JP4884092B2 - Game machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a winning detection means for detecting that a game ball has won a start winning opening arranged in the game area, and a variable display means for variably displaying identification information based on detection of the gaming ball by the winning detection means. And a game machine for recognizing whether or not to control to a profit granting state in which a player is given a profit according to a display result of identification information variably displayed by the fluctuation display means.

Conventionally, in general, in a pachinko machine as a gaming machine, when a game ball wins a start winning opening, a variation display of a symbol (identification information) is performed as an effect display by a liquid crystal display device (variation display means), and after a predetermined period has elapsed. When a symbol is stopped and displayed, and the symbol that is stopped and displayed on the liquid crystal display device is in a specific display mode (specific display result), the game is given to the player by controlling to the big hit gaming state (profit granting state) There was a thing. This type of pachinko machine is related to a main board equipped with a microcomputer that determines a variation display mode of a pattern from a plurality of types based on winning at a start winning opening, and a variation display mode transmitted from the main board. And a peripheral board on which a microcomputer for controlling the effect display of the liquid crystal display device based on the variable display command signal is provided, and the effect display of the liquid crystal display device is performed. In addition, in a pachinko machine that performs such an effect display, when a predetermined condition is satisfied, the effect display mode is switched to a mode different from the normal mode (for example, between two types of effect modes of the mahjong mode and the Hanafuda mode). The effect mode corresponding to each mode is switched), and the content of the effect is diversified to suppress a decrease in the interest of the game (for example, see Patent Document 1).
Japanese Patent Laying-Open No. 2005-349114 (FIG. 3)

  However, in the configuration in which a plurality of types of effect modes are set as in Patent Document 1, the variable display command signal transmitted from the main board side can be used in common for each effect mode. Although it does not increase the control burden, it is necessary to prepare separate display data for multiple types of variable display command signals for each effect mode on the peripheral board. The burden was increasing. The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object thereof is to provide a gaming machine capable of diversifying the effect display by the variable display means while reducing the control burden on the peripheral board. There is.

(Solution 1)
In order to achieve the above object, according to the first aspect of the present invention , a winning detection means for detecting that a gaming ball has won a start winning opening arranged in the gaming area, and detection of a gaming ball by the winning detection means Fluctuation display means for variably displaying the identification information on the basis of the identification information, and recognizing whether or not to control to a profit granting state that gives a profit to the player according to the display result of the identification information variably displayed by the fluctuation display means A winning determination means for determining whether to give a profit to the player based on the detection of the game ball by the winning detection means, and a profit to the player by the corresponding drop determination means A main board on which a microcomputer for performing main game control of a gaming machine is included, including a profit granting state control means for controlling the profit granting state based on a determination to be made; In addition to being configured separately, the variation display unit performs variation display of the identification information based on the determination result of the winning determination unit, and stops displaying the identification information display result according to the determination result after a predetermined period of time has elapsed. A variable display control means for stopping and displaying the specific display result as the display result of the identification information when the determination to give a profit to the player is made by the winning determination means, and based on a command signal received from the main board A peripheral board mounted with a microcomputer that performs control, and the main board includes a fluctuation display mode storage unit that stores a plurality of types of fluctuation display modes, and the fluctuation display mode based on a determination result of the winning determination unit A variation display mode determining unit that determines any one of the plurality of types of variation display modes stored in the storage unit. The display control means variably displays the identification information based on a variability display command signal related to the variability display mode determined by the variability display mode deciding means received by the peripheral board from the main board. Individual command processing means for processing each variable display command signal in the variable display mode as an individual command signal, and first effect mode control for variably displaying the identification information in a first effect mode based on the processing of the individual command processing means And the same command processing means for processing a variable display command signal of at least two types of variable display modes as the same command signal in the plurality of types of variable display modes, and different from the first effect mode and the same Second effect mode control for variably displaying the identification information in a second effect mode based on the processing of the command processing means. Means.
In this case, the identification information can be variably displayed according to the first effect mode based on the process of the individual command processing means and the second effect mode based on the process of the same command processing means. At the time of production by the mode, since the variable display command signals of at least two types of variable display modes are processed as the same command signal in the multiple types of variable display modes, individual display data for the multiple types of variable display command signals Can be diversified, and in addition, the display load by the variation display means can be diversified while reducing the control burden on the peripheral board.

(Solution 2)
In order to achieve the above object, a gaming machine of the present invention includes a gaming board in which a gaming area is defined, a ball launching means for launching a gaming ball in the gaming area in response to an operation of an operation handle, and the gaming An obstacle member that is implanted in the area and changes the flow direction of the game ball, a start prize opening that is arranged in the game area and is capable of winning a game ball, and the game ball has won the start prize opening The identification information is varied based on the detection of the winning ball, the ball paying unit for paying out a predetermined number of gaming balls according to the detection of the gaming ball by the winning detection unit, and the detection of the gaming ball by the winning detection unit A change display means for displaying, and a gaming machine for recognizing whether or not to control to a profit granting state for giving a profit to a player according to a display result of identification information variably displayed by the change display means, The winning detection hand Based on the determination of whether or not to give a profit to the player based on the detection of the game ball by the player, and the profit based on the determination that the profit should be given to the player by the corresponding drop determination means The main board having a microcomputer for controlling the main game of the gaming machine is included separately from the main board, and includes a profit grant state control means for controlling to the grant state. Based on the variation display means, the identification information is displayed in a variable manner, and the display result of the identification information corresponding to the determination result is stopped and displayed after the predetermined period has passed, and the winning judgment means should give a profit to the player Including variable display control means for stopping and displaying the specific display result as the display result of the identification information, and performing control based on the command signal received from the main board. A peripheral board on which a microcomputer is mounted, and the main board includes a variable display mode storage unit for storing a plurality of types of variable display modes, and the variable display mode storage unit based on a determination result of the winning determination unit. A variation display mode determining unit that determines any one of the plurality of types of variation display modes stored in the variation display mode, and the variation display control unit includes the variation received by the peripheral substrate from the main substrate. The identification information is variably displayed based on a variability display command signal related to the variability display mode determined by the display mode determination means, and each variability display command signal in the plurality of types of variability display modes is processed as an individual command signal. An individual command processing means, and a first display for variably displaying the identification information in a first effect mode based on the processing of the individual command processing means Unlike the first effect mode, the effect mode control means, the same command processing means for processing the variable display command signals of at least two types of variable display modes as the same command signal in the plurality of types of variable display modes, and And second effect mode control means for variably displaying the identification information in a second effect mode based on the processing of the same command processing means.
In this case, the identification information can be variably displayed according to the first effect mode based on the process of the individual command processing means and the second effect mode based on the process of the same command processing means. At the time of production by the mode, since the variable display command signals of at least two types of variable display modes are processed as the same command signal in the multiple types of variable display modes, individual display data for the multiple types of variable display command signals Can be diversified, and in addition, the display load by the variation display means can be diversified while reducing the control burden on the peripheral board.

(Solution 3)
In SOLUTION 1 or solutions 2, the same command processing means to process the variable display command signal varying display aspects is substantially identical variation display time in said plurality of variable display mode as the same command signal The gaming machine according to claim 1, characterized in that:
In this case, since the variable display command signal of the variable display mode that has substantially the same variable display time in the plurality of types of variable display modes is processed as the same command signal, individual display for the multiple types of variable display command signals There is no need to prepare data, and as a result, it is possible to diversify the effect display by the variation display means while reducing the control burden on the peripheral board.

(Solution 4)
In the solving means 3, the variation display mode storage unit stores a plurality of types of variation display modes having the substantially same variation display time, and the same command processing unit has the variation display mode having the substantially same variation display time. 3. The gaming machine according to claim 2, wherein the variation display command signal of each variation display mode is processed as the same command signal for each type.
In this case, after setting a plurality of types of variable display modes having substantially the same variable display time, the variable display command signals are individually processed as the same command signal for each of the plurality of types of variable display modes. Without increasing the control burden, it is possible to further diversify the variable display mode that is the first effect mode based on the processing of the individual command processing means.

(Solution 5)
In order to achieve the above object, the gaming machine of the present invention has a winning detection means for detecting that a game ball has won a start winning opening arranged in the gaming area, and detection of a gaming ball by the winning detection means. Fluctuation display means for variably displaying the identification information based on the identification information, and whether or not to control to a profit granting state for giving a profit to the player according to the display result of the identification information variably displayed by the fluctuation display means. It is a gaming machine, and a winning determination means for determining whether or not to give a profit to the player based on the detection of the game ball by the winning detection means, and a profit should be given to the player by the corresponding falling determination means A main board on which a microcomputer for performing main game control of a gaming machine is included, which is separate from the main board, including profit grant state control means for controlling the profit grant state based on the determination. In addition, based on the determination result of the winning determination means, the fluctuation display means displays the variation of the identification information, and after a predetermined period, the identification information display result corresponding to the determination result is stopped and displayed. It includes variable display control means for stopping and displaying the specific display result as the display result of the identification information when the determination means determines that a profit should be given to the player, and performs control based on the command signal received from the main board A peripheral board mounted with a microcomputer to perform, wherein the main board is a variable display mode storage unit that stores a plurality of types of variable display modes, and the variable display mode storage unit based on a determination result of the winning determination unit A variation display mode determining means for determining any one of the plurality of types of variation display modes stored in the display, and the variation display control The stage displays the identification information variably based on a variability display command signal related to the variability display mode determined by the variability display mode determination means received by the peripheral board from the main board, and the plurality of types of variability display Individual command processing means for processing each variation display command signal in the aspect as an individual command signal, and first effect aspect control means for variably displaying the identification information in a first effect aspect based on the processing of the individual command processing means; The same command processing means for processing the variable display command signal of the variable display mode that has substantially the same variable display time in the plurality of types of variable display modes as the same command signal, is different from the first effect mode and A second effect mode control hand that variably displays the identification information in a second effect mode based on the processing of the same command processing means. The variation display mode storage means stores a plurality of types of variation display modes having the substantially same variation display time, and the same command processing means has the variation display having the substantially same variation display time. The variable display command signal of each variable display mode is individually processed as the same command signal for each type of mode.
In this case, the identification information can be variably displayed according to the first effect mode based on the process of the individual command processing means and the second effect mode based on the process of the same command processing means. At the time of production by the mode, the variable display command signal of the variable display mode having the same variable display time in the multiple types of variable display mode is processed as the same command signal. There is no need to prepare display data. As a result, it is possible to diversify the effect display by the variable display means while reducing the control burden on the peripheral board. Further, according to this configuration, after setting a plurality of types of variable display modes having substantially the same variable display time, the variable display command signals are individually processed as the same command signal for each of the plurality of types of variable display modes. Therefore, it is possible to further diversify the variable display mode serving as the first effect mode based on the processing of the individual command processing means without increasing the control burden on the peripheral board.

(Solution 6)
In the solving means 1 to 5, the command processing switching for switching from processing of the variable display command signal by the individual command processing means to processing of the variable display command signal by the same command processing means based on the establishment of a predetermined condition Means.
In this case, when the predetermined condition is satisfied, the identification information fluctuating display by the first effect mode based on the processing of the individual command processing means is changed to the fluctuating display of the identification information by the second effect mode based on the processing of the same command processing means. It can be configured to switch, and the effect display by the variable display means can be diversified.

(Solution 7)
In the solving means 1 to 6, a high probability state for determining whether or not the gaming state after the end of the profit granting state is controlled to a high probability state with a high ratio for determining that the winning judgment means gives a player a profit. Determining means, and high probability state control means for controlling to the high probability state after completion of the profit granting state when the high probability state determining means determines to control to the high probability state.
In this case, it is possible to set a hit to control to a high probability state after the end of the profit granting state and a hit to not control to a high probability state after the end of the profit granting state. And, in turn, can suppress a decrease in the interest of the game.

(Solution 8)
In the solving means 7, on the condition that the high-probability state determination means determines to control to the high-probability state, the profit-giving state granted by the profit-giving state control means is set as the first profit-giving state or Profit determination means is provided for determining whether or not the second profit grant state is lower than the first profit grant state.
In this case, in the configuration in which the control to the high probability state is set after the end of the profit granting state, the first profit granting state or the second profit granting state having a lower profit value than the first profit granting state By setting two types, it is possible to further diversify the types of hits, and consequently to suppress a decrease in the interest of the game.

(Solution 9)
In the solving means 8, when it is determined that no profit is given to the player by the winning determination means, it is substantially equal to the second profit granting state at a higher rate than it is determined that the profit is determined by the corresponding determining means. The second winning judgment means for judging whether or not to provide the profit is provided.
In this case, even when it is determined that no profit is given to the player by the winning determination means, depending on the determination result of the second winning determining means, it can be configured to give a profit substantially equivalent to the second profit granting state. A decrease in interest can be suppressed.

(Solution 10)
The solving means 9 comprises high probability state unknown means for making it unknown whether the high probability state is controlled after the end of the second profit granting state.
In this case, whether or not the gaming state after the end of the second profit granting state is a high probability state, in other words, the determination result of the winning judgment means is a win, and the profit judging means sets the second profit granting state. It can be difficult to understand whether the determination has been made, or whether the determination result of the winning determination means is out of order and the second winning determination means has made a determination to give a profit substantially equivalent to the second profit granting state. . That is, it is not possible to determine whether the second profit granting state is based on either the winning determination means or the second winning determination means, and after the second profit granting state, the gaming state becomes a high probability state or a state other than the high probability state. Whether it is controlled to the normal state cannot be determined, and the expectation for the high probability state can be maintained. Therefore, the second profit determination state is frequently given by the second winning determination means, and the expectation for the high probability state can be frequently increased even in the normal state, and the decrease in the interest of the game is suppressed. can do.

(Solution 11)
In the solving means 10, the command processing switching means determines that the determination result of the winning determination means is a win and the profit determining means determines to be in the second profit granting state, or the winning determination means The variation by the individual command processing means is determined that the predetermined condition is satisfied that the determination result is out of order and the second winning determination means determines that the profit is substantially equal to the second profit granting state. The display command signal processing is switched to the variable display command signal processing by the same command processing means.
In this case, the effect display in the second effect mode can be an effect after the end of the second profit provision state. Therefore, it is possible to increase the player's interest in whether or not the gaming state after the end of the second profit granting state is a high-probability state with an effect different from the normal time, and thereby suppressing a decrease in the interest of the game. Can do.

(Solution 12)
The solving means 1 to 11 include command presenting means for presenting a command to the player based on the establishment of the command start condition, and the second effect mode control means is configured such that the command is presented by the command presenting means. And a command effect display control means for displaying and controlling the command effect on the variable display means in substantially the same command execution effect mode that becomes the second effect mode for each variable display in a predetermined period spanning a plurality of variable displays. The command effect display control means is an effect mode in which the command is achieved as the command execution effect mode when the winning determination unit makes a determination to give a profit to the player during the execution period of the command effect. Command achievement display control means for controlling the display of the command effect, and a command execution display control unit for controlling the command execution effect a plurality of times for one variation display. And, equipped with a.
In this case, since the command execution effect mode is controlled to be displayed a plurality of times for one variation display, the command is not achieved once (in the first command execution effect mode) in one variation display. Even when the (effect) continues, the command may be achieved in the second and subsequent command execution effects. For this reason, it is possible to avoid getting bored of the player during the command production, such as showing the player a meaningless (no expectation of winning big hit) reach production, etc. Since the player can continuously have a big hit expectation from the start time to the end time of the game, it is possible to suppress a decrease in the interest of the game.

(Solution means 13)
In the solving means 12, the command effect display control means performs display control of a mode in which the command presented by the command presenting unit is executed by displaying a moving image of the character as the command execution effect mode.
In this case, since it is easy to understand and it is possible to execute the command effect while enhancing the visual interest, it is possible to suppress a decrease in the interest of the game.

(Solution 14)
In the solution unit 12 or the solution unit 13, a variation display time storage unit that stores a plurality of types of variation display time, and a plurality of types of variation display stored in the variation display time storage unit based on the determination result of the winning determination unit A variable display time determining unit that determines any one of the variable display times, a variable display control unit that displays the identification information in a variable display time determined by the variable display time determining unit, and the command start condition An end determination value setting means for setting an end determination value for determining the end of the predetermined period based on the establishment of the counter, a counter means for counting the counter value, and a counter value of the counter means are displayed so as to be recognized by the player. Counter value display means, and the command effect display control means terminates the display control by the command execution effect mode based on the establishment of the command end condition. Command effect end control means, wherein the command effect end control means sets a corresponding value corresponding to the variable display time for each of the plurality of types of variable display time, and determines the variable display time. Counter operation means for counting the corresponding value corresponding to the change display time with respect to the counter means by only one of addition or subtraction according to the determination of the change display time by the means, and The display control by the command execution effect mode is terminated with the completion of the command termination condition that the counter value of the counter unit has counted the termination determination value by the count of the counter calculation unit.
In this case, the corresponding value is set in correspondence with the variable display time, and the corresponding value corresponding to the variable display is counted for each variable display at the time of command production. When the counter value of the counter means counts the end determination value set at the start of the effect display, the command effect is ended based on this. For this reason, the player does not know the end point of the command effect straight from the remaining number of fluctuation displays and time, so that the player can continuously have a sense of tension with respect to the end of the command effect. It is possible to suppress a decrease in interest.
Also, according to this configuration, although the end point of the command effect is not known on the straight, the counter value of the counter means is gradually added or subtracted every time the change display is performed, and the end determination value is counted. Sometimes the command effect ends. For this reason, it is possible not to end the command effect suddenly but to emphasize the fact that the command effect ends gradually and allow the player to recognize it, so that it is possible to effectively produce a sense of tension with respect to the command effect. .

(Solution 15)
In the solving means 14, the variable display time determining means sets a high ratio for determining a long variable display time among the plurality of types of variable display times when the determination result of the winning determination means is a win, When the determination result of the winning determination means is out of place, a ratio of determining a short fluctuation display time among the plurality of kinds of fluctuation display times is set higher, and the corresponding value setting means increases the longer the fluctuation display time, Set the corresponding value larger.
In this case, when the long fluctuation display time is selected, the value counted by the counter calculation means is large, and when the short fluctuation display time is selected, the value counted by the counter calculation means is small. For this reason, as a result, when there is no big hit during the command production, the higher the ratio of the production mode in which the variation display time is long and the high expectation degree of the big hit is higher, the earlier the end point of the command production is, the fluctuation display time The higher the rate at which the production mode with a short expectation degree and a low hit expectation level is higher, the later the end point of the command production is. Accordingly, it is possible to change the end of the command effect according to the expected degree of jackpot of the selected effect mode, and consequently, it is possible to suppress a decrease in interest with respect to the command effect.

(Solution 16)
In the solving means 14 or 15, the counter calculating means calculates the counter value of the counter means one by one, and the command effect display control means performs a specific effect every time the counter value is calculated by the counter calculating means. Control display of the mode.
In this case, by executing the effect display in a specific effect mode every time the counter value is calculated, it is possible to recognize the change in the counter value with the effect content that is easy to understand for the player.

(Solution 17)
In the solving means 16, the command achievement display control means displays an effect mode in which the command is achieved in the effect display in the specific effect mode when the determination result of the winning determination means is a win.
In this case, when an effect mode in which the command is achieved in a specific effect mode performed every time the counter value is calculated is displayed during the command effect, the player can recognize that the winning has been determined. .

(Solution 18)
In the solving means 14 to 17, for each change display, the corresponding value corresponding to the change display time of the change display is displayed recognizable to the player, and the change display is displayed for each calculation of the counter value by the counter calculation means. A count display means for counting and displaying the corresponding value corresponding to the time is provided.
In this case, by individually displaying the corresponding values for each variation display, it is possible to make the player recognize the calculation of the count value for each variation display in an easily understandable manner.

(Solution 19)
In the resolution means 14 to the resolution means 18, an end determination value storage means for storing a plurality of types of end determination values and an end determination value of any of a plurality of types of end determination values stored in the end determination value storage means. An end determination value determining unit for determining, and the end determination value setting unit sets the end determination value determined by the end determination value determination unit.
In this case, it is possible to diversify the command effects by setting the end determination values set in the end determination value setting means, in other words, the values for determining the end of the command effects in a plurality of types. Can be suppressed.

(Solution 20)
In the solving means 14 to 19, the end determination value setting means is constituted by an upper limit value setting means for setting a predetermined upper limit value in the counter means as the end determination value, and the counter calculation means is the variation display. A counter value subtracting means for subtracting the corresponding value corresponding to time from the counter value of the counter means, and the predetermined upper limit numerical value set in the counter means by subtraction of the counter value subtracting means is a numerical value of 0 or less When the command end condition is satisfied, the display control by the command execution effect mode is ended.
In this case, a subtraction value is set in correspondence with the fluctuation display time, and at the time of command production, the subtraction value corresponding to the current fluctuation display is subtracted from the upper limit value set in the counter means at the start of the production display. . When the counter value of the counter means becomes a value of 0 or less, the command effect is ended based on this value. For this reason, the player does not know the end point of the command effect straight from the remaining number of fluctuation displays and time, so that the player can continuously have a sense of tension with respect to the end of the command effect. It is possible to suppress a decrease in interest.

(Solution 21)
In the solution unit 12 to the solution unit 20, the command presentation unit determines that the determination result of the winning determination unit is a win and the determination of the second profit grant state is made by the profit determination unit, or the winning unit The player is instructed that the instruction start condition is satisfied that the determination result of the determination means is out of order and the second winning determination means has determined to give a profit substantially equal to the second profit granting state. Present.
In this case, the command effect can be an effect after the end of the second profit provision state. Therefore, it is possible to increase the player's interest in whether or not the gaming state after the end of the second profit granting state is a high-probability state with an effect different from the normal time, and thereby suppressing a decrease in the interest of the game. Can do.

(Solution means 22)
In the solving means 14 to 21, the variable display time determining means controls the high probability state by the high probability state determining means when the high probability state determining means determines to control to the high probability state. Compared to the case where the determination is not made, the proportion of the plurality of types of variable display times determined as a long variable display time is high.
In this case, when the determination to control to the high probability state is made by the high probability state determination means, that is, the determination to give a profit to the player is made by the winning determination means during the effect display in the special effect mode. In the case of controlling to a high probability state after the end of the profit granting state based on, if the determination is made not to control to the high probability state by the high probability state determination means, that is, the player by the winning determination means during the effect display in the special effect mode It is easier to execute an effect with a long variable display time than when a determination is made to give a profit to and a control is not performed to a high-probability state after the profit-giving state based on the determination. For this reason, in the effect display in the special effect mode, when an effect with a long variation display time is executed, the player has a feeling of expectation by giving the player an impression that is likely to be a hit with control of a high probability state. It can be increased, and as a result, a decrease in the interest of the game can be suppressed.

(Solution 23)
In the solving means 14 to the solving means 22, the variable display time determining means is a case where the determination result of the winning determining means is a win and the profit determining means determines that the second profit granting state is set, When the determination result of the winning determination means is out of order and the second winning determination means determines to give a profit substantially equal to the second profit granting state, the plurality of types of variable display time The decision rate was set almost the same.
In this case, when the determination result of the winning determination means is a win and the profit determination means determines to be in the second profit grant state, in other words, the gaming state after the end of the second profit grant state is a high probability state. And when the determination result of the winning determination means is out of place and the second winning determination means determines that the profit is substantially equivalent to the second profit granting state, in other words, the second profit granting state ends. In the case where the subsequent gaming state is a normal state other than the high probability state, the determination ratios of the plurality of types of variable display times are set to be substantially the same. For this reason, it becomes impossible to determine whether the gaming state after the end of the second profit granting state is a high probability state or a normal state depending on the contents of the effect during the gaming state, and the expectation for the high probability state is maintained. Can do.

(Solution 24)
In the solving means 19 to 23, the end determination value setting means sets the end determination value determined by the end determination value determination means, and the end determination value determination means indicates that the determination result of the winning determination means is If it is determined that the second profit granting state is determined by the profit determining means, the determination result of the winning determination means is out of order and the second profit determining state is determined by the second winning determination means. Compared to the case where the determination of giving substantially the same profit is made, the ratio of determining the end determination value having a larger value among the plurality of types of end determination values is higher.
In this case, when the determination result of the winning determination means is a win and the profit determination means determines to be in the second profit grant state, in other words, the gaming state after the end of the second profit grant state is a high probability state. In such a case, if the determination result of the winning determination means is out of order and the second winning determination means determines to give a profit substantially equivalent to the second profit granting state, in other words, the second profit granting state ends. The effect display period (predetermined period) in the special effect mode is easily set longer than when the later game state is in a normal state other than the high probability state. Therefore, the expectation can be changed for each gaming state after the end of the second profit granting state, and hence the decrease in the interest of the game can be suppressed.

(Solution 25)
Solution means 12 to solution means 24 comprise command start determination means for determining whether or not the command start condition is satisfied based on extraction of random numbers, wherein the command start determination means has a determination result of the winning determination means. And when the determination of the second profit grant state is made by the profit determination means, or the determination result of the winning determination means is out of place and the second profit grant is determined by the second winning determination means When it is determined to give a profit substantially equivalent to the state, the random number is extracted to determine whether or not the command start condition is satisfied, and the determination result of the winning determination unit is a win When the determination of the second profit grant state is made by the profit determination means, the determination result of the winning determination means is out of place and the second winning determination means Than when it is determined to grant the second benefit applied state substantially equal benefit was made, it was set high proportion determining the establishment of the instruction start condition.
In this case, when the determination result of the winning determination means that triggers the execution of the command effect is a win and the profit determination means determines that the second profit grant state is set, that is, the game after the end of the second profit grant state When the state becomes a high probability state, when the determination result of the winning determination means is out of place and the second winning determining means determines that the profit is substantially equal to the second profit granting state, that is, the second Compared to the case where the gaming state after the completion of the profit granting state becomes the normal state, the entry rate of the command effect is set higher. For this reason, since the probability of being in a high probability state is high during execution of the command effect, it is possible to give the player an impression that it is easy to win by executing the command effect, and the player's expectation for the command effect is given Can be increased.

(Solution 26)
In Solution 2 to Solution 25, when the profit granting state control means controls the profit granting state, it shifts from the closed state to the open state and has a big prize having a big prize opening where a large number of game balls can win. A winning device for detecting that a game ball has won in the winning device, and the ball payout device has a predetermined number according to the detection of the gaming ball by the winning detection device. Pay out the game balls.
In this case, it is possible to give the player as a profit granting state that a large amount of prize balls are paid out to the player in accordance with winning in the big winning opening.

  (Solution means 27)

In Solution 1 to Solution 26, the gaming machine is a pachinko gaming machine.
The basic configuration of the pachinko gaming machine is that a game ball is driven into the game area in accordance with the operation of the operation means, and the displayed game ball is awarded on the start opening provided in the game area. The symbol information is variably displayed by the means, and the display result of the symbol information is stopped and displayed. In addition, when a profit granting state (for example, a big hit gaming state) occurs, a big winning opening provided in the gaming area is opened in a predetermined manner so that a game ball can be won, and a game is given to the player based on the winning. A privilege (for example, awarding a prize ball or writing a point on a magnetic card) is granted.

(Solution 28)
In the solving means 1 to 26, the gaming machine is a spinning type gaming machine.
In addition, as a basic configuration of the swivel-type gaming machine, after the symbol information string (for example, a plurality of reel strings with a plurality of symbol information) composed of a plurality of symbol information is variably displayed, the display result of the symbol information is stopped. In addition to displaying a fluctuation display means for displaying, the display of the fluctuation of the symbol information is started based on the operation of the start operation means (for example, the operation lever), and the operation of the stop operation means (for example, the stop button) or the passage of a predetermined time The display of the variation of the symbol information is stopped based on And it is provided with the profit provision state generation | occurrence | production means which generate | occur | produces a profit provision state (for example, jackpot game state) on the condition that symbol information becomes a predetermined specific display mode.

(Solution 29)
In Solution 1 to Solution 26, the gaming machine is a gaming machine in which a pachinko gaming machine and a revolving gaming machine are fused.
In addition, as a basic configuration of a gaming machine in which a pachinko gaming machine and a spinning-reel-type gaming machine are fused, a symbol information string composed of a plurality of symbol information (for example, a plurality of reel rows with a plurality of symbols) is displayed in a variable manner. After that, it is provided with a fluctuation display means for stopping and displaying the display result of the symbol information, and starting the fluctuation display of the symbol information based on the operation of the start operation means (for example, the operation lever), and the stop operation means (for example, The change display of the symbol information is stopped based on the operation of the stop button) or the elapse of a predetermined time. And it is provided with a profit grant state generating means for generating a profit grant state (for example, a big hit game state) on condition that the symbol information becomes a predetermined specific display mode, and by using a game ball as a game medium, A predetermined number of game balls are required at the start of the change of the symbol information, and a large amount of game balls are paid out when a profit granting state occurs.

  According to the configuration of the present invention, the identification information can be variably displayed according to the first effect mode based on the process of the individual command processing means and the second effect mode based on the process of the same command processing means. At the time of production by the second production mode, at least two types of variation display command signals in a plurality of types of variation display modes are processed as the same command signal. There is no need to prepare individual display data. As a result, it is possible to diversify the effect display by the variable display means while reducing the control burden on the peripheral board.

  FIG.1 and FIG.2 has shown concretely the structure of the pachinko machine 1 used as one Embodiment. The pachinko machine 1 includes a frame body and a game board 4, and the frame body includes an outer frame 2, a main body frame 3, a front frame 5, and the like. Among these, the outer frame 2 is configured by combining upper, lower, left and right wooden frame members in a rectangular shape, and a lower plate 6 for receiving the lower surface of the main body frame 3 is provided at the front lower portion thereof. The left side edge of the outer frame 2 is connected to the left end of the main body frame 3 via a hinge mechanism 7. As shown in FIG. 2, the main body frame 3 is located on the front side of the outer frame 2. Can be opened and closed. The main body frame 3 is configured by integrally molding the front frame body 8, the game board mounting frame 9, and the mechanism mounting frame 10 with a synthetic resin material. Among these, the front frame body 8 is formed on the front side of the main body frame 3, and its outer shape has a size that matches the outer shape of the outer frame 2 excluding the lower plate 6.

  The game board mounting frame 9 is formed integrally with the rear portion of the front frame body 8, and the game board 4 is mounted on the game board mounting frame 9 so as to be fitted from the front. The game board 4 can also be opened and closed from the main body frame 3 to the front side via the hinge mechanism 25, and the game board 4 can be attached to and detached from the main body frame 3 along with this opening and closing operation. A catch lock 9a (a so-called “snap lock”) is provided at the lower opening edge of the game board mounting frame 9 where the game board 4 is fitted. As shown in the drawing, when the catch lock 9a is tightened in a state where the game board 4 is fitted in the game board mounting frame 9, the game board 4 is fixed to the game board mounting frame 9 so as to be strongly pressed downward.

  Further, lock members 4 c are respectively attached to the upper right corner and the lower right corner of the game board 4. The lock member 4c has a plate shape elongated in the width direction of the game board 4, and the game board 4 is locked to the game board mounting frame 9 with its front end protruding rightward from the game board 4. It works as a nail. That is, the lock member 4c has either a protruding position in which the tip portion protrudes laterally from the right end of the game board 4 or a retracted position retracted inwardly (center direction) from the right end of the game board 4. 4 is locked.

  On the other hand, although not shown in FIG. 2, locking holes are formed in the inner edge of the game board mounting frame 9 at positions corresponding to the upper and lower lock members 4c. For this reason, if the upper and lower lock members 4c are locked at the protruding positions in a state where the game board 4 is fitted in the game board mounting frame 9, the game board 4 is held in a state in which the tip ends thereof enter the locking holes. Locks to the game board mounting frame 9 to prevent it from falling forward. Conversely, the game board 4 can be easily removed from the game board mounting frame 9 by releasing the upper and lower lock members 4 c from the protruding position and releasing the locking with the game board mounting frame 9.

  The board surface (front surface) of the game board 4 is provided with a guide rail 11 formed in an annular shape, and the guide rail 11 includes an outer rail and an inner rail. On the board surface of the game board 4, a substantially circular game area 12 is defined inside the guide rail 11. In addition, the structure (board | board surface structure) in the game area | region 12 is mentioned later.

  A bass speaker 14 is built in via a mounting plate 13 at the position of the lower left corner of the front frame 8. A launch rail 15 is provided at the position of the lower right corner of the front frame 8, and the launch rail 15 plays a role of guiding the game ball toward the launch path of the game board 4. A lower front member 16 is attached to the front frame 8 at a position below the launch rail 15 and the bass speaker 14. A lower pan 17 is formed at a substantially central position of the lower front member 16, and a firing handle 18 is provided at a right position thereof.

  As shown in part in FIG. 2, a locking device 19 is attached to the right side end of the main body frame 3 (front frame body 8) on the back side thereof. The locking device 19 has a function of locking the entire body frame 3 with respect to the outer frame 2 or locking the front frame 5 with respect to the body frame 3. The locking device 19 has two types of frame locking latches 21 and a door locking latch 23, and one of the frame locking latches 21 corresponds to the closing tool 20 of the outer frame 2. For example, when the main body frame 3 is pushed into the outer frame 2 from the state shown in FIG. 2, the two frame locking latches 21 on the upper and lower sides respectively engage with the corresponding stoppers 20, thereby causing the main body frame 3 to move. The outer frame 2 is fixed in a locked state.

  The other door locking latch 23 corresponds to the closing tool 22 provided on the rear surface of the front frame 5. For example, when the front frame 5 is pushed into the main body frame 3 from the state shown in FIG. At the top and bottom, the three door locking latches 23 are respectively engaged with the corresponding closing devices 22, whereby the front frame 5 is fixed in a locked state on the main body frame 3.

  The locking device 19 also has a cylinder lock 24. With the main body frame 3 and the front frame 5 closed, for example, a hall administrator / employee inserts a dedicated key into the key hole of the cylinder lock 24. When turned in one direction, the engagement between the frame locking latch 21 and the closing tool 20 of the outer frame 2 is released, and the main body frame 3 is unlocked. When the key is turned in the opposite direction, the engagement between the door locking latch 23 and the closing tool 22 of the front frame 5 is released, and the front frame 5 is unlocked. Since the front end of the cylinder lock 24 passes through the front frame 8 and the lower front member 16 and is exposed to the front surface of the lower front member 16, an unlocking operation is performed by inserting a key from the front of the pachinko machine 1. Can be easily performed.

