JP2021183275A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a game machine capable of further enhancing amusement.SOLUTION: A game machine includes a first performance process for executing a specific performance after execution of a special performance as a performance process executable during progress of a game, and a second performance process for executing a specific performance without executing a special performance. A degree of expectation toward winning after execution of the second performance process in which a first notice performance is executed and a second notice performance is not executed is higher than a degree of expectation toward winning after execution of the first performance process in which the first notice performance is not executed and the second notice performance is not executed either, and is lower than a degree of expectation toward winning after execution of the first performance process in which the first notice performance is executed and the second notice performance is not executed. A degree of expectation toward winning after execution of the second performance process in which the first notice performance is executed and the second notice performance is executed is the same as a degree of expectation toward winning after execution of the second performance process in which the first notice performance is executed and the second notice performance is executed.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 59

Description

Regarding a gaming machine in which a production is executed while the game is in progress.

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

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2003-230714

Many gaming machines that adopt the above-mentioned configuration already exist as conventional models. In order to differentiate from conventional models, further improvement in playability is required.

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine capable of further improving playability.

The gaming machine of one aspect of the present invention includes a main control means for controlling the progress of the game and an effect control means for controlling the effect. As the effect process that can be executed while the game is in progress, there are a first effect process in which the specific effect is executed after the execution of the special effect, and a second effect process in which the specific effect is executed without executing the special effect. It is possible to execute the first notice effect and the second notice effect that suggest the degree of expectation that will be hit in the first effect process and the second effect process. The expectation that the first notice effect is executed and the second notice effect is not executed after the execution of the second effect process is that the first notice effect is not executed and the second notice effect is not executed in the first effect process. It is higher than the expectation that is hit after the execution, and is lower than the expectation that is hit after the execution of the first effect process in which the first notice effect is executed and the second notice effect is not executed. The first notice effect is executed, and the second notice effect is executed. The expectation level that is hit after the execution of the second effect process is the second effect process in which the first notice effect is executed and the second notice effect is executed. It is the same as the expectation that will be hit after the execution of.

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

According to an aspect of the present invention, it is possible to provide a gaming machine capable of further improving the playability.

It is a figure which shows the basic structure on the front side of a pachinko machine. It is a figure which shows the basic structure on the back side of a pachinko machine. It is a figure which shows the functional block of a pachinko gaming machine. It is a block diagram which shows the functional structure of a main board. It is a figure which shows the hit / fail determination table schematically. It is a figure which shows typically the range setting of the winning / failing lottery value for each set value. It is a figure which shows schematically the symbol determination table. It is a figure which shows the fluctuation pattern table schematically. It is a figure which shows typically the advance hit / fail determination table referred to in the advance hit / fail judgment. It is a figure which shows schematically the advance hit / fail judgment table corresponding to a game setting. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of a sub-board. It is a figure which shows the outline of the mobile cooperation system schematically. It is a block diagram which shows the hardware composition of a main board and a sub board schematicly. It is a block diagram which shows the hardware composition of an effect control device schematicly. It is a flowchart which shows the control start processing of the main board in a pachinko gaming machine. It is a flowchart which shows the setting change process of S124 in FIG. 15 in detail. It is a flowchart which shows the setting confirmation process of S126 in FIG. 15 in detail. It is a flowchart which shows the main process of S120 in FIG. 15 in detail. It is a flowchart which shows the detail of an interrupt process. It is a flowchart which shows the control start process of a sub-board in a pachinko gaming machine. It is a flowchart which shows the main process of S518 in FIG. 20 in detail. It is a flowchart which shows the interrupt process when the command is received from the main board. It is a flowchart which shows the interrupt process when the timer interrupt for effect display control occurs. It is a flowchart which shows the interrupt process when a sub CPU receives a command from a control CPU. It is a flowchart which shows the interrupt process when the timer interrupt for various device control occurs. It is a flowchart which shows the process of the special symbol variation display. It is a flowchart which shows the process of the decorative pattern variation display. It is a flowchart which shows the process of a special game. It is a flowchart which shows the process of a small hit game. It is a perspective view which shows the basic structure on the outer surface of a slot machine. It is a rear view of the housing door part exposed when the housing door part is opened. It is a front view which shows the internal structure of the housing base part exposed when the housing door part is opened. It is a figure which shows the symbol arrangement of a reel. It is a functional block diagram of a slot machine. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of a basic game in a slot machine. It is a block diagram which shows the hardware composition of the main control unit and the sub control unit schematicly. It is a block diagram which shows the hardware composition of the effect display control part roughly. It is a flowchart which shows the main program control processing of the main control device in a slot machine. It is a flowchart which shows the timer interrupt processing in a main control unit. It is a figure which shows the flow of a variation effect schematically. It is a figure which shows the production pattern of the advance suggestion effect. It is a figure which shows typically the first half of the effect process of the advance suggestion effect pattern 1. It is a figure which shows the latter half of the effect process of the advance suggestion effect pattern 1 schematically. It is a figure which shows the latter half of the effect process of the advance suggestion effect pattern 2 schematically. It is a figure which shows typically the effect process of the advance suggestion effect pattern 3. It is a figure which shows a part of the effect process of the advance suggestion effect pattern 4 schematically. It is a figure which shows a part of the effect process of the advance suggestion effect pattern 5 schematically. It is a figure which shows typically the effect process of the advance suggestion effect pattern 6. It is a figure which shows a part of the effect process of the advance suggestion effect pattern 7 schematically. It is a figure which shows a part of the effect process of the advance suggestion effect pattern 9 schematically. It is a figure which shows typically the effect process of the advance suggestion effect pattern 10, 11. It is a figure which shows typically the effect process of the advance suggestion effect pattern 12. It is a figure which shows typically the effect process of the advance suggestion effect pattern 15. It is a figure which shows typically the effect process of the advance suggestion effect pattern 19. It is a figure which shows typically the effect process of the advance suggestion effect pattern 20. It is a figure which shows typically the first half of the production process of the advance suggestion effect over a plurality of fluctuations. It is a figure which shows typically the latter half of the production process of the advance suggestion effect over a plurality of fluctuations. It is a figure which shows typically the effect process that the specific effect does not occur after the end of the advance suggestion effect. It is a figure which shows the expectation degree of the battle reach production via a normal route and a special route. It is a figure which shows the display example of the effect selection screen.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The large winning opening 20 includes a large winning opening detection device 25 for detecting the entry of a game ball, and a large winning opening solenoid 92 for opening and closing the large winning opening 20. The large prize detection device 25 is a sensor that detects the entry of a game ball into the large prize opening 20, and generates large prize opening winning information indicating the entry at the time of entry. The big winning opening 20 is a horizontally rectangular winning opening that is opened as a "big hit" when the first special symbol 51 or the second special symbol 52 is stopped in a predetermined mode. The large winning opening 20 is provided at a position on the upper right side of the out opening 34. As a modification, another large winning opening may be provided at the lower center of the game area 81 or above or below the large winning opening 20, and a plurality of large winning openings may be provided. The out port 34 is an outlet for discharging a game ball that has not entered any of the winning openings, and is provided with an out detection device 39. The out detection device 39 is a sensor that detects a game ball that is discharged through the out port 34, and generates discharge information indicating the detection at the time of detection. The out port 34 is provided at the lowermost center portion of the game area 81 so that all the game balls that have not entered any of the winning openings can be guided and passed through. A plurality of out detection devices 39 may be provided side by side while ensuring a game ball passage having a sufficient width to prevent the out port 34 from being clogged with balls.

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

The first special symbol 51 is a symbol corresponding to the determination result of the first winning / failing lottery triggered by the entry of the game ball into the first starting port 11, and is a special game when stopped in a predetermined hit mode. A big hit will occur. The second special symbol 52 is a symbol corresponding to the determination result of the second winning / failing lottery triggered by the entry of the game ball into the second starting port 12, and is a special game when the game is stopped in a predetermined hit mode. A big hit will occur. The first special symbol display unit 41 and the second special symbol display unit 42 are, for example, an eight-segment LED composed of eight segments of seven segments forming a "figure 8" and one segment representing a "dot". It is a display device of. With an 8-segment LED, a numerical value for 8 bits can be expressed by combining 8 segments. The first special symbol 51 and the second special symbol 52 represented by the combination of segments do not necessarily form the body of letters or numbers, and may be symbols having no meaning in general formed by the combination of each segment. .. These symbols are replaced one after another at high speed and displayed on the first special symbol display unit 41 and the second special symbol display unit 42, or a predetermined display (for example, "-") and non-display (for example, all lights are turned off) are displayed. By displaying the symbol corresponding to the determination result after being repeated for a predetermined time, the symbol variation display of the first special symbol 51 and the second special symbol 52 is realized. It should be noted that the first special symbol display unit 41 and the second special symbol display unit 42 use LED dot arrays that are not 8-segment LEDs, and a plurality of types of first special symbol 51 and second are used depending on the combination of lighting patterns and lighting colors. The special symbol 52 may be expressed.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The effect button 109 is an operation input means that the player presses to input a predetermined instruction to the gaming machine according to the effect content, and the effect content or the like is changed according to the pressing mode. The effect button 109 is provided on the front frame 102. The effect button 109 is normally stored in the front frame 102, but a rod-shaped member is attached to the back side of the effect button 109, and the rod-shaped member and the effect button 109 are oriented substantially perpendicular to the board surface. It is provided so that it can be projected. The rod-shaped member and the effect button 109 function as an effect lever 112 in a state of projecting to the outside, and the player can hold the effect button 109 and pull the effect lever 112 downward. This also allows the player to input a predetermined instruction to the gaming machine. The cross key 110 is an operation input means for the player to input a direction instruction to the gaming machine, and is provided on the left outer wall surface of the upper ball plate 105.

The method of gaming and the flow of control performed in the gaming machine having the above configuration will be outlined. When the player rotates the launch handle 107 by hand, the game balls stored in the upper ball plate 105 are guided one by one to the rail 82 and launched to the game area 81 with the strength corresponding to the rotation angle. .. When the player fixes the rotation position of the firing handle 107 by hand, the firing of the game ball is repeated at regular time intervals. The game ball launched to the upper part of the game area 81 hits a plurality of game nails, a windmill, a center decoration 64, etc., and falls in a direction corresponding to the way of hitting. When a game ball falls into each of the general winning opening 33, the first starting opening 11, the second starting opening 12, and the large winning opening 20, the winning ball according to the type of the winning opening is the upper ball plate 105 or the lower. It is paid out to the ball plate 106. The game ball that has fallen into each winning opening such as the general winning opening 33 is treated as a safe ball, and the game ball that has fallen into the out opening 34 is treated as an out ball. The specification may be such that the discharge of the safe sphere is excluded from the detection by the out detection device 39, or the safe sphere is also guided to the area where the out detection device 39 is provided and all the discharge is detected by the out detection device 39. May be. Alternatively, the specification may be such that the guide of the safe ball and the detection of the safe ball by the out detection device 39 are not performed, and the total of the number of detected balls of the safe ball added to the number of detected balls of the out ball is used as the number of ejected balls.

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

In addition, as described above, by setting the probability of long opening to be higher than the probability of short opening in the normal state, long opening is executed at a constant rate even in the normal state when the normal symbol is won. .. As a modification, on the contrary, in the normal state, the probability of short opening may be higher than the probability of long opening, the specification may be the same for both, or the specification may be short opening without fail. good. Further, when the ball is in the easy-to-enter state, the easiness of entering the second starting port 12 may be enhanced by using three functions including a function of shortening the fluctuation time of the normal symbol. In that case, the fluctuation time of the normal symbol is, for example, 10 seconds in the normal state and 2 seconds in the easy-to-enter state. The winning probability of the open lottery in the normal state may be set to zero (0/100), and the specification may be such that the normal electric accessory 90 can be expanded only when the open lottery is performed in the easy entry state. Further, when the normal electric accessory 90 expands, it may be notified in advance to that effect, or the hold of the normal symbol change may be pre-read and notified before the start of the change of the normal symbol, or the normal symbol may be notified. It may be notified during the fluctuation.

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

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

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

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

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

There are two types of special games, normal special games and shortened special games, and there is a big difference in the profits of the winning prize balls. Normally, the special game is started by displaying a production screen called the start demo time. After the screen display of the start demo time, the big winning opening 20 is opened, and the opening is continued for about 30 seconds, or is temporarily closed after 9 or more game balls have fallen. The process from opening to closing of the large winning opening 20 is basically called a unit game, but there may be a case where a plurality of short-time openings are repeated during one unit game. After the opening and closing of the large winning opening 20 or the unit game is repeated a predetermined number of times, for example, 4 times or 10 times, the special game is usually ended by the display of the effect screen called the end demo time. In normal special games, you can expect enough balls to enter 9 or more balls per unit game, and you can get enough prize balls (this is also called "ball out") by 10 unit games, which is a big profit. Is obtained. A special game in which 10 unit games are repeated is appropriately referred to as a "10R jackpot", and a special game in which 4 unit games are repeated is appropriately referred to as a "4R jackpot". Although the unit game is repeated 10 times, the unit game is substantially repeated a small number of times by opening the large winning opening 20 for a shorter time (for example, 1.6 seconds) than usual in some unit games. It is also possible to realize a normal special game (sometimes referred to as a "substantial nR jackpot") similar to that of the one.

On the other hand, in the shortened special game, the start demo time and the end demo time are short or almost nonexistent (0.1 seconds, etc.), and the large winning opening 20 is opened for 1.6 seconds in one unit game. This unit game is repeated twice to end the shortened special game. In the shortened special game, since the opening of the large winning opening 20 is only repeated twice for a very short time, it is almost impossible to enter the large winning opening 20, and the number of balls is substantially zero or a small number (for example, number). This is a special game that is equal to the number of payouts depending on the number of balls entered in one round, such as balls to several tens of balls. A special game in which two unit games are repeated is also appropriately referred to as a "2R jackpot". Although the number of unit games is the same as that of the normal special game, the shortened special game can be realized by opening the large winning opening 20 for a shorter time than usual in all the unit games.

Further, when the first special symbol 51 or the second special symbol 52 and the decorative symbol 61 at the time of stopping are in the predetermined small hit mode after the above-mentioned symbol variation, the small hit game composed of one unit game. The operation of opening and closing the large winning opening 20 is executed. In one unit game constituting the small hit game, the big winning opening 20 is opened only for about 1.6 seconds, and the operation mode is similar to the 2R big hit in appearance.

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

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

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

FIG. 2 shows a basic structure on the back side of a pachinko gaming machine. The power switch 150 is a switch for turning on / off the power of the pachinko gaming machine 100. The main board 200 controls the overall operation of the pachinko gaming machine 100, and processes all game operations such as a lottery when winning a prize in the first starting port 11 and the second starting port 12. The sub-board 300 includes a liquid crystal unit 151, controls the display content in the effect display device 60, and changes the effect display content particularly according to the determination result by the main board 200. The back set mechanism 152 includes a prize ball tank 153, a flow path of the prize ball, a payout device 154 for paying out the prize ball, and the like. The payout device 154 pays out the game balls supplied from the prize ball tank 153 to the upper ball plate 105 according to the winning of each winning opening. The payout control board 155 controls the payout operation by the payout device 154. The launching device 156 launches the stored balls of the upper ball plate 105 into the game area 81 one by one. The launch control board 157 controls the launch operation of the launch device 156. The power supply board 158 supplies electric power to each part of the pachinko gaming machine 100. A performance display unit 159 is provided on the substrate of the main substrate 200. The performance display unit 159 is composed of four 7-segment LEDs that display, for example, a four-digit number for the ratio of the total number of prize balls to the total number of launch balls, which is the total of safe balls and out balls.

A setting changing device 170 is provided on the board of the main board 200. The setting change device 170 is a device for changing a setting to one of a plurality of settings (also referred to as a game setting) corresponding to a plurality of game specifications. For example, six levels of settings (settings 1 to 6) are prepared as game settings, and the probability of a big hit can be different depending on the game settings. Specifically, the larger the numerical value among the settings 1 to 6, the more advantageous the game specification can be made for the player, and when each of the jackpot probabilities from the setting 1 to the setting 6 is M1 to M6, M1 ≤ M2 ≤ M3. The jackpot probability of each setting can be determined so that ≦ M4 ≦ M5 ≦ M6. It is not essential to assign different jackpot probabilities to different game settings, and the jackpot probabilities may be the same between different game settings. For example, the same jackpot probability may be assigned to all the game settings from setting 1 to setting 6.

The setting change device 170 has a setting key cylinder 171 for inserting a setting key held by an employee of a game store, a setting change button 172 for changing a setting to one of a plurality of game settings, and a set setting value. It includes a setting display unit 173 for lighting and displaying, and a setting memory for storing the set setting value. The setting key cylinder 171 is a turnkey type switch for shifting to a state in which the setting can be changed (hereinafter referred to as "setting change state") or a state in which the setting can be confirmed (hereinafter referred to as "setting confirmation state"). First, the power switch 150 is turned off, the setting key is inserted into the setting key cylinder 171 and the setting key is turned to turn it on, and then the power switch 150 is turned on to shift to the setting change state or the setting confirmation state. In order to shift to the setting change state, the power switch 150 is turned on while pressing the RAM clear switch (sometimes referred to as "RWM clear switch"). On the other hand, in order to shift to the setting confirmation state, the power switch 150 is turned on without pressing the RAM clear switch.

When the state shifts to the setting change state, the number "1" indicating the setting 1 is displayed on the setting display unit 173 as the initial value of the game setting, and the setting can be changed by pressing the setting change button 172. The setting display unit 173 is composed of a 7-segment LED that displays a one-digit number. Each time the setting change button 172 is pressed, the setting value displayed on the setting display unit 173 is changed in order such as 1 → 2 → 3 → 4 → 5 → 6 → 1 → .... When the setting key inserted in the setting key cylinder 171 is returned to the off state after changing the setting, the setting value displayed on the setting display unit 173 at that time is stored in the setting memory and the setting change is confirmed. , It will be in a playable state. On the other hand, when the state shifts to the setting confirmation state, the setting value stored in the setting memory is displayed on the setting display unit 173. In the setting confirmation state, even if the setting change button 172 is pressed, the setting value displayed on the setting display unit 173 is not switched and the setting cannot be changed. After that, when the setting key inserted in the setting key cylinder 171 is returned to the original state and turned off, the game becomes playable. When the setting key is turned off to enable the game, the setting display unit 173 is turned off and the current set value cannot be visually recognized.

The setting change button 172 may also be used as a RAM clear switch. In this case, if the power is turned on while the RAM clear switch is pressed while the setting key is not turned (setting key off state), RAM clear is executed. On the other hand, if the power is turned on while the RAM clear switch is pressed while the setting key is turned (setting key is on), the setting change state is entered when the RAM is cleared. If the power is turned on without pressing the RAM clear switch in the setting key-off state, the power is restored without clearing the RAM. On the other hand, if the power is turned on without pressing the RAM clear switch in the setting key on state, the setting confirmation state is entered. Further, the setting display unit 173 may also be used as the performance display unit 159. In this case, the combined display unit may function as the performance display unit 159 in the game-enabled state, and may function as the setting display unit 173 in the setting change state or the setting confirmation state. In addition, the setting changing device 170 may not be provided so that the game setting cannot be changed.

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

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

The main board 200 includes a first starting port 11, a second starting port 12, a large winning opening 20, a first operating port 31, a second operating port 32, and a general winning opening group (first general winning opening 33a, second general winning opening). It is electrically connected to the port 33b), the out port 34, the symbol display unit 120, and the external information output terminal 160, and various control signals are transmitted and received to and from each of them. The payout control board 155 is electrically connected to the main board 200, the launch control board 157, and the payout device 154. The payout control board 155 transmits a launch permission signal to the launch control board 157 based on a prize ball payout transmitted from the main board 200, a signal indicating the control state of the main board 200, and the like, and indirectly causes the launch control board 157. And also controls the payout of prize balls by the payout device 154. The payout device 154 includes a payout motor 166 and a ball counting sensor 167. The launch control board 157 is electrically connected to the payout control board 155, the launch device 156, and the ball feed device 164, and the ball feed device 164 and the launch device 164 and the launch device are based on the launch permission signal transmitted from the payout control board 155. The device 156 is controlled to launch a game ball. The sub-board 300 includes an effect display device 60, a movable accessory 66 (drive motor 67, position detection sensor 68), a speaker 108, an effect input operation device 115 (effect button 109, cross key 110), a decorative lamp 111, and electrical. It is connected to and sends and receives various control signals to and from each.

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

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

<Main board 200>
FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration of the main board 200. The main board 200 includes a ball entry determination means 201, a performance display unit 159, a random number generation means 202, a first lottery means 211, a second lottery means 212, a preliminary determination means 235, a general drawing lottery means 213, a hold control means 240, and a main board. Display control means 250, special game control means 260, small hit game control means 265, specific game control means 270, opening / closing control means 275, special figure adjustment means 276, main initial processing execution means 280, main power interruption processing execution means 282, It includes a main error detecting means 284, a setting changing means 286, a setting confirming means 287, and a command communication means 205.

<Entering ball determination means 201>
The ball entry determination means 201 determines the entry of a game ball into each winning opening. When the ball entry determination means 201 receives the first start winning information, it determines that the game ball has won the first start opening 11, and when it receives the second start winning information, the game ball has won the second start opening 12. to decide. When the winning ball determination means 201 receives the large winning opening winning information, it determines that the game ball has won the large winning opening 20, and when it receives the general winning information, it determines that the game ball has won the general winning opening 33. Upon receiving the passing information, the ball entry determining means 201 determines that the game ball has passed through the first operating port 31 or the second operating port 32. Upon receiving the discharge information, the ball entry determination means 201 determines that the game ball has passed through the out port 34. The ball entry determination means 201 calculates the ratio of the total number of prize balls to the total number of launch balls, which is the total of safe balls and out balls, and displays it on the performance display unit 159. The ball entry determination means 201 has a "number of payout balls" ÷ "number of out balls" x 100 when the probability of a big hit is a normal probability state and a normal ball entry state (so-called low probability and low entry ball). The value of is displayed on the performance display unit 159. Therefore, the performance display unit 159 displays the base in the low base state.

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

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

<1st lottery means 211 and 2nd lottery means 212>
The first lottery means 211 has a function of executing a first lottery related to the first game, such as a first lottery value acquisition means 216, a first hit / miss determination means 221 and a first symbol determination means 226, and a first variation pattern determination. The first winning / failing lottery is executed as a winning / failing lottery corresponding to the entry of the ball into the first starting port 11, including the means 231. Based on various lottery results by the first lottery means 211, the main display control means 250 makes a variable display of the first special symbol 51 on the first special symbol display unit 41. Further, based on the information transmitted from the command communication means 205, the decorative symbol 61 is variablely displayed in the display area of the effect display device 60. The second lottery means 212 includes a second lottery value acquisition means 217, a second hit / fail determination means 222, a second symbol determination means 227, and a second variation pattern determination means 232, and corresponds to entry into the second starting port 12. The second winning / failing lottery is executed as a winning / failing lottery. Based on various lottery results by the second lottery means 212, the main display control means 250 makes a variable display of the second special symbol 52 on the second special symbol display unit 42. Further, based on the information transmitted from the command communication means 205, the decorative symbol 61 is variablely displayed in the display area of the effect display device 60.

<1st lottery value acquisition means 216 and 2nd lottery value acquisition means 217>
The first lottery value acquisition means 216 acquires random numbers for various lottery and determination by the first lottery means 211 from the random number generation means 202 when the ball enters the first starting port 11. Specifically, the first winning / failing lottery value for winning / failing determination by the first winning / failing determination means 221, the first symbol lottery value for determining the stop mode of the first special symbol 51 by the first symbol determining means 226, and the first variation pattern. The first pattern lottery value for determining the fluctuation pattern (variation time) of the first special symbol 51 by the determination means 231 is acquired from the corresponding random number generation means. The second lottery value acquisition means 217 acquires random numbers for various lottery and determination by the second lottery means 212 from the random number generation means 202 when the ball enters the second starting port 12. Specifically, the second winning / failing lottery value for winning / failing determination by the second winning / failing determination means 222, the second symbol lottery value for determining the stop mode of the second special symbol 52 by the second symbol determining means 227, and the second variation pattern. The second pattern lottery value for determining the fluctuation pattern (variation time) of the second special symbol 52 by the determination means 232 is acquired from the corresponding random number generation means.

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

The first hit / miss determination means 221 and the second hit / fail determination means 222 hold a table corresponding to each hit / fail determination as a hit / fail determination table to be referred to in the hit / fail determination. Specifically, a hit / fail judgment table for hit / fail judgment by the first hit / miss judgment means 221 (also referred to as “first hit / miss judgment table”) and a hit / fail judgment table for hit / fail judgment by the second hit / miss judgment means 222 (“second hit / miss judgment table”). The table to be referred to is selected according to the pass / fail judgment to be executed while holding the "hit / fail judgment table"). In the plurality of winning / failing determination tables, the determination results of big hit, small hit, and miss are associated with the winning / failing lottery value, and the winning / failing probability is determined according to the range setting of the associated big hit. In addition, a plurality of types of win / fail judgment tables corresponding to a plurality of game settings are prepared. For example, for each of the game settings from setting 1 to setting 6, the win / fail judgment table in which the correspondence between the win / fail lottery value and the win / fail judgment result is different. Is prepared. If the probabilities of big hit, small hit, and miss are the same among the plurality of game settings, a win / fail determination table common to the plurality of game settings may be prepared.

