JP4653227B2 - Game machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine that draws a jackpot when a game ball wins a starting opening.

  Conventionally, a lottery of lottery is performed by entering a game ball into the start opening provided on the game board, and if the winner is won, the special entrance (attacker) is opened, and more A gaming machine from which a prize ball can be obtained is known. In such a gaming machine, in order to give the player a sense of expectation for jackpots and to improve gameplay, the lottery lottery results are displayed on the symbol display unit made up of a liquid crystal screen, etc., with various elaborate effects. Like to do.

  As described above, for example, a gaming machine shown in Patent Document 1 is known as a gaming machine that has improved game playability through a sophisticated presentation.

  Normally, a gaming machine reserves the right of variable display (hereinafter referred to as “reserved ball”) up to a predetermined number (for example, four) when a game ball enters the start opening during the special symbol variable display. At the same time, the reserved balls are processed in the reserved order. The gaming machine shown in the above-mentioned Patent Document 1 has enhanced the effect by focusing on the point where the processing of the holding ball is sequentially performed. This gaming machine has the following characteristics.

  That is, in general gaming machines, various decorative symbols (design symbols for production) are displayed on the symbol display unit during the special symbol variation display, but for one special symbol variation display, The decorative design is displayed once. When a plurality of reserved balls are reserved, the special symbol variation display is continuously performed. In such a case, the decorative symbol display is also continuously performed in the symbol display unit. .

  Therefore, in the above conventional gaming machine, an effect character (for example, a fighter) is made to appear by displaying the decorative symbol once in the symbol display section, and the position where the effect character is displayed (the first display position). Remember). In the next display of the decorative symbols, the effect character is displayed at a position different from the first display position. The display position at this time (referred to as the second display position) is also stored, and the effect character is further moved and displayed from the second display position in the subsequent display of the decorative symbols. Thus, it appears to the player that the effect character has moved in the display of the three consecutive decorative symbols. That is, it can be shown as an effect (related effect) in which a plurality of decorative symbol displays continue in relation to each other.

  Furthermore, in the gaming machine shown in the above-mentioned Patent Document 1, by starting the related effects described above when an effect that is neither a jackpot effect nor a reach effect (hereinafter referred to as a lose effect) is performed as an effect in the display of the decorative pattern, In addition to making the player interested in the contents of the next decoration symbol display, the game can be prevented from becoming rutted and the game can be continued. Therefore, it is possible to achieve a very high production effect as compared with the production in which the contents are completed by one decoration design.

JP 2007-296225 A

  In the gaming machine shown in Patent Document 1, the related effects described above are performed when a loss effect is performed. For example, in a state where a plurality of reserved balls are retained and a loss effect is performed when the retained retained balls are processed, a plurality of times depending on the number of retained balls retained. This will give you the opportunity to perform various related performances. In this way, it is possible to configure a related effect from an effect that was originally performed as a mere loss effect.

  However, since each of the productions that make up the related productions is a loss production (production based on the fact that the lottery has been lost), the related production is not a reach production after all. It ends with a lost production. Therefore, in the related effects that eventually end with the loss effect, the player will not be able to exert the effect of reducing the expectation of the related effects and promoting the continuation of the game by preventing the game from becoming ruined. End up.

  As described above, in the related effect that eventually ends with the loss effect, there is a problem that the player lowers the expectation for the related effect, and the effect of the effect decreases.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems, and an object thereof is to provide a gaming machine that can exert a high effect by a related effect executed over a plurality of special symbol fluctuation displays. To do.

In order to solve such a problem, the invention according to claim 1 is characterized in that the game data is drawn by lottery in response to the start opening provided so that game balls can enter and the game balls entering the start opening. Based on the game data lottery means to be acquired and the game data obtained by the game data lottery means, the game value given to the player is associated with the special symbol variation display means to determine the special symbol to be stopped and displayed. The special symbol determining means and the special symbol fluctuation display means start the special symbol fluctuation display, and the special symbol determined by the special symbol determination means is stopped and displayed after a predetermined time has elapsed, thereby changing the special symbol. Special symbol display control means for ending the display, and when the special symbol is variably displayed on the special symbol variation display means, the game ball enters the start opening. And a variable display holding means for storing the game data acquired at the time of the entry and reserving the right of variable display of special symbols, wherein the variable display holding means is newly added to the variable display holding means. When the game data is stored, the special symbol executed based on the newly stored game data from the variable symbol display executed based on the other game data stored in the variable display holding means. Pre-determining means for determining whether or not to execute a related effect in which a predetermined effect is continuously executed during the variable display of each special symbol over the variable display by determining the newly stored game data; Based on the effect data storage means for storing a plurality of determination results of the prior determination means as effect data, and the effect data stored in the effect data hold storage means, the related effects On condition that it is decided to execute, the effect control means for executing the related effect during the variation display of each special symbol, and the decoration by variably displaying a plurality of decorative symbols during the variation display of the special symbol When the symbol display unit that produces effects by symbols and the stop mode of the plurality of decorative symbols in the symbol display unit is a stop mode consisting of a combination of specific decorative symbols, more prize balls can be obtained than in the normal gaming state Jackpot game control means for controlling the progress of the game in the jackpot game state, and the effect data includes trigger data for generating a plurality of types of effects, and the symbol display unit Reach state that is a form of effect by decorative design, and can be a stop mode consisting of a combination of the specific decorative symbols depending on the last stop decorative pattern Reach effect generation data that triggers the generation of reach effects that are executed as effects and losing effect occurrence data that does not generate the reach effects are at least classified, and the reach effect generation data is a decoration that is stopped and displayed at the end. The jackpot reach production data that becomes a stop mode consisting of a combination of the specific decorative symbols and the stop mode of the decorative symbol that is stopped last is not a stop mode consisting of the combination of the specific decorative symbols. Reach effect generation data is further classified and included, and the effect control means includes at least each of the effect occurrence data classified into the lose effect occurrence data, the lose reach effect occurrence data, and the jackpot reach effect occurrence data. Any one of the production data is continuously stored in the production data storage. It is determined whether or not a plurality of storage effects are stored in the storage means, and any one of the effects among the loss effect generation data, the lose reach effect generation data, or the jackpot reach effect generation data is stored in the effect data hold storage means. When it is determined that a plurality of occurrence data is continuously stored, the effect occurrence data newly stored in the effect data hold storage means is a portion of the jackpot reach effect occurrence data among the jackpot reach effect occurrence data. That is, it is characterized in that the related effects are executed on the condition that one of the lost reach production data is part of the lost reach production data.

  According to the gaming machine of the first aspect, when the game ball enters the start port, the game data is drawn by the control means. For example, this game data is a jackpot random number, a design random number that determines whether the jackpot is per short length of probability change or per normal length, per short length of probability change or normal per short, and a reach random number that determines whether or not it is reach . Based on the lottery result of the game data, the special symbol fluctuation display means fluctuates for a predetermined time.

  Further, if a game ball enters the start port while the special symbol is changing, the change is held in the change display holding means in a state where the game data is recognized.

  Then, it is determined in advance by the prior determination means whether or not the fluctuation hold is a big hit, or in the case of a big win, whether or not it is a hit type, and whether or not it is a reach, until the fluctuation.

  And the determination result of the prior determination means is stored as effect data. In this effect data, in addition to the jackpot effect data performed in the case of a jackpot, it is a case where it did not become a jackpot, it is a case where it does not become a big hit with the reach reach effect data that performs reach, and no reach There is loss production data, each is identified as another type of production data, that is, the type of production data in the present invention is jackpot production data or lose reach production data, It is either lost production data.

Further, for example, when the change hold is a big hit or reach in the determination result of the prior determination means, a related effect such as a continuous effect is performed over the hold before the change hold. As a specific example, the first hold and the second hold are stored in the variable display holding means, and a game ball enters the start opening, and the changed change hold (third hold) is the jackpot described above. Alternatively, in the case of reach, a related effect in which a predetermined effect is continuously executed over the first to third on-hold fluctuations is performed. In other words, the jackpot effect data or the lose reach effect data becomes the related effect occurrence data. Since the effect data corresponding to the change hold is stored until the change hold is consumed, only a predetermined number of effect data is always stored in the storage area in which the effect data is stored.

In the present invention, when the effect data of the same type to the effect data hold storage means is to store a continuous, then if the associated effect generated data is stored, constitute the more relevant effect on the effect control means Since the predetermined performance is executed, the player is likely to be interested in the related performance. Therefore, the game is prevented from becoming rutted and the player can be encouraged to continue the game. The reason is as follows.

  That is, the state in which the same type of effect data is stored in the effect data hold storage means is a state in which a loss (a state that does not become a big hit) continues, and such a loss effect (the above-described loss effect, loss) If the reach production (including the reach production) is repeated, the production will be monotonous and the production will be ruined.

Therefore, in the present invention, when the same type of losing effects are continuously performed, when the effect data (big hit effect data or lose reach effect data) in which at least a specific effect is performed is stored. The related effect can be executed by the control means. For example, if the related effect occurrence data is newly stored as effect data in a state where the loss effect data is continuously stored, a predetermined effect constituting the related effect is continuously performed. Thus, when a related effect is performed, a jackpot effect or a reach effect is always performed at the end of the related effect (as the last predetermined effect), so that the player is likely to be interested in the related effect. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the game from becoming rutted and to promote the continuation of the game, and to exhibit the desired effect.

1 is a front view showing an appearance of a gaming machine according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is a figure for demonstrating operation | movement of the starting port which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the control system of the game machine which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a functional block diagram which shows the control system of the game machine which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure for demonstrating the structure of the data storage area which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure for demonstrating the processing order of the pending | holding memory | storage which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of a structure of the game data determination table which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of a structure of the game data determination table which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the determination process procedure of the game data which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure for demonstrating an example of the related production which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure for demonstrating the structure of the data storage area which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the process sequence of effect data which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the change start process in the main control board which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the presentation process in the sub control board which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the process sequence of the production data which concerns on Embodiment 2 of this invention.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be specifically described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a front view showing an embodiment of a gaming machine according to the present invention. The gaming machine 1 includes a gaming board 101, and a launching unit (see reference numeral 292 in FIG. 3) is arranged at the lower right portion of the gaming board 101. A game ball launched by driving the launching unit rises between the rails 102 a and 102 b and reaches the upper part of the game board 101, and then flows down in the game area 103. A plurality of nails (not shown) are planted in the game area 103, and the game balls are distributed and flowed down to the left and right paths of the nails with which the game balls are in contact. In the game area 103, a windmill for changing the flow direction and speed of the game ball, a passing gate, a normal winning opening, and the like are arranged.

