JP5177775B2 - Bullet ball machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a pinball game machine for easily reducing player's difficulty in listening because of repetition of voice. <P>SOLUTION: In a Pachinko game machine, a voice control means reproduces not less than one special effect data, correlated to a performance pattern for voice output corresponding to performance display by the performance pattern, by not less than one channel for outputting from loudspeakers. The voice control means stops reproduction of special effect data satisfying prescribed stop conditions from among special effect data under reproduction and then starts reproducing the special effect data to be reproduced, such that the total number of special effect data to be reproduced simultaneously becomes not more than a limited number if the total number of the special effect data to be reproduced and the special effect data under reproduction exceeds a limited number when reproducing the special effect data. In this case, the voice control means determines the performance voice data of which the reproduction start time is the most recent as performance voice data satisfying stop conditions from among the performance voice data under reproduction. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2012,JPO&amp;INPIT

Description

  It relates to gaming machines.

  Conventionally, among the various ball game machines, a so-called first type pachinko game machine is used while changing a plurality of symbols in a display area such as a liquid crystal display provided substantially at the center of the game board. Display (hereinafter, such display is referred to as “symbol change” or “change display”). This gaming machine shifts to a special game called so-called big hit, in which more prize balls can be obtained than a normal game when the combination of symbols when a plurality of rows of symbol variations are stopped becomes a specific aspect. It is known as a thing (for example, refer patent document 1). The variable display of symbols in the display area is not limited to simply displaying multiple symbols in a variable manner, but the time required for the variable display to be a big hit if one more symbols are aligned, such as the so-called reach screen. For example, an effect is made to increase the player's expectation, such as making it longer. In addition, a character image, background image, etc. can be used to create a story with a variation display of the symbol, probability variation to increase the efficiency of transition to special games, shortening the variation time, and ease of entering the starting prize opening. The player's expectation is also enhanced by the control to shift to the easy entry state.

  In such a ball game machine, various types of sound output are performed as effects. A ball game machine is usually provided with a number of channels through which audio signals obtained by reproducing audio data are transmitted. When the production is performed, an audio signal is transmitted using any one of the many channels, and the audio is output from the speaker.

JP 2003-230714 A

  A ball game machine may output various types of sound, and by reproducing sound data on a sound signal transmission path composed of the above-mentioned channels, it is also possible to output sound in a superimposed manner. In many current ball and ball machines, a so-called notice effect is frequently executed, which suggests that the result of the lottery is a win, and sound effects are output in accordance with this notice. In recent years, the advance notice is becoming more and more diversified, and therefore, there are cases where a plurality of audio data are reproduced so that sounds overlap with each other according to the screen display and the movement of the movable accessory.

  However, if many voices overlap in this way, it may be difficult for the player to hear. Due to the diversification of production, the frequency with which many voices are duplicated is expected to increase further in the future, and reducing the difficulty of listening to the player due to the duplicated voices has become an urgent issue in the development of ball game machines.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a ball game machine that can easily reduce the difficulty of listening to a player due to overlapping voices.

  In order to solve the above-described problems, a ball game machine according to an aspect of the present invention is provided with a game board on which a game area is formed, and a predetermined position in the game area. A winning lottery means for executing a winning lottery for determining whether or not to shift to a special game that is more advantageous to the player than a normal game, triggered by entering the starting prize port, Stores a plurality of effect patterns in which effect processes indicating the results of the lottery determination are expressed and a plurality of effect sound data including effect sounds to be output corresponding to the effect display based on the effect patterns. An effect determining means for determining an effect pattern to be effect-displayed from a plurality of effect patterns according to the result of the lottery determination, an effect display control means for controlling effect display based on the effect pattern, and effect audio data Audio signal transmission means having a plurality of audio transmission paths each capable of transmitting audio signals obtained by reproduction, a speaker for outputting audio signals transmitted through the plurality of audio transmission paths as sound, and effect display by an effect pattern Sound control means for reproducing one or more effect sound data associated with the effect pattern so that the sound is output in a corresponding manner on one or more sound transmission paths of the plurality of sound transmission paths and outputting from the speaker; Is provided. When the sound control means reproduces one or more effect sound data from a plurality of effect sound data, the total number of effect sound data to be reproduced and effect sound data being reproduced exceeds a predetermined limit number The reproduction of the production audio data to be reproduced is stopped and the reproduction of the production audio data satisfying the predetermined stop condition among the production audio data being reproduced is stopped so that the total number of the production audio data to be reproduced simultaneously is equal to or less than the limit number. To start.

  It should be noted that any combination of the above-described constituent elements, and the constituent elements and expressions of the present invention are mutually replaced between a method, an apparatus, a system, a computer program, a recording medium storing the computer program, a data structure, and the like. This is effective as an embodiment of the present invention.

  According to the ball game machine of the present invention, it is possible to provide a ball game machine that can easily reduce the difficulty of listening to the player due to the duplication of sound.

It is a figure which shows the basic structure in the front side of a pachinko game machine. It is a figure which shows the basic structure in the back side of a pachinko game machine. It is a figure which shows the functional block of the pachinko game machine in this embodiment. It is a figure which shows typically a success / failure determination table. It is a figure which shows a symbol determination table typically. It is a figure which shows a normal fluctuation pattern table. It is a flowchart which shows the basic operation | movement process in a pachinko game machine. It is a flowchart which shows the normal game control process of S14 in FIG. 7 in detail. It is a flowchart which shows the special symbol control process of S20 in FIG. 8 in detail. 10 is a flowchart showing in detail the success / failure determination process of S34 in FIG. 9. It is a flowchart which shows in detail the procedure of the effect control process of S22 in FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing in detail a procedure of effect determination processing in S202 in FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing in detail a procedure of an effect start process in S206 in FIG. It is a figure which shows an example in which reproduction | regeneration of the audio | voice data currently reproduced | regenerated in order to newly start reproduction | regeneration of audio | voice data is stopped on the way. It is a figure which shows another example by which reproduction | regeneration of the audio | voice data currently reproduced in order to newly start reproduction | regeneration of audio | voice data is stopped on the way. It is a figure which shows another example in which reproduction | regeneration of the audio | voice data currently reproduced | regenerated in order to newly start reproduction | regeneration of audio | voice data is stopped on the way. It is a flowchart which shows the special game control process of S16 in FIG. 7 in detail. FIG. 18 is a flowchart showing in detail a release process in S100 in FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the closing process of S102 in FIG. 17 in detail. It is a flowchart which shows in detail the small hit game control process of S17 in FIG. FIG. 21 is a flowchart illustrating in detail a release process in S160 in FIG. 20. It is a flowchart which shows in detail the closing process of S162 in FIG.

  FIG. 1 shows a basic structure on the front side of a pachinko gaming machine. Hereinafter, a so-called first type pachinko gaming machine, which is conventionally known as a bullet ball gaming machine, will be described as an example. The pachinko gaming machine 10 is mainly composed of a gaming machine frame and a gaming board. The gaming machine frame of the pachinko gaming machine 10 includes an outer frame 11, a front frame 12, a transparent plate 13, a door 14, an upper ball dish 15, a lower ball dish 16, and a launch handle 17. The outer frame 11 has an opening and is a frame for fixing the pachinko gaming machine 10 to a position where it should be installed. The front frame 12 is a frame body that aligns with the opening portion of the outer frame 11, and is attached to the outer frame 11 so as to be opened and closed by a hinge mechanism (not shown). The front frame 12 includes a mechanism for launching a game ball, a mechanism for detachably storing a game board, a mechanism for guiding or collecting the game ball, and the like.

