JP4909434B2 - Game machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention provides a lot of prize balls in a short period of time when a symbol lottery is executed in the normal gaming state whose main purpose is winning a prize at the starting port, and when the symbol lottery is won. The present invention relates to a gaming machine that has a special gaming state.

  Conventionally, in game machines, particularly pachinko machines, a special symbol lottery (hereinafter referred to as a special symbol lottery) has been made by detecting a pachinko ball that has won a prize at the starting port (special symbol starting port). When winning, the big winning opening is opened a predetermined number of times for a predetermined period (one opening and closing is one round and generally continues for 10 to 16 rounds), and the game ball win rate is increased, which is advantageous to the player There is a pachinko machine with the function (big hit processing).

  In this type of pachinko machine, a display unit (usually a liquid crystal display screen) is installed in the center of the gauge board of the pachinko machine as an effect to notify the player of the result of the special drawing lottery. The display unit displays a plurality of columns (for example, three columns) of the symbol variation pattern effect image, and displays a background image so as to overlap the symbol variation pattern effect image.

  When winning at the start opening and executing the special symbol lottery, the display unit executes the symbol variation pattern effect, and the winning / disappointing (win / decrease) is determined by the arrangement of the symbols that have changed after the symbol variation pattern effect. Outside). By seeing the symbol variation screen, the player is amazed whether it is a hit or miss, so that the player can have a sense of expectation.

  By the way, the symbol variation pattern has a sophisticated design year by year, and its production time tends to be long. In other words, this symbol variation pattern originally informs the player of the result of the lottery / outside lottery, but recently, the design has been devised so that the symbol variation pattern itself can be enjoyed independently.

  For example, during the design variation pattern production, a notice production is performed to raise the expectation of winning in an irregular manner and in a short time. Furthermore, in order to emphasize this notice effect, the time until the notice character image is completely displayed on the symbol variation screen and the time until it completely disappears are made different from each other, and the time difference makes the user feel uncomfortable. It has been proposed to let the player notice (see Patent Document 1).

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2002-18012

  However, in the above-mentioned patent document 1, since the notice character image has only a certain pattern that appears and disappears on the screen, it is easy to get tired and there is a change in time, but the time zone in which the notice is displayed is unambiguous. Therefore, the player may overlook this notice effect. In spite of the fact that the designer adds a notice effect to show the player, the oversight becomes unwilling on both the player side and the designer side.

  Further, the notice effect is merely a one-side notification on the designer side, and the notice effect cannot be confirmed by the player.

  In consideration of the above facts, the present invention has an object to obtain a gaming machine that can fully demonstrate the player's consciousness of participating in the game and can ensure the grasp of information by the notice effect. .

  The present invention provides a lot of prize balls in a short period of time when a symbol lottery is executed in the normal gaming state whose main purpose is winning a prize at the starting port, and when the symbol lottery is won. A display device that displays a symbol variation pattern effect mainly for displaying a variation sequence composed of a plurality of symbol groups, and is displayed in advance on the display device. The notification control means for notifying the result of the symbol lottery by the stop symbol arrangement after the end of the predetermined symbol variation pattern effect time, and the symbol variation pattern effect when the type of the symbol variation pattern effect is a notice effect The background effect is added irregularly based on the notice lottery, and the notice effect representing the expected value of the winning of the symbol lottery is added for a time shorter than the overall time of the symbol variation pattern effect. In the notice addition means and the symbol variation pattern effect to which the notice effect by the notice addition means is added, an operation unit for which a predetermined operation is enabled during the notice effect, and when there is a predetermined operation of the operation unit, A stationary control means for stopping the notice effect operation and continuing the symbol variation pattern effect other than the notice effect operation, and the notice effect image added to the symbol variation pattern effect by the notice addition means is the same Even if it is a theme character, the expected value is made different by giving a difference.

  The display device displays a symbol variation pattern effect mainly for displaying a variation sequence composed of a plurality of symbol groups. The notification control means notifies the result of the symbol lottery by the stop symbol arrangement after the predetermined symbol variation pattern effect time displayed on the display device.

  Thereby, the player can recognize the result of the symbol lottery by the notification of the notification control means, but before that, the notice effect for giving the expectation of the possibility of winning the symbol lottery result. May do.

  The notice effect represents the expected value of winning the symbol lottery and is added to the symbol variation pattern effect by the notice adding means.