FIG. 5 is a diagram schematically showing a hit / fail determination table. This figure shows a winning / failing determination table corresponding to a specific game setting, and shows a winning / failing determination table corresponding to the setting 6. In the hit / fail judgment table of this figure, the judgment result of big hit, small hit, and miss is associated with the win / miss lottery value, and the big hit / small hit probability and the small hit / miss probability according to each associated range setting. Is decided. The first hit / fail determination means 221 and the second hit / fail determination means 222 refer to the hit / fail determination table of the present figure in the hit / fail determination as the present determination. In both the first winning / failing lottery by the first winning / failing determination means 221 and the second winning / failing lottery by the second winning / failing determination means 222, a big hit is normally obtained only when the winning / failing lottery value falls within the range of 0 to 299. At the time of probability change, the range of big hits is expanded, and it becomes a big hit not only when the winning / failing lottery value corresponds to the range of 0 to 299 but also when it corresponds to the range of 300 to 2999. In this way, the range corresponding to the jackpot changes according to the gaming state. In this figure, a single hit / fail judgment table shows the jackpot range in both normal time and probability change time, but the hit / fail judgment table may be prepared separately for normal time and probability change time. It may be prepared separately for one winning / failing lottery and for the second winning / failing lottery.

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

FIG. 6 schematically shows the range setting of the winning / failing lottery value for each set value. FIG. 3A shows the correspondence between the first hit / miss lottery value acquired by the first hit / miss determination means 221 and the win / fail determination result. FIG. 3B shows the correspondence between the second hit / miss lottery value acquired by the second hit / miss determination means 222 and the hit / fail determination result. The range of the first winning / failing lottery value and the second winning / failing lottery value, which are big hits during normal times and probability changes, is 0 to 294 if the set value is "1", 0 to 295 if the set value is "2", and the set value " If it is "3", it is 0 to 296, if it is a set value "4", it is 0 to 297, if it is a set value "5", it is 0 to 298, and if it is a set value "6", it is 0 to 299. Therefore, as the set value becomes larger, the range of the winning / failing lottery value that becomes a big hit in the normal time increases, and the probability of becoming a big hit in the normal time increases. Further, the range of the first winning / failing lottery value and the second winning / failing lottery value, which are big hits (that is, normally off) only at the time of probability change, should be 295 to 2949 if the set value is "1" and the set value "2". If 296 to 2959, if the set value is "3", 297 to 2769, if the set value is "4", 298 to 2979, if the set value is "5", 299 to 2899, and if the set value is "6", then It is 300 to 2999. Therefore, as the set value becomes larger, the range of the winning / failing lottery value that becomes a big hit at the time of probability change also increases, and the probability of becoming a big hit at the time of probability change also increases. The range of the winning / failing lottery value is determined so that the ratio between the normal jackpot probability, which is a jackpot during normal times, and the jackpot probability, which is a jackpot during probability changes, is constant regardless of the set value. In this figure, the range of the winning / failing lottery value is defined so that the probability of the jackpot at the time of probability change is 10 times the probability of the jackpot at the normal time, and it is common to all the set values "1" to "6". .. In addition, the range of the winning / failing lottery value is determined so that the probability of a small hit is constant regardless of the set value. In all the set values "1" to "6", a small hit is obtained when the range of the first winning / failing lottery value corresponds to 56500 to 65535, and a small hit is made when the range of the second winning / failing lottery value corresponds to 64000 to 65535. It will be a hit. The range of the winning / failing lottery value outside the range of big hits or small hits is "out of order". In this figure, the jackpot probability is different for each set value, but the correspondence between the winning / failing lottery value and the winning / failing determination result may be determined so that the jackpot probability is the same between the different set values.

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

FIG. 7 is a diagram schematically showing a symbol determination table. FIG. 7A is a table to be referred to when the hit / fail judgment result is a big hit, FIG. 7B is a table to be referred to when the hit / fail judgment result is wrong, and FIG. 7C is a table to be referred to. It is a table to be referred when the hit / fail judgment result is a small hit. The first symbol determination means 226 and the second symbol determination means 227 refer to the symbol determination table of the present figure in the symbol determination as the present determination. In each symbol determination table, the correspondence between the numbers "0" to "10" indicating the type of the special symbol and the first symbol lottery value or the second symbol lottery value is defined. The types of special symbols are associated with the big hit, small hit, and missed hit / fail judgment results, respectively. "0" to "4" correspond to the big hit, and "5" to "9" correspond to the small hit. "10" corresponds to the disconnection. Each type is assigned a plurality of special symbols, that is, a plurality of generally meaningless symbols formed by a combination of segments.

As shown in FIG. 7A, the types of special symbols "0" to "4" are associated with the presence or absence of probability fluctuations during the big hit and after the big hit. Specifically, the type "0" indicates a 10R jackpot with a probability change as a specific jackpot, is associated with "0 to 99" in the case of the first symbol lottery value, and is "0 to 99" in the case of the second symbol lottery value. 144 ”. The type "1" indicates a 4R jackpot (or "substantially 4R hit") with a probability change as a specific jackpot, is associated with "100 to 149" in the case of the first symbol lottery value, and is associated with "100 to 149" in the case of the second symbol lottery value. It is associated with "145-149". The type "2" indicates a 2R jackpot accompanied by a probability change, and the type "2" is associated with both the first symbol lottery value and the second symbol lottery value "150 to 189". The type "3" indicates a 10R jackpot that is not accompanied by a probability change as a normal jackpot, and the type "3" is associated with both the first symbol lottery value and the second symbol lottery value "150 to 189". The type "4" indicates a 4R jackpot that is not accompanied by a probability change as a normal jackpot, and the type "4" is associated with both the first symbol lottery value and the second symbol lottery value "230 to 255". In this way, the selection probability for each type of jackpot (that is, the content of the jackpot and the presence or absence of subsequent probability fluctuations) is determined by the size of the range of the symbol lottery value.

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

As shown in FIG. 7 (b), the type "10" is associated with the symbol lottery value in the entire range when the hit / fail determination result is wrong. Therefore, it is determined that the same special symbol will always be stopped and displayed in the case of deviation. It is also possible to provide a plurality of special symbols to be stopped and displayed in the case of disengagement.

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

In this embodiment, in order to save the storage area in the main board 200, the table of FIG. 7 is also referred to as the pre-symbol determination table in the pre-symbol determination. The first symbol determining means 226 and the second symbol determining means 227 determine that the value of "0" to "10" indicating the type of the special symbol as a result of the preliminary symbol determination is the first winning / failing lottery or the second winning / failing lottery. It is transmitted to the effect determining means 303 together with the indicated value and the number of holds. In addition, as a preliminary symbol determination table, a table that can be further subdivided to enable complicated determination, or a table in which the determination range of the jackpot symbol for executing the same special game is summarized and simplified may be used. .. In addition, when the symbol is uniformly determined at the time of disengagement as in this embodiment, a specific symbol can be selected without referring to the acquired symbol lottery value and without preparing a symbol determination table for disengagement. You may decide.

<First variation pattern determining means 231 and second variation pattern determining means 232>
Returning to FIG. 4, the first variation pattern determining means 231 acquires, from the random number generation means 202, a variation pattern in which the display process of the symbol variation to be displayed on the first special symbol display unit 41 and the effect display device 60 is defined. It is determined from a plurality of fluctuation patterns based on one pattern lottery value. The second variation pattern determining means 232 uses the variation pattern in which the display process of the symbol variation to be displayed on the second special symbol display unit 42 and the effect display device 60 is determined as the second pattern lottery value acquired from the random number generation means 202. Determine from multiple variation patterns based on. The first variation pattern determining means 231 and the second variation pattern determining means 232 respectively refer to the variation pattern table when starting the symbol variation to determine the variation pattern of the symbol variation. Further, the first variation pattern determining means 231 and the second variation pattern determining means 232 execute a preliminary pattern determination as to which variation pattern range the pattern lottery value corresponds to. The control means of the first fluctuation pattern determining means 231 and the second fluctuation pattern determining means 232 and the main board 200 refer to the fluctuation pattern table for determining the fluctuation pattern when the fluctuation start condition is satisfied, and the starting port. Holds or shares the pre-pattern judgment table used to generate information for determining the execution of the look-ahead process at the time of entering the ball. The fluctuation pattern defines the fluctuation time from the start to the stop of the fluctuation when the special symbol is displayed in a variable manner, and has various long and short fluctuation times depending on the type. That is, in each fluctuation pattern in which the display process of the symbol variation is defined, the variation display time is substantially set for each pattern as the end condition of the symbol variation, and the special symbol is set when the variation display time elapses. Fluctuation is stopped. It should be noted that the fluctuation pattern determination executed at the start of the symbol variation is also appropriately referred to as "variation pattern determination as the main determination" in order to distinguish it from the prior pattern determination. Further, in order to contribute to the selection of the variation effect pattern of the decorative pattern described later, it may be defined as a different type of variation pattern even though the variation time is the same.

FIG. 8 is a diagram schematically showing a variation pattern table. The first variation pattern determining means 231 and the second variation pattern determining means 232 refer to the table of the present figure (a) in the normal state, and refer to the table of the present figure (b) in the time saving state.

As shown in FIG. 8A, when the winning / failing determination result is incorrect in the normal state, if the pattern lottery value is 0 to 4, "Super 1", which is the super reach of the pattern range number "0", is selected. If the pattern lottery value is 5 to 9, "Super 2", which is the super reach of the pattern range number "1", is selected. If the pattern lottery value is 10 to 19, select "normal 1", which is the normal reach of the pattern range number "2", and if the pattern lottery value is 20 to 29, select "normal", which is the normal reach of the pattern range number "3". 2 ”is selected. If the pattern lottery value is 30 to 255, select "out of reach" of the pattern range number "4". As "out of reach", different fluctuation patterns are selected according to the number of holdings. When the number of holdings is 0 to 2, the fluctuation pattern is 10 seconds, when the number of holdings is 3, the fluctuation pattern is 7 seconds, and the number of holdings. When is 4, a 4-second fluctuation pattern is selected.

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

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

If the winning / failing judgment result is 4R jackpot or 10R jackpot in the normal state, if the pattern lottery value is 0 to 123, "Super 1", which is the super reach of the pattern range number "5", is selected and the pattern lottery value is set. If it is 124 to 248, "Super 2", which is the super reach of the pattern range number "6", is selected. If the pattern lottery value is 249 to 252, select "normal 1", which is the normal reach of the pattern range number "7", and if the pattern lottery value is 253 to 255, select "normal", which is the normal reach of the pattern range number "8". 2 ”is selected.

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

When the first variation pattern determining means 231 and the second variation pattern determining means 232 transmit the preliminary determination result to the effect determining means 303 as a so-called look-ahead result, the value (0 to 10) of the pattern range number is set to the first correctness. It is transmitted together with a value indicating whether it is a lottery or a second winning / failing lottery and the number of holds. In the embodiment shown in FIG. 8, it is illustrated that a table is provided for each of the winning / failing determination results in the preliminary pattern determination. In addition to deriving only information regarding which range it is located in, the control means side of the sub-board 300 may be controlled to determine what kind of variation is to be executed together with the preliminary pass / fail determination result.

In the variation pattern table of FIG. 8B referred to in the time saving state, the pattern lottery value is assigned to the variation pattern for time saving. However, the correspondence between the range of the pattern lottery value and the fluctuation time is the same as that of FIG. “Reachless loss shortening” is a variation pattern with a relatively short fluctuation time associated with the same lottery value range and pattern range number as “reachless loss” in FIG. 8 (a). For "shortening without reach", different fluctuation patterns are selected according to the number of holdings, a fluctuation pattern of 10 seconds when the number of holdings is 0, 1 and a fluctuation pattern of 1 second when the number of holdings is 2-4. Are selected respectively. The first variation pattern determining means 231 and the second variation pattern determining means 232 may refer to different variation pattern tables, or may refer to different variation pattern tables depending on the gaming state. For example, in a gaming machine in which the second lottery is set to be more advantageous than the first lottery and the second lottery is processed in preference to the first lottery, the second lottery is easy to enter despite the time saving. The situation in which the hold of the second lottery is exhausted and the first lottery is continuously executed is not preferable for the player. Therefore, in the deviation variation in the first lottery in the easy entry state, a variation pattern table is referred to in which a variation pattern for a long time (for example, 10 seconds) that does not shorten the variation time is uniformly selected regardless of the number of holdings. It may be that.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The pre-determining means 235 may refer to a pre-winning lottery value determination table in which the correspondence between the winning / failing lottery value and the prior winning / failing determination result is different according to the set value set by the setting changing device 170. Similar to the above-mentioned winning / failing determination table, a plurality of types of advance winning / failing lottery value determination tables corresponding to a plurality of game settings may be prepared, and the prior winning / failing lottery value determination table to be referred to may be switched according to the set value of the game setting. In addition, a pre-win / fail lottery value determination table that can be commonly used among a plurality of game settings may be used. In this case, the winning / failing may be preliminarily determined by the combination of the set value of the game setting and the value of the pre-winning / failing determination result.

FIG. 10 is a diagram schematically showing a preliminary hit / fail determination table corresponding to the game setting. FIG. 3A is a pre-hit / fail determination table referred to by the first lottery pre-determination means 236, and FIG. 3B is a pre-hit / fail determination table referred to by the second lottery pre-determination means 237. When the winning / failing lottery value is "0 to 294", the preliminary winning / failing determination result is "11", indicating that a big hit is obtained in all the settings 1 to 6. When the winning / failing lottery value is "295", the preliminary winning / failing determination result is "12", indicating that the setting is 2 or more in the normal state or all the settings at the time of probability change are big hits. When the winning / failing lottery value is "296", the preliminary winning / failing determination result is "13", indicating that a big hit is obtained with the setting 3 or more at the normal time or all the settings at the time of probability change. When the winning / failing lottery value is "297", the preliminary winning / failing determination result is "14", which indicates that the setting is 4 or more in the normal state or all the settings at the time of probability change are big hits. When the winning / failing lottery value is "298", the preliminary winning / failing determination result is "15", indicating that the setting is 5 or more in the normal state or all the settings at the time of probability change are big hits. When the winning / failing lottery value is "299", the preliminary winning / failing determination result is "16", indicating that a big hit is obtained with the setting 6 at the normal time or all the settings at the time of probability change. Further, when the winning / failing lottery value is "300 to 2949", the preliminary winning / failing determination result is "21", indicating that a big hit is obtained in all the settings at the time of probability change. When the winning / failing lottery value is "2950 to 2959", the preliminary winning / failing determination result is "22", indicating that a big hit is obtained at the setting 2 or more at the time of probability change. When the winning / failing lottery value is "2960 to 2969", the preliminary winning / failing determination result is "23", indicating that a big hit is obtained at the setting 3 or more at the time of probability change. When the winning / failing lottery value is "2970 to 2979", the preliminary winning / failing determination result is "23", indicating that a big hit is obtained at the setting of 4 or more at the time of probability change. When the winning / failing lottery value is "2980 to 2899", the preliminary winning / failing determination result is "25", indicating that a big hit is obtained at the setting of 5 or more at the time of probability change. When the winning / failing lottery value is "2990 to 2999", the preliminary winning / failing determination result is "26", indicating that the setting 6 at the time of probability change is a big hit. Further, when the first winning / failing lottery value shown in (a) is "3000 to 56499" and the second winning / failing lottery value shown in (b) is "3000 to 63999", the preliminary winning / failing determination result is ". 30 ”, indicating that it is a small hit in all settings. Further, when the first winning / failing lottery value shown in (a) is "56500 to 65535" and the second winning / failing lottery value shown in (b) is "64,000 to 65535", the preliminary winning / failing determination result is ". 40 ”, indicating that all settings are out of order. By using such a preliminary hit / fail determination table, it is possible to show an appropriate preliminary hit / fail determination result for each set value of the game setting.

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

The special game is a game in which the opening / closing operation of the large winning opening 20 is continuously performed a plurality of times, and is composed of a plurality of unit games. The special game includes a 10R jackpot in which the unit game is repeated 10 times, a 4R jackpot in which the unit game is repeated 4 times, and a 2R jackpot in which the unit game having a shorter opening time than the 10R jackpot and the 4R jackpot is repeated only twice. The 10R jackpot is the jackpot in the second win / fail lottery, and the 4R jackpot is the jackpot in the first win / fail lottery. In the 10R big hit and the 4R big hit, in principle, the big winning opening 20 is opened for about 30 seconds in one unit game. In the 2R jackpot, the jackpot 20 is opened for about 1.6 seconds in one unit game. The special game control means 260 ends the special game when the set number of rounds of the unit game is exhausted. Even in the case of a 2R jackpot, if the predetermined conditions are satisfied, the jackpot 20 may be opened in the same opening mode as the 10R jackpot and the 4R jackpot.

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

In the small hit game, the unit game is executed once, and the large winning opening 20 is opened and closed twice in one unit game. The small hit game control means 265 opens the large winning opening 20 for about 0.8 seconds per opening and closing, and then closes the large winning opening 20 to end the small hit game.

<Specific game control means 270>
The specific game control means 270 controls a normal game in a probable change state, a time saving state, and a ball entry easy state. The specific game control means 270 shifts the game state to the probabilistic state, the time saving state, and the easy entry state after the end of the special game when the special symbol is the symbol of the specific jackpot accompanied by the transition to the probabilistic change. The probabilistic state, the time saving state, and the easy-to-enter state are continued until the next big hit occurs. In the time saving state, the first variation pattern determining means 231 and the second variation pattern determining means 232 select the variation pattern having a short variation time so that the variation display time of the first special symbol 51 and the second special symbol 52 is substantially shortened. do. However, in the normal state, the fluctuation pattern table according to the number of holdings of the winning / failing lottery value by the holding control means 240 is referred to, and as the number of holdings by the holding control means 240 decreases, the fluctuation pattern having a long fluctuation time tends to appear. In the easy-to-enter state, at least one of the three functions of probabilistic change of the normal symbol, shortening of the time of the normal symbol, and opening extension of the second starting port 12 is performed to enter the second starting port 12. Ball frequency (easiness of ball entry) is improved. During the probabilistic state, the probability that the hit / fail determination result by the first hit / miss determination means 221 and the second hit / fail determination means 222 will be a big hit is maintained at a high value. Further, the specific game control means 270 causes the second starting port 12 to be in the open extension state when a specific big hit occurs, and further increases the winning probability of the open lottery only when the winning / failing lottery is the second winning / failing lottery. Move to a probabilistic state higher than the normal probability state.

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

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

<Setting change means 286, setting confirmation means 287>
The setting changing means 286 executes a "setting changing process" for changing the game setting. When the power switch 150 is turned on while pressing the RAM clear switch while the setting key cylinder 171 is in the setting changing state, the setting changing means 286 shifts to the above-mentioned setting changing state. When the setting change state is changed to the setting change state, the setting change means 286 causes the setting display unit 173 to display the setting value stored in the setting memory. The setting changing means 286 changes the setting values displayed on the setting display unit 173 in order of 1 → 2 → 3 → 4 → 5 → 6 → 1 → ... in response to the pressing of the setting change button 172. , The setting value stored in the setting memory is updated to the same value as the display of the setting display unit 173. When the setting key cylinder 171 is turned off, the setting changing means 286 ends the setting changing state and turns off the setting display unit 173.

The setting confirmation means 287 executes a "setting confirmation process" for confirming the game setting. When the setting key cylinder 171 is in the on state and the RAM clear switch is not pressed and the power switch 150 is turned on, the setting confirmation means 287 shifts to the above-mentioned setting confirmation state. The setting confirmation means 287 causes the setting display unit 173 to display the setting value stored in the setting memory when the setting confirmation state is entered. Unlike the setting change means 286 described above, the setting confirmation means 287 does not change the setting value displayed on the setting display unit 173 even when the setting change button 172 is pressed, and updates the setting value stored in the setting memory. do not. When the setting key cylinder 171 is turned off, the setting confirmation means 287 ends the setting confirmation state and turns off the setting display unit 173.

The setting value data managed by the setting memory may not be the numerical value of "1" to "6" but may use the numerical value of "0" to "5" instead. In this case, the setting value "0" corresponds to the setting 1, the setting value "1" corresponds to the setting 2, the setting value "2" corresponds to the setting 3, and the setting value "3" corresponds to the setting 4. , The setting value "4" may correspond to the setting 5, and the setting value "5" may correspond to the setting 6. By using "0" as the normal value of the set value data, the RAM clear process is performed when the RAM is abnormal, and when the set value data is set to the initial value "0", the abnormality is not judged. Can be simplified. Further, when executing some lottery using the set value data, for example, when selecting a different table or data for each set value in the look-ahead processing, there is an advantage that the offset processing for the selection can be simplified. .. For example, when "1" to "6" are used as the set value data, additional processing such as setting the start address to -1 is required when using these values as they are as offset data for table or data selection. On the other hand, when "0" to "5" are used as the set value data, the numerical value of the set value data can be used as it is as the offset data. When the setting changing means 286 and the setting confirming means 287 use the numerical values of "0" to "5" as the setting value data, the numerical values of the setting value data may be displayed as they are on the setting display unit 173, or the setting may be performed. A numerical value obtained by adding +1 to the numerical value of the value data may be displayed on the setting display unit 173. In the latter case, since the numerical data of "0" to "5" is converted into the numerical values of the settings 1 to 6 in the game setting and displayed, the display can be easily understood by the administrator of the gaming machine.

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

The sub-control command transmitting means 207 fluctuates at the timing at which the first special symbol control means 251 and the second special symbol control means 252 start and stop the variation display of the first special symbol 51 and the second special symbol 52. The start command and the fluctuation stop command are transmitted to the effect determining means 303 (sub-main). When the variation start command is transmitted, a value indicating each of the winning / failing determination result, the stop symbol, and the variation pattern determined or determined as the final determination and a value indicating whether it is the first winning / failing lottery or the second winning / failing lottery are set. It is transmitted to the effect determining means 303 together with the fluctuation start command. When the variable stop command is transmitted, the value indicating the stop symbol is transmitted to the effect determining means 303 together with the variable stop command. Further, the effect determining means 303 (sub-main) transmits a variation start command, a variation stop command, and the like to the effect control means 304 in order to control the variation display of the decorative symbol by the effect control means 304 (sub-sub). As a result, the variable display by the main display control means 250 and the effect control means 304 (sub-sub) is synchronized, and the interlocking is maintained. Further, the sub-control command transmission means 207 transmits the pre-determination result by the pre-determination means 235 to the effect determination means 303. After the pre-judgment result is temporarily stored in the transmission buffer, the winning openings (first start port 11, second start) corresponding to the pre-judgment result are started regardless of whether or not the symbol variation display corresponding to the lottery is started immediately. It is transmitted to the effect determining means 303 together with the type information of the mouth 12), the information on the number of reserved pieces, the game state, etc., and is erased from the transmission buffer or overwritten later. As a result, the so-called "look-ahead" process is realized, in which the sub-board 300 can speculatively recognize the winning / failing result before the order of starting the symbol variation comes around based on the received prior determination result. The processing based on the prior determination information performed by the sub-board 300 will be described later. The sub-control command transmission means 207 is set by the special game control means 260 information about the special game, the small hit game control means 265 information about the small hit game, the general drawing lottery means 213 lottery result information, and the setting change means 286. The setting value information of the game setting is transmitted to the sub board 300. Further, the sub-control command transmitting means 207 is transmitted to various controls on the main board 200 or to the main board 200, such as information on initial processing and information on errors by the main initial processing executing means 280 and the main error detecting means 284. Information about various signals and the like is appropriately transmitted to the sub-board 300.

FIG. 11 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the sub-board. The sub-board 300 includes a symbol mode determining means 301, a pattern storage means 302, an effect determining means 303, an effect controlling means 304, a timekeeping means 307, an effect setting means 308, a sub initial process executing means 360, a sub power cut processing executing means 362, and the like. The sub-error detecting means 364, the command receiving means 370, and the sub-side pre-determining means 371 are provided.