  A symbol display unit 104 is arranged at the center of the game area 103 of the game board 101. For example, a liquid crystal display (LCD) is used as the symbol display unit 104. Below the symbol display unit 104, a first starting port 105 capable of receiving a game ball launched toward the game area 103 is arranged. Below the first start port 105, a second start port 120 having a pair of movable pieces 120a is disposed. When the pair of movable pieces 120a are in the closed state, the second starter port 120 is configured to be unable or impossible to receive the game ball. When the pair of movable pieces 120a are in the open state, It becomes easier to receive the game ball than the first start port 105.

  On the left side of the symbol display unit 104, a winning gate 106 is provided. The winning gate 106 is provided to detect the passing of the game ball and perform a lottery to open the second start port 120 for a predetermined time.

  FIG. 2 is a diagram for explaining the operation of the second starting port 120. FIG. 2A shows a first state in which the pair of movable pieces 102a of the second starting port 120 is “closed”. 2 (b) shows a second state in which the pair of movable pieces 102a are "open". 2, the second starting port 120 in the present embodiment is normally controlled so that the pair of movable pieces 102 a of the second starting port 120 is “closed” as shown in FIG. It is configured such that a game ball flowing down 103 cannot be entered.

  Then, when the game ball passes through the winning gate 106, a lottery by the normal symbol lottery means 360 described later is executed, and when the lottery result is a win, as shown in FIG. 2B, a pair of movable pieces 120a Is controlled to be in an “open” state until a predetermined time (which differs depending on the game state) or until a predetermined number of game balls enter the second starting port 106. In the present embodiment, the second opening in the “open” state is more likely to accept a game ball about 2 to 3 times than the first start port 105 (the chance of entering a game ball is greater). It is configured.

  A normal winning opening 107 is disposed on the side of the symbol display unit 104 or below. When a game ball wins the normal winning slot 107, the number of winning balls (for example, 10) at the time of the normal winning is paid out. At the bottom of the game area 103, there is provided a collection port 108 for collecting game balls that have not won any winning ports.

  In the lower right of the symbol display unit 104, a first special symbol display 84 for displaying a lottery result by a first special symbol lottery means 300, which will be described later, and a second special symbol for displaying a lottery result by a second special symbol lottery means 320. Display 86, first special symbol hold indicator 88 that displays the number of lotteries held by the first special symbol lottery means 300, and second special symbol hold indicator that displays the number of lotteries held by the second special symbol lottery means 320 90 is provided. Also, a normal symbol display 82 for displaying the lottery result by the normal symbol lottery means 360 and a normal symbol hold indicator 92 for displaying the number of lotteries held by the normal symbol lottery means 360 are provided.

  Each of these indicators 82, 84, 86, 88, 90, and 92 is composed of, for example, a light emitting diode (LED), and the lottery result by the first special symbol lottery means 300 depending on the lighting state of the LED, The lottery result by the second special symbol lottery means 320, the lottery result by the normal symbol lottery means 360, the holding number of lotteries by the first special symbol lottery means 300, the holding number of lotteries by the second special symbol lottery means 320, and the normal symbol lottery means The number of lottery holds by 360 is notified. It should be noted that the “holding number (holding ball)” of the lottery performed by the first special symbol lottery means 300 means that the game ball moves to the first start port when the first special symbol display 84 is variably displayed. 105 of the number of balls entered (memory of the number of balls entered), which is stored in the first special symbol holding storage means 401 described later, the first special symbol triggered by entering the first starting port 105 This is the number of rights reserved for variable presentation. Similarly, the “holding number” of the lottery performed by the second special symbol lottery means 320 means that the game ball enters the second starting port 120 when the second special symbol display 86 is variably displayed. This is the number of balls (the number of balls entered), which is stored in the second special symbol holding storage means 402, which will be described later, and the variation display of the second special symbol triggered by the ball entering the second starting port 120. This is the number of rights reserved, and the “pending number” of the lottery by the normal symbol lottery means 360 means that the game ball passes through the winning gate 106 when the normal symbol is displayed in a variable manner on the normal symbol display 92. This is the number (the number of passages), and is the number of rights that are stored in the normal symbol variable display means 403, which will be described later, and the normal symbol variable display triggered by the passing of the winning gate 106 is reserved.

  The symbol display unit 104 described above displays a plurality of symbols when a game ball wins a specific winning opening (in the present embodiment, the first starting port 105 and the second starting port 120) (at the time of starting winning). The fluctuation of the symbol is started, and the fluctuation of the symbol is stopped after a predetermined time. When the symbol combination at the time of the stop becomes a specific symbol combination set in advance (for example, “777” is aligned), a big hit state is established. In the big hit state, the operation of opening the large winning opening / closing door 109a in the large winning opening / closing device 109 positioned below for a certain period is repeated a predetermined number of times (for example, 15 times), and the number of awards corresponding to the winning game balls is obtained. Pay out the ball. Further, the first symbol display 84 changes the display of the first special symbol when the game ball wins the first starting port 105, and the second special symbol display 86 changes the game ball to the second starting port 120. The display of the second special symbol is changed by winning. In the present embodiment, when a game ball wins both the first start port 105 and the second start port, the symbol display unit 104 displays the special symbol that won the first special symbol or the second special symbol, whichever comes first. The variable display is started, and the right to display the variable of the special symbol by the other prize is reserved.

  A frame member 110 is provided on the outer peripheral portion of the game area 103 of the game board 101. The frame member 110 has a shape that surrounds the periphery of the game area 103 on the four sides of the game board 101 in the vertical and horizontal directions. Further, the frame member 110 has a shape protruding from the board surface of the game board 101 toward the player side. Thereby, the gaming machine of the present embodiment can be made more conspicuous than other types of gaming machines that do not include the frame member 110. By making the gaming machine conspicuous, it is possible to improve the operating rate of the gaming machine and to strengthen the deterrent against fraudulent acts on the gaming machine.

  In the frame member 110, effect lights 111 (lamp units) are provided on the two sides on the upper side and the lower side of the game area 103. The effect lights 111 each include a plurality of lights 112. Each light 112 irradiates a player in front of the gaming machine, and the light irradiation direction can be changed in the vertical direction so that the irradiation position moves along the abdomen from the top of the player. Each light 112 is driven by a motor (not shown) provided in the effect light 111 so as to change the light irradiation direction in the vertical direction.

  In addition, each light 112 can irradiate the surroundings of the gaming machine, and the light irradiation direction can be rotated so that the irradiation position forms a circle with respect to the gaming machine. Each light 112 is driven by a motor provided in the effect light 111 so as to rotate the light irradiation direction. The motor that is driven to rotate the direction of light irradiation from each light 112 is a motor different from the motor that changes the direction of light irradiation from each light 112 in the vertical direction.

  The effect light 111 can change the irradiation direction of the light irradiated from the entire effect light 111 in three dimensions by rotating the irradiation direction of the light irradiated from each light 112 while changing the vertical direction.

  The light irradiation direction is changed when, for example, a big hit state is reached. Accordingly, the player and the surroundings of the gaming machine can be sequentially irradiated to inform the surroundings that the gaming machine is in the big hit state, and the attention of the player who has been in the big hit state can be increased. .

  Accordingly, it is possible to give the player a sense of excitement due to attention, and to continuously or repeatedly use the gaming machine according to the present embodiment, thereby improving the operating rate of the gaming machine.

  In the frame member 110, a tray unit 119 to which game balls are supplied is provided on the lower side of the game area 103. The receiving tray unit 119 is supplied with game balls lent out from the lending device and prize balls associated with winning a prize at the winning opening of the game balls launched on the game board 101.

  An operation handle 113 is disposed at a lower position of the frame member 110. The operation handle 113 is operated by the player when the game ball is launched by driving the launch unit 292 described above. Similar to the frame member 110 described above, the operation handle 113 has a shape protruding from the board surface of the game board 101 to the player side.

  The operation handle 113 includes a firing instruction member 114 that drives the firing unit 292 to fire a game ball. The firing instruction member 114 is provided on the outer peripheral portion of the operation handle 113 so as to rotate clockwise as viewed from the player. The firing unit 292 causes the game ball to be fired when the firing instruction member 114 is directly operated by the player. Although not described because it is a known technique, the operation handle 113 is provided with a sensor that detects that the player directly operates the firing instruction member 114.

  On the upper side and the side of the symbol display unit 104 (on the right side in FIG. 1), there are provided effects (hereinafter referred to as “effects”) 115 and 116. The directors 115 and 116 in the present embodiment schematically represent a part of the Japanese sword (around the samurai). The directors 115 and 116 are provided so as to be movable along the longitudinal direction of the directors 115 and 116, as if the blades are removed from the sheath and the pulled blades are returned to the sheath again.

  The director 110 is driven by a solenoid, and the director 116 is driven by a motor. By driving the similar directors 115 and 116 with different types of driving sources, the directors 115 and 116 can execute their own operations, thereby increasing the stage effect.

  In the frame member 110, a chance button 117 that accepts an operation by the player is provided on the lower side of the game area 103. The operation of the chance button 117 is effective while guidance for prompting the operation of the chance button 117 is displayed, for example, in a specific reach effect during the game.

  In the frame member 110, a cross key 118 is provided next to the chance button 117. Like the chance button 117, the cross key 118 can be used for a specific reach effect or a normal effect during the game, thereby adding interest to the effect.

  In addition, the frame member 110 incorporates a speaker (see reference numeral 277 in FIG. 3) that outputs a production effect sound or a sound for informing fraud.

  This speaker 277 is a type that can output high / mid / low sound areas, and normally outputs high / mid / low sounds in a balanced manner. It is controlled to output a high sound region high so that it can be heard well around.

  FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing an internal configuration of the control unit of the gaming machine 1. The control unit 200 includes a plurality of control boards. In the illustrated example, the main control board 201, the sub control board 202, the prize ball control board 203, and the lamp control board 206 are configured.

  The main control board 201 controls the basic operation related to the game of the gaming machine, and based on the program stored in the ROM 201b, executes the basic processing accompanying the progress of the game content, and the data work area during the arithmetic processing of the CPU 201a RAM 201c functioning as a component.

  On the input side of the main control board 201, a first start port detection unit 221 that detects a winning ball won in the first start port 105, and a second start port that detects a winning ball won in the second start port 120. The detection unit 225, the gate detection unit 222 that detects the game ball that has passed the winning gate 106, the normal winning port detection unit 223 that detects the gaming ball that has won the normal winning port 107, and the big winning port opening / closing device 109 are awarded. And a large winning opening detection unit 224 for detecting the winning ball.

  Further, a prize winning opening / closing unit 231 is connected to the output side of the main control board 201 to control the opening / closing of the prize winning opening / closing device 109. The special prize opening / closing unit 231 has a function of opening the special prize opening / closing device 109 for a certain period of time in a big hit, and is configured using a solenoid such as a special prize opening / closing solenoid 109b (not shown in detail). This jackpot is pre-programmed to occur with a predetermined probability based on the generated random number.