  However, the execution time of this notice effect is irregular and often is a short time.

  Therefore, when the predetermined operation is performed by the operation unit in which the predetermined operation is validated during the notice effect in the symbol variation pattern effect to which the notice effect is added by the notice adding means, the stationary control means performs the notice effect. Quiesce the movement.

  By this stillness, the player can surely grasp the contents of the notice effect.

  In addition, information to further increase the expectation of winning the symbol lottery may be added to the notice effect so that it does not stand out. can do.

  When stationary by the stationary control means, the symbol variation pattern effect time does not match. Therefore, the stationary time of the notice effect operation by the display device is timed, and the effect content is reduced based on the difference from the predetermined symbol variation pattern effect time when the change is resumed, thereby changing to the symbol variation pattern effect time. This eliminates the need for control for adjusting the time difference.

  At the time of design variation pattern production, lamp lighting control and sound control associated therewith are simultaneously executed in synchronization. In actuality, they are not synchronized with each other but are independently executed on the same time table.

  Therefore, by setting the lamp effect and the sound effect that are operating synchronously as the notice effect operation by the display device is stationary, it is determined that the stationary state is not only in the display device but also in the surrounding vision. It can be recognized by a sense of consciousness and auditory sense.

  As described above, according to the present invention, the player's consciousness of participation in the game can be fully exhibited, and the intervention by the player's operation can be reflected within a relatively long span of the game progress. It has an excellent effect.

It is a front view of the pachinko machine concerning this embodiment. It is a front view of the gaming machine according to the present embodiment. It is a block diagram of the control system in the pachinko machine concerning this embodiment. It is a functional block diagram for notice effect image stillness control concerning this embodiment. It is a frame image showing the flow of the notice effect operation in the display unit, (A) is no switch operation, (B) is the case with switch operation. It is a flowchart which shows the game progress control routine in a main control part. It is a control flowchart which shows the presence or absence of a notice in a production | presentation control part, and a notice pattern lottery processing routine. It is a control flowchart which shows the stationary process routine of the notice display in an effect control part. It is a front view of the display part on which the log | history board which can be displayed by operation of the switch in non-fluctuation based on a modification is displayed.

(overall structure)
FIG. 1 shows a pachinko machine 10 according to the present embodiment. The pachinko machine 10 is accommodated in a frame 12 having a frame shape. A glass frame 14 is provided on the front surface of the pachinko machine 10.

  The glass frame 14 is provided with a plurality of indicator lamps 16 and speakers 18. Further, the center of the glass frame 14 is a window portion, and a pair of glasses 20 (double structure) which are parallel to each other at a predetermined interval in the depth direction of the paper surface are mounted on the window portion. Further, a locking device (cylinder) 22 is provided on the right side of the glass frame 14 in FIG.

  An integrated tray 26 having a ball tray portion 24 is disposed below the glass frame 14. The ball tray portion 24 of the integrated dish is provided with a communication port 23 that communicates with a ball storage tank (not shown) and allows the pachinko balls in the ball storage tank to flow out to the ball tray portion 24.

  Pachinko balls stored in a storage unit (not shown) provided at the upper end of the pachinko machine 10 are paid out to the storage tank. There are two types of payouts: when a pachinko ball is lent to a player (ball rental) and when it is given to the player as the game progresses (prize ball).

  One side part (left side part of FIG. 1) of the integrated dish 26 is attached to the frame body 12 so that it can be opened and closed. An ashtray 28 is disposed at the lower left side on the front surface of the integrated dish 26, and a firing handle 30 is provided at the lower right side for adjusting the flight distance of the hit ball launched from the launching device 166 (see FIG. 3).

  A switch 50 is provided on the surface of the integrated dish 26 facing the player. The switch 50 can have some influence on the progress of the game when the player presses the game while the game is in progress. The switch 50 can be designed by wiring or software processing. It can have a function based on it. In the present embodiment, the notice effect image (moving image) added to the symbol variation pattern effect displayed mainly on the display unit 43 (display device) is applied as a trigger for making a still image ( Details will be described later).

  Note that the still image is only the notice effect image, and the entire symbol variation pattern effect is not stationary.

  In addition, a game board 32 that is exchangeable by being placed on the game board mounting table is installed in the window part of the inner frame 14 so as to correspond to the window part.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the gaming board 32 has a substantially circular gaming area surrounded by an outer band 36 and an inner band 38.

