JP4529044B2 - Game machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to gaming machines such as pachinko gaming machines (generally also referred to as “pachinko machines”) and revolving type gaming machines (generally also referred to as “pachislot machines”), and in particular, lottery using display means. The present invention relates to a gaming machine that causes an effect display to be performed.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there is known a gaming machine that includes a display means on a game board and displays a symbol string composed of decorative symbols such as numbers and symbols. In this type of gaming machine, when the game situation satisfies a predetermined condition, the symbol sequence is changed on the display means, and the change is stopped at a predetermined stop symbol based on the lottery result. In addition, there is a gaming machine in which a character or the like appears on the display means to perform a special effect before the change in the symbol sequence stops. In other words, a special performance is executed with a predetermined probability as a notice display to an advantageous gaming state (for example, a big hit), so that the expectation obtained for each change is sharpened and the expectation for the lottery is enhanced. It is what.

Furthermore, as one aspect of the special effects, there is an aspect that includes an effect aspect (hereinafter, referred to as “step effect”) in which a plurality of images can be developed and displayed in stages according to a predetermined order. This is an effect composed of a plurality of steps, and it is suggested that the more the number of steps developed and displayed in stages, the higher the possibility that an advantageous gaming state will occur, that is, the higher the expected value.
JP2004-222922

  However, in the above gaming machine, although the expectation can be sharpened by special effects, this effect display is made in the form of unilateral notice from the game machine to the player, so the effect display is When it was not derived at all, it was inevitably recognized that “there is no possibility of an advantageous gaming state” and the expectation disappeared on the spot. In other words, it is recognized that changes in the symbol sequence without notice cannot be expected, and enjoys the subsequent variations when it is recognized that no special effects can be derived even during the variation in the symbol sequence. I couldn't do it. By the way, in order to reduce the frequency of the disappearance of expectation, it is possible to frequently display special effects, but according to this, since the effects are frequently displayed even when they are off, the special effects themselves There is a risk that interest in the production will decline.

  Therefore, in view of the above situation, an object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine that prevents as much as possible a decrease in the interest of a game due to loss of expectation even when a special effect is not derived.

Configuration 1: “A gaming state detection unit for detecting a gaming state, a lottery unit for performing lottery based on the gaming state detected by the gaming state detection unit, and a lottery by the lottery unit to obtain a predetermined lottery result when in the steps and favorable gaming state generating means for generating a favorable advantageous gaming state to the player, and a display means for presentation with the game are displayed by sequentially displaying the Oite plurality of step images on said display means comprising a row cormorant steps Starring detecting means a step effect which changes are applied, and the player-operable operating means, and a operating condition determining means for determining the operational status of the operation means, said step notice directing means, when the step image is displayed in the display unit, as operation to the operating means is received multiple times by the operation state determining means Operation allowable control means Gosuru, and the operating tolerance control means as long as the situation in which a step change in the display unit even though there during the period being controlled has not yet been granted by the relative said operating means Each time an operation is accepted, the specific step lottery regarding whether to newly display a next step image different from the current step image displayed on the display means among the plurality of step images can be repeatedly performed a plurality of times. The current step displayed on the display unit among the plurality of step images when it is determined that the next step image is newly displayed in the lottery execution unit and the specific step lottery performed by the same lottery execution unit. By displaying a new next step image different from the image, a step-by-step change is newly made on the display means. Display change applying means to be applied to, and for the particular step lottery may be repeated by the same lottery Kugyo means, rather when a predetermined lottery result is obtained in the lottery by the lottery unit, the result is By increasing the probability that it is determined that the next step image is to be newly displayed than when it is not obtained, the step change providing unit is provided with respect to the operation unit required until a stepwise change is newly provided. By having an operation amount effect executing means for varying the average operation amount according to whether or not a predetermined lottery result is obtained in the lottery by the lottery means, in the step effect, the lottery means The number of steps in which a high degree of expectation, which is the probability that a predetermined lottery result has been obtained, is given stepwise changes by the display means In addition to the operation step effect execution unit, the operation step effect unit can be indicated by an operation amount with respect to the operation unit required until a next step image different from the current step image is newly displayed. Is characterized in that, when a stepwise change is newly given to the display means by the step change giving means, the probability of judging that the next step image is newly displayed can be made different .
Configuration 2: The configuration 1 is characterized in that “the lottery means acquires a random number based on the gaming state detected by the gaming state detection means and performs a lottery based on the acquired random number ”. To do.
Configuration 3: The configuration 1 or 2 is characterized in that “the step effect is a step change given to the movement of the specific character”.

Here, examples of the “display unit” include a liquid crystal display device, an EL display device, a plasma display device, a CRT, and the like. The “game state detecting means” is for detecting a game state that changes according to the player's operation. For example, in a gaming machine using a game ball as a game medium, Examples include a switch for detecting a winning state, a counting means for counting the number of game balls that enter the winning opening, and a recognition means for recognizing a lottery result based on winning. In addition, the "operation means", mention may be made of a button type of switch push if example example.

  The “advantageous game state” means a state that is more advantageous to the player than the normal game state, and various states can be exemplified as follows.

(1) In gaming machines such as pachinko machines, a large number of gaming balls are opened and closed by repeatedly opening and closing a predetermined number of times, or continuously opening for a predetermined time or until a predetermined number of gaming balls are won. A state where it is easy to win a winning opening (so-called “big hit state”).

(2) In a gaming machine such as a pachinko machine, a state in which the probability of occurrence of a big hit state is higher than usual, a so-called “probability fluctuation state”.

(3) In a gaming machine such as a pachinko machine, a lottery entrance device for performing a lottery to determine whether or not a big hit state is generated by winning or passing a game ball is set to a state in which a game ball is easier to enter than usual. The state where the lottery lottery is performed more frequently than usual, the so-called “time reduction state”.

(4) In a gaming machine such as a slot machine, a state in which the drum is easily stopped by a pattern for paying out a medal as a game medium during a predetermined game, a so-called “bonus game state”.

(5) In a gaming machine such as a slot machine, a state in which the probability of occurrence of a bonus game state is higher than usual, so-called “probability variation state”.

In the configuration 1, the high degree of expectation according to the result of the lottery by the lottery means can be reflected as the number of steps to which a change is given in the step effect, while the determination by the operation status determining means is performed. Depending on the operation status of the operating means, the high degree of expectation is not reflected as the number of steps, and a step effect is made with a smaller number of steps. Furthermore, each time the operating means is operated, it is determined whether or not a new stepwise change is to be given to the display means. As a result, when it is determined that the new giving is made, a specific step image is derived. Since the next step image is newly derived at that time even if it is in the middle, it is possible to derive the next step image with relatively few operations when the expected value for the advantageous gaming state is high On the other hand, when the expected value for the advantageous gaming state is low, the number of operations until the next step image is derived increases. In other words, the player can estimate the expected value based on the number of operations until the next step image is derived, and the game can be greatly enhanced by the gameability that has not existed before. Even when the expected value is low, it is possible to derive the next step image by a plurality of operations, so that a satisfaction can be given to the operation and a step effect can be enjoyed.

Note that whether or not the next step image is displayed is based on the player's operation. Therefore, even if the next step image is not displayed on the display means, It is possible to interpret the direction that is more convenient for the player as “the play mode is not induced and there is a possibility that an advantageous gaming state will occur”. That is, even when the next step image is not displayed, it is possible to reduce a decrease in expectation and entertain the lottery until the lottery result is displayed.

Means 1: “Display means for displaying effects associated with the game, effect mode storage means for storing the effect modes, gaming state detection means for detecting the gaming state, and the gaming state detected by the gaming state detection means The winning determination random number is extracted from the random counter based on the random counter and the winning determination means for determining whether or not to win based on the corresponding selection determining random number, and the winning hour derivation rate indicating the derivation rate of the effect mode in the case of winning And a derivation rate storage means for storing a derivation rate at the time of outage indicating the derivation rate of the effect mode in the case of losing, and an advantageous game advantageous to the player when it is determined to be a hit by the success / failure determination means An advantageous game state generating means for generating a state, an effect request instructing means for instructing a display request for an effect mode by a player's operation, and until the effect mode is derived on the display means, A random number extracting means for detecting whether or not the presentation request instructing means has been operated within a predetermined period and extracting a derivation display random number from a random counter each time the presentation request instructing means is operated; When it is determined that it is a win, the effect mode is displayed based on the random number for derivation display extracted by the random number extraction means and the winning hour derivation rate stored in the derivation rate storage means. On the other hand, if it is determined that the result is determined to be out by the validity determination unit, the derived display random number extracted by the random number extraction unit and the outage stored in the derivation rate storage unit When the display presence / absence determining means for determining whether or not to display the effect mode is determined based on the time derivation rate, and the display presence / absence determining unit determines to display the effect mode. Ri, and effect display control means for deriving in a predetermined derivation mode the representation embodiment from the presentation mode memory means reading said display means
It is characterized by comprising ”.
Means 2: The configuration of means 1 is characterized in that “the effect mode storage means stores a plurality of effect modes, and the derivation rate is stored differently for each effect mode”.

  According to the configuration of the means 2, since the derivation rate is set for each production mode, the easiness of derivation in each production mode can be changed by making these derivation rates different from each other. According to this, the frequency | count of operation until each production | generation aspect is induced changes, and the interest which induces a production | presentation aspect increases.

  Means 3: In the configuration of Means 2, “The plurality of effect modes include a step effect comprising a plurality of steps capable of developing and displaying a plurality of images stepwise in a predetermined order. When the step effect is selected as the effect mode, the extracting means performs a process of “detecting whether or not the effect request instructing means has been operated until the image is derived on the display means” as the step unit. It is characterized by being executed by.

  According to the configuration of the means 3, when a step effect is selected as the effect mode, a plurality of images can be developed and displayed in stages according to a predetermined order. In the step effect, the time from the first step to the last step is divided in time series, and different images are defined for each step.

  In particular, the random number extraction means of means 3 detects whether or not there is an operation of the effect request instruction means for each step effect for such a step effect, and if there is an operation, the derivation display random number is detected. Extract. In this way, for step effects, the presence / absence of operation of the effect request instructing means is detected for each step, and the image (effect mode) can be derived in units of steps. The expected number of operations is estimated by comprehensively determining the number of operations in step 1, that is, the number of operations until each image is derived. Therefore, the estimation of the expected value in the step effect becomes complicated, and the user concentrates on grasping the expected value. Further, even when the expected value is relatively low, it is possible to visually recognize an image that develops in stages by repeating the operation for each step. An operation and a plurality of images derived by the operation can be enjoyed. In addition, since it is difficult to estimate the expected value clearly, even if the expected value is low, it is possible to interpret the expected value in a way that is convenient for the player. In other words, the expectation is less lost and the lottery can be enjoyed until the lottery result is displayed.

  Means 4: In the configuration of means 3, “a display request invalidating means for invalidating a display request for a subsequent step when an operation of the effect request instructing means is not detected for a predetermined step in the step effect is further provided. It is characterized by having.

  According to the configuration of the means 4, the display request invalidating means is provided, and in the step effect, when the operation of the effect request instructing means for the predetermined step (excluding the last step) is not detected, the display for the subsequent steps is performed. Disable the request. For example, when it is not required to display the effect mode for the first step, even if it is requested for the subsequent step, it is invalidated and the image at each step is not derived on the display means. . When this process is performed, any one of the random number extraction means, the display presence / absence determination means, and the effect display control means may be prohibited. By providing the display request invalidating means in this way, it is possible to prevent the effect display from being started from the middle or last step image among a plurality of images that can be developed and displayed in stages. In other words, since the display order of images, that is, the order of steps is always uniform, the contents of the effects in the step effect can be made known, and as a result, the relationship between the number of operations until the image is derived and the expected value In addition, the relationship between the content of the displayed image and the expected value can be easily recognized.

  Means 5: In the constitution of means 3 or means 4, “if the effect request instruction means is operated a plurality of times for a predetermined step, the image of the step is not derived to the display means. It further comprises image derivation prohibiting means for prohibiting image derivation for subsequent steps.

  According to the configuration of the means 5, the image derivation prohibiting means is provided. For example, even if the presentation request instructing means is operated a plurality of times for the first step, the image of the first step cannot be derived. In other words, if it is determined not to display an image for any operation, derivation of the image in the second step and thereafter is prohibited. When this process is performed, any one of the random number extraction means, the display presence / absence determination means, and the effect display control means may be prohibited. If the image derivation prohibiting means is provided as described above, the display order of the images is always uniform as in the operation of the means 4, and the contents of the effect in the step effect can be made known.

  Means 6: In any one of the constitutions of means 4 to 5, “the image of each step in the step effect is composed of a series of images consistent in purpose”.

  Here, "a series of images with a consistent purpose" means that the gist that each image says is a continuation from the beginning to the end. Specifically, it is expanded and displayed step by step. In each step, the contents of the presentation such as “gradually reduce the rock”, “inflate the balloon little by little”, “climb the mountain gradually”, or “the number of characters gradually increase” may be exemplified. it can.

