JP4351003B2 - Game machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine capable of performing a notice effect.

  Conventionally, a pachinko machine, which is a type of gaming machine, has been provided with a notice effect (hereinafter referred to as “continuous notice”) in which a jackpot notice is continuously executed across multiple symbol combination games. ing. This continuous notice is given once in a single symbol combination game with a specific effect from several symbol combination games that are performed before the symbol combination game in which the big hit effect may be performed. The jackpot notice is continued across several symbol combination games. By the appearance of the continuous notice, the player can continue to have a sense of expectation that is a big hit across multiple symbol combination games. By the way, in the case of the continuous notice, when the jackpot notice is realized in a symbol combination game several times after its appearance and becomes a big hit, or when the big notice is not realized and the continuous notice ends without becoming a big hit was there. As a result, the former continuous notice notifies that the jackpot effect (the effect that the symbol combination game is developed so as to finally stop with the combination of jackpots) is performed. On the other hand, although the latter continuous notice notifies that the big hit effect will be performed, as a result, the combination of symbols capable of recognizing the discontinuation is stopped, so that it becomes a gasse continuous notice. The reason for the continuous notice of gasses is that if the continuous notice is set to be executed only when it is a big hit, the player can recognize the big hit when the continuous notice appears or the continuous notice is executed. This is because there is a risk that the interest rate of the game will be killed due to a decrease in the ratio of being played.

Such a continuous notice is proposed in the invention described in Patent Document 1, for example. In Patent Document 1, when the symbol display device side inputs a notice signal from the main control unit, the lottery probability is a lottery notice lottery, so the main control unit can output the notice signal continuously (there is a special prize). In the case of), a continuous notice is likely to appear. In Patent Document 1, the continuous notice performed by lottery based on the input of a notice signal becomes a big hit when the big hit notice is realized. On the other hand, in Patent Document 1, when the symbol display device side does not input a notice signal, a notice lottery with a low lottery probability is performed. And when the winning lottery with low probability is won, the number of notices is randomly set between 1 and 4, and the notice lottery with high probability is set until the number of notices reaches 0 (zero). Because it is done, continuous notice is likely to appear. The continuous notice performed in this case is a continuous notice because the symbol display device does not input a notice signal.
JP 2002-85731 A

  By the way, in Patent Document 1, if the symbol display device side is set so as to always execute a continuous notice when a notice signal is input, it will not be a big hit unless the continuous notice is executed. For this reason, Patent Document 1 is configured to determine whether or not to execute the continuous notice by lottery, and creates a case where the continuous notice is executed and a big hit occurs even if the continuous notice is not executed. ing. However, if it is decided by lottery whether or not to execute the continuous notice, after the gasse continuous notice is executed according to the lottery result, there is no notice in the next symbol combination game, and it is a big hit effect. Could be done. In this case, even if the continuous notice appears, the jackpot effect is not performed, but since the jackpot effect is performed without any notice, the player's expectation for the jackpot notice is also reduced.

  The present invention has been made paying attention to such problems existing in the prior art, and its purpose is to provide a gaming machine that can execute a notice effect at an appropriate timing to improve the interest. It is to provide.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the invention described in claim 1 is characterized in that a number of reserved balls that can store the number of reserved starting balls when the winning detection of the game balls is detected by the winning detection means, and at least a game effect A pattern determining means for determining an effect pattern that can specify the effect content of the game, and whether or not to execute a notice effect in the game effect. If the determination result is affirmative, A notice determining means for determining a notice effect pattern that can specify the contents of the notice effect, a content storage means for storing the effect contents of the executed notice effect when the notice effect is executed in the game effect, a presentation determining means for determining whether effect contents of game effects based on effect pattern determined by the pattern determining means is a specific effect contents, control for executing the prediction effect A notice control means for performing, based on the stored number of the start-pending balls when it is determined that the notice effect is to be executed, the notice determining means is executed for each game effect corresponding to the number of times stored. The notice effect pattern of the notice effect is determined so that the content of the notice effect is changed step by step every time the game effect with the notice effect is executed. If the notice effect pattern has been determined, control is performed to execute the notice effect in each game effect corresponding to the number of stored start balls in accordance with the notice effect pattern, and the notice effect pattern Is determined, the determination result of the effect determination means is affirmative, and the content contents of the notice effect performed in the previous game effect are stored in the content storage means To execute the prediction effect in accordance with the stored contents based on the announcement attraction pattern of effect contents to continue the effect contents of the informational display which is executed by game effects of the previous said content storage means by continued game effects of the previous and a control line TURMERIC the gist.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the gaming machine according to the first aspect, a main control unit that controls the entire gaming machine and a sub that can execute various controls based on a control signal output by the main control unit. Control means, and the main control means includes the reserved ball number storage means and the pattern determination means, and reads out the random number value for determination when the winning detection of the game ball in the winning detection means is triggered Means, a random number storage means for sequentially storing the value of the determination random number read by the random number reading means in the storage means, and the memory number of the starting and holding balls of the game ball detected by the winning detection means, A counting means for storing in the number of reserved balls, a holding signal output means for outputting a holding signal indicating the number of storage based on a counting result of the counting means to the sub-control means, and a winning detection A jackpot determining means for determining whether or not a big hit is made by comparing a value of the random number for determination stored in the storage means with a preset jackpot determination value immediately before the start of the game effect, At the time of detection, it is determined whether or not a notice effect is to be executed in the game effect according to whether or not the value of the determination random number read by the random number reading unit is a value indicating a big hit, and the determination result is affirmative In addition, a main-side notice determination unit that further determines the number of executions for executing the notice effect based on the stored number of the start holding balls at that time, and the notice effect based on the determination result of the main-side notice determination unit A warning signal output means for outputting a warning signal instructing the number of executions to the sub-control means, wherein the sub-control means includes the warning determination means, the content storage means, the effect determination means, And the notice control means, the notice determining means determines whether or not to execute the notice effect in the game effect triggered by the input of the hold signal, and when the determination result is affirmative, A sub-side notice determining means for further determining the number of execution times for executing the notice effect based on a hold signal; and a notice effect pattern determining means for determining a notice effect pattern capable of specifying the contents of the notice effect. When the notice announcement effect is executed when the main notice determination unit determines that the notice effect is to be executed, the number of stored start-up balls corresponding to the number of executions determined by the main notice determination unit The notice effect pattern determining means determines the notice effect pattern, and the notice control means determines the number of executions according to the decided notice effect pattern. In the case where control is performed to execute the notice effect at each game effect corresponding to the number of times, and the notice effect is executed by the sub-side notice determination unit determining that the notice effect is executed, the sub effect is executed. The notice effect pattern determining means determines the notice effect pattern based on the stored number of the start holding balls corresponding to the number of executions determined by the side notice determination means, and the notice control means determines the notice effect pattern according to the decided notice effect pattern. The gist is to perform control to execute the notice effect in each game effect corresponding to the number of times of execution .

  The invention according to claim 3 is the gaming machine according to claim 1 or claim 2, wherein the specific effect content is the effect content of the jackpot effect that is developed so as to finally stop with a combination of jackpots, And a specific reach effect, and the gist is that it is at least one of the effect contents of the outlier effect that is developed so as to stop at the combination of the eventually.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to execute the notice effect at an appropriate timing and improve the interest.

(First embodiment)
Hereinafter, a first embodiment in which the present invention is embodied in one type of pachinko gaming machine (hereinafter referred to as “pachinko machine”) will be described with reference to FIGS.

  In FIG. 1, the front side of the pachinko machine 10 is schematically shown, and a vertical rectangular middle frame 12 for setting various game components is opened and closed on the front side of the opening of the outer frame 11 that forms the outline of the machine body. And is detachably assembled. On the front side of the middle frame 12, a front frame 14 and a top ball tray 15 each having a glass frame for protecting the game board 13 disposed inside the machine in a see-through manner are assembled so as to be openable and closable in a laterally open state. . The front side of the front frame 14 and the game area 13a of the game board 13 are turned on (flashing) or turned off according to various game states (symbol fluctuation, jackpot game state, etc.), and a game effect based on the light emission decoration (light emission effect) ) And a game board lamp (light emission effect device) 17 are provided. Below the outer frame 11 (lower part of the pachinko machine 10), a speaker (sound effect device) 18 that outputs various sounds according to the game state and performs a game effect (sound effect) based on the sound output is arranged. ing. A lower ball tray 19 and a launching device 20 are attached to the lower part of the middle frame 12.

  A display device 21 having a liquid crystal display type variable display (variable display unit) H is disposed in the approximate center of the game area 13 a of the game board 13. In the display device 21, a game effect (display effect) based on a variable image (or image display) of the variable display H is performed. In the variable display H, a symbol combination game (symbol variation effect) for deriving a symbol combination by varying a plurality of types of symbols (identification information) in a plurality of columns is performed in association with the display effect. ing. In the present embodiment, a combination of three columns of symbols is derived in the symbol combination game, and eight types of symbols of 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7 constituting each combination are derived. It is a number.

  Then, the player can recognize the big hit or miss from the symbol combination finally stopped (determined stop display) on the variable display H. When the symbols of all the rows stopped on the variable display H are of the same type, the big hit can be recognized from the symbol combination ([111] [777] or the like). The symbol combination that can recognize the jackpot is a jackpot combination. When the game is stopped with a combination of jackpots, the player is given a jackpot game state (special game state). Further, when the symbols of all the columns stopped in the variable display H are of different types, or when the symbols of one row are of a different type from the symbols forming the reach, the symbol combination ([234] [122] [767] ] Etc.) can be recognized. A combination of symbols that can recognize this deviation is a combination of deviations. Further, in the present embodiment, the symbols are temporarily stopped (temporarily stopped) in the order of left column → right column → middle column as viewed from the player side. When the left symbol and the right symbol that have been stopped are of the same type, the reach can be recognized from the symbol combination ([↓] indicates a variable display, such as [1 ↓ 1]).