  In the game area, in addition to nails and windmills (not shown), a center symbol 42, an effect symbol display unit 43 provided on the center symbol 42, a special symbol display unit 43 A, a big prize opening (variable prize device) 44, etc. The game parts such as the special symbol starting port 46, the passing device 48, and the winning device 49 are attached, and the out port 54 is arranged at the lowest position. A normal symbol display device 42A is provided at the upper end of the center accessory 42.

  The passing device 48 (in some cases, only the passing device 48 on the left side in FIG. 2) serves as a starting trigger for the normal symbol display device 42A (normal symbol starting port), and a pachinko ball passes through the passing device 48. Then, a normal symbol lottery (ordinary symbol lottery) is executed, and in the case of winning, the display of the normal symbol display device 42A displays a hit, the electric tulip 47 is opened, and the probability of winning a prize to the special symbol starting port 46 is physical. It is getting higher.

  In addition, a holding lamp 100 is provided at the top of the display unit 43. In the present embodiment, a maximum of four holding lamps can be held, and therefore four holding lamps 100 corresponding to this number are provided. ing.

  On-hold means that the display unit 43 waits for notification of the result of the special symbol lottery executed by the winning when the special symbol starting port 46 is newly won while the effect symbol changing pattern effect is being executed. To tell. Even when the special symbol start opening 46 is won during the jackpot process, the display unit 43 plays the moving picture pattern of the jackpot process effect, and is therefore subject to suspension. However, there is a limit to the number of suspensions (four in this embodiment), and winnings to the special symbol starting port 46 beyond this are not subject to suspension.

  In addition, when the pachinko ball passes through the passing device 48, the normal lottery may be controlled to be suspended.

(Control system configuration)
FIG. 3 shows an outline of a control system for controlling the pachinko machine 10. The control system is configured around the main control unit 150. The main control unit 150 stores a basic program relating to games, and the operation of each unit is controlled based on a command signal from the main control unit 150.

  The main control unit 150 includes a start winning sensor 168 provided at the special symbol starting port 46, a passing device 48 serving as a normal symbol starting port, a passing / winning sensor 172 provided at the winning device 49, and a big winning port 44. Are connected to a large winning opening sensor 173 for detecting a pachinko ball that has won a prize and a switch 50 provided on the integrated dish 26. The special winning opening 44 is provided with a V zone for continuing the opening / closing operation of the special winning opening, and a V zone sensor 177 is also provided in this V zone and is connected to the main control unit 150. ing. The V zone sensor 177 may be omitted and only the big prize opening sensor 173 may be used.

  In the above description, the operation signal of the switch 50 is sent to the effect control unit 152 through the main control unit 150, but the switch 50 may be directly connected to the effect control unit 152.

  Further, the main control unit 150 includes a normal electric accessory solenoid 174 for opening and closing an electric tulip 47 (see FIG. 2) provided at the special symbol start opening 46, and a large winning opening for opening and closing the large winning opening 44. A solenoid 175, a holding lamp 100, a special symbol display unit 43A, and a normal symbol display unit 42A are connected.

  Further, the main control unit 150 outputs information (for example, a big hit signal, a start signal, etc.) indicating the progress of the game to the hall computer via the board external terminal 190.

  Here, when the pachinko ball wins the special symbol start opening 46, the special winning lottery is executed by the main control unit 150 by detecting this with the start winning sensor 168. The main control unit 150 controls the game state to shift from the normal game state to the special game state.

  On the other hand, an effect control unit 152 and a payout control unit 154 are connected to the main control unit 150 so that control by command transmission is possible.

  An effect symbol display unit (LCD) 43 of the center accessory 42 is connected to the effect control unit 152 via the symbol control unit 156. Further, the effect control unit 152 controls turning on / off of the plurality of indicator lamps 16 attached to the glass frame 14 of the pachinko machine 10 and the speaker 18. The display unit 43 displays an effect symbol variation pattern effect image for notifying the result of the special drawing lottery, and the speaker 18 outputs BGM at the time of the effect symbol variation pattern effect. Yes. That is, the player can enjoy the effect by the design corresponding to the result of the special drawing lottery through visual and auditory senses. Note that the normal symbol display device 42 </ b> A and the hold lamp 100 may be displayed on the display unit 43. Note that the symbol variation pattern includes a special symbol variation pattern and an effect symbol variation pattern, both of which notify the result of the special symbol lottery, but the special symbol variation pattern performs a predetermined variation and stop. While the drawing lottery results are officially notified after the lapse of a predetermined time, the production pattern variation pattern takes into account the production process until the special drawing lottery results are announced, and the winning / losing decision is made. It is of a nature that alerts with annoyance.