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

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

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

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

The stop symbol of the decorative symbol 61 is formed as a combination of three symbols, for example, when the hit / fail determination result by the first hit / fail determination means 221 and the second hit / fail determination means 222 indicates a shift to a special game of 4R jackpot or 10R jackpot. Is selected as a specific combination, for example, a combination in which three symbols such as "777" and "111" are aligned. When the hit / fail judgment result is a 2R big hit or a small hit, a specific combination, for example, a predetermined combination such as "357" is selected, but the specific combination is not necessarily a combination of three symbols. It does not have to be. If the hit / fail judgment result is neither a big hit nor a small hit, it is a combination in which the three symbols are not aligned, such as "312" and "946", and it is a specific combination selected for a 2R big hit or a small hit. The combination that does not apply is selected. If the hit / fail judgment result is not a 4R jackpot or a 10R jackpot, and a variation pattern indicating a loss with reach is selected, a combination such as "191" or "727" in which only one symbol is not aligned. Select.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The alternative symbol is displayed while the visibility of the normal decorative symbol is impaired, for example, while the normal decorative symbol is hidden. The alternative symbol is a form of a decorative symbol for suggesting a hit / fail judgment result in a dramatic manner, has a simpler (in other words, simplified, simplified) display form than the normal decorative symbol, and is a normal decorative symbol. It is displayed in a simpler fluctuation process. The alternative symbol has an appearance display form corresponding to a portion indicating a symbol type of a normal decorative symbol, and has, for example, a display form representing a number, a character, or a symbol indicating the symbol type. Further, the alternative symbol is variablely displayed in a narrower area than the area where the decorative symbol is normally variablely displayed, and is typically at a position where the main effect by elements other than the symbol is not easily hindered, for example, in the corner of the screen of the effect display device 60. It is displayed in a variable manner. The alternative symbol is usually displayed relatively smaller than the decorative symbol, but has at least a display form in which the symbol type can be visually identified. The alternative symbol may be a reduced version of the normal decorative symbol as it is, or may be the same as the normal decorative symbol except for the size.

The plurality of alternative symbols displayed in place of the plurality of normal decorative symbols suggests a high degree of expectation that the result of the winning / failing lottery will be in a favorable state to the player depending on the combination of the stop modes at the end of the fluctuation. For example, it is suggested that the plurality of alternative symbols have a high expectation of a big hit in the fluctuation by being in a reach state in which two symbol types out of the three alternative symbols are aligned. In addition, the left and right symbols that are in the reach state are specific types of symbols that suggest that the expectations are relatively high, such as "3" and "7", and the expectations such as "1" and "2" are high. By making a pattern of a kind that suggests that it is relatively low, it may indicate whether the degree of expectation of the reach state is high or low. It should be noted that the alternative symbol does not enter a definite stop state in appearance, but becomes a temporary stop state in which minute shaking is maintained. After the temporary stop of the substitute symbol, the normal decorative symbol may be displayed instead of the substitute symbol, and the normal decorative symbol may be displayed in a fixed stop state. Further, instead of displaying the normal decorative pattern and the alternative pattern exclusively, the display period may overlap. Furthermore, at a predetermined effect in which the visibility of the normal decorative symbol is impaired, the variation display of the normal decorative symbol may be continued and the variation of the alternative symbol may be displayed. Unlike the alternative symbol, the special symbol is changing in an image as small as or smaller than the alternative symbol in a predetermined area of the effect display device 60 during the fluctuation of the first special symbol 51 and the second special symbol 52. A simple symbol suggesting that there is may be displayed in a variable manner. The simple symbol may be composed of a variable display of three symbol combinations as in the normal decorative symbol, a variable display of one symbol, or a simple symbol ("○", "×", etc.). May be configured by sequentially switching. The simple symbol has no relation to the variation display mode of the normal decorative symbol or the alternative symbol, and displays a certain variation from the start to the end of the variation of the special symbol, and is related to the stop display mode of the normal decorative symbol at the time of stop display. May be displayed. It should be noted that the simple symbol may be changed as appropriate as long as it suggests that the special symbol is being displayed in a variable manner and the result of the special symbol is at least notified, such as displaying a combination of two symbols. Further, the simple design may be referred to as a "sub-decorative design", a "sub-decorative design", a "mini-decorative design", a "mini-decorative design", or the like. Apart from the effect display device 60, a variable display of a decorative symbol called a fourth symbol, which indicates a display equivalent to a simple symbol by a light emitting mode such as an LED, may be used. The fourth symbol is used to indicate the progress of the game (display during change of the special symbol, display of the result) when a problem occurs in the effect display device 60. As an example of the display mode of the fourth symbol, the LEDs light up in sequence of "white", "blue", "green", "yellow", "orange", and "red" (blinking including extinguishing is also possible). It may be displayed in a variable manner, or it may be displayed in a single color according to the type of the special symbol to indicate the variable display, and the emission color when the stop display may be used to indicate the type of off or big hit.

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

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

The entrainment effect is executed regardless of whether it is during a normal game or a special game. Here, "during normal game" includes the display of the so-called standby demo screen. That is, "during normal game" includes (1) "normal game during variable display" in which the symbol is variablely displayed, and (2) "normal game during variable stop" in which neither the variable display of the symbol nor the standby demo screen is displayed. , (3) "Normal game while displaying the standby demo screen", which is not displaying the variation of the symbol but displaying the standby demo screen, is included. The tuning effect can be executed during any of the periods (1) to (3), but in the cases of (2) and (3), the output mode for controlling the volume reduction and the brightness reduction in the tuning effect is (1). It can be different from the time of. In addition, while the standby demo screen is displayed, the player can input information about the mobile cooperation system described later by operating the effect button 109 or the cross key 110, and when the operation is input, the video and audio of the synchronized effect are output. It is suppressed, and the screen display such as production customization by the mobile cooperation system is prioritized.

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

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

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

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

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

FIG. 12 is a diagram schematically showing an outline of a mobile phone cooperation system. As a premise of the mobile cooperation system, the player registers the user by setting an account and a password in the game history server 358 provided with a dedicated site in advance on the mobile terminal 354. When the effect button 109 is pressed by the player at the start of the game, the effect display control means 305 displays the two-dimensional code 350, which encodes the address of the dedicated site of the game history server 358, on the screen of the effect display device 60. The player is made to read it with the camera of the mobile terminal and access the dedicated site of the game history server 358. Character information (also called "password information") in which the player's identification information and the effect score history are encoded is transmitted from the dedicated site to the mobile terminal and displayed on the screen of the mobile terminal. The effect display control means 305 displays the password information input screen on the effect display device 60, and causes the player to input the password information via a button operation such as a cross key 110. By decoding the input password information by the effect setting means 308 and registering it as the player's identification information and the effect score history, the player's previous game content and effect score state can be inherited. The input of this password information serves as an instruction to start recording the game history of the player and an instruction to start the effect customization for selecting various effect elements. After that, in the pachinko gaming machine 100, as the game and the production progress, the points given by the effect setting means 308 to the player as a benefit in the effect are added as needed and accumulated as the effect score history, and the player. Can customize the effect at any time and select and set the desired element as various effect elements. The score for the production is basically added for each symbol change, and the higher the production type with the higher expectation for the transition to the special game, the higher the score is given, and the higher the score is given even when the transition to the special game is performed.

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

FIG. 13 is a block diagram schematically showing the hardware configuration of the main board 200 and the sub board 300. The main board 200 includes electronic components such as a main CPU 290, a main RAM 291 and a main ROM 292. The main ROM 292 stores in advance a main control program and data for controlling the overall game operation. The main control program or data is read from the main ROM 292 into the main RAM 291 and the main control program is executed by the main CPU 290. Each electronic component is connected by a bus such as a system bus or a data bus (not shown). The entry signal from each entry port, the payout signal from the payout control board 155, and the like are acquired by the main CPU 290 via various interfaces (not shown). The main CPU 290 drives and controls external devices such as the winning port solenoid, the first special symbol display unit 41, and the second special symbol display unit 42 by various drive circuits (not shown). Further, commands necessary for effect control are transmitted from the main CPU 290 to the sub-board 300 together with information such as a result of a winning / losing lottery, a result of determining a symbol, and a result of determining a variation pattern. A signal is transmitted from the main board 200 to the sub board 300 by one-way communication.

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

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

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

FIG. 14 is a block diagram schematically showing the hardware configuration of the effect control device 313. The effect control device 313 includes a control CPU 320, a control RAM 322, a data ROM 324, a display control circuit 326, and a voice control circuit 314. The data ROM 324 is one of data storage means for holding material data such as effect image data and motion data used for effect display and audio data used for audio output in a data-compressed state. The effect image data is an image used for variable display or effect display as an effect object showing a judgment result of a winning / fail lottery, for example, a sprite image of a decorative pattern used for decorative pattern variation, a sprite image used for a notice effect, and various effects. It is a material image such as a moving image to be used. The motion data is data in which the motion is defined when the motion is added to the image used for various effects at a predetermined timing. The voice data is voice data such as music, background sounds, sound effects, and character lines that are output during the production.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

FIG. 15 is a flowchart showing a control start process of the main board 200 in the pachinko gaming machine. This control start processing is executed by the main initial processing execution means 280, and will be described below as being executed by the main CPU 290 that functions as the main initial processing execution means 280. When the power switch 150 is turned on, the main CPU 290 sets the stack pointer (S100), permits access to the main RAM 291 (S102), and executes initial hardware-related settings such as the setting of the internal registers of the main CPU 290. (S104).

The main CPU 290 confirms the operation state of the setting key, and if the setting key is in the ON state (Y in S105), confirms the operation state of the RAM clear switch. If the RAM clear switch is ON (Y in S122), the setting change process is executed (S124). On the other hand, if the RAM clear is OFF (N in S122), the setting confirmation process is executed (S126). If the setting key is in the OFF state in S105 (N in S105), the processes of S122 to S126 are skipped.

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

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

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

In the RAM initialization process (S116), the power-on normal data is stored in the power-off information flag, the entire area of the main RAM 291 is cleared by 0, the initial setting of the main RAM 291 and the initialization of the effect display are executed. In the initialization process of S116, the set value stored in the setting memory of the setting change device 170 is not cleared, and the set value set in the setting change process of S124 is retained as it is.

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

FIG. 16 is a flowchart showing in detail the setting change process of S124 in FIG. The value of the setting memory in which the setting value of the game setting should be stored is confirmed, and if the setting memory value is not normal (N in S132), the setting value is initialized to the initial value (S134). When "1" to "6" are used as the set value data, "1" is set as the initial value, and when "0" to "5" are used as the set value data, "0" is set as the initial value. If the set memory value is normal (Y in S132), the processing in S134 is skipped. Subsequently, the state shifts to the setting change state (S136), and the setting value stored in the setting memory is displayed on the setting display unit 173 (S138). If there is a change operation by the setting change button 172 (Y in S140), the setting value displayed on the setting display unit 173 is updated and the setting value stored in the setting memory is updated (S142). If there is no change operation (N of S140), the process of S142 is skipped. If the setting key remains ON (N in S144), the processes of S138 to S142 are repeated. When the setting key inserted into the setting key cylinder 171 is returned to the original state and turned off (Y in S144), the setting display unit 173 is hidden so that the set value cannot be visually recognized (S146), and the process returns.

FIG. 17 is a flowchart showing in detail the setting confirmation process of S126 in FIG. The value of the setting memory in which the setting value of the game setting should be stored is confirmed, and if the setting memory value is not normal (N in S152), the setting value is initialized to the initial value (S154). If the set memory value is normal (Y in S152), the process of S154 is skipped. The state shifts to the setting confirmation state (S156), and the setting value stored in the setting memory is displayed on the setting display unit 173 (S158). If the setting key remains ON (N in S160), the process of S158 is repeated to continue displaying the setting value, and if the setting key is OFF (Y in S160), the setting display unit 173 is hidden. (S162) makes the set value invisible and returns.

FIG. 18 is a flowchart showing in detail the main process of S120 in FIG. The main CPU 290 temporarily prohibits timer interruption (S200), starts the operation of the watchdog timer (S202), and monitors the power failure (S204). When a drop in the power supply voltage supplied from the power supply board 158 is detected in a power supply voltage monitoring circuit (not shown), a power supply cutoff storage is executed by inputting an unconditional interruption request signal from the power supply voltage monitoring circuit to the main CPU 290. In the process, the power off confirmation data is stored in the power off confirmation flag. Therefore, the main CPU 290 monitors the value of the power-off confirmation flag (S204), and if the value of the power-off confirmation flag matches the power-off confirmation data (Y in S206), executes the process for power-off. Therefore, proceed to S212. If the value of the power off confirmation flag does not match the power off confirmation data (N in S206), the initial value random number per normal symbol, the initial value random number per special symbol, and the soft initial value random number per special symbol are updated. The initial value random number update process is executed (S208), the timer interrupt is permitted (S210), and the process returns to S200. After that, S200 to S210 are repeated. When the timer interrupt occurs while the timer interrupt is prohibited (S202 to S208), the interrupt process described later is executed after the timer interrupt is permitted in S210.

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

FIG. 19 is a flowchart showing the details of the interrupt process. When a timer interrupt occurs in the main process (S120), the main CPU 290 executes the interrupt process. First, the interrupt operation condition is set (S300), and the watchdog timer is restarted (S302). Next, in order to manage the game machine, input processing (S304), various random number update processing (S306), initial value update type random number update processing (S308), initial value random number update processing (S310), timer subtraction processing (S312). , 2nd start port valid period setting process (S314), prize monitoring process (S316), prize ball control process (S318), normal symbol operation gate monitoring process (S320), normal symbol control process (S322), normal symbol change start Monitoring process (S324), start port monitoring control process (S326), special symbol control process (S328), special electric accessory control process (S330), large winning opening valid period setting process (S332), special symbol change start monitoring control Processing (S334), abnormality detection processing (S336), ball entry passage time abnormality detection processing (S338), game status display processing (S340), handle status signal inspection processing (S342), LED output processing (S344), launch control signal Output processing (S346), test signal output processing (S348), solenoid output processing (S350), effect control command transmission processing (S352), and external information output processing (S354) are executed in order, and the next timer interruption is permitted. (S356) and return.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

In the large winning opening valid period setting process (S332), in order to save the result of the valid period determination of the large winning opening 20, if the value of the large winning opening valid time is 0, the large winning opening valid period flag will be a big prize. The mouth invalid period data is stored, and if it is other than 0, the big prize opening validity period data is stored in the big winning opening validity period flag.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

In the LED output process (S344), the display of the special symbol, the display of the normal symbol, the display of the number of balls on hold for operation of the special symbol, the display of the number of balls on hold for operation of the normal symbol, the display of the game state, and the special electric accessory are continuous. Initialization of the display to display the number of times of operation, display of the operation status of the special electric accessory when the continuous operation device of the accessory is not activated, display of hitting, display of error, display of prize ball ratio. , Acquire and output display data in order.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The symbol random number per special symbol takes, for example, a value of 0 to 999 (0 to 255 in the example of FIG. 7), is updated in the initial value update type random number update process (S308) of the interrupt process, and is set to a predetermined position of the main RAM 291. Stored. The symbol random number per special symbol is the main RAM 291 when the winning of the game ball is confirmed when the number of balls on hold for operation of the first special symbol or the second special symbol is less than 4 in the start opening monitoring control process (S326). Is acquired from a predetermined position of the main RAM 291 and stored in another area of the main RAM 291. The symbol random number per special symbol is used to determine the jackpot symbol when the hit determination is a jackpot in the special symbol fluctuation start monitoring control process (S334) of the interrupt process.

The variation pattern random number takes a value of 0 to 49999 (0 to 255 in the example of FIG. 8), is updated in various random number update processes (S306) of the interrupt process, and is stored in a predetermined position of the main RAM 291. The fluctuation pattern random number is a predetermined value of the main RAM 291 when the winning of the game ball is confirmed when the number of operation pending balls of the first special symbol or the second special symbol is less than 4 in the start port monitoring control process (S326). Obtained from the position and stored in another area of the main RAM 291. The variation pattern random number is used to determine the special symbol variation pattern in the special symbol control process (S328) of the interrupt process.

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

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

FIG. 20 is a flowchart showing a control start process of the sub-board 300 in the pachinko gaming machine. This control start process is executed by the sub-initial process execution means 360, and will be described below as being executed by the sub CPU 310 that functions as the sub-initial process execution means 360. When the control of the sub-board 300 is started, the sub CPU 310 sets a stack pointer (S500), prohibits all interruptions until various initial settings are completed (S502), and performs register setting and port initialization of the sub CPU 310. Perform the initial settings related to the hardware (S504). The control program is read from the sub ROM 312 and placed in the sub RAM 311. Of the various variables in the control program, the initial value is set for the variable with the initial value, and the zero clear data is set for the variable without the initial value. This initializes the sub RAM 311 (S506). The interrupt process on the sub-board 300 includes a process when the power is turned on and a reset process when various abnormalities occur when the watchdog function is enabled, as the interrupt process executed with the highest priority. Next, there is a command process received from the main board 200 as an interrupt process of priority level 7 having a high execution priority, and as an interrupt process of priority level 3 having the next highest priority, CPU runaway detection by a watchdog timer is performed. There is a time reset process. Next, as the priority level 2 interrupt process, there is a process related to commands sent and received to and from the control CPU 320, and as the lowest priority level 1 interrupt process, communication process with the real-time clock. There are various device control processes such as lamps, solenoids, and motors. If interrupts related to the above various processes occur at the same time, the interrupts set in advance for each type of interrupt are executed with priority. The processing shown in this figure includes the processing when the power supply is turned on, which is the highest priority level interrupt, the reset processing when various abnormalities occur, and the reset processing when the CPU runaway is detected, which is the priority level 3 interrupt. include.

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

FIG. 21 is a flowchart showing the main process of S518 in FIG. 20 in detail. In order to check in the main process of this figure whether the control program arranged in the sub RAM 311 is correctly arranged in S506 of FIG. 20, the start address for starting the check is acquired (S530), and in the subsequent processes. All interruptions are allowed (S532), and device initialization operations such as motors and solenoids are executed (S534).

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

FIG. 22 is a flowchart showing an interrupt process when a command is received from the main board 200. The main command received from the main board 200 is a priority level 7 interrupt command having the highest priority next to the reset interrupt and the error interrupt. The data received from the main board 200 is read to the input port, and when the same data is read twice in a row, the data is confirmed as a new command (Y of S600), and the confirmed command is the first command. If it is (MODE data) (Y in S602), the first command is saved in the temporary storage area (S604). The hard random number is acquired for the subsequent processing (S606), and the original routine is returned. By acquiring a hard random number each time a main command is interrupted from the main board 200 in this way, the randomness of the value is enhanced without causing periodicity in the random number acquisition timing. If the data read in S600 does not match twice in a row (up to 5 times can be read), S602 is skipped and the original routine is returned (N in S600).

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

FIG. 23 is a flowchart showing an interrupt process when a timer interrupt for effect display control occurs. This timer interrupt is a priority level 2 interrupt for transmitting a command related to the effect display from the sub CPU 310 to the control CPU 320, and is generated in a cycle of 500 μs. In this interrupt, the buffer is checked (S620), and if there is command data for transmission in the buffer (Y of S622), the command data is read (S624) and transmitted to the control CPU 320 (S626). The command data is transmitted to the control CPU 320 up to three times at predetermined time intervals until the sub CPU 310 receives the command indicating that the command data has been normally received on the control CPU 320 side from the control CPU 320. After transmission, the buffer read address setting is updated (S628), and the original routine is returned. If there is no data for transmission in the buffer (N of S622), S624 and subsequent steps are skipped and the original routine is returned.

FIG. 24 is a flowchart showing an interrupt process when the sub CPU 310 receives a command from the control CPU 320. This interrupt is also a priority level 2 interrupt. The command received by the sub CPU 310 from the control CPU 320 is mainly a command indicating that the command transmitted from the sub CPU 310 to the control CPU 320 has been normally received. When a command is received from the control CPU 320, the received command data is read (S630), the command is analyzed (S632), saved in the command buffer (S634), and the original routine is returned.

FIG. 25 is a flowchart showing an interrupt process when a timer interrupt for controlling various devices occurs. This timer interrupt is an interrupt for lamp control such as a decorative lamp 111, control of a solenoid or a motor for driving a movable accessory 66, and management control of various timers, and is generated in a cycle of 1 ms. Since it is the interrupt of priority level 1 with the lowest priority, interrupts of priority level 2 or higher are permitted (S640), and a signal indicating input from the effect button 109, a signal indicating error detection, and a signal indicating power failure , Processes the input / output of ports that input / output drive signals to controlled devices such as motors and solenoids (S642). At this time, if a signal indicating a power failure is input, the backup process is immediately started. Update the data related to device control such as count processing based on the control pattern of devices such as motors and solenoids and on / off control of the buffer for writing data to the port in S642 (S644), and set a timer to measure the timing of the effect. Update (S646), update the timer for managing the input valid time of the effect button 109 (S648), and update the task control counter for lighting switching control of the decorative lamp 111 and runaway monitoring control of the control CPU 320. To create a 16 ms cycle (S650).

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

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

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

FIG. 26 is a flowchart showing the process of displaying the special symbol variation. When the second winning / failing lottery value is reserved (Y of S700), the second winning / failing determination means 222 reads the second winning / failing lottery value and determines whether or not the second special symbol 52 is correct (S702), and the second winning / failing is determined. The determination means 222 determines the stop symbol of the second special symbol 52 (S704), the second variation pattern determination means 232 determines the variation pattern of the second special symbol 52 (S706), and issues a variation start command together with the determined result. It is transmitted to the sub-board 300 and the symbol variation of the second special symbol 52 is started (S716).

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

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

FIG. 27 is a flowchart showing the process of displaying decorative symbol variation. The effect determining means 303 of the sub-board 300 receives a command indicating the change start and effect display contents from the main board 200 (S750), and stops the decorative symbol according to the received special symbol stop symbol, variation pattern, and pass / fail determination result. The aspect is determined (S752), and the variation effect pattern corresponding to the variation pattern is determined (S754). Here, when the precursor setting is turned on by the preliminary determination (Y of S756), the already determined variable effect pattern includes a specific effect content that should be avoided from being superimposed on the advance notice effect. If it is not (N of S758) and it is not a symbol change that is the trigger for turning on the precursor setting (N of S760), the setting to display the predetermined advance notice effect is executed (S764), and the precursor setting is set. If it is a symbol change that is the trigger that was turned on (Y of S760), the precursor setting is turned off (S762). If the precursor setting is not on (N in S756), or if the variable effect pattern contains a specific effect content (Y in S758), the processes from S760 to S764 are skipped.

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

FIG. 28 is a flowchart showing the process of the special game. First, the effect display control means 305 starts the effect process of the special game (S800), and the open / close control means 275 opens the large winning opening 20 (S802). If the predetermined opening time has not elapsed (N of S804) and the number of balls entered into the large winning opening 20 has not reached 9 or more, the game returns to S804 (N of S806) and the predetermined opening time has elapsed (N of S806). Although the opening time has not passed (Y of S804) (N of S804), when the number of balls entered into the large winning opening 20 reaches 9 or more (Y of S806), the open / close control means 275 is the large winning opening. 20 is closed (S810).

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

FIG. 29 is a flowchart showing the process of the small hit game. In the small hit game, a unit game that is executed only once is started (S819), the large winning opening 20 is opened (S820), and the opening is continued until a predetermined opening time elapses (N of S822). When the time has passed (Y of S822), the large winning opening 20 is closed (S824), and if the opening and closing for the set number of times has not been completed (N of S826), 1 is added to the number of opening and closing to return to S820. (S828) If the opening and closing for the set number of times is completed (Y in S8286), the small hit game is ended.

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

(Prerequisite technology 2)
Next, the basic configuration of the slot machine will be described as a prerequisite technology.
FIG. 30 is a perspective view showing a basic structure on the outer surface of the slot machine 1010. The slot machine 1010 is mainly a box-shaped housing base 1102, a housing door 1104 provided on the front surface of the housing base 1102, and various types provided on the housing base 1102 and the housing door 1104. It is equipped with a device. The housing door portion 1104 is a door body that is openably and closably attached to the opening of the housing base 1102, and the housing of the slot machine 1010 is formed by integrating the housing base 1102 and the housing door 1104. Form. The housing door portion 1104 is locked during the business hours of the game store to prevent unauthorized access to the inside of the slot machine 1010. Access to the inside is possible only when the housing door portion 1104 is unlocked by an employee of the amusement store.

A transparent window 1132 is provided in the housing door portion 1104 substantially in the center of the front surface thereof, and a reel rotating inside is visually recognized through the transparent window 1132. An effect display device 1130 for displaying the effect content is provided on the upper part of the front surface of the housing door portion 1104. In the operation area provided below the transparent window 1132 in the housing door portion 1104, a first bet button 1112a, a second bet button 1112b, a settlement button 1113, a cross key 1118, an effect button 1120, and a medal slot 1110 are provided. Be done. The first bet button 1112a is a button for placing one medal (hereinafter, also referred to as “bet”), and the second bet button 1112b is a so-called max bet button, which is a maximum number of bets of three. It is a button for hanging a medal. The settlement button 1113 is a button for instructing the player to pay out the medal inserted from the medal slot 1110 and stored as a stored medal or the bet medal. The cross key 1118 and the effect button 1120 are operation input means for accepting the operation input of the player as an effect. Below the bet buttons 1112a and b, a start lever 1114 is provided for the player to instruct the start of rotation of the reel. To the right of the start lever 1114, a left stop button 1116a, a middle stop button 1116b, and a right stop button 1116c for instructing the rotation stop of the three reels are provided. A medal payout port 1108 and a medal tray 1106 are provided below the housing door portion 1104, and speakers 1122 are provided on the left and right sides of the payout port 1108. A plurality of effect lamps 1124 are provided at a plurality of places such as the outer periphery of the housing door portion 1104.

