JP4780593B2 - Bullet ball machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a ball game machine such as a pachinko game machine, and more particularly to a technique for controlling a game state and a ball.

  Conventionally, among the various ball game machines, a so-called first type pachinko game machine is used while changing a plurality of symbols in a display area such as a liquid crystal display provided substantially at the center of the game board. Display (hereinafter, such display is referred to as “symbol change” or “change display”). This gaming machine shifts to a special game called so-called jackpot where more prize balls can be obtained than a normal game when a combination of symbols when a plurality of rows of symbol variations are stopped becomes a specific mode. It is known as a thing (for example, refer patent document 1). The variation display of the symbols in the display area is not just a variation display of multiple symbols, but the time of variation display in a state where it is a big hit if one more symbols are aligned, as in the so-called reach variation screen. For example, it is designed to increase the player's expectation such as making it longer than usual.

In recent years, not only has the production diversified, but the game rules themselves have undergone major changes, and the diversification of games is progressing. As a result, this is a phenomenon that was not possible with the rules that were relatively standardized in the past, but the number of models that can provide multiple games has increased. Became. For this reason, there is a tendency for the number of relatively simple game models that only need to hit with the same strength as a player to decrease.
JP 2003-230714 A

  Here, the gaming state in the ball game machine is usually provided with a period advantageous to the player and a period not advantageous to the player. These periods are defined by a method such as starting according to a lottery result or ending according to the number of symbol variations. Such a definition should be an equal condition for every player, but in the case of a gaming machine having a complex game, the condition is not necessarily equal because of the complex nature. For this reason, the player's profit may vary, and the player may feel inequality depending on how the game proceeds. In addition, since there is a possibility that the player's profit may vary, it is not easy for the game machine developer to design the game.

  The present invention has been made in view of these problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a technique for equalizing a player's profit and facilitating a ball design.

  In order to solve the above-described problems, a ball game machine according to an aspect of the present invention includes a game board on which a game area is formed, a start prize opening provided at a predetermined position in the game area and into which a game ball can enter. , A lottery means for executing a lottery for determining whether or not to win at the start winning opening, a display control means for variably displaying a symbol indicating the result of the lottery, and a predetermined position in the game area. The special game operating condition is maintained as a condition for shifting to a special game including multiple winning games and a unit game accompanied by the opening of the winning game opening when the winning lottery corresponds to a win result. Special game operation condition holding means, small hit operation condition holding means for holding a small hit operation condition as a condition for shifting to a small hit game, which is a unit game with opening of a big prize opening, and winning / failing lottery to special games Results showing migration The special game control means for executing the special game when the special game operation condition is established when the symbol is stopped in a predetermined big win mode, and the result of the winning / failing lottery indicating the transition to the small hit game results. Special game control means for executing a small hit game when the small hit operation condition is satisfied when stopped in the small hit mode, and after the end of the special game, the number of display of the variation of the symbol reaches a predetermined maximum number of fluctuations Or a specific game execution means for executing a specific game that is in a state more advantageous to the player than usual, which satisfies the condition that either a new special game is generated or the new condition is satisfied. The special game control means executes the special game, assuming that the special game operation condition is established when the game ball that has entered the big prize opening in the small hit game further passes a specific area provided therein, and executes the special game. The execution means ends the specific game even before the end condition is satisfied when the number of times that the result of the lottery determination indicates a shift to the small hit game reaches a predetermined upper limit number of small hits.

  Here, the “big prize opening” may be provided as a single big prize opening commonly used for opening in special games and opening in small hit games, or a big prize opening opened in special games And a big prize opening that is opened in the small hit game may be provided as a separate configuration. The small hit upper limit number may be smaller than the fluctuation upper limit number. However, how small it is set with respect to the upper limit of variation is determined according to the design concept of the gaming machine. It differs depending on the design of the small hitting transition probability in the success / failure lottery, and the higher the small hitting transition probability, the smaller the upper limit number of small hits is enough. The smaller the upper limit number of small hits, the higher the possibility of reaching the upper limit number of small hits before reaching the upper limit number of fluctuations, and the number of small hits and opening of the big prize opening in a specific game tends to be almost certainly constant. In other words, in a specific game, the larger the number of small wins and big prize opening, the more opportunities for special games, so if the number of small hits and big prize opening in a specific game is constant, the player The profit given to is also substantially constant. As described above, in this aspect, by making the number of small wins and special prize opening in a specific game substantially constant, a special game acquisition opportunity is equally given to the player, and the player's profit is increased. Can be equalized. In addition, since the variation in the number of balls in a specific game is reduced, it is possible to easily design the balls for the gaming machine, and the development burden on the developer can be reduced.

  The specific game execution means counts the number of times every time the winning / failing lottery results in the transition to the small hit game, and informs the player of the count result in order to suggest the remaining number of times up to the maximum number of small hits. Also good. According to this aspect, it is possible to clearly grasp the remaining state of the profit that the player can obtain, and visually recognize the superiority of the specific game that the specific game can be developed from the specific game. Therefore, it is possible to improve the playability of the specific game. Here, although the specific game has a variable upper limit number of times, it is configured that the specific game will almost certainly continue until the upper limit number of small hits is reached, so the remaining number of small hits may be meaningless Is low, and the player can make the remaining number notification reliable.

  The start winning opening may include a first start winning opening and a second starting winning opening through which a game ball can enter. The lottery means executes a first lottery for executing the first lottery as a success / failure lottery upon entering the first starting prize opening, and performs a second lottery as a success / failure lottery upon entering the second start winning opening. Second lottery means to be executed. The display control means includes first display control means for variably displaying the first symbol indicating the result of the first lottery, and second display control means for variably displaying the second symbol indicating the result of the second lottery. Good. The upper limit number of times of variation in the specific game end condition may be an upper limit number of times for the total number of times of variable display of the first symbol and the number of times of variable display of the second symbol. In this mode, there is a possibility that the number of small wins and the opening of the big prize opening may reach the maximum number of small hits earlier than the sum of the variable display counts of the first symbol and the second symbol reaches the maximum number of variations. The number of small wins and the opening of the big prize opening at can be almost certainly constant. Thereby, a special game acquisition opportunity is equally given to a player, and a player's profit can be equalized. In addition, since the variation in the number of balls in a specific game is reduced, it is possible to easily design the balls for the gaming machine, and the development burden on the developer can be reduced.

  The second lottery means has a result indicating a transition to a small hit game with a higher hit probability than the first lottery in the second lottery, and the specific game executing means is that the first lottery or the second lottery is a small hit game When the number of times that indicates the transition to the number reaches the upper limit number of small hits, the specific game may be ended even before the end condition is satisfied. In this case, since the second lottery is more likely to be a small win than the first lottery, a special game that develops from the small win is more likely to be aimed at the second start winning opening during the specific game. In this way, the player's target location in the specific game is clarified, and the certainty of winning a small hit in the specific game can be improved, and as a result, the design of the game can be facilitated.

  The specific game executing means may improve the ease of entering the second start winning opening as the specific game. In this case, the “specific game” may be a game state called a variable time shortening game in which the symbol variation time is substantially shortened or the opening / closing mechanism provided at the second start winning opening is opened, or the jackpot probability May be a probability fluctuation state in which is higher than usual. In this way, during the specific game, it is more likely that the player who enters the second start winning opening can acquire the special game than the player who enters the first starting winning opening. Therefore, if the number of small hits is made constant, a special game acquisition opportunity is equally given to the player, and the player's profit can be equalized. In addition, since the variation in the number of balls in a specific game is reduced, it is possible to easily design the balls for the gaming machine, and the development burden on the developer can be reduced.

  It should be noted that any combination of the above-described constituent elements, or the constituent elements and expressions of the present invention may be mutually replaced between methods, apparatuses, systems, computer programs, recording media storing computer programs, data structures, etc. This is effective as an embodiment of the present invention.

  According to the bullet ball game machine of the present invention, it is possible to equalize the player's profits and facilitate the ball design.

