JP5049378B2 - Game machine - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a gaming machine represented by a pachinko gaming machine or the like. Specifically, a variable display device that variably displays a plurality of types of identification information that can be identified by a predetermined start condition after a predetermined execution condition is satisfied, and displays and displays a display result , Game control means for controlling the progress and outputting a command, and effect control means capable of executing various controls based on the command from the game control means , the display result of the variable display device is predetermined A specific gaming state advantageous to the player is generated after becoming one of a plurality of types of specific display results, and the display result of the variable display device is a predetermined special display among the plurality of types of specific display results. The present invention relates to a gaming machine that becomes a probability variation state in which the occurrence probability of the specific gaming state is improved after the specific gaming state is finished .

  What is conventionally known as this type of gaming machine, for example, a variable display of a plurality of types of identification information, each of which can be identified based on the establishment of a predetermined execution condition, such as a pachinko gaming machine. A variable display device for deriving and displaying a display result, and a predetermining means for determining the display result before the derived display based on the establishment of the execution condition, and the variable display when the predetermined start condition is satisfied And when the pre-determining means determines that the display result is the specific display result, the specific display result is displayed on the variable display device, and a specific game state advantageous to the player is generated. .

  In such a gaming machine, whether or not the display result of the variable display device becomes a specific display mode in advance in order to sufficiently enhance the fun of variable display by the variable display device and improve the player's expectation If the content of the determination is a specific display mode, the color or shape of the display state of the start-up memory display is changed, and the specific display mode is displayed to the player. There was a thing which notified the notice (for example, refer to patent documents 1).

JP 08-243224 A (page 14)

  However, in the gaming machines as described above, there has been a disadvantage that the processing load on the main board (game control board) increases. That is, the main board not only determines whether or not the display result of the variable display device has a specific display mode, but also determines whether or not to change the display state of the start-up memory display and what kind of display Since selection of whether to change to a state or the like was also performed, the processing load was concentrated on the main board, which was one of the factors that caused bugs and errors. In addition, since the display state of the variable display device is controlled so as to change in a complicated manner, the burden of display control itself increases. In recent years, there has been a demand for some improvement method for the gaming machine industry, which has been demanded to provide gaming machines having a high level of gaming.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems, and its purpose is to share the processing related to the execution of the advance notice with a plurality of boards, thereby reducing the control burden on the main board and making novel changes and interesting things. It is an object of the present invention to provide a gaming machine capable of executing a certain notice effect and reducing the control burden of each board that shares the processing related to the notice execution.

Specific examples of means for solving the problems and their effects

(1) Each can be identified by satisfying a predetermined start condition (for example, receiving a variation pattern command ) after a predetermined execution condition is satisfied (for example, a hitting ball wins a start winning opening 14). For example, a variable display device (for example, variable display) that variably displays a plurality of types of identification information (for example, numeric symbols “1” to “9”, etc.) that can be distinguished and recognized by the player and that displays and displays a display result. Display device 8), game control means for controlling the progress of the game and outputting commands (such as a microcomputer mounted on game control board 31), and various controls based on commands from the game control means Possible presentation control means (such as a microcomputer mounted on the display control board 80), and a display result of the variable display device is predetermined. A specific game state (for example, a big hit) advantageous to the player is generated after the fixed display result is obtained, and the display result of the variable display device is a predetermined special display result among the plurality of types of specific display results. A gaming machine (pachinko gaming machine 1) that becomes a probability variation state in which the probability of occurrence of the specific gaming state is improved after the end of the specific gaming state ,
Before Symbol game control means,
Before SL execution condition is satisfied the number of satisfied to have not yet the start condition is satisfied the execution condition (e.g., pending memory number) holding the storage means for holding store (gaming control board 31 RAM 55, in FIG. 15 and see, for example, SB06),
Established number of commands for specifying the number of satisfied being held stored in the hold memory means (such as hold storage command number, etc.) established number command output means for outputting to said presentation control means (refer to S14, etc. in FIG. 13) Including
The production control means includes
Preliminary notice for determining whether or not to execute a notice that the display result of the variable display becomes the specific display result (for example, a notice to the player, a notice, etc.) upon the input of the establishment number command Determination means (see SH08 to SH13 etc. in FIG. 21);
When the notice determination means that the notice is executed by the notice determination means (for example, when “YES” is determined in SF04 and SF05 in FIG. 20), the notice is determined based on the established number command. A notice execution number determination means (see SJ14, SJ17, etc. in FIG. 23) for further determining the number of notice executions to be executed;
A notice execution means for executing the notice by a predetermined notice means each time the identification information corresponding to the number of notice executions determined by the notice execution number judging means is displayed (see SE13, SE18, etc. in FIG. 19). )
The notice execution means controls the notice in the first notice aspect and the notice in the second notice aspect to be executed by the notice means (FIG. 10),
The display result of the variable display device is higher than the special display result when the notice in the second notice mode is executed compared to when the notice in the first notice form is executed. (FIG. 10).

According to the above configuration, it is possible to share the processing for performing the notice to the a presentation control means game control means, it is possible to reduce the respective control burden.

It is the front view which looked at the pachinko gaming machine from the front. It is the front view which looked at the game area of the pachinko machine from the front. It is a whole rear view for demonstrating the internal structure of a pachinko gaming machine. It is a block diagram for demonstrating an example of the circuit structure in a game control board. It is a figure for demonstrating the various random counters for producing | generating the random number used for the game control of a pachinko gaming machine. It is a figure for demonstrating the random counter for producing | generating the random number for display control used for selection of the pending | holding advance notice which a display control board | substrate performs. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of the contents of a display control command sent to the display control board 80. FIG. It is a figure for demonstrating the notice determination table. It is a figure for demonstrating the reservation notice determination table used when the number of holding memories is "4". It is a figure for demonstrating the reservation notice determination table used when the number of holding memories is "3". It is a figure for demonstrating the reservation notice determination table used when the number of holding memories is "2". It is a figure for demonstrating the hold notice which is a display mode of the hold memory display when a hold notice is performed in the special symbol display unit, and changes the display form of the hold memory display for each variable display. It is a figure for demonstrating the hold notice which is a display mode of a hold memory display when a hold notice is performed in a special symbol display part, and changes the display mode of a hold memory display. It is a flow chart for explaining game control main processing and interruption processing performed by a game control board. It is a flowchart for demonstrating the subroutine program of a special symbol process process. It is a flowchart for demonstrating the subroutine program of the determination process at the time of winning. It is a flowchart for demonstrating the subroutine program of a random number determination process. It is a flowchart for demonstrating the display control main process and interruption process performed with a display control board. It is a flowchart for demonstrating the subroutine program of a command analysis process. It is a flowchart for demonstrating the subroutine program of a hold display process at the time of winning. It is a flowchart for demonstrating the subroutine program of a change hold display process. It is a flowchart for demonstrating the subroutine program of a notice determination process. It is a flowchart for demonstrating the subroutine program of a reservation notice selection process.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. In the following embodiments, a pachinko gaming machine is shown as an example of a gaming machine, but based on the establishment of a predetermined execution condition, a variable display of a plurality of types of identification information that can be identified is performed and a display result is derived. A variable display device for displaying, and a pre-determining unit for determining the display result before the derivation display based on the establishment of the execution condition, and when the predetermined start condition is satisfied, the variable display is started, Any gaming machine that generates a specific gaming state advantageous to the player after displaying the specific display result on the variable display device when the predetermining means determines that the display result is the specific display result The present invention can also be applied to game machines.

First Embodiment FIG. 1 is a front view of a pachinko gaming machine 1 as an example of a gaming machine according to the present invention and a card unit 50 installed correspondingly.

  The pachinko gaming machine 1 has a glass door frame 2 formed in a frame shape. There is a hitting ball supply tray 3 on the lower surface of the glass door frame 2. Under the hitting ball supply tray 3, there are provided an extra ball receiving tray 4 for storing prize balls overflowing from the hitting ball supply tray 3 and a hitting operation handle (operation knob) 5 for firing the hitting ball. A game board 6 is detachably attached to the rear of the glass door frame 2. A game area 7 is provided in front of the game board 6. This will be described later with reference to FIG. Two speakers 27 that emit sound effects are provided on the left and right upper portions outside the game area 7. On the outer periphery of the game area 7, a game effect LED 28a and game effect LEDs 28b and 28c are provided. In this example, a prize ball lamp 51 that is turned on when the prize ball is paid out is provided at the left-side center portion of the glass door frame 2, and an out-of-ball lamp that is turned on when the supply ball runs out at the upper center of the glass door frame 2. 52 is provided.

  Further, FIG. 1 also shows a card unit 50 that is installed adjacent to the pachinko gaming machine 1 and enables a ball lending by inserting a prepaid card. The card unit 50 is provided with a card availability display lamp 151, and the player is notified by the lighting or blinking of the card availability display lamp 151 that the card unit 50 is in a usable state. This card unit 50 is installed in a state where it is inserted between a plurality of pachinko gaming machines 1 installed on the gaming machine installation island, and it indicates which of the left and right gaming machines is connected to the connected table. Displayed by the instrument 153.

  When the player inserts a prepaid card in which the card balance is recorded into the card insertion slot 155, the card balance recorded in the prepaid card is read. Next, when the player performs a predetermined ball lending operation, the balance for the lending unit amount set in advance is reduced, and the hit ball for the lending unit amount is supplied to the pachinko gaming machine 1 It is rented out to dish 3.

  The card unit 50 is provided with a fraction display switch 152. By pressing the fraction display switch 152, for example, information such as a card balance or an error code when an error occurs is displayed on an information display (not shown) provided in the pachinko gaming machine 1. In the figure, reference numeral 156 denotes a card unit lock, which is configured to open the front side of the card unit 50 by inserting a predetermined key into the card unit lock 156 and performing an unlocking operation.

  FIG. 2 is a diagram for explaining a game area 7 provided on the front surface of the game board 6 of the pachinko gaming machine 1.

  Near the center of the game area 7, a variable display device 8 having a special symbol display unit 9 and an accessory 77 that operates in accordance with the game effect is provided. The variable display device 8 is provided with an electric starter 15 for starting which constitutes a start winning opening 14 at the lower center portion thereof, and a passing gate 11 is provided on both sides thereof. Further, a variable winning ball apparatus 19 is attached below the start winning opening 14.

  In the special symbol display unit 9 of the variable display device 8, three special symbols of “left symbol”, “middle symbol”, and “right symbol” are variably displayed by scrolling from top to bottom. In this pachinko gaming machine 1, 12 symbols in total are displayed as special symbols, which are common to the left, middle, and right symbols, number symbols “1” to “9”, and alphabetic symbols “A” to “C”. The special symbol is variably started on the basis that the hit ball starts and wins the start winning opening 14. In addition, the special symbol display unit 9 displays various characters for enhancing the effect of the game. The special symbol may be any display as long as it is a plurality of types of identification information that can be identified.

  The hit ball that has entered the passing gate 11 at the bottom of the variable display device 8 is detected by the gate switch 12 and then guided to the out port 26. When a hit ball is detected by the gate switch 12, the normal symbol stopped and displayed on the upper left side in the special symbol display unit 9 is variably started. When the display result is a predetermined specific display result (for example, “7”), the starter electric accessory 15 constituting the start winning opening 14 is obtained by exciting the solenoid 16. It is established for a predetermined time, and it becomes easy to make a hitting ball easily enter the start winning opening 14. If the hit ball passes through the passing gate 11 during the variable display of the special symbol display unit 9, the passage is stored in the hold memory, the variable display of the special symbol display unit 9 ends, and the fluctuation can be started again. After entering the state, the special symbol display unit 9 starts variably based on the reserved storage. The upper limit of the passage memory is set to “4”, for example, and the current number of passage memories is displayed by the passage memory display displayed on the upper right side in the special symbol display unit 9. The passing memory display is turned on by adding one lighting display each time the passing is stored. Each time the normal symbol variable display is started in the special symbol display unit 9, one lighting display is turned off.

