JP2021151617A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a game machine capable of suitably increasing a degree of attention to a game.SOLUTION: In a Pachinko machine 10, hold information is acquired based on entry of game balls into an upper operation hole or a lower operation hole, and winning or losing is determined based on the hold information. In execution of the winning/losing determination, a game round by variation display of a plurality of patterns is executed on a display screen. The Pachinko machine 10 includes a storage area capable of storing a plurality of pieces of hold information. When the hold information stored in the storage area is a predetermined result, hold notice is set to be in an executable state and the hold notice is executed. In this case, in a game round after the next of a game round in which the hold notice is not executed, there is a possibility that a predetermined performance is executed.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

The present invention relates to a gaming machine.

For example, in a gaming machine such as a pachinko gaming machine, a lottery for whether or not to shift to a predetermined gaming state such as a winning gaming state is performed when the gaming ball enters the starting ball entry portion provided in the gaming area. Will be done. Further, for example, in a display device provided in a gaming machine, a variable display of a pattern is started, and a stop result corresponding to the lottery result is displayed at the final stop display of the variable display, which is a display effect for one game. Is executed (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2004-81853

Here, it is necessary to raise the degree of attention to the game in the gaming machine, and there is still room for improvement in this respect.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-exemplified circumstances and the like, and an object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine capable of suitably increasing the degree of attention to the game.

The present invention
A game ball launching means that launches a game ball into the game area based on a predetermined firing operation,
A ball entry means provided in the game area and into which the game ball enters,
An information acquisition means for acquiring special information based on a game ball entering the ball entry means,
An acquisition information storage means for storing the special information acquired by the information acquisition means, and
A migration determination means for determining whether or not the special information stored in the acquired information storage means corresponds to predetermined migration information, and a migration determination means.
Based on the result of the transition determination by the transition determination means being the transition correspondence result that the special information to be determined corresponds to the transition information, the gaming state is changed to the special gaming state advantageous to the player. Special game state transition means to shift,
A display means for variable display of multiple patterns on the display screen,
Based on the transition determination being performed by the transition determination means, the plurality of symbols are variedly displayed to start the game rotation operation, and the plurality of symbols are associated with the result of the transition determination of the transition determination means. The game round operation is performed for each game round according to the special information stored in the acquired information storage means, with the stop display as a combination and the end of the game round operation as one game round. The game time control means for controlling the display means and
Regarding the predetermined special information acquired by the information acquisition means, the predetermined special information is the information corresponding to the result of the transition determination when the predetermined special information is the target of the transition determination, and the predetermined special information is the transition determination. The destination identification means to identify at the timing before the target,
It is characterized by having.

According to the present invention, it is possible to suitably increase the degree of attention to the game.

It is a front view which shows the pachinko machine in one Embodiment. It is a perspective view which shows the main configuration of a pachinko machine in an unfolded manner. It is a perspective view which shows the main configuration of a pachinko machine in an unfolded manner. It is a front view which shows the structure of the game board. It is a block diagram which shows the electric structure of a pachinko machine. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating the display content on the display screen of a symbol display device. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating the contents of various counters used for a winning or failing lottery. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating the pass / fail table. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating the distribution table. It is a flowchart which shows the timer interrupt processing in MPU of a main control unit. It is a flowchart which shows the winning process for a working opening. It is a flowchart which shows the information acquisition process. It is a flowchart which shows a normal process. It is a flowchart which shows the game time control process. It is a flowchart which shows the data setting process. It is a flowchart which shows the fluctuation start processing. It is a flowchart which shows the setting process of a variation display time. It is a flowchart which shows the game state transition process. It is a flowchart which shows the opening and closing process of a big winning opening. It is a flowchart which shows the setting process for each round. It is a flowchart which shows the transition process after the opening / closing execution mode ends. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating the outline of the hold notice. It is a block diagram which shows the electric structure for giving a hold notice. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the storage area for hold. It is a flowchart which shows the confirmation process for hold. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating the fluctuation display time table. It is a flowchart which shows the setting process of a hold command. It is a flowchart which shows the command correspondence processing for hold control in MPU of an effect control apparatus. It is a flowchart which shows the fluctuation display control processing. It is a flowchart which shows the process for the fluctuation start. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating the outline of the lottery table for special variation. It is a flowchart which shows the process for special variation. It is a flowchart which shows the process for changing. It is a flowchart which shows the process for normal fluctuation. It is a flowchart which shows the process for special fluctuations. It is a flowchart which shows the process for a variable end. It is a timing chart for explaining the outline of the game times. It is a timing chart for explaining the outline of the game times. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating the outline of a special change. It is a flowchart which shows the command correspondence processing for hold control in 2nd Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the change process of the fixed stop time of the game times being executed. It is a timing chart for explaining how the fixed stop time is changed. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating (a) hold notice pattern table in 3rd Embodiment, and is explanatory drawing for demonstrating (b) and (c) mode of hold notice. It is a flowchart which shows the process for the fluctuation start. It is a front view which shows the structure of the game board in 4th Embodiment. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating the mode of the hold notice. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating the mode of the hold notice.

<First Embodiment>
Hereinafter, an embodiment of a pachinko gaming machine (hereinafter, referred to as “pachinko machine”), which is a type of gaming machine, will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a front view of the pachinko machine 10, and FIGS. 2 and 3 are perspective views showing the main configurations of the pachinko machine 10 in an unfolded manner. In FIG. 2, for convenience, the configuration of the pachinko machine 10 in the game area is omitted.

As shown in FIG. 1, the pachinko machine 10 has an outer frame 11 forming an outer shell of the pachinko machine 10 and a game machine main body 12 rotatably attached to the outer frame 11 in the forward direction. .. The outer frame 11 is formed by connecting wooden plates and the like on all four sides and has a rectangular frame shape. The pachinko machine 10 is installed in the game hall by attaching and fixing the outer frame 11 to the island equipment.

The gaming machine main body 12 includes an inner frame 13, a front door frame 14 arranged in front of the inner frame 13, and a back pack unit 15 arranged behind the inner frame 13. The inner frame 13 of the gaming machine main body 12 is rotatably supported with respect to the outer frame 11. Specifically, the inner frame 13 can rotate forward with the left side as the rotation base end side and the right side as the rotation tip side in front view.

As shown in FIG. 2, the front door frame 14 is rotatably supported on the inner frame 13, and can be rotated forward with the left side as the rotation base end side and the right side as the rotation tip side in front view. It is said that. Further, as shown in FIG. 3, the back pack unit 15 is rotatably supported on the inner frame 13, and the left side is the rotation base end side and the right side is the rotation tip side when viewed from the front. It is supposed to be movable.

As shown in FIG. 3, the gaming machine main body 12 is provided with a locking device 16 at its rotating tip, and has a function of locking the gaming machine main body 12 so that it cannot be opened with respect to the outer frame 11. And also has a function of locking the front door frame 14 to the inner frame 13 so that it cannot be opened. Each of these locked states is released by performing an unlocking operation using the unlocking key on the cylinder lock 17 exposed on the front surface of the pachinko machine 10.

Next, the configuration of the front side of the gaming machine main body 12 will be described.

The inner frame 13 is mainly composed of a resin base 21 having an outer shape substantially the same as that of the outer frame 11. A substantially elliptical window hole 23 is formed in the central portion of the resin base 21. A game board 24 is detachably attached to the resin base 21. The game board 24 is made of plywood, and the game area formed on the front surface of the game board 24 is exposed to the front side of the inner frame 13 through the window hole 23 of the resin base 21.

Here, the configuration of the game board 24 will be described with reference to FIG. The game board 24 is formed with a plurality of large and small openings penetrating in the front-rear direction by being subjected to router processing. Each opening has a general winning opening 31, a variable winning device 32, an upper operating port (first starting ball entry section or non-priority starting ball entry section) 33, and a lower operating port (second starting ball entry section or priority starting ball entry section). A unit) 34, a through gate 35, a variable display unit 36, a main display unit 43, an accessory display unit 44, and the like are provided.

When a ball enters the general winning opening 31, the variable winning device 32, the upper operating port 33, and the lower operating port 34, it is detected by a detection sensor (not shown) arranged on the back side of the game board 24. A predetermined number of prize balls are paid out based on the detection result. In this case, when a ball is entered into the general winning opening 31, 10 game balls are paid out, and when a ball is entered into the variable winning device 32, 15 game balls are paid out. Is executed, and when the ball enters the upper operating port 33, three game balls are paid out, and when the ball enters the lower operating port 34, four game balls are paid out. Is executed.

The number of game balls to be paid out is not limited to the above. However, in order to enhance the advantage of the lower operating port 34 with respect to the upper operating port 33, it is preferable to set a larger number of payouts related to the lower operating port 34 than the number of payouts related to the upper operating port 33. Further, in order to enhance the advantage of the variable winning device 32 for each of the operating ports 33 and 34, it is preferable to set a larger number of payouts for the variable winning device 32 than for the number of payouts for each of the operating ports 33 and 34.

In addition, an out port 37 is provided at the lowermost portion of the game board 24, and a game ball that does not enter various winning openings or the like is discharged from the game area through the out port 37. Further, on the game board 24, a large number of nails 38 are planted in order to appropriately disperse and adjust the falling direction of the game ball, and various members (accessories) such as a windmill are arranged.

Here, the entry ball means that the game ball passes through a predetermined opening, and is not only discharged from the game area after passing through the opening, but also discharged from the game area after passing through the opening. Aspects that are not included are also included. However, in the following description, in order to clearly distinguish the ball from entering the game ball into the out port 37, the game ball enters the variable winning device 32, the upper operating port 33, the lower operating port 34 or the through gate 35. Is also expressed as a prize.

The upper operating port 33 and the lower operating port 34 are unitized as an operating port device and installed on the game board 24. Both the upper actuating port 33 and the lower actuating port 34 are opened upward. Further, both operating ports 33 and 34 are arranged in the vertical direction so that the upper operating port 33 faces upward. The lower operating port 34 is provided with an electric accessory 34a as a guide piece composed of a pair of left and right movable pieces.

The electric accessory 34a will be described. The electric accessory 34a has a closed state (non-supported state or non-guided state) in which it is difficult for the game ball to win a prize in the lower operating port 34, and an open state (supported state or guided state) in which the game ball is easier to win than the closed state. Can be switched to.

The operating port case 33a constituting the upper operating port 33 projects toward the front side and has a substantially trapezoidal shape when viewed from the front, and the upper side length <lower side length. At this time, the upper side length of the operating port case 33a (that is, the left-right width of the upper operating port 33) is set to be slightly larger than the diameter of the game ball, and the lower side length is when the electric accessory 34a is in the closed state. The length is larger than the distance between the left and right electric accessories 34a. Further, when the electric accessory 34a is in the closed state, the distance between the operation port case 33a and the upper end of the electric accessory 34a is slightly shorter than the diameter of the game ball. Has been adjusted.

According to the above configuration, the game ball cannot win the lower operating opening 34 in the closed state of the electric accessory 34a, and the lower operating opening 34 can be won by opening the electric accessory 34a. In particular, at this time, during the operation in which the electric accessory 34a shifts from the closed state to the open state, the operating port case 33a of the upper operating port 33 has a substantially trapezoidal shape as described above, which becomes an obstacle. Until the accessory 34a is sufficiently opened, it is impossible to win a prize in the lower operating port 34, and the prize can be won only when the electric accessory 34a is almost fully opened. That is, the game ball that has fallen from above hits the side surface of the operating port case 33a and is repelled to the outside, and does not directly win the lower operating port 34. As a result, when the electric accessory 34a is opened in a very short time, it becomes extremely difficult to win a prize in the lower operating port 34, and only when the electric accessory 34a is continuously opened, the lower operating port 34 is opened. Winning will be easier.

In addition to the configuration in which the operating port case 33a of the upper operating port 33 has a substantially trapezoidal shape as described above, the operating port case 33a of the upper operating port 33 may have a two-stage configuration of a narrow upper part and a wide lower part, or upper operation. A substantially C-shaped guide piece may be provided on both the left and right sides of the mouth 33, or an obstacle nail may be planted diagonally below the operating port case 33a.

The variable winning device 32 includes a large winning opening 32a leading to the back side of the game board 24, and also includes an opening / closing door 32b for opening and closing the large winning opening 32a. The opening / closing door 32b is normally in a closed state in which the game ball cannot win or is difficult to win, and the game ball is likely to win a prize when the transition to the opening / closing execution mode (opening / closing execution state) is won in the internal lottery. It can be switched to the open state. Here, the open / close execution mode is a mode that shifts when a big hit or a special loss is won. The opening / closing execution mode will be described in detail later. As an opening mode of the variable winning device 32, the variable winning device 32 is repeatedly opened up to a plurality of rounds (for example, 15 rounds), with the passage of a predetermined time (for example, 30 sec) or the winning of a predetermined number (for example, 10 pieces) as one round. There is an aspect to be done.

The main display unit 43 and the accessory display unit 44 are provided on the decorative member 39 arranged along the outer edge on the lower side of the game area. The decorative member 39 extends forward from the pachinko machine 10 from the board surface of the game board 24. More specifically, the front surface of the decorative member 39 faces the window panel 62 provided on the front door frame 14 in order to make the game area visible from the front of the pachinko machine 10, and further with the window panel 62. The distance between them is narrower than one game ball. This prevents the game ball from falling in front of the front surface of the decorative member 39.

The main display unit 43 and the accessory display unit 44 are provided so as to be exposed from the front surface of the decorative member 39. That is, the main display unit 43 and the accessory display unit 44 can be visually recognized from the front of the pachinko machine 10 through the window panel 62 of the front door frame 14, and the game ball can be seen in front of both the display units 43 and 44. It is prevented from falling. In addition, on the upper surface of the decorative member 39, a part of the above-mentioned general winning openings 31 is installed in a state of being opened upward.

When the variable winning device 32 is in the open / close execution mode (or in the open / close execution mode) due to the jackpot winning, the main display unit 43 has the large winning opening 32a of the variable winning device 32 in the open / close execution mode. The round display unit RS for clearly indicating the number of times the is opened, the first result display unit AS for clarifying the result of the internal lottery performed based on the winning of the upper operating port 33, and the lower operating port 34. A second result display unit BS for clearly indicating the result of the internal lottery performed based on the winning of the prize is set.

The round display unit RS starts displaying the number of times of opening when the opening / closing execution mode starts, and ends the display when the opening / closing execution mode ends.

In the first result display unit AS, the variation display of the pattern is performed by triggering the winning of the upper operating port 33, and as a result of stopping the variation display, the internal lottery performed based on the winning of the upper operating port 33 is performed. The result is clearly indicated by the display. If the result of the internal lottery based on the winning of the upper operating port 33 is the winning result corresponding to the transition to the open / close execution mode, the predetermined stop result is displayed on the first result display unit AS and the variable display is displayed. After stopped, the mode shifts to the open / close execution mode.

In the second result display unit BS, the variation display of the pattern is performed triggered by the winning of the lower operating port 34, and as a result of stopping the variation display, the internal lottery performed based on the winning of the lower operating port 34 is performed. The result is clearly indicated by the display. If the result of the internal lottery based on the winning of the lower operating port 34 is the winning result corresponding to the transition to the open / close execution mode, the predetermined stop result is displayed on the second result display unit BS and the variable display is displayed. After stopped, the mode shifts to the open / close execution mode.

Here, based on the winning of any of the operating ports 33 and 34, the variation display is started on the corresponding result display units AS and BS, the predetermined stop result is displayed, and the variation display is stopped. It corresponds to one game. However, one game round is not limited to the above contents, and for example, a single result display unit is provided, and even if any of the operating ports 33 and 34 is awarded, the single one is provided. In the configuration in which the variation display is performed on the result display unit of the above, the variation display is started on the single result display unit, and the game is played until the variation display is stopped while the predetermined stop result is displayed. It will be once.

The accessory display unit 44 is a display unit for clearly indicating the result of the internal lottery performed based on the winning of the through gate 35. In this case, the accessory display unit 44 performs a variable display of the pattern triggered by winning a prize in the through gate 35, and as a result of stopping the variable display, an internal lottery is performed based on the winning in the through gate 35. The result of is specified by the display. If the result of the internal lottery based on the winning of the through gate 35 is the winning result corresponding to the transition to the electric service open state, the predetermined stop result is displayed on the accessory display unit 44 and the variable display is displayed. After being stopped, it shifts to the electric service open state. In the electric service open state, the electric accessory 34a provided in the lower operating port 34 is in the open state in a predetermined mode.

The main display unit 43 and the accessory display unit 44 are composed of a segment display device having a plurality of segments, but the present invention is not limited to this, and another display device such as a liquid crystal display device can be used. May be good.

The variable display unit 36 is provided with a symbol display device 41 for variable display (or variable display or switching display) of the symbol. Further, in the variable display unit 36, a center frame 42 is arranged so as to surround the symbol display device 41. The upper portion of the center frame 42 extends forward of the pachinko machine 10. As a result, the game ball is prevented from falling in front of the display screen of the symbol display device 41, and the inconvenience that the visibility of the display screen is not deteriorated due to the fall of the game ball does not occur. ..

The symbol display device 41 is configured as a liquid crystal display device provided with a liquid crystal display, and the display content is controlled by a display control device described later. On the symbol display device 41, for example, symbols are displayed side by side in the upper, middle, and lower directions, and these symbols are variably displayed so as to be scrolled in the left-right direction. In this case, the variation display in the symbol display device 41 is started based on the winning of the upper operating port 33 or the lower operating port 34. That is, when the first result display unit AS performs the variable display, the symbol display device 41 performs the variable display, and when the second result display unit BS performs the variable display, it is displayed. At the same time, the symbol display device 41 performs variable display. Then, for example, the symbol display device 41 presets the opening / closing execution mode for the game to shift to the opening / closing execution mode corresponding to 15 rounds in which the large winning opening 32a of the variable winning device 32 is opened 15 times. A predetermined combination of symbols is stopped and displayed on the effective line.

A first reserved light emitting unit 45 corresponding to the first result display unit AS and the symbol display device 41 is provided on the upper left portion on the front surface side of the center frame 42. The maximum number of game balls that have won a prize in the upper operating port 33 is reserved, and the reserved number is displayed by lighting the first reserved light emitting unit 45. Further, in the upper right portion on the front side of the center frame 42, a second reserved light emitting unit 46 corresponding to the second result display unit BS and the symbol display device 41 is provided. The maximum number of game balls that have won a prize in the lower operating port 34 is reserved, and the reserved number is displayed by lighting the second reserved light emitting unit 46. As described above, since the upper part of the center frame 42 extends forward of the pachinko machine 10, the visibility of the first reserved light emitting unit 45 and the second reserved light emitting unit 46 is not hindered by the falling of the game ball. ing.

At the lower part of the center frame 42, a third holding light emitting unit 47 corresponding to the accessory display unit 44 is provided. The number of times the game ball has passed through the through gate 35 is held up to four times, and the number of holdings is displayed by lighting the third holding light emitting unit 47. It should be noted that each of the reserved light emitting units 45 to 47 may be displayed by a part of the symbol display device 41 or the like.

An inner rail portion 51 and an outer rail portion 52 are attached to the game board 24, and a guide rail is formed by the inner rail portion 51 and the outer rail portion 52, and the game is launched from the game ball launch mechanism 53. The ball is guided to the upper part of the game area. As shown in FIG. 2, the game ball launch mechanism 53 is attached below the window hole 23 in the resin base 21, and the game ball is launched by operating the launch handle 54 provided on the front door frame 14. The operation is performed.

The front door frame 14 is provided so as to cover the entire front surface side of the inner frame 13. As shown in FIG. 1, the front door frame 14 is formed with a window portion 61 so that almost the entire area of the game area can be visually recognized from the front. The window portion 61 has a substantially elliptical shape, and the window panel 62 described above is fitted therein. The window panel 62 is formed colorless and transparent by glass, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the window panel 62 may be formed colorless and transparent by a synthetic resin.

Light emitting means such as various lamps are provided around the window portion 61. A display light emitting unit 63 is provided above the window unit 61 as a part of the various light emitting units. Further, on both the left and right sides of the display light emitting unit 63, speaker units 64 for outputting sound effects and the like according to the game state are provided.

Below the window portion 61 of the front door frame 14, an upper bulging portion 65 and a lower bulging portion 66 bulging toward the front side are arranged vertically. An upper plate 71 that opens upward is provided inside the upper bulging portion 65, and a lower plate 72 that also opens upward is provided inside the lower bulging portion 66. The upper plate 71 has a function of temporarily storing the game balls paid out from the payout device described later and guiding them to the game ball launching mechanism 53 side while arranging them in a row. Further, the lower plate 72 has a function of storing excess game balls in the upper plate 71. The game balls paid out from the payout device 96 of the back pack unit 15 are discharged to the upper plate 71 and the lower plate 72 through the passage forming unit 73 provided on the back surface of the front door frame 14.

Next, the configuration on the back side of the gaming machine main body 12 will be described.

As shown in FIG. 3, a main control device 81 and an effect control device 82 are mounted on the back surface of the inner frame 13 (specifically, the game board 24).

The main control device 81 includes a main control board having a function of controlling the main control of the game (main control circuit) and a function of monitoring the power supply (power failure monitoring circuit), and the main control board is made of a transparent resin material. It is configured to be housed in a substrate box 83 made of the above. The substrate box 83 includes a box base (front case body) having a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape and a box cover (back case body) that covers the opening of the box base. The box base and the box cover are inseparably connected by a box coupling portion 85 as a separation preventing means (or a coupling means), whereby the substrate box 83 is sealed. Since they are inseparably connected by the box coupling portions 85, the substrate box 83 needs to be destroyed or partially cut off when the internal space of the substrate box 83 is opened. A plurality of box coupling portions 85 are provided on the long side portions of the substrate box 83, and at least one of them is used to perform the coupling treatment.

Any configuration can be applied to the box connecting portion 85 as long as the box base and the box cover cannot be opened, but by inserting a locking claw into the elongated hole constituting the box connecting portion 85, the box base and the box cover can be connected. It is designed so that it cannot be opened and is connected to the box cover. The joining process by the box joining portion 85 prevents unauthorized opening after the joining, and makes it possible to detect such a situation early and easily even if the illegal opening is performed. Even after opening, it is possible to perform the opening process again. That is, the coupling process is performed by inserting the locking claw into at least one elongated hole among the plurality of box coupling portions 85. Then, when the board box 83 is opened, such as when a defect occurs in the housed main control board or when the main control board is inspected, the box joint 85 into which the locking claw is inserted and the other box joint 85 Cut the connecting part of the box and the connecting part with the box body. As a result, the box base of the board box 83 and the box cover are separated, and the main control board inside can be taken out. After that, when the coupling process is performed again, the locking claw is inserted into the elongated hole of the other box coupling portion 85. If the history of the opening of the board box 83 is left in the board box 83, it is possible to easily discover that the board box 83 has been opened illegally by looking at the board box 83.

A plurality of coupling pieces 86 are provided on one short side of the board box 83 so as to project to the side thereof. These coupling pieces 86 have a one-to-one correspondence with a plurality of bonded pieces 87 formed on the mounting base of the main control device 81, and the coupling piece 86 and the coupling piece 87 form a substrate box 83 and a mounting base. The joining process is performed between.

As a trace means for detecting unauthorized opening of the substrate box 83, a sealing sticker may be attached so as to straddle the boundary between the box base and the box cover. In this case, when the sealing sticker is peeled off from the sticking portion, the adhesive layer of the sealing sticker remains on the substrate box 83 side, and a trace thereof remains. Further, the seal seal is provided with an IC tag that transmits a response wave containing identification information to a ring wave of a predetermined frequency, and when the seal seal is removed, the antenna of the IC tag is cut off and the response is described above. It may be configured so that the transmission of waves is impossible.

The effect control device 82 includes an effect control board that controls voice and lamp display and a display control device (not shown) according to an instruction from the main control device 81, and the effect control board is a substrate box made of a transparent resin material or the like. It is housed in 84 and is configured.

As shown in FIG. 3, the back pack unit 15 includes a back pack 91, and a payout mechanism unit 92 and a control device collecting unit 93 are attached to the back pack 91. The back pack 91 is made of a transparent synthetic resin, and has a protective cover portion 94 that protrudes rearward and has a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape so as to cover the main control device 81, the effect control device 82, and the like from the rear. ing.

The payout mechanism unit 92 is arranged so as to bypass the protective cover unit 94, and is a tank 95 in which game balls supplied from the island equipment of the amusement park are sequentially replenished, and a game stored in the tank 95. It is equipped with a payout device 96 for paying out balls. The game ball paid out from the payout device 96 is discharged to the upper plate 71 or the lower plate 72 through a payout passage (not shown) provided on the downstream side of the payout device 96. Further, the payout mechanism unit 92 is mounted with a back pack board provided with a power switch for performing an AC power ON operation and a power OFF operation, for example, while supplying a main power source of AC 24 volts.

Further, the back pack 91 is provided with an external output terminal 99 on the rotation shaft side of the back pack unit 15 and on the upper edge side. The external output terminal 99 is provided with an output terminal for outputting a signal when the number of game balls is insufficient in the tank 95 or the like, an output terminal for outputting a signal each time a predetermined number of prize balls are paid out, and a predetermined number of game balls. An output terminal for outputting a signal each time it is rented, an output terminal for outputting a signal when the game machine main body 12 is opened, an output terminal for outputting a signal when the front door frame 14 is opened, and a state transition such as an opening / closing execution mode. An output terminal for outputting a signal (or while transitioning to a state) is provided. Then, through these output terminals, a signal regarding the state of the frame side is output to the management control device on the game hall side. It should be noted that an output terminal for outputting a signal each time a predetermined number of game balls are rented is not required in a so-called cash machine.

The control device collective unit 93 includes a payout control device 97, a power supply, and a launch control device 98. The payout control device 97 and the power supply and launch control device 98 are arranged so as to be stacked in the front-rear direction so that the payout control device 97 is behind the pachinko machine 10.

The payout control device 97 is configured such that a payout control board for controlling the payout device 96 is housed in a board box. In this case, the same fraud suppression means as the board box 83 of the main control device 81 may be applied to the board box of the payout control device 97.

The power supply and launch control device 98 is configured by accommodating a power supply and a launch control board in a board box, and the board generates and outputs predetermined electric power required by various control devices and the like, and is further produced by a player. The launch of the game ball is controlled according to the operation of the launch handle 54. In addition, the pachinko machine 10 has a storage and retention function for various data, and can maintain the state at the time of a power failure even in the unlikely event of a power failure, and can return to the state at the time of a power failure when recovering from the power failure. It has become like.

<Electrical configuration>
Next, the electrical configuration of the pachinko machine 10 will be described with reference to the block diagram of FIG.

The MPU 202 is mounted on the main control board 201 provided in the main control device 81. The MPU 202 is a ROM 203 that stores various control programs and fixed value data executed by the MPU 202, and a memory for temporarily storing various data and the like when the control program stored in the ROM 203 is executed. A certain RAM 204, an interrupt circuit, a timer circuit, a data input / output circuit, various counter circuits as a random number generator, and the like are built-in.

The MPU 202 is provided with an input port and an output port, respectively. A power failure monitoring board 205, a payout control device 97, various detection sensors 211a to 211e, etc. provided in the main control device 81 are connected to the input side of the MPU 202. In this case, the power supply and the launch control device 98 are connected to the power failure monitoring board 205, and power is supplied to the MPU 202 via the power failure monitoring board 205. Further, as a part of various detection sensors 211a to 211e, prize-winning ball-entry portions (payout-compatible ball-entry portions) such as a general winning opening 31, a variable winning device 32, an upper operating port 33, a lower operating port 34, and a through gate 35. A plurality of detection sensors provided in the above are connected, and a winning determination (ball entry determination) is performed for each ball entry portion in the MPU 202 of the main control device 81. Further, in the MPU 202, the jackpot generation lottery is executed based on the winning of the upper operating port 33 and the lower operating port 34, and the support generating lottery is executed based on the winning of the through gate 35.

A power failure monitoring board 205, a payout control device 97, and an effect control device 82 are connected to the output side of the MPU 202. A prize ball command is output to the payout control device 97, for example, based on the winning determination result for the winning ball unit corresponding to the winning. In this case, the command information storage area 225 of the ROM 203 is referred to when the prize ball command is output. Then, when the winning to the general winning opening 31 is specified, the prize ball command corresponding to the payout of 10 game balls is output, and when the winning to the variable winning device 32 is specified, 15 are output. A prize ball command corresponding to the payout of the game ball is output, and when a prize is specified for the upper operating port 33, a prize ball command corresponding to the payout of three game balls is output to the lower operating port 34. When the prize is specified, the prize ball command corresponding to the payout of four game balls is output.

Various commands such as a fluctuation start command, a type command, a fluctuation end command, an opening command, and an ending command are output to the effect control device 82. In this case, the command information storage area 225 of the ROM 203 is referred to when outputting these various commands. Details of these various commands will be described later. Each of the above commands is configured as information on a predetermined number of bytes, and includes various information as information on the predetermined number of bytes.

Further, on the output side of the MPU 202, a variable winning drive unit 32c that opens and closes the opening / closing door 32b of the variable winning device 32, an electric accessory driving unit 34b that opens and closes the electric accessory 34a of the lower operating port 34, and a main display. The unit 43 is connected. Various driver circuits are provided on the main control board 201, and the MPU 202 executes drive control of various drive units through the driver circuits.

That is, the drive control of the variable winning drive unit 32c is executed in the MPU 202 so that the large winning opening 32a is opened and closed in the opening / closing execution mode. Further, when the electric accessory 34a is won in the open state, the drive control of the electric accessory drive unit 34b is executed in the MPU 202 so that the electric accessory 34a is opened and closed. Further, in each game round, the display control of the first result display unit AS or the second result display unit BS in the main display unit 43 is executed in the MPU 202, and the main display unit is in the open / close execution mode of the variable winning device 32. The display control of the round display unit RS in 43 is executed.

Furthermore, an external output terminal 99 is connected to the output side of the MPU 202, and through this external output terminal 99, the management control device (hall computer HC) on the game hall side is provided with information on entering balls into various entry units and a big hit. Information about the lottery result such as is output. This makes it possible for the hall computer HC to grasp the state of the pachinko machine 10 and the like.

The power failure monitoring board 205 relays between the main control board 201 and the power supply and launch control device 98, and monitors the DC stable 24 volt voltage, which is the maximum voltage output from the power supply and launch control device 98. The payout control device 97 controls the payout of prize balls and rental balls by the payout device 96 based on the prize ball command input from the main control device 81.

The power supply and launch control device 98 are connected to, for example, a commercial power supply (external power supply) in a playground or the like. Then, based on the external power supplied from the commercial power source, the operating power required for each of the main control board 201, the payout control device 97, and the like is generated, and the generated operating power is indicated by a double-line arrow. Supply through the route. Further, the power supply and the launch control device 98 are responsible for launch control of the game ball launch mechanism 53, and the game ball launch mechanism 53 is driven when a predetermined launch condition is satisfied.

The effect control device 82 is based on various commands input from the main control device 81, and is provided with the holding light emitting units 45 to 47 provided in the variable display unit 36, and the display light emitting unit 63 and the speaker unit provided in the front door frame 14. The 64 is driven and controlled, and the display control device 212 is controlled.

The display control device 212 executes the display control of the symbol display device 41 based on the command input from the effect control device 82. In this case, the effect control device 82 determines the variation display time of the symbol in the symbol display device 41 and the type of combination of the symbols to be finally stopped and displayed based on various commands input from the main control device 81. Execute a lottery for the presence or absence of reach and the content of the reach effect.

Here, the display contents of the symbol display device 41 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a display screen G of the symbol display device 41.

As shown in FIG. 6A, three symbol rows Z1, Z2, and Z3 of an upper row, a middle row, and a lower row are set on the display screen G of the symbol display device 41. Each symbol row Z1 to Z3 is configured by arranging a main symbol and a sub symbol in a predetermined order. Specifically, in the upper symbol row Z1, nine types of main symbols "1" to "9" are arranged in descending order of numbers, and one sub symbol is arranged between each main symbol. .. In the lower symbol row Z3, nine types of main symbols "1" to "9" are arranged in ascending order of numbers, and one sub symbol is arranged between each main symbol. That is, the upper symbol row Z1 and the lower symbol row Z3 are composed of 18 symbols. On the other hand, in the middle symbol string Z2, nine types of main symbols "1" to "9" are arranged in ascending order of numbers, and then between the main symbol of "9" and the main symbol of "1". The main symbol of "4" is additionally arranged in the above, and one sub symbol is arranged between each of these main symbols. That is, only in the middle symbol row Z2, 10 main symbols are arranged and composed of 20 symbols. Then, on the display screen G, the symbols in each of the symbol rows Z1 to Z3 are variably displayed so as to scroll in a predetermined direction with periodicity. Further, as shown in FIG. 6B, on the display screen G, three symbols are stopped and displayed for each symbol row, and as a result, a total of nine symbols of 3 × 3 are stopped and displayed. It is supposed to be done.

Further, five effective lines, that is, a left line L1, a middle line L2, a right line L3, a right-down line L4, and a right-up line L5 are set on the display screen G. Then, the variable display is stopped in the order of the upper symbol row Z1 → the lower symbol row Z3 → the middle symbol row Z2, and all the symbol rows Z1 are formed in a state where a combination of symbols with the same number is attached to one of the effective lines. When the variation display of ~ Z3 is completed, the jackpot moving image is displayed as the occurrence of the normal jackpot result or the 15R probability variation jackpot result described later.

In this pachinko machine 10, the main symbols with odd numbers (1, 3, 5, 7, 9) correspond to "specific symbols", and when a 15R probability variation jackpot result occurs, the same specific symbol The combination is stopped and displayed. In addition, the main symbols with even numbers (2, 4, 6, 8) correspond to "non-specific symbols", and when a normal jackpot result occurs, the same combination of non-specific symbols is stopped and displayed. NS.

Further, in the case of the explicit 2R probability variation jackpot result described later, the variation display of all the symbol columns Z1 to Z3 is completed in the state where the combination of the symbols with different numbers is formed, and then the explicit moving image is displayed. It is supposed to be displayed. In addition, in the case of an unspecified 2R probability variation jackpot result or a special deviation result, which will be described later, the variation display of all symbol columns Z1 to Z3 ends in a state where a combination of symbols with different numbers is formed, and then the variation display is completed. , Common videos are displayed.

The mode of variable display of symbols in the symbol display device 41 is not limited to the above, and is arbitrary, such as the number of symbol rows, the direction of variable display of symbols in the symbol row, the number of symbols in each symbol row, and the like. Can be changed as appropriate.

The first hold display area Ga is set on the left side at the lower part of the display screen G, and the second hold display area Gb is set on the right side at the lower part of the display screen G.

In the first hold display area (non-priority side hold display area) Ga, the same number of unit hold display areas Ga1 to Ga4 as the maximum number of holds when the game ball wins the upper operating port 33 are arranged side by side in the left-right direction. It is displayed as a partition. Specifically, when the game ball wins the upper operating port 33, the maximum number of holdings is 4, and in correspondence with this, the first holding display area Ga includes the first unit holding display areas Ga1 and the second. The unit hold display area Ga2, the third unit hold display area Ga3, and the fourth unit hold display area Ga4 are set.

For example, when the number of holdings when the game ball wins in the upper operating port 33 is 1, a predetermined holding image is displayed only in the first unit holding display area Ga1, and the game ball is placed in the upper operating port 33. When the number of reserved images is four, a predetermined reserved image is displayed in all of the first unit reserved display area Ga1 to the fourth unit reserved display area Ga4.

Further, in the second hold display area (priority side hold display area) Gb, the same number of unit hold display areas Gb1 to Gb4 as the maximum number of holds when the game ball wins the lower operating port 34 are arranged side by side in the left-right direction. It is displayed in a section so that it can be displayed. Specifically, when the game ball wins the lower operating port 34, the maximum number of holdings is 4, and in correspondence with this, the second holding display area Gb includes the first unit holding display areas Gb1 and the second. The unit hold display area Gb2, the third unit hold display area Gb3, and the fourth unit hold display area Gb4 are set.

For example, when the number of holdings when the game ball wins the lower operating port 34 is 1, the holding image is displayed only in the first unit holding display area Gb1, and the game ball wins the lower operating opening 34. When the number of reserved images is 4, the reserved image is displayed in all of the 1st unit reserved display area Gb1 to the 4th unit reserved display area Gb4.

A main display area P is set in an area that does not overlap with the symbol columns Z1 to Z3 and the hold display areas Ga and Gb on the display screen G, more specifically, in the upper right portion of the display screen G. The main display area P is composed of a plurality of (two) display units, and variable display is possible by switching display colors in each of these display units. Further, the main display area P is smaller than the variable display area in each of the symbol columns Z1 to Z3, and each display unit in the main display area P is smaller than each symbol (main symbol and sub symbol).

