JP4572222B2 - Pachinko machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a pachinko gaming machine, and more particularly to a pachinko gaming machine that displays a display symbol in a variable display game on a special symbol display device.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
In recent years, in pachinko machines and the like, the interest of pachinko games has been enhanced by a variable display game on a special symbol display device arranged approximately in the center of the game area.

  In this variable display game, when the display symbols displayed in the special symbol display device are stopped after fluctuation based on a predetermined game condition, the winning combination is a case where the stop symbols are in a predetermined combination. By actuating the continuous combination as a result of the occurrence, the variable winning device is opened to make it easy to win a game ball.

  In such a variable display game, as the display symbols displayed on the special symbol display device, for example, three display symbols are arranged horizontally or vertically in the effective display area, or nine display symbols in a 3 × 3 cell. The display pattern variation pattern is normally configured to sequentially vary in a predetermined direction predetermined for each pachinko gaming machine.

[Conventional technology]
Conventionally, as a pachinko gaming machine that performs a variable display game in a special symbol display device arranged substantially at the center of a game area, for example, there are nine display symbols as shown in FIGS. There is a pachinko gaming machine 100 of the first type continuous-instrument type with 8 lines.

  FIG. 30 is a front view of the game board 101 in the 8-line determination type pachinko gaming machine 100 of the conventional example.

  In FIG. 30, the pachinko gaming machine 100 is provided with a special symbol display device 103 at a substantially central position in a game area 102 formed on the surface of the game board 101, and a special symbol display at a position below the special symbol display device 103. In the variable display game on the device 103, a variable winning device (big winning opening) 104 is provided for allowing a special game to be played when a big hit occurs.

  A start chuck 105 serving as a first type starting port is provided between the special symbol display device 103 and the variable winning device 104.

  FIG. 31 is an essential part enlarged view showing the symbol display areas A1 to A3, B1 to B3, and C1 to C3 in the special symbol display device 103.

  As shown in FIG. 31, the special symbol display device 103 includes symbol display areas A1, A2, and A3 for displaying the left three symbols, symbol display areas B1, B2, and B3 for displaying the middle three symbols, and right 3 Symbol display areas C1, C2, and C3 for displaying symbols are provided, and each of “7”, “☆”, and “fruit” (eg, strawberry, cherry, melon, plum, orange, grape, peach, apple, etc.) 1), one of the three symbols is displayed, and in the special symbol display device 103, the lottery value of the jackpot random number at the time when the game ball wins the start chucker 105 is displayed. On-hold storage display units 106a, 106b, 106c, and 106d that indicate the storage states (that is, the presence / absence of storage) of four on-hold memories that are sequentially stored are provided.

  In the above configuration, in the variable display game on the special symbol display device 103, the game ball guided into the game area 102 by the game ball launching device (not shown) wins the start chuck 105 serving as the first type starting port. On the condition that the symbols of the left 3 symbol, the middle 3 symbol, and the right 3 symbol are displayed in the special symbol display device 103 in FIG. 31 from the top to the bottom in a certain direction (hereinafter referred to as the downward direction). As shown in FIG. 32A, first, the display symbols of the symbol display areas A1 and C3 (hereinafter referred to as the first stop symbol) are displayed. As shown in FIG. 32 (b), the display symbols in the symbol display areas A2, B1, B3, and C2 (hereinafter, the second stop symbol is referred to as the second stop symbol). Is a few frames Lisa is to be stopped.

  Here, when the reach is achieved by the first stop symbol and the second stop symbol, as shown in FIG. 33 (a), the display symbols of the symbol display areas A3 and C1 (hereinafter, the third stop symbol is the first stop symbol). (3 stop symbols) is stopped by advancing an arbitrary number of frames. On the other hand, if the reach is reached by the first stop symbol and the second stop symbol, the third stop symbol is stopped by a few frames. .

  Further, when the reach is reached by the first stop symbol, the second stop symbol, and the third stop symbol, as shown in FIG. 33 (b), the display symbol of the symbol display area B2 (hereinafter, the final stop symbol) Is called the final stop symbol) and the fluctuation is stopped.

  When all the symbols are stopped, the nine symbols displayed on the special symbol display device 103 are either one of the vertical lines as shown in FIGS. 34A to 34C, or FIG. ) To (c) or any one of the horizontal lines as shown in FIGS. 36A and 36B, or “777” is aligned or shown in the figure. As shown in Fig. 36 (c), when all of the nine symbols are "fruit" symbols, the jackpot is assumed. In this case, the variable winning device 104 is opened for about 29.5 seconds, and the opening operation is maximized. A game value is given to a player by continuing 16 times (for example, refer patent document 1).

Thereafter, each time the game ball wins the start chucker 105, the variable display game is executed.
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  However, in the conventional pachinko gaming machine 100 shown in FIGS. 30 to 36, all the display symbols are changed in one predetermined direction (downward in this case). There is not much change in the display content of the special symbol display device 103 in the state, especially in a state where the game lacks concentration over a long time, there is a possibility that the display content during the game on the special symbol display device 103 may be missed. is there.

  For this reason, the player pays extra attention to the player because he / she pays attention to the stop of the display symbols in order to see the display process of the display symbols and the result of the variable display game. was there.

  Therefore, in the conventional pachinko gaming machine 100 described above, a reach line is displayed as shown in FIG. 32 and FIG. 33 in a state where a possibility of jackpot is generated by the next stop symbol, that is, a so-called reach state. At the same time, the player is alerted by issuing a voice to notify the reach state. In this case, a reach line display process and a reach notification voice process are added to the reach state determination process. A new problem of increasing the burden arises.

  In addition, in the conventional pachinko gaming machine 100 shown in FIGS. 30 to 36, the jackpot symbol is configured by a combination of independent symbols (in this case, “7”, “☆”, “fruit”). It was necessary to grasp in advance the jackpot symbol pattern unique to each pachinko machine.

  In other words, in the above example, “777” is aligned on any of the vertical, horizontal, and diagonal lines, or 9 symbols are all aligned with “fruit” symbols, but the player is not aware of this condition. In addition, if you simply think that the pattern is a big hit, for example, if there are three “cherry” symbols, one of the “fruit” symbols, on any of the vertical, horizontal, or diagonal lines Also, it is imagined that if all 9 symbols are arranged with “☆” symbols, they will be mistaken for jackpots.

  In order to prevent such an error, a pachinko gaming store (hereinafter referred to as a hall) usually has a manual showing an example of a jackpot symbol pattern at the lower left position of the gaming area 102 in the pachinko gaming machine 100. Since a large number of jackpot symbol patterns are displayed in a limited space, the displayed symbols are naturally small and difficult to see.

