes "rough display pattern data" and "detailed display pattern data". .. In the modified example, the display pattern data is not divided into "summary display pattern data" and "detailed display pattern data", and even if the display pattern data that serves as both is held in the sub ROM 312 or the data ROM 324. Good.

In this embodiment, the hardware configuration of the effect control device 313 includes a control CPU 320, a control RAM 322, a data ROM 324, and a display control circuit 326. In the modification, the control CPU 320, the control RAM 322, the data ROM 324, and the display control circuit 326 may be integrated instead of being configured as separate electronic components. Further, the process that is supposed to be executed by the display control circuit 326 may be executed by the control CPU 320, the control RAM 322, or the data ROM 324. For example, the control CPU 320 included in the effect control device 313 may execute a process that is executed by the decoder 332, the drawing circuit 336, and the display circuit 340 included in the display control circuit 326. Further, the control RAM 322 included in the effect control device 313 may also serve as the functions of the drawing memory 334 and the frame buffer 338. In addition, the effect control device 313 may have a hardware configuration that does not include the display control circuit 326. In this case, the process that is supposed to be executed by the display control circuit 326 is executed by the control CPU 320, the control RAM 322, or the data ROM 324. May be done.

Further, in this embodiment, the hardware configuration of the sub-board 300 includes a configuration in which the effect control device 313 is included in addition to the sub CPU 310, the sub RAM 311 and the sub ROM 312. In the modification, the sub CPU 310, the sub RAM 311, the ROM 312, and the effect control device 313 may be integrated instead of being configured as separate electronic components. Further, the process that is supposed to be executed by the effect control device 313 may be executed by the sub CPU 310, the sub RAM 311 or the sub ROM 312. For example, the sub CPU 310 may execute the processing of the control CPU 320, the sub RAM 311 may also have the function of the control RAM 322, and the sub ROM 312 may also have the function of the data ROM 324. In addition, the sub-board 300 may have a hardware configuration in which the effect control device 313 is not included. In this case, the process to be executed by the effect control device 313 is executed by the sub CPU 310, the sub RAM 311 or the sub ROM 312. You may.

FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing a control start process of the main board 200 in the pachinko gaming machine. This control start processing is executed by the main initial processing execution means 280, and will be described below as being executed by the main CPU 290 that functions as the main initial processing execution means 280. When the power switch 150 is turned on, the main CPU 290 sets the stack pointer (S100), permits access to the main RAM 291 (S102), and executes initial hardware-related settings such as the setting of the internal registers of the main CPU 290. (S104).

Subsequently, the power off / return process or the initialization process of the main RAM 291 is executed according to the operation state of the RAM clear switch, the value of the power off information flag, and the state of the data stored in the main RAM 291. Specifically, if the RAM clear switch is not turned on and both the value of the power off information flag and the data stored in the main RAM 291 are normal, the process at the time of power off / recovery is executed. To do. In other cases, that is, even when the RAM clear switch is turned on or the RAM clear switch is not turned on, either the power failure information flag or the data stored in the main RAM 291 is normal. If not, the initialization process of the main RAM 291 is executed.

The main CPU 290 confirms the operating state of the RAM clear switch, and when the RAM clear switch is turned on (Y in S106), initializes the main RAM 291 (S116). When the RAM clear switch is not turned on (N in S106), the main CPU 290 confirms the value of the power off information flag (S108). If the value of the power off information flag does not match the power off normal data (N in S108), the main RAM 291 is initialized (S116). If the value of the power off information flag matches the power off normal data (Y in S108), the data stored in the main RAM 291 is inspected (S110). As will be described later, if the processing is normally completed when the power is turned off last time, the checksum of the data stored in the main RAM 291 is stored in the main RAM 291. Therefore, the main CPU 290 uses the checksum. Check the data in the main RAM 291. If the data stored in the main RAM 291 is not normal (N in S112), the data in the main RAM 291 is initialized (S116). If the data stored in the main RAM is normal (Y in S112), the process for returning to the state before the power is turned off is executed (S114).

In the power-off recovery process (S114), the power-on normal data indicating that the power-on was normally turned on is stored in the power-off information flag, and the initial setting of various errors and the initial setting of communication with the payout control board 155 are executed. To do. Subsequently, the command request for the untransmitted portion before the power is turned off is cleared, and the command transmission of various information indicating the game state is requested. Subsequently, an effect command corresponding to the number of pending balls of the first special symbol and the second special symbol is requested. Subsequently, the open / closed state of the second starting port 12 and the large winning opening 20 is returned to the state before the power was cut off. Subsequently, a process for notifying the operating state of the probability fluctuation function of the special symbol is executed.

In the RAM initialization process (S116), the power-on normal data is stored in the power-off information flag, the entire area of the main RAM 291 is cleared by 0, the initial setting of the main RAM 291 and the initialization of the effect display are executed.

When the power cutoff / recovery process (S114) or the RAM initialization process (S116) is completed, a count value is set to activate the interrupt process described later, and the operation of the interrupt timer is started (S118). As a result, after that, a timer interrupt is generated every predetermined time (for example, 4 milliseconds), and the interrupt process described later is executed. Subsequently, the main CPU 290 executes the main process for managing the game machine (S120).

FIG. 14 is a flowchart showing the main process of S120 in FIG. 13 in detail. The main CPU 290 temporarily prohibits timer interruption (S200), starts the operation of the watchdog timer (S202), and monitors the power failure (S204). When a drop in the power supply voltage supplied from the power supply board 158 is detected in a power supply voltage monitoring circuit (not shown), the power supply disconnection storage is executed by inputting an unconditional interruption request signal from the power supply voltage monitoring circuit to the main CPU 290. In the process, the power off confirmation data is stored in the power off confirmation flag. Therefore, the main CPU 290 monitors the value of the power-off confirmation flag (S204), and if the value of the power-off confirmation flag matches the power-off confirmation data (Y in S206), executes the process for power-off. Therefore, proceed to S212. If the value of the power off confirmation flag does not match the power off confirmation data (N in S206), the initial value random number per normal symbol, the initial value random number per special symbol, and the soft initial value random number per special symbol are updated. The initial value random number update process is executed (S208), the timer interrupt is permitted (S210), and the process returns to S200. After that, S200 to S210 are repeated. When the timer interrupt occurs while the timer interrupt is prohibited (S202 to S208), the interrupt process described later is executed after the timer interrupt is permitted in S210.

When a power failure is detected in S206 (Y in S206), the main CPU 290 restarts the watchdog timer (S212) and confirms the content of the power failure information flag (S214). If the content of the power-off information flag does not match the power-on normal data (N in S214), it is determined that the data at the time of power-on is not saved normally, and the power-off error data is stored in the power-off information flag. (S216), proceed to S222. If the content of the power-off information flag matches the power-on normal data (Y in S214), it is determined that the data at the time of power-on is normally saved, and the power-off normal data is stored in the power-off information flag. (S218). Subsequently, the checksum of the data stored in the main RAM 291 is calculated and stored in the main RAM 291 in order to inspect the backed up data in the main RAM 291 at the next power-on (S220). Subsequently, access to the main RAM 291 is prohibited (S222), and a loop is performed until the power is turned off. The above-mentioned processing when the power is turned off is executed by the main power cut processing execution means 282 realized by the main CPU 290.

FIG. 15 is a flowchart showing the details of the interrupt process. When a timer interrupt occurs in the main process (S120), the main CPU 290 executes the interrupt process. First, the interrupt operation condition is set (S300), and the watchdog timer is restarted (S302). Subsequently, in order to manage the game machine, input processing (S304), various random number update processing (S306), initial value update type random number update processing (S308), initial value random number update processing (S310), timer subtraction processing (S312). , 2nd start port valid period setting process (S314), prize monitoring process (S316), prize ball control process (S318), normal symbol operation gate monitoring process (S320), normal symbol control process (S322), normal symbol variation start Monitoring process (S324), start port monitoring control process (S326), special symbol control process (S328), special electric accessory control process (S330), large winning opening validity period setting process (S332), special symbol change start monitoring control Processing (S334), abnormality detection processing (S336), ball entry passage time abnormality detection processing (S338), game status display processing (S340), handle status signal inspection processing (S342), LED output processing (S344), launch control signal Output processing (S346), test signal output processing (S348), solenoid output processing (S350), effect control command transmission processing (S352), and external information output processing (S354) are executed in order, and the next timer interrupt is permitted. (S356) and return.

In the input process (S304), the data of the input port of the switch mounted on the game board surface, the disconnection short circuit power supply abnormality detection signal, the door / frame opening signal, the magnetic detection signal, the radio wave detection signal, and the touch state signal is monitored. , Data indicating the input state is created and stored in the main RAM 291. The data indicating this input state are level data (input port data at the time of this interruption) and rising data or falling data (input port data at the time of this interruption and data at the time of the previous interruption). Data indicating a switch in which switching was observed by comparing the data of the input port with an exclusive logical sum).

In various random number update processes (S306), the normal symbol variation pattern random number and the variation pattern random number are updated. The normal symbol variation pattern random number is read from the main RAM 291 and stored by incrementing the value when the value is less than the predetermined maximum value, and 0 is stored when the value is equal to or more than the predetermined maximum value. Further, the fluctuation pattern random number is read from the main RAM 291 and the subtraction result is stored when the result of subtracting the predetermined value from the value is 0 or more, and the predetermined maximum value is stored when the result is less than 0. As a result, the normal symbol variation pattern random number and the variation pattern random number are updated every time the timer interrupt occurs.

In the initial value update type random number update process (S308), the random number per normal symbol, the symbol random number per special symbol, and the soft random number per special symbol are updated. The value, maximum value, and initial value of each random number are read from the main RAM 291 and the value of the random number is incremented. If the incremented result exceeds the maximum value, the random number value is set to 0. If the incremented result matches the initial value, the initial value random number is read from the main RAM 291 and the initial value is updated. As a result, the random number per normal symbol, the random number per special symbol, and the soft random number per special symbol are updated every time the timer interrupt occurs, and when the random number value returns to the initial value, that is, the range of random numbers is cycled. Then, the initial value is newly set and a random number is generated.

In the initial value random number update process (S310), the initial value random number per normal symbol, the symbol initial value random number per special symbol, and the soft initial value random number per special symbol are updated. The initial value random number is read from the initial value random number update table of the main RAM 291 and the value of the initial value random number is incremented. If the incremented result exceeds the upper limit, the value of the initial random number is set to 0. The same process is executed in the initial value random number update process (S208) in the main process (S120).

In the timer subtraction process (S312), the 2-byte timer is updated. The values of the timers for various controls are read from the main RAM 291 according to the table, and when the timer values are other than 0, the values are sequentially decremented and stored. If the value of the timer is 0, the timer is not updated.

In the second starting port valid period setting process (S314), the valid period of the second starting port 12 is set. At the second starting port 12, the prize ball is paid out by entering the game ball and the lottery related to the second special symbol is executed, and the prize ball is paid out and the second special is paid even if the game ball enters. An invalid period is set in which the lottery related to the symbol is not executed. As will be described later, in the start port monitoring control process (S326), the monitoring process for winning the second start port is not executed during the invalid period of the second start port 12, so that the game ball enters the second start port 12. Even so, the prize balls will not be paid out and the lottery for the second special symbol will not be executed. The same applies to the case where the valid period and the invalid period are set in the first starting port 11, the large winning opening 20, the first operating port 31, the second operating port 32, the general winning opening 33, and the like. When the state of the normal symbol is "normal electric accessory is operating", data indicating that the second start port 12 is in the valid period is stored in the second start port valid period flag. If the state of the normal symbol is not "normal electric accessory is operating" and the value of the second start port effective extension timer is not 0, the second start port 12 is the valid period in the second start port valid period flag. If the value of the second start port valid extension timer is 0, the data indicating that the second start port is in the invalid period is stored in the second start port valid period flag.

In the prize monitoring process (S316), the passage of the game ball through the switch is inspected, and when the game ball passes through the switch, the switch has no invalid period or is currently in the valid period, and the prize ball is paid out. If so, update the winning counter. It also requests the creation of a security output request to be output to the external information output terminal 160 and the transmission of commands.

In the prize ball control process (S318), monitoring of data reception from the payout control board 155, command transmission request to the payout control board 155, command transmission to the payout control board 155, and inspection of received data from the payout control board 155. Are executed in order.

In the normal symbol operation gate monitoring process (S320), the passage of the first operation port 31 and the second operation port 32 of the game ball is monitored, and it is determined that the game ball has passed the first operation port 31 or the second operation port 32. When the number of reserved symbols is less than the upper limit of 4, the number of reserved ordinary symbols is updated and the random numbers related to the ordinary symbols are stored in the main RAM 291.

In the normal symbol control process (S322), the state of the normal symbol is monitored, and when it is determined that the normal symbol is being controlled, the process related to the normal symbol display unit 45 or the normal electric accessory 90 is executed. When the state of the normal symbol is "normal symbol changing", the normal symbol changing processing is executed, and when "normal symbol stop symbol is being displayed", the normal symbol stop symbol display processing is executed and "normal electric" is executed. If "the accessory is in operation", the normal electric accessory operation end demo process is executed, and if "the normal electric accessory operation end demo is in progress", the normal electric accessory operation end demo process is executed. In the normal symbol change processing, after the normal symbol is changed, the fluctuation time is monitored, and if it is determined that the fluctuation time of the normal symbol is over, the fluctuation stop setting of the normal symbol is set and the state of the normal symbol is changed to "normal". Set to "Stop symbol display". In the process of displaying the normal symbol stop symbol, the stop symbol display time of the normal symbol is monitored, and when it is determined that the stop symbol display time of the normal symbol has ended, the operation end setting of the normal symbol corresponding to the result of the hit determination is executed. In the case of a hit, the state of the normal symbol is set to "normal electric accessory is operating", the operating state of the normal electric accessory opening extension function at the start of operation of the normal electric accessory is saved, and the operation of the normal electric accessory is started. The operation setting of the ordinary electric accessory solenoid 91 corresponding to the operating state of the ordinary electric accessory opening extension function at the time is executed. In the case of a loss, the state of the normal symbol is set to "waiting for normal symbol change". When the winning number of the winning opening related to the ordinary electric accessory 90 of the game ball is monitored in the processing during operation of the ordinary electric accessory 90, and it is determined that the number of winnings of the winning opening related to the ordinary electric accessory 90 has reached the maximum number of winnings. Executes the operation end setting of the ordinary electric accessory 90 and the setting of the effective extension time of the second start port. If it is determined that the number of winnings in the winning opening related to the ordinary electric accessory 90 has not reached the maximum number of winnings, the opening / closing time of the entrance of the winning opening related to the ordinary electric accessory 90 is monitored, and the ordinary electric accessory 90 is used. If it is determined that the opening / closing of the entrance of the winning opening related to the above is completed and the opening of the entrance of the normal electric accessory 90 is completed, the operation end setting of the ordinary electric accessory 90 and the second starting port are valid. Execute the extension time setting. If it is determined that the opening / closing time of the winning opening of the ordinary electric accessory 90 is not over, the opening / closing of the entrance of the winning opening of the ordinary electric accessory 90 is not set. In the process during the demonstration of the end of operation of the normal electric accessory, the operation end demonstration time of the ordinary electric accessory 90 is monitored, and when it is determined that the operation end demonstration time of the ordinary electric accessory 90 is over, the state of the normal symbol is changed to "normal symbol". Set to "Waiting for fluctuation".