A status display lamp, a number of times display lamp, a stored number display lamp, and a payout number display lamp are provided on the upper portion of the effect display device 1130 (not shown). The status display lamp is turned on when, for example, a bonus game or AT (assist time) is started, and is turned off when the bonus game or AT (assist time) is started. The number-of-times display lamp is a 7-segment display that displays the number of times a bonus game or AT is executed. The stored number display lamp is a 7-segment display that displays the number of stored (credited) game medals. The payout number display lamp is a 7-segment display that displays the number of game medals to be paid out when a small winning combination is established. When an abnormality (error) occurs in the slot machine 1010, the payout number display lamp displays alphabetic characters indicating the type of the error. For example, there are a hopper empty error, a game medal payout error, a game medal retention error, a game medal backflow error, an auxiliary storage full error, a rotating cylinder stop error, a set value error, and the like. The hopper empty error is an error when the game medal in the hopper tank 1162 is emptied. The game medal payout error is an error when the game medal is paid out at a timing different from the original one. The game medal retention error is an error when the game medal is jammed inside the medal slot 1110. The game medal backflow error is an error when the game medal advances in a direction different from the original route, such as the game medal invading from a position different from the medal insertion slot 1110. The auxiliary storage full error is an error when the game medals in the hopper tank 1162 are full. The spinning stop error is an error when each reel does not stop at a predetermined position. The set value error is an error when the set value is out of the predetermined numerical range.

FIG. 31 is a rear view of the housing door portion 1104 exposed when the housing door portion 1104 is opened. A transparent window 1132 is provided substantially in the center. A sub-control device 1300, which is a so-called sub-board, is installed on the upper part to control the effect in the game. Below the transparent window 1132, a medal selector 1150, a medal taxiway 1152 to the right of the medal selector 1150, and a medal return path 1154 are provided below. When a medal is inserted into the medal insertion slot, which will be described later, the medal selector 1150 distributes the medal to the medal taxiway 1152 if the medal can be accepted, and to the medal return route 1154 if the medal cannot be accepted. The medals distributed to the medal taxiway 1152 are stored in the hopper tank described later through the medal taxiway 1152.

FIG. 32 is a front view showing the internal configuration of the housing base 1102 exposed when the housing door 1104 is opened. A left reel 1160a, a middle reel 1160b, and a right reel 1160c are rotatably provided at a substantially central portion of a housing base 1102. The left reel 1160a, the middle reel 1160b, and the right reel 1160c are rotating members having a plurality of symbols printed on their outer peripheral surfaces, and each of them is rotated by the driving force of a stepping motor to rotate the symbols through the transparent window 1132. It is visually recognized by the player.

A main control device 1200, which is a so-called main board, is installed on the upper part of the housing base 1102 to control the progress of the game. In the main control device 1200, a setting change switch 1168 is provided on the right side thereof. The setting change switch 1168 includes a button for changing the game specifications in six stages, a keyway for inserting a setting key held by an employee of the game store, and a setting memory for storing the set setting value. As for the setting values of the six stages associated with the different game specifications, the larger the numerical value among the settings 1 to 6, the more advantageous the game specifications are to the player. When an employee of the game store inserts the setting key into the keyway and turns it, the setting can be changed by operating the button.

A hopper tank 1162 is provided at the lower part of the housing base 1102, and a payout device 1164 (hereinafter, also referred to as “hopper”) for paying out medals from the payout port 1108 is provided below the hopper tank 1162. On the left side of the hopper tank 1162, a power supply board 1166 that supplies electric power to each part of the slot machine 1010 is provided.

FIG. 33 is a diagram showing a pattern arrangement of reels. A string of symbols as shown in the table of the figure is printed on the outer peripheral surfaces of each of the left reel 1160a, the middle reel 1160b, and the right reel 1160c. Twenty symbols corresponding to symbol numbers 0 to 19 are arranged at equal intervals on each reel. When the combination of the symbols stopped on the effective line among these symbols becomes the same predetermined symbol or the predetermined combination in which the predetermined combination is established, the winning of the combination is determined. On the other hand, the line in which the symbols are lined up includes a combination line that is not set as a valid line and is not treated as a winning combination even if a predetermined same symbol or a predetermined combination is stopped.

In the above slot machine 1010, the player hangs medals by inserting one to three medals from the medal insertion slot 1110. When medals are stored as credits, the player hangs one or three medals by pressing the first bet button 1112a, the second bet button 1112b, or the checkout button 1113. When the player operates the start lever 1114, the left reel 1160a, the middle reel 1160b, and the right reel 1160c start to rotate, and the symbol row on the reels moves at high speed in the vertical direction. When the player presses the left stop button 1116a, the middle stop button 1116b, and the right stop button 1116c in any order, the rotation of the left reel 1160a, the middle reel 1160b, and the right reel 1160c is stopped in the order corresponding to the pressing order. One of the symbols is displayed at the stop position. If the combination mode of the symbols stopped on the predetermined valid line corresponds to any of multiple types of combinations, it is determined as "winning", and the number of medals corresponding to the types of the combination is paid out or the game state. Migration is performed.

FIG. 34 is a functional block diagram of the slot machine 1010. The slot machine 1010 includes a main control device 1200 and a sub control device 1300. The main control device 1200 is electrically connected to the reels 1160a to c, the bet buttons 1112a and b, the settlement button 1113, the start lever 1114, the stop buttons 1116a to c, and the setting change switch 1168, and the sub control device 1300 is an effect lamp. It is electrically connected to 1124, an effect display device 1130, a speaker 1122, a cross key 1118, and an effect button 1120. The main control device 1200 and the sub control device 1300 are configured to include elements such as a ROM and RAM for storing data and programs, and a CPU used for arithmetic processing, respectively, in terms of hardware, but in this figure, they are mainly software-like. I will explain the functional blocks from this point of view.

It should be noted that each functional block included in the main control device 1200 may be configured such that one of them is mounted on the sub control device 1300 instead of the main control device 1200. Similarly, each functional block included in the sub-control device 1300 may be configured such that one of them is mounted on the main control device 1200 instead of the sub-control device 1300. However, since data transmission / reception between the main control device 1200 and the sub control device 1300 is one-way from the main control device 1200 to the sub-control device 1300, the entire operation is realized by such one-way data transmission / reception. Each configuration is arranged in the main control device 1200 and the sub control device 1300 so as to be performed. In this way, since the unidirectionality of data transmission from the main control device 1200 to the sub control device 1300 is maintained, data is transmitted from the configuration included in the sub control device 1300 to the configuration included in the main control device 1200. Cannot be done, and data transmission cannot be requested. Therefore, the information generated by the main control device 1200 cannot be referred to from the sub control device 1300 unless the main control device 1200 unilaterally transmits the information to the sub control device 1300.

The main control device 1200 includes a combination lottery means 1202, a random number determination means 1204, a winning flag control means 1206, a reel control means 1208, a stop position determination table 1210, an operation order detection means 1212, a winning determination means 1214, a payout means 1216, and a special game. The control means 1218 and the setting changing means 1220 are provided.

The combination lottery means 1202 executes a combination lottery for determining a winning combination from a plurality of types of combinations when the player operates the start lever 1114, and transmits the result of the combination lottery to the sub-control device 1300. do. The types of roles include small roles, special roles, and replaying roles, and if none of the winning roles is determined, it will be excluded. There are multiple types of small roles, and the number of medals is paid out according to the type. Special roles include regular bonuses (also called "RB") and big bonuses (also called "BB"). The replay role is also called "replay", and it is a role in which the same number of medals are inserted without inserting a new medal, and the game can be played again. The random number determination means 1204 acquires the value of the random number used for the winning combination lottery as the lottery value. The "random number" referred to in the present application may not be a random number generated mathematically, but may be a pseudo-random number generated by a hardware random number, a software random number, or the like. The winning combination lottery means 1202 determines the winning combination depending on whether or not the lottery value acquired by the random number determination means 1204 falls within any of the lottery value ranges assigned to each combination as the winning combination lottery.

The winning flag control means 1206 turns on the flag corresponding to the winning combination among the plurality of flags corresponding to each combination. If the winning combination with the flag turned on is a small combination, the winning combination is not carried over, so the flag is turned off at the end of the game regardless of whether or not a prize is won. If the winning combination with the flag turned on is a special role, the winning combination will be carried over to the prize, so the flag will remain on until there is a prize, and the flag will be turned off when the prize is won. If the winning combination with the flag turned on is a re-game combination, the winning combination is not carried over, so the flag is turned off when the game ends.

The reel control means 1208 controls to start the rotation of the left reel 1160a, the middle reel 1160b, and the right reel 1160c when the start lever 1114 is operated, and also provides information indicating the operation of the start lever 1114. It is transmitted to the control device 1300. The reel control means 1208 selects one from a plurality of stop position determination tables 1210 according to the result of the winning combination lottery. The reel control means 1208 triggers the individual pressing of the left stop button 1116a, the middle stop button 1116b, and the right stop button 1116c, and stops the rotation of the left reel 1160a, the middle reel 1160b, and the right reel 1160c in response to the individual pressing. While controlling, information indicating that the stop button is pressed is transmitted to the sub-control device 1300. The reel control means 1208 controls the rotation and stop of the left reel 1160a, the middle reel 1160b, and the right reel 1160c by controlling the drive of the stepping motors provided in each.

Based on the stop position determination table 1210, the reel control means 1208 has the left reel 1160a, the middle reel 1160b, and the right reel 1160c according to the timing and order in which the left stop button 1116a, the middle stop button 1116b, and the right stop button 1116c are pressed. Determine the stop position of. The operation order detecting means 1212 detects the order in which the left stop button 1116a, the middle stop button 1116b, and the right stop button 1116c are pressed. The reel control means 1208 detects the rotation positions of the left reel 1160a, the middle reel 1160b, and the right reel 1160c with reference positions by the corresponding photo sensors.

In the stop position determination table 1210, the result of the winning combination lottery, the positions of the reels 1160a to c when the stop buttons 1116a to c are pressed, the pressing order of the stop buttons 1116a to c, and a plurality of reels 1160a to c are displayed. The correspondence relationship of which of the symbols is stopped on the effective line is determined. That is, individual stop position determination tables 1210 are prepared according to the type of the small combination, the type of the special combination, and the type of the replaying combination, and the stop buttons 1116a to c have the pressing timing and the pressing order as the winning conditions for each combination. It is defined in each stop position determination table 1210. When any of the winning combinations is won, the reel control means 1208 determines that the pressing timing and pressing order of the stop buttons 1116a to 1c satisfy the winning conditions based on the stop position determination table 1210 according to the winning combination. The stop positions of the reels 1160a to c are determined so that the symbol combinations corresponding to the winning combinations are aligned on the effective line. Even if any of the winning combinations is won, if the pressing timing and pressing order of the stop buttons 1116a to 11c do not satisfy the winning conditions, the reel control means 1208 determines the stop position according to the winning combination. Based on the table 1210, the stop positions of the reels 1160a to c are determined so that the symbol combinations corresponding to the winning combinations are not aligned on the effective line. If neither combination is won, the reel control means 1208 is based on the stop position determination table 1210 corresponding to the combination, and the reel control means 1208 is the stop position of the reels 1160a to c so that the symbol combinations corresponding to the combination are not aligned on the effective line. To decide.

In the present specification, the term "table" simply refers to data in which the correspondence between the first parameter such as a lottery value and the second parameter such as a value indicating an option is defined by a table structure. However, such a correspondence relationship is broadly included in the case of being realized by a program structure for deriving the second parameter from the first parameter. Including them, it is also referred to as "selection criteria" as appropriate as a concept that is substantially synonymous with "table". Further, when a table structure is used, the selection criteria that are substantially one type may be composed of a combination of a plurality of structurally subdivided tables, but when the term "multiple types of selection criteria" is used, the subdivisions may be used. Shows the actual number of types of tables, not the number of converted tables.

The winning combination determination means 1214 determines that a prize has been won when the symbol combinations corresponding to any of the winning combinations are aligned on the effective line, and determines the number of medals to be paid out corresponding to the winning combination. The payout means 1216 adds the number of payout medals determined by the winning determination means 1214 to the number of stored medals. However, when the number of stored medals exceeds 50, the excess medals are paid out by the payout device 1164. If the winning combination is a re-gaming combination, the same number of medals as the number of inserted medals hung in the previous game will be hung again. The winning determination means 1214 transmits information regarding winning and information on the number of medals to be paid out to the sub-control device 1300.

The special game control means 1218 controls the transition from the normal game to the special game when the special combination is won, and the transition from the special game to the normal game when the end condition of the special game is satisfied. As the special game, there are an RB game that shifts when a prize is won in the RB and a BB game that shifts when a prize is won in the BB. The RB game ends when a predetermined symbol or a predetermined combination stops 8 times on the effective line, or when a game result of 12 times is obtained. The BB game ends when the total number of medals paid out due to the predetermined symbol or the predetermined combination being stopped on the valid line exceeds 465.

The setting changing means 1220 determines the game specification corresponding to the set value set by the setting change switch 1168 among the six-stage game specifications, and changes the winning probability of each winning combination in the winning combination lottery by the winning combination lottery means 1202. In the 6-stage game specifications, the larger the numerical value among the settings 1 to 6, the higher the winning probability. Every time the setting change switch 1168 is operated, the setting value is incremented by 1 in the order of "setting 1" → "setting 2" → "setting 3" → ... → "setting 6" → "setting 1", and "setting 1" is incremented. Increment is circulated by returning from "Setting 6" to "Setting 1". Finally, by operating the start lever 1114, the set value selected at that time is determined, and the setting change is confirmed.

The sub-control device 1300 includes pattern storage means 1302, effect determination means 1304, and effect control means 1306. The pattern storage means 1302 stores a plurality of types of effect patterns. As the effect pattern, the effect content to be displayed on the effect display device 1130 according to the progress of the game, the lighting pattern of the effect lamp 1124, the sound pattern output from the speaker 1122, and the like are defined. The effect determining means 1304 obtains information such as information indicating the operation of the start lever 1114, information indicating the pressing of the stop button 1116, information indicating the result of the winning combination lottery, information regarding winning, and information on the number of medals to be paid out from the main control device 1200. Receive. The effect determining means 1304 becomes the pattern storage means 1302 according to the result of the winning combination lottery by the winning combination lottery means 1202, the winning situation, and the game state, triggered by the operation of the start lever 1114 and the stop buttons 1116a to c and the stop of the reels 1160a to c. Select one from multiple types of memorized production patterns. The effect control means 1306 controls the display of the effect display device 1130, the lighting of the effect lamp 1124, and the output from the speaker 1122 according to the effect pattern selected by the effect determination means 1304. The effect control means 1306 changes the display content on the effect display device 1130, the lighting pattern of the effect lamp 1124, the audio output from the speaker 1122, and the like according to the input content of the effect button 1120 and the cross key 1118. If the bet buttons 1112a and b and the start lever 1114 are newly operated while controlling the effect by the effect pattern, the effect control means 1306 cancels the displayed effect, and the effect determination means 1304 is used for a new game. The corresponding effect pattern is selected, and the effect control means 1306 starts the effect according to the selected effect pattern.

FIG. 35 is a flowchart showing a basic game flow in the slot machine 1010. First, it is assumed that none of the reels 1160a to 1c has been rotated yet (N of S1010) and no medal has been bet (N of S1012). In that state, if there is a storage of medals as credits (Y of S1014), if any of the bet buttons 1112a and b is pressed (Y of S1016), the bet of the number of medals corresponding to the pressed bet button is placed. Set (S1018). If there is no credit, the routine of this flow is skipped and the remaining processing is skipped until a medal is inserted (N in S1014). Even if the bet buttons 1112a and b are not pressed in S1016, the routine of this flow is exited and the remaining processing is skipped until the bet buttons 1112a and b are pressed (N in S1016). If a bet has already been made in S1012, S1014 to S1018 are skipped (Y in S1012).

If the start lever 1114 is operated (Y of S1020) with the bet set, the winning combination lottery means 1202 executes the winning combination lottery (S1022), and the winning flag control means 1206 wins according to the result of the winning combination lottery. The flag corresponding to the combination is turned on (S1024), and the stop position determination table 1210 according to the result of the combination lottery is selected (S1025). If 4.1 seconds have not elapsed from the end of the previous game, the game waits (N in S1026), and if it has elapsed (Y in S1026), the reel control means 1208 starts rotating the reels 1160a to c (N). S1028), exit the routine of this flow. If the start lever 1114 is not operated in S1020, the routine of this flow is exited and the remaining processing is skipped (N in S1020).

In S1010, when at least one of the reels 1160a to c is rotating (Y in S1010), if any one of the stop buttons 1116a to 1c is pressed (Y in S1030), the state of the flag indicating the winning combination, The stop position of the reel is determined based on the pressing timing of the stop button, the pressing order, and the stop position determination table 1210 (S1032), and the reel corresponding to the pressed stop button is stopped (S1034). If the stop button is not pressed, S1032 and S1034 are skipped (N of S1030). When all reels 1160a to c are stopped (Y of S1036), the winning combination is determined based on the stopped position (S1038), and if there is a winning combination, the medal is based on the number of payouts corresponding to the winning combination. Is paid out (S1040). If all reels are not stopped, S1038 and S1040 are skipped (N of S1036).

As the reel stop management process, a weight time is set, a control command including information indicating that the reel is waiting to start rotating is generated, written to the command buffer, and initial values of various data used for accelerating the reel are predetermined. Store in the storage area of. It is determined whether or not all reels are rotating at a constant speed, and if it is determined that the reels are not rotating at a constant speed, it is determined whether or not the rotation of all reels is abnormal. Again, the initial values of various data used for accelerating the reels are stored in a predetermined storage area, and the confirmation of all reels is completed. On the other hand, if it is determined that the reels are rotating at a constant speed, or if it is determined that the rotation is not abnormal, the confirmation of all reels is terminated as it is.

If the payout cannot be stored when paying out medals, the hopper payout is executed. In this hopper payout process, first, the hopper is started to be driven and waits until the payout is detected (if the payout is not detected until the predetermined time elapses, a hopper empty error occurs). If a payout is detected, the number of payouts is added, it is determined whether or not the payout is completed, the payout process is repeated if the payout is not completed, and the hopper drive is terminated if the payout is completed.

FIG. 36 is a block diagram schematically showing the hardware configurations of the main control device 1200 and the sub control device 1300. The main control device 1200 includes electronic components such as a main CPU 1250, a main RAM 1252, and a main ROM 1254. The main ROM 1254 stores in advance a main control program and data for controlling the overall game operation. The main control program or data is read from the main ROM 1254 into the main RAM 1252, and the main control program is executed by the main CPU 1250. Each electronic component is connected by a bus such as a system bus or a data bus (not shown). Signals indicating the insertion of medals, signals indicating the pressing of the bet buttons 1112a and b, signals indicating the pressing of the settlement button 1113, signals indicating the operation of the start lever 1114, signals indicating the pressing of the stop buttons 1116a to c, reels 1160a to A signal or the like indicating the position of c is acquired by the main CPU 1250 via various interfaces (not shown). The main CPU 1250 drives and controls an external device such as a stepping motor of reels 1160a to 1c by various drive circuits (not shown). Further, commands necessary for effect control are transmitted from the main CPU 1250 to the sub control device 1300 together with the result of the winning combination lottery, winning information, and information indicating the operation of each button or lever.

The sub control device 1300 includes electronic components such as a sub CPU 1350, a sub RAM 1352, a sub ROM 1354, and an effect display control unit 1360. The sub ROM 1354 is one of the data storage means for holding the sub control program including the effect pattern data in which the effect process is defined, the display pattern data in which the effect display process is defined, and the pattern storage means 1302 in FIG. 34. It is a hardware configuration that functions as. A sub control program including effect pattern data and display pattern data is read from the sub ROM 1354 into the sub RAM 1352, and the effect control by the sub control program is executed by the sub CPU 1350. Each electronic component is connected by a bus such as a system bus or a data bus (not shown), and is connected by bidirectional communication capable of transmitting and receiving signals to each other. For example, when a command is transmitted from the sub CPU 1350 to the effect display control unit 1360, the command is transmitted a plurality of times, and the effect display control unit 1360 issues an acknowledgment (ACK) to the sub CPU 1350 as soon as the command is appropriately received at least once. By replying, communication errors due to noise etc. are avoided. If the reception order of a plurality of commands is different from the usual one, the effect display control unit 1360 ignores the ACK without returning it, and returns only to an appropriate command. A signal from an external device such as the effect button 1120 is acquired by the sub CPU 1350 via various interfaces (not shown), and a command corresponding to the effect display control unit 1360 is transmitted according to the reception or the number of times of receiving the signal. The sub CPU 1350 drives an external device such as a speaker 1122 by various drive circuits and control circuits (not shown) according to the effect pattern data to control the effect by audio output. Further, the sub CPU 1350 transmits the display pattern data to the effect display control unit 1360. The sub CPU 1350 and the effect display control unit 1360 have a hardware configuration that functions as the effect determination means 1304 and the effect control means 1306 as shown in FIG. 34. In this embodiment, an example in which the sub-control device 1300 includes the effect display control unit 1360 will be described, but the sub-control device 1300 and the effect display control unit 1360 do not need to be integrated as a substrate and are separated. They may be formed as separate substrates connected to each other.

FIG. 37 is a block diagram schematically showing the hardware configuration of the effect display control unit 1360. The effect display control unit 1360 includes a control CPU 1362, a control RAM 1364, a data ROM 1366, and a display control circuit 1370. The data ROM 1366 is one of the data storage means for holding the material data such as the effect image data, the motion data, and the object definition data of the three-dimensional image used for the effect display in a data-compressed state, and is one of the data storage means referred to in FIG. 34. It is a hardware configuration that functions as means 1302. The effect image data is an image used for the effect display as an effect object showing a winning determination result or the like, and is, for example, a material image such as a sprite image used for various effects and a moving image used for various effects. The motion data is data in which the motion is defined when the motion is added to the image used for various effects at a predetermined timing. Object definition data is data in which the shape of a three-dimensional object is defined.

Based on the display pattern data sent from the sub CPU 1350, material data such as effect image data, motion data, and object definition data specified in the display pattern data is read from the data ROM 1366 to the control RAM 1364, and the material data is read. The effect display used is executed by the control CPU 1362. As a result, commands and material data related to the effect display are transmitted from the control CPU 1362 to the display control circuit 1370, and the display control circuit 1370 controls the display. When a signal indicating the operation of the new bet buttons 1112a, b or the start lever 1114 is received during the effect display, the sub CPU 1350 determines a new effect pattern and sends a command indicating the new effect display to the control CPU 1362. .. The sub CPU 1350 and the display control circuit 1370 have a hardware configuration that functions as the effect determining means 1304 and the effect control means 1306 in FIG. 34.

The display control circuit 1370 includes a decoder 1374, a drawing memory 1376, a drawing circuit 1378, a frame buffer 1380, and a display circuit 1382, each of which is connected via a bus 1372. The bus 1372 in this figure comprehensively shows buses such as a system bus, a data bus, and an address bus for convenience.

Material data such as effect image data, motion data, and object definition data sent from the control CPU 1362 are stored in the drawing memory 1376, and the compressed data among the data is decoded by the decoder 1374. The drawing memory 1376 is a VRAM (VideoRAM) used as a work area when decoding the effect image data or motion data by the decoder 1374, or as a work area when executing drawing processing or image processing by the drawing circuit 1378. ).

The drawing circuit 1378 uses the data stored in the drawing memory 1376 to sequentially execute commands sent from the control CPU 1362 to generate a display image, and the generated display image is used as a frame of a moving image as a frame buffer. Store in 1380. The frame buffer 1380 is a VRAM as a buffer memory for temporarily storing frames of moving images to be output to the effect display device 1130. The frame buffer 1380 and the drawing memory 1376 may be formed of a single VRAM to share an area.

The display circuit 1382 outputs the display images stored in the frame buffer 1380 to the effect display device 1130 in the form of video signals in the order in which they are stored. The frame buffer 1380 has, for example, a memory area for two frames, and while the display circuit 1382 outputs a display image from the memory area for one frame, the drawing circuit 1378 generates the next display image. Store in the memory area for another frame.