  Therefore, it is preferable that the jackpot symbol pattern can be intuitively grasped without relying on such a manual.

〔the purpose〕
In view of the above problems, a first object of the present invention is to add an accent to the variable display and perform variable display of a variety of symbols.

  A second object of the present invention is to make it possible to intuitively grasp a jackpot symbol pattern.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, the invention described in claim 1 is directed to display a variation of a plurality of display symbols in a plurality of symbol display areas in a special symbol display device, on condition that a game ball is won at a special symbol start opening. In the pachinko gaming machine capable of generating a special game for converting the variable winning device from the closed state to the open state when the stop display symbol of each symbol display area of the variable display becomes a specific pattern,
A cube is displayed on the special symbol display device, the cube is divided into a plurality of blocks in the vertical direction, and the cube is divided into a plurality of blocks in the horizontal direction, and each symbol display area is formed on the surface of each block. Set,
The specific pattern includes a predetermined symbol displayed on one surface of the cube, and is configured to display a divided symbol obtained by dividing the predetermined symbol into a plurality of symbols in each symbol display area,
The variable display direction of each display symbol displayed on the special symbol display device is a first variable direction that rotates in block units divided in the left-right direction, and a second that rotates in block units divided in the vertical direction. A display control means for converting and displaying the change direction ;
The display control means is characterized in that after each display symbol is variably displayed in the first variation direction, a variation display is performed in the second variation direction, and the variation of each display symbol is stopped after a predetermined time has elapsed .

  That is, in order to add an accent to the variable display, which is the first object, and to perform variable display of a variety of symbols, the special symbol display device collects a plurality of display symbols that change simultaneously as a display group. It is effective to set the variation direction for each display group.

  And, as the direction of change of the display symbol by the display control means, at least the first change direction for changing the display symbol in a predetermined direction set in advance, and the display symbol in the direction intersecting with the first change direction. It is effective to have a second variation direction.

  The specific pattern includes a predetermined symbol displayed on one side of the cube, and the second object is to display the divided symbols obtained by dividing the predetermined symbol into a plurality of symbol display areas. It is effective to make it possible to intuitively grasp the design pattern.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the pachinko gaming machine according to the first aspect, the display control means temporarily stops after the display symbols are variably displayed in the first variation direction, and after the temporary stop, Variation display is started again in the second variation direction, and variation of each display symbol is stopped after a predetermined time has elapsed.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, a cube is displayed on the special symbol display device, the cube is divided into a plurality of blocks in the vertical direction, and the cube is divided into a plurality of blocks in the horizontal direction. Each symbol display area is set on the surface of the cube, the specific pattern includes a predetermined symbol displayed on one surface of the cube, and a divided symbol obtained by dividing the predetermined symbol into a plurality of symbols is displayed in each symbol display area. The variable display direction of each display symbol displayed on the special symbol display device is configured to be a first variable direction that rotates in block units divided in the left-right direction and a block unit divided in the vertical direction. Since the display control means for converting and displaying the rotating second variation direction is provided, an accent can be added to the variation display, and the variation display of a variety of symbols can be performed. Also, the jackpot symbol pattern can be intuitively grasped.

  In other words, multiple display symbols that change at the same time are grouped into display groups, and the direction of change is set for each of these display groups. Therefore, if there are a large number of change symbols, there is no need to display the change for each symbol. , The burden of variable display processing is reduced.

In addition, since the display control means displays each display symbol in the first variation direction and then performs the variation display in the second variation direction, and stops the variation in each display symbol after a predetermined time has elapsed , the variation is richer in variation. Display can be made.

  In addition, the specific pattern includes a predetermined symbol displayed on one side of the cube, and a divided symbol obtained by dividing the predetermined symbol into a plurality of symbols is displayed in each symbol display area. For example, the completion of assembly of a symbol such as a jigsaw puzzle is completed. The jackpot symbol pattern is intuitively grasped by the symbol image.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the display control means temporarily stops the display after the display symbols are variably displayed in the first variation direction, and starts the variation display again in the second variation direction after the temporary stop. Since the variation of each display pattern is stopped after a predetermined time has elapsed, it is possible to perform a variation display richer in variation.

  According to the present invention, a cube is displayed on the special symbol display device, the cube is divided into a plurality of blocks in the vertical direction, and the cube is divided into a plurality of blocks in the left-right direction, and the surface of each block is displayed. Each symbol display area is set, and the specific pattern includes a predetermined symbol displayed on one surface of the cube, and a divided symbol obtained by dividing the predetermined symbol into a plurality of symbols is displayed in each symbol display area. The variable display direction of each display symbol displayed on the special symbol display device is a first variable direction that rotates in block units divided in the left-right direction and a first variable direction that rotates in block units divided in the vertical direction. Since the display control means for converting and displaying in two changing directions is provided, an accent can be added to the changing display, and the changing display of a variety of symbols can be performed. Also, the jackpot symbol pattern can be intuitively grasped.

  A preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. 2 to 29, the same parts as those in FIG. 1 are denoted by the same reference numerals.

  First, the configuration of the present embodiment will be described.

  FIG. 2 is a front view of the game board 11 in the pachinko gaming machine 1 of the present embodiment.

  As shown in FIG. 2, a game area 13 surrounded by guide rails 12 is formed on the surface of the game board 11 of the pachinko gaming machine 1 in this embodiment, and is variably displayed at a substantially central position of the game area 13. A special symbol display device 14 for playing a game is provided.

  At a position below the special symbol display device 14, a variable winning device (big prize opening) 15 is provided for causing a special game to be played when a big hit occurs in the variable display game on the special symbol display device 14. Between the special symbol display device 14 and the variable winning device (large winning port) 15, a first type starting port 16 which is a special symbol starting port is provided.

  In FIG. 2, 17 and 18 are winning openings, 19 and 20 are ball path changing devices, and 21 a, 21 b, 21 c and 21 d are reserved storage display units which are special symbol display device memories.

  FIG. 3 is an enlarged view of a main part showing the symbol display areas A1 to A3, B1 to B3, and C1 to C3 in the special symbol display device 14.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the special symbol display device 14 has symbol display areas A1 to A3 for displaying the left three symbols (upper left symbol, middle left symbol, lower left symbol), three middle symbols (middle upper symbol, middle middle symbol). Symbol display areas B1 to B3 for displaying symbols, middle and lower symbols), symbol display areas C1 to C3 for displaying right three symbols (upper right symbol, right middle symbol, lower right symbol) The jackpot validity determination lines in the pachinko gaming machine according to the embodiment are five lines indicated by circles 1 to 5 in FIG.