  In the present embodiment, the main body frame 3 is unlocked with respect to the outer frame 2 by rotating the key in the clockwise direction (twisting operation), and the key is rotated in the counterclockwise direction (twisting operation). ), The front frame 5 is unlocked with respect to the main body frame 3. Thus, either the main body frame 3 or the front frame 5 can be unlocked only by changing the direction of the key turning operation. Further, when the main body frame 3 is locked in the closed state, the locking device 19 does not release the engagement between the frame locking latch 21 and the closing tool 20 of the outer frame 2 by an external operation using something other than the key. Thus, a lock mechanism for locking the displacement of the frame locking latch 21 is further provided.

  Thereby, when the main body frame 3 is locked in the closed state, the frame locking latch 21 is locked by the locking mechanism. The main body frame 3 (entire frame 8) has a rib projecting on the side closer to the gap between the outer frame 2 and the main body frame 3 (front frame 8) than the frame locking latch 21 (on the right side in FIG. 2). Even if a player who intends to cheat inserts a wire or the like through the gap between the outer frame 2 and the main body frame 3 (front frame 8) and directly operates the frame locking latch 21, the wire or the like Will abut the ribs and prevent further entry. Therefore, it is possible to suppress an act of illegally unlocking the main body frame 3 using a wire or the like from the gap between the outer frame 2 and the main body frame 3 (front frame 3).

  The front frame 5 is also called a glass frame or a glass door, and the front frame 5 is attached to the front side of the main body frame 3 through a hinge mechanism 25 so as to be opened and closed. The front frame 5 includes a door main body frame 26 on the back side, and includes a frame lamp 27 (side decoration device), an upper plate 28, and an acoustic illumination device 29 on the front side. The door main body frame 26 is configured by a pressed metal frame member, and the door main body frame 26 is formed to have a size that covers a portion from the upper end of the front frame body 8 to the upper edge of the lower front member 16. ing. When the front frame 5 is closed, the front side of the front frame 8 including the game board 4 is covered by the front frame 5, but a substantially circular opening window 30 is formed in the center of the door body frame 26. The game area 12 of the game board 4 can be viewed from the front through the opening window 30. Further, a window frame 31 having a rectangular frame shape larger than the opening window 30 is provided on the rear side of the door main body frame 26, and two transparent glass plates 32 are spaced forward and backward in the window frame 31. Is inserted.

  In the configuration of the present embodiment, the cylinder lock 24 is disposed not on the right side of the game board 4 but on the lower side, and the locking device 19 disposed on the right side of the game board 4 is reduced in thickness, so that the game board 4 The area of the game area 12 formed in the above can be ensured larger than before. Thereby, the player's eyes can be greatly attracted, and the interest in visual recognition can be enhanced. Moreover, in the structure of this embodiment, since the opening window 30 of the front frame 8 is enlarged in accordance with the enlargement of the game area 12, the rigidity of the front frame 8 is reduced at that portion. Since the upper plate 28 is integrally formed at the lower part of the front frame 8, the portion of the upper plate 28 is reinforced to suppress a decrease in rigidity of the front frame 8 as a whole.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the front frame 5 is provided with frame lamps 27 on both the left and right sides around the opening window 30 and an upper plate 28 at the lower part thereof. Furthermore, an acoustic illumination device 29 is disposed at the top. The frame lamp 27, the acoustic illumination device 29, the upper plate 28, and the like are integrated so as to constitute the outer shape of the front frame 5 as a whole, and are designed to recall a sense of unity in appearance.

  Among these, the frame lamp 27 is mainly composed of a side decorative body 33 with a built-in lamp substrate, and the side decorative body 33 is just paired on the left and right sides of the opening window 30. A plurality of slit-like opening holes extending in the vertical direction are arranged in the side decoration body 33 in the vertical direction. In each opening hole, a lens 34 corresponding to a lamp (LED: light emitting diode) mounted on the lamp substrate. Is incorporated.

  The acoustic illumination device 29 incorporates two speakers 36 for high sounds, and the front side of these speakers 36 is covered with a speaker cover 37. The speakers 36 are arranged in a pair on the left and right of the front frame 5, and a transparent cover body 35 is installed so as to connect the left and right speakers 36. The transparent cover body 35 extends to the full width of the front frame 5, and a lamp substrate having a decorative LED, a reflector body, and the like are installed behind the transparent cover body 35. The acoustic lighting device 29 is unitized in a state in which constituent members such as the speaker 36, the speaker cover 37, the transparent cover body 35, the lamp substrate, and the reflector body are assembled with each other.

  On the front side of the door body frame 26, an upper plate 28 is integrally provided with the front frame 8 at the lower portion around the opening window 30, and frame lamps 27 are mounted on the left and right sides. An upper speaker 36 is attached to the upper part. The frame lamp 27 is turned on / off in accordance with various game contents, and the upper speaker 36 and the lower speaker 14 are controlled to output sound in a plurality of types according to various game contents. Is executed. As described above, in the pachinko machine 1 according to the present embodiment, the lighting effect of the frame lamp 27 and the sound output control of the upper speaker 29 and the lower speaker 14 are increased according to various game contents, thereby enhancing the effect of the game. It is designed to improve the interest of the elderly. The upper speaker 29 and the lower speaker 14 also output a warning sound for notifying that an illegal act has been executed, an information sound for notifying that an error relating to a game has occurred, and the like.

  Due to the structure of the pachinko machine 1, the frame (outer frame 2, main body frame 3, front frame 5) is a part constituting the main body, and the board material of the game board 4, that is, the game board is detachably supported by the main body. It has become a part. The outer frame 2 plays a role of fixing the pachinko machine 1 to the island facility of the game hall (hall), and the main body frame 3 plays a role of detachably supporting the entire game board 4 including the game board. The game board is made of a strength member such as a plywood board, and various components (obstacles, accessories, winning devices, ornaments, electronic devices / control boards) are attached to the front and back of the game board.

  FIG. 3 shows the game board 4 alone. As described above, the game board 4 is configured with the game board 4a molded in a rectangular shape as a strength member, and the game area 12 is formed in a circular shape on the front surface thereof. In the game area 12, a number of obstacle nails (obstacle members) are driven in a predetermined arrangement, and a windmill 40 for ball guidance is provided at an appropriate position. In the upper half of the game area 12, a remarkably large effect device 42 is arranged, and this effect device 42 has a design symbolizing the model of the pachinko machine 1, the game concept, and the like.

  The rendering device 42 has an elliptical outer shape that is flattened in the vertical direction, but has angular portions in some places. In particular, when viewed from the front, the top portion of the rendering device 42 protrudes in a mountain shape, and the upper edge portion extending left and right from the portion corresponding to the mountain top has a gentle downward slope. In addition, the left edge of the effect device 42 has a shape that is lumpy in the vertical direction, and thus has an outer shape in which the upper end and the lower end of the left edge are respectively squared. On the other hand, the right edge portion of the effect device 42 is curved in an arc shape along the outer edge of the game area 12, and the outline thereof is a smooth curve in contrast to the left edge portion. Further, the lower edge portion of the effect device 42 has a downward slope that is linearly narrowed toward the center, and is bent in the horizontal direction at the center position.

  A liquid crystal display device 50 (variable display means) is installed inside the effect device 42, and the liquid crystal display device 50 has a relatively large display screen. In addition, various decorative bodies 43a, 43b, and 43c and movable decorative bodies 44a, 44b, and 44c are arranged inside the rendering device 42 so as to surround the display screen of the liquid crystal display device 50, and the movable decorative body 44a. ˜44c, other decorative bodies 43d, 43e, and the like are arranged along the peripheral edge of the rendering device 42.

  In addition, fixed decorative bodies 45a, 45b, and 45c are installed at positions deeper than the movable decorative bodies 44a, 44b, and 44c when viewed from the front, respectively, and in areas around the fixed decorative bodies 45a, 45b, and 45c. Further, another decorative member 46 is installed. The decorative member 46 is laid so as to extend to both the left and right sides and the upper region of the liquid crystal display device 50. Therefore, when the rendering device 42 is viewed from the front side, the decorative member 46 is the decorative bodies 43a, 43b, 43c and movable decorative bodies 44a, 44b, and 44c are positioned as background areas.

  As described above, the rendering device 42 is visually provided with a design that symbolizes the game concept of the pachinko machine 1, and therefore, the individual decorative bodies 43a to 43e, the movable decorative bodies 44a to 44c, and the fixed decorative body 45a. ~ 45c, the decorative member 46 is uniquely shaped.

  That is, the game concept in the pachinko machine 1 of this embodiment is a creative story that comically expresses the life and behavior of human beings (primitives) and original starting materials living on the earth in this era with the background of the primitive earth. It stands on top. However, the “primitive era” here is not based on an accurate archaeological period, but is based on the “primitive era” as an image that has become established in society in general. Therefore, the appearance of the characters appearing there is a comical expression of modern humanity as well as “Mammoth”, “Ape”, “Saber Tiger”, “Mole” appearing as primitive mammals The appearances of these are expressed as characters arranged comically so that they look like animals of the primitive age.

  First, when the entire production device 42 is viewed, the appearance is shaped with a motif of a rocky surface that looks like the surface of the primitive earth. Then, when looking at the upper edge of the production device 42, a decorative body 43a designed in the image of “mammoth” is arranged there. It expresses the appearance of creating a lump and turning it over. Corresponding to this, a decorative body 43d designed with a “stone ax” is arranged on the right side of the decorative body 43a, and this decorative body 43d is used as a tool for hunting by a character who is a primitive person. It is a design expression of "stone ax (= a tool with a stone attached to a stick). Therefore, the player who has seen the formation of the decorative bodies 43a and 43d can feel the story that the primitive man has finished the mammoth using the stone ax.

  Further, when looking at the right edge of the effect device 42, a decorative body 43e designed in the image of “mammoth tusks” is arranged. For this reason, when the player comes into contact with the modeling of the decorative body 43e, it is possible to feel the story that “the mammoth fangs that the primitive man has hunted for use are used as ornaments”. Note that the outer surface of the decorative body 43e (the surface corresponding to the side surface of the front unit 42a) also serves as a guide surface for guiding the flow of the game ball as it is.

  On the other hand, when looking at the lower edge of the production device 42, there are arranged decorative bodies 43c designed as "mammoth head and fangs" in a pair on the left and right. In addition, since the decoration which imaged the “grass grass” overgrown on the primitive earth is given in the vicinity of the ornamental body 43c, the player who has seen the ornamental body 43c is “the head of the mammoth looks out from the grassy field. It will have the image of

  Further, in the present embodiment, a decorative body inspired by “mammoth head and fangs” and “grass” is arranged in a higher position in the game area 12 than the stage part (rolling part) in the effect device 42. Therefore, it is possible to prevent a game ball flowing down the game area 12 from entering the stage portion more than necessary. Thereby, it is possible to exhibit stable stage performance (performance of releasing a game ball to the upper start opening 52) in the stage portion of the rendering device 42. In short, the fact that the game ball is guided to the stage portion means that the probability of winning in the upper start opening 52 is higher than simply flowing down the game area 12. For this reason, if the game balls that are flowing down enter the stage part too much, the game performance planned in the product development stage will be distorted, but in this embodiment, the decorative body is the game ball. Since it plays the role of a breakwater that blocks undesired entry, there is a double merit that the decorativeness can be enhanced while guaranteeing the gaming performance.

  Further, when looking at the left side edge portion of the production device 42, there is arranged a decorative body 43b in the form of “K” and “N” in katakana characters. Furthermore, these decorative bodies 43b are designed as three-dimensional shapes representing the kana characters “go” and “n”, and the outer shape is rugged as if they were cut out of a rock. It has been subjected. Note that “go” and “n” represented by the decorative body 43b are used to continue reading these as “gon”, and “gon” is a character (hero) appearing in the above creative story. ) Name.

  Next, when the eyes are looked at from the upper edge to the right edge of the effect device 42, movable decorative bodies 44a, 44b, and 44c in the form of “Gi” and “O” are arranged there. The decorative bodies 44a, 44b, and 44c are designed to represent the kana characters “gi” and “o” in a three-dimensional shape, and the outer shape is as if a rock was cut out. A rugged modeling is given.

  Among these, in the vicinity of the movable decorative body 44a located at the upper edge portion, a decorative body 45a that imitates the long-symbol “−” together with the lowercase “a” of the katakana is arranged. The characters “a” and “−” represented by the decorative body 45a are used to continue reading from the “gi” represented by the movable decorative body 44a and to read “Gar” and the roaring sound for a long time. Similarly, in the vicinity of the movable decorative bodies 44b and 44c that are positioned side by side on the right edge, decorative bodies 45b and 45c that respectively represent “−” that is a long sound code are arranged. “−” Represented by these decorative bodies 45b and 45c is used to read “o” in a long sound continuously from “o” represented by the movable decorative bodies 44b and 44c. “Gear” and “O” represented by the movable decorative bodies 44a to 44c and the decorative bodies 45a to 45c represent screams of characters and the like appearing in the creative story.

  An upper start opening 52 (start winning prize opening) is arranged in the game area 12 below the stage device 42, and a lower start opening 54 (start winning prize integrated with the ball entering apparatus 56 is located immediately below the upper start opening 52. Mouth) is arranged. A pair of left and right opening / closing members 56a are attached to the ball entry device 56. When the opening / closing member 56a is displaced to the left and right as shown in FIG. On the contrary, when the opening / closing member 56a is displaced to the closed state, the game ball does not win the lower start port 54. The ball entrance device 56 is also designed to symbolize the game concept of the pachinko machine 1, as with the effect device 42.

  A pair of gates 58 are arranged at left and right positions of the ball entry device 56. In addition, a big prize opening device 60 is disposed at a position below the ball entry device 56. The special prize opening device 60 has an opening / closing member 60 a for opening and closing the special prize opening 62. As shown in the figure, when the opening / closing member 60a is displaced so as to fall down toward the front side, the game ball flowing down from above is guided by the opening / closing member 60a and can enter the big prize opening 62, and conversely opens and closes. When the member 60a is displaced to a position along the board surface, the special winning opening 62 is closed and the game ball does not win.

  In addition, a general winning opening 66 is arranged in a pair at the left and right positions of the special winning opening apparatus 60. In addition, a pair of left and right side decoration members 64 are arranged along the lower edge of the game area 12, and a general winning opening 66 is formed in each of the side decoration members 64. These side decoration members 64 also have a design that symbolizes the game concept of the pachinko machine 1, similar to the production device 42, and a visual sense of unity with the production device 42 is given to the modeling.

  In the side decoration member 64, various information is displayed as the game progresses, and the display of various information can be displayed by lighting / flashing of the LED incorporated in each side decoration member 64. . For this reason, for example, the right side decorative member 64 is formed with four light emitting regions 64a, each of which has a small circular shape, and four are arranged in a diamond shape. . Further, two light emitting regions 64b and 64c are formed above the light emitting region 64a, and each of the light emitting regions 64b and 64c has a bone of an animal (a rod shape like a femur and a bulge that becomes a joint at both ends). Designed in the shape of a certain thing). The left side decorative member 64 is also formed with a total of four light emitting areas 64d and 64e. These light emitting areas 64d and 64e are both small circles and are arranged so as to draw one row in the vertical direction. Hereinafter, the outline of the light emitting regions 64a to 64e will be described.

  First, four light emitting areas 64a arranged on the right side function as a special symbol display (lottery information display). The special symbol is for displaying to the outside that the special symbol lottery (big hit determination) is performed in the pachinko machine 1 and the result of the winning is given (lottery information). For example, if there is a prize for the upper start opening 52 or the lower start opening 54 in the normal gaming state (non-hit game) in the pachinko machine 1, the four light emitting areas 64a start blinking in various patterns. Then, the variation state of the special symbol is displayed. By such a change start of special symbols (so-called “start”), the player can recognize that the big hit determination has been performed (or that a lottery result will come out from now on). Thereafter, when a certain amount of time has elapsed, the blinking operation of the light emitting area 64a is stopped, and the special symbol is stopped and displayed in such a manner that the lottery result (winning result) at that time is displayed. As for the special symbol stop display mode, in a simple example, if all the four light emitting areas 64a are lit, a win (big hit) is indicated, and if any one of the four light emitting areas 64a is extinguished, the selection is lost. The aspect which represents is mentioned (however, there exists an aspect other than these). Thereby, the player can visually recognize whether or not the jackpot determination is won. In the present embodiment, by using the liquid crystal display device 50 in addition to the four light emitting areas 64a, decorative designs (for example, designs of numbers “0” to “9”) are changed and stopped and displayed. Various effects related to the special symbol variation display and stop display can be performed.

  Further, four light emitting areas 48 are formed at the lower edge of the effect device 42 in relation to the special symbol display, and these four light emitting areas 48 function as a special symbol start memory lamp (winning indicator). . That is, the four light emitting areas 48 are individually designed in the form of numbers “1”, “2”, “3”, “4”, and the four light emitting areas 48 are “1” from left to right. "To" 4 "are arranged in order. These four light emitting areas 48 can represent the starting memory numbers (1 to 4) of special symbols by the light emission (lighting) modes of “1” to “4”.

  Specifically, if there is a winning at the upper start opening 52 or the lower start opening 54 during the game, the start condition of the special symbol is stored as a trigger, and if the special symbol is in a variable display in this state, The light emitting area 48 corresponding to “1” emits light (lights up), and it is displayed that the start memory number is 1. On the other hand, if the special condition does not fluctuate in the state where the start condition is stored (including the case where the stop state is changed from the fluctuating state), the special symbol fluctuating display starts based on the stored start condition. Is done. In this case, the storage of the start condition is erased, and the light emission of the light emitting area 48 corresponding to the start storage number “1” is stopped (turned off). In the present embodiment, since the upper limit of the start memory number is 4, when the upper limit is reached, no more start conditions are stored.

  Next, of the two light emitting areas 64b and 64c disposed above the light emitting area 64a, the light emitting area 64c located on the right side can function as a normal symbol display by lighting and blinking. The normal symbol is used to indicate that the normal symbol hit determination is performed in the pachinko machine 1 and the result of the winning is obtained. For example, when a game ball passes through the gate 58 in the normal game state (non-hit game) in the pachinko machine 1, the light emitting area 64c starts to light up or blink when triggered by this, thereby displaying the normal symbol fluctuation state. Is done. On the other hand, the left light-emitting area 64b is turned on or off so that the internal game mode (a high probability game mode with a relatively high jackpot probability or a low probability game mode with a relatively low jackpot probability). ) Can be displayed.

  Of the four light emitting areas 64d and 64e that are arranged vertically on the left side decorative member 64, the lower two light emitting areas 64e are turned on and flashed to obtain the starting memory number (1 to 4) of normal symbols. Can be displayed. In addition, one of the upper two light emitting areas 64d is turned on when a big hit is made, so that the type of the big hit can be displayed. The jackpot type will be described later together with the configuration related to the control of the pachinko machine 1.

  FIG. 4 shows a specific manner of attaching the effect device 42 to the game board 4a. The production device 42 is roughly divided into two units divided forward and backward across the game board 4a. Specifically, the front unit 42a is located on the front side of the game board 4a, and the front unit 42a is attached to the game board 4a from the front side. Conversely, the rear unit 42b is located on the back side of the game board 4a, and the rear unit 42b is attached to the game board 4a from the back side. The liquid crystal display device 50 is attached to the rear unit 42b from the back side.

  The game board 4a is formed with a through hole 4b formed by penetrating the plywood material in the thickness direction (front-rear direction). The through hole 4b is greatly opened from the center of the game area 12 to a slightly higher range, and the shape of the opening substantially matches the outer shape of the front unit 42a.

  The front unit 42a is formed in an annular shape so as to constitute the outer peripheral portion of the effect device 42. Therefore, the inner portion of the front unit 42a is in a state of being greatly opened. The front unit 42a is formed in a shape in which the rear part 42r facing the game board 4a is fitted into the through hole 4b when viewed in the front-rear direction, and the rear part 42r is formed in the through hole 4b. The front unit 42a is attached to the game board 4a while being fitted in the game board 4a. In the present embodiment, no parts (for example, solenoids, LEDs, boards, etc.) that perform electrical operations are attached to the front unit 4a. For this reason, when attaching the front unit 42a, since there is no need to connect any electrical wiring through the through hole 4b, the front unit 42a is not particularly concerned about the electrical connection relationship with other components, It can be detachably attached to the game board 4a alone.

  The front unit 42a is formed with a flange portion 42n so as to surround the outer periphery, and the flange portion 42n extends in parallel with the front surface of the game board 4a. Therefore, the front unit 42a can bring the flange portion 42n into close contact with the front surface (the decorative sheet surface) of the game board 4a in a state where the half portion 42r is fitted in the through hole 4b. The flange portion 42n is formed with a screw hole at an appropriate position. When the front unit 42a is attached to the game board 4a, the front unit 42a is screwed through the screw hole of the flange portion 42n. ing.

  Further, the front unit 42a is formed with an engagement piece (first or second engagement piece) 42s that protrudes rearward from the rear portion 42r. There are a total of three engagement pieces 42s, one on the upper edge of the front unit 42a and two on the lower edge (only one is shown in FIG. 4). When inserted from the front side of the game board 4a through the hole 4b, it protrudes further rearward from the back side of the game board 4a.

  On the other hand, in the state where the front unit 42a is attached to the game board 4a, the front half part 42f, the decorative bodies 43b, 43d, 43e, etc. are all located on the front side of the game board 4a. On the contrary, the two decorative bodies 43c positioned at the lower edge are positioned in the through hole 4b together with the rear half portion 42r. The front half part 42f and the decorative bodies 43b, 43d, 43e of the front unit 42a are set to have substantially the same thickness as the guide rail 11 and the panel decoration 4c, for example. For this reason, when the front unit 42a is attached to the game board 4a, the front half part 4f and the decorative bodies 43b, 43d, 43e protrude forward from the board within the game area 12, thereby inducing the flow of the game ball. -Also functions as a guiding member.

  On the other hand, the rear unit 42b is attached to the back surface of the game board 4a without particularly forming a fitting relationship with the through hole 4b. Similarly, the rear unit 42b is screwed to the game board 4a through a screw hole of a flange portion (not shown in FIG. 4).

  Most of the rear unit 42b is located on the back side of the game board 4a in the mounted state. In particular, the fixed decorative bodies 45a, 45b, 45c and the decoration member 46 are slightly smaller than the back side of the game board 4a. Located behind. For this reason, when the player faces the game board 4, the state in which the fixed decorative bodies 45 a, 45 b, 45 c and the decorative member 46 are disposed at positions further deeper from the through hole 4 b is visually recognized. You can feel the depth.

  However, the decorative unit 43a and the movable decorative bodies 44a, 44b, and 44c are attached to the rear unit 42b, and the decorative body 43a and the movable decorative bodies 44a, 44b, and 44c are both rear unit 42b (especially a decorative member). 46) to the front side. Therefore, when the rear unit 42b is attached to the game board 4a, the decorative body 43a and the movable decorative bodies 44a, 44b, 44c are in a state of entering the through hole 4b from the back side.

  The rear unit 42b is disposed over a wider area than the through hole 4b on the back surface of the game board 4a. That is, the rear unit 42b has an outer shape larger than the opening area of the through hole 4b, and only a part of the rear unit 42b is visible from the front side through the through hole 4b. For this reason, in the present embodiment, the rear unit 42b cannot be attached or detached by passing through the through hole 4b from the front side of the game board 4a.

  Furthermore, the rear unit 42b is formed with engagement holes 42h at three locations corresponding to the engagement pieces 42s of the front unit 42a (only the lower two locations are shown in FIG. 3). The joint hole 42h is formed in the engagement pieces (first or second engagement pieces) 68a, 68b and the like of the rear unit 42b. When the front unit 42a and the rear unit 42b are attached to the game board 4a from the front and back, the three engagement pieces 42s reach the rear unit 42b through the through holes 4b and are respectively inserted into the corresponding engagement holes 42h. . Further, in this state, the individual engaging pieces 42s engage with the engaging holes 42h (engaging pieces 68a, 68b, etc.), whereby the front unit 42a and the rear unit 42b are positioned relative to each other. Note that the term “engagement” here does not exhibit the restraining force in the front-rear direction, but the positional deviation of the front unit 42a or the rear unit 42b in the up / down / left / right / oblique directions (directions along the board surface). It is a restraint.

  Ball guiding members 70 and 72 are arranged at the lower edge of the rendering device 42, that is, at a portion below the screen of the liquid crystal display device 50. The ball guiding members 70 and 72 can guide the game ball on the upper surface thereof and can give various changes in the rolling direction. As shown by a two-dot chain line in FIG. 4, the ball guide member 72 has a structure that can be separated to the near side together with the front unit 42a. The ball guide members 70 and 72 will be described in detail later.

  A display unit is attached to the game board 4 together with the effect device 42. The liquid crystal display device 50 is configured as a display unit integrated with a display control board, and is attached to the rear unit 42b from the back side in the state of the display unit. The liquid crystal display device 50 can display a stunning image on the screen. When the game board 4 is completed, the screen of the liquid crystal display device 50 is viewed from the front side through the through hole 4b. In the present embodiment, the display control board (120) is integrally attached to the back surface of the liquid crystal display device 50. The configuration of the display control board (120) will be described later with reference to FIG.

  FIG. 5 shows the rendering device 42 in a state of being disassembled into components. As already described, the production device 42 is roughly divided into a front unit 42a and a rear unit 42b, which are detachable from each other, but the rear unit 42b has two more spheres. The guide members 70 and 72 and the internal decoration body 74 are detachably attached.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the rear unit 42b is formed with a back wall 68 at a position below the display screen of the liquid crystal display device 50. The back wall 68 is formed by the rear unit 42b and the game board 4a. In the state attached to the board, it is positioned substantially parallel to the board surface. The back wall 68 expands so as to connect between the left and right edges of the rear unit 42b, and has a substantially inverted trapezoidal shape when viewed from the front.

  Engagement pieces 68a and 68b are respectively formed at both end portions of the back wall 68, and both of the engagement pieces 68a and 68b protrude from the back wall 68 toward the front side. The left and right engagement pieces 68a and 68b are formed in a flat cylindrical shape, and the left engagement piece 68a is flattened in the vertical direction when viewed from the front, and the right engagement piece 68b is flattened in the horizontal direction. ing. The engagement holes 42h are formed in the engagement pieces 68a and 68b, respectively. As shown in FIG. 5, an engagement piece 68s for forming a third engagement hole 42h is formed at the upper position of the rear unit 42b.

  A screw boss 68c is formed above the left and right engaging pieces 68a and 68b, respectively, and this boss 68c also protrudes to the front side (only the left boss 68c is shown in FIG. 5). It is shown). In addition, two bosses 68d are formed at the lower end portion of the back wall 68 at positions that are symmetrical from the center. These boss portions 68d also project from the back wall 68 to the front side. A screw through hole 68e is formed at a position above the two bosses 68d.

  The ball guide members 70 and 72 and the internal decoration body 74 are all detachable from the back wall 68 from the front side. When viewed from the state shown in FIG. 5, the inner decorative body 74 is first attached to the back wall 68, the back side ball guiding member 72 is attached from the front side, and finally the front side ball is attached. The guide member 70 is attached.

  Among these, a U-shaped cutout 74 a is formed at the lower edge of the internal decoration body 74, and when the internal decoration body 74 is in close contact with the back wall 68, the cutout 74 a is located on the lower side. Interference with the two bosses 68d can be avoided. Although not shown in FIG. 5, two screw holes are formed on the back side of the internal decoration body 74, and these screw holes correspond to the through holes 68 e of the back wall 68, respectively.

  Engagement hole portions (engagement portions) 70a and 72a are formed at both ends of the rear and front ball guide members 70 and 72, respectively. These engagement holes 70a and 72a are formed so as to penetrate the ball guiding members 70 and 72 in the front-rear direction, and the opening shape thereof is slightly larger than the outer shape of the engagement pieces 68a and 68b. The ball guide members 70 and 72 are formed with screw holes at positions corresponding to the boss portions 68c and 68d, respectively. 5, screw holes 72b and 72c are shown only for the rear-side ball guiding member 72, but similar screw holes (reference numerals 70b and 70c are also distinguished for the front-side ball guiding member 70. ) Is formed.

  When the inner decorative body 74 is pressed against the back wall 68 from the state shown in FIG. 5, the inner decorative body 74 is positioned between the engagement pieces 68a and 68b. In this state, the internal decoration body 74 is screwed through the two through holes 68e from the back side of the rear unit 42b. The thickness dimension in the front-rear direction of the internal decoration body 74 is set to be smaller than the protruding dimensions of the left and right engagement pieces 68a and 68b and the boss portions 68c and 68d. Therefore, in the state in which the internal decoration body 74 is first attached, the left and right engagement pieces 68a and 68b and the boss portions 68c and 68d are still protruded to the front side.

  In this state, when the back-side ball guiding member 72 is next superimposed on the front side of the internal decoration body 74, the left and right engagement pieces 68a and 68b are fitted into the corresponding engagement hole portions 72a, respectively. The ball guiding member 72 is positioned with respect to the rear unit 42b by the fitting. Further, in this state, the portions where the screw holes 72b and 72c of the ball guiding member 72 are located are in close contact with the front ends of the corresponding boss portions 68c and 68d, respectively. In this case, the left and right engaging pieces 68 a and 68 b still protrude to the front side, but the boss portions 68 c and 68 d are hidden behind the ball guiding member 72.

  Finally, when the front-side ball guide member 70 is superimposed on the front side of the back-side ball guide member 72, the left and right engagement pieces 68a and 68b are similarly inserted into the corresponding engagement holes 70a and 70b. The ball guide member 70 is positioned with respect to the rear unit 42b by fitting and fitting. In this state, the screw hole of the front ball guide member 70 is accurately positioned on the front side of the screw holes 72b and 72c of the rear ball guide member 72.

  Thereafter, the two ball guiding members 70 and 72 can be fixed to the rear unit 42b by tightening a fixing screw through the screw hole of the ball guiding member 70 on the front side.

  In the manufacturing process of the game board 4, when the rear unit 42b is first attached to the game board 4a, the internal decoration body 74 and the ball guiding members 70 and 72 are first attached to the rear unit 42b by the above procedure. . Therefore, normally, the attaching operation of the effect device 42 to the game board 4a is performed only for the rear unit 42b and the front unit 42a.

  FIG. 6 shows a part of the left edge portion and the lower edge portion of the rendering device 42. As described above, when the front unit 42a and the rear unit 42b are respectively attached to the game board 4a, the front unit 42a is positioned on the front side of the rear unit 42b. At this time, the front unit 42a is in close contact with the front side of the screw holes 70b and 70c of the ball guide member 70 on the near side, and in this state, the screw holes 70b and 70c are shielded so that they cannot be seen from the front side. ing. In the present embodiment, the engaging pieces 68a and 68b are also shielded by the lower edge of the front unit 42a, so that all the configurations relating to the attachment and detachment and positioning of the ball guiding member 70 are visible from the front side. It is no longer being done. The engaging piece 68s at the upper position is also shielded from the front side by the upper edge portion of the front unit 42a.

  As shown in FIG. 6, a ball introduction port 76 that opens toward the side game area 12 is formed on the left side surface of the front unit 42a, that is, the left side surface of the decorative body 43b. In the front unit 42a, an upper warp passage 78a extending from the ball introduction port 76 to the inside is formed. The upper warp passage 78a is gently inclined downward from the sphere introduction port 76 to the lower right, and then is bent from the center of the decorative body 43b to the back and gently inclined downward.

  Thereafter, the upper warp passage 78a ends at the rear end position of the front unit 42a, and is connected to the lower warp passage 78b at a rear position from there. The lower warp passage 78b is formed so as to extend inside the left side edge of the rear unit, and when the lower warp passage 78b comes into contact with the innermost portion continuing from the upper warp passage 78a, the lower warp passage 78b It goes down all at once, bending down. The lower warp passage 78b bends to the right at the lower end position of the left edge of the rear unit 42b and is opened to the right at the end position. A warp outlet 78c (ball outlet) is formed at the end of the lower warp passage 78b, and the warp outlet 78c communicates with the upper surface of the ball guiding member 72 on the back side.

  Therefore, when a game ball flowing down the game area 12 jumps into the ball introduction port 76, it is guided to the inside of the effect device 42 through the upper warp passage 78a and the lower warp passage 78b, and guided to the back side from the warp outlet 78c. Released onto member 72.

  Thereafter, the game ball rolls so as to sequentially transfer from the back-side ball guide member 72 to the front-side ball guide member 70, and finally from the ball guide member 70 via the lower edge of the front unit 42a. It spills downward or enters the discharge passage 72d and is discharged directly from the lower discharge port 72e. At this time, the game ball released from the discharge port 72e passes directly between the two obstacle nails (life nails) arranged immediately below it, and wins the upper start port 52 with a relatively high probability. Can do. On the other hand, most of the game balls that spill through the upper edge of the front unit 42a are bounced back by the obstacle nail and the direction of the fall changes randomly, so that only a relatively low probability wins the upper start opening 52. No longer. Hereinafter, the manner of guiding the game ball by the ball guiding members 70 and 72 will be described.

  7 to 9 show the manner of guiding the game ball by the ball guiding members 70 and 72 and the manner of releasing the game ball from the front unit 42a. As described above, the game ball guided through the upper warp passage 78a and the lower warp passage 78b is delivered from the warp outlet 78c onto the back-side ball guide member 72 (first ball guide member). The upper stage 80 (upper stage ball rolling portion) is formed on the innermost ball guiding member 72 at the position farthest from the front (closer to the screen of the liquid crystal display device 50) as viewed from the front, and the front side of the upper stage 80. An intermediate stage 82 (intermediate ball rolling section) is formed.

  Of these, the upper stage 80 has a valley shape with a lower center, but the middle stage 82 has a mountain shape with a higher center. In addition, a recess 80 a (sending part) that is inclined toward the front side is formed at the center position of the upper stage 80. Therefore, the game ball decelerates while rolling left and right on the upper stage 80, eventually enters the central recess 80a, and moves from here to the middle stage 82. At this time, some of the game balls that have entered the central depression 80a do not move immediately onto the middle stage 82, but roll in such a manner that they slightly swing in the left-right direction within the depression 80a. .

  The middle stage 82 has a symmetrical shape on the left and right, and when the game ball moves on the middle stage 82, the rolling direction is assigned to either the left or right in the central sorting portion 81a (portion formed in a mountain shape). The game ball rolls along the inclination as it is. The middle stage 82 has a distributing portion 81a at the center, and has rear inclined surfaces 81b on both sides of the distributing portion 81a, and discharge inclined surfaces 81c at both left and right ends (the left side in FIGS. 7 and 8). Only reference signs are attached).