The main display area P corresponds to the main display unit 43, and when variable display is performed by the first result display unit AS or the second result display unit BS in the main display unit 43, the main display area P corresponds to the main display area P. The variable display is also performed in. As described above, the variation display corresponding to the main display unit 43 is performed not only in the variation display by the symbol columns Z1 to Z3 on the display screen G but also in the main display area P.

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Next, the operation of the pachinko machine 10 configured as described above will be described.

The MPU 202 uses various counter information during the game to perform a big hit generation lottery, a display setting of the main display unit 43, a symbol display setting of the symbol display device 41, a display setting of the accessory display unit 44, and the like. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 7, a jackpot random number counter C1 used for a lottery for generating jackpots, and a jackpot type counter C2 used for determining a jackpot type such as a probability variation jackpot result or a normal jackpot result. The reach random number counter C3 used for the reach lottery when the symbol display device 41 deviates and fluctuates, the random number initial value counter CINI used for setting the initial value of the jackpot random number counter C1, and the first result display unit AS of the main display unit 43. The second result display unit BS and the fluctuation type counter CS for determining the fluctuation display time of the symbol sequences Z1 to Z3 and the main display area P in the symbol display device 41 are used. Further, the electric accessory opening counter C4 used for the lottery as to whether or not the electric accessory 34a of the lower operating port 34 is set to the electric service open state is used.

Each of the counters C1 to C3, CINI, CS, and C4 is a loop counter in which 1 is added to the previous value each time the counter is updated, and the counter returns to 0 after reaching the maximum value. Each counter is updated at short intervals, and the updated value is appropriately stored in the lottery counter buffer 231 set in a predetermined area of the RAM 204. In the lottery counter buffer 231, the information corresponding to the jackpot random number counter C1, the jackpot type counter C2, and the reach random number counter C3 is used as an acquisition information storage means when a prize is generated in the upper operating port 33 or the lower operating port 34. It is stored in the reserved ball storage area 232 of.

The holding ball storage area 232 includes a holding area RE including a holding area Ra for the first result display unit and a holding area Rb for the second result display unit, and an execution area AE. The holding areas Ra and Rb are provided with a first area, a second area, a third area, and a fourth area, respectively, and are buffers for lottery counters according to the winning history of the upper operating port 33 or the lower operating port 34, respectively. The numerical information of the jackpot random number counter C1, the jackpot type counter C2, and the reach random number counter C3 stored in 231 is stored in any of the areas as hold information. The reserved information corresponds to special information.

In this case, in the first area to the fourth area, when the upper operating port 33 or the lower operating port 34 is awarded a plurality of times in succession, the first area → the second area → the third area → the fourth. Each numerical information is stored in chronological order in the order of areas. By providing each of the four areas in this way, up to four winning histories of the game balls to the upper operating port 33 or the lower operating port 34 can be reserved and stored. Further, a total reserved number storage area is provided in the reserved ball storage area 232, and the number of winning histories stored in the upper operating port 33 or the lower operating port 34 is specified in the total reserved number storage area. Information to do is stored.

The execution area AE is an area for moving each value stored in the first area of the hold area RE when starting the variable display of the main display unit 43, and is the execution area AE at the start of one game. Based on various numerical information stored in, the winning / failing judgment is performed.

More specifically, the jackpot random number counter C1 is configured to add 1 in order within the range of 0 to 599, reach the maximum value (that is, 599), and then return to 0. In particular, when the jackpot random number counter C1 makes one round, the value of the random number initial value counter CINI at that time is read as the initial value of the jackpot random number counter C1. The random number initial value counter CINI is a loop counter similar to the jackpot random number counter C1 (value = 0 to 599). The jackpot random number counter C1 is periodically updated, and is stored in the reserved ball storage area 232 of the RAM 204 at the timing when the game ball wins the upper operating port 33 or the lower operating port 34. More specifically, it is stored in the holding area Ra for the first result display unit of the RAM 204 when the game ball wins in the upper operating port 33, and the second result display unit of the RAM 204 is stored in the holding area Ra for the first result display unit of the RAM 204 when the game ball wins in the lower operating port 34. It is stored in the reserved area Rb.

The value of the random number that wins the jackpot is stored as a hit / miss table (hit / miss information group) in the hit / miss table storage area 221 as the hit / miss information group storage means in the ROM 203. Here, the contents of the pass / fail table will be described with reference to FIG. As shown in FIG. 8, as the pass / fail tables, the pass / fail table for the low probability mode (low probability pass / fail information group) in FIG. 8 (a) and the pass / fail table for the high probability mode (high) in FIG. 8 (b). Probability pass / fail information group) is set. That is, in the pachinko machine 10, a low probability mode (low probability state) and a high probability mode (high probability state) are set as the lottery mode in the winning / losing lottery means.

In the gaming state in which the winning / failing table for the low probability mode is referred to in the lottery, as shown in FIG. 8A, the value of the random number that wins the big hit is two. On the other hand, in the gaming state in which the winning / failing table for the high probability mode is referred to in the lottery, as shown in FIG. 8B, the value of the random number that wins the big hit is 20. If the winning probability in the high probability mode is higher than that in the low probability mode, the number and value of the random numbers to be won are arbitrary.

Further, in each lottery mode, the lottery result is a result other than the value of the random number that wins the big hit, but in this pachinko machine 10, two types of the result are set, a special loss result and a normal loss result. Has been done. These differences will be described later.

The jackpot type counter C2 is configured to be incremented by 1 in order within the range of 0 to 29, reach the maximum value (that is, 29), and then return to 0. Here, in the present embodiment, a plurality of jackpot results are set. These plurality of jackpot results are (1) the mode of opening / closing control of the variable winning device 32 in the opening / closing execution mode, (2) the lottery mode in the winning / failing lottery means after the opening / closing execution mode ends, and (3) the lower after the opening / closing execution mode ends. By providing differences in the three conditions of the support mode in the electric accessory 34a of the operating port 34, a plurality of jackpot results are set.

Here, as an mode of opening / closing control of the variable winning device 32 in the opening / closing execution mode, the frequency of winning the variable winning device 32 from the start to the end of the opening / closing execution mode is relatively high or low. The high-frequency winning mode and the low-frequency winning mode are set as described above. Specifically, in the high-frequency winning mode, the large winning opening 32a is opened and closed 15 times (high-frequency use times) from the start to the end of the open / close execution mode, and one opening is 30 sec (high-frequency time). ) Elapses, or until the number of winnings in the large winning opening 32a reaches 10 (high frequency number). On the other hand, in the low-frequency winning mode, the large winning opening 32a is opened and closed twice (low-frequency use times) from the start to the end of the open / close execution mode, and one opening is 0.2 sec (low-frequency time). Is continued or until the number of winnings in the large winning opening 32a reaches 6 (low frequency number).

In this case, in the pachinko machine 10, in the situation where the launch handle 54 is operated by the player, the game ball launch mechanism 53 launches one game ball toward the game area every 0.6 sec. Drive controlled. On the other hand, in the low frequency winning mode, the opening time of one large winning opening 32a is 0.2 sec as described above. That is, in the low-frequency winning mode, the opening time of one large winning opening 32a is shorter than the firing cycle of the game ball. Therefore, in the open / close execution mode in which the low-frequency winning mode is applied, the winning of the game ball does not substantially occur.

The number of times the large winning opening 32a is opened and closed in the high-frequency winning mode and the low-frequency winning mode, and the opening limit time for one opening and the opening limit number for one opening are lower in the high-frequency winning mode. As long as the frequency of winning a prize in the variable winning device 32 increases from the start to the end of the opening / closing execution mode, the value is not limited to the above value and is arbitrary. Specifically, if the high-frequency winning mode has more opening and closing times than the low-frequency winning mode, the opening limit time for one opening is long, or the number of opening limits for one opening is set to be large. good.

However, in order to clarify the difference in benefits between the high-frequency winning mode and the low-frequency winning mode, the variable winning device 32 is not substantially won in the open / close execution mode related to the low-frequency winning mode. It is good to have a configuration. For example, in the high frequency winning mode, the product of the firing cycle of the game ball and the opening limit number is set shorter than the opening limit time for one opening, while in the low frequency winning mode, for one opening. The product of the firing cycle of the game ball and the open limit number may be set longer than the open limit time. Further, even if the firing interval of the game ball and the opening time of one large winning opening 32a are not as described above, in the low frequency winning mode, the latter is set to be shorter than the former. It is possible to easily realize a configuration in which a prize is not substantially generated in the variable winning device 32.

As a support mode in the electric accessory 34a of the lower operating port 34, the electric accessory 34a of the lower operating port 34 is compared in a situation where the firing of the game ball is continued in the same manner with respect to the game area. Low-frequency support mode (low-frequency support state or low-frequency guide state) and high-frequency support mode (high-frequency support state or high-frequency guide state) so that the frequency of opening states per unit time is relatively high or low. And are set.

Specifically, in the low-frequency support mode and the high-frequency support mode, the probability of winning the electric role open state in the electric accessory open lottery using the electric accessory release counter C4 is the same (for example, both are 1/2). However, in the high-frequency support mode, the number of times the electric accessory 34a is opened when the electric accessory open state is won is set more than in the low-frequency support mode, and one more opening. The time is set long. In this case, when the electric accessory open state is won in the high frequency support mode and the electric accessory 34a is opened multiple times, the electric accessory 34a is closed from the end of one open state to the start of the next open state. The time is set shorter than one opening time. Furthermore, in the high-frequency support mode, the minimum secured time for the next electric accessory opening lottery to be held after one electric accessory opening lottery is set is shorter than that in the low-frequency support mode. Has been done.

As described above, in the high frequency support mode, the probability that the lower operating port 34 is won is higher than in the low frequency support mode. In other words, in the low frequency support mode, the probability of winning the upper operating port 33 is higher than that of the lower operating port 34, but in the high frequency support mode, the lower operating port 34 is more likely than the upper operating port 33. The probability of winning a prize increases. Then, when a prize is won in the lower operating port 34, a predetermined number of game balls are paid out. Therefore, in the high frequency support mode, the player plays the game while not reducing the number of balls held so much. be able to.

The configuration for increasing the frequency of the high-frequency support mode to be in the electric service open state per unit time is not limited to the above, for example, the electric accessory open lottery. It may be configured to increase the probability of winning the electric service open state in. Further, the high-frequency support mode and the low-frequency support mode may be set by differentiating any one condition or any combination of the number of times, the opening time, and the winning probability.

The jackpot type counter C2 is periodically updated, and is stored in the reserved ball storage area 232 of the RAM 204 at the timing when the game ball wins the upper operating port 33 or the lower operating port 34. More specifically, it is stored in the holding area Ra for the first result display unit of the RAM 204 when the game ball wins in the upper operating port 33, and the second result display unit of the RAM 204 is stored in the holding area Ra for the first result display unit of the RAM 204 when the game ball wins in the lower operating port 34. It is stored in the reserved area Rb.

The distribution destination of the game result for the jackpot type counter C2 is stored as a distribution table (distribution information group) in the distribution table storage area 222 as the distribution information group storage means in the ROM 203. Here, the contents of the distribution table will be described with reference to FIG. As shown in FIG. 9, as the distribution table, the distribution table (first distribution information group) for the first result display unit of FIG. 9A and the second result display unit of FIG. 9B A distribution table (second distribution information group) for use is set.

In the distribution table for the first result display unit, as shown in FIG. 9A, the distribution destination of the game result is a normal jackpot result (low probability corresponding special game result) and an unspecified 2R probability variation jackpot result (non-explicit 2R probability variation jackpot result). Explicit high probability correspondence game result or latent probability change state), explicit 2R probability change jackpot result (explicit high probability correspondence game result or sudden probability change state result), 15R probability change jackpot result (high probability correspondence special game result) are set. Has been done.

The normal jackpot result is a jackpot result in which the open / close execution mode becomes the high-frequency winning mode, and after the open / close execution mode ends, the win / fail lottery mode becomes the low-probability mode and the support mode becomes the high-frequency support mode. However, this high-frequency support mode shifts to the low-frequency support mode when the number of games reaches the end reference number (specifically, 100 times) after the transition. In other words, the normal jackpot result is a jackpot result that shifts the gaming state to the normal jackpot state (low probability corresponding special gaming state).

The unspecified 2R probability variation jackpot result is a jackpot result in which the open / close execution mode becomes the low frequency winning mode, and after the open / close execution mode ends, the win / fail lottery mode becomes the high probability mode and the support mode becomes the low frequency support mode. be. In other words, the unspecified 2R probability variation jackpot result is a jackpot result that shifts the gaming state to the implicit 2R probability variation jackpot state (unspecified high probability corresponding gaming state).

The explicit 2R probability variation jackpot result is a jackpot result in which the open / close execution mode becomes the low frequency winning mode, and after the open / close execution mode ends, the win / fail lottery mode becomes the high probability mode and the support mode becomes the high frequency support mode. .. The high-frequency support mode continues until the lottery result in the winning / failing lottery becomes a big hit state and the state shifts to the big hit state. In other words, the explicit 2R probability variation jackpot result is a jackpot result that shifts the gaming state to the explicit 2R probability variation jackpot state (explicit high probability corresponding gaming state).

The 15R probability variation jackpot result is a jackpot result in which the opening / closing execution mode becomes the high-frequency winning mode, and after the opening / closing execution mode ends, the winning / losing lottery mode becomes the high-probability mode and the support mode becomes the high-frequency support mode. The high-frequency support mode continues until the lottery result in the winning / failing lottery becomes a big hit state and the state shifts to the big hit state. In other words, the 15R probability variation jackpot result is a jackpot result that shifts the gaming state to the 15R probability variation jackpot state (high probability corresponding special gaming state).

In relation to each of the above game states, the normal game state means a state in which the winning / failing lottery mode is a low probability mode and the support mode is a low frequency support mode.

In the distribution table for the first result display unit, among the values of the jackpot type counter C2 of "0 to 29", "0 to 9" corresponds to the normal jackpot result, and "10 to 14" is not specified. It corresponds to the 2R probability variation jackpot result, "15 to 19" corresponds to the explicit 2R probability variation jackpot result, and "20 to 29" corresponds to the 15R probability variation jackpot result.

As described above, since the unspecified 2R probability variation jackpot result and the explicit 2R probability variation jackpot result are set as the probability variation jackpot results, the mode of the probability variation jackpot result is diversified. That is, when comparing the three types of probability variation jackpot results, the degree of advantage for the player is that the 15R probability variation jackpot result, which is the high frequency winning mode in the open / close execution mode and the high frequency support mode in the support mode, is the highest, and the opening / closing execution is executed. Although it becomes a low frequency winning mode in the mode, it becomes a high frequency support mode in the support mode. Explicit 2R probability variation jackpot result is the next highest, and it becomes a low frequency winning mode in the open / close execution mode and a low frequency support mode in the support mode. The 2R probability variation jackpot result is the lowest. As a result, the monotonousness of the game can be suppressed, and the degree of attention to the game can be increased.

In particular, in the unspecified 2R probability variation jackpot result, after the opening / closing execution mode ends, the winning / failing lottery mode shifts to the high probability mode, but the support mode becomes the low frequency support mode as in the normal game state. Then, as a game state, even though the support mode of the electric accessory 34a is common to the low frequency support mode, it is possible to create a game state in which the winning / failing lottery mode becomes the high probability mode. It is possible to predict whether the winning / failing lottery mode is a high-probability mode or a low-probability mode, and it is possible to increase the degree of attention to the game.

On the other hand, in the distribution table for the second result display unit, as shown in FIG. 9B, only the normal jackpot result and the 15R probability variation jackpot result are set as the distribution destinations of the game results. Then, among the values of the jackpot type counter C2 of "0 to 29", "0 to 9" corresponds to the normal jackpot result, and "10 to 29" corresponds to the 15R probability variation jackpot result.

As described above, in the pachinko machine 10, the distribution mode of the game result when the jackpot is won is the case where the jackpot is won based on the prize in the upper operating port 33 and the winning in the lower operating port 34. It is different from the case where the jackpot is won based on.

Here, regardless of whether the distribution table is for the first result display unit or the distribution table for the second result display unit, the probability that the probability variation jackpot result will be the same when the jackpot is won is the same. There is. That is, in the distribution table for the first result display unit, the number of values of the jackpot type counter C2 assigned to the unspecified 2R probability variation jackpot result, the explicit 2R probability variation jackpot result, and the 15R probability variation jackpot result is 20. ing. Further, in the distribution table for the second result display unit, the number of values of the jackpot type counter C2 assigned to the 15R probability variation jackpot result is 20. Therefore, the probability that the winning / failing lottery mode will be the high probability mode after the end of the opening / closing execution mode is that the jackpot is won based on the winning of the upper operating port 33 and the jackpot is won based on the winning of the lower operating port 34. It is the same as in the case of (specifically, 2/3).

However, if the jackpot is won based on the winning of the lower operating port 34 and the probability variation jackpot result occurs, the 15R probability variation jackpot result is always obtained, whereas the jackpot is won based on the winning of the upper operating port 33. In the case of a probability variation jackpot result, there is a 1/4 probability of an unspecified 2R probability variation jackpot result or an explicit 2R probability variation jackpot result, and a 1/2 probability of a 15R probability variation jackpot result. That is, the probability of occurrence of the 15R probability variation jackpot result, which has the highest degree of advantage for the player among the probability variation jackpot results, is higher when the jackpot is won based on the winning of the lower operating port 34. It will be higher than if you win a big hit based on the prize.

In addition, in the unspecified 2R probability variation jackpot result, as described above, although the winning / fail lottery mode shifts to the high probability mode after the opening / closing execution mode ends, the support mode shifts to the low frequency support mode, so the 15R probability variation jackpot result And when compared with the explicit 2R probability variation jackpot result, the chance of receiving the payout of the game ball is reduced because the electric accessory 34a is less likely to be in the open state, and further, it is shaken based on the distribution table for the second result display unit. It is less likely that a minute lottery will be held.

As described above, there is a clear difference in the advantage for the player between the upper operating port 33 and the lower operating port 34. Therefore, the player will play the game while expecting that the lower operating port 34 of the upper operating port 33 and the lower operating port 34 will be awarded, and the frequency of winning the lower operating port 34 accordingly. The player's attention to the high-frequency support mode increases.

Further, in the pachinko machine 10, when the result is a loss in the winning / failing lottery as described above, the result is a normal loss result or a special loss result. In this case, in the case of a normal deviation result that occurs with a relatively high probability when the deviation result is obtained, the opening / closing execution mode is not shifted, and the winning / failing lottery mode and the support mode are not changed.

On the other hand, if the special deviation result occurs with a relatively low probability when the deviation result is obtained, the special deviation state is obtained. In the special out-of-order state, the mode shifts to the open / close execution mode in the situation where the out-of-win result is obtained in the winning / failing lottery. However, the opening / closing execution mode of the migration destination is a low-frequency winning mode. Therefore, even if the result is a special loss, it cannot be expected that the game ball will win the big prize opening 32a. In addition, after the opening / closing execution mode ends, the transition between the winning / failing lottery mode and the support mode does not occur.

By setting the special deviation result as described above, the opening of the large winning opening 32a of the variable winning device 32 can be used as an effect. Here, instead of the open / close execution mode, if the winning / failing lottery mode is the low probability mode and the support mode is the low frequency support mode in the normal gaming state, and a special deviation result is obtained, the opening / closing execution is performed as the low frequency winning mode. It only shifts to the mode, and then returns to the normal gaming state. On the other hand, when the above-mentioned unspecified 2R probability variation jackpot result occurs, the mode shifts to the open / close execution mode, which is a low-frequency winning mode, and then the support mode is the low-frequency support mode, but the winning / failing lottery mode is high. It becomes the probability mode. Then, the occurrence of the special deviation result and the occurrence of the unspecified 2R probability variation jackpot result under the normal game state shift to the open / close execution mode as the same low frequency winning mode, and then the support mode becomes the low frequency support. The difference between the two is that in the former, the winning / failing lottery mode becomes the low-probability mode, whereas in the latter, it becomes the high-probability mode. That is, the occurrence of the special deviation result and the occurrence of the unspecified 2R probability variation jackpot result under the normal gaming state have the same behavior of each movable object such as the behavior of the variable winning device 32 and the behavior of the electric accessory 34a of the lower operating port 34. However, only the internal lottery status will be different. As a result, when the open / close execution mode, which is a low-frequency winning mode, occurs under the normal game state, it becomes possible to imagine whether or not the winning / failing lottery mode has subsequently shifted to the high-probability mode, and the game can be started. It is possible to increase the degree of attention of.

When the winning / failing lottery mode is the low probability mode, as shown in FIG. 8A, the value of the random number that results in the special loss is two, which is the same as the value of the random number that wins the jackpot. On the other hand, when the winning / failing lottery mode is the high-probability mode, as shown in FIG. It is one that is less than the number of random numbers that result in deviation. By reducing the number of random number values that result in a special deviation result to be smaller than the number of random number values that result in a big hit in the high probability mode, the jackpot is greater than the probability that a special deviation result will occur in the high probability mode. You can increase the probability of winning. In addition, by setting the number of random numbers that result in special deviations less in the high probability mode than in the low probability mode, the probability of a special deviation result in the high probability mode is lower than in the low probability mode. Can also be lowered.

The reach random number counter C3 is configured to be incremented by 1 in order within the range of 0 to 238, and return to 0 after reaching the maximum value (that is, 238). The reach random number counter C3 is periodically updated, and is stored in the reserved ball storage area 232 of the RAM 204 at the timing when the game ball wins the upper operating port 33 or the lower operating port 34. More specifically, it is stored in the holding area Ra for the first result display unit of the RAM 204 when the game ball wins in the upper operating port 33, and the second result display unit of the RAM 204 is stored in the holding area Ra for the first result display unit of the RAM 204 when the game ball wins in the lower operating port 34. It is stored in the reserved area Rb. Then, it is decided whether or not to generate the reach based on the reach table stored in the reach table storage area of the ROM 203. However, in the game round that shifts to the open / close execution mode, the MPU 202 determines the reach generation regardless of the value of the reach random number counter C3. The number of reach random number counters C3 corresponding to the occurrence of the reach display is the same in each game state, but may be set individually according to the game state. For example, when the support mode is the high-frequency support mode, the number of reach random number counters C3 corresponding to the occurrence of the reach display may be set to be larger than that in the low-frequency support mode.

Here, the reach display (reach state) includes a symbol display device 41 capable of performing variable display (or variable display) of a symbol (picture), and the open / close execution mode of the variable winning device 32 is a high-frequency winning mode. In the game machine in which the stop display result after the variation display is the special display result, the stop display result is derived and displayed after the variation display (or variable display) of the symbol (picture) on the symbol display device 41 is started. This is a display state for the player to think that the display state is a variable display state in which the special display result is likely to occur before the display is performed.

In other words, by stopping and displaying some of the symbols among the plurality of symbol rows displayed on the display screen of the symbol display device 41, a combination of jackpot symbols corresponding to the occurrence of the high frequency winning mode is established. It is a display state in which a combination of reach symbols that may be displayed is displayed, and in that state, a variable display of symbols is performed in the remaining symbol rows.

More specifically, as a preliminary step to end the variable display of the symbol, a combination of jackpot symbols corresponding to the occurrence of the high frequency winning mode is established on the preset effective line in the display screen of the symbol display device 41. A reach line is formed by stopping and displaying a combination of reach symbols that may be formed, and in a situation where the reach line is formed, a variable display of symbols is performed by the final stop symbol sequence.

To specifically explain the display contents of FIG. 6, first, high-speed fluctuation display is started for all the symbol columns Z1 to Z3. In this case, it is difficult or impossible to recognize which symbol is displayed. After that, the variation display mode of the upper symbol sequence Z1 is switched from the high-speed variation display to the low-speed variation display in which the player can easily or can recognize the symbol displayed. Then, the variation display of the upper symbol sequence Z1 is completed, and the variation display mode of the lower symbol sequence Z3 is switched from the high-speed variation display to the low-speed variation display. After that, the variable display of the lower symbol sequence Z3 ends. In this case, the reach line is formed by stopping and displaying the main symbols with the same numbers on any of the effective lines L1 to L5. Then, when the fluctuation display of the middle symbol row Z2 is switched from the high-speed fluctuation display to the low-speed fluctuation display and the open / close execution mode is generated, the main symbol with the same number as the main symbol forming the reach line is attached. Is stopped and displayed on the reach line, and the variation display of the symbols in the symbol row Z2 in the middle row is terminated.

Further, in the reach display, in the state where the combination of the reach symbols is displayed as described above, the remaining symbol rows are displayed in a variable manner, and a predetermined character or the like is displayed as a moving image on the background screen to reach the reach. Includes those that perform an effect, and those that perform a reach effect by displaying a predetermined character or the like as a moving image on substantially the entire display screen after reducing or hiding the combination of reach symbols. In addition, when the reach display is performed or before the reach display, it is determined whether or not to perform the notice display using a predetermined image such as a predetermined character by using the reach random number counter C3 or other counters. You may.

The variation type counter CS has a configuration in which, for example, 1 is added in order in the range of 0 to 198, and after reaching the maximum value (that is, 198), it returns to 0. The variation type counter CS includes the variation display time in the first result display unit AS and the second result display unit BS of the main display unit 43, the variation display time of the symbol in the symbol display device 41, and the main display area in the symbol display device 41. The variable display time in P is used in determining the MPU 202. The variation type counter CS is updated once every time the normal process described later is executed once, and is repeatedly updated even within the remaining time in the normal process. Then, the variable type counter CS is stored in the reserved ball storage area 232 of the RAM 204 at the timing when the game ball wins the upper operating port 33 or the lower operating port 34. More specifically, it is stored in the holding area Ra for the first result display unit of the RAM 204 when the game ball wins in the upper operating port 33, and the second result display unit of the RAM 204 is stored in the holding area Ra for the first result display unit of the RAM 204 when the game ball wins in the lower operating port 34. It is stored in the reserved area Rb.

The electric accessory release counter C4 is configured to be incremented by 1 in order within the range of 0 to 250, reach the maximum value (that is, 250), and then return to 0. The electric accessory opening counter C4 is periodically updated, and is stored in the electric service holding area 233 of the RAM 204 at the timing when the game ball wins the through gate 35. Then, at a predetermined timing, a lottery is performed as to whether or not to control the electric accessory 34a to the open state according to the value of the stored electric accessory opening counter C4. For example, if C4 = 0 to 190, the electric accessory 34a is controlled to the open state, and if C4 = 191 to 250, the electric accessory 34a is not controlled to the open state.

As described above, in the MPU 202, the fluctuation display time in the first result display unit AS and the second result display unit BS is determined by using the value of the variation type counter CS stored in the execution area AE. In making the determination, the variable display time table storage area 223 of the ROM 203 is used. Further, in the MPU 202, the stop result in the first result display unit AS and the second result display unit BS is determined by using the value of the jackpot random number counter C1 and the value of the jackpot type counter C2 stored in the execution area AE. However, in making the determination, the stop result table storage area 224 of the ROM 203 is used.

<About various processes executed by the main controller 81>
Next, the timer interrupt process and the normal process executed in advancing the game in each game time by the MPU 202 in the main control device 81 will be described. In the MPU 202, in addition to the timer interrupt processing and the normal processing, the main processing activated when the power is turned on and the NMI interrupt processing activated by inputting a power failure signal to the NMI terminal (non-maskable terminal) are executed. However, description of these processes will be omitted.

<Timer interrupt processing>
First, the timer interrupt processing will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. This process is periodically started by the MPU 202 (for example, at a cycle of 2 msec).

In step S101, reading processing of various detection sensors is executed. That is, the state of various detection sensors connected to the main control device 81 is read, and the state of the detection sensor (detection information from the detection sensor) is determined and the detection information (winning detection information) is saved. For example, when it is determined that a ball has entered the upper operating port 33, the winning detection flag for the upper operating port is stored in the various flag storage areas 235 of the RAM 204, and the ball has entered the lower operating port 34. If it is determined that the flag has been set, the winning detection flag for the lower operating port is stored in the various flag storage areas 235. Further, when it is determined that the game ball has passed through the through gate 35, the winning detection flag for the through gate is stored in the various flag storage areas 235 of the RAM 204.

After that, in step S102, the random number initial value counter CINI is updated. Specifically, the random number initial value counter CINI is incremented by 1, and when the counter value reaches the maximum value, it is cleared to 0. Then, the updated value of the random number initial value counter CINI is stored in the corresponding buffer area of the RAM 204.

In the following step S103, the jackpot random number counter C1, the jackpot type counter C2, the reach random number counter C3, and the electric accessory release counter C4 are updated. Specifically, the jackpot random number counter C1, the jackpot type counter C2, the reach random number counter C3, and the electric accessory release counter C4 are each incremented by 1, and when the counter values reach the maximum values, they are cleared to 0, respectively. Then, the updated values of the counters C1 to C4 are stored in the corresponding buffer area of the RAM 204.

In the following step S104, a winning process for thru accompanying the winning of the thru gate 35 is executed. In the through winning process, it is determined whether or not the through gate winning detection flag is stored in the various flag storage areas 235 of the RAM 204, and if the flag is stored, it is stored in the electric service holding area. The value of the electric accessory release counter C4 updated in step S103 is stored in the electric service holding area on condition that the number of stored characters on hold is less than 4. Further, the effect control device 82 is subjected to a process for turning on the hold light emitting unit 46 of the variable display unit 36 corresponding to the hold storage number. When the winning detection flag for the through gate is stored in the various flag storage areas 235, the winning detection flag for the through gate is deleted and the winning process for the through gate is completed.

After executing the winning process for the through gate in step S104, the process proceeds to step S105, and in the step S105, the winning process for the operating port accompanying the winning of the operating ports 33 and 34 is executed, and the timer interrupt process ends. do.

<Prize processing for operating port>
Here, the winning process for the operating port will be described with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS. 10 and 11.

In step S201, it is determined whether or not the game ball has won the upper operating port 33 (starting winning) based on the detection state of the detection sensor corresponding to the upper operating port 33. When it is determined that the game ball has won the upper operating port 33, in step S202, a prize ball command for paying out three game balls is set in the payout control device 97. In the following step S203, an external signal setting process is performed in order to output a signal to the management control device on the game hall side that the game ball has won a prize in the upper operating port 33. In step S204, the value stored in the hold number storage area of the hold area Ra for the first result display unit is read, and the start hold storage number RaN stored in the hold area Ra for the first result display unit is set. (Hereinafter, also referred to as the first start hold storage number RaN). After that, in step S205, information acquisition processing for storing each value of the jackpot random number counter C1, the jackpot type counter C2, the reach random number counter C3, and the variation type counter CS is performed, and the main winning process is completed.

When it is determined in step S201 that the game ball has not won the upper operating port 33, in step S206, whether or not the game ball has won the lower operating port 34 (starting winning) corresponds to the lower operating port 34. Judgment is made based on the detection status of the detection sensor. When it is determined that the game ball has won the lower operating port 34, a prize ball command for paying out four game balls is set in the payout control device 97 in step S207. In the following step S208, an external signal setting process is performed in order to output a signal to the management control device on the game hall side that the game ball has won a prize in the lower operating port 34. In step S209, the value stored in the hold number storage area of the hold area Rb for the second result display unit is read, and the start hold storage number RbN stored in the hold area Rb for the second result display unit is set. (Hereinafter, also referred to as the second start hold storage number RbN). After that, the information acquisition process is performed in step S205, and the main winning process is completed.

On the other hand, when both steps S201 and S206 are NO, that is, when the game ball does not win in any of the upper operating port 33 and the lower operating port 34, the main winning process is terminated as it is.

The prize ball command set in steps S202 and S207 is transmitted to the payout control device 97 in the external output process S401 of the normal process described later.

Here, the information acquisition process in step S205 will be described in detail with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

In the information acquisition process, first, in step S301, whether or not the start hold storage number N (RaN or RbN) set in step S204 or step S209 described above is less than the upper limit value (4 in the present embodiment) is determined. judge. If the start hold storage number N is the upper limit value, the information acquisition process is terminated as it is, and if it is less than the upper limit value, the start hold storage number N of the hold area for the result display unit corresponding in step S302 is set. In addition to incrementing by 1, the value stored in the total number of reserved numbers storage area (hereinafter referred to as the common number of reserved numbers CRN) is incremented by 1 in step S303.

In the following step S304, the values of the jackpot random number counter C1, the jackpot type counter C2, the reach random number counter C3, and the variable type counter CS updated in the above step S103 are set in the free storage area of the corresponding result display unit holding area. It is stored in the first storage area, that is, the storage area corresponding to the reserved storage number incremented by 1 in step S302.

That is, when the start hold storage number RaN for the upper operating port is set, each value of the jackpot random number counter C1, the jackpot type counter C2, the reach random number counter C3, and the variation type counter CS updated in step S103. Is stored in the first storage area of the free storage area Ra of the hold area Ra for the upper working port, that is, the holding area Ra corresponding to the start hold storage number RaN for the upper working port incremented by 1 in step S302.

When the start hold storage number RbN for the lower operating port is set, the values of the jackpot random number counter C1, the jackpot type counter C2, and the reach random number counter C3 updated in step S103 above are set to the lower operating port. It is stored in the first storage area among the free storage areas of the reservation area Rb for use, that is, the reservation area Rb corresponding to the start reservation storage number RbN for the lower operating port incremented by 1 in step S302.

In the following steps S305 and S306, the effect control device 82 and the display control device 212, which are the control devices on the sub side (secondary side), recognize that the upper operating port 33 or the lower operating port 34 has won a prize, and will be described later. The hold confirmation process and the hold command setting process, which are the processes for executing the hold notice, are executed. After that, if the winning detection flag is stored, the flag is deleted and the information acquisition process is terminated.

The hold command set in the hold command setting process in step S306 is transmitted to the effect control device 82 in the external output process (step S401) of the normal process described later. Information on which of the winnings to the operating ports 33 and the lower operating port 34 is based on is included, and the effect control device 82 receives the hold command to receive the hold display area Ga. , Gb is executed to change the display in accordance with the increase in the number of pending items.

Specifically, when the command received by the display control device 212 via the effect control device 82 corresponds to the winning of the upper operation port 33, the hold display area for the upper operation port 33 The process for displaying the holding image on Ga is executed. In the hold display area Ga, the hold images are sequentially displayed from the left side. For example, if the start hold storage number RaN for the upper operating port is 1, the hold image is displayed in the leftmost first unit hold display area Ga1. If the start hold storage number RaN is 4, the hold image is displayed in all the hold display areas Ga1 to Ga4. Further, when the command received by the display control device 212 via the effect control device 82 corresponds to the winning of the lower operation port 34, the command is held in the hold display area Gb for the lower operation port. Execute the process to display the image. In the hold display area Gb, the hold images are sequentially displayed from the left side. For example, if the start hold storage number RbN for the lower operating port is 1, the hold image is displayed in the leftmost first unit hold display area Gb1. If the start hold storage number RbN is 4, the hold image is displayed in all the hold display areas Gb1 to Gb4. A detailed description of each process in steps S305 and S306 will be described later.

<Normal processing>
Next, the flow of normal processing will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. The normal process is a process that is started after the main process that is started when the power is turned on is executed, and in the normal process, the main process of the game is executed. As an outline, the processes of steps S401 to S406 are executed as periodic processes having a cycle of 4 msec, and the counter update processes of steps S408 and S409 are executed in the remaining time.

In the normal processing, first, the external signal output processing is executed in step S401. In the external signal output process of step S401, output data such as a timer interrupt process or a command set in the previous normal process is transmitted to each control device on the sub side. Specifically, the presence or absence of the prize ball command is determined, and if the prize ball command is set, it is transmitted to the payout control device 97. If an effect command such as a variation command, a type command, or a variation end command is set, it is transmitted to the effect control device 82.

Next, in step S402, the variation type counter CS is updated. Specifically, the fluctuation type counter CS is incremented by 1, and when the counter value reaches the maximum value, the counter value is cleared to 0. Then, the update value of the variation type counter CS is stored in the corresponding buffer area of the RAM 204.

In the following step S403, a game time control process for controlling the game in each game time is executed. In this game time control process, jackpot determination, setting of symbol variation display by the symbol display device 41, display control of the main display unit 43, and the like are performed.

After executing the game times control process in step S403, the process proceeds to step S404 to execute the game state transition process. The details will be described later, but by this game state transition process, the game state shifts to the open / close execution mode, the high probability mode, the high frequency support mode, and the like. The details of the game turn control process in step S403 and the game state transition process in step S404 will be described later.

