JP2021069622A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a game machine capable of enhancing interest in a game by a performance to be executed until a ready-to-win state is reached in a pattern variation after the pattern variation is started.SOLUTION: A game machine includes pattern row control means for controlling plural pattern rows. The pattern row control means can execute a tentative stop performance for tentatively stopping and displaying plural pattern rows continuously for plural times by variably displaying the plural pattern rows during a specific period as at least one portion of a period until the plural pattern rows compose a ready-to-win state in a pattern variation after the pattern variation is started. Each of plural pattern rows variably displayed during a specific period at least includes a first pattern. As the number of first patterns tentatively stopped and displayed during a specific period becomes larger, the higher a degree of expectation toward a jackpot tends to become as a result of winning/losing determination in a pattern variation including the specific period, and the first patterns are not included in any of the pattern combination composed of plural pattern rows established and stopped when winning/losing determination results in a jackpot.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 11

Description

The present invention relates to gaming machines such as pachinko machines and slot machines.

A gaming machine represented by a pachinko machine or the like is subjected to a plurality of pseudo-variations from the start of one symbol variation to the reach state in the symbol variation, and the number of such pseudo-variations is a big hit in the symbol variation. There is something that suggests the degree of expectation of winning. For example, Patent Document 1.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2016-272

There is still room for improvement in the production performed from the start of such a symbol change to the reach state in the symbol change from the viewpoint of enhancing the interest of the game.

Therefore, the present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems, and a game machine capable of enhancing the interest of the game by the effect executed from the start of the symbol change to the reach state in the symbol change. It is to provide.

According to the present invention, a winning / failing determination for determining whether or not a jackpot is won is executed with the start of the symbol variation, and a plurality of symbol sequences are displayed in a variable manner, and the result of the winning / failing determination is displayed at the end of the symbol variation. A gaming machine in which the plurality of symbol sequences are fixedly stopped and displayed with the corresponding symbol combinations, and the jackpot game is started after the end of the symbol variation in which the result of the hit / fail judgment is the jackpot, and the plurality of symbol sequences are displayed. A symbol sequence control means for controlling is provided, and the symbol sequence control means is provided in a specific period which is at least a part of a period from the start of the symbol variation to the time when the plurality of symbol sequences form a reach state in the symbol variation. , The temporary stop effect of displaying the plurality of symbol strings in a variable manner and temporarily displaying the plurality of symbol strings can be executed a plurality of times in succession, and each of the plurality of symbol strings that are variablely displayed in the specific period can be executed. Contains at least the first symbol, and the greater the number of the first symbols that are temporarily stopped and displayed in the specific period, the higher the expectation that the result of the hit / fail determination in the symbol variation including the specific period is the jackpot. Is not included in any of the symbol combinations composed of the plurality of symbol sequences that can be displayed as a definite stop when the result of the hit / fail determination is the jackpot, and the specific symbol is specified. In the period, a game machine characterized in that an effect capable of specifying the number of the first symbols temporarily stopped and displayed in the specific period is executed is provided.

According to the present invention, there is provided a gaming machine capable of enhancing the interest of a game by performing an effect from the start of the symbol change to the reach state in the symbol change.

FIG. 1 is a front view of the game machine. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a symbol display device arranged in the region II shown in FIG. FIG. 3 is a bird's-eye view showing a group of operation buttons arranged in the region III shown in FIG. 1 and their surroundings. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a game board installed in the game machine. FIG. 5 is a rear view of the game machine. FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing a control configuration included in the gaming machine. FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration included in the gaming machine. FIG. 8A is a lottery table for determining whether or not the special figure is correct, FIG. 8B is a lottery table for the special figure 1 stop symbol lottery, and FIG. 8C is a special figure 2 stop symbol lottery. It is a figure which shows typically the lottery table of. FIG. 9A shows a lottery table for deriving the special figure fluctuation pattern at the time of the special figure fluctuation pattern derivation state PA, and FIG. 9B shows the special figure variation used when the special figure fluctuation pattern HNP is determined. It is a figure which shows typically the lottery table for pattern derivation. FIG. 10A is a state transition diagram showing the transition of the special figure fluctuation pattern derivation state, and FIG. 10B is a diagram showing the relationship of the average fluctuation time for each special figure fluctuation pattern derivation state. FIG. 11 is a diagram showing a flow of a continuous temporary stop effect ending at level 1. FIG. 12 (a) is a diagram showing the flow of the effect when the continuous temporary stop effect progresses from level 1 to level 2, and FIG. 12 (b) shows the flow of the continuous temporary stop effect from level 2 to level 3. FIG. 12 (c) is a diagram showing the flow of the effect when the continuous temporary stop effect ends at level 2. 13 (a) to 13 (c) are diagrams schematically showing a lottery table used for the point lottery. FIG. 14 is a table in which the stop order of the symbol sequence related to the decorative symbol that can be determined for each level in the continuous temporary stop effect is arranged. 15 (a) to 15 (c) are diagrams showing a flow in which the symbol sequence related to the decorative symbol in the temporary stop effect is stopped and displayed, and FIG. 15 (a) is related to "left → right → middle". When the symbol rows related to the decorative symbols are stopped and displayed in the stop order, FIG. 15 (b) is shown in FIG. 15 (b) when the symbol rows related to the decorative symbols are stopped and displayed in the stop order related to "right → left → middle". FIG. 3C is a diagram showing a flow in which the symbol sequence related to the decorative symbol is stopped and displayed when the symbol row related to the decorative symbol is stopped and displayed in the stop order related to “middle → left → right”. 16 (a) to 16 (c) are timing charts showing the stop display timing of each symbol sequence in the continuous temporary stop effect, and FIG. 16 (a) shows that the level of the continuous temporary stop effect is level 1. In addition, when the stop order related to "left-> right-> middle" is determined, FIG. 16B shows that the level of the continuous temporary stop effect is level 1 and the stop related to "right-> left-> middle". When the order is determined, FIG. 16C shows the case where the level of the continuous temporary stop effect is level 1 and the stop order related to “middle → left → right” is determined for each symbol sequence. It is a timing chart which shows the stop display timing. 17 (a) to 17 (c) are timing charts showing the stop display timing of each symbol sequence in the continuous temporary stop effect, and FIG. 17 (a) shows the level 2 of the continuous temporary stop effect. In addition, when the stop order related to "left-> right-> middle" is determined, FIG. 17B shows that the level of the continuous temporary stop effect is level 2 and the stop related to "right-> left-> middle". When the order is determined, FIG. 17C shows the case where the level of the continuous temporary stop effect is level 2 and the stop order related to “middle → left → right” is determined for each symbol sequence. It is a timing chart which shows the stop display timing. FIG. 18 is a timing chart showing the stop display timing of each symbol sequence when the level of the continuous temporary stop effect is level 3.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In all the drawings, the same components are designated by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof will be omitted as appropriate. Further, in the following description, "front", "rear", "left", "right", "top", and "bottom" mean the game machine 10 on the front side (player side) as shown in FIG. 1 unless otherwise specified. ) Shall be designated.
In the following description, "advantage (advantage)" means that it is advantageous to the player, and unless otherwise specified, the prize ball (game) except for the production side such as the so-called premier image. It means that it is advantageous in terms of the amount of acquisition (medium) (including not only the payout of game balls but also the payout of medals).

<Characteristics of the present invention>
Before explaining the details of the game machine 10 in the present embodiment, the features of the invention (the present invention) described in the present embodiment will be described.
In explaining the feature, the configuration in parentheses exemplifies the configuration of the present embodiment corresponding to the immediately preceding configuration, and the description in parentheses after the explanation also has the same purpose. The configuration may be described in.

The present invention
When the symbol change starts, a win / fail judgment is executed to determine whether or not a jackpot is won, and a plurality of symbol rows are displayed in a variable manner. At the end of the symbol change, the symbol combination corresponding to the result of the hit / fail judgment is used as described above. It is a gaming machine that displays a plurality of symbol strings in a fixed stop display and starts a jackpot game after the end of the symbol variation in which the result of the hit / fail judgment is the jackpot.
A symbol sequence control means (decorative symbol control means 226) for controlling the plurality of symbol sequences is provided.
The symbol sequence control means is used in a specific period (execution period of the continuous temporary stop effect) which is at least a part of the period from the start of the symbol variation until the plurality of symbol sequences form the reach state in the symbol variation. , The temporary stop effect of varyingly displaying the plurality of symbol rows and temporarily stopping and displaying the plurality of symbol rows can be continuously executed a plurality of times.
At least the first symbol (0 symbol) is included in each of the plurality of symbol rows that are variablely displayed in the specific period.
As the number of the first symbols displayed as temporary suspension in the specific period increases, the expectation that the result of the hit / fail judgment in the symbol fluctuation including the specific period is the jackpot tends to increase.
The first symbol is included in any of the symbol combinations (symbols related to 1 to 9 symbols) composed of the plurality of symbol sequences that can be displayed as a definite stop when the result of the hit / fail judgment is the jackpot. Without
In the specific period, an effect capable of specifying the number of the first symbols temporarily stopped and displayed in the specific period is executed.
It is a gaming machine characterized by this.

According to the present invention, the number (number of times) of the first symbol displayed as a temporary stop in the specific period suggests the degree of expectation of winning a big hit in the symbol fluctuation including the specific period, while enhancing the interest of the game. By stopping the decorative symbol in the temporary stop effect, it is possible to make it difficult for the result of the special symbol validity determination in the symbol variation to be misunderstood.
Further, in the specific period, the number of the first symbols temporarily stopped and displayed in the specific period can be specified, so that the player can easily recognize the number and enhance the interest of the game. Can be done.

The fixed stop display of the symbol string (decorative symbol) refers to the final stop display of the symbol string in the symbol variation, and is different from the temporary stop display of the symbol string that may occur during the execution of the symbol variation.
Further, the temporary stop display of the above-mentioned symbol string means that the same decorative symbol is stopped, for example, the decorative symbol related to the stopped-displayed symbol string is accompanied by an action of swaying up and down in small steps (so-called sway fluctuation). Even in this case, it means that the symbol string is stopped and displayed in a stop display mode different from the stop display mode of the symbol string when the fixed stop display is displayed.

Further, the first symbol may be the same decorative symbol in a plurality of symbol rows as in the present embodiment described later, or may be a symbol having a different mode in at least a part of the plurality of symbol rows. May be good.
Further, the number of the first symbols provided in each of the plurality of symbol rows in the specific period may be the same in all of the plurality of symbol rows, or may be different in at least a part of the plurality of symbol rows. May be good.

The gaming machine 10 having the above characteristics will be specifically described based on the following embodiments.

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

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

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

The middle frame 17 is rotatably supported around the left end side by a hinge mechanism (not shown) on the same side as the hinge mechanism 21, and can be opened and closed on the front side of the outer frame 15. The middle frame 17 is locked and unlocked by the cylinder lock 23 (the door key is inserted into the cylinder lock 23, and the door key is moved in the direction opposite to the unlocking direction of the front frame 20 (right in this embodiment). (Turn) is possible.

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

Although not shown in FIGS. 1 to 5, the middle frame 17 includes a middle frame door opening sensor 76 that detects whether the middle frame 17 is open or closed with respect to the outer frame 15. It also has a front frame opening sensor 77 that detects whether the front frame 20 is in an open state or a closed state with respect to the middle frame 17. In the present embodiment, all of these door open sensors are turned on in the open state and turned off in the closed state. However, these door opening sensors may be configured to be turned off in the open state and turned on in the closed state.
As a result, the game machine 10 can detect both the open / closed state of the middle frame 17 with respect to the outer frame 15 and the open / closed state of the front frame 20 with respect to the middle frame 17.

Further, as shown in FIG. 3, a group of operation buttons operated by the player is arranged on the upper surface of the upper ball tray 27. This operation button group is provided with a ball lending button 39a and a return button 39b for accepting a prepaid card return operation as a main operation unit 39 electrically connected to the main control board 100 described later. 1 As an operation unit electrically connected to the sub-control board 200, an effect button capable of switching an effect generated during a game or receiving an operation of a player performed to obtain various information related to the game machine 10. 37, and cursor buttons 38 (up cursor button 38a, down cursor button 38b, left cursor button 38c, right cursor button 38d, middle cursor button 38e) for instructing operations to move up, down, left, and right, respectively. included. Each operation unit is provided with a sensor for detecting the operation, and the control board to be connected detects the operation of each operation unit by changing the detection state of the sensor.
Further, on the side of the upper ball tray 27, a movable decorative body 22 operated by an actuator such as a motor (not shown) is provided.

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

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

The effect display device 80 is composed of a main display unit 81 arranged substantially in the center of the game board 50 and a sub display unit 82 arranged around the main display unit 81. The sub-display unit 82 further includes an upper sub-display unit 82a arranged above the main display unit 81, a left sub-display unit 82b arranged on the left side of the main display unit 81, and a main display unit 81. The right sub-display unit 82c, which is arranged on the right side of the above, is included.

The main display unit 81 can display the variation display of the symbol sequence performed in conjunction with the variation display in the first special symbol display device 91 or the second special symbol display device 92, which will be described later, and further various other effects. Can also be displayed.
In the variable display of the symbol sequence (decorative symbol) displayed on the main display unit 81, the displayed decorative symbol forms three symbol sequences. The direction of the variable display of each symbol row is not particularly limited, and may be, for example, any of the vertical direction, the horizontal direction, the depth direction, or a combination thereof (diagonal direction).
Here, although the depth direction is actually a two-dimensional variable display on the display screen of the main display unit 81, the symbol sequence is in the front direction or the opposite direction from the back side of the main display unit 81. It refers to a virtual direction recognized by the player in a display mode using a method (for example, perspective method) for recognizing as if the display is variable.
Further, the decorative symbols in the present embodiment include "1 symbol" imitating the number "1", "2 symbols" imitating the number "2", and "3 symbols" imitating the number "3". "4 symbols" imitating the number "4", "5 symbols" imitating the number "5", "6 symbols" imitating the number "6", "7 symbols" imitating the number "7" , "8 symbols" imitating the number "8", and "9 symbols" imitating the number "9", and these symbols are provided in each symbol row. In the following description, "1 symbol", "3 symbols", "5 symbols", "7 symbols", and "9 symbols" are collectively referred to as "odd symbols", and "2 symbols" and "4 symbols". , "6 symbols" and "8 symbols" may be collectively referred to as "even symbols".
In the continuous temporary stop effect described later, the number "0" is imitated in each of the symbol strings displayed on the main display unit 81 without displaying any of the above 1 symbols to 9 symbols in a variable manner. The "0 symbol" and the "x symbol" imitating the "x" are displayed in a variable manner (in other words, the 0 symbol and the x symbol are not variablely displayed together with the 1 to 9 symbols).

Further, the effect display device 80 (main display unit 81, upper sub display unit 82a, left sub display unit 82b, right sub display unit 82c) in the present embodiment all employs a liquid crystal display device. The implementation of the invention is not limited to this. For example, various types of display devices such as a drum type and a dot matrix type can be adopted as the effect display device 80.

A plurality of light emitting diodes (hereinafter, abbreviated as "LED") are arranged on the lower right side of the main display unit 81, and these LEDs constitute a display area of the symbol display device 90. The symbol display device 90 displays a special symbol and a normal symbol.
Further, the symbol display device 90 is arranged at a position that is harder for the player to see than the main display unit 81, and the display area of the symbol display device 90 is smaller than the display area of the main display unit 81. ..
The arrangement and number of LEDs related to the symbol display device 90 in this embodiment are as shown in FIG. 2, but this is an example, and the arrangement and number of LEDs related to the symbol display device 90 are limited to this example. It is not something that is done.

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

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

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

In the following description, the symbol variation in which the special symbol is stopped and displayed after the special symbol is variablely displayed on the first special symbol display device 91 or the second special symbol display device 92 is referred to as "special symbol symbol variation" and is referred to as the following. In the description, a symbol variation in which the normal symbol display device 93 is variablely displayed and then the normal symbol is stopped and displayed may be referred to as a “regular symbol symbol variation”.
Further, in the following description, the variation display of the symbol string (decorative symbol) displayed on the main display unit 81 described above is distinguished from the "special symbol symbol variation" and the "normal symbol symbol variation" and is "decorative symbol". It may be called "design variation".
In the following description, when the term "design variation" is simply used, it means the symbol variation of the special symbol unless otherwise specified.

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

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

FIG. 4 illustrates the large winning opening 55, the first starting opening 57, the second starting opening 59, the gate 63, and the general winning opening 67 as the main winning openings, but the illustrated winning openings are examples. Therefore, the number and arrangement thereof may be changed as appropriate.

The grand prize opening 55 is arranged at the lower right of the game area 50a. A large prize opening sensor 72 is attached to the large winning opening 55, and the number of winnings to the large winning opening 55 is determined based on the detection result of the large winning opening sensor 72 and is associated with the large winning opening 55 (books). In the embodiment, the prize ball of 15) is given.
In addition, in this embodiment, as compared with the case of rolling from the first flow path X, when rolling from the second flow path Y, more game balls roll toward the big winning opening 55. Each obstacle is placed.

A special electric accessory 65 is arranged above the large winning opening 55. The special electric accessory 65 is a member that commutatively transitions to an open state in which it is easy to win a prize in the large winning opening 55 or a closed state in which it is difficult to enter a ball, and is opened or closed by the special electric accessory solenoid 66. Transition to one of the states.
More specifically, the special electric accessory 65 is opened in at least a part of the big hit game set due to the fact that the big hit is derived by the special figure hit / fail judgment described later, and the big hit is accompanied by this. Winning to the winning opening 55 is allowed. In this way, when the special electric accessory 65 is in the open state, it becomes easy to win the prize in the big prize opening 55, so that the big hit game in which the chance of winning the prize ball is greatly increased is an advantageous game state. It can be said that.
In the jackpot game, the open state and the closed state of the special electric accessory 65 are alternately set, and the total number of rounds generated in one jackpot is "the number of rounds". (In some cases, it may be referred to as) is terminated based on a predetermined number (10 in this embodiment) of game balls winning in the large winning opening 55, and the special electric accessory 65 is closed. ..
It should be noted that the one open state ends even when a predetermined number of game balls have passed a sufficient time (30 s (seconds) in this embodiment) to win the grand prize opening 55. To do.
Here, when the special electric accessory 65 is set from the open state to the closed state based on the winning of 10 game balls in one round, it cannot be immediately closed. Therefore, in one round, there may be a case where more than 10 game balls win the big winning opening 55.

