JP2021164886A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a game machine capable of performing volume setting more smoothly.SOLUTION: A pachinko machine 10 is configured to be capable of simultaneously outputting a plurality of patterns of voices. The plurality of voice patterns are divided into a plurality of groups and each of the groups is ranked. Ranks of groups to which simultaneously outputted voice patterns belong are compared and in accordance with combinations of the ranks, volume of each voice is set.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

The present invention relates to a gaming machine such as a pachinko machine.

There is a pachinko machine as a kind of game machine. In pachinko machines, when a game ball launched by a launching device enters a starting ball entry means provided on a game board, a winning / failing lottery is performed to determine whether or not a hit state is generated, and a winning / failing is performed on the variable display device. Variable display for teaching the result of the lottery is performed (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

In addition, many of such gaming machines are configured to be capable of simultaneously (overlapping) outputting a plurality of patterns of sound and simultaneously outputting a plurality of patterns of display modes. For example, background music (BGM) is continuously output, and sound effects are appropriately output so as to be superimposed on the BGM according to the production mode of a variable display device or the like.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2003-154110

By the way, for example, when the first sound effect is output while the predetermined BGM is flowing, the volume of the BGM does not change, but when the second sound effect is output, the predetermined sound effect is output. In some cases, the volume of the BGM is reduced or muted to make the sound effect stand out.

However, in this case, the control device identifies that the output sound is the second sound effect, sets the volume of the second sound effect, and the BGM being output is the predetermined BGM. Is specified, and based on the result of comparison with the second sound effect, it is necessary to change the volume of the BGM and the like, and perform processing such as outputting the second sound effect. Further, the control device outputs the second sound effect, measures the timing for changing the volume of the BGM, performs processing for deriving the display mode in the display device corresponding to the second sound effect, and the like. This may lead to complicated control. In particular, when the timings of outputting a plurality of sound effects overlap, such a concern becomes even more prominent.

The present invention has been made to solve the above-exemplified problems and the like, and an object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine capable of performing effect settings more smoothly.

The gaming machine of the present invention
An output means that can output multiple patterns of display mode at the same time,
A first control means for determining an effect pattern to be executed from a plurality of effect patterns prepared according to the satisfaction of a predetermined condition, and
A second control means for outputting a display mode corresponding to the effect pattern determined by the first control means from the output means is provided.
The second control means includes a storage means that stores data of each display mode corresponding to each effect pattern in advance.
The plurality of display patterns are divided into a plurality of groups, and each group is ranked in order to give superiority or inferiority to the display shade of each display mode when the display modes of the plurality of patterns are simultaneously output by the output means. It ’s a composition,
The ranks of the display patterns of the display modes of the plurality of patterns that are simultaneously output by the output means are compared, and the shade of the display of each display mode in the output means is set according to the combination of the ranks.
A plurality of display patterns that specify data of the same display mode exist, and a plurality of display patterns that specify data of the same display mode belong to groups having different ranks from each other.

The gaming machine may be a pachinko machine or a rotating body type gaming machine.

According to the present invention, the effect setting can be performed more smoothly.

It is a front view which shows the pachinko machine in one Embodiment. It is a perspective view which shows the pachinko machine. It is a perspective view which shows the state which opened the inner frame and the front frame set. It is a front view which shows the structure of the inner frame, the game board and the like. It is a rear view which shows the structure of a pachinko machine. It is a perspective view which shows the state which opened the inner frame, the back pack unit and the like. It is a block diagram which shows the main electrical composition of a pachinko machine. It is explanatory drawing which shows the outline of various counters used for game control. It is a flowchart which shows the main processing by a main control device. It is a flowchart which shows the normal processing by a main control device. It is a flowchart which shows the timer interrupt processing. It is a flowchart which shows NMI interrupt processing. It is a flowchart which shows the start winning process. It is a flowchart which shows the jackpot determination process. It is a flowchart which shows the type determination process. It is a flowchart which shows the reach determination process. It is a flowchart which shows the through gate passing process. It is a flowchart which shows the 1st display control processing. It is a flowchart which shows the variation display setting process. It is a flowchart which shows the discrimination information setting process. It is a flowchart which shows the variable winning apparatus control process. It is a flowchart which shows the end setting process. It is a flowchart which shows the 2nd display control processing. It is a flowchart which shows the trigger correspondence unit control processing. It is a flowchart which shows the reception interrupt processing. It is a flowchart which shows the main processing of a payout control device. It is a flowchart which shows the timer interrupt processing. It is a flowchart which shows the command determination process. It is a flowchart which shows the normal process of a sub-control device. It is explanatory drawing which shows the outline of various counters used for determining a decorative pattern. It is a flowchart which shows the update process of a counter. It is a flowchart which shows the hold information storage process. It is a flowchart which shows the hold process. It is a flowchart which shows the jackpot display processing. It is a flowchart which shows the normal process of a voice control part. It is a flowchart which shows the voice setting process. It is a flowchart which shows the volume setting process. It is a flowchart which shows the volume setting process. It is a flowchart which shows the volume setting process. It is a flowchart which shows the voice management process. (A) is a diagram for explaining the correspondence between the group and the rank of the voice pattern, and (b) explains the correspondence between each channel of the voice pattern storage area and the voice information stored in these channels. It is a figure to do. It is a time chart for explaining the correspondence between the transition of the game state and the voice volume.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of a pachinko gaming machine (hereinafter, simply referred to as a “pachinko machine”) will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. As shown in FIG. 3 and the like, the pachinko machine 10 includes an outer frame 11 that constitutes the outer shell of the pachinko machine 10, and the inner frame 12 is supported on one side of the outer frame 11 so as to be openable and closable. .. In FIG. 3, for convenience, the nails and accessories arranged on the surface of the game board 30, the glass unit 137 attached to the front frame set 14, and the like are omitted.

As shown in FIG. 6 and the like, the outer frame 11 has an upper frame component 11a and a lower frame component 11b made of a wooden plate, and the left side frame component 11c and the right side frame component 11d are extruded from an aluminum alloy. It is made of a material, and each of the frame constituent parts 11a to 11d is assembled in a rectangular frame shape as a whole by a detachable fastener such as a screw.

An upper hinge 81 and a lower hinge 82 are attached to the upper and lower ends of the left side frame constituent portion 11c, respectively (see FIG. 1). The upper and lower hinges 81 and the lower hinge 82 rotatably support the upper and lower parts of the inner frame 12, whereby the inner frame 12 can be opened and closed. Then, the inner frame 12 and the like are housed in the space formed inside the outer frame 11.

Further, the right side frame constituent portion 11d is formed with an extending wall portion 83 projecting from the vicinity of the rear end portion in the width direction toward the inside of the outer frame 11. The extending wall portion 83 covers the entire upper and lower sections corresponding to the locking device 600 (see FIG. 6) provided on the back side of the right side portion of the inner frame 12 from the back side of the inner frame 12 (see FIG. 5). In addition, as shown in FIG. 3, a pair of upper and lower receiving portions 84, 85 for locking the locking member of the locking device 600 are provided on the front surface side of the extending wall portion 83. Further, a pressing portion 86 that abuts on the inner frame opening detection switch 92, which will be described later, is projected from the lower receiving portion 85 toward the inside of the outer frame 11.

Further, a resin curtain plate decoration 87 is attached to the lower side frame constituent portion 11b. A rib 88 projecting upward is integrally formed at the inner part of the upper surface of the curtain plate decoration 87. This makes it difficult for a gap to be formed between the inner frame 12 and the inner frame 12.

As shown in FIG. 3, the opening / closing axis of the inner frame 12 is set along the upper and lower sides on the left side when viewed from the front of the pachinko machine 10, so that the inner frame 12 can be opened to the front side with this opening / closing axis as the axis. It has become. The inner frame 12 is mainly composed of a resin base 38 having a rectangular outer shape, and a substantially elliptical window hole 39 is formed in the central portion of the resin base 38.

Further, a front frame set 14 is attached to the front side of the inner frame 12 so as to be openable and closable. Similar to the inner frame 12, the front frame set 14 can be opened to the front side with the opening / closing axis set along the top and bottom on the left side when viewed from the front of the pachinko machine 10 as an axis. The front frame set 14 may be configured to be directly openly supported by the outer frame 11 instead of via the inner frame 12.

The front frame set 14 has a rectangular outer shape like the inner frame 12, and covers almost the entire front side of the inner frame 12 in the closed state. A substantially elliptical window portion 101 is formed in the central portion of the front frame set 14. As a result, the game board 30 (game area) mounted on the rear surface of the inner frame 12 can be visually recognized from the outside through the window portion 101 of the front frame set 14 and the window hole 39 of the inner frame 12. The detailed configuration of the game board 30 will be described later.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a lower plate 15 as a ball tray is provided on the front side of the front frame set 14 at the center of the lower portion thereof, and the game balls discharged from the discharge port 16 are the lower plate 15. It can be stored inside. Further, on the front side of the lower plate 15, a ball pulling lever 25 for discharging the game ball from the lower plate 15 is provided. In addition, an effect button 125 with a built-in LED is provided on the left side of the lower plate 15, and by pressing the effect button 125, a corresponding effect can be produced by a decorative pattern display device 42 or the like, which will be described later. It may be damaged or the content of the production may be changed.

On the right side of the lower plate 15, a game ball launch handle (hereinafter, simply referred to as a handle) 18 projecting toward the front side is provided. The handle 18 is provided with a touch sensor (not shown) and an operation amount detecting means (variable resistor) (variable resistor) for detecting the operation amount of the operation unit of the handle 18. Then, when the handle 18 is rotated clockwise, the game ball is launched by the launching device 60 as a launching means, which will be described later, with a strength corresponding to the amount of the rotating operation. Further, the handle 18 is provided with a firing prohibition button 18a that can be pressed and operated by the thumb of the right hand holding the handle 18. In the state where the launch prohibition button 18a is pressed, the launching of the game ball by the launching device 60 is prohibited even if the handle 18 is held. Therefore, it is possible to rotate the handle 18 while prohibiting the firing of the game ball, or to temporarily stop the firing of the game ball while holding the handle 18.

An upper plate 19 is provided above the lower plate 15. The upper plate 19 is a ball tray that temporarily stores the game balls and guides them toward the launching device 60, which will be described later, while arranging them in a row. When the upper plate 19 is full of game balls, the game balls to be discharged are guided to the lower plate 15 via the lower plate connecting passage 71 and the discharge port 16 which will be described later.

The upper plate 19 is provided with a ball lending button 121 and a return button 122. As a result, when the ball lending button 121 is operated with bills, cards, etc. inserted into the card unit (ball lending unit) arranged on the side of the pachinko machine 10 in the game hall or the like, the ball lending button 121 is operated in response to the operation. Rental balls are supplied to the upper plate 19. On the other hand, the return button 122 is operated when requesting the return of the card or the like inserted in the card unit. However, the ball lending button 121 and the return button 122 are not required for pachinko machines, so-called cash machines, in which game balls are lent directly to the upper plate 19 from a ball lending device or the like without going through a card unit.

Further, the upper plate 19 is provided with a ball removal button 123. By pressing the ball removal button 123, a communication hole (not shown) provided on the downstream side of the ball guide path of the upper plate 19 and communicating with the lower plate 15 was opened and stored in the upper plate 19. The game ball is guided (falls) to the lower plate 15. That is, the player can move the game ball on the upper plate 19 to the lower plate 15 at any time by operating the ball removal button 123.

Further, various lamps and other light emitting means are provided around the front surface of the front frame set 14. These light emitting means play a role of enhancing the effect of the effect during the game by changing and controlling the light emitting mode according to the change of the gaming state or the like. For example, an annular illumination portion 102 having a light emitting means such as an LED is provided on the peripheral edge of the window portion 101. Further, error indicator lamps 104 that light up when a predetermined error occurs are provided on both sides of the annular illumination portion 102. A large number of fine through holes corresponding to the speaker SP (see FIG. 3) provided on the back surface of the front frame set 14 are formed in the upper portion of each error indicator lamp 104 in the annular illumination portion 102. ..

A glass unit 137 is attached to the back side of the front frame set 14. The glass unit 137 is not a conventional pair of front and rear rectangular plate glasses that are attached to each other in a front and rear pair, but is attached after being assembled into a round shape as a whole.

Next, the inner frame 12 will be described with reference to FIG. As described above, the game board 30 is mounted on the inner frame 12 on the rear side of the window hole 39 in a state of being in contact with the back side of the resin base 38. Therefore, the substantially central portion of the front surface of the game board 30 is exposed to the front surface side of the inner frame 12 through the window hole 39.

Further, a launching device 60 and a launching rail 61 for guiding the game ball immediately after being launched by the launching device 60 are attached to the lower front portion of the inner frame 12 (resin base 38), that is, at a position below the window hole 39. There is. In this embodiment, a solenoid type launcher is adopted as the launcher 60. Further, above the launching device 60, a ball feeding device that guides the game balls guided from the upper plate 19 to the launching position of the launching device 60 one by one by driving a built-in driving means (for example, a solenoid). 63 is provided.

Next, the configuration of the game board 30 will be described with reference to FIG. The game board 30 includes a general winning opening 31, a variable winning device 32, a starting winning winning unit (starting port) 33, a through gate 34, a variable display device unit 35, a first special display device 43L and a second special display device 43R, and variations. A specific lamp 40 and the like are arranged. As is well known, when a game ball enters (wins) various winning openings such as a general winning opening 31, a variable winning device 32 as a variable winning means, and a starting winning unit 33, it is detected by various detection switches, and the upper plate 19 or the upper plate 19 or A predetermined number of prize balls are paid out to the lower plate 15. For example, if there is a ball in the starting winning unit 33, 3 pieces, if there is a ball in the general winning opening 31, 10 pieces, if there is a ball in the variable winning device 32, there is a ball. Fifteen game balls are paid out. In addition, the game board 30 is provided with an out opening 36, and a game ball that has not won a prize in various winning openings such as the general winning opening 31 is discharged to the outside of the game area through the out opening 36. .. Further, in the game board 30, a large number of nails 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.

The variable winning device 32 is normally in a closed state in which the game ball cannot be won, and is in an open state in which the game ball can be won in the jackpot state. Although not shown, the variable winning device 32 includes a large winning opening leading to the rear of the game board 30, a shutter for opening and closing the large winning opening, a large winning opening solenoid for operating the shutter, and a large winning opening. It is equipped with a count switch 223 that detects the game ball that has entered the mouth, and by driving and controlling the large winning opening solenoid and opening and closing the shutter, the variable winning device 32 (large winning opening) can be opened and closed. Switching.

The starting winning unit 33 includes an upper winning opening 33a and a lower winning opening 33b, and a pair of opening / closing members 33c provided on both sides of the lower winning opening 33b. When the opening / closing member 33c opens / closes according to the satisfaction of a predetermined condition, the game ball flowing down the side of the lower winning opening 33b is guided to the lower winning opening 33b between the open state and the closed state in which the lower winning opening 33b is not guided. It is configured so that the state can be changed. As will be described in detail later, the start winning unit 33 includes a first start winning switch 224a and a second starting winning switch 224b that detect game balls that have entered the upper winning opening 33a and the lower winning opening 33b, respectively. When a game ball is detected by the start winning switch 224a or 224b, a winning or losing lottery is performed to determine whether or not to generate a big hit state, and special display devices 43L and 43R (and variable display means described later) are used. The decorative symbol display device 42) is configured to perform variable display for teaching the result of the winning / failing lottery. Then, when the jackpot is won in the winning / losing lottery, the jackpot state as a special gaming state in which the variable winning device 32 is opened is given.

Further, in the present embodiment, there are a low probability state in which the jackpot is won with a predetermined probability in the winning / failing lottery, and a high probability state in which the jackpot is won with a higher probability than the low probability state in the winning / failing lottery. Further, the opening / closing member 33c is opened relatively frequently to facilitate the entry of the game ball into the lower winning opening 33c, and the opening / closing member 33c is hardly opened and the game ball is opened to the lower winning opening 33b. There is a low ball entry state that makes it difficult to enter the ball. Hereinafter, the state of low probability state and low ball entry state is referred to as "normal mode", the state of low probability state and high ball entry state is referred to as "time reduction mode", and the state of high probability state and high ball entry state is referred to. A certain state is called "probability change mode".

Further, in the present embodiment, the normal mode and the probability variation mode are continued until the jackpot state occurs, whereas the time reduction mode is the special display devices 43L, 43R and the decorative symbol display device 42 even if the jackpot state does not occur. When the fluctuation display in is performed 100 times, the process ends and the mode shifts to the normal mode.

Further, the jackpot types of the present embodiment are 16 round probability variation jackpot (hereinafter referred to as "16RS"), 7 round probability variation jackpot (hereinafter referred to as "7RS"), and 7 round normal jackpot (hereinafter "7RN"). There are three types. Then, regarding "16RS", the variable winning device 32 is opened for 30 seconds, or eight game balls enter the variable winning device 32 after the variable winning device 32 is opened, as one round. , It is repeated 16 times, while for "7RS", after it is repeated 7 times, the jackpot state ends. Further, after the jackpot state of "16RS" and "7RS" ends, the "probability variation mode" is given, and after the jackpot state of "7RN" ends, the "time reduction mode" is given.

The first and second special display devices 43L and 43R are each composed of a 7-segment display device of a type capable of displaying two characters (and dots), and are visible to the player (in this example, the variable winning device 32). It is installed on the right side). Then, the switching display (variable display) is performed on the first special display device 43L triggered by the entry of the game ball into the upper winning opening 33a of the starting winning unit 33, and the entry of the game ball into the lower winning opening 33b. With this as an opportunity, the second special display device 43R is configured to perform switching display (variable display). The display contents of the special display devices 43L and 43R are directly controlled by the main control device 261 as the main control means described later.

In addition, after the fluctuation display is performed by the first and second special display devices 43L and 43R, depending on the display mode when the fluctuation display is stopped, the result of the winning / failing lottery, that is, "big hit" or "missing" It is definitely displayed that there is. For example, when a game ball wins in the upper winning opening 33a, the lighting mode (combination of lighting segments) is switched and displayed (variable display) at high speed (for example, every 4 msec) on the corresponding first special display device 43L. When the predetermined time elapses, one of the lighting modes is stopped and displayed (for example, stopped for several seconds). Then, when the "big hit" is won in the winning / losing lottery, the corresponding lighting mode is displayed when the fluctuation is stopped, and the big hit state occurs.

Further, in the special display devices 43L and 43R, not only is it taught that the "big hit" was won, but also the type of the big hit state, that is, which of "16RS", "7RS", and "7RN" is used. Is also taught. For example, when "7.7." Is finally displayed (stopped and displayed) on the first special display device 43L (or the second special display device 43R), "16RS" is given and "n. When "0." is displayed, "7RN" is given, and so on. Further, there are not one but a plurality of stop modes of the special display devices 43L and 43R that teach one jackpot type, and one of them is selected and stopped and displayed. Further, when either the first special display device 43L or the second special display device 43R is performing the variable display or the decision display, the other is turned off (“-” is displayed). If the variable display and the decision display are not performed in either case, "-" is displayed in both cases.

Further, when a game ball newly wins a prize in the start winning unit 33 during the fluctuation display of the first or second special display devices 43L and 43R, the fluctuation display for that amount is the fluctuation display performed at that time. It is configured to be performed after the end of. That is, the variable display is put on standby (holding). The maximum number of times the variable display is held is determined for each pachinko machine model, but in the present embodiment, it corresponds to the game ball that has won the upper winning opening 33a and the game ball that has won the lower winning opening 33b. Then, the variable display up to 4 times (8 times in total) is reserved.

Further, the number of holdings of the fluctuation display (hereinafter referred to as "first fluctuation display") based on the entry of the game ball into the upper winning opening 33a is lit and displayed by the first holding lamp 46a capable of emitting blue light. The number of holdings of the fluctuation display (hereinafter referred to as "second fluctuation display") based on the entry of the game ball into the lower winning opening 33b is lit and displayed by the second holding lamp 46b capable of emitting red light. It has become. The holding lamps 46a and 46b are provided with four as well as the maximum number of holdings for each of the first fluctuation display and the second fluctuation display, and the number of the holding lamps 46a and 46b is the same as the number of the first fluctuation display or the second fluctuation display held. Light. The display contents of the holding lamps 46a and 46b are controlled by a sub control device 262 as a sub control means described later. If a new game ball wins the start winning unit 33 during the jackpot state, the fluctuation display for that amount is also reserved.

The held fluctuation display is basically digested in the order in which it was held, but when both the first fluctuation display and the second fluctuation display are held (hold lamp 46a, When one or more of 46b are lit), the second variation display is preferentially digested. That is, unless the second variable display triggered by winning the lower winning opening 33b is completely digested, the first variable display triggered by entering the upper winning opening 33a is not performed. ing. For example, when one of the first hold lamps 46a is lit, a game ball enters the lower winning opening 33b and one of the second hold lamps 46b is lit, the first variation display is postponed. The second variation display will be performed first.

In the variation identification lamp 40, which of the upper winning opening 33a and the lower winning opening 33b corresponds to the variation display performed by the decorative symbol display device 42 (first variation display or second). It is for indicating which of the variable displays), and is arranged at a position visible to the player (in this example, below the special display devices 43L and 43R). The variation identification lamp 40 includes an LED having a blue emission color and an LED having a red emission color, and when the first variation display is performed on the decorative symbol display device 42, the variation identification lamp 40 emits blue light and the second variation. When it is displayed, it emits red light.

The through gate 34 is configured so that the game balls flowing down the game area can pass through one by one. As will be described in detail later, the through gate 34 includes a through gate switch 225 capable of detecting a game ball passing through the through gate 34, and starts when the game ball is detected by the through gate switch 225. A ball entry assist lottery for whether or not the winning unit 33 is opened is performed, and a variable display for teaching the result of the ball entry assist lottery is performed on the normal symbol display device 41. Then, when the ball is won by the ball entry assist lottery, the lower winning opening 33b (opening / closing member 33c) of the starting winning unit 33 is opened for a specified time after the end of the variation display.

The variable display device unit 35 includes a normal symbol display device 41 that fluctuates and displays when the through gate 34 passes, and a decorative symbol display device that fluctuates and displays according to the variable display by the first and second special display devices 43L and 43R. 42 is provided. Further, the variable display device unit 35 is provided with the first holding lamp 46a, the second holding lamp 46b, and the holding lamp 44.

The normal symbol display device 41 is configured to be able to lightly display "○" or "×" as a normal symbol, and for example, every time the game ball passes through the through gate 34, the normal symbol is displayed as "○" → "×" → Switching display (variable display) at high speed, such as "○" → ... Then, when the fluctuation display is stopped for a few seconds with the "○" symbol (winning symbol), the start winning unit 33 (opening / closing member 33c) is opened for a predetermined time. The display content of the ordinary symbol display device 41 is directly controlled by the main control device 261 described later.

Further, when the game ball newly passes through the through gate 34 during the variation display of the normal symbol display device 41, the variation display for that amount is performed after the variation display performed at that time is completed. It has become. That is, the variable display is put on standby (holding). The maximum number of times the variable display is held is determined for each model of the pachinko machine, but in the present embodiment, it is held up to 4 times, and the number of times of holding is lit and displayed by the holding lamp 44. There is.

The decorative symbol display device 42 of the present embodiment is configured by a liquid crystal display device, and is configured to be able to display the decorative symbol as identification information in a variable manner. The display content of the decorative symbol display device 42 is controlled by the sub control device 262 and the display control device 45, which will be described later. That is, in the decorative symbol display device 42, the sub control device 262 assists the decorative symbol display device 42 based on the command from the main control device 261 so as to correspond to the results displayed by the first and second special display devices 43L and 43R. The display content is determined, and the display control is performed by the display control device 45 based on the determination.

The decorative symbol display device 42 is provided with, for example, three symbol display areas of upper, middle, and lower, and a plurality of types of decorative symbols (for example, numerical symbols with numbers 1 to 9) are provided in each symbol display area. It is displayed sequentially (variably displayed), and then the decorative symbols are stopped and displayed in order for each symbol display area (for example, in the order of upper symbol display area → lower symbol display area → middle symbol display area). .. For example, when the occurrence of the jackpot state is confirmed by the main control device 261, the first or second special display devices 43L and 43R display the jackpot, and the decorative symbol display device 42 displays the jackpot. (For example, the upper symbol display area, the middle symbol display area, and the lower symbol display area have the same decorative symbol), and the jackpot state is started.

Further, when the decorative symbols are stopped and displayed in the combination corresponding to the jackpot, the same decorative symbols are stopped and displayed in, for example, the upper symbol display area and the lower symbol display area as a preliminary step. In this way, the reach state is a state in which the same symbol is stopped and displayed in the upper symbol display area and the lower symbol display area, and the variable display is still performed in the middle symbol display area. Of course, just because a reach state occurs does not necessarily mean that it will be a big hit, and it may come off.

In the present embodiment, when the same decorative symbol (reach symbol) as the decorative symbol (reach symbol) stopped and displayed in the upper symbol display area and the lower symbol display area is stopped and displayed in the middle symbol display area after the reach state occurs (Zoro). When the eyes are stopped and displayed), the jackpot state is given. Further, in the case of odd-numbered doublets, "16RS" or "7RS" in which the probability variation mode is given occurs after the end of the jackpot state, and in the case of even-numbered doublets, "16RS", "7RS", Alternatively, either "7RN" is given. In addition, the combination of decorative patterns other than doublet basically teaches "off".

Further, in the variable display device unit 35, a center frame 47 is arranged so as to surround the decorative symbol display device 42. A ball entry port 151 is provided in the upper part of the center frame 47, and the game ball that has entered the ball entry port 151 is formed inside the center frame 47 and is formed along the side portion of the decorative symbol display device 42. It is guided on the stage 153 formed below the decorative symbol display device 42 via the warp flow path 152 extending vertically. The game ball guided on the stage 153 falls from the top of the stage 153 to the front game area, or rolls on the stage 153 and then enters the pocket 154 formed on the inner back side of the center of the stage 153. .. The pocket 154 communicates with the guide passage 155 leading to the game area directly above the starting winning unit 33 (upper winning opening 33a), and the game ball entering the pocket 154 has a relatively high probability. The ball is entered into the starting winning unit 33 (upper winning opening 33a).

Further, the game board 30 includes an inner rail component 51 and an outer rail component 52, and is attached with a rail 50 that guides the game ball launched from the launching device 60 to the upper part of the game board 30. As a result, the game ball launched by the rotation operation of the handle 18 is guided through the launch rail 61 and the rail 50 into the game area formed between the game board 30 and the glass unit 137.

A return ball prevention member 53 is attached to the tip end portion (upper left portion in FIG. 4) of the inner rail constituent portion 51. As a result, it is possible to prevent a situation in which the game ball once guided from the rail 50 to the game area returns to the inside of the rail 50. Further, a return rubber 54 is attached to a substantially tip portion (upper right portion in FIG. 4) of the outer rail constituent portion 52. The game ball launched with a momentum equal to or higher than a predetermined value hits the return rubber 54 and is returned to, for example, the substantially central portion side of the game board 30.

Further, in the present embodiment, the outer rail constituent portion 52 is interrupted at the upper right portion of the game board 30, and the inner rail constituent portion 51 is interrupted at the lower right portion of the game board 30. Therefore, the game area is defined by the inner peripheral surfaces of the rail 50 and the window hole 39 of the resin base 38. However, since the rail 50 may flow backward until the game ball launched by the launching device 60 passes through the return ball prevention member 53, the parallel portions of the inner and outer rail constituents 51 and 52 are excluded from the game area. Be taken.

As shown in FIG. 3, a ball passage unit 70 is provided below the window portion 101 on the back side of the front frame set 14. The ball passage unit 70 includes a lower plate continuous passage 71 that connects the payout mechanism unit 352 to the discharge port 16 of the lower plate 15, and an upper plate continuous passage 73 that connects the payout mechanism unit 352 to the upper plate 19. Further, there is a gap at a predetermined distance between the launch rail 61 provided on the front side of the inner frame 12 and the rail unit 50 (outer rail component 52), and the ball passage unit 70 of the front frame set 14 has a gap. A foul ball passage 72 is formed to guide the game ball that has fallen from the gap to the lower plate 15. As a result, if the game ball launched from the launching device 60 does not reach the return ball prevention member 53 and returns to the rail 50 as a foul ball, the foul ball returns to the lower plate 15 via the foul ball passage 72. It is discharged.

