JP2937271B2 - Gaming machine - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a gaming machine such as a pachinko gaming machine having a variable display device for performing variable display based on a plurality of pieces of identification information relating to occurrence of a special game state advantageous to a player.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a game machine such as a pachinko game machine having a variable display device called a so-called digi-pachi has been known. A variable display device of this type of gaming machine generally has a plurality (for example, three) of variable display regions for circulating and variably displaying (scrolling) a plurality of pieces of identification information. Then, based on the winning of the game ball into the starting winning opening provided in the game area, scrolling is started in each of the variable display areas of the variable display device, and after a predetermined time has elapsed, the scrolling is stopped, and the stop is performed. When the result mode is a special display mode (for example, a slot corresponding to “7, 7, 7”), a special game state in which the variable winning device is opened is generated. The attraction of a game (game) in such a gaming machine is that the player tracks changes in identification information from the time when the variable display area of the variable display device starts scrolling to the time when the variable display area stops, and changes in the game and thrills. Where you can enjoy.

[0003]

In a conventional gaming machine, scrolling of each variable display area has become a common task. That is, scrolling in the three variable display areas of the variable display device starts scrolling all at once at an unobservable speed from the state where the symbols (identification information) are stopped before the scroll is started, and stops. At times, symbols scrolling at an unseen rate were suddenly stopped. However, in that case, the player can recognize only the state in which scrolling is performed in the three variable display areas or the state in which scrolling is stopped,
The reality of the scrolling of the identification information is poor, and it is not possible to enjoy the transition of the scrolling by actually seeing how the identification information changes during the scrolling or to enjoy the thrill accompanying it. Conventionally, when scrolling starts and stops at the same time, a three-digit number is simply derived, and the three variable display areas scroll independently. It was not possible to realistically express the contents of the variable display that the result was derived by the final combination of the independent scrolls.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problem, and makes variable display (scroll) in a plurality of variable display areas real. In particular, scrolling in each variable display area is independently performed. To be able to express what is done more realistically, enjoy the transition of scrolling by watching how the identification information changes while scrolling in each variable display area, and fully enjoy the accompanying thrills It is an object of the present invention to provide a gaming machine capable of performing such operations.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, a game machine according to the present invention has the following features.
A variable display device (20) having a plurality of variable display areas (for example, the left symbol display unit 22 or the like) capable of variably displaying a plurality of identification information, and control means (for example, a control system) for performing display control of the variable display device A gaming machine (for example, a pachinko gaming machine) capable of generating a special gaming state advantageous to the player in connection with the variable display stopping result mode on the variable display device being a special display mode. At
The control means, when variably displaying a plurality of pieces of identification information in the variable display area, displays identification information (for example,
Scroll control means (for example, operation timing control means 402 and variable display control means 406 and 407) for performing control to sequentially update the "1" design to the next identification information (for example, "2" design) at predetermined time intervals. , 408) and the update time of each piece of identification information controlled to be updated by the scroll control means is set to a first update time (for example, 180 ms).
Update time setting means (for example, update timing selection means 403) for setting a second update time (for example, 360 msec) having a longer update time than the first update time.
A, 404A, 408A and display update pulse means 40
3B, 404B, and 405B), and when starting variable display in the plurality of variable display areas, the scroll control means determines the start time of updating the identification information in each variable display area by a predetermined time. Each of the variable display areas is started in a predetermined order with a time difference, and in a predetermined period from the start of the update of the identification information in each variable display area, the update time of the identification information is controlled to be updated with the second update time. After the elapse, the second update time is changed to the first update time to perform update control. Claim 2
According to the present invention, in the gaming machine according to claim 1, when the scroll control means stops the variable display in the plurality of variable display areas, the scroll control means sets a stop time for updating the identification information in each variable display area. The configuration is such that each of the variable display areas is stopped in the order corresponding to the predetermined order at the start time of the update of the identification information.

[0006]

According to the present invention, when variable display in a plurality of variable display areas is started by the scroll control means,
Since the start time of the update of the identification information in each variable display area is started in a predetermined order with a required time difference, it is realistically expressed that each variable display area is independently variably displayed. be able to. In addition, the update control of the identification information in each variable display area started in the predetermined order is updated at a second update time from a start to a predetermined period, and thereafter, is updated at a first update time. Therefore, a more realistic update expression can be performed so that the identification information is gradually updated at a higher speed.

[0007]

FIG. 1 shows an example of a gaming machine according to the present invention.
Shows a configuration example of a play area 2 parts of pachinko machines that. On the front surface of the game board 1 of this pachinko game machine, a guide rail 3 for guiding a game ball fired by a game ball firing device driven by an operation dial (not shown) to an upper portion of the game board is provided. The game area 2 is provided in a space surrounded by the guide rail 3 and the glass plate on the front of the game board. In the center of the game area 2, a variable display device 20 as a variable display game device having a variable display unit 21 for performing a variable display game for generating a right of a jackpot game (special game) is installed. I have.

The variable display section 21 is vertically divided into three parts.
Such divided each region, left symbol display unit 22 from the left, middle symbol display unit 23, the right symbol display unit 24 husband
Each is provided as a variable display area. The left symbol display unit 22, the middle symbol display unit 23, and the right symbol display unit 24 each have a first layer pattern 25 as shown in FIG.
And a second variable display 340 for displaying the second layer pattern 26 shown in FIG.
A liquid crystal display panel 340 (details thereof will be described later) made of two variable display devices B. The first layer pattern 25 is a card display section 22a, 23a, 24 for displaying a symbol as if turning over a playing card.
a. The second layer pattern 26 is a back card display section 22b, 23b, 24b for displaying a pattern in which only the back side can be seen while turning the card, and a front card display section in which the front side starts to appear during the turn. 22
c, 23c and 24c. The left symbol display unit 22 is controlled by a pachinko gaming machine control system described later.
"1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,0, J,
The display of the fifteen symbols of "Q, K, A, P," is changed in this order in such a manner that the player flips the playing card, and the middle symbol display part 23 and the right symbol display part 24 are also changed. It is configured to be changed similarly to the left symbol display section 22.

An ordinary electric accessory 70 is attached to a spherical flow inlet 211 provided at a left shoulder portion around the variable display section 21 of the variable display device 20. The ordinary electric accessory 70
Is electrically converted to a state in which a game ball can be easily won under a specific condition. In this embodiment, the movable portion 710 of the ordinary electric accessory 70 is controlled by the condition that a specific result of the ordinary symbol variable display game, which is started when a game ball enters a specific winning opening 9 described later, occurs as shown in FIG. Is rotated from the position indicated by the solid line to the position indicated by the dotted line, and the state is maintained for a predetermined time. As a result, the game ball that has flowed into the ball inlet 211 passes through the ball guideway 214 and the ball guide member 315 as a flow-down guideway, and the start winning prize port 5 immediately below the variable display 20.
It is easy to flow inside. After the elapse of a predetermined time, the game ball is rotated clockwise to make it difficult for the game ball to flow into the ball inlet 211.

At the top of the variable display device 20, a plurality of (for example, four) winning number storage displays are provided for displaying the number of stored winnings in which the winning winning openings 5 and 6 have been won and the variable display game has not yet been played. Lamp LED1 ~ 4 is installed,
Above the winning number storage display lamps LED1 to LED4, a general winning opening 27 called a natural winning opening is provided. The display lamp L for storing the number of prizes entered on the variable display device 20.
The indicator lamp L10 is accommodated at a position directly below the ED1 to ED4, and the decorative lamp LED6 is accommodated immediately below the corresponding indicator lamp L10. In addition, this decoration lamp LE
The decorative lamp LED5 is accommodated in the left and right positions of D6.

At the right side of the variable display device 20, there is provided a special winning opening 8 configured as a general winning opening. The special winning opening 8 provides an opportunity to win the game ball when the player hits the game ball right so as to go over the natural winning opening 27 and enter the right side of the game area 2. At the left and right sides of the variable display device 20, the guide rails 3
The variable display lamps L4 are respectively installed in the inner adjacent portions of. A general winning opening 7 is provided at the left side of the variable display device 20.

Below the variable display device 20, there is provided a variable winning device 50 which is converted into a state in which a game ball can be easily won when a big hit occurs as a result of the variable display game by the variable display device 20. ing. In the case of this embodiment, the variable winning device 50 is configured as an attacker type in which the upper end side of the door 51 falls to the front side of the game area 2 and converts the state into a state where a game ball can be won in the special winning opening 53. I have. A continuous winning opening 54 (see FIGS. 1, 15 and 16) is provided at the center of the large winning opening 53, and the door is provided on condition that a game ball wins in the continuous winning opening 54. The opening cycle (big hit game cycle) of 51 is continuously performed a predetermined number of times.
At the upper center position of the variable winning device 50, a continuous display lamp L
1 and an operation display lamp L
2, L2, and decorative lamps LED7 are attached to the lower left and right, respectively.

A specific winning opening 9 is provided at the left side of the variable winning device 50, and a normal symbol display device 100 is provided at the specific winning opening 9. The ordinary symbol display device 100 includes an ordinary symbol display section 100a, and performs an ordinary symbol variable display game by variably displaying the ordinary symbol display section 100a. In the normal symbol variable display game, it is possible to determine, with an arbitrary probability, whether or not the stop mode of the display of the normal symbol display unit 100a is a hit. The ordinary symbol display unit 100a displays ten symbols of “1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 0” in this order by a pachinko gaming machine control system according to the present invention described later. It is circulated and changed. The ordinary symbol display section 100a is made using a liquid crystal display panel. The ordinary symbol display device 100
Is provided with a storage display unit 100b. The storage display section 100b displays the number of winnings that have won the specific winning section 9 and have not yet played the normal symbol variable display game, and is composed of four LEDs.

A starting winning opening 6 is provided on the right side of the variable winning device 50, and a general winning opening 4 and 10 are provided on a diagonally upper left position and a diagonally upper right position of the variable winning device 50, respectively. . In addition, a fluctuation display lamp L3 is attached to the specific winning opening 9 and the starting winning opening 6. The general winning opening 4 is provided with an ordinary electric accessory display lamp L7, and a plurality of game ball direction changing members 11 called windmills are rotatably installed in the game area. Is provided with an out ball collection port 12.

Next, in this embodiment, a special arrangement of obstacle nails which affect the flow direction of a game ball will be described. First, the arrangement of nails in the left area of the game area 2 is such that when the movable portion 710 of the ordinary electric accessory 70 is in an open state, game balls are easily flown into the ball inlet 211 of the variable display device 20, and Winners 4 and 7 have specific wins 9
It has a normal arrangement in which game balls can flow into each other.

On the other hand, the arrangement of nails in the right area of the game area 2 is such that game balls can easily be placed in the special winning opening 8 and the large winning opening 53 of the variable winning device 50, respectively. The starting winning opening 6 and the ball inlet 211 on the right shoulder of the variable display device 20 are arranged such that game balls are hard to flow into, that is, special obstacle nails are arranged. And
In order to enhance the effect of the arrangement of the special obstacle nails, a buffer member 15 is arranged at the upper right of the game area 2.

The cushioning member 15 makes the game ball extremely unlikely to bounce when the game ball fired by the game ball launch device collides. Have been. The buffer member 15 is a collision surface 15 against which a game ball collides.
It is installed on the back side of the decorative plate 16 attached to the upper right side of the game area 2 so that a faces the game area 2. Then, when the player operates the game ball launching device so that the flight distance of the game ball becomes large, the game ball is moved to the guardrail 3.
Jumps along the inside of the vehicle and collides with the cushioning member 15. But,
The kinetic energy is absorbed by the buffer member 15 and the game ball falls substantially vertically downward.

Next, the arrangement of the special obstacle nails will be described in detail. First, a downflow direction control nail group 17 for causing the game balls dropped vertically by the buffer member 15 to flow down and to the lower left is implanted. I have. This group of nails for regulating the flow direction 1
By 7, the game ball wins the special winning opening 8, or otherwise flows down the left side of the special winning opening 8. Further, in the game area 2 which is obliquely above the variable winning device 50 at the right side, a flowing direction regulating nail group 18 for surely causing the game ball to flow toward the large winning opening 53 of the variable winning device 50 is provided.
a, 18b, 18c, 18d, and 18e are planted, respectively. At a position where the collision surface 15a of the cushioning member 15 is opposed, a group of flow-down direction control nails for restricting a game ball which has collided with the collision surface 15a and rebounded slightly so as not to return to the left region of the game area 2. 19A is planted.
At a position adjacent to the upper right side of the variable display device 20, an inflow-blocking nail group 14 for preventing a ball from flowing into the ball inlet 211 on the right shoulder of the variable display device 20 is provided with a windmill 11 and the special prize port 8. In the middle position between the variable display device 2 and the downflow prevention nail group 14A for preventing the inflow of game balls into the general winning opening 10
The ball guiding member 315 is located at a position adjacent to the lower right of
An inflow-blocking nail group 19 for preventing the ball from flowing in the direction is provided, and ball guiding pieces 10a, 10a are arranged above the general winning opening 10 so as not to prevent the ball from flowing into the general winning opening 10. ". The ball guiding piece 10a,
10a, inflow prevention nail group 14, downflow prevention nail group 14
A, the inflow prevention obstacle nail group 19 effectively causes the game balls flowing into the right area of the game area 2 to win in the special winning opening 8 or the large winning opening 53 of the variable winning device 50, and by right-handing in normal times. Regulates that the number of prize balls does not exceed the number of out balls.

As shown in FIG. 5 as a back view of the game board, through holes 1A to 1L are provided. Through-hole 1A
Represents the variable display device 20, and the through hole 1B represents the variable winning device 50.
, A through hole 1C is a general winning opening 7, a through hole 1D is a special winning opening 8, 1G is a general winning opening 10, and through holes 1E and 1I.
Is the starting winning openings 5 and 6, the through hole 1F is the general winning opening 4,
The through holes 1H are provided for attaching the specific winning openings 9 respectively. Further, the through holes 1J and 1L are provided for mounting the change indicator lamps L4 and L4, respectively, and the through hole 1K is provided in communication with the out ball collection port 12. The prize balls flowing into the prize hole 27 on the front of the game board and reaching the back side of the game board through the through-hole 1A are prize ball guide gutters 1a and 1a protruding from the back side of the game board.
By b and 1h, they flow down in the directions indicated by the dotted arrows, are collected, and are guided to a winning ball processing device (not shown). The winning balls flowing into the general winning opening 4 and reaching the back side of the game board through the through holes 1F are also flowed down by the winning ball guide gutters 1c and 1h in the direction shown by the dotted arrows and collected. It is led to a ball processing device.

The winning balls flowing into the starting winning port 5 provided directly below the variable display device 20 and reaching the back side of the game board through the through holes 1E flow down the winning ball guide gutter 1i.
At the lower end of the winning ball guide gutter 1i for guiding the winning ball down, a start winning detection switch SW1 for detecting a winning ball flowing down the winning ball guide gutter 1i is installed.

Further, it flows into the special winning opening 8 and passes through the through hole 1.
The winning ball reaching the back side of the game board via D flows down the downflow gutter 11, flows into the general winning opening 10, and is gathered with the winning ball reaching the back side of the game board via the through hole 1 G and gathers It flows down the guide gutter 1n and is led to the winning ball processing device. On the back side of the starting winning opening 6, a starting winning detecting switch S for detecting a game ball flowing into the starting winning opening 6 is provided.
W2, and the start winning detection switch SW2
Is passed through the downflow gutter at the lower end thereof to the winning ball processing device. On the back side of the specific winning opening 9, a normal symbol SW6 for detecting a game ball having won the specific winning opening 9 is provided. The game ball that has passed through the ordinary symbol SW6 is guided to the winning ball processing device by a downflow gutter 15a at the lower end thereof.

On the other side of the variable winning device 50 facing the back of the through hole 1B, a continuous winning switch SW3 for detecting a winning ball flowing into the continuous winning opening 54 of the special winning opening 53 and a winning in the special winning opening 53. Winning number detection switches SW4, SW5 for detecting winning balls flowing into the ports 55, 56 are provided. The continuous winning switch SW3 also has a function as a winning number detecting switch for detecting a winning ball flowing into the special winning opening 53.

The main parts of this pachinko gaming machine are constructed as described above except for a control system which will be described later. I do.

When power is supplied to the pachinko gaming machine by operating a power switch (not shown), "J" is first displayed on the left symbol display section 22 of the variable display section 21 of the variable display device 20, and "J" is displayed on the middle symbol display section 23. "Q" is displayed on the right symbol display unit 24, and "K" is displayed on the ordinary symbol display unit 100a. Then, as a display indicating the normal playing state (normal state) of the variable display game, the winning number storage display LEDs 1 to 4 provided on the variable display device 20 are alternately turned on from inside to outside and from outside to inside. Start. The decorative lamp LED5 and the decorative lamp LED7 are each set to a blinking display state.

At the time of the normal game, the player aims at the most advantageous left end nail 27a of the top five nails and hits a game ball into the left area of the game area 2 by the game ball launching device. The game ball hit left in this manner enters the general winning opening 7 or the general winning opening 4 or the game ball that has flowed down without entering the general winning opening 7 or 4 is the specific winning opening. 9, when the winning is made, the normal symbol switch SW6 attached to the back of the specific winning opening 9
Is detected by

Based on the detection of the ordinary symbol SW6,
The ordinary symbol display unit 100a of the ordinary symbol display device 100
Starts changing. The number of winnings that have won the specific winning opening 9 and have not yet played the normal symbol variable display game are displayed as the number of lights on the storage display unit 100b.

This ordinary symbol variable display game is composed of "1, 2,
The ten symbols "3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 0" are circulated in this order at a rate at which the variation cannot be traced. Then, a predetermined time has passed since the symbol display section 100a started to change, or a stop button (not shown)
After the is pressed, the normal symbol display section 100a stops the change. It is determined whether or not the stopped symbol is a hit at the time when the normal symbol display unit 100a stops.

As a result of the determination, when the stop symbol is a winning symbol, the movable portion 710 of the ordinary electric accessory 70 is determined.
Are converted so that the game balls easily flow into the ball inflow port 211, and are opened so that the game balls can easily enter the starting winning opening 5. At this stage, when the player operates the game ball launching device so that the game balls flow into the ball inlet 211, the game balls are transferred from the ball inlet 211 to the ball guiding path 21.
4, flows out of the ball outlet 224 (see FIG. 8), and falls into the ball guiding member 315. The game balls are guided by the ball guiding member 315 so as to be easily inserted into the start winning opening 4 (details will be described later). The ordinary electric accessory 70
The movable portion 710 is kept open for a predetermined period of time, and a game ball that has won the start winning opening 4 in the open state is detected by the start winning detection switch SW1 installed on the internal path. That is, the variable display device 2
The winning number storage display lamps LED1 to LED4 of 0 are turned on by the number of winning. Then, after a lapse of a predetermined time, one of the lit number storage display lamps LED1 to LED4 is turned off, and the variable display game by the variable display device 20 is started. As described above, since the variable display game is started based on the result of the normal variable display game, the player can intensively enjoy the normal variable display game until the variable display game is started.

