JP4104614B2 - Game machine - Google Patents

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  The present invention relates to a gaming machine such as a pachinko gaming machine, and more specifically, includes variable display means for performing variable display of a plurality of types of identification information that can each be identified, and the display result of the variable display of the identification information is predetermined. When the specified display result is obtained, control is performed to a specific gaming state advantageous to the player, and the display result of the variable display of the identification information is a special display result determined in advance among the specific display results. The game machine controls to an advantageous special game state different from the specific game state after the specific game state is over.

  In gaming machines such as pachinko machines, variable display is performed by updating and scrolling predetermined identification information (hereinafter referred to as display symbols) on a display device such as a liquid crystal display (hereinafter referred to as LCD). There are a number of games that are enhanced by a so-called variable display game that determines whether or not to give a predetermined game value based on the display result.

  A special figure game that is performed as one of the variable display games is a variable display of a display symbol based on the detection of a game ball passing through the start winning opening (that the variable display start condition is satisfied). In the game, the “hit” is defined as a case where the stop symbol form when the display is completely stopped is a predetermined specific display form. In this special figure game, when a “hit” is made, a special electric accessory called a big prize opening or an attacker is opened, and a state in which a game ball can be won very easily is provided to a player for a certain period of time. . Such a state is referred to as a “specific game state” or a “hit game state”.

  In addition, when the display result of the special game is a specific display symbol (hereinafter referred to as “probable variation”), after the specific game state is ended, the variable game is executed several times while the special game is executed. To a special gaming state that is advantageous to the player, such as a probability fluctuation state that improves the probability of “

  As a gaming machine to be controlled to the special gaming state after the end of the specific gaming state, a variable display for probability variation is provided. Is displayed to notify the player of the transition to the probability variation state by displaying the value of the value (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

In addition, during the control to the specific gaming state, the variable display unit of the variable display device displays an effect such as a predetermined story, for example, a story where a hero character adventures a mountain or a cave, and the result of the story, for example, a hero character Has also been disclosed that informs the player of the transition to the probability variation state, depending on the type of ring in the treasure box discovered during the adventure (see, for example, Patent Document 2).
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 5-177041 Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 6-304312

  However, in the gaming machine disclosed in Patent Document 1, it is determined at a glance whether or not the value displayed on the variable display for probability variation is shifted to the probability variation state. There was a risk that the interest could not be enhanced.

  In the gaming machine disclosed in Patent Document 2, a display symbol other than the probability variation symbol (normal symbol) is re-varied from the state where it is stopped and displayed in the specific game mode, and then the probability variation symbol or the normal symbol is again stopped and displayed in the specific game mode. In the case where the re-lottery effect display is performed, there is a risk that the player will be informed of the transition to the probability variation state during the specific game state control after performing the uplift effect by the re-lottery. .

  This invention is made in view of the said actual condition, and it aims at providing the gaming machine which can heighten the interest with respect to the game of the player in a specific game state.

In order to achieve the above object, a gaming machine according to claim 1 of the present application includes variable display means (for example, an image display device 5) that performs variable display of a plurality of types of identification information (for example, decorative symbols) that can be individually identified. And when the display result of the variable display of the identification information becomes a predetermined specific display result (for example, jackpot symbol), control to a specific gaming state (for example, jackpot gaming state) advantageous to the player, When the display result of the variable display of the identification information becomes a predetermined special display result (for example, probability variation big winning symbol) among the specific display results, it is different from the specific game state after the specific game state is ended. A gaming machine (e.g., a pachinko gaming machine 1) that controls to an advantageous special gaming state (e.g., a probability improvement state), and a game control means (e.g., main board 11) that controls the progress of the game; Display control means (for example, effect control board 12) that performs display control of the variable display means based on a control signal from the game control means, and the game control means displays a display result of variable display of the identification information Pre-determining means (for example, a portion where the CPU 103 executes the processing of steps S301 to S311) for determining whether or not to make the specific display result and whether or not to control the special gaming state after the specific gaming state has ended ), And when the display unit determines that the display result is the specific display result (for example, when the CPU 103 determines Yes in step S305), the special display is displayed on the variable display unit. After temporarily displaying a specific display result other than the result, a specific table of any kind of the special display result and the specific display result other than the special display result First effect display execution determining means (for example, the part where the CPU 103 executes the processing of steps S227 to S229) for determining execution of the first effect display for deriving and displaying the result, and the specific display of the display result by the prior determination means When it is determined that the result will be a result, and after the specific gaming state has ended, the determination to control the special gaming state is made (for example, the CPU 103 determines Yes in the process of step S305, and the process of step S310 Second effect display execution for deciding whether or not to execute a second effect display for displaying that the special game state is set on the variable display means after starting the specific game state. The determination means (for example, the part where the CPU 103 executes the processes of steps S319 and S322 to S324) and the variable display of the identification information are opened. When starting, as the control signal, the determination result by the first effect display execution determination means, the variable display time from the start of variable display of the identification information to the display display of the display result, and the identification information Variable display start command (for example, a variable display pattern for normal loss, a reach variable display pattern determined from the reach variable display pattern determination table 150 shown in FIG. 9A), A variable for transmitting a variable display start command 80XX (h) corresponding to one of the variable display patterns of the big hit variable display patterns determined from the big hit variable display pattern determination table 151 shown in FIG. 9B. Display start command transmission means (for example, the part where the CPU 103 executes the process of step S230) and variable display of the identification information are opened. At a timing different from that of the transmission of the variable display start command A is time to, as the control signal, whether the variable display of the display result of the identification information and the specific display results, and the specific game mode ends Display result commands (for example, FIG. 3B) showing the determination result of the prior determination means indicating whether or not to control to the special gaming state after that, and the determination result by the second effect display execution determination means Display result command transmission means for transmitting the display result command 90XX (h)) (for example, the part where the CPU 103 executes the processes of steps S318, S321, S325, and S327) and the control after the specific gaming state is started. shown as signal, said the start of the second effect display of the execution, whether or not to control the special game state after the specific game state is completed Second effect display start command transmission means (for example, the CPU 103 performs step S248 and step S248) for transmitting a second effect display start command (for example, jackpot end command B001 (h), B002 (h)) indicating the determination result of the article predetermination means. And when the variable display start command is the variable display start command indicating the determination result that the first effect display is to be executed, First effect display execution control means for executing the first effect display (for example, after the CPU 200 determines Yes in the process of step S514 and executes the processes of steps S515 and S516, the processes of steps S518 to S527 are executed. Part) and whether or not execution of the second effect display has been decided based on the display result command. Second effect display execution determination means (for example, a portion where the CPU 200 executes the processes of steps S518 and S519), and the display control means determines the first effect display execution determined by the variable display start command. When the determination result by the means instructs execution of the first effect display, and the second effect display execution determination means determines that execution of the second effect display is instructed (for example, the CPU 200) Even if the display result command indicates that the special gaming state is to be controlled after the specific gaming state is ended (for example, the CPU 200 performs step S514, S518, and S519). Even when it is determined Yes in the process of S518), the first effect display other than the special display result The constant display result is derived and displayed (for example, when the CPU 200 determines Yes in the process of step S519 and executes the processes of steps S521 to S527, the image display device 5 displays FIGS. 37 (A) to (I). The second effect display is executed by receiving the second effect display start command after starting the specific gaming state, and is included in the second effect display start command. When the determination result of the pre-determining means indicates that the special gaming state is to be controlled, the second effect display execution control means (for example, the CPU 200 performs a step indicating that the special gaming state is set in the second effect display). A portion for executing the processing of S537 to S548).

The gaming machine according to claim 2 of the present application includes variable display means (for example, the image display device 5) that performs variable display of a plurality of types of identification information (for example, decorative symbols) each of which can be identified. When the display result of the display becomes a predetermined specific display result (for example, jackpot symbol), control is performed to a specific game state (for example, jackpot game state) advantageous to the player, and further, the variable display of the identification information is performed. When the display result is a predetermined special display result (for example, probability variation big hit symbol) among the specific display results, an advantageous special game state (for example, different from the specific game state after the specific game state is ended (for example, A gaming machine (for example, a pachinko gaming machine 1) that is controlled to a probability improvement state), a game control means (for example, the main board 11) that controls the progress of the game, and a control from the game control means. Display control means (for example, the effect control board 12) that performs display control of the variable display means based on a signal, and the game control means uses the display result of the variable display of the identification information as the specific display result. Whether or not, and whether or not to control to the special gaming state after the specific gaming state has ended (for example, a portion where the CPU 103 executes the processing of steps S301 to S311), and the preliminary determination When it is determined by the means that the display result is the specific display result (for example, when the CPU 103 determines Yes in the process of step S305), the variable display means displays a specific display result other than the special display result. After the temporary stop display, the specific display result of any kind of the special display result and the specific display result other than the special display result is derived and displayed. A first effect display execution determining means for determining the execution of the effect display (for example, the part where the CPU 103 executes the processes of steps S263 to S266), and the determination that the display result is the specific display result by the prior determination means; And when it is determined that the special gaming state is to be controlled after the specific gaming state ends (for example, when the CPU 103 determines Yes in the process of step S305 and determines Yes in the process of step S310). Then, after starting the specific gaming state, second effect display execution determining means for determining whether or not to execute the second effect display for displaying that the special gaming state is set on the variable display means (for example, the CPU 103 performs step). When the variable display of the identification information is started, as the control signal, the part that executes the processing of S263 to S266) A determination result by the first effect display execution determining means, a determination result by the second effect display execution determining means, a variable display time from the start of variable display of the identification information until the display result is derived and displayed; The variable display start command (for example, normal display variable display pattern at the time of loss, variable at the time of reach determined from the variable display pattern determination table 150 at the time of reach shown in FIG. 9A) indicating the start of execution of variable display of the identification information. The display pattern, the normal big hit variable display pattern determined from the normal big hit variable display pattern determination table 152 shown in FIG. 40, and the probable big hit variable variable determined from the variable probability big hit variable display pattern determination table 153 shown in FIG. A variable display start command 80XX (h)) corresponding to any one of the display patterns is transmitted. A variable display start command transmission means (for example, a portion CPU103 executes the process of step S269), at a timing different from that of the transmission of the variable display start command A is time to start variable display of the identification information, the control signal Determination of the prior determination means indicating whether or not the display result of the variable display of the identification information is the specific display result, and whether or not the special gaming state is controlled after the specific gaming state is ended Display result command transmission means for transmitting a display result command indicating the result (for example, display result command 90XX (h) shown in FIG. 38) (for example, the part where the CPU 103 executes the processing of steps S332, S334, and S335), and the identification after starting the game state, as the control signal, and the start of the second effect display of execution, the specific game It said predetermination means second effect display start command indicating determination results, the of state indicating whether the control to the special game state after completion (eg jackpot end command B001 (h), B002 (h )) A second effect display start command transmission means (for example, a portion where the CPU 103 executes steps S248 and S250), and the display control means executes the first effect display by the variable display start command. If it is the variable display start command indicating the determination result to the effect, the first effect display execution control means for executing the first effect display (for example, the CPU 200 determines Yes in the process of step S551, and step S552). And after executing the processing of S553, the portion for executing the processing of steps S554 to S558 and S524 to S527) And second effect display execution determining means for determining whether or not execution of the second effect display has been determined based on the variable display start command (for example, a portion where the CPU 200 executes the process of step S554). The display control means is for instructing execution of the first effect display by the determination result by the first effect display execution determining means indicated by the variable display start command, and the second effect display execution determining means. When it is determined that the execution of the second effect display has been instructed (for example, when the CPU 200 determines Yes in the processing of steps S551 and S554), the display result is displayed by the first effect display execution control means. Even if the command indicates that the special gaming state is to be controlled after the specific gaming state is ended, A specific display result other than the special display result is derived and displayed (for example, when the CPU 200 determines Yes in the process of step S554 and executes the processes of steps S556 to S558 and S524 to S527, on the image display device 5). 37 (A) to (I) are displayed), after starting the specific gaming state, the second effect display is executed by receiving the second effect display start command, When the determination result of the predetermining means included in the two effect display start command indicates that the special game state is to be controlled, the second effect is displayed in the second effect display. It further includes display execution control means (for example, a portion where the CPU 200 executes steps S537 to S548).

The gaming machine according to claim 3 of the present application includes variable display means (for example, an image display device 5) that performs variable display of a plurality of types of identification information (for example, decorative symbols) each of which can be identified. When the display result of the display becomes a predetermined specific display result (for example, jackpot symbol), control is performed to a specific game state (for example, jackpot game state) advantageous to the player, and further, the variable display of the identification information is performed. When the display result is a predetermined special display result (for example, probability variation big hit symbol) among the specific display results, an advantageous special game state (for example, different from the specific game state after the specific game state is ended (for example, A gaming machine (for example, a pachinko gaming machine 1) that is controlled to a probability improvement state), a game control means (for example, the main board 11) that controls the progress of the game, and a control from the game control means. Display control means (for example, the effect control board 12) that performs display control of the variable display means based on a signal, and the game control means uses the display result of the variable display of the identification information as the specific display result. Whether or not, and whether or not to control to the special gaming state after the specific gaming state has ended (for example, a portion where the CPU 103 executes the processing of steps S301 to S311), and the preliminary determination When it is determined by the means that the display result is the specific display result (for example, when the CPU 103 determines Yes in the process of step S305), the variable display means displays a specific display result other than the special display result. After the temporary stop display, the specific display result of any kind of the special display result and the specific display result other than the special display result is derived and displayed. A first effect display execution determining means for determining the execution of the effect display (for example, a portion where the CPU 103 executes the processing of steps S227 to S229) and a determination that the display result is the specific display result by the prior determination means; And when it is determined that the special gaming state is to be controlled after the specific gaming state ends (for example, when the CPU 103 determines Yes in the process of step S305 and determines Yes in the process of step S310). Then, after starting the specific gaming state, second effect display execution determining means for determining whether or not to execute the second effect display for displaying that the special gaming state is set on the variable display means (for example, the CPU 103 performs step). S343, S346 to S348) and the control signal when starting variable display of the identification information. No., whether or not the determination result by the first effect display execution determining means, the display result of the variable display of the identification information is the specific display result, and the special gaming state is entered after the specific gaming state is ended. A determination result of the pre-determining means indicating whether to control, a variable display time from the start of variable display of the identification information to display of the display result, and execution of variable display of the identification information Variable display start command (for example, normal display variable display pattern, reach variable display pattern determined from the reach variable display pattern determination table 150 shown in FIG. 9A), normal jackpot shown in FIG. The normal big hit variable display pattern determined from the hour variable display pattern determination table 154, the probability variable big hit variable display pattern determination table 155 shown in FIG. Variable display start command transmission means (for example, the CPU 103 executes the process of step S230) for transmitting a variable display start command 80XX (h) corresponding to any one of the variable display patterns of the probability variation big hit variable display pattern determined from the above. And a variable display of the identification information as a control signal at a timing different from the transmission of the variable display start command when the variable display of the identification information is started. stop display command sending means for sending (display result command 90XX shown in example FIG. 45 (h)) stop display command indicating the type of a display result time is derived displayed when passed (e.g. CPU103 steps S342, S345, S349 and S351 are executed), and the specific gaming state is started. Shown later, as the control signal, said the start of the second effect display of the execution, and a determination result of said predetermination means for indicating whether the control the special game state after the specific game state is completed A second effect display start command transmitting means (for example, a portion where the CPU 103 executes the processes of steps S248 and S250) for transmitting a second effect display start command (for example, a jackpot end command B001 (h), B002 (h)); And the display control means executes the first effect display when the variable display start command is the variable display start command indicating the determination result to execute the first effect display. Display execution control means (for example, after the CPU 200 determines Yes in the process of step S561 and executes the processes of steps S562 and S563, A portion for executing the processing of steps S524 to S527) and a predetermined determination result specifying means for specifying the determination result of the predetermined determination means based on the variable display start command (for example, a portion for the CPU 200 to execute the processing of step S501) ) And a derived display result specifying means (for example, the CPU 200) that specifies the type of display result that is derived and displayed after the variable display time has elapsed after the variable display of the identification information is started based on the stop display command. The display control means instructs the execution of the first effect display by the determination result by the first effect display execution determining means indicated by the variable display start command. The determination result specified by the prior determination result specifying means is the end of the specific gaming state. When the display result specified by the derived display result specifying means is a specific display result other than the special display result (for example, the CPU 200 performs processing in steps S561 and S564). After determining Yes, when it is determined No in the process of step S566), a specific display result other than the special display result is derived and displayed in the first effect display (for example, the CPU 200 determines No in the process of step S566). And by executing the processing of steps S568 to S570 and S524 to S527, the display as shown in FIGS. 37 (A) to (I) is performed on the image display device 5), and the specific gaming state is set. After starting, the second effect display is executed by receiving the second effect display start command, and the second effect display is started. Second effect display execution control means for displaying that the special game state is to be displayed in the second effect display when the determination result of the prior determination means included in the command indicates that the special game state is to be controlled. (For example, the part which CPU200 performs the process of step S537-S548) is further included, It is characterized by the above-mentioned.

The inventions according to claims 1 to 3 of the present application have the following effects.

According to the configuration of the first aspect, the first effect display that is performed before the start of the specific game state and the specific game state are started as the effect display for notifying whether or not the state is shifted to the special game state. Since two types of effect display such as a second effect display to be performed later are prepared, it is possible to increase the interest of the player in the game as compared with the case where there is only one type.
The second effect display execution control means starts execution control of the second effect display based on the second effect display start command after the start of the specific gaming state, so that the player starts the second effect display start timing. It becomes difficult to specify. As a result, the interest of the game can be further enhanced, for example, the player can be interested in whether or not the second effect display is made.
Further, the display control means indicates that when the game control means gives an instruction to execute both the first effect display and the second effect display, the display result command is controlled to the special game state after the specific game state ends. Even in the first effect display, a specific display result other than the special display result is derived and displayed, and the fact that the special game state is entered is displayed in the second effect display executed thereafter. Thereby, it is possible to prevent the inconvenience that the second effect display is performed although the special display result is derived and displayed in the first effect display.
In addition, by sending a second effect display start command indicating whether or not to display that the special game state is to be performed by executing the second effect display from the game control means, an aspect in which the second effect display is incorrect. Can be prevented.
In addition, whether or not to execute the second effect display or whether or not to enter the special game state is indicated by the display result command. Therefore, whether or not to execute the second effect display or the special game state. As compared with the case where the variable display start command is used to indicate whether or not the variable display start command is used, the types of variable display start commands can be reduced.

