JP3575404B2 - Pachinko machine - Google Patents

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また、第２図柄表示窓５２及び表示枠５４に表示される図柄（以下、単に中図柄という）は、１７種類の図柄からなっており、第４のカウンタの値に対応して明示される中図柄が決定する。この対応関係を［表２］に示す。
【００３２】
【表２】

但し、第１のカウンタの値が１００若しくは３００のときには、当り図柄組合せにて明示させるものとし、第２のカウンタの２５種類の値に対応して明示される停止図柄が決定する。この対応関係を［表３］に示す。
【００３３】
【表３】

このようにパチンコ機１においては、当り図柄組合せは”１，１，１”や”￥，￥，￥”といったゾロ目だけでなく、「＊」が付いた図柄がそろったものも当り図柄組合せとして設定され、計２５種類がある。そして、これらの内の１つが各図柄表示窓５１〜５３に出力されると、アタッカー２６が開かれる。なお、第１のカウンタの値が１００でも３００でもないときに、第３〜第５カウンタが、当り図柄組合せにする値を出力させる場合（第３〜第５カウンタの値が全て２のとき等）があるが、この場合は、本来設定されるべき図柄を差し替えて、当り図柄組合せにならないようにする。例えば、第３〜第５カウンタの値が全て２のとき、［表１］によれば右図柄として「２」が設定される筈であるが、差し替えて「３」を設定する。
【００３４】
こうして停止図柄の設定が完了すると、Ｓ１４０に進み、この設定された３つの停止図柄を各図柄表示窓５１〜５３に明示する図柄表示処理Ｓ１４０を行う。 この図柄表示処理Ｓ１４０を、図６のフローチャートとともに説明する。
【００３５】
本図柄表示処理Ｓ１４０において、図柄表示窓５１〜５３の表示を行う左図柄変動処理Ｓ２１０、右図柄変動処理Ｓ２２０、中図柄処理Ｓ２３０の各内容は、いずれも、１回の処理にて夫々の図柄を少しずつ変化させ、複数回夫々の処理を繰り返すことによりスクロール表示等を行い、最終的に停止図柄を各図柄表示窓５１〜５３に明示するというものである。すなわち、本処理が起動されるとまずＳ２１０にて左図柄変動処理を行い、次にＳ２２０の右図柄変動処理を行い、続いてＳ２３０に示す中図柄処理を行い、Ｓ２４０にて停止図柄が全て表示されたか否かを判定し、明示されていれば図柄表示処理Ｓ１４０を終了し、表示されていなければ、Ｓ２１０に戻って、Ｓ２１０〜Ｓ２３０の処理を停止図柄が表示されるまで繰り返す。
【００３６】
ただし、後述するように、中図柄処理Ｓ２３０は、リーチ状態のとき液晶画面上の表示枠５４に複数の図柄を表示して、その図柄の中から停止図柄を選択する後述の表示枠処理を行ったあとで、その停止図柄を第２図柄表示窓５２に表示する。
【００３７】
ここで、これら左右の図柄変動処理Ｓ２１０，Ｓ２２０について、図７に示したフローチャートに基づいて説明する。以下、左図柄変動処理Ｓ２１０及び右図柄変動処理Ｓ２２０は、まとめて左（右）図柄変動処理という。
【００３８】
まず、左（右）図柄変動処理が起動されると、Ｓ３１０初期変動を終らせるか否かを判定する。初期変動とは、各図柄表示窓５１〜５３に複数の図柄をスクロール表示させることであり、ここでは、図柄を３０個スクロールしたか否かを判定し、判定されるまでＳ３２０により１図柄ずつスクロール表示する。なお、このスクロール表示は、［表１］に示した図柄を、予め定められた順番（以下「順列」という。）に、例えば０→１→２→…→萬→円→０→…の順序にてスクロールさせ、１図柄分スクロールさせる時間が０．１ｓｅｃというスピードにて目まぐるしく行われる。
【００３９】
図柄を３０個スクロールしたと判定するとＳ３３０に分岐して、スクロール中の図柄を明示する停止図柄の３つ手前の図柄までスクロールさせる。例えば、停止図柄が「£」であれば、「£」の３つ手前の図柄である「￥」まで更にスクロールさせる。このため、Ｓ３３０の処理に入った時点にてスクロール表示されている図柄によってスクロールされる量が異なる。例えば、スクロール表示されている図柄が「４」であれば、「４」から「￥」までの６図柄分、スクロールさせることになり、「￥」がスクロール表示されていれば、一切変動は行われず次のステップに進む。
【００４０】
こうして、３つ手前の図柄までスクロールされると、Ｓ３４０に進み、３図柄ゆっくりとスクロールさせて、続くＳ３５０にてを明示する。このときのスクロール速度は１図柄あたり約１ｓｅｃにされている。
【００４１】
つまり左（右）図柄変動処理は、図柄のスクロール表示を行った後、図５のＳ１３０にて設定された図柄を夫々図柄表示窓５１，５３に出力する処理となっている。
【００４２】
なお、図柄が停止するタイミングは、前記説明より明らかなように、左図柄の方が右図柄よりも先となる。
次に、中図柄処理Ｓ２３０を、図８のフローチャートに基づいて説明する。
【００４３】
この中図柄処理Ｓ２３０が起動されると、まず、Ｓ４１０にて図柄表示窓５３に右図柄が明示されたか否かを判定する。右図柄が明示されていないと判定されたときには、Ｓ４２０に進んで更に１図柄スクロールさせ、再びＳ４１０に戻り、右図柄が明示されるまでスクロール表示をする。なお、このスクロール表示は、［表２］に示した図柄を順列順に、例えば、０→１→２→…→萬→円→＊→０→…の順序にて行われる。また、１図柄分のスクロール時間は、０．１ｓｅｃである。
【００４４】
一方、右図柄が明示されていると判定されると、Ｓ４３０に分岐して、既に明示している左図柄及び右図柄の組合せがリーチ状態になっているかどうかを判定する。リーチ状態とは、［表３］に示した２５種類の各当り態様から、中図柄を取り除いてなる配列になっている状態を言う。例えば、左図柄及び右図柄が共に「０」ならば、当り態様”０，０，０”のリーチ状態であり、左図柄及び右図柄が共に「3*」ならば、”3*，３，3*”若しくは”3*，＊，3*”のリーチ状態となる。
【００４５】
リーチ状態であれば、後述する表示枠処理Ｓ４４０にて、並列に表示した各図柄表示窓５１〜５３の下に第２図柄表示窓５２の窓枠を移動して拡大し、新たに表示枠５４とする表示がなされ、この表示枠５４内で第４カウンタの値に対応した停止図柄を後述する枠５５が明示する表示を行う。
【００４６】
一方、Ｓ４３０の判定にて、リーチ状態ではない（左図柄が「１」、右図柄が「5*」等）ときは、Ｓ４５０に進み、明示する中図柄の３つ手前の図柄までスクロールさせる。続いてＳ４６０に進み、３図柄ゆっくりと（１図柄あたり約１ｓｅｃ）スクロールさせて、中図柄にて停止させ、Ｓ４７０に進んで、第２図柄表示窓５２に中図柄を表示し、当該中図柄処理Ｓ２３０を終了する。
【００４７】
つまり中図柄処理Ｓ２３０は、左図柄及び右図柄が停止される前の時点においては、図柄のスクロール表示を行い、左図柄及び右図柄が停止されると、その２図柄の組み合せがリーチ状態となっているか否かに応じて、スクロール表示を表示枠処理Ｓ４４０による表示に変え、最後に遊技処理のＳ１３０にて設定した中図柄を明示する処理となっている。
【００４８】
次に、表示枠処理Ｓ４４０を図９のフローチャート，図１０及び図１１に基づいて説明する。
表示枠処理Ｓ４４０は、第１図柄表示窓５１と第３図柄表示窓５３に表示される停止図柄の組み合せがリーチ状態であるとき行われる処理である。
【００４９】
この表示枠処理Ｓ４４０が開始されると、図１０（ａ）に示す様に、Ｓ５１０にて第２図柄表示窓５２のスクロール表示をやめ、続くＳ５２０にて各図柄表示窓５１〜５３が並列に表示されている部分の下の部分に表示枠５４を表示する。そして、Ｓ５３０にて表示枠５４中に複数の図柄を表示し、この表示された図柄を下方から上方へ移動させる表示を行い、Ｓ５４０にて表示される図柄に沿って移動する枠５５を表示する。
【００５０】
なお、図１０（ａ）の点線で示すように、表示枠５４を液晶画面５中に表示する際、第２図柄表示窓５２の窓枠を拡大して表示枠５４にする表示を行っている。
【００５１】
ここで、表示枠５４で行われる表示についてより詳しく説明すると、表示枠５４中に表示される複数の図柄は、図１０（ａ）〜（ｄ）中に示すように、図中の図柄「３」の左側の矢印の方向にほぼ同じ速度で、表示枠５４の下辺から現れて順次ずれながら進み、上辺で消えていくように表示する。一方枠５５は、上記のように表示される図柄に沿って表示枠５４中を動き、図柄上を通過するときは、図１０（ａ）の図柄「４」及び図１０（ｄ）の図柄「５」の部分に示すように、図柄が一度は必ず枠５５内に完全に収まるようにして通過する表示を行う。そして、表示枠５４の表示を開始してから所定時間経過すると、表示枠５４内の図柄の流れは止まり、一方、枠５５は、停止した複数の図柄のうちの中図柄を囲んだ状態で停止するのである。
【００５２】
次に、Ｓ５５０にて枠５５を停止したと判断されたら、Ｓ５６０に分岐し第２図柄表示窓５２を再び表示して、Ｓ５７０にて枠５５内に表示している中図柄を第２図柄表示窓５２内に表示し、表示枠処理Ｓ４４０を終了する。
【００５３】
尚、枠５５を用いた理由は、表示枠５４中に複数の図柄が表示されるため、どの図柄が明示されているのかを遊技者にわかり易くするためである。
以上の処理が終了すると、各図柄表示窓５１〜５３には停止図柄が図１１のように表示される。
【００５４】
そして図５に戻ってＳ１５０で、図１１の横並びのライン上に表示された停止図柄が特別遊技を実行する当り図柄の組合せであるときは、大当たり処理Ｓ１６０を行い、一方、特別遊技を実行しない図柄の組合せであるときには、再び始動入力があるかを検出する処理Ｓ１１０を行う。
【００５５】
次に、大当たり処理Ｓ１６０を図１２のフローチャートに基づいて説明する。 当該処理が実行されると、まずＳ６１０にてソレノイド１０６を駆動し、アタッカー２６を開放する。続くＳ６２０にて、液晶画面５に動画を出力する。この動画は、始動入賞と共に表示された図柄表示窓５１〜５３及び表示枠５４に代わり、大当たり状態の間中液晶画面５に出力するものである。
【００５６】
動画出力が終了すると、Ｓ６３０に進み、アタッカー２６の開放を中断するかどうかを判定する。この判定基準は、パチンコ機１では２つあり、その一つはアタッカー２６が開かれてから所定時間（ここでは２５秒）経過したこと、もう一つは開口にパチンコ玉が１０個入賞したことである。この少なくとも一方が成立した際に、Ｓ６４０に進み、アタッカー２６を閉じる。どちらも成立しない場合には、Ｓ６２０に戻る。
【００５７】
Ｓ６４０にてアタッカー２６を閉じると、続くＳ６５０及びＳ６６０にて、大当たり状態を終了させるか否かの判定を行う。まずＳ６５０では継続入賞スイッチ３０１に基づき、特定領域をパチンコ玉が通過したかどうかを判定し、通過していなければ当該大当たり処理Ｓ１６０を終了させる。通過していれば、Ｓ６６０にて、大当たり処理Ｓ１６０が起動されてからアタッカー２６が１６回開かれたかどうかを判定する。まだ１６回に達していなければＳ６１０に戻ってアタッカー２６を再び開放し、１６回開いたならば、当該大当たり処理Ｓ１６０を終了させる。
【００５８】
つまり、大当たり処理Ｓ１６０では、パチンコ機１を大当たり状態にし、また大当たり状態においては液晶画面５に動画を出力し、上記条件に基づいて大当たり状態を終らせて通常状態に戻す処理を行う。
【００５９】
尚、本実施例で、各図柄表示窓５１〜５３に各停止図柄が停止する場合の、「停止」とは、図柄が実際には止まっていなくても、遊技者から見ると止まっている様に見える状態も含む。例えば、表示手段の画面上で数ミリ程度図柄が振動していても、遊技に夢中になっているものには分からないような状態等である。
【００６０】
また、本実施例では、表示枠５４での図柄の表示を予め定められた順列に従って行っているが、乱数発生手段が発生した乱数に応じて、変動表示する図柄の順番を様々に変更した差替順列を作成する順列作成手段を備え、この順列作成手段にて作成された差替順列を予め定められた順列に代えて用いるように構成してもよい。
【００６１】
尚、例えば当り図柄のような特定の図柄を他の図柄よりも多く含めた差替順列を設定する特定図柄表示手段を備え、図１３に示すように、特定の図柄を他の図柄よりも多く表示するようにしてもよい。
【００６２】
