JP2023013484A - game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a game machine for improving a problem of unintentional setting or cancellation of an automatic operation mode.SOLUTION: A game machine can execute a game performance on the basis of execution of normal operation or secrecy operation to predetermined operation means, and includes means capable of setting an automatic operation mode that can execute a game performance corresponding to normal operation without performing the normal operation. The means is configured so as to be capable of canceling a setting of an automatic operation mode on the basis of execution of cancellation operation to the predetermined operation means, and is configured so as not to cancel a setting of an automatic operation mode when the cancellation operation is performed during a second regulation period including an operation effective period pertaining to secrecy operation in addition to execution of the cancellation operation during a first regulation period including an operation effective period pertaining to normal operation, and further so as to be capable of setting an automatic operation mode on the basis of execution of setting operation to the predetermined operation means. The setting operation differs from the cancellation operation.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 18

Description

The present invention relates to gaming machines, and more particularly to pachinko machines and slot machines.

A game machine represented by a pachinko machine or a slot machine is equipped with an operation means that can be operated by a player, and a predetermined effect can be executed by a player operating the operation means during an operation valid period. Amusement machines exist.

JP 2020-108849 A

As described above, in the gaming machine capable of executing a game effect related to the result of the success/failure determination in the symbol variation triggered by the fact that the predetermined operation means is operated during the execution of the symbol variation, in recent years, an automatic operation mode has been developed. There are gaming machines that can set In such a game machine, when the automatic operation mode is set, a game effect corresponding to the predetermined operation can be executed without performing the predetermined operation on the predetermined operation means. In some gaming machines, the player can select whether or not to set the automatic operation mode.
However, such a game machine has a problem that the automatic operation mode is set or canceled unintentionally.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the problems described above, and provides a game machine that solves the problem that the automatic operation mode is unintentionally set or canceled.

According to the present invention, it is possible to execute the symbol variation, execute the winning judgment including the determination of whether or not to win the privilege with the start of the symbol variation, and in the case of winning the privilege in the winning judgment It is possible to start the privilege game after the symbol variation for which the pertinence determination is executed is completed, and when the operation of the predetermined operation means is performed during the execution of the symbol variation, it is related to the result of the pertinence determination in the symbol variation. In the gaming machine capable of executing a game effect, an operation of the predetermined operation means that can trigger the execution of the game effect is usually recommended by displaying an image prompting the operation of the predetermined operation means. An automatic operation mode in which there are an operation and a hidden operation in which an image prompting the operation of the predetermined operation means is not displayed, and the game effect corresponding to the normal operation can be executed without the normal operation being performed. a settable automatic operation mode setting means, wherein the automatic operation mode setting means is configured to be able to cancel the setting of the automatic operation mode when a cancellation operation is performed on the predetermined operation means; In addition to the case where the release operation is performed on the predetermined operation means during the first regulation period including the operation effective period related to the normal operation, the predetermined When the release operation is performed on the operation means, the setting of the automatic operation mode is not released, and the automatic operation mode setting means further determines that the setting operation is performed on the predetermined operation means. Taking this as an opportunity, a gaming machine is provided that is configured to be able to set the automatic operation mode, and that the setting operation is an operation different from the cancellation operation.

According to the present invention, there is provided a game machine that solves the problem that the automatic operation mode is set or canceled unintentionally.

1 is a front view of a game machine; FIG. It is a figure which shows the pattern display apparatus arrange|positioned at area|region II shown in FIG. FIG. 2 is a bird's-eye view showing a group of operation buttons arranged in an area III shown in FIG. 1 and the periphery thereof; It is a figure which shows the game board installed in a game machine. It is a rear view of the gaming machine. FIG. 10 is a diagram showing movable positions of a performance shield; It is a block diagram showing a control configuration provided in the gaming machine. It is a block diagram showing a functional configuration provided in the gaming machine. Fig. 9(a) is a lottery table for special figure propriety determination, Fig. 9(b) is a lottery table for special figure 1 stop design lottery, Fig. 9(c) is for special figure 2 stop design lottery is a diagram schematically showing a lottery table of . FIG. 10(a) is a lottery table for special figure variation pattern derivation at the time of special figure variation pattern derivation state PA, and FIG. 10(b) is special figure variation used when special figure variation pattern HNP is determined. It is a figure which shows typically the lottery table for pattern derivation. FIG. 11(a) is a state transition diagram showing the transition of the special figure variation pattern derivation state, and FIG. 11(b) is a diagram showing the average variation time relationship for each special figure variation pattern derivation state. FIG. 12(a) is a diagram specifically showing decorative symbols in a ready-to-win state, and FIG. 12(b) is a diagram specifically showing a button operation request effect showing an example of a button operation request effect. . It is a figure which shows the lottery table of shutter opening-and-closing production|presentation. FIG. 10 is a diagram showing the flow up to the development effect when it is determined that the shutter opening/closing effect is to be executed and the normal operation is performed within the normal operation effective period; FIG. 10 is a diagram showing the flow up to the development effect when it is determined that the shutter opening/closing effect is not executed and the normal operation is performed within the normal operation valid period; It is a figure which shows the lottery table of a lamp effect production|presentation. It is a figure which shows the relationship between the timing of setting operation, and an automatic operation mode. It is a figure which shows the relationship between the timing of cancellation|release operation, and automatic operation mode. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing the relationship between the first restricted period, the second restricted period, the normal operation valid period, and the concealment operation valid period. It is a figure which shows the relationship between various effects, the normal operation effective period, the concealment operation effective period, the first regulation period, and the second regulation period. FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a modification of the relationship between the first restricted period and second restricted period, the normal operation valid period and the concealment operation valid period;

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In addition, in all the drawings, the same reference numerals are given to the same constituent elements, and the description thereof will be omitted as appropriate. Also, in the following explanation, unless otherwise specified, the terms “front”, “rear”, “left”, “right”, “upper” and “lower” refer to the gaming machine viewed from the front (player side). It shall be.

<Overview>
Although a so-called pachinko game machine is exemplified in this embodiment, the game machine according to the present invention may be a so-called slot machine.
First, before describing the details of the present embodiment, the outline of the features of the present embodiment will be described.
The gaming machine according to the present embodiment is capable of executing symbol variation, executes win/loss determination including determination of whether or not a privilege is won with the start of symbol variation, and wins the privilege in the success/failure determination. In this case, it is possible to start the privilege game after the symbol variation for which the pertinence/non-applicability determination has been completed.
The "symbol variation" corresponds to, for example, a symbol variation of special symbols and normal symbols in the gaming machine 10 described later, a symbol variation game related to a game in a slot machine, and the like.
The "privilege" corresponds to, for example, a variable probability big win, a normal big win, or both big wins in the gaming machine 10, which will be described later. Also, the "privilege" corresponds to a bonus, assist time (AT), etc. in a slot machine.
The "privilege game" corresponds to, for example, a jackpot game or the like in the gaming machine 10, which will be described later, and corresponds to a bonus game, an AT game, or the like in a slot machine. The privilege game may be allowed to start immediately after the completion of the symbol variation in which the privilege is won by the success/failure judgment, or may be started after execution of several symbol variations after the completion of the symbol variation in which the privilege is won by the success/failure judgment. may

Further, the gaming machine according to the present embodiment can execute a game effect related to the result of the win/loss determination in the symbol variation triggered by the operation of the predetermined operation means during the execution of the symbol variation.
For the operation of the predetermined operation means, an operation recommended by displaying an image prompting the operation of the predetermined operation means (referred to as normal operation), and the display of an image prompting the operation of the predetermined operation means. and an operation (denoted as a concealment operation) in which the operation is not performed. That is, when a normal operation or a secret operation is performed using a predetermined operation means during the execution of a symbol variation, a game effect related to the result of the determination of whether the symbol variation is appropriate may be performed.
Here, the normal operation and the concealed operation may be operations with the same operation mode (operation details) such as the number of operations, operation order, operation time, etc., or they may be operations with different operation modes (operation details). may
Further, the predetermined operation means used in the normal operation and the concealed operation may be one operation means (operation device) or may be a plurality of operation means (operation devices). , the operation may be performed using a common predetermined operation means, or may be an operation using different predetermined operation means.

A game effect related to the result of the win/fail judgment corresponds to, for example, an effect suggesting the degree of expectation of winning a big hit in the case of a pachinko machine, an effect suggesting the degree of advantage of the winning game, and a bonus in the case of a slot machine. , a performance suggesting the degree of expectation of winning an AT, a performance suggesting a winning bonus, or the degree of advantage of an AT. A lamp effect effect associated with is exemplified, the effect button 37 is exemplified as the predetermined operation means, and a button operation request effect is exemplified as the display of the image prompting the operation of the predetermined operation means. However, the game effect, the predetermined operation means, and the display of the image prompting the operation are not limited to such examples. For example, the game effect executed triggered by the normal operation and the game effect executed triggered by the concealed operation may be the same effect.

Moreover, the gaming machine according to the present embodiment includes automatic operation mode setting means capable of setting an automatic operation mode in which a game effect corresponding to the normal operation can be executed without the normal operation being performed. In the later-described game machine 10, an operation mode setting means 228 is exemplified as this automatic operation mode setting means.
As described above, the above-mentioned game production may be executed in relation to the result of the judgment of the symbol variation triggered by the operation of the predetermined operation means, but the automatic operation mode is set. In some cases, the operation may be executed even if the predetermined operation means is not operated.
Further, the automatic operation mode setting means can cancel the setting of the automatic operation mode when a cancellation operation is performed on the predetermined operation means.

If the normal operation for the predetermined operation means is performed within the operation valid period related to the normal operation during the pattern fluctuation, it may be triggered to execute the game effect, and the concealed operation for the predetermined operation means may be the symbol. When performed within the operation effective period related to the concealment operation that is changing, it may trigger the execution of the game effect.
However, in addition to the case where the release operation is performed on the predetermined operation means during the first regulation period including the operation valid period related to the normal operation, the predetermined operation means is performed during the second regulation period including the operation valid period related to the concealed operation. , the setting of the automatic operation mode is not canceled.

Further, the automatic operation mode setting means is configured to be able to set the automatic operation mode when a setting operation is performed on the predetermined operation means.
The setting operation is an operation different from the canceling operation.
Here, the setting operation and the canceling operation may be operations different from each other in terms of operation modes (operation details) such as the number of operations, the order of operations, and the operation time.
Further, the predetermined operation means used in the setting operation and the cancellation operation may be one operation means (operation device) or may be a plurality of operation means (operation devices). , the operation may be an operation using a common predetermined operation means and the operation mode (operation content) may be different from each other, or the operation may be an operation using a predetermined operation means different from each other and the operation mode (operation content) may be the same operation or different operations.

As described above, in the present embodiment, when the release operation is performed on the predetermined operation means during the first restriction period including the operation valid period related to the normal operation, the second restriction period including the operation valid period related to the concealment operation is performed. The setting of the automatic operation mode is not canceled in any case where the cancellation operation is performed on the predetermined operation means during the regulation period.
As a result, it is possible to prevent a situation in which the setting of the automatic operation mode is unintentionally canceled when the user intends to perform the normal operation or the concealed operation.
Furthermore, in the present embodiment, the setting operation for setting the automatic operation mode and the cancellation operation for canceling the setting of the automatic operation mode are different operations, so that the automatic operation mode is set and canceled by mistake. can be made difficult to do.
Hereinafter, the operation valid period related to the normal operation may be referred to as the normal operation valid period, and the operation valid period relating to the concealment operation may be referred to as the concealment operation valid period.
The gaming machine 10 according to this embodiment will be described in more detail below.

<Regarding the structure of the game machine 10>
First, the structure of the game machine 10 will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 5. FIG.
1 is a front view of the gaming machine 10, FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a pattern display device 90 arranged in the area II shown in FIG. 1, and FIG. 4 is a view showing a game board 50 installed in the game machine 10, and FIG. 5 is a rear view of the game machine 10. FIG.
It should be noted that each configuration shown in FIGS. 1 to 5 is only necessary for explaining the gaming machine 10 of the present embodiment, and configurations and functions not shown here are added to the gaming machine 10. You may Also, the game machine 10 does not necessarily have all of the configurations shown here, and some of the configurations or functions may be omitted to the extent that the effects of the present invention are not impaired.

The game machine 10 exemplified as the present embodiment is a so-called pachinko machine, and a front area (hereinafter referred to as "game area 50a") of a game board 50 on which a large number of game nails (not shown) are erected. A game is played in which a game ball is shot and a prize ball is obtained when the game ball enters a winning hole (for example, the big winning hole 55 or the like). In the following description, the entry of a game ball into a winning hole may be simply expressed as "winning (into a winning hole)".

The game machine 10 is configured to cover the front side of the game board 50 with a rectangular frame-shaped outer frame 15 that opens forward and backward, a middle frame 17 that detachably holds the game board 50 on the front side of the opening of the outer frame 15, and the game board 50. and a front frame 20 that has been formed.

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

The front frame 20 is rotatably supported by a hinge mechanism 21 centering on the left end side, and can be opened and closed with respect to the middle frame 17 . The front frame 20 is locked and unlocked by a cylinder lock 23 (insert the door key into the cylinder lock 23 and turn the door key in the direction opposite to the unlocking direction of the middle frame 17 (left in this embodiment). ) is possible.
In addition, the front frame 20 includes a transparent member 25 arranged to cover the game area 50a, and the transparent member 25 protects the game area 50a and the game board 50 as seen through.
In addition, the front frame 20 is provided with an upper ball tray 27 and a lower ball tray 29 for storing game balls, and the upper ball tray 27 and the lower ball tray 29 are separated vertically and provided integrally with the front frame 20. .
The front frame 20 also has an operation handle 31 on the right side of the lower ball receiving tray 29, and by rotating the operating handle 31, the game balls stored in the upper ball receiving tray 27 are shot toward the game area 50a. It's like

As shown in FIG. 3, on the upper surface of the top ball receiving tray 27, a group of operation buttons to be operated by the player are arranged. This operation button group includes a ball lending button 39a as an operation means (also referred to as a main operation unit 39) electrically connected to the main control board 100, which will be described later, and a prepaid card return operation. A return button 39b is provided, and as an operation means electrically connected to a first sub-control board 200 (to be described later), a game performed to switch effects that occur during a game or to obtain various information related to the game machine 10 Effect buttons 37 capable of accepting human operations, and cursor buttons 38 (38a, 38b, 38c, 38d) for instructing up, down, left, and right operations, respectively. Each operating means is provided with a sensor for detecting an operation, and the control board to be connected detects the operation of each operating means based on a change in the detection state of the sensor.
A movable decorative body 22 that is operated by an actuator such as a motor (not shown) is provided on the side of the upper bulb tray 27 .
The movable decorative body 22 is operated by the actuator and is capable of receiving a player's pressing operation. That is, the movable decorative body 22 is a movable body and also an operation means. The operation of the movable decorative body 22 is detected by a change in the detection state of the sensor, like other operation means.