  The back-side inclined surface 81b is formed at a position slightly lower than the distributing portion 81a. The back-side inclined surface 81b not only has a downward slope in the left-right direction, but is also rearward in the front-rear direction, that is, the back It also has a slight downward slope to the side. For this reason, the back side inclined surface 81b can not only roll the game ball in the left and right downward tilt directions but also roll the game ball along the back wall surface. Thereby, in the back side inclined surface 81b, a game ball does not show the behavior which fluctuates back and forth, and the rolling mode can be stabilized.

  In addition, the discharge inclined surface 81c at both end portions is formed at a position slightly lower than the deep side inclined surface 81b. The discharge inclined surface 81c is slightly in the left-right direction as compared with the deep side inclined surface 81b. The downhill slope to is loose. Furthermore, the discharge inclined surface 81c has a slight downward inclination toward the near side (front). On the other hand, at both side ends of the middle stage 82, the side wall 82a is shaped so as to bend toward the near side as it approaches the both side ends. For this reason, when the game ball approaches the both side ends of the middle stage 82, it is guided to the near side along the curved side wall 82a and spills onto the ball guide member 70 on the near side through the discharge inclined surface 81c.

  The front ball guide member 70 (second ball guide member) has a lower stage 84 (lower ball rolling portion) formed on the upper surface thereof, and side walls of the middle stage 82 at both ends thereof. A guide wall 84a connected to 82a is formed. These guide walls 84a are curved and formed so as to go from both sides of the lower stage 84 to the front side, opposite to the side walls 82a. Therefore, the game ball guided to the side wall 82a of the middle stage 82 and spilled to the near side as described above is guided to make a U-turn along the guide wall 84a.

  The lower stage 84 is shaped such that the upper surface is wavy, and the central portion is slightly raised, and the left and right portions are recessed from the central portion so as to draw a gentle curve. In addition, the central portion and the left and right portions thereof are formed with recessed portions 84b and 84c, respectively, and the recessed portion 84b in the central portion has a downward slope toward the back side, and the recessed portions on the left and right portions thereof. On the contrary, the portion 84c has a downward slope toward the near side.

  As shown in FIG. 9, the discharge passage 72 d descends behind the lower stage 84 and is bent forward from a position below the lower stage 84 to be gently inclined. The discharge passage 72d leads to the inside of the front unit 42a, and opens to the front side at the discharge port 72e.

  Accordingly, among the game balls rolling on the lower stage 84, the left and right portions of the game ball pass through the hollow portion 84c and reach the central hollow portion 84b, and the discharge passage from the hollow portion 84b (first guide path). Since the game ball that has entered 72d is released directly downward from the discharge port 72e as described above, it is guided in such a manner that it wins the upper start port 52 with a relatively high probability (FIGS. 7 and 9).

  On the other hand, the left and right recesses 84c (second guide path) are guide paths for sending the game ball from the lower stage 84 to the lower edge of the front unit 42a. For this reason, among the game balls rolling on the lower stage 84, there was no momentum to reach the central portion, or there was momentum to reach the central portion, but either left or right after passing through the depression 84b The game balls that have fallen enter the hollow portions 84c on the left and right portions, and spill out from here. Note that some of the game balls that have entered the recess 84c roll so as to slightly swing left and right here. In any case, the game ball that has entered the recess 84c is eventually guided to the near side along the inclination and is sent to the lower game area 12 through the upper surface of the lower edge of the front unit 42a. It will be.

  The lower edge portion of the front unit 42a is formed in a valley shape having a lower central portion. Further, this central portion (portion above the discharge port 72e) is slightly inclined toward the front side, and further has a width that allows the game ball to roll in the left-right direction. Therefore, the game balls that have moved from the recess 84c of the lower stage 84 to the lower edge of the front unit 42a are collected at the center, where they change position while rolling in the left-right direction, and eventually downward. Spill down. In this case, since the game ball falls from various positions when viewed in the left-right direction, the game ball is guided in such a manner as to win the upper start opening 52 only with a relatively low probability (FIGS. 8 and 9).

  The above is the two stages of guidance by the lower stage 84, that is, the front-side ball guiding member 70, but the proportion of the game balls guided in the form of passing through the discharge passage 72d depends on the curved shape and the depression of the lower stage 84. It varies depending on the surface shapes of 84b and 84c. For example, if the depression 84b in the central portion is extremely greatly depressed from the upper surface of the lower stage 84 in the surrounding area, the game ball easily enters the depression 84b, and as a result, the game ball passes through the discharge passage 72d. The ratio induced by is relatively high. On the other hand, if the depression 84b in the central portion is not so depressed as compared with the upper surface of the lower stage 84 in the vicinity, the game ball is less likely to enter the depression 84b, and as a result, the game ball is released into the discharge passage 72d. The ratio induced in the mode passing through is relatively low (other various factors are conceivable, but are omitted here).

  The ratio at which the game balls are guided in the manner of passing through the discharge passage 72d as described above is related to the performance evaluation of the ball guide member 70 performed in the development process of the pachinko machine 1. That is, in the development process of the pachinko machine 1, a performance test is performed on the pachinko machine 1 produced in the prototype stage by trial shooting of a game ball, in which the performance of the ball guiding member 70 (the ratio of guidance to the discharge passage 72d) ) Is verified. As a result of the performance evaluation, if it is necessary to review the work, a specific shape of the ball guiding member 70 is changed, a test shot is performed again, and the performance evaluation is repeated on a daily basis. Alternatively, performance evaluation is also performed in which a plurality of ball guiding members 70 having different curved surface shapes are sequentially changed one by one and tested, and individual ball guiding performances are compared and examined. In this performance evaluation, the present embodiment adopts an advantageous structure related to the attaching / detaching operation of the ball guiding member 70, and the specific contents thereof will be described below.

  FIG. 10 specifically shows how the ball guide member 70 is attached and detached after the pachinko machine 1 is assembled. Here, “after assembly” refers to a state in which the pachinko machine 1 can be operated, that is, after being assembled into a state in which a game ball can be launched to play a game, a prize ball can be paid out, or a production operation can be performed. means. Therefore, here, the front unit 42a and the rear unit 42b are already attached to the game board 4a, and the game board 4 is attached to the game board mounting frame 9 with all necessary components attached. Has been.

  As shown in FIG. 10, even after the pachinko machine 1 is assembled, it is possible to remove only the front unit 42a of the effect device 42 from the game board 4a by opening the front frame 5 thereof. Is possible. That is, since the front unit 42a is screwed to the game board 4a through the flange portion 42n at a plurality of locations, if the screws are loosened and removed, the front unit 42a is pulled to the near side. This can be easily detached from the game board 4a. In FIG. 10, even the main body frame 3 is shown as being opened from the outer frame 2 to the front side, but it is not essential here to open the main body frame 3. Therefore, in the following description, it is assumed that only the front frame 5 is open.

  When the front unit 42a is removed, the through hole 4b into which the front unit 42a has been fitted is exposed to the front side. At this time, the detachable space 86 of the ball guiding member 70 is formed (opened) in the lower portion of the through hole 4b. The attaching / detaching space 86 is positioned as a work path / space for attaching / detaching the front ball guiding member 70 to / from the rear unit 42b from the front side of the game board 4a. It is defined as a path / space having a projected area almost the same as or larger than the external dimension.

  Therefore, when the front unit 42a is attached to the game board 4a in a normal completed state, a part of the front side of the ball guide member 70 (a part including the engagement pieces 68a and 68b and the screw holes 70b and 70c) Since it is shielded by the lower edge portion of the front unit 42a, the detachable space 86 is not formed (closed) in this state.

  On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 10, when the front unit 42a is further removed from the game board 4a with the front frame 5 opened, the detachable space 86 is formed (opened). In this state, the developer / designer of the pachinko machine 1 can perform an operation of removing the existing ball guiding member 70 and replacing it with another newly prepared ball guiding member 70. At this time, the developer / designer can release the fastening at the two locations by first pushing the tool to the head of the screw exposed on the front surface side through the attaching / detaching space 86 and turning the tool as it is to loosen the screw. When the developer / designer pulls the ball guiding member 70 toward the front side through the attachment / detachment space 86, the engagement hole portion 70a and the engagement pieces 68a, 68b of the rear unit 42b are disengaged. Only the ball guiding member 70 can be removed. At this time, the fastening of the back-side ball guiding member 72 is also released together, but the back-side ball guiding member 72 is in a state in which the engaging hole portion 72a is fitted to the engaging pieces 68a and 68b. Therefore, the back-side ball guiding member 72 is not dropped together with the front-side ball guiding member 70.

  When the existing ball guiding member 70 is removed as described above, the rear ball guiding member 72 remains in the rear unit 42b. Next, the designer / developer positions another ball guide member 70 prepared as a replacement in the attachment / detachment space 86, and the left and right engagement hole portions 70a are engaged with the engagement pieces 68a and 68b of the rear unit 42b. The ball guiding member 70 is pushed in so as to fit. If the engagement hole portions 70a and 70b are accurately fitted to the engagement pieces 68a and 68b, the ball guide member 70 is accurately inserted into the rear unit 42b simply by pushing the ball guide member 70 as it is. Positioned. Accordingly, the front-side ball guide member 70 is positioned so as to be superimposed on the back-side ball guide member 72. Then, the developer / designer screws the ball guiding members 70 and 72 together through the attachment / detachment space 86 to complete the attachment to the rear unit 42b.

  When the replacement of the ball guiding member 70 is completed in this way, the developer / designer simply attaches the front unit 42a to the game board 4a from the state shown in FIG. 10 and then closes the front frame 5 only. Thus, a performance test can be performed by a test shot of the pachinko machine 1.

  In the development process of the pachinko machine 1, it is repeatedly performed to perform the performance evaluation by frequently replacing the ball guiding member 70 per work day. In this embodiment, according to the result of such performance evaluation. Even when trial and error are repeated while changing the specific shape of the ball guiding member 70, the man-hours for development of the pachinko machine 1 can be greatly reduced by greatly improving workability. .

  On the other hand, normally, in the assembled state of the pachinko machine 1, since the detachable space 86 is not formed (closed) by the front unit 42a, the ball guiding member 70 does not fall off carelessly. . Therefore, since it can sufficiently withstand long-term performance tests and actual operation in an amusement hall, it can greatly contribute to the reliability, durability, quality improvement, etc. of the pachinko machine 1.

  In addition, since the fixing member (fastener) such as a screw for fixing the ball guiding member 70 is not visually recognized from the front side in the attached state of the front unit 42a, the ball guiding member 70 is removable from the player. Disappeared. For this reason, even if there is an unauthorized player who intends to make some modification to the structure of the pachinko machine 1, another illegally modified part of the ball guiding member 70 (extremely remodeled with a high percentage of winning in the upper starting opening 52). ), And the effect of preventing fraudulent acts can be achieved.

  In the present embodiment, since the fixing member (fastener) such as a screw for fixing the ball guiding member 70 is covered with the decorative body 43c of the front unit 42a, the appearance of the rendering device 42 is not impaired.

  FIG. 11 schematically shows a configuration for controlling the operation of the pachinko machine 1. The control of the pachinko machine 1 is roughly divided into a main board group and a peripheral board group, and among these, the main board group plays game operations (winning detection, winning judgment, special symbol display, prize ball payout, etc.) ), And a group of peripheral boards controls production operations (light emission decoration, sound output, liquid crystal display, etc.). All of these boards are installed on the back side of the pachinko machine 1 and are normally visible or operated from the front side unless the main body frame 3 is opened after unlocking the main body frame 3. There is no. In addition to this, the pachinko machine 1 is equipped with a power supply board, a launch control board, an interface board (in the case of a CR machine), and the like. Is omitted.

  The main board group includes a main control board 101 and a payout board 105. The main control board 101 includes a CPU 102 as a central processing unit, a ROM 103 (variable display time storage means, a variable display mode storage means) as a read-only memory, a RAM 104 as a readable / writable memory, and the like. Among these, the CPU 102 executes a game control program stored in the ROM 103 and controls various games performed in the pachinko machine 1 in accordance with the execution. In addition, the CPU 102 creates commands (effect command, payout command, etc.) to be transmitted to the peripheral board group and the payout board 105. The RAM 104 temporarily stores information such as various data and input signals generated in various processes executed by the main control board 101.

  The main control board 101 is connected to a gate switch 174a, start opening switches 170a and 170b (winning detection means), a count switch 175a, a general winning opening switch 113a, etc., and these switches are connected to the main control board 101. The detection signal is input from the class. Specifically, the gate switch 174a is installed corresponding to the gate 58 in the game area 12, and when the game ball passes through the gate 58 in the process of flowing down, the passage is detected by the gate switch 174a, and is detected. A signal is input to the main control board 101. The start port switch 170a is installed corresponding to the upper start port 52, and the start port switch 170b is installed corresponding to the lower start port 54. Therefore, when a game ball wins the upper start opening 52 or the lower start opening 54, a detection signal is input to the main control board 101 from the corresponding start opening switches 170a and 170b. The count switch 175a is installed in correspondence with the big winning opening 62. When a game ball wins the big winning opening 62 during the big hit game, a detection signal is inputted from the count switch 175a to the main control board 101. The general winning opening switch 113a is arranged corresponding to the general winning opening 66, and when a game ball wins the general winning opening 66, a detection signal is input from the general winning opening switch 113a to the main control board 101.

  And CPU102 performs the process according to these input detection signals. That is, the CPU 102 determines the solenoids 171a and 176a, the special symbol indicator 141, the normal symbol indicator 144, the special symbol start memory lamp 147 (light emitter), the universal diagram start memory LED 148, the status indicator LED 145, based on the input detection signal. Each drive signal is output to the big hit type display LED 146 and the like. Further, the CPU 102 outputs a payout command for instructing payout of the game ball according to the winning to the payout board 105.

  The special figure start memory lamp 147 is a light emitter (LED) for emitting light from the light emitting area 48a of the front unit 42a. The special figure start memory lamp 147 is attached to the rear unit 42b together with the substrate. ing. For this reason, in this embodiment, the electrical wiring and the boards of the special figure start memory lamp 147 are not attached to the front unit 42a at all.

  The payout board 105 also includes a payout CPU 106 as a central processing unit, a payout ROM 107 as a read-only memory, a payout RAM 108 as a readable / writable memory, and the like. When a winning of a game ball is detected by the above-described start port switches 170a, 170b, count switch 175a, general winning port switch 113a, etc., a detection signal is input to the main control board 101 from each switch. In the main control board 101, a payout command for instructing the payout board 105 to pay out a specified number of game balls is transmitted from the CPU 102 to the payout board 105 based on the input detection signal. Then, the payout board 105 processes the payout command received from the main control board 101, and outputs a drive signal to the payout device 109 (payout motor) to execute payout of a specified number of game balls. As a result, the specified number of game balls are actually paid out by the payout device 109.

  In addition, a launching device 135 (ball launching means) having a launching motor is connected to the payout board 105 (ball paying means), and the launching device 135 uses the power of the launching motor to bring a game ball into the game area 12. The operation to fire towards can be performed. When the player operates the operation handle 18 (twisting operation), the firing motor of the launching device 135 is driven, and thereby a game ball is launched.

  Although not shown in FIG. 11, the launching device 135 incorporates a touch sensor for detecting that the player's body is touching the operation handle 18. The launching device 135 can drive the firing motor when it is detected that the player is touching the operation handle 18. In this state, when the operation handle 18 is twisted clockwise from the initial position, the launching device 135 actually drives the firing motor to launch the game ball.

  Alternatively, a lower plate full tank switch is provided for detecting that the lower plate 17 is full, that is, the lower plate 17 is filled with paid out game balls, and a detection signal from the lower plate full tank switch is input. When the operation is performed, the operation of the operation handle 18 is controlled to be unacceptable, so that the firing motor 135 cannot be driven by the launching device 135. That is, the game balls paid out from the payout device 109 are temporarily stored in the upper plate 28. However, when a number of game balls that cannot be stored in the upper plate 28 are paid out, the game balls cannot be stored. Are stored in the lower plate 17 communicating with the upper plate 28. In this state, the game ball is further paid out by the payout device 109, and when the lower plate 17 is finally full, a detection signal is output from the lower plate full tank switch, so that the operation of the operation handle 18 is accepted. Controlled to an impossible state. Further, in this case, when the detection signal from the lower pan full switch is not output, control may be performed to return to a state where the operation handle 18 can be accepted.

  The peripheral board group includes a sub-integrated board 111, a lamp driving board 119, an accessory control board 115, a display control board 120, and the like. Of these, the sub-integrated board 111 (effect mode display control means) includes an integrated CPU 112, an integrated ROM 113 (effect mode storage means), and an integrated RAM 114. The sub-integrated board 111 also includes a sound source IC 128 that performs control related to sound output, and also includes a sound ROM 127 as a read-only memory related to sound output. The integrated CPU 112 executes a process based on the effect command received from the main control board 101 by executing the effect control program stored in the integrated ROM 113. Further, the integrated RAM 114 temporarily stores various data and input / output signals generated in various processes executed by the sub-integrated board 111, information such as effect commands received from the main control board 101, and the like. When the integrated CPU 112 reads the effect command stored in the RAM 114, the integrated CPU 112 transmits a display command to the display control board 120 based on the read effect command, or sends a lamp lighting signal or solenoid to the lamp drive board 119. A drive signal is transmitted, or a drive signal is output to the frame lamp 27. In addition, the sub-integrated board 111 reads a sound output mode based on the effect command by the sound source IC 128 from the sound ROM 127 and outputs a drive signal corresponding to the read sound output mode to the upper speaker 29 and the lower speaker 14.

  The lamp driving board 119 transmits a lamp lighting signal received from the sub-integrated board 111 to the game board lamp, and transmits a solenoid driving signal received from the sub-integrated board 11 to the solenoid. The game board lamp and the solenoid are mounted on the production device 42, and the game board lamp is used for the light emission production in the production device 42, and the solenoid is used to drive the movable decorative bodies 44a, 44b and 44c. Used. The lamp driving board 119 distributes the lamp lighting signal transmitted from the sub-integrated board 111 to each lamp (LED) and delivers it to the game board lamp, and also transmits the solenoid driving signal transmitted from the sub-integrated board 111 to the solenoid. The sub-integrated board 111 controls the game board lamp and the solenoid substantially. Hereinafter, the lamp driving substrate 119 may be omitted for explanation.

  The display control board 120 includes a display CPU 121 as a central processing unit, a display ROM 122 as a read-only memory, and a display RAM 123 as a readable / writable memory. Among these, the display CPU 121 controls the liquid crystal display device 50 based on a display command from the sub-integrated substrate 111.

  Next, a game realized by the game board 4 provided with the various components and devices described above will be described. First, when a player twists the operation handle 18, a game ball is launched by a launching device 135 provided on the back side of the pachinko machine 1. When the game ball launched from the launching device 135 rises along the launch rail 15 and the guide rail 11, it is released to the upper part of the game area 12, and thereafter flows down while colliding with the obstacle nail or the like in the game area 12.

  When the game ball flowing down the game area 12 passes through the gate 58, the passage of the game ball is detected by the gate switch 174a. Based on this detection signal, the normal symbol display 144 (display area 64c) displays the fluctuation display of the normal symbol ( The display mode in which the LEDs are alternately lit in green and red is started.

  That is, when a game ball is detected by the gate switch 174a, the CPU 102 of the main control board 101 extracts the normal random number per symbol from a counter that updates the normal random number per symbol within a predetermined range. Then, the CPU 102 determines whether or not to win based on the normal symbol determination random number at the start of the variation of the normal symbol by the normal symbol display 144, and in accordance with the determination result (in this embodiment, the hit) If there is a red lighting display, if it is off, a green lighting display is finally displayed).

  Further, when the game ball passes through the gate 58 while the normal symbol display 144 is displaying the fluctuation of the normal symbol, the random numbers determined by the normal symbol extracted by the CPU 102 are stored in the RAM 104 up to a predetermined number (four in this embodiment). Remembered. At this time, the stored number of determination random numbers per normal symbol is displayed according to the lighting mode of the normal diagram start storage LED 148 (light emitting area 64e). Specifically, when the passage of the game ball is detected by the gate switch 174a while the passage of the gate 58 is effective (when the number of start memories of the normal symbol is less than 4), the normal start memory LED 148 is detected each time. The lighting mode of is switched.

  In the present embodiment, for example, when the normal chart start memory number is 1, only one lower general chart start memory LED 148 (light emitting area 64e) is lit, and then when the general chart start memory number increases to 2, In addition to the lower side, the upper normal start memory LED 148 (light emitting area 64e) is lit together (a mode in which two are lit). Further, when the number of normal start memories increases to 3, the upper normal start memory LED 148 that has been simply lit up so far switches to a blinking state, and the lower normal start memory LED 148 remains in a simple lit state. Then, when the number of normal start memories reaches 4, which is the maximum, the two normal start memory LEDs 148 are in a blinking state. On the other hand, each time the normal symbol display is started on the normal symbol display 144, the number of memory for starting the normal symbol decreases by one. In this case, the normal symbol start is performed in the opposite manner to the above. The storage LED 148 is lit and blinks.

  In the present embodiment, when the CPU 102 determines that the winning symbol is based on the normal symbol determination random number at the start of the normal symbol variation, the normal symbol display 144 (light emitting area 64c) is lit red after a predetermined period. It is stopped and displayed. After that, the solenoid 171a is switched to the operating state (energized state) to expand the left and right opening / closing members 56a, and control is performed to open the ball entry device 56 for a predetermined period (for example, 0.5 seconds). . As a result, it becomes possible to win the lower start opening 54. Thereafter, when a predetermined period of time elapses, the solenoid 171a is returned to a non-operating state (non-energized state) to return the opening / closing member 56a to the initial position and to control the ball entry device 56 to a closed state.

  On the other hand, when the CPU 102 determines that the normal symbol change starts based on the normal random number per symbol, the normal symbol display 144 (light emitting area 64c) is lit in green after a predetermined period. Only the stop display is made, and in particular, the ball entrance device 56 is not controlled to be in an open state. Therefore, in this case, it is still impossible to win the lower start opening 54, but it is still possible to win the upper start opening 52.

  When a game ball flowing down in the game area 12 wins the upper start port 52 or the lower start port 54, the winning of the game ball is detected by the start port switch 170a or the start port switch 170b (satisfaction of predetermined determination condition). In this case, if the special symbol variation display is in a state where it can be started (for example, it is not in the big hit game or the special symbol / decoration symbol variation display state), the special symbol indicator 141 (four The special symbol variation display is started in the light emitting area 64a) and the liquid crystal display device 50 starts the variation display of the decorative symbols (for example, designed numbers “0” to “9”). In the present embodiment, the special symbol is represented by a combination of lighting of the four light emitting areas 64a. Three decorative symbols are displayed on the screen of the liquid crystal display device 50, namely, a left decorative symbol, a middle decorative symbol, and a right decorative symbol, and all of these decorative symbols are scrolled in a certain direction on the screen. In this way, the display is changed.

  The change display of the special symbol or the decorative symbol is stopped after a predetermined period of time, and when the special symbol is displayed in a specific mode (a combination of lighting of the plurality of light emitting areas 64a that are big hits: jackpot symbol), At the same time, the stop symbols of the decorative symbols (the state in which all the left, middle and right decorative symbols are stopped) are also displayed in a specific manner (the same decorative symbol combination: jackpot symbol (specific display result)). In this case, the CPU 102 of the main control board 101 starts control of the “hit game state (profit grant state)”. Note that the period during which the variable display is performed is determined within a range of several seconds to several tens of seconds according to the jackpot determination random number or other random numbers.

  In the big hit gaming state, the CPU 102 controls the solenoid 176a to be operated to open the big prize opening device 60. That is, when the solenoid 176a is actuated, the opening / closing member 60a pivots with the lower edge thereof as a fulcrum so as to fall down toward the front side of the pachinko machine 1, thereby enabling the winning of the big winning opening 62. Such opening control of the big prize opening device 60 is based on the fact that a predetermined time (for example, 30 seconds) has elapsed or that a predetermined number (for example, nine) of game balls have won the big prize opening 62. It continues until either condition detected by 175a is satisfied.

  When any of the above conditions is satisfied, the CPU 102 returns the solenoid 176a to a non-operating (non-energized) state, and raises the opening / closing member 60a that has been tilted forward until then along the board surface. As a result, the special prize opening 62 is closed, and the special prize opening device 60 is controlled to be closed. In the big hit gaming state, the CPU 102 repeatedly executes a control for making one open / close cycle (hereinafter also referred to as a round) from the opening of the big prize opening device 60 to the closing state. When the number of times (15 rounds) is repeated, the big hit gaming state is ended there. As described above, since the big winning opening 62 is opened when the game state is changed to the big hit gaming state, the upper starting opening 52, the lower starting opening 54, and the general winning opening can be obtained by winning a game ball in the opened large winning opening 62. Since it is possible to acquire a large amount of game balls in a shorter time than winning game balls at 66, etc., it is possible to enhance the interest of the player.

  In this embodiment, the left, middle, and right decorative symbols are controlled to stop in the order of left decorative symbol → right decorative symbol → middle decorative symbol. The decorative symbol stop symbol is a symbol in which all the left, middle and right decorative symbols are stopped and displayed when the left, middle and right decorative symbols are changed and displayed. A combination of

  Further, in the present embodiment, the specific mode displayed when the special symbol is stopped includes a special mode (a combination of lighting of a plurality of light emitting areas 64a that are probable big hits), and the special symbol at the stop is a special mode. When displayed, the stop symbol of the decorative symbol is also in a special mode (probability big hit symbol: in this embodiment, a combination of the same odd symbols). In this case, it becomes a so-called “probable big hit”, and after the big hit gaming state is finished, the probability that the next big hit gaming state (winning probability) becomes high (in this embodiment, the probability variation state has a probability of 1/70. In other than the probability variation state, the probability is 1/490.) That is, when the special symbol at the time of stoppage is a special mode, the player is in a more advantageous state for the player in the “probability variation state” after the big hit game is over.

  When the probability variation state is reached after the big hit game is over, so-called time reduction control is performed with the following contents. That is, in the probability variation state, the special symbol display 141 (four light emitting areas 64a) displays the variation time from the start of the special symbol variation display to the stop display of the special symbol, and the normal symbol display 144 (light emission). In the region 64c), control is performed to shorten the fluctuation time from the start of the normal symbol fluctuation display to the stop display of the normal symbol compared to the normal state. At the same time, control is performed to increase the probability that the result of the normal symbol variation display on the normal symbol display 144 (light emitting area 64c) will be “winning”. Further, when the normal symbol variation display results in "winning", the control for extending the opening time of the opening and closing member 56a from the normal state (in this embodiment, 0.5 seconds in the normal state, the short-time state and the probability variation) 1.8 seconds in the state) and the control for increasing the number of times the opening device 56 is opened more than the normal state (in this embodiment, once in the normal state, three times in the short-time state and the probability variation state). Done.

  On the other hand, even if the special symbol at the time of stoppage is displayed in a specific mode, if it is a non-special mode (a combination of lighting of a plurality of light emitters that become a non-probable big hit) different from the above-mentioned special mode The stop symbol of the decorative symbol is also in a non-special mode (non-probable big hit symbol: in this embodiment, a combination of the same even number symbols), and the time reduction control is performed with the following contents. That is, after the end of the big hit gaming state, the number of times that the special symbol variable display is executed on the special symbol display 141 (four light emitting areas 64a) reaches a predetermined number (100 in this embodiment). Then, control is performed to shorten the variation time of the special symbol and the variation time of the normal symbol from the normal state. In addition, when the result of the normal symbol variation display is “winning”, the control for extending the opening time of the opening / closing member 56a from the normal state and the control for increasing the number of opening times of the opening / closing member 56a from the normal state are performed. Executed. In these short-time states, the winning probability to the lower start port 54 increases until the number of special symbol fluctuation displays executed by the special symbol indicator 141 reaches a predetermined number of times, and within a certain period of time. Since the number of executions of the special symbol variation display can be increased (that is, the lottery opportunity for the big hit is increased), the player is more advantageous to that extent. In the probability variation state described above, in addition to the time reduction control, the probability that the normal symbol variation display result is “hit” on the normal symbol display 144 is increased, which is more advantageous to the player than the time reduction state. It becomes a state. In addition, a normal state means the state which is not the probability fluctuation state mentioned above or a time-short state.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the specific mode displayed when the special symbol is stopped includes a special mode (a combination of lighting of the plurality of light emitting areas 64a that are small hits), and the special symbol at the time of the stop is a special mode. When the symbol is displayed, the stop symbol of the decorative symbol is also in a special mode (chance production entry symbol). In this case, a so-called “small hit” is made, and after the small hit gaming state, the minute time-short control is performed. In the minute and short time control state, when the normal symbol fluctuation display results in “winning”, the opening time of the opening and closing member 56a is slightly extended from the normal state (in this embodiment, from 0.5 seconds in the normal state). Slightly longer for 0.52 seconds). However, it is difficult for the player to discriminate between 0.52 seconds in the minute and short control state and 0.5 seconds in the normal state.

  In the present embodiment, a game ball is won at the upper start opening 52, and three game balls are paid out as a specified number when detected by the start opening switch 170a. When a winning is made and detected by the start switch 170b, a predetermined number of four game balls are paid out. Thus, the reason why the number of payouts is different between the upper start port 52 and the lower start port 54 is as follows.

  That is, the lower start port 54 is normally closed by the opening / closing member 56a, and the structure is such that there is no chance of winning unless the result of the normal symbol variation display is “winning”, whereas the upper start port 52 is Since it is a structure that can always accept a game ball from above, if there are too many payouts per game ball to the upper start opening 52, the player will be too advantageous compared to the game hall operator. . If it does so, winning a prize to a starting opening (upper starting opening 52 and lower starting opening 54) will be controlled as a measure of a disadvantage management of a game hall operator, and it will be judged whether it will be in a lottery game (big hit game state as a result) ) May cause discomfort to the player. On the other hand, if the number of payouts for winning at the upper start opening 52 is too small, the number of game balls required for the lottery game increases, resulting in excessive investment and inconvenience to the player. It will give you a profit.

  On the other hand, the lower start port 54 provides a game advantageous to the player in the short-time state and the probability variation state, and the lower start port 54 is controlled by extending the opening time and the number of opening times of the opening / closing member 56a. The probability of winning is increased. However, if the number of payouts for winning a game ball is too small, the number of payouts will be reduced with respect to the number of shot balls, and the remaining number of game balls will gradually decrease in spite of the advantageous game state. By doing so, the player will be uncomfortable. In consideration of these events, in the present embodiment, the number of payouts (three or four) for each of the upper start port 52 and the lower start port 54 is set.

  In addition, the display result of the special symbol on the special symbol display 141 corresponds to the display result of the decorative symbol on the liquid crystal display device 50. That is, when it is determined that the big symbol is not won at the start of the variation of the special symbol, the LED (four light emitting areas 64a) is turned on according to a mode different from the above specific mode, that is, a mode out of the special mode. In addition to the stop display, the liquid crystal display device 50 displays an image of a decorative symbol in a manner of loss (a loss symbol: a symbol other than the jackpot symbol, in this embodiment, a combination of at least two types of identification information (a symbol)). .

  Also, the decorative symbol is a symbol for the production different from the special symbol, and the contents of the special symbol variation display (flashing of the four light emitting areas 64a) are expressed in a dramatic manner by the variation display of the ornamental decoration symbol. This enhances the visual effect. In other words, when the LED of the special symbol display 141 is turned on and displayed in a specific manner, control to shift to the big hit gaming state is performed, but by any chance, the display result of the decorative symbols in the liquid crystal display device 50 becomes a specific manner. However, when the LED in the special symbol display 141 is not lit and displayed in a specific manner, control for shifting to the big hit gaming state is not performed.

  Further, in this embodiment, it is possible to control to one type of big hit gaming state in which “15 times” is set as the number of rounds executed in the big hit gaming state, but the benefits given to the player as the big hit gaming state are different. It may be configured to be controllable to multiple types of big hit gaming states. For example, it may be configured to control to a plurality of types of jackpot gaming states with different numbers of rounds executed in the jackpot gaming state. In this case, after determining the big hit based on the big hit determination random number, the number of rounds to be executed in the big hit gaming state may be determined, or different round numbers may be set based on the big hit determination random number It may be determined whether to control any one of the plurality of types of big hit gaming states.

  In the present embodiment, the state display LED 145 (light emitting region 64b) is controlled to be lit in red in the above-described probability variation state, and is controlled to be lit in green in the short-time state. Then, when the short-time state or the probability variation state ends and the normal state is reached, or when the game state shifts to the big hit gaming state, the state display LED 145 (light emitting area 64b) is turned off.

  In the present embodiment, the jackpot type display LED 146 (two light emitting areas 64d) is turned on during the jackpot game. Specifically, one or both of the upper and lower two light emitting areas 64d that become the big hit type display LED 146 are turned on according to the type of the big hit gaming state. In this embodiment, since it is possible to control only one type of big hit gaming state, it is not necessary to turn on the big hit type display LED 146, but when configured to be controllable to a plurality of types of big hit gaming state, By controlling on / off of the big hit type display LED 146 corresponding to the big hit game state, the type of the big hit game state can be easily grasped from the outside.

  For example, as a plurality of types of jackpot gaming states, the first jackpot gaming state in which “2 times” is set as the number of rounds executed in the jackpot gaming state, and the number of rounds executed in the jackpot gaming state is “15 times”. It is assumed that the second big hit gaming state in which "" is set is executable. In this case, the LED corresponding to the upper light emitting area 64d of the big hit type display LED 146 is turned on during execution of the first big hit gaming state, and the LED corresponding to the lower light emitting area 64d is executed during execution of the second big hit gaming state. You may make it perform control to light. Thus, it is understood that the pachinko machine 1 according to the present embodiment can be adapted to a configuration that can be controlled to a plurality of types of big hit gaming states.

  FIG. 12 shows the rendering device 42 alone (in a state where it is removed from the game board 4a). In FIG. 12, the front unit 42a and the rear unit 42b are shown in a state where they are combined with each other, that is, in a state where they are positioned with respect to each other. Therefore, in FIG. 12, the front unit is seen before and after the game board 4a. The relative positional relationship between 42a and the rear unit 42b is clear.

  As is clear from FIG. 12, when the front unit 42a and the rear unit 42b are positioned with respect to each other, the front unit 42a is arranged so as to overlap the front side of the rear unit 42b. Generally, the rear unit 42b has a larger outer shape than the front unit 42a when viewed from the front side, and therefore, the rear unit 42b is disposed so as to protrude around the front unit 42a. However, since the game board 4a is actually located between the front unit 42a and the rear unit 42b, the outer shape of the rear unit 42b shown in FIG. 12 is not visually recognized by the player.