According to the configuration of the second aspect, the first effect display that is performed before the start of the specific game state and the specific game state are started as the effect display for notifying whether or not the state is shifted to the special game state. Since two types of effect display such as a second effect display to be performed later are prepared, it is possible to increase the interest of the player in the game as compared with the case where there is only one type.
The second effect display execution control means starts execution control of the second effect display based on the second effect display start command after the start of the specific gaming state, so that the player starts the second effect display start timing. It becomes difficult to specify. As a result, the interest of the game can be further enhanced, for example, the player can be interested in whether or not the second effect display is made.
Further, the display control means indicates that when the game control means gives an instruction to execute both the first effect display and the second effect display, the display result command is controlled to the special game state after the specific game state ends. Even in the first effect display, a specific display result other than the special display result is derived and displayed, and the fact that the special game state is entered is displayed in the second effect display executed thereafter. Thereby, it is possible to prevent the inconvenience that the second effect display is performed although the special display result is derived and displayed in the first effect display.
In addition, by sending a second effect display start command indicating whether or not to display that the special game state is to be performed by executing the second effect display from the game control means, an aspect in which the second effect display is incorrect. Can be prevented.
In addition, on the display control means side, whether or not to execute the first effect display and whether or not to execute the second effect display can be specified from the variable display start command. Therefore, the first effect display and the second effect display are executed without separately providing an effect control command for instructing execution of the first effect display and an effect control command for instructing execution of the second effect display. As a result, the gaming machine can reduce the types of effect control commands.

According to the configuration of the third aspect, as the effect display for notifying whether or not the game state is shifted to the special game state, the first effect display performed before the specific game state is started and the specific game state is started. Since two types of effect display such as a second effect display to be performed later are prepared, it is possible to increase the interest of the player in the game as compared with the case where there is only one type.
The second effect display execution control means starts execution control of the second effect display based on the second effect display start command after the start of the specific gaming state, so that the player starts the second effect display start timing. It becomes difficult to specify. As a result, the interest of the game can be further enhanced, for example, the player can be interested in whether or not the second effect display is made.
Further, the display control means is instructed to execute the first effect display by the game control means, the display result specified from the variable display start command is a special display result, and the display result specified from the display result command is special. When the display result is a specific display result other than the display result, the first effect display causes the specific display result other than the special display result to be derived and displayed, and the second effect display executed thereafter displays that the special game state is set. . Thereby, it is possible to prevent the inconvenience that the second effect display is performed although the special display result is derived and displayed in the first effect display.
In addition, by sending a second effect display start command indicating whether or not to display that the special game state is to be performed by executing the second effect display from the game control means, an aspect in which the second effect display is incorrect. Can be prevented.
In addition, on the display control means side, whether or not to execute the first effect display can be specified from the variable display start command, and whether or not the second effect display is executed is determined based on the variable display start command and the display result. It can be specified from the command. Therefore, the first effect display and the second effect display are executed without separately providing an effect control command for instructing execution of the first effect display and an effect control command for instructing execution of the second effect display. As a result, the gaming machine can reduce the types of effect control commands.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. The gaming machine in the present embodiment may be a gaming machine or the like that plays a special game using a display device composed of 7 segment or dot matrix LEDs (light emitting diodes).

  FIG. 1 is a front view of a pachinko gaming machine 1 according to the present embodiment, and shows an arrangement layout of main members. The pachinko gaming machine (gaming machine) 1 is roughly composed of a gaming board (gauge board) 2 constituting a gaming board surface and a gaming machine frame (base frame) 3 for supporting and fixing the gaming board 2. The game board 2 is formed with a substantially circular game area surrounded by guide rails. A special symbol display device 4 for variably displaying a special symbol as identifiable identification information is provided above the central position of the game area. Below the special symbol display device 4, there is provided an image display device 5 that can perform variable display of decorative symbols different from the special symbol, image display that is a predetermined effect display, and the like. Below the image display device 5, an ordinary variable winning ball device (start winning port) 6 is arranged. Below the ordinary variable winning ball apparatus 6, a special variable winning ball apparatus 7 and a normal symbol display apparatus 40 are provided.

  The special symbol display device 4 includes, for example, 7-segment or dot matrix LEDs. The special symbol display device 4 is, for example, “0” to “9” in a special game as a variable display game performed based on the fact that the start condition is established by winning a game ball in the normal variable winning ball device 6. The special symbol which consists of the number etc. which show and functions as several types of identification information which can identify each is variably displayed.

  In the special symbol game performed by the special symbol display device 4, after a predetermined time has elapsed after the special symbol variable display is started, the fixed symbol that is the variable symbol variable display result is stopped (displayed). At this time, if the special symbol display device 4 stops and displays a specific special symbol (big hit symbol) as a confirmed symbol in the special symbol game, it becomes a “big hit” as a specific display result, and special symbols other than the big bonus symbol stop. If displayed, it will be “lost”. When the variable display result in the special figure game becomes “hit”, the game is controlled to the big win game state as the specific game state by opening and closing the opening / closing plate of the special variable winning ball apparatus 7. In the pachinko gaming machine 1 in this embodiment, as a specific example, a special symbol having an odd symbol number is a jackpot symbol, and a special symbol having an even number is a lose symbol.

  In the big hit gaming state based on the fact that the big hit symbol is stopped and displayed in the special symbol game by the special symbol display device 4, the opening and closing plates of the special variable winning ball apparatus 7 are set for a predetermined period (eg 29 seconds) or a predetermined number (eg 10). 1) winning balls are generated. During the period, the game balls that fall on the surface of the game board 2 are received, and then closed to complete one round. The round as the open / close cycle can be repeated up to a predetermined upper limit number (for example, 16 rounds).

  The image display device 5 is composed of, for example, an LCD or the like, and may be any device that performs screen display by a dot matrix method using a large number of pixels (pixels). On the display screen of the image display device 5, each can be identified by a variable display section as a display area divided into three, for example, corresponding to the special symbol variable display in the special symbol game by the special symbol display device 4. Various kinds of decorative designs are variably displayed. As a specific example, variable display portions “left”, “middle”, and “right” are arranged on the image display device 5, and decorative symbols are variably displayed on the variable display portions. When the special symbol variable display on the special symbol display device 4 is started, the decorative symbol variable display (for example, switching) is displayed on each of the “left”, “middle”, and “right” variable display portions on the image display device 5. Display and scroll display) is started, and after that, when the fixed symbol is stopped and displayed as a variable symbol display result of the special symbol display device 4, "left", "middle", "right" in the image display device 5 Each of the variable display units stops and displays a decorative symbol that becomes a confirmed symbol, so that a combination of decorative symbols that become a variable display result is stopped and displayed (derived display).

  For example, in each of the “left”, “middle”, and “right” variable display portions, symbols representing ten types of numbers “0” to “9” are displayed as decorative symbols in a variable manner. When the variable display of the “left”, “middle”, and “right” variable display is started, the switching display or scroll display is performed from the smallest number shown in the design to the larger one. If the decorative design “9” is displayed, then the decorative design “0” is displayed. When the determined symbol of the special symbol in the special symbol display device 4 is a big hit symbol, that is, when a big hit occurs, the same decorative symbol is stopped and displayed on the variable display portions of “left”, “middle”, and “right”. .

  In this embodiment, the decorative symbol “1”, “3”, “5”, “7” or “9” having an odd symbol number is used as a probable large hitting decorative symbol, and the decorative symbol “0”, which is an even number, The decorative symbol indicating “2”, “4”, “6”, or “8” is a normal jackpot decorative symbol. When the decorative pattern for probability variable big hit is stopped as a variable display result of the decorative pattern, or when the decorative pattern for probability variable big hit is stopped and displayed as a re-lottery result of the re-lottery effect display after the end of the big hit, which will be described later The result is a promising big hit. When a promising big hit is reached, after the big hit gaming state based on the probable big hit is over, until a special game is executed a predetermined number of times (for example, 100 times), or the variable display result in the special figure game becomes a big win. Until then, it becomes a high probability state (probability improvement state) in which probability variation control (probability variation control) is continuously performed as one of the special game states. In this high probability state, the probability that the big hit symbol is stopped and displayed as a variable display result in the special figure game and is controlled to the big hit gaming state is improved as compared with the normal gaming state. Note that the normal gaming state is a gaming state other than the big hit gaming state or the special gaming state, and the probability that the big hit symbol is stopped and displayed as a confirmed symbol in the special figure game is the initial value immediately after the power is turned on. It is controlled in the same way as the setting state.

  On the other hand, when the normal jackpot decorative symbol is stopped and displayed as a variable display result in the decorative symbol, it is usually a big hit. When the normal big hit is made, the probability variation control is not performed after the big hit gaming state is ended, so the probability that the variable display result in the special game becomes a big hit and is controlled to the big hit gaming state is not improved. In addition, after the big hit game state is ended with the normal big hit, after the big hit gaming state based on the normal big hit is finished, a special number of games (for example, 100 times) is executed or until the special figure is executed. Until the variable display result in the game becomes a big hit, as a special gaming state different from the high probability state, a time reduction state in which time reduction control (time reduction control) is continuously performed may be set. In the time reduction state where the time reduction control is performed, the probability of being a big hit in each special figure game and being controlled to the big hit gaming state is the same as the normal gaming state, but the special symbol variable display is started in the special figure game. The variable display time, which is the time from when the final symbol as the display result is displayed to stop, is controlled to be shorter than the normal gaming state.

  In addition, the image display device 5 may be provided with a special symbol start memory display area for displaying the number of effective winning balls that have entered the normally variable winning ball device 6, that is, the number of reserved memories (starting winning memory number). In the special symbol start memory display area, a winning display is performed corresponding to the effective start winning when the number of reserved memories is less than a predetermined upper limit value (for example, “4”). As a specific example, a display that is normally blue is changed to a red display. In this case, by providing the decorative symbol display area (variable display portion) and the special symbol start memory display area separately, it is possible to make the state in which the stored memory number is displayed even during the decorative symbol variable display. The special symbol start memory display area may be provided in part of the decorative symbol display area. In this case, the display of the reserved memory number may be interrupted during the variable display of the decorative design. In addition, a display (special symbol start storage display) that displays the number of reserved memories may be provided separately from the image display device 5.

  The normal variable winning ball apparatus 6 includes a tulip-shaped accessory (ordinary electric accessory) having a pair of movable wing pieces that are controlled to move between a vertical (normally open) position and a tilt (enlarged open) position by a solenoid (not shown). ). The normal variable winning ball apparatus 6 is configured to move the movable wing piece of the electric tulip until a predetermined time elapses when the display result is “winning” in the normal symbol variable display (ordinary symbol game) by the normal symbol display device 40. By controlling to the tilting position, it becomes easier to win the game ball than when the movable wing piece is set to the vertical position. A game ball won in the normal variable winning ball device 6 is detected by a start winning port switch included in each winning port switch 70 (FIG. 2).

  The special variable winning ball apparatus 7 includes an opening / closing plate that opens and closes a winning area by a solenoid (not shown). The opening / closing plate is in a closed state at a normal time, for example, before the big hit gaming state is generated after the pachinko gaming machine 1 is turned on. On the other hand, when a big hit gaming state is achieved based on the variable display result in the special symbol game by the special symbol display device 4, the winning area is established by the solenoid for a predetermined period or until a predetermined number of winning balls are generated. After closing. When a game ball is won in the winning area when the opening / closing plate is opened by the special variable winning ball device 7, the game ball is moved by the big winning port switch included in each winning port switch 70 (FIG. 2). Based on the detection, a predetermined number of prize balls are paid out.

  The normal symbol display device 40 is composed of, for example, LEDs and the like, and is controlled in lighting, blinking, coloring, etc. in a normal diagram game where the starting condition is that a game ball passes through a predetermined passing gate provided in the game area. The When display is performed with a predetermined hit pattern in the normal game, the display result in the normal game is “win”. Here, in the above-described high probability state and time reduction state, the variable display time in the normal diagram game by the normal symbol display device 40 is shorter than that in the normal game state, and the display result is the winning symbol in each normal diagram game. May be improved. At this time, the tilting time of the movable wing piece in the normal variable winning ball apparatus 6 may be longer than that in the normal gaming state, and the number of tilts may be increased compared to that in the normal gaming state. As described above, in the high probability state and the time reduction state, the gaming state is advantageous to the player, which is different from the big hit gaming state. Here, in the time shortening state, probability variation control is not performed, and the probability of being in the big hit gaming state is the same as in the normal gaming state, so the high probability state is more advantageous for the player than the time shortening state.

  In addition to the above configuration, the surface of the game board 2 is provided with a windmill with a built-in lamp, an outlet, and the like. Speakers 8L and 8R for reproducing and outputting sound effects and the like are provided at the left and right upper positions of the gaming machine frame 3, and a game effect lamp 9 is provided at the periphery of the game area. A decorative LED may be provided around each structure (for example, the normal variable winning ball device 6 or the special variable winning ball device 7) in the game area of the pachinko gaming machine 1.

  The pachinko gaming machine 1 is equipped with a main board 11 and an effect control board 12 as shown in FIG. The main board 11 and the effect control board 12 are arranged at appropriate positions on the back surface of the pachinko gaming machine 1, and for example, an effect control INT signal signal for transmitting / receiving an effect control signal line or a strobe signal between the two boards. Wires are wired. The effect control board 12 may be configured by a plurality of independent boards such as an effect control board, a sound control board, and a lamp control board, or may be configured as a single board in which these are combined. In addition, various control boards such as a power supply board that supplies power supply voltage, a payout control board, and an information terminal board are arranged on the back of the pachinko gaming machine 1.

  The main board 11 is a main-side control board on which various circuits for controlling the progress of the game in the pachinko gaming machine 1 are mounted. The main board 11 is mainly addressed to a sub-side control board composed of a random number setting function used in a special game, a function of inputting a signal from a switch or the like disposed at a predetermined position, and an effect control board 12. Each has a function of outputting and transmitting a control command as an example of command information as a control signal, a function of outputting various information to a hall management computer, and the like. Further, the main board 11 controls the special symbol variable display in the special symbol display device 4 by controlling the lighting / extinction of each segment constituting the special symbol display device 4, while the normal symbol display device 40 is turned on. The variable display of the normal symbol in the normal symbol display device 40 is controlled by performing / flashing / coloring control.

  Such a control command transmitted from the main board 11 to the effect control board 12 is, for example, an effect control command transmitted as an electric signal. FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of the contents of the effect control command used in this embodiment. The effect control command has, for example, a 2-byte structure, and the first byte indicates MODE (command classification), and the second byte indicates EXT (command type). The first bit (bit 7) of the MODE data is always “1”, and the first bit of the EXT data is “0”. Note that the command form shown in FIG. 3A is an example, and other command forms may be used. In this example, the control command is composed of two control signals, but the number of control signals constituting the control command may be one or a plurality of three or more.

  In the example shown in FIG. 3A, commands 8000 (h) to 80XX (h) are variable display start commands transmitted when the special symbol variable display is started by the special symbol display device 4 in the special symbol game. is there. XX (h) indicates an unspecified hexadecimal number and may be a value arbitrarily set according to the instruction content by the effect control command. The variable display start command is, for example, a variable display time of a special symbol, which is a time from when a special symbol variable display by the special symbol display device 4 is started to when a fixed symbol is stopped and displayed, or a variable symbol display mode of a decorative symbol. It includes EXT data indicating whether it is a reach loss that is lost after reaching or a normal loss that is lost without reaching, or whether or not to execute a re-lottery effect display before the big hit start. That is, the variable display start command is an effect control command indicating a variable symbol display time (total variable display time) of a special symbol, and is a variable display pattern command for designating a variable display pattern (variation pattern) used for display.

  Here, the reach is a variable display for a decorative symbol that is not yet derived and displayed when the decorative symbol derived and displayed on the image display device 5 constitutes a part of the jackpot combination (referred to as a reach variation symbol). It is a display mode that is being performed, or a display mode in which all or some of the decorative symbols are variably displayed synchronously while constituting all or part of the jackpot symbol. Specifically, on the combination effective line that has not been stopped yet when the symbols constituting the predetermined jackpot combination are stopped and displayed on some of the variable display portions on the predetermined combination effective line. Display mode in which variable display is performed in the variable display section (for example, “left”, “right” variable display sections among the “left”, “middle”, “right” variable display sections provided in the display area Is a display mode in which part of the big hit symbol (for example, “7”) is stopped and displayed, and the “medium” variable display section is still displaying variable display), or variable on the effective line A display mode (for example, “left”, “middle”, “ The state of variable display is performed on all of the `` right '' variable display sections. Is but display mode variable display is being performed in a manner be displayed have all the same decorative pattern). Also, during the reach, unusual effects may be performed with lamps or sounds. This production is called reach production. Further, during the reach, the image display device 5 displays a character (an effect display imitating a person or the like, which is different from the decorative design), changes the display mode of the background, or changes the decorative design. The display mode may be changed. This change in character display, background display mode, and decorative pattern variation mode is referred to as reach effect display.

  In addition, the re-lottery effect display before the big hit start is a special lottery display in which the normal big hit combination is temporarily stopped and displayed before the variable display time elapses after the variable display of the decorative pattern by the image display device 5 is started. After notifying that the variable display result of the figure game has been a big hit, the special figure game is displayed by deriving and displaying the normal big hit symbol or the probability variable big hit symbol when the variable display time has elapsed after the variable symbol is displayed again. This is an effect display for performing re-lottery on whether or not the variable display result is normally raised from big hit to positive change big hit. Specifically, at the predetermined timing before the variable display time elapses after the image display device 5 starts the variable display of the decorative symbol, the normal big hit symbol is displayed on the “left”, “middle”, and “right” variable display portions. In addition to displaying the temporary stop, a big hit is generated in the player by, for example, displaying a predetermined big hit notification image on the image display device 5 or outputting a predetermined big hit notification voice from the speakers 8L and 8R. Inform the effect. Then, after a predetermined period of time has elapsed, for example, a predetermined re-lottery notification image is displayed on the image display device 5 or a re-lottery notification sound is output from the speakers 8L and 8R. The player is informed that a re-lottery will be performed as to whether or not it will be a big hit, and the variable display of decorative symbols by the image display device 5 is resumed. Then, when the variable display time has elapsed since the start of the variable display of the decorative symbol, the normal big hit combination decorative symbol or the probability variable big hit combination decorative symbol is derived and displayed. As a result, when the probability variation big hit decoration symbol is derived and displayed, a notification effect that the probability variation big hit has been achieved is executed using the image display device 5 or the speakers 8L, 8R, etc., while the normal big hit decoration symbol is derived. When displayed, a notification effect indicating that it has not been completed is executed. In this embodiment, when the re-lottery is performed, the decorative pattern of the normal jackpot combination that is temporarily displayed is variably displayed again, and then the decorative pattern of the normal jackpot combination or the decorative pattern of the probability variation jackpot combination is derived and displayed. However, it is not possible to variably display the normal jackpot symbol that is displayed temporarily, but for example, after performing an effect display with a predetermined animation image, etc., to the decorative symbol of the normal jackpot combination or the probability variation jackpot combination You may make it change.