Below the lower ball receiving tray 29, a ball removing mechanism 36 is provided for discharging game balls stored in the lower ball receiving tray 29 downward. By operating the ball extraction mechanism 36, a bottom opening (not shown) formed on the bottom surface of the lower ball receiving tray 29 is opened, and the game ball is naturally dropped and discharged from the bottom opening.
Although illustration is omitted, the upper ball receiving tray 27 is provided with a mechanism for moving the stored ball to the lower ball receiving tray 29 by operation in the same manner as the ball removing mechanism 36. By operating both mechanisms 36, it is possible to eject the stored balls.

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

The effect display device 80 is composed of a main display section 81 arranged substantially in the center of the game board 50 and a sub-display section 82 arranged around the main display section 81 . The sub-display section 82 includes an upper sub-display section 82a arranged above the main display section 81, a left sub-display section 82b arranged on the left side of the main display section 81, and a left sub-display section 82b arranged on the right side of the main display section 81. and a right sub-display portion 82c disposed in the .
Here, the main display section 81 is a fixed liquid crystal display device, and the upper sub-display section 82a, left sub-display section 82b, and right sub-display section 82c are movable liquid crystal displays operated by actuators such as motors (not shown). It is a display device.

The main display unit 81 can display variable display of decorative symbols performed in conjunction with variable display in a first special symbol display device 91 or a second special symbol display device 92, which will be described later, and further various other effects. can also be displayed.
In the variable display of the decorative symbols displayed on the main display portion 81, the displayed decorative symbols form three symbol rows. The direction of the variable display of each pattern row is not particularly limited, and may be, for example, the vertical direction, the horizontal direction, the depth direction, or a combination thereof (diagonal direction).
Here, the depth direction is actually a two-dimensional variable display on the display screen of the main display section 81, but the decorative pattern is displayed from the back of the main display section 81 to the front or the opposite direction. It refers to a virtual direction recognized by a player in a display mode using a technique (for example, the perspective method) that makes the player recognize that the display is changing.
In addition, the decorative patterns in this embodiment include "1 pattern" imitating the number "1", "2 patterns" imitating the number "2", "3 patterns" imitating the number "3", "4 patterns" imitating the number "4", "5 patterns" imitating the number "5", "6 patterns" imitating the number "6", "7 patterns" imitating the number "7" , "8 patterns" imitating the number "8", and "9 patterns" imitating the number "9", and these patterns are provided in each pattern row. In the following description, "1 pattern", "3 patterns", "5 patterns", "7 patterns", and "9 patterns" are collectively referred to as "odd number patterns", and "2 patterns" and "4 patterns". , “6 symbols” and “8 symbols” may be collectively referred to as “even number symbols”.

Each of the sub display units 82 is not only provided mainly for displaying an effect image related to the effect, but also configured to be movable.
The initial positions of the sub-display portions 82 are such that the upper sub-display portion 82a is on the upper side of the main display portion 81, the left sub-display portion 82b is on the left side of the main display portion 81, and the right sub-display portion 82b is on the left side of the main display portion 81. The portion 82c is on the right side of the main display portion 81, and each of the sub-display portions 82 is configured to be movable from these initial positions to a position overlapping the display area of the decorative pattern in the main display portion 81.

It should be noted that the effect display device 80 (the main display section 81, the upper sub-display section 82a, the left sub-display section 82b, and the right sub-display section 82c) in the present embodiment all adopt a liquid crystal display device. Implementation of the invention is not limited to this. For example, various types of display devices such as a drum type and a dot matrix type can be employed as the effect display device 80 .

A rendering shield 83 is arranged between the main display section 81 and the sub-display section 82 . Furthermore, the effect shield 83 is composed of an upper left effect shield 83a, an upper right effect shield 83b, a lower left effect shield 83c, and a lower right effect shield 83d. is configured to be movable in the direction of shielding the

A plurality of light emitting diodes (hereinafter abbreviated as “LEDs”) are arranged on the lower right side of the main display section 81 , and these LEDs constitute the display area of the pattern display device 90 . A special symbol and a normal symbol are displayed on the symbol display device 90 .
Also, the pattern display device 90 is arranged at a position that is more difficult for the player to visually recognize than the main display section 81, and the display area of the pattern display device 90 is smaller than the display area of the main display section 81. .
Note that the arrangement and number of LEDs associated with the pattern display device 90 in this embodiment are as shown in FIG. not to be

The special symbol is a symbol stopped and displayed as a result of a symbol variation that determines whether or not to activate the special electric accessory (for example, the special electric accessory 65). The special symbols in this embodiment include a first special symbol displayed on the first special symbol display device 91 and a second special symbol displayed on the second special symbol display device 92 .
In addition, the special design may be abbreviated as "special design", the first special design as "special design 1", and the second special design as "special design 2".

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

The symbol display device 90 is provided with a first special symbol reservation lamp 94, a second special symbol reservation lamp 95, and a normal symbol reservation lamp 96 in addition to the display devices described above.
The first special symbol reservation lamp 94 can specify the number of reserved special symbol 1 symbol variations, and the second special symbol reservation lamp 95 can specify the number of reserved special symbol 2 symbol variations. And, the normal design reservation lamp 96 can specify the number of design fluctuations of the normal design that is reserved, and both of the lighting modes of the two LEDs (in this embodiment, only right lighting = 1, left and right lighting = 2, blinking on the right side + constant lighting on the left side = 3, blinking on the left and right sides = 4) makes it possible to specify the number of corresponding symbol variations.

In the following description, the symbol variation that stops and displays the special symbol after the special symbol is displayed by the first special symbol display device 91 or the second special symbol display device 92 is referred to as "symbol variation of the special symbol". In the description, the symbol variation of stopping and displaying the normal symbol after the normal symbol display device 93 is variably displayed may be referred to as "symbol variation of the normal symbol".
Further, in the following description, the variation display of the decorative symbols displayed on the main display section 81 is referred to as "decorative symbol variation" to distinguish it from "special symbol variation" or "universal symbol variation". may be indicated.
It should be noted that, in the following description, when simply referred to as "symbol variation", it means the symbol variation of special symbols unless otherwise specified.

On the front surface of the game board 50, as shown in FIG. 4, obstacles such as a large number of game nails (not shown), windmills 52, and decorative members are arranged so that the launched game balls roll. A game area 50a is defined in .
Further, on the left side and the upper side of the game area 50a, curved outer rails 51 and inner rails 53 are provided to guide game balls shot by rotating the operation handle 31 to the upper part of the game area 50a. It is The outer rail 51 is located outside the inner rail 53 with respect to the center of the game area 50a. Here, the windmill 52 is a peg-shaped mechanism for changing the falling direction of the game ball.

The gaming machine 10 is capable of adjusting the strength of the launch of the game ball depending on the magnitude of the rotational operation amount (for example, the rotation angle) of the operating handle 31. Various obstacles are placed in the game area 50a so that the game ball rolls on either X (so-called left-handed hitting) or the second flow path Y (so-called right-handed hitting) where the game ball hit harder rolls. are placed.

In FIG. 4, the main winning openings 55, 1st starting opening 57, 2nd starting opening 59, gate 63, and general winning opening 67 are illustrated as main winning openings. , and the arrangement is an example, and the number and arrangement thereof may be changed as appropriate as long as the roles described below are satisfied.

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

A special electric accessory 65 is arranged above the big prize opening 55 . The special electric accessory 65 is a member that switches between an open state in which it is easy to win a prize in the big prize opening 55 and a closed state in which it is difficult to enter a ball. Transition to one of the states.
More specifically, the special electric role product 65 will be in an open state in at least a part of the jackpot game that is set due to the fact that the jackpot is derived by the special figure success/failure determination that will be described later. Winning to the winning opening 55 is allowed. In this way, when the special electric accessory 65 is in the open state, it becomes easy to win a prize in the big prize opening 55. Therefore, the jackpot game in which the chance of winning prize balls is greatly increased is an advantageous game state. It can be said that
In the jackpot game, the open state and the closed state of the special electric accessory 65 are alternately set, and one open state (sometimes referred to as “round”, and the total number of rounds generated in one jackpot is “round number") is terminated based on the fact that a predetermined number (10 in this embodiment) of game balls have entered the big winning slot 55, and the special electric accessory 65 is closed. Become.
It should be noted that one open state is also ended based on the passage of a time (30s (seconds) in this embodiment) sufficient for a predetermined number of game balls to enter the big winning opening 55. .
Here, when the special electric accessory 65 is set from the open state to the closed state based on the winning of 10 game balls in one round, it cannot be immediately closed. Therefore, in one round, more than 10 game balls may enter the big winning hole 55, and this winning may be referred to as over winning.

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

The second starting port 59 is arranged in the lower right part of the game area 50a. A second starting hole sensor 71 is attached to the second starting hole 59, and the winning to the second starting hole 59 is determined by the detection result of the second starting hole sensor 71, and is associated with the second starting hole 59. The determined number (1 in this embodiment) of prize balls are awarded.
In at least a part when the winning to the second starting port 59 is determined, the symbol variation of the special figure 2 will be performed.
In addition, in the game area 50a according to the present embodiment, more game balls roll toward the second start port 59 when rolling from the second flow path Y than when rolling from the first flow path X. It is assumed that an obstacle such as a game nail is arranged so as to roll.

A normal electric accessory 61 is arranged in the flow path connected to the second starting port 59 . The normal electric accessory 61 is a member that switches between an open state in which it is easy to enter a game ball in the second starting port 59 or a closed state in which it is difficult to enter a game ball. transitions to either an open state or a closed state.
More specifically, the ordinary electric accessory 61 is in an open state in at least a part of the game per normal pattern that is performed by winning in the pattern variation of the normal pattern, and accordingly the winning to the second start port 59. is allowed. In this way, when the normal electric accessory 61 is in the open state, it becomes easier to win the second starting port 59, so while suppressing the decrease in the number of game balls due to the prize balls, the symbol variation of the special figure 2 It can greatly increase the chances of being executed.

The gate 63 is arranged in the right central portion of the game area 50a. A gate sensor 74 is attached to the gate 63, and passage of the game ball to the gate 63 (this case may also be referred to as winning) is determined based on the detection result of the gate sensor 74. In at least a part of the case where winning to the gate 63 is determined, the pattern variation of the normal pattern will be performed.
In addition, in this embodiment, compared with the case of rolling from the first flow path X, when rolling from the second flow path Y, more game balls roll toward the gate 63, so that each obstacle things are placed.

The general winning opening 67 is arranged in the lower left part of the game area 50a. A general winning slot sensor 73 is attached to the general winning slot 67, and the winning to the general winning slot 67 is determined by the detection result of the general winning slot sensor 73, and the number associated with the general winning slot 67 ( In this embodiment, 4) prize balls are provided.
In addition, in this embodiment, as compared with the case of rolling from the second flow path Y, more game balls roll toward the general winning opening 67 when rolling from the first flow path X. Each obstacle is arranged, but each obstacle may be arranged so that many game balls roll toward the general winning opening 67 when rolling from the second flow path Y. . Also, a plurality of general winning openings 67 may be provided.

The out port 69 is arranged at the bottom of the game area 50a. A game ball that is hit into the game area 50a and does not enter the above-described winning holes falls into an out hole 69 and is processed as an out ball.

In addition, in this embodiment, an out ball sensor 75 is provided for detecting a game ball (hereinafter referred to as an "out ball") that has entered the above-described winning hole or out hole 69, and an out ball sensor is provided. The number of out balls counted using 75 detections can be used to derive the base value.
Here, the base value is a value derived from the number of safe balls (number of prize balls)/number of out balls×100 in the most disadvantageous state (to be described later, special low probability and normal low probability).

On the back of the game board 50, as shown in FIG. A second sub-control board case 309 storing a control board 300, a power control board case 509 storing a power control board 500, and a payout control board case 409 storing a payout control board 400 are attached. In addition to the rear surfaces of the control board case 209 and the second sub-control board case 309, an opening/closing cover 45 that covers part of the rear surface of the main control board case 109 is detachably attached.
The substrate case and cover that cover each substrate are made of a member having transparency, and the corresponding substrate can be visually recognized through each case and cover.

The power control board 500 is provided with a power switch 40 that is operated to supply the game machine 10 with the primary power supplied from the power supply facility of the game island.
Thus, in the state of being installed on the game island, it is difficult to operate each operation means (power switch 40, etc.) provided on the back side of the game board 50 unless the middle frame 17 is opened.

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

So far, the structure of the gaming machine 10 according to the present embodiment has been described, but these are only specific examples, and the present invention can also be implemented with another structure.

<Regarding the operation of the production shield 83>
Next, the operation of the rendering shield 83 will be described with reference to FIGS. 6(a) to 6(c). 6(a) to 6(c) are diagrams showing movable positions of the effect shield 83. FIG.
As described above, the effect shielding body 83 is composed of an upper left effect shielding body 83a, an upper right effect shielding body 83b, a lower left effect shielding body 83c, and a lower right effect shielding body 83d. The shield 83 is shown in its initial position. When the effect shield 83 is in the initial position, substantially the entire display area of the main display section 81 is visible. Also, this state may be referred to as an open state or an initial state of the rendering shield 83 .
FIG. 6B shows a state in which part of the main display section 81 (about 30% of the whole) is shielded by the effect shielding body 83 . This state of the effect shield 83 may be referred to as the half-closed state of the effect shield 83 .
FIG. 6C shows a state in which the entire main display section 81 is shielded by the effect shield 83 . This state of the effect shield 83 may be referred to as the fully closed state of the effect shield 83 .
Thus, the upper left effect shielding body 83a, the upper right effect shielding body 83b, the lower left effect shielding body 83c, and the lower right effect shielding body 83d operate in conjunction with each other in the direction parallel to the plane of the main display section 81.