  In FIG. 12, a part of the front unit 42a (the left half of the lower edge part and the lower half of the left edge part) is shown in a broken state. Therefore, the surface of the rear unit 42b is broken at this broken part. It is shown exposed on the front side.

  As shown in the broken part of the front unit 42a in FIG. 12, a lamp board 147a is attached to the ball guide member 70 on the front side, and the lamp board 147a serves as a special figure start memory lamp 147. An LED (light emitter) is mounted. One lamp substrate 147a is provided on each of the left and right sides of the discharge port 72e, and two special start memory lamps 147 (LEDs) are mounted on each lamp substrate 147a. In addition, as shown in the right half of the lower edge of the front unit 42a in FIG. 12 (the portion that is not the broken portion), each special figure start memory lamp 147 (LED) is seen from the front side as the light emitting region 48. Is positioned behind.

  Although not shown in FIG. 12, a harness is connected to the back surface of each lamp board 147a via a connector, and this harness passes through the interior of the rear unit 42b and is connected to the lamp driving board 119. Yes.

  FIG. 13 shows in detail the structure of the light guide passage 88 that leads from the special figure start memory lamp 147 to the light emitting region 48. As described above, since the special figure start memory lamp 147 (lamp board 147a) is attached to the ball guiding member 70, that is, the rear unit 42b, the special figure start memory lamp 147 (lamp board 147a) is viewed in the front-rear direction. ) Is located behind the front unit 42a on the back side of the game board 4a.

  On the other hand, since the light emitting area 48 is formed on the surface of the front unit 42a, there is a certain distance between the light emitting area 48 and the special figure start memory lamp 147 (in this embodiment, the thickness of the game board 4a). ) Will exist. Therefore, the front unit 42 a is provided with a light guide member 90 so as to fill a space between the light emitting region 48 and the special figure start memory lamp 147, and further, a light guide passage 88 is provided inside the light guide member 90. Is formed.

  The light guide passage 88 extends through the inside of the light guide member 90 in the front-rear direction, and both the front end and the rear end thereof are open. The front end of the light guide passage 88 is located immediately on the back side of the light emitting region 48, and the rear end is located so as to face the mounting surface of the lamp substrate 147a. In this state, the special figure start memory lamp 147 slightly enters the inside from the rear end of the light guide passage 88. For this reason, when the special figure start memory lamp 147 emits light, this light is guided to the front side through the light guide passage 88 and is transmitted through the light emitting region 48 and is visible from the front side.

  A light diffusing member 48a is attached to the front unit 42a together with the light guide member 90, and a light emitting region 48 is formed on the surface of the light diffusing member 48a. At this time, the light emitted from the special figure start memory lamp 147 is diffused by the light diffusing member 48a, so that the entire light emitting region 48 emits light with substantially uniform luminance. As a result, the player visually recognizes that the numbers “1” to “4” are turned on or off.

  The light guide member 90 is molded from a dark color resin material such as black or dark brown, and therefore the inner wall of the light guide passage 88 has a relatively high light shielding property. Accordingly, leakage of light from the light guide passage 88 to the surroundings is effectively prevented, so that the corresponding light emitting region 48 can be made to emit light clearly by the light emitted from the special figure start memory lamp 147.

  In FIG. 13, the light guide path 88 leading to one light emitting area 48 is shown, but the light guide member 90 is formed with four light guide paths 88 corresponding to all the four light emitting areas 48. ing. The light guide paths 88 adjacent to each other are partitioned by a partition wall 90a. In particular, in the present embodiment, the partition wall 90a has a double (two) structure. Therefore, light leakage between the two light emitting regions 48 adjacent to each other (for example, those representing the memory numbers “1” and “2” and those representing the memory numbers “3” and “4”) is strong. Has been prevented.

  As described above, the front unit 42a is completely equipped with special electrical parts, wiring, boards, etc., although the light emitting area 48 for displaying the number of starting memories of special symbols is formed. However, all the electrical components (LED, board, connector, harness) for performing the light emitting operation are provided in the rear unit 42b. For this reason, in the manufacturing process of the pachinko machine 1 (particularly, the assembly process of the game board 4), when the front unit 42a is assembled to the game board 4a, it is necessary to perform an operation of attaching electrical components to the front unit 42a. Therefore, it is possible to reduce the number of man-hours and greatly improve the manufacturing efficiency of the pachinko machine 1.

  In the present embodiment, since the front unit 42a is not provided with electrical components (LED, board, connector, harness), the front unit 42a can be screwed even after the pachinko machine 1 is assembled. It can be easily removed by simply removing it. Therefore, when replacing the ball guiding member 70 after the assembly of the pachinko machine 1, it is not necessary to repeat the electrical wiring operation every time the front unit 42a is attached / detached. It can be done quickly and easily.

  Furthermore, in this embodiment, when the replacement operation of the ball guide member 70 is performed after the pachinko machine 1 is assembled, it is only necessary to open the front frame 5 and remove the front unit 42a of the rendering device 42, so There is no need to remove the control board box 9 and the rear unit 42b from the game board mounting frame 9 from the game board 4a. In particular, in the present embodiment, the outer shape of the rear unit 42b is larger than the opening area of the through hole 4b, and the rear unit 42b itself cannot be detached from the front side of the game board 4a. The ball guide member 70 can be attached and detached through the through hole.

  Although the guidance mode of the game ball by the ball guiding members 70 and 72 has already been described, in the present embodiment, the upper stage 80 and the middle stage 82 formed on the inner ball guiding member 72 (first ball guiding member). It has a feature in the function. Hereinafter, features of the upper stage 80 and the middle stage 82 will be described.

  FIG. 14 shows the rolling paths of the game balls on the upper stage 80 and the middle stage 82. In the case of this embodiment, the warp passage (78b) and the discharge port 78c are provided only on the left side of the upper stage 80, so that the game ball approaches the upper stage 80 only from the left side. When changing from the upper stage 80 to the middle stage 82, the rolling direction is divided so that it is divided into left and right hands. Accordingly, the approach to the lower stage 84 is finally performed from both the left and right sides.

  Thus, in the lower stage 84, the middle stage 82 is lowered to the right, and the game ball that has made a U-turn at the end of the lower stage 84 vigorously enters from the right side. Both of the modes in which the game ball that has made a U-turn at the end of the vehicle vigorously enters from the left side are realized. As a result, in the lower stage 84, a rolling mode is realized in which a game ball can enter from the left or right direction with respect to the central discharge passage 72d, so that the warp passage (78a, 78a, Despite the fact that 78b) is not formed, the rolling mode does not become one pattern, and it is possible to have fun by various rolling modes.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, the rolling path of the game balls flowing into the upper stage 80 from the left side is distributed in the left-right direction by the middle stage 82, and various approaches are provided by providing two approaches to the lower stage 84. There is a feature in realizing the moving mode. For this reason, it is not necessary to roll the game ball in the left-right direction on the upper stage 80, and it is desirable to move the game ball to the middle stage 82 as quickly as possible. For this reason, in this embodiment, the device for realizing the smooth transition of the game ball from the upper stage 80 to the middle stage 82 is elaborated.

  First, guide ribs 72f and 72g for guiding the rolling of the game ball along the upper stage 80 are formed on the inner ball guide member 72. These guide ribs 72f and 72g are slightly above the upper surface of the upper stage 80. Protruding. Of these, the guide rib 72f on the back side as viewed from the front side has substantially the same length as the entire length of the upper stage 80, but the guide rib 72g on the near side is partially interrupted at the central recess 80a.

  The guide rib 72f is formed with a portion protruding forward so as to partially narrow the passage width of the upper stage 80, and this protruding portion functions as the braking portion 80b. The braking portions 80b are arranged one by one at equal intervals on the left and right sides from the central depression 80a. That is, the game ball flowing into the upper stage 80 from the discharge port 78c first collides with the left brake portion 80b in the process of rolling while tilting down toward the center, and the momentum is dropped. Some of the game balls that have lost their momentum have stalled when they have passed the central depression 80a and have just reached the right upward slope, and then returned to the left as they are. Some keep running up the right slope and collide with the right braking part 80b. Further, some of the game balls that have collided with the right braking portion 80b roll over toward the right end of the upper stage 80, while others have bounced back to the braking portion 80b and go down to the left.

  In any case, the game balls that have flowed into the upper stage 80 are given a braking force by colliding with the braking portion 80b during the rolling process, and gather in the central recess 80a relatively early, and then the central recess. The portion 80a smoothly transitions to the middle stage 82. Therefore, in this embodiment, there is no rolling loss such that the game ball sways in the left-right direction on the upper stage 80 and does not easily shift to the middle stage 82.

  Next, the internal decoration body 74 provided inside the ball guiding member 72 will be described. FIG. 15 specifically shows the internal decoration body 74 and its arrangement. In FIG. 5, the form of the internal decoration body 74 is shown in a simplified state. However, as shown in FIG. 15A, the actual internal decoration body 74 has “grass grass” as a whole. ”, And the character decorations 74b and 74c imitating the character of the primitive man and the character of the saber tiger, the primitive mammal, are integrally formed in the“ grass spot ”. Has been.

  In the creative story above, “Mammoth” and “Saber Tiger” are positioned as beasts, and they are hunting prey for primitive people and are feared on a daily basis. From the background on the story, the character decorating parts 74b and 74c are suddenly strained by a primitive man (the father of the main character) who was looking for a prey in the “grass spot” and “Saber Tiger”. It is a depiction of the growing scene. The internal decoration body 74 is molded from a green and light-transmitting resin material as a whole to match the image of “grass spot”, but the character decoration portions 74b and 74c have their own skin color and body color. Etc. are attached.

  In the present embodiment, the ball guide members 70 and 72 are formed of a transparent material, and therefore, as shown in FIG. 15B, an internal decoration body 74 is installed inside the ball guide member 72. In this state, the internal decorative body 74 can be seen through from the front side. In FIG. 15B, the front-side ball guide member 70 is omitted, but the front-side ball guide member 70 is also formed of a transparent material, so that the front-side ball guide member 70 is attached. The visibility of the internal decorative body 74 is not impaired in the state.

  In this way, if the ball guiding members 70 and 72 are molded from a transparent material and the inner decorative body 74 is disposed at the back of the ball guiding members 70 and 72, the ball guiding members 70 and 72 are molded from a coloring material. There is also an advantage that the decorativeness can be enhanced. In addition, in this case, even if the surface of the internal decoration body 74 is formed with a concavo-convex shape, the game ball does not come into direct contact with the internal decoration body 74. In this way, there is a double merit that there is no adverse effect.

  Next, FIG. 16 shows the positional relationship between the decoration area applied to the ball guiding member 72 on the back side and the internal decoration body 74. In FIG. 16, the hatched portion indicates a decorative region (reference symbol A) formed on the sphere guide member 72. In this decorative region A, the transparent material of the sphere guide member 72 is partially polished glass. A surface treatment layer is formed. Such a surface treatment layer can be formed, for example, by providing fine irregularities on the surface of the sphere guiding member 72 (in this embodiment, the inner surface as viewed from the front side). Alternatively, a polished glass-like translucent sheet cut out in accordance with the shape of the decoration region may be attached to the surface (inner surface) of the ball guiding member 72.

  As apparent from (a) of FIG. 16, the decorative region A is provided with an outline of an image in which “grass unevenness” undulates as a whole. Then, as shown in FIG. 16 (b), such a decoration area A is positioned on the front side of the internal decoration body 74, so from the player's point of view, the decoration area A on the near side is located. The pattern and the modeling of the internal decoration body 74 are visually recognized so as to overlap each other with a distance in the front and back direction. For this reason, when a player permeates the ball guiding member 72 and visually recognizes the internal decoration body 74, a three-dimensional depth is felt there.

  Furthermore, in this embodiment, since the internal decoration body 74 has light transmittance as described above, it is possible to irradiate the light from behind to make the internal decoration body 74 emit decorative light. At this time, the decoration area A can clearly highlight its own pattern (wave shape) by diffusing the light transmitted through the internal decoration body 74, so that the player can visually The decorativeness can be enhanced.

  Further, the decoration area A is disposed on a wall portion located behind the middle stage 82 when viewed from the front side and a wall portion located behind the lower stage 84 (two-dot chain line). That is, the decoration area A is formed at a position along the rolling path of the game ball defined by the middle stage 82 and the lower stage 84. On the other hand, when the game ball repeatedly rolls on the ball guiding members 70 and 72 (the middle stage 82 and the lower stage 84) as the pachinko machine 1 is used, the outer surface of the ball guiding member 72 has wear marks due to contact with the game ball. Is thought to occur. In particular, in the present embodiment, since the ball guiding member 72 is molded from a transparent resin material, when wear marks (or scratch marks) are generated on the outer surface thereof, the transparency of the material tends to be easily lost at that portion. .

  However, in this embodiment, since the polished glass-like decorative region A is originally formed at a position where the wear mark is likely to be generated (position along the rolling path), the wear mark is generated on the outer surface of the ball guide member 72. Even so, its presence is less noticeable. On the other hand, since the decoration area A exists as a polished glass-like decoration pattern from a new state, even if a scratch mark is generated on the outer surface of the ball guiding member 72, the appearance of the decoration area A itself is extremely deteriorated. Do not mean. Therefore, this embodiment has an advantage that not only the appearance quality of the ball guiding member 72 is not easily lowered over a long period of time, but also the decorativeness can be maintained over a long period of time.

  In the present embodiment, as the rendering device 42 increases in size, the lower stage 84 that leads to the discharge passage 72 is provided only with the warp passages (78a, 78b) through which the game balls flow from the game area 12 on the left side. It is possible to diversify the rolling mode of the game ball in the game, thereby greatly improving the fun of the game. On the other hand, since it is possible to sufficiently secure the fun aspect of the rolling mode of the game ball only by providing one warp passage (78a, 78b) on the left side (or right side), it is necessary to secure warp passages on both the left and right sides. In addition, there is an advantage that it is possible to freely increase the size of the rendering device 42 and increase the degree of freedom in determining the shape. Therefore, the diversification of the production by the production device 42 can be greatly improved, and the entertainment appealing to the player's vision can be greatly enhanced.

  Further, by disposing the internal decorative body 74 behind the ball guiding member 72, it is possible to enhance the decorativeness and to suppress deterioration in quality on the appearance over a long period of time.

  In the present embodiment, the internal decoration body 74 is detachable from the rear unit 42b as described above. On the other hand, since the internal decorative body 74 is relatively large and eye-catching in the production device 42, even if it is the same type of pachinko machine 1, if the internal decoration body 74 has a different shape and design, It is easy to be recognized as another type of pachinko machine 1 in appearance. For this reason, while setting most of the front unit 42a and the rear unit 42b as common parts and setting various design variations in the internal decoration body 74, series machines of the same series (for example, jackpot probability, probability variation entry rate) , Products with different specifications such as probability change probability and number of winning balls) can be easily supplied to the market.

  Next, the visual effect by the arrangement / structure of the rendering device 42 will be described. FIG. 17 shows the upper part of the game board 4, and in FIG. 17, the front unit 42 a is removed from the game board 4 a. For this reason, in FIG. 17, the magnitude relationship between the through hole 4b of the game board 4a and the rear unit 42b is more apparent.

  As described above, the rear unit 42b is arranged so as to extend over a range larger than the opening area of the through hole 4b on the back side of the game board 4a. For this reason, even if the front unit 42a is removed from the game board 4a, the entire rear unit 42b cannot be seen behind the through hole 4b when viewed from the front.

  As already described, among the constituent elements of the rear unit 42b, the decorative body 42a, the movable decorative bodies 44a to 44c, and the fixed decorative bodies 45a to 45c are positioned in the through hole 4b when viewed from the front. On the other hand, most of the decorative member 46 laid behind these is located inside the through hole 4b, but as shown by the broken line in FIG. It extends to the outside of the through hole 4b, and this portion is hidden behind the game board 4a when viewed from the front. In FIG. 17, the reference symbol “46” representing the decorative member is shown only in one place (left side edge) with one lead line, but the “decorative member 46” in this embodiment is It means a member laid out over a wide range from the left edge of the rear unit 42b to the upper edge and the right edge.

  Next, FIG. 18 specifically shows the attachment of the effect device 42 to the game board 4a. The front unit 42a of the effect device 42 has a flange portion 42n that protrudes around the through hole 4b, and a portion 42r for the latter half is fitted into the through hole 4b, thereby decorating the peripheral portion of the through hole 4b. ing.

  On the other hand, the rear unit 42b is arranged so as to extend over a range wider than the opening area of the through hole 4b as described above. As shown in FIG. 18, the decorative member 46 is arranged behind the game board 4 a so as to extend to the outer region S located above the opening range P of the through hole 4 b as viewed in the vertical direction. It is understood that In FIG. 18, only the opening range of the through hole 4b as viewed in the vertical direction is shown. However, the positional relationship between the opening range of the through hole 4b and the rear unit 42b and the decorative member 46 is the same in the horizontal direction. In other words, the decorative member 46 is disposed behind the game board 4a so as to extend to an outer region located on the side of the opening range of the through hole 4b as viewed in the left-right direction.

  In the present embodiment, a large number of LEDs 92 are arranged as game board lamps in the rear unit 42 b, and these LEDs 92 are installed behind the decorative member 46. The decorative member 46 is molded from a light-transmitting material. Therefore, when the LED 92 emits light, the light can be transmitted by transmitting the light forward.

  Here, as shown in FIG. 18, the front unit 42a itself is attached so as to be in close contact with the back surface of the game board 4a, but in the rear unit 42b, the back surface of the game board 4a and the decorative member 46 A certain amount of gap H is secured between the surface. For this reason, it is understood that the portion of the decorative member 46 located in the outer region S is not in contact with the back surface of the game board 4a but is located behind the back surface by a gap H.

  Next, FIG.19 and FIG.20 has shown the state which looked up at the game board 4 from diagonally downward on either side. 19 and 20, the game board 4 is shown alone. However, in the actual pachinko machine 1, since the game board 4 is supported by the main body frame 3, the game board 4 is opened in the front frame 5. Visible through 30.

  As shown in FIGS. 19 and 20, when the game board 4 is viewed from an obliquely lower angle, the gap H is secured between the back surface of the game board 4 a and the surface of the decorative member 46. Therefore, the portion hidden on the back side of the game board 4a in the decorative member 46 can be visually recognized from the gap H through the through hole 4b. For example, as shown in FIG. 19, in the state where the game board 4 is looked up obliquely from the lower left, the presence of the decorative member 46 is clearly present in the interior of the decorative body 43d located at the upper right edge of the front unit 42a. It is visually recognized. Further, as shown in FIG. 20, when the game board 4 is looked up from the lower right side, the presence of the decoration member 46 is clearly present in the back of the decoration body 43a located at the upper left edge of the front unit 42a. It is visually recognized.

  For this reason, in this embodiment, the player can visually recognize the presence of the decorative member 46 that should be hidden behind the game board 4a when viewed from the front, by visually recognizing the game board 4 from various angles. it can. At this time, the decorative member 46 is disposed so as to extend to the outer region of the through hole 4b of the game board 4a, so that the player can feel the depth in the front-rear direction and the upper and lower sides on the back side of the game board 4a. -Spatial expansion in the left-right direction and a feeling of openness can be generated.

  In addition, when the light emitting operation is performed in the decorative member 46, since the transmitted light is normally emitted from the decorative member 46 hidden behind the game board 4a when viewed from the front, the player has noticed the presence of the decorative member 46 until then. Even if it does not exist, it becomes easy to notice the presence of the decorative member 46 by the light emitting operation, and the effects of the visual depth feeling and the spatial spreading feeling can be sufficiently exhibited.

  In the present embodiment, the decorative member 46 has the following structure. As shown in FIGS. 19 and 20 and the like, the decorative member 46 is generally three-dimensionally shaped in a rugged shape, thereby creating a visual three-dimensional effect. Furthermore, the decorative member 46 has a multilayer structure in which two kinds of members are overlapped on the front and back. Specifically, the decorative member 46 is composed of a back decorative body molded from a transparent material and a front decorative body attached to the front side of the decorative member 46, and the front decorative body is colored red. Molded from a light transmissive material. Further, a lens cut (diamond cut or the like) for light diffusion is formed on the back decoration body, and light emitted from the back LED 92 is diffused well there.

  Although most of the front face exposed in FIGS. 19 and 20 are front face decorations, the front face decorations are partially missing, that is, partially broken. Yes. In a region where the front decorative body is partially missing, the transparent back decorative body behind the front decorative body is exposed to the front side.

  With the configuration described above, when the light emitting operation is performed in the decorative member 46, most of the red transmitted light is visually recognized from the front side. However, in some places, white light (LED emission color) is partially obtained. There is a region where is visible. In the present embodiment, the region in which white light is visually recognized (region where the front decorative body is missing) is designed in a shape imitating “lightning bolt”, so that the player can decorate the decorative member 46 from the front side. If you look at the light-emitting action, you will feel as if lightning has fallen, and you can enjoy the dramatic effects by recalling "the rough weather of the primitive earth".

  Next, the configuration of the movable decorative bodies 44a, 44b, and 44c will be described in detail. FIG. 21 shows an operation mode of the movable decorative bodies 44a, 44b, and 44c in the effect device 42. As indicated by arrows in FIG. 21, the movable decorative bodies 44a, 44b, and 44c can reciprocate in the left-right direction during operation. Among them, the movable decorative body 44a located on the upper edge (a shape of the katakana character “Gi”) and the movable decorative body 44b positioned on the right side thereof (a shape of the katakana character “o”) Are both rotated in the clockwise direction from the initial position, and the remaining movable decorative body 44c (in the shape of the katakana character “o”) is rotated in the counterclockwise direction from the initial position. . FIG. 21 shows a state in which the three movable decorative bodies 44a, 44b, and 44c are most displaced from their initial positions. In this maximum displacement state, the movable decorative bodies 44a, 44b, and 44c are connected to the front. An appropriate clearance is secured between the unit units 42a.

  Next, FIG. 22 shows the rear unit 42b from the back side, and here, in particular, a mechanism element for operating the movable decorative bodies 44a, 44b, 44c is shown. FIG. 22 shows only the inner casing that forms a part of the rear unit 42b. Actually, the rear unit 42b is configured by combining an outer cover (not shown) outside the inner casing. . The decorative body 43a, the movable decorative bodies 44a to 44c, the fixed decorative bodies 45a to 45c, the decorative member 46, the ball guide members 70 and 72, the internal decorative body 74, and the like that are visually recognized from the front side are all assembled in the inner casing. . On the other hand, the flange portion 42n is not shown in FIG. 22 because it is formed in the outer cover.

  The back side of the rear unit 42b, that is, the inner casing, is equipped with three solenoids (direct acting) 94a, 94b, 94c corresponding to the movable decorative bodies 44a, 44b, 44c. Further, drive levers 95a, 95b, and 95c are connected to the solenoids 94a, 94b, and 94c, respectively. The drive levers 95a, 95b, and 95c have their distal ends pin-connected to the corresponding solenoids 94a, 94b, and 94c via slide pins, and the base ends fixed to the rotating shafts 96a, 96b, and 96c. ing. The rotation shafts 96a, 96b, 96c are rotatably supported by the inner casing of the rear unit 42b. Therefore, the drive levers 95a, 95b, 95c are centered on the corresponding rotation shafts 96a, 96b, 96c. It can be freely rotated (oscillated) in the vertical direction. The drive shafts 96a, 96b, and 96c extend through the inner casing in the front-rear direction, and are connected to the drive levers 95a, 95b, and 95c at the rear end portions and movable at the front end portions thereof. The decorative bodies 44a, 44b and 44c are connected.

  The drive levers 95a, 95b, and 95c are integrally formed with stopper portions 97a, 97b, and 97c for defining the rotation ranges (rotation angles) of the corresponding rotation shafts 96a, 96b, and 96c. Yes. The inner casing is formed with stopper housings 98a, 98b, and 98c corresponding to the stoppers 97a, 97b, and 97c. The stoppers 97a, 97b, and 97c are respectively provided with the corresponding stopper housings 98a, 98b, and 98c. It is in a state of being housed inside.

  In the above configuration, when any of the solenoids 94a, 94b, 94c is energized (excited), the corresponding drive levers 95a, 95b, 95c are pulled upward along with the lifting operation of the linear motion rod (armature). To be displaced. Conversely, when the solenoids 94a, 94b, 94c are in a non-energized (non-excited) state, the linear motion rod is returned to the initial position by the return spring, and the corresponding drive levers 95a, 95b, 95c are moved downward along with this return operation. It is displaced so that it can be pushed down. In this embodiment, the displacement angle of the drive levers 95a, 95b, and 95c at this time is set to about 30 °.

  By switching the energization / non-energization of the solenoids 94a, 94b, 94c as described above, the corresponding drive levers 95a, 95b, 95c are displaced so as to swing up and down, whereby the drive shafts 96a, 96b, 96c are moved. It is reciprocated. And the operation | movement of the movable decoration bodies 44a, 44b, and 44c as shown in FIG. 21 is implement | achieved by such reciprocating rotation of the drive shafts 96a, 96b, and 96c.

  In addition, LED boards 92a, 92b, 92c, and 92d (game board lamps) are installed in the inner casing of the rear unit 42b as other components. Among these, the LED board 92a disposed on the right side (left side when viewed from the front side) of the upper edge of the inner casing as seen in FIG. 22 corresponds to the decorative body 43a, and the LED board 92a includes Many LEDs (92) are mounted on the front side. In the present embodiment, the light emitting effect of the decorative body 43a is performed by the light emission of these LEDs (92).

  In addition, the LED board 92b located on the left side of the LED board 92a in FIG. 22 has a size that extends to the left half of the inner casing (right half when viewed from the front side), and the LED board 92b as a whole From the upper edge of the casing, it is laid in a hook shape so as to cover all the portions where the three solenoids 94a, 94b, 94c are installed. A large number of LEDs are similarly mounted on the large LED substrate 92b, and the light emission operation of the decorative member 46 is performed by the light emission of these LEDs. Furthermore, the LED board 92c positioned at the right edge (the left edge when viewed from the front side) of the inner casing as viewed in FIG. 22 is also for performing the light emitting operation of the decorative member 46. The LED board 92d located at the lower edge of the inner casing is for performing the light emitting operation of the internal decoration body 74 described above.

  23 and 24 show the movable decorative body 44a in a state of being disassembled into components. In FIGS. 23 and 24, one movable decorative body 44a is taken as an example, but the same structure is basically adopted for the other movable decorative bodies 44b and 44c. Therefore, although one movable decorative body 44a is described below, the contents thereof are substantially the same for the other movable decorative bodies 44b and 44c.

  As shown in FIGS. 23 and 24, the movable decorative body 44a is roughly composed of four parts: an outer shell 200, a front lens 202, a built-in LED board 204, and a rear cover 206. Of these, the outer shell 202 constitutes the outer surface of the movable decorative body 44a, and a three-dimensional design that imitates the katakana character “Gi” is applied to its outer shape. Further, the outer shell 200 literally has a thin-walled hollow shell structure, and as shown in FIG. 24, the rear end portion is largely opened as a whole. On the other hand, at the front end portion of the outer shell 200, a character-shaped opening 200 a is formed in which the katakana character “gi” is cut out.

  The front lens 202 is molded from a plate-like translucent material having light transmittance or light diffusibility, and the front and back surfaces thereof are each three-dimensionally shaped like a lightning bolt. . The front lens 202 is attached so as to be fitted from the rear end opening of the outer shell 200, and is accommodated inside the outer shell 200 so as to close the character-shaped opening 200a. For this reason, the outer shape of the front lens 202 substantially matches the shape of the inner edge of the outer shell 200. Further, the front lens 202 has a character-shaped convex portion 202 a formed in a relief shape on the front end surface thereof, and the character-shaped convex portion 202 a has a shape that matches the character-shaped opening 200 a of the outer shell 200. Yes. Therefore, in a state where the front lens 202 is accommodated in the outer shell 200, the character-shaped convex portion 202 a of the front lens 202 fits exactly into the character-shaped opening 200 a and is positioned at the front end portion of the outer shell 200. In this state, the character-shaped convex portion 202 a forms the front surface of the movable decorative body 44 a together with the front end portion of the outer shell 200.

  The built-in LED board 204 is also attached so as to be fitted from the rear end opening of the outer shell 200. For this reason, the external shape of the built-in LED substrate 204 substantially matches the shape of the inner edge of the outer shell 200. However, the built-in LED substrate 204 does not penetrate deeply to the front end portion of the outer shell 200 like the front lens 202, and is positioned in the vicinity of the rear end opening with a certain distance from the back surface of the front lens 202.

  A large number of full-color LED chips 204a (electrical components) are mounted on the built-in LED board 204 as a part of the above-mentioned game board lamp, and these LED chips 204a are distributed on the mounting surface of the built-in LED board 204. Are arranged. Each of the LED chips 204a has red, green, and blue (RGB) LEDs, thereby enabling full color light emission. In the present embodiment, the mounting surface of the built-in LED substrate 204 is painted white, and therefore has high light reflectivity on the mounting surface. On the other hand, a female connector 204b for connecting a harness wire bundle (electrical wiring) is mounted on the back surface of the built-in LED substrate 204.

  The rear cover 206 is attached so as to close the rear end opening of the outer shell 200. For this reason, the outer shape of the rear cover 206 matches the shape of the rear end opening of the outer shell 200. As shown in FIG. 24, two boss portions 200b for screwing are formed inside the outer shell 200, and these boss portions 200b extend from the front end portion of the outer shell 200 toward the rear end opening. ing. The rear cover 206 comes into contact with the boss portion 200b while being fitted into the rear end opening of the outer shell 200, and further entry is restricted.

  On the other hand, the rear cover 206 is formed with two holding rods 206a on the front side thereof, and these holding rods 206a are integrally formed so as to protrude forward from the front surface of the rear cover 206. When the rear cover 206 is fitted into the rear end opening of the outer shell 200, the front ends of the holding rods 206 a abut against the back surface of the front lens 202, thereby fixing the arrangement of the front lens 202 in the outer shell 200. ing. In this state, the rear cover 206 is screwed to the outer shell 200.

  The front lens 202 and the built-in LED board 204 are formed with insertion holes 202c and 204c at positions corresponding to the two bosses 200b. The front lens 202 and the built-in LED board 204 are attached to the outer shell 200. The boss portion 200b is inserted into the insertion holes 202c and 204c. The built-in LED board 204 is also formed with an insertion hole 204d at a position corresponding to the holding rod 206a. When the built-in LED board 204 is attached to the rear cover 206, the two holding rods 206a are inserted into the corresponding insertion holes 204d. Is inserted.

  The built-in LED board 204 is disposed so as to be close to the back of the rear cover 206, and in this state, the built-in LED board 204 is screwed to the rear cover 206. A rectangular insertion hole 206c is formed in the rear cover 206 at a position corresponding to the female connector 204c of the built-in LED board 204. Therefore, in a state where the built-in LED board 204 is attached to the rear cover 206, the female connector 204c is attached to the female connector 204c. On the other hand, a male connector can be connected from the rear side of the rear cover 206.

  The drive shaft 96a is screwed to the rear cover 206 at its front end. Since the drive shaft 96a is firmly fixed to the rear cover 206 in this state, the rotation of the drive shaft 96a is directly transmitted to the entire movable decorative body 44a via the rear cover 206. In the rear cover 206, ribs for reinforcement are formed in a radial pattern as appropriate at the mounting portion of the drive shaft 96a.

  25 and 26 show the movable decorative body 44a in its completed state. As shown in FIG. 25 (b), the male connector 208 is connected to the female connector 204 c of the built-in LED board 204 with the rear cover 206 attached to the outer shell 200. A harness wire bundle 208 made up of a plurality of electrical wirings is connected to the connector 208, and this harness wire bundle 208 is fixed to the back surface of the rear cover 206 by an adhesive tape piece 210 (wiring fixing member) at a position away from the connector 208 ( Pasted).

  As is clear from FIG. 26, in this embodiment, the virtual center line in the front-rear direction of the movable decorative body 44a and the axis line of the drive shaft 96a are not parallel to each other. Therefore, even if the player visually recognizes the movable decorative body 44a from the axial direction (horizontal direction) of the drive shaft 96a, in addition to the front surface of the movable decorative body 44a, the player has an upper surface at a certain angle. Visible to. Further, in this state, when the movable decorative body 44a rotates around the axis of the drive shaft 96a, the virtual center line is displaced so as to perform a “slashing motion”. In this case, since the outer surface of the movable decorative body 44a is displaced at various angles with respect to the axis of the drive shaft 96a, even if the player views the movement of the movable decorative body 44a from a certain angle (for example, directly in front). The outer surface of the movable decorative body 44a can be displaced at various angles with respect to the direction of the player's line of sight, thereby causing a visual change.

  FIG. 27 shows a state in which the movable decorative bodies 44a, 44b, and 44c are removed from the rear unit 42b. As illustrated in FIG. 25B, a harness wire bundle 208 connected to the built-in LED board 204 is connected to each movable decorative body 44a, 44b, 44c, and the rear unit 42b is correspondingly connected thereto. Three wiring holes 212a, 212b, and 212c are formed on the front surface (the surface of the decorative member 46), and each harness wire bundle 208 is passed through the wiring holes 212a, 212b, and 212c inside the rear unit 42b (inner casing). It is to be inserted.

  At this time, the wiring holes 212a, 212b, and 212c are positioned so as to be hidden within the movable range of the corresponding movable decorative body 44a when viewed from the front side. Therefore, even if the movable decorative bodies 44a, 44b, 44c are operated, the presence of the wiring holes 212a, 212b, 212c remains hidden by the movable decorative bodies 44a, 44b, 44c. Further, in the present embodiment, the harness wire bundle 208 has a color similar to the surface color of the movable decorative bodies 44a, 44b, and 44c, so that the presence of the harness wire bundle 208 is not conspicuous.

  As described above, in this embodiment, the movable decorative bodies 44a, 44b, and 44c have electrical components such as the built-in LED board 204 and are operated by the solenoids 94a, 94b, and 94c. -Since the presence of the harness wire bundle 208 is not visually recognized from the front side during non-operation, the appearance can be greatly improved without impairing the appearance at the time of production.

  In the present embodiment, the movable decorative bodies 44a, 44b, and 44c can be operated individually, and two or more (two or all three) can be operated simultaneously or simultaneously. In particular, in the present embodiment, among the three movable decorative bodies 44a, 44b, 44c, the operating direction of the movable decorative body 44c located at the bottom (the shape of "O") is opposite to the other two. Therefore, when only the lowermost movable decorative body 44c is operated alone, the left side portion of the movable decorative body 44c moves away from the movable decorative body 44b on the lower side. Will work. This effectively eliminates the mutual interference of the movable decorative bodies 44b and 44c in the rendering device 42, thereby preventing damage to parts and occurrence of mechanical troubles and ensuring the certainty of the rendering operation. Can do.