  The command 90XX (h) is a display result command indicating whether or not the decorative display variable display result by the image display device 5 is a big hit, and whether or not the gaming state after the big hit is a high probability state. For example, as shown in FIG. 3B, the command 9000 (h) indicates that the decorative symbol variable display result is not a big hit. The command 9001 (h) indicates that the gaming state after the big hit is not a high probability state. The command 9002 (h) indicates that the gaming state after the end of the big hit becomes a high probability state and that the re-lottery effect display is not performed after the end of the big hit. Command 9003 (h) indicates that the gaming state after the end of the big hit becomes a high probability state and that a re-lottery effect display is performed after the end of the big hit. Therefore, on the side of the effect control board 12, it is possible to specify whether the type of the variable display result in the special figure game is a loss, a normal big hit or a probable big hit, by using the display result command. When the type of the variable display result in the figure game is a probable big hit, it can be specified whether or not the re-lottery effect display is executed after the big hit.

  Here, the re-lottery effect display after the end of the jackpot is the after the end of the jackpot gaming state generated based on the fact that the decorative pattern of the normal jackpot combination is derived and displayed as a variable display result of the decorative pattern by the image display device 5 This is an effect display in which a lottery is performed to determine whether or not the game state of the game state will be changed from the normal game state corresponding to the variable symbol display result to the high probability state. Specifically, after the big hit game state is finished, the normal big hit that has ended is displayed on the image display device 5 by displaying on the image display device 5 an ending image that is different from the normal big hit end (at the end of the big hit without re-drawing). The player is informed that a re-lottery will be performed as to whether or not to make a big hit. Thereafter, the decorative symbols by the image display device 5 are variably displayed, and after a predetermined period of time, the decorative symbols of the normal big hit combination or the decorative symbols of the probability variable big hit combination are derived and displayed. As a result, when the probabilistic big hit decoration symbol is derived and displayed, the notification effect that the high probability state has been achieved is executed using the image display device 5 or the speakers 8L, 8R, etc., while the normal big hit decoration symbol is displayed. When it is derived and displayed, a notification effect indicating that it has not been completed is executed. In this embodiment, when the re-lottery is performed, the derivation-displayed normal jackpot combination decoration pattern is variably displayed, and then the normal jackpot combination decoration pattern or the probability variation jackpot combination decoration pattern is derived and displayed. However, the derivation-displayed normal jackpot symbol is not variably displayed, for example, after performing an effect display accompanied by a predetermined animation image, it is changed to a normal jackpot combination decoration symbol or a probabilistic jackpot combination decoration symbol. It may be. Moreover, you may make it display the animation image etc. which alert | report whether it is a probable big hit, without displaying on a decoration symbol. For example, at the end of the big hit, the image display device 5 starts the roulette game, and when the ball thrown into the rotating roulette enters “odd”, the image display device 5 displays “probability change !!” Announces that the game state after the end becomes a high probability state, and when the thrown ball enters “Even”, “Sorry !!” is displayed on the image display device 5 and after the big hit ends You may make it alert | report that this game state will be in a normal game state.

  The command A000 (h) is a jackpot start command indicating that the jackpot gaming state is started when the variable display result of the special symbol game by the special symbol display device 4 is “big jackpot”. For example, the jackpot start command is a command indicating that the pachinko gaming machine 1 shifts to the jackpot gaming state. Command B0XX (h) is a jackpot end command indicating that the jackpot gaming state is to be ended. Further, in this embodiment, the jackpot end command also indicates whether or not a re-lottery effect display is performed after the jackpot is ended, and a re-lottery result is displayed when the re-lottery effect display is performed after the jackpot is ended. ing. For example, as shown in FIG. 3 (C), the command B000 (h) is a jackpot end command that is sent when the re-lottery effect display is not performed after the jackpot ends, and commands B001 (h) and B002 (h) Is a jackpot end command that is sent when the re-lottery effect display is performed after the end of the jackpot, and the command B001 (h) is sent when the result of the re-lottering does not result in a high probability state, and the command B002 ( h) is sent when a high probability state is reached as a result of the re-lottery. For this reason, on the side of the effect control board 12, it is possible to specify whether or not the re-lottery effect display after the big hit is executed by the big hit end command and whether or not the re-lottery becomes a high probability state.

  In addition, as the production control command, a probability change start command indicating that the probability change control is started when the big hit gaming state is ended, a time reduction start command indicating that the time reduction control is started when the big hit gaming state is ended, A probability change end command indicating that the probability change control is ended, a time reduction end command indicating that the time reduction control is ended, and the like may be prepared.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the main board 11 detects a normal variable winning ball device 6 which is a start winning port, a special variable winning ball device 7 which is a big winning port, and a game ball winning to other winning ports. Wiring for receiving a detection signal from each winning opening switch 70 is also connected. Further, to the main board 11, a command signal for performing movement control of the movable blade piece in the normal variable winning ball apparatus 6 and opening / closing control in the special variable winning ball apparatus 7 is transmitted to the solenoids 21 and 22. Wiring is connected.

  The main board 11 is configured by mounting a game control microcomputer 100, a switch circuit 107, a solenoid circuit 108, and the like. The game control microcomputer 100 is, for example, a one-chip microcomputer, and includes a ROM (Read Only Memory) 101 that stores a game control program, a RAM (Random Access Memory) 102 that is used as a work memory, and a game control. A CPU (Central Processing Unit) 103 that performs control operations according to a program for use and an I / O (Input / Output) port 104 are included.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the game control microcomputer 100 includes a special figure holding memory 110, a random counter 111, a jackpot determination table memory 112, a fixed special symbol determination table memory 113, and a variable display pattern A table memory 114, a variable display pattern determination table memory 115, a re-lottery effect display execution determination table memory 116, a flag memory 117, and various timers 118 are provided.

  The special figure holding memory 110 has established a condition (starting condition) for executing a special symbol variable display (special game) when a game ball wins the normal variable winning ball device 6 and the conventional variable display is displayed. This is a memory for storing a pending state in which a condition (start condition) for actually starting variable display is not satisfied due to reasons such as being executed. The special figure holding memory 110 is provided with four entries, and each entry has a holding number and a random number value (random R1 value to be described later) extracted by the winning order in the winning order to the ordinary variable winning ball apparatus 6. Are stored in association with each other. Each time the special symbol variable display ends or the jackpot gaming state ends, the variable display start condition based on the highest level information is satisfied, and the variable display based on the highest level information is executed. Is done. At this time, the second and lower stored data is incremented by one. In addition, when a game ball newly wins the normal variable winning ball apparatus 6 during special symbol variable display or the like, a random value resulting from the winning is stored in the highest empty entry.

  The random counter 111 counts determination random numbers and display random numbers used for game control. FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing each random number counted by the random counter 111. As shown in FIG. 5, the random counter 111 counts random R1 to R6. The random R1 is a big hit determination random number that determines whether or not the pachinko gaming machine 1 is brought into a specific gaming state by generating a big hit, and takes a value in the range of “0” to “65535”. Random R2 is a random number for determining whether or not to perform probability variation control (probability variation control) for shifting to a high probability state after putting the pachinko gaming machine 1 into a big hit gaming state, and is “0” to “9”. Take a value in the range.

  Random R3 is a random number for determining a special symbol for determining a special symbol to be derived and displayed as a final symbol, and takes a value in the range of “0” to “249”. Random R4 is a reach determination random number that determines whether or not to reach when lost, and takes a value in the range of “0” to “1530”. Random R5 is a display random number for determining a variable display pattern used for variable display of a special symbol, and takes a value in the range of “0” to “108”. Random R6 is a random number for determining whether to execute a re-lottery effect display after the end of the big hit gaming state, and takes a value in the range of “0” to “99”.

  The big hit determination table memory 112 shown in FIG. 4 stores a plurality of big hit determination tables set for the CPU 103 to determine whether or not the display result in the special figure game is a big hit. Specifically, the big hit determination table memory 112 stores a normal time big hit determination table 120 shown in FIG. 6A and a probability change big hit determination table 121 shown in FIG. 6B.

  The normal big hit determination table 120 shown in FIG. 6 (A) and the probability variation big hit determination table 121 shown in FIG. 6 (B) win the display result of the special figure game by the special symbol display device 4. It is a table for determining whether or not. In each of the big hit determination tables 120 and 121, the value of the random R1 and the setting data indicating the display result of the special figure game are stored in association with each other. In the probability change big hit determination table 121, more random R1 values are associated with the display result of “big hit” than the normal big hit determination table 120. That is, by determining the display result of the special figure game using the probability change jackpot determination table 121, it is possible to achieve a high probability state in which the probability of a big hit gaming state is higher than that in the normal gaming state.

  In this embodiment, in the normal big hit determination table 120 shown in FIG. 6 (A), “2001 to 2184” of “0 to 65535” of the random R1 extracted from the random counter 111 is “big hit”. Is associated with the display result. On the other hand, in the probability variation big hit determination table 121 shown in FIG. 6B, among the random R1 values “0 to 65535” counted by the random counter 111, “2001 to 3104” is a display result of “big hit”. It is associated.

  The fixed special symbol determination table memory 113 shown in FIG. 4 stores a plurality of fixed special symbol determination tables set to determine special symbols to be derived and displayed as fixed symbols in a special game. Specifically, the fixed special symbol determination table memory 113 includes a lost special symbol determination table 130 shown in FIG. 7A and a big hit fixed special symbol determination table 131 shown in FIG. 7B. , Store.

  The lost special symbol determination table 130 shown in FIG. 7A and the big hit fixed special symbol determination table 131 shown in FIG. 7B are the display results of the special game by the special symbol display device 4. It is a table for determining the fixed special symbol derived and displayed as. In each of the confirmed special symbol determination tables 130 and 131, the value of the random R3 and the setting data indicating the confirmed special symbol are stored in association with each other.

  The variable display pattern table memory 114 shown in FIG. 4 stores a plurality of variable display patterns used for variable display of special figure games and decorative symbols. Specifically, the variable display pattern table memory 114 stores a variable display pattern table 140 shown in FIG.

  The variable display pattern table 140 shown in FIG. 8 includes, for example, a plurality of variable display patterns, total variable display times of special symbols and decorative symbols measured by variable display time timers provided in various timers 118, and variable display start. A control code set as EXT data of the command 80XX (h) is stored in association with each other. In this embodiment, different variable display patterns are prepared corresponding to each of big hit, reach loss, and normal loss. For example, as the variable display pattern corresponding to the big hit, the big hit variable display patterns of reach A to reach E are prepared. In addition, each of the big hit variable display patterns of reach A to reach E is prepared with and without execution of the re-lottery effect display before the big hit. As variable display patterns corresponding to reach loss, reach variable display patterns of reach A to reach E are prepared. As a variable display pattern corresponding to normal loss, a variable display pattern during normal loss (variable display pattern # 1 in FIG. 8) is prepared. Since the variable display pattern is specified by the variable display start command, the effect control board 12 side uses the variable display pattern specified by the variable display start command to change the decorative pattern variable display result on the image display device 5. It is possible to specify whether to lose or win a big game, reach in the case of a lost game, and whether to execute a re-lottery effect display before the big hit in the case of a big game.

  The variable display pattern determination table memory 115 shown in FIG. 4 includes a reach variable display pattern determination table 150 shown in FIG. 9A, a big hit variable display pattern determination table 151 shown in FIG. Is stored. Each of the variable display pattern determination tables 150 and 151 is a special game from a plurality of types of variable display patterns based on the value of the random R5 extracted from the random counter 111 when the display result is a big hit or reach lose. It is configured to select and decide what to use for variable display of decorative designs.

  Here, when the reach variable display pattern determination table 150 and the big hit variable display pattern determination table 151 are compared, the assignment of the random R5 value to each variable display pattern (reach type) is different. That is, the ratio of the reach type to be selected differs depending on whether the display result in the variable display of the decorative pattern is reach lose or a normal big hit. As a result, the probability that the display result is a big hit will vary depending on the type of reach that appears during variable display of decorative symbols. As described above, the probability that the display result determined for each reach type is a big hit is also referred to as a reach big hit reliability or simply a reach reliability.

  The re-lottery effect display execution decision table memory 116 shown in FIG. 4 stores a re-lottery effect display execution decision table 160 shown in FIG. Based on the value of the random R6 extracted from the random counter 111, the table 160 for determining the re-lottery effect display after the big hit ends determines whether or not to execute the re-lottery effect display after the big hit ends on the image display device 5. It is configured to be able to.

  The flag memory 117 is for setting a plurality of types of flags used for controlling the progress of the game in the pachinko gaming machine 1. For example, in the flag memory 117, a special symbol process flag, a normal symbol process flag, a big hit flag, a probability change confirmation flag, a probability change flag, a re-lottery effect display flag after the big hit, an input state flag, an error flag, a timer interrupt flag, etc. Is provided.

  The special symbol process flag indicates which process should be selected and executed in the special symbol process (described later) (FIG. 21). The normal symbol process flag indicates which process should be selected and executed in the normal symbol process. The big hit flag is set to the on state when the display result of the special symbol game by the special symbol display device 4 is a big hit, and is cleared to the off state when the game is lost. Note that the big hit flag may be cleared and turned off at the end of the big hit.

  The probability variation confirmation flag is determined when the special symbol display device 4 and the image display device 5 start the variable display of the decorative symbol when the variable symbol display result of the decorative symbol is a probable big hit. It is set to the on state, cleared when the big hit gaming state ends, and becomes the off state. The probability change flag is set to the on state if the probability change confirmation flag is on when the big hit gaming state ends, and is cleared when the big hit gaming state based on the normal big hit is ended Turns off.

  The re-lottery effect display flag after the big hit ends is set to an on state when it is determined that the re-lottery effect display is to be executed after the big hit ends, and is cleared when the big hit gaming state is ended, and becomes an off state. .

  The input state flag is a flag composed of a plurality of bits that are set or cleared in accordance with the state of various signals input to the I / O port 104, the state of the detection signal input from each winning prize switch 70, and the like. The error flag is a flag composed of a plurality of bits in which bits corresponding to the type of error that has occurred are set when various errors occur in the pachinko gaming machine 1. The timer interrupt flag is set to the on state every time a predetermined time elapses and a timer interrupt is generated.

  The various timers 118 include a plurality of types of timers used for game control. For example, the various timers 118 include a variable display time timer and a jackpot end effect display time timer. The variable display time timer stores a timer value corresponding to the remaining variable display time of the special symbol in the special figure game, and is used as a down counter that periodically counts down the timer value. In this case, in the variable display time timer, a timer initial value corresponding to the variable display pattern determined when the special symbol variable display by the special symbol display device 4 is started is set. The big hit end effect display time timer is a down counter for measuring the execution time of the big hit end effect display by the image display device 5 on the main board 11 side, and a big hit end command is sent from the main board 11 to the effect control board 12. At the time of transmission, a timer initial value corresponding to the determination result in the re-lottery effect display execution determination process (FIG. 25) after the end of the big hit, which will be described later, is set.

  The switch circuit 107 shown in FIG. 2 takes in a detection signal from each winning opening switch 70 and transmits it to the game control microcomputer 100. The solenoid circuit 108 drives the solenoids 21 and 22 in accordance with a command from the game control microcomputer 100. The solenoid 21 is connected to the movable wing piece of the normally variable winning ball apparatus 6 through a link mechanism. The solenoid 22 is connected to the opening / closing plate of the special variable winning ball apparatus 7 through a link mechanism.

  The effect control board 12 controls the display operation in the image display device 5, the sound output operation from the speakers 8L and 8R, the lighting operation and the extinguishing operation of the game effect lamp 9. For example, the effect control board 12 performs control to execute various effect displays by causing the image display device 5 to perform image switching display based on an effect control command transmitted from the main board 11. The effect control board 12 is connected to wiring for transmitting control signals to the audio output circuit 13 and the lamp driver circuit 14.

  FIG. 11 is a block diagram illustrating a hardware configuration example of the effect control board 12. The effect control board 12 includes a CPU 200, a ROM 201, a RAM 202, a VDP (Video Display Processor) 203, a CGROM (Character Generator ROM) 204, a VRAM (Video RAM) 205, an audio data output circuit 206, and lamp data. And an output circuit 207.

  When receiving the effect control command transmitted from the main board 11, the CPU 200 reads control data for effect control from the ROM 201 while using a predetermined area of the RAM 202 as a work area. Based on the control data read out in this way, the CPU 200 performs display control of the image display device 5 by sending a drawing command to the VDP 203 or outputs audio data from the audio data output circuit 206 to the audio output circuit 13. Then, sound output control is performed, or lamp lighting control is performed by causing the lamp data output circuit 207 to output lamp data to the lamp driver circuit 14.

  The VDP 203 has, for example, a display control function and a high-speed drawing function for displaying an image by the image display device 5, and executes image processing according to a drawing command from the CPU 200. Further, it has a two-dimensional address space independent of the CPU 200, and the VRAM 205 is mapped there. For example, the VDP 203 develops image data read from the CGROM 204 in a predetermined area of the VRAM 205. Then, a video signal including R (red), G (green), and B (blue) signals and a synchronization signal is output to the image display device 5. As an example, each of the R, G, and B signals is represented by 8 bits, and the image display device 5 synthesizes each of R, G, and B in 256 gradations according to an instruction from the VDP 203, and synthesizes them to obtain about 16.7 million colors. Color display can be performed. The number of bits of the R, G, and B signals may be other than 8 bits, and the number of bits of the R, G, and B signals may be different from each other.

  The CGROM 204 is for storing various image data used for displaying an image in the image display device 5. For example, the CGROM 204 stores character image data frequently used among images displayed on the image display device 5, specifically, a person, an animal, a character, a figure, a symbol, or the like in advance. .

  A VRAM 205 is a frame buffer memory in which image data is expanded by the VDP 203.

  The audio data output circuit 206 receives the control command from the CPU 200 and outputs audio data to the audio output circuit 13. The audio output circuit 13 generates an audio signal by performing digital / analog conversion on the audio data received from the audio data output circuit 206, for example, and supplies the audio signal to the speakers 8L and 8R to output the audio.

  The lamp data output circuit 207 receives the control command from the CPU 200 and outputs lamp data to the lamp driver circuit 14. In the lamp driver circuit 14, for example, a lamp driving signal corresponding to the lamp data received from the lamp data output circuit 207 is generated and supplied to the game effect lamp 9 to switch on / off the lamp.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 12, the effect control board 12 includes a reception command buffer memory 210, a random counter 211, a display control pattern table memory 212, a decorative symbol determination table memory 213, a flag memory 214, A timer 215.

  The reception command buffer memory 210 shown in FIG. 12 is provided with a plurality of reception command buffers for storing effect control commands received from the main board 11. FIG. 13 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of the reception command buffer memory 210. In the example shown in FIG. 13, twelve received command buffers are provided, and the received command buffer for storing received commands is designated by a command reception number counter. The command reception number counter takes values from “0” to “11”. Each reception command buffer is composed of, for example, 1 byte, and by using a plurality of reception command buffers as ring buffers, it is possible to store 6 2-byte effect control commands.