In the normal symbol change start monitoring process (S324), when the state of the normal symbol is monitored and "waiting for normal symbol change" and the value of the number of balls on hold for normal symbol operation is other than 0, the normal symbol changes. To start. When it is determined to start the fluctuation of the normal symbol, the number of balls on hold for normal symbol operation is decremented, and the hit judgment, the determination of the stop symbol, the setting of the fluctuation pattern number of the normal symbol, and the setting of the fluctuation time of the normal symbol are executed. .. After that, the state of the normal symbol is set to "normal symbol changing", and the area of the main RAM 291 used for the state setting of the normal symbol, the hit determination, and the fluctuation pattern determination is cleared.

In the start port monitoring control process (S326), the first start port 11 winning and the second starting port 12 winning of the game ball are monitored. If the winning of the game ball is confirmed when the number of balls on hold for operation of the first special symbol is less than 4, the built-in random number is acquired, and the value obtained by adding the value of the soft random number per special symbol to the acquired built-in random number is added. It is stored in the buffer as a random number per special symbol used in the jackpot judgment. Further, as random numbers related to the special symbol, a symbol random number and a variable pattern random number are acquired and stored. When the hold of the second special symbol is prioritized over the hold of the first special symbol, only the update of the hold related to the prize is executed, but when the hold order of the special symbol is the winning order, the hold is executed. In addition to updating the hold related to the winning, the total number of holdings is updated and the winning order is stored. Next, in order to request a notice effect command corresponding to the random number memorized at the start opening winning, if the state of the game machine is confirmed and it is judged that the command transmission period is reached, a hit notice effect request, a hit symbol notice effect request, a pattern notice The production requests are executed in order. Here, when (1) waiting for a hit and the random number related to the first special symbol is stored while the probability fluctuation function of the normal symbol is not operating, (2) waiting for a hit and the normal symbol When the random number related to the second special symbol is stored while the probability fluctuation function is not operating, or (3) when the random number related to the second special symbol is stored during the big hit or the small hit. , Judge that it is the command transmission period. Next, a production command corresponding to the number of balls on hold for operation of the special symbol is requested. As a result, the sub-board 300 is notified that the number of balls on hold for operation of the special symbol has been updated. As described above, in the look-ahead, four pieces of the pre-judgment information (pre-hit / fail judgment information, pre-symbol judgment information, pre-pattern judgment information) and the number of reserved balls are transmitted to the sub-board 300 as a set. In the above example, the main CPU 290 controls the transmission of the command for the pre-judgment process, but in another example, when there is a ball entering the start port, the command is uniformly transmitted and can be read ahead. The sub CPU 310 may perform various status determinations such as whether or not it is a period. Next, the value of the second starting port validity period flag is inspected, and if the value of the second starting port validity period flag is data indicating that the second starting port 12 is the valid period, the first starting port winning prize is awarded. As in the case, the monitoring process of the second start opening winning is executed. When the value of the second starting port valid period flag is data indicating that the second starting port 12 is in the invalid period, the monitoring process of the second starting port winning is not executed. If the winning of the game ball is confirmed when the number of reserved balls is 0, the number of reserved balls is once changed from 0 to 1, and then the control process related to the start of fluctuation, which will be described later, is executed. ..

In the special symbol control process (S328), the hit waiting state is inspected, and when the special electric accessory is in operation, that is, during a big hit or a small hit, the special symbol control process is terminated. When the special electric accessory is not operating, the state of the special symbol is inspected, and if it is "waiting for special symbol change", the special symbol control general-purpose processing is terminated, and if it is "start of change", the special symbol change. The start process is executed, and if it is "special symbol changing", the special symbol changing process is executed, and if it is "special symbol stop symbol displaying", the special symbol stop symbol displaying process is executed. In the special symbol variation start process, the selection number of the special symbol variation pattern is acquired based on the variation pattern random number, the variation time corresponding to the special symbol variation pattern number is determined, and the sub-board 300 is started to display the effect. Request commands for additional symbol information, variation pattern, and character information, set the state of the special symbol to "special symbol variation in progress", and clear the variation pattern determination area used to determine the special symbol variation pattern with 0. .. In the process during special symbol change, after changing the special symbol, the fluctuation time is monitored, and if it is determined that the fluctuation time of the special symbol has ended, the change stop setting of the special symbol is set and the state of the special symbol is changed to "special". Set to "Stop symbol display". In the process of displaying the special symbol stop symbol, the stop symbol display time of the special symbol is monitored, and when it is determined that the stop symbol display time of the special symbol has ended, the operation end setting of the special symbol corresponding to the result of the hit determination is executed. In the case of a big hit, in order to end the operation of the special symbol, the state of the special symbol is set to "waiting for change of the special symbol", the number of times the special electric accessory is continuously operated is set, and the probability of the special symbol is set. Demonstration function, special symbol fluctuation time shortening function, normal symbol probability fluctuation function, normal symbol fluctuation time shortening function, and normal electric accessory opening extension function are disabled, and the state of the game machine is prepared to open the winning opening. Set in, set the hit start demo display time, execute the command request for the hit start demo effect, and the command request for the launch position specification effect. When the result of the hit judgment is a small hit, the operation end judgment of the fluctuation time shortening function of the special symbol and the probability fluctuation function of the normal symbol is performed, the fluctuation pattern selection state is updated, the command request of the game state is performed, and the special symbol is performed. In order to end the operation of, set the state of the special symbol to "Waiting for special symbol change", set the state of the game machine during the small hit start demo, set the hit start demo display time, and set the hit start demo effect. Executes a command request and a command request for a firing position designation effect. If the result of the hit judgment is incorrect, the operation end judgment of the fluctuation time shortening function of the special symbol and the probability fluctuation function of the normal symbol is performed, the fluctuation pattern selection state is updated, the command request of the game state is performed, and the special symbol is displayed. In order to end the operation, the state of the special symbol is set to "waiting for special symbol change", and the command request for the firing position designation effect is executed.

In the special electric accessory control process (S330), in order to execute the process related to the special electric accessory, the operating state of the condition device and the special electric accessory is inspected, and the condition device is operating or the special electric accessory is operating. If it is determined, the process related to the special electric accessory is executed. Depending on the operating status of the special electric accessory, the processing during preparation for opening the large winning opening, the processing during operation of the special electric accessory, the processing during closing of the large winning opening, the processing during the big hit end demonstration, the processing during the small hit start demonstration, the small hit special electric Execute processing during operation, processing during closing of the small hit big winning opening, and processing during demonstration of the end of small hit.

In the large winning opening validity period setting process (S332), the result of the validity period determination of the large winning opening 20 is saved. The mouth invalid period data is stored, and if it is other than 0, the big prize opening validity period data is stored in the big winning opening validity period flag.

In the special symbol variation start monitoring control process (S334), the operating state of the special symbol is monitored, and it is determined whether or not the special symbol is in a state where the variation can be started. When the digestion order of the reserved balls of the special symbol is the priority digestion of the second special symbol, (1) it is not in the big hit or the small hit, (2) the first special symbol is waiting for fluctuation, (3). ) When the second special symbol is waiting for change and (4) the number of balls on hold for operation of the special symbol is other than 0, the special symbol can start to change. Is determined. When the digestion order of the reserved balls of the special symbol is the winning order, in addition to the above (1) to (3), (5) the total number of reserved balls of the special symbol is other than 0, (6) When all of the determinations, that is, the order of digestion, that is, the order of winning, are satisfied, it is determined that the special symbol is in a state where it can start changing.

When it is determined that the special symbol is in a state where it can start changing, the number of reserved balls for the special symbol is subtracted, and an effect command corresponding to the number of reserved balls for the first special symbol and the second special symbol is requested. As a result, the sub-board 300 is notified that the number of reserved balls of the special symbol has been updated.

Next, the hit determination of the special symbol is executed. In the hit determination, the random number per special symbol determines whether it is a big hit, a small hit, or a miss, and the determination result is stored in the special symbol determination flag. Next, the design is decided. In the determination of the symbol, if the hit judgment is a big hit, the big hit symbol is determined based on the special symbol hit symbol random number, if it is a small hit, the small hit symbol is determined, and if it is a miss, the miss symbol is lost. Is determined.

When the result of the hit determination is a big hit, the operation content of the probability fluctuation function of the special symbol is determined based on the value of the group determination number indicating the type of the hit symbol determined in the symbol determination process, and the special symbol Set the game state after the big hit, such as the operation content of the fluctuation time shortening function and the easy winning state of the normal symbol. Next, the settings during the big hit, such as the number of times the special electric accessory operates continuously and the contents of the opening time of the big winning opening, are executed. Subsequently, the content of the variation pattern selection state is set by selecting the variation pattern table to be referred to after the end of the big hit based on the result of the hit determination and the operating state of the probability variation function of the normal symbol. Next, the start demo time and the end demo time are set with reference to the table selected based on the value of the group determination number indicating the game state and the type of the winning symbol. Subsequently, the area of the main RAM 291 used for the hit determination and the symbol determination is cleared, and the state of the special symbol is set to "variation start".

If the result of the hit judgment is a small hit, the content of the fluctuation pattern selection state is set, the start demo time and the end demo time are set, and the hit is made by selecting the fluctuation pattern table to be referred to after the small hit ends. The area of the main RAM 291 used for the determination and the symbol determination is cleared, and the state of the special symbol is set to "variation start". If the result of the hit determination is incorrect, the area of the main RAM 291 used for the hit determination and the symbol determination is cleared, and the state of the special symbol is set to "variation start".

In the abnormality detection process (S336), the main CPU 290 functioning as the main error detection means 284 inspects the magnetic detection signal, the short-circuit power supply abnormality detection signal, the radio wave detection signal, and the opening signal of the door / frame, and the error state changes. If there is, the error state is stored, and the sub-board 300 is requested to display the error state effect of the game machine. At this time, the light emitting mode of the light emitting means such as the LED mounted on the control board may be controlled according to the error state. If there is no change in the error state, the error state storage and the display request for the error state effect are not executed.

In the ball entry passage time abnormality detection process (S338), the main CPU 290 functioning as the main error detection means 284 monitors the continuous on-time of each switch level in order to detect the ball entry passage time abnormality, and the continuous on-time (continuous on-time) For example, if it is determined that the value of the counter that increments for each interrupt when the switch is on) is an abnormal value, the setting of the ball entry passage time error, the command transmission request, and the security of outputting to the external information output terminal 160 Create output requests in order. At this time, the light emitting mode of the light emitting means such as the LED mounted on the control board may be controlled according to the abnormality of the ball entry passage time. If it is determined that the continuous on-time is not abnormal, the security output request is not created.

In the game state display process (S340), the number of times the special electric accessory is continuously operated, the error state, the number of balls on hold for normal symbol operation, and the number of balls on hold for operation of the special symbol are requested to be displayed. Create data.

In the steering wheel status signal inspection process (S342), in order to monitor the touch status of the steering wheel, the steering wheel status is inspected. Update, set the handle status monitoring timer, and execute the command transmission request for the handle status effect. If it is determined as a result of the inspection that there is no change in the steering wheel status, the steering wheel status monitoring timer is set. If the result of decrementing the value of the handle status monitoring timer is other than 0, it is determined that the timer is being subtracted, and the subsequent processing is not executed.

In the LED output processing (S344), the display of the special symbol, the display of the normal symbol, the display of the number of balls on hold for operation of the special symbol, the display of the number of balls on hold for operation of the normal symbol, the display of the game state, and the special electric accessory are continuous. Initialization of display, acquisition of display data, and display of display of the number of times of operation, display of the operating state of the special electric accessory when the continuous operation device of the accessory is not operated, display of the division, and display of the error. Run the output in sequence.

In the launch control signal output process (S346), in order to output a signal for prohibiting / permitting the launch of the game ball, the setting of the prohibition / permit for launching corresponding to the communication state with the payout control board 155 and the disconnection short-circuit power supply abnormality, and After acquiring the firing prohibition / permission data, the firing prohibition / permission signal is output.

In the test signal output process (S348), a signal to be output to the test apparatus is created and output to the corresponding output port.

In the solenoid output processing (S350), in order to output the output data of the ordinary electric accessory solenoid 91 and the large winning opening solenoid 92, the output data of the ordinary electric accessory solenoid 91 is acquired, and the output data of the large winning opening solenoid 92 is obtained. Acquire and output data. The operation flag and the operation timer of each solenoid are acquired, and the output data corresponding to the acquired solenoid operation flag and the solenoid operation timer is acquired. Next, the solenoid operation timer is updated and the output data is output to the solenoid output port.

In the effect control command transmission process (S352), the presence or absence of a transmission request for the command to be transmitted to the sub-board 300 is inspected, and if it is determined that there is a transmission request, the requested command data is acquired and the command buffer used is set to 0. Clear, acquire MODE data corresponding to the acquired command data, output MODE data, retain MODE data, acquire EVENT data corresponding to the acquired command data, and output EVENT data in this order.

In the external information output process (S354), a signal to be output to the external information output terminal 160 is created, and the created signal is output to the external information output port.

The random numbers used in the operation process of the main board 200 described above will be described in more detail. The random numbers used in the main board 200 mainly include a random number per ordinary symbol and a random number per fluctuation pattern of the ordinary symbol as random numbers related to the ordinary symbol, and a random number per special symbol (hard random number) as a random number related to the special symbol. , There are soft random numbers per special symbol, symbol random numbers per special symbol, and variable pattern random numbers. In addition, as random numbers for giving initial values of normal symbol per random number, special symbol per symbol random number, and special symbol per soft random number, which are initial value update type random numbers, normal symbol per initial value random number and special symbol per symbol initial value are used. There are random numbers and soft initial value random numbers per special symbol.

The random number per normal symbol is updated in the initial value update type random number update process (S308) of the interrupt process, and is stored at a predetermined position in the main RAM 291. The random number per normal symbol is the number of pending changes in the normal symbol when it is determined in the interrupt processing normal symbol operation gate monitoring process (S320) that the game ball has passed through the first operation port 31 or the second operation port 32. When is less than 4, which is the upper limit value, is acquired from a predetermined position of the main RAM 291 and stored in another area of the main RAM 291. The normal symbol random number is used for hit determination and determination of the stop symbol when it is determined in the normal symbol fluctuation start monitoring process (S324) to start the fluctuation of the normal symbol.