  According to the configuration of the means 6, the step effect is made up of a series of images having a consistent purpose, so that the division of each step is not clear. In other words, even if the operation of the production request instruction means is repeated, all the operations are in line with the consistent purpose, so that the feeling of repeatedly performing the same operation is reduced, and it is possible to perform the operation in a concentrated manner. . In addition, since the intent is consistent, even a player who does not know the details of the effect in the step effect can easily grasp the progress of the step and enjoy the development display in the step effect. it can.

  Means 7: The structure of any one of means 4 to means 5 is characterized in that “the image of each step in the step effect is composed of individual characters that are not continuous with each other”.

  According to the configuration of the means 7, each of the images in each step includes a character, but since these characters constitute individual images that are not continuous with each other, each image is clearly defined. It becomes possible to distinguish, and as a result, it is possible to easily grasp which step the image derived by the display means is associated with. Also, even if the time until the image is displayed in each step, that is, the time to finish the step in the previous stage is irregular, there is no unnaturalness and the effect with the story is interrupted. It is not a production that invites such a decline in interest.

  Means 8: In any one configuration of means 1 to means 7, “further decorative symbol variation control means for varying a plurality of decorative symbol sequences and sequentially stopping at a predetermined symbol according to a lottery result, Display control means, the effect display by the effect mode, "the combination of the decorative symbol sequence that has already stopped in the stage before the last stop symbol that is stopped last among the plurality of decorative symbol sequences, It is characterized by being “executable at a stage before becoming a state satisfying a specific combination of decorative symbols” (so-called “reach state”).

  According to the configuration of the means 8, the decorative symbol sequence is sequentially stopped at a predetermined stop symbol based on the lottery result. On the other hand, in the stage before entering the “reach state”, the effect display by the effect mode is possible. For this reason, the player comes to enjoy the lottery while associating the number of operations until the effect mode is displayed with the variation of the decorative symbol sequence. In addition, it is recognized that the possibility of entering the advantageous gaming state has increased due to the fact that the presentation mode can be displayed with a small number of operations, and the possibility of entering the advantageous gaming state further increases due to the subsequent occurrence of the “reach state” I will recognize that. That is, it is possible to enjoy a game while gradually increasing the expectation for the advantageous gaming state.

  By the way, in the production mode that can be executed in the stage before the reach state is generated in this way, the production is generally not started at this stage since it is started immediately after the start of the variation of the decorative symbol sequence. If the expectation disappears by this, the change in the symbol sequence continued thereafter becomes anaerobic, and the period during which the production cannot be enjoyed will continue for a relatively long time. In particular, when the change is in the initial stage, the timing when the effect is displayed can be easily grasped with reference to the start point of the change, so it is relatively easy to recognize whether the effect is displayed. . That is, the player's consciousness tends to concentrate on the presence / absence of the performance, and when the expectation disappears, the interest of the game is greatly reduced. However, according to the present invention, as described above, even when the effect mode is not displayed, the expectation is not lost, and at least the interest can be maintained until the presence or absence of the reach state becomes clear. That is, when the present invention is applied to the gaming machine having the configuration of the means 8, an extremely large effect is achieved.

Means 9: “Game state detecting means for detecting a game state;
A special symbol display for displaying special symbols;
Jackpot determination random number extraction means for extracting a jackpot determination random number from a random counter based on the gaming state detected by the gaming state detection means;
A jackpot symbol random number extracting means for extracting a jackpot symbol random number from a random counter based on the gaming state detected by the gaming state detector;
Based on the jackpot determination random number and the jackpot design random number, a random time extracting means for variable time extracting a random number for variation from a random counter,
A jackpot determination table showing the relationship between the extracted jackpot determination random number and the success or failure of the jackpot,
A jackpot symbol table showing the relationship between the extracted random number for the jackpot symbol and the variation stop symbol that is fluctuated and stopped as a lottery result in the special symbol indicator,
A variable table for variable time per hit indicating the relationship between the random number for fluctuation extracted and the fluctuation time of the special symbol in the special symbol display, which is used when the lottery result is a big hit;
A variable time variable time table used when the lottery result is out, showing the relationship between the random number for fluctuation extracted and the fluctuation time of the special symbol in the special symbol display,
When the jackpot determination random number is extracted, the hit determination means for determining whether or not the jackpot is determined from the jackpot determination random number and the jackpot determination table;
When the jackpot symbol random number is extracted, stop symbol determining means for determining a variable stop symbol in the special symbol indicator from the jackpot symbol random number and the jackpot symbol table,
When the random number for fluctuation is extracted and determined to be a big hit by the success / failure determination means, the fluctuation time of the special symbol is determined from the random number for fluctuation and the variable table for variable time at hitting time, When the variation random number is extracted and determined to be out of place by the success / failure determination means, the variation for determining the variation time of the special symbol from the variation random number and the variation time variation time table Time determination means,
The special symbol display starts the special symbol variation, and after the lapse of the variation time determined by the variation time determination unit, the special symbol is variably stopped by the variation stop symbol determined by the stop symbol determination unit Design variation control means,
Advantageous game state generating means for generating an advantageous game state advantageous to the player after the special symbol variation stop when the winning / decision determining means is determined to be a big hit,
And a main control means having a command transmission means for transmitting a control command including at least a success / failure command relating to the presence / absence of a big hit and a variation display command corresponding to the variation mode (time) of the special symbol at the start of variation of the special symbol. ,
An effect display means for displaying an effect associated with the game;
Effect request instruction means for instructing a display request for an effect mode by a player's operation;
A relationship between the derivation rate of the image for each step and the variation display command of a step effect that can be used in the case of the big win and can develop and display a plurality of images in stages according to a predetermined order. Hit time derivation rate setting table,
Outlier derivation rate setting table, which is used in the case of the detachment and indicates the relationship between the derivation rate of the image for each step of the step effect and the variation display command,
It is detected whether or not the effect request instruction means is operated within a predetermined period until the image is derived to the effect display means, and the operation of the effect request instruction means is performed each time the effect request instruction means is operated. Display random number extraction means for extracting a derived display random number from a random counter based on
When the control command is transmitted from the command transmission means of the main control means, the control command is received, and if the success / failure command included in the control command indicates a big hit, the received variable display The derivation display extracted by the display random number extraction means so that the derivation rate of the image corresponding to the command is determined for each step from the hit hour derivation rate setting table and displayed at the determined derivation rate On the other hand, it is determined whether or not to display based on the random number for use. On the other hand, if the correct / incorrect command included in the control command indicates a failure, the derivation rate of the image corresponding to the received variable display command is determined. The display random number extraction means determines the value for each step from the outlier derivation rate setting table and displays the determined derivation rate. Based on the derived display random number extracted Te, the display state determination means for determining whether or not to display,
And a sub-control means having an effect display control means for deriving the image to the effect display means in a predetermined derivation mode only when the display presence / absence deciding means decides to display the image. The derivation rate of the image in the hit time derivation rate setting table is set higher than the derivation rate in the outlier derivation rate setting table. ''
It is characterized by that.

  According to the configuration of the means 9, the main control means extracts at least two kinds of random numbers, that is, a big hit determination random number and a big hit symbol random number from the random counter based on the gaming state detected by the gaming state detection means. Further, a random number for variation is extracted based on these random numbers. Thereafter, whether or not the jackpot is determined is determined from the jackpot determination random number and the jackpot determination table. Further, the fluctuation stop symbol in the special symbol indicator is determined from the jackpot symbol random number and the jackpot symbol table. Furthermore, when it is determined that it is a big hit, the variation time of the special symbol is determined from the random number for variation and the variable table for variation time at the time of hit, while when it is determined that it is out of place, The variation time of the special symbol is determined from the variation random number and the deviation variation time variable table. Then, the special symbol display starts the variation of the special symbol, and after the variation time determined using the variation time variable table has elapsed, the variation is stopped with the variation stop symbol determined using the jackpot symbol table. If it is further determined that the game is a big hit, an advantageous gaming state (that is, a big hit state) that is advantageous to the player is generated after the special symbol fluctuation stop.

  By the way, the main control means transmits a control command including at least a success / failure command regarding the presence / absence of jackpot and a change display command corresponding to a change mode (time) of the special symbol at the start of the change of the special symbol.

  On the other hand, the sub-control means stores a hit derivation rate setting table used in the case of big hit and an outlier derivation rate setting table used in the case of losing, and the image of the image in the hit derivation rate setting table is stored. The derivation rate is set higher than the derivation rate in the outlier derivation rate setting table. The sub-control means receives the control command from the main control means, and if the success / failure command included in the control command indicates a big hit, the sub-control means determines the derivation rate of the image corresponding to the received variable display command. On the other hand, when the determination is made for each step from the time derivation rate setting table, and the success / failure command indicates a failure, the derivation rate of the image corresponding to the received variation display command is Decide for each step. Then, it is determined whether or not to display based on the derivation display random number extracted every time the effect request instructing means is operated so as to be displayed at the determined derivation rate. Only when it is determined to display the image, the image is derived to the effect display means. In this way, the derivation rate of the image for each step of the step effect is preset as a table, and each derivation rate is used to determine an image (step to be produced) that is induced from the step effect. All the selected images are derived to the effect control means. In other words, the effect mode is determined by one lottery using the derivation display random number, and whether or not the effect mode (step effect) is displayed is determined. As a result, the processing flow can be simplified. In addition, since the derivation rate in the winning hour derivation rate setting table is set to be higher than the derivation rate in the outlier derivation rate setting table, the case of big hit is earlier than the case of losing That is, an image can be derived with a relatively small number of operations.

  Means 10: In any one of the means 1 to 9, the gaming machine is a pachinko gaming machine. A pachinko game machine is a game area that launches a game ball from a launching device in response to the operation of an operation handle and incorporates a number of obstacle nails, a center accessory, a start opening, a prize winning opening, and display means. In addition to guiding the game balls, a predetermined number of game balls are paid out as prize balls in accordance with winnings at the start opening and the grand prize opening. In addition, the special symbol display unit detects the winning state at the starting port, which is detected by a ball entering state detecting unit (that is, a gaming state detecting unit) that detects the entering state at the starting port. The change of the symbol is stopped based on the result of lottery performed automatically. In addition, during the variation of the special symbol, there may be provided an effect display means for variably displaying a decorative symbol string composed of a plurality of decorative symbols and causing a character or the like to appear at a predetermined timing.

  According to the means 10, in the pachinko gaming machine, any of the operational effects from means 1 to means 9 can be achieved.

  Means 11: In any one of the means 1 to 9, the gaming machine is a slot machine with a stop operation function. A slot machine with a stop operation function uses a medal as a game medium, and after a medal is inserted, a symbol string composed of a plurality of symbols is variably displayed according to the operation of a start operation means (for example, an operation lever), and thereafter Then, the fluctuation of the symbol sequence is stopped in accordance with the operation of the stop operating means (for example, the stop button). If the stop operating means is not operated even after a predetermined time has elapsed, the change in the symbol sequence may be stopped when the predetermined time has elapsed. Then, when the combination of symbols at the time when the variation of the symbol row is stopped satisfies a specific condition, a medal is paid out as a special advantageous state advantageous to the player.

  According to the means 11, any one of the effects from means 1 to means 9 can be achieved in the slot machine with the stop operation function.

  Means 12: In any one of the means 1 to 9, the gaming machine is a gaming machine formed by fusing a pachinko gaming machine and a slot machine with a stop operation function. Here, “a gaming machine that is a combination of a pachinko gaming machine and a slot machine with a stop operation function” means that a plurality of (for example, five) gaming balls are thrown in as a unit, and then a starting operation means (for example, In accordance with the operation of the operation lever), a symbol string composed of a plurality of symbols is variably displayed, and thereafter, the symbol string fluctuation is stopped in accordance with an operation of a stop operation means (for example, a stop button). If the stop operating means is not operated even after a predetermined time has elapsed, the change in the symbol sequence may be stopped when the predetermined time has elapsed. Then, when the combination of symbols at the time of stopping the variation of the symbol sequence satisfies a specific condition, the game ball is paid out as a special advantageous state advantageous to the player.

  According to the means 12, in the gaming machine formed by fusing the pachinko gaming machine and the slot machine with the stop operation function, any one of the effects of means 1 to means 9 can be achieved.

  As described above, in the gaming machine of the present invention, the expected value can be estimated based on the number of operations until the production mode is derived. In addition, since the production mode can be triggered by the player's operation, the player can enjoy the lottery until the loss of expectation is reduced and the lottery result is displayed even when the production mode is not displayed. Can do.