In the following step S405, an electric service support process for driving and controlling the electric accessory 34a provided in the lower operating port 34 is executed. In this electric service support process, the electric service is released depending on whether or not the electric service 34a is opened by using the numerical information acquired from the electric service release counter C4 stored in the electric service holding area 233 of the RAM 204. A lottery is performed, and when the electric accessory is won in the open state, the electric accessory 34a is opened and closed. In addition, the display control of the accessory display unit 44 is performed so as to teach the lottery result of the electric service opening lottery.

Here, as described above, the low-frequency support mode and the high-frequency support mode are set as the support modes by the electric accessory 34a, and the game state transition process shifts to either support mode. Will be Through this process, when the high-frequency support flag is set in the various flag storage areas 235 of the RAM 204, the high-frequency support mode is set, and when the flag is not set, the low-frequency support mode is set.

In the electric service support process, it is determined whether or not the high frequency support mode is set by determining whether or not the high frequency support flag is set in the various flag storage areas 235 of the RAM 204. Then, in the case of the high-frequency support mode, the number of times the electric accessory 34a is opened is set more than in the case of the low-frequency support mode, and once when the electric role open state is won. Set a long opening time. Further, in the high frequency support mode, when the electric accessory open state is won and the electric accessory 34a is opened a plurality of times, the next open state is started after one open state is completed. The closing time is set to be shorter than the closing time of one time.

Incidentally, when the mode shifts to the open / close execution mode, the support mode is forcibly set to the low frequency support mode even if the high frequency support flag is set in the various flag storage areas 235 of the RAM 204.

After that, in step S406, the game ball launch control process is executed. In the game ball launch control process, the solenoid of the game ball launch mechanism 53 is excited once in a predetermined period (for example, 0.6 sec) on condition that the launch permission signal is input from the power supply and the launch control device 98. .. As a result, the game ball is launched toward the game area PE.

In the following step S407, it is determined whether or not the execution timing of the next normal process has been reached, that is, whether or not a predetermined time (4 msec in the present embodiment) has elapsed from the start of the previous normal process. Then, the random number initial value counter CINI and the variation type counter CS are repeatedly updated within the remaining time until the execution timing of the next normal process is reached.

That is, in step S408, the random number initial value counter CINI is updated. Specifically, the random number initial value counter CINI is added by 1, and when the counter value reaches the maximum value, it is cleared to 0. Then, the updated value of the random number initial value counter CINI is stored in the corresponding area of the RAM 204. Further, in step S409, the variation type counter CS is updated. Specifically, the fluctuation type counter CS is added by 1, and when those counter values reach the maximum value, the counter values are cleared to 0. Then, the update value of the variation type counter CS is stored in the corresponding area of the RAM 204.

Here, since the execution time of each process of steps S401 to S406 changes according to the state of the game, the remaining time until the execution timing of the next normal process is not constant and fluctuates. Therefore, by repeatedly updating the random number initial value counter CINI using the remaining time, the random number initial value counter CINI (that is, the initial value of the jackpot random number counter C1) can be updated at random, and similarly. The variable type counter CS can also be updated at random.

<Game times control processing>
Next, the game rotation control process in step S403 will be described with reference to the flowcharts and the like of FIGS. 14 to 17.

In the game time control process, first, in step S501, it is determined whether or not the open / close execution mode is in progress. Specifically, it is determined whether or not the open / close execution mode flag (open / close execution state information) is stored (stored) in the open / close execution mode flag storage area (open / close execution state information storage means) in the various flag storage areas 235 of the RAM 204. do. The open / close execution mode flag is stored when the game state is shifted to the open / close execution mode in the game state transition process described later, and is deleted when the open / close execution mode is terminated in the game state transition process.

When the open / close execution mode is in progress, this game is performed without executing any of the processes after step S502, that is, the game round start process of steps S503 to S505 and the game round progress process of steps S506 to S509. Time The control process ends. That is, in the open / close execution mode, the game round is not started regardless of whether or not the operating ports 33 and 34 have been won.

If it is not in the open / close execution mode, it is determined in step S502 whether or not the main display unit 43 is in the variable display. Specifically, it is determined whether or not either the first result display unit AS or the second result display unit BS is in the variable display. In this determination, whether or not the variation display flag (variation display information) is stored (stored) in the variation display flag storage area (variation display information storage means) in the various flag storage areas 235 of the RAM 204. It is done by judging. The variation display flag is stored when the variation display is started for either the first result display unit AS or the second result display unit BS, and is deleted when the variation display ends.

If the main display unit 43 is not in the variable display, the process proceeds to the game round start process of steps S503 to S505. In the game round start process, first, in step S503, it is determined whether or not the common hold number CRN is "0". When the common hold number CRN is "0", it means that the start hold storage numbers RaN and RbN are "0" for both the upper operation port 33 and the lower operation port 34. Therefore, the game times control process is terminated as it is. If the common hold number CRN is not "0", the data stored in the hold area Ra for the first result display unit or the hold area Rb for the second result display unit is set for variable display in step S504. After executing the data setting process of the above, and further executing the variation start process for starting the variation display on the main display unit 43 and the variation display on the symbol display device 41 in step S505, the game round control process is terminated.

Here, the data setting process in step S504 and the fluctuation start process in step S505 will be described in detail below.

First, the data setting process will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

In the data setting process, first, in step S601, it is determined whether or not the second start hold storage number RbN stored in the hold area Rb for the second result display unit is “0”. When the second start hold storage number RbN is "0", the data setting process for the first result display unit of steps S602 to S607 is executed, and when the second start hold storage number RbN is not "0". Executes the data setting process for the second result display unit of steps S608 to S613.

Here, the case where the data setting process is executed is the case where the common hold number CRN is 1 or more as described above. In this case, in the data setting process, it is determined whether or not the second start hold storage number RbN is "0", and if it is not "0", that is, the hold information for variable display is displayed for the second result display unit BS. If it is stored, the data stored in the second result display unit hold area Rb should be set for variable display regardless of whether the first start hold storage number RaN is 1 or more. I made it. As a result, when the hold information is stored in both the hold area Ra for the first result display unit and the hold area Rb for the second result display unit, the hold for the second result display unit corresponding to the lower operating port 34 is held. The reserved information stored in the area Rb has priority.

In the data setting process for the first result display unit, first, in step S602, the first start hold storage number RaN of the hold area Ra for the first result display unit is decremented by one. In the following step S603, the common hold number CRN is decremented by 1. After that, in step S604, the data stored in the first area of the hold area Ra for the first result display unit is moved to the execution area AE.

After that, in step S605, a process of shifting the data stored in the storage area of the hold area Ra for the first result display unit is executed. This data shift process is a process of shifting the data stored in the first to fourth areas in order to the lower area side, clearing the data in the first area, and from the second area to the first area and the first. The data in each area is shifted in the order of 3 area → 2nd area, 4th area → 3rd area.

In the following step S606, the second result display unit flag (second result display unit information) is set in the second result display unit flag storage area (second result display unit information storage means) provided in the other flag storage area 235 of the RAM 204. If it is memorized, it is erased, and if it is not memorized, its state is maintained. The second result display unit flag is information for identifying whether the start of the current variation display is either the first result display unit AS or the second result display unit BS.

In the following step S607, a shift command (shift generation information) is set, which is information for causing the effect control device 82, which is a control device on the sub side, to recognize that the data in the holding area has been shifted. In this case, from the command information storage area 225 of the ROM 203, the information that the hold area targeted for the current data shift corresponds to the hold area Ra for the first result display unit, that is, to the upper operating port 33. A shift command including information on the correspondence is selected, and the selected shift command is set as a command to be transmitted to the effect control device 82. After that, this data setting process ends.

The shift command set in step S607 is transmitted to the effect control device 82 in step S401 in the normal process (FIG. 17). In the effect control device 82, based on the received shift command, the display in the first hold light emitting unit 45 of the variable display unit 36 and the display in the first hold display area Ga of the symbol display device 41 correspond to the reduction in the number of holds. And execute the process to change. This will be described in detail later.

In the data setting process for the second result display unit, first, in step S608, the second start hold storage number RbN of the hold area Rb for the second result display unit is decremented by one. In the following step S609, the common hold number CRN is decremented by 1. After that, in step S610, the data stored in the first area of the holding area Rb for the second result display unit is moved to the execution area AE.

After that, in step S611, a process of shifting the data stored in the storage area of the second result display unit holding area Rb is executed. This data shift process is a process of shifting the data stored in the first to fourth areas in order to the lower area side, clearing the data in the first area, and from the second area to the first area and the first. The data in each area is shifted in the order of 3 area → 2nd area, 4th area → 3rd area.

In the following step S612, the second result display unit flag (second result display unit information) is set in the second result display unit flag storage area (second result display unit information storage means) provided in the other flag storage area 235 of the RAM 204. If it is not stored, the second result display unit flag is stored, and if it is stored, that state is maintained.

In the following step S613, a shift command (shift generation information) is set, which is information for causing the effect control device 82, which is a control device on the sub side, to recognize that the data in the holding area has been shifted. In this case, from the command information storage area 225 of the ROM 203, the information that the hold area targeted for the current data shift corresponds to the hold area Rb for the second result display unit, that is, corresponds to the lower operating port 34. A shift command including information about what is being done is selected, and the selected shift command is set as a command to be transmitted to the effect control device 82. After that, this data setting process ends.

The shift command set in step S613 is transmitted to the effect control device 82 in step S401 in the normal process (FIG. 13). In the effect control device 82, based on the received shift command, the display in the second hold light emitting unit 46 of the variable display unit 36 and the display in the second hold display area Gb of the symbol display device 41 correspond to the reduction in the number of holds. And execute the process to change. This will be described in detail later.

Next, the fluctuation start processing will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

In the fluctuation start process, first, in step S701, it is determined whether or not the winning / failing lottery mode is the high probability mode. Specifically, whether or not the high-probability mode flag (high-probability state information) is stored (stored) in the high-probability mode flag storage area (high-probability state information storage means) provided in the various flag storage areas 235 of the RAM 204. Is determined. The high-probability mode flag is a flag that is stored at the end of the open / close execution mode related to the occurrence of the probability variation jackpot result, and is deleted when the normal jackpot result occurs thereafter.

If it is not in the high-probability mode, the pass / fail judgment is performed in step S702 with reference to the pass / fail table for the low-probability mode. Specifically, the value of the jackpot random number counter C1 stored in the execution area AE matches the value set as the jackpot winning in the winning / failing table for the low probability mode as shown in FIG. 8A. Judge whether or not. On the other hand, in the case of the high probability mode, the pass / fail judgment is performed by referring to the pass / fail table for the high probability mode in step S703. Specifically, the value of the jackpot random number counter C1 stored in the execution area AE matches the value set as the jackpot winning in the winning / failing table for the high probability mode as shown in FIG. 8 (b). Judge whether or not.

After the process of step S702 or step S703, in steps S704 to S712, the process for setting the game result of the current game time is executed, and in the current game time, the first result display unit AS or the first result display unit AS or the first 2 The process for setting the stop result when the variable display executed by any of the result display units BS is terminated is executed. In this case, when setting the stop result, various stop result tables (stop result information group) stored in the stop result table storage area 224 as the stop result information group storage means in the ROM 203 are referred to.

Specifically, first, in step S704, it is determined whether or not the result of the lottery in step S702 or step S703 is a big hit. If the jackpot is won, in steps S705 to S711, a process for setting the game result in the case of the jackpot winning, a process for setting the stop result, and the like are executed.

In step S705, it is determined whether or not the second result display unit flag is stored in the RAM 204. If the second result display unit flag is not stored, the distribution determination is performed in step S706 with reference to the distribution table for the first result display unit (see FIG. 9A). Specifically, the value of the jackpot type counter C2 stored in the execution area AE is the numerical range of the normal jackpot result, the numerical range of the unspecified 2R probability variation jackpot result, the numerical range of the explicit 2R probability variation jackpot result, and the 15R probability variation jackpot. Determine which of the numerical ranges of the result is included.

On the other hand, when the second result display unit flag is stored, the distribution determination is performed in step S707 with reference to the distribution table for the second result display unit (see FIG. 9B). Specifically, it is determined whether the value of the jackpot type counter C2 stored in the execution area AE is included in the numerical range of the normal jackpot result or the numerical range of the 15R probability variation jackpot result.

After the processing of step S706 or step S707, in step S708, it is determined whether or not the game result distributed in step S706 or step S707 is a probability variation jackpot result. In the case of a probability variation jackpot result, in step S709, a state in which either stop result is displayed on the first result display unit AS or the second result display unit BS in the current game round in which the probability variation jackpot result is generated. Executes the stop result setting process for the probability variation jackpot to set whether to end the fluctuation display with. Further, in step S709, information for specifying in the MPU 202 which probabilistic jackpot result is the result of the hit / fail determination of the current game round is stored in the various flag storage areas 235 of the RAM 204. Specifically, in step S709, any one of the explicit 2R probability variation flag, the non-explicit 2R probability variation flag, and the 15R probability variation flag is stored. Then, the process proceeds to step S713.

On the other hand, if the game result distributed in step S706 or step S707 is not the probability variation jackpot result, a negative determination is made in step S708 and the process proceeds to step S710. In step S710, the address information of the stop result data corresponding to the value of the jackpot type counter C2 stored in the execution area AE is acquired by referring to the stop result table for the normal jackpot, and the address information is used to stop the RAM 204. Store in the result address storage area. After that, in step S711, information for specifying in the MPU 202 whether the result of the hit / fail determination of the current game round is a normal jackpot result is stored in the various flag storage areas 235 of the RAM 204. Specifically, in step S711, the normal flag is stored. Then, the process proceeds to step S713.

If the result of the lottery in step S702 or step S703 is not a big hit, a negative determination is made in step S704 and the process proceeds to step S712. In step S712, it is used at the time of disconnection for setting which stop result is displayed on the first result display unit AS or the second result display unit BS in the current game time, which is the disengagement result, to end the variation display. Executes the stop result setting process of. Further, in step S712, information for identifying in the MPU 202 that the result of the hit / fail determination of the current game round is a result of the deviation is stored in the various flag storage areas 235 of the RAM 204. Specifically, in step S712, either the normal deviation flag or the special deviation flag is stored. Then, the process proceeds to step S713.

After executing any of the processes of step S709, step S711, and step S712, in step S713, in order to set the variation display time of the current game times in the first result display unit AS or the second result display unit BS. The variable display time setting process of is executed.

The variable display time setting process will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

In the variable display time setting process, as shown in the flowchart of FIG. 17, first, in step S801, it is determined whether or not the game result of this time is one of the jackpot result and the special deviation result. Specifically, it is determined whether or not any of the explicit 2R probability variation flag, the non-explicit 2R probability variation flag, the 15R probability variation flag, the normal flag, and the special deviation flag is stored in the various flag storage areas 235 of the RAM 204.

If a negative determination is made in step S801, that is, if the result of this game is a normal result, the process proceeds to step S802. In step S802, it is determined whether or not the reach display is generated by the symbol display device 41 in this game round. Specifically, when the value of the reach random number counter C3 stored in the execution area AE is a value corresponding to the occurrence of reach, an affirmative determination is made in step S802 as the occurrence of reach display. When specifying whether or not reach has occurred using the value of the reach random number counter C3, the reach determination table stored in the reach determination table storage area of ROM 203 is referred to.

If an affirmative determination is made in either step S801 or step S802, the process proceeds to step S803, and the current variation display time table for reach generation is referred to in the variation display time table storage area 223 of the ROM 203. The fluctuation display time information corresponding to the value of the fluctuation type counter CS is acquired, and in the following step S804, the fluctuation display time information is transmitted to the fluctuation display time counter area (variation display time measuring means) provided in various counter areas 234 of the RAM 204. ). After that, this setting process ends.

That is, in the present embodiment, when the result of the winning / failing lottery is the result of shifting to the open / close execution mode (one of the big hit results and the special losing result), or the result of the winning / failing lottery is the normal wrong result and for reaching. When the lottery is won, the reach display is executed.

Here, the reach display is provided with a normal reach and a super reach in which the variable display modes are different from each other. Fluctuation display time information corresponding to each of normal reach and super reach is set in the variation display time table for reach generation, and by referring to the table, variation display time information corresponding to each reach display is acquired. NS. Regarding the determination of the reach display type, a table corresponding to the reach display type and the value of the variation type counter CS is provided, and by referring to the table, the value of the variation type counter CS this time can be used. The corresponding reach display is determined. The variation display time table for reach generation will be described in detail later.

Furthermore, the variable display time table for reach generation corresponds to the type of jackpot. Specifically, the variable display time is set so that the combination of specific symbols can be stopped and displayed in the case of the probability variation jackpot result, and the combination of non-specific symbols can be stopped and displayed in the case of the normal jackpot result. The variable display time is set to.

On the other hand, when a negative determination is made in step S802, the value of the variation type counter CS this time is referred to in the variation display time table for non-reach generation stored in the variation display time table storage area 223 in step S805. The fluctuation display time corresponding to the above is acquired, and the fluctuation display time information is set in the fluctuation display time counter area in step S806. After that, this setting process ends. The variation display time information when the reach does not occur is set so that the variation display time becomes shorter as the number of start hold storage numbers N increases. The variable display time table for non-reach will be described in detail later.

In addition, in the situation where the support mode is the high frequency support mode, the reach is not selected so that the shorter variable display time is selected as compared with the case where the number of pending information is the same as in the situation where the support mode is the low frequency support mode. A variable display time table for generation is set, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the selected variable display time may be the same, or the above relationship may be reversed. Further, the above configuration may be applied to the variable display time when the reach occurs, and the variable display time that is easy to be selected and the variable display time that is difficult to be selected are different between the time of winning the jackpot and the time of the missed reach. It may be configured. Further, the variable display time table for the probabilistic jackpot, the variable display time table for the normal jackpot, the variable display time table for the missed reach, and the variable display time table for the complete miss may be set individually.

As described above, the fluctuation display time of each game is determined by using the presence / absence of reach occurrence, the type of reach display, the number of reserved information, the value of the fluctuation type counter, and the like as parameters. However, the variable display time of each game is set with the contents of other reserved information, specifically, the information for jackpot determination, the information for type determination, and the information for reach determination included in the other reserved information as parameters. Determined without doing.

Returning to the description of the variation start process (FIG. 16), after step S713, the variation start command and the type command are set in step S714. The fluctuation start command includes information on whether or not reach has occurred and information on the fluctuation display time. In addition, the type command includes information on the game result. That is, the type command includes information on the game result, such as 15R probability variation jackpot result information, normal jackpot result information, explicit 2R probability variation jackpot result information, unspecified 2R probability variation jackpot result information, and special deviation result information. included.

The fluctuation start command and the type command set in step S714 are transmitted to the effect control device 82 in step S401 in the normal process (FIG. 13). The effect control device 82 determines the content of the effect in the game round based on the received fluctuation start command and type command, and controls various devices so that the content of the determined effect is executed. The content of this effect includes a variable display mode of the symbol on the symbol display device 41, and the determined variable display mode of the symbol is output from the effect control device 82 to the display control device 212 as a display content command. NS. The display control device 212 controls the display of the symbol display device 41 so that the variable display of the symbol corresponding to each game time is performed based on the display content command received from the effect control device 82.

After that, in step S715, among the first result display unit AS and the second result display unit BS, the result display unit corresponding to the current game times starts the variable display of the pattern. In this case, if the second result display unit flag is not stored in the RAM 204, it is specified that the result display unit corresponding to the current game times is the first result display unit AS, and the second result display unit flag is set. When it is stored, it is specified that the result display unit corresponding to the current game times is the second result display unit BS. After that, the fluctuation start process is terminated.

Returning to the description of the game round control process (FIG. 14), when the main display unit 43 is in the variable display, the game round progress process of steps S506 to S509 is executed. In the game round progress process, first, in step S506, it is determined whether or not the variation display time of the current game round has elapsed. Specifically, it is determined whether or not the value of the fluctuation display time information stored in the fluctuation display time counter area of the RAM 204 is "0". As described above, the value of the variable display time information is set in the variable display time setting process (FIG. 17). Further, the value of the set fluctuation display time information is decremented by 1 each time the timer interrupt process (FIG. 10) is activated.

If the variation display time has not elapsed, the variation display process is executed in step S507. In the variable display processing, the result display unit is displayed and controlled (light emission control of each display segment) so that each display segment is turned on and off in a predetermined order in the result display unit related to the current game round. , Ends the main game times control process.

If the variation display time has elapsed, the variation end process is executed in step S508. In the variable end processing, the information stored in the RAM 204 is specified in any of the processes of step S709, step S710, and step S712, and the pattern corresponding to the information is stopped and displayed on the main display unit 43. Controls the main display unit 43.

In the following step S509, a variable end command is set. After that, the game times control process is terminated. The variation end command set in step S509 is transmitted to the effect control device 82 in step S401 in the normal process (FIG. 13). The effect control device 82 transmits the received fluctuation end command to the display control device 212 while maintaining the information form. When the display control device 212 receives the change end command, the combination of the final stop symbols in the game round is confirmed and displayed (final stop display).

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Next, the game state transition process in step S404 will be described with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS. 18 to 21.

First, in step S901, it is determined whether or not the open / close execution mode is in progress. If it is not in the open / close execution mode, the process proceeds to step S902, and it is determined whether or not it is the timing at which the variation display of the pattern on the first result display unit AS or the second result display unit BS of one game is completed. If it is not the timing when the fluctuation display is finished, the game state transition process is finished as it is.

When the variation display is finished, in step S903, it is determined whether or not the game result of the current game times corresponds to the transition to the open / close execution mode. Specifically, it is determined whether or not any of the explicit 2R probability variation flag, the non-explicit 2R probability variation flag, the 15R probability variation flag, the normal jackpot flag, and the special deviation flag is stored in the RAM 204. If none of the above flags is stored, the game state transition process is terminated as it is.

When any of the above flags is stored, the start processing of the open / close execution mode is executed in step S904. In the start process, an opening waiting time (starting waiting period) for waiting without starting the opening of the large winning opening 32a of the variable winning device 32 for the opening of the opening / closing execution mode is set. Specifically, the waiting time information for the opening stored in advance in the ROM 203 is set in the waiting time counter area provided in the various counter areas 234 of the RAM 204. In this case, the waiting time information set differs depending on whether or not the opening / closing execution mode is the high-frequency winning mode, and the waiting time information is different in the low-frequency winning mode than in the high-frequency winning mode. It is set to be short. For example, in the high frequency winning mode, the count value of the waiting time information is set so that the waiting time is 1 sec, and in the low frequency winning mode, the count value of the waiting time information is set so that the waiting time is 0.2 sec. Is set. The value of the waiting time information set here is decremented by 1 each time the timer interrupt process (FIG. 10) is executed.

In the following step S905, a round display start process for notifying the type of the opening / closing execution mode this time is executed. In the round display start process, first, the address information stored in the stop result address storage area of the RAM 204 is confirmed. Then, the stop result data corresponding to the address information is specified from the stop result data group stored in the ROM 203, and the content of the number of rounds is confirmed from the specified stop result data. After that, the content of the confirmed number of rounds is output to the round display unit RS in the main display unit 43. As a result, the round display unit RS displays the round information related to the output.

In the following step S906, it is determined whether or not the opening / closing execution mode this time is the high-frequency winning mode. Specifically, it is determined whether or not either the 15R probability variation flag or the normal jackpot flag is stored in the RAM 204. In the case of not the high frequency winning mode, that is, the low frequency winning mode, "2" is set in the round counter area RC provided in the various counter areas 234 of the RAM 204 in step S907. The round counter area RC is a counter area for counting the number of times the large winning opening 32a is opened. On the other hand, in the high frequency winning mode, "15" is set in the round counter area RC in step S908.

After executing the process of step S907 or step S908, the opening command is set in step S909. This set opening command is transmitted to the effect control device 82 in step S401 in the normal process (FIG. 13). This opening command contains information on whether it is a high-frequency winning mode or a low-frequency winning mode. The effect control device 82 determines the content of the effect corresponding to the open / close execution mode based on the received opening command, and controls various devices so that the content of the determined effect is executed. The content of this effect includes a display mode in the symbol display device 41, and the determined display mode is output from the effect control device 82 to the display control device 212 as a display content command. The display control device 212 controls the display of the symbol display device 41 so that the display (for example, moving image display) corresponding to the current opening / closing execution mode is performed based on the display content command received from the effect control device 82.

In the following step S910, after executing the external signal setting process, the game state transition process is terminated. In the external signal setting process, it is determined whether or not any of the explicit 2R probability variation flag, the implicit 2R probability variation flag, the 15R probability variation flag, and the normal jackpot flag is stored in the RAM 204, and any of the flags is stored. In this case, the signal output state of the output terminal for the jackpot signal provided in the external output terminal 99 is set to the jackpot signal output state. As a result, when the output terminal for the jackpot signal is connected to the management control device on the game hall side, the jackpot signal is output to the management control device, and the pachinko machine 10 generates a jackpot in the management control device. You can grasp what you have done.

Further, in the external signal setting process, it is determined whether or not any of the explicit 2R probability variation flag, the non-explicit 2R probability variation flag, the 15R probability variation flag, the normal jackpot flag, and the special deviation flag is stored in the RAM 204, and any of them is stored. When the flag is stored, the signal output state of the output terminal for the jackpot and the special deviation signal provided in the external output terminal 99 is set to the jackpot and the special deviation signal output state. As a result, when the output terminals for the jackpot and special miss signals are connected to the management control device on the game hall side, the jackpot and special miss signals are output to the management control device, and the pachinko machine in the management control device. It is possible to grasp that the opening / closing execution mode has occurred at 10.

On the other hand, if the open / close execution mode is not in progress, an affirmative determination is made in step S901, and the process proceeds to step S911. In step S911, it is determined whether or not the waiting time for the opening has elapsed. If the waiting time for the opening has not elapsed, the game state transition process is terminated as it is. If the waiting time for the opening has elapsed, the large winning opening opening / closing process is executed in step S912. Here, the opening / closing process of the large winning opening will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

First, in step S1001, it is determined whether or not the large winning opening 32a is being opened. Specifically, such a determination is made based on the driving state of the variable winning driving unit 32c. When the large winning opening 32a is not open, it is determined in step S1002 whether or not the value of the round counter area RC is "0", and in step S1003, the timer area provided in various counter areas 234 of the RAM 204 is determined. It is determined whether or not the value of T is "0".

If the value of the round counter area RC is "0" or the value of the timer area T is not "0", the opening / closing process of the main winning opening is terminated as it is. On the other hand, when the value of the round counter area RC is not "0" and the value of the timer area T is "0", the process proceeds to step S1004, and the variable winning drive unit 32c is driven to open the large winning opening 32a. Make it a state.

In the following step S1005, the setting process for each round is executed. The setting process for each round will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

First, in step S1101, it is determined whether or not the high frequency winning mode is set. In the high-frequency winning mode, in step S1102, “15000” (that is, 30 sec) is set in the timer area T in order to measure the opening / closing timing for opening / closing the large winning opening 32a. The count value set here is decremented by 1 each time the timer interrupt process (FIG. 10) is started, that is, in a cycle of 2 msec. In the following step S1103, "10" is set in the winning counter area PCs provided in the various counter areas 234 of the RAM 204 in order to count the number of winning balls in the large winning opening 32a. After that, this setting process ends.

In the case of not the high frequency winning mode, that is, in the low frequency winning mode, "100" (that is, 0.2 sec) is set in the timer area T in step S1104, and the winning counter area PC is set in the following step S1105. , Set "6". After that, this setting process ends.

After executing the setting process for each round in the large winning opening opening / closing process (FIG. 19), the opening command is set in step S1006 to end the main winning opening opening / closing process. This set release command is transmitted to the effect control device 82 in step S401 in the normal process (FIG. 13). This release command contains information on whether it is a high frequency winning mode or a low frequency winning mode. Based on the received release command, the effect control device 82 determines the content of the effect corresponding to the high-frequency winning mode, and controls various devices so that the content of the determined effect is executed.

If the big winning opening is open in step S1001, the process proceeds to step S1007, and it is determined whether or not the value of the timer area T is "0". When the value of the timer area T is not "0", it is determined in step S1008 whether or not the game ball has won a prize in the large winning opening 32a based on the detection state of the detection sensor corresponding to the variable winning device 32. If no prize has been won, the opening / closing process of the main prize opening is terminated as it is. On the other hand, when a prize has been generated, the value of the prize counter area PC is decremented by 1 in step S1009, and then it is determined in step S1010 whether or not the value of the prize counter area PC is "0". If it is not "0", the opening / closing process of the main prize opening is terminated as it is.

When the value of the timer area T is "0" in step S1007, or when the value of the winning counter area PC is "0" in step S1010, it means that the large winning opening closing condition is satisfied. In such a case, in step S1011 the variable winning drive unit 32c is put into a non-driving state in order to close the large winning opening 32a.

In the following step S1012, the value of the round counter area RC is decremented by 1, and in step S1013, it is determined whether or not the value of the round counter area RC is "0". If the value of the round counter area RC is not "0", it is determined in step S1014 whether or not the high frequency winning mode is set.

In the high frequency winning mode, the timer area T is set to "1000" (that is, 2 sec), and in the low frequency winning mode, the timer area T is set to "100" (that is, 0.2 sec). do. That is, in the low-frequency winning mode, the time during which the large winning opening 32a is closed during the round is set shorter than that in the high-frequency winning mode. After that, the closing command is set in step S1017, and the opening / closing process of the main winning opening is completed. This set closing command is transmitted to the effect control device 82 in step S401 in the normal process (FIG. 13). This closure command contains information on whether it is in high frequency winning mode or low frequency winning mode. Based on the received closing command, the effect control device 82 determines the content of the effect corresponding to the high-frequency winning mode, and controls various devices so that the content of the determined effect is executed.

If it is determined in step S1013 that the value of the round counter area RC is "0", the ending start process is executed in step S1018. In the start process, an ending waiting time for waiting without starting the next game round for the ending of the open / close execution mode is set. Specifically, the waiting time information for the ending stored in advance in the ROM 203 is set in the waiting time counter area provided in the various counter areas 234 of the RAM 204. In this case, the waiting time information set differs depending on whether or not the opening / closing execution mode is the high-frequency winning mode, and the waiting time information is different in the low-frequency winning mode than in the high-frequency winning mode. It is set to be short. For example, in the high frequency winning mode, the count value of the waiting time information is set so that the waiting time is 1 sec, and in the low frequency winning mode, the count value of the waiting time information is set so that the waiting time is 0.2 sec. Is set. The value of the waiting time information set here is decremented by 1 each time the timer interrupt process (FIG. 10) is executed.

Then, in step S1019, after setting the ending command, the opening / closing process of the main winning opening is completed. This set ending command is transmitted to the effect control device 82 in step S401 in the normal process (FIG. 13). This ending command contains information on whether it is a high-frequency winning mode or a low-frequency winning mode. The effect control device 82 determines the content of the effect corresponding to the open / close execution mode based on the received ending command, and controls various devices so that the content of the determined effect is executed. The content of this effect includes a display mode in the symbol display device 41, and the determined display mode is output from the effect control device 82 to the display control device 212 as a display content command. The display control device 212 controls the display of the symbol display device 41 so that the display (for example, moving image display) corresponding to the current opening / closing execution mode is performed based on the display content command received from the effect control device 82.

Returning to the explanation of the game state transition process (FIG. 18), after executing the large winning opening opening / closing process in step S912, it is determined in step S913 whether or not the value of the round counter area RC is "0", and the step In S914, it is determined whether or not the waiting time for the ending has elapsed. If the value of the round counter area RC is not "0" or the waiting time for the ending has not elapsed, the game state transition process is terminated as it is.

On the other hand, when the value of the round counter area RC is "0" and the waiting time for the ending has elapsed, the transition process at the end of the open / close execution mode is executed in step S915. Here, the transition process at the end of the open / close execution mode will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

First, in step S1201, it is determined whether or not the 15R probability change flag or the explicit 2R probability change flag is stored in the RAM 204. If any of the flags is stored, the flag erasing process for erasing the information for specifying the game state is executed in step S1202. Specifically, when the open / close execution mode flag, the high probability mode flag, and the high frequency support flag are stored, they are deleted, and if they are not already stored, the state is maintained. In the following step S1203, the high probability mode flag is stored, and in step S1204, the high frequency support flag is stored. As a result, the game state shifts to the game state in which the winning / failing lottery mode is the high probability mode and the support mode is the high frequency support mode (hereinafter, the game state is also referred to as a special advantageous state). After executing the process of step S1204, the main migration process is terminated.

If it is determined in step S1201 that both the 15R probability variation flag and the explicit 2R probability variation flag are not stored, it is determined in step S1205 whether or not the implicit 2R probability variation flag is stored. If the unspecified 2R probability change flag is stored, the flag erasing process is executed in step S1206. After that, in step S1207, the high probability mode flag is stored. As a result, the game state shifts to the game state in which the winning / failing lottery mode is the high probability mode and the support mode is the low frequency support mode. After executing the process of step S1207, the main migration process is terminated.

If it is determined in step S1205 that the unspecified 2R probability variation flag is not stored, it is determined in step S1208 whether or not the normal jackpot flag is stored. When the normal jackpot flag is stored, the flag erasing process is executed in step S1209. After that, in step S1210, the high frequency support flag is stored, and in step S1211, "100" is set in the game count counter area provided in various counter areas 234 of the RAM 204. As a result, the game state shifts to the game state in which the winning / failing lottery mode is the low probability mode and the support mode is the high frequency support mode. However, the high-frequency support mode ends when the game times continue 100 times, and then shifts to the normal game state in which the winning / losing lottery mode is the low-probability mode and the support mode is the low-frequency support mode. After executing the process of step S1211, the main migration process is terminated.

If it is determined in step S1208 that the normal jackpot flag is not stored, the main migration process is terminated as it is. That is, when the result is a special deviation and the mode shifts to the open / close execution mode, the game state of the game times resulting in the special deviation is maintained after the end of the open / close execution mode.

Returning to the description of the game state transition process (FIG. 18), after the transition process at the end of the open / close execution mode in step S915 is completed, the round display end process is executed in step S916. In this process, the display control of the round display unit RS is terminated so that the round display unit RS in the main display unit 43 is turned off. That is, the round display on the round display unit RS starts when the open / close execution mode is started, and ends when the open / close execution mode ends. In this case, when the opening / closing execution mode is the low-frequency winning mode, the number of times the large winning opening 32a is opened / closed is smaller than that of the high-frequency winning mode, and the opening time and closing time of the large winning opening 32a are set shorter. .. Therefore, the period during which the content of the number of rounds is displayed on the round display unit RS is shorter than that in the high-frequency winning mode. Furthermore, the result display that is stopped and displayed on the first result display unit AS or the second result display unit BS is started when the game round ends and continues until the next game round is started. Therefore, when shifting to the open / close execution mode, the above result display starts before the content of the number of rounds is displayed on the round display unit RS, and continues until after the content of the number of rounds is displayed. Will be continued. That is, the result display is maintained for a longer period of time than the display of the content of the number of rounds.

Then, in step S917, after executing the end processing of the open / close execution mode, the main game state transition process is ended. In the end processing of the open / close execution mode, if the explicit 2R probability change flag, the unspecified 2R probability change flag, the 15R probability change flag, the normal jackpot flag, and the special deviation flag are stored, they are deleted and not already stored. If so, maintain that state.

<About hold notice>
Here, in the pachinko machine 10, the hold notice corresponding to the content of the hold information stored in the hold ball storage area 232 of the RAM 204 is predetermined at a timing before the game round related to the hold information starts. It is configured to be executed with probability. Therefore, the outline of this hold notice will be described with reference to FIG.

The hold notice is given by using the stop result (combination of stop symbols) in the game round before the start of the game round of the hold information that is the target of the hold notice. Specifically, as the stop result of the game times before the game times of the reserved information that is the target, the same symbol is not formed on the effective line and the combination of the symbols corresponding to the jackpot result is formed. Is stopped and displayed in all the symbol columns Z1 to Z3 to suggest the content of the hold information that is the target of the hold notice.

For example, if the hold information that is the target of the hold notice is the probability change jackpot result, as shown in FIG. 22 (a), in the game times before the game times of the hold information that is the target of the hold notice. , The combination of the specific symbols is not stopped on the effective line, and the same specific symbol is stopped and displayed on all the symbol rows Z1 to Z3 to end the game round. In the following description, this stop mode is also referred to as a hold notice stop mode.

This hold notice is executed over a plurality of game times in the game times before the game times of the target hold information. That is, as shown in FIG. 22B, as the next game round after the game round shown in FIG. 22 (a), the specific game round is specified in the game round before the game round of the hold information subject to the hold notice. The game round is terminated in the mode of stopping the hold notice by the symbol. Then, as shown in FIG. 22 (c), in the game round that is the target of the hold notice, the combination of the specific symbols is stopped and displayed on the effective line to end the game round, and the 15R probability variation jackpot result is generated. Be specified.

