JP3045348B2 - Pachinko machine - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an improvement of a pachinko machine provided with symbol display means.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art JP-A-5-31232 discloses a game board surface.
A variable display device capable of variably displaying a plurality of pieces of identification information.
And an operation port for variable display of identification information of the variable display device
And the identification information when the symbol display section of the variable display device is stopped is
If the specified identification information is determined, for example,
The identification information when the display unit was stopped became the same symbol combination
A first state that is converted to a first state that is advantageous to the player,
Game ball wins the variable winning ball device and the variable winning ball device
In the event of a prize, the winning ball is temporarily stopped and
Distribution with a rotating body that is distributed between the prize port and the special prize port
The ball is distributed to the special winning opening by the
Special device (special device switch) to detect that it was kicked
And the period during which the special device is activated and the right is generated
During the game, if the pachinko ball wins at the opening, it is advantageous to the player
And a second variable winning ball device that converts to the first state
Provided, based on the establishment of a predetermined probability variation condition,
The display result when the variable display device is stopped becomes specific identification information.
Pachinko gaming machine configured to fluctuate the probability of
Is described.

[0003] The above-mentioned Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 5-31232 discloses that
The display result when the variable display device is stopped becomes specific identification information.
As one aspect of the probability variation condition that varies the probability of
When the variable display device enters a predetermined display state, for example,
All indications that are hits, or indications that are hits
In addition to the specific display specified in advance or the display
A specific display predetermined outside is described.

[0004]

The object of the present invention is to provide a design
A second display mode in which the display result of the display means is set in advance;
The display result of the symbol display means is set in advance based on
The probability of the first display mode being set higher than in the normal state
If the setting is changed to become
Can be informed to the player clearly
To provide a pachinko gaming machine .

[0005]

The pachinko according to claim 1, wherein :
The co-op machine may enter a game ball into a specific starting prize hole.
Means for detecting passage, and detection from the detecting means
Symbol display means for variably displaying a symbol by a signal, and the symbol
First display mode in which the display result of the pattern display means is set in advance
A special winning opening that is opened when the
The display result of the display means is set in a predetermined second display mode.
In some cases, the display result by the symbol display means is the first
Display probability is higher than normal state
A setting probability changing means for changing the setting is provided,
In order to solve the above problems, the setting probability changing means
The symbol display means that the probability is high
Change the display color of the image to a color different from the normal probability state.
It is characterized by reporting by Claim 2
The described pachinko gaming machine is the same as the one described in claim 1.
The change of the display color of the symbol display means is displayed.
It is characterized by a change in the color of the design.
The pachinko gaming machine according to claim 3 is the first or second aspect.
The probability that the first display mode will be obtained.
Is the normal probability and the probability of the first display mode
Is set to be higher than normal
Is the time from when the symbol starts to fluctuate until it stops
Are different from each other. Claim 4
The pachinko gaming machine described in claim 1
In any one of the above, the specific winning opening is
Detecting winning of a game ball to a separately provided second winning port
Second detection means, and a detection signal from the second detection means.
Communicated with the big winning opening that is more open and the specific winning opening
A prize device, wherein the prize device has a prize flow path for a game ball.
And temporarily suspend the game ball on the upstream side of the winning channel.
Stopping means, and the stopping on the downstream side of the winning channel.
A third detecting means for detecting a game ball released from the means.
Having the detection signal from the third detection means.
That the activation setting means for validating the detection means 2 is provided.
It is characterized by the following.

[0006]

When a game ball wins or passes through a specific starting winning opening, the detecting means detects the winning of the game ball and issues a signal, and the symbol display means fluctuates the symbol according to the detection signal from the detecting means. When the display is performed and the display result becomes the first display mode set in advance, the specific winning opening is opened, and the game ball is likely to win.
It becomes panic. Also, the display result of the symbol display means is
In the case of the second display mode set in advance, the setting confirmation
When the rate changing means is activated, the display
The probability that the result will be in the first display mode is higher than in the normal state.
Change the settings as follows. Furthermore, the setting probability changing means
Before that the probability is higher than normal
The display color of the symbol display means is different from the normal probability state
Notify the player by changing the color. Pattern
The change of the display color of the display means, for example,
The display color of the displayed symbol is different from the normal probability state
Try to change the color.

[0007] The probability is usually set by the set probability changing means.
Under the state that is higher than the state, the symbol display means
When changing the symbol, stop after the symbol starts to change
The probability that the time until the display will be the first display mode is usually confirmed.
Rate is different from when.

When a game ball wins at a specific winning opening, the winning
The game ball that has entered is the winning channel of the winning device that communicates with the specific winning port
And the stopping means on the upstream side of the winning channel.
After being temporarily stopped, the vehicle is released from the stopping means. stop
The game ball released from the retaining means is located downstream of the winning channel.
And is detected by the third detecting means.
The activation setting means is activated by these detection signals.
Then, to the second winning port provided separately from the specific winning port
Of the second detecting means for detecting the winning of the game ball of
(The so-called special game play status
Become). In the above-mentioned right generation state, the game ball is
When the second winning opening is won, the detection from the second detecting means is performed.
The winning signal is opened for a predetermined time by the output signal, and the game ball enters.
This is advantageous for players who can easily win. In addition, big winning a prize mouth
Release of the game after a predetermined time or 10 game balls
Or whichever of the earlier conditions is satisfied.
Finishes and the special winning opening closes. In addition, the right
The condition for ending the state is, for example, that a game ball is inserted into the second winning port.
The process ends when 16 prizes are won.

[0009]

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG.
Will be described. FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of the pachinko machine of the present invention.
It is the front view which showed one game board. On the front surface of the game board 1, a front glass for preventing game balls from jumping out is provided, but is not shown. Hereinafter, the direction from the game board 1 to the front glass will be referred to as the front, and the direction opposite to the direction from the game board 1 to the front glass will be referred to as the back.

At a substantially central portion of the game board 1, a main part of a symbol display section including a symbol display means comprising a symbol display device having three symbol display sections 3, 4, and 5 in the form of segments using LEDs is provided. A constituent symbol display unit 2 is provided.

Below the symbol display unit 2, there is a symbol opening port 6 which also serves as a symbol variation start port for the symbol display sections 3, 4 and 5 and a symbol port for paying out prize balls for winning game balls. Is deployed, and inside the symbol starting port 6,
A detection means including a symbol operation switch SW1 for detecting a winning of a game ball is provided.

A symbol starting port 6 located at the lower center of the game board 1
A normal electric accessory 8 ′ driven to be opened and closed by a solenoid or the like is arranged below, and the display results of the symbol display units 3, 4, and 5 of the symbol display unit 2 are preset in the ordinary electric accessory 8 ′. In addition, a specific winning opening 8 that is opened by matching all symbols as the first condition is provided. The ordinary electric accessory 8 'having the specific winning opening 8 is for passing a winning game ball, and is not for paying out a prize ball for winning a game ball.

A winning device 7 is provided below the specific winning opening 8 in communication with the specific winning opening 8, and a game ball that has won the specific winning opening 8 falls into the winning device 7 and wins the specific winning opening 8. A prize ball is paid out for the game ball.

On the left side of the symbol display unit 2 on the left side of the game board 1, there is provided a left type 3 starting port 10 composed of a character.
A second detection body including a third-type starting opening winning detection switch SW2 is provided therein. In addition, the left type 3 starting port 1
Below 0, a lower left tulip type accessory 44 is provided.

On the right side of the symbol display unit 2 on the right side of the game board 1, a substantially disk-shaped rotator 14 which is rotated by a motor (not shown) about a direction perpendicular to the surface of the game board 1 as an axis.
Is disposed on the back of the rotating body 14, a right decoration LE for decoration.
D18 are arranged to form six circles.