The normal symbol variation pattern random number takes a value of 0 to 232, for example, is updated in various random number update processes (S306) of the interrupt process, and is stored in a predetermined position of the main RAM 291. The normal symbol fluctuation pattern random number is reserved for normal symbol fluctuation when it is determined in the normal symbol operation gate monitoring process (S320) of the interrupt process that the game ball has passed through the first operation port 31 or the second operation port 32. When the number is less than the upper limit value of 4, it is acquired from a predetermined position of the main RAM 291 and stored in another area of the main RAM 291. The normal symbol variation pattern random number is used to determine the normal symbol variation pattern when it is determined in the normal symbol variation start monitoring process (S324) that the normal symbol variation is to be started.

The random number per special symbol is obtained when the winning of the game ball is confirmed when the number of pending balls of the first special symbol or the second special symbol is less than 4 in the start port monitoring control process (S326) of the interrupt process. , The values of the built-in random number and the soft random number per special symbol are acquired, and both are added to generate the value, which is stored in a predetermined position of the main RAM 291. The random number per special symbol is used to execute the big hit determination and the small hit determination in the special symbol fluctuation start monitoring control process (S334) of the interrupt process.

The soft random number per special symbol is updated in the initial value update type random number update process (S308) of the interrupt process, and is stored at a predetermined position in the main RAM 291. The soft random number per special symbol is the main RAM 291 when the winning of the game ball is confirmed when the number of pending balls of the first special symbol or the second special symbol is less than 4 in the start port monitoring control process (S326). It is obtained from the predetermined position of, and is used to generate a random number per special symbol as described above.

The symbol random number per special symbol takes a value of 0 to 999 (0 to 255 in the example of FIG. 6), is updated in the initial value update type random number update process (S308) of the interrupt process, and is set at a predetermined position of the main RAM 291. Stored. The symbol random number per special symbol is the main RAM 291 when the winning of the game ball is confirmed when the number of balls on hold for operation of the first special symbol or the second special symbol is less than 4 in the start port monitoring control process (S326). Is acquired from a predetermined position of the above and stored in another area of the main RAM 291. The symbol random number per special symbol is used to determine the jackpot symbol when the hit determination is a jackpot in the special symbol fluctuation start monitoring control process (S334) of the interrupt process.

The variation pattern random number takes a value of 0 to 49999 (0 to 255 in the example of FIG. 7), is updated in various random number update processes (S306) of the interrupt process, and is stored in a predetermined position of the main RAM 291. The variation pattern random number is determined by the main RAM 291 when the winning of the game ball is confirmed when the number of operation-holding balls of the first special symbol or the second special symbol is less than 4 in the start port monitoring control process (S326). Obtained from the position and stored in another area of the main RAM 291. The variation pattern random number is used to determine the special symbol variation pattern in the special symbol control process (S328) of the interrupt process.

The initial value random number per ordinary symbol, the initial value random number per special symbol, and the soft initial value random number per special symbol have the same range of values as the random number per ordinary symbol, the symbol random number per special symbol, and the soft random number per special symbol, respectively. It is updated in the initial value random number update process (S208) of the main process (S120) and the initial value random number update process (S310) of the interrupt process, and is stored in a predetermined position of the main RAM 291. The initial value random number per ordinary symbol, the initial value random number per special symbol, and the soft initial value random number per special symbol are the random number per ordinary symbol, the symbol random number per special symbol, and the special random number per initial value update type random number update process (S308). It is used as the initial value of each random number when updating the soft random number per symbol.

Since the interrupt process is executed at regular time intervals by timer interrupt, various random number update processes (S306) and initial value update type random number update processes (S308) included in the interrupt process are also executed at regular time intervals. To. That is, the normal symbol per random number, the normal symbol variation pattern random number, the special symbol per random number, the special symbol per soft random number, the special symbol per symbol random number, and the variation pattern random number are updated at regular intervals. On the other hand, in the main process (S120), the time from the end of the interrupt process to the occurrence of the next timer interrupt, that is, the time required for the interrupt process from the fixed time measured by the timer. Repeated for the reduced time. Since the time required for the interrupt process differs depending on the game state and the like, the initial value random number update process (S208) in the main process (S120) includes various random number update processes (S306) and initial value update type random number update process (S308). ), It is not executed at regular intervals. As a result, the initial value random number acquired when the initial value is set in the initial value update type random number update process (S308) can be made random every time.

FIG. 16 is a flowchart showing a control start process of the sub-board 300 in the pachinko gaming machine. This control start process is executed by the sub-initial process execution means 360, and will be described below as being executed by the sub CPU 310 that functions as the sub-initial process execution means 360. When the control of the sub-board 300 is started, the sub CPU 310 sets a stack pointer (S500), prohibits all interrupts until various initial settings are completed (S502), and sets registers and initializes ports of the sub CPU 310. Perform the initial settings related to the hardware (S504). The control program is read from the sub ROM 312 and placed in the sub RAM 311, and among various variables in the control program, the initial value is set for the variable having the initial value, and the zero clear data is set for the variable without the initial value. This initializes the sub RAM 311 (S506). The interrupt process on the sub-board 300 includes a process when the power is turned on and a reset process when various abnormalities occur when the watchdog function is enabled, as interrupt processes that are executed with the highest priority. Next, as an interrupt process of priority level 7 having a high execution priority, there is a command process received from the main board 200, and as an interrupt process of priority level 3 having the next highest priority, CPU runaway detection by the watchdog timer. There is a time reset process. The next priority interrupt process for priority level 2 includes processing related to commands sent and received to and from the control CPU 320, and the lowest priority level 1 interrupt process is communication processing with the real-time clock. There are various device control processes such as lamps, solenoids, and motors. If interrupts related to the above various processes occur at the same time, the interrupts set in advance for each interrupt type are executed with priority. The processes shown in this figure include the highest priority level interrupt, the process when the power is turned on, the reset process when various abnormalities occur, and the priority level 3 interrupt, which is the reset process when CPU runaway is detected. Including.

Interrupts (priority level 7) other than commands received from the main board 200 are prohibited (S510), and various error information used in the model is set from all the error information stored in advance for all models (S512). .. All the lamps such as the decorative lamp 111 are turned off (S514), the operation of the watchdog timer is started (S516), and the main process is executed (S518). Normally, the main process of S518 does not return to the main flow, but when it returns, it shifts to sleep (small power consumption mode) (S520).

FIG. 17 is a flowchart showing in detail the main process of S518 in FIG. In order to check in the main process of this figure whether the control program arranged in the sub RAM 311 is correctly arranged in S506 of FIG. 16, the start address for starting the check is acquired (S530), and in the subsequent processes. All interrupts are allowed (S532), and device initialization operations such as motors and solenoids are executed (S534).

If the setting is to use the watchdog timer, clear the watchdog timer (S536), update the decorative symbol counter so that the combination of the decorative symbols is a random combination (S540), and input the sub CPU 310. (S542). Since S540 is a process in a method of determining the out-of-order symbol of the decorative symbol using a counter, in the case of a method of determining the out-of-order symbol of the decorative symbol using a lottery sheet incorporating all the symbol combinations that are the out-of-order symbols. Does not execute the processing of S540. The process of determining the out-of-order symbol of the decorative symbol using the lottery sheet is executed when a command indicating a stop symbol of the special symbol is received from the main board 200 as described later in S552. The sub CPU 310, which functions as the sub-error detecting means 364, monitors the error state, notifies the error when various errors are detected (S544), executes processing according to the input state of the effect button 109 (S546), and executes the process. The advance notice lottery is executed (S548). In the advance notice lottery in S548, since the command of the advance notice effect to appear immediately after the start of the symbol change is transmitted to the effect control device 313 as soon as possible, the lottery process is not processed in one loop but a plurality of times. Divide into loops, and draw a lottery for the advance notice effect that appears immediately after the start of the symbol change. If there is an operation request for a device such as a real-time clock, lamp, motor, or solenoid, that operation is executed (S550), the command saved in the command buffer is analyzed (S552), and if immediately after the command analysis, the process proceeds to S536. Return (Y in S554), if not immediately after command analysis (N in S554), update the lottery software random number as a low priority process that can be performed in free time (S556), and return to the process in S536. In S552, when the command to be analyzed shows the variation pattern of the special symbol, the variation effect pattern of the decorative symbol is determined by the process of S552, and when the command to be analyzed indicates the stop symbol of the special symbol, the lottery sheet is displayed. If the method is used to determine the out-of-order symbol of the decorative symbol, the stop symbol of the decorative symbol is determined by the process of S552.

FIG. 18 is a flowchart showing an interrupt process when a command is received from the main board 200. The main command received from the main board 200 is a priority level 7 interrupt command having the highest priority next to the reset interrupt and the error interrupt. The data received from the main board 200 is read to the input port, and when the same data is read twice in a row, the data is confirmed as a new command (Y in S600), and the confirmed command is the first command. If it is (MODE data) (Y in S602), the first command is saved in the temporary storage area (S604). The hard random number is acquired for the subsequent processing (S606), and the original routine is returned. By acquiring the hard random number each time the main command is interrupted from the main board 200 in this way, the randomness of the value is enhanced without causing periodicity in the acquisition timing of the random number. If the data read in S600 does not match twice in a row (up to 5 times can be read), S602 is skipped and the original routine is returned (N in S600).

In S602, if the confirmed command is not the first command but the second command (N in S602), and if it can be confirmed that the first command has already been properly received (Y in S608), the command buffer (command data). The command write pointer which is the read position in the ring buffer) is acquired (S610), and the first command and the second command are saved in the command buffer (S612). The command data stored in the command buffer is analyzed in S552 of FIG. The command light pointer is updated (S614), the first command saved in the temporary storage area is cleared (S616), and the original routine is returned. If the first command has not been received in S608, skip S610 and later (N in S608) and return to the original routine.

FIG. 19 is a flowchart showing an interrupt process when a timer interrupt for effect display control occurs. This timer interrupt is a priority level 2 interrupt for transmitting a command related to the effect display from the sub CPU 310 to the control CPU 320, and is generated in a cycle of 500 μs. In this interrupt, the buffer is checked (S620), and if there is command data for transmission in the buffer (Y in S622), the command data is read (S624) and transmitted to the control CPU 320 (S626). The command data is transmitted to the control CPU 320 up to three times at predetermined time intervals until the sub CPU 310 receives a command indicating that the command data has been normally received on the control CPU 320 side from the control CPU 320. After transmission, the buffer read address setting is updated (S628), and the original routine is returned. If there is no data for transmission in the buffer (N in S622), S624 and subsequent steps are skipped and the original routine is returned.

FIG. 20 is a flowchart showing an interrupt process when the sub CPU 310 receives a command from the control CPU 320. This interrupt is also a priority level 2 interrupt. The command received by the sub CPU 310 from the control CPU 320 is mainly a command indicating that the command transmitted from the sub CPU 310 to the control CPU 320 has been normally received. When a command is received from the control CPU 320, the received command data is read (S630), the command is analyzed (S632), saved in the command buffer (S634), and the original routine is returned.

FIG. 21 is a flowchart showing an interrupt process when a timer interrupt for controlling various devices occurs. This timer interrupt is for controlling a lamp such as a decorative lamp 111, controlling a solenoid or a motor for driving a movable accessory 66, and managing and controlling various timers, and is generated at a cycle of 1 ms. Since it is the lowest priority level 1 interrupt, the interrupt of priority level 2 or higher is permitted (S640), and a signal indicating input from the effect button 109, a signal indicating error detection, and a signal indicating power failure , Processes the input / output of ports that input / output drive signals to controlled devices such as motors and solenoids (S642). At this time, if a signal indicating a power failure is input, the backup process is immediately started. Update the data related to device control (S644), such as counting processing based on the control pattern of devices such as motors and solenoids, and on / off control of the buffer for writing data to the port in S642, and set a timer to measure the timing of the effect. Update (S646), update the timer for managing the input valid time of the effect button 109 (S648), and update the task control counter for lighting switching control of the decorative lamp 111 and runaway monitoring control of the control CPU 320. To create a 16 ms cycle (S650).

The minimum unit of lighting switching control of the decorative lamp 111 is 16 ms. One frame of the image display control is 16 ms or 32 ms, and by setting an integral multiple thereof as the minimum unit of the lighting switching control of the decorative lamp 111, it is possible to easily synchronize the lamp control and the image display control. Further, when counting a relatively long period such as an error notification for 30 seconds, if a count with a 10 interrupt (1 ms) cycle is used, the count value becomes longer than necessary, but 16 ms. The count value can be shortened by using the count value of the cycle.

The task control includes 16 types of tasks from processes 0 to 15, one of which is the lighting switching control of the decorative lamp 111, and two tasks are the runaway monitoring control of the control CPU 320. The lighting switching control of the decorative lamp 111 is executed once every 16 interrupts according to the count value of the task control counter to realize switching in a cycle of 16 ms. The runaway monitoring control of the control CPU 320 is assigned to, for example, processes 0 and 8, and when the count values of the task control counters are 0 and 8, that is, once every 80 interrupts, the toggle signal from the control CPU 320 is monitored (S652). By doing so, monitoring is realized in a cycle of 8 ms.

A toggle signal that is on / off inverted for each frame is output from the control CPU 320, and if this toggle signal does not change continuously at the same value for 1600 ms, it is determined that the control CPU 320 is out of control, and the sub CPU 310 Sends a reset signal to the control CPU 320, and the control CPU 320 that receives the reset signal executes the reset. Since the toggle signal is received from the control CPU 320 in a cycle of one frame (16 ms or 32 ms), it is monitored in a cycle of 8 ms shorter than that cycle. Finally, the timer that manages the relatively long error notification period such as the error notification for 30 seconds as described above is subtracted (S654), and the error notification ends at the time-out.

FIG. 22 is a flowchart showing the process of displaying the special symbol variation. When the second winning / failing lottery value is held (Y in S700), the second winning / failing determination means 222 reads the second winning / failing lottery value and determines whether or not the second special symbol 52 is correct (S702), and the second winning / failing is determined. The determination means 222 determines the stop symbol of the second special symbol 52 (S704), the second variation pattern determining means 232 determines the variation pattern of the second special symbol 52 (S706), and issues a variation start command together with the determined result. It is transmitted to the sub-board 300 to start the symbol variation of the second special symbol 52 (S716).

When the second winning / failing lottery value is not held (N in S700) and the first winning / failing lottery value is held (Y in S708), the first winning / failing determination means 221 is the first winning / failing lottery. The value is read out and the hit / fail of the first special symbol 51 is determined again (S710), the first hit / miss determination means 221 determines the stop symbol of the first special symbol 51 (S712), and the first variation pattern determining means 231 is the first. 1 The variation pattern of the special symbol 51 is determined (S714), and the variation start command is transmitted to the sub-board 300 together with the determined result to start the symbol variation of the first special symbol 51 (S716). If the first winning / failing lottery value is not held, the processes from S710 to S722 are skipped (N in S708).