  4 is a diagram showing an example of a symbol pattern displayed on the left three symbols, FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of a symbol pattern displayed on the middle three symbols, and FIG. 6 is a symbol displayed on the right three symbols. It is a figure which shows the example of a pattern.

  In the left 3 symbols, as shown in FIG. 4, “left symbol pattern“ 1 ””, “left symbol pattern“ 3 ””, “left symbol pattern“ 5 ””, “left symbol pattern“ 7 ” "Pattern", "Left pattern of" 9 "", "1 ☆☆", "☆ 1 ☆", "☆☆ 1", "3 ☆☆", "☆ 3 ☆", "☆☆ 3", " 333 ”,“ 5 ☆☆ ”,“ ☆ 5 ☆ ”,“ ☆☆ 5 ”,“ 7 ☆☆ ”,“ ☆ 7 ☆ ”,“ ☆☆ 7 ”,“ 777 ”,“ 9 ☆☆ ”,“ One of 22 symbols of “☆ 9 ☆” and “☆☆ 9” is displayed. Similarly, in the middle 3 symbols, as shown in FIG. ”,“ 3 ”middle symbol pattern”, “5” middle symbol pattern ”,“ 7 ”middle symbol pattern”, “9” middle symbol pattern ”,“ 1 ☆☆ ”,“ ☆ 1 ☆ ”,“ ☆☆ 1 ”,“ 3 ☆☆ ”,“ ☆ 3 ☆ ”,“ ☆☆ ”,“ 333 ”,“ 5 ☆☆ ”,“ ☆ 5 ☆ ”,“ ☆☆ 5 ”,“ 7 ☆☆ ”,“ ☆ 7 ☆ ”,“ ☆☆ 7 ”,“ 777 ”,“ 9 ☆☆ ” ”,“ ☆ 9 ☆ ”,“ ☆☆ 9 ”, one of the 22 symbols is displayed. As shown in FIG. 6, the right 3 pattern is“ right pattern pattern of “1” ”. , “Right symbol pattern“ 3 ”” “Right symbol pattern“ 5 ”” “Right symbol pattern“ 7 ”” “Right symbol pattern“ 9 ”” “1 ☆☆” “☆ 1” “☆”, “☆☆ 1”, “☆☆☆”, “3 ☆☆”, “☆ 3 ☆”, “☆☆ 3”, “☆☆☆”, “5 ☆☆”, “☆ 5 ☆” , “☆☆ 5”, “☆☆☆”, “7 ☆☆”, “☆ 7 ☆”, “☆☆ 7”, “☆☆☆”, “9 ☆☆”, “☆ 9 ☆”, “ One of the 24 symbols “☆☆ 9” is displayed.

  FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of a jackpot symbol pattern with “one-line alignment”, and FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of a jackpot symbol pattern with “line alignment”.

  The variable display game in the special symbol display device 14 is a variation pattern, which will be described later, on condition that a game ball introduced into the game area 13 by a game ball launching device (not shown) wins the first type starting port 16. 3 symbols of the left symbol, the middle symbol, and the right symbol that are displayed in the special symbol display device 14 start to be displayed in a variable manner, and after the predetermined time (5 seconds or more) has passed, the left three symbols, middle 3 The symbols on the right and 3 on the right stop changing, and when the change is stopped, 9 symbols are displayed as “1” symbol pattern ”and“ 3 ”symbol pattern as shown in FIGS. , “5” symbol pattern ”,“ 7 ”symbol pattern”, “9” symbol pattern ”or as shown in FIGS. 8A to 8E, “111”, “33” on any of the above-described validity determination lines. "," 555 "," 777 ", and jackpot the case of uniform symbol" 999 "is variation winning device that opens (special winning opening) 15 for approximately 29.5 seconds.

  As a result, the jackpot probability on the display is about 1/207 as shown in [Formula 1].

  9 and 10 are diagrams showing examples of symbol patterns in a multiple reach state.

  By the way, when “777” (or “333”) is displayed as the left three symbols, “777” (or “333”) is displayed in the middle three symbols as shown in FIG. 9A. In the 5th reach state, as shown in FIG. 9 (b), “☆ 7 ☆” (or “☆ 3 ☆”) is displayed on the middle three symbols, so that a triple reach state is established. In the reach state, even if “7” (or “3”) stops at any position on the right three symbols, it is a big hit.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 10A, “7 ☆☆” (or “3 ☆☆”) is displayed on the left three symbols, and “777” (or “333”) is displayed as the middle three symbols. Or “7 ☆☆” (or “3 ☆☆”) is displayed on the left three symbols and “777” (or “333” is displayed as the middle three symbols, as shown in FIG. 10 (b). ) Is displayed, it becomes a double reach state, and in such a multiple reach state, in any of the examples shown in FIGS. 10 (a) and 10 (b), “7 ☆☆” (or If "3 ☆☆") or "☆☆ 7" (or "3 ☆☆") stops, it will be a big hit.

  Such jackpot determination, stop symbol determination, and the like are performed based on random numbers generated by the gaming machine control unit 2 and include a stochastic element accompanied by chance in the variable display game, and the excitement for pachinko games is increased. It is done.

  FIG. 11 is a block diagram illustrating a main configuration of the gaming machine control unit 2 in the pachinko gaming machine 1 according to the present embodiment.

  In FIG. 11, the gaming machine control unit 2 of the pachinko gaming machine 1 according to the present embodiment is roughly divided into an accessory control circuit 3 that performs overall control of the gaming machine, a display control circuit 4 that is a display control means, and a power supply circuit. The accessory control circuit 3 and the display control circuit 4 are connected via the signal line L, and data is exchanged between the accessory control circuit 3 and the display control circuit 4. .

  In FIG. 11, 6 is an image display unit, and 7 is an audio output unit.

  FIG. 12 is a block diagram showing a main part configuration of the accessory control circuit 3.

  As shown in FIG. 12, the accessory control circuit 3 includes a game control circuit 8 and an input / output control circuit 9. The game control circuit 8 and the input / output control circuit 9 are connected to each other via a bus B. Yes.

  The game control circuit 8 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 31, a frequency dividing circuit 32, a ROM (Read Only Memory) 33, and a RAM (Random Access Memory) 34, and has a predetermined set probability (220 in this embodiment). For example, for a function for generating a uniform random number based on a probability of 1) or a hall (game store) management device, the number of winnings at the first type start opening (special symbol start opening) 16, It has a function of outputting various information such as the number of start of the variable display game, the number of consecutive big hits in the variable display game, the number of continuation times of the big hit, and fraudulent information (fraud due to winning, missing connector, etc).