Hereinafter, a pachinko gaming machine (hereinafter simply referred to as a “pachinko machine”) according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
[Overall Configuration of Pachinko Machine] A description will be given based on FIG.
FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a state in which a main body frame is opened on one side of an outer frame of a pachinko machine and a front frame is opened on one side of the main body frame. Note that FIG. 1 shows a view in which the decorative member in the game area is omitted.
The pachinko machine 1 includes an outer frame 2, a main body frame 3, a front frame 4, a game board 5, and the like. The outer frame 2 is formed into a vertically long rectangular frame shape by upper, lower, left, and right wooden frame members, and has a lower receiving plate 6 that receives the lower surface of the main body frame 3 at the front lower portion of the outer frame 2. On one side of the front surface of the outer frame 2, the main body frame 3 is attached by a hinge mechanism 7 so as to be opened and closed forward. The outer frame 2 may be formed of a light metal such as resin or aluminum.

[Configuration of Main Body Frame] A description will be given based on FIGS. 2 and 4.
2 is a front view showing the entire front side of the pachinko machine 1, and FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing the main body frame 3 and the game board 5 of the pachinko machine 1 separated obliquely from the upper right front.
The main body frame 3 is configured by integrally molding the front frame body 11, the game board mounting frame 12, and the mechanism mounting body 13 with a synthetic resin material. The front frame body 11 of the main body frame 3 is formed in a rectangular frame shape having a size corresponding to the outer shape excluding the support plate 6 on the front side of the outer frame 2 (see FIG. 1). A main body frame side hinge device 15 is fixed to the upper and lower portions on one side of the front frame body 11, and a hinge pin and a hinge are connected to the outer frame side hinge device 14 fixed to the upper and lower portions on one side of the outer frame 2. It is mounted so that it can be opened and closed by a hole. That is, the hinge mechanism 7 is configured by the outer frame side hinge tool 14, the main body frame side hinge tool 15, the hinge pin, and the hinge hole.

  On the front side of the front frame body 11, a speaker box portion 16 is integrally formed in the front lower left area of the front frame body 11 positioned below the game board mounting frame 12, and is formed in the front opening portion of the speaker box portion 16. The speaker mounting plate 17 is mounted so as to close the opening. A speaker 18 is mounted on the speaker mounting plate 17. In addition, in the lower region of the front surface of the front frame 11, a firing rail 19 is attached to the upper half of the front frame 11 in an inclined manner. A lower front plate 30 is mounted on the lower half of the lower area of the front surface of the front frame 11. A lower tray 31 capable of storing game balls is provided at a substantially central portion of the front surface of the lower front plate 30, an operation handle 32 is provided on the right side, and an ashtray 33 is provided on the left side. . The lower plate 31 is provided with a ball discharge lever 34 for discharging the game ball downward.

[Configuration of Front Frame] A description will be given based on FIGS. 1 and 2.
The front frame 4 is mounted on one side of the front surface of the front frame body 11 so as to cover a portion extending from the upper end of the front frame body 11 to the upper edge of the lower front plate 30 so as to be opened and closed forward by a hinge mechanism 36. Yes. In addition, a substantially circular opening window 38 through which the game area 37 of the game board 5 can be seen through from the front is formed at a substantially central portion of the front frame 4. Further, a window frame 39 having a rectangular frame shape larger than the opening window 38 is provided on the rear side of the front frame 4, and a transparent plate 50 such as a glass plate or a transparent resin plate is mounted on the window frame 39. . Further, substantially the entire front surface of the front frame 4 is decorated by a front decoration member in which a lamp or the like is provided, and an upper plate 51 is formed at the lower part of the front surface of the front frame 4. Specifically, around the opening window 38, a side decoration device 52 is mounted on the left and right sides, an upper plate 51 is mounted on the lower portion, and an acoustic decoration device 53 is mounted on the upper portion. The side decoration device 52 is mainly configured by a side decoration body 54 in which a lamp substrate is disposed and formed of a synthetic resin material. A plurality of slit-like opening holes that are long in the horizontal direction are arranged in the side decoration body 54 in the vertical direction, and a lens 55 corresponding to a light source disposed on the lamp substrate is incorporated in the opening hole. The acoustic illumination device 53 includes a transparent cover body 56, a speaker 57, a speaker cover 58, a reflector body (not shown), and the like, and these constituent members are assembled together to form a unit. In addition, on the left side of the upper plate 51 in the front frame 4, there is provided an effect request instruction means 60 composed of a push button type switch, which allows the player to instruct a display request for an effect mode. Yes. Note that details regarding the “display mode display request” will be described later.

[Configuration of Locking Device] A description will be given based on FIGS. 1 and 4.
A function of locking the main body frame 3 with respect to the outer frame 2 and a function of locking the front frame 4 with respect to the main body frame 3 on the rear side of the free end side opposite to the hinge mechanism 36 of the front frame body 11 The locking device 70 having both of the above is mounted. That is, in this embodiment, the locking device 70 includes a plurality of upper and lower body frame locking hooks 72 that detachably engage with a closing tool 71 provided on the outer frame 2 to lock the body frame 3 in a closed state, From the front of the pachinko machine 1, a plurality of upper and lower door locking hooks 74 that detachably engage with a closing tool 73 provided on the rear side of the front end of the front frame 4 to lock the front frame 4 in a closed state. And a cylinder lock 75 that is exposed through the front frame 11 and the lower front plate 30 so that the key can be inserted and unlocked. Then, a key is inserted into the key hole of the cylinder lock 75 and rotated in one direction, so that the engagement between the main body frame locking hook 72 and the closing tool 71 of the outer frame 2 is released, and the main body frame 3 is unlocked. By rotating in the opposite direction, the engagement between the door locking hook 74 and the closing tool 73 of the front frame 4 is released and the front frame 4 is unlocked.

[Configuration of Game Board Mounting Frame and Game Board] A description will be given based on FIGS. 1, 3, 4, and 5.
FIG. 3 is an enlarged front view showing the configuration of the game area 37, and FIG. 5 is a rear view showing the entire rear side of the pachinko machine 1.
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 4, the game board mounting frame 12 of the main body frame 3 is provided on the rear side of the front frame body 11, and the game board 5 is mounted so as to be attachable / detachable from the front. . The game board 5 is formed in a substantially square plate shape having a size to be fitted from the front of the game board mounting frame 12 (see FIG. 11). A guide rail 78 including an outer rail 76 and an inner rail 77 is provided on the board surface (front surface) of the game board 5, and a game area 37 is defined inside the guide rail 78. A predetermined gap is provided between the launch rail 19 and the guide rail 78, and when the launched game ball returns to the guide rail 78, the game ball is discharged from the gap. It is configured to be guided to the lower plate 31. Further, a front structural member 79 made of synthetic resin is attached to the front surface of the game board 5 in the outer region of the guide rail 78.

  As shown in FIG. 3, in the game area 37, a number of obstacle nails (without reference numerals) are provided in a predetermined gauge arrangement, and a windmill 90 is provided at an appropriate position in the middle thereof. A center accessory 91 is disposed at a substantially central position of the game area 37. The design of the center accessory 91 characterizes the model of the pachinko machine 1, the game concept, and the like.

  The center accessory 91 is composed of a frame-like decorative body as a whole, and a character body 92, which is a head of the character, is integrally attached to the upper edge of the center accessory 91. The character body 92 functions as a movable object that can be turned.

  In addition, a warp passage is formed along with a warp entrance (not shown) at the upper edge or the left and right side edges of the center accessory 91, and when a game ball flowing down along the game board surface enters the warp entrance, the warp passage passes through the warp passage. It is adapted to be taken inside the center accessory 91.

  A ball receiving shelf 94 (also referred to as a stage) is formed at the lower edge of the center accessory 91, and the ball receiving shelf 94 has a certain depth in the front-rear direction. The game ball taken in through the warp passage is released to the inside of the center accessory 91 and guided to the ball receiving shelf 94. The ball receiving shelf 94 rolls a game ball on its upper surface, and gives various changes to its movement to add interest to the game.

  In addition, a ball guiding path 95 is formed at the center of the lower edge of the center accessory 91, and an entrance (not shown) to the ball guiding path 95 is formed on the upper surface of the ball receiving shelf 94. Yes. The game ball that has dropped from the ball receiving shelf 94 to the entrance of the ball guide path 95 is guided downward through the ball guide path 95 as it is.

  On the other hand, the exit of the ball guiding path 95 is open toward the front, and the game ball released from the exit falls almost downward. In the game area 37, a ball entry device 96 is disposed immediately below the ball guide path 95, and when a game ball enters the ball entry device 96, a start prize is awarded. Therefore, the game ball released from the ball guiding path 95 can be awarded with a very high probability. The ball entry device 96 has a pair of left and right movable pieces 97, and these movable pieces 97 can be expanded left and right to increase the probability of entry.

  In the game area 37, an attacker device 98 is disposed further below the above-described ball entry device 96. The attacker device 98 opens and closes the big prize opening by opening and closing the opening and closing member 99. Let

  In addition, four LEDs 110 functioning as special symbol indicators (details will be described later) and four LEDs (holding ball lamps) 111 indicating a lottery holding state are provided at the lower edge of the center accessory 91. ing. The four holding ball lamps 111 are turned on for the number of times of holding (up to four times) in the “big hit” lottery. Below these, a normal symbol display 112a for displaying a lottery result by passing the game ball 7 to the start gate port 113, a status indicator 112b for displaying a lottery state, and the like are provided.

  In addition, the game area 37 is provided with a start gate port 113, a general winning port 114, and the like. In addition, an effect display device 115 is disposed inside the center accessory 91, and the effect display device 115 displays an effect such as an image such as a moving image or a video, or an operation of a movable member. Examples of the effect display device 115 include liquid crystal display devices, EL display devices, plasma display devices, and display devices such as CRTs. The display surface of the effect display device 115 is mounted on the rear side of the center accessory 91 so as to face the opening window, and the center accessory 91 is fitted into an assembly hole penetrating in the center of the game board 5. Rarely, the display device control board box 117 having the display device control board 116 (see FIG. 10) of the rear part of the center accessory 91 and the effect display device 115 is disposed so as to protrude to the rear side of the game board 5. Here, the effect display device 115 corresponds to the display means of the present invention.

  On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 5, at the lower rear side of the game board 5, as a collective bag for receiving the game balls flowing into various winning devices and guiding the game balls to a predetermined position in a portion extending from the center portion to the lower portion. A box mounting base 118 having both the above function and the function as a box mounting portion is provided. The box mounting base 118 is mounted with a sub control board box 130 in which a sub control board 119 such as a sound control board and a lamp control board is housed, and is superposed on the rear side of the sub control board box 130. A main control board box 132 containing the main control board 131 is mounted. Further, in a state where the box mounting base 118, the sub control board box 130 and the main control board box 132 are respectively mounted on the rear side of the game board 5, the game board 5 is moved from the front of the game board mounting frame 12 of the main body frame 3. The box mounting base 118, the sub control board box 130, and the main control board box 132 are arranged so as not to protrude outward from the outline of the game board 5 so that they can be fitted and installed.

[Configuration of Main Body Frame Mechanism Mounted Body, Ball Tank, and Tank Rail] A description will be given based on FIGS. 8 and 9.
FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing the state in which various members are assembled to the main body frame 3 of the pachinko machine 1 from obliquely upper right rear, and FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing the main body frame 3 alone from obliquely upper right rear.
The mechanism mounting body 13 of the main body frame 3 is formed with a tank mounting portion 133, a rail mounting portion 134, a dispensing device mounting portion 135, and the like, and a ball tank 136 is mounted on the tank mounting portion 133. The ball tank 136 is made of a transparent synthetic resin material, and is formed in a box shape opening upward so that a large number of game balls supplied from the island facility can be stored. The storage state of the game balls in the ball tank 136 is visible through the rear side wall of the ball tank 136. In addition, a discharge port 138 for discharging a game ball is formed at the rear corner of the bottom plate portion 137 of the ball tank 136, and the bottom plate portion 137 is formed on an inclined surface that is inclined downward toward the discharge port 138. .

  The mechanism mounting body 13 of the main body frame 3 is integrally formed with a rail mounting portion 134 so as to approach the tank mounting portion 133 downward, and the rail component 139 is mounted on the rail mounting portion 134 so that the tank rail 150 is configured. That is, in this embodiment, the rail mounting portion 134 is formed in a state in which the upper lateral portion of the main body frame 3 is recessed by a predetermined depth, and the back side wall of the recess is used as the front wall portion 151 of the tank rail 150. An inclined rail shelf 155 is formed along the lower edge of the concave portion so as to incline downward from one end (left end toward FIG. 9) to the other end (right end toward FIG. 9). An upward surface extending in the lateral direction of the rail shelf 155 is a rail receiving portion 158.