The symbol variation display of the special symbol is processed (S718), S718 is repeated until the predetermined variation time elapses and the symbol display stop timing is reached (N of S720), and the symbol display is stopped after the predetermined variation time elapses. When the timing is reached (Y of S720), the fluctuation stop command is transmitted to the sub-board 300 to stop the symbol fluctuation being displayed at the predetermined stop symbol (S722), and the fluctuation display of the special symbol is finished. To do.

FIG. 23 is a flowchart showing the process of displaying decorative symbol variation. The effect determining means 303 of the sub-board 300 receives a command indicating the variation start and the effect display content from the main substrate 200 (S750), and stops the decorative symbol according to the received special symbol stop symbol, variation pattern, and hit / fail determination result. The aspect is determined (S752), and the variation effect pattern corresponding to the variation pattern is determined (S754). Here, when the precursor setting is turned on by the preliminary determination (Y in S756), the already determined variable effect pattern includes a specific effect content that should be avoided from being superimposed on the advance notice effect. If it is not (N of S758) and it is not a symbol change that is the trigger for turning on the precursor setting (N of S760), the setting for displaying the predetermined advance notice effect is executed (S764), and the precursor setting is set. If it is a symbol change that is an on-trigger (Y in S760), the precursor setting is turned off (S762). When the precursor setting is not turned on (N in S756) or when the variable effect pattern includes a specific effect content (Y in S758), the processes of S760 to S764 are skipped.

After that, the variation effect display of the decorative symbol is started (S766), the variation effect display process of the decorative symbol and (S768) are executed, the notice effect display process is executed (S770), and the variation stop command is received from the main board 200. When S768 and S770 are repeated (N in S772) and the fluctuation stop command is received (Y in S772), the symbol variation display is stopped by stopping and displaying the decorative symbol in the stop mode determined in S752 (S774). ), The variable production of the decorative pattern is completed (S776).

FIG. 24 is a flowchart showing the process of the special game. First, the effect display control means 305 starts the effect process of the special game (S800), and the open / close control means 275 opens the grand prize opening 20 (S802). If the predetermined opening time has not passed (N of S804) and the number of balls entered into the large winning opening 20 has not reached 9 or more, the game returns to S804 (N of S806), and the predetermined opening time has passed (N of S806). Although the opening time has not passed (Y of S804) (N of S804), when the number of balls entered into the large winning opening 20 reaches 9 or more (Y of S806), the opening / closing control means 275 is the large winning opening. 20 is closed (S810).

If the unit game has not reached the final round (N in S810), 1 is added to the number of rounds to return to S802 (S812), and if the unit game has reached the final round (Y in S810), the effect display is displayed. The control means 305 ends the effect processing of the special game (S814), the special game control means 260 ends the special game (S816), and starts the execution of the specific game, that is, the probability change, the time saving, and the easy-to-enter state (S818). ).

FIG. 25 is a flowchart showing the process of the small hit game. In the small hit game, a unit game that is executed only once is started (S819), the large winning opening 20 is opened (S820), and the opening is continued until a predetermined opening time elapses (N of S822). When the time has passed (Y of S822), the large winning opening 20 is closed (S824), and if the opening and closing of the set number of times has not been completed (N of S826), 1 is added to the number of opening and closing to return to S820. (S828) If the opening and closing for the set number of times is completed (Y in S826), the small hit game is ended.

In the prerequisite technique, the number of big hits in the second game is generally larger than the number of big hits in the first game, that is, the second game has one big hit than the first game. Although it was designed to have a higher expected value of winning a prize ball in, in another example, the first game may be designed to have a higher expected value of winning a prize ball than the second game. However, it may be designed so that the expected value of winning the prize ball in the first game and the second game is substantially equal to each other. In the latter case, it may be designed so that the average number of unit games included in the special game executed in the first game and the special game executed in the second game is equal. For example, in the first game, a special game in which a unit game is executed 10 times with a probability of 100% is executed, and in a second game, a special game in which a unit game is executed four times with a probability of 50% is executed. However, there may be a special game in which the unit game is executed 16 times with a probability of 50%. Further, in any case, when a specific area is provided in the large winning opening and the game ball that has entered the large winning opening enters the specific area or passes through the specific area, in the normal game after the special game is completed. It may be configured so that a specific game such as a probabilistic state is performed. In this case, the special game executed when the big hit is made in the second game is easier to enter the specific area than the special game which is executed when the big hit is made in the first game. It may be configured so that the probability that the normal game in the probabilistic state is executed after the end of the special game is high. For example, the first hit in which a special game in which it is relatively difficult to enter a specific area is executed, and the second hit in which a special game in which it is relatively easy to enter a specific area is executed. It may be provided so that the second game has a higher probability of being a second hit than the first game. Alternatively, the probability of a second hit in the first game may be less than 100%, but the probability of a second hit in the second game may be configured to be 100%.

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The bullet game machine according to the first aspect of the present embodiment includes a game board on which a game area is formed, a start winning opening which is provided at a predetermined position in the game area and where the entry of a game ball triggers a lottery. A winning / failing determination means that executes a winning / failing determination based on a lottery value for determining whether or not to shift from a normal game to a special game that is advantageous to the player when the ball enters the starting winning opening. A symbol display device in which the symbol for showing the result of the hit / fail judgment is displayed in a variable manner, a symbol determination means for determining the stop symbol mode to be stopped and displayed on the symbol display device according to the result of the hit / fail judgment, and the result of the hit / fail judgment are big hits. Depending on the special game control means for executing the special game and the stop symbol mode, the probability that the hit / fail judgment will be a big hit from the end of the special game to the predetermined end is higher than the normal probability state. In addition to being able to shift, the specific game control means and the content of the effect are displayed, which can shift from the end of the special game to the predetermined end, and the ease of entering the starting winning opening is higher than the normal entry state. It is provided with an effect display device, an effect determination means for determining the effect content to be displayed on the effect display device, and an effect display control means for displaying the effect content determined by the effect determination means on the effect display device. After the end of the special game, the specific game control means is in the first game state, which is the normal probability state and the normal ball entry state, and the probability fluctuation state, and the ball is entered, depending on the type of the jackpot symbol. The second gaming state, which is an easy state, the third gaming state, which is a normal probability state and is an easy ball entry state, and the fourth gaming state, which is a probability fluctuation state and is a normal ball entry state, It shifts to one of the game states, and in the first game state or the third game state which is a normal probability state, the hit / fail judgment becomes a big hit and shifts to the second game state or the fourth game state which is a probability fluctuation state. After that, when the number of big hits generated while the probability fluctuation state continues reaches a predetermined upper limit hit number, regardless of the type of the big hit symbol, the third game state which is a normal probability state after the end of the special game After the special game is completed, the effect determining means displays the effect content indicating that the ball is in the easy-to-enter state when shifting to the second game state or the third game state, which is the easy-to-enter state. It shifts to the special effect mode, and the special effect mode may be an effect that does not clearly indicate whether or not it is in the probability fluctuation state, and it shifts from the normal probability state to the probability fluctuation state and is a continuous jackpot with the maximum number of hits as the upper limit. Displaying a special effect, which is an effect that suggests that it will be started anew, is provided on the condition that the result of the hit / fail judgment in the third game state is a type of jackpot that accompanies the transition to the second game state. decide.

The "first game state" may be called a "low-low state" because the jackpot probability is relatively low and the ease of entering the ball is relatively low. The "second game state" may be referred to as a "high-high state" because the jackpot probability is relatively high and the ease of entering the ball is relatively high. The "third game state" may be called a "low-high state" because the jackpot probability is relatively low and the ease of entering the ball is relatively high. The "fourth game state" may be called a "high / low state" because the jackpot probability is relatively high and the ease of entering the ball is relatively low. The "upper limit number of hits" is generally a big hit that occurs continuously while the probability fluctuation state continues, and is also called a "limit" or "limiter" as the upper limit number of so-called consecutive villas. "In the case of an effect that does not clearly indicate whether or not it is in a probability fluctuation state" is also called a "latent mode" that indicates that there is a possibility of a so-called "latent probability variation state".

Conventionally, amusement machines equipped with a "limit" or "limiter" of a probabilistic ream villa have a 100% probability of continuous big hits with a probability of at least up to the upper limit, but the continuation rate and certainty On the contrary, the height may make it difficult for changes and unexpectedness to occur in playability and production. According to the above aspect, the gaming state after the special game in the probability fluctuation state can shift not only to the probability fluctuation state such as the second gaming state but also to the normal probability state which is not the probability fluctuation state. It does not always reach the maximum number of hits, and it is easy to realize playability and production that are rich in changes and surprises. Moreover, in the "special production mode", the so-called latent mode makes it difficult for the player to grasp whether or not the current gaming state is a probabilistic state. Therefore, there may be a case where the probability fluctuation state is changed to the normal probability state, or a case where the normal probability state is returned to the probability fluctuation state. According to the above aspect, in the game playability where the current game state is difficult to judge from the appearance, by providing a special effect that can appear only in a specific situation, the player is made to grasp such a specific situation. It is possible to raise expectations for big hits. That is, by displaying the special effect on the condition that the result of the hit / fail judgment in the third game state is a big hit of a type accompanied by the transition to the second game state, the game state is actually a normal probability state. It is possible to let the player grasp the fact that it became a big hit to shift to the probability fluctuation state in the situation. Such a big hit can be pulled back from the normal probability state to the probability fluctuation state, and the player can be made aware that a new consecutive villa with the upper limit of the number of hits has been started, which raises the expectation of the consecutive villa. Can be done.

The bullet game machine according to the second aspect of the present embodiment includes a game board on which a game area is formed, a start winning opening which is provided at a predetermined position in the game area and where the entry of the game ball triggers a lottery. A winning / failing determination means that executes a winning / failing determination based on a lottery value for determining whether or not to shift from a normal game to a special game that is advantageous to the player when the ball enters the starting winning opening. A symbol display device for displaying the result of the hit / fail judgment in a variable manner, a symbol determination means for determining a stop symbol mode for causing the symbol display device to stop and display according to the result of the hit / fail judgment, and a big hit for the result of the hit / fail judgment. Depending on the special game control means for executing the special game and the stop symbol mode, the probability that the hit / fail judgment will be a big hit from the end of the special game to the predetermined end is higher than the normal probability state. In addition to being able to shift, the specific game control means and the content of the effect are displayed, which can shift from the end of the special game to the predetermined end, and the ease of entering the starting winning opening is higher than the normal entry state. The effect display device, the effect determination means for determining the effect content to be displayed on the effect display device, and the effect display control means for displaying the effect content determined by the effect determination means on the effect display device. The probability that the stop symbol mode corresponds to the jackpot symbol accompanied by the transition to the probability fluctuation state is less than 100%, and the specific game control means is in the normal probability state according to the type of the jackpot symbol after the end of the special game. The first game state, which is a normal ball entry state, the second game state, which is a probability fluctuation state and is a ball entry easy state, and the second game state, which is a normal probability state and a ball entry easy state. The first game state or the third game state, which is the normal probability state, is shifted to one of the three game states and the fourth game state, which is the probability fluctuation state and the normal ball entry state. In the case where the number of big hits generated while the probability fluctuation state continues after the hit / fail judgment becomes a big hit and the game shifts to the second game state or the fourth game state in which the probability fluctuates, the number of big hits reaches a predetermined upper limit hit number. , Regardless of the type of jackpot symbol, after the end of the special game, the game shifts to the third game state, which is the normal probability state, and the probability fluctuation state is reached after the maximum number of hits is reached or before the maximum number of hits is reached. When shifting from the second gaming state, which is the normal probability state, to the third gaming state, which is the normal probability state, the next big hit may occur by the end of the easy-to-enter state, but the next big hit by the end of the easy-to-enter state. Is higher than the possibility that the above is not generated, and the effect determining means indicates that the ball is in the easy-to-enter state when the game shifts to the second or third game state in which the ball is easy to enter after the special game is completed. It shifts to the special effect mode that displays the contents, and the special effect mode may be an effect that does not clearly indicate whether or not it is in the probability fluctuation state, and after reaching the upper limit hit count or before reaching the upper limit hit count. In addition, when shifting from the second game state, which is the probability fluctuation state, to the third game state, which is the normal probability state, the special effect mode that does not clearly indicate whether or not the probability fluctuation state is continued is continued, and the end of the easy-to-enter state. Even if a big hit of the type accompanied by the transition to the second gaming state, which is a probability fluctuation state, occurs by then, the special effect mode can be continued.

Conventionally, amusement machines equipped with a "limit" or "limiter" of a probabilistic ream villa have a 100% probability of continuous big hits with a probability of at least up to the upper limit, but the continuation rate and certainty On the contrary, the height may make it difficult for changes and unexpectedness to occur in playability and production. According to the above aspect, the gaming state after the special game in the probability fluctuation state can shift not only to the probability fluctuation state such as the second gaming state but also to the normal probability state which is not the probability fluctuation state. It does not always reach the maximum number of hits, and it is easy to realize playability and production that are rich in changes and surprises. Moreover, in the "special production mode", the so-called latent mode makes it difficult for the player to grasp whether or not the current gaming state is a probabilistic state. According to the above aspect, even if the probability fluctuation state is once changed to the normal probability state, the probability that the next big hit will occur by the end of the easy entry state is the probability that the next big hit will occur by the end of the easy entry state. It is higher than the probability that it does not occur, and the probability of pulling back the probability fluctuation state is relatively high. As a result, there is a tendency for the game to shift from the probability fluctuation state to the normal probability state, or to return from the normal probability state to the probability fluctuation state. It is easy to realize the production. In addition, the probability that the next big hit will occur by the end of the easy-to-enter state is not only the symbol fluctuation period defined as the "end of the easy-to-enter state", but also whether or not it is suspended when the end is reached. It may be a probability including the case where the next big hit occurs before the upper limit of 4 symbol fluctuations corresponding to the lottery value is exhausted. As a modification, when the player shifts from the second gaming state, which is a probability fluctuation state, to the third gaming state, which is a normal probability state, after reaching the upper limit number of hits or before reaching the upper limit hit number, the ball enters. By the end of the easy state, there is a possibility that a big hit of the type that accompanies the transition to the second gaming state, which is a probability fluctuating state, may occur, but by the end of the easy entry state, the transition to the second gaming state, which is a probability fluctuation state, may occur. The specifications may be higher than the possibility that a big hit of the type accompanied by will not occur.