  The CPU 31 is an 8-bit microprocessor that forms the center of the game control circuit 7 for controlling other various circuits. Based on a reset signal described later, the CPU 31 performs a program processing procedure stored in the ROM 33 by a reset interrupt process. Based on this, various program processes are executed in units of one sequence. In addition, when a random number used for a game is required, the random number is obtained by a counter of a digit increase method described later.

  FIG. 13 is a diagram for explaining the jackpot operation in the counter-up counters X and Y according to the present embodiment.

  The actual random number generation in the present embodiment is performed by a counter X of the digit increasing method in which the values from “0” to “10” shown in FIG. The big hit is controlled by the counter Y of the digit rising method in which the values from “00” to “19” shown in FIG. This is a case where the value selected at the predetermined timing in the counter X is “3” and the value selected in the counter Y is “15” at this time. The probability is 1/220 (= 11 × 20).

  By the way, the timing at which this jackpot value is taken in is the time when the game ball wins the first type starting port 16, but the time for one frame movement of the counter of the digit increase method is, for example, about 0.002 seconds. Since this is a short period and the round cycle is sufficiently short, about 0.44 seconds (≈0.002 × 11 × 20 seconds), it is used as a random number in this embodiment.

  Further, in this embodiment, when the value selected by the counter X is “3”, the display control is performed so that the fluctuation symbol is in the reach state, whereby the jackpot probability from the reach state is 1/20. Become.

  The frequency dividing circuit 32 divides the clock pulse output from the clock oscillator, generates a reset signal about every 2 msec, and supplies the reset signal to the CPU 31.

  The ROM 33 is a semiconductor memory that stores various control programs and data used by the CPU 31, and the RAM 34 stores program data used during execution of program processing in the CPU 31, and temporarily stores data related to games. This is a semiconductor memory that is memorized and used as a work area.

  Incidentally, the RAM 34 is provided with a predetermined storage area (hereinafter referred to as a special figure holding area) for sequentially storing up to four lottery values of jackpot random numbers at the time when the game ball wins the first type starting port 16. When the lottery value is stored in the special figure holding area, the holding storage display units 21a, 21b, 21c, and 21d corresponding to the special figure holding area are turned on, and the storage state of the holding memory (special symbol display device storage) It has come to show.

  The input / output control circuit 9 is for controlling the input and output of various signals typified by, for example, winning a game ball to the first type starting port 16, and specifically, determining the jackpot A signal for starting is generated, and the variable winning device (large winning opening) 15 is driven to open at the time of a big hit.

  As shown in FIG. 12, the input / output control circuit 9 includes a first type start switch 41, a continuation switch (specific area passing ball detection unit) 42, a count switch (variable winning ball detection unit) 43, a low-pass filter 44, a buffer A gate 45, an output port 46, a driver 47, and a variable winning device (large winning opening) 15 are provided.

  The first type start switch 41 is a switch that is provided in the first type start port 16 and detects a winning of a game ball. The continuation switch 42 and the count switch 43 are both in the variable winning device (large winning port) 15. The continuation switch 42 detects a passing ball passing through a specific area (V zone) in the variable winning device (large winning port) 15, and the count switch 43 is variable. All winning balls to be won in the winning device (large winning opening) 15 are detected.

  The low-pass filter 44 receives output signals from the first type start switch 41, the continuation switch 42, and the count switch 43, and a request signal output from a discharge control circuit (not shown) that controls the discharge of the game ball. Is input, and these signals are shaped as pulse waves and output to the buffer gate 45. The buffer gate 45 amplifies the pulse waves shaped by the low-pass filter 44 and outputs them to the bus B. .

  The output port 46 outputs various signals input via the bus B to the driver 47. The driver 47, for example, based on the various signals input from the output port 46, for example, a variable winning device (large winning prize) Mouth) A drive control signal for driving 15 is output, or a display data signal output to the display control circuit 4 of the special symbol display device 14 via the signal line L, a hall-side management device, etc. Various signals to be output (for example, start opening prize signal, special symbol rotation signal, jackpot signal, jackpot cycle continuation signal, etc.), a transmission clock signal to be output to a discharge control circuit (not shown), and a prize ball data signal And other control signals are output.

  The variable winning device (big winning mouth) 15 performs a variable display game based on the winning timing to the first type starting port 16 and wins when the symbol displayed on the special symbol display device 14 becomes a specific pattern. As described above, the game is continuously released for a maximum of 16 times for about 29.5 seconds, giving the player an opportunity for a special game, and giving the player many opportunities to win prize balls.

  If approximately 10 game balls are won in the variable winning device (large winning mouth) 15, the opening operation of the variable winning device (large winning mouth) 15 is stopped even if the opening time is within about 29.5 seconds. To do.

  FIG. 14 is a block diagram showing a main configuration of the display control circuit 4.

  The display control circuit 4 displays an image used for the variable display game on the special symbol display device 14 based on the display data signal from the accessory control circuit 3, and generates sound such as sound effects that excite the variable display game. The CPU 51, the ROM 52, the RAM 53, the image output circuit 54, and the audio output circuit 55 are configured.

  The CPU 51 controls generation of an image to be displayed and sound to be output based on a display data signal input via the signal line L.

  The ROM 52 is a semiconductor memory that stores various control programs used by the CPU 51 and data such as image data and audio data. The RAM 53 is a program data used during execution of program processing in the CPU 51, image display, and audio. This is a semiconductor memory that temporarily stores output data and is used as a work area.

  The image output circuit 54 controls the image processing independently of the CPU 51, and outputs a video display controller (hereinafter referred to as VDC) 56 that outputs image data to the image display unit 6, and an image display unit. 6 is composed of a video memory 57 for storing image data to be displayed.

  The audio output circuit 55 includes a sound generator 58 that generates a sound effect of the pachinko gaming machine 1 and an amplifier 59 that amplifies an audio signal generated by the sound generator 58 and outputs the amplified audio signal to the audio output unit 7. .

  The power supply circuit 5 is a DC power supply circuit that rectifies an AC current having an average voltage of 25 V converted from a general commercial power supply, converts the AC current into a DC current, and supplies the DC current to each circuit in the accessory control circuit 7.

  In this embodiment, the image output unit 6 is composed of a display device using a 6-inch CRT (Cathode Ray Tube). By displaying image data output from the image output circuit 54, the variable display game is displayed. Display output that is the center of the.

  The display device used for the image output unit 6 is not limited to the CRT in this embodiment, but a display device including a liquid crystal display device (hereinafter referred to as LCD: Liquid Crystal Display), a fluorescent display tube, or an LED (Light Emitting Diode). ) Can be replaced with a display device.

