JP4224531B2 - Bullet ball machine - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a ball game machine, and more particularly to a control configuration of an image control board that controls display of an image corresponding to the progress or content of a game.
[0002]
[Prior art]
In gaming machines, such as pachinko gaming machines, when the launched game ball wins the winning opening or passes the passing opening, the symbols are displayed on the screen for a predetermined time and then displayed statically (stopped display). If is a combination of predetermined symbols, the game content is advantageous to the player.
Whether or not to display a predetermined combination of symbols indicating that the player is in an advantageous state is a random value selected based on the timing at which the game ball wins the winning opening or passes the passing opening If the selected random number value matches the predetermined value, a combination of a plurality of symbols, for example, a predetermined symbol combination such as “777” or “333” is displayed on the screen, which is advantageous to the player. In addition to notifying that the content of the game has been reached, a so-called “big hit” is opened for a predetermined time and a large number of game balls are paid out to the player as prize balls. The selected random value is generally configured as a counter that repeatedly creates an integer value in a predetermined range by incrementing +1 (incrementing) every minute time such as a hard interrupt, and the timing at which a game ball wins a start opening is determined. Since it cannot be predicted, that is, the appearance rate of the constituent elements of the random number is uniform and each element is extracted at random, it functions as a random number.
In the pachinko gaming machine, the progress and contents of the game such as the extraction of the random number value, the determination of the random number value, or the opening of the big prize opening are referred to as a “main control board” (hereinafter simply referred to as “main control board”). ), And image control processing such as displaying a predetermined combination of symbols on the screen is executed by an image control board (also referred to as “design control board”). Communication between the main control board and the image control board is conventionally performed by a so-called “offset method”.
[0003]
In this offset method, data corresponding to the symbol type and symbol display position is transmitted from the main control board to the image control board for a predetermined time, for example, at each hardware interrupt, and a predetermined number of frames are transmitted per second. It was controlled to display.
However, sending data every hard interrupt or every time corresponding to a hard interrupt makes the timing for incrementing the random number value known outside the main control board. There was no possibility that this would be illegally used to forcibly generate a big hit.
In recent years, various on-screen display controls have been performed for the purpose of developing image control technology and providing players with a more entertaining feeling. For example, in order to have a big hit expectation, a character suddenly appears while the design is changing, a background screen is changed, or a so-called reach operation or trick operation is incorporated in the change display mode of the design. Has been made. These controls are also executed according to instructions from the main control board. However, if these instructions are frequently performed on the main control board, there is a problem that the processing load of the main control board is heavy. There has been a problem that the degree of freedom of control is impaired by frequent instructions from.
Therefore, in order to eliminate the possibility of fraud and to increase the degree of freedom of the image control board, an invention called “intelligentization” described below has been made.
[0004]
In a gaming machine adopting an invention called intelligentization, data is transmitted from the main control board to the image control board when the image changes. That is, at the start of fluctuation of the symbol that is displayed in a variable manner, when the fluctuation speed changes, when the fluctuation is stationary, and the background screen displayed on the screen corresponding to the displayed symbol and the background screen of a different character type Data is transmitted from the main control board to the image control board at a time such as when a different character is displayed or when a different type of character is displayed, and the change is instructed.
The gaming machine adopting this intelligent system has an extremely excellent effect of preventing the occurrence of fraud since the timing of transmission from the main control board to the image control board is different from the timing of incrementing the random number value. ing.
[0005]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, even in the gaming machine adopting the above-described intelligentization, the main control board needs to transmit data instructing the image control board to change the design, background, character, or the like at every image change time point. The burden on the main control board that executes various controls is still large.
On the other hand, in the image control board, the configuration instructed from the main control board every time the image changes is not changed, and the degree of freedom that the image control board makes an independent determination and executes various image processes is still low. Is the actual situation.
The present invention suitably solves these problems and enables the main control board to perform various controls other than image control more precisely. In the image control board, the degree of freedom from the main control board is increased to further increase the degree of freedom. It is an object of the present invention to provide a ball game machine that is capable of expressing an interesting image and is full of entertainment for a player.
[0006]
[Means and effects for solving the problems]
In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, the ball game machine according to claim 1,
According to a random value extracted due to the timing at which a game ball launched on the game board surface enters a specific entrance or passes through a specific entranceAs a big hitA success / failure determination means for determining whether or not the game content is advantageous to the player;
  Consists of a combination of two or more special symbols indicating whether or not to shift to jackpotA success / failure image determining means for determining the type of the success / failure image;
  By the determination unitEach time it is determined whether to win or not, a special symbol on the screen is variably displayed.Image control means for controlling to display statically;
  In accordance with the timing, when the random number value is drawn, whether or not to make a big hit by the success / failure determination unit, whether or not there is a reach where other special symbols coincide with each other except for one symbol in the special symbol, Presence / absence of time reduction for shortening the symbol variation time in the high probability state of the random number value, whether or not the special symbol is a specific symbol having a high probability state, and whether or not the outlier symbol is a symbol before or after the jackpot symbol In accordance with the above, the plurality of basic fluctuations are performed by performing a process of allocating to the plurality of basic fluctuation patterns set so that the fluctuation times from the start of the special symbol fluctuation until each special symbol is statically fixed are determined. Select one basic variation pattern from patternsAnd a basic variation pattern determining means for
  A ball game machine comprising the basic variation pattern determination means, the success / failure image determination means and the success / failure determination means on a main control board, and the image control means on an image control board, respectively.
  The main control board has a symbol changing command, and the symbol changing command is a command transmitted to the image control board at the time of a special symbol change, a basic fluctuation pattern code indicating the basic fluctuation pattern, and a left stationary symbol It has an image display command consisting of four types of command codes: designation code, middle stationary symbol designation code, right stationary symbol designation code,
  Furthermore, on the image control board,When it is determined that the image display command is transmitted from the main control board, the basic fluctuation pattern and each stationary pattern are read, and the basic fluctuation pattern determined by the basic fluctuation pattern determining means of the main control board is set as a special pattern. The same change time from the start of the change of the special symbol in the display area until all the special symbols are statically fixed, and the change time on the special symbol display area other than the special symbol that stops at the end corresponds to the static symbol Provided with display pattern selection means for distributing to two or more display patterns having different variation timesIt is characterized by that.
[0007]
Here, determining whether or not the game content launched on the game board surface is advantageous for the player due to the timing at which the game ball enters the specific entrance or passes through the specific entrance. Naturally, it is naturally included in a state that is advantageous to the player by the value of a random number extracted due to the timing of entering a specific entrance or passing through a specific entrance. A predetermined winning entrance (entrance entrance) is opened by a random number value extracted due to the entrance to the entrance or passing through a specific passing entrance, and a specific area in the opened specific winning entrance is played. Game contents that are in a state that is advantageous to the player indirectly, such as so-called “type 3 gaming machine (right)” or “arrange ball game machine” that makes the state advantageous to the player when the ball passes Including. It should be noted that a configuration in which a game ball as a winning ball is paid out along with a winning ball (in this case, often referred to as a “winning port”) or a configuration in which no gaming ball is paid out may be employed.