The slot machine 1010 is powered by a power supply board 1166 that functions as a power supply device. A power switch and a reset switch are connected to the power supply device, and signals from each of these switches are transmitted to the main CPU 1250. The power switch is a switch that accepts power-on and power-off operations from the power supply device to the slot machine 1010. The reset switch is a switch for resetting each circuit or the like mounted on the main control device 1200 when an error occurs in the slot machine 1010 or the like. The electric power from the power supply device is supplied to the main control device 1200 and the sub control device 1300. On the power supply path from the power supply device to the main control device 1200 and the sub control device 1300, a power supply monitoring means for monitoring the supply voltage and detecting a power failure in which the voltage drops below a predetermined voltage is provided. The power supply monitoring means determines that the power supply is cut off when the supply voltage drops to a predetermined voltage, and outputs a power supply cutoff detection signal to the main CPU 1250 or the sub CPU 1350. The reference voltage value when detecting the power failure of the main control device 1200 is set to a value higher than the reference voltage value when detecting the power failure of the sub control device 1300, and is set before the sub control device 1300. The main controller 1200 executes a process programmed to be executed when the power is cut off (power cutoff process).

FIG. 38 is a flowchart showing a main program control process of the main control device 1200 in the slot machine 1010. In the game control process executed by the main control device 1200, first, the game start process is executed (S1100), the game medal management process is executed (S1102), the number of bets matches the specified number as a start condition, and the game is started. If the operation of the start lever is accepted (Y of S1104), the processing at the time of accepting the lever is executed (S1106), and if at least one of the start conditions is not satisfied (N of S1104), the process returns to S1102. Following S1106, a combination determination process is executed (S1108), and whether or not to execute a freeze (effect) as a freeze lottery process and an effect mode during freeze are determined (S1110). When the pseudo game freeze is selected in the freeze lottery, the pseudo game is executed (S1112). A reel stop management process such as waiting for a wait time is executed (S1114), and a stop display symbol determination process is executed to determine whether or not a game combination has been established (S1116). Next, the game medal payout process is executed (S1118), the game end process is executed (S1120), the process returns to S1100, and the flow of this figure is repeated.

FIG. 39 is a flowchart showing a timer interrupt process in the main control device 1200. In this timer interrupt process, processing such as reading each game operation signal output, detecting (confirming) the signal level, and transmitting each control command in response to a game operation such as a bet operation performed by the player is performed. It is carried out at regular intervals (eg, 2.235 ms). First, interrupt initial processing (register save, interrupt prohibition, etc.) is executed (S1200), it is determined whether or not a power cut has been detected, and if a power cut is detected (Y in S1202), the power supply The disconnection process is executed (S1204). In the power cutoff process, registers are saved, stack pointers are saved, interrupt states are saved, and the like. In addition, information on the combination determination result and information on the RT gaming state stored in a predetermined storage area, checksum calculation and storage, and the like are processed. If the power failure is not detected (N of S1202), timer measurement is executed (S1206). The timer measurement measures the elapsed time of an arbitrary timer set in the game control process. Next, control of the display lamp (update of the display value in the display lamp based on the control data output to the output port, etc.) is executed (S1208), and further, reading of the input port is executed (S1020). In reading the input port, the signal level of each game operation signal input to the input port is read and stored, and the signal level is determined.

Next, reel drive control (S1212) for controlling acceleration, deceleration, constant speed maintenance, stop maintenance, and the like of reel rotation is repeated until all reels are completed (S1214). Next, a port output process for exciting output of the reel, hopper, blocker, etc. is executed (S1216), and a control command transmission process is executed (S1218). The outer end signal data stored in the predetermined storage area is read out, the outer end signal is output (S1220), the interrupt end processing (register return, interrupt permission, etc.) is executed (S1222), and the interrupt return. do.

As another control process executed by the main control device 1200, there is a main control power-on process. The main control power-on process is a process performed when the power supply to the main control device 1200 is started (when the power is turned on). The temporary stack pointer is set, the checksum is calculated, and the check is performed, and the power return process is executed. It will be processed so that it can be done. The stack pointer is restored and the interrupt is activated, and the game is played based on the information on the combination determination result and the information on the RT game state stored in the predetermined storage area when the power is turned off.

(Example)
Hereinafter, the characteristic configuration of this embodiment will be described. In this embodiment, there is a "fixed expectation level" that keeps the expectation level that is a big hit regardless of the type of subsequent effect when going through a special effect process, and a "fixed expectation level effect" that suggests the execution of a specific effect in advance. "Advance suggestion production" can be executed. First, the "preliminary suggestion effect" related to the composition of the entire effect will be described, and then the "fixed expectation effect" that can be executed when going through a special effect process will be described.

(1. Preliminary suggestion production)
In this embodiment, a "pre-suggestion effect" that pre-suggests the execution of a specific effect is prepared, and a dedicated effect that can be executed only after the execution of the pre-suggestion effect is prepared. The dedicated production is one of the "high expectations production" with a relatively high expectation of becoming a big hit. The pre-suggestion effect is started at various timings during the progress of the game and is continued until the execution timing of the specific effect to be suggested. After that, the pre-suggestion effect ends at the timing when the specific effect to be suggested can be executed, and the specific effect can be executed when the pre-suggestion effect ends. In some cases, the dedicated effect is executed, in some cases, a common effect other than the dedicated effect is executed, and in some cases, neither the dedicated effect nor the common effect is executed. Here, the "common effect" refers to an effect that can be executed without executing the advance suggestion effect, and various variable effects and advance notice effects can be applied.

According to this embodiment, it is suggested that the expectation level to be hit at the start of the prior suggestion effect is high by enabling the execution of the dedicated effect which is one of the high expectation effect after the end of the advance suggestion effect. can. In addition, by providing a case where the dedicated effect is executed after the end of the prior suggestion effect and a case where the dedicated effect is not executed, the case where the dedicated effect whose execution frequency must be lowered in order to achieve high expectations is not executed. Even so, the pre-suggestion effect can be executed, and the execution frequency of the pre-suggestion effect can be increased. In addition, even if the dedicated effect is not executed after the pre-suggested effect is completed, by making it possible to execute a common effect different from the dedicated effect, there is a chance to increase the variation of the effect and win. Can be suggested to the player. Furthermore, by providing a difference in the types of effects that can be executed after the end of the advance suggestion effect according to the start timing and end timing of the advance suggestion effect, the difference in the degree of expectation due to the difference in the start or end timing of the advance suggestion effect can be obtained. Can be suggested to the player. This makes it possible to enhance the interest of the production.

FIG. 40 is a diagram schematically showing the flow of the variation effect. This figure shows the flow from the start of fluctuations in the main drawing to the execution of various effects via normal reach, etc., and the execution of the "strongest effect", which sets the highest expectation of a big hit. .. The "strongest effect" is a variable effect with the highest expectation that can be executed in the final stage of the variable effect, and the player can be sure whether the change will be a big hit or not during or after the execution of the strongest effect. The winning branch effect to be notified is executed. In the winning branch effect, for example, a display prompting the player to operate the effect button 109 or the effect lever 112 is displayed on the screen, and the winning is deterministically notified after the operation of the effect button 109 or the effect lever 112. An example of the winning branch effect is an accessory operating effect in which the movable accessory 66 is activated. For example, when the accessory operating effect is executed with a rainbow-colored lighting color, the winning / failing result is a big hit or a big hit with a probability change. Will be definitely notified.

The left side of FIG. 40 shows the flow of a common effect that can be executed regardless of the presence or absence of the prior suggestion effect, and the right side shows a dedicated effect that can be executed only after the start of the prior suggestion effect. In FIG. 40, a star mark (★) is attached to the timing at which the advance suggestion effect can be started. The pre-suggestion effect can be started at various timings from the start to the end of the symbol change, can be started with the start of the symbol change as a trigger, and is executed during the change, "SP development suggestion" and "development mission". , "Normal Pseudo-Ren", "Special Pseudo-Ren" and "Battle Reach" can be started as an opportunity. With the end of the pre-suggestion effect, the dedicated effect "full screen development" can be executed, and the "sudden strongest" in which the transition to the above-mentioned strongest effect suddenly occurs after the full screen development is possible. The sudden strongest is also a dedicated effect that can be executed only after the execution of the advance suggestion effect, and the strongest effect is executed after the sudden strongest occurs.

There are "movable characters", "dedicated symbols", and "normal reach" as the effects performed in the early stages of the symbol change. "Movable character" is an effect that can be executed along with the pre-suggestion effect, and is an effect that suggests the end of the pre-suggestion effect while the pre-suggestion effect is being continued. Details will be described later, but for example, the end of the pre-suggestion effect is suggested by the movable accessory arranged at the lower part of the screen moving in small steps. The "dedicated symbol" is also an effect that can be executed along with the pre-suggestion effect, and by inciting whether or not a special symbol different from the normal number symbol stops, the pre-suggestion effect can be performed during the continuation of the advance suggestion effect. Suggest the end. Details will be described later, but for example, a display is made to indicate whether or not the dedicated symbol composed of the characters "full screen" suggesting full-screen development is stopped, and if the dedicated symbol is stopped, a prior suggestion effect is given. When it ends and full screen development is executed, if the dedicated symbol does not stop, full screen development is not executed and the advance suggestion effect ends. "Normal reach" is a common effect that can be executed regardless of whether or not the prior suggestion effect is executed. The left and right sides of the main design consisting of three symbol rows are temporarily stopped with the same symbol, and the center of the main design is The end of the pre-suggestion effect is suggested by the high-speed fluctuating reach state.

There are "SP development suggestion", "SP development (appearing the leading role)", "normal development (weak reach)" and "development mission" as fluctuation effects executed in the middle of the symbol change. "SP development suggestion" is a production that encourages whether or not to develop into the first half (strong reach) of SP reach that can be executed at the end of the symbol change. If the SP development suggestion succeeds in the development to the first half of the SP reach, the SP development (the leading role appears) is executed, and then the SP development to the first half of the SP reach (strong reach) is performed. On the other hand, when the SP development suggestion does not develop in the first half of the SP reach, the normal development (weak reach) is executed, and the weak reach is produced with a relatively lower expectation than the first half of the SP reach (strong reach). After the execution of normal development (weak reach), it is possible to develop to the first half of SP reach (strong reach). In addition, after the SP development suggestion or the normal development (weak reach) is executed, the main drawing may be out of alignment and stop fluctuating without developing to the next production. The "development mission" is a production that can be executed after the main drawing is temporarily stopped in a disengaged manner, and develops after pretending to be disengaged. In the development mission, a mission to be cleared is given, and if the mission can be cleared, it will develop to the first half of SP reach (strong reach), and if the mission fails, the main drawing will not develop to the next production. It will come off and stop fluctuating. In addition, in the middle of the symbol fluctuation, it may go through the "normal pseudo-ream", and after the end of the pseudo-continuous fluctuation of a predetermined number of times (for example, 3 times), "SP development (leading role appearance)", "normal development (weak reach)" or It is possible to move to the "development mission". It should be noted that, in a normal pseudo-ream, the pseudo-continuous fluctuation does not reach a predetermined number of times (for example, 3 times) and the main drawing comes off and stops fluctuating, or in a predetermined number of times (for example, 3 times), the main drawing is changed. May come off and stop fluctuating.

There are the first half of SP reach (strong reach) and the second half of SP reach (strongest production) as the fluctuation effects executed at the end of the symbol change. There are two production patterns throughout the first half and the second half of SP reach, and there are two systems, "strongest ritual reach" and "battle reach". The first system, "strongest ritual reach," is a production in which the process of the ritual for the main character to obtain the strongest title is displayed, and a continuous production is executed from the first half of the SP reach to the second half of the SP reach. In other words, if the "strongest ritual reach first half" is executed at the time of the first half of the SP reach, it is confirmed that it will always develop into the "strongest ritual reach second half" of the second half of the SP reach. Therefore, the first half of the strongest ritual reach can be called the "strongest production confirmed reach" in the sense that the strongest production after that (the second half of the strongest ritual reach) is confirmed, and the first half of the strongest ritual reach is the strongest production in the latter half of the SP reach. Similarly, it can be said that it is a variable production with a very high expectation that it will be a big hit. The second system, "Battle Reach," is a production that displays the process of playing against an enemy character, and is one of the high-expectation productions with high expectations that will be a big hit. There are also the first half and the second half of the battle reach, and if it develops in the second half of the battle reach, the main character (leading role) will be in the strongest state, and there is a possibility of winning the enemy character than if it does not develop in the second half ( It is suggested that the degree of expectation of victory) is high. In this embodiment, six types of enemy characters A to F are prepared as opponents of battle reach, and the degree of expectation of victory differs depending on the types of enemy characters A to F appearing. In Battle Reach, the same enemy characters will continue to appear in the first half of Battle Reach and the second half of Battle Reach. For example, if the enemy character A appears in the first half of the battle reach, the main character becomes the strongest state in the second half of the battle reach after the production display showing the offensive and defensive process with the enemy character A is made, and the battle with the enemy character A is performed. It will be settled. At the end of the latter half of the SP reach (strongest effect), a winning branch effect is executed in which the player operates the effect lever 112, suggesting that the expectation of a big hit is higher than when the effect button 109 is operated. For example, if it does not develop in the latter half of the battle reach, the winning branch effect that causes the player to operate the effect button 109 after the end of the first half of the battle reach is executed, which is a bigger hit than the case where the strongest effect in the latter half of the SP reach is executed. It is suggested that expectations are low.

There are "full screen development", "dedicated pseudo-ren", and "sudden strongest" as dedicated effects that can be executed only after the execution of the pre-suggestion effect. "Full screen development" is an effect that can be executed when the pre-suggestion effect ends in a specific display mode, and the main character appears after the entire screen is swallowed by the storm. After full-screen development, it will be transferred to "normal pseudo-ren", "dedicated pseudo-ren" or "sudden strongest". "Normal pseudo-ream" is a pseudo-continuous fluctuation effect that can be executed both with and without full-screen development, and after the completion of a predetermined number of pseudo-continuous fluctuations (for example, 3 times), "SP development (leading role)". Appearance) ”,“ Normal Development (Weak Reach) ”or“ Development Mission ”. As described above, in the normal pseudo-ream, the pseudo-continuous fluctuation does not reach a predetermined number of times (for example, 3 times) and the main drawing is off and the fluctuation stops, or in the pseudo-continuous fluctuation of a predetermined number of times (for example, 3 times). In some cases, the main drawing may be out of alignment and stop fluctuating. "Dedicated pseudo-ream" is a pseudo-continuous fluctuation effect that can be executed only via full-screen development, and a predetermined number of times (for example, 3 times) of pseudo-continuous fluctuation is performed while the full-screen developed dedicated background is displayed. It is a special production form that is executed. "Sudden strongest" is a production for shifting to the strongest production, and develops into "strongest ritual reach second half" or "battle reach second half" which is the strongest production after the execution of the sudden strongest.

The type of dedicated effect that can be the suggestion target of the advance suggestion effect may differ depending on the start timing and end timing of the advance suggestion effect. For example, if the pre-suggestion effect is started when the fluctuation starts and the pre-suggestion effect ends at the beginning of the symbol change, it is possible to shift to "normal pseudo-ream", "dedicated pseudo-ream", or "sudden strongest" after full screen development. Is. On the other hand, when the advance suggestion effect starts or ends in the middle of the symbol change, it is possible to shift only to the "sudden strongest" after the full screen development. At the end of the symbol change, the advance suggestion effect is executed only in the "first half of the battle reach", and after the full screen development, it shifts to the "second half of the battle reach" without going through the sudden strongest. In this way, by different types of dedicated effects that can be suggested depending on the timing of the start and end of the prior suggestion effect, it is possible to suggest the degree of expectation that will be a big hit depending on the timing of the start and end of the advance suggestion effect.

FIG. 41 is a diagram showing an effect pattern of the prior suggestion effect. In this embodiment, 23 types of effect patterns (also referred to as advance suggestion effect patterns) are prepared as the advance suggestion effect. Each pattern has a different combination of a start trigger, an end trigger, an end effect, and an effect to be suggested. As described above, the type of effect to be suggested may differ depending on the start and end triggers of the prior suggestion effect. Further, the display mode at the end of the prior suggestion effect (that is, the display mode of the end effect) is different depending on the type of the effect to be suggested by the prior suggestion effect.

In the pre-suggestion effect patterns 1 to 9, the pre-suggestion effect is started when the fluctuation starts, and the pre-suggestion effect ends when the character is movable, the special symbol, the normal reach, or the SP development suggestion is triggered. The effect to be suggested is a normal pseudo-ream, a dedicated pseudo-ream, or a sudden strongest. When shifting to normal pseudo-ream, dedicated pseudo-ream, or sudden strongest, full-screen development is executed as an end effect. It should be noted that a specific effect may not occur after the end of the pre-suggestion effect, and "-" indicates that there is no effect to be suggested. In addition, three types of display colors of purple, red, and gold are set for the prior suggestion effect, and the type of effect to be suggested is suggested according to the display color of the prior suggestion effect. Specifically, in the case of gold, it is confirmed that the transition to the sudden strongest is made, and in the case of red, it is confirmed that the transition is made to the normal pseudo-ream or the sudden strongest. On the other hand, in the case of purple, it is suggested that the effect does not occur after the end of the prior suggestion effect.

FIG. 42 is a diagram schematically showing the first half of the effect process of the prior suggestion effect pattern 1. At the beginning of the pre-suggestion effect, a tornado will occur and the screen will be swallowed by the storm. First, as shown in (a), thunderclouds suggesting the occurrence of a tornado are generated on the left and right sides of the screen triggered by the start of fluctuation of the main map, and the pre-suggestion effect is started. The display color of the thundercloud at the start of the pre-suggestion effect is purple, gray, or white, and a display color different from the color suggesting high expectation such as red or gold is used. Next, as shown in (b), tornadoes are generated on the left and right sides of the screen, and an effect display is performed such that the screen frame blows away toward the back of the tornado. In the screen frame displayed small in the center of the screen of (b), the main drawing that is variablely displayed, the variable object that suggests the expected degree of the fluctuation, and the reserved object that suggests the expected degree of the held lottery value, etc. Is displayed. In the screen frame in the center of the screen of (b), the same content as the variable effect when the tornado related to the prior suggestion effect does not occur is displayed. That is, an image obtained by reducing the normal fluctuation effect when the advance suggestion effect does not start is displayed in a small screen frame displayed in the center of the screen. Next, as shown in (c), a movable character that imitates a dragon (lower dragon character) appears at the bottom of the screen, and the movable character vibrates in small steps by "moving character (lower dragon fan)" in advance. The end of the suggestion production is suggested. After that, as shown in (d), a production display is made in which the lower dragon roars and emits smoke, and the screen shifts to full-screen development.

FIG. 43 is a diagram schematically showing the latter half of the effect process of the prior suggestion effect pattern 1. This figure shows the production process following FIG. 42 (d). First, as shown in (a), a state in which the smoke exhaled by the lower dragon fills the entire screen and is wrapped in smoke is displayed. At this time, the display color of smoke can be changed to red, and the display color of smoke suggests the execution of a high-expectation dedicated effect. In addition, in the pre-suggestion effect pattern 1, since the screen shifts to the normal pseudo-ream after full-screen development, the smoke display color is either maintained in purple or changed to red, and the transition to the sudden strongest. Does not change to a fixed golden color. Next, as shown in (b), a hand with the index finger and the middle finger sticking out from the back of the smoke filled in the entire screen toward the front is displayed. Then, as shown in (c), the smoke that filled the entire screen cleared up, and the main character (leading role) with the index and middle fingers sticking out appeared and performed a special move. After that, as shown in (d), a normal pseudo-ream that is a suggestion target of the pre-suggestion effect is started. At this time, a plurality of types of pseudo-ream effects are prepared as normal pseudo-ream, and for example, any one of four types of normal pseudo-ream having different expectations can be executed. Further, the type of the normal pseudo-ream executed in (d) may be different depending on the type of the special move delivered at the timing of (c). For example, three types of special moves are prepared, and when it becomes the first special move (for example, special α), it is easy to execute a normal pseudo-ream with a relatively low expectation, and it is called the second special move (for example, special β). In this case, it becomes easier to execute a normal pseudo-ream with a relatively high expectation. In the case of the third special move (for example, special gamma), it may be configured to shift to the sudden strongest instead of the normal pseudo-ream. Therefore, in the pre-suggestion effect pattern 1 that is normally shifted to the pseudo-ream, the third special move (special γ) cannot be executed.

FIG. 44 is a diagram schematically showing the latter half of the effect process of the prior suggestion effect pattern 2. The first half of the effect process of the pre-suggestion effect pattern 2 is the same as the first half of the pre-suggestion effect pattern 1 shown in FIG. 42. In the pre-suggestion effect pattern 2, the full screen is developed as shown in (a), the hand with the index finger and the middle finger sticking out is displayed as shown in (b), and then the third special move is shown as shown in (c). A main character that delivers (Special γ) appears, and as shown in (d), the sudden strongest occurs. In the pre-suggestion effect pattern 2, the sudden strongest occurs, so in the full screen development of (a), the display color of smoke remains purple, changes to red, and changes to gold. There is. In the pre-suggestion effect pattern 2, for example, the probability that the display color of the smoke of full-screen development is maintained in purple is set lower than that of the pre-suggestion effect pattern 1.

FIG. 45 is a diagram schematically showing the effect process of the prior suggestion effect pattern 3. The pre-suggestion effect pattern 3 is the same as the effect process of the first half of the pre-suggestion effect patterns 1 and 2. The production ends. 45 (a) to 45 (c) are the same as FIGS. 42 (a) to 42 (c). As shown in (a), a thundercloud is generated when the fluctuation starts, a tornado is generated on the left and right sides of the screen as shown in (b), and a lower dragon character moves in small steps as shown in (c). After that, the pre-suggestion effect ends without the effect of the lower dragon spitting smoke, and the display mode returns to the same as before the start of the pre-suggestion effect as shown in (d). Specifically, the tornado displayed on the left and right of (c) disappears, and the screen frame that is swallowed by the tornado and displayed small in the center of the screen returns to the front. For example, the end effect of "Disappearance 1" is such that the tornado display disappears so that the tornado loses momentum and disappears naturally, and the pre-suggestion effect ends as if nothing had happened. In (d) after the end of the pre-suggestion effect, no effect that raises the degree of expectation such as the advance notice effect is performed, and for example, the main drawing is off and the fluctuation stops. It should be noted that the fluctuation stop may be confirmed at the timing of (d) and the next symbol fluctuation may be started, or the development mission may be started after pretending to be out of alignment. In the pre-suggestion effect pattern 3, since there is no effect to be suggested, the display color of the tornado remains purple, which suggests a low degree of expectation, and the tornado disappears while the purple display color is maintained, and the tornado is pre-suggested. The production ends.

FIG. 46 is a diagram schematically showing a part of the effect process of the prior suggestion effect pattern 4. The display mode at the start of the prior suggestion effect pattern 4 is the same as that of the prior suggestion effect patterns 1 to 3, and is the same as FIGS. 42 (a) to (b) and FIGS. 45 (a) to (b). Is. In FIG. 46, a tornado is generated on the left and right sides of the screen as shown in (a), and after an effect display is made so that the screen frame blows toward the back of the tornado, as shown in (b), "full screen". An effect display is made to incite whether or not the special design of the wording of is stopped. Subsequently, when the "full screen" dedicated symbol is stopped and displayed in the center of the screen as shown in (c), full screen development is executed as shown in (d). The production process after the development of the full screen is the same as in FIGS. 43 (a) to 43 (d), and the main character sticking out the index finger and the middle finger from the back of the smoke appears and the normal pseudo-ren starts. Therefore, the prior suggestion effect pattern 4 differs from the above-mentioned prior suggestion effect pattern 1 in that the end trigger of the advance suggestion effect is not the movable character (lower dragon fan) but the dedicated pattern (stop fan), and other than that. Is common to the production process of the prior suggestion production pattern 1.

FIG. 47 is a diagram schematically showing a part of the effect process of the prior suggestion effect pattern 5. The first half of the effect process of the advance suggestion effect pattern 5 is the same as that of the advance suggestion effect pattern 4, and an effect display is made to indicate whether or not the dedicated symbol of the wording of "full screen" is stopped after the start of the advance suggestion effect. After that, as shown in (a), the "full screen" dedicated symbol is stopped and displayed in the center of the screen. Then, when full-screen development is executed as shown in (b), instead of the main character appearing, it is swallowed by the center of the tornado as shown in (c) and the tornado is seen from directly above. It changes to a spiral full-screen display. After that, as shown in (d), the main drawing is disengaged and temporarily stopped and displayed in front of the spiral background image, and the main drawing changes again while the spiral background image is continued, and the dedicated pseudo-ream is displayed. Rush into. The dedicated pseudo-ream differs from the normal pseudo-ream in that the pseudo-continuous variation effect is executed using the spiral-shaped dedicated background shown in (d). As a modification, instead of executing the dedicated pseudo-ream, the user may enter the "special zone" in which the spiral dedicated background is displayed over a plurality of symbol fluctuation periods. In this case, the prior suggestion effect pattern 5 is configured to be selectable by look-ahead when the lottery value corresponding to the variation pattern that can stay in the special zone is reserved. For example, the advance suggestion effect pattern 5 is selected and transferred to the special zone due to the symbol change before the hold that enables staying in the special zone is exhausted, and then the hold that triggered the transition to the special zone is digested. The pattern change starts while staying in the special zone.