  The audio output unit 7 is composed of a dynamic speaker attached to the lower part of the front surface of the inner frame of the pachinko gaming machine 1, and the audio data output from the audio output circuit 55 is converted into actual sound (for example, BGM (BackGround of a variable display game) Music) and sound effects, etc.) and output to the outside.

  Next, the operation (action) of this embodiment will be described.

  In the above configuration, first, a game ball launched from a game ball launching device (not shown) by operating a handle provided at the lower right position of the pachinko gaming machine 1 is guided by the guide rail 12 and played on the game board. 11 is fired into the game area 13 in 11.

  In the gaming machine control unit 2, the presence or absence of input of the first type start switch 41, the continuation switch 42 and the count switch 43 is monitored, and when the game ball wins the first type start port 16, the first type start switch In 41, a winning of a game ball is detected, and chattering of the detection signal is removed, logical conversion is performed, and input processing is performed.

  In addition, when a winning game ball is detected at the first type starting port 16, up to four winning game balls are stored in the special figure reservation area and used for a variable display game. The random lottery value at the time of winning is also temporarily stored in the special figure holding area. In this case, a random number for determining a jackpot in the variable display game is generated by the accessory control circuit 3.

  Then, the variable display game is started on the special symbol display device 14 based on the storage of the game ball winnings in the first type starting port 16, that is, based on the data stored in the special symbol holding area.

  In the variable display game process, the gaming machine control unit 2 performs, for example, 0. Normal operation processing 1. Automatic stop time end monitoring process 2. Stop monitoring process for the first stop symbol (left 3 symbols); 3. Stop monitoring and reach determination processing of the second stop symbol (medium 3 symbols); 4. Stop result determination process other than during reach; 5. Process for determining stop result at reach; 6. Processing for determining stop result during super reach, Lost motion processing, 8. 8. Fanfare operation end monitoring process; 9. End monitoring process in the latter half of the interval operation 10. Big hit action processing before continuation, 11. Jackpot action processing after continuation, 12. 12. Effective time end monitoring process; 15. End monitoring process in the first half of the interval operation Each process such as the end monitoring process of the jackpot end operation is executed.

  The gaming machine control unit 2 described above is provided with a symbol memory (not shown) for storing a stopped symbol, and this symbol memory, as shown in FIG. 3, each symbol display area in the special symbol display device 14. The stop symbol storage areas corresponding to A1 to A3, B1 to B3, and C1 to C3 are sequentially updated every reset interrupt.

  Then, it is determined by the accessory control circuit 3 whether the stop state of the variable symbol is a big hit state, a reach state, or a lost state. When it is determined that the jackpot symbol memory area is in the reach state, symbol data is stored in the reach symbol memory area in the RAM 34. The

  On the other hand, the CPU 31 determines whether the big hit determination, the reach determination or the loss determination is made based on the stop symbol extracted based on the lottery value for determining the big hit. In the case of the big hit determination, the determination is stored in the big hit symbol memory area. The stop symbol is determined by the jackpot symbol that is present, and in the case of reach determination, the stop symbol is determined by the reach symbol stored in the reach symbol memory area, and in the case of loss determination, it is stored in the loss symbol memory area. The stop symbol is determined by the lost symbol.

  As the display symbol data related to the special symbol display device 14 set in the variable display game process, data for several frames including the final stop symbol is stored in the RAM 34, and the stored display symbol data is sequentially stored by the driver 47. It is output to the display control circuit 4.

  In the display control circuit 4, each display symbol displayed on the special symbol display device 14 is variably displayed in a plurality of preset variability directions according to the procedure described later.

  A control processing procedure of the pachinko gaming machine 1 in the gaming machine control unit 2 will be shown based on the flowcharts shown in FIGS.

  FIG. 15 and FIG. 16 are flowcharts showing an overall processing outline in the gaming machine control unit 2.

  When the control process is started, first, initial information is set (for example, setting of a stack pointer, access permission to the RAM 24, clearing of a reset signal, etc.) (step S1), and the first power-on for the pachinko gaming machine 1 is performed. Is checked (step S2).

  Here, when it is detected that power has been supplied to the pachinko gaming machine 1 by operating the power switch, a so-called initialization process is performed in which the registers and RAM 34 used by the CPU 31 are initialized (step S3). ) After setting the wait time, which is the time required to confirm the memory contents at power-on, the wait time is updated and the output process is executed (step S4), and the event execution process shown in FIG. move on.

  On the other hand, if the power-on is not detected in the process of step S2, the memory including the RAM 34 is checked, that is, whether there is an abnormality in the memory (step S5), and if an abnormality is detected in the memory, the step S3 , S4, and the process proceeds to the event execution process.

  If no abnormality is detected in the memory in the process of step S5, the gaming machine control unit 2 performs prize ball control by communication processing with respect to prize ball data with the discharge control circuit (not shown). (Step S6), a probability setting process for setting a jackpot probability in the variable display game is performed (Step S7).

  Next, it is checked whether or not the wait time at power-on set in step S3 has ended (step S8). If the wait time has not ended, the CPU 31 waits for an interrupt through the processing in step S4. When the wait time has expired, the output process for outputting the output data set in the various subroutine processes is performed (step S9), and the jackpot, reach or lose in the variable display game is determined. In order to do this, a new random number is generated based on the above-described counter X and Y, and the random number is updated by the random number update process (step S10) and the input process is performed (step S11).

  Hereinafter, a power fail monitoring process (step S12) for monitoring a power supply voltage such as a lamp power supply or a solenoid power supply, a count switch winning monitoring process (step S13), a continuous switch winning monitoring process (step S14), and a first type start port 16 Of the first type start switch 41 (step S15), the count switch 43 is monitored to determine whether or not fraud such as a no-count fraud or a clogged ball is fraudulent. In this case, after performing so-called fraud monitoring processing (step S16) for notifying fraud, branch processing is performed based on the value of the event counter for efficiently processing each sequence as shown in FIG. Performed (step S17). The value of the event counter is set by counting the number of sequence executions.

  That is, when the event counter value is “0”, “speech synthesis processing” for synthesizing various audio data to be output to the outside is performed (step S18). When the counter value is “1”, the special symbol display device 14 “Variable display game processing” is performed (step S19), and when the counter value is “2”, “solenoid output processing and input information control processing” for driving the variable winning device (large winning opening) 15 is performed ( In step S20), if the counter value is “3”, “lamp / LED (Light Emitting Diode) processing” is performed (step S21).

  Next, display data setting processing for the display control circuit 4 is performed (step S22), sound editing and output processing are performed (step S23), and the CPU 31 enters a suspended state waiting for an interrupt.

  Based on the reset signal described above, the CPU 31 recovers from the interrupt waiting state.