  The random counter 211 shown in FIG. 12 counts various random numbers used to determine the variable display contents of the decorative design. FIG. 14 is an explanatory diagram showing each random number counted by the random counter 211. As shown in FIG. 14, the random counter 211 performs random R10 to R13 counting. Random R10 is a random number that determines a confirmed symbol of the decorative symbol at the time of the big hit, a fixed symbol in the left decorative symbol at the time of losing, and a big hit symbol that is derived and displayed as a re-lottery result of the re-lottery effect display after the big hit. Yes, and takes a value in the range of “0” to “249”. Random R11 is a random number that determines a fixed symbol in the central decorative symbol at the time of losing, and takes a value in the range of “0” to “162”. Random R12 is a random number that determines a definite symbol in the decorative pattern on the right side during normal losing without reach, and takes a value in the range of “0” to “72”. Random R13 is a random number that determines the jackpot symbol that is temporarily stopped before the final symbol is derived and displayed when the re-lottery effect display before the jackpot start is performed, and is in the range of “0” to “106”. Takes a value.

  The display control pattern table memory 212 shown in FIG. 12 stores a display control pattern determination table selected based on the presentation control command received from the main board 11. The display control pattern table memory 212 includes, for example, a symbol display control pattern table 220 shown in FIG.

  The symbol display control pattern table 220 shown in FIG. 15 stores a plurality of types of symbol display control patterns. As shown in FIG. 16, each symbol display control pattern includes data for controlling the display state of a decorative symbol such as a symbol display control process timer setting value, symbol display control data, and the like. The display speed, the size of the pattern to be displayed, the display period in the display state, the character switching timing, and the like are set.

  The decoration symbol determination table memory 213 shown in FIG. 12 determines a decoration symbol that is variably displayed on the image display device 5 and a decoration symbol that is temporarily stopped when the big hit re-lottery effect display is executed. A plurality of types of decorative design determination tables to be used are stored. Specifically, the decorative symbol determination table memory 213 includes a normal big hit determination symbol determination table 230 shown in FIG. 17A, a probability variable big hit determination decorative symbol determination table 231 shown in FIG. The temporary stop decorative symbol determination table 232 shown in FIG. 17C, the left fixed decorative symbol determination table 233 shown in FIG. 18A, the middle fixed decorative symbol determination table 234 shown in FIG. The right determined decorative symbol determination table 235 shown in 18 (C) is stored.

  The normal big-hit confirmed decorative symbol determination table 230 shown in FIG. 17A is variably displayed on the image display device 5 when the normal big-hit or when the re-lottery effect display is executed after the big-hit is finished. As a result, when the game state after the big hit ends in the normal gaming state, the re-lottery result of the re-lottery effect display after the big hit ends is displayed on the variable display portion of “left”, “middle”, and “right”. It is a table for deciding and displaying the same normal jackpot decorative symbol that is derived and displayed. For example, the regular big hit fixed symbol design table 230 is made up of determination data that associates the value of the random R10 with the symbol number of the normal big jack symbol design that is selected and determined as the final symbol.

  When the probability variation jackpot finalized decorative symbol determination table 231 shown in FIG. 17 (B) is a probability variation jackpot, the display state of the decorative symbol on the image display device 5 is variable, and the gaming state after the jackpot is highly probable. When the state is reached, the same probability variation jackpot decorative symbol derived and displayed on the “left”, “middle”, and “right” variable display portions is determined as the re-lottery result of the re-lottery effect display after the big hit It is a table for. For example, the determined symbol design table 231 for the probability variation big hit is composed of data for determination that associates the value of the random R10 with the symbol number of the symbol pattern for the probability variation big hit that is selected and determined as the confirmed symbol.

  The temporary stop decorative symbol determination table 232 shown in FIG. 17C is for determining the big hit symbol that is temporarily stopped before the final symbol is derived and displayed when the re-lottery effect display before the big hit is performed. It is a table. For example, the temporary stop decorative symbol determination table 232 includes determination data that associates the value of the random R13 with the symbol number of the normal jackpot decorative symbol that is selected and determined as the temporary stopped display decorative symbol. .

  18A is derived and displayed on the “left” variable display unit as a variable display result of the decorative symbols in the image display device 5 when reach loss or normal loss occurs. It is a table for determining the decorative design to be. For example, the left determined decorative symbol determination table 233 includes data for determination that associates the value of the random R10 with the symbol number of the decorative symbol that is the fixed symbol in the “left” variable display section.

  18B is derived and displayed in the “medium” variable display unit as a variable display result of the decorative symbols on the image display device 5 when reach loss or normal loss occurs. It is a table for determining the decorative design to be. For example, the medium-decorated decorative symbol determination table 234 includes data for determination that associates the value of the random R11 with the value added to the symbol number of the fixed symbol in the “left” variable display section. That is, at the time of reach loss or normal loss, the addition value determined using the medium determined decorative symbol determination table 234 based on the random R11 is added to the symbol number of the fixed symbol determined using the left fixed decorative symbol determination table 233. By doing this, it is possible to determine the fixed symbol in the “medium” variable display section. In addition, when the addition value determined using the middle fixed decorative symbol determination table 234 at the time of reach loss is “0”, in order to set the variable display result as lost, the fixed symbol in the “medium” variable display portion is determined. 1 may be added to the symbol number.

  The right determined decorative symbol determination table 235 shown in FIG. 18C is a decoration that is derived and displayed on the “right” variable display unit as a variable display result of the decorative symbol in the image display device 5 when normal loss occurs. It is a table for determining a symbol. For example, the right determined decorative symbol determination table 235 includes determination data for associating the value of the random R12 with the added value for the symbol number of the determined symbol in the “left” variable display section.

  A flag memory 214 shown in FIG. 12 is for setting a plurality of types of flags that are set or cleared in accordance with the display state of the image display device 5 and the reception of a command from the main board 11. For example, the flag memory 214 is provided with an effect control process flag, a variable display start flag, a valid flag, a big hit end effect display flag, a timer interrupt flag, and the like.

  The effect control process flag indicates which process should be selected and executed in the effect control process (described later) (FIG. 32). The variable display start flag is set to the on state when the variable display start command 80XX (h) is received from the main board 11. The valid flag is set to the on state when the display result command 90XX (h) is received from the main board 11.

  The big hit end presentation display flag is set to the on state when the big hit end command B0XX (h) is received from the main board 11. The timer interrupt flag is set to the on state every time a predetermined time elapses and a timer interrupt is generated.

  The various timers 215 include a plurality of types of timers used for display control of the image display device 5. For example, the various timers 215 include a symbol display control process timer, a variable display time timer, and a jackpot end effect display time timer.

  The symbol display control process timer counts a process timer value set in the symbol display process table to measure a variable display period in which a special symbol is variably displayed in a manner according to the display control pattern on the image display device. .

  The variable display time timer is for measuring the variable display time of the decorative symbols executed on the image display device 5 in response to the special symbol game by the special symbol display device 4 on the side of the effect control board 12. For example, the variable display time timer is used as a down counter that stores a timer value corresponding to the remaining time during which the decorative symbol variable display is executed and periodically counts down the timer value. In this case, the variable display time timer includes a timer initial value corresponding to the variable display pattern indicated by the variable display start command transmitted from the main board 11 when the variable display of the decorative symbols on the image display device 5 is started. Value is set.

  The jackpot end effect display time timer is a down counter for measuring the execution time of the jackpot end effect display by the image display device 5 on the effect control board 12 side, and is indicated by a jackpot end command transmitted from the main board 11. In addition, the timer initial value corresponding to the determination result in the re-lottery effect display execution determination process (FIG. 25) after the end of the big hit, which will be described later, is set.

  Next, the operation (action) of the pachinko gaming machine 1 in this embodiment will be described. FIG. 19 is a flowchart showing a game control main process executed by the game control microcomputer 100 mounted on the main board 11. In the main board 11, when a power supply voltage from a predetermined power supply board is supplied, the game control microcomputer 100 is activated, and the CPU 103 first executes a game control main process shown in the flowchart of FIG. When the game control main process is started, the CPU 103 performs the necessary initial setting (step S2) after setting the interrupt prohibition (step S1). In this initial setting, for example, the RAM 102 is cleared. Also, register setting of a CTC (counter / timer circuit) built in the game control microcomputer 100 is performed. Thereby, thereafter, an interrupt request signal is sent from the CTC to the CPU 103 every predetermined time (for example, 2 milliseconds), and the CPU 103 can periodically execute a timer interrupt process. When the initial setting is completed, after interrupting is permitted (step S3), a loop process is started.

  When the CPU 103 executing the game control main process shown in FIG. 19 receives the interrupt request signal from the CTC and accepts the interrupt request, the CPU 103 executes the game control interrupt process shown in the flowchart of FIG.

  When the game control interrupt process is started, the CPU 103 first executes a predetermined switch process to determine the state of the detection signal input from each winning port switch 70 via the switch circuit 107 (step S11). . Subsequently, by executing predetermined error processing, abnormality diagnosis of the pachinko gaming machine 1 is performed, and if necessary, warning can be generated according to the diagnosis result (step S12). Thereafter, a determination random number update process for updating a predetermined determination random number (step S13) and a display random number update process for updating a predetermined display random number (step S14) are sequentially executed.

  Next, the CPU 103 executes special symbol process processing (step S15). In the special symbol process, the corresponding process is selected and executed according to the special symbol process flag provided in the flag memory 117 in order to control the pachinko gaming machine 1 in a predetermined order according to the gaming state. Following the special symbol process, the CPU 103 executes a normal symbol process (step S16). In the normal symbol process, the corresponding symbol is selected and executed according to the normal symbol process flag provided in the flag memory 117 in order to control the normal symbol display device 40 in a predetermined order.

  Furthermore, the CPU 103 executes a predetermined command control process to send a control command from the main board 11 to a sub-side control board such as the effect control board 12 and perform operations such as an effect operation according to the gaming state. Control is instructed (step S17). For example, the CPU 103 controls the signal output operation from the I / O port 104 based on the control data set in the predetermined command transmission table, and so on, for the sub-side control board such as the effect control board 12 or the like. A control signal for controlling the progress of the game is transmitted. The effect control command sent from the main board 11 by this command control process is received by the CPU 200 of the effect control board 12, and display control of the image display device 5 is performed according to the display control command.

  Further, the CPU 103 outputs the contents of the storage area for various output data to each output port included in the I / O port 104 by executing predetermined information output processing (step S18). In this information output process, a command for outputting jackpot information, starting information, probability variation information, etc. to the hall management computer is also sent from the main board 11 to a predetermined information terminal board.

  Subsequently, the CPU 103 executes a predetermined solenoid output process to control the movable blade piece in the normal variable winning ball device 6 and open / close the open / close plate in the special variable winning ball device 7 when a predetermined condition is satisfied. Driving is performed (step S19). Thereafter, by executing predetermined prize ball processing, the number of prize balls is set based on the detection signal input from each winning opening switch 70, and the payout control command can be output to the payout control board. (Step S20).

  Thereafter, the CPU 103 performs special symbol display control processing (step S21) for controlling the lighting / extinguishing operation of each segment LED and each dot LED of the special symbol display device 4, and the lighting / extinguishing operation of the LEDs of the normal symbol display device 40. The normal symbol display control process (step S22) to be controlled is sequentially executed.

  FIG. 21 is a flowchart showing the special symbol process executed in step S15. When the special symbol process is started, the CPU 103 first determines whether or not the game ball has won the normal variable winning ball device 6 by detecting a detection signal input from a starting ball detection switch included in each winning port switch 70, A determination is made by checking an input state flag or the like provided in the flag memory 117 (step S101). When the game ball is won and the detection signal from the start ball detection switch is turned on (step S101; Yes), a winning process is executed (step S102). On the other hand, if the game ball has not won (step S101; No), the winning process is skipped.

  FIG. 22 is a flowchart showing the winning process in step S102. In this winning process, the CPU 103 first determines whether or not the starting winning memory number stored in the special figure reservation memory 110 is the maximum value “4” (step S201).

  When the start winning memory number is “4” (step S201; Yes), the start detection by the current winning is invalidated and the winning process is ended as it is. On the other hand, when the start winning memory number is less than 4 (step S201; No), 1 is added to the starting win memory number of the special figure holding memory 110 (step S202), and the value of the random R1 is extracted from the random counter 111 ( In step S203, the value of the extracted random R1 is set at the head of the empty entry in the special figure reservation memory 110 (step S204).

  Thereafter, the CPU 103 selects one of the seven processes of steps S110 to S116 shown in FIG. 21 based on the value of the special symbol process flag stored in the flag memory 117. Below, each process of step S110-S116 is demonstrated.

  The special symbol normal process of step S110 is a process executed when the value of the special symbol process flag is the initial value “0”. In this process, as shown in FIG. 23, the CPU 103 first determines whether or not the number of reserved memories stored in the special figure reservation memory 110 is “0” (step S211). Here, in the special figure holding memory 110, when various data such as the value of the jackpot determination random number R1 corresponding to the holding number “1” is not stored, it is determined that the holding memory number is “0”. The If the number of reserved memories is “0” (step S211; Yes), the special symbol normal process is terminated.

  On the other hand, if it is determined that the number of reserved memories is not “0” (step S211; No), the value of the random R1 stored corresponding to the reserved number “1” is read from the special figure reservation memory 110 (step S212). . At this time, “1” is subtracted from the reserved storage number, and the value of the random R1 stored in the second to fourth entries (holding numbers “2” to “4”) of the special figure holding memory 110 is entered one by one. Shifting to the upper level (step S213).

  Thereafter, the CPU 103, as a display result in the special symbol game executed by the special symbol display device 4 based on the value of the random R1 read out in the process of step S212, is a jackpot symbol (for example, a special symbol having an odd symbol number). The special symbol determination process for determining whether to stop display or to stop display of the lost symbol (for example, the special symbol with an even symbol number) is executed (step S214). After executing the special symbol determination process, the CPU 103 updates the value of the special symbol process flag to “1” which is a value corresponding to the variable display pattern setting process (step S215).

  24 and 25 are flowcharts showing the special symbol determination process executed in step S214 shown in FIG. In this special symbol determination process, as shown in FIG. 24, the CPU 103 first checks a flag under probability change provided in the flag memory 117 to determine whether or not it is in a high probability state (probable change) ( In step S301), if the probability change is not in progress (step S301; No), it is determined that the game is in the normal game state, and as a table for determining whether or not the display result of the special figure game is a big hit, FIG. The normal big hit determination table 120 as shown in FIG. On the other hand, if the probability change is in progress (step S301; Yes), the probability change big hit determination table 121 as shown in FIG. 6B is set (step S303).

  Subsequently, based on the value of the random R1 read out in the process of step S212, the CPU 103 uses the jackpot determination table 120 or 121 set in the process of step S302 or S303 to determine the display result of the special game as a big hit. A jackpot determination process for determining whether or not to perform is executed (step S304). If it is determined to be lost (step S305; No), the jackpot flag provided in the flag memory 117 is cleared and turned off (step S306), and then the process proceeds to step S312.

  On the other hand, when it is determined to be a big hit (step S305; Yes), the big hit flag provided in the flag memory 117 is set to an on state (step S307). Subsequently, the CPU 103 extracts the value of the random R2 from the random counter 111 (step S308), and determines whether the probability variation big hit or the normal big hit depends on whether the extracted random R2 value is odd or even. A probability variation determination process for determination is executed (step S309).

  If the value of the extracted random R2 is an odd number, it is determined that the probability change is a big hit (step S310; Yes), and the probability change confirmation flag provided in the flag memory 117 is set to the on state (step S311). . On the other hand, when it is an even number, it is determined that it is usually a big hit (step S310; No), and the process of step S311 is skipped.

  Subsequently, the CPU 103 determines whether or not the big hit flag provided in the flag memory 117 is on (step S312). As a result of this determination, if the big hit flag is off (step S312; No), the table for determining the special symbol of the special symbol game by the special symbol display device 4 is confirmed at the time of the loss shown in FIG. The symbol determination table 130 is set (step S313). On the other hand, if the big hit flag is on (step S312; Yes), a big hit fixed symbol determination table 131 as shown in FIG. 7B is set (step S314).

  Subsequently, the CPU 103 extracts the value of the random R3 from the random counter 111 (step S315), and based on the extracted value of the random R3, the lost special symbol determination table 130 set in the process of step S313 or S314. Alternatively, a finalized symbol determination process for determining a finalized symbol in the current special symbol game is executed using the special symbol determination table 131 for big hit (step S316).

  Then, the CPU 103 determines again whether or not the big hit flag provided in the flag memory 117 is on (step S317 in FIG. 25). If it is off (step S317; No), the display of the loss is displayed. The display result command 9000 (h) is set to be able to be sent to the effect control board 12 by setting control data corresponding to the result in a predetermined command transmission table (step S318).

  On the other hand, when the big hit flag is on (step S317; Yes), it is further determined whether or not the probability variation confirmation flag is on (step S319). If the result of this determination is that the probability change confirmation flag is off (step S319; No), the re-lottery effect display flag provided in the flag memory 117 is set to the on state (step S320) and the normal big hit is set. The display result command 9001 (h) is set so as to be able to be sent to the effect control board 12 by setting control data corresponding to the display result in a predetermined command transmission table (step S321).

  If the probability variation confirmation flag is on (step S319; Yes), the random R11 value is extracted from the random counter 111 (step S322), and after the jackpot shown in FIG. 10 is completed based on the extracted random R6 value. Using the re-lottery effect display execution determination table 160, a re-lottery effect display execution determination process after the big hit is determined to determine whether or not to execute the re-lottery effect display after the big hit is finished (step S323).

  When it is determined in step S323 that the re-lottery effect display execution determination process after the big hit is not executed (step S324; No), the re-lottery effect display after the big win is ended. The display result command 9002 (h) is set to be able to be sent to the effect control board 12 by setting the control data corresponding to the display result of the probable big hit that does not include the command in a predetermined command transmission table (step). S325).

  On the other hand, when it is determined in step S323 that the re-lottery effect display execution determination process after the big jackpot is ended (step S324; Yes), the big hit end provided in the flag memory 117 is ended. The rear re-lottery effect display flag is set to the on state (step S326), and control data corresponding to the display result of the probable big hit including the execution command of the re-lottery effect display after the big hit is set in a predetermined command transmission table. For example, the display result command 9003 (h) is set to be sendable to the effect control board 12 (step S327).

  The variable display pattern setting process of step S111 shown in FIG. 21 is a process executed when the value of the special symbol process flag is “1”. In this process, as shown in FIG. 26, the CPU 103 first determines whether or not the big hit flag provided in the flag memory 117 is on (step S221). When the big hit flag is off (step S221; No), the value of the random R4 is extracted from the random counter (step S222), and the reach determination for determining whether or not to reach based on the extracted value of the random R4 Processing is executed (step S223).

  If the reach is not reached (step S224; No), the variable display pattern of the normal loss stored in the variable display pattern table 140 shown in FIG. Pattern # 1 is selected and determined (step S225). On the other hand, when reaching (step S224; Yes), the reach variable display pattern determining table 150 shown in FIG. 9A is set as a table for selecting the variable display pattern (step S224). S226).