  The transparent plate 13 is made of glass or the like and is supported by the door 14. The door 14 is attached to the front frame 12 so as to be openable and closable by a hinge mechanism (not shown). The upper ball tray 15 has a mechanism for storing game balls, sending the game balls to the launch rail, extracting the game balls to the lower ball tray 16, and the like. The lower ball tray 16 has a mechanism for storing and extracting game balls. A speaker 18 is provided between the upper ball tray 15 and the lower ball tray 16, and a sound effect corresponding to the gaming state or the like is output by means for controlling an effect described later.

  The game board 50 has an out port 58, a special symbol display device 61, an effect display device 60, and a start winning port (hereinafter referred to as “start port”) 62 on a game area 52 defined by the outer rail 54 and the inner rail 56. , A center ornament 64, a grand prize opening 66, an operation opening 68, and a general prize opening 72. Furthermore, in the game area 52, a plurality of mechanisms such as a game nail and a windmill (not shown) are installed.

  The starting port 62 is a starting port that triggers the entrance of a game ball to perform a lottery determination. The starting port 62 is provided in the starting port 62 and a start winning detection device 74 for detecting the entrance of a game ball. A normal electric accessory solenoid 76 for expanding the expansion mechanism 63 (so-called electric tulip) is provided. The expansion mechanism 63 is composed of two blade members provided at the upper part of the opening of the start port 62, and has a narrow opening width that allows only a game ball falling from just above the start port 62 to enter when closed. Become. On the other hand, when the expansion mechanism 63 is expanded and opened, the opening width of the start port 62 is widened, and not only the start port 62 but also a game ball falling in the vicinity thereof can be guided to the start port 62 and can enter. Ease is improved. This lottery determination is a lottery for determining whether or not to shift to a special game that is more advantageous to the player than a normal game, and is executed every time there is a ball entering the start port 62. The start winning detection device 74 is a sensor that detects the entry of a game ball into the start port 62, and generates start win information indicating the winning at the time of entering.

  The general winning opening 72 includes a general winning detecting device 73 for detecting the entering of a game ball. The general winning detection device 73 is a sensor that detects the entry of a game ball into the general winning opening 72, and generates general winning information indicating the winning at the time of winning.

  The special winning opening 66 includes a winning detection device 78 for detecting the entry of a game ball and a special winning opening solenoid 80 for opening the special winning opening 66. The winning detection device 78 is a sensor that detects the entry of a game ball into the big winning opening 66, and generates big winning opening winning information indicating the winning at the time of winning. The big winning opening 66 is a horizontal rectangular winning opening that is opened as a “big hit” in a special game that starts when the special symbol 192 stops in a predetermined manner. The big winning opening 66 is provided at a position above the out opening 58, for example. The number of the big winning openings 66 is not limited to a single arrangement, and a plurality of large winning openings 66 may be installed and used depending on the gaming state or the like. The winning detection device 78 of the big winning opening 66 includes a sensor that detects the passage of a game ball.

  The special symbol display device 61 provided on the left side of the game area 52 and the effect display device 60 provided in the approximate center of the game area 52 have a variation of the special symbol 192 on each screen and a decoration linked to the special symbol 192. Changes in the effect image including the pattern 190 are displayed. Hereinafter, such display is referred to as “design variation” or “variation display”.

  The special symbol display device 61 is a display device composed of, for example, 7 segment LEDs. The special symbol 192 is a symbol corresponding to the result of the lottery performed when the game ball falls into the start port 62. When the symbol mode when the special symbol 192 is stopped is the symbol that is determined in advance, the timing at which the symbol is displayed is the big hit occurrence timing. The stop symbol is a symbol to be displayed at the end of symbol variation. The special symbol 192 in the present embodiment is represented by numbers, characters, symbols such as “0” to “9” that are hit symbol patterns, or a symbol “−” that is an unsigned symbol pattern. These numbers or symbols are replaced one after another at a high speed and displayed on the special symbol display device 61, whereby the symbol variation display of the special symbol 192 is realized. Note that the special symbol 192 is not limited to the above numbers or symbols, and may be letters such as English letters, or may be a generally meaningless symbol formed by a combination of segments constituting a 7-segment LED. May be. Further, the 7-segment LED may be composed of 8 segments including 7 segments forming “eight-letter shape” and 1 segment representing “dot”. In this case, a numerical value for 8 bits can be expressed by combining 8 segments. Further, the special symbol display device 61 may be an LED dot array that is not a 7-segment LED, and a plurality of types of special symbols 192 may be expressed by combinations of lighting patterns and lighting colors.

  The effect display device 60 is a display device configured by a liquid crystal display that displays the decorative symbol 190 in a variable manner in conjunction with the variable symbol display of the special symbol 192. The decorative symbol 190 is a symbol for visually rendering the lottery result display indicated by the special symbol 192. The effect display device 60 displays, for example, a moving image that fluctuates a plurality of rows of symbols simulating a game of a slot machine as a decorative symbol 190 in the central area of the screen. In the present embodiment, symbols composed of numbers “0” to “9” are displayed in three columns and varied, and a winning combination or a failure is indicated by three symbol combinations that are finally stopped and displayed. Each of the plurality of symbols constituting the decorative symbol 190 is composed of numbers, characters, or symbols that are decorated with colors or patterns, but these symbols, characters, or symbols are common to all symbols. You may comprise in the form which adds a different pattern for every and integrates them. This pattern is a pattern on which a motif related to the theme of decoration or production set for the model of the pachinko gaming machine 10 is drawn, and for example, a pattern on which a character of a person or an animal is drawn may be used. The decorative pattern 190 is switched according to the development of the effect between the case where the design that includes the design is variably displayed and the case where the design is separated and only the numbers, characters, and symbols are variably displayed. It may be a configuration. On the background of the variation display of the decoration symbol 190, a moving image having a staging effect related to the theme of decoration or production set for the model of the pachinko gaming machine 10 is displayed in conjunction with the symbol variation.

  In the present embodiment, the effect display device 60 is composed of a high-definition dot matrix type display device such as a liquid crystal display, but may be composed of mechanical display means such as a drum rotation type or display means such as an LED matrix type. Good. Since the special symbol 192 does not necessarily have a role of production, in this embodiment, the special symbol display device 61 on the lower left side of the production display device 60 is displayed in an inconspicuous size. However, in the case of adopting a technique in which the special symbol itself has an effect role to express without using the decorative symbol, the special symbol may be displayed on the liquid crystal display instead of the 7-segment LED.

  The operation port 68 is provided at the left side position of the game board 50. The operation port 68 includes a passage detection device 69. The passage detection device 69 is a sensor that detects the passage of the game ball to the operation port 68, and generates passage information indicating the passage at the time of passage. The passage of the game ball to the operation port 68 triggers an open lottery that determines whether or not the expansion mechanism 63 is expanded. When the game ball passes through the operation port 68, a normal symbol, which is a symbol indicating the result of the open lottery, is variably displayed on the normal symbol display device 59. Therefore, the open lottery is also called “ordinary symbol lottery”. The normal symbol display device 59 in the present embodiment is composed of two lamps for convenience, and the display state of the normal symbols is expressed by which of these lamps is lit. For example, when the first lamp is turned off and the second lamp is hit, the normal symbol fluctuation display is expressed by alternately turning on and off, and finally one of the lights is turned on. A stop symbol of a normal symbol is expressed by being stopped in the state. The normal symbol display device 59 is provided on the lower right side of the effect display device 60. After a predetermined time has elapsed since the start of the change, the normal symbol change display stops. At this time, in the normal state, the normal symbol stops at the winning symbol with a low probability of, for example, about 1/256, and in the easy entry state described later, the normal symbol is in the winning symbol with a high probability of, for example, about 250/256. Stop. When the normal symbol stops at the winning symbol, the expansion mechanism 63 is expanded for a predetermined time. The opening time of the spreading mechanism 63 is, for example, 0.1 seconds in the normal state, and 6 seconds in the easy entry state.