  Incidentally, in the variable display game according to the present embodiment, the game machine control unit 2 makes 0. Normal operation processing 1. Automatic stop time end monitoring process 2. Stop monitoring process for the first stop symbol (left 3 symbols); 3. Stop monitoring and reach determination processing of the second stop symbol (medium 3 symbols); 4. Stop result determination process other than during reach; 5. Process for determining stop result at reach; 6. Processing for determining stop result during super reach, Lost motion processing, 8. 8. Fanfare operation end monitoring process; 9. End monitoring process in the latter half of the interval operation 10. Big hit action processing before continuation, 11. Jackpot action processing after continuation, 12. 12. Effective time end monitoring process; 15. End monitoring process in the first half of the interval operation A jackpot ending operation end monitoring process is performed, and the gaming machine control unit 2 sets commands relating to variable display to be output to the display control circuit 4 of the special symbol display device 14, The game sound data corresponding to the game state is set.

  The solenoid output process is a process in which on / off data is set for the solenoid in order to open and close the variable winning device (large winning port) 15. During the opening operation, the gaming machine control unit 2 performs the above-described step S13, that is, the count switch winning monitoring process for monitoring the winning of the game ball to the count switch 43, and the above-described step S14, that is, the continuation switch. The continuous switch winning monitoring process for monitoring the winning of the game ball to 42 is executed.

  The input information control process is a process in which on / off data of the start opening prize output to the hall management device is set in order to measure the percentage of winning in the first type start opening 16. The lamp / LED process is a process in which display data such as lamps and LEDs arranged on the surface of the game board 11 is set in accordance with the gaming state. Among the above-described processes, “speech synthesis process”, “variable display game process”, “solenoid output process and input information control process in the first type start switch 31”, which are relatively complicated, and Four program blocks including each process of “lamp / LED processing” are prepared, and these program blocks are executed once every four sequences.

  As a result, in the program processing based on the reset interrupt processing (in this embodiment, 2 msec interval), the processing time of each sequence is shortened, the processing load on the gaming machine control unit 2 is reduced, and a complicated processing program is executed. Executed.

  In this embodiment, each process of “speech synthesis process”, “variable display game process”, “solenoid output process and input information control process in the first type start switch 41”, and “lamp / LED process” is performed. Although time-division processing is performed by picking up, the processing content is not limited to this and may be replaced or added to other processing.

  In addition, as described above, when the processing contents of steps S18 to S21 branched depending on the value of the event counter are complicated, the processing cannot be executed during the processing of one sequence that ends within the reset interrupt time of 2 msec. Further, the processing may be further divided.

  Hereinafter, the variable display game process in block 2 shown in FIG. 16 will be described in detail.

  17 to 19 are flowcharts of the variable display game process.

  First, at the beginning of the process, it is checked whether or not the sequence timer has ended, and it is determined whether or not the sequence is switched (step P1).

  If it is determined that the sequence is not switched, the sequence timer is updated (step P2), and the process returns to step S22 in FIG.

  On the other hand, if it is determined in step P1 that the sequence is switched, it is subsequently checked whether or not the current execution step number is an inappropriate step number (step P3). Only when it is determined that the execution step number is inappropriate, the execution step number is initialized (step P4).

  In the processing of steps P3 and P4, for example, the data stored in the RAM 34 is destroyed due to external noise caused by static electricity or electromagnetic waves, and the execution step number is changed to an inappropriate value. In this case, since the CPU 31 may run out of control if the execution step number is executed as it is, this is a process for preventing the occurrence of such an unexpected failure.

  Thereafter, a step branch process is performed based on each execution step number (hereinafter referred to as a process number) (step P5).

  When the process number is “0”, an operation process in a normal game state (hereinafter referred to as a normal operation process) is executed. In this normal operation process, for example, the storage state of the game ball hold memory is changed to a special figure hold area. Processing to notify the outside is performed by lighting the on-hold storage display units 21a, 21b, 21c, and 21d corresponding to (step P6).

  When the process number is “1”, the automatic stop time end monitoring process is executed, and in this process, the jackpot random number value is determined and the stop symbol is determined (step P7).

  When the process number is “2”, the stop monitoring process of the first stop symbol is executed, and in this process, stop monitoring of the left three symbols that are the first stop symbol is performed (step P8).

  When the process number is “3”, stop monitoring processing and reach determination processing of the second stop symbol are executed. In this process, stop monitoring of the middle three symbols which are the second stop symbols is performed and the first stop symbol is also performed. And a process for determining whether or not the relationship between the second stop symbol and the second stop symbol is reached (step P9).

  When the process number is “4”, a stop result determination process other than the reach time is executed. In this process, the stop symbol is a big hit state (that is, the symbol in any of the valid determination lines is not in the reach time). It is determined whether or not all the screens are aligned or the entire screen is aligned with the effective symbols (step P10).

  When the process number is “5”, the stop result determination process at the time of reach is executed. In this process, it is determined whether or not the stop symbol is a big hit state in the state at the time of reach, and initialization at the time of the big hit Processing is performed (step P11).

  When the process number is “6”, the stop result determination process at the time of super reach is executed. In this process, it is determined whether or not the stop symbol is a big hit state in the super reach state, and Initialization processing is performed (step P12).

When the process number is “7”, the losing operation process is executed. In this process, the losing operation is performed when the third stop symbol (final stop symbol) is a losing symbol (step P13).

When the process number is “8”, a fanfare operation end process is executed. In this process, it is determined whether or not the fanfare operation has ended within a specified time (step P14).

  When the process number is “9”, an end monitoring process in the second half of the interval operation is executed, and in this process, an initialization process for the next jackpot operation is performed (step P15).

  When the process number is “10”, the jackpot operation process before continuation is executed, and in this process, various processes related to the jackpot operation performed before continuation of the jackpot operation (in this case, a maximum of 16 times) are executed ( Step P16).

  When the process number is “11”, the jackpot operation process after the continuation is executed, and in this process, various processes related to the jackpot operation performed after the continuation of the jackpot operation are executed (step P17).

  That is, in the processing of the above steps P16 and P17, the jackpot operation process before winning after the winning to the continuous switch 32 in the variable winning device (big winning opening) 15 and after winning is executed.

  When the process number is “12”, an expiration time end monitoring process is executed. In this process, the effective period, that is, about 29.5, which is the opening time of the variable winning device (big prize opening) 15 per one time. Processing for determining whether or not the second time has ended is performed (step P18).

  When the process number is “13”, an end monitoring process for the first half of the interval operation is executed, and in this process, an initialization process for the current jackpot operation is performed (step P19).

  When the process number is “14”, an end monitoring process for the jackpot end operation is executed, and in this process, a process for determining whether or not the jackpot operation has ended is performed (step P20).