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

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

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

The gate 63 is arranged in the right central portion of the game area 50a. A gate sensor 74 is attached to the gate 63, and the winning result to the gate 63 is determined based on the detection result of the gate sensor 74. In at least a part of the case where the winning of the gate 63 is determined, the symbol of the normal drawing is changed.
In addition, in this embodiment, as compared with the case of rolling from the first flow path X, each obstacle so that many game balls roll toward the gate 63 when rolling from the second flow path Y. Things are arranged.

The general winning opening 67 is arranged at the lower left of the game area 50a. A general winning opening sensor 73 is attached to the general winning opening 67, and a winning result to the general winning opening 67 is determined based on the detection result of the general winning opening sensor 73, and the number associated with the general winning opening 67 ( In the present embodiment, the prize ball of 4) is given.
In the present embodiment, as compared with the case of rolling from the second flow path Y, more game balls roll toward the general winning opening 67 when rolling from the first flow path X. Although each obstacle is arranged, each obstacle may be arranged so that many game balls roll toward the general winning opening 67 when rolling from the second flow path Y. .. Further, a plurality of general winning openings 67 may be provided.

The out port 69 is arranged at the bottom of the game area 50a. A game ball that has been driven into the game area 50a and has not entered each of the above-mentioned winning openings falls into the out opening 69 and is treated as an out ball.
In this embodiment, an out-ball sensor 75 (not shown) for detecting a game ball (hereinafter, referred to as an “out-ball”) that has entered the winning opening and the out opening is provided.

As shown in FIG. 5, on the back surface of the game board 50, a main control board case 109 in which the main control board 100 is stored, a first sub control board case 209 in which the first sub control board 200 is housed, and a second sub The second sub control board case 309 in which the control board 300 is stored, the power control board case 509 in which the power control board 500 is housed, and the payout control board case 409 in which the payout control board 400 is housed are mounted, and the first sub is mounted. In addition to the back surfaces of the control board case 209 and the second sub control board case 309, an opening / closing cover 45 that covers a part of the back surface of the main control board case 109 is detachably attached.
The main control board 100 is provided with a RAM clear switch 43.
Further, the substrate case and cover covering each substrate are composed of transparent members, and the corresponding substrates can be visually recognized through each case and cover.

The power supply control board 500 generates a normal power supply circuit 501 and a backup power supply that generate a normal power supply to be supplied to electronic components and electrical components such as the above-mentioned control board based on the primary power supply supplied from the power supply equipment of the game island. It is composed of a backup power supply circuit 502 and a power failure detection circuit 503 that detects a power failure (the supply voltage of a normal power supply becomes a predetermined voltage drop).
Further, on the premise that the power supply switch 40 is connected to the power supply control board 500 and the primary power is supplied from the power supply equipment of the game island, when the power supply switch 40 is turned on, the power supply control board 500 A normal power supply is generated by the normal power supply circuit 501, and power supplies to electronic components and electrical components including the above-mentioned control boards (main control board 100, first sub control board 200, second sub control board 300, and payout control board 400). Is supplied.
Further, in the power supply control board 500, when the power failure is detected by the power failure detection circuit 503, the power failure signal (NMI signal) is transmitted to the main control board 100, the first sub control board 200, and the payout control board 400, respectively. Send to.
Further, the backup power supply circuit 502 has a mechanism of being charged when power is supplied to the game machine 10 from the power supply equipment of the game island.
The backup power supply circuit 502 may be provided on the payout control board 400, or the power failure detection circuit 503 may not be provided on the power supply control board 500, but the main control board 100, the first sub-control board 200, and the payout control board. It may be provided in each of 400.

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

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

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

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

The CPU 101 reads various control programs stored in the ROM 102 and performs arithmetic processing to execute various processes related to the main control of the game.
The RAM 103 is backed up by a backup power source generated in a backup power supply circuit described later. Specifically, among the information stored in the RAM 103, various information such that the game machine 10 can be restored in the state immediately before the power failure is backed up by using the data at the time of power recovery after the power failure occurs. It is configured in. For example, in addition to the data such as the stack pointer and each register held when the power failure occurs, the state of the game machine 10 at that time (game stopped state or game enabled state), the current special drawing lottery state, and the current state. Information related to the game, such as the general drawing lottery status of the game, is backed up.

In the present embodiment, at least, in addition to the area in which the information related to such a game is stored (sometimes referred to as the area related to the game of RAM 103), the complement of the checksum relating to the area related to the game of RAM 103 and the complement of the checksum. The area in which the backup flag is stored (may be referred to as the backup information area related to the game of RAM 103) is backed up. Then, when the power is restored, the game machine 10 returns using various information stored in the backed up area related to the game of the RAM 103 and the backup information area related to the game of the RAM 103.
There are no restrictions on the specific backup method in this embodiment. For example, the area of the RAM 103 to be backed up may be realized in a configuration that can hold data non-volatilely even in a power failure state. As another example, in the RAM 103, different hardware is provided between the first memory, which is configured to be able to hold data non-volatilely even in a power failure state, and the second memory, which is referred to when the game machine 10 operates. In that case, the game machine 10 saves the information to be backed up from the second memory to the first memory at the time of power failure, and saves the saved information from the first memory at the time of power recovery. (2) Recovery to memory is sufficient.

Further, the main control board 100 includes a first start port sensor 70, a second start port sensor 71, a large winning opening sensor 72, a general winning opening sensor 73, a gate sensor 74, an out ball sensor 75, an inner frame opening sensor 76, and the like. It is electrically connected to the front frame door opening sensor 77 and the like, and is configured so that detection signals from these sensors can be input to the CPU 101 via the I / O port 104.

Further, the main control board 100 includes a first special symbol display device 91, a second special symbol display device 92, a normal symbol display device 93, a first special symbol hold lamp 94, a second special symbol hold lamp 95, and a normal symbol hold lamp. 96, it is electrically connected to the ordinary electric accessory solenoid 62 and the special electric accessory solenoid 66, and these are configured to be controllable via the I / O port 104.
Similarly, the main control board 100 is electrically connected to the main operation unit 39 and the RAM clear switch 43, and is configured to be able to detect the operation of the main operation unit 39.

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

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

Further, the first sub-control board 200 outputs to the voice control board 310 an image control command instructing an image to be displayed on the second sub-control board 300 by the effect control process based on the effect control command from the main control board 100. A voice control command for instructing the sound to be made, lamp control data for controlling the lighting of various lamps such as the frame lamp 35, and movable control data for controlling the movement of the movable decorative body 22 are generated.
Here, the first sub control board 200 is connected to the second sub control board 300 and the voice control board 310 so as to enable bidirectional communication, and each control command (image control command, voice control command) is the first sub. While being transmitted from the control board 200 to the second sub-control board 300 or the voice control board 310, as a response, a response command (ACK command) indicating that the control command has been normally received is sent to each control board (second). It is transmitted from the sub-control board 300 and the voice control board 310) to the first sub-control board 200.

Further, the first sub-control board 200 is electrically connected to the frame lamp 35, and lamp control data is transmitted via the I / O port 204. The frame lamp 35 is configured so that the lighting is controlled by the lamp control data transmitted from the first sub-control board 200.

The second sub-control board 300 includes a CPU 301 that performs various arithmetic processes related to image production based on image control commands from the first sub-control board 200, a ROM 302 that stores an image control program, various data, and the like, and a temporary storage area. It is equipped with a RAM 303 that functions as a work area or buffer memory, and an I / O port 304 that inputs and outputs signals between peripheral boards and each device, and the CPU 301 produces an image according to a control program stored in the ROM 302. It is configured to perform such key controls.
In addition, although not shown, the second sub-control board 300 includes a VDP that generates image data according to the content of the effect determined by the effect content determining means 225, which will be described later, based on the control signal received from the CPU 301. It is equipped with a sound source IC that generates acoustic data according to the content of the effect based on the control signal received from the CPU 301. The VDP is a so-called image processor, which reads image data stored in an image ROM in response to an instruction from the CPU 301, processes the image data, and transmits the image data generated by the image processing to the main display unit 81 and the sub display unit 82. To do. Further, a high-speed VRAM used for developing and processing image data read from the image ROM is connected to this VDP.

The voice control board 310 includes a CPU 311 that performs various arithmetic processes related to voice production based on voice control commands from the first sub-control board 200, a ROM 312 that stores a voice control program, voice data, and the like, and a work that serves as a temporary storage area. It is equipped with a RAM 313 that functions as an area or buffer memory, and an I / O port 314 that inputs and outputs signals to and from peripheral boards and devices, and the CPU 311 is mainly involved in voice production according to a control program stored in the ROM 312. It is configured to perform various controls. Therefore, the voice control board 310 reads the voice data stored in the ROM 312 in response to the voice control command received from the first sub-control board 200, synthesizes the read voice data, and finally synthesizes the voice data. Can be transmitted to the speaker 33 via the amplifier, and the speaker 33 can output sound.

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

The power supply control board 500 is a normal power supply circuit that generates a normal power supply to be supplied to electronic components and electrical components such as the above-mentioned control board, and a backup that generates a backup power supply, based on the primary power supply supplied from the power supply equipment of the game island. It is composed of a power supply circuit and a power failure detection circuit (both not shown) for detecting power failure (the supply voltage of a normal power supply becomes a predetermined voltage drop).
Further, on the premise that the power supply switch 40 is connected to the power supply control board 500 and the primary power is supplied from the power supply equipment of the game island, when the power supply switch 40 is turned on, the power supply control board 500 A normal power supply is generated by the normal power supply circuit, and the power supply is supplied to electronic components and electric components including the above-mentioned control boards (main control board 100, first sub control board 200, second sub control board 300, and payout control board 400). Be supplied.
Further, the power supply control board 500 transmits a power failure signal (NMI signal) to each of the main control board 100, the first sub control board 200, and the payout control board 400 when the power failure is detected by the power failure detection circuit. Send.
Further, the backup power supply circuit has a mechanism of being charged when power is supplied to the game machine 10 from the power supply equipment of the game island.
The backup power supply circuit may be provided on the payout control board 400, or the power supply control board 500 may not be provided with the power failure detection circuit, and the main control board 100, the first sub-control board 200, and the payout control board 400 may be provided. It may be provided for each.

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

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

The main information storage means 160 is a means for temporarily storing the data read by the means provided in the main control board 100, the data derived by the calculation in the means, and the like in the corresponding storage areas. .. In particular, the data (effect control command) stored in the transmission command storage area of the main information storage means 160 is transmitted to the subcommand management means 270 of the first sub-control board 200, which will be described later, by the command transmission means after being stored. Will be done.

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

The main random number generating means 115 can generate a plurality of types of random numbers having different update ranges depending on the random number circuit 105, and one or a plurality of random numbers corresponding to the winning opening from the random number circuit 105 at the timing when the winning opening is determined. Get (latch) a random number.
More specifically, when the first start port 57 or the second start port 59 is determined to be a prize, the main random number generating means 115 will be described later with a random number for determining whether the special figure is correct or not, and a special figure stop symbol. Random numbers for lottery and random numbers for special figure fluctuation pattern lottery are acquired. When the winning of the gate 63 is determined, the random number for determining whether or not the normal figure is correct, the random number for the normal figure stop symbol lottery, and the random number for the normal figure variation pattern lottery, which will be described later, correspond to the main information storage means 160. Store in the storage area.
The random number circuit 105 monitors whether or not a plurality of types of random numbers updated by itself are normally updated, and if an update abnormality occurs in which the random numbers are not updated normally, the random number circuit 105 has. Information indicating that the abnormality has occurred is written in a specific storage area. Therefore, the CPU 101 can grasp that the update abnormality of the random number circuit 105 has occurred.

The main hold control means 120 controls the hold of the symbol change of the special figure and the hold of the symbol change of the normal figure. Regarding the special figure 1, the random numbers for determining whether or not the special figure is correct, the random numbers for the special figure stop symbol lottery, and the random numbers for the special figure variation pattern lottery, which are acquired when the first starting port 57 is won, are specially selected. Hold (store) as the operation hold information in FIG. 1.
More specifically, the main hold control means 120 is incremented by 1 each time the operation hold information of the special figure 1 is held, and the operation hold information of the special figure 1 is used (in the lottery of the special figure lottery means 130). A hold counter (hereinafter referred to as “special figure 1 hold counter”) that is decremented by 1 for each use) is provided, and the counter is said to be used until the value of the special figure 1 hold counter reaches the upper limit value (4 in the present embodiment). The operation hold information is stored in the storage area corresponding to the current special figure 1 hold counter of the main information storage means 160, the used operation hold information is cleared each time the operation hold information is used, and the remaining operation hold information is cleared. Control is performed to move (shift) the information from the current storage area to the storage area corresponding to the special figure 1 hold counter, which is one less than the current special figure 1 hold counter, in ascending order of the special figure 1 hold counter.
Further, the main hold control means 120 also controls the special figure 2 and the normal figure in the same manner as the above-mentioned control separately from the special figure 1, and the hold counter of the special figure 2 is referred to as a special figure 2 hold counter.
Further, in the following description, "holding of operation hold information" may be expressed as "holding of symbol change".
Further, when the operation hold information (hold counter) of the special figure 1 or the special figure 2 is updated (added or subtracted), the main hold control means 120 includes the special figure 1 hold counter and the special figure 2 hold counter. A command (holding command) is generated, and the command is stored in the transmission command storage area of the main information storage means 160.
In the present embodiment, when both the operation hold information corresponding to the special figure 1 and the operation hold information corresponding to the special figure 2 are held, the operation hold information corresponding to the special figure 2 is given priority. The preferred variation used is made.

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

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

Here, FIGS. 8 (a) to 8 (c), 9 (a), and 9 (b) are diagrams schematically showing a lottery table used in the main control board 100, and will be described below. Refer to as necessary in.
In addition, in the lottery using the lottery table including those other than these lottery tables, the lottery values stored in the lottery table are sequentially added to the read random numbers in a predetermined order (the target lottery value is one). In the case of, the number of additions is performed once), and the result corresponding to the lottery value in which the carry (overflow of digits) occurs is derived as the result of the lottery. Similarly, in the description of the lottery table, the lottery table is given a name for convenience of explanation, but if data such as the lottery value included in the lottery table corresponding to the name is identifiablely stored in each ROM. Often, these names do not identify the area where the data is stored. In the illustrated lottery table, items described for convenience of explanation and "-" and "0" may be described as lottery values, but these do not necessarily indicate the data stored in each ROM. is not it. Then, the result in which "-" or "0" is described as the lottery value will not be won. Furthermore, if the same lottery value as the random number range used for the lottery (the number of random numbers that can be acquired in the range) is listed in the lottery table, 100% of the result is derived, so the lottery is not necessarily performed. You don't have to do it. In addition, if the total value of the lottery values used in one lottery matches the random number range used in the lottery, carry will always occur when the last lottery value is added, so the addition is not performed. Often, in that case, the lottery value itself used for the addition becomes unnecessary.

The special figure winning / failing determination means 131 reads a random number for determining whether the special figure is correct or not for each symbol change, and uses the read random number and the lottery table for determining whether the special figure is correct or not to win a big hit or a loss by lottery. Judgment Special figure Executes the hit / fail judgment.
FIG. 8A is a diagram schematically showing a lottery table for determining whether or not a special figure is correct, and the lottery table is commonly used in special figures 1 and 2. Since the range of random numbers used in the determination is 0 to 65535, when the special figure lottery state has a low probability (hereinafter, may be abbreviated as "special figure low probability"), 205/65536 (about). A big hit is derived with a probability of 1/320).
Similarly, when the special figure lottery state has a high probability (hereinafter, may be abbreviated as "special figure high probability"), a big hit is derived with a probability of 600/65536 (about 1/109).

The special symbol stop symbol lottery means 132 reads out a random number for the special symbol stop symbol lottery when the result of the special figure stop symbol lottery is a big hit, and uses the read random number and the lottery table for the special symbol stop symbol lottery. The stop symbol of the special figure is decided by lottery.
FIG. 8B is a diagram schematically showing a lottery table for the special figure 1 stop symbol lottery, and the range of random numbers used in the lottery is 0 to 99. Therefore, when a big hit is derived in Special Figure 1, symbol A is determined as a stop symbol with a probability of 50/100 (1/2) and symbol B is determined as a stop symbol with a probability of 50/100 (1/2). To.
Here, the symbol A has four rounds, and after the jackpot game is completed, the special symbol height is certain, and the symbol that becomes the normal symbol high accuracy described later (hereinafter, may be referred to as a “probability variation symbol”, and the jackpot related to the symbol). May be referred to as "probability change jackpot"). On the other hand, the symbol B has 4 rounds, and after the big hit game is completed, the special symbol is low and the normal symbol is high accuracy (hereinafter, it may be referred to as a "normal symbol", and the jackpot related to the symbol is "normal". It may be called "big hit"). Therefore, it can be said that the symbol A is more advantageous than the symbol B in the special symbol lottery state after the big hit game.
FIG. 8C is a diagram schematically showing a lottery table for the special figure 2 stop symbol lottery, and the range of random numbers used in the lottery is 0 to 99 as in the special figure 1 stop symbol lottery. is there. Therefore, when a big hit is derived in Special Figure 2, symbol a has a probability of 75/100 (about 1 / 1.33), symbol b has a probability of 25/100 (1/4), and a stop symbol. Is determined as.
Here, the symbol a has 10 rounds and is a probabilistic symbol that has a high accuracy of the special figure and a high accuracy of the normal figure after the big hit game ends, and the symbol b has 4 rounds and is special after the big hit game ends. It is a normal pattern with low accuracy and high accuracy. Therefore, it can be said that the symbol a is more advantageous than the symbol b in both the special symbol lottery state after the big hit game and the number of rounds.
If the result of the special figure winning / failing determination is not a big hit, the special figure stop symbol lottery means 132 uses the symbol C as the stop symbol when the special figure 1 is lost and the symbol c as the stop symbol when the special figure 2 is lost. Make a uniform decision.
Further, in the present embodiment, the ratio of the special figure high accuracy after the big hit game according to the special figure 1 (50/100) and the ratio of the special figure high accuracy after the big hit game according to the special figure 2 (75/100). ) Is different (the symbol variation of special figure 2 is more advantageous than the symbol variation of special figure 1). Although details are omitted, this difference is when the game ball passes through the V winning area provided in the big winning opening 55 during the big hit game (when the sensor provided in the V winning area detects the game ball). By changing whether or not to provide a round (in this embodiment, the fourth round) that has a function to make the special figure highly accurate after the big hit game is completed and makes it easy to pass through the V winning area, depending on the stop symbol of the special figure. It has been realized.