  A center ornament 64 is provided around the effect display device 60. The center decoration 64 has functions such as a flow path of the game ball, protection of the effect display device 60, and decoration. The special symbol hold display device 20 is provided at the lower left portion of the game area 52, and the normal symbol hold display device 22 is provided below the normal symbol display device 59 at the lower right portion of the game area 52, which is the symmetrical position. ing.

  The special symbol hold display device 20 is composed of four lamps, and displays the number of lottery holds depending on the number of lights. The number of lottery holds is the number of lottery results won to the start port 62 during symbol variation or special game, and indicates the number of winning balls for which symbol variation has not yet been executed. When the number of lottery holds is three, the symbol variation time in the case of a loss is shortened from the normal time in order to increase game efficiency (hereinafter also referred to as “shortening variation”). Similarly, when the number of pending lottery holds is 4, in order to further increase the game efficiency, the symbol variation time in the case of losing is further shortened than in the case of the above 3 (hereinafter also referred to as “super shortened variation”). ).

  The normal symbol hold display device 22 is also composed of four lamps, and displays the number of normal symbol fluctuation hold depending on the number of lights. The number of normal symbol fluctuations held is the number of game balls that have passed through the operation port 68 during the fluctuation of the normal symbol, and indicates the number of normal symbol lotteries for which the fluctuation of the normal symbol has not yet been executed.

  Game effect lamps 90 are respectively provided above and below the effect display device 60. The operation button 82 is an operation input unit that is operated by the player to input a predetermined instruction to the gaming machine, and changes are made to the contents of the effect according to the contents of the operation input. The operation button 82 is provided on the outer wall surface near the upper ball tray 15. The operation button 82 in the present embodiment is configured with a single button, but may be configured with a plurality of buttons and direction instruction buttons such as a cross key. The movable accessory 140 is a movable object whose operation is controlled in conjunction with the effect, and plays an effect role by the operation. For example, the movable accessory 140 operates in response to an operation input via the operation button 82 by the player.

  An outline of a game method and a control flow performed in the above configuration will be described. When the player turns the launch handle 17 by hand, the game balls stored in the upper ball tray 15 are guided one by one to the inner rail 56 and the outer rail 54 with a strength corresponding to the turning angle, thereby playing the game area. To 52. When the player fixes the rotation position of the firing handle 17 by hand, the game ball is repeatedly fired at regular time intervals. The game ball launched to the upper part of the game area 52 falls in a direction according to the way of hitting while hitting a plurality of game nails and windmills. When a game ball is dropped into each of the general winning port 72, the start port 62, and the big winning port 66, the winning ball corresponding to the type of the winning port is paid out to the upper ball plate 15 or the lower ball plate 16. A game ball dropped into each winning hole such as the general winning hole 72 is processed as a safe ball, and a game ball dropped into the out hole 58 is processed as an out ball. Each winning opening includes a gate type through which a game ball passes. In this application, “incoming”, “entering”, and “winning” include “passing”.

  When the game ball falls into the start port 62, the special symbol 192 and the decorative symbol 190 are variably displayed on the special symbol display device 61 and the effect display device 60. The variation display of the special symbol 192 and the decorative symbol 190 is stopped after the lapse of the variation display time determined prior to the display. The special symbol 192 is variably displayed in accordance with a variation pattern in which a variation mode from the variation start to the stop is determined. The decorative symbol 190 is variably displayed according to a variation effect pattern in which a variation mode from the start to the end of the variation is determined. A plurality of types of variation patterns and variation production patterns are prepared, and each has various variation times. While the special symbol 192 is variably displayed according to the variation pattern, the decorative symbol 190 is variably displayed according to the variation effect pattern having the same variation time. In the variation pattern, a variation display time is determined for each pattern as an end condition of the symbol variation, and the variation of the special symbol 192 and the decorative symbol 190 is stopped when the variation display time elapses.

  As a variation display of the decorative symbol 190, first, as the variation starts, the symbols are varied in all three columns like the reel rotation of the slot machine, and when it approaches the variation end timing, it is stopped one by one as a final stop mode. The symbol combination is displayed. When the special symbol 192 and the decorative symbol 190 at the time of the stop are in a stop mode indicating a big hit, the game shifts to a special game that is more advantageous to the player than the normal game, and the opening / closing operation of the big prize opening 66 is started. The The stop mode of the decorative symbol 190 indicating a big hit is, for example, a combination mode in which the types of three symbols match.

  The variation effect pattern includes a normal loss effect pattern, a reach failure effect pattern, and a reach jackpot effect pattern. The normal off effect pattern is an effect pattern for displaying a normal off symbol combination. The reach out effect pattern is an effect pattern for displaying an out symbol combination through a reach state, which is a big win if one more symbols are arranged. The reach jackpot effect pattern is an effect pattern when displaying a jackpot symbol combination through the reach state. In particular, the patterns when reaching the reach state include patterns with various long and short fluctuation times. Reach patterns with relatively short fluctuation times are called “normal reach”, and reach patterns with long fluctuation times are called “super reach”. ".

  The special game is started by displaying an effect screen called start demonstration time. After the start demonstration time is displayed on the screen, the grand prize winning opening 66 is opened, and after the opening continues for about 30 seconds, or after 9 or more game balls are dropped, the game is closed once. From such opening to closing of the big prize opening 66 is basically called a unit game, but it may be repeated a plurality of short-time opening during one unit game. After the opening / closing of the special prize opening 66 or the unit game is repeated a predetermined number of times, for example, 15 times, the special game is ended by displaying an effect screen called an end demo time. On the other hand, when the winning lottery corresponds to a result called “small hit”, the small hit game is executed. The small hit is a result included as a result of the lottery. The small hit game is a unit game executed in a manner similar to some types of special games. However, the unit game executed as a small hit game is only one time, which is different from a special game in which a plurality of unit games are executed.

  In the normal game after the end of the special game, the fluctuation time of the special symbol 192 and the decorative symbol 190, which are one of the specific games, is started (hereinafter referred to as “time reduction” as appropriate). The time shortening of the special symbol 192 and the decorative symbol 190 is a state in which the variation time of the special symbol 192 and the decorative symbol 190 is shortened from the normal state. The variation time of the special symbol 192 and the decoration symbol 190 is returned to the original variation time after a predetermined variation number, for example, 100 variation display, but if the big hit occurs before the variation number is reached, the time is shortened. Also ends. Due to the shortening of time, the variation time of the special symbol 192 and the decorative symbol 190 is shortened, so that it is possible to shorten the time until the big hit occurs compared to the normal state where the symbol variation is performed with the normal variation time. Therefore, it is possible to relatively increase the jackpot acquisition ease.