  When these processes are executed, the process returns to the process of step S22 in FIG.

  Hereinafter, the symbol variation display process in the variable display game according to the present embodiment will be described in detail with reference to FIGS.

  First, in the normal symbol display device 14, as shown in FIG. 20 (a), the middle horizontal block (symbol display area A 2, B 2, C 2) whose one surface is divided into nine is rotated. An operating demonstration screen is displayed. When a game ball wins in the first type start port 16 and the first type start switch 41 is turned on, a variable display game is started.

  When the variable display game is started, as shown in FIG. 20 (b), the previous stop symbol is displayed for the first moment, and as shown in FIG. 20 (c), the cube remains fixed and only the symbol is displayed. In FIG. 20, scroll display is performed from the top to the bottom (that is, the first fluctuation direction in the present embodiment).

  Then, when 2 to 3 frames before the left 3 symbols stop, as shown in FIG. 21 (a), the left vertical block (symbol display areas A1, A2, A3) becomes a rotation operation display, from the start of scrolling After a predetermined time (about 5 seconds), as shown in FIG. 21 (b), the left three symbols stop and the middle vertical block (symbol display areas B1, B2, B3) becomes a rotation operation display, As shown in FIG. 21 (c), the middle three symbols are stopped, and the right vertical block (design display areas C1, C2, C3) is displayed as a rotation operation.

  Incidentally, in the example shown in FIG. 21, when the left three symbols and the middle three symbols are stopped, a reach state of “7” rising to the left is reached.

  Here, as shown in FIG. 22 (a), the right three symbols that are the final stop symbols are usually temporarily stopped and temporarily stopped (stopped for less than 0.5 seconds). As shown in FIG. 22 (b), the rotation is displayed as a block on the lower side (design display areas A3, B3, C3), and in FIG. 22, from right to left (that is, the second variation direction in the present embodiment). Then, the variable display is started again (this operation is hereinafter referred to as restart).

  Then, after restarting in the second fluctuation direction, as shown in FIG. 22 (c), when the state becomes the same as the state shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 23 (a), the right vertical block (symbol display areas C1, C2, C3) in the first variation direction is displayed as a rotation operation again, and a 2-3 frame variation display is performed and finally stopped. Display.

  At this time, as shown in FIG. 23 (b), if the reach state symbol is completed, it is a big hit.

  FIGS. 24-27 is a figure which shows the change display process of the symbol at the time of the big hit in a present Example.

  As shown in FIG. 23 (b), when a big hit is made in the variable display game, as shown in FIG. 24 (a), the upper side of the cube (design display areas A1, B1, C1) and the lower side (design) The blocks in the display areas A3, B3, and C3) start rotating operation display. Next, as shown in FIG. 24B, the blocks in the middle vertical (design display areas B1, B2, and B3) display rotating operation display. Thus, as shown in FIG. 24 (c), a character design indicating the big hit state is displayed.

  Then, as shown in FIG. 25A, the surface of the character symbol rotates downward, and the upper surface of the character symbol appears. As shown in FIG. 25B, the number of rounds and the number of winning balls in the variable display game A display surface appears.

  In the following, when the winning of a game ball is detected by the count switch 43 with respect to the variable winning device (large winning opening) 15 based on the count switch winning monitoring process described above, it is shown in FIGS. In this way, the right vertical block (symbol display areas C1, C2, C3) is displayed as a rotation operation, and the number of winning balls is updated. In this case, the variable winning device ( When a winning of a game ball in a specific area (V zone) in the (big prize opening) 15 is detected by the continuation switch 42, the number of rounds and the number of winning balls are displayed downward as shown in FIG. 27, the V winning display surface appears as shown in FIG. 27B, the V winning display surface rotates upward as shown in FIG. 27C, and the number of rounds and the number of winning balls again. A display surface appears.

  By the way, when the number of winning balls detected by the count switch 43 reaches approximately 10, the block in the left vertical column (symbol display areas A1, A2, A3) of the cube is rotated and displayed in the same manner as the variation display process shown in FIG. And the number of rounds is updated.

  As described above, in this embodiment, the number of variable symbols is relatively large as nine, but each display symbol displayed on the special symbol display device 14 by the display control circuit 4 is grouped into a display group by three symbols. Since the change direction is set for each display group, it is not necessary to display the change for each symbol, and the burden of the change display process is reduced.

  In addition, the display control circuit 4 performs variable display in a predetermined procedure in the first variable direction set in advance and the second variable direction perpendicularly intersecting the first variable direction, so an accent is added to the variable display. As a result, a variable display of a variety of symbols is performed.

  In this case, in the present embodiment, the display control circuit 4 temporarily stops the display symbol after the display pattern is variably displayed in the first variation direction, and the variation display is started again in the second variation direction different from the previous variation direction. Furthermore, after changing the direction of change several times, the change of each display symbol is stopped after a lapse of a predetermined time, so that the change display of the symbol rich in change is performed.

  Note that the second variation direction with respect to the first variation direction is not limited to a case where the second variation direction intersects vertically as in the present embodiment, and may be set in a horizontal reverse direction, for example.

  On the other hand, in this embodiment, as the jackpot symbol pattern, a “one-sided” pattern as shown in FIG. 7 is provided, and each display displayed by the display control circuit 4 in a predetermined procedure for each divided display symbol. Symbol variation display is performed, and the jackpot symbol in this case is not a simple symbol combination but an image of a completed symbol in the assembly of symbols, so that the jackpot symbol pattern can be grasped intuitively.

  In this case, in order to more intuitively understand that the symbol patterns are aligned, for example, it is conceivable that the background color is individually set for the “one-sided” jackpot symbol pattern shown in FIG.

  In this case, in the present embodiment, since the display symbols are divided into regions of substantially the same area, each display area of each symbol pattern on which the variable display is performed is unified, and the symbol pattern in the display control circuit 4 The benefits of easier viewing of the fluctuating display are born, and the display symbol is divided by a dividing line that is symmetrical with respect to the center line of the symbol, making it easy to confirm the symbol pattern at the time of variation and display control. The processing performed by the circuit 4 is easier than in the case of a random division pattern.

  FIG. 28 and FIG. 29 are diagrams for explaining the symbol variation display processing in the variable display game in another embodiment, and are diagrams for explaining the restart operation in place of FIG. 22 and FIG.

  After the state shown in FIG. 21, as shown in FIG. 28 (a), once stopped and temporarily stopped, the entire cube is displayed as a rotational motion as shown in FIG. 28 (b). As shown in (c), the display symbols in the right vertical (symbol display areas C1, C2, C3) are updated in the same manner as in the state where the frame is advanced.