  Therefore, in practice, the effect symbol variation pattern is displayed on almost the entire area of the display unit 43, and the special symbol variation pattern is formally displayed on another display unit.

  Here, when the result of the special figure lottery becomes a win and the winning of the game is notified by the symbol variation pattern effect on the display unit 43 and the BGM output from the speaker 18, the jackpot process which is a special gaming state is executed.

  In the jackpot process, the big winning opening 44 is opened a predetermined number of times (round). The opening time of one round is about 30 seconds, and a maximum of 10 pachinko balls can be won during this period. That is, when either the time limit of 30 seconds or the number limit of 10 is satisfied first, the right of the round is extinguished, and during the jackpot processing, to the V zone in the big winning opening 44 If there is a win, it is promised to move to the next round. It is also possible to omit the V zone, simply count a predetermined number, and then continue.

  For this reason, in the special gaming state, more winnings are expected in a shorter period than in the normal gaming state, and a gaming state advantageous to the player can be achieved.

  Further, as described above, when the display unit 43 newly wins the special symbol starting port 46 during execution of the symbol variation pattern effect, and when the special symbol starting port 46 is won during the big hit process, the holding lamp The number of lights increases corresponding to the number of 100 display winnings (up to 4).

  On the other hand, when the previous symbol variation pattern effect ends or the jackpot process ends, the display unit 43 starts a new symbol variation pattern effect in order to notify the reserved special symbol lottery result. Along with this, one hold lamp 100 is extinguished and the player is informed of the digestion of the hold.

  In addition, the payout control unit 154 is connected to a payout device 160, a lending device 162, and a launch control unit 164. The launch control unit 164 controls the launch device 166 to respond to the operation of the handle 30 by the player. Launch a pachinko ball.

  Further, the payout control unit 154 sends payout information to a hall computer installed in the hall via a frame external terminal (not shown).

  Here, in this embodiment, the notice effect is added irregularly to the background of the symbol change screen in the symbol change pattern effect.

  The notice effect gives the expectation of winning the special symbol lottery by appearing on the screen of the display unit 43, and the degree of expectation (referred to as the expectation value, the expectation degree, etc.) depends on the contents of the notice effect. ).

  This notice effect is irregular as described above, and the appearance (display) time is extremely short.

  For example, as shown in FIG. 5A, the notice effect 200 is a three-dimensional notice effect image 200 (here, a helicopter is used, but a character in accordance with the theme of a pachinko machine such as an animal or fish is preferable). It is expressed in a video that approaches from the back side of the screen to the near side. At this time, the notice effect image 200 itself brings about a sense of expectation of winning the special symbol lottery, but from the uppermost screen (notice image appearance screen) to the lowermost position (screen immediately before the disappearance of the notice image) in FIG. The time is often less than 1 second.

In addition, there may be a slight difference in the same notice effect image 200 and a difference in expectation (for example, the helicopter in FIG. 5A has a laughing face mark 202 on the tail, and the expectation Is high.)
Also, as another notice effect image, if you apply a movie that fishes and so on in the sea approach and disappear from the back of the screen, by changing the color of some of the fish that make up the fish school, There may be cases where a difference in expectations is given.

  In such a case, the notice effect image 200 itself can be barely confirmed, but until the expectation level, it may be overlooked simply by turning the line of sight from the screen of the display unit 43 for a moment.

  Therefore, in the present embodiment, the switch 50 is used so that the moving image of the preview effect image 200 can be displayed as a still image while the player operates the switch 50, and the player is free to do so. It is possible to maintain the most recognizable state.

  FIG. 4 shows a functional block diagram for static control of the notice effect image 200 in the effect control unit 152.

  The switch 50 is connected to the operation signal generation unit 204, and an analog signal is converted into a digital signal (pulse signal) to generate an operation signal.

  The operation signal generation unit 204 is connected to a blanking period setting unit 206, and the operation signal is transmitted to the blanking period setting unit 206.