Further, reference numeral 67 in FIGS. 3 and 4 is a payout passage for guiding the game ball paid out by the payout mechanism unit 352, which will be described later, to the front of the inner frame 12, and is a payout passage 73 (upper plate 19). It is divided into a passage leading to the lower plate and a passage leading to the lower plate continuous passage 71 (lower plate 15). A shutter 68 is provided below the payout passage 67, and when the front frame set 14 is open, the shutter 68 protrudes forward due to an urging force such as a spring to almost close the outlet of the payout passage 67. ing. Further, in the state where the front frame set 14 is closed, the shutter 68 is pushed open by the rear end portion on the entrance side of the lower plate connecting passage 71. It should be noted that the entrances (ball inflow portions) of the lower plate connecting passage 71 and the upper plate connecting passage 73 are adjacent to each other, and the respective entrances and the payout passage 67 are separated by a predetermined distance in the closed state of the front frame set 14. The game ball can pass through the gap between the two. Therefore, when the upper plate 19 and the upper plate connecting passage 73 are filled with the game balls, the game balls to be paid out flow to the lower plate connecting passage 71 side (overflow to the entrance side of the lower plate connecting passage 71), and the lower plate connecting passage 71 overflows. It will be paid out to the lower plate 15 through the passage 71.

In addition, the ball passage unit 70 is provided with a full detection switch (not shown) for detecting a game ball located in the lower plate continuous passage 71. By the presence of the fullness detection switch, it is grasped that the lower plate 15 is full of game balls (the lower plate 15 is full of game balls and the game balls are staying in the lower plate continuous passage 71). be able to. In the present embodiment, based on the fact that the game ball is continuously detected by the full detection switch for a predetermined time, an error notification that teaches that the lower plate 15 is full by using the display and voice of the decorative symbol display device 42 is notified. Is controlled. When the stagnation of the game ball in the lower plate continuous passage 71 is eliminated and the game ball is not detected by the full detection switch (when the game ball is not continuously detected for a predetermined time), the error notification state is released.

Next, the rear configuration of the pachinko machine 10 will be described with reference to FIGS. 5, 6 and the like. On the back surface of the pachinko machine 10, various control boards are arranged so as to be arranged vertically and horizontally so as to be partially overlapped in the front-rear direction, and further, a game ball supply device (payout mechanism) for supplying the game balls. And a protective cover made of resin are attached. The payout mechanism and the protective cover are integrated as one unit, and the resin portion is generally referred to as a back pack. Therefore, the unit is referred to as a "back pack unit 203" here.

First, the back configuration of the game board 30 will be described. As shown in FIG. 6, a resin frame cover that covers the center frame 47 from behind is provided on the back side of the variable display device unit 35 (see FIG. 4) arranged corresponding to the through hole in the center of the game board 30. The 213 is provided so as to project rearward. Further, on the back side of the frame cover 213, a decorative symbol display device 42, a display control device 45, and a sub control device 262, which are liquid crystal display devices facing forward from the opening of the frame cover 213, can be attached and detached in a state of being stacked back and forth. It is attached to.

The decorative design display device 42 is housed in a storage box 42a having an opening for exposing the display unit (liquid crystal screen) of the decorative design display device 42 to the front side of the pachinko machine 10, and is housed in the back surface of the frame cover 213. It is fixed to the side. The display control device 45 is housed in the substrate box 45a and fixed to the back side of the decorative symbol display device 42 (storage box 42a). The sub control device 262 is housed in the board box 262a and fixed to the back side of the display control device 45 (board box 45a). In the frame cover 213, an LED control board or the like for driving the LED or the like built in the center frame 47 is arranged. Further, the storage box 42a and the substrate boxes 45a and 262a are made of a transparent resin material or the like so that the inside can be visually recognized.

Below the frame cover 213, a back frame set 215 is attached to the game board 30 so as to cover the general winning opening 31, the variable winning device 32, the starting winning unit 33, and the like from behind. The back frame set 215 is provided with a ball collection mechanism for collecting game balls that have won prizes in various winning openings (not shown). The game ball collected by the ball collection mechanism is guided to the discharge passage portion 217, which will be described later, and is discharged to the outside of the pachinko machine 10 from the discharge chute of the discharge passage portion 217.

Further, in the present embodiment, the back frame set 215 functions as a mounting base for the main control device 261. More specifically, the board box 263 on which the main control device 261 is mounted is rotatably supported by the back frame set 215 and can be opened rearward.

The main control device 261 is housed in a substrate box 263 made of a transparent resin material or the like. The substrate box 263 includes a box base and a box cover that covers an opening of the box base, and the box base and the box cover are connected by a sealing member. The substrate box 263 connected by the sealing member has a structure that cannot be opened unless a predetermined trace is left. As a result, it is possible to easily detect that the substrate box 263 has been illegally opened.

Further, the game board 30 is provided with a ball entry detection switch that detects a game ball that has entered the various winning openings corresponding to various winning openings such as the general winning opening 31. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 4, a winning opening switch 221 is provided at a position corresponding to the general winning opening 31, and a count switch 223 is provided in the variable winning device 32. Further, the starting winning unit 33 is provided with a first starting winning switch 224a and a second starting winning switch 224b corresponding to the upper winning opening 33a and the lower winning opening 33b, respectively. Further, a through gate switch 225 is provided at a position corresponding to the through gate 34.

Although not shown, the back frame set 215 is provided with a first board surface relay board that is electrically connected to the winning opening switch 221 and the count switch 223 and the through gate switch 225 via a cable connector. .. The first board surface relay board relays the winning port switch 221 and the like and the main control device 261 as the main control means, and is electrically connected to the main control device 261 via a cable connector. On the other hand, the start winning switches 224a and 224b are directly connected to the main control device 261 via the connector cable without passing through the relay board.

The detection results detected by the various ball entry detection switches are taken into the main control device 261. Then, a payout command (number of game balls to be paid out) according to the winning situation is transmitted from the main control device 261 to the payout control device 311, and a predetermined number of game balls are transmitted based on the output signal from the payout control device 311. Is paid out (except when detected by the through gate switch 225).

In addition, although not shown, a solenoid for a large winning opening is provided on the back surface of the game board 30 to open the large winning opening with the variable winning device 32, and a pair of opening / closing members 33c are provided by the starting winning unit 33. A solenoid for winning openings that opens and closes is provided. Further, the back frame set 215 is also provided with a second board surface relay board (not shown) that relays these solenoids and the main control device 261.

Next, the configuration of the back pack unit 203 will be described. As shown in FIG. 5, the back pack unit 203 is a combination of a resin-molded back pack 351 and a game ball payout mechanism portion 352. Further, the back pack unit 203 is supported so as to be openable and closable with respect to the left side portion (right side in FIG. 5) of the inner frame 12, and can be opened rearward with the open / close axis extending in the vertical direction as the axis. ing. In addition, an external terminal plate 240 is provided on the upper left portion (upper right portion in FIG. 5) of the back pack unit 203.

The external terminal plate 240 is for relaying various information transmissions to a hall computer or the like in a game hall, and is provided with a plurality of external connection terminals. For convenience, no reference numerals are given, but for example, terminals for outputting information on the current gaming state (big hit state, probability variation mode, etc.), front frame set 14 and inner frame detected by the open detection switches 91 and 92 described later. A terminal for outputting information on opening of 12, a terminal for outputting information on various error states such as a ball entry error, a lower plate full tank error, a tank ball no error, and a payout error, and a prize paid out from the payout control device 311. Terminals and the like for outputting information on the number of balls are provided.

The back pack 351 is integrally molded with, for example, ABS resin, and includes a protective cover portion 354 that protrudes rearward of the pachinko machine 10 and has a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape. The protective cover portion 354 has a shape in which the left and right side surfaces and the upper surface are closed and only the lower surface is open, and has a size sufficient to cover at least the frame cover 213. However, in the present embodiment, the protective cover portion 354 also covers the upper portion and the right portion (the portion on the left side in FIG. 5) of the substrate box 263. As a result, in the closed state of the back pack unit 203, the sealing member provided on the right side of the board box 263 and the terminal part (board side connector) provided along the upper edge of the main control device 261 are covered. It will be.

The payout mechanism portion 352 is arranged so as to bypass the protective cover portion 354. That is, a tank 355 opened on the upper side is provided above the protective cover portion 354, and the game balls supplied from the island equipment of the game hall are sequentially replenished to the tank 355. Below the tank 355, for example, a tank rail 356 having two rows of ball passages in the horizontal direction and gently inclining toward the downstream side is connected, and a case rail 357 is vertically connected to the downstream side of the tank rail 356. It is connected. The payout device 358 is provided at the most downstream portion of the case rail 357, and a required number of game balls are appropriately paid out according to a predetermined electrical configuration of a payout motor or the like. Then, the game balls paid out from the payout device 358 are supplied to the upper plate 19 and the like.

Further, the payout mechanism unit 352 is provided with a payout relay board 381 that relays a signal of a payout command from the payout control device 311 to the payout device 358, and a power switch board 382 that takes in the main power supply from the outside. There is. For example, an AC 24V main power supply is supplied to the power switch board 382 via a voltage converter, and the power is turned on or off by the switching operation of the power switch 382a.

Below the back pack unit 203 (board box 263), a lower frame set 251 that is pivotally supported by the left side portion (right side in FIG. 5) of the inner frame 12 and can be opened rearward is provided. As shown in FIG. 6, the lower frame set 251 is formed with a discharge passage portion 217 into which the game balls collected by the ball recovery mechanism described above flow in, and the game balls are placed in the most downstream portion of the discharge passage portion 217. A discharge chute (not shown) for discharging to the outside of the pachinko machine 10 is formed. That is, the game balls that have won each winning opening such as the general winning opening 31 are collected via the ball collection mechanism of the back frame set 215, and are further discharged to the outside of the pachinko machine 10 through the discharge chute of the discharge passage portion 217. The out port 36 is also connected to the discharge passage portion 217, and the game ball that has not won a prize in any of the winning ports is also discharged to the outside of the pachinko machine 10 via the discharge chute. In the present embodiment, the back pack unit 203 and the lower frame set 251 are configured as separate bodies and can be opened and closed independently, but the back pack unit 203 and the lower frame set 251 are integrally formed. You may do it.

Further, as shown in FIG. 5, on the back side of the lower frame set 251 the payout control device 311, the launch control device 312, the power supply device 313, and the card unit connection board 314 can be attached and detached in a state of being stacked back and forth. It is attached to.

The launch control device 312 and the power supply device 313 are housed in the board box 313a and fixed to the back side of the lower frame set 251. Although the launch control device 312 and the power supply device 313 will be described as independent control devices for convenience, they are actually composed of one substrate (printed circuit board).

Further, the payout control device 311 is housed in the board box 311a and fixed to the back side of the board box 313a (launch control device 312 and power supply device 313). The board box 311a in which the payout control device 311 is housed is provided with a sealing member in the same manner as the board box 263 in which the main control device 261 is housed, so that a trace of the opening of the board box 311a remains. It has become.

In addition, the card unit connection board 314 is housed in the board box 314a and fixed to the back side of the board box 313a (launch control device 312 and power supply device 313). The substrate boxes 311a, 313a, and 314a are made of a transparent resin material or the like, and the inside can be visually recognized.

Further, the payout control device 311 is provided with a state return switch 321 protruding outward from the board box 311a. For example, when the state return switch 321 is pressed when a payout error occurs such as a ball clogging in the payout motor unit, the payout motor is rotated in the forward and reverse directions to eliminate the ball clogging (return to the normal state).

Further, the power supply device 313 is provided with a RAM erasing switch 323 protruding outward from the board box 313a. This pachinko machine 10 has a backup function, and can maintain the state at the time of power failure even in the unlikely event of a power failure, and can be restored to the state at the time of power failure when recovering from the power failure (recovery of power). can. Therefore, if the power is turned off in the normal procedure (for example, when the game hall is closed), the state before the power is turned off is stored in memory. Therefore, if you want to return to the initial state when the power is turned on, hold down the RAM erase switch 323 while turning on the power. Is thrown in.

Further, as shown in FIG. 6, a locking device 600 is provided on the back side of the right side portion of the inner frame 12. The locking device 600 includes a cylinder lock 700 (see FIG. 1 and the like) exposed on the front side of the front frame set 14, and the key is inserted into the keyway of the cylinder lock 700 and rotated in one direction. The frame 12 can be unlocked, and the front frame set 14 can be unlocked by rotating the frame 12 to the other side. In the present embodiment, the inner frame 12 is locked to the outer frame 11, and the front frame set 14 is locked to the inner frame 12.

As described above, the right side frame component 11d of the outer frame 11 is formed with an extending wall portion 83 that covers the entire upper and lower sections corresponding to the locking device 600 from the back side of the inner frame 12 (FIG. 5). reference). This makes it difficult to allow the wire rod or the like to enter from the back side of the outer frame 11 and operate the locking device 600 with the wire rod or the like. As a result, the defense performance can be improved. Further, the extension wall portion 83 is configured to cover the right end portion (the left end portion in FIG. 5) of the back pack unit 203 and the lower frame set 251 from the back side, and when the inner frame 12 is closed, the extension wall portion 83 is configured to cover the right end portion (the left end portion in FIG. 5). The back pack unit 203 and the lower frame set 251 cannot be opened.

Further, as shown in FIG. 4, a front frame opening detection switch 91 for detecting the opening of the front frame set 14 is provided in the lower right lower part of the inner frame 12 on the front side (right side of the launching device 60), and FIG. As shown in the above, an inner frame opening detection switch 92 for detecting the opening of the inner frame 12 is provided in the lower right lower part of the inner frame 12 on the back side (lower left in FIG. 5). The front frame opening detection switch 91 and the inner frame opening detection switch 92 each have a detection unit that can appear and disappear with respect to the switch body, and the front frame opening detection switch 91 is provided so that the detection unit faces forward. The inner frame opening detection switch 92 is provided so that the detection unit faces rearward. Then, when the detection unit is in a state of protruding from the switch body, an on signal is output to the main control device 261 and the detection unit is pressed toward the switch body, and when the detection unit is immersed in the switch body, an off signal is output. It is configured to output to the main control device 261. That is, the front frame opening detection switch 91 is turned off by pressing the detection unit on the back surface of the front frame set 14 when the front frame set 14 is closed, and the detection unit returns to the protruding state when the front frame set 14 is opened. Turns on. Similarly, when the inner frame 12 is closed, the inner frame opening detection switch 92 is turned off by being pressed by the pressing portion 86 integrally formed with the receiving portion 85 of the outer frame 11, and is detected when the inner frame 12 is opened. The part returns to the protruding state and turns on.

Next, the electrical configuration of the pachinko machine 10 will be described. FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration of the pachinko machine 10. The main control device 261 (main board) as the main control means is equipped with a CPU 501 as a one-chip microcomputer which is an arithmetic unit. The CPU 501 includes a ROM 502 that stores various control programs and fixed value data executed by the CPU 501, and a RAM 503 that is a memory that temporarily stores various data and the like when the control program stored in the ROM 502 is executed. And various circuits such as an interrupt circuit, a timer circuit, and a data transmission / reception circuit are built-in. However, the CPU, ROM, and RAM may not be integrated into a single chip, but may be integrated into a chip for each function.

The RAM 503 has a stack area in which the contents of the internal registers of the CPU 501 and the return address of the control program executed by the CPU 501 are stored, and a work area (work area) in which various flags, counters, I / O values, etc. are stored. ) And a backup area 503a.

Further, the RAM 503 has a configuration in which a backup voltage is supplied from the power supply device 313 to hold (back up) data even after the power of the pachinko machine 10 is turned off, and the data is stored in the stack area, the work area, and the backup area 503a. All data is backed up.

When the power is cut off due to a power failure or the like, the backup area 503a is used when the power is turned off (including when a power failure occurs) in order to restore the state of the pachinko machine 10 to the state before the power was turned off when the power is turned on again. This is an area for storing the stack pointer, each register, the value of I / O, etc. (same as above). Writing to the backup area 503a is executed when the power is turned off by the main process, and conversely, restoration of each value written in the backup area 503a is the main process when the power is turned on (including power on due to power failure elimination. The same applies hereinafter). Is executed in. The NMI terminal (non-maskable interrupt terminal) of the CPU 501 is configured to input a power failure signal SK1 output from a power failure monitoring circuit 542, which will be described later, when the power is turned off due to a power failure or the like. Upon occurrence, power failure processing (NMI interrupt processing) is immediately executed.

If at least the data stored in the stack area and the backup area 503a are backed up, it is not always necessary to back up the data stored in all the areas. For example, the data stored in the stack area and the backup area 503a may be backed up, and the data stored in the work area may not be backed up.

An input / output port 505 is connected to the CPU 501 containing the ROM 502 and the RAM 503 via a bus line 504 composed of an address bus, a data bus, and the like. The RAM erase switch circuit 543, the payout control device 311 and the sub control device 262, the first and second special display devices 43L and 43R, the ordinary symbol display device 41, and the like, which will be described later, are connected to the input / output port 505. With this configuration, the above-mentioned special display devices 43L and 43R and the ordinary symbol display device 41 are directly controlled by the main control device 261. On the other hand, the decorative symbol display device 42 is controlled via the sub control device 262.

In addition, for convenience, various relay boards and the like are not shown, but the input / output port 505 has a winning port switch 221, a count switch 223, a starting winning unit switch 224a, 224b, a through gate switch 225, various switches of the handle 18, and the like. Various electric parts such as various detection switches, various boards, and solenoids for opening and closing the variable winning device 32 are connected. That is, the main control device 261 is provided with a plurality of terminal portions (board-side connectors) for connecting the connectors of various cable connectors, and the input / output ports 505 are configured by these terminal portions and the like.

The sub control device 262 (sub control board) as the sub control means includes a CPU 551 that is an arithmetic device, a ROM 552 that stores various control programs and fixed value data executed by the CPU 551, and a control program that is stored in the ROM 552. RAM 553, input / output port 554, bus line 555, which are memories for temporarily storing various data, etc., are provided, and other various circuits such as interrupt circuits, timer circuits, and data transmission / reception circuits (not shown) are provided. It has. The RAM 553 is a memory that temporarily stores work data and flags used when the CPU 551 executes various programs.

The CPU 551, ROM 552, and RAM 553 are connected to the input / output port 554 via the bus line 555, and the display control device 45 is connected to the input / output port 554. Further, a speaker SP, hold lamps 46a and 46b, an effect button 125, various illumination units, and lamps 102 to 104 are connected to the input / output port 554. Further, in the present embodiment, the sub control device 262 includes a voice control unit 264 that controls to output voice from the speaker SP, and the voice control unit 264 is also connected to the input / output port 554. The voice control unit 264 is provided on the same substrate as the CPU 551 and the like.

The CPU 551 of the sub control device 262 causes the display control device 45 to execute display control based on, for example, a command signal (for example, a fluctuation pattern command) transmitted from the main control device 261 and causes the decorative symbol display device 42 to display the display. As described above, in the present embodiment, the first and second special display devices 43L and 43R controlled by the main control device 261 display that the jackpot has been won, and the sub control device 262. In the decorative symbol display device 42 controlled by the user, a display (ancillary effect display) that matches the display of the special display devices 43L and 43R is performed.

Further, the payout control device 311 controls the payout of prize balls and rental balls by the payout device 358. The CPU 511, which is an arithmetic unit, includes a ROM 512 that stores a control program and fixed value data executed by the CPU 511, and a RAM 513 that is used as a work memory or the like.

Similar to the RAM 503 of the main control device 261, the RAM 513 of the payout control device 311 has a stack area in which the contents of the internal registers of the CPU 511 and the return destination address of the control program executed by the CPU 511 are stored, and various flags and counters. It has a work area (work area) in which values such as I / O are stored, and a backup area 513a.

The RAM 513 has a configuration in which a backup voltage is supplied from the power supply device 313 to hold (back up) data even after the power of the pachinko machine 10 is turned off, and all stored in the stack area, work area, and backup area 513a. Data is backed up. If the data stored in at least the stack area and the backup area 513a is backed up, it is not always necessary to back up the data stored in all the areas. For example, the data stored in the stack area and the backup area 513a may be backed up, and the data stored in the work area may not be backed up.

In the backup area 513a, when the power is cut off due to a power failure or the like, the stack pointer at the time of power off, each register, and the like, in order to restore the state of the pachinko machine 10 to the state before the power off when the power is turned on again. This is an area for storing values such as I / O. The writing to the backup area 513a is executed when the power is turned off by the main process, and the restoration of each value written in the backup area 513a is executed in the main process when the power is turned on. Similar to the CPU 501 of the main control device 261, the NMI terminal of the CPU 511 is also configured so that the power failure signal SK1 is input from the power failure monitoring circuit 542 when the power is cut off due to the occurrence of a power failure or the like. When input to the CPU 511, NMI interrupt processing as power failure processing is immediately executed.

In the work area, a payout permission flag in which the payout permission of the prize ball by the payout control device 311 is set, a command reception flag set when a command transmitted from the main control device 261 is received, and a main control device 261 There is a command buffer that stores the commands sent from.

The payout permission flag is a flag for setting the payout permission of the prize ball, and is turned on when a specific command for permitting the payout of the prize ball is transmitted from the main control device 261 and the specific command is received, and is set as the initial setting. It is turned off when the process is restored or the power is restored before the power is cut off. In the present embodiment, the specific commands include a payout initialization command instructing the initial processing of the RAM 513 of the payout control device 311, a prize ball command instructing the payout of the prize ball, and the main control device 261 to recover power. These are the three payout return commands that are sent in the case.

The command reception flag is a flag for confirming whether or not the payout control device 311 has received a command. It is turned on when any command is received, and like the payout permission flag, initial setting processing or power cutoff. It is turned off when the command is returned to the previous position, and is turned off when the command received by the command judgment process is judged.

The command buffer is composed of a ring buffer that temporarily stores commands transmitted from the main control device 261. The ring buffer has a predetermined storage area, commands are stored with regularity from the start to the end of the storage area, and when commands are stored in all the storage areas, the start of the storage area is used. The return command is configured to be updated. Therefore, when the command is stored and when the command is read, the storage pointer and the read pointer in the command buffer are updated, and the command is stored and read based on the respective pointers.

An input / output port 515 is connected to the CPU 511 containing the ROM 512 and the RAM 513 via a bus line 514 composed of an address bus and a data bus. The RAM erase switch circuit 543, the main control device 261 and the launch control device 312, the payout device 358, and the like are connected to the input / output port 515, respectively.

The card unit connection board 314 is a ball lending operation unit (ball lending button 121 and return button 122) on the front surface of the pachinko machine 10 and a card unit (ball lending unit) arranged on the side of the pachinko machine 10 in a game hall or the like. It is electrically connected to each of the above, and it takes in the command of the ball lending operation by the player and outputs it to the card unit. In a cash machine in which a game ball is directly lent to the upper plate 19 from a ball lending device or the like without going through a card unit, the card unit connection board 314 can be omitted.

The launch control device 312 permits or prohibits the launch of the game ball by the launch device 60, and the launch device 60 is permitted to drive when predetermined conditions are met. Specifically, the launch permission signal is output from the payout control device 311, the detection that the player is touching the handle 18 by the sensor signal, and the launch prohibition button 18a for stopping the launch ( The launching device 60 is driven on condition that the launching device 60 is not operated (see FIG. 1), and the game ball is launched with a strength corresponding to the amount of operation of the handle 18.

The display control device 45 executes the variable display of the decorative symbol on the decorative symbol display device 42 in accordance with the instruction from the sub control device 262. The display control device 45 includes a CPU 521, a program ROM 522, a work RAM 523, a video RAM 524, a character ROM 525, a video display processor (VDP) 526, an input port 527, an output port 259, and a bus line 530,531. And have. The input / output port 554 of the sub control device 262 is connected to the input port 527. Further, the CPU 521, the program ROM 522, the work RAM 523, and the VDP 526 are connected to the input port 527 via the bus line 530. An output port 529 is connected to the VDP 526 via a bus line 531 and a decorative symbol display device 42, which is a liquid crystal display device, is connected to the output port 529.

The CPU 521 of the display control device 45 receives the display command transmitted from the sub control device 262 via the input port 527, analyzes the received command, or performs a predetermined arithmetic process based on the received command to control the VDP 526. (Specifically, generation of an internal command for VDP526) is executed. As a result, the display control in the decorative symbol display device 42 is performed.

The program ROM 522 is a memory for storing various control programs and fixed value data executed by the CPU 521, and the work RAM 523 is a memory for temporarily storing work data and flags used when executing various programs by the CPU 521. Is.

The video RAM 524 is a memory for storing display data displayed on the decorative symbol display device 42, and by rewriting the contents of the video RAM 524, the display contents of the decorative symbol display device 42 are changed. The character ROM 525 is a memory for storing character data such as a symbol displayed on the decorative symbol display device 42.

The VDP 526 is a kind of drawing circuit that directly operates the LCD driver (liquid crystal drive circuit) incorporated in the decorative symbol display device 42. Since the VDP526 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 526 adjusts the timings of the CPU 521, the video RAM 524, and the like to intervene in reading and writing data, and reads out the display data stored in the video RAM 524 at a predetermined timing and displays it on the decorative symbol display device 42.

Further, the power supply device 313 includes a power supply unit 541 that supplies power to each part of the pachinko machine 10, a power failure monitoring circuit 542 that monitors power interruption due to a power failure, and a RAM erase switch circuit 543 that is connected to the RAM erase switch 323. And have.

The power supply unit 541 supplies the necessary operating power to the main control device 261, the payout control device 311 and the like through a power supply path (not shown). As an outline, the power supply unit 541 takes in an AC 24-volt power supply supplied from the outside and generates a + 12V power supply for driving various switches and motors, a + 5V power supply for logic, a backup power supply for RAM backup, and the like. These + 12V power supply, + 5V power supply, and backup power supply are supplied to the main control device 261, the payout control device 311 and the like. An operating power source (+ 12V power source, + 5V power source, etc.) is supplied to the launch control device 312 via the payout control device 311. Similarly, various switches, motors, and the like are supplied with operating power via a control device to which they are connected.

The power failure monitoring circuit 542 is a circuit that outputs a power failure signal SK1 to each NMI terminal of the CPU 501 of the main control device 261 and the CPU 511 of the payout control device 311 when the power is cut off due to the occurrence of a power failure or the like. The power failure monitoring circuit 542 monitors the DC stable 24 volt voltage, which is the maximum voltage output from the power supply unit 541, and determines that a power failure (power failure) has occurred when this voltage becomes less than 22 volt. The power failure signal SK1 is output to the main control device 261 and the payout control device 311. By the output of the power failure signal SK1, the main control device 261 and the payout control device 311 recognize the occurrence of the power failure and execute the power failure processing (NMI interrupt processing).

Even after the DC stable 24 volt voltage becomes less than 22 volt, the power supply unit 541 normally outputs the control system drive voltage of 5 volt for a sufficient time to execute the power failure processing. It is configured to maintain a value. Therefore, the main control device 261 and the payout control device 311 can normally execute and complete the power failure processing.

The RAM erase switch circuit 543 is a circuit that takes in the switch signal of the RAM erase switch 323 and clears the backup data of the RAM 503 of the main control device 261 and the RAM 513 of the payout control device 311 according to the state of the switch 323. When the RAM erase switch 323 is pressed, the RAM erase switch circuit 543 outputs the RAM erase signal SK2 to the main control device 261 and the payout control device 311. When the power of the pachinko machine 10 is turned on while the RAM erase switch 323 is pressed (including turning on the power by eliminating the power failure), the data of the respective RAMs 503 and 513 are cleared in the main control device 261 and the payout control device 311. NS.

The voice control unit 264 is used for a voice CPU that controls to output voice from the speaker SP based on a command from the sub control device 262 (CPU 551), a voice ROM that stores various voice data, and voice control. It is equipped with a voice RAM, an amplifier that amplifies voice signals, and various ports. Then, based on the command output from the CPU 551, a predetermined voice data is selected and read from a plurality of patterns of voice data stored in the voice ROM, the voice data is converted into a voice signal, and the voice is obtained. Output the signal to the amplifier. The amplifier amplifies the audio signal to a level according to the setting, and generates audio from the speaker SP.