In the variable display game, the symbol display of the playing cards of the three symbol display sections 22, 23, and 24 of the variable display section 21 is changed so as to be independently speeded and turned over one after another. The game is performed as a symbol display change game in which the change is stopped in a turned-up state. Specifically, first, the stop symbol before the start of the game slowly changes up to two rotations so that the left symbol display unit 22 of the variable display unit 21 notifies the player of the start of the game. For example, if the symbol before the game starts is “1”,
The symbol is changed from "1" to "2" while the playing cards are turned. That is, as shown in FIG.
"1" in a state where the card display unit 22a of No. 5 is completely turned over is displayed. Next, the back card display portion 22b of the second layer pattern 26 is displayed as a back view of the card being turned over, and then the front card display portion 22c is displayed as a half-turned front view, and finally the card The display unit 22a displays "2" in a completely turned state. Thus, a fluctuation cycle is formed in which the card display section, the back card display section, the front card display section, and the card display section are displayed in this order, and the symbols are changed from "1" to "2" and "2" while the playing cards are turned one after another. "To" 3 ",
It circulates from “3” to “4”, Δ, “A” to “P”, and “P” to “1”.

The changing speed of the symbol is a slow speed at the time of the start, and is such as to notify the player that the game is about to start. Then, the speed cannot be traced from the middle of the game (for example, the third turn). Therefore, the thrill of the variable display game can be sufficiently enjoyed. In the pachinko gaming machine according to the present invention, two variable indicators (3
40A, 340B), the variable display pattern of a numeral like the card display unit 22a and the design of a pattern like the back card display unit 22b are displayed in the same display unit (here, the left symbol display unit 22). The variable display patterns can be individually displayed at time intervals.

After a predetermined time has elapsed after the start of the change of the left symbol display section 22, the symbol of the middle symbol display section 23 is turned like a symbol of the left symbol display section 22 by slowly turning the playing cards at the start of the change. Fluctuated. The middle symbol display section 24
After the predetermined time has elapsed after the start of the change of the symbol, the symbol of the right symbol display section 24 starts to change. This right symbol display part 2
The variation of the symbol No. 4 is also performed by turning the playing cards, similarly to the variation of the left symbol display portion 22 and the middle symbol display portion 23. In the case of the variable display game, the variable display lamps L3 and L4 start blinking in addition to the decorative lamps LED5 and LED7 which were operated during the normal game.

Then, after a predetermined time has elapsed after the start of the change of the left symbol display section 22, or after a stop button (not shown) is pressed, the left symbol display section 22 first stops the change. The mode up to the stop is such that the stop symbol is stopped with some variation from the symbol before the stop symbol (for example, the symbol four times before). For example, the stop symbol is "0"
In the case of, the change before displaying “6”, which is the symbol four times before “0”, is a fast cycle, and the change after “6” is displayed is a slow cycle. Then, "0" is displayed on the card display section 22a, and the change of the left symbol display section 22 stops. After the left symbol display unit 22 stops, the variation of the symbol of the middle symbol display unit 23 is stopped in the same manner as the variation stop mode of the left symbol display unit 22.

At the time when the change of the symbol of the middle symbol display section 23 stops, if the stop symbol of the middle symbol display section 23 does not match the stop symbol of the left symbol display section 22 (the possibility of occurrence of a special game). If the reach state is not reached), the stop of the symbol change of the right symbol display section 24 is immediately performed after the stop of the middle symbol in the same manner as the stop of the change of the left symbol and the middle symbol. And each lamp (LED5, L
ED7, L3, L4) are extinguished, and an off display is performed. If they match (if they are in the reach state), the display of the right symbol display unit 24 fluctuates so as to be turned at a slow speed (for example, 360 msec per fluctuation cycle) and stops. In addition, when reaching, the decoration lamp LED6 and the hit display lamp 10 are also blinked. When the right symbol is stopped, when the variable display game is in a winning mode, for example, in a mode in which all the three symbols at the time of the stop match, the game is a "big hit" and a big hit game (special game) is performed.

Here, the "big hit" game (special game) is a game mode in which a player has a chance to obtain many prize balls. In the case of this embodiment, the door 51 of the variable prize device 50 is used.
For a predetermined time (for example, 29 seconds) for one cycle (however, before the predetermined time elapses, the variable winning device 5).
A predetermined number of game balls (for example, 10
When a prize is won, the opening up to that point is defined as one cycle), and during each cycle, a game ball flows into the continuous prize port 54 of the large prize port 53 of the variable prize apparatus 50, and a continuous prize detection switch therein. The detection of SW3 is performed as a continuation condition (cycle update condition), for example, continuously up to 16 cycles.

By the way, at the time of the special game of the variable display game, since the nail on the right side of the game area 2 is specially arranged as described above, it is advantageous for the player to right-hand. That is, if the player operates the launching device so that the game ball hits the buffer member 15 along the inside of the guardrail 3, the fired game ball inelastically collides with the buffer member 15 and becomes almost vertical. To the special winning opening 8 while the downflow direction is regulated by the downflow direction control nail groups 17, 19A, or the like, or further downflow direction control nail groups 18a, 18b, 18c, 18d, 18d. While being regulated in the downflow direction, etc., it is led into the big winning opening 53 of the variable winning device 50. By this right-handing, many game balls can be efficiently made into the special winning opening 53 or the special winning opening 8 in a short time, and as a result, the number of hit balls is subtracted from the number of winning balls. The number of acquired balls remaining at hand increases.

In the first cycle of the special game, the open state of the door 51 of the variable winning device 50 is kept for a predetermined time (for example, 2
When a predetermined number (for example, 10) of game balls have been won in the large winning opening 53 of the variable winning device 50 before the predetermined time elapses, or before the predetermined time elapses, the door 51 at that time.
Is closed. When a game ball wins in the continuous winning opening 54 during the special game of the first cycle, the special game of the second cycle is performed after a predetermined interval, and the special game is performed up to 16 times. It has become.

At the stage when a big hit occurs in the variable display game, each lamp (LED5, LED5,
LED6, LED7, L1, L2, L3, L4, L5
(Not shown), L6 (not shown), L7, L10) are all turned on and off and a big hit is displayed. The left symbol display unit 22, the middle symbol display unit 23, and the right symbol display unit 24 of the variable display unit 21 are configured to blink the big hit symbol. During the special game in the first to fifteenth cycles, each lamp (LED5, LED6,
L1, L2, L3, L4, L5, L6, L7, L10)
Are blinking, and the respective display units (22, 23, 24) of the variable display unit 21 are designed to display a hit symbol and blink the symbol. Then, the display lamp L6,
The moving display lamp L10, the fluctuation display lamp L3, the fluctuation display lamp L3, and the operation display lamp L2 are moved and blinked in this order, and the left symbol display unit 22 of the variable display unit 21 displays the number of continuations of the special game, and the right symbol display. Part 24 is a special winning opening 53
, The number of winnings is displayed.

During each interval in the first to fifteenth cycles, each lamp (LED5, LED6,
LED7, L1, L2, L3, L4, L5, L6, L
7, L10) are made to blink, and the left symbol display portion 22, the middle symbol display portion 23, and the right symbol display portion 24 of the variable display portion 21 blink each of the big hit symbols. . In the 16th cycle (final cycle), the display lamp 16, the hit display lamp L10,
The variable display lamp L4, the variable display lamp L3, and the operation display lamp L2 are moved and blinked in this order, and the left symbol display unit 22 of the variable display unit 21 displays the last number of special games,
The right symbol display unit 24 displays the number of winnings in the large winning opening 53.

FIGS. 6 to 14 show a detailed configuration example of the variable display device 20. FIG. Among them, FIG. 6 is a front view thereof, FIG. 7 is an exploded perspective view of the variable display device 20 in which the front frame portion 200 and the main body portion 300 are separated, and FIG. FIG. 2 shows a vertical side view of a state where the device 20 is installed. The variable display device 20 includes, as shown in FIG.
00 and a main body 300 into which the rear end of the front frame 200 is fitted.
It is composed of The rear surface 213a of the flange-like mounting plate 213 on the front side of the front frame 200 is attached so as to be in close contact with the front surface of the peripheral portion of the through hole 1A in the middle stage of the game board 1. As a result, the front side of the front frame 200 protrudes toward the front side of the game board 1 as shown in FIG. 8, while the rear end side protrudes toward the back side of the game board 1. Then, as shown in FIG. 8, the main body 3
00 is attached.

FIG. 9 is a perspective view of the front frame portion 200. The front frame portion 200 includes a front frame 210 on the front side thereof, which constitutes a main portion of the front outer shape. The mounting plate portion 213 is provided in a flange shape around the front side of the front frame 210, and a display opening 222 is provided at the center. The display opening 222 is provided around the mounting plate 21.
3 is surrounded by a surrounding frame 221 projecting rearward. As a result of the rear end of the front frame 200 being fitted into the main body 300, the display opening 222 is closed by the surrounding frame 221 and the main body 300, and the closed space Is a ball exchange space 222a (FIG. 8,
FIG. 9).

The ball exchange space 222a is provided in the variable display unit 2
1 is a space on the front of the game ball where the player can enjoy the movement of the game ball. An armor portion 216 is provided on the upper front side of the display opening 222 so as to protrude forward.
The upper left side of the armor portion 216 is used to play game balls in the ball exchange space 22.
It is a spherical flow inlet 211 for leading to 2a.

The spherical inflow port 211 is provided with the spherical inflow port 211.
The movable portion 710 of the ordinary electric accessory 70 so as to open and close
Is mounted on the mounting plate 213 via a shaft 710a. The movable portion 710 of the ordinary electric accessory 70 is counterclockwise via the shaft 710a so that when a hit occurs as a result of the ordinary symbol variable display game, a game ball can easily flow into the ball inlet 211 by a solenoid SOLB (not shown). It turns around and becomes open. Then, after maintaining the open state for a predetermined time, the movable section 710 turns clockwise to enter a closed state in which the spherical inlet 211 is closed. The upper central portion of the armor portion 216 is the ball guideway 214, and the game ball flowing into the ball inlet 211 when the movable portion 710 of the ordinary electric accessory 70 is in the open state is the ball guideway 214. And flows down into the variable display device 20 through the guide port 212 provided in the mounting plate portion 213. The upper part of the surrounding frame 221 is a passage for guiding game balls entering the guide port 212 to the warp entrance 223, and the game balls entering the warp entrance 223 disappear from the player's view,
It comes out from a warp outlet 224 as a ball outflow portion provided on the left and right sides of the rear end of the surrounding frame 221.

In the center of the lower end of the inner side of the surrounding frame 221, a screw-shaped ball guiding member 31 is inserted through a warp outlet 224.
The guide recess 22 that guides the game ball reaching the center of the surrounding frame 221 to the starting winning opening 5 through the center 5 and drops it.
5 is provided so as to be inclined so that the front is lower. In addition, above the armor portion 216, the stored number display LEDs 1 to 4
Is provided, and the winning storage number display lamp LED housing section 28 is provided.
And a storage number display unit 29a to which a winning storage number display lamp LED is attached. Then, the tip of the winning number storage indicator lamps LED1 to LED4 faces the opening of the winning storage number indicator lamp LED housing portion 28. A decorative lamp LED5 unit 29b is mounted on the back surface of the flange-shaped mounting portion 213 (FIG. 7).

FIG. 10 is a perspective view of the main body 300 of the variable display device 20, FIG. 11 is an exploded perspective view of the main body 300 of the variable display device 20, and FIG. The exploded perspective views of the liquid crystal display unit 330 that constitutes each are shown.

As shown in FIG. 11, the main body 300 includes a main body front frame 310 into which the rear end of the front frame 200 is fitted, and a liquid crystal display unit 330 attached to the rear side of the main body front frame 310. , And a case 390 that accommodates the liquid crystal display unit 330. In the main body front frame 310, a housing frame 311 for housing the rear end portion of the front frame portion 200 is formed in an inverted U shape, and the inside of the housing frame 311 is the variable display portion 21, and a transparent window is provided. The liquid crystal display unit 330 is exposed through a material 312. Mounting projections 313 and 313 are respectively provided on the surface of the transparent window material 312 so as to protrude therefrom.
By inserting insertion protrusions 226 and 226 (FIG. 9) provided at the rear end of the front frame 200 into the respective grooves, the front frame 200 is attached to the main body front frame 310. I have. Further, mounting portions 311a, 311a for mounting the main body 300 to the game board 1 are provided in a flange shape on both left and right sides on the front side of the housing frame 311. The motor 3 is provided at the left and right free ends of the housing frame 311.
A ball guiding member 315 connected to and rotated by fourteen shafts is attached.

The ball guiding member 315 is connected to the right screw 31.
6 and a left screw 317, and the thread portions are provided in the cylindrical portions of the left and right screws 316 and 317 in the same direction as the right screw. The respective cylindrical portions of the left and right screws 316 and 317 are connected to a connecting portion 315b.
And a magnet 315a is fitted in the connecting portion 315b. In this embodiment, the left and right screws 316 and 317 rotate from the back of the drawing toward the front. At the upper end of the accommodation frame 311, there is provided a prize ball guide gutter 318 for guiding a game ball that has won the prize (general) prize port 27 to the side on the back side of the game board 1. The winning ball guided by the winning ball guide gutter 318 is guided to the downflow gutter at the lower end of the gathering gutter 1h by the guide gutter 1a protruding from the back of the game board 1 (FIG. 5).

As shown in FIG. 12, the liquid crystal display unit 330 has a liquid crystal display panel 340 and a diffusion plate 360 on the front side.
, A lamp house 370 having cold cathode discharge tubes 372 attached to the rear thereof, and a switchboard unit 380 on which the lamp house 370 is mounted.

The liquid crystal display panel 340 includes various symbols (including numbers, characters, symbols, etc.) for a variable display game based on a display control command from a variable display control means 406 described later.
Are displayed on a liquid crystal display. The liquid crystal display panel 340
The liquid crystal display panel 340 will be described in detail with reference to FIG. The liquid crystal display panel 3
Reference numeral 40 denotes a first variable display 340A for variably displaying the first layer pattern 25 as a first variable display pattern.
And a second variable display 340B for variably displaying the second layer pattern 26 as a second variable display pattern. The first variable display 340A is assembled with a segment electrode 345, a liquid crystal 344, and a common electrode 342 between a front glass 341 and a middle glass 342 as a substrate. Is attached. The second variable display 340B includes a segment electrode 350 and a liquid crystal 351 between a back glass 349 as a substrate and a middle glass 342.
And a common electrode 352, and a filter 353 is attached to the rear side of the back glass 349. Then, the segment electrode 345 and the common electrode 342 of the first variable display 340A from the upper end of the middle glass 342.
The electrode group 346 (FIG. 12) including the segment electrode 350 and the common electrode 352 of the second variable display 340B is taken from the lower end of the middle glass.
347 (FIG. 12). In this embodiment, the filters 348 and 353 are colored red. Since the arrangement relationship between the first variable display 340A and the second variable display 340B is an anteroposterior relationship, the respective variable display patterns can be associated with each other.

The liquid crystal display panel 340 is of a TN negative type transmissive type.
5 and the common electrode 342, or between the segment electrode 350 and the common electrode 352, when a voltage is applied, the variable display pattern portion of the applied segment becomes dark, and The part becomes transparent display. Accordingly, the illumination light from the diffusion plate 360, which transmits the light from the cold cathode discharge tube 372 and diffuses the light onto the liquid crystal display panel 340, is supplied to the first and second variable display devices 340A and 340B. It will pass through the transparent part. On the other hand, the illumination light is blocked at the variable display pattern for dark display. As a result, the player can recognize the portion of the variable display pattern of dark display.

In this embodiment, the middle glass 342 is connected to the first variable display 340A and the second variable display 34.
In this case, a separate glass substrate may be attached to each of the variable indicators 340A and 340B instead of the middle glass 342. With such a configuration, the arrangement interval between the first variable display and the second variable display can be increased, and the shadow of the first variable display pattern can be variably displayed on the second variable display. By displaying the pattern, the stereoscopic effect of the digital display can be emphasized.

The lamp house 370 is formed of a rectangular frame, and the liquid crystal display panel 3 is provided in front of the frame.
An installation portion 371 for installing the diffusion plate 360 and the diffusion plate 360, and a discharge tube mounting portion 373 for mounting the cold cathode discharge tube 372 on the rear side of the frame are provided. An electrode group connection hole group 374 for connecting the electrode group 346 is provided at an upper end of the frame of the lamp house 370, and an electrode group connection hole group for connecting the electrode groups 347, 347 at the lower end of the lamp house 370. 375 and 375 are provided. An elliptical opening 377 is provided at the center of the frame of the lamp house 370. The cold cathode discharge tube 372 is connected to the diffusion plate 360 through the opening 377.
It gives light to each of the liquid crystal display panels 340,
Rubber caps 372 a, 37 for insulating the lamp house 370 are provided on both left and right terminal portions of the cold cathode tube 372.
2a are fitted respectively.

The lamp house 370 is provided with the cold cathode tube 3.
The rubber caps 372a and 372a are respectively fitted to the discharge tube mounting portions 373 and 373, and the liquid crystal display panel 340 and the diffusion plate 360 are respectively mounted on the mounting portions 37.
1 and the hook 376 is connected to the opening 3 of the switchboard 380a.
81 and attached to the switchboard 380a. The switchboard unit 380 is connected to the liquid crystal display panel 3.
Variable display control means (described later) for controlling display to 40
For installing various electronic components, etc., which constitute the switchboard.
The lamp house 370 is mounted on the front side of the switchboard 80a, and an inverter 382 for exciting the cold cathode discharge tubes 372, a shield case 383 for shielding the inverter 382, and a shield case 384 for shielding the various electronic components and the like are provided on the back side of the switchboard 380a. Each is installed.
The connector cable 385 attached to the switchboard 380a electrically connects the switchboard to a pachinko machine control device described later.

The flow path of the game ball in the variable display device 20, which is schematically constituted by the front frame 200 and the main body 300 as described above, will be described in detail with reference to FIG. First, a game ball that has entered the ball inlet 211 when the movable part 710 of the ordinary electric accessory 70 is in an open state flows into the guide port 212 from the ball guide path 214. The game ball that has flowed into the guiding port 212 hits the transparent window material 312 at the back thereof, takes its flow path to the left and right, and the warp entrances 223 and 223 on either side.
And disappears from the player's view. Then, the main body 30
0, and the surrounding frame 221 of the front frame 200.
Warp passage 2 that constitutes a downflow guideway formed with the outside
23a and 223a, fall from the warp outlets 224 and 224 constituting the ball outflow portion onto the ball guiding member 315 in the ball exchange space 222a, and enter the field of view of the player.