FIG. 48 is a diagram schematically showing the effect process of the prior suggestion effect pattern 6. In the pre-suggestion effect pattern 6, the effect display is performed in which the dedicated symbol of "full screen" slides down without stopping. FIGS. 48 (a) and 48 (b) are the same as those of FIGS. 46 (a) and 46 (b), respectively, and an effect display is made to indicate whether or not the dedicated symbol of the "full screen" is stopped. Subsequently, as shown in (c) of FIG. 48, an effect display is made in which the dedicated symbol slides down without stopping at the center of the screen, and then, as shown in (d), the screen returns to the screen before the start of the prior suggestion effect. At this time, as in the pre-suggestion effect pattern 3, the tornado displayed on the left and right of (c) disappears, the screen frame that is swallowed by the tornado and displayed small in the center of the screen returns to the front, and the tornado disappears naturally. The prior suggestion effect ends in the display mode of "disappearance 1".

FIG. 49 is a diagram schematically showing a part of the effect process of the prior suggestion effect pattern 7. The display mode at the start of the prior suggestion effect pattern 7 is the same as that of the prior suggestion effect patterns 1 to 6, and is the same as FIGS. 42 (a) and 42 (b). In FIG. 49, “normal reach” occurs in which the main drawing is the reach mode in the screen frame displayed small in the center of the screen as shown in (a), and full-screen development is executed triggered by the occurrence of normal reach. .. Then, as shown in (b), a hand with the index finger and the middle finger sticking out from the back of the smoke toward the front is displayed, and as shown in (c), the main character appears and performs a special move. For example, it is suggested that the main character performs the second special move (special β) to shift to a normal pseudo-ream with a relatively high expectation. After that, as shown in (d), a normal pseudo-ream is started. Therefore, the prior suggestion effect pattern 7 differs from the above-mentioned prior suggestion effect patterns 1 and 4 in that the end trigger of the advance suggestion effect is not the movable character (lower dragon fan) or the dedicated symbol (stop fan), but the normal reach. However, other than that, it is common to the production process of the prior suggestion production patterns 1 and 4. In the pre-suggestion effect patterns 1, 4 and 7 in which the normal pseudo-ream is executed, both the pseudo-ream A in FIG. 43 (d) and the pseudo-ream B in FIG. 49 (b) can be executed, and the other pseudo-ream C can be executed. Or pseudo-ream D may be executable. In the pre-suggested effect patterns 1, 4, and 7, for example, an effect lottery for which of a plurality of types of normal pseudo-ren (for example, pseudo-ren A to D) is to be executed is executed, and a plurality of types of normal pseudo-reams are executed based on the lottery results. One of the reams is executed. The selection tendency of the plurality of types of normal pseudo-reams A to D may be common regardless of the prior suggestion effect pattern, or may be different depending on the prior suggestion effect pattern. For example, the pre-suggestion effect pattern 1 may be configured so that the pseudo-ream A is easily selected, the pre-suggestion effect pattern 4 is easy to select the pseudo-ream B, and the pre-suggestion effect pattern 7 is easy to select the pseudo-ream C. ..

In the pre-suggestion effect pattern 8, after full-screen development is executed triggered by the occurrence of normal reach, the main character performs a third special move (special γ), and the sudden strongest occurs. Therefore, the prior suggestion effect pattern 8 is common to the prior suggestion effect pattern 7 in that the advance suggestion effect ends with the normal reach as an opportunity, and is common to the advance suggestion effect pattern 2 in that the sudden strongest occurs after the full screen development. In the pre-suggestion effect pattern 8, as in the pre-suggestion effect pattern 2, the smoke display color may be purple, red, or gold when full-screen development is executed.

FIG. 50 is a diagram schematically showing a part of the effect process of the prior suggestion effect pattern 9. In the pre-suggestion effect pattern 9, as shown in (a), the pre-suggestion effect in which tornadoes are displayed on the left and right sides of the screen continues until "normal reach" in which the main drawing is the reach mode. Therefore, the prior suggestion effect pattern 9 has the same effect process as the advance suggestion effect patterns 7 and 8 until the “normal reach” occurs. However, in the advance suggestion effect pattern 9, the advance suggestion effect does not end triggered by the "normal reach", and the advance suggestion effect continues until the "SP development suggestion" is executed after the normal reach. (B) shows a state in which the pre-suggestion effect continues at the start of "SP development suggestion", and fuels whether SP development or normal development occurs in the screen frame displayed small in the center of the screen. "Development suggestion" is started. After that, with the start of SP development suggestion, full-screen development is executed as shown in (c), and the hand with the index finger and middle finger sticking out from the back of the smoke toward the front is displayed, and the main character appears. The third special move (special γ) is delivered. After that, as shown in (d), the sudden strongest occurs. When the full screen of (c) is developed, the display color of the smoke changes to gold, so that the occurrence of the sudden strongest may be confirmed and notified.

In this way, in the pre-suggestion effect patterns 1 to 9 in which the pre-suggestion effect is started when the fluctuation starts, the end motive of the pre-suggestion effect may be different, and the effect that can be a suggestion target depending on the difference in the end motive. The types can also be different. Further, the effects that trigger the end of the prior suggestion effect are executed at different timings, and the elapsed time from the start of fluctuation (or the start of the prior suggestion effect) to the timing that triggers the end of the prior suggestion effect may differ. For example, "movable character (lower dragon fan)" and "dedicated symbol (stop fan)" are early timings after a relatively short time (for example, less than 2 seconds, less than 3 seconds, less than 5 seconds) from the start of fluctuation. Can be executed in. In a pattern in which the elapsed time until the end of the prior suggestion effect is short, the dedicated effect may not be executed after the end of the advance suggestion effect, and the high expectation effect may be executed after the end of the advance suggestion effect. Is low, which may suggest that the expectation of a big hit is low. Furthermore, if the duration of the pre-suggestion effect is short, the special effect may not be executed after the end of the pre-suggestion effect, and when the character is movable (lower dragon fanning) or the dedicated symbol (stop fanning) occurs. It can be suggested that the expectation of a big hit is low. On the other hand, the normal reach and the SP development suggestion can be executed at a late timing after a relatively long time (for example, 2 seconds or more, 5 seconds or more, 10 seconds or more) has elapsed from the start of the fluctuation. In a pattern that takes a long time to reach the end of these pre-suggestion effects, it is expected to be a big hit because it will always shift to "normal pseudo-ream" or "sudden strongest" after the end of the pre-suggestion effects. Is suggested. In other words, since the dedicated effect is always executed when the duration of the advance suggestion effect is long, it can be suggested that there is a high expectation that a big hit will occur when the normal reach occurs while the advance suggestion effect continues. In this way, by providing a difference in the type of effect to be suggested according to the end timing of the advance suggestion effect, it is possible to achieve a high expectation when the advance suggestion effect is continued without ending early. Can be suggested in advance to the person.

FIG. 51 is a diagram schematically showing the effect process of the prior suggestion effect patterns 10 and 11. In the pre-suggestion effect patterns 10 and 11, the pre-suggestion effect starts in the middle of the pseudo continuous fluctuation effect, and the pre-suggestion effect ends when all three symbol rows of the main drawing are temporarily stopped. Pseudo-continuous fluctuation effect is a temporary stop display that makes it appear as if all three symbol rows of the main design have been stopped, and then the main design is re-variated, as if it were multiple times within one symbol change period. It is a fluctuation production that makes it look as if fluctuations have been made. First, as shown in (a), a shake effect is performed in which the screen frame is rotated and shaken in small steps, triggered by the start of re-variation of the main drawing related to the pseudo continuous fluctuation, and it is suggested that the screen frame is blown to the back. do. This shake effect starts the pre-suggestion effect. Next, as shown in (b), tornadoes are generated on the left and right sides of the screen, and an effect display is performed such that the screen frame blows away toward the back of the tornado. (B) is an effect process similar to the above-mentioned prior suggestion effect patterns 1 to 9. In the small screen frame displayed in the center of the screen of (b), the main drawing related to the pseudo-continuous fluctuation effect is displayed in a variable manner, and whether the special symbol of the word "continuation" suggesting the continuation of the pseudo-ream stops. An indication is made to incite whether or not. Subsequently, as shown in (c), when the special symbol of "continuation" temporarily stops and the continuation of the pseudo-ream is suggested, the tornado moves violently in the screen and disappears due to the temporary stop of the pseudo-ream. The prior suggestion effect ends in the display mode of "disappearance 2". After that, as shown in (d), the display mode returns to the same as before the start of the pre-suggestion effect, and the advance notice effect (notice A) of "chance up!", Which suggests that the chance of becoming a big hit increases, is executed. Will be done. Therefore, in the advance suggestion effect patterns 10 and 11, the execution of the advance notice effect A for increasing the chance is preliminarily suggested by the start of the advance suggestion effect. The advance notice effect A may be a sound effect in which the voice of "chance up" is output instead of the effect display on the screen, or may be a character operation effect in which a movable character such as a lower dragon is operated. good.

Each of the pre-suggestion effect patterns 10 and 11 has a different timing for starting the pre-suggestion effect. In the pre-suggestion effect pattern 10, in the three pseudo-continuous fluctuations, the pre-suggestion effect is started when the first pseudo-continuous variation ends and the second pseudo-continuous variation is started, and the second pseudo-continuous variation is started. The advance suggestion effect ends with the end of continuous fluctuation (temporary stop). On the other hand, in the prior suggestion effect pattern 11, the prior suggestion effect is started when the second pseudo continuous variation is completed and the third pseudo continuous variation is started, and the end of the third pseudo continuous variation (provisional). (Stop) triggers the end of the pre-suggestion production. In a series of pseudo-continuous variation effects, only one of the prior suggestion effect patterns 10 and 11 may be executed, or both may be executed. In the latter case, the pre-suggestion effect is executed in both the second and third pseudo continuous variation effects, and the advance notice effect A for increasing the chance is executed. In the advance suggestion effect patterns 10 and 11, since the dedicated effect is not executed after the end of the advance suggestion effect, the display color of the tornado is purple, red, gold, etc. at least one of the continuation and the end of the advance suggestion effect. It does not change to the display color that suggests that the degree of expectation is high.

FIG. 52 is a diagram schematically showing the effect process of the prior suggestion effect pattern 12. In the pre-suggestion effect pattern 12, the advance suggestion effect starts when the development mission is started after pretending that the main drawing is out of alignment, and X seconds after the start of the development mission (for example, less than 1 second or 2). The advance suggestion effect ends in less than a second), and the advance notice effect (notice B) in which the display color of the title of the development mission changes to a color suggesting a high degree of expectation is executed. First, as shown in (a), a shake effect is executed in which the screen frame is rotated and shaken in small steps, triggered by the title display indicating the start of the development mission, and the screen frame is in the back of the tornado as shown in (b). A production display that blows away toward is made. Subsequently, as shown in (c), the prior suggestion effect ends in the display mode of "disappearance 3" in which the tornado moves violently in the screen and disappears toward the center of the screen. After that, as shown in (d), the display mode returns to the same as before the start of the pre-suggestion effect, and the characters and frames of the title display indicating the start of the development mission change to high-expected colors such as red and gold. The notice effect (notice B) is executed. Therefore, in the prior suggestion effect pattern 12, it is suggested in advance that the advance notice effect B in which the display color of the title is changed by the start of the advance suggestion effect is executed. Further, in the display mode of "disappearance 3" shown in (c), when the tornado disappears toward the title display in the center of the screen, the display color of the title changes. Is suggested in advance by the display mode (disappearance 3) of. In the pre-suggestion effect pattern 12, since the dedicated effect is not executed after the end of the pre-suggestion effect, the display color of the tornado is purple at least one of the continuation and the end of the pre-suggestion effect, and expectations such as red and gold are expected. It does not change to the display color that suggests a high degree.

In the pre-suggestion effect pattern 13, the pre-suggestion effect is started in the same manner as in the pre-suggestion effect pattern 12, but the end timing of the pre-suggestion effect and the advance notice effect to be the suggestion target are different. In the pre-suggestion effect pattern 13, the pre-suggestion effect ends Y seconds after the start of the development mission (for example, 2 seconds, 3 seconds, 5 seconds later), and the variable object or the hold is triggered by the end of the pre-suggestion effect. A pending change effect (notice C) in which the display mode (shape, pattern, color, etc.) of the object changes is executed. For example, by changing the shape of the variable object or the hold object and changing it to an image containing images or characters that imitate an item or character appearing in a specific effect, the change or the change to which the hold is digested. It is suggested that a specific effect is performed in. In addition, by changing the pattern of the variable object or reserved object to a giraffe pattern, or changing the display color to red or gold, it is expected that the variable or the pending change will be a big hit. Degree is suggested. In the prior suggestion effect pattern 13, since the advance notice effect C different from the prior suggestion effect pattern 12 is executed, the display mode at the end of the advance suggestion effect is different from the prior suggestion effect pattern 12, and the “disappearance” suggesting a pending change. The prior suggestion effect ends in the display mode of "4". In the display mode of "disappearance 4", for example, the tornado moves violently in the screen and disappears toward the display area of the variable object or the reserved object at the lower part of the screen. As a result, the execution of the advance notice effect C in which the variable object or the reserved object changes is suggested in advance by the display mode (disappearance 4) at the end of the advance suggestion effect. Therefore, when any of the pre-suggestion effect patterns 12 and 13 is executed, the display mode (disappearance 3 or extinction 4) at the end of the pre-suggestion effect differs depending on the pattern, and is suggested by the difference in the display mode at the end. It is possible to suggest in advance whether the target advance notice effect is the notice B or the notice C. In particular, by executing the pre-suggestion effect so that the tornado moves toward the place where the effect to be suggested is executed, it is possible to suggest to the player which effect is the suggestion target in an easy-to-understand manner. Even in the pre-suggestion effect pattern 13, since the dedicated effect is not executed after the end of the pre-suggestion effect, the display color of the tornado at least one of the continuation and the end of the pre-suggestion effect is purple, such as red or gold. It does not change to the display color that suggests high expectations.

In the pre-suggestion effect pattern 14, the pre-suggestion effect is started in the same manner as the pre-suggestion effect patterns 12 and 13, but the end timing of the pre-suggestion effect is different, and the suggestion target is suddenly the strongest after full-screen development. Is different. In the advance suggestion effect pattern 14, the advance suggestion effect ends Z seconds after the start of the development mission (10 seconds or more, 20 seconds or more, etc.), and the above-mentioned title change effect (notice B) and hold change effect (notice C). The pre-suggestion effect ends after the timing when is executed. The end timing of the advance suggestion effect may be the latter half of the development mission or after the end of the development mission, or may be after the mission fails and the main drawing is disengaged and temporarily stopped. In this case, full-screen development may be executed after the mission fails, so that it may be a production process in which the strongest suddenly occurs after pretending to be out of order. The effect process after the full screen development is the same as that of the pre-suggestion effect pattern 9, for example, as shown in FIG. 50 (c), the full screen development is executed and the index finger is moved from the back to the front of the smoke. After the hand with the middle finger sticking out is displayed, the main character appears and the third special move (special γ) is delivered, and then the sudden strongest occurs as shown in FIG. 50 (d). Further, when the full screen of FIG. 50 (c) is developed, the display color of the smoke changes to gold, so that the occurrence of the sudden strongest can be confirmed and notified.

FIG. 53 is a diagram schematically showing the effect process of the prior suggestion effect pattern 15. In the pre-suggestion effect pattern 15, the pre-suggestion effect starts when the SP development suggestion starts, and the pre-suggestion effect ends when the SP development suggestion does not develop into the SP reach but becomes a normal development (weak reach). do. First, as shown in (a), a shake effect is executed in which the screen frame is rotated and shaken in small steps at the timing when the SP development suggestion that incites whether the SP reach is developed or the normal development is started. .. Next, as shown in (b), tornadoes are generated on the left and right sides of the screen, and an effect display is performed such that the screen frame blows away toward the back of the tornado. After that, as shown in (c), it is suggested that it usually develops within the screen frame displayed small in the center of the screen. Subsequently, as shown in (d), the tornado disappears with the start of the weak reach, which is usually the development destination, and the display mode returns to the same as before the start of the prior suggestion effect. In the pre-suggestion effect pattern 15, the end effect of "disappearance 1" is such that the tornado display is erased so that the tornado loses momentum and disappears naturally, and the pre-suggestion effect ends as if nothing had happened. In the pre-suggestion effect pattern 15, since there is no effect to be suggested, the display color of the tornado remains purple, which suggests a low degree of expectation, and the tornado disappears while the purple display color is maintained, and the tornado is pre-suggested. The production ends.

In the pre-suggestion effect patterns 16 to 18, as in the pre-suggestion effect pattern 15, the pre-suggestion effect starts with the start of the SP development suggestion, and the SP development suggestion does not develop into the SP reach but develops normally (weak reach). Become. However, the advance suggestion effect does not end at the start of the weak reach, but the advance suggestion effect ends after a predetermined time has elapsed (X seconds, Y seconds, Z seconds) after the start of the weak reach, and the advance notice effect is produced. B, notice effect C or sudden strongest after full screen development occurs. The end timing, end effect, and effect process after the end of the advance suggestion effect patterns 16 to 18 are the same as those of the advance suggestion effect patterns 12 to 14 related to the development mission, respectively. In the pre-suggestion effect pattern 16, similar to the pre-suggestion effect pattern 12, the pre-suggestion effect ends X seconds after the start of the weak reach (for example, less than 1 second or less than 2 seconds), and the title display is high such as red or gold. A notice effect (notice B) that changes to the expected degree color is executed. In the pre-suggestion effect pattern 17, as in the pre-suggestion effect pattern 13, the pre-suggestion effect ends Y seconds after the start of the weak reach (for example, 2 seconds, 3 seconds, and 5 seconds later), and the pre-suggestion effect ends. The hold change effect (notice C) in which the display mode (shape, pattern, color, etc.) of the variable object or the hold object changes is executed. In the pre-suggestion effect pattern 18, as in the pre-suggestion effect pattern 14, the pre-suggestion effect ends Z seconds after the start of the weak reach (10 seconds or more, 20 seconds or more, etc.), and the sudden strongest occurs after the full screen development. .. In the pre-suggestion effect pattern 18, the pre-suggestion effect may end in the latter half of the weak reach or after the end of the weak reach. It may be a production process in which the strongest suddenly occurs.

FIG. 54 is a diagram schematically showing the effect process of the prior suggestion effect pattern 19. In the pre-suggestion effect pattern 19, the pre-suggestion effect starts when the SP development suggestion starts, and the pre-suggestion effect ends when the SP development suggestion develops into the SP reach and the main character appears. First, as shown in (a), at the timing when the SP development suggestion that fuels whether it develops to SP reach or normal development is started, a shake effect is executed in which the screen frame is rotated and shaken in small steps, and then As shown in (b), it is suggested that SP develops within the screen frame displayed small in the center of the screen with tornadoes occurring on the left and right sides of the screen. Subsequently, as shown in (c), the tornado disappears at the timing when the main character (main character) appears, and the display mode returns to the same as before the start of the prior suggestion effect. At this time, the prior suggestion effect ends in the display mode of "disappearance 2" in which the tornado moves violently in the screen and disappears with the appearance of the leading role. After that, as shown in (d), the battle reach starts, and the notice effect (notice A) of "chance up!", Which suggests that the chance of becoming a big hit is high, is executed. The end effect and the advance notice effect A of the advance suggestion effect pattern 19 in the advance suggestion effect pattern 19 are the same as those of the advance suggestion effect patterns 10 and 11.

FIG. 55 is a diagram schematically showing the effect process of the prior suggestion effect pattern 20. The pre-suggestion effect pattern 20 is different from the pre-suggestion effect pattern 19 in that the pre-suggestion effect starts when the SP development suggestion starts, and the pre-suggestion effect continues even after the SP reach develops and the main character appears. .. First, the advance suggestion effect is started with the start of the SP development suggestion, and as shown in (a), the SP develops within the screen frame displayed small in the center of the screen with tornadoes occurring on the left and right sides of the screen. Is suggested. Subsequently, as shown in (b), the main character (leading role) appears, but the tornadoes on the left and right of the screen do not disappear, and the leading role appears with the advance suggestion effect continuing. In other words, the protagonist appears in the screen frame that is displayed small in the center of the screen. After that, full-screen development is executed as shown in (c), and after the main character that sticks out the index finger and middle finger from the back of the smoke appears and performs the third special move (special move γ), as shown in (d). Suddenly the strongest occurs. When the full screen of (c) is developed, the display color of the smoke changes to gold, so that the occurrence of the sudden strongest may be confirmed and notified. In the prior suggestion effect pattern 20, the effect process up to FIG. 54 (b) or FIG. 55 (a), which suggests SP development, is common to the advance suggestion effect pattern 19, while FIG. 54 (c) or FIG. 55 (b). It differs from the pre-suggestion effect pattern 19 in that tornadoes remain on the left and right sides of the screen at the timing of the appearance of the main character and suddenly develops to the strongest. As a result, if the tornado continues and the tornado remains at the time of the appearance of the main character after the SP development, it is confirmed that the pre-suggestion effect pattern 20 is used. It can be suggested in advance that it will be. Further, when any of the prior suggestion effect patterns 19 and 20 is executed, the presence or absence of continuation of the prior suggestion effect at the time of appearance of the main character is a turning point of the effect, and therefore, FIG. 54 (c) or FIG. 55. At the time of the appearance of the main character in (b), it is possible to fuel the expectation that the tornado will continue.

The advance suggestion effect patterns 21 to 23 are different from the advance suggestion effect patterns 12 to 14 in that the advance suggestion effect is started when the battle reach starts, but are the same as the advance suggestion effect patterns 12 to 14 in other respects. It is composed of. In the advance suggestion effect patterns 21 to 23, the advance suggestion effect ends after a predetermined time has elapsed (X seconds, Y seconds, Z seconds) from the start of the battle reach, and the advance suggestion effect B, the advance notice effect C, or the full screen development. The strongest production later will occur. That is, the end timing, the end effect, and the effect process after the end of the advance suggestion effect patterns 21 to 23 are the same as those of the advance suggestion effect patterns 12 to 14 related to the development mission, respectively. In the pre-suggestion effect pattern 21, similar to the pre-suggestion effect pattern 12, the pre-suggestion effect ends X seconds after the start of the battle reach (for example, less than 1 second or less than 2 seconds), and the title display is high such as red or gold. A notice effect (notice B) that changes to the expected degree color is executed. In the pre-suggestion effect pattern 22, as in the pre-suggestion effect pattern 13, the pre-suggestion effect ends Y seconds after the start of the battle reach (for example, 2 seconds, 3 seconds, and 5 seconds later), and the pre-suggestion effect ends. The hold change effect (notice C) in which the display mode (shape, pattern, color, etc.) of the variable object or the hold object changes is executed. In the pre-suggestion effect pattern 23, as in the pre-suggestion effect pattern 14, the pre-suggestion effect ends Z seconds after the start of the weak reach (10 seconds or more, 20 seconds or more, etc.), and full-screen development is executed. In the case of the prior suggestion effect pattern 23, the strongest effect (second half of the battle reach) is executed after the full screen is developed, instead of the sudden strongest being generated after the full screen is developed. In the pre-suggestion effect pattern 23, the pre-suggestion effect ends in the middle of the first half of the battle reach, so rather than the strongest effect suddenly occurring, what is the effect process that becomes the strongest effect in the second half of the battle reach without the advance suggestion effect? does not change. Therefore, the prior suggestion effect pattern 23 is different from other prior suggestion effect patterns in that the strongest effect is executed without executing the sudden strongest effect. Further, in the advance suggestion effect pattern 23, the type of the enemy character appearing in the first half of the battle reach before the full screen development and the type of the enemy character appearing in the second half of the battle reach after the full screen development are configured to be the same. It is configured so that it will not be transferred to the latter half of the strongest ritual reach after the screen develops. On the other hand, in the pre-suggestion effect patterns 2, 8, 9, 14, 18, and 20, which are the "strongest sudden", the "strongest ritual reach second half" and the "battle reach second half" are executed after the sudden strongest occurrence. In some cases, any of the enemy characters A to F will be able to appear in the latter half of the battle reach.