  The pachinko gaming machine shown in the present embodiment provides a game in which a plurality of conventional type 1 pachinko gaming machines are mixed. When a game ball enters the first start winning opening or the second starting winning opening, the first lottery or the second lottery is executed, and when the lottery is a big win, a special game in which the big winning opening is repeated is started. . On the other hand, when the first lottery or the second lottery has a predetermined result called “small win”, a small win game is executed in which the big winning opening is opened for a short time. This small hit game is distinguished from “big hit” because it corresponds to only one of a plurality of unit games constituting a special game. When a game ball that has entered the big prize opening enters a specific area within the big prize opening, it will be promoted from “small hit” to “big hit” and a special game will be executed. The operation is substantially the same as the two-type pachinko game. In the first lottery and the second lottery, the second lottery is set to have a higher probability of occurrence per jackpot.

  When the special game is completed, the game shifts to a specific game called a so-called variable time reduction game (hereinafter referred to as “time reduction”) with a predetermined probability. Time saving continues after the special game is over until the number of times the special symbol fluctuates reaches a predetermined number of times (hereinafter referred to as “the number of continuations”). During the short time, the ease of entering the second start winning opening is enhanced and the possibility of winning a small hit increases, and accordingly, the possibility of generating a big hit that develops from a small hit is also increased. If a special game occurs during the time reduction, a new time reduction is executed even if the special game ends. In normal games in the normal state, the ease of entering the second starting prize opening is low, so first enter the game ball into the first starting prize opening to generate a special game, The game method for repeatedly aiming at special games with small hits is the key.

  FIG. 1 shows the configuration of the front side of a pachinko gaming machine. The pachinko gaming machine 10 is mainly composed of a gaming machine frame and a gaming board. The gaming machine frame of the pachinko gaming machine 10 includes an outer frame 11, a front frame 12, a transparent plate 13, a door 14, an upper ball dish 15, a lower ball dish 16, and a launch handle 17. The outer frame 11 has an opening and is a frame for fixing the pachinko gaming machine 10 to a position where it should be installed. The front frame 12 is a frame body that aligns with the opening portion of the outer frame 11, and is attached to the outer frame 11 so as to be opened and closed by a hinge mechanism (not shown). The front frame 12 includes a mechanism for launching a game ball, a mechanism for detachably storing a game board, a mechanism for guiding or collecting the game ball, and the like. The transparent plate 13 is made of glass or the like and is supported by the door 14. The door 14 is attached to the front frame 12 so as to be openable and closable by a hinge mechanism (not shown). The upper ball tray 15 has mechanisms such as storage of game balls, delivery of game balls to the launch rail, and extraction of game balls to the lower ball tray 16. The lower ball tray 16 has a mechanism for storing and extracting game balls. A speaker 18 is provided between the upper ball tray 15 and the lower ball tray 16, and a sound effect corresponding to the gaming state is output. The operation button 99 is a button operated by the player to input a predetermined instruction to the gaming machine side. The operation button 99 is provided on the outer wall surface near the upper ball tray 15.

  The gaming board 50 has an out port 58, a center decoration 64, a first start winning port 24, a second starting winning port 25, and a first big winning port 28 on a game area 52 defined by an outer rail 54 and an inner rail 56. , A second grand prize winning port 29, a third grand prize winning port 30, and an operation port 68 are included. Furthermore, in the game area 52, a plurality of mechanisms such as a game nail and a windmill (not shown) are installed.

  The first start winning opening 24 includes a ball entry detection device 33 that detects the entry of a game ball. The second start winning opening 25 includes a ball detection device 34 for detecting a game ball. The second start winning opening 25 includes a normal electric accessory 74 that widens the entrance to enter the ball and a normal electric accessory solenoid 76 that opens and closes the normal electric accessory 74. The ease of entering the ball of the second start winning opening 25 changes according to the open / closed state of. That is, the second start winning opening 25 is provided immediately below the first starting winning opening 24, and when the normal electric accessory 74 is in a closed state, the entrance of the second start winning opening 25 is shielded, and the normal electric accessory 74 is The structure is such that the ball will not enter if it is not open. The opening time of the ordinary electric accessory 74 once is, for example, a short time of about 0.8 seconds in the normal state. Therefore, in a normal state, the possibility that the game ball falls into the second start winning opening 25 is small. On the other hand, since the opening time of one time of the ordinary electric accessory 74 is set longer than the normal state during the short time, the game ball can easily fall into the second start winning opening 25. The opening time at this time is set to about 3.0 seconds, for example. The first start winning opening 24 and the second starting winning opening 25 are provided in the game area 52 below the center.

  The operation port 68 includes a passage detection device 38 that detects the entry of a game ball. The operation port 68 is provided on the right side in the game area 52. The first grand prize winning port 28 includes a ball entry detecting device 78 that detects the entry of a game ball and a first grand prize winning port solenoid 81 that opens and closes the first grand prize winning port 28. The second big prize opening 29 includes a second big prize opening solenoid 82 that opens and closes the blades of the second big prize opening 29. A game ball that has entered the second grand prize opening 29 passes through the first passage 31, and a ball entry into the second big prize opening 29 is detected by a ball entry detecting device 79 provided in the path. The third big prize opening 30 includes a third big prize opening solenoid 83 that opens and closes the blades of the third big prize opening 30. A game ball that has entered the third grand prize opening 30 passes through the second passage 32, and a ball entry into the third big prize opening 30 is detected by a ball entry detecting device 80 provided in the path.

  The first big winning opening 28 changes between a state in which a player can enter and a state in which a player cannot enter. Specifically, the first big prize opening 28 changes between the open state and the closed state by the driving force by the first big prize opening solenoid 81. The first big winning opening 28 is a horizontal rectangular winning opening that is opened during the special game, and is provided above the out opening 58. When the first big winning opening 28 is in a closed state, it is not possible to enter the ball, and it is possible to enter the ball only when it is in the open state.

  The second big winning opening 29 and the third big winning opening 30 also change between a state in which a player can enter and a state in which a player cannot enter. Specifically, the state of the second grand prize winning port 29 and the third grand prize winning port 30 is changed between the open state and the closed state by the driving force of the second big prize winning port solenoid 82 or the third big prize winning port solenoid 83. To do. The second big winning opening 29 is in an open state when it corresponds to “small hit” in the first lottery triggered by entering the first start winning opening 24. The third big prize opening 30 is in an open state when it corresponds to “small hit” in the second lottery triggered by entering the second starting prize opening 25. The second big winning opening 29 and the third big winning opening 30 cannot enter the ball when closed, but can enter the ball only after being opened.

  A first special symbol display device 70, a second special symbol display device 71, a first symbol hold lamp 20, and a second symbol hold lamp 21 are provided on the lower left side in the game area 52. The first special symbol display device 70 and the second special symbol display device 71 are display means composed of 7-segment LEDs, and display the first special symbol 192 or the second special symbol 193 while fluctuating (hereinafter referred to as “the first special symbol display device 70” and the second special symbol display device 193) Such a display is called “symbol change” or “change display”). The first special symbol 192 is a symbol corresponding to the result of the first lottery executed at the time of entering the first start winning opening 24, and indicates whether or not a special game or a small hit game is generated. It has. That is, when entering the first start winning opening 24, the first special symbol 192 is variably displayed, and stops in a manner indicating the result of the first lottery after the lapse of the variation time determined prior to display. Similarly, the second special symbol 193 is a symbol corresponding to the result of the second lottery executed at the time of entering the second start winning opening 25, and whether or not a special game or a small hit game is generated. It has a role to show. That is, when entering the second start winning opening 25, the second special symbol 193 is variably displayed, and stops in a manner indicating the result of the second lottery after the lapse of the variation time determined prior to the display. Since the first special symbol 192 and the second special symbol 193 do not necessarily have an effect role, in the present embodiment, the first special symbol display device 70 and the second special symbol display device 71 on the lower left are provided. If a technique is adopted in which the special symbol itself has a role to play and the decorative symbol is not displayed, the special symbol is displayed on a liquid crystal display such as the effect display device 60. You may let them.