Next, the operation of the pachinko machine 10 configured as described above will be described. In the present embodiment, the CPU 501 provided in the main control device 261 as the main control means draws lots using various counter information at the time of the game. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 8, a jackpot random number counter C1 used for a winning / failing lottery for whether or not to generate a jackpot state, a type determination counter C2 used for determining a jackpot type (type lottery), and decorations. The variable selection counter C3 used to determine whether or not to generate the reach state in the symbol display device 42, the initial value random number counter CINI used to set the initial value of the jackpot random number counter C1, and the first and second special display devices. Used for the lottery (ball entry assist lottery) of the first variable type counter CS1 and the second variable type counter CS2 used for determining the variable display time of the 43L and 43R (decorative symbol display device 42), and the normal symbol display device 41. It is decided to use the ordinary symbol random number counter C4. The fluctuation selection counter C3 is also used for a lottery for each reach type when the decorative symbol display device 42 is disengaged and fluctuated. Further, the fluctuation type counters CS1 and CS2 are also used for the fluctuation pattern selection (effect pattern selection) of the decorative symbol display device 42. Specifically, the variation time of the special display devices 43L and 43R is determined by the determined variation pattern, and the variation mode and variation time, that is, the effect pattern in the decorative symbol display device 42 are determined.

The counters C1, C2, C3, CINI, CS1, CS2, and C4 are loop counters in which 1 is added to the previous value each time the counter is updated, and after reaching the upper limit value, the counter returns to 0, which is the lower limit value. Each counter is periodically updated, and the updated value is appropriately stored in a counter buffer set in a predetermined area of the RAM 503 (excluding the random number initial value counter CINI).

The RAM 503 stores a special variable hold area as a hold storage area for storing the values of the jackpot random number counter C1, the type determination counter C2, and the change selection counter C3, and a normal symbol random number counter C4 for storing the values. There is a variable hold area. The normal variable hold area includes one execution area and four hold areas (hold first to hold fourth areas). In each holding area of the normal fluctuation holding area, the value of the normal symbol random number counter C4 is stored in time series according to the passage history of the game ball to the through gate 34. By adopting this configuration, it is possible to hold the variable display on the normal symbol display device 41 up to four times.

Further, the special fluctuation holding area includes a first special fluctuation holding area and a second special fluctuation storage area each having four holding areas (holding first to holding fourth areas), and one execution area. In each holding area of the first special fluctuation holding area, the values of the jackpot random number counter C1, the type determination counter C2, and the fluctuation selection counter C3 are chronologically arranged according to the winning history of the game ball to the upper winning opening 33a. Stored in. In each holding area of the second special fluctuation holding area, the values of the jackpot random number counter C1, the type determination counter C2, and the fluctuation selection counter C3 are chronologically arranged according to the winning history of the game ball to the lower winning opening 33b. Stored in. By adopting this configuration, the variable display on the special display devices 43L and 43R can be held up to 4 times, respectively.

Explaining each counter in detail, for example, the jackpot random number counter C1 is incremented by 1 in order within the range of 0 to 599, reaches the upper limit value as the closing price (that is, 599), and then reaches 0, which is the lower limit value as the opening price. It is configured to return to. Normally, when the jackpot random number counter C1 makes one round, the value of the initial value random number counter CINI at that time is read as the next initial value of the jackpot random number counter C1. The initial value random number counter CINI is a loop counter similar to the jackpot random number counter C1 (value = 0 to 599), and is updated once for each timer interrupt and repeatedly updated within the remaining time of normal processing. On the other hand, the jackpot random number counter C1 is updated periodically (once for each timer interrupt in this embodiment), and the value of the jackpot random number counter C1 is stored in the jackpot random number counter buffer. Then, at the timing when the game ball wins the upper winning opening 33a or the lower winning opening 33b of the starting winning unit 33, the value of the jackpot random number counter C1 stored in the jackpot random number counter buffer is stored in the special fluctuation holding area. ..

Further, in the present embodiment, the number of values of the jackpot random number counter C1 which is a jackpot in the low probability state (normal mode, time reduction mode) is two, and the value is "7,307", which is a high probability. The number of values of the jackpot random number counter C1 that is a jackpot in the state (probability variation mode, latent probability mode) is 20, and the values are "7 to 16, 307 to 316". In the present embodiment, the ROM 502 is provided with two hit / fail determination tables that are referred to when determining whether or not the value of the jackpot random number counter C1 corresponds to the jackpot, and "7,307" is a jackpot. There is a first hit / fail judgment table stored as a value and a second hit / fail judgment table in which "8 to 16, 308 to 316" are stored as jackpot values.

In the normal mode, the probability of winning a big hit in the winning / losing lottery (big hit probability) is 1/300, and the fluctuation time in the ordinary symbol display device 41 for teaching the result of the ball entry assist lottery is 6 seconds. Yes, and when the player wins the ball entry assist lottery, the lower winning opening 33b (opening / closing member 33c) is opened for 0.6 seconds.

In the probability variation mode, the jackpot probability is 1/30, which makes it easier to hit the jackpot as compared with the normal mode. Further, in the probability variation mode, the fluctuation time of the normal symbol display device 41 based on the ball entry assist lottery is 2 seconds, which is shorter than that in the normal mode, and when the ball entry assist lottery is won, the lower winning opening 33b Is released three times, and each opening time is 2 seconds. That is, in the probability variation mode, the fluctuation time in the normal symbol display device 41 is shorter than in the normal mode, the opening time of the lower winning opening 33b per winning of the ball entry assist lottery is longer, and the number of times of opening is larger. Become. As a result, the time zone in which the lower winning opening 33b is open becomes longer, so that the game ball frequently enters the lower winning opening 33b (becomes a high winning state), and the winning / failing lottery is held. It will be done continuously and will be in a good condition. In the high ball entry state, the probability that the "○" symbol is stopped and displayed on the normal symbol display device 41 (the winning probability of the ball entry assist lottery) may be higher than in the normal mode.

In the time reduction mode, the jackpot probability is 1/300. Further, in the time reduction mode, the fluctuation time of the normal symbol display device 41 based on the ball entry assist lottery is 2 seconds, and when the ball entry assist lottery is won, the lower winning opening 33b is opened three times and the lower winning opening 33b is opened. Each opening time is 2 seconds. That is, the time reduction mode has the same low probability as the normal mode, but the jackpot probability is the same as the probability variation mode when only the operation of the start winning unit 33 is viewed. In the present embodiment, after the jackpot state of "7RN" is completed, the time reduction mode is set over a total of 100 fluctuation displays performed by the first and second special display devices 43L and 43R. Further, the time reduction mode ends when the special display devices 43L and 43R perform a total of 100 fluctuation displays even if the jackpot state does not occur, and then shifts to the normal mode.

The type determination counter C2 is configured to be incremented by 1 in order within the range of 0 to 19, for example, to reach the upper limit value (that is, 19) and then return to the lower limit value of 0. Further, the ROM 502 is provided with a type determination table that is referred to when determining which jackpot type the value of the type determination counter C2 corresponds to. Then, when the winner is won in the winning / failing lottery, the type of the jackpot state to be given is determined based on the value of the type determination counter C2 (the type lottery is performed), and the determined type of jackpot state is given. The Rukoto.

The type determination counter C2 is updated periodically (once for each timer interrupt in this embodiment), and the value of the type determination counter C2 is stored in the type determination counter buffer. Then, at the timing when the game ball wins the upper winning opening 33a or the lower winning opening 33b of the starting winning unit 33, the value of the type determination counter C2 stored in the type determination counter buffer is stored in the special fluctuation holding area of the RAM 503. NS.

The fluctuation selection counter C3 has a configuration in which, for example, 1 is added in order within the range of 0 to 238, the upper limit value (that is, 238) is reached, and then the value returns to 0, which is the lower limit value. In the present embodiment, after the reach state is generated for the decorative symbol by the variable selection counter C3, the reach state is also generated as the "front-back off reach" in which the final stop symbol is shifted by one before and after the reach symbol and stopped. After, the final stop symbol will be drawn by lottery for "reach other than front and rear deviation" where the symbol stops outside the front and back of the reach symbol, and "complete deviation" where the reach state does not occur. In the present embodiment, the ROM 502 is provided with a reach determination table that stores the correspondence between the value of the fluctuation selection counter C3 and the reach type. Values of "0 to 238" are stored in the reach judgment table, C3 = 0,1 corresponds to the front-back out-of-reach reach, C3 = 2 to 21 corresponds to the reach other than the front-back out-of-front, and C3 = 22 to 238 is complete. It is configured to handle disconnection.

The variation selection counter C3 is updated periodically (once for each timer interrupt in this embodiment), and the value of the variation selection counter C3 is stored in the variation selection counter buffer. Then, at the timing when the game ball wins the upper winning opening 33a or the lower winning opening 33b of the starting winning unit 33, the value of the fluctuation selection counter C3 stored in the fluctuation selection counter buffer is stored in the special fluctuation holding area of the RAM 503. NS.

Further, of the two fluctuation type counters CS1 and CS2, one of the fluctuation type counters CS1 is added one by one in order within the range of 0 to 59, for example, reaches the upper limit value (that is, 59), and then becomes the lower limit value. The other variable type counter CS2 is configured to return to 0, for example, the variable type counter CS2 is added one by one in order within the range of 0 to 37, reaches the upper limit value (that is, 37), and then returns to the lower limit value of 0. It has become. For example, the first variation type counter CS1 determines the reach pattern of the decorative symbol such as so-called normal reach, super reach, premium reach, and other rough symbol variation modes, and the second variation type counter CS2 determines the final stop symbol after the reach occurs. A finer symbol variation mode such as the elapsed time until the (middle symbol in this example) stops is determined. Therefore, by combining these fluctuation type counters CS1 and CS2, it is possible to easily realize a wide variety of fluctuation patterns. Further, it is also possible to determine the symbol variation mode only by the first variation type counter CS1 or to determine the symbol variation mode by combining the first variation type counter CS1 and the stop symbol.

Further, the variable type counters CS1 and CS2 are updated once each time the normal processing described later is executed once, and are repeatedly updated even within the remaining time of the normal processing. Then, the buffer values of CS1 and CS2 are acquired when the decorative symbol display device 42 determines the variation pattern at the start of the variation of the decorative symbol.

The size and range of each counter are only examples and can be changed arbitrarily. However, it is desirable that the sizes of the jackpot random number counter C1, the type determination counter C2, the fluctuation selection counter C3, the fluctuation type counters CS1 and CS2 are all different prime numbers, and are not synchronized in any case.

Further, the ordinary symbol random number counter C4 is configured as a loop counter in which, for example, 1 is added in order in the range of 0 to 9, and after reaching the upper limit value (that is, 9), the value returns to 0, which is the lower limit value. The random number counter C4 is updated periodically (once for each timer interrupt in this embodiment), and when the game ball passes through either the left or right through gate 34, the value of the normal symbol random number counter C4 is acquired. There are six random number values, the range of which is "3 to 8". When the value of the winning ordinary symbol random number counter C4 is acquired, the variation display is predetermined in the ordinary symbol display device 41. After the time is played, the symbol corresponding to the winning (“◯” in this example) is stopped and displayed, and the lower winning opening 33b (opening / closing member 33c) is opened in a pattern corresponding to the game mode at that time.

Next, each control process executed by the CPU 501 in the main control device 261 will be described with reference to the flowchart. The processing of the CPU 501 is roughly divided into a main processing that is started when the power is turned on, a timer interrupt processing that is started periodically (at a cycle of 2 msec in this embodiment), and a stop signal to the NMI terminal (non-maskable terminal). There is an NMI interrupt process that is activated by the input of, and for convenience of explanation, the timer interrupt process and the NMI interrupt process will be described first, and then the main process will be described.

FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing a timer interrupt process, and this process is executed by the CPU 501 of the main control device 261, for example, every 2 msec. First, in step S301, reading processing of various winning switches is executed. That is, the state of various switches (excluding the RAM erase switch 323) connected to the main control device 261 is read, the state of the switch is determined, and the detection information (winning detection information) is saved. On the other hand, if there is no detection information, the process proceeds to the next process as it is.

If there is detection information of various winning switches, the value of the corresponding prize ball counter is added. Further, in the external output processing of the normal processing described later, the prize ball command based on the value of each prize ball counter is output to the payout control device 311, and the prize ball is given based on the prize ball command (the game ball is paid out). NS). Further, when the prize ball command is output, the value of each prize ball counter is reset.

In step S302, the random number initial value update process is executed. Specifically, the random number initial value counter CINI is incremented by 1, and when the counter value reaches the maximum value (599 in this example), it is cleared to 0.

Further, in step S303, the random number update process is executed. Specifically, the jackpot random number counter C1, the type determination counter C2, the variation selection counter C3, and the ordinary symbol random number counter C4 are each incremented by 1, and their counter values are the maximum values (599 and 19 in the present embodiment, respectively). When it reaches 238 and 9), it clears to 0 respectively. Then, the updated values of the counters C1, C2, C3, and C4 are stored in the corresponding buffer area of the RAM 503.

After that, in step S304, the start winning process associated with winning the starting winning unit 33 is executed, and in step S305, the through gate passing process accompanying the passage of the game ball to the through gate 34 is executed. After that, the timer interrupt processing is temporarily terminated.

Here, the start winning process in step S304 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. In the execution area of the special fluctuation holding area and each holding area, a winning / failing random number storage area for storing the value of the jackpot random number counter C1, a winning type random number storage area for storing the value of the type determination counter C2, and a fluctuation selection counter C3 A reach random number storage area for storing values is provided. In the present embodiment, the winning / failing random number storage area uses 2 bytes to store the value of the jackpot random number counter C1. Further, the winning type random number storage area and the reach random number storage area each use 1 byte to store the value of the type determination counter C2 and the value of the variation selection counter C3. In addition, the upper hold counter Na that counts the number of holdings of the variable display triggered by winning the upper winning opening 33a, and the lower holding counter Nb that counts the number of holdings of the variable display triggered by winning the lower winning opening 33b. Is provided.

First, in step S501, it is determined from the detection information of the second start winning switch 224b whether or not the game ball has won the lower winning opening 33b. If an affirmative determination is made in step S501, it is determined in step S502 whether or not the value of the lower hold counter Nb is less than the upper limit value (“4” in this embodiment). If a negative determination is made in step S501 or S502, the process proceeds to step S509. On the other hand, if an affirmative determination is made in step S502, the process proceeds to step S503, and the lower hold counter Nb is incremented by one.

In the following step S504, each value of the jackpot random number counter C1, the type determination counter C2, and the variation selection counter C3 (the jackpot random number counter buffer, the type determination counter buffer, and the variation selection counter buffer) updated in the random number update process of step S303 is used. Each stored value) is stored in the first area (win / fail random number storage area, winning type random number storage area, reach random number storage area) among the vacant hold areas of the special fluctuation hold area. After step S504, the process proceeds to step S505.

In step S505, a jackpot determination process for determining whether or not the value of the jackpot random number counter C1 newly stored in the special fluctuation holding area is a value corresponding to the jackpot is performed. The details of the jackpot determination process will be described later.

In the following step S506, when it is determined in step S505 that the value of the jackpot random number counter C1 is a value corresponding to the jackpot, the jackpot is based on the value of the type determination counter C2 newly stored in the special fluctuation holding area. Performs type determination processing to determine the type of. The details of the type determination process will be described later.

In the following step S507, when it is determined in step S505 that the value of the jackpot random number counter C1 is not the value corresponding to the jackpot, the value is deviated based on the value of the fluctuation selection counter C3 newly stored in the special fluctuation holding area. Performs reach determination processing to determine the type of reach at the time of fluctuation. The details of the reach determination process will be described later.

Here, the details of the jackpot determination process in step S505 will be described with reference to FIG.

First, in step S5101, whether or not the value of the jackpot random number counter C1 newly stored in the special fluctuation holding area matches either "7" or "307", which is the value stored in the first hit / fail determination table. To determine. By the way, "7" and "307" are values that are big hits in both the low probability state and the high probability state.

In FIG. 14, for convenience, the process of step S5101 is simplified and described, but in reality, it is determined whether or not the value of the jackpot random number counter C1 is "7", and the determination is negative. If it is determined, it is determined whether or not the value of the jackpot random number counter C1 is "307". If a negative determination is made in, the negative determination is made in step S5101.

If an affirmative determination is made in step S5101, the first pass / fail flag is turned on in step S5102, and then this process ends. In this embodiment, in addition to the hit / miss random number storage area for storing the value of the jackpot random number counter C1, the hit / miss flag is not separately provided, and information on whether or not a jackpot state occurs in the hit / miss random number storage area. Is memorized (overwritten). As described above, the winning / failing random number storage area uses 2 bytes, and in step S5102, for example, "101010101010101010" is set for the winning / failing random number storage area. In the present embodiment, for convenience, the setting for the hit / miss random number storage area will be described as turning on the first hit / miss flag.

If a negative determination is made in step S5101, in step S5103, the value of the jackpot random number counter C1 newly stored in the special fluctuation holding area is the value stored in the second hit / fail determination table "8 to 16, 308". It is determined whether or not it is any of "~ 316". By the way, "8 to 16, 308 to 316" are values that are big hits only in the probability variation mode. Even in the determination process, it is actually determined one by one whether or not the value of the jackpot random number counter C1 and each value corresponding to the jackpot match as described above.

If an affirmative determination is made in step S5103, the second pass / fail flag is turned on in step S5104, and then this process ends. Note that turning on the second hit / fail flag here means that, for example, "1100110101001100" is set for the hit / miss random number storage area. On the other hand, if a negative determination is made in step S5103, that is, if the result is "off" even in a high probability state, the present process is terminated as it is.

As described above, in the present embodiment, the information related to the pass / fail is stored using 2 bytes. Therefore, for example, when noise occurs, the pass / fail flag (stored content of the pass / fail random number storage area) is rewritten. , It is possible to prevent a situation in which a big hit state occurs even though the player is not a winner, or a big hit state does not occur even though the player is a winner. Further, the pattern (combination of "1" and "0") set in the winning / failing random number storage area in the jackpot determination process is a pattern that is not used when the value of the jackpot random number counter C1 is stored in the winning / failing random number storage area. be.

Next, the type determination process in step S506 will be described with reference to FIG.

First, in step S5201, it is determined whether or not the first or second hit / fail flag is set to ON in the jackpot determination process performed immediately before. If a negative determination is made in step S5201 (there is no possibility that a jackpot state will occur), this process is terminated as it is.

On the other hand, if an affirmative determination is made in step S5201 (a jackpot state may occur), in step S5202, the type determination table is taken into consideration, and the type determination counter C2 newly stored in the special fluctuation holding area It is determined whether or not the value matches the value "0" corresponding to "16RS". If an affirmative determination is made in step S5202, the 16RS flag is turned on in step S5203, and then this process ends.

In this embodiment, in addition to the winning type random number storage area for storing the value of the type determination counter C2, the 16RS flag or the like is not separately provided, and the winning type random number storage area is "16RS" or "7RS". , The information indicating that it is "7RN" is stored (overwritten). As described above, 1 byte is used for the winning type random number storage area, and in step S5203, for example, "10101010" is set for the winning type random number storage area. In the present embodiment, for convenience, setting a pattern indicating a jackpot type such as "16RS" in the winning type random number storage area is referred to as turning on a flag indicating the jackpot type (16RS flag or the like). explain.

On the other hand, when a negative determination is made in step S5202, the value of the type determination counter C2 newly stored in the special fluctuation holding area is the value "12" corresponding to "7RN" in consideration of the type determination table in step S5204. It is determined whether or not it matches any of "~ 19". If an affirmative determination is made in step S5204, the 7RN flag is turned on (for example, "00011111" is set for the winning type random number storage area) in step S5205, and then this process is terminated. On the other hand, if a negative determination is made in step S5204, the 7RS flag is turned on (for example, "00010000" is set for the winning type random number storage area) in step S5206, and then this process is terminated.

The pattern (combination of "1" and "0") set in the winning type random number storage area in the type determination process is not used when the value of the type determination counter C2 is stored in the winning type random number storage area. It is a pattern.

Next, the reach determination process in step S507 will be described with reference to FIG.

First, in step S5301, it is determined whether or not the first hit / fail flag is set in the jackpot determination process performed immediately before. If an affirmative determination is made in step S5301, that is, if a big hit occurs in both the low-probability state and the high-probability state (a big hit state always occurs), this process is terminated as it is.

On the other hand, if a negative determination is made in step S5301, that is, if a jackpot state does not occur (may be out of order) at least in a low probability state, the reach determination table is taken into consideration in step S5302, and a new hit state is created. It is determined whether or not the value of the fluctuation selection counter C3 stored in the special fluctuation holding area matches any of the values "0, 1" corresponding to the "front-back deviation reach". If an affirmative determination is made in step S5302, in step S5303, the front-rear flag indicating the occurrence of front-rear out-of-reach is turned on, and then this process is terminated.

In the present embodiment, in addition to the reach random number storage area for storing the value of the fluctuation selection counter C3, the front and rear flags are not separately provided, and the information that the reach random number storage area is "out of front and back reach". Is memorized (overwritten). As described above, the reach random number storage area uses 1 byte, and in step S5303, for example, "10101010" is set for the reach random number storage area. In the present embodiment, for convenience, the setting for the reach random number storage area will be described as turning on the front and rear flags.

On the other hand, when a negative determination is made in step S5302, in step S5304, the reach determination table is taken into consideration, and the value of the variation selection counter C3 newly stored in the special variation holding area corresponds to "reach other than front-rear deviation". It is determined whether or not the value matches any of the values "2 to 21". If an affirmative determination is made in step S5304, this process ends after turning on the flags other than before and after in step S5305. Note that turning on the flags other than before and after here means that, for example, "11001100" is set for the reach random number storage area.

Further, if a negative determination is made in step S5304, that is, if the variation display ends without going through the reach state, the present process ends as it is. The pattern set in the reach random number storage area (combination of "1" and "0") in the reach determination process is a pattern that is not used when the value of the variation selection counter C3 is stored in the reach random number storage area. be.

Returning to the description of FIG. 13, in step S508 following step S507, the starting command setting process is performed. In the starting command, which of the upper winning opening 33a or the lower winning opening 33b is triggered by the hold-stored fluctuation information (predetermined information used to determine the content of the fluctuation display). In addition to the information indicating the above, information indicating the results of the jackpot determination process, the type determination process, and the reach determination process is included, and is output to the sub-control device 262 in the next external output process (see step S201).

After the processing of step S508, or when a negative determination is made in step S501 or step S502, in step S509, whether or not the game ball has won the upper winning opening 33a is determined by the first starting winning unit switch 224a. Determined by detection information. If a negative determination is made in step S509, this process ends as it is. On the other hand, if affirmative determination is made, in step S510, the value of the upper hold counter Na that counts the number of hold of the variable display triggered by winning the upper prize opening 33a is the upper limit value (“4” in this embodiment). ) To determine whether or not it is less than. If a negative determination is made in step S510, the present process is terminated as it is. On the other hand, if an affirmative determination is made in step S510, the process proceeds to step S511, and the upper hold counter Na is incremented by one.

In the following step S512, each value of the jackpot random number counter C1, the type determination counter C2, and the variation selection counter C3 is set to a vacant hold area (win / fail random number storage area, winning type random number storage area, reach random number storage area) in the special variation hold area. ). After step S512, the process proceeds to step S513.

In step S513, a jackpot determination process for determining whether or not the value of the jackpot random number counter C1 newly stored in the special fluctuation holding area is a value corresponding to the jackpot is performed. The details of the jackpot determination process have already been described above.

In the following step S514, when it is determined in step S513 that the value of the jackpot random number counter C1 is a value corresponding to the jackpot, the jackpot is based on the value of the type determination counter C2 newly stored in the special fluctuation holding area. Performs type determination processing to determine the type. The details of the type determination process have already been described above.

In the following step S515, when it is determined in step S513 that the value of the jackpot random number counter C1 is not the value corresponding to the jackpot, the reach is based on the value of the fluctuation selection counter C3 newly stored in the special fluctuation holding area. Performs reach determination processing to determine the type of. The details of the reach determination process have already been described above.

After step S515, in step S516, the starting command setting process is performed, and this process ends. In the present embodiment, when a game ball enters the upper winning opening 33a and the lower winning opening 33b, the value of the jackpot random number counter C1 is directly stored in the special fluctuation holding area, and then the jackpot determination process and the type determination process are performed. , And the reach determination process is executed, but the configuration is not particularly limited to such a configuration. For example, a temporary storage area (working area) for temporarily storing these counter values when the value of the jackpot random number counter C1 is acquired is provided, and the jackpot determination process and type of the information stored in the temporary storage area are provided. After executing the determination process and the reach determination process, a configuration may be adopted in which the determination process and the reach determination process are stored in the hold area of the corresponding special change hold area.

Next, the through-gate passing process in step S305 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. In step S601, whether or not the game ball has passed through the through gate 34 is determined based on the detection information of the through gate switch 225. If a negative determination is made in step S601, the present process is terminated as it is.

On the other hand, if an affirmative determination is made in step S601, that is, if it is determined that the game ball has passed through the through gate 34, the number of pending fluctuation displays performed by the normal symbol display device 41 is counted in step S602. It is determined whether or not the value of the normal hold counter Nc is less than the upper limit value (4 in this embodiment). If a negative determination is made here, this process is terminated as it is. On the other hand, if an affirmative determination is made in step S602, that is, on the condition that the passage of the game ball to the through gate 34 is confirmed and the value of the normal hold counter Nc is <4, the process proceeds to step S603 and the normal hold counter is reached. Nc is incremented by 1.

Further, in the following step S604, a random number related to the result is acquired. Specifically, the value of the normal symbol random number counter C4 updated by the random number update process in step S303 is stored in the first free storage area of the normal fluctuation holding area of the RAM 503. After that, the through gate passing process is completed.

FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing NMI interrupt processing, and this processing is executed by the CPU 501 of the main control device 261 when the power of the pachinko machine 10 is turned off due to a power failure or the like. By this NMI interrupt, the state of the main control device 261 when the power is turned off is stored in the backup area 503a of the RAM 503.

That is, when the power supply of the pachinko machine 10 is cut off due to the occurrence of a power failure or the like, the power failure signal SK1 is output from the power failure monitoring circuit 542 to the NMI terminal of the CPU 501 in the main control device 261. Then, the CPU 501 interrupts the control during execution and starts the NMI interrupt process, and in step S401, the power failure occurrence information is stored in the backup area 503a of the RAM 503 as the setting of the power failure occurrence information, and the NMI interrupt process is performed. finish.

The above NMI interrupt process is also executed in the payout control device 311, and the power outage occurrence information is stored in the backup area 513a of the RAM 513 by the NMI interrupt. That is, when the power supply of the pachinko machine 10 is cut off due to the occurrence of a power failure or the like, the power failure signal SK1 is output from the power failure monitoring circuit 542 to the NMI terminal of the CPU 511 in the payout control device 311, and the CPU 511 interrupts the control during execution. The NMI interrupt process shown in FIG. 12 is started. The contents are as described above.

Next, the flow of the main processing executed by the CPU 501 in the main control device 261 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. This main process is started by resetting when the power is turned on.

First, in step S101, the initial setting process associated with the power-on is executed. Specifically, for example, 1 is set in order to set a predetermined value in the stack pointer and wait for the control device on the sub side (sub control device 262, payout control device 311, etc.) to be in an operable state. Wait processing is executed for about seconds. In the following step S102, RAM access is permitted.