  The rail constituting member 139 that is mounted on the rail mounting portion 134 and constitutes the tank rail 150 includes a rear wall portion 152 that forms a rail passage between the rail mounting portion 134 and the front wall portion 151, and an inclined lower plate And a partition wall (both not shown) that project along the center in the front-rear direction of the upper surface of the lower plate part and divide the rail passage into front and rear rows (in this embodiment, front and rear rows). It is formed in preparation. The rail constituting member 139 is attached to the rail attaching portion 134 by an appropriate attachment means, thereby forming a tank rail 150 having a plurality of front and rear rows of rail passages. Then, after the game balls discharged from the discharge port 138 of the ball tank 136 (dropped by its own weight) are received at one end of the rail passages in the front and rear rows of the tank rail 150, the game balls are moved along the rail passage by their own weight. And rolling toward the other end of the rail passage. Further, in this embodiment, the rail component member 139 is formed of a transparent synthetic resin material, whereby the flow state of the game balls in the rail passage is visually recognized through the rear wall portion 152 of the rail component member 139. It is possible.

  The front wall portion 151 of the tank rail 150 (rail mounting portion 134) has a first space portion to avoid interference with the upper end portion of the rear portion of the equipment (for example, the center accessory 91) protruding rearward of the game board 5. It is provided in a separated state. In this embodiment, the rear end of the rail shelf 155 that is the rear end portion of the main body frame 3 and the rear wall portion of the tank rail 150 are substantially flush with the rear side wall of the ball tank 136. In other words, the tank rail 150 is arranged behind the rear surface of the game board 5 so that the rear wall portion of the ball tank 136 is substantially flush with the rear wall portion of the ball tank 136. Accordingly, a first space portion for avoiding interference with the rear portion of the center accessory 91 is provided between the rear side of the game board 5 and the front wall portion 151 of the tank rail 150.

  Above the tank rail 150, a rectifying body 156 for aligning the game balls flowing in the rail passage without overlapping vertically is mounted on the upper portion thereof so as to be swingable about the shaft 157. The rectifier 156 is provided with a weight from the center to the bottom.

[Configurations of Dispensing Device Mounting Unit and Ball Dispensing Device] A description will be given based on FIGS. 8 and 9.
A vertically long paying device mounting portion 135 corresponding to a ball paying device (ball paying unit) 170 described below is formed in the vertical direction of one side of the mechanism mounting body 13 of the main body frame 3. The dispensing device mounting portion 135 is formed in a concave shape having an opening on the rear side. In addition, an opening 173 through which a payout motor 172 (see FIG. 4) of the ball payout device 170 can project is formed at a predetermined position on a back wall portion (not shown) having a stepped shape of the payout device mounting portion 135. Yes.

  In a state where the ball paying device 170 is mounted in the recess of the paying device mounting portion 135, a second space portion is provided between the game board 5 and the first space portion, which is at substantially the same level in the front-rear direction. . Thus, the rail passage and the ball passage are arranged at substantially the same level in the front-rear direction. Further, the rear end of the body frame 3, that is, the rear end of the peripheral wall portion of the dispensing device mounting portion 135, the rear end of the rail shelf 155, the rear surfaces of the ball tank 136, the tank rail 150, and the ball dispensing device 170 are substantially the same surface. ing.

  The ball payout device 170 has a vertically long box shape that is substantially the same size as the recess of the payout device mounting portion 135, and is unitized by mounting various parts related to payout. The ball payout device 170 is fitted from the rear opening of the concave portion of the payout device mounting portion 135 and is mounted by appropriate mounting means (for example, mounting means such as an elastic clip, a locking claw, and a screw). It has become.

  Although not shown, the ball dispensing device 170 is formed by dividing the ball passages having inflow ports respectively communicating with the outlets of the rail passages in the tank rail 150 into a plurality of front and rear rows (for example, front and rear rows). Also, the downstream portions of the front and rear rows of ball passages formed in the interior are bifurcated to form front and rear rows of prize balls, a ball rental ball passage and a ball removal ball passage. In addition, a payout member (not shown) made of a rotating body for distributing and paying out game balls to any of the passages is rotated in the forward and reverse directions at a branch portion between the winning ball and the ball passage for lending and the ball passage for ball removal. It is arranged to be possible.

[Equipment on the lower rear side of the main body frame] A description will be given based on Figs.
On the rear side of the front frame body 11 of the main body frame 3, one side (left side in FIG. 5) of the rear lower region of the front frame body 11 located below the game board mounting frame 12 is below the launch rail 19. A launching device unit 194 in which a launching hammer (not shown) for launching a game ball sent to the launching position of the tilted end, a launching motor 192 for operating the launching hammer, etc. are assembled to the mounting substrate 193 and unitized. Is installed. In addition, a power supply board box 196 that houses a power supply board 195 is mounted at a substantially central portion of the rear lower region of the front frame body 11, and the dispensing control board 197 is placed in a state of being superimposed on the rear side of the power supply board box 196. A payout control board box 198 is mounted. The payout control board 197 includes a RAM for storing the number of game balls to be paid out, and transmits a control signal for paying out game balls in accordance with a payout signal transmitted from the main control board 131 to a relay circuit board (not shown). Thus, the operation of the payout motor 172 is controlled.

[Configuration of Rear Cover Body] A description will be given based on FIGS. 5 and 6.
FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing the entire rear side of the pachinko machine 1 from the upper right rear.
The rear end portions of the display device control board box 117 (see FIG. 11) and the main control board box 132 arranged on the rear surface of the game board 5 protrude toward the window opening portion opened in the center portion of the mechanism mounting body 13. . And between the side wall part which comprises one side wall of the window opening part of the mechanism mounting body 13, and the one side wall of the dispensing device mounting part 135 which comprises the other side wall, a substantially square box shape is formed by an opaque synthetic resin material. The formed rear cover body 210 is detachably mounted by a cover hinge mechanism 211.

  The rear cover body 210 is configured integrally with a substantially rectangular rear wall portion 212 and a peripheral wall portion 213 that protrudes forward from the outer peripheral edge of the rear wall portion 212. Of the peripheral wall portion 213 of the rear cover body 210, the wall portion 213 a on one side is attached and detached from above the hinge holes of the hinge body 214 formed at a total of three locations above and below the side wall portion of the mechanism mounting body 13. A hinge body 216 having a hinge pin 215 that can be fitted downward is integrally formed. Further, of the peripheral wall portion 213 of the rear cover body 210, the other wall portion 213b has a locking claw that can be elastically engaged with a locking hole formed in one side wall of the dispensing device mounting portion 135. An elastic closing body 217 is integrally formed.

  That is, in the rear cover body 210, the hinge pins 215 of the upper and lower and intermediate hinge bodies 216 are fitted from above the hinge holes of the hinge body 214 on the side wall portion of the mechanism mounting body 13. In this state, the rear cover body 210 is rotated toward the other side of the mechanism mounting body 13 around the hinge pin 215, and the elastic closing body 217 is inserted into the locking hole on one side wall of the dispensing device mounting portion 135. The rear cover body 210 is held in a closed state on the rear side of the mechanism mounting body 13 by being elastically engaged. Then, the rear cover body 210 covers the entire display device control board box 117 (see FIG. 11) on the rear surface of the game board 5 and a portion extending from the substantially middle portion to the upper end of the main control board box 132 by the rear cover body 210. ing. As a result, the board connector (mainly the board connector for connecting to the display apparatus control board 116) of the main control board 131 exposed at the upper part of the main control board box 132 is hidden from view from behind.

  Further, a portion from the substantially middle portion to the lower end of the main control board box 132 is exposed without being covered by the rear cover body 210. The inspection connector 218 disposed on the main control board 131 is exposed below the main control board box 132, and the inspection connector on the main control board 131 is closed with the rear cover body 210 closed. A board inspection device (not shown) can be connected to the connector 218 for inspection.

  A large number of heat radiation holes 230, 231, 232, and 233 are provided in the rear cover body 210, and internal heat is released from these many heat radiation holes 230, 231, 232, and 233. . In this embodiment, the rear cover body 210 is provided with a large number of slit-like heat radiation holes 230 extending from the peripheral wall portion 213 to the rear wall portion 212, and from the substantially middle height position of the rear wall portion 212 to the upper portion. A large number of elliptical, elliptical, etc. heat radiation holes 231 are provided therethrough, and a large number of elliptical, elliptical, etc. heat radiation holes 232 and a predetermined number of laterally elongated rectangular heat radiation holes 233 pass through the lower portion of the rear wall 212. It is installed.

  Further, the horizontally long rectangular heat radiation holes 233 have a size corresponding to the size and arrangement position of a plurality of parallel seal portions 235 sealed by the seal screws (sealing members) of the main control board box 132. It penetrates the position. As a result, even when the opaque rear cover body 210 is closed, the plurality of parallel sealing portions 235 of the main control board box 132 are exposed so as to be visible at the portion of the heat radiation hole 233. For this reason, even when the rear cover body 210 is closed, the sealing state of the sealing portion 235 of the main control board box 132 can be easily visually confirmed. Further, since the opaque synthetic resin material can be easily used as a synthetic resin material that is recycled compared to the transparent synthetic resin material, the rear cover body 210 can be manufactured at low cost.

  Of the peripheral wall portion 213 of the rear cover body 210, a predetermined position (two places on the left and right in this embodiment) of the upper wall portion 213c is substantially C-shaped to hold a power cord (not shown) in an appropriately folded state. An elastically deformable cord holder 237 extends toward the rear wall surface of the upper tank rail 150 (the rear wall surface of the rail component 139). A knob for removing the power cord by elastically deforming the cord holder 237 is formed at the tip of the cord holder 237.

  One end of the power cord is detachably connected to the board connector 239 of the distribution board 238, and the power plug at the other end is inserted into a power outlet. As described above, the cord holder 237 is integrally formed on the rear cover body 210 and the power cord is held, so that the power cord hangs and gets caught by foreign objects when the pachinko machine is transported and stored. Problems can be prevented.

[Configuration of Sphere Derivative for Lower Dish, etc. at Rear Lower Part of Main Body Frame] A description will be given based on FIGS. 2 and 7.
FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing a state in which the rear cover 210 and various control boards are removed from the perspective view of the pachinko machine 1 shown in FIG.
A lower dish ball derivative 253 is attached to the other side portion (hinge portion) of the rear lower region of the main body frame 3 in the recessed portion of the rear step portion of the speaker box portion 16. The lower tray ball derivative 253 is used when the game balls paid out to the upper plate 51 through the upper plate connection path (not shown) from the award and rental ball passages of the ball dispensing device 170 are full. The game ball on the upper plate communication path is for guiding the game ball to the lower plate 31.

  In this embodiment, a board box 254 that houses the interface board 252 is mounted on the outer surface of the rear wall of the lower dish ball derivative 253. The interface board 252 is interposed between the ball lending machine installed adjacent to the pachinko machine 1 and the payout control board 197, and transmits / receives a signal related to ball lending between the ball lending machine and the payout control board 197. Electrical connection is possible.

[Configuration of Special Symbol Display] This will be described with reference to FIG.
In the present embodiment, four LEDs 110 are arranged on the left side of the lower edge of the center accessory 91, and the arrangement of these LEDs 110 functions as a special symbol display. In addition, the array of four LEDs 111 on the right side is a holding ball lamp.

  In the present embodiment, the function of the special symbol display device can be realized by turning on / off the LED 110. For example, the change state of the special symbol is displayed by blinking the four LEDs 110 in various patterns in response to the start winning. Then, when a certain fluctuation time is over, the stop state in which the special symbol is determined is displayed by the turn-on / off display pattern of the four LEDs 110. Thereby, when the lottery is performed, the result information is notified by turning on / off the LED 110. Note that the control of the special symbol variation display and stop display by turning on / off the LED 110 is performed by the main control board 131.

Specifically, each LED 110 is a light emission type of one color (for example, red), and each LED 110 can switch a display pattern in two ways of “off” and “on”. Accordingly, a total of 16 patterns (2 ⁴ = 16) can be prepared as the lighting / light-off display patterns when the four LEDs 110 are arranged. Although only one color is shown here for convenience of explanation, the lighting color of the LED 110 may be two or more colors. Further, the LEDs 110 need not be arranged in one place, may be arranged separately, and do not particularly need to be arranged on the board surface. Or you may display a special symbol by five or more LED, and you may display using 7 segment LED.

On the other hand, in the pachinko machine 1 of the present embodiment, two jackpot modes are prepared as modes in which a profit is given to the player, and these are (1) “normal (non-probable) jackpot”, (2) “ It is distinguished by “probable big hit”.
(1) “Normal (non-probable change) big hit” is, for example, a round operation that opens and closes the attacker device 98 in a constant pattern for up to 30 seconds, and repeats up to 15 rounds. It is called. The player can win a lot of prize balls by winning the game balls in the big prize opening during the big hit game. Note that each round operation ends when either 30 seconds elapses or 10 winning balls are counted. The big hit game ends when the round operation is completed 15 times.