As shown in FIG. 4, a notch 20 is formed at one edge of the rotating body 14 in a semi-longitudinal capsule shape. 21
Are protruded forward, and gaps 11 and 22 are formed between the two semi-peripheral walls 21 and 21 so that game balls can pass in the vertical direction, respectively.
It is 1.

An accessory 11 'having the same shape as that of the left third type starting port 10 is disposed in communication with the space just below the gap 22, and the third type starting port winning detection switch SW2 is also provided inside the accessory 11'. A second detector is provided.

The rotating body 14 is rotated leftward when the power is turned on, so that the notch 20 orbits inside the two semi-peripheral walls 21 and 21. Then, when the game ball wins when the notched portion 20 and the right third type starting port 11 of the rotating body 14 match,
The game ball is held in the notch 20 while the left half peripheral wall 21 is held.
, And falls into the lower part 11 ′ when the gap 22 and the notch 20 coincide with each other.

Below the accessory 11 ', a third type start port winning number display LED 19 for displaying the total number of game balls that have won the two third type start ports 10 and 11 is provided.

Below the third-type start opening winning number display LED 19, a large-award winning opening 9 driven by a solenoid based on a winning detection of a game ball from the third-type start opening winning detection switch SW2 is provided. On the front surface of the winning device 9 ′ provided with the special winning opening 9, a special winning opening winning number display LED 16 for displaying the total number of game balls winning the special winning opening 9 is arranged. A special winning opening detection switch SW for detecting a game ball which has won the special winning opening 9 is located in the back of the special winning opening 9.
4 are deployed.

The symbol display unit 2 has, as in the prior art, a prize hole 41 at the top thereof and an arch-shaped ball sorting piece 23 formed at a substantially middle portion so as to protrude forward from the game board 1 surface.
And a left symbol display unit 3, a middle symbol display unit 5, and a right symbol display unit 4 arranged in parallel at the center.

In this embodiment, the LE is located below the prize opening 41.
D, a decorative top decoration LED 1 between the indicator light 51 illuminated by D, the ball sorting piece 23 and each of the symbol display portions 3, 4, 5.
A storage number display LED 15 is provided on the left and right sides of the upper decorative LED 17 and the upper decorative LED 17 to light up and display the number of game balls winning in the symbol starting port 6 up to a maximum of four.

Each of the symbol display sections 3, 4, and 5 is configured such that two segments of red and green LEDs are assigned to one segment, and the seven segments are shaped like a figure eight. By turning on both red and green LEDs simultaneously, orange color can be expressed. Each of the symbol display portions 3, 4, and 5 emits only one or both of the red and green LEDs at the same time according to the winning state of the game ball and the display result of each of the symbol display portions 3, 4, and 5. Or it is displayed in green or orange, and the color changes.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the winning device 7 has a flange 69 on the outer side of the peripheral wall 61 of the plate 71.
Are formed and holes 68 are formed in the four corners, so that the game board 1 is fixed by screws. A substantially elliptical peripheral wall 61 is provided on the front surface of the plate 71 mounted on the game board 1 so as to protrude forward from the game board 1 side, and is integrated with the peripheral wall 61 below the peripheral wall 61 continuously. In addition, a ball guiding wall 65 having a shape in which three downwardly projecting semicircular shapes are connected in parallel is formed, and an opening 60 communicating with the specific winning opening 8 is provided above the peripheral wall 61. . At the center of the inner wall 67 formed on the plate 71 by the inner side of the peripheral wall 61, a stopping device 12 for temporarily stopping the game balls that have won the winning device 7 is provided.

The retaining device 12 has a ball receiving portion 64 having guide rods 64, 64 which penetrate the inner wall 67 forward from the back and projecting therefrom, and having a shape in which two downwardly projecting semicircular shapes are connected in parallel. The piece 62 is guided at both ends by the guide rods 64, 64, and moves through a hole (not shown) having the same shape as the ball receiving piece 62 provided on the inner wall 67 to the plunger 72 behind the inner wall 67. They are connected via a member 63.

The plunger 72 is provided with a solenoid SOL3
And the solenoid S as shown in FIG.
When the OL3 is excited, the plunger 72 contracts and the movable member 63 moves forward, so that the ball receiving piece 62 projects forward. Also, when the ball receiving piece 62 is projected forward, a game ball flow path 70 is formed inside the peripheral wall 61 and on the side of the ball receiving piece 62,
The vertical center line of the ball receiving piece 62 coincides with the vertical center line of the ball guiding wall 65, and the ball receiving piece 62 is located above the ball guiding wall 65. Since the stopping device 12 has a shape in which the ball receiving piece 62 is formed by connecting two downwardly projecting semi-circular shapes in parallel, as shown in FIG. 2, two game balls are formed into two semi-circular shapes. Is held, and between the two game balls, it is possible to ride with another game ball supported by the two game balls, so that a maximum of three game balls can be stopped. The stopping device 12 is activated immediately before the opening of the specific winning opening 8 based on the symbol matching of the symbol display portions 3, 4, and 5.

The spherical guiding wall 65 having a shape in which three downwardly projecting semi-circular shapes are connected in parallel is slightly inclined toward the back, and the inner wall 67 intersects the spherical guiding wall 65.
The three prize areas 66 as the prize areas of the prize apparatus 7 pierced in a circular shape in conformity with the downwardly convex semi-circular shape.
13, 66 are provided.

The three winning areas 66, 13, 66 are
The winning prize area in the middle is the specific area 13, and the prize area on both sides is the other prize area 6.
6, 66, and a third detection means including a specific area passage detection switch SW3 is disposed inside the specific area 13 at the back.

The game ball that has fallen into the prize device 7 wins the specific area 13 or any of the other prize areas 66, 66. The specific winning opening 8 is opened based on the symbol matching of the respective symbol display portions 3, 4, and 5. When a game ball wins in the specific winning opening 8, the winning game ball is opened 60 connected to the specific winning opening 8. , And falls into the winning device 7, and the specific winning opening 8
Is parked by the stopping device 12 activated just before the opening of. When the stopping device 12 is in a state of stopping three game balls, a game ball newly passing through the opening 60 and falling into the winning device 7 is alienated by the three stopped game balls. To the game ball channel 70 formed on the inner side of the peripheral wall 61 and on the side of the ball receiving piece 62, and wins the specific area 13 or any of the other winning areas 66, 66.

The stop device 12 releases the excitation of the solenoid SOL3 after a certain period of time has elapsed since the stop device 12 was actuated.
As shown in FIG. 3, since the plunger 72 expands and the movable member 63 moves rearward, the ball receiving piece 62 is pulled backward and enters the inner wall 67.

For this reason, the game ball that has been parked in the parking device 12 falls freely downward.
If 2 is a state in which three game balls are parked, the game balls supported and riding between the two game balls among the parked game balls will be the vertical center of the ball guiding wall 65. Since it is located above the line, the specific area 13 which is the winning area in the middle
Is likely to win.

In FIG. 1, the lower left winning opening 42, the lower right winning opening 43, the windmill 48, the out ball receiving port 46, the ball guide rail 45, the return rubber 47, and the ramp windmill 49 are well known. Description is omitted.

Reference numerals 50 to 53 denote indicator lights, which constitute groups A, B, C, and D for each element, and are lit and blinked for each group, and 50 indicates indicator lights A and 51 indicate indicator lights. B and 52 are indicator lights C and 53 is an indicator light D.