Another bullet game machine according to the second aspect of the present embodiment is a game board on which a game area is formed and a start winning opening which is provided at a predetermined position in the game area and the entry of the game ball triggers a lottery. A winning / failing determination means for executing a winning / failing determination based on a lottery value for determining whether or not to shift from a normal game to a special game which is in a state advantageous to the player, triggered by entering the ball into the starting winning opening. A symbol display device for displaying the result of the hit / fail judgment in a variable manner, a symbol determination means for determining a stop symbol mode for causing the symbol display device to stop and display according to the result of the hit / fail judgment, and a result of the hit / fail judgment. Depending on the special game control means for executing the special game when is a big hit and the stop symbol mode, the probability that the hit / fail judgment will be a big hit from the end of the special game to the predetermined end is higher than the normal probability state. Specific game control means and production contents that can shift to the state and can shift to the easy-to-enter state where the ease of entering the starting prize opening is higher than the normal entry state from the end of the special game to the predetermined end. It includes an effect display device to be displayed, an effect determination means for determining the effect content to be displayed on the effect display device, and an effect display control means for displaying the effect content determined by the effect determination means on the effect display device. The probability that the stop symbol mode corresponds to the jackpot symbol accompanied by the transition to the probability fluctuation state is less than 100%, and the specific game control means is in the normal probability state according to the type of the jackpot symbol after the end of the special game. The first game state, which is a normal ball entry state, the second game state, which is a probability fluctuation state and is a ball entry easy state, and the second game state, which is a normal probability state and a ball entry easy state. The first game state or the third game state, which is the normal probability state, is shifted to one of the three game states and the fourth game state, which is the probability fluctuation state and the normal ball entry state. In the case where the number of big hits generated while the probability fluctuation state continues after the hit / fail judgment becomes a big hit and the game shifts to the second game state or the fourth game state in which the probability fluctuates, the number of big hits reaches a predetermined upper limit hit number. , Regardless of the type of jackpot symbol, after the end of the special game, the game shifts to the third game state, which is the normal probability state, and the probability fluctuation state is reached after the maximum number of hits is reached or before the maximum number of hits is reached. When shifting from the second gaming state, which is the normal probability state, to the third gaming state, which is the normal probability state, there is a possibility that the next big hit will occur by the end of the easy-to-enter state and the next big hit will occur by the end of the easy-to-enter state. The probability that it does not occur is the same, and the effect determining means indicates that the ball is in the easy-to-enter state when it shifts to the second game state or the third game state, which is the easy-to-enter state after the end of the special game. It shifts to the special effect mode that displays the effect content, and the special effect mode may be an effect that does not clearly indicate whether or not it is in a probability fluctuation state, and after reaching the upper limit hit count or reaching the upper limit hit count. Before, when shifting from the second gaming state, which is the probability fluctuation state, to the third gaming state, which is the normal probability state, the special effect mode that does not clearly indicate whether or not the probability fluctuation state is continued is continued, and the ball is easily entered. Even if a big hit of the type accompanied by a transition to the second gaming state, which is a probability fluctuation state, occurs by the end of the period, the special effect mode can be continued.

Conventionally, amusement machines equipped with a "limit" or "limiter" of a probabilistic ream villa have a 100% probability of continuous big hits with a probability of at least up to the upper limit, but the continuation rate and certainty On the contrary, the height may make it difficult for changes and unexpectedness to occur in playability and production. According to the above aspect, the gaming state after the special game in the probability fluctuation state can shift not only to the probability fluctuation state such as the second gaming state but also to the normal probability state which is not the probability fluctuation state. It does not always reach the maximum number of hits, and it is easy to realize playability and production that are rich in changes and surprises. Moreover, in the "special production mode", the so-called latent mode makes it difficult for the player to grasp whether or not the current gaming state is a probabilistic state. According to the above aspect, even if the probability fluctuation state is once changed to the normal probability state, the probability that the next big hit will occur by the end of the easy entry state and the next big hit by the end of the easy entry state will be obtained. The probability of not occurring is the same, and the possibility of pulling back the jackpot is about 1/2. As a result, it is likely that the probability fluctuation state is changed to the normal probability state, or the normal probability state is returned to the probability fluctuation state. As a modification, the probability that the next big hit will occur by the end of the easy-to-enter state is lower than the probability that the next big hit will not occur by the end of the easy-to-enter state, but even if the probabilities of both are approximately the same. Good. Even in that case, the possibility of pulling back the jackpot is close to 1/2, and it is easy to realize a playability and production rich in changes and surprises, such as the possibility of returning from the normal probability state to the probability fluctuation state before you know it. .. In addition, the probability that a big hit with a probability fluctuation state will occur by the end of the easy entry state is not only the symbol fluctuation period defined as the "end of the easy entry state", but is suspended when the end is reached. It may be a probability including the case where the next big hit occurs before the upper limit of 4 symbol fluctuations corresponding to the winning / losing lottery value is exhausted. As a modification, when the player shifts from the second game state, which is a probability fluctuation state, to the third game state, which is a normal probability state, after reaching the upper limit number of times or before reaching the upper limit number of times, the ball enters. There is a possibility that a kind of big hit will occur with a transition to the second gaming state, which is a probability fluctuating state, by the end of the easy state, and a transition to the second gaming state, which is a probability fluctuation state, by the end of the easy entry state. The specifications may be such that the possibility that the big hit of the accompanying type does not occur is the same.

The bullet game machine according to the third aspect of the present embodiment includes a game board on which a game area is formed, a start winning opening which is provided at a predetermined position in the game area and where the entry of a game ball triggers a lottery. A winning / failing determination means for executing a winning / failing determination based on a winning / failing lottery value for determining whether or not to shift from a normal game to a special game that is advantageous to the player when the ball enters the starting winning opening. , A symbol display device in which symbols for showing the result of the hit / fail judgment are displayed in a variable manner, a symbol determination means for determining a stop symbol mode to be stopped and displayed on the symbol display device according to the result of the hit / fail judgment, and a predetermined number as an upper limit. Depending on the hold control means that holds the win / fail lottery value until the start of the variation display of the symbol corresponding to the win / fail judgment, the special game control means that executes the special game when the result of the win / fail judgment is a big hit, and the stop symbol mode. Therefore, from the end of the special game to the predetermined end, the probability that the winning / failing judgment will be a big hit can shift to a probability fluctuation state higher than the normal probability state, and the start winning opening is entered from the end of the special game to the predetermined end. A specific game control means capable of shifting to a ball entry easy state in which the ball ease is higher than the normal ball entry state, an effect display device for displaying the effect content, and an effect determination means for determining the effect content to be displayed on the effect display device. , The effect display control means for displaying the effect content determined by the effect determination means on the effect display device. When the effect determination means shifts to the easy-to-enter state after the end of the special game, it shifts to the special effect mode that displays the effect content indicating that the special game is easy to enter, and is special from the end effect period of the special game. Over the symbol variation display period in which the predetermined number of variations after the end of the game is the upper limit of the number of fluctuations, a series of subsequent suggestion effects indicating whether the subsequent game state is the special effect mode or the special game is displayed, and the subsequent game state is displayed. The mode of the suggestion effect is determined according to the pending information of the pending winning / failing lottery value.

The "end effect period of the special game" may be a display period of the so-called end demo effect displayed before and after the end timing of the special game, and is a period from the end of the special game to the end timing of the special game. May be good. As a modification, it may be a period between the end timing of the special game and the start timing of the next symbol variation display, or it may be a period including both of these periods. The "design variation display period in which the predetermined number of fluctuations after the end of the special game is the upper limit of the number of fluctuations" is the symbol variation display period based on the winning / failing lottery value held by the hold control means at the end of the special game. In the "symbol variation display period in which the predetermined number of fluctuations is the upper limit of the number of fluctuations after the end of the special game", the symbol variation time is fixed, and the symbol variation time is shorter than the other symbol variation display periods, or other symbols. The symbol fluctuation time may be the same as the shortest symbol fluctuation period in the fluctuation display period. The "subsequent suggestion effect" may be a series of effects displayed from the end effect period of the special game to the symbol variation display period in which the predetermined number of variations is the upper limit, and the display is started with the effect contents of a certain aspect. After that, the effect may be a specification that switches to another aspect of the effect content at a predetermined timing on the way. The "mode of the subsequent suggestion effect" may include at least an effect mode indicating that the special effect mode is started and an effect mode indicating that the special game is started. "Holding information of the winning / failing lottery value held" is the presence / absence of the winning / failing lottery value held in the holding control means, the winning / failing result for the winning / failing lottery value, and the case where the winning / failing result is a big hit (so-called pending internal ream). It may be one or a combination of a plurality of aspects including the type of hit of the villa. For example, if there is no hold, or if all the held win / loss lottery values are out of order, the subsequent game state does not immediately become a special game, so a subsequent suggestion effect indicating that the special effect mode is started is displayed. You may decide. For example, when the pending hit / fail determination result includes a big hit, a subsequent suggestion effect indicating that the special game is started may be determined, or a special effect mode may be started. It is also possible to switch to the subsequent suggestion effect indicating that the special game is started immediately after the subsequent suggestion effect is once displayed.

According to this aspect, a series of effects are displayed from the end effect period of the special game to the symbol variation display period in which the predetermined number of variations is the upper limit. As the series of effects, not only the subsequent suggestion effect indicating the effect mode after the end of the special game is displayed, but also a different effect, for example, a special game will occur again depending on the hold information of the reserved winning / failing lottery value. The production can be displayed. As a result, it is possible to raise the player's expectation as to what kind of game state the player will be in after the special game is completed.

As a special game, the special game control means executes a unit game of any one of a plurality of ways including a first number of times and a second number of times more than the first number of times, and also executes a unit game of the second number of times. When executing, an effect period is provided in which the execution time of the subsequent suggestion effect can be included in the unit game after the first number of times exceeds the second number of times, and the effect determination means is a unit of the second number of times. When the game is executed, the same effect as the subsequent suggestion effect indicating that the subsequent game state is a special game is displayed in the effect period provided in the unit game after the first number of times is exceeded.

The "second number of times" may be a multiple of the "first number of times", for example, a number twice, and when the unit game of the first number of times is regarded as one series, the unit game of the second number of times is plural. It may be divided into unit games of a series of times, and the "directing period" may be executed when repeating the series of unit games, or the series of unit games may be executed so as to be repeated multiple times with the "directing period" in between. Good. According to this aspect, even when the unit game of the "second number of times" is executed, the special game is executed again after the "subsequent suggestion effect" by pretending that the unit game has ended in the "first number of times". It is possible to give the player the impression that big hits are continuous and raise expectations. By making the "follow-up suggestion effect" in such a case the same as the "follow-up suggestion effect" when a special game is generated by the so-called reserved inner villa, the player is given the impression that the big hits are more likely to continue. It is possible to synergistically raise expectations for big hits.

When the number of big hits that occur while the probability fluctuation state continues after the hit / fail judgment becomes a big hit in the normal probability state and shifts to the probability fluctuation state, the specific game control means causes the number of big hits to reach a predetermined upper limit. Regardless of the type of jackpot symbol, after the end of the special game, the game shifts to the normal probability state, and the special effect mode may be an effect that does not clearly indicate whether or not it is in the probability fluctuation state.

According to this aspect, it is shown that the special game reoccurs as a subsequent suggestion effect while the special effect mode continues without it being apparently uncertain whether or not the actual game state is the probability fluctuation state. The configuration can be such that the production is relatively easy to occur. In addition, it is easy to repeat the execution of the unit game of the series together with the subsequent suggestion effect indicating the occurrence of the special game regardless of whether or not the probability is fluctuating, and it is possible to realize the game property that makes it easy to give the player the impression that the big hits are continuous.

In this embodiment, as an example when the present invention is applied to a gaming machine in which a plurality of first-class pachinko gaming machines as shown in the prerequisite technology are mixed, the differences from the prerequisite technology will be mainly described below. However, the common points are omitted in principle. In the pachinko gaming machine of the present embodiment, the number of jackpots that occur while the probability fluctuation state continues after the probability variation jackpot (so-called first hit) accompanied by the transition to the probability fluctuation state in the normal probability state is the predetermined upper limit number of hits. When reaches, regardless of the type of the jackpot symbol, it shifts to the normal probability state after the end of the special game. That is, the jackpot that reaches the upper limit hit count is not a probabilistic jackpot, but is forced to be a normal jackpot. The number of times per upper limit in this embodiment is six. A game machine provided with such an upper limit number of hits is generally called a limit machine or a limiter machine, but in the past, there are many specifications in which the probability that a big hit corresponds to a probabilistic big hit is 100%. In this embodiment, it is designed to be about 95%, and it corresponds to a normal jackpot without becoming a probability variation jackpot, and may shift to a normal probability state before reaching the upper limit number of hits. In addition, whether the current game state is a normal probability state or a probability fluctuation state is not displayed on the appearance in principle, and is produced so as to be difficult to grasp, which is a so-called latent mode. Therefore, it is difficult for the player to grasp not only the current gaming state but also how many big hits are left up to the maximum number of hits.

First, the functional blocks in FIG. 4 will be described. The specific game control means 270 can shift to a probability fluctuation state in which the probability that the winning / failing determination is a big hit is higher than the normal probability state from the end of the special game to the predetermined end, depending on the stop symbol mode. The end of the probability fluctuation state is when the next jackpot occurs. However, as a modification, when the number of symbol fluctuations reaches a predetermined number or when the next big hit occurs, whichever comes first is the end of the probability fluctuation state, so-called number-cut probability change or ST (Special Time). The specifications may be. Further, the specific game control means 270 can shift to an easy-to-enter state in which the ease of entering the second starting port 12 is higher than the normal entry state from the end of the special game to the predetermined end. The end of the easy-to-enter state is when the number of symbol fluctuations reaches 100 times or when the next big hit occurs, whichever is earlier. Whether or not to shift to the probability fluctuation state and whether or not to shift to the easy-to-enter state are independently determined, and the transition to each state can be performed at the same time. Therefore, four game states can be generated by the combination of the four states of the normal probability state, the probability fluctuation state, the normal ball entry state, and the ball entry easy state. That is, the gaming state that is the normal probability state and the normal ball entry state is defined as the first gaming state or the low / low state. The game state in which the probability fluctuates and the ball is easy to enter is defined as the second game state or the high / low state. The gaming state, which is a normal probability state and is in an easy-to-enter ball state, is defined as a third gaming state or a low-high state. The gaming state, which is a probability fluctuation state and is a normal ball entry state, is defined as a fourth gaming state or a high / low state. After the end of the special game, the specific game control means 270 shifts to one of the first to fourth game states according to the type of the jackpot symbol.

The specific game control means 270 makes a probability variation jackpot (so-called first hit) accompanied by a transition to the probability variation state in the normal probability state, and then sets the upper limit of the number of jackpots that occur continuously while the probability variation state continues 6 times. And. That is, after the specific game control means 270 shifts to the second game state or the fourth game state, which is the probability fluctuation state, after the hit / fail determination becomes a big hit in the first game state or the third game state, which is the normal probability state. When the number of big hits that occur while the probability fluctuation state continues reaches the upper limit of 6 times, it is forcibly regarded as a normal big hit regardless of the type of the big hit symbol. Then, after the end of the special game, the player shifts to the third game state, which is the normal probability state. As a modification, the first symbol determining means 226 or the second symbol determining means 227 forcibly sets the type of the jackpot symbol to the symbol type corresponding to the normal jackpot when the number of jackpots reaches the upper limit. The specifications may be determined.