  Below the display device 21 is provided a start winning opening 23 having an opening / closing blade 22 that opens and closes by an operation of an actuator (solenoid, motor, etc.) not shown. Behind the start winning opening 23, a start winning opening sensor SE1 (shown in FIG. 3) for detecting a winning game ball is provided. The start winning port 23 can give a start condition for the symbol combination game (start condition for changing the symbol) upon detection of winning of a game ball. Also, below the start winning opening 23, a large winning opening 24 provided with a large winning opening door 24a that opens and closes by the operation of an actuator (solenoid, motor, etc.) (not shown) is disposed. The special winning opening 24 is derived by the symbol combination game, and the special winning opening door 24a is opened and closed in association with the symbol combination finally stopped being a combination of big hits, so that it is opened or closed. ing. When the big hit gaming state is given, the big winning opening 24 is opened by the opening / closing operation of the big winning opening door 24a so that the game ball can be won. Obtainable.

  Further, the display device 21 notifies the number of held symbol combination games based on the number of stored start balls stored in the machine (RAM 26c) (hereinafter referred to as “hold memory number”). A display 25 is provided (FIG. 2). The reserved memory count is incremented by 1 (+1) when a game ball wins the start winning opening 23, and is subtracted by 1 (-1) when the symbol combination game starts, and the game ball wins the start winning aperture 23 during the symbol combination game. Then, the reserved storage number is further added and accumulated up to a predetermined upper limit value (4 in the present embodiment). The reserved ball number display 25 is composed of a plurality (four) of light emitting means including a hold 1 lamp 25a, a hold 2 lamp 25b, a hold 3 lamp 25c, and a hold 4 lamp 25d. For example, when only the hold 1 lamp 25a is lit, it is informed that one symbol combination game is on hold.

Next, the control configuration of the pachinko machine 10 will be described with reference to FIG.
On the back side of the pachinko machine 10, a main control board (main control unit) 26 is mounted as main control means for controlling the entire gaming machine. The main control board 26 executes various processes for controlling the entire gaming machine, and calculates various control commands according to the processing results. The main control board 26 outputs the control command as a predetermined control signal. A display control board (display control unit) 27 for controlling the display mode (images to be displayed, etc.) of the variable display H is mounted on the rear side of the machine. Also, on the back side of the machine, a lamp control board (light emission control unit) 28 for controlling the light emission mode (lighting (flashing) / lighting off timing, time, etc.) of the frame lamp 16, the game board lamp 17 and the reserved ball number display 25. Is installed. Also, on the back side of the machine, a sound control board (sound control unit) 29 that controls the sound output mode (sound effect type, sound output time, etc.) of the speaker 18 is mounted.

  On the back side of the machine, there is an overall control board (overall control) that comprehensively controls the display control board 27, the lamp control board 28, and the audio control board 29 based on a control signal (control command) output from the main control board 26. Part) 30 is mounted. The overall control board 30 executes various processes for overall control of the control boards 27 to 29, and outputs a control command as a predetermined control signal. Each of the control boards 27 to 29 receives various control signals (control commands) output from the main control board 26 and various control signals (control commands) output from the overall control board 30 and receives the control signals (control commands). ) To control game effects. In the present embodiment, the display control board 27, the lamp control board 28, the sound control board 29, and the overall control board 30 constitute sub-control means (enclosed by a broken line in FIG. 3).

Hereinafter, specific configurations of the main control board 26, the display control board 27, the lamp control board 28, the sound control board 29, and the overall control board 30 will be described.
The main control board 26 includes a main CPU 26a, and a ROM 26b and a RAM 26c are connected to the main CPU 26a. The main CPU 26a is a jackpot determination random number (determination random number), a jackpot symbol random number, a reach determination random number, a left symbol random number, a middle symbol random number, a right symbol random number, a production pattern distribution random number, and the like. The random number value is sequentially updated every predetermined period, the updated value is set in the RAM 26c, and the value before the update is rewritten. Hereinafter, the big hit determination random number will be referred to as a “big hit random number”. The ROM 26b stores a control program for controlling the pachinko machine 10 and a plurality of types of effect patterns. The RAM 26c stores (sets) various types of information (reserved storage number, random number value, and the like) that are appropriately rewritten during the operation of the pachinko machine 10. In the present embodiment, the ROM 26b serves as an effect pattern storage unit that stores an effect pattern.

  The effect pattern indicates a pattern that is a base of a game effect (display effect, light emission effect, sound effect) from when the symbol variation starts until the symbols (or symbol combinations) of all the columns stop. . In the effect pattern, a game effect time is determined for each effect pattern, and the game effect time can be specified. The production patterns are classified and stored in the ROM 26b for the big hit production, the outlier production with reach, and the outage production without reach. Specifically, the ROM 26b stores effect patterns P1 and P2 for a jackpot effect, effect patterns P3 and P4 for a loss effect with reach, and an effect pattern P5 for a loss effect without reach. And in this embodiment, since the production pattern is classified into for the big hit production, for the outage production with reach and for the outage production without reach, the type of the production pattern (P1 or P2) along with the game production time. Or P3, P4, or P5), the effect content of the game effect can be specified.

  The jackpot effect is an effect in which the symbol combination game is developed so as to stop at the jackpot combination. When the symbol combination game is played with the effect pattern for the jackpot effect, there is a case where the game is stopped by the combination of jackpots after reaching the reach effect and a case of stopping by the combination of jackpots without passing the reach effect. The outlier effect is an effect in which the symbol combination game is developed so as to stop at a combination of outliers. When a symbol combination game is played with an effect pattern for an outlier effect, there is a case where the combination is stopped after a reach effect (so-called “reach reach”) and a case where the combination is stopped without a reach effect. In the present embodiment, when stopping with a combination of detachment after reaching a reach effect, it is set as an effect pattern for losing effect with reach, and when stopping with a combination of detachment without passing a reach effect, the effect for losing effect without reach It is a pattern.

  In addition, the reach effect is an effect that is performed from the reach state until the combination of big hits or the combination of losing is stopped or temporarily stopped. In the present embodiment, in the game effect (display effect) based on the effect pattern P3 for the outlier effect with reach, a reach effect that develops in two stages (develops from a normal reach effect to a super reach effect) is performed. As a result of reach production, combinations of deviations are derived. In the present embodiment, the reach effect that develops in the two stages is a specific reach effect. In addition, in the game effect (display effect) based on the effect pattern P4 for the outlier effect with reach, the reach effect is not developed (only the normal reach effect), and a combination of deviations is derived as a result of the reach effect. It has become. In this way, by developing the contents of the reach production in multiple stages, the player's sense of expectation for the big hit can be changed. Compared to the production before development (normal reach production), Production (super reach production) can increase the sense of expectation for the big hit.

  The main CPU 26a inputs a detection signal output by the winning detection means constituted by the starting winning port 23 and the starting winning port sensor SE1, and performs various processes related to the symbol combination game (determination of reserved memory number, jackpot determination, Reach determination, determination of stop symbol, determination of effect pattern, etc.) are executed.

  The determination of the number of reserved memories is performed based on the number of reserved memories shown in FIG. 6 when the detection signal is input. In the reserved memory number process, the main CPU 26a determines whether or not the reserved memory number stored in the RAM 26c is less than the upper limit value (4 in the present embodiment) (step S1). If this determination result is affirmative (the number of stored storages <4), the main CPU 26a adds 1 to the stored storage number stored in the RAM 26c, and rewrites the stored stored number (step S2). On the other hand, if the determination result of step S1 is negative (the number of reserved memories = 4), the main CPU 26a does not rewrite the reserved memory number exceeding the upper limit value, and ends the reserved memory number process. The main CPU 26a having rewritten the reserved memory number sets the RAM 26c so as to output a hold designation command for instructing the notification of the reserved memory number to the overall control board 30 (overall CPU 30a) (step S3). Then, the main CPU 26a ends the pending storage number process and outputs the pending designation command set in the RAM 26c. Note that the main CPU 26a also outputs a hold designation command even when the hold storage number is decremented by 1 at the start of the symbol combination game.

  In the present embodiment, a plurality of types of hold designation commands for designating the number of reserved memories are output according to the number of reserved memories. Specifically, since the upper limit value of the number of pending memories is 4, five types of pending designation commands, ie, a pending 0 designation command, a pending 1 designation command, a pending 2 designation command, a pending 3 designation command, and a pending 4 designation command are provided. Is output. The pending 0 designation command is output when the pending storage number is rewritten from “1 → 0”, and the pending 1 designation command is output when the pending storage number is rewritten from “0 → 1” or “2 → 1”. The specified command is output when the number of reserved memories is rewritten from “1 → 2” or “3 → 2”. The hold 3 designation command is output when the hold memory number is rewritten from “2 → 3” or “4 → 3”, and the hold 4 designation command is output when the hold memory number is rewritten from “3 → 4”.

  Further, when the main CPU 26a determines that the number of reserved memory at the time of winning detection is less than the upper limit value in the reserved memory number processing, the value of the big hit random number and the value of the big hit symbol random number from the RAM 26c triggered by the input of the detection signal. The data is read out and sequentially stored (stored) in a predetermined storage area of the RAM 26c. The main CPU 26a compares the jackpot random number stored in the RAM 26c with the jackpot determination value stored in the ROM 26b immediately before the start of the symbol combination game based on the winning detection and makes a jackpot determination. If the result of the jackpot determination is affirmative (the value of the jackpot random number matches the jackpot determination value), the main CPU 26a determines the jackpot. The jackpot determination value is determined from numerical values that the jackpot random number can take. In the present embodiment, the values that can be taken by the jackpot random number are defined as 0 to 946 (total of 947 different integers), while the jackpot determination value is defined as three values of “7, 349, 919”. Therefore, when using three jackpot determination values, the jackpot probability is 3/947 (= 315.7).