  The start winning ball that has entered the start winning opening 14 is detected by the start opening switch 17. When a hitting ball is detected by the start port switch 17, the special symbol of the variable display device 8 is variably started. For example, if a hitting ball is detected by the start opening switch 17 during variable display of the special symbol, the start winning is stored in the buffer, and the variation of the special symbol is finished and the variation can be started again. After that, the special symbol variable display is started based on the start winning memory. The upper limit of the start winning memory is set to, for example, “4”, and the current number of reserved memories is displayed by a reserved memory display displayed in the special symbol display unit 9. Each time the start winning prize is stored in the buffer, the on-hold storage display is turned on by adding one lighting display. Each time the special symbol variable display is started in the special symbol display unit 9, one lighting display is turned off. In the present embodiment, a jackpot determination or the like is made before variable display is started due to the start winning of a hit ball, and a holding notice is made by changing the display mode of the holding memory display based on the determination result. Similarly, in the passing memory display, it is possible to make a determination based on the passing through the passing gate of the hit ball, and to change the display mode based on the determination result to make a hold notice.

  Next, the scrolling of the special symbols on the middle left and right in the variable display device 8 is terminated, for example, in the order of the left symbol, the middle symbol, and the right symbol, and the final display result is derived and displayed. As a result, when the same type of symbols (for example, 111, 222, etc.) are stopped and displayed, it is a big hit. If a big hit occurs, the open / close plate 20 is tilted by the excitation of the solenoid 21 to open the big winning opening of the variable winning ball apparatus 19. As a result, the variable winning ball apparatus 19 is in a first state that is advantageous to the player. This first state ends when a predetermined period (for example, 30 seconds) or a predetermined number of hit balls (for example, 10) wins, whichever comes first, which is disadvantageous for the player. The second state is entered. The large winning opening is provided with a V count switch 22 for detecting a winning ball that has entered a specific area (V pocket) and a count switch 23 for detecting a winning ball that has won a normal area other than the specific area. When the hit ball that has entered the variable winning ball apparatus 19 in the first state wins a specific area (V pocket) and is detected by the V count switch 22, the first state of that time is finished. After that, the opening / closing plate 20 is opened again to be in the first state. The repeated continuation control in the first state can be executed up to 15 times, and the gaming state in which the repeated continuation control is executed is referred to as a specific gaming state (big hit state). The specific gaming state is determined using a random value extracted from a random counter (for example, whether or not it matches a predetermined value). As a result of the determination process, a predetermined predetermined determination result ( For example, if it is a result that matches a predetermined value, it means a gaming state in which a jackpot symbol (for example, a doublet such as “777”) is derived and displayed on the variable display device, and then transferred. In the repeated continuation control, the state where the variable winning ball apparatus 19 is in the first state is called a round. When the upper limit number of executions of the repeated continuation control is 16, the variable winning ball apparatus 19 can be set to the first state for 16 rounds from the first round to the 16th round.

  When the result of jackpot displayed on the variable display device 8 is composed of a predetermined probability variable symbol, the probability fluctuation state in which the probability of the jackpot occurrence is improved compared to the normal gaming state It becomes. In the following, jackpots with probability variation symbols are referred to as probability variation jackpots. A jackpot symbol other than the probability variation symbol is referred to as a non-probability variation symbol, and a jackpot of the non-probability variation symbol due to a doublet is referred to as a non-probability variation jackpot. When a probable big hit occurs, the probability variation state is controlled for a predetermined duration. In addition, when the probability variation jackpot occurs again within this period, the probability variation state again occurs after the end of the specific gaming state associated with the second probability variation jackpot.

  Therefore, if the number of consecutive probable big hits is not limited, it may be repeatedly controlled to the probability variation state for a very long time, and the player's gambling will be overwhelmed by the special gaming state. .

  Therefore, in this pachinko machine 1, an upper limit is set for the number of times that the probable big hit is continuously generated during the probability variation state in order to limit the continuous control of the probability variation state from being performed indefinitely. Then, when the big hit display mode is determined to be an uncertain change big hit based on the upper limit number of times, the continuous control of the probability variation state is forcibly terminated at that time. It is to be noted that the restriction that prohibits the big hit with the probability variation symbol is called a limiter operation.

  The game board 6 is provided with a plurality of winning openings 24. In addition, decorative lamps 25 that are lit and displayed during the game are provided around the left and right sides of the game area 7, and an outlet 26 for collecting hit balls that have not won a prize is provided at the bottom.

  Next, the structure of the back surface of the pachinko gaming machine 1 will be described. FIG. 3 is an overall rear view showing the internal structure of the pachinko gaming machine 1.

  A front frame 2b is provided on the back side of the pachinko gaming machine 1, and a mechanism plate 36 is provided in front of the front frame 2b. On the front frame 2b, a display control board 80 for performing display control of the special symbol display unit 9, a game control board 31 covered with a board case 32 and mounted with a game control microcomputer, and the pachinko ball payout control are performed. A payout control board 37 on which a payout control microcomputer and the like are mounted is installed. Further, a ball launching device 34 that launches a ball to the game area 7 using the rotational force of the motor, and a lamp control board 35 for sending signals to the speaker 27 and the game effect LEDs / lamps 28a, 28b, 28c are provided. It has been. On the other hand, a ball tank 38 is provided on the upper portion of the mechanism plate 36, and pachinko balls are supplied to the ball tank 38 from above in a state where the pachinko gaming machine 1 is installed on the gaming machine installation island. The pachinko balls in the ball tank 38 are supplied to the ball dispensing device through the guide rod 39.

  FIG. 4 is a block diagram illustrating an example of a circuit configuration in the game control board 31. FIG. 4 shows a game control board (also referred to as a main board) 31, a payout control board 37, a lamp control board 35, an audio control board 70, and a display control board 80 as control boards.

  The payout control board 37, the lamp control board 35, the sound control board 70, and the display control board 80 are equipped with a microcomputer, for example, a CPU (Central Processing Unit) and an I / O port.

  A ball payout device 97 and a card unit 50 are connected to the payout control board 37. Connected to the lamp control board 35 are the game effect LEDs 28a, 28b, 28c, the prize ball lamp 51, the ball break lamp 52, the accessory decoration lamp 76, and the decoration lamp 25. A speaker 27 is connected to the sound control board 70.

  The display control board 80 is connected to the variable display device 8 (not shown) and the lamp control board 35 and the voice control board 70 described above.

  The game control board 31 includes a basic circuit (game control microcomputer) 53 for controlling the pachinko gaming machine 1 in accordance with a game control program, a switch circuit 58, a solenoid circuit 59, an information output circuit 64, and an address decoding circuit. 67.

  The basic circuit 53 is a game control microcomputer, which includes a ROM (Read Only Memory) 54 for storing a game control program and the like, a RAM (Random Access Memory) 55 used as a work memory, and a control program. Therefore, the CPU 56 and the I / O port 57 that perform control operations are included. The basic circuit 53 repeatedly executes the game control program stored in the ROM 54 periodically (for example, every 2 msec) from the top. In the present embodiment, the RAM 55 stores random values extracted at the time of starting winning.

  The switch circuit 58 is a circuit that supplies signals from various switches to the basic circuit 53. The switch circuit 58 is connected to the gate switch 12, the start port switch 17, the V count switch 22, the count switch 23, the prize ball count switch 301A, and the like.

  The information output circuit 64, according to the data given from the basic circuit 53, probability variation information indicating that a probability variation has occurred and is in a probability variation state, and jackpot information indicating that a big hit has occurred and a specific gaming state has occurred. And a circuit for outputting start winning information indicating occurrence of the start winning used effectively for variable display of the special symbol display unit 9 to the host computer such as a hall management computer.

  The solenoid circuit 59 is a microcomputer for game control of the solenoid 16 for operating the movable piece of the starter electric accessory 15, the solenoid 21 for opening / closing the opening / closing plate 20 of the variable winning ball apparatus 19, and the solenoid 13 for operating the accessory character 77. The circuit is driven in accordance with a command from 53.

  Commands that are examples of command information are transmitted from the game control board 31 to the payout control board 37 and the display control board 80.

  The commands transmitted from the game control board 31 to the payout control board 37 include commands as command information related to prize ball payout control, and commands as command information related to ball payout control (for example, ball lending prohibition commands, balls Lending prohibition release command, etc.).

  The command transmitted from the game control board 31 to the display control board 80 is used as command information relating to the display of the variable display device 8, the lighting of the lamps of the game effect LEDs 28, and the control of effects such as game sounds generated from the speakers 27. Display control commands to be transmitted and determination result commands such as an outlier command and a reach command that are set for transmission in a random number determination process described later with reference to FIG. 17 are transmitted. The display control board 80 controls the display of the special symbol display unit 9 in accordance with the transmitted display control command. The display control board 80 is provided with a display control microcomputer (not shown). This display control microcomputer has the same configuration as the above-described game control microcomputer 53, and a VDP (Video Display Processor) or the like for supplying an image display signal for generating an image to be displayed on the LCD display. It also includes components for image processing. The VDP periodically transmits an INT1 signal for requesting an address signal, a data signal, a control signal, and the like necessary for image generation. The display control board 80 analyzes the transmitted display control command, sets a lamp / sound control command, and outputs the command to the lamp / sound control board. This display control command is composed of two sets of 2-byte data of MODE data and EXT data each consisting of 1-byte data. The MODE data is data indicating a command type such as a change start command or a fixed symbol designation command, and the EXT data is data that specifically specifies a specific display control content among the command types indicated by the MODE data.

  The display control board 80 outputs a predetermined lamp control command to the lamp control board 35 based on a display control command and a determination result command described later. On the lamp control board 35, the lighting control of the electrical decorative component is performed based on the lamp control command.

  Further, the display control board 80 outputs a predetermined voice control command to the voice control board 70 based on the display control command and the determination result command. The sound control board 70 performs control to output a predetermined sound effect from the speaker 27 based on the sound control command.

  Based on the detection signal of the start port switch 17, the detection signal of the V count switch 22, and the detection signal of the count switch 23, the basic circuit 53 sends a prize ball signal for paying out a predetermined number of prize balls to the payout control board 37. Output. The payout control board 37 performs control for paying out a predetermined number of prize balls by controlling the ball payout device 97 based on the outputted prize ball signal.

  More specifically, for example, 15 prize balls are paid out for each winning ball for the winning ball that has won the big winning gate of the variable winning ball apparatus 19, and one for the winning ball that has won the starting winning port 14. For example, 6 prize balls are paid out for each winning ball, and for the other winning balls 24 awarded to the winning opening 24, for example, 10 prize balls are paid out for each winning ball.

  The award ball number signal sent from the game control board 31 to the payout control board 37 is received by a payout control microcomputer (not shown) provided on the payout control board 37. The payout control microcomputer controls the payout device 97 to drive out the number of prize balls specified by the prize ball number signal.

  FIG. 5 is a diagram for explaining various random counters used by the basic circuit 53 on the game control board 31 side for game control. FIG. 5 shows five types of random counters: a random counter R1, a random counter R2, a random counter R3, a random counter R4 (4-1, 4-2, 4-3), and a random counter R5.

  The random counter R1 is a big hit determination random counter used for determining at the time of starting winning whether or not the result of variable display of a special symbol based on the start memory is a big hit when there is a start memory. The random counter R1 is incremented by 1 for each timer interrupt (specifically, 2 msec), is added and updated from 0, and is added and updated up to the upper limit of 299, and then is added and updated again from 0.

  The random counter R2 is a random counter that is used to determine a stop symbol (the same stop symbol on the left, middle, and right) when the random counter R1 is determined to be a big hit at the time of starting winning. Whether or not to shift to the above-described probability variation state is determined depending on whether the extracted value in the random counter R2 is an odd number or an even number.

  The random counter R3 is used for determining at the time of starting winning whether or not the symbol variation effect when the random counter R1 is not determined to be a big win can be reached (for example, the left symbol and the middle symbol are the same symbol). It is a random counter. Therefore, when the extracted value of the random counter R3 is a predetermined value (for example, “11” or the like), the reach state is always generated in the stop symbol and symbol variation effect corresponding to the start memory. Reach refers to a condition in which the display result of a display area that has already been derived and displayed is a combination of specific display results when the display result has not yet been derived and displayed in some display areas of the plurality of display areas. A display state that satisfies the display state or a display state in which variable display is performed while a combination of specific display results is held in all of the plurality of display areas.

  When the random counter R4 (4-1, 4-2, 4-3) is determined to deviate the result of the variable symbol special display based on the extracted value of the random counter R1, the type of the off symbol This is a stop symbol determination random counter used to determine However, if the extracted value of the random counter R3 is a predetermined value, the middle symbol is changed to the same symbol as the left symbol, and the reach state is forcibly entered.