  In addition to the first passage 31 and the second passage 32, an effect display device 60 is provided in the center decoration 64 provided in the approximate center of the game board 50. The center decoration 64 has functions such as a flow path of the game ball, protection of the effect display device 60, and decoration. The effect display device 60 is a liquid crystal display that variably displays the first decorative symbol 190 and the second decorative symbol 191 in conjunction with the variable display of the first special symbol 192 and the second special symbol 193. The first decorative symbol 190 and the second decorative symbol 191 are symbols for visually producing the results of the first lottery and the second lottery. The effect display device 60 displays, as the first decorative symbol 190 and the second decorative symbol 191, for example, a plurality of columns of moving images of symbol variation imitating a slot machine game on the screen. The screen of the effect display device 60 is divided into a first area 194 and a second area 195 on the left and right sides. The first area 194 has a first decorative symbol 190 and the second area 195 has a second decorative pattern 191 in parallel. Is displayed in a variable manner. The effect display device 60 is constituted by a liquid crystal display in this embodiment, but may be constituted by a mechanical rotating device such as a drum or other display means such as an LED. In addition, the effect display device 60 displays an effect image even in an effect for arousing a player's sense of expectation for winning a prize ball in a special game.

  Each of the first symbol holding lamp 20 and the second symbol holding lamp 21 is composed of two lamps, and displays the number of holding balls of fluctuation of the first special symbol 192 and the second special symbol 193 according to the number of lighting and the number of blinking. To do. The number of reserved balls is determined by lottery when the game balls drop into the first start winning opening 24 or the second starting winning opening 25 while the first special symbol 192 and the second special symbol 193 are changing or during the execution of the special game. This is the number of lottery random numbers acquired as values (hereinafter also referred to as “special drawing lottery values”), and indicates the number of winning balls for which variation display of the first special symbol 192 and the second special symbol 193 has not yet been executed. . In other words, it is the planned number of special symbol changes.

  The passing of the game ball to the operation port 68 triggers the normal symbol lottery for determining whether or not to expand the normal electric accessory 74. When the game ball passes through the operation port 68, the normal symbol for indicating the result of the normal symbol lottery is variably displayed on the normal symbol display device 59 so as to blink the lamp. The normal symbol display device 59 is provided on the lower right side in the game area 52. When the normal symbol variation display stops in a winning manner after a predetermined time has elapsed, the ordinary electric accessory 74 expands for a predetermined time. The normal symbol holding lamp 22 is provided directly below the normal symbol display device 59. The normal symbol holding lamp 22 is also composed of two lamps, and the number of holding balls of the fluctuation of the normal symbol is displayed according to the number of lighting and the number of blinking. The number of reserved balls is the number of lottery random numbers (hereinafter also referred to as “general drawing lottery values”) acquired as a lottery value when a game ball falls into the operating port 68 during the fluctuation of the normal symbol. Indicates the number of balls that have not yet been subjected to symbol variation. In other words, it is the planned number of normal symbol changes.

  When the player turns the launch handle 17 by hand, the game balls stored in the upper ball tray 15 are guided one by one to the inner rail 56 and the outer rail 54 with a strength corresponding to the turning angle, thereby playing the game area. To 52. When the player fixes the rotation position of the firing handle 17 by hand, the game ball is repeatedly fired at regular time intervals. The game ball launched to the upper part of the game area 52 falls in a direction according to the way of hitting while hitting a plurality of game nails and windmills. When a game ball falls into each of the winning openings such as the first starting winning opening 24, the second starting winning opening 25, the first grand winning opening 28, the second large winning opening 29, the third large winning opening 30, etc., the winning opening The prize ball corresponding to the type of the ball is paid out to the upper ball tray 15 or the lower ball tray 16. A game ball dropped into each winning port such as the first start winning port 24 is processed as a safe ball, and a game ball dropped into the out port 58 is processed as an out ball. Each winning opening includes a gate type through which a game ball passes. In this application, “incoming”, “entering”, and “winning” include “passing”.

  When the player enters the first start winning port 24 or the second start winning port 25, the first special symbol display device 70, the second special symbol display device 71, and the effect display device 60 use the first special symbol 192 and the second special symbol 193. The first decorative symbol 190 and the second decorative symbol 191 are variably displayed. The variable display of the first special symbol 192, the second special symbol 193, the first decorative symbol 190, and the second decorative symbol 191 is stopped after the elapse of the display time determined prior to the display. When the result of the first lottery or the second lottery is a big hit and the first special symbol 192, the second special symbol 193, the first decorative symbol 190, and the second decorative symbol 191 are stopped with the symbol showing the big hit, the normal game However, the game shifts to a special game which is a game state advantageous to the player. At this time, the first decorative symbol 190 or the second decorative symbol 191 simulating a slot machine game has a display mode in which three symbols are matched. In the special game, the first grand prize opening 28 is temporarily closed after being opened for about 30 seconds or after 9 or more game balls are dropped. Such opening and closing of the first big winning opening 28 is repeated a predetermined number of times, for example, seven times. The probabilities that the first lottery and the second lottery are jackpots are the same.

  After the special game is over, time saving is started as a specific game in the normal game. In time saving, the variation time of the special symbol and the decorative symbol is shortened from the normal time. In particular, the standard variation times of the second symbol hold lamp 21 and the second decorative symbol 191 are shorter than the standard variation times of the first symbol hold lamp 20 and the first decorative symbol 190. The “standard variation time” here is a variation time that has the highest probability of being selected from a plurality of types of variation times, and is usually a symbol variation time used for a lottery result indicating a miss. is there. In the time reduction, not only the variation time of the first special symbol 192, the second special symbol 193, the first decorative symbol 190, and the second decorative symbol 191 is shortened, but also the variation time of the normal symbol in the normal symbol display device 59. In addition, the opening time of the ordinary electric accessory 74 is lengthened. For this reason, the ease of entering the ordinary electric accessory 74 is significantly improved as compared with the normal game in the normal state.

  When the result of the first lottery or the second lottery corresponds to “small hit”, the second big prize opening 29 is opened once in the small lottery of the first lottery, and the third big prize opening in the small lottery of the second lottery 30 is opened once. The first lottery and the second lottery have different probability of hitting a small hit. The jackpot in the first lottery is set to a low probability like the jackpot, whereas the jackpot in the second lottery is set to a high probability of about 1/2. Therefore, although a small hit is not generated even if it enters the first start winning opening 24, a small hit occurs with a high probability when entering the second start winning opening 25, and the third big winning is achieved. The mouth 30 is opened.

  The center ornament 64 forms a space partitioned inside the center ornament 64 so as to be separated from the outside of the center ornament 64. The second big prize opening 29 is attached to the left side of the center decoration 64, and the third big prize opening 30 is attached to the right side of the center decoration 64. The game balls that have entered the opened second grand prize opening 29 or third major prize opening 30 flow into the inner space through the first passage 31 or the second passage 32 provided in the center decoration 64. To do. In the space, a guidance device 62, a specific area 65, and an outflow area 66 are provided. A game ball that has entered the center decoration 64 is guided toward the specific area 65 or the outflow area 66. The guidance device 62 rotates at a low speed and acts to guide the game ball to either the specific area 65 or the outflow area 66. The specific area 65 has a shape of a entrance, and always moves back and forth in the left-right direction. As described above, whether the game ball enters the specific area 65 or the outflow area 66 is determined by the rotational relationship of the guidance device 62 and the positional relationship of the reciprocating movement of the specific area 65 or the momentum of the game ball. .

  The entrance to the specific area 65 is detected by the entrance detection device 36, and the entrance to the outflow area 66 is detected by the outflow detection device 37. The entrance detection device 36 and the outflow detection device 37 are collectively referred to as a discharge detection device 35. The ball entry detection device 36 and the outflow detection device 37 count the game balls that have entered the specific area 65 and the outflow area 66, respectively. When the sum of the number of balls entered into each area coincides with the total number of balls counted by the ball detection device 79 and the ball detection device 80, the ball enters the second big winning port 29 and the third big winning port 30. It is determined that all the game balls entered have entered the specific area 65 or the outflow area 66.

  When a game ball enters the specific area 65 inside the center decoration 64, a special game occurs and the opening / closing operation of the first big prize opening 28 is the same as when the result of the first lottery or the second lottery is a big win. Is repeated a predetermined number of times, for example, seven times. In the case of a special game that is generated by entering the specific area 65 at the small hit in the short time, the time shifts again after the special game. In this way, when a special game is generated from a small hit during the time reduction, the time reduction is repeated and the chance of winning a small hit is obtained again, so that the chance of gaining profit by the special game is repeated. In addition, even if a special game is generated by entering the specific area 65 at a small hit that occurs at a timing that is not short of time, there is no shortage after the special game.