  Connected to the input side of the sub-control board 202 is a chance button detection unit 220 that detects that the chance button 117 has been operated.

  The sub control board 202 performs sub control during the game. This sub-control board 202 is based on a production command transmitted from the main control board 201, a CPU 202a that executes production lottery and production processing, a ROM 202b that stores programs and production patterns, and data of the CPU 202a during calculation processing. A RAM 202c functioning as a work area is provided.

  The sub control board 202 receives the effect command transmitted from the main control board 201, and the CPU 202a determines the effect contents such as the effect background pattern, the reach effect pattern, the appearance character, etc. by lottery based on the effect command. This effect confirmation command is transmitted to the lamp 262, the effect light 111, the accessory part 254, etc. via the symbol display unit 104, the speaker 277, or the lamp control board 206, and control related to the effect in the game is performed.

  Further, the CPU 202a compares the effect pattern determined by the lottery with the effect pattern of the predetermined number of changes in the past, and generates the same effect pattern continuously in the range of the effect command transmitted from the main control board 201. It may be provided with a function of controlling so as not to let it occur.

  The symbol display unit 104 is connected to the output side of the sub-control board 202, and the sub-control board 202 also has a function of causing the symbol display unit 104 to execute an effect process based on the above-described effect confirmation command. That is, the CPU 202a in the sub-control board 202 executes an effect process based on the effect confirmation command, the ROM 202b stores various image data such as a background image, a pattern image, and a character image, and the RAM 202c performs data work during the arithmetic process of the CPU 202a. Functions as an area. The sub-control board 202 is further provided with a VRAM 202d for writing image data to be displayed on the symbol display unit 104.

  Normally, the CPU 202a reads the program stored in the ROM 202b, executes various image processing such as background image display processing, symbol image display and variation processing, and character image display processing. The necessary image data is read from the ROM 204b and stored in the VRAM 202d. Write. The background image, the design image, and the character image are superimposed and displayed on the design display unit 104 on the display screen. That is, the pattern image and the character image are displayed so as to be seen in front of the background image. In this case, when the background image and the design image overlap at the same position, the design image is preferentially stored in the VRAM 202d by referring to the Z value of the Z buffer of each image data by a known hidden surface removal method such as the Z buffer method. .

  A speaker 277 is connected to the output side of the sub-control board 202, and the sub-control board 202 also has a function of controlling output of sound as an effect process based on the effect determination command described above. That is, in the sub-control board 202, the CPU 202a executes audio processing based on the effect confirmation command, the ROM 202b stores various audio data, and the RAM 202c functions as a data work area during the arithmetic processing of the CPU 202a.

  When various effects are executed, based on the effect confirmation command, the CPU 202a reads a program stored in the ROM 202b, executes various sound output processing such as effect sound effect processing, and outputs sound from the speaker 277.

  On the output side of the sub-control board 202, a lamp control board 206 for controlling the lamp 262, the effect light 111, and the accessory part 254 is provided.

  The lamp control board 206 functions as a CPU 206a that executes an effect process based on the effect confirmation command transmitted from the sub-control board 202, a ROM 206b that stores various effect pattern data, and a data work area when the CPU 206a performs an arithmetic process. A RAM 206c and the like are provided.

  The lamp control board 206 performs lighting control for various lamps 262 provided on the game board 101, the base frame, and the like based on the effect confirmation command transmitted from the sub-control board 202. The lighting control for the lights 112 is performed, and the drive control for the motors is performed to change the irradiation direction of the light from each light 112.

  The lamp control board 206 performs a drive control on the solenoid that operates the effect actor 116 on the accessory part 254 based on the effect confirmation command transmitted from the sub control board 202, and operates the effect agent 116. Drive control for the motor to be performed is performed.

  In addition, a prize ball control board 203 is connected to the main control board 201 so as to be able to transmit in both directions. The prize ball control board 203 performs prize ball control based on a program stored in the ROM 282. The prize ball control board 203 includes a CPU 281 that executes prize ball control processing, a RAM 283 that functions as a data work area when the CPU 281 performs arithmetic processing, and the like.

  The prize ball control board 203 performs control for paying out the number of prize balls at the time of winning a prize to the connected payout unit 291. In addition, an operation of launching a game ball with respect to the launch unit 292 is detected, and the launch of the game ball is controlled. The payout unit 291 includes a motor for paying out a predetermined number from the game ball storage unit.

  The winning ball control board 203 corresponds to the game balls that have won the winning portions (first starting port 105, second starting port 120, ordinary winning port 107, large winning port opening / closing device 109) with respect to the payout unit 291. Control to pay out the number of winning balls. The launching unit 292 launches a game ball for gaming, and includes a sensor (not shown) that detects a game operation by the player, a solenoid that launches the game ball, and the like (not shown). When the game operation is detected by the sensor of the launching unit 292, the prize ball control board 203 drives a solenoid or the like in response to the detected game operation to intermittently fire the game ball, thereby playing the game area 103 of the game board 101. A game ball is sent out.

  The control unit 200 including the main control board 201, the sub control board 202, the prize ball control board 203, and the lamp control board 206 is a control unit in this embodiment.

  Next, functional configurations of the main control board and the sub control board will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 4 is a functional block diagram schematically showing the functional configuration of the main control board 201 and the sub control board 202.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the main control board 201 includes a CPU 201a, a ROM 201b, and a RAM 201c.

  The ROM 201b includes a first special symbol lottery means 300, a first special symbol display control means 301, a first special symbol variation control means 302, a first random number determination means 303, a second special symbol lottery means 320, 2 special symbol display control means 321, second special symbol variation control means 322, second random number determination means 323, prior determination means 330, normal symbol lottery means 360, normal symbol display control means 361, normal symbol Fluctuation control means 362, normal symbol lottery result determination means 363, jackpot game control means 340, probability change game control means 341, time-short game control means 342, and normal game control means 343 are provided.

  The first special symbol lottery means 300 is a random number value (for example, 0 to 600) prepared in advance when the game ball wins the first starting port 105 and the first starting port detecting unit 221 detects the entering ball. Get one of the random numbers. The random value acquired here includes a hit random number, a design random number, and a reach random number. In the present embodiment, the first special symbol lottery means 300 is a game data lottery means, and the extracted “random numbers”, “symbol random numbers”, and “reach random numbers” are game data. Here, the winning random number is a random number for determining whether or not the winning lottery result is winning, and the design random number is a random number for determining the winning type (long hit, short hit, etc.). The reach random number is a random number for determining whether or not to perform a reach effect.

  The first special symbol variation control means 302 is a program for controlling the variation display of the first special symbol, and mainly controls the symbol variation according to the variation time of the first special symbol determined by the effect random number described later.

  The first special symbol display control means 301 performs a process of causing the first special symbol display 84 to display the symbol fluctuation of the first special symbol controlled by the first special symbol fluctuation control means 302.

  The first random number determination means 303 determines whether or not the winning random number acquired by the first special symbol lottery means 300 is “winning”. By this determination, when “winning” is won, the first special symbol lottery means 300 performs a process of acquiring the symbol random number and the reach random number by lottery, and when “winning” is not won, A process of acquiring a reach random number by lottery without performing a lottery is performed.

  The second special symbol lottery means 320 is a random number value (for example, 0 to 600) prepared in advance when the game ball wins the second starting port 120 and the second starting port detecting unit 225 detects the entering ball. Get one of the random numbers. The random value acquired here includes a hit random number, a design random number, and a reach random number. In the present embodiment, the second special symbol lottery means 320 is a game data lottery means, and the extracted “random numbers”, “symbol random numbers”, and “reach random numbers” are game data.

  The second special symbol variation control means 322 is a program for controlling the variation display of the second special symbol, and mainly controls the symbol variation according to the variation time of the second special symbol determined by the effect random number described later.

  The second special symbol display control unit 321 performs a process of causing the second special symbol display 86 to display the symbol variation of the second special symbol controlled by the second special symbol variation control unit 322.

  The second random number determination means 323 determines whether or not the winning random number acquired by the second special symbol lottery means 320 is “winning”. By this determination, when “winning” is won, the second special symbol lottery means 320 performs a process of acquiring the symbol random number and the reach random number by lottery, and when “winning” is not won, A process of acquiring a reach random number by lottery without performing a lottery is performed.

  The pre-determination unit 330 determines a random number value obtained by the lottery process of the first special symbol lottery unit 300 and the second special symbol lottery unit 320 with reference to a predetermined determination table, and controls the determination result as a control command. At the same time, a process of transmitting to the sub control board 202 is performed. In the present embodiment, the prior determination unit 330 determines whether each lottery unit 300, 320 has acquired a design random number by the processing of the first random number determination unit 303 and the second random number determination unit 323, and the design random number is obtained. When it is acquired, the control command of the winning control command and the winning type determined by referring to the symbol random number determination table (a jackpot game, a probability variation game, a short-time game, etc.) is transmitted to the sub-control board 202. When the symbol random number has not been acquired, a control command for losing is transmitted to the sub-control board 202. Further, with reference to the reach random number determination table, a control command based on the acquired reach random number determination result is transmitted to the sub-control board 202.

The normal symbol lottery means 360 obtains one random number from random numbers (for example, 0 to 100) prepared in advance when the game ball passes the winning gate 106 and the passage is detected by the gate detection unit 222. To do. The random number value acquired here is a random number for determining whether or not the winning lottery result is a hit.
The normal symbol fluctuation control means 362 is a program for controlling the normal symbol fluctuation display, and controls the symbol fluctuation according to the normal symbol fluctuation time determined by the gaming state.

  The normal symbol display control unit 361 performs a process of causing the first special symbol display 84 to display the symbol variation of the normal symbol controlled by the normal symbol variation control unit 362.

  The normal symbol lottery result determination unit 363 determines whether or not the random number value (lottery result) acquired by the normal symbol lottery unit 360 is hit by referring to the hit determination table. The second start port opening / closing solenoid 120b is controlled to open the movable piece 120a for a predetermined time.

  When the determined lottery result is a win, the normal symbol lottery result determination unit 363 operates the second start port opening / closing solenoid 120b to open / close the pair of movable pieces 120a. When the pair of movable pieces 120a are opened and closed, it becomes easy for the game balls to win the second starting port 120. When the pair of movable pieces 120a are in the closed state, it is impossible to win a game ball to the second start port 120, or a game ball win to the second start port 120 is the first start. Although it is more difficult than winning a game ball to the mouth 105, when the pair of movable pieces 120a are in the open state, the game ball winning to the second start port 120 is a game ball to the first start port 105. Easier than winning a prize.

  The jackpot game control means 340 controls the progress of the game in the jackpot special game state based on the determination result of the winning random number acquired by the first special symbol lottery means 300 or the second special symbol lottery means 320. For example, if it is determined that the long win is won, the long win game is executed by the jackpot game control means 340, and if it is determined that the short win is won, the big hit game control means 340 is executed. In the present embodiment, “long win and short win” are collectively referred to as “big hit”, and “long win game and short win game” are collectively referred to as “big hit game”.

