JP4734500B2 - Bullet ball machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a ball game machine that plays a game by launching a game ball on a game area of a game board surface, and more particularly, to a configuration of a communication circuit of a control board mounted on the ball game machine.

  In recent ball game machines, the game control board (also referred to as the main control board), which controls the progress of games with the main purpose of countering fraud, is equipped with a security function that checks for illegal modifications to the ROM. A configuration of a one-way communication circuit capable of transmitting only to the various control boards is employed. The reason for adopting this one-way communication circuit configuration is to prevent unauthorized modification such as outputting an illegal signal from other various control boards to the game control board. These measures have further improved the soundness of the ball game machine.

  In such a gaming machine, an invention has been made to reduce the processing burden on the game control board and prevent fraud. For example, in Patent Document 1, a command according to game content is transmitted from the main board 14 that controls the progress of the game to the command processing board 50 so that bidirectional communication is not possible (paragraph 0018). The invention which outputs to the symbol display board | substrate 30, the electrical decoration control board | substrate 28, and the speaker 7 is disclosed.

  In Patent Document 2, a command corresponding to the game content is transmitted from the main board 14 that controls the progress of the game to the symbol display board 30, and the illumination control board 28 and the speaker 7 are transmitted based on the command received by the symbol display board 30. An invention to output is disclosed. Thus, the main board 14 and the command processing board 50 or the symbol display board 30 that receives the command are configured so as not to be able to perform bidirectional communication (paragraph 0023), thereby preventing illegal acts.

In Patent Document 3, a command signal transmitted from the main control board 1 is configured to be able to be transmitted to the plurality of sub control boards 2, 3, 4 via the command signal transmission relay board 5.
JP 2001-46593 A JP 2001-46696 A JP 2002-336511 A

On the other hand, Patent Document 4 includes variable display control means for providing a variable display and a decoration variable display, performing variable display on the variable display section and the decoration variable display section, and then performing control to derive and display each display result. In addition, there is disclosed an invention for controlling the display result of the decoration identification information displayed on the variable decoration display unit to be a display result corresponding to the display result of the identification information on the variable display unit (Claim 1 of the same document 4). . From the description of paragraphs 0060 to 0063 and FIG. 7 of Patent Document 4, the change time of special symbols and decorative symbols, stop symbols, etc. are determined by the game control board, the special symbols are displayed by LED circuits, and the decorative symbols are displayed on the liquid crystal display. The display is controlled by a circuit.
JP-A-9-122309

Furthermore, the following inventions have been made as inventions related to relay boards.
JP 2000-262705 A

However, in the conventional invention shown in Patent Document 4, the basic circuit (game control board) includes a decorative symbol and a special symbol respectively displayed on the image display device (decorative display unit) and the special symbol variable display device. In this case, there is a problem that the burden on the game control board is heavy because it must be performed simultaneously for each change .

Accordingly, the present invention has been made to solve the problem that a large processing overhead Yu Technical control board.

The invention according to claim 1 is as shown in FIG.
A game control board equipped with a CPU that controls the progress of the game by performing a lottery determination when the game ball enters the start opening or the game ball passes through the start gate,
A special symbol display unit for displaying the result of the winning / failing lottery in a special symbol;
A decorative symbol display unit that is provided separately from the special symbol display unit, and that directs from the start to the end of the variation of the decorative symbol in synchronization with the display of the special symbol on the special symbol display unit,
In a ball game machine including at least a symbol control board equipped with a CPU for controlling a decorative symbol displayed on the decorative symbol display unit,
Before Symbol gaming control board,
At the time of the success / failure lottery, a variation time determining means for determining a variation time from the display start of the special symbol to the display end based on the result of the success / failure lottery
Selecting means for selecting a variation time designation command for designating the variation time of the decorative symbol displayed on the decorative symbol display unit according to the variation time;
When deciding to display an out symbol in the display result of the special symbol, the variable time designation command and data indicating the dislocation are transmitted to the symbol control board, and the symbol is displayed according to the display result of the special symbol. In this case, the variable time designation command transmitting means for transmitting the variable time designation command and data indicating a hit to the symbol control board;
Special symbol display control means for directly controlling display of the special symbol display unit according to the variation time determined by the variation time determination means,
The symbol control board is
Receiving the data transmitted from the game control board, after changing the decorative design according to the specified variation time, decorative design creation variation display means for statically displaying the decorative design created based on the data indicating the hit or miss With
The special symbol display unit is composed of one display unit, and the decorative symbol display unit is composed of a plurality of display units,
Displaying the hit by stopping and displaying a predetermined jackpot symbol on one display part of the special symbol display part,
The winning symbol is displayed by stopping all the symbols displayed on the plurality of display portions of the decorative symbol display portion,
The special symbol display control means of the game control board stops and displays the special symbol determined by the game control board after the fluctuation time has elapsed,
The decorative pattern creation variation display means of the symbol control board is a type of decorative symbol indicating the outage to be stopped based on the received data, whether to perform reach variation even when indicating the outage, and a hit indicating the hit Decide the type of decorative design,
Furthermore, when the decorative pattern creation variation display means of the symbol control board determines that the reach variation is to be performed, the type of the decorative symbol to be stopped last is varied due to the difference in the received variation time.
It is a ball game machine characterized by this.

The bullet ball game machine according to claim 2,
Insert a relay board without a CPU between the game control board and the symbol control board,
2. A one-way communication circuit that cannot transmit data from the relay board to the game control board, and a one-way communication circuit that cannot transmit data from the symbol control board to the relay board. It is a bullet ball game machine described in 1.

2 to 5 exemplify inventions related to the present invention.

According to the present invention, with respect to the sub control board S, transmits data indicating the varying time and propriety result of the symbol, symbol control board starts to change the symbol on the basis of these data, spruce Since the decorative symbol created based on the result is displayed statically after the lapse of the fluctuation time, it is possible to obtain synchronization with the special symbol display unit 52 while having the effect of greatly reducing the processing burden on the game control board 30. Has an effect.
In detail, the decorative design creation variation display means of the design control board, the type of decorative design indicating the outage to be stopped based on the received data, whether to perform reach variation even when the outage, Since the type of the winning decorative symbol indicating the winning is determined, the game control board only needs to determine whether or not to win, change time, and the symbol to be stopped and displayed on the special symbol display. Since the special symbol display unit is composed of one display unit, the burden of determining the type of stop symbol and fluctuation control is further reduced.
Further, the symbol control board only needs to follow the instructed success / failure result and the fluctuation time, and the variation mode can be enriched without imposing a burden on the game control board. This effect is even more remarkable because the game control board is not instructed on the type of decorative design to be stopped and displayed.
In Patent Document 4 described above, the types of special symbols and decorative symbols are determined by the same basic circuit 24, and whether or not to perform the reach in the decorative symbol display unit is also determined by the basic circuit 24 (paragraphs 0047 to 0056). The special symbol display part is composed of three symbol display parts (paragraph 0014, paragraph 0019, paragraph 0161, FIG. 1).
Further, the decorative pattern creation variation display means of the symbol control board changes the kind of decorative symbol to be stopped last due to the difference of the received variation time, so that it is possible to change the variation in reach reach.

According to the invention of claim 2 , in addition to having the effect of the invention of claim 1, prevention of fraud from the symbol control board to the game control board is ensured.
According to the invention of claim 2, as shown in FIG. 1, the game control board 30 and the symbol control board 33 are connected via the relay board 37, can transmit only from the game control board 30 to the relay board 37, and This is a circuit configuration that can transmit only from the relay board 37 to the symbol control board 33. The connection between the symbol control board 33 as the sub control board S and the game control board 30 as the main control board includes a relay board 37 without a CPU, and the game control board at the connection before and after the relay board 37. Since it is a circuit configuration of a double one-way communication circuit that can transmit to only the symbol control board 33 from 30, it is difficult to perform fraudulent acts, and it is easy to find fraudulent acts. That is, in order to perform an illegal act from the symbol control board 33 to the game control board 30, it is necessary to perform an illegal action on the double one-way communication circuit, and the relay board 37 is a board on which no CPU is mounted. Therefore, it is easy to detect a fraudulent act directly from the relay board 37. More specifically, in order to perform an illegal act on the game control board 30 from the symbol control board 33, it is necessary to perform wiring that can be transmitted from the symbol control board 33 to the game control board. However, since the game control board 30 and the symbol control board 33 are connected via the relay board 37, the wiring connecting the symbol control board 33 and the game control board 30 without the relay board 37 is illegal. Can be regarded as. Conventionally, even a one-way communication circuit has not been routed through a relay board, so that it has not been easy to find wiring due to fraud. On the other hand, it is conceivable that an illegal game is performed on the game control board 30 by wiring from the relay board 37 due to an illegal act. However, since the relay board 37 is configured as a board on which the CPU is not mounted, unauthorized modification can be easily found.
The invention described in Patent Document 3 described above does not have these effects. The relay substrate 5 described in Patent Document 5 is not described as to whether or not the CPU is not mounted. Also, it is unclear whether or not it is a one-way communication circuit between the game control board and the symbol control board, and does not have these effects.

  In addition, the following modifications can be considered for the description of the claims. If the display result of the special symbol is out of place, a change time designation command that also serves as the change start command is transmitted. Data) may be transmitted. Thereby, transmission can be simplified by not transmitting the signal regarding the stop symbol of what symbol the special symbol is a big hit. By outputting the hit / fail result data (hit data) in the case of a win, the symbol control board can recognize that the hit / fail result data (hit data) does not come out. Since most of the current gaming machines are composed of out-of-range fluctuations, even if sending hit / fail result data (either hit data or out-of-range data) in addition to the variable time designation command at the time of hitting, it will not be a big burden Rather, most of the signal can be in a state of a change time designation command.

  If the specified variation time designation command is classified into one dedicated to hit and one dedicated to release, and the entire variation pattern is stored in the symbol control board or sound / electrical control board, the variation pattern command per hit The design control board or the sound / lighting control board can display the winning effect without judging whether the special design is correct or not, and if it is a designation command for the off pattern, it will automatically Is displayed. As a result, the symbol control board or the sound / lighting control board can automatically determine whether or not to hit.

  In the case of including probability variation means for performing probability variation, a configuration may be used in which a probability variation signal that indicates whether the variation is a probability variation or a non-probability variation is set instead of the result data. According to this, when using stochastic fluctuations and non-probabilistic fluctuations, the above-mentioned success / failure result data (winning data) is not required, and a signal indicating whether the probability fluctuations or non-probability fluctuations are received is automatically received. It can be judged. In addition, in the case of hitting, a probability variation signal indicating whether the variation is a probability variation or a non-probability variation is received together with the variation time designation command including time information, so that the probability variation is notified at the time of the probability variation. Since it can be displayed with a symbol that is different from that at the time of probability variation if it is non-probabilistic variation, both the probability variation of the special symbol and the probability variation of the non-probability variation can be easily synchronized. Since most of the current gaming machines are composed of out-of-range fluctuations, even if a signal indicating whether the fluctuation is a probability fluctuation or a non-probability fluctuation is sent at the time of hitting, the signal is not a heavy burden. Most of them can be in the state of variable time designation command. Since the signal related to the game added value of the probability variation or the non-probability variation also serves as the success / failure result data (hit data), transmission / reception between the game control board and the symbol control board or the sound / lighting control board is simplified.

  The game control board may be configured to control the special symbol display unit via a relay board. The signal transmission from the game control board to the symbol control board or the sound / lighting control board and the special symbol display unit may be a one-way communication. It is possible to prevent fraud by illegal transmission from the outside to the game control board with a configuration capable of mutual communication. The signal may be transmitted from the game control board to the symbol control board or the sound / lighting control board via a relay board. Effective in preventing fraud. The symbol control board or the sound / lighting control board may be a board including a CPU. Since the symbol control board or the sound / lighting control board is a board provided with a CPU, the presentation performance is improved.

  At the same time as the game control board transmits the variation time designation command and the success / failure result data to the symbol control board or the sound / lighting control board to start displaying the effect of the decoration symbol on the decoration symbol display unit. Then, a variation signal is transmitted to the special symbol display unit based on the specific pattern of the special symbol to start the variation of the special symbol, measurement of the variation time of the special symbol is started, and the variation time designation command The special symbol synchronization control means, the symbol control board or the sound / lighting control board for ending the fluctuation of the special symbol at the same time as the designated fluctuation time is finished, the fluctuation time designation command and the success / failure result data from the game control board. Is received, the decorative design is changed according to the variation time designated by the variation time designation command and the result of lottery indicated by the validity data. Decorative symbol synchronization control means to terminate the variation of the decorative pattern if the variation time has elapsed, may be provided.

  According to this, the game control board transmits the change time designation command and the success / failure result data to the decorative symbol display unit to start displaying the effect of the decorative symbol, and at the same time, the specific symbol of the special symbol is specified. A variation signal is transmitted to the special symbol display unit based on a pattern to start the variation of the special symbol, and the variation of the special symbol is terminated at the same time as the variation time specified by the variation time designation command ends. When the symbol confirmation code is transmitted to the control board or the sound / lighting control board, while the symbol control board or the sound / lighting control board receives the change time designation command and the result data, the special symbol changes. At the same time, the measurement of the variation time of the decorative pattern is started, and when the variation time designated by the variation time designation command elapses, The control of the special symbol is simplified, and the design is fixed on the symbol control board or the sound / electrical control board immediately before or immediately after the game control board finishes the special symbol fluctuation control and performs stop control. By transmitting the code, it is possible to achieve complete synchronization with the start and end of the decorative symbol display unit and the special symbol display unit. In addition, it is easy to manage the variation time on the decorative design control board.

  The special symbol synchronization control means may be configured to transmit a symbol determination code to the symbol control board or the sound / lighting control board at the same time as ending the variation of the special symbol. Reliable synchronous control becomes possible.

  When the change time designation command and the success / failure result data are transmitted from the game control board to the decorative symbol display unit, the decorative symbol display unit starts changing the decorative symbol, and the game control substrate is in the special symbol while the decorative symbol is changing. The display control may be performed so that the display on the display unit is turned off, and the fixed symbol of the special symbol may be lit and displayed at the finalized position when the variable symbol display is determined. Thereby, the structure which further reduces the burden of the game control board which controls a special symbol display part is also mentioned.