  Further, when it is determined in the process of step S221 that the big hit flag is on (step S221; Yes), the table for selecting the variable display pattern shown in FIG. 9B is used as a table for selecting the variable display pattern. The table 151 is set (step S227).

  The CPU 103 extracts the value of the random R5 from the random counter 111 (step S228), and based on the extracted value of the random R5, from the variable display pattern determination table set in the process of step S226 or S227, this time The variable display pattern to be used for the special display game and the variable display of the decorative design is selected and determined (step S229).

  After the variable display pattern is selected and determined in the process of step S225 or S229, control data corresponding to the selected variable display pattern is set in a predetermined command transmission table. h) is set to be transmittable to the effect control board 12 (step S230).

  Thereafter, the timer initial value corresponding to the variable display time of the special symbol in the variable display pattern used in the special figure game of this time is set in the variable display time timer provided in the various timers 118 (step S231). At this time, the special symbol display device 4 is also set to start the variable symbol variable display. Thereafter, the CPU 103 updates the value of the special symbol process flag to “2”, which is a value corresponding to the variable display control process, and ends the variable display pattern determination process (step S232).

  The special symbol variable display process of step S112 shown in FIG. 21 is a process executed when the value of the special symbol process flag is “2”. In this process, the CPU 103 measures the elapsed time using a variable display time timer provided in each timer 118, and determines whether or not the elapsed time has reached the variable display time of a special symbol corresponding to the variable display pattern. After this, when it is determined that the total variable display time of the special symbol corresponding to the variable display pattern has been reached due to the time-out of the variable display time timer, the value of the special symbol process flag is set to correspond to the special symbol stop process. The value is updated to “3”.

  The special symbol stop process in step S113 is a process executed when the value of the special symbol process flag is “3”. In this process, the CPU 103 checks the big hit flag provided in the flag memory 117 to determine whether the variable display result is a big hit or a loss, and when it is a big hit, the big hit start command A000 (h) Is set to be sent from the main board 11 to the effect control board 12. Specifically, the big hit start command A000 (h) is set to be able to be sent to the effect control board 12 by setting predetermined control data in a predetermined command transmission table. Further, when the pachinko gaming machine 1 is in a high probability state, it is determined whether to return from the high probability state to the normal gaming state, and if it is determined to return, the gaming state in the pachinko gaming machine 1 is changed from the high probability state to the normal state. Transition to gaming state. Specifically, the number of special figure games executed in the high probability state is counted by using a predetermined probability variation counter provided in the RAM 102 or the like, and the special figure game executed in the high probability state is counted. When the number of times reaches 100, for example, it is determined that the high probability state is returned to the normal gaming state, and the probability changing flag provided in the flag memory 117 is cleared and turned off, for example, in the pachinko gaming machine 1 The state is changed from the high probability state to the normal gaming state. Then, when the variable display result is a big hit, the value of the special symbol process flag is updated to “4” which is a value corresponding to the pre-opening process for the big prize opening. Update to “0”.

  The pre-opening process for the special winning opening in step S114 is a process executed when the value of the special symbol process flag is “4”. In this process, the CPU 103 performs setting for starting control for opening the special variable winning ball apparatus 7 as a big winning opening. Then, the control for opening the special variable winning ball apparatus 7 is started, and the value of the special symbol process flag is updated to “5” which is a value corresponding to the large winning opening opening process.

  The special winning opening releasing process in step S115 is a process executed when the value of the special symbol process flag is “5”. In this process, the CPU 103 performs game ball winning detection, opening time measurement, display control command setting for round number display, and the like to the opened special variable winning ball device 7. For example, the number of opening of the special variable winning ball apparatus 7 is counted for one big hit, and if the number of opening reaches, for example, 16, the condition for ending the specific gaming state (big hit gaming state) is established. As a result, the value of the special symbol process flag is updated to “6” which is a value corresponding to the big hit end process. On the other hand, if the number of opening times has not reached 16, the special variable winning ball apparatus 7 is once closed and then opened again after a predetermined time has elapsed.

  The jackpot end process in step S116 is a process executed when the value of the special symbol process flag is “6”. In this process, as shown in FIG. 27, the CPU 103 first determines whether or not the jackpot end effect display flag provided in the flag memory 117 is on (step S241). When the big hit end effect display flag is off (step S241; No), it is subsequently determined whether or not the big lottery end redraw effect display flag is turned on (step S242).

  If the re-lottery effect display flag after the big hit ends is OFF (step S242; No), the control data corresponding to the end of the probable big hit where the re-lottery effect display is not performed after the big hit ends is set in a predetermined command transmission table. For example, the jackpot end command B000 (h) is set to be sent to the effect control board 12 (step S243).

  Subsequently, the CPU 103 clears the probability change confirmation flag provided in the flag memory 117 to turn it off, and sets the probability change flag to the on state (step S244). Thereafter, the timer initial value corresponding to the execution time (for example, 4 seconds) of the big hit end effect display at the time of the end of the probable big hit without the execution of the re-lottery effect display after the big hit ends is displayed in the big hit end effect provided in the various timers 118. The display time timer is set (step S245).

  On the other hand, when the re-lottery effect display flag after the big hit is on (step S242; Yes), the CPU 103 clears the re-lottery effect display flag after the big hit and sets the off state (step S246 in FIG. 28). Then, it is determined whether or not the probability variation confirmation flag provided in the flag memory 117 is on (step S247).

  If the probability change confirmation flag is off (step S247; No), the control data corresponding to the case where the high probability state is not achieved by the re-lottery effect display after the big hit ends is set in a predetermined command transmission table, etc. The big hit end command B001 (h) is set to be able to be sent to the effect control board 12 (step S248). After that, the CPU 103 clears the probability changing flag and turns it off (step S249). That is, when the big hit gaming state based on the normal big hit ends, the probability improvement state ends and returns to the normal gaming state.

  On the other hand, if the probability variation confirmation flag is on (step S247; Yes), the control data corresponding to the case where the high probability state is reached by the re-lottery effect display after the end of the big hit is set in a predetermined command transmission table, etc. The big hit end command B002 (h) is set to be sendable to the effect control board 12 (step S250). Thereafter, the CPU 103 clears the probability variation confirmation flag to turn it off, and sets the probability variation flag to the on state (step S251).

  After the process of step S249 or S251, the timer initial value corresponding to the execution time of the jackpot end effect display (for example, 12 seconds) when accompanied by the execution of the re-lottery effect display after the jackpot end is set to the jackpot provided in the various timers 118 The end effect display time timer is set (step S252).

  Then, after the big hit end effect display time timer is set in the process of step S245 or S252, the big hit end effect display in-progress flag provided in the flag memory 117 is set to the on state (step of FIG. 27). S253).

  If it is determined in the process of step S241 that the big hit end effect display flag is on (step S241; Yes), the timer value in the big hit end effect display time timer provided in each timer 118 is decremented by one. Then, the timer value is updated (step S254). Then, it is determined whether or not the timer value of the updated jackpot end effect display time timer is “0” (step S255).

  If the timer value is “0” (step S255; Yes), the big hit end effect display time flag provided in the flag memory 117 is cleared, assuming that the big hit end effect display time timer has timed out. After turning off (step S256), the value of the special symbol process flag is updated to “0” which is the initial value, and the big hit ending process is ended (step S257). On the other hand, when the timer value is not “0” (step S255; No), it is determined that the jackpot end effect display time timer has not yet timed out, and the jackpot end processing is ended without updating the special symbol process flag. .

Next, the operation in the effect control board 12 will be described. FIG. 29 is a flowchart showing an effect control main process executed by the effect control CPU 200 mounted on the effect control board 12. When the production control main process is started, as shown in FIG. 29, first, by executing a predetermined initialization process, the RAM 202 is cleared, various initial values are set, and a CTC (not shown) mounted on the production control board 12 is displayed. The register setting of the (counter / timer circuit) is performed (step S31).

  Thereafter, the CPU 200 monitors a predetermined timer interrupt flag and executes a loop process until the timer interrupt flag is set (step S32; No). In this embodiment, a timer interrupt occurs every 33 milliseconds in the CPU 200, and when this timer interrupt occurs, a timer interrupt flag is set by executing a predetermined timer interrupt process.

  In the CPU 200, an interrupt for receiving the effect control command from the main board 11 is generated separately from the timer interrupt generated every 33 milliseconds. This interruption is an interruption that occurs when the effect control INT signal from the main board 11 is turned on. When an interruption occurs due to the turn-on of the effect control INT signal, the CPU 200 automatically sets the interrupt prohibited state. However, if a CPU that does not automatically enter the interrupt prohibited state is used, It is preferable to issue an insertion prohibition instruction (DI instruction).

  When the production control INT signal from the main board 11 is turned on, an interrupt is generated in the CPU 200, and execution of the command reception interrupt process shown in the flowchart of FIG. 30 is started. In this command reception interrupt process, the CPU 200 first saves the value of each register in the stack (step S41). Subsequently, an effect control command is read from a predetermined input port or the like that receives a control signal assigned to the input of the effect control command data and transmitted from the main board 11 (step S42). And it is discriminate | determined whether it is the 1st byte of the production control commands of 2 bytes structure (step S43). Here, the first byte (MODE) and the second byte (EXT) of the effect control command are configured to be immediately distinguishable on the receiving side. In other words, the reception side can immediately detect whether the data as MODE or the data as EXT has been received by the first bit. When the first bit of the received command is “1”, it is determined that the valid first byte (MODE data) of the effect control command having a 2-byte configuration has been received.

  When it is determined in the process of step S43 that the MODE data is the first byte (step S43; Yes), the received command is stored in the reception command buffer specified by the command reception number counter in the reception command buffer memory 210. Store (step S44). After executing step S44, the process proceeds to step S50. On the other hand, if it is not the first byte of the effect control command (step S43; No), it is determined whether or not the first byte of MODE data has already been received (step S45). Whether or not the first byte of MODE data has been received can be determined by checking the command data stored in the received command buffer.

  If the first byte has already been received (step S45; Yes), it is determined whether or not the first bit of the one byte received this time is “0”, and if the first bit is “0”. For example, assuming that a valid second byte has been received, the received command is stored in the next reception command buffer specified by the command reception number counter (step S46). If it is determined in step S45 that the first byte of the effect control command has not been received (step S45; No), the first bit of the data received as the second byte is not “0”. In step S50, the process proceeds to step S50.

  When the command data of the second byte is stored in the process of step S46, the value of the command reception number counter is incremented by 2 (step S47), and it is determined whether or not the value is “12” or more (step S48). . If it is “12” or more (step S48; Yes), the command reception number counter is cleared and its value is returned to “0” (step S49). On the other hand, when it is less than “12” (step S48; No), the process of step S49 is skipped. Thereafter, the register saved in the process of step S41 is restored (step S50), and interrupt permission is set (step S51).

  By such command reception interrupt processing, the effect control command transmitted from the main board 11 is stored in the reception command buffer provided in the reception command buffer memory 210, while the timer interrupt is performed in the processing of step S32 shown in FIG. Occurrence is confirmed. When occurrence of a timer interrupt is confirmed (step S32; Yes), a predetermined command analysis process is executed after the timer interrupt flag provided in the flag memory 214 is cleared and turned off (step S33).

  When the command analysis process ends, the CPU 200 executes a counter update process (step S34) for updating a random value counted by a predetermined random counter, and then executes an effect control process process (step S35).

  FIG. 31 is a flowchart showing the command analysis processing in step S33 shown in FIG. In this command analysis process, as shown in FIG. 31, the CPU 200 first checks whether or not the effect control command received from the main board 11 is stored in the command reception table provided in the reception command buffer memory 210. (Step S401).

  When the reception command is stored in the command reception table (step S401; Yes), the CPU 200 reads the reception command from the command reception table (step S402), and the read reception command is a variable display start command 80XX (h). If there is (step S403; Yes), the EXT data of the command is stored in the variable display pattern storage area secured in the RAM 202 and saved (step S404), and the variable display start flag provided in the flag memory 214 is turned on. The state is set (step S405), and the process returns to step S401.

  On the other hand, when the received command read in the process of step S402 is not the variable display start command 80XX (h) (step S403; No), it is determined whether or not the command is a display result command 90XX (h). A determination is made (step S406).

  If the received command read in the process of step S402 is the display result command 90XX (h) (step S406; Yes), the EXT data of the command is stored in the display result storage area secured in the RAM 202 and saved. (Step S407), the valid flag provided in the flag memory 214 is set to the on state (Step S408), and the process returns to Step S401.

  On the other hand, when the received command read in the process of step S402 is not the display result command 90XX (h) (step S406; No), it is determined whether or not the command is a big hit start command A000 (h). (Step S409).

  If the received command read in the process of step S402 is a big hit start command A000 (h) (step S409; Yes), the big hit start flag provided in the flag memory 214 is set to an ON state (step S410), and step The process returns to S401.

  On the other hand, when the received command read in the process of step S402 is not the big hit start command A000 (h) (step S409; No), whether the command is the big hit end command B0XX (h) or not. Is determined (step S411).

  If the received command read in the process of step S402 is a jackpot end command B0XX (h) (step S411; Yes), the EXT data of the command is stored in the jackpot end effect display content storage area secured in the RAM 202. In addition to saving (step S412), the big hit end flag provided in the flag memory 214 is set to the on state (step S413).

  On the other hand, when the received command read in the process of step S402 is another effect control command (step S411; No), a command reception flag corresponding to the received command is set (step S414), and step The process returns to S401.

  On the other hand, if it is determined in step S401 that the received command is not stored in the command reception table (step S401; No), the command analysis process is terminated as it is.

  FIG. 32 is a flowchart showing the effect control process in step S35. In this effect control process, the CPU 200 selects one of the six processes of steps S420 to S425 shown in FIG. 32 based on the value of the effect control process flag provided in the flag memory 214. Below, each process of step S420-S425 is demonstrated.

  The variable display start command reception waiting process in step S420 is a process executed when the value of the effect control process flag is “0”. In this process, the CPU 200 determines whether or not the variable display start flag provided in the flag memory 214 is on. In the command analysis process described above, when the variable display start command is read from the reception command buffer, the variable display start flag is set to the on state. If the variable display start flag is on, the variable display start flag is cleared and turned off, and the value of the effect control process flag is updated to “1”, which is a value corresponding to the effect control setting process. On the other hand, when the variable display start flag is off, the variable display start command reception waiting process is terminated.

  The effect control setting process in step S421 is a process executed when the value of the effect control process flag is “1”. 33 and 34 are flowcharts showing an example of the effect control setting process executed in step S421 of FIG. When the production control setting process shown in FIGS. 33 and 34 is started, the CPU 200 first identifies the variable display pattern by reading, for example, the EXT data of the variable display start command stored in the variable display pattern storage area of the RAM 202. (Step S501).

  Then, it is determined whether or not the variable display pattern identified in the process of step S501 is a big hit variable display pattern (step S502). When the variable display pattern identified in the process of step S501 is not a big hit variable display pattern (step S502; No), it is further determined whether or not the variable display pattern is a reach variable display pattern (step S503).

  If the variable display pattern specified in the process of step S501 is not the reach variable display pattern (step S503; No), the CPU 200 determines that the variable display pattern is a normal variable display pattern, and determines the value of the random R10 from the random counter 211. (Step S504), and based on the extracted random value R10, the left confirmed symbol is determined using the left determined decorative symbol determination table 233 shown in FIG. 18A (step S505).

  Further, the CPU 200 extracts the value of the random R11 from the random counter 211 (step S506), and based on the extracted value of the random R11, the medium is confirmed using the medium-decorated decorative symbol determination table 234 shown in FIG. A symbol is determined (step S507). Further, the CPU 200 extracts the value of the random R12 from the random counter 211 (step S508), and based on the extracted value of the random R12, the CPU 200 determines the right using the right determined decorative design determination table 235 shown in FIG. A symbol is determined (step S509). Thereafter, the CPU 200 proceeds to the process of step S524.

  On the other hand, if the variable display pattern identified in the process of step S501 is the reach variable display pattern (step S503; Yes), the CPU 200 extracts the value of the random R10 from the random counter 211 (step S510). Based on the value of the random R10, the left determined symbol is determined using the left determined decorative symbol determination table 233 shown in FIG. 18A (step S511). Further, it is determined that the decorative symbol having the same symbol number as the left determined symbol is to be the right determined symbol (step S512), and the decorative symbol having a symbol number different from the left / right determined symbol is to be the middle determined symbol. Is determined (step S513). Specifically, the CPU 200 first extracts the value of the random R11 from the random counter 211, and adds based on the extracted value of the random R11 using the medium-decorated decorative symbol determination table 234 shown in FIG. Determine the value. If the determined added value is a value other than “0”, the determined added value is added to the symbol number of the left determined symbol determined in step S512, thereby determining the middle determined symbol. On the other hand, when the determined addition value is “0”, an arbitrary value (for example, “1”) is added to the symbol number of the left determined symbol determined in the process of step S512, so that the middle determined symbol is obtained. To decide. Thereafter, the CPU 200 proceeds to the process of step S524.

  Further, when the variable display pattern identified in the process of step S501 is a big hit variable display pattern (step S502; Yes), this big hit variable display pattern is accompanied by execution of a re-lottery effect display before the big hit start. It is determined whether or not there is (step S514 in FIG. 34).

  If it is accompanied by execution of the re-lottery effect display before the big hit (step S514; Yes), the CPU 200 extracts the value of the random R13 from the random counter 211 (step S515), and based on the extracted value of the random R13, Using the temporary stop decorative symbol determination table 232 shown in FIG. 17C, a temporary stop symbol that is a jackpot combination is determined (step S516). On the other hand, if the variable display pattern identified in the process of step S501 is a big hit variable display pattern that does not involve execution of the re-lottery effect display before the big hit (step S514; No), the CPU 200 performs the processes of steps S515 and S516. skip.

  Subsequently, the CPU 200 specifies the display result by reading the EXT data of the display result command stored in the display result storage area of the RAM 202, for example (step S517). Then, it is determined whether the display result specified in the process of step S517 is a normal big hit or a probable big hit (step S518).

  When the display result specified in the process of step S517 is a probable big hit (step S518; Yes), it is further determined whether or not this probable big hit is accompanied by the execution of a re-lottery effect display after the big hit ends (step S519). When it is not accompanied by the execution of the re-lottery effect display after the end of the big hit (step S519; No), as a table for determining the confirmed decorative pattern, the table for determining the confirmed decorative pattern at the time of the probable big hit shown in FIG. 231 is set (step S520).

  On the other hand, when the display result specified in the process of step S517 is a normal jackpot (step S518; No), or when it is a probability variation jackpot with execution of a re-lottery effect display after the jackpot ends (step S519; Yes), the confirmation is made. As a table for determining a decorative symbol, a normal big hit time determining decorative symbol determination table 230 shown in FIG. 17A is set (step S521).

  The CPU 200 extracts the value of the random R10 from the random counter (step S522), and based on the extracted value of the random R10, using the determined decorative symbol determination table set in the process of step S520 or S521, The determined decorative design is determined (step S523).