  In the present embodiment, the shape of the inner peripheral surface of the front unit 42a is determined in consideration of the clearance for avoiding interference with the movable display bodies 44a, 44b, 44c. The decorative body 43d and the “mammoth tusks” type decorative body 43e are effectively arranged at positions where such a clearance can be secured. As a result, the limited space of the game area 12 and the production device 42 is effectively utilized to maximize the decorativeness, and the movable display bodies 44a, 44b, 44c are successfully secured with a large movable range. Yes.

  Next, control of the movable decorative bodies 44a, 44b, and 44c will be described. Control of the movable decorative bodies 44a, 44b, and 44c is roughly divided into two types: control of the drive mechanism and light emission control of the LED chip 204a. Among these, the control of the drive mechanism is performed as drive control of the solenoids 94a, 94b, 94c constituting the drive mechanism. The light emission control is performed as light emission / light emission color / gradation control of the LED chip 204a.

  The above drive control and light emission control are performed by the already described sub-integrated substrate 111 (see FIG. 11 as appropriate). In other words, the sub-integrated board 111 can input driving signals to the solenoids 94a, 94b, 94c via the lamp driving board 119, and thereby drive the solenoids 94a, 94b, 94c individually. As a result, the corresponding movable decorative bodies 44a, 44b, and 44c are individually actuated, and the effect operation is executed in such a manner that “the character moves” at a position that is visible from the front side.

  When a lamp lighting signal is output from the sub-integrated board 111, the lamp lighting signal is distributed by the lamp driving board 119 and input to the corresponding LED chip 204a. As a result, the sub-integrated board 11 can perform control of light emission color and gradation control of the light emission luminance, including control of lighting / flashing / light-off of each LED chip 204a. As a result, the corresponding movable decorative bodies 44a, 44b, and 44c perform the light emitting operation individually, and the effect operation is executed in such a manner that “characters emit light” at a position that is visible from the front side.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, drive control and light emission control of the movable display bodies 44a, 44b, and 44c can be performed by the sub-integrated substrate 111, but what operation pattern is adopted in the sub-integrated substrate 111. It is determined based on the effect command transmitted from the main control board 101. The sub-integrated board 111 interprets the lottery result (not only the winning result but also the variation / stop display mode of the special symbol, the presence / absence of the probability variation, etc.) from the effect command transmitted from the main control board 101, and the movable display body. Drive control / light emission control of 44a, 44b, 44c is executed (decoration control means).

  In the integrated ROM 113 of the sub integrated substrate 111, effect pattern data corresponding to the effect command is stored in advance, and the sub integrated substrate 111 reads the corresponding effect pattern data based on the effect command received from the main control board 101. .

  In the effect pattern data, specific control contents regarding drive control / light emission control of the movable display bodies 44a, 44b, 44c are recorded in advance. For example, which of the three movable display bodies 44a, 44b, and 44c is to be operated (operation target), in which mode is to be operated (operation mode), and which of the three movable display bodies 44a, 44b, and 44c is lit Information on whether to perform the operation (emission target), how to perform the light emission operation by the LED chip 204a (emission pattern), and the like is set in detail.

  When the effect pattern data is selected on the sub-integrated board 111, solenoid drive signals corresponding to the movable display bodies 44a, 44b, 44c set as the operation targets in the effect pattern data are output from the sub-integrated board 111. As a result, the movable display bodies 44a, 44b, 44c to be actuated operate within the movable range. Further, if a plurality of types of operation modes are prepared in the effect pattern data, for example, the movable display bodies 44a, 44b, and 44c can be operated so as to wiggle, or can be operated slowly and reciprocally. .

  Similarly, lamp lighting signals corresponding to the movable display bodies 44 a, 44 b, 44 c set as light emission targets in the effect pattern data are output from the sub-integrated board 111. Thereby, light emission operation | movement is performed in the movable display bodies 44a, 44b, 44c used as light emission object. Further, if a plurality of types of light emission modes are prepared in the effect pattern data, for example, the light emission luminance of the movable display bodies 44a, 44b, 44c is changed to multiple gradations, the light emission color is changed stepwise, The lighting / flashing pattern can be changed.

  At this time, for example, if the result of the big hit determination is a win, an effect pattern that activates the three movable display bodies 44a, 44b, 44c all at once is adopted, or the three movable display bodies 44a, 44b, 44c are sequentially operated. By adopting an effect pattern such as activation, it is possible to express so-called “high hit reliability” in an effect.

  Alternatively, when a variation display pattern of reach variation is selected from the big hit random number value on the main control board 101, the game is performed by operating the three movable display bodies 44a, 44b, and 44c with contents similar to the above-described effect pattern. Reach production can also be provided to the person.

  Furthermore, regarding the light emission mode of the LED chip 204a, it is possible to execute various effects based on the lottery results by variously setting the light emission mode depending on the variation display pattern such as the big hit variation and the reach variation.

  The present invention can be implemented with various modifications without being limited to the above-described embodiment.

  (1) In one embodiment, the light guide member 90 is provided in the front unit 42a. However, the light guide member can be installed in the rear unit 42b instead of the front unit 42a, and the front unit 42a and A light guide member can be installed on both of the rear units 42b.

  (2) In one embodiment, the light emission area of the front unit 42a is a display that displays the start memory number of a special symbol, but the light emission area of the front unit 42a is a special symbol itself. Alternatively, the normal symbol or the starting memory number of the normal symbol may be displayed. Alternatively, the light emitting area is not directly related to the symbol lottery and may have a property of performing a stunning operation.

  (3) In the above-described embodiment, in addition to the front-side ball guiding member 70 to be subjected to performance evaluation, the rear-side ball guiding member 72 is detachable from the rear unit 42b. However, the back-side ball guiding member 72 may be formed integrally with the rear unit 42b. That is, the back-side ball guiding member 72 is not directly related to the evaluation of the ball guiding performance unlike the front-side ball guiding member 70, and therefore the present invention can be implemented even if it has a structure integrated with the rear unit 42b. This is because there is no hindrance.

  (4) In one embodiment, when the game balls that have not been guided to the discharge passage 72d by the ball guide member 70 move to the lower edge of the front unit 42a, they are collected in the central portion (above the discharge port 72e). However, the game ball may be dropped from a position left and right away from the central portion. In this case, since the winning probability when the game ball is guided to the discharge passage 72d can be relatively increased, the effect of increasing the player's expectation for the movement of the game ball on the ball guide member 70 is increased.

  (5) In one embodiment, the ball guiding member 72 on the back side is screwed to the rear unit 42b together with the ball guiding member 70 to be replaced, but these may be fixed separately.

  (6) In one embodiment, the engagement piece 42s protruding toward the front unit 42a is formed, and the engagement hole 42h for receiving the engagement piece 42h is formed toward the rear unit 42b. The positional relationship may be reversed.

  (7) In one embodiment, the warp passages (78a, 78b) are formed on the left side of the rendering device 42, but a mode in which a warp passage is formed on the right side may be employed.

  (8) In one embodiment, “Gi”, “A”, “O”, “-” are given as katakana characters represented by a movable ornament or a fixed ornament, but other types of characters are used. A character string having a different meaning in terms of language may be used.

  (9) In one embodiment, the movable decorative body has a shape of a katakana character. However, the movable decorative body has a shape of a character for various languages such as a foreign character in addition to a hiragana character and a kanji. It may be one that has been designed.

  (10) With respect to the arrangement of the movable decorative body, in one embodiment, a pachinko machine game board is taken as an example, but the movable display body is arranged inside the front door of a rotating game machine (slot machine), for example. It may be.

  (11) In addition, the specific forms of the front unit 42a and the rear unit 42b mentioned in the embodiment are merely examples, and it goes without saying that these can be appropriately modified.

  Next, various control processes executed by the main control board 101 in accordance with the game progress of the pachinko machine 1 will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 28 is a flowchart showing an example of main processing executed by the CPU 102 mounted on the main control board 101. FIG. 29 is a flowchart illustrating an example of processing upon occurrence of power interruption. FIG. 30 is a flowchart illustrating an example of timer interrupt processing. FIG. 31 is a table showing random numbers updated on the main control board 101. FIG. 32 is a flowchart showing an example of the game process. FIG. 33 is a flowchart showing the variation start process. FIG. 34 is a flowchart illustrating an example of the big hit determination process. FIG. 35 is a flowchart illustrating an example of the variable display pattern setting process. FIG. 36 is a list showing an example of the variable display pattern table. FIG. 37 is an explanatory diagram of an example of a hit-related control command. FIG. 38 is a flowchart illustrating an example of the big hit game start process in the game process. FIG. 39 is a flowchart showing an example of the big hit game processing in the game processing. The timer interrupt process is executed by the CPU 102 mounted on the main control board 101 at a predetermined timing (in this embodiment, every 4 ms).

  As shown in FIG. 28, when the supply of power to the pachinko machine 1 is started, the CPU 102 executes a power-on process (step S1). In this power-on process, it is determined whether or not the backup data stored in the RAM 104 is normal (is a set value when a power failure occurs). If normal, the backup data stored in the RAM 104 is used. Executes processing to restore the power outage (power recovery processing), and if the backup data is abnormal, clears RAM104 and performs CPU peripheral device settings (normal initial settings: interrupt timing settings, etc.) . When power supply to the pachinko machine 1 is stopped during the game, the current game state is stored in the RAM 104 as backup data. If the RAM erase switch for instructing the clearing of the backup data stored in the RAM 104 is turned on in the power-on process, the RAM 104 is cleared and normal initialization is performed. If no backup data is stored in the RAM 104 mounted on the main control board 101 in the power-on process, the RAM 104 is cleared and normal initial setting is performed. In the power-on process, a process of setting a power-on command indicating that the main control board 101 is activated to the sub-integrated board 111 when normal initial setting is executed is also executed. The power-on command notifies the sub-integrated board 111 that the main control board 101 has been activated. Note that the backup data is also stored in the RAM 104 even when the power supply to the pachinko machine 1 is stopped (when the power is turned off) when the amusement store is closed, etc., and the power is supplied when the power supply to the pachinko machine 1 is started again. Processing at the time of execution is executed.

  When the power-on process ends, the CPU 102 starts a loop process that repeatedly executes each process for gaming. At the start of this loop processing, the CPU 102 first determines whether or not a power failure notice signal has been detected (step S2). In this embodiment, the power supply voltage used in the pachinko machine 1 is generated by a power supply board (not shown). That is, since a plurality of types of devices mounted on the pachinko machine 1 operate with different power supply voltages, the power supply voltage supplied from the external power supply to the pachinko machine 1 is converted into a predetermined power supply voltage on the power supply board, Supplying to the device. Therefore, when a power failure occurs and the power supply voltage supplied from the external power supply to the power supply board becomes equal to or lower than the predetermined power supply voltage, a power failure notice signal indicating that the supply of the power supply voltage from the power supply board to the main control board 101 is stopped. Sent. Then, when a power failure notice signal is detected by the CPU 102 mounted on the main control board 101 in step S2, a process at the time of occurrence of power interruption is executed (step S4). When the power interruption occurs, the operation of the gaming machine is in a state before the power failure when the power supply voltage supplied to the power supply board after the power failure is restored (24V in this embodiment) (hereinafter referred to as power recovery). This is a process of storing the state at the time of the occurrence of a power failure as backup data in the RAM 104 in order to start from. Although the processing content will be described later, in the present embodiment, as shown in the figure, the power failure occurrence processing is not interrupt processing, but as branch processing that is executed immediately after the start of the loop depending on whether or not a power failure warning signal is detected. It is incorporated in the main process (main control process).

  When the power failure warning signal is not detected in step S2, that is, when the power from the external power supply is normally supplied, the random number update process 2 for updating various random numbers used in the game is performed (step S3). . The random number updated in the random number update process 2 will be described later.

  FIG. 29 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a process when a power interruption occurs (step S4). As described above, the power-off occurrence process is a process executed when a power failure warning signal is detected in the main process. First, the CPU 102 performs an interrupt prohibition setting so that the interrupt process is not executed (step S4a). Then, the checksum of the RAM 104 is calculated and stored in a predetermined area of the RAM 104 (step S4b). This checksum is used to check whether or not the contents of the RAM 104 before the power failure is retained at the time of power recovery.

  Next, the CPU 102 sets a specified value indicating that the process at the time of power-off occurrence has been performed in a backup flag provided in a predetermined area of the RAM 104 (step S4c). When the above processing is completed, the CPU 102 prohibits access to the RAM 104 (step S4d) and enters an infinite loop to prepare for stopping power supply. In this process, if the power supply voltage becomes unstable due to a very short power failure, etc. (hereinafter referred to as “instantaneous power interruption”), the process at the time of the occurrence of power interruption has started. Since the power supply voltage is not stopped, there is a possibility that it is impossible to return from the infinite loop in the above processing. In order to avoid such adverse effects, the CPU 102 of this embodiment is provided with a watchdog timer, and is configured to be reset if the watchdog timer is not updated for a predetermined time. The watchdog timer is periodically updated while the process is normally performed. However, the watchdog timer enters the process when the power is cut off and is not updated. As a result, even when the power interruption occurs due to a momentary power failure and the infinite loop of FIG. 29 is entered, a reset is applied after a predetermined period of time, and the CPU 102 is started in the same process as when the power is turned on.

  FIG. 30 is a flowchart illustrating an example of timer interrupt processing. As described above, in this embodiment, the timer interrupt process is executed every 4 ms by the CPU 102 mounted on the main control board 101 during the execution of the main process. In the timer interrupt process, the CPU 102 executes the process from step S11 to step S19 after executing the register saving process (step S10). In the switch input process of step S11, a process of monitoring the detection signals of the above-described switches (gate switch 174a, start port switches 170a and 170b, count switch 175a, general winning switch 113a, etc.) is executed. In the payout operation process in step S12, a payout command for instructing payout of the game ball is transmitted to the payout board 105 based on the signal detected in the switch input process (step S11). In the random number update process 1 in step S13, a process of updating various random numbers used in the game is executed. In this embodiment, the random number updated in the random number update process 1 is different from the random number updated in the random number update process 2 described above. Although the random number will be described later, the random number updated in the random number update process 2 may be updated in the random number update process 1 as well.

  Moreover, in the game process of step S14, the process which controls the pachinko machine 1 according to the progress state of a game is performed. In the normal symbol game of step S15, control processing related to the normal symbol display 144 is executed. In the ordinary electric accessory game in step S16, processing for opening / closing control of the opening / closing member 56a is executed. In the special symbol game of step S17, control is executed to display the special symbol display 141 in a variable manner based on the result of the game process (step S14). In the special electric accessory game of step S18, the solenoid 176a is controlled to move and the opening / closing control of the opening / closing member 60a is executed. In the command transmission output process of step S19, a process of transmitting the effect command set in the game process (step S14) to the sub-integrated board 111 is executed. In the command transmission output process (step S19), a process of transmitting the power-on command set in the power-on process (step S1) to the sub integrated board 111 when power supply to the pachinko machine 1 is started. Done. In the I / O port output process of step S20, a process of outputting a state signal indicating a gaming state to the outside of the pachinko machine 1 (for example, a management computer), a process of outputting a drive signal to the special figure start memory lamp 147, etc. Execute. When the processing from step S11 to step S20 is executed, the register restoration processing (step S21) is executed, and the processing is terminated.

  Here, various random numbers updated by the CPU 102 mounted on the main control board 101 in the above-described random number update process 1 (step S13) and random number update process 2 (step S3) will be described with reference to FIG. As shown in FIG. 31, in this embodiment, as various random numbers used in the game, a big hit determination random number used for determining whether or not to generate a big hit gaming state (big hit determination), a big hit gaming state in the big hit determination Is a probability variation determination random number used to determine whether or not to make a probability variation big hit (probability variation determination) when it is determined that a big hit gaming state is not to be generated in the big hit determination, it is out of reach with a reach mode The reach determination random number used for the determination (reach determination) of whether or not, the variable display pattern random number used to determine the variable display pattern (variable display time) of the special symbol displayed on the special symbol display 141 , A random number for determining normal symbols used for determining whether or not the opening / closing member 56a of the ball entrance device 56 is controlled to be open (normal symbol determination), etc. A. Note that the variable display pattern of the special symbol may be determined using the reach determination random number, and the variable display pattern of the decorative symbol controlled by the image display device 42 may be determined.

  Among these random numbers, in the random number update process 1, per jackpot determination random number related to the occurrence of the jackpot gaming state, probability variation determination random number, and the normal symbol pertinent to whether or not the opening / closing member 56a of the pitching device 56 is controlled to the open state Update the decision random number. That is, the random number used for the determination regarding whether or not the big hit gaming state is generated and whether or not the opening / closing member 56a of the pitching device 56 is controlled to the open state is updated every 4 ms as a predetermined timing. By doing so, the probability (probability to determine that the big hit gaming state is generated, probability to determine to control the opening / closing member 56a of the pitching device 56 to be in the open state) in each random number in a predetermined period is made constant. It is possible to prevent the player from being disadvantaged. On the other hand, in the random number update process 2, the reach determination random number and the variable display pattern random number are updated regardless of the occurrence of the big hit gaming state and the display result of the normal symbol. Note that the random numbers updated by the main control board 101 are not limited to those described above. In the random number update processing 2, an initial big hit determination random number that starts counting next when the counter that updates the big hit determination random number makes one round. The initial value determination random number for determining the value is also updated.

  FIG. 32 is a flowchart showing an example of the game process (step S14). In the game control process, the CPU 102 first determines whether or not a game ball has won the upper start port 52 and the lower start port 54 (step S30). Specifically, it is determined whether or not a detection signal is output from the start port switches 170a and 170b. When a detection signal is output from the start port switches 170a and 170b, the upper start port 52 or the lower start port 54 is output. If it is determined that the game ball has won (YES in step S30) and no detection signal is output from the start port switches 170a and 170b, no game ball has been won in the upper start port 52 and the lower start port 54 ( In step S30, NO is determined. When it is determined in step S30 that a game ball has won the upper start port 52 or the lower start port 54, various random numbers (big hit determination random number, probability variation determination random number, etc.) are acquired, and the number of reserved balls provided in the RAM 104 It is determined whether or not the counter value is less than 4 which is the upper limit value (step S31). If the held ball number counter is less than 4 in step S31, start memory storage processing is performed (step S32). If the start port switches 170a and 170b are not turned on in step S30, and if the value of the reserved ball number counter is 4 in step S31, the start storage storing process is not executed. Thereafter, the CPU 102 refers to the value of the process selection flag indicating the progress of the game, and performs any one of steps S40 to S44.

  In the start memory storing process, the process of adding “1” to the held ball number counter and the lighting display mode (number of lamps to be turned on) of the special figure start memory lamp 147 are changed in accordance with the addition of the held ball number counter. A process, and a process of storing the acquired random number value (in this embodiment, a big hit determination random number, a probability variation determination random number) in a storage area of the start memory provided in the RAM 104 in correspondence with the count value of the reserved ball number counter; I do. Thus, the reserved ball number counter is a counter indicating the number of random numbers stored in the storage area of the start memory. If the value of the reserved ball number counter is the upper limit value in step S31, the random number value acquired in step S30 is discarded. When it is determined in step S30 that a game ball has won the upper start opening 52 or the lower start opening 54, various random numbers may be acquired between step S30 and step S32. For example, various random numbers are acquired in step S30. Instead, after it is determined in step S31 that the reserved ball number counter is less than the upper limit value, various random numbers may be acquired, or may be acquired in the start storage storage process (step S32).

  In the variation start process (step S40) executed when the process selection flag is “0”, the start memory number is confirmed. If the start memory number is not 0, the setting for starting the variation display of the special symbol is made. Do. As will be described in detail later, specifically, it is determined whether or not a big hit gaming state is to be generated, and if a big hit gaming state is to be generated, it is determined whether or not to be a promising big hit. In the variable display pattern setting process (step S41) executed when the process selection flag is “1”, settings related to the special symbol and decorative pattern variable display are performed. Specifically, although the details will be described later, the variation display pattern of the special symbol is determined, and the variation time set corresponding to the variation display pattern (the variation display of the special symbol is started by the special symbol display 141). To the stop display) is set in the timer. In the changing process (step S42) executed when the process selection flag is “2”, the timer set with the changing time in the change display pattern setting process (step S41) is monitored, and the timer has timed out. Then, the special symbol display 141 performs a process of stopping the special symbol variation display. At this time, if it is determined that the big hit gaming state is made in the variation start process (step S40), the process selection flag is updated to “3”, and if it is not judged that the big hit gaming state is made, the process selection flag is set. Update to “0”.

  Further, in the big hit game start process (step S43: profit grant state control means) executed when the process selection flag is “3”, a setting for starting the big hit game state is performed. Specifically, a jackpot start command for instructing execution of the start display of the jackpot gaming state is transmitted to the sub-integrated board 111, and the number of times the jackpot device 60 is opened is set.

  In the big hit game processing executed when the process selection flag is “4” (step S44: profit grant state control means), the number of game balls detected by the count switch 175a when the big hit gaming state is started. When a predetermined number (9 in this embodiment) of game balls wins the big prize opening 62, or when a predetermined period (30 seconds in this embodiment) has passed, A process for putting the device 60 into a closed state is performed, and a big hit command for instructing the sub-integrated board 111 to execute a display in the big hit gaming state (for example, round display) is transmitted. Also, if the number of rounds in the big hit gaming state has not reached the predetermined number (15 in this embodiment), the process for making the big prize opening device 60 open again is performed, and the round in the big hit gaming state is performed. When the number of times reaches a predetermined number, a jackpot end command is sent to the sub-integrated board 111 to instruct execution of a jackpot gaming state end display and the process selection flag is updated to “0”.

  FIG. 33 is a flowchart showing an example of the variation start process (step S40). In the variation start process, the CPU 102 determines whether or not the value of the reserved ball number counter is 0 (step S401). As described above, since the value of the held ball number counter indicates the number of random numbers stored in the start memory storage area, if the value of the held ball number counter is 0 in step S401, the start memory is stored. It is determined that there is no data, and the process ends.

  On the other hand, if the value of the reserved ball number counter is not 0 in step S401, a start memory transfer process is executed (step S402). In the start memory transfer process, the process of subtracting 1 from the reserved ball number counter, and after shifting various random numbers stored in the start memory storage area provided in the RAM 104, the start ball storage counter of the start memory storage area A process of reading various random numbers (such as jackpot determination random numbers) stored in the storage area corresponding to 0 is performed. Specifically, various random numbers stored in the storage area corresponding to n (n = 1, 2, 3, 4) of the reserved ball number counter in the storage area of the start memory are stored in the storage area of the start memory. The number is stored in a storage area corresponding to n-1 (n = 0, 1, 2, 3) of the number counter.

  Next, in step S402, it is determined whether or not to generate a big hit gaming state using the big hit determination random number read from the storage area corresponding to 0 of the reserved ball number counter among the storage areas of the reserved memory, and the big hit gaming state is determined. In the case of generating, after the big hit determination process for determining whether or not the probability variation big hit is made (step S403), the process selection flag is updated to “1” (step S404). By updating the process selection flag to “1”, the timer interrupt process occurs next, and the variable display pattern setting process (step S41) can be executed when the game process (step S14) is executed.

  FIG. 34 is a flowchart showing an example of the big hit determination process (step S403: winning determination means, high probability state determination means, profit determination means, second winning determination means). In the big hit determination process, the CPU 102 determines whether or not the probability variation flag set in the big hit game process (step S44) is in an ON state (set) (step S51). If the probability variation flag is ON, a probability variation state big hit determination table (not shown) is selected (step S52: high probability state control means), and if the probability variation state flag is not ON (if it is OFF), A big hit determination table (not shown) in the normal / short time (including fine time) state is selected (step S53). In the probability change state big hit determination table, the big hit gaming state, the probability variable short hit gaming state, or the small hit gaming state is generated by matching the big hit determination random number among 980 big hit determination random numbers from 0 to 979. 14 jackpot determination values are determined, and the jackpot probability, which is the probability of hitting the jackpot, probable short hit or small hit, is 1/70. On the other hand, in the normal / short time state big hit determination table, two big hit determination values are set out of 980 big hit determination random numbers from 0 to 979, and the big hit probability is 1/490.

  Then, the determination value set in the probability change state big hit determination table selected in steps S52 and S53, or the normal / short-time state big hit determination table, and the value of the big hit determination random number read out in the start memory transfer process in step S402 And whether or not to generate a big hit gaming state, a probable short hit gaming state, or a small hit gaming state is determined (step S54). The determination value set in the probability change state big hit determination table selected in steps S52 and S53, or the normal / short-time state big hit determination table, and the value of the big hit determination random number read in the start memory transfer process in step S402 (hold) It is determined that the big hit gaming state, the probability variation short hit gaming state, or the small hit gaming state is generated based on the fact that the value of the big hit judgment random number stored in the storage area corresponding to 0 of the ball counter is coincident with In some cases, next, it is determined whether or not the value of the small hit determination random number matches the hit value with reference to the small hit determination table (step S60). If the value of the small hit determination random number matches the hit value, in other words, if it is determined that a small hit gaming state is to be generated (YES in step S60), the small hit flag is set to ON (set). (Step S61). In the small hit determination table, out of 980 small hit determination random numbers from 0 to 979, 100 small hit determination values (hit values) determined to generate a small hit gaming state by matching are set. The small hit probability, which is the probability of a small hit, is approximately 1/10. Of these 100 small hit judgment values, 20 are set to values that determine the number of fine time-short controls that occur after the end of the small hit gaming state, and 30 are set to the number of fine time-short controls. It is set to a value that is determined to be 30 times, and 50 are set to values that determine the number of times of fine time reduction control to be 10 times. It should be noted that the number of minute time reduction controls that occur after the end of the small hit gaming state corresponds to the execution period of the chance effect executed after the end of the small hit gaming state. That is, when the number of fine time-short controls is determined to be 50, “50 more characters” are displayed on the total remaining number display portion 50d at the start of the chance effect (see FIG. 55A: command presenting means). When the number of fine time-short controls is determined to be 30 times, “30 more characters” are displayed on the total remaining number display portion 50d at the start of the chance effect (see FIG. 55 (B): command presenting means). “10 more characters” are displayed on the total remaining number display section 50d at the start of the chance effect (see FIG. 55 (C: command presenting means)).

  On the other hand, when the value of the small hit determination random number does not coincide with the winning value in step S60, in other words, when it is determined not to generate the small hit gaming state (in the case of NO in step S60), the big hit flag is turned on ( After setting (step S55), it is determined based on a probability change determination table (not shown) in which a predetermined determination value is set whether to generate a big hit gaming state or a probability changed short hit gaming state. When it is determined that the big hit gaming state is to be generated, it is determined whether or not to make a promising big hit (step S56).

  Specifically, it is set in the probability variation determination table and the value of the probability variation determination random number read in the start memory transition process in step S402 (value of the probability variation determination random number stored in the storage area corresponding to 0 of the reserved ball number counter). Probabilistic large hits that are controlled to a probability variation state after the end of the big hit gaming state based on whether or not the judgment value matches, a non-probable big hit or a probability variable short hit game that is not controlled to the probability fluctuation state after the big hit gaming state ends It is determined which of the probability variation short hits (short hits) to be controlled to the probability variation state after the end of the state is generated. In the probability variation judgment table, each criterion value is set so that the probability of probability variation big hit is 5/8, the proportion of non-probable variation big hit is 1/4, and the proportion of probability variation short hit is 1/8. It is set in the probability variation judgment table. That is, the probability variation state is determined to be the probability variation state among the eight probability variation determination random numbers from 0 to 7 so that the probability variation entry rate (percentage of occurrence of the probability variation state in the hit) becomes 3/4. Number of judgment values is set.

  In step S56, the determination (probability change big hit) is controlled based on the fact that the determination value set in the probability change determination table matches the value of the probability change determination random number read in the start memory transfer process in step S402. When the probability variation short hit is made, the probability variation state flag is turned on (set) (step S57). If it is determined in step S58 that the probability variation state is to be determined to be the probability variation short hit, the big hit flag is turned off (reset) and the probability variation short hit flag is turned on (set) ( Step S59). On the other hand, when it is determined in step S56 that the control is not performed in the probability variation state (non-probability big hit), the process ends without executing the processes of steps S57 to S59.

  Note that the ON / OFF states (set state and reset state) of the big hit flag, the probability change short hit flag, the small hit flag, and the probability change state flag are stored in the RAM 104. Also, the OFF state (reset state) of the big hit flag, the probable short hit flag, the small hit flag and the probable change state flag means that a value of “0” is set, and the ON state (set state) is “1”. The value of is set.

  The big hit flag is a flag indicating control for shifting to the big hit gaming state. If the big hit flag is set in the big hit game start process (step S43), the big hit gaming state is generated. The probability variation short hit flag is a flag indicating the transition control to the probability variation short hit gaming state. If the probability variation short hit flag is set in the big hit game start processing (step S43), the probability variation short hit gaming state is displayed. generate. Further, the small hit flag is a flag indicating the transition control to the small hit game state. If the small hit flag is set in the big hit game start process (step S43), the small hit game state is generated. Then, when the big hit gaming state, the probability variation short hit gaming state, and the small hit gaming state are terminated in the big hit gaming process (step S44), processing for resetting the big hit flag, the probability variable short hit flag, and the small hit flag is executed. The

  Further, the probability variation state flag is a flag indicating the transition control to the probability variation state after the big hit gaming state ends or the probability variation short hit gaming state ends. In the big hit gaming processing (step S44), the big hit gaming state or the probability variation short hit game If the probability variation state flag is set when the state is ended, the probability variation state flag is reset, and a process of setting the probability variation flag indicating the probability variation state is executed. In the state in which the probability variation flag is set, the probability variation state is controlled as described above. For example, the probability variation state big hit determination table in step S52 described above is selected and the state other than the probability variation state (normal state, time reduction state). The probability of determining that a big hit gaming state is to be generated is increased. If the probability variation flag is set in the big hit game start processing (step S43), processing for resetting the probability variation flag is executed.

  FIG. 35 is a flowchart showing an example of the variable display pattern setting process (step S41). In the fluctuation display pattern setting process, the CPU 102 determines whether or not to make a hit (probable large hit, non-probable big hit, probable short hit, or small hit) as a result of the current fluctuation display, that is, a hit flag (big hit flag, It is determined whether the probability variation short hit flag or the small hit flag is set (step S410). If the hit flag is set (if it is ON), the variation display pattern according to the hit flag and the probability variation status flag A table (see FIG. 36) is selected (step S411). Specifically, if the jackpot flag is set and the probability variation status flag is also set, select the probability variation jackpot variation display pattern table in which the variation display pattern used when the probability variation jackpot is set, When the big hit flag is set, if the probability variation state flag is reset, the non-probability big hit variation display pattern table in which the variation display pattern used in the case of the non-probability variation big hit is set is selected. In addition, if the probability variation short hit flag is set (the probability variation status flag is also set at this time), select the probability variation short variation variation display pattern table in which the variation display pattern used for the probability variation short hit is set, If the small hit flag is set, the small hit hour variation display pattern table in which the variation display pattern used in the case of the small hit is set is selected.

  On the other hand, if the big hit flag is not set in step S410 (if it is in the OFF state), a reach determination random number is acquired and stored in a predetermined storage area of the RAM 104, and a reach determination table in which a predetermined determination value is set. Whether or not to reach is determined by whether or not the determination value set to the value of the acquired reach determination random number matches (step S412). When it is determined that the reach mode is selected, a reach-time variation display pattern table (see FIG. 36) in which a variation display pattern showing a mode for deriving an outlier design with a reach mode is selected is selected (step S413), and reach is performed. When it is determined not to be an aspect, an out-of-fluctuation variation display pattern table (see FIG. 36) in which a variation display pattern showing an aspect for deriving an out-of-sequence symbol without a reach aspect is set is selected (step S414). In the reach determination table, the reach probability (reach mode ratio) is 1 / 12.5, that is, two determination values out of 25 reach determination random numbers from 0 to 24 are reach determination. Set in the table.

  Then, the variable display pattern random number is acquired and stored in a predetermined storage area of the RAM 104, and the probability variation large hit variation display pattern table, the non-probability large hit variation display pattern table selected in steps S411, S413, and S414, the probability variation short, and the like. The judgment value set in any one of the fluctuation display pattern table of the hit fluctuation display pattern table, the small hit fluctuation display pattern table, the reach fluctuation display pattern table, and the deviation fluctuation display pattern table, and the obtained fluctuation The variation display pattern that matches the value of the display pattern random number is determined (step S415: variation display time determination means, variation display mode determination means). In steps S411, S413, and S414, it is determined whether or not the probability variation flag or the time reduction flag is in the ON state in each variation display pattern table. If the probability variation flag and the time reduction flag are in the OFF state, the normal state variation display is performed. If the pattern table is selected and the probability variation flag is ON and the hourly flag is OFF, the internal probability variation state variation display pattern table is selected and the hourly flag is ON regardless of whether the probability variation flag is ON or OFF. If there is, the variable display pattern table for the short-lived state is selected.

  The hour / short flag is a flag that is set when it is determined in step S56 of the big hit determination process that neither probability change big hit nor probability change short hit is assumed (non-probability variable big hit). And processing to be set when the big hit gaming state is finished. When the time reduction flag is set, the time is controlled to the time reduction state. For example, in step S414, the variation time 2 of “variation of shortening” of the variation number 2 in which the variation time of the special symbol is shortened from the normal state from the variation display pattern table at the time of deviation. A variable display pattern is selected. Further, when it is determined that the next big hit gaming state is to be generated in step S54 of the big hit determination process until the predetermined number of special symbol fluctuation display is executed after the big hit gaming state ends, or after the big hit gaming state ends. When the special symbol variation display is executed the number of times (in this embodiment, 100 times), processing for resetting the time reduction flag is executed. Here, when it is determined in step S54 of the big hit determination process that the probability variation short hit gaming state or the small hit gaming state is to be generated before the predetermined number of special symbol fluctuation displays are executed after the big hit gaming state is finished, The process for resetting the time flag is not executed. That is, of the predetermined number of special symbol fluctuation displays, the remaining number of times not executed until the probability variation short hit gaming state or the small hit gaming state is generated is executed after the probability variation short hit gaming state or the small hit gaming state ends. Is done. In addition, when the hourly flag is set, the number counter is set to a predetermined number, and 1 is subtracted every time it is determined whether or not to make a big hit in the big hit determination process, so that a special number of special symbols is given after the big hit gaming state ends. It is determined whether or not the variable display is executed. Further, the ON / OFF state (set state, reset state) of the time reduction flag is stored in the RAM 104. Further, the OFF state (reset state) of the time reduction flag means that a value of “0” is set, and the ON state (set state) of the time reduction flag means that a value of “1” is set.