The special figure fluctuation pattern deriving means 133 is provided with a plurality of types of special figure fluctuation pattern lottery tables to be referred to when determining the special figure fluctuation pattern, and is based on the current special figure fluctuation pattern derivation state and the result of the current special figure fluctuation pattern determination. Based on this, one special figure fluctuation pattern lottery table for determining the current special figure fluctuation pattern is selected, and one feature is used by using the selected special figure fluctuation pattern lottery table and the random number for the special figure fluctuation pattern lottery. The figure fluctuation pattern is determined, and the fluctuation time is determined based on the determined special figure fluctuation pattern. Here, the fluctuation time refers to the time from the start of the symbol change related to the special figure (special figure 1 or special figure 2) to the end of the symbol change.
Although the details of the transition conditions and the like will be described later, the special figure fluctuation pattern derivation state PA, the special figure fluctuation pattern derivation state PB, and the special figure fluctuation pattern derivation state PC in the present embodiment include the special figure fluctuation pattern derivation state PA and the special figure fluctuation pattern derivation state PC. Exists. Then, the above-mentioned method for determining the special figure fluctuation pattern is adopted for the symbol variation of the special figure 1 in the special figure fluctuation pattern derivation state PA, and the special figure 2 in the special figure fluctuation pattern derivation state PB and the special figure fluctuation pattern derivation state PC. As for the symbol variation of the other special figure in each special symbol variation pattern derivation state, one special symbol variation pattern determined in advance is determined according to the result of the special symbol pass / fail judgment.

FIG. 9A is a diagram schematically showing a lottery table for deriving the special figure fluctuation pattern at the time of the special figure fluctuation pattern derivation state PA, and the range of random numbers used in the lottery is 0 to 999. Therefore, if the result of the special figure hit / miss judgment is lost during the special figure fluctuation pattern derivation state PA, the special figure fluctuation pattern HNP has a probability of 900/1000 (about 1 / 1.11) of 52/1000 ( The special figure fluctuation pattern HRP has a probability of about 1 / 19.2), HSP1-A has a probability of 13/1000 (about 1 / 76.9), and HSP1 has a probability of 11/1000 (about 1 / 90.9). -B, HSP2-A with a probability of 9/1000 (about 1/111), HSP2-B with a probability of 7/1000 (1/143), HSP3-A with a probability of 5/1000 (1/200) However, while HSP3-B is determined with a probability of 3/1000 (about 1/333), in that case, the special figure variation pattern ASP1 to the special figure variation pattern ASP3-B are not determined.
If the result of the special figure hit / miss judgment is a big hit at the time of the special figure fluctuation pattern derivation state PA, the special figure fluctuation pattern ASP1-A has a probability of 90/1000 (about 1 / 11.1) to be 110/1000 ( The special figure fluctuation pattern ASP1-B has a probability of about 1 / about 9.09), and the special figure fluctuation pattern ASP2-A has a probability of 140/1000 (about 1 / 7.14) 170/1000 (about 1/1000). The special figure fluctuation pattern ASP2-B has a probability of about 5.88), and the special figure fluctuation pattern ASP3-A has a probability of 195/1000 (about 1 / 5.13) of 235/1000 (about 1 / 4.26). ), The special figure fluctuation pattern ASP3-B and the special figure fluctuation pattern ASP3-C are determined with a probability of 50/1000, while in that case, the special figure fluctuation pattern HNP to the special figure fluctuation pattern HSP3- B is never determined.
In the description of the special figure fluctuation pattern of the present embodiment, when the two special figure fluctuation patterns are described with "~" in between, the features described in the foreground in the order shown in FIG. 9 (a). It is assumed that the description of the special figure fluctuation pattern existing between the figure fluctuation pattern and the special figure fluctuation pattern described later is omitted.

FIG. 9B is a diagram schematically showing a lottery table for deriving the special figure fluctuation pattern used when the special figure fluctuation pattern HNP is determined. As described above, in the lottery, special figure 1 is reserved. The special figure fluctuation pattern is further specified using the value of the counter.
First, as shown in FIG. 9B, the special figure fluctuation pattern HNP includes a special figure fluctuation pattern HNP-A having a fluctuation time of 3200 ms (milliseconds), a special figure fluctuation pattern HNP-B having a fluctuation time of 5600 ms, and fluctuations. There is a special figure fluctuation pattern HNP-C having a time of 8000 ms and a special figure fluctuation pattern HNP-D having a fluctuation time of 11200 ms, and the fluctuation time is longer in this order.
The range of random numbers used in this lottery (different from the random numbers used in the lottery related to the lottery table shown in FIG. 9A) is 0 to 999. Therefore, when the special figure 1 hold counter = 3 (maintenance 3), the special figure fluctuation pattern HNP-A is determined with a probability of 1000/1000 (1/1). Similarly, when the special figure 1 hold counter = 2 (maintenance 2), the special figure fluctuation pattern HNP-A has a probability of 150/1000 (about 1 / 6.67) and the special figure fluctuation pattern HNP-A is 850/1000 (about 1 /). When the special figure fluctuation pattern HNP-B is determined with the probability of 1.18) and the special figure 1 hold counter = 1 (maintenance 1), the special figure fluctuation pattern has a probability of 50/1000 (1/20). HNP-A determines the special figure fluctuation pattern HNP-B with a probability of 150/1000 (about 1 / 6.67), and HNP-C determines the special figure fluctuation pattern HNP-C with a probability of 800/1000 (1 / 1.25). When the special figure 1 hold counter = 0 (maintenance 0), the special figure fluctuation pattern HNP-B has a probability of 50/1000 (1/20) and a probability of 100/1000 (1/10). The special figure variation pattern HNP-C is determined with a probability of 850/1000 (about 1 / 1.18), and the special figure variation pattern HNP-D is determined.
As described above, in the present embodiment, when the special figure fluctuation pattern HNP (hereinafter, may be referred to as “basic special figure fluctuation pattern”) is determined at the time of the special figure fluctuation pattern derivation state PA, the special figure fluctuation is concerned. The special figure fluctuation pattern (variation time) that is easy to be determined differs depending on the value of the special figure 1 hold counter at the start of the symbol change in which the pattern is determined (more specifically, the smaller the value of the special figure 1 hold counter). It becomes easier to determine a long symbol fluctuation (the larger the value of the special figure 1 hold counter, the easier it is to determine a short fluctuation time).

Although not shown, the special figure variation pattern derivation state PB and the special figure variation pattern derivation state PC also change according to the result of the special figure variation pattern derivation state PA, as in the case of the special figure variation pattern derivation state PA. Lottery the pattern. The basic special figure fluctuation pattern also exists in the special figure fluctuation pattern derivation state PB and the special figure fluctuation pattern derivation state PC, and the types and lengths of the corresponding basic special figure fluctuation patterns are different, but the tendency ( The relationship between the value of the special figure 2 hold counter and the special figure fluctuation pattern (variation time) that is easily determined) is the same as that of the special figure fluctuation pattern derivation state PA.

Further, the special figure variation pattern deriving means 133 is an effect control command (variation start command) including the stop symbol of the special figure determined as a result of the special figure pass / fail determination and the determined special figure variation pattern at the start of the symbol variation. ) Is generated, and the command is stored in the transmission command storage area of the main information storage means 160.

Similar to the special figure lottery means 130, the normal figure lottery means 135 reads out the earliest operation hold information among the operation hold information held in the main information storage means 160 when the symbol of the normal figure is not changing. , The random number read out is used to execute a normal figure hit / fail judgment for determining the correctness of the normal figure, and the normal electric accessory 61 is controlled to be in the open state by the normal figure correctness judgment. In this case, the normal figure stop symbol lottery for determining the stop symbol of the normal figure by lottery and the normal figure fluctuation pattern lottery for determining the fluctuation pattern (variation time) of the normal figure by lottery are executed.
More specifically, in the normal figure lottery judgment, the normal figure lottery state has a high probability (sometimes abbreviated as "common figure high accuracy") and the normal figure lottery state has a low probability ("normal figure"). Although it may be abbreviated as "low probability"), the drawing of the lottery table is omitted, but in the present embodiment, in the high probability of the normal map, there is a probability of 65535/65536, and the remaining 1/65536. On the other hand, in the low probability of the normal map, the probability of hitting the normal map is 1/65536, and the remaining probability of 65535/65536 is the loss. In addition, in the case of low accuracy of the normal map, it may not be a hit of the normal map (65536/65536 will be lost).

In the normal symbol stop symbol lottery, as in the special symbol stop symbol lottery, a lottery table (not shown) for the normal symbol stop symbol lottery is selected from a plurality of types of stop symbols having different patterns in which the normal electric accessory 61 is opened. One stop symbol is determined by the lottery used. If the judgment of whether or not the normal figure is correct is lost, the stop symbol is uniformly determined as in the case of the special figure 1 and the special figure 2.

Further, in the general map fluctuation pattern lottery, as in the special map fluctuation pattern lottery, one normal map variation is performed by a lottery using a lottery table (not shown) for the general map variation pattern lottery from a plurality of types of normal map fluctuation patterns. The pattern is determined.

In this way, it can be said that the high probability of the normal figure has a higher probability of deriving the hit of the normal figure than the low probability of the normal figure, and is more advantageous than the low probability of the normal figure.

When the result of the special figure winning / failing lottery is a big hit, the big hit game control means 140 determines the demo time related to the big hit start demo and the demo time related to the big hit end demo according to the determined big hit symbol.
Further, at the start of the big hit, the big hit game control means 140 generates an effect control command (big hit start command) including the demo time related to the big hit start demo, stores it in the transmission command storage area of the main information storage means 160, and ends the big hit. Occasionally, an effect control command (big hit end command) including the demo time related to the big hit end demo is generated and stored in the transmission command storage area of the main information storage means 160.

The symbol display control means 145 causes the first special symbol display device 91 to variably display the special figure 1 according to the fluctuation time based on the special symbol fluctuation pattern of the special figure 1, and determines by a special symbol stop symbol lottery after the lapse of the fluctuation time. The special figure 1 is stopped and displayed with the stopped symbol. Similarly, according to the fluctuation time based on the special symbol fluctuation pattern of the second special symbol, the special symbol 2 is variablely displayed on the second special symbol display device 92, and the stop determined by the special symbol stop symbol lottery after the lapse of the fluctuation time. The special figure 2 is stopped and displayed by the symbol.
The symbol display control means 145 has a special figure game timer for managing the time (variation time, stop display time) related to the display of the special figure 1 and the special figure 2, and when the special figure is stopped and displayed, the special figure display control means 145 has a special figure game timer. (At the timing when the value of the special figure game timer becomes "0"), an effect control command (variable stop command) for requesting the fixed stop display of the decorative symbol is generated, and the command is transmitted by the main information storage means 160. Store in the command storage area.
Here, the fixed stop display of the decorative symbol refers to the final stop display of the decorative symbol in the symbol variation, and is different from the temporary stop display of the decorative symbol that may occur during the execution of the symbol variation. Then, in the temporary stop display of the decorative symbol, for example, the decorative symbol that is stopped and displayed is accompanied by an action of swaying up and down in small steps (so-called shaking fluctuation), while in the fixed stop display of the decorative symbol, the decoration that is stopped and displayed is displayed. Even when the same decorative symbol is stopped and displayed, such as when the symbol does not fluctuate, the stop display mode of the decorative symbol displayed as fixed stop, the stop display mode of the decorative symbol displayed temporarily stopped, and the stop display mode of the decorative symbol displayed temporarily. Is different. Therefore, the player can recognize whether the stop display of the decorative symbol is a fixed stop display or a temporary stop display. Unless otherwise specified, the stop display of the decorative symbol in the following description refers to the temporary stop display of the decorative symbol.

In addition, the symbol display control means 145 causes the normal symbol display device 93 to variably display the normal map according to the normal map fluctuation pattern (variation time) of the normal map, and after the fluctuation time elapses, the normal map is stopped by the normal symbol lottery. The stop display is displayed with the determined stop symbol.
The symbol display control means 145 has a normal figure game timer for managing the time (variable time, stop display time) related to the display of the normal figure.

When the result of the special drawing winning / failing lottery is a big hit, the electric accessory control means 150 outputs a control signal to the special electric accessory solenoid 66 after the stop display of the special figure, and sets the special electric accessory 65 as a special figure. It is opened according to the opening pattern corresponding to the stop symbol. The jackpot game is a game state in which one opening / closing operation of the special electric accessory 65 is regarded as one round game, and the round game is continuously executed for a predetermined number of rounds (10R, 4R in this example).

Further, when the electric accessory control means 150 wins the normal drawing winning / failing lottery, the electric accessory control means 150 outputs a control signal to the ordinary electric accessory solenoid 62, and causes the ordinary electric accessory 61 to follow the opening pattern corresponding to the stop symbol of the normal drawing. Let it open.

The game state control means 155 controls the special drawing lottery state. Specifically, as described above, the game state control means 155 sets the special figure low accuracy at the start of the big hit game regardless of the symbol related to the big hit, and at the end of the big hit game related to the normal big hit, the special figure low accuracy. At the end of the jackpot game related to the probability variation jackpot, the special figure will be highly accurate.

In addition, the game state control means 155 controls the normal drawing lottery state. Specifically, at the start of the big hit, the game state control means 155 sets the normal figure to low accuracy regardless of the symbol related to the big hit, and at the end of the big hit game related to the normal big hit, the game state is normally changed until 100 times. The figure is highly accurate (after 100 symbol changes, the normal figure is low), and at the end of the jackpot related to the probability variation jackpot, until the start of the next jackpot game (for example, a finite number of times sufficient for the jackpot to be derived). (Including the case of setting (for example, 5000 times))

Further, the game state control means 155 controls the above-mentioned special figure variation pattern derivation state. The transition of the special figure fluctuation pattern derivation state will be described with reference to FIGS. 10 (a) and 10 (b). Note that FIG. 10A is a state transition diagram showing the transition of the special figure fluctuation pattern derivation state, and FIG. 10B is a diagram showing the relationship of the average fluctuation time for each special figure fluctuation pattern derivation state. ..
As shown in FIG. 10 (a), the special figure fluctuation pattern derivation state corresponds to the special figure fluctuation pattern derivation state PA and the special figure high certainty and the normal figure high accuracy corresponding to the special figure low certainty and the normal figure low accuracy. Figure fluctuation pattern derivation state PB and special figure fluctuation pattern derivation state PC corresponding to special figure low certainty and normal figure high accuracy, and any of these special figure fluctuation pattern derivation states except during the big hit game Set. The transition conditions between the special figure fluctuation pattern derivation state PA and the special figure fluctuation pattern derivation state PC include transition conditions (i) to transition conditions (iii).
Specifically, the transition condition (i) is the end of the jackpot game related to the probability variation jackpot, the transition condition (ii) is the end of the jackpot game related to the normal jackpot, and the transition condition (iii) is the end of the 100th symbol change. .. When the jackpot game related to the normal jackpot is started in the special figure variation pattern derivation state PC, the special figure variation pattern derivation state PC is set again after the end of the jackpot game (the symbol in the transition condition (iii)). The count of fluctuations starts from 0).

Further, as shown in FIG. 10B, the average fluctuation time of each of the special figure fluctuation pattern derivation state PA, the special figure fluctuation pattern derivation state PB, and the special figure fluctuation pattern derivation state PC is the special figure fluctuation pattern derivation state PA. , The special figure fluctuation pattern derivation state PC, and the special figure fluctuation pattern derivation state PB become shorter in this order. This is mainly due to the difference in the length of the fluctuation time of the basic special figure fluctuation pattern, which has the highest selection ratio in each special figure fluctuation pattern derivation state.
Further, in the present embodiment, the difference between the average fluctuation time of the special figure fluctuation pattern derivation state PA and the average time of the special figure fluctuation pattern derivation state PC is the average fluctuation time of the special figure fluctuation pattern derivation state PC and the special figure fluctuation pattern derivation. Greater than the difference in state PB.

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

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

The main error control means 165 monitors the input information of the I / O port 104 and determines whether or not the game machine 10 is in an error state. When it is determined that the error state is determined, an effect control command (error command) including information that can identify the error state is stored in the transmission command storage area of the main information storage means 160.

When the effect control command is stored in the transmission command storage area of the main information storage unit 160, the main command management means 170 transmits the effect control command to the first sub-control board 200.
As a general rule, each effect control command is transmitted in the order stored in the transmission command storage area of the main information storage means 160.

The power recovery processing execution means 175 includes a return state setting means 176 and a gameable state transition means 179.

The recovery state setting means 176 determines whether or not there is an abnormality in the RAM 103 at the time of power recovery, the state at the time of power failure immediately before the power recovery, the state of the RAM clear switch 43 at the time of power recovery, and the opening of the middle frame at the time of power recovery. Based on the state of the door sensor 76, the return state setting process for setting the return state is executed. The return state set by the process includes a game stop state and a game-enabled state (there may be a case where the RAM clear process is involved and a case where the RAM clear process is not accompanied).
Specifically, if there is an abnormality in the RAM 103 at the time of power recovery, the game stop state is set regardless of the state of the RAM clear switch 43 and the state of the middle frame door opening sensor 76 at the time of power recovery. If there is no abnormality in the RAM 103 at the time of power recovery and the RAM clear switch 43 at the time of power recovery is ON (in a pressed state), the RAM is provided on the condition that the middle frame door opening sensor 76 at the time of power recovery is ON. The clear process is executed and the game-enabled state is set (when the middle frame door opening sensor 76 at the time of power recovery is OFF, the RAM clear process is not executed and the game-enabled state is set), and the power is restored. If there is no abnormality in the RAM 103 and the RAM clear switch 43 at the time of power recovery is OFF (a state in which the RAM clear switch 43 is not pressed), the RAM clear process is not executed and the playable state is set. When the RAM clear processing is executed, the special figure low accuracy and the normal figure low accuracy are set.
Here, the game stopped state means that the game cannot proceed because the processing according to the detection result of the sensor provided in each winning opening is not executed (the detection result itself of the sensor does not have to be viewed). It is a return state. The game-enabled state is a return state in which the game can be advanced by executing processing according to the detection result of the sensor provided in each winning opening.