  In the present embodiment, the long winning game is a game in which the opening / closing operation of the special prize opening / closing device 109 is performed for a total of 15 rounds. The short win game is a game in which the opening / closing operation of the special prize opening / closing device 109 is performed two rounds.

  The probability variation game control means 341 has a high probability of winning the jackpot in the lottery by the first special symbol lottery means 300 and the second special symbol lottery means 320 in the game after the long win game or short win game is executed. Control the progress of the game in the changed special game state.

  “Probability fluctuation” means that the winning probability of winning random numbers is changed to about 10 times the winning probability of the normal gaming state. Therefore, the probability changing state is winning with a high probability of determining that the winning random number is “winning”. It is a special gaming state to play. Hereinafter, “probability variation” may be referred to as “probability variation”.

  The short-time game control means 342 controls the progress of the game in a special game state in which the lottery time is shortened (short time) in the lottery by the normal symbol lottery means 360. In the probability variation game state, the time-short game is performed by the time-short game control means 342 together with the probability variation game by the probability variation game control means 341.

  In the present embodiment, the “short-time gaming state” means a gaming state in which the winning determination by the normal symbol lottery result determination unit 363 is performed based on the normal symbol short-time winning determination table. Here, the normal symbol time per hour determination table is set so that the lottery time is shorter than the normal symbol normal time per time determination table. It should be noted that the normal symbol normal hour determination table and the normal symbol short time determination table (both not shown) have a “win” winning probability set as high as 90%, for example. Therefore, when the hit determination by the normal symbol lottery means 360 is performed based on the normal symbol short-time hit determination table, the pair of movable pieces 120a are frequently opened and closed, and the second start port 120 has a game ball. Will be easier to win. When a game ball wins the second starting port 120, a predetermined number of game balls are paid out by the payout unit 291. Therefore, during the short-time game state, it is possible to play a game without reducing the game balls as much as possible.

  The normal game control means 343 is a program that controls the overall progress of the game in the normal game state. Note that the normal gaming state is a gaming state that is not a special gaming state such as the jackpot gaming state, the probability variation gaming state, or the short-time gaming state.

  The RAM 201b of the main control board 201 includes storage areas such as a first special symbol storage unit 401, a second special symbol storage unit 402, a normal symbol storage unit 403, a game state storage unit 404, a reservation order storage unit 406, and the like. ing. The data stored in these storage areas is updated and rewritten (stored) as needed as the game progresses.

  The first special symbol holding storage means 401 stores game data (a set of random numbers) acquired by the first special symbol lottery means 300 when the special symbol enters the first starting port 105 during the variable display. A process of deleting the reserved data is performed by the start of the variation display of the special symbol by the stored game data (hereinafter referred to as reserved data). The first special symbol hold storage unit 401 is a first variable display hold unit in the present embodiment.

  The second special symbol holding storage means 402 stores game data (a set of random numbers) acquired by the second special symbol lottery means 320 when the special symbol enters the second starting port 120 during the variable display. A process of deleting the reserved data is performed by the start of the variation display of the special symbol by the stored game data (hereinafter referred to as reserved data). The second special symbol hold storage unit 402 is a second variable display hold unit in the present embodiment.

  The normal symbol hold storage means 403 stores hold data related to the number of game balls that have passed through the winning gate while the normal symbol is variably displayed. A process of erasing data is performed.

  The gaming state storage means 404 stores state data indicating the current gaming state, and this gaming state data is updated and stored with the transition of the gaming state.

  The holding order storage means 406 identifies the type of start opening in which data relating to the winning (winning) order is awarded when the right to win the first starting opening 105 and the second starting opening 120 is reserved. Stored together with the data to be processed. The data stored in the hold order storage unit 406 is transmitted to the sub control board 202 under the control of the CPU 201a.

  The sub control board 202 includes a CPU 202a, a ROM 202b, a RAM 202c, and a VRAM 202d.

  The ROM 202b includes effect lottery means 501 and effect control means 502.

  The effect lottery unit 501 performs an effect to be executed by lottery based on the determination result data transmitted from the main control board 201 and the control command and the effect command transmitted from the main control board at the start of the change. Perform the decision process.

  The effect control means 502 performs control to cause the effect determined by the effect lottery means 501 to be executed by effect devices such as the symbol display unit 104, the speaker 277, the lamp 262, the effect light 111, and the accessory part 254.

  The RAM 202b of the sub control board 202 includes storage areas such as a first effect data hold storage unit 510, a second effect data hold storage unit 511, and a hold order storage unit 513. The data stored in these storage areas is updated and rewritten (stored) as needed as the game progresses.

  The first effect data hold storage means 510 is a storage area in which the effect command determined by the game data prior determination means 330 transmitted from the main control board 201 and acquired by the first special symbol lottery means 300 is stored. is there. The effect command stored and stored in the first effect data hold storage means 510 is erased by the control of the CPU 202b when the effect control means 502 executes an effect based on the effect command.

  The second effect data hold storage means 511 is a storage area in which the effect command determined by the game data prior determination means 330 transmitted from the main control board 201 and acquired by the second special symbol lottery means 320 is stored. is there. The effect command stored and stored in the second effect data hold storage unit 511 is erased by the control of the CPU 202b when the effect control unit 502 executes an effect based on the effect command.

  The hold order storage unit 513 is a storage area for storing the hold order data transmitted from the main control board 201 and stored in the hold order storage means 406 of the RAM 201 c of the main control board 202.

  Hereinafter, the function of each means of the control unit 200 according to the progress of the game will be described in detail.

  When the first start port detector 221 detects that a game ball has entered the first start port 105, the detection signal is transmitted to the main control board 201. When the main control board 201 receives the detection signal, the first special symbol lottery means 300 extracts any random number from random numbers (for example, 0 to 600) prepared in advance. As described above, the random number value extracted here includes a hit random number, a design random number, and a reach random number. The winning random number is a random number for determining whether or not it is a big hit, and the design random number is a random number for determining the type of winning (long hit, short hit). The reach random number is a random number for determining whether or not a reach effect is to be performed. As is clear from this, the game data is drawn by the first special symbol drawing means 300.

  In the present embodiment, “long win” is a game in which the open / close operation of the big prize opening / closing device 109 (big prize opening / closing solenoid 109b) is executed by the big hit game control means 340 for 15 rounds. "" Is a game in which the open / close operation of the big prize opening / closing device 109 is executed for two rounds by the jackpot game control means 340. In the case of winning a short win, the probability variation game control means 341 activates the probability variation function (that is, the gaming state shifts from the short winning gaming state to the probability varying gaming state).

  Then, when winning a long game, the open / close operation of the special prize opening / closing device 109 is continuously executed for 15 rounds, whereby a long game where a large amount of game balls can be expected to be paid out is played. In addition, when winning a short win, a short win game is performed in which the opening / closing operation of the special winning opening / closing device 109 is continuously executed for two rounds. After the short hit game is over, the game changes to the probability change game state by the probability change game control means 341.

  The first extracted random number value extracted as described above is stored in the first special symbol hold storage unit 401 of the RAM 201c. The first special symbol hold storage unit 401 is as shown in FIG. It is configured. That is, FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of the storage area related to the holding order. As is clear from this figure, the first special symbol holding storage means 401 has a game ball in the first start port detecting unit 221. Random numbers (hit random numbers, design random numbers, reach random numbers) obtained based on the detection, that is, game data, are stored as a hold ball in association with the order in which the game balls are detected. That is, when a game ball enters the first starting port 105, the right to display the variation of the first special symbol is stored in the first special symbol storage unit 401 as a so-called reserved ball. The reserved balls retained in the storage area 401 are digested and processed in the storage unit 401 in the order in which they are stored.

  Specifically, the first special symbol storage unit 401 includes four storage areas from the first storage area 401 a to the fourth storage area 401 d, each time a game ball enters the first start port 105. The reserved balls are retained in order from the first storage area 401a. That is, when a game ball enters the first start port 105 in a state where the reserve ball is retained in the first storage area 401a, the reserve ball is retained in the second storage area 401b. In this way, in the present embodiment, up to four reserved balls are reserved in the first special symbol storage unit 401. On the other hand, when a game ball enters the first starting port 105 in a state where the reserve ball is retained in all of the first storage area 401a to the fourth storage area 401d, the above-mentioned variation display is performed as the reserve ball. Rights are not reserved. In other words, if the number of reserved balls is retained up to the upper limit number of reserves in the first special symbol storage unit 401, even if a game ball enters the first start port 105, the big hit lottery by the entered ball is Not done. However, even in this case, a predetermined number of prize balls for the game balls entering the first start port 105 are paid out.

  In addition, the retained ball retained in the first special symbol reservation storage unit 401 is always the first special symbol variation control unit 302 by the first special symbol variation control unit 302 when the retained ball is retained only in the first special symbol retention storage unit 401. It is digested from the storage area 401a. When the reserved sphere stored in the first storage area 401a is digested, the reserved sphere retained from the second storage area 401b to the fourth storage area 401d moves from the storage area to the previous area. That is, when the reserved sphere retained in the first storage area 401a is digested, the retained sphere retained in the second storage area 401b moves to the first storage area 401a. Similarly, the reserved ball retained in the third storage area 401c moves to the second storage area 401b, and the retained ball retained in the fourth storage area 401d shifts to the third storage area 401c. Therefore, the fourth storage area 401d can accept the reserved ball again, that is, can reserve it.

  On the other hand, the second special symbol hold storage unit 402 also obtains random numbers (hit random numbers, symbol random numbers, reach random numbers) acquired based on the fact that the game ball is detected by the second starting port detector 225, that is, game data, The game ball is stored as a reserved ball in association with the order in which the game balls are detected. That is, when a game ball enters the second start port 120, the right to display the variation of the second special symbol, that is, the right to win a lottery is stored in the second special symbol hold storage means 402 as a hold ball. The right to display the variation of the special symbol reserved in the storage area 402 is determined by the second special symbol variation control means 322 in the storage area 402 when the reserved ball is reserved only in the storage means 402. In the stored order, digestion and processing are performed.

  Specifically, the second special symbol storage unit 402 includes four storage areas from the fifth storage area 402a to the eighth storage area 402d, and each time a game ball enters the second start port 120, The reserved balls are retained in order from the fifth storage area 402a. That is, when a game ball enters the second start port 120 in a state where it is retained in the fifth storage area 402a, a reserved ball is retained in the sixth storage area 402b. In this way, up to four reserved balls are reserved in the second special symbol storage unit 402. On the other hand, when a game ball enters the second start port 120 in a state where the reserve ball is retained in all of the fifth storage area 402a to the eighth storage area 402d, the above-mentioned variation display is performed as the reserve ball. Rights are not reserved. In other words, if the number of reserved balls is retained up to the upper limit number of reserves in the second special symbol storage means 402, even if a game ball enters the second start port 120, Not done. However, even in this case, a predetermined number of prize balls for the game balls entering the second start port 120 are paid out.