また、差替順列として、表示枠中に表示する図柄の順番を予め定めた順列の他に複数の順列を用意しておき、Ｓ５３０の処理を始めるとき、中図柄処理（Ｓ２３０）のうち、表示枠処理（Ｓ４４０）以外の処理が行われるときは、予め定められた順列を用い、表示枠処理（Ｓ４４０）が行われるときに予め定められた順列を含めた複数の差替順列のうち、いずれかの差替順列で図柄を表示する図柄順列差替手段を備えていてもよい。
【００６３】
さらに、順列のうち一部分を抽出し、予め設定された順列に代えて抽出した順列を差替順列として設定する部分順列設定手段を備え、この部分順列設定手段により設定された差替順列を表示してもよい。
【００６４】
次に、図１４により、上記実施例の他に、表示枠処理Ｓ４４０で行う様々な態様の実施例を例示列挙して説明する。
図１４（ａ）は、上記実施例に於ける枠５５を円状枠５５１にしたものである。
【００６５】
図１４（ｂ）は、上記実施例に於ける表示枠５４よりも小さな表示枠５４１中に、図柄を縦に流して表示して、枠５５を点線で示す様に表示枠５４１の縦の辺を飛び出して蛇行するように表示する実施例である。
【００６６】
図１４（ｃ）は、上記実施例に於ける枠５５に代えてキャラクター５５２を表示し、このキャラクター５５２が、表示枠５４中に表示される図柄の上部あるいは付近を通過するように表示したものである。このような構成とする場合、例えば、キャラクター５５２についてスキーヤーのキャラクターを用いる。すると、スキーの回転競技のように、表示枠５５内に表示される図柄を旗門に見立て、その旗門をスキーヤーのキャラクターが通過するシーンをほうふつさせ、より趣向性に富んだ遊技を行うことができる。
【００６７】
図１４（ｄ）は、上記実施例の表示枠５４を図１４（ｂ）の表示枠５４１のようにしたもので、また枠５５も図１４（ｃ）のキャラクター５５２のようにしたものである。
【００６８】
図１５では、図１４（ｃ）で示した液晶画面５上でスキーを行うキャラクターを３つ表示する。具体的には、中央のボーゲンで滑る格好をしている女の子のキャラクター５５ａとスノーボードをする男の子のキャラクター５５ｂとパラレルで滑る格好をしている男の子のキャラクター５５ｃとを表示する。また、これらのキャラクターには、前記遊技処理により当たり図柄組合せを構成する図柄を停止図柄として設定したとき、例えば予め大当り状態を実行する回数を、キャラクター５５ａは１０回中６回、キャラクター５５ｂは１０回中３回、キャラクター５５ｃは１０回中１回と設定しておく。
【００６９】
この変形例ではリーチ状態になると、液晶画面５の表示枠５４の中を、上述の３つのキャラクター５５ａ，５５ｂ，５５ｃが一斉に滑り出す。一斉に滑りだしたキャラクター５５ａ，５５ｂ，５５ｃは、所定時間経過すると、一つずつ途中で転んで表示枠５４中に表示される複数の図柄と共に表示枠５４の上辺に消える。そして、更に所定時間経過すると、最後まで一つ残って滑り続けているキャラクターが停止して、第２図柄表示窓５２に表示する図柄のうち停止図柄を明示する構成となっている。
【００７０】
このように構成された変形例のパチンコ機１で遊技者が繰り返し遊技を行うと、リーチ状態になった場合、液晶画面５上で一斉に滑り出すキャラクター５５ａ，５５ｂ，５５ｃのうち、女の子のキャラクター５５ａが残ると最も大当り状態になりやすく、キャラクター５５ｂ、５５ｃでも回数は少ないものの大当り状態になるという事実を、遊技者は次第に覚えていく。
【００７１】
そして上述の様な事実を遊技者が知ると、以後リーチ状態になったとき、遊技者は、女の子のキャラクター５５ａに最後まで残ってくれと願う。また、途中で女の子のキャラクター５５ａが転んでしまっても、遊技者は、キャラクター５５ｂあるいは５５ｃでもまだ大当り状態になるという可能性があることを知っているので、当たるかもしれないと期待するのである。
【００７２】
従って、この変形例のパチンコ機１によれば、最後まで転ばずに滑っているキャラクターに設定された回数に応じて大当り状態になるか否かを明示するので、遊技者はどのキャラクターが最後まで転ばずに滑っているのかによって大当り状態になり易いか否かを予め知ることができ、より趣向に富んだ遊技を楽しむことができる。
【００７３】
なお、キャラクター５５ａ〜５５ｃを表示途中で変身するように表示するようにしてもよい。
以上のようなパチンコ機１では、複数の図柄が表示枠５４中に表示されるので、遊技者は、これら複数の図柄のうち大当り状態になる当り図柄を捜し出すという楽しみが生まれる。次に、表示枠５４中に表示された複数の図柄のうち少なくとも１つが枠５５により明示され、枠５５が移動することにより停止図柄を明示する様子が示されるので、遊技者は、現在明示されている図柄と当り図柄の場所とを見比べ、当り図柄が強調されるか否かを予測しながら枠５５が移動する様子を見る楽しみが生まれる。またこの時、枠５５が移動する際、当り図柄を通過するようにすると、当り図柄を通過する毎に当たるかもしれないという期待感を遊技者に生じさせることになるので一層趣向性が増す。さらに、このように表示枠５４を一杯に使って図柄を表示しているので、液晶画面５の有効利用が図れる。
【００７４】
また、本実施例に示すように、表示枠５４中に表示する複数の図柄をＳ字状に点在するように配置し、しかも表示枠５４の下から上へスクロールするように表示した場合、枠５５は、Ｓ字に配置された図柄に沿って、図柄の上或は近傍を通過するように表示している。このように従来のスクロール表示とは異なる様々な態様の図柄の明示方法が可能となる。
【００７５】
尚、枠５５が表示枠５４中に表示される図柄を通過する際、枠５５が図柄の上或は近傍を通過する態様としては、その時々で枠５５がどの図柄を明示しているのかが遊技者に明確に分かればどのようなものでもよい。
【００７６】
次に、複数種類の枠５５に対応して各枠５５が停止図柄として当り図柄を明示する回数を予め定めたので、遊技者は回数の高い枠５５が明示されるよう願うという楽しみが生まれ、より趣向性に富んだパチンコ機を提供することができる。
【００７７】
次に、第２図柄表示窓５２のスクロール表示を中止して表示枠５４による表示に切り換える条件として第２図柄表示窓５２以外の図柄表示窓に明示した停止図柄が、第２図柄表示窓５２に明示する停止図柄如何で当たり図柄組合せを構成する可能性がある所謂リーチ状態になったことを条件とすることで、表示の切換により遊技者に特別遊技が実行されるかもしれないという期待感を抱かせ、趣向性を増すことができる。
【００７８】
次に、予め設定された順列を差し替え、様々な順番で図柄を表示枠５４中に表示することによって、どの様な順列が組まれるかを予想する楽しみが生まれて趣向性を増す。一方で、複数の図柄が表示枠５４に表示されることにより、遊技者は、表示される複数の図柄の中に当り図柄が含まれていることを容易に確認できるので、順列を差し替えることにより当り図柄が含まれていないのではないかという疑念を抱く心配がない。
【００７９】
また、当り図柄を複数表示することで、パチンコ機１が特別遊技を実行するかもしれないという遊技者の期待感を増大させることができ、パチンコ機１の趣向性が向上する。一方、当り図柄以外の図柄を複数表示することにより、特別遊技が実行される確率が低いと見せかけて当たり図柄を明示する表示等ができ、このような表示をすることによって意外性のあるパチンコ機１とすることができる。
【００８０】
さらに、当たり図柄を含む順列の一部を差替順列として設定すれば、短い時間間隔で何度も当たり図柄を表示することになるので、見かけ上当たり図柄が明示される確率が上がり、遊技者の期待感を増大させ、趣向性を増すことができる。
【００８１】
なお、日替りに順列を変更するよう設定してもよい。このようにすれば、同じパチンコ台でも日毎に順列が変わるので、遊技者にとっては、同じ１台のパチンコ機について、如何に的確に変更された順列を予想するかなどする楽しみが生まれ、趣向性の高いパチンコ機１とすることができる。
【００８２】
また、順列の変更は、スクロール表示が開始される毎に行ってもよいし、リーチ状態になったときに行ってもよい。
さらに、例えば、表示枠５４中に表示する図柄の順番は順列通りに行い、枠５５により図柄を明示する順番を差替順列により行うように構成すれば、あたかも枠５５が図柄をランダムにあるいは飛々に明示するので、趣向性の高いパチンコ機１とすることができる。また、表示枠５４中に表示している図柄の中から乱数的に図柄を抽出し、抽出した図柄を枠５５により図柄を明示するようにしてもよい。
【００８３】
尚、上記実施例では、表示枠５４及び第１〜第３図柄表示窓を１つの液晶画面５に表示しているが、表示枠５４と第１〜第３図柄表示窓とを別々の液晶画面に表示してもよい。また、表示枠５４及び第１〜第３図柄表示窓を表示する画面は、液晶画面に限るものではなく、ＬＥＤ等を用いたマトリックス画面でもよいし、マトリックス画面と液晶画面とを併用してもよい。
［第２実施例］
以下、第２実施例を示す。
【００８４】
尚、第２実施例のその構成は、液晶画面５の表示と第１実施例に示す表示枠処理が変更されるだけであるので、その部分についてのみ説明する。
まず、図１６により液晶画面５の表示について説明する。
【００８５】
液晶表示装置４に設置した液晶画面５には、その画面中の中程に３つの第１図柄表示窓５１、第２図柄表示窓５２、第３図柄表示窓５３が表示される。
各図柄表示窓５１〜５３は、通常、絵や数字などの図柄を、肉眼では判別できない速度でスクロール表示を行う液晶画面５に表示される領域である。このスクロール表示は、始動口２４ａ〜２４ｃにパチンコ玉が入ると、後述する遊技処理により予め各図柄表示窓５１〜５３に明示する停止図柄を決定した後、一斉に開始される。そしてスクロール表示を開始してから所定時間経過した後、順次各図柄表示窓５１〜５３についてスクロール表示を停止し、停止図柄を明示する構成となっている。
【００８６】
次に、図１７により、リーチ状態の時に第２図柄表示窓５２を拡大表示する場合を説明する。
液晶画面５に表示する各図柄表示窓５１〜５３は、スクロール表示を開始して所定時間経過すると、まず第１図柄表示窓５１の図柄のスクロール表示を最初に停止し、次に第３図柄表示窓５３を停止し、最後に通常、第２図柄表示窓５２を停止する。
【００８７】
しかし、第１図柄表示窓５１と第３図柄表示窓５３との停止図柄の組み合せが、図１７に示すように、両方とも「７」である場合のような所謂リーチ状態である時、液晶画面５上では、第２図柄表示窓５２を拡大して拡大図柄表示窓７５４の表示を開始する。
【００８８】
拡大図柄表示窓７５４中には、第２図柄表示窓５２にスクロールして表示されていた図柄を、複数個スクロールして表示し、所定時間経過したらスクロールを停止し、その後拡大図柄表示窓７５４を縮小して、もとの大きさの第２図柄表示窓５２を表示する。そして各図柄表示窓５１〜５３に当り図柄組合せを明示したとき大当り状態になるよう構成されている。
【００８９】
尚、スクロールを停止したとき、第１図柄表示窓５１と第３図柄表示窓５３とを結ぶ直線上に表示された図柄が停止図柄である。
この様な表示を行うパチンコ機１では、第１実施例の図８に示す中図柄処理Ｓ２３０において、表示枠処理Ｓ４４０に代えて、拡大表示枠処理Ｓ４４１を行う。
【００９０】
この表示枠拡大処理Ｓ４４１を図１８のフローチャート，図１９及び図２０に基づいて説明する。
表示枠拡大処理Ｓ４４１は、第１図柄表示窓５１と第３図柄表示窓５３に表示される停止図柄の組み合せがリーチ状態であるとき行われる処理である。
【００９１】
この表示枠拡大処理Ｓ４４１が開始されると、図１９（ａ）〜（ｃ）に示す様に、第２図柄表示窓５２が次第に縦方向に大きくなる第２図柄表示窓拡大処理Ｓ５１１をおこなう。そして、Ｓ５３１にて拡大図柄表示窓７５４中に複数の図柄を表示し、Ｓ５４１にてスクロール表示する。
【００９２】
ここで、拡大図柄表示窓７５４で行われる表示についてより詳しく説明すると、拡大図柄表示窓７５４中に表示される複数の図柄は、図１９（ａ）〜（ｃ）中に示すように、次第に第２図柄表示窓５２が拡大して拡大図柄表示窓７５４を形成する。それに伴って、次第にスクロールして表示している図柄の数が多くなっていく表示が行われ、停止図柄が明示されるまで拡大図柄表示窓７５４を表示する。
【００９３】
そして、拡大図柄表示窓７５４の表示が始まって所定図柄表示するとＳ５５１にて停止図柄を前述したように明示し、Ｓ５６１にて図２０に示すように拡大図柄表示窓７５４を縮小して第２図柄表示窓５２とし、Ｓ５７１にてその中に中図柄を明示し表示枠拡大処理Ｓ４４１を終了する。