Further, whether or not there is an abnormality in the RAM 103 is whether or not the backup flag is stored in the backup information area related to the target area (specifically, whether or not the RAM abnormality check performed at the beginning of the return state setting process (specifically, whether or not there is an abnormality in the RAM 103). Whether or not the backup flag is ON) is determined, and if the backup flag is stored (when the backup flag is ON), it is stored in the target area and the backup information area related to the area. A process of deriving the checksum of the complement to be performed, and if the operation result is 0, it is determined that the target area is normal, and otherwise, it is determined that the target area is abnormal. ) Is executed for the area related to the game of the RAM 103, and the determination is made.

The game-enabled state transition means 179 executes a game-enabled state transition process for shifting to the game-enabled state when the game-enabled state is set.
Specifically, in the game-enabled state transition process, when the output of the security signal is ON, the process of turning off the output of the security signal and the initial setting of the device are executed.
In addition, in the initial setting of the device, a launch permission command for permitting the launch of the game ball is transmitted to the payout control board 400, a state in which entry into each winning opening is enabled, a random number circuit 105 is activated, and the random number circuit 105 is activated. Processing such as setting of data to be executed is executed.

The power interruption processing execution means 180 executes the power interruption processing based on the reception of the power interruption signal from the power supply control board 500.
Specifically, for the game-related area of the RAM 103, a process of deriving a checksum of the area and storing the complement of the checksum in the backup information area of the RAM 103 game, and for the area. The process of turning on the backup flag indicating that the power failure process has been executed (the backup flag is stored in the backup information area related to the game of the RAM 103) is executed.

As shown in FIG. 7, the first sub-control board 200 includes a sub-random number generation means 210, a normal effect control means 220, a sub-error control means 230, a lamp control means 240, a movable accessory control means 245, a volume adjusting means 250, and a brightness. The adjusting means 255, the sub-information storage means 260, and the sub-command management means 270 are provided, and these means are realized by each control configuration on the first sub-control board 200 described with reference to FIG. It is a functional representation.
Here, the sub-information storage means 260 temporarily stores the data read by the means provided in the first sub-control board 200, the data derived by the calculation in the means, and the like in the corresponding storage areas. It is a means. Further, the effect control command transmitted from the main command management means 170 is stored in the reception command storage area of the sub information storage means 260 by the sub command management means 270. In the following description, the effect control command transmitted from the main command management means 170 is stored in the receive command storage area of the sub information storage means 260 by the sub command management means 270. It may be expressed as reception.

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

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

When the game state designation command is received, the effect mode control means 221 controls the transition of the effect mode in a manner consistent with the special figure variation pattern derivation state managed on the main control board 100 side.
The effect modes in the present embodiment are roughly classified into a normal mode, a probability variation mode, and a low probability time saving mode. The special figure variation pattern derivation state PA is the normal mode, and the special figure variation pattern derivation state PB is the probability variation mode and the special figure variation. The low-accuracy time-saving mode corresponds to the pattern derivation state PC.

When the effect route determining means 222 receives the pre-determination command, the effect route corresponding to the symbol variation held this time is produced based on the result of the pre-determination included in the command (in this embodiment, the special figure variation pattern). Determine (set) the route. In addition, when the special figure variation pattern corresponding to the symbol variation is a basic special figure variation pattern such as the above-mentioned special figure variation pattern HNP, the effect route determining means 222 is used when a pre-determination command is transmitted. The production route is not determined, and at the start of the symbol change, any of the special figure change patterns HNP-A to the special figure change pattern HNP-D included in the change start command (if the special figure change pattern HNP, the special figure change pattern HNP-A to the special figure change pattern HNP-D). The production route is determined based on (?).
Here, the effect route is an effect from the start to the end of the symbol change, and defines the process of the effect of notifying the result of the special symbol hit / miss determination in the symbol change, and is executed by the symbol change. The content of the effect is determined by the effect content determining means 225, which will be described later, according to the effect route corresponding to the symbol variation.

In the present embodiment, one effect route different from each other corresponds to each of the special figure fluctuation patterns shown in FIG. Then, these production routes are the loss production route that notifies that the result of the special figure hit / miss judgment in the current symbol change is a loss (not a big hit), and the result of the special figure hit / fail judgment in the current symbol change. It is roughly divided into big hit production routes that notify that it is a big hit.
Further, the loss production route includes a non-development loss production route in which the development production is not executed and a development loss production route in which the development production is executed. Here, the development effect means that the decorative symbol is in the reach state (one type of decorative symbol (any of 1 symbol to 9 symbols) is stopped and displayed except for one symbol row), and the remaining symbol rows are displayed in a variable manner. This refers to an effect of notifying whether or not the result of the special figure hit / fail judgment in the current symbol change is a big hit, and in the present embodiment, the contents are different from each other. There are three types. Similarly, the jackpot production route includes a non-development jackpot production route in which the development production is not executed and a development jackpot production route in which the development production is executed, and these development productions are also executed in the development jackpot production route. Hereinafter, the contents of the production route corresponding to each special figure fluctuation pattern will be described.

In the development production A and the development production B corresponding to the loss production route, a series of productions corresponding to each development production are executed, and at the end of the series, it is notified that the result of the special figure hit / miss judgment in this symbol change is not a big hit. To. On the other hand, in the development production A and the development production B corresponding to the development jackpot production route, a series of productions corresponding to each development production are executed in the same manner as the development production corresponding to the loss production route. It is notified that the result of the special figure hit / miss judgment in the fluctuation is a big hit. That is, it can be said that all of these development effects are effects that notify whether or not the result of the special figure hit / miss determination in the current symbol change is a big hit.
On the other hand, in the development production C, the development jackpot production route does not correspond to the loss production route. Therefore, it can be said that the development effect C is an effect of notifying that the result of the special figure hit / miss determination in the current symbol change is a big hit.
In this embodiment, one production route corresponds to one special figure fluctuation pattern. Therefore, in the following description, the effect route for the special figure fluctuation pattern may be simply expressed by the special figure fluctuation pattern. However, a plurality of production routes may be associated with one special figure fluctuation pattern, and in this case, one production route is determined from a plurality of production routes corresponding to the determined special figure fluctuation pattern. It should be.

The above-mentioned non-developed loss effect route corresponds to the special figure fluctuation pattern HNP (special figure fluctuation pattern HNP-A to special figure fluctuation pattern HNP-D) and the special figure fluctuation pattern HRP.
Specifically, in the special symbol variation pattern HNP, the decorative symbols are not in the reach state and the decorative symbols are scattered (all the symbol rows are stopped, and the same decorative symbol is not stopped in each symbol row). ) Is displayed as a stop, so that the effect route for notifying that the result of the special figure hit / miss judgment in the current symbol change is a loss corresponds. Here, in the description according to the present embodiment, the same decorative symbol refers to a decorative symbol (any of 1 symbol to 9 symbols) that imitates the same number, and is a part other than the numbers constituting the decorative symbol (described later). Character images, etc.) may be in different modes. Similarly, the different decorative symbols refer to decorative symbols (any of 1 symbol to 9 symbols) that imitate different numbers.
In the special figure fluctuation pattern HRP, the decorative symbol is in the reach state without going through multiple pseudo fluctuations, and after that, the decorative symbol is stopped and displayed in a scattered manner without executing the development effect described later. The production route that notifies that the result of the special figure hit / miss judgment in the symbol change is a loss corresponds. Here, the pseudo-variation means the stop (for example, "5 symbols-7 symbols-6") of the decorative symbols (any of 1 symbols to 9 symbols) based on a certain rule in the period before the development effect is started. Like "design", it refers to the period separated by 7 symbols in the middle symbol row (stop of decorative symbols in which 7 symbols are stopped) or the like. Therefore, it can be said that the pseudo-variation occurs only when the number of pseudo-variations is two. That is, when the change of the decorative symbol until the reach state is formed once, it can be said that the pseudo change is not performed a plurality of times. However, in this case, it can be said that the pseudo-variation does not occur, and it can be said that one pseudo-variation is executed. The maximum number of pseudo-variations in the present embodiment is three, but the maximum number of pseudo-variations is not limited to this, and any number may be adopted as long as it is two or more.

The above-mentioned development loss effect route corresponds to the special figure fluctuation pattern HSP1-A to the special figure fluctuation pattern HSP3-B.
Specifically, in the special figure fluctuation pattern HSP1-A and the special figure fluctuation pattern HSP1-B, the decorative symbol is in the reach state without going through a plurality of pseudo fluctuations, and then the special symbol hit / fail judgment in the current symbol variation is made. The development effect for notifying that the result of the above is a loss is executed, and the effect route in which the decorative pattern is stopped and displayed at the end of the development effect corresponds to the effect route. The types of development effects corresponding to each special figure variation pattern are different from each other, and the above-mentioned development effect A corresponds to the special figure variation pattern HSP1-A, and the development effect B corresponds to the special figure variation pattern HSP1-B. ..
In the special figure fluctuation pattern HSP2-A and the special figure fluctuation pattern HSP2-B, the decorative symbol is in the reach state through two pseudo fluctuations, and then the result of the special symbol correctness judgment in the current symbol variation is lost. A development effect for notifying that is executed, and a production route in which the decorative design is stopped and displayed at the end of the development effect corresponds to the effect. Similar to the special figure fluctuation pattern HSP1-A and the special figure fluctuation pattern HSP1-B, the types of development effects corresponding to each special figure fluctuation pattern are different from each other, and the special figure fluctuation pattern HSP2-A has a development effect A. , The development effect B corresponds to the special figure fluctuation pattern HSP2-B.
In the special figure fluctuation pattern HSP3-A and the special figure fluctuation pattern HSP3-B, the decorative symbol is in the reach state through three pseudo fluctuations, and then the result of the special symbol correctness judgment in the current symbol variation is a loss. A development effect that notifies that is executed, and a production route in which the decorative design is stopped and displayed at the end of the development effect corresponds to the effect. Similar to the special figure fluctuation pattern HSP1-A and the special figure fluctuation pattern HSP1-B, the types of development effects corresponding to the special figure fluctuation patterns are different from each other, and the special figure fluctuation pattern HSP3-A has the development effect A. , The development effect B corresponds to the special figure fluctuation pattern HSP3-B.

Further, the above-mentioned development jackpot production route corresponds to the special figure fluctuation pattern ASP1-A to the special figure fluctuation pattern ASP3-C.
Specifically, in the special figure fluctuation pattern ASP1-A and the special figure fluctuation pattern ASP1-B, the decorative symbol is in the reach state without going through a plurality of pseudo fluctuations, and then the special symbol hit / fail judgment in the current symbol variation is made. A development effect is executed to notify that the result of is a big hit, and after the development effect is completed, the decorative symbols are aligned (all symbol rows are stopped, and the same decorative symbol (1 symbol to 9 symbols) is used for each symbol row. The production route that is displayed as stopped when any of) is stopped corresponds to it. The types of development effects corresponding to each special figure variation pattern are different from each other, and the development effect A corresponds to the special figure variation pattern ASP1-A, and the development effect B corresponds to the special figure variation pattern ASP1-B.
In the special figure fluctuation pattern ASP2-A and the special figure fluctuation pattern ASP2-B, the decorative symbol reaches the reach state through two pseudo fluctuations, and then the result of the special symbol hit / miss judgment in the current symbol variation is a big hit. A development effect for notifying that is executed, and a production route in which the decorative symbols are stopped and displayed after the development effect is completed corresponds to the effect route. Similar to the special figure fluctuation pattern ASP1-A and the special figure fluctuation pattern ASP1-B, the types of development effects corresponding to each special figure fluctuation pattern are different from each other, and the special figure fluctuation pattern ASP2-A has a development effect A. , The development effect B corresponds to the special figure fluctuation pattern ASP2-B.
In the special figure fluctuation pattern ASP3-A to the special figure fluctuation pattern ASP3-C, the decorative symbol is in the reach state through three pseudo fluctuations, and then the result of the special symbol hit / miss judgment in the current symbol variation is a big hit. A development effect for notifying that is executed, and a production route in which the decorative symbols are stopped and displayed after the development effect is completed corresponds to the effect route. Similar to the special figure fluctuation pattern ASP1-A and the special figure fluctuation pattern ASP1-B, the types of development effects corresponding to each special figure fluctuation pattern are different from each other, and the special figure fluctuation pattern ASP3-A has a development effect A. , The development effect B corresponds to the special figure variation pattern ASP3-B, and the development effect C corresponds to the special figure variation pattern ASP3-C.

As described above, in the present embodiment, by associating the same development effect, the effect route corresponding to the special figure variation pattern ASP1-A is provided to the effect route corresponding to the special figure variation pattern HSP1-A. For the effect route corresponding to the variation pattern HSP1-B, the effect route corresponding to the special figure variation pattern ASP1-B is changed to the special figure variation pattern ASP2-A for the effect route corresponding to the special figure variation pattern HSP2-A. The corresponding effect route is for the effect route corresponding to the special figure variation pattern HSP2-B, and the effect route corresponding to the special figure variation pattern ASP2-B is for the effect route corresponding to the special figure variation pattern HSP3-A. The effect route corresponding to the special figure variation pattern ASP3-A is associated with the effect route corresponding to the special figure variation pattern HSP3-B, and the effect route corresponding to the special figure variation pattern ASP3-B is associated with the effect route corresponding to the special figure variation pattern HSP3-B. As a result, the contents of the effects of the associated production route coincide with each other from the start to the end (the timing at which the result of the special figure pass / fail determination is shown by the development production related to the production route). Therefore, in the development effect A or the symbol change in which the development effect is executed, the player can have a feeling of expectation of winning a big hit. Therefore, it can be said that the production route in which the development production A and the development production B are executed is a production route that expects a big hit, and the special figure variation pattern in which these development effects are determined is a special that expects a big hit. It can also be called a figure fluctuation pattern.
It should be noted that the special figure fluctuation pattern ASP3-C does not have a corresponding development loss production route. Therefore, in the symbol variation, the player can be made to definitively recognize the jackpot winning at the time when the development effect is executed. Therefore, it can be said that the effect route corresponding to these special figure fluctuation patterns is the effect route in which the jackpot winning is confirmed, and the special figure variation pattern can be said to be the special figure variation pattern in which the jackpot winning is confirmed.

Further, as shown in FIG. 9A, when the result of the special figure hit / miss determination is lost, the special figure corresponding to the effect route in which the development effect A is executed within the range in which the number of pseudo fluctuations is the same. It becomes difficult to determine the figure variation pattern (for example, the special figure variation pattern HSP1-A) and the special figure variation pattern (for example, the special figure variation pattern HSP1-B) corresponding to the effect route on which the development effect B is executed. Then, when the result of the special figure hit / miss determination is a big hit, the special figure change pattern (for example, the special figure change pattern) corresponding to the effect route in which the development effect A is executed within the range where the number of pseudo fluctuations is the same. ASP1-A) and the special figure variation pattern (for example, the special figure variation pattern ASP1-B) corresponding to the effect route on which the development effect B is executed are easily determined in this order. Then, as described above, the development effect C is executed only when the big hit is won.
Therefore, in the special figure fluctuation pattern derivation state PA, the expectation of winning a big hit can be increased in the order of development effect A, development effect B, and development effect C.

Further, as shown in FIG. 9A, when the result of the special figure pass / fail judgment is a loss, the special figure variation pattern corresponding to the effect route in which pseudo variation does not occur within the range of the same type of development effect (for example, , Special figure fluctuation pattern HSP1-A), special figure fluctuation pattern corresponding to the production route in which the number of pseudo fluctuations is 2 (for example, special figure fluctuation pattern HSP2-A), production in which the number of pseudo fluctuations is 3 times. It becomes difficult to determine the special figure fluctuation pattern corresponding to the route (for example, the special figure fluctuation pattern HSP3-A) in this order. Then, when the result of the special figure hit / miss judgment is a big hit, the special figure change pattern (for example, the special figure change pattern ASP1-A) corresponding to the effect route in which the pseudo variation does not occur within the range of the same kind of development effect. A special figure variation pattern (for example, special figure variation pattern ASP2-A) corresponding to an effect route in which the number of pseudo-variations is two, and a special figure variation pattern (for example) corresponding to an effect route in which the number of pseudo-variations is three. , Special figure fluctuation pattern ASP3-A).
Therefore, as the number of times the pseudo-variation is executed increases, the expectation of winning a big hit can be increased.

Further, as described above, in the special figure fluctuation pattern HSP1-A and the special figure fluctuation pattern HSP1-B, the reach state is reached without going through a plurality of pseudo fluctuations, and the special figure fluctuation pattern HSP2-A and the special figure fluctuation pattern HSP2- In B, the reach state is reached by two pseudo fluctuations, and in the special figure fluctuation pattern HSP3-A, the special figure fluctuation pattern HSP3-B, and the special figure fluctuation pattern ASP3-A to the special figure fluctuation pattern ASP3-C, three pseudo fluctuations are performed. It becomes a reach state due to fluctuations.
Therefore, the time until the reach state is reached is a special figure fluctuation pattern in which the reach state is reached without going through a plurality of pseudo fluctuations, a special figure fluctuation pattern in which the reach state is reached by two pseudo fluctuations, and three pseudo fluctuations. It becomes longer in the order of the special figure fluctuation pattern that becomes the reach state.