[0008]
The success / failure image may be an image showing the result of the determination to the player every time it is determined whether or not the main control board has a game content advantageous to the player. It may be configured to be shown in combination, or it is configured to indicate whether or not game content advantageous to the player is executed by an image showing a game or victory or defeat in a game, an image showing a race result in a race scene, etc. You may do it.
In addition, the type of rejected image is not only a type that distinguishes whether or not the game content is advantageous to the player according to the display mode, but also an image indicating advantageous game content or advantageous game content. Even if the image indicates that the image is not displayed, the image is classified according to the difference in the display mode of the image.
The image is displayed on the screen, and includes numbers, characters, a design showing a person or an animal, a specific color of a specific shape, and the like.
The screen refers to a display unit of a device capable of displaying the image, such as a dot matrix display and a 7-segment LED, as well as a CRT and a liquid crystal display.
Note that “still image with a success / failure image” refers to a display mode in which a fluctuating image appears as if it was confirmed as a success / failure image, and includes a mode in which a player's success / failure image appears as if the image is not completely stationary.
[0009]
The ball game machine according to claim 1,
The basic fluctuation pattern of the image determined by the basic fluctuation pattern determining means of the main control board is divided into two or more display patterns by the display pattern selection means of the image control board, and the image control means according to the distributed display patterns. Serves to display the image in a variable manner and to statically display the success / failure image determined by the success / failure image determination means of the main control board.
[0010]
As a result, the ball game machine according to claim 1 can reduce the number of image fluctuation patterns to be created on the main control board, and can reduce the processing load on the main control board. The present invention has an excellent effect that the degree of freedom of image processing can be increased without reducing the number of variation patterns that are variably displayed on the image control board.
[0011]
  The bullet ball game machine according to claim 2,
According to a random value extracted due to the timing at which a game ball launched on the game board surface enters a specific entrance or passes through a specific entranceAs a big hitA success / failure determination means for determining whether or not the game content is advantageous to the player;
  Consists of a combination of two or more special symbols indicating whether or not to shift to jackpotA success / failure image determining means for determining the type of the success / failure image;
  By the determination unitEach time it is determined whether to win or not, a special symbol on the screen is variably displayed.Image control means for controlling to display statically;
  According to the timing, when the random number value is lottery, at least a jackpot by the success / failure determination meansSelect whether or not to be one of the conditionsBe doneA basic variation pattern determining means,
  A ball game machine comprising the basic variation pattern determination means, the success / failure image determination means and the success / failure determination means on a main control board, and the image control means on an image control board, respectively.
  The main control board has a symbol changing command, and the symbol changing command is a command transmitted to the image control board at the time of a special symbol change, a basic fluctuation pattern code indicating the basic fluctuation pattern, and a left stationary symbol It has an image display command consisting of four types of command codes: designation code, middle stationary symbol designation code, right stationary symbol designation code,
  Furthermore, on the image control board,When it is determined that the image display command is transmitted from the main control board, the basic fluctuation pattern and each stationary pattern are read, and the basic fluctuation pattern determined by the basic fluctuation pattern determining means of the main control board is set as a special pattern. The same change time from the start of the change of the special symbol in the display area until all the special symbols are statically fixed, and the change time on the special symbol display area other than the special symbol that stops at the end corresponds to the static symbol And a display pattern selection unit that distributes the display patterns to two or more display patterns according to a combination mode of symbols constituting the success / failure image.It is characterized by that.
[0012]
The bullet ball game machine according to claim 2 is configured to distribute the display pattern distributed by the display pattern selection means according to the combination mode of the symbol which is the success / failure image.
Thereby, the bullet ball game machine according to claim 2 has an effect that it is possible to create a display pattern in accordance with a combination mode of symbols which are correct / incorrect images.
[0015]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. The embodiments of the present invention are not limited to the following examples, and it goes without saying that various forms can be adopted as long as they belong to the technical scope of the present invention.
As shown in FIG. 1, the pachinko machine 10 of this embodiment includes a rectangular outer frame 11 and a front frame 12, and a known card reader (hereinafter also referred to as a prepaid card unit) on the left side of the outer frame 11. .) 13 is provided. The front frame 12 is rotatably attached to the outer frame 11 by hinges 14 at the upper and lower left ends.
An upper plate 15 is provided below the front frame 12, and a lending button 16, a settlement button 17 and a balance display unit 18 are provided on the upper plate 15. When a prepaid card is inserted into the card slot 19 of the card reader 13, the stored balance is displayed on the balance display unit 18, and when the lending button 16 is pressed, the game balls are lent out and the game balls are drawn from the payout opening of the upper plate 15. Discharged.
[0016]
A window-shaped metal frame 20 is removably attached to the front frame 12 with respect to the front frame 12. A plate glass 21 is double fitted in the metal frame 20. A game board 22 is stored behind the plate glass 21.
A lower plate 23 is provided at the lower part of the front frame 12 of the upper plate 15, and a firing handle 24 is attached to the right side of the lower plate 23. A rotation ring (not shown) is held on the outer periphery of the launch handle 24, and the game ball can be launched onto the game board 22 by rotating clockwise.
The upper plate 15 and the lower plate 23 are connected to each other, and are configured to guide the game ball to the lower plate 23 when the upper plate 15 is full of game balls.
[0017]
FIG. 2 is a back view of the pachinko machine 10 viewed from the back side. As shown in the drawing, a mechanism board 26 to which the above-described game board 22 is detachably attached is housed in the above-described outer frame 11. The mechanism panel 26 is provided with a ball tank 27, a guide rod 28, and a payout device 29 from above. With this configuration, if there is a winning game ball at the winning opening on the game board 22, a predetermined number of gaming balls can be discharged from the ball tank 27 to the above-described upper plate 15 through the guide rod 28 by the payout device 29. .
In addition, the main control board 30 and the prize ball control board 31 can be attached to and detached from the mechanism board 26, a special symbol display device 32 is provided on the game board 22, a launch control board 33 is provided on the lower left part of the front frame, and a special symbol display device is provided. External connection terminal boards 50 are respectively attached to the left side of 32. It should be noted that the structure related to the payout of game balls with the mechanism panel 26 as the center is the same as the conventional structure, and the detailed description thereof is omitted.
[0018]
Next, the game board 22 will be described with reference to FIG.
As shown in FIG. 3, the game board 22 has an LCD panel unit (hereinafter referred to as “LCD”) 32a constituting a special symbol display device 32 at the center, and a normal electric accessory serving as a first type starting port at the lower part thereof. 36, the normal symbol display device 37 on the upper part of the LCD 32a, the normal symbol operation gates 38 and 39 on the left and right of the LCD 32a used for starting the variation of the symbol displayed on the normal symbol display device 37, and the big winning opening 40 on the lower part of the ordinary electric accessory 36. Further, an out port 41 at the bottom of the board surface, other various winning ports, a windmill, a game nail (not shown), and the like are provided.