【００９４】
尚、図２１に示すように、拡大図柄表示窓７５４は、曲がって表示されてもよい。
また、本実施例では、予め定められた順列で拡大図柄表示窓７５４に表示する図柄を表示したが、乱数発生手段が発生した乱数に応じて、変動表示する図柄の順番を様々に変更した差替順列を作成する順列作成手段を備え、この順列作成手段にて作成された差替順列を予め定められた順列に代えて用いるように構成してもよい。
【００９５】
尚、例えば当り図柄のような特定の図柄を他の図柄よりも多く含めた差替順列を設定する特定図柄表示手段を備え、図２２に示すように、特定の図柄を他の図柄よりも多く表示するようにしてもよい。
【００９６】
また、差替順列として、表示枠中に表示する図柄の順番を予め定めた順列の他に複数の順列を用意しておき、Ｓ５３１の処理を始めるとき、中図柄処理（Ｓ２３０）のうち、表示枠拡大処理（Ｓ４４１）以外の処理が行われるときは、予め定められた順列を用い、表示枠拡大処理（Ｓ４４１）が行われるときに予め定められた順列を含めた複数の差替順列の内からいずれかの順列で図柄を表示する図柄順列差替手段を備えていてもよい。
【００９７】
さらに、順列のうち一部分を抽出し、予め設定された順列に代えて抽出した順列を差替順列として設定する部分順列設定手段を備え、この部分順列設定手段により設定された差替順列を表示してもよい。
【００９８】
以上の実施例２のパチンコ機を用い、スクロール表示している第２図柄表示窓５２を拡大して、拡大図柄表示窓７５４内に複数の図柄を表示させると、スクロール表示が高速で行われた場合には通常確認できない図柄をある程度目で追うことができるようになり、スクロール表示されている図柄の内容が全く分からなくなることがない。従って、スクロール表示されている図柄の中に、特別遊技を実行するための図柄が含まれているか否かを確認することができるので、遊技者に特別遊技を実行する図柄が含まれていないのではないかという疑念を抱かせることがない。また拡大図柄表示窓７５４の大きさを拡縮自在にして、その拡大図柄表示窓７５４内に表示する図柄の数を増減することにより、当り図柄の明示方法に変化が生まれ、より趣向性に富んだ表示とすることができる。
【００９９】
次に、第２図柄表示窓５２以外の図柄表示窓に予め設定された停止図柄が明示されたとき、第２図柄表示窓５２に明示する停止図柄如何で、既に明示されている停止図柄との組合せにより、当り図柄組合せを構成する可能性がある所謂リーチ状態のとき、第２図柄表示窓５２を拡縮しているので、遊技者に、特別遊技が実行されるかもしれないという期待感を抱かせより趣向性に富んだパチンコ機とすることができる。
【０１００】
次に、予め設定された順列を差し替え、様々な順番で図柄を拡大図柄表示窓７５４中に表示することによって、どの様な順列が組まれるかを予想する楽しみが生まれて趣向性を増す。一方で、複数の図柄が拡大図柄表示窓７５４に表示されることにより、遊技者は、表示される複数の図柄の中に当り図柄が含まれていることを容易に確認できるので、順列を差し替えることにより当り図柄が含まれていないのではないかという疑念を抱く心配がない。
【０１０１】
また、当り図柄を複数表示することで、パチンコ機１が特別遊技を実行するかもしれないという遊技者の期待感を増大させることができ、パチンコ機１の趣向性が向上する。一方、当り図柄以外の図柄を複数表示することにより、特別遊技が実行される確率が低いと見せかけて当たり図柄を明示する表示等ができ、このような表示をすることによって意外性のあるパチンコ機１とすることができる。
【０１０２】
さらに、当たり図柄を含む順列の一部を差替順列として設定すれば、短い時間間隔で何度も当たり図柄を表示することになるので、見かけ上当たり図柄が明示される確率が上がり、遊技者の期待感を増大させ、趣向性を増すことができる。
【０１０３】
なお、日替りに順列を変更するよう設定してもよい。このようにすれば、同じパチンコ台でも日毎に順列が変わるので、遊技者にとっては、同じ１台のパチンコ機について、如何に的確に変更された順列を予想するかなどする楽しみが生まれ、趣向性の高いパチンコ台とすることができる。
【０１０４】
また、順列の変更は、スクロール表示が開始される毎に行ってもよいし、リーチ状態になったときに行ってもよい。
【図面の簡単な説明】
【図１】本第１実施例で用いるパチンコ機の概略構成図である。
【図２】本第１実施例の液晶画面の説明図である。
【図３】本第１実施例のリーチ状態での液晶画面の説明図である。
【図４】本第１実施例の制御装置のブロック図である。
【図５】本第１実施例の遊技処理のフローチャートである。
【図６】本第１実施例の図柄表示処理のフローチャートである。
【図７】本第１実施例の左（右）図柄変動処理のフローチャートである。
【図８】本第１実施例の中図柄処理のフローチャートである。
【図９】本第１実施例の表示枠処理のフローチャートである。
【図１０】本第１実施例の液晶画面上に表示される表示枠画面の説明図である。
【図１１】本第１実施例の液晶画面上に表示される各図柄表示窓に停止図柄を明示したときの説明図である。
【図１２】本第１実施例の大当たり処理のフローチャートである。
【図１３】本第１実施例の一形態の説明図である。
【図１４】本第１実施例の各種形態の説明図である。
【図１５】本第１実施例の一形態の説明図である。
【図１６】本第２実施例の液晶画面の説明図である。
【図１７】本第２実施例のリーチ状態での液晶画面の説明図である。
【図１８】本第２実施例の表示枠処理のフローチャートである。
【図１９】本第２実施例の液晶画面上に表示される第２図柄表示窓が拡大して拡大図柄表示窓になる場合の説明図である。
【図２０】本第２実施例の液晶画面上に表示される第２図柄表示窓に停止図柄を明示した場合の説明図である。
【図２１】本第２実施例の一形態の説明図である。
【図２２】本第２実施例の一形態の説明図である。
【符号の説明】
１…パチンコ機、２…遊技盤、３…遊技部、４…液晶表示装置、５…液晶画面、６…保留球表示領域、２１…外レール、２２…内レール、２４ａ〜２４ｃ…始動口、２５…変動入賞装置、２６…アタッカー、２７…発射ハンドル、５１…第１図柄表示窓、５２…第２図柄表示窓、５３…第３図柄表示窓、５４…表示枠、
５５…枠、５５ａ〜５５ｃ…キャラクター、１００…中央制御装置、１０１…入力回路、
１０２…ＣＰＵ、１０３…ＲＯＭ、１０４…ＲＡＭ、１０５…画像ＲＯＭ、１０６…ソレノイド、１０７…電飾装置、１０８…外部情報端子、１０９…出力回路、１１０…液晶画面コントローラ、１１１…アンプ、１１２…スピーカ、１１３…サウンドジェネレータ、
１１４…バス、２４１〜２４３…始動入賞スイッチ、２５１…カウントスイッチ、２７１…発射ハンドルスイッチ、３０１…継続入賞スイッチ、５４１…表示枠、５５１…円状枠、５５２…キャラクター
７５４…拡大図柄表示窓[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a pachinko machine, and more particularly, to a pachinko machine that executes a special game only when a plurality of symbols are variably displayed in a display area of a display screen and a specific symbol is clearly indicated as a stop symbol from the symbols. .
[0002]
[Prior art]
Conventionally, various devices have been devised for pachinko machines in order to improve the taste. Above all, on the display screen such as a liquid crystal display provided on the game board, the privilege grant display that indicates whether or not to give the player a privilege is determined by the way the pachinko machine is popular or unpopular. In particular, various innovations have been made.
[0003]
A typical example of the privilege provision display is to set three areas (hereinafter, referred to as “display areas”) for displaying symbols on the display screen, clearly indicate a stop symbol described later in each display area, and stop the display. This is to display how the symbol combination between the symbol combination and the predetermined winning symbol combination is performed.
[0004]
A pachinko machine that performs such a pattern matching usually determines whether or not to give a bonus to a player when a pachinko ball wins a specific winning opening provided on a game board, and the determination is made based on a game. A stop symbol for notifying the player is determined, and the stop symbol is clearly indicated in the display area to inform the player whether or not to give a privilege. Then, if the combination of the specified stop symbols is a combination of predetermined specific symbols, the pachinko machine executes a special game as a privilege, and opens a winning port on the normally closed game board to open a pachinko ball. It makes it easy to win.
[0005]
By the way, if the stop symbol determined by winning the pachinko ball is immediately displayed in the display area, the player can immediately determine whether or not a privilege is given. However, doing so results in a pachinko machine with poor gameplay and no taste. Therefore, in order to enhance the taste of the pachinko machine, when the pachinko ball wins, first, a variable display such as a scroll display is performed in the display area, and the variable display is stopped to clearly show the previously determined stop symbol, The production is performed as if a stop symbol was selected by accident.