Although the explanation by the figure is omitted, if the hold information subject to the hold notice is a normal jackpot result, the hold is held by a non-specific symbol in the game times before the game times subject to the hold notice. The game round is ended in the stop mode of the notice. After that, in the game round of the hold information that is the target of the hold notice, the combination of non-specific symbols is stopped and displayed on the valid line to end the game round, and the occurrence of the normal jackpot result is clearly indicated. By doing so, the player can grasp from the content of the hold notice (stop result) which jackpot result will be obtained in the game times of the hold information subject to the hold notice. ..

This hold notice is executed with a predetermined probability in the hold information that results in any of the jackpots, and is also executed with a predetermined probability in the hold information that normally results in a loss. In this case, since the hold information that is the target of the hold notice is usually out of order, the combination of the specific symbols (non-specific symbols) is stopped on the valid line when the game times that are the target of the hold notice are reached. The game round is ended without displaying the same specific symbol (non-specific symbol) on all the symbol rows Z1 to Z3. In this case, as shown in FIG. 22 (d), the target symbol is stopped in the predetermined number (2) of the symbol rows Z1 to Z3, and the target symbol is in the remaining symbol rows. The symbols marked with are shifted from all the effective lines by one symbol to the fluctuation destination side or the fluctuation base side and stopped. That is, the target symbol is stopped outside the frame. In the following description, this suspension mode is also referred to as a suspension mode of the notice of suspension.

Next, the electrical configuration and control processing related to the hold notice will be described.

<About the electrical configuration of the effect control device 82 and the display control device 212>
The electrical configuration of the effect control device 82 and the display control device 212 will be described below with reference to the block diagram of FIG.

The MPU 242 is mounted on the effect control board 241 provided on the effect control device 82. The MPU 242 is a ROM 243 that stores various control programs and fixed value data executed by the MPU 242, and a memory for temporarily storing various data and the like when the control program stored in the ROM 243 is executed. A RAM 244, an interrupt circuit, a timer circuit, a data input / output circuit, and the like are built in. It is not essential that the ROM 243 and the RAM 244 are integrated into one chip with respect to the MPU 242, and each may be individually chipped. This also applies to the MPU of other control devices.

The MPU 242 is provided with an input port and an output port, respectively. A main controller 81 is connected to the input side of the MPU 242. From the main control device 81, a hold display control command (hold display control information) such as a shift command or a hold command described later is received. In addition, it receives game times control commands (game times control information) such as fluctuation start commands, type commands, and fluctuation end commands. It also receives open / close execution mode commands (open / close execution mode information) such as opening commands and ending commands.

As described above, the output side of the MPU 242 is connected to each of the reserved light emitting units 45 to 47 provided in the variable display unit 36, and the display light emitting unit 63 and the speaker unit 64 provided in the front door frame 14. At the same time, the display control device 212 is connected.

The display control device 212 includes a display control board 251 on which an MPU 252 in which a program ROM 253 and a work RAM 254 are combined into a chip, a video display processor (VDP) 255, a character ROM 256, and a video RAM 257, respectively, are mounted. There is.

From the effect control device 82, the MPU 252 includes a hold display control command (hold display control information) for performing hold display control, a game turn control command (game turn control information) for performing variable display of symbols, and a game turn control command. Receives open / close execution mode commands (information for open / close execution mode) for displaying moving images in open / close execution mode. Then, the received commands are analyzed or predetermined arithmetic processing is performed based on the received commands to control the VDP 255 (specifically, generate an internal command for the VDP 255).

The program ROM 253 is a memory for storing various control programs executed by the MPU 252 and fixed value data, and also stores and holds JPEG format image data for a background image.

The work RAM 254 is a memory for temporarily storing work data, flags, and the like used when executing various programs by the MPU 252. These work data, flags, and the like are stored in each area of the work RAM 254.

The VDP 255 is a kind of drawing circuit that directly operates an image processing device as a liquid crystal display driver incorporated in the symbol display device 41. Since the VDP 255 is an IC chip, it is also called a "drawing chip", and its substance can be said to be a microcomputer chip with a built-in firmware dedicated to drawing processing. The VDP 255 adjusts the timings of the MPU 252, the video RAM 257, and the like to intervene in reading and writing data, and reads the image data stored in the video RAM 257 from the character ROM 256 at a predetermined timing and displays it on the symbol display device 41.

The character ROM 256 plays a role as an image data library for storing character data such as a symbol displayed on the symbol display device 41. The character ROM 256 holds bitmap format image data of various display symbols, a color palette table to be referred to when determining the expression color of each dot of the bitmap image, and the like.

It is also possible to provide a plurality of character ROMs 256 and share them with each character ROM 256 to store image data and the like. Further, it is also possible to have a configuration in which the JPEG format image data for the background image stored in the program ROM 253 is stored in the character ROM 256.

The video RAM 257 is a memory for storing display data to be displayed on the symbol display device 41, and the display content of the symbol display device 41 is changed by rewriting the content of the video RAM 257.

<Processing regarding hold notice>
Next, the process related to the hold notice executed by the MPU 202 of the main control device 81 and the MPU 242 of the effect control device 82 will be described. As the process related to the hold notice, the above-mentioned hold confirmation process (step S305 in FIG. 12) and hold command setting process (step S306 in FIG. 12) are set, and each of these processes is a timer interrupt process (FIG. 12). The winning process for the operating port (FIG. 11) set as a part of the process of 10), specifically, is executed as a part of the information acquisition process of step S205. That is, the hold confirmation process and the hold command setting process are executed at the timing when the operating ports 33 and 34 are awarded.

The confirmation process for holding will be described below with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

<Confirmation process for hold>
In the confirmation process for holding, in step S1301, the start holding storage numbers RaN and RbN stored in the holding area Ra and Rb of the holding ball storage area 232 and the total holding number storage area of the holding ball storage area 232 are stored. The stored common hold number CRN is read, and the information on the hold number is stored in the register of the MPU 202. After that, in steps S1302 to S1306, it is confirmed whether or not the pending information acquired by the current winning includes the information of the jackpot winning.

Specifically, first, in step S1302, among the reserved information acquired in step S304 based on the current winning of the upper operating port 33 or the lower operating port 34, the information for jackpot determination, that is, the acquired jackpot random number counter. Grasp the value of C1.

In the following step S1303, it is determined whether or not the mode is in the low probability mode. Specifically, by determining whether or not the high-probability mode flag is stored in the various flag storage areas 235 of the RAM 204, it is determined whether or not the current winning / losing lottery mode is the low-probability mode. In the case of the low probability mode, the process proceeds to step S1304, and the information for jackpot determination (value of the jackpot random number counter C1) grasped in step S1302 with reference to the hit / fail table for the low probability mode corresponds to the jackpot winning. Identify if they are included in the group. Further, in the case of the high probability mode, the process proceeds to step S1305, and the jackpot determination information (big hit random number counter C1) grasped in step S302 is referred to with reference to the hit / fail table for the high probability mode shown in FIG. 8A. (Value of) is included in the information set as a jackpot win.

After step S1304 or step S1305, the process proceeds to step S1306 to determine whether or not the jackpot determination information (value of the jackpot random number counter C1) grasped in step S1302 corresponds to the jackpot winning or special loss result. If the jackpot winning or special loss result is supported, the jackpot information or special loss information is stored in the register of the MPU 202 in step S1307, and the confirmation process for this hold is terminated as it is.

On the other hand, if a negative determination is made in step S1306, the process proceeds to step S1308. In step S1308, out of the pending information acquired in step S304 based on the current winning of the upper operating port 33 or the lower operating port 34, the information for determining the out-of-reach, that is, the value of the acquired reach random number counter C3 is grasped. ..

In the following step S1309, the reach determination information (reach random number counter C3) grasped in step S1308 is referred to by referring to the reach determination table (reach determination information group) stored in the reach determination table storage area of the ROM 203. (Value of) is included in the information set as reach winning.

After executing the process of step S1309, the process proceeds to step S1310, and it is determined whether or not the reach determination information (value of the reach random number counter C3) grasped in step S1308 corresponds to the reach generation. When the reach generation is supported, in step S1311, the reach generation information is stored in the register of the MPU 202, and then the confirmation process is terminated. On the other hand, if it does not correspond to the reach occurrence, the main confirmation process is terminated as it is.

<Hold command setting process>
Next, the setting process of the hold command will be described. The hold command setting process is a process for causing the effect control device 82 to grasp the result of determining whether the hold information is correct or not and the fluctuation display time.

Here, first, the fluctuation display time of each game time will be described again.

As described above, the variation display time in the game round is set in the variation time setting process (steps S713, FIG. 17) of the variation start process (FIG. 16). In such processing, when the reach display occurs, the variation display time table for reach occurrence is referred to, and when the reach display does not occur, the variation display time for non-reach occurrence is referred to and the variation display time is set. ..

In the pachinko machine 10, the reach display is set to normal reach and super reach. Here, the super reach is a reach display in which the expectation of winning a big hit is set higher than that of the normal reach. Further, Super Reach A and Super Reach B are set as Super Reach. Super Reach A and Super Reach B are set to have a higher expectation of winning a big hit than Super Reach B, and the production contents are also different. Specifically, in Super Reach A, a live-action movie is set to be played, and in Super Reach B, an animation movie is set to be played.

The variation display time table for reach generation and the variation display time table for non-reach generation will be described in detail with reference to FIG.

In the reach generation variation display time table, as shown in FIG. 26A, the reach display type and the variation display time are uniquely determined by the numerical information of the variation type counter CS stored in the reserved ball storage area 232. Has been done. Specifically, when the game result is one of the big hit results or the special loss result, that is, the game result shifts to the open / close execution mode, the reach display is generated regardless of the reach random number counter C3. In this case, the variation type counter CS determines the type of reach display and the variation display time. Specifically, both Super Reach A and B are set to have a higher probability of being selected than Normal Reach, and Super Reach B is set to have a higher probability of being selected than Super Reach A. The variable display time of each reach display is longer in both super reaches A and B than in the normal reach. More specifically, when the variation type counter CS is "0 to 49", super reach A is selected, and when it is "50 to 179", super reach B is selected, and "180 to 199". In that case, normal reach is selected. The variable display time when both super reach A and B are selected is "60 sec", and the variable display time when normal reach is selected is "30 sec".

When the game result is a non-normal result, whether or not the reach display occurs is determined by the value of the reach random number counter C3, and when the reach random number counter C3 is "200 to 239", the reach display occurs. As the type of reach display, the probability that normal reach is selected is higher than that of both super reach A and B, and when the variable type counter CS is "0 to 9", super reach A is selected and " In the case of "10 to 39", super reach B is selected, and in the case of "40 to 199", normal reach is selected. When both super reach A and B are selected, the variable display time is set to "60 sec". When normal reach is selected, the variable display time is set to "30 sec".

In the variation display time table for non-reach generation, as shown in FIG. 26B, the variation display time is set to be shorter as the number of common hold number CRNs is larger. Specifically, the variable display time when the common hold number CRN is "1" is "21 sec", and the variable display time when the common hold number CRN is "2" or "3" is "9 sec", which is "4" or more. In the case of, the variable display time is "3 sec". Therefore, when a large amount of hold information is stored in the hold ball storage area 232, the variation display time is shortened and the progress of the game becomes smooth. In addition, even if the hold information is not stored or is stored, if the number of stored information is small, the variable display time becomes long, and the period during which the game times are not executed is shortened as much as possible. It has become.

Now, the setting process of the hold command will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. 27.

First, in step S1401, it is determined whether or not the information corresponding to any of the jackpot results or the special loss results is stored as the information stored in step S1307. When the information corresponding to any of the jackpot results or the special missed result is stored, in step S1402 and step S1403, the information of the type of the jackpot result or the information of the special missed result and the information of the variable display time are stored. A process for causing the effect control device 82 to grasp is executed. Specifically, in step S1402, if any of the jackpot results is obtained, the jackpot type counter C2 of the pending information is grasped and the distribution table is acquired, and the explicit 2R probability variation jackpot result and the unspecified 2R probability variation are obtained. The hold information corresponding to the jackpot result, the 15R probability variation jackpot result, or the normal jackpot result is grasped, and the fluctuation type counter CS of the hold information is confirmed to grasp the fluctuation display time. Further, in step S1402, when the result is a special deviation, the fluctuation type counter CS of the hold information is confirmed to grasp the fluctuation display time. As described above, in the case of either the jackpot result or the special deviation result, the reach display always occurs, so that the fluctuation display time can be grasped based on the fluctuation type counter CS.

Then, in step S1403, the hold command is set as the transmission target to the effect control device 82, and the setting process of the hold command is completed. The hold command includes information on the variable display time in addition to the information on the game result of the hold information this time. The hold command set here is transmitted to the effect control device 82 in step S401 in the normal process (FIG. 13). The effect control device 82 executes light emission control of the hold light emitting units 45 and 46 based on the received hold command, and also controls the display control device 212 to hold in the hold display areas Ga and Gb of the symbol display device 41. Execute the process to change the image.

Although the hold command is configured to include the game result information, the jackpot random number counter C1 and the jackpot type counter C2 are included, and the effect control device 82 side sets the hit / fail table and the distribution table of the main control device 81. The game result may be grasped by the effect control device 82 based on the jackpot random number counter C1 and the jackpot type counter C2. Further, although the hold command is configured to include the fluctuation display time information, the configuration is such that the fluctuation type counter CS information is included, and a table similar to the fluctuation display time table of the main control device 81 is provided on the effect control device 82 side. It may be stored and the fluctuation display time may be grasped by the effect control device 82 based on the fluctuation type counter CS. The same applies to other pending commands.

If the information corresponding to the jackpot result or the special loss result is not stored in the determination result storage area in step S1401, the process proceeds to step S1404. In step S1404, it is determined whether or not the information is on hold for which reach display occurs. Specifically, the numerical information of the reach random number counter C3 is acquired, and when the reach random number counter C3 is "200 to 239", it is determined that the reach display is pending information.

In the case of the hold information for which the reach display occurs, the fluctuation display time of the hold information is grasped in step S1405. In this process, the fluctuation type counter CS of the hold information and the fluctuation display time table (FIG. 26A) for generating reach are acquired, and the fluctuation display time is grasped.

If the hold information does not cause reach display in step S1404, the change display time of the hold information is uniformly set to 21 sec in step S1406 without being based on the information of the change type counter CS.

Here, the timing at which the setting process of the hold command is executed is the timing at which the winning of the game ball occurs in any of the operating ports 33 and 34, and is one process included in the game turn control process (FIG. 14). It is different from the timing at which the fluctuation display time is set in a certain fluctuation start process (FIG. 16). Therefore, the fluctuation display time of the hold information grasped by the hold command setting process (FIG. 27) and the fluctuation display time set by the fluctuation start process (FIG. 16) may be different from each other. There is.

That is, since the fluctuation display time when reach occurs is determined based on the information of the fluctuation type counter CS (see FIG. 26A), if the fluctuation type counter CS has the same value, it is grasped or set in both of these processes. There is no difference in the variable display time. On the other hand, since the variable display time when reach does not occur is determined based on the common hold number CRN (see FIG. 26B), it is grasped or set in both processes depending on the winning status after the hold command setting process. Differences can occur in the variable display time. Therefore, in step S1406, a temporary fluctuation display time (21 sec) is set as the fluctuation display time of the reserved information, and if it differs from the actual fluctuation display time, it is corrected each time.

After executing the process of step S1405 or step S1406, the process proceeds to step S1403. As described above, in step S1403, the hold command is set as the transmission target to the effect control device 82, and the setting process of the hold command ends. In addition to the information on the result of this game, the hold command includes information on the type of reach display when it occurs, and information on the variable display time grasped in the process of step S1405 or step S1406. ing. The hold command set here is transmitted to the effect control device 82 in step S401 in the normal process (FIG. 13). The effect control device 82 executes light emission control of the hold light emitting units 45 and 46 based on the received hold command, and controls the display control device 212 to hold the hold image in the hold display area Ga of the symbol display device 41. Execute the process to change.

<Processing related to hold notice executed by MPU 242 of production control device 82>
Next, the process related to the hold notice executed by the MPU 242 of the effect control device 82 will be described. The processes executed by the MPU 242 of the effect control device 82 are roughly classified into hold control command correspondence processes and variable display control processes.

<Command support processing for hold control>
First, the hold control command correspondence process will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. 28. In the hold control command correspondence process, when the hold command transmitted by the main control device 81 is received, the process corresponding to the information included in the received hold command is executed. The hold command correspondence process is repeatedly started in a predetermined cycle (for example, a 2 msec cycle).

In the hold control command correspondence process, first, in step S1501, it is determined whether or not the hold command has been received. The hold command received from the main control device 81 is stored in the command storage area 248 provided in the RAM 244 of the effect control device 82. The command storage area 248 is configured as a ring buffer that can store a plurality of commands individually and can be read from the previously stored command, and even if a plurality of commands are received at the same time, each of them is used. The processing corresponding to the command can be executed well. In the determination of step S1501, it is determined whether or not the hold command is received in the area to be read this time in the command storage area 248.

When the hold command is received, in step S1502, a process of adding 1 to the sub-side hold storage number SN provided in various counter areas 249 of the RAM 244 is executed. The sub-side hold storage number SN corresponds to the common hold number CRN on the main control device 81 side, and reflects the total number of holds based on the winning of the upper operating port 33 and the lower operating port 34. In the following step S1503, it is determined whether or not the hold notice flag is stored in the hold notice flag storage area provided in the various flag storage areas 247 of the RAM 244. The hold notice flag is a flag for the MPU 242 to grasp that the condition for executing the hold notice is satisfied.

If the hold notice flag is not stored, the process proceeds to step S1504 to execute the hold notice lottery process. The hold notice lottery process is a process of drawing a lottery as to whether or not to execute the hold notice based on the hold information received this time. The MPU 242 acquires a lottery table from various table storage areas 245 in the ROM 243, acquires a lottery counter from various counter areas 249 in the RAM 244, and executes a hold notice using these lottery tables and counters. A lottery will be held to decide whether or not to do so. In the present embodiment, when the hold information acquired this time is one of the jackpot results, it is easier to win the lottery than when it is a miss result, and the hold information acquired this time is the hold information corresponding to the occurrence of reach. In the case of, it is easier to win the lottery than in the case of the pending information corresponding to the non-reach occurrence.

In the following step S1505, it is determined whether or not the player has won the lottery process in step S1504. If it is won, the process proceeds to step S1506 and the process of storing the hold notice flag is executed. Then, in the following step S1507, a numerical value corresponding to the number of game times executed up to the game time related to the hold information received this time is input to the hold notice counter provided in the various counter areas 249 of the RAM 244. This hold notice counter is a counter for the MPU 242 to grasp the number of game times up to the game times related to the hold information that is the target of the hold notice in the situation where the hold notice should be executed.

For example, if the number of games executed before the game times related to the hold information received this time is "3", the hold notice counter includes the game times related to the hold information received this time and is "4". Is entered. In this case, in the present embodiment, the hold information based on the winning of the lower operating port 34 is preferentially (first) digested over the holding information based on the winning of the upper operating port 33, and the hold notice is given. The numerical value input to the counter takes into account the configuration of this preferential digestion. That is, for example, the hold information received this time is the hold information based on the winning of the lower operating port 34, and the already stored holding information is based on the winning of the upper working port 33, and the lower working port 34 If there is only one prize based on the prize, the number of game times executed up to the game times related to the hold information received this time is "2" including the game times related to the hold information received this time. Become. In this case, the secondary hold storage number SN becomes "5" by the process of step S1502, but in step S1507, "2" is input to the hold notice counter. By doing so, it is possible to accurately grasp the number of game times in the situation where the hold notice is given.

If the hold notice flag is stored in step S1503, if the hold notice lottery is not won in step S1505, or after the process of step S1507 is executed, the process proceeds to step S1508. In step S1508, the hold display determination process is executed. In this process, the type of the hold image to be displayed in the hold display areas Ga and Gb is determined based on the game result information and the fluctuation display time information included in the received hold command. For example, if the game result is one of the jackpot results, a hold image having a color or shape different from that of the normal hold image is displayed with a predetermined probability, or even if the game result is out of the normal result, it is displayed in a variable manner. If the time is long (for example, when the variable display time corresponds to super reach), a hold image having a different color or shape from the above-mentioned normal hold image may be displayed.

In the following step S1509, the hold increase process is executed. In this process, the light emission control of the hold light emitting units 45 and 46 is performed in response to the increase in the hold information, and a command corresponding to the increase in the hold information is output to the display control device 212. This command includes information on the reserved image determined in step S1508 and information on the secondary reserved storage number SN. Based on the received command, the display control device 212 reads the data corresponding to the reserved image determined in step S1508 from the reserved image data storage area stored in the character ROM 256, and corresponds to the secondary reserved storage number SN. The symbol display device 41 is controlled so as to display in the unit hold display areas Ga1 to Ga4 and Gb1 to Gb4. Further, in step S1509, the game result information included in the received hold command and the numerical information corresponding to the variable display time are stored in the hold storage area 260 provided in the RAM 244.

Here, as shown in FIG. 24, the holding storage area 260 corresponds to the holding ball storage area 232 on the main control device 81 side, and has the first sub-side holding area 261 and the second sub-side holding area 262. I have. The first sub-side holding area 261 and the second sub-side holding area 262 have four storage areas, that is, a first area, a second area, a third area, and a fourth area, respectively. Each area is set so that the game result information and the fluctuation display time information included in each hold command can be stored. Then, in step S1509, it is determined whether the received hold command is based on which of the upper actuating port 33 and the lower actuating port 34 has won a prize, and the first of the empty areas in the corresponding sub-side hold areas 261,262 is determined. The game result information and the variation display time are stored in the area where the hit / fail judgment is executed. After executing the process of step S1509, the hold control command corresponding process ends.

On the other hand, if the hold command is not received in step S1501, it is determined in step S1510 whether or not the shift command is received. If the shift command has not been received, the hold control command correspondence process is terminated as it is, and if the shift command has been received, the process of subtracting 1 from the secondary hold storage number SN in step S1511 is executed. .. Then, in step S1512, the shift process is executed. In the shift process, the data in each storage area in the hold storage area 260 is shifted.

That is, in the shift process, whether the shift command received this time corresponds to the validity determination of the hold information stored in the hold area Ra for the first result display unit, or is stored in the hold area Rb for the second result display unit. It is determined whether or not the pending information corresponds to the validity determination. Then, the information stored in the sub-side execution area 263 is erased, the information stored in the first area of the corresponding sub-side hold areas 261,262 is shifted to the sub-side execution area 263, and the second area → Various information stored in each area is shifted, such as 1st area, 3rd area → 2nd area, 4th area → 3rd area. Further, in the shift process, the light emission control of the hold light emitting units 45 and 46 is performed in response to the decrease in the hold information, and a command corresponding to the decrease in the hold information is output to the display control device 212. The display control device 212 controls the symbol display device 41 so as to change the display of the corresponding unit hold display areas Ga1 to Gs4 and Gb1 to Gb4 based on the received command. After executing the process of step S1512, the hold control command corresponding process ends.

<Variable display control processing>
Next, the variation display control process will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. The variable display control process is a process that is started after the hold display control command corresponding process is executed.

In the variation display control process, when the variation command transmitted from the main control device 81 is received, the symbol display device 41 starts the variation display of the symbol for one game and the variation display of the main display area P. , When the variation end command transmitted from the main control device 81 is received, the process of displaying the variation display of the symbol and the variation display of the main display area P as the final stop display (fixed stop display) is executed.

That is, as shown in the flowchart of FIG. 29, in step S1601, it is determined whether or not one game is being executed. If one game is not being executed, it is determined in step S1602 whether or not a variation command has been received. If the variation command has not been received, the variation display control process is terminated as it is. If a variation command has been received, the variation start process is executed in step S1603, and then the variation display control process ends. On the other hand, when one game is being executed, it is determined in step S1604 whether or not the variation end command is received. If the variable end command has not been received, the variable display control process is terminated after the variable intermediate process is executed in step S1605. If the variation end command is received, the variation end processing is executed in step S1606, and then the variation display control process is terminated.

Hereinafter, the fluctuation start processing, the fluctuation intermediate processing, and the fluctuation end processing will be described in detail.

As shown in the flowchart of FIG. 30, in the fluctuation start processing, in step S1701, the fluctuation command received this time is read, and the information on the presence / absence of reach occurrence and the information on the fluctuation display time are specified from the command. Further, as described above, the main control device 81 also transmits a type command when transmitting a variation command. Therefore, in step S1701, the type command received together with the variable command received this time is read, and from the command, 15R probability variation jackpot result information, 2R non-explicit probability variation jackpot result information, 2R explicit probability variation jackpot result information, Identify game result information such as normal jackpot result information, special miss result information, and normal miss result information. Then, in step S1701, from the above-specified information, information on whether or not a jackpot has been won, information on the type of jackpot if the jackpot has been won, information on whether or not a reach has occurred if the jackpot has not been won, and information on the fluctuation display time. The information is grasped, and the grasped information is stored in the register of the MPU 242.

In the following step S1702, it is determined whether or not the hold notice flag is stored in the RAM 244. If the hold notice flag is not stored, the process proceeds to step S1703, and it is determined whether or not the specific game times flag is stored in the various flag storage areas 247 of the RAM 244. In the present embodiment, when the game times related to the hold information that is the target of the hold notice are removed and the game times are terminated as the stop mode of the hold notice, the next game times are set as the specific game times, and this specific game The times flag is a flag for specifying that the game times that the MPU 242 starts this time is a specific game time. If the specific game times flag is not stored, the process proceeds to step S1704, and the normal stop result determination process is executed.

In the stop result setting process of step S1704, for example, a stop line determination process, a symbol combination determination process, a stop information address information storage process, and the like are executed. Here, as described above in the pachinko machine 10, five effective lines L1 to L5 are set on the display screen G of the symbol display device 41, and if any of the jackpot results is obtained, one of them is used. The combination of jackpot symbols is stopped and displayed on the effective line. In addition, if the reach is displayed even if it is not the result of any big hit, the combination of reach symbols is stopped and displayed on one of the effective lines. In this case, in the stop line determination process, a process for determining an effective line for stopping and displaying the combination of the various symbols is executed. In the symbol combination determination process, the combination information table provided in the various table storage areas 245 of the ROM 243 is referred to, and the symbol combination information corresponding to the information grasped in step S1701 is specified. Further, a stop information table is provided in various table storage areas 245 of the ROM 243. In the stop information table, the information of the combination of each stop symbol with respect to the information of each valid line is set in a one-to-one correspondence with the address information. In the stop information address storage process, the address information corresponding to the specified stop line information and symbol combination information is read from the stop information table, and the read stop information address information is stored in the RAM 244 stop information address. Store in the area.

After executing the process of step S1704, the normal effect pattern setting process is executed in step S1705. In the effect pattern setting process of step S1705, the information of the fluctuation display time stored in the register of the MPU 242 in step S1701 and the information of the fluctuation display time stored in the register of MPU 242 in step S1701 and the information of the variation display time stored in the register of MPU 242 in step S1701 are referred to in the effect pattern table provided in various table storage areas 245 of ROM 243, and in step S1704. Specify the information of the effect pattern corresponding to both the information stored in the storage area of the stop information address.

When the specific game times flag is stored in step S1703, the process for the specific game times is executed in steps S1706 to S1711. These processes will be described in detail later.

If the hold notice flag is stored in step S1702, the process proceeds to step S1712. In step S1712, a process of subtracting 1 from the hold notice counter is executed. Then, in the following step S1713, it is determined whether or not the hold notice counter is "0" based on the processing result of step S1712. If the hold notice counter is not "0", that is, if the game times to be started this time are not the game times of the hold information that is the target of the hold notice, the process proceeds to step S1714 to determine the stop result for the hold notice. To execute.

The stop result determination process for the hold notice in step S1714 is substantially the same as the process in step S1704, and the stop result of each symbol sequence Z1 to Z3 is determined so as to be the stop mode for the hold notice. Specifically, the stop result is determined so that the combination of jackpot symbols is not stopped and displayed on any effective line, and the same hold notice symbol is stopped on all effective lines. In this case, the combination of symbols is determined based on the predetermined line (middle line L2) as the stop result, which is the stop mode for the hold notice. That is, for example, the symbol subject to the hold notice is the main symbol with "7", the upper symbol row Z1 is the left line L1, the middle symbol row Z2 is the middle line L2, and the lower symbol row Z3 is the middle line. Explaining the case where the symbols subject to the hold notice are stopped in L2 as an example, the combination of the symbols in the middle line L2 is the main symbol with "7" and "6" from the top. The stop mode for various hold notices is determined by the combination of the symbols on the middle line L2, such as the sub symbol between the main symbol, the main symbol with "7", and the main symbol with "7". Has been done. In step S1714, the combination information table for the hold notice provided in the various table storage areas 245 of the ROM 243 is referred to, and the information of the combination of the symbols in the middle line L2 for the hold notice corresponding to the information grasped in step S1701 is obtained. Identify. Then, the address information of the combination of the specified symbols is read from the stop information table of the ROM 243, and the address information is stored in the storage area of the stop information address of the RAM 244.

In the following step S1715, the effect pattern determination process for the hold notice is executed. The process of step S1715 is substantially the same as the process of step S1705. With reference to the effect pattern table of ROM 243, the variation display time information stored in the register of MPU 242 in step S1701 and the stop information in step S1714. Specify the information of the effect pattern corresponding to both the information stored in the storage area of the address.

If the hold notice counter is "0" in step S1713, that is, if the game times to be started this time are the game times of the hold information that is the target of the hold notice, the process proceeds to step S1716 and the hold notice flag is set. Execute the process to clear. In this process, a negative determination is made in step S1503 at the time of subsequent acquisition of the hold, and the hold notice lottery process and the like are performed.

In the following step S1717, it is determined whether or not the current game round is a game round corresponding to the occurrence of reach. As described above, in the hold notice lottery process in step S1504, the hold information corresponding to any of the jackpot results, the hold information corresponding to the reach occurrence, and the hold corresponding to the non-reach occurrence are held. Even if it is information, it is set to win the hold notice. In step S1717, as the current game round, it is determined whether or not the hold information that triggered the hold notice is for the game round corresponding to the occurrence of reach.

When dealing with the occurrence of reach, the process proceeds to step S1718, and the stop result determination process corresponding to the occurrence of reach is executed. This process is substantially the same as the process of step S1704, and the combination of reach symbols is stopped and displayed on one of the effective lines, and the information of the symbol combination corresponding to the information grasped in step S1701 is specified. More specifically, in the case of any of the jackpot results, the symbol combination information is specified so that the jackpot symbol combination is stopped and displayed on the effective line where the reach symbol combination is stopped and displayed. If it is not one of the jackpot results, the symbol combination information is specified so that the jackpot symbol combination is not stopped and displayed on the effective line where the reach symbol combination is stopped and displayed. Then, the address information of the combination information of the specified symbols is grasped by referring to the stop information table of ROM 243, and the grasped address information is stored in the storage area of the stop address of RAM 244.

In the following step S1719, the effect pattern determination process for generating reach is executed. The effect pattern determination process in step S1719 is substantially the same as the process in step S1705. With reference to the effect pattern table in ROM 243, the information on the variation display time stored in the register of the MPU 242 in step S1701 and the information of the variation display time stored in the register of MPU 242 in step S1701 and step S1718. Specify the information of the effect pattern corresponding to both the information stored in the storage area of the stop information address.

If the game is a game in which reach does not occur in step S1717, the process proceeds to step S1720. In step S1720, the stop result determination process for the notice of disconnection is executed. The stop result determination process of step S1720 is substantially the same as the process of step S1714, and the stop result of each symbol sequence Z1 to Z3 is determined so as to be the stop mode for the notice of release hold. More specifically, in the predetermined number (2) of the symbol rows Z1 to Z3, the target symbols are stopped, and in the remaining symbol rows, all the target symbols are used. Stop by shifting from the effective line to the fluctuation destination side or the fluctuation base side by one symbol. That is, the target symbol is shifted out of the frame and stopped. In the following description, the symbol sequence that is shifted and stopped is also referred to as a special symbol sequence. In this case, as in the case of the stop result determination process for the hold notice, the stop result in the stop mode for the hold notice is a combination of symbols based on a predetermined line (middle line L2). That is, for example, the symbol that is the target of the notice of holding off is the main symbol with "7", the upper symbol row Z1 is the target of the holding notice on the left line L1, and the middle symbol row Z2 is the target of the holding notice on the middle line L2. As an example, the case where the symbol is stopped and the lower symbol row Z3 is stopped as a special symbol row and the symbol subject to the hold notice is stopped at a position shifted by one symbol from the left line L1 to the fluctuation destination side will be described. , The combination of the symbols of the middle line L2 is the sub symbol between the main symbol with "7" and the main symbol with "6" from the top, the main symbol with "7", and "8". The stop mode for various off hold notices is determined by the combination of the symbols on the middle line L2, such as the main symbol with "". In step S1720, the combination information table for the release hold notice provided in the various table storage areas 245 of the ROM 243 is referred to, and the combination of the symbols in the middle line L2 for the loss hold notice corresponding to the information grasped in step S1701 is used. Identify the information. Then, the address information of the combination of the specified symbols is read from the stop information table of the ROM 243, and the address information is stored in the storage area of the stop information address of the RAM 244.

In the following step S1721, the effect pattern determination process for the notice of holding off is executed. The effect pattern determination process in step S1721 is substantially the same as the process in step S1715. With reference to the effect pattern table in ROM 243, the information on the variation display time stored in the register of the MPU 242 in step S1701 and the information of the variation display time stored in the register of MPU 242 in step S1701 and step S1720. The information of the effect pattern corresponding to both the information stored in the storage area of the stop information address is specified.

Then, in the following step S1722, the process of storing the specific game times flag in the RAM 244 is executed. By performing this process, in the process for starting the fluctuation of the next game round, it becomes possible to grasp that the previous game round has ended in the stop mode of the hold notice. Therefore, the process when the affirmative determination is made in step S1703, that is, the process when the specific game times flag is stored will be described below.

First, the outline of the special fluctuation that may occur in the specific game times will be described.

In the present embodiment, as described above, high-speed fluctuation display and low-speed fluctuation display are set as modes of fluctuation display of a plurality of symbols so that the fluctuation speed is relatively high and low. , After displaying a plurality of symbols in high-speed fluctuation, the combination of symbols corresponding to the winning / failing judgment result is stopped and displayed. Then, the special variation means that at least a part of the plurality of symbols stopped and displayed in the previous game is stopped so as to be a combination of predetermined symbols without the variation display by the high-speed variation display mode. It is a mode of variable display to be displayed. In this case, in the game times in which the special fluctuation is executed, after the stop display due to the special fluctuation, the combination of the symbols corresponding to the hit / fail judgment result is stopped and displayed after the fluctuation display by the high-speed fluctuation display mode of all the symbols as in the normal game times. Let me. In the special fluctuation, among the symbols subject to the hold notice in the above-mentioned stop mode of the hold notice, the symbol sequence that is stopped by one symbol from the all effective lines to the fluctuation destination side or the fluctuation base side, that is, The special symbol sequence is changed so that the hold notice is stopped. By doing so, even if the stop mode of the hold notice is displayed in the hold notice and the game round ends, the stop mode of the hold notice will be changed if a special change is made at the start of the next game round. Since it is displayed, it is possible to maintain a sense of expectation. In this case, in the game round in which the special variation is performed, the stop result corresponding to the result of the hit / miss determination process is displayed thereafter. As a result, it is possible to ensure the function of notifying the result of the hit / miss determination process in one game while performing an effect that changes the result in the previous game.

When the specific game round flag is stored in step S1703, in step S1706, it is determined whether or not it is a continuous game round. The continuous game times referred to here are not the game times related to the hold information acquired after the end of the previous game times, but the hold information stored in any first area in the hold ball storage area 232. It is a game round that is moved to the execution area AE and started. If it is not a continuous game round, after clearing the specific game round flag in step S1707, the process proceeds to the step S1704 side, and the normal stop result and the normal effect pattern determination process are executed.

In the case of continuous game times, the process proceeds to step S1708, and it is determined whether or not the variation display time of the current game times is equal to or longer than a predetermined time (for example, 9 sec). The predetermined time determined in step S1708 is the time required to execute the special variation in the current game round and then to execute the normal game round. If it is less than the predetermined time, the process proceeds to step S1704, and the normal stop result and the effect pattern are determined.