Also, as shown in FIG. 6C, the upper left effect shield 83a has a convex portion imitating the character "heaven" on the front side (the front side when the main display section 81 side is defined as the back side). , the upper right effect shielding body 83b has a convex part imitating the character "bottom" on the front surface side, and the lower left effect shielding body 83c has a protrusion imitating the character "no" on the front surface side The lower right effect shielding body 83d has a protrusion imitating the character "so" on the surface on the front side, and each effect shielding body receives light from the back side (main display part 81 side). is configured to prevent transmission of

<Regarding the control configuration of the game machine 10>
Next, with reference to FIG. 7, the control configuration of the gaming machine 10 according to this embodiment will be described. FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing the control configuration of the gaming machine 10. As shown in FIG. The control configuration shown in FIG. 7 is necessary for explaining the gaming machine 10 of this embodiment, and the gaming machine 10 may have a control configuration not shown in FIG.

The main control board 100 includes a CPU 101 that performs various arithmetic processing related to games, a ROM 102 that stores data such as control programs and various lottery tables, a RAM 103 that functions as a temporary storage area and a buffer memory, and peripherals. Equipped with an I/O port 104 for inputting and outputting signals between the board and each device, and a random number circuit 105 for generating random numbers (hard random numbers) by operating in a system separate from the program processing by the CPU 101, These are interconnected via an internal bus.

The CPU 101 reads various control programs stored in the ROM 102 and performs arithmetic processing, thereby executing various processes related to the main control of the game.
The RAM 103 is backed up by backup power generated in a backup power supply circuit 502, which will be described later. Specifically, among the information stored in the RAM 103, when power is restored after a power failure, various types of information are backed up so that the game machine 10 can be restored to the state immediately before the power failure. is configured to For example, in addition to data such as the stack pointer and each register held when the power failure occurred, the state of the gaming machine 10 at that time (game stopped state or playable state), the current special drawing lottery state, the current Information related to the game such as the normal drawing state, whether or not the jackpot game is in progress, the stop patterns of the special figures 1 and 2, the holding information of the pattern fluctuation, the number of round games in the big hit game, etc. are backed up. be.

In the present embodiment, at least an area in which such game-related information is stored (sometimes referred to as a game-related area of the RAM 103) and a checksum complement and a backup flag for the game-related area of the RAM 103 are stored. is stored (sometimes referred to as a game-related backup information area of the RAM 103) is backed up.
When power is restored, the gaming machine 10 is restored using the backed-up various information stored in the game-related area of the RAM 103 and the game-related backup information area of the RAM 103 .

A specific backup method in this embodiment is not limited at all. For example, the area to be backed up in the RAM 103 may be implemented with a configuration that can hold data in a non-volatile manner even in a power failure state. As another example, in the RAM 103, different hardware is provided for a first memory configured to be able to hold data in a non-volatile manner even in a power failure state and a second memory referred to when the game machine 10 operates. In that case, the gaming machine 10 saves the information to be backed up from the second memory to the first memory when the power is cut off, and transfers the saved information from the first memory to the first memory when the power is restored. It is sufficient to recover to the second memory.

In addition, the main control board 100 includes a first starting opening sensor 70, a second starting opening sensor 71, a large winning opening sensor 72, a general winning opening sensor 73, a gate sensor 74, an out ball sensor 75, a middle frame door opening sensor 76, and the like. , and detection signals from these sensors can be input to the CPU 101 via the I/O port 104 .

In addition, the main control board 100 includes a first special symbol display device 91, a second special symbol display device 92, a normal symbol display device 93, a first special symbol reservation lamp 94, a second special symbol reservation lamp 95, and a normal symbol reservation lamp. 96 , is electrically connected to the normal electric accessory solenoid 62 and the special electric accessory solenoid 66 , and configured to be able to control these via the I/O port 104 .
Similarly, the main control board 100 is electrically connected to the main operation section 39 and configured to detect the operation of the main operation section 39 .

The main control board 100 and the first sub-control board 200 are connected by eight parallel signal lines and one strobe line. They are communicably connected only in the direction, and various control commands are transmitted from the main control board 100 to the first sub-control board 200 .
Data cannot be transmitted from the first sub-control board 200 to the main control board 100, and the first sub-control board 200 cannot request the main control board 100 to transmit data. is configured to
Also, in this embodiment, a parallel transmission method is used for data transmission from the main control board 100 to the first sub-control board 200, but a serial transmission method may be used.

The first sub-control board 200 includes a CPU 201 that performs various arithmetic processing related to game effects based on the effect control command from the main control board 100, a ROM 202 that stores data such as effect control programs and various lottery tables, and a temporary storage area. and an I/O port 204 for inputting/outputting signals between peripheral boards and devices. It is configured to execute main control relating to game effects according to a control program stored in ROM 202 .
The first sub-control board 200 is electrically connected to the effect button 37 and the cursor button 38, and is configured to detect the operation of the operating means.

In addition, the first sub-control board 200, in the effect control processing based on the effect control command from the main control board 100, to the second sub-control board 300 image and sound control command and sound control command, effect lamp Lamp control data for controlling the lighting of various lamps such as 35, movable control data for controlling the movement of movable bodies such as the effect shielding body 83, the movable decorative body 22, and the sub-display section 82 are generated.
Here, the first sub-control board 200 is connected to the second sub-control board 300 so that two-way communication is possible, and various commands are transmitted from the first sub-control board 200 to the second sub-control board 300. , a response command (ACK command) indicating that the command was successfully received is transmitted from the second sub-control board 300 to the first sub-control board 200 as a response.

Also, the first sub-control board 200 is electrically connected to the effect lamp 35 and transmits lamp control data via the I/O port 204 . The lighting of the effect lamp 35 is controlled by lamp control data transmitted from the first sub-control board 200 .

In addition, the first sub-control board 200 is electrically connected to a controller that controls each actuator that powers the movable decoration 22, the sub-display section 82, and the effect shield 83 via an I/O port 204. , to send commands containing motion control data.
Then, the controller receives a command transmitted from the first sub-control board 200, and controls each actuator according to the movable control data included in the command, so that the effect shield 83, the movable decoration 22, or the sub It is configured to operate the display unit 82 .

The second sub-control board 300 stores a CPU 301 that performs various kinds of arithmetic processing related to image effects and sound effects based on control commands from the first sub-control board 200, control programs that control images and sounds, various data, and the like. It comprises a ROM 302, a RAM 303 functioning as a temporary storage area or a work area or a buffer memory, and an I/O port 304 for inputting/outputting signals between peripheral boards and devices. It is configured to execute main control related to various effects according to the control program.
In addition, although not shown, the second sub-control board 300 includes a VDP for generating image data in accordance with the content of the effect determined by the effect content determining means 225, which will be described later, based on the control signal received from the CPU 301, and the CPU 301. and a sound source IC that generates audio data based on the control signal received from the device. The VDP is a so-called image processor, reads image data stored in the image ROM according to instructions from the CPU 301 , processes the image data, and transmits the generated image data to the effect display device 80 . This VDP is connected to a high-speed VRAM used for developing and processing image data read out from the image ROM. The sound source IC reads the audio data stored in the audio ROM in response to an instruction from the CPU 301, and outputs final audio data generated by synthesizing the read audio data to the speaker 33 via the amplifier.

The payout control board 400 is mainly composed of a CPU 401, a ROM 402 and a RAM 403 (all not shown).
In addition, the payout control board 400 is connected to the main control board 100 so as to be capable of two-way communication, and controls the payout unit 48 based on the payout control command from the main control board 100 to pay out game balls. is executed, and the ball feeding mechanism and the shooting mechanism are synchronously driven based on the amount of operation of the operating handle 31 to control the shooting of the game ball.

The power supply control board 500 generates a normal power supply circuit 501 and a backup power supply for generating normal power supply to electronic and electric parts such as the above-mentioned control board based on the primary power supply supplied from the power supply facility of the game island. It is composed of a backup power supply circuit 502 and a power failure detection circuit 503 that detects a power failure (when the voltage supplied by the normal power supply reaches a predetermined voltage drop).
Also, the power switch 40 is connected to the power control board 500, and on the premise that primary power is supplied from the power supply facility of the game island, when the power switch 40 is turned on, the power control board 500 is turned on. A normal power supply is generated by the normal power supply circuit 501, and power is supplied to electronic components and electrical components including the above-described control boards (main control board 100, first sub-control board 200, second sub-control board 300, and payout control board 400). is supplied.
In addition, when the power failure detection circuit 503 detects the power failure, the power supply control board 500 outputs a power failure signal (NMI signal) to the main control board 100, the first sub-control board 200, and the payout control board 400 respectively. Send to
The backup power supply circuit 502 is charged when power is supplied to the game machine 10 from the power supply facility on the game island.
In addition, the backup power supply circuit 502 may be provided on the payout control board 400, the power failure detection circuit 503 is not provided on the power control board 500, and the main control board 100, the first sub control board 200, and the payout control board 400 may be provided.

<Regarding the functional configuration of the game machine 10>
Next, with reference to FIG. 8, the functional configuration of the gaming machine 10 according to this embodiment will be described. FIG. 8 is a block diagram showing the functional configuration of the gaming machine 10. As shown in FIG. Note that the functional configuration shown in FIG. 8 is necessary for explaining the gaming machine 10 of the present embodiment, and the gaming machine 10 may have functional configurations not shown in FIG.

The main control board 100 includes, as shown in FIG. Control means 140, symbol display control means 145, electric accessory control means 150, game state control means 155, main information storage means 160, main error control means 165, main command management means 170, power interruption processing execution means 175, and It is provided with electric processing executing means 180, and these means functionally represent what is realized by each control configuration on the main control board 100 described with reference to FIG.

The main information storage means 160 is a means for temporarily storing data read by means provided on the main control board 100, data derived by calculations in the means, etc., in corresponding storage areas. . In particular, the data (effect control commands, etc.) stored in the transmission command storage area of the main information storage means 160 are sent by the command transmission means to the sub-command management means 270 of the first sub-control board 200, which will be described later. sent.

The winning-ball determining means 110 determines whether or not a game has been won in each winning hole based on the detection result of the sensor provided in each winning hole.

The main random number generating means 115 can generate a plurality of types of random numbers with different update ranges by the random number circuit 105, and at the timing when it is determined that a prize has been awarded to the winning slot, the random number circuit 105 generates one or more random numbers corresponding to the winning slot. Get (latch) a random number.
More specifically, the main random number generating means 115, when it is determined that the first start port 57 or the second start port 59 to win, generates a random number for special figure win/loss determination, a special figure stop symbol, which will be described later. A random number for lottery and a random number for special figure variation pattern lottery are acquired. When the winning of the gate 63 is determined, the random number for determining whether the normal pattern is correct, the random number for the normal pattern lottery, and the random number for the normal pattern fluctuation pattern lottery, which will be described later, are stored in the main information storage means 160 correspondingly. Store in the area.

The main suspension control means 120 performs control relating to suspension of the symbol variation of the special figure and suspension of the symbol variation of the normal figure. Regarding the special figure 1, the random number for the special figure judgment, the random number for the special figure stop pattern lottery, and the random number for the special figure fluctuation pattern lottery, which were obtained as a result of winning the first start port 57, It is withheld (stored) as the operation suspension information of FIG.
More specifically, the main reservation control means 120 is added by 1 each time the operation reservation information of the special figure 1 is reserved, and the operation reservation information of the special figure 1 is used (in the lottery of the special figure lottery means 130 used) is decremented by 1 for each (hereinafter referred to as "special figure 1 suspension counter"), and the value of the special figure 1 suspension counter reaches the upper limit (in this embodiment, 4), The operation suspension information is stored in the storage area corresponding to the current special figure 1 suspension counter of the main information storage means 160, and each time the operation suspension information is used, the used operation suspension information is cleared, and the remaining operation Hold information is controlled to move (shift) from the current storage area to the storage area corresponding to the special figure 1 reservation counter that is 1 less than the current special figure 1 reservation counter in order from the smallest special figure 1 reservation counter. .
In addition, the main reservation control means 120 performs the same control as the above-described control separately from the special figure 1 for the special figure 2 and the general figure, and the reservation counter for the special figure 2 is referred to as the special figure 2 reservation counter.
Further, in the following description, "suspension of operation suspension information" may be expressed as "suspension of pattern variation".
In addition, when the main reservation control means 120 updates (adds or subtracts) the operation reservation information (holding counter) of the special figure 1 or the special figure 2, the effect control including the special figure 1 reservation counter and the special figure 2 reservation counter A command (pending command) is generated and stored in the transmission command storage area of the main information storage means 160 .
It should be noted that, in the present embodiment, when both the operation pending information corresponding to the special figure 1 and the operation holding information corresponding to the special figure 2 are reserved, the operation pending information corresponding to the special figure 2 is preferentially The priority variation used is done.

A pre-determination means 125 executes pre-determination for a look-ahead performance targeting the operation suspension information at least in part when the operation suspension information of the special figure is suspended at a predetermined pre-determination timing.
More specifically, the pre-determination means 125 reads each random number of the operation suspension information reserved this time, and pre-determines each of the special figure propriety determination, the special figure stop symbol lottery, and the special figure fluctuation pattern lottery, which will be described later. Run. In each preliminary determination, a lottery table (not shown) that is the same as or equivalent to the lottery table used in the lottery corresponding to each preliminary determination is used. Therefore, the results of these preliminary determinations are the same as the results of the lottery executed later.
Further, the pre-determination means 125 generates an effect control command (pre-determination command) including the derived result of the pre-determination, and stores the command in the transmission command storage area of the main information storage means 160 .
In addition, as described above, the pre-determination command is transmitted at least in part when the operation suspension information of the special figure is suspended at the predetermined timing of the pre-determination (generated and stored in the main information storage means 160 transmission command area), so it will be sent following the pending command described above. Here, the timing of the predetermined pre-determination means that it is not during the jackpot game, furthermore, in the present embodiment, when the operation suspension information of the special figure 1 is suspended during the normal figure high probability described later , since the prior determination is restricted, the transmission of the prior determination command corresponding to the prior determination is also restricted.