In FIG. 5, the control unit as a control device of the pachinko machine includes the symbol display units 3 and 3 of the symbol display unit 2.
ROM 3 storing control programs and data of display symbols and the like for the special winning opening 8, the stop device 12, the special winning opening 9, and the like.
0 and RAM 31 and R used for temporary storage of data, etc.
Symbol display unit 2 according to the control program of OM30
And a CPU 32 for driving and controlling the specific winning opening 8, the stopping device 12, and the special winning opening 9; the control unit includes a display control unit, a condition detecting unit, and the symbol display units 3, 4, 5, and 5. Setting probability changing means for changing the setting of the probability that the display result by each of the symbol display units 3, 4, 5 satisfies the preset first condition by satisfying the preset second condition. And a start condition setting means for starting the second detection means consisting of the third kind start opening winning detection switch SW2 based on the detection signal from the third detection means consisting of the specific area passage detection switch SW3. In addition,
The ROM here does not mean a storage means that cannot be written or rewritten.

A symbol actuating switch SW1 arranged inside the symbol display unit 2, a specific area passage detection switch SW3 arranged inside the specific area 13 of the winning device 7, a left and right third type start-up. Each of the third-type starting port winning detection switch SW2 provided in the mouths 10 and 11 and the special winning opening winning detection switch SW4 provided in the inside of the special winning opening 9 are connected to the CPU 32 via the switch detecting unit 33. In addition, the left symbol display unit 3, the right symbol display unit 4, the middle symbol display unit 5, the third type start opening winning number display LED 19, and the large winning opening winning number display LED using segment type LEDs.
The LED 16, the right decorative LED 18, the upper decorative LED 17, and the stored number display LED 15 are individually or simultaneously driven and controlled by the CPU 32 via the respective LED display circuits 34. And the solenoid for operating the ordinary electric accessory 8 'provided with the special winning opening 9, the special winning opening 8, and the stopping device 12, that is, the special winning opening opening solenoid SOL2, the special winning opening opening / closing solenoid SOL1, and the stopping device. Are individually or simultaneously controlled by the CPU 32 via the solenoid drive circuit 35.
Further, the clock reset circuit 36 defines a processing cycle of the CPU 32.

The CPU 32 controls each indicator light A on the game board 1.
To D through the indicator light driving circuit 37 and the means for driving and controlling a speaker or the like for outputting a sound effect through the sound effect driving circuit 38. However, since the drive control method of each of these members is well known, Description is omitted.

Next, an outline of the operation according to the winning state of the game ball on one game board of the pachinko machine of this embodiment will be described. The rotating body 14 is rotated to the left from the time when the power is turned on. The rotating body 14 is not a control target of the control means of the pachinko machine described later. When the game ball wins the symbol starting port 6, each symbol display section 3, 4, 5 of the symbol display unit 2 starts to change, and after a predetermined time T, stops changing in the order of left, right, and middle. Is displayed. Left, right, and middle symbol display sections 3, 4,
5, the left symbol display section 3 and the middle symbol display section 5 are numbers 1, 3, 5, 7, and 9, and the right symbol display section 4 is numbers 1 to 9, The displayed color is red. The predetermined time T from when the symbol starts to fluctuate until it stops is different between the high probability time set by the set probability changing means and the normal probability time. Blinks to let the player know.

When the display results displayed on the left, right, and middle symbol display sections 3, 4, and 5 are the same symbols of 1, 3, 5, 7, and 9, the specific winning opening 8 Is opened for 5.8 seconds, the stopping device 12 in the winning device 7 operates for 8.8 seconds, enters the ball receiving state of the game ball, and the setting probability changing means changes the symbol display portions 3, 4, and 4 from the next time on. The probability that all the symbols 5 appear coincidently is changed from the normal probability to the high probability, and the display colors of the symbol display units 3, 4, and 5 are switched from red to green.

When a game ball wins in the special winning opening 8 while the specific winning opening 8 is open for 5.8 seconds, the winning game ball drops to the winning device 7 communicating with the specific winning opening 8. And will be parked in the parking device 12. If there are three or more game balls winning the specific winning opening 8, when the stopping device 12 stops operating after operating for 8.8 seconds, the specific region 13 in the winning device 7 is stopped as described above. The chances of winning are very high.

When the game ball stopped on the stop device 12 wins the specific area 13, the activation setting means sets the game board 1
Left and right third type start ports 10 and 11
The seed starter winning detection switch SW2 is enabled, and the display colors of the symbol display sections 3, 4, and 5 are switched from green to orange.

When a new game ball is entered into the symbol starting port 6 while the symbol display sections 3, 4, 5 are being changed or the specific winning port 8 is being opened, a maximum of four game balls are stored. ,
After the stop of the change of the symbols 4, 5 or the closing of the specific winning opening 8, the change of the symbol display portions 3, 4, 5 is started again.

The activation setting means activates the third-type starting-port winning detection switch SW2, that is, makes the detection signal from the third-type starting-port winning detection switch SW2 valid, and allows the game ball to move to the left or right third position. When one of the seed starting ports 10 and 11 is won, the special winning opening 9 is opened for 9.8 seconds. However, when ten game balls are won in the opening of the special winning opening 9, the tenth winning detection is performed. , The special winning opening 9 is closed.

Further, no storage means is provided for the number of winning of game balls to the third kind starting ports 10 and 11.

[0044] During the activation setting means is enabled the first three start hole winning detection switch SW2, the third type start hole 1
If the total number of game balls that won 0,11 reaches 16 or
Alternatively, when the game ball passes through the specific area 13 again, the activation setting means sets the third kind opening mouth winning detection switch S
Invalidate W2. That is, the activation setting unit invalidates the detection signal from the third-type start-up winning detection switch SW2.

When the probability that all the symbols in the symbol display sections 3, 4, and 5 whose settings have been changed by the setting probability changing means is a high probability is high, the activation setting means sets the third kind start opening winning detection switch. When SW2 is enabled , the setting probability changing means changes the setting of the probability that all the symbols of the respective symbol display sections 3, 4, and 5 appear to match to the normal probability, and the enabling setting means sets the third kind start opening winning detection switch. When SW2 is invalidated, the setting probability changing means again changes the setting of the probability that all the symbols in each of the symbol display sections 3, 4, and 5 appear to coincide with each other to a high probability, and sets the activation to the second time after switching to the high probability. When the means activates the third kind start opening winning detection switch SW2, the setting probability changing means changes the setting probability to the normal probability.

Hereinafter, the processing operation of the pachinko machine according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to flowcharts (FIGS. 4 to 22) showing the main parts of the control program stored in the ROM 30. The processing of task 1 shown in FIG. 11, the processing of task 2 shown in FIGS. 12 to 14, the processing of task 3 shown in FIGS. 15 and 16, and the processing of task 4 shown in FIGS.
19 and the processing of task 5 shown in FIG.
In response to a signal from the reset circuit 36, the CPU 32 repeatedly executes the processing in a predetermined processing cycle (on the order of μs).

The processing of task 1 shown in FIG.
2 is generated by successively incrementing the value of the random number for big hits in the range of 0 to 240 at predetermined intervals, and setting the left, right, and middle symbol data based on the random number for big hits, , Right, left,
It is to create right, middle and big hit design data and left, right, middle slip design data.

The CPU 32 successively increments the value of the random number for big hits in the range of 0 to 240 every predetermined processing cycle, and sets the value of the register RAN1 to 0 every time the value of the random number storage register for big hits RAN1 reaches 240. Initialize (step a1 to step a3).

Next, the CPU 32 executes the second and third bits (0 to 3) of the big hit random number storage register RAN1 as a process for setting each value of the left, right and middle symbol data.
Are stored in the register x, and similarly, the first and second bits and the zeroth and first bits of the big hit random number storage register RAN1 are stored in the registers y and z, respectively (step a4). The values of the registers x, y, and z are respectively stored in the left symbol data storage register r0 (values from 0 to 4), the right symbol data storage register r1 (values from 0 to 8), and the middle symbol data storage register r2 ( (Values from 0 to 4), and the results are stored in the respective registers r0 to r2 (step a5).