  In the pachinko gaming machine 10 according to the modification, all the functions of the first grand prize opening 28 are provided to the second big prize opening 29 or the third big prize opening 30, so that the gaming machine without the first big prize opening 28 is provided. May be realized. As a result, it is possible to further simplify the operation control of the special game, reduce the manufacturing cost, and effectively use the space of the game area 52.

  FIG. 2 shows the configuration of the back side of the pachinko gaming machine. The power switch 40 is a switch for turning on / off the power of the pachinko gaming machine 10. The main board 102 controls the overall operation of the pachinko gaming machine 10 and processes all game operations such as lottery when entering the first start winning opening 24, the second starting winning opening 25, and the operation opening 68 in particular. The sub board 104 includes a liquid crystal unit 42, controls display contents on the effect display device 60, and changes display contents according to a lottery result by the main board 102 in particular. The main board 102 and the sub board 104 constitute a game control device 100. The set base 39 includes a prize ball tank 44, a flow path for prize balls, a payout unit 43 for delivering prize balls. The payout unit 43 pays out the game balls supplied from the winning ball tank 44 to the upper ball tray 15 in accordance with winning in each winning opening. The payout control board 45 controls the payout operation by the payout unit 43. The launching device 46 launches the stored balls in the upper ball tray 15 to the game area 52 one by one. The launch control board 47 controls the launch operation of the launch device 46. The power supply unit 48 supplies power to each part of the pachinko gaming machine 10.

  FIG. 3 is a functional block diagram of the pachinko gaming machine. In the pachinko gaming machine 10, the game control device 100 includes a first start winning opening 24, a second starting winning opening 25, an operation opening 68, a first big winning opening 28, a second big winning opening 29, and a third big winning opening 30. The effect display device 60, the first special symbol display device 70, the second special symbol display device 71, the normal symbol display device 59, the speaker 18, the operation button 99, and the game effect lamp 90 are electrically connected to each other. Various control signals can be transmitted and received. The game control device 100 controls not only the basic operation of the game, but also staging operations such as symbol variation display and electrical decoration. The game control device 100 is configured in such a manner that functions are shared between a main board 102 that controls the overall operation of the pachinko gaming machine 10 including basic operations of the game, and a sub board 104 that controls design effects and the like. The game control device 100 is configured by hardware including elements such as a ROM and a RAM for storing data and programs, and a CPU used for arithmetic processing.

  In the present embodiment, the main board 102 includes a ball entering determination unit 110, a winning / failing lottery unit 112, a symbol determining unit 114, a holding control unit 116, a main display control unit 118, a special game control unit 120, a specific game execution unit 122, and operation avoidance. Means 123, opening / closing control means 124, special game control means 154, and condition holding means 176 are provided. The sub-board 104 in this embodiment includes a pattern storage unit 130, an effect determination unit 132, and an effect display control unit 134. Each functional block included in the main board 102 may be configured such that any one of the functional blocks is mounted on the sub board 104 instead of the main board 102. Similarly, each functional block included in the sub-board 104 may be configured such that any one of them is mounted on the main board 102 instead of the sub-board 104.

  The entrance determination means 110 determines entrance to each entrance. When the winning determination means 110 receives the starting winning information from the winning detecting device 33 or the detecting device 34, it determines that the game ball has won the first starting winning port 24 or the second starting winning port 25, and detects passage. When the passage information is received from the device 38, it is determined that the game ball has passed through the operation port 68. When the winning determination means 110 receives the winning prize winning information from the winning detection device 78, it determines that the game ball has won the first winning winning opening 28, and receives the winning prize winning information from the winning detection device 79. When it is determined that the game ball has won the second grand prize opening 29 and the big prize opening winning information is received from the ball detection device 80, it is determined that the game ball has entered the third big prize opening 30. Furthermore, the winning entry determination unit 110 also determines whether or not to enter the specific area 65 and the outflow area 66 at the second grand prize winning opening 29 and the third big winning prize opening 30.

  The success / failure lottery means 112 includes a first lottery means 126, a second lottery means 128, and an ordinary drawing lottery means 136. The first lottery means 126 acquires a random number value as a special drawing lottery value as the first lottery for determining whether or not to shift to the special game when the first start winning opening 24 is entered. The second lottery means 128 obtains a random number value as a special drawing lottery value as a second lottery for determining whether or not to shift to the special game when the second start winning opening 25 is entered. For example, the special drawing lottery value is acquired from a value range from “0” to “65535”. The “random number” in the present application may not be a mathematically generated random number, but may be a pseudo-random number generated by a hardware random number, a software random number, or the like. In the success / failure table referred to by the first lottery means 126 and the second lottery means 128, the determination result of the big hit, the small hit, and the off and the special figure lottery value are associated with each other, and the corresponding winning range setting is performed. The success / failure probability is determined accordingly. The probability of hitting the jackpot is equal between the first lottery and the second lottery. The first lottery means 126 results in the transition to the small hit game with the first small hit transition probability in the first lottery. The second lottery means 128 results in the transition to the small hit game with the second small hit transition probability higher than the first small hit transition probability in the second lottery. Since the first small hit transition probability is a relatively low setting, even if the first start winning opening 24 is entered, the small hit does not occur so much. On the other hand, since the second small hit transition probability is set to a high probability so that it corresponds to the small hit at a rate of about once every two times, when entering the second start winning opening 25 Is a small hit with a higher probability than entering the first start winning opening 24.

  The general-purpose lottery means 136 acquires a random number value as a general-purpose lottery value in order to determine whether or not to release the ordinary electric accessory 74 upon entering the operation port 68. For example, the usual drawing lottery value is acquired from a value range from “0” to “511”. In the success / failure table referred to by the ordinary drawing lottery means 136, the winning / losing determination result and the ordinary drawing lottery value are associated with each other, and the success / failure probability is determined according to the associated winning range setting.

  The symbol determining unit 114 includes a first symbol determining unit 138, a second symbol determining unit 140, and a universal symbol determining unit 142. The first symbol determination means 138 obtains a symbol determination lottery value for determining the stop symbol of the first special symbol 192, and the first special symbol determination unit 138 determines the first special symbol according to the determination result of the first lottery means 126 and the symbol determination lottery value. The stop symbol of the symbol 192 is determined. Similarly, the 2nd symbol determination means 140 acquires the symbol determination lottery value for determining the stop symbol of the 2nd special symbol 193, and according to the determination result and the symbol determination lottery value by the 2nd lottery means 128 The stop symbol of the second special symbol 193 is determined. The first symbol determining means 138 selects one of a plurality of variation patterns in accordance with the determination result of the first lottery means 126, and the second symbol determining means 140 is the result of the determination of success / failure by the second lottery means 128. One of the patterns is selected from a plurality of variation patterns according to the above. The first symbol determination means 138 and the second symbol determination means 140 are a symbol range table to be referred to in order to determine a stop symbol of the first special symbol 192 and the second special symbol 193, and the first special symbol 192 and the second symbol determination unit 140. A pattern determination table to be referred to in order to determine the variation pattern of the special symbol 193 is held. Note that the “variation pattern” of the first special symbol 192 and the second special symbol 193 determined by the first symbol determination means 138 and the second symbol determination means 140 is a pattern that does not include a staging process. This is synonymous with “variation time”. The first symbol determination means 138 and the second symbol determination means 140 send data indicating the determined stop symbol and variation pattern to the main display control means 118 and an effect determination means 132 described later.

  The normal symbol determining unit 142 acquires a symbol determination lottery value for determining the stop symbol of the normal symbol, and determines the stop symbol of the normal symbol according to the determination result of the normal symbol lottery unit 136 and the symbol determination lottery value. To do. In the normal state, the usual figure determining means 142 randomly selects a variation time, for example, between 10 seconds and 60 seconds, and selects a variation time of, for example, 1 second shorter than the normal state during a specific game. The common symbol determination unit 142 holds a symbol range table to be referred to in order to determine the stop symbol of the normal symbol and a time determination table to be referred to in order to determine the variation time of the normal symbol. The general symbol determining means 142 sends data indicating the determined stop symbol and the variation time to the normal symbol display device 59. When the stop symbol of the normal symbol is a specific symbol, the opening / closing control means 124 expands the normal electric accessory 74 for a predetermined time.