The special figure lottery means 130 includes a special figure propriety determination means 131, a special figure stop pattern lottery means 132, and a special figure fluctuation pattern derivation means 133. The processing by each means is executed in order of the fluctuation pattern deriving means 133 . The special figure lottery means 130 reads the earliest operation suspension information among the operation suspension information held in the main information storage means 160 when the special figure fluctuation start condition is satisfied.
It should be noted that "the special figure fluctuation start condition is satisfied" is, for example, that the jackpot is not in progress, neither the special figure 1 nor the special figure 2 is in the process of pattern fluctuation, the special figure 1 and the special figure 2 all the conditions for the presence of the operation pending information in at least one of the

Here, FIGS. 9A to 9C are diagrams schematically showing lottery tables used in the main control board 100. FIG.
In the lottery using the lottery table, including those other than these lottery tables, the lottery values stored in the lottery table are sequentially added to the read random numbers according to a predetermined order (there is only one lottery value to be targeted). , the number of times of addition is one), and the result corresponding to the lottery value in which carry (overflow) occurs is derived as the result of the lottery. Similarly, in the description of the lottery tables, names are given to the lottery tables for convenience of explanation. Often these names do not specify the area where the data is stored. The illustrated lottery table may include items described for convenience of explanation and "-" or "0" as lottery values, but these do not necessarily indicate data stored in each ROM. is not. And, the results with "-" or "0" written as the lottery value will not win the lottery. Furthermore, when the same lottery value as the random number range used for the lottery (the number of random numbers that can be obtained in the range) is described in the lottery table, the result is derived 100%. you don't have to. Also, if the total value of the lottery values used in one lottery coincides with the random number range used in the lottery, the last addition of the lottery values always generates a carry, so that addition is not necessary. Well, in that case, the lottery value itself used for the addition becomes unnecessary.

The special figure suitability determination means 131 reads the random number for the special figure suitability determination for each pattern variation, and uses the read random number and the lottery table for the special figure suitability determination to determine by lottery whether to win a big hit or a loss. Execute the special figure propriety determination to be determined.
FIG. 9(a) is a diagram schematically showing a lottery table for special figure propriety determination, and this lottery table is commonly used for special figure 1 and special figure 2. FIG. The range of random numbers used in the special figure propriety determination is from 0 to 65535, so if the special figure lottery state has a low probability (hereinafter, may be abbreviated as "special figure low probability"), 230/65536 A big hit is derived with a probability of (approximately 1/284.9). On the other hand, when the special figure lottery state has a high probability (hereinafter sometimes abbreviated as "special figure high probability"), a big hit is derived with a probability of 499/65536 (about 1/131.3). .

The special figure stop symbol lottery means 132 reads the random number for the special figure stop symbol lottery when the result of the special figure success/failure determination is a big hit, and uses the read random number and the lottery table for the special figure stop symbol lottery. The stop pattern of the special figure is determined by lottery.
FIG. 9(b) is a diagram schematically showing a lottery table for the special figure 1 stop symbol lottery, and the range of random numbers used in the lottery is 0-99. Therefore, when a big hit is derived in special figure 1, symbol A is determined as a stop symbol with a probability of 50/100 (1/2), and symbol B is determined with a probability of 50/100 (1/2).
Here, the symbol A has a number of rounds of 4, and after the jackpot game is over, a pattern that becomes a special figure high probability and a normal figure high probability (hereinafter referred to as a "variable probability pattern"), and the jackpot related to the symbol is a "variable probability It is sometimes called "big hit"). On the other hand, the symbol B has 4 rounds, and after the jackpot game ends, the symbol that becomes a special pattern low probability and a general pattern high probability (hereinafter sometimes referred to as "normal pattern", and the jackpot related to the pattern is called "normal It is sometimes called "big hit").
Figure 9 (c) is a diagram schematically showing a lottery table for the special figure 2 stop symbol lottery, the range of random numbers used in the lottery is, like the special figure 1 stop symbol lottery, from 0 to 99 be. Therefore, when a big hit is derived in special figure 2, there is a probability of 50/100 (1/2) for pattern a, and a probability of 20/100 (1/5) for pattern b, 30/100 (about 1/5). 3. The symbol c is determined as the stop symbol with the probability of 33).
Here, the pattern a has 16 rounds, and is a probability variable pattern that becomes a special pattern high probability and a normal pattern high probability after the end of the big hit game, and the pattern b has the number of rounds 4, and is a special pattern after the end of the big hit game. The symbol c is a normal pattern that has a special low certainty and a high certainty normal general, and has 4 rounds. Therefore, it can be said that the symbol a is a stop symbol that is more advantageous than the symbol b in terms of the number of rounds, and the symbol b is a stop symbol that is more advantageous than the symbol c in terms of the subsequent special symbol lottery state.
In the following description, a variable probability jackpot with a number of rounds of 4 may be referred to as a "4R variable probability jackpot", a probability variable jackpot with a 16 round number may be referred to as a "16R probability variable jackpot", and a normal jackpot with a round number of 4 may be referred to as " It may be called 4R normal jackpot.

A special figure stop pattern lottery means 132, when the result of the special figure success/failure determination is not a big hit, uniformly sets the symbol C when the special figure 1 is lost and the symbol d when the special figure 2 is lost as a stop symbol. decide.
Furthermore, in this embodiment, the ratio of the special figure high probability after the end of the big hit game by the special figure 1 (50/100) and the ratio of the special figure high probability after the big hit game by the special figure 2 (70/100 ) is different (the pattern variation of the special figure 2 is more advantageous than the pattern variation of the special figure 1). Although the details are omitted, this difference is when the game ball passes through the V winning area provided in the big winning opening 55 during the jackpot game (when the sensor provided in the V winning area detects the game ball). It is realized by changing whether or not to provide a round for facilitating passage through the V winning area depending on the stop pattern of the special symbol.

The special figure variation pattern derivation means 133 includes a plurality of types of special figure variation pattern lottery tables to be referred to when determining the special figure variation pattern, and the current special figure variation pattern derivation state and the special figure propriety determination in the current pattern variation. Based on the results, select one special figure fluctuation pattern lottery table for determining the special figure fluctuation pattern in this pattern fluctuation, and select the special figure fluctuation pattern lottery table and the random number for the special figure fluctuation pattern lottery Use to determine one special figure variation pattern (special figure variation pattern in this pattern variation), and determine the variation time based on the determined special figure variation pattern.
In addition, details such as transition conditions will be described later, but the special figure variation pattern derivation state in this embodiment includes a special figure variation pattern derivation state PA, a special figure variation pattern derivation state PB, and a special figure variation pattern derivation state PC. exist. Then, the above-described special figure variation pattern determination method is adopted in the special figure variation pattern 1 in the special figure variation pattern derivation state PA, and in the special figure variation pattern derivation state PB and the special figure variation pattern derivation state PC, the special figure 2 is adopted in the symbol variation, and the symbol variation of the other special figure in each special figure variation pattern derivation state is determined by one predetermined special figure variation pattern according to the result of the special figure propriety determination.

FIG. 10(a) is a diagram schematically showing a lottery table for special figure variation pattern derivation at the time of special figure variation pattern derivation state PA, and the range of random numbers used in the lottery is 0-999. Therefore, when the result of the special figure propriety determination is lost during the special figure variation pattern derivation state PA, the special figure variation pattern HNP with a probability of 900/1000, the special figure variation pattern HRP with a probability of 50/1000, 30 HSP-A with a probability of / 1000, HSP-B with a probability of 15/1000, HSP-C with a probability of 5/100 is determined, special figure fluctuation pattern ASP-A ~ special figure fluctuation pattern ASP-C is determined never Also, details will be described later using FIG. A special figure variation pattern corresponding to the value of the special figure 1 pending counter at the start of variation is further specified.
When the result of the special figure success/failure determination becomes a big hit during the special figure variation pattern derivation state PA, the special figure variation pattern ASP-A with a probability of 250/1000, the special figure variation pattern ASP-B with a probability of 350/1000 , The special figure variation pattern ASP-C is determined with a probability of 400/1000, and the special figure variation pattern HNP to the special figure variation pattern HSP-C are not determined.
Although not shown, even in the special figure variation pattern derivation state PB and the special figure variation pattern derivation state PC, as in the special figure variation pattern derivation state PA, the special figure variation according to the result of the special figure propriety determination Pick a pattern.

Figure 10 (b) is a diagram schematically showing a lottery table for deriving the special figure fluctuation pattern used when the special figure fluctuation pattern HNP is determined, and as described above, in the lottery, the special figure 1 reservation A special figure variation pattern is further specified using the value of the counter.
First, as shown in FIG. 10 (b), the special figure fluctuation pattern HNP includes a special figure fluctuation pattern HNP-A with a fluctuation time of 3200 ms (milliseconds), a special figure fluctuation pattern HNP-B with a fluctuation time of 5600 ms, fluctuation There is a special figure variation pattern HNP-C with a time of 8000ms and a special figure variation pattern HNP-D with a variation time of 11200ms, and the variation time is longer in this order.
The range of the random number used in this lottery (different from the random number used in the lottery according to the lottery table shown in FIG. 10A) is 0-999. Therefore, if the special figure 1 pending counter = 3 (maintenance 3), the special figure variation pattern HNP-A is determined with a probability of 1000/1000, and if the special figure 1 pending counter = 2 (maintenance 2) In the case, the special figure fluctuation pattern HNP-A with a probability of 150/1000 and the special figure fluctuation pattern HNP-B with a probability of 850/1000 are determined, and the special figure 1 pending counter = 1 (holding 1) , Toku-zu variation pattern HNP-A with a probability of 50/1000, Toku-zu variation pattern HNP-B with a probability of 150/1000, Toku-zu variation pattern HNP-C with a probability of 800/1000 is determined, If the figure 1 pending counter = 0 (maintenance 0), the special figure variation pattern HNP-B with a probability of 50/1000, the special figure variation pattern HNP-C with a probability of 100/1000, 850/1000 Special figure variation pattern HNP-D is determined with probability.
Thus, when the special figure fluctuation pattern HNP is determined, the special figure fluctuation pattern (variation time) that is likely to be determined by the value of the special figure 1 pending counter is different. More specifically, the smaller the value of the special figure 1 reserved counter, the easier it is to determine a longer pattern variation (the larger the value of the special figure 1 reserved counter, the easier it is to determine a short variation time).
In addition, the special figure variation pattern corresponding to such a special figure variation pattern HNP (hereinafter sometimes referred to as "basic special figure variation pattern") is a special figure variation pattern derivation state PB or a special figure variation pattern derivation state PC , and the types and lengths of the corresponding basic special figure fluctuation patterns are different, but the tendency (holding counter (special figure fluctuation pattern derivation state PB and special figure fluctuation pattern derivation state, special figure 2 reservation The value of) and the relationship between the special figure variation pattern (variation time) that is easy to determine) is the same as the special figure variation pattern derivation state PA.
In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 10 (a) and FIG. 10 (b), when the special figure variation pattern HNP is determined by lottery, special figure variation pattern HNP-A in the second stage lottery ~HNP-D are determined, but these may be determined by a single lottery.

In addition, the special figure variation pattern derivation means 133, at the start of the symbol variation, the effect control command (variation start command ) and stores the command in the transmission command storage area of the main information storage means 160 .

Like the special figure lottery means 130, the general pattern lottery means 135 reads out the earliest operation suspension information among the operation suspension information held in the main information storage means 160 when the pattern of the general pattern is not changing. , Using the read random numbers, the general pattern suitability determination is performed to determine the suitability of the general pattern, and the normal electric accessory 61 is controlled to the open state by the general pattern suitability determination. In the case, the normal pattern stop pattern lottery that determines the normal pattern stop pattern by lottery, and the normal pattern fluctuation pattern lottery that determines the normal pattern fluctuation pattern (fluctuation time) by lottery are executed.
More specifically, in the determination of whether or not the normal drawing is successful, the normal drawing state has a high probability (sometimes abbreviated as "normal drawing high probability") and the normal drawing drawing state has a low probability ("normal drawing There is a case where it is abbreviated as "low probability"), and the drawing of the lottery table is omitted. While losing with a probability of 1/65536, it will be a hit with a probability of 1/65536, and the remaining probability of 65535/65536 will be a loss. It should be noted that, in the general pattern low probability, it may not be per general pattern (65536/65536 will be lost).

In the normal stop symbol lottery, as in the special stop symbol lottery, a lottery table (not shown) for the normal stop symbol lottery is selected from a plurality of types of stop symbols with different patterns of opening the normal electric accessories 61. One stop symbol is determined by the lottery used. In addition, when it becomes a loss in the general pattern right or wrong determination, the stop pattern is uniformly determined in the same way as the special figure 1 and special figure 2.
In addition, in the normal figure fluctuation pattern lottery, as with the special figure fluctuation pattern lottery, one normal figure fluctuation by lottery using the lottery table (not shown) for the general figure fluctuation pattern lottery from multiple types of normal figure fluctuation patterns. A pattern is determined.
In this way, it can be said that the normal map high probability has a higher probability of being derived from the normal map hit than the normal map low probability, and the advantage is higher than the normal map low probability.

When the result of the special figure lottery is a big hit, the big hit game control means 140 relates to the big hit start demonstration according to the special figure variation pattern derivation state from which the big hit is derived and the stop pattern of the special figure related to the big hit. The demo time and the demo time related to the jackpot end demo are determined.
Here, the jackpot start demonstration is a state that is set at the same time as the jackpot game is started, and at the end of the jackpot start demonstration, a round game in which the above-described rounds are continuously executed is started. The jackpot end demonstration is a state that is set at the same time as the end of the round game, and the jackpot game is ended at the same time as the end of the jackpot end demonstration. In particular, in the present embodiment, the demonstration time of the jackpot start demonstration related to the jackpot derived in the special figure variation pattern derivation state PA is the special figure variation pattern derivation state PB or the jackpot derived in the special figure variation pattern derivation state PC. It is configured to be longer than the demonstration time of the jackpot start demonstration.

In addition, when the big win starts, the big win game control means 140 generates an effect control command (big win start command) including a demonstration time related to the big win start demonstration, stores it in the transmission command storage area of the main information storage means 160, and ends the big win. Sometimes, an effect control command (jackpot end command) including a demonstration time related to the jackpot end demonstration is generated and stored in the transmission command storage area of the main information storage means 160. - 特許庁

The symbol display control means 145 variably displays the special symbol 1 on the first special symbol display device 91 according to the variation time based on the special symbol variation pattern of the special symbol 1, and after the variation time has passed, the special symbol stop symbol lottery is determined. The special figure 1 is stopped and displayed with the stopped pattern. Similarly, according to the variation time based on the special symbol variation pattern of the second special symbol, the special symbol 2 is variably displayed on the second special symbol display device 92, and the stop determined by the special symbol stop symbol lottery after the variation time has elapsed The special figure 2 is stopped and displayed in the design.
In addition, the symbol display control means 145 has a special figure game timer for managing the time (variation time, stop display time) related to the display of the special figure 1 and the special figure 2, and when the special figure is stopped and displayed (At the timing when the value of the special game timer becomes "0"), an effect control command (fluctuation stop command) for requesting a fixed stop (fixed display) of the decorative pattern is generated, and the command is sent to the main information storage means. 160 is stored in the transmission command storage area.