The game ball that has fallen onto the ball guiding member 315 hits the thread of the ball guiding member 315 that is rotating in the downward direction and jumps and falls directly below the game area 2 or the thread and the thread Is guided between the transparent window material 3
12 while being slid in contact with the connecting portion 315b.
Then, when the game ball comes into contact with the connecting portion 315b, it flows down to the lower center of the front side of the front frame 200 as it is.
When the game ball is attracted to the magnet 315a, the game ball is attracted to the magnet 315a and, in a stationary state, responds to the rotation of the connecting portion 315b, flows down to the guide recess 225, and flows into the guide recess 225. 5 is dropped to make it easier to win.

FIG. 15 is an overall perspective view of the variable prize apparatus 50, and FIG. 16 is a perspective view of the variable prize apparatus 50 with a part thereof cut away. The variable winning device 50 includes a component base frame 50A, and a mounting plate portion 50B attached to the rear portion of the component base frame 50A in close contact with the front surface of the peripheral portion of the through hole 1B (FIG. 5) of the gaming board 1. Is provided. The central opening 50C of the mounting plate 50B has a vertical winning opening 54 at the center and a vertical winning opening 55 and 56 at the left and right. A mouth 53 is provided. In the continuous winning opening 54, a passing continuous winning switch SW3 is provided.
Are installed at the pass-type winning openings 55 and 56, respectively. The continuous winning switch SW3 also functions as a winning count switch.

As shown in FIG. 16, the central opening 50C
A door 51 for opening and closing the opening of the central opening 50C is rotatably attached to the right base end of the right side with the side of the door 51 being pivotally supported. A door opening / closing lever 51a is provided on a side portion of the door 51, and the door opening / closing lever 51a is vertically moved by an interlocking mechanism 51b of a solenoid SOLA (not shown) attached to the rear side of the variable winning device 50. , The door 51 is opened and closed.

FIG. 17 is a rear view of the pachinko gaming machine 1. A back mechanism board 800 is installed on the back of the pachinko gaming machine 1, and this back mechanism board 800 constitutes a processing system for two systems of prize ball discharge (for example, 5 and 15 discharge). A storage tank 801 for storing spare balls (prize balls before payout) is set on the upper rear surface of the back mechanism board 800, and a guide gutter 802 is provided so as to face the lower end opening 801a of the storage tank 801. . Guiding gutter 80
Reference numeral 2 denotes a two-system prize ball discharge device 810 in a form of making a U-turn while gently descending and continuing to the lower end of the U-turn.
Are arranged.

FIG. 18 is an explanatory view of a two-system prize ball discharging device 810 mainly composed of the above-mentioned ball case 811. Above the spherical sheath case 811, a holder 812 a constituting first prize ball number setting means 812 is fixed. A plurality of slits 812b are formed on the lower surface of the holder 812a in a substantially vertical direction, and a pair of restricting pieces 812c and 812d are inserted into any two of the slits 812b, and are detachable by screws 812e. Installed. Each of the restricting pieces 812c and 812d has a claw projecting into a storage portion inside a spherical sheath 811 formed to have two storage portions 811b and 811c in accordance with the guide gutter 802. Is formed.
With this configuration, the pair of restriction pieces 8
By selecting the slit 812b into which the 12c and 812d are inserted, the number of balls flowing into the storage portions 811b and 811c of the ball sheath case 811, that is, the number of prize balls that can be discharged at one time is set to, for example, 15. can do.

Reference numeral 811a denotes a rotation axis of the spherical sheath case 811, and reference numeral 811e denotes a weight for rotating and returning the spherical sheath case 811 in a counterclockwise direction in FIG. Weight storage unit. Also, at the tip of the spherical sheath case 811, when the spherical sheath case 811 is tilted in the counterclockwise direction in the drawing for discharging and its upstream side (the right side in the figure) is raised, the inside of the guiding gutter 811 is moved. A blocking piece 811f is provided to prevent the subsequent spare ball from flowing out.

Supporting pieces 811g and 811g (only one is shown) are erected on both sides of the distal end (upstream end) of the spherical sheath case 811. The supporting pieces 811g and 811g support the base-side support shaft 811h. In this state, a downflow prevention lever 813 that is rotatable in a direction in which the tip side moves up and down is attached. A return spring (not shown) is provided with a return force for ascending the free end side of the fall prevention lever 813 by a return spring (not shown). At the center of the separation wall 811d of the bulb-sheath case 811 is formed a notch 811e into which a locking claw 813a at the tip of the downflow prevention lever 813 is fitted. Further, the downflow prevention lever 813 is provided with two storage portions 811 in the spherical sheath case 811.
b, 811c. When the downward movement preventing lever 813 arranged in this way is rotated downward such that the locking claw 813a at the tip thereof is fitted into the notch 811e, the spherical sheath case 811 moves counterclockwise in FIG. When rotated in the direction, the prize balls B1 to B in the two storage portions 811b and 811c downstream of the locking piece 813a.
5 is discharged (FIG. 19).

A rotating lever 814a, which is rotatably mounted on the support shaft 815a at the end of a column 815 integrated with the back mechanism panel 800, with the pin 815 as an axis, above the downflow prevention lever 813; A limit solenoid 814b serving as a driving source is provided, and these are rotatably connected to each other by operating levers 814c via pins 814f and 814g.

An arc-shaped projection 813b is formed on the upper surface of the downflow prevention lever 813. When the limit solenoid 814b (SOLC) is in the demagnetized state (OFF), the plunger 814e is extended by the spring 814d, and is turned via the operating lever 814c.
Is rotated in the direction in which the tip side is lowered, the projection 813b is pressed at the tip end, the locking claw 813a of the downflow prevention lever 813 is fitted into the notch 811e, and the downstream side in the spherical sheath case 811 Only the prize ball can be flowed out.

The limit solenoid 814b (SOLC)
Is excited (ON), the plunger 814e contracts,
The pivot lever 814a is pivoted in a direction in which the distal end is raised via the operating lever 814c, and accordingly, the flow-down preventing lever 813 is pivoted in a direction in which the distal end is raised by the return force of a rotation return spring (not shown). And the locking claw 8
13a comes out of the notch portion 811e, and all the prize balls in the ball sheath case 811 can flow out. The prize balls flowing out of the ball case 811 are guided to a supply plate (not shown) on the lower front surface of the game board 1 via a discharge gutter (not shown).

The back substrate 900 of the back mechanism panel 800 has an external connection terminal 901 involved in lamp information, an external connection terminal 902 involved in ball supply information, an external connection terminal 903 involved in launching device control, and the like. The power supply terminal 904 has a plug 90 connected to a power supply (not shown) at one end.
6 is connected. On the left side of the back mechanism board 800 where the back surface is interrupted, a role control device 910 is provided, and below it, a prize ball discharging motor 860 and a hit ball firing motor 921 constituting the hit ball firing device 920.
Is installed. Further, a speaker 930 is provided on the lower right side of the back surface of the pachinko gaming machine 1.

FIGS. 20 to 22 show control blocks of a control system for controlling the various display units, the variable winning device 50, the variable display device 20, the ordinary symbol display device 100, etc. of the pachinko gaming machine configured as described above. The figure is shown. The control system as the control means of the pachinko gaming machine according to the present invention will be described separately for a control system for performing a variable display game and a control system for performing a normal symbol variable display game.

First, the control system for executing the variable display game is a prize storage means 4 for storing a prize in the starting prize ports 5 and 6.
01, a random number control unit 414 for inputting a random number signal from a random number generation unit 413 for generating a random number for determining a stop symbol of the variable display game every time a signal is input from the winning storage unit 401, and the winning storage unit 401. Control the timing of the operation of the variable display unit 21 based on the signal from the
Operation timing control means 402 for controlling the timing of each operation of 0, and the timing for updating each symbol of the left symbol display unit 22, the middle symbol display unit 23, and the right symbol display unit 24 of the variable display unit 21 are changed. Update of each of the left symbol display unit 22, the middle symbol display unit 23, and the right symbol display unit 24 of the variable display unit 21 based on the signals from the display update pulse units 403B, 404B, 405B and the operation timing control unit 402. Update timing selecting means 403A, 404A, 405A for selecting timing
Variable display control means 406, 407, and 408 for controlling the start, the change mode, and the stop of each display change of the left symbol display unit 22, the middle symbol display unit 23, and the right symbol display unit 24;
When a signal is input from the operation timing control means 402, the variable display control means 406, 407, 408
Symbol comparing means 415, 416, 417 for comparing a stopped symbol determined by random numbers based on a signal from the random number control means 414 with a signal which is currently fluctuating.
And when a signal is input from the operation timing control means 402, the variable display control means 406, 407, 4
Determining means 4 for determining whether or not the variable display game is in the reach state and determining whether or not the variable display game is appropriate based on the signal from 08
09 and a variable winning device control means 410 for controlling the variable winning device 50 according to a signal from the operation timing control means 402, the winning number counting means 411 or the continuation control means 412 based on the signal from the determining means 409. Have. Operation timing control means 402 and variable display
Scroll control by control means 406, 407, 408
Means are constituted, and the update timing selecting means 403A, 4
04A, 405A and display update pulse means 403B,
404B, 405B allows the update time setting means to set each variable table
Of the display control means 406, 407, and 408.
You.

Among the elements constituting the control system for executing the variable display game, the signal from the update timing selection means 403A and the display update pulse means 403B
Is output to the variable display control means 406 via an AND gate 403C, and the signal from the update timing selection means 404A and the display update pulse means 40
4B is output to the variable display control means 407 via an AND gate 404C. The signal from the update timing selection means 405A and the signal from the display update pulse means 405B are output to the variable display control means 407C via an AND gate 405C. The data is input to the display control means 408. Then, the start prize detection switches SW1 and SW2 for detecting prize balls to the start prize ports 5 and 6 are detected in the prize storage means 401, the stop SW is detected in the operation timing control means 402, and the prize balls to the continuous prize port 54 are detected. Continuous winning detection switch S
W3 is connected to the continuation control means 412, and winning number detection switches SW4 and SW5 for detecting a winning ball to the special winning opening 53 are connected to the winning number counting means 411, respectively. A solenoid SOLA and a hit display lamp L5 are connected to the variable winning device control means 410, a decorative LED 7 is connected to the winning number counting means 411, and a continuous display lamp is connected to the continuation control means 412. L1 is connected.

Here, in the control system for performing the variable display game, detailed variable display control for the variable display section 21 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 21 shows the variable display unit 21.
20 shows a detailed configuration of a control system (a dotted line portion in FIG. 20) for the left symbol display unit 22 in the variable display control of FIG. The left symbol display unit control system counts a signal from the oscillator 420 and generates a signal of a predetermined cycle.
3 and count setting comparing means 424, 425, 42 for comparing the input signal from the counter 423 with a predetermined reference signal.
6, an oscillation transmitter 428 for generating a variable cycle of variable display of the left symbol display unit, and a counter 4 for counting signals from the oscillator 428 and generating a signal of a predetermined cycle.
29.

The variable display control means 406 is displayed as data display control means 406a for controlling data to be displayed on each of the card display section 22a, the back card display section 22b and the front card display section 22c. In order to display the data to be displayed on either the card display unit 22a or the front card display unit 22c, a switching control unit 406b for controlling display switching is provided.

A signal from the oscillator 420 is input to an AND gate 421, and a signal from the operation timing control means 402 is input to the AND gate 421. The signal from the AND gate 421 is input to the AND gate 422, and the signal from the count setting comparing means 426 is input to the AND gate 422. The signal from the count setting comparing means 424 or the count setting comparing means 425 is
Has been entered. The signal from the OR gate 427 is input to the AND gate 430 via the inverter 435 and also to the AND gate 431.
The counting means 429 is provided at the AND gate 431.
From the computer. The signal from the AND gate 430 and the signal from the AND gate 431 are respectively output to an OR gate 432, and the signal from the OR gate 432 is input to the AND gate 403C. On the other hand, the signal from the count setting comparing means 426 is output to the AND gate 403C via the AND gate 434. And the AND gate 403
The signal from C is output to the variable display control means 406.

The data display control means 406 a
The first variable display 340A and the second variable display 340B at the time when a signal is input from the gate 403c.
Are output to the respective left symbol display sections 22. The switching control unit 406b responds to the same data signal that the data display control unit 406a outputs to the card display unit 22a and the front card display unit 22c by using the card display unit 22a or the front card display unit 2.
2c is controlled to display data. The switching control unit 406b can sequentially control the display of each display unit associated with the display contents, and various digital displays can be performed. For example, if the data to be displayed is "5", "5" is displayed on either the card display unit 22a or the front card display unit 22c by the switching control unit 406b. The data to be displayed on the back card display unit 22b is displayed only on the back card display unit 22b of the left symbol display unit 22, and may not be controlled by the switching control unit 406b. Absent. Although a detailed variable display control system for the middle symbol display unit 23 and the right symbol display unit 24 is not shown, the same control system as the control for the left symbol display unit 22 is provided.

On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 22, the control system for performing the normal symbol variable display game includes a specific winning storage means for storing that the game ball has won the specific winning opening 9 based on the signal from the normal symbol switch SW6. 450, a memory display unit 100b that performs lighting operation based on a signal from the specific winning storage unit 450, a random number unit 451 that determines a stop display mode of the ordinary symbol display unit 100a and generates a probability of winning, A random number selecting means 452 for selecting a display symbol of the ordinary symbol display section 100a based on the random number of the means 451; and a timing control of the operation of the ordinary symbol display device 100 based on a signal from the specific winning storage means 450. Normal symbol display for controlling the timing of each operation of the symbol determination means 453 and the random number selection means 452 The operation timing control means 454, the normal symbol display control means 455 for controlling the variable display of the ordinary symbol display section 100a based on the signal from the ordinary symbol display operation timing control means 454, and the normal symbol display control means 455 A display symbol determined by the random number selected by the random number selection means 452 based on the signal and the signal from the random number selection means 452 and the normal symbol display section 100a
And a symbol comparing unit 456 for outputting the result to the ordinary symbol display operation timing control unit 454, and a symbol for the ordinary symbol display unit 100a based on a signal from the ordinary symbol display control unit 455. A normal symbol determining means 453 for determining whether or not the stop symbol is a hit, and a normal electric accessory control means 457 for controlling the ordinary electric accessory display lamp L7 and SOLB based on a signal from the ordinary symbol determining means 453. ing.

The ordinary symbol switch SW 6 for detecting a winning ball to the specific winning opening 9 is provided by the specific winning storing means 4.
50. Normal symbol display control means 45
5 is connected to an ordinary symbol display unit 100a, and the ordinary electric accessory control means 457 is connected to a SOLB and an ordinary electric accessory display lamp L7.

Next, among the various controls performed based on the control system configured as described above, the normal symbol variable display game from when the game ball wins the specific winning opening 9 until "hit" occurs. Based on the control and the result of the normal symbol variable display game, the movable portion 710 of the ordinary electric accessory 70 is opened and the variable display from when the game ball wins in the starting winning opening 5 until the "big hit" occurs. The control related to the game will be described in detail.

In the control system having the above-described configuration, when the power is turned on and the gaming machine enters a normal operating state,
An arbitrary symbol is displayed on the ordinary symbol display unit 100a, and an initial symbol is displayed on the variable display unit 21 of the variable display device 20, for example, "J" is displayed on the left symbol display unit 22, and "J" is displayed on the middle symbol display unit 23. "Q" is displayed on the right symbol display section 24. In this state, when the player makes a left hit so that the game ball flows into the left area of the game area 2, when the game ball wins the specific winning opening 9, the winning is detected by the ordinary symbol switch SW6. Thus, the normal symbol variable display game is performed by the following control.

First, a detection signal from the ordinary symbol switch SW6 is sent to the specific winning storage means 450, and the specific winning storing means 450 determines the number of winning balls which have won the specific winning opening 9 based on the detection signal. The sum is added and the sum is stored within a predetermined limit (for example, the maximum value “4”). The added value stored in this manner is input with a game start signal sent from the ordinary symbol display operation timing control means 454 (the signal is generated each time the ordinary symbol variable display game is performed once). Each time, 1 is subtracted, and a signal representing the subtracted value (subtracted value signal) is sent to the operation timing control means 418, and the normal symbol variable display game is repeatedly performed until the subtracted value becomes "0". . Then, the specific winning storage means 450 stores the random number selecting means 4
A prize storage signal is output to 52 and a prize storage signal is also output to the storage display section 100b, and one LED of the storage display section 100b is turned on based on the prize storage signal.

The random number selection means 452 picks up a random number from the random number means 451 every time the signal (prize storage signal) from the specific prize storage means 450 is input, and stores the prize storage signal from the specific prize storage means 450. Is stored in association with the random number.

The normal symbol display operation timing control means 454 which has received the subtraction value signal from the specific winning storage means 450 sends a game start control signal to the normal symbol display control means 455. And the ordinary symbol display control means 4
55 sends a variable start signal to the normal symbol display unit 100a, and based on the variable start signal,
The display of a starts to fluctuate. The ordinary symbol display unit 100
The normal symbol display operation timing control means 454 outputs a timing signal to the random number selection means 452 at a point in time when a predetermined time has elapsed since the symbol a started to change. Then, based on the timing signal, the random number selecting means 45
2 determines a display symbol based on a random number stored in association with the winning storage signal.

When the random number selection means 452 outputs a display symbol signal to the symbol comparison means 456, the symbol comparison means 456 outputs the display symbol signal and the ordinary symbol display section 1.
Normal symbol display control means 45 for controlling the fluctuation of 00a
Based on the variable symbol signal from 5, the stopped symbol and the variable symbol are compared. Then, based on the result of the comparison, the symbol comparing means 456 determines the number of feed frames up to the display symbol, and sends the number-of-feed-frames signal to the ordinary symbol display operation timing control means 45.
4 is output. The ordinary symbol display operation timing control means 454 outputs a control signal to the ordinary symbol display control means 455 in order to stop the symbol fluctuating based on the number-of-sending-frames signal in the displayed symbol.

Then, based on the control signal, the ordinary symbol display control means 455 outputs a variable stop signal to the ordinary symbol display section 100a in order to stop the fluctuating symbol on the display symbol, and based on the variable stop signal. The normal symbol variable display 100a stops at the displayed symbol. The ordinary symbol display control means 455 also sends the control signal to the ordinary symbol determination means 453.

The ordinary symbol determining means 4 based on the control signal
53 is the ordinary symbol display operation timing control means 454
When the determination request signal is input from the CPU, it is determined whether or not the stop symbol is a hit. If the result of this determination is that there is a hit (when the stop symbol is 3 or 7), the normal symbol determining means 453 sends the hit signal to the normal electric accessory control means 457.
Send to The ordinary electric accessory control means 457 sends a solenoid signal to the solenoid SOLB based on the hit signal, and controls the movable part 710 to rotate counterclockwise through a shaft 710a to open. As a result, the game balls are easily flown into the ball inlet 211 of the variable display device 20.