With this configuration, when the above-described launch handle 24 is rotated, the launch motor 33a driven by the launch control board 33 is driven, and the game ball on the upper plate 15 is launched onto the game board 22 via the guide rail. . If the launched game ball wins each winning hole, the game ball is taken into the back of the board as a safe ball, and if not won, it is taken into the back of the board through the out port 41 as well.
[0019]
Next, the electrical configuration of the pachinko machine 10 described above will be described with reference to the block diagram of FIG.
As shown in the figure, the electric circuit of the pachinko machine 10 includes the main control board 30, the prize ball control board 31, the special symbol display device 32, the launch control board 33, the lamp control board 34, the sound control board 35, and the like. ing. In this circuit diagram, a so-called relay board and a power supply circuit for transferring signals are not described.
[0020]
The main control board 30 is configured as a logic operation circuit centered on an 8-bit one-chip microcomputer incorporating a ROM that stores a game control program and a RAM that serves as a work area for operations and the like. An external input / output circuit for inputting / outputting with various actuators is also provided.
On the input side of the main control board 30, there are a first type start port switch 36a, normal symbol operation switches 38a and 39a, an accessory continuous operation switch (hereinafter simply referred to as "V switch") 40a, a count switch 40b, an award. A ball payout switch 29a, a full tank switch 43, a supply switch 44, a touch switch 24a, and the like are connected. On the output side, a special prize opening solenoid 40c, a V solenoid 40d, a normal accessory solenoid 36b, an external connection terminal board 50, and the like are connected.
[0021]
The first type start port switch 36a is in the above-described normal electric accessory 36 on the game board 22, the normal symbol operation switches 38a and 39a are in the normal symbol operation gates 38 and 39, respectively, and the V switch 40a is in the big prize opening 40. In a specific area, the count switch 40b is also in the big winning opening 40, the prize ball payout switch 29a is below the ball cutting motor 29b in the payout device 29, the full switch 43 is in the lower plate 23, and the replenishment switch 44 is in the ball tank 27 Each is attached to the inside. Here, the V switch 40a wins the prize winning opening 40 when the game ball that has won the prize winning opening 40 has passed the special device operating area (hereinafter referred to as "special area"). All the game balls, the prize ball payout switch 29a is the game ball discharged to the upper plate 15 by the ball cutting motor 29b, and the full tank switch 43 indicates that the game ball is full in the lower plate 23. The replenishment switch 44 detects the presence of a game ball in the ball tank 27, and the touch switch 24a is provided in the launch handle 24 to detect that the player is touching the launch handle 24.
Further, the large winning opening solenoid 40c connected to the output side is used for the large winning opening 40, the V solenoid 40d is used for a special area in the large winning opening 40, and the ordinary accessory solenoid 36b is used for opening and closing the ordinary electric accessory 36, respectively. Is.
[0022]
The special symbol display device 32 includes the LCD 32a described above, a symbol display device control board (hereinafter simply referred to as “design control board” (hereinafter also referred to as “image control board”)) 32b, a backlight, It is composed of an accessory unit 32c such as an inverter board. Similar to the main control board 30 described above, the symbol control board 32b is configured as a logic operation circuit centered on an 8-bit one-chip microcomputer.
[0023]
The prize ball control board 31 pays out a game ball as a prize ball to the player when a winning is obtained by driving and controlling the ball cutting motor 29b in accordance with a command command from the main control board 30, and the prepaid card unit described above. 13 and the CR adjustment display board 42 are also controlled, and may be configured as a logical operation circuit using a microcomputer, or may be configured as a discrete circuit. The CR adjustment display board 42 includes the lending button 16, the adjustment button 17, and the balance display portion 18 of the upper plate 15 described above.
The winning ball control board 31 pays out a game ball in accordance with a command from the main control board 30, and the main control board 30 detects whether or not a gaming ball corresponding to the winning is paid out.
[0024]
The launch control board 33 controls driving of the launch motor 33a in accordance with the amount of rotation of the launch handle 24 operated by the player. When the player presses the launch stop switch 24b, the launch control board 33 stops firing or launches. This is for turning on the touch lamp 45 when the touch switch 24a built in the handle 24 is in the ON state.
[0025]
The lamp control board 34 is mainly composed of driving elements such as transistors. Upon receiving a command from the main control board 30, the lamp control board 34 receives a normal symbol display device 37, lamps such as jackpot lamps and error lamps, and various lamps such as LEDs. It is intended to light up the display.
[0026]
The sound control board 35 includes a sound source IC, an amplifier, and the like, and is used to drive and control the speaker 46 in response to a command from the main control board 30.
[0027]
A circuit for one-way communication so that the transmission to the special symbol display device 32, the prize ball control board 31, the launch control board 33, the lamp control board 34, and the sound control board 35 can be transmitted only from the main control board 30. It is configured as.
[0028]
Processing executed by an 8-bit one-chip microcomputer (hereinafter simply referred to as “microcomputer”) in the main control board 30 of the pachinko machine 10 having the circuit configuration described above will be described according to a flowchart shown in FIG.
The flowchart shown in FIG. 5 represents a main process executed by the microcomputer of the main control board 30, and is a process periodically executed by a hardware interrupt about every 2 ms. In this embodiment, each process from step S100 to S200 is a process that is executed only once in the interrupt process and is referred to as “main process”. As long as time is allowed within the remaining time after executing this main process. The processing of steps S210 and S220 that are repeatedly executed is referred to as “residual processing”.
[0029]
When a hardware interrupt is executed by the microcomputer, it is first determined whether or not the interrupt is a normal interrupt (step S100). This determination process is performed by determining whether or not the value of a predetermined area of the RAM as a memory is a predetermined value. When the process executed by the microcomputer shifts to this process, the normal process is executed. It is for judging whether or not it is okay. If it is not normal, microcomputer runaway due to noise or the like may be considered when power is turned on, but microcomputer runaway may be considered almost impossible due to recent technological improvements, and is usually at power on. When the power is turned on, the value in the predetermined area of the RAM is different from the predetermined value.
When it is determined that the memory is not normal, each initial value is written to the memory work area, such as writing a predetermined value in the predetermined area of the memory, and using a special symbol and a normal symbol as an initial symbol, that is, initial setting is performed ( In step S110), the process proceeds to a residual process.
[0030]
If an affirmative determination is made, initial random number update processing is first executed (step S120). As shown in FIG. 6, this process is an increment process that increments the value of the initial random number by 1 every time this process is executed, and increments the initial random number value before the process by 1; When the random number value is “249”, which is the maximum value, the initial value is returned to “0” in the next process, and 250 integers from “0” to “249” are repeatedly generated in ascending order.
The success / failure random number update process (step S130) subsequent to step S120 is an increment process that is incremented by 1 each time the process is executed, as in the initial random number update process. However, as shown in FIG. In the next processing, the initial random number at that time is set to the initial value (hereinafter referred to as “update initial value”), and the process of incrementing by +1 for each interrupt is continued to be “1” less than the update initial value. When the value (hereinafter referred to as “update maximum value”) is reached, the initial random number at that time is used as the initial value, and 250 integer values from “0” to “249” are repeatedly created. .