  The random counter R4-1 is for determining the left symbol. When the random counter R4-1 is added from 0 and is added up to 11 which is the upper limit thereof, it is added again from 0. The random counter R4-2 is a random counter for medium symbol determination. When the random counter R4-2 is added from 0 and is added up to 11 which is the upper limit thereof, it is added again from 0. The random counter R4-2 is incremented by one for every carry of the random counter R4-1. The random counter R4-3 is a random counter for determining the right symbol, is added from 0 and is added up to 11 which is the upper limit thereof, and is added again from 0. The random counter R4-3 is incremented by one for every carry of the random counter R4-2.

  The random counter R5 is a random counter for determining the type of display variation mode by the special symbol display unit 9. The random counter R5 is added and updated from 0 and updated up to the upper limit of 249, and then added and updated again from 0. . The random counter R5 is incremented by 1 every timer interrupt, that is, every 2 msec, and every interrupt processing surplus time.

  Although not shown, the display result of the normal symbol displayed on the display screen of the special symbol display unit 9 is also determined by the random counter. The random counter is incremented by 1 every 2 msec, for example, and counts up from 0, counts up to the upper limit of 10, and then counts up from 0 again. The count value of the random counter is used to randomly determine whether or not to generate a normal hit that occurs based on the display result of the normal symbol. When the gate passage is detected by the gate switch 12, the count value of the random counter is extracted accordingly. When gate passage is detected, it is determined whether or not the extracted random counter value matches the normal hit determination value (for example, “2”). Control is performed. When the normal hit is determined, the stop symbol corresponding to the normal hit is determined accordingly, and when the deviation is determined, the stop display result of the normal symbol is determined using other random counters. .

  FIG. 6 is a diagram for explaining a random counter for generating a random number for display control used for selection of a hold notice performed by the display control board 80. As a random number for display control, a random counter for notice determination R6 used for judging whether or not to give a notice, and a notice for holding notice for deciding a display form of a notice to be held when a notice is given based on the number of reserved memories. A random counter R7 is provided.

  The count range of the notice determination random counter R6 is 0 to 9, and the count range of the hold notice determination random counter R7 is 0 to 99.

  The numerical value is sequentially updated within the count range by the random number generating means for generating the random number. Then, the numerical value being counted is extracted by the extracting means for extracting the random number generated by the random number generating means, and it is determined or determined by what range of the numerical value to be determined belongs to the extracted numerical value.

  FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of the contents of the display control command sent to the display control board 80. In the example shown in FIG. 7, only the display control command sent at the time of starting winning will be described, but there are other display control commands for designating a special symbol variation pattern in the special symbol display section 9 for variably displaying the special symbols. The description is omitted here.

  The command C3XX (H) is a determination result command that is transmitted when a start prize is generated. C300 (H) is a display control command for specifying a winning prize (outlier command), C301 (H) is a display control command for specifying a winning prize (reach command), and C302 (H) is a display for specifying a non-specific big hit winning prize. This is a control command (non-probable variable jackpot command), and C303 (H) is a display control command (probable variable jackpot command) for specifying a specific big hit prize. When the display control board 80 receives the above-described display control command from the game control board 31, the display control board 80 makes a decision or determination regarding the hold notice according to the contents shown in FIG.

  FIG. 8 is a diagram for explaining the notice determination table. The notice determination table corresponds to each of the determination result commands that are determined when the execution condition is established (hereinafter referred to as advance determination) and transmitted as to whether or not the hitting ball wins the start winning opening 14 or not. Is set. For example, if the determination result command transmitted from the game control board 31 is a “out-of-order command”, refer to the RS1 table of FIG. When the random number extracted from R6 is “0-8”, the notice flag is turned off, and when it is “9”, the notice flag is turned on. If the determination result command transmitted from the game control board 31 is a “reach command”, refer to the RS2 table of FIG. When the random number extracted from R6 is “0-6”, the notice flag is turned off, and when it is “7-9”, the notice flag is turned on.

  Further, when the determination result command transmitted from the game control board 31 is a “non-probability change jackpot command” or “probability change jackpot command”, the RS3 table or the RS4 table in FIG. The notice flag is turned off or on depending on which random number extracted from the random counter R6 belongs to according to a preset distribution rate.

  Although the notice determination table has been described above, the reliability that becomes a big hit when the notice effect is executed can be adjusted by the distribution ratio of the table. That is, when the ratio of the notification flag ON of the RS3 or RS4 used when the non-probability variable jackpot command and the probabilistic jackpot command are transmitted is a big hit, the loss command and the reach command are not transmitted. By reducing the ratio of the RS1 or RS2 notification flag that is used, the ratio of the big hit when the notification effect is executed can be increased and the reliability can be increased. Therefore, in this embodiment, not only the distribution rate mentioned above but what kind of distribution rate may be sufficient.

  9 to 11 are diagrams for explaining a reservation notice determination table provided for each number of reserved memories. The hold notice determination table is used to determine whether or not the hold notice is to be executed in any display mode when the notice flag is turned on by determination with reference to the notice determination table. A distribution rate is set corresponding to each. The determined hold notice is first displayed in the first mode, and then displayed in the second mode when a predetermined condition is satisfied, that is, in the present embodiment, when the number of hold memories is reduced, The display changes to the third mode and the fourth mode depending on the number of reserved memories.

  FIG. 9 is a diagram for explaining a 4-mode table RS5 used to determine in what display mode the pending notice is to be executed when the number of stored memories is “4”.

  When the determination result command transmitted from the game control board 31 is a “missing command”, according to the pre-assigned allocation rate corresponding to the “missing command”, the pending notice determining random counter R7 A mode flag to which the extracted random number value belongs is set.

  For example, when the value extracted from the hold advance notice determining random counter R7 is “60”, the value of “60” belongs to a preset range of “60 to 64”. Is set. The reservation notice when “14” is set as the mode flag is changed to “Li” as the second mode after “?” Is displayed as the display mode as the first mode. -It changes to "S" which is the 4th mode.

  Further, when the extracted value from the pending notice determination random counter R7 is “99”, since the value of “99” belongs to a preset “95 to 99”, the mode flag is “31”. Is set. In addition, “S” is displayed as the display mode as the first mode, and “S” is continuously displayed in the second mode, the third mode, and the fourth mode when “31” is set as the mode flag. It is displayed as the display mode of the hold notice.

  When the determination result command transmitted from the game control board 31 is a “reach command”, according to a pre-set distribution rate corresponding to the “reach command”, the pending notice determination random counter R7 A mode flag to which the extracted random number value belongs is set.

  For example, when the extracted value from the random counter R7 for holding notice determination is “15”, the value of “15” belongs to “10 to 19” set in advance, so that the mode flag is “5”. Is set. Note that the hold notice when “5” is set as the mode flag indicates “?” As the third mode and the fourth mode after “?” Is displayed as the display mode as the first mode and the second mode. Changed to

  In addition, when the extracted value from the pending notice determination random counter R7 is “77”, the value of “77” belongs to a preset “70 to 79”, so that the mode flag is “24”. Is set. Note that the hold notice when “24” is set as the mode flag indicates “S” as the third mode and the fourth mode after “Li” is displayed as the display mode as the first mode and the second mode. Changed to

  When the judgment result command transmitted from the game control board 31 is a “non-probable variable jackpot command”, the pending notice is determined according to a pre-set distribution rate corresponding to the “non-probable variable jackpot command”. A mode flag to which the random value extracted from the random counter R7 belongs is set.

  For example, when the extracted value from the pending notice determination random counter R7 is “8”, the value of “8” belongs to a preset “5 to 9”, so “4” is set as the mode flag. Is set. Note that the hold notice when “4” is set as the mode flag is displayed in the fourth mode after “?” Is continuously displayed as the display mode as the first mode, the second mode, and the third mode. It is changed to a certain “this”.

  Further, when the value extracted from the pending advance notice determination random counter R7 is “42”, the value of “42” belongs to a preset “40 to 44”, and therefore, “22” is set as the mode flag. Is set. Note that the hold notice when “22” is set as the mode flag is displayed in the fourth mode after “Li” is continuously displayed as the display mode as the first mode, the second mode, and the third mode. It is changed to a certain “S”.

  When the determination result command transmitted from the game control board 31 is a “probability change jackpot command”, a random counter for determining a pending notice according to a distribution rate set in advance corresponding to the “probability change jackpot command” A mode flag to which the random value extracted from R7 belongs is set.

  For example, when the extracted value from the random counter R7 for holding notice determination is “33”, the value “33” belongs to a preset “30 to 34”, and therefore, “15” is set as the mode flag. Is set. The hold notice when “15” is set as the mode flag is changed to “Li” as the second mode after “?” Is displayed as the display mode as the first mode, and the third mode. Then, “S” is displayed as the display mode, and in the final fourth mode, “S” is changed.

  In addition, when the value extracted from the random counter R7 for holding notice determination is “99”, the value of “90” belongs to a preset “95 to 99”, so “35” Is set. The hold notice when “35” is set as the mode flag is displayed continuously as the display mode of the hold notice in the first mode, the second mode, the third mode, and the fourth mode. The

  As described above, when the number of reserved memories is “4”, the extraction value from the pending notice determination random counter R7 is based on the distribution rate set for each determination result command using the four-mode table RS5. The display mode of the on-hold storage display is determined.

  In the four-form table RS5, 100% non-probable change / probability big hit is displayed when “present” is displayed as the display mode of the hold storage display, and 100% non-probable big hit is given even when “win” is not displayed. A mode flag “3”, a mode flag “2, 3, 6, 12, 14, 22, 24, 27” or the like that may become a non-probability variation / probability variation jackpot are set. This allows the player to have the expectation that “this” will be displayed, and that other display modes may be a big hit depending on the mode in the changing process. Interest can be improved.

  In addition, for example, the mode flag “12” notifies that a non-probable big hit will occur, and the mode flag “14” notifies that a probable big hit will occur. That is, the mode flag “12” and the mode flag “14” are “?”, “Li”, and “S” in the first mode, the second mode, and the fourth mode, respectively, and the third mode is “Re”. Or “S”. However, when this third mode is “Li”, the third mode is “S”. Each player can have a sense of expectation that it may be a promising big hit. In this way, since the distribution rate is set so that the subject of the notice varies according to the change mode, the players can be concentrated on the change mode of the hold display mode, and the interest of the game can be improved. it can.

  FIG. 10 is a diagram for explaining a three-mode table RS6 used for determining in what display mode the pending notice is executed when the number of stored memories is “3”.

  When the determination result command transmitted from the game control board 31 is a “missing command”, according to the pre-assigned allocation rate corresponding to the “missing command”, the pending notice determining random counter R7 A mode flag to which the extracted random number value belongs is set.

  For example, when the extracted value from the random counter R7 for holding notice determination is “70”, the value of “70” belongs to a preset “0 to 74”, so “40” is set as the mode flag. Is set. Note that the hold notice when “40” is set as the mode flag, “?” Is continuously displayed as the display mode of the hold notice in the first mode, the second mode, and the third mode.

  In addition, when the value extracted from the random counter R7 for holding notice determination is “96”, the value of “96” belongs to a preset “95 to 99”, so “53” Is set. The hold notice when “53” is set as the form flag is displayed as “Li” as the display form as the first form, and “S” is the display form of the hold notice in the second and third forms. Is displayed.

  When the determination result command transmitted from the game control board 31 is a “reach command”, according to a pre-set distribution rate corresponding to the “reach command”, the pending notice determination random counter R7 A mode flag to which the extracted random number value belongs is set.

  For example, when the value extracted from the random counter R7 for holding notice determination is “30”, the value of “30” belongs to “15 to 34” set in advance. Is set. The hold notice when “45” is set as the mode flag is changed to “Li” as the second mode after “?” Is displayed as the display mode as the first mode, and the third mode. Is changed to “S”.

  Further, when the extracted value from the pending notice determination random counter R7 is “83”, the value of “83” belongs to the preset “75 to 84”, so that the mode flag is “53”. Is set. The hold notice when “53” is set as the form flag is displayed as “Li” as the display form as the first form, and “S” is the display form of the hold notice in the second and third forms. Is displayed.

  When the judgment result command transmitted from the game control board 31 is a “non-probable variable jackpot command”, the pending notice is determined according to a pre-set distribution rate corresponding to the “non-probable variable jackpot command”. A mode flag to which the random value extracted from the random counter R7 belongs is set.

  For example, when the extracted value from the random counter R7 for holding notice determination is “37”, the value of “37” belongs to a preset “35 to 39”, and therefore the mode flag “49 Is set. Note that the hold notice when “49” is set as the mode flag is changed to “present” in the second mode and the third mode after “?” Is displayed as the display mode as the first mode. .