In this way, even in the pre-suggestion effect patterns 10 to 23 in which the pre-suggestion effect is started in the middle of the symbol change, the end trigger of the pre-suggestion effect may be different, and the effect that can be a suggestion target according to the difference in the end trigger. The type of can also be different. Further, the effects that trigger the end of the prior suggestion effect are executed at different timings, and the elapsed time from the start of the prior suggestion effect (or the start of fluctuation) to the timing that triggers the end of the prior suggestion effect may differ. For example, in the pattern in which the advance notice effects A, B, and C are the suggestion targets, the pattern can be executed at an early timing after a relatively short time has elapsed from the start of the advance suggestion effect. In a pattern in which the elapsed time until reaching the end trigger of these prior suggestion effects is short, it can be suggested that the expectation of a big hit is low because the dedicated effect is not executed after the end of the prior suggestion effects. In other words, if the duration of the prior suggestion effect is short, the dedicated effect may not be executed after the end of the advance suggestion effect, which may suggest that the expectation of a big hit at the end of the advance suggestion effect is low. .. On the other hand, in the pattern in which the sudden strongest or the strongest effect is the suggestion target, it can be executed at a late timing after a relatively long time (for example, 10 seconds or more) has elapsed from the start of the pre-suggestion effect. In a pattern that takes a long time to reach the end of these pre-suggestion effects, it is always shifted to "sudden strongest" or "strongest effect" after the end of the pre-suggestion effects, so there is a high expectation that it will be a big hit. It is suggested. In other words, if the duration of the advance suggestion effect is long, the dedicated effect is always executed, so if the development mission, weak reach, or battle reach progresses while the advance suggestion effect continues, it will be a big hit at that point. It can be suggested that the degree of expectation is high. In this way, by providing a difference in the type of effect to be suggested according to the end timing of the advance suggestion effect, it is possible to achieve a high expectation when the advance suggestion effect is continued without ending early. Can be suggested in advance to the person.

The above-mentioned advance notice effects A to C are configured so that the degree of expectation of chance up differs depending on whether the advance suggestion effect is executed when the end of the advance suggestion effect is triggered or not triggered by the end of the advance suggestion effect. May be done. For example, when the advance notice effects A to C are executed with the end of the advance suggestion effect, the probability of the advance notice effect suggesting that the expectation is high may be relatively high. On the other hand, when the advance notice effects A to C are executed without the end of the advance suggestion effect, the probability of the advance notice effect suggesting that the expectation is high may be relatively low. ..

In addition, the probability that full-screen development will be executed with the end of the prior suggestion effect and the sudden strongest or strongest effect will be executed increases as at least one of the start timing and the end timing of the advance suggestion effect approaches the end of the symbol change. It may be set. For example, the probability that the pre-suggestion effect patterns 2, 8 and 9, which are the strongest suddenly after the pre-suggestion effect is started with the start of fluctuation as a trigger, may be set to be relatively low. On the other hand, the probability that the pre-suggestion effect pattern 23, which is the strongest effect, is selected after the pre-suggestion effect is started at the start of the battle reach may be set relatively high.

The above-mentioned prior suggestion effect patterns 1 to 23 can be executed, for example, during a normal game in a normal probability state (low probability state) and a normal ball entry state (low ball entry state), and one symbol during the normal game. The pre-suggestion effect starts and ends within the variable period, and the effect to be suggested is executed. Only one of the above-mentioned prior suggestion effect patterns may be executed within one symbol variation period, or a plurality of them may be executed within one symbol variation period. For example, after the prior suggestion effect patterns 3 and 6 having no effect to be suggested are executed in the early stage of the variable effect, any of the prior suggestive effect patterns 12 to 23 may be executed after the middle stage of the variable effect. Further, at least one of the prior suggestion effect patterns 10 and 11 may be executed after the advance suggestion effect patterns 1, 4 and 7 are executed and the transition to the normal pseudo-ream is performed. Similarly, after the pre-suggestion effect pattern 5 is executed and transferred to the dedicated pseudo-ream, at least one of the pre-suggestion effect patterns 10 and 11 may be executed. Further, after the end of the normal pseudo-ream or the dedicated pseudo-ream, any of the prior suggestion effect patterns 12 to 23 may be executed after the middle stage of the variable effect. Further, after the advance suggestion effect patterns 12, 13, 15 to 17, 19 are executed in the middle of the variation effect without the transition to the sudden strongest, any of the advance suggestion effect patterns 21 to 23 is at the end of the variation effect. It may be executed. That is, after the first pre-suggestion effect is started and ended within one symbol variation period, the second pre-suggestion effect may be started and ended within the same symbol variation period.

The pre-suggestion effect may be feasible during a normal game in a probability fluctuation state (high probability state) or an easy entry state (high entry state). Further, the start and end of the pre-suggestion effect and the execution of the specific effect to be suggested may be executed over a plurality of symbol variation periods during the normal game. For example, when the time for one symbol change is extremely short because it is easy to enter the ball, the prior suggestion effect ends with a symbol change different from the symbol change at which the advance suggestion effect is started, and the suggestion target is specified. The production of may be performed. In other words, the prior suggestion effect may be continued over a plurality of symbol fluctuations, or the prior suggestion effect may be continuously displayed when the symbol change is stopped.

FIG. 56 is a diagram schematically showing the first half of the production process of the prior suggestion effect over a plurality of fluctuations. First, as shown in (a), the symbol fluctuation is started, and when the symbol fluctuation is started, a tornado is generated on the left and right sides of the screen as shown in (b), and the screen frame is blown toward the back of the tornado. A production display is made. At this time, the main drawing is displayed superimposed on the position in front of the screen frame, not in the screen frame displayed small in the center of the screen. Next, as shown in (c), the main design stops fluctuating while the tornado display on the left and right of the screen continues, and the next symbol changes as shown in (d) while the tornado display on the left and right of the screen continues. It will be started. At this time, by superimposing the main map on the position in front of the screen frame and displaying it, it is possible for the player to clearly indicate that the main map has stopped fluctuating in (c).

FIG. 57 is a diagram schematically showing the latter half of the production process of the prior suggestion effect over a plurality of fluctuations. This figure shows the continuation of the effect process of FIG. 56, and shows the effect process in which the pre-suggestion effect ends with the start of the symbol variation and the high-expectation effect to be suggested is executed. First, as shown in (a), the pattern fluctuation of the main design starts while the tornado display on the left and right of the screen continues, and then, as shown in (b), the tornado disappears and the entire screen becomes smoke. Wrapped full screen development is performed. After that, as shown in (c), an image imitating the effect button 109 is displayed in the center of the screen in order to encourage the player to perform an input operation. When the input operation to the effect button 109 is performed or the operation period in which the input operation of the effect button 109 is valid ends, a specific effect to be suggested is executed as shown in (d). In the example of this figure, a winning branch effect is executed to deterministically notify that the main character appears and becomes a big hit. As another example, the development to battle reach may be suggested by making an enemy character appear at the timing of (d). Further, in order to encourage the operation of the effect lever 112 at the timing of (c), an image imitating the effect lever 112 may be displayed in the center of the screen, and the winning branch effect may be executed after the operation of the effect lever 112. The expectation of a big hit after the effect lever 112 is displayed at the timing of (c) may be higher than the expectation of a big hit after the effect button 109 is displayed at the timing of (c). Also in the example of this figure, by changing the display color of smoke to red or gold when the full screen of (b) is developed, it may be suggested that the expectation of a big hit in the winning branch effect is high.

FIG. 58 is a diagram schematically showing an effect process in which a specific effect does not occur after the end of the prior suggestion effect. In this figure, the pre-suggestion effect does not continue over a plurality of symbol fluctuations, and the pre-suggestion effect ends when the fluctuation of the main drawing stops. First, as shown in (a), the symbol fluctuation is started, and when the symbol fluctuation is started, a tornado is generated on the left and right sides of the screen as shown in (b), and the screen frame is blown toward the back of the tornado. A production display is made. At this time, the main drawing is displayed superimposed on the position in front of the screen frame, not in the screen frame displayed small in the center of the screen. Subsequently, as shown in (c), at the timing when the main map changes and stops, the tornadoes on the left and right of the screen disappear, and the display mode before the start of the prior suggestion effect is restored and the main map stops changing. In this way, the pre-suggestion effect ends as if nothing had happened without the pre-suggestion effect continuing.

The effect process shown in FIGS. 56 to 58 may be executed with the look-ahead of the reserved lottery value as an opportunity. For example, when the specific hold corresponding to the lottery value at which the winning branch effect can be executed is pre-read, the advance suggestion effect is started with the symbol change before the symbol change in which the specific hold is digested, and the specific hold is specified. The advance suggestion effect may be continued until the symbol change in which the hold is exhausted. After that, the prior suggestion effect may be terminated by the symbol change in which the specific hold is digested, and then the winning branch effect may be executed.

The start timing and end timing of the pre-suggestion effect are not limited to the normal game accompanied by the symbol variation, and the pre-suggestion effect may be started or ended during the special game. For example, the advance suggestion effect may be started during the special game, the advance suggestion effect may be terminated at the end of a specific number of rounds during the special game, and then the continuous effect of continuing the round may be executed. For example, if there is a 4R jackpot including 4 unit games and a 10R jackpot including 10 unit games as the type of special game, the advance suggestion effect is terminated with the end of the 4th unit game as a trigger. You may perform an effect that encourages whether the unit game after the first time is executed. In this case, the display mode of the end effect of the prior suggestion effect can be different depending on whether the 4R jackpot is achieved or the 10R jackpot is achieved. For example, in the case of a 10R jackpot, the display color of the advance suggestion effect is gold or rainbow. By changing the color, it may be suggested in advance that there is a high expectation that the unit game after the fifth time will continue. It should be noted that the advance suggestion effect is started before the start of the special game, for example, before the stop display of the symbol that becomes a big hit, and the advance suggestion effect is continued at the time of the stop display of the symbol indicating that the big hit is made, and the advance suggestion is made after the start of the special game. By ending the production, it may be suggested in advance that there is a high expectation that the unit game from the fifth time onward will continue. In addition, instead of ending the pre-suggestion effect during the execution of the special game, the pre-suggestion effect is ended in the end demo of the special game, and the effect of inciting whether or not to shift to the probability fluctuation state after the end of the special game is performed. You may do it. In addition, if the lottery value held during the execution of the special game is in the so-called "holding inner villa" state corresponding to the big hit, the advance suggestion effect is continued without ending the advance suggestion effect in the end demo of the special game. Then, the pre-suggestion effect may be terminated during the normal game after the end of the special game to execute the winning branch effect.

According to an embodiment of the present embodiment, there may be a plurality of effects that can be executed while the game is in progress, and it may be possible to execute a pre-suggestion effect that pre-suggests the execution of the plurality of effects. There may be a case where one of the plurality of effects is executed or a case where none of the plurality of effects is executed, triggered by the execution of the prior suggestion effect. When there are a first effect and a second effect as a plurality of effects, it is possible to execute a pre-suggestion effect that pre-suggests the execution of the first effect or the second effect, and the first effect is triggered by the execution of the pre-suggestion effect. There may be a case where the effect is executed, a case where the second effect is executed, and a case where neither the first effect nor the second effect is executed. The display mode at the start of the pre-suggestion effect is the same when the first effect is executed, when the second effect is executed, and when neither the first effect nor the second effect is executed. There may be. The display mode at the end of the pre-suggested effect may differ depending on whether the first effect is executed, the second effect is executed, or neither the first effect nor the second effect is executed. You may. Here, various effects can be applied to the plurality of effects to be suggested by the prior suggestion effects.

As an example of the effect to be suggested by the pre-suggestion effect, a temporary stop display that makes it appear as if the decorative symbol is stopped and displayed in the pseudo-continuous fluctuation effect, and a pseudo-ream-dedicated pattern that suggests the effect content after the temporary stop in the temporary stop display. For example, when the temporary stop is displayed. In addition, in the reach variation effect accompanied by the reach mode of the decorative pattern, the pre-reach notice executed at the timing before the reach mode and the post-reach notice executed after the reach mode are also applicable to the suggestion target. sell. Specific examples of pre-reach notice and post-reach notice include a cut-in effect that displays the wording suggesting the degree of expectation and the display of the character image for a relatively short time (a few seconds), and the state where the degree of expectation is higher is entered or developed. It is a specific zone rushing effect that suggests to do. In these advance notice effects, characters of a type corresponding to a high degree of expectation may be displayed, or characters, a window frame, or the like may be displayed in a display color according to the high degree of expectation. In addition, the background display is changed, a band-shaped display indicating the zone during stay is added, and an object image suggesting high expectation is displayed on the screen as an incidental display, suggesting that the specific zone (high expectation is high). The rush effect to enter the state) may be shown, or the accessory operation effect for operating the movable accessory 66 may be executed. In addition, when the movable accessory 66 is provided with an illumination lamp, the movable accessory may be operated while being lit with a display color corresponding to a high degree of expectation.

As an example of the production to be suggested by the pre-suggestion production, there are various productions performed during the so-called super reach production. Variable production accompanied by super reach production includes pre-reach production, post-reach production, and post-reach development production (so-called super reach production), and the super reach production is composed of multiple stages of development production performed after reach. Sometimes. In the pre-reach production and the post-reach production before the development to the super reach effect, the pre-suggestion effect may be completed and the effect to be suggested may be executed, or the pre-suggestion effect may be completed in the post-reach development effect. The effect to be suggested may be executed. The post-reach effect may include a common effect that is at least partially in common with the effect content executed in the so-called normal reach effect, which is not a super reach effect, and develops to the next stage (that is, supermarket) after the common effect is executed. It may be an effect that raises the degree of expectation by executing a notice effect that suggests (development to reach effect). When the development effect spans a plurality of stages, at least one of the plurality of stages may be the suggestion target of the prior suggestion effect, or two or more of the plurality of stages or each stage may be the suggestion target of the prior suggestion effect. In this case, the start and end of the pre-suggestion effect may be repeated a plurality of times according to the effect of a plurality of stages. Further, a wide variety of super reach effects may be realized by preparing a plurality of types of development effects, changing the number of stages of the development effects, or changing the display order of the plurality of types of development effects. For example, a reach-up effect in which the development effect after reach is stepped up may be executed by continuously executing a plurality of types of development effects in order. In addition, even if the above-mentioned cut-in effect, temporary stop display of the decorative symbol, temporary stop display of the pseudo-ream dedicated symbol, etc. are executed during the execution of the development effect of each stage or at the timing between the development effects of each stage. good. Further, in the variable effect accompanied by the super reach effect, a display color having a high expectation such as a gold color or a giraffe pattern may be used as a display mode of the cut-in effect or the pseudo-ream dedicated pattern. If the effect to be suggested by the pre-suggestion effect is a high-expectation effect with a high expectation, the display mode at the end of the pre-suggestion effect is changed to a display mode that suggests that the pre-suggestion effect is high. May be good.

The effect to be suggested by the pre-suggested effect may be executed at the timing immediately before the stop of the fluctuation of the symbol. Therefore, the prior suggestion effect may be continued until the timing immediately before the stop of the fluctuation of the symbol. The effect executed immediately before the change is stopped may be an effect that deterministically notifies the result of the change, for example, an input operation of the player after a display prompting the player to perform an input operation by the effect button 109 or the lever 112. It may be a specific operation effect that can be started with the trigger. This specific operation effect is, for example, an accessory operation effect in which the movable accessory 66 is activated, and when the accessory operation effect is executed in a lighting color such as a rainbow color, the result of success or failure is accompanied by a big hit or a probability change. It will be definitely notified that it will be a big hit. On the other hand, it is suggested that there is a high expectation that the result of success or failure will be a big hit when the accessory operation effect is executed in a lighting color other than the rainbow color, for example, white, blue, green, red or the like. It may be suggested that the lighting color of the accessory that operates the high degree of expectation increases in the order of white, blue, green, and red, and in the case of these lighting colors other than rainbow color, the hit / fail result is a big hit. It may be suggested that it is not certain that The display that prompts the player's input operation (for example, the display of a button image simulating an operation button or the display of the wording of "press!") And the specific operation effect that can be executed after that are in a situation where the design is a reach mode. It may be executed, or it may be executed in a situation where the symbol is temporarily stopped in the off mode or the hit mode. When the specific operation effect is executed in a situation where the symbol is temporarily stopped in the detached mode, it may be a revival effect or a relief effect that becomes a big hit after making the person think that the symbol is out. When the revival effect or the relief effect is executed, the symbol in the temporarily stopped state may be accompanied by a pseudo continuous variation in which the symbol is subsequently re-variated. That is, when the specific operation effect is executed in the situation where the symbol is temporarily stopped in the detached mode, the pseudo continuous variation in which the symbol in the temporarily stopped state is subsequently re-variated may be executed. Further, when the specific operation effect is executed under the situation where the player is temporarily stopped in the hit mode, the promotion effect may be promoted to a more advantageous type of big hit. The promotion effect may be, for example, promotion from a symbol type or symbol combination suggesting a jackpot without probability change to a symbol type or symbol combination suggesting a jackpot with probability variation, or a real round of a special game to be transferred after the jackpot. It may be a promotion to a symbol type or symbol combination that suggests a larger number of jackpots. The specific operation effect may be an effect that does not involve the operation of the movable accessory. The specific operation effect may be started according to the input operation of the player, or may be started without the input operation of the player. The specific operation effect may be skipped when the player's input operation is not performed, or may be executed even when the player's input operation is not performed.

In addition, the effect to be suggested by the prior suggestion effect is the variable object change effect that changes the display mode of the variable object that suggests the jackpot expectation degree related to the change, and the hold object that suggests the jackpot expectation degree related to the hold. It may be a hold change effect that changes the display mode of. In the present specification, both the change effect of the variable object and the change effect of the hold object may be collectively referred to as a "hold change effect". The variable object or the pending object is a spherical object image displayed at the lower center of the screen or the like. The hold object is an object image for showing the number of hold of the lottery value held by the special figure hold means, and a spherical object image (hold ball image) of the same number as the hold number is displayed, and the hold ball image is displayed. The number of pending items is indicated by the number displayed. The variable object is an object image having a display mode similar to or similar to that of the hold object, but is displayed larger than the hold object or is displayed in a display area of the hold object so that the difference from the hold object can be seen at first glance. It may be displayed in a different position. The variable object or the reserved object further suggests the jackpot expectation related to the variable or reserved depending on the display mode. For example, the display color of the display image of the variable object or the hold object, the display wording, and the additional decorative display such as the aura image or the character image suggests the jackpot expectation degree related to the change or hold. In the hold change effect, the display of the object changes from a display mode with a relatively low expectation to a display mode with a high expectation, and the jackpot expectation related to the change or hold changes depending on the change in the display mode and the display mode after the change. It is suggested that it is high.

According to a certain aspect of the present embodiment, the display mode of the specific effect that can be displayed on the effect display device during the progress of the game is changed from the first display mode to the second display mode suggesting that the expectation of hitting is high. It may be feasible to make a specific change effect. It is possible to execute the pre-suggestion effect that pre-suggests the execution of the specific change effect, and the specific change effect may be executed triggered by the execution of the pre-suggestion effect. Depending on at least one of the time value from the start of the effect process with the execution of the prior suggestion effect to the start of the advance suggestion effect and the time value from the start of the effect process with the execution of the advance suggestion effect to the end of the advance suggestion effect. The execution probability of the specific change effect triggered by the execution of the prior suggestion effect may be different. Here, the "specific change effect" may correspond to any effect that can suggest the degree of expectation by changing the effect mode or the display mode, among the various effects that are the suggestion targets of the above-mentioned prior suggestion effect. The specific change effect is not limited to the display effect accompanied by a change in the display on the screen, and may be an accessory operation effect accompanied by a change in the lighting color or form of the movable accessory. Here, the "start of the effect process accompanied by the execution of the prior suggestion effect" may be the start timing of the symbol variation or the start timing of a specific effect. For example, it may be the start timing of a specific effect (SP development suggestion, development mission, first half of battle reach, normal pseudo-ren, dedicated pseudo-ren, etc.) that triggers the start of the prior suggestion effect.

According to a certain aspect of the present embodiment, the specific effect can be executed while the game is in progress, and the advance suggestion effect that suggests the change of the specific effect in advance at a plurality of timings during the progress of the game can be executed. May be good. When the prior suggestion effect is executed in the situation where the specific effect is the first aspect, the second aspect suggesting that the specific effect is more likely to be a hit than the first aspect when the advance suggestion effect is executed. In some cases, the specific effect may not be the second aspect due to the execution of the prior suggestion effect. When the specific effect does not become the second aspect due to the execution of the prior suggestion effect, the specific effect thereafter becomes the first aspect, and the third aspect suggests that the expectation of hitting is higher than that of the second aspect. In some cases. Here, the "specific effect" corresponds to any effect that can suggest the degree of expectation by changing the effect mode or the display mode among the various effects to be suggested by the above-mentioned prior suggestion effect, and at least three types thereof. Any effect that can take the above-mentioned effect mode or display mode can be applied. An example of the specific effect is a hold change effect, the first aspect is a normal hold display, the second aspect is a hold display suggesting a high degree of expectation, and the third aspect suggests a big hit confirmation or a probability change big hit confirmation. It may be a hold display.

(2. Fixed expectation)
As described in "1. Preliminary suggestion production" above, there is "battle reach production" as a production that can be executed while the game is in progress, and there are multiple battle reach productions in which the enemy characters that are the opponents of the battle are different. Be prepared. When the battle reach effect is executed, it is suggested that the player is in an advantageous state by the effect process of winning the enemy character. For example, different strengths are set for multiple enemy characters appearing in the battle reach production, the victory expectation is low when a strong enemy character appears, and the victory expectation is low when a weak enemy character appears. It gets higher. Therefore, the degree of expectation of victory in the subsequent battle reach production will differ depending on which of the multiple enemy characters appears, and the subsequent battle will be won depending on which enemy character appears at the start of the battle reach production. The degree of expectation to do is suggested.

In such a battle reach production, the enemy character that is popular with the player is often a strong character, so it is difficult to win the battle when a popular enemy character that the player wants to enjoy the production appears. Situations can occur. As a result, it may be suggested that the player is likely to be in a disadvantageous state even though the effect that is of great interest to the player is executed. In order to avoid such a situation, it is possible to set a production tendency so as to increase the degree of expectation of victory when a popular enemy character appears. However, in this case, when a weak enemy character appears, the victory expectation is low, so that the strength in the battle and the victory expectation do not match. In addition, it will not be possible to meet the expectations of players who prefer weak enemy characters.

Therefore, in this embodiment, a special production process is prepared in which the expectation of winning the subsequent battle is the same regardless of which of a plurality of enemy characters having different strengths appears. Specifically, when the battle reach effect is executed via the special effect, the expectation level for winning the battle is the same regardless of the type of the enemy character, which is the "fixed expectation level effect". On the other hand, when the battle reach effect is executed without going through the special effect, the expectation of winning the battle differs depending on the type of the enemy character. Specifically, in the case of a special route, the enemy character selection screen is displayed before the battle reach effect is executed, and any enemy character can be selected according to the player's preference. Furthermore, in the battle reach production via special production, the degree of expectation of victory is higher than that in the battle reach production via normal without going through special production. The content of the battle reach production is the same for both special and normal routes. As a result, in the battle reach production via special, the player can select his / her favorite enemy character and can give a double benefit that the possibility of winning the battle is increased. As a result, it is possible to enhance the interest of the production as compared with a gaming machine in which only the battle reach production via the normal without going through the special production is prepared.

FIG. 59 is a diagram showing the degree of expectation of battle reach production via normal route and special route. In this figure, there are 6 types of enemy characters A to F that appear in the battle reach production, and 6 types of battle reach production are prepared. The battle reach effect is one of the variable effects that can be executed during the symbol change, and is one of the super reach effects (SP effect) that can be executed after the main drawing becomes reach. If you win in the battle reach production, it is confirmed that you will be a big hit, and the main drawing will be stopped and displayed in the big hit mode. Therefore, the winning expectation of the battle reach production can be the same as the expectation (probability) that becomes a big hit after that. It should be noted that the jackpot does not have to be fixed when the player wins the battle reach effect, and the expected degree of victory of the battle reach effect may be different from the expected degree of the subsequent big hit. In this case, it is desirable to increase the expectation that a big hit will occur after winning by winning the battle reach production. That is, it is desirable that the expectation of a big hit after winning the battle reach production is higher than the expectation of a big hit after losing the battle reach production.

In the "normal via" battle reach production that does not go through the special production, the degree of expectation of victory differs depending on the types of enemy characters A to F. Enemy character A has a victory expectation of 3%, enemy character B has a victory expectation of 5%, enemy character C has a victory expectation of 8%, and enemy character D has a victory expectation of 8%. Is 10%, the victory expectation of the enemy character E is 12%, and the victory expectation of the enemy character F is 15%. The battle reach effect via normal is, for example, the “battle reach” of the variable effect flow shown in FIG. There may be cases where battle reach is performed. On the other hand, in the "special via" battle reach effect via the special effect, the degree of expectation of victory is the same regardless of the types of enemy characters A to F. All of the enemy characters A to F have a victory expectation of 50% via the special route. The battle reach effect via special is executed without being related to the above-mentioned prior suggestion effect. The battle reach production via special is also called "50% challenge production" because it can be a big hit with a 50% probability.