  During the time shortening of the special symbol 192 and the decorative symbol 190, the easy entry state which is one of the specific games is performed. The easy entry state is a state in which the ease of entering the starting port 62 is enhanced by executing the short time of the normal symbol, the probability variation of the open lottery, and the open extension of the expansion mechanism 63. The normal symbol time reduction is a state in which the variation time of the normal symbol is shortened from the normal state. The probability variation of the open lottery is a state in which the winning probability of the open lottery is higher than the normal state. The opening extension of the spreading mechanism 63 is a state in which the opening time of the spreading mechanism 63 is longer than the normal state. As described above, in the easy entry state, the possibility that the number of fluctuations of the normal symbol per certain time increases as compared to the normal state increases, and the ease of entering the start opening 62 also increases. There is a high possibility that the number of entering will increase. Therefore, due to the shortened time of the special symbol 192 and the decorative symbol 190 and the easy entry state, the chance to obtain a winning ball by entering the starting port 62 increases during that period, and as a result, the player can play the game with little decrease in possession. It is possible to continue.

  Note that the easy entry state in the present embodiment increases the ease of entering the start port 62 using three functions: normal symbol time, open lottery probability variation, and expansion mechanism 63 opening extension. However, as a modification, it is good also as a structure which improves the entrance ease to the starting port 62 using one or two functions among these three functions. Thus, even if only a part of the three functions is used, it is possible to improve the ease of entering the starting port 62. Moreover, it is good also as a structure which switches according to a gaming state at least any one of three functions by the period to implement and the period which does not implement.

  When a special game occurs and the winning stop pattern at that time is in a specific mode, the probability variation game of the winning lottery (hereinafter referred to as “probability change” as appropriate) that is one of the specific games after the end of the special game ) Is further started. During the chance change of the winning / failing lottery, the winning / failing lottery with a higher probability of winning than the normal probability state is performed, and a new special game can be generated relatively early. The probability change of the success / failure lottery is continued until the next big hit occurs, but as a modification, it may be configured to end when a predetermined limited number of symbol changes are made. In this embodiment, the special symbol 192 and the decorative symbol 190 are started at the same time when the probability change is started and the easy entry state is started. However, as a modified example, the probability change is not accompanied by the short time and the start of the easy entry state. May be executed.

  FIG. 2 shows a basic structure on the back side of the pachinko gaming machine. The power switch 40 is a switch for turning on / off the power of the pachinko gaming machine 10. The main board 102 controls the overall operation of the pachinko gaming machine 10 and processes all game operations such as a lottery when a winning is made to the start port 62. The sub board 104 includes the liquid crystal unit 42 and controls display contents on the effect display device 60, operations of the plurality of movable objects 140, and lighting of the game effect lamp 90, and in particular, display contents according to the lottery result by the main board 102. And the lighting of the movable accessory 140 and the game effect lamp 90 is activated along with the progress of the production. The main board 102 and the sub board 104 constitute a game control device 100. The back setting mechanism 39 includes a prize ball tank 44, a flow path for prize balls, a payout unit 43 for delivering prize balls. The payout unit 43 pays out the game balls supplied from the winning ball tank 44 to the upper ball tray 15 in accordance with winning in each winning opening. The payout control board 45 controls the payout operation by the payout unit 43. The launching device 46 launches the stored balls in the upper ball tray 15 to the game area 52 one by one. The launch control board 47 controls the launch operation of the launch device 46. The power supply unit 48 supplies power to each part of the pachinko gaming machine 10.

  FIG. 3 shows functional blocks of the pachinko gaming machine 10 in the present embodiment. In the pachinko gaming machine 10, the game control device 100 includes a start port 62, a big winning port 66, a general winning port 72, an operating port 68, a special symbol display device 61, an effect display device 60, a normal symbol display device 59, and operation buttons 82. The speaker 18, the game effect lamp 90, and the movable accessory 140 are electrically connected to each other, and can transmit and receive various control signals. The game control apparatus 100 controls not only the basic operation of the game but also the staging operations such as the symbol variation display, the movable accessory 140, and the electric decoration. The game control device 100 is configured in such a manner that functions are shared between a main board 102 that controls the overall operation of the pachinko gaming machine 10 including basic operations of the game, and a sub board 104 that controls design effects and the like. The game control device 100 is configured by hardware including elements such as a ROM and a RAM for storing data and programs, and a CPU used for arithmetic processing.

  In the present embodiment, the main board 102 is a ball determination unit 110, a winning / failing lottery unit 112, a symbol determination unit 114, a variation pattern determination unit 115, a hold control unit 116, a main display control unit 118, a special game control unit 120, a specific game. An execution unit 122 and an opening / closing control unit 124 are provided. The sub-board 104 in the present embodiment includes a pattern storage unit 130, a design mode determination unit 131, an effect determination unit 132, an effect display control unit 134, and an accessory control unit 136. Each functional block included in the main board 102 may be configured such that any one of the functional blocks is mounted on the sub board 104 instead of the main board 102. Similarly, each functional block included in the sub-board 104 may be configured such that any one of them is mounted on the main board 102 instead of the sub-board 104.

  However, since the transmission / reception of data between the main board 102 and the sub board 104 is unidirectional from the main board 102 to the sub board 104, each data transmission / reception in such a direction can realize each operation. The configuration is arranged on the main board 102 and the sub board 104. In this way, since the unidirectionality of data transmission from the main board 102 to the sub board 104 is maintained, data cannot be transmitted from the configuration included in the sub board 104 to the configuration included in the main board 102. It is not possible to request data transmission. Therefore, the information generated on the main board 102 cannot be referred to from the sub board 104 unless the main board 102 unilaterally transmits the information to the sub board 104.

  The entrance determination means 110 determines whether or not a game ball has entered each winning opening. When receiving the start winning information, the winning determination means 110 determines that the game ball has won the start opening 62, and when receiving the big winning opening winning information, determines that the game ball has won the big winning opening 66, and the general winning is obtained. When the information is received, it is determined that the game ball has won the general winning opening 72. When receiving the passage information, the ball entering determination unit 110 determines that the game ball has passed through the operation port 68.

  The success / failure lottery means 112 obtains, as a success / failure lottery value, a random number value for determining whether or not to shift to a special game that is more advantageous to the player than the normal game when the starting hole 62 is entered. To do. For example, the success / failure lottery value is acquired from a value range from “0” to “65535”. The “random number” in the present application may not be a mathematically generated random number, but may be a pseudo-random number generated by a hardware random number, a software random number, or the like. The value acquired as the success / failure lottery value by the success / failure lottery means 112 is temporarily held by the hold control means 116. However, the lottery value is held within a range not exceeding the predetermined holding upper limit number.

  The success / failure lottery means 112 holds a plurality of success / failure tables to be referred to in the success / failure determination. In the plurality of success / failure tables, determination results of big hits, small wins, and misses are associated with the success / failure lottery values, and the success / failure probabilities are determined according to the associated jackpot range settings. The success / failure lottery means 112 refers to the success / failure table based on the normal probability at the normal time, and refers to the success / failure table whose probability of winning is higher than the normal probability when the probability changes. The success / failure lottery means 112 refers to any of the plurality of success / failure tables and determines whether or not the success / failure lottery value is a win.

  The success / failure lottery means 112 acquires a lottery value as an open lottery for determining a normal symbol when the game ball passes through the operation port 68. The success / failure lottery means 112 holds a success / failure table in which the correspondence between the lottery value of the open lottery and the success / failure result is determined, and determines the success / failure result of the open lottery with reference to the success / failure table. In the normal state, the winning / failing table with a probability of 1/256 is referred to, and in the easy entry state, the winning / failing table with a probability of 250/256 is referred to. The lottery value of the normal symbol is temporarily held by the hold control means 116. However, the lottery value is held only when the predetermined hold upper limit number held by the hold control means 116 is not exceeded.