  Further, when the extracted value from the pending notice determination random counter R7 is “67”, the value of “67” belongs to “60 to 69” set in advance. Is set. The reservation notice when “54” is set as the mode flag is changed to “S” as the second mode after “Li” is displayed as the display mode as the first mode. It is changed to "this".

  When the determination result command transmitted from the game control board 31 is a “probability change jackpot command”, a random counter for determining a pending notice according to a distribution rate set in advance corresponding to the “probability change jackpot command” A mode flag to which the random value extracted from R7 belongs is set.

  For example, when the value extracted from the random counter R7 for holding notice determination is “7”, the value “7” belongs to a preset value “5-9”, and therefore “42” is set as the mode flag. Is set. Note that the hold notice when “42” is set as the mode flag is changed to “S” in the third mode after “?” Is displayed as the display mode as the first mode and the second mode. .

  Further, when the extracted value from the pending notice determination random counter R7 is “29”, the value of “29” belongs to a preset “25 to 29”, so that “46” is set as the mode flag. Is set. Note that the hold notice when “46” is set as the mode flag is changed to “Li” as the second mode after “?” Is displayed as the display mode as the first mode, and the third mode. It is changed to "this".

  As described above, when the number of stored memories is “3”, the extracted value from the pending notice determination random counter R7 is based on the distribution rate set for each determination result command using the three-mode table RS6. The display mode of the on-hold storage display is determined.

  In addition, in the 3 mode table RS6, the mode flag that becomes 100% non-probability change / probability big hit when “T” is not displayed is not set, and conversely, the judgment result command is a non-probability change / probability big hit command. The ratio at which the mode flag not including “T” is set as the change mode is set to be higher than the distribution rate of the above-described 4-mode table RS5. As a result, even when “to” is not displayed as the display mode of the on-hold storage display, it is possible to have an expectation for the big hit and to improve the interest of the game.

  In addition, when “S”, which is set so that the reliability that is a big hit, is lower than when “present” is displayed as the display mode of the hold storage display, whichever mode flag is set Even if it is a mode flag, the distribution rate is set so that there is a possibility that it will be a probable big hit, so the player expects that “S” will be displayed as well as “this”, and proceeds with the game Can improve the interest of the game.

  FIG. 11 is a diagram for explaining a two-mode table RS7 used for determining in what display mode to execute the hold notice when the number of held memories is “2”. As in the case described with reference to FIG. 9 and FIG. 10, the judgment result commands transmitted from the game control board 31 are “out of command”, “reach command”, “non-probability variable big hit command”, and “probability big hit”. Depending on which of the “commands”, the mode flag to which the random value extracted from the pending notice determination random counter R7 belongs is set in accordance with the corresponding distribution ratio. Moreover, the 1st aspect and 2nd aspect of a reservation notice are determined by the set aspect flag.

  As described above, when the number of reserved memories is “2”, the extracted value from the pending notice determination random counter R7 is based on the distribution rate set for each determination result command using the two-mode table RS7. The display mode of the on-hold storage display is determined.

In the two-mode table RS7, the allocation rate is set so that whether or not the probable big hit is foretold according to the mode of change until “this” is displayed, or whether the probable big hit is foreseen. It is set. That is, the mode flag “63” whose display mode changes so that the first mode is “?” And the second mode is “present” is selected when the determination result command is an uncertain change big hit command. The distribution rate is set as follows. In addition, the mode flag “66” whose display mode changes so that the first mode is “Li” and the second mode is “Win” is selected when the determination result command is a probability change big hit command. The distribution rate is set in. Furthermore, the mode flag “68” whose display mode changes so that the first mode is “S” and the second mode is “present” is selected when the determination result command is a non-probability change / probability change jackpot command. The distribution rate is set to be used. As a result, even if “this” is displayed and it is determined that a big hit will be made, whether the previous display mode was the display mode, whether it is a non-probable big hit or a probable big hit is subject to notification Therefore, it is possible to concentrate the player on the display mode of the on-hold storage display and improve the interest of the game.

  In addition, even when “NO” is not displayed, the distribution ratio is set so that there is a possibility of a big hit when the hold storage display is performed in the notice hold display mode. This makes it possible to improve the interest of the game by the notice effect without causing the inconvenience of losing the player's expectation for the big hit during the notice period due to the change of the display form.

  As described above, the hold notice determination table has been described with reference to FIGS. 9 to 11, but the possibility / reliability of being a big hit for each change pattern of the display mode when the hold notice is executed due to the distribution ratio of the table. Can be adjusted.

  In the present embodiment, only when the judgment result command is a non-probable variable big hit / probable big hit command so that it is decided that a big hit will be made when “T” is displayed in the process of changing the display mode of the pending storage display. The distribution rate is set so that it can be selected. In addition, in the process of changing the display mode of the hold storage display, the mode flag in which “Li” is displayed rather than “?” Has the bigger hit in the mode flag in which “S” is displayed than “Li”. The distribution ratio corresponding to the mode flag is set so as to increase the possibility / reliability.

  In the present embodiment, an example in which the notice determination is performed using the notice determination table in FIG. 8 and the display form of the reservation notice is determined using the reservation notice determination tables in FIG. 9 to FIG. Although it demonstrated, it is not restricted to this, You may use what put the distribution rate into one table for every number of reservation memory. In other words, a plurality of types of display mode change patterns relating to execution of the hold notice are defined, and data for determining whether or not to hold the hold notice is stored. When the change pattern of a certain display mode and the change pattern of other display modes are determined to be a big hit, it is determined that the selected ratio and the big hit are not set A table in which data is stored so that at least one of the ratios to be selected may be different.

  FIGS. 12 to 13 are diagrams for explaining display modes of the hold storage display 10 when the hold notice is executed in the special symbol display unit 9. This display mode corresponds to each of the mode flags described above with reference to FIGS. 9 to 11, and the hold notice is executed according to the display mode described below by the set mode flag. As described above, the special symbol display unit 9 displays the left middle right special symbol display and the display mode of the hold storage display 10. In addition, when the on-hold storage displays 10a, 10b, 10c, and 10d are lit (in the painted state), it is informed that four on-hold memories are stored, and the variable symbol special display is digested. Each time, a display process is performed to turn off the light from the on-hold storage display 10d (in the white state).

  FIG. 12 is a diagram for explaining a hold notice for changing the display mode of the hold storage display for each variable display when the hold storage number is “4”. In other words, the determination result command transmitted from the game control board 31 is a “probability change jackpot command”, and the value that is extracted from the hold advance notice determination random counter R7 is a value between “30 to 34” set in advance. A display screen when the mode flag “15” in FIG.

  FIG. 12A shows a state in which the hit ball is awarded to the start winning opening 14 and a notice is given while the three special symbols of the left middle right symbol are variably displayed from top to bottom. The display screen when the flag “15” is selected and set is shown. In the present embodiment, the display mode of the hold storage display can be displayed in the notice display mode even during variable display. In other words, the hold notice can be given by displaying the display mode of the hold storage display 10d in the display mode with the “?” Mark being the first mode.

  FIG. 12B shows a display screen when the variable display when it is determined that the advance notice is made ends and “1” is subtracted from the hold storage display 10. In the present embodiment, when the number of reserved memories decreases, the display mode of the variable display of the reserved memory display that is the target of the notice can be changed from the first mode to the second mode. That is, when the hold storage display 10d in FIG. 12A is slid to the display position of the hold storage display 10c, the display mode to which the? It is possible to change to a display mode to which a " This is because a predetermined condition is satisfied, and in this embodiment, the number of reserved memories is reduced.

  FIG. 12C shows a stop display screen in which the variable display of FIG. 12B is finished and the stop symbol is fixed. At this time, since the number of reserved memories has not decreased and the display position of the reserved memory display has not been slid, the display mode of the reserved memory 10c is added with the “re” mark that is the second mode. It is displayed according to the display mode.

  FIG. 12D shows a display screen when the hold storage display 10 is further subtracted by “1”. When the hold storage display 10c in FIG. 12B is slid to the display position of the hold storage display 10b, the display mode to which the “re” mark that is the second mode is added is the “S” mark that is the third mode. The display mode is changed to the display mode, and the hold notice is performed.

  FIG. 12E shows a stop display screen in which the variable display of FIG. 12D is finished and the stop symbol is fixed. At this time, since the number of reserved memories has not decreased and the display position of the reserved memory display is not slid, the display mode of the reserved memory 10b is added with the “S” mark which is the third mode. It is displayed according to the display mode.

  FIG. 12 (f) shows a display screen when the hold storage display 10 is further subtracted by “1”. When the hold storage display 10b of FIGS. 12D and 12E is slid to the display position of the hold storage display 10a, the display mode to which the “S” mark, which is the third mode, is added is the fourth mode. It is changed to the display mode to which the “this” mark is added, and the holding notice is made.

  FIG. 12G shows a stop display screen in which the variable display of FIG. At this time, the number of reserved memories has not decreased, and the display position of the reserved memory display has not been slid, so the display mode of the reserved memory 10a is added with the “present” mark which is the fourth mode. It is displayed according to the display mode.

  FIG. 12 (h) shows a display screen when the hold storage display 10 is further subtracted by “1”. The variable display screen when it is made to slide to the display position of the storage storage display 10a of FIG.12 (f) and FIG.12 (g) is represented.

  FIG. 12 (i) shows a display screen in which a special symbol display result in the variable display that is the target of the advance notice is a “7” doublet and a big hit has occurred. That is, in the on-hold storage display 10a in FIGS. 12 (f) and 12 (g), the on-hold notification is made in the display mode of “this” which is the fourth mode corresponding to the mode flag “15” being set. The jackpot is generated by the variable display corresponding to the hold notice. This is because “15” is set as the mode flag in the four mode table RS5 of FIG. 9 only when the determination result command is the probability variation jackpot command.

  As described above, the display mode is changed for each variable display from “?”, Which has a relatively low expectation level / reliability, to “L”, “S”, which has a high level of expected level / reliability, to be a big hit. Immediately before the start of variable display, which is the target of the notice, is changed to “this”, which is a big hit decision, and a notice of suspension is made. Note that the stepwise change means, for example, that the display mode in which the reliability that is a big hit is 20% is changed to the display mode in which the reliability that is a big hit is 40%, and further, the reliability that is a big hit is 80%. The reliability is changed step by step so that the display mode is changed.

  FIG. 13 is a diagram for explaining a hold notice that changes the display mode of the hold storage display when the hold storage number is “4”. That is, the determination result command transmitted from the game control board 31 is a “probability change jackpot command”, and the value that is extracted from the hold advance notice determination random counter R7 is a value that falls between “80 to 84” set in advance. The display screen when the mode flag “33” in FIG.

  FIG. 13 (a) shows a state in which a hit ball is awarded to the start winning opening 14 and a notice is given while three special symbols of the left middle right symbol are variably displayed from top to bottom. The display screen when the flag “33” is selected and set is shown. In the present embodiment, the display mode of the hold storage display can be displayed in the notice display mode even during variable display. In other words, the hold notice can be given by displaying the display mode of the hold storage display 10d in the display mode with the “S” mark added as the first mode.

  FIG. 13B shows a display screen when the variable display when it is determined that the advance notice is made ends and “1” is subtracted from the hold storage display 10. In the present embodiment, when the number of reserved memories decreases, the display mode of the variable display of the reserved memory display that is the target of the notice can be changed from the first mode to the second mode. That is, when the hold storage display 10d in FIG. 13A is slid to the display position of the hold storage display 10c, the display mode to which the “S” mark that is the first mode is added is changed to the display mode of the second mode. You can change it and make a hold notice. However, since the first mode and the second mode when the mode flag is “33” are the same display mode, the hold notification is performed again by the display mode with the “S” mark added as the second mode. ing.

  FIG. 13C shows a stop display screen in which the variable display of FIG. 13B is finished and the stop symbol is fixed. At this time, since the number of reserved memories has not decreased and the display position of the reserved memory display has not been slid, the display mode of the reserved memory 10c is added with the “S” mark which is the second mode. It is displayed according to the display mode.

  FIG. 13D shows a display screen when the hold storage display 10 is further subtracted by “1”. When the hold storage display 10c in FIG. 13B is slid to the display position of the hold storage display 10b, the display mode to which the “S” mark that is the second mode is added is the “current” mark that is the third mode. The display mode is changed to the display mode, and the hold notice is performed. This is a display mode in which the second mode and the third mode are different when the mode flag is “33”, so the display mode is changed to the display mode with the “to” mark added as the third mode, and Can be done.