After that, the data backup process is executed for the RAM 503 in the CPU 501. That is, in step S103, it is determined whether or not the RAM erase switch 323 provided in the power supply device 313 is pressed (ON), and if it is pressed, the process proceeds to step S112 in order to clear (erase) the backup data. do. On the other hand, if the RAM erase switch 323 is not pressed, in the following step S104, it is determined whether or not the power cutoff occurrence information is set in the backup area 503a of the RAM 503. Here, if it is not set, the backup data is not stored, so that the process proceeds to step S112 in this case as well. If the power cutoff occurrence information is set in the backup area 503a, the RAM judgment value is calculated in step S105, and in the subsequent step S106, whether or not the RAM judgment value matches the RAM judgment value saved at the time of power cutoff. That is, determine the effectiveness of the backup. If the RAM determination value calculated here does not match the RAM determination value saved when the power is turned off, the backed up data has been destroyed, and the process proceeds to step S112 in this case as well.

In the process of step S112, an initialization command is transmitted in order to initialize the sub control device 262, the payout control device 311 and the like. After that, the process proceeds to the RAM initialization process (step S113 and the like). The RAM determination value is, for example, a checksum value at the work area address of the RAM 503. Instead of this RAM determination value, it is also possible to determine the effectiveness of the backup based on whether or not the keyword written in the predetermined area of the RAM 503 is correctly saved.

As described above, in the pachinko machine 10, when it is desired to return to the initial state when the power is turned on, for example, when the hall is open for business, the power is turned on while pressing the RAM erase switch 323. Therefore, if the RAM erase switch 323 is turned on, the process proceeds to the RAM initialization process (step S113 or the like). Further, when the power failure occurrence information is not set or when a backup abnormality is confirmed by the RAM determination value (checksum value or the like), the process proceeds to the initialization process of the RAM 503 (step S113 or the like) in the same manner. That is, in step S113, the used area of RAM 503 is cleared to 0, and in subsequent step S114, the initial value of RAM 503 is set. After that, interrupt permission is set in step S111, and the process proceeds to normal processing described later.

On the other hand, when the RAM erase switch 323 is not pressed (step S103: NO), it is a condition that the power failure occurrence information is set and the RAM determination value (checksum value, etc.) is normal. In addition, the processing at the time of power restoration (processing at the time of power failure restoration) is executed. That is, in step S107, the stack pointer before the power off is restored, and in step S108, the power off occurrence information is cleared.

In step S109, a command for returning the control device on the sub side to the gaming state when the power is turned off is transmitted. In step S110, the used register is restored from the backup area 503a of the RAM 503. After that, interrupt permission is set in step S111, and the process proceeds to normal processing described later.

Next, the flow of normal processing will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. In this normal process, the main process of the game is executed. As an outline, the processes of steps S201 to S210 are executed as periodic processes having a cycle of 4 msec, and the counter update processes of steps S211 and S212 are executed in the remaining time.

First, in step S201, control signals based on the settings of the special display devices 43L, 43R, the start winning unit 33, etc., which were updated in the previous normal processing, are transmitted to each device, and output data such as commands are sent to the sub side. Executes external output processing such as sending to each control device.

For example, when the decorative symbol display device 42 displays the variation of the decorative symbol, the variation pattern command, the symbol command, and the like are transmitted to the sub control device 262. That is, the variation pattern command and the symbol command are output to the sub control device 262 in order for the decorative symbol display device 42 to perform the display effect according to the display performed by the first and second special display devices 43L and 43R. Command. On the other hand, the sub-control device 262 that has input the variation pattern command, the symbol command, and the like determines the variation mode (variation time, effect mode, etc.) of the decorative symbol display device 42 based on the various commands, and the variation mode. Is instructed to the display control device 45 to be displayed (variable display) on the decorative symbol display device 42.

For convenience, the variation pattern command and the like will be described here. The variation pattern command includes information for identifying the variation type of the decorative pattern such as normal reach, super reach, and premium reach. The fluctuation pattern command and the like are originally binary numbers of 2 bytes (the same output method as the hold information command), but are shown in hexadecimal numbers every 4 bits for convenience. In the present embodiment, for example, in the normal mode, any one of "FF10", "FF11", "FF12", "FF13", "FF14", "FF15", and "FF16" is set as the variation pattern command. Further, in the probability variation mode and the time reduction mode, "FD10", "FD11", "FD12", "FD13", "FD14", "FD15", and "FD16" are set. On the other hand, in the sub control device 262, the relationship between these variation pattern commands and the variation type of the decorative symbol is stored in a table. Then, the sub control device 262 determines the effect pattern of the variation display based on the variation pattern command, and controls the display control device 45, the voice, and the like.

Hereinafter, the variation type of the decorative pattern and the correspondence between the variation type and the variation pattern command will be described.

The normal reach is a reach pattern in which no special effect is displayed except for changes in the decorative pattern. Then, "FF11" or "FD11" is set for the fluctuation pattern command corresponding to the normal reach, depending on the mode. In the probability variation mode and the time reduction mode, the variation display time is shortened as compared with the normal mode even in the case of various reach. For example, the variable display time from which the normal reach is derived is "15 seconds" in the normal mode, and "10 seconds" in the probabilistic mode and the time reduction mode.

The super reach is a reach pattern in which characters and the like are displayed on the decorative symbol display device 42 in addition to the decorative symbol during the variable display of the decorative symbol (after the reach state is established), thereby giving the player a sense of expectation. be. In the present embodiment, three types of super reach SR1, SR2, and SR3 are prepared as super reach, and the variable display time is different for each type of super reach. Then, "FF12" or "FD12" is set in the fluctuation pattern command for Super Reach SR1, "FF13" or "FD13" is set for Super Reach SR2, and "FF14" or "FD14" is set for Super Reach SR3. Is set.

Premium reach is an effect mode that can be derived only when a jackpot state occurs, and during variable display of decorative symbols (after the reach state is established), characters with a pattern different from that of super reach are displayed in addition to the decorative symbols. This is a reach pattern that gives the player a sense of anticipation. Two types of premium reach, PR1 and PR2, are prepared for the premium reach of the present embodiment, and the variable display time differs depending on the type of premium reach. Then, in the case of premium reach PR1, "FF15" or "FD15" is set as the fluctuation pattern command. For premium reach PR2, "FF16" or "FD16" is set.

In addition, "FF10" or "FD10" is set as the fluctuation pattern command according to the mode for the fluctuation pattern command corresponding to "complete deviation" that does not reach any reach state. In the present embodiment, the variable display time that is completely out of alignment is set to "10 seconds" in the normal mode and "6 seconds" in the probabilistic mode and the time reduction mode.

Further, the sub control device 262 determines the stop symbol (combination of stop symbols) based on the symbol command and displays it after the lapse of the fluctuation time. The symbol command is a command that causes the sub-control device 262 to determine a stop symbol, and is a combination of probabilistic jackpot symbols, a combination of normal jackpot symbols, a combination of front-back off symbols, a combination of symbols other than front-back off, and a completely out-of-order symbol. It specifies five categories of combinations of. These categories are indicated by, for example, "AA11", "AA12", "AA13", "AA14", and "AA15", and any one of them is set as a symbol command. On the other hand, the sub-control device 262 stores the relationship between these commands and the stop symbol in a table. Then, the sub control device 262 stops and displays the combination of symbols corresponding to the symbol commands.

Hereinafter, the classification of the stop symbol and the correspondence between the stop symbol and the symbol command will be described. The combination of probabilistic jackpot symbols is a combination of symbols consisting of odd numbers of 1, 3, 5, 7, and 9. In addition, the combination of normal jackpot symbols is a combination of symbols consisting of even-numbered doublets of any of 2, 4, 6, and 8. In the present embodiment, in the case of the probability variation jackpot ("16RS" or "7RS"), the variation display is stopped and displayed by either the combination of the probability variation jackpot symbol or the normal jackpot symbol, and in the case of the normal jackpot ("7RN"). Usually, the variable display is stopped and displayed by the combination of the jackpot symbols.

Then, in the case of a probabilistic jackpot, "AA11" is set in the symbol command, and in the case of a normal jackpot, "AA12" is set in the symbol command. Then, when "AA11" is set in the symbol command, the sub control device 262 determines one of the combinations of the symbols consisting of doublets 1 to 9 as the stop symbol, and determines "AA12". Is set, one of the combinations of symbols consisting of doublets 2, 4, 6 and 8 is determined as a stop symbol.

The combination of front and rear out-of-bounds symbols corresponds to the "front-back out-of-reach" in which the final stop symbol shifts by one before and after the reach symbol and stops, and corresponds to the combination of front-back and out-of-front symbols. "AA13" is set for the symbol command. The combination of symbols other than front and rear disengagement corresponds to the "reach other than front and rear disengagement" in which the final stop symbol stops at a position other than the front and back of the reach symbol after the reach occurs, and the symbol corresponding to the combination of symbols other than front and rear disengagement. "AA14" is set in the command. The combination of completely deviated symbols corresponds to "complete disengagement" in which even reach does not occur, and "AA15" is set for the symbol command corresponding to the combination of completely deviated symbols. In the present embodiment, when the decorative symbol display device 42 stops and displays the combination of the front-rear off symbols, the combination of symbols other than the front-rear off, and the combination of the completely out-of-order symbols, it is "off".

As will be described in detail later, when "AA13" to "AA15" are set in the symbol command, the sub-control device 262 stops the combination of symbols stored in the counter buffer of the corresponding RAM 553. To determine as. In this embodiment, three commands "AA13" to "AA15" are prepared as the symbol commands for disengagement, but the present invention is not limited to this, and for example, there is only one type of symbol command for disengagement. The sub-control device 262 may be configured to determine the combination of decorative symbols.

Returning to the description of FIG. 10, in step S202, the variation type counters CS1 and CS2 are updated. More specifically, like other counters, the fluctuation type counters CS1 and CS2 are incremented by 1, and when those counter values reach the upper limit values (59 and 37 in this embodiment), they are cleared to 0, respectively. do. Then, the updated values of the fluctuation type counters CS1 and CS2 are stored in the corresponding buffer area of the RAM 503.

In the following step S203, the prize ball counting signal received from the payout control device 311 is read. Next, in step S204, the payout abnormality signal received from the payout control device 311 is read.

After that, in step S205, the first display control process is executed. In this process, the first and second special display devices 43L and 43R are controlled, and the jackpot determination and the setting of the variable display in the special display devices 43L and 43R and the decorative symbol display device 42 are performed. The details of this first display control process will be described later.

In step S206, the variable winning device control process is executed. In this process, control regarding the variable winning device 32 is performed. As a result, when a big hit state is reached, the opening / closing process of the variable winning device 32 (big winning opening) is repeatedly executed for a predetermined number of rounds. The details of the variable winning device control process will be described later.

In step S207, the second display control process is executed. In this process, the control related to the normal symbol display device 41 is performed. The details of this second display control process will be described later.

In step S208, the trigger response unit control process is executed. In this process, control regarding the start winning unit 33 is performed. The details of the unit control process corresponding to this trigger will be described later.

After that, in step S209, it is determined whether or not the power cutoff occurrence information is set in the backup area 503a of the RAM 503. If the power failure occurrence information is not set in the backup area 503a, whether or not the execution timing of the next normal process has been reached in step S210, that is, a predetermined time from the start of the previous normal process (4 msec in this example). ) Has passed or not. Then, if the predetermined time has already passed, the process proceeds to step S201, and the processes after step S201 are repeatedly executed.

On the other hand, if the predetermined time has not passed since the start of the previous normal processing, the random number initial value counters CINI and the variation type counters CS1 and CS2 are updated within the remaining time until the execution timing of the next normal processing. It is repeatedly executed (step S211 and step S212).

That is, in step S211, 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 (599 in this example), it is cleared to 0.

Further, in step S212, the variation type counters CS1 and CS2 are updated (similar to step S202). Specifically, the fluctuation type counters CS1 and CS2 are incremented by 1, and when the counter values reach the maximum values (59 and 37 in this example), they are cleared to 0, respectively. Then, the changed values of the fluctuation type counters CS1 and CS2 are stored in the corresponding buffer area of the RAM 503.

Here, since the execution time of each process of steps S201 to S209 changes according to the state of the game, the remaining time until the execution timing of the next normal process is not constant but 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 randomly, and the value varies as well. The type counters CS1 and CS2 can also be updated at random.

Further, if the power failure occurrence information is set in the backup area 503a of the RAM 503 (step S209: YES), the power is cut off, so that the processes after step S213 are performed as the power failure process when the power is turned off. Be struck. In the power failure processing, first, the occurrence of each interrupt processing is prohibited in step S213, the contents of each register used by the CPU 501 are saved in the stack area in step S214, and the stack pointer value is backed up in the backup area 503a in step S215. Remember in.

After that, in step S216, a power off notification command indicating that the power is cut off is transmitted to another control device (payout control device 311 or the like). Then, the RAM determination value is calculated in step S217 and stored in the backup area 503a. The RAM determination value is, for example, a checksum value at the work area address of the RAM 503. After that, RAM access is prohibited in step S218, and the infinite loop is continued until the power supply is completely cut off and the process cannot be executed.

The process of step S209 is the end of a series of processes corresponding to the state change of the game performed in steps S201 to S208, or the end of one cycle of the processes of steps S211 and S212 performed within the remaining time. It is executed at the timing. Therefore, in the normal processing of the main control device 261, since the information on the occurrence of the power failure is confirmed at the end of each processing, the amount of data stored in the backup area 503a of the RAM 503 is smaller than that in the case where each processing is in progress. And can be easily memorized. Further, when returning to the state before the power is cut off, since the amount of data stored in the backup area 503a is small, it can be easily returned and the processing load of the main control device 261 can be reduced. .. Further, since the occurrence of interrupt processing is prohibited before the data is stored (step S213), it is possible to prevent the data from being changed when the power is cut off, and the state before the power is cut off can be reliably stored. ..

Next, the first display control process in step S205 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. First, in step S801, the jackpot situation storage area described later is referred to in detail, and it is determined whether or not the state is other than the jackpot state at present. During the jackpot state, the opening period from when the display mode corresponding to the jackpot is stopped and displayed on the specific display devices 43L and 43R until the variable winning device 32 is opened, and the variable winning device 32 is in the open state. There is a round period, an interval period in which the variable winning device 32 is closed, and an ending period after the final round until the variable display of the special display devices 43L and 43R can be started. In the jackpot status storage area of the present embodiment, "0" is stored in a state other than the jackpot state, and in the jackpot state, "1" is stored during the opening period and the interval period, and "2" is stored during the round period. , "3" is memorized during the ending period. That is, in the step S801, it is determined whether or not "0" is stored in the jackpot situation storage area.

It should be noted that it is for convenience that numerical values such as "0" to "3" are stored in the jackpot situation storage area, and actually, the jackpot situation storage area uses 2 bytes, which is explained below. However, the fact that, for example, "101010101010101010" or the like is set in the jackpot situation storage area will be described as "0" or the like being stored.

If a negative determination is made in step S801, that is, if a jackpot state is in effect, the present process is terminated as it is, while if an affirmative determination is made in step S801, the first display described in detail later is given in step S802. By observing the setting status of the middle flag, it is determined whether or not the first or second special display devices 43L and 43R (decorative symbol display device 42) are performing variable display. Specifically, when the first display flag is on, it is considered to be in the variable display, and when the first display flag is in the off state, it is considered to be in the stop display, which corresponds to the state in which the variable display is stopped. .. As will be described in detail later, the first display flag is turned on when starting the variable display of the first and second special display devices 43L and 43R, and the first and second special display devices 43L and 43R are turned on. The variable display is turned off when the stop display is displayed.

Then, if a negative determination is made in step S802, that is, if the jackpot is not in progress and the variable display is not in progress, the process proceeds to step S803, and the variable display triggered by the entry into the lower winning opening 33b (second variable display). ) Is counted, and it is determined whether or not the value of the lower hold counter Nb is larger than 0.

If an affirmative determination is made in step S803, that is, if even one second variation display is held and stored, 1 is subtracted from the lower hold counter Nb in step S804. In the present embodiment, when the second variation display is reserved and stored by the determination process in step S803, the second variation display is executed without executing the first variation display. That is, even if the first variation display is held and stored earlier than the second variation display, the second variation display is prioritized and digested (the first variation display is postponed). ing.

In the following step S805, a process of shifting the data stored in the second special fluctuation holding area is executed. This data shift process is a process of sequentially shifting the data stored in the hold 1st to 4th areas of the 2nd special variable hold area to the execution area side, and is a process of shifting the data stored in the hold 1st to 4th areas in order from the hold 1st area to the execution area and the hold 2nd. The data in each area is shifted in the order of area → hold 1st area, hold 3rd area → hold 2nd area, hold 4th area → hold 3rd area. After step S805, in step S806, a process of causing the fluctuation identification lamp 40 to emit red light is performed. After that, in step S807, the variable display setting process, which will be described in detail later, is performed, and then this process ends.

Further, if a negative determination is made in step S803, that is, if no second variation display is held and stored, in step S808, the variation display triggered by the entry into the upper winning opening 33a (first variation display). (Variation display) is counted, and it is determined whether or not the hold counter Na is larger than 0. If a negative determination is made in step S808, the present process is terminated as it is.

On the other hand, if an affirmative determination is made in step S808, 1 is subtracted from the upper hold counter Na in step S809. In the following step S810, a process of shifting the data stored in the first special fluctuation holding area is executed. This data shift process is a process of sequentially shifting the data stored in the hold 1st to 4th areas of the 1st special variable hold area to the execution area side, and is a process of shifting the data stored in the hold 1st to 4th areas in order from the hold 1st area to the execution area and the hold 2nd. The data in each area is shifted in the order of area → hold 1st area, hold 3rd area → hold 2nd area, hold 4th area → hold 3rd area. After step S810, in step S811, a process of causing the fluctuation identification lamp 40 to emit blue light is performed. After that, the variable display setting process is performed in step S807, and then this process ends. In the present embodiment, the execution area of the special fluctuation holding area is one, and the data stored in the first special fluctuation holding area and the second special fluctuation holding area are used when performing the fluctuation display based on the data. In addition, it will be shifted to a common execution area.

Here, the details of the variable display setting process in step S807 will be described with reference to FIG.

First, in step S901, it is determined whether or not it is in the high probability state (probability variation mode) by referring to the mode storage area described later in detail. In the mode storage area, discrimination information for discriminating the game mode is stored. In the present embodiment, any value of "11", "12", or "21" is stored in the mode storage area, "11" corresponds to the normal mode, and "12" corresponds to the time reduction mode. Corresponds to, "21" corresponds to the probability variation mode. That is, in step S901, it is determined whether or not "21" is stored in the mode storage area to determine whether or not it is in a high probability state.

If an affirmative determination is made in step S901, that is, in a high probability state, in step S902, the first or second hit / fail flag (FIG. It is determined whether or not one of the jackpot determination processes (see 14) is set to ON. If an affirmative determination is made in step S902, that is, if it is determined that a big hit has been won in the winning / losing lottery in a high probability state, the process proceeds to step S904.

Further, if a negative determination is made in step S901, that is, in a low probability state (normal mode, time reduction mode), in step S903, the hit / miss random number storage area is taken into consideration, and whether the first hit / miss flag is on. Determine if not. If an affirmative determination is made in step S903, that is, if it is determined that a big hit has been won in the winning / losing lottery in a low probability state, the process proceeds to step S904.

In step S904, it is determined whether or not the 16RS flag (see the type determination process of FIG. 15) is turned on by referring to the winning type random number storage area of the execution area of the special fluctuation holding area. If the affirmative determination is made in step S904, that is, if it is "16RS", the 16RS pattern setting process (process for setting the variation pattern command and the symbol command) is performed in step S905. The 16RS pattern setting process is a process for executing a variation display for teaching the occurrence of "16RS", and is special based on the values of the variation type counters CS1 and CS2 stored in the counter buffer of the RAM 503. The variation patterns (variation display time, effect pattern, etc.) of the display devices 43L and 43R and the decorative symbol display device 42 are determined, and the variation pattern command and the symbol command are set based on the determination and various flags. The relationship between the numerical value of the first fluctuation type counter CS1 and the reach pattern, and the relationship between the numerical value of the second fluctuation type counter CS2 and the fluctuation time are defined in advance by a table or the like. After step S905, the process proceeds to step S914, which will be described later.

If a negative determination is made in step S904, it is determined in step S906 whether or not the 7RS flag is turned on by referring to the winning type random number storage area of the execution area of the special fluctuation holding area. If an affirmative determination is made in step S906, that is, if it is "7RS", the 7RS pattern setting process is performed in step S907. After step S907, the process proceeds to step S914.

On the other hand, if a negative determination is made in step S906, that is, if it is "7RN", the 7RN pattern setting process is performed in step S908. After step S908, the process proceeds to step S914.

Further, when a negative determination is made in step S902 or step S903, that is, when it is determined that the hit is not a jackpot, in step S909, the reach random number storage area of the execution area of the special fluctuation holding area is taken into consideration, and the front and rear flags (FIG. It is determined whether or not the reach determination process of 16) is on. If an affirmative determination is made in step S909, that is, if the reach is "out of front / rear reach", the front / rear reach pattern setting process is performed in step S910, and then the process proceeds to step S914.

If a negative determination is made in step S909, in step S911, the reach random number storage area of the execution area of the special fluctuation holding area is taken into consideration, and it is determined whether or not the flags other than the front and back are on. If an affirmative determination is made in step S911, that is, if the result is "reach other than front / rear deviation", the reach pattern setting process other than front / rear is performed in step S912, and then the process proceeds to step S914.

Further, if a negative determination is made in step S911, that is, if it is "completely out of alignment", the deviation variation pattern setting process is performed in step S913, and then the process proceeds to step S914.

In step S914, the start setting process indicating that the condition for performing the switching display (variable display) is satisfied in the special display devices 43L and 43R is performed. In this start setting process, the first display flag indicating whether or not the variable display is being performed on the special display devices 43L and 43R is turned on, and the setting process of the first display timer is performed.

The first display timer is a means for measuring the fluctuation time (remaining time of the fluctuation display) in the special display devices 43L and 43R, and is taken into consideration when determining whether or not a predetermined time has elapsed from the start of the fluctuation display. .. The fluctuation display time of the special display devices 43L and 43R in the present embodiment is set to a value corresponding to the fluctuation pattern selected by the fluctuation type counters CS1 and CS2. When a control signal to start switching display (variable display) is output to the special display devices 43L and 43R in the next external output processing of the normal processing based on the setting of the first display timer. , The switching display (variable display) is started in the special display devices 43L and 43R. Further, the sub-control device 262 that has received the variation pattern command and the symbol command starts the variation display on the decorative symbol display device 42 based on the variation pattern command at the same time as the variation start of the special display devices 43L and 43R, and the special display device. At the same time as the stop display of 43L and 43R, the variation display on the decorative symbol display device 42 is stopped and displayed by combining the symbols based on the symbol command. After the end of step S914, the variation display setting process ends.

In this embodiment, the process of acquiring the value of the jackpot random number counter C1 in steps S504 and S512 of the start winning process and storing it in the special fluctuation holding area, the jackpot determination process of steps S505 and 513, and the variation display setting process. The winning / failing lottery is configured by the processing of steps S901 to S903 for setting various jackpot flags based on the winning / failing flag of.

Returning to the description of FIG. 18, when affirmative determination is made in step S802, that is, when variable display is in progress, the process proceeds to step S812 to perform subtraction processing of the first display timer. Each time this process is performed, the value of the first display timer is subtracted by 4 msec. For example, when the fluctuation time is 10 seconds (10000 msec), "2500" is set for the first display timer, and 1 is subtracted every 4 msec.

Subsequently, the process proceeds to step S813, and it is determined whether or not the predetermined fluctuation time has elapsed by taking into consideration the value of the first display timer after the subtraction. At this time, step S813 is positively determined when the predetermined fluctuation time has elapsed, that is, when the value of the first display timer becomes “0”.

If a negative determination is made in step S813, in step S817, the switching display setting for continuously performing the switching display (variable display) of the special display devices 43L and 43R is performed, and this process is terminated. In addition, based on the setting contents of the switching display setting, a control signal indicating that the switching display is performed is output to the special display devices 43L and 43R in the external output processing in the next normal processing. As a result, the timing of the first display control process, that is, the switching display (variable display) of the special display devices 43L and 43R is realized every 4 ms.

On the other hand, if an affirmative determination is made in step S813, the first display flag is turned off in step S814, and the stop display setting for performing stop display is performed by the special display devices 43L and 43R in step S815. Based on the setting contents of this stop display setting, a control signal for performing stop display is output to the special display devices 43L and 42R in the external output processing in the next normal processing. That is, the stop display is performed in the stop mode corresponding to each jackpot type and deviation. Further, a control signal indicating that the decorative symbol display device 42 is stopped is also output to the sub control device 262. As a result, the stop timings of the special display devices 43L and 42R and the decorative symbol display device 42 can be reliably synchronized. However, since the stop mode of the decorative symbol display device 42 has already been determined by the sub-control device 262 by the symbol command and the fluctuation pattern command output at the start of the variation display, the information regarding the stop mode of the decoration symbol display device 42 is again obtained. There is no need to add. Further, again, the stop display by such special display devices 43L and 43R is the main display, and the display of the decorative symbol by the decorative symbol display device 42 is only an auxiliary one (for directing). There is.

Subsequently, after performing the discrimination information setting process in step S816, this process ends. Here, the discrimination information setting process will be described with reference to FIG.

First, in step S1001, it is determined whether or not the jackpot flag (16RS flag, 7RS flag, 7RN flag) indicating the occurrence of the jackpot state is turned on by referring to the hit / miss random number storage area of the execution area of the special fluctuation holding area. do. If an affirmative determination is made in step S1001, the process proceeds to the process for initializing the jackpot state in step S1002 or lower. That is, in step S1002, it is determined whether or not the 16RS flag is turned on by referring to the hit / miss random number storage area of the execution area of the special fluctuation holding area.

If an affirmative determination is made in step S1002, in step S1003, "16" is set in the round number counter for determining the number of rounds executed during the jackpot state (the number of times the variable winning device 32 is opened). On the other hand, if a negative determination is made in step S1002, "7" is set in the round number counter in step S1004. After step S1003 or step S1004, the process proceeds to step S1005.

In step S1005, "1" is set for the jackpot status storage area. In the following step S1006, a value "2000" corresponding to an opening period of, for example, 8 seconds is set for the first variable timer used for control during the jackpot state (open / close control of the variable winning device 32). Subsequently, in step S1007, "8" indicating the maximum number of winning balls per round is set to "8" for the winning counter for counting the number of game balls entered in the variable winning device 32. .. The value of the winning counter is determined by the detection information of the count switch 223 to determine whether or not the ball has entered the variable winning device 32 during the switch reading process (see FIG. 11) of the timer interrupt processing, and then to the variable winning device 32. If it is determined that the ball has entered, 1 is subtracted.

Then, in step S1008, an opening command for notifying the sub-control device 262 of the start of the jackpot state is set. The opening command includes information on the type of jackpot, and the sub-control device 262 can also grasp the total number of rounds in the jackpot state. After step S1008, this process ends.

In addition, in the jackpot state, promotion of the appearance jackpot type, etc. (for example, when an even number of doublets is stopped and displayed on the decorative symbol display device 42, "7RS" or "16RS" is won in the jackpot state immediately after. You may teach that you have done this, or if the odd number of doublets is stopped and displayed on the decorative symbol display device 42, you may teach that you won "16RS" in the jackpot state immediately after that). ..

Further, if a negative determination is made in step S1001, that is, if it is determined to be "off", the process proceeds to step S1009. In step S1009, it is determined whether or not the value set in the mode storage area is "12" indicating that the mode storage area is in the time reduction mode, that is, whether or not it is in the time reduction mode. If a negative determination is made in step S1009, this process ends as it is.

On the other hand, if an affirmative determination is made in step S1009, the value of the fluctuation count counter is subtracted by 1 in step S1010 in order to measure the duration of the time reduction mode. As will be described later, in the present embodiment, "100" is set in the fluctuation count counter at the end of the jackpot state of "7RN", and the fluctuation display of the special display devices 43L and 43R (decorative symbol display device 42) is performed once. Every time it is done, 1 is subtracted in the step S1010.

In the following step S1011, it is determined whether or not the value of the fluctuation count counter is "0". If a negative determination is made in step S1011, that is, if the special display devices 43L and 43R (decorative symbol display device 42) have not yet performed the variable display 100 times since the time reduction mode was started, this process is performed as it is. To finish.