  When the game control board starts to change the special symbol, it is preferable to determine and control all the movements from the change start timing of the special symbol to the end of the change until the final determination. The special symbol display section is preferably based on lamp display, 7-segment display, and dot display. If it is within the fluctuation time, the place where the light is turned on and turned off at that moment is completely controlled. It is preferable to manage all the processes up to or confirming by lighting up. At least a design control board (for example, a board that controls only a design display) or a sound / lighting control board (sound / lighting integrated board that controls and integrates sound, lamps, etc.) Independent sound control board and electric decoration control board that control each may determine the type of decorative design displayed on the decorative design display, determine the type of stop design of decorative design, etc. Is preferred. The game control board 30 does not transmit data about the type of decorative design and the stop design of the decorative design (for example, the type of winning design, out of design) to the design control board or the sound / electrical control board, and the decorative design is sent from the game control board. By simplifying the transmission command related to the presentation to the display unit, the burden on the game control board is reduced, and having more memory about the production of the symbol control board that controls the decorative symbol display unit gives more freedom to the production. It is possible to produce an unprecedented display pattern. For example, the design composition of the decorative design can be created or selected at the stage of receiving the variable time designation command and the success / failure result data, so that the design control board can determine the type of the decorative design or the stop design by itself, and then received from the game control board In addition to the effect display corresponding to the changed time designation command and the success / failure result data, the effect can be displayed on the decorative symbol display unit. In addition, the game control board directly controls the special symbol, thereby simplifying the control of the special symbol and making it easy to synchronize the start and end of the decorative symbol display unit and the special symbol display unit. The burden on the control board and symbol control board can be reduced.

It is a claim corresponding drawing of claim 1 of the present invention. It is explanatory drawing of the invention relevant to this invention. It is explanatory drawing of the invention relevant to this invention. It is explanatory drawing of the invention relevant to this invention. It is explanatory drawing of the invention relevant to this invention. 1 is an external perspective view showing a pachinko machine 10 according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. 2 is a back view of the pachinko machine 10. FIG. 3 is a front view showing a configuration of a game board 22 of the pachinko machine 10. FIG. It is a front view which illustrates the design on the screen of a decoration design control part. It is a block diagram which shows the transmission / reception structure (example 1) between the game control board 30 of the pachinko machine 10, sub control board S34,35, and the special symbol display part 52. FIG. It is a block diagram which shows the transmission / reception structure (example 2) between the game control board 30 of the pachinko machine 10, and the sub control board S special symbol display part 52. FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a configuration of data processing for transmission / reception between a game control board 30 of the pachinko machine 10, a sub-control board S and a special symbol display section 52. FIG. It is explanatory drawing which shows the corresponding example 1 of a change time and change content in the case of transmitting a change time designation | designated command and the result result data from the game control board 30. It is explanatory drawing which shows the corresponding example 2 of a change time and change content in the case of transmitting an effect designation | designated command from the game control board 30. FIG. It is explanatory drawing which shows the corresponding example 3 of a change time and change content when transmitting an effect designation | designated command from the game control board 30. FIG. It is explanatory drawing which shows the correspondence example 4 of the fluctuation | variation time in the case of transmitting an effect designation | designated command from the game control board 30, and fluctuation | variation content. 2 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration of a pachinko machine 10. FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a “main routine” process executed by the game control board 30. It is a chart which shows the command code transmitted from game control board 30. It is a flowchart which shows a special symbol and a decoration symbol synchronous control process 1. FIG. It is a flowchart which shows a special symbol and a decoration symbol synchronous control process 2. FIG. It is a block diagram which shows the electrical constitution of the pachinko machine of Embodiment 2 of the present invention. It is a block diagram which shows the electrical constitution of the pachinko machine of Embodiment 3 of the present invention. It is a block diagram which shows the electrical structure of the pachinko machine of Embodiment 4 of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the electrical constitution of the pachinko machine of Embodiment 5 of the present invention. It is a block diagram which shows the electric constitution of the pachinko machine of Embodiment 6 of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the process of the "basic fluctuation pattern determination routine" of Embodiment 7 of this invention. It is a schematic diagram which shows distribution to the basic patterns 1-9. It is a flowchart which shows the process of a "display pattern selection routine". It is a schematic diagram which shows distribution to a display pattern. It is a chart which shows the change time of a display pattern. It is a graph which shows a response | compatibility with a display pattern, sound data, and electrical decoration data. It is a flowchart which shows the process of the "display pattern selection routine" of Embodiment 8 of this invention. It is a chart which similarly shows the distribution of the display pattern by the value of distribution random number FRND.

  Preferred embodiments 1 to 8 of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. Note that the embodiment of the present invention is not limited to the following embodiment, and it goes without saying that various forms can be adopted as long as it belongs to the technical scope of the present invention.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the pachinko machine 10 according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention includes a rectangular outer frame 11 and a front frame 12, and a known card reader 13 is provided on the left side of the outer frame 11. . The front frame 12 is rotatably attached to the outer frame 11 by hinges 14 at the upper and lower left ends.

  An upper plate 15 is provided below the front frame 12, and a lending button 16, a settlement button 17 and a balance display unit 18 are provided on the upper plate 15. When a prepaid card is inserted into the card slot 19 of the card reader (hereinafter also referred to as a prepaid card unit) 13, the stored balance is displayed on the balance display section 18, and when the lending button 16 is pressed, gaming balls are lent out. The game balls are discharged from the payout opening of the upper plate 15.

A window-shaped metal frame 20 is removably attached to the front frame 12 with respect to the front frame 12. A plate glass 21 is double fitted into the metal frame 20. A game board 22 is stored behind the plate glass 21.
A lower plate 23 is provided at the lower part of the front frame 12 of the upper plate 15, and a firing handle 24 is attached to the right side of the lower plate 23. A rotation ring (not shown) is held on the outer periphery of the launch handle 24, and the game ball can be launched onto the game board 22 by rotating clockwise.
The upper plate 15 and the lower plate 23 are connected to each other, and are configured to guide the game ball to the lower plate 23 when the upper plate 15 is full of game balls.

FIG. 7 is a back view of the pachinko machine 10. As shown in the drawing, a mechanism board 26 to which the above-described game board 22 is detachably attached is housed in the above-described outer frame 11. The mechanism panel 26 is provided with a ball tank 27, a guide rod 28, and a payout device 29 from above. With this configuration, if there is a winning game ball at the winning opening on the game board 22, a predetermined number of gaming balls can be discharged from the ball tank 27 to the above-described upper plate 15 through the guide rod 28 by the payout device 29. .
Further, a game control board 30 and a prize ball control board 31 can be attached to and detached from the mechanism board 26, and a decorative symbol display section 32 and a special symbol display section 52, which will be described later, are provided on the left side of the decorative symbol display section 32. External connection terminal boards 50 are respectively attached. It should be noted that the structure related to the payout of game balls with the mechanism panel 26 as the center is the same as the conventional structure, and the detailed description thereof is omitted.

Next, the game board 22 will be described with reference to FIG.
As shown in FIG. 8, the game board 22 has a decorative symbol display unit 32 having an LCD or the like in the center, a normal electric accessory 36 and a special symbol display unit 52 as a first-type starting port at the lower portion thereof, and variations of the normal symbols. Normal symbol operating gates 38 and 39 on the left and right of the decorative symbol display unit 32 used for the start, a large winning port 40 below the normal electric accessory 36, an out port 41 at the bottom of the board, other various winning ports, windmills and not shown. A game nail is provided. The decorative symbol display unit 32 is provided with special symbol reservation storage display areas 51a to 51d, 53 and normal symbol reservation storage areas 54a to 54d.

  When the above-described launch handle 24 is rotated, the launch motor 49a is driven by the launch control board 49, and the game ball on the upper plate 15 is launched onto the game board 22 through the guide rail. If the launched game ball wins each prize opening, the game ball is taken into the back of the board as a safe ball, and if not won, the game ball is taken into the back of the board through the out port 41 as well. .

  In the game area 25, there are provided two types of display units: a decorative symbol display unit 32 that variably displays decorative symbols and a special symbol display unit 52 that variably displays special symbols for displaying the result of winning / failing lottery. For special symbols, a one-digit number symbol of “7” per probability variation, a one-digit number symbol of “3” per non-probability variation, and one off “1” to “9” excluding “3” and “7” It is a digit number design. The type of decoration design is a combination of odd numbers with the same 3-digit number per probability variation, an even-numbered design with the same 3-digit number for non-probability variations, and a non-identical 3-digit number design with a deviation. It is.

  The decorative symbol display unit 32 is composed of a liquid crystal display device having accessory units such as an LCD, a backlight, and an inverter board, and variably displays decorative symbols and the like. As shown in FIG. 9A, the decorative symbol is a three-digit numeric symbol (left numeric symbol, middle numeric symbol, right numeric symbol) displayed on the left, middle, and right numeric symbol display portions 32a, 32b, and 32c. ), And a background symbol display part 32d for displaying the background symbol. Although the numerical symbol display units 32a to 32c and the background symbol display unit 32d are separated, they may be configured integrally. The background symbol is a character symbol and is a symbol representing a person, an animal, a figure, or an object. The decorative symbol shown in FIG. 9A has a configuration in which the special symbol displayed in the special symbol display unit 52 shown in FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 9B, the special symbol display unit 52 includes one 7-segment LED, and variably displays the special symbol and statically displays the result of the lottery determination.

  The decorative symbol display unit 32 and the special symbol display unit 52 perform variable display in conjunction with each other. Specifically, in conjunction with the variable display of the special symbol on the special symbol display unit 52, the variable display of the decorative symbol on the decorative symbol display unit 32 is performed. For this reason, there is a certain relationship between the display content of the decorative symbol display unit 32 and the display content of the special symbol display unit 52. If the display content of the special symbol display unit 52 becomes a jackpot state described later, the display content of the decorative symbol display unit 32 also becomes a jackpot state. Moreover, if the display content of the special symbol display part 52 will be in a removed state, the display content of the decorative symbol display part 32 will also be in a detached state.

  Control is performed so that the special symbol display unit 52 is stopped immediately after all the decorative symbols displayed on the decorative symbol display unit 32 are stopped and the display result is obtained. That is, immediately after the display result of the decorative symbol on the decorative symbol display unit 32 is obtained, the display result of the special symbol on the special symbol display unit 52 is simultaneously obtained.

  By performing such stop control, the following effects can be obtained. That is, the display result of the decorative design is obtained before the special design. The player's attention can be concentrated on the display of the decorative symbol display unit 32. By performing such stop control, the decorative symbol display unit 32 and the special symbol display unit 52 have no special relationship with the display contents during variable display (for example, the decorative symbol display unit 32 has a reach). Although the state can be displayed, the special symbol display unit 52 cannot display the reach state), but is related only to the display result of whether or not it is a big hit. For this reason, regardless of the display state of the special symbol, even if the reach state is generated by the decorative symbol, the uncomfortable feeling felt by the player can be reduced.

  During the variable display, the reach state is not generated in the special symbol display unit 52, and the reach state is generated only in the decorative symbol display unit 32. Therefore, it is possible to generate a reach state with a decorative symbol regardless of the special symbol scheduled stop symbol. The determination as to whether or not to generate such a reach state is made by a process of determining an extracted value of reach random numbers on the symbol control board 33 and / or the game control board 30.

  In this way, the CPU of the game control board 30 and the CPU 33b of the design control board 33 control the decorative symbols variably displayed on the decorative symbol display unit 32 to reach the reach state regardless of the display state of the special symbols. . That is, the display content of the decorative symbol display unit 32 during variable display is not limited by the display content of the special symbol display unit 52 because the final display result only needs to match the display result of the special symbol display unit 52. . For this reason, for example, by performing setting or control that facilitates the generation of reach display, the occurrence rate of reach display is improved only in the decorative symbol display unit 32 regardless of the display content of the special symbol display unit 52. be able to. Furthermore, a variable display rich in changes such as super reach can be displayed on the decorative symbol display unit 32. In this way, the interest of the player can be further improved.

  On the other hand, the decorative symbol display unit 32 is a three-digit horizontal display. When the big hit state occurs, the stop symbols on the decorative symbol display unit 32 are aligned with the big hit symbols of the same number of three digits. Accordingly, the total number of display results of such jackpot symbols is larger than the total number of display results of jackpot symbols of special symbols set in the special symbol display unit 52.

  The decorative symbol display unit 32 is arranged at the center of the game area 25, has a large number of display units that perform variable display, and has a large number of types of display results of symbols that generate big hits. A game is played while paying attention to the decorative symbol display section 32 during the game.

  As described above, by providing the decorative symbol display unit 32, the variable display mode can be varied, and the variety of display results of the special symbol in which the big hit occurs can be varied. Can be. As a result, the interest of the player can be improved.

  Further, at the design stage of the gaming machine, it is checked whether or not all kinds of display results of the combination of symbols related to whether or not to give a game value such as occurrence of jackpot appear in the special symbol display unit 52. Is done.

  Even in the case of checking only the combination of special symbols that will be the jackpot display result at the design stage of the pachinko machine 10, the check can be made easy. That is, when the display result of the special symbol display unit 52 is a jackpot display result, the display result of the decorative symbol display unit 32 is always a jackpot display result. Therefore, the check of whether or not all types of display results that generate a jackpot appear is at least by checking the special symbol display result of the special symbol display unit 52 related to whether or not to give game value. It ’s enough. In this way, the special symbol display unit 52 that has a relatively small total number of display results of the combination of special symbols can check the display result of the special symbol at the design stage. Checking can be facilitated. Furthermore, the time required for such a check can be shortened.

  Next, a transmission / reception configuration among the game control board 30, the sub control board S, and the special symbol display unit 52 will be described with reference to FIGS. The sub-control board S referred to here is a design control board 33 that controls the decorative design displayed on the decorative design display section 32, or an electrical design / control that controls the decorative design and controls the sound and / or electrical design in an integrated manner. One of the sound control boards 33 and 34. The sub-control board S is used for determining, storing, and the like of at least a decorative symbol stop pattern in the decorative symbol display unit 32.