  FIG.13 (e) has shown the stop display screen which the variable display of FIG.13 (d) complete | finished and the stop symbol was settled. At this time, since the number of reserved memories has not decreased and the display position of the reserved memory display is not slid, the display mode of the reserved memory 10b is added with the “present” mark which is the third mode. It is displayed according to the display mode.

  FIG. 13F shows a display screen when the hold storage display 10 is further subtracted by “1”. When the hold storage display 10b of FIGS. 13 (d) and 13 (e) is slid to the display position of the hold storage display 10a, the display mode to which the “present” mark that is the third mode is added is the fourth display mode. It is possible to change to the display mode of the mode and perform a reservation notice. However, since the third mode and the fourth mode in the case where the mode flag is “33” are the same display mode, the advance notice is made again by the display mode with the “present” mark added as the fourth mode. ing.

  FIG. 13 (g) shows a stop display screen in which the variable display of FIG. 13 (f) is finished and the stop symbol is fixed. At this time, the number of reserved memories has not decreased, and the display position of the reserved memory display has not been slid, so the display mode of the reserved memory 10a is added with the “present” mark which is the fourth mode. It is displayed according to the display mode.

  FIG. 13 (h) shows a display screen when the hold storage display 10 is further subtracted by “1”. The variable display screen when it is made to slide to the display position of the storage storage display 10a of FIG.13 (f) and FIG.13 (g) is represented.

  FIG. 13 (i) is the same as FIG. 12 (i), and shows a display screen in which the special symbol display result in the variable display that is the target of the notice is a “7” doublet and a big hit has occurred. That is, in the hold storage display 10a of FIG. 13 (d), the hold notice is made in the display mode of “this” which is the fourth form corresponding to the setting of the form flag “33”, and the hold notice is dealt with. A big hit is generated by the variable display. This is because “15” is set as the mode flag in the four mode table RS5 of FIG. 9 only when the determination result command is a non-probable variable jackpot command or a probable variable jackpot command.

  As described above, “S”, which is uncertain of the possibility of winning a big hit, is changed to “this”, which is determined to be a big hit, and a preliminary announcement is made.

  In the present embodiment, as the display mode of the hold notice, “?”, “Li”, “S”, and “ Is adopted. For example, “?” Gives a player the impression that he / she does not know anything about whether it will be a big hit or a reach, so that he / she can have little expectation. “Re” gives players the impression that they may become reach, while enjoying the reach production and giving them a little expectation for the big hit. “S” gives the player the impression that he / she may become a super reach performed when the probability of winning a big hit is high, and can further increase the expectation for the big hit. “To” is a big hit that can be made to please the player, and whether or not the player will be a big hit that shifts to the probability fluctuation state during the notice performance. It can make you expect. As described above, the display mode and the number of display modes of the hold notice may be any display mode and number of display modes that give the player different expectations, and are not limited to the display mode and the number of display modes described above. Absent. For example, although “this” is set as the display mode of the hold memory display that is 100% jackpot, the display mode of the hold memory display that is 100% jackpot may appear only when a probability variable jackpot command is received. As a certain display mode, “probability” may be provided in the first mode to the fourth mode so that the probability change big hit can be notified. It is possible to provide the player with a more varied reservation notice effect.

In the present embodiment, it is not determined whether or not the advance notice is performed until the variable display that is the target of the advance notice ends and the stop symbol is determined. Specifically, for example, the hold memory display 10b is lit to indicate that there has been a winning hit during variable display in FIG. 12 (f), FIG. 13 (f), etc., and the number of reserved memories has increased. Since it is not determined whether or not to give a notice to the display 10b, no hold notice is given. That is, FIG.
As shown in FIG. 13 (a), after the hold notice is made by the hold memory display, the hold notice is made by another hold memory display until the variable display of the hold memory as the target of the notice is finished and the stop symbol is fixed. Is never done. As a result, it is not necessary to perform a process for determining whether or not to make a notice when a hold notice is being made, and the processing burden can be reduced.

  FIG. 14 is a flowchart showing a game control main process and an interrupt process executed by the basic circuit 53. In FIG. 14, (a) shows a game control main process, and (b) shows a timer interrupt process. This interrupt process is executed once every 2 msec, for example.

  In the game control main process, an initialization process is first performed in step S (hereinafter simply referred to as S) 01. In the initialization process, it is determined whether an error is included in the RAM 55. If an error is included, the RAM 55 is initialized and various flags are initialized. Further, in the initialization process, a process of setting a timer interruption time (for example, 2 msec) that defines timing for executing an interruption process, which will be described later, to the CPU 56 is performed. As a result, the time measurement for defining the timing at which the first interrupt process is executed after the reset due to power-on or the like is started. In the initialization process, various timers are set and a process of outputting a sub-board initialization command for the display control board 80 or the like is performed.

  Next, a random number update process for determining a fixed symbol (scheduled stop symbol) is performed in S02. In the pachinko gaming machine 1, the fixed symbol of the special symbol in the variable display of the variable display device 8 is determined based on random numbers (count values of the random counters R3, R4, and R5). In S02, display random numbers (count values of random counters R3, R4, and R5) for determining a stop symbol are updated. Usually, the infinite loop only for update processed in S02 is repeatedly executed. If a timer interrupt occurs during this time, the timer interrupt process shown in FIG. 14B is executed. After the timer interrupt process of FIG. 14B is executed, the step of S02 is again executed in an infinite loop.

  In S03, the state of the gate switch 12, the start port switch 17, the V count switch 22, the count switch 23, etc. is input, and a switch process is performed to determine whether or not each winning port or variable winning ball device has been won. . When a start winning is detected by the start port switch 17, a start storage process is executed in this switch process. Specifically, when a start winning is detected by the start port switch 17, the count value is extracted from the random counter R1 for jackpot determination at that timing, and the extracted value is stored in the special symbol determination bank for start memory. Is done. As a result, the start memory is stored. The special symbol determination bank for starting memory is composed of four locations of bank 0 to bank 3, and a maximum of four starting memories can be made by these four banks. Therefore, when a start winning is detected and there is a memory in all the banks, the start winning is invalidated.

  Next, error processing is performed in S04. This error process is a process in which various abnormality diagnosis is performed by a self-diagnosis function provided in the pachinko gaming machine 1, and an alarm is generated if necessary according to the result.

  Next, it progresses to S05 and a random number update process is made. This is a process of updating each random counter indicating various determination random numbers used for game control. Specifically, this is a counter updating process for the random counters R1 and R2. Therefore, the counters of the random counters R1 and R2 are updated by 1 every 2 msec.

  Next, the process proceeds to S06, and display symbol random number update processing is performed. This process is the same process as S05, and specifically, the update process of the random counters R3, R4, and R5 is performed.

  Next, the process proceeds to S07, and a special symbol process is performed. In this special symbol process, one of a plurality of types of processing is selected and executed according to the value of the special symbol process flag after the winning determination process is performed. The value of the special symbol process flag is updated during each process according to the gaming state. Next, the normal symbol process is performed in S08. In the normal symbol process, the corresponding process is selected and executed according to the normal symbol process flag for controlling the normal symbols displayed in the special symbol display unit 9 in a predetermined order. The value of the normal symbol process flag is updated during each process according to the gaming state.

  In step S09, special symbol command processing is executed. This special symbol command processing is processing in which the basic circuit 53 transmits the above-described special symbol display command data to the display control board 80. Next, the process proceeds to S10, where normal symbol command processing is executed. This normal symbol command process is a process in which the basic circuit 53 transmits command data for display control of the normal symbol displayed in the special symbol display unit 9 to the display control board 80.

  Next, it progresses to S11 and an information output process is made. This information output process is a process for outputting the above-described probability variation information, jackpot information, and starting information via the information output circuit 64 to the outside. Next, it progresses to S12 and a solenoid output process is made. This solenoid output process is a process for outputting a control signal for controlling the excitation of the solenoids 13, 16, and 21 to the solenoid circuit 59. Next, it progresses to S13 and a prize ball process is made. This prize ball process is a process for the basic circuit 53 to send a prize ball number signal and a prize ball possible signal to the payout control board 37 to issue a prize ball payout command.

  Next, it progresses to S14 and a pending | holding memory | storage process is made. This hold memory processing is a hold memory that can specify the number of hold memories when the number of hold memories changes, for example, when there is a start prize and the hold memory increases or when the change starts and the hold memory decreases. A process for transmitting the storage number command is performed. For example, when there is a start prize for satisfying the variable display execution condition and the holding memory increases, the holding memory display corresponding to the holding memory number can be displayed on the variable display device 8 so that the holding memory display corresponding to the holding memory number can be displayed. A number command is transmitted, and a determination result command indicating the determination result set in the winning determination process in which determination is performed at the time of starting winning is transmitted. That is, when there is a start winning prize, a determination result command is transmitted in connection with transmission of a pending storage number command. As a result, only the pending storage number command can be received, the judgment result command cannot be received, and the inconvenience of missing the command can be prevented in advance, and the deviation of the number of times that the pending notice is executed can be prevented. it can. On the contrary, when the change that establishes the variable display start condition is started and the hold memory decreases, the hold memory display corresponding to the hold memory number can be displayed on the variable display device 8 so as to correspond to the hold memory number. Processing for transmitting the pending storage number command is performed. The number of established storages in the present embodiment is managed by the game control board 31, but is not limited thereto, and may be managed by the display control board 80. That is, when the reserved memory number increases due to the start winning, or when the reserved memory number decreases due to the start of fluctuation, the reserved memory number command is transmitted from the game control board 31 to the display control board 80, and the display control board 80 performs the reserved memory. The current number of pending storages is managed based on the number command.

  In S15, a test signal output process is performed. In this test signal output process, a test is performed as to whether a normal command corresponding to the gaming state is being output. For example, at the time of big hit, a test is performed to determine whether a command corresponding to the big hit is being output. As control after S15, a process of repeating the infinite loop of S02 is performed.

  FIG. 15 is a flowchart showing a subroutine program for the special symbol process shown in S07 of FIG. This special symbol process is controlled so that one of the ten types of processing (SA02 to SA11) is executed according to the value of the special symbol process flag after the winning determination process of SA01 is executed. Is done. In SA01 to SA11, the following processing is executed.

  In SA01, winning determination processing is performed. When a hitting ball enters the start winning opening 14 (in this embodiment, the winning opening of the variable winning ball apparatus 15) and the start opening switch 17 is turned on, various random number determination processes are performed, and the extracted random numbers A process of storing in the random number storage area is performed.

  In SA02, special symbol variation waiting processing is performed. It is determined whether or not there is a start prize (whether or not there is a start memory). If there is no start prize, command information for setting the display state on the special symbol display unit 9 to a standby state for waiting for a customer is provided. This is a process for setting and allowing the special symbol process flag to be transferred to the special symbol determination process when there is a start winning.

  In SA03, special symbol determination processing is performed. When the special symbol variable display can be started, the number of reserved memories is confirmed. If the number of reserved memories is not 0, whether to win or not is determined according to the value of the random number for jackpot determination extracted using the random counter R1.

  In SA04, a stop symbol setting process is performed. The stop symbol of the left middle right symbol is determined according to the value of the random symbol for determining the loss symbol extracted using the random counter R4.

  In SA05, a variation pattern setting process is performed. The variation pattern table is looked up, and the variation pattern is determined according to the value of the variation pattern determination random number extracted using the random counter R5.

  In SA06, all symbol variation start processing is performed. The special symbol display unit 9 performs control so that all symbols start to fluctuate. At this time, a variation pattern command and three stop symbol commands of left, middle, and right that respectively command a left middle right scheduled stop symbol (final stop symbol) are transmitted to the display control board 80 as display control commands. .

  In SA07, all symbol stop waiting processing is performed. When a predetermined time has elapsed, control is performed so that all symbols displayed on the special symbol display unit 9 are stopped. Further, control is performed so that the left middle symbol is stopped at a predetermined timing until all symbols stop.

  In SA08, a big hit display process is performed. When the extracted value based on the random counter R1 is a value that generates a big hit state, control is performed so that a display control command corresponding to the value extracted by the random counter R2 is transmitted to the display control board 80, and the internal control is performed. The state (process flag) is updated to shift to step SA09. If not, the internal state is updated to shift to step SA02. Further, the display control microcomputer of the display control board 80 performs a big hit display on the special symbol display unit 9 according to the data of the display control command. The jackpot display is a process performed to notify the player of the occurrence of a jackpot.