  (2) The “probable big hit” is to enable a big hit game similar to the above (1), but after the big hit game is finished, the probability of the next big hit is set higher than normal (for example, the normal big hit game) When the jackpot probability is 1/320, a privilege of changing to 5 / fold 1/64) is added. For this reason, when the player wins a promising big hit, the probability of the next big hit becomes high and it becomes possible to continuously win the big hit (so-called consecutive resort).

  In addition, the specific numerical values referred to in the above (1) and (2) are the best in the practice of the present invention. In addition, these numerical values can be variously changed and are not limited by the best numerical values.

  Further, when the probability variation state (high probability state) is caused by the “probability big hit” in the above (2), the random variation maintenance lottery (falling lottery) may be performed every time the start winning prize is triggered. The maintenance lottery is performed with a certain probability, and when the lottery is lost with this maintenance lottery, a process of internally returning from the high probability state to the low probability state (normal probability) is performed.

[Functional Configuration of Main Substrate and Peripheral Substrate] A description will be given based on FIG.
FIG. 12 is a block diagram schematically showing the control configuration.
The control of the pachinko machine 1 is broadly divided into a group of the main board 310 and a group of the peripheral boards 311, and among these, the group of the main board 310 plays game operations (winning detection, winning judgment, special symbol display, awards, etc.). Sphere payout etc.), and a group of peripheral boards 311 controls production operations (light emitting decoration, sound output, liquid crystal display, etc.).

  The main board 310 includes a main control board 131 and a payout control board 197. The main control board 131 includes a CPU 314 as a central processing unit, a ROM 315 as a read-only memory, and a RAM 316 as a readable / writable memory. The CPU 314 controls various games performed in the pachinko machine 1 by executing a control program stored in the ROM 315, and creates a command signal to be output to the peripheral board 311 and the payout control board 197. The RAM 316 temporarily stores various data generated in various processes executed by the main control board 131 and information such as input signals. Detection signals from the gate sensor 317, the start port sensor 318, the count sensor 319, the V prize winning sensor 330, and the like are input to the main control board 131. On the other hand, the main control board 131 outputs a drive signal to the solenoid 331, the special symbol display 332, the normal symbol display 112a, and the like. The payout control board 197 includes a CPU 333 as a central processing unit, a ROM 334 as a read-only memory, and a RAM 335 as a readable / writable memory. The payout control board 197 processes the command signal input from the main control board 131 and outputs a drive signal to the ball payout device 170. Thereby, the ball payout device 170 pays out the game ball according to the drive signal.

  Bidirectional communication is performed between the main control board 131 and the payout control board 197 via respective input / output interfaces. For example, when the main control board 131 transmits a prize ball command, payout control is performed in response thereto. An ACK signal is returned from the board 197 to the main control board 131.

  On the other hand, the peripheral board 311 includes, for example, a plurality of illumination control boards 337 and 338 and a waveform control board 339 in addition to the sub-integrated board 336. Between the main control board 131 and the sub-integrated board 336, communication in only one direction is performed between the input / output interface and the input interface, and the main control board 131 and the sub-integrated board 336 communicate with each other. The command is sent, but not the other way around.

  The sub-integrated board 336 also includes electronic components such as the CPU 350, the ROM 351, the RAM 352, and the like, and a predetermined effect control program can be executed by these electronic components. Bidirectional communication is performed between the sub-integrated board 336 and the other illumination control boards 337 and 338 and the waveform control board 339 with each input / output interface. The first lighting control board 337 is mainly connected to the holding ball lamp 111 and the decoration lamp 353 including the side decoration device 52 and the like, and the sub-integrated board 336 holds the lighting control board 337 with respect to the lighting control board 337. When the lighting signal of the bulb lamp 111 or the decoration lamp 353 is transmitted, the electric decoration control board 337 performs a process of lighting the lamps 111 and 353 in response thereto. An effect lamp 354 is connected to the second illumination control board 338 together with the effect display device 115. For example, when a display command for the effect display device 115 is transmitted from the sub-integrated substrate 336 to the illumination control board 338, the illumination control board 338 receives this and performs a process of actually operating the effect display device 115. In addition, although not shown, a driving member such as a motor or a solenoid for driving a movable body such as the character body 62 is connected to the electrical decoration control boards 337 and 338, for example.

  The waveform control board 339 performs processing for generating and transmitting / receiving waveform signals such as inaudible ultrasonic waves as well as audible sound waves as acoustic outputs. For example, when an acoustic output command is transmitted from the sub-integrated board 336 to the waveform control board 339, the waveform control board 339 receives this and performs processing for driving the speakers 18 and 57 described above. In addition, an ultrasonic transmission / reception device 356 is connected to the waveform control board 339, and the ultrasonic transmission / reception device 356 enables ultrasonic communication between a plurality of platforms. Normally, a plurality of pachinko machines 1 are installed side by side in the island facility of the hall, but between the pachinko machines 1 equipped with the ultrasonic transmission / reception device 356, mutual ultrasonic communication is possible. By using this communication function, a plurality of pachinko machines 1 can synchronize the effect operation or exchange game information between specific stands.

  The illumination control boards 337 and 338 and the waveform control board 339 are also CPUs 357, 358 and 359 as central processing units, ROMs 370, 371 and 372 as read-only memories, and RAMs 373 and 374 as read / write memories, respectively. , 375.

  Next, an example of control processing executed by the main control board 131 (particularly the CPU 314) will be described.

[Starting winning process] The process will be described with reference to FIG.
FIG. 13 shows a routine of the start winning process.
In this start winning process, it is determined whether or not there is a start win during the game (step S101). Specifically, when a detection signal is input from the start port sensor 318 corresponding to the above-described pitching device 96, it is determined that there is a start prize, and if no detection signal is input, it is determined that there is no start prize. Is done.

  If it is determined that there is a start prize (YES in step S101), it is next determined whether or not the number of start suspensions is less than the maximum of 4 (step S102). If the start pending number has already reached 4 at this time (NO), the start winning process routine is returned as it is. On the other hand, if the number of start-up holds is less than 4 (YES), a hold storage process is performed next (step S103). In this hold storage process, for example, “1” is added to the hold number counter secured in the RAM 316 and the number of lighting of the hold ball lamp (LED) 111 is increased by one.

  In the hold storage process, a random value is acquired together. The random value acquired at this time includes, for example, a jackpot determining random number, a jackpot design random number, a variable variation random number (variable variation counter), an effect display pattern random number, and the like. Of these, the big hit determination random number is a random number for determining whether or not the big hit. The next jackpot symbol random number is used when the jackpot determination random number is determined to be a jackpot, and more specifically, a display pattern that is stopped and displayed by the special symbol indicator 332 (lights on the four LEDs 110). This is a random number for specifying a state combination pattern. The variable variation random number (variable variation counter) is a random number for varying the symbol variation time by the special symbol display 332. The effect display pattern random number is a random number for specifying a variable display pattern of effect display displayed on the effect display device 115. When the above random number values are acquired and stored in, for example, the RAM 316, the suspension storage process is finished and the present routine is returned.

[Game Operation Processing] A description will be given based on FIG.
FIG. 14 shows a game operation process routine associated with the start winning.
In this game operation process, it is first determined whether or not there is a start suspension (step S201). Specifically, when the value of the hold number counter is not 0, it is determined that there is a start hold (YES), and then it is determined whether or not the special symbol (lighted state) in the special symbol display 332 is an unchanged state. (Step S202). At this time, if the variable symbol display has not yet started on the special symbol display 332 (YES), a hold shift process is executed (step S203).

  In the hold shift process, the value of the hold number counter is decremented by “1”, and the process of shifting the contents of each random number value stored in the hold storage area of the RAM 316 is performed. Subsequently, a special figure variation setting process is executed (step S204). Here, the variation time of the special symbol and the display pattern when the variation is stopped are set. The contents of the special figure variation setting process will be described in detail later using still another flowchart (FIGS. 15 and 16).

  When the special figure variation setting process (step S204) is completed, an information output process (step S205) is executed next. Here, a control information command is generated and transmitted from the main control board 131 to the sub-integrated board 336. . Based on the received control information command, the sub-integrated board 336 controls the control information of the main control board 131 (start winning / holding presence / absence, special symbol fluctuation / stop display mode, hit determination result, probability fluctuation presence / absence, and effect image The fluctuation pattern etc.) is interpreted, and a predetermined performance operation is controlled.

  In the game operation process of FIG. 14, a hit determination process (step S206) is executed last. It should be noted that the value of the hold number counter is 0 at the start of the game operation process (NO in step S201), or the special symbol display 332 is changing even if the value of the hold number counter is not 0 (in step S202). If NO, in either case, the information output process (step S205) and the hit determination process (step S206) are executed bypassing the hold shift process (step S203) and the special figure fluctuation setting process (step S204).

  In the hit determination process (step S206), the hit flag set at the start of the variation of the special symbol is referred to, and if the hit flag is set, another process (FIG. 17) is executed.

[Details of Special Figure Variation Setting Process (Step S204)] A description will be given based on FIGS.
FIG. 15 shows the contents of the special figure fluctuation setting process A included in the special figure fluctuation setting process, and FIG. 16 shows the contents of the special figure fluctuation setting process B.
In the special figure fluctuation setting process A, the special symbol display 332 sets the fluctuation time and selects the display pattern at the time of stopping mainly based on the lottery result. Specifically, the result of the lottery is determined based on the jackpot determination random number that has already been acquired (step S301), and if it is a win (hit) (YES), the hit variation setting process (step S302) is performed. Executed. Note that “winning” here means that either (1) normal jackpot or (2) probability variation jackpot is met.

  On the other hand, if the result of the lottery is out of lane, that is, it is determined that none of (1) and (2) is true (NO), the variable fluctuation random number that has already been acquired (variable fluctuation) The value of the counter is compared with a predetermined value (for example, 1024) (step S303). The variable fluctuation random number is acquired within a range of 0 to 65535, for example. If this random number value is less than 1024 (YES), the variable fluctuation setting process (step S304) is executed. On the contrary, if the value of the random number for variable fluctuation is 1024 or more (NO), the fluctuation timer is set through each determination in step S305 or step S306. The variation timer is a timer for setting the variation time by the special symbol display 332. Specifically, if the current start pending number is “0” to “2” (YES in step S305), the variation timer is predetermined. Is set to a relatively long 10 seconds (step S307). Similarly, if the start hold number is “3” (YES in step S306), the variable timer is set to a relatively medium 8 seconds (step S308), and if the start hold number is “4” (step S308) In step S306, NO), the variation timer is set to a relatively short 6 seconds (step S309) (so-called holding time is short). In any case, when the variation timer is set, a special symbol stop pattern is subsequently selected (steps S310 to S312). For the stop pattern, the combination of the lighting states of the four LEDs 110 is appropriately selected from patterns that do not correspond to any hit mode.

  When the above special figure fluctuation setting process A is summarized, if the lottery result corresponds to any hit, the special symbol fluctuation display is started after another hit fluctuation setting process (step S302) is executed. (Step S313). On the other hand, if the lottery result does not correspond to any hit (displacement), another variable variation setting process (step S304) with a distribution ratio of 1/64 according to the value of the acquired variable variation random number (variable variation counter). ) Is executed, but in other cases (63/64), the change display of the special symbol (step S313) is started after the time of the change timer is set in three stages according to the number of start pending It becomes.

  Here, the variable variation setting process in step S304 is based on the concept of “outlier reach variation”. In other words, when the symbol is removed by lottery, the variation time of the special symbol is gradually shortened according to the number of start suspensions (steps S307 to S309). By changing the variation time to be longer or shorter, or changing the special symbol stop pattern, it is difficult to make the player notice that the variation is out of place. In addition, in order to distinguish this “out” from normal “out”, it is referred to as “special out”. In this variable fluctuation setting process, for example, the fluctuation time is distributed in six ways according to the table shown in Table 1 below.

  On the other hand, in the hit fluctuation setting process in step S302, the fluctuation time is distributed into six ways according to the table shown in Table 2 below, for example, using the variable fluctuation random number (variable fluctuation counter) values from 0 to 65535. It is done. As is clear from the comparison between Tables 1 and 2, the variation time at the time of hitting is set to be longer than the variation time at the time of special deviation. In other words, the longer the variation time, the higher the expected value that is a big hit. When this hit special fluctuation setting process is executed, “1” is set to the internal hit flag, and this routine is returned.

  FIG. 16 shows the contents of the special figure fluctuation execution process B included in the special figure fluctuation setting process (step S204 in FIG. 14). When the variation of the special symbol is started by the previous special symbol variation setting process A, it is determined here whether or not it is during the variation period (step S401). Specifically, whether or not it is during the fluctuation period can be determined by referring to the above-described fluctuation timer. If the fluctuation timer is activated, it is determined that the fluctuation period is in effect (YES). Conversely, if the variation timer is stopped, it is determined that the variation period is not in effect (NO).