[0031]
That is, +1 is added for each interrupt processing, and setting the elements constituting the random number to an integer value from “0” to “249” is not different from the initial random number. In this interrupt processing, the update initial value at that time is set as the initial value, and +1 is added for each interrupt until the update maximum value is reached, and the next update initial value is set as the initial value. As a result, the success / failure random numbers are 250 integer values from “0” to “249” as elements constituting the random numbers, and are incremented by +1 for each interrupt process. Since it is changed to a value determined by the initial random number, the value of the random number can be made unpredictable. In addition, the constituent elements of the random number determined by the update initial value and the update maximum value are not different from the 250 integer values of “0” to “249” that are the same as the conventional pass / fail random numbers, and thus the elements constituting the random number The appearance rate is made uniform.
[0032]
The jackpot symbol random number update process (step S140) is configured as a counter that repeatedly creates 15 integers “0” to “14”, and is incremented by 1 every time this process is exceeded and is an initial value “0”. Return to. Each of the 15 random number values “0” to “14” is “000”, “111”, “222”, “333”, “444”, “555”, “ 666 "," 777 "," 888 "," 999 ", [AAA]," BBB "," CCC "," DDD "," EEE "respectively.
The off symbol random number update process (step S150) is composed of a random symbol for the left symbol, a random number for the middle symbol, and a random number for the right symbol, and is used as a miss symbol when it is not a big hit. The left symbol random number is configured as a counter that repeatedly generates 15 integers “0” to “14”, and is incremented by 1 every time this process is exceeded, and returns to the initial value “0”. The middle symbol random number is configured as a counter that repeatedly creates 15 integers “0” to “14”. When the left symbol random number returns to “0”, the process is incremented by 1 and exceeds the maximum value. Return to "0". The right design random number is configured as a counter that repeatedly creates 15 integers from “0” to “14”. When the medium design random number returns to “0”, it is set to 1 every time this process is exceeded and exceeds the maximum value. Return to "0".
The normal symbol random number update process (step S160) is configured as a counter that repeatedly generates seven integers “0” to “6”, and is incremented by 1 in this process and becomes the initial value “0” when the maximum value is exceeded. Return.
[0033]
The initial random number, the success / failure random number, the jackpot symbol random number, the off symbol random number, and the normal symbol random number are respectively updated by the random number update processing (steps S120 to S160) described above. The input processing of each switch connected to the main control board 30 is executed. In this embodiment, the full switch 43, the replenishment switch 44, the touch switch 24a, the first type start switch 36a, the V switch 40a, the count switch 40b, the normal symbol operation switches 38a and 39a, and the other winning holes are provided. A process of checking the operating status of each switch such as each winning detection switch (not shown) is executed.
When there is an input to the first type start port switch 36a by this input process, it is the time when a game ball wins the ordinary electric accessory 36 as the start port, and the value of the success / failure random number at the time of this interrupt process is extracted. The result is compared with an appropriateness determination value.
[0034]
The pachinko machine 10 of the present embodiment is configured as a probability variation machine, and the success / failure determination value is “1” at the normal probability, and “1”, “3”, “5”, “7”, “ 9 ”. As described above, the appearance rate of each of the 250 integer values “0” to “249” constituting the random number is uniform, and is extracted at the timing when the game ball wins the ordinary electric accessory 36 as the starting port. The value of the random number is a randomly extracted value because the winning timing cannot be adjusted in minute time units as compared with 2 ms which is the minute time of the hard interrupt, and the wrong number functions as a complete random number. Accordingly, the probability that the extracted value of the random number of hit / fail matches the hit / fail judgment value and is a big hit is 1/250 at the normal probability and 1/50 (= 5/250) at the high probability. In the present embodiment, the probability that the jackpot is generated shifts from the low probability state to the high probability state. In the present embodiment, the value of the jackpot symbol random number in the interrupt processing when the jackpot occurs is “1”, “3”, “ 5 ”,“ 7 ”,“ 9 ”,“ 11 ”, and“ 13 ”(hereinafter referred to as“ high-probability random value ”), with a high probability of 7/15 when a jackpot occurs. Transition. If the value of the jackpot symbol random number when the jackpot is generated again during the high probability is high, the higher probability state continues. That is, every time the high probability state is entered, there is a possibility that the high probability continues with a probability of 7/15.
When the success / failure determination process (step S180) ends, an image output process (step S190) is subsequently executed. This image output process will be described in detail later.
[0035]
In each subsequent output process (step S200), as the game progresses, the main control board 30, the special symbol display device 32, the prize ball control board 31, the launch control board 33, the lamp control board 34, the sound control board 35, Output processing is executed for each of the various solenoids such as the prize opening solenoid 40c. That is, when it is detected by each input process (step S170) that there is a winning game ball at each winning opening on the surface of the game board 22, the prize ball control board 31 is awarded to pay out the gaming ball as a winning ball. An error signal is sent to the symbol control board 32b to notify the fact that the process of outputting the ball data and the process of outputting the sound data corresponding to the gaming state to the sound control board 35 are in error when the pachinko machine 10 is abnormal. , And, when a big hit occurs, a big hit process is executed.
[0036]
The remaining process subsequent to the above-described process is composed of an outlier symbol random number update process (step S210) and an initial random number update process (step S220), which are exactly the same as the above-described steps S150 and S120, respectively. These two processes form an infinite loop and are repeatedly executed as long as time is allowed until the next interrupt is executed. The time required to execute this processing from steps S100 to S200 described above differs for each interrupt depending on whether or not to execute the jackpot processing, the difference in the display mode of special symbols, and the like. As a result, the number of times the remaining process is executed is different for each interrupt, and the interrupted process shown in FIG. 5 is executed once, and the values to be updated (added) of the symbol random number and the initial random number are uniform. Disappear. Thereby, there is no possibility that the initial random number and the out-of-sequence random number are synchronized with the random number. In the present embodiment, since the update of the random number is changed according to the value of the initial random number, there is no possibility of synchronization. The normal symbol random number update process (step S160) described above may also be executed in the remaining process.
[0037]
By executing the processes described above, the pachinko machine 10 performs the following operations.
In accordance with the amount of rotation of the launch handle 24 operated by the player, a launch ball is launched onto the game board 22 by the launch motor 33a, and the launched game ball is awarded to the ordinary electric accessory 36 as the first type starting port. Then, it is detected by the first type start port switch 36a, and the special symbol is displayed in the special symbol display areas 50a to 50c (see FIG. 8) on the LCD 32a of the special symbol display device 32 after being variably displayed for a predetermined time. work. When the special symbol displayed statically displays a predetermined specific symbol, for example, the same three-digit symbol such as “777”, the game content advantageous to the player is provided as a big hit state. Whether or not it becomes a big hit state is determined by whether or not the value of the success / failure random number extracted when the game ball is detected by the first type start port switch 36a is a predetermined value.