On the other hand, when the affirmative determination is made in step S1011, "11" indicating that the mode is in the normal mode is set in the mode storage area in step S1012. That is, the time reduction mode ends when the variable display is performed 100 times on the special display devices 43L and 43R, and the mode shifts to the normal mode. After the step S1012, this process ends.

Next, the variable winning device control process in step S206 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

First, in step S1201, it is determined whether or not the value set in the jackpot situation storage area is "0", thereby determining whether or not the state is other than the jackpot state. If an affirmative determination is made in step S1201, that is, if it is not in the jackpot state, this process is terminated as it is. Incidentally, at the start of the jackpot state, "1" is set in the jackpot status storage area in the above-mentioned discrimination information setting process.

On the other hand, if a negative determination is made in step S1201, that is, if the jackpot status is in the jackpot state (when any of "1" to "3" is set in the jackpot status storage area), the process proceeds to step S1202. The value of the first variable timer is subtracted by 1. Incidentally, at the start of the jackpot state, "2000" is set in the first variable timer in the discrimination information setting process.

In the following step S1203, it is determined whether or not the value of the first variable timer is "0". If an affirmative determination is made in step S1203, it is determined in step S1204 whether or not "1" is set in the jackpot status storage area.

If an affirmative determination is made in step S1204, "2" is set for the jackpot status storage area in step S1205. Subsequently, in step S1206, a value "7500" corresponding to the time (30 seconds) for maintaining the open state of the variable winning device 32 is set for the first variable timer.

After step S1206, in step S1207, a process for opening the variable winning device 32 is performed, and in step S1208, a round command for transmitting information to the sub-control device 262 to start the round is set. After that, this process ends.

If a negative determination is made in step S1204, it is determined whether or not "3" is set in the jackpot status storage area in step S1209. As will be described in detail later, when all rounds in the jackpot state are completed and the ending period is started, "3" is set for the jackpot status storage area. If a negative determination is made in step S1209, that is, if it is not yet time to end the jackpot state, the value of the round number counter is subtracted by 1 in step S1210.

In the following step S1211, it is determined whether or not the value of the round number counter is "0". If a negative determination is made in step S1211, that is, if there are still rounds to be executed, the process proceeds to step S1212, and "1" is set for the jackpot status storage area. After that, in step S1213, the value "1000" corresponding to the interval time (4 seconds) is set for the first variable timer, and "8" is set for the winning counter in step S1214. Further, in step S1215, a process of closing the variable winning device 32 is performed, and in step S1216, an interval command for transmitting information to the sub-control device 262 to start the interval is set. After that, this process ends.

Further, if a negative determination is made in step S1203, that is, if there is time (opening time or closing time) for maintaining the open state or closed state of the variable winning device 32, the process proceeds to step S1217 and is variable. It is determined whether or not the value of the winning counter that measures the number of balls entered into the winning device 32 is "0". The winning counter is set to "8", which is the upper limit (specified number) of the number of winnings per round at the start of the jackpot state and the start of the interval. Then, every time one game ball enters the variable winning device 32, 1 is subtracted.

If a negative determination is made in step S1217, the present process is terminated as it is. On the other hand, if an affirmative determination is made in step S1217, that is, if the end of the round comes without waiting for the elapse of the set period of the round, the process proceeds to step S1210. As a result, if eight game balls enter the variable winning device 32 during one round, the round will end promptly at that point even if the opening period of 30 seconds has not passed. Become.

Further, when an affirmative determination is made in step S1211, that is, when all rounds in the jackpot state have been digested, the process proceeds to step S1218, and "3" is set for the jackpot situation storage area. After step S1218, in step S1219, the value "2500" corresponding to the ending time (10 seconds) is set for the first variable timer.

In the following step S1220, "7" is set for the winning counter. When the process of setting the ending after step S1218 is performed in the flow after the affirmative determination is made in step S1217, the value of the winning counter is "0". If the value of the winning counter is set to "0" as it is at the start of the ending period, affirmative determination is suddenly made in step S1217 in the variable winning device control process after 4 msec, and the ending period cannot be completed. Therefore, by inputting a temporary numerical value other than "0" ("7" in this example) to the winning counter in step S1220, the ending period is completed. Of course, another method may be used to complete the ending period.

After step S1220, in step S1221, a process of closing the variable winning device 32 is performed, and in the following step S1222, an ending command for transmitting information to the effect that the ending is started is set to the sub control device 262. After that, this process ends.

Further, when the affirmative determination is made in step S1209, that is, when the ending period ends and the time to end the jackpot state comes, the process proceeds to step S1223 and the end setting process is performed. In the end setting process, the mode storage area is set and the fluctuation count counter is set.

Here, the end setting process will be described with reference to FIG. First, in step S1401, it is determined whether or not the 7RN flag is set to ON in the winning type random number storage area of the execution area of the special fluctuation holding area. If the affirmative determination is made in step S1401, the value "12" corresponding to the time reduction mode is set in the mode storage area in step S1402. As a result, the time reduction mode is given after the jackpot state ends.

In the following step S1403, "100" is set for the fluctuation number counter. The fluctuation count counter is a means for measuring the duration of the time reduction mode (how many fluctuations are displayed) as described above, and the mode storage area is set to "12" in the mode storage area setting process. When is set, "100" corresponding to 100 fluctuation displays is set as the value of the fluctuation count counter. After step S1403, this process ends.

Further, when a negative determination is made in step S1401, that is, when "16RS" or "7RS" is stored in the winning type random number storage area of the execution area of the special fluctuation holding area, the mode storage area is stored in step S1404. The value "21" corresponding to the probability variation mode is set for. As a result, the probability change mode is given after the jackpot state ends. After that, this process ends.

Returning to the description of FIG. 21, after step S1223, in step S1224, “0” indicating that the jackpot situation storage area is not in the jackpot state is set. After that, in step S1225, a jackpot end command for transmitting information to the effect that the jackpot state is terminated is set to the sub control device 262, and then this process is terminated. The jackpot end command includes the game mode set in the end setting process, the number of times information of the fluctuation number counter, and the like.

Next, the second display control process in step S207 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

In FIG. 23, in step S2101, switching by the normal symbol display device 41 is performed by determining whether or not the second display flag indicating whether or not the normal symbol display device 41 is performing variable display is on. Determine whether or not the display (variable display) is in progress. When the second display flag is on, it is considered that the normal symbol display device 41 is performing variable display, and when the second display flag is off, the normal symbol display device 41 stops the variable display. It is considered that the stop display is in progress.

If a negative determination is made in step S2101, the process proceeds to step S2102, and it is determined whether or not the value of the normal hold counter Nc is larger than 0. At this time, if the value of the normal hold counter Nc is 0, this process is terminated as it is.

Further, if the fluctuation display is not in progress and the value of the normal hold counter Nc> 0, the process proceeds to step S2103. In step S2103, 1 is subtracted from the normal hold counter Nc. In step S2104, a process of shifting the data stored in the normal fluctuation holding area is executed. This data shift process is a process of sequentially shifting the data stored in the hold 1st to 4th areas of the normal variable hold area to the execution area side, and is a process of shifting the hold 1st area → execution area, hold 2nd area →. The data in each area is shifted such as the hold 1st area, the hold 3rd area → the hold 2nd area, the hold 4th area → the hold 3rd area.

After that, in step S2105, the start setting process is executed. In this process, the normal symbol display device 41 performs a process indicating that the condition for performing the switching display (variable display) is satisfied. Specifically, the second display timer is turned on and the second display timer is set. The second display timer is a means for measuring the fluctuation time (residual time) of the fluctuation display performed by the normal symbol display device 41, and is taken into consideration when determining whether or not a predetermined time has elapsed from the start of the fluctuation display. Will be done. In the present embodiment, in the normal mode, the fluctuation time of the fluctuation display performed by the normal symbol display device 41 is 6 seconds, so "1500" is set for the second display timer. Further, in the probability variation mode and the time reduction mode, since the fluctuation time of the normal symbol display device 41 is 2 seconds, "500" is set in the second display timer. When a control signal to start switching display (variable display) is output to the normal symbol display device 41 in the next external output process of the normal process based on the setting in the start setting process, the normal symbol display is displayed. The switching display is started in the device 41. As described above, the ordinary symbol display device 41 is configured to light and display "○" or "×" as an ordinary symbol, and if the displayed is "○", "×" or "×" is displayed. If it is, it is switched to "○" and displayed. Then, after the end of step S2105, the second display control process ends.

If an affirmative determination is made in step S2101, that is, if the normal symbol display device 41 is performing variable display, the process proceeds to step S2106, and the second display timer subtraction process is performed. Each time this process is performed, the count value of the second display timer is decremented by 1.

Subsequently, the process proceeds to step S2107, and it is determined whether or not the count value of the second display timer is "0", that is, whether or not the fluctuation time has elapsed. If an affirmative determination is made in step S2107, the second display flag is turned off in step S2108, and the normal symbol stop display setting for displaying the stop on the normal symbol display device 41 is performed in step S2109. Then, based on the setting contents of the normal symbol stop display setting, a control signal indicating that the normal symbol display device 41 is stopped is output in the external output process in the next normal process. That is, if it is a winning symbol, the "○" symbol (winning symbol) is stopped and displayed (for example, it is lit only for a few seconds), and if it is not, the "x" symbol is stopped and displayed.

As described above, it is determined whether or not the winning is won based on the value of the ordinary symbol random number counter C4 stored in the execution area of the ordinary fluctuation holding area. Specifically, "3 to 8" out of the numerical values 0 to 9 of the ordinary symbol random number counter C4 is the winning value.

Subsequently, the process proceeds to step S2110, the normal symbol discrimination information setting process is performed, and this process is completed. In this process, when the stop display corresponds to winning, a setting process for opening / closing the start winning unit 33 is performed. Specifically, the ball entry assist flag is set to ON, the second variable flag is set to ON, the opening time is set to the second variable timer, and the drive count counter is set to the drive count of the start winning unit 33 (opening / closing member 33c). Set (number of times of opening).

The ball entry assist flag is discrimination information for determining whether or not the process is in progress based on the winning of the ball entry assist lottery. The second variable flag is determination information for determining whether or not the start winning unit 33 (opening / closing member 33c) is in the open state. The second variable timer is a means for measuring the opening time (remaining time) of the start winning unit 33, and is taken into consideration when determining whether or not a predetermined time has elapsed from the start of opening. The drive count counter is a means for measuring the number of times the opening / closing member 33c is opened (remaining number of times).

Further, based on the on / off status of the second variable flag, various control signals are output to the start winning unit 33 in the next external output process of the normal process. When the second variable flag is on, a control signal for opening the opening / closing member 33c is output to the starting winning unit 33, and the starting winning unit 33 is opened. On the other hand, when the second variable flag is off, a control signal to close the opening / closing member 33c is output to the starting winning unit 33, and the starting winning unit 33 is closed (the opening / closing member 33c is closed). , It becomes impossible to enter the game ball into the lower winning opening 33b).

In the present embodiment, the opening time and the number of times of opening of the start winning unit 33 are different between the high ball entry state (probability variation mode and time reduction mode) and the low ball entry state (normal mode). In the present embodiment, in the high ball entry state, "500" is set for the second variable timer and "3" is set for the drive count counter. On the other hand, in the low ball entry state, "150" is set for the second variable timer and "1" is set for the drive count counter.

On the other hand, if a negative determination is made in step S2107, in step S2111, a switching display setting for continuously performing the switching display (variable display) of the normal symbol display device 41 is performed, and this process is terminated. Then, based on the setting contents of this switching display setting, a control signal indicating that the switching display is performed is output to the normal symbol display device 41 in the external output processing in the next normal processing. Specifically, if the current lighting is "○", it is switched to "x", and if it is "x", it is switched to "○". As a result, the timing of the second display control process, that is, the switching display (variable display) of the normal symbol display device 41 is realized every 4 ms.

Next, the trigger response unit control process in step S208 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. 24.

First, in step S2201, it is determined whether or not the ball entry assist flag is on. If a negative determination is made in step S2201, the present process is terminated as it is. On the other hand, if an affirmative determination is made in step S2201, the value of the second variable timer is subtracted by 1 in step S2202.

In the following step S2203, it is determined whether or not the second variable flag is on. If an affirmative determination is made in step S2203, that is, if the start winning unit 33 (opening / closing member 33c) is in the open state, it is determined in step S2204 whether or not the value of the second variable timer is "0". do. If a negative determination is made in step S2204, that is, if the opening time of the predetermined start winning unit 33 has not yet elapsed, this process is terminated as it is.

On the other hand, if an affirmative determination is made in step S2204, the process proceeds to step S2205 and the second variable flag is turned off. In the following step S2206, the value of the drive count counter is subtracted by 1. After that, in step S2207, it is determined whether or not the value of the drive count counter is "0". If an affirmative determination is made in step S2207, the ball entry assist flag is turned off in step S2208, and then this process ends.

On the other hand, when a negative determination is made in step S2208, that is, the winning ball assist lottery is performed in the probability variation mode or the time reduction mode, and the start winning unit 33 is opened three times based on the winning ball assist lottery. When there is a remaining number of times, a value corresponding to the interval time (for example, “100”) is set for the second variable timer in step S2209. After step S2209, this process ends.

Further, if a negative determination is made in step S2203, that is, if the interval period is between the start winning unit 33 being opened three times (the starting winning unit 33 is in the closed state), the process proceeds to step S2210, and the second step is performed. It is determined whether or not the value of the variable timer is "0". If a negative determination is made in step S2210, that is, if the interval period has not yet elapsed, the present process is terminated as it is.

On the other hand, if an affirmative determination is made in step S2210, the second variable flag is turned on in step S2211, and a value corresponding to the opening time (“500” in this example) is set for the second variable timer in step S2112. After that, this process ends.

Next, the payout control executed by the CPU 511 in the payout control device 311 will be described. For convenience of explanation, first, the reception interrupt process will be described with reference to FIG. 25, and then the main process will be described with reference to FIG. 26.

FIG. 25 is a flowchart showing a reception interrupt process executed by the payout control device 311. The reception interrupt process is a process that is executed by interrupting when the payout control device 311 receives a command transmitted from the main control device 261. When the payout control device 311 confirms that the command transmitted from the main control device 261 has been received, the payout control device 311 temporarily waits for another process executed by the CPU 511 in the payout control device 311, and the receive interrupt process is executed. When the receive interrupt process is executed, first, the command transmitted from the main control unit 261 in step S3001 is stored in the command buffer of the RAM 513, and in order to store the command transmitted from the main control unit 261 in step S3002. Turn on the command reception flag to end this reception interrupt processing. As described above, when a command is stored in the command buffer, the storage pointer is referenced and stored in a predetermined storage area, and the storage pointer is stored in order to store the next received command in the next storage area. Is updated.

In the present embodiment, the reception process of the command transmitted from the main control device 261 is performed by the interrupt process executed when the command is received. For example, it is shown in FIG. 27. In the timer interrupt process, before the command determination process (step S3201) is performed, it is confirmed whether or not a command has been received, and if a command has been received, the command is stored in the command buffer of RAM 513. The command reception flag may be turned on, and if no command has been received, the process may be shifted to the command determination process. In such a case, it is confirmed whether or not the command has been received by checking the port corresponding to the command input of the input / output port at predetermined intervals.

Next, the main process of the payout control device 311 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 26 is a flowchart showing the main process of the payout control device 311, and this main process is started by resetting when the power is turned on.

First of all, in step S3101, the initial setting process accompanying the power-on is executed. Specifically, a predetermined value set in advance is set in the stack pointer, and the interrupt mode is set. Then, in step S3103, RAM access is permitted, and in step S3104, the external interrupt vector is set.

After that, in step S3106, it is determined whether or not the power cutoff occurrence information is set in the backup area 513a of the RAM 513. Then, if the power-off occurrence information is set in the backup area 513a, the RAM determination value is calculated in step S3107, and in the subsequent step S3108, does the RAM determination value match the RAM determination value saved at the time of power-off? Whether or not, that is, the effectiveness of the backup is determined. The RAM determination value is, for example, a checksum value at the work area address of the RAM 513. It is also possible to judge the effectiveness of the backup based on whether or not the keywords written in the predetermined area of the RAM 513 are correctly saved.

If the power failure occurrence information is not set in step S3106, or if a backup abnormality is confirmed by the RAM determination value (checksum value, etc.) in step S3108, the initialization process of RAM 513 after step S3115 is performed. Transition.

In step S3115, the entire area of RAM 513 is cleared to 0, and in step S3116, the initial value of RAM 513 is set. After that, in step S3117, the initial setting of the CPU peripheral device is performed, and the process proceeds to step S3114 to allow interrupts.

On the other hand, on the condition that the power failure occurrence information is set in step S3106 and the RAM determination value (checksum value, etc.) is normal in step S3108, the processing at the time of power restoration (at the time of power failure recovery). Process) is executed. That is, in step S3109, the stack pointer before the power is turned off is restored, in step S3110, the power cut occurrence information is cleared, and in step S3111, the payout permission flag that permits the payout of the prize ball is cleared. Further, in step S3112, the initial setting of the CPU peripheral device is performed, and in step S3113, the used register is restored from the backup area 513a of the RAM 513. Further, in step S3114, interrupts are permitted.

After the interrupt is enabled in step S3114, it is determined in the process of step S3122 whether or not the power cutoff occurrence information is set in the backup area 513a. Here, if the power cutoff occurrence information is set, the power supply is cut off, so that the processes after step S3123 are performed as the power failure process when the power is turned off. In the power failure processing, first, the occurrence of each interrupt processing is prohibited in step S3123, and the command determination processing described later is executed in the next step S3124. After that, the contents of each register used by the CPU 511 are saved in the stack area in step S3125, the stack pointer value is stored in the backup area 513a in step S3126, the RAM determination value is calculated in step S3127, and the backup area 513a is calculated. The RAM access is prohibited in step S3128, and the infinite loop is continued until the power supply is completely shut off and the process cannot be executed. Here, the RAM determination value is, for example, a checksum value in the backed up stack area and work area of the RAM 513.

In the process of step S3122, since the information on the occurrence of the power failure is confirmed after the process performed at the time of turning on the power is completed, the amount of data stored in the backup area 513a of the RAM 513 is larger than that in the case where each process is in the middle. It is less and can be easily memorized. Further, when returning to the state before the power is cut off, since the amount of data stored in the backup area 513a is small, it can be easily returned and the processing load of the payout control device 311 can be reduced. ..

Next, the timer interrupt process of the payout control device 311 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. 27. This timer interrupt process is started periodically (in this embodiment, at a cycle of 2 msec).

In the timer interrupt processing, first, a command from the main control device 261 is acquired, and the determination processing of the command is performed (step S3201). This command determination process will be described below with reference to FIG. 28.

FIG. 28 is a flowchart showing a command determination process performed by the payout control device 311. In the command determination process (steps S3124 and S3201), first, it is determined whether or not the command reception flag is turned on in step S3301. The command reception flag is turned on when a command transmitted from the main control unit 261 is received in the reception interrupt processing (see FIG. 25) described above.

If the command reception flag is determined to be off in step S3301, a new command has not been received from the main control device 261, and this process ends as it is. On the other hand, if the command reception flag is determined to be on in step S3301, the received command is read from the RAM 513 in step S3302, and the command reception flag is turned off in step S3303. By turning off the command reception flag in step S3303, the processing of steps S3302 to S3311 can be skipped until a new command is received, so that the control of the payout control device 311 can be reduced.

The type of the command read from the RAM 513 in the processes of steps S3304 to S3306 is determined. In step S3304, it is determined whether or not the command transmitted from the main control device 261 is a payout initialization command, in step S3305 it is determined whether or not it is a payout return command, and in step S3306 it is a prize ball command. Whether or not it is determined.

If the command transmitted from the main controller 261 is a payout initialization command, it is determined in step S3307 whether or not the payout permission flag is already turned on, and if the payout permission flag is turned off, the main control unit is turned on when the power is turned on. Since the control device 261 has instructed to initialize the RAM 513, the work area (area) other than the stack area of the RAM 513 is cleared to 0 in step S3308, and the initial value of the RAM 513 is set in step S3309. After that, the payout permission flag is turned on in step S3311, and the payout permission of the prize ball is set.

As described above, the main control device 261 performs the initialization process of the RAM 503 after transmitting the payout initialization command, and the payout control device 311 performs the initialization process of the RAM 513 after receiving the payout initialization command. Therefore, the timing at which the RAM 503 is initialized and the timing at which the RAM 513 is initialized are substantially the same. Therefore, even if the payout control device 311 receives the command transmitted from the main control device 261 due to the initialization timing being shifted, the RAM 513 is initialized and the control corresponding to the received command cannot be performed. It is possible to prevent the occurrence of harmful effects. Further, since the payout permission flag is turned on after the RAM 513 is initialized, the payout permission of the prize ball can be surely set.

On the other hand, if the payout permission flag is already turned on in step S3307, the command determination process ends without clearing the work area of the RAM 513 and initializing the RAM 513. That is, the process of step S3307 prohibits the RAM 513 from being initialized with the payout permission flag set. Since the payout initialization command is a command that is transmitted only when the RAM erase switch 323 is turned on when the power is turned on, it is not received with the payout permission flag turned on. It is conceivable that the payout control device 311 has recognized it as a payout initialization command due to the influence of noise or the like. Therefore, if the work area of the RAM 513 is cleared (step S3308) and the initial value of the RAM 513 is set (step S3309) while the payout permission flag is turned on, the prize balls will not be paid out if they remain. Although an adverse effect occurs and causes a loss to the player, since the RAM 513 is prevented from being initialized while the payout permission flag is turned on, it is possible to prevent the player from being inflicted with a loss.

If the command transmitted from the main control device 261 is a payout return command (step S3304: NO, step S3305: YES), the main control device 261 and the payout control device 311 return to the state before the power was cut off. In step S3311, the payout permission flag is turned on to allow the payout of the prize ball. That is, when there is information on the occurrence of a power failure and the main control device 261 and the payout control device 311 return to the state before the power cutoff, the payout of the prize ball is permitted. When the payout permission flag is turned on in the process of step S3311, the process based on the command stored in the predetermined storage area of the command buffer is completed, so that the read pointer is changed to the read pointer corresponding to the next storage area. Will be updated.

Further, if the command transmitted from the main control device 261 is a prize ball command (step S3305: NO, step S3306: YES), the number of prize balls received in step S3310 is added to the total number of prize balls and stored. , The payout permission flag is turned on in step S3311 to allow the payout of the prize ball. At this time, the payout control device 311 sequentially reads the prize ball commands stored in the command buffer (ring buffer), and adds the number of prize balls corresponding to the command to the total number of prize balls stored in the predetermined buffer area. And remember. Since the prize balls corresponding to the number of prize balls are paid out based on the prize ball command transmitted from the main control device 261, the prize ball command is a payout instruction command instructing the payout of the prize balls. .. Further, when the prize ball command is received, the payout permission is set immediately, so that the prize ball can be paid out at an early stage for winning. When the payout permission flag is turned on in the process of step S3311, the process based on the command stored in the predetermined storage area of the command buffer is completed, so that the read pointer is changed to the read pointer corresponding to the next storage area. Will be updated.

Note that the command transmitted from the main control device 261 is neither a payout initialization command (step S3304: NO), a payout return command (step S3305: NO), nor a prize ball command (step S3306: NO). The command judgment process ends without turning on the payout permission flag.

Here, the flow chart of FIG. 27 will be returned to the description. When the command determination process is completed, in step S3202, it is determined whether or not the payout permission flag is turned on in the command determination process. Here, if the payout permission flag is not turned on, this process ends as it is. That is, it is possible to prevent the prize ball from being paid out before the command is transmitted from the main control device 261.

On the other hand, if an affirmative determination is made in step S3202, the launch permission is set for the launch control device 312 in step S3203, the state return switch 321 is checked in step S3204, and the state is determined when the state return operation is started. Execute the return operation. By this process, when the state return switch 321 is pressed when a payout error occurs, for example, the payout motor is clogged with balls, the payout motor is rotated in the forward and reverse directions, and the ball clogging can be eliminated (return to the normal state). ..

After that, in step S3205, the lower plate full tank state or the lower plate full tank release state is set according to the change in the state of the lower plate 15. That is, when the lower plate 15 is full, the lower plate 15 is determined by the detection signal of the lower plate full switch, and when the lower plate is full, the lower plate full state is set and the lower plate is not full. , Execute the setting of the lower plate full tank release state. Further, in step S3206, the setting of the tank ball-less state (ball out state) or the tank ball-less release state (ball presence state) is executed according to the change in the state of the tank ball. That is, the state without a tank ball is determined by the detection signal of the switch without a tank ball, and the setting of the state without a tank ball and the state without a tank ball is executed. Perform the settings.

After that, in step S3207, it is determined whether or not there is a state to be notified, such as an error state, and if there is a state to be notified, the notification is made.

Subsequently, the payout control process of the prize ball and the rental ball is executed. Specifically, the payout quantity setting process is performed in step S3208, the motor control state acquisition process is performed in step S3209, and the motor drive process is performed in step S3210.

In step S3211, the payout motor 358a is driven to execute the ball removal process on the condition that the state return switch 321 is checked and the ball removal operation is not started and the ball removal operation is not started. In the following step S3212, the control of the vibrator 360 (vibe motor control) is executed on condition that the ball is in a jammed state. After that, the process returns to the beginning of this timer interrupt process.

Next, the normal processing of the sub-control device 262 will be described with reference to FIG. 29. First, in step S3901, the port corresponding to the command input of the input / output port 554 is confirmed, and it is determined whether or not the command transmitted from the main control device 261 is received.

If a command has been received, the command is stored in the command buffer of the RAM 553 in step S3902. The command buffer of the RAM 553 is composed of a ring buffer that temporarily stores commands transmitted from the main control device 261. The ring buffer has a predetermined storage area, commands are stored with regularity from the start to the end of the storage area, and when commands are stored in all the storage areas, the start of the storage area is used. The return command is configured to be updated. Therefore, when the command is stored and when the command is read, the storage pointer and the read pointer in the command buffer are updated, and the command is stored and read based on the respective pointers.

In the following step S3903, a hold information storage process is performed in which the information of the starting command output from the main control device 261 is stored in the hold information storage area provided in the RAM 553. As described above, the starting command indicates whether the variable display is triggered by the entry of the upper winning opening 33a or the lower winning opening 33b, and indicates whether the variable information corresponds to the jackpot. Information, information indicating the jackpot type, and information indicating the reach type are included.

The hold information storage area includes a first hold information storage area and a second hold information storage area each having four hold areas (hold first to hold fourth areas), similarly to the special variable hold area of the main control device 261. It has one execution area. In the first hold information storage area, information on whether or not a jackpot is made, the jackpot type, and the reach type are set according to the reception history of the starting command based on the first fluctuation display (information stored in the first special fluctuation hold area). Fluctuation information such as is stored in time series. Further, in the second hold information storage area, change information is stored in chronological order according to the reception history of the starting command based on the second change display (information stored in the second special change hold area). By adopting this configuration, the information of the first variation display (variation information) triggered by the entry into the upper winning opening 33a and the information of the second variation display triggered by the entry into the lower winning opening 33b. As a result, the fluctuation information stored in the first and second special fluctuation holding areas of the main control device 261 can be grasped in the sub control device 262 as well.

Hereinafter, the hold information storage process will be described with reference to FIG. 32. First, in step S4101, it is determined whether or not the starting command has been received (whether or not the starting command has been stored in the command buffer of the RAM 553). If a negative determination is made in step S4101, this process ends as it is.

On the other hand, if an affirmative determination is made in step S4101, whether or not the starting command corresponds to the entry into the lower winning opening 33b (variation information stored in the second special fluctuation holding area) in step S4102. To determine. If a negative determination is made here, that is, if the starting command corresponds to the entry of the upper winning opening 33a (variation information stored in the first special variation holding area), in step S4103, the first command is made. 1 Inkment of the fluctuation hold counter Nd is performed after counting the number of holdings of the fluctuation information held and stored in the holding information storage area.

In the following step S4104, information on whether or not a jackpot is included in the starting command, information on the jackpot type, information on the reach type, and the like are stored in the first vacant hold area of the first hold information storage area.