[0006]
And, in order to further increase the taste of the pachinko machine, the combination of the symbols specified in two display areas of the symbols fluctuating in the three display areas is different from the symbol specified in the final display area which is still fluctuated. In a state in which there is a high possibility that a particular symbol combination is matched (so-called “reach state”), the speed of the fluctuation of the final display area is reduced, or the entire final display area is The display is enlarged so as to produce various reach states to enhance the taste.
[0007]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, while various ideas have been devised to improve the taste, usually one or at most three symbols can be clearly displayed in the display area when performing the variable display. Is performed at such a speed that the displayed symbol cannot be discriminated by the player, so it has not been easy to confirm whether or not a changing symbol includes a hit symbol described later. Normally, the symbols to be variably displayed are fluctuated in accordance with a predetermined permutation, so that the symbols to be variably displayed do not include a hit symbol. However, when there is a lot of deviation, the player has a suspicion that the permutation does not include a symbol for forming a winning symbol combination (hereinafter referred to as “hit symbol”). There is a possibility that the pachinko machine may lose its taste. Even more, if the permutation is changed, the player will be more strongly suspected that the symbol is not included in the permutation, and the permutation can be changed because it significantly impairs the pachinko machine's taste. Did not.
[0008]
In view of the above, an object of the present invention is to provide a pachinko machine with a high degree of interest, which does not cause a player to suspect that a particular symbol is not included in the changed permutation even if the permutation is changed. And
[0009]
Means for Solving the Problems and Effects of the Invention
In order to achieve the above object, the pachinko machine according to claim 1 sets a display screen provided in the game area, a display area for displaying a symbol in one area of the display screen, and displays the display area in the display area. After performing a variable display that continuously changes the symbol according to a predetermined permutation, a display control unit that stops the variable display and clearly indicates a stopped symbol, the display control unit is activated, and the stop symbol is activated. Only when a specific symbol is clearly indicated in the display area, in a pachinko machine including a special game execution means for executing a special game, the display control means, the combination of symbols stopped in the display area, In the reach state where there is a possibility that a combination of symbols may be formed, an enlarged display area such that the number of the symbols to be displayed at a time in the display area during the variable display in the reach state can be increased. Together form, follow a plurality of symbols in the variable display in the enlarged display region, means for selecting a stop symbol Highlight,PreviousA symbol permutation replacing means for setting a replacement permutation in which the permutation is changed in place of the permutationThe symbol permutation means, when in the reach state, performs the order of the symbols displayed in the enlarged display area according to the permutation, and performs the order of specifying the symbols by highlighting by the permutation permutation.And
[0010]
ThisByThe pachinko machine according to claim 1,If you ’re in reach,Display control meansAn enlarged display area is formed, and the number of symbols displayed at a time in the display area during the variable display in the reach state is increased and displayed. The order of the plurality of symbols is performed according to the permutation, and the symbols that fluctuate according to the permutation are highlighted and clearly indicated by the replacement permutation, and a state of following the plurality of symbols is displayed.
[0011]
Therefore,Since the emphasis of the symbol displayed in the enlarged display area is shown, the player compares the currently emphasized symbol with the location of the specific symbol, and predicts whether or not the specific symbol is emphasized. The pleasure to do is born.
[0012]
In addition, the symbols displayed in the enlarged display area are emphasized randomly or randomly, so that it is possible to provide a pachinko machine with a high degree of interest.
MoreoverSince a plurality of symbols are displayed in the display area, the player can easily confirm that a specific symbol is included in the displayed symbols., SpecialDon't worry about suspicion that certain patterns are not included.
[0013]
Note that the predetermined condition for the symbol permutation replacing means to set the replacement permutation may be, for example, a condition that a predetermined time has elapsed since the start of a so-called reach state or a variable display. Good.
[0014]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
[First embodiment]
Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.