  When the big hit is determined, the main CPU 26a determines the symbols (stopped symbol left, middle, right) to be finally stopped by the variable display H from the value of the big hit symbol random number stored in the RAM 26c. Specifically, the random numbers for the jackpot symbol are set to the stop symbol left, in the stop symbol, and in the stop symbol right (the respective stop symbols are of the same type). The determined stop symbol left, stop symbol, and stop symbol right are finally derived on the variable display H as a left symbol, middle symbol, and right symbol. The main CPU 26a reads the value of the effect pattern distribution random number from the RAM 26c, and determines one effect pattern from the effect patterns for the big hit effect based on the value. In the present embodiment, one effect pattern is determined from the effect patterns P1 and P2 for the jackpot effect.

  On the other hand, if the determination result of the jackpot determination is negative (the value of the jackpot random number does not match the jackpot determination value), the main CPU 26a uses the reach determination random number value read from the RAM 26c and the reach determination value stored in the ROM 26b. A reach determination is made by comparison. If the reach determination result is affirmative (the reach determination random number value matches the reach determination value), the main CPU 26a determines the reach. When the reach is determined, the main CPU 26a determines a stop symbol from the random symbol random value that is out of the left symbol random number read from the RAM 26c. Specifically, the left design random number value is set to the stop symbol left and the stop design right (the stop symbol left and right are of the same type), and the out-of-out design random number value is set to the stop symbol. At this time, the main CPU 26a determines the stop symbol so that the stop symbol left and the stop symbol do not match if the value of the out-of-order left symbol random number matches the value of the middle symbol random error. The main CPU 26a reads the value of the effect pattern distribution random number from the RAM 26c, and determines one effect pattern from the effect patterns for the irrelevant effect based on the value. In the present embodiment, one effect pattern is determined from among the effect patterns P3 and P4 for the outlier effect with reach.

  On the other hand, if the determination result of the reach determination is negative (the reach determination random number value and the reach determination value do not match), the main CPU 26a determines the deviation. When the determination of the loss is made, the main CPU 26a determines the stop symbol from the value of the random symbol for the left symbol, the value of the random symbol for the middle symbol, and the value of the random number for the right symbol that are read from the RAM 26c. More specifically, the value of the left design random number is set to the stop symbol left, the value of the random design random symbol is set to the stop design, and the value of the right design random number is set to the stop design right. At this time, the main CPU 26a determines the stop symbol right so that the stop symbol left does not coincide with the stop symbol right when the value of the off symbol left symbol random and the value of the right symbol random match. Further, the main CPU 26a reads out the value of the effect pattern distribution random number from the RAM 26c, and determines one effect pattern from the effect patterns for the non-reach effect based on the value. In the present embodiment, the production pattern P5 for the production of the outlier without reach is determined.

  The main CPU 26a that has determined the stop symbol and the effect pattern outputs a predetermined control command to the overall control board 30 (overall CPU 30a) at a predetermined timing. First, the main CPU 26a specifies an effect pattern and outputs an effect pattern specifying command for instructing the start of symbol variation. Next, the main CPU 26a executes a left symbol designation command for designating the left symbol, a middle symbol designating command for designating the middle symbol of the stop, and a right symbol designating command for designating the right symbol of the stop symbol. → Output in the order of medium symbol designation command. After that, the main CPU 26a outputs all symbol stop commands instructing to stop symbols in each column when the game effect time set in the designated effect pattern has elapsed. In the present embodiment, the main CPU 26a is configured to function as a pattern determining unit. In the present embodiment, the RAM 26c is configured to function as a reserved ball number storage unit.

  Next, the overall control board 30 will be described. The overall control board 30 includes an overall CPU 30a, and a ROM 30b and a RAM 30c are connected to the overall CPU 30a. The ROM 30b stores a control program for comprehensively controlling the control boards 27 to 29. The ROM 30b stores a plurality of types (eight types in the present embodiment) of notice patterns (notice effect patterns) Aa, Ab, Ac, Ad, Ba, Bb, Bc, and Bd. The notice patterns Aa to Ad and Ba to Bd are for specifying the specific contents of the big hit notice (notice effect) to be executed under the control of the control boards 27 to 29. The jackpot notice is an effect for informing the player in advance that there is a possibility that a jackpot effect will be performed (or that a jackpot gaming state will occur). In the present embodiment, the effect contents of the jackpot notice specified by the respective notice patterns Aa to Ad and Ba to Bd are made different. The RAM 30c stores (sets) various information that can be appropriately rewritten during the operation of the pachinko machine 10. In the present embodiment, the ROM 30b is configured to function as a notice effect pattern storage unit.

  Then, when the general CPU 30a receives the effect pattern designation command, the general CPU 30a outputs the effect pattern designation command to the control boards 27 to 29 (sub CPUs 27a to 29a). In addition, when the general CPU 30a inputs an effect pattern designation command when execution of the big hit announcement is decided, a notice pattern designation that designates one notice pattern from a plurality of kinds of notice patterns Aa to Ad and Ba to Bd. Commands are output to the control boards 27 to 29 (sub CPUs 27a to 29a). Further, when the overall CPU 30a inputs each symbol designation command and all symbol stop commands, the overall CPU 30a outputs each symbol designation command and all symbol stop commands to the display control board 27 (sub CPU 27a). Further, when the overall CPU 30a inputs a hold designation command, the overall CPU 30a outputs the hold designation command to the lamp control board 28 (sub CPU 28a).

Next, the display control board 27, the lamp control board 28, and the sound control board 29 will be described.
The display control board 27 includes a sub CPU 27a, and a ROM 27b and a RAM 27c are connected to the sub CPU 27a. The ROM 27b stores effect execution data for a plurality of types of display effects. The effect execution data is information for controlling the display mode of the variable display H so that the display effect based on the specified effect pattern is performed. This effect execution data shows the flow of display effects from the start of symbol variation to the stop of symbols in all rows. The ROM 27b stores a plurality of types of notice execution data. The notice execution data is information for controlling the display mode of the variable display H so that a big hit notice effect is performed based on a designated notice pattern. In the ROM 27b, one effect execution data is associated with one effect pattern, and one notice execution data is associated with one notice pattern and stored. The ROM 27b stores various types of image information (image information such as symbols, backgrounds, characters, and appearance characters). The RAM 27c stores (sets) information that is appropriately rewritten during the operation of the pachinko machine 10.

  Accordingly, when the sub CPU 27a inputs the effect pattern designation command and the notice pattern designation command, the sub CPU 27a controls the display mode of the variable display H based on the effect execution data and the notice execution data. With this control, the variable display H performs a symbol combination game and a jackpot announcement effect as a display effect by image display. In the present embodiment, the sub CPU 27a serves as a notice device control means for controlling the notice device (variable display H).

  The lamp control board 28 includes a sub CPU 28a, and a ROM 28b and a RAM 28c are connected to the sub CPU 28a. The ROM 28b stores production execution data for a plurality of types of light emission effects, and notification execution data for winning notifications (information for controlling the light emission mode (lighted or turned off, etc.) of the reserved ball number display 26). Yes. The effect execution data is information for controlling the light emission mode of the frame lamp 16 and the game board lamp 17 so that the light emission effect based on the specified effect pattern is performed. This effect execution data shows the flow of the light emission effect from the start of the game effect (start of symbol variation) to the end of the game effect (stop of symbols in all rows). The ROM 28b stores a plurality of types of notice execution data. The advance notice execution data is information for controlling the light emission mode of the frame lamp 16 and the game board lamp 17 so that the effect of the big hit notice is performed based on the designated notice pattern. In the ROM 28b, one effect execution data is associated with one effect pattern, and one notice execution data is associated with one notice pattern and stored. Information that can be appropriately rewritten during operation of the pachinko machine 10 is stored (set) in the RAM 28c.

  Therefore, when the sub CPU 28a inputs the effect pattern designation command and the notice pattern designation command, the sub CPU 28a controls the light emission modes of the frame lamp 16 and the game board lamp 17 based on the effect execution data and the notice execution data. By this control, the frame lamp 16 and the game board lamp 17 perform the light emission effect in association with the display effect (design combination game, effect of the big hit announcement) performed on the variable display H. In the present embodiment, the sub CPU 28a serves as a notice device control means for controlling the notice device (the frame lamp 16 and the game board lamp 17).

  The audio control board 29 includes a sub CPU 29a, and a ROM 29b and a RAM 29c are connected to the sub CPU 29a. The ROM 29b stores effect execution data for a plurality of types of sound effects. The effect execution data is information for controlling the sound output mode of the speaker 18 so that the sound effect based on the specified effect pattern is performed. This effect execution data shows the flow of the sound effect from when the game effect is started (symbol variation is started) to when the game effect is ended (symbols in all rows are stopped). The ROM 29b stores a plurality of types of notice execution data. The notice execution data is information for controlling the sound output mode of the speaker 18 so that a jackpot notice effect based on a designated notice pattern is performed. In the ROM 29b, one effect execution data is associated with the specified effect pattern, and one notice execution data is associated with one notice pattern and stored. The RAM 29c stores (sets) information that can be appropriately rewritten during the operation of the pachinko machine 10.

  Accordingly, when the sub CPU 29a inputs the effect pattern designation command and the notice pattern designation command, the sub CPU 29a controls the sound output mode of the speaker 18 based on the effect execution data and the notice execution data. With this control, the speaker 18 performs a sound effect in association with the display effect (design combination game, effect of the big hit notice) performed on the variable display H. In the present embodiment, the sub CPU 29a serves as a notice device control means for controlling the notice device (speaker 18).

Here, the contents of the jackpot notice specified by the notice patterns Aa to Ad and Ba to Bd will be described (FIG. 4).
The notice pattern Aa causes the notice character K1 (shown in FIG. 10C) to appear in the display effect, and the effect contents for executing the light emission effect and the sound effect in association with the display effect are specified. . The notice pattern Ab causes notice characters K1 and K2 (shown in FIG. 10D) to appear in the display effect, and the effect contents for executing the light emission effect and the sound effect in association with the display effect are specified. ing. In the notice pattern Ac, notice characters K1, K2, and K3 appear in the display effect, and the contents of the effect for executing the light emission effect and the sound effect in association with the display effect are specified. In the notice pattern Ad, notice characters K1, K2, K3, and K4 appear in the display effect, and the effect contents for executing the light emission effect and the sound effect in association with the display effect are specified.