At this point, the player puts the game ball into the ball inlet 21
By operating the game ball launching device so as to enter the ball 1, when the game ball wins the ball inlet 211, the game ball passes through the ball guide path 214, the warp inlet 223, the warp outlet 224, and the ball guide member 315. The probability of winning the starting winning opening 5 located immediately below the variable display device 20 increases. On the other hand, the ordinary symbol determination means 453 sends a determination end signal to the ordinary symbol display operation timing control means 454. Then, the ordinary electric accessory control means 457 sends a game end signal to the ordinary symbol display operation timing control means 454 when the movable portion 710 is changed to the closed state after a predetermined time has elapsed.
The ordinary symbol display operation timing control means 454 controls the ordinary symbol display device 100 to start the next ordinary symbol variable display game based on the game end signal.

When a game ball wins in the starting winning opening 5,
The prize is detected by the start prize detection switch SW 1, and a start detection signal of the prize is sent to the prize storage unit 401. The winning storage means 401 calculates an added value (total number) of the winning balls that have won the starting winning port 5 based on the starting detection signal, and sets the added value within a predetermined limit (for example, when the maximum value is "4"). ). Each time the game start signal sent from the operation timing control means 402 (the signal is generated every time the variable display game is performed) is input, the added value stored in this manner is decremented by one. And a signal representing the subtracted value (subtracted value signal)
Is sent to the operation timing control means 402, and the variable display game is repeatedly performed until the subtraction value becomes “0”. When the winning storage means 401 outputs the storage signal to the random number control means 414 when the start detection signal is input, the random number control means 414 picks up a random number from the random number generation means and associates the random number with the storage signal. Then, a stop symbol is determined from the random number, and a stop symbol signal is output to each of the symbol comparison means 415, 416, 417.

Then, based on the subtraction value signal, a game start signal is output from the operation timing control means 402 to the counter 423 via the AND gate 421 and the AND gate 422. The game start signal is also sent to the reset terminal of the counter 423, and as a result,
The counter 423 is initialized. The counter 423
Generates a count signal of a predetermined period by counting a clock signal having a period of 100 ms.
The count signal from the count setting comparing means 42
4, 425, and 426.

The count setting / comparing means 424 compares the reference signal with the count signal so that the time from the first clock signal input to the rising edge of the count signal is equal to a predetermined time t1 (72).
0 ms). The count setting comparing means 425 compares the reference signal with the count signal to determine whether the time from the input of the clock signal to the rising edge of the count signal is within a predetermined time t2 (720 ms). It can be determined whether or not. The count setting comparing means 426 compares the reference signal with the count signal, so that the time from when the clock signal is input to the rising edge of the count signal is within a predetermined time t3 (5720 ms). It can be determined whether or not.

When the result of the comparison by the count setting comparing means 424 is within a predetermined time t1 (720 ms), the count setting comparing means 424 outputs a first variation signal S1, and the first variation signal S1 is The signal is output to the AND gate 431 via the OR gate 427. The clock signal from the oscillator 428 is output to the AND gate 430 as it is,
The count signal output to the counter 29 is also output to the AND gate 431. The AND gate 431 outputs the first fluctuation signal S1 to the AND gate 403C via the OR gate 432. As a result, based on the first fluctuation signal S1, the AND gate 403C updates the stopped symbol before the game start and the symbol following the second symbol with the second update.
The first fluctuation signal S1 for starting the fluctuation in a fluctuation cycle of 360 ms as the time is transmitted to the variable display control means 4.
Send to 06. The data display control unit 406a of the variable display control unit 406 outputs a data signal to the left symbol display unit 22 based on the first fluctuation signal S1. At the same time, the switching control unit 406b outputs a switching signal to the left symbol display unit 22 to display the card display unit 22a of the card display unit 22a and the front card display unit 22c.

Next, when the data display control means 406a outputs a data signal to the left symbol display section 22, the back card display section 22b is displayed. The data display control means 406a of the variable display control means 406 outputs the next data signal to the left symbol display unit 22. At the same time, the switching control unit 406b outputs a switching signal to the left symbol display unit 22 to display the table card display unit 22c among the card display unit 22a and the table card display unit 22c.
As a result, the symbol of the second frame of the stop symbol before the start of the game starts to be displayed on the front card display section 22c. Further, the data display control unit 406a outputs a data signal to the left symbol display unit 22, and the switching control unit 406b outputs a switching signal to the left symbol display unit 22. The card display section 22a of the design is displayed. In this manner, the left symbol display unit 22 of the variable display unit 21 performs the second update only for the first two symbols from the start of the change.
It fluctuates in a 360 ms cycle as time .

The game elapsed time counted based on the count signal output from the counter 423 is 720 ms
Is exceeded but within 5000 ms, a second fluctuation signal S2 is output from the count setting comparing means 425. The second fluctuation signal S2 is output to the AND gate 430 via the inverter 435. At this time, the clock signal is being output from the oscillator to the AND gate 430. Then, the second fluctuation signal S2 is output to the variable display control means 406 via the OR gate 432 and the AND gate 403c . The second
The data display control means 406a of the variable display control means 406 which has received the fluctuation signal outputs a data signal to the left symbol display unit 22 based on the fluctuation signal, and outputs the first two signals based on the switching signal from the switching control means 406b. The symbols subsequent to the symbol are changed in a 180 ms cycle exemplified as the first update time .

The operation timing control means 402 sends a variable start signal to the update timing selection means 404A when a predetermined time has elapsed since the left symbol display section 22 started to change. As a result, the count setting comparing means (not shown) outputs a fluctuation signal based on the signal from the display update pulse means 404B in the same manner as the control for the left symbol display unit 22. The variable display control means 407 having received the fluctuation signal makes only the first two symbols of the middle symbol display section 23 available.
Initiate a 360 ms cycle variation as the second update time . Then, the update timing selecting means 404A
The middle symbol display unit 23 performs the first update based on the fluctuation signal of
The fluctuation will continue in a 180 ms cycle as time .

The operation timing control means 402 sends a variable start signal to the update timing selection means 405A when a predetermined time has elapsed since the middle symbol display section 23 started changing. As a result, the left symbol display unit 22
Wherein receiving the change signal similar to the control variable display control means 408 to initiate the change of 360m sec cycle as the first only two symbols second update time of the right symbol display section 24 for. Thereafter, the update timing selecting means 405
On the basis of the fluctuation signal of A, the variable display control means 408 sets the right symbol display unit 24 to 180 m as a first update time.
The fluctuation will continue in the second cycle.

Then, the count setting comparing means 426 compares the count signal from the counter 423 with the reference signal, and a predetermined time t3 has elapsed since the left symbol display section 22 started to change (in this embodiment, the present embodiment). (After about 5000 msec)
If a comparison result is obtained, the counting setting comparing means 4
26 outputs the third fluctuation signal S3. The third fluctuation signal S3 is supplied to the AND gate 434 and the AND gate 403.
Output to C.

At this time, a count signal is output from the counting means 429 to the AND gate 403C via the AND gate 431. The third variation signal S3 is output to the data display control unit 406a of the variable display control unit 406, and based on the third variation signal, the data display control unit 406a sends a display stop command signal to the left symbol display unit 22. At the same time, the switching control means 406b outputs a switching signal to the left symbol display unit 22, whereby the cycle shifts from a 180 ms cycle to a 360 ms cycle, and the symbols continue to fluctuate.

Thereafter, the count setting comparing means 426 compares the count signal output from the counter 423 with the reference signal. As a result, a predetermined time t3 has elapsed since the left symbol display section 22 started to change ( In this embodiment, about 5
720 ms later), the count setting comparing means 426 outputs the fourth fluctuation signal S4 to the AND gate 4.
34. At the same time, the operation timing control means 402 outputs a comparison command signal to the symbol comparison means 415 in order to compare the stopped symbol determined by the random number control means 414 with the symbol currently fluctuating. Upon receiving the comparison command signal, the symbol comparing means 415 compares the stopped symbol with the variable symbol based on the signal from the variable display control means 406, and determines the number of frames up to the stopped symbol. When the data display control means 406a of the variable display control means 406 outputs the data signal of the stop symbol, the variable display control means 406 also outputs the data signal to the symbol comparison means 415. Based on the data signal, the symbol comparing means 415 outputs a fluctuation stop signal to the AND gate 434. As a result, the fluctuation stop signal is output from the AND gate 40.
Output to the variable display control means 406 via 3C,
The left symbol display portion that fluctuates in the 360 ms fluctuation cycle stops at the stop symbol.

The fourth fluctuation signal S4 is output to the counter 423 via the AND gate 422. As a result, the counting of the counter 423 is stopped, and the circulation of the counting is prevented.

Next, after a predetermined time has elapsed since the left symbol stopped changing (about 1100 ms in this embodiment), the operation timing control means 402 outputs a variable stop signal to the update timing selection means 404A. Then, the update timing selection means 404A outputs a fluctuation stop signal to the variable display control means 407, similarly to the control on the left symbol display section 22. As a result, 180 ms to 3
The fluctuation cycle changes to 60 ms, and the medium symbol means 23 stops the fluctuation and displays the stopped symbol.

At the time when the middle symbol display unit 23 stops changing, the variable display control unit 406 determines the judgment unit 409.
And a stop symbol signal is output from the variable display control means 407 to the determination means 409. At the same time, the operation timing control means 402 outputs a judgment request signal to the judgment means 409. Based on the determination request signal, the determination means 409 determines whether there is a possibility of a big hit, that is, whether the vehicle is in a reach state. When the judgment means 409 judges that the reach is not reached, the judgment signal is sent to the operation timing control means 402. Then, the operation timing control means 402 sends a variable stop signal to the update timing selection means 405A. Upon receiving the signal, the update timing selection means 405A controls the variable display control means 4 in the same manner as the control on the left symbol display unit 22.
When a change stop signal is output at 08, the variable display control means 408 outputs a data signal to the right symbol display unit 24 based on the change stop signal. As a result, after a predetermined time from the stop of the middle symbol display unit 23 (after 1120 ms has elapsed in this embodiment), the right symbol display unit 24 which has been changing at a cycle of 180 ms is changed to a change at a cycle of 360 ms. Then, after several symbols immediately before the stop symbol fluctuate in a cycle of 360 msec, the right symbol display section 24 stops and displays the stop symbol.

On the other hand, when the determination means 409 is in the "reach state"
, A reach determination signal is sent to the operation timing control means 402. Then, the operation timing control means 402 makes the update timing selection means 405A
To send the variable stop signal of reach.

At the same time, the stop symbol determined by the random number control means 414 and the right symbol display section 24 which is currently fluctuating.
The operation timing control means 4 for comparing with the symbol
02 outputs a comparison command signal to the symbol comparison means 417. The symbol comparing means 417 receiving the comparison command signal
Determines the number of frames up to the stop symbol by comparing the stop symbol with the variable symbol based on the signal from the variable display control means 408. In this case, the number of frames up to the stop symbol is determined to be larger than that of the left symbol and the middle symbol, and the reach state is excited. The update timing selecting means 405A receiving the variable stop signal causes the variable display control means 4
At 08, a fluctuation stop signal is output so as to change the fluctuation cycle from the 180 ms cycle to the 360 ms cycle.
As a result, the right symbol display unit 24 fluctuates in a cycle of 360 msec until the predetermined time elapses after the middle symbol stops, and then stops at the stop symbol.

At this stage, the variable display control unit 408 sends a stop symbol signal of the right symbol display unit 24 to the judgment unit 409, and the variable display control unit 406 sends the left symbol display unit 2
2 is sent to the judgment means 409, and the variable display control means 407 sends the stop symbol signal of the middle symbol display section 23 to the judgment means 409. At the same time, the operation timing control means 402 outputs a big hit determination request signal to the determination means 409. Then, based on the big hit determination request signal, the determination means 409 determines whether each display unit 2 of the variable display unit 21
It is determined whether or not the stop symbols 2, 23 and 24 match each other, that is, whether or not a big hit has occurred.

If the result of the above determination is that there is a big hit, the judgment means 409 outputs the big hit signal to the variable winning device control means 4.
10, and also outputs a jackpot signal to the operation timing control means 402. As a result, the operation timing control means 402 sets the variable winning device control means 41
Various signals are sent to 0 to control a special game. In the variable display game, when the operation timing control means 402 outputs a ramp signal to the variable winning device control means 410 at the stage of entering a special game, the variable winning device control means 410 sends a display signal to the hit display lamp L5, The hit lamp L5 blinks. Further, the operation timing control means 402 outputs an operation control signal to the variable winning device control means 410 when the interval before the first cycle of the special game has elapsed. As a result, the variable winning device control means 410 outputs an attacker signal to the solenoid SOLA based on the operation control signal, and based on the signal, the door 51 rotates and the big winning opening 53 is opened.

As described above, when the special winning opening 53 is opened and the special game of the first cycle is started, the player makes a right hit so that the game ball hits the buffer member 15.
And the nail group 17, 18a, 18b, 18c, 18
When a game ball flowing down along each of the nail groups d and 18e wins one of the winning openings 55 and 56 in the special winning opening 53, the winning is detected by the winning number detecting switches SW4 and SW5. Then, the winning number detection switch SW
4 and SW5, the winning detection signal is sent to the winning number counting means 41.
Sent to 1. When the game ball wins the continuous winning opening 54, the winning is detected by the continuous winning detection switch SW3. Then, a continuous winning detection signal is sent from the continuous winning detection switch SW3 to the continuous control means 412.
The continuous winning detection switch SW3 also has a role as a winning number detecting switch, and the continuous winning detection signal is also sent to the winning number counting means 411. Then, the continuation control means 412 sends a display signal to the continuation display lamp L1 based on the continuation winning detection signal, and blinks the lamp. At the same time, the continuation control means 412 sends a continuation control signal to the variable prize apparatus control means 410, and the variable prize apparatus control means 410 controls the continuous special game based on the continuation control signal.

More specifically, the variable winning device control means 41
0 means that the winning number from the winning number counting means 411 is 10
In order to close the special winning opening 53 when a count signal indicating the number of pieces is input or when a predetermined time has elapsed, whichever is earlier, the solenoid S
A closing signal is output to the OLA. Thus, the special game of the first cycle is completed.

After an interval of a predetermined time is provided until the special winning opening 53 is opened again on the premise that the continuous control signal is input to the variable winning device control means 410, the opening signal of the next cycle is changed to a solenoid. The data is output to the SOLA.

As described above, in the special game, the above-described series of controls are repeatedly performed within a predetermined cycle (for example, 16 cycles) on condition that the game ball wins the continuous winning opening 54 in the variable winning device. . Then, at the time of the last cycle, a continuation end signal indicating that this is the last cycle is sent from the continuation control means 412 to the variable winning device control means 410. Based on the continuation end signal, the variable winning device control means 410 sends a solenoid signal to the solenoid SOLA, and based on the solenoid signal, the solenoid SOLA is turned off, the door 51 is closed, and the special game ends.

Next, various display lamps, various display lamp LEDs, a variable winning device 50, a variable display device 20, a normal symbol display device 100 of the pachinko gaming machine configured as described above.
Are controlled by a computer system as shown in FIG. The computer system includes a microcomputer (MPU) 610, an external ROM 620 as a read-only memory, an external RAM 630 as a memory that can be read and written at any time, and the like. The ROM
620 includes the random number generation unit 413 and the random number unit 45;
1, a random hit table, a jackpot game (special game) pattern, display patterns of various display lamps, and a speaker 93.
Fixed data such as a sound generation pattern from 0 is stored.

On the other hand, in the RAM 630, the starting winning ports 5, 6
Winning detection switches SW1 and S for detecting a winning ball
W2 and the continuous winning detection switch SW3 of the variable winning device 50
And the detection signal by the winning number detection switches SW4 and SW5, the detection signal by the ordinary symbol SW6, the variable display section 21
Of the left symbol display unit 22, the middle symbol display unit 23, and the right symbol display unit 24, the symbol pattern, the normal symbol display device 10
There are provided a storage area for temporarily storing data or the like for determining a display symbol mode of 0, a register area constituting a soft timer, a work area of the computer system 600, and the like. The microcomputer 610 includes a power supply circuit 641 for supplying electricity to the microcomputer 610.
OR gate 6 when the power supply voltage deviates from the allowable voltage value
45, a voltage detection circuit 643 for sending a reset signal to the reset terminal RST, a transmission circuit 642 for generating a clock pulse, a frequency division of the clock pulse of the transmission circuit 642, and a reset signal to the reset terminal RST via the OR gate 645. A frequency divider 644 for sending is connected.

A waveform shaping circuit 651 for preventing chattering is provided on the input side of the microcomputer 610.
Starting winning detection switches SW1 and SW2 for detecting winning balls to the starting winning openings 5 and 6 via the, continuous winning detecting switch SW3 for detecting winning balls to the continuous winning opening 54, and winning prize balls to the big winning opening 53. Winning number detecting switches SW4 and SW5 for detecting the number, a crank cam SW (MSW) that is turned on when the winning ball discharging device 810 is performing a winning ball discharging operation,
Ordinary symbol switch S for detecting a winning ball to the specific winning opening 9
W6 is connected.

On the other hand, a driver 652 is connected to the output side of the microcomputer 610, the variable display device 20 is connected to the driver 652, and the normal symbol display device 100, the ball guiding member motor 314, the variable winning device, and the like. 50 solenoid 51 for opening and closing the door 51, and the solenoid SOL for opening and closing the movable portion 710 of the ordinary electric accessory 70
B, furthermore, a continuation display lamp L1, an operation display lamp L2, a fluctuation display lamp L3, a fluctuation display lamp L4, a hit display lamp L5, an operation display lamp L6, an electric accessory operation display lamp L7, a winning number storage display lamp LEDs 1-4, Decorative lamp LED5, Decorative lamp LED6, Decorative lamp LED
7 and the limit solenoid SO of the prize ball discharging device 810
LC is connected. Further, a speaker 930 is connected to the MPU 610 via a sound generator 653 and an amplifier 654.

In the control system having the above configuration, first, a start switch (not shown) is turned on and the power supply circuit 64 is turned on.
When electricity is supplied from the microcomputer 610 to the microcomputer 610, the driver 652 is supplied from the microcomputer 610.
A display command signal is sent to the variable display device 20 via the variable display device 20, and the variable display device 20 performs the operation in a state where the initial symbol display is stopped on each of the symbol display units 22, 23, and 24 formed by the liquid crystal display panel 340. You. Similarly, an initial symbol is also displayed on the ordinary symbol display section 100a of the ordinary symbol display device 100. Further, a display command signal indicating the normal game state from the microcomputer 610 is sent to the driver 652, and the normal game state display indicating the normal game state is performed.
Winning number storage display lamps LED1 to 4
The decoration lamp LED5 and the decoration lamp LED7 blink while alternately blinking from the outside to the inside. Further, a rotation command signal is sent from the microcomputer 610 to the driver 652, and the ball guiding member motor 315
To rotate. Note that the random numbers in the random number table in the ROM 620 are constantly updated each time the frequency-divided signal from the frequency divider 644 rises and is input to the reset terminal RST.