  Next, a variation display pattern command (variation display command signal) is set as an effect command for designating the variation display pattern determined in step S415 (step S416), and a variation time corresponding to the variation display pattern is mounted on the main control board 101. Is set to a timer provided in the RAM 104 (in this embodiment, a valid period timer) (step S417). In step S417, the variation time set in the variation display pattern determined in step S415 is set in the effective period timer. Note that the variable display pattern command set in step S416 is transmitted to the sub-integrated board 111 in the command transmission output process (step S19). Further, when the variable display pattern command is transmitted to the sub-integrated board 111 by the command transmission output process, a special signal game outputs a drive signal to the special symbol display 141 to start the special symbol variable display.

  Here, the variable display pattern command is data of 2 bytes. Each variable display pattern command has the special symbol display on the special symbol display 141 and then the special symbol variable display is stopped. Data for specifying the variation time until reach and reach production are included. Of the 2-byte variable display pattern command, the first byte is data that can specify a variable display pattern, and the second byte is data that can specify a variable number (variable display pattern). . That is, the integrated CPU 112 mounted on the sub-integrated board 111 can recognize the variable display pattern based on the first byte data, and further identifies the variable display pattern based on the second byte data. .

  The variable display pattern determined in step S415 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 36 is a table showing an example of the variable display pattern. In the liquid crystal display device 50, the variation display pattern is changed to the variation display pattern during the variation time of the special symbol (the time from the start of the variation display of the special symbol on the special symbol display 141 until the variation display of the special symbol is stopped). The resulting effect mode is displayed as an image. Here, in accordance with the game concept of the pachinko machine 1 of the present embodiment, the main character “Gon” (Gon character GC), which is a character appearing in a creative story, and “Gon Father” (Gon Father character TC) surrounding him. : Father of the hero), “Pico” (Pico character PC: Female friend of the hero), “Ape” (Ape character RC), “Mole” (Mole character MOC), “Mammoth” (Mammoth character MC), “Saber Tiger” ”Etc. are expressed comically against the background of the primitive era, improving the expectation of the results of the defeat and suppressing the decline in the interest of the game.

  The “normal fluctuation” of the fluctuation number 1 is a fluctuation display pattern without a reach mode. The variation number 2 “shortening variation” is a variation display pattern in which the variation time of the special symbol and the decorative symbol is shorter than the “normal variation”. The “normal reach” of the variation numbers 3 and 4 is a variation display pattern in which the super reach effect is not executed after the normal reach effect is executed with the reach mode.

  In addition, “Gon father reach” of variation numbers 5 and 6 is a super reach production after the execution of the normal reach production, and the father character TC vigorously moves the stone axes toward a plurality of decorative symbols arranged in one direction. This is a variable display pattern for executing a Gohan father reach effect by crushing the decorative design by throwing it away and using the remaining decorative design as a stop design.

  Further, the “ape reach” of the variation numbers 9 and 10 is a super reach production after execution of the normal reach production, and a plurality of decorative symbols in which the ape character RC is stacked in one direction are sequentially arranged from the lower decoration design by bare hands. This is a variable display pattern for executing an ape reach effect that uses a decorative pattern that has been crushed and that cannot be crushed as a stop pattern.

  In addition, the “Gonreach” of the variation numbers 13 and 14 means that the Goon character GC and the Pico character PC are driven by the saber tiger character (not shown) on the cliff as a super reach production after the execution of the normal reach production. It is a variable display pattern in which a gore reach effect is executed with the decorative symbol that has fallen below the cliff and the last falling symbol is the stop symbol.

  In addition, the fluctuation numbers 7, 8, 11, 12, 15 and 16 are “development reach” as the development effect after the execution of any one of the super-reach productions of the Gon father reach production, the ape reach production, or the Gon reach production. The trio of Gon father character TC, ape character RC, and Gon character GC go back and forth to the decorative pattern falling one after another from the cliff, and the trio collaborates on the cliff in a scene where it can no longer escape If it is lifted and lifted, it is a variable display pattern for executing a landslide reach effect with the decorative symbol as a stop symbol, and when it is not lifted, a decorative symbol other than the decorative symbol as a stop symbol. This landslide reach production may be via any of the super reach productions of Gon Father Reach Production, Ape Reach Production or Gon Reach Production, and Gon Father Character TC, Ape Character RC or Gon Character GC respectively say “Gah”. It is a common development effect that is executed on the occasion.

  In addition, the “ball riding reach” of the variation numbers 17 and 18 is a decorative pattern in which the Goon father character TC, the ape character RC, and the Gon character GC are respectively rotated in one direction as the super reach production after the execution of the normal reach production. It is a variable display pattern for executing a ball riding reach effect in which a stop symbol is determined while changing to a decorative symbol approaching one after another.

  In addition, “Stone character reach” of variation numbers 19 and 20 is thrown into the entrance of the volcano as the Gon character GC is blown off by a rotating decorative design as an effect of development after execution of the ball riding reach production. It is a variable display pattern that executes a stone character reach effect that determines a stop symbol while repeating an explosive eruption as it jumps out of the earth along with a decorative symbol.

  In addition, the “mammoth reach” of the variable numbers 21 and 22 means that the ape character RC and the Gon character GC are driven into a cliff by the mammoth character MC as a super reach production after the execution of the normal reach production. There is a decorative symbol between the mammoth character MC, and the giant mammoth character MC tries to break the decorative symbol on the sole of the foot, while the duo try to prevent this from stopping. It is a change display pattern which performs the mammoth reach production to determine.

  In addition, “Mammoth Reach Development” of variation numbers 23 and 24 is a development effect after the execution of the mammoth reach production. The mammoth character MC rolls the decorative pattern at the tip of the nose, and the duo of the ape character RC and the Gon character GC is tracked down. On the other hand, this is a variable display pattern for executing a mammoth reach development effect in which a stop symbol is determined by bargaining in which two people try to prevent this.

  The variation number 25 “normal reach at short hit” and the variation number 26 “normal reach at small hit” are similar to the variation display pattern of variation numbers 3 and 4 “normal reach” and the normal reach effect is accompanied by the reach mode. Is executed, but as a decorative symbol stop symbol (in this embodiment, a medium ornament symbol) after the reach form is formed, the chance effect inrush symbol is stopped and displayed without stopping the numerical symbol in the variable display. This is a variable display pattern. The fluctuation number 25 “normal reach at short hit per minute” and the “normal reach at small hit” at the fluctuation number 26 are fluctuation displays used when it is determined to control to the probable short hit gaming state or the small hit gaming state, respectively. This is a pattern, and after the stop symbol of the decorative symbol is stopped and displayed with the chance effect entry symbol based on the variation display pattern, a probability variation short hit gaming state or a small hit gaming state is generated, respectively.

  In normal reach production, after the reach form is formed, the decoration design that has not been stopped yet is displayed to determine whether it will be a big hit design (combination of the same decorative design) or whether it will develop into a super reach production. (In this embodiment, the player pays attention to the medium decoration symbol). However, since the rate at which the jackpot symbol is derived and the rate at which it develops to the super reach production is not so high, the expectation for the big hit gaming state is lowered, and the player is not interested in the fluctuation display in the normal reach production. There is a fear. In this embodiment, the chance display inrush pattern is stopped and displayed in normal reach production, and the expectation for `` probability short hit game state '' and `` small hit game state '' is increased, so that the fluctuation display in normal reach production is monotonous. It is restrained that the interest of a game falls.

  In this embodiment, the same effect is produced from the normal fluctuation to the normal reach effect until the chance effect inrush symbol is stopped and displayed on the fluctuation number 25 "normal reach short reach normal reach" and the fluctuation number 26 "normal reach short reach normal reach". Whether the “probability short hit gaming state” or the “small hit gaming state” is to be generated is determined even if the result mode is displayed only by looking at the presentation mode that is set and displayed on the liquid crystal display device 50 Cannot (high probability status unknown means). Then, regardless of whether the “probability short win game state” or the “small hit game state” is generated, the chance effect rush display is stopped and displayed, and then the chance effect rush display is controlled to be displayed as the decorative design stop pattern. . When the chance effect entry symbol based on the variation number 26 “normal reach at the probability variation short hit” is stopped and displayed, the probability effect entry display is used to control to the probability variation short hit gaming state and then to the probability variation state. Further, when the chance effect entry symbol based on the “small reach normal reach” of the variation number 26 is stopped and displayed, the chance effect entry display is controlled to the small hit gaming state and then to the normal state. In this way, even if the player grasps the stop display of the chance effect inrush symbol, since the probability variation short hit game state and the small hit game state are set substantially the same, the probability variation state or normal state from the next variation display It is impossible to determine which gaming state of the state, and the expectation for the probability variation state can be maintained after the next variation display. In other words, even if there is no change in the game state (even if the normal state is continued), the game can be continued while the expectation for the probability variation state is maintained, and the decrease in the interest of the game is suppressed. is doing.

  Further, when “normal reach at probability change short” of variation number 25 and “normal reach at small hit” of variation number 26 are executed, a chance effect in which the probability variation state and the minute time short state are mixed from the next variation display. Is executed. In the chance effect, display control of the chance effect image (see FIG. 56: special effect mode) is performed based on the variable display pattern (variable display time) set in the variable display pattern table. As a result, when the chance effect image is displayed and controlled, it is impossible to determine whether the current gaming state is the probability variation state or the minute time short state, and the expectation for the probability variation state is maintained. Can do.

  In addition, for each variation display pattern, the variation time of the special symbol (the time from the start of the variation display of the special symbol on the special symbol display 141 until the variation display of the special symbol is stopped) is set. ing. The variation time of the special symbol is set to substantially coincide with the variation time of the decorative symbol designated by the variation display pattern command transmitted to the sub-integrated board 111. In step S415, the variation corresponding to the variation time of the special symbol is set. The variation display pattern having the symbol variation time is determined. In other words, the variation time of the special symbol and the variation time of the decorative symbol do not have to completely match.

  In addition, each variation display pattern is set to have a longer variation time for special symbols and decorative symbols as the execution time of the representation becomes longer as more reach effects are executed after reaching the reach mode. Specifically, the variation time of the special symbol and the decorative symbol is a variation display pattern in which the super reach effect is executed after the normal reach effect is executed, rather than the change display pattern (for example, variation numbers 3 and 4) in which only the normal reach effect is executed. (E.g., variation numbers 5, 6, 9, 10, 13, 14, 17, 18, 21, 22) are set longer, and further, a variation display pattern (e.g. Variation numbers 7, 8, 11, 12, 15, 16, 19, 20, 23, 24) are set longer.

  Further, in the variation display patterns of variation numbers 3 to 24, the reach effect is executed in the same or similar effect mode at the time of the big hit and out of time according to the result of the winning, and a special symbol corresponding to the reach effect and Since the variation time of the decorative symbols is set to be almost the same, it is difficult to recognize whether or not it is just by looking at the production, and the player can be thrilled and the interest of the game is not reduced.

  In this embodiment, in the big hit hour fluctuation display pattern table selected in step S411, the winning result among the fluctuation display patterns of the fluctuation numbers 3 to 24 becomes a big hit (including both probability change and non-probability change). Fluctuation display patterns (variation display patterns marked with a circle in the variation display pattern table shown in FIG. 36) are set, and determination values are assigned to these variation display patterns. In addition, the reach variation display pattern table selected in step S413 includes a variation display pattern in which the winning result is out of the variation display patterns of the variation numbers 3 to 24 (the variation display pattern table shown in FIG. Variation display patterns) are set, and determination values are assigned to these variation display patterns.

  In addition, the table selected when the above-mentioned time-shortening control is not executed among the variation display pattern tables at the time of loss includes all of the variation display patterns of “normal variation” with the variation number 1 that results in a loss of the winning result. In the table selected when the judgment value is distributed and the short-time control is executed among the deviation fluctuation display pattern tables, the fluctuation display pattern of the “shortening fluctuation” of the fluctuation number 2 in which the result of the win is lost is displayed. All judgment values are distributed.

  Further, in the big hit time fluctuation display pattern table and the reach deviation time fluctuation display pattern table, determination values are assigned to the respective fluctuation display patterns so that the big hit expectation degree differs depending on the type of reach effect. Specifically, the variable display pattern that executes the super reach effect is set to have a higher expectation level than the variable display pattern that executes only the normal reach effect, and the advanced effect is executed after the super reach effect is executed. The variable display pattern is set so that the expected degree of jackpot is higher. In the variation display pattern for executing the super reach production, the variation for executing the Gon father reach production (variation numbers 5 and 6), the ape reach production (variation numbers 9 and 10), and the goon reach production (variation numbers 13 and 14). While the display pattern jackpot expectation degree is set to the same level, the expectation degree for jackpot reach (variation numbers 17 and 18) and the mammoth reach effect (variation numbers 21 and 22) are increasing in order. It is set to be. Further, in the variation display pattern for executing the development effect, the landslide reach effect (variation numbers 7, 8, 11, 12, 15, 16), the stone character reach effect (variation numbers 19, 20), and the mammoth reach development effect ( The jackpot expectation of the variation display pattern of variation numbers 23 and 24) is set so as to increase in order.

  In addition, the fluctuation display pattern of fluctuation number 25 “normal reach at the probability variation short hit” is set in the fluctuation display pattern table for probability variation short hit, while the fluctuation display pattern table of fluctuation number 26 “ A variation display pattern of “normal reach at the time of small hits” is set, and all determination values are assigned to these variation display patterns. In addition, the variation display patterns of the variation numbers 25 and 26 are not set in the variation display pattern tables at the time of big hit, at the time of reach, and at the time of loss, and the determination values are not distributed. That is, when the result of the winning is lost, the chance effect is not started without stopping the chance effect entry symbol as a stop symbol of the decorative symbol.

  Further, in the fluctuation display after the fluctuation number 25 “normal reach at short hit per change” and the “normal reach at small hit” at the fluctuation number 26 are executed, the fluctuation display pattern of the “normal reach per probability change short” at the fluctuation number 25 is displayed. Even if it is executed and controlled to the probability variation state, the variation display pattern is selected from each variation display pattern table that is referred to in the very short time state. In this embodiment, in order to make it difficult to distinguish the minute time-short state after the small hit gaming state based on the “small hit”, unlike the probability variation state after the probability varying big hit gaming state based on the “probable big hit”, “ Short-time control is not executed in the probability variation state after the probability variation short hit gaming state based on “probability short hit”. As a result, the winning probability to the lower start port 54 does not increase, so there is no need to increase the number of times of fluctuation display per unit time, and the fluctuation display pattern is selected from each fluctuation display pattern table referred to in the normal state. Yes.

  In the variation display pattern table shown in FIG. 36, the selection table is set differently depending on various game states. In other words, the fluctuation display pattern table at the time of big hit (non-probability change and probability change), the fluctuation display pattern table at the time of reach deviation (denoted as reach in the figure), and the fluctuation display pattern table at the time of loss fluctuation display pattern table The table is set differently for each state, internal probability change (denoted as “internal accuracy” in the figure), control state, short time short state, time short state (specifically, probability fluctuation control state with time short control). Yes. Here, in any variation display pattern table, the variation display pattern is selected by referring to the same table in the internal probability variation state and the minute time reduction state. That is, the selection setting of the variable display pattern is the same in the internal probability changing state that occurs after the end of the probability variation short hit gaming state and the minute time short state that occurs after the end of the small hit gaming state. For this reason, at the time of a chance effect that is triggered by the end of the probabilistic short hit game state or the end of the small hit game state, whether it is an internal probabilistic state or a slight time short state depending on the selected variation display pattern Can not be discriminated, and even with such a configuration, the interest of the game is not reduced.

  Following step S417 of the variable display pattern setting process, the CPU 102 checks whether or not the big hit flag and the probability variation status flag are set (step S418). A probability variation jackpot command, which is an effect command indicating that there is, is set (step S419). Then, the process selection flag is updated to “2” (step S420). Note that the probability variation jackpot command set in step S419 is transmitted to the sub-integrated board 111 in the command transmission output process (step S19) together with the variation display pattern command. As a result, the integrated CPU 112 mounted on the sub-integrated board 111 can recognize that the current variation display results in a probable big hit.

  In the variable display pattern setting process, a plurality of types of winning commands are set in addition to the probability variation jackpot command as an effect command indicating the winning result. Specifically, if the big hit flag is set but the probability variation status flag is reset, the winning command indicating the non-probable variation big hit is a non-probable big hit command and the probability variation short hit flag is set if the probability variation short hit flag is set. If the winning command that indicates a short hit and the small hit flag are set, the small hit command that indicates a small hit is not set, and neither the big hit flag, the positive variable short hit flag, or the small hit flag is set. In some cases, a process for setting a miss command as a winning command indicating a miss is executed. The integrated CPU 112 mounted on the sub-integrated board 111 is selected as a result of the current variation display by the winning command transmitted together with the variation display pattern command. Can be recognized. In this embodiment, the variable display pattern command also includes information indicating the winning result, and the integrated CPU 112 determines whether or not the winning results indicated by the variable display pattern command and the winning command match. ing. This allows the integrated CPU 112 to reliably recognize the result of the current fluctuation display, and prevents malfunctions such as failure to receive a command due to the influence of external noise, etc., and displaying an incorrect fluctuation display result. Can do.

  In the variation display pattern setting process, it is confirmed whether or not the probability variation flag or the time reduction flag is set as an effect command indicating the gaming state, and the gaming state is the probability variation state when the probability variation flag is set. A process for setting a game state command indicating that the game state is in a short time state when the time state flag is set is executed. The gaming state command is transmitted to the sub integrated board 111 in the command transmission output process (step S19) together with the change display pattern command and the winning command. The integrated CPU 112 mounted on the sub-integrated board 111 can recognize that the gaming state is a certain change state when the gaming state command indicates a certain change state, and the gaming state is a short time state by indicating the short time state. I can recognize that.

  The effective period timer set with the variation time in step S417 is started when the variation display pattern command is transmitted to the sub-integrated board 111 in the command transmission output process (step S19), and in the variation process (step S42). When the effective period timer times out, a special signal indicator 141 is output to drive a special symbol to cause the CPU 102 to stop the special symbol variation display, and the sub-integrated board 111 is instructed to stop the decorative symbol variation display. Send variable stop command). The sub-integrated board 111 performs control for confirming and displaying the stop of the decorative symbol based on the reception of the change stop command.

  In addition, when a plurality of display areas are provided on the display device and symbols are displayed in a variable manner in each display area, the display is stopped at a specific display result when the big hit determination process is performed. When there are multiple display lines to be displayed, when a symbol that has not been stopped on any display line stops at a predetermined symbol, the symbol that is stopped and displayed on the display line becomes a specific display result. Alternatively, a state in which all the symbols on the display line are variably displayed in a combination such that a specific display result is obtained is called a reach mode. In other words, the reach mode is a mode (a mode immediately before a big hit) representing a step before a specific display result (big hit display). In this embodiment, there is only one display line as described above, and among the left, middle and right decorative symbols displayed on the liquid crystal display device 50, the left decorative symbol, the right decorative symbol, and two arbitrary decorative symbols. May be combined), and the medium decorative symbol (the remaining decorative symbol when the combination of two arbitrary decorative symbols is stopped) is displayed in a variable manner, or the liquid crystal display device 50 All the decorative symbols displayed on the screen are displayed in a synchronized manner with the same symbol combination (for example, the left, middle, and right decorative symbols are displayed in a synchronized manner so that they always have the same design. Is the reach mode. After the reach mode, the frame lamp 27, the liquid crystal display device 50, the upper speaker 36, the lower speaker 14 and the like (for example, the frame lamp 27 is set in a predetermined mode). Lighting or blinking a predetermined image displayed on the liquid crystal display device 50, a predetermined voice output at the upper speaker 36, and lower speaker 14) of the reach demonstration.

  Further, the control command related to the hit will be described with reference to FIGS. 37 (A) and 37 (B). In the jackpot gaming state command table shown in FIG. 37 (A), an effect command for designating a predetermined effect display on the liquid crystal display device 50 when controlling to the jackpot gaming state is set, and the probability change shown in FIG. 37 (B). The short hit gaming state and the small hit gaming state command table include an effect command for designating a predetermined effect display on the liquid crystal display device 50 when controlling to the probable short hit gaming state or the small hit gaming state. An effect command for designating output in a predetermined sound output mode is set.

  In the jackpot game state command table, as shown in FIG. 37A, a jackpot start command, a jackpot round start command, a jackpot round end command, a jackpot end command, and a jackpot winning prize detection command are set. The big hit start command is an effect command for designating an effect display for starting the big hit gaming state, and “20H” is set as the first byte of the effect command. The big hit round start command is an effect command for designating an effect display indicating the number of rounds in a predetermined number of rounds, and “22H” is set as the first byte of the effect command. The jackpot round start command is set with a jackpot round start command corresponding to rounds 1 to 15 because the number of rounds at the jackpot is 15 rounds.

  The big hit round end command is a command for designating an effect display in an interval period from the end of the round to the start of the next round, and “22H” is set as the first byte of the effect command. The jackpot end command is an effect command for designating an effect display at the end of the number of rounds at the time of the jackpot (end of the jackpot gaming state), and “23H” is set as the first byte of the effect command. The winning prize winning detection command is an effect command for designating the effect display of the number of winnings when a game ball is awarded to the winning prize opening 62, and “24H” is set as the first byte of the effect command. Is done. The sub-integrated board 111 displays the effects designated in each effect command on the liquid crystal display device 50 based on the reception of the effect commands set in the jackpot gaming state command table, and displays the effect commands in the effect commands. Let the player recognize the contents of the specified performance.

  In this embodiment, as the stop symbol of the decorative symbol, whether the probability variation jackpot symbol (the same odd symbol) or the non-probability variation jackpot symbol (the same even symbol) is stopped or displayed, or the variation display after the big hit gaming state. By executing an effect display such as “probably changing” or “short in time” on the liquid crystal display device 50, it is notified whether the gaming state after the big hit gaming state becomes a probability variation state or a normal state (short time state). However, it may be notified by displaying the effect at the end of the big hit gaming state. In this case, the jackpot end command is different depending on whether the game is controlled to the probable big hit game state or the non-probable big hit game state, and the game state after the big hit game state is notified together with the end of the round number in the big hit. The effect display may be executed.

  As shown in FIG. 37B, the probability variation short hit gaming state and small hit gaming state command table includes a short hit start command, a short hit open / close start command, a short hit open / close end command, a short hit end command, A winning mouth winning detection command is set. The short hit start command is an effect command for designating the start of the effect display of the chance effect entry (chance effect entry display), and “20H” is set as the first byte of the effect command. The short hit opening / closing start command is an effect command for designating sound output, and “22H” is set as the first byte of the effect command. Since the number of times of opening and closing at the time of the probable short hit and the small hit is 2, only the short hit opening / closing start command corresponding to the first and second times is set. Here, since the number of times of opening and closing at the time of short hit is two times unlike the number of rounds at the time of big hit, the short hit opening and closing start command corresponding to 3 to 15 rounds is not set.

  The short hit opening / closing end command is a command for designating the stop of sound output started by the short hit opening / closing start command, and “22H” is set as the first byte of the effect command. In the sub-integrated board 111, the sound output set for each effect command is received based on the reception of the effect command specifying the sound output set in the probability variation short hit game state and the small hit game state command table. Output from the lower speaker 14. Here, the sound output mode output from the lower speaker 14 is a volume at which the player cannot hear in a noisy game store, and the sound output specified in the production command is not noticed by the player. Yes. In this embodiment, a simple beep sound is output as the sound output mode, but a different sound output mode may be used corresponding to each effect command.

  The short hit end command is an effect command for designating the end of the chance effect entry display started by the short hit start command, and “23H” is set as the first byte of the effect command. The big prize opening detection command is the same production command as the big prize opening detection command set in the big hit gaming state command table, and “24H” is set as the first byte of the production command.

  FIG. 37 (C) shows an example of the number of times of opening / closing the grand prize winning opening 62 and the opening time table in each gaming state. When the gaming state is the big hit gaming state, the number of times of opening / closing the big prize opening is set to 15 times, and the opening time of the big prize opening per time is set to 30 seconds. On the other hand, when the gaming state is a probable short win game state or a small hit game state, the number of times of opening / closing the big winning opening is significantly smaller than that in the big winning game state twice, and the winning prize opening per one time The opening time is set to 0.3 seconds, which is significantly shorter than that in the big hit gaming state. However, in the small hit gaming state, the second opening is not executed when a predetermined number (for example, nine) of the game balls are won by the first opening of the big winning opening 62.

  FIG. 38 is a flowchart illustrating an example of the big hit game start process (step S43). In the winning game start process, according to the result of the winning determination process (step S43), that is, if the big hit flag is set, the process for starting the big hit gaming state is executed, and the probability change short hit flag or the small hit flag If the flag is set, a process for starting the probability variation short hit gaming state or the small hit gaming state is executed.

  Specifically, in the winning game start process, the CPU 102 sets a start command according to the set flag (step S451). That is, if the jackpot flag is set, the jackpot gaming state command table is selected, and the jackpot start command set in the jackpot gaming state command table is set as a start command. On the other hand, if the probability variable short hit flag or the small hit flag is set, the probability variable short hit gaming state and the small hit gaming state command table are selected and set in the probability changing short hit gaming state and the small hit gaming state command table. Set the short hit start command. The set big hit start command and short hit start command are transmitted to the sub-integrated board 111 in the command transmission output process (step S19) described above.

  Next, the CPU 102 sets the open / close count corresponding to the set flag in the open / close count counter (step S452). That is, if the big hit flag is set, the big winning opening / closing count table to be referred to in the big hit gaming state is selected, and “15 times” is set as the opening / closing count set in the big winning opening / closing count table. Set to counter. On the other hand, if the probable short hit flag or the small hit flag is set, the large winning opening / closing count table to be referred to in the probable short winning gaming state and the small hit gaming state is selected and set in the large winning opening / closing count table. “2 times” is set in the open / close counter as the open / close frequency.

  Further, the CPU 102 sets a release time corresponding to the set flag in the release timer (step S453). That is, if the big hit flag is set, an open time table to be referred to in the big hit gaming state is selected, and “30 seconds” is set in the open timer as the open time set in the open time table. On the other hand, if the probability variable short hit flag or the small hit flag is set, an opening time table to be referred to in the probability variable short hit gaming state and the small hit gaming state is selected, and the opening time set in the opening time table is selected. Set “0.3 seconds” to the release timer. The set release timer is subtracted in the interrupt process.

  Then, a special winning opening release flag is set (step S454). When the special winning opening release flag is set, the special winning combination game (step S18) described above moves the solenoid 176a to open the open / close member 72a, thereby opening the special winning opening 62. To control. Therefore, after setting the special winning opening opening flag, the open / close counter is decremented by 1 (step S455). Further, when the winning game start process is ended, the process selection flag is updated to “4”. Thereby, it will be in the state which can perform the process (step S44) in a hit game by the next interruption process.

  FIG. 39 is a flowchart showing an example of the big hit game processing (step S44). In the winning game process, a process for controlling opening / closing of the special winning opening 62 is executed according to the setting contents of the winning start process.

  Specifically, when the hit flag (big hit flag, probability variation short hit flag or small hit flag) is set (step S460), the CPU 102 sets the standby time if the standby flag is set (step S461). It is determined whether or not the timer has timed out (step S462). If the standby time timer has timed out, the standby flag is reset (step S463), and the release time according to the flag is set in the release timer (step S463). S464). The standby flag is a flag indicating that the game is waiting until it is controlled to open again after the special winning opening 62 is closed. The standby time timer is a state where the special winning opening 62 is closed. This is a timer indicating a waiting time until the control is again resumed. If the standby time timer times out while the standby flag is set, a process for opening the special winning opening 62 is performed. That is, if the big hit flag is set, an open time table to be referred to in the big hit gaming state is selected, and “30 seconds” is set in the open timer as the open time set in the open time table. On the other hand, if the probability variation short hit flag or the small hit flag is set, an opening time table to be referred to in the probability variation short hit gaming state or the small hit gaming state is selected, and the opening time set in the opening time table is selected. Set “0.3 seconds” to the release timer.

  Next, if the release timer has not timed out (step S463), it is determined whether or not a game ball winning is detected in the big winning opening 62 (step S468). A special winning opening detection command is set (step S469). That is, when it is determined in the switch input process (step S11) that a game ball has been detected by the count switch 175a, a special winning opening detection command corresponding to the number of detected game balls is set. The big prize opening detection command is transmitted to the sub-integrated board 111 in the command transmission output process (step S19), and the integrated CPU 112 mounted on the sub-integrated board 111 has received the number of prizes according to the big prize opening detection command. The liquid crystal display device 50 executes an effect display for notifying that.

  In the big hit game state, when “10” game balls are detected as a predetermined number by the count switch 175a in one round from the control of the big winning opening 62 to the open state to the control of the closed state. Even if “30 seconds” as the predetermined period has not elapsed, the special winning opening 62 is controlled to be closed. That is, in the switch input process (step S11), when “10” game balls are detected when the big hit flag is set, the release timer is cleared (“0”). By clearing the release timer, it is determined that the release timer has timed out in step S465 of the winning game process, and the process for controlling the special winning opening 62 to the closed state is executed.

  On the other hand, in the probable short hit game state and the small hit game state, “9” is set as a predetermined number by the count switch 175a by one opening and closing until the big winning opening 62 is controlled from the open state to the closed state. When the game ball is detected, the special winning opening 62 is controlled to be closed even if “0.3 seconds” as the predetermined period has not elapsed. That is, in the switch input process (step S11), when “10” game balls are detected when the probability variation short hit flag or the small hit flag is set, the release timer is cleared (“0”). . By clearing the release timer, it is determined that the release timer has timed out in step S465 of the winning game process, and the process for controlling the special winning opening 62 to the closed state is executed. If “10” game balls are detected while the small hit flag is set, the open / close counter is also cleared (“0”). By clearing the opening / closing number counter, it is determined that the opening / closing number counter is 0 in step S470 of the hitting game process, and a process for ending the small hit gaming state is executed. In the promising short win game state and the small hit game state, the big winning opening 62 is controlled to be in an open state only for “0.3 seconds” which is much shorter than “30 seconds” that is open in the big hit game state. A predetermined number of game balls are rarely won in the big prize opening 62, and the number of game balls won in the big prize opening 62 is smaller than in the big hit gaming state.

  On the other hand, if the open timer has timed out in step S465, a round (open / close) end command corresponding to the flag is set (step S466). That is, if the big hit flag is set, the big hit round end command of the big hit gaming state command table is set. Set the short hit open / close end command in the command table. Then, a special winning opening blockage flag is set (step S467). When the special winning opening closing flag is set, the special winning combination game (step S18) controls the solenoid 176a to move the open / close member 72a to the closed state, thereby closing the special winning opening 62. To control.

  If the open / close counter is not 0 (step S470), the open / close counter is decremented by 1 (step S471), the standby time is set in the standby timer (step S472), and the standby flag is set (step S471). S473), the process ends.

  On the other hand, if the open / close counter is 0 (step S470), the hit flag (big hit flag, probability variation short hit flag and small hit flag) is reset (step S474), and an end command corresponding to the flag is set (step S475). ). That is, if the big hit flag is set, the big hit end command of the big hit gaming state command table is set, and if the probable short hit flag or the small hit flag is set, the probable short hit gaming state and the small hit gaming state command Sets the table short hit end command.

  Then, an effect end wait timer is set (step S476). The effect end wait timer is a timer indicating a time until an effect (for example, a big hit end display, a chance effect inrush display, etc.) executed on the liquid crystal display device 50 ends. In the subsequent winning game process, NO is determined in step S460, and a process of determining whether or not the effect end waiting timer has timed out is executed (step S477). If the production end wait timer has timed out in step S477, the process selection flag is updated to “0” and the process is terminated (step S478). By updating the process selection flag to “0”, the change start process (step S40) can be executed in the next interrupt process.

  As described above, in this embodiment, the processing for the case where the big hit gaming state is executed and the case where the probability variation short hit gaming state or the small hit gaming state is executed are made common. In other words, the table to be selected varies depending on the set flag, but the processing to be executed is substantially the same. Therefore, it is possible to execute the big hit gaming state, the probability changing short hit gaming state, and the small hit gaming state without adding a program relating to the control of the probability changing short hit gaming state or the small hit gaming state, which is mounted on the main control board 101. The amount of data stored in the ROM 103 can be reduced.

  In addition, the effect command is transmitted to the sub-integrated board 111 in the command transmission output process (step S19) described above, and when the big hit gaming state is executed by changing the table to be selected depending on the set flag. The effect commands transmitted in the case of executing the probability variation short hit gaming state or the small hit gaming state are different. In this way, by changing the production command depending on the type of the hit game state, the sub-integrated board 111 recognizes whether the game state is a big hit game state, a probable short hit game state, or a small hit opening / closing short game state. Thus, different effect displays can be executed when the big hit gaming state is executed and when the probability variation short hit gaming state or the small hit gaming state is executed. Therefore, it is possible to execute an effect according to the value given by the winning game state, and to suppress a decrease in the interest of the game.

  Here, in either case of executing the probability variable short hit gaming state or the case of executing the small hit gaming state, by selecting the probability variable short hit gaming state and the small hit gaming state command table, , Common production commands are used. In this way, the same effect display and sound output are executed by using the common effect command in the case of executing the probability variation short hit game state and the case of executing the small hit game state, and any game state It is difficult to determine whether it is. In either case of executing the probability variation short hit gaming state or the case of executing the small hit gaming state, the common variable selected from the probability variation short hit gaming state and the small hit gaming state command table is used. Although the effect command is used, it is only necessary to execute the same effect display that makes it difficult to determine the game state on the effect display device 50. For example, a probable short hit game state command table and a small hit game state command table are provided separately. Different production commands set in each command table may be used.