  In SA09, the big hit middle round display process is performed. The control for displaying the big hit round on the special symbol display unit 9 is started.

  In SA10, V display processing is performed while the special winning opening is open. Control for transmitting display control command data for the big hit and middle round display to the display control board 80 is performed. If the closing condition for the big prize opening is satisfied and the continuation condition for the big hit gaming state is satisfied, the internal state is updated to shift to SA09. If the end condition for the big hit gaming state is satisfied, the internal state is updated to shift to SA11.

  In SA11, a big hit end display process is performed. A display for notifying the player that the big hit gaming state has ended is performed. When this display is completed, the internal flag or the like is returned to the initial state, and the internal state is updated to shift to SA02.

  As described above, when a hitting ball is won in the start winning opening 14, the game control board 31 determines whether or not it will be a big hit or not in order to set a determination result command in the special symbol process, reach The determination result command and the INT signal corresponding to the determination are output to the display control board 80. The display control microcomputer on the display control board 80 side determines whether or not to make a hold notice based on the determination result command from the game control board 31 and in what manner the hold notice is given.

  FIG. 16 is a flowchart showing a subroutine program of the SA01 winning determination process performed every 2 msec described in the special symbol process process of FIG.

  First, in SB01, it is determined whether or not there is a start prize. When there is no start winning, the winning time determination process is terminated, and when there is a start winning, the process proceeds to SB02, and it is determined whether or not the number of reserved memories is “4”. When the number of reserved memories is “4”, the winning determination process is terminated, and when the number of reserved memories is not “4”, the process proceeds to SB03 and a process of adding “1” to the number of reserved memories is performed. .

  Next, in SB04, processing for extracting the counter values of the random counters R1, R2, R3, R4, and R5 described above is performed. In SB05, a random number determination process is performed. Here, as will be described later, commands are set based on various random counter values. In SB06, a process of storing the counter value extracted in SB04 in the corresponding random number storage area is performed. In the present embodiment, the RAM 55 described above is provided as the random number storage area.

  FIG. 17 is a flowchart showing a subroutine program of the random number determination process of SB05 described in the winning determination process of FIG.

  First, in SC01, it is determined whether or not the count value extracted using the random counter R1 is “7”, which is a big hit. When the count value is “7”, the process proceeds to SC02, and it is determined whether or not the extracted count value is “odd” that is a probability variation big hit using the random counter R2, and the process proceeds to SC03 / SC04. If it is “odd”, the probability variation jackpot command is set for transmission, and if it is not “odd”, the non-probability variation jackpot command is set for transmission, and the random number determination process is terminated.

If it is determined in SC01 that the game is not a big hit, the process proceeds to SC05, and it is determined whether or not the flag indicating that the current gaming state is changing in probability is ON. If the probability is changing, the process proceeds to SC06, and it is determined whether or not the extracted value is “7, 17, 41, 57, 107” using the random counter R1. If there is, the process proceeds to SC02 and the processing described above is performed. If not, the process proceeds to SC07, and it is determined whether or not the count value extracted using the random counter R3 is the count value “11” that can reach the reach state. If it is “11”, the reach command is set to be transmitted in SC08, and if it is not “11”, the slip command is set to be transmitted in SC09 and the random number determination process is terminated.

  It should be noted that the determination result command set in the random number determination process is the display control of the reserved memory number command and the determination result command from the game control board 31 at the start winning in the hold storage process described using S14 in FIG. It is transmitted to the substrate 80. As a result, the determination result command and the like are transmitted independently of the process of transmitting the variation pattern command and the fixed symbol (stop symbol) command from the game control board 31 to the display control board 80 in the special symbol command process. The processing burden on the substrate 31 can be distributed.

  18A is a flowchart showing the display control main process, and FIG. 18B is a flowchart for explaining the timer interrupt process. In the display control main process, an initialization process is performed in SD01. In this initialization process, all stored contents stored in the RAM are erased, and initial values (for example, “0”) of each parameter are newly set. Next, in SD02, random number update processing is performed. In this random number update process, a process of updating the random numbers of the above-described random number R6 for notice determination and the random counter R7 for holding notice determination is performed.

  Next, in SD03, it is determined whether or not a timer interrupt flag is set. If the timer interrupt flag is not set, the process returns to SD02 and further updates the random number. If the timer interrupt flag is set, the process proceeds to SD04, and after clearing the timer interrupt flag, the command analysis process is performed in SD05. Do. In the command analysis processing of SD05, the command transmitted from the game control board 31 is received, the command is analyzed, and the symbol for displaying on the variable display device 8 is set, or the reserved memory Is displayed.

  Next, in SD06, display control process processing is performed. In this display control process, processing such as change start command reception waiting processing for displaying on the variable display device 8, variable display operation setting processing, symbol variation processing, all symbol stop waiting processing, and jackpot display processing are performed. . In SD07, sound / lamp control command processing is performed. In this sound / lamp control command processing, a sound control command related to the generation of a game sound and a lamp control command related to a lighting pattern such as a decoration lamp are associated with the variation pattern command transmitted from the game control board 31 and the pending notice to be executed. Transmission is performed to the sound control board 70 and the lamp control board 35, respectively. As a result, when execution of the hold notice is determined, a control command for executing the generation of the game sound and the lighting of the lamp can be transmitted in synchronization with the hold notice. It is possible to prevent inconvenience that the game sound and the lighting of the lamps are shifted from each other. In FIG. 18B, a timer interrupt process is performed, and a timer interrupt flag is set in SD08. In SD09, the timer interrupt is permitted and the timer interrupt process is terminated. The timer interrupt process is performed once every 33 msec.

  FIG. 19 is a flowchart for explaining command analysis processing performed in the display control board 80 to which a command output from the game control board 31 is input. In SE01 to SE05, in the command analysis processing shown in FIG. 19, it is determined whether or not there is a received command in the command reception buffer, and whether or not it is a designation command for the symbols in the middle left and right, and in each symbol stop storage area. Stores the symbol number and sets each symbol designation command reception flag.

  If the received command is not a symbol designating command in SE03, the process proceeds to SE06 to SE08 to determine whether the received command is a variation pattern command, and the received variation pattern command is stored in the storage buffer of the variation pattern storage area. Stored. By receiving such a variation pattern command, a variation pattern command reception flag is set, and when the variable display is not being performed, the special symbol variable display on the special symbol display unit 9 is started.

  If the received command is not a variation pattern command in SE06, it is determined in SE09 whether the received command is a pending storage number command. If the received command is a pending storage number command, processing for storing the pending storage number in the storage buffer of the reserved storage number storage area is performed in SE10.

  In SE11, it is determined whether or not the pending storage number command received this time is a decrease in the pending storage number relative to the previously received pending storage number command. When the number of reserved memories is reduced, the variable time holding display process described later is performed at SE12, and when the number of reserved memories is not decreased, the process proceeds to SE13.

  In SE13, a process for updating the hold memory display is performed based on the set notice flag, mode flag, execution count, hold memory number, and the value of n. Specifically, when the number of reserved memories increases, the display screen is updated so as to increase the number of reserved memories, and when the number of reserved memories decreases, the display screen is updated so as to decrease the number of reserved memories. Further, when a notice flag is set and a notice of hold is made, a hold memory display corresponding to the execution count is displayed by a set flag and a notice hold memory display corresponding to the value of n, and the number of hold memories is increased or decreased. Processing to update the display screen is performed so that

  In SE14, it is determined whether or not the received command is a determination result command such as an outlier command, a reach command, a non-probability variable jackpot command, a probability variable jackpot command, or the like. As a result of the determination, if the command is a determination result command, the process proceeds to SE15 to store the command data in the storage buffer of the received determination result command storage area. Since it is a display control command, processing for setting a flag corresponding to the received command is performed in SE18.

  In SE16, a winning hold display process, which will be described later, is performed. In SE17, a process for updating the above-described held storage display is performed in SE13.

  Here, the processing from SE09 to SE17 will be described briefly. Processing to increase / decrease the reserved storage display to be displayed on the variable display device 8 in SE13 when it is determined in SE09 that the received command is the reserved storage number command. Is done. Further, when it is determined in SE14 that the received command is a determination result command, a process of updating the display screen of the held display that has been increased is performed by using the advance hold storage display or the normal hold storage display.

  FIG. 20 is a flow chart for explaining a subroutine program of a winning hold display process performed in SE16 of the command analysis process described above with reference to FIG. Here, a process for increasing the hold storage display is performed, and a process for determining whether or not to perform a notice and selecting a mode for performing the notice is performed.

  First, in SF01, it is determined whether or not the current gaming state in which the winning hold display process is being performed is in a normal gaming state other than the big hit game. When it is determined that the game state is normal, the process proceeds to SF02, and it is determined whether or not the current notice flag is still in an off state. When it is determined to be in the off state, the process proceeds to SF03, and it is determined whether or not the received stored number of the stored storage number command is “2” or more. When it is determined that the value is “2” or more, the notice determination process of SF04 is performed. If “no” is determined in any of the determination processes from SF01 to SF03, the subroutine program for the on-hold display process at the time of winning is terminated.

  In SF04, a notice determination process described later with reference to FIG. 22 is performed. In the advance notice determination process, it is determined whether or not the advance notice is to be executed based on which command is the type of the received determination result command. When it is determined that the advance notice is to be executed, a process for setting the advance notice flag to the “on” state is performed.

  It should be noted that the determination result of SF01 to SF03 is related to whether or not the notice determination process of SF04 is executed. For example, in order to reduce the processing load during the big hit game, SF01 is controlled so that the notice determination process is not performed even when there is a start win during the big hit game. In addition, SF02 is controlled so that the notice determination process is not performed when the notice flag is already set in order to prevent the duplicate notice determination process from being executed. Furthermore, SF03 is controlled so that the notice determination process is not performed except when the number of reserved memories is “2” or more, that is, when the expectation of the player is lowered because the notice cannot be executed for a long time. Yes. By not performing the notice determination process when the number of times is not more than the predetermined number in this way, it is possible to secure a certain time for the notice, so that the bug display is performed without securing the notice time. Can prevent inconvenience. Further, the notice determination process is not performed when it is impossible to change the display mode of the hold notice for each variable display change. That is, even if the hold notice is executed in the notice hold display mode when the number of hold memories is “1”, the hold notice disappears at the same time as the variable display change that is the target of the hold notice starts, It is possible to prevent the advance notice from being executed so that the advance notice display mode cannot be changed step by step. Note that the number of reserved memories is not limited to “2” or more, but may be a predetermined number or more that improves the player's expectation. Further, the notice determination process may be performed when the number of reserved memories is an upper limit value.

  Next, in SF05, it is determined whether or not a notice is executed in SF04, and it is determined whether or not a notice flag is set. When it is determined that the notice flag is in the “on” state, the process proceeds to SF06, and when it is determined that the notice flag is not in the “on” state, the subroutine program for the on-hold display process at the prize is finished as it is.

  In SF06, processing for setting an execution count value corresponding to the number of reserved storages is performed as an execution count value used when the advance notice is executed over a plurality of fluctuations. For example, when the number of reserved memories is “3”, a process of setting “3” as the execution count value is performed.

  In SF07, a hold notice selection process described with reference to FIG. 23 is performed. In the pending notice selection process, a table to be looked up is determined based on which command is the type of the received determination result command, and a process of selecting a display mode for executing the pending notice display is performed. In SF08, processing for setting the value of n set to change the display mode of the set mode flag to “1” is performed, and the subroutine program for the on-hold display processing at the time of winning is completed.

  FIG. 21 is a flow chart for explaining a subroutine program of the variable hold display process performed in SE12 of the command analysis process described above with reference to FIG. Here, a process for reducing the hold memory display is performed, and a process for changing the display mode of the hold memory display is performed when the notice flag is in the “on” state.

  First, in SG01, it is determined whether or not the notice flag is in the “ON” state at the present time. When it is determined that the notice flag is in the “on” state, the process proceeds to SG02. When it is determined that the notice flag is not in the “on” state, the subroutine program for the variable on-hold display process is terminated.

  In SG02, in order to change the display mode of the set mode flag, processing for setting a value obtained by adding “1” to the current value of n is performed. For example, when the previously set value of n is “1”, processing for setting the value of n to “2” is performed. As described above, the display mode of the reserved storage display in the present embodiment is changed by changing the value of n. That is, a predetermined condition is satisfied when the value of n changes.