The CPU 32 determines whether or not the value of each of the left and middle symbol data storage registers r0 and r2 is 5 or more.
By subtracting 5 from the values of 0 and r1, it is determined whether the value of the right symbol data storage register r1 is 9 or more, and if it is 9 or more, 9 is subtracted from the value of the register r1 to obtain the left symbol data. , Right, middle symbol data storage register r0
To r2 are determined (step a6).

As a result, any value from 0 to 4 is set in the left and middle symbol data storage registers r0 and r2, and any value from 0 to 8 is set in the right symbol data storage register r1. Is done. Here, registers x, y, z
Is a register used by the CPU 32 for internal processing.
The values stored in the left, right, and middle symbol data storage registers r0 to r2 are the values of the internal processing indices, and the relationship between the values of the internal processing indices stored in the respective symbol data storage registers r0 to r2 and the symbols is a table. 1 to Table 3 below.

[0052]

[Table 1]

[0053]

[Table 2]

[0054]

[Table 3] The CPU 32 has a left, right, and middle symbol data storage register r0.
To r2 are sequentially and individually changed for each processing cycle, thereby creating all the combinations that can be displayed in the symbol, and the combination of the internal processing indices created in the processing cycle is related to the hit symbol. It is discriminated whether the symbol is related to a symbol or not (step a7 to step a8). If the symbol is a hit symbol, the current values of r0 to r2 of the respective internal processing indices are stored in the left, right and middle and big hit symbol data storage registers. stored in each of r0a to r2a (step a9),
If the combination of the internal processing indices created in the processing cycle is related to a lost symbol, each internal processing index r
The current values of 0 to r2 are stored in the left, right, and center-losing symbol data storage registers r0b to r2b, respectively (step a10).

Therefore, only the value of the internal processing index relating to the hit symbol is sequentially updated and stored in each of the left, right, and middle and big hit symbol data storage registers r0a to r2a. In each of the storage registers r0b to r2b, only the value of the internal processing index relating to the lost symbol is sequentially changed and stored.

The processing of task 2 shown in FIGS. 12 to 14 is for setting the value of each flag and each counter according to the input detection of each switch SW1 to SW4. The setting probability changing means for changing the setting of the probability that the display result by each of the symbol display units 3, 4, and 5 satisfies the condition that the symbols match, and the third type starting ports 10 and 11 by detecting the passage of the game ball to the specific area 13 It includes a starting condition setting means for starting.

Every time the CPU 32 detects an input signal from the symbol operation switch SW1 (step b1), the CPU 32 stores the current value of the big hit random number storage register RAN1 in an unused fixed random number storage register Ri (step b2 to step b1). b7). Every time the CPU 32 detects an input to the symbol starting port 6, the storage state identification flag Fi detects an unused definite random number storage register Ri based on the value of the search index i, and the definite random number storage register Ri is used for a big hit. The current value of the random number storage register RAN1 is stored and the storage state identification flag Fi is stored.
Therefore, as shown in FIG. 6A, up to four RAN1 values at the time of winning detection are stored in the determined random number storage register Ri.

Further, the CPU 32 determines whether or not the value of the operation state storage flag Fa is new in order to store the number of times the winning detection has been stored. If not, the CPU 32 determines the value of the winning storage number register N1. Increment by one (step b8 to step b9). Operation state storage flag Fa
If the value of is new, the symbol change processing of each of the symbol display sections 3, 4, and 5 can be performed, and it is not necessary to display the symbol on the storage number display LED 15. The value of the prize memory number register N1 means that the prize is stored in the symbol starting port 6 during the change of the symbol based on the winning of the game ball to the symbol starting port 6 and the opening of the specific prize port 8.

The value of the big hit random number storage register RAN1 changes in a regular manner at every predetermined processing cycle.
Since there is no causal relationship between the winning detection timing of the prize and the current value of RAN1, the current value of RAN1 at the time of winning detection can be used as a random number.

Next, the CPU 32 determines whether or not the value of the starting condition setting flag g1 is 1 (step b1).
0), if the value of the starting condition setting flag g1 is 1, it is determined whether or not the signal from the third type starting opening winning detection switch SW2 is input (step b11), and the switch SW is determined.
If the signal from No. 2 is input, the value of the third-type starting opening winning number counter C2 is incremented by 1 (step b12), and 1 is set to the special winning opening opening flag g2 (step b13).

If the value of the start condition setting flag g1 is 1, the detection permission state for permitting the detection of the input signal from the third type start opening winning detection switch SW2 is permitted.
This is a detection prohibited state in which the detection of the input signal from the seed starting port winning detection switch SW2 is prohibited. In the determination processing of step b10, if the value of the starting condition setting flag g1 is 0, the detection of the input signal from the third-type starting opening winning detection switch SW2 is prohibited, and the process proceeds to step b14.

Next, the CPU 32 determines whether or not a signal has been input from the specific area passage detection switch SW3 (step b14). If a signal has been input from the switch SW3, the value of the starting condition setting flag g1 is determined. Is in the detection prohibited state 0 (step b15).

As shown in FIG. 7, after the power is turned on, a game ball falls into the winning device 7 through the opening of the special winning opening 8 based on the coincidence of all the symbols in the symbol display portions 3, 4, and 5 for the first time. Until the game ball passes through the specific area 13, the value of the starting condition setting flag g1 is in the detection prohibited state 0.

If the value of the starting condition setting flag g1 is 0, the starting condition setting flag g1
Is set to 1 to switch to the detection permission state (step b).
16) Next, it is determined whether or not the value of the probability state setting flag Pr is 1.

If the value of the probability state setting flag Pr is 0, the probability that the left middle right symbol matches the same symbol is the normal probability, and if 1 the left middle right symbol matches the same symbol. Is high, and if it is 2, the start condition setting flag g1
In the detection permission state in which the detection of the input signal from the third-type start-up winning detection switch SW2 is permitted, it is set that the probability that each of the symbols in the middle left and right coincides with the same symbol is the normal probability.

In this embodiment, in all cases where all the symbols in the symbol display sections 3, 4, and 5 match, that is, the symbols in the middle left and right correspond to the symbols 111, 333, 555, 777, and 999, respectively. In the event that the symbol becomes unsatisfactory, the state of the probability that each symbol matches in the symbol is changed from the normal probability to the high probability. The setting of the value of the probability state setting flag Pr based on the coincidence of all the symbols in the symbol display sections 3, 4, and 5 is performed in the processing of a task 3 described later. After the power is turned on, until all the symbols in the symbol display sections 3, 4, and 5 match,
This is a normal probability, and is high after all symbols match. Since the passing of the game ball to the specific area 13 occurs after all the symbols in the symbol display portions 3, 4, and 5 match,
In this case, the probability is high, and the value of the probability state setting flag Pr is 1. For this reason, the CPU 32 executes step b1
The process proceeds to 8, and the value of the probability state setting flag Pr is set to 2.

If the signal from the specific area passage detection switch SW3 is input in the determination processing of step b14 in the processing of task 2 in the next cycle and thereafter, the starting condition setting flag g1
Is in the permission state 1, the CPU 32 proceeds to step b19, sets the value of the start condition setting flag g1 to the inhibition state 0 (step b19), and increments the value of the start condition setting number counter C3 by one (step b19). Step b2
0).

If the signal from the specific area passage detection switch SW3 has not been input in the determination processing of step b14, the CPU 32 determines that the value of the third type start opening winning number counter C2 has reached the predetermined winning number of 16. It is determined whether or not it has reached (step b24).
Move to 9. Also, the third process is performed in the determination process of step b24.
If it is determined that the value of the seed starting opening winning number counter C2 has reached the predetermined winning number 16, the CPU 32 sets the value of the starting condition setting flag g1 to 0 to change from the permitted state 1 to the prohibited state 0 (step b25), the value of the third kind starting opening winning number counter C2 is initialized to 0 (step b26),
Proceeding to step b20, the starting condition set number counter C
The value of 3 is incremented by one.