  The holding control means 116, when there is a ball entering the first start winning opening 24 while the first special symbol 192 is being displayed or during the special game or the small hit game, the special drawing lottery corresponding to the ball The value is stored as a reserved ball up to the upper limit number of four. Similarly, the holding control means 116 responds to the entry when there is a entrance to the second start winning opening 25 while the second special symbol 193 is being displayed and during the execution of the special game or the small hit game. The special figure lottery value is stored as a holding ball up to the upper limit number of four. When there is a ball entering the operating port 68 during normal symbol variation display, the hold control means 116 stores up to four maximum lottery values corresponding to the ball as a hold ball.

  The main display control means 118 includes a first special figure control means 148, a second special figure control means 150, a special figure adjustment means 152, and a universal figure control means 153. The first special symbol control means 148 displays the lottery result by the first lottery means 126 on the first special symbol display device 70 as a variation display of the first special symbol 192 according to the variation pattern determined by the first symbol determination means 138. Display. The second special symbol control means 150 gives the result of the lottery by the second lottery means 128 to the second special symbol display device 71 as a variation display of the second special symbol 193 according to the variation pattern determined by the second symbol determination means 140. Display. The first special figure control means 148 and the second special figure control means 150 issue a change start command and a change stop command at the timing of starting and stopping the change display of the first special symbol 192 and the second special symbol 193, respectively. By transmitting to the effect display control means 134, the variable display by the main display control means 118 and the effect display control means 134 is synchronized, and interlocking is maintained. The normal symbol control means 153 causes the normal symbol display device 59 to display the lottery result by the normal symbol lottery means 136 as a normal symbol variation display.

  The special figure adjusting means 152 displays the first special symbol 192 and the second special symbol 193 variably in parallel in the normal game. That is, in the normal game, even if one of the first special symbol 192 and the second special symbol 193 is in the variable display mode, the other variable display start is not prevented. When one of the first special symbol 192 and the second special symbol 193 is stopped at the big hit or the small hit and the other variable display is not made, the special figure adjusting means 152 waits for the start of the variable display. The measurement start of the variation time is temporarily stopped. In this case, the special symbol change display is not newly started while the special game or the small hit game is executed, and another special game and the small hit game are not generated at the same time. You can concentrate on two special games or small hit games. In this way, even if a plurality of games are mixed, control is performed so that the game of each special game or small hit game can be grasped individually, thereby realizing novel gameplay while avoiding game complexity. be able to.

  The special figure adjusting means 152, when one of the first special symbol 192 and the second special symbol 193 is variably displayed and the other symbol is variably stopped by big hit or small hit, As for the symbols, the variable display is continued until the special game or the small hit game ends. In this case, the variation state is continued by temporarily stopping the progress of the timer that measures the variation time of the first special symbol 192 or the second special symbol 193. For example, when the second special symbol 193 is stopped by the big hit or the small hit during the fluctuation display of the first special symbol 192, the fluctuation display of the first special symbol 192 is continued until the special game or the small hit game ends. . Similarly, when the first special symbol 192 is stopped by the big hit or the small hit during the fluctuation display of the second special symbol 193, the variable display of the second special symbol 193 is displayed until the special game or the small hit game ends. Let it continue.

  The condition holding unit 176 includes a special game operation condition holding unit 178 and a small hit game operation condition holding unit 180. The special game operation condition holding means 178 holds a special game operation condition as a condition for shifting to a special game including a plurality of unit games with the opening of the first big prize opening 28. The special game operation condition is a result indicating that the game shifts to the special game in the first lottery or the second lottery, and that the symbol variation corresponding to the lottery has stopped or that there is a ball entering the specific area 65. The contents of the condition. The small hit game operating condition holding means 180 holds a small hit game operating condition as a condition for shifting to a small hit game, which is a unit game accompanied by the opening of the second big winning opening 29 or the third big winning opening 30. The small hitting operating condition is a result indicating that the game is shifted to the small hitting game in the first lottery or the second lottery, and the content of the condition is that the symbol variation corresponding to the lottery is stopped.

  When the first lottery means 126 determines that the first lottery means 126 has shifted to the special game, the special game control means 120 determines that the special game operation condition is satisfied when the first special symbol 192 is stopped in a predetermined jackpot mode. It is determined that the game has been established, and the special game is executed by opening the first grand prize opening 28. Similarly, the special game control means 120, when the winning lottery by the second lottery means 128 results in the transition to the special game, the special game when the second special symbol 193 is stopped in a predetermined jackpot mode. It is determined that the operating condition is satisfied, and the special game is executed by opening the first big winning opening 28. The special game is a game in which the opening / closing operation of the first grand prize winning opening 28 is continuously performed a plurality of times, and is configured by a plurality of unit games with one opening / closing as a unit. In one unit game, the first grand prize opening 28 is opened for about 30 seconds in principle, and the unit game is repeated seven times.

  The special game control means 154 becomes a lottery result indicating the transition to the small hit game by the first lottery means 126 or the second lottery means 128, and the first special symbol 192 or the second special symbol 193 is stopped in a predetermined small hit mode. When a small hitting game condition is satisfied, the small hitting game is executed. The small hit game is composed of one unit game. However, the second grand prize opening 29 or the third big prize opening 30 is opened once during one unit game. The opening time of the second big prize opening 29 and the third big prize opening 30 is less than 1 second per opening. The special game control means 120 is also able to play a special game even when a game ball that has entered the second big prize opening 29 or the third big prize opening 30 in a small hit game passes through a specific area 65 provided therein. A special game is executed on the assumption that the operating condition is satisfied.

  The specific game executing means 122 executes control for shifting the game state in the normal game from the normal state to the specific game state, and control for returning from the specific game state to the normal state. The specific game in this embodiment is short in time. The specific game executing means 122 shifts the game state to the short-time state after the special game is finished. The time saving in this embodiment is either that the total number of variable display times of the first special symbol 192 and the second special symbol 193 reaches a predetermined number, for example, 100 times, or that a new special game occurs. Satisfying is the principle termination condition. However, when the number of small hits in the time reduction reaches a predetermined upper limit number of times different from the upper limit number of fluctuations, the specific game executing means 122 ends the time reduction even before the end condition is satisfied. The small hit upper limit number is preferably a value sufficiently smaller than the fluctuation upper limit number, for example, a small value such as five. If the second small hit transition probability is sufficiently high and the upper limit number of small hits is sufficiently small, there is a high possibility that the time reduction will not end until the small hit number reaches the upper limit number of small hits. The specific game execution means 122 counts the number of times each time the winning / failing lottery results in the transition to the small hit game, and informs the player of the count result in order to suggest the remaining number of times up to the maximum number of small hits. . As a notification method, the number of remaining small hits is displayed on the screen of the effect display device 60. However, as a modified example, the remaining number of times may be suggested by displaying the number of small hits itself.

  The specific game execution means 122 performs control so that the fluctuation display times of the first special symbol 192 and the second special symbol 193 are substantially shortened in the short time state, and the symbol determination means 114 selects a fluctuation pattern having a short fluctuation time. In addition, during the time reduction, control is performed so that the standard fluctuation time of the second special symbol 193 is shorter than the standard fluctuation time of the first special symbol 192, and the symbol determining means 114 serves as a fluctuation pattern of the second special symbol 193. A variation pattern having a variation time shorter than that of the first special symbol 192 is selected. This increases the possibility that the number of fluctuations of the second special symbol 193 during the time reduction will be greater than the number of fluctuations of the first special symbol 192, and the time until the number of small hits of the second special symbol 193 reaches the small hit upper limit number of times. Is more likely to end. The general drawing lottery means 136 refers to a general drawing determination table having a higher probability of winning than the normal probability in the short time state. As a result, the ordinary electric accessory 74 of the second start port 63 is opened with a high probability during a short time. In the short game state, the specific game executing means 122 shortens the variation time of the normal symbol in comparison with the normal state and makes the normal electric accessory 74 open longer than the normal state.