  Further, when a plurality of reserved balls are reserved in the second special symbol storage unit 402, the stored balls stored in the fifth storage area 402a are always digested from the fifth storage area 402a. When digested, the reserved ball retained from the sixth storage area 402b to the eighth storage area 402d moves from the storage area to the previous area. That is, when the reserved sphere retained in the fifth storage area 402a is digested, the retained sphere retained in the sixth storage area 402b moves to the fifth storage area 402a. Similarly, the reserved sphere retained in the seventh storage area 402c moves to the sixth storage area 402b, and the retained sphere retained in the eighth storage area 402d moves to the seventh storage area 402c. Therefore, the eighth storage area 402d can accept the reserved ball again, that is, can reserve it.

  As shown in FIG. 5C, the eight storage areas from the first storage area 401a to the eighth storage area 402d are all hit random number storage areas, symbol random number storage areas, and reach random number storage areas. have. The hit random number storage area is an area for storing a hit random number used for determining whether or not to start the big hit game. Also, the symbol random number storage area determines whether or not the stop symbol pattern of the first special symbol display 84 or the second special symbol display 86 is a probability variation symbol in the case of a big win (the number of rounds is 15 rounds). This is an area for storing a design random number used in the process.

  When a game ball enters the first start port 105 and the first start port detection unit 221 detects a game ball, the first special symbol lottery means 300 wins a random number, a design random number, as described above. And reach random numbers, that is, game data are extracted. The extracted hit random numbers, symbol random numbers and reach random numbers are stored in the hit random number storage area, symbol random number storage area and reach random number storage area in the first storage area 401a to the fourth storage area 401d as described above.

  Then, as shown in FIG. 4, when the reserved ball is retained in the first special symbol storage unit 401, the first special symbol display control unit 301 determines the number of retained balls that are retained as the first special symbol. Displayed on the hold indicator 88.

  Note that the second special symbol lottery means 320 and the second special symbol display control means 321 also when a game ball enters the second start port 120 and the second start port detector 225 detects a game ball. The second special symbol variation control means 322 performs the same processing as described above. However, the extracted game data, that is, the winning random number, the design random number, and the reach random number are stored in any of the fifth storage area 402a to the eighth storage area 402d.

  When a plurality of reserved balls are reserved in the first and second special symbol storage units 401 and 402, the reserved balls are digested in the following order.

  FIG. 6 is a diagram for explaining a mode in which a holding ball is displayed on the first special symbol hold indicator 88 and the second special symbol hold indicator 90 and the order of the digestion process. As described above, in the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 6A, the first special symbol hold indicator 88 and the second special symbol hold indicator 90 are each composed of four LEDs.

  For example, as shown in FIG. 6 (b), reserved balls are reserved in the first storage areas 401a to 401c of the first special symbol storage unit 401, the fifth storage area 402a of the second special symbol storage unit 402, and It is assumed that the reserved ball is reserved in the sixth storage area 402b.

  In addition, as shown in the drawing, the order in which the game balls enter the first start port 105 and the second start port 120 is such that the first start port 105 is the first, the second start port 120 is the second, It is assumed that the third is the first start port 105, the fourth is the second start port 120, and the fifth is the first start port 105. In this case, a total of five reserved balls are digested in the order of entry in the order of the arrows shown in FIG. That is, it is a feature of the present invention that processing is performed in the order of entering regardless of whether the holding ball is due to entering the first starting port 105 or entering the second starting port 120.

  The retained balls are sequentially digested as described above. The CPU 201a controls the digestion of the retained balls, and the first special symbol variation display control means 302 and the second special symbol variation display in the ROM 201b. Control means 322.

  That is, the both variation display control means 302 and 322 monitor which holding ball is processed. Then, the variable display is started based on the game data of the reserved ball to be processed stored in the first storage area 401a or the fifth storage area 402a. In addition, when a holding ball is stored in the first special symbol hold storage unit 401 and the second special symbol hold storage unit 402, regardless of which of the two special symbol hold storage units 401 and 402, FIG. ) And stored as a holding ball in association with the order in which the gaming balls are detected.

  Specifically, in the normal gaming state, the prior determination means 330 determines the random numbers extracted by the first and second special symbol lottery means based on the special symbol normal time determination table, and the probability variation game. If it is a state, it will determine based on the special symbol probability change time determination table. The special symbol normal time determination table includes a first special symbol normal time determination table and a second special symbol normal time determination table, and the special symbol probability change time determination table is also the first special symbol probability change time table. A determination table and a second special symbol probability change time determination table are prepared. Each of these determination tables is stored in the ROM 201b, and different tables are referred to based on the gaming state.

Here, the random numbers extracted by the first special symbol lottery means 300 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 7A is a table showing a jackpot winning probability and a winning random number. FIG. 7B is a table (first special symbol random number determination table) for determining the type of jackpot game (number of rounds, probability variation, normal) when winning a symbol random number and jackpot. FIGS. 7C-1 and 7C-2 are tables (first special symbol reach random number determination table) showing reach random numbers.
As shown in FIG. 7A, in the present embodiment, one winning random number is extracted from 601 random numbers from 0 to 600. 7 and 317 are stored as jackpot random numbers in the special symbol normal hourly determination table referred to in the normal gaming state, and the special symbol normal hourly determination table referred to in the probability changing gaming state includes 7, 37, 67, 97, 127, 157, 187, 217, 247, 277, 307, 337, 367, 397, 427, 457, 487, 517, 547, 577 are stored as jackpot random numbers.

  The pre-determining means 330 is a special symbol normal time hit determination table in the normal gaming state, where the random numbers of the held balls extracted by the first special symbol lottery means 300 and retained in the first special symbol hold storage means 401 are To determine whether or not it is a win. That is, when the winning random number stored in the first storage area 401a is 7 or 317, it is determined to be winning, and when it is another random number, it is determined to be lost. Also in the probability variation gaming state, it is determined whether or not it is a win as described above.

  As a result, when it is determined that the winning random number stored in the first storage area 401a is a jackpot random number, the prior determination unit 330 determines the type of jackpot based on FIG. 7B. The types of jackpots include long hits where the jackpot game is long and a large amount of game balls can be expected to be paid out, and short hits where the jackpot game is short. In the long win, the per jackpot game (hereinafter referred to as "long win game" corresponding to the long win) is a "probable change short short length" in which both the probabilistic gaming state and the short-time gaming state occur, There is a “ordinary long hit” in which only the short-time gaming state occurs (the probability variation gaming state does not occur) after the end of the long hitting game. For short wins, only the short-time game state occurs after the end of the jackpot game (hereinafter, the jackpot game corresponding to the short win is referred to as “short win game”). In addition, there is “probability short shortening short chance” in which both a probability change gaming state and a time saving gaming state occur after the short winning game ends.

  Further, the prior determination unit 330 determines the reach random number stored in the first storage area 401a with reference to the table shown in FIG. 7C-1 or FIG. 7C-2. In this embodiment, when it is determined that the winning random number is “lost”, the reach random number table shown in FIG. 7C-1 is referred to, and when the winning random number is determined to be “winning”, The jackpot reach random number table shown in 7 (c-2) is referred to.

  Further, in the reach random number table, when the extracted random number value corresponds to the presence of related effects, effects of contents associated continuously or intermittently are performed a plurality of times (details will be described later). The reach production is always performed at the end of this related production. In other words, “with related effects” means “effects associated with a plurality of times + reach effects”.

  In the case of winning the jackpot, a table shown in FIG. 7C-2 is referred to which random numbers with related effects or with reach are referenced with a very high probability. Therefore, when the jackpot is won, the related effect or the reach effect is executed with a high probability.

  Next, random numbers extracted by the second special symbol lottery means 320 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 8 (a) is a table showing the jackpot winning probability and the winning random number. FIG. 8B is a table (second special symbol random number determination table) for determining the type of jackpot game when the symbol random number and the jackpot are won. FIGS. 8C-1 and 8C-2 are tables (second special symbol reach random number determination table) showing reach random numbers.

  As shown in FIG. 8A, in this embodiment, one random number is extracted from 601 random numbers from 0 to 600. This point is extracted by the first special symbol lottery means 300. It is the same as random numbers. Further, whether or not the extracted random number value is won in the jackpot is determined based on FIG. 8A, and this random number table is the same as FIG. 7A.

  When it is determined that the extracted random number is a jackpot random number, the type of jackpot is determined based on FIG. 8B, and the lottery probability of this jackpot type is shown in FIG. 7B. It is different from the random number table shown.

  That is, the design random number determination table differs between when the game ball enters the first start port 105 and when the game ball enters the second start port 120. Specifically, when the ball enters the second starting port 120, the percentage of winning per winning length is higher than when the ball enters the first starting port 105. That is, when winning at the second starting port 120, the degree of expectation to win per length with a certain time change increases. In this way, the gameability can be improved by changing the degree of expectation for the jackpot depending on the start opening into which the game ball has entered.

  In order to make this effect more effective, the main control board 201 is provided with a prior determination means 330. The control of the prior determination unit 330 will be described with reference to FIG.

(Step S101)
First, the CPU 201a of the main control board 201 determines whether or not a game ball has entered the first start port 105 or the second start port 120 from the first start port detection unit 221 or the second start port detection unit 225. A determination process is performed based on the presence or absence of a detection signal to the control board 201.

(Step S102)
When the detection signal from any of the detection units 221 and 225 to the main control board 201 is received, the CPU 201a refers to the operation of the first special symbol variation control unit 302 and the second special symbol variation control unit 322, and either A process is performed to determine whether or not the special symbol is being variably displayed.

(Step S103)
If it is determined in step S102 that one of the special symbols is being displayed in a variable manner, the first special symbol hold storage unit 401 or the second special symbol hold corresponding to the start opening 105 or 120 into which the game ball has entered. The storage unit 402 detects whether a random number is stored in the fourth storage area 401d or the eighth storage area 402d. Specifically, when a ball entry signal is received from the first start port detector 221, it is determined whether the number of reserved balls retained in the first special symbol reservation storage unit 401 is less than four, and the second When a ball entry signal is received from the start port detector 225, it is determined whether the number of reserved balls retained in the second special symbol storage unit 402 is less than four.

  If it is determined in the above step S103 that there are four reserved balls, the special symbol variation display, that is, the jackpot lottery will not be performed depending on the game ball entering, so the processing is ended as it is. .

(Step S104)
On the other hand, if it is determined in step S103 that the number of reserved balls is less than 4, that is, it is determined that the reserved balls are reserved, the CPU 201a operates the first special symbol lottery means 300 to obtain the game data described above. Processing to acquire by lottery is performed, and the process proceeds to step S105.