  If it is determined in step S401 that it is during the special symbol fluctuation period, then the fluctuation display control process (step S402) is executed. Here, for the four LEDs 110 constituting the special symbol display 332, for example, while acquiring a counter value of 0 to 15, these are assigned to an 8-bit value, and a total of four switches (for four LEDs) are used using this value. Is switched every 40 ms. Thereby, the high speed fluctuation | variation by the special symbol display 332 is implement | achieved, while four LED110 blinks. Here, the lighting / extinguishing of the LED 110 is controlled with reference to the counter value, but the lighting / extinguishing pattern of the LED 110 can be switched using, for example, a predetermined variation pattern table.

  Thereafter, when the fluctuation timer counts up and the fluctuation period ends, it is determined that the special symbol fluctuation period is not in effect (NO), and then stop pattern display control (step S403) is executed. In this stop pattern display control, the on / off display pattern data of the stop pattern already selected in the special figure variation setting process A (FIG. 15) or the like is transmitted to the special symbol display 332. It is not necessary to transmit the pattern data at every interrupt cycle (for example, 4 ms), and it is preferable to adjust the light emission luminance of the LED 110 by appropriately sampling.

[About jackpot processing] It demonstrates based on FIG.
FIG. 17 shows the contents of the big hit process.
When the condition device operates internally and the big hit process is executed, first, a predetermined round counter is initialized (step S501). The round counter is secured in, for example, the RAM, and the value of the round counter is reset with the initialization. The round counter is for counting the number of rounds in the big hit game, and when the value reaches the set maximum number of times, the big hit process ends.

  After the round counter is initialized, “0” is set in a predetermined winning ball counter (step S502), and then the big winning opening (attacker device 98) is opened (step S503). Then, in the next step S504, it is determined whether or not the opening period of the big prize opening is within the set maximum period (for example, 30 seconds). If the opening period is within the set maximum period (YES), it is next determined whether or not the value of the winning ball counter is less than 10 (step S505). At this time, if the value of the winning ball counter is less than 10 (YES), it is determined whether or not the detection signal of the count sensor corresponding to the big winning opening is turned on (step S506). When the count sensor is turned ON by winning a prize at the big winning opening (YES), “1” is added to the winning ball counter in the next step S507, and the determination in step S504 is performed again. Alternatively, if there is no winning in the big winning opening in step S506 and the count sensor is not ON (NO), the determination in step S504 is performed without adding the winning ball number counter.

  In the case of “ordinary big hit” or “probable big hit”, one round ends when either the set maximum period of 30 seconds elapses or the winning ball reaches 10 counts. . If either of these two conditions is satisfied, the determination in step S504 or step S505 is negative (NO), so that the big prize opening is closed to end the round (step S508). Then, in the next step S509, it is determined whether or not the value of the round counter has reached a set maximum continuation count (for example, 15 rounds).

  If the value of the round counter has not reached the set maximum number of continuations (15 rounds) (NO in step S509), then “1” is added to the value of the round counter (step S510) and the winning ball counter is set to “0”. (Step S502).

  The above processing is the content corresponding to the processing of the first round in the “normal big hit” or “probability big hit”. Thereafter, when the round operation is repeated and it is determined that the value of the round counter has reached the set maximum continuation count (15 rounds) (YES in step S509), the jackpot processing is ended there.

[Details of Effect Display in Effect Display Device] A description will be given based on FIGS.
18 shows the contents of the control process in the sub-integrated board 336, and FIG. 19 shows the contents of the control process in the electrical decoration control board 338. 20 and 21 show functional configurations in the effect display control, and FIGS. 22 and 23 show configurations of various tables. FIG. 24 shows the contents of the effect control process in the step effect, and FIG. 25 shows a specific effect example of the step effect.

  By the way, the processing described so far is purely related to the control of the game operation by the main control board 131, but when the sub integrated board 336 receives the control information command from the main control board 131, various processes are performed based on this. An effect process can be executed.

  More specifically, as described above, the main control board 131 acquires the big hit determination random number, the big hit symbol random number, the variable variation random number, the effect display pattern random number, and the like in the hold storage process (S103). Based on random numbers, information on the presence / absence of jackpot (whether or not command), information indicating whether the jackpot is “ordinary jackpot” or “probable bonus jackpot” (probability change / non-probability change command), and type of production display pattern The information (variable display pattern command) corresponding to the variation pattern (time) of the special symbol is set as the variation start command and transmitted from the main control board 131 to the sub integrated board 336 (S205).

  That is, as shown in FIG. 20, the main board 310 is pre-stored with a big hit determination table 411, a big hit symbol table 412, a hit varying time varying table 413, and a deviation varying time varying table 414. Based on these tables 411 to 414, whether or not the lottery is selected, the stop symbol on the special symbol display 332, and the variation time are determined. More specifically, as shown in FIG. 22 (a), the jackpot determination table 411 shows the relationship between the jackpot determination random number value and whether or not the jackpot is successful (including the type of jackpot). The random numbers NA1 to NA2 correspond to “probable big hits”, NA3 to NA4 correspond to normal big hits, and NA5 to NA6 correspond to “out”. Further, as shown in FIG. 22 (b), the jackpot symbol table 412 shows the relationship between the jackpot symbol random number value and the stop symbol in the special symbol indicator 332. The respective ranges divided into groups are associated with the lighting states of the four LEDs 110. Since the variation time table 413 for hitting time is as shown in the above-mentioned table 2, and the table for variable time variation 414 at the time of losing is as shown in the above-mentioned table 1, detailed explanation is given here. Omitted.

  Further, when a winning to the ball entering device 96 is detected by the game state detecting means (specifically, the start port sensor) 318, a big hit determination random number is extracted from a random counter (not shown). The jackpot determination random number extraction means 416 and the jackpot symbol random number extraction means 417 for extracting the jackpot symbol random number are provided. In addition, a random time random number extraction unit 418 is provided for extracting a random number for variable time based on a random number for determination and a random number for jackpot symbol. When the big hit determination random number extraction means 416 extracts the big hit determination random number, the big hit determination symbol 430 for determining whether or not the big hit is determined using the big hit determination table 411 and the big hit symbol random number extraction means 417 determine the big hit symbol. When the random number for use is extracted, a stop symbol determining means 431 for determining a stop symbol in the special symbol display 332 using the jackpot symbol table 412 is provided. Further, when the random time for variation time is extracted by the random number extraction unit for variation time 418 and it is determined that the big hit is determined by the determination unit 430, the variation time of the special symbol is determined using the variable table 413 for varying the hit time. On the other hand, if the random number for the fluctuation time is extracted and determined to be out of place by the success / failure determination means 430, the fluctuation for determining the fluctuation time of the special symbol by using the table 414 for changing the fluctuation time at the time of outage Time determination means 432 is provided.

  The main board 310 has a special symbol indicator 332 that starts the special symbol variation and, after the variation time determined by the variation time determination unit 432 has elapsed, the stop symbol determined by the stop symbol determination unit 431. When the special symbol variation control means 434 for stopping the fluctuation and the winning / decision determining means 430 determine that the big hit is made, after the special symbol fluctuation is stopped, a game state advantageous to the player (that is, the big hit processing of FIG. 17) is generated. Advantageous game state generating means 433 to be executed, a winning / missing command relating to the presence / absence of a big hit determined by the winning / failing determining means 430 at the start of the fluctuation of the special symbol, and a variation display command corresponding to the variation mode (time) of the special symbol Command transmission means 435 for transmitting a control command is provided.

  On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 18, when the sub integrated board 336 receives a change start command from the main control board 131 (YES in step S601), the effect display device 115 is based on the received change start command. The variation mode at is set (step S602). Specifically, a variation display pattern corresponding to the variation display pattern command is set, and a final stop symbol in the decorative symbol sequence is determined based on the success / failure command and the probability variation / non-accuracy variation command. For example, in the case of “probable big hit”, one symbol is determined as the final stop symbol from among a plurality of decorative symbols corresponding to the probable big hit. Further, the sub-integrated board 336 has random number generation means (not shown), acquires the random number, and produces a jackpot announcement effect mode (for example, the appearance time and appearance order are irregular) according to the acquired random number. A predetermined happening production pattern) is added. Further, the sub integrated board 336 sets these determined fluctuation modes as a fluctuation start command for the illumination control boards 337 and 338 and the waveform control board 339 (step S603). Specifically, a variable display pattern command, a final stop symbol command, a happening effect pattern command, and the like are set. Then, these set fluctuation start commands are transmitted to the respective control boards 337, 338, 339 (step S604). Thereby, on these control boards 337, 338, and 339, it is possible to perform an effect display according to the lottery result, or to generate a sound or the like in accordance with the effect display.

In particular, as shown in FIG. 19, when the illumination control board 338 receives a change start command from the sub-integrated board 336 (YES in step S <b> 701), the change mode in the effect display device 115 is changed based on the change start command. After setting (step S702), the effect display device 115 is controlled (step S703). Specifically, the variable display pattern corresponding to the variable display pattern command is set, and the final stop symbol of the decorative symbol sequence is set based on the final stop symbol command. Further, a happening effect corresponding to the happening effect pattern command is determined, and a more specific effect mode such as a step effect is added. That is, the illumination control board 338 has random number generation means (random counter), and can add a more specific effect form to each variation pattern in the effect display device 115. . As described above, in this example, the selection process of the variation pattern is shared by the main control board 131, the sub-integrated board 111, and the illumination control board 338. Thus, in the main control board 131 and the sub-integrated board 111, In addition to reducing the processing burden, the fluctuation pattern is complicated, and the entertainment interest is improved.
In the flowcharts shown in FIGS. 18 and 19, among the command reception processes in the sub-integrated board 336 and the illumination control board 338, only the variable start command reception process related to the control of the effect is described. That is, here, processing for a command at power-on or a command at the time of abnormality is omitted.

  By the way, in the effect image displayed on the effect display device 115 of this example, a plurality of images are developed and displayed step by step in accordance with a predetermined order during the change of the decorative symbol, which is displayed in a cyclic manner. Step effects that can be displayed, and a plurality of appearance objects (such as characters) that can appear at a predetermined timing are included. Hereinafter, the decorative design and the step effect will be described in detail.

(About decorative designs)
In this example, for example, three decorative symbol sequences of left, middle, and right are set as the decorative symbols, and are variably displayed for each decorative symbol sequence. A series of decorative symbols is composed of a main decorative symbol with numbers “0” to “9” and sub-decorative symbols made up of pictures. The main decorative symbols are displayed in ascending or descending numerical order. In addition, a sub-decoration pattern is arranged between the main decoration symbols to form a series of decoration symbol sequences. The main decorative design and the secondary decorative design are displayed in a variable manner from top to bottom with periodicity, and the display is changed in the order of left decorative design sequence → right decorative design sequence → middle decorative design sequence. When the game stops and the three decorative symbols are aligned with a combination of jackpot decorative symbols (for example, “7”, “7”, “7”), the special game animation is displayed as a jackpot.

  In this example, the decorative symbol sequence variation start timing in the effect display device 115 is after the special symbol variation start, and the decorative symbol sequence variation stop is before the special symbol variation stop. Thus, at the start and stop of the variable symbol display, the effect display device 115 does not perform the effect display, thereby preventing the confusing display on the effect display device 115 with respect to the special symbol variable display. In addition, it is possible to prevent the player from recognizing whether or not the player is hit during the production of the production display device 115, that is, to impair the production effect.

(About step production)
In the step effect, the time from the first step to the last step is divided in time series, and different images are defined for each step. That is, a plurality of images related to a plurality of steps ordered in advance are stored in the effect mode storage means 455 as a step effect 455a (see FIG. 21), and the images in the first to fourth steps are developed step by step. It can be displayed. In addition, as this step effect, you may adopt the effect of making different characters appear sequentially, but in the step effect of this example, for example, “the size of the rock is gradually made finer corresponding to each step”, etc. , It consists of a series of images that are consistent in purpose. In other words, each image is composed of images in which the gist to be said is continuous from the beginning to the end. Further, this step effect can be derived as a jackpot notice display within a predetermined period from the start of the variation of the decorative symbol sequence in the effect display device 115 until it reaches the reach state. In each step that is developed and displayed, the appearance rate is distributed so that the reliability of the jackpot increases as the image is derived earlier with respect to the player's operation. The jackpot reliability is generated depending on the selection ratio when there are a plurality of effects having different probabilities of being selected as effects at the time of losing. For example, a performance with a lower selection rate has higher reliability for a big hit and an expected value becomes higher.

  Next, a functional configuration in the effect display control of decorative symbols and step effects, that is, a functional configuration realized as an effect program will be described. As shown in FIG. 21, the control information command transmitted from the main board 310 (corresponding to the main control means) via the sub integrated board 336 is sent to the illumination control board 338 (corresponding to the sub control means) by the command receiving means. When received by 451, various functions for controlling the effect display device 115 are provided.