[0038]
When the big hit state is reached, the grand prize opening 40 is opened for about 30 seconds or until 10 seconds when the game is won by the count switch 40b, whichever comes first. When the V switch 40a detects that the game ball has passed through the special area, the special winning opening 40 is once closed and then opened again, and this opening operation is repeated up to 16 times. Normally, 15 game balls are paid out as a prize ball for one game ball winning, so when one big hit state occurs, about 2400 (= 15 × 10 × 16) A game ball can be obtained as a prize ball. This prize ball discharge operation is executed by the prize ball control board 31. The V solenoid 40d for opening and closing the special area of the special winning opening 40 is for closing the special area when one game ball passes through the special area.
The normal electric accessory 36 wins the game ball even in the normal state, but when the value of the normal symbol random number extracted at the timing when the game ball passes through the normal symbol operation gate 38 or 39 is a predetermined value, The entrance is enlarged and winning becomes easier. The time for the normal electric accessory 36 to expand is 0.3 seconds in the normal state, and 1.5 seconds at the time of the high probability described above. Also, the normal symbol change time from when the game ball passes through the normal symbol operation gate 38 or 39 until it fluctuates and stops is 20 seconds in the normal state, and 5 seconds to 6 seconds at high probability. . Thereby, at the time of high probability, it is less likely to be stored on hold, and the number of times of deriving the determination result as to whether or not to enlarge the ordinary electric accessory 36 based on the normal symbol can be increased more than in the normal state.
[0039]
Here, the above-described image output process (step S190) will be described in detail with reference to FIG. The command code shown in FIG. 9 is a code transmitted from the main control board 30 to the symbol control board 32b of the special symbol display device 32.
As shown in FIG. 9, the transmission command codes of the main control board 30 and the symbol control board 32b of this embodiment are 1. 1. When power is turned on 2. Demonstration waiting for customers. 3. During design fluctuation. 4. At the start of jackpot During the big hit, 6. 6. At the end of jackpot It can be roughly divided into 7 types when operation is abnormal.
[0040]
1. When power is turned on
The power-on command is a command code transmitted from the main control board 30 to the symbol control board 32b when the pachinko machine 10 is turned on, and is composed of a 2-byte instruction having an operation number of 10H and an identification number of 01H. Has been. When the symbol control board 32b receives this command, a demonstration screen at power-on is displayed on the screen of the LCD 32a according to the control program written in the ROM.
[0041]
2. Customer waiting demo
The customer waiting demo command is a command transmitted after the power-on demonstration screen is finished or when it is determined that the player has not touched the firing handle 24 for a predetermined time (usually about 3 minutes), It consists of a 2-byte instruction with an operation number of 20H and an identification number of 01H. When the symbol control board 32b receives this command, a demonstration screen waiting for the customer is displayed on the screen of the LCD 32a according to the control program written in the ROM. For example, all the special symbol variation patterns variably displayed on the special symbol display areas 50a to 50c shown in FIG. 8 are sequentially displayed. Further, the on-hold storage display portions 51a to 51d are sequentially turned on and displayed. At this time, a background image and a character corresponding to each variation pattern are displayed on the background screen 52. This waiting-for-customer demonstration screen displays all the variation patterns in order until the player operates the firing handle 24, and then repeatedly displays them. Note that whether or not the player is touching the firing handle 24 can be detected by the input of the touch switch 24a. In this embodiment, since the input of the touch switch 24a is input to the main control board 30, the detection is performed while the communication between the main control board 30 and the launch control board 33 is one-way communication from the main control board 30. Is possible. Of course, on / off information of the touch switch 24 a is transmitted from the main control board 30 to the launch control board 33. The input of the touch switch 24a is configured to be input to the launch control board 33, and there is no winning for a predetermined time at any or all of the winning openings, or a switch is provided at the out opening 41 on the surface of the game board 22. A configuration may be adopted in which it is determined that the player is not playing a game by not turning it on for a predetermined time.
[0042]
3. Changing design
The symbol changing command is a command transmitted at the time of special symbol change. As shown in FIG. 9, (1) basic variation pattern code, (2) left stationary symbol designation code, (3) middle stationary symbol designation code, ( 4) Right still symbol designation code, and four types of command codes (hereinafter, these four command codes may be collectively referred to as “image display commands”).
[0043]
(1) Basic variation pattern code
The basic variation pattern code is composed of nine types of two-byte instructions from a one-byte instruction of 30H as an operation number and nine types of one-byte instructions of 01H to 09H as identification numbers. These nine types of 1-byte instructions will be described in detail later.
(2) Left stationary symbol designation code
The left stationary symbol designation code is an instruction code consisting of an operation number of 31H and 15 types of identification numbers of 01H to 0FH. When the identification number is 01H, it is “0” as the left stationary symbol, and “1” when it is 02H. ”,“ 2 ”for 03H,“ 3 ”for 04H,“ 4 ”for 05H,“ 5 ”for 06H,“ 6 ”for 07H,“ 7 ”for 08H, "09" for 09H, "9" for 0AH, "A" for 0BH, "B" for 0CH, "C" for 0DH, "D" for 0EH, 0FH In this case, the character “E” is displayed as a special symbol in the special symbol display area 50a.
[0044]
(3) Medium stationary symbol designation code
The middle stationary symbol designation code is an instruction code consisting of 32H operation numbers and 15 types of identification numbers from 01H to 0FH. The identification number has the same meaning as the identification number of the left stationary symbol designation code and is designated by each. The character to be displayed is displayed as a special symbol in the special symbol display area 50b.
(4) Right stationary design designation code
The right stationary design designation code is an instruction code consisting of an operation number of 33H and 15 types of identification numbers of 01H to 0FH. The identification number has the same meaning as the identification number of the left stationary design designation code and is designated by each. The character to be displayed is displayed as a special symbol in the special symbol display area 50c.
This variable time code, left, middle and right stationary design designation codes are command codes transmitted almost every 2 bytes when a game ball launched on the game board 22 wins the ordinary electric accessory 36 as a starting port. The contents are determined as follows.
[0045]
As described above, when the game ball wins the ordinary electric accessory 36, the value of the success / failure random number, the value of the jackpot symbol random number, the value of the off symbol random number, and the value of the ordinary symbol random number are extracted. The extracted success / failure random value is compared with the success / failure determination value “1” at the normal probability, and the success / failure determination values “1”, “3”, “5”, “7”, “9”, and “11” at the high probability. If it matches, a big hit will be generated, otherwise it will be missed. When a big hit occurs, the extracted big hit symbol random number value is incremented by 1 and this value is used as the identification number of the left, middle and right stationary symbol designation codes. That is, the identification numbers of the left, middle and right stationary symbol designation codes are the same. If they do not match and are out of place, left, middle, and right stationary symbols are specified by adding 1 to each of the random values for the left symbol, random value for middle symbol, and random value for right symbol of the extracted random symbol The code identification number. At this time, if the three identification numbers coincide with each other by chance, the value of the identification number of the right stationary symbol designation code is changed by a value “1”.