  When the jackpot gaming state is executed, an effect command for designating a predetermined effect display on the liquid crystal display device 50 is selected from the jackpot gaming state command table. For example, the start of the jackpot gaming state by the jackpot start command is selected. Like the effect display, the player is clearly notified of the start and execution of the big hit gaming state. On the other hand, when the probability variation short hit gaming state or the small hit gaming state is executed, together with an effect command for designating a predetermined effect display on the liquid crystal display device 50 from the probability variation short hit gaming state and the small hit gaming state command table, An effect command that designates an output of a predetermined sound output mode is selected by the lower speaker 14. For example, a game is displayed by a chance effect entry display that a chance effect is executed when the short hit start command is changed from the next time. Unlike the big hit gaming state, the player is not clearly notified of the start or execution of the probable short hit gaming state or the small hit gaming state. Here, when the player grasps the execution of the probable short hit game state or the small hit game state, it is difficult to win the game ball in the big winning opening 62 in the probable short hit game state or the small hit game state. In addition, since it is unlikely that many game balls can be obtained, the impression is lost as compared to the big hit game state. In this embodiment, when a probability variation short hit gaming state or a small hit opening / closing short gaming state is executed, display control of an effect display that notifies the start or execution of the probability variation short hit gaming state or the small hit gaming state is performed. In addition, by performing display control of the chance effect entry display or controlling output of the low-pitched sound output mode by the lower speaker 14, execution of the probability variation short hit gaming state or small hit gaming state (specifically, the condition operating device Execution of the opening / closing control of the player) is less likely to be noticed by the player.

  Next, processing executed by the integrated CPU 112 mounted on the sub integrated substrate 111 will be described. FIG. 40 is a flowchart showing an example of sub-main processing, and FIG. 41 is a flowchart showing an example of 16 ms steady processing.

  As shown in FIG. 40, when the power supply to the pachinko machine 1 is started, the integrated CPU 112 performs an initial setting process (step S71). In the initial setting process, a process of clearing the integrated RAM 114 mounted on the sub-integrated board 111 is performed. Note that interrupts are prohibited during this initial setting process, and interrupts are permitted after the initial setting process. When the initial setting process (step S71) ends, a loop process for monitoring whether or not the 16 ms elapsed flag T is set is started (step S72).

  In this embodiment, the integrated CPU 112 generates an interrupt every 2 ms and executes a 2 ms steady process. In the 2 ms steady process, a process for counting up the 16 ms progress monitoring counter (adding 1 to the 16 ms progress monitoring counter) is executed, and when the value of the 16 ms progress monitoring counter reaches 8, that is, 16 ms elapses. While the flag T is set, a 16 ms progress monitoring counter is reset (set to 0). In this way, the 16 ms elapsed flag T is set (set) to “1” every 16 ms in the 2 ms steady process, and is normally set (reset) to “0”. If the 16 ms elapsed flag is set in step S72 (the 16 ms elapsed flag T is “1”), the 16 ms elapsed flag is reset (step S73), and then the 16 ms steady process is performed (step S74).

  In the 16 ms steady process, a process for controlling the image display device 42, the frame lamp 27, the game board lamp, the speakers 14 and 29, the rotating unit 60, and the like based on the effect command received from the main control board 101 is executed. When the 16 ms steady process ends, the process returns to step S72 again, and every time the 16 ms elapse flag T is set, that is, every 16 ms, the above steps S73 to S74 are repeated. On the other hand, if the 16 ms elapsed flag T is not set in step S72 (the 16 ms elapsed flag T is “0”), the loop processing is performed until the 16 ms elapsed flag T is set.

  FIG. 41 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a 16 ms steady process executed every 16 ms in the sub main process. In the 16 ms steady process, the sub-integrated CPU 112 executes the processes of steps S91 to S95. In the command analysis process of step S91, the effect command received from the main control board 101 is analyzed. In the effect control process of step S92, a control process related to the liquid crystal display device 50 is executed based on the variable display pattern command. Specifically, a notice effect to be described later is set, a decorative symbol stop symbol is determined, and the like.

  Moreover, in the sound control process of step S93, the control process regarding the speakers 14 and 29 is performed. In the lamp control process in step S94, control processes related to the game board lamps 92 and 204a and the frame lamp 27 are executed. In the information output process in step S95, a display command is transmitted to the display control board 120, and a solenoid driving signal and a lamp lighting signal are transmitted to the lamp driving board 119. In the random number update process of step S96, a process of updating random numbers used for various settings in the effect control process (step S92) is executed.

  Here, various random numbers updated by the integrated CPU 112 mounted on the sub-integrated board 111 in the random number update process (step S96) described above will be described with reference to FIG. As shown in FIG. 42, in this embodiment, the probability variation big hit symbol used for determining the probability variation big hit symbol as the decorative symbol stop symbol, and the non-probable big hit symbol used for determining the non-probable big hit symbol as the decorative symbol stop symbol. Random symbols used for determining symbols that are not used as design random symbols and decorative symbols are determined as to whether or not to execute the advance notice, and when the advance notice is determined to be executed, Randomized advance notice pattern random number used for determination, chance effect count upper limit number random number used to determine the upper limit number of counts when performing chance effects, for determining whether to enter chance effect in normal state or internal probability change state There is a chance production entry determination random number used, and so on.

  In addition, the process of step S91-step S96 in a 16 ms regular process is complete | finished within 16 ms. Even if it takes 16 ms or more from the start of the 16 ms steady process to the end of the 16 ms steady process, the 16 ms steady process is started from the beginning immediately after the 16 ms has elapsed since the start of the 16 ms steady process (step S91 described later). Do not execute) That is, when 16 ms elapses during execution of the 16 ms steady process, only the 16 ms elapse flag is set. To start.

  In this embodiment, the random number update process (step S96) is executed in the 16 ms steady process to update various random numbers. However, the timing (timing) for updating the various random numbers is limited to this. It is not something that can be done. For example, various random numbers may be updated in one or both of the loop processing in the sub-main processing and the 16 ms steady processing.

  FIG. 43 is a flowchart illustrating an example of the command analysis process (step S91). In the command analysis process, the integrated CPU 112 first determines whether or not an effect command has been received from the main control board 101 (step S601). In this embodiment, when an effect command is received from the main control board 101, other processes such as a 16 ms steady process are interrupted to generate a command reception interrupt process, and the received command is mounted on the sub-integrated board 111. Are stored in the received command storage area in the integrated RAM 114. The reception command storage area is provided with a plurality of areas corresponding to the reception order of the production commands, and in the command reception interrupt process, the reception command storage areas are stored in the respective areas corresponding to the reception order of the production commands. In step S601, the contents of the received command storage area are confirmed. If the received command is stored, the effect command in the order of reception in the received command storage area is read (step S602).

  Then, it is determined whether or not the read effect command is a variable display pattern command (step S603). If the read effect command is a variable display pattern command (YES in step S603), a variable display pattern reception flag is set. Then, it is stored in the variable display pattern storage area in the integrated RAM 114 mounted on the sub-integrated board 111 (step S604).

  On the other hand, if the read effect command is not a variation display pattern command (NO in step S603), it is determined whether the read effect command is a probability change jackpot command (step S605), and if the read effect command is a probability change jackpot command. If (YES in step S605), a probability variation jackpot flag is set (step S606). If the read effect command is not a probability change jackpot command (NO in step S605), a flag corresponding to the received effect command (a winning command other than the probability change jackpot command, game state command, etc.) is set (step S607). .

  FIG. 44 is a flowchart showing an example of the effect control process (step S92: variation display control means). In the effect control process, the integrated CPU 112 performs one of steps S700 to S702 with reference to the value of the process selection flag indicating the progress of the game.

  In the decorative symbol variation start process (step S700) executed when the process selection flag is “0”, a setting for starting the decorative symbol variation display is performed if a variation display pattern command is received. Specifically, the stop symbol of the decorative symbol is determined according to the variable display pattern command and the probability variation jackpot command, and the notice effect is set, and the processing selection flag is updated to “1”.

  In the decorative symbol variation process (step S701) executed when the process selection flag is “1”, when the variation stop command is received, a display command is transmitted to the display control board 120 to stop the decorative symbol variation display. When the control is performed and the big hit start command is received from the main control board 101, the processing selection flag is updated to “2”, and when the big hit start command is not received from the main control board 101, the processing selection flag is set to “0”. Update to

  In the jackpot display process (step S702) executed when the process selection flag is “2”, a display indicating the start of the jackpot gaming state is displayed on the image display device 42 in response to the jackpot start command transmitted from the main control board 101. And performing control for displaying a big hit game state (for example, round display etc.) in response to a big hit game command transmitted from the main control board 101, and receiving a big hit end command, the big hit game The end of the state is displayed and the process selection flag is updated to “0”.

  FIG. 45 is a flowchart illustrating an example of the decorative symbol variation start process (step S700). In the decorative symbol variation start process, the integrated CPU 112 first determines whether or not the variation display pattern reception flag is set (step S710). The variation display pattern reception flag is a flag that is set in step S604 of the command analysis process (step S91) described above and indicates that a variation display pattern command has been received from the main control board 101. That is, if the variable display pattern reception flag is not set in step S710 (NO in step S710), it is determined that the variable display pattern command has not been received, and the process ends.

  On the other hand, if the variable display pattern reception flag is set (YES in step S710), the variable display pattern reception flag is reset (step S711), and the variable display pattern based on the received variable display pattern command generates a big hit. It is determined whether it is a variable display pattern (whether it is a hit pattern) (step S712). Whether or not the pattern is a hit pattern can be confirmed by referring to the second byte data of the variable display pattern command.

  If the variation display pattern is not a winning pattern (NO in step S712), a stop symbol of the off symbol is determined (step S713). If the variable display pattern is a winning pattern (YES in step S712), whether the probability variation short hit flag or the small hit flag is set (a command indicating a probable short hit or a small hit among the hit indication commands). Is determined (step S714). If the probable short hit flag or small hit flag is set (YES in step S714), the left of the left, middle and right decorative symbols as the decorative symbol stop symbol (probable short hit symbol or small hit symbol) The right decorative symbol is the same symbol, and the decorative symbol in the middle is determined to be a combination of symbols that is a chance effect rush symbol different from the numeric symbol (step S715). If the probability variable short hit flag or the small hit flag is not set in step S714 (NO in step S714), it is determined whether the probability variable big hit flag is set (whether it is a command indicating a probable big hit among the commands indicating a hit). If the probability variation jackpot flag is set (YES in step S716), the stop symbol of the probability variation jackpot symbol is determined (step S717). If the probability variation jackpot flag is not set (step S716). NO), the stop symbol of the non-probable big hit symbol is determined (step S718).

  In this embodiment, a combination symbol is determined as a stop symbol out of a combination of odd numbers (specific symbols) that are the same odd symbol (specific symbol) as a probable variation jackpot symbol of a decorative symbol, and the same even symbol as a non-probable variable jackpot symbol of a decorative symbol One of the combinations of (non-specific symbols) is determined as a stop symbol. In step S713, when the stop symbol of the shift symbol is determined, it is determined whether it is a variable display pattern with a reach mode. If the variable display pattern has a reach mode, the left, middle, and right decorative symbols are displayed. Among them, the left and right decorative symbols are the same symbol, and the middle decorative symbol is determined as a stop symbol that is different from the left and right decorative symbols. On the other hand, if it is a variable display pattern not accompanied by a reach mode, the left, middle, and right decorative symbols are determined as stop symbols that are different from each other.

  Next, the integrated CPU 112 executes a notice selection process for determining whether or not a notice effect is to be executed based on the notice determination random number (step S719), and then is executed with the occurrence of a probable short hit or a small hit. A chance effect setting process (step S720) for setting a chance effect and a chance effect start pre-processing (step S721) for determining whether or not to execute the chance effect are executed, and then a variable display pattern, which will be described later. A display command is set in accordance with the notice pattern stored in the notice type storage area and the decorative design stop symbol determined in steps S713, S715, and S716 (step S722: individual command processing means, first effect mode control means). . Then, the process selection flag is updated to “1” and the process is terminated (step S723). The display command set in step S722 is transmitted to the display control board 120 in the information output process (step S95), and based on the display command received by the display CPU 121 mounted on the display control board 120. The liquid crystal display device 50 starts to execute the decorative symbol variation display. When the notice pattern stored in the notice type storage area is read in step S722, the contents of the notice type storage area are cleared after reading the notice pattern. Thereby, it is possible to prevent the notice effect of the notice pattern determined when the change display of the previous decoration symbol is erroneously started in the next decoration pattern change display from being executed.

  FIG. 46 is a flowchart illustrating an example of the advance notice selection process (step S719). In the notice selection process, the integrated CPU 112 first determines whether or not the chance effect execution flag set in the chance effect start pre-processing (step S721) is in the ON state (set) (step S730). If the chance effect execution flag is in the ON state, the notice selection process is terminated as it is. If the chance effect execution flag is not in the ON state (if it is in the OFF state), the advance notice pattern random number used in this process is extracted (step 731) and stored in a predetermined storage area of the integrated RAM 114. Note that the advance notice pattern random number is updated in the random number update process (step S96). Then, the advance notice pattern table (see FIG. 48) is selected (step S732), and the decision value set in the advance notice pattern table matches the extracted advance notice pattern random number value to the advance notice pattern. Determine (step S733).

  Next, when it is determined to execute the advance notice (step S734), the advance notice pattern determined in step S733 is stored in the notice type storage area of the integrated RAM 114 mounted on the sub-integrated board 111 (step S734). S735).

  FIG. 47 shows the advance notice pattern table. In this advance notice pattern table, 14 kinds of advance notice pattern numbers 0 to 13 are prepared as advance notice patterns. When the advance notice pattern number 0 is determined, the advance notice is not executed. That is, in the advance notice pattern table, it is determined whether or not the advance notice is executed based on the advance notice pattern random number, and when the advance notice is decided to be executed, it is decided which of the advance notices is executed. To do. A random number for determining whether or not to execute the advance notice is separately provided, and any of the advance notice pattern numbers 1 to 13 is determined based on the advance notice pattern random number when the decision to execute the advance notice is made based on this random number. Alternatively, it may be determined as one development notice pattern. In addition, a random number for determining whether or not to execute Step 5 in the advance notice to be described later is separately provided, and whether or not Step 5 is executed based on this random number regardless of whether or not Steps 1 to 4 are executed. You may decide.

  In this embodiment, a predetermined step is set from Step 1 to Step 5 in the advance notice pattern, and steps based on the decided advance notice pattern are sequentially executed as the advance notice effect. In order from step 1, it may be determined individually whether or not to execute the step. For example, it is first determined whether or not to execute step 1, and when it is determined that step 1 is to be executed, it is determined whether or not to execute step 2 so as to determine whether or not step 2 is to be executed. . In this case, as the random number for determining whether or not to execute at each step, only the above-described evolution notice pattern random number may be used, or a different random number may be used for each step.

  In addition, as shown in FIG. 48, the advance notice pattern number 1 starts to display the variation of the decorative pattern, and the surface of the soil swells as if something is moving in the flat soil. This is a development advance notice pattern that performs an effect display (step 1-1) in which the mole character MOC does not appear although it is directed forward in the screen. In addition, the advance notice pattern number 2 starts to display the decorative pattern variation, and the soil surface swells as if something is moving in the flat soil, and the soil surface is directed forward in the screen. Later, it is an advance notice pattern in which the mole character MOC performs an effect display (step 1-2) in which it appears from the top of the earth.

  The advance notice pattern number 3 is stepwise by executing the effect display of the mole character MOC (step 1-2) in the same manner as the advance notice pattern of the advance notice pattern number 2 and causing the gon father character TC to appear after a predetermined period. This is a development advance notice pattern that performs various effects display. Further, the advance notice pattern number 4 sequentially executes the effect display of the mole character MOC (step 1-2) and the effect display (step 2) of the gon father character TC in the same manner as the advance notice pattern of the advance notice pattern number 3. This is a development advance notice pattern in which a staged effect display is executed by causing an ape character RC to appear (step 3) after a predetermined period.

  The advance notice pattern number 5 is the effect display of the mole character MOC (step 1-2), the effect display of the gon father character TC (step 2), and the effect display of the ape character RC, like the advance notice pattern of the advance notice pattern number 4. This is an advance notice pattern in which (Step 3) is sequentially executed, and a step-by-step effect display is executed by causing a Gon character GC to appear (Step 4-1) after a lapse of a predetermined period. Further, the advance notice pattern number 6 is similar to the advance notice pattern of the advance notice pattern number 4 in the effect display of the mole character MOC (step 1-2), the effect display of the father father character TC (step 2), and the ape character RC. An advance notice pattern in which effect display (step 3) is sequentially executed, and stepwise effect display is performed by causing a pair of characters, Gon character GC and pico character PC, to appear after a predetermined period of time (step 4-2). is there.

  The advance notice pattern numbers 7 to 13 display the reach form as a combination of decorative symbols after executing the same effect display as each of the advance notice pattern numbers 0 to 6, and then the reach effect is executed. This is a development advance notice pattern in which staged effect display is executed by causing the mammoth character MC to appear (step 5) during the execution period of the effect display to be recognized by the person.

  In the advance notice effect executed in this embodiment, the effect set in a plurality of stages is sequentially executed from the effect set in the lower stage to the effect set in the higher stage. Specifically, an effect that the mole character MOC does not appear from the earth level (step 1-1) and an effect that the mole character MOC appears from the earth level (step 1-2) are set in the lowest level (step 1), respectively. An effect in which the Gon father character TC appears in the second stage (Step 2), an effect in which the ape character RC appears in the third stage (Step 3), and only the Gon character GC appears in the fourth stage (Step 4). The effect (step 4-1) to be performed and the effect (step 4-2) in which the pico character PC appears together with the Gon character GC are set, respectively, and the mammoth character MC is set to the highest five levels (step 5).

  Here, in the first stage (step 1-1 and step 1-2), the same production mode is used until the earth is moved forward in the screen, and whether or not the mole character MOC appears thereafter is different. Then, only when an effect (step 1-2) in which the mole character MOC appears after the earthing is executed, it can be continued in two stages (step 2). Further, the four stages (step 4-1 and step 4-2) are similar production modes in which at least the gon character GC appears, and whether or not the pico character PC appears together with the gon character GC. In this case, when either an effect in which only the gon character GC appears (step 4-1) or an effect in which the pico character PC appears with the gon character GC (step 4-2) is executed, there are five stages (step 5). ) Can be continued.

  It should be noted that stage 5 (step 5) is executed independently of the staged effects without executing part or all of stage 1 (step 1) to stage 4 (step 4). (Development notice pattern with development notice pattern numbers 7 to 10). That is, even if the staged effects are finished before the 4th stage (step 4), the 5th stage (step 5) effects may be executed, and it is possible to make the staged attention to the end.

  As shown in FIG. 47, the advance notice pattern table is a table for determining the advance notice pattern based on the advance notice pattern random number in step S733. In the advance notice pattern table, the advance notice pattern random numbers are assigned to 14 kinds of advance notice patterns of advance notice pattern numbers 0 to 13 corresponding to each of the variable display pattern commands.

  In the advance notice pattern table, the advance notice pattern random numbers are not assigned to the advance notice patterns with the advance notice pattern numbers 7 to 13 with respect to the change display patterns with the change numbers 1 and 2. This is an effect display (reach mode confirmation screen) for allowing the player to recognize that the reach effect is executed after the display of the reach mode is displayed in the progress notification pattern of the advance notification pattern numbers 7 to 13. This is because when the variation display pattern of the variation numbers 1 and 2 is executed during the execution period, the effect display (reach mode confirmation screen) is not executed.

  Also, in the advance notice pattern table, the advance notice pattern random numbers are not assigned to the advance notice patterns with the advance notice pattern numbers 1 to 13 with respect to the change display pattern with the change number 2. This is a variation display pattern in which the variation display pattern of variation number 2 is a variation display pattern in which the variation time of the special symbol and the decorative symbol is shortened, and the execution time necessary for executing the effect incorporated in the development notice pattern is not prepared. Because. However, even if the variable display pattern is selected when the time reduction control is executed as described above, at least a part of the effects of the first step (step 1) to the fourth step (step 4) is executed. Prepare the necessary execution time (for example, execution time that can execute from one stage (step 1) to two stages (step 2)), and distribute the value of the development notice pattern random number to the development notice pattern that executes the effect. May be.

  Also, in the advance notice pattern table, the advance notice pattern random number value is assigned to the advance notice pattern of the advance notice pattern number 13 only with respect to the per hour fluctuation display patterns of the change numbers 3 to 24. That is, when the effects of Step 1-2, Step 2, Step 3, Step 4-2, and Step 5 incorporated in the advance notice pattern of the advance notice pattern number 13 are sequentially executed, the result of the current fluctuation display is a big hit. Is derived.

  In the advance notice pattern table, the jackpot expectation is set differently depending on the progress of the advance notice. Specifically, as the final display in the advance notice is the previous step (for example, step 2 rather than step 1 and step 3 rather than step 2), the jackpot expectation is increased. Is set. That is, the big hit expectation degree of the advance notice pattern of the advance notice pattern numbers 12 and 13 in which the effect of step 5 is incorporated is the highest. Note that the advance notice pattern numbers 7 to 11 in which the effect in step 5 is executed even though part or all of the effects in step 1 to step 4 are not sequentially executed are also the advance notice pattern numbers 12 and 13. A big hit expectation is set to the same extent as the development notice pattern.

  Further, even if the final presentation displayed in the advance notice is the same one stage (step 1), the step 1- is more advanced than the advance notice pattern of the advance notice pattern number 1 in which the effect in step 1-1 is executed. The advance notice pattern with the advance notice pattern number 2 in which the effect of 2 is executed is set so that the expected degree of jackpot is higher. Even if the effects displayed in the advance notice are in the same four stages (step 4), the step 4-2 is more advanced than the advance notice patterns of the advance notice pattern numbers 5 and 12 in which the effect in step 4-1 is executed. The advance notice pattern numbers 6 and 13 in which the effect is executed are set such that the degree of expectation for jackpot is higher.

  Next, an example of the advance notice effect will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 49 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of the advance notice effect based on the advance notice pattern of the advance notice pattern number 13. When the variable display pattern command is received by the sub-integrated board 111, various notices determined based on the variable display pattern together with the display command corresponding to the variable display pattern and the stop symbol in step S722 of the decorative symbol variation start process. A display command corresponding to the pattern (here, the advance notice pattern of the advance notice pattern number 9) is set and transmitted to the display control board 120 in the information output process (step S95). The display CPU 121 mounted on the display control board 120 reads out process data from the display ROM 122 based on the received display command, sets a timer (indicating the switching timing of the display image) based on the process data, and displays the liquid crystal. A drive signal is output to the display device 50 to start the variable display of the decorative symbols 50a to 50c (FIG. 49A).

  The decorative symbols 50a to 50c are variably displayed by shifting from low-speed fluctuation to high-speed fluctuation from the upper side to the lower side of the screen of the liquid crystal display device 50 at the start of the variable display. In addition, the decorative symbols 50a to 50c are variably displayed in an opaque manner, but the background image on the back of the variably display area of the decorative symbols 50a to 50c can be seen through by changing the decorative symbols 50a to 50c in an opaque manner. In addition, before each of the decorative symbols 50a to 50c is stopped and displayed, the player can recognize that the decorative symbols 50a to 50c are stopped and displayed by changing again from the high speed fluctuation to the low speed fluctuation. At the same time, it can be easily recognized which symbol is likely to be stopped and displayed. In this embodiment, the decorative symbols 50a to 50c are always displayed in a variable manner in an opaque manner. In the process of shifting from high-speed fluctuation to low-speed fluctuation, the fluctuation may be displayed again in an opaque manner.

  In this embodiment, ten types of symbols “0” to “9” are used as the decorative symbols 50a to 50c. Further, the decorative symbols 50a to 50c are five kinds of odd symbols “1”, “3”, “5”, “7”, “9”, and “0”, “2”, “4”. ”,“ 6 ”,“ 8 ”and five types of non-specific symbols, which are even symbols, and are stored in the display ROM 122 of the display control board 120. Then, any combination of the specific symbols is determined as the stop symbol of the probability variation big hit symbol determined in step S717 of the decorative symbol variation start process described above, and the stop symbol of the non-probable variable big hit symbol determined in step S718 is non-determined. Decide on any combination of specific symbol combinations.

  The decorative symbols 50a to 50c are thick so that various numbers can be seen three-dimensionally, and the surface portion is rugged as if a huge rock was cut out. As a result, it creates an image that is likely to collapse if a strong force is applied. In addition, the decorative symbols 50a to 50c, which are specific symbols, have a red color scheme and are slightly rotated to the left on the numeric side so as not to interfere with the player's recognition of the symbols (numbers). The decorative symbols 50a to 50c, which are non-specific symbols, have a blue color scheme and are slightly rotated to the right on the numeric side so that the player can see the specific symbols or non-specific symbols at first glance. It is possible to easily distinguish which symbol is a symbol.

  As shown in FIG. 49 (A), when starting the variation display of the decorative symbols 50a to 50c based on the process data, the soil surface swells like a mokomoko as if something is moving in the flat soil. The display mode is controlled so that the earth is directed forward in the screen of the liquid crystal display device 50.

  In FIG. 49 (A), after the display mode in which the embankment is directed forward in the screen is controlled, processing based on the process data is further executed, and the mole character MOC suddenly appears from the top of the embankment after a predetermined time has elapsed. The display mode is controlled (FIG. 49B). In addition, the above-described one-step step 1-2 is a state in which the step is developed from the step in which the flat soil is displayed and controlled to the one step in which the production mode in which the mole character MOC appears after filling is displayed and controlled. is there.

  In FIG. 49B, after controlling the display of the effect mode in which the mole character MOC appears, processing based on the process data is further executed. TC appears quickly from the right side of the screen to the vicinity of the center, and the display mode is controlled so as to appeal the existence by raising the stone ax (FIG. 49C). Note that the above-described two-stage step 2 is developed from the first stage in which the production mode in which the mole character MOC appears is controlled to the second stage in which the production mode in which the Gon father character TC appears is controlled. It is in the state.

  In FIG. 49 (C), after controlling the display of the effect mode in which the Gon father character TC appears, the process based on the process data is further executed, and the Gon father character TC runs backward from the vicinity of the center of the screen after a predetermined time. Instead, display control is performed for an effect mode in which the ape character RC immediately appears from the right side of the screen to the vicinity of the center (FIG. 49D). Note that the above-described three-stage step 3 is developed from the second stage in which the production mode in which the Gon father character TC appears is controlled to the third stage in which the production mode in which the ape character RC appears is controlled. It is in the state.

  In FIG. 49 (D), after the display mode of the appearance of the ape character RC appears, the process based on the process data is further executed, and the ape character RC is run away from the vicinity of the center of the screen to the rear after a predetermined time. Next, the display mode is controlled so that the duo of the Gon character GC and the pico character PC appear by walking from the right side of the screen to the vicinity of the center (FIG. 49E). Note that the above-described four-step step 4-2 is the display control of the production mode in which the duo of the Gon character GC and the pico character PC appears from the third phase in which the production mode in which the ape character RC appears is displayed and controlled. It is the state which developed the stage to four stages. In addition, the left decorative symbol 50a is variably displayed by shifting from high-speed fluctuation to low-speed fluctuation at a timing after the duo of the Gon character GC and the pico character PC appears from the right side of the screen.

  In FIG. 49 (E), after the left decorative symbol 50a shifts to low speed fluctuation, processing based on the process data is further executed, and after a predetermined time, the left decorative symbol 50a is one symbol before the designated symbol (in the same figure). Then, “6” is shown as an example), but the Gon character GC moves from the right to the left in the screen and crosses the front of the left decorative symbol 50a. The display design is controlled so that the next symbol (stop symbol: “7” is illustrated in the figure) is crushed by crushing the symbol one symbol before, and the left decorative symbol 50a is stopped and displayed (FIG. 49). (F)). At this time, the display mode is also controlled so that the stone ax possessed by the Gon character GC is used to strike the symbol in front of the one symbol, so that it may appear as if the stop symbol specified by the Gon character GC has appeared. it can.

  In this embodiment, the left decorative symbol 50a and the Gon character GC are overlapped, that is, the left decorative symbol 50a is stopped and displayed at the timing when the variable display region of the left decorative symbol 50a and the passing display region of the Gon character GC intersect. The As a result, even for a player who is gazing at the characters that are sequentially displayed as the advance notice effect, it is possible to notice the stop display of the left decorative symbol 50a, and the viewpoint between the Gon character GC and the left decorative symbol 50a. Therefore, the left decorative pattern 50a can be naturally watched. In other words, even for a player who wants to quickly recognize whether the stop symbol of the left decorative symbol 50a is a specific symbol or a non-specific symbol, the characters sequentially displayed as the advance notice effect can be watched with peace of mind. .

  After the left decorative symbol 50a is stopped and displayed in FIG. 49 (F), the process based on the process data is further executed, and after a predetermined time elapses, the duo of the Gon character GC and the pico character PC leaves to the left in the screen Further, as with the left decorative symbol change display, the right decorative symbol 50c is displayed as if it was temporarily stopped one symbol before the designated stop symbol. A display mode is controlled in which the design (stop design) is crushed and crushed. Here, the right decorative design 50c is stopped and displayed at the same stop design as the left decorative design 50a (“7” is illustrated in FIG. 49) based on the process data (FIG. 49G). That is, the middle decorative symbol 50b is still displayed in a variable manner, but the left and right decorative symbols 50a and 50c are stopped and displayed, thereby forming a reach mode.

  Next, the reach mode is formed, and the display mode of the reach mode in which the character “reach” for recognizing that the start of execution of the reach mode is started from the rear side of the screen toward the front side of the screen is displayed as a reach mode confirmation screen ( FIG. 49 (H)). In addition, on the reach mode confirmation screen, the display mode is also controlled in which the three mammoth characters MC move from the rear in the screen toward the front in the screen while raising the soil smoke together with the characters “reach”. Note that the above-described five-step step 5 has been developed from the four-step where the duo of the Gon character GC and the pico-character PC appears to the five-step where the production mode in which the mammoth character MC appears is controlled. State.

  In this embodiment, by switching the characters to appear at each stage, the player can be surely recognized at each stage and the stage of the advance notice effect can be grasped. When the stages are developed, the characters appear continuously (for example, the mole character MOC and the gon father character TC appear in the second stage), so that a plurality of characters appear in each stage. The display mode may be controlled. In this case, the player can grasp the stage of the advance notice effect based on the number of characters that have appeared, and the stage of the advance notice effect further develops, so that the big hit expectation is increased, The expectation that a big hit is derived according to the number of characters present can be enhanced.

  Next, the relationship between the development notice effect and the stop timing of the variable display of the decorative symbols 50a to 50c will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 50 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a timing chart of the advance notice effect.

  As shown in FIG. 50, the production mode (first production mode) set in the variation display pattern is “normal variation”, “reach production” (normal reach, super reach, etc.) as the variation time (production time) elapses. (Including development effects). It should be noted that the “normal fluctuation” effect time until whether or not the reach mode is formed is a step according to the advance notice pattern determined from the advance notice pattern table (see FIG. 47) based on the change display pattern. Predetermined effect display from 1 (1 stage) to 4 (4 stages) is executed. In this embodiment, about 11 seconds is set as the effect time of “normal fluctuation”, about 2 seconds in each stage of step 1 to step 3 executed in the “normal fluctuation”, and step in step 4 About 3 seconds, which is slightly longer than the stages 1 to 3, are set. As a result, by switching the characters to appear every about 2 seconds (about 3 seconds in the case of step 4), it is possible to secure sufficient time for the player to recognize each character at each stage. , It is possible to grasp the stage of advance notice production.

  In this embodiment, when the reach mode is not formed, that is, based on the change display pattern of change number 1, the advance notice patterns of advance notice pattern numbers 4 to 6 are determined from the advance notice pattern table (see FIG. 47). No effect display of step 3 and step 4 is executed, but the advance notice pattern of the advance notice pattern numbers 4 to 6 can be determined, and the effect display of step 3 and step 4 is executed. May be. Also in this case, as in the case where the reach mode is formed, the predetermined effect display of Step 1 (1 stage) to Step 4 (4 stages) is executed within the predetermined effect time of “normal fluctuation”.

  Further, as described above, the variation display of the decorative symbols 50a to 50c shifts from the low-speed variation to the high-speed variation at the start of the variation display, and after the predetermined time elapses, the left decorative symbol 50a and the right decorative symbol 50c are changed from the high-speed variation. Shifting to low speed fluctuation, the decorative symbols 50a and 50c are sequentially stopped and displayed with the designated stop symbols. More specifically, after the Gon character GC appears at the start of Step 4 in the advance notice effect, the left decorative symbol 50a (first stopped symbol) that is first stopped and displayed among the decorative symbols 50a to 50c is slowed down from the high speed fluctuation. Through the process of transitioning to fluctuation, the display is stopped with the specified stop symbol. Then, at the same time when the left decorative symbol 50a is stopped and displayed, the right decorative symbol 50c (second stopped symbol) displayed next to the left decorative symbol 50a is shifted from high-speed fluctuation to low-speed fluctuation. Stop display with the specified stop symbol.

  In this embodiment, until the left decorative symbol 50a is stopped and displayed with the designated stop symbol, the Gon character GC in Step 4 in the advance notice effect appears. In general, when a jackpot is derived as a result of the variable display, the same symbol combination is displayed as the jackpot symbol, and the middle decorative symbol 50b and the right decorative symbol 50c (the symbols other than the first stop symbol) are on the left. Since it is stopped and displayed in the same design as the stop symbol of the decorative symbol 50a (first stop symbol), when the left decorative symbol 50a is stopped and displayed in either the specific symbol or the non-specific symbol, the probability variation big hit symbol or non-probable variation It is possible to determine which of the jackpot symbols (a combination of a specific symbol or a non-specific symbol). Whether the probability variation jackpot symbol or the non-probability variation jackpot symbol is directly related to the player's profit (whether or not the probability variation state is obtained) obtained after the jackpot gaming state ends. We will pay attention to the whereabouts of the variable display.

  For example, when the appearance of the character in the advance notice effect and the stop display of the left decorative symbol 50a (first stop symbol) are executed at the same time, the game paying attention to the changing display of the left decorative symbol 50a For those who have not been able to pay attention to the appearance of the character even though the advance notice effect has been executed, the appearance of the character may be missed. However, by causing the gon character GC in step 4 in the advance notice effect to appear until the left decorative symbol 50a is stopped and displayed with the designated stop symbol, the left decorative symbol 50a can be displayed naturally from the appearance of the gon character GC. The player's consciousness can be transferred to. Accordingly, the appearance of the character in the advance notice effect and the stop display of the left decorative symbol 50a (first stop sign) can be missed together, and the effect of the advance notice effect can be fully exhibited. It is possible to suppress a decrease in interest.

  Furthermore, in this embodiment, the Gon character GC of Step 4 in the advance notice effect is caused to appear before the shift to the low-speed fluctuation, which is the stage before the left decorative symbol 50a is stopped and displayed. As a result, when the left decorative symbol 50a (first stop symbol) shifts to low speed fluctuation and the player's consciousness begins to face in which symbol the left decorative symbol 50a is likely to be stopped and displayed, the step is already performed. 4 characters have appeared, no new characters have appeared, the appearance of characters in the advance notice effect has not been overlooked, and the effects of the advance notice effect can be fully demonstrated. Can be suppressed.