Further, in the present embodiment, the above-mentioned pseudo variation is executed in a part of the case where the special figure variation pattern HSP1-A to the special figure variation pattern ASP3-C are determined (in the present embodiment, a uniform 20% ratio). Without this, the continuous temporary stop effect is executed before the reach state is reached, and after the reach state, the development effect corresponding to the special figure fluctuation pattern determined this time is executed.
The details of the continuous temporary stop effect will be described later, but in the continuous temporary stop effect, the symbol sequence composed of the above-mentioned 0 symbols and × symbols is variablely displayed and stopped in the display area related to the main display unit 81. The temporary stop effect is executed a plurality of times in succession, and the number of stops of 0 symbols during the effect suggests the expectation of winning a big hit. In addition, the number of times the temporary stop effect is executed for each level in the continuous temporary stop effect is predetermined, and the decorative symbol is in the reach state without going through the above-mentioned multiple pseudo-variations, and then the development effect is executed. When the fluctuation pattern is determined, the continuous temporary stop effect ends at level 1, and the decorative symbol is brought into the reach state through the two pseudo-variations, and then the special symbol variation pattern in which the development effect is executed is determined. In that case, the continuous temporary stop effect ends at level 2 after passing through level 1, and the decorative pattern is in the reach state through three pseudo-variations, and then the development effect is executed. If determined, the continuous temporary stop effect will end at level 3 after passing through level 1 and level 2.
In addition, the time until the reach state is reached is the special figure fluctuation pattern in which the continuous temporary stop effect ends at level 1 and the level after the continuous temporary stop effect passes through level 1, as in the case where the pseudo fluctuation is executed. The special figure fluctuation pattern ending at 2 and the special figure fluctuation pattern ending at level 3 after the continuous temporary stop effect has passed through level 1 and level 2 become longer in this order, and the player can use, for example, depending on the length of the time. , It becomes possible to specify which special figure fluctuation pattern has been determined.

Further, in the present embodiment, in the above-mentioned pseudo-variation, a symbol sequence composed of 1 to 9 symbols and not including 0 symbol and × symbol is displayed in a variable manner, while in the continuous temporary stop effect, 0 symbol and × are displayed. A string of symbols composed of symbols and not including 1 to 9 symbols is displayed in a variable manner. Therefore, when the decorative symbol is stopped and displayed a plurality of times before the reach state is reached, the player determines whether the stop display is due to the execution of the pseudo-variation or the execution of the continuous temporary stop. Can be identified.

When the sub-hold control means 223 receives the hold command (hereinafter, may be simply expressed as the occurrence of a hold prize), the information of the special figure 1 hold counter and the special figure 2 hold counter included in the command is used. Based on this, in the hold display area (not shown) of the main display unit 81, an effect for displaying a number of hold images corresponding to the special figure 1 hold counter and a number of hold images corresponding to the special figure 2 hold counter. Set the data. The reserved image is an image that is subject to a reserved look-ahead effect that changes in various modes suggesting an advantage such as an expectation of a jackpot game.
The mode of the reserved image in the present embodiment is expressed by the difference in the color of the image. Then, the color of the hold image is determined as a big hit in the result of the pre-judgment included in the pre-judgment command transmitted following the hold command, that is, in the special figure hit / fail judgment in the symbol variation corresponding to the hold image. It is decided by a lottery with reference to. Specifically, there are a total of five colors, white, blue, green, red, and rainbow, which can be determined, and the expectation of winning a big hit is high in this order. In particular, the rainbow color is a mode in which the jackpot winning is confirmed.

When the pre-reading effect control means 224 receives the pre-determination command, the pre-reading effect control means 224 determines the content of the pre-reading effect based on the result of the pre-determination included in the command.
The look-ahead effect is the degree of expectation for the result of the special symbol hit / miss judgment in the symbol change of the look-ahead target over one or more times of the symbol change before the symbol change of the look-ahead target is started for the purpose of improving the interest of the game. Or, it is an effect that suggests the content of the effect to be executed in the symbol variation of the look-ahead target. Although details will be described later, in the present embodiment, as the look-ahead effect, a symbol look-ahead effect using a combination of decorative symbols to be stopped can be executed.

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

When the decorative symbol control means 226 receives the change start command, the decorative symbol control means 226 is based on the determined stop symbol of the special symbol, and the final combination of the decorative symbols (displayed as a fixed stop) (left symbol / middle). Determine the design / right design).
Specifically, the symbol A is associated with a symbol alignment composed of odd-numbered symbols, the symbol B is associated with a symbol alignment composed of even-numbered symbols, and the symbol C or symbol c is associated with a loose stitch. Further, the symbol a corresponds to the symbol alignment composed of 7 symbols, and the symbol b corresponds to the symbol alignment composed of odd-numbered symbols excluding the 7 symbols.
In addition, in making the combination of the determined decorative symbols correspond to the stop symbol of the special symbol, it is not always necessary to have the above-mentioned correspondence relationship. On the other hand, if the combination of decorative symbols determined does not increase the expectation, in some cases (a ratio lower than the ratio of the above-mentioned correspondence), a combination of decorations different from the above-mentioned correspondence may be used. It may be adopted, and even in such a case, it can be said that the determined combination of decorative symbols corresponds to the stop symbol of the special symbol.
As described above, in the present embodiment, none of the above-mentioned 0 symbols and × symbols is included in any of the combinations of decorative symbols corresponding to the jackpot.

Therefore, in the gaming machine 10, the first symbol (0 symbol) is a symbol combination (symbols related to 1 to 9 symbols) composed of a plurality of symbol sequences that can be fixedly stopped and displayed when the result of the hit / fail determination is a big hit. In other words, it is not included in any of the matching).

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

The normal effect control means 220 reads out the effect data of each device corresponding to the effect at the execution timing of each effect according to the content of the effect determined by the above-mentioned means included in the first sub-control board 200. If the read effect data includes effect data related to an image, an image control command is generated based on the effect data, and the command is stored in the transmission command storage area of the sub-information storage means 260. Further, when the read effect data includes the effect data related to the sound, a voice control command related to the sound is generated based on the effect data, and the command is stored in the transmission command storage area of the sub-information storage means 260.
In particular, the normal effect control means 220 notifies that the game is ready for play with the RAM clear process when the return state at the time of power recovery is in the playable state (when the RAM clear process is involved). When the return state at the time of power recovery becomes the game-enabled state (when the RAM clear process is not accompanied), the player is notified that the game-enabled state is reached without the RAM clear process. Read out the production data for.
Further, when the return state at the time of power recovery is the game stop state, the normal effect control means 220 notifies that the game has been stopped and that the RAM clear process needs to be executed. Read out the production data for.
Although the details of these notifications are omitted, it is preferable that the notifications are continuously executed for a certain period of time (for example, 30 s) after the execution is started, and the effect device that executes the notifications does not matter.

When an error command is transmitted, the sub-error control means 230 determines an error effect pattern and reads out effect data for executing the error effect according to the error effect pattern.
The error effect is executed with priority over the variation effect related to the symbol variation (the execution of the variation effect is restricted by the execution of the error effect). Here, the fact that the error effect is preferentially executed means that when the device related to the execution of the error effect and the device related to the execution of the variable effect are the same device, only the error effect is executed in the device. The present invention includes that the error effect is executed in a manner that is easier to recognize than the variable effect in the device.
Further, the sub-error control means 230 independently determines whether or not the game machine 10 is in an error state (independently of the main error control means 165), and executes an error effect when it is determined that the game machine 10 is in an error state. The production data may be read out.

The lamp control means 240 holds lamp control data for controlling the lighting of various lamps such as the frame lamp 35, and for example, the effect data read by the normal effect control means 220 corresponds to the frame lamp 35. When there is effect data, the lamp control means 240 reads out the lamp control data based on the effect data, and transmits the read lamp control data to the frame lamp 35.

When the effect data read by the normal effect control means 220 includes the effect data corresponding to the movable accessory, the movable accessory control means 245 can move the movable decoration 22 from the ROM 202 based on the effect data. The movable control data for control is read out, and the read movable control data is transmitted to the movable decorative body 22 to control the movement of the movable decorative body 22.

As described above, the sub-information storage means 260 temporarily stores the data read by the means provided in the first sub-control board 200, the data derived by the calculation in the means, and the like in the corresponding storage areas. It is a means to do.

The subcommand management means 270 receives the effect control command transmitted from the main control board 100, stores the received effect command in the reception command storage area of the sub information storage means 260, and the subcommand management means 270 receives the effect control command. When the image control command is stored in the transmission command storage area of the sub-information storage means 260, the image control command is transmitted to the second sub-control board 300. Further, when the voice control command or the volume adjustment command is stored in the storage area, the subcommand management means 270 transmits these commands to the voice control board 310. As a general rule, these commands are transmitted in the order stored in the transmission command storage area of the sub-information storage means 260.

As described above, the game machine 10 according to the present embodiment is a part of the case where the development effect is executed for the purpose of improving the interest of the game, and the continuous tentative degree suggesting the big hit winning expectation by the number of stops of 0 symbols. It is configured so that the stop effect can be executed. The details of the effect will be described below.

<Overview of continuous temporary stop production>
First, the outline of the continuous temporary stop effect will be described with reference to FIGS. 11 and 12 (a) to 12 (c).
Note that FIG. 11 is a diagram showing a flow of a continuous temporary stop effect ending at level 1. FIG. 12 (a) is a diagram showing the flow of the effect when the continuous temporary stop effect progresses from level 1 to level 2, and FIG. 12 (b) shows the flow of the continuous temporary stop effect from level 2 to level 3. FIG. 12 (c) is a diagram showing the flow of the effect when the continuous temporary stop effect ends at level 2. In particular, in FIG. 11, it is shown that the execution scene of the continuous temporary stop effect progresses from left to right in the order of the upper stage, the middle stage, and the lower stage, and in the same stage. Further, the reference numerals common to each scene in each figure including the figures after FIG. 11 will be omitted as appropriate.

The continuous temporary stop effect may start from level 1 (sometimes written as "Lv.1") and end at level 1 or may be written from level 1 to level 2 (may be written as "Lv.2"). ) And end at level 2, and there are cases where it proceeds from level 1 to level 3 (sometimes referred to as "Lv.3") via level 2 and ends. Here, the level in the continuous temporary stop effect is the temporary stop effect in which all the symbol strings displayed in the display area related to the main display unit 81 are stopped and displayed (temporary stop display) during the continuous temporary stop effect. Refers to the frequency of Further, in the continuous temporary stop effect in the present embodiment, the number of times that all the symbol strings are stopped and displayed (the number of times the temporary stop effect is executed) is 5 times, 10 times in the order of level 1, level 2, and level 3. It is 15 times, and the time required to execute the continuous temporary stop effect at each level is the same.
Specifically, in the leftmost scene in the upper part of FIG. 11, the display area of the main display unit 81 immediately after the continuous temporary stop effect is started is shown, and in the scene, the display related to the main display unit 81 is shown. In the display area 811 where the decorative symbols in the area are displayed, three symbol sequences composed of 0 symbol and × symbol are displayed in a variable manner.
Immediately after the continuous temporary stop effect is started, the characters "Lv.1" are displayed in the lower left display area 812 of the display area related to the main display unit 81, and the continuous temporary stop effect is currently present. It is possible to identify that the level of is level 1. Further, the character "0pt" is displayed in the lower right display area 813 of the display area related to the main display unit 81, and the number of 0 symbols that have been stopped and displayed so far in this continuous temporary stop effect. It is possible to specify that (pt, point) is 0 times.

Therefore, in the game machine 10, in a specific period (execution period of the continuous temporary stop effect), an effect capable of specifying the number of the first symbols (0 symbols) temporarily stopped and displayed in the specific period is executed. it can.
The effect of specifying the number of the first symbols temporarily stopped and displayed in the specific period is not limited to displaying the number numerically as in the present embodiment, but is an image such as an image imitating a meter. The content of the production does not matter as long as the number can be specified by changing the size and mode of the image.

In the second scene from the left in the upper part of FIG. 11, the symbol sequence that was variablely displayed in the immediately preceding scene is stopped and displayed in the combination of "0 symbol- × symbol- × symbol". At this point, since the current level of the continuous temporary stop effect is level 1, the display related to the characters "Lv.1" is continued in the display area 812, and "0pt" is displayed in the display area 813. The display related to the characters of is continued.

In the third scene from the left in the upper part of FIG. 11, the symbol sequence that was stopped and displayed in the immediately preceding scene is displayed in a variable manner. At this point, since the current level of the continuous temporary stop effect is level 1, the display related to the characters "Lv.1" is continued in the display area 812, and the 0 symbol stopped and displayed in the immediately preceding scene is displayed. Since 1 which is the number of 1 is added to the points, the display area 813 is displayed with respect to the character "1pt".
In the fourth scene from the left in the upper part of FIG. 11, the symbol sequence that was variablely displayed in the immediately preceding scene is stopped and displayed in the combination of "0 symbol-x symbol-0 symbol". At this point, since the current level of the continuous temporary stop effect is level 1, the display related to the characters "Lv.1" is continued in the display area 812, and "1pt" is displayed in the display area 813. The display related to the characters of is continued.
In addition, when the stop display is performed by the combination of "0 symbol- × symbol-0 symbol", when the stop order related to "left → right → middle" described later is adopted, one symbol sequence (middle symbol sequence described later) is adopted. ) Is excluded, one type of decorative symbol (0 symbol) is stopped and displayed, and the remaining symbol rows are displayed in a variable manner. However, the one type of decorative symbol is 1 to 9 symbols (special symbol is correct or not). It is a decorative symbol that constitutes a set of symbols that is displayed as a fixed stop when the result of the judgment is a big hit, and is simply a decoration that is displayed as a fixed stop when the symbol changes, including the case where the result of the special symbol hit / fail judgment is lost. It can also be said to be a decorative symbol that constitutes a combination of symbols). Therefore, the state of "0 symbol- (during variable display) -0 symbol" is not included in the reach state in the present embodiment. That is, the state in which either the 0 symbol or the × symbol is stopped except for one symbol row and the remaining symbol rows are displayed in a variable manner is not included in the reach state in the present embodiment.
Further, in the description according to the present embodiment, in the continuous temporary stop effect, from the start of the variation display of one of the symbol strings to the execution of the stop display related to the variation display and the end of the stop display (next symbol sequence). (Until the start of the variable display of) is referred to as a temporary stop effect.

In the first scene from the left in the middle row of FIG. 11, the symbol sequence that was stopped and displayed in the immediately preceding scene is displayed in a variable manner. At this point, since the current level of the continuous temporary stop effect is level 1, the display related to the characters "Lv.1" is continued in the display area 812, and the 0 symbol stopped and displayed in the immediately preceding scene is displayed. Since 2 which is the number of 2 is added to the points, the display area 813 is displayed with the characters "3pt".
In the second scene from the left in the middle row of FIG. 11, the symbol sequence that was variablely displayed in the immediately preceding scene is stopped and displayed in the combination of "0 symbol-0 symbol-0 symbol". At this point, since the current level of the continuous temporary stop effect is level 1, the display related to the characters "Lv.1" is continued in the display area 812, and "3pt" is displayed in the display area 813. The display related to the characters of is continued.
Although the combination of "0 symbol-0 symbol-0 symbol" is a set of symbols, the decorative symbols (0 symbols) that make up the set of symbols are 1 symbol to 9 symbols (the result of the special symbol pass / fail judgment is a big hit). It is a decorative symbol that constitutes a set of symbols that are displayed as a fixed stop in a certain case, and simply constitutes a combination of decorative symbols that are displayed as a fixed stop when the symbol changes, including the case where the result of the special symbol pass / fail judgment is lost. It can also be called a decorative pattern). Therefore, as a matter of course, in the combination of "0 symbol-0 symbol-0 symbol", the jackpot game is not started even if the symbol alignment is stopped and displayed. This also applies when the symbol alignment composed of × symbols is stopped and displayed.

In the third scene from the left in the middle row of FIG. 11, the symbol sequence that was stopped and displayed in the immediately preceding scene is displayed in a variable manner. At this point, since the current level of the continuous temporary stop effect is level 1, the display related to the characters "Lv.1" is continued in the display area 812, and the 0 symbol stopped and displayed in the immediately preceding scene is displayed. Since 3 which is the number of 3 is added to the points, the display area 813 is displayed with the characters "6pt".
In the fourth scene from the left in the middle row of FIG. 11, the symbol sequence that was variablely displayed in the immediately preceding scene is stopped and displayed in the combination of "x symbol-x symbol-x symbol". At this point, since the current level of the continuous temporary stop effect is level 1, the display related to the characters "Lv.1" is continued in the display area 812, and "6pt" is displayed in the display area 813. The display related to the characters of is continued.

In the first scene from the left in the lower part of FIG. 11, the symbol sequence that was stopped and displayed in the immediately preceding scene is displayed in a variable manner. At this point, since the current level of the continuous temporary stop effect is level 1, the display related to the characters "Lv.1" is continued in the display area 812, and 0 symbols are stopped and displayed in the immediately preceding scene. Therefore, the display related to the character "6pt" is continued in the display area 813.
In the second scene from the left in the lower part of FIG. 11, the symbol sequence that was variablely displayed in the immediately preceding scene is stopped and displayed in the combination of "x symbol-0 symbol-0 symbol". At this point, since the current level of the continuous temporary stop effect is level 1, the display related to the characters "Lv.1" is continued in the display area 812, and "6pt" is displayed in the display area 813. The display related to the characters of is continued.

In the third scene from the left in the lower part of FIG. 11, the symbol sequence that was stopped and displayed in the immediately preceding scene is displayed in a variable manner. At this point, since the current level of the continuous temporary stop effect is level 1, the display related to the characters "Lv.1" is continued in the display area 812, and the 0 symbol stopped and displayed in the immediately preceding scene is displayed. Since 2 which is the number of 2 is added to the points, the display area 813 is displayed with the characters "8pt".
In the fourth scene from the left in the lower part of FIG. 11, the example shown in FIG. 11 is a continuous temporary stop effect when the process ends at level 1, and the temporary stop effect is executed a total of five times before the scene. , The symbol sequence (the symbol sequence composed of 1 symbol to 9 symbols) that was variablely displayed in the immediately preceding scene is in the reach state (in this example, the reach state composed of 6 symbols). At this point, since the continuous temporary stop effect has ended, the display in which the current level of the continuous temporary stop effect in the display area 812 can be specified, and the 0 symbol is stopped in the continuous temporary stop effect in the display area 813. The display that can identify the number of times has been completed has ended.

When the continuous temporary stop effect progresses from level 1 to level 2, as shown in the first and second scenes from the left in FIG. 12A, the final variation display of the continuous temporary stop effect (FIG. 11).
From the lower left (third scene from the left), the characters "Lv.2" are displayed in the display area 812, and the point displayed immediately before is displayed (in this example, "" 10pt ") is continued.
After that, as shown in the third and fourth scenes from the left in FIG. 12A, the part corresponding to the level 2 of the continuous temporary stop effect is executed in the same manner as the part corresponding to the level 1 of the continuous temporary stop effect. To.