  In the notice pattern Ba, the notice character Ka (shown in FIG. 11C) appears in the display effect, and the contents of the effect for executing the light emission effect and the sound effect in association with the display effect are specified. . In the notice pattern Bb, notice characters Ka and Kb (shown in FIG. 11 (e)) appear in the display effect, and the effect contents for executing the light emission effect and the sound effect in association with the display effect are specified. ing. The notice pattern Bc causes notice characters Ka, Kb, and Kc (shown in FIG. 11G) to appear in the display effect, and the contents of the effect for executing the light emission effect and the sound effect in association with the display effect are specified. It has become. In the notice pattern Bd, notice characters Ka, Kb, Kc, Kd appear in the display effect, and the contents of the effect for executing the light emission effect and the sound effect in association with the display effect are specified.

  In the present embodiment, the notice characters K1 to K4 are configured to imitate animals (dogs, cats, and the like), and the notice characters Ka to Kd are configured to imitate humans, and the character forms (designs) are made different. ing. Accordingly, the jackpot notice based on the notice patterns Aa to Ad is performed in a notice form in which the notice characters K1 to K4 imitating animals appear, and the jackpot notice based on the notice patterns Ba to Bd is a notice character Ka to imitate human beings. This is performed in a notice mode in which Kd appears. In the ROM 30b of the overall control board 30, the notice patterns Aa to Ad and Ba to Bd are classified into two according to the notice mode (A classification and B classification), and the notice patterns Aa to Ad are classified into the A classification table L1. In addition, the notice patterns Ba to Bd are respectively distributed to the B classification table L2 (see FIGS. 4A and 4B).

  And the pachinko machine 10 of this embodiment is comprised so that the said jackpot notice can be continuously performed ranging over several symbol combination games (between games). Hereinafter, the notice that the jackpot notice is continuously executed is referred to as “continuous notice (continuous production)”. In the continuous notice, the big hit notice with a specific effect is continuously executed from several times of the symbol combination game that is performed before the symbol combination game that may be a big hit effect. In the continuous notice, one big hit notice is executed during one symbol combination game. The pachinko machine 10 according to the present embodiment does not realize the continuous notice when the big hit notice is realized and becomes the big hit in the symbol combination game several times after the continuous notice appears, and the big hit notice is not realized. In this case, a continuous notice (hereinafter, also referred to as “gasse continuous notice”) is executed when the continuous notice ends without being a big hit.

Hereinafter, a process performed by the main control board 26 (main CPU 26a) to execute a big hit notice (continuous notice) will be described.
In addition to the big hit determination value “7, 349, 919”, the notice determination value is stored in the ROM 26 b of the main control board 26. The notice determination value is determined from numerical values that can be taken by the jackpot random number in the same manner as the jackpot determination value. In the present embodiment, the notice determination value is set to three values “7, 349, 919”, and is set to be the same value as the big hit determination value “7, 349, 919”. In other words, the notice determination value is not set to a value different from the value set as the jackpot determination value. Hereinafter, the notice determination value stored in the ROM 26b is referred to as a “main determination value”.

  Then, the main CPU 26a determines whether or not the big hit notification is executable in the main side notification determination process shown in FIG. 7 (hereinafter, this determination is referred to as “main side determination determination”). The “determination of whether or not the big hit notification can be executed” means whether or not the sub control means constituted by the overall control board 30 (overall CPU 30a) and each of the control boards 27 to 29 (each sub CPU 27a to 29a) executes the big hit announcement. Is determined. The main CPU 26a determines whether the main side is possible or not when an input of a detection signal from the start winning a prize opening sensor SE1 is performed. More specifically, immediately after reading the value of the big hit random number (that is, at the time of winning detection), the main CPU 26a compares the read big hit random number value with the main determination value to determine whether or not the main side is acceptable. In other words, the main-side possibility determination is performed at a timing (different determination timing) different from the jackpot determination performed immediately before the start of the symbol combination game based on the winning detection.

  In step S10 of FIG. 7, the main CPU 26a determines whether or not the value of the big hit random number read when the winning is detected matches the main determination value (notice determination value). For example, if the value of the jackpot random number read upon winning detection is “7”, it is determined that it matches the main determination value “7”. If the value of the jackpot random number read is “100”, the main determination value “7” is determined. , 349, 919 ". Note that the value of the jackpot random number read at the time of winning detection is stored in a predetermined storage area of the RAM 26c until the jackpot determination is performed. If the determination result in step S10 is negative (the value of the big hit random number and the main determination value do not match), the main CPU 26a determines whether or not to execute the big hit notice and ends the main side notice determination process.

  On the other hand, if the determination result in step S10 is affirmative (the value of the big hit random number matches the main determination value), the main CPU 26a determines whether or not to execute the big hit notice, and further increases the number of reserved memories at that time (when winning is detected). Determination is made (step S11). At this time, the number of reserved memories to be determined is the number of reserved memories after rewriting set in the RAM 26c in the reserved memory number process (FIG. 6). Then, the main CPU 26a sets the RAM 26c so as to output a notice command for instructing the number of reserved memories determined in step S11 to the overall CPU 30a of the overall control board 30 (step S12). The number of reserved memories instructed in the notice command becomes the number of executions of the jackpot notice, and when the execution of the jackpot notice is determined, the jackpot notice is executed in each symbol combination game corresponding to the number of executions. become. Thereafter, the main CPU 26a ends the main-side notice determination process and outputs the notice command set in the RAM 26c to the general CPU 30a. If the number of reserved memories determined in step S11 is 2 or more and less than or equal to the upper limit of the number of reserved memories (4 or less in the present embodiment), continuous notice is given. For example, when the number of reserved memories is “3”, the jackpot notice can be executed in three symbol combination games, and when the jackpot notice is executed, the jackpot notice is continued three times.

Next, a process performed by the overall control board 30 (the overall CPU 30a) to execute a big hit announcement (continuous announcement) will be described.
The overall CPU 30a of the overall control board 30 sequentially updates the value of the random number for effect determination (hereinafter referred to as “effect random number”) every predetermined cycle, and sets the updated value in the setting area of the RAM 30c before the update. The value of is rewritten. In the present embodiment, the numerical values that the production random numbers can take are determined to be 0 to 250 (a total of 251 different integers). The ROM 30b stores an execution determination value and a notice determination value. The execution determination value and the notice determination value are determined from numerical values that the effect random number can take. In the present embodiment, the execution determination value is defined as 200 values “0 to 199”, while the notice determination value is defined as one value “11”. Hereinafter, the notice determination value stored in the ROM 30b is referred to as a “sub determination value”. Then, the overall CPU 30a executes a sub-side notice determination process shown in FIG. 8 and a command setting process shown in FIG.

  In the sub-side notice determination process, when the general CPU 30a inputs a notice command or a hold designation command, the general CPU 30a determines whether or not to execute the big hit notice (hereinafter, this determination is referred to as “execution determination”). If the result of the determination is affirmative, the notice pattern of the jackpot notice is determined according to the number of reserved memories designated by the notice command or the hold designation command. For this reason, in the A classification table L1 and the B classification table L2, the notice patterns Aa to Ad and Ba to Bd are allocated in advance in association with the number of reserved memories (FIG. 4).

  Specifically, in the A classification table L1, the reserved storage number “1” is associated with a notice pattern Aa as a notice pattern of a big hit notice to be executed in the first symbol combination game. In addition, in the A classification table L1, the reserved memory number “2” is associated with the notice pattern Aa and the notice pattern Ab as the notice pattern of the big hit notice to be executed in the first and second symbol combination games. In addition, the reserved memory number “3” in the A classification table L1 corresponds to the notice pattern Aa, the notice pattern Ab, and the notice pattern Ac as notice patterns of the big hit notice to be executed in the first, second and third symbol combination games. It is attached. In addition, in the A classification table L1, the reserved storage number “4” is set to a notice pattern Aa, a notice pattern Ab, a notice pattern as a notice pattern for a big hit notice to be executed in the first, second, third and fourth symbol combination games. Ac and the notice pattern Ad are associated with each other.

  In the B classification table L2, as in the A classification table L1, the notice pattern Ba is stored in the reserved memory number “1”, the notice patterns Ba and Bb are stored in the reserved memory number “2”, and the reserved memory number “3”. Is associated with the notice pattern Ba, Bb, Bc, and the reserved storage number “4” is associated with the notice pattern Ba, Bb, Bc, Bd. With this association, when the central CPU 30a determines the notice pattern when the number of reserved memories is 2 or more, the symbol combination game is executed as many times as the number of reserved memories, and each time a big hit notice is executed in each game. The number of the notice characters K1 to K4 or the notice characters Ka to Kd that appear will increase, and the contents of the effect of the big hit notice will change step by step. Then, the overall CPU 30a that has determined the notice pattern displays the notice pattern in the storage area a (a1, a2, a3, a4: see FIG. 3) or the storage area b (b1, b2, b3, b4) of the RAM 30c of the overall control board 30. : Refer to FIG. 3).

Hereinafter, the sub-side notice determination process will be described in more detail with reference to FIG.
The overall CPU 30a determines whether or not a notice command has been input (step S20). If the determination result is affirmative (input), the overall CPU 30a determines whether or not the notice pattern is not set in the storage area a (a1 to a4) or the storage area b (b1 to b4) of the RAM 30c ( Step S21). If the determination result in step S21 is affirmative (not set (no jackpot notice is not executed)), the overall CPU 30a reads the value of the effect random number from the RAM 30c (step S22). Subsequently, the overall CPU 30a determines whether or not the read effect random number value matches the execution determination value (step S23). For example, if the value of the read effect random number is “10”, it is determined to match the execution determination value “10”, and if the value of the read effect random number is “200”, it matches the execution determination value “0 to 199”. Judge that not. If this determination result is negative (the value of the production random number and the execution determination value do not match), the overall CPU 30a determines not to execute the jackpot notice and ends the sub-side notice determination process.