When the game ball does not pass through the specific area 13, the start condition setting flag g1 is set to 0 and is prohibited, so that the third type start ports 10 and 11 are used as the start ports even if the game ball wins. Does not function. For this reason, the value of the third-type starting opening winning number counter C2 is not incremented.

Further, the condition that the value of the starting condition setting flag g1 is the permission state 1 is that the value of the third kind starting port winning number counter C2 is a predetermined winning after the first passage of the game ball in the specific area 13 is detected. Until the number 16 is reached or the game ball is detected to pass through the specific area 13 again.

As shown in FIG. 7, the first permission state 1 of the start condition setting flag g1 is thus completed. CP
U32 proceeds to step b21 to determine whether or not the value of the starting condition set number counter C3 has reached 2 (step b21), and sets the permission condition 1 of the starting condition setting flag g1.
Is the first time, the process proceeds to step b22, and it is determined whether or not the value of the probability state setting flag Pr is 2, that is, the probability is changed to the normal probability when the starting condition setting flag g1 is in the permission state 1. It is determined whether or not this is the case (step b22). If the value of the probability state setting flag Pr is 2, the value of the probability state setting flag Pr is set to 1 to return to the high probability state (step b23). If the value of the probability state setting flag Pr is 2
Otherwise, in this case, the value of the probability state setting flag Pr is 1, and the signal is input to the specific area passage detection switch SW3 only when each symbol is the same symbol. This is because the value 1 is set in Pr.

Then, the value of the probability state setting flag Pr is 1
In the state of high probability that all the symbols match, all the symbols match again, the specific winning opening 8 is opened, and the specific region 1
When the game ball wins No. 3, the second start condition setting flag g1 is set to the permission state 1. Then, when the value of the third-class start-up winning number counter C2 reaches the predetermined winning number 16 (step b24) or when it is detected that the game ball has passed through the specific area 13 again (step b14 to step b15), step b21 is performed. The CPU 32 proceeds to step b27, sets the value of the probability state setting flag Pr to 0, sets the value of the probability state setting flag Pr to the normal probability state, and determines the number of times of the starting condition setting. The value of the counter C3 is initialized.

After the CPU 32 executes each process relating to the presence / absence of the signal input from the specific area passage detection switch SW3, the process proceeds to step b29 to determine whether or not the signal from the special winning opening winning detection switch SW4 is input. Is determined (step b29).

If the signal from the special winning opening winning switch SW4 has been input, the CPU 32 increments the value of the special winning opening winning number counter C4 by one (step b3).
0), the value of the special winning opening winning number counter C4 is the set winning number 1
It is determined whether or not it has reached 0 (step b31). If it has reached, the special winning opening flag g2 is set to 2 (step b32), and the routine goes to step b33. In the determination processing of step b29, the special winning opening winning detection switch SW
If the signal from No. 4 is not input, the process proceeds to step b33. Also, if the value of the special winning opening winning number counter C4 has not reached the set winning number of 10 in the determination processing of step b31, the process also proceeds to step b33.

In the processing of step b33, the CPU 32 displays the current value of the winning storage number register N1 as the storage number display L
In addition to displaying on the ED 15, the present value of the third-class starting opening winning number counter C2 is displayed on the third-class starting opening winning number display LED 19, and the current value of the large winning opening winning number counter C 4 is displayed on the large winning opening winning number display LED 16. (Step b3)
3).

FIGS. 15 and 16 are flow charts schematically showing symbol fluctuation of the symbol display sections 3, 4, and 5 of the task 3, symbol stop, and symbol judgment of the stopped display result. C
The PU 32 determines whether or not the value of the operation state storage flag Fa is 0, that is, whether or not it is in a state where a new symbol change can be performed (step c1). Operation state storage flag Fa
If the value is 0, the symbol is new, and it is not during the process of changing the symbol, during the stop process, during the determination process, or during the opening process of the specific winning opening 8, so that the symbol can be changed.

In this case, the CPU 32 first determines whether or not 1 is set in the storage state identification flag F1.
It is determined whether or not a winning in the symbol starting port 6 has already been detected in the processing of the task 2 (step c2).

If a winning in the symbol starting port 6 is detected, the big hit random number storage register R at the time of the winning detection is detected.
When the value of AN1 is determined by the processing of task 2, the determined random number storage register R
i is set to 1 in the storage state identification flag Fi corresponding to the determined random number storage register Ri. At this time, the CPU 32 sets i = 1 to 1 every time a winning in the symbol starting port 6 is detected. Since the random numbers are stored in the determined random number storage register Ri in the order of 4, if 1 is set to the storage state identification flag F1, it is determined that the winning in the symbol starting port 6 has been detected at least once. Means (steps b1 to b1)
Step b6).

If 1 is set to the storage state identification flag F0, the CPU 32 proceeds to step c4, sets 1 to the operation state storage flag Fa, and stores the start of the variable display (step c3). Processing relating to the fluctuation of each of the left and right symbols is performed (step c4). The processing up to the change and stop of each symbol in the left and right is achieved by setting the elapsed time measuring means and the set value that defines the change time of the change time and the change speed of each symbol as in the conventional case. FIG. 8 is a timing chart showing the symbol change processing in each of the symbol display units 3, 4, and 5. In this embodiment, when the value of the probability state setting flag Pr is a value 1 that defines a high probability, When not high probability, ie 0 or 2
The change time is changed at the time of, but it is detected that the value of the probability state setting flag Pr is 1, and each of the set values D, E, F
Is simply changed to d, e, and f, and a description of this point will be omitted.

As a result of the operation state storage flag Fa being set to 1, as a result of the next cycle, the CPU 32 executes step c1.
After the determination processing of step c5, the current value 1 of the operation state storage flag Fa is detected by the determination processing of step c5 (step c5).
5) The process proceeds to step c6, and as shown in FIG. 6B, the data of the storage state identification flags F1 to F4 and the determined random number storage registers R1 to R4 are stored in the storage state identification flags F0 to F3 and the determined random number storage register. R0 to R
3, and is set to 0 in the storage state identification flag F4 and the fixed random number storage register R4 (step c).
7).

Next, the CPU 32 determines whether to judge the symbol with the normal probability or the symbol with a high probability, depending on whether or not the value of the probability state setting flag Pr is 1. (Step c7). When the determination result of step c7 is true, that is, when the symbol is determined with a high probability, the CPU 32 determines whether or not the value of the definite random number storage register R0 is within the set value range 1 ≦ R0 ≦ 10. That is, it is determined whether or not the value of the big hit random number storage register RAN1 at the time of winning detection at the symbol starting port 6 which has been the starting stimulus of the current symbol variation process is in the set value range 1 to 10 corresponding to the big hit. It is determined (step c11), and if the value of the fixed random number storage register R0 is within the set value range,
The left, right, middle and large symbol data storage registers r0a to r2a are stored in the left, right, middle, and display symbol storage registers r0, respectively.
On the other hand, if the value of the fixed random number storage register R0 is not within the range of the set value range, the values of the left, right, and out-of-center symbol data storage registers r0b to r2b are stored in the left, right, and Medium display symbol storage register r0
It is stored in each of c to r2c (step c10). Further, in the determination process of step c7, when the determination result is false, that is, when the symbol is determined with the normal probability, the CPU 32 determines whether the value of the determined random number storage register R0 matches the set value 1. That is, it is determined whether or not the value of the big hit random number storage register RAN1 at the time of winning detection at the symbol starting port 6 which has been the starting stimulus of the current symbol variation process matches the set value 1 corresponding to the big hit. (Step c
8) If the value of the fixed random number storage register R0 matches the set value 1, the process proceeds to step c9, where the values of the left, right, and middle and big hit symbol data storage registers r0a to r2a are left,
If the value of the fixed random number storage register R0 does not coincide with the set value 1, the process proceeds to step c10, where the left, right, and middle lost symbol data storage registers r0b are stored in the right, middle, and display symbol storage registers r0c to r2c. To r2b are stored in left, right, and middle display symbol storage registers r0c to r2c, respectively.