Further, when the continuous temporary stop effect progresses from level 2 to level 3, as shown in the first and second scenes from the left in FIG. 12B, the continuous temporary stop effect progresses from level 1 to level 2. Similarly, from the immediately preceding fluctuation display (the third scene from the left in the lower part of FIG. 11), the display area 812 is in a state of displaying the characters "Lv.3" and is displayed immediately before. The display related to the point (“30pt” in this example) is continued.
After that, as shown in the third and fourth scenes from the left in FIG. 12B, the part corresponding to the level 3 of the continuous temporary stop effect is the same as the part corresponding to the level 1 and the level 2 of the continuous temporary stop effect. Is executed.

Further, as shown in the third and fourth scenes from the left in FIG. 12C, when the continuous temporary stop effect ends at level 2, the continuous temporary stop effect ends at level 1, as in the case where the continuous temporary stop effect ends at level 1. A sequence of symbols (1 symbol) immediately after the final temporary stop effect at level 2 of the continuous temporary stop effect (in this embodiment, the 15th temporary stop effect counting from the first temporary stop effect at level 1 of the continuous temporary stop effect). The symbol sequence is in the reach state (in this example, the reach state composed of 6 symbols) by the variable display of the symbol sequence composed of ~ 9 symbols).

As described above, in the continuous temporary stop effect in the present embodiment, the temporary stop effect in which one variation display of the symbol string is started and the stop display (temporary stop display) related to the variation display is executed is continuously performed a plurality of times. Is executed.

Therefore, in the game machine 10, the symbol sequence control means (decorative symbol control means 226) is at least a part of the period from the start of the symbol variation until the plurality of symbol sequences form the reach state in the symbol variation. It is possible to continuously execute the temporary stop effect of displaying a plurality of symbol strings in a variable manner in a specific period and temporarily displaying the plurality of symbol rows a plurality of times, and each of the plurality of symbol strings variablely displayed in a specific period. Can be said to include at least the first symbol (0 symbol).
The first symbol may be the same decorative symbol in a plurality of symbol rows as in the present embodiment, or may be a symbol having a different mode in at least a part of the plurality of symbol rows. .. Further, the number of the first symbols provided in each of the plurality of symbol rows in the specific period may be the same in all of the plurality of symbol rows, or may be different in at least a part of the plurality of symbol rows. May be good.

The details of the method (process) for determining the number of 0 symbols to be stopped and displayed in one temporary stop effect during the continuous temporary stop effect will be omitted, but the number of 0 symbols to be stopped and displayed will be described later. It is determined based on the number of points determined in the point lottery and the number of executions of the temporary stop effect (the level at which the continuous temporary stop effect reaches), and is the last provisional stop effect in the continuous temporary stop effect after the continuous temporary stop effect is started. Any method may be adopted as long as the number of 0 symbols displayed stopped by the stop effect matches the pt determined in the point lottery.
Further, the position of the 0 symbol to be stopped and displayed (combination of the decorative symbols to be stopped and displayed) in one temporary stop effect during the continuous temporary stop effect is determined after the number of 0 symbols to be stopped and displayed is determined. A combination of one or more kinds of decorative symbols including the number of 0 symbols (for example, when the number of 0 symbols that are stopped and displayed is 1, "0 symbol- × symbol- × symbol", "x symbol-" It is determined by determining the combination of one decorative symbol from "0 symbol- × symbol" and "x symbol-0 symbol- × symbol" (a total of 3 patterns). In particular, in the present embodiment, as will be described later, there are a plurality of types of stop orders in the temporary stop effect, and one decorative symbol that is stopped and displayed in the temporary stop effect from a combination of a plurality of types of decorative symbols including the number of 0 symbols. In determining the combination of, 0 symbols are more likely to be stopped and displayed for the symbol row that is displayed as a later stop after the stop order is determined (the symbol row that is stopped and displayed earlier is more likely to be stopped and displayed for × symbols). The combination of decorative patterns is determined.

Further, in the present embodiment, in the stop display in the temporary stop effect, the x symbol is stopped and displayed in the symbol string in which the 0 symbol is not stopped and displayed. As described above, in the present embodiment, none of the combinations of decorative symbols corresponding to the jackpot includes the × symbol.
According to this, it is possible to make it easy to recognize that the continuous temporary stop effect is in progress, and it is possible to prevent the result of the special figure hit / fail determination from being misunderstood by the stop display of the decorative symbol in the temporary stop effect. Further, it is possible to easily recognize the number of times the 0 symbol is stopped and displayed in the continuous temporary stop effect.

Further, the method for facilitating the recognition that the continuous temporary stop effect is being performed is not limited to the method of the present embodiment. For example, the symbol sequence that is variablely displayed in the continuous temporary stop effect is a symbol sequence that includes 0 symbols in 1 to 9 symbols, and the symbol sequence in which 0 symbols are not stopped and displayed in the temporary stop effect is any of 1 to 9 symbols. In addition to displaying the stop display, at least one 0 symbol may be included in the symbol combination that is stopped and displayed in the first temporary stop effect in the continuous temporary stop effect.

Therefore, in the game machine 10, at least the second symbol (x symbol) is included in each of the plurality of symbol rows that are variablely displayed in the specific period (execution period of the continuous temporary stop effect), and the second symbol is correct or not. It is not included in any of the symbol combinations composed of a plurality of symbol rows that can be displayed as a fixed stop when the result of the determination is a big hit, and in the temporary stop effect, the first symbol of the plurality of symbol rows is displayed as a temporary stop. In other words, the second symbol is temporarily stopped and displayed in the symbol string that is not displayed.
The second symbol may be the same decorative symbol in a plurality of symbol rows, or may be a symbol having a different mode in at least a part of the plurality of symbol rows, as in the case of the first symbol. Good. Further, the number of the second symbols provided in each of the plurality of symbol rows in the specific period may be the same in all of the plurality of symbol rows, or may be different in at least a part of the plurality of symbol rows. May be good.

Further, in the game machine 10, at least the third symbol (1 symbol to 9 symbols) is included in each of the plurality of symbol strings that are variablely displayed in the specific period (execution period of the continuous temporary stop effect), and the third symbol is included. Is included in the symbol combination composed of a plurality of symbol rows that can be displayed as a fixed stop according to the result of the hit / fail judgment, and the first symbol among the plurality of symbol rows is not temporarily stopped and displayed in the temporary stop effect. The third symbol is temporarily stopped and displayed in the column, and the symbol combination composed of a plurality of symbol columns that are temporarily stopped and displayed in the first temporary stop effect in a specific period includes the first symbol (0 symbol). In other words.

<Points (number of stops of 0 symbols in continuous temporary stop production) lottery>
Next, the details of the point lottery will be described with reference to FIGS. 13 (a) to 13 (c). 13 (a) to 13 (c) are diagrams schematically showing a lottery table used for the point lottery. The random numbers used in the lottery are 0 to 99.
As shown in FIG. 13 (a), when the special figure fluctuation pattern HSP1-A is determined and when the special figure fluctuation pattern HSP1-B is determined, there is a probability of 25/100 (1/4) of 5 points. However, there is a 25/100 (1/4) probability of 6 points, a 20/100 (1/5) probability of 7 points, and a 15/100 (about 1 / 6.67) probability of 8 points. 9 points are determined with a probability of 15/100 (about 1 / 6.67).
On the other hand, when the special figure fluctuation pattern ASP1-A is determined and when the special figure fluctuation pattern ASP1-B is determined, there is a probability of 20 (1/5) that 5 points are 20 (1/5). 6 points are determined with a probability of, 7 points with a probability of 20 (1/5), 8 points with a probability of 20 (1/5), and 9 points with a probability of 20 (1/5).
In this way, 5 points to 9 in the point lottery when the special figure fluctuation pattern HSP1-A, the special figure fluctuation pattern HSP1-B, the special figure fluctuation pattern ASP1-A, and the special figure fluctuation pattern ASP1-B are determined. Points are determined within the range of points. In particular, when the special figure fluctuation pattern (special figure fluctuation pattern ASP1-A or special figure fluctuation pattern ASP1-B) corresponding to the case where the result of the special figure hit / fail judgment is a big hit is determined, the special figure hit / miss judgment is made. The point to be determined is larger than the case where the special figure fluctuation pattern (special figure fluctuation pattern HSP1-A or special figure fluctuation pattern HSP1-B) corresponding to the case where the result of the above is lost is determined.

Further, as shown in FIG. 13B, when the special figure fluctuation pattern HSP2-A is determined and when the special figure fluctuation pattern HSP2-B is determined, there is a probability of 25/100 (1/4). 25 points, 26 points with a probability of 25/100 (1/4), 27 points with a probability of 20/100 (1/5), 28 points with a probability of 15/100 (about 1 / 6.67) However, 29 points are determined with a probability of 15/100 (about 1 / 6.67).
On the other hand, when the special figure fluctuation pattern ASP2-A is determined and when the special figure fluctuation pattern ASP2-B is determined, there is a probability of 15/100 (about 1 / 6.67) that 25 points are 15 points. 26 points with a probability of / 100 (about 1 / 6.67), 27 points with a probability of 20 (1/5), 28 points with a probability of 25 (1/4), 25 (1/4) 29 points are determined with a probability.
In this way, 25 points to 29 in the point lottery when the special figure fluctuation pattern HSP2-A, the special figure fluctuation pattern HSP2-B, the special figure fluctuation pattern ASP2-A, and the special figure fluctuation pattern ASP2-B are determined. Points are determined within the range of points. In particular, when the special figure fluctuation pattern (special figure fluctuation pattern ASP2-A or special figure fluctuation pattern ASP12-B) corresponding to the case where the result of the special figure hit / fail judgment is a big hit is determined, the special figure hit / miss judgment is made. The point to be determined is larger than the case where the special figure fluctuation pattern (special figure fluctuation pattern HSP2-A or special figure fluctuation pattern HSP2-B) corresponding to the case where the result of the above is lost is determined.

Further, as shown in FIG. 13 (c), when the special figure fluctuation pattern HSP3-A is determined and when the special figure fluctuation pattern HSP3-B is determined, there is a probability of 25/100 (1/4). 55 points, 56 points with a probability of 25/100 (1/4), 57 points with a probability of 20/100 (1/5), 58 points with a probability of 15/100 (about 1 / 6.67) However, 59 points are determined with a probability of 15/100 (about 1 / 6.67), and 60 points are not determined in these cases.
On the other hand, when the special figure fluctuation pattern ASP3-A is determined and when the special figure fluctuation pattern ASP3-B is determined, there is a probability of 10/100 (1/10) that 55 points are 10/100 (1/10). 56 points with a probability of 1/10), 57 points with a probability of 20 (1/5), 58 points with a probability of 30 (about 1 / 3.33), 30 (about 1 / 3.33) There is a probability that 59 points will be determined, and in these cases 60 points will not be determined.
When the special figure fluctuation pattern ASP3-C is determined, 60 points are determined with a probability of 100/100 (1/1).
In this way, 55 points to 59 in the point lottery when the special figure fluctuation pattern HSP3-A, the special figure fluctuation pattern HSP3-B, the special figure fluctuation pattern ASP3-A, and the special figure fluctuation pattern ASP3-B are determined. When the points are determined within the range of the points and the special figure fluctuation pattern ASP3-C is determined, 60 points are determined. In particular, when the special figure fluctuation pattern (special figure fluctuation pattern ASP1-A or special figure fluctuation pattern ASP1-B) corresponding to the case where the result of the special figure hit / fail judgment is a big hit is determined, the special figure hit / miss judgment is made. The point to be determined is larger than the case where the special figure fluctuation pattern (special figure fluctuation pattern HSP1-A or special figure fluctuation pattern HSP1-B) corresponding to the case where the result of the above is lost is determined.

Further, as described above, the special figure fluctuation pattern (special figure fluctuation pattern HSP1-A, special figure fluctuation pattern HSP1-B,) in which the decorative symbol is in the reach state and the development effect is executed after that without going through a plurality of pseudo fluctuations. When the special figure fluctuation pattern ASP1-A or the special figure fluctuation pattern ASP1-B) is determined, the continuous temporary stop effect ends at level 1, and the decorative symbol is in the reach state through the two pseudo fluctuations. After that, the special figure fluctuation pattern (special figure fluctuation pattern HSP2-A, special figure fluctuation pattern HSP2-B, special figure fluctuation pattern ASP2-A, or special figure fluctuation pattern ASP2-B) on which the development effect is executed has been determined. In this case, the continuous temporary stop effect ends at level 2 after passing through level 1, and the decorative pattern is in the reach state through three pseudo-variations, and then the development effect is executed. When the figure fluctuation pattern HSP3-A, the special figure fluctuation pattern HSP3-B, the special figure fluctuation pattern ASP3-A, the special figure fluctuation pattern ASP3-B, and the special figure fluctuation pattern ASP3-C) are determined, continuous temporary stop is performed. The production will end at level 3 after passing through level 1 and level 2.
Therefore, in the present embodiment, when the level at which the continuous temporary stop effect ends is the same and the special figure fluctuation pattern corresponding to the case where the result of the special figure hit / fail determination is a big hit is determined, the special figure is a special figure. The expected value of the determined point (the number of 0 symbols stopped and displayed in the continuous temporary stop effect) is larger than the case where the special symbol fluctuation pattern corresponding to the case where the result of the hit / fail judgment is lost is determined. That is, when the levels at which the continuous temporary stop effect ends are the same, the larger the number of 0 symbols stopped and displayed in the continuous temporary stop effect, the more the special symbol accuracy determination in the symbol variation in which the continuous temporary stop effect is executed. The expectation that the result of is a big hit is high. The expected value in the present embodiment is a total value obtained by multiplying each of a plurality of types of values that can be determined by the appearance probability. For example, the expected value of the determined points is determined. It is the sum of the values obtained by multiplying each of the points to be obtained by the corresponding probability of appearance.
As described above, in the present embodiment, none of the combinations of decorative symbols corresponding to the jackpot includes the above-mentioned 0 symbol.
According to this, by suggesting the jackpot winning expectation degree in the symbol variation in which the continuous temporary stop effect is executed by the number (number of times) of 0 symbols temporarily stopped by the temporary stop effect in the continuous temporary stop effect, the game While enhancing the interest, it is possible to make it difficult to misunderstand the result of the special symbol validity judgment in the symbol variation by stopping the decorative symbol in the temporary stop effect.
In order to achieve the effect, only when the level at which the continuous temporary stop effect ends is the same, and when the special figure fluctuation pattern corresponding to the case where the result of the special figure hit / fail judgment is a big hit is determined. It is not always necessary that the expected value of the determined point is larger than the case where the special figure fluctuation pattern corresponding to the case where the result of the special figure pass / fail determination is lost is determined. That is, when the special figure fluctuation pattern corresponding to the case where the result of the special figure hit / fail judgment is a big hit is determined without considering other conditions, the result of the special figure hit / miss judgment is lost. The expected value of the determined point may be larger than that when the corresponding special figure fluctuation pattern is determined.

Therefore, in the game machine 10, as the number of the first symbols (0 symbols) that are temporarily stopped and displayed in the specific period (execution period of the continuous temporary stop effect) increases, the result of the hit / fail determination in the symbol variation including the specific period In other words, the expectation of being a big hit tends to increase.
In addition, the above-mentioned "the expectation that the result of the hit / fail judgment in the symbol change including the specific period is a big hit tends to be high" means that the number of the first symbols displayed as a temporary stop in the specific period is special. It is permissible that the number of symbol fluctuations in which the result of the figure hit / fail judgment is a big hit and the number of symbol fluctuations in which the result of the special figure hit / fail judgment is a loss are the same.

<About the stop order in the temporary stop effect>
In the description relating to the outline of the temporary stop effect, the description is omitted, but in the present embodiment, in the temporary stop effect, there are a plurality of patterns of stop order of the symbol string related to the decorative symbol. Hereinafter, the details of the stop order of the symbol rows related to the decorative symbols in the temporary stop effect will be described with reference to FIGS. 14 and 15 (a) to 15 (c).
Note that FIG. 14 is a table in which the stop order of the symbol sequence related to the decorative symbol that can be determined for each level in the continuous temporary stop effect is arranged. Further, FIGS. 15A to 15C are diagrams showing a flow in which the symbol sequence related to the decorative symbol in the temporary stop effect is stopped and displayed, and FIG. 15A is “left → right → middle”. When the symbol string related to the decorative symbol is stopped and displayed in the stop order related to, FIG. 15 (b) shows the case where the symbol row related to the decorative symbol is stopped and displayed in the stop order related to "right → left → middle". FIG. 15C is a diagram showing a flow in which the symbol sequence related to the decorative symbol is stopped and displayed when the symbol row related to the decorative symbol is stopped and displayed in the stop order related to “middle → left → right”.
In the following description of the details of the stop order of the symbol rows related to the decorative symbols in the temporary stop effect, the description will be based on FIG. 14, and FIGS. 15 (a) to 15 (c) will be referred to as necessary.

As shown in FIG. 14, in the temporary stop effect in the continuous temporary stop effect in the present embodiment, the symbol sequence related to the decorative symbol is the left symbol row among the symbol rows related to the plurality of decorative symbols (hereinafter, simply "left". (Referred to as "design row"), the right symbol row among the symbol rows related to a plurality of decorative symbols (hereinafter, simply referred to as "right symbol row"), and the symbols among the symbol rows related to the plurality of decorative symbols. When the stop is displayed in the order of the columns (hereinafter, simply referred to as "middle symbol column") (may be referred to as the stop order related to "left → right → middle" or "left → right → middle") ( The flow shown in FIG. 15 (a)) and the order of the right symbol row, the left symbol row, and the middle symbol row (may be referred to as the stop order related to "right → left → middle" or "right → left → middle"). When the stop is displayed at (the flow shown in FIG. 15B), the order of the middle symbol row, the left symbol row, and the right symbol row ("middle->left->right" or "middle->left->right" is stopped. When the stop display is displayed (may be referred to as the order) (the flow shown in FIG. 15 (c)), and when the left symbol row, the middle symbol row, and the middle symbol row are stopped and displayed at the same time (not shown, in this case). Is included in one of the stop orders), and there are a total of four types of stop orders.
Then, as described in the rightmost column of FIG. 14, the stop order related to "left → right → middle" is the points earned in the temporary stop effect in which the symbol row related to the decorative symbol is stopped and displayed in the stop order. The expected value of (the number of 0 symbols displayed as a stop in the temporary stop effect) is lower than other stop orders (“right → left → middle” or “middle → right → left”), and becomes 0 points or more.
The stop order related to "right → left → middle" is from the stop order related to "left → right → middle" where the expected value of the points earned in the temporary stop effect in which the symbol sequence related to the decorative symbol is stopped and displayed in the stop order. Is also large, and it becomes 1 point or more.
The stop order related to "middle->left->right" is from the stop order related to "right->left->middle" where the expected value of the points earned in the temporary stop effect in which the symbol sequence related to the decorative symbol is stopped and displayed in the stop order. Is also large, and it becomes 2 points or more.
Further, in the stop order in which the left symbol row, the middle symbol row, and the middle symbol row are stopped and displayed at the same time, the expected value of the points earned in the temporary stop effect in which the symbol rows related to the decorative symbols are stopped and displayed in that order is ". Similar to the stop order related to "left->right->middle", it is lower than other stop orders ("right->left->middle" or "middle->right->left") and is 0 points or more.