  By the way, in the case where all the effect modes are derived to the effect display device 115 as in the prior art, the player is unilaterally notified, so when the effect display is not derived, It is inevitably recognized that there is no possibility of occurrence, and there is a risk that expectation will be lost on the spot. In other words, when it is recognized that “a change in a symbol sequence without a notice cannot be expected” and it is recognized that a special effect is not derived even during a change in the decorative symbol sequence, the subsequent decorative symbols are recognized. There is a risk that you will not be able to enjoy the fluctuations in the columns. In particular, the step effect is executed at the stage before the reach state occurs, so if the expectation disappears because the effect is not performed at this stage, even the occurrence of reach cannot be expected, The period when the production cannot be enjoyed will continue for a relatively long time. In addition, “a gaming machine that prompts a user with a button press operation”, that is, “a gaming machine that displays an expected value or the like when a button is operated while a decorative symbol sequence is changing” has been conventionally known. ing. That is, the expected value is displayed when the button is operated, but the expected value is not displayed unless the button is operated. However, according to this, since the player merely determines whether or not to display the expected value, when the expected value is displayed, the expectation disappears due to the low expected value. Fear still remains.

  On the other hand, in this example, a winning time derivation rate setting table 452 and a loss time derivation rate setting table 453 are stored, and based on these tables 452 and 453, the production mode and presence / absence of display are determined. I am doing so. More specifically, the winning hour derivation rate setting table 452 is a table used in the case of a big hit. As shown in FIG. 23A, the change display command (change time) and the image for each step of the step effect are displayed. It shows the relationship with the derivation rate. Further, the out-of-run derivation rate setting table 453 is a table used in the case of out-going, and, like the hit-time derivation rate setting table 452, as shown in FIG. 23B, a fluctuation display command (fluctuation time), This shows the relationship between the image derivation rate for each step of the step effect. For example, if the jackpot and the variation time is 28500 ms, the first step image is derived with a probability of 128/256, and the second step image is derived with a probability of 32/256. . Note that the image derivation rate in the hit derivation rate setting table 452 is set to be higher than the derivation rate in the off-time derivation rate setting table 453. Thereby, the image of the step effect is more likely to appear at an early stage (that is, a smaller number of operations) than in the case of the big hit.

  In the hit time derivation rate setting table 452 and the outlier derivation rate setting table 453, the derivation rate of each step is set to be higher as the variation time is longer. Further, when the variation time is 33000 ms, the derivation rate gradually decreases as the step proceeds, but the derivation rate of the fourth step is reversed and increased. When the fluctuation time is 28500 ms, only the derivation rate of the second step is low. Further, when the fluctuation time is 24000 ms, the derivation rate of the first step and the third step is low and the derivation rate of the fourth step is high. In the case of 18500 ms and 15000 ms, the derivation rate increases as the step proceeds. It is getting higher gradually. That is, the change rate of the derivation rate from the first step to the fourth step is set to be different from each other according to the variation time.

  In addition, the illumination control board 338 includes an effect request instructing means 60, a derivation display random number extracting means 459, and a display presence / absence determining means 470. The player is required to display the effect and the result of the lottery is specified. Only when the result is, an image corresponding to each step is displayed. More specifically, the derivation display random number extraction unit 459 extracts a derivation display random number from a random counter (not shown) when a display request for the production mode is instructed by an operation of the production request instruction unit 60. Here, the derivation display random number extraction means 459 corresponds to the random number extraction means (display random number extraction means) of the present invention.

  When the command receiving means 451 receives the control command transmitted from the command transmitting means 435 of the main board 310, the display presence / absence determining means 470 receives if the success / failure command included in the control command indicates a big hit. The derivation rate of the image corresponding to the changed display command is determined for each step using the hit hour derivation rate setting table 452 described above, and the image associated with each step is displayed at the determined derivation rate. Thus, it is determined whether or not to display based on the derived display random number extracted by the derived display random number extraction means 459. On the other hand, when the success / failure command included in the control command indicates an outage, the derivation rate of the image corresponding to the received variation display command is determined for each step using the outlier derivation rate setting table 453. Whether to display the image associated with each step is determined based on the derivation display random number extracted by the derivation display random number extraction means 459 so that the image associated with each step is displayed at the determined derivation rate.

  In addition, the derivation display random number extraction unit 459 includes a random number update unit 471 and an extraction period limitation unit 472. The random number updating means 471 detects whether or not the presentation request instructing means 60 is operated within a predetermined period until the image of each step is derived, and for each time the presentation request instructing means 60 is operated A random number is extracted and the random number is updated. That is, it is possible to repeatedly operate until an image of each step is displayed within a predetermined period. The extraction period limiting unit 472 receives an operation of the effect request instruction unit 60 only during a predetermined period. Specifically, the reception for the first step is from the start of the change of the decorative symbol sequence until the first step arrives (for example, from 900 ms to 3400 ms), and the reception for the second step is during the production of the first step ( (For example, between 3400 ms and 5900 ms), reception for the third step is during the production of the second step (for example, between 5900 ms and 8400 ms), and reception for the fourth step is during the production of the third step (for example, 8400 ms to 10900 ms). The permissible period is set so as to enable each of the above.

  If the derived display random number is extracted based on the operation of the production request instruction means 60 and the display presence / absence decision means 470 decides to derive the image of the step, the production of each step is in progress. Even at that time, it is set to move to the next step (that is, the step determined to derive the image). Thereby, the burden on the player's operation can be reduced, and the advantage can be predicted by associating the derived symbol with the number of operations (that is, the time until the operation is derived).

  Even if it is determined that the display time at each step is constant and the display presence / absence determination means 470 determines that the image at that step is derived, the next effect is not started until the effect at the previous step is completed. Also good. That is, after the operation reception period for each step ends, the effect of that step may be started. According to this, since it is possible to secure a certain production time in each step, it is possible to prevent the skipping of symbols in the middle of the production and to visually recognize the production of a smooth flow. Also, according to this, it is possible to make the timing of the end of the fourth step and the start of the reach state constant, and the transition from the step effect to the reach state becomes smooth. In particular, if a period during which no operation is accepted (that is, a break period) is provided between the operation acceptance periods for each step, and the production is started from the start of the break period, after the predetermined operation acceptance period is over, The result is displayed, and it is possible to concentrate on the operation of the production request instruction means 60 and to confirm the result firmly in order.

  The display presence / absence determining unit 470 includes a display request invalidating unit 473 and an image derivation prohibiting unit 474. The display request invalidating unit 473 invalidates the display request for the subsequent steps when the operation of the presentation request instructing unit 60 is not detected for a predetermined step (that is, for the reception period for the predetermined step). Is. That is, for example, when it is not required to display the effect mode for the first step, even if a display request is instructed for the subsequent step, it is treated as invalid and the image in each step Is controlled so as not to be led out to the effect display device 115. Further, the image derivation prohibiting unit 474 prohibits the derivation of the image in the subsequent steps if the image of the step is not derived even if the presentation request instructing unit 60 is operated a plurality of times for a predetermined step. Is. That is, for example, when the image of the first step is not displayed, the display of the image after the second step is prohibited. As described above, by providing the display request invalidating unit 473 and the image derivation prohibiting unit 474, it is possible to prevent the effect display from being started from the image in the middle or the last step among the plurality of images developed and displayed in stages. it can. In other words, since the display order of images, that is, the order of steps is always uniform, the contents of the effects in the step effect can be made known, and as a result, the relationship between the number of operations until the image is derived and the expected value In addition, the relationship between the content of the displayed image and the expected value can be easily recognized.

  The output of the display presence / absence determining means 470 is sent to the effect display control means 475, and the effect display control means 475 is only in the case where the display presence / absence determining means 470 decides to display an image in any step. The image is derived to the effect display device 115.

  Next, the flow of effect control processing relating to step effects will be described based on the flowchart shown in FIG. First, when presentation request instructing means 60 is operated (YES in step S801), it is determined whether or not the operation timing is within an operation allowable period for the first step. If it is within the operation allowable period (in step S802). YES), the derivation display random number is extracted and the first step image based on the derivation display random number so that the derivation rate set in the hit derivation rate setting table 452 or the outlier derivation rate setting table 453 is obtained. Is determined to be displayed (step S803). If it is decided to display (YES in step S804), the first step image is derived to the effect display device 115 (step S805). Thereby, the image of the first step is displayed on the effect display device 115. Thereafter, “1” is set to a flag (S1 display flag) indicating that the image of the first step is displayed (step S806), and the process returns to the routine of step S703 (FIG. 19). If it is determined in step S804 that the image in the first step is not displayed (NO), the process returns without executing the processes in steps S805 and S806.

  On the other hand, in step S802, if the operation timing of the rendering request instruction means 60 is not within the operation allowable period for the first step (NO), it is determined whether or not the operation timing is within the operation allowable period for the second step. If it is within the permissible period (YES in step S807), it is determined whether or not “1” is set in the S1 display flag, that is, whether or not the first step image is displayed (step S808). ). If “1” is set (YES), the random number for derivation display is extracted, and it is determined by the same method whether or not the second step image is displayed (step S809). If the S1 display flag is “0” in step S808 (NO), that is, if the image of the first step is not displayed, the process returns without performing the process of step S809. If it is decided to display (YES in step S810), the image of the second step is derived to the effect display device 115 (step S811). Thereby, the image of the second step is displayed following the image of the first step. Thereafter, “1” is set to the flag (S2 display flag) indicating that the image of the second step is displayed (step S812), and “0” is set to the S1 display flag (step S813). The process returns to the routine of step S703. If it is determined in step S810 that the image in the second step is not displayed (NO), the process returns without executing the processes in steps S811 to S813.

  Similarly, in step S807, if the operation timing of the rendering request instruction means 60 is not within the operation allowable period for the second step (NO), whether or not the operation timing is within the operation allowable period for the third step. If it is within the allowable period (YES in step S814), it is determined whether “1” is set in the S2 display flag, that is, whether the image of the second step is displayed. (Step S815). If “1” is set (YES), the derivation display random number is extracted, and it is determined whether or not the third step image is displayed by the same method (step S816). If the S2 display flag is “0” in step S815 (NO), the process returns without performing the process of step S816. If it is decided to display (YES in step S817), the image of the third step is derived to the effect display device 115 (step S818). Thereby, the image of the third step is displayed following the image of the second step. Thereafter, “1” is set to the flag (S3 display flag) indicating that the image of the third step is displayed (step S819), and “0” is set to the S2 display flag (step S820). The process returns to the routine of step S703. If it is determined in step S817 that the image in the third step is not displayed (NO), the process returns without executing the processes in steps S818 to S820.

  In step S814, if the operation timing of the rendering request instruction means 60 is not within the operation allowable period for the third step (NO), it is determined whether the operation timing is within the operation allowable period for the fourth step. If it is within the allowable period (YES in step S821), it is determined whether or not “1” is set in the S3 display flag, that is, whether or not the third step image is displayed (step S822). ). If “1” is set (YES), the random number for derivation display is extracted, and it is determined whether or not to display the image in the fourth step (step S823). If it is not within the operation allowable period for the fourth step in step S821 (NO), or if the S3 display flag is “0” in step S822 (NO), the process returns without performing the process of step S823. The On the other hand, if it is decided to display (YES in step S824), the image of the fourth step is derived to the effect display device 115 (step S825). Thereby, the image of the fourth step is displayed following the image of the third step. Thereafter, “0” is set to the S3 display flag (step S826), and the process returns to the routine of step S703. If it is determined in step S824 that the image in the fourth step is not displayed (NO), the process returns without executing the processes in steps S825 and S826. If the effect request instructing means 60 is not operated in step S801 (NO), the process returns to the routine of step S703 without executing any processing.

  Subsequently, a specific example of the step effect will be described with reference to FIG. In FIG. 25, (a) is an initial effect screen before starting a step effect, (b) and (c) are screens on which images of the first step are displayed, and (d) is an image of the second step displayed. (E) is an example of a screen on which a third step is displayed, and (f) is an example of a screen on which an image of a fourth step is displayed. Moreover, (g) is an example of a screen when the second step is not performed after the first step is displayed. This step effect is “Character C tries to bridge a rope as a means for crossing the river to the opposite bank”. Specifically, the purpose is to tie the tip of the rope R around the tree K by tying the rock I as a weight to the tip of the rope R and throwing it toward the tree K on the opposite shore. Crush I and make it an appropriate size as a weight. " In the initial production screen, first, a character C indicating that the bridge is broken is displayed (see (a)), and then in the first step, the rock I is taken from the mountain using the hammer H. An image to be cut out is displayed (see (b) and (c)). In the second step, an image of crushing the cut large rock I with the hammer H is displayed (see (d)), and in the third step, an image of crushing the rock I further finely is displayed (see (e)). In the fourth step, the rock I that has been crushed to an appropriate size is tied to the tip of the rope R, and an image of the rock I being thrown toward the tree K on the opposite bank and wrapped around the tree K is displayed ((f)). reference). In addition, after displaying one of the images in the first to third steps and not displaying the image of the subsequent steps, that is, in the case of not displaying the expanded display, “the rock of the size formed in the step being displayed” is displayed. “I tried to throw I toward the opposite shore, but it was too big to throw” (see (g)) continues until the acceptance period for the fourth step is over, and then the fourth step An image (not shown) that fails when the large rock I is thrown is displayed during the production period corresponding to. Note that three decorative symbol sequences S are variably displayed on the upper part of each screen, and step effects are displayed on the effect display device 115 together with the decorative symbol sequences S. As described above, the image in each step of the step effect is composed of a series of images having a consistent purpose, thereby providing a continuous story-like effect (flowing effect). In other words, even if the operation of the production request instruction means 60 is repeated, all the operations are in line with the consistent purpose, so that the feeling of repeatedly performing the same operation is lessened, and the operation can be performed in a concentrated manner. Become. In addition, since the intent is consistent, even a player who does not know the details of the effect in the step effect can easily grasp the progress of the step and enjoy the development display in the step effect. it can.