  Subsequently, the CPU 200 determines a symbol display control pattern corresponding to the variable display pattern specified in the process of step S501 (step S524 in FIG. 33). Specifically, the symbol display control pattern is selected and determined from the symbol display control pattern table 220 shown in FIG. 15 according to the EXT data stored in the variable display pattern storage area of the RAM 202. Subsequently, the CPU 200 sends a predetermined drawing command to the VDP 203 and performs display setting for starting variable display of decorative symbols (step S525). At this time, according to the symbol display control pattern determined in the process of step S524, the symbol display control process timer provided in the various timers 215 is set.

  Then, by setting the timer initial value corresponding to the total variable display time indicated by the variable display pattern identified in the process of step S501 to the variable display time timer provided in each timer 215, the countdown operation is started. Then, the measurement of the variable display time of the decorative design is started (step S526). Thereafter, the value of the effect control process flag is updated to “2” which is a value corresponding to the decorative symbol variable display process (step S527), and the effect control setting process is ended.

  The decorative symbol variable display process of step S422 in FIG. 32 is a process executed when the value of the effect control process flag is “2”. In this process, every time the symbol display control process timer included in the various timers 215 times out, the CPU 200 switches the reading position in the symbol display control pattern table, and the symbol display control process timer setting value read from the reading position The display control of the image display device 5 is changed according to the symbol display control data. When the variable display time timer provided in each timer 215 times out, a predetermined timer initial value is set for the jackpot start command reception waiting time timer, and the jackpot start command reception waiting time timer countdown operation And the value of the effect control process flag is updated to “3” which is a value corresponding to the big hit start command reception waiting process.

  The big hit start command reception waiting process in step S423 is a process executed when the value of the effect control process flag is “3”. In this process, the CPU 200 determines whether or not the jackpot start command transmitted from the main board 11 has been received. When receiving the big hit start command, it is determined that the variable symbol display result is a big hit, and the value of the effect control process flag is updated to “4”, which is a value corresponding to the big hit effect process. On the other hand, when the big hit start command reception waiting time timer provided in the various timers 215 times out without receiving the big hit start command from the main board 11, it is determined that the variable display result of the decorative symbol is lost, The value of the control process flag is updated to the initial value “0”.

  The big hit effect process of step S424 is a process executed when the value of the effect control process flag is “4”. In this processing, the CPU 200 controls the display operation in the image display device 5 to display an image corresponding to the big hit gaming state. For example, the number of rounds corresponding to the jackpot round number instruction command received from the main board 11 is displayed on the image display device 5 so that the player can be notified. Then, when the round game executed in the big hit game state becomes the final round (for example, the 16th round), the value of the effect control process flag is updated to “5” which is a value corresponding to the big hit end effect process.

  The jackpot end effect process in step S425 is a process executed when the value of the effect control process flag is “5”. 35 and 36 are flowcharts showing an example of the big hit end effect process executed in step S425 of FIG. When the jackpot end effect process shown in FIGS. 35 and 36 is started, the CPU 200 first determines whether or not the jackpot end effect display flag provided in the flag memory 214 is on (step S531). When the big hit end effect display flag is off (step S531; No), it is transmitted from the main board 11 by determining whether the big hit end flag provided in the flag memory 214 is subsequently turned on. It is determined whether or not the jackpot end command B0XX (h) has been received (step S532).

  When the jackpot end command B0XX (h) has not been received (step S532; No), the jackpot end effect process is terminated as it is. On the other hand, when the jackpot end command B0XX (h) is received (step S532; Yes), for example, the jackpot end command display EXT data stored in the jackpot end effect display content storage area of the RAM 202 is read. Is specified (step S533). At this time, the big hit end flag provided in the flag memory 214 is cleared and turned off.

  Subsequently, the CPU 200 determines whether or not the content of the jackpot end effect display specified in the process of step S533 is accompanied by execution of the re-lottery effect display after the end of the jackpot (step S534). If the re-lottery effect display is not executed after the end of the big hit (step S534; No), the CPU 200 sends a predetermined drawing command to the VDP 203 and the like after the big hit ends in the image display device 5. A setting for starting the jackpot end effect display without executing the re-lottery effect display is performed (step S535). Thereafter, the timer initial value corresponding to the execution time (for example, 4 seconds) of the jackpot end effect display without executing the re-lottery effect display after the jackpot end is set in the jackpot end effect display time timer provided in the various timers 215. (Step S536).

  On the other hand, when it is accompanied by execution of the re-lottery effect display after the big hit (step S534; Yes), the result of the re-lottery performed by the re-lottery effect display after the big hit ends indicates that the game state after the big hit ends is a normal game. It is determined whether or not the state is a high probability state (step S537 in FIG. 36).

  When the result of the re-lottery performed by the re-lottery effect display after the end of the big hit is such that the gaming state after the end of the big hit does not rise from the normal gaming state to the high probability state (step S537; No), the calculation is derived after the re-variable display. As a table for determining the decorative symbols to be displayed, the normal big hit time determined decorative symbol determination table 230 shown in FIG. 17A is set (step S538). On the other hand, when the result of the re-lottery performed by the re-lottery effect display after the end of the big hit is that the gaming state after the big hit ends up from a normal gaming state to a high probability state (step S537; Yes), after the re-variable display As a table for determining the decorative symbol to be derived and displayed, the probability variation big hit fixed decorative symbol determination table 231 shown in FIG. 17B is set (step S539).

  The CPU 200 extracts the value of the random R10 from the random counter (Step S540), and based on the extracted value of the random R10, using the determined decorative design determination table set in the process of Step S538 or S539, The determined decorative pattern after re-variation is determined (step S541).

  Subsequently, the CPU 200 sends a predetermined drawing command to the VDP 203, and makes settings for starting the big hit end effect display accompanied by the execution of the re-lottery effect display after the big hit in the image display device 5. (Step S542). Thereafter, the timer initial value corresponding to the execution time (for example, 12 seconds) of the jackpot end effect display accompanied by the execution of the re-lottery effect display after the jackpot end is set in the jackpot end effect display time timer provided in the various timers 215. (Step S543).

  Then, after the big hit end effect display time timer is set in the process of step S536 or S543, the big hit end effect display in-progress flag provided in the flag memory 214 is set to the on state (step of FIG. 35). S544).

  If it is determined in step S531 that the big hit end effect display flag is on (step S531; Yes), the timer value in the big hit end effect display time timer provided in each timer 215 is decremented by 1. The timer value is updated (step S545). Then, it is determined whether or not the timer value of the updated jackpot end effect display time timer is “0” (step S546).

  Here, if the timer value is “0” (step S546; Yes), the jackpot end effect display time flag provided in the flag memory 215 is cleared, assuming that the jackpot end effect display time timer has timed out. After the turn-off state is set (step S547), the value of the effect control process flag is updated to “0” which is the initial value, and the jackpot end effect process is ended (step S548). On the other hand, when the timer value is not “0” (step S546; No), it is determined that the jackpot end effect display time timer has not yet timed out, and the jackpot end effect process is terminated without updating the effect control process flag. To do.

  Hereinafter, an example of specific control in the pachinko gaming machine 1 will be described.

  In the pachinko gaming machine 1, in response to a player operating a hitting ball operating handle provided at the lower right position of the pachinko gaming machine 1, the game ball is moved to the gaming area by a driving force of a not-shown launch motor. It is driven in. Then, when the start condition of the special figure game is satisfied by winning the game ball that has been driven into the game area into the normal variable winning ball apparatus 6, the random R1 updated by the random counter 111 is extracted, and the special figure holding memory 110 is extracted. Is remembered.

  The CPU 103 reads the value of the random R1 stored in the special figure holding memory 110 from the entry of the holding number “1” when the special figure game is over or when the big hit gaming state is over (step of FIG. 23). S212) Based on the value of the read random R1, the variable display result of the special figure game in which the start condition is satisfied and the variable display result of the decorative design are determined. That is, the CPU 103 executes, for example, the jackpot determination process of step S304 and the probability change determination process of step S309 shown in FIG. 24 in the special symbol determination process of step S214 shown in FIG. It is determined whether or not the variable display result of the symbol is a big hit or lost, or in the case of a big hit, whether or not the gaming state after the big hit ends is set to a high probability state. Further, in the confirmed symbol determination process in step S316, a confirmed symbol in the special symbol game by the special symbol display device 4 is determined based on the determination result in the big hit determination process.

  In the jackpot determination process, it is determined that the variable display result of the special figure game and the variable symbol display result of the decoration symbol are set as a big hit, and further in the probability change determination process, the game state after the big hit is determined as a high probability state. In the event that is made, based on the value of the random R6 extracted from the random counter 111, it is determined whether or not to execute the re-lottery effect display after the end of the big hit (after the end of the big win in step S323 in FIG. 25) Re-lottery effect display execution determination process). Then, when it is determined that the re-lottery effect display after the big hit is finished in the determination process of the re-lottery effect display after the big hit (step S324; Yes), the re-lottery effect display after the big hit is finished. The display result command 9003 (h) including the command is set to be able to be sent to the effect control board 12 (step S327).

  In the subsequent variable display pattern setting process of FIG. 26, in this case, since it is determined that the big hit flag is turned on in the process of step S221 (step S221; Yes), the variable display in the variable display of the special game and the decorative symbol is displayed. As a table for determining a pattern, the big hit variable display pattern determining table 151 shown in FIG. 9B is set (step S227). Then, the CPU 103 refers to the big hit variable display pattern determination table 151 set in the process of step S227 based on the value of the random R5 extracted from the random counter 111, thereby enabling the special game and the decorative design. The variable display pattern in the variable display is determined (step S229).

  In addition, in the big hit time variable display pattern determination table 151 in FIG. 9B, a variable display pattern that accompanies execution of the re-lottery effect display before the big hit and a variable display pattern that does not accompany it are prepared. In the process of step S229, simultaneously with the determination of the variable display pattern, whether or not to execute the re-lottery effect display before the big hit is determined. After the variable display pattern is determined in the process of step S229, the variable display start command 80XX (h) corresponding to the determined variable display pattern is set to be able to be sent to the effect control board 12 (step S230). ). For this reason, when the variable display pattern accompanied by execution of the re-lottery effect display before the big hit start is determined in the process of step S229, the variable display pattern including the execution instruction of the re-lottery effect display before the big hit start is the effect control board 12. Is set to be sendable.

  On the other hand, when the presentation control board 12 receives the variable display start command 80XX (h) transmitted from the main board 11, the CPU 200 displays the variable display pattern indicated by the variable display start command 80XX (h). It is identified (step S501 in FIG. 33). At this time, since the variable display pattern specified in the process of step S501 is a big hit time variable display pattern with execution of the re-lottery effect display before the big hit start, it is determined Yes in the process of step S514 of FIG. Based on the value of the random R13 extracted from the random counter 211, from the temporary stop display decoration design determination table 232 of FIG. A decorative symbol (for example, “2”), which is a normal jackpot combination that is temporarily stopped and displayed at a predetermined timing, is determined (step S516).

  Further, since the display result command 9003 (h) specifies the display result of the probable big hit and the execution of the re-lottery effect display after the big win is finished (step S517), the processing in steps S518 and S519 is performed. As a table for determining the determined decorative symbol, the normal big hit time determining decorative symbol determination table 230 shown in FIG. 17A is set (step S521). Subsequently, based on the value of random R13 extracted from the random counter 211, the CPU 200 starts variable display of decorative symbols from the normal big hit fixed decorative symbol determination table 230 shown in FIG. The decorative symbol (for example, “2”) that is a combination of the normal jackpots derived and displayed after the variable display time has elapsed is determined (step S523).

  Then, the CPU 200 reads the symbol display control pattern corresponding to the received variable display pattern, that is, the jackpot variable display pattern with the execution of the re-lottery effect display before the big hit from the symbol display control pattern table 220 (see FIG. 33, step S524), display setting for starting variable display of decorative symbols by the image display device 5 is performed according to the read symbol display control pattern (step S525).

  In this way, on the image display device 5, as shown in FIG. 37 (A), variable display of decorative symbols is started, and thereafter, as shown in FIGS. 37 (B) and (C), the left symbol and the right symbol are displayed. The variable display is stopped sequentially, and the variable display of the middle symbol is stopped at a predetermined timing after the variable display of the decorative symbol is started until the variable display time elapses. As shown in FIG. 37D, the decorative symbol “2” that is the normal jackpot combination determined in the process of step S516 is temporarily stopped. At this time, the CPU 200 displays a predetermined jackpot notification image as shown in FIG. 37E on the image display device 5 to notify the player that the jackpot has occurred. Thereby, the pachinko gaming machine 1 can cause the player to determine that the decorative display variable display result is usually a big hit.

  Then, after a predetermined period of time has elapsed since the decorative symbol “2”, which is a normal jackpot combination, is temporarily displayed on the image display device 5, the CPU 200 displays a predetermined re-lottery notification image as shown in FIG. The information is displayed on the display device 5 to notify the player that a re-lottery will be performed as to whether or not the normal big hit will become a promising big hit. Subsequently, as shown in FIG. 37 (G), the CPU 200 resumes the variable display of the decorative symbols that are temporarily stopped and displayed in the normal jackpot combination.

  Thereafter, when the variable display time has elapsed since the start of the variable display of the decorative symbols, the normal jackpot combination determined in step S523 is displayed on the image display device 5 as shown in FIG. 37 (H). The decorative pattern “2” is derived and displayed. Further, when receiving the jackpot start command A000 (h) transmitted from the main board 11, the CPU 200 causes the image display device 5 to display a predetermined re-lottery result notification image as shown in FIG. As a result of the re-drawing, the player is informed that the probable big hit has not been achieved.

  Thereafter, the pachinko gaming machine 1 is in a big hit gaming state, the opening and closing plate of the special variable winning ball apparatus 7 is opened for a certain time or a certain number of gaming balls, and the opening and closing is repeated for a certain cycle. When the big hit gaming state is finished, since the main lottery 11 side has both the lottery effect display flag and the probability change confirmation flag after the big hit, the processing in step S242 in FIG. 27 and step S247 in FIG. 28 is performed. Is determined as Yes, and the effect control board 12 is instructed to execute the jackpot re-lottery effect display, and the re-lottery result is designated as a jackpot end command B002 ( h) is set to be sendable (step S250 in FIG. 28).

  On the other hand, on the effect control board 12 side, from the jackpot end command B002 (h) from the main board 11, the jackpot re-lottery effect display is executed and the re-lottery result rises from the normal gaming state to the high probability state. Is specified as the contents of the jackpot end effect display (step S533 in FIG. 35), it is determined Yes in the processing of step S534 and step S537 in FIG. 36, and the final decoration after the re-lottery As a table for determining a symbol, the probability variation big hit fixed decorative symbol determination table 231 shown in FIG. 17B is set (step S539). Subsequently, based on the value of the random R10 extracted from the random counter 211, the CPU 200 determines the probability variation big hit derived and displayed after the re-lottery from the probability variation big decision finalized symbol determination table 231 shown in FIG. A decorative pattern (for example, “7”) to be combined is determined (step S541).

  And CPU200 performs the setting for starting the big hit end effect display accompanying execution of the re-lottery effect display after the big hit end by the image display apparatus 5 (step S542). Thus, after a predetermined jackpot end notification image as shown in FIG. 37 (J) is displayed on the image display device 5, a predetermined re-lottery notification image as shown in FIG. 37 (K) is displayed. Displayed on the display device 5 informs the player that a re-lottery will be performed as to whether or not the gaming state after the big hit will be raised from the normal gaming state to the high probability state. Subsequently, as shown in FIG. 37 (L), the CPU 200 resumes the variable display of the decorative symbols that are temporarily stopped and displayed in the normal jackpot combination, and after a predetermined period, as shown in FIG. 37 (M). The decorative symbol “7”, which is the probability variation jackpot combination determined in the process of step S541, is derived and displayed on the image display device 5. Then, the CPU 200 displays a predetermined re-lottery result notification image as shown in FIG. 37 (N) on the image display device 5 and, as a result of the re-lottery, the gaming state after the big hit has risen to a high probability state. Is notified to the player.

  As described above, the pachinko gaming machine 1 in the above embodiment has a re-lottery effect display before the big hit and a re-lottery effect after the big hit as the effect display for notifying whether or not to shift to the high probability state after the big hit ends. Since there are two types of effect display such as display, compared to the case where one of the re-lottery effect display before the jackpot start and the re-lottery effect display after the jackpot end is not possible, the player's interest in the game Can be increased.

  In addition, the CPU 200 of the effect control board 12 uses the variable display start command 80XX (h) and the display result command 90XX (h) transmitted from the main board 11 to display the re-lottery effect display before the big hit and the re-lottery effect after the big hit. When both the display and execution commands are issued, even if the display result specified by the display result command 90XX (h) is a probable big hit, in the re-lottery effect display before the big hit start, the normal big hit combination after the re-variable display Is displayed on the image display device 5 so that the variable display result of the decorative pattern does not rise from the normal big hit to the probable big hit, and the re-lottery effect display after the big hit is executed, The gaming state is raised from the normal gaming state corresponding to the decorative symbol variable display result to the high probability state. As a result, in the re-lottery effect display before the big hit, inconveniently, after the re-variable display, the decorative symbol that becomes a probable big hit combination is derived and displayed, and the probabilistic big hit is made, and then the re-lottery effect display is executed after the big win ends. Can be prevented.

Furthermore, in the case where it is determined on the main board 11 side to execute the re-lottery effect display after the big hit, when the big hit gaming state is ended, the result of the re-lottery by the re-lottery effect display after the big win ends, That is, a big hit end command B0XX (h) that can specify whether or not the gaming state after the big hit ends up to a high probability state is sent from the main board 11 to the effect control board 12. As a result, on the image display device 5, for example, although the display result indicated by the display result command 90XX (h) is a probable big hit, the decorative design of the normal big hit combination is derived and displayed after the re-variable display, etc. It is possible to prevent the re-lottery effect display from being performed in a wrong manner after the big hit.
Further, the CPU 200 of the effect control board 12 can specify from the variable display start command 80XX (h) whether or not to execute the re-lottery effect display before the big hit, and execute the re-lottery effect display after the big hit. Can be identified from the display result command 90XX (h). Therefore, it is possible to display the re-lottery effect display before starting the big hit, without separately providing the production control command for instructing the execution of the re-lottery effect display before the big hit and the execution control command for instructing the execution of the re-lottery effect display after the big hit. Or, the lottery effect display can be executed after the big hit. As a result, the pachinko gaming machine 1 can execute various effects without increasing the types of effect control commands.
In addition, whether or not to execute the re-lottery effect display after the end of the big hit, or whether or not to make the normal big hit or the probable big hit is indicated by the display result command 90XX (h). Compared with the case where the variable display start command 80XX (h) indicates whether or not display is to be executed and whether or not the normal big hit or the probability variation big hit is indicated, the types of the variable display start command 80XX (h) are reduced. be able to.