  In this embodiment, the goon character GC of step 4 in the advance notice effect appears until the left decorative design 50a is stopped and displayed with the designated stop design, but the end of step 4 (the goon character GC) Until you leave the screen). However, until the left decorative symbol 50a is stopped and displayed with the designated stop symbol, it is sufficient to cause at least the step 4 gon character GC to appear in the advance notice effect. As shown in FIG. 51, the left decorative symbol 50a is designated. Step 4 in the advance notice effect may be ended before the stop display is performed with the stopped symbol.

  Specifically, after step 4 in the advance notice effect is ended (the Gon character GC is left from the screen), the left decorative symbol 50a (first stop) which is first stopped and displayed among the decorative symbols 50a to 50c. Through a process of shifting the symbol) from high-speed fluctuation to low-speed fluctuation, the display is stopped at the designated stop symbol. Then, at the same time when the left decorative symbol 50a is stopped and displayed, the right decorative symbol 50c (second stopped symbol) displayed next to the left decorative symbol 50a is shifted from high-speed fluctuation to low-speed fluctuation. Stop display with the specified stop symbol. In this case, both the appearance of the character in the advance notice effect and the stop display of the left decorative symbol 50a (first stop symbol) are not missed, and the player uses the gon character GC in step 4 of the advance notice effect. Ensuring sufficient time for recognition makes it possible to easily grasp the stage of the advance notice effect, can fully demonstrate the effect of the advance notice effect, and suppresses the decline in the interest of the game be able to.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 50, the advance notice pattern table (FIG. 50) is displayed based on the variable display pattern at the effect time of the “reach aspect confirmation screen” that is the start aspect of the “reach effect” after the reach aspect is formed. 47), the effect display in step 5 (five steps) is executed. In this embodiment, about 2 seconds is set as the presentation time of the “reach mode determination screen”.

  In this embodiment, after the left decorative symbol 50a and the right decorative symbol 50c are stopped and displayed with the designated stop symbol, the mammoth character MC in step 5 in the advance notice effect is caused to appear. Generally, at the timing when the right decorative symbol 50c (second stop symbol) is stopped and displayed, whether or not the right decorative symbol 50a (first stop symbol) is stopped and displayed with the same symbol as the stop symbol of the left decorative symbol 50a (first stop symbol) is formed. Left decoration symbol 50a because it is related to whether or not the jackpot may be derived as a result of the subsequent variation display (depending on the stop symbol of middle decoration symbol 50b). In the same way as the change display where the change display is performed, attention is also paid to the change display where the right decorative design 50c is displayed.

  However, in this embodiment, at the timing when the left decorative symbol 50a (first stop symbol) and the right decorative symbol 50c (second stop symbol) are stopped and displayed, the character does not appear due to the advance notice effect, and the left It does not preclude paying attention to the stop display of the decorative symbol 50a and the right decorative symbol 50c. Thereby, the advance notice effect (step 1 to step 4) before the left decorative symbol 50a is stopped and displayed, the stop display of the left decorative symbol 50a and the right decorative symbol 50c, and the advance notice effect on the reach mode confirmation screen (step 5). In the flow of reach production after the reach mode confirmation screen, each player can naturally shift the player's consciousness. Therefore, both the appearance of the character in the advance notice effect and the stop display of the left decorative symbol 50a (first stop symbol) and the right decorative symbol 50c (second stop symbol) are not missed. Can be fully demonstrated, and the fall of the interest of a game can be suppressed.

  Also, in this embodiment, while the left decorative symbol 50a is displayed with the designated stop symbol stopped, the Gon character GC of Step 4 in the advance notice effect is displayed, while the left decorative symbol 50a and the right decorative symbol are displayed. After the symbol 50c is stopped and displayed with the designated stop symbol, the mammoth character MC of step 5 in the advance notice effect is made to appear. Here, if the mammoth character MC of step 5 in the advance notice effect is to appear before the left decorative symbol 50a is stopped and displayed with the designated stop symbol, the player recognizes each character at each stage. As a result, it is difficult to ensure the time for the advance notice effect. However, by causing the character to appear on the “reach mode determination screen”, it is possible to prevent the player from recognizing the five-stage character without disturbing attention to the stop display of the left decorative symbol 50a and the right decorative symbol 50c. Sufficient time can be secured, and it is easy to grasp the stage of the advance notice effect.

  FIG. 52 is a flowchart showing an example of a chance effect setting process (step S720: command effect display control means) executed in the decorative symbol variation start process (step S700). In the chance effect setting process, the integrated CPU 112 first determines whether or not the chance effect execution flag set in the chance effect start pre-processing (step S721) is in the ON state (set) (step S801). . If the chance effect execution flag is not ON (if it is OFF), the chance effect setting process is terminated. If the chance effect execution flag is ON, it is determined whether or not the variable display pattern is a winning pattern (step S802). If the variable display pattern is a winning pattern (YES in step S802), after setting a chance effect display command (step S803: same command processing means, second effect mode control means), the chance effect execution flag is reset. (Step S804), the chance effect setting process is terminated. Whether or not the variation display pattern is a hit pattern can be confirmed by referring to the second byte data of the received variation display pattern command.

  If the variable display pattern is not a winning pattern (NO in step S802), a chance effect deviation display command is set (step S805: same command processing means, second effect mode control means). Thereafter, the integrated CPU 112 subtracts a value (corresponding value, subtraction value) corresponding to the variable display pattern from the value of the chance effect counter set in step S816 of the chance effect start pre-processing (step S806: counter calculation means). Counter value subtraction means). Then, the integrated CPU 112 determines whether or not the chance effect counter value is “0” or less (step S807). If the counter value is “0” or less (special end condition, command end condition is satisfied). ), The process proceeds to step S804, and the chance effect execution flag is reset (special effect end control means, command effect end control means).

  Here, the values corresponding to the variable display pattern are as shown in FIG. Specifically, the “number of axes throws” shown in FIG. 54A is a value corresponding to the variation display pattern. When the variation display pattern of variation number 1 with a variation time of 6 seconds is selected, “1” is subtracted from the chance effect counter. Similarly, when the variation display pattern of variation number 3 with a variation time of 12 seconds or the variation display pattern of variation number 4 with a variation time of 15 seconds is selected, the counter for chance effect “2” is selected. Is subtracted, and the variation display pattern of variation number 5 whose variation time is 18 seconds or the variation display pattern of variation number 6 whose variation time is 21 seconds is selected, the counter “3” is selected from the chance effect counter. Is subtracted, and the variation display pattern of variation number 7 whose variation time is 24 seconds or the variation display pattern of variation number 8 whose variation time is 27 seconds is selected, the counter “4” is displayed from the chance effect counter. Is selected, and the variation display pattern of variation number 9, 25, 26 with a variation time of 30 seconds or the variation display pattern of variation number 10 with a variation time of 33 seconds is selected. At this time, “5” is subtracted from the chance effect counter, and the variation display pattern of variation number 11 whose variation time is 36 seconds or the variation display pattern of variation number 12 whose variation time is 39 seconds is selected. When “6” is subtracted from the chance effect counter, the fluctuation display patterns of fluctuation numbers 13 and 17 whose fluctuation time is 42 seconds or the fluctuation display patterns of fluctuation numbers 14 and 18 whose fluctuation time is 45 seconds are displayed. When it is selected, “7” is subtracted from the chance effect counter, and the fluctuation display pattern of fluctuation numbers 15 and 19 where the fluctuation time is 48 seconds or the fluctuation numbers 16 and 20 where the fluctuation time is 51 seconds. When the variation display pattern is selected, “8” is subtracted from the chance effect counter, and the variation display pattern of variation number 21 is 54 seconds. When the variation display pattern of variation number 22 with a variation time of 57 seconds is selected, “9” is subtracted from the counter for chance effect, and the variation display pattern of variation number 23 with a variation time of 60 seconds Alternatively, when the variation display pattern of variation number 24 with a variation time of 63 seconds is selected, “10” is subtracted from the chance effect counter (corresponding value setting means, same command processing means).

  Note that the “number of ax throws” corresponds to the number of times that the father father character TC throws the stone ax ON (see FIG. 56) in one change display at the time of chance production. When the variation display pattern of variation number 3 with “2” is selected, an effect display in which the father father character TC throws the stone ax ON twice is performed with one variation display, and the “number of ax throws” is 10. When the variation display pattern of the variation number 23 to be turned is selected, an effect display is performed in which the father character TC throws the stone ax ON 10 times in one variation display.

  FIG. 53 is a flowchart showing an example of the chance effect start pre-processing (step S721: special effect start control means, command process switching means) executed in the decorative symbol variation start process (step S700). In the chance effect start pre-processing, the integrated CPU 112 first determines whether the small hit flag is set (step S811), and if the small hit flag is set (YES in step S811: special start condition, command start). The condition is satisfied), and the counter of the chance effect is used as the count upper limit value (end determination value, predetermined upper limit value) as it is as the number of times of the minute and short control determined in the small hit determination (step S60) of the big hit determination process described above. (Counter means) is set (step S812), and then the process proceeds to step S817. On the other hand, if the small hit flag is not set (NO in step S811), it is determined whether the probability variation short hit flag is set (step S813).

  Then, if the probability variation short hit flag is set (YES in step S813: establishment of special start condition and command start condition), integrated CPU 112 determines the count upper limit determination table (end determination value) shown in FIG. With reference to the storage means), the count upper limit number in the chance effect is determined from the extracted value of the chance effect count upper limit number random number (step S815: end determination value determination means). As shown in FIG. 54B, in the count upper limit determination table, among the ten chance effect count upper limit random numbers from 0 to 9, there are five determination values for determining the 50 count upper limit number. Three determination values for determining the upper limit number of 30 counts are set, and two determination values for determining the upper limit number of 10 counts are set. As a result, the upper limit of the count of chance effects to be executed in association with the occurrence of short-term odds is determined with a probability of 50% for “50 times”, 30% for “30 times”, and 20% for “10 times”. It has become so.

  After that, the count upper limit value (end determination value, predetermined upper limit value) determined in step S815 is set in a chance effect counter (counter means) (step S816: end determination value setting means, upper limit value setting). Means) and a chance effect execution flag is set (step S817). That is, in step S816, when “50 times” is determined as the count upper limit number, “50” is set in the chance effect counter, and when “30 times” is determined as the count upper limit number, When “30” is set in the effect counter and “10 times” is determined as the upper limit number of counts, “10” is set in the chance effect counter.

  If the probability variation short hit flag is not set in step S813 (NO in step S813), it is determined whether a chance effect execution flag is set (step S818). If the chance effect execution flag is not set (NO in step S818), it is determined whether or not to enter the chance effect based on the extracted value of the chance effect entry determination random number (step S819). Specifically, with reference to the chance effect entry determination table for each state (normal state and internal probability change state) shown in FIG. 54C, whether or not to enter the chance effect from the extracted value of the chance effect entry determination random number. Is determined (command start determination means). In the chance effect rush determination table in the normal state, one rush determination value is set out of 100 chance effect rush determination random numbers from 0 to 99, and 0 in the chance effect rush determination table in the internal probability change state. Ten entry determination values are set among 100 chance effect entry determination random numbers from to 99. That is, in the normal state, the chance effect is entered with a probability of 1/100, while in the internal probability change state, the chance effect is entered with a probability of 1/10. In the time-variable probability changing state that is a gaming state other than the normal state and the internal probability changing state, the chance effect rush determination based on the extraction of the chance effect rush determination random number is not performed. That is, the chance effect is not executed in the probability variation state that occurs after the probability variation big hit gaming state ends.

  Thereafter, the integrated CPU 112 sets a value of “30” as a count upper limit value (end determination value, predetermined upper limit value) in a chance effect counter (counter means) (step S820: end determination value setting means, Upper limit numerical value setting means), the process proceeds to step S817, and the chance effect start pre-processing is terminated. That is, when the entry to the chance effect is determined based on the extraction of the chance effect entry determination random number that becomes an entry event other than the small hit or the probability variation short hit, the count upper limit number is set to “30 times”. It is set uniformly. However, the present invention is not limited to such a configuration, and in the same way as when entering a chance effect triggered by a small hit or a probable short win, the upper limit number of counts is determined based on the extraction of the random number of the chance effect count upper limit number. You may make it choose from.

  Next, an example of a chance effect (second effect mode) will be described with reference to FIGS. 55 and 56. 55 and 56 are explanatory diagrams illustrating an example of the chance effect. If the sub integrated board 111 receives the variable display pattern command in a state where the chance effect execution flag is set, a chance effect display command corresponding to the variable display pattern is received in step S803 or step S805 of the chance effect setting process. The information is set and transmitted to the display control board 120 in the information output process (step S95). The display CPU 121 mounted on the display control board 120 reads out process data from the display ROM 122 based on the received display command, sets a timer (indicating the switching timing of the display image) based on the process data, and displays the liquid crystal. A drive signal is output to the display device 50 to display a chance effect according to the variable display pattern.

  As shown in FIGS. 55 and 56, the display on the liquid crystal display device 50 at the time of chance production is an effect display in which the father Gon character TC throws a stone ax ON toward the wild boar character IC in a substantially central region of the display screen (specification (Refer to FIG. 56), and the left side area of the display screen displays the total remaining number display that displays the count number corresponding to the counter value for the chance effect described above as the total remaining number of times. While the unit 50d (counter value display unit) is provided, the current remaining number display unit 50e (count display unit) that displays the remaining number of times to throw the stone ax ON in the current variation display is provided in the right region of the display screen. . Specifically, the “remaining number of times” display portion 50d displays “remaining / number of characters”, and the “•” portion displays the total remaining number of times as a countdown.

  At the start of the chance effect, as shown in FIG. 55, the player recognizes that the chance effect has been started in the almost central area of the display screen and presents a command to the player. A character 51 “defeat the prey with a stone ax!” Is displayed. That is, the chance effect is configured as a command effect that presents a command to the player at the start time and determines whether or not a big hit is made depending on whether or not the command is achieved. In addition, the total remaining number display portion 50d at the start of the chance effect starts displaying the count upper limit set in step S812, step S816, or step S820 of the pre-chance effect start process. Specifically, when “50” is set as the upper limit number of counts, as shown in FIG. 55A, “50 more characters” are displayed in the total remaining number display portion 50d, and the upper limit number of counts is displayed. When “30” is set, as shown in FIG. 55B, “30 more characters” are displayed on the total remaining number display section 50d, and when “10” is set as the upper limit number of counts, As shown in FIG. 55C, “10 more characters” are displayed in the total remaining number display section 50d. The remaining number of times display unit 50e this time is composed of a total of ten display units arranged in parallel in the vertical direction. At the start of the current variation display, among the ten display units constituting the current remaining number display unit 50e, the number of “axes throwing times” corresponding to the current variation display pattern is lit in order from the bottom. Each time the stone ax ON is thrown, the display is turned off sequentially from the top (multiple command execution display control means).

  In the chance effect display screen of FIG. 56 (A), the gon father character TC that is holding the stone ax ON is displayed, and the “9 remaining characters” are displayed in the total remaining number display portion 50d, thereby giving the chance effect. The player recognizes that the remaining number of performances of throwing the stone ax is 9 times. Further, in the current remaining number display section 50e, three of the ten display sections are lit up and displayed (in FIG. 56, the lightly displayed portion indicates the extinguished portion and is darker). The displayed portion indicates a lit portion), and the player recognizes that the remaining number of performances of throwing the stone ax ON in this variation display is three.

  Note that the number of ax throws in this variation display is three when the sub integrated board 111 receives the variation display pattern of variation number 5 or variation number 6 shown in FIG. It is. Moreover, although the case where “9 more characters” are displayed in the total remaining number display portion 50d in FIG. 56A is illustrated, at the start of the chance effect, the pre-process of the chance effect start is performed. A numerical value corresponding to the count upper limit number set in step S816 is displayed. That is, at the start of the chance production, “50 more”, “30 more”, or “10 more” indicating the total number of ax throws within the chance production period is displayed on the total remaining number display section 50d. The

  Thereafter, as shown in FIGS. 56B to 56D, an effect display is performed in which the father Gon character TC throws the stone ax ON toward the wild boar character IC. Along with this, the current remaining number display section 50e is turned off and two display sections are lit on, indicating that the remaining number of ax throws in the current variable display has been reduced to two times. Make people aware. Further, the display of the total remaining number display section 50d is switched to “8 more characters”, and the player is made aware that the remaining number of times of throwing the stone ax ON as a chance effect is eight.

  If the current fluctuation display is out of sync, that is, if the chance effect deviation display command is set in step S805 of the chance effect setting process, as shown in FIG. The effect display that the wild boar character IC escapes is performed. However, the display screen of FIG. 56 (E) is the one at the time when the first effect display (axe throwing effect) of the effect display in which the number of times of ax throwing is 3 in one variation display is finished, Similarly, the effect display that the wild boar character IC escapes from the stone ax ON thrown by the father Gon character TC is performed twice, and the ax throwing effect that is a single variation display is completed. Also, from the display state of FIG. 56 (A), when one time of fluctuation display (fluctuation display according to the fluctuation display pattern of fluctuation number 5) is executed in which the number of ax throws is three and the display result is off. Although not shown in the drawing, at the end of the variation display (three ax throwing effects), “6 more characters” are displayed on the total remaining number display portion 50d.

  Thereafter, in the same way, when the chance effect setting display command is set in step S805 of the chance effect setting process and the prescribed number of ax throws is reached (when the chance effect counter becomes 0), FIG. 56 (F) is displayed. As shown in the drawing, the display of the total remaining number of times display section 50d becomes “0 more” without displaying the Gon father character TC, which is the start image of the ax throwing effect, and the chance effect ends.

  On the other hand, if the current variation display is out of sync, that is, if the display command per chance effect is set in step S803 of the chance effect setting process, as shown in FIG. Is displayed on the wild boar character IC, and then, as shown in FIG. 56 (H), the character 50f (predetermined display mode) of “V” is displayed to confirm that the winning is confirmed. The player is made to recognize (command achievement display control means). In addition, the display screen of FIGS. 56 (G) and (H) executes a single variation display (variation display according to the variation display pattern of variation number 6) in which the number of ax throws is three and the display result is a hit. In this example, the winning is confirmed when the first effect display (axe throwing effect) is completed. However, the winning effect display is not limited to the first ax throw effect, and may be performed at any number of ax throw effects as long as it is less than or equal to the maximum number of ax throws in one variation display. . In this case, although not shown, a random number for determining the hit times may be provided on the sub-integrated board 111 (integrated ROM 113), and the hit times may be determined based on the extraction of the random numbers for determining the hit times. Further, when such a hit confirmation display is performed, if the remaining number of ax throws is displayed in the total remaining number display portion 50d, in other words, even if the chance effect counter is 1 or more, At that time, the chance production ends. In addition, in the effect display of the hit determination, a predetermined number of ax throws (for example, 3 times) is displayed on the current remaining number display unit 50e (for example, a predetermined number of lights are turned on) in one fluctuation display. When the number of ax throws is completed, an ax throwing effect (for example, a fourth ax throwing effect) may be performed again, and an effect display in which the stone ax ON hits the boar character IC may be performed. In such a configuration, when the predetermined number of ax throws is over, the player can be made to think that he has lost the game, and then the winner can be recognized in a revival manner. Can be suppressed.

  In addition, on the liquid crystal display device 50 at the time of the above-described chance production, the father image TC displays an effect image in which the boar character IC is aimed at the boar character IC, and displays a mode in which the stone ax ON hits the boar character IC. In this configuration, the player recognizes that the winning determination is a win, but the decorative symbols may be displayed in a small and variable manner in the corners of the display screen in accordance with such an effect display. However, even in the case of such a configuration, the display result of the decorative symbol is to stop display the display result corresponding to the winning determination.

As described above, according to the configuration of the present embodiment, the corresponding value is set in correspondence with the variable display time, and at the time of effect display (chance effect) in the special effect mode, the variable display corresponds to each variable display. The corresponding value is counted. Then, when the end determination value set at the start point of the effect display is counted by the counter value of the counter means, the effect display in the special effect mode is ended based on this. For this reason, the player does not know the end point of the special effect mode in a straight line from the remaining number of fluctuation display times and time, so that the player continuously has a sense of tension with respect to the end of the effect display in the special effect mode. As a result, a decrease in the interest of the game can be suppressed.
Further, according to this configuration, although the end point of the special effect mode is not known on the straight, the counter value of the counter means is gradually added or subtracted every time the change display is performed, and the end determination value is counted. When this happens, the effect display in the special effect mode ends. For this reason, since the effect display in the special effect mode is not suddenly ended, and the player can be made to recognize that the effect display in the special effect mode is gradually ended. It is possible to effectively produce a sense of tension with respect to the effect display.

  Further, when a long variation display time is selected, the value to be counted is large, and when a short variation display time is selected, the value to be counted is small. For this reason, as a result, when the big hit is not made during the production display in the special production mode, the higher the ratio of the production mode in which the variation display time is long and the expectation level of the big hit is higher, the production display in the special production mode The end point of the effect display ends earlier, and the higher the rate at which the effect mode with a short variation display time and a lower expectation level of the big hit is selected, the later the end point of the effect display in the special effect mode is delayed. Accordingly, the end of the effect display in the special effect mode can be changed according to the expected degree of jackpot of the effect mode to be selected, and as a result, it is possible to suppress a decrease in interest with respect to the effect display in the special effect mode. .

  In addition, by executing an effect display in a specific effect mode every time the counter value is calculated (an effect display in which the Goon character TC throws the stone ax ON toward the wild boar character IC), the content of the effect is easy to understand for the player. A change in the counter value can be recognized. Further, when the result of the winning determination is a win, a predetermined display mode (“V” character 50f) is displayed in the effect display in the specific effect mode. For this reason, when a predetermined display mode is displayed in a specific display mode that is performed every time the counter value is calculated during the display of the special display mode, the player is made to recognize that the winning has been determined. Can do. In addition, by individually displaying the corresponding values for each variation display, the calculation of the count value for each variation display can be easily understood by the player.

  Moreover, the end determination value set at the start of the chance effect, in other words, the value for determining the end of the effect display in the special effect mode is set to a plurality of types (for example, three types of 50 times, 30 times, and 10 times). Thus, it is possible to diversify the effect display in the special effect mode, and to further suppress the decrease in the interest of the game.

  In addition, according to the configuration of the present embodiment, a determination that the result of the winning determination is a win and the second profit grant state is determined (determination that generates a small hit gaming state), or the result of the winning determination is End of the second profit granting state with the establishment of a special start condition that a judgment (determination to generate a gaming state per probability variation short) that is out of the way and gives a profit substantially equivalent to the second profit granting state has been made Later, the display control by the special effect mode is started. For this reason, the effect display in the special effect mode can be made an effect after the end of the second profit provision state. Therefore, it is possible to increase the player's interest in whether or not the gaming state after the end of the second profit granting state is a high-probability state with an effect different from the normal time, and thereby suppressing a decrease in the interest of the game. Can do.

  Further, display control in a special effect mode is executed based on a command signal (variable display pattern command) related to the variable display time received by the peripheral board from the main board. For this reason, when the peripheral board receives a command signal related to the variable display time from the main board, the peripheral board can be configured to execute the effect display in the special effect mode based on the command signal. It is possible to reduce the burden and execute the effect display in the special effect mode.

  Further, according to the configuration of the present embodiment, when the determination result of the winning determination means is a win and the profit determination means determines to be in the second profit grant state (when the probability variation short win is determined), Compared to the case where the judgment result of the winning judgment means is out of order and the second winning judgment means judges that the profit is substantially equivalent to the second profit granting state (when the small hit is judged) The ratio of the variable display time to the long variable display time is high. For this reason, when the gaming state after the end of the second profit granting state becomes a high probability state, it is longer than when the gaming state after the end of the second profit granting state becomes a normal state other than the high probability state. An effect that becomes a variable display time is easily executed. That is, in a high-probability state in which the rate at which it is determined that the player determines to give a profit by the winning determination unit is high, the expectation for the big hit can be increased by increasing the execution rate of the effect having a long variable display time. Therefore, the expectation can be changed for each gaming state after the end of the second profit granting state, and hence the decrease in the interest of the game can be suppressed.

  In addition, when a determination to control to a high probability state is made by the high probability state determination means (when a big hit with probability fluctuation is determined), and a determination not to control to the high probability state by the high probability state determination means The determination ratio of the plurality of types of variation display times is set to be substantially the same (when a big hit without probability variation is determined). For this reason, it becomes impossible to determine whether the gaming state after the end of the second profit granting state is a high probability state or a normal state depending on the contents of the effect during the gaming state, and the expectation for the high probability state is maintained. Can do.

  In addition, when the determination result of the winning determination means is a win and the profit determining means determines to be in the second profit granting state (when the probability variation short hit is determined), the determination result of the winning determination means is out of place. Larger value among the multiple types of end decision values compared to the case where there is a determination that the second winning determination means gives a profit substantially equal to the second profit granting state (when a small hit is determined) The ratio to determine the end decision value is high. For this reason, when the gaming state after the end of the second profit granting state becomes a high probability state, the gaming state after the end of the second profit granting state becomes a special state compared to the case where the gaming state becomes a normal state other than the high probability state. The effect display period (predetermined period) in the effect mode is easily set longer. Therefore, the expectation can be changed for each gaming state after the end of the second profit granting state, and hence the decrease in the interest of the game can be suppressed.

  Moreover, it distinguishes with the 1st production mode (mode at the time of a normal symbol fluctuation production) based on the process of an individual command processing means, and the 2nd production mode (mode at the time of chance production) based on the process of the same command processing means. The information can be configured to be displayed in a variable manner. However, at the time of production in the second production mode, the variation display command signal of the variation display mode having the same variation display time in the plurality of types of variation display modes is used as the same command signal. Since it is processed, it is not necessary to prepare individual display data for a plurality of types of variable display command signals. As a result, the display load by the variable display means is diversified while reducing the control burden on the peripheral board. be able to.

  In addition, according to the configuration of the present embodiment, in the chance effect, the command execution effect mode (effect display in which the gon father character TC throws the stone ax ON toward the wild boar character IC) is performed a plurality of times for one variation display. Since display control is performed, even if the command is not achieved once (in the first command execution effect mode) and the variable display (command effect) continues in the first time variable display, the command is performed in the second and subsequent command execution effect modes. May be achieved. For this reason, it is possible to avoid getting bored of the player during the command production, such as showing the player a meaningless (no expectation of winning big hit) reach production, etc. Since the player can continuously have a big hit expectation from the start time to the end time of the game, it is possible to suppress a decrease in the interest of the game.

  Also, when the determination result of the winning determination means that is the trigger for executing the command effect is a win, and the profit determination means determines that the second profit grant state is made, that is, the gaming state after the end of the second profit grant state Is in a high probability state, the determination result of the winning determination means is out of place and the second winning determination means determines that a profit substantially equal to the second profit granting state is made, that is, the second Compared to the case where the gaming state after the end of the profit granting state becomes the normal state, the entry rate of the command effect is set higher. For this reason, since the probability of being in a high probability state is high during execution of the command effect, it is possible to give the player an impression that it is easy to win by executing the command effect, and the player's expectation for the command effect is given Can be increased.

  In the embodiment described above, the pachinko machine 1 is shown as a gaming machine. However, a gaming machine other than the pachinko machine, for example, a gaming machine formed by fusing a pachinko machine and a slot machine, or the like may be used. The present invention can be applied.

It is a front view of a pachinko machine. It is a perspective view which shows the state which open | released the front frame and main body frame of the pachinko machine. It is a front view of a game board. It is a disassembled perspective view of a game board. FIG. It is the figure which showed the left side edge part and lower edge part of the production device partially. It is a figure for demonstrating the guidance aspect of the game ball by a ball guide member. It is a figure for demonstrating the guidance aspect of the game ball by a ball guide member. 9 is a cross-sectional view taken along line IX-IX in FIGS. It is a figure for demonstrating the attachment or detachment operation | work of a ball guide member. It is a block diagram showing the structure regarding control of a pachinko machine. It is the front view which showed the production | presentation apparatus independently. FIG. 13 is a cross-sectional view (including a game board) taken along line XIII-XIII in FIG. 12. It is sectional drawing which follows the XIV-XIV line | wire in FIG. It is the front view which showed the arrangement | positioning relationship between an internal decoration body and a ball | bowl guide member. It is the front view which showed specifically arrangement | positioning of a decoration area | region. It is the front view which showed the upper part of the game board. FIG. 18 is a cross-sectional view of the game board taken along line XVIII-XVIII in FIG. It is the perspective view which looked up the upper part of the game board from the diagonally lower left angle. It is the perspective view which looked up the upper part of the game board from the diagonally lower right angle. It is the front view which showed the operation state of the movable decoration body. It is a rear view of a rear unit (inner casing). It is a disassembled perspective view of a movable decoration body. It is a disassembled perspective view of the movable decoration body seen from the direction different from FIG. It is the front view and back view of a movable decoration body. It is sectional drawing which follows the ZZ line in FIG. It is a front view of the rear unit showing the arrangement of wiring holes. It is a flowchart which shows the main process performed by CPU mounted in a main board | substrate. It is a flowchart which shows the process at the time of the power failure generation | occurrence | production performed by CPU mounted in a main board | substrate. It is a flowchart which shows the timer interruption process performed by CPU mounted in a main board | substrate. It is a table | surface figure which shows the random number updated by CPU mounted in the main board | substrate. It is a flowchart which shows the game process performed by CPU mounted in a main board | substrate. It is a flowchart which shows the change start process in a game process. It is a flowchart which shows the big hit determination process in a fluctuation | variation start process. It is a flowchart which shows the change display pattern setting process in a game process. It is explanatory drawing which shows an example of a fluctuation | variation display pattern table. It is explanatory drawing which shows an example of a hit-related control command. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the big hit game start process in a game process. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the process during a big hit game in the game process. It is a flowchart which shows the main process performed by the integrated CPU mounted in a sub integration board | substrate. It is a flowchart which shows the 16ms timer interruption process performed by the integrated CPU mounted in a sub integration board | substrate. It is a table | surface figure which shows the random number updated by the integrated CPU mounted in a sub integrated board. It is a flowchart which shows the command analysis process in a 16 ms timer interruption process. It is a flowchart which shows the presentation control process in a 16 ms timer interruption process. It is a flowchart which shows the decoration design change start process in an effect control process. It is a flowchart which shows the notice selection process in a decoration design change start process. It is explanatory drawing which shows an example of an advance notice pattern table. It is a table | surface figure which shows an example of an advance notice pattern. It is explanatory drawing which shows an example of an advance notice effect. It is explanatory drawing which shows an example of the timing chart of an advance notice effect. It is explanatory drawing which shows an example of the timing chart of an advance notice effect. It is a flowchart which shows the chance production | presentation setting process in a decoration design change start process. It is a flowchart which shows the chance production start pre-process in a decoration design change start process. FIG. 4A is a list showing the number of ax throws corresponding to the variation display pattern, and FIG. 4B is a list showing a count upper limit number determination table at the time of a small hit and a probability change short hit. . It is explanatory drawing which shows an example of a chance production. It is explanatory drawing which shows an example of a chance production.

Explanation of symbols

GC Gon character IC Boar character MOG Mole character MC Mammoth character ON Stone ax RC Ape character TC Gon father character 1 Pachinko machine 3 Main frame 4 Game board 4a Game board 4b Through hole 5 Front frame 8 Front frame 9 Game board mounting frame 10 Mechanism Mounting frame 12 Game area 42 Stage device 42a Front unit 42b Rear unit 42s Engagement piece 42h Engagement holes 44a, 44b, 44c Movable decorative body 46 Decoration member 48 Light emitting area 48a Light diffusion member 50 Liquid crystal display devices 50a, 50b, 50c Decoration pattern 52 Upper start opening 54 Lower start opening 62 Large winning opening 68a Engagement piece 68b Engagement piece 70 Ball guide member 72 Ball guide member 74 Internal decoration body 80 Upper stage 80a Depressed part 82 Middle stage 84 Lower stage 86 Removable path 88 Light guide passage 90 Light guide member 90a Cut wall 92 LED
101 Main board 102 CPU
111 Sub-integrated board 112 Integrated CPU
120 Display control board 147 Special figure start memory lamp 208 Harness wire bundle 210 Adhesive tape pieces 212a, 212b, 212c Wiring holes

Claims (3)

A winning detection means for detecting that a game ball has won a start winning opening arranged in the gaming area; and a variable display means for variably displaying identification information based on detection of the gaming ball by the winning detection means. A gaming machine for recognizing whether or not to control to a profit granting state that gives a player a profit according to a display result of identification information variably displayed by the fluctuation display means,
The winning judgment means for judging whether or not to give a profit to the player based on the detection of the game ball by the winning detection means, and the judgment that the profit should be given to the player by the corresponding judgment judgment means. Including a profit granting state control means for controlling the profit granting state based on a main board equipped with a microcomputer for performing main game control of the gaming machine;
It is configured separately from the main substrate, and based on the determination result of the winning determination unit, the variation display unit displays the variation of the identification information, and the identification information display result according to the determination result after a predetermined period has elapsed. And a variable display control means for stopping and displaying a specific display result as a display result of the identification information when the winning determination means determines that a profit should be given to the player, and receives from the main board A peripheral board equipped with a microcomputer that performs control based on a command signal,
The main substrate is
A variation display mode storage means for storing a plurality of types of variation display modes;
A variation display mode determination unit that determines any one of the plurality of types of variation display modes stored in the variation display mode storage unit based on the determination result of the winning determination unit;
The variation display control means includes
The peripheral information is variably displayed based on a variability display command signal related to a variability display mode determined by the variability display mode determination means received from the main board, and
Individual command processing means for processing each variation display command signal in the plurality of types of variation display modes as an individual command signal;
First effect mode control means for variably displaying the identification information in a first effect mode based on the processing of the individual command processing means;
Same command processing means for processing, as the same command signal, a variable display command signal of at least two types of variable display modes in the plurality of types of variable display modes;
A game machine comprising: a second effect mode control unit that variably displays the identification information in a second effect mode that is different from the first effect mode and based on the processing of the same command processing unit. 2. The game according to claim 1, wherein the same command processing means processes, as the same command signal, a variable display command signal having a variable display mode having substantially the same variable display time in the plurality of types of variable display modes. Machine. The variation display mode storage unit stores a plurality of types of variation display modes having the substantially same variation display time, and the same command processing unit individually stores each variation display mode having the substantially same variation display time. 3. The gaming machine according to claim 2, wherein the variation display command signal of each variation display mode is processed as the same command signal.