  On the other hand, if the determination result of step S22 is affirmative (the value of the effect random number matches the execution determination value), the overall CPU 30a determines to execute the jackpot notice and proceeds to step S24. That is, even when a notice command is input, there is a case where a big hit notice is executed and a case where it is not executed. The processing of steps S22 and S23 is an execution determination performed by inputting a notice command. Then, the overall CPU 30a that has shifted to step S24 determines a notice pattern. More specifically, the general CPU 30a selects either the A classification table L1 or the B classification table L2 by using a sorting random number, and makes a notice based on the number of reserved memories designated by the notice command from the selected table. Determine the pattern. For example, when the A classification table L1 is selected and the reserved memory number is “4”, the notice pattern of the jackpot notice executed in each of the first, second, third and fourth symbol combination games is indicated by the notice pattern Aa, The notice pattern Ab, the notice pattern Ac, and the notice pattern Ad are determined (FIG. 4A). Subsequently, the overall CPU 30a sets the notice pattern determined in step S24 in the storage area a (a1 to a4) (step S25). In the case of the above-described example, the overall CPU 30a sequentially sets the notice pattern Aa in the storage area a1, the notice pattern Ab in the storage area a2, the notice pattern Ac in the storage area a3, and the notice pattern Ad in the storage area a4. Thereafter, the overall CPU 30a ends the sub-side notice determination process.

  If the determination result of step S20 is negative (not input), the overall CPU 30a determines whether a hold designation command is input (step S26). If this determination result is negative (not input), the overall CPU 30a ends the sub-side notice determination process. On the other hand, if the determination result of step S26 is affirmative (input), the overall CPU 30a determines whether or not the number of reserved memories is increasing (step S26). In step S26, the overall CPU 30a compares the previous hold designation command set in the RAM 30c with the current hold designation command, and whether the current hold designation command is output by addition of the hold memory number or by subtraction of the hold memory number. Determine whether it was output. For example, if a hold 1 designation command (previous) is set in the RAM 30c when a hold 2 designation command is input, the hold 2 designation command input is added with the number of pending memories by the pending memory number processing (FIG. 6). In this case, the reserved memory number is increased. On the other hand, if a hold 3 designation command (previous) is set in the RAM 30c when the hold 2 designation command is input, the hold 2 designation command that has been entered has been subtracted from the number of held memories by the start of the symbol combination game. In this case, the number of reserved memories is reduced. Then, if the determination result of step S27 is negative (the number of reserved memories decreases), the overall CPU 30a ends the sub-side notice determination process.

  If the determination result in step S27 is affirmative (the number of pending storage increases), the overall CPU 30a notifies the storage area a (a1 to a4) or the storage area b (b1 to b4) of the RAM 30c, similarly to step S21. It is determined whether or not the pattern is not set (step S28). If the determination result in step S28 is affirmative (not set), the overall CPU 30a reads the effect random number value from the RAM 30c (step S29). Subsequently, the overall CPU 30a determines whether or not the read effect random number value matches the sub determination value (notice determination value) (step S30). For example, if the value of the effect random number read is “11”, it is determined that it matches the sub determination value “11”, and if the value of the effect random number read is “100”, it does not match the sub determination value “11”. judge. If the determination result in step S30 is negative (the effect random number value does not match the sub determination value), the overall CPU 30a determines not to execute the jackpot notification and ends the sub side notification determination process. The processing of steps S29 and S30 is an execution determination performed by inputting a hold designation command.

  If the determination result of step S30 is affirmative (the value of the production random number matches the sub determination value), the overall CPU 30a determines to execute the jackpot notice and sets the number of reserved memories specified by the input hold designation command. Determination is made (step S30). The number of stored storages instructed by the hold designation command is the number of executions of the jackpot notice. When the execution of the jackpot notice is determined, the jackpot notice is executed in each symbol combination game corresponding to the number of executions. It will be. Subsequently, the overall CPU 30a determines a notice pattern (step S32). More specifically, the general CPU 30a selects either the A classification table L1 or the B classification table L2 by using a sorting random number, and based on the number of reserved storage determined in step S31 from the selected table, the notice pattern To decide. For example, when the B classification table L2 is selected and the number of reserved memories is “3”, the notice pattern of the jackpot notice executed in the first, second and third symbol combination games is given as the notice pattern Ba, the notice pattern Bb, and The notice pattern Bc is determined (FIG. 4B). Subsequently, the overall CPU 30a sets the notice pattern determined in step S32 in the storage area b (b1 to b4) (step S33). In the case of the above-described example, the overall CPU 30a sequentially sets the notice pattern Ba in the storage area b1, the notice pattern Bb in the storage area b2, and the notice pattern Bc in the storage area b3. Thereafter, the overall CPU 30a ends the sub-side notice determination process.

  As described above, when the general CPU 30a inputs the advance notice command or the hold designation command, the overall CPU 30a determines whether or not to execute the jackpot notice, and if it determines to execute the jackpot notice, the general CPU 30a stores the notice pattern determined based on the number of reserved memories. Set to either a or storage area b. In the storage area a, a notice pattern is set based on the determination result of the main-side admissibility determination using the main determination value set to the same value as the jackpot determination value and the jackpot random number value read at the time of winning detection. It is set on the assumption that it will be a big hit. Accordingly, when the notice pattern is set in the storage area a when the number of reserved memories is two or more, the big hit notice is executed every time the symbol combination game is performed and becomes a continuous notice, and several times after the appearance of the continuous notice. In the symbol combination game, the jackpot notice is realized and becomes a big hit.

  On the other hand, each time a hold designation command is input to the storage area b, a determination result of execution determination using an effect random number value and a sub determination value different from the value of the big hit random number read at the time of winning is detected. Since the notice pattern is set on the basis of it, it is set at random regardless of whether or not it is a big hit. For this reason, since the notice pattern is not set in the storage area b on the assumption that it will be a big hit, most of them are set in the case of losing. More specifically, the overall CPU 30a that has input the notice command makes a negative decision in step S23 of the sub-side notice determination process (FIG. 8), and executes determination based on the hold designation command input after the notice command (step S29, Unless an affirmative determination is made in S30), a notice pattern is set in the storage area b in the case of detachment. Therefore, when the notice pattern is set in the storage area b when the number of reserved memories is 2 or more, the big hit notice is executed every time the symbol combination game is performed and becomes a continuous notice. It becomes a Gase continuous notice that ends without notice being realized, and it will be out of place.

Next, the command setting process will be described in detail with reference to FIG.
In the command setting process, the general CPU 30a performs control to execute a big hit notice if a notice pattern is set in the storage area a or the storage area b of the RAM 30c when an effect pattern designation command is input. When a notice pattern is set in the storage area a or the storage area b, the notice pattern is determined. The control for executing the jackpot notice performed by the overall CPU 30a is to instruct the sub CPUs 27a to 29a to execute the jackpot notice (output a notice pattern designation command).

  Further, in this embodiment, when the general CPU 30a inputs an effect pattern designation command, even if a notice pattern is not set in the storage area a or the storage area b, the general CPU 30a determines a predetermined condition (determination in steps S46 and S47 in FIG. 9). If the result is affirmative), a notice pattern is determined and control for executing a big hit notice is performed. In the storage area c (see FIG. 3) of the RAM 30c, every time the execution of the big hit notice is instructed, the notice pattern designated by the notice pattern designation command is set (stored) as the effect contents of the big hit notice. Yes. Then, when the predetermined condition is satisfied, the overall CPU 30a determines the effect content (notice pattern) of the big hit notice to be executed in the symbol combination game according to the notice pattern set in the storage area c of the RAM 30c.

  FIG. 5 shows a notice pattern (current notice pattern) determined according to the notice pattern (previous notice pattern) set in the storage area c when the predetermined condition is satisfied in the present embodiment. It is shown. For example, when the previous notice pattern is the notice pattern Aa, the overall CPU 30a determines the notice pattern Ab as the present notice pattern as shown in FIG. By determining the current notice pattern according to the previous notice pattern set in the storage area c, the previous notice pattern and the present notice pattern can be made into the same type of notice pattern. In addition, in a plurality of consecutive symbol combination games, it is possible to change the contents of the effect of the big hit notice executed in each game step by step.

  In the command setting process shown in FIG. 9, the overall CPU 30a first determines whether or not an effect pattern designation command has been input (step S40). If this determination result is affirmative (input), the overall CPU 30a determines whether or not a notice pattern is set in either the storage area a (a1 to a4) or the storage area b (b1 to b4) of the RAM 30c. (Step S41). If this determination result is affirmative (set), the overall CPU 30a determines whether or not a notice pattern is set in the storage area b (step S42). If this determination result is affirmative, the overall CPU 30a sets “1” for the advance notice flag F (step S43a), and proceeds to step S44. The notice flag F is set in a predetermined area of the RAM 30c. On the other hand, if the determination result of step S42 is negative, the overall CPU 30a sets “0” for the notice flag F (step S43b), and proceeds to step S44.

  Then, the central CPU 30a that has shifted to step S44 outputs a notice pattern designating command for designating the notice pattern set in the storage area a1 or the storage area b1 to each sub CPU 27a to 29a of each control board 27 to 29. Set in RAM 30c. Subsequently, the overall CPU 30a sets a notice pattern designated by the notice pattern designation command set in step S44 in the storage area c of the RAM 30c (step S45). In step S45, the overall CPU 30a erases the notice pattern set in the storage area a1 or the storage area b1, and shifts the storage area of the notice pattern set in the storage areas a2 to a4 or the storage areas b2 to b4. Let For example, when the notice patterns Aa and Ab are set in the storage areas a1 and a2, after the notice pattern Aa is set in the storage area c, the notice pattern Aa is deleted, and the notice pattern Ab is shifted to the storage area a1. Thereafter, the overall CPU 30a ends the command setting process.