  In FIG. 10, a special symbol display control signal is directly transmitted from the game control board 30 to the special symbol display unit 52 by one-way communication to directly control the special symbol. Further, the circuit configuration is such that the game control board 30 transmits the variable time designation command and the result data to the sub-control board S via the relay board 37 in one-way communication. That is, the game control board 30 includes a one-way communication circuit OC1 that does not transmit data from the relay board 37 to the game control board 30 for connection between the relay board 37 and the game control board 30 that are not equipped with a CPU. The relay board 37 is provided with a one-way communication circuit OC2 that does not transmit data from the sub-control board S to the relay board 37 to connect the (for example, the symbol control board 33) and the relay board 37. Regarding the circuit configuration of the relay substrate 37, refer to Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2000-262705 as a document showing the configuration of the relay substrate 37 as an external connection terminal. In forming the one-way communication circuit between the game control board 30 and the relay board 37 and between the relay board 37 and the sub-control board S, one of the game control board 30 and the relay board 37 is provided with a one-way circuit such as an inverter. Is preferred. In forming a one-way communication circuit between the sub control board S (the symbol control board 33 or the electrical / sound control boards 33 and 34) and the relay board 37, an inverter is connected to either the sub control board S or the relay board 37. It is preferable to provide a one-way circuit or the like. That is, it is preferable to provide a one-way circuit such as an inverter on at least two of the three boards of the game control board 30, the relay board 37, and the sub-control board S. Examples of one-way communication circuits include JP-A-11-114166 and JP-A-11-290536. The sub-control board S has a CPU, a ROM, and a RAM, stores a variable time designation command and result data, and stores data related to the types of decorative symbols displayed on the decorative symbol display unit 32 and the types of stop symbols. The type of decorative design to be displayed is selected by the change time designation command and the result data, and data for creating a combination of decorative designs is stored.

  In addition, bidirectional communication circuits BC1 and BC2 for bidirectionally communicating data are provided for connection between the symbol control board 33 and the electrical / sound control boards 34 and 35. Here, the bidirectional communication circuit BC1 is provided on the symbol control board 33, and the bidirectional communication circuit BC2 is provided on the electrical / sound control boards 33 and 34. Data is exchanged bidirectionally between the bidirectional communication circuit BC1 and the bidirectional communication circuit BC2.

  The circuit configuration of FIG. 11 is the same as the circuit configuration of FIG. 10, except that the relay board 37 exists in the connection between the game control board 30 and the special symbol display unit 52. A difference is that a special symbol display control signal is transmitted from the game control board 30 via the relay board 37 to the special symbol display unit 52.

  As shown in FIG. 12, the game control board 30 has a variation time determining means P1 for determining a variation time T1 from the start of display of the special symbol to the end of display based on the result of the success / failure lottery in the case of winning / not-winning lottery. In accordance with T1, the variable time designation command selection means P2 for selecting the variable time designation command for designating the fluctuation time T2 of the individual decorative symbols displayed on the decorative symbol display unit 32, and the decision to display an out symbol in the display result of the special symbol In this case, a change time designation command that also serves as a change start command and a result / failure result data (outgoing data) are transmitted to the sub control board S (for example, the design control board 33) via the relay board 37, and the special design When displaying a winning symbol as a display result, a change time designation command that also serves as a change start command and a result / failure result data (winning data) are transmitted via the relay board 37. Fluctuation time designation command transmission means P3 for transmission toward the sub-control board S, and special symbol display control means P4 for controlling display of the special symbol display section 32 according to the fluctuation time T1 determined by the fluctuation time determination means P1. ing. The variation time T1 of the special symbol and the total variation time from the start of variation of the first symbol of the decorative symbol to the last stop of variation of the symbol are the same value.

  The symbol control board 33, which is one of the sub-control boards S, changes the decorative symbol according to the fluctuation time T2 after receiving the fluctuation time designation command and the result data transmitted from the game control board 30, and is designated. Based on the variation time and the result data of the success / failure, the type of the decoration symbol is determined, the stop symbol of the decoration symbol is created, and the decoration symbol creation variation display means P5 for displaying the decoration symbol stationary by the stop symbol is transmitted from the game control board 30. Electrical / sound data transmitting means P5 for transmitting the data created based on the designated variation time and the result data of the validity to the electrical / sound control boards 33 and 34.

  FIG. 13 is a configuration example in which the game control board 30 transmits a change time designation command and the result data to the sub-control board S. This shows a configuration in which only the change time designation command is used when the deviation is detected, and the change time designation command and the result data (the hit data here) are used when hitting. The variable time designation command is determined using a random number in response to a winning at the starting port 36, or a variable time determining random number in a period from winning to transmission in response to a winning at the starting port 36 You may decide by. On the side of the sub control board S, the designated fluctuation time and the determination result data sent from the game control board 30 side are converted into a fluctuation pattern by the sub control board S. The variation time here is a time for varying a plurality of symbols, and is a variation time for one time from the first start symbol to the last symbol stop.

  The game control board 30 transmits only the change time designation command to the sub control board S when it is disconnected. That is, the correspondence between the game control board 30 and the sub-control board S is that the decorative symbol is shortened and stopped for the variation time 1 (5 seconds), and the decorative symbol is shortened and stopped for the variation time 2 (7 seconds). Ordinary fluctuation stop of decorative symbols for fluctuation time 3 (12 seconds), normal reach for fluctuation time 4 (20 seconds), normal reach for fluctuation time 5 (25 seconds), fluctuation time 6 (45 seconds) On the other hand, a long 1 reach, a long 2 reach is set for a change time 7 (60 seconds), and a long 3 reach is set for a change time 8 (90 seconds).

  When the variable time designation command transmitted from the game control board 30 is 1 (5 seconds) to 3 (12 seconds), the first stop symbol and the second stop symbol do not become the same symbol (non-reach state). It is arranged. When the fluctuation time is 4 (20 seconds), 5 (25 seconds), the first stop symbol and the second stop symbol are the same symbol (reach state), and the third stop symbol is a different symbol The design is arranged. When the fluctuation time is 6 (45 seconds) and 7 (60 seconds), the first stop symbol and the second stop symbol become the same symbol (reach state), and the third stop symbol is +1 of the first stop symbol. The symbols are arranged so as to be a frame symbol (a symbol advanced by one frame). When the fluctuation time is 8 (90 seconds), the first stop symbol and the second stop symbol are the same symbol (reach state), and the third stop symbol is the first stop symbol -1 frame symbol (one frame) The symbols are arranged so as to be the returned symbols). Note that the first stop symbol, the second stop symbol, and the third stop symbol here are set in the order of the stop time in the left, middle, and right numerical symbols.

  At the time of hitting in FIG. 13, the success / failure result data (hit data) is transmitted together with the variable time designation command. Normal reach for change time 4 (20 seconds), normal reach for change time 5 (25 seconds), long 1 reach for change time 6 (45 seconds), long 2 for change time 7 (60 seconds) Long 3 reach is set for reach and change time 8 (90 seconds), and a winning symbol is selected according to the value of the change time. Again, the information sent from the game control board 30 side is converted into a variation pattern by the sub-control board S. In the case of a machine with a probability variation, the probability variation / non-stochastic variation data is transmitted at the same time as the variation time designation command. Since the probability variation / non-stochastic variation data indicates the hit time, the hit data is not necessary.

FIG. 14 shows a configuration in which an effect designation command similar to that is transmitted from the game control board 30 to the sub-control board S (for example, the symbol control board 33) instead of the change time designation command and the result data (winning data). . The effect designation command includes at least data indicating the variation time and the success / failure result. As a modification, it is also possible to use data indicating execution of probability variation or data indicating execution of shortened variation time as an effect designation command. Further, the sub-control board S is configured to determine the type of decorative design. The effect designation command may be determined by an effect designation determination random number in response to a winning at the start port 36 or may be determined by using a random number.
The correspondence relationship between the effect designation command transmitted from the game control board 30 at the time of detachment and the symbol variation processing of the sub control board S is as follows. In other words, in response to the effect designation commands 1 to 5 transmitted from the game control board 30, it stops at the symbol that deviates from the normal variation, and in response to the effect designation commands 6 to 10, it stops at the symbol that deviates from the normal variation through the normal reach, It is set so as to stop at the off symbol through the long reach 1 from the normal variation for the production designation commands 11 to 20 and to stop at the off symbol through the long reach 2 from the normal variation for the production designation commands 21 to 30. Yes.
The correspondence relationship between the effect designation command transmitted from the game control board 30 to the sub control board S at the time of hitting and the symbol variation processing of the sub control board S is as follows. In other words, in response to the effect designation commands 31 to 35 transmitted from the game control board 30, the normal design is stopped from the normal variation through the normal reach, and in response to the production designation commands 36 to 45, the normal design is changed from the normal variation to the long reach 1. It is set so that it stops at the symbol and stops at the winning symbol via the long reach 2 from the normal fluctuation corresponding to the production designation commands 46-50. In the case of a machine with a probability variation, the probability variation / non-probability variation data is transmitted simultaneously with the command only at the time of hit. Since the probability variation / non-probability variation data indicates the hitting time, the hit data is unnecessary.

FIG. 15 is a configuration example in which the sub-control board S determines the type of decorative design. Since the correspondence is the same as in FIG. 14, the above description is used to explain the determination of the type of decorative design.
When the information from the game control board 30 is the production designation commands 1 to 5 (normal fluctuation-off), the symbols are arranged so that the first stop symbol and the second stop symbol do not become the same symbol (non-reach state). The first stop symbols 1-9, the second stop symbols 1-9 (other than the first determined symbols), and the third stop symbols 1-9 are determined.
When the production designation command is 6 to 10 (normal fluctuation-normal reach-miss), the first stop symbol and the second stop symbol become the same symbol (reach state), and the third stop symbol becomes a different symbol. Arrange the symbols as follows. The first stop symbols 1 to 9 are determined (automatically set to the second stop symbol), and the third stop symbol is determined (different from the first stop symbol).
When the production designation command is 11 to 20 (normal fluctuation-long reach 1-off), the first stop symbol and the second stop symbol are the same (reach state), and the third stop symbol is the first stop The symbols are arranged so that the symbols are +1 frame symbols. The first stop symbols 1 to 9 are determined (automatically set to the second stop symbol), and the third stop symbol is determined (+1 of the first stop symbol).
When the production designation command is 21 to 30 (normal fluctuation-long reach 2-off), the first stop symbol and the second stop symbol are the same (reach state), and the third stop symbol is the first stop The symbols are arranged so that the symbol becomes a one-frame symbol. First stop symbols 1 to 9 are determined (automatically set to the second stop symbol) and third stop symbols are determined (-1 of the first stop symbol).
When the production designation command is 31 to 35 (normal fluctuation-normal reach per hit), 36 to 45 (normal fluctuation-long reach 1 per hit), or 46 to 50 (normal fluctuation-long reach 2 per hit), the winning symbol is selected. Then, the first stop symbols 1 to 9 are determined (automatically set to the second stop symbol and the third stop symbol).

FIG. 16 shows a configuration example in which the sub-control board S determines the type of decoration symbol as in FIG. The same points as in FIG. 15 are referred to above, and different points will be described.
In the case of the production designation commands 31 to 35, 36 to 45, and 46 to 50 from the game control board 30, since it is a win, a probability variation signal or a non-probability variation signal is added and transmitted. In this case, the winning symbol is selected, but in the case of the probability variation signal, the first stop symbol is determined from 1, 3, 5, 7, 9 (automatically the second stop, the third stop) In the case of a non-stochastic fluctuation signal, one of the first stop symbols is determined from 0, 2, 4, and 68 (automatically set to the second stop and third stop symbols).

Next, a display example on the decorative symbol display unit 32 will be described.
The CPU of the game control board 30 and the CPUs 33a and 33b of the symbol control board 33 are configured to perform control to derive and display the respective display results after the special symbol display unit 52 and the decorative symbol display unit 32 are variably started. ing. Control is performed to change the display result of the decorative symbol on the decorative symbol display unit 32 to a display result corresponding to the display result of the special symbol on the special symbol display unit 52, but regardless of the display mode during the variable display of the special symbol. You may make it control the display mode of the decoration symbol in the variable display of the decoration symbol display part 32. FIG.

  The symbol control board 33 can be controlled to display the reach state according to a predetermined condition. In that case, the reach state is displayed on the decorative symbol display section 32, and the game control board 30 is displayed on the special symbol display section 52. Cannot display reach status.

Next, an example of the electrical configuration of the pachinko machine 10 described above will be described with reference to the block diagram of FIG.
As shown in the figure, the electrical circuit of the pachinko machine 10 includes a game control board 30, a prize ball control board 31, a design control board 33 that performs display control of the decoration design display unit 32, a sound effect control board 34, and electrical control. The board 35 and the launch control board 49 are included. The electrical / sound control board described in the claims corresponds to each of the sound effect control board 34 and the electrical decoration control board 35. In FIG. 17, the sound effect control board 34 and the electrical decoration control board 35 are configured as separate boards. However, the electrical decoration / sound control board may be configured as a single board. The sub control board S corresponds to the symbol control board 33, the sound effect control board 34, and the illumination control board 35.

  The game control board 30 is configured as a logical operation circuit centered on an 8-bit one-chip microcomputer that controls a gaming machine according to a program for controlling various devices, a ROM storing a control program, and the program CPU for performing control operations according to the above, a RAM serving as a work area for operations, an external input / output circuit for inputting / outputting to / from each other board or various switches and various actuators, and a clock generation circuit (not shown) And are provided. Furthermore, the game control board 30 is given an initial reset circuit (not shown) for resetting the game control board 30 when the power is turned on, and a reset pulse is given to the game control board 30 periodically (for example, every 2 msec). A periodic reset circuit (not shown) for repeatedly executing the game control program from the top and the address signal given from the game control board 30 are decoded, and the ROM, RAM, external input / output included in the game control board 30 An address decoding circuit (not shown) for outputting a signal for selecting any one of the circuits and the like is provided.

  On the input side of the game control board 30, the first type start port switch 36a, the normal symbol operation switches 38a and 39a, the accessory continuous operation switch (hereinafter simply referred to as “V switch”) 40a, the count switch 40b, and others. A prize opening switch 48, a full switch 43, a supply switch 44, a ball removal switch 47, and the like are connected. Further, on the output side, a large winning opening solenoid 40c, a V solenoid 40d, a normal accessory solenoid 36b and an external connection terminal board 50, a prize ball control board 31, a relay board 37, a launch control board 49, a special symbol display section 52, etc. Is connected. The game control board 30 is configured to be connected to the symbol control board 33 via the relay board 37.