Further, in the following step S4105, the advance notice information storage process is performed. That is, in the present embodiment, there is a case where the effect displays related to each other are intentionally derived (so-called "continuous notice" is performed) in a plurality of continuous variable displays. Here, the value of the continuous notice counter for determining whether or not to perform continuous notice and the value of the notice type counter for determining the type of continuous notice are acquired, and the counter value is stored in the first hold information. Of the areas, the fluctuation information is stored in the newly stored holding area in step S4104.

The continuous advance notice counter is configured as a loop counter that is incremented by 1 in order within the range of 0 to 49, reaches the upper limit value (that is, 49), and then returns to 0, which is the lower limit value. The continuous advance notice counter is updated periodically, and the value of the continuous advance notice counter is stored in the corresponding counter buffer (continuous advance notice counter buffer) each time.

The notice type counter is configured as a loop counter that is incremented by 1 in order within the range of 0 to 9, reaches the upper limit value (that is, 9), and then returns to the lower limit value of 0. The notice type counter is updated periodically, and the value of the notice type counter is stored in the corresponding counter buffer (notice type counter buffer) each time.

Then, in the advance notice information storage process, when the fluctuation information is stored in the hold information storage area, the value of the continuous advance notice counter and the value of the advance notice type counter stored in the continuous advance notice counter buffer and the advance notice type counter buffer are acquired. The Rukoto. Further, each of the hold area and the execution area of the hold information storage area is provided with a continuous notice flag that is turned on when it is determined that the continuous notice is to be derived.

Further, in the present embodiment, the ROM 552 is provided with a notice adequacy determination table that is taken into consideration when deciding whether or not to give a continuous notice, and a notice table that is taken into consideration when deciding the mode of the continuous notice. A plurality of advance notice pass / fail judgment tables and notice tables are provided, and the advance notice pass / fail judgment table and the notice table to be taken into consideration are selected according to the fluctuation information.

After step S4105, in step S4106, one of the first holding lamps 46a that is off (for example, the leftmost one of the four first holding lamps 46a that is extinguished) is turned on. Make it a state. The first holding lamp 46a of the present embodiment emits blue light. In the following step S4107, a continuous notice lottery process for determining whether or not to execute the continuous notice is performed, and then this process ends.

In the continuous notice lottery process of step S4107, when the value of the upper fluctuation hold counter Nd is "2" or more, a big hit is made based on the value of the continuous notice counter newly stored in the first hold information storage area. The advance notice hit / fail judgment table corresponding to each type, reach type, and game mode is referred to, and it is decided whether or not to execute the continuous notice. Further, when it is decided to execute the continuous notice, the notice table corresponding to the jackpot type, the reach type, and the game mode is based on the value of the notice type counter newly stored in the first reserved information storage area. Refer to and decide whether or not to execute the continuous notice. In addition, the continuous notice flag of all the holding areas in which the fluctuation information is stored among the holding areas of the first holding information storage area is turned on. However, the continuous notice flag of the execution area is not turned on.

Further, when a negative determination is made in step S4102, that is, when the starting command corresponds to a ball entering the lower winning opening 33b (variation information stored in the second special fluctuation holding area), the step. Proceeding to S4108, the lower fluctuation hold counter Ne, which counts the number of holdings of the fluctuation information held and stored in the second holding information storage area, is incremented by 1.

After that, in step S4109, information on whether or not the starting command is a jackpot, information on the jackpot type, information on the reach type, and the like are stored in the first vacant hold area of the second hold information storage area. .. In the following step S4110, the value of the continuous advance notice counter and the value of the advance notice type counter are acquired, and the counter value is stored in the hold area in which the fluctuation information is newly stored in the step S4109 of the second hold information storage area.

After step S4110, in step S4111, one of the second holding lamps 46b that is in the extinguished state (for example, the leftmost of the four second lamps 46b that are extinguished) is turned on. And. The second holding lamp 46b of the present embodiment emits red light. In the following step S4112, a continuous notice lottery process for determining whether or not to execute the continuous notice is performed, and this process is completed. In the continuous advance notice lottery process of step S4112, only the continuous advance notice lottery process of step S4107 corresponds to the entry of the ball into the lower winning opening 33b, and the description thereof will be omitted.

Returning to the description of FIG. 29, if a negative determination is made after step S3903 or in step S3901, the process proceeds to step S3904, and whether or not the execution timing of the next normal process has been reached, that is, the start of the previous normal process. It is determined whether or not a predetermined time (2 msec in this example) has elapsed from. Then, if the predetermined time has already passed, the process proceeds to step S3905, while if the predetermined time has not yet passed since the start of the previous normal processing, the process proceeds to step S3912.

In step S3905, various counter update processes are executed. The CPU 551 of the sub control device 262 uses various counter information when displaying the decorative symbol. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 30, the upper, middle, and lower symbols used for setting the decorative symbol counter CO at the time of jackpot and the outlier symbols of the upper symbol display area, the middle symbol display area, and the lower symbol display area. Each symbol counter CL, CM, CR is used. The symbol counters CL, CM, and CR are configured such that register values are added using the R register (refresh register) in the CPU 551, and as a result, the numerical values change randomly.

The jackpot decorative symbol counter CO determines a symbol (big hit symbol) when the decorative symbol display device 42 stops fluctuating when a jackpot state occurs, and in the present embodiment, it is used as the jackpot decorative symbol counter CO. Is prepared with 9 (0 to 8) counter values. That is, the decorative symbol counter CO at the time of jackpot is configured to be incremented by 1 in order within the range of 0 to 8, and returns to 0 after reaching the upper limit value (that is, 8).

When the symbol command transmitted from the main control device 261 is "AA11" indicating that the symbol corresponding to the probability variation jackpot is stopped, it is based on a table (a table that associates the counter value with the decorative symbol) that is not shown. For example, if the counter value is 0, it is "1" (doublet), if it is 1, it is "2" (doublet), and so on. The jackpot decorative symbol counter CO is periodically updated in the counter update process of step S3905, and is read from the counter buffer of the RAM 553 at the timing when the sub-control device 262 receives the symbol command, as will be described later. In the present embodiment, the jackpot decorative symbol counter CO is stored in the jackpot decorative symbol counter buffer of the RAM 553, but it is not stored in the buffer and the counter value is referred to at the timing when the symbol command is received. It may be.

Further, when the symbol command is "AA12" indicating that the symbol corresponding to the normal jackpot is stopped, for example, if the counter value is 0 or 1, it is "2" (doublet), and if it is 2-4. Determine the combination of jackpot symbols, such as "4" (doublet), "6" (doublet) for 5, 6 and "8" (doublet) for 7,8. ..

The upper, middle, and lower symbol counters CL, CM, and CR determine the combination of the stopped symbols in the upper, middle, and lower symbol display areas when the winning / failing lottery is missed. Since any of the nine decorative symbols is displayed in the column, nine (0 to 8) counter values are prepared for each. The upper symbol counter CL determines the stop symbol in the upper symbol display area, the middle symbol counter CM determines the stop symbol in the middle symbol display area, and the lower symbol counter CR determines the stop symbol in the lower symbol display area.

In this embodiment, the values of the counters CL, CM, and CR are randomly updated by using the numerical value of the R register built in the CPU 551. That is, when each symbol counter CL, CM, and CR is updated, the value of the lower 3 bits of the R register is added to the previous value, and when the addition result exceeds the upper limit value, 8 is subtracted to determine the current value. .. The symbol counters CL, CM, and CR are updated so that the update times do not overlap, and the combination of the symbol counters CL, CM, and CR is the front-rear reach symbol buffer of the RAM 553, the reach symbol buffer other than the front-rear, and the complete. It is stored in one of the outlier symbol buffers.

Here, the update processing of each symbol counter CL, CM, and CR will be described in detail. As shown in FIG. 31, in step S4001, it is determined whether or not it is the update time of the upper symbol counter CL, and in step S4002, it is determined whether or not it is the update time of the middle symbol counter CM. The upper, middle, and lower symbol counters CL, CM, and CR are configured to be updated one by one in one update process. Therefore, when the lower symbol counter CR is updated in the previous update process, a positive judgment is made in step S4001. Further, when the upper symbol counter CL is updated in the previous update process, an affirmative judgment is made in step S4002. Then, if it is the update time of the upper symbol counter CL (YES in step S4001), the process proceeds to step S4003 to update the upper symbol counter CL. If the update time of the middle symbol counter CM (YES in step S4002), the process proceeds to step S4004 to update the middle symbol counter CM. Further, if it is time to update the lower symbol counter CR (both steps S4001 and S4002 are NO), the process proceeds to step S4005 to update the lower symbol counter CR. In the update of the symbol counters CL, CM, and CR in steps S4003 to S4005, the value of the lower 3 bits of the R register is added to the previous counter value, and 8 is subtracted when the addition result exceeds the upper limit value. The calculation result is used as the current value of the outlier symbol counters CL, CM, and CR.

According to the above CL, CM, CR update process, the upper, middle, and lower symbol counters CL, CM, and CR are updated one by one in one update process, and the update times of the counter values overlap. There is no. As a result, one set of symbol counters CL, CM, and CR is updated every time the update process is executed three times.

After that, in step S4006, it is determined whether or not the combination of the updated symbol counters CL, CM, and CR is a combination of reach symbols (the symbol in the upper symbol display area and the symbol in the lower symbol display area are the same). If it is determined that the reach symbols are combined (YES in S4006), and in step S4007, whether or not the jackpot symbols are combined (the symbols in the upper and lower symbol display areas and the symbols in the middle symbol display area are the same). To determine. If an affirmative determination is made in step S4007, the present process is terminated as it is without storing the combination of the symbol counters CL, CM, and CR in the RAM 553.

On the other hand, if a negative determination is made in step S4007, it is determined in step S4008 whether or not the combination of the symbol counters CL, CM, and CR is a combination of front-back and out-of-order symbols. When the symbol counters CL, CM, and CR are a combination of front and rear out-of-front symbols (front and back out reach) (YES in S4008), the process proceeds to step S4009, and the combination of the symbol counters CL, CM, and CR at that time is before and after the RAM 553. It is stored in the out-of-reach symbol buffer, and this process is terminated. If the symbol counters CL, CM, and CR are a combination of symbols other than the front and rear disengagement (reach other than the front and rear disengagement) (NO in S4008), the process proceeds to step S4010, and the combination of the symbol counters CL, CM, and CR at that time is performed. Is stored in the reach symbol buffer except for the front and rear disengagement of the RAM 553, and this process is terminated.

Further, in the case of a combination other than the reach symbol (S4006 is NO), the combination of the off symbol counters CL, CM, and CR is the combination of the off symbols (completely off symbols), so that the combination is performed in step S4011. The combination of the time off symbol counters CL, CM, and CR is stored in the completely off symbol buffer of the RAM 553, and this process is completed.

Returning to the description of FIG. 29, the hold process is performed in step S3906. Hereinafter, the hold process will be described with reference to FIG. 33.

First, in step S4201, it is determined whether or not the variation pattern command has been received (whether or not the variation pattern command is stored in the command buffer of the RAM 553). If an affirmative determination is made in step S4201, it is determined in step S4202 whether or not the value of the downward fluctuation hold counter Ne is larger than "0". If a negative determination is made in step S4202, that is, if the fluctuation information of the second fluctuation display is not stored on hold, the process proceeds to step S4203, and the value of the upper fluctuation hold counter Nd is subtracted by 1.

As described above, in the present embodiment, the second variation display is preferentially digested over the first variation display, and when the second variation display is reserved and stored, the first variation display is digested. There is nothing. That is, when the fluctuation information of the second fluctuation display is held and stored in the second hold information storage area, the fluctuation pattern command corresponding to the first fluctuation display is not sent. Therefore, in the present embodiment, in step S4202, by determining whether or not the value of the lower fluctuation hold counter Ne is larger than "0", the fluctuation pattern command is displayed as the first fluctuation display and the second fluctuation display. It is determined which fluctuation information is possessed. Of course, the fluctuation pattern command is provided with information on which of the fluctuation information of the first fluctuation display and the second fluctuation display is supported, and the fluctuation pattern command is based on the fluctuation pattern command and the first fluctuation display and the second fluctuation display. It may be determined which fluctuation information of the second fluctuation display is possessed.

After step S4203, in step S4204, a process of shifting the data stored in the first hold information storage area is executed. This data shift process is a process of sequentially shifting the data (including the continuous notice flag) stored in the hold 1st to 4th areas of the 1st hold information storage area to the execution area side, and is the hold 1st area. → Execution area, Hold 2nd area → Hold 1st area, Hold 3rd area → Hold 2nd area, Hold 4th area → Hold 3rd area, and so on.

In the following step S4205, one of the lit first hold lamps 46a (for example, the rightmost one of the lit first hold lamps 46a) is turned off. After step S4205, the process proceeds to step S4209.

Further, when the affirmative determination is made in step S4202, that is, when even one fluctuation information of the second fluctuation display is reserved and stored, the value of the lower fluctuation holding counter Ne is subtracted by 1 in step S4206.

In the following step S4207, a process of shifting the data stored in the second reserved information storage area is executed. This data shift process is a process of sequentially shifting the data stored in the hold 1st to 4th areas of the 2nd hold information storage area to the execution area side, and is a process of shifting the data stored in the hold 1st to 4th areas in order from the hold 1st area to the execution area and the hold 2nd. The data in each area is shifted in the order of area → hold 1st area, hold 3rd area → hold 2nd area, hold 4th area → hold 3rd area. In the present embodiment, the execution area of the hold information storage area is one, and the data stored in the first hold information storage area and the second hold information storage area are displayed in a variable manner corresponding to the data. When it is done, it will be shifted to a common execution area.

In the following step S4208, one of the lit second hold lamps 46b (for example, the rightmost of the lit second hold lamps 46b) is turned off. After step S4208, the process proceeds to step S4209.

In step S4209, a notice setting process for determining the type of display effect used for continuous notice is performed. In the notice setting process of step S4209, it is determined whether or not the continuous notice flag (see the continuous notice lottery process of step S4107) of the execution area of the hold information storage area is on, and if negative, the continuous notice is determined. Is not performed, so this process ends as it is. On the other hand, if affirmative judgment is made, based on the fluctuation information of the fluctuation pattern command, it is determined whether or not it is a big hit, what kind is it if it is a big hit, what is the reach type if it is not a big hit, and so on. , Refer to the corresponding table to determine the type of continuous notice. The continuous notice of the type determined here will be derived at the desired timing at the time of the corresponding fluctuation display. After step S4209, this process ends.

In the present embodiment, the second variation display is preferentially digested over the first variation display. Therefore, when a continuous notice is given for a plurality of first variation displays, the first variation is displayed. If there is a ball entering the lower winning opening 33b during the variable display of the display, the second variable display may interrupt between the plurality of first variable displays, and the continuous advance notice may be interrupted. On the other hand, in the present embodiment, the effect used as the continuous notice is a display effect that can be derived even in the case of a normal variable display when the continuous advance is not performed (an effect that can be derived for a single variable display). Is used. Therefore, even if the continuous notice is interrupted, no discomfort will occur.

Returning to the description of FIG. 29, the display setting process is performed in step S3907. Here, based on the information stored in the command buffer of the RAM 553, various arithmetic processes such as generating a display command to be output to the display control device 45 and command output setting are performed. That is, here, the display mode to be displayed on the decorative symbol display device 42 is determined. For example, when the variation pattern command and the symbol command are received, the sub-control device 262 refers to the corresponding table based on the variation type, the variation time, the stop symbol, and the like, and determines the display pattern and the like. Then, control such as outputting the determined item to the display control device 45 as a display command is performed.

The display control device 45 performs drawing processing in response to a command from the sub control device 262, and starts variable display of the decorative symbol on the decorative symbol display device 42. Once the fluctuation pattern command is received from the main control device 261, the symbol is designed in cooperation with the sub control device 262 and the display control device 45 until the fluctuation time corresponding to the fluctuation pattern elapses. The variable display of is continued.

Further, when starting the fluctuation display, when the continuous notice flag of the execution area of the hold information storage area (see the continuous notice lottery process in step S4105) is on, each situation is based on the fluctuation information of the fluctuation pattern command. By referring to the table corresponding to, the type of continuous advance notice to be derived to the variable display is determined, the derivation of the advance notice effect different from the continuous advance notice is determined, and the display corresponding to the operation of the effect button 125 is performed. do. Further, in the display setting process of step S3907, a process of performing effect control during a jackpot (big hit display process) is also performed, which will be described later.

In the lamp setting process of step S3908, the lighting pattern of the lamp / illumination is set in order to synchronize with the display effect performed by the decorative symbol display device 42.

In the voice setting process of step S3909, the output pattern of the speaker SP is set in order to synchronize with the display effect performed by the decorative symbol display device 42. Further, when commands related to voice such as notification of error occurrence are transmitted from the main control device 261, settings for performing these controls are also made in step S3909.

In step S3910, other processing such as control setting of the customer waiting effect (for example, the demo screen display set to be displayed when a predetermined time elapses without the variable display of the decorative symbol display device 42) is performed. conduct.

In step 3911, an external output process for transmitting a control signal based on the setting contents of steps S3905 to 3910 to each device is executed. For example, a display command is transmitted to the display control device 45 when the decorative symbol display device 42 displays the variation of the decorative symbol.

After the processing of steps S3905 to S3911 performed every 2 msec is executed, or when a negative determination is made in step S3904, the process proceeds to step S3912, and whether or not the power off occurrence information is stored in the RAM 553. To determine. The power-off occurrence information is stored when a power-off command is received from the main control device 261.

If the power failure occurrence information is not stored, the process proceeds to step S3913, and it is determined whether or not the RAM 553 is destroyed. If the RAM 553 is not destroyed here, the process returns to the process of step S3901 and the normal process is repeatedly executed. On the other hand, if the RAM 553 is destroyed, the processing is looped infinitely in order to stop the execution of the subsequent processing.

On the other hand, if it is determined in step S3912 that the power-off occurrence information is stored, the power-off process is executed in step S3914. In the power off processing, the occurrence of interrupt processing is prohibited and each output port is turned off. In addition, the memory of the power failure occurrence information is also erased. After executing the power off processing, the processing loops infinitely.

Next, the jackpot display process performed in the display setting process of step S3907 will be described with reference to FIG. 34.

First, in step S4701, it is determined whether or not an opening command indicating the start of the jackpot state has been received from the main control device 261. If an affirmative determination is made in step S4701, in step S4702, for the round grasp counter for grasping the number of remaining rounds, based on the information included in the opening command, if it is "16RS", "16" is set. Set, and if it is "7RS" or "7RN", set "7".

After that, in step S4703, the opening effect is set for 8 seconds (the image of the decorative symbol display device 42, the sound of the speaker SP, and the setting of the lighting mode of various lamps), and then this process is terminated. The sub-control device 262 is provided with a table that stores the correspondence between the jackpot type, the number of remaining rounds, and various production modes during the jackpot state, and the corresponding production is selected by referring to the table. And it will be executed.

If a negative determination is made in step S4701, it is determined whether or not an interval command has been received in step S4704. If an affirmative determination is made in step S4704, the present process ends after setting the effect during the round for a maximum of 30 seconds in step S4705.

If a negative determination is made in step S4704, it is determined in step S4706 whether or not an interval command has been received. If an affirmative determination is made in step S4706, the round grasp counter is subtracted by 1 in step S4707, the effect during the 4-second interval is set in step S4708, and then this process ends.

If a negative determination is made in step S4706, it is determined whether or not the ending command has been received in step S4709. If an affirmative determination is made in step S4709, the round grasp counter is subtracted by 1 in step S4710, the ending effect of 10 seconds is set in step S4711, and then this process ends.

If a negative determination is made in step S4709, it is determined whether or not the jackpot end command has been received in step S4712. If a negative determination is made in step S4712, the present process is terminated as it is. On the other hand, if an affirmative determination is made in step S4712, in step S4713, the ending display is immediately terminated, and a setting is made so that the mode is in the normal gaming state in which the variable display is performed. After that, this process ends.

By the way, in this embodiment, a maximum of three patterns of voice (BGM and sound effects) can be simultaneously output from the speaker SP as a voice output means. Furthermore, the volume of each voice can be changed (incidentally) by a combination of voice patterns output at the same time. In the present embodiment, the voice volume is set by the voice control unit 264 as the second control means. That is, based on the fluctuation pattern command from the main control device 261 and the like, the CPU 551, ROM 552, and RAM 553 (hereinafter, these are simply referred to as the sub control device 262) of the sub control device 262 as the first control means are plural. A pattern to be executed is determined from the prepared voice patterns, and the determined items are output to the voice control unit 264 as voice commands or the like. Then, the voice control unit 264 is configured to perform voice control for outputting the voice of the corresponding pattern from the speaker SP based on the voice command or the like.

The voice control unit 264 includes a voice ROM as a first storage means for storing voice data of each pattern (a data group indicating the pitch, length, etc. of the sound of each voice pattern) in advance, and outputs the voice in the voice RAM. It is provided with a voice pattern storage area as a second storage means capable of storing voice information for specifying a voice pattern inside.

Further, in the present embodiment, the plurality of voice patterns are divided into a plurality of groups. More specifically, as shown in FIG. 41, each BGM flowing during the variable display of the special display devices 43L and 43R (decorative symbol display device 42) in the normal mode, the probability variation mode, and the time reduction mode, and the jackpot state Fanfare, BGM during the jackpot round of "7RS", and BGM of the ending of "7RS" are assigned to "Group C" as "normal BGM".

In addition, among the sound effects that are appropriately output during the variable display, etc., they are expected to be generated in conjunction with the electric accessory provided on the game board 30, or generated in response to the operation of the effect button 125, or to generate a big hit. Those that may occur in response to the production of the decorative pattern display device 42, etc., which dramatically increases the degree, and the stop sound of the variable display are assigned to "Group B" as "strong production sound effects". ing. The sound effect may have a melody or may have an unspecified scale.

Furthermore, among the sound effects, those with a lower effect than those of "Group B" (less flashy than those of "Group B", the suggested content has little to do with the occurrence of the jackpot, or is reliable. (Low degree, frequent occurrence, etc.) are assigned to "Group D" as "normal sound effects".

In addition, among the sound effects, it is announced that a jackpot state will occur during the variable display just by generating it, and in the jackpot state where the jackpot type is not specified, it is actually a probability variation jackpot (7RS or 16RS). Those who announce this are assigned to "Group K" as "special sound effects".

In addition, the BGM that flows when the fluctuation is displayed when it develops into super reach, and the BGM that flows when the promotion effect that may occur during the 7R jackpot state (in the case of success, a "special sound effect" is output) is "special". He is assigned to "Group A" as "BGM".

Furthermore, the BGM that flows during the jackpot round of "16RS" and the ending BGM of "16RS" are assigned to "Group S" as "Premium BGM". In the present embodiment, the BGM that flows during the jackpot round of "16RS" is configured not only to have a pattern that starts to flow after the stop display of the variable display, but also to have a pattern that starts to flow from the middle of the variable display. In the latter case, it can be grasped that the jackpot of "16RS" was won before the variable display ends.

In the present embodiment, the error occurrence sounds output when various error states occur are assigned to "Group E".

Further, in the present embodiment, each group is ranked in order to give superiority or inferiority to the volume of each voice when a plurality of patterns of voice are output at the same time. The voice control unit 264 includes a correspondence storage table as a correspondence storage means that shows the correspondence between the group of voice patterns and the rank of the group. Then, when the voice control unit 264 receives a voice command or the like from the sub control device 262 (CPU551), the voice control unit 264 grasps the rank of the corresponding voice pattern and compares it with the rank of the voice pattern output at the same time to set a predetermined set. The volume of the target audio is changed when it is combined. As shown in FIG. 41, in the present embodiment, "group S" is "rank L1", "group K" is "rank L2", and "group A" and "group B" are "rank L3". "Group C" and "Group D" are designated as "Rank L4", and "Group E" is designated as "Rank Le".

Further, in the present embodiment, the volume of the sound can be set to three stages of a large volume "VH", a small volume "HL", and all mute "V0". Specifically, the large volume "VH" is 100% of the standard volume, the small volume "HL" is 50%, and the total mute "V0" is 0%. Then, for example, in the state where only the normal BGM of "rank L4" is output, the volume of the normal BGM is a large volume "VH", but when the strong effect sound effect of "rank L3" is output, , The volume of the normal BGM during that period is configured to be reduced to a small volume "VL". The details of the volume change (volume setting process) according to the combination of the ranks of the voice patterns output at the same time will be described later.

Further, the voice pattern storage area of the voice control unit 264 includes three storage areas of a first sound effect channel CH1, a second sound effect channel CH2, and a BGM channel CH3, thereby simultaneously performing three patterns of voice. The information is configured to be memorable. In the present embodiment, each voice pattern can be specified in the form of which pattern in which group. That is, each channel CH1 to CH3 stores a group storage area in which group information indicating a group to which the stored voice pattern belongs is stored and pattern information for specifying which of the group the voice pattern belongs to. It also has a rank storage area for storing rank information indicating the rank of the group to which the voice pattern belongs, and a volume storage area for storing volume information indicating the volume.

In particular, in the present embodiment, 2 bytes are used for each channel CH1 to CH3, the upper 4 bits of the upper byte are the group storage area, the lower 4 bits of the upper byte are the pattern storage area, and the upper 4 bits of the lower byte are the rank storage. The lower 4 bits of the area and lower byte are the volume storage area. When voice information is stored in channels CH1 to CH3, the voice pattern is specified by referring to the values stored in the group storage area and the pattern storage area, and the voice data corresponding to the voice pattern is specified. Is read out, converted into a voice signal, and output to the amplifier. At this time, the volume storage area is referred to, and the volume is also adjusted.

Further, in the present embodiment, the voice command or the like output from the sub control device 262 to the voice control unit 264 has a 2-byte configuration, the command type is indicated by the upper byte, and the group information is indicated by the upper 4 bits of the lower byte. Is shown, and the pattern information is shown in the lower 4 bits. That is, for the corresponding channels CH1 to CH3, the information of the upper 4 bits of the lower byte of the voice command may be stored in the group storage area, and the information of the lower 4 bits may be stored in the pattern storage area. However, since the voice control unit 264 determines and sets the rank information and the volume information, they are not included in the voice command.

Information indicating that the channel is not used is stored in channels CH1 to CH3 that are not used (in a state where no sound is output). In the present embodiment, in order to align the storage formats for channels CH1 to CH3, grouping and ranking are performed even for a state in which no sound is output (silence), and in the case of silence, this is applicable. "Group N" is stored in the group storage area of channels CH1 to CH3, and "rank L0" is stored in the rank storage area. Incidentally, in the present embodiment, it is possible to determine "rank L0" or other than that by simply checking the most significant bit of the group storage area.

Further, in the present embodiment, the BGM channel CH3 has only the BGM voice information, that is, the voice information of the voice pattern belonging to any one of "Group S", "Group A", "Group C", and "Group N". Is to be memorized. On the other hand, the first and second sound effect channels CH1 and CH2 mainly store the sound information of the sound effect. In particular, the audio information of the special sound effect of "Group K" and the error-generating sound of "Group E" is configured to be memorable only in the first sound effect channel CH1, and the audio information of the strong production sound effect of "Group B". Is configured to be memorable only in the second sound effect channel CH2. The first and second sound effect channels CH1 and CH2 can also store the voice information of "Group D" and "Group N", respectively.

Further, a first sound control timer and a second sound control timer for measuring the remaining output time of the sound effect are provided corresponding to the first sound effect channel CH1 and the second sound effect channel CH2, respectively. .. Since the voice information stored in the BGM channel CH3 is only the BGM voice information that is updated when the command is received from the sub control device 262, the sound control timer corresponding to the BGM channel CH3 is not provided. However, timers for measuring the progress (progress status) of the audio information stored in each channel CH1 to CH3 are provided corresponding to each channel CH1 to CH3.

Next, the normal processing performed by the voice control unit 264 will be described with reference to FIG. 35. First, in step S7101, it is determined whether or not a command from the sub control device 262 (CPU 551) has been received. If an affirmative determination is made in step S7101, the command is stored in the command buffer of the voice RAM in step S7102. The command buffer of the voice RAM is composed of a ring buffer for temporarily storing commands, like the RAM 553 of the sub control device 262.