If the time is equal to or longer than the predetermined time in step S1708, the process proceeds to step S1709. In step S1709, the special variable lottery process is executed. In the special variation lottery process, a lottery table for special variation is acquired from various table storage areas 245 of ROM 243, and a lottery counter for special variation is acquired from various counter areas 249 of RAM 144, and special variation is generated in this game round. A lottery will be held to determine whether or not to generate it.

The lottery table for the special variation will be specifically described with reference to FIG. 31.

As described above, the suspension mode of the release notice is to stop the symbol subject to the hold notice in the two symbol rows Z1 to Z3 on the effective line, and in the remaining symbol rows, This is a stop mode in which the target symbol is shifted from all the effective lines by one symbol to the fluctuation destination side or the fluctuation base side to stop. In the lottery table for special fluctuations, the occurrence rate of special fluctuations, that is, the winning probability of the special fluctuation lottery process, is determined by the special symbol sequence that is stopped by shifting it to the fluctuation destination side or the fluctuation base side by one symbol from this all effective lines. It is set to be different. Specifically, the winning probability is highest when the special symbol row is the middle symbol row Z2, and the winning probability is set to be higher in the order of the middle symbol row Z2, the lower symbol row Z3, and the upper symbol row Z1. ing.

That is, in FIG. 31, the symbol subject to the hold notice is illustrated as the main symbol with "7", and the occurrence rate of the special fluctuation is special in the middle symbol row Z2 shown in FIG. 31 (c). The case where it is the symbol row is the highest, followed by the case where the lower symbol row Z3 shown in FIG. 31 (b) is the special symbol row, and the upper symbol row Z1 shown in FIG. 31 (a) is the special symbol row. A lottery table for special fluctuations is set so that is the lowest.

As already explained, in the normal game round, each symbol row Z1 to Z3 is stopped in a predetermined order, specifically, in the order of the upper symbol row Z1, the lower symbol row Z3, and the middle symbol row Z2. Stop. That is, in the lottery table for special fluctuations, in the fluctuation display of each symbol row Z1 to Z3, the occurrence rate of the special fluctuation increases as the deviation occurs in the symbol row whose stop order is late. By doing so, the shorter the time from the stop of the fluctuation in the previous game round, the easier it is for the special fluctuation to occur, and it is easier for the player to understand the relationship between the easily fluctuating symbol sequence and the special symbol sequence. Become.

Further, since the lower symbol row Z3 stops earlier than the middle symbol row Z2, it is better for the player that the lower symbol row Z3 is a special symbol row than the middle symbol row Z2 is a special symbol row. It is possible to quickly recognize that the hold notice is not stopped in the game round. Specifically, in the case of FIG. 31 (c), when the upper and lower symbol rows Z1 and Z3 are stopped, the target symbols (main symbols with "7") are displayed in the upper and lower symbol rows Z1 and Z3. Since it is stopped, it can be expected that the hold notice will be stopped until the middle symbol row Z2 is stopped thereafter. Then, it is understood that the stop mode of the current game round does not become the stop mode of the hold notice by stopping the target symbol in the middle symbol row Z2. On the other hand, in the case of FIG. 31B, when the upper and lower symbol rows Z1 and Z3 are stopped, the target symbol is not stopped in the lower symbol row Z3, and at that time, the inside after that. It is understood that the stop mode of the hold notice does not occur without looking at the stop symbol of the symbol row Z2.

That is, rather than stopping the target symbol in the lower symbol row Z3 with a shift as described above, the game rotation effect is being watched with the expectation that the stop in the middle symbol row Z2 will be a stop mode of the hold notice. Since the period of time is long, the degree of disappointment in the case of the stop mode of the notice of holding off in the game round may be larger in the middle symbol row Z2 than in the lower symbol row Z3. Therefore, by increasing the winning probability of the special variation of the middle symbol row Z2 rather than the lower symbol row Z3 as described above, it is possible to enhance the effect of making the disappointed player want the game again.

On the other hand, when the target symbol is shifted and stopped in the upper symbol row Z1, it is difficult to recognize at this stage that this is a factor of the stop mode of the notice of holding off. That is, when the upper symbol row Z1 is stopped, as shown in FIG. 31 (a), the target symbol is displaced and stopped, but the main symbol marked with "6" is stopped at the middle line L2. At this point, the player recognizes that the symbol stopped at the middle line L2 is the target symbol. After that, the main symbol with "7" was stopped in the lower symbol row Z3 and the middle symbol row Z2, so that the target symbol was the main symbol with "7" in this game. And, it is understood that the stop mode of the game round this time is not the stop mode of the hold notice but the stop mode of the off hold notice. That is, when the upper symbol row Z1 is a special symbol row, the deviation of the upper symbol row Z1 is grasped at the stage when all the symbol rows Z1 to Z3 are stopped, and it is recognized that the suspension mode is a stop mode. it is conceivable that. Therefore, even if the upper symbol row Z1 is a special symbol row and the special variation is not won, the degree of disappointment of the player is lower than that of the middle and lower symbol rows Z2 and Z3.

Furthermore, in the lottery table for special fluctuations, the case where the result of this game round is one of the jackpot results has a higher probability of winning than the case where the result is a missed result, and the game round corresponds to the occurrence of reach. The winning probability is set higher than that of the game times corresponding to the non-reach occurrence. That is, the lottery for the special variation is performed with reference to the information of the game result of the current game times and the information of the variation display time (information on the presence or absence of reach occurrence).

Furthermore, when a special fluctuation occurs, the degree of expectation that will result in a big hit after that is highest when the upper symbol row Z1 is shifted and stopped, in the order of the upper symbol row Z1, the lower symbol row Z3, and the middle symbol row Z2. Is set to be high. That is, the information of each hold information related to the game times executed after the current game time stored in the first sub-side hold area 261 and the second sub-side hold area 262 in the hold storage area 260 is also referred to. , A lottery for special fluctuations will be held.

By doing so, while maintaining a good relationship between the level of attention of the player in the previous game, the expectation of a big hit after that, and the frequency of occurrence of special fluctuations, it is preferable to produce the effect by special fluctuations. Can be executed.

Returning to the description of the variation start process, after executing the special variation lottery process in step S1709, it is determined in step S1710 whether or not the special variation has been won based on the process result of step S1709. If the special variation is not won, the process proceeds to step S1704 and the normal stop result and effect pattern determination process is executed. If the special variation is won, the special variation process is executed in step S1711.

Here, the special variation processing will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. 32.

First, in step S1801, a process of grasping the stop result of the previous game round is executed. In this process, in the stop mode of the notice of holding off, which symbol is the target of the notice of holding, which symbol row is stopped as a special symbol row by shifting from all effective lines, and the deviation is Grasp information such as whether it is the fluctuation destination side or the fluctuation base side.

As described above, in the stop mode of the notice of holding off, the combination of symbols is determined with reference to a predetermined line (middle line L2) in the stop result determination process in step S1720. Then, in step S1801, the process of reading the information of the combination of the symbols of the middle line L2 and grasping the previous stop result is executed.

Specifically, the information of the stop result in the previous game round is stored in the RAM 244 as a stop information address having a one-to-one correspondence with the combination of the stop symbols of the middle line L2. Further, the ROM 243 has a one-to-one correspondence with the stop information address, and the stop information for the hold notice is stored, and the information about the symbol, the special symbol sequence, and the direction of the shift is stored. The table is remembered. Then, in step S1801, based on the stop information address in the previous game round and the stop result table for the missed hold notice, the symbols that were the target of the hold notice in the previous game round are grasped, and any of the symbols is grasped. Grasp whether the row is a special symbol row, and further grasp the direction of deviation (whether it is the fluctuation destination side or the fluctuation base side).

In this embodiment, the stop information table for the notice of holding off is associated with the symbol, the special symbol row, and the direction of deviation, which are the targets of the notice of holding, so that the information can be grasped. The present invention is not limited to the above, and the information may be calculated each time based on the stop information address of the previous game. In this case, for example, first, the stop symbols of all lines L1 to L3 are calculated based on the address of the stop information of the previous game round. Then, among the main symbols stopped on all lines L1 to L5, a predetermined number (two) of the main symbols stopped are grasped, and the main symbols are subject to the hold notice in the previous game round. It will be a design. After that, based on the stop symbols of all lines L1 to L5, the symbols that are stopped on the fluctuation destination side by one line from the left line L1 and the symbols that are stopped on the fluctuation base side by one line from the right line L3. And grasp. Then, the target symbol among the symbols stopped on the fluctuation destination side or the fluctuation base side is grasped, the symbol sequence in which the target symbol is stopped is set as a special symbol sequence, and the direction of deviation is grasped. .. By doing so, it is not necessary to store the stop information table for the release notice in advance, the storage capacity can be reduced, and the stop mode for the release hold notice is temporarily changed. In some cases, it is not necessary to change the stop information table itself, and it is possible to improve the degree of freedom in design. However, from the viewpoint of suppressing an extreme increase in the processing load of the special variation processing, it is preferable to store the stop information table in advance as in the present embodiment. This is because the special variation processing is a process executed in the variation start process, and if this process is delayed, the start timing of the variation display may be delayed, and the discomfort given to the player may be great. ..

In the following step S1802, the symbol sequence to be changed in the special variation and the symbol sequence to hold the stopped state are determined, respectively. Specifically, based on the information grasped in step S1801, the special symbol sequence in which the symbol subject to the hold notice is shifted from all the effective lines and stopped is targeted for fluctuation, and the other symbols are subject to change. Target the column to hold the stopped state.

In the following step S1803, the effect pattern determination process for special variation is executed. In this process, with reference to the effect pattern table for special variation of ROM 243, the information of the symbol string that is the target of the variation determined in step S1802 and the information of the symbol sequence that holds the stopped state correspond to each other. Identify the information of the produced production pattern.

In the following step S1804, the stop result determination process for the second variation is executed. The second variation indicates the variation for the normal game round after the special variation is executed in one game round, and the special variation can be said to be the first variation in relation to the second variation. .. This stop result determination process is substantially the same as the process of step S1704, and based on the information grasped in step S1701, each process of determining the stop line, the combination of symbols, and storing the address information of the stop information is performed. Run. Then, in step S1805, the effect pattern determination process for the second variation is executed.

The effect pattern determination process for the second variation is substantially the same as the process in step S1705, but the effect pattern is determined by the time obtained by subtracting the time required for the special variation from the variation display time grasped in step S1701. Are different. That is, from the fluctuation display time grasped in step S1701, the time required for the special fluctuation is the time for displaying the fluctuation of the symbol sequence that is the target of the fluctuation in the special fluctuation, and after stopping the changed symbol sequence. , The information of the time obtained by subtracting the time for displaying the stop display of each symbol string, the information stored in the storage area of the stop information address in step S1804, and the information of the effect pattern corresponding to the information are specified.

For example, when the fluctuation display time of the current game round is 9 sec, the period during which all the symbol rows Z1 to Z3 are variablely displayed in the high-speed fluctuation display is 6 sec, and the upper symbol row Z1 is switched to the low-speed fluctuation display in the normal game round. The period from when the lower symbol string Z3 is switched to the low-speed fluctuation display is 1 sec, and the period from when the middle symbol string Z2 is switched to the low-speed fluctuation display to when it is stopped is 1 sec. It is set to 1 sec. When a special fluctuation is performed in this fluctuation display time, the fluctuation display of the special symbol sequence is 2 sec, the period for holding the stop mode is 1 sec, and the period during which all the symbol sequences Z1 to Z3 are variablely displayed in the high-speed fluctuation display is 2 sec. The period from the low-speed fluctuation display to the stop of each symbol sequence Z1 to Z3 is set to 1 sec. In this way, the special variation is performed without changing the total variation display time in the game times. After executing the process of step S1805, the special variation process is terminated.

Returning to the description of the variation start process, after executing any of the processes of steps S1705, S1711, S1715, S1719, and S1722, the process proceeds to step S1723. In step S1723, the stop result command and the effect pattern command corresponding to the above processing result are transmitted to the display control device 212. The display control device 212 programs a data table for performing the effect for the current game round and the variable display mode of the main display area P on the symbol display device 41 based on the received stop result command and effect pattern command. Each time the data table is read from the ROM 253 and the image update timing is predetermined according to the data table and various commands output from the effect control device 82 in the variable processing process described later (for example, in a cycle of 20 msec), the VDP 255 is Output the drawing list. As a result, in the symbol display device 41, the effect for the game round and the variable display of the main display area P are executed according to the effect pattern determined by the MPU 242 of the effect control device 82, and the stop result determined by the MPU 242 is executed. Is finally stopped and displayed. After executing the process of step S1723, the variation start process is terminated.

Next, the process during fluctuation in step S1605 in the variation display control process will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. 33.

First, in step S1901, it is determined whether or not to execute the special variation in the game times being executed. If it is not the game time to execute the special variation, the normal variation intermediate process is executed in step S1902. Further, in the case of a game time in which the special variation is executed, the special variation intermediate processing is executed in step S1903, and then the normal variation intermediate processing is executed in step S1902. After executing the process of step S1902, the variable process is terminated.

Hereinafter, the normal fluctuation processing in step S1902 and the special fluctuation processing in step S1903 will be described.

As shown in the flowchart of FIG. 34, in the normal fluctuation processing, first, in step S2001, it is grasped whether or not it is the fluctuation start timing of all the symbol rows. By the way, in the various counter areas 249 of the RAM 244, an elapsed time counter for grasping the elapsed time from the start of the game round is provided, and at the start of the game round (more specifically, at the start of the fluctuation start process). , The update of the elapsed time counter is started. The effect pattern determined by the fluctuation start process is associated with the information of the elapsed time counter, and the MPU 242 can specify the execution timing of various effects by referring to the elapsed time counter. can. In step S2001, it is determined whether or not it is the fluctuation start timing from the elapsed time counter and the effect pattern in the game times being executed. In the following description, the elapsed time counter and the effect pattern are referred to in the process of determining whether or not each effect is the execution timing, as in the process of step S2001.

When it is the fluctuation start timing of all the symbol rows, the high-speed fluctuation start processing of all the symbol rows is executed in step S2002. In this process, the display light emitting unit 63 and the speaker unit 64 are controlled in response to the start of the high-speed fluctuation display, and by outputting a command to the display control device 212, the symbol display device 41 displays the high-speed fluctuation of all the symbol rows. To start.

After executing the process of step S2002, the variation start process of the main display area P is executed in the following step S2003. In this process, a command is output to the display control device 212 to start the variable display of the main display area P in the symbol display device 41. At this timing, the variation display on the main display unit 43 on the main control device 81 side is also started, and the variation display is started at the same time on the main display unit 43 and the main display area P. After executing the process of step S2003, the process for normal fluctuation is terminated.

If it is not the fluctuation start timing of all the symbol rows in step S2001, it is determined in step S2004 whether or not it is the deceleration timing of the upper symbol row Z1. When the deceleration timing is reached, the deceleration process of the upper symbol sequence Z1 is executed in step S2005, and then the normal variable intermediate process is terminated. In the deceleration process, the display light emitting unit 63 and the speaker unit 64 are controlled in correspondence with the deceleration of the upper symbol string Z1, and a command is output to the display control device 212 so that the symbol display device 41 displays the upper symbol string Z1. The fluctuation display is switched from high-speed fluctuation to low-speed fluctuation.

If it is not the deceleration timing of the upper symbol row Z1 in step S2004, it is determined in step S2006 whether or not it is the deceleration timing of the lower symbol row Z3. When the deceleration timing is reached, the deceleration process of the lower symbol sequence Z3 is executed in step S2007, and then the normal variable intermediate process is terminated. In the deceleration process, the display light emitting unit 63 and the speaker unit 64 are controlled in correspondence with the deceleration of the lower symbol string Z3, and by outputting a command to the display control device 212, the symbol display device 41 displays the lower symbol string Z3. The fluctuation display is switched from high-speed fluctuation to low-speed fluctuation.

If it is not the deceleration timing of the lower symbol row Z3 in step S2006, it is determined in step S2008 whether or not it is the deceleration timing of the middle symbol row Z2. When the deceleration timing is reached, the deceleration process of the middle symbol sequence Z2 is executed in step S2009, and then the normal variable intermediate process is terminated. In the deceleration process, the display light emitting unit 63 and the speaker unit 64 are controlled in correspondence with the deceleration of the middle symbol string Z2, and by outputting a command to the display control device 212, the symbol display device 41 displays the middle symbol string Z2. The fluctuation display is switched from high-speed fluctuation to low-speed fluctuation.

If it is not the deceleration timing of the middle symbol row Z2 in step S2008, it is determined in step S2010 whether or not it is the stop timing of the upper symbol row Z1. If it is the stop timing, the stop processing of the upper symbol sequence Z1 is executed in step S2011, and then the normal fluctuation processing is ended. In the stop process, the display light emitting unit 63 and the speaker unit 64 are controlled in response to the stop of the upper symbol string Z1, and a command is output to the display control device 212 so that the symbol display device 41 displays the upper symbol string Z1. Stop the fluctuation display.

If it is not the stop timing of the upper symbol row Z1 in step S2010, it is determined in step S2012 whether or not it is the stop timing of the lower symbol row Z3. If it is the stop timing, the stop processing of the lower symbol sequence Z3 is executed in step S2013, and then the normal fluctuation processing is ended. In the stop process, the display light emitting unit 63 and the speaker unit 64 are controlled in response to the stop of the lower symbol string Z3, and by outputting a command to the display control device 212, the symbol display device 41 displays the lower symbol string Z3. Stop the fluctuation display.

If it is not the stop timing of the lower symbol row Z3 in step S2012, it is determined in step S2014 whether or not it is the stop timing of the middle symbol row Z2. If it is the stop timing, the stop processing of the middle symbol sequence Z2 is executed in step S2015, and then the normal variable intermediate processing is ended. In the stop process, the display light emitting unit 63 and the speaker unit 64 are controlled in response to the stop of the middle symbol string Z2, and by outputting a command to the display control device 212, the symbol display device 41 displays the middle symbol string Z2. Stop the fluctuation display.

If it is not the stop timing of the middle symbol sequence Z2 in step S2014, the processing for various effects during fluctuation is executed in step S2016, and then the processing for normal fluctuation is terminated.

Next, the process for special variation in step S1903 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. 35.

First, in step S2101, the fluctuation start processing of the main display area P is executed. This process is the same as the process in step S2003. By the way, when the fluctuation start processing of the main display area P is performed in step S2101 in this special fluctuation intermediate processing, the fluctuation display of the main display area P is continued in step S2003 of the normal fluctuation intermediate processing which is started continuously. Let me.

In the following step S2102, it is determined whether or not it is the fluctuation start timing of the special symbol sequence. If it is the fluctuation start timing, the low-speed fluctuation start processing of the special symbol sequence is executed in step S2103. In this process, the display light emitting unit 63 and the speaker unit 64 are controlled in response to the start of the low-speed fluctuation of the special symbol sequence, and by outputting a command to the display control device 212, the symbol display device 41 displays the special symbol sequence. Start low-speed fluctuation. After executing the process of step S2103, the process for special fluctuation is terminated.

If it is not the fluctuation start timing of the special symbol string in step S2102, it is determined in step S2104 whether or not it is the stop timing of the special symbol sequence. If it is the stop timing, the stop processing of the special symbol sequence is executed in step S2105. In this process, the display light emitting unit 63 and the speaker unit 64 are controlled in response to the stop of the special symbol sequence, and the symbol display device 41 stops the fluctuation of the special symbol sequence by outputting a command to the display control device 212. Let me.

In the following step S2106, the waiting time (waiting period) setting process is executed. This waiting time setting process is a process of setting the time between the special variation (first variation) and the second variation in the game times in which the special variation is executed. More specifically, the special symbol sequence is set in the special variation. This is a process of setting the time during which all symbol columns are stopped and displayed from the time they are stopped until the high-speed fluctuation display of all symbol columns is started.

In the present embodiment, a fixed stop time is set in which the fixed stop display for holding the stopped state is made for a predetermined period after the variable display of all the symbol rows Z1 to Z3 is finished in the game round. In the present embodiment, this fixed display time is uniformly set to 1.0 sec, and in step S2106, the same time (1.0 sec) as the fixed stop time in this game round is set as the waiting time between the special variation and the second variation. Set. As a result, it becomes difficult for the player to determine whether the situation in which all the symbol rows are stopped is due to the above-mentioned fixed stop time or the waiting time, and the impression that the special fluctuation is a continuation of the previous game round is given. It is possible to hold it strongly.

The waiting time may be shorter (for example, 0.8 sec) or longer (for example, 1.2 sec) than the fixed stop time. If it is set short, it is possible to execute the effect during one game more smoothly, and if it is set long, it is possible to give a stronger impression that the first fluctuation and the second fluctuation are separate game times. Become.

In step S2001 in the normal fluctuation processing that is started after the special fluctuation processing, it is determined as the high-speed fluctuation start timing of all the symbol rows Z1 to Z3 at the elapsed timing of the waiting time set in step S2106. Then, in step S2001, the high-speed fluctuation display of all the symbol rows Z1 to Z3 is started, and the fluctuation for the normal game round as the second fluctuation is executed following the special fluctuation. Further, in this case, the point that the variable display of the main display area P is continued in step S2003 has already been described. After executing the process of step S2106, the process for special fluctuation is terminated.

In the present embodiment, the waiting time is set by the variable start process, but it may be set by the variable start process at the start of the game round. However, from the viewpoint of reducing the processing load of the fluctuation start processing itself, it is preferable to disperse the processing as in the above configuration.

If it is not the stop timing of the special symbol sequence in step S2104, the processing for various effects during fluctuation is executed in step S2107, and then the processing for special fluctuation is terminated.

Next, the variation end process of step S1606 in the variation display control process will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

First, in step S2201, the process for fixing and stopping each symbol sequence Z1 to Z3 is executed. As described above, in the variable intermediate processing, the combination of symbols corresponding to the result of the hit / fail determination processing is stopped and displayed by stopping the middle symbol row Z2 in the stop processing of the middle symbol row. The process of step S2201 is a process for shifting the stop display of the combination of symbols corresponding to the result of this pass / fail determination process to the fixed stop display.

That is, in the game round, each symbol sequence Z1 to Z3 is switched between the high-speed fluctuation display and the low-speed fluctuation display, and then the stop display is performed, and then the fixed stop display is performed. In this fixed stop display, it is set so that the effects such as re-variation of each symbol sequence Z1 to Z3 do not occur, while the stop display before the fixed stop display (in the following description, for the sake of distinction from the fixed stop display). In the stop display), it is set that an effect such as re-fluctuation can occur. In this way, at the stage of the stop display, there is room for the combination of symbols to be changed to a different combination, and the player's expectation is maintained until the end. On the other hand, in the fixed stop display, the result of the hit / fail determination process in one game is surely notified, and the game is clarified. In both the stop display and the fixed stop display, for example, although the main symbol is stopped, the sub symbol is operating in the stop display, while the operation of the sub symbol is stopped in the fixed stop display. It is possible for the player to clearly distinguish and grasp these. The difference between the stop display and the fixed stop display is not limited to this. For example, the main symbol may be oscillating in the stop display, while the main symbol may be stopped in the fixed stop display. , It may be configured so that it can be distinguished not by each symbol but by another background image or the like.

In step S2201, the display light emitting unit 63 and the speaker unit 64 are driven and controlled in correspondence with the confirmed stop display, and a command is output to the display control device 212 to cause the symbol display device 41 to perform the confirmed stop display. ..

In the following step S2202, the fluctuation stop processing of the main display area P is executed. In this process, the variable display of the main display area P is terminated, and a command is output to the display control device 212 so as to display the combination of display colors corresponding to the game result. In this case, since the fluctuation display on the main display unit 43 on the main control device 81 side also ends, the fluctuation display ends at the same time as the main display unit 43 and the main display area P.

Then, in step S2203, the process of erasing the various flags used in the game round is executed, and then the variable end process is terminated. In this process, if the game times that end this time correspond to the specific game times for which the special variation has been performed, the specific game times flag is deleted.

Next, the flow of the fluctuation display of the normal game times will be described with reference to the timing chart of FIG. 37.

When the game round is started at the timing of t1 in FIG. 37, the variable display of each symbol sequence Z1 to Z3, the main display area P, and the main display unit 43 is started. In this case, the mode of the variation display of each symbol sequence Z1 to Z3 is a high-speed variation display. When the deceleration timing of the upper symbol row Z1 is reached at the timing of t2, the fluctuation display of the upper symbol row Z1 is switched from the high-speed fluctuation display to the low-speed fluctuation display. Subsequently, when the stop timing of the upper symbol row Z1 comes at the timing of t3, the upper symbol row Z1 is stopped. In this case, the timing of t3 is also the deceleration timing of the lower symbol sequence Z3, and the fluctuation display of the lower symbol row Z3 is switched from the high-speed fluctuation display to the low-speed fluctuation display. After that, when the stop timing of the lower symbol row Z3 comes at the timing of t4, the lower symbol row Z3 stops. In this case, the timing of t4 is also the deceleration timing of the middle symbol string Z2, and the fluctuation display of the middle symbol row Z2 is switched from the high-speed fluctuation display to the low-speed fluctuation display. In this case, if the reach line is formed by the upper and lower symbol rows Z1 and Z3, the reach display is started. When the stop timing of the middle symbol row Z2 comes at the timing of t5, the middle symbol row Z2 is stopped. In this case, the combination of symbols corresponding to the result of the hit / fail determination is stopped and displayed.

At the timing of t6 when the period of D1 which is the stop display time elapses from the timing of t5, the stop display shifts to the fixed stop display. At this timing, the variable display of the main display area P ends, and the game round ends. Further, at this timing, the fluctuation display of the main display unit 43 on the main control device 81 side also ends.

At the timing of t7, when the period of D2, which is the fixed stop time, elapses from the timing of t6, the next game round is started. Specifically, the variation display of each symbol sequence Z1 to Z3, and the variation display of the main display area P and the main display unit 43 are started.

Next, the flow of the variation display of the game times accompanied by the special variation will be described with reference to the timing chart of FIG. 38 and the schematic diagram of FIG. 39. Here, as an example of the special variation, a case where the middle symbol string Z2 is set as the special symbol string will be described.

As shown in FIG. 39 (a), when the game round is started at the timing of t8 in the next game round of the game round that has ended in the stop mode for the release notice for holding off, as shown in FIG. 39 (b). , The variable display of only the middle symbol string Z2, which is a special symbol string, is started. The mode of the variation display in this case is the low-speed variation display, and the other symbol rows Z1 and Z3 stand by while being stopped. When the end timing of the special variation, that is, the stop timing of the middle symbol row Z2 comes at the timing of t9, as shown in FIG. 39 (c), the middle symbol row Z2 is stopped, and the upper and lower symbol rows Z1 and Z3 are stopped. At the same time, a combination of symbols that is a stop mode of the hold notice is stopped and displayed. This stop display is retained for the period of the waiting time D3. As described above, in the present embodiment, since the length of the waiting time D3 is the same as the period of the fixed stop time D2, it is difficult to distinguish between the waiting time and the fixed stop time, and the front and back of the waiting time D3 are separated. It is possible to give the player a strong impression of the game times.

At the timing of t10 when the waiting time D3 elapses, as shown in FIG. 39 (d), the variable display of all the symbol rows Z1 to Z3 is started. The mode of the variable display in this case is a high-speed variable display. The deceleration of the upper symbol row Z1 is performed at the timing of t11, the stop of the upper symbol row Z1 and the deceleration of the lower symbol row Z3 are performed at the timing of t12, and the stop of the lower symbol row Z3 and the deceleration of the middle symbol row Z2 are performed at the timing of t13. The middle symbol row Z2 is stopped at the timing of t14, respectively. When the stop display time D1 ends at the timing of t15, the variable display of the main display area P and the main display unit 43 ends, and the display shifts to the fixed stop display. When the fixed stop time elapses at the timing of t16, the next game round is started, and the variable display of the symbol is started.

According to the present embodiment described in detail above, the following excellent effects are obtained.

In a gaming machine that gives a hold notice using the stop mode of the symbol in each game round, if the stop mode of the game round related to the hold information that triggered the hold notice is removed and the hold notice is stopped. At the start of the next game round, a special change is executed so that the stop mode of the out-of-hold notice can be changed to the stop mode of the hold notice. As a result, even if the stop mode of the game times is changed to the stop mode of the hold notice, it is possible to suppress a decrease in the expectation of the player.

In this case, the special change is the hold notice that has stopped outside the frame (the position shifted from all effective lines to the change destination side or the change base side by one symbol) in each symbol row that is in the stop mode of the hold notice. The symbol sequence of the target symbol is operated at a low speed fluctuation to move the target symbol within the frame. In addition, the other symbol rows are held in a stopped state. Then, after holding the stop mode of the hold notice for a predetermined period (after the lapse of the waiting time), all the symbol rows are operated with high-speed fluctuation, and then stopped in the stop mode corresponding to the hit / fail judgment result. Display it. In this way, by performing the same production (second fluctuation) as the normal game time in this game time with the special fluctuation and the waiting time in between, the special fluctuation is not the current game time but the previous game time. It is possible to strengthen the impression that is an accompanying effect. As a result, it is possible to make it seem as if a so-called re-variation effect was performed in the previous game time, not simply as a part of the production of the current game time. As a result, the production can be diversified, and the degree of attention to the game can be suitably increased.

As the game situation of the previous game times, a special change is executed (a specific game time flag is set) on the condition that the winning / failing judgment result is not one of the big hit results. In other words, it was set as one of the execution conditions of the special variation that the game result of the previous game was out of order. As a result, even if the result is a deviation in the game times and the player's expectation may decrease, the decrease in the expectation can be suppressed by adopting a configuration in which the special fluctuation is performed after that. It will be possible.

In addition, as the game status of the previous game times, a special change is executed (a specific game time flag is set) on the condition that reach does not occur. In other words, the short variation display time of the previous game was set as one of the execution conditions for the special variation. As a result, even if special fluctuations are made following the previous game round, it is possible to suppress the total time from becoming long and to strengthen the impression that the production is within one game round.

Further, as the game situation of the previous game round, the symbol sequence in which the stop order is later in the stop mode of the notice of hold off is more likely to cause special fluctuation (it is easier to win the special fluctuation lottery process). As a result, the shorter the time from the stop, the more likely it is that special fluctuations will occur, and it will be possible to strengthen the impression that it is a continuation of the previous game.

A predetermined waiting time for holding the stop display of each symbol is provided between the special variation (first variation) and the second variation. This makes it possible to enhance the impression that the first variation and the second variation are separate game times. In addition, this waiting time is set to the same length as the fixed stop time in the previous game round. This makes it possible to further strengthen the impression that the first variation and the second variation are separate game times.

As described above, in this game round, the special variation as a continuation of the previous game round and the effect of notifying the hit / fail judgment result in this game round (second variation) coexist. However, the start and end of each game round are specified in the main display unit 43 and the main display area P. As a result, the manager of the game hall or the like can confirm the start and end of each game by checking the main display unit 43 and the main display area P. Therefore, for example, it becomes easy to find a fraudulent act that attempts to make a profit fraudulently even though the game round has not been completed, and it is possible to appropriately take countermeasures against fraud.

The main display unit 43 is provided outside the game area PE, and the main display area P is provided inside the display area of the display screen G. That is, the start and end of each game can be clearly indicated at a plurality of places, and countermeasures against fraudulent acts can be further strengthened. On the other hand, all the parts 43 and P are displayed smaller than the symbols of the respective symbol rows Z1 to Z3, and are displayed so as not to be an obstacle in the production. As a result, it is possible to take measures against fraud as described above while suppressing a decrease in the degree of attention to the production of each game time due to the symbol rows Z1 to Z3 and the like.

By making a special change, it is possible to make the execution timing of the hold notice different. That is, in the configuration in which the hold notice is given using the stop mode of each of the symbol rows Z1 to Z3, the hold notice is generated (established) at the end (at the time of stop) of the variable display of the symbol rows Z1 to Z3. It can be said that the timing of occurrence is a predetermined timing. On the other hand, the special fluctuation occurs at the start of the game round, and the timing of occurrence of the hold notice has been changed. By doing so, even if the hold notice does not occur at the above-mentioned predetermined timing, it is possible to have a sense of expectation that the hold notice will occur at a different timing. , The degree of attention to the game can be suitably increased.

In this case, in a situation where the suspension mode of the discontinuance hold notice is stopped and the hold notice is terminated, a special change is made from the suspension mode of the disengagement hold notice to the suspension mode of the hold notice at the start of the next game round. bottom. That is, the execution of the hold notice is changed from the previous game round to the start of the current game round. Therefore, the execution timing of the hold notice is changed across the game rounds, and even if the hold notice is not given during one game round, the expectation can be maintained until the next game round.

In particular, normally, the hold notice is given at the end of the game round (when each symbol sequence Z1 to Z3 is stopped), and the execution timing is changed at the start of the current game round, so that the execution timing is changed. Even if it is done, the interval between before and after the change can be shortened. Nevertheless, changes are made across game times. By doing so, it is possible to reduce the discomfort of the change and make it easier to notice the change.

Further, in the game times in which the stop mode of the notice of loss hold is displayed, the game result is the result of loss, and as the result of the game in which the special change is performed in the next game round of the stop mode of the notice of hold off, one of the big hits By making this special variation, the player expects the game result to be one of the jackpot results, as it may be the result. By doing so, it is possible to increase the degree of attention to special fluctuations.

Further, in the present embodiment, since the hold notice is disengaged and the special change is executed in the next game round that ends as the stop mode of the hold notice, the hold notice does not finally develop into the reach display, and the hold notice is announced. Even when the stop mode is reached, the expectation can be maintained in the next game. By doing so, the degree of attention to the game can be suitably increased.

Regarding the hold notice, if the first effect is from the start of fluctuation to the stop of the upper and lower symbol rows Z1 and Z3 in relation to the stop order of each symbol row Z1 to Z3, the first effect is from the end of the first effect to the middle symbol row Z2. The stop can be set as the second effect, and the hold notice is composed of the first effect and the second effect. Therefore, it can be said that only the first effect of the hold notice is executed in the game round in which the stop mode of the hold notice is stopped, and the special change is that only the second effect of the hold notice is executed. It can be said. In other words, the hold notice is shared between the game times that execute the special fluctuation and the game times that precede it. By doing so, not only the relevance of each game round can be enhanced, but also the hold notice can be established relatively smoothly by executing the special variation.

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In the present embodiment, in the game round before the game round in which the special variation is performed, a predetermined process for the special variation is executed. Hereinafter, the hold control command correspondence process in the present embodiment will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. 40.

In the hold control command correspondence process in the present embodiment, the hold command is received in steps S2301 to 2307, and the lottery process of the hold notice is performed in the same manner as the processes of steps S1501 to S1507 in the first embodiment. Run. In the following step S2308, it is determined whether or not the secondary reserved memory number SN is "1", and if it is "1", whether or not the specific game times flag is set in the following step S2309. To judge.

As described above, the specific game time flag is a flag for specifying the next game time in which the stop mode of the notice of hold off is stopped and displayed, and at the end of the next game time or the game times are continuous. It is a flag that is erased if it is not done. When the affirmative judgment is made in step S2309, first, the hold notice flag is not set in step S2303, the hold notice lottery is won in step S2305, and the sub-side hold memory number SN is "1" in step S2308. , And the specific game times flag is set. Specifically, the stop mode of the release notice is scheduled to be stopped and displayed in the currently executing game time, and the hold control command corresponding process that has been started this time is acquired in the currently executing game time. This is a case where the game times corresponding to the held information are the next game times of the game times being executed.

If an affirmative determination is made in step S2309, the process of changing the fixed stop time of the game times being executed is executed in the following step S2310. The process of changing the fixed stop time will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

First, in step S2401, it is determined whether or not the middle symbol sequence Z2 is undergoing high-speed fluctuation. When the high-speed fluctuation is in progress, the deceleration timing change process of the middle symbol sequence Z2 is executed in step S2402. In this case, the effect pattern determined in the fluctuation start processing (FIG. 30) is changed, and the deceleration timing of the middle symbol sequence Z2 is uniformly set to 0.5 sec (the time required to move one line in the low speed fluctuation display). Change late (corresponding). Then, in the following step S2403, a process of shortening the fixed stop time is executed. In this process, the fixed stop time is changed from the above 1.0 sec to 0.5 sec shorter. By these processes, the fixed stop time can be shortened without changing the period during which the middle symbol sequence Z2 is displayed in low-speed fluctuation. However, this process changes the fixed stop time in each of the symbol columns Z1 to Z3, and does not change the stop time of the main display unit 43 and the main display area P. After executing the process of step S2403, the present change process ends.