  The blanking period setting unit 206 determines whether to enable or disable an operation signal according to the state of a notice display flag to be described later. 208 and the fluctuation pattern display time timer 210.

  On the other hand, information (command) related to the symbol variation pattern effect is input from the main control unit 150 to the command analysis unit 212, and information such as the variation pattern type and the special symbol lottery result is analyzed. That is, the command analysis unit 212 is connected to the variation pattern data reading unit 214 and the notice presence / absence determination unit 216.

  When a variation pattern type is instructed from the command analysis unit 212, the variation pattern data reading unit 214 reads the corresponding variation pattern data from the variation pattern data memory 218 and sends it to the variation pattern information output unit 220.

  On the other hand, the notice presence determination unit 216 executes the notice execution lottery and the notice pattern lottery based on the variation pattern type information and the special symbol lottery result information transmitted from the command analysis unit 212 on the condition that the notice subject variation pattern is provided. Then, the result (with a notice) is sent to the notice appearance time calculation unit 222.

  Further, the notice presence / absence judging unit 216 sends a notice designation signal to the image display control unit 224, the speaker control unit 226, and the indicator lamp control unit 228 when there is a notice.

  When information with a notice is input, the notice appearance time calculating unit 222 takes in notice time data from the change pattern information output unit 220 and controls a notice display flag that is sent to the blanking period setting unit 206.

  That is, when the advance notice is in progress, the advance notice display flag is established (set), and when there is no advance notice, the advance notice display flag is not established (reset).

  The blanking period setting unit 206 validates the input operation signal only when the notice display flag is established.

  When a valid operation signal is input to the advance notice stop instruction unit 208, the advance notice stop instruction unit 208 transmits an image advance notice stop instruction signal to the image display control unit 224, and the speaker control unit 226 receives a speaker. An output notice stop instruction signal is sent, and a display lamp lighting notice stop instruction signal is sent to the indicator control unit 228.

  Fluctuation pattern data is input from the variation pattern information output unit 220 to the image display control unit 224. Based on the variation pattern data and the notice designation signal, the effect display control unit 156 (display driver) The symbol variation pattern effect is displayed on the display unit 43, and the moving image of the notice effect image 200 in the symbol variation pattern effect is set in a static state based on the image notice static stop instruction (see FIG. 5B). At this time, the symbol variation pattern effect continues to vary.

  The speaker control unit 226 outputs sound (music, sound effect, sound) from the speaker 18 via the speaker driver 230 in response to the input of the audio data and the notice designation signal, and based on the speaker output notice stationary instruction. Thus, a so-called mute state is set.

  Further, the lighting state of the indicator lamp 16 is controlled via the indicator lamp driver 232 by inputting the lighting data and the notice designation signal to the indicator lamp controller 228, and based on the indication lamp lighting notice notice stop instruction, Maintain state. For example, if it is lit, the light is kept on, and if it is unlit, the light is kept off.

  The valid operation signal is input to the variation pattern display time timer 210, and the timer is activated in synchronization with the notice stationary time by the notice stationary instruction unit 208.

  Further, the fluctuation pattern display time timer 210 receives the fluctuation time information from the fluctuation pattern information output unit 220, calculates the fluctuation delay time corresponding to the stationary time, and has no input of an effective operation signal (switch The time adjustment information is sent to the image display control unit 224, the speaker control unit 226, and the indicator light control unit 228 at the time when the 50 operation is canceled or the effective operation signal is stopped by the end of the notice time.

  Based on this time adjustment information, each of the image display control unit 224, the speaker control unit 226, and the indicator light control unit 228 eliminates the delay (by skipping the time) and restarts the output. As a result, it is possible to terminate the symbol variation pattern effect and notify the result of the special symbol lottery without changing the preset symbol variation pattern effect time (sound output accompanying this, lighting time).

  The operation of the present embodiment will be described below.

  First, the flow of the normal game will be described according to the control flowchart of the main controller 150 shown in FIG.

  When the player holds the handle 30 and performs an operation for launching, a pachinko ball is launched from the launching device 166 with an intensity corresponding to the handle operation amount (rotation amount).