[0015]
FIG. 1 is a schematic front view of the pachinko machine 1. The pachinko machine 1 has a game board 2 provided on its surface with a game section 3 which is surrounded in a substantially circular shape by two arc-shaped outer rails 21 and inner rails 22 and the like. In addition, a plurality of nails (not shown) and several winning ports are provided on the surface of the game section 3. A pachinko ball hit by a firing punch (not shown) in the gaming unit 3 configured as described above is guided by the outer rail 21 and the inner rail 22 and released to the upper portion of the gaming unit 3, hitting the plurality of nails described above and causing a complicated situation. The player falls while changing the traveling direction, and enters a winning port if there is a winning port on the traveling path on the way.
[0016]
A liquid crystal display device 4 is provided substantially at the center of the game section 3. The liquid crystal display device 4 is provided at the center thereof with a liquid crystal screen 5 of a TFT type or the like capable of performing scroll display, which will be described later, and four liquid crystal displays 4 located below the liquid crystal screen 5 for displaying the number of retaining balls. And a reserved ball display area 6 composed of LEDs.
[0017]
Below the liquid crystal display device 4 of the game section 3, there is provided a start winning opening 24a (hereinafter referred to as "starting opening 24a") for performing a scroll display once after one pachinko ball enters. When pachinko balls enter the starting port 24a continuously, up to four balls are treated as reserved balls, and the number of reserved balls is displayed by lighting the LED of the reserved ball display area 6. Then, scroll display, which will be described later, is repeatedly performed on the liquid crystal screen 5 according to the number displayed in the reserved ball display area 6.
[0018]
An attacker type variable winning device 25 is provided below the starting port 24a. The variable winning device 25 includes an attacker 26 that closes an opening (not shown) provided on the front surface and opens and closes the opening.
[0019]
This attacker 26 has an opening closed during a normal game.
On the other hand, when a pachinko ball wins in the starting port 24a, a stop symbol is specified after scroll display performed on each of the symbol display windows 51 to 53, which will be described later, displayed on the liquid crystal screen 5, and the combination of the symbols is a predetermined symbol. When the combination (hereinafter, referred to as "hit symbol combination") is specified, a special game is executed (hereinafter, referred to as "big hit state"). In the big hit state, the attacker 26 is opened until a predetermined time elapses or a predetermined number of pachinko balls are won in the variable winning device 25, so that the pachinko balls easily enter the variable winning device 25.
[0020]
Note that start winning ports 24b and 24c (hereinafter, referred to as "start ports 24b and 24c", respectively) are provided on both sides of the attacker 26, and have the same function as the start port 24a.
[0021]
Next, the liquid crystal screen 5 will be described with reference to FIG.
On the liquid crystal screen 5 installed in the liquid crystal display device 4, three first symbol display windows 51, a second symbol display window 52, and a third symbol display window 53 are displayed at an upper part of the screen.
[0022]
In each of the symbol display windows 51 to 53, a symbol such as a picture or a number is usually scroll-displayed at a speed that cannot be discriminated by the naked eye. When a pachinko ball enters the starting ports 24a to 24c, the scroll display is started all at once after a stop symbol to be specified in each of the symbol display windows 51 to 53 is determined in advance by a game process described later. Then, after a predetermined time has elapsed since the start of the scroll display, the scroll display is sequentially stopped for each of the symbol display windows 51 to 53, and the stopped symbols are clearly indicated.
[0023]
Next, referring to FIG. 3, a display frame 54 displayed at a lower portion of the liquid crystal screen 5 in the reach state will be described.
Each of the symbol display windows 51 to 53 displayed on the liquid crystal screen 5 starts scroll display of the symbol of the first symbol display window 51 first after a predetermined time has elapsed after the start of the scroll display, and then displays the third symbol display. The window 53 is stopped, and finally, the second symbol display window 52 is stopped.
[0024]
However, when the combination of the stop symbols of the first symbol display window 51 and the third symbol display window 53 is a so-called reach state that may constitute a winning symbol combination, that is, the winning symbol combination is, for example, “7”. Is a combination of three, and as shown in FIG. 3, when the symbols displayed in the first symbol display window 51 and the third symbol display window 53 are both “7”, the first symbol is displayed on the liquid crystal screen 5. The display of the display frame 54 in place of the two symbol display window 52 is started.
[0025]
The screen displayed by the display frame 54 displays a plurality of symbols to be described later and a frame 55 having a size capable of surrounding the symbols in the display frame 54. As will be described later, the frame 55 follows a plurality of symbols displayed in the display frame 54 and moves while displaying each symbol in the frame. Then, after the moving frame 55 is stopped and the stop symbol is specified, the second symbol display window 52 is displayed again together with the stop symbol enclosed in the frame 55. When the symbol combination is specified on each of the symbol display windows 51 to 53, a big hit state is set.
[0026]
Next, the central control device 100 provided on the back of the game board 2 of the pachinko machine 1 will be described with reference to FIG. The central control device 100 is a start winning switch 241 for detecting a shot ball winning the starting opening 24a, a start winning switch 242 for detecting a firing ball winning the starting opening 24b, and a start detecting a firing ball winning the starting opening 24c. By opening the winning switch 243, the attacker 26, the count switch 251 for detecting a pachinko ball winning in the variable winning device 25, the continuous winning switch 301 for detecting a firing ball passing through a specific area of the opening, and the firing handle 27 are provided. An input circuit 101 for inputting each detection signal from a firing handle switch 271 that is turned on when the pachinko ball is fired by being rotated, and each symbol based on the detection signals obtained via the input circuit 101 CPU that executes a control program for controlling scroll display and the like in display windows 51 to 53 02, a ROM 103 for storing a control program to be executed by the CPU 102, a RAM 104 for temporarily storing data to be processed by the CPU 102, and having a backup function capable of retaining the stored contents even when the power is turned off. An image ROM 105 for storing image data of an image to be displayed on the game board 2, a reserve ball display area 6, a solenoid 106 for opening and closing the attacker 26 of the variable winning device 25, and a game board 2 based on an instruction from the CPU 102. A drive signal is output to each of the illuminated devices 107, and information indicating that the pachinko machine 1 is in a jackpot state, the number of times the jackpot is continued, and the like are sent to an external information terminal 108 connected to a hall management computer (not shown). Output circuit 109 for outputting a signal, and display control of liquid crystal screen 5 The LCD controller 110 to do so, the sound generator 113 to sound from the speaker 112 via the amplifier 111, and a bus 114 for connecting the respective units.
[0027]
In the central control device 100 configured as described above, the CPU 102 performs overall control of the pachinko machine 1 by executing a game process described later, and further executes a symbol display process described later to execute a game. Various images according to the progress are displayed on the liquid crystal screen 5.
[0028]
Next, a game process executed by the CPU 102 will be described.
First, FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a game process. When this game processing is executed, first, in step (hereinafter simply referred to as S) 110, it is determined whether or not a winning has been made in the start-up openings 24a to 24c. In other words, it is checked whether the start winning switches 241 to 243 are turned on or whether the LED of the reserved ball display area 6 is already lit, and if both are not performed, the same determination is repeatedly performed until at least one of them is performed. To wait.
[0029]
If it is determined that there is a start winning by performing at least one in S110, the process proceeds to S120 to output a random number. Here, the random numbers are five numerical values extracted from the values of five loop counters (hereinafter, also simply referred to as counters) driven based on a clock provided in the CPU 102. More specifically, for example, a timer interrupt is generated every 2 msec, and the value of the first counter is increased by 1 each time. The value of the first counter is returned to zero every time it reaches 400, and 400 values from 0 to 399 are output. The second and third counters are substantially the same, and output values of 0 to 24 and 0 to 15, respectively. The fourth counter is incremented by one each time the value of the third counter becomes zero and outputs a value of 0 to 16, and the fifth counter is incremented by one every time the value of the fourth counter becomes zero. It is increased to output a value of 0-15. That is, this random number output is also performed by the program executed by the CPU 102, but the description thereof is omitted here.
[0030]
Subsequently, the process proceeds to S130, and based on the random number output in S120, a stop symbol to be specified in each of the symbol display windows 51 to 53 is set. In the pachinko machine 1, three symbols are displayed in the upper portion of the liquid crystal screen 5 in a row in a row corresponding to the random number. Of these three symbols, a stop symbol (hereinafter simply referred to as a left symbol) displayed on the first symbol display window 51 and a stop symbol (hereinafter simply referred to as the right symbol) displayed on the third symbol display window 53 are: , Are composed of 16 types of symbols, and the stop symbols specified corresponding to the values of the third counter and the fifth counter are determined. This correspondence is shown in [Table 1].
[0031]
[Table 1]

The symbols displayed in the second symbol display window 52 and the display frame 54 (hereinafter, simply referred to as middle symbols) are composed of 17 types of symbols, and are indicated in correspondence with the value of the fourth counter. The symbol is determined. This correspondence is shown in [Table 2].
[0032]
[Table 2]

However, when the value of the first counter is 100 or 300, the stop symbol to be specified is determined by the winning symbol combination, and the stop symbol to be specified corresponding to the 25 types of values of the second counter is determined. This correspondence is shown in [Table 3].
[0033]
[Table 3]

As described above, in the pachinko machine 1, the winning symbol combinations include not only the zigzag pattern such as “1,1,1” or “￥, ￥, ￥”, but also the symbols with “*”. And there are a total of 25 types. Then, when one of these is output to each of the symbol display windows 51 to 53, the attacker 26 is opened. In addition, when the value of the first counter is neither 100 nor 300, the third to fifth counters output a value to be a winning symbol combination (when the values of the third to fifth counters are all 2, for example). ), But in this case, the symbol to be set is replaced so that the winning symbol combination does not occur. For example, when the values of the third to fifth counters are all 2, “2” should be set as the right symbol according to [Table 1], but “3” is set instead.
[0034]
When the setting of the stop symbols is completed in this way, the process proceeds to S140, and a symbol display process S140 for clearly displaying the set three stop symbols in the symbol display windows 51 to 53 is performed. The symbol display processing S140 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.