In the following step S7103, the voice setting process of storing the received command information in the channels CH1 to CH3 of the voice pattern storage area provided in the voice RAM is performed. Here, the voice setting process will be described with reference to FIG. 36. In the present embodiment, the voice setting process constitutes the pattern storage process.

First, in step S7201, it is determined whether or not an error occurrence command indicating the occurrence of an error state has been received from the sub control device 262. If an affirmative determination is made in step S7201, in step S7202, voice information indicating an "error" is stored in the first sound effect channel CH1. Incidentally, a value indicating "rank Le" is stored in the rank storage area of the first sound effect channel CH1, and a value indicating "group E" is stored in the group storage area.

In the following step S7203, the value corresponding to the large volume "VH" is stored in the volume storage area of the first sound effect channel CH1. Further, in step S7204, the values corresponding to all mute "V0" are stored in the volume storage area of the second sound effect channel CH2 and the volume storage area of the BGM channel CH3. As a result, only the error occurrence sound is output. After step S7204, this process ends.

If a negative determination is made in step S7201, it is determined in step S7205 whether or not the BGM pause command output from the sub control device 262 is received at the time of the stop display of the fluctuation display in the normal mode. If an affirmative determination is made in step S7205, "silent" voice information is stored in the BGM channel CH3 in step S7206. Incidentally, a value indicating "rank L0" is stored in the rank storage area of the BGM channel CH3, and a value indicating "group N" is stored in the group storage area. As a result, at least BGM is not output.

In the following step S7207, the values corresponding to all mute "V0" are stored in the volume storage area of the BGM channel CH3. After step S7207, this process ends.

If a negative determination is made in step S7205, it is determined whether or not a voice command has been received in step S7208. If a negative determination is made in step S7208, this process ends as it is. On the other hand, if an affirmative determination is made in step S7208, it is determined in step S7209 whether or not the voice command is "Group S; Premium BGM".

When the affirmative determination is made in step S7209, that is, when the premium BGM is output, in step S7221, the voice information corresponding to the group storage area and the pattern storage area of the BGM channel CH3 is stored, and the rank storage area is set to ". A value indicating that the rank is "L1" is stored. In the following step S7222, the value corresponding to the large volume "VH" is stored in the volume storage area of the BGM channel CH3. Further, in step S7223, the values corresponding to all mute "V0" are stored in the volume storage areas of the first and second sound effect channels CH1 and CH2. That is, no sound effect is output, and only premium BGM is output. After step S7223, this process ends.

If a negative determination is made in step S7209, it is determined in step S7210 whether or not the command is a voice command of "group K; special sound effect". If an affirmative determination is made in step S7210, the voice information corresponding to the group storage area and the pattern storage area of the first sound effect channel CH1 is stored in step S7211. In the following step S7212, a value corresponding to the output time of the voice pattern is set in the first sound control timer. That is, the sound effect pattern and its output time are associated with each other, and a value corresponding to the output time is set with reference to the table showing the correspondence.

After that, the process proceeds to the volume setting process of step S7213. After the volume setting process is performed, this process ends. The details of the volume setting process will be described later.

If a negative determination is made in step S7210, it is determined in step S7214 whether or not the command is a voice command of "group D; normal sound effect". If affirmative determination is made in step S7214, in step S7215, whether or not the first sound effect channel CH1 is "empty", that is, whether or not a value indicating "rank L0" is stored in the rank storage area. (Or, whether or not a value indicating "group N" is stored in the group storage area) is determined.

If affirmative determination is made in step S7215, the voice information corresponding to the group storage area and the pattern storage area of the first sound effect channel CH1 is stored in step S7211, and the voice is stored in the first sound control timer in step S7212. After setting a value corresponding to the output time of the pattern, the process proceeds to step S7213.

On the other hand, if a negative determination is made in step S7215, whether or not a value indicating "group B; strong effect sound effect" is stored in the group storage area of the second sound effect channel CH2 (or in the rank storage area). Whether or not a value indicating "rank L3" is stored) is determined. When a negative determination is made in step S7216, that is, the voice information of any of the voice patterns belonging to "Group D" is stored in the second sound effect channel CH2, or the second sound effect channel CH2 is "empty". In step S7217, the voice information corresponding to the group storage area and the pattern storage area of the second sound effect channel CH2 is stored, and in step S7218, the output time of the voice pattern is set in the second sound control timer. After setting the corresponding value, the process proceeds to step S7213.

On the other hand, when an affirmative determination is made in step S7216, that is, when voice information of a higher rank than "Group D" is stored in both the first and second sound effect channels CH1 and CH2, the book is used as it is. End the process. That is, in this case, although the command to output the normal sound effect is received, the normal sound effect is not output, and the combination of the voice patterns being output is not changed.

If a negative determination is made in step S7214, it is determined in step S7219 whether or not the command is a "group B" voice command. If an affirmative determination is made in step S7219, the voice information corresponding to the group storage area and the pattern storage area of the second sound effect channel CH2 is stored in step S7217, and the voice is stored in the second sound control timer in step S7218. After setting a value corresponding to the output time of the pattern, the process proceeds to step S7213.

On the other hand, if a negative determination is made in step S7219, that is, if it is a voice command of "group A; special BGM" or "group C; normal BGM", in step S7220, the group storage area and pattern of the BGM channel CH3. After storing the voice information corresponding to the storage area, the process proceeds to step S7213.

Next, the volume setting process in step S7213 will be described with reference to FIGS. 37, 38, and 39. First, in step S7301, it is determined whether or not a value indicating "rank L1" is stored in the rank storage area of the BGM channel CH3. If an affirmative determination is made in step S7301, in step S7302, a value indicating all mute "V0" is stored in the volume storage areas of the first and second sound effect channels CH1 and CH2, and this process ends.

On the other hand, if a negative determination is made in step S7301, it is determined in step S7303 whether or not a value indicating "rank L2" is stored in the rank storage area of the first sound effect channel CH1. If an affirmative determination is made in step S7303, a value indicating a large volume "VH" is stored in the volume storage area of the first sound effect channel CH1 in step S7304.

In the following step S7305, it is determined whether or not a value indicating "rank L3" is stored in the rank storage area of the second sound effect channel CH2. If an affirmative determination is made in step S7305, a value indicating a small volume "VL" is stored in the volume storage area of the second sound effect channel CH2 in step S7306. On the other hand, if a negative determination is made in step S7305, in step S7307, a value indicating all mute "V0" is stored in the volume storage area of the second sound effect channel CH2.

After step S7306 or step S7307, in step S7308, it is determined whether or not a value indicating "rank L3" is stored in the rank storage area of the BGM channel CH3. If an affirmative determination is made in step S7308, in step S7309, a value indicating a small volume "VL" is stored in the volume storage area of the BGM channel CH3. On the other hand, if a negative determination is made in step S7308, in step S7310, a value indicating all mute "V0" is stored in the volume storage area of the BGM channel CH3. After step S7309 or step S7310, this process ends.

If a negative determination is made in step S7303, it is determined in step S7311 whether or not a value indicating "rank L3" is stored in the rank storage area of the BGM channel CH3. If an affirmative determination is made in step S7311, it is determined in step S7312 whether or not a value indicating "rank L3" is stored in the rank storage area of the second sound effect channel CH2. If an affirmative determination is made in step S7312, it is determined in step S7313 whether or not a value indicating "rank L4" is stored in the rank storage area of the first sound effect channel CH1. If affirmative determination is made in step S7313, in step S7314, a value indicating a small volume "VL" is stored in the volume storage area of the first sound effect channel CH1, and the volumes of the second sound effect channel CH2 and the BGM channel CH3 are stored. A value indicating a large volume "VH" is stored in the storage area. After that, this process ends.

On the other hand, if a negative determination is made in step S7313, in step S7315, a value indicating all mute "V0" is stored in the volume storage area of the first sound effect channel CH1, and the second sound effect channel CH2 and the BGM channel CH3 are stored. A value indicating a large volume "VH" is stored in the volume storage area of. After that, this process ends.

If a negative determination is made in step S7312, it is determined in step S7316 whether or not a value indicating "rank L4" is stored in the rank storage area of the second sound effect channel CH2. If an affirmative determination is made in step S7316, it is determined in step S7317 whether or not a value indicating "rank L4" is stored in the rank storage area of the first sound effect channel CH1. If affirmative determination is made in step S7317, in step S7318, a value indicating a small volume "VL" is stored in the volume storage areas of the first and second sound effect channels CH1 and CH2, and the volume storage area of the BGM channel CH3. Stores a value indicating a large volume "VH". After that, this process ends.

On the other hand, if a negative determination is made in step S7317, in step S7319, a value indicating all mute "V0" is stored in the volume storage area of the first sound effect channel CH1, and the volume storage area of the second sound effect channel CH2. A value indicating a small volume "VL" is stored in, and a value indicating a large volume "VH" is stored in the volume storage area of the BGM channel CH3. After that, this process ends.

If a negative determination is made in step S7316, it is determined in step S7320 whether or not a value indicating "rank L4" is stored in the rank storage area of the first sound effect channel CH1. If affirmative determination is made in step S7320, in step S7321, a value indicating a small volume "VL" is stored in the volume storage area of the first sound effect channel CH1, and the entire volume storage area of the second sound effect channel CH2 is stored. A value indicating mute "V0" is stored, and a value indicating a large volume "VH" is stored in the volume storage area of the BGM channel CH3. After that, this process ends.

On the other hand, if a negative determination is made in step S7320, in step S7322, a value indicating all mute "V0" is stored in the volume storage areas of the first and second sound effect channels CH1 and CH2, and the volume of the BGM channel CH3 is stored. A value indicating a large volume "VH" is stored in the storage area. After that, this process ends.

If a negative determination is made in step S7311, it is determined in step S7323 (see FIG. 38) whether or not a value indicating "rank L4" is stored in the rank storage area of the BGM channel CH3. If an affirmative determination is made in step S7323, it is determined in step S7324 whether or not a value indicating "rank L3" is stored in the rank storage area of the second sound effect channel CH2. If an affirmative determination is made in step S7324, it is determined in step S7325 whether or not a value indicating "rank L4" is stored in the rank storage area of the first sound effect channel CH1. If affirmative determination is made in step S7325, in step S7326, a value indicating a small volume "VL" is stored in the volume storage area of the first sound effect channel CH1 and the BGM channel CH3, and the volume of the second sound sound channel CH2 is stored. A value indicating a large volume "VH" is stored in the storage area. After that, this process ends.

On the other hand, if a negative determination is made in step S7325, in step S7327, a value indicating all mute "V0" is stored in the volume storage area of the first sound effect channel CH1, and the volume storage area of the second sound effect channel CH2. A value indicating a large volume "VH" is stored in, and a value indicating a small volume "VL" is stored in the volume storage area of the BGM channel CH3. After that, this process ends.

If a negative determination is made in step S7324, it is determined in step S7328 whether or not a value indicating "rank L4" is stored in the rank storage area of the second sound effect channel CH2. If an affirmative determination is made in step S7328, it is determined in step S7329 whether or not a value indicating "rank L4" is stored in the rank storage area of the first sound effect channel CH1. If affirmative determination is made in step S7329, in step S7330, a value indicating a large volume "VH" is stored in the volume storage areas of the first and second sound effect channels CH1, CH2, and the BGM channel CH3. After that, this process ends.

On the other hand, if a negative determination is made in step S7329, in step S7331, a value indicating all mute "V0" is stored in the volume storage area of the first sound effect channel CH1, and the second sound effect channel CH2 and the BGM channel CH3 are stored. A value indicating a large volume "VH" is stored in the volume storage area of. After that, this process ends.

If a negative determination is made in step S7328, it is determined in step S7332 whether or not a value indicating "rank L4" is stored in the rank storage area of the first sound effect channel CH1. If affirmative determination is made in step S7332, in step S7333, a value indicating a large volume "VH" is stored in the volume storage area of the first sound effect channel CH1 and the BGM channel CH3, and the volume of the second sound effect channel CH2 is stored. A value indicating all mute "V0" is stored in the storage area. After that, this process ends.

On the other hand, if a negative determination is made in step S7332, in step S7334, a value indicating all mute "V0" is stored in the volume storage areas of the first and second sound effect channels CH1 and CH2, and the volume of the BGM channel CH3 is stored. A value indicating a large volume "VH" is stored in the storage area. After that, this process ends.

If a negative determination is made in step S7323, in step S7335 (see FIG. 39), a value indicating all mute "V0" is stored in the volume storage area of the BGM channel CH3. In the following step S7336, it is determined whether or not a value indicating "rank L3" is stored in the rank storage area of the second sound effect channel CH2. If an affirmative determination is made in step S7336, it is determined in step S7337 whether or not a value indicating "rank L4" is stored in the rank storage area of the first sound effect channel CH1. If affirmative determination is made in step S7337, in step S7338, a value indicating a small volume "VL" is stored in the volume storage area of the first sound effect channel CH1, and a large value is stored in the volume storage area of the second sound effect channel CH2. Stores a value indicating the volume "VH". After that, this process ends.

On the other hand, if a negative determination is made in step S7337, in step S7339, a value indicating all mute "V0" is stored in the volume storage area of the first sound effect channel CH1, and the volume storage area of the second sound effect channel CH2. Stores a value indicating a large volume "VH". After that, this process ends.

If a negative determination is made in step S7336, it is determined in step S7340 whether or not a value indicating "rank L4" is stored in the rank storage area of the second sound effect channel CH2. If an affirmative determination is made in step S7340, it is determined in step S7341 whether or not a value indicating "rank L4" is stored in the rank storage area of the first sound effect channel CH1. If an affirmative determination is made in step S7341, in step S7342, a value indicating a large volume "VH" is stored in the volume storage areas of the first and second sound effect channels CH1 and CH2. After that, this process ends.

On the other hand, if a negative determination is made in step S7341, in step S7343, a value indicating all mute "V0" is stored in the volume storage area of the first sound effect channel CH1, and the volume storage area of the second sound effect channel CH2. Stores a value indicating a large volume "VH". After that, this process ends.

If a negative determination is made in step S7340, it is determined in step S7344 whether or not a value indicating "rank L4" is stored in the rank storage area of the first sound effect channel CH1. If an affirmative determination is made in step S7344, in step S7345, a value indicating a large volume "VH" is stored in the volume storage area of the first sound effect channel CH1, and the entire volume storage area of the second sound effect channel CH2 is stored. A value indicating mute "V0" is stored. After that, this process ends.

On the other hand, if a negative determination is made in step S7344, in step S7346, a value indicating all mute "V0" is stored in the volume storage areas of the first and second sound effect channels CH1 and CH2. After that, this process ends.

As described above, in the present embodiment, in the ranks L2 to L4, when the ranks are different by one, the audio volume of the lower rank is set to the small volume "VL", and when the ranks are different by two, the voice volume of the lower rank is the lower rank. The audio volume is set to all mute "V0". Further, when "premium BGM" is output during the game, all other sounds (sound effects) are set to "V0". However, when an error occurs, only the error occurrence sound is output, and even if it is "premium BGM", all mute is set to "V0". In addition, when all muted due to the occurrence of premium BGM or an error occurrence sound, or when all muted due to two different ranks, the volume storage area is set to a value indicating all muted "V0". Although it will be changed, the information stored in the group storage area, pattern storage area, and rank storage area will not be changed on this occasion, and if it is a sound effect, it will be changed after the set time has elapsed. Or, if it is BGM, it will be changed when a command is received from the sub control device 262.

Returning to the description of the normal process of FIG. 35, after step S7103 or when a negative determination is made in step S7101, the process proceeds to step S7104, and whether or not the execution timing of the next normal process has been reached, that is, the previous time. It is determined whether or not a predetermined time (2 msec in this example) has elapsed from the start of the normal processing of.

If an affirmative determination is made in step S7104, the process proceeds to step S7105 to perform voice management processing. Here, the voice management process will be described with reference to FIG. 40.

First, in step S7401, it is determined whether or not a value indicating "Rank Le" set during the output of the error-generating sound is stored in the rank storage area of the first sound effect channel CH1. If an affirmative determination is made in step S7401, it is determined in step S7402 whether or not an error release command has been received from the sub-control device 262. If a negative determination is made in step S7402, the present process is terminated as it is. On the other hand, when the affirmative determination is made in step S7402, the information set when no sound is output (value indicating "rank L0", etc.) is stored for the first sound effect channel CH1 in step S7403. ..

After that, the volume setting process is performed in step S7404, and then this process ends. The volume setting process is as described above. Then, the volume of the BGM is restored by performing the volume setting process.

If a negative determination is made in step S7401, it is determined in step S7405 whether or not information indicating "rank L0" is stored in the rank storage area of the first sound effect channel CH1. When the negative determination is made in step S7405, that is, when the voice information of some sound effect is stored, the value of the first sound control timer is subtracted by 1 in step S7406.

In the following step S7407, it is determined whether or not the value of the first sound control timer has become "0". When the affirmative determination is made in step S7407, that is, when the end timing of the sound (sound effect) output based on the voice information stored in the first sound effect channel CH1 has arrived, in step S7408, For the first sound effect channel CH1, the information set when no sound is output is stored.

After that, the volume setting process is performed in step S7409. The volume setting process is as described above. Then, by performing the volume setting process, the volumes of the other channels CH2 and CH3 are reset due to the fact that the sound effect corresponding to the first sound effect channel CH1 is no longer output.

After step S7409, if a negative determination is made in step S7407 or affirmative determination is made in step S7405, in step S7410, information indicating "rank L0" is displayed in the rank storage area of the second sound effect channel CH2. Determine if it is memorized. If a negative determination is made in step S7410, that is, if some sound effect sound information is stored, the value of the second sound control timer is subtracted by 1 in step S7411.

In the following step S7412, it is determined whether or not the value of the second sound control timer has become "0". In step S7413, when the affirmative determination is made in step S7412, that is, when the end timing of the sound (sound effect) output based on the voice information stored in the second sound effect channel CH2 has arrived, in step S7413. For the second sound effect channel CH2, the information set when no sound is output is stored.

After that, the volume setting process is performed in step S7414. The volume setting process is as described above. Then, by performing the volume setting process, the volumes of the other channels CH1 and CH3 are reset due to the fact that the sound effect corresponding to the second sound effect channel CH2 is no longer output.

Returning to the description of the normal processing of FIG. 35, in step S7106, the voice output processing for outputting the voice corresponding to the voice information and the like stored in each channel CH1 to CH3 from the speaker SP is performed. In the voice output processing, the voice data corresponding to the voice information stored in each channel CH1, CH2, CH3 of the voice pattern storage area is read from the voice ROM, the voice data is converted into a voice signal, and the volume storage area is stored. If necessary, adjust the volume according to the content and output to the amplifier. The amplifier amplifies the audio signal to a set level, and generates audio from the speaker SP.

As described above, after the processes of steps S7105 and S7106 performed every 2 msec are executed, or when a negative determination is made in the above step S7104, the process returns to the process of step S7101 and the normal process is repeatedly executed. NS.

Next, a specific example of the relative relationship of the volumes by the combination of the voice patterns output at the same time, that is, the combination of the voice information (rank information) stored in each channel CH1, CH2, CH3 of the voice pattern storage area is specified. I will explain it by listing it.

As shown in FIG. 42, first, when the fluctuation start command is received at the timing of "t1" from the silent state in which the demo screen is displayed in the normal mode, the normal BGM should be output. The BGM channel CH3 is set to a large volume "VH". On the other hand, the first and second sound effect channels CH1 and CH2 remain all muted "V0". After that, along with the derivation of the weak notice at the timing "t2", the first sound effect channel CH1 is also set to a large volume "VH" in order to output the normal sound effect. Further, at the timing of "t3", the second sound effect channel CH2 is set to a large volume "VH" for the output of the strong effect sound effect, and accordingly, the first sound effect channel CH1 and the BGM channel CH3 are set to a small volume. It is referred to as "VL". When the output period of the normal sound effect and the strong effect sound effect ends at the timing of "t4", the BGM channel CH3 returns to the large volume "VH".

After that, in order to output the stop sound of the fluctuation display at the time of the stop display of the fluctuation display, the large volume "VH" is set to the second sound effect channel CH2, and the BGM channel CH3 during the output of the stop sound is set to the small volume "VL". ". Further, at the fluctuation stop timing "t5", the BGM channel CH3 is set to all mute "V0" based on the fluctuation stop command.

When the fluctuation start command is received again at the timing of "t6", the BGM channel CH3 is set to a large volume "VH" in order to normally output BGM. After that, assuming that the strong effect sound effect is output with the occurrence of the reach state at the timing "t7", the second sound effect channel CH2 is set to the large volume "VH". Since the special BGM of "rank L3" is stored in the BGM channel CH3 together with the reach, the volume of the BGM does not decrease even if the strong effect sound effect is set in the second sound effect channel CH2.

After that, when the jackpot notification sound of "Rank L2" is generated at the timing "t8" during the output of the strong production sound effect, the large volume "VH" is set to the first sound effect channel CH1 and the second sound effect channel. A small volume "VL" is set for CH2 and BGM channel CH3. When the output of the jackpot notification sound and the strong production sound effect is completed at the timing "t9", the BGM channel CH3 returns to the large volume "VH". After that, after outputting the fluctuating stop sound, a fanfare (normal BGM) that announces the start of the jackpot state of 7 rounds is played at the timing "t10", and the jackpot round in which the variable winning device 32 is opened and closed from the timing "t11". (Normally BGM) is started. During this period, since only BGM is output, the BGM channel CH3 maintains a large volume “VH”.

Also, at the timing "t12" during the jackpot, a promotion effect (special BGM) that may actually be announced as a probabilistic jackpot occurs, and when the promotion announcement occurs at the timing "t13", the first sound effect The channel CH1 is set to the large volume "VH", and the BGM channel CH3 is set to the low volume "VL" during the output of the promotion notification sound. Since the special BGM of "rank 3" is stored in the BGM channel CH3 between the timings "t12" and "t15" when the promotion effect is performed, the promotion notification sound is set in the second sound effect channel CH2. However, the volume is not completely muted.

After that, the volume of the BGM channel CH3 returns to "VH" at the timing "t14" when the promotion notification ends, the timing of the ending start of "t16", and the end of the jackpot state of "t17" and the start of the fluctuation display. At the timing, the audio information corresponding to each BGM channel CH3 is set (the volume is maintained at "VH").

In the state of shifting to the probability variation mode after the 7R probability variation jackpot, the variation display started at the timing "t17" is stopped and displayed at the timing "t18" until the next variation display is started at the timing "t19". During that time, BGM continues to be output without interruption.

Further, at the timing "t20", a normal sound effect is generated with the occurrence of the reach state, and at the timing "t21", a strong sound effect corresponding to the operation of the effect button 125 is generated, and the timing is generated as a reaction of the operation of the effect button 125. When premium BGM occurs at "t22", BGM channel CH3 is set to large volume "VH" and first sound effect channel CH1 is set to low volume "VL" at timing "t20", and channel CH1 is set at timing "t21". , The volume of CH3 does not change, and the second sound effect channel CH2 is set to a large volume "VH". Further, when the audio information of the premium BGM is stored in the BGM channel CH3 at the timing "t22", the first and second sound effect channels CH1 and CH2 are all muted "V0".

After that, the fluctuation display ends at the timing "t23", and the jackpot round in the 16R jackpot state starts at the timing "t24", but the premium BGM output from the timing "t22" in the reach state is , Basically, it continues to be output until the ending of the jackpot state without interruption. When an error occurs at the timing "t25", the first sound effect channel CH1 is set to a large volume "VH" and the BGM channel CH3 is set to all mute "V0" in order to output the error-generating sound. ..

In the present embodiment, the premium BGM is a melody with the lyrics of No. 1 and No. 2, and as described above, when the premium BGM is started in the middle of the reach state, the No. 1 ends. The timing is configured to match the timing at which the jackpot round is started (the timing at which the variable winning device 32 is first opened).

As described in detail above, according to the present embodiment, when a plurality of patterns of voice are output at the same time, the voice that changes the volume of the voice of each pattern according to the combination of the ranks of the plurality of voice patterns. It includes a control unit 264. For example, when the normal BGM of "Rank L4" is being output and the normal sound effect of "Rank L4" is output in layers, the sound volume of the normal BGM is not changed, but "Rank L3". When the strong effect sound effect of is output in an overlapping manner, the sound volume of the BGM is usually smaller than the standard (halved to a small volume "VL"). Therefore, in the sub control device 262 (CPU551), only by determining the voice pattern and outputting the voice to the voice control unit 264, the voice corresponding to the voice pattern is output from the speaker SP and already output. It is also possible to change the volume of the audio that is being played. Therefore, it is not necessary to output a separate command for changing the volume of the voice already output in the sub control device 262 according to the combination of the voice patterns, and the burden of control of the sub control device 262 is reduced. can do.

Further, the voice patterns are not individually ranked, but the voice patterns are grouped and the groups are ranked. Therefore, it is possible to simplify the control of the voice control unit 264, suppress the storage capacity, and the like.

Further, in each channel CH1, CH2, CH3 of the voice pattern storage area of the voice RAM of the voice control unit 264, a group storage area in which group information indicating a group to which the voice pattern belongs is stored, and a voice pattern is included in the group. A pattern storage area is provided in which pattern information for specifying which of the above is stored is stored. Therefore, the group determination becomes easy, and the control at the time of determining the rank can be simplified. In particular, in the present embodiment, each voice pattern is specified as which pattern in which group, and group information is indicated by the upper 4 bits of the lower byte of the voice command from the sub control device 262, and the lower 4 bits. The pattern information is shown by. Therefore, it is possible to simplify the control when storing the group information and the pattern information in the channels CH1, CH2, and CH3.

In addition, each channel CH1, CH2, and CH3 is provided with a rank storage area for storing rank information indicating the rank of the group to which the voice pattern belongs and a volume storage area for storing volume information indicating the volume. There is. Therefore, the rank determination and the volume determination become easy, and it is possible to simplify the control when setting the volume, outputting the sound, and the like.

Further, the voice pattern storage area includes sound effect channels CH1 and CH2 in which sound effects are stored, and BGM channels CH3 in which BGM is stored. Therefore, the BGM can be switched more easily. Further, it is possible to avoid a situation in which the BGM disappears on the way unintentionally. In addition, when the BGM is changed, it is not necessary to perform the process of determining which channel the BGM is stored in, and the process can be simplified.

Further, in the present embodiment, when the premium BGM is output in the middle of the reach, the timing of the premium BGM is sharp (the timing of the end of the first song) and the timing of the start of the jackpot round (variable winning device). It is configured to match the opening timing of 32). Therefore, the timing at which the variable winning device 43 (game member) changes to the open state can be taught by voice in an easy-to-understand manner. Further, when the premium BGM is output, no other sound effects are derived. Therefore, the premium BGM can be surely and clearly recognized, and the control when outputting the premium BGM can be simplified.

The content is not limited to the description of the above-described embodiment, and may be implemented as follows, for example.

(A) In the above embodiment, the speaker SP is configured to be able to output three patterns of sound at the same time, but it may be configured to be able to output a plurality of patterns of sound at the same time. For example, a maximum of two patterns of voice may be output at the same time (two channels in the voice pattern storage area of the voice control unit 264), or four or more patterns of voice may be output (for example, a channel in the voice pattern storage area). 5) may be used.

Further, in the above embodiment, the grouping of each voice pattern, the allocation of ranks, and the like are not particularly limited, and can be appropriately set according to the model and the like. For example, the number of groups and ranks may be increased or decreased. Further, the number and contents of each voice pattern are not particularly limited and can be set as appropriate. For example, the first BGM (for example, singing voice) and the second BGM (for example, accompaniment) may be set as different voice patterns, and either one or both may be output depending on the situation.

(B) In the above embodiment, the volume can be changed in three stages (VH; 100%, VL; 50%, L0; 0%), but on / off two-stage adjustment may be feasible. It may be configured so that it can be adjusted in four or more steps. For example, when the special sound effect of group K, the strong production sound effect of group B, and the normal BGM of group C are output at the same time, each volume is configured to be 100%: 70%: 40%. You may.

(C) In the above embodiment, the voice control unit 264 is provided on the same substrate as the CPU 551 and the like, but may be provided on a different substrate.