The specific game control means 270 counts the number of continuous jackpots that have occurred while the probability fluctuation state from the first hit is continuous, and determines that the number of hits has reached 6 times, or a normal jackpot has occurred. Sometimes reset the number of counts. After that, when a big hit with a probability change occurs again, the number of continuous big hits is counted again. When the number of big hits is reset or when the number of big hits is counted, the player is not notified to that effect, so that it is difficult for the player to visually grasp the current state of the game.

After reaching the upper limit of the number of hits, or before reaching the upper limit of the number of hits, when the probability changes from the second gaming state, which is a normal probability state, to the third gaming state, which is a normal probability state, mainly enters. It is generally called "pulling back the probability change" that the probability change jackpot occurs again and returns to the probability fluctuation state by the end of the ball easy state. Specifically, the pullback of the probability change means that a big hit of a kind accompanied by a transition to the second gaming state, which is a probability fluctuation state, occurs mainly by the end of the ball entry easy state. However, not only the symbol change period specified as "the end of the easy-to-enter state", but also until the upper limit of 4 symbol changes corresponding to the winning / failing lottery value held at the time of reaching the end is exhausted. Since it is a winning / failing lottery value corresponding to the entry into the second starting port 12, the probability of a big hit with a transition to an easy entry state is higher than the winning / failing lottery value corresponding to the entry into the first starting port 11. is there. Therefore, there are substantially at least 100-104 pullback chances. In addition, even if a normal jackpot occurs by the end of the easy entry state, even if the probability variation jackpot is not pulled back, the transition to the easy entry state is accompanied again, so there is an additional 100 to 104 chances of pulling back. can get.

The probability of "pullback" in which the next big hit occurs by the end of the easy-to-enter state is roughly the same as the possibility of "pullback" not occurring by the end of the easy-to-enter state, or "pullback". The jackpot probability in the normal probability state is set so that the probability of However, a maximum of four winning / failing lottery values that have already been held at the time of transition from the probability fluctuation state to the normal probability state are judged as winning / failing by the winning / failing judgment table in the probability fluctuation state, and then the winning / failing judgment in the normal probability state. Whether it is right or wrong is judged by the table. By combining these, the jackpot probability in the probability fluctuation state and the normal probability state is set so that the probability of pulling back the next jackpot from the transition to the normal probability state to the end of the easy entry state is around 50%. .. The probability that the jackpot symbol corresponds to the jackpot symbol accompanied by the transition to the probability fluctuation state is less than 100%, and is set to, for example, 95%. Therefore, the probability that the next big hit will be a probabilistic big hit in the probability fluctuation state is also 95%, and it is possible to shift to the normal probability state with a probability of 5%. In addition, the jackpot probability in the probability fluctuation state and the normal probability state is set so that the probability that the number of consecutive jackpots that occur continuously from the first hit in the probability fluctuation state reaches the upper limit of 6 times is 75 to 80%. .. As a result of the above, for example, the jackpot probability in the probability fluctuation state is set to 1/70 to 1/80, and the jackpot probability in the normal probability state is set to 1/130 to 1/150.

In this way, since the probability of pulling back the probability variation jackpot is set to at least around 50% from the transition from the probability fluctuation state to the normal probability state to the end of the easy entry state, the probability variation state is changed to the normal probability state. Even if it shifts, it is possible to realize a playability that can pull back the probability change with a relatively high probability. Here, the conventional limiter machine (100% probability change) usually has a specification in which the pullback rate of the probability change is low once the state shifts to the normal probability state. In the specifications of this embodiment, the pullback rate of the probability change is relatively high even though it is a limiter machine. Therefore, although the probability of the probability variation jackpot is less than 100% among the jackpots, the rate of reaching the upper limit number of hits, which is the limit, is 70 to 80%. In addition, when the maximum number of hits may be reached before the maximum number of hits is reached, the timing of reaching the maximum number of hits becomes irregular, and conversely, when pulling back causes continuous jackpots exceeding the maximum number of hits. It is possible to realize a certain playability.

Next, the functional block shown in FIG. 9 will be used for description. When the effect determining means 303 shifts to the second game state or the third game state in which the ball is easily entered after the end of the special game, the effect determining means 303 displays the effect content indicating that the ball is in the easy entry state. Move to. The special effect mode is a first special effect mode, which is an effect mode in which it is not specified whether or not the current game state is a probability fluctuating state, and an effect mode, which clearly indicates that the current game state is a probability fluctuating state. Includes a second special effect mode. The second special effect mode is an effect mode that guarantees that the game state is a probability variation state and that the probability variation state and the easy entry state continue until the next big hit.

Normally, the special effect mode is started when the display of the first special effect mode is started, and when the winning is displayed by the predetermined promotion notice effect, the user is promoted to the second special effect mode. Further, when the final stage of the easy-to-enter ball state is reached in the first special effect mode and the game state is the probability fluctuation state, the player is promoted to the second special effect mode as it is. When the end of the easy-to-enter state is reached in the first special effect mode and the game state is the normal probability state, the game shifts to the first game state.

The effect determining means 303 shifts from the second gaming state, which is a probability fluctuation state, to the third gaming state, which is a normal probability state, after the number of consecutive big hits reaches the upper limit hit number or before the upper limit hit number is reached. If so, the first special effect mode is continued. Therefore, even if it actually shifts to the normal probability state, it is difficult to distinguish whether it is the probability fluctuation state or not from the appearance, and it looks as if the probability fluctuation state continues. In addition, even if the player shifts to the normal probability state, if a big hit of a type that accompanies the transition to the second game state, which is a probability fluctuation state, occurs mainly by the end of the easy-to-enter state, the first special effect mode or Continue the special effect mode in any of the second special effect modes. Therefore, even if it returns to the probability fluctuation state again, it is difficult to look like it was in the normal probability state from the appearance, and the probability change jackpot occurs from the state where the probability fluctuation state has continued from the beginning, and the probability fluctuation state further changes. It looks like it has continued.

The effect determining means 303 is a special effect (hereinafter, also referred to as “premium effect”) that suggests that a continuous jackpot with an upper limit of the number of hits is newly started by shifting from the normal probability state to the probability fluctuation state. ) Can be decided to be displayed. In the effect determining means 303, when the gaming state is the third gaming state, the result of the hit / fail determination for entering the ball into the second starting port 12 is a big hit of a type accompanied by the transition to the second gaming state, and , It is possible to decide to execute the premium production on the condition that the type of the jackpot is 8R jackpot. As a result, when the premium effect is executed, the player can grasp after the fact that the game state is the third game state, that is, the low-high state which is the normal probability state and the easy-to-enter ball state. .. Moreover, it is possible to further know that a big hit has occurred from such a game state, and that the big hit is a probabilistic big hit and the count up to the limiter is reset and counted from the beginning.

The effect determining means 303 determines whether the subsequent game state is the special effect mode or the special game from the end effect period of the special game to the symbol variation display period in which the predetermined number of changes after the end of the special game is the upper limit of the number of fluctuations. It is possible to decide to display a series of subsequent suggestion effects indicating. In addition, the effect determining means 303 determines the mode of the subsequent suggestion effect according to the pending information of the pending winning / failing lottery value. On the other hand, the special game control means 260 executes a unit game of any one of a plurality of ways including a first number of times and a second number of times more than the first number of times as a special game. The first number of times in this embodiment is four times, and the second number of times is eight times. That is, it shows a 4R jackpot and an 8R jackpot, respectively. When the special game control means 260 executes the unit game of 8R which is the second number of times, the execution time of the subsequent suggestion effect at the start of the unit game of the 5th R after exceeding the first number of the second number of times. There is a production period that can include. When the unit game of 8R, which is the second number of times, is executed, the effect determining means 303 performs the same effect as the subsequent suggestion effect indicating that the subsequent game state is a special game after the first number of times is exceeded. It is displayed during the production period provided for the 5th R unit game.

FIG. 26 is a diagram schematically showing the transition of various effect modes. First, in the normal effect mode 500, the ease of entering the ball of the second starting port 12 is low, and the player is in the normal ball entering state (non-easy of entering the ball), so that the player aims to enter the ball of the first starting port 11. Left-handed. In the special effect mode 502, the second starting opening 12 has a high ease of entering the ball, and the player makes a right-handed hit aiming at entering the second starting opening 12. The normal effect mode 500 may be a normal probability state or a probability variation state, but in appearance, it is a mode for displaying a normal symbol variation effect, and there is no distinction between the normal probability state and the probability variation state, and the player There is no particular production that fuels the expectations of. Therefore, in any case, it looks as if it is a normal probability state. The special effect mode 502 also has a normal probability state and a probability fluctuation state, but it is an effect mode in which the expectation of a big hit is higher than usual in appearance regardless of the normal probability state and the probability fluctuation state. .. Therefore, in any case, it looks as if it is in a probability fluctuation state.

In order to shift from the normal effect mode 500 to the special effect mode 502, a 1R jackpot 510, which is a jackpot that stops at a predetermined special symbol, or a 4R jackpot 512, which is a jackpot that stops with all the symbols such as "777", is passed. There is a need. First, in the normal production mode 500, which is a normal ball-entry state, and especially when a 1R jackpot 510 occurs in the normal probability state, which is the initial game state, a character string such as "RUSH rush challenge!" Along with the screen display, the rush challenge effect to the special effect mode is executed. Then, if the 1R jackpot 510 is a jackpot that accompanies a transition to an easy-to-enter state, the mode shifts to the special effect mode 502 after the end of the special game as "successful rush challenge". On the other hand, if the 1R jackpot 510 is a jackpot that does not involve a transition to an easy-to-enter state, it returns to the normal production mode 500 after the end of the special game as a "rush challenge failure" (that is, it does not shift to the special production mode 502). , The effect mode is maintained as the normal effect mode 500). Theoretically, it is possible to include a type with a probability fluctuation state and a type without a probability fluctuation state in the jackpot of the type that does not involve the transition to the easy entry state, but in this embodiment, the type without the probability fluctuation state is included. Is not provided, and all specifications are accompanied by a probability fluctuation state. Therefore, when returning from the 1R jackpot 510 to the normal production mode 500, the transition to the probability fluctuation state is always accompanied, but the transition to the probability fluctuation state is not specified in appearance, and the normal production mode 500 is used. , It looks like it is usually in a stochastic state. In the modified example, the type of jackpot that returns to the normal effect mode 500 after passing through the 1R jackpot 510 may include a type of jackpot that does not involve a transition to a probability fluctuation state with a certain probability.

On the other hand, in the normal production mode 500, which is a normal ball entry state, and in the normal probability state, which is an initial game state, when a 4R jackpot 512, which is a jackpot that stops with all the symbols such as "777", occurs. After the special game is completed, the mode shifts to the special effect mode 502. Theoretically, it is possible to include the type of jackpot with and without the transition to the easy-to-enter state in the type of jackpot that is 512 of the 4R jackpot, but in this embodiment, the easy-to-enter state is included. There is no type that does not accompany it, and all specifications are accompanied by a transition to a state where it is easy to enter the ball.

The special effect mode 502 includes a first special effect mode 504 and a second special effect mode 506. When shifting to the special effect mode 502 after passing through the 1R jackpot 510, be sure to start from the first special effect mode 504. When shifting to the special effect mode 502 via the 4R jackpot 512, be sure to start from the second special effect mode 506. When shifting to the first special effect mode 504, a character string such as "RUSH mode has entered!" Is displayed on the screen, and the number of remaining symbol changes until the end of the easy-to-enter state is displayed in the corner of the screen, such as "100 times remaining". To do. When the mode shifts to the second special effect mode 506, a character string such as "Enter infinite support mode!" Is displayed on the screen. The first special effect mode 504 continues from the transition to the first special effect mode 504 until, in principle, the number of symbol fluctuations reaches 100, which is the final stage of the easy entry state, unless the next big hit occurs. If a big hit occurs before reaching 100 times, the big hit will be the final stage. Here, when the gaming state is the probability fluctuation state in the special effect mode 502, whether or not the effect determining means 303 executes the promotion effect described later for each symbol variation effect until the end of the first special effect mode 504. Make a lottery to decide. If the decision is won, the mode shifts to the second special effect mode 506. Even if the gaming state is in the probability fluctuation state when the number of times reaches 100, the mode shifts to the second special effect mode 506. The second special effect mode 506 is a mode that definitively indicates that the gaming state is a probability fluctuation state, and is a mode that deterministically clearly indicates that the easy entry state will continue until the next big hit.

In the special effect mode 502, since the second starting port 12 is in an easy-to-enter state, the player strikes right to enter the second starting port 12. For the ball entering the second starting port 12, since all the big hits are accompanied by the transition to the easy-to-enter state, the special effect mode 502 is repeated every time the big hit occurs. When the end of the easy-to-enter state is reached without a big hit, if the game state is in the probability fluctuation state, the game state shifts to the second special effect mode 506 together with the effect of being promoted to the second special effect mode 506, and the game state is changed. If it is in the normal probability state, the mode shifts to the normal effect mode 500. However, even if the end of the easy-to-enter state is reached in the normal probability state, if any of the four winning / failing lottery values held at that time becomes a big hit, the player enters the second starting port 12. Since it is a big hit corresponding to a sphere, although not shown, it may exceptionally occur that the normal effect mode 500 that has once transitioned internally returns to the special effect mode 502.

FIG. 27 is a diagram of a table showing the correspondence relationship between the type of jackpot and the game state to be shifted. FIG. 3A is a symbol determination table to be referred to when the hit / fail determination result is a big hit. FIG. 3B is a table showing the relationship between the type of jackpot for the first lottery, the distribution of the number of unit games, the game state to be transferred, the effect mode, and the effect mode after the end of the effect mode. FIG. 3C is a table showing the relationship between the type of jackpot for the second lottery, the distribution of the number of unit games, the game state to be transferred, the effect mode, and the effect mode after the end of the special effect mode.

This figure (a) is a symbol determination table referred to in place of FIG. 6 (a) at the time of a big hit in this embodiment, and the numbers “0” to “4” indicating the type of special symbol and the first symbol lottery. The correspondence with the value or the second symbol lottery value is defined. The symbol numbers "0" and "1" correspond to the "probability change jackpot A", the symbol numbers "2" and "3" correspond to the "probability variation jackpot B", and the symbol number "4" corresponds to the "normal jackpot". Each type is assigned a plurality of special symbols, that is, a plurality of generally meaningless symbols formed by a combination of segments.