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

When the result of the special prize lottery is a big hit, the electric role product control means 150 outputs a control signal to the special electric role product solenoid 66 after the stop display of the special figure, and turns the special electric role product 65 into a special figure. It is opened according to the opening pattern corresponding to the stop pattern. The jackpot game is a game state in which one opening and closing operation of the special electric accessory 65 is one round game, and the round game is continuously executed for a specified number of rounds (16R and 4R in this example).
In addition, when the electric accessory control means 150 wins the normal figure lottery, it outputs a control signal to the normal electric accessory solenoid 62, and moves the normal electric accessory 61 according to the opening pattern corresponding to the normal figure stop symbol. open up.

The game state control means 155 controls the special figure lottery state. Specifically, the game state control means 155, as described above, at the start of the jackpot game, irrespective of the pattern associated with the jackpot, the special figure low probability, at the end of the jackpot game associated with the normal jackpot, the special figure low probability is maintained, and at the end of the jackpot game related to the probability variable jackpot, the special figure is high probability.

In addition, the game state control means 155 controls the normal drawing lottery state. Specifically, the game state control means 155, at the start of the big win, regardless of the pattern related to the big win, normal pattern low probability, at the end of the jackpot game related to the normal big win, until the symbol variation is performed 100 times. High probability (after 100 symbol fluctuations, normal low probability), and at the end of the jackpot related to the probability variable jackpot, until the next jackpot game starts (for example, a finite number of times sufficient to derive the jackpot) (For example, including the case of setting 5000 times).

In addition, the game state control means 155 controls the above-described special figure variation pattern derivation state. The transition of this special figure variation pattern derivation state will be described with reference to FIGS. 11(a) and 11(b). In addition, FIG. 11(a) is a state transition diagram showing the transition of the special figure variation pattern derivation state, and FIG. 11(b) is a diagram showing the relationship of the average variation time for each special figure variation pattern derivation state. .
As shown in FIG. 11 (a), the special figure fluctuation pattern derivation state is the special figure fluctuation pattern derivation state PA corresponding to the special figure low certainty and the general figure low certainty, the special figure fluctuation pattern derivation state PA corresponding to the special figure high certainty and the general figure high certainty It consists of a figure variation pattern derivation state PB and a special figure variation pattern derivation state PC corresponding to a special figure low certainty and a normal figure high accuracy, and a special figure according to the special figure lottery state and the general figure lottery state except during the big hit game The figure fluctuation pattern derivation state is set. The transition conditions between the special figure variation pattern derivation state PA and the special figure variation pattern derivation state PC include transition conditions (i) to transition conditions (iii).
The transition condition (i) is the end of the jackpot game related to the probability variable jackpot, the transition condition (ii) is the end of the jackpot game related to the normal jackpot, and the transition condition (iii) is the end of the 100th symbol variation. In addition, when the jackpot game related to the normal jackpot is started in the special figure variation pattern derivation state PC, the special figure variation pattern derivation state PC is set again after the end of the jackpot game (symbol in the transition condition (iii) counting of variations starts from 0).

Also, as shown in FIG. 11(b), the average variation time of each of the special figure variation pattern derivation state PA, the special figure variation pattern derivation state PB, and the special figure variation pattern derivation state PC is the special figure variation pattern derivation state PA , Toku-zu variation pattern derivation state PC, Toku-zu variation pattern derivation state PB is shortened in order. This is mainly due to the difference in the length of the variation time of the basic special figure variation pattern with the highest rate of selection in each special figure variation pattern derivation state.
Further, in the present embodiment, the difference between the average variation time of the special figure variation pattern derivation state PA and the average variation time of the special figure variation pattern derivation state PC is the average variation time of the special figure variation pattern derivation state PC and the special figure variation It is larger than the difference from the average variation time of the pattern derivation state PB.

In addition, the game state control means 155, when the special figure lottery state, the general figure lottery state, and the update of the special figure variation pattern derivation state occur, the production control command (game state designation command) including each state after the update is generated, and the command is stored in the transmission command storage area of the main information storage means 160 .

As described above, the main information storage means 160 is means for temporarily storing data read by each means, data derived by calculations and the like by each means, etc. in corresponding storage areas.

The main error control means 165 monitors the input information of the I/O port 104 and determines whether the gaming machine 10 is in an error state. If it is determined to be in an error state, an effect control command (error command) including the error information is stored in the transmission command storage area of the main information storage means 160 .
It should be noted that the main error control means 165 makes the payout control board 400 restrict the shooting of the game ball when an error state of high importance such as an error state detected by a magnetic sensor (not shown) occurs. , a process other than storing the error command in the transmission command storage area of the main information storage means 160 may be executed.

The main command management means 170 transmits the effect control command to the first sub control board 200 when the effect control command is stored in the transmission command storage area of the main information storage means 160 .
In principle, each effect control command is transmitted according to the order stored in the transmission command storage area of the main information storage means 160 .

The power-off processing execution unit 175 executes power-off processing based on receiving a power-off signal from the power control board 500 .
Specifically, for the area related to the game in the RAM 103, a process of deriving the checksum of the area, storing the complement of the checksum in the backup information area related to the game of the RAM 103, and A process of turning ON a backup flag indicating that power-off processing has been executed (stores the backup flag in the game-related backup information area of the RAM 103) is executed.

The power recovery process execution unit 180 executes power recovery recovery process upon power-on (power recovery).
In the power recovery process, the power recovery process executing means 180 performs a RAM abnormality check on the area of the RAM 103 related to the game. In the RAM abnormality check, it is determined whether or not a backup flag is stored in the backup information area related to the game of the RAM 103 (whether or not the backup flag is ON). If the flag is ON), the checksum of the area related to the game is derived, and it is determined whether or not the checksum matches the checksum stored in the backup information area related to the area. If they match, the check result is normal, and if they do not match, it is abnormal.

If the RAM abnormality check determines normality, the power recovery process execution means 180 generates a power recovery recovery command and stores the command in the transmission command storage area of the main information storage means 160 . In the power recovery return command, information stored in the area related to the game of the RAM 103 (at the time of power failure, the special figure lottery state, the normal figure lottery state, whether the jackpot game is in progress, the special figure 1 and the special figure 2 stop pattern, hold information of pattern fluctuation, the number of round games in the big hit game, etc.).
On the other hand, if the RAM abnormality check determines that there is an abnormality, the power recovery process executing means 180 initializes the information in the area of the RAM 103 related to the game. As a result, the previous special figure lottery state, general figure lottery state, special figure variation pattern derivation state, etc. are initialized, for example, the special figure lottery state is a special figure low probability, and the general figure lottery state And the special figure variation pattern derivation state is the special figure variation pattern derivation state PA corresponding to the special figure low probability and the general figure low probability.
The power recovery process executing means 180 generates a power recovery recovery command including information related to the initialized game, and stores the command in the transmission command storage area of the main information storage means 160 .

The first sub-control board 200, as shown in FIG. and sub-command management means 270, and these means functionally represent what is realized by each control configuration on the first sub-control board 200 described with reference to FIG.
The sub-information storage means 260 is a means for temporarily storing data read by the means provided in the first sub-control board 200, data derived by calculations in the means, etc., in corresponding storage areas. . Various commands transmitted from the main command management means 170 are stored in the received command storage area of the sub-information storage means 260 by the sub-command management means 270 . In the following description, the fact that various commands transmitted from the main command management means 170 are stored in the received command storage area of the sub-information storage means 260 by the sub-command management means 270 is simply referred to as reception of various commands. may be expressed.

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

The normal production control means 220 includes production mode control means 221, production route determination means 222, sub-suspension control means 223, prefetch production control means 224, production content determination means 225, decorative pattern control means 226, and jackpot production control means 227 and the like. Prepare.

The performance mode control means 221 controls the transition of the performance mode in a form consistent with the special figure variation pattern derivation state managed on the main control board 100 side when the game state designation command is transmitted.
The production mode in the present embodiment is roughly divided into a normal production mode, a time-saving production mode, and a probability variable production mode. A time saving production mode corresponds to the special figure fluctuation pattern derivation state PC.

Effect route determination means 222, when a pre-determination command is transmitted, based on the result of pre-determination (special figure variation pattern in this embodiment) included in the command, corresponds to the currently reserved symbol variation. Decide (set) the production route. In addition, when the special figure variation pattern corresponding to the symbol variation is the above-described special figure variation pattern HNP, the effect route determination means 222 does not determine the effect route when the pre-determination command is transmitted. At the start of pattern variation, the production route is determined based on the special figure variation patterns (special figure variation pattern HNP-A to special figure variation pattern HNP-D) included in the variation start command.
Here, the production route is the production from the start to the end of the pattern variation, and defines the process of the production that notifies the result of the special figure propriety determination in the design variation, and is executed in the design variation. The content of the effect is determined according to the effect route corresponding to the symbol variation by the effect content determining means 225, which will be described later.

In this embodiment, one effect route different from each other corresponds to each of the special figure variation patterns shown in FIGS. 10(a) and 10(b). These production routes are a loss production route that informs that the result of the special figure success judgment in this pattern variation (the production route is determined) is a loss (not a big hit), and a special effect in this pattern variation. It is broadly classified into a big win production route for notifying that the result of the figure win/fail judgment is a big win. Further, the losing performance route includes a non-developing losing performance route in which the development performance is not executed and a development losing performance route in which the development performance is executed. Here, the development effect refers to the effect of informing whether or not the result of the special figure propriety determination in the current pattern variation is a big hit using the effect other than the variable display of the decorative pattern. There are three types of development effects A to C with different contents. These development effects are executed also in the jackpot effect route. Below, the contents of the production route corresponding to each special figure variation pattern will be described.
In addition, in the present embodiment, one production route corresponds to one special figure variation pattern, but if the same production route does not correspond between a plurality of special figure variation patterns, one special figure variation pattern On the other hand, a plurality of production routes may correspond, and in this case, one production route may be determined from the plurality of production routes.

First, the production route corresponding to the special figure variation pattern HNP-A to special figure variation pattern HNP-D and the special figure variation pattern HRP corresponds to the above-mentioned non-developed loss production route.
Specifically, in the special figure fluctuation pattern HNP-A to the special figure fluctuation pattern HNP-D, the decorative pattern is stopped and displayed with loose eyes without the decorative pattern being in the reach state, so that in this pattern fluctuation A production route that notifies that the result of the special figure propriety determination is a loss corresponds.
In the special figure fluctuation pattern HRP, the decorative pattern is in a reach state, and after that, the decorative pattern is stopped and displayed with loose eyes without executing the development effect, so the result of the special figure right or wrong judgment in this pattern fluctuation is lost. Corresponds to the production route that notifies that the

Next, the special figure variation pattern HSP-A to special figure variation pattern HSP-C correspond to the above-described development loss effect route.
Specifically, in the special figure fluctuation pattern HSP-A to the special figure fluctuation pattern HSP-C, the decorative pattern is in a reach state, and then the result of the special figure right or wrong determination in this pattern fluctuation is notified that it is lost. This corresponds to a production route in which the development production is executed, and after the development production is completed, the decorative pattern is stopped and displayed with loose stitches. However, the type of development production corresponding to each special figure fluctuation pattern is different from each other, development production A corresponds to special figure fluctuation pattern HSP-A, development production B corresponds to special figure fluctuation pattern HSP-B, Development production C corresponds to special figure fluctuation pattern HSP-C.

Also, the special figure variation pattern ASP-A to the special figure variation pattern ASP-C correspond to the above-described jackpot effect routes.
Specifically, in the special figure fluctuation pattern ASP-A to the special figure fluctuation pattern ASP-C, the decorative pattern becomes a reach state, and then the result of the special figure success/failure determination in this pattern fluctuation is a big hit. A development effect is executed, and after the end of the development effect, the decorative patterns are displayed in a uniform pattern (all pattern rows are stopped, and the same decorative pattern is stopped in each pattern row). do. However, the type of development production corresponding to each special figure fluctuation pattern is different from each other, development production A corresponds to special figure fluctuation pattern ASP-A, development production B corresponds to special figure fluctuation pattern ASP-B, Development production C corresponds to special figure fluctuation pattern ASP-C.

Thus, in the present embodiment, the effect route corresponding to the special figure variation pattern ASP-A is set to the effect route corresponding to the special figure variation pattern HSP-A, and the effect route corresponding to the special figure variation pattern HSP-B The production route corresponding to the special figure fluctuation pattern ASP-B is associated with the production route corresponding to the special figure fluctuation pattern ASP-C, and the production route corresponding to the special figure fluctuation pattern ASP-C is associated with ( The production processes of the associated production routes closely resemble each other). Therefore, it is possible to make the player feel the expectation of winning the jackpot in the symbol variation in which the development performance A to the development performance C are executed. Then, the above-mentioned special figure variation pattern for which the presentation route for executing the development presentation A to the development presentation C is determined becomes a special figure variation pattern that expects a big hit.

Also, as shown in FIG. 10(a), when the result of the special figure right/wrong determination is a loss, the special figure variation pattern HSP-A corresponding to the production route in which the development production A is executed, and the development production B are executed. The special figure fluctuation pattern HSP-B corresponding to the production route to be played and the special figure fluctuation pattern HSP-C corresponding to the production route to which the development production C is executed are difficult to be determined in this order. Then, when the result of the special figure success/failure determination is a big hit, the special figure variation pattern ASP-A corresponding to the performance route in which the development performance A is executed, and the special figure variation corresponding to the performance route in which the development performance B is executed. The pattern ASP-B and the special figure variation pattern ASP-C corresponding to the production route where the development production C is executed are likely to be determined in this order. Therefore, it is possible to increase the expectation of winning a big win in the order of development performance A, development performance B, and development performance C.例文帳に追加

FIG. 12(a) shows an example of a ready-to-win decorative pattern, and FIG. 12(b) shows an example of a button operation request effect.
In this embodiment, in the production route where the development production A, the development production B, or the development production C is executed, the decorative pattern is in the ready state as shown in FIG. A button operation request effect as shown in 12(b) is executed.
In the button operation request effect, the main display unit 81 displays a character string that urges (guides) the player to operate the effect button 37, saying "Press!" ) and a meter image mg are displayed.
As described above, in the present embodiment, the display related to the button operation request effect shown in FIG. A recommended normal operation is a button pressing operation of pressing the effect button 37 .
The length of the meter image mg indicates the period (operation effective period) (for example, 3 seconds) during which the operation (normal operation) on the effect button 37 is effective, and the meter display area (black area) indicates the start of the operation effective period. Indicates the elapsed time since That is, in the meter image mg, the meter display area (black area) increases over time.
Therefore, it can be said that the effective period of operation indicated by the meter image mg is the normal effective period of operation.