As shown in FIG. 14, when the level in the continuous temporary stop effect is level 1, the stop order of the symbol strings related to the decorative symbols in the temporary stop effect is "left → right → middle" and "right → left". The stop order related to "->middle" or "middle->right->left" can be determined, but the stop order in which the left symbol column, the middle symbol column, and the middle symbol column are stopped and displayed at the same time is not determined.
Even when the level in the continuous temporary stop effect is level 2, as in the case where the level in the continuous temporary stop effect is level 1, the stop order of the symbol sequence related to the decorative symbol in the temporary stop effect is "left → right →". The stop order for "middle", "right → left → middle", or "middle → right → left" can be determined, but the stop order in which the left symbol row, middle symbol row, and middle symbol row are stopped and displayed at the same time is Not decided.
On the other hand, when the level in the continuous temporary stop effect is level 3, the left symbol row, the middle symbol row, and the middle symbol row are simultaneously stopped and displayed as the stop order of the symbol rows related to the decorative symbols in the temporary stop effect. The stop order is determined, but the stop order for "left → right → middle", "right → left → middle", and "middle → right → left" is not determined.

As described above, in the present embodiment, when the level in the continuous temporary stop effect is level 1, it is determined in the temporary stop effect in the continuous temporary stop effect as compared with the case where the level in the continuous temporary stop effect is level 3. There are many types of stop order to get. As will be described later, the unit time when the level related to the continuous temporary stop effect is level 3 (details will be described later) is shorter than the unit time when the level related to the continuous temporary stop effect is level 1.
According to this, it is possible to make it easy to recognize the 0 symbol to be stopped and displayed in the continuous stop effect in which it becomes difficult to distinguish the stop order due to the shortening of the unit time or the stop order cannot be distinguished.
In order to achieve the effect, the target whose number of types changes depending on the level in the continuous temporary stop effect is not limited to the stop order of the symbol sequence related to the decorative symbol, but the player can operate the decorative symbol when the stop is displayed. Any mode (stop pattern) at the time of stopping the symbol sequence may be used so that the difference can be visually recognized. This also applies to the following description.

Therefore, in the game machine 10, the specific period (execution period of the continuous temporary stop effect) is provided after the first specific period (execution period of the continuous temporary stop effect according to level 1) and the end of the first specific period. The second specific period (execution period of the continuous temporary stop effect according to level 3) and the symbol sequence control means (decorative symbol control means 226) may include the first specific period and the second specific period. In each of the periods, the temporary stop effect can be executed a plurality of times in succession, and the unit time from the start of the variable display related to one temporary stop effect to the end of the temporary stop display related to the temporary stop effect. , The unit time in the second specific period is shorter than the unit time in the first specific period, and there are a plurality of types of stop patterns (stop order) of a plurality of symbol rows in the temporary stop effect. It can be said that the number of types of stop patterns related to the specific period is smaller than the number of types of stop patterns related to the first specific period.

In particular, in the present embodiment, as described above, when the level in the continuous temporary stop effect is level 1 and the level in the continuous temporary stop effect is level 3, the expected value of the points acquired in the temporary stop effect is A relatively low stop order (a stop order related to "left->right->middle", or a stop order in which the left symbol row, the middle symbol row, and the middle symbol row are stopped and displayed at the same time) can be determined as the stop order. On the other hand, when the level in the continuous temporary stop effect is level 1, the expected value of the points earned in the temporary stop effect is relatively high in the stop order ("right → left → middle" or "middle → right → left"). The stop order) can be determined as the stop order, but when the level in the continuous temporary stop effect is level 3, the stop order in which the expected value of the acquired points is relatively high is the acquisition point in the stop order temporary stop effect. The stop order in which the expected value of (the number of 0 symbols displayed as stops in the temporary stop effect) is relatively high is not determined as the stop order.
According to this, in order to reduce the number of types of stop order that can be determined in the temporary stop effect by removing the stop order with high expectation of the number of 0 symbols displayed as stop, the stop order is shortened by shortening the unit time. In a continuous stop effect in which it becomes difficult to distinguish between the two, or the stop order cannot be distinguished, the effect of facilitating the recognition of the 0 symbol displayed as a stop can be enhanced.

Therefore, in the game machine 10, in the stop pattern (stop order), the stop order related to the first stop pattern (“left → right → middle”, or the left symbol row, the middle symbol row, and the middle symbol row are stopped at the same time. (Stop order displayed) and the second stop pattern ("Right → Left → Middle" or "Middle → Right → Left") where the expected value of the number of temporary stops displayed is larger than that of the first stop pattern. The stop pattern related to the first specific period (execution period of the continuous temporary stop effect related to level 1) includes the first stop pattern and the second stop pattern. In other words, the stop pattern related to the second specific period (execution period of the continuous temporary stop effect according to level 3) includes the first stop pattern but does not include the second stop pattern.

Further, in the present embodiment, as described above, the case where the level in the continuous temporary stop effect is level 1 and the case where the level in the continuous temporary stop effect is level 2 are determined in the temporary stop effect in the continuous temporary stop effect. The number of types of stop order that can be performed is the same. Then, as will be described later, the unit time when the level related to the continuous temporary stop effect is level 2 is shorter than the unit time when the level related to the continuous temporary stop effect is level 1, and the continuous temporary stop effect is achieved. It is longer than the unit time when the level concerned is level 3.
According to this, the continuous temporary stop effect in which the number of types of the stop order is the same is continuous, and then the number of types of the stop order is deleted, so that the unit time can be shortened stepwise, but the temporary stop effect can be achieved. It is possible to make it easier to recognize the type of the stop order, and to enhance the interest of the game in the continuous temporary stop effect.

Therefore, the specific period (execution period of the continuous temporary stop effect) is the first specific period (execution period of the continuous temporary stop effect related to level 1) and the second specific period (execution period of the continuous temporary stop effect related to level 3). The execution period) and a predetermined specific period (execution period of the continuous temporary stop effect according to level 2) connected from the first specific period and connected to the second specific period may be included, and the symbol sequence control means (execution period). The decorative symbol control means 226) can execute the temporary stop effect a plurality of times in succession in a predetermined specific period, the unit time in the predetermined specific period is shorter than the unit time in the first specific period, and It can be said that the number of types of stop patterns (stop order) related to a predetermined specific period is the same as the number of types of stop patterns related to the first specific period, which is longer than the unit time in the second specific period.

Further, in the present embodiment, when the level in the continuous temporary stop effect is level 2, the stop order related to the stop order in which the expected value of the acquired points in the temporary stop effect is relatively low (“left → right → middle”). , Or the stop order in which the left symbol row, middle symbol row, and middle symbol row are stopped and displayed at the same time), and the stop order in which the expected value of the points earned in the temporary stop effect is relatively high (“right → left → middle” or Both of the "stop order" related to "middle->right->left" can be determined as the stop order.
According to this, it is easy to grasp the stop order in which the expected value of the acquired points is relatively high, and it is possible to enhance the interest of the game in the continuous temporary stop effect.

Therefore, in the game machine 10, in the stop pattern (stop order), the stop order related to the first stop pattern (“left → right → middle”, or the left symbol row, the middle symbol row, and the middle symbol row are stopped at the same time. The displayed stop order) and the second stop pattern ("right → left → middle" or "middle → right → left") in which the expected value of the number of first symbols temporarily stopped is larger than that of the first stop pattern. (Stop order), and a stop pattern related to the first specific period (execution period of the continuous temporary stop effect related to level 1), and a predetermined specific period (execution period of the continuous temporary stop effect related to level 2). ) Includes a first stop pattern and a second stop pattern, and the stop pattern related to the second specific period (execution period of the continuous temporary stop effect according to level 3) includes. In other words, the first stop pattern is included, while the second stop pattern is not included.

<About the time required for the temporary stop effect for each level of the continuous temporary stop effect>
Next, using FIGS. 16 (a) to 16 (c), FIGS. 17 (a) to 17 (c), and FIG. 18, the time (unit) required for the temporary stop effect for each level of the continuous temporary stop effect. Time) will be explained in detail.
16 (a) to 16 (c) are timing charts showing the stop display timing of each symbol sequence in the continuous temporary stop effect, and FIG. 16 (a) shows that the level of the continuous temporary stop effect is level 1. In addition, when the stop order related to "left->right->middle" is determined, FIG. 16B shows that the level of the continuous temporary stop effect is level 1 and the stop related to "right->left->middle". When the order is determined, FIG. 16C shows the case where the level of the continuous temporary stop effect is level 1 and the stop order related to “middle → left → right” is determined for each symbol sequence. It is a timing chart which shows the stop display timing.
17 (a) to 17 (c) are timing charts showing the stop display timing of each symbol sequence in the continuous temporary stop effect, and FIG. 17 (a) shows the level 2 of the continuous temporary stop effect. In the case where the stop order related to “left → right → middle” is determined, FIG. 17 (b) shows that the level of the continuous temporary stop effect is level 2 and “right → left → middle”. When the stop order is determined, FIG. 17 (c) shows the case where the level of the continuous temporary stop effect is level 2 and the stop order related to “middle → left → right” is determined. It is a timing chart which shows the stop display timing of a column.
Further, FIG. 18 is a timing chart showing the stop display timing of each symbol sequence when the level of the continuous temporary stop effect is level 3.
The ON state in the timing charts shown in FIGS. 16 (a) to 16 (c), 17 (a) to 17 (c), and 18 (two lines for each object in each figure). The upper line) indicates that the fluctuation display is in progress, and the OFF state (the lower line of the two lines for each object in each figure) in the timing chart is the stop display. It is shown that.

As shown in FIG. 16A, when the level of the continuous temporary stop effect is level 1 and the stop order related to “left → right → middle” is determined, one temporary stop effect starts at timing t11. If so, the variation display related to the left symbol row, the middle symbol row, and the right symbol row is started at the timing.
At the timing t12 when the time Ta1 has elapsed from the timing t11, the left symbol sequence is stopped and displayed, and at the timing t13 when the time Ta1 has elapsed from the timing t12, the right symbol sequence is stopped and displayed. Further, at the timing t14 when the time Ta1 elapses from the timing t13, the middle symbol row is stopped and displayed, and at this timing, the left symbol row, the middle symbol row, and the right symbol row are all stopped and displayed.
After that, at the timing t15 when the time Ta2 has elapsed from the timing t14, the temporary stop effect started at the timing t11 ends and the next temporary stop effect is started. The variable display related to is started again.

As shown in FIG. 16B, when the level of the continuous temporary stop effect is level 1 and the stop order related to “right → left → middle” is determined, one temporary stop effect starts at timing t21. If so, the variation display related to the left symbol row, the middle symbol row, and the right symbol row is started at the timing.
At the timing t22 when the time Ta1 has elapsed from the timing t21, the right symbol sequence is stopped and displayed, and at the timing t23 when the time Ta1 has elapsed from the timing t22, the left symbol sequence is stopped and displayed. Further, at the timing t24 when the time Ta1 has elapsed from the timing t23, the middle symbol row is stopped and displayed, and at this timing, the left symbol row, the middle symbol row, and the right symbol row are all stopped and displayed.
After that, at the timing t25 when the time Ta2 has elapsed from the timing t24, the temporary stop effect started at the timing t21 ends and the next temporary stop effect is started. The variable display related to is started again.

As shown in FIG. 16C, when the level of the continuous temporary stop effect is level 1 and the stop order related to “middle → left → right” is determined, one temporary stop effect starts at timing t31. If so, the variation display related to the left symbol row, the middle symbol row, and the right symbol row is started at the timing.
At the timing t32 when the time Ta1 has elapsed from the timing t31, the middle symbol sequence is stopped and displayed, and at the timing t33 when the time Ta1 has elapsed from the timing t32, the left symbol sequence is stopped and displayed. Further, at the timing t34 when the time Ta1 has elapsed from the timing t33, the right symbol string is stopped and displayed, and at this timing, the left symbol column, the middle symbol string, and the right symbol string are all stopped and displayed.
After that, at the timing t35 when the time Ta2 has elapsed from the timing t34, the temporary stop effect started at the timing t31 ends and the next temporary stop effect is started. The variable display related to is started again.

As described above, in the temporary stop effect when the level of the continuous temporary stop effect is level 1 in the present embodiment, the symbol string that is stopped and displayed first is stopped and displayed regardless of the order of the symbol strings that are stopped and displayed. The next symbol string is stopped and displayed at the timing when the time Ta1 elapses from the timing (when the symbol string is first stopped and displayed, the start timing of the temporary stop effect). Then, the temporary stop effect ends at the timing when the time Ta2 elapses from the timing when the stop display of the last symbol string in the temporary stop effect is performed (the timing when all the symbol strings are stopped and displayed), and the next temporary stop is performed. The production starts. That is, in the present embodiment, when the level of the continuous temporary stop effect is level 1, the unit time from the start of the temporary stop effect to the end of the temporary stop effect is time Ta1 + time Ta1 + time Ta1 + time. It becomes Ta2.

Subsequently, as shown in FIG. 17A, when the level of the continuous temporary stop effect is level 2 and the stop order related to "left → right → middle" is determined, one temporary stop effect is timing. Assuming that it is started at t41, the variation display related to the left symbol row, the middle symbol row, and the right symbol row is started at the timing.
At the timing t42 when the time Tb1 has elapsed from the timing t41, the left symbol sequence is stopped and displayed, and at the timing t43 when the time Tb1 has elapsed from the timing t42, the right symbol sequence is stopped and displayed. Further, at the timing t44 when the time Tb1 elapses from the timing t43, the middle symbol row is stopped and displayed, and at this timing, the left symbol row, the middle symbol row, and the right symbol row are all stopped and displayed.
After that, at the timing t45 when the time Tb2 has elapsed from the timing t44, the temporary stop effect started at the timing t41 ends and the next temporary stop effect is started. The variable display related to is started again.

As shown in FIG. 17B, when the level of the continuous temporary stop effect is level 2 and the stop order related to “right → left → middle” is determined, one temporary stop effect starts at the timing t51. If so, the variation display related to the left symbol row, the middle symbol row, and the right symbol row is started at the timing.
At the timing t52 when the time Tb1 has elapsed from the timing t51, the right symbol sequence is stopped and displayed, and at the timing t53 when the time Tb1 has elapsed from the timing t52, the left symbol sequence is stopped and displayed. Further, at the timing t54 when the time Tb1 elapses from the timing t53, the middle symbol row is stopped and displayed, and at this timing, the left symbol row, the middle symbol row, and the right symbol row are all stopped and displayed.
After that, at the timing t55 when the time Tb2 has elapsed from the timing t54, the temporary stop effect started at the timing t51 ends and the next temporary stop effect is started. The variable display related to is started again.

As shown in FIG. 17C, when the level of the continuous temporary stop effect is level 2 and the stop order related to “middle → left → right” is determined, one temporary stop effect starts at timing t61. If so, the variation display related to the left symbol row, the middle symbol row, and the right symbol row is started at the timing.
At the timing t62 when the time Tb1 elapses from the timing t61, the middle symbol sequence is stopped and displayed, and at the timing t63 when the time Tb1 elapses from the timing t62, the left symbol sequence is stopped and displayed. Further, at the timing t64 when the time Tb1 elapses from the timing t63, the right symbol string is stopped and displayed, and at this timing, the left symbol column, the middle symbol string, and the right symbol string are all stopped and displayed.
After that, at the timing t65 when the time Tb2 has elapsed from the timing t64, the temporary stop effect started at the timing t61 ends and the next temporary stop effect is started. The variable display related to is started again.

As described above, in the temporary stop effect when the level of the continuous temporary stop effect is level 2 in the present embodiment, the symbol string that has been stopped and displayed first is stopped and displayed regardless of the order of the symbol strings that are stopped and displayed. The next symbol string is stopped and displayed at the timing when the time Tb1 elapses from the timing (when the symbol string is first stopped and displayed, the start timing of the temporary stop effect). Then, the temporary stop effect ends at the timing when the time Tb2 elapses from the timing when the stop display of the last symbol string in the temporary stop effect is performed (the timing when all the symbol strings are stopped and displayed), and the next temporary stop is performed. The production starts. That is, in the present embodiment, when the level of the continuous temporary stop effect is level 2, the unit time from the start of the temporary stop effect to the end of the temporary stop effect is time Tb1 + time Tb1 + time Tb1 + time. It becomes Tb2.

Here, in the present embodiment, the time Tb1 is shorter than the time Ta1, and the time Tb2 is shorter than the time Ta2. Therefore, while ensuring the relationship between these times, when the level of the continuous temporary stop effect is level 2, the unit time (time Tb1 + time) from the start of the temporary stop effect to the end of the temporary stop effect. Tb1 + time Tb1 + time Tb2), when the level of the continuous temporary stop effect is level 1, the unit time (time Ta1 + time Ta1 + time Ta1 + time Ta2) from the start of the temporary stop effect to the end of the temporary stop effect. ) Can be shorter.
According to this, it is possible to shorten the unit holding time, but not to significantly reduce either the visibility of the stop order or the visibility of the combination of decorative symbols in the temporary stop effect.
In order to achieve the effect, the length of the time Ta1 and the time Ta2 may be any relationship, but it is preferable that the time Ta2 is longer than the time Ta1. Similarly, the length of the time Tb1 and the time Tb2 may be any relationship, but it is preferable that the time Tb2 is longer than the time Tb1.