In this state, when a game is played and a game ball wins the special winning opening 9, the winning is detected by the ordinary symbol switch SW6, and the detection signal is sent to the waveform shaping circuit 6.
51, after being processed by the microcomputer 610.
, The control of the normal symbol variable display game is started. ROM at the time of input to the microcomputer 610
620 and pick up the random number generated from RA
The data is sequentially stored in M630.

In this embodiment, the number of random numbers stored in the RAM 630 is up to five, including those during execution of the normal symbol variable display game. Then, the storage display units 100b are lit up for the number of stored random numbers obtained by subtracting one from the stored random numbers during execution of the normal symbol variable display game. Then, based on the random number stored first in the RAM 630, the variable display of the ordinary symbol display unit 100a is changed. Each time the change of the variable display starts, one of the four LEDs of the storage display unit 100b that is turned on is turned off. Then, based on a game start command signal from the microcomputer 610, the symbols "1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 6" of the ordinary symbol display section 100a are displayed.
“7, 8, 9, 0” fluctuates at a rate that cannot be traced by the eye, and a predetermined time elapses, or a stop button (not shown) is pressed to stop at a display symbol.

The display symbol is a microcomputer 61
It is determined based on 0 whether or not it is a hit. When it is determined that a hit has occurred, the solenoid SOLB of the ordinary electric accessory 70 is controlled by a control command signal from the microcomputer 610.
Are excited, and the movable section 710 is converted to the open state. In this case, the microcomputer 610 sends a control command signal for maintaining the open state of the movable part 710 for a predetermined time to the solenoid SOLB of the ordinary electric accessory 70. After a predetermined time has elapsed, the microcomputer 610 sends a control command signal for closing the movable portion 710 to the solenoid S.
Send to OLB. As a result, the movable portion 710 is closed, and the normal symbol variable display game ends.

While the movable portion 710 is being changed to the open state, the player operates the game ball launching device so as to make the game ball enter the ball inlet 211, and as a result, the game ball is moved to the ball inlet 211. When the game ball flows into the ball guiding path 21
4. The ball flows from the ball exchange space 222a through the warp exit 224 into the start winning opening 5, and the winning is detected by the start winning detection switch SW1, and the variable display game is started. Each time the winning is made, the start winning detecting switch SW1 is turned on, and the ON signal is sent to the waveform shaping circuit 651.
After that, the random number input to the microcomputer 610 and generated from the ROM 620 at the time of the input is picked up, and the random number is sequentially stored in the RAM 630.
In this embodiment, the maximum number of random numbers stored in the RAM 630 is five, including those during execution of the variable display game.
Then, the winning number storage display LEDs LED1 to LED4 are turned on for the stored number of random numbers obtained by subtracting one of the stored random numbers during execution of the variable display game. Then, based on the random number initially stored in the RAM 630, the left symbol display unit 22, the middle symbol display unit 23, and the right symbol display unit 24
Of the variable display of each display unit is performed. Each time the variable display starts to fluctuate, the winning storage number display lamp LED
One of the lit ones 1-4 is turned off.

In the variable display game, a normal variable display game in which a big hit cannot be generated (no reach state occurs) and a reach in which a large hit can be generated (a reach state occurs) cannot be generated according to a random number in which the game is played. Divided into variable display games. When it is a normal variable display game, the card display units 22a, 23a, 24a, the back card display units 22b, 23b, 24b, and the front card display unit 2
In the display order of 2c, 23c and 24c, the symbols “1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 0, J, Q,
"K, A, P" are randomly changed and after a predetermined time has elapsed, or when a predetermined time has elapsed after a stop button (not shown) has been pressed, the left symbol, the middle symbol, and the right symbol are stopped in that order, and the stop symbol is stopped. Is determined.

During the variable display game, based on the display command from the microcomputer 610, the decorative lamp LED5, the decorative lamp LED7, the variable display lamp L3, and the variable display lamp L4 are blinked as the design variable display.

On the other hand, when the stop symbol of the left symbol display section 22 and the stop symbol of the middle symbol display section 23 are aligned and a possibility of occurrence of a big hit occurs (when a reach state is reached), the right symbol display section 24 is displayed. The display changes at a slow speed. In this reach state, the microcomputer 6
On the basis of the command from 10, the decorative LED 6 and the hit lamp L10 start blinking as reach display in addition to the display lamps in the variable display game.

When the display of the left symbol display section 22, the middle symbol display section 23 and the right symbol display section 24 is stopped, the state of the stopped symbol is changed to the microcomputer 61.
It is determined based on 0 whether or not it is a hit. As a result, when it is determined that there is a loss, the microcomputer 61
Based on the display command from 0, each lamp is turned off as a loss display. When the state of the stop symbol accidentally becomes a big hit (for example, Q, Q, Q), that is, when the microcomputer 610 determines that it is a “big hit”, the microcomputer 610 responds to a display command from the microcomputer 610. On the basis of this, from the time of determining the occurrence of the big hit to the end of the big hit game (special game), the following stepwise big hit display is performed. That is, from the time of determining the occurrence of the big hit to the start of the game of the big hit (the big winning opening 53 is first opened), each lamp (L
1 to 7, LED1 to 4, LED5 to LED7) are converted to a blinking state. Further, based on a display command from the microcomputer 610, each of the display units 2 of the variable display unit 21 is controlled.
2, 23 and 24 first blink the symbol that caused the big hit. Then, based on an opening command signal from the microcomputer 610, the solenoid SOLA of the variable winning device is excited (turned on), and the special winning opening 53 is opened.

When the special winning opening 53 is opened in the first to fifteenth cycles, the left symbol display section 22 displays the number of continuous cycles, the middle symbol display section 23 displays a bar symbol,
A state in which the number of game balls winning in the special winning opening 53 during each cycle is displayed on the right symbol display section 24, and a state in which the symbol (the character portion-only the hit character) that generated the big hit is displayed. It is converted alternately as appropriate.

When a game ball is placed in the continuous winning opening 54 at the time of opening the special winning opening 53 in the first to fifteenth cycles, a frame display portion of the temporarily stopped symbol and a hit character are temporarily stopped. It is alternately converted and displayed. Then, the number of continuation cycles is displayed at the position of the left symbol display section 22, and the middle symbol display section 2
A bar is displayed at position 3 at the position of the right symbol display section 24 to alternately display a state in which the number of game balls won in the special winning opening during each cycle is displayed, and a state in which the symbol generating the big hit is displayed. Is returned to the display converted to. In addition, as the display of the continuation condition satisfaction open state, each decorative lamp (L1-7, LED1
, 4, LED5 to LED7) are converted to a blinking state.
Then, until the special winning opening closes at the end of the cycle, the display lamp L6, the hit display lamp L10, the fluctuation display lamps L4, L3, and the operation display lamp L2 among the decorative lamps move and blink in this lighting order. Do. Also,
During the wait time of each cycle of the jackpot game (at this time, the special winning opening 51 is closed), the variable display unit 2
In each of the display units 22, 23, and 24, the display symbol that caused the big hit blinks, and the decorative lamps (L1 to L1) are displayed.
7, LED1 to 4, LED5 to LED7) are simultaneously turned on and off.

[0120] Grand winning opening 53 in the first to fifteenth cycles
At the time of opening, the predetermined time elapses before there is no winning in the continuous winning opening 54, or 10
If there is an individual prize, the big prize opening 53 is closed at that point and the big hit game is ended.

When the special winning opening 53 at the 16th (final) cycle is opened, the variable display section 21 displays the number of continuous cycles at the position of the left symbol display section 22 as in the first to 15th cycles. A bar is displayed at the position of the middle symbol display section 23, and the number of game balls winning in the special winning opening 53 during each cycle is displayed at the position of the right symbol display section 24, and the big hit is generated. It is alternately converted to a state in which a symbol is displayed. And, among the decorative lamps, the display lamp L6, the hit display lamp L10, the variable display lamp L
3, L4 and the operation display lamp L2 move and blink in this lighting order.

The detection signal from the crank cam SW (MSW) of the prize ball discharging device 810 is used as a waveform forming circuit 651.
Is input to the microcomputer 610 via
This is stored in the RAM 630, and based on the storage, a discharge switching signal is sent from the microcomputer 610 to the driver 652 to excite the limit solenoid SOLC of the prize ball discharge device 810, thereby discharging the prize ball discharge device 810. Is converted, and discharge (15 discharges) is performed. Further, when an abnormality occurs in the pachinko gaming machine 1, only the decoration lamp L1 blinks, and all other lamps are turned off.

FIG. 24 shows a control processing procedure of the main processing performed by the computer system 600 of FIG. The main process is a phase 0 (step S10) in which the state of each switch (SW1 to SW6, MSW) of the pachinko gaming machine is input, chattering is removed, and input processing is performed to prepare a format usable in another phase.
0), determination whether or not to start by turning on the power supply and the specific RAM 6
Phase 1 (step S101) in which the area 30 is inspected to determine whether or not the RAM 630 is normal, and when the power is turned on or the RAM 630 area is abnormal, the RAM 630 area is initialized. ~
Step S103), phase 2 (step S104, step S10) of performing the dual system prize ball processing together with the output processing to the liquid crystal display panel 340 and the like and the output processing to each port.
5) If a fraud is detected and a fraud condition occurs, a fraud detection and fraud removal monitoring process for performing fraudulent operation until the disappearance disappears, an input accepting process of each switch, and a game execution step in accordance with the game execution order. 3 (Steps S106 to S10)
8), a process of editing output of lamps, solenoids, LEDs, etc., a process of editing and outputting sound (steps S109 and S110), and a phase 5 of updating random numbers (step S111). Are classified.

When the main processing is started, first, in step S100, each switch (SW1 to SW6, MS
After performing the input processing of the state of W), step S101 is performed.
Move to In step S101, it is determined whether or not the processing is to be started by turning on the power or the processing is to be continued.
It is determined whether or not M630 is normal. As a result, it is determined that the activation is due to power-on, or
If it is determined that M630 is not normal, step S
After the initialization process of the RAM 630 area is performed in 103, the process proceeds to step S111 to update the random number.

However, the operation is not started by turning on the power, and
If it is determined that the memory (RAM 630) is normal, output processing is performed in step S104, and the next step S104
After performing the dual system award ball processing in 105, step S10
Move to 6. In step S106, fraud is detected, and when a fraud condition occurs, fraud processing is performed.
In step S107, input acceptance processing of each switch is performed.
In step S108, a game process is performed, and in step S10
Move to 9. Step S109 to step S110
Then, after editing the output of the lamps and the like and editing and outputting the sound effects, the process proceeds to the next step S111 to update the random numbers, and the HALT state is set. Each time a reset signal from the frequency divider 644 is input to the reset terminal RST of the microcomputer 610, the process returns to step S100 to start the main processing.

FIG. 25 shows a control processing procedure of the input processing (phase 0) of the main processing of FIG. In this phase 0, two processes of setting the stack pointer, restoring the value of the refresh register, and reading the SW are performed. Here, the SW reading process refers to a process of decomposing the state of each SW (SW1 to SW6, MSW), removing chattering, and preparing a format that can be used in each process. The SW information required in each process includes ON (rising edge) of SW and current state of SW (SW level state of ON or OFF). When the input processing of this phase 0 is started, first, in step S120
In steps S121 to S121, each process of setting the stack pointer of the RAM 630 and restoring the value of the refresh register is performed.
Then, in steps S122 to S127, the physical state of whether the switch is turned on is read, the active logic is converted from negative logic input to positive logic, chattering is removed, the current logic state is calculated, and the current state is stored in the RAM 630. ) Store, extract the rising edge of the SW, store the active state of the SW in the active state memory (RAM 630), and then proceed to the next phase 1 initialization processing.

FIG. 26 shows a control processing procedure of the initialization processing (phase 1) of the main processing of FIG. In the initialization processing of the phase 1, the power monitor is inspected to determine whether the power is turned on or the processing is continued. If the result of the determination is that the power is turned on or if the inspection area of the RAM 630 is abnormal, the RAM 630 is reset. This is a process for initializing an area.

When the processing of this phase 1 is started, it is first determined in step S140 whether or not the power is turned on. If the power is not turned on, the process proceeds to step S141, and if the power is turned on, the process proceeds to step S141. For example, the process proceeds to step S142. It is determined that power is not being turned on, and step S141 is performed.
When the process proceeds to step S141, the RAM 63
It is determined whether or not the 0 inspection area is normal. If it is normal, the process proceeds to the next phase 2 output process, and if not, the process proceeds to step S142. Thus, step S14
When the process proceeds to step S142, the RAM 6
Step S14 after clearing 152 bytes in 30 areas
3 to set the initial display value (initial display symbol) digitally, set the inspection data in the inspection area of the RAM 630 in the next step S144, and perform the phase 5 random number update process in step S616 in FIG. Move to

FIGS. 27 to 29 show control processing procedures such as output processing (phase 2) of the main processing of FIG. In this output process (Phase 2), the process of outputting the output data output and edited in Phase 4 to each port, and when the big winning port 53 is won, 15 times per game ball.
When two or more game balls are won, two processes of two-system prize ball processing for winning five game balls per one game ball are performed. When the process of this phase 2 is started, first, in step S150, the output data of the lamp and the LED is output, and the process proceeds to step S152.
In 2, the scan pointer of the LCD (liquid crystal display panel 340) is updated, and the process proceeds to step S154. Step S
At 154, it is determined whether or not the scan pointer has exceeded the upper limit. If it is determined that the scan pointer has exceeded the upper limit, step S1 is performed.
Go to step 56, clear the scan pointer and go to step S
The process proceeds to 158, but if it is determined that the value does not exceed the upper limit, the process directly proceeds to step S158. Step S158
In step S164, LC is sequentially read from the scan pointer.
The D output area is calculated, data is extracted from the corresponding address, the number of outputs is set, data such as an LCD is output to the MPU 610, and the process proceeds to step S166. Step S16
In step S6, it is determined whether all data has been output to the MPU 610. If it is determined that all data has not been output, the process returns to step S164. If it is determined that all data has been output, the process proceeds to step S168. Step S1
At 68, it is determined whether the scan pointer is 9 or not, and Ye
If determined to be s, the process proceeds to step S170 to output a latch signal, and then proceeds to step S172 for performing the two-system prize ball process shown in FIG. 28. If determined to be No, the process directly proceeds to step S172 to perform the two-system prize ball process. Ball processing is performed.

In the two-system prize ball process shown in FIG. 28, a process of monitoring the winning of the winning number detection switches (SW3 to 5, hereinafter referred to as a count SW) and storing the winning number up to 255 (steps S172 to S180); The process branches according to the two control numbers, and is divided into processes (steps S182 to S230) performed according to each state. When the two-system prize ball process starts, in step S172,
It is determined whether or not there is an input to the winning number detection switches (SW3 to SW5). If it is determined that there is no winning, the process directly proceeds to step S180. If it is determined that there is a winning, the winning number detecting switch is determined in step S174. After the number of storages in (SW3 to SW5) is updated (+1 count up), the process proceeds to step S176.

In step S176, it is determined whether or not the stored number of the winning number detection switches (SW3 to SW5) is less than "256".
If it is determined that it is less than 6 ", the process directly proceeds to step S180, and if it is determined that it is not less than" 256 ", the winning number detection switch (S
After keeping the storage number of W3 to 5) to less than "256", the process proceeds to step S180. In step S180, it is determined whether or not all the winning number detection switches (SW3 to SW5) have been inspected. If it is determined that the inspection has not been performed, the process returns to step S172, and the processing in steps S172 to S178 is performed. If it is determined that the inspection has been performed, the process proceeds to step S182. Then, steps S182 to S18
6, the two-system control numbers are "0", "1", "2", "3".
Is determined. As a result, when it is determined to be "0", the flow proceeds to step S188 in FIG. 29 to check the storage of the winning number detection switches (SW3 to SW5) at the start of the winning ball with the control number "0" and to control the solenoid SOLC. If it is determined to be "1", the flow shifts to step S200 in FIG. 29 to remove chattering at the rising edge of the MSW of the crown cam 861 of control number "1".

When it is determined that the number is "2", the control of updating the storage number of the winning number detection switches (SW3 to SW5) of the control number "2" is performed in step S212 in FIG.
And when it is determined to be "3", the control number "3"
29 to shift to step S220 in FIG. First, in the process of the control number “0”, the solenoid SOL is determined in step S188.
After setting the ON information of C, the process proceeds to step S190. In step S190, it is determined whether or not the MSW is at the “H” level (high level) (during the prize ball discharging operation). If the MSW is at the “H” level (high level) (the prize ball discharging operation). If it is middle, the process proceeds to step S192, but if it is not at the "H" level (high level) (if it is not during the prize ball discharging operation), the process directly proceeds to step S23.
Move to 0. In step S192, it is determined whether or not the winning number detection switches (SW3 to SW5) are stored.
If it is determined that there is, step S196 is performed.
Proceeds to step S1 when it is determined that there is no
At 94, the OFF information of the solenoid SOLC is set. Thus, when the process proceeds to step S196, the process proceeds to step S1.
Set the chattering elimination time (300 ms) at 96,
In the next step S198, the two-system control number is set to "1", and then the flow shifts to step S230.

When the process proceeds to step S230, the control information is stored in the control area in the register of the RAM 630, and then the process proceeds to phase 3.

It is determined that the control number is "1", and step S2 is executed.
When the process proceeds to 00, the dual system control number is set to “0” in step S200, and then the process proceeds to step S202. In step S202, the MSW is at the “H” level (high level) (during the award ball discharging operation).
It is determined whether or not. As a result, when it is determined that the “H” level (high level) has not been reached (the prize ball discharging operation is not being performed), the process directly proceeds to step S230. However, if it is determined that the signal is at the “H” level (high level) (prize ball discharging operation is being performed), step S2 is performed.
In step 04, the two-system control number is set to "1". In step S206, the chattering elimination timer is updated, and the process proceeds to step S208. In step S208, it is determined whether or not the chattering elimination time has ended. If it is determined that the chattering elimination time has ended, the dual system control number is set to "2" in step S210, and the process proceeds to step S230. If it is determined, step S2 is performed.
Move to 30. When the process proceeds to step S230, the control information in the register of the RAM 630 is stored in the control area in step S230, and then the phase 3
Move to the processing of.

It is determined that the control number is "2" and step S2
At step S12, it is determined whether or not the solenoid SOLC is turned on (it is in a discharge state of 15 pieces). If it is determined that the solenoid is turned on, the winning number detection switch (step S214) is determined in step S214. SW3-5)
Is decremented by one (-1), and then step S
The process proceeds to step S216, but if it is determined that the switch is not turned on (it is in the state of five discharges), the process directly proceeds to step S216. Then, the chattering elimination time is set to 150 ms in step S216, the two-system control number is set to "3" in the next step S218, and the routine goes to step S230. When the process proceeds to step S230, the control information in the register of the RAM 630 is stored in the control area in step S230, and then the process proceeds to phase 3.