[0046]
4). Jackpot start
The big hit start demo command code indicates that a big hit has occurred after the left, middle and right special symbols displayed in the special symbol display areas 50a to 50c display the same symbol until the big hit operation is started. This command is used to display an image that appeals to the player, and is composed of an operation number of 40H and an identification number of 01H. When the symbol control board 32b receives this command code, a character such as “big hit” is displayed on the screen of the LCD 32a to display an image in which the character is pleased, and the sound control board 35 outputs sound effects.
[0047]
5). Big hit
The jackpot command is classified into five commands: pre-open code, open code, 10-count winning code, V pass code, and round display code.
(1) The pre-release code is composed of an operation number of 50H and an identification number of 01H. When the symbol control board 32b inputs this command code, an image that informs the player that the special winning opening 40 will be opened is displayed on the background screen. The process displayed on 52 is executed.
(2) The open code is composed of an operation number of 50H and an identification number of 02H, and when the symbol control board 32b inputs this command code, an image that informs the player that the big prize opening 40 is open. Execute the process to be displayed.
(3) The 10-count winning code is composed of an operation number of 50H and an identification number of 03H, and the main control board 30 detects that a game ball has entered the big winning opening 40 by the count switch 40b or the V switch 40a. This instruction code is transmitted every time. When the symbol control board 32b inputs this command code, the value is incremented every time it is input, and the value is displayed on the background screen 52. Thereby, on the screen, the number from zero to ten is displayed every time a game ball wins the big winning opening 40.
[0048]
(4) The V passing code is composed of an operation number of 50H and an identification number of 04H. When the main control board 30 detects that the game ball has passed through a special area in the big prize opening 40, this command is issued. Send the code. When the symbol control board 32b inputs this command code, the character “V” is displayed large on the screen to inform the player that the special winning opening 40 is closed and then opened again.
(5) The round display code is composed of an operation number of 50H and an identification number of 05H, and the main control board 30 transmits this instruction code every time the special winning opening 40 is opened again after the opening operation is completed. When the symbol control board 32b inputs this command code, the value is incremented every time it is input, and the value is displayed on the background screen 52. As a result, the player is notified of the number of times the special winning opening 40 is opened.
[0049]
6). End of jackpot
The jackpot end command includes a jackpot end demo command code and a high probability transition command code.
The jackpot end demo command code indicates that the game ball does not pass through the special area when the jackpot operation ends, that is, when the big winning opening 40 ends the opening operation 16 times, or even if it does not continue until 16 times. The instruction code is transmitted when the operation is performed, and is composed of the 60H operation number and the 01H identification number. When the symbol control board 32b inputs this command code, a message is displayed informing the player that the big hit has ended.
The high probability transition command code is composed of an operation number of 61H and identification numbers of 01H to 02H. When the identification number is 01H, the high probability state is continued, and when the identification number is 02H, the high probability is not continued. The high probability transition command code may be transmitted from the main control board 30 as in the present embodiment, or may be determined by the symbol control board 32b from the value of the image display command described above.
[0050]
7. When operation is abnormal
The abnormal operation command is an instruction command transmitted when an abnormality occurs in the pachinko machine 10, and in this specific example, is composed of an E1 error code of 70H01H, an E2 error code of 70H02H, and an E3 error code of 70H03H. Yes. In this specific example, the E1 error code is output when a ten-count abnormal error is detected and no game ball is detected when the special winning opening 40 is opened, and the E2 error code is full when the lower plate 23 is full. 43 is output when the switch is turned on, and the E3 error code is output when the supply switch 44 is turned on. The error message displayed by sending these abnormal time commands is deleted by the error release code of 70H04H that is sent when the abnormality is released.
[0051]
Next, a process for variably displaying special symbols on the screen of the LCD 32a using the above-described command code will be described with reference to FIGS.
Here, first, a process for determining (selecting) the basic variation pattern will be described with reference to FIGS. 10 and 11.
The microcomputer of the main control board 30 reads the determination result in step S180 of the main routine (step S300 in FIG. 10), reads the presence / absence of reach (step S310), reads the presence / absence of time reduction (step S320), and displays the stationary symbol. Read (step S330).
The presence / absence of reach is determined by whether or not the left stationary symbol and the middle stationary symbol match even when an out symbol is displayed. When the random number extracted using the reach random number is a predetermined value, the reach is determined. It is good also as a structure which determines whether display is performed.
Time reduction means shortening the fluctuation time of the left, middle, and right special symbols that are variably displayed in the special symbol display areas 50a to 50c in the above-described high probability state as compared with the normal state. As described above, when the probability is high, the opening time of the ordinary electric accessory 36 is extended, and the number of determination results of the ordinary symbol can be increased. As a result, when the probability is high, the number of winnings in the ordinary electric accessory 36 is increased, and the fluctuation time of the special symbol is also shortened. Therefore, the reserved memory of the special symbol is reduced, and the special symbol per unit time is reduced. The derivation of the symbol determination result can be increased.
[0052]
By executing the processing of steps S300 to S330, when the determination result, the presence / absence of reach, the presence / absence of time reduction, and each stationary symbol are read, in the subsequent processing, the basic variation pattern is determined according to the read data. (Step S340), the process returns.
As shown in FIG. 11, when the process of step S340 is started (STP1), the basic variation pattern is first divided into a big hit (STP2) or a miss (STP3) depending on the result of the determination. In the case of detachment, it is further distributed to reach (STP4) or not reach (STP5).
When the jackpot (STP2), out-going (STP3) reach (STP4) or no reach (STP5) is sorted, each is sorted according to whether or not there is a short time (STP6 to STP11).
[0053]
The jackpot (STP2) with short time (STP6) is further distributed according to whether the symbol is the specific symbol which is the high probability symbol (STP12 to STP13). Similarly, the jackpot (STP2) timelessness (STP7) is further sorted according to whether the symbol is the specific symbol that is the high probability symbol (STP14 to STP15).
Out of reach (STP3) with reach (STP4) and no shortage (STP9) are further divided into two (STP16 to STP17) depending on whether or not they are the symbols before and after the jackpot symbol. Here, the symbols before and after the jackpot mean that the right still symbol is close to the left and middle stationary symbols.
[0054]
The STP 12 is assigned the basic pattern 1 (STP 18), the STP 13 is the basic pattern 2 (STP 19), the STP 14 is the basic pattern 3 (STP 20), the STP 15 is the basic pattern 4 (STP 21), and the STP 8 is the basic pattern 5. (STP22) and STP16 correspond to the basic pattern 6 (STP23), STP17 corresponds to the basic pattern 7 (STP24), STP10 corresponds to the basic pattern 8 (STP25), and STP11 corresponds to the basic pattern 9 (STP26).