  Then, as shown in FIG. 29 (a), the images are sequentially updated, and a 2-3 frame variation display is performed, resulting in a final stop display.

  At this time, as shown in FIG. 29 (b), if the reach state symbol is completed, it is a big hit.

  As described above, in this embodiment, by changing the display group for performing the variable display from the 3 symbols to the 9 symbols, the variable display rich in change is performed.

  As described above, in this embodiment, each display symbol displayed on the special symbol display device 14 by the display control circuit 4 is variably displayed in a predetermined procedure in a predetermined variation direction. Accent can be added to the variable display, and the variable display of various patterns can be performed.

  Further, in this embodiment, each display symbol displayed on the special symbol display device 14 by the display control circuit 4 is variably displayed in a predetermined procedure for each divided display symbol, for example, a symbol such as a jigsaw puzzle. The jackpot symbol pattern can be grasped intuitively by the image of the completed symbol in assembly.

  The invention made by the present inventor has been specifically described based on the preferred embodiments. However, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and various modifications can be made without departing from the scope of the invention. Needless to say.

  For example, the type of variation direction is not limited to the first variation direction and the second variation direction, and a plurality of types can be set, and the method of grouping the display groups is not limited to the present embodiment and can be arbitrarily set. .

  In addition, it goes without saying that the pattern of the display symbols in the variable display game can be changed variously, and for example, it may be a one-side paint state with a different color scheme.

It is a principle diagram in the pachinko gaming machine of the present invention. It is a front view of the game board in the pachinko gaming machine of the present embodiment. It is a principal part enlarged view which shows each symbol display area A1-A3, B1-B3, C1-C3 in a special symbol display apparatus. It is a figure which shows the example of a symbol pattern displayed on the left three symbols. It is a figure which shows the example of a symbol pattern displayed on middle 3 symbols. It is a figure which shows the example of a symbol pattern displayed on the right three symbols. It is a figure which shows the example of the jackpot symbol pattern in "one-sided alignment". It is a figure which shows the example of a jackpot symbol pattern in "line alignment". It is a figure which shows the example of a pattern pattern of a multiple reach state. It is a figure which shows the example of a pattern pattern of a multiple reach state. It is a block diagram which shows the principal part structure of the game machine control part in the pachinko game machine of a present Example. It is a block diagram which shows the principal part structure of an accessory control circuit. It is a figure for demonstrating the jackpot operation | movement in the counters X and Y of the digit increase system of a present Example. It is a block diagram which shows the principal part structure of a display control circuit. It is a flowchart which shows the whole process outline | summary in a game machine control part. FIG. 16 is a flowchart illustrating an overall processing overview in the gaming machine control unit, following FIG. 15. It is a flowchart of variable display game processing. 18 is a flowchart of variable display game processing following FIG. It is a flowchart of the variable display game process following FIG. It is a figure for demonstrating the change display process of the symbol in the variable display game in a present Example. FIG. 21 is a diagram for explaining the symbol variation display process in the variable display game in the present example, following FIG. 20; FIG. 22 is a diagram for explaining the symbol variation display process in the variable display game in the present embodiment, following FIG. 21. FIG. 23 is a diagram for explaining a symbol variation display process in the variable display game in the present example, following FIG. 22; It is a figure which shows the change display process of the symbol at the time of the big hit in a present Example. FIG. 25 is a diagram illustrating a variation display process of symbols at the time of jackpot in the present embodiment, following FIG. 24. FIG. 26 is a diagram illustrating a symbol variation display process at the time of jackpot in the present embodiment, following FIG. 25. FIG. 27 is a diagram illustrating a symbol variation display process at the time of jackpot in the embodiment, following FIG. 26. It is a figure for demonstrating the change display process of the symbol in the variable display game in another Example. It is a figure for demonstrating the change display process of the symbol in the variable display game in another Example following FIG. It is a front view of the game board in the 8-line determination type pachinko gaming machine of the conventional example. It is a principal part enlarged view which shows each symbol display area A1-A3, B1-B3, C1-C3 in a special symbol display apparatus. It is a figure for demonstrating a 1st stop symbol and a 2nd stop symbol position. It is a figure for demonstrating a 3rd stop symbol and a final stop symbol position. It is a figure which shows the example of a jackpot symbol pattern. It is a figure which shows the example of a jackpot symbol pattern. It is a figure which shows the example of a jackpot symbol pattern.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Pachinko machine 2 Game machine control part 3 Accessory control circuit 4 Display control circuit (display control means)
5 Power supply circuit 6 Image display unit 7 Audio output unit 8 Game control circuit 9 Input / output control circuit 11 Game board 12 Guide rail 13 Game area 14 Special symbol display device 15 Variable winning device (large winning mouth)
16 1st class starting port (special symbol starting port)
17, 18 Award opening 19, 20 Ball path changing device 21a-21d On-hold storage display unit (special symbol display device storage)
31 CPU
32 frequency divider 33 ROM
34 RAM
41 First-type start switch 42 Continuation switch (specific area passing sphere detector)
43 Count switch (Floating winning ball detector)
44 Low-pass filter 45 Buffer gate 46 Output port 47 Driver 51 CPU
52 ROM
53 RAM
54 Image output circuit 55 Audio output circuit 56 Video display controller (VDC)
57 Video memory 58 Sound generator 59 Amplifier L Signal line B Bus

Claims (2)

Under the condition that a game ball is won at the special symbol start opening, a plurality of display symbols are displayed in a plurality of symbol display areas in the special symbol display device. In a pachinko gaming machine that can generate a special game that changes the variable prize-winning device from a closed state to an open state when it becomes a specific pattern,
A cube is displayed on the special symbol display device, the cube is divided into a plurality of blocks in the vertical direction, and the cube is divided into a plurality of blocks in the horizontal direction, and each symbol display area is formed on the surface of each block. Set,
The specific pattern includes a predetermined symbol displayed on one surface of the cube, and is configured to display a divided symbol obtained by dividing the predetermined symbol into a plurality of symbols in each symbol display area,
The variable display direction of each display symbol displayed on the special symbol display device is a first variable direction that rotates in block units divided in the left-right direction, and a second that rotates in block units divided in the vertical direction. A display control means for converting and displaying the fluctuation direction ,
It said display control means, each display symbol performs variable display in the second variation direction after variable display in the first variation direction, pachinko characterized that you stop the fluctuation of the display symbol after a predetermined time has elapsed Gaming machine. The display control means temporarily stops display after each display symbol is variably displayed in the first variation direction, starts variation display again in the second variation direction after the temporary stop, and displays each display symbol after a predetermined time has elapsed. The pachinko gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein fluctuation of the game machine is stopped.

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