  FIG. 4 is a diagram schematically showing the success / failure determination table. The success / failure determination table in this figure associates determination results of big hits, small hits and misses, and winning / failing lottery values. Depending on the respective range settings, the hit / failure probabilities of big hits and small hits are determined. Is determined. The success / failure lottery means 112 refers to the success / failure determination table of FIG. In the success / failure lottery performed by the success / failure lottery means 112, in the normal state, as shown in FIG. 4 (a), only when the success / failure lottery value falls within the range of 0 to 399 is a big hit. At the time of certainty change, as shown in FIG. 4B, the range of the big hit is expanded, and not only when the winning / losing lottery value falls within the range of 0 to 399 but also when the lottery falls within the range of 400 to 2999. Thus, the range corresponding to the big hit changes according to the gaming state. In the case of hitting a big hit, whether it is a 15R big hit or a 2R big hit and whether or not there is a probability change is determined separately according to the stop symbol of the special symbol. In this figure, the single hit / fail judgment table shows the big hit range for both normal time and probability change, but the success / fail judgment table may be prepared separately for normal time and for probability change.

  In the present embodiment, even if the winning / losing lottery value does not correspond to the big hit range, that is, a so-called off, it is a small hit if it falls within a predetermined range. In the example of this figure, when the success / failure lottery value acquired by the success / failure lottery means 112 falls within the range of 65000 to 65535, it is a small hit. In this way, if it does not correspond to the big hit, it is all “out”, but in the example in this figure, the winning lottery value range when it does not correspond to the small hit out of the cases where it does not correspond to the big hit Is expressed as “displacement”. In addition, although the example which implement | achieved the determination table of whether it is a big hit and the determination table of whether it is a small win in the figure in the form of a single winning / nothing determination table was shown in this figure, each may be implement | achieved as a separate table Good.

  Returning to FIG. 3, the determination result by the success / failure lottery means 112 is variably displayed in a special symbol form on the special symbol display device 61. In addition, a decorative symbol that shows the determination result by the success / failure lottery means 112 in an effect manner is variably displayed on the effect display device 60. The success / failure lottery means 112 transmits the lottery result corresponding to the symbol variation to the symbol mode determining unit 131 and the effect determining unit 132 together with the symbol variation control command at the timing of starting the symbol variation.

  The symbol determination means 114 determines the stop symbol of the special symbol to be displayed on the special symbol display device 61 according to the lottery result by the success / failure lottery means 112. The symbol determination means 114 holds a symbol range table to be referred to in order to determine a special symbol stop symbol. The symbol determination means 114 acquires a symbol determination lottery value for determining a special symbol, and determines the stop symbol of the special symbol according to the determination result of the success / failure lottery means 112 and the symbol determination lottery value.

  The symbol determination means 114 determines the stop symbol of the normal symbol to be displayed on the normal symbol display device 59 according to the result of the open lottery by the success / failure lottery means 112. The symbol determination means 114 determines the stop symbol of the normal symbol according to the result of the open lottery in order to display the result of the open lottery in the normal symbol display device 59 in the form of a normal symbol. When the determined stop symbol becomes a predetermined symbol, it is determined that the normal symbol is a hit, and after the change display of the normal symbol is stopped at the stop symbol, the opening / closing control means 124 expands the start port 62. The opening mechanism 63 is expanded for a predetermined time.

  The symbol determination unit 114 sends data indicating the determined stop symbol to the main display control unit 118, the symbol mode determination unit 131, and the effect determination unit 132.

  FIG. 5 is a diagram schematically showing a symbol determination table. FIG. 5A is a table that is referred to when the determination result is a big hit, FIG. 5B is a table that is referred to when the result of determination is wrong, and FIG. This table is referred to when the determination result is a small hit. The symbol determination means 114 refers to the symbol determination table of this diagram in symbol determination. In each symbol determination table, the correspondence between the special symbol represented by the numbers “0” to “9” and the symbol “−” and the symbol lottery value is defined. Each type of special symbol is associated with the result of determining whether or not the big hit, small hit, or missed, the odd number corresponds to the big hit, the even number corresponds to the small hit, and the symbol “-” is out. Correspond.

  As shown in FIG. 5A, the special symbols “1”, “3”, “5”, “7”, and “9”, which are odd numbers among the special symbols “0” to “9”, are associated with the jackpot. . Among them, the special symbol “7” indicates a 15R jackpot with certainty and is associated with a symbol lottery value range “0 to 99”. The special symbol “3” indicates a 2R jackpot with certainty and is associated with a symbol lottery value range “100 to 149”. Special symbols “1”, “5”, and “9” indicate 15R big hits without any probability change, the special symbol “1” is associated with the symbol lottery value range “150 to 189”, and the special symbol “190 to 229”. “5” is associated with, and “230 to 255” is associated with the special symbol “9”.

  As shown in FIG. 5B, the special symbol “-” is associated with the entire range of symbol lottery values in the case where the determination result is wrong.

  As shown in FIG. 5C, the special symbols “0”, “2”, “4”, “6”, and “8” that are even numbers among the special symbols “0” to “9” are associated with the small hits. Yes. The special symbol “0” is associated with the symbol lottery value range “0 to 49”, and the special symbol “2” is associated with the symbol lottery value range “50 to 99”. The special symbol “4” is associated with the symbol lottery value range “100 to 149”, the special symbol “6” is associated with the symbol lottery value range “150 to 199”, and the special symbol “8” is the symbol lottery. Corresponding to the value range “200 to 255”.

  Returning to FIG. 3, the variation pattern determination unit 115 selects any variation pattern from a plurality of types of variation patterns according to the result of the success / failure lottery. The variation pattern determining means 115 holds a variation pattern table to be referred to in order to determine the variation pattern. The variation pattern determination unit 115 sends data indicating the determined variation pattern to the main display control unit 118, the symbol mode determination unit 131, and the effect determination unit 132. The variation pattern determination unit 115 stores a plurality of types of variation patterns. A plurality of types of variation patterns are defined on the assumption that there are various variation times, short and long, and that symbol variation is also performed by a decorative symbol composed of a plurality of symbols in the variation time. In each variation pattern, a variation display time is defined for each pattern as an end condition of the symbol variation, and the variation of the special symbol and the decorative symbol is stopped when the variation display time elapses.

  The variation pattern table functions as a variation pattern selection criterion defined for each gaming state as a correspondence relationship between the variation pattern in which the variation process of the symbol is determined and the result of the lottery determination. This “variation pattern selection criterion” may be realized using a table structure in which the correspondence between parameters is defined, or may be realized using a program structure for deriving parameters from parameters. In the case of using a table structure, a selection criterion that is substantially one type may be composed of a combination of a plurality of structurally subdivided tables. Hereinafter, the limitation pattern selection criterion is referred to as “multiple types”. Indicates the number of substantive types of tables, not the number of subdivided tables.

  The variation pattern determining means 115 determines the variation display time of the normal symbol. In the normal state, the variable display time is determined to be 60 seconds, and in the easy entry state, the variable display time is determined to be 6 seconds.