(Step S105)
The CPU 201a operates the pre-determining means 330, refers to the above-described determination table for the game data acquired in step S104, and determines whether it is “winning or losing”, “winning type (probability changing perch, normal win, etc.)”. Then, the “presence / absence of reach” and the “presence / absence of related effects” are determined (preliminary determination), and a process for determining an effect command to be transmitted to the sub-control board 202 is performed.

(Step S106)
In step S <b> 106, the CPU 201 a performs a process of transmitting the effect command determined in the process of step S <b> 105 to the sub control board 202.

(Step S107)
CPU201a performs the process which memorize | stores the game data acquired in step S104 in the 1st storage area 401a-the 4th storage area 401d or the 5th storage area 402a-the 8th storage area 402d as a reservation ball (random number value), The process related to the prior determination is terminated.

  If it is determined in step S102 that any of the special symbols is not being variably displayed, the number of reserved storages is zero, and thus the preliminary determination is not performed and the process ends.

  The related effects in the present invention refer to the following effects. That is, when a game ball enters either the first start port 105 or the second start port 120, a big hit lottery is performed. This jackpot lottery is a lottery to determine whether or not the right to proceed with the game can be acquired in a special game state (probability change state, short-time state) that gives a player an advantageous game value over the normal game state. The lottery result is displayed on the first special symbol display 84 or the second special symbol display 86. In these indicators 84 and 86, the LEDs are turned on or blinked, as if the lottery is currently being drawn. A special symbol variation display is executed for a predetermined time.

  This special symbol variation display is performed once for each holding ball, and during this one special symbol variation display, the symbol display unit 104, the speaker 277, the lamp 112, and the directors 115 and 116 are variously displayed. Production is performed. And, as for the regular production including the reach production that suggests the possibility of jackpot, one production is made between the start and the end of the fluctuation display of one special symbol, and the story etc. is within the range of this one production. It is a complete content.

  On the other hand, as for the related effects, one story is completed or a plurality of contents of the effects are associated with each other over a variable display of a plurality of special symbols. In other words, a plurality of performances are set to contents that are continuously or intermittently associated with each other, and one story is completed by executing the plurality of performances.

  FIG. 10 is a diagram for explaining an example of the related effects using the effect actors 115 and 116 and the symbol display unit 104. FIG. 10 shows an example in which related effects are executed by a series of four effects by digestion of four reserved balls.

  For example, during the first variation display, that is, when the first reserved memory is exhausted, as shown in FIG. In the portion, the blade is removed from the sheath, and the movement control is performed so that the blade is moved along the longitudinal direction of the director 116. Further, at this time, an LED (indicated by a dotted line in the figure) incorporated in the blade portion is brought into a light-emitting state, so that the player looks as if the blade is shining. However, in the decorative symbol of the symbol display unit 104, after the three numbers arranged in a row are displayed in a variable manner for a predetermined time, the player finally stops in a state where three identical symbols (symbols) are not aligned. In addition, the fact that the lottery result of the jackpot lottery has been lost is notified.

  During the second fluctuation display, that is, when the second reserved memory is digested, the blade is removed from the sheath in the portion of the Japanese sword wing of the director 115 as shown in FIG. 10 (b). Then, the operation control is performed to move the production actor 115 along the longitudinal direction. Also in this effect, the LED (indicated by the dotted line in the figure) built in the blade portion is in a light-emitting state, and the effect is shown to the player as if the blade is shining. However, even in the second variation display, after the three numbers arranged in a row are displayed in a variable manner for a predetermined time, the same number (symbol) is finally set to 3 in the decorative symbol of the symbol display unit 104. The player stops in a state where they are not aligned, and notifies the player that the lottery result has been lost.

  Then, during the third variation display, that is, when the third reserved memory is consumed, the effect control means 502 displays both the effect agent 115 and the effect agent 116 as shown in FIG. , The blade is pulled out from the sheath, and the movement control is performed so that the directors 115 and 116 are moved along the longitudinal direction of each. Further, at this time, the above-described LED is turned on to produce an effect that makes the player appear as if both blades are shining. However, even in the third variation display, after the three numbers arranged in a row are displayed in a variable manner for a predetermined time, the same number (symbol) is finally set to 3 in the decorative symbol of the symbol display unit 104. The player stops in a state where they are not aligned, and notifies the player that the lottery result has been lost.

  During the fourth variation display, that is, when the fourth reserved memory is consumed, as shown in FIG. 10 (d), the effect control means 502, in addition to the operation control of the effect actors 115 and 116, A plurality of LEDs (not shown) are turned on from the upper right to the lower left of the game board 101, and a plurality of LEDs (not shown) are also turned on from the upper left to the lower right of the game board 101. This gives the player the impression that the game board 101 has been cut from the left and right with a sword. At the time of the fourth variation display, after the three numbers arranged in a row are displayed in a variable manner for a predetermined time on the decorative symbol on the symbol display unit 104, the three same numbers are finally aligned. Stop and inform the player that the lottery result is a big hit.

  As described above, in the related effect, a continuous effect (in this example, a continuous effect by the effect actors 115 and 116) is performed over a plurality of symbol fluctuation displays. Therefore, every time the player sees the effect made continuously, in other words, as the related effect is displayed, the player has a great expectation that the winning will be won in the next variable display. .

  In the above-described embodiment, the related effects using the effect actors 115 and 116 and the symbol display unit 104 have been described. The related effect is any one of the effect actor, the symbol display unit, the speaker, and the lamp. May be used alone, or a combination thereof may be used as appropriate.

  As described above, the CPU 201a of the main control board 201 operates the pre-determining means 330 so that the game ball enters the start openings 105 and 120 in order to execute the related effects made over a plurality of variation displays. As a trigger, the random number values acquired by the special symbol lottery means 300 and 320 are determined before the start of variation display by the incoming ball, and are transmitted to the sub-control board 202. Hereinafter, a control procedure in which the sub control board 202 controls the related effects based on the effect commands transmitted from the prior determination unit 330 will be described.

  As shown in FIG. 11, the RAM 202 c of the sub control board 202 includes a first effect data hold storage unit 510 and a second effect data hold storage unit 511. The first effect data hold storage means 510 includes four storage areas from the first storage area 510a to the fourth storage area 510d, and the second effect data hold storage means 511 includes the fifth storage area 511a. 4 to 8th storage area 511d.

  Then, each time the prior determination means 330 determines an effect command, the prior determination means 330 transmits the confirmed effect command, that is, the game data for the effect, to the sub-control board 202, and from the first storage area 510a It is stored in any of up to eight storage areas 511d. Prior determination means 330 associates a signal corresponding to a storage area for storing the effect command when transmitting the effect command. Specifically, when the pre-determining means 330 finalizes the effect command, a storage area in which a random number value as a basis is stored (the first storage area 401a to the fourth storage area 401d of the first special symbol hold storage means 401) is stored. Or the signal which identifies which is the 1st memory area 402a-the 4th memory area 402d) of the 2nd special symbol holding means 402 is attached to an effect command.

Thereby, for example, when the random number value is stored in the first storage area 401a of the first special symbol storage unit 401 in the main control board 201, the effect command transmitted to the sub control board 202 is the first effect. The data is stored in the first storage area 510a of the data hold storage means 510. The production command corresponds to production data of the present invention.

  The effect command is also given a signal for identifying the type of the command by the prior determination means 330. The “type” means a type based on the result determined by the prior determination unit 330 in the above-described step S105 (see FIG. 9), that is, “whether or not” or “reach”. Specifically, it is divided into four types: “winning and having reach”, “winning and having no reach”, “losing and having reach”, and “losing and having no reach”.

  In this embodiment, in the case of “with related effects”, as described above, the reach effect is always performed as the last effect of the related effects, so “win and reach”, “losing and reach” It shall be regarded as one of the types.

  The first storage area 401a to the fourth storage area 401d of the first special symbol storage unit 401 correspond to the first storage area 510a to the fourth storage area 510d of the first effect data storage unit 510. Further, the fifth storage area 402a to the eighth storage area 402d of the second special symbol storage section 402 correspond to the fifth storage area 511a to the eighth storage area 511d of the second effect data storage section 511. Then, when the variable display is started and the reserved balls retained in the first storage area 401a or the fifth storage area 402a are digested, one random number value or effect command stored in each storage area is one. Shift to the previous storage area.

  A control procedure when an effect command is transmitted from the preliminary determination means 330 to the sub-control board 202 will be described with reference to FIG.

(Step S201)
When the sub control board 202 receives the effect command, the CPU 202a refers to the identification signal given to the effect command, and stores the storage area 510a to 510d or 511a to 511d of any effect data holding storage means 510 or 511. After confirming whether to store the production command, the process proceeds to step S202.

(Step S202)
Next, the CPU 202a determines whether or not the effect command is a command for performing a related effect.

(Step S203)
If it is determined in step S202 that the command is a related effect, the CPU 202a determines whether or not the same-type consecutive number of times flag “N” attached to the effect command stored immediately before is 2 or more. Determine. The same-type continuous number of times flag “N” is incremented when the effect command stored immediately before the effect command and the effect command are of the same type (details will be described in step S210 and later). That is, “N” of 2 or more means that two or more production commands of the same type are continuously stored.

  In the present embodiment, the total number of effect commands stored in the first effect data hold storage means 510 and the second effect data hold storage means 511 (hereinafter referred to as the total hold number) in the same type continuous number of times flag “N”. "N" can be given any one of "1" to "7", but at the end of the related performance with a rare appearance opportunity, the player In the present embodiment, there is a possibility that the jackpot lottery result notified to the player will be “losing” (see FIGS. 7 and 8). When the total number of reservations is 3 or more, the maximum number of times including the effect by the effect command is 4 times (any one of “1” to “3” is attached to the same type continuous number flag “N”). It is comprised so that a related production may be performed. As a result, only when the jackpot lottery result is “win”, including the effect by the effect command, a maximum of 8 times (the same type continuous number flag “N” is assigned any one of “1” to “7”). May be configured to execute a related effect (see Embodiment 2 described later).

(Step S204)
If it is determined in step S203 that the same type consecutive number of times flag “N” is 2 or more, the CPU 202a adds a related effect flag to the effect command. At this time, any one of “3” to “4” is added to the related effect flag, and this is determined by the number of the region in the effect data storage unit that stores the effect command. Is done. Since at least two production commands of the same type have already been stored in step S203, the commands are stored in the second storage area 510b to the fourth storage area 510d, or the sixth storage area 511b to the eighth storage area 511d. It will be stored in either. For example, the same type of effect command is already stored in the first storage area 510a and the fifth storage area 511a, and the command for performing the related effect is stored in either the second storage area 510b or the sixth storage area 511b. In this case, the related effect flag “3” is attached. Further, the same type of effect command is already stored in the first storage area 510a, the second storage area 510b, and the fifth storage area 511a, and a related effect is given to either the third storage area 510b or the sixth storage area 511b. When the command to be performed is stored, the related effect flag “4” is attached.