[0035]
In this symbol display process S140, the contents of the left symbol variation process S210, the right symbol variation process S220, and the middle symbol process S230 for displaying the symbol display windows 51 to 53 are all performed in a single process. Is changed little by little, and a scroll display or the like is performed by repeating each process a plurality of times, and finally the stopped symbols are clearly shown in the symbol display windows 51 to 53. That is, when this process is started, first, the left symbol variation process is performed in S210, then the right symbol variation process is performed in S220, then the middle symbol process shown in S230 is performed, and all the stopped symbols are displayed in S240. It is determined whether or not the symbol has been displayed. If the symbol is clearly displayed, the symbol display process S140 is terminated. If not, the process returns to S210, and the processes of S210 to S230 are repeated until a stopped symbol is displayed.
[0036]
However, as described later, in the middle symbol processing S230, a plurality of symbols are displayed in the display frame 54 on the liquid crystal screen in the reach state, and a later-described display frame process for selecting a stopped symbol from the symbols is performed. After that, the stopped symbol is displayed in the second symbol display window 52.
[0037]
Here, the left and right symbol variation processes S210 and S220 will be described based on the flowchart shown in FIG. Hereinafter, the left symbol variation process S210 and the right symbol variation process S220 are collectively referred to as a left (right) symbol variation process.
[0038]
First, when the left (right) symbol variation process is activated, it is determined whether or not the S310 initial variation is terminated. The initial variation means that a plurality of symbols are scroll-displayed in each of the symbol display windows 51 to 53. Here, it is determined whether or not 30 symbols have been scrolled. indicate. In this scroll display, the symbols shown in [Table 1] are arranged in a predetermined order (hereinafter referred to as “permutation”), for example, in the order of 0 → 1 → 2 →. , And the time for scrolling for one symbol is performed rapidly at a speed of 0.1 sec.
[0039]
If it is determined that 30 symbols have been scrolled, the process branches to S330 to scroll to a symbol three positions before the stop symbol that indicates the symbol being scrolled. For example, if the stop symbol is “£”, the symbol is further scrolled to “￥” which is a symbol three positions before “£”. For this reason, the amount of scrolling differs depending on the symbol being scrolled when the process of S330 is started. For example, if the scroll-displayed symbol is "4", scrolling is performed for six symbols from "4" to "￥". If "￥" is scroll-displayed, no change is made. And proceed to the next step.
[0040]
In this manner, when the symbol is scrolled to the symbol before three, the process proceeds to S340, and the symbol is scrolled slowly by three symbols, and the following S350 is specified. At this time, the scroll speed is set to about 1 sec per symbol.
[0041]
That is, the left (right) symbol variation process is a process of performing symbol scroll display and then outputting the symbol set in S130 of FIG. 5 to the symbol display windows 51 and 53, respectively.
[0042]
Note that the timing at which the symbol stops is earlier in the left symbol than in the right symbol, as is clear from the above description.
Next, the middle symbol processing S230 will be described based on the flowchart of FIG.
[0043]
When the middle symbol processing S230 is activated, first, it is determined whether or not the right symbol is clearly displayed on the symbol display window 53 in S410. When it is determined that the right symbol is not specified, the process proceeds to S420 to further scroll by one symbol, and returns to S410 again to perform scroll display until the right symbol is specified. The scroll display is performed in the order of the symbols shown in [Table 2], for example, in the order of 0 → 1 → 2 → ... → man → yen → * → 0 →. The scroll time for one symbol is 0.1 sec.
[0044]
On the other hand, if it is determined that the right symbol is specified, the process branches to S430 to determine whether the already specified combination of the left symbol and the right symbol is in the reach state. The reach state refers to a state in which the middle symbol is removed from each of the 25 types of hit modes shown in [Table 3]. For example, if both the left symbol and the right symbol are “0”, the reach state of the hit mode “0,0,0” is reached. If both the left symbol and the right symbol are “3 *”, “3 *, 3” 3 * ”or“ 3 *, *, 3 * ”reach state.
[0045]
In the reach state, in a display frame process S440 described later, the window frame of the second symbol display window 52 is moved and enlarged below the symbol display windows 51 to 53 displayed in parallel, and a new display frame 54 is displayed. In the display frame 54, a display is made in which a stop symbol corresponding to the value of the fourth counter is clearly indicated by a frame 55 described later.
[0046]
On the other hand, if it is determined in S430 that the vehicle is not in the reach state (the left symbol is “1”, the right symbol is “5 *”, etc.), the process proceeds to S450, and the symbol is scrolled up to three symbols before the specified middle symbol. Subsequently, the process proceeds to S460, scrolls three symbols slowly (about 1 sec per symbol), stops at the middle symbol, proceeds to S470, displays the middle symbol in the second symbol display window 52, and executes the middle symbol processing. S230 ends.
[0047]
That is, the middle symbol processing S230 performs scroll display of symbols before the left symbol and the right symbol are stopped, and when the left symbol and the right symbol are stopped, the combination of the two symbols is in a reach state. The scroll display is changed to the display by the display frame process S440 depending on whether or not the game is performed, and the middle symbol set at S130 of the game process is finally specified.
[0048]
Next, the display frame processing S440 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. 9, and FIGS.
The display frame process S440 is a process performed when the combination of the stop symbols displayed in the first symbol display window 51 and the third symbol display window 53 is in the reach state.
[0049]
When the display frame process S440 is started, as shown in FIG. 10A, the scroll display of the second symbol display window 52 is stopped in S510, and in S520, the symbol display windows 51 to 53 are arranged in parallel. A display frame 54 is displayed below the displayed portion. Then, a plurality of symbols are displayed in the display frame 54 in S530, a display for moving the displayed symbol upward from below is displayed, and a frame 55 for moving along the symbol displayed in S540 is displayed. .
[0050]
As shown by the dotted line in FIG. 10A, when the display frame 54 is displayed on the liquid crystal screen 5, the display of the second symbol display window 52 is enlarged to be the display frame 54. .
[0051]
Here, the display performed in the display frame 54 will be described in more detail. As shown in FIGS. 10A to 10D, a plurality of symbols displayed in the display frame 54 are symbols “3” in the diagram. Are displayed from the lower side of the display frame 54 at approximately the same speed in the direction of the arrow to the left of the arrow, progressing while sequentially shifting, and disappearing at the upper side. On the other hand, the frame 55 moves in the display frame 54 along the symbol displayed as described above, and when passing over the symbol, the symbol “4” in FIG. 10A and the symbol “4” in FIG. As shown in the portion "5", a display is performed in which the symbol passes through the frame 55 at least once so as to completely fit within the frame 55. Then, when a predetermined time has elapsed after the display of the display frame 54 is started, the flow of the symbols in the display frame 54 stops, while the frame 55 stops in a state surrounding the middle symbol among the plurality of stopped symbols. You do it.
[0052]
Next, if it is determined in S550 that the frame 55 has been stopped, the process branches to S560, where the second symbol display window 52 is displayed again, and the middle symbol displayed in the frame 55 in S570 is displayed in the second symbol. The image is displayed in the window 52, and the display frame processing S440 ends.
[0053]
The reason why the frame 55 is used is that a plurality of symbols are displayed in the display frame 54 so that the player can easily understand which symbol is specified.
When the above processing is completed, stopped symbols are displayed in each of the symbol display windows 51 to 53 as shown in FIG.
[0054]
Then, returning to FIG. 5, in S150, if the stop symbol displayed on the horizontal line in FIG. 11 is a combination of hit symbols for executing the special game, the big hit process S160 is performed, while the special game is not executed. When the combination is a symbol combination, the process S110 for detecting whether or not there is a start input again is performed.
[0055]
Next, the jackpot process S160 will be described based on the flowchart of FIG. When the process is executed, first, the solenoid 106 is driven in S610 to release the attacker 26. In subsequent S620, a moving image is output on liquid crystal screen 5. This moving image is output on the liquid crystal screen 5 during the jackpot state, instead of the symbol display windows 51 to 53 and the display frame 54 displayed together with the start winning.
[0056]
When the output of the moving image is completed, the process proceeds to S630, and it is determined whether or not to release the attacker 26. There are two criteria for the pachinko machine 1, one of which is that a predetermined time (here, 25 seconds) has elapsed since the attacker 26 was opened, and the other is that ten pachinko balls were awarded in the opening. It is. When at least one of these is established, the process proceeds to S640, and the attacker 26 is closed. If neither is satisfied, the process returns to S620.
[0057]
When the attacker 26 is closed in S640, it is determined in subsequent S650 and S660 whether to end the big hit state. First, in S650, it is determined whether or not the pachinko ball has passed through the specific area based on the continuous winning switch 301, and if not, the big hit processing S160 is ended. If it has passed, in S660, it is determined whether the attacker 26 has been opened 16 times since the jackpot processing S160 was started. If it has not reached 16 times yet, the process returns to S610 to re-open the attacker 26, and if it has opened 16 times, the jackpot process S160 ends.
[0058]
That is, in the jackpot processing S160, the pachinko machine 1 is set to the jackpot state, and in the jackpot state, a moving image is output to the liquid crystal screen 5, and the jackpot state is terminated based on the above conditions and the processing is returned to the normal state.
[0059]
In this embodiment, when each stop symbol stops in each of the symbol display windows 51 to 53, "stop" means that the symbol does not actually stop but is stopped when viewed from the player. Including the state that can be seen. For example, there is a state in which even if the design is vibrating by about several millimeters on the screen of the display means, it is difficult to recognize that the design is engrossed in the game.
[0060]
Further, in the present embodiment, the symbols are displayed in the display frame 54 in accordance with a predetermined permutation. However, according to the random numbers generated by the random number generation means, the order of symbols to be variably displayed is variously changed. A permutation creating means for creating a permutation may be provided, and the replacement permutation created by the permutation creating means may be used in place of a predetermined permutation.