The symbol lottery value "0 to 25" is associated with the jackpot of the symbol number "0", and the symbol lottery value "26 to 37" is associated with the jackpot of the symbol number "1". As a result, the "probability variation jackpot A" corresponding to the symbol numbers "0" and "1" is generated with a probability of about 15% of the jackpots. Further, the symbol lottery value "38 to 140" is associated with the jackpot of the symbol number "2", and the symbol lottery value "141-241" is associated with the jackpot of the symbol number "3". As a result, the "probability variation jackpot B" corresponding to the symbol numbers "2" and "3" is generated with a probability of about 80% of the jackpots. The big hit of the symbol number "4" is associated with the symbol lottery value "242-255", and the "normal big hit" corresponding to the symbol number "4" is generated with a probability of about 5% of the big hits. As a result, there is a 95% chance that the jackpot will be a probabilistic jackpot. Therefore, the probability that the probability fluctuation state will continue due to the big hit generated in the probability fluctuation state is 95%, and conversely, the probability of falling into the normal probability state is 5%. Here, when the probability of falling from the probability fluctuation state to the normal probability state is 1 / x, the probability of reaching the upper limit of the number of consecutive jackpots of 6 is the probability that the probability variation jackpot will continue 5 times from the first hit. Therefore, the upper limit arrival probability y = 1-((x-1) / x) ^ 5, y is 77.4%, and conversely, the probability of falling to the normal probability state before reaching the upper limit hit number is 22. It will be 0.6%.

The table of FIG. 27 (b) shows the relationship between the type of jackpot and the game state, etc. for the first lottery by entering the ball into the first starting port 11, which is mainly entered in the normal entering state. First, among the "probability variation jackpot A", when the symbol number is "0", it is distributed to the 4R jackpot 512 of FIG. 26, and the symbol-matched jackpot such as "777" is displayed. After the end of the special game, the state shifts to the second game state, which is a high-high state, and the second special effect mode is started as the effect mode. The second special effect mode is continued even if the number of symbol fluctuations reaches 100 times, which is the final stage of the easy entry state, without a big hit.

Of the "probability change jackpot A", if the symbol number is "1", it is distributed to the 1R jackpot 510 in FIG. 26 as a special symbol jackpot, and the production in which the entry challenge to the special production mode succeeds is executed during the special game production. .. After the end of the special game, the state shifts to the second game state, which is a high-high state, and the first special effect mode is started as the effect mode. When the number of symbol fluctuations reaches 100 times, which is the final stage of the easy entry state, without the promotion due to the big hit or the promotion effect, the player is promoted to the second special effect mode.

The "probability change jackpot B" is distributed as a special symbol jackpot to the 1R jackpot 510 in FIG. 26, and an effect in which the entry challenge to the special effect mode fails during the special game effect is executed. After the end of the special game, the player shifts to the fourth game state, which is a high / low state, but the normal effect mode is continued because the ball is still in the normal ball entry state. Even if the number of symbol fluctuations reaches 100 without a big hit, the normal effect mode is naturally continued.

The "normal jackpot" is distributed as a special symbol jackpot to the 1R jackpot 510 in FIG. 26, and although it does not involve a transition to the probability fluctuation state, a production in which the entry challenge to the special production mode succeeds during the special game production is executed. To. After the end of the special game, it shifts to the third game state, which is a low and high state. At this time, although the normal probability state remains, the first special effect mode is started in order to shift to the easy-to-enter state. When the number of symbol fluctuations reaches 100 times, which is the final stage of the easy ball entry state, without a big hit, the normal ball entry state is entered and the normal effect mode is started. It should be noted that promotion to the second special effect mode by the promotion effect does not occur because it is in the normal probability state until the end of the easy entry state.

In this way, in the case of "probability variation jackpot A" (15% probability) and "normal jackpot" (5% probability), the special effect mode is entered, so the probability of entering the special effect mode is 20 out of the total jackpot. %, That is, the probability of 1/5. Further, among the "probability variation jackpot A", the 4R jackpot is 10% of the total jackpot, and the 1R jackpot is 5% of the total jackpot. The 1R jackpot of "probability variation jackpot B" is 80% of the total jackpot. Therefore, the probability of 1R probability variation jackpot is 85% of the total jackpot. Furthermore, since the jackpot probability in the normal probability state is set to 1/130 to 1/150, the probability of pulling back the jackpot within 100 times, which is the final stage of the easy entry state in the normal probability state, sets the jackpot probability to 1 / x. Then
The pullback rate is y = 1-((x-1) / x) ^ 100, and the pullback rate is about 49 to 54%.

The table of FIG. 27 (c) shows the relationship between the type of jackpot and the game state for the second lottery by entering the ball into the second starting port 12, which is mainly entered in the easy-to-enter state. First, among the "probability change jackpot A", the symbol number "0" is distributed to the 8R jackpot, which is different from the "probability change jackpot A" in the first lottery of (b). After the end of the special game, the state shifts to the second game state, which is a high-high state, and the second special effect mode is started as the effect mode. Since the end of the easy-to-enter state is when the next big hit occurs, the second special effect mode is continued even if the number of symbol fluctuations reaches 100 times without the big hit occurring.

Of the "probability change jackpot A", the symbol number "1" is distributed to the 4R jackpot, which is different from the "probability change jackpot A" in the first lottery of (b). After the end of the special game, the state shifts to the second game state, which is a high-high state, and the first special effect mode is started as the effect mode. When the number of symbol fluctuations reaches 100 times, which is the final stage of the easy entry state, without the promotion due to the big hit or the promotion effect, the player is promoted to the second special effect mode.

"Probability change jackpot B" is the point that it is distributed to 4R jackpot and that it shifts to the second game state which is a high and high state after the end of the special game. different. The easy-to-enter state is continuously maintained, the first special effect mode is started, and the special effect mode is continued. When the number of symbol fluctuations reaches 100 times, which is the final stage of the easy entry state, without the promotion due to the big hit or the promotion effect, the player is promoted to the second special effect mode.

The "normal jackpot" is different from the "normal jackpot" in the first lottery of (b) in that it is distributed to the 4R jackpot. After the end of the special game, it shifts to the third game state, which is a low and high state. At this time, although the state shifts to the normal probability state, since the ball entry easy state remains, the first special effect mode is started and the special effect mode is continued. When the number of symbol fluctuations reaches 100 times, which is the final stage of the easy ball entry state, without a big hit, the normal ball entry state is entered and the normal effect mode is started. It should be noted that promotion to the second special effect mode by the promotion effect does not occur because it is in the normal probability state until the end of the easy entry state.

FIG. 28 is a diagram showing in detail the relationship between the upper limit of continuous jackpot, the gaming state, and the effect mode. In the normal effect mode 500, the game is first started from the low-low state 508. When the probabilistic jackpot B occurs here, the production mode is maintained at the normal production mode 500 while shifting to the high / low state 509, but since it is the first hit, it is counted as one continuous jackpot. In the low-low state 508 or the high-low state 509, every time a probability variation big hit B occurs, 1 is added to the number of continuous big hits, but since the transition to the high-low state 509 is performed, the normal effect mode 500 is maintained.

When the probability variation jackpot A occurs in the low-low state 508 or the high-low state 509, the mode shifts to the high-high state 520 and the special effect mode 502 is started as the effect mode. If the probability variation jackpot A from the low-low state 508 is the first hit, it will be 521, but as a result of the number of consecutive jackpots being counted 1 to 4 times by the probability variation jackpot B, it will be the 2nd to 5th probability variation jackpot. If so, it will be one of 522 per second, 523 per third, 524 per fourth, and 525 per fifth, respectively.

When a normal big hit occurs in the low-low state 508 or the high-low state 509, the mode shifts to the sixth hit / low-high state 526 described later, and the special effect mode 502 is started as the effect mode. However, although the special effect mode 502 is started because the normal big hit involves the transition to the easy-to-enter state, it is not counted as the first hit because it does not shift to the probability fluctuation state, and it is not the high-high state 520 but the sixth hit. / It is a transition to the low-high state 526. Further, when the probability variation jackpot B continuously occurs in the high / low state 509 and the number of continuous jackpots reaches the upper limit of 6 times, the 6th jackpot is forcibly turned into a normal jackpot, and the number of continuous jackpots is increased. Reset and shift to the 6th hit / low / high state 526. In that case, although the special effect mode 502 is started, the number of consecutive big hits has already reached the upper limit of the number of hits and is in the normal probability state.

In this way, it is the first hit with the transition to the probability fluctuation state, but the game is not necessarily the transition to the easy entry state or the start of the special effect mode. On the contrary, the special effect mode may be started by the transition to the easy entry state without the transition to the probability fluctuation state, and even if the special effect mode is started, whether or not the probability fluctuation state is present. It is a production mode corresponding to the latent mode that is not specified.

In the first hit 521, the first hit from the low-low state 508 includes a 1R jackpot and a 4R jackpot. In the case of a 1R jackpot, the first special effect mode is started after the end of the special game, and when the promotion is displayed in the promotion notice effect or when the end of the easy entry state is reached without the next jackpot occurring, the first 2 Promote to special production mode. In the case of a 4R jackpot, the second special effect mode is started without going through the first special effect mode after the end of the special game. In the first special effect mode or the second special effect mode, when the probability variation jackpot A or B occurs, the process shifts to 522 per second. On the other hand, in the first special effect mode or the second special effect mode, when a normal jackpot occurs, the mode shifts to the sixth hit / low / high state 526 and the number of continuous jackpots is reset. Whether or not the special effect mode 502 is continued and the probability fluctuating state is maintained regardless of the transition to the second hit 522 or the sixth hit / low / high state 526, that is, in either the probability fluctuation state or the normal probability state. Is not specified in appearance.

In the second hit 522, in the case of the probability variation jackpot A and the case of the 4R jackpot, or in the case of the probability variation jackpot B, the first special effect mode is started after the special game ends. In the first special effect mode, if promotion is displayed in the promotion notice effect, or if the end of the easy-to-enter state is reached without the next big hit, the player is promoted to the second special effect mode. In the case of the probability variation jackpot A and the 8R jackpot, the second special effect mode is started after the special game is completed. In the first special effect mode or the second special effect mode, when the probability variation jackpot A or B occurs, the process proceeds to 523 per third. On the other hand, in the first special effect mode or the second special effect mode, when a normal jackpot occurs, the mode shifts to the sixth hit / low / high state 526 and the number of continuous jackpots is reset.

In this way, in the same manner as the second hit 522, the third hit 523, the fourth hit 524, and the fifth hit 525 are repeated, and when the next big hit occurs while the high-high state 520 is maintained, the maximum number of hits is reached. It corresponds to a certain sixth big hit. Therefore, regardless of the type of the jackpot symbol, it is forcibly regarded as a normal jackpot and shifts to the sixth hit / low / high state 526, and the number of continuous jackpots is reset. The sixth hit / low / high state 526 is the same in appearance, whether it is shifted by hitting the upper limit number of hits or by hitting the normal jackpot in 521 to 525 per first hit. The effect mode is 502. That is, although it is actually in the normal probability state, it remains in the latent mode in which it is not specified whether or not it is in the probability fluctuation state, so that it is difficult for the player to grasp whether or not the actual game state is the normal probability state.

When the probability variation jackpot A or B occurs in the sixth hit / low / high state 526, the process shifts to 521 per first as a pullback, and the number of consecutive jackpots is counted from the beginning. In that case, in the first hit 521, the first special effect mode is started when the 4R jackpot is hit, and the second special effect mode is started when the 8R jackpot is hit. When a normal big hit occurs in the sixth hit / low / high state 526, the sixth hit / low / high state 526 is repeated again. In the sixth hit / low / high state 526, promotion to the second special effect mode by the promotion effect does not occur because it is in the normal probability state until the end of the easy entry state. In the sixth hit / low / high state 526, when the end of the easy-to-enter state is reached without a big hit, the mode shifts to the normal effect mode 500 and the normal effect mode is started.

FIG. 29 is a diagram schematically showing a screen example of a premium effect. The premium effect, which is a special effect, is an effect that suggests that a continuous jackpot with the upper limit of the number of hits is newly started by shifting from the normal probability state to the probability fluctuation state, and is the first special effect mode and low / high. In the state, it occurs only for the hit / fail judgment and the symbol variation corresponding to the entry into the second starting port 12. On the premium production screen 550, a character string such as "premium generation!" Is displayed as the production generation display 554, and a character string such as "8R jackpot confirmed!" Is displayed as the jackpot type display 556 to confirm the occurrence of the jackpot and its effect. It shows that the jackpot is an 8R jackpot with a probability change. This suggests a shift to the second special effect mode. In addition, by displaying a character string such as "Continuous Chan start!" As the consecutive villa start display 558, it is suggested that the number of consecutive big hits is reset and the count starts again from the beginning. Further, by displaying the date and time when the premium effect is generated as the date and time display 552, the rarity of the premium effect is cultivated. In this way, when the premium effect is executed, the player can later grasp that the game state is the third game state, that is, the low-high state which is the normal probability state and the easy-to-enter ball state. It is possible, and from that point on, it is possible to grasp that the consecutive villas with a maximum of 6 times will be started again from the beginning, and it is possible to raise expectations for the consecutive villas.

FIG. 30 is a diagram schematically showing various aspects of the subsequent suggestion effect and the effect process. FIG. 3A is a process of subsequent suggestion effect indicating the start of the special effect mode when all the reserved winning / failing lottery values are out of order. FIG. 3B is a process of subsequent suggestion effect indicating that the subsequent game state is a special game when any of the reserved winning / failing lottery values is a big hit. FIG. 3C is an effect process in which a subsequent suggestion effect suggesting a transition to the special effect mode is once started to be displayed, and the effect is interrupted in the middle of the subsequent suggestion effect to display that a big hit has been achieved. FIG. 3D is a process of the subsequent suggestion effect indicating that the special effect mode is started as the subsequent effect state when the winning / failing lottery value is not held. In this figure (e), a predetermined effect period is provided at the start of the 5R unit game after the 4R unit game is exceeded in the case of an 8R jackpot, and the 5R unit game is subsequently produced in the effect period. This is an effect process of displaying the same effect as the subsequent suggestion effect indicating that the game state of is a special game. Hereinafter, (a) to (e) will be described in detail.

As shown in FIG. 30A, the subsequent suggestion effect period 600 includes an end demonstration period 610, a first variation period 611, a second variation period 612, a third variation period 613, and a fourth variation period 614. The end demo period 610 is the final stage of the production period in the special game period, and about 1 second is secured. The first variable period 611 to the fourth variable period 614 is the first production period after shifting to the normal game. The subsequent suggestion effect period 600 is an effect period that straddles two game states from the final stage of the special game to the beginning of the normal game. The maximum number of winning / failing lottery values to be held is 4, and it is considered that 4 winning / failing lottery values are held with a high probability during the special game. ~ The fourth variable period 614 is fixedly set as the production period.