Therefore, in the game machine 10, the specific period (execution period of the continuous temporary stop effect) is a predetermined specific period connected to the first specific period (execution period of the continuous temporary stop effect according to level 1) and the first specific period. A period (execution period of the continuous temporary stop effect according to level 2) may be included, and the symbol sequence control means (decorative symbol control means 226) is provisionally provided in each of the first specific period and the predetermined specific period. The stop effect can be executed a plurality of times in succession, and the unit time from the start of the variable display related to one temporary stop effect to the end of the temporary stop display related to the temporary stop effect is in a predetermined specific period. The unit time (time Tb1 + time Tb1 + time Tb1 + time Tb2) is shorter than the unit time (time Ta1 + time Ta1 + time Ta1 + time Ta2) in the first specific period, and each of the first specific period and the predetermined specific period , There are multiple types of stop orders for a plurality of symbol columns in the temporary stop effect, and the temporary stop time in which all of the plurality of symbol strings are temporarily stopped and displayed in one temporary stop effect is set to a predetermined specific period. The temporary stop time (time Tb2) is shorter than the temporary stop time related to the first specific period (time Ta2), and one of the plurality of symbol strings is temporarily stopped and displayed in one temporary stop effect. Regarding the stop interval time from the time when the next symbol string is temporarily stopped, the stop interval time (time Tb1) related to the predetermined specific period is larger than the stop interval time (time Tb2) related to the first specific period. In other words, it is short.

As shown in FIG. 18, when the level of the continuous temporary stop effect is level 3, if one temporary stop effect is started at the timing t71, the left symbol column, the middle symbol column, and the right symbol column are started at the timing. The variable display related to is started.
At the timing t72 when the time Tc1 has elapsed from the timing t71, the left symbol row, the middle symbol row, and the middle symbol row are stopped and displayed at the same time.
After that, at the timing t73 when the time Tc2 has elapsed from the timing t72, the temporary stop effect started at the timing t71 ends and the next temporary stop effect is started. The variable display related to is started again.

As described above, in the temporary stop effect when the level of the continuous temporary stop effect is level 3 in the present embodiment, all the symbol rows (left) at the timing when the time Tc1 has elapsed from the start of the temporary stop effect. The symbol row, middle symbol row, and right symbol row) are stopped and displayed at the same time. Then, the temporary stop effect ends at the timing when the time Tc2 elapses from the stop display, and the next temporary stop effect is started. That is, in the present embodiment, when the level of the continuous temporary stop effect is level 3, the unit time from the start of the temporary stop effect to the end of the temporary stop effect is time Tc1 + time Tc2.
Here, in the present embodiment, the time Tc1 is shorter than the time Tb1, and the time Tc2 is shorter than the time Tb2. Therefore, when the level of the continuous temporary stop effect is level 3, the level of the continuous temporary stop effect is the unit time (time Tc1 + time Tc2) from the start of the temporary stop effect to the end of the temporary stop effect. In the case of 2, it can be shorter than the unit time (time Tb1 + time Tb1 + time Tb1 + time Tb2) from the start of the temporary stop effect to the end of the temporary stop effect.
According to this, while shortening the unit holding time, in the temporary stop effect when the level of the continuous temporary stop effect is level 3, one of the visibility of the combination of decorative symbols is not significantly deteriorated. Can be done.

Therefore, in the game machine 10, the specific period (execution period of the continuous temporary stop effect) includes the first specific period (execution period of the continuous temporary stop effect related to level 1) and the predetermined specific period (related to level 2). The execution period of the continuous temporary stop effect) and the second specific period connected from the predetermined specific period (execution period of the continuous temporary stop effect according to level 3) may be included, and the symbol sequence control means (decorative symbol control) may be included. The means 226) can execute the temporary stop effect a plurality of times in succession in the second specific period, the unit time in the predetermined specific period is shorter than the unit time in the first specific period, and the second In other words, in the temporary stop effect in the second specific period, which is shorter than the unit time in the specific period, all of the plurality of symbol columns are temporarily stopped and displayed at the same time.

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Modifications not described in the above description are listed below.

First, as for the probability, ratio, and frequency of the present embodiment, as long as each relationship is guaranteed, the lower one may not win, or the higher one may always win. In either case, the lottery itself may not be held.
Further, each lottery value in the lottery table shown in the present embodiment is an example, and as long as the magnitude relationship between the lottery tables is maintained, any value may be adopted for each lottery value in the range.

Further, in the above description, the recovery state at the time of power recovery is determined by referring to the state of the RAM clear switch 43 at the time of power recovery, but the time of the ON state of the RAM clear switch 43 at the time of power recovery is specified. It may be referred to whether or not the time (for example, 3s) is exceeded. By doing so, it is possible to further suppress the occurrence of erroneous RAM clear processing.

Further, in the above description, in determining the return state at the time of power recovery, the state of the middle frame door opening sensor 76 (open / closed state of the middle frame 17) was referred to, but the return state without referring to the state. May be set. In this case, the recovery state at the time of power recovery may be uniformly set according to the case where the middle frame door opening sensor 76 is ON (the middle frame 17 is in the open state).

The present invention described above is not limited to the above description, and includes various modifications, improvements, and the like as long as the object of the present invention is achieved.

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The present embodiment includes the following technical ideas.
(1)
With the start of the symbol change, a win / fail judgment is executed to determine whether or not a jackpot is won, and a plurality of symbol rows are displayed in a variable manner. A gaming machine that displays a plurality of symbol sequences in a fixed stop display and starts a jackpot game after the symbol variation in which the result of the hit / fail judgment is the jackpot is completed.
A symbol sequence control means for controlling the plurality of symbol sequences is provided.
The symbol sequence control means changes and displays the plurality of symbol sequences in a specific period which is at least a part of the period from the start of the symbol variation to the time when the plurality of symbol sequences form the reach state in the symbol variation. It is possible to execute the temporary stop effect for displaying the plurality of symbol strings in a temporary stop multiple times in succession.
Each of the plurality of symbol rows that are variablely displayed in the specific period includes at least the first symbol.
As the number of the first symbols that are temporarily stopped and displayed in the specific period increases, the expectation that the result of the hit / fail determination in the symbol variation including the specific period is the jackpot tends to increase.
The first symbol is not included in any of the symbol combinations composed of the plurality of symbol sequences that can be displayed as a definite stop when the result of the hit / fail determination is the jackpot.
In the specific period, an effect capable of specifying the number of the first symbols temporarily stopped and displayed in the specific period is executed.
A gaming machine characterized by that.
(2)
The gaming machine described in (1) above.
Each of the plurality of symbol rows that are variablely displayed in the specific period includes at least a second symbol.
The second symbol is not included in any of the symbol combinations composed of the plurality of symbol sequences that can be displayed as a definite stop when the result of the hit / fail determination is the jackpot.
In the temporary stop effect, the second symbol is temporarily stopped and displayed in the symbol row in which the first symbol is not temporarily stopped and displayed among the plurality of symbol rows.
A gaming machine characterized by that.
(3)
The gaming machine described in (1) above.
Each of the plurality of symbol rows that are variablely displayed in the specific period includes at least a third symbol.
The third symbol is included in a symbol combination composed of the plurality of symbol sequences that can be fixedly stopped and displayed in response to the result of the hit / fail determination.
In the temporary stop effect, the third symbol is temporarily stopped and displayed in the symbol row in which the first symbol is not temporarily stopped and displayed among the plurality of symbol rows.
The first symbol is included in the symbol combination composed of the plurality of symbol rows that are stopped and displayed in the first temporary stop effect in the specific period.
A gaming machine characterized by that.
(4)
The gaming machine according to any one of (1) to (3) above.
The specific period may include a first specific period and a second specific period provided after the end of the first specific period.
The symbol sequence control means can execute the temporary stop effect a plurality of times in succession in each of the first specific period and the second specific period.
Regarding the unit time from the start of the variation display related to the temporary stop effect to the end of the temporary stop display related to the temporary stop effect, the unit time in the second specific period is the first specification. Shorter than the unit time in the period,
There are a plurality of types of stop patterns of the plurality of symbol rows in the temporary stop effect.
The number of types of the stop pattern related to the second specific period is smaller than the number of types of the stop pattern related to the first specific period.
A gaming machine characterized by that.
(5)
The gaming machine described in (4) above.
The stop pattern includes a first stop pattern and a second stop pattern in which the expected value of the number of the first symbols displayed as a temporary stop is larger than that of the first stop pattern.
The stop pattern for the first specific period includes the first stop pattern and the second stop pattern.
The stop pattern for the second specific period includes the first stop pattern, but does not include the second stop pattern.
A gaming machine characterized by that.
(6)
The gaming machine according to (4) or (5) above.
The specific period may include the first specific period, the second specific period, and a predetermined specific period connected from the first specific period and connected to the second specific period.
The symbol sequence control means can execute the temporary stop effect a plurality of times in succession in the predetermined specific period.
The unit time in the predetermined specific period
Shorter than the unit time in the first specific period,
And longer than the unit time in the second specific period,
The number of types of the stop pattern for the predetermined specific period is the same as the number of types of the stop pattern for the first specific period.
A gaming machine characterized by that.
(A)
The gaming machine according to (6) above.
The stop pattern includes a first stop pattern and a second stop pattern in which the expected value of the number of the first symbols temporarily stopped is larger than that of the first stop pattern.
Each of the stop pattern related to the first specific period and the stop pattern related to the predetermined specific period includes the first stop pattern and the second stop pattern.
The stop pattern for the second specific period includes the first stop pattern, but does not include the second stop pattern.
A gaming machine characterized by that.
(B)
Any one of the above (1) to (6), or the gaming machine according to the above (a).
The specific period may include a first specific period and a predetermined specific period connected from the first specific period.
The symbol sequence control means can execute the temporary stop effect a plurality of times in succession in each of the first specific period and the predetermined specific period.
Regarding the unit time from the start of the variation display related to the temporary stop effect to the end of the temporary stop display related to the temporary stop effect, the unit time in the predetermined specific period is the first specific period. Shorter than the unit time in
In each of the first specific period and the predetermined specific period, there are a plurality of types of stop orders of the plurality of symbol rows in the temporary stop effect.
With respect to the temporary stop time in which all of the plurality of symbol rows are temporarily stopped and displayed in the temporary stop effect, the temporary stop time related to the predetermined specific period is set to the first specific period. Shorter than the temporary stop time
Regarding the stop interval time from the temporary stop display of one of the plurality of symbol rows to the temporary stop display of the next symbol row in the temporary stop effect, it relates to the predetermined specific period. The stop interval time is shorter than the stop interval time related to the first specific period.
A gaming machine characterized by that.
(C)
The gaming machine according to (b) above.
The specific period may include the first specific period, the predetermined specific period, and a second specific period connected from the predetermined specific period.
The symbol sequence control means can execute the temporary stop effect a plurality of times in succession in the second specific period.
The unit time in the predetermined specific period
Shorter than the unit time in the first specific period,
And shorter than the unit time in the second specific period,
In the temporary stop effect in the second specific period, all of the plurality of symbol rows are temporarily stopped and displayed at the same time.
A gaming machine characterized by that.

10 Game machine 15 Outer frame 17 Middle frame 20 Front frame 21 Hing mechanism 22 Movable decorative body 23 Cylinder lock 25 Transparent member 27 Upper ball saucer 29 Lower ball saucer 31 Operation handle 32 Upper frame 33 (33a, 33b) Speakers 34a, 34b Left right frame part 35 (35a, 35b, 35c) Frame lamp 36 Ball removal mechanism 37 Effect button 38 Cursor button 38a Up cursor button 38b Down cursor button 38c Left cursor button 38d Right cursor button 38e Middle cursor button 39 Main operation part 39a Ball Rental button 39b Return button 40 Power switch 43 RAM clear switch 46 Game ball tank 47 Tank rail 48 Payout unit 49 Payout passage 50 Game board 50a Game area 51 Outer rail 52 Windmill 53 Inner rail 54 Protective member 55 Large winning opening 57 First start Port 59 Second starting port 61 Ordinary electric accessory 62 Ordinary electric accessory solenoid 63 Gate 65 Special electric accessory 66 Special electric accessory solenoid 67 General winning port 69 Out port 70 First starting port sensor 71 Second starting port sensor 72 Large winning opening sensor 73 General winning opening sensor 74 Gate sensor 75 Out ball sensor 76 Middle frame opening sensor 77 Front frame opening sensor 80 Effect display device 81 Main display unit 82 Sub display unit 82a Upper sub display unit 82b Left sub display unit 82c Right sub display unit 90 Symbol display device 91 1st special symbol display device 92 2nd special symbol display device 93 Normal symbol display device 94 1st special symbol hold lamp 95 2nd special symbol hold lamp 96 Normal symbol hold lamp 100 Main control Board 101 CPU
102 ROM
103 RAM
104 I / O port 105 Random number circuit 109 Main control board Case 110 Ball entry determination means 115 Main random number generation means 120 Main hold control means 125 Pre-judgment means 130 Special figure lottery means 131 Special figure hit / fail judgment means 132 Special figure stop symbol lottery means 133 Special figure variation pattern derivation means 135 General figure lottery means 140 Big hit game control means 145 Symbol display control means 150 Electric accessory control means 155 Game state control means 160 Main information storage means 165 Main error control means 170 Main command management means 175 Restoration Electric processing execution means 176 Return state setting means 179 Gameable state transition means 180 Power interruption processing execution means 200 First sub-control board 201 CPU
202 ROM
203 RAM
204 I / O port 209 1st sub control board case 210 Sub random number generation means 220 Normal effect control means 221 Effect mode control means 222 Effect route determination means 223 Sub hold control means 224 Look-ahead effect control means 225 Effect content determination means 226 Decorative pattern Control means 227 Jackpot effect control means 230 Sub-error control means 240 Lamp control means 245 Movable accessory control means 260 Sub-information storage means 270 Sub-command management means 300 Second sub-control board 301 CPU
302 ROM
303 RAM
304 I / O port 309 2nd sub control board case 310 Voice control board 311 CPU
312 ROM
313 RAM
314 I / O port 400 Payout control board 409 Payout control board Case 500 Power supply control board 501 Normal power supply circuit 502 Backup power supply circuit 503 Power supply control board case 811 Display area 812 Display area 813 Display area X 1st flow path Y second flow path

Claims (6)

With the start of the symbol change, a win / fail judgment is executed to determine whether or not a jackpot is won, and a plurality of symbol rows are displayed in a variable manner. A gaming machine that displays a plurality of symbol sequences in a fixed stop display and starts a jackpot game after the symbol variation in which the result of the hit / fail judgment is the jackpot is completed.
A symbol sequence control means for controlling the plurality of symbol sequences is provided.
The symbol sequence control means changes and displays the plurality of symbol sequences in a specific period which is at least a part of the period from the start of the symbol variation to the time when the plurality of symbol sequences form the reach state in the symbol variation. It is possible to execute the temporary stop effect for displaying the plurality of symbol strings in a temporary stop multiple times in succession.
Each of the plurality of symbol rows that are variablely displayed in the specific period includes at least the first symbol.
As the number of the first symbols that are temporarily stopped and displayed in the specific period increases, the expectation that the result of the hit / fail determination in the symbol variation including the specific period is the jackpot tends to increase.
The first symbol is not included in any of the symbol combinations composed of the plurality of symbol sequences that can be displayed as a definite stop when the result of the hit / fail determination is the jackpot.
In the specific period, an effect capable of specifying the number of the first symbols temporarily stopped and displayed in the specific period is executed.
A gaming machine characterized by that. The gaming machine according to claim 1.
Each of the plurality of symbol rows that are variablely displayed in the specific period includes at least a second symbol.
The second symbol is not included in any of the symbol combinations composed of the plurality of symbol sequences that can be displayed as a definite stop when the result of the hit / fail determination is the jackpot.
In the temporary stop effect, the second symbol is temporarily stopped and displayed in the symbol row in which the first symbol is not temporarily stopped and displayed among the plurality of symbol rows.
A gaming machine characterized by that. The gaming machine according to claim 1.
Each of the plurality of symbol rows that are variablely displayed in the specific period includes at least a third symbol.
The third symbol is included in a symbol combination composed of the plurality of symbol sequences that can be fixedly stopped and displayed in response to the result of the hit / fail determination.
In the temporary stop effect, the third symbol is temporarily stopped and displayed in the symbol row in which the first symbol is not temporarily stopped and displayed among the plurality of symbol rows.
The first symbol is included in the symbol combination composed of the plurality of symbol rows that are stopped and displayed in the first temporary stop effect in the specific period.
A gaming machine characterized by that. The gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 3.
The specific period may include a first specific period and a second specific period provided after the end of the first specific period.
The symbol sequence control means can execute the temporary stop effect a plurality of times in succession in each of the first specific period and the second specific period.
Regarding the unit time from the start of the variation display related to the temporary stop effect to the end of the temporary stop display related to the temporary stop effect, the unit time in the second specific period is the first specification. Shorter than the unit time in the period,
There are a plurality of types of stop patterns of the plurality of symbol rows in the temporary stop effect.
The number of types of the stop pattern related to the second specific period is smaller than the number of types of the stop pattern related to the first specific period.
A gaming machine characterized by that. The gaming machine according to claim 4.
The stop pattern includes a first stop pattern and a second stop pattern in which the expected value of the number of the first symbols displayed as a temporary stop is larger than that of the first stop pattern.
The stop pattern for the first specific period includes the first stop pattern and the second stop pattern.
The stop pattern for the second specific period includes the first stop pattern, but does not include the second stop pattern.
A gaming machine characterized by that. The gaming machine according to claim 4 or 5.
The specific period may include the first specific period, the second specific period, and a predetermined specific period connected from the first specific period and connected to the second specific period.
The symbol sequence control means can execute the temporary stop effect a plurality of times in succession in the predetermined specific period.
The unit time in the predetermined specific period
Shorter than the unit time in the first specific period,
And longer than the unit time in the second specific period,
The number of types of the stop pattern for the predetermined specific period is the same as the number of types of the stop pattern for the first specific period.
A gaming machine characterized by that.

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