Sub-holding control means 223, when a holding command is received, based on the information of the special figure 1 holding counter and the special figure 2 holding counter included in the command, the holding display area (not shown) of the main display unit 81 ), set effect data for displaying a number of pending images corresponding to the special figure 1 pending counter and a number of pending images corresponding to the special figure 2 pending counter. It should be noted that the pending image is an image to be subjected to the pending prefetch effect that changes in various modes suggesting the degree of advantage such as the degree of expectation of the big hit game.

The look-ahead effect control means 224 determines the contents of the look-ahead effect based on the result of the pre-determination included in the command when the pre-determination command is transmitted.
The look-ahead effect is the degree of expectation for the result of the special figure propriety determination in the design variation of the look-ahead target over one or more design variations before the design variation of the look-ahead target starts, and the design variation of the look-ahead target This is an effect that suggests the content of the effect to be executed.

The effect content determination means 225 determines the content of the effect to be executed in the current pattern variation according to the effect route already determined by the effect route determination means 222 when the variation start command is transmitted.
More specifically, the effect content determination means 225 uses the effect pattern lottery table corresponding to the effect route determined by the effect route determination means 222 to determine the effect contents (effect pattern) for each effect execution timing in the pattern variation. It will be determined by lottery, etc. By doing so, it is possible to change the contents of the performance related to (executed according to) the determined performance route, and to connect the performance in one symbol variation. Moreover, even if the same production route is determined, the production to be executed can be diversified.
It should be noted that the timing to determine the content of the effect, for example, the start of the pseudo-variation (including the start of the pattern variation), if there are multiple times the start of the pseudo-variation in one symbol variation, each pseudo The lottery is executed at the start of the fluctuation.

In this embodiment, the content of the effects determined by the effect content determining means 225 includes a shutter opening/closing effect associated with the normal operation and a lamp effect effect associated with the concealment operation.
An effect content determination means 225 determines whether or not to execute the shutter opening/closing effect when the effect route for executing the development effect is determined. On the other hand, when a production route (non-development failure production route) is determined in which the development production is not executed, the shutter opening/closing production is not executed.
In this embodiment, whether or not to execute the shutter opening/closing effect is determined by a lottery using a lottery table. Although the details will be described later, the lottery table in the present embodiment is set so that the appearance of the shutter opening/closing effect increases the degree of expectation for awarding the privilege. As the privilege, there may be a variable probability big win in the symbol variation in which the production is executed, a big win with the highest degree of advantage (16R probability variable big win), general big wins, big wins and small wins in general. In addition, those decisions may be fixedly decided without lottery.
Further, in the present embodiment, even if execution of the shutter opening/closing effect is determined by the effect content determining means 225, it is recommended by executing the button operation request effect in a state where the automatic operation mode is not set. When the pressing operation (normal operation) of the effect button 37 is not performed within the normal operation effective period, the shutter opening/closing effect is not executed. However, even in that case, if the automatic operation mode is set, the shutter opening/closing effect is executed.

Further, the effect content determining means 225 determines the effect color of the lamp effect effect when the effect route for executing the advanced effect is determined. On the other hand, when a production route (non-development failure production route) is determined in which the development production is not executed, the lamp effect production is not executed. Further, in the present embodiment, even if the effect route for executing the advanced effect is determined, if the concealment operation is not performed within the concealment operation valid period, the setting state of the automatic operation mode Regardless, the lamp effect production is not executed.
In this embodiment, the determination of the effect color of the lamp effect production is performed by lottery using a lottery table. Although the details will be described later, in the lottery table in the present embodiment, the effect color of the lamp effect effect is set so as to indicate the degree of expectation of awarding of the privilege. As the privilege, there may be a variable probability big hit in the symbol variation in which the production is executed, a big win with the highest degree of advantage (16R probability variable big win), general big wins, big wins and small wins in general. In addition, those decisions may be fixedly decided without lottery.

In the present embodiment, the concealment operation is an operation of pressing the effect button 37 like the normal operation. In addition, in the present embodiment, the concealment operation valid period is when the decorative pattern reaches the reach state (the left decorative pattern is stopped, It is set to a predetermined period from when the right pattern of the decorative pattern stops while the middle pattern of the decorative pattern is fluctuating, and the length of time is the same as the normal operation effective period.
However, the normal operation effective period and the concealment operation effective period may have different lengths of time. For example, the normal operation effective period may be two seconds and the concealment operation effective period may be one second.

When the variation start command is transmitted, the decorative design control means 226 determines the final combination of decorative design stop designs (left design, middle design, right design) based on the determined special design stop design. decide.
Specifically, pattern A, pattern a and pattern b correspond to odd number patterns, pattern B and pattern c correspond to even number patterns, and pattern C and pattern d correspond to loose stitches.
In addition, when the combination of decorative symbols to be stopped corresponds to the stop symbol of the special symbol, it is not necessary to have the above-mentioned correspondence relationship. If it is a combination that does not increase the expectation of the combination of decorative symbols to be stopped, in some cases (ratio lower than the ratio of the above-mentioned correspondence relationship), a combination of decoration symbols different from the above-mentioned correspondence relationship is adopted. Even in such a case, it can be said that the combination of decorative symbols to be stopped corresponds to the stop symbol of the special figure.

A big win performance control means 227, when a big win start command is transmitted, determines the contents of the big win performance for notifying that the big win game is in progress based on the information or the like included in the command. Incidentally, the big win effects include a start demonstration effect for notifying the start of the big win game, a round effect for notifying that the round game is in progress, and an end demo effect for notifying the end of the big win game.

The operation mode setting means 228 sets and cancels the automatic operation mode. Specifically, the operation mode setting unit 228 sets the automatic operation mode when the setting operation is performed, and cancels the setting of the automatic operation mode when the cancellation operation is performed.
In this embodiment, both the setting operation and the canceling operation are operations of pressing the effect button 37 .
However, if the setting operation is performed during the first regulation period including the normal operation valid period or the second regulation period including the concealment operation valid period, the operation mode setting means 228 does not set the automatic operation mode. Similarly, if the cancellation operation is performed during the first regulation period or the second regulation period, the operation mode setting means 228 does not cancel the automatic operation mode setting.
This makes it less likely that the automatic operation mode will be unintentionally set or the setting will be canceled when the user intends to perform the normal operation or the concealed operation.
The details of the relationship between the timing of the setting operation and the cancellation operation and the setting and cancellation of the automatic operation mode will be described later.

The automatic operation mode can be set and canceled by operations other than the above-described setting operation and cancellation operation using the production button 37 . In this embodiment, the operation mode setting means 228 can also set and cancel the automatic operation mode by operating the cursor button 38 . The setting operation and canceling operation using the cursor button 38 in this embodiment are referred to as a specific setting operation and a specific canceling operation in order to distinguish them from the setting operation and canceling operation using the effect button 37 . For this reason, in this specification, the terms "setting operation" and "clearing operation" refer to the setting operation or the canceling operation using the effect button 37, unless otherwise specified.
The specific contents of the specific setting operation and the specific cancellation operation using the cursor button 38 are not limited, but for example, they may be an operation of pressing any one of the cursor buttons 38a, 38b, 38c, or 38d, or may be an operation of pressing the main display. It may be an operation of selecting setting or canceling using the cursor button 38 from the automatic operation mode change menu displayed on the unit 81 . The specific setting operation and the specific canceling operation may be performed by operating means other than the production button 37, and the operation using the cursor button 38 is performed by any of the operation means other than the production button 37 described in this embodiment. can be replaced by operations.

The operation mode setting means 228 sets the automatic operation mode or sets the automatic operation mode when the specific setting operation or the specific cancellation operation is performed, even if the operation is performed during the above-described first regulation period or second regulation period. cancel.
Intentional setting of the automatic operation mode can be achieved by enabling the automatic operation mode to be set and canceled even by the specific setting operation and the specific cancellation operation for the operation means different from the operation means used for the setting operation and the cancellation operation. can be easily released.

The normal effect control means 220 reads the effect data of each device corresponding to the effect at the execution timing of each effect as necessary according to the content of the effect determined by the above-described means provided in the first sub-control board 200, If the read effect data includes effect data related to an image, an image control command is generated based on the effect data, and the command is stored in the transmission command storage area of the sub-information storage means 260 . Further, when the read performance data includes performance data related to sound, a voice control command related to sound is generated based on the performance data, and the command is stored in a transmission command storage area of sub-information storage means 260. - 特許庁

The sub-error control means 230 reads out error notification effect data for executing an error notification effect when an error command (effect control command) is received. For example, the error notification effect data read when an error command related to a right-handed error is received includes effect data related to a character image of "Please return to left-handed" and "Please return to left-handed". An image control command and an audio control command are generated based on the effect data, and the commands are stored in the transmission command storage area of the sub-information storage means 260 .
In this embodiment, all error states are determined by the main error control means 165. However, for error states other than those of high importance accompanied by the output of a security signal (for example, a right-handed error, etc.), a sub-error The control means 230 may make the determination. In this case, the sub-error control means 230 may receive from the main control board 100 a command including the state of the sensor related to the determination of the error state.

The lamp control means 240 holds lamp control data for controlling lighting of the effect lamp 35, and when the effect data read by the normal effect control means 220 includes effect data corresponding to the effect lamp 35 reads the lamp control data based on the effect data, and transmits the read lamp control data to the effect lamp 35 .
The performance data relating to the lamp effect performance includes performance data (including effect color designation data) corresponding to the performance lamp 35, and the lamp effect performance is executed based on the performance data.

The movable accessory control means 250 holds movable control data for controlling the movements of the effect shielding body 83, the movable decorative body 22 and the sub-display section 82, and the effect data read by the normal effect control means 220. If there is effect data corresponding to the movable accessory, the movable control data is read based on the effect data, and the read movable control data is applied to each controller of the effect shield 83, the movable decoration 22, and the sub-display unit 82. Send to
Effect data related to the shutter opening/closing effect includes effect data corresponding to the effect shielding body 83, and in the shutter opening/closing effect, the effect shielding body 83 operates based on the effect data.

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

The subcommand management means 270 receives the effect control command transmitted from the main control board 100, stores the received effect command in the received command storage area of the sub information storage means 260, and stores the transmission command in the sub information storage means 260. If an image control command is stored in the area, the image control command is transmitted to the second sub-control board 300 . In principle, each image control command is transmitted according to the order stored in the transmission command storage area of the sub-information storage means 260. FIG.

<Shutter opening/closing effect associated with normal operation>
The effect content determination means 225 determines whether or not to execute the shutter opening/closing effect by performing a lottery using the lottery table illustrated in FIG. 13 when the effect route for executing the advanced effect is determined. .

FIG. 13 is a diagram showing a lottery table for shutter opening/closing effects. The range of random numbers used for the lottery for the shutter opening/closing effect is 0-99.
In this embodiment, the effect content determining means 225 performs lottery based on the special figure variation pattern corresponding to the target symbol variation when the effect route for executing the development effect is determined.
Specifically, when the special figure variation pattern is HSP-A, it is determined with a probability of 5/100 that the shutter opening and closing effect is executed, and with a probability of 95/100 it is determined that the shutter opening and closing effect is not executed. be. When the special figure variation pattern is HSP-B, execution of the shutter opening/closing effect is determined with a probability of 10/100, and execution of the shutter opening/closing effect is determined with a probability of 90/100. When the special figure variation pattern is HSP-C, execution of the shutter opening/closing effect is determined with a probability of 15/100, and execution of the shutter opening/closing effect is determined with a probability of 85/100.
On the other hand, when the special figure variation pattern is ASP-A, execution of the shutter opening/closing effect is determined with a probability of 50/100, and execution of the shutter opening/closing effect is determined with a probability of 50/100. When the special figure variation pattern is ASP-B, execution of the shutter opening/closing effect is determined with a probability of 60/100, and execution of the shutter opening/closing effect is determined with a probability of 40/100. When the special figure variation pattern is ASP-C, execution of the shutter opening/closing effect is determined with a probability of 70/100, and execution of the shutter opening/closing effect is determined with a probability of 30/100.

In this way, in the present embodiment, when the special figure fluctuation pattern is ASP-A, ASP-B and ASP-C, the special figure fluctuation pattern is HSP-A, HSP-B and HSP-C In comparison, the probability that execution of the shutter opening/closing effect is determined is relatively high. Special figure fluctuation patterns ASP-A, ASP-B and ASP-C are selected only when the result of special figure suitability determination is a big hit, special figure variation patterns HSP-A, HSP-B and HSP-C are special figure suitability Selected only if the result of the judgment is a failure.
Therefore, in this embodiment, the shutter opening/closing effect is easier to be executed when the result of the special figure win/loss determination is a big hit than in the case of a loss, and it can be said that the effect suggests the degree of expectation for a big win. However, without being limited to such an example, the shutter opening and closing effect is an effect that suggests the degree of expectation of granting benefits such as a probability variable big hit in the pattern fluctuation in which the effect is executed, a big win with a large number of rounds of the big win game, etc. It may be
In addition, a special figure variation pattern ASP-A corresponding to the production route in which the development production A is executed, a special figure variation pattern ASP-B corresponding to the production route in which the development production B is executed, and a production in which the development production C is executed In order of the special figure fluctuation pattern ASP-C corresponding to the route, the shutter opening and closing effect is easily executed.

FIG. 14 is a diagram showing the flow up to the development effect when it is determined that the shutter opening/closing effect is to be executed and the normal operation is performed within the normal operation valid period, and FIG. 15 shows the execution of the shutter opening/closing effect. FIG. 10 is a diagram showing the flow up to the development effect when it is determined that there is no normal operation and the normal operation is performed within the normal operation valid period;
Shutter opening and closing production, as described above, is executed when the production route in which the development production is executed is determined, so according to the production route (development losing production route or big hit production route), the decorative pattern is in the reach state. After that, a button operation request effect is executed (FIGS. 14(a) and 15(a)).

Here, if the effect content determining means 225 determines that the shutter opening/closing effect is to be executed, the pressing operation of the effect button 37 (normal operation) is performed within the normal operation effective period indicated by the meter image mg of the button operation request effect. ) is performed, a shutter opening/closing effect is executed, and the effect shield 83 is brought into a fully closed state (FIG. 14(b)). In addition, if the automatic operation mode is set, even if the pressing operation (normal operation) of the effect button 37 is not performed within the normal operation valid period, the shutter opening/closing effect is executed and the effect shield is executed. 83 is fully closed. The execution timing of the shutter opening/closing effect at this time is, for example, the timing after half of the normal operation valid period has passed.
After that, after the effect shield 83 is returned to the open state (initial state), the development effect is executed (FIG. 14(c)).
However, even if it is determined that the shutter opening/closing effect is to be executed, the pressing operation (normal operation) of the effect button 37 is performed within the normal operation effective period while the setting of the automatic operation mode is cancelled. If not, the shutter open/close effect is not executed, the effect shield 83 remains in the open state (initial state) and does not operate (not shown), and the development effect is executed.