When the battle reach effect is executed via the special, the victory expectation is the same regardless of which of the enemy characters A to F is executed. For example, the victory expectation degree (50%) when the battle reach effect of the enemy character A is executed via the special is the victory expectation degree (50%) when the battle reach effect of the enemy character B is executed via the special. Is the same as. On the other hand, when the battle reach effect via normal is executed, the degree of expectation of victory differs depending on which of the enemy characters A to F is executed. For example, the victory expectation degree (3%) when the battle reach effect of the enemy character A is executed via the normal route is the victory expectation degree (5%) when the battle reach effect of the enemy character B is executed via the normal route. Is different.

In addition, the winning expectation when the battle reach effect via special is executed is higher than the winning expectation when the battle reach effect via normal is executed. More specifically, when the battle reach effect of a specific enemy character (any of A to F) is executed, the victory expectation degree (50%) via special is the victory expectation degree (3% ~) via normal. Higher than 15%). For example, the victory expectation degree (50%) when the battle reach effect of the enemy character A is executed via special is the victory expectation degree (3%) when the battle reach effect of the enemy character A is executed via normal. Higher than. Similarly, the victory expectation (50%) when the battle reach effect of the enemy character B is executed via the special is the victory expectation (5%) when the battle reach effect of the enemy character B is executed via the normal. ) Higher than.

In addition, the expectation level (50%) that becomes a big hit when the battle reach effect via special is executed is a high expectation degree effect (for example, the strongest ritual reach in FIG. 40) different from the battle reach effect. It is higher than the expectation (for example, 25%) that will be a big hit in some cases. On the other hand, the expectation level (3% to 15%) that becomes a big hit when the battle reach effect via normal is executed is a high expectation degree effect (for example, the strongest ritual reach) different from the battle reach effect. It is lower than the expectation (25%) that will be a big hit in the case of.

When the battle reach effect via normal is executed, the winning expectation of each of the enemy characters A to F may be different from each other as shown in the figure, and the winning expectation of some characters may be different. May be common. For example, the victory expectation of the enemy characters A and B is 5%, the victory expectation of the enemy characters C and D is 10%, and the victory expectation of the enemy characters E and F is 15%. May be.

The probability that each of the enemy characters A to F will appear when the battle reach effect via normal is executed may be the same (16% to 17%), or may be different for each character. For example, a character with a relatively high expectation of victory (for example, enemy characters E and F) when a battle reach effect via normal is executed has a relatively high appearance probability (for example, 6% to 10%) and is usually set. Characters with a relatively low expectation of victory (for example, enemy characters A and B) when the battle reach effect via the route is executed may have a relatively high appearance probability (18% to 25%).

FIG. 60 is a diagram showing a display example of the effect selection screen. On the left side of the screen, six types of enemy characters A to F that can appear in the battle reach production are displayed side by side in order. In the illustrated example, six types of enemy characters A to F as selection candidates are arranged along an annulus, and the enemy character to be selected is displayed relatively large in the lower center. (A) is an effect selection screen in the initial state, and the enemy character A is displayed as an initial candidate to be selected. By pressing the left and right buttons of the cross key 110, the enemy characters to be selected are switched one by one. (B) is an effect selection screen when the right button of the cross key 110 is pressed once, and the selection target on the lower center side is switched to the enemy character B.

On the right side of the screen in FIG. 60, the explanation "No matter who you choose, the victory expectation is 50% !!" is displayed, and the difference in the victory expectation regardless of which of the six types of enemy characters A to F is selected. It is shown that there is no victory and the expectation of victory is very high. As a result, it is clearly shown to the player that it is not a battle reach effect via normal route, in which the degree of expectation of victory differs depending on the type of enemy characters A to F, but a battle reach effect via "special route", which is different from normal route. Is done. Further, in the lower right of the screen of this figure, the remaining time until the end of the period in which the selection operation on the effect selection screen becomes effective is displayed. On the effect selection screen, when any of the enemy characters A to F is selected and the effect button 109 is pressed to confirm the character selection, or when the predetermined time elapses and the valid period of the selection operation ends, the character is selected. The battle reach production in which the enemy characters appear is started. The content of the subsequent battle reach production is the same as via normal. It should be noted that, instead of the input method of confirming the selection target by operating the effect button 109 after selecting with the cross key 110, the selection target may be switched one by one each time the effect button 109 is pressed. In this case, there is no input operation for confirming the selection target, and the selection target may be confirmed after a predetermined time has elapsed.

In the effect selection screen of FIG. 60, the display order of the six types of enemy characters A to F is not particularly limited, but for example, they are displayed in the order of the degree of expectation of victory when the battle reach effect via normal is executed. NS. For example, as shown in FIG. 59, when the magnitude of the victory expectation of the battle reach effect via normal is A → B → C → D → E → F from the lowest, the enemy character on the effect selection screen of FIG. 60 The display order is also A-> B-> C-> D-> E-> F. In addition, the enemy character A, which has the lowest expectation of victory (3%) when the battle reach effect via normal is executed, is displayed at the initial position (lower center of the screen) at the start of the display of the effect selection screen. NS. In the battle reach production via special where the production selection screen is displayed, a very high victory expectation (50%) is set, so there is an opportunity to see a rare production that wins an enemy character that is difficult to win via normal. It can be said that it will be done. Therefore, there is a great merit in that it is more likely that a rare effect will be seen if a character with a low expectation of victory is selected via normal route. Therefore, the enemy character A having a low expectation of victory is placed at the initial position via the normal route, facilitating the selection operation of the enemy character A, which is considered to be highly likely to be selected by the player.

On the effect selection screen of FIG. 60, the wording of "victory expectation degree 50%" may be highlighted at the upper right of the screen for each operation of switching the enemy character as an option. Despite the fact that the enemy characters are switched, the victory expectation value in the upper right of the screen is not changed and is updated and displayed with the same value (50%), so that any enemy character has a victory expectation degree. Can be emphasized and shown by the player that does not change.

The display example of the effect selection screen is not limited to the one shown in the figure, and as long as a plurality of options corresponding to each of a plurality of types of battle reach effects are displayed and one of the multiple options can be selected by the player's operation. In any display mode may be used. For example, a plurality of options may be arranged in a vertical row or a horizontal row, options of 2 × 3 = 6 squares may be arranged in order, or fan-shaped options divided into 6 like a pie chart. May be arranged in order.

If the operation of selecting the enemy character is not performed on the effect selection screen, the enemy character A arranged at the initial position may be selected and a battle reach effect to play against the enemy character A may be executed. In addition, if the operation of selecting the enemy character is not performed on the effect selection screen, the 50% challenge may be completed and the battle reach effect having the same expectation as the normal route may be executed. That is, a battle reach effect in which the degree of expectation of victory differs depending on the types of enemy characters A to F may be executed.

The effect selection screen may be configured so that the player can select one of the plurality of options by his / her own will, or may be configured so that he / she cannot always select one of the plurality of options by his / her own will. For example, the options to be selected may be automatically switched like a roulette wheel, and one of the options may be selected by the input operation of the player. In this case, it may be configured so that it is difficult for the player to reliably select the option intended by the player because the options to be selected are switched at high speed. In addition, the options selected on the effect selection screen are predetermined by the effect pattern, and even though the player cannot freely select, the effect selection screen that makes the player look as if he / she has selected is displayed. May be good. Therefore, the effect selection screen in this embodiment may be a screen in which it is displayed that one of the options is selected after displaying a plurality of options.

Prior to the start of the "50% Challenge" via the special route, a pre-production may be performed to encourage whether or not the route will be the special route. This pre-effect may be executed within the symbol change period in which the 50% challenge is executed, or may be a look-ahead effect executed in the symbol change before the symbol change in which the 50% challenge is executed. good. An example of a pre-production that encourages whether or not a special route is used is a "chance-eye effect" in which the main drawing is stopped or temporarily stopped with a combination of symbols in a specific out-of-order mode. For example, if the main design stops or temporarily stops at the symbol combination of "135", it enters the 50% challenge, and if it stops or temporarily stops at the symbol combination of other outliers, it does not become a 50% challenge. Is suggested. In the chance eye effect, for example, three symbol rows are temporarily stopped in the order of left, right, and center, and the chance eye effect is started by temporarily stopping the left symbol at "1". Next, if the right symbol temporarily stops at "5", the chance eye effect continues, and if the right symbol does not temporarily stop at "5" but temporarily stops at "6", the chance eye failure occurs. Also, if the right symbol temporarily stops at "5" and then the center symbol temporarily stops at "3", the chance is successful. On the other hand, if the central symbol does not temporarily stop at "3" but temporarily stops at "4", the chance eye fails. In addition, as another example of the pre-production that encourages whether or not it will be a special route, a panel with the wording "?% Challenge" is displayed, and the panel changes to "50% challenge" or "0% challenge". You may perform a panel fanning effect that fuels whether it changes.

At the start or after the start of the "50% Challenge" via the special, a promotion effect that further increases the expectation of a big hit is executed, and may be promoted to, for example, the "77% Challenge". In addition, a "33% challenge" with a low expectation of a big hit may be prepared, and a promotion effect may be executed in which the expectation of a big hit is promoted from 33% to 50% or 77%. The promotion effect may be executed after the title indicating that the 50% challenge starts, that is, before the display of the effect selection screen. The promotion effect may be executed immediately after the display of the effect selection screen, or the numerical value of the expectation degree displayed on the right side of the screen in FIG. 60 may be switched from 50% to 77%. The promotion effect may be executed after selecting any option on the effect selection screen, or may be executed before the start of the subsequent battle reach.

When the battle reach effect via special is executed, the specific effect that can be executed in connection with the battle reach effect via normal may be executable. For example, in the battle reach effect via special, the title change effect (notice B in FIG. 41) and the hold change effect (notice C in FIG. 41) may be executable. On the other hand, when the battle reach effect via special is executed, another specific effect that can be executed in connection with the battle reach effect via normal may not be executed. For example, in the battle reach production via special, the above-mentioned advance suggestion production, full-screen development, sudden strongest, etc. may not be executed.

In the variable production process via the special route and the normal route, a "hot notice" suggesting that the big hit expectation is very high or a "confirmed notice" that confirms that the big hit will be made may be executed. The intense heat notice may suggest that, for example, the expectation of a big hit is 50% or more or 80% or more. An example of a fierce heat notice is a notice effect with a specific display mode (for example, a giraffe pattern) indicating that the degree of expectation is very high, and various effects such as a cut-in effect with a giraffe pattern and a hold change effect are applicable. Can be done. The intense heat notice may be a special illumination effect (giraffe flash effect) in which the decorative lamp 111 blinks in yellow or gold in the image of a giraffe pattern. Further, an example of the confirmation notice is a notice effect with a specific display mode (for example, rainbow color) indicating that the big hit is confirmed, and is a cut-in effect with rainbow color, a hold change effect, an accessory operation effect, or an illumination. Various productions such as productions can be applied.

The above-mentioned intense heat notice and final notice may be feasible in any of the variable production process via special route and normal route. When a hot heat notice or a confirmation notice occurs, the expectation that it will be a big hit is very high (for example, the expectation is 50% or more or 80% or more) or the big hit is confirmed, regardless of whether it is via special route or normal route. It may be suggested in advance that there is. For example, when the 50% challenge effect is executed via special, the jackpot expectation is 50%, but when the intense heat notice occurs and the 50% challenge effect is executed, the jackpot expectation is 80%. May be. Similarly, when the battle reach effect is executed via normal, the jackpot expectation is 3% to 15% depending on the type of enemy characters A to F, but a fierce heat notice occurs and the battle is performed via normal. When the reach effect is executed, the jackpot expectation may be 80% regardless of the types of enemy characters A to F. Therefore, even if the big hit expectation (80%) when the intense heat notice is generated and the route is a special route is the same as the jackpot expectation (80%) when the intense heat notice is generated and the route is a normal route. good. Further, the big hit expectation (80%) when the intense heat notice occurs and the normal route is used may be higher than the big hit expectation (50%) via the special route where the intense heat notice does not occur. Similarly, the big hit expectation (80%) when a hot heat notice occurs and a specific high expectation effect (for example, the strongest ritual reach) is the big hit expectation (50%) via a special where the hot heat notice does not occur. ) May be higher. In addition, the jackpot expectation (80%) when the intense heat notice occurs and goes through normally is the jackpot expectation when it becomes a specific high expectation production (for example, the strongest ritual reach) where the intense heat notice does not occur. For example, it may be higher than 25%). In the above example, the same can be said even if the intense heat notice is read as a final notice.

In addition, when the intense heat notice or confirmation notice is executed, it is suggested that the big hit expectation is 80% or 100%, so if the 50% challenge production via special is executed after that, it will be a big hit. It gives the player the impression that the degree of expectation has dropped, and there is a risk that the production will be inconsistent. Therefore, when the special effect is executed after the intense heat notice or the final notice is executed, it may be notified that the expectation degree of a big hit at the time of executing the special effect is 80% or 100%. For example, if the intense heat notice is executed before the title of the 50% challenge effect is displayed, the promotion effect may be executed to change the expectation level displayed in the special effect from 50% to 80%. Further, if the big hit confirmation notice is executed before the title of the 50% challenge effect is displayed, a promotion effect may be executed in which the expectation level displayed in the special effect is changed from 50% to 99% or 100%. In addition, if a hot heat notice or confirmation notice is executed, it will not be a special route, and if it is a special route, a prohibition process will be applied to prevent the heat heat notice or confirmation notice from occurring. The consistency of the production may be maintained. In addition, prohibition processing may be applied so that any advance notice effect cannot be executed in the case of special route, and prohibition processing may be applied so that only a specific advance notice effect cannot be executed in the case of special route. May be applied. For example, in the case of a special route, it is impossible to execute a notice effect that exceeds the jackpot expectation (50%) suggested by the special route, while in the case of a special route, the jackpot suggested by the special route is disabled. It may be possible to execute a notice effect that is less than the expected degree (50%).

According to an embodiment of the present embodiment, there are at least a first effect and a second effect as effects that can be executed while the game is in progress, and the player executes the first effect or the second effect while the game is in progress. May be selectable. When the first effect or the second effect is executed triggered by the player's selection, the expectation degree that is hit after the execution of the first effect and the expectation degree that is hit after the execution of the second effect are the same. May be good. When the first effect or the second effect is executed without the player's selection as a trigger, the expectation degree that is hit after the execution of the first effect and the expectation degree that is hit after the execution of the second effect are different. May be good. Here, one example of the first effect and the second effect is a battle reach effect in which the opponent (enemy character) is different, but the first effect and the second effect may be other effects. For example, the first effect may be "development mission" or "weak reach", and the second effect may be "battle reach first half" or "strongest ritual reach". That is, any combination of effects whose expectations may differ depending on the type of effect corresponds to the combination of the first effect and the second effect, and at least a part of the effects to be suggested by the above-mentioned prior suggestion effect is the first. It can correspond to a production or a second production.

According to an embodiment of the present embodiment, there are at least a plurality of specific effects and special effects that can be executed while the game is in progress, and the player executes one of the plurality of specific effects while the game is in progress. May be selectable. When any one of the plurality of specific effects is executed triggered by the player's selection, the expectation level that is hit after the execution of the specific effect may be higher than the expectation level that is hit after the execution of the special effect. When any of a plurality of specific effects is executed without being triggered by the player's selection, the expectation level that is hit after the execution of the specific effect is lower than the expectation level that is hit after the execution of the special effect. good. Here, an example of a plurality of specific effects is a battle reach effect in which the opponent (enemy character) is different, and an example of a special effect is the strongest ritual reach, but various other effects are a plurality of specific effects. It may correspond to a special production. For example, at least a part of the effect to be suggested by the above-mentioned prior suggestion effect may be a plurality of specific effects or special effects. As a modification, even if one of a plurality of specific effects is executed without the player's selection as a trigger, the expectation that is hit after the execution of the specific effect is higher than the expectation that is hit after the execution of the special effect. May be high. Examples of special effects in this case are development missions and weak reach, but various other effects can correspond to special effects.

According to an embodiment of the present embodiment, there are at least a first effect and a second effect as effects that can be executed while the game is in progress, and at least the first effect and the second effect are selection candidates while the game is in progress. The effect selection screen to be displayed may be displayed. The degree of expectation that is hit when the first effect is executed after the effect selection screen is displayed may be higher than the degree of expectation that is hit when the first effect is executed without displaying the effect selection screen. .. Here, an example of the first effect and the second effect is a battle reach effect in which the opponent (enemy character) is different, but the first effect and the second effect may be other effects, and the above-mentioned advance. At least a part of the effect to be suggested by the suggestion effect may correspond to the first effect or the second effect.

According to a certain aspect of the present embodiment, as the effect processes that can be executed while the game is in progress, the first effect process in which the specific effect is executed after the execution of the special effect and the specific effect are executed without the special effect being executed. There is a second effect process to be performed, and the first advance notice effect and the second advance notice effect suggesting the degree of expectation to be hit in the first effect process and the second effect process may be feasible. The expectation that the first notice effect is executed and the second notice effect is not executed after the execution of the second effect process is that the first notice effect is not executed and the second notice effect is not executed. It may be higher than the expectation degree to be hit after the execution, and may be lower than the expectation degree to be hit after the execution of the first effect process in which the first notice effect is executed and the second notice effect is not executed. The first notice effect is executed and the second notice effect is executed. The expectation level that is hit after the execution of the second effect process is the second effect process in which the first notice effect is executed and the second notice effect is executed. It may be the same as the expectation that will be hit after the execution of. Here, an example of a special effect is a 50% challenge accompanied by a display of an effect selection screen, and an example of a specific effect is a battle reach effect. Further, an example of the first notice effect is a notice effect such as a cut-in effect suggesting that the expectation of a big hit is very high, and an example of the second notice effect is a movable notification that a big hit is confirmed. It is a character production. The examples of the special effect, the specific effect, the first advance notice effect, and the second advance notice effect are not limited to these, and at least a part of the effects to be suggested by the above-mentioned prior suggestion effect may correspond to these effects. For example, the first notice effect may be the above-mentioned intense heat notice, and the second notice effect may be the above-mentioned big hit confirmation notice.

According to a certain aspect of the present embodiment, as the effect processes that can be executed while the game is in progress, the first effect process in which the specific effect is executed after the execution of the special effect and the specific effect are executed without the special effect being executed. There is a second production process to be performed, and the first notice production that suggests the expectation level that is hit in the first production process is feasible, and the second notice effect that suggests the expectation degree that is hit in the second production process is feasible. Is feasible, and the second notice effect may not be feasible in the first effect process. The degree of expectation that is hit after the execution of the second effect process in which the second notice effect is executed is higher than the degree of expectation that is hit after the execution of the first effect process in which the first notice effect is not executed, and the first notice effect is It may be lower than the expected degree that is hit after the execution of the first effect process to be executed. Here, an example of a special effect is a 50% challenge accompanied by a display of an effect selection screen, and an example of a specific effect is a battle reach effect. In addition, an example of the first notice effect is a movable accessory effect that confirms that it is a big hit, and an example of the second notice effect is a cut-in effect that suggests that the expectation of a big hit is very high. It is a notice production of. The examples of the special effect, the specific effect, the first advance notice effect, and the second advance notice effect are not limited to these, and at least a part of the effects to be suggested by the above-mentioned prior suggestion effect may correspond to these effects. For example, the second notice effect may be the above-mentioned intense heat notice, and the first notice effect may be the above-mentioned big hit confirmation notice.

In this embodiment, when the first special symbol becomes a big hit and the special game is executed, the game is shifted to the probability fluctuation state or the normal probability state after the special game, while the second special symbol becomes a big hit and the special game When is executed, it may be applied to a pachinko gaming machine that always shifts to a probability fluctuation state after the special game. In this case, it may be determined whether or not the game ball shifts to the probability fluctuation state depending on whether or not the game ball enters a specific area in the large winning opening opened during the special game after the big hit. That is, there may be a configuration called "ball probability" or "V probability" in which the transition to the probability fluctuation state is confirmed by entering the ball (V prize) in the specific area during the special game. As a large winning opening that can be opened during a special game, a first large winning opening in which a specific area is not provided in the large winning opening and a second large winning opening in which a specific area is provided in the large winning opening are provided. The first unit game in which the first big winning opening is opened and the second unit game in which the second big winning opening is opened may be executed during the special game. In this case, it is possible to execute a second unit game in which the opening mode and opening time of the second big winning opening are different according to the type of the jackpot symbol, and it is possible to execute the second unit game in which the ease of entering a specific area is different. Therefore, the transition probability to the probability fluctuation state may be different depending on the type of the jackpot symbol. For example, when the big hit symbol A is a big hit and a special game is executed, the second unit game in which the opening time of the second big winning opening is relatively long is executed, and it becomes easy to enter the specific area. You may do so. On the other hand, when the big hit symbol B becomes a big hit and the special game is executed, the second unit game in which the opening time of the second big winning opening is relatively short is executed, and it is difficult to enter the specific area. It may be. In addition, by making the opening timing of the big prize opening and the operation timing of the distribution mechanism for distributing the game ball to either a specific area or a non-specific area in the big winning opening different according to the type of the big hit symbol, A special game (big hit symbol A) in which it is easy or possible to enter a specific area or a special game (big hit symbol B) in which it is difficult or impossible to enter a special area may be executed. In addition, only a large winning opening in which a specific area is provided is provided, and a distribution mechanism for distributing a game ball to either a specific area or a non-specific area in a specific number of unit games (for example, the fourth round) is activated. , A special game that makes it easy or possible to enter a specific area by making the operation mode different according to the type of the jackpot symbol (big hit symbol A, the distribution time value that allows the ball to enter the specific area is 10). Seconds) and a special game that makes it difficult or impossible to enter a specific area (big hit symbol B, distribution time value that allows entry into a specific area is 0.05 seconds) good.

In the above-mentioned "V probability" configuration, the execution mode of the second unit game when the first special symbol becomes a big hit and the special game is executed, and the second special symbol becomes a big hit and the special game is executed. In this case, the probability of transition to the probability fluctuation state may be different by making the execution mode of the second unit game different. For example, when the first special symbol becomes a big hit and the special game is executed, the opening time of the second big winning opening in the second unit game is relatively shortened, and the ball entering a specific area is relatively short. While making it difficult, when the second special symbol becomes a big hit and the special game is executed, the opening time of the second big winning opening in the second unit game is relatively long to enter a specific area. You may make it relatively easy to enter the ball. To give a specific example, when the first special symbol becomes a big hit and a special game is executed, the probability of entering a specific area in the second big winning opening is set to about 50%, while the second special When the symbol becomes a big hit and the special game is executed, the probability of entering the second big winning opening may be about 80%. In addition, when the second special symbol becomes a big hit and the special game is executed, the opening time of the second big winning opening in the second unit game is lengthened (for example, 5 seconds or more, 10 seconds or more, or 20 seconds or more). By doing so, the second unit game may be configured so as to almost certainly enter the second big winning opening if the game ball is launched toward the second big winning opening during the special game. As a result, when the second special symbol becomes a big hit and the special game is executed, the probability of entering a specific area in the second big winning opening may be substantially 100%. That is, the probability of transition to the probability fluctuation state when the second special symbol becomes a big hit may be substantially 100%. In this case, the probability of transition to the probability fluctuation state when the first special symbol becomes a big hit may be less than 100%, and the transition probability to the probability fluctuation state when the first special symbol becomes a jackpot is 50%. It may be about 80%. That is, in the configuration of "V probability", the special figure 1 may be set to the probability variation of less than 100%, and the special figure 2 may be set to the probability variation of 100%.

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

At least one of the above-mentioned "1. advance suggestion effect" and "2. fixed expectation effect" can be applied to the slot machine shown in the prerequisite technology 2, and is installed in a casino, a game center, or the like. It can also be applied to slot machines and gaming machines.

11 ... 1st start port, 12 ... 2nd start port, 60 ... effect display device, 80 ... game board, 81 ... game area, 210 ... lottery means, 220 ... hit / fail determination means, 230 ... variation pattern determination means 260 ... Special game control means, 303 ... effect determination means, 304 ... effect control means.

Claims (1)

The main control means to control the progress of the game,
Equipped with a production control means to control the production,
As the effect processes that can be executed while the game is in progress, there are a first effect process in which the specific effect is executed after the execution of the special effect, and a second effect process in which the specific effect is executed without executing the special effect. can be,
The first notice effect and the second notice effect suggesting the degree of expectation to be hit in the first effect process and the second effect process can be executed.
The first notice effect is executed, the second notice effect is not executed, and the expectation degree that is hit after the execution of the second effect process is that the first notice effect is not executed and the second notice effect is not executed either. It is higher than the expectation that is hit after the execution of the first effect process, and lower than the expectation that is hit after the execution of the first effect process in which the first notice effect is executed and the second notice effect is not executed. ,
The first notice effect is executed, and the second notice effect is executed for the degree of expectation that will be hit after the execution of the second effect process in which the first notice effect is executed and the second notice effect is executed. A gaming machine having the same degree of expectation as a hit after the execution of the second production process.

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