If the middle symbol sequence Z2 is not in high-speed fluctuation in step S2401, the stop symbol (the symbol scheduled to be stopped) in the game currently being executed is grasped in step S2404, and the special symbol sequence is in the subsequent step S2405. And the process of determining the stop symbol sequence are executed. These processes are the same as the processes of steps S1801 and S1802 in the special variation process (FIG. 32).

In the following step S2406, the provisional fluctuation start setting process is executed. In this process, the change of the special symbol sequence determined in step S2405 is set to start at the fixed stop time in the game currently being executed. Then, in step S2403, the process of shortening the fixed stop time of each symbol sequence is executed, and then the present change process is terminated.

Returning to the description of the hold control command correspondence process, if an affirmative judgment is made in step S2303, a negative judgment is made in step S2305, a negative judgment is made in step S2308, a negative judgment is made in step S2309, or a negative judgment is made in step S2310. When the process is executed, after any of the above, the hold display determination process is executed in step S2311. The processing of steps S231 to S2315 is the same as the processing of steps S1508 to S1512.

Next, how the fixed stop time is changed will be described with reference to the schematic diagram of FIG. 42. In FIG. 42, (a) is changed with respect to the state of change in the middle symbol column Z2, the state of change in the stop display time (D1) and the fixed stop time (D2), and the state of change in the main display unit 43 and the main display area P. The front, (b) and (c) show after the change.

That is, in FIG. 42 (a), when the middle symbol row Z2 is stopped at the timing of t1, the stop display is displayed until the timing of t2. Further, the main display unit 43 and the main display area P are also stopped at the same timing, and then the fixed stop display is displayed until the timing of t3. When the fixed stop time change process is performed, when the timing of the change process is a high-speed fluctuation of the middle symbol string Z2, that is, a timing at which the deceleration timing of the middle symbol string Z2 can be changed, FIG. 42 (b). As shown in FIG. 42 (a), as a result of delaying the deceleration timing of the middle symbol row Z2, the stop timing is also delayed, and the vehicle stops at the timing of t4, which is later than t1 in FIG. 42 (a). After that, as in FIG. 42A, the next game round is started at the timing of t3. In this case, the special variation is executed at the start of the next game round. In this way, when the timing of the change processing is the high-speed fluctuation of the middle symbol sequence Z2, the end timing of the fixed stop time D2 is not changed, and the start timing (the transition timing from the stop display to the fixed stop display) is changed. It is delayed and the fixed stop time D2 is shortened.

When the timing of the change processing of the fixed stop time is after the deceleration timing of the middle symbol row Z2, as shown in FIG. 42 (c), the middle symbol row Z2 is at the timing of t1 as in FIG. 42 (a). Stops. After that, the next game round is started at the timing of t5 earlier than t3 in FIG. 42 (a). Similar to the above, a special variation is executed at the start of the next game round. In this way, when the timing of the change processing is after the deceleration timing of the middle symbol sequence Z2, the start timing of the fixed stop time D2 is not changed, and the end timing (variation start timing for the next game round) is changed. It is accelerated and the fixed stop time D2 is shortened.

Further, in these cases, the stop period of the main display unit 43 and the main display area P is not changed. Therefore, the function that the manager of the game hall or the like confirms the start and end of the game round is guaranteed.

In this way, by shortening the period between the start of the special fluctuation and the stop of the fluctuation of the previous game round, it is possible to further strengthen the impression that the special fluctuation is an effect accompanying the previous game round. ..

In particular, in the present embodiment, the fixed stop time D2 is shorter than the stop display time D1 and the fixed stop time D2. As described above, the stop display time D1 is set as a period during which the effect of re-variation or the like may be performed, and the effect of the re-variation or the like is not performed during the fixed stop time. That is, if the stop display time D1 is shortened, the period during which the player desires re-variation or the like will be shortened. Therefore, if the fixed stop time D2 is shortened as in the present embodiment, the period until the start of the next game round is shortened while giving a feeling of expectation for re-variation, etc., and the special fluctuation is set to the previous time. It is possible to strengthen the impression that is a continuation of the game times.

In addition, the mode of shortening the fixed stop time D2 was changed according to the fluctuation status of the middle symbol row Z2. As a result, it is possible to prevent the presence or absence of subsequent special fluctuations from being detected depending on the length of the period during which the middle symbol sequence Z2 is displayed as low-speed fluctuations.

<Third embodiment>
In the present embodiment, the hold notice is realized not by the combination of the stop symbols but by the warning sound at the start of the symbol change. First, the mode of the hold notice in the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. 43 (a).

In the present embodiment, the mode in which the hold notice is executed differs depending on the value of the hold notice counter. As already explained, the hold notice counter is set according to the number of fluctuations (hold number) when the hold notice is won at the time of acquiring the hold information (hold control command correspondence process), and each time the hold notice is given. It is a counter that is subtracted by 1. Then, in the game round of the hold information that triggers the execution of the hold notice, the hold notice counter becomes "0". In the present embodiment, the mode of the hold notice is stored in various table storage areas 245 of the ROM 243 as the hold notice pattern table.

As shown in FIG. 43 (a), in the hold notice pattern table in the present embodiment, when the hold notice counter is "3" or more, a "kyu" warning sound is generated at the start of the symbol variation. When the hold notice counter is "2", a "cue" warning sound is generated at the start of the symbol change. When the hold notice counter is "1", a warning sound of "cooking" is generated at the start of the symbol change. When the hold notice counter is "0", that is, in the game round of the hold information that triggers the execution of the hold notice, a warning sound "cueen" is generated as the hold notice at the final stage at the start of the symbol change. In this way, by gradually changing the warning sound in the hold notice, the player can realize that as the hold information is digested, the player approaches the hold information that triggered the execution of the hold notice.

In addition, instead of associating the hold notice counter with the notice sound on a one-to-one basis as described above, even if the hold notice counter is "0", the notice is given when the hold notice counter is "1", "2", or "3" or more. A sound may be generated, and similarly, a warning sound different from the warning sound corresponding to the other value may be generated at other values. At the very least, the smaller the value of the hold notice counter (the closer to the game times of the hold information that triggered the hold notice), the more the player can grasp it.

Further, in the present embodiment, the above warning sound is generated at the start of the symbol change in the game round. That is, the hold notice is given at a predetermined timing. Therefore, the player expects that the warning sound is generated at the relevant timing, and the degree of attention is the highest at that timing.

Next, the fluctuation start processing in the present embodiment will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

In the present embodiment, similarly to step S1701 in the first embodiment, in step S2501, each information for game rounds is grasped based on a command from the main control device 81. In the following step S2502, similarly to the above step S1702, it is determined whether or not the hold notice flag is stored. When the hold notice flag is stored, the hold notice counter is subtracted in steps S2510 and S2511 as in steps S1712 and S1713, and the hold notice counter is set to "0" based on the process. It is determined whether or not the game has been held, that is, whether or not the game is the game of the hold information that triggered the hold notice.

If it is not the game time of the hold information that triggered the hold notice, that is, if a negative determination is made in step S2511, whether or not the wait flag is stored in the various flag storage areas 247 of the RAM 244 in step S2512. To judge. The standby flag is a flag for the MPU 242 to grasp that the hold notice is in the carry-over state. This flag will be described in detail later, but first, the processing when the standby flag is not stored will be described.

That is, when the wait flag is not stored in step S2512, the hold notice (notice sound) corresponding to the value of the hold notice counter is read from the hold notice pattern table and set in step S2513. The effect control device 82 controls the speaker unit 64 based on the set warning sound of the hold notice and the execution timing. The same applies to the case where a hold notice is set in another process.

If the hold notice counter is "0" in step S2511, the hold notice flag is cleared in step S2514, and then it is determined in step S2515 whether or not the game has a reach. In the case of a game time in which reach occurs, the hold notice (notice sound) corresponding to the value of the hold notice counter is read from the hold notice pattern table and set in step S2516. As already explained, the hold notice set in this case is the final stage warning sound (cuein).

If the game is not reach-generated in step S2515, the warning sound is not set. That is, when the game times of the hold information that triggered the hold notice are not reach occurrence, the hold notice is not given in this embodiment. However, in step S2517, the specific game times flag is stored, and it is stored that the hold notice was not given in the game times of the hold information that triggered the hold notice, as in the first embodiment.

If the hold notice flag is not stored in step S2502, it is determined in step S2503 whether or not the above-mentioned specific game times flag is stored. When the specific game round flag is stored, in step S2504, it is determined whether or not the game is a continuous game round, as in step S1706. If it is not a continuous game round, the specific game round flag is deleted in step S2505.

In the case of continuous game times, the delay notice lottery process is executed in step S2506. Here, in the present embodiment, if the hold notice is not given in the game round of the hold information that triggered the hold notice as described above, the hold information that triggered the hold information in the next game round There is a possibility to execute the hold notice that was supposed to be executed in the game times of. Further, in this case, the hold notice is not the above-mentioned predetermined timing (at the start of the symbol change), but a timing after that (more specifically, in the present embodiment, the presence / absence of the reach display is generated or not. It is set so that the hold notice (notice sound) is generated at the timing when the high-speed fluctuation display of the lower symbol sequence Z3 that can be grasped is switched to the low-speed fluctuation display). That is, in step S2506, a lottery is performed to determine whether or not to change the hold notice to a timing later than a predetermined timing and generate it.

In this delayed notice lottery process, it is set to win with a predetermined probability (for example, a probability of 80%) only when a reach display occurs in the game times. That is, if the reach display does not occur, the winner is not won. Further, as the type of reach display, the winning probability is set to be higher when super reach occurs than when normal reach occurs. Then, it is set that the winning probability is higher when the game result is a jackpot result than when it is a missed result.

That is, in the delay notice lottery process, the player wins on the condition that the reach display occurs, and the winning probability is set to correspond to the jackpot expectation. More specifically, among the game times in which the reach display occurs, the higher the jackpot expectation is, the easier it is to win.

It should be noted that a plurality of hold notice occurrence timings may be set other than at the start of the above-mentioned symbol variation, and the higher the jackpot expectation level, the later the hold notice occurrence timing may be set. By doing so, it can be expected that the degree of attention will increase as the situation in which the hold notice does not occur continues.

After executing the delay notice lottery process in step S2506, it is determined in step S2507 whether or not the delay notice lottery has been won. If it is won, in step S2508, it is set to generate a hold notice at the timing after the above change as a delay notice process. The hold notice in this case is the hold notice at the final stage (notice sound "cuein").

If it is determined in step S2507 that the late notice lottery has not been won, in step S2509, the special game times flag is deleted and the process of storing the above-mentioned standby flag is executed. As already explained, the standby flag is a flag for the MPU 242 to grasp the situation in which the hold notice is carried over, and more specifically, in the next game round of the hold information game that triggered the hold notice. This is a flag for the MPU 242 to grasp that the hold notice has not been generated. This standby flag is cleared when the hold notice is set (step S2508 or step S2516) or when the continuous game times are interrupted. The determination of the continuation of the continuous game round is determined by whether or not the hold information is stored in the hold storage area 260 at the end of the change in the change end process.

If the specific game times flag is not stored in step S2503, or after executing any of the processes of step S2508, step S2509, step S2513, step S2516, and step S2517, the process proceeds to step S2518. In step S2518, the stop result determination process is executed in the same manner as in step S1704, and in the subsequent step S2519, the effect pattern determination process is executed in the same manner as in step S1705. Then, in step S2520, the stop result command and the effect pattern command determined in the stop result determination process and the effect pattern determination process are transmitted to the display control device 212, and then the variation start process is terminated. The effect pattern command includes information on the mode and execution timing of the hold notice set in each of the above processes, and the display control device 212 corresponds to the hold notice notification sound based on this information. A display effect (for example, an effect) is executed on the symbol display device 41.

Although the description by the figure is omitted, in the variable processing in the present embodiment, the speaker unit 64 and the display light emitting unit 63 are controlled based on the effect pattern determined in the effect pattern determination process, and the display control device is used. Controls 212.

As described above, in the present embodiment, the execution timing of the hold notice may be changed from a predetermined timing to a later timing. By doing so, even if the hold notice does not occur, it is possible to maintain the expectation that the hold notice will occur after that. In this case, since the game is changed to the next game time across the game times, it is possible to continue the effect of sustaining such an expectation for a longer period of time.

Then, this carried-over hold notice is executed by carrying over the post-development hold notice in the form of hold notice that gradually develops. By doing so, compared to the configuration in which the hold notice before development is executed in the next game round, the hold notice is not newly set but the previous hold notice is carried over and executed. It is possible to give a stronger impression that it was done.

Here, in the present embodiment, if the hold notice does not occur in the next game round as described above, the hold notice may occur in the subsequent game rounds. That is, when the game of the hold information that triggered the hold notice is started, the hold notice flag is cleared (step S2514), and in the hold control command correspondence process (FIG. 28), the hold command received thereafter is started. A hold notice lottery is performed based on the above (step S1504). Then, when the hold notice is won, the numerical value corresponding to the fluctuation number (hold number) is input to the hold notice counter (step S1507), and the corresponding hold notice is executed based on the hold notice counter (step S2513). ..

However, as described above, if the delay notice lottery is not won in the game round following the game round of the hold information that triggered the hold notice, the wait flag is stored (step S2509). Therefore, even if the hold notice is set based on the hold information acquired after that, the presence or absence of the wait flag in step S2512 until the game of the hold information that triggered the setting of the hold notice thereafter. Affirmative judgment is made in the confirmation process of, and the hold notice corresponding to the value of the hold notice counter is not set and the hold notice is not performed. Then, in the game round of the hold information that triggered the setting of the hold notice after that, the hold notice counter becomes "0", and on condition that reach occurs (step S2515: YES), the hold notice (notice) at the final stage. The sound "cuein") is performed.

For example, as shown in FIG. 43B, the hold information stored in the fourth area of the hold area Ra for the first result display unit (displayed in the fourth unit hold display area Ga4 of the first hold display area Ga). A case where a hold notice is set based on the hold information) will be described. In this case, in the game times of the hold information (hold information displayed in the first unit hold display area Ga1 to the third unit hold display area Ga3) that is digested before the hold information, the hold corresponding to the hold notice counter is held. A notice will be given. Then, when the hold information that triggered the hold notice corresponds to the hold information that does not display the reach, the hold notice is not given in the game round of the hold information.

If the delay notice does not occur in the next game round, the delay flag is stored, and the hold information acquired thereafter (in FIG. 43 (c), the hold information displayed in the third unit hold display area Ga3). Even if the hold notice is won in, the hold notice is not given until the game of the winning hold information. Then, in the game round of the winning hold information, the hold notice at the final stage is given.

As described above, in the present embodiment, the hold notice is performed by changing the hold notice executed at a predetermined predetermined timing in the game round so as to be executed at a timing later than the predetermined timing. Even if there is no such thing, it is possible to have a sense of expectation that a hold notice will be given after that.

In this case, when the execution timing is changed to the next game round of the game round of the hold information that triggered the hold notice (when the delay notice is won), the execution timing is changed to the subsequent game rounds. There are cases (when the hold notice is won in the situation where the standby flag is stored). By doing so, it is possible to make the destinations where the execution timing of the hold notice is changed more diverse.

Since the delay notice lottery process is executed at the start of the next game round of the hold information that triggered the hold notice, the hold information acquired next to the hold information that triggered the hold information is the hold notice lottery process. Even if you are not elected at, there is a possibility that a hold notice will be given. Therefore, even if the winning probability of the hold notice lottery process that can be performed at all times is not set high, the possibility that the hold notice will be given in the next game round of the hold information that triggered the hold notice is relatively high. It becomes possible. By doing so, it is possible to avoid the inconvenience that the delay notice prepared with much effort is not easily executed.

On the other hand, in the situation where the wait flag is stored, the hold notice lottery process is performed based on the hold information acquired after that, and the hold notice is given when the winner is won. Therefore, the normal time (wait flag is stored). It is not necessary to perform special processing for the processing (in the situation where it is not), and the processing load is reduced.

Further, even if the hold notice lottery is won in the situation where the wait flag is stored, if the hold information that triggered the winning is the hold information that does not correspond to the reach display, the specific game is further specified. The times flag is stored (step S2517), and a delay notice may occur in the next game times. And, this delay notice is set to win only in the game times when reach occurs. Therefore, it is possible to avoid an event in which the reach display does not occur even though the hold notice has occurred while the wait flag is stored, that is, even though the hold notice at the final stage has occurred. It will be possible. If the above delay notice does not occur, the state in which the wait flag is stored is maintained, so that it is possible to wait for the next hold notice lottery to be won.

In this way, after the execution timing of the hold notice is changed, when to execute the hold notice changes depending on the subsequent game situation. As a result, the destination for changing the execution timing of the hold notice can be made more diverse without being limited to the game situation at the time of the change.

The situation in which the standby flag is stored may be notified in a manner that can be grasped by the player. For example, a configuration in which the background image is changed or the reserved image is changed can be considered. By doing so, when the hold notice is won next time, the player recognizes that the hold notice is executed from the final stage without going through the stages, and it is conceivable that the player is more absorbed in the game. However, it is also possible to continue firing the game balls so that the standby flag is not erased, that is, to continue the continuous game times, and to expect an increase in the total number of shot balls. In addition, in order to make this effect more conspicuous, it is preferable to set the mode of the hold notice that is executed from the final stage without going through the stages according to the jackpot expectation degree in the hold notice pattern table.

Further, although the delay notice is configured to be won only when the reach display occurs, the configuration may be such that the winner can be won even when the reach display does not occur. By doing so, it is possible to increase the overall winning probability of the delay notice, that is, to increase the probability that the delay notice may occur.

In the hold notice pattern table, a mode may be set in which the hold notice is not executed in the game times before the hold notice in the final stage. That is, for example, if the hold notice counter is set to "1" and no hold notice is selected, the final stage is provided on the condition that the hold notice counter becomes "0" in the next game round and the reach display is performed. Will be announced on hold. In this way, by setting in advance an effect pattern in which the hold notice is carried over across the game times, it is possible to increase the frequency of such effects. In this case, in correspondence with the expectation of the jackpot winning, the higher the expectation, the higher the probability of winning the production pattern in which the hold notice is carried over over the above-mentioned game times, thereby increasing the probability of winning the hold notice as in the above embodiment. It is also possible to increase the degree of attention to the delay notice that may occur based on the hold information that triggered the above is the hold information that does not correspond to the reach display.

<Fourth Embodiment>
In the present embodiment, the hold notice is realized by the operation of the movable accessory. First, the configuration of the game board and the mode of the hold notice in the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. 45.

The game board 240 in the present embodiment is provided with a variable display unit 360, and the variable display unit 360 is provided with a center frame 420 so as to surround the symbol display device 41. A movable accessory 300 for executing the hold notice is arranged on the center frame 420.

The movable accessory 300 includes an accessory main body 301 as a movable portion and an accessory drive unit 302 that executes drive control of the accessory main body 301. The accessory drive unit 302 is connected to the effect control device 82, and operates the accessory main body 301 according to the instruction of the effect control device 82.

The operation of the accessory main body 301 will be described. As shown in FIG. 45, the accessory main body 301 is arranged at an initial position that does not overlap with the display screen G of the symbol display device 41 in the front-rear direction in the normal state. When the hold notice is given, the accessory driving unit 302 is driven and controlled, so that the accessory main body 301 switches from the initial position to the established position overlapping the display screen G in the front-rear direction.

The accessory main body 301 is decorated with a sword, and the accessory drive unit 302 is provided on the handle portion thereof, and the accessory main body 301 is rotatably provided by the accessory drive unit 302. Then, by being driven and controlled by the accessory driving unit 302, the sword that is in the upright state at the initial position operates so as to be swung down so that the sword is in a substantially horizontal state at the established position. As a result, the hold notice can be produced as if the display screen G is torn by the sword.

Further, when a hold notice is given, a fan position is set at an intermediate position between the initial position and the establishment position as a position for performing a fan effect of whether or not the hold notice is established. When the hold notice is given, the accessory main body 301 operates from the initial position to the fan position, and the fan effect is performed at that position, and when the hold notice is established, it operates to the established position, and the hold notice is established. If not, it returns to the initial position from the fanned position.

In the process for the operation of the movable accessory in this case, for example, as in the process for starting the fluctuation in the third embodiment (FIG. 44), the game round (step S2502: YES) is performed in a situation where the hold notice flag is stored. ), The hold notice according to the hold notice counter is executed. In this case, for example, in the hold notice pattern table, the larger the value of the hold notice counter, the higher the probability of occurrence of the effect of returning to the initial position from the above-mentioned fanning effect. Specifically, the closer to the game of the hold information that triggered the hold notice, that is, the smaller the value of the hold notice counter, the higher the probability that the hold notice will be established.

Then, in step S2515 in the present embodiment, unlike the third embodiment, it is determined whether or not the hold information that triggered the hold notice is one of the big hit results, and the one of the big hit results is used. If there is (step S2515: YES), the hold notice is set so that the hold notice is established (operates from the fanning effect to the established position) (step S2516), and if the result is out of order (step S2515: NO). ), The effect of returning to the initial position from the fanning effect is generated, and the specific game times flag is stored (step S2517).

Further, when the specific game times flag is stored (step S2503: YES), a predetermined lottery is performed, unlike the third embodiment, provided that the game times are continuous games (step S2504: YES). When the process is executed and the lottery process is won, a special hold notice (hereinafter referred to as a special notice) is executed.

This special notice is an effect of operating the accessory main body 301 to the established position at the start of the game round, and is accompanied by an operation of returning to the initial position after operating to the established position. The operation of this special notice will be described in detail later.

Then, the stop result determination process (step S2518) and the effect pattern determination process (step S2519) are executed to determine the effect mode during the game rotation according to the movement of the accessory, and the information is displayed in the display control device in step S2520. Output to 212.

That is, even in the present embodiment, if the hold notice is not established in the game round of the hold information that triggered the hold notice (when the character body 301 returns to the initial position after the fanning effect), the next step is There is a possibility that a hold notice (special notice) will be given at the game times.

In the present embodiment, this special notice is given in the next game round of the game round of the hold information that triggered the hold notice, that is, in the next game round in which the effect of returning to the initial position is performed after the fanning effect. As in the third embodiment, the hold notice is not carried over over a plurality of game times. Therefore, the processing related to the standby flag (step S2509 and step S2512) is not executed.

The details of the operation of the movable accessory 300 will be described with reference to the timing chart of FIG. 46 (a) and the explanatory diagram of FIG. 46 (b).

When the hold notice is given at the game round started at the timing of t1, the drive control of the accessory drive unit 302 of the movable accessory 300 is first started at the timing of t2, and from the initial position shown in FIG. 46 (b1). , As shown in FIG. 46 (b2), the operation toward the fanning position starts. When the fanning position is reached at the timing of t3, the fanning effect is performed at the position. In the fanning effect, the accessory main body 301 rattles at the fanning position, and the effect effect is performed on the display screen G.

At the timing of t4, this fanning effect ends, and as shown in FIG. 46 (b3), the operation toward the established position starts. When the establishment position is reached at the timing of t5, the accessory main body 301 is held at the position until the timing of t6, and a confirmation effect indicating the establishment of the hold notice is performed on the display screen G. The timing of t6 is set to the end timing of the symbol variation in the game round. That is, when the hold notice is established, the accessory main body 301 is held at the established position until the end of the game round.

Then, from the timing of t6, as shown in FIG. 46 (b4), the accessory main body 301 starts moving toward the initial position. In this case, the next game round starts at the timing of t7, which is the timing before the timing of t8 when the accessory main body 301 returns to the initial position.

If this next game round is, for example, a game round that triggered a hold notice, the accessory operation starts again at the timing of t9, reaches the fanning position at the timing of t10, and starts from the fanning position at the timing of t11. The operation toward the establishment position starts, the establishment position is reached at the timing of t12, and the hold notice is established. When the game round is completed at the timing of t13, the accessory main body 301 starts the operation toward the initial position and returns to the initial position at the timing of t15.

In this case, in the present embodiment, in the game times of the hold information that triggered the hold notice, if the hold information that triggered the hold information is a jackpot result, the hold notice is established in the game times, so that the hold notice is established at t15. At the timing of t14, which is earlier than the timing, the opening / closing execution mode (more specifically, the opening effect) is started instead of the next game round.

Further, when the hold information that triggered the hold notice is a result of the deviation, the accessory operation starts at the timing of t16 in the game round of the hold information, and reaches the fanning position at the timing of t17. Then, the fanning effect is performed until the timing when the game round of t18 ends, and with the end of the game round, the accessory main body 301 starts operating toward the initial position. In this case as well, the next game round is started at the timing of t19, which is the timing before the timing of t20 for returning to the initial position.

As described above, in the configuration in which the presence or absence of the production is clearly indicated by the fanning effect, the longer the fanning period in which the fanning effect is performed, the more attention the player will pay to during that period. It is possible to extend the period during which the increase is made. Then, as the fanning period is extended to near the end timing of the game round, the degree of attention of the game round is inevitably increased to the end timing. In other words, if the point with the highest degree of attention is set in the middle of the game round, the subsequent development (directing, etc.) of the game round is predicted, and a feeling of slackness occurs in the subsequent development, which is not preferable.

Further, in the configuration in which the point at which the attention level is increased is set near the end of the game round as described above, if the configuration for increasing the attention level is realized by the accessory operation as in the present embodiment, for example, the accessory It is possible to leave a lingering sound that has increased the degree of attention in the previous game in the next game, such as by including the return motion in the next game. In particular, as an effect that has increased the degree of attention mentioned above, since it is applied to a continuous effect that can occur over multiple game times such as a hold notice, it is a continuous effect that keeps the expectation until the next game time. It is possible to enhance the effect.

In such a configuration, if it is a big hit result or if the hold notice is established, it is possible to preferably increase the degree of attention in the next game as described above, but it is not so. , If the result is out of order, or if the hold notice is not established, the lingering sound of this unsuccessful production will be dragged in the next game round, and on the contrary, the degree of attention may be lowered. Occurs.

Therefore, in the present embodiment, a special notice may be generated in the next game round in which the hold notice is not established. The special notice is that at the start of the next game in which the hold notice is not established, the movement direction is switched to the established position before the character body 301 returns to the initial position, and the hold notice is established. It is a production. The state in which the special notice is given will be described with reference to the timing chart of FIG. 47 (a) and the explanatory diagram of FIG. 47 (b).

In the game round started at the timing of t1, the accessory operation is started at the timing of t2, the fanning position is reached at the timing of t3, and the fanning effect is performed until the timing of t4. After that, the accessory main body 301 moves to the establishment position at the timing of t5, and the hold notice is established. When the game round ends at the timing of t6, the accessory main body 301 starts moving toward the initial position. Then, at the timing of t8 after the next game round starts at the timing of t7, the accessory main body 301 reaches the initial position.

If the game round started at the timing of t7 is the game round of the hold information that triggered the hold notice, the accessory operation is started at the timing of t9, and the fanning effect is started at the timing of t10. Then, the fanning effect is continued until the game round is completed at the timing of t11. In this case, the game times this time are out of order, and the hold notice is not established. However, as described above, in the fluctuation start processing, the specific game times flag is stored.

In the process for starting the fluctuation of the game times started at the timing of t12, when the lottery process of the specific notice is won, the operation toward the initial position is started at the timing of t11, but the initial position has not been reached. At the timing of t13, the operation direction of the accessory main body 301 is switched. Then, the establishment position is reached at the timing of t14, and the hold notice (special notice) is established. Then, the operation is started toward the initial position at the timing of t15, and reaches the initial position at the timing of t16.

In this way, by configuring the hold notice that was not established in the previous game round so that it can be established in the next game round, the configuration that leaves the afterglow of the production that was not established across the game rounds as described above. In the above, it is possible not only to suppress the decrease in the degree of attention due to the remaining lingering sound, but also to increase the degree of attention, such as the fact that the hold notice may be established this time.

In this case, since the operation direction is switched toward the position where the hold notice is established at a timing before the accessory main body 301 reaches the initial position, a new position is newly established after reaching the initial position. Compared with the configuration that operates toward, it is possible to strengthen the impression that it is a continuation of the hold notice of the previous game times, and weaken the impression that the hold notice is newly set.

Therefore, it is possible to make the hold notice (special notice) set at the start of the game round as described above reminiscent of the effect set from the start of the previous hold notice, and the special notice is performed. It is possible to suitably increase the degree of attention to the game times.

Here, in the game times in which the special notice is given, the hold notice is established in the game times as a form of the effect pattern set on the condition that the game result of the game times is one of the big hit results. The form to be used is set. In this case, in the special notice, the timing of t16 when the accessory main body 301 returns to the initial position is set to a timing before the start of the normal hold notice during the game round. That is, the hold notice may be started at the timing of t17, which is the timing after the timing of t16.

In this case, the operation of the accessory main body 301 is started at the timing of t17, the fanning position is reached at the timing of t18, and the fanning effect is performed until the timing of t19. It moves to the established position at the timing of t20, and that state is maintained until the game round ends at the timing of t21.

In this way, a hold notice may be given at the start and end of one game. Therefore, in a configuration in which a predetermined effect time is required to execute the hold notice, it is possible to suppress duplication of each effect and preferably execute them as separate effects. In other words, by configuring the hold notice at the start and end of the game round, the time between the hold notice and the hold notice is the longest in the configuration where the hold notice is given multiple times during one game round. Can be set. By doing so, it is possible to strengthen the impression that each hold notice is an independent production.

In addition, since the hold notice is normally executed at the end of the game round, if the attention level to the hold notice is increased as described above, the attention level can be maintained until the end of the game round. It is possible to produce such an effect. In such a configuration, if a hold notice is given at the start and end of one game, it is possible to suitably increase the degree of attention from the start to the end of the game.

In this case, the longer the variation display time of the game times, the longer the execution interval between the hold notice and the hold notice executed at the start and end. On the contrary, if the variation display time of the game times is shortened, the execution interval is shortened. Then, as described above, if you want to set a long execution interval between the hold notice and the hold notice to strengthen the impression that they are independent effects, you can lengthen the variable display time, and conversely set the execution interval short. If you want to enhance the impression of continuous production, you can shorten the variable display time. In this way, the impression given by the hold notice can be changed simply by adjusting the variable display time, and it is possible to diversify the hold notice by simply changing the configuration.

As a specific configuration in this case, the length of the variable display time may be grasped at the time of setting the hold notice and the special notice, and whether or not to set both of these notices may be determined based on the length. , When deciding whether or not to execute the other notice (for example, special notice) in the game in which one notice (for example, hold notice) is set, according to the length of the variable display time as described above. It may be a configuration to be determined. On the contrary, it may be configured that whether or not to execute these notices is determined first, and then the variable display time is determined. In this case, since the fluctuation display time is determined on the main control device 81 side, the processing related to the presence / absence of execution of both notices may also be performed on the main control device 81 side, or the fluctuation display time may be determined. The configuration may be determined on the effect control device 82 side.

Further, in this case, for example, by making the game times for executing the hold notice at the start time and the end time continuous, not only the execution interval of the hold notice in one game time but also the execution of the hold notice over a plurality of game times. It is also possible to adjust the interval. That is, the execution interval of the hold notice executed at the end of one game and the start of the next game is set from the execution interval of the hold notice executed at the start and end of one game. If you also set it short, if you make the game times executed at the start and end of the game continuous as described above, it will be executed continuously at the end of one game and at the start of the next game. It is also possible to configure the game to be executed at intervals between the start and end of the next game. On the contrary, the execution interval of the hold notice executed at the end of one game and the start of the next game is set as the execution interval of the hold notice executed at the start and end of one game. If it is set longer than, if the game times executed at the start time and the end time are continued as described above, the game times are executed at intervals between the end time of one game time and the start time of the next game time. It is also possible to have a configuration in which the game is executed continuously at the start and end of the next game. These adjustments can also be made by changing the variable display time, and it is possible to adjust the execution interval of each hold notice with a simple configuration and contribute to the diversification of the production.

In the game times where the special notice was given, the condition for selecting the effect pattern for which the hold notice is established is that the game result is one of the big hit results, but this may be changed. For example, if the number of holds is small (for example, when the number of holds is 0) at the time of execution of the variable start processing related to this special notice, the hold notice may be established thereafter. By doing so, when the number of holdings is small, it is easy to establish a plurality of holding notices during one game. In particular, when applied to a configuration in which the execution mode is changed according to the number of executions of the hold notice as in the third embodiment, the number of executions can be increased even when the number of holds is small.

The content is not limited to the description of each of the above-described embodiments, and may be implemented as follows, for example. Incidentally, each of the following configurations may be individually applied to each of the above embodiments, or a part or all of them may be combined and applied to each of the above embodiments.

(1) The special change is executed so as to change from the stop mode of the notice of hold off to the stop mode of the notice of hold, but the stop mode before the special change and the stop mode after the special change are not limited to these. For example, in the hold notice, the game result of the hold information that is the target is associated with the symbol for the hold notice, and the stop mode for the hold notice is formed by one symbol for the hold notice. In the game round, as a special variation, a stop mode for the hold notice may be formed by another symbol for the hold notice. Specifically, it is conceivable that the stop mode for the hold notice by the non-specific symbol (corresponding to the normal jackpot result) is changed to the specific symbol (corresponding to the 15R probability variation jackpot result), or vice versa. More specifically, for example, as a stop mode for holding notice by a non-specific symbol, the upper symbol row Z1 has a right line L3, the middle symbol row Z2 has a left line L1, and the lower symbol row Z3 has a middle line L2. It is assumed that the main symbol with "6" is stopped. In this case, "7" is added to the left line L1 of the upper symbol row Z1, the right line L2 of the middle symbol row Z2, and the position shifted by one symbol from the right line L3 of the lower symbol row Z3 to the variable base side. The main symbol (specific symbol) is stopped. Then, in the special variation, the lower symbol row Z3 is changed to stop the main symbol marked with "7" at the middle line L2 or the left line L1, so that the stop mode is changed to the stop mode for holding notice by the specific symbol. ..

In addition, the result of the game round before the special change is not limited to the out-of-game result. That is, as the game times before the special variation, one of the jackpot results may be obtained, and then the opening / closing execution mode may be entered, and the special variation may be executed in the first rotation after the opening / closing execution mode. In this case, for example, in the game times before the special change, that is, in the game times triggered by the open / close execution mode, even if the result is a 15R probability variation jackpot, the jackpot result is notified by a combination of non-specific symbols, and after the open / close execution mode. In the game times of, the combination of the non-specific symbols may be changed so as to be a combination of the specific symbols. In this case, since the opening / closing execution mode is sandwiched, there is a possibility that the impression that the special fluctuation is a continuation of the previous game round is diminished. Therefore, it is preferable that the effect for the opening / closing execution mode is not performed, or even if it is performed, it is performed in a shorter time than usual, and the period until the next game round is started is set short. From this point of view, for example, the period of the opening / closing execution mode is short, such as the 2R unspecified probability variation jackpot result, the 2R explicit probability variation jackpot result, and the special deviation result, and the game ball wins the big winning opening 32a during the opening / closing execution mode. It is preferable to execute a special change in the next game round for the game result that cannot be expected. Further, from the viewpoint that the stop result after the special change is changed to be more preferable for the player than the stop result before the change, for example, even if the result is a 2R probability variation jackpot, the special deviation result or the 2R in the previous game round. It is also possible to notify the result of the unspecified probability variation jackpot and notify the result of the 2R explicit probability variation jackpot by the special fluctuation after the open / close execution mode. In these cases, it may be necessary to change all the symbol rows Z1 to Z3 in the special variation, but in order to strengthen the impression that the special variation is not an independent game time but a game time associated with the previous game time, all these symbols It is preferable that the fluctuations in columns Z1 to Z3 are performed in the low-speed fluctuation display instead of the high-speed fluctuation display.

(2) The game result of the current game may be notified in a special change in the next game based on the occurrence of a predetermined event. That is, for example, when an error of the gaming machine such as a ball jam occurs as a predetermined event, it is necessary to notify the error as well as the effect of the current game times. Therefore, for example, when the current game round is a game round in which the stop mode for the hold notice is stopped, there is a possibility that the player may overlook the stop mode prepared with great care. Therefore, in this game round, the stop mode for the notice of hold off is stopped, the above error notification is performed, and priority is given to notifying the player of the error during the execution of this game round. If the stop mode of the hold notice is displayed by a special change at the start of the next game round, it is possible to set a time difference between the hold notice and the error notification, and each of them can be preferably notified. In addition to the occurrence of the above error, the predetermined event may be notification of the launch mode of the game ball, notification of fraudulent activity, or the like.