  Further, in order to suggest the player the period for receiving the operation of the effect request instruction means 60, in the present effect example, the color of the hammer H of the character C is reversed in synchronization with the limited period. This allows the player to recognize the operation reception period and easily grasps that the player's operation corresponds to the hammer operation effect (ie, the effect to break the rock).

  When the operation of the effect request instruction means 60 is not performed at all, the initial effect screen shown in (a) is displayed, but the effect of crushing the rock is not performed, and the decorative symbol sequence is displayed on the initial effect screen. Only S is variably displayed. Further, in this example, when the operation of the production request instructing means 60 is interrupted in the middle of each step, the production does not develop and a screen (not shown) in a state where the character C is exhausted continues to be displayed.

  Thus, according to the pachinko machine 1 of the present example, the lottery for determining whether or not to produce the production mode is performed every time the production request instruction means 60 is operated. Therefore, when the expected value for the big hit is high It is possible to derive an image with relatively few operations. On the other hand, when the expected value for the big hit is low, the number of operations until the image is derived increases. Therefore, the expected value can be estimated based on the number of operations until the image is derived, and the interest can be greatly enhanced by the unprecedented game play.

  Further, according to the pachinko machine 1 of the present example, since the image of each step in the step effect can be induced by the player's operation, the player can display the image of each step on the effect display device 115, or Even if the number of displayed steps is small, it is interpreted as the one convenient for the player that "the image is not triggered because of insufficient operation and there is a possibility that a big hit will occur" be able to. Therefore, the disappearance of expectation can be reduced, and the lottery can be enjoyed until the lottery result is displayed.

  In addition, according to the pachinko machine 1 of this example, since the image derivation rate for each step of the step effect is set in advance as a table, whether the image at each step is displayed by extracting the random number once. No is determined. That is, the lottery for determining the production pattern and the lottery for determining whether or not to display the decided production pattern can be executed together in a single lottery, and the processing flow can be simplified. it can.

  Further, according to the pachinko machine 1 of the present example, since the presence / absence of operation of the effect request instruction means 60 is detected for each step, and the image can be derived in units of steps, the player can operate in each step. The expected value is estimated by comprehensively determining the number of times, that is, the number of operations until each image is derived. Therefore, the estimation of the expected value in the step effect becomes complicated, and the user concentrates on grasping the expected value. Further, even if the expected value is relatively low, it is possible to visually recognize an image that develops in stages by repeating the operation for each step. Therefore, the rendering request instruction means 60 until the last step ends. And a plurality of images derived by the operation can be enjoyed. In addition, since it is difficult to estimate the expected value clearly, even if the expected value is low, it is possible to interpret the expected value in a way that is convenient for the player. In other words, the expectation is less lost and the lottery can be enjoyed until the lottery result is displayed.

  Further, according to the pachinko machine 1 of the present example, since the display request invalidating unit 473 and the image derivation prohibiting unit 474 are provided, the image in the middle or the last step among a plurality of steps developed and displayed in stages is used. It is possible to prevent the effect display from starting. In other words, since the display order of the images, that is, the order of the steps is always uniform, the contents of the effect in the step effect can be made known and the relationship between the displayed image and the expected value can be easily recognized. Become.

  The present invention has been described with reference to preferred embodiments. However, the present invention is not limited to these embodiments, and various modifications can be made without departing from the spirit of the present invention as described below. And design changes are possible.

  That is, in the above embodiment, as a specific example of the step effect, the image at each step is composed of a series of images consistent with the purpose, but is composed of individual characters that are not continuous with each other. It may be. A specific example is shown in FIG. In this example, as shown in FIG. 26 (a), the first step is associated with "design C1 that a man wearing a yukata and a clog is cleaning with a broom", and the second step. On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 26 (b), “male pattern C2 of a man wearing a belly band and a headband” is associated, and for the third step, as shown in FIG. The symbol C3 of the boy who wears a fat figure is associated, and as shown in FIG. 26 (d), the symbol C4 of the housewife with the apron is associated with the fourth step. If it is made up of individual characters that do not have continuity, each image can be clearly distinguished. As a result, the image derived to the effect display device 115 is associated with any step. Make it easy to understand In addition, even if the time until the image is displayed in each step, that is, the time when the step in the previous stage is finished is irregular, there is no unnaturalness and story-likeness. It is not an effect that invites a decline in interest that the production (production with a flow) is interrupted.

  In the above-described embodiment, the step effect in which a plurality of images are developed and displayed in stages has been described as determining whether to display each image. However, the content of the effect is not particularly limited. Instead, it may be determined whether to display an image other than the step effect, for example, a general effect consisting of a single stage. The image in the production may be a still image or a moving image.

  Also, the timing at which these effects are derived is not particularly limited, and for example, the effect request instructing means 60 may be operated after the reach state to derive an image. However, as shown in this example, it can be derived before the reach state, that is, during normal fluctuation, so that it can be derived in the same way regardless of whether it is a hit or miss, and by the effect that the player himself induces. A player's feeling of boredom can be reduced. In other words, in the conventional gaming machine, after the reach state, the sense of expectation can be enhanced by the reach state and the interest in the subsequent fluctuations and effects can be enhanced. It was in a state that gave the player a feeling of boredom. On the other hand, in this example, since the operation for deriving the image of the step effect is performed before the reach state, it is possible to concentrate on the game without feeling bored to the player. This makes it possible to greatly enhance the interest in gaming.

  In the above embodiment, the lottery of whether or not to display is shown for each step. However, when it is decided to perform the lottery only for the first step and display the first step. The image in the subsequent step may be necessarily displayed. According to this, the frequency | count of operation and operation time of the production | presentation request | requirement instruction | indication means 60 decrease, and fatigue of a hand etc. can be suppressed.

  Furthermore, in the said embodiment, although what used the effect display apparatus 115 in which a decoration symbol sequence is displayed was shown as a display means to display a step effect, the display means for exclusive use for displaying a special effect aspect is shown. You may make it prepare.

  In addition, the illumination control board 338 is provided with a derivation display random number extraction means 459 and a display presence / absence determination means 470. Based on a command transmitted from the main board 310, the illumination control board 338 provides an aspect of the effect and its effect. Although it has been shown that whether or not to display is displayed, all effect processing may be performed on the main board 310. However, if the rendering process is shared as in the above embodiment, the processing load on the main board 310 can be reduced and the variation pattern can be further diversified.

  Further, in the above embodiment, the pachinko machine 1 is shown as a gaming machine. However, even a gaming machine other than the pachinko machine, for example, a gaming machine formed by fusing a pachinko machine and a slot machine, etc. The invention can be applied.

It is a perspective view which shows the state by which the main body frame was opened by the one side of the outer frame of a pachinko machine, and the front frame was opened by the one side of the main body frame. It is a front view which shows the whole front side of a pachinko machine. It is an enlarged front view which shows the structure of a game area | region. It is the perspective view which isolate | separated the main body frame and game board of a pachinko machine, and shows diagonally from the upper right front. It is a rear view which shows the whole rear side of a pachinko machine. It is a perspective view which shows the whole rear side of a pachinko machine from upper right back. It is a perspective view which shows the state which removed the back cover, various control boards, etc. from the perspective view of the pachinko machine shown in FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the state by which various members were assembled | attached to the main body frame of the pachinko machine from diagonally upper right back. It is a perspective view which shows a main body frame simple substance from diagonally upper right back. It is a cross-sectional view showing the internal configuration on the upper side of the pachinko machine. It is a perspective view which shows the game board with which various control board boxes were mounted | worn from lower right back. It is a block diagram which shows a control structure roughly. It is a flowchart which shows the routine of a start winning process. It is a flowchart which shows the routine of the game operation | movement process accompanying a start winning prize. It is a flowchart which shows the content of the special figure fluctuation setting process A contained in a special figure fluctuation setting process. It is a flowchart which shows the content of the special figure fluctuation | variation setting process B. It is a flowchart which shows the content of jackpot processing. It is a flowchart which shows the content of the control processing in a sub integration board | substrate. It is a flowchart which shows the content of the control process in an electrical decoration control board. It is a block diagram which shows the functional structure regarding the effect display control in a main board | substrate. It is a block diagram which shows the functional structure regarding the production | presentation display control in an electrical decoration control board. (A) shows the configuration of the jackpot determination table, (b) is an explanatory diagram showing the configuration of the jackpot symbol table. (A) shows the configuration of the winning time derivation rate setting table, and (b) is an explanatory diagram showing the configuration of the losing time derivation rate setting table. It is a flowchart which shows the content of the presentation control process in a sub integrated board. It is an example of a display screen showing a specific example of the step effect. It is an example of the display screen which shows the other effect example of a step effect.

Explanation of symbols

1 Pachinko machine (game machine)
60 effect request instruction means 115 effect display device (display means)
318 Start sensor (game state detection means)
310 Main board (main control means)
311 Peripheral board 338 Lighting control board (sub control means)
411 Big hit determination table 412 Big hit symbol table 413 Fluctuation time variable table 414 Outgoing variable time variable table 416 Big hit determination random number extraction means 417 Big hit symbol random number extraction means 418 Fluctuation time random number extraction means 430 Means 432 Fluctuation time determination means 433 Advantageous gaming state generation means 434 Special symbol fluctuation control means 435 Command transmission means 452 Per-hour derivation rate setting table (derivation rate storage means)
453 Derivation rate setting table at detachment (derivation rate storage means)
455 Production mode storage means 455a Step production 459 Derived display random number extraction means (random number extraction means)
470 Display existence determination means 471 Random number update means 472 Extraction period restriction means 473 Display request invalidation means 474 Image derivation prohibition means 475 Production display control means 476 Decoration symbol fluctuation control means

Claims (3)

Gaming state detection means for detecting a gaming state;
Lottery means for performing a lottery based on the gaming state detected by the gaming state detection means;
Advantageous game state generating means for generating an advantageous gaming state advantageous to the player when a predetermined lottery result is obtained in the lottery by the lottery means;
Display means for displaying the effects associated with the game;
And line Cormorant steps Starring detecting means a step effect of gradual change is imparted by sequentially displaying a Oite plurality of step images to said display means,
Operation means that can be operated by the player;
An operation status determination means for determining an operation status of the operation means,
The step notice effect means is:
When the step image is displayed on the display means, the operation permission control means for controlling the operation state determination means to accept the operation for a plurality of times by the operation status determination means, and the operation permission control means. As long as there is a staged change to the display means in spite of being in the period, each time an operation on the operation means is accepted, the display means of the plurality of step images The same lottery execution means capable of repeatedly performing a specific step lottery about whether or not to newly display a next step image different from the displayed current step image; and
The next step different from the current step image displayed on the display unit among the plurality of step images when it is determined that the next step image is newly displayed in the specific step lottery by the same lottery execution unit. A display change giving means for newly giving a stepwise change to the display means by newly displaying an image ; and
Regarding the specific step lottery that can be repeated by the same lottery running means, the next step image is newly updated when the predetermined lottery result is obtained in the lottery by the lottery means than when the same result is not obtained. By increasing the probability of being determined to be displayed on the screen, the average operation amount for the operation means required until a stepwise change is newly given by the step change giving means is determined in a lottery by the lottery means. Operation amount effect execution means that varies depending on whether a lottery result is obtained or not
In the step production, a stepwise change is given by the display means to a high degree of expectation that is a probability that a predetermined lottery result is obtained by the lottery means by the lottery means. It is possible to indicate not only the number of steps but also the operation amount for the operation means required until the next step image different from the current step image is displayed.
The manipulated variable effect executing means may make the probability that it is determined that the next step image is newly displayed when a stepwise change is newly given to the display means by the step change giving means. A featured gaming machine. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the lottery means acquires a random number based on the gaming state detected by the gaming state detection means, and performs a lottery based on the acquired random number . The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the step effect is one in which a stepwise change is given to the movement of the specific character.

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