It is determined that the control number is "3", and step S2 is executed.
When the process proceeds to step S220, the MSW
Is at the “H” level (high level) (during the award ball discharging operation). As a result, when it is determined that the level is “H” level (high level) (during the award ball discharging operation), the chattering elimination time 150
The process proceeds to step S216 to set m seconds, and the processes of steps S218 and S230 are sequentially performed, and then the process proceeds to phase 3. Is not at the "H" level (high level) (the award ball discharging operation is not being performed), the process of setting the ON information of the solenoid SOLC and the process of updating the chattering removal timer are performed in steps S222 and S224. Step S2
Move to 26. In step S226, it is determined whether or not the chattering elimination time has ended. If it is determined that the chattering elimination time has not ended, the process directly proceeds to step S230. If it is determined that the chattering elimination time has ended, the two-system control number is set to "0". Move to step S230. When the process proceeds to step S230, the process proceeds to step S23.
At 0, the control information in the register of the RAM 630 is stored in the control area, and the processing shifts to the phase 3 processing.

FIGS. 30 to 33 show the processing performed in phase 3 of the main processing of FIG. 24. In Steps S250 to S280, unauthorized monitoring processing and unauthorized processing are performed, and in Steps S282 to S292. Input monitoring of the start winning detection switches SW1 and SW2 is performed. Input monitoring of the counter SW is performed in steps S294 to S318. Input monitoring of the continuous winning detection switch SW3 is performed in steps S320 to S338.
40 to S348 show control processing procedures of the game processing.
In the fraud monitoring process, when either of the counter SWs is continuously turned on / short for about 3 seconds or longer, and when the special winning opening of the special game is opened and during a certain time thereafter, both the counter SW and the continuous winning detection switch are turned off. If it is not turned on, it is regarded as illegal, and the process proceeds to illegal processing. When the processing of this phase 3 is started, first, in step S250, the counter S
It is determined whether or not there has been an input of W. If there is an input, the no-count illegal monitoring request is cleared in step S252, and the process proceeds to step S254. If there is no input, the process directly proceeds to step S254. And step S
The fraud flag is extracted at step 254, and the process proceeds to step S255.
Move to

In step S256, it is determined whether or not the status of the corresponding switch SW for which fraud is to be detected is at "L" level (low level), and it is determined that it is not at "L" level (low level). Sometimes step S
The process proceeds to 258, where monitoring of ON / short illegal operation of SW3 to SW5 is performed. That is, in step S258, it is determined whether the corresponding SW is unauthorized or not.
The process proceeds to 266, where the fraud flag is set. If not fraudulent, the monitoring timer is updated in step S260, and the flow proceeds to step S264, where it is determined whether or not the corresponding time (about 3 seconds) has elapsed. If so, an invalid flag is set in step S266, and if not, step S266
Proceeding to 268, the fraud flag is reset.

On the other hand, if it is determined in step S256 that the status of the corresponding switch SW for which fraud should be detected is at the "L" level (low level), the process proceeds to step S26.
The process proceeds to step 2 to monitor for no-count irregularities. That is, the monitoring timer is initialized in step S262, and in step S2
Proceeding to S64, it is determined whether or not the corresponding time (about 29 seconds + 1.9 seconds) has elapsed.
At 66, the fraud flag is set, and if it has not elapsed, the process proceeds to step S268, and the fraud flag is reset.
Thereafter, the flow shifts to step S270, where it is determined whether or not all illegal monitoring has been completed. If it has been completed, the flow proceeds to step S272, but if not, the flow returns to step S256, and the loop of steps S256 to S270 is repeated to end. When the determination is made, the process proceeds to step S272 to store the fraud flag, and then the process proceeds to step S274. In step S274, it is determined whether there is any fraud. As a result, when it is determined that there is no fraud, the flow shifts to step S282 in FIG. However, when it is determined that there is fraud, the process proceeds to step S276 to perform fraudulent processing.

Then, in steps S276 to S280, the illegal timer is updated.
The sequence proceeds to S542 in FIG. 56 in order to perform the process of blinking in the s cycle and the process of turning off the outputs other than the solenoids SOLC and L2 in order, and to control the sound output.

At step S282 in FIG. 31,
The input monitoring process of the start winning detection switch is started, and it is determined whether the start winning detection switches SW1 and SW2 are turned on. If it is turned on, the process proceeds to step S284, and it is determined whether or not the stored number is equal to or more than the upper limit value (in this embodiment, a maximum of four). If not, the stored number is updated in steps S286 to S290. The processing of adding the value of the RANDOM (random number for generating a jackpot probability) and the refresh register, storing the result, and setting the output request of the winning opening winning sound is performed, and the process proceeds to step S292. However, if it is determined in step S282 that the start opening winning detection switch is not turned on, or if it is determined in step S284 that the stored number is equal to or more than the upper limit, step S292 is performed.
Move to In step S292, it is determined whether or not the all-start winning detection switch has been checked. If it is determined that the switch has not been checked, the process returns to step S282, and the processes in steps S282 to S292 are performed again.

On the other hand, if it is determined that the check has been made, it is determined in step S294 whether or not a big hit operation is being performed. If not, the process directly proceeds to step S340 in FIG. 33, and the variable display game is started. . However, if it is determined in step S294 that the big hit operation is being performed, the flow shifts to step S296. In step S296, it is determined whether or not there is an input to the count SW. If there is no input, the process directly proceeds to step S320 in FIG. 32 to monitor the input of the continuous winning detection switch SW3, but if there is an input, the process proceeds to step S298. I do. In step S298, a count sound output request is set. In step S300, it is determined whether or not there is an input to SW3 among the count SWs. If so, the process proceeds to step S302 to update the number of inputs of the count SW. And proceed to step S304,
If not, the process proceeds to step S304.

In step S304, of the count SWs,
It is determined whether or not the input has been made to the SW4. If the input has been made, the process proceeds to step S306. The number of inputs of the count SW is updated, and the process proceeds to step S308. If not, the process proceeds to step S308. In step S308, it is determined whether or not there is an input to SW5 among the count SWs, and if so, the process proceeds to step S310.
The number of inputs of the count SW is updated and the process proceeds to step S312. If no input has been made, the process directly proceeds to step S312. In step S312, it is determined whether or not the input of the winning number detection switch SW including SW3, SW4 and SW5 is less than 10 counts. If the input is less than 10 counts, the process directly proceeds to step S320 shown in FIG.
If the count is not less than 0, the process proceeds to step S314 to 10
The count information is set, and the process proceeds to step S316. In step S316, it is determined whether or not the input is during the valid time of SW3 to SW5.
Proceeding to 318, the sequence timer is cleared, and if it is during the valid time, the process directly proceeds to step S320 shown in FIG.

In steps S320 to S338, the input of the continuous winning detection switch SW3 is monitored. First, in step S320, it is determined whether or not there is an input of the continuous winning detection switch SW3. If there is no input, the step shown in FIG. The process proceeds to S340 to start a new variable display game, but if there is an input, the process proceeds to Step S322. In step S322, it is determined whether or not the number of continuations of the special game is sixteenth.
However, if it is not the 16th time, the process proceeds to step S324, and it is determined whether or not a big hit operation before continuation based on winning in the continuous winning detection switch SW3. Step S3
If it is determined in step S24 that the big hit operation is being performed, a control type switching timer for switching the control type after the continuation of the big hit operation is set in steps S334 to S338, and an output request for a continuous winning detection switch incoming sound is made. Then, the control type "11" (big hit operation for two seconds after the continuation) is set, and the process shifts to step S332 to update the step number indicating the execution stage of the game process of the variable display game.

On the other hand, when it is determined in step S324 that the big hit operation is not being performed, it is determined in step S326 whether or not the valid time before the continuation (1.9 seconds after the closing of the special winning opening) is determined. If it is determined to be step S3
In steps S28 to S330, an interval sound output request and control type "9" (fan fare operation) are set, and the process proceeds to step S332. If it is determined that the time is not the valid time, the process proceeds to step S34 in FIG.
Move to 0. In step S340, the initial information of the unauthorized sound is set in step S340. In step S342, it is determined whether the sequence time is over. If not, step S344 is performed.
Then, the sequence timer is updated, and the process proceeds to step S400 of the process of phase 4 in FIG. 50, but if it is determined that the process has been completed, the process proceeds to step S346. In step S346, an inappropriate step number is initialized, and the flow shifts to step S348.

When the process proceeds to step S348, step S00 (normal operation process), step S01 (left symbol rotation start process), and step S02 (medium) of the game process of the variable display game corresponding to the step number in step S348. Symbol rotation start processing), step S03 (right symbol rotation start processing), step S04 (automatic stop time end monitoring processing), step S05 (left symbol stop start processing), step S06 (middle symbol stop start processing), Step S07 (right symbol stop start processing), step S08
(Operation end monitoring process during reach), step S09
(Stop result determination process), step S010 (missing operation end monitoring process), step S011 (fan fare transition process at the time of big hit), step S012 (fan fare, inverter operation end monitoring process), step S01
013 (the process of monitoring the end of the big hit operation before the continuation), step S014 (the process of monitoring the end of the big hit operation after the continuation), step S015 (the process of monitoring the end of the effective time before the continuation),
The process proceeds to step S016 (processing for monitoring the end of the effective time after continuation), to step S017 (processing for monitoring the end of the big hit operation), to perform the game processing, and then to step S400 of the processing of phase 4 in FIG.

FIG. 34 shows an outline of a control processing procedure of the flow of steps S00 to S017 of the variable display game processing. As the flow of the game process of the variable display game, first, a normal operation process (Step S00) is performed until there is a winning in the starting winning ports 5 and 6.

In the normal operation process in step S00, the presence or absence of storage is determined. If there is storage, information on the start of digital rotation of the variable display unit 21 is set. If there is no storage, start information on normal operation is set. . Such processing is continuously performed until the input to the start winning detection switches SW1 and SW2 is detected. When the input is received, the process proceeds to the next left symbol rotation start processing (step S01).

The left symbol rotation start process in step S01 is a process for starting the rotation of the left symbol, and is continuously performed until the rotation of the left symbol is started. Medium symbol rotation start processing (step S02)
Move to

The middle symbol rotation start process in step S02 is a process for starting the rotation of the middle symbol. The process is continuously performed until the rotation of the middle symbol is started. Right symbol rotation start processing (step S03)
Move to

The right symbol rotation start process in step S03 is a process for starting the rotation of the right symbol. The process is continuously performed until the right symbol starts to be rotated. The process proceeds to the automatic stop time end monitoring process (step S04).

The automatic stop time end monitoring process in step S04 is for setting a random time until the stop symbol is determined after the automatic stop time of each of the display units 22, 23, 24 of the variable display unit 21. In this embodiment, for example, the automatic stop time of the left symbol display unit 22 is 4000 m after the start of fluctuation.
Seconds later, the random time is determined between 2 ms and 64 ms using the value of the R register when the automatic stop time has elapsed. Then, when the random time is over, the process proceeds to the stop start processing of the next left symbol (step S05).

The stop start processing of the left symbol in step S05 is for determining the combination of the stop symbols on the variable display section 21 and setting the stop information of the left symbol, and is continuously performed until the left symbol stops. Then, at the time of stopping, the process proceeds to the next middle symbol stop start process (step S06).

The middle symbol stop start process of step S06 is for setting the middle symbol stop information, and is continuously performed until the middle symbol stops. When the middle symbol stops, the next right symbol stop start process is performed. The process proceeds to (Step S07).

In the right symbol stop start process in step S07, the reach eye is determined, and the right symbol stop information is set. The process is continuously performed until the reach expression is started, and when the reach is determined and the reach expression is started, the end monitoring process at the next reach (step S0)
The process proceeds to 8), and is continued until the right symbol stops, except in the case of the reach, and when the right symbol stops, the process shifts to the stop result determination processing of step 09.

The end monitoring process at the time of the reach in step S08 is performed in the case of the reach, in which the stop time of the right symbol is set, and is continuously performed until the right symbol stops. Is stopped, the process proceeds to the next stop result determination process (step S09).

The stop result judging process in step S09 is a process of judging a big hit or a miss and performing a process according to the judgment result. If the stop result is out of the range, the process proceeds to the out-of-operation end monitoring process (step S010). Then, the end of the detaching operation (turn off of all lamps, etc.) is monitored,
If there is no storage at the end of the detaching operation, the process returns to the first normal operation process (step S00) and returns to step S
The processing below 00 is performed. If there is a storage at the end of the detaching operation, the process returns to the left symbol rotation start process (step S01), and the processes from step S01 are performed again. However, if the result of the determination in the stop result determination process in step S09 is a big hit, the process proceeds to a fanfare shift process for a big hit (step S011). The fanfare shifting process in step S011 is to set the fanfare operation after monitoring the end of the big hit display time (1 second) of the big hit variable display unit 21. The process is continuously performed until the fanfare transfer process is completed. When the fanfare transfer process is completed, the process proceeds to the next fanfare / interval operation end monitoring process (step S012).

The fanfare / interval operation end monitoring process in step S012 monitors the end of the big hit fanfare operation and sets the big hit operation after the end of the fanfare operation. The processing is continuously performed until the fanfare processing is performed. After the fanfare processing, the termination monitoring processing of the jackpot operation before the continuation is performed (step S
013).

The process of monitoring the end of the big hit operation before the continuation of step S013 is to monitor the open condition end condition of the door 51 of the variable winning device 50 before winning the continuous winning opening 54. Here, the open condition end condition is a big hit operation time (29 seconds)
Has elapsed or the count number of the count SW has reached 10. If the game ball wins the continuous winning opening before the end condition is satisfied, the process shifts to the big hit operation end monitoring process after the continuation of step S014. Then, in step S014, the two conditions are monitored.

When the big hit time ends in step S013 or when 10 counts are completed, step S01 is executed.
The process proceeds to step S016, and also in step S014, the jackpot time ends, or the process proceeds to step S016 when the count reaches ten.

Steps 015 and S016 both monitor the continuation condition of the jackpot operation. First, before determining the continuation condition, switch to SW3 to SW5 during the effective time of SW3 to SW5 (29 seconds plus 1.9 seconds). After checking the presence or absence of the input, the continuation condition is determined. If it is determined in step S015 and step S016 that the continuation condition is satisfied, the effective time of SW3 to SW5 (29 seconds + 1.9)
When (seconds) is completed, the process returns to step 012, and the processing of step 012 and subsequent steps is repeated. Step S
If it is determined in 015 that the continuation condition is not satisfied,
When the valid time (29 seconds plus 1.9 seconds) of SW3 to SW5 has expired, the process proceeds to step S017.

Step S017 is to monitor the operation after the end of the valid time, and is continuously performed until the big hit operation is ended. And when the big hit operation ends,
If there is no storage, the first normal operation processing (step S0
Returning to step (0), the processing from step S00 is performed again. Then, at the time when the big hit operation is completed, if there is storage, the process returns to the left symbol rotation start process (step S01),
The processing from step S01 is performed again.

FIGS. 35 to 49 show the above steps S00 to S00.
A detailed control processing procedure of the variable display game processing in S017 will be described.

FIG. 35 shows a detailed control processing procedure of the normal operation processing in step S00. The normal operation process of step S00 is always executed until there is an input to the start winning detection switches SW1 and SW2. And first, step S
In 1000, the display information of the symbol is cleared, and step S10 is performed.
02, it is determined whether or not there is storage, and when it is determined that there is storage, steps S1004 to S1034 are performed.
To update the storage information, clear the digital blinking area, update the storage of random numbers, set a digital rotation sound output request, set the control type to “1”, set the step number to “01”, and set the sequence timer to 0. The processing of setting 5 seconds, storing the output request for channel 2 sound, storing the output request for channel 3 sound, storing the control type number, storing the step number, and storing the sequence time is performed. On the other hand, if it is determined in step S1002 that there is no storage, the sequence timer is cleared in steps S1018 to S1024, sound stop information is set, the control type is set to “0”, and the step number is set to “0”. The processing for setting is performed, and the flow shifts to step S1026. In the detachment operation end monitoring process in step S010, the process shifts to step S1000 when the detachment operation ends, and in the operation monitoring process after the end of the effective time in step S017, the step S1000 ends when the big hit operation ends.
It will move to 1000. Then, the variable display game is restarted by the input to the start winning detection switches SW1 and SW2.

FIG. 36 shows a control procedure of the left symbol rotation start process in step S01. When this process is started, the rotation start information of the left symbol is set in the order of steps S1050 to S1054, the step number is changed to "02", and the sequence timer is set to 0.5 seconds. The process shifts to step S1032 shown in 35 to store the step number.

FIG. 37 shows the rotation start processing of the middle symbol in step S02. When this processing is started, the rotation start information of the medium symbol is set in the order of steps S1100 to S1104, the step number is changed to “03”, the sequence timer is set to 0.5 seconds, and The flow shifts to step S1032 shown in 35, where the step number is stored.

FIG. 38 shows the right symbol rotation start process in step S03. When this process is started, in steps S1150 to S1154, rotation start information of the right symbol is set in order, the step number is changed to "04", and the sequence timer is set to 0.5 seconds. The flow shifts to step S1032 shown in 35, where the step number is stored.

FIG. 39 shows the process of monitoring the end of the automatic stop time in step S04. When this process is started, in steps S1200 and S1202, a random time is set in order, the step number is changed to “05”, and then the process proceeds to step S1032 shown in FIG. 35 to store the step number.

FIG. 40 shows the stop start processing of the left symbol in step S05. When this process is started, step S
In steps 1250 to S1258, the stop symbol is sequentially extracted (FETCH process), the left symbol stop control information is set (STOPPOO process), the control type is changed to "2", and the step number is set to "06". After setting 1.12 seconds in the sequence timer, the flow shifts to step S1030 shown in FIG. 35 to store the control type number.

FIG. 41 shows the process of starting to stop the middle symbol in step S06. When this process is started, step S
In steps 1300 to S1308, the process of setting the stop control information of the middle symbol (the process of STOPOO), the output request of the stop sound, the control type are changed to “3”, and the step number is changed to “07” in order. Then, after setting the sequence timer to 1.12 seconds, the flow shifts to step S1026 shown in FIG.

FIG. 42 shows the right symbol stop monitoring process in step S07. When this processing is started, first, in step S1350, the stop result determination processing (JUDGEO)
The process moves to step S1352, and it is determined whether or not it is the reach eye. When it is determined that it is not the reach eye, in the order of steps S1354 to S1362, stop control information of the right symbol is set (STOPOO processing), a stop sound output request is made, and the control type is changed to "4". Change the number to "09" and set the sequence timer to 1.12
Seconds are set, and the routine goes to Step S1026 shown in FIG. Is determined to be the reach eye, step S1
In the order of 364 to S1376, the number of right symbols to be sent is set, and stop control information for the right symbol is set (STOPOO processing).
Then, set 3 or 4 frames before the stop symbol, set the sequence time of the first half of reach operation, request output of reach operation sound, change the control type to “5”, and change the step number to “08”. Then, the process proceeds to step S1026 shown in FIG.