  If the determination result in step S41 is negative (not set), the overall CPU 30a determines whether or not “1” is set in the notice flag F (step S46). If the determination result is affirmative (F = 1), the general CPU 30a continues to produce the effect because the jackpot notice based on the determination result of the execution determination based on the input of the hold designation command is executed in the previous symbol combination game. It is determined whether or not the effect pattern specified by the pattern specifying command is an effect pattern for a big hit effect (step S47). In the present embodiment, it is determined whether or not the effect pattern specified by the effect pattern specifying command is the effect pattern P1 or the effect pattern P2. If the determination result in step S47 is affirmative, the overall CPU 30a confirms the notice pattern set in the storage area c of the RAM 30c because the predetermined condition is satisfied (step S48). Then, the overall CPU 30a determines a notice pattern according to the notice pattern confirmed in Step S48 (Step S49, FIG. 5). The general CPU 30a that has determined the notice pattern sets the notice pattern designating command for designating the notice pattern in the RAM 30c so as to be output to the sub CPUs 27a to 29a of the control boards 27 to 29 (step S50). “0” is set (step S51), and the command setting process is terminated.

  As described above, the overall CPU 30a performs control to execute a big hit announcement if a predetermined condition is satisfied even when the announcement pattern is not set in the storage area b (b1 to b4) of the RAM 30c. That is, in the state where the notice pattern is not set, a big hit notice is executed in the previous symbol combination game and the current symbol combination game is a big hit effect (steps S41 → S46 → S47 → S48 → S49 → S50). ), The overall CPU 30a determines the notice pattern. Then, the overall CPU 30a outputs a notice pattern designating command for designating the notice pattern to each of the sub CPUs 27a to 29a. As a result, following the previous symbol combination game (continuing), a big hit announcement is also executed in the current symbol combination game. The process flow of the steps S41, S46, S47, S48, S49, and S50 is performed when the symbol combination game that is executed immediately after the symbol combination game in which the big hit announcement is executed but is eventually lost becomes a big hit. Even in the symbol combination game, it is a process of executing a big hit notice. In the present embodiment, since the predetermined condition is satisfied as a requirement for two consecutive symbol combination games (the previous game and the current game), both of the steps S46 and S47 are affirmed. In this case, “0” is set to the notice flag F in step S51.

  On the other hand, if the determination result in step S46 is negative (F = 0), or if the determination result in step S47 is negative (not P1, P2), the overall CPU 30a resets the storage areas a, b, and c of the RAM. (Step S52). Further, the overall CPU 30a sets “0” to the notice flag F (step S53), and ends the command setting process. That is, in this case, since the predetermined condition for executing the big hit announcement in the present symbol combination game following the previous symbol combination game is not satisfied, the storage areas a, b, c is reset and the notice flag F is set to “0”.

  In the present embodiment, the overall CPU 30a is configured to function as a notice determination unit by performing sub-side notice determination processing. In the present embodiment, the overall CPU 30a performs command setting processing, thereby functioning as an effect determination unit and a notice control unit, and the RAM 30c functions as a content storage unit.

  Next, in the pachinko machine 10 configured as described above, a mode in which continuous notice is executed will be described with reference to FIGS. 10 and 11. 10 and 11, the numbers given to the lamps 25a to 25d of the reserved ball number display 25 indicate the order of the game balls won in the start winning opening 23, and 1, 2, 3, and 4, respectively, This corresponds to the first, second, third, and fourth symbol combination games. 10 to 12, the lighting state of each of the lamps 25a to 25d of the reserved ball number display 25 is indicated by “downward slanted line”, the extinguishing state is indicated by “blank”, and the symbol variation display is indicated by “down arrow”. ".

First, a mode in which the continuous notice is executed will be described with reference to FIG.
In FIG. 10A, a symbol combination game is performed on the variable display H. This symbol combination game is performed in a state where the number of reserved memories is “1”. Further, no notice pattern is set in the storage area a and the storage area b. When a game ball is newly won during the symbol combination game (FIG. 10 (a)), the main CPU 26a performs the reserved memory number process (FIG. 6) and turns on the hold 2 lamp 25b (FIG. 10 (b)). )), A suspension 2 designation command is output to the overall CPU 30a. Further, at the time of winning, the main CPU 26a performs main side notice determination processing (FIG. 7). If it is determined in the main side notice determination process whether or not the big hit notice is to be executed, no notice command is output to the overall CPU 30a. Then, when the general CPU 30a that has input the hold 2 designation command determines execution of the big hit notice in the sub-side notice determination process (FIG. 8), the general CPU 30a is based on the hold storage number “2” designated by the hold 2 designation command. A notice pattern is determined (FIG. 4). FIG. 10 shows a case where the notice pattern is determined from the A classification table L1. Accordingly, since the overall CPU 30a determines the execution of the big hit announcement based on the execution determination based on the input of the hold designation command, the overall CPU 30a sets the announcement patterns Aa and Ab in the storage areas b1 and b2.

  Then, immediately before the start of the first and second symbol combination games (FIGS. 10C and 10D), processing for starting each game is performed, and the overall CPU 30a inputs an effect pattern designation command. . Whenever the general CPU 30a inputs an effect pattern designation command, the notice pattern designation command for designating the notice patterns Aa and Ab set in the storage areas b1 and b2 in the command setting process (FIG. 9) is sequentially set in the RAM 30c. Output. As a result, in the first symbol combination game (FIG. 10 (c)) and the second symbol combination game (FIG. 10 (d)), a jackpot notice is executed after the start of each game. In the first symbol combination game, a jackpot notice (the notice character K1 appears on the variable display H) based on the notice pattern Aa is executed. In the second symbol combination game, a jackpot notice (the notice characters K1 and K2 appear on the variable display H) based on the notice pattern Ab is executed. After that, a combination of deviations (for example, [567]) is derived in the variable symbol H in the second symbol combination game, and the deviation is determined by the input of all symbol stop commands (FIG. 10 (e)). In this state, the continuous notice (two big hit notices) started from the first symbol combination game has not been realized.

  On the other hand, in FIG. 10B, when it is determined in the main-side notice determination process that the jackpot notice can be executed, the general CPU 30a inputs a notice command (instructing the number of reserved storage “2”), and the sub-side notice Perform a notice determination process. When the general CPU 30a determines execution of the jackpot notice in the sub-side notice determination process, the general CPU 30a determines the notice pattern based on the reserved storage number “2” specified by the notice command (FIG. 4), and the storage areas a1, The notice patterns Aa and Ab are set in a2. Then, each time the general CPU 30a inputs an effect pattern designation command, the notice pattern designation command for designating the notice patterns Aa and Ab set in the storage areas a1 and a2 in the command setting process (FIG. 9) is sequentially set in the RAM 30c. And output.

  As a result, in the first symbol combination game (FIG. 10 (c)) and the second symbol combination game (FIG. 10 (d)), the jackpot notice is executed as described above. Thereafter, a combination of jackpots (for example, [777]) in the second symbol combination game is derived to the variable display H, and the jackpot is determined by inputting all symbol stop commands (FIG. 10 (f)). In this state, a continuous notice (two big hit notices) started from the first symbol combination game has been realized.

  Next, with reference to FIG. 11, a description will be given of a mode in which, when the notice pattern is not determined, the big hit notice is executed following the previous symbol combination game, and the continuous notice is executed. In addition, in the following description, the description which is the same as the aspect in which the continuous notice mentioned above is performed omits or simplifies the overlapping description.

  11A and 11B, the game ball is newly won during the symbol combination game of FIG. 11A (winning corresponding to lighting of the hold 2 lamp 25b shown in FIG. 11B). It is shown. At the time of winning the prize, whether or not to execute the jackpot notice is determined in the main side notice determination process, and whether or not the jackpot notice is executed in the sub side notice determination process. Further, notice patterns Ba and Bb are set in the storage areas b1 and b2 of the RAM 30c.

  Then, immediately before the start of the first symbol combination game (FIG. 11C), a process for starting the game is performed. When the general CPU 30a inputs an effect pattern designation command, the command setting process (FIG. 9) is performed. ). In the command setting process, the general CPU 30a sets “1” to the notice flag F because the notice pattern is stored in the storage area b. Then, the overall CPU 30a sets and outputs a notice pattern designation command for designating the notice pattern Ba to the RAM 30c. The overall CPU 30a also sets a notice pattern Ba in the storage area c of the RAM 30c. In the first symbol combination game (FIG. 11C), a big hit announcement based on the announcement pattern Ba (the announcement character Ka appears on the variable display H) is executed.

  When the game ball is newly won during the first symbol combination game (winning corresponding to the lighting of the hold 2 lamp 25b shown in FIG. 11D), the main CPU 26a performs main side notice determination processing at the time of winning. Do. When it is determined in the main-side notice determination process that the big hit notice can be executed, the overall CPU 30a inputs a notice command (instructing the number of stored storage “2”), and performs the sub-side notice determination process. At this time, in the sub-side notice determination process, the overall CPU 30a ends the sub-side notice determination process because the notice pattern Bb is already set in the storage area b. In FIG. 11 (d), when the main CPU 26a determines whether or not to execute the big hit notice in the main side notice determination process, a big hit combination is derived in the third symbol combination game, that is, the big hit effect is obtained. Will be done.

  Then, immediately before the start of the second symbol combination game (FIG. 11 (e)), processing for starting the game is performed, and when the general CPU 30a inputs an effect pattern designation command, the command setting processing is performed as described above. Execute. In the command setting process, the general CPU 30a sets “1” to the notice flag F because the notice pattern is stored in the storage area b. Then, the overall CPU 30a sets and outputs a notice pattern designation command for designating the notice pattern Bb in the RAM 30c. The overall CPU 30a sets a notice pattern Bb in the storage area c of the RAM 30c. In the second symbol combination game (FIG. 11C), a big hit announcement based on the notice pattern Bb (the notice characters Ka and Kb appear on the variable display H) is executed. After that, a combination of deviations (for example, [567]) is derived in the variable symbol H in the second symbol combination game, and the deviation is determined by the input of all symbol stop commands (FIG. 11 (f)). In the flow from FIG. 11A to FIG. 11F, the continuous notice (two big hit notices) started from the first symbol combination game has not been realized.