  When there is a new entry at the start port 62 and a new winning / failing lottery is executed, the holding control means 116 displays a new entry when a symbol change corresponding to the previous entry or lottery is displayed. The result of the success / failure lottery based on is suspended until the start of variable display of the symbol corresponding to the lottery. In the present embodiment, the result of the lottery lottery is held with four as the upper limit, and the lottery value is held as a holding ball. The success / failure lottery value here includes a success / failure lottery value, a symbol lottery value, and a variation pattern lottery value. The holding control means 116 further holds the usual lottery value acquired by the success / failure lottery means 112 as a holding ball. These numbers of holdings are represented by the number of lighting or blinking numbers of the special symbol holding display device 20 and the normal symbol holding display device 22, respectively.

  The main display control means 118 causes the special symbol display device 61 to display the lottery result by the success / failure lottery means 112 as a variation display of the special symbol 192 according to the variation pattern determined by the variation pattern determination unit 115. The main display control means 118 sets a new symbol variation start condition that the symbol variation display corresponding to the success / failure lottery performed before that has ended. The main display control means 118 transmits a change start command and a change stop command to the effect display control means 134 at the timing for starting and stopping the change display of the special symbol 192. When the variation start command is transmitted, values indicating the determined determination result, the stop symbol, and the variation pattern are transmitted to the effect display control means 134 together with the variation start command. When transmitting the variation stop command, a value indicating the stop symbol is transmitted to the effect display control means 134 together with the variation stop command. Thereby, the fluctuation display by the main display control means 118 and the effect display control means 134 is synchronized, and the interlock is maintained. The main display control means 118 displays the result of the normal symbol lottery on the normal symbol display device 59 as a normal symbol variation display.

  The special game control means 120 indicates that the special game operation condition is established when the special symbol 192 is stopped in a predetermined big hit mode when the success / failure lottery by the success / failure lottery means 112 results in the transition to the special game. A special game is executed by determining and opening the special winning opening 66. The special game is a game in which the opening / closing operation of the special winning opening 66 is continuously performed a plurality of times, and is configured by a plurality of unit games with one opening / closing as a unit. Special games include a 15R jackpot that repeats a unit game 15 times and a 2R jackpot that repeats a unit game that has a shorter opening time than the 15R jackpot only twice. In the case of 15R jackpot, in principle, the big winning opening 66 is opened for about 30 seconds in one unit game. In the case of 2R big hit, the big winning opening 66 is opened for about 0.5 seconds in one unit game. The special game control means 120 ends the special game when the set round number of unit games is exhausted. Even in the case of 2R big hit, if the predetermined condition is satisfied, the big winning opening 66 may be opened in the same manner as the 15R big hit.

  The specific game executing means 122 controls the normal game in the probability changing state, the short time state, and the easy-to-enter state. The specific game execution means 122 shifts the game state to the time-saving state and the easy-to-enter state after the end of the special game. On the other hand, the transition to the probability variation state after the end of the special game is limited to the case where the symbol determined by the symbol determination means 114 is a big hit symbol accompanied by the transition to probability variation. The short-time state and the easy-to-enter state are continued until the number of times of display of the special symbol 192 reaches a predetermined number of end conditions, for example, 100 times from the end of the special game. However, when the state changes to the probability changing state at the same time, as long as the probability changing state continues, the short time state and the easy entry state are continued. That is, it continues until the next big hit occurs. Thus, the end of the short time state and the easy entry state is determined according to the gaming state. In the short time state, the fluctuation pattern determining means 115 selects a fluctuation pattern having a short fluctuation time so that the fluctuation display time of the special symbol 192 is substantially shortened. However, in a normal state, a variation pattern table corresponding to the number of holds of the result of lottery determination by the hold control unit 116 is referred to, and a change pattern with a long variation time is likely to appear as the number of hold by the hold control unit 116 decreases. In the easy entry state, the normal symbol time is shortened, the normal symbol probability change, and the expansion mechanism 63 is opened and extended. On the other hand, the probability variation state is continued until a special game with the next jackpot is executed. During the probable change state, the probability that the success / failure determination result by the success / failure lottery means 112 is a big hit is maintained at a high value.

  The opening / closing control means 124 controls the opening / closing of the ordinary electric accessory at the start opening 62 and the special winning opening 66. When the normal symbol is stopped at a specific symbol, the opening / closing control unit 124 sends an opening instruction to the ordinary electric accessory solenoid 76 to open the start port 62. Further, the opening / closing control means 124 sends an opening instruction to the special winning opening solenoid 80 during the special game, and opens the special winning opening 66.

  The pattern storage means 130 holds a plurality of effect patterns in which effect image contents to be displayed on the effect display device 60 in the variation of the decorative design 190 and the display process thereof are determined. The effect pattern is displayed separately from a plurality of variable effect patterns in which the change process from start to stop of the change and the change process in the change display of the decorative pattern 190 and the change display of the decorative pattern are displayed, and the degree of expectation for the jackpot And a plurality of notice effect patterns that suggest the height of the notice before the change display stops.

  The pattern storage means 130 also stores a plurality of effect sound data including effect sound to be output corresponding to the effect display based on the effect pattern. In such effect sound data, the change sound data including the change sound output corresponding to the change effect displayed from the start to the end of the change of the special symbol 192, and the sound effect data temporarily output Including. The sound effect data includes notice sound data in which a notice sound corresponding to the notice effect is output.

  The effect determining means 132 determines the contents of the effect displayed on the effect display device 60 by the effect display control means 134 according to the result of the success / failure lottery received from the success / failure lottery means 112. The effect determining means 132 selects one of a plurality of change effect pattern data corresponding to the change pattern of the special symbol determined by the change pattern determining means 115, reads out the data from the pattern storage means 130, and obtains information on the change effect pattern. This is sent to the effect display control means 134. The effect determining means 132 holds a pattern table that should be referred to in order to select a variable effect pattern.

  Each variation effect pattern has a variation time for each pattern as an end condition of the symbol variation, and the symbol variation is stopped when the variation time elapses. The effect determining unit 132 selects a variation effect pattern of the effect image having the same variation time according to the variation pattern of the special symbol.

  The symbol form determining means 131 determines the combination of stop symbols of the decorative symbol 190 and their arrangement according to the result of the lottery by the winning / failing lottery means 112, the special symbol stop symbol, the special symbol variation pattern, and the decorative symbol variation effect pattern. decide. The symbol form determination unit 131 transmits information indicating the determined combination of stop symbols to the effect display control unit 134. The symbol form determining means 131 holds a symbol range table to be referred to in order to determine the stop symbol of the decorative symbol.

  The stop symbol of the decorative symbol 190 is formed as a combination of three symbols. For example, when the determination result of the success / failure lottery means 112 indicates a transition to a special game of 15R jackpot, a specific combination such as “777” or “ A combination of three symbols such as “111” is selected. In this case, it is preferable that the same numbers as the special symbols 192 are selected as the numbers to be arranged as the decorative symbols 190, but the numbers may not necessarily be the same. For example, when the special symbol 192 is “7”, the decorative symbol 190 is “777”. A specific combination, for example, a predetermined combination such as “357” is also selected when the result of the determination is a 2R big hit or a small hit, but the specific combination is not necessarily a combination of three symbols. It does not have to be. When the determination result is neither big hit nor small hit, it is a combination in which three symbols such as “312” and “946” are not arranged, and a specific combination selected at the time of 2R big hit or small hit A combination that does not apply is selected. When the determination result is not 15R big hit, and a variation pattern indicating a loss with reach is selected, a combination with only one symbol such as “191” or “727” is selected. .