On the other hand, when the effect content determining means 225 determines that the shutter opening/closing effect is not executed, the pressing operation of the effect button 37 (normal operation) is performed within the normal operation effective period indicated by the meter image mg of the button operation request effect ) is performed, the effect shield 83 is brought into a semi-closed state ((b) in FIG. 15).
After that, after the effect shield 83 is returned to the open state (initial state), the development effect is executed (FIG. 15(c)). The effect in which the effect shielding body 83 is returned to the half-closed state can be distinguished from the shutter opening/closing effect and can be called a shutter half-closed effect.
However, when it is determined that the shutter opening/closing effect is not to be executed, if the effect button 37 is not pressed within the normal operation valid period, either the automatic operation mode setting state or the cancellation state In this case as well, the effect shield 83 remains in the open state (initial state) and does not operate, and the development effect is executed.

<Ramp effect production accompanying concealment operation>
A performance content determination means 225 decides the effect color of the lamp effect performance by performing lottery using a lottery table exemplified in FIG. 16 when the performance route for executing the advanced performance is determined. As a result, when the effect route for executing the development effect is determined, the concealment operation (pressing operation of the effect button 37) is performed within the concealment operation valid period (predetermined period from the ready-to-win state). When it is determined, the lamp effect production is executed, and the production lamp 35 is lit with the determined effect color. However, even if the production route for executing the development production has been determined, if the concealment operation is not performed within the concealment operation valid period, regardless of the setting state of the automatic operation mode, the lamp effect No performance is performed.

FIG. 16 is a diagram showing a lottery table for lamp effect effects. The range of random numbers used for the lottery for the lamp effect production is 0-99.
In this embodiment, the effect content determination means 225 determines the effect color of the lamp effect effect (lighting color of the effect lamp 35) by lottery when the effect route for executing the advanced effect is determined.
Specifically, if the result of the special figure propriety determination of the symbol variation is a big hit, blue is selected with a probability of 24/100, yellow is selected with a probability of 24/100, and a probability of 24/100 is selected. Green is chosen, red is chosen with a probability of 24/100, and rainbow is chosen with a probability of 4/100.
On the other hand, if the result of the special figure propriety determination of the symbol variation is out, blue is selected with a probability of 50/100, yellow is selected with a probability of 25/100, and green is selected with a probability of 15/100. A 10/100 chance of choosing a red color and never choosing a rainbow color.

As a result, the lamp effect effect in which the effect lamp 35 lights up in rainbow colors can be said to be an effect of deterministically notifying a big hit.
In addition, the effect color of the lamp effect production is blue, yellow, green, red, and rainbow color, and the degree of expectation for a big hit is high in this order. That is, in the present embodiment, the lamp effect production is a production that suggests the degree of expectation for a big hit by the effect color.
Furthermore, since the lamp effect production itself can be executed only when the development production is executed, it can be said that the lamp effect production itself is a production that suggests the degree of expectation for a big win.
However, without being limited to such an example, the lamp effect production or its effect color is the degree of expectation for granting benefits such as a probability variable jackpot in the pattern variation in which the production is executed, a jackpot with a large number of rounds of the jackpot game, etc. It may be designed to suggest

<Relationship between timing of setting operation and release operation and automatic operation mode>
FIG. 17 is a diagram showing the relationship between the timing of the setting operation and the automatic operation mode. Note that the notation “regulation period” in FIG. 17 indicates the first regulation period or the second regulation period.
The operation mode setting means 228 determines the pressed state of the production button 37 according to the detection state of the sensor for detecting the operation of the production button 37 .
As shown in FIG. 17(a), outside the first regulation period and outside the second regulation period, the effect button 37 is pressed (ON state) and the pressed state remains for a predetermined length of time (2 in this embodiment). seconds), it is determined that the setting operation has been performed, and the automatic operation mode is set at the detection timing (the automatic operation mode is turned on).
Therefore, the setting operation can also be called a so-called long-pressing operation on the effect button 37 .

As shown in FIG. 17(b), the effect button 37 is in the depressed state (ON state) within the first regulation period or within the second regulation period, and the depression state is within the first regulation period or the second regulation period. If it is detected that the operation has continued for a predetermined period of time, the operation mode setting means 228 does not set the automatic operation mode (the automatic operation mode remains OFF).
In addition, the production button 37 is pressed (ON state) within the first regulation period or within the second regulation period, and the depression state is continued as it is, and the state is outside the first regulation period or outside the second regulation period. The automatic operation mode is not set (the automatic operation mode remains OFF) even if the operation continues for a predetermined length of time.

As shown in FIG. 17(c), the effect button 37 is pressed down (ON state) outside the first regulation period or outside the second regulation period, and the depressed state is continued for a predetermined length of time. The automatic operation mode is not set (the automatic operation mode remains OFF) even if the regulation period or the second regulation period is reached.
In addition, outside the first regulation period or outside the second regulation period, the effect button 37 is in the pressed state (ON state), and the pressed state is continued, and the first regulation period passes through the first regulation period or the second regulation period. The automatic operation mode is not set (the automatic operation mode remains OFF) even if it continues for a predetermined length of time after the regulation period or the second regulation period.

As described above, in the present embodiment, the entire period from the start of the pressed state of the effect button 37 to the timing of continuing the pressed state for a predetermined length of time is included in either the first regulation period or the second regulation period. Only when it does not apply, the automatic operation mode is set according to the setting operation (the automatic operation mode is turned on). Conversely, if even a part of the period from the start of the pressing state of the effect button 37 to the timing of continuing the pressing state for a predetermined length of time corresponds to the first regulation period or the second regulation period. , the automatic operation mode is not set even if the same setting operation is performed.
For this reason, in addition to the case where the setting operation is performed on the predetermined operation means (effect button 37) during the first regulation period including the operation valid period related to the normal operation, the second regulation including the operation valid period related to the concealment operation It can be said that the setting of the automatic operation mode is not performed when the setting operation is performed on the predetermined operation means (effect button 37) during the period.

In this specification, regardless of whether or not the automatic operation mode has been set as a result, the effect button 37 is pressed (ON state) and the pressed state remains for a predetermined length of time (2 in this embodiment). seconds) is referred to as a setting operation. However, the operation mode setting means 228, only when the automatic operation mode is set as a result, that is, the entire first regulation period from when the effect button 37 is pressed down to the timing when it continues for a predetermined length of time. and the second regulation period, it may be determined (detected) that the setting operation has been performed. It may be determined (detected) that a setting operation has been performed when an operation is performed in which the state (ON state) is entered and the pressed state is continued for a predetermined length of time (two seconds in this embodiment) or longer. .

In FIG. 17D, immediately after the normal operation is performed within the normal operation valid period in the first regulation period, or immediately after the concealment operation is performed within the concealment operation valid period in the second regulation period, the setting operation The setting state of the automatic operation mode when is performed is shown.
As described above, the first restricted period includes the normal operation effective period, and the second restricted period includes the concealed operation effective period. Then, if the normal operation is performed within the normal operation valid period, the first regulation period ends at the timing when the normal operation is detected, and if the concealment operation is performed within the concealment operation valid period, The second regulation period ends at the timing when the concealment operation is detected.
Therefore, immediately after the normal operation is performed within the normal operation effective period in the first regulation period, the depression state of the effect button 37 is started, and the state is maintained without entering the other first regulation period or the second regulation period. When the pressed state continues for a predetermined length of time (two seconds in this embodiment) or longer, the automatic operation mode is set at the timing when the continuation of the predetermined length of time or longer is detected. In addition, immediately after the concealment operation is performed within the concealment operation valid period in the second regulation period, the pressing state of the effect button 37 is started, and the second regulation period and the first regulation period do not enter. When the pressed state continues for a predetermined length of time (two seconds in this embodiment) or longer, the automatic operation mode is set at the timing when the continuation of the predetermined length of time or longer is detected.

According to FIG. 17(d), when normal operation is performed during the normal operation valid period related to the first regulation period, the first regulation period ends at the time when the normal operation is performed, so that the first It becomes possible to set the automatic operation mode with the setting operation at an earlier timing than when the normal operation is not performed during the normal operation effective period related to the regulation period, and the concealment operation is enabled during the concealment operation effective period related to the second regulation period. is performed, the second regulation period ends at the time when the concealment operation is performed, so it is earlier than the case where the concealment operation is not performed during the concealment operation effective period pertaining to the second regulation period. It can be said that it is possible to set the automatic operation mode with the timing of the setting operation as a trigger.

FIG. 18 is a diagram showing the relationship between the timing of the releasing operation and the automatic operation mode. Note that the notation "regulation period" in FIG. 18 indicates the first regulation period or the second regulation period.
As described above, in the present embodiment, both the setting operation and the canceling operation are operations of pressing the effect button 37 . However, in this embodiment, the release operation is different from the above-described setting operation in that it is detected when the effect button 37 is changed from the non-pressed state (OFF state) to the pressed state (ON state). Therefore, the canceling operation can be realized by a so-called single-pressing operation on the effect button 37, and the setting operation can be said to be an operation different from the canceling operation.
In this way, in particular, the setting operation for setting the automatic operation mode and the canceling operation for canceling the setting of the automatic operation mode are different operations, so that the automatic operation mode is set and canceled erroneously. It can be cryptic.
Further, in the present embodiment, the setting operation is an operation different from not only the canceling operation but also the normal operation and the concealment operation. As a result, it is possible to prevent the player from accidentally setting the automatic operation mode while intending to perform the normal operation or the concealed operation.

As shown in FIG. 18(a), the operation mode setting means 228 detects a change to the pressed state (ON state) of the production button 37 outside the first regulation period and outside the second regulation period, It is determined that the release operation has been performed, and the setting of the automatic operation mode is released at the detection timing (the automatic operation mode is turned off).

As shown in FIG. 18(b), when a change to the pressed state (ON state) of the production button 37 is detected within the first regulation period or within the second regulation period, the operation mode setting means 228 , the automatic operation mode is not set (the automatic operation mode remains OFF).
In this embodiment, even if the change from the depressed state of the production button 37 to the non-pressed state (OFF state) occurs within the first regulation period or the second regulation period, the production button 37 When the change to the pressed state is detected outside the first regulation period and outside the second regulation period, similar to FIG. Operation mode setting is canceled.

Thus, in this embodiment, the automatic operation mode is set depending on whether the timing of the change to the pressed state of the effect button 37 is within the first regulation period, within the second regulation period, outside the first regulation period, or outside the second regulation period. is canceled or not.
Further, in the present embodiment, the normal operation and the concealed operation are also detected by a change to the depressed state of the effect button 37, like the setting operation.

In FIG. 18(c), immediately after the normal operation is performed within the normal operation valid period in the first regulation period, or immediately after the concealment operation is performed within the concealment operation valid period in the second regulation period, the cancellation operation is performed. The setting state of the automatic operation mode when is performed is shown.
As described above, if a normal operation is performed within the normal operation valid period, the first regulation period ends at the timing when the normal operation is detected, and if a concealment operation is performed within the concealment operation valid period , the second regulation period ends at the timing when the concealment operation is detected.
Therefore, when a change to the pressed state of the production button 37 is detected immediately after the normal operation is performed within the normal operation valid period in the first regulation period, the automatic operation mode is activated at the timing when the change is detected. setting is cancelled. In addition, when a change to the pressed state of the effect button 37 is detected immediately after the concealment operation is performed within the concealment operation valid period in the second regulation period, the automatic operation mode is changed at the timing when the change is detected. Settings are canceled.

According to 18(c), if the concealment operation is performed during the concealment operation valid period pertaining to the second regulation period, the second regulation period ends when the concealment operation is performed. It can be said that the setting of the automatic operation mode can be canceled with the release operation (change to the depressed state of the effect button 37) at an earlier timing than when the concealment operation is not performed during the concealment operation valid period related to the period.
As a result, as will be described later, in the present embodiment, there are cases where the normal operation valid period is provided after the concealment operation valid period in one symbol change, but by making it easier to cancel the setting of the automatic operation mode after the concealment operation, It is possible to make it easier for the player to perform the normal operation at a desired timing during the normal operation effective period after seeing the game performance by the concealed operation.
Further, according to FIG. 18(c), when normal operation is performed during the normal operation valid period related to the first restricted period, the first restricted period ends at the time when the normal operation is performed, It is possible to cancel the setting of the automatic operation mode with the cancellation operation (change to the pressed state of the effect button 37) at an earlier timing than when the normal operation is not performed in the normal operation valid period related to the first regulation period. It can be said that

<Relationship between the first regulation period, the second regulation period, the normal operation effective period, and the confidential operation effective period>
FIG. 19 is a diagram showing the relationship between the first restricted period, the second restricted period, the normal operation valid period, and the concealment operation valid period.
The length of the first regulation period and the length of the second regulation period are different, and in this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 19, the length of the second regulation period is longer than the length of the first regulation period. ing. However, the comparison of the length of time between the first regulation period and the second regulation period here is a comparison when the normal operation or the concealment operation is not performed within the normal operation effective period or the concealment operation effective period. As shown in FIGS. 17(d) and 18(c), when the normal operation is performed within the normal operation valid period, the first regulation period ends at the timing when the normal operation is detected, and the concealment operation This is because, if the concealment operation is performed within the valid period, the second restriction period ends at the timing when the concealment operation is detected.
Further, when the first regulation period and the second regulation period are set during one symbol variation, it is preferable that the first regulation period and the second regulation period have the above-described time length relationship.
in

Since no image prompting the operation is displayed in the concealment operation, it is difficult for the player to grasp the concealment operation valid period, and compared to the normal operation, the timing when the intention to perform the concealment operation deviates from the concealment operation valid period. You are more likely to do it with In the present embodiment, both the concealment operation and the release operation are detected by the change to the depressed state of the effect button 37. Therefore, when the change to the depressed state of the effect button 37 is detected outside the concealment operation valid period, automatic operation There is a risk that the mode setting will be canceled.
Therefore, by making the second regulation period including the concealment operation valid period longer than the first regulation period including the normal operation valid period, the player may set the automatic operation mode without intending to perform the concealment operation. It is possible to reduce the possibility of cancellation being performed.