[0061]
In addition, for example, a specific symbol display means for setting a replacement permutation including a specific symbol such as a hit symbol more than other symbols is provided, and as shown in FIG. 13, the specific symbol is more than the other symbols. It may be displayed.
[0062]
In addition, as the replacement permutation, a plurality of permutations are prepared in addition to the permutation in which the order of the symbols to be displayed in the display frame is determined in advance, and when the process of S530 is started, the display of the middle symbol process (S230) When a process other than the frame process (S440) is performed, a predetermined permutation is used, and any of a plurality of replacement permutations including the predetermined permutation when the display frame process (S440) is performed. A symbol permutation replacing means for displaying a symbol in such a permutation permutation may be provided.
[0063]
Further, a partial permutation is provided which extracts a part of the permutation and sets the extracted permutation in place of the preset permutation as a replacement permutation, and displays the replacement permutation set by the partial permutation setting means. You may.
[0064]
Next, with reference to FIG. 14, in addition to the above-described embodiments, various embodiments of the display frame process S440 will be described by way of example.
FIG. 14A shows a case in which the frame 55 in the above embodiment is a circular frame 551.
[0065]
FIG. 14B shows a design in which a pattern is vertically displayed in a display frame 541 smaller than the display frame 54 in the above-described embodiment, and the frame 55 is indicated by a dotted line on a vertical side of the display frame 541. This is an embodiment in which the information is displayed so as to jump out and meander.
[0066]
FIG. 14C shows a character 552 displayed in place of the frame 55 in the above embodiment, and the character 552 is displayed so as to pass over or near the symbol displayed in the display frame 54. It is. In the case of such a configuration, for example, a skier character is used for the character 552. Then, like a ski spin competition, the symbol displayed in the display frame 55 is regarded as a gate, and the scene in which the skier character passes through the gate is used to perform a more interesting game. Can be.
[0067]
FIG. 14D shows the display frame 54 in the above embodiment as a display frame 541 in FIG. 14B, and the frame 55 also looks like a character 552 in FIG. 14C. .
[0068]
In FIG. 15, three characters performing skiing are displayed on the liquid crystal screen 5 shown in FIG. 14C. More specifically, a character 55a of a girl dressed in the middle of bogen and a boy character 55b of a snowboarder and a boy character 55c dressed in parallel are displayed. In addition, when a symbol constituting a winning symbol combination is set as a stop symbol by the above-described game processing, for example, the number of times of executing the big hit state is determined in advance. It is set three times during the game, and once every ten characters 55c.
[0069]
In this modification, when the li-zhi state is reached, the above-mentioned three characters 55a, 55b, and 55c simultaneously slide in the display frame 54 of the liquid crystal screen 5. The characters 55a, 55b, and 55c that have started to slide all at once after a predetermined period of time have fallen one by one on the way, and disappear on the upper side of the display frame 54 together with a plurality of symbols displayed in the display frame 54. Then, after a further predetermined time has elapsed, the character remaining left and slid to the end is stopped, and the stopped symbols are clearly indicated among the symbols displayed in the second symbol display window 52.
[0070]
When the player repeatedly plays the game with the pachinko machine 1 of the modified example configured as described above, the girl character 55a among the characters 55a, 55b, and 55c that start sliding on the liquid crystal screen 5 at the same time in the reach state. The player gradually remembers the fact that the character is likely to be in the state of a big hit if the character remains, and that the characters 55b and 55c are in the state of the big hit though the number of times is small.
[0071]
Then, when the player knows the above fact, when the player reaches the reach state thereafter, the player desires that the girl character 55a remain to the end. Also, even if the girl character 55a falls on the way, the player knows that there is still a possibility that the character 55b or 55c will still be in a big hit state, so he expects that he may hit. .
[0072]
Therefore, according to the pachinko machine 1 of this modified example, since it is specified whether or not a big hit state occurs according to the number of times set for a character that has been slid without rolling to the end, the player can determine which character has to reach the end. It is possible to know in advance whether or not a big hit state is likely to occur depending on whether or not the player is slipping without falling, and it is possible to enjoy a more interesting game.
[0073]
The characters 55a to 55c may be displayed so as to be transformed during the display.
In the pachinko machine 1 as described above, a plurality of symbols are displayed in the display frame 54, so that the player has a pleasure of searching for a winning symbol in a state of a big hit among the plurality of symbols. Next, at least one of the plurality of symbols displayed in the display frame 54 is clearly indicated by the frame 55, and a state in which the stopped symbol is clearly indicated by moving the frame 55 is shown. By comparing the symbol that is in contact with the place of the hit symbol, it is possible to enjoy watching the frame 55 move while predicting whether or not the hit symbol is emphasized. Also, at this time, when the frame 55 moves so as to pass through the hit symbol, a sense of expectation may be given to the player every time the hit symbol is passed, thereby further increasing the interest. Further, since the symbols are displayed by fully using the display frame 54 as described above, the liquid crystal screen 5 can be effectively used.
[0074]
Further, as shown in the present embodiment, when a plurality of symbols to be displayed in the display frame 54 are arranged so as to be scattered in an S-shape, and displayed so as to scroll upward from below the display frame 54, The frame 55 is displayed so as to pass over or near the symbol along the symbol arranged in the S-shape. As described above, it is possible to display symbols in various forms different from the conventional scroll display.
[0075]
When the frame 55 passes through the symbol displayed in the display frame 54, as a mode in which the frame 55 passes above or near the symbol, it is determined which symbol the frame 55 indicates at each time. Anything can be used as long as it is clearly understood by the player.
[0076]
Next, since the number of times that each frame 55 hits as a stop symbol and specifies the symbol is determined in advance corresponding to the plurality of types of frames 55, the player has the pleasure of wishing that the frame 55 with a high number of times be specified, A more attractive pachinko machine can be provided.
[0077]
Next, as a condition for stopping the scroll display of the second symbol display window 52 and switching to the display by the display frame 54, a stop symbol specified in the symbol display windows other than the second symbol display window 52 is displayed in the second symbol display window 52. Under the condition that a so-called reach state that may constitute a winning symbol combination depending on the stop symbol to be specified is provided, the player may be expected to execute a special game by switching the display. Embrace and increase the taste.
[0078]
Next, by replacing the permutation set in advance and displaying the symbols in the display frame 54 in various orders, a pleasure of predicting what kind of permutation is formed is generated and the taste is increased. On the other hand, since a plurality of symbols are displayed in the display frame 54, the player can easily confirm that a symbol is included in the displayed symbols. There is no fear of doubting that the winning design is not included.
[0079]
In addition, by displaying a plurality of hit symbols, it is possible to increase a player's expectation that the pachinko machine 1 may execute a special game, and the pachinko machine 1 has improved taste. On the other hand, by displaying a plurality of symbols other than the hit symbol, it is possible to display that the probability of the special game being executed is low and to clearly indicate the hit symbol. It can be 1.
[0080]
Furthermore, if a part of the permutation including the winning symbol is set as the replacement permutation, the winning symbol is displayed many times at short time intervals, so that the probability that the winning symbol is apparently increased increases, Can be increased, and the taste can be increased.
[0081]
The permutation may be changed on a daily basis. In this way, even in the same pachinko machine, the permutation changes every day, and for the player, the pleasure of how to accurately predict the changed permutation for the same one pachinko machine is generated, and the taste is attractive. Pachinko machine 1 having a high performance.
[0082]
The permutation may be changed each time the scroll display is started, or may be performed when a reach state is reached.
Furthermore, for example, if the order of the symbols displayed in the display frame 54 is performed according to the permutation and the order of designating the symbols by the frame 55 is performed by the replacement permutation, it is as if the frame 55 randomly or skips the symbols. Since it is clearly specified, the pachinko machine 1 with high interest can be obtained. Alternatively, a symbol may be randomly extracted from the symbols displayed in the display frame 54, and the extracted symbol may be clearly indicated by the frame 55.
[0083]
In the above embodiment, the display frame 54 and the first to third symbol display windows are displayed on one liquid crystal screen 5, but the display frame 54 and the first to third symbol display windows are separated from each other on a separate liquid crystal screen. May be displayed. Further, the screen displaying the display frame 54 and the first to third design display windows is not limited to a liquid crystal screen, and may be a matrix screen using LEDs or the like, or may be a combination of a matrix screen and a liquid crystal screen. Good.
[Second embodiment]
Hereinafter, a second embodiment will be described.
[0084]
In the configuration of the second embodiment, only the display of the liquid crystal screen 5 and the display frame processing shown in the first embodiment are changed. Therefore, only that part will be described.
First, the display on the liquid crystal screen 5 will be described with reference to FIG.
[0085]
On the liquid crystal screen 5 installed on the liquid crystal display device 4, three first symbol display windows 51, second symbol display windows 52, and third symbol display windows 53 are displayed in the middle of the screen.
Each of the symbol display windows 51 to 53 is an area normally displayed on the liquid crystal screen 5 that scrolls a symbol such as a picture or a number at a speed that cannot be discerned by the naked eye. When a pachinko ball enters the starting ports 24a to 24c, the scroll display is started all at once after a stop symbol to be specified in each of the symbol display windows 51 to 53 is determined in advance by a game process described later. Then, after a predetermined time has elapsed since the start of the scroll display, the scroll display is sequentially stopped for each of the symbol display windows 51 to 53, and the stopped symbols are clearly indicated.
[0086]
Next, a case where the second symbol display window 52 is enlarged and displayed in the reach state will be described with reference to FIG.
Each of the symbol display windows 51 to 53 displayed on the liquid crystal screen 5 starts scroll display of the symbol of the first symbol display window 51 first after a predetermined time has elapsed after the start of the scroll display, and then displays the third symbol display. The window 53 is stopped, and finally, the second symbol display window 52 is stopped.