  By the above-mentioned control during the time reduction, the possibility that the number of small hits of the second special symbol 193 reaches the upper limit number of small hits during the time reduction increases. This means that the number of small hits of the second special symbol 193 during the time reduction tends to be a fixed number. Therefore, it is possible to equally give the player a chance to win jackpots in a short time and to equalize the player's profit. In addition, since variations in the number of balls that are played during a short period of time are suppressed, it is easy for developers to design balls.

  While the special game operation condition or the small hitting operation condition is established for one of the first special symbol 192 and the second special symbol 193, the operation avoiding means 123 has a special game operation condition or a small hitting operation condition for the other. The special figure adjusting means 152 and the effect adjusting means 172 described later are controlled so as to avoid the establishment of the above.

  The opening / closing control means 124 controls the opening / closing of the ordinary electric accessory 74, the first grand prize winning port 28, the second major prize winning port 29, and the third major prize winning port 30 of the second start winning prize port 25. When the normal symbol is stopped at a specific symbol, the opening / closing control means 124 sends an opening instruction to the ordinary electric accessory solenoid 76 to open the ordinary electric accessory 74. The open / close control means 124 is opened for a longer time in the short time state than in the normal state. Similarly, the opening / closing control means 124 sends an opening instruction to the first big prize opening solenoid 81 during the special game to open the first big prize opening 28, and in the small hit game, the second big prize opening solenoid 82 or the second. An opening instruction is sent to the third big prize opening solenoid 83 to open the second big prize opening 29 or the third big prize opening 30 for 0.8 seconds.

  The pattern storage unit 130 holds a plurality of variation pattern data in which a variation process from variation start to stop in variation display is defined as a variation pattern of the effect image including the decorative design. The fluctuation pattern displays a pattern for displaying a normal out symbol, a pattern for displaying a symbol out of reach after reaching a big win if one more symbols are aligned, and a jackpot symbol through a reach state. When the pattern is included. In particular, the pattern that passes through the reach state includes patterns having various fluctuation times. Each variation pattern has a variation time for each pattern as an end condition of the symbol variation, and the symbol variation is stopped when the variation time elapses.

  The effect determining unit 132 determines the combination of the stop symbols of the first decorative symbol 190 and the second decorative symbol 191 and the arrangement and variation pattern thereof as the first special symbol as a result of the first lottery unit 126 or the second lottery unit 128. 192 or the second special symbol 193 is determined according to the stop symbol and the variation pattern. Thereby, the variation pattern of the effect image with the same variation time as the special symbol is selected. The effect determining means 132 holds a symbol range table to be referred to in order to determine the stop symbols of the first decorative symbol 190 and the second decorative symbol 191 and a pattern table to be referred to in order to determine a variation pattern.

  The stop symbols of the first decorative symbol 190 and the second decorative symbol 191 are formed as a combination of three symbols. A combination of three symbols such as “777” and “111” is selected. In this case, it is preferable that the same numbers as the first special symbol 192 and the second special symbol 193 are selected as the numbers to be arranged as the first decorative symbol 190 and the second decorative symbol 191. For example, when the first special symbol 192 or the second special symbol 193 is “3”, the first decorative symbol 190 or the second decorative symbol 191 becomes “333”. When the determination result by the first lottery means 126 or the second lottery means 128 indicates that the game does not shift to the special game, a combination that does not have three symbols such as “312” and “946” is selected. In addition, when the determination result indicates that the game does not shift to the special game, and the variation pattern of the special symbol indicating the loss with reach is selected, only one such as “191” or “727” is selected. Select a combination that does not have the same pattern. On the other hand, when the determination result is a result indicating the shift to the small hit game, a specific combination that is different from the big hit or miss and is predetermined to indicate the small hit is selected. The small hit combinations do not have to be arranged in the same number pattern, and may be combinations such as “135” and “357” as long as they are specified. The effect determining means 132 sends the information on the stop pattern of the first decorative symbol 190 and the second decorative symbol 191 and the variation pattern of the decorative symbol to the effect display control means 134.

  The effect display control means 134 includes a first effect control means 168, a second effect control means 170, and an effect adjustment means 172. The effect display control means 134 further controls effect processing such as lighting and extinguishing of the game effect lamp 90 and sound output from the speaker 18. The first effect control means 168 variably displays the result of the first success / failure lottery by the first lottery means 126 in the first area 194 of the effect display device 60 as a decorative symbol according to the selected variation pattern data. The second effect control means 170 causes the second lottery result by the second lottery means 128 to be variably displayed in the second area 195 of the effect display device 60 as a decorative symbol according to the selected variation pattern data. As described above, the effect display control means 134 causes the effect display device 60 to display the symbol variation effect including the variation display of the first decorative symbol 190 and the second decorative symbol 191.

  The effect adjusting means 172 displays the first decorative symbol 190 and the second decorative symbol 191 variably in parallel in the normal game. That is, in the normal game, even if one of the first decorative symbol 190 and the second decorative symbol 191 is in variable display, the other variable display start is not prevented. When one of the first decorative symbol 190 and the second decorative symbol 191 is stopped in the big hit mode or the small hit mode and the other variable display is not made, the effect adjusting unit 172 starts the variable display. Wait. In this case, while the special game or the small hit game is executed, the decorative symbol change display is not newly started, and another special game or the small hit game does not occur at the same time. You can concentrate on one game.

  The effect adjusting means 172 is changing if one of the first decorative symbol 190 and the second decorative symbol 191 is variably displayed while the other symbol is stopped variably in the big hit mode or the small hit mode. With respect to the decorative symbols, the variable display is continued until the special game or the small hit game ends. In this case, the variation state is continued by temporarily stopping the progress of the timer that measures the variation time of the first decoration symbol 190 or the second decoration symbol 191. For example, when the second decorative symbol 191 is stopped in the big hit mode or the small hit mode during the variable display of the first decorative symbol 190, the variable display of the first decorative symbol 190 is displayed until the special game or the small hit game ends. Let it continue. Similarly, when the first decorative symbol 190 is stopped in the big hit mode or the small hit mode during the variable display of the second decorative symbol 191, the special game or the small hit game is ended for the variable display of the second decorative symbol 191. Continue until In this way, even if a plurality of games are mixed, control is performed so that each game can be grasped individually, and in particular, a confusion in which a plurality of special games and small hit games are simultaneously executed is avoided. As a result, it is possible to realize a novel gameplay while avoiding a complicated game.

  FIG. 4 is a diagram schematically illustrating the winning probabilities for the jackpot and the jackpot of the first lottery and the second lottery. The figure (a) shows the winning probability in the first lottery, and the figure (b) shows the winning probability in the second lottery. First, the jackpot winning probability is 1/300 in both the first lottery and the second lottery. On the other hand, the win probability for the small lot is as low as 9/300 in the first lottery and as high as 149/300 in the second lottery. In the first lottery, there is a probability of 290/300, and in the second lottery, it is out of probability with a probability of 150/300.

  FIG. 5 schematically shows a display of the number of remaining small hits during the time reduction. As shown in this figure, on the screen of the effect display device 60 during the time reduction, in addition to the variable display of the first decorative symbol 190 and the second decorative symbol 191, the number of small hits that can be obtained until the time reduction ends. Is displayed in the form of the remaining small hit count display 200. In the present embodiment, the upper limit number of small hits during the time reduction is set to five, and “5 times” is displayed as the remaining small hit count display 200 as the time starts, and every time a small hit occurs, the remaining small hits are displayed. The number of times indicated by the number of times display 200 decreases by one. As a result, it is possible to clearly inform the player of the remaining number of special game acquisition opportunities that develop from small wins in the short time, and to clarify the position that the short time is a great opportunity for acquiring special games. it can.

  FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing a basic operation process in the pachinko gaming machine. First, when a game ball wins the first start winning port 24, the second start winning port 25, the first big winning port 28, the second big winning port 29, the third big winning port 30, or the like, the game ball is activated. The process when passing through the mouth 68 is executed (S10), and if it is in a normal game (Y of S12), the control process of the normal game such as a winning lottery is executed (S14). N in S12), a special game control process is executed (S16), or a small hit game control process is executed (S17). After the processing from S14 to S17, a prize ball payout according to various winnings in S10 is processed (S18). Note that the special game of S16 and the small hit game of S17 are not executed at the same time, and when one is executed, the other is avoided.

  FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing in detail the normal game control process of S14 in FIG. The success / failure lottery means 112 and the symbol determination means 114 execute the variation process of the first special symbol 192 and the first decorative symbol 190 (S20), and execute the variation process of the second special symbol 193 and the first special symbol 192 ( S21), normal symbol variation processing is executed (S22). In the pachinko gaming machine 10 according to the present embodiment, the first special symbol 192 and the second special symbol 193 can be variably displayed simultaneously, and the first decorative symbol 190 and the second decorative symbol 191 are also simultaneously parallel. Variable display is possible.

  FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing in detail the symbol variation process of S20 in FIG. The symbol variation process in this flow is a process for variation display of the first special symbol 192 and the first decorative symbol 190. When the special drawing lottery value of the first lottery is being held in the holding control means 116 (Y in S30), the first special symbol 192 and the first decorative symbol 190 are not being variably displayed (N in S32), The first lottery means 126 executes a success / failure determination process (S33). In this success / failure determination process, it is determined whether or not the result of the first lottery is a result indicating a shift to a big win or a small win, and fluctuations according to differences in the gaming state such as whether the time is short or the number of held balls A variation pattern is selected with reference to the pattern table. The variation display is started according to the variation pattern according to the determination result (S34), and when the time is short (Y of S35), the total variation number of the first special symbol 192 and the second special symbol 193 is the variation upper limit number. When it reaches 100 times (Y in S36), the reference to the fluctuation pattern table for time reduction is terminated (S37), and the time fluctuation end flag for avoiding the start of a new time fluctuation of the first special symbol 192 is turned on. If it has not reached 100 times (S38), S37 and S38 are skipped (N in S36). If the time is not short, S36 to S38 are skipped (N in S35). If the special drawing lottery value of the first lottery is not held in S30 (N in S30), the processing from S32 to S38 is skipped, and the first special symbol 192 and the first decorative symbol 190 are variably displayed in S32. If it is in the middle (Y in S32), the processing from S33 to S38 is skipped.

  Subsequently, if the symbol variation display has already been started (Y in S39), the symbol variation display is processed (S40), and when the predetermined variation time has passed and the symbol display stop timing has been reached (S42). Y) If the displayed symbol variation is stopped and a big hit is made, the game shifts to a special game, and if it is a small win, the game moves to a small game (S43), and the end of the short time is processed (S44). If the second special symbol 193 and the second decorative symbol 191 which are the other symbols stop in the big hit mode or the small hit mode before the predetermined fluctuation time has elapsed (N in S42), (Y in S47), The progress of the variation timer for measuring the variation time of the first special symbol 192 and the first decorative symbol 190 is temporarily stopped (S48). If the second special symbol 193 and the second decorative symbol 191 are not stopped in the big hit mode or the small hit mode in S47 (N in S47), the processing in S48 is skipped. When the symbol variation display is not started in S39 (N in S39), the processing from S40 to S48 is skipped.

  FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing in detail the time-saving end process of S44 in FIG. First, if the symbol that fluctuated stops corresponds to a jackpot (Y in S150), if the time is short (Y in S152), the time reduction is terminated and the time variation end flag is turned off if necessary (S154), If the time is not short, S154 is skipped (N in S152). If it is not a big hit (N in S150), and the short time variation end flag of the first special symbol 192 is turned on (Y in S156), and if it does not correspond to a small hit game ( N in S158, the time reduction is ended and the time reduction variation end flag is turned off (S154). When the short time variation end flag of the first special symbol 192 is off (N of S156) or when it corresponds to the small hit game (Y of S158), S154 is skipped.

  FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing in detail the symbol variation process of S21 in FIG. The symbol variation process in this flow is a process for variation display of the second special symbol 193 and the second decorative symbol 191. If the special drawing lottery value of the second lottery is being held in the holding control means 116 (Y of S49), the second special symbol 193 and the second decorative symbol 191 are not being variably displayed (N of S50), The second lottery means 128 executes a success / failure determination process (S51). In this success / failure determination process, it is determined whether or not the result of the second lottery is a result indicating a shift to a big win or a small win, and fluctuations according to differences in the game state such as whether the time is short or the number of held balls A variation pattern is selected with reference to the pattern table. The variation display is started according to the variation pattern according to the determination result (S52), and when the time is short (Y of S53), the total variation number of the second special symbol 193 and the first special symbol 192 is the variation upper limit number of times. When it reaches a certain number of 100 times (Y in S55), reference to the variation pattern table for time reduction is terminated (S56), and the time variation end flag for turning on the new special time variation of the second special symbol 193 is turned on. (S57). If it has not reached 100 times, S56 and S57 are skipped (N in S55). If the time is not short, S55 to S57 are skipped (N in S53). If the special drawing lot value of the second lottery is not held in S49 (N in S49), the processing from S50 to S57 is skipped, and the second special symbol 193 and the second decorative symbol 191 are displayed in a variable manner in S50. If it is in the middle (Y in S50), the processing from S51 to S57 is skipped.

  Subsequently, if the symbol variation display has already been started (Y in S58), the symbol variation display is processed (S59), and when the predetermined variation time has passed and the symbol display stop timing is reached (S60). Y) If the displayed symbol variation is stopped and the jackpot is a big win, the game shifts to a special game, and if it is a small jackpot, the game shifts to a small hit game (S61), and the time reduction is processed (S62). If the first special symbol 192 and the first decorative symbol 190, which are the other symbols, are stopped in the big hit mode or the small hit mode before the predetermined fluctuation time has elapsed (N in S60) (Y in S65), The progress of the variation timer for measuring the variation time of the second special symbol 193 and the second decorative symbol 191 is temporarily stopped (S66). If the first special symbol 192 and the first decorative symbol 190 are not stopped in the big hit mode or the small hit mode in S65 (N in S65), the process of S66 is skipped. When the symbol variation display is not started in S58 (N in S58), the processing from S59 to S66 is skipped.

  FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing in detail the time-saving end process of S62 in FIG. First, if the symbol whose variation has been stopped corresponds to a jackpot (Y in S170), if the time is short (Y in S172), the time is ended and the time variation end flag is turned off as necessary (S174). If the time is not short, S174 is skipped (N in S172). If it is not a big hit (N in S170), the short-time variation end flag of the second special symbol 193 is on (Y in S176), and if it is not a small hit game ( N in S178, the time reduction is ended and the time reduction variation end flag is turned off (S174). When the short time variation end flag of the second special symbol 193 is OFF (N of S176) or when it corresponds to the small hit game (Y of S178), S174 is skipped.

  FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing in detail the special game of S16 in FIG. First, when the first grand prize opening 28 has not yet been opened (N in S70), the effect display control means 134 starts the special game effect process (S72), and the opening / closing control means 124 opens the first big prize opening 28. Open (S74). If the first big winning opening 28 has been opened, S72 and S74 are skipped (Y in S70). If the predetermined opening time has elapsed since the first grand prize opening 28 was opened (Y in S76), or the opening time has not elapsed (N in S76), the first big winning opening 28 is opened. When the number of entered balls reaches 9 or more (Y in S78), the opening / closing control means 124 closes the first big winning opening 28 (S80). If the opening time has not elapsed (N in S76) and the number of balls entered into the first grand prize winning opening 28 has not reached 9 or more (N in S78), the processing after S80 is skipped and S16 is skipped. End the flow.

  When the number of rounds of the unit game reaches 7 after the closing of the first big prize opening 28 in S80 (Y in S82), the effect display control means 134 ends the effect process of the special game ( S84), the special game control means 120 ends the special game (S86) and starts the specific game (S87). As the specific game, the time reduction starts after the end of the normal special game and the special game generated from the small hit in the time reduction. If the number of rounds has not reached seven (N in S82), 1 is added to the number of rounds and the flow in S16 is terminated (S88).

  FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing in detail the small hit game of S17 in FIG. When the first lottery wins a small win game with the opening of the second big prize opening 29 is executed, and when the second lottery wins the small lot with the opening of the third big prize opening 30 A winning game is executed. First, when the second grand prize opening 29 or the third big prize opening 30 is not yet opened (N in S90), the effect display control means 134 starts the effect process of the small hit game (S92), and the opening / closing control means 124 Opens the second grand prize opening 29 or the third big prize opening 30 (S94). If the second big prize opening 29 or the third big prize opening 30 has been opened, S92 and S94 are skipped (Y in S90). When the opening time has passed 0.8 seconds after the second grand prize winning port 29 or the third grand prize winning port 30 is opened (Y in S96), the opening / closing control means 124 has the second grand prize winning port 29 or third. The big prize opening 30 is closed (S98). If there is a game ball passing to the specific area 65 (Y in S100), the special game transition flag is turned on (S102), and if there is no pass, S102 is skipped (N in S100). The effect display control means 134 ends the effect processing of the small hit game (S104), and the special game control means 154 ends the small hit game (S106). If the time is short (Y in S108), 1 is added to the number of small hits and 1 is subtracted from the remaining small hits number display 200 (S110). If the number of small hits reaches five (S112). Y), the time reduction is finished (S116), and even if it has not reached 5 times (N of S112), if the time-variation end flag of the first special symbol 192 or the second special symbol 193 is on (S114) Y), this flag is turned off to complete the time saving (S116). If the short time variation end flag is not turned on, S116 is skipped (N in S114). If the time is not short in S108 (N in S108), the processing from S110 to S116 is skipped. In S96, when the opening time has not passed 0.8 seconds (N in S96), the processing from S98 to S116 is skipped.

  In the above, this invention was demonstrated based on the Example. This embodiment is merely an example, and it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various modifications can be made to the combination of each component and each processing process, and such modifications are also within the scope of the present invention. is there.

  In the above-described embodiment, the configuration is such that the big winning opening that is opened when a small hit is made is the second big winning opening 29 in the first lottery and the third big winning opening 30 in the second lottery. . In a modification, it is good also as a structure where the big winning opening opened | released when it becomes a small hit is the same by the 1st lottery and the 2nd lottery. In this case, the second grand prize winning port 29 and the third grand prize winning port 30 may be configured to be opened simultaneously, or only one of the blades of the second grand prize winning port 29 or the third grand prize winning port 30 is provided. The structure which is provided and only one is open | released may be sufficient. Alternatively, a configuration may be employed in which blades are provided in both the second grand prize winning port 29 and the third grand prize winning port 30, and only one of them is opened. In that case, it may be determined which blade is to be opened according to the stop symbol when the small hit is made, or which blade is to be opened at random. Moreover, the structure which alert | reports to the effect display apparatus 60 etc. which blade is open | released may be sufficient.

  In the above embodiment, a description has been given of an example of a gaming machine in which a plurality of conventional so-called first-type pachinko gaming machines are mixed and the same gaming characteristics as the second-type pachinko gaming machines are further mixed. In a modified example, the present invention may be realized as a gaming machine in which a second type pachinko gaming machine is mixed with a conventional so-called first type pachinko gaming machine. In that case, the lottery determination is not a plurality of parallel but single as in the normal first type, and the symbol variation is executed as a single variation rather than a plurality of parallels. In this embodiment, the winning lottery corresponds to one of the big wins, small wins, and misses, and when the big wins, the big winning opening is opened, and the game ball passes into a specific area and develops into a special game. And in common. Even in such a gaming machine, it is possible to realize a configuration in which a small hit is likely to occur during time reduction, and it is possible to realize a time reduction in which a small number of small hits can be obtained. As a result, the profit given to the player can be made substantially constant, and the design of the balls can be facilitated.

It is a figure which shows the structure of the front side of a pachinko game machine. It is a figure which shows the structure of the back side of a pachinko game machine. It is a functional block diagram of a pachinko gaming machine. It is a figure which illustrates typically the winning probability of the jackpot and the jackpot of the first lottery and the second lottery. The remaining number of small hits display in the time is shown schematically. It is a flowchart which shows the basic operation | movement process in a pachinko game machine. It is a flowchart which shows the normal game control process of S14 in FIG. 6 in detail. It is a flowchart which shows in detail the symbol variation process of S20 in FIG. It is a flowchart which shows in detail the time shortening process of S44 in FIG. It is a flowchart which shows in detail the symbol fluctuation | variation process of S21 in FIG. It is a flowchart which shows in detail the time-short end process of S62 in FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the special game of S16 in FIG. 6 in detail. It is a flowchart which shows the small hit game of S17 in FIG. 6 in detail.

Explanation of symbols

  10 Pachinko machines, 24 1st start prize opening, 25 2nd start prize opening, 28 1st big prize opening, 29 2nd big prize opening, 30 3rd big prize opening, 50 game board, 52 game area, 60 stage Display device, 70 first special symbol display device, 71 second special symbol display device, 100 game control device, 112 unsuccessful lottery means, 114 symbol determination means, 118 main display control means, 120 special game control means, 122 execution of specific game Means, 123 action avoiding means, 132 effect determining means, 134 effect display control means, 154 special game control means, 178 special game operation condition holding means, 180 small hit game operation condition holding means.

Claims (5)

A game board in which a game area is formed;
A start prize opening provided at a predetermined position in the game area, into which a game ball can enter;
Lottery means for executing a lottery for determining whether or not the ball is entered at the start winning opening;
Display control means for variably displaying a symbol indicating the result of the success / failure lottery;
A big winning opening that is provided at a predetermined position in the gaming area and is opened when the success / failure lottery corresponds to a winning result;
Special game operation condition holding means for holding a special game operation condition as a condition for transitioning to a special game including a plurality of unit games with opening of the prize winning opening;
A small hitting operating condition holding means for holding a small hitting operating condition as a condition for shifting to a small hitting game which is a unit game with the opening of the big winning opening;
A special game control means for executing the special game on the assumption that the special game operation condition is established when the winning lottery results in the transition to the special game and the symbol is stopped in a predetermined jackpot;
The special game control means for executing the small hit game on the assumption that the small hit operation condition is satisfied when the winning / losing lottery results in the transition to the small hit game and the symbol is stopped in a predetermined small hit mode. When,
After the end of the special game, a game that has a condition that the end condition is that either the number of times the symbol display of the symbol reaches a predetermined upper limit of variation or that a new special game occurs is satisfied. Specific game execution means for executing a specific game in a state advantageous to a person,
With
The special game control means determines that the special game operation condition is satisfied when the game ball that has entered the big prize opening in the small hit game further passes through a specific area provided therein, and the special game operation condition is established. Run,
The specific game execution means is configured to execute the specific game even if the number of times that the winning / failing lottery results in the transition to the small hit game reaches a predetermined small limit upper limit even before the end condition is satisfied. A ball game machine characterized by terminating the game.   The specific game execution means counts the number of times each time the success / failure lottery results in the transition to the small hit game, and the result of the count is used to suggest the remaining number of times until the upper limit number of small hits. The bullet ball game machine according to claim 1, which is notified to a person. The start winning opening includes a first starting winning opening and a second starting winning opening through which game balls can enter,
The lottery means is a first lottery means for executing a first lottery as the success / failure lottery upon entering the first start winning port, and the success / failure lottery upon entering the second start winning port. And a second lottery means for executing the second lottery,
The display control means includes a first display control means for variably displaying the first symbol indicating the result of the first lottery, a second display control means for variably displaying the second symbol indicating the result of the second lottery, Including
2. The upper limit number of times in the end condition of the specific game is an upper limit number of times for the total number of variable display times of the first symbol and the variable display number of the second symbol. 2. A ball game machine according to 2. The second lottery means has a result indicating a transition to the small hit game in the second lottery with a higher hit probability than the first lottery,
The specific game execution means may be configured to execute the condition before the end condition is satisfied when the number of times that the first lottery or the second lottery has resulted in the transition to the small hit game has reached the upper limit number of small hits. However, the ball game machine according to claim 3, wherein the specific game is terminated.   5. The ball game machine according to claim 4, wherein the specific game execution means increases the ease of entering the second start winning opening as the specific game.

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