  In SG03, a process of subtracting “1” from the currently set execution count value is performed. This is a process of subtracting the execution count in advance in response to updating and displaying the hold storage display in SE13 of FIG. The advance notice in this embodiment is associated with an execution count for each variable display, and it is only necessary to subtract the corresponding execution count value when a pending storage number command for which the variable storage display is performed is reduced. It is.

  In SG04, it is determined whether or not the currently set execution count value is “0”. That is, it is determined whether or not all the execution count values set in SF06 have been processed in SE13 in response to the determination that the advance notice is made in SF04 of FIG. When it is determined that the execution count value is “0”, the process proceeds to SG05, and the notice flag set in SF04 is set to “OFF” after the end of variable display that is started when the number of establishment is reduced. If the execution count value is not yet “0”, the process of ending the on-change pending display process is performed as it is.

  FIG. 22 is a flowchart for explaining the subroutine program of the notice determination process performed in SF04 of the winning hold display process described above with reference to FIG. Here, based on which command is the type of the received determination result command, a process for looking up the advance notice determination table corresponding to each command and setting the advance flag is executed. .

  First, in SH01, a process of extracting a counter value from a notice determination random counter R6 used for determining whether or not to execute a notice is performed.

  In SH02, it is determined whether or not the received determination result command is a disconnect command. If the command is a disconnect command, the process proceeds to SH03, and if it is not a disconnect command, the process proceeds to SH05.

  In SH03, the table RS1 provided in advance corresponding to the loss command is looked up, and the value extracted in SH01 based on the distribution ratio of RS1 in SH04 causes the notice flag to be “on”. Is set, the notice flag is set, and the notice determination process is terminated.

  In SH05, it is determined whether or not the received determination result command is a reach command. If it is a reach command, the process proceeds to SH06. If it is not a reach command, the process proceeds to SH08.

  In SH06, a look-up table RS2 provided in advance corresponding to the reach command is looked up, and in SH07, the extracted value extracted in SH01 based on the distribution ratio of RS2 is a value for turning on the notice flag. Is set, the notice flag is set, and the notice determination process is terminated.

  In SH08, it is determined whether or not the received determination result command is a non-probability variable jackpot command. If it is a non-probability variable jackpot command, the process proceeds to SH09, and if it is not a non-probability variable jackpot command, the process proceeds to SH11.

  In SH09, the non-probable variable jackpot table RS3 provided in advance corresponding to the non-probable variable jackpot command is looked up, and in SH10, the extracted value extracted in SH01 based on the distribution ratio of RS3 sets the notice flag as “ When the value is “ON”, a notice flag is set, and the notice determination process ends.

  In SH11, it is determined whether or not the received determination result command is a probability variation jackpot command. If the command is a probability variation jackpot command, the process proceeds to SH12, and if it is not a probability variation jackpot command, the notice determination processing ends.

  In SH12, the probability variation jackpot table RS4 provided in advance corresponding to the probability variation jackpot command is looked up, and in SH13, the extracted value extracted in SH01 based on the distribution ratio of RS4 sets the notice flag to “ON”. When the value is the value to be set, a notice flag is set, and the notice determination process ends.

  FIG. 23 is a flow chart for explaining a subroutine program for the hold notice selection process performed in SF07 of the pay hold display process described above with reference to FIG. Here, based on which command is the type of the received determination result command, a process for looking up the hold notice determination table provided in advance corresponding to each command and setting the mode flag is executed. The

  In SI01, it is determined whether or not the storage number corresponding to the received pending storage number command is “4”. If it is “4”, the process proceeds to SI02 and the four-mode table RS5 is used to determine the mode. A lookup process is performed.

  In SI03, it is determined whether or not the storage number corresponding to the received pending storage number command is “3”. If it is “3”, the process proceeds to SI04 and the three-mode table RS6 is used to determine the mode. A lookup process is performed.

  In SI05, a process of looking up the two-aspect table RS7 is performed to determine the aspect.

  Next, in SI06, a process of extracting a counter value from the notice determination random counter R7 used for determining the display mode of the hold notice is performed.

  In SI08, it is determined whether or not the received determination result command is an outlier command. If the received command is an outlier command, the process proceeds to SI08, and if it is not an outlier command, the process proceeds to SI10.

  In SI08, based on the allocation ratio of the table looked up by SI02, SI04, or SI05, it is determined which change the extracted value extracted in SI06 belongs to, and the change mode of the hold notice to be executed is determined. A mode flag corresponding to the change mode determined in SI09 is set, and the pending notice selection process is terminated.

  In SI10, it is determined whether or not the received determination result command is a reach command. If it is a reach command, the process proceeds to SI11, and if it is not a reach command, the process proceeds to SI13.

  In SI11, based on the distribution ratio of the table looked up by SI02, SI04, or SI05, it is determined which of the extracted values extracted in SI06 belongs, and the change mode of the hold notice to be executed is determined. The mode flag corresponding to the change mode determined in SI12 is set, and the pending notice selection process is terminated.

  In SI13, it is determined whether or not the received determination result command is a non-probable variable jackpot command. If it is a non-probable variable jackpot command, the process proceeds to SI14, and if it is not a non-probable variable jackpot command, the process proceeds to SI16.

  In SI14, based on the allocation rate of the table looked up by SI02, SI04, or SI05, it is determined which change the extracted value extracted in SI06 belongs to, and the change mode of the hold notice to be executed is determined. The mode flag corresponding to the change mode determined in SI15 is set, and the pending notice selection process is terminated.

  In SI16, it is determined whether or not the received determination result command is a probability variation jackpot command. If it is a probability variation jackpot command, the process proceeds to SI17, and if it is not a probability variation jackpot command, the pending notice selection process is terminated.

  In SI17, based on the allocation rate of the table looked up by SI02, SI04, or SI05, it is determined which change the extracted value extracted in SI06 belongs to, and the change mode of the hold notice to be executed is determined. The mode flag corresponding to the change mode determined in SI18 is set, and the pending notice selection process is terminated.

Next, main effects obtained by this embodiment will be described together.
As described above, it is determined in advance whether or not a hit will be a big hit when the hit ball wins the start winning opening 14 in the special symbol process in the game control main process processed on the game control board 31 side, and displayed. In order to make a notice because it is possible to determine whether or not a notice is to be executed and to select a notice hold display mode in the prize display hold display process of the command analysis process in the display control main process processed on the control board 80 side. This process can be shared between the game control board 31 and the display control board 80, and the respective control burdens can be reduced. In addition, the display control board 80 displays the notice hold display mode as the hold display mode, and changes the display mode of the hold storage display every time a variable display change that means a decrease in the number of hold storages as a predetermined condition is started. Since it can be changed, it is possible to attract the player's interest in the change in the display mode of the on-hold storage display, to make the player interested, and to have a further expectation, and to improve the notice effect. Furthermore, the program and circuit configuration required for the game control board 31 can be simplified by transferring and dividing the control performed by the game control board 31 to the sub-board such as the display control board 80. As a result, it is possible to determine the occurrence of a big hit or a probable hit even within a big hit, and to easily inspect the malicious program of the gaming control board 31 that is the target of the fraudulent action. Lead to discovery. Furthermore, the same effect can be obtained in the discovery of an illegal circuit.

  As described above, each time the variable display change is started, the display mode can be changed when the hold notice is executed in the display mode such as “?”, “Li”, “S”, etc. Therefore, the trigger for changing the display mode can be easily understood by the player, and the notice effect can be performed by the display mode of the hold storage display rich in variety.

  As described above, when the notice flag is already in the “on” state and a notice effect is performed by changing the display mode of the hold memory display, the hit ball wins and a notice is given to another hold memory. Since it is possible to avoid duplication processing such as determining whether or not the display control board 80 is performed, the control burden on the display control board 80 can be reduced.

  As described above, every time the variable display fluctuation is started, the display mode is changed to a display mode with a high probability of being a big hit and a high degree of reliability.

  As described above, when the number of reserved memories is “2” or more, that is, a predetermined number or more, since it is determined whether or not to give a notice, the ratio of the notice being continuously given over a plurality of variable displays is high. Thus, the player can be interested for a long time, and the expectation that the player has over time can be improved. In addition, since a certain time for the advance notice can be secured, it is possible to prevent the bug display from being performed without securing the time for the advance notice.

  As described above, even when it is determined that the game is not a big hit, that is, when it is determined that the game will reach or lose, the “?”, “Li”, “S”, etc., which are the notice hold display modes, are stored on hold. Since it can be displayed as a display and a gusset notice can be made, the appearance frequency of the notice can be increased, and an opportunity to give the player an interest and expectation can be increased.

  As described above, it is determined whether or not the gaming state can be a big hit at the time of starting winning, and whether or not the stop symbol can be reached, etc., and based on the determination result, the display mode of the hold storage display is changed and held. It is possible to determine whether or not to execute the advance notice, and to determine the display mode of the hold storage display when the hold advance notice is executed. That is, before the start of symbol variation due to the start winning, the advance notice can be made by changing the display mode of the hold storage display based on the jackpot determination or the like. Thereby, the display mode of the hold memory display can be changed in the variable display device in which the player always keeps a gaze of attention, so that the player overlooks the hold notice by the hold memory display. Can be prevented. Furthermore, the player can visually enjoy a variety of hold notices by changing the display mode of the hold storage display without performing a large viewpoint movement.

  As described above, it is determined whether or not the hold notice is executed according to the distribution ratio corresponding to the determination result command, and further, in which display mode the hold notice is executed is determined. As a result, it is possible to execute a hold notification with a rich variety only by changing data without significantly changing the program.

  As described above, the embodiment has been described in which each time the execution condition is satisfied, the reserved memory number command indicating the reserved memory number and the determination result command corresponding to the reserved memory are transmitted to the display control board 80 in association with each other. As a result, there is an inconvenience that the determination result command corresponding to the hold memory is deviated, for example, when the hold notice is not changed, the hold notice is ended, and the hold notice is originally not issued. It is possible to prevent the inconvenience that the holding notice is not performed due to the change of the variable display to be performed. In addition, a hold notice is given over the variable display several times of hold storage when the execution condition is satisfied. Thereby, it is possible to notify the player that a big hit or the like is approaching, and since it is repeatedly notified, the player can be thrilled and the entertainment can be further improved.

  As described above, when the execution condition is satisfied, the determination result command related to the selection of the hold notice is set and transmitted, and when the start condition is satisfied, the jackpot determination / hit symbol determination / reach determination / displacement symbol determination is performed and the corresponding command is set and transmitted. The processing burden on the game control board 31 can be distributed.

Next, modifications and feature points of the embodiment described above are listed below.
(1) In the embodiment described above, the display mode of the hold storage display as the notice effect may be a big hit every time a variable display change that means a decrease in the hold storage number as a predetermined condition is started. -Although the example which set the change aspect of FIG. 9 to FIG. 11 so that it might become a promotion pattern which changes to the notice pending | holding display aspect from which reliability becomes high was demonstrated, not only this but every time a predetermined condition is satisfied, You may set the change mode of FIGS. 9-11 so that it may become the demotion pattern which changes to the notice pending | holding display mode that possibility of becoming a big hit becomes low.

  Further, the change modes of FIGS. 9 to 11 are promoted by the mode flag set by the extracted value from the random counter R7 for holding notice determination, by mixing the pattern to be promoted and the pattern to be demoted by the mode flag. Thus, a pattern in which the notice hold display mode changes and a pattern in which the notice hold display form changes to be demoted may be displayed as a notice. As a result, the promotion pattern and the demotion pattern can be merged, and a display mode with a high or low probability of being a big hit can appear at random. This makes it impossible for the player to be surprised and to improve the interest of the game. In addition to a pattern that continues to be promoted and a pattern that continues to be demoted every time a predetermined condition is satisfied, it is promoted when a predetermined condition is established for the first time, and demoted when a predetermined condition is satisfied next time, that is, a predetermined Each time the condition is satisfied, the display mode may be changed regardless of the possibility / reliability. Even in such a case, a display mode that is displayed as a hold storage display is provided only when a non-probable change jackpot command or a probable change jackpot command is transmitted in the hold notice determination table. When the on-hold storage display is performed according to the mode, it may not be promoted or demoted.