(3) The means for regulating special fluctuations may be regulated even if it is not a continuous game. That is, for example, even if the game times are after the stop mode for the notice of hold, if there is a game that is executed before the hold information that is the target of the next hold notice, the play times are lost. Even if the stop mode for the hold notice is not changed to the stop mode for the hold notice, it is possible to stop the stop mode for the hold notice before the game times related to the hold information that is the target of the hold notice. Is. Therefore, if there is pending information that is subject to a hit / fail judgment before the pending information that is subject to the pending notice as described above, special fluctuations are restricted (not executed). It is possible to reduce the frequency of execution of fluctuations, and it is possible to increase surprises and expectations when the special fluctuations are executed.

(4) Although the special variation is regulated in the game times that are not continuous game times, the special variation may be executed in the game times that are not continuous game times. In this case, the game times before the special change is the last game time at the end of the game, and the next game time (the game time for the special change) is the first game time to start. By executing a special change in a game that is not a continuous game, the impression that it is a continuation of the previous game is weakened, but when the continuous game is completed in the stop mode for the notice of hold off. By executing the special fluctuation, it is possible to raise the possibility that the special fluctuation is performed in the first rotation of the start, and it can be a motivation to select one from a plurality of gaming machines installed in the game hall, and conversely. It becomes difficult to end the game in the stop mode for the notice of holding off, and it is possible to encourage the continuation of the game. It goes without saying that the special fluctuation can occur even if it is the result of any big hit because it is configured to be generated by winning a predetermined lottery.

(5) Although the special variation is executed at the start of the game round, the same operation as this special variation may occur at the end of the game round, that is, as a re-variation of the symbol. By doing so, it is possible to further enhance the impression that the special fluctuation is a continuation of the previous game round.

(6) The special variation has a configuration in which the winning probability is higher in the case of the jackpot result in the special variation lottery process than in the case of the losing result, but the winning probability may change depending on the type of the jackpot result. For example, the higher the privilege that the player can obtain after the big hit result, the higher the winning probability may be.

(7) The stop mode for the notice of hold off is to be stopped at the game times related to the hold information subject to the notice of hold, but it may also be stopped at other game times. By doing so, it is possible to always give the player a sense of expectation that a special fluctuation will occur. Further, in this case, the execution of the special change is not limited to the next game time of the game time related to the hold information, which is the countermeasure for the hold notice, but the next game of the game time which is the stop mode for the out-of-hold notice. It is preferable that the configuration is such that the execution is performed with a predetermined probability at each time.

(8) In the special variation, the symbol sequence with the slower stop order of the game rounds is more likely to change, but the opposite may be true. By doing so, it is possible to increase the unexpectedness when the special fluctuation is executed.

(9) In the stop mode for the notice of holding off, the symbols subject to the notice of holding in any of the symbol rows Z1 to Z3 are moved from all effective lines to the variable destination side or the variable base side by one symbol (1 line). Minutes) Although it is configured to shift and stop, the amount of shift is not limited to one symbol. For example, it may be shifted by two symbols from all effective lines, or it may be shifted further. In this case, in the special fluctuation lottery process, if the smaller the deviation amount is, the more the special fluctuation is likely to occur, the stop result of the previous game round and the occurrence of the special fluctuation are associated with each other. It is possible to strengthen the impression. Further, in this case, the deviation amount from all the effective lines may be grasped, and the fluctuation direction in the special fluctuation may be determined based on the deviation amount. By doing so, it is possible to further strengthen the relevance to the stop result of the previous game round. For example, if the configuration is such that the deviation amount is changed in the direction of small deviation, the execution time of the special fluctuation can be shortened. This makes it possible to increase the sense of unity by shortening the total time with the previous game.

(10) In the second embodiment, the fixed stop times of the symbol columns Z1 to Z3 are changed, while the main display unit 43 and the main display area P are not changed, but either one or both of them are not changed. The stop time may also be changed. However, from the viewpoint of ensuring a means for the manager of the game hall to confirm the start and end of the game round, it is preferable that one of them is not changed. In this case, from the viewpoint of changing the viewpoint of the effect of each of the symbol rows Z1 to Z3, it is preferable that the main display unit 43 side is not changed.

(11) In the second embodiment, in accordance with the change of the fixed stop time, the variation display of the main display area P may not be stopped, and the variation display may appear to be stopped. For example, by changing the color around the main display area P to the same color or a similar color corresponding to the variable display of the main display area P, the main display area P seems to change even if the variable display continues. You can make the display appear to be stopped. On the contrary, by changing the surrounding colors during the period when the fluctuation of the main display area P is stopped, it is possible to make it appear as if the fluctuation display is continuing.

(12) The number of reserved items is not limited to the configuration in which the first result display unit holding area Ra is four and the second result display unit holding area Rb is four, and each is three or each. The number may be 5 or more, and the number of both reserved pieces may be different.

(13) The hold information of the second result display section hold area Rb is preferentially judged over the hold information of the first result display section hold area Ra, but the opposite may be true, and a prize is won. The configuration may be such that the success or failure is determined in order (acquisition order). However, in view of the superiority of the distribution table for the second result display unit, it is preferable to preferentially digest the reserved information of the distribution table for the second result display unit.

(14) Although various processes for holding notice are executed in the effect control device 82, they may be executed in the main control device 81, and the effect control device 82 may execute the process such as the hit / fail determination process on the main control device 81 side. May be configured to execute. In particular, in order to change the variation mode (stop period or variation period) in the main display unit 43, it is preferable that the main control device 81 side executes various processes for advance notice of hold.

(15) The variation display time may be changed in the game times in which the special variation is executed. It is preferable to lengthen the variation display time because a grace period is provided in executing the special variation (first variation) and the second variation in one game. In this case, since the fluctuation display time is determined on the main control device 81 side, it is preferable that the main control device 81 side executes various processes for the hold notice as described in (14) above. Further, in this case, in step S1708, it is not necessary to perform the process of determining whether or not the variation display time of the current game times is equal to or longer than the predetermined time, and the process configuration can be simplified.

(16) The variation display time may be changed in the game times before the game times in which the special variation is executed. If the fluctuation display time is shortened in the previous game round, the total time with the special fluctuation in the next game round can be shortened, which is preferable. Also in this case, similarly to the above (15), it is preferable that the main control device 81 side executes various processes for the hold notice.

(17) As for the mode of the variation display of the symbols, the variation display of the symbols in all the symbol columns Z1 to Z3 is started → the high-speed variation display in all the symbol columns Z1 to Z3 → each symbol sequence Z1 to Z3 via the low-speed variation display. Although the display flow is to stop sequentially, a medium speed fluctuation display may be included between the high speed fluctuation display and the low speed fluctuation display. Further, the low-speed fluctuation display may be included before the high-speed fluctuation display of all the symbol rows Z1 to Z3.

In addition, in the normal symbol variation display, by setting the fluctuation speed to high or low, it is possible to distinguish between the variation display and the special variation of all the symbol columns Z1 to Z3, but if these can be distinguished, the variation display is displayed. The distinction may be based on the level of distinctiveness. That is, the configuration may include a state of variable display in a relatively high discrimination mode and variable display in a relatively low discrimination mode. The distinctiveness in this case is, for example, that the fluctuation speed is the same in any of the modes, but in the variable display in the low discrimination mode, the symbol is displayed in a transparent, translucent, hollowed out or partially excluded state. Therefore, in the variable display in the high discrimination mode, it is conceivable that the entire design is displayed.

(18) Although the main display area P is provided, if at least the main display unit 43 is provided, the manager or the like of the game hall can confirm the start and end of the game times. Further, although the main display area P is provided in the display screen G, a lamp unit may be provided in the vicinity of the display screen G (for example, the center frame 42), and the lamp unit may be turned on / off or displayed in a variable manner depending on the color. good.

(19) When the game times that are the target of the hold notice do not accompany the reach display, the stop mode of the hold notice is set to the stop mode, but it is not the stop mode of the hold notice and also the stop mode of the hold notice. A case may be included in which the stop mode is completely off so as not to occur. In this case, it is preferable to perform a lottery as to whether or not to suspend the notice of hold off.

(20) If it is possible to make a special change due to a specific symbol or a special change due to a non-specific symbol in the suspension mode of the notice of holding off, the configuration may be such that which special change is to be executed is determined by lottery or the like. .. Specifically, FIG. 22D shows a mode of stopping the notice of holding off due to a specific symbol, but further, "8" is shown in the left line L1 of the upper symbol row Z1 and the middle line L2 of the middle symbol row Z2. The main symbol marked with is stopped. Although not shown, in the lower symbol row Z3, the main symbol with "8" is stopped on the fluctuation group side of one symbol with respect to the right line L3. Therefore, the stop mode of FIG. 22 (d) is a stop mode of the notice of holding off by a specific symbol (main symbol with "7"), and at the same time, a non-specific symbol (main symbol with "6"). ), It can be said that this is a mode of suspension of the notice of suspension. Therefore, in this case, it is preferable to determine which symbol string (middle symbol string Z2 or lower symbol string Z3) is used as the special symbol string to execute the special variation by lottery or the like. Further, even in a situation where a hold notice by a specific symbol should be given, a hold notice by a non-specific symbol is given with a predetermined probability, and the hold notice is stopped by a stop mode of a disengagement hold notice by a specific symbol and a non-specific symbol as described above. After that, if the special change is executed with the specific symbol, the symbol subject to the hold notice can be changed (promoted) from the non-specific symbol to the specific symbol.

(21) The suspension mode after the special change is not limited to the suspension mode of the suspension notice. For example, although the special variation is performed, the stop mode may be the same as the previous stop mode, or the stop mode may be completely deviated. In addition, it may be a stop mode that results in any of the jackpots.

(22) In the fluctuation start process (FIG. 30), the specific game times flag is stored when the game times related to the hold information subject to the hold notice are non-reach (step S1717: NO, step S1722). ) However, it may be configured to store the specific game times flag when reach occurs. That is, when the variation display time is long, the special variation may be executed in the next game round. In this case, a special variation may be performed when the reach display is a deviation result, and the special variation may be a special variation that results in a hit result, or may be a special variation that results in a deviation result again. While the attention level is increased in the game times in which the variation display time is long and the reach display is performed, the attention level may be extremely lowered when the reach display is a result of deviation. Therefore, by leaving room for special fluctuations after that, it is possible to suppress an extreme decrease in attention.

In this case, since the stop mode of the disengagement reach is the stop mode of the disengagement hold notice, it is possible to give a feeling of expectation that a special change may occur after that.

In the reach display, as described above, the reach line is formed by the same main symbol in the upper and lower symbol rows Z1 and Z3, and the same main symbol as the main symbol forming the reach line is formed in the middle symbol row Z2. In order to produce an effect of whether or not to stop upward, as the stop mode of the detached reach, there is a high possibility that the same main symbol is stopped and displayed in all the symbol rows Z1 to Z3, and it is possible to be the stop mode of the hold notice. The sex is also high. In addition, for the same reason, there is a high possibility that the notice of suspension will be suspended. Therefore, if the suspension mode of the disengagement reach is treated as the suspension mode of the suspension notice or the suspension mode of the disengagement suspension notice, it is possible to increase the frequency of the suspension notice which is the suspension mode, and the above-mentioned Even if the reach is lost, it is possible to maintain a sense of expectation for the next and subsequent games. On the other hand, by not treating these out-of-reach stop modes as the hold notice stop mode or the out-of-hold notice stop mode, the rarity of these stop modes is increased, and the attention level of the hold notice and the reach itself is increased. Can be locally increased.

(23) The waiting time D3 after the special fluctuation is set to the same length as the fixed stop time D2, but the length may be about the same, and the difference may be such that the player cannot grasp the difference. ..

(24) In the fluctuation start processing (FIG. 30), the special fluctuation is executed on the condition that the fluctuation display time is equal to or longer than a predetermined time (step S1703: YES), but it depends on the length of the fluctuation display time. It may be configured so that special fluctuations can occur. In this case, the length of the special variation and the length of the variation (second variation) for the subsequent normal game round may be adjusted according to the length of the variation display time.

(25) The operation mode of the special variation is not limited to the above. For example, in the special variation, not only one symbol sequence fluctuates, but a plurality of symbol sequences may fluctuate, or all symbol sequences may fluctuate. Further, the fluctuation mode at the time of fluctuation is not limited to the low-speed fluctuation display, and may be a high-speed fluctuation display. In these cases, it suffices if the difference between the special variation and the variation for normal game rounds (second variation) can be recognized. In this case, for example, in a configuration in which the target symbol string is displayed in high-speed fluctuation as a special variation, the symbol to be stopped is displayed in a semi-transparent position at the stop position, a frame surrounding the changing symbol sequence is displayed, or the frame is displayed. , The changing symbol may be enlarged to improve the distinctiveness of the symbol.

(26) In the third embodiment, the execution timing of the hold notice is not limited to the start of the symbol change, and may be another timing. For example, it may be the deceleration timing of any of the symbol trains Z1 to Z3, or the stop timing of any of the symbol trains Z1 to Z3. Further, it may be the timing before the fluctuation starts or the timing after the fluctuation stops. At the very least, the timing may be recognizable by the player as a predetermined timing. The more this timing is set to a relatively early stage in the game round, the more effective it is to pay attention to the subsequent development when the hold notice is given, and this execution timing can be set to the game round. If you change it inside, the range of the change destination will be widened.

(27) In the third embodiment, the execution of the hold notice is changed from a predetermined predetermined timing to a later timing, but it may be changed to a timing earlier than that. In the third embodiment, for example, a hold notice may be executed with a predetermined probability at a timing before the start of the symbol change. In addition, the configuration may be such that the game times are changed to the previous game times across the game times. For example, a configuration is conceivable in which the hold notice at the final stage is executed in the game times before the game times of the hold information that triggered the hold notice. In this case, it is configured to be executed before the player is ready to be performed at a predetermined timing, which can be a highly unexpected effect for the player. In this case, it is preferable to set the above-mentioned predetermined timing at the final stage of the game round to widen the range of change destinations.

(28) In the fourth embodiment, when any of the jackpot results is obtained in the game times of the hold information that triggered the hold notice and the game times started with the special game time flag stored. Although the hold notice is established, in any case, the hold notice may be established even if the result is out of order.

(29) In the first, second, and fourth embodiments, the hold notice can be executed at the start and end of the game round, but the hold notice is also executed at other timings during the game round. It may be possible. For example, in the first and second embodiments, each symbol sequence Z1 to Z3 may be temporarily stopped at the time of the normal fluctuation (second fluctuation) after the special fluctuation to display the stop mode of the hold notice. In the embodiment of the above, an effect may be set in which the accessory main body 301 is operated from the initial position to the established position between the special notice and the normal notice, and then is operated to the initial position.

(30) In the fourth embodiment, the special notice is executed after the fanning effect, but the special notice may be executed after the hold notice. That is, the operation to the established position is started during the return operation from the fan position to the initial position, but the operation to the established position may be started during the return operation from the established position to the initial position. In this case, a hold notice is generated at the end of the game round, and a hold notice (special notice) is also generated at the start of the next game round.

(31) In the fourth embodiment, the configuration of the movable accessory 300 is only an example, and other configurations may be used. For example, the hold notice may be established by the movement of a plurality of movable accessories (for example, a plurality of movable accessories are united at a predetermined position), or whether or not the hold notice is established in the movement direction of the movable accessory. It may be configured to be notified.

(32) The effect for notifying the hit / fail judgment result of each game time is not limited to the one by displaying the variation of the symbol, and may be configured to be performed by the movement of the accessory, or only the hit / miss judgment result is notified. It may be configured to be.

(33) As a hold notice (special notification), in the first and second embodiments, an effect using the stop mode of the symbol is used, and in the third embodiment, an effect using the notice sound from the speaker unit 64 is used. In the embodiment of the above, the effect is produced by the movable accessory 300, but the present invention is not limited to these, and the configuration may be such that the notification is made in another form. For example, as a notification means different from the display screen G, a configuration having another display screen may be used, or a hold notice may be given by an effect of the other display screen, or a hold notice may be given using the display light emitting unit 63. May be configured, or a hold notice may be given by another character or the like on the display screen G. Further, a command or code for holding notice may be displayed on the display screen G, and the holding notice may be executed on the mobile terminal by reading the command or code on the mobile terminal or the like owned by the player.

(34) A pachinko machine of another type different from the above embodiment, for example, a pachinko machine in which the electric accessory is opened a predetermined number of times when the game ball enters a specific area of the special device, or a game ball in a specific area of the special device. The present invention can also be applied to pachinko machines such as pachinko machines, pachinko machines equipped with other accessories, arrange ball machines, and sparrow balls, which generate rights when they enter and become big hits.

In addition, a non-ballistic gaming machine, for example, a plurality of reels having a plurality of types of symbols attached in the circumferential direction is provided, the reels are started to rotate by inserting medals and operating the start lever, and the stop switch is operated. After the reels have stopped after a predetermined time has passed, if a specific symbol or a combination of specific symbols is established on the effective line that can be seen from the display window, a privilege such as a medal payout is given to the player. The present invention can also be applied to slot machines.

Further, the gaming machine body supported by the outer frame so as to be openable and closable is provided with a storage unit and a take-in device, and the start lever is operated after a predetermined number of game balls stored in the storage unit are taken in by the take-in device. The present invention can also be applied to a gaming machine in which a pachinko machine and a slot machine are fused, which starts the rotation of the reel.

<About the invention group extracted from the above-described embodiment>
Hereinafter, the characteristics of the invention group extracted from each of the above-described embodiments will be described while showing the effects and the like as necessary. In the following, for the sake of easy understanding, the corresponding configurations in each of the above embodiments are appropriately shown in parentheses or the like, but the present invention is not limited to the specific configurations shown in the parentheses or the like.

In addition, the invention described in each of the following feature groups states, "For example, in a gaming machine such as a pachinko gaming machine, a winning game is triggered by a gaming ball entering a starting ball entering portion provided in the gaming area. A lottery is performed to determine whether or not to shift to a predetermined gaming state such as a state. For example, in a display device provided in a gaming machine, a variable display of a pattern is started, and the above-mentioned is displayed when the final stop of the variable display is displayed. Regarding the background technology that the display effect for one game is executed in which the stop result according to the lottery result is displayed (see, for example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2004-81853). It is necessary to raise the degree of attention of the slingshot, and there is still room for improvement in this regard. ”This invention was made with the problem to be solved.

<Characteristic A group>
Feature A0. A game ball launching means (game ball launch mechanism 53, launch handle 54) that launches a game ball into the game area (game area PE) based on a predetermined launch operation, and
A ball entry portion (upper operating port 33, lower operating port 34) provided in the game area and into which the game ball enters.
Information acquisition means for acquiring special information (a function of executing information acquisition processing by the main control device 81) based on the fact that a game ball has entered the ball entry portion, and
The acquisition information storage means (holding ball storage area 232) for storing the special information acquired by the information acquisition means, and
A transition determination means (a function of executing a hit / fail determination process by the main control device 81) for determining whether or not the special information stored in the acquired information storage means corresponds to predetermined migration information. ,
Based on the result of the transition determination by the transition determination means being the transition correspondence result that the special information to be determined corresponds to the transition information, the gaming state is changed to the special gaming state advantageous to the player. Special game state transition means (function to execute game state transition processing by the main control device 81) and
A display means (design display device 41) that variablely displays a predetermined pattern on the display screen (display screen G), and
The predetermined pattern is variedly displayed to start the game rotation operation, and the predetermined pattern is stopped and displayed as a stop result corresponding to the result of the transition determination of the transition determination means to end the game rotation operation. Is one of the game times, and the game time control means (effect control) that controls the display means so that the game time operation of each game time is performed according to the special information stored in the acquired information storage means. Function to execute fluctuation display control processing by the device 82) and
With
The game rotation control means
As the game rotation operation in the game rotation, the first control means (by the effect control device 82) that executes a normal operation of displaying the predetermined pattern in a variable manner and then displaying the stop as a stop result corresponding to the result of the transition determination. (Function to execute normal variable processing) and
A predetermined special operation is executed as the game rotation operation in the next and subsequent game times (specific game times) of the predetermined game times by the first control means, and after that, the stop corresponding to the result of the transition determination is performed. As a result, the second control means (a function of executing the special fluctuation processing and the normal fluctuation processing by the effect control device 82) to display the stop display, and
A gaming machine characterized by being equipped with.

According to the above configuration, in the first control means, after the variation display of the pattern is performed, the pattern is stopped and displayed, and the result of the transition determination by the transition determination means is notified by the stop result. Further, the second control means executes a predetermined special operation, and then an operation similar to the operation by the first control means is performed, and the result of the transition determination by the transition determination means is notified. That is, the game times by the second control means include a predetermined special operation and an operation (normal operation) of the game times by the first control means, and this predetermined special operation is subsequently executed. It is also possible to associate it with the normal operation of the game by the first control means executed before that. Therefore, it is possible to make a lot of effects by utilizing this predetermined special movement, and it is possible to preferably increase the degree of attention to the game.

As an example of the "predetermined special operation", for example, "the operation by the predetermined pattern" can be mentioned.

Further, the "normal operation" and the "special operation" can be paraphrased as the "first operation" and the "second operation", respectively.

Features A1. A game ball launching means (game ball launch mechanism 53, launch handle 54) that launches a game ball into the game area (game area PE) based on a predetermined launch operation, and
A ball entry portion (upper operating port 33, lower operating port 34) provided in the game area and into which the game ball enters.
Information acquisition means for acquiring special information (a function of executing information acquisition processing by the main control device 81) based on the fact that a game ball has entered the ball entry portion, and
The acquisition information storage means (holding ball storage area 232) for storing the special information acquired by the information acquisition means, and
A transition determination means (a function of executing a hit / fail determination process by the main control device 81) for determining whether or not the special information stored in the acquired information storage means corresponds to predetermined migration information. ,
Based on the result of the transition determination by the transition determination means being the transition correspondence result that the special information to be determined corresponds to the transition information, the gaming state is changed to the special gaming state advantageous to the player. Special game state transition means (function to execute game state transition processing by the main control device 81) and
A display means (design display device 41) that variablely displays a plurality of patterns on the display screen (display screen G), and
The plurality of symbols are variedly displayed to start the game rotation operation, and the plurality of symbols are stopped and displayed as a combination of symbols corresponding to the result of the transition determination of the transition determination means to end the game rotation operation. Is one of the game times, and the game time control means (effect control) that controls the display means so that the game time operation of each game time is performed according to the special information stored in the acquired information storage means. Function to execute fluctuation display control processing by the device 82) and
With
In the variation display mode, a high-speed fluctuation display mode and a low-speed fluctuation display mode are set so that the fluctuation speed of the pattern is relatively high or low.
The game rotation control means
As the game rotation operation in the game rotation, the first control for executing a normal operation of displaying the plurality of symbols in a variable manner in the high-speed variation display mode and then stopping and displaying them as a combination of symbols corresponding to the result of the transition determination. Means (a function of executing normal fluctuation processing by the effect control device 82) and
As the game round operation in the next game round (specific game round) of the predetermined game round by the first control means, at least a part of the plurality of symbols is displayed in a variable manner according to the high-speed variable display mode. A special operation for temporarily stopping and displaying as a predetermined pattern combination is executed without being accompanied, and then a second control means for executing the normal operation (special fluctuation processing and normal fluctuation processing by the effect control device 82) is executed. Function) and
A gaming machine characterized by being equipped with.

According to the above configuration, in the first control means, after the fluctuation display of the symbols is performed in the high-speed variation display mode, each symbol is stopped and displayed, and the result of the transition determination by the transition determination means is notified by the combination of the symbols. .. Further, in the second control means, at least a part of the symbols is stopped and displayed without the high-speed fluctuation display mode, and then the same operation as the operation by the first control means is performed to determine the transition by the transition determination means. The result of is notified. Therefore, by executing the game times by the second control means after the game times by the first control means, the special action is continued to the previous game times, and more specifically, the player is given a so-called re-variation of the pattern. It is possible to remind you of it. On the other hand, in each game time, the pattern combination corresponding to the result of the transition judgment of the transition judgment means is finally stopped and displayed, so that the function of notifying the result of this transition judgment is guaranteed in each game time. There is. As a result, the degree of attention to the game can be suitably increased.

Feature A2. It is equipped with a grasping means (a function of executing the process of step S1717 by the effect control device 82) for grasping the game status of the previous game times.
The second control means is characterized by including means for executing the special operation (a function of executing the process of step S1703 by the effect control device 82) based on the grasp result by the grasping means. The gaming machine described in A1.

According to the above configuration, the special operation is executed in the current game time based on the game situation in the previous game time. Therefore, the special movement can be associated with the previous game round, and the effect of making the player think that it is a continuation of the previous game round can be enhanced.

Feature A3. The grasping means is characterized by including a determination result grasping means (a function of executing the process of step S1717 by the effect control device 82) for grasping the result of the transition determination by the transition determination means in the previous game round. The gaming machine according to feature A2.

According to the above configuration, the special operation is executed in the next game round based on the result of the transition determination in the previous game round. Therefore, the result of the transition determination notified earlier can be associated with the special action in the next game round. As a result, it is possible not only to raise the degree of attention for the special operation, but also to raise the degree of attention to the result of the transition determination notified earlier.

It should be noted that the second control means has "means for executing the special operation when the determination result grasping means grasps that the result of the transition determination by the transition determination means is not the transition correspondence result". As described in Feature A1, the special movement gives the impression that it is a continuation of the previous game round, so the previous game round is not a transition response result but a so-called out-of-game result. However, it is possible to expect the player to change the result of the deviation, and it is possible to preferably increase the degree of attention of the special movement.

Feature A4. The feature A2 or the feature A2 characterized in that the grasping means includes a stop result grasping means (a function of executing the process of step S1801 by the effect control device 82) for grasping each pattern stopped and displayed in the previous game round. The gaming machine described in A3.

According to the above configuration, since the pattern that is stopped and displayed in the previous game round and the pattern that is specially operated in this game round are associated with each other, the impression that the special movement is a continuation of the previous game round is stronger. It can be given to the player. Further, in the previous game round, the result of the transition determination is notified as the stop result of the symbol combination, and since the special operation is performed based on each symbol in the symbol combination, the result of the transition determination is as described in Feature 2. Based on this, it is possible to achieve the effect of performing a special action.

Feature A5. On the display screen, the stop position of the pattern corresponding to the result of the transition determination is set.
The gaming machine according to feature A4, wherein the stop result grasping means also grasps a pattern adjacent to a pattern stopped at the stop position among the plurality of patterns.

According to the above configuration, it is possible to reflect the pattern that was not stopped at the stop position in the special operation. This makes it possible to increase the variety of special movements and increase the degree of attention.

Feature A6. The grasping means includes a display period grasping means (a function of executing the process of step S1717 by the effect control device 82) for grasping the fluctuation display period (variation display time) of the game round operation in the previous game round. The gaming machine according to any one of features A2 to A5.

According to the above configuration, based on the variation display period of the previous game times, for example, a special operation is executed according to the length of the variation display period. If the special action is performed in the next game round after the game round in which the variable display period is short, the total period between the previous game round and the special movement is relatively short, and the impression that these are executed in one game round. Can be held stronger. On the other hand, in a game with a long variable display period, there is a tendency that an effect with a relatively higher expectation as a transition judgment result is performed as in the reach display, and the next game after such a game. By performing a special movement in, it is easy to give the impression that the special movement is a series of productions with the previous production. Therefore, the degree of attention to the game can be suitably increased.

Feature A7. The special operation is characterized in that a predetermined pattern among the plurality of patterns is displayed in a variable manner, and the other patterns are stopped and displayed as a combination of the predetermined patterns after holding a stopped state. The gaming machine according to any one of the features A1 to A6.

According to the above configuration, the special operation is not performed by the variable display of all the patterns, but is performed by the variable display of some of the patterns. As a result, it becomes clear to distinguish from the mode in which all the patterns are displayed in high-speed fluctuation like the normal game rotation operation (normal operation) by the first control means, and the impression that the operation is more associated with this normal operation is given. You can make it strong.

Feature A8. The gaming machine according to feature A7, wherein the second control means includes selection means for selecting the predetermined pattern (a function of performing step S1802 by the effect control device 82).

According to the above configuration, a predetermined pattern to be displayed in a variable manner in a special operation can be made random, and conversely, a bias can be given. As a result, it is possible to pay attention to which pattern is displayed in a variable manner.

Feature A9. The first control means stops the plurality of patterns in a predetermined order and stops and displays them as a combination of patterns corresponding to the result of the transition determination.
The gaming machine according to feature A8, wherein the selection means is set so that the slower the stop order of the plurality of symbols is, the easier it is to select.

According to the above configuration, the later the stop order, the easier it is for the variable display to be made in the subsequent special operation. In other words, the shorter the period from the stop, the easier it is for the display to fluctuate, so it is possible to give a stronger impression that the production is a continuation of the previous game.

Feature A10. The second control means according to any one of features A1 to A9, characterized in that, in the special operation, the part of the pattern is stopped after performing the fluctuation display according to the low-speed fluctuation display mode. Pachinko machine.

According to the above configuration, in the special operation, a part of the pattern is variablely displayed in the low-speed variable display mode. As a result, it is possible to clearly distinguish from the normal operation in which all the patterns are variablely displayed in the high-speed variable display mode, and it is possible to more strongly recognize that the special operation is an effect accompanying the normal operation.

Feature A11. The special operation is characterized in that it includes a first holding means (a function of executing the process of step S2106 by the effect control device 82) for holding the state of being stopped and displayed as the predetermined combination of patterns for a predetermined period. The gaming machine according to any one of the features A1 to A10.

According to the above configuration, between the special operation by the second control means and the normal operation, a period during which a predetermined pattern combination is stopped and displayed is provided for a predetermined period. Therefore, it is possible to give the impression that the special operation and the normal operation in one game by the second control means are separate game times. As a result, the impression that the special movement is a continuation of the previous game round can be strengthened.

Feature A12. It is provided with a second holding means (a function of executing the process of step S2201 by the effect control device 82) for holding the state in which the pattern combination corresponding to the result of the transition determination is stopped and displayed in the normal operation for a specific period.
The predetermined period in which the stop display is held by the first holding means and the specific period in which the stop display is held by the second holding means are set to have substantially the same length. The gaming machine according to feature A11.

According to the above configuration, the specific period at the final stage of the game round and the predetermined period between the special movement and the normal movement in one game round have almost the same length, and the second control means is used. It is possible to make the impression that the special movement and the normal movement in the game times are separate game times stronger.

Feature A13. Changes due to a predetermined area (main display area P) in the display means or a separate display means (main display unit 43) provided separately from the display means based on the shift determination performed by the shift determination means. The variable display control means (game rotation by the main control device 81) that controls the display means or the separate display means so as to start the display and end the variable display as a stop result corresponding to the result of the transition determination of the transition determination means. Has a function to execute control processing)
The gaming machine according to feature A11 or A12, wherein the variation display control means continues the variation display even during the predetermined period by the second control means.

According to the above configuration, the variation display by the variation display control means is linked to the start and end of the game times in the game time control means, and the stop display is displayed for a predetermined period between the special variation and the normal variation. Even if a period is provided, the manager of the game hall or the like can confirm whether or not the game has ended by confirming the variation display by the variation display means. This makes it easier to detect fraudulent acts such as trying to obtain fraudulent benefits even though the game rounds have not ended.

Feature A14. The predetermined area on the display screen or the area where the variation display by the separate display means is performed is smaller than the area where the variation display of the plurality of patterns is performed on the display screen. The gaming machine described in.

According to the above configuration, the area in which the variable display of a plurality of symbols is performed on the display screen is larger than the predetermined area or the variable display area in another display means, so that the player can display the variable display by the plurality of symbols. It is thought that attention should be paid to. Therefore, it is possible to suppress a decrease in the degree of attention to the game due to the player paying attention to a predetermined area or the like while achieving the effect of the feature 14.

Feature A15. The acquired information storage means stores the special information acquired by the information acquisition means up to a predetermined number, which is a plurality of predetermined numbers.
The transition determination means sequentially determines the transition of special information stored in the acquired information storage means.
Regarding the predetermined special information acquired by the information acquisition means, the information corresponding to the transition determination when the predetermined special information is the target of the transition determination, and the predetermined special information is the target of the transition determination. It is equipped with a destination identification means (a function of executing a hold confirmation process by the main control device 81) to be specified at a timing before the above.
The first control means is the specific target based on the fact that the specific result by the prior identification means is a predetermined result corresponding to the game times for executing the game times by the second control means. In the game round before the game round by the second control means, the third control means for executing the special control for the special operation (execution of the hold control command correspondence process by the effect control device 82 in the second embodiment). The gaming machine according to any one of features A1 to A14, which is characterized by having a function).

According to the above configuration, before the start of the game round by the second control means, it is possible to specify that the game round by the second control means should be executed by the prior identification means, and the special operation thereof is performed by the third control means. Special control (preparatory operation) is performed to execute.

As a specific configuration of the special control, for example, a configuration of "stop-displaying as a pattern combination for special control" and a configuration of "changing the variable display time by the first control means" can be considered, and the special operation is the relevant. It is possible to devise a way to give the impression that it is a continuation of the previous game.

Feature A16. In the normal operation, the second holding means (a function of executing the process of step S2201 by the effect control device 82) for holding the state in which the pattern combination corresponding to the result of the transition determination is stopped and displayed for a specific period is provided. ,
The third control means is a means (during execution in the main control device 81) that shortens the specific period by the second holding means as compared with the case where the game times by the second control means are not executed in the next game round. The gaming machine according to feature A15, which is characterized by having a function of executing a process of changing a fixed stop time of a gaming time).

According to the above configuration, the specific period during which a plurality of symbols are stopped and displayed is shortened between the game times by the first control means and the game times by the second control means. Therefore, it is possible to give a stronger impression that the special movement is a continuation of the previous game.

It should be noted that the "first holding means for holding the state of being stopped and displayed as the predetermined pattern combination in the special operation for a predetermined period" is provided.
The third control means may be configured to include "means for shortening the specific period in which the stop display is held by the second holding means from the predetermined period in which the stop display is held by the first holding means". good.

By doing so, the specific period between the normal operation before the special operation is shorter than the predetermined period between the special operation and the normal operation, and the normal operation, the special operation, the normal operation, etc. In a situation where there are normal movements before and after the special movement in order, it is possible to give a stronger impression that the special movement is associated with the normal movement on the front side rather than the normal movement on the rear side.

Feature A17. The acquired information storage means stores the special information acquired by the information acquisition means up to a predetermined number, which is a plurality of predetermined numbers.
The transition determination means sequentially determines the transition of special information stored in the acquired information storage means.
Regarding the predetermined special information acquired by the information acquisition means, the predetermined special information is the information corresponding to the result of the transition determination when the predetermined special information is the target of the transition determination, and the predetermined special information is the transition determination. A destination identification means (a function of executing a hold confirmation process by the main controller 81) to be specified at a timing before the target, and
Corresponds to the result of the transition determination when the predetermined special information which is the specific target becomes the target of the transition determination based on the specific result by the prior identification means becoming a predetermined result. Execution state setting means (a function of executing hold control command correspondence processing by the effect control device 82) that sets the special notification to an execution state that can be executed by the display means, and
With
When the execution state is set to the execution state by the execution state setting means, in the special notification, the pattern combination corresponding to the result of the transition determination of the transition determination means in the normal operation is a specific pattern combination (stop mode of hold notice). ), And it is executed
The gaming machine according to any one of features A1 to A16, wherein the second control means executes the special operation so that the predetermined pattern combination becomes the specific pattern combination.

According to the above configuration, a special notification is performed when a specific pattern combination is stopped and displayed in the game round, thereby predicting the result of the transition determination in the subsequent game rounds, and the game is added. Diversification is planned.

In such a gaming machine, a specific pattern combination is stopped and displayed by a special operation as well as a special notification. Therefore, a game is added in which the player predicts the result of the transition determination notified by the subsequent normal operation from the specific pattern combination stopped and displayed by the special operation in one game, and the game is more diverse. It becomes. This makes it possible to suitably increase the degree of attention to the game.

Feature A18. The second control means performs the special operation when the execution state is set to the execution state by the execution state setting means and the specific pattern combination is not stopped and displayed in the previous game round. The gaming machine according to feature A17, which comprises means for stopping and displaying the specific pattern combination (a function of executing special variation processing in the effect control device 82).

According to the above configuration, although it is not set to the execution state in the previous game round and the specific pattern combination is not stopped and displayed, when it is set to the execution state in the current game round, first of all, it is special. A specific pattern combination is stopped and displayed depending on the operation. It is considered that the player expects that the specific pattern combination is stopped and displayed in the game times, that is, the specific result by the prior identification means is a predetermined result. Therefore, if a specific pattern combination is not stopped in the previous game, the result may be disappointing. On the other hand, by stopping and displaying a specific symbol combination by a special action at the start of the next game round, it is possible to make the player think that the specific symbol combination is stopped and displayed in the previous game round (continuation). It becomes possible and the expectation can be maintained.