  Then, immediately before the start of the third symbol combination game (FIG. 11 (g)), processing for starting the game is performed, and the overall CPU 30a inputs an effect pattern designation command. At this time, since the main CPU 26a determines the big hit based on the big hit determination, the general CPU 30a receives an effect pattern designation command for designating an effect pattern for the big hit effect (in the present embodiment, any one of the effect patterns P1 and P2). input. Therefore, the overall CPU 30a determines the notice pattern because “1” is set in the notice flag F and the effect pattern for the big hit effect is designated by the effect pattern designation command. That is, the general CPU 30a executes the big hit announcement in the previous (second) symbol combination game in the state where the announcement pattern is not set in the storage area a or the storage area b of the RAM 30c, and this time (the third). Since the condition that the symbol combination game is a big hit effect is established, the notice pattern is determined. Specifically, since the notice pattern Bb is set in the storage area c of the RAM 30c, the general CPU 30a sets the notice pattern to be executed in the third symbol combination game to the same notice form as the notice pattern Bb. The pattern Bc is determined (FIG. 5). When the notice pattern Bc is determined, “0” is set to the notice flag F.

  Then, in the third symbol combination game (FIG. 11 (g)), after the second symbol combination game, after the start of the third symbol combination game, the big hit announcement based on the notice pattern Bc (in the variable display H) Notice character Ka, Kb, Kc appears). Thereafter, in the third symbol combination game, a jackpot combination (for example, [777]) is derived for the variable display H, and the jackpot is determined by inputting all symbol stop commands (FIG. 11 (h)). In this state, the continuous notice (resulting in three big hit notices) started from the first symbol combination game is realized.

Therefore, according to the present embodiment, the following effects can be obtained.
(1) If a jackpot notice is executed in the previous symbol combination game and this symbol combination game is a big hit effect, even if the notice pattern is not determined, the jackpot notice is continued. It was made to run also in this symbol combination game. Therefore, when the symbol combination game of this time is a big hit effect, even if the warning pattern is not determined, if the big hit warning is executed in the previous symbol combination game, the jackpot warning can be executed subsequently. . Therefore, immediately after the symbol combination game in which the jackpot notice is executed but eventually results in a loss, it is possible to prevent the symbol combination game from being executed without executing the jackpot notice and to execute the jackpot notice at an appropriate timing. Can be done.

  (2) Even when there are a plurality of notice modes (Class A and Class B in this embodiment), the notice pattern of the jackpot notice executed in the previous symbol combination game is stored in the RAM 30c. The category of the jackpot notice to be executed in this symbol combination game can be specified. In other words, the notice mode of the jackpot notice executed in the current symbol combination game and the notice mode of the jackpot notice executed in the previous symbol combination game can be made the same, and a plurality of consecutive symbol combination games are performed without a sense of incongruity. be able to.

  (3) Further, by performing the jackpot notice at an appropriate timing, the player does not feel uncomfortable with the game performance of the pachinko machine 10, and the entertainment can be improved. Therefore, it is possible to suppress the expectation for the big hit notice of the player from fading, and to improve the expectation of the big hit that the player holds due to the appearance of the big hit notice.

  (4) A condition for continuously executing the jackpot notice was added. Therefore, the jackpot notice can be continuously executed only in a specific case (when the next symbol combination game becomes a jackpot effect after the jackpot notice is executed in the present embodiment). Therefore, as in the conventional case, it is possible to create a continuous notice in which the big hit notice is realized and a continuous notice in which the big hit notice is not realized, and it is possible to improve the interest.

  (5) The main control board 26 compares the value of the big hit random number with the main determination value to determine whether or not the main side is acceptable, and the overall control board 30 also determines execution. For this reason, the main control board 26 determines whether or not the big hit notice (or continuous notice) can be executed in the case of the big hit. In other words, the main control board 26 does not determine whether or not the big hit notice (or continuous notice) can be executed in the event of a loss, so the processing is simplified and the big hit notice (or continuous notice is not imposed on the main control board 26). ) Can be executed.

  (6) The overall control board 30 makes an execution determination in response to an input of a hold designation command. The hold designation command is an existing control command output from the main control board 26, and the overall control board 30 makes an execution determination using the existing control command. Therefore, even when the overall control board 30 makes an execution determination, the main control board 26 having the same configuration as the conventional one can be employed without causing a design change in the main control board 26. Furthermore, since the main control board 26 does not need to output a dedicated control command for the overall control board 30 to perform execution determination, it is possible to suppress an excessive burden on the main control board 26.

  (7) The general control board 30 further determines whether or not to execute the jackpot notice when the notice command is input (execution determination), and executes the jackpot notice only when this determination result is affirmative. did. Therefore, even when the combination of jackpots eventually stops, cases with and without jackpot notice (continuous notice) can be created, and the interest can be further improved. In the execution determination, the overall control board 30 uses effect random numbers. Therefore, it is possible to randomly select the case with or without the jackpot notice (continuous notice).

  (8) The notice pattern of the jackpot notice to be executed in each symbol combination game corresponding to the number of executions of the jackpot notice is determined in advance and set in the storage area a or the storage area b of the RAM 30c. For this reason, it is possible to suppress the execution of the notice effect having a smaller number or a larger number than the determined number of executions of the jackpot notice.

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Next, a second embodiment in which the present invention is embodied in one type of pachinko gaming machine (hereinafter referred to as “pachinko machine”) will be described with reference to FIG. In the embodiments described below, the same configurations (same control contents) as those in the embodiments described above are denoted by the same reference numerals, and redundant description thereof is omitted or simplified.

  In the present embodiment, a condition for causing a big hit notice to be executed in the present symbol combination game is added to the present symbol combination game after the previous symbol combination game in a state where the notice pattern is not determined. Specifically, the processing of Step S60, Step S61, Step S62, Step S63, and Step S64 surrounded by a two-dot chain line in FIG. 12 is added.

Hereinafter, the process of steps S60 to S64 performed in the command setting process (FIG. 12) in the present embodiment will be described in detail.
If the determination result in step S47 is negative, the overall CPU 30a determines whether or not the effect pattern specified by the effect pattern specifying command is the effect pattern P3 (step S60). The effect pattern P3 is an effect pattern in which a reach effect (normal reach effect → super reach effect) developed in two stages is performed as described above. If the determination result of step S60 is affirmative (P3), the overall CPU 30a checks the notice pattern set in the storage area c of the RAM 30c (step S61). Then, the overall CPU 30a determines a notice pattern according to the notice pattern confirmed in Step S61 (Step S62, FIG. 5). The general CPU 30a that has determined the notice pattern sets the notice pattern designation command for designating the notice pattern in the RAM 30c so as to be output to the sub CPUs 27a to 29a of the control boards 27 to 29 (step S63). “1” is set (step S64), and the command setting process is terminated.

  As described above, the general CPU 30a executes the jackpot notice in the previous symbol combination game in a state in which the notice pattern is not determined, and the present symbol combination game becomes an outlier effect including a specific reach effect (step) S60-> S61-> S62-> S63), the notice pattern is determined. Then, the overall CPU 30a outputs a notice pattern designating command for designating the notice pattern to each of the sub CPUs 27a to 29a. As a result, following the previous symbol combination game (continuing), a big hit announcement is also executed in the current symbol combination game. The flow of the processing of the steps S60 → S61 → S62 → S63 is related to a case where a specific reach effect is performed in a symbol combination game that is executed immediately after a symbol combination game in which a jackpot notice is executed but results in losing. Even in the symbol combination game, it is a process of executing a big hit notice. In the present embodiment, the jackpot notice that is executed when step S60 is affirmed is lost without being realized, and therefore, a notice flag F is set to “1” in step S64. Therefore, when the effect pattern for the big hit effect is specified by the effect pattern specifying command for performing the next symbol combination game, as in the first embodiment, this time following the previous symbol combination game. The jackpot notice is also executed in the symbol combination game.

Therefore, according to this embodiment, in addition to the effects (1) to (8) of the first embodiment, the following effects can be obtained.
(9) When a jackpot notice is executed in the previous symbol combination game and an offense effect including a specific reach effect is performed in the current symbol combination game, even if the notice pattern is not determined Continuing from the previous game, this game is designed to run a jackpot notice in this symbol combination game. In this case, the executed jackpot notice is not realized, but when a reach effect (a reach effect that develops in two stages in this embodiment) that increases the expectation of the jackpot is performed, following the previous symbol combination game By executing the jackpot notice, it is possible to further increase the player's expectation for the jackpot.

  (10) Also, when a jackpot notice is executed subsequent to the previous symbol combination game when an off-stage effect including a specific reach effect is performed, the notice flag F is set to “ 1 ”was set. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the symbol combination game that is a big hit without being executed immediately after the symbol combination game that is a loss effect including a reach production that increases the expectation of the big hit. Therefore, the big hit announcement can be made at an appropriate timing.

In addition, you may change each said embodiment as follows.
In each of the above embodiments, the processes in steps S22 and S23 in the sub-side notice determination process (FIG. 8) may be omitted. In this case, when the general CPU 30a inputs a notice command, the general CPU 30a determines a notice pattern based on the notice command and sets it in the storage area a. In the second embodiment, the processes in steps S47 to S51 in the command setting process (FIG. 12) may be omitted.

  In each of the above embodiments, the notification device may be controlled by the general CPU 30a, and the general CPU 30a may function as the notification device control means. In addition, a notice command and a hold designation command may be input to each of the sub CPUs 27a to 29a, and the sub CPUs 27a to 29a may function as notice determination means, notice control means, and effect determination means. Further, the ROMs 27b to 29b may function as pattern storage means, and the RAMs 27c to 29c may function as content storage means and effect setting means. The functions of these means may be provided by the sub-control means constituted by the display control board 27, the lamp control board 28, the sound control board 29, and the overall control board 30. Further, when the sub CPUs 27a to 29a, the ROMs 27b to 29b, and the RAMs 27c to 29c function as the above-described means, the overall control board 30 may be omitted. In this case, the sub-control means is constituted by the control boards 27 to 29.