  (2) In the above-described embodiment, variable display is started as a predetermined condition that causes the display mode of the on-hold storage display that is performing the notice effect to be changed from the nth mode to the (n + 1) th mode. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the predetermined condition is satisfied when the number of stored memory increases in relation to the hitting of a hitting ball at the start winning opening 14. Is established, the display mode of the on-hold storage display performing the notice effect may be changed. Thereby, the player can easily recognize whether or not a predetermined condition that causes the display mode to change is satisfied. Further, the display mode of the hold memory display may be changed every time, for example, 5 seconds elapse after the notice effect is started by the hold memory display. That is, as a predetermined condition, the display mode of the hold storage display may be changed from the nth mode to the (n + 1) th mode as a predetermined time elapses. In this case, the predetermined time may be set in advance so that the predetermined time is always changed at regular intervals, or the time is changed stepwise as the time becomes longer or shorter. . As a result, the capacity for storing data can be realized with the minimum necessary.

  Alternatively, each time the display mode of the hold memory display is changed from the nth mode to the (n + 1) th mode, the time until the display mode of the next hold memory display is changed may be determined by a random counter. That is, the hold display change pattern selection means may be configured to include a condition satisfaction selection means that determines a timing at which the display mode of the hold storage display changes with time and establishes a predetermined condition. Thereby, since the change speed of the display mode of the on-hold storage display is random, it is possible to improve the interest of the game without causing the player to be surprised and tired. In addition, the display mode of the hold storage display can be changed from the nth mode to the (n + 1) th mode at various timings, and variations can be added to the notice effect, and the display can be performed by determining the timing of the change in advance. The processing burden on the control board side can be reduced.

  Further, every time a change occurs in the variable display state of the variable display device, a predetermined condition may be established in synchronization therewith. For example, when variable display fluctuation is started, when the speed of variable display fluctuation is changed to low speed, high speed, top feed speed, etc., part of special symbols such as left symbols are stopped and displayed during variable display. Or the like, a predetermined condition may be established. Since the display mode of the on-hold storage display changes in synchronization with the variable display state that the player pays attention to, the degree of concentration on the game can be increased. In addition, the predetermined condition may be established when the normal symbol has a specific display result, or may be established when the winning area is won, and the player presses the push button. It may be established by

  (3) In the above-described embodiment, the example of changing the display mode of the on-hold storage display has been described as the case where the notice effect is performed. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the display mode of the normal winning storage image is changed. Also good. Accordingly, by making a hold notice in combination with the hold storage display and the normal winning storage image, the change mode can be varied, and the fun of the game can be improved. In addition, in relation to the display result of the identification information of the special symbol displayed on the special symbol display unit 9 such as jackpot or reach, an example in which it is determined whether or not to make a notice by changing the display mode of the hold storage display As described above, the present invention is not limited to this, and the target that the display result of the identification information of the normal symbol display displayed in the special symbol display unit 9 is a specific display result or the probability that the display result is a specific display result is high. It may be set to make a notice. As a result, players who are not interested in the normal symbol display results usually do not know whether a special symbol big hit or a normal symbol hit when a notice is given, so concentrate on the game production. It is possible to improve interest.

  (4) In the above-described embodiment, the game control board 31 is configured to perform determination such as big hit / reach when the execution condition is satisfied, set a determination result command, and use the determination result command only for determination of the hold notice or the like. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and special symbol display control such as special symbol variation waiting processing may be performed based on the determination result command. As a result, it is not necessary to provide a timer function in the game control board 31, and it is not necessary to store the extracted random number value in the storage buffer, so that the control burden can be reduced.

  (5) In the above-described embodiment, even if the determination result command is determined to be a big hit, the notification is not performed unless the notification flag is turned on based on the distribution ratio in the notification determination table. Although described above, the present invention is not limited to this, and it may be set so that a preliminary announcement is always made when a big hit is determined. As a result, when a big hit is made, a notice is always made, so the chance to experience the notice increases and the interest is improved.

  (6) In the above-described embodiment, in the random number determination process of FIG. 17, it is determined at the time of start winning whether any display mode / display result is obtained among non-probable big hits, probable big hits, reach and outage. The determination result command corresponding to the determination in S14 of FIG. 14 is transmitted to the display control board 80, and the notice determination process of FIGS. 22 and 23 is performed using a table corresponding to the type of the determination result command received by the display control board 80. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and in the random number determination process of FIG. 17, in addition to the determination of non-probable big hit, probable big hit, reach, or loss, it becomes reach. When the determination is made, it is further determined at the start winning whether or not the super reach is reached, and the super reach command is displayed at S14 in FIG. 80 to be transmitted, Figure 22 using the table corresponding to the super reach command received in the display control board 80, may be performed prior notice determination processing in FIG. 23 and the pending announcement selection process.

  Note that, for example, the allocation ratio of the notice determination table in FIG. 8 is the notice ratio when the random number extracted from the notice determination random counter R6 is “0 to 5”. When the flag is off and “6-9”, the notice flag may be turned on. Furthermore, the allocation ratios in the hold notice determination tables in FIGS. 9 to 11 may be set so that the ratio at which “S” is finally selected as the notice hold display mode is high. By setting the distribution ratio so that the determination result content determined in advance and the variable display result that can be predicted from the notice hold display mode are matched, the allocation ratio may be set to be a big hit. The player can be notified of not only the reliability / expectation that may not be achieved but also the reliability / expectation that may become super-reach in the notice hold display mode, thereby improving the interest of the game.

  (7) In the above-described embodiment, the circuit configuration in which commands are transmitted from the game control board 31 to the display control board 80 and the commands are transmitted from the display control command 80 to the respective boards has been described. The command from the game control board may be directly transmitted to the sound control board 70 or the lamp control board 35 without going through 80. As a result, a synchronized effect can be executed. In addition, the control burden can be shared among the substrates. The commands transmitted from the game control board 31 are all input to the display control board 80, and the sound control command / lamp control command is displayed on the display control board 80 based on the command and the display mode of the selected hold storage display. The circuit configurations for setting and transmitting commands to the sound control board 70 and the lamp control board 35 to control each device have been described. However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and the display control board 80, the sound control board 70, and the lamp control board 35 are not limited thereto. The circuit board is configured so that the board for controlling the game effects is integrated into the effect control board (not shown), and various commands are transmitted from the game control board 31 to the effect control board to control each device via the input / output driver board 82. May be. Thereby, a game can be enjoyed in the state where the whole display effects, such as the display mode corresponding to the notice by the selected hold storage display, game sound, lamp lighting, etc. are always synchronized, and the interest can be improved.

  (8) In the above-described embodiment, the determination result command transmitted from the game control board 31 to the display control board 80 is determined when the hit ball wins the start winning opening 14, that is, when the execution condition is satisfied. Although an example in which transmission is set has been described, the present invention is not limited to this, and determination may be made for each execution condition that is held and stored when variable display is started, and transmission may be set. For example, a plurality of types of identification information (for example, a player can distinguish and recognize each) based on the establishment of a predetermined execution condition (for example, a hit ball wins a start winning opening 14) A variable display device (for example, the variable display device 8) that performs variable display of numeric symbols “1” to “9” and alphabetic symbols “A” to “C” and the like and derives and displays a display result, and the execution condition Predetermining means (for example, see SA03 to SA05 in FIG. 15) for determining the display result before the derivation display (for example, before the symbol is fixed and stopped) based on the establishment of Is established (for example, when a variation pattern command is received), the variable display is started, and the predetermining means displays the display result as a specific display result (for example, “777”). A gaming machine (pachinko gaming machine 1) that generates a specific gaming state (for example, jackpot) advantageous to the player after displaying the specific display result on the variable display device when it is determined to be) Game control means (game control board 31) for controlling the progress of the game and outputting a command (for example, a display control command), and controlling the display state of the variable display device based on the command from the game control means Effect control means (display control board 80), and the game control means establishes the number of execution conditions (for example, the number of reserved memories) in which the execution condition is satisfied but the start condition is not yet satisfied. Is stored in the holding storage means (the storage buffer of the game control board 31, see SB06 in FIG. 16) and the holding storage means when the start condition is satisfied. Start condition satisfaction determination means for determining whether or not the display result based on the information that is present is in a specific display mode (for example, immediately before the start of all symbol variations by the all symbol variation start processing of SA06 in FIG. 15, The random number determination process of FIG. 17 is executed for all pieces of execution condition information stored in the holding storage buffer), and the determination that the specific display result is obtained is made by the start condition satisfaction determination means. A specific display command transmitting means (see S14 in FIG. 14) for transmitting a specific display command (for example, non-probable big hit command, probable big hit command, etc.) to the effect control means based on the above. , A production number command (for example, a hold memory number command or the like) for specifying the number of formations held and stored in the hold storage means The production control means includes a variable number display result based on the specific display command transmitted by the specific display command transmission means. Notice determination means (see FIG. 22 and the like) for determining whether or not to execute a notice of the specific display result (for example, informing the player, hold notice, etc.), and sending the number of established commands Based on the established number command transmitted by the means, control is performed to display a hold display image corresponding to the established number stored in the hold storing means, and a predetermined condition (for example, variable display start condition, constant The hold display control means (for example, FIG. 19) performs control to change the display mode of the hold display image when the passage of time, the variable display execution condition, and the like are satisfied. E09 to SE17 etc.), and the hold display control means when the notice execution determination to execute the notice is made by the notice determination means (when it is determined as “YES” in SF05 in FIG. 20), etc. ) To change the display mode of the hold display image to be displayed based on the established number command transmitted by the established number command transmission means (for example, “? ”→“ Li ”→“ S ”→“ Hot ”, etc.), the display modes (for example,“? ”,“ Li ”,“ S ”,“ ”Etc.) and the display data corresponding to each of the display modes of the plurality of types of on-hold display images are stored. Hold display data storage means (see, for example, the tables of FIGS. 9 to 11, FIG. 12, FIG. 13, etc.), the hold display control means, the hold display control means, and the hold display data storage means. Table corresponding to the display mode (see SI15 and SI18 in FIG. 23) of the hold display image included in the change pattern selected by the hold display change pattern selection means among the display data stored in Performs display control by using the data (e.g., see SE13, SE17, etc. in FIG. 19) that may be configured as characterized. According to such a configuration, the game control means can make a prior determination when the start condition is established, and the effect control means can perform the advance notice determination and the advance hold display mode selection. And production control means, and the control burden can be reduced. The effect control means also includes a hold display data storage means that also stores display data of a notice hold display mode in which the display mode changes when a predetermined condition is established, and stores the hold display data in the hold display data storage unit as a hold display mode Since display control can be performed based on the display data of the displayed advance notice display mode, it is possible to attract the player's interest in the change of the display form of the advance notice display mode, to make the player interested, and to have further expectation. Can improve the notice effect.

  (9) The embodiment disclosed this time should be considered as illustrative in all points and not restrictive. The scope of the present invention is defined by the terms of the claims, rather than the description above, and is intended to include any modifications within the scope and meaning equivalent to the terms of the claims.

  1 Pachinko machine, 80 display control board, 31 game control board, 35 lamp control board, 70 sound control board, 81 effect control board, 82 input / output driver board.

Claims (1)

A variable display device that variably displays a plurality of types of identification information, each of which can be identified by establishing a predetermined start condition after a predetermined execution condition is satisfied, and controls the progress of the game. And a game control means for outputting a command, and an effect control means capable of executing various controls based on a command from the game control means, and a plurality of types of display results of the variable display device are predetermined. A specific gaming state advantageous to the player is generated after any one of the specific display results, and the display result of the variable display device becomes a predetermined special display result among the plurality of types of specific display results. A gaming machine that becomes a probability variation state in which the occurrence probability of the specific gaming state is improved after the end of the specific gaming state ,
Before Symbol game control means,
And hold storage means but before SL execution condition is satisfied to suspend storing still number establishment of the start condition is satisfied by non wherein execution conditions,
An established number command output means for outputting an established number command for specifying the established number held in the hold storage means to the effect control means,
The production control means includes
Preliminary determination means for performing a preliminary determination as to whether or not to execute a notification that the display result of the variable display becomes the specific display result when the establishment number command is input ;
A notice execution number determination means for further determining the number of notice executions for executing the notice based on the number-of-establishment command when the notice determination to execute the notice is made by the notice determination means;
A notice execution means for executing the notice by a predetermined notice means every time variable display of identification information corresponding to the number of notice execution times determined by the notice execution number determination means is performed,
The notice execution means controls the notice in the first notice aspect and the notice in the second notice aspect to be executed by the notice means,
The display result of the variable display device is higher than the special display result when the notice in the second notice mode is executed compared to when the notice in the first notice form is executed. A gaming machine characterized by

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