Further, in this embodiment, the normal operation effective period and the concealment operation effective period are set to have the same length of time, and as shown in FIG. is longer than the length of the first regulation period that precedes the normal operation effective period.
There is a high possibility that the player will not perform the operation when the game effect (shutter opening/closing effect or lamp effect effect in this embodiment) corresponding to the normal operation or the concealed operation is executed. It is considered that an erroneous operation is more likely to occur before the valid period than after the valid period. Therefore, by setting a long regulation period before the concealment operation valid period, the possibility that the setting of the automatic operation mode is canceled unintentionally by the player intending to perform the concealment operation is further reduced. be able to.
For this reason, although different from the present embodiment, a regulation period is set before the concealment operation effective period of the second regulation period, and a regulation period is set before the normal operation effective period of the first regulation period. The same effect can be obtained even if is not provided.
Note that in the present embodiment, a period after the concealment operation effective period in the second regulation period and a period after the normal operation effective period in the first regulation period are provided, and both periods are the same. It is said to be the length of time. However, the period after the concealment operation effective period in the second regulation period and the period after the normal operation effective period in the first regulation period may not be provided.

<Relationship between various effects, normal operation effective period, concealed operation effective period, first regulation period and second regulation period>
FIG. 20 is a diagram showing the relationship between various effects, the normal operation valid period, the concealment operation valid period, the first regulation period, and the second regulation period. FIG. 20 shows an effect that the decorative pattern is in a ready state, a button operation request effect, and an advanced effect.
As described above, in the present embodiment, the concealment operation valid period is a predetermined period (t12 to t13 between).
Also, as shown in FIG. 19, regulation periods are provided before and after the concealment operation effective period, respectively, and the total period of these is the second regulation period (between t11 and T14).

When the effect route for execution of the development effect has been determined, the button operation request effect is executed after the decorative pattern reaches the reach state (t15). When the button operation request effect is executed, the normal operation effective period (between t16 and t17) is indicated by the meter image mg. Further, in the present embodiment, the execution period of the button operation request effect (between t15 and t18) and the first regulation period (between t15 and t18) are set to have the same length of time and the same timing.
After the start of such a button operation request effect, when it is determined that the shutter opening/closing effect is to be executed and the normal operation is performed within the normal operation effective period, the development effect is performed with the execution of the shutter opening/closing effect interposed. is executed (t19).

As described above, the ramp effect effect is performed when the effect route for executing the advanced effect is determined and when the concealment operation is performed within the concealment operation valid period. The ramp effect effect is started when the concealment operation is performed within the concealment operation valid period, and in this embodiment, it is continuously executed until the development effect is started. For example, when the shutter open/close effect is executed, the lamp effect effect is started at the timing immediately after the concealment operation is detected within the concealment operation effective period, and the effect shield 83 is fully closed during the shutter open/close effect. and is terminated at the timing of returning to the initial state (fully open state).

<About other modifications>
Modifications not described in the above description are listed below.

Although a so-called pachinko game machine was exemplified in the above-described embodiment, the content of the above-described embodiment can also be applied to a so-called slot machine.
In addition, regarding the probability, ratio, and frequency in this embodiment and its modifications, as long as each relationship is secured, the lower one may not be elected, or the higher one may be elected without fail. good too. In either case, the lottery itself may not be performed.
Furthermore, each lottery value in the lottery table illustrated in the present embodiment is an example, and as long as the magnitude relationship between the lottery tables is maintained, each lottery value may adopt any value within the range.

The setting operation, cancellation operation, normal operation, and concealment operation are not limited to the above examples, and various modifications such as the operation means used and the operation contents are possible. For example, in the above-described embodiment, the release operation is detected by the change from the state in which the effect button 37 is not pressed (OFF state) to the state in which it is pressed (ON state), but the state in which the effect button 37 is not pressed ( The release operation may be detected by detecting a series of state changes from the OFF state) to the pressed state (ON state) and then returning to the OFF state.

Also, in the above-described embodiment, the example of FIG. 19 was shown as the relationship between the first regulation period and second regulation period and the normal operation valid period and concealment operation valid period, but it may be modified as shown in FIG. can.
FIG. 21 is a diagram showing a modification of the relationship between the first restricted period, the second restricted period, the normal operation valid period, and the concealment operation valid period.
As shown in FIG. 21, unlike the embodiment described above, the length of the second restricted period may be shorter than the length of the first restricted period. However, even in the modification of FIG. 21, the normal operation effective period and the concealment operation effective period are set to have the same length of time, and the length of the period before the concealment operation effective period in the second regulation period. is longer than the length of the period before the normal operation valid period in the first regulation period, which is the same as the above-described embodiment.
By making the length of the second regulation period shorter than the length of the first regulation period in this way, it becomes difficult for invalidation of the setting operation and the cancellation operation during the second regulation period to occur. It is possible to make it difficult to recognize the existence of the confidential operation. The concealment operation is provided in order to increase the interest of the player who has a long playing experience with this game machine without getting bored, and by making it difficult to recognize the existence of the concealment operation, it is expected that such an effect of improving the interest is expected. be able to.

Further, in the above-described embodiment and modification, the first regulation period and the second regulation period are longer than the normal operation effective period or the concealment operation effective period, but the first regulation period or the second regulation period may have the same time length as the operation valid period (normal operation valid period or concealment operation valid period).
The present invention described above is not limited to the above description, and includes various modifications, improvements, etc. as long as the object of the present invention is achieved.

<Appendix>
This embodiment includes the following technical ideas.
(1)
It is possible to execute the symbol variation, and the winning judgment including the determination of whether or not to win the privilege is executed with the start of the symbol variation, and if the privilege is won in the winning judgment, the corresponding judgment is executed. A bonus game can be started after the symbol variation is completed, and when an operation is performed on a predetermined operation means during the execution of the symbol variation, a game effect related to the result of the determination of the suitability of the symbol variation can be executed. A game machine that
The operation on the predetermined operation means that can trigger the execution of the game effect includes a normal operation recommended by displaying an image prompting the operation on the predetermined operation means, and an image prompting the operation on the predetermined operation means. There are hidden operations that are not displayed, and
automatic operation mode setting means capable of setting an automatic operation mode in which the game effect corresponding to the normal operation can be executed without the normal operation being performed;
The automatic operation mode setting means is configured to be able to cancel the setting of the automatic operation mode when a cancellation operation is performed on the predetermined operation means,
In addition to the case where the release operation is performed on the predetermined operation means during the first regulation period including the operation effective period related to the normal operation, the predetermined When the cancellation operation is performed on the operation means, the setting of the automatic operation mode is not canceled,
The automatic operation mode setting means is further configured to be able to set the automatic operation mode when a setting operation is performed on the predetermined operation means,
The setting operation is an operation different from the canceling operation,
A gaming machine characterized by:
(2)
(1) The gaming machine according to
The length of the first regulation period and the length of the second regulation period are different,
A gaming machine characterized by:
(3)
(2) The gaming machine according to
the length of the second regulatory period is shorter than the length of the first regulatory period;
A gaming machine characterized by:
(4)
(2) The gaming machine according to
The length of the second regulation period is longer than the length of the first regulation period,
A gaming machine characterized by:
(5)
The gaming machine according to (3) or (4),
Regarding the relationship between the first regulatory period and the second regulatory period,
The length of the period before the valid operation period for the concealment operation in the second restricted period is longer than the length of the period before the valid operation period for the normal operation in the first restricted period. too long,
Alternatively, there is a period within the second regulation period that precedes the operation effective period related to the concealment operation, while there is a period that precedes the operation effective period related to the normal operation within the first regulation period. not exist,
A gaming machine characterized by:
(6)
The gaming machine according to any one of (1) to (5),
In one symbol variation, an operation valid period related to the normal operation may be provided after the operation valid period related to the concealment operation,
In the case where the concealment operation is performed during the operation valid period related to the second restricted period, the second restricted period ends at the time when the concealment operation is performed, so that the operation related to the second restricted period The setting of the automatic operation mode can be canceled at a timing earlier than when the concealment operation is not performed during the valid period, triggered by the cancellation operation on the predetermined operation means.
A gaming machine characterized by:
(7)
(6) The gaming machine according to
When the normal operation is performed during the effective period of operation pertaining to the first restricted period, the first restricted period ends at the time when the normal operation is performed, so that the operation pertaining to the first restricted period The setting of the automatic operation mode can be canceled at a timing earlier than when the normal operation is not performed during the valid period, triggered by the cancellation operation on the predetermined operation means.
A gaming machine characterized by:

10 Game Machine 15 Outer Frame 17 Middle Frame 20 Front Frame 21 Hinge Mechanism 22 Movable Decorative Body 23 Cylinder Lock 25 Transparent Member 27 Upper Sphere Receptacle 29 Lower Sphere Receptacle 31 Operation Handle 32 Upper Frame Part 33 (33a, 33b) Speakers 34a, 34b Left and right frame portions 35 (35a, 35b, 35c) Production lamp 36 Ball extraction mechanism 37 Production button 38 (38a, 38b, 38c, 38d) Cursor button 39 Main operation unit 39a Ball lending button 39b Return button 40 Power switch 45 Open/close cover 46 Game ball tank 47 Tank rail 48 Payout unit 49 Payout passage 50 Game board 50a Game area 51 Outer rail 52 Windmill 53 Inner rail 55 Grand winning port 57 First start port 59 Second start port 61 Normal electric accessory 62 Normal electric role Object solenoid 63 Gate 65 Special electric accessory 66 Special electric accessory solenoid 67 General winning opening 69 Out opening 70 First starting opening sensor 71 Second starting opening sensor 72 Grand winning opening sensor 73 General winning opening sensor 74 Gate sensor 75 Out ball Sensor 76 Middle frame door open sensor 80 Effect display device 81 Main display part 82 Sub display part 82a Upper sub display part 82b Left sub display part 82c Right sub display part 83 Effect shield 83a Upper left effect shield 83b Upper right effect shield 83c Lower left Effect shield 83d Lower right effect shield 90 Design display device 91 First special design display device 92 Second special design display device 93 Normal design display device 94 First special design reservation lamp 95 Second special design reservation lamp 96 Normal design reservation Lamp 100 Main control board 101 CPU
102 ROMs
103 RAM
104 I / O port 105 random number circuit 109 main control board case 110 entering ball determination means 115 main random number generation means 120 main reservation control means 125 prior determination means 130 special figure lottery means 131 special figure success or failure determination means 132 special figure stop symbol lottery means 133 special figure fluctuation pattern derivation means 135 normal figure lottery means 140 jackpot game control means 145 symbol display control means 150 electric accessary control means 155 game state control means 160 main information storage means 165 main error control means 170 main command management means 175 electricity Power-off process executing means 180 Power restoration process executing means 200 First sub-control board 201 CPU
202 ROMs
203 RAM
204 I/O port 209 First sub-control board case 210 Sub-random number generating means 220 Normal effect control means 221 effect mode control means 222 effect route determination means 223 sub-hold control means 224 look-ahead effect control means 225 effect content determination means 226 decoration design Control means 227 Jackpot performance control means 228 Operation mode setting means 230 Sub-error control means 240 Lamp control means 250 Movable role control means 260 Sub-information storage means 270 Sub-command management means 300 Second sub-control board 301 CPU
302 ROMs
303 RAM
304 I/O port 309 Second sub-control board case 400 Payout control board 401 CPU
402 ROMs
403 RAM
409 payout control board case 500 power supply control board 501 normal power supply circuit 502 backup power supply circuit 503 power failure detection circuit 509 power supply control board case X first channel Y second channel

Claims (7)

It is possible to execute the symbol variation, and the winning judgment including the determination of whether or not to win the privilege is executed with the start of the symbol variation, and if the privilege is won in the winning judgment, the corresponding judgment is executed. A bonus game can be started after the symbol variation is completed, and when an operation is performed on a predetermined operation means during the execution of the symbol variation, a game effect related to the result of the determination of the suitability of the symbol variation can be executed. A game machine that
The operation on the predetermined operation means that can trigger the execution of the game effect includes a normal operation recommended by displaying an image prompting the operation on the predetermined operation means, and an image prompting the operation on the predetermined operation means. There are hidden operations that are not displayed, and
automatic operation mode setting means capable of setting an automatic operation mode in which the game effect corresponding to the normal operation can be executed without the normal operation being performed;
The automatic operation mode setting means is configured to be able to cancel the setting of the automatic operation mode when a cancellation operation is performed on the predetermined operation means,
In addition to the case where the release operation is performed on the predetermined operation means during the first regulation period including the operation effective period related to the normal operation, the predetermined When the cancellation operation is performed on the operation means, the setting of the automatic operation mode is not canceled,
The automatic operation mode setting means is further configured to be able to set the automatic operation mode when a setting operation is performed on the predetermined operation means,
The setting operation is an operation different from the canceling operation,
A gaming machine characterized by: The gaming machine according to claim 1,
The length of the first regulation period and the length of the second regulation period are different,
A gaming machine characterized by: The gaming machine according to claim 2,
the length of the second regulatory period is shorter than the length of the first regulatory period;
A gaming machine characterized by: The gaming machine according to claim 2,
The length of the second regulation period is longer than the length of the first regulation period,
A gaming machine characterized by: The gaming machine according to claim 3 or 4,
Regarding the relationship between the first regulatory period and the second regulatory period,
The length of the period before the valid operation period for the concealment operation in the second restricted period is longer than the length of the period before the valid operation period for the normal operation in the first restricted period. too long,
Alternatively, there is a period of the second regulation period that precedes the effective period of operation related to the concealment operation, while there is a period of the first regulation period that precedes the effective period of operation related to the normal operation. not exist,
A gaming machine characterized by: The gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 5,
In one pattern variation, an operation valid period related to the normal operation may be provided after the operation valid period related to the concealment operation,
In the case where the concealment operation is performed during the operation valid period related to the second restricted period, the second restricted period ends at the time when the concealment operation is performed, so that the operation related to the second restricted period The setting of the automatic operation mode can be canceled at an earlier timing than when the concealment operation is not performed during the effective period, triggered by the cancellation operation on the predetermined operation means.
A gaming machine characterized by: The gaming machine according to claim 6,
When the normal operation is performed during the operation effective period pertaining to the first restricted period, the first restricted period ends at the time when the normal operation is performed, so that the operation pertaining to the first restricted period The setting of the automatic operation mode can be canceled at an earlier timing than when the normal operation is not performed during the valid period, triggered by the cancellation operation on the predetermined operation means.
A gaming machine characterized by:

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