  In each of the above embodiments, the variable display H is a liquid crystal type, but the type of the variable display H may be arbitrarily changed. For example, a CRT (CRT) type, plasma display type, 7 segment LED type, dot matrix type, or mechanical type (drum type or belt type) may be used.

  In each of the above embodiments, the device (notice device) that performs the jackpot notice may be arbitrarily changed. For example, the winning notification means such as the number-of-holding balls display 25 may be combined with an apparatus for executing a big hit notice. When the jackpot notification is executed by the winning notification means, the notification format (for example, blinking, lighting in a different color) different from the notification mode of the reserved memory number (winning notification) (lighted in the embodiment) It is possible to differentiate winning notifications. In addition, the variable display H, the game board lamp 17 and the speaker 18 may execute the big hit notice alone. In addition, a lamp, a display, etc. dedicated to jackpot notice may be provided.

  In each of the above embodiments, the range of numerical values that can be taken by various random numbers such as jackpot random numbers, production random numbers, and various determination values (big hit determination value, main determination value, sub determination value, execution determination value) may be arbitrarily changed. good. For example, the main determination value may be “7” only or “7,919”. That is, the set number may be arbitrarily changed on condition that the main determination value is set to the same value as the big hit determination value. Further, the set number of sub determination values may be increased, for example, “11, 150, 200”. By changing the set number of sub-judgment values, it is possible to change the appearance ratio of continuous notices executed based on the execution judgment. In addition, the upper limit value of the reserved storage number may be arbitrarily changed, or the upper limit value may not be set.

In each embodiment, the number of effect patterns stored in the ROM 26b of the main control board 26 may be arbitrarily changed.
In each of the above embodiments, the notice patterns Aa to Ad and Ba to Bd are configured so that there are two kinds of notice modes, but the notice patterns are configured to be classified into three kinds and four kinds of notice modes. You may do it.

  In each of the above embodiments, a common hold designation command is used, but the hold designation command output in the hold memory number process (FIG. 6) and the hold designation command output at the start of the symbol combination game are separated. Also good. Then, the overall CPU 30a performs execution determination based on the hold designation command output in the hold memory number process.

  In each of the embodiments described above, the main CPU 26a performs the big hit determination and the main side availability determination using the big hit random number, but the main side availability determination using the notice determination random number (determination random number) different from the big hit random number. You can go. The notice determination random number is a random number that is sequentially updated (that is, updated synchronously) at predetermined intervals so that the same value can be obtained within the same numerical range as the big hit random number. The main CPU 26a reads out the jackpot random number and the notice determination random number from the RAM 26c upon detection of winning.

  In each of the above-described embodiments, a counting unit (for example, the overall CPU 30a) that counts the number of times that the jackpot notice is executed may be provided. Then, when the predetermined condition is satisfied, the general CPU 30a may determine the notice pattern according to the number of times and the notice pattern stored in the storage area c. With this configuration, the number of jackpot notices executed in the current symbol combination game can be grasped based on the number of times the jackpot notice is executed, and the number of jackpot notices executed in the previous symbol combination game can be grasped. The notice pattern of the jackpot notice to be executed in the present symbol combination game can be determined from the notice pattern. Therefore, when the jackpot notice is continuously executed, the effect contents of the jackpot notice executed in the previous symbol combination game can be associated with the effect contents of the jackpot notice executed in the current symbol combination game. Therefore, even when a large number of big hit announcements are continued, the continuity can be recognized by the player, and an effect without a sense of incongruity can be provided.

Next, a technical idea that can be grasped from the embodiment and another example will be added below.
(A) A notice effect pattern storage means for storing a plurality of notice effect patterns with different contents of the notice effect is provided, and the notice determination means is executed with the number of game effects corresponding to the number of stored start-up balls. The notice effect pattern of each notice effect to be determined is determined in advance, each notice effect pattern thus determined is associated with each game effect and set in the effect setting means, and the notice control means is set each time the game effect is performed. , it intends row control to execute the prediction effect based on the informational display pattern associated with the game effects.

(B) further comprising a counting means for counting the number of times the notice effect is executed, and the notice control means is positive in the determination result of the effect determination means when the notice effect pattern is not determined; When the content contents of the notice effect produced by the previous game effect are stored in the content storage means, control for executing the notice effect according to the number of times counted by the counting means and the content stored in the content storage means is performed. It intends line.

The front view which shows the machine surface side of a pachinko machine. The front view which shows a variable indicator. The block diagram which shows the control structure of a pachinko gaming machine. (A) is explanatory drawing which shows A classification table L1, (b) is explanatory drawing which shows B classification table L2. Explanatory drawing explaining the correlation of the notice pattern in the last symbol combination game and this symbol combination game. The flowchart which shows a pending | holding memory number process. The flowchart which shows the main side notice determination processing. The flowchart which shows sub side notice determination processing. The flowchart which shows a command setting process. (A)-(f) is a schematic diagram which shows the aspect in which a jackpot notice (continuous notice) is performed. (A)-(h) is a schematic diagram which shows the aspect by which a jackpot notice (continuous notice) is performed continuously. The flowchart which shows another example of a command setting process.

Explanation of symbols

  Aa to Ad, Ba to Bd ... notice pattern (notice effect pattern), P1 to P5 ... effect pattern, SE1 ... start prize opening sensor (winning detection means), 23 ... start prize opening (winning detection means), 26a ... main CPU (Pattern determining means), 26c ... RAM (reserved ball number storage means), 30a ... overall CPU (notice determining means, effect determining means, notice control means), 30b ... ROM (notice effect pattern storing means), 30c ... RAM ( Content storage means, production setting means).

Claims (3)

Reservation ball number storage means capable of storing the number of memory of the start hold ball triggered by the winning detection of the game ball by the winning detection means,
Pattern determining means for determining an effect pattern that can specify at least the content of the effect of the game effect;
It is determined whether or not a notice effect is to be executed in the game effect, and if the determination result is affirmative, a notice for determining a notice effect pattern that can specify the contents of the effect of the notice effect based on the stored number of the start-pending balls A determination means;
When the notice effect is executed in the game effect, content storage means for storing the effect content of the executed notice effect;
Effect determining means for determining whether or not the effect content of the game effect based on the effect pattern determined by the pattern determining means is a specific effect content;
A notice control means for performing control to execute the notice effect,
The notice determining unit is configured to execute a notice effect pattern of the notice effect to be executed in each game effect for the number of times corresponding to the number of memories based on the stored number of the starting and holding balls when it is determined to execute the notice effect. Each time the game effect accompanying the notice effect is executed, the effect content of the notice effect is determined to change stepwise,
In the case where the notice effect pattern is determined by the notice determination means, the notice control means provides a notice effect in each game effect corresponding to the number of stored start-up balls according to the notice effect pattern. If the notice effect pattern is not determined, the determination result of the effect determination means is affirmative and the contents of the effect of the notice effect executed in the previous game effect in the content storage means when There stored, the previous game announcement attraction in accordance with the stored contents based on the announcement attraction pattern of effect contents to continue the effect contents of the informational display which is executed by game effects of the previous said content storage means line U遊 technique machine control to be executed by continuing to produce. Main control means for controlling the entire gaming machine, and sub-control means capable of executing various controls based on control signals output from the main control means,
The main control means includes
While having the reserved ball number storage means and the pattern determination means,
Random number reading means for reading the value of the random number for determination when the winning detection of the game ball in the winning detection means is triggered, random number storage means for sequentially storing the value of the random number for determination read by the random number reading means in the storage means, The winning detection means counts the memory number of the starting and holding balls of the game sphere detected by winning, and stores in the holding ball number storage means, and a holding signal indicating the memory number based on the counting result of the counting means A hold signal output means for outputting to the sub-control means, and a value of the determination random number stored in the storage means and a preset jackpot determination value immediately before the start of the game effect based on the winning detection. The game effect is determined based on whether the value of the determination random number read by the random number reading means at the time of winning is detected is a value indicating a big hit. The main-side notice further determines whether or not to execute the notice effect based on the stored number of the start-pending balls at that time if the result of the decision is affirmative Based on the determination result of the determination means and the determination result of the main-side notice determination means, and has a notice signal output means for outputting a notice signal indicating the number of executions of the notice effect to the sub-control means,
The sub-control means includes
The notice determination means, the content storage means, the effect determination means, and the notice control means,
The notice determining means determines whether or not to execute the notice effect in the game effect triggered by the input of the hold signal. When the determination result is affirmative, the notice effect is determined based on the hold signal. Sub-side notice determining means for further determining the number of executions to be executed, and notice effect pattern determining means for determining a notice effect pattern capable of specifying the contents of the notice effect.
In the case where the notice effect is executed by the main notice determination unit determining that the notice effect is to be executed, the storage of the start holding ball corresponding to the number of executions determined by the main notice determination unit. The notice effect pattern determining means determines the notice effect pattern based on the number, and the notice control means causes the notice effect to be executed with each game effect corresponding to the number of executions according to the decided notice effect pattern. In the case where the sub-preliminary notice determining unit performs control and performs the preliminary notice effect by determining that the sub-preliminary notice determining unit executes the preliminary notice effect, the start corresponding to the number of executions determined by the sub-side notice determining unit The notice effect pattern determining means determines the notice effect pattern based on the number of stored balls, and the determined notice effect pattern Accordingly gaming machine of claim 1, wherein the advance notice control unit performs control to execute the prediction effect in each game effects of number of times corresponding to the number of executions.   The specific production contents include the production contents of the jackpot production that is developed so as to be finally stopped with the combination of jackpots, and the specific reach production, and the failure that is developed so as to be finally stopped with the combination of deviations. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the gaming machine is at least one of the production contents of the production.

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