In basic pattern 1 (STP18), the variation time from the start of variation of a special symbol until each symbol is stationary and the special symbol is determined is set to 10 seconds. Similarly, the basic pattern 2 (STP19) is 7 seconds, the basic pattern 3 (STP20) is 30 seconds, the basic pattern 4 (STP21) is 25 seconds, the basic pattern 5 (STP22) is 8 seconds, and the basic pattern 6 (STP23) is The basic pattern 7 (STP24) is 20 seconds, the basic pattern 8 (STP25) is 7 seconds, and the basic pattern 9 (STP26) is 15 seconds.
Note that these fluctuation times can be changed as appropriate.
[0055]
The symbol control board 32b that has received the image display command including the basic variation pattern executes the “display pattern selection routine” shown in FIG.
When the microcomputer of the symbol control board 32b determines that there is an image display command transmission from the main control board 30 (step S400), it reads the basic variation pattern and each stationary symbol from the command code (steps S410 to S420). The display pattern is sorted from the data (step S430), and the process returns to return. If no image display command is transmitted from the main control board 30 in step S400, the process returns. FIG. 13 is a schematic diagram showing a configuration in which each of the nine basic patterns of the basic variation pattern is distributed to two or more display patterns.
[0056]
FIG. 14 specifically shows a configuration in which a basic variation pattern composed of nine basic patterns is distributed to two or more display patterns.
The basic pattern 1 is when a special symbol of jackpot, ie, “111”, “333”, “555”, “777”, “999”, “BBB” or “DDD” is displayed and there is a short time It is. In this basic pattern 1, the time for the variable display on each special symbol display area 50a to 50c is the same as that on each display area when the static symbol of each special symbol determined according to the static symbol designation code is "1". After the change is started, the scroll change display is performed for 4 seconds on the display area 50a and the display is stopped at the symbol "1", the scroll change display is displayed on the display area 50b for 6 seconds and the display is stopped at the display "1". On 50c, it scrolls and displays for 10 seconds and stops at the symbol “1”.
[0057]
When the stationary symbol of each special symbol is “D”, the variation starts simultaneously on each display area, then scrolls and changes for four seconds on the display region 50a, stops at the symbol “D”, and the display region 50b Above, the scroll change display is performed for 7 seconds and the symbol “D” is stopped. On the display area 50c, the scroll change is displayed for 10 seconds and the symbol “D” is stopped.
When the stationary symbol of each special symbol is “3”, the variation starts simultaneously on each display area, and then the scroll variation is displayed on the display region 50a for 5 seconds, the symbol “3” is stationary, and the display region 50b is displayed. On the top, the scroll change display is performed for 7 seconds and the symbol “3” is stopped. On the display area 50c, the scroll change is displayed for 10 seconds and the symbol “3” is stopped.
[0058]
When the special symbol's stationary symbol is “7”, it starts to fluctuate on each display area at the same time, then changes in all rotations, that is, the scroll fluctuating display with the same three-digit symbol, and “7” is simultaneously displayed after 10 seconds. Stand still with the design.
That is, in the basic pattern 1, the variation start time and the variation time on the display region 50c are made the same, but the variation times on the display regions 50a and 50b are different depending on seven types of three-digit identical specific symbols. Is set. Thereby, the basic variation pattern 1 distributes the display pattern into seven types by seven types of static symbols.
[0059]
Basic pattern 2 is a jackpot non-specific symbol, that is, “000”, “222”, “444”, “666”, “888”, “AAA”, “CCC” or “EEE”. And there is a case where there is a short time. In this basic pattern 1, the time for the variable display on the special symbol display areas 50a to 50c is simultaneously changed on each display area when the static symbol of each special symbol determined according to the static symbol designation code is “0”. After the change is started, the scroll change display is performed for 4 seconds on the display area 50a and the display is stopped with the symbol “0”, the scroll display is changed for 5 seconds on the display area 50b, and the display area 50 is stopped. On 50c, it scrolls and displays for 7 seconds and stops at the symbol “0”.
[0060]
When the stationary symbol of each special symbol is “E”, the variation starts simultaneously on each display area, then scrolls and changes for four seconds on the display region 50a, and stops at the symbol “E”. Above, the scroll change display is performed for 6 seconds and the symbol “E” is stopped. On the display area 50c, the scroll change is displayed for 7 seconds and the symbol “E” is stopped.
When the stationary symbol of each special symbol is “2”, the variation starts simultaneously on each display area, and then the scroll variation is displayed on the display region 50a for 5 seconds, the symbol “2” is stationary, and the display region 50b is displayed. On the top, the scroll change display is performed for 6 seconds and the symbol “2” is stopped. On the display area 50c, the scroll change is displayed for seven seconds and the symbol “2” is stopped.
[0061]
When the stationary symbol of each special symbol is “8”, after the fluctuation starts simultaneously on each display area, the whole rotation variation, that is, the scroll variation is displayed with the same symbol of 3 digits, and “8” is simultaneously displayed after 7 seconds. Stand still with the design.
That is, in the basic pattern 2, the change time on the display areas 50a and 50b is made the same with the start time of change and the change time on the display area 50c by the eight types of non-specific symbols of the same three digits. It is set to be different. Thereby, the basic variation pattern 2 distributes the display patterns into 8 types by 8 types of static symbols.
[0062]
By the same processing as the basic patterns 1 and 2, the basic patterns 3 to 9 also have the same change start time and the change time on the display area 50c, but the difference between the still symbols and the display patterns 50a and 50b. Two or more display patterns can be distributed so as to vary the variation time.
[0063]
According to this specific example described in detail above, in the same basic pattern, while the variation time from the start of the variation of the special symbol on the special symbol display areas 50a to 50c until all the special symbols are fixed and fixed, The variation time on the display areas 50a and 50b can be divided into two or more display patterns having different variation times corresponding to the stationary symbols. Thereby, while reducing the number of basic variation patterns created on the main control board 30 and reducing the processing load, the display pattern of the special symbols is increased by increasing the number of display patterns on the screen of the LCD panel 32a. It has an extremely excellent effect that can be changed in various ways.
Also, display patterns belonging to the same basic pattern have the same time from the start of special symbol change until the special symbol is confirmed, so when checking the performance of the machine with the concept of special symbol change time, the number of basic change patterns This has the effect of shortening the test time.
[0064]
Next, a second specific example will be described with reference to FIGS.
In the second specific example, the “display pattern selection routine” shown in FIG. 15 is used instead of the “display pattern selection routine” shown in FIG. 12 used in the first specific example, and FIG. 16 is used instead of the chart of FIG. The other configurations are substantially the same as those of the first specific example.
In the second specific example, when an image display command is transmitted from the main control board 30 (step S500), after the basic variation pattern is read (step S510), the value of the distributed random number FRND is extracted (step S500). S520), the display pattern is sorted from the extracted random number value (step S530), and the process returns. If no image display command is transmitted from the main control board 30 in step S500, the process returns. The distributed random number FRND is incremented by 1 every minute time, and when it reaches the maximum value “99”, it is configured as a counter that returns to “0” next time and repeatedly creates 100 integers from “0” to “99”. When the process executed by the microcomputer of the symbol control board 32b shifts to this process, the value is extracted. The timing at which the image display command is transmitted from the main control board 30 is an unpredictable timing related to the timing at which the game ball wins the ordinary electric accessory 36. Therefore, the distribution random number FRND that is a counter literally functions as a random number.