Further, since the game round in which the special operation is performed is set to the execution state, a specific pattern combination is stopped and displayed in the subsequent normal operation. Therefore, it is possible to stop and display a specific pattern combination a plurality of times in one game. Here, for example, in a so-called pseudo-ream in which a plurality of variable displays are performed in one game time, the number of special information (holding information) and the game are played even if the production is performed so that the plurality of game times are performed. Due to the contradiction with the number of times, there is a tendency that it is grasped relatively early that it is a production in a mere one game time. Therefore, even if the production is prepared with great care, there is a possibility that the player will be distracted. On the other hand, as in the above configuration, by making a specific pattern combination as a continuation effect from the previous game time and a specific pattern combination in this game time appear, a specific pattern combination can be obtained. The number of appearances can be matched with the number of special information, and the player can be absorbed in the game without being distracted.

Feature A19. In the normal operation, the first control means changes a part of the plurality of symbols constituting the specific pattern combination as a pattern combination corresponding to the result of the transition determination by the transition determination means. As a result, it is provided with an out-of-combination means (a function of executing the process of step S1720 by the effect control device 82) for stopping and displaying an out-of-picture combination different from the specific pattern combination.
The second control means has a function of executing the process of step S1703 by the effect control device 82 to execute the special operation in the next game in which the disengagement pattern combination is stopped and displayed by the disengagement combination means. ), The gaming machine according to the feature A17 or A18.

According to the above configuration, for a player who expects that a specific pattern combination is stopped and displayed, it is not preferable that the out-of-picture combination is stopped and displayed, but the fourth control means is used in the next game. Since the specific pattern combination is stopped and displayed, it is possible to suppress an extreme decrease in the degree of attention in the game round by the first control means. Not only that, even if the out-of-picture combination is stopped once, it is possible to expect even the out-of-picture combination by leaving room for the specific pattern combination to be stopped and displayed after that, and the degree of attention to the game is increased. It can be suitably increased.

Feature A20. The fourth control means is characterized in that a part of the changed symbols is variablely displayed, another symbol is held in a stop display, and the specific combination of symbols is stopped and displayed. The gaming machine described in A19.

According to the above configuration, some of the patterns are different from the specific pattern combination in the out-of-picture combination, and some of the pictures are displayed in a variable manner in the special operation, so that the out-of-picture combination is changed to the specific picture combination. Therefore, it is possible to give a stronger impression that it is a continuation of the production from the previous game.

The inventions of the feature B group, the feature C group, the feature D group, the feature E group, and the feature F group may be individually applied to the inventions of the feature A group.

<Characteristic B group>
Feature B1. A game ball launching means (game ball launch mechanism 53, launch handle 54) that launches a game ball into the game area (game area PE) based on a predetermined launch operation, and
A ball entry portion (upper operating port 33, lower operating port 34) provided in the game area and into which the game ball enters.
Information acquisition means for acquiring special information (a function of executing information acquisition processing by the main control device 81) based on the fact that a game ball has entered the ball entry portion, and
The acquisition information storage means (holding ball storage area 232) for storing the special information acquired by the information acquisition means, and
A transition determination means (a function of executing a hit / fail determination process by the main control device 81) for determining whether or not the special information stored in the acquired information storage means corresponds to predetermined migration information. ,
Based on the result of the transition determination by the transition determination means being the transition correspondence result that the special information to be determined corresponds to the transition information, the gaming state is changed to the special gaming state advantageous to the player. Special game state transition means (function to execute game state transition processing by the main control device 81) and
The acquisition information storage is performed by starting the game rotation operation by a predetermined notification means and ending the game rotation operation as a notification result corresponding to the result of the transition determination of the transition determination means as one game rotation. The game turn control means (execution of the variation display control process by the effect control device 82) that controls the predetermined notification means so that the game turn operation of each game turn is performed according to the special information stored in the means. Function) and
In a gaming machine equipped with
Regarding the predetermined special information acquired by the information acquisition means, the predetermined special information is the information corresponding to the result of the transition determination when the predetermined special information is the target of the transition determination, and the predetermined special information is the transition determination. A destination identification means (a function of executing a hold confirmation process by the main controller 81) to be specified at a timing before the target, and
Corresponds to the result of the transition determination when the predetermined special information which is the specific target becomes the target of the transition determination based on the specific result by the prior identification means becoming a predetermined special result. Execution state setting means (a function of executing hold control command correspondence processing by the effect control device 82) for setting the special notification to be executed in an execution state that can be executed by the predetermined notification means or another notification means.
In the situation where the execution state is set by the execution state setting means, the special notification execution means (steps S1713 to S1715 by the effect control device 82) executes the special notification at a predetermined timing predetermined in the game round. , Function to execute the processing of S2511 to S2513),
Means for differentiating the execution timing of the special notification by the special notification execution means (function for executing special variation processing by the effect control device 82, step S2509, step S2517) and
A gaming machine characterized by being equipped with.

According to the above configuration, when the execution state is set by the execution state setting means, the special notification by the special notification execution means may be executed at a predetermined timing. Therefore, by performing this special notification, it is possible to predict that the result of the game times is a predetermined special result corresponding to the special notification, and the game can be diversified. In such a gaming machine, if the special notification is performed at the timing when the special notification is performed, the player can enjoy it, but if the special notification is not performed at that timing, at that time. Interest in games may diminish. Therefore, by providing a means for changing the execution timing of the special notification as in the above configuration, the degree of expectation that the special notification will be performed can be maintained even if the special notification is not performed at a predetermined timing. It is possible to increase the attention to the game.

In particular, since the special notification is configured to be performed in a situation where the execution state is set, if this execution state continues over a plurality of game times, the special notification also extends over a plurality of game times. Can occur continuously. Therefore, it is considered that the player expects that, for example, in a situation where the special notification is performed over a plurality of game times, the special notification is naturally performed in the next game time. That is, since the special notifications are continuous, it becomes easier for the player to grasp the execution timing of the special notifications. Therefore, by providing a means for differently executing the special notification as described above, even if the special notification is not performed at a predetermined timing, the special notification may be performed at another timing. It will be closely watched throughout, and if the special notification is given at the other timing, the degree of attention can be increased more appropriately because the unexpectedness increases.

Feature B2. The different means is characterized in that the execution timing of the special notification by the special notification executing means is different so that the special notification is executed in a game times different from the game times before the change. Described gaming machine.

According to the above configuration, in a gaming machine whose production tends to be completed in one gaming time, it is possible to raise the possibility that the special notification is executed in different gaming times across the gaming times. Therefore, for example, when changing to a later game round, the player should have the expectation that even if the special notification is not executed in one game round, it may be executed in the next game round. Is possible. On the contrary, if there is a game time that predicts that special notification may be performed, for example, during continuous production or by a reserved image, the game time before that is simply a waiting game time. As a result, the degree of attention is relatively low. Therefore, if the game is changed to the previous game, not only can the special notification be unexpected, but also the attention of the game, which is concerned about such a decrease in attention, can be suitably increased.

Feature B3. The different means is characterized in that the execution timing of the special notification by the special notification execution means is different so that the special notification is executed in the next game round of the game round before the change. Described gaming machine.

According to the above configuration, it is possible to give the player the expectation that the special notification may be executed in the next game even if the special notification is not executed in one game.

In particular, since the execution timing of the special notification is changed to the next game time, it is easy to recognize that the execution timing has been changed as compared with the configuration in which the execution timing is changed over a plurality of game times. Assuming that the special notification is changed to the game times after a plurality of times, it is assumed that the special notification is simply not performed (the execution state is canceled) in the game times before the change, and in the game times after the multiple times. This is because there is a high possibility that it will be mistaken that it has been newly set to the execution state.

Feature B4. The different means is characterized in that the execution timing of the special notification by the special notification executing means is different so that the special notification is executed at the start of the next game round of the game round before the change. The gaming machine described in B3.

According to the above configuration, the special notification is performed at the start of the next game round in which the special notification is not performed at a predetermined timing in the game round. Therefore, even if the execution timing of the special notification is changed, the impression that the game times have been changed can be weakened. That is, it is possible to give the impression that the execution timing of the special notification has been changed in one game. This makes it possible to diversify the production by special notification.

In addition, "at the start of the game round" is not limited to only the start timing of the game round, and has a predetermined width of, for example, the front side portion when the game round of a predetermined length is evenly divided. It may be. Further, when the production of the game times is divided into the initial production, the middle stage production, and the final production, the execution timing of the special notification may be changed to the initial production.

Feature B5. The gaming machine according to feature B3 or B4, wherein the predetermined timing at which the special notification is executed by the special notification executing means is the end time of the game rotation by the game rotation control means.

According to the above configuration, in the configuration in which the special notification is performed at the start of the next game round in which the special notification is not performed, the predetermined timing in which the special notification should normally be performed is the end of the previous game round. Therefore, even if the execution timing of the special notification is changed, the impression that the game times have been changed can be weakened. That is, the impression that the execution timing of the special notification is changed in one game becomes stronger.

It should be noted that the "at the end of the game round" is not limited to only the end timing of the game round, and has a predetermined width of, for example, the rear portion when the game round of a predetermined length is evenly divided. It may be. Further, when the production of the game times is divided into the initial production, the medium-term production, and the final production, a predetermined timing of special notification may be set for the final production.

Feature B6. The means for making the difference is any of features B1 to B5, which is characterized in that the execution timing of the special notification is made different based on the fact that the specific result by the prior identification means is a predetermined change result. The gaming machine described in 1.

According to the above configuration, the execution state is set based on the fact that the specific result by the prior identification means becomes a predetermined special result, and the special notification is performed in each game round. Further, the execution timing of this special notification is changed based on the fact that the specific result by the prior identification means is the change result. If one of them is to be realized by another means, communication between each means (for example, exchange of commands) is required. On the other hand, by adopting the above configuration, the control related to the special notification can be concentrated in the prior identification means, and the control design can be simplified.

Feature B7. The special notification executing means includes mode changing means (a function of executing the process of step S2513 by the effect control device 82) for changing the mode of the special notification according to the number of the special notifications executed during the execution state. ,
The different means is characterized in that the execution timing of the special notification is different so that the changed special notification is executed in the mode of the special notification changed by the mode changing means. The gaming machine according to any one of B6.

According to the above configuration, in the so-called step-up effect in which the mode of the special notification is changed according to the number of executions, the special notification after the timing change is performed in the step-up state. By doing so, it is possible to strengthen the impression that the production has been taken over and make it seem that only the execution timing has been changed.

Feature B8. The execution timing of the special notification is different in the situation where the execution state is set by the means for making the difference and the execution state setting means.
In the game times before the game times in which the execution timing of the special notification is different by the different means, the limiting means for limiting the execution of the special notification by the special notification executing means (steps S1720 to S1722 by the effect control device 82, The gaming machine according to any one of features B1 to B7, which comprises a function of executing the processing of S2512 and S2517).

According to the above configuration, in the game times before the execution timings are different, the execution of the special notification is restricted even in the execution state of the special notification. Therefore, if the special notification is executed in the next game round, it is possible to give the impression that the execution of the special notification in the previous game round is postponed to the later game round.

Feature B9. The notification means is set so that a plurality of patterns can be displayed in a variable manner.
The game turn control means ends the game turn by displaying a pattern combination corresponding to the result of the shift determination of the shift determination means as a stop result.
The special notification is a combination of the stop results in the game times during the execution state as a predetermined pattern combination.
The different means is for stopping and displaying the predetermined pattern combination at a timing before displaying the stop result corresponding to the result of the shift determination of the shift determination means in the game turn by the game turn control means. The gaming machine according to any one of features B1 to B8, characterized in that it is present.

According to the above configuration, in the configuration in which the special notification is performed using the stop result of the variable pattern for the game round, the variable symbol is displayed as the stop result not only at the end of the game round but also before that. Notification may be made. By doing so, it is possible to pay attention to when the variable display of the pattern in the game time is stopped, that is, when the special notification is performed, and it is possible to raise the attention of the entire game time.

The inventions of the feature A group, the feature C group, the feature D group, the feature E group, and the feature F group may be individually applied to the inventions of the feature B group.

<Characteristic C group>
Feature C1. A game ball launching means (game ball launch mechanism 53, launch handle 54) that launches a game ball into the game area (game area PE) based on a predetermined launch operation, and
A ball entry portion (upper operating port 33, lower operating port 34) provided in the game area and into which the game ball enters.
Information acquisition means for acquiring special information (a function of executing information acquisition processing by the main control device 81) based on the fact that a game ball has entered the ball entry portion, and
The acquisition information storage means (holding ball storage area 232) for storing the special information acquired by the information acquisition means, and
A transition determination means (a function of executing a hit / fail determination process by the main control device 81) for determining whether or not the special information stored in the acquired information storage means corresponds to predetermined migration information. ,
Based on the result of the transition determination by the transition determination means being the transition correspondence result that the special information to be determined corresponds to the transition information, the gaming state is changed to the special gaming state advantageous to the player. Special game state transition means (function to execute game state transition processing by the main control device 81) and
One time of the game round is to start the game rounding operation by a predetermined notification means (symbol display device 41) and end the game rounding operation as a notification result corresponding to the result of the shift determination of the transition determination means. As a result, the game turn control means (variation by the effect control device 82) that controls the predetermined notification means so that the game turn operation of each game turn is performed according to the special information stored in the acquired information storage means. Function to execute display control processing) and
In a gaming machine equipped with
Regarding the predetermined special information acquired by the information acquisition means, the predetermined special information is the information corresponding to the result of the transition determination when the predetermined special information is the target of the transition determination, and the predetermined special information is the transition determination. A destination identification means (a function of executing a hold confirmation process by the main controller 81) to be specified at a timing before the target, and
Corresponds to the result of the transition determination when the predetermined special information which is the specific target becomes the target of the transition determination based on the specific result by the prior identification means becoming a predetermined special result. Execution state setting means (a function of executing hold control command correspondence processing by the effect control device 82) for setting the special notification to be executed in an execution state that can be executed by the predetermined notification means or another notification means.
Special notification executing means for executing the special notification in the game times in the situation set to the execution state by the execution state setting means (function of executing the processing of steps S1713 to S1715 by the effect control device 82). When,
Predetermined notification execution for executing a predetermined notification by the predetermined notification means or another notification means in the next and subsequent game times of the game in which the special notification is not performed by the special notification execution means. Means (function for executing special variation processing by the effect control device 82, processing in steps S2509 and S2517) and
A gaming machine characterized by being equipped with.

According to the above configuration, when the execution state is set by the execution state setting means, the special notification by the special notification execution means may be executed. Therefore, by performing this special notification, it is possible to predict that the result of the game times is a predetermined special result corresponding to the special notification, and the game can be diversified. In such a gaming machine, the attention level can be improved by performing this special notification, but conversely, if the special notification is not performed, there is a concern that the attention level will be lowered by that amount. In that respect, in the above configuration, there is a possibility that the predetermined notification will be performed in the next and subsequent game times in which the special notification was not performed. Therefore, even if the special notification is not performed, it is possible to expect the next game round, and it is possible to preferably increase the degree of attention to the game.

Feature C2. The predetermined notification executing means is described in feature C1 characterized in that the predetermined notification executing means executes the predetermined notification based on the result of the transition determination by the transition determining means being a predetermined predetermined result. Gaming machine.

According to the above configuration, the result of the transition determination by the transition determination means can be associated with the predetermined notification. Then, it is possible to pay particular attention to whether or not the predetermined notification is performed in the next and subsequent game times in which the special notification is not performed. By doing so, the degree of attention of the predetermined notification can be suitably increased.

It should be noted that, for example, if the predetermined result is "a result corresponding to giving a privilege to the player", the relevance to the privilege obtained by the player can be further enhanced, which is preferable.

Feature C3. The game according to feature C1 or C2, wherein the predetermined notification executing means executes the predetermined notification at the start of the next game in which the special notification is not performed by the special notification executing means. Machine.

According to the above configuration, even if the special notification is not performed by the special notification execution means, the predetermined notification is performed at the start of the next game round, so that the configuration is compared with the configuration in which the player waits until the end of the next game round. , The degree of attention of the next game itself can be suitably increased. Assuming that the predetermined notification is performed at the end of the next game round, the interest in other effects during the game round is diminished due to too much interest in whether or not the predetermined notification is performed during the next game round. Because there is a possibility.

In addition, "at the start of the game round" is not limited to only the start timing of the game round, and has a predetermined width of, for example, the front side portion when the game round of a predetermined length is evenly divided. It may be. Further, when the production of the game times is divided into the initial production, the middle stage production, and the final production, the predetermined notification may be executed in the initial production.

Feature C4. The predetermined notification executing means has the feature C1 or C2 that executes the predetermined notification a plurality of times after the game times in which the special notification is not performed by the special notification executing means. The described gaming machine.

According to the above configuration, it is possible to make people interested in whether or not the predetermined notification is performed a plurality of times. Further, in the configuration for associating the predetermined notification with the game result, the execution game time is not limited to the next game time in which the special notification is not performed, so that the association with the game result becomes easy.

Feature C5. The predetermined notification executing means is characterized in that the predetermined notification is executed based on the condition that a predetermined condition is satisfied in the next and subsequent game times in which the special notification is not executed. Features The gaming machine according to any one of C1 to C4.

According to the above configuration, it is possible to increase the degree of freedom of the execution times of the predetermined notification as compared with the configuration in which the execution times of the predetermined notification are determined at the time of the game times in which the special notification is not executed.

Feature C6. The predetermined notification executing means provides the predetermined notification based on the fact that the special information relating to the next and subsequent game times of the game in which the special notification is not executed corresponds to the predetermined predetermined information. The gaming machine according to any one of features C1 to C5, which is characterized in that it is to be executed.

According to the above configuration, it is possible to increase the degree of freedom of the execution times of the predetermined notification as compared with the configuration in which the execution times of the predetermined notification are determined at the time of the game times in which the special notification is not executed.

In such a configuration, when the special information related to the next and subsequent game times in which the special notification is not executed corresponds to the predetermined predetermined information, the predetermined notification is performed. , The relationship between the game result and the predetermined notification can be enhanced, and it is possible to preferably increase the degree of attention to the game times after the next game times in which the special notification is not executed.

Feature C7. The description according to any one of features C1 to C6, which comprises a storage means (for example, a function of executing the process of step S2517 by the effect control device 82) for storing the game times for which the special notification is not executed. Game machine.

According to the above configuration, it is possible to grasp from the information stored in the storage means that the game times are the next and subsequent game times in which the special notification is not executed. As a result, for example, it is possible to determine the execution of the predetermined notification after the fact, as compared with the configuration in which the game times in which the special notification is not executed in advance and the game times in which the predetermined notification is executed after that are determined. Not only is the degree of freedom in the execution of notifications increased, but it is also possible to reduce the storage capacity for storing each of these notification contents.

Feature C8. The predetermined notification includes at least the first effect (in the first and second embodiments, the upper and lower symbol rows Z1 and Z3 are stopped, and in the fourth embodiment, the accessory operation from the initial position to the fanning position) and the said. The second effect executed after the first effect (in the first and second embodiments, the middle symbol row Z2 is stopped, and in the fourth embodiment, the accessory operation from the fanning position to the established position) is included. Is composed of
When the special notification execution means does not execute the special notification in the game times during the execution state, the first execution means (steps S1720 to S1722 by the effect control device 82, the first effect) performs the first effect in the game times. The gaming machine according to any one of features C1 to C7, which comprises a function of executing the process of step S2517 in the embodiment of 4.

According to the above configuration, since the first effect of the predetermined notification is executed in the game times before the predetermined notification, the second effect of the predetermined notification may be performed in the subsequent game times. , Even when the effect time is limited, the predetermined notification can be executed. In addition, as a player, when the first production of the predetermined notification is performed and the game round is completed, the player expects that the second production will be performed in the subsequent game rounds, and the attention to the game is improved. It will be possible to contribute.

In this case, it is easier to make the effects related by shortening the interval between the first effect and the second effect. For example, it is preferable to apply this configuration to the gaming machine of feature C3.

Feature C9. The gaming machine according to feature C8, wherein the special notification is configured to include at least the first effect and the second effect.

According to the above configuration, by applying the effects used for the predetermined notifications of the first effect and the second effect to the special notification, the relationship between the two is strengthened and the sense of unity of the effects is enhanced. Then, in the game times in which the special notification is not executed during the execution state, only the first effect of the first effect and the second effect is executed, and the second effect is performed in the next and subsequent game times. By doing so, it is possible to strengthen the impression that the predetermined notification is a continuation of the special notification, and to more preferably enhance the effect described in the feature C6.

Feature C10. The special notification execution means includes an execution mode storage means (ROM243) that stores the type of execution mode of the special notification, and an execution mode determination means (effect control device) that determines the execution mode of the special notification from the execution mode storage means. A function of executing the processes of steps S1714 and S1715, S2513, and S2516 according to 82), and the special notification is executed in the type of execution mode determined by the execution mode determining means.
The predetermined notification execution means is described in any one of features C1 to C9, characterized in that the execution mode of the predetermined notification is determined from the execution mode of the special notification stored in the execution mode storage means. Game machine.

According to the above configuration, the notification mode is determined from the type of execution mode stored in the execution mode storage means for both the special notification and the predetermined notification. Therefore, the storage capacity can be reduced. Further, by associating the special notification with the predetermined notification, the player can easily understand the relationship between the special notifications and the predetermined notifications, and can immerse himself in the game. Therefore, the degree of attention to the game can be suitably increased.

The inventions of the feature A group, the feature B group, the feature D group, the feature E group, and the feature F group may be individually applied to the inventions of the feature C group.

<Feature D group>
Feature D1. A game ball launching means (game ball launch mechanism 53, launch handle 54) that launches a game ball into the game area (game area PE) based on a predetermined launch operation, and
A ball entry portion (upper operating port 33, lower operating port 34) provided in the game area and into which the game ball enters.
Information acquisition means for acquiring special information (a function of executing information acquisition processing by the main control device 81) based on the fact that a game ball has entered the ball entry portion, and
The acquisition information storage means (holding ball storage area 232) for storing the special information acquired by the information acquisition means, and
A transition determination means (a function of executing a hit / fail determination process by the main control device 81) for determining whether or not the special information stored in the acquired information storage means corresponds to predetermined migration information. ,
Based on the result of the transition determination by the transition determination means being the transition correspondence result that the special information to be determined corresponds to the transition information, the gaming state is changed to the special gaming state advantageous to the player. Special game state transition means (function to execute game state transition processing by the main control device 81) and
One time of the game round is to start the game rounding operation by a predetermined notification means (symbol display device 41) and end the game rounding operation as a notification result corresponding to the result of the shift determination of the transition determination means. As a result, the game turn control means (variation by the effect control device 82) that controls the predetermined notification means so that the game turn operation of each game turn is performed according to the special information stored in the acquired information storage means. Function to execute display control processing) and
In a gaming machine equipped with
Regarding the predetermined special information acquired by the information acquisition means, the predetermined special information is the information corresponding to the result of the transition determination when the predetermined special information is the target of the transition determination, and the predetermined special information is the transition determination. A destination identification means (a function of executing a hold confirmation process by the main controller 81) to be specified at a timing before the target, and
Corresponds to the result of the transition determination when the predetermined special information which is the specific target becomes the target of the transition determination based on the specific result by the prior identification means becoming a predetermined special result. Execution state setting means (a function of executing hold control command correspondence processing by the effect control device 82) for setting the special notification to be executed in an execution state that can be executed by the predetermined notification means or another notification means.
Special notification executing means for executing the special notification in the game times in the situation set to the execution state by the execution state setting means (function of executing the processing of steps S1714 and S1715 by the effect control device 82). When,
A plurality of execution means (a function of executing a special variation process by the effect control device 82) for executing the special notification a plurality of times during one game round, and
A gaming machine characterized by being equipped with.

According to the above configuration, when the execution state is set by the execution state setting means, the special notification by the special notification execution means may be executed. Therefore, by performing this special notification, it is possible to predict that the result of the game times is a predetermined special result corresponding to the special notification, and the game can be diversified. In such a gaming machine, if the gaming times performed in the situation set in the execution state are repeated a plurality of times, the special notification may be generated a plurality of times. In this case, it is possible to diversify the production, for example, by developing the production according to the number of continuous productions. However, it is sufficient that there are a plurality of game times performed in the situation set to the execution state as described above, but if the game times are small even if the game time is set to the execution state, the special notification as described above is provided. It becomes difficult to take advantage of the goodness of continuing. Therefore, by executing the special notification a plurality of times in one game time by the plurality of execution means, it is possible to execute the special notification more times even if the number of game times in the execution state is small. It is possible to increase the degree of attention to the game.

Feature D2. The gaming machine according to feature D1, wherein the plurality of executing means executes the special notification at the start and end of the gaming times in the gaming times controlling means.

According to the above configuration, since the special notification is performed at the beginning and the end of the game round, the interval between the special notification and the special notification in one game round can be lengthened. Therefore, even if the special notification is executed a plurality of times during one game, it is possible to suppress an event that only the special notifications are continuously performed and the special notifications get tired of them.

Further, in this case, if the special notification is executed according to the length of the duration (variable display time) of the game round, the execution interval of the special notification performed at the start and end of the game round is set to the game. It can be adjusted in relation to the duration of the times. That is, if the duration of the game times is long, the execution interval is long, and if the duration is short, the execution interval is also short. In this way, it is possible to adjust the execution interval with a simple configuration such as adjusting the length of the duration of the game times, so that it is possible to diversify the production with a simpler configuration.

In addition, "at the start of the game round" is not limited to only the start timing of the game round, and has a predetermined width of, for example, the front side portion when the game round of a predetermined length is evenly divided. It may be.

Further, the "at the end of the game round" is not limited to only the end timing of the game round, and has a predetermined width of, for example, the rear portion when the game round of a predetermined length is evenly divided. It may be.

Further, when the production of the game times is divided into the initial production, the middle stage production, and the final production, the special notification may be executed in the initial production and the final production.

Feature D3. The gaming machine according to feature D1 or D2, wherein the special notification executing means executes the special notification at the end of the game times in the game times controlling means.

According to the above configuration, since the special notification by the special notification execution means is executed at the end of the game round, the multiple execution means may execute the special notification before that, and the execution timing of the special notification by the multiple execution means is free. The degree is improved.

It should be noted that the "at the end of the game round" is not limited to only the end timing of the game round, and has a predetermined width of, for example, the rear portion when the game round of a predetermined length is evenly divided. It may be. Further, when the production of the game times is divided into the initial production, the medium-term production, and the final production, the special notification may be executed in the final production.

Feature D4. Even when the execution state is set, the limiting means for restricting the execution of the special notification by the plurality of executing means (the function of executing the processing of steps S1703, S1706, S1708, S1710 by the effect control device 82) is provided. The gaming machine according to any one of features D1 to D3, characterized in that it is provided.

According to the above configuration, the execution of the special notification by the plurality of execution means may be restricted. As a result, it is possible to make it difficult to predict that a plurality of special notifications will be performed in one game, and it will be more surprising when the plurality of special notifications are performed, and the interest in the special notification will be increased. It becomes possible to increase.

Feature D5. The game according to feature D4, wherein the limiting means does not limit the execution of the special notification by the special notification executing means even when the execution of the special notification by the plurality of executing means is restricted. Machine.

According to the above configuration, although the execution of a plurality of special notifications by the plurality of execution means is restricted, it is possible to execute a single special notification by the special notification execution means. Therefore, the special notification is not excessively restricted, and the effect can be realized in a well-balanced manner.

Feature D6. The limiting means of the special notification is based on the fact that the result of the transition determination by the transition determination means in the game times before the game times targeted by the plurality of execution means is a predetermined result. The gaming machine according to feature D4 or D5, which comprises means for limiting execution (a function of executing the process of step S1703 by the effect control device 82).

According to the above configuration, when the game result of the previous game times is a predetermined result, the execution of the special notification by the plurality of execution means is restricted. Depending on the result of the transition determination, it may be inconvenient to perform the special notification a plurality of times in the next game. Therefore, by making it possible to limit as described above, it is possible to avoid possible inconveniences. The predetermined result may be, for example, a so-called hit result, a so-called reach display result, or the like.

Feature D7. The game time control means includes a period determination means (a function of executing a change display time setting process by the main control device 81) for determining the duration (variation display time) of each game time, and is determined by the period determination means. The variable display for the game round is executed for the duration of the game.
The limiting means is based on the fact that the duration determined by the period determining means for the target game times of the plurality of execution means is shorter than a predetermined predetermined period, and the plurality of game times in the target game times. The gaming machine according to any one of features D4 to D6, which comprises means for limiting the number of special notifications (a function of executing the process of step S1708 by the effect control device 82).

According to the above configuration, if the duration is short, the execution of a plurality of special notifications is restricted in the game. For example, if the configuration is such that the special notifications are performed even if the duration is short, there may be a problem that the special notifications are continuous or overlap. Therefore, by doing the above, it is possible to avoid the occurrence of these inconveniences, execute the special notification with a margin, and entertain the player.

Feature D8. The acquired information storage means stores the special information acquired by the information acquisition means up to a predetermined number, which is a plurality of predetermined numbers.
The transition determination means sequentially determines the transition of special information stored in the acquired information storage means.
In the plurality of execution means, the number of special information for which the migration determination is performed by the migration determination means is less than or equal to the specific number of the special information targeted by the prior identification means. The gaming machine according to any one of features D1 to D7, wherein the special notification is executed a plurality of times during one gaming round.

According to the above configuration, when the number of special information stored in the acquired information storage means is small (a specific number or less), the plurality of execution means perform a plurality of special notifications during one game. That is, when the number of stored special information is large, the special notification may be performed for each game time without performing the special notification a plurality of times during one game time, as in the above configuration. As a result, it is possible to provide a special feeling that the special notification is performed a plurality of times during one game.

The inventions of the feature A group, the feature B group, the feature C group, the feature E group, and the feature F group may be individually applied to the inventions of the feature D group.

<Feature E group>
Feature E1. A display screen (display screen G) in which a plurality of variable regions (design columns Z1 to Z3) are set and a plurality of symbols can be variablely displayed for each variable region.
The variation display control means (variation display control processing by the effect control device 82) that executes the display control of the display screen, with the start of the variation display on the display screen and then the end of the variation display as one game. Function to execute) and
It is a gaming machine equipped with
The variable display control means
A fluctuation start means (a function of executing the fluctuation start process by the effect control device 82) for starting the fluctuation display in the plurality of fluctuation regions based on the establishment of a predetermined condition (for example, entering the ball into the upper operating port 33).
A fluctuation end means (a function of executing the fluctuation end processing by the effect control device 82) for stopping the fluctuation display in the plurality of fluctuation regions in a predetermined stop order, and
With
The fluctuation start means is characterized by including a special fluctuation start means (a function of executing special fluctuation processing by the effect control device 82) for first fluctuating a fluctuation region having a slow stop order by the fluctuation end means. A game machine to be.

According to the above configuration, the fluctuation region in which the stop order of the fluctuation display is later may start the fluctuation earlier. Therefore, the time difference between the fluctuation stop and the fluctuation start can be shortened. That is, the period from the start of the fluctuation to the end of the fluctuation is one game round, and if the time difference between the fluctuation stop of the previous game round and the fluctuation start of the subsequent game round is shortened, the time difference between the game round and the game round is also shortened. By doing so, it is possible to strengthen the relevance of consecutive game times and to diversify the production.

The inventions of the feature A group, the feature B group, the feature C group, the feature D group, and the feature F group may be individually applied to the inventions of the feature E group.

<Characteristic F group>
Features F1. A lottery means (a function of executing a hit / fail determination process by the main control device 81) for drawing a lottery as to whether or not to give a privilege to a player based on the establishment of a predetermined condition, and
Based on the fact that the lottery result by the lottery means is the granting response result corresponding to the granting the privilege to the player, the privilege granting means for granting the privilege to the player (the game state transition process by the main control device 81). Function to execute) and
A display screen (display screen G) in which a plurality of variable regions (design columns Z1 to Z3) are set and a plurality of symbols can be variablely displayed for each variable region.
Based on the lottery performed by the lottery means, the variable display is started on the display screen, the pattern combination corresponding to the lottery result of the lottery means is stopped and displayed, and the variable display is terminated. Variable display control means (function to execute variable display control processing by the effect control device 82) that executes screen display control, and
It is a gaming machine equipped with
The variable display control means
With a fluctuation starting means (a function of executing special fluctuation processing by the effect control device 82) that starts the fluctuation display of a predetermined fluctuation region among the plurality of fluctuation regions and then starts the fluctuation display of the other fluctuation regions. ,
Stop means (effect control device) for stopping the fluctuation display of the predetermined fluctuation region after the start of the fluctuation display of the predetermined fluctuation region by the fluctuation start means and before the start of the fluctuation display of the other fluctuation region. (Function to execute special variable intermediate processing by 82) and
A gaming machine characterized by being equipped with.

According to the above configuration, in a gaming machine in which fluctuation display is performed by a plurality of fluctuation regions, the fluctuation display of only a predetermined fluctuation region may be started first, and then the fluctuation display of other fluctuation regions may be started. .. Then, in this case, the predetermined fluctuation region in which the fluctuation display is started first is stopped before the fluctuation display in the other fluctuation region is started. Therefore, it is possible to display a stop display different from the stop display of the pattern combination corresponding to the lottery result of the lottery means at the initial stage of the variable display. As a result, the production can be diversified, and the degree of attention can be suitably increased.

The inventions of the feature A group, the feature B group, the feature C group, the feature D group, and the feature E group may be individually applied to the inventions of the feature F group.

The basic configuration of a gaming machine to which each of the above features can be applied is shown below.

Pachinko game machine: An operating means (launching handle 54) operated by a player, a game ball launching means (game ball launching mechanism 53) for launching a game ball based on the operation of the operating means, and the launched game ball. The ball passages (rail portions 51 and 52) leading to a predetermined game area (game area PE) and each game part arranged in the game area are provided, and a predetermined passing part (general prize) among the game parts is provided. A gaming machine that gives a privilege to a player when a gaming ball passes through a mouth 31 or the like.

Revolving gaming machine such as a slot machine: Equipped with a variable display means that displays a variable display of a symbol sequence consisting of a plurality of symbols and then displays the final stop display of the symbol sequence, and the symbol changes start due to the operation of the starting operation means. A special game that is advantageous to the player on the condition that the fluctuation of the symbol is stopped due to the operation of the stopping operation means or the predetermined time elapses, and the final stop symbol at the time of the stop is a specific symbol. A gaming machine that generates a state (bonus game, etc.).

Ball-using belt-type gaming machine: Equipped with a variable display means that displays a variable display of a symbol sequence consisting of a plurality of symbols and then displays the final stop display of the symbol sequence. A special gaming state (bonus) that is advantageous to the player on the condition that the fluctuation of the symbol is stopped due to the operation of the operating means or the predetermined time elapses, and the final stopped symbol at the time of the stop is a specific symbol. A throwing device that is provided with a ball tray to generate a game, etc. A gaming machine configured so that the operation of the starting operation means becomes effective when the gaming ball is thrown in.

10 ... Pachinko machine, 33 ... Upper operating port, 34 ... Lower operating port, 41 ... Design display device, 43 ... Main display unit, 54 ... Launch handle, 81 ... Main control device, 82 ... Production control device, D1 ... Stop display Time, D2 ... Fixed stop time, D3 ... Standby time, G ... Display screen, P ... Main display area.

Claims (1)

A game ball launching means that launches a game ball into the game area based on a predetermined firing operation,
A ball entry means provided in the game area and into which the game ball enters,
An information acquisition means for acquiring special information based on a game ball entering the ball entry means,
An acquisition information storage means for storing the special information acquired by the information acquisition means, and
A migration determination means for determining whether or not the special information stored in the acquired information storage means corresponds to predetermined migration information, and a migration determination means.
Based on the result of the transition determination by the transition determination means being the transition correspondence result that the special information to be determined corresponds to the transition information, the gaming state is changed to the special gaming state advantageous to the player. Special game state transition means to shift,
A display means for variable display of multiple patterns on the display screen,
Based on the transition determination being performed by the transition determination means, the plurality of symbols are variedly displayed to start the game rotation operation, and the plurality of symbols are associated with the result of the transition determination of the transition determination means. The game round operation is performed for each game round according to the special information stored in the acquired information storage means, with the stop display as a combination and the end of the game round operation as one game round. The game time control means for controlling the display means and
Regarding the predetermined special information acquired by the information acquisition means, the predetermined special information is the information corresponding to the result of the transition determination when the predetermined special information is the target of the transition determination, and the predetermined special information is the transition determination. The destination identification means to identify at the timing before the target,
A gaming machine characterized by being equipped with.

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