  When the pachinko ball is launched, it is guided by the outer band 36 and the inner band 38 and abuts against a nail, a windmill or the like of the board surface 32 and falls while moving unpredictably. Here, if the pachinko ball wins the special symbol start opening 46 (affirmative determination in step 250), it is determined whether or not it is effective (step 252). If it is effective and does not need to be held (in step 252) Affirmative determination and negative determination in step 254), a special drawing lottery is started under a predetermined probability (step 256). For example, a random number is acquired from a random number counter or the like. Note that the jackpot determination is to determine whether or not the winning / losing is performed by comparing the acquired random number value with a preset winning value.

  Even if there is no starting prize, the special drawing lottery is executed even when there is a hold (affirmative determination in step 258). In addition, when the hold is necessary (affirmative determination in step 254), the number of hold is added (step 262) on condition that the hold is not full (negative determination in step 260).

  On the other hand, when a pachinko ball wins the passing device 48 serving as a normal symbol start port, a general drawing lottery is started with a predetermined probability.

  If the result of the regular drawing lottery is a win, the electric tulip 47 can be opened a predetermined number of times for a predetermined period to increase the probability of winning the special symbol starting port 46. Note that the operation of the electric tulip 47 during the normal game has an opening / closing frequency of 1 and an opening time of about 0.5 seconds. In addition, the operation of the electric tulip 47 during the special game (when the extension extension control is being performed such as during probability fluctuation) has two opening and closing times and an opening time of about 2 seconds.

  After the special symbol lottery, the determination is performed (step 264). Based on the determination result, the special symbol variation pattern is selected (step 266), and then the effect symbol variation according to the variation time of the special symbol variation pattern is performed. A pattern is selected (step 268), and an effect symbol variation pattern command is sent to the effect control unit 152 (step 270).

  The main control unit 150 counts the variation time of the special symbol variation pattern, and when this variation time ends (Yes determination in step 272), if the lottery result corresponding to the special symbol variation pattern is a win (step The affirmative determination of 274), the execution of the jackpot process is started (step 276).

  In the jackpot process, a special game state (a jackpot process) of a preset number of rounds (for example, 15 rounds) is executed. During the jackpot process, since the big prize opening 44 is almost open, it can be put in an advantageous state by the player. When the jackpot processing for a predetermined round is completed, the game returns to the normal game.

  Next, the presence / absence of execution of the advance notice in the effect control unit 152 and the flow for a stationary instruction during the advance notice effect will be described with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS.

FIG. 7 is a notice effect presence / absence, notice pattern lottery processing routine.
In step 300, it is determined whether or not the symbol variation starts or is varying. If a negative determination is made, this routine ends.

  If an affirmative determination is made in step 300, the process proceeds to step 302 to determine whether or not the symbol variation pattern type is a symbol variation pattern to be notified. If a negative determination is made in step 302, this routine ends.

  If an affirmative determination is made in step 302, the process proceeds to step 304 to execute a notice lottery, and the process proceeds to step 306.

  In step 306, it is determined whether or not the result of the notice lottery has been won. If the result is negative, this routine is terminated with no notice (the notice display flag is not established).

  On the other hand, if the determination in step 306 is affirmative, that is, if the winning lottery is won, the process proceeds to step 308, the lottery of the notice pattern is executed, and the process proceeds to step 310.

  In step 310, a notice designation signal is transmitted to the image display control section 224, and then in step 312, a notice designation signal is transmitted to the speaker control section 226, and then in step 314, to the indicator light control section 228. A notice designation signal is transmitted, and the process proceeds to step 316.

  In step 316, a notice display flag is established (set), and this routine ends.

  Next, FIG. 8 shows a notice display still processing routine.

  In step 320, it is determined whether or not symbol variation has started or symbol variation is in progress. If a negative determination is made, this routine ends.

  If an affirmative determination is made in step 320, it is determined whether or not the advance notice display flag is established (set), and in the case of a negative determination, no advance notice or no advance notice is being displayed. If not, the routine ends.

  If an affirmative determination is made in step 322, it is determined that the advance notice is being displayed, and the routine proceeds to step 324 where it is determined whether or not the advance notice disappearance timing is reached. If a negative determination is made in step 324, it is determined that the operation of the switch 50 is valid. In step 326, it is determined whether or not the switch 50 has been operated. If a negative determination is made in step 326, this routine ends.