[0087]
However, when the combination of the stop symbols of the first symbol display window 51 and the third symbol display window 53 is a so-called reach state as shown in FIG. On 5, the second symbol display window 52 is enlarged and the display of the enlarged symbol display window 754 is started.
[0088]
In the enlarged symbol display window 754, a plurality of symbols scrolled and displayed on the second symbol display window 52 are scrolled and displayed, and after a predetermined time elapses, the scroll is stopped, and then the enlarged symbol display window 754 is displayed. The image is reduced and the second symbol display window 52 of the original size is displayed. When the symbol combination is specified on each of the symbol display windows 51 to 53, a big hit state is set.
[0089]
When the scrolling is stopped, a symbol displayed on a straight line connecting the first symbol display window 51 and the third symbol display window 53 is a stopped symbol.
In the pachinko machine 1 that performs such display, in the middle symbol processing S230 shown in FIG. 8 of the first embodiment, an enlarged display frame processing S441 is performed instead of the display frame processing S440.
[0090]
The display frame enlargement processing S441 will be described with reference to the flowchart in FIG. 18, and FIGS.
The display frame enlargement process S441 is a process performed when the combination of the stop symbols displayed in the first symbol display window 51 and the third symbol display window 53 is in the reach state.
[0091]
When the display frame enlargement process S441 is started, as shown in FIGS. 19A to 19C, a second symbol display window enlargement process S511 in which the second symbol display window 52 gradually increases in the vertical direction is performed. Then, a plurality of symbols are displayed in the enlarged symbol display window 754 in S531, and scrolled in S541.
[0092]
Here, the display performed in the enlarged symbol display window 754 will be described in more detail. The plurality of symbols displayed in the enlarged symbol display window 754 gradually become the first symbol as shown in FIGS. The two symbol display window 52 is enlarged to form an enlarged symbol display window 754. Along with this, a display is performed in which the number of symbols displayed by scrolling is gradually increased, and an enlarged symbol display window 754 is displayed until a stopped symbol is specified.
[0093]
Then, when the display of the enlarged symbol display window 754 starts and a predetermined symbol is displayed, the stop symbol is specified in S551 as described above, and the enlarged symbol display window 754 is reduced in S561 as shown in FIG. The display window 52 is set, and in S571, the middle symbol is specified therein, and the display frame enlarging process S441 ends.
[0094]
Incidentally, as shown in FIG. 21, the enlarged symbol display window 754 may be displayed in a curved manner.
Further, in the present embodiment, the symbols to be displayed in the enlarged symbol display window 754 are displayed in a predetermined permutation, but the order of the symbols to be variably displayed is variously changed according to the random numbers generated by the random number generation means. A permutation creating means for creating a permutation may be provided, and the replacement permutation created by the permutation creating means may be used in place of a predetermined permutation.
[0095]
In addition, for example, a specific symbol display means for setting a replacement permutation including a specific symbol such as a hit symbol more than the other symbols is provided, and as shown in FIG. 22, the specific symbol is more than the other symbols. It may be displayed.
[0096]
In addition, as the replacement permutation, a plurality of permutations are prepared in addition to the permutation in which the order of the symbols to be displayed in the display frame is predetermined, and when the process of S531 is started, the display of the middle symbol process (S230) is performed. When a process other than the frame enlargement process (S441) is performed, a predetermined permutation is used, and when the display frame enlargement process (S441) is performed, a plurality of replacement permutations including the predetermined permutation are performed. To display a symbol in any permutation.
[0097]
Further, a partial permutation is provided which extracts a part of the permutation and sets the extracted permutation in place of the preset permutation as a replacement permutation, and displays the replacement permutation set by the partial permutation setting means. You may.
[0098]
Using the pachinko machine of the second embodiment described above, when the second symbol display window 52 that is scroll-displayed is enlarged and a plurality of symbols are displayed in the enlarged symbol display window 754, scroll display is performed at high speed. In this case, it is possible to follow a symbol which cannot be normally confirmed to a certain extent with the eyes, and the content of the scroll-displayed symbol is not lost at all. Therefore, it is possible to confirm whether or not the symbols for executing the special game are included in the symbols displayed by scrolling. Therefore, the symbols for executing the special game are not included in the player. There is no doubt that it is. Also, by making the size of the enlarged symbol display window 754 scalable and increasing or decreasing the number of symbols to be displayed in the enlarged symbol display window 754, a change is made in the method of displaying the hit symbol, which is more interesting. Can be displayed.
[0099]
Next, when a preset stop symbol is specified in a symbol display window other than the second symbol display window 52, the stop symbol that has already been specified depends on the stop symbol specified in the second symbol display window 52. In a so-called reach state where there is a possibility of forming a winning symbol combination depending on the combination, since the second symbol display window 52 is enlarged or reduced, the player has an expectation that a special game may be executed. It can be a pachinko machine that is more interesting than a skein.
[0100]
Next, by replacing the permutation set in advance and displaying the symbols in the enlarged symbol display window 754 in various orders, it is possible to enjoy the anticipation of what kind of permutation is formed, thereby increasing the taste. On the other hand, since a plurality of symbols are displayed in the enlarged symbol display window 754, the player can easily confirm that the hit symbols are included in the plurality of symbols to be displayed. As a result, there is no fear of doubting that the winning symbol is not included.
[0101]
In addition, by displaying a plurality of hit symbols, it is possible to increase a player's expectation that the pachinko machine 1 may execute a special game, and the pachinko machine 1 has improved taste. On the other hand, by displaying a plurality of symbols other than the hit symbol, it is possible to display that the probability of the special game being executed is low and to clearly indicate the hit symbol. It can be 1.
[0102]
Furthermore, if a part of the permutation including the winning symbol is set as the replacement permutation, the winning symbol is displayed many times at short time intervals, so that the probability that the winning symbol is apparently increased increases, Can be increased, and the taste can be increased.
[0103]
The permutation may be set to change on a daily basis. In this way, even in the same pachinko machine, the permutation changes every day, and for the player, the pleasure of how to accurately predict the changed permutation for the same one pachinko machine is generated, and the taste is attractive. The pachinko machine can be high.
[0104]
The permutation may be changed each time the scroll display is started, or may be performed when a reach state is reached.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of a pachinko machine used in a first embodiment.
FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram of a liquid crystal screen of the first embodiment.
FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram of a liquid crystal screen in a reach state according to the first embodiment.
FIG. 4 is a block diagram of a control device according to the first embodiment.
FIG. 5 is a flowchart of a game process according to the first embodiment.
FIG. 6 is a flowchart of a symbol display process according to the first embodiment.
FIG. 7 is a flowchart of a left (right) symbol changing process of the first embodiment.
FIG. 8 is a flowchart of a middle symbol processing according to the first embodiment.
FIG. 9 is a flowchart of a display frame process according to the first embodiment.
FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram of a display frame screen displayed on the liquid crystal screen of the first embodiment.
FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram when a stop symbol is clearly shown in each symbol display window displayed on the liquid crystal screen of the first embodiment.
FIG. 12 is a flowchart of a jackpot process according to the first embodiment.
FIG. 13 is an explanatory diagram of one mode of the first embodiment.
FIG. 14 is an explanatory diagram of various forms of the first embodiment.
FIG. 15 is an explanatory diagram of one mode of the first embodiment.
FIG. 16 is an explanatory diagram of a liquid crystal screen according to the second embodiment.
FIG. 17 is an explanatory diagram of a liquid crystal screen in a reach state according to the second embodiment.
FIG. 18 is a flowchart of a display frame process according to the second embodiment.
FIG. 19 is an explanatory diagram of a case where the second symbol display window displayed on the liquid crystal screen of the second embodiment is enlarged to become an enlarged symbol display window.
FIG. 20 is an explanatory diagram of a case where a stop symbol is clearly shown in a second symbol display window displayed on the liquid crystal screen according to the second embodiment.
FIG. 21 is an explanatory diagram of one mode of the second embodiment.
FIG. 22 is an explanatory diagram of one mode of the second embodiment.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Pachinko machine, 2 ... Game board, 3 ... Game part, 4 ... Liquid crystal display device, 5 ... Liquid crystal screen, 6 ... Holding ball display area, 21 ... Outer rail, 22 ... Inner rail, 24a-24c ... 25: floating winning device, 26: attacker, 27: firing handle, 51: first symbol display window, 52: second symbol display window, 53: third symbol display window, 54: display frame,
55: frame, 55a to 55c: character, 100: central control device, 101: input circuit,
102 CPU, 103 ROM, 104 RAM, 105 image ROM, 106 solenoid, 107 illumination device, 108 external information terminal, 109 output circuit, 110 liquid crystal screen controller, 111 amplifier, 112 Speaker, 113 ... Sound generator,
114 bus, 241-243 start winning switch, 251 count switch, 271 launch handle switch, 301 continuous winning switch, 541 display frame, 551 circular frame, 552 character
754 ... Enlarged design display window

Claims (1)

A display screen provided in the game area,
A display area for displaying a symbol is set in one area of the display screen, and after performing the variable display for continuously changing the symbols displayed in the display area according to a predetermined permutation, the variable display is stopped. Display control means for causing a stop symbol to be specified,
The display control means is activated, and only when a specific symbol is clearly indicated in the display area as the stop symbol, in a pachinko machine including a special game execution device for executing a special game,
The display control means,
When the combination of symbols stopped in the display area is a reach state that may constitute a specific symbol combination, the number of the symbols to be displayed at a time in the display area during the variable display in the reach state is increased. Means for forming an enlarged display area so that it can be displayed, following a plurality of symbols in variable display in the enlarged display area, highlighting and selecting a stopped symbol,
Instead of the previous SL permutation, and a symbol permutation replacement means for setting a replacement permutation for changing the order of the permutation,
The symbol permutation means,
A pachinko machine characterized in that when a reach state is reached, the order of symbols displayed in the enlarged display area is performed in the permutation order, and the order of designating the symbols by highlighting is performed by the permutation permutation .

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