The first type start port switch 36a is in the above-described normal electric accessory 36 on the game board 22, the normal symbol operation switches 38a and 39a are in the normal symbol operation gates 38 and 39, respectively, and the V switch 40a is in the big prize opening 40. In the specific area, the count switch 40b is mounted in the special winning opening 40, the full switch 43 is mounted in the lower plate 23, and the supply switch 44 is mounted in the ball tank 27. Here, the V switch 40a wins the prize winning opening 40 when the game ball that has won the prize winning opening 40 has passed the special device operating area (hereinafter referred to as "special area"). For all the game balls, the full tank switch 43 detects that the game ball is full in the lower plate 23, and the supply switch 44 detects that there is a game ball in the ball tank 27. is there.
Further, the large winning opening solenoid 40c connected to the output side is used for the large winning opening 40, the V solenoid 40d is used for a special area in the large winning opening 40, and the ordinary accessory solenoid 36b is used for opening and closing the ordinary electric accessory 36, respectively. Is.

  The decorative symbol display unit 32 is connected to the symbol control board 33. Similar to the game control board 30 described above, the symbol control board 33 is configured as a logic operation circuit centered on an 8-bit one-chip microcomputer.

  As described above, the data transmission from the game control board 30 to the symbol control board 33 can be transmitted only from the game control board 30 through the relay board 37 as a double one-way communication circuit. It is configured. The relay board 37 is a board that does not have a CPU, and may be any board that mediates between the game control board 30 and the symbol control board 33. Even if noise removal or signal conversion may be performed, data processing may be performed. A substrate that does not perform the process.

  The symbol control board 33 is configured as a communication circuit for bidirectionally communicating data with the sound effect control board 34 and the illumination control board 35, and the CPU 33a and the CPU 33b are divided and mounted. The CPU 33a and the CPU 33b are 8-bit one-chip microcomputers as described above, but may not be 8-bit one-chip microcomputers. Instead of the two CPUs 33a and 33b, a single CPU may be used.

  From the game control board 30 to the symbol control board 33, the change time designation command, the result / no-good result data, and the data indicating whether or not the probability changes in the case of winning are transmitted. The background pattern of the decorative pattern is a configuration in which the story continues and continues from the previous stationary background pattern. The CPU 33a distributes the basic variation pattern transmitted from the game control board 30 to the display pattern, determines the display pattern, outputs a signal matching the display pattern to the CPU 33b, and indicates the type of the distributed display pattern. Are transmitted to the CPU 33b, the sound effect control board 34, and the illumination control board 35, respectively. The CPU 33a does not transmit a signal indicating the type of the display pattern to the sound effect control board 34 and the illumination control board 35, and sends a control signal according to the display pattern to the sound effect control board 34 and the illumination control. It may be configured to transmit to the substrate 35 and output sound effects and electrical decorations for the display pattern. Details will be described later.

  The CPU 33b performs symbol processing in accordance with the display pattern, displays the symbol according to the transmitted display pattern in a variable manner, and displays the stop symbol instructed after the variation time has elapsed. Display control of decorative symbols displayed on the screen.

  In addition to the two CPUs, the symbol control board 33 includes a ROM that stores symbol control programs and symbol data, a RAM that temporarily stores symbol data, and a known VDP.

  The ROM included in the symbol control board 33 stores the types of ornament symbols displayed by the ornament symbol display unit 32, such as symbol data, character symbol symbol data, and animation symbol symbol data.

  The RAM of the symbol control board 33 is used as a work area for displaying symbols. In response to the variable display command signal received from the CPU 33a, the CPU 33b performs symbol display control using the RAM as a work area based on the symbol display program and data stored in the ROM. Specifically, in response to the variable time designation command and the result data received from the game control board 30, the symbol display data is read from the ROM, and the data is allocated and processed for symbol display. The data for displaying the symbol is generated, and based on the generated data, the decorative symbol display unit 32 displays the type of the decorative symbol, for example, the decorative symbol, the character symbol, the animation symbol, etc. Control to display.

  On the other hand, a special symbol control signal is transmitted from the game control board 30 to the special symbol display unit 52, and the special symbols are directly controlled by the game control board 30. In the special symbol display section 52, a one-digit special symbol is variably displayed. However, in addition to the case of 1 digit, it may be 2 digits or 3 digits.

  The prize ball control board 31 is connected to the card reader 13 so as to be capable of bidirectional communication. The prize ball control board 31 has an input side connected to a payout detection switch 29a and an output side connected to a payout motor 29b.

  The detection switch 29a is disposed below the payout motor 29b in the payout device 29, and the payout detection switch 29a detects a prize ball discharged to the upper plate 15 by the payout motor 29b.

  In FIG. 17, the prize ball control board 31 is configured as a one-way communication circuit so that data can be transmitted only from the game control board 30, but bidirectional communication may be possible. The game control board 30 outputs a payout request signal based on a prize to the prize ball control board 31. The prize ball control board 31 executes prize ball management by paying out by the payout detection switch 29a, and the payout data is sent to the game control board 30. Send. Accordingly, prize ball management is performed on each of the game control board 30 and the prize ball control board 31. The award ball control board 31 pays out a game ball in accordance with a command from the game control board 30. However, the game control board 30 may detect whether or not a game ball corresponding to a win has been paid out. .

  The prize ball control board 31 drives and controls the payout motor 29b in accordance with a command command from the game control board 30 and pays out a game ball as a prize ball to the player when there is a prize, and the prepaid card unit 13 described above. The CR adjustment display board 42 and the like are also controlled, and may be configured as a logical operation circuit using a microcomputer or as a discrete circuit. The CR adjustment display board 42 controls the lending button 16, the adjustment button 17, and the balance display unit 18 of the upper plate 15 described above.

  The output side of the game control board 30 is connected to the launch control board 49. The launch control board 49 is connected to the launch handle 24, the touch switch 24a, and the launch stop switch 24b, and the output side is connected to the touch lamp 45 and the launch motor 49a. The touch switch 24 a is incorporated in the launch handle 24 and detects that the player is touching the launch handle 24. The touch lamp 45 is lit while the touch switch 24a detects that the player is touching the firing handle 24. In the first embodiment, the input of the touch switch 24 a is input to the firing control board 49.

  The launch control board 49 controls driving of the launch motor 49a according to the amount of rotation of the launch handle 24 operated by the player. In addition, when the player presses the launch stop switch 24b, When the touch switch 24a built in the firing handle 24 is on, the touch lamp 45 is turned on.

  The sound effect control board 34 mainly includes driving elements such as a transistor, a sound source IC, and an amplifier, and controls the speaker 46 in response to a command from the symbol control board 33.

  The illumination control board 35 is configured to drive and control various lamps 60 such as jackpot lamps and error lamps and various LEDs (holding storage display LEDs and the like) 61 in response to a command from the design control board 33.

  The symbol control board 33 and the sound effect control board 34 include a bidirectional communication circuit for bidirectionally communicating data. Similarly, the symbol control board 33 and the illumination control board 35 include a bidirectional communication circuit that performs bidirectional communication of data.

  The sound effect control board 34 performs sound effect control according to the sound effect data corresponding to the received display pattern type. The sound effect control board 34 stores sound data corresponding to each display pattern.

  The illumination control board 35 performs illumination control according to the illumination data corresponding to the received display pattern type. The illumination control board 35 stores illumination data corresponding to each display pattern.

  Various power supplies are supplied from the power supply board 55 to the game control board 30, the prize ball control board 31, the symbol control board 33, the sound effect control board 34, the electrical decoration control board 35, the launch control board 49, and the like. The power supply board 55 is configured to generate a DC5V backup power supply from a DC32V, DCRV, DC5V, AC24V, GND, and a capacitor from a 24V AC power supply, and supply necessary power to each control board. The backup power of DC5V is supplied only to the game control board 30, but may be supplied to the prize ball control board 31.

  Processing executed by the 8-bit one-chip microcomputer (hereinafter simply referred to as “microcomputer”) in the game control board 30 of the pachinko machine 10 having the circuit configuration and the transmission / reception configuration described above will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.

  Here, the CPU provided in the above-described game control board 30 receives a reset signal periodically (every 2 ms) from a periodic reset circuit (not shown), executes the program from the beginning, and executes the address to the end. In the reset wait state, by repeating the execution of the program again from the beginning by inputting the reset signal, and repeating the execution of the program from the beginning to the end for each input of the reset signal, The gaming state of the pachinko machine 10 can be controlled.

  The flowchart shown in FIG. 18 represents a main process executed by the microcomputer of the game control board 30, and is a process periodically executed by a hardware interrupt about every 2 ms. Each process from step S100 to S200 is a process that is executed only once in the interrupt process and is referred to as “main process”, and is repeatedly executed as long as time permits within the remaining time after executing this main process. The processing of S210 and S220 is referred to as “residual processing”.

  When a hardware interrupt is executed by the microcomputer, it is first determined whether or not the interrupt is a normal interrupt (step S100). This determination process is performed by determining whether or not the value of a predetermined area of the RAM as a memory is a predetermined value. When the process executed by the microcomputer shifts to this process, the normal process is executed. This is to determine whether or not If it is not normal, microcomputer runaway due to noise or the like may be considered when power is turned on, but microcomputer runaway may be considered almost impossible due to recent technological improvements, and is usually at power on. When the power is turned on, the value in the predetermined area of the RAM is different from the predetermined value.

  If it is determined that the interrupt is not normal (step S100: NO), a predetermined value is written to the predetermined area of the memory, and initial values are written to the work area of the memory such as a special symbol and a normal symbol as an initial symbol. That is, initialization is performed (step S110), and the process proceeds to residual processing.

  If an affirmative determination is made with a normal interrupt (step S100: YES), first, an initial random number update process is executed (step S120). This process is an increment process that increments the initial random number value by 1 each time this process is executed. The initial random number value before execution of this process is incremented by 1; however, the random value before this process is executed is the maximum value. In the case of “329”, the initial value is returned to “0” in the next processing, and 330 integers from “0” to “329” are repeatedly generated in ascending order.

  The success / failure random number update process (step S130) subsequent to step S120 is an increment process that increments by one each time the process is executed in the same manner as the initial random number update process, and repeats 330 integer values from “0” to “329”. create.

  Appearance rates of 330 integer values of “0” to “329” constituting the success / failure random numbers are uniform, and the success / failure random numbers extracted at the timing when the game ball wins the ordinary electric accessory 36 as a starting port. The value is a randomly extracted value because the winning timing cannot be adjusted in minute time units as compared with 2 ms, which is the minute time of the hard interrupt, and the random number is a perfect random number.

  The jackpot symbol random number update process (step S140) is an update process for determining the jackpot symbol displayed when the special symbol display unit 52 stops the special symbol. The two symbols “0” and “1” are performed. It is configured as a counter that repeatedly creates an integer of +1 and is incremented by +1 for each processing, and returns to the initial value “0” when the maximum value is exceeded. The random values “0” and “1” correspond to the jackpot symbols “3” and “7”, respectively.

  The off symbol random number update process (step S150) is configured from off symbol random numbers, and is used as an off symbol displayed when the special symbol display unit 52 stops when the special symbol display unit 52 is not a big hit. The random symbol for outliers is configured as a counter that repeatedly generates seven integers “0” to “6”, and is incremented by +1 for each processing, and returns to the initial value “0” when the maximum value is exceeded. The seven integers correspond to outlier symbols “1” “2” “4” “5” “6” “8” “9”, respectively.

  The normal symbol random number update process (step S160) is configured as a counter that repeatedly creates seven integers “0” to “6”. The counter value is incremented by +1 for each process, and an initial value “0” is exceeded. Return to.

  The random number update process used for game control, variable display control of the special symbol display unit 52, and the like has been described above. In addition, a random number for determining a variable time designation command (or a random number for selecting and determining an effect designation command) ), And these are determined at the timing of winning a prize at the starting port in the same manner as the above-mentioned random numbers. The decision period may be from the time of the start winning prize until just before the special symbol change. On the symbol control board 33 side, a reach display random number for determining whether or not to perform reach display in the decorative symbol display unit 32 and a reach type determination random number for determining the type of reach display made in the decorative symbol display unit 32 are provided. A plurality of types of reach display may be prepared in advance.

  The initial random number, the success / failure random number, the big hit symbol random number, the off symbol random number, and the normal symbol random number are respectively updated by each of the random number update processes (steps S120 to S160) described above. The input processing of each switch connected to the game control board 30 is executed. Full tank switch 43, replenishment switch 44, touch switch 24a, firing stop switch 24b, first type start port switch (special symbol operation switch) 36a, normal symbol operation switches 38a and 39a, payout detection switch 29a, count switch 40b , A process for checking the operating status of each switch such as the V switch 40a and other winning detection switches (not shown) provided at other winning openings is executed.

  When there is an input to the first type start port switch 36a by this input process (step S170), it is the time when a game ball wins the ordinary electric accessory 36 as a special symbol operating port, and the above-mentioned at the time of this interrupt process The value of the random number is extracted and compared with the determination value (step S180).

  The pachinko machine 10 of the present embodiment is configured as a probability variation machine, and the success / failure determination value is “1” at the normal probability, and “1”, “3”, “5”, “7”, “ 9 ”and“ 11 ”. The probability that the extracted success / failure random number value matches the success / failure determination value and is a big hit is 1/330 at the normal probability, and 1/55 (= 6/330) at the high probability. The probability that the jackpot is generated shifts from the low probability state to the high probability state when the jackpot symbol of the special symbol in the interrupt processing at the time of jackpot occurrence is “7”, which is 1/10 of when the jackpot occurs. It shifts to a high probability with the probability. If the jackpot symbol when the jackpot is generated again during the high probability is the high probability symbol, the higher probability state continues.

  When the success / failure determination process (step S180) shown in FIG. 18 ends, the game control board 30 transmits the variable time designation command and the success / failure result data in one direction to the symbol control board 33 via the relay board 37, and the special symbol display. A symbol output process (step S190) for transmitting a special symbol display control signal to the unit 52 is executed. Here, the symbol output process (step S190) will be described in detail with reference to FIG. As shown in FIG. 19, the transmission command code between the game control board 30 and the symbol control board 33 of the first embodiment is 1. 1. When power is turned on 2. Demonstration waiting for customers. 3. During design fluctuation. 4. Hit the jackpot, During the big hit, 6. End of jackpot, 7. There are roughly seven types when operation is abnormal, and each command will be described below.

1. When the power is turned on, the command when the power is turned on is a command signal transmitted from the game control board 30 to the symbol control board 33 when the pachinko machine 10 is turned on, and includes two bytes of an operation number of 10H and an identification number of 01H. It consists of instructions. When the symbol control board 33 receives this command, a demonstration screen at power-on is displayed on the screen of the ornament symbol display unit 32 according to the control program written in the ROM.