[0065]
When the value of the distribution random number FRND is extracted, a display pattern is selected according to the chart shown in FIG.
If the display patterns shown in FIG. 16 belong to the same basic pattern, the change time from the start of change until all special symbols are determined is the same, but the change display on the display areas 50a and 50c is different. This distribution is performed according to the value of the extracted distribution random number FRND. At this time, if the value of the extracted sorting random number FRND is a predetermined value, a jackpot notice is made. The jackpot notice means that the jackpot symbol is displayed in advance before the special symbol is confirmed with the same three digits. This jackpot notice is executed with a certain probability even if it is off. It is also possible to configure the reach notice to be executed based on the value of the random number FRND. The reach notice means that a notice in advance is reached that the symbol in the display area 50b is in a reach state before it is fixed and fixed. This reach notice is also performed with a certain probability even when the reach is not actually reached.
[0066]
In the second specific example, the display pattern is distributed according to the value of the random number FRND. As a result, in addition to the same effects as the first specific example, the display pattern is not fixed by the static symbol, and the display pattern can be made different even if the display mode of the three static symbols is the same. Have. In addition, there is an effect that the symbol control board 32b can instruct and execute the jackpot notice and the reach notice according to the value of the random number FRND.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is an external perspective view showing a pachinko machine 10 employing the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a back view of the pachinko machine 10 as viewed from the back.
FIG. 3 is a front view showing a configuration of a game board 22 of the pachinko machine 10;
4 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration of the pachinko machine 10. FIG.
FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a “main routine” process executed by the main control board 30;
FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an initial random number update process created by a “main routine”.
FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of a process for updating the success / failure random number created in the “main routine”.
FIG. 8 is a front view illustrating an image on the screen of the LCD panel unit 32a.
9 is a chart showing command codes transmitted from the main control board 30. FIG.
FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing processing of a “basic variation pattern determination routine”.
FIG. 11 is a schematic diagram showing distribution to basic patterns 1 to 9;
FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing processing of a “display pattern selection routine”.
FIG. 13 is a schematic diagram showing distribution to display patterns.
FIG. 14 is a chart showing a change time of a display pattern.
FIG. 15 is a flowchart showing processing of a “display pattern selection routine” of a second specific example;
FIG. 16 is a chart showing display pattern distribution according to a distribution random number FRND value;
[Explanation of symbols]
10 ... Pachinko machine 22 ... Game board 24 ... Launch handle
24a ... Touch switch 30 ... Main control board
31 ... Prize ball control board 32 ... Special symbol display device
32a ... LCD panel unit (LCD)
32b ... design display control board (design control board)
33 ... Launch control board 34 ... Lamp control board
35 ... Sound control board 36 ... Ordinary electric accessory (starting port)
36a ... First kind start port switch
37 ... Normal symbol display device 40 ... Big prize opening
40a ... Actors continuous operation switch (VSW)
40b ... Ten-count switch (count SW)
50a, 50b, 50c ... Special symbol display area
52 ... Background screen hero, bad ... Character

Claims (2)

Whether the game content is advantageous to the player as a big hit according to the random value extracted due to the timing at which the game ball launched on the game board surface enters the specific entrance or passes through the specific entrance Determination means for determining whether or not,
A success / failure image determining means for determining a type of the success / failure image constituted by a combination of two or more special symbols indicating whether or not to shift to a big hit;
Image control for controlling to display a special symbol on the screen steadily with a big hit symbol or a missed symbol indicating the success / failure by the success / failure image determination unit after the special symbol on the screen is variably displayed every time it is determined whether or not to make the big hit by the determination unit Means,
In accordance with the timing, when the random number value is drawn, whether or not to make a big hit by the success / failure determination unit, whether or not there is a reach where other special symbols coincide with each other except for one symbol in the special symbol, Presence / absence of time reduction to shorten the symbol variation time in the high probability state of the random number value, whether the special symbol is a specific symbol in a high probability state, whether the outlier symbol is a symbol before and after the jackpot symbol In accordance with the above, the plurality of basic fluctuations are performed by performing a process of allocating to the plurality of basic fluctuation patterns set so that the fluctuation times from the start of the special symbol fluctuation until each special symbol is statically fixed are determined. A basic variation pattern determining means for selecting one basic variation pattern from the pattern,
A ball game machine comprising the basic variation pattern determination means, the success / failure image determination means and the success / failure determination means on a main control board, and the image control means on an image control board, respectively.
The main control board has a symbol changing command, and the symbol changing command is a command transmitted to the image control board at the time of a special symbol change, a basic fluctuation pattern code indicating the basic fluctuation pattern, and a left stationary symbol It has an image display command consisting of four types of command codes: designation code, middle stationary symbol designation code, right stationary symbol designation code,
Further, when it is determined that the image control command is transmitted to the image control board from the main control board, the basic variation pattern and each stationary pattern are read and determined by the basic variation pattern determining means of the main control board. In the special symbol display area other than the special symbol that is stationary at the end, the basic variation pattern is the same in the variation time from the start of the variation of the special symbol in the special symbol display area until all the special symbols are statically fixed. A bullet ball game machine comprising display pattern selection means for assigning two or more display patterns having different fluctuation times corresponding to static symbols to different fluctuation times. Whether the game content is advantageous to the player as a big hit according to the random value extracted due to the timing at which the game ball launched on the game board surface enters the specific entrance or passes through the specific entrance Determination means for determining whether or not,
A success / failure image determining means for determining a type of the success / failure image constituted by a combination of two or more special symbols indicating whether or not to shift to a big hit;
Image control for controlling to display a special symbol on the screen steadily with a big hit symbol or a missed symbol indicating the success / failure by the success / failure image determination unit after the special symbol on the screen is variably displayed every time it is determined whether or not to make the big hit by the determination unit Means,
In accordance with the timing, when the random number value is lottery, the basic variation pattern determining means that is selected as one of the conditions whether or not to make a big hit by the success / failure determining means,
A ball game machine comprising the basic variation pattern determination means, the success / failure image determination means and the success / failure determination means on a main control board, and the image control means on an image control board, respectively.
The main control board has a symbol changing command, and the symbol changing command is a command transmitted to the image control board at the time of a special symbol change, a basic fluctuation pattern code indicating the basic fluctuation pattern, and a left stationary symbol It has an image display command consisting of four types of command codes: designation code, middle stationary symbol designation code, right stationary symbol designation code,
Further, when it is determined that the image control command is transmitted to the image control board from the main control board, the basic variation pattern and each stationary pattern are read and determined by the basic variation pattern determining means of the main control board. In the special symbol display area other than the special symbol that is stationary at the end, the basic variation pattern is the same in the variation time from the start of the variation of the special symbol in the special symbol display area until all the special symbols are statically fixed. And a display pattern selection means for distributing the display time to two or more display patterns according to a combination mode of the symbols constituting the success / failure image. Machine.

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