Then, the CPU 32 stops the symbol display sections 3, 4, and 5 in the order of left, right and middle (step c1).
2) The operation state storage flag Fa is set to 2 to store the symbol stop (step c13), and the process proceeds to step c14. The CPU 32 determines whether or not the value of the operation state storage flag Fa is 2;
Is 2, the determination result is true, and the routine goes to step c15.

Then, the CPU 32 sets each symbol display section 3,
It is determined whether or not each of the symbols stopped and displayed at 4 and 5 is a combination of symbols, that is, whether or not each symbol is the same symbol (step c15). If the determination result of step c15 is true, that is, if each symbol is the same symbol, the CPU 32 sets 1 to the value of the probability state setting flag Pr, and the next and subsequent symbol changes are performed. The probability that each symbol stopped in the case will be the same symbol is changed to a high probability (step c16), and the operation state storage flag Fa is set to 3 so that the opening of the specific winning opening 8 in the processing of the task 4 is determined. The operation of the stopping device 12 is permitted (step c17).

As a result of setting 3 to the operation state storage flag Fa, in the processing after the next cycle, the CPU 32 determines that the determination result of the step c1 of the task 3 is false, and proceeds to the step c5. In the determination processing of the above, the determination result is false, and the process proceeds to step c14.
Since the determination result in the determination process of step c14 is false, the process of task 3 is substantially not executed.

If the result of the determination in step c15 is false, that is, if each symbol is not the same symbol,
The PU 32 determines whether or not there is a memory for the next symbol change by determining whether or not the current value of the winning memory number register N1 is 1 or more (step c1).
8) If there is a memory, the current value of the winning memory number register N1 is reduced by one (step c19). Then, 0 is set to the operation state storage flag Fa (step c20), and the execution of the next task 3 relating to a new symbol change is permitted.

In this embodiment, the fixed random number storage register R0
Are stored in the jackpot random number storage register RAN1 at 240 values from 0 to 239. When the probability state setting flag Pr has a normal probability of 0 or 2, the process proceeds to step c8 to set the value 1 The probability that each symbol will match and win is 1/24
It becomes 0. On the other hand, when the value of the probability state setting flag Pr is 1, which is a high probability, the process proceeds to step c11 and is compared with the set value range 1 to 10. Therefore, the probability that each symbol matches and wins is 10/240, that is, 1/24
Becomes

The processing of task 4 shown in FIGS. 17 and 18 relates to the opening operation processing of the special winning opening 8 and the operation processing of the stopping device 12 based on the symbol matching of the symbol display sections 3, 4, and 5.

The CPU 32 determines whether or not the value of the operation state storage flag Fa is 3, that is, whether or not each process of the task 4 is executable (step c1). If the value of the operation state storage flag Fa is set to 3 in the processing of the task 3, the processing of the task 4 can be executed.

Next, the CPU 32 determines whether or not to newly execute each process of the task 4 by determining the current value of the new flag ft (step d1). If the value of the new flag ft is 0, a new process of the task 4 can be started.

When the current value of the new flag ft is 0, the CPU 32 determines that the new flag ft is new and proceeds to step d3, where the operation time t1 to t4 of the specific winning opening 8 and the stopping device 12 shown in FIG. Timer T to measure progress
1 is activated (step d3), the new flag ft is set to 1 (step d4), the execution start of the task 4 is stored, and the process of this cycle is ended.

As a result of setting the current value of the new flag ft to 1, the CPU 32 executes step d
1. After the discrimination process in step d2, in the discrimination process in step d5, the current value of the new flag ft is detected as 1. Therefore, the process proceeds to step d6, and the elapsed time of the timer T1 becomes the operation start time t1 of the stationary device 12. It is determined whether or not the time has reached (step d6). If the elapsed time T1 has not reached the time t1, the processing in this cycle is ended.

The CPU 32 determines whether the elapsed time T1 has reached the time t1 in the determination processing of step d6, until the elapsed time T1 reaches the time t1.
5 and step d6 are repeatedly executed in a predetermined cycle. Elapsed time T in the determination process of step d6
1 is detected to have reached time t1, the CPU 32
Outputs the excitation command of the solenoid SOL3 to operate the stopping device 12 (step d7), that is, as shown in FIG. 2, the ball receiving piece 62 is protruded to the ball receiving state, and 2 is set to the new flag ft. Set (step d8), stop device 1
The start of the operation of Step 2 is stored, and the processing of this cycle ends.

As a result of the current value of the new flag ft being set to 2, the CPU 32 executes step d
In the determination processing of step d9 after the determination processing of step d2 and step d5, the current value of the new flag ft is 2
Is detected, the process proceeds to step d10, and the timer T
It is determined whether or not the elapsed time of 1 has reached the opening start time t2 of the specific winning opening 8 (step d10). If the elapsed time T1 has not reached the time t2, the processing of this cycle is ended.

The CPU 32 repeats the discrimination processing of step d1, step d2, step d5, step d9 and step d10 for a predetermined period until it is detected that the elapsed time T1 has reached the time t1 in the discrimination processing of step d10. When it is detected that the elapsed time T1 has reached the time t2 in the determination processing of step d10, the CPU 32 outputs an excitation command for the solenoid SOL1 to open the specific winning opening 8 (step d11). ,
The new flag ft is set to 3 (step d8), the start of opening of the specific winning opening 8 is stored, and the processing in this cycle ends.

The CPU 32 uses the same algorithm to set the new value ft of the new flag ft in the processing after the next cycle.
Is detected (step d13), and it is determined whether or not the elapsed time of the timer T1 has reached the opening end time t3 of the specific winning opening 8 (step d14).
When it is detected that the value has reached 3, the excitation release command of the solenoid SOL1 is output to close the specific winning opening 8 (step d15), and the new flag ft is set to 4 (step d).
16), the end of the opening of the specific winning opening 8 is stored, and in the subsequent processing cycle, since the current value of the new flag ft is 4, the process proceeds to the determination process of step d17 after the determination process of step d13 ( Step d13), timer T1
It is determined whether or not the elapsed time of the stop device 12 has reached the operation end time t4 (step d17). When it is detected that the elapsed time T1 has reached the time t4, the solenoid SOL3
And the operation of the stopping device 12 is stopped (step d18), that is, as shown in FIG. 3, the ball receiving piece 62 is immersed in the non-ball receiving state, and 0 is set to the new flag ft. Set and initialize (step d19).

Then, the CPU 32 determines whether or not the next symbol change is stored by determining whether or not the current value of the winning storage number register N1 is 1 or more (step d20), while storing. If there is, the current value of the winning number register N1 is decremented by one (step d21), and the operation state storage flag Fa is set to 0 to allow the next task 3 to execute a process relating to a new symbol change. Then (step d22), the process of task 4 ends.