2. Customer Waiting Demo A customer waiting demo command is sent after the demo screen when the power is turned on or when it is determined that the player has not touched the firing handle 24 for a predetermined time (usually about 3 minutes). This command is composed of a 2-byte instruction having an operation number of 20H and an identification number of 01H. When the symbol control board 33 receives this command, a demonstration screen waiting for the customer is displayed on the screen of the ornament symbol display unit 32 according to the control program written in the ROM. For example, all the variation patterns of the decorative symbols that are variably displayed on the decorative symbol display units 32a to 32c are displayed in order. At this time, background symbols and characters corresponding to each variation pattern are displayed on the background screen. This waiting-for-customer demonstration screen displays all the variation patterns in order until the player operates the firing handle 24, and then repeatedly displays them. Note that whether or not the player is touching the firing handle 24 can be detected by the input of the touch switch 24a. In the present embodiment, since the input of the touch switch 24a is input to the game control board 30, the detection is performed while the communication between the game control board 30 and the launch control board 49 is one-way communication from the game control board 30. Is possible. Of course, on / off information of the touch switch 24 a is transmitted from the game control board 30 to the launch control board 49. The input of the touch switch 24a is configured to be input to the launch control board 49, and there is no winning for a predetermined time in any or all winning openings, or a switch is provided in the out opening 41 on the game board 22, and this switch is A configuration may be adopted in which it is determined that the player is not playing a game by not turning it on for a predetermined time.

3. When the game ball is winning the ordinary electric accessory 36, the winning random number value, the jackpot symbol random number value, the outlier symbol random number value, and the ordinary symbol random number value are extracted. The extracted success / failure random value is compared with the success / failure determination value “1” at the normal probability, and the success / failure determination values “1”, “3”, “5”, “7”, “9”, and “11” at the high probability. If it matches, a big hit will be generated, otherwise it will be missed.
(1) The change time designation command is a decorative symbol display command transmitted from the game control board 30 to the symbol control board 33 when the special symbol changes. The variable time designation command is configured as nine types of two-byte instructions including a one-byte instruction of 30H as an operation number and nine types of one-byte instructions of 01H to 09H as identification numbers. Nine types of 1-byte instructions represent nine types of time from 5 seconds to 35 seconds in units of one second. The variable time designation command is a command that is transmitted almost every two bytes at the same time when a game ball launched on the game board 22 wins the ordinary electric accessory 36 as a special symbol operating port.

  (2) The success / failure result data is data indicating the result of the success / failure lottery. The success / failure result data is a command transmitted from the game control board 30 to the symbol control board 33 when the special symbol changes. Here, it is data indicating a hit. This is a command signal consisting of an operation number of 34H and an identification number of 01H.

  (3) The symbol determination code is a command code for instructing stop of a decorative symbol transmitted from the game control board 30 to the symbol control board 33 when the special symbol is changed. The stop timing of the left, middle and right symbols of the decorative symbol is commanded. The left symbol determination code is an instruction signal consisting of an operation number of 35H and an identification number of 01H, the middle symbol determination code is an instruction signal consisting of an operation number of 36H and an identification number of 01H, and the right symbol determination code is an operation number of 37H And a command signal consisting of 01H identification numbers.

4). The big hit start command signal displays a decorative symbol that appeals to the player that a big hit has occurred after displaying “7” on the special symbol display section 52 until the big hit operation is started. This command is sometimes used, and consists of an operation number of 40H and an identification number of 01H. When the symbol control board 33 receives this command signal, a character such as “big hit” is displayed on the screen of the decoration symbol display unit 32 to display a symbol that the character is pleased with, and the sound effect control board 34 and the lighting control board 35 Processing to output sound effects is performed.

5. Big hits and big hits The big hit and middle commands are classified into five commands: pre-open signal, open signal, 10-count winning signal, V-pass signal and round display signal.

  (1) The signal before opening is composed of an operation number of 50H and an identification number of 01H, and when the symbol control board 33 inputs this command signal, a symbol that informs the player that the big prize opening 40 will be opened is displayed on the background screen. Execute the process displayed on the screen.

  (2) The opening signal is composed of an operation number of 50H and an identification number of 02H. When the symbol control board 33 inputs this command signal, a symbol that informs the player that the big prize opening 40 is being opened is displayed. Execute the process to be displayed.

  (3) The 10-count winning signal is composed of an operation number of 50H and an identification number of 03H, and the game control board 30 detects that a game ball has won the big winning opening 40 by the count switch 40b or the V switch 40a. This command signal is transmitted. When the symbol control board 33 inputs this command signal, the value is incremented every time it is input, and the value is displayed on the background screen. As a result, the number display from 0 to 10 is displayed on the decorative symbol display section 32 screen every time a game ball wins the big winning opening 40.

  (4) The V passing signal is composed of an operation number of 50H and an identification number of 04H, and the game control board 30 receives this command when the V switch 40a detects that the game ball has passed through a special area in the big prize opening 40. Send a signal. When the symbol control board 33 inputs this command signal, the letter “V” is displayed large on the screen of the decorative symbol display unit 32 to inform the player that the special winning opening 40 is closed and then opened again.

  (5) The round display signal is composed of an operation number of 50H and an identification number of 05H, and the game control board 30 transmits this command signal every time the special winning opening 40 is opened again after the opening operation is completed. When the symbol control board 33 inputs this command signal, the value is incremented every time it is input, and the value is displayed on the background screen. As a result, the player is notified of the number of times the special winning opening 40 is opened.

6). The jackpot end command is composed of a jackpot end demo command and a high probability transition command. The jackpot end demo command is a command signal transmitted when the jackpot operation ends, that is, when the opening operation of the big winning opening 40 ends, and is composed of an operation number of 60H and an identification number of 01H. When the symbol control board 33 inputs this command signal, a message is displayed informing the player that the big hit has ended.

  The high probability transition command signal is composed of an operation number of 61H and identification numbers of 01H to 02H. When the identification number is 01H, the high probability state is continued, and when the identification number is 02H, the high probability is not continued. The high probability transfer command may be transmitted from the game control board 30 or may be determined by the symbol control board 33 based on the value of the above-described change time designation command.

7. Operation Abnormality Operation Abnormality Operation Command is an instruction command that is sent when an abnormality occurs in the pachinko machine 10, and in this embodiment, from the E1 error signal of 70H01H, the E2 error signal of 70H02H, and the E3 error signal of 70H03H It is configured. The E1 error signal is a ten count abnormality error, and is output when no game balls are detected when the special winning opening 40 is opened. The E2 error signal is full when the lower plate 23 is full and the full switch 43 is turned on. The E3 error signal is output when the supply switch 44 is turned on. The error message displayed by sending these abnormal time commands is deleted by the error release signal of 70H04H sent when the abnormality is released.

  In each subsequent output process (step S200), the game control board 30 is a symbol control board 33, a special symbol display part 52, a prize ball control board 31, a launch control board 49, an illumination control board 35, according to the progress of the game. Output processing is executed for each of the various solenoids of the sound effect control board 34 and the like. In other words, when it is detected by the respective input processes (step S170) that each winning slot on the game board 22 has a winning ball, the winning ball data is sent to the winning ball control board 31 so as to pay out the winning ball. The process of outputting the sound data corresponding to the gaming state to the sound effect control board 34, the process of outputting, the symbol control board 33, the special symbol display unit to notify that there is an error when the pachinko machine 10 is abnormal A process for outputting an error signal to 52, and a big hit process when a big hit occurs are executed.

  The remaining process following the above-described process is composed of an outlier symbol random number update process (step S210) and an initial random number update process (step S220), which are substantially the same processes as the above-described steps S150 and S120, respectively. These two processes form an infinite loop and are repeatedly executed as long as time is allowed until the next interrupt is executed.

  The time required to execute the main processing from steps S100 to S200 described above differs for each interrupt depending on whether or not to execute the big hit processing, the difference in display mode of special symbols, and the like. As a result, the number of times the remaining process is executed is different for each interrupt, and the interrupted process shown in FIG. Disappear. As a result, there is no possibility that the initial random number and the off-design random number are synchronized with the failure random number. In the first embodiment, since the update of the random number is changed according to the value of the initial random number, there is no possibility of synchronization. The normal symbol random number update process (step S160) described above may also be executed in the remaining process.

The special symbol / decorative symbol synchronization control 1 shown in the flowchart of FIG. 20 represents processing executed by the microcomputer of the game control board 30 and is periodically executed by a hardware interrupt every about 2 ms. is there. The purpose of this control 1 is to perform a synchronous control of a special symbol and a decorative symbol. In S300, a lottery determination is performed in accordance with the start winning, and in S310, a variation time of one time from the first starting design of the decorative symbol to the stop of the last symbol is determined, and in S320, a variation time designation command indicating the variation time, The pass / fail result data is transmitted to the sub-control board S, the special symbol variation control is started in S330, the variation time of the special symbol is started, the special symbol variation control is terminated in S340, and the variation end time is reached (variation time) In step S350, the special symbol is stopped at the final symbol, and the process returns. The symbol control board 33 controls variation of the instructed variation time and decorative symbols in accordance with the variation time designation command and the result data received from the game control board 30.
As a result, the variation times of the special symbol and the decorative symbol coincide with each other.

  The special symbol / decorative symbol synchronization control 2 shown in the flowchart of FIG. 21 represents a process executed by the microcomputer of the game control board 30, and is a process periodically executed by a hardware interrupt every about 2 ms. is there. The purpose of this control 2 is to perform a synchronous control of a special symbol and a decorative symbol. The winning lottery is performed in accordance with the start winning in S400, and a variation time of one time from the first starting symbol of the decorative symbol to the stop of the last symbol is determined in S410. In S420, a variation time designation command indicating this variation time and The result data is transmitted to the sub-control board S, the special symbol variation control is started in S430, the variation time of the special symbol is started, the special symbol variation control is terminated in S440, and the arrival of the variation end time is confirmed, A symbol determination code (stop signal) is transmitted to the sub-control board S, the special symbol is stopped at the fixed symbol in S450, the decorative symbol effect display is variably stopped by the symbol determination code, and the process returns. The symbol control board 33 controls variation of the instructed variation time and decorative symbols in accordance with the variation time designation command and the result data received from the game control board 30.

  Next, main operations of the pachinko machine 10 according to the present embodiment by executing each process will be described.

  First, a procedure for determining in advance whether or not to generate a big hit based on the value of the random number will be described. If the game ball wins the ordinary electric accessory 36 and is detected by the first type start port switch 36a, the random number value at that time is extracted, and a big hit is generated when the value is the predetermined value described above. It is determined in advance. In this case, the jackpot symbol of the special symbol display unit 52 is determined based on the extracted value of the jackpot symbol random number. On the other hand, if the extracted value of the success / failure random number is other than the big hit random number value, the deviation is determined in advance. In this case, the detachment symbol (scheduled release stop symbol) of the special symbol display unit 52 is determined by the game control board 30.

  On the other hand, the process performed by the symbol control board 33 when the symbol control board 33 receives the variable time designation command and the result data of the result from the main control board 30 will be described. As for the type of the numerical symbol displayed on the decorative symbol display unit 32, the symbol control board 33 determines the type of the jackpot symbol according to the designated variation time and the result data. As described with reference to FIGS. 13 to 16, the type of each of the symbols of the decorative symbol display unit 32 (scheduled scheduled stop symbol) is determined by the symbol control board 33 from the game control board 30. Determine according to the result data.

  That is, the symbol control board 33 has a symbol designation command, and this symbol designation command designates a stop symbol of the decoration symbol. The symbol control board 33 is stopped according to the result data transmitted from the game control board 30 to the symbol control board 33. Designate the design. The symbol designation command includes right, middle and left stop symbol designation signals and is set as follows.

(A) Left stop design designation signal The left stop design designation signal is a command signal composed of an operation number of 31H and 15 types of identification numbers of 01H to 0FH. When the identification number is 01H, the left stop design designation signal is “1”. "2" for 02H, "3" for 03H, "4" for 04H, "5" for 05H, "6" for 06H, "7" for 07H, In the case of 08H, the numeral symbol “8” is displayed on the ornamental symbol display unit 32 as a symbol symbol “9”.
(B) Middle stop symbol designation signal The middle stop symbol designation signal is a command signal composed of an operation number of 32H and nine identification numbers of 01H to 09H, and the identification number is an identification number of the left stop symbol designation signal. The characters having the same meaning are displayed on the decorative symbol display unit 32 as the decorative symbols.
(C) Right stop design designation signal The right stop design designation signal is a command signal composed of an operation number of 33H and nine types of identification numbers of 01H to 09H. The identification number is an identification number of the left stop design designation signal. The characters having the same meaning are displayed on the decorative symbol display unit 32 as the decorative symbols.

  When a big hit occurs, the identification numbers of the left, middle and right stop symbol designation signals are the same. When they do not match and become out of order, the extracted design random number random number value for the left symbol, the random number value for the middle symbol, and the random number value for the right symbol are set to +1, respectively. This is the identification number of the right stop symbol designation signal. At this time, if the three identification numbers coincide with each other by chance, a process is performed in which the value of the identification number of the right stop symbol designation signal is different by “1”. The above-mentioned change time designation command has a large value when the identification numbers of the left, middle, and right stop symbol designation signals all match. If the values do not match at all, they are sorted into smaller values.

  Outlier display is a process used for symbol processing when the identification numbers of the left, middle and right stop symbol designation signals do not all match, that is, when no big hit is generated. When the microcomputer of the symbol control board 33 receives the variation time designation command and the result data, the process of creating the variation pattern of the decorative symbol from the received variation time is executed. In the ROM of the symbol control board 33, a table corresponding to the combination of the specified variation time and each value of the result data is written. The microcomputer of the symbol control board 33 reads the table written in the ROM from the designated variation time and the result data, and creates a variation pattern of the special symbol.

  The microcomputer of the symbol control board 33 refers to the received variation time designation command, and determines each time from the start of change to the stop of the left, middle and right symbols of the decorative symbol. Display data of the background and characters displayed on the background screen is also created according to the created decorative pattern variation pattern. When the variation pattern is created in this way, the variation display process for starting the variation of each of the left, middle and right decorative symbols in accordance with the variation pattern and confirming the display with the designated stop symbol is executed, and the display control of the background and the character is performed. Is also executed and stops at the stop symbol determined as described above.

  As described above, when the display result of the special symbol display unit 52 is in the big hit state, the display result of the decorative symbol display unit 32 is also in the big hit state. In addition, when the display result of the special symbol display unit 52 is in a detached state, the display result of the decorative symbol display unit 32 is also out of the state.