(Step S205)
In step S204, when any of the related effect flags “3” to “4” is attached to the effect command, the related effect flags “1” to “3” are attached to the other effect commands. For example, the same type of effect commands are already stored in the order of the first storage area 510a → the second storage area 510b → the fifth storage area 511a, and related to either the third storage area 510b or the sixth storage area 511b. When a command for performing an effect is stored, the related effect flag “4” is attached, but in this case, the CPU 202a uses the effect data hold storage means 510 and 511 before the effect command. The related effect flag “1” is newly added to the effect command stored in the first storage area 510a to be processed, and the related effect flag “2” is newly added to the effect command stored in the second storage area 510b. The related effect flag “3” is newly added to the effect command stored in the fifth storage area 511a.

  For these reasons, the related effects are effects performed at least three times, and the reach effect is always performed as the last effect in the related effects, so that the player's expectation for the related effects can be increased. In addition, it is possible to suppress a decrease in effect. The determination condition in step S203 is not limited to whether or not the same type of effect command is continued twice or more. For example, if the determination condition is whether or not the same type of effect command is continued three times or more, in step S204, “4” is added to the related effect flag, and four related effects are performed. It will be.

  Further, in the present embodiment, when any one of the related effect flags “1” to “4” is added, the same type consecutive number of times flag “N” is deleted. That is, since the same type consecutive number of times flag “N” is returned to the initial value (N = 0), when the related effect is performed, the same type consecutive number of times flag “N” newly determines in step S203. The related performance will not be performed until it is satisfied.

(Step S206)
As described above, when a related effect flag is attached to each effect command, the effect command is stored in a predetermined storage area.

(Step S210)
If it is determined in step S202 that “no related effect” is determined, and if it is determined in step S203 that “N” is not 2 or more, the CPU 202a is attached to the effect command. It is determined whether or not the type is the same as the type attached to the effect command stored immediately before.

(Step S211)
If the CPU 202a determines in step S210 that the type attached to the production command is the same type as the type attached to the production command stored immediately before, the CPU 202a determines that the same type continuous count flag “N”. Is performed (N → N + 1).

(Step S212)
In step S211, when it is determined that the type attached to the production command is not the same type as the type attached to the production command stored immediately before, the CPU 202a uses the same type consecutive number of times flag “N”. A process of setting N to 1 (N → 1) is performed.

  As a result, the same type consecutive number of times flag “N” is returned to the initial value (N = 0) only immediately after the related effect is performed.

  Steps S211, 212 When these processes are completed, the process proceeds to step S206, and the effect command is stored in a predetermined storage area.

(Variation start processing)
Next, the fluctuation start process will be described with reference to FIG. In the present embodiment, the reserved balls are digested according to the order stored in the reserved order storage unit 406.

(Step S301)
The special symbol variation display is started by digestion of the reserved ball. First, the CPU 201a determines whether or not the gaming state stored in the gaming state storage unit 404 is a normal gaming state or a short-time gaming state.

(Step S302)
If it is determined in step S301 that the game state is the normal game state or the short-time game state, a random value (holding ball) is stored in the first storage area 401a or a random value ( Is stored, that is, whether or not the number of reserved balls in the first special symbol reserved storage unit 401 or the number of reserved balls in the second special symbol reserved storage unit 402 is one or more. Here, when it is determined that no holding ball is stored in any of the first storage area 401a and the fifth storage area 402a, that is, when it is determined that there is no holding ball in any storage area. End the process.

(Step S303)
In step S302, if the holding ball is stored in either the first storage area 401a or the fifth storage area 402a, that is, if the holding ball is not 0 (YES in step S302), the holding order storage unit 406 stores the holding ball. In accordance with the stored order, the random number value stored in the first storage area 401a or the fifth storage area 402a is shifted to a processing area (not shown), and the second storage area 401b to the fourth storage area 401d or the sixth storage area 402b. The random value stored in the eighth storage area 402d is shifted to the previous storage area. In addition, when a random number value is stored in only one of the first storage area 401a and the fifth storage area 402a (second storage area 401b to fourth storage area 401d and sixth storage area 402b to eighth storage When the area 402d is an empty area), only the process of storing the random number value stored in the first storage area 401a or the fifth storage area 402a in the processing area is performed.

(Step S304) (Step S305)
When the processing reaches step S304 through the processing of step S301 and step S302 above, it is in the normal gaming state or the short-time gaming state and the reserved ball is retained in the first storage area 401a or the fifth storage area 402a. It is. Therefore, when the reserved ball is reserved in the first storage area 401a, the first special symbol normal time determination table (referred to as the first normal time determination table) is selected, and the reserved ball is stored in the fifth storage area 402a. Is reserved, a second special symbol normal time determination table (referred to as a second normal time determination table) is selected.

In the hit determination process in step S305, a big hit determination is performed. That is, when the reserved ball is reserved in the first storage area 401a, the first special symbol variation control means 302 refers to the first normal time determination table and performs determination processing of the random number shifted to the processing area. . In addition, when the reserved ball is reserved in the fifth storage area 402a, the second special symbol variation control means 322 refers to the second normal time determination table and performs determination processing of the random number shifted to the processing area. .
In this hit determination process, if it is determined that the jackpot is a jackpot, the jackpot flag is turned on, and then it is determined whether or not the jackpot is long. Specifically, it is determined whether or not the result of the jackpot determination is a long hit with reference to the winning random number determination table selected in step S304 and the design random number.

(Step S306)
If it is determined in step S305 that the game is not a big hit (losing), the process of step S307 is performed. If the game is determined to be a big hit, the process of step S314 is performed.

(Step S307)
If it is determined in step S306 that a loss has occurred, the CPU 201a determines a reach random number table at the time of the loss (hereinafter referred to as a “loss reach random number table”, see FIGS. 7C-1 and 8C-1). Select.

(Step S308)
When the reach random number table is selected in step S307, the CPU 201a determines the presence / absence of a related effect and the presence / absence of reach based on the selected table.

(Step S309)
As described above, when the presence / absence of a related effect and the presence / absence of reach are determined, the CPU 201a determines an effect execution command by lottery based on the determination result. The effect execution command determined here roughly determines the contents of the effect, and mainly determines the time (scale) of the effect.

(Step S310)
When the effect execution command is determined as described above, the effect execution command is transmitted to the sub-control board 202, and the first special symbol display control unit 301 and the first special symbol variation control unit 302 change the special symbol. To control.

(Step S311)
On the other hand, if it is determined in step S301 that the game state is a probable game state, whether or not a random number value (holding ball) is stored in the first storage area 401a or the fifth storage area 402a is disturbed, as in step S302. It is determined whether or not a numerical value (holding ball) is stored. Here, when it is determined that no holding ball is stored in any of the first storage area 401a and the fifth storage area 402a, that is, when it is determined that there is no holding ball in any storage area. End the process.

(Step S312)
On the other hand, when it is determined in step S312 that the reserved ball is retained in the first storage area 401a or the fifth storage area 402a, the same shift process as in step S303 is performed.

(Step S313)
The case where the process reaches step S313 through the processing of step S301 and step S311 is a case where the game is in the probability variation gaming state and the reserved ball is reserved in the first storage area 401a or the fifth storage area 402a. Therefore, when the reserved ball is reserved in the first storage area 401a, the first special symbol probability change time determination table (referred to as the first probability change determination table) is selected, and the reserved ball is stored in the fifth storage area 402a. Is reserved, the second special symbol probability change time determination table (referred to as second probability change determination table) is selected.
Thereafter, the processing after step S305 is performed.

(Step S314)
If it is determined that the jackpot is determined as a result of the hit determination process in step S305, a reach random number table for jackpot (a jackpot reach random number table) is selected in step S314. As described above, the jackpot reach random number table is determined as “with related effects” and “with reach effects” with almost probability (see FIG. 7 (c-2) and FIG. 8 (c-2)).
When it is determined in step S309 whether or not there is a related effect and whether or not there is a reach, the CPU 201a determines an effect execution command.

  In FIG. 9, when no game balls are reserved when a game ball enters the first start port 105 or the second start port 120, the prior determination process in step S105 of FIG. 9 is performed. The process of step S304 or step S313 in FIG. 13 is performed from step S106. That is, when a game ball enters the start port without a holding ball, the processing after step S304 (step S314) is performed.

When the transmitted effect execution command is received as described above, the sub control board 202 starts control of the effect as shown in FIG.
That is, when an effect execution command is received, the effect execution command is stored in the processing area of the RAM 202c. The effect execution command includes a command related to either the first storage area 401a or the fifth storage area 402a, a command related to jackpot or lose, presence / absence of reach, and type of reach effect The scale and scale are stored.

(Step S401)
The effect control means 502 determines whether or not the jackpot flag is attached to the received effect execution command.

(Step S402)
When the effect control means 502 determines that the jackpot flag is not attached, that is, when it is determined that the command is not won by the jackpot, it is stored in the first storage area 510a or the second storage area 511a corresponding to the command. Then, it is determined whether or not the related effect flag is stored. That is, as described above, the effect execution command stores whether the effect execution command relates to the reserved ball stored in the first storage area 401a or the reserved ball stored in the fifth storage area 402a. Has been. For example, when the effect execution command relates to the reserved ball stored in the fifth storage area 402a, the effect control means 502 refers to the fifth storage area 511a of the second effect data hold storage means 511, and It is determined whether or not a related effect flag is attached to the effect command stored in the five storage area 511a.

(Step S403) (Step S404)
In step S402, when it is determined that “there is no related effect flag”, the effect lottery means 502 performs an effect lottery with reference to the normal table. Here, a background pattern, a reach pattern, an appearance character, or the like is determined in accordance with the presence / absence and scale of reach in the effect execution command. The normal table is an effect execution table (not shown) that is selected in the case of “losing and no related effect flag”.

(Step S405)
When the effect pattern is determined as described above, the effect control unit 502 controls the symbol display unit 104, the speaker 277, the lamp 112, and the accessory part 254 in accordance with these effect patterns.

(Step S406)
If it is determined in step S401 that the jackpot flag is attached, that is, if it is determined that the command is a winning jackpot, the first storage area 510a or the fifth storage area 511a is the same as described above. It is determined whether or not a related effect flag is attached.

(Step S407)
If it is determined in step S406 that “there is no related effect flag”, the effect lottery means 502 performs an effect lottery with reference to the big hit time general table. In addition, since the effect execution command at the time of the big hit is always made, only the reach production pattern is stored in the big hit time general table. When the effect pattern is determined as described above, the effect control unit 502 controls the symbol display unit 104, the speaker 277, the lamp 112, and the accessory part 254 in accordance with these effect patterns. Note that the jackpot general table is an effect execution table (not shown) that is selected in the case of “hit and no related effect flag”.