When several game balls enter the specific winning opening 8 opened by the processing of step d11 of task 4, up to three winning game balls are stopped on the stopping device 12 and released by the processing of step d18. The player falls down and wins one of the three winning areas shown in FIG. 3, namely the specific area 13 and the other winning areas 66, 66. At this time, the game ball is placed in the specific area 13 in the middle. When a prize is won, the passage of the specific area 13 is detected in the determination processing of step b14 of task 2. And
In the process of step b16, the value of the starting condition setting flag g1 is set to 1 and the detection of the winning of the game ball to the third type starting ports 10 and 11 is permitted. When the ball wins, the winning of the game ball to the third type starting ports 10 and 11 is detected in the determination processing of b11 of the task 2, and as a result, the value of the special winning opening opening flag g2 is set to 1 in the processing of step b13. Is set, and the execution of the special winning opening process of the task 5 is permitted.

The processing of task 5 shown in FIG. 19 relates to the opening operation processing of the special winning opening 9 based on the passing of the game ball to the specific area 13 (winning).

FIG. 10 is a timing chart showing the opening operation processing of the special winning opening 9. The CPU 32 sets 1 to the value of the special winning opening flag g2 in the processing of step b13 of the task 2, and executes the task 5 When the execution of the special winning opening opening process is permitted, the current value 1 of the special winning opening opening flag g2 is detected in the discriminating processes of step e1 and step e2. You.

If the value of the special winning opening flag g2 is 0, the current value 0 of the special winning opening flag g2 is detected by the discriminating process of step e1. Is not executed.

When the CPU 32 detects the current value 1 of the special winning opening flag g2 (step e2), the CPU 32 next determines whether or not the process of the cycle is a process to be newly performed by the new state determination flag fd. Is determined by determining whether the current value of is equal to 0 (step e3).

If the value of the new state determination flag fd is 0, the task 5 is to be newly processed, and if the value is other than 0, it means that the opening operation of the special winning opening 9 is being performed. Things. The current value of the new state determination flag fd is 0
If so, the CPU 32 proceeds to step e4, activates the timer T2 to measure the passage of the opening end time t5 of the special winning opening 9 (step e4), and the solenoid SOL
The excitation command of 2 is output to open the special winning opening 9 (step e5), the new state determination flag fd is set to 1 (step e5), and the opening start of the special winning opening 9 is stored. The process ends. In the game board 1, the big winning opening 9
Is opened so that the game balls can be won. In the game ball that has won the special winning opening 9, the winning is detected in the determination processing in step b29 of the task 2, and the subsequent step b3
In the process of 0, the winning number is stored in the special winning opening winning number counter C4, and it is determined whether or not the total number of winning game balls has reached the predetermined winning number of 10 in the determining process of step b31. When the total number of game balls that have won the game reaches 10, the value of the special winning opening flag g2 is changed to 2 in the process of step b32.

After the next cycle processing, the new state determination flag fd
Is 1, and if the current value of the special winning opening flag g2 remains 1, the CPU 32 proceeds to step e.
1. After the discriminating process of step e2 and step e3, the process proceeds to step e8 and the elapsed time of the timer T2 is changed to the special winning opening 9
It is determined whether or not the opening end time t5 has reached (step e8). If the elapsed time T2 has not reached the time t5,
The processing in this cycle ends.

If the current value of the special winning opening flag g2 remains 1, the CPU 32 proceeds to step e1 until the elapsed time T2 reaches the time t1 in the determination processing of step e8. Step e2, step e
3 and the determination processing of step e8 are repeatedly executed at a predetermined cycle, and the elapsed time T2 is determined in the determination processing of step e8.
When it is detected that the game time has reached the time t1, the process proceeds to step e9. However, when the total number of game balls that have been won during the opening of the special winning opening 9 reaches ten, the special winning opening opening flag is set in the processing of the task 2. Since the value of g2 is changed to 2, the CPU 3
In step e2, the process proceeds to step e7 after the determination process in step e2, detects the current value 2 of the special winning opening opening flag g2 (step e7), and proceeds to step e9.

The CPU 32 that has proceeded to step e9 outputs an excitation release command for the solenoid SOL2, and
Is closed (step e9), a new state discrimination flag fd is set to 0 and initialized (step e10),
The value of the special winning opening flag g2 is set to 0 for initialization (step e11), processing of the new task 5 in the next cycle and thereafter is permitted, and the processing cycle of the task 5 ends.

If the special winning opening 9 is opened for a predetermined time t5, or if ten game balls are won during the opening of the special winning opening 9, the opening operation is terminated upon detection of the tenth ball. In the embodiment, the predetermined time t5 is set to 9.800 seconds. In the opening operation process of the special winning opening 9 of the task 5, the current value of the starting condition setting flag g1 is 1 and the state is permitted, and the detection of the winning of the game ball to the third type starting ports 10 and 11 is permitted. This is a process executed when a game ball wins in the third type start-up ports 10 and 11. Therefore, when the current value of the starting condition setting flag g1 in the processing of the task 2 is 1, the game ball passing through the specific area 13 is detected again, and the value of the starting condition setting flag g1 is changed to the prohibited state of 0. Case (see step b14, step b15 and step b19),
When the current value of the starting condition setting flag g1 is 1, the third
When the total number of game balls winning the seed starting ports 10 and 11 reaches the predetermined winning number 16, the starting condition setting flag g1 is set.
Is changed to the prohibited state of 0 (step b24)
And except for step b25), each time a winning of a game ball to the third type starting port 10, 11 is detected in the determination processing of step b11 of task 2, the third type starting port winning number counter C
The value of 2 is incremented by one (step b12), and 1 is set to the special winning opening flag g2 (step b1).
3) Therefore, the current value of the start condition setting flag g1 is set to 1
For a permission state of, the processing cycle of task 5 is executed up to 16 times.

When the current value of the starting condition setting flag g1 is changed from the permitted state of 1 to the prohibited state of 0 by the processing of step b14, step b15 and step b19 or the processing of step b24 and step b25, Even if the winning opening 9 is open, the value of the special winning opening flag g2 is 1, so that the opening is performed until the timer T2 reaches a predetermined time t5, or the special winning opening 9 is set. If 10 game balls win during the opening of
The opening operation is completed by the detection of the unit.

In the present embodiment, the first condition set in advance to satisfy the display results of the symbol display units 3, 4, 5 for opening the specific winning opening 8 and the setting probability changing means are used for symbol display. In order to change the setting of the probability that the display results by the units 3, 4, and 5 satisfy the first condition, the second condition set in advance to satisfy the display results by the symbol display units 3, 4, and 5 is the same. , That is, the left, right, and middle symbols are 111, 333, 5
55, 777, or 999, and the second condition for changing the probability by the set probability changing means is a specific symbol in the above symbol combination. , For example, or 777, or a combination of symbols different from the above combination, for example, 159.

The progress of the game on the game board 1 of the pachinko machine of the embodiment will be briefly described according to the winning state of the game ball. When the game ball wins the symbol starting port 6, each of the symbol display portions 3, 4, 5, the symbol display units 3, 4, and 5 are stopped. When the display results by the symbol display sections 3, 4, and 5 are the same for each symbol, the stopping device 1 inside the winning device 7
2 is activated to be in the ball receiving state, and the specific winning opening 8 is opened. At this time, in the internal processing by the CPU 32, the probability that each symbol matches is changed to a high probability.

When a game ball wins in the opened special winning opening 8, up to three winning game balls are stopped on the stopping device 12. After a lapse of a certain period of time, the stopping device 12 releases the game balls held in the stopping device 12 to shift to the non-ball receiving state, and the three winning ports 66, 13,.
Wins one of 66. At this time, the specific area 1 in the middle
When the game ball wins at No. 3, the third type starting openings 10, 1 on the left and right
1 is allowed to function as a starting port.