Further, the relationship between the combination of ranks and the change in volume may be changed according to the game situation. For example, when producing a predetermined sound effect, the volume of the BGM may not be changed in the normal mode, but the volume of the BGM may be changed in the probabilistic mode. By giving regularity, new playability (directing) can be added.

Although not particularly mentioned in the above embodiment, the correspondence between each channel of the voice pattern storage area and the plurality of speaker SPs may not be uniquely determined, but may be changed. That is, for example, in order to reduce the situation where a predetermined speaker SP is hardly operated (not used) among a plurality of speaker SPs provided, for example, in a situation where only BGM flows, the BGM is output from all the speaker SPs. It may be configured as follows. In addition to being able to effectively use the speaker SP, it is possible to add depth to the sound.

(D) In the above embodiment, the volume setting process is performed by sequentially checking the rank information stored in the rank storage areas of each channel CH1, CH2, and CH3 and performing the case classification. The difference may be calculated (subtraction) and the volume may be set based on the difference. For example, as in the above embodiment, the error occurrence sound and the special voice pattern such as premium BGM are excluded first, and it is determined whether or not the sound is present from the higher rank, and the highest rank is used. The difference may be calculated and the volume may be set based on the difference. For example, when the rank of the first sound effect channel CH1 is "L2", the volume of the first sound effect channel CH1 is set to "VH" and the rank of the second sound effect channel CH2 is "L4". If so, the rank "L2" of the first sound effect channel CH1 grasped earlier is converted to "2", and the rank "L4" of the second sound effect channel CH2 is converted to "4" and subtracted, and the difference is 2 Therefore, the volume of the second sound effect channel CH2 may be lowered by two steps from the volume "VH" of the first sound effect channel CH1 to set "V0". In this case, in order to further diversify the production, the volume is set smoothly even when the ranking is performed more finely (the total number of ranks is large) or when more volume setting stages are set. Processing can be performed.

(E) In the above embodiment, in the voice pattern storage area, the channel where BGM is stored (BGM channel CH3) and the channel where sound effects are stored (first and second sound effect channels CH1, CH2) are separated. However, it does not have to be divided. Further, a channel (first sound effect channel CH1) in which the special sound effect of group K and the error occurrence sound of group E are stored, and a channel (second sound effect channel CH2) in which the strong production sound effect of group B is stored. Is stipulated, but it does not have to be stipulated. However, it is possible to simplify the control by defining these. In addition, the audio information of the normal sound effect can be stored in both the first and second sound effect channels CH1 and CH2. Therefore, it is possible to effectively use a plurality of sound effect channels (increase usage opportunities).

(F) Although not particularly mentioned in the above embodiment, for the purpose of changing the volume of the predetermined voice pattern, a voice pattern of a different voice pattern is set to a channel different from the channel in which the voice information of the predetermined voice pattern is stored. It may be configured to store voice.

For example, a plurality of voice patterns that identify the same voice data (for example, the same BGM) may be set to belong to a plurality of groups having different ranks. In this case, even if the specified voice data (melody, etc.) is the same, by changing the voice patterns having different ranks, the volume of the voice pattern and / or the volume of other voice patterns being output can be changed. Can be changed. For example, the predetermined sound effect is output while the low rank BGM is being output, and the predetermined sound effect is output while the high rank BGM is being output. The sound effect of, or the volume of BGM can be changed. Therefore, in a configuration in which each voice volume can be changed by a combination of ranks of voice patterns output at the same time, a program for directly adjusting the volume of the predetermined voice such as raising or lowering the predetermined voice is separately set up. Even if it is not, the volume of the output audio can be changed by the combination of ranks. Furthermore, it is possible to diversify the production.

If a volume adjustment switch that can be operated by an operator is provided on the back surface side of the inner frame 12, the volumes of all channels are changed according to the adjustment of the volume adjustment switch (the volume of all channels is changed). The volume on the amplifier side can be adjusted).

Further, in the above embodiment, apart from the silent setting of rank L0, a silent sound may be set in the group K or the group B, or a sound having a volume that is inaudible or difficult to hear by the player may be set. For example, when the normal BGM of the group C is output, the silence setting of the group B is performed, so that the volume of the BGM is halved for a predetermined time. In this case, the volume of the output audio can be changed without adding (overlapping) another audio.

(G) In the above embodiment, in the sub control device 262 (CPU551), the effect pattern is determined based on the command from the main control device 261 and the input signal from the effect button 125 or the like, and is displayed to realize the effect pattern. The command is output to the control device 45 and the voice control unit 264. At this time, the same command can be output to the display control device 45 and the voice control unit 264, and the display control device 45 and the voice control unit 264 independently analyze the command to determine the predetermined command. It may be configured so that display control and voice control for deriving the effect pattern of the above can be performed. In this way, the display control and the voice control are performed by outputting the same command from the sub control device 262 to the display control device 45 and the voice control unit 264 when performing a predetermined effect. The control of the sub control device 262 can be simplified.

Further, in the above embodiment, voice patterns are grouped and voice control such as volume setting is performed by assigning superiority or inferiority to the group, but instead of or in addition to this, light emission patterns of various light emitting means are performed. May be divided into groups, and light emission control may be performed by assigning superiority or inferiority to the groups. For example, the decorative symbol display device 42 is provided with a plurality of layers so that the display modes of each layer can be displayed at the same time, and the display control device 45 groups the patterns of the display modes and further ranks the groups. Then, the shade of the display of each display mode may be changed depending on the combination of the ranks of the display patterns derived at the same time. For example, there are three layers, a variable display of a decorative pattern is performed in the first layer, an effect display such as a character is performed in the second layer, and a background display is performed in the third layer. When is performed, the display in all layers can be visually recognized in the order of the first layer → the second layer → the third layer from the front, while the second layer from the front during the jackpot state. The first layer may be configured to be invisible in the order of → third layer → first layer. In this case, it is possible to reduce the control load related to the display of the sub control device 262, and the effect of simplifying the control of the sub control device 262 is further achieved.

(H) In the above embodiment, the volume can be changed by a combination of voice patterns output at the same time, but the sound quality (timbre) changes in place of or in addition to the change in volume. It may be configured as follows. For example, even if the same pattern of sound effects is selected and output, the timbre changes between the normal mode and the probabilistic mode, and the predetermined sound effect is distorted or reverberated, especially in the probabilistic mode. It may be configured to do so.

Further, as described above, in order to make more effective use of the effector-like function for changing the sound quality, it is possible to add a sound effect or accompaniment to the melody flowing from the pachinko machine 10 by the operation of the player. It may be configured so that it can be done. For example, by configuring the front surface of the upper plate 19 with a touch pad and operating various buttons provided on the touch pad and the pachinko machine 10, the player can output various sounds from the game machine. It may be configured.

In a slot machine as a gaming machine, by operating the bet button, stop button, etc. in accordance with the rhythm, a specified melody is played, and the player arranges the buttons for other effects. By operating the above, sound effects and the like can be inserted as appropriate. For example, when the performance is performed better than a predetermined standard, the game situation, etc. <Special game state advantageous to the player (for example, , Assist replay time when the order of pressing the stop button that can acquire a child role is announced as the replay probability increases) How many times you have the right to generate, a lottery to fall from the special game state with a predetermined probability At the same time, information on the fall rate (continuation rate) in a configuration in which a plurality of fall probabilities are set, or in which stage the winning probability such as a special gaming state is set in a configuration in which the winning probability can be changed in multiple stages> is provided. It may be configured as suggested by the player.

(I) In the above embodiment, the changed voice volume is restored to the volume before the change when the combination in which the volume of the voice pattern is changed is resolved. Even if the output period expires and information indicating silence is set for the corresponding sound effect channels CH1 and CH2, the volume settings of the other channels continue to be maintained (until the specified period or the next audio setting process is performed). It may be configured to be.

(J) Further, it may be configured to fade in / fade out depending on the combination of voice patterns. For example, when the BGM of the pattern A and the BGM of the pattern B are misplaced, the percentages of the volumes of each other are 100% in total, that is, the pattern A is 100% and the pattern B is 0%. Gradually, when pattern A is 80%, pattern B becomes 20%, when pattern A is 60%, pattern B becomes 40%, when pattern A is 40%, pattern B becomes 60%, and pattern A becomes 20%. In the case of, the pattern B may be 80%, and when the pattern A is 0%, the pattern B may be 100%.

(K) In the above embodiment, the volume control device 264 is provided with a voice CPU, a voice ROM, a voice RAM, and the like, and a program for executing the voice setting process and the volume setting process is assembled to perform various case-by-case processes. However, the details of the configuration related to sound control (synthesizer function, etc.) are not particularly limited, and the processing results of the voice setting processing and the volume setting processing of the above embodiment are based on the signal from the CPU 551. It suffices if it is configured so that the same result can be obtained. For example, the audio signal processing may be either analog or digital, and for example, a hard circuit capable of obtaining the same result as the volume setting processing as shown in FIGS. 37, 38, and 39 may be provided.

Further, in the above embodiment, the voice control unit 264 is provided with a table referred to when determining the rank and a table referred to when performing the volume setting process. For example, these tables are provided in the ROM 552 and are of rank. It may be configured so that the corresponding table data of the ROM 552 can be referred to in the determination and the volume setting process. In this case, the voice ROM and the voice RAM may be omitted.

(L) In the above embodiment, the jackpot probability, the number of jackpot types, the opening / closing pattern of the variable winning device 32 of various jackpot types, and the like are not particularly limited, and can be appropriately set for each model. Further, in the above embodiment, the winning probability in the winning / losing lottery fluctuates between the probability variation mode and the other modes, but the winning probability does not fluctuate (is constant) and is given after the jackpot state ends. The above configuration may be applied to a pachinko machine in which a plurality of patterns of time reduction mode periods (number of fluctuations) are prepared.

Further, in the above embodiment, there are cases where the jackpot is won based on the entry of the game ball into the upper winning opening 33a and the case where the jackpot is won based on the entry of the game ball into the lower winning opening 33b. It may be configured so that the ratio of the jackpot type given is different. For example, the case where the jackpot is won based on the entry of the game ball into the upper winning opening 33a and the case where the jackpot is won based on the entry of the game ball into the lower winning opening 33b are "7RN". The ratio may be the same, but the ratio of "16RS" (in other words, the ratio of "7RS") may be different.

(M) In the above embodiment, the holding of the variable display is taught to the player by the holding lamps 46a and 46b, but the holding may be taught by other display means. For example, in the decorative symbol display device 42, the image object meaning hold is displayed in a one-to-one correspondence with the held variable display so that the hold of the first variable display or the hold of the second variable display can be known. You may.

Further, in the above embodiment, the ball of the game ball is entered into the lower winning opening 33b which is reserved after the variation display (first variation display) based on the entry of the game ball into the upper winning opening 33a which has already been reserved. The second variation display is preferentially digested by moving the reserved order back and forth, such that the variation display based on (the second variation display) is digested before the first variation display. However, regardless of whether it is the first variable display or the second variable display, it may be configured to be digested in the reserved order.

(N) In the above embodiment, the main control device 261 is configured to perform the normal processing (see FIG. 10) after the main processing (see FIG. 9), but is particularly limited to such a configuration. is not it. For example, after step S111 of the main process, processing such as updating the counter value, which was performed in steps S209 to S218 of the normal process in the above embodiment (step S210 is omitted), is performed, for example, every 2 msec. In the timer interrupt processing, the processing performed in steps S201 to S208 of the normal processing in the above embodiment and the processing in step S401 performed as the NMI interrupt processing in the above embodiment may be performed. In this case, as the process of step S401, for example, it is determined whether or not the power failure signal SK1 is output from the power failure monitoring circuit 542 to the NMI terminal of the CPU 501, and when the output of the power failure signal SK1 is confirmed, the power failure occurs. There is a configuration in which the flag indicating the occurrence of is turned on. Further, the process of step S401 may be separately performed as NMI interrupt process as in the above embodiment.

(O) In the above embodiment, the information on whether or not a jackpot state occurs is overwritten in the hit / miss random number storage area that stores the value of the jackpot random number counter C1, but such a configuration is particularly important. It is not limited to. For example, the execution area of the special fluctuation holding area and each holding area may be provided with a storage area for storing information on whether or not a jackpot state occurs, in addition to the winning random number storage area, or the special fluctuation holding area may be provided. In addition to the area, an execution area of the special variable hold area and a storage area corresponding to each hold area may be provided individually, and information on whether or not a jackpot state occurs may be stored in the storage area. In addition to the winning type random number storage area that stores the value of the type determination counter C2, a storage area that stores the type of jackpot may be provided, or a reach random number storage area that stores the value of the variable selection counter C3. Separately, a storage area for storing reach information may be provided.

(P) It may be implemented as a pachinko machine of a type different from the above embodiment. For example, a movable means that can be changed into a specific area in which a game ball moving in a game area can enter, an open state that allows the ball to enter the specific area, and a closed state that prohibits the ball from entering the specific area ( Detects variable ball-entry means including a wing member), specific ball-entry means and non-specific ball-entry means that allow a game ball that has entered a specific area to enter, and a game ball that has entered the specific ball-entry means. Specific entry detection means (condition satisfaction detection means), start entry means provided outside the specific area and capable of entering a game ball moving in the game area, and a game ball entered into the start entry means. It is equipped with a starting ball entry detecting means for detecting the above and a main control means for controlling the opening and closing of the variable ball entry means. A predetermined number of game values (game balls) are given to the player regardless of which of the ball entry means is used, and the main control means is the variable ball entry means based on the detection of the start ball entry detection means. A small hit state in which the ball is opened once or a plurality of times for only the first hour, or a variable winning means in which the variable ball-entry means is opened for a second time longer than the first hour, or is opened. A lottery is held to determine whether or not to generate a big hit state in which the specified number of game balls are entered in one round, and this is repeated a specified number of times. It may be applied to a gaming machine in which a jackpot state is generated when a jackpot is won in a winning / losing lottery and when a specific ball entry detection means is detected. In this case, the variable ball winning means corresponds to the variable winning device. In addition to pachinko machines, it is also implemented as an arrange ball machine, various similar game machines such as sparrow balls, slot machines as rotating cylinder type game machines, and game machines that combine slot machines and pachinko machines. You may.

[Additional Notes]
The technical ideas that can be grasped from the above embodiments are described below.

There is a pachinko machine as a kind of game machine. In pachinko machines, when a game ball launched by a launching device enters the starting ball entry means provided on the game board, a winning / failing lottery is performed to determine whether or not a jackpot state is generated, and a winning / failing is performed on the variable display device. Variable display for teaching the result of the lottery is performed (see, for example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2003-154110).

Further, the pachinko machine includes a main control device that performs the main control and a sub control device that controls the terminal device for teaching the player predetermined information. Then, various information is output from the main control device to the sub control device, and the sub control device executes the corresponding control based on the various information output from the main control device. More specifically, control such as determining the display mode displayed by the variable display device and the sound mode output from the speaker is performed.

Further, in many such gaming machines, a plurality of patterns of sounds can be output at the same time (overlapping). For example, background music (BGM) is continuously output, and sound effects are appropriately output so as to be superimposed on the BGM according to the production mode of a variable display device or the like.

By the way, there is also a case where the volume of the sound is changed by the combination of the sound patterns output at the same time when performing a predetermined effect accompanied by the output of the sound. For example, when the first sound effect is output while the BGM is flowing, the volume of the BGM does not change, but the second sound effect, for example, a sound effect such as a heartbeat is output. Is such that the volume of the BGM is reduced or muted to make the sound effect stand out.

However, in this case, the sub control device selects the second sound effect based on the command from the main control device and outputs it from the speaker, or the second sound effect and the sound being output (BGM, etc.). ), It is necessary to set the volume of the second sound effect and, if necessary, perform a process of changing the audio volume being output. Further, the sub control device must also perform processing for deriving the display mode in the variable display device corresponding to the second sound effect, which may lead to complicated control of the sub control device. ..

The present invention has been made to solve the above-exemplified problems and the like, and an object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine capable of more smoothly setting a volume when a plurality of sounds are output at the same time. It is in.

Means 1. An audio output means that can output multiple patterns of audio at the same time,
A first control means for determining a pattern to be executed from a plurality of prepared voice patterns according to the satisfaction of a predetermined condition, and
It is provided with a second control means for outputting the sound of the pattern determined by the first control means from the voice output means.
The second control means
The first storage means that stores the voice data of each pattern in advance,
It is provided with a second storage means having a plurality of storage areas capable of storing voice information for specifying a voice pattern being output.
The plurality of voice patterns are divided into a plurality of groups, and each group is ranked in order to give superiority or inferiority to the volume of each voice when the voices of the plurality of patterns are output at the same time.
The second control means
A correspondence relationship storage means for showing the correspondence relationship between the group of the voice patterns and the rank of the group is provided, and
A pattern storage process for storing voice information that identifies a voice pattern determined by the first control means in a storage area of the second storage means, and
A volume that compares the ranks of voice patterns indicated by the voice information stored in each storage area of the second storage means, and sets the volume of voice corresponding to each voice information according to the combination of the ranks. Setting process and
The voice data corresponding to the voice information stored in each storage area of the second storage means is read from the first storage means, the voice data is converted into a voice signal, and the voice signal is converted into a voice signal by the volume setting process. A gaming machine characterized in that it performs an audio output process of outputting from the audio output means at a determined volume.

According to the means 1, when a plurality of patterns of voice are output at the same time, a second control means capable of changing the volume of the voice of each pattern according to the combination of ranks of the plurality of voice patterns is provided. .. For example, when the sound of the second pattern is superimposed and output while the sound of the first pattern is being output, the sound volume of the first pattern is not changed, but the sound of the third pattern is superimposed. When outputting, the audio volume of the first pattern becomes smaller than the reference, and so on. Therefore, in the first control means, only a process of determining a voice pattern and outputting to that effect to the second control means is performed, and the voice corresponding to the voice pattern is output from the voice output means and has already been output. You can also change the volume of the audio you have. Therefore, it is not necessary for the first control means to output a separate command for changing the volume of the voice that has already been output according to the combination of voice patterns, and the burden of control of the first control means is reduced. can do.

Further, the voice patterns are not individually ranked, but the voice patterns are grouped and the groups are ranked. Therefore, it is possible to simplify the control of the second control means, suppress the storage capacity, and the like. The voice is basically an array of sounds consisting of high and low sounds and long and short sounds, and includes melody, sound effects, and the like. Further, the sound effect may or may not have a scale.

Means 2. In each storage area of the second storage means, a group storage area for storing group information indicating a group to which the voice pattern belongs and pattern information for specifying which of the groups the voice pattern belongs to are stored. A pattern storage area is provided.
The game according to means 1, wherein the command output from the first control means to the second control means when executing a predetermined voice pattern includes the group information and the pattern information. Machine.

According to the means 2, the group determination can be facilitated, and the control can be simplified when the rank is determined.

Means 3. The gaming machine according to means 2, wherein each storage area of the second storage means is provided with a rank storage area for storing rank information indicating the rank of the group to which the voice pattern belongs.

According to the means 3, the rank determination becomes easy, and the control at the time of setting the volume or the like can be simplified.

Means 4. The gaming machine according to means 2 or 3, wherein each storage area of the second storage means is provided with a volume storage area for storing volume information indicating a volume.

According to the means 4, the volume determination can be facilitated, and control can be simplified when outputting voice or the like.

Means 5. The voice pattern includes background music that ends when a command from the first control means is received, and a sound effect that ends after a lapse of a predetermined time after receiving a command from the first control means.
Each storage area of the second storage means is characterized by having a BGM channel capable of storing only the audio information of the background music and a sound effect channel capable of storing the audio information of the sound effect. The gaming machine according to any one of means 1 to 4.

According to the means 5, the background music (BGM) can be switched more easily. In addition, it is possible to avoid a situation in which the BGM disappears on the way unintentionally. Further, when the BGM is changed or the like, it is not necessary to perform the process of determining which channel the BGM is stored in, and the process can be simplified.

Means 6. A main control means that draws a lottery based on the establishment of a predetermined condition and generates a special gaming state that is advantageous to the player when the lottery is won.
Variable display means that can display identification information in a variable manner,
A display control means for controlling the display of the variable display means is provided.
The first control means determines a pattern to be executed from a plurality of prepared effect patterns according to the result of the lottery, and in order to derive the effect pattern, the display control means and the second control means. The display control means and the second control means that have received the command correspond to the effect pattern determined by the first control means based on the command. The gaming machine according to means 1 to 5, wherein the display control and the voice control are executed.

According to the means 6, the first control means only needs to output the same command to the second control means and the display control means when executing a predetermined effect pattern, so that the control of the first control means can be performed. It can be simplified.

In addition, the variable display means is provided with a plurality of layers so that the display modes of a plurality of patterns can be displayed at the same time, the patterns of the display modes are grouped, and the display control means ranks the groups. Therefore, the shade of the display of each display mode may be changed depending on the combination of the ranks of the display patterns derived at the same time. For example, there are three layers, a variable display of a decorative pattern is performed in the first layer, an effect display such as a character is performed in the second layer, and a background display is performed in the third layer. When is performed, the display in all layers can be visually recognized in the order of the first layer → the second layer → the third layer from the front, whereas the second layer from the front during the special game state. The first layer may be configured to be invisible in the order of layer → third layer → first layer. In this case, it is possible to reduce the control load related to the display of the first control means, and further to achieve the effect of simplifying the control of the first control means.

Means 7. It is equipped with a gaming member that changes state from the first state to the second state when a specific condition is satisfied.
In a configuration in which the end timing of a specific voice pattern or a specific timing in the middle can be matched with the timing when the game member is in the second state.
When the voice information of the specific voice pattern is stored in the storage area of the second storage means, the volume of the voice corresponding to the voice information stored in the other storage areas is muted or unrecognizable to the player. The gaming machine according to any one of means 1 to 6, wherein the sound is made quiet until it becomes.

According to the means 7, it is possible to teach the timing at which the game member changes to the first state by a specific voice in an easy-to-understand manner. In addition, when a specific voice is output, other voices are inaudible, so that the specific voice can be surely and clearly recognized, and the control when outputting the specific voice is simplified. Can be planned. As the game member, a ball-entry means such as a variable winning device that allows the player to enter the ball when a special game state occurs, a movable accessory whose appearance and arrangement can be changed, and a plurality of types of display modes are derived. Possible display means, input operation means such as buttons and levers that can be operated by the player, and the like can be mentioned.

Means 8. Any of means 1 to 7, wherein there are a plurality of voice patterns that specify the same voice data, and the plurality of voice patterns that specify the same voice data belong to groups having different ranks from each other. The game machine described in Crab.

According to the means 8, even if the specified voice data (melody, etc.) is the same, by changing the voice patterns having different ranks, the volume of the voice pattern and / or other voice patterns being output You can change the volume of. For example, when the voice pattern A and the voice pattern B correspond to the same sound effect but have different ranks, the sound effect due to the selection of the voice pattern A and the BGM are played at the same time, and the voice pattern B is The volume of the sound effect and / and the BGM can be changed depending on whether the selected sound effect and the BGM are played at the same time. Therefore, in a configuration in which each voice volume can be changed by a combination of voice patterns output at the same time, it is not necessary to separately set up a program for directly adjusting the volume of the predetermined voice such as raising or lowering the predetermined voice. However, the volume of the output audio can be changed by the combination of ranks. Furthermore, it is possible to diversify the production.

Means 9. In a state where the voice corresponding to the predetermined storage area of the second storage means is not output, the voice information indicating silence is stored in the predetermined storage area.
A gaming machine characterized in that a plurality of voice information indicating silence is set so as to belong to a plurality of groups having different ranks.

According to the means 9, basically the same action and effect as those of the above means 8 are exhibited. Further, in the present means 9, another voice is added (overlapping) depending on the combination of ranks without separately forming a program for directly adjusting the volume of the predetermined voice such as raising or lowering the predetermined voice. The volume of the output audio can be changed without causing it.

The basic configurations of various gaming machines to which the above means are applied are shown below.

A. The gaming machine in each of the above means is a ball gaming machine. As a more detailed example, "an operating means operated by the player (game ball launching handle), a launching means for flipping and launching the game ball based on the operation of the operating means (launching motor, etc.), and the launching An example is a ball game machine provided with a game area in which the game ball is guided and each ball entry means (general winning opening, variable winning device, operating port, etc.) arranged in the game area.

B. The gaming machine in each of the above means is a ball gaming machine having a gaming area extending in a substantially vertical direction. As a more detailed example, "an operating means operated by the player (game ball launching handle), a launching means for flipping and launching the game ball based on the operation of the operating means (launching motor, etc.), and the launching A predetermined game area (for example, the game area is composed of a game board surface, etc.) extending along a substantially vertical direction, and each ball entry means (general winning opening, etc.) arranged in the game area. A ball-and-ball game machine provided with a variable winning device (a variable winning device, an operating port, etc.) and configured so that the behavior of a game ball flowing down the game area can be visually recognized.

C. The game machine in each of the above means, or each of the ball game machines, is a pachinko machine or a game machine equivalent to a pachinko machine.

D. The gaming machine in each of the above means shall be a rotating gaming machine such as a slot machine. As a more detailed example of the embodiment, "an identification information string (design string; specifically, a rotating body such as a reel or a belt with a symbol) composed of a plurality of identification information (designs) is displayed in a variable manner (specifically, a reel). It is equipped with a variable display means (specifically, a rotating body unit such as a reel unit) that stops and displays the identification information string after (rotation of, etc.), and is caused by the operation of the starting operation means (specifically, the start lever). The fluctuation of the identification information (design) is started, the fluctuation of the identification information (design) is stopped due to the operation of the stop operation means (specifically, the stop button), and the identification aligned on the effective line at the time of the stop. An example is a "reel-type game machine configured so that a game value is given on condition that the information is specific identification information".

E. The gaming machine in each of the above means is a gaming machine of a type in which a slot machine and a pachinko machine are fused (particularly, a gaming machine of a slot machine specification that uses a gaming ball as a gaming medium). As a more detailed example, "an identification information string (design string; specifically, a rotating body such as a reel or a belt with a symbol) composed of a plurality of identification information (designs) is displayed in a variable manner (specifically, a reel). It is equipped with a variable display means (specifically, a rotating body unit such as a reel unit) that stops and displays the identification information string after (rotation of, etc.), and is caused by the operation of the starting operation means (specifically, the start lever). The fluctuation of the identification information (design) is started, the fluctuation of the identification information (design) is stopped due to the operation of the stop operation means (specifically, the stop button), and the identification aligned on the effective line at the time of the stop. The game value is given on the condition that the information is specific identification information, and a ball saucer (upper plate, etc.) is provided to take in the game ball from the ball saucer, and the ball saucer is provided with the ball saucer. An example is a game machine provided with a payout means for paying out a game ball, and configured so that a game start condition is satisfied when the game ball is taken in by the take-in means.

10 ... Pachinko machine, 32 ... Variable winning device, 33 ... Starting winning unit, 33a ... Upper winning opening, 33b ... Lower winning opening, 42 ... Decorative pattern display device, 43L, 43R ... Special display device, 46 ... Holding lamp, 224a , 224b ... Start winning switch, 261 ... Main control device, 262 ... Sub control device, 264 ... Voice control unit.

Claims (1)

An output means that can output multiple patterns of display mode at the same time,
A first control means for determining an effect pattern to be executed from a plurality of effect patterns prepared according to the satisfaction of a predetermined condition, and
A second control means for outputting a display mode corresponding to the effect pattern determined by the first control means from the output means is provided.
The second control means includes a storage means that stores data of each display mode corresponding to each effect pattern in advance.
The plurality of display patterns are divided into a plurality of groups, and each group is ranked in order to give superiority or inferiority to the display shade of each display mode when the display modes of the plurality of patterns are simultaneously output by the output means. It ’s a composition,
The ranks of the display patterns of the display modes of the plurality of patterns that are simultaneously output by the output means are compared, and the shade of the display of each display mode in the output means is set according to the combination of the ranks.
A gaming machine characterized in that there are a plurality of display patterns that specify data of the same display mode, and the plurality of display patterns that specify the data of the same display mode belong to groups having different ranks from each other. ..

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