(Step S408)
In step S402, if the effect control unit 501 determines that there is a related effect flag, the effect lottery unit 501 performs lottery of effects based on the normal related effect table. The normal related effect table is an effect execution table (not shown) that is selected in the case of “losing and having related effect flag”.
At this time, the first storage area 510a or the fifth storage area 511a has flags “1” to “4” as related effect flags, and tables corresponding to the related effect flags are provided in the ROM 202b. It has been. Specifically, the normal related effect table includes four tables from the first table to the fourth table, and the effect lottery means 501 is the first when the related effect flag “1” is attached. An effect lottery is performed based on one table, and if the related effect flag “4” is attached, an effect lottery is performed based on the fourth table.

  From the first table to the fourth table, the production of the content having one continuity or relevance is divided into four in each table. For example, when a related effect is performed by a lamp effect, a red lamp is lit in the range of 1 to 2 seconds on the first table, and a blue lamp is set in the range of 1 to 4 seconds on the second table. A command to turn on a white lamp for 1 to 5 seconds on the third table, and turn on any two or three of these red, blue and white lamps on the fourth table Is remembered.

When the related effect appears, the effect execution command related to the related effect flag “1” is first controlled, then the effect execution command related to the related effect flag “2” is controlled, and then the related effect flag “3”. The effect execution command according to the control is controlled, and finally the effect execution command according to the related effect flag “4” is controlled.
For example, the related effect flag “1” is attached to the first storage area 510a, the related effect flag “2” is attached to the second storage area 510b, and the related effect flag “3” is attached to the third storage area 510c. Suppose that In this case, the effect lottery means 501 performs the effect lottery based on the first table in step S408 upon reception of the effect execution command. When the effect ends, in other words, when the variation ends, the storage area is shifted, and the related effect flag “2” stored in the second storage area 510b is set in the first storage area 510a. The attached production command is shifted and stored. Therefore, in the next change, the effect lottery means 501 performs the effect lottery based on the second table in step S408.

  In this way, if the related effect flag is attached in both the effect data holding storage means 510 and 511 by the prior determination means 330, the effects associated with each other are made over a plurality of variable displays, and the player has a high expectation. Can be given.

(Step S409)
If it is determined in step S406 that the command is a big hit production execution command and there is a related production flag, a lottery of production is performed based on the big hit time related production table in step S409. Note that the jackpot related performance table is a performance execution table (not shown) that is selected in the case of “hit and a related performance flag is present”. This jackpot related performance table is also provided with four tables from the first table to the fourth table, similarly to the normal time related performance table.
In any case, the related effect has an effect of gradually increasing the player's expectation by performing a related effect over a plurality of continuous variable displays.

(Another form of effect command reception processing)
The presentation command reception process shown in FIG. 12 may be in another form shown in FIG. 15 (hereinafter referred to as “Embodiment 2”). The same processing contents as those in FIG. 12 are denoted by the same reference numerals, detailed description thereof is omitted, and processing corresponding to the newly added reference numerals will be described.

(Step S220)
That is, in the second embodiment, the processing content of the portion enclosed by the dotted line in FIG. When it is determined in step S203 that the same-type consecutive number of times flag “N” attached to the effect command stored immediately before is 2 or more, the CPU 201a determines whether or not the effect command is a big hit. judge.

(Step S221)
If it is determined in step S220 that the effect command is a big hit, the CPU 202a adds a related effect flag to the effect command. At this time, any one of “3” to “8” is added as the related effect flag.

(Step S222)
In step S221, when any of the related effect flags “3” to “8” is attached to the effect command, the related effect flags “1” to “7” are attached to the other effect commands.

(Step S223) (Step S224)
If it is determined in step S220 that the effect command is a loss (not a big hit), the CPU 202a adds “3” to “4” as related effect flags to the effect command. Then, when any of the related effect flags “3” to “4” is attached to the effect command, the CPU 202a attaches the related effect flags “1” to “3” to the other effect commands.

  From these facts, in the case of a jackpot, the related effects are effects that are performed up to eight times, and the final effect in the related effects is always a jackpot effect. The degree of expectation can be further increased, and a high production effect due to the related production can be exhibited.

  As described above, the gaming machine according to the present invention is a control means (control unit 200) that controls the progress of a game in a normal gaming state or a special gaming state that gives a player a gaming value more advantageous than the normal gaming state. ), And special symbol variation display means (special symbol variation display means 301 and 321, indicators 84 and 86) for displaying the game state thereafter by variably displaying the special symbol and stopping the variation display after a predetermined time has elapsed, A gaming machine (1) comprising a start port (105, 120) for generating a right to start displaying the variation of the special symbol by the special symbol variation display means when the game ball is entered, the control means Is a game data lottery means (first special symbol lottery means 300, second special figure) for acquiring game data (hit random number, symbol random number, reach random number) by lottery when a game ball enters the starting port. The lottery means 320) and the number of game balls that have entered the starting port when the special symbol is variably displayed by the special symbol variation display means are stored, and the variation display of the special symbol is triggered by the entry. Fluctuation display holding means (special symbol holding storage means 401, 402) for retaining rights, and when a game ball has been stored in the variable display holding means, start of variable display of special symbols triggered by the entry Prior determination means (330) for determining game data acquired by the game data lottery means at the time of the entry, and effect data holding storage means for storing a plurality of determination results of the prior determination means as effect data ( Production data hold storage means 510, 511) and production system for controlling related productions over a variable display of a plurality of special symbols based on production data stored in production data hold storage means. Means (502), and the effect data includes related effect occurrence data that triggers the generation of the related effect, and the control means includes the same type of effect data in the effect data hold storage means. If the effect data stored next in the effect data hold storage means is related effect occurrence data, the effect control means controls the related effect, so that the player When the execution of a related effect that can increase the expectation of jackpot is determined, the type of effect command stored in the immediately preceding storage area is confirmed, and only when at least two of the same type are consecutive Performs production control of related productions. This makes it difficult to create a situation where the same type of effect command type continues, for example, a situation in which the loss effect continues. Since the reach effect is always performed at the end of the related effect, the player can easily become interested in the related effect, and the game can be prevented from becoming rutted and the game can be continued.

  In addition, the gaming machine 1 of the present embodiment is an embodiment, and is not limited to this. That is, although this embodiment has been described using a gaming machine having two starting ports, it is also suitable for a gaming machine having one starting port.

  In the present embodiment, the main control board 201 determines whether or not to perform the related effects with reference to the reach random number table (see FIG. 7C-2). It may be determined whether or not to perform related effects. For example, the main control board 201 selects only the presence / absence of reach from the reach random number table, and transmits a command based on these (command with reach, command without reach) to the sub-control board 202. The sub-control board 202 that has received the command draws whether or not to perform the related effect based on the command, and performs the related effect when the lottery is won. In this way, since the main control board 201 determines only the presence / absence of the reach from the reach random number table, it is possible to reduce the load required for various processes such as the CPU 202a of the main control board 201.

1 ... gaming machine 84 ... first special symbol display (special symbol variation display means)
86 ... Second special symbol display (special symbol variation display means)
105 ... 1st starting port 120 ... 2nd starting port 200 ... Control part (control means)
201 ... Main control board 201a ... CPU
202 ... Sub-control board 202a ... CPU
300 ... 1st special symbol lottery means (game data lottery means)
301 ... 1st special symbol display control means 320 ... 2nd special symbol lottery means (game data lottery means)
321 ... second special symbol display control means 330 ... pre-determination means 401 ... first special symbol hold storage means (variable display hold means)
402 ... Second special symbol storage means (variable display reservation means)
406 ... Hold order storage means 501 ... Effect lottery means 502 ... Effect control means 510 ... First effect data hold storage means (effect data hold storage means)
511... Second effect data hold storage means (effect data hold storage means)
513... Hold order storage means

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A start opening provided for a game ball to enter,
Game data lottery means for acquiring game data by lottery when the game ball enters the start opening,
Based on the game data acquired by the game data lottery means, a special symbol determining means for determining a special symbol that is associated with a game value given to the player and is stopped and displayed by the special symbol variation display means;
Special symbol display which starts the special symbol variation display in the special symbol variation display means and terminates the special symbol variation display by stopping the special symbol determined by the special symbol determination means after a predetermined time has elapsed. Control means;
When the special ball is variably displayed on the special symbol variation display means, when the game ball enters the start port, the game data acquired by using the ball as a trigger is stored to change the special symbol. A gaming machine comprising variable display holding means for retaining the right to display,
When the game data is newly stored in the variable display holding means, the newly stored game data from the special symbol variable display executed based on the other game data stored in the variable display hold means. The newly stored game data is determined as to whether or not the related effects can be executed in which the predetermined effects are continuously executed during the variation display of each special symbol over the variation display of the special symbols executed based on Pre-determination means to determine
Effect data holding storage means for storing a plurality of determination results of the prior determination means as effect data;
Effect control for executing the related effects during the variable display of each special symbol on the condition that the related effects are determined to be executed based on the effect data stored in the effect data storage unit Means,
A symbol display unit for effecting a decoration symbol by variably displaying a plurality of ornament symbols during the variation display of the special symbol;
When the stop mode of the plurality of decorative symbols in the symbol display unit is a stop mode consisting of a combination of specific decorative symbols, the progress of the game is controlled in a jackpot game state where more prize balls can be obtained than in the normal game state A jackpot game control means to
The production data includes production data that triggers the generation of a plurality of types of productions, and is a form of production using the decorative design in the design display unit. Reach effect generation data that triggers the generation of reach effects in which a reach state that can be a stop mode consisting of a combination of the specific decorative symbols is generated as an effect, and loss effect generation data that does not generate the reach effect Classified
In the reach effect generation data, the jackpot reach effect generation data in which the stop mode of the decorative symbol that is stopped and displayed last is a stop mode that is a combination of the specific decorative symbols, and the stop mode of the decorative symbol that is stopped last. Is further classified and includes the lost reach production data that does not become a stop mode consisting of a combination of the specific decorative design,
The effect control means includes at least one of the effect occurrence data continuously selected from the effect occurrence data classified into at least the lose effect occurrence data, the lose reach effect occurrence data, and the jackpot reach effect occurrence data. While determining whether or not a plurality of effect data hold storage means is stored,
When it is determined that any one of the effect occurrence data is continuously stored in the effect data hold storage means among the loss effect occurrence data, the lose reach effect occurrence data, or the jackpot reach effect occurrence data. The production data newly stored in the production data holding storage means is a part of the jackpot reach production data in the jackpot reach production data, or a part of the lost reach production data A game machine characterized in that a related effect is executed on the condition that either one of the effect occurrence data is used.

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