  Enter the starting port 36 and perform a lottery lottery with a random number just before the start of the fluctuation. At that time, a variation time until the result display of the special symbol is determined based on the result of the lottery, and the result of the determined special symbol A change time designation command for designating the effect of the decorative symbol display section 32 is selected according to the change time until display. The signal related to the effect of the decorative symbol display unit 32 includes a change time designation command that also serves as a change start command and a result / no-good result data (winning data) from the game control board 30 to the sub control board S via the relay board 37. Sent. If the display result of the special symbol is off, only the change time designation command that also serves as the change start command is transmitted, and if it is a hit, the change time designation command that also serves as the change start command and the result data (winning data) ) Only. As a result, a signal related to the stop symbol indicating which symbol the decorative symbol is a big hit is not transmitted from the game control substrate 30 to the symbol control substrate 33 via the relay substrate 37.

  By outputting the hit data only in the case of winning, the symbol control board 33 can recognize that the hit is missing when no hit data is received. Since most of the current gaming machines are composed of out-of-range fluctuations, even if hit data is sent in addition to the fluctuation time designation command only at the time of hitting, there is no significant burden, and most of the signal is fluctuation time Only specified commands can be in the state.

  When the sub-control board S receives the variation time designation command that also serves as the variation start command and the success / failure result data (winning data), the sub control board S selects an effect pattern corresponding to the designated variation time, and displays the ornament symbol on the ornament symbol display unit 32. Display fluctuation. If it is off, no hit data is received, so it automatically goes off. The symbol configuration at that time can also be created or selected at the stage where the variation time related to the stop symbol mode stored in the sub-control board S is designated. If it is a win, the sub control board S decides to stop with a combination of symbols and characters that can be hit and informed, and after that, it corresponds to the variable time designation command and the success / failure result data received from the game control board 30 The effect is displayed on the decorative symbol display unit 32 in conjunction with the effect display.

  Next, for the method of determining whether or not to perform reach display, refer to the description of paragraphs 0064 to 0071 in Patent Document 4 (Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 9-122309). Also, refer to the paragraphs 0073 to 0075 for the control state of each decorative symbol display unit with time change in the decorative symbol display unit 32. Nine digits may be sufficient like patent document 4.

  With respect to the decorative symbol display unit 32, control is performed in which the left numeral symbol, the right numeral symbol, and the middle numeral symbol are variably displayed in order and the background symbol is variably displayed and then stopped. The stop symbol in that case is determined as follows. The symbol control board 33 is provided with a random symbol for deciding a decorative symbol and a random number for determining a winning symbol. A random number lottery is performed according to the timing of receiving a variation time designation command and the result data, and the stop symbol designation described above is performed. The signal is selected. In the case of a jackpot, the random numbers for the left and right symbols of the jackpot symbol are aligned to the same value. Thereby, the scheduled stop symbol at the time of big hit is determined. On the other hand, if it is decided to make a mistake by judging the extracted value of the random number, the planned stop symbols of the left, middle and right number symbols are decided based on the extracted values of each outlier random number. Is done. For the control timing when the reach state of the decorative symbol display unit 32 occurs in the normal state where the reach state does not occur, refer to paragraphs 0078 to 0090 of Patent Document 4. For the control operation of the reach display process, refer to paragraphs 0092 to 0108 of Patent Document 4. See the paragraphs 0110 to 0134 for a display example of switching the decorative display variable display mode in accordance with the character design operation mode. Please refer to the paragraphs 0031 to 0042 for the description of the decorative pattern.

  Next, a game ball is launched onto the game board 22 by the launch motor 33a in accordance with the amount of rotation of the launch handle 24 operated by the player, and the fired game ball is applied to the ordinary electric accessory 36 as a special symbol starting port. If a winning is detected by the first type start port switch 36a, a special symbol display control signal is transmitted from the game control board 30 to the special symbol display unit 52, and after the special symbol is displayed on the special symbol display unit 52 for a predetermined time. It works to confirm the display. At the same time, the above-mentioned change time designation command and the result data etc. are transmitted in one direction from the game control board 30 to the symbol control board 33 via the relay board 37. On the symbol control board 33, the decorative symbol display part 32 is displayed on the screen. The symbol control is executed so as to display symbols such as a decorative symbol and a background symbol. For the decorative design, the left number design is first displayed, then the right number design is displayed. If the right number design and the left number design do not match, the removal is confirmed, and then the middle number design is displayed. The When the right number design and the left number design match (for example, 7-7), the reach is reached, and after the middle number design fluctuates, the final display is confirmed. When the fixedly displayed middle numeral design does not match the right numeral and the left numeral design, the reach is lost (for example, 727). On the other hand, if the number symbol that has been confirmed and displayed is a specific symbol that has been determined in advance, for example, when all the special symbols match after the reach (three-digit identical symbol such as “777”), a big hit state is displayed. Provide game contents advantageous to the player.

  The big prize opening 40 is normally in a second state that is disadvantageous for a player who cannot close the opening and closing plate and cannot hit the ball, but if a big hit state occurs, the big prize opening solenoid 40c is turned on. The first state in which the opening / closing plate is opened by excitation and the winning opening is opened. The first state of the special winning opening 40 ends when a predetermined period (for example, 30 seconds) or a predetermined number (for example, ten) of hitting balls, whichever comes first, is satisfied. The second state is entered. A game ball won in the winning opening is detected by the V switch 40a and the count switch 40b, and the detected number is displayed on the winning number display. Further, if a game ball that has won a prize in the first prize opening 40 in the first state wins a predetermined winning area (V pocket), the specific winning ball is detected by the V switch 40a, Repeated continuation control for driving and controlling the special winning opening 40 to the first state is performed again after the first state of the first large winning opening 40 ends. The upper limit number of this repeated continuation control is set to 16 times, for example.

  As described above, according to the first embodiment, a ball is entered into the starting port 36, and a lottery is performed with a random number just before the start of the fluctuation, and at that time, the fluctuation until the special symbol result display is performed based on the result of the lottery. Time is determined, and a variable time designation command for designating the effect of the decorative symbol display unit 32 is selected according to the variable time until the display of the determined special symbol result. A signal related to the effect of the decorative symbol display unit 32 includes a variation time designation command that also serves as a variation start command from the game control board 30 to the sub-control board S (the symbol control board or the sound / electric decoration control board), and the result data ( Hit data) is transmitted. If the display result of the special symbol is off, only the change time designation command that also serves as the change start command is transmitted, and if it is a hit, the change time designation command that also serves as the change start command and the result data (winning data) ) Only. Thereby, since the signal regarding the stop symbol of what symbol the big symbol hits is not transmitted from the game control board 30 to the symbol control board 32b, the burden on the game control board 30 is reduced.

  By outputting the hit / failure result data (winning data) only in the case of winning, the symbol control board 32b can recognize that there is no hit when no winning / failing result data (winning data) is received. Since most of the current gaming machines are composed of out-of-range fluctuations, even if the result data (hit data) is sent in addition to the fluctuation time designation command only at the time of hitting, there is no significant burden on the signal. Most of them can be in a state where only the variable time designation command is used.

  When the sub-control board S receives the variation time designation command that also serves as the variation start command and the result data, the sub-control board S selects an effect pattern corresponding to the designated variation time, and displays the variation of the ornament symbol on the ornament symbol display unit 32. . If it is off, the result data (winning data) is not received, so it is automatically off. The symbol configuration at that time can also be created or selected at the stage where the variation time related to the stop symbol mode stored in the sub-control board S is designated. If it is a win, the sub-control board S itself decides to stop with a combination of symbols that can be hit and notified or a character mode, and after that, the change time specified by the change time specification command received from the game control board 30 and The effect is displayed on the decorative symbol display unit 32 together with the effect display corresponding to the result data.

  As a result, signals relating to the type of winning symbol, the type of missed symbol, and the type of stop symbol among the decorative symbols displayed on the decorative symbol display unit 32 are not transmitted. By simplifying the transmission command related to the production to 32, it becomes possible to reduce the processing load of the sub-control board S that controls the decorative symbol display unit 32. Therefore, the degree of freedom in the production by having abundant memory about the production. As a result, it is possible to produce an unprecedented display pattern. Further, the control of the special symbol is simplified, and it becomes easy to synchronize the start and end of the decorative symbol display unit 32 and the special symbol display unit 52.

  In addition, the game control board 30 indirectly controls the decorative pattern by transmitting the change time designation command and the result data of the success / failure via the sub control board S, and the sub control board S also serves as the change start command. When the designation command and the result data are received, an effect pattern corresponding to the designated variation time and the result data is selected and displayed. If the sub-control board S stores all the fluctuation patterns in a state where the designated fluctuation time is classified into one for exclusive use and one for exclusive use, a fluctuation time designation command for designating the fluctuation pattern per unit will be given. For example, the sub-control board S can display the winning effect without determining whether the special symbol is right or not, and if it is a deviation pattern change time designation command, the sub-control board S automatically displays that it is out. As a result, the sub-control board S can automatically determine whether or not to hit.

  When using probability fluctuation and non-probability fluctuation, the above-mentioned failure result data (winning data) is not required, and it is automatically determined that it is a hit by receiving only a signal indicating whether the probability fluctuation or non-probability fluctuation is performed. it can. In addition, a probability variation signal indicating whether the variation is a probability variation or a non-probability variation only in the case of a hit is received together with the variation time designation command including time information, so that the probability variation is notified at the time of the probability variation. Since it can be displayed with a symbol that is different from that at the time of probability variation if it is non-probabilistic variation, both the probability variation of the special symbol and the probability variation of the non-probability variation can be easily synchronized. Since most of the current gaming machines consist of out-of-range fluctuations, sending a signal indicating whether the fluctuation is a probability fluctuation or non-probability fluctuation only at the time of hitting will not be a big burden. Most of the signals can be in a state where only the variable time designation command is used. Since the signal related to the game added value of the probability variation or the non-probability variation also serves as the success / failure result data (winning data), transmission / reception between the game control board 30 and the sub control board S is simplified.

Since the signal transmission from the game control board 30 to the special symbol display unit 32 is one-way communication, it is possible to prevent fraud by illegal transmission from the outside to the game control board 30 with a configuration capable of mutual communication. The game control board 30 controls the special symbol display unit 52 via the relay board 60, which is effective in preventing fraud.
In addition, since the game control board 30 is directly connected to the special symbol display unit 32 and transmits a signal for directly controlling the special symbol, a simple communication configuration is realized, and the variable time designation command and the result data are displayed. Since it transmits toward the control board 33, the presentation capability of the symbol control board 33 can be improved. Moreover, since the symbol control board 33 is a board | substrate provided with CPU, the production effect becomes high.

  The game control board 30 and the symbol control board 33 are connected via a relay board 37, and can transmit only from the game control board 30 to the relay board 37, and can transmit only from the relay board 37 to the symbol control board 33. is there. According to the first aspect of the present invention, the connection between the symbol control board 33 as the sub control board S and the game control board 30 as the main control board includes the relay board 37 without a CPU. In this connection, the circuit configuration of the double one-way communication circuit that can be transmitted only from the game control board 30 to the symbol control board 33 is effective in that fraudulent acts are difficult to be performed and fraudulent acts are easily discovered. . That is, in order to perform an illegal act from the symbol control board 33 to the game control board 30, it is necessary to perform an illegal action on the double one-way communication circuit, and the relay board 37 is a board on which no CPU is mounted. Therefore, it is easy to detect a fraudulent act directly from the relay board 37. In addition, the symbol control board 33, the electrical decoration control board 35, and the sound effect control board 34, which are sub-control boards S, have a circuit configuration capable of two-way communication. Can be precisely matched. More specifically, in order to perform an illegal act on the game control board 30 from the symbol control board 33, it is necessary to perform wiring that can be transmitted from the symbol control board 33 to the game control board. However, since the game control board 30 and the symbol control board 33 are connected via the relay board 37, the wiring connecting the symbol control board 33 and the game control board 30 without the relay board 37 is illegal. Can be regarded as. Conventionally, even a one-way communication circuit has not been routed through a relay board, so that it has not been easy to find wiring due to fraud. On the other hand, it is conceivable that an illegal game is performed on the game control board 30 by wiring from the relay board 37 due to an illegal act. However, since the relay board 37 is configured as a board on which the CPU is not mounted, unauthorized modification can be easily found.

  In addition, the sub control board S transmits data indicating the symbol variation time and the success / failure result, the symbol control board starts the symbol variation based on these data, and the decorative symbol created based on the success / failure result is displayed. Since the display is stationary after the fluctuation time has elapsed, it has the effect of being able to obtain synchronization with the special symbol display unit 52 while having the effect of greatly reducing the processing burden on the game control board 30.

  Furthermore, since the sub-control board connected to the relay board 37 is only the symbol control board 33, it is easy to check illegal wiring. The symbol control board 33, the illumination control board 35, and the sound effect control board 34 are two-way communication, and precise control is possible while exchanging data.

  Next, a pachinko machine according to Embodiment 2 will be described with reference to FIG. In the first embodiment, the symbol control board 33 is connected to both the sound effect control board 34 and the lighting control board 35 so as to be capable of bidirectional communication individually and in parallel, but in this second embodiment, the game control is performed. The board 130 and the symbol control board 133 are unidirectional communication circuits that can transmit only from the game control board 130 via the relay board 137, and the symbol control board 130 and the illumination control board 135 include a communication circuit that performs bidirectional communication. The illumination control board 135 and the sound effect control board 134 are communication circuits that perform bidirectional communication. That is, the symbol control board 130, the illumination control board 135, and the sound effect control board 134 constitute a serial bidirectional communication circuit. As a modification of this embodiment, if the game control board 130 and the symbol control board 133 are one-way communication circuits via the relay board 137, the illumination control board 135 and the symbol control board 133 are one-way communication. You may comprise in a circuit.

  According to the second embodiment, the same effect as that of the first embodiment is obtained, and the illumination control board 135 and the sound effect control board 134 are board on the frame side, and can be used as existing facilities at the time of the surface change work. Since the boards 134 and 135 have a bidirectional communication circuit configuration, the effect of effective use of existing facilities is great. In addition, a relay board 137 and a symbol control board 133 exist in the connection between the illumination control board 135 and the game control board 130, and the relay board 137 and the illumination control board 135 exist in the connection before and after the symbol control board 133. Are connected to each other, and the circuit configuration is such that data can be transmitted only from the game control board 130 via the symbol control board 133 to the illumination control board 135. That is, in order to perform an illegal act from the lighting control board 135 or the sound effect control board 134 to the game control board 130, a double (triple in the case of the above modification) one-way communication circuit is used. This is because it is necessary to carry out cheating. In FIG. 22, the corresponding part number is assumed to be in the 100s, and the description uses the embodiment, and the description and illustration also refer to the first embodiment for other common elements.