  Furthermore, when the big hit end command B0XX (h) transmitted from the main board 11 is received, that is, when the big hit gaming state is finished, the CPU 200 starts execution of the re-lottery effect display after the big hit ends. Later, the player can be interested in the game, so that the player's interest in the game can be maintained for a long time.

  Further, the ending image of the different mode is displayed in the image display device 5 in the jackpot end effect display accompanied by the execution of the re-lottery effect display after the jackpot end and the jackpot end effect display processing not accompanied by the execution of the re-lottery effect display after the jackpot end. Is displayed. For this reason, the player can grasp the gaming state such as whether or not the re-lottery effect display is executed after the end of the big hit from the display mode of the image display device 5.

Further, the execution time of the jackpot end effect display without execution of the re-lottery effect display after the jackpot end (for example, 4 seconds) is the execution time of the jackpot end effect display with the execution of the re-lottery effect display after the jackpot end (for example, 12 seconds). Therefore, if the re-lottery effect display after the big hit is not executed, it is possible to prevent the big hit end presentation display time from being unnecessarily long.
Further, in the special symbol game in the special symbol display device 4, a common big hit symbol is used regardless of whether the gaming state after the big hit is a normal gaming state or a high probability state. When the re-lottery effect display is performed after the end of the big hit, the situation where the player becomes aware of the result of the re-lottery by the type of special symbol derived and displayed as the variable display result of the special figure game is prevented. be able to.

  The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and various modifications and applications are possible.

  For example, in the above embodiment, the CPU 200 on the side of the effect control board 12 determines whether or not to execute the pre-hit start re-lottery effect display based on the variable display start command 80XX (h) transmitted from the main board 11, It has been described that it is determined whether or not to execute the re-lottery effect display after the end of the big hit based on the display result command 90XX (h). However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, from the variable display start command 80XX (h), whether or not the re-lottery effect display before the big hit start is executed, and whether or not the re-lottery effect display after the big hit ends is executed. Both may be specified.

  In this case, as shown in FIG. 38, three types of display result commands 90XX (h) are provided, and among these, command 9000 (h) indicates that the variable display result of the decorative symbol does not become a big hit. The command 9001 (h) indicates that the gaming state after the big hit ends does not become a high probability state, and the command 9002 (h) indicates that the gaming state after the big hit ends becomes a high probability state. It should be.

  Further, in the variable display pattern table memory 141, as shown in FIG. 39, in addition to the normal variable display pattern at the time of loss and the variable display pattern at the time of reach A to E, the re-lottery effect display before the big hit start and after the big hit end Big hit variable display pattern of reach A to reach E without execution of re-lottery effect display, big hit variable display pattern of reach A to reach E only with execution of re-lottery effect display before big hit start, and big hit Reach A to Reach E accompanied by execution of the jackpot variable display pattern of reach A to reach E with only execution of the re-lottery effect display after the end, and the re-lottery effect display before the big hit and the re-lottery effect display after the big hit. And a variable display pattern table 141 including the variable display pattern at the time of big hit.

  Further, the variable display pattern determination table memory 115 includes a reach variable display pattern determination table 150 shown in FIG. 9A, a normal big hit variable display pattern determination table 152 shown in FIG. The probability variation big hit variable display pattern determination table 153 is stored.

  In the special symbol determination process in step S214 shown in FIG. 23, after the fixed symbol determination process in step S316 in FIG. 24, is the big hit flag provided in the flag memory 117 turned on as shown in FIG. If it is off (step S331; No), the display result command 9000 (h) is set by setting control data corresponding to the display result of the loss in a predetermined command transmission table. ) Is set to be sendable to the effect control board 12 (step S332).

  On the other hand, when the big hit flag is on (step S331; Yes), it is further determined whether or not the probability variation confirmation flag is on (step S333). If the probability variation confirmation flag is off (step S333; No), The control data corresponding to the normal jackpot display result is set in a predetermined command transmission table so that the display result command 9001 (h) can be sent to the effect control board 12 (step S334). ).

  On the other hand, when the probability change confirmation flag is on (step S333; Yes), the display result command 9002 (h) is effected by setting control data corresponding to the display result of the probability change big hit in a predetermined command transmission table. A setting is made so as to enable delivery to the substrate 12 (step S335).

  In the variable display pattern setting process of step S111 shown in FIG. 21, as shown in FIG. 43, first, it is determined whether or not the big hit flag provided in the flag memory 117 is on (step S261). If the big hit flag is on (step S261; Yes), it is further determined whether or not the probability variation confirmation flag is on (step S262). At this time, if the probability variation confirmation flag is off (step S262; No), the normal big hit variable display pattern determination table 152 shown in FIG. 40 is set (step S263), and if it is on (step S262; Yes), the probability variable big hit variable display pattern determination table 153 shown in FIG. 41 is set (step S264).

  Subsequently, the CPU 103 extracts the value of random R5 from the random counter 111 (step S265), and based on the extracted value of random R5, among the variable display pattern determination tables set in the process of step S263 or S264 From this, the variable display pattern to be used for the special display game and the variable display of the decorative design is selected and determined (step S266).

  Then, it is determined whether or not the variable display pattern selected and determined is accompanied by the execution of the re-lottery effect display after the end of the big hit (step S267). If so (step S267; Yes), the flag memory 117 is determined. Is set to the on state (step S268), and if not accompanied (step S267; No), the process of step S268 is skipped.

  Thereafter, the control data corresponding to the variable display pattern selected and determined in step S266 is set in a predetermined command transmission table, and the variable display start command 80XX (h) is sent to the effect control board 12. The transmission is set to be possible (step S269). Thereafter, the timer initial value corresponding to the variable display time of the special symbol in the variable display pattern used in the special figure game of this time is set in the variable display time timer provided in the various timers 118 (step S270). At this time, the special symbol display device 4 is also set to start the variable symbol variable display. Thereafter, the CPU 103 updates the value of the special symbol process flag to “2”, which is a value corresponding to the variable display control process, and ends the variable display pattern determination process (step S271).

  In the effect control setting process in step S421 shown in FIG. 32, as shown in FIG. 44, first, when it is determined in step S502 in FIG. 33 that it is a big hit variable display pattern (step S502; Yes). Further, it is determined whether or not the big hit time variable display pattern is accompanied by execution of the re-lottery effect display before the big hit (step S551).

  If it is accompanied by execution of the re-lottery effect display before the big hit (Step S551; Yes), the CPU 200 extracts the value of the random R13 from the random counter 211 (Step S552), and based on the extracted value of the random R13, A temporary stop symbol to be a big hit combination is determined using the temporary stop decorative symbol determination table 232 shown in FIG. 17C (step S553). On the other hand, if the variable display pattern identified in the process of step S501 is a big-hit variable display pattern that does not involve execution of the re-lottery effect display before the big hit (step S551; No), the CPU 200 performs the processes of steps S552 and S553. To skip.

  Further, the CPU 200 determines whether or not the variable display pattern identified in the process of step S501 is a big-hit variable display pattern accompanied by execution of the re-lottery effect display after the big hit (step S554). If it is a big hit variable display pattern that does not involve the execution of the lottery effect display (step S554; No), the probability variation big hit fixed decorative symbol determination table 231 shown in FIG. 17B is set (step S555). If the big hit time variable display pattern is accompanied by execution of the re-lottery effect display after the big hit (step S554; Yes), the normal big hit time determined decorative symbol determination table 230 shown in FIG. Step S556).

  After that, the CPU 200 extracts the value of the random R10 from the random counter (step S557), and based on the extracted value of the random R10, the big hit is made using the determined decorative design determination table set in the process of step S555 or S556. Determined decorative symbols to be combined are determined (step S558).

In this way, the CPU 200 of the effect control board 12 executes the re-lottery effect display before the big hit start and the re-lottery effect display after the big hit end by the variable display start command 80XX (h) transmitted from the main board 11. When both commands are issued, even if the display result specified by the display result command 90XX (h) is a probable big hit, in the re-lottery effect display before the big hit start, the decorative pattern that becomes a normal big hit combination after the re-variable display is displayed. The display result is displayed on the image display device 5 so that the variable display result of the decorative symbol does not rise from the normal big hit to the probable big hit, and the game state after the big hit is displayed in the re-lottery effect display after the big hit is executed. The normal gaming state corresponding to the symbol variable display result is changed to a high probability state. As a result, in the re-lottery effect display before the big hit start, after the re-variable display, the decorative symbol that becomes the probable big hit combination is derived and displayed, and the probable big hit is made, and then the re-lottery effect display is executed after the big hit ends. Can be prevented.
Further, the CPU 200 of the effect control board 12 specifies from the variable display start command 80XX (h) whether to execute the re-lottery effect display before the big hit and whether to execute the re-lottery effect display after the big hit. be able to. Therefore, it is possible to display the re-lottery effect display before starting the big hit, without separately providing the production control command for instructing the execution of the re-lottery effect display before the big hit and the execution control command for instructing the execution of the re-lottery effect display after the big hit. Or, as a result of being able to execute the re-lottery effect display after the end of the big hit, the pachinko gaming machine 1 can reduce the types of effect control commands.

  Furthermore, the variable display start command 80XX (h) is used to determine whether the variable display result of the decorative pattern by the image display device 5 is lost or a big hit, whether to reach in the case of a lost, and in the case of a big win In addition to whether or not to execute the re-lottery effect display before the big hit, it further indicates whether the gaming state after the big hit is to be a normal gaming state or a high probability state, and a display result command 90XX (h) The decorative display variable display result by the image display device 5 may be shown. In this case, when the variable display pattern designated by the variable display start command 80XX (h) is the normal big hit variable display pattern, the CPU 200 on the effect control board 12 side sets the gaming state after the big hit to the normal gaming state. In the case of the probability variation big hit variable display pattern, it may be specified that the gaming state after the big hit is to be a high probability state. When the variable display pattern specified by the variable display start command 80XX (h) is the normal big hit variable display pattern, or the variable display pattern specified by the variable display start command 80XX (h) is the probability variable big hit variable display pattern. In addition, when the decorative symbol variable display result indicated by the display result command 90XX (h) is a normal big hit, the re-lottery effect display may be executed after the big hit.

  In this case, as shown in FIG. 45, three types of display result commands 90XX (h) are provided, and among these, the command 9000 (h) indicates that the variable display result of the decorative symbol is not a big hit. The command 9001 (h) indicates that the decorative symbol variable display result is normally a big hit, and the command 9002 (h) indicates that the decorative symbol variable display result is a probable big hit. do it. The variable display pattern determination table memory 115 includes a reach variable display pattern determination table 150 shown in FIG. 9A, a normal big hit variable display pattern determination table 154 shown in FIG. The probability variation big hit variable display pattern determination table 155 is stored.

  Then, in the special symbol determination process of step S214 shown in FIG. 23, after the fixed symbol determination process of step S316 of FIG. 24, as shown in FIG. 48, is the big hit flag provided in the flag memory 117 turned on? If it is off (step S341; No), the control result data 9000 (h) is set by setting control data corresponding to the display result of the loss in a predetermined command transmission table. ) Is set to be sendable to the effect control board 12 (step S342).

  On the other hand, when the big hit flag is on (step S341; Yes), it is further determined whether or not the probability variation confirmation flag is on (step S343). If the probability variation confirmation flag is off (step S343; No), After the big hit is over, the re-lottery effect display flag provided in the flag memory 117 is set to the on state (step S344), and control data corresponding to the normal big hit display result is set in a predetermined command transmission table. The display result command 9001 (h) is set so as to be able to be sent to the effect control board 12 (step S345).

  On the other hand, when the probability variation confirmation flag is on (step S343; Yes), the random counter 111 extracts the value of the random R6 (step S346), and the lottery is repeated after the big hit shown in FIG. 10 based on the extracted random R6 value. By using the effect display execution determination table 160, a re-lottery effect display execution determination process after the big hit is determined to determine whether or not to execute the re-lottery effect display after the big hit (step S347).

  When it is determined in step S347 that the re-lottery effect display execution determination process after the big hit is not executed (step S348; No), the re-lottery effect display after the big win is ended. The display result command 9002 (h) is set so that it can be sent to the effect control board 12 by setting control data corresponding to the display result of the probable big hit that does not include the command in a predetermined command transmission table (step). S349).

  On the other hand, when it is determined in step S347 that the re-lottery effect display execution determination process after the jackpot is ended (step S348; Yes), the jackpot provided in the flag memory 117 is ended. The display result command 9001 (h) is set by setting the subsequent re-lottery effect display flag to the ON state (step S350) and setting control data corresponding to the normal jackpot display result in a predetermined command transmission table. It is set so that it can be sent out to the effect control board 12 (step S351).

  In the effect control setting process of step S421 shown in FIG. 32, as shown in FIG. 49, when it is first determined that the big hit variable display pattern is obtained in the process of step S502 of FIG. 33 (step S502; Yes). Further, it is determined whether or not the big hit time variable display pattern is accompanied by the execution of the re-lottery effect display before the big hit (step S561).

  If it is accompanied by execution of the re-lottery effect display before the big hit (Step S561; Yes), the CPU 200 extracts the value of the random R13 from the random counter 211 (Step S562), and based on the extracted value of the random R13, A temporary stop symbol to be a big hit combination is determined using the temporary stop decorative symbol determination table 232 shown in FIG. 17C (step S563). On the other hand, if the variable display pattern identified in the process of step S501 is a big-hit variable display pattern that does not involve execution of the re-lottery effect display before the big hit (step S561; No), the CPU 200 performs the processes of steps S562 and S563. To skip.

  Further, the CPU 200 determines whether or not the variable display pattern specified in the process of step S501 is a probability variable big hit variable display pattern (step S564), and if it is a probability variable big hit variable display pattern (step S564; Yes). Subsequently, the display result is specified by reading the EXT data of the display result command stored in the display result storage area of the RAM 202, for example (step S565). Then, it is determined whether the display result specified in the process of step S565 is a normal big hit or a probable big hit (step S566).

  When the display result specified in the process of step S565 is a probable big hit (step S566; Yes), the variable display pattern type indicated by the variable display start command 80XX (h) and the display result command 90XX (h) Since both the variable display results of the decorative symbols to be matched coincide with each other in the probable big hit, it is determined that the re-lottery effect display is not executed after the big hit. As a result, as the table for determining the confirmed decorative symbol, the probability variation big hit fixed decorative symbol determining table 231 shown in FIG. 17B is set (step S567).

  On the other hand, when the display result specified in the process of step S565 is the normal big hit (step S566; No), the variable display pattern indicated by the variable display start command 80XX (h) becomes the variable change pattern at the probability change big hit. Since the decorative symbol variable display result indicated by the display result command 90XX (h) is normally a big hit, it is determined that the re-lottery effect display is executed after the big hit. As a result, as a table for determining the fixed decorative symbol derived and displayed when the variable display time has elapsed, the normal big hit fixed decorative symbol determining table 230 shown in FIG. S568).

  Thereafter, the CPU 200 extracts the value of the random R10 from the random counter (step S569), and based on the extracted value of the random R10, the big hit using the finalized symbol determination table set in the process of step S567 or S568. Determined decorative symbols to be combined are determined (step S570).

In this way, the CPU 200 of the effect control board 12 is instructed to execute the re-lottery effect display before the big hit start by the variable display start command 80XX (h) transmitted from the main board 11, and the variable display start command 80XX. If it is determined that the re-lottery effect display is to be executed after the big hit, based on the type of the variable display pattern indicated by (h) and the variable display result indicated by the display result command 90XX (h), In the lottery effect display, the decorative symbol that is a normal jackpot combination after the re-variable display is derived and displayed on the image display device 5, and the variable symbol display result of the decorative symbol does not increase from the normal jackpot to the probability variable jackpot, and the jackpot executed after that In the re-draw lottery effect display after the end, the gaming state after the end of the big hit is changed from the normal gaming state corresponding to the variable display result of the decorative symbol to the high probability state Increase. As a result, in the re-lottery effect display before the big hit start, after the re-variable display, the decorative symbol that becomes the probable big hit combination is derived and displayed, and the probable big hit is made, and then the re-lottery effect display is executed after the big hit ends. Can be prevented.
Further, the CPU 200 of the effect control board 12 can specify from the variable display start command 80XX (h) whether or not to execute the re-lottery effect display before the big hit, and execute the re-lottery effect display after the big hit. Can be identified from the variable display start command 80XX (h) and the display result command 90XX (h). Therefore, it is possible to display the re-lottery effect display before starting the big hit, without separately providing the production control command for instructing the execution of the re-lottery effect display before the big hit and the execution control command for instructing the execution of the re-lottery effect display after the big hit. Or, as a result of being able to execute the re-lottery effect display after the end of the big hit, the pachinko gaming machine 1 can reduce the types of effect control commands.

  In the above embodiment, in the special symbol determination process of step S214 shown in FIG. 23, when it is determined that the decorative symbol variable display result is a normal big hit in the processes of steps S317 and S319, it is always after the big hit. The re-lottery effect display flag is set to the on state (step S320), and a display result command 9001 (h) accompanied by an instruction to execute the re-lottery effect display after the end of the big hit is sent from the main board 11 to the effect control board 12. (Step S321) It demonstrated as a thing. That is, in the above embodiment, it has been described that the re-lottery effect display is always executed after the end of the big hit when the variable display result of the decorative symbol is a normal big hit.

  However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the value of the random R6 extracted from the random counter 111 also when the variable display result of the decorative design is determined to be a big hit in the processing of steps S317 and S319. Based on the above, it may be determined whether or not to execute the re-lottery effect display after the big hit. If it is determined that the re-lottery effect display after the big hit is to be executed, the re-lottery effect display flag after the big hit is set to the ON state (step S320), and then the display result command 9001 (h) is effect-controlled. When it is determined that it is to be sent to the board 12 and not to be executed, the display result command 9001 (h) is sent to the effect control board 12 without setting the re-lottery effect display flag to the on state after the big hit. It is only necessary to send it out. In this way, even if the variable display result of the decorative symbol is a normal jackpot, the re-lottery effect display after the end of the big win is executed only when the decision to execute the re-lottery effect display after the end of the big win is made. Can be done.

  In addition, it is possible to specify both the presence / absence of execution of the re-lottery effect display before the big hit and the execution of the re-lottery effect display after the big hit from the variable display start command 80XX (h) described above. In this case, the probability variable big hit variable display pattern determination table 153 shown in FIG. 41 may be used even when the decorative symbol variable display result is a normal big hit. In this way, even if the variable display result of the decorative symbol is a normal jackpot, the re-lottery effect display after the end of the big win is executed only when the decision to execute the re-lottery effect display after the end of the big win is made. Can be done.