The second variation pattern determining means 232 of FIG. 4 is a normal variation pattern determination table during a limited period from the end of the special game of big hit accompanied by the transition to the easy-to-enter state to the number of symbol variations equal to the maximum number of pending symbols. Instead of referring to, refer to the separately prepared limited variation pattern determination table. In the limited variation pattern determination table, the correspondence between the pattern determination lottery value and the variation pattern is defined so that the same variation pattern for about 1 second is uniformly selected regardless of whether the hit / fail judgment is a big hit or a miss. .. According to the limited variation pattern determination table, the total of the symbol variation periods is always about 5 seconds including the minute waiting time between each. When the winning / failing lottery value is held up to the upper limit, the symbol variation is continuously displayed for about 5 seconds. If the number of held win / fail lottery values is less than 4, there is a possibility that there will be a symbol stop period waiting for entry before all four symbol fluctuations are completed, but usually it is the first during a special game. 2 Since there is a high possibility that the ball is entered into the starting port 12 and the hold lottery value is held up to the upper limit, in many cases, the symbol fluctuations for four times are continuously displayed.

The effect determining means 303 of FIG. 9 is when the subsequent game state is a special game or the subsequent effect mode is the special effect mode at or before the end time of the last unit game in the special game or before that point. Decide to execute the subsequent suggestion effect. The effect determining means 303 determines the content of the effect in the subsequent suggestion effect period 600 according to the pending information of the pending winning / failing lottery value. For example, when all the reserved upper limit four winning / failing lottery values are out of order, it is determined to execute the subsequent suggestion effect indicating that the special effect mode is started as the subsequent effect state as shown in FIG. 30A. When a jackpot is included in the held upper limit of four winning / failing lottery values, it is determined to execute the subsequent suggestion effect indicating that the succeeding game state is a special game as shown in FIG. 30 (b). Even if a jackpot is included in the held upper limit of 4 winning / failing lottery values, if the jackpot symbols are the same type of jackpot, the special effect mode is temporarily started as shown in FIG. 30 (c). After showing, the effect is interrupted and the execution of the subsequent suggestion effect of the content that displays the big hit with the same pattern is decided. Even when the number of reserved win / fail lottery values is 0 or less than 4, it is determined to execute the subsequent suggestion effect indicating the start of the special effect mode at least once as shown in FIG. 30 (d). In addition, the effect determining means 303 determines the execution of the subsequent suggestion effect at or before the end of the four unit games in the special game of the 8R jackpot. When the remaining four unit games in the 8R jackpot remain, it is determined to execute the subsequent suggestion effect indicating that the subsequent game state is a special game as shown in FIG. 30 (e).

As a general rule, the subsequent suggestion effect period 600 includes a minute waiting time between the end demo period 610 and the first variation period 611 to the fourth variation period 614, as shown in FIG. 30A. It takes about 6 seconds in total. From the end demo period 610 to the fourth variable period 614, the character string "RUSH rush" indicating the rush to the special effect mode is displayed so as to flow from right to left. That is, "RU" in the end demo period 610, "US" in the first fluctuation period 611, "SH" in the second fluctuation period 612, "sudden" in the third fluctuation period 613, and "on" in the fourth fluctuation period 614. 1 to 2 characters are displayed at a time, and finally, in the subsequent state 615, "RUSH rush" is displayed and the special effect mode is started. In the example of FIG. 30A, the first fluctuation period 611 to the fourth fluctuation period 614 corresponding to the four reserved lottery values are all out-of-variation fluctuations.

The subsequent suggestion effect of FIG. 30B is an additional jackpot because the subsequent gaming state is a special game when any of the pending win / loss lottery values is a jackpot (so-called reserved inner consecutive villa). It is a production content that suggests the occurrence of. In the example of this figure, the fourth variable period 614 corresponding to the fourth hold is a big hit, and it is shown that the special game is additionally executed from the end demo period 610 to the fourth variable period 614. The character string "EXTRA BONUS!" Is displayed so as to flow from right to left. That is, two characters are displayed, such as "EX" in the end demo period 610, "XT" in the first fluctuation period 611, "TR" in the second fluctuation period 612, and "RA" in the third fluctuation period 613, and a big hit. In the fourth variable period 614, "EXTRA" is displayed, and finally, in the subsequent state 615, "BONUS!" Is displayed and the special game is started. Here, if any of the first variable period 611 to the third variable period 613 corresponding to the 1st to 3rd reserved lottery values is a big hit, the symbol change will occur after the variable period corresponding to the big hit. While stopped, the effect of displaying the character string "EXTRA BONUS!" Is continued. That is, regardless of which of the first fluctuation period 611 to the fourth fluctuation period 614 is a big hit, the first fluctuation period 611 is "XT", the second fluctuation period 612 is "TR", and the third fluctuation period 613 is "RA". 4 The point that "EXTRA" is displayed in the fluctuation period 614 and "BONUS!" Is displayed in the subsequent state 615 remains unchanged.

The subsequent suggestion effect of FIG. 30C is an effect content in which the effect suggesting the transition to the special effect mode is once started to be displayed, the effect is interrupted in the middle, and the display is switched to the jackpot display. For example, if any of the reserved winning / failing lottery values corresponds to a big hit with symbols such as "777", the special effect mode is set to emphasize the scene where symbols such as "777" are aligned. The subsequent suggestion effect that suggests the transition of is interrupted. Alternatively, since the winning / failing lottery value was not held up to the upper limit and all the held winning / failing lottery values were out of order, the subsequent suggestion effect suggesting the transition to the special effect mode was started, and then the ball entered the second starting port 12. If the winning / failing lottery value is a big hit, the subsequent suggestion effect is interrupted and the big hit display is switched to. As shown in this figure (c), when the big hit is suspended in the third fluctuation period, it is like "RU" in the end demo period 610, "US" in the first fluctuation period 611, and "SH" in the second fluctuation period 612. When two characters are displayed in each, the effect is interrupted and the character display of "SH" is erased. In the third variation period 613, the three decorative symbols that were displayed in a small variation in the upper left of the screen until the second variation period 612 are displayed in a large size in the center, and the display is switched to a state in which the stop symbols are aligned as in "777". In the fourth variable period 614, the same screen as in the third variable period 613 is continuously maintained, and then the special game is started by displaying the start demo effect of the special game such as "big hit" in the subsequent state 615.

The subsequent suggestion effect of FIG. 30D is an effect indicating that the special effect mode is started as the subsequent effect state when the winning / failing lottery value is not held during the special game. After displaying "RU" in the end demo period 610, after the first fluctuation period 611, a new symbol change is not started unless the ball enters the second start port 12 or the first start port 11, but this embodiment Even if the symbol variation is stopped, the subsequent suggestion effect is executed during the period corresponding to the first variation period 611 to the fourth variation period 614. One or two characters are displayed, such as "US" in the first fluctuation period 611, "SH" in the second fluctuation period 612, "sudden" in the third fluctuation period 613, and "on" in the fourth fluctuation period 614. Finally, in the subsequent state 615, "RUSH rush" is displayed and the special effect mode is started. In the example of this figure (d), an example in which no hold is made during the special game is illustrated and described, but when 1 to 3 win / loss lottery values are held, the number corresponds to the number. The subsequent suggestion effect is displayed while displaying a small decorative symbol change in the upper left of the screen until the number of times the symbol changes, and after the hold is removed, the subsequent suggestion effect is advanced with the decorative symbol change stopped. As a modification, when the number of held win / fail lottery values is less than the upper limit of 4, the subsequent suggestion effect is terminated when the hold is lost in the middle of the subsequent suggestion effect and the symbol variation is stopped, and then the second suggestion effect is terminated. When a ball enters the starting port 12, the decorative pattern may be changed and displayed as usual. If a big hit occurs when the ball enters the second starting port 12 in the middle of the subsequent suggestion effect, as shown in this figure (c) above, the subsequent suggestion effect is deleted during the symbol variation period corresponding to the big hit and the big hit is achieved. Switch to display.

In the special game of 8R jackpot, the subsequent suggestion effect of FIG. 30 (e) is used as an effect at the start of the 5R unit game by temporarily dividing the effect when only the 4R unit game is actually completed. , It is a production content that suggests that there is an addition of big hits. The jackpot triggered by entering the second starting port 12 is a special game composed of four unit games, which is the first number of times, and a multiple of the first number of times, which is more than the first number of times. It is divided into special games consisting of eight unit games. Among them, the special game consisting of eight unit games divides the production into two by four unit games. From the appearance, it seems that the unit game ends once with four unit games, and by displaying the subsequent suggestion effect at the start of the fifth unit game, it seems that the four unit games are executed again. This makes it appear that the 4R jackpot is repeated many times. In this case, in terms of appearance, the subsequent suggestion effect is displayed with the same effect content as in this figure (b). That is, from the first production period 620, through the second production period 621, the third production period 622, the fourth production period 623, the fifth production period 624, and the sixth production period 625, the special game is additionally executed again. It is premised that the character string "EXTRA BONUS!" Suggesting to do so is displayed so as to flow from right to left. On top of that, two characters are displayed, such as "EX" in the first production period 620, "XT" in the second production period 621, "TR" in the third production period 622, and "RA" in the fourth production period 623. However, in the fifth production period 624, which displays the jackpot, "EXTRA" is displayed. Finally, "BONUS!" Is displayed in the sixth production period 625. While displaying the above-mentioned subsequent suggestion effects, the remaining four unit games are continued. In this way, it is possible to produce so that the 4R jackpot is added many times. Especially in the latent mode, it is difficult for the player to grasp the current game state, and regardless of whether the actual game state is in the probability fluctuation state or not, it can be made to appear as if the player was in a pending villa, and against the probability fluctuation. The expectations of the player can be raised.

At the same time as the start of the subsequent suggestion effect, that is, at the end demo period 610, the button effect requesting the operation input and the operation mode of the effect button 109 by the player may be started. In that case, in the button effect, the subsequent effect is continued on condition that the operation input is made within the button valid period according to the requested operation mode. If the player does not operate the effect button 109 within the button validity period, or does not operate according to the requested operation mode, the subsequent suggestion effect is stopped after the button validity period, and the subsequent suggestion effect is continued for the remaining effect period. The effect of changing the decorative pattern may be displayed without using the effect.

FIG. 31 is a flowchart showing a process of determining the mode of the subsequent suggestion effect. The flow of the present figure shows the subsequent suggestion effect at or before the end time of the final unit game in the special game or before the end time of the four unit games in the special game of 8R jackpot or before that time. This is a flow for determining the execution and production contents. First, not at the end of the final unit game in the special game (N of S900), but at the end of the four unit games in the special game of 8R jackpot, the remaining four unit games shown in FIG. 30 (e) are subsequently executed. If it is scheduled to be performed (Y in S901), it is decided to execute a subsequent suggestion effect that suggests that a jackpot is additionally displayed (S902), and if the remaining four unit games are not scheduled to be subsequently executed. Subsequent steps are skipped to end this flow (N in S901).

In S900, when the final unit game in the special game ends (Y in S900) and there is no pending winning / failing lottery value (N in S904), the transition to the special production mode is scheduled as a subsequent production state. In the case (Y of S905), the execution of the subsequent suggestion effect suggesting the start of the special effect mode is determined (S906), and if the transition to the special effect mode is not planned, the subsequent steps are skipped and the present flow ends (S905). N). If there is a winning / failing lottery value held in S904 (Y in S904), and if the held winning / failing lottery value does not include a big hit (N in S908), the process proceeds to S905 in the same manner as when there is no hold. That is, when the transition to the special effect mode is planned as the subsequent effect state (Y in S905), the execution of the subsequent suggestion effect suggesting the start of the special effect mode is determined (S906), and the transition to the special effect mode is not planned. In that case, the subsequent steps are skipped to end this flow (N in S905).

In S908, when the pending winning / failing lottery value includes a big hit (Y in S908), the mode of the subsequent suggestion effect is determined (S910), and when the effect suggesting an additional big hit is determined, the process proceeds to S902. (Y of S912), it is decided to execute the subsequent suggestion effect suggesting that the jackpot is additionally displayed (S902). When it is decided not to produce as an additional big hit (N in S912), such as in the case of a big hit with matching symbols, when it is planned to shift to the special production mode as the subsequent production state (Y in S913), the subsequent production mode is suggested. After starting the suggestion effect, it is determined to execute the effect of switching to the jackpot display on the way (S914). If the transition to the special production mode is not planned, the subsequent steps are skipped and the main flow ends (N in S913).

The present invention has been described above based on examples. This embodiment is merely an example, and it is understood by those skilled in the art that various modifications are possible for each of these components and combinations of each processing process, and that such modifications are also within the scope of the present invention. is there.

60 production display device, 80 game board, 81 game area, 220 winning / failing judgment means,
225 symbol determination means, 260 special game control means, 270 specific game control means,
303 effect determination means, 305 effect display control means, 500 normal effect mode, 502 special effect mode.

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A game board with a game area formed,
The first start winning opening, which is provided at a predetermined position in the game area and the entry of the game ball triggers the lottery,
A second starting winning opening, which is provided at another position in the game area and is provided with a displacement member that changes the ease of entering the game ball, and the entry of the game ball triggers a lottery.
Based on the winning / failing lottery value for determining whether or not to shift from the normal game to the special game which is in a state advantageous to the player with the ball entering the first starting winning opening or the second starting winning opening as an opportunity. The pass / fail judgment means for executing the pass / fail judgment, and
A symbol display device in which the symbol for showing the result of the hit / fail judgment is variablely displayed, and
A symbol determining means for determining a stop symbol mode to be stopped and displayed on the symbol display device according to the result of the hit / fail determination.
A hold control means that holds the winning / failing lottery value up to a predetermined number until the start of the variation display of the symbol corresponding to the winning / failing determination.
A special game control means for executing the special game when the result of the hit / fail determination is a specific result, and
A specific game control means capable of shifting from the end of the special game to an easy-to-enter state in which the ease of entering the second start winning opening is higher than the normal entry state until a predetermined end condition is satisfied.
When the specific game control means shifts to the easy-to-enter state after the end of the special game, the symbol on the symbol display device is displayed for a limited period after the end of the special game and a predetermined number of symbol fluctuations are displayed. Limited variation pattern determination means with variation display as a special mode,
A production display device that displays the content of the production, and
An effect determining means for determining the effect content to be displayed on the effect display device, and
The effect display control means for displaying the effect content determined by the effect determination means on the effect display device is provided.
The production determining means
When the state shifts to the easy-to-enter state after the end of the special game, the mode shifts to the special effect mode for displaying the effect content indicating that the special game is easy to enter.
It is determined that a series of subsequent suggestion effects indicating that the subsequent game state is the special effect mode can be displayed from the start of the end effect of the special game to the limited period after the end of the special game. ,
The subsequent suggestion effect includes a win / fail lottery value for deriving a specific result that will execute the special game when the hit / fail determination is performed on the hold at the start of the end effect. There is a case where the subsequent suggestion effect is executed in a special manner,
In the subsequent suggestion effect, even when the number of holds at the start of the end effect does not reach the number of holds required to reach the variable display of the symbol related to the end of the limited period. A bullet game machine characterized in that the display is started.

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