  A pachinko machine according to Embodiment 3 will be described with reference to FIG. In the third embodiment, the connection positions of the “lighting control board 135, various lamps 160, various LEDs 161” and the “sound effect control board 134, speaker 146” of the second embodiment shown in FIG. 22 are exchanged. In FIG. 23, the corresponding part number is in the 200s, and the description uses the embodiment, and other common elements also use the first embodiment for description and illustration.

  A pachinko machine according to Embodiment 4 will be described with reference to FIG. The fourth embodiment is obtained by exchanging the connection positions of the “design control board 133, the decorative design display unit 132” and the “electric design control board 135, various lamps 160, various LEDs 161” in the second embodiment shown in FIG. It is. When the illumination control board 335 is a microcomputer having a CPU, ROM, RAM, etc., the illumination control is performed according to the designated fluctuation time T1 when the fluctuation time designation command and the result data are received from the game control board 330. And / or electrical / sound control means for controlling the output of sound effects, and symbol data transmission means for transmitting data created based on the data transmitted from the game control board 330 to the symbol control board 333. ing. In addition, when the symbol control board 333 receives the data transmitted from the symbol data transmitting means, the symbol control board 333 fluctuates the decorative symbol according to the designated variation time T1, and then the symbol is generated based on the designated variation time and the result data. Decorative pattern creation variation display means for statically displaying the decorative pattern. The sound effect control board 334 controls the speaker 346 according to the data transmitted from the symbol control board 333. When there is no CPU on the sound effect control board 334, sound effect data is created by the illumination control board 335 and transmitted to the sound effect control board 334 via the symbol control board 333, while the CPU is on the sound effect control board 334. If there is, the variable time specification command and the result data are transmitted to the sound effect control board 334 through. In FIG. 24, the corresponding part number is in the 300s, the description uses the embodiment, and the description and illustration of other common elements also uses the first to third embodiments.

A pachinko machine according to Embodiment 5 will be described with reference to FIG. This pachinko machine deletes the relay board 37 of the second embodiment of FIG. 22 and connects the game control board 430 and the design control board 433, and does not transmit data from the design control board 433 to the game control board 430. A circuit is provided, and a one-way communication circuit that does not transmit data from the lighting control board 435 to the symbol control board is provided for connection between the symbol control board 433 and the lighting control board 435. A connection between the illumination control board 435 and the sound effect control board 434 is provided with a bidirectional communication circuit that communicates data bidirectionally.
In addition, the symbol control board 433 transmits the illumination data and sound effect data created based on the received data to the illumination control board 435, and receives the transmitted data in the data received by the illumination control board 435. It is configured to send data based on it. The rest of the configuration is the same as that of the second embodiment, and the description is incorporated with the part number being 400.

  A pachinko machine according to Embodiment 6 will be described with reference to FIG. This pachinko machine is the one in which the connection positions of “design control board 433 and decorative design display unit 432” and “electric decoration control board 435, various lamps 460 and various LEDs 461” are switched in the fifth embodiment. Since the configuration is the same as that of the fifth embodiment, the description will be made assuming that the part number is in the 500s. In addition, regarding the data exchange of the illumination control board 535, the symbol control board 533, and the sound effect control board 534, the explanation of the data exchange of the fourth embodiment is cited.

  A seventh embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. This is a process of variably displaying the special symbol displayed on the special symbol display unit 52 and a process of variably displaying the decorative symbol associated with the special symbol on the screen of the decorative symbol display unit 32 using the command code described above.

Processing for determining (selecting) a basic variation pattern corresponding to the variation time designation command of the seventh embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 27 and 28. FIG.
The microcomputer of the game control board 30 reads the determination result in step S180 of the main routine (step S455 in FIG. 27), reads the presence / absence of reach (step S460), reads the presence / absence of time reduction (step S465), and stops the design. Is read (step S470).

  The presence / absence of reach is determined by whether or not the left stop symbol and the middle stop symbol of the numeric symbol match even when displaying an off symbol, but the random number extracted using the reach random number is a predetermined value. It is good also as a structure which determines whether reach display is performed at the time of.

  Time reduction means shortening the variation time of the special symbol that is variably displayed on the special symbol display unit 52 in the above-described high probability state as compared with the normal state. As described above, when the probability is high, the opening time of the ordinary electric accessory 36 is extended, and the number of determination results of the ordinary symbol can be increased. As a result, when the probability is high, the number of winnings in the ordinary electric accessory 36 is increased, and the fluctuation time of the special symbol is also shortened. Therefore, the reserved memory of the special symbol is reduced, and the special symbol per unit time is reduced. The derivation of the symbol determination result can be increased. The same applies to decorative designs.

  By executing the processing of steps S455 to S470, when the result of the determination is made, whether or not there is a reach, whether or not there is a short time, and each stop symbol is read, in the subsequent processing, a basic variation pattern is determined according to the read data. (Step S475), the process returns to return.

As shown in FIG. 28, when the basic variation pattern is determined to move to the processing of step S475 (STP1), first, it is distributed to big hit (STP2) or miss (STP3) depending on the result of the determination. In the case of detachment, it is further distributed to reach (STP4) or not reach (STP5).
When the big hit (STP2), out (STP3) reach (STP4) or no reach (STP5) is assigned, each is assigned depending on whether or not there is a short time (STP6 to STP11).

  The big hit (STP2) with short time (STP6) is further distributed according to whether or not the specific symbol is the high probability symbol (STP12 to STP13). Similarly, the jackpot (STP2) timelessness (STP7) is further distributed according to whether or not the specific symbol is the high-probability symbol (STP14 to STP15).

  Out of reach (STP3) with reach (STP4) and no shortage (STP9) are further divided into two (STP16 to STP17) depending on whether or not they are the symbols before and after the big hit symbol. Here, the symbols before and after the big hit are symbols whose right stop symbol is close to the left and middle stop symbols.

  The STP 12 is assigned the basic pattern 1 (STP 18), the STP 13 is the basic pattern 2 (STP 19), the STP 14 is the basic pattern 3 (STP 20), the STP 15 is the basic pattern 4 (STP 21), and the STP 8 is the basic pattern 5. (STP22) and STP16 correspond to the basic pattern 6 (STP23), STP17 corresponds to the basic pattern 7 (STP24), STP10 corresponds to the basic pattern 8 (STP25), and STP11 corresponds to the basic pattern 9 (STP26).

In the basic pattern 1 (STP18), the variation time from the start of the variation of the numerical design of the decorative symbol to the final determination of the decorative symbol after each symbol is fixed is set to 10 seconds. Similarly, the basic pattern 2 (STP19) is 7 seconds, the basic pattern 3 (STP20) is 30 seconds, the basic pattern 4 (STP21) is 25 seconds, the basic pattern 5 (STP22) is 8 seconds, and the basic pattern 6 (STP23) is The basic pattern 7 (STP24) is 20 seconds, the basic pattern 8 (STP25) is 7 seconds, and the basic pattern 9 (STP26) is 15 seconds.
Note that these fluctuation times can be changed as appropriate.

  The symbol control board 33 that has received the variation time designation command and the result data indicating the basic variation pattern executes the “display pattern selection routine” shown in FIG. 29, thereby displaying the ornament displayed on the ornament symbol display unit 32. Control display of symbols. On the other hand, the special symbols in the special symbol display unit 52 are directly controlled by the game control board 30 according to the determination contents in FIGS.

  When the CPU 33a of the symbol control board 33 determines that there is a change time designation command and determination result data from the game control board 30 (step S480), the basic change pattern and each stop symbol are changed to the change time specification command and determination result data. (Steps S485 to S490), display pattern sorting is executed from the read data (step S495), and the process returns to return. Further, when the game control board 30 does not transmit the variable time designation command and the success / failure result data in step S480, the process returns. FIG. 30 is a schematic diagram showing a configuration in which each of the nine basic patterns of the basic variation pattern is distributed to two or more display patterns.

  FIG. 31 specifically shows a configuration in which the basic variation patterns 1 to 9 including nine basic patterns are distributed to two or more display patterns. Each of the basic patterns 1 to 9 has a display pattern, and the variation time of the stop symbol (here, the right symbol) that stops last is set to be common (identical) within the same variation pattern. This same time is set to 10 seconds for the fluctuation pattern 1, 7 seconds for the basic fluctuation pattern 2,..., 15 seconds for the basic fluctuation pattern 9.

  Basic pattern 1 is a special symbol for jackpot, that is, when “111”, “333”, “555”, “777”, “999”, “BBB” or “DDD” is displayed and there is a short time. It is. In this basic pattern 1, the time during which the numerical symbols of the decorative symbols are variably displayed is determined according to the stop symbol designating code. When the stop symbol of each numeric symbol is “1”, the numerical symbol display portions 32a to 32c are displayed. After the change is started at the same time, the scroll change display is displayed for 4 seconds on the left numerical symbol display portion 32a, and is stopped at the symbol "1", and the scroll change display is displayed for 6 seconds on the middle numerical symbol display portion 32b. On the right numerical symbol display portion 32c, scrolling and displaying for 10 seconds, and resting on the symbol "1".

When the stop symbol of each numeric symbol is “D”, the variation is started simultaneously on each numeric symbol display unit 32a to 32c, and then the scroll variation is displayed on the left numeric symbol display unit 32a for 4 seconds. It stops at the symbol, scrolls for 7 seconds on the middle-number symbol display part 32b, and stops at the symbol "D", and scrolls for 10 seconds on the right-number symbol display part 32c, and displays at the symbol "D". Quiesce.
When the stop symbol of the number symbol of each decoration symbol is “3”, the change is started on the number symbol display units 32a to 32c at the same time, and then scrolled and displayed on the left digit symbol display unit 32a for five seconds. "3" is stationary, scrolling is displayed for 7 seconds on the middle numeral symbol display part 32b, is stopped at the symbol "3", and scrolling is displayed for 10 seconds on the right numeral symbol display part 32c, and is displayed as "3". It stops at the design of.

When the stop design of the number design of each decoration design is “7”, it starts to change simultaneously on each number design display section 32a to 32c, and then the scroll change display is made with all the rotation changes, that is, the same design of 3 digits. After 10 seconds, it stops at the same time with the symbol “7”.
That is, in the basic pattern 1, the start of change and the change time on the right number symbol display unit 32c are made the same by the seven types of three-digit same specific symbols, while the left number symbol display unit 32a and the middle number symbol The variation time on the display unit 32b is set to be different. Thereby, the basic variation pattern 1 distributes the display patterns into seven types according to the seven types of stop symbols.

  Basic pattern 2 is a jackpot non-specific symbol, ie, “000”, “222”, “444”, “666”, “888”, “AAA”, “CCC” or “EEE”. And there is a case where there is a short time. In this basic pattern 1, the time for the variable display on each of the number symbol display units 32a to 32c is the number symbol when the stop symbol of the number symbol of each decorative symbol determined according to the stop symbol designation code is “0”. After starting to change simultaneously on the display units 32a to 32c, scroll change display for 4 seconds on the left number symbol display unit 32a and stop at the symbol of "0", scroll change for 5 seconds on the middle number symbol display unit 32b It is displayed and stopped at the symbol “0”, and is scrolled and displayed on the right numeral symbol display portion 32c for 7 seconds and stopped at the symbol “0”.

  When the stop symbol of each of the decorative symbols is “E”, the variation is started simultaneously on each of the numeric symbol display units 32a to 32c, and then scrolled and displayed on the left numeric symbol display unit 32a for 4 seconds. The symbol “E” stops, the scrolling display for 6 seconds is displayed on the middle-number symbol display portion 32b, the symbol “E” is stopped, and the scrolling display is displayed for seven seconds on the right-number symbol display portion 32c. It stops at the design of.

  When the stop symbol of each numeric symbol display unit 32a to 32c is “2”, after the variation starts simultaneously on each numeric symbol display unit 32a to 32c, scroll variation display is performed on the left numeric symbol display unit 32a for 5 seconds. The symbol “2” is stationary, the middle digit symbol display portion 32b is scrolled for 6 seconds, the symbol “2” is stationary, and the right digit symbol display portion 32c is scrolled for seven seconds. It stops with the symbol “2”.

When the stop symbol of each numeric symbol display unit 32a to 32c is “8”, after starting the variation on each numeric symbol display unit 32a to 32c at the same time, the full rotation variation, that is, the scroll variation with the same three digits Displayed and stopped at the same time with the symbol “8” after 7 seconds.
That is, in the basic pattern 2, the start of the change and the change time on the right number symbol display unit 32c are made the same by the eight types of non-specific symbols of the same three digits, while the left number symbol display unit 32a and the middle The variation time on the numerical symbol display part 32b is set to be different. Thereby, the basic variation pattern 2 distributes the display patterns into eight types according to the eight types of stop symbols.

  By the same processing as the basic patterns 1 and 2, the basic patterns 3 to 9 have the same numerical start of change and the change time on the right numerical symbol display unit 32c, but the left numerical symbol display unit due to the difference in the stop symbol The display patterns can be divided into two or more so that the variation times on the 32a and the middle numeral symbol display part 32b are different.

  The CPU 33a of the symbol control board 33 distributes the corresponding basic variation pattern to the display pattern in accordance with the variation time designation command and the success / failure result data transmitted from the game control substrate 30, determines the display pattern, and distributes the display. Data indicating the type of pattern is transmitted to the CPU 33b, the sound effect control board 34, and the illumination control board 35. The sound effect control board 34 and the illumination control board 35 store sound data and illumination data corresponding to the type of display pattern, and the sound effect control board 34 and the illumination control board 35 store the contents of the received display pattern. The sound effects and electrical decorations are output controlled at the timing when the sound effects and electrical decorations should be output. This control is sequentially executed as necessary according to the received display pattern.

  The CPU 33b executes symbol control corresponding to the type of display pattern received from the CPU 33a. The CPU 33b variably displays the symbol according to the transmitted display pattern on the decorative symbol display unit 32, and is instructed after the lapse of the variation time. The stop symbol is statically displayed, and is confirmed and displayed at the timing when the static confirmation signal is received.