  If an affirmative determination is made in step 326, the process proceeds to step 328, where an image stationary instruction signal is transmitted to the image display control unit 224, and then in step 330, a speaker output stationary instruction signal is transmitted to the speaker control unit 226, Next, in step 332, an indicator lamp lighting stop instruction signal is transmitted to the indicator lamp control unit 228, and the process proceeds to step 334. As a result, as shown in FIG. 5B, in the display unit 43, the notice effect image 200 for a certain period becomes a still image, and the notice effect image can be reliably recognized. At this time, the symbol variation pattern continues to fluctuate, but when the announcement effect image 200 becomes a still image, information on the expectation added to the announcement effect image 200 (in FIG. 5B, the helicopter It is also easy to confirm the laughing face mark 202 on the tail.

  In step 334, it is determined whether or not it is the time for disappearance of the notice display, and if an affirmative decision is made, the difference with respect to the original notice effect operating time (see FIG. 5A) for the still image is calculated and adjusted, The image is restored so that the notice effect operation is completed at the same time as when the stationary instruction is not given (steps 336 and 338).

  In the next step 340, the notice display flag is reset, and this routine ends. It should be noted that if an affirmative determination is made in step 324 (the notice display disappears), the process also proceeds to step 340.

  As described above, in this embodiment, the announcement effect image 200 added to the symbol variation pattern is made stationary by the player's operation of the switch 50, so that the announcement effect image 200 that appears only for a very short time is surely obtained. Can be recognized. Further, it is possible to grasp without missing information expressing the degree of expectation included in the notice effect image 200. As a result, both the designer side and the player side can surely notify the information desired to be notified, and the information desired to be received can be reliably received. Therefore, it can be a player-led notification system.

  In the present embodiment, the appearance time of the notice effect is not particularly limited and usually appears during high-speed fluctuations, but sometimes it may appear during the reach effect. The stationary control by the operation of the switch 50 of the present embodiment can also be applied during this reach production.

  In the present embodiment, the operation of the switch 50 is used only for the instruction to stop the notice effect image. However, when the operation is performed when the symbol variation pattern effect is not made, a game as shown in FIG. Progress history information (information board) may be displayed on the display unit 43.

  This history board includes a frame 234 for displaying the number of changes until the previous appearance in the notice effect image 200, a frame 236 for displaying the change history until the appearance, and a frame 238 for displaying the reach history.

  The history board may be continuously displayed while the switch 50 is being operated, and disappear when the operation is canceled or when the symbol variation pattern effect is started. At this time, the switch 50 once cancels the operation is set as an effective operation of the stationary instruction.

10 Pachinko machine 32 Game board 42 Center accessory 43 Display unit (display device)
43A Special figure display frame 46 Special symbol start port 50 Switch (operation part)
150 Main control unit 152 Production control unit (notification control means)
156 Symbol / sound control unit 200 Notice effect image 202 Laughter face mark (expected degree information)
204 Operation signal generation unit 206 Blanking period setting unit 208 Preliminary stationary instruction unit (stationary control means)
210 Fluctuation pattern display time timer 212 Command analysis unit 214 Fluctuation pattern data reading unit 216 Presence / absence determination unit (notification adding unit)
218 Fluctuation pattern data memory 220 Fluctuation pattern information output unit 222 Advance notice appearance time calculation unit 224 Image display control unit 226 Speaker control unit 228 Display lamp control unit 230 Speaker driver 232 Display lamp driver

Claims (1)

A special game in which a lottery is performed in a short period of time when a symbol lottery is executed in the normal game state with the main purpose of winning a prize at the starting gate, and the symbol lottery is a win A gaming machine to be in a state,
A display device for displaying a symbol variation pattern effect mainly for displaying a variation sequence composed of a plurality of symbol groups;
A notification control means for notifying a result of the symbol lottery by a stop symbol arrangement after completion of a predetermined symbol variation pattern effect time displayed on the display device;
When the type of the symbol variation pattern effect is the subject of the notice effect, a notice is added to the background image of the symbol variation pattern effect irregularly based on the notice lottery and expresses the expected value of the winning of the symbol lottery. Notice adding means for adding an effect shorter than the overall time of the symbol variation pattern effect;
In a symbol variation pattern effect to which a notice effect is added by the notice adding means, an operation unit that enables a predetermined operation during the notice effect is provided, and the notice effect operation is stopped when there is a predetermined operation of the operation unit. And a stationary control means for continuing the symbol variation pattern effect other than the notice effect operation,
The notice effect image added to the symbol variation pattern effect by the notice addition means has a difference in the expected value by giving a difference even if the character has the same theme. Machine.