FIG. 43 shows the end monitoring process of the reach operation in step S08. When this process is started, the control timer of the left symbol is cleared in the order of steps S1400 to S1406, the sequence time is set from the remaining number of sending frames, the control type is changed to "6", and the step number is set to "0".
9 ", and then the flow shifts to step S1030 shown in FIG.

FIG. 44 shows the process of judging the stop result in step S09. When this process is started, first, in step S1450, it is determined whether or not the number of feed symbols of the right symbol is “0”. When it is determined that the number is not “0”, the process directly proceeds to phase 4 and “0” If it is determined that this is the case, the process proceeds to step S1452, and the stop result determination process (JUDG
EO), and the flow shifts to step S1454, where it is determined whether or not a big hit has occurred. As a result, when it is determined that the hit is a big hit, the control type is changed to “8” in order in steps S1456 to S1460, the step number is changed to “011”, and the sequence timer is set to 1 second. The process shifts to step S1030 shown in 35 to store the control type number. However, when it is determined that it is not a big hit, a request for outputting a stop sound is made in order in steps S1462 to S1468, the control type is changed to "7", the step number is changed to "010", and 1. After setting 5 seconds, the flow shifts to step S1026 shown in FIG.

FIG. 45 shows the fanfare shift processing at the time of the big hit in step S011. When this processing is started, the continuation number is cleared in order in steps S1500 to S1508, and an output request for the fanfare operation sound is made.
Change the control type to “9” and set the step number to “012”
, The sequence timer is set to 2 seconds, and the routine goes to Step S1026 shown in FIG.

FIG. 46 shows the fanfare / interval operation end monitoring processing in step S012. When this processing is started, first, the count is cleared in order in steps S1550 and S1552, the number of continuations is updated, and the process proceeds to step S1554, where it is determined whether or not the special game is the continuation 16th. If so, the process proceeds to step S1556, and after the 16th continuous operation sound output request is made, the process proceeds to step S1560. If it is determined that the operation sound is not the 16th continuous process, the process proceeds to step S155.
Then, the process proceeds to step S1560 after requesting a jackpot operation sound output. And step S1560-
In step S1564, the control type is changed to "10", the step number is changed to "013", and the sequence timer is set to 2
After setting 9 seconds, the flow shifts to step S1026 shown in FIG.

FIG. 47 shows the termination monitoring processing of the big hit operation before the continuation of step S013. When this process is started, in steps S1600 to S1606, sound stop information is set in order, the control type is changed to "13", the step number is changed to "015", and the effective time is set to 1.9 in the sequence timer. Seconds are set and step S1026 shown in FIG.
Move to

FIG. 48 shows a process of monitoring the end of the big hit operation after the continuation of step S014. In this processing, first, it is determined in step S1650 whether or not the hit operation is less than 16 times. If it is determined that the hit operation is not less than 16 times, step S1 is executed.
Proceeding to step 652, a sound stop request is made, and step S1656 is performed.
However, if it is determined that the number is less than 16, the interval sound output request is made in step S1654, and the flow shifts to step S1656. And step S165
In the order of 6 to S1660, the control type is changed to “9”, the step number is changed to “016”, and the validity time is set to 1.9 seconds in the sequence timer, and step S1 shown in FIG.
No. 026.

FIG. 49 shows a process of monitoring the continuation condition of the big hit operation in steps S015 and S016. When this processing is started, first, in step S1700
It is determined whether or not there is an input in the count SW. If it is determined that there is no input, a no-count illegal monitoring request is set in step S1702, and the process proceeds to step S1704. If it is determined that there is an input, Step S as it is
Proceed to 1704.

In step S1704, it is determined whether or not there is an input to the continuation SW. If it is determined that there is an input, the step numbers are sequentially changed to "012" in steps S1706 and S1708.
One second is set, and the routine goes to Step S1032 shown in FIG. However, if it is determined in step S1704 that there is no input, the step number is changed to “017” in order in steps S1710 and S1712, 3.1 seconds is set in the sequence timer, and step S103 shown in FIG.
Move to 2.

FIGS. 50 to 57 show output editing in phase 4,
It is a flowchart figure which shows the process of edit output of a sound, etc.
Specifically, in the phase 4, the operation instruction information set in other processes is analyzed in accordance with the content of the game, and the output devices (solenoids SOLA to SOLC, LEDs 1 to 7, L1
7, LCD).

FIG. 50 shows the procedure of the control type number switching process performed first in the phase 4 process.
When the processing of the phase 4 is started, it is determined in step S400 whether or not the operation is a continuous jackpot operation. If it is determined that the operation is not the continuous jackpot operation, the process proceeds to step S4.
Proceed to 08. However, if it is determined that the operation is a big hit operation after the continuation, a process of updating the control type number switching timer is performed in step S402, and the process proceeds to step S404, where it is determined whether the timer is finished. If it is determined that the processing has not been completed, the process directly proceeds to step S408. If it is determined that the processing has been completed, the processing proceeds to step S4.
Proceeding to 06, the control type is changed to "12" and step S4
08. In step S408, the display timer is updated, and the flow shifts to step S410 shown in FIG.

FIG. 51 shows the procedure of the variation control of the left symbol, the middle symbol, and the right symbol in the phase 4 processing. First, in step S410, it is determined whether or not digital rotation processing is to be performed.
It moves to step S454 shown in FIG. If it is determined that the process is a rotation process, a digital control address is set in the order of steps S412 to S416, the number of processes is set, and a symbol control time table is calculated.
Move to 8. In step S418, it is determined whether or not there is a frame advance.
The flow proceeds to 450, but if there is a frame advance, step S4
Proceeding to 20, it is determined whether or not the rotation is continuous. If the rotation is continuous rotation, the process directly proceeds to step S426. If it is determined that the rotation is not continuous rotation, step S426 is performed.
In step 422, it is determined whether or not the processing is for two frames of the start and end of rotation. If the processing is not for two frames, the processing proceeds to step S426 as it is. If the processing is for two frames, the processing proceeds to step S424, and the table address is changed. Update, and the process moves to step S426. In step S426, the timer is updated, and the process proceeds to step S428, where it is determined whether or not the specified time has been exceeded. If the specified time has not been exceeded, the process directly proceeds to step S450. If the specified time has been exceeded, the process proceeds to step S430. , The timer is cleared, and the process proceeds to step S432. In step S432, it is determined whether the display information is "2". Here, "2"
If it is determined that it is not the case, step S44
0, but if it is determined to be “2”, the process proceeds to step S434, the pointer is updated, and the process proceeds to step S43.
Proceeding to 6, it is determined whether the pointer has exceeded the upper limit.

Here, if it is determined that the value does not exceed the upper limit, the process proceeds to step S440. If it is determined that the value exceeds the upper limit, the process proceeds to step S438, the pointer is cleared, and the process proceeds to step S440. Step S44
If 0, the display information is updated, and the process proceeds to step S442. It is determined whether the display information has exceeded the upper limit. If it is determined that the display information does not exceed the upper limit, the process directly proceeds to step S450.
If it is determined that the upper limit has been exceeded, the process proceeds to step S444, where the display information is cleared, and the process proceeds to step S446.
In step S446, it is determined whether or not the rotation is continuous. If it is determined that the rotation is continuous, step S4 is performed.
Proceeds to 50, and if not continuous rotation, step S448
, The frame advance is updated, and the flow proceeds to step S450.

In step S450, the next control area is calculated, and the flow advances to step S452 to determine whether or not processing of all symbols has been completed.
Returning to S16, the processing of steps S418 to S452 is performed. If the processing is completed, the process proceeds to step S454 shown in FIG.

FIG. 52 shows a symbol display process for storing the contents of the symbol control area in the processing of the phase 4 as display data in the LCD control area. Step S454 in FIG.
In step S454, it is determined whether or not the digital rotation is being performed. If the digital rotation is being performed, the process proceeds to step S4.
The process moves to step 74, but if it is not rotating, step S4
The timer is updated in the order of 56 and step S458, control data is calculated from the control type, and the process proceeds to step S460.
In step S460, it is determined whether or not a specified time has been exceeded. If the specified time has not been exceeded, step S4 is performed.
The process proceeds to step S74, but if the specified time has elapsed, the timer is cleared in order in steps S462 and S464,
The pointer is updated, and the process proceeds to step S466. In step S466, it is determined whether or not the pointer has exceeded the upper limit. If it is determined that the pointer has not exceeded the upper limit, the process directly proceeds to step S470. If it is determined that the pointer has exceeded the upper limit, the process proceeds to step S468 and the pointer proceeds to step S468. Is cleared, and the process proceeds to step S470. In step S470, a data address is calculated from the pointer, and in step S47
Go to step 2, set data in the display area, and
Proceed to 474.

In step S474, it is determined whether or not it is the display timing. If it is not the display timing, the process directly proceeds to step S488 shown in FIG. 53. If it is the display timing, in steps S476 to S486,
In order, the display parameters of the left symbol are set, the display data developing process (LCDSUB) is performed, the display parameter of the middle symbol is set, the display data developing process (LCDSUB) is performed, the display parameter of the right symbol is set, and the display data is set. An expansion process (LCDSUB) is performed, and step S shown in FIG.
It moves to 488.

FIG. 53 shows the procedure of the blinking control of the display lamps (L1 to L6, LEDs 1 to 7) in the processing of the phase 4. When the process proceeds to step S488 of this processing, first, the table address of the lamp is set, and the process proceeds to step S4.
In steps 90 to S506, setting of a lamp display pointer, display switching processing (UPDATE processing), data extraction and setting to an output area, setting of a lamp table address, setting of display pointers of LEDs 5 to 7, display switching processing (UPDATE processing), data extraction and output area setting, table address setting of LEDs 1-4, L
Each process of setting the display pointers of the EDs 1 to 4 is performed, and the process proceeds to step S508. In step S508, it is determined whether or not a normal operation is being performed. If it is determined that the normal operation is not being performed, the process proceeds to step S510, a table address is calculated from the stored number, and the process proceeds to step S512, but the normal operation is being performed. If it is determined that, step S
Proceed to 512. In step S512, after the data is taken out and set in the output area, step S5140 shown in FIG.
Proceed to.

FIGS. 54 to 55 show the input monitor processing of the ordinary symbol SW6 and the variable display processing of the ordinary symbol display section 100a, and then the opening and closing of the movable section 710 of the ordinary electric accessory 70 in the processing of the phase 4 It shows a processing procedure of the solenoid SOLB. When the process shifts to step S5140, it is determined in step S5140 whether or not there is an input to the ordinary symbol SW6. If it is determined that there is no input, the process proceeds directly to step S5174, but if it is determined that there is an input, the process proceeds to step S5142.

In step S5142, it is determined whether the stored number is equal to or more than the upper limit value. If it is determined that the stored number is equal to or more than the upper limit value, the process directly proceeds to step S5174. Proceed to S5144. In this embodiment, up to four winnings in the normal symbol SW6 are stored, and when the number of stored symbols is full, no further normal symbol variable display game is performed. In step S5144, the stored number is updated, and the flow advances to step S5146 to perform processing for storing a random number, and then to step S5148.

In step S5148, it is determined whether or not the movable portion 710 of the ordinary electric accessory 70 is in a hit operation in the ordinary symbol variable display game, and if it is in operation, the process directly proceeds to step S5166. If not, the process advances to step S5150. Step S5150
In step S5156, the ordinary symbol display unit 100a starts to change based on the winning of the game ball to the specific winning opening 9 in this order, a random number is read, and the ordinary symbol display unit 100a stops and changes based on the random number. Is stopped, the output range of the solenoid SOLB is cleared, and step S5158 is executed.
Proceed to.

In step S5158, in the control of SOLB, it is determined whether or not the control step is "1"("1" indicates that the SOLB is operating).
That is, if the SOLB is not operating, step S5
Proceeding to 160, in the normal symbol variable display game, it is determined whether or not the stop display symbol is a hit. As a result of the determination, if it is determined that it is not a hit, the process proceeds directly to step S5174, but if it is determined that the hit is made, the process proceeds to step S5162, the operation time of the solenoid SOLB is set, and the process proceeds to step S5164. The control step is changed to “1” for the control of the SOLB, and the process proceeds to step S5174.

On the other hand, at step S5158, the solenoid SO
If it is determined that the control of LB is step "1", the operation information of the solenoid SOLB is set in the output area in step S5166, and the process proceeds to step S5168.
It is determined whether or not the control timer of the solenoid SOLB has expired, and if so, the flow advances to step S5172 to execute step "0"("0") for controlling the solenoid SOLB.
Indicates that the SOLB is off), and step S
The process advances to step S5170, if the control timer has not expired, the process advances to step S5170, the timer is updated, and the process advances to step S5174. In step S5174, L7
Is set, and the flow shifts to step S5176.
In step S5176, it is determined whether or not the step of controlling the solenoid SOLB is "1". If the step is "1", the flow advances to step S5178 to determine whether or not the lighting timing of L7 has been reached. If it is the timing, the process directly proceeds to step S542 in FIG. 56, but if it is not the lighting timing, the process proceeds to step S51.
The process proceeds to S80, where the light-off information of L7 is set, and the process proceeds to step S542 in FIG.

On the other hand, if it is determined in step S5176 that the control step is not “1”, then step S51
Proceeding to 82, it is determined whether or not L5 has been turned off. If it has been turned off, the flow proceeds to step S5180; otherwise, the flow proceeds to step S542 in FIG.

FIG. 56 shows a sound output control processing procedure in the processing of the phase 4. In this sound output control processing, scale data (frequency data), sounding time, sounding stop time and sound volume data (ATT, attenuation) are extracted from the sound string address data requested to be output in the game processing (phase 3), and the sound generator is sequentially executed. Output to In step S542 of this process, the event counter is updated in step S542, the process proceeds to step S544, the corresponding channel address is extracted from the event counter, and the process proceeds to step S546. In step S546, it is determined whether or not the device is unauthorized. If the device is unauthorized, the process proceeds to step S550, and a sound control area at the time of unauthorized device is set, and the process proceeds to step S552. If the device is not unauthorized, the process proceeds to step S548. A normal sound control area is set, and the flow advances to step S552. Step S55
In step 2, it is determined whether or not the sound output is being performed. If the sound output is being performed, the process proceeds to step S554 to update the timer.
Proceeding to step S556, it is determined whether the specified time has elapsed. If not, step S6 is performed.
04, but if the specified time has elapsed, step S5
The pointer is updated at 58, and the process proceeds to step S564.

On the other hand, if it is determined in step S552 that sound output is not being executed, EXECBIT is set, the flow advances to step S562, the pointer is initialized, and the flow advances to step S564. In step S564, the head address of the melody data is extracted from the melody code number. In steps S566 to S570, the reference ATT data is extracted in order, the address of the melody data table is calculated from the pointer, the time data is extracted, and the process proceeds to step S572. In step S572, it is determined whether the code is the end code. If the code is the end code, the process directly proceeds to step S602, where the melody code number to be output next is set, and the process proceeds to step S604. On the other hand, if it is not the end code, step 5
Proceeding to 74, a timer is set and the flow proceeds to step S576, where the ATT timer is initialized and the flow proceeds to step S578.
In step S578, it is determined whether the ATT control is performed.

If there is no ATT control, the process directly proceeds to step S582, but if there is ATT control, the process proceeds to step S580 to extract the ATT control time.
Proceed to step S582. In step S582, ATT
The control time is set, and the flow advances to step S584 to calculate the address of the scale data from the melody data, and then to step S586.
Proceed to. In step S586, it is determined whether or not the ATT control is being performed.
However, if the control is not being performed, the flow advances to step S592 to determine whether or not the control is for the noise channel.

As a result, if the control is for a noise channel, the flow advances to step S594 to store noise control data. The flow advances to step S596 to output frequency data, and the flow advances to step S604. On the other hand, if the control of the noise channel is not performed, the process proceeds to step S598 to output the channel address and the frequency data.

In step S604, the ATT timer is updated, and the flow advances to step S606 to determine whether or not the specified time has elapsed. If the specified time has not elapsed, the flow directly advances to step S614. Initialize the timer and proceed to step S610
It is determined whether or not the TT control is being performed.

If the control is not being performed, the process directly proceeds to step S614. If the control is being performed, the process proceeds to step S612 to update the ATT data, and then proceeds to step S614.
In step S614, ATT data is output, and the flow shifts to step S616 in phase 5 shown in FIG.

FIG. 57 shows the processing of the phase 5 and shows the control procedure of the processing for updating the RANDOM (big hit random number generation area of the RAM) in the variable display game and updating the stop symbol combination in the variable display game. When the process proceeds to step S616 of this processing, the active information of the SW is cleared, the process proceeds to step S618, and the process proceeds to step S61.
In steps S8 to S626, the processing of sequentially saving the value of the refresh register, the processing of updating the RANDOM, the processing of updating the digital update scan counter, the processing of updating the corresponding digit, the processing of determining the update result of the display symbol (JUDGE1 processing), That is, it is determined whether or not the updated symbol is a symbol corresponding to a hit, and the process proceeds to step S628. Step S
At 628, it is determined whether or not the combination of the big hit symbols, and in the case of the combination of the big hit symbols, the process proceeds to step S630,
The process of setting the big hit symbol storage area is performed. If it is not the combination of the big hit symbols, the process proceeds to step S632 to set the off symbol storage region, and proceeds to step S634 to store the display symbol update result. become. Each time a reset signal from the frequency divider 644 is input to the reset terminal RST of the microcomputer 610, the process returns to step S100 in FIG.

FIG. 58 is a flowchart showing step S145 shown in FIG.
2 JUDGEO processing and S626 JUD shown in FIG.
The respective control processing procedures of GE1 will be described. These JUD
The GE0 processing and the JUDGE1 processing are rotation stop data determination subroutines. When the JUDGE0 process is started, first, a process of setting the address of the digital control region is performed in step S700, and when the JUDGE1 process is started, a process of setting the address of the display symbol region is performed in step S702. Transition. In step S704, a process for extracting a symbol for determination is performed, and the process proceeds to step S706 to calculate an address of the symbol table for determination, and then proceeds to step S708. Step S
At 708, it is determined whether or not the left symbol and the middle symbol match, and if not, the process directly proceeds to step S1454 shown in FIG. 44 and S628 shown in FIG.
If they match, the process moves to step S710. In step S710, the reach flag is set, and in step S712
It is determined whether or not the middle symbol and the right symbol are the same. If they do not match, it is determined in step S1 shown in FIG.
454 and S628 shown in FIG. 57, respectively, and if they match, the process moves to step S714. Then, a big hit flag is set in step S714, and the flow shifts to step S1454 shown in FIG. 44 and S628 shown in FIG. 57, respectively.