  The CPU 33a does not transmit a signal indicating the type of display pattern to the sound effect control board 34 and the illumination control board 35, and sends the control signal to the sound effect control board 34 and the illumination control board 35 according to the display pattern. The structure which transmits may be sufficient.

  That is, the sound effect control board 34 and the illumination control board 35 store sound data and illumination data corresponding to data sequentially transmitted from the symbol control board 33, and the CPU 33a indicates the type of the selected display pattern. At the timing of transmitting data to the CPU 33b and determining the content of the selected display pattern and outputting the sound effect and electrical decoration, the data corresponding to the sound effect and electrical decoration are transmitted to the sound effect control board 34 and the electrical decoration control board. 35. Transmission from the symbol control board 33 to the sound effect control board 34 and the illumination control board 35 is sequentially executed as necessary during the period of the symbol variation time. When receiving the transmitted data, the sound effect control board 34 and the electrical decoration control board 35 output-control the sound effects and electrical decorations corresponding to the data. The CPU 33b executes symbol control in accordance with the received display pattern type. For example, according to the content of the determined display pattern, the CPU 33a instructs to output a sound effect when the left stop symbol, middle stop symbol and right stop symbol are stopped, or outputs a sound effect when the character appears. It is possible to give instructions. The same applies to the illumination.

The sound effect control board 34 and the electrical decoration control board 35 are mainly composed of driving elements such as transistors, and upon receiving a command from the symbol control board 33, a speaker 46 and lamps 60 such as a big hit lamp and an error lamp. The LED 61 is turned on. That is, as shown in FIG. 32, the sound effect control board 34 and the illumination control board 35 store sound data and illumination data corresponding to each display pattern. The sound effect and the illumination control according to the sound data and the illumination data corresponding to the type of the display pattern received from the CPU 33a are performed.
On the other hand, a control signal is output from the sound effect control board 34 and the illumination control board 35 to the symbol control board 33.

  According to the seventh embodiment shown in FIGS. 27 to 32 described in detail above, data can be bidirectionally communicated from the symbol control board 33 to the sound effect control board 34 and the illumination control board 35. When the variation time designation command and the corresponding result data regarding the variation pattern are received from the game control board 30 via the relay substrate 37, the variation time of the received variation pattern is the same, and from among a large number of display patterns having different variation display contents. According to the selected display pattern, one display pattern is selected, the numerical display of the decorative symbol display unit 32 is displayed in a variable manner, the stationary symbol is displayed statically after the change time has elapsed, and the symbol control board 33 A signal according to the selected display pattern is transmitted to the sound effect control board 34 and the illumination control board 35, and the sound effect control board 34 and the illumination control board 35 are transmitted. 35 controls the output of sound effects and electrical decorations according to the received signal, so the display control board 33 selects a display pattern from the variation pattern received, but the signal is effective from the design control board according to the selected display pattern. It is transmitted directly to the sound control board 34 and the illumination control board 35. This makes it possible to match the display content of the decorative symbol display unit 32 with the sound effect of the sound effect control board 34 and the light decoration of the light control board 35 without increasing the processing burden on the game control board 30. it can.

  Further, if the symbol control board 33 is configured to transmit data indicating the type of the display pattern to the sound effect control board 34 and the illumination control board 35, the pattern control board 33 sequentially transmits the data to match the sound effects. There is no need.

  Since the sound effect control board 34 and the illumination control board 35 perform output control of the sound effect and the illumination according to the received data indicating the type of the variation pattern, the sound effect control board 34 and the illumination control board 35 are once. If data indicating the type of variation pattern is received, sound data and illumination data corresponding to the variation pattern type can be called from the ROM as necessary, and output control of sound effects and illumination can be performed. This eliminates the need to sequentially receive control signals from the symbol control board 33, thereby simplifying the control of the symbol control board 33, the sound effect control board 34, and the illumination control board 35.

  The symbol control board 33 has two CPUs 33a and 33b, and the CPU 33a selects one display pattern from the received variation patterns, transmits data indicating the type of the selected display pattern to the CPU 33b, and displays the selected display. Since the signal according to the pattern is transmitted to the sound effect control board 34 and the lighting control board 35 and the CPU 33b performs the variable display according to the selected display pattern, the CPU 33b executes only the variable display according to the display pattern. be able to.

  In the symbol control board 33, the CPU 33a selects a display pattern, and only transmits data indicating the type of the selected display pattern to the sound effect control board 34, the illumination control board 35, and the CPU 33b, so that the processing burden can be reduced. .

  Since the communication between the symbol control board 33, the sound effect control board 34, and the illumination control board 35 is bidirectional, the reliability of communication can be improved and the consistency between the display contents and the sound effects can be further improved. Can do. The sound effect control board 34, the illumination control board 35, the symbol control board 33, and the sound effect control board 34 are bidirectionally communicated. However, since the one-way communication can be transmitted only from the game control board 30, the symbol control board 33, the effect An unauthorized signal cannot be transmitted from the sound control board 34 and the illumination control board 35 to the game control board 30. Therefore, it is effective for consistency between display contents and sound effects and prevention of fraud. Furthermore, certainty can be given to the delivery of signals.

  In the example shown in FIG. 17, the one-way communication that can be transmitted only from the game control board 30 to the prize ball control board 31 is a two-way communication. In this way, with the two-way communication, the payout of the prize ball may be executed only by the prize ball control board 31 or the game control board 30, the wiring can be simplified, and data such as the number of unpaid prize balls can be saved. Sharing can be achieved, and unpaid prize balls can be paid out after recovery from the power failure even if the power failure countermeasure is executed only by the game control board. This eliminates the need for power failure countermeasures on the prize ball control board 31 side.

  Further, the game control board 30 and the symbol control board 33 are set to one-way communication that can be transmitted only from the game control board 30 via the relay board 37, and the sound effect control board 34 and the illumination control board 35 are transmitted from the symbol control board 33. Since the two-way communication is possible, it can be directly transmitted from the symbol control board 33 to the sound effect control board 34 and the illumination control board 35, so that a sound effect matched with the symbol can be output.

  Since the sound effect control board 34 and the illumination control board 35 and the game control board 30 cannot be communicated with each other, the sound effect control board 34 and the illumination control board 35 can be changed only from the symbol control board 33 by a variable time designation command or The result control data can be transmitted, and the game control board 30 and the symbol control board 33 are configured as one-way communication that can be transmitted only from the game control board 30 via the relay board 37. This has the effect of reducing the number of signals and making it impossible to output illegal signals to the game control board 30 from any of the symbol control board 33, the sound effect control board 34, and the illumination control board 35.

  The game control board 30 stores and holds the game progress status and unpaid prize balls even in the event of a power failure. After the power failure is restored, the game control board 30 continues the game before the power failure and pays out the unpaid prize balls according to the stored data. Since the ball control board 31 is instructed, the game control board 30 stores and holds the game progress status and unpaid prize balls, so that it is not necessary to take measures against power failure of the prize ball control board 31 and further reduce the number of parts. , Simplification of wiring, and simplification of a ball game machine.

  And, in the same basic pattern, the left numerical symbol display unit and the middle numerical symbol display unit are made to have the same variation time from the start of variation of the numerical symbol on the decorative symbol display unit 32 until all the numerical symbols are fixed and fixed. The above variation time can be assigned to two or more display patterns having different variation times corresponding to the stop symbols. This reduces the number of basic variation patterns created on the game control board 30 and reduces the processing burden, while increasing the number of display patterns on the LCD panel 32a to change the number symbols and the number symbol display mode. It has an extremely excellent effect that can be changed in various ways.

  In addition, since the display patterns belonging to the same basic pattern have the same time from the start of the change of the numeric symbol to the finalization of the numeric symbol, when checking the performance of the machine with the concept of the variation of the numeric symbol, the number of basic fluctuation patterns This has the effect of shortening the test time. The CPU 33a of the symbol control board 33 selects a display pattern from one of the basic patterns 1 to 9, and outputs data indicating the selected display pattern to the sound effect control board 34 and the illumination control board 35. Alternatively, since the output of the sound effect is instructed to the sound effect control board 34 and the illumination control board 35 according to the display pattern, the display and the sound effect can be matched.

Next, Embodiment 8 will be described with reference to FIGS.
In the second specific example, the “display pattern selection routine” shown in FIG. 33 is used instead of the “display pattern selection routine” shown in FIG. 29 used in the first specific example, and FIG. 34 is used instead of the chart of FIG. The other configurations are substantially the same as those of the first specific example.

  In the eighth embodiment, when the CPU 33a transmits the change time designation command and the result of success / failure result data from the game control board 30 to the sub control board S (step S500), after the basic change pattern is read (step S510). ), The value of the distribution random number FRND is extracted (step S520), display pattern distribution is executed from the extracted random number value (step S530), and the process returns to return. In addition, when there is no transmission of the variable time designation command and the result data of the success / failure result from the game control board 30 in step S500, the process returns. The distributed random number FRND is incremented by 1 every minute time, and when it reaches the maximum value “99”, it is configured as a counter that returns to “0” next time and repeatedly creates 100 integers from “0” to “99”. When the process executed by the microcomputer of the symbol control board 33 shifts to this process, the value is extracted. The timing at which the variable time designation command and the success / failure result data are transmitted from the game control board 30 is a timing that cannot be predicted in relation to the timing at which the game ball wins the ordinary electric accessory 36. Therefore, the distribution random number FRND that is a counter literally functions as a random number.

  When the value of the sorting random number FRND is extracted, the CPU 33a selects a display pattern according to the chart shown in FIG. The CPU 33b displays a symbol on the decorative symbol display unit 32 according to the selected display pattern.

  If the display patterns shown in FIG. 34 belong to the same basic pattern, the change time from the start of change until all the numerical symbols are determined is the same, but on the left numerical symbol display portion 32a and the right numerical symbol display portion 32c. The variation display in is different. This distribution is performed according to the value of the extracted distribution random number FRND. At this time, if the value of the extracted sorting random number FRND is a predetermined value, a big hit announcement is made. The jackpot notice is a notice in advance that the jackpot symbol is displayed before the number symbols are determined to be the same three digits. This jackpot notice is executed with a certain probability even if it is off. It is also possible to configure the reach notice to be executed based on the value of the random number FRND. The reach notice means that a notice on the reach state is made in advance before the symbol on the middle numeral symbol display unit is stationary and fixed. This reach notice is also performed with a certain probability even when the reach is not actually reached.

  As in the seventh embodiment, the sound effect control board 34 and the electrical decoration control board 35 perform sound effects and electrical decoration control according to the sound data and the electrical decoration data corresponding to the type of display pattern received from the CPU 33a. At this time, if there is jackpot notice data, the data is transmitted from the CPU 33a, so that it is possible to output sound by sound data corresponding to the jackpot notice. In addition, a similar sound can be output for the reach notice. The same applies to the illumination output.

  In the eighth embodiment, the display pattern is distributed based on the value of the random number FRND. Thereby, in addition to the same effects as the first specific example, the consistency of the symbol display and sound output for the jackpot notice or reach notice is enhanced. In addition, the display pattern is not fixed by the stop symbol, and even if the display modes of the three stop symbols are the same, the display pattern can be made different. In addition, there is an effect that the symbol control board 33 can instruct and execute the jackpot notice and the reach notice according to the value of the random number FRND.

  INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY The present invention can be used for an anti-fraud bullet ball game machine that can effectively prevent clever fraud.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Pachinko machine 22 ... Game board 30,130,230 ... Game control board 31,131,231 ... Prize ball control board 32,132,232 ... Decoration display 52,152,252 ... Special design display 33,133 , 233... Symbol control boards 32a, 32b, 32c... Numeric symbol display units 33a, 33b, 133a, 133b, 233a, 233b,.
34, 134, 234 ... Sound effect control board 35, 135, 235 ... Illumination control board 36 ... Normal electric accessory (starting port) 37, 137, 237 ... Relay board 36a ... First type starting port switch 40 ... Grand prize Mouth 40a… Container continuous operation switch (VSW)
40b ... count switch (count SW) 49 ... launch control board

Claims (2)

A game control board equipped with a CPU that controls the progress of the game by performing a lottery determination when the game ball enters the start opening or the game ball passes through the start gate,
A special symbol display unit for displaying the result of the winning / failing lottery in a special symbol;
A decorative symbol display unit that is provided separately from the special symbol display unit, and that directs from the start to the end of the variation of the decorative symbol in synchronization with the display of the special symbol on the special symbol display unit,
In a ball game machine including at least a symbol control board equipped with a CPU for controlling a decorative symbol displayed on the decorative symbol display unit,
Before Symbol gaming control board,
At the time of the success / failure lottery, a variation time determining means for determining a variation time from the display start of the special symbol to the display end based on the result of the success / failure lottery
Selecting means for selecting a variation time designation command for designating the variation time of the decorative symbol displayed on the decorative symbol display unit according to the variation time;
When deciding to display an out symbol in the display result of the special symbol, the variable time designation command and data indicating the dislocation are transmitted to the symbol control board, and the symbol is displayed according to the display result of the special symbol. In this case, the variable time designation command transmitting means for transmitting the variable time designation command and data indicating a hit to the symbol control board;
Special symbol display control means for directly controlling display of the special symbol display unit according to the variation time determined by the variation time determination means,
The symbol control board is
Receiving the data transmitted from the game control board, after changing the decorative design according to the specified variation time, decorative design creation variation display means for statically displaying the decorative design created based on the data indicating the hit or miss With
The special symbol display unit is composed of one display unit, and the decorative symbol display unit is composed of a plurality of display units,
Displaying the hit by stopping and displaying a predetermined jackpot symbol on one display part of the special symbol display part,
The winning symbol is displayed by stopping all the symbols displayed on the plurality of display portions of the decorative symbol display portion,
The special symbol display control means of the game control board stops and displays the special symbol determined by the game control board after the fluctuation time has elapsed,
The decorative pattern creation variation display means of the symbol control board is a type of decorative symbol indicating the outage to be stopped based on the received data, whether to perform reach variation even when indicating the outage, and a hit indicating the hit Decide the type of decorative design,
Furthermore, when the decorative pattern creation variation display means of the symbol control board determines that the reach variation is to be performed, the type of the decorative symbol to be stopped last is varied due to the difference in the received variation time.
A ball game machine characterized by that. Insert a relay board without a CPU between the game control board and the symbol control board,
2. A one-way communication circuit that cannot transmit data from the relay board to the game control board, and a one-way communication circuit that cannot transmit data from the symbol control board to the relay board. The ball game machine described in 1.

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