At this time, in the internal processing by the CPU 32,
The condition that the left and right third type starting ports 10 and 11 function as starting ports is that after the game ball has won the first specific area 13,
When the total number of prizes winning in the left and right third kind starting ports 10 and 11 reaches the predetermined prize number 16 or when the game ball is again in the specific area 1
3, the probability of winning in the specific area 13, that is, the probability that each symbol matches, is returned to the normal probability. In addition, the number of times that the left and right third type starting ports 10 and 11 are allowed to function as starting ports is stored.
The number of times of permission is up to two times counted from the winning of the specific area 13 of the first game ball.

In the state where the left and right third type starting ports 10 and 11 are permitted to function as starting ports, if one of the game balls wins either the left or right, the special winning opening 9 is opened for a predetermined time. Later, it is closed. The special winning opening 9 can win up to 10 game balls within a predetermined time. The opening and closing operation of the special winning opening 9 is referred to as one cycle operation of the special winning opening 9.

The left and right third type starting ports 10,
In 11th, if even one game ball wins either left or right,
One cycle operation of the special winning opening is performed. This one-cycle operation of the special winning opening is performed until the total number of winnings in the third type starting openings 10 and 11 on the left and right reaches a predetermined winning number of 16. The maximum number of times is 16 times.

When the total number of winnings in the left and right third type starting ports 10 and 11 reaches the predetermined winning number 16, the left and right third type starting ports 10 and 11 are prohibited from functioning as starting ports. In the internal processing by the CPU 32, if the number of times that the left and right third type start-up ports 10 and 11 are permitted to function as start-up ports is the first time, the probability that the respective symbols of the respective symbol display sections 3, 4, and 5 match will be determined. Reverted to high probability. As a result, when the symbol coincidence occurs again and the game ball wins in the specific area 13, the function as the start port of the second type third start ports 10 and 11 is permitted, and the game ball is switched to the third type start port. 10,11
, One cycle operation of the special winning opening 9 is up to 1
This will be done up to six times.

In the internal processing by the CPU 32, when permission of the function is completed using the second left and right third type starting ports 10 and 11 as starting ports, the probability that the respective symbols in the respective symbol display sections 3, 4, and 5 match will be determined. Return to normal probability.

[0116]

According to the structure of the first aspect, the symbol table
The display mode of the indicating means is a second display mode set in advance.
The display result by the symbol display means is in the first display state.
Change the probability of the situation to be higher than the normal state,
The probability has been increased by the setting probability changing means.
The display color of the symbol display means is different from the normal probability state
Notification by changing the color to
If the setting is changed to be higher than the normal state,
Notify the player who is paying attention to the display means in an easy-to-understand manner
Can be . According to the configuration of claim 2, the probability is
If the setting is changed to be higher than the normal state,
The display color of the symbol displayed on the display means is the normal probability state
Changes to a different color, so pay attention to the symbol display
Very easy for players to understand . Claim 3
According to the configuration described, the probability is set by the setting probability changing unit.
Under the state where it is higher than the normal state,
If the column fluctuates the symbol, after the symbol starts to fluctuate
There is no probability that the time until the stop will be the first display mode.
The probability is different from the normal state, so the probability is
If the setting is changed to be higher, the symbol display means
Notify the watching player also by the fluctuation time of the symbol
Can be

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view showing a game board of a pachinko machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a winning device and a stopping device of the pachinko machine of the embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing an operation state of the stopping device of the pachinko machine according to the embodiment.

FIG. 4 is an enlarged front view of a rotating body and a right third type starting port provided on a game board of the pachinko machine of the embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing a control unit of the pachinko machine of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is an operation principle diagram showing a storage operation of a fixed random number register Ri in the embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating a relationship between a setting probability changing unit and a starting condition setting unit according to the embodiment;

FIG. 8 is a timing chart showing a symbol changing process in a symbol display section of the symbol display means of the embodiment.

FIG. 9 is a timing chart showing a specific winning opening opening operation process and a stop device operating operation process according to the embodiment;

FIG. 10 is a timing chart showing opening operation processing of a special winning opening of the embodiment.

FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing a part of the processing by the CPU provided in the pachinko machine according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing a part of the processing by the CPU provided in the pachinko machine according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 13 is a continuation of the flowchart of FIG. 12;

14 is a continuation of the flowchart of FIG.

FIG. 15 is a flowchart showing a part of the processing by the CPU provided in the pachinko machine according to the embodiment of the present invention.

16 is a continuation of the flowchart of FIG.

FIG. 17 is a flowchart showing a part of the processing by the CPU provided in the pachinko machine according to the embodiment of the present invention;

18 is a continuation of the flowchart of FIG.

FIG. 19 is a flowchart showing a part of the processing by the CPU provided in the pachinko machine according to the embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Game board 2 Symbol display unit 3 Left symbol display unit 4 Right symbol display unit 5 Middle symbol display unit 6 Symbol starter 7 Winning device 8 Special winning opening 8 'Ordinary electric accessory 9 Large winning opening 9' Winning device 10 3 type starting port 11 right 3rd type starting port (gap) 11 ′ accessory 12 stopping device 13 specific area 14 rotating body 15 memorized number display LED 16 large winning opening winning number display LED 17 upper decoration LED 18 right decoration LED 19th 3 kinds of starting opening winning number display LED 20 notch 21 semi-peripheral wall 22 gap 23 ball sorting piece 30 ROM 31 RAM 32 CPU 33 switch detection unit 34 LED display circuit 35 symbol display circuit 36 solenoid drive circuit 37 clock reset circuit 41 heaven Prize winning opening 42 Lower left winning opening 43 Lower right winning opening 44 Lower left tulip type accessory 45 Ball guide rail 46 Out entrance 47 Return rubber 48 Windmill 49 Lamp windmill 50 Indicator light A 51 Indicator light B 52 Indicator light C 53 Indicator light D 60 Opening 61 Surrounding wall 62 Ball receiving piece 63 Movable member 64 Guide rod 65 Ball guiding wall 66 Other winning areas 67 Inner wall 68 Hole 69 Flange part 70 Game ball flow path 71 Plate 72 Plunger SW1 Symbol activation switch SW2 3rd kind start opening winning detection switch SW3 Specific area passing detection switch SW4 Large winning opening winning detection switch SOL1 Specific winning opening opening and closing solenoid SOL2 Large winning opening Open solenoid SOL3 Stop solenoid

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Claims (4)

(57) [Claims] [Claim 1] If a winning game balls to a specific starting winning opening
Or a detecting means for detecting passage , a symbol displaying means for variably displaying a symbol based on a detection signal from the detecting means, and an opening when a display result of the symbol displaying means becomes a preset first display mode. and a particular winning hole to be the view
Second display mode in which the display result of the pattern display means is set in advance
If the display result by the symbol display means is the
The probability of 1 display mode is higher than in the normal state
Pachinko game with setting probability changing means to change setting
The probability is set by the setting probability changing means.
The high color is indicated by the display color of the symbol display means.
By changing to a different color from the normal probability state
A pachinko gaming machine characterized by notification . 2. A display color change of the symbol display means,
The pachinko gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the displayed color is a change in color . 3. The method according to claim 1, wherein the probability of the first display mode is normally determined.
Rate and the probability of the first display mode being normal
When it is set to be higher than
The time from when the pattern starts to fluctuate until it stops varies
The pachinko according to claim 1 or 2, wherein
Ko gaming machine. 4. A second prize port provided separately from the specific prize port.
Detecting means for detecting a winning of a game ball to a winning port of a game
And a large aperture opened by a detection signal from the second detection means.
A winning opening, and a winning device communicating with the specific winning opening.
The prize winning device includes a prize flow path for a game ball and the prize flow.
Stopping means for temporarily stopping game balls on the upstream side of the road;
Released from the stopping means downstream of the winning channel
A third detecting means for detecting a lost game ball;
The second detection means by the detection signal from the detection means
A contraction means provided with an activation setting means for validating
The pachinko gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 3.