FIG. 59 shows a step S1252 in FIG.
Step S1300 in FIG. 41 and Step 13 in FIG.
54 shows a control procedure of STOPOO in step S1366. This processing is a subroutine for setting stop control. When this processing is started, first, in steps S720 to S720,
At step 724, the calculation of the pointer of the display symbol n before this, the switching process of the display symbol, and the setting of the number of frame feeds are performed, and step S1254 of FIG. 40 and step S of FIG.
1302 and step 1356 in FIG. 42, step S1
It moves to 368.

FIG. 60 shows steps S492 and S492 in FIG.
The procedure of the UPDATE control process in step S500 is shown. This processing shows a display switching subroutine of various display lamps. When this processing is started, a table address is set, a specified time is extracted from the data table, and a pointer is extracted from the data table in the order of steps S730 to S734. The processing for extracting the upper limit value is performed, and the process proceeds to step S736. In step S736, it is determined whether the specified time has elapsed. If not, the process directly proceeds to step S740, and if it has, the process proceeds to step S738. In step S738, the pointer is updated, and the flow advances to step S740. In step S740, it is determined whether or not the pointer has exceeded the upper limit value.
The process proceeds to step S742, and if the upper limit has been reached, the process proceeds to step S742 to initialize the pointer, and then proceeds to step S744. Then, in step S744, a table address is calculated from the pointer, and the flow advances to step S746 to perform processing for calculating a data offset length.
The process proceeds to steps S494 and S502, respectively.

FIG. 61 shows steps S478 and S478 in FIG.
The control processing procedure of LCDSUB of S482 and S486 is shown. This processing is a subroutine of LCD data development for developing the display data of the LCD in the output area of the LCD. When this process is started, first, in step S750, a pointer and display information are extracted, and the flow advances to step S752 to determine whether or not the display information is "1". If “1”, the process directly proceeds to step S762, but if “1”, the process proceeds to step S754. In step S754, it is determined whether the display information is “7”, and the display information is “7”.
If so, in steps S758 to S760, the count area of the count number and the number of continuations is calculated, the count number or the number of continuations is extracted, and the process proceeds to step S764.
If the display information is not "7", the process proceeds to step S756.
In step S756, it is determined whether or not the display information is less than "4". If the display information is less than "4", the process directly proceeds to step S764. If the display information is not less than "4", the process proceeds to step S762. The pointer is cleared, and the process proceeds to step S764. Then step S7
In steps S64 to S768, the table top address is calculated from the display information, the corresponding address is calculated from the pointer, and the data is set in the output area of the LCD.
The process proceeds to steps S480, S484, and S488 in FIG.

FIG. 62 shows the processing in step S1250 of FIG.
2 shows a control processing procedure of the FETCH. This process is a subroutine for creating a stop symbol for each of the display units 22, 23, and 24 of the variable display. When this process is started, first, in step S780, the big hit random number is stored and the determination value is added. move on. In step S782, it is determined whether the addition result is a big hit.
Then, the process proceeds to step S786, and if not, the process proceeds to step S786, and the process proceeds to step S788, and the process proceeds to step S788. In step S788, the corresponding symbol is transferred to the stopped symbol region, and the flow shifts to step S1252 in FIG.

Modification of Variable Display Device In this embodiment, the variable display section 21 is made using the liquid crystal display panel 340. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and an electrochromic display may be used. Even when a plurality of variable display devices are used, any display device can be used as long as a specific display can be performed.

Modified Example of Variable Winning Apparatus In this embodiment, the large winning opening is opened and closed by the door 51 using the variable winning apparatus 50 of the door type attacker. However, the movable member is converted into an inverted V-shape. The variable prize winning device 50 may be a sliding attacker or a sliding attacker.

In this embodiment, the continuous winning opening 54 is provided at the center of the special winning opening 53, and the winning openings 55 and 56 are provided on the left and right sides of the continuous winning opening 54, respectively. The roles of 55 and 56 can be changed. For example, each of the winning ports 54, 55, 56 functions as a continuous winning port until a special winning game is started, the special winning opening 53 is opened, and a game ball wins for the first time in the special winning opening 53,
After the first prize is won, each of the above prize ports may function as a general prize port. With this configuration, the special game can be surely continued. In addition, one cycle of the special game is divided into three stages of a first half, a middle stage, and a second half, and in the first half, the winning opening 54 functions as a continuous winning opening.
In the middle stage, the winning opening 55 may function as a continuous winning opening, and in the latter half, the winning opening 56 may function as a continuous winning opening. In the case of right-handing, the winning opening 55 may function as a continuous winning opening, and in the case of left-handing, the winning opening 56 may function as a continuous winning opening. Further, the size of the continuous winning opening may be changed over time. That is, the width of the continuous winning opening may be narrowed in the first half of one cycle of the special game, and the width of the continuous winning opening may be expanded in the second half.

As shown in the vertical sectional view of the main part of the variable winning device 50 in FIG. 63, a ball storage portion 51a for temporarily storing the ball inside the door 51 and a ball flow-down preventing portion 51b for preventing the ball from flowing down. Is provided, the game ball does not drop from the left and right ends of the door 51 when the door 51 is in the open state. When the door 51 is changed to the closed state, the ball storage 51
The game balls stored in a will surely flow down to the special winning opening.

Further, the variable winning device 5 as shown in FIG.
00 may be attached. The variable winning device 500 includes a component base frame 500A, a large Y winning opening 530 having a substantially Y-shape on the front side of the component base frame 500A, a cover portion 510A that covers an upper part of the large winning opening 530; A pair of movable parts 510, 510 surrounding the right and left sides of the winning opening 530 are provided. And the continuous winning opening 540 is included in the large winning opening 530.
However, a specific winning opening 9 is located immediately below the big winning opening 530.
00A is provided with a 10-count SW 550 at a lower position inside the special winning opening 530. Until a big hit occurs in the variable display game, the pair of movable parts 510, 510 are opened as shown by solid lines in FIG. 63, and the cover part 510A protrudes from the front of the component base frame 500A. Prize winning opening 53
It covers the top of 0.

Next, the operation of the variable prize apparatus 500 will be described with reference to the control block diagram of the variable prize apparatus 500 shown in FIG. 64 and the timing chart of the variable prize apparatus 500 shown in FIG. If a big hit occurs in the variable display game, solenoids SOL2 and SOL3 actuate the pair of movable parts 510 and 510 when the big hit signal rises.
And a solenoid SOL for operating the cover 510A
1, the cover portion 510A is housed inside the constituent base frame 500A, and the pair of movable portions 510, 510 are
The state is converted to the closed state as shown by the dotted line 4, and the special game is started. Then, when the winning of ten game balls into the special winning opening 530 is detected by the 10-count SW 550, the solenoids SOL2, SOL3 are turned off and the pair of movable parts 510, 510 are opened. Is done. After a predetermined time, the cover 510A
Is turned off, and the cover 510A is controlled so as to protrude toward the front surface of the component base frame 500A. The variable winning device 500 having such a configuration has the following three features.

First, when the movable portion 510 is in the closed state, the outer edge of the movable portion 510 and the nail groups 190, 190 form a flow path for a game ball to a specific winning opening 900A, and a special game is performed. The opportunity of winning a prize ball expands.

Next, there are cases where ten or more game balls are pooled in the movable part 510 when the movable part 510 is in a closed state. Is more likely to win the winning opening 900A.

Further, since the covering portion 510A comes out at a shifted timing, the variable winning device 50
The game ball flowing down toward 0 is the specific winning port 9
00A is more likely to win.

Modified Example of Ordinary Electric Accessory In the ordinary electric accessory 70 of the present embodiment, the movable ball 710 is rotated so that the game ball can easily enter the ball inlet 211. Instead of such a gate switching structure, an electric tulip, the variable winning device 50
Door attacker used for the ball inlet 2
Any structure may be used as long as it can open and close the opening 11.

In the above embodiment, the normal symbol display section 100a starts to change when a game ball wins a specific winning opening 9. In the above embodiment , the normal symbol variable display device starts changing. A normal symbol display unit 100 may start to fluctuate on the condition that a game ball passes through the pass-through chucker (specific gate) using a chucker. Further, the ordinary symbol display section 100a may be changed on condition that a winning is made to the continuous winning opening 54, the winning opening 54, 56 of the special winning opening 53 or the special winning opening 53. In this way, the normal symbol display section 1 only during the special game
00a fluctuates, so that not only a prize ball due to a prize at the big winning opening but also a prize ball due to a prize at the ordinary electric accessory 70 can be expected.

For example, a game ball launching device is provided with a game ball launch detecting means for detecting the number of launch balls of a game ball, and when the number of launched balls reaches a certain number, the normal symbol display section 1 is provided.
00a may be varied. In this way, any player can enjoy the normal symbol variable display game equally. In addition, when it is detected that the difference number obtained by subtracting the number of hit balls from the number of hit balls reaches a certain number, the normal symbol display unit 100
a may start to fluctuate. Further, an out-ball detecting means for detecting the number of out-balls may be provided in the gathering gutter of the out-balls, and the ordinary symbol display section 100a may be changed when the out-ball detector detects a certain number.

Modified Examples of Variable Design Display Device etc. The design pattern display section may be a segment type fluorescent display tube, a dot character type fluorescent display tube, a graphic type fluorescent display tube, or a light emitting diode. Alternatively, electroluminescence may be used. Further, a mechanical system such as a drum system may be used. The normal symbol display device 100 may be provided alongside the normal electric accessory 70, may be provided along with the variable winning device, or may be separately provided on the game board.

[0219] have become to be stored in the winning number for a particular winning hole 9 in other Example, had to be able to store for example up to 4, the storage number may not be limited, the storage means Need not be used.

[0220]

According to the present invention, when the scroll control means starts variable display in a plurality of variable display areas, the start time of updating the identification information in each variable display area is determined.
In order to start each in a predetermined order with the required time difference,
It is possible to realistically express that each variable display area independently performs variable display, and to perform a novel and interesting variable display. In addition, the update control of the identification information in each variable display area started in the predetermined order is updated at a second update time from a start to a predetermined period, and thereafter, is updated and changed to a first update time. Therefore, a more realistic update can be made so that the identification information is updated at a speed that is gradually increased, and as a result, it is possible to visually observe how the identification information changes during scrolling in each variable display area. You will be able to enjoy the transition of scrolling and enjoy the thrill that comes with it. Further, when stopping the variable display in the plurality of variable display areas, the scroll control means sets a stop time of the update of the identification information in each variable display area to a time when the update of the identification information in each of the variable display areas is stopped. In order to control to stop in the order corresponding to the predetermined order at the start time, independent variable display of each variable display area can be expressed more realistically, and the reach state when the variable display is stopped It is possible to improve a sense of expectation for occurrence and occurrence of a special display mode,
Interesting update control can be performed.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a gaming area of a pachinko gaming machine.

FIG. 2 is a front view of a first layer pattern of the variable display unit.

FIG. 3 is a front view of a second layer pattern of the variable display unit.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a transition state of a change in a variable display unit.

FIG. 5 is a rear view of the game board.

FIG. 6 is a front view of the variable display device.

FIG. 7 is an exploded perspective view of a front frame portion and a main body that constitute the variable display device.

FIG. 8 is a vertical sectional side view of the variable display device installed on the game board.

FIG. 9 is a perspective view of the front frame of the variable display device.

FIG. 10 is a perspective view of a main body of the variable display device.

FIG. 11 is an exploded perspective view of a main body of the variable display device.

FIG. 12 is an exploded perspective view of a liquid crystal display unit constituting a main body of the variable display device.

13 is a cross-sectional view of the liquid crystal display panel constituting the liquid crystal display unit, taken along the line AA shown in FIG.

FIG. 14 is a perspective view showing a state in which a game ball is guided to a starting winning opening located immediately below a variable display device installed on a game board.

FIG. 15 is a perspective view of the variable winning device.

FIG. 16 is a partially cutaway perspective view of the variable prize winning device.

FIG. 17 is a rear view of the pachinko gaming machine.

FIG. 18 is a perspective view of a prize ball discharging device.

FIG. 19 is a plan view of the prize ball discharging device.

FIG. 20 is a control block diagram of a control system of the pachinko gaming machine.

21 is a detailed circuit diagram of a part shown by a dotted line in FIG. 21.

FIG. 22 is a control block diagram of a control system of the pachinko gaming machine.

FIG. 23 is a control block diagram of a computer system installed in a pachinko gaming machine.

FIG. 24 is a flowchart showing a control procedure of a main process performed by the computer system of FIG. 23;

FIG. 25 is a flowchart showing a control processing procedure of an input processing in the main processing of FIG. 24;

26 is a flowchart showing a control processing procedure of an initialization processing in the main processing of FIG. 24.

FIG. 27 is a flowchart illustrating a control processing procedure of an output processing in the main processing of FIG. 24;

FIG. 28 is a flowchart showing a control processing procedure of an output processing in the main processing of FIG. 24;

FIG. 29 is a flowchart showing a control processing procedure of an output processing in the main processing of FIG. 24;

30 is a fraud monitoring process in the main process of FIG. 24,
It is a flowchart which shows the control processing procedure of a switch input monitoring process and a game operation process.

FIG. 31 shows a fraud monitoring process in the main process of FIG. 24;
It is a flowchart which shows the control processing procedure of a switch input monitoring process and a game operation process.

FIG. 32 shows a fraud monitoring process in the main process of FIG. 24;
It is a flowchart which shows the control processing procedure of a switch input monitoring process and a game operation process.

FIG. 33 shows a fraud monitoring process in the main process of FIG. 24;
It is a flowchart which shows the control processing procedure of a switch input monitoring process and a game operation process.

FIG. 34 shows steps S00 to S0 of the variable display game process.
It is a flowchart which shows the outline of the control processing procedure of 17 flows.

FIG. 35 is a flowchart of a normal operation process in step S00 of FIG. 34;

FIG. 36 is a flowchart of left symbol rotation start processing in step S01 of FIG. 34.

FIG. 37 is a flowchart of a middle symbol rotation start process in step S02 of FIG. 34.

38 is a flowchart of a right symbol rotation start process in step S03 of FIG.

FIG. 39 is a flowchart of an automatic stop time end monitoring process in step S04 of FIG. 34;

40 is a flowchart of left symbol stop start processing in step S05 in FIG. 34.

FIG. 41 is a flowchart of a middle symbol stop start process in step S06 of FIG. 34.

FIG. 42 is a flowchart of a right symbol stop start process in step S07 of FIG. 34.

FIG. 43 is a flowchart of a reach operation completion monitoring process in step S08 of FIG. 34;

FIG. 44 is a flowchart of a stop result determination process in step S09 of FIG. 34;

FIG. 45 is a flowchart of a fanfare shift process at the time of a big hit in step S011 of FIG. 34;

FIG. 46 is a flowchart of a fanfare / interval operation end monitoring process in step S012 in FIG. 34;

FIG. 47 is a flowchart of a jackpot operation end monitoring process before the continuation of step S013 in FIG. 34;

FIG. 48 is a flowchart of a jackpot operation end monitoring process after the continuation of step S014 in FIG. 34;

FIG. 49 shows steps S015 and S0 in FIG.
It is a flowchart of the process which monitors the continuation condition of 16 big hit operations.

FIG. 50 is a flowchart of a control type number switching process performed first among the processes of the phase 4;

FIG. 51 is a flowchart of a variation control process of each display unit of the variable display unit in the process of the phase 4;

FIG. 52 is a flowchart of a symbol display process of storing the content of the symbol control area as display data in the LCD control area in the processing of the phase 4;

FIG. 53 is a flowchart of a blinking control process of the display lamp in the process of the phase 4;

FIG. 54 is a flowchart of a control process of the solenoid SOLB of the ordinary electric accessory in the process of the phase 4;

FIG. 55 is a flowchart of a control process of the solenoid SOLB of the ordinary electric accessory in the process of the phase 4;

FIG. 56 is a flowchart of a sound output control process in the process of phase 4;

FIG. 57 illustrates RANDON (R) of phase 5 processing.
It is a flowchart which shows the control processing procedure of the process of updating the big hit random number generation area of AM and updating the stop symbol combination.

58. JUDG of step S1452 shown in FIG.
EO and JUDGE of step S626 shown in FIG.
6 is a flowchart showing a control processing procedure of FIG.

FIG. 59: Step S1252 in FIG. 40, step S1300 in FIG. 41, and steps S1354, S13 in FIG.
66 is a flowchart of a STOPOO control process procedure.

FIG. 60 shows steps S492 and S50 of FIG.
It is a flowchart which shows the control processing procedure of 0 UPDATE.

FIG. 61 shows steps S478 and S48 of FIG.
2 is a flowchart showing a control processing procedure of LCDSUB in step S486.

FIG. 62 is a flowchart showing the control processing procedure of FETCH in step S1250 of FIG. 40.

FIG. 63 is a vertical cross-sectional view of a main part of a variation of the variable winning device according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 64 is a front view showing a modification of the variable winning device of the embodiment according to the present invention.

65 is a control block diagram of the variable winning device shown in FIG. 64.

FIG. 66 is a timing chart showing the operation of the variable winning device shown in FIG. 64.

[Explanation of symbols]

Reference Signs List 20 variable display device 22 left symbol display section (variable display area) 23 middle symbol display section (variable display area) 24 right symbol display section (variable display area) 402 operation timing operation means (scroll control means) 403A, 404A, 405A Update Timing selection means (update time setting means) 403B, 404B, 405B Display update pulse means (update time setting means) 406, 407, 408 Variable display control means (scroll control means)

Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] 1. A variable display device having a plurality of variable display areas capable of variably displaying a plurality of identification information, and control means for controlling display of the variable display device, wherein the variable display is stopped on the variable display device. In a gaming machine capable of generating a special game state advantageous to a player in association with the result mode being a special display mode, the control means may variably display a plurality of pieces of identification information in the variable display area. Scroll control means for sequentially updating the displayed identification information to the next identification information at predetermined time intervals; and updating the update time of each identification information controlled to be updated by the scroll control means with a first update time. And an update time setting means for setting the update time to be longer than the first update time, and to a second update time, wherein the scroll control means comprises: When starting variable display,
The start of the update of the identification information in each variable display area is started in a predetermined order with a required time difference, and the update of the identification information is performed in a predetermined period from the start of the update of the identification information in each variable display area. A game wherein a time is updated by the second update time, and after the predetermined period has elapsed, the update is changed from the second update time to the first update time to perform update control. Machine. 2. The scroll control means according to claim 1, wherein when stopping the variable display in said plurality of variable display areas, said scroll control means sets a stop time of updating of the identification information in each variable display area to the identification information in each variable display area. 2. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein each of the game machines is stopped in an order corresponding to the predetermined order at the start time of updating.