  Furthermore, in the case of the modification using the variable display command 80XX (h) that can specify whether the gaming state after the big hit is the normal gaming state or the high probability state as described above, for example, in step S341 It is also determined that the variable display result of the special figure game is a big hit in the process, and it is determined in the process of step S343 that the gaming state after the big hit is changed to the normal gaming state. Based on the value of the random R6 extracted from 111, it may be determined whether or not to execute the re-lottery effect display after the end of the big hit. When it is determined that the re-lottery effect display after the big hit is to be executed, the re-lottery effect display flag after the big hit is set to the on state (step S344), and then the normal big hit display result command 9001 (h) Is sent to the effect control board 12, and when it is decided not to execute, the normal lottery display result command 9001 (h) is set without setting the re-lottery effect display flag after the big hit is ended. May be sent to the effect control board 12. In this way, even if the variable display result of the decorative symbol is a normal jackpot, the re-lottery effect display after the end of the big win is executed only when the decision to execute the re-lottery effect display after the end of the big win is made. Can be done.

Furthermore, in the above-described embodiment, the second effect display is executed as a re-lottery effect display after the end of the big hit when the CPU 200 on the side of the effect control board 12 receives the big hit end command B0XX (h) from the main board 11. Explained as a thing. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, a jackpot round number instruction command or a round game end command sent from the main board 11 to the effect control board 12 during the jackpot game state is received. Sometimes, the second effect display may be executed. Here, the jackpot round number instruction command indicates the number of rounds started in the jackpot game state, and the round game end command indicates that the round game has ended. In such a case, the jackpot round number instruction command and the round game end command may be set to indicate whether or not the second effect display is executed.
Further, for example, when the CPU 200 receives a command selected and determined from a jackpot round number instruction command, a round game end command, and a jackpot end command based on a predetermined random number value extracted from the random counter 111. The second effect display may be executed. In this way, it is difficult for the player to specify the start timing of the second effect display. As a result, the player can be interested in whether or not the second effect display is performed. It can be further increased.
Furthermore, a jackpot round number instruction command and a round game end command including an instruction to execute the second effect display are transmitted from the main board 11 to the effect control board 12, and the second effect display is executed during the round or at intervals between rounds. In this case, it may be determined based on a predetermined random number value extracted from the random counter 111, for example, at which round the execution of the second effect display is started. At this time, the number of rounds determined based on the random number value is set in a predetermined counter provided in the RAM 102 or the like, and the count value of the counter is subtracted by 1 each time the round game ends.
When the count value in the counter becomes “0”, the jackpot round number instruction command including the execution instruction of the second effect display or the round game end command is set to be able to be sent to the effect control board 12, and A timer initial value corresponding to, for example, 12 seconds may be set in a predetermined second effect display time timer provided in the RAM 102 or the like, and measurement by the second effect display time timer may be started.
On the other hand, on the side of the effect control board 12, when the CPU 200 receives a jackpot round number instruction command including a second effect display execution command or a round game end command from the main board 11, the second display by the image display device 5 is performed. The execution of the second effect display is started, and a timer initial value corresponding to, for example, 12 seconds is set in a predetermined second effect display time timer provided in the RAM 202 or the like, and measurement by the second effect display time timer is started. What should I do?
When the second effect display is to be executed in the interval between rounds by starting the execution of the second effect display when the effect control board 12 receives the round game end command, In order to start the next round game after the end, the big hit round number instruction command may be transmitted when the second effect display time timer provided in the RAM 102 times out.

  Further, in the variable display pattern table 140 shown in FIG. 8, it has been described that only the variable display pattern # 1 is prepared as a pattern corresponding to the normal loss, but the present invention is not limited to this and is variable at the time of reach. Similar to the display pattern and the like, a plurality of normal variable display patterns may be prepared. For example, in the high probability state, a variable display pattern having a short variable display time for the special symbol may be used as the normal variable display pattern as compared to the variable display pattern used in the normal gaming state. Alternatively, a plurality of patterns corresponding to normal loses used in the normal gaming state are prepared, and a predetermined normal variable display pattern determination table is referred to based on the random R5 in the same manner as the reach variable display pattern. Thus, a variable display pattern used in a special figure game or the like may be determined.

Furthermore, in the above embodiment, the special gaming state is a high probability state. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and for example, the variable display time is shortened to be shorter than the normal gaming state. It may be in a shortened state.
In addition, the re-lottery effect display before the jackpot start and the re-lottery effect display after the jackpot end in the above embodiment, the game state after the jackpot end is changed from a normal gaming state disadvantageous to the player to a high probability state advantageous to the player. It has been described that it is an effect display that can be improved. However, the first effect display and the second effect display of the present invention are not limited to this, and may be, for example, an effect display that makes a big hit game from an unfavorable one to an advantageous one. Specifically, an effect display may be performed in which the number of rounds notified by the display by the image display device 5 at the start of the big hit gaming state and the opening time of the big winning opening are increased by re-lottery. For example, at the start of the big hit gaming state, the number of rounds is notified as “7” times, and then a predetermined re-lottery effect display is executed on the image display device 5 to notify that the number of rounds has increased to “15” times. In addition, the opening time of the big prize opening is notified as “15” seconds at the start of the big hit gaming state, and then a predetermined re-lottery effect display is displayed on the image display device 5. This may be executed to notify that the opening time of the special winning opening has been increased to “30” seconds.
Furthermore, the first effect display and the second effect display are arbitrary as long as the degree of advantage rises from an unfavorable one to an advantageous one, and may be other.

  In addition, as long as the gaming machine of the present invention has an image display device in a ball game machine such as a pachinko game machine, for example, a general electric machine or a ball game machine with a probability setting function called a Pachi-Con It does not matter. In addition, the present invention is not limited to a payout type gaming machine that pays out a predetermined number of prize balls in response to detection of a winning ball, but encloses a game ball and gives a score in response to detection of the winning ball It can also be applied to an enclosed game machine.

  Furthermore, the present invention can be applied to a game machine that simulates the operation of the pachinko gaming machine 1. The program and data for realizing the present invention are not limited to a form distributed and provided on a computer device or the like by a detachable recording medium, but preinstalled in a storage device such as a computer device or the like in advance. You may take the form distributed by keeping it. Further, the program and data for realizing the present invention are distributed by downloading from other devices on a network connected via a communication line or the like by providing a communication processing unit. It doesn't matter.

  The game execution mode is not only executed by attaching a detachable recording medium, but can also be executed by temporarily storing the program and data downloaded via a communication line or the like in an internal memory or the like. It is also possible to execute directly using hardware resources on the other device side on a network connected via a communication line or the like. Furthermore, the game can be executed by exchanging data with other computer devices or the like via a network.

It is a front view of the pachinko gaming machine in the embodiment of the present invention. It is a block diagram which shows the system configuration example in a pachinko gaming machine. It is a figure which shows an example of the content of an effect control command. It is a block diagram which shows the structural example of the microcomputer for game control. It is a figure which shows the example of each random number counted by the side of a main board | substrate. It is a figure which shows the structural example of the table for jackpot determination. It is a figure which shows the structural example of the table for fixed special symbol determination. It is a figure which shows the structural example of a variable display pattern table. It is a figure which shows the structural example of the table for variable display pattern determination. It is a figure which shows the structural example of the table for re-lottery effect display execution determination after a big hit. It is a block diagram which shows the hardware structural example in an effect control board. It is a block diagram which shows the structural example of an effect control board. It is a figure which shows the structural example of a reception command buffer memory. It is a figure which shows the example of each random number counted by the side of an effect control board. It is a figure which shows the structural example of a symbol display control pattern table. It is a figure which shows the structural example of a symbol display control pattern. It is a figure which shows the structural example of the table for fixed decoration design determination. It is a figure which shows the structural example of the table for fixed decoration design determination. It is a flowchart which shows the content of the game control main process. It is a flowchart which shows the content of the game control interruption process. It is a flowchart which shows the detail of the special symbol process process in FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the detail of the winning process in FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the detail of the special symbol normal process in FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the detail of the special symbol determination process in FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the detail of the special symbol determination process in FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the detail of the variable display pattern setting process in FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the detail of the big hit end process in FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the detail of the big hit end process in FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the content of production control main processing. It is a flowchart which shows the content of a command reception interruption process. It is a flowchart which shows the detail of the command analysis process in FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the detail of the effect control process process in FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the detail of the production | presentation control setting process in FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the detail of the production | presentation control setting process in FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the detail of the big hit end effect process in FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the detail of the big hit end effect process in FIG. It is a figure which shows the example of a display in an image display apparatus. It is a figure which shows the content of the display result command in a modification. It is a figure which shows the modification of a variable display pattern table. It is a figure which shows the structural example of the table for variable display pattern determination at the time of the normal big hit in the modification. It is a figure which shows the structural example of the table for variable display pattern determination at the time of probability variation big hit in a modification. It is a flowchart which shows the modification of the special symbol determination process in FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the modification of the variable display pattern setting process in FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the modification of the production | presentation control setting process in FIG. It is a figure which shows the content of the display result command in a modification. It is a figure which shows the structural example of the table for variable display pattern determination at the time of the normal big hit in the modification. It is a figure which shows the structural example of the table for variable display pattern determination at the time of probability variation big hit in a modification. It is a flowchart which shows the modification of the special symbol determination process in FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the modification of the production | presentation control setting process in FIG.

Explanation of symbols

1 ... Pachinko machine
2… Game board
3 ... Frame for gaming machines
4 ... Special symbol display device
5 ... Image display device
6 ... Ordinary variable winning ball device
7 ... Special variable winning ball device 8L, 8R ... Speaker
9 ... Game effect lamp
11 ... Main board
12 ... Production control board
13 ... Audio output circuit
14… Lamp driver circuit
40: Normal symbol display device
70 ... Each prize opening switch 100 ... Game control microcomputers 101, 201 ... ROM
102, 202 ... RAM
103, 200 ... CPU
104 ... I / O port 107 ... Switch circuit 108 ... Solenoid circuit 110 ... Special figure holding memory 111, 211 ... Random counter 112 ... Big hit determination table memory 113 ... Fixed special symbol determination table memory 114 ... Variable display pattern table memory 115 ... Variable display pattern determination table memory 116 ... Re-lottery effect display execution determination table memory 117, 214 ... Flag memories 118, 215 ... Various timers 120 ... Normal time big hit determination table 121 ... Probability change big hit determination table 130 ... Loss Special symbol determination table 131 for time determination Special symbol determination table for big hits 140 ... Variable display pattern table 141 ... Variable display pattern table 150 ... Variable display pattern determination table for reach 151 ... Variable display pattern determining table for big hits 152 ... Variable display pattern determining table for normal big hits 153 ... Variable display pattern determining table for variable big hits 154 ... Variable display pattern determining table for normal big hits 155 ... Variable for big hits variable variable Display pattern determination table 160... Re-lottery effect display execution determination table after jackpot end 210... Reception command buffer memory 212... Display control pattern table memory 213.

Claims (3)

A variable display means for performing variable display of a plurality of types of identification information each identifiable, and when the display result of the variable display of the identification information becomes a predetermined specific display result, a specification that is advantageous to the player When the display result of the variable display of the identification information is a special display result determined in advance among the specific display results, the specific game state is set after the specific game state is ended. Is a gaming machine that controls to different advantageous special gaming states,
Game control means for controlling the progress of the game;
Display control means for performing display control of the variable display means based on a control signal from the game control means;
With
The game control means includes
Pre-determining means for determining whether or not the display result of the variable display of the identification information is the specific display result, and whether to control the special gaming state after the specific gaming state is ended;
When it is determined that the display result is the specific display result by the predetermining unit, the special display result other than the special display result is temporarily displayed on the variable display unit, First effect display execution determining means for determining execution of the first effect display for deriving and displaying any kind of specific display result with the specific display result other than the special display result;
The specific gaming state is started when the pre-determining means decides that the display result is the specific display result, and decides to control the special gaming state after the specific gaming state has ended. A second effect display execution determining means for determining whether or not to execute a second effect display for displaying on the variable display means that the special gaming state is set;
When the variable display of the identification information is started, the control signal is changed as a result of determination by the first effect display execution determining means and from the start of variable display of the identification information until the display result is derived and displayed. Variable display start command transmitting means for transmitting a variable display start command indicating display time and execution of variable display of the identification information;
Whether or not to make the display result of the variable display of the identification information as the specific display result as the control signal at the time when the variable display of the identification information is started and at a timing different from the transmission of the variable display start command And a display result command indicating a determination result of the pre-determining means indicating whether or not to control the special gaming state after the specific gaming state is ended, and a determination result by the second effect display execution determining means Display result command transmission means for transmitting
After the start of the specific gaming state, as the control signal, the advance determination means indicating whether to start the second effect display and whether to control the special gaming state after the specific gaming state ends A second effect display start command transmitting means for transmitting a second effect display start command indicating
Including
The display control means includes
When the variable display start command is the variable display start command indicating a determination result indicating that the first effect display is to be executed, first effect display execution control means for executing the first effect display;
Second effect display execution determining means for determining whether or not execution of the second effect display is determined based on the display result command;
Including
The display control means includes
The determination result by the first effect display execution determining means indicated by the variable display start command is an instruction to execute the first effect display, and the second effect display execution determining means indicates the second effect display. When it is determined that the execution is instructed, the display result command indicates that the special game state is controlled after the specific game state is ended, but the special effect state is displayed in the first effect display. Derived and displayed specific display results other than display results,
After starting the specific gaming state, the second effect display is executed by receiving the second effect display start command, and the determination result of the prior determination means included in the second effect display start command is And a second effect display execution control means for displaying that the special game state is set in the second effect display when the special game state is controlled.
A gaming machine characterized by that. A variable display means for performing variable display of a plurality of types of identification information each identifiable, and when the display result of the variable display of the identification information becomes a predetermined specific display result, a specification that is advantageous to the player When the display result of the variable display of the identification information is a special display result determined in advance among the specific display results, the specific game state is set after the specific game state is ended. Is a gaming machine that controls to different advantageous special gaming states,
Game control means for controlling the progress of the game;
Display control means for performing display control of the variable display means based on a control signal from the game control means;
With
The game control means includes
Pre-determining means for determining whether or not the display result of the variable display of the identification information is the specific display result, and whether to control the special gaming state after the specific gaming state is ended;
When it is determined that the display result is the specific display result by the predetermining unit, the special display result other than the special display result is temporarily displayed on the variable display unit, First effect display execution determining means for determining execution of the first effect display for deriving and displaying any kind of specific display result with the specific display result other than the special display result;
The specific gaming state is started when the pre-determining means decides that the display result is the specific display result, and decides to control the special gaming state after the specific gaming state ends. A second effect display execution determining means for determining whether or not to execute a second effect display for displaying on the variable display means that the special gaming state is set;
When starting the variable display of the identification information, the control signal includes a determination result by the first effect display execution determining means, a determination result by the second effect display execution determining means, and a variable display of the identification information. Variable display start command transmission means for transmitting a variable display start command indicating a variable display time from start to display and display of a display result, and execution of variable display of the identification information;
Whether or not to make the display result of the variable display of the identification information as the specific display result as the control signal at the time when the variable display of the identification information is started and at a timing different from the transmission of the variable display start command And a display result command transmitting means for transmitting a display result command indicating a determination result of the prior determination means indicating whether or not to control the special gaming state after the specific gaming state is ended ,
After the start of the specific gaming state, as the control signal, the advance determination means that indicates whether to start the second effect display and whether to control to the special gaming state after the specific gaming state ends A second effect display start command transmitting means for transmitting a second effect display start command indicating
Including
The display control means includes
When the variable display start command is the variable display start command indicating a determination result indicating that the first effect display is to be executed, first effect display execution control means for executing the first effect display;
Second effect display execution determining means for determining whether or not execution of the second effect display is determined based on the variable display start command;
Including
The display control means includes
The determination result by the first effect display execution determining means indicated by the variable display start command is an instruction to execute the first effect display, and the second effect display execution determining means indicates the second effect display. Even if it is determined that the execution is instructed, the display result command indicates that the special game state is controlled after the specific game state is ended, but the special effect state is displayed in the first effect display. Derived and displayed specific display results other than display results,
After starting the specific gaming state, the second effect display is executed by receiving the second effect display start command, and the determination result of the prior determination means included in the second effect display start command is And a second effect display execution control means for displaying that the special game state is set in the second effect display when the special game state is controlled.
A gaming machine characterized by that. A variable display means for performing variable display of a plurality of types of identification information each identifiable, and when the display result of the variable display of the identification information becomes a predetermined specific display result, a specification that is advantageous to the player When the display result of the variable display of the identification information is a special display result determined in advance among the specific display results, the specific game state is set after the specific game state is ended. Is a gaming machine that controls to different advantageous special gaming states,
Game control means for controlling the progress of the game;
Display control means for performing display control of the variable display means based on a control signal from the game control means;
With
The game control means includes
Pre-determining means for determining whether or not the display result of the variable display of the identification information is the specific display result, and whether to control the special gaming state after the specific gaming state is ended;
When it is determined that the display result is the specific display result by the predetermining unit, the special display result other than the special display result is temporarily displayed on the variable display unit, First effect display execution determining means for determining execution of the first effect display for deriving and displaying any kind of specific display result with the specific display result other than the special display result;
The specific gaming state is started when the pre-determining means decides that the display result is the specific display result, and decides to control the special gaming state after the specific gaming state ends. A second effect display execution determining means for determining whether or not to execute a second effect display for displaying on the variable display means that the special gaming state is set;
Whether to start the variable display of the identification information as the control signal, the determination result by the first effect display execution determination means and the display result of the variable display of the identification information as the specific display result, And a determination result of the pre-determining means indicating whether or not to control the special gaming state after the specific gaming state has ended, and a time from the start of variable display of the identification information to the display result being derived and displayed. Variable display start command transmitting means for transmitting a variable display start command indicating a variable display time and execution of variable display of the identification information; and
When the variable display time of the identification information is started and the variable display time has elapsed since the variable information start of the identification information was started as the control signal at a timing different from the transmission of the variable display start command. Stop display command transmission means for transmitting a stop display command indicating the type of display result derived and displayed on
After the start of the specific gaming state, as the control signal, the advance determination means that indicates whether to start the second effect display and whether to control to the special gaming state after the specific gaming state ends A second effect display start command transmitting means for transmitting a second effect display start command indicating
Including
The display control means includes
When the variable display start command is the variable display start command indicating a determination result indicating that the first effect display is to be executed, first effect display execution control means for executing the first effect display;
Predetermined result specifying means for specifying a determination result of the predetermining means based on the variable display start command;
Based on the stop display command, derived display result specifying means for specifying the type of display result that is derived and displayed after the variable display time has elapsed after starting variable display of the identification information;
Including
The display control means includes
The determination result by the first effect display execution determining means indicated by the variable display start command is an instruction to execute the first effect display, and the determination result specified by the prior determination result specifying means is the When the specific gaming state is ended, the special gaming state is controlled, and when the display result specified by the derived display result specifying means is a specific display result other than the special display result, the first effect display execution is performed. A control means for deriving and displaying a specific display result other than the special display result in the first effect display;
After starting the specific gaming state, the second effect display is executed by receiving the second effect display start command, and the determination result of the prior determination means included in the second effect display start command is And a second effect display execution control means for displaying that the special game state is set in the second effect display when the special game state is controlled.
A gaming machine characterized by that.

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