  The notice effect pattern is an effect pattern for temporarily displaying an image, animation, video, or the like of a specific character or motif, or an effect pattern for outputting a specific sound. The effect by the notice effect pattern is executed in parallel with the symbol variation, and suggests that the symbol variation is highly expected to stop in the big hit mode. For example, there are a normal notice effect in which only one character image is displayed on the screen, and a group notice effect in which a large number of characters are displayed so as to pass from one end to the other end of the screen. Further, the display process of the notice effect is divided into a plurality of stages, and the number of stages to be displayed is made variable, and a step-up notice effect that is set such that the greater the number of stages is, the higher the degree of expectation for the big hit is included.

  The notice effect pattern includes a pattern in which the effect is executed at a timing after the display form of the decorative symbol 190 reaches the reach state and the final stop state of the symbol is notified, and no decorative symbol 190 is stopped. There is a pattern in which the performance is executed at the timing and the reach is reached at the same time.

  The effect determining means 132 determines whether or not to display the notice effect on the effect display device 60 according to the result of the lottery determination, makes a pre-effect setting, and determines the notice effect pattern to be displayed. To do. The effect determining means 132 holds a notice determination table that should be referred to in order to determine whether or not to display the notice effect, and a notice type table that should be referred to when selecting the type of the notice effect pattern. The notice decision table is set so that different columns are referred to depending on the result of the lottery, and if the lottery is a win, the notice lottery will be displayed with a higher probability than if it was missed. Correspondence between whether to display the result and the notice effect is determined. Thereby, the high expectation degree to the big hit can be suggested by displaying the notice effect itself.

  The effect display control means 134 displays the effect image including the decorative pattern on the effect display device 60 according to the selected change effect pattern data as a result of the success / failure lottery by the success / failure lottery means 112. The effect display control means 134 starts a new symbol variation when a variation start command for the decorative symbol 190 is received.

  The effect display control means 134, when the effect determining means 132 determines to display the notice effect, causes the effect display control means 134 to superimpose the notice effect according to the selected notice effect pattern on the effect display device 60 in the form of superimposing the symbol effect. Display. The effect display control means 134 further controls effect processing such as lighting and extinguishing of the game effect lamp 90 and sound output from the speaker 18.

  In accordance with the instruction received from the effect display control means 134, the accessory control means 136 causes the movable accessory 140 to act in an effect manner in accordance with the effect contents in the effect display device 60 and the blinking process of the game effect lamp 90. Since the movable accessory 140 also operates as an effect in this manner, both the effect display control means 134 and the accessory control means 136 function as an effect execution means that controls the execution of the effect.

  The sound control means 138 controls the sound output used for production by controlling the sound output from the speaker 18. Therefore, the audio control unit 138 functions as an effect execution unit that controls the audio output as an effect. Specifically, the pachinko gaming machine 10 is provided with an audio signal transmission device (not shown). The audio signal transmission apparatus is provided with a predetermined number of channels through which audio signals are transmitted. The pattern storage means 130 stores a plurality of sound data for outputting sound as an effect during the game. Therefore, the pattern storage unit 130 also functions as an audio data storage unit. The audio control means 138 selects audio data to be output from the audio data, and transmits an audio signal obtained by reproducing the audio data using any one of a plurality of channels. The sound signal transmitted in this way is converted into sound by the speaker 18 and output. Therefore, the channel is used as an audio signal transmission means.

  Channels used for audio signal transmission are assigned in advance according to the type of audio to be output. In the present embodiment, a total of eight channels from the second channel to the ninth channel are set for outputting “sound effects” such as a warning sound output in accordance with the display of the notice effect. As for these channels, a plurality of channels may be defined as one transmission path. For example, the second and third channels may be defined as one transmission line, and each of the second and third channels may be used for left output and right output of stereo audio when reproducing one audio data. Hereinafter, one or a plurality of channels defined for reproducing one audio data are referred to as “transmission path” as necessary.

  FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a normal variation pattern table. The normal variation pattern table is a variation pattern table that is normally set as a reference destination when selecting a variation pattern in a normal state. As shown in FIG. 6, when the result of the lottery is 15R big hit, each variation pattern and the variation are selected so that any one of the variation patterns A1, B1, C1, and D1 is selected with a predetermined probability. A pattern lottery value is associated. In addition, each variation pattern and the variation pattern lottery value are associated with each other so that one of the variation patterns E and F is selected with a predetermined probability when the result of the lottery determination is 2R big hit. . Each variation pattern and variation pattern lottery value are selected so that any one of the variation patterns A2, B2, C2, D2, and G is selected with a predetermined probability when the result of the lottery is wrong. Are associated. The variation pattern determination means 115 executes variation pattern lottery, and selects a variation pattern associated with the result of the success / failure lottery and the variation pattern lottery value as a variation pattern for varying the special symbol 192. The selection result of the variation pattern is transmitted from the main board 102 to the sub board 104.

  When receiving the variation pattern selection result, the effect determining unit 132 refers to the effect pattern table and selects a variation effect pattern to be executed during the variation display of the special symbol 192 according to the variation pattern. Therefore, the effect pattern table is used as a variation effect pattern selection criterion for selecting a change effect pattern. In the effect pattern table, the correspondence relationship between the change pattern and the change effect pattern is determined, and the effect determining means 132 selects the change effect pattern associated with the selected change pattern in the effect pattern table.

  This “variable effect pattern selection criterion” may be realized using a table structure in which a correspondence relationship between parameters is defined, or may be realized using a program structure for deriving parameters from parameters. In the case of using a table structure, a selection criterion that is substantially one type may be constituted by a combination of a plurality of structurally subdivided tables.

  The pattern storage unit 130 holds a normal effect pattern table as an effect pattern table corresponding to the normal variation pattern table. When the normal variation pattern table is set as a reference destination when the variation pattern is selected, the variation effect pattern is selected with reference to the normal effect pattern table.

  Currently, there are a large number of ball game machines in which the above-mentioned notice effect is executed at a high frequency. In such a gaming machine, a warning sound is also output at a high frequency as a sound effect for the warning effect. In addition, various other sound effects may be output in accordance with the display on the effect display device 60 and the operation of the movable accessory 140. For example, the output timing is determined so that the sound effect is suddenly output during the fluctuation of the special symbol 192. However, since there are many sound effects, the sound effects may be output in an overlapping manner.

  However, if there are too many overlapping sound effects, it may be difficult for the player to hear. In recent years, sound effects in gaming machines have been increasingly diversified, and it is expected that the frequency with which many sound effects overlap will also increase. For this reason, using a variety of sound effects may conversely cause difficulty in listening to the player. As a result, the effects of various sound effects are reduced, and the player's interest in the effects may be reduced.

  For this reason, in the present embodiment, when the sound control means 138 reproduces one or more effect sound data from the plurality of effect sound data, the sum of the effect sound data to be reproduced and the effect sound data being reproduced When the number exceeds the predetermined limit number, the reproduction of the effect sound data satisfying the predetermined stop condition among the effect sound data being reproduced is stopped so that the total number of the effect sound data to be simultaneously reproduced is equal to or less than the limit number. At the same time, reproduction of the production audio data to be reproduced is started. Hereinafter, this procedure will be described in detail according to the flowchart.

  FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing a basic operation process in the pachinko gaming machine. First, processing is performed when a game ball enters the start port 62, the general winning port 72, the big winning port 66, etc. (S10). A game control process is executed (S14), and if it is not in a normal game (N in S12), a special game control process (S16) or a small hit game control process is executed (S17), and a winning process in S10 In accordance with the number of prize balls set at, prize ball payout according to various winnings is processed (S18).

  FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing in detail the normal game control process of S14 in FIG. The main display control means 118 etc. execute a special symbol control process (S20). When the special symbol control process is performed, the effect determining unit 132 executes the effect control process (S22).

  FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing in detail the special symbol control process of S20 in FIG. In the normal game control process, if the winning / losing lottery value is on hold (Y in S30) and the symbol variation is not being displayed (N in S32), the winning / losing lottery means 112 executes the determining process. (S34). In accordance with the determination result, the main display control means 118 starts changing display, transmits a change start command to the effect display control means 134, and the effect display control means 134 that receives the command displays the effect image according to the change effect pattern. The fluctuation display is started (S36). If the winning / losing lottery value is not held in S30 (N in S30), the processing from S32 to S36 is skipped, and if the symbol variation is being displayed in S32 (Y in S32), S34 and S36. Is skipped. Subsequently, if the symbol variation display has already started (Y in S38), the symbol variation display process is executed (S40). If the symbol variation display has not started (N in S38), S40 is skipped. .

  FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing in detail the success / failure determination process of S34 in FIG. First, the success / failure lottery means 112 reads the success / failure lottery value (S42), and determines the success / failure based on the success / failure lottery value (S44). The symbol determination means 114 determines a special symbol stop symbol based on the determination result (S46). Next, the variation pattern determining means 115 refers to the variation pattern table and selects the variation pattern associated with the variation pattern lottery value as a variation pattern for displaying the special symbol 192 in a varying manner (S48).

  FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing in detail the procedure of the effect control process of S22 in FIG. The effect determination unit 132 determines whether or not the result of the winning / no-win lottery, the symbol determining lottery, and the variation pattern lottery has been received from the main board 102 (S200). When each lottery result is received (Y in S200), the effect determining means 132 executes effect determining processing for determining the effect content that effectively indicates the result of the lottery (S202). When each lottery result has not been received (N in S200), S202 is skipped.

  Next, the effect display control means 134 and the sound control means 138 determine whether or not it is the effect start timing by determining whether the change start command is received from the main board 102 and the output timing of the sound effect such as the warning sound. (S204). In the case of the production start timing (Y in S204), the production display control unit 134 and the audio control unit 138 execute the production start process using the selected variation production pattern and audio data (S206). If it is not the production start timing (N in S204), S206 is skipped.

  FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing in detail the procedure of the effect determination process in S202 in FIG. In the effect determining process, the effect determining means 132 first determines the decorative symbol 190 to be variably stopped (S240), further determines the variable effect pattern to be executed together with the variable display of the decorative symbol 190 (S242), and further changes the variation. The voice data for variation corresponding to the effect pattern is determined (S244).

  Next, the effect determining means 132 determines whether or not to output a sound effect (S246). When the sound effect is output (Y of S246), the sound effect data to be reproduced is determined, and when the sound effect is not output (N of S246), S248 is skipped. For example, the effect determining means 132 executes the notice effect within the variable display period of the decorative symbol 190 depending on whether or not the result of the success / failure lottery is a 15R big hit so that the execution of the notice effect suggests the execution of the 15R special game. It is determined whether or not. When executing the notice effect, the effect determining means 132 determines the notice effect pattern to be executed and the sound data for the notice corresponding to the notice effect as the sound effect data.

  The effect determining means 132 may determine whether to output a sound effect during execution of the special game. This determination may be made at a predetermined timing before the execution of the special game or at a predetermined timing during the execution of the special game. Also in this case, when the sound control means 138 reproduces one or more effect sound data from the plurality of effect sound data, the total number of the effect sound data to be reproduced and the effect sound data being reproduced is limited. If so, the reproduction of the production audio data that satisfies the predetermined stop condition among the production audio data being reproduced is stopped and the production audio data to be reproduced so that the total number of the production audio data to be reproduced simultaneously is equal to or less than the limit number. Start playing. The stop condition in this case may be the same as that during the normal game.

  In the above description, the effect determining means 132 determines whether or not to output a sound effect triggered by the change in the special symbol 192, but it is needless to say that the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the voice control unit 138 may output a sound effect when the operation button 82 is pressed. In this case, the voice control unit 138 may reproduce the sound effect data and output the sound effect when the operation button 82 is pressed, and the sound effect data is output at a predetermined timing after the operation button 82 is pressed. You may play and output sound effects. For example, the audio control means 138 uses a special pattern table provided so that the selection tendency of the production pattern is different from that of the normal production pattern table, to another “mode” or “stage” set as a reference destination when the production pattern is determined. When the player selects the transition using the operation button 82, a sound effect indicating the transition to the mode or stage may be output.

  Further, the effect determining means 132 may determine whether or not to output a sound effect when the operation button 82 is pressed. When outputting the sound effect, the effect determining means 132 may determine the sound effect data to be reproduced and the output timing. The sound control means 138 reproduces the sound effect data at the determined timing and outputs the sound effect.

  FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing in detail the procedure of the effect start process in S206 in FIG. The effect display control means 134 and the sound control means 138 determine whether or not a change start command has been received (S300). When the change start command is received (Y in S300), the effect display control means 134 determines the change start pattern execution start timing, and starts displaying the change effect according to the selected change effect pattern (S302). The sound control means 138 determines that the output timing of the changing sound is output, and starts playing the changing sound data corresponding to the changing effect pattern when the changing effect pattern starts to be executed (S304).

  When the variation start command has not been received (N in S300), the sound control unit 138 determines that it is not the variation sound output timing but the sound effect output timing. When reproducing the selected sound effect data, the sound control means 138 determines whether or not the total number of the sound effect data to be reproduced and the sound effect data being reproduced exceeds a predetermined limit number (S306). . When the limit number is exceeded (Y in S306), the sound control unit 138 has an effect that satisfies a predetermined stop condition among the sound effect data being reproduced so that the total number of sound effect data that are simultaneously reproduced is equal to or less than the limit number. The reproduction of the sound data is stopped halfway before the scheduled reproduction end time (S308), and the reproduction of the selected new sound effect data is started from the stop timing (S310). When it is determined that the number of sound effect outputs is equal to or less than the limit number (N in S306), S308 is skipped. In this way, by limiting the number of audio data to be reproduced simultaneously to a limit number or less, it is possible to avoid a situation in which the output of a large number of sounds overlaps and it becomes difficult for the player to hear.

  Here, in the present embodiment, when the sound control means 138 reproduces the selected sound effect data, the sum of the sound effect data to be reproduced, the sound effect data being reproduced and the sound data for fluctuation being reproduced. Does not determine whether the number exceeds the limit. That is, the comparison with the limit number is compared with only the number of sound effect data, and is not compared with the number including the fluctuation sound data. This is because, for example, if the total number of the sound effect data to be reproduced, the sound effect data being reproduced, and the variation audio data being reproduced exceeds the limit number, the reproduction of the variation audio data is stopped. This is because there is a possibility that a silent state may occur after the end of the reproduction of the sound effect data even though the special symbol 192 is changing.

  In the present embodiment, the volume is not temporarily reduced, but at least one reproduction of the audio data being reproduced is stopped halfway, thereby avoiding the overlap of many audio outputs. In recent ball game machines, the output sound is diversified, and the control becomes complicated when it is attempted to employ a technique of temporarily muting and restoring the volume again as described above. By stopping at least one reproduction of the audio data being reproduced in this way, the control can be simplified as compared with temporarily muting.

  Further, when stopping the sound effect data being reproduced, the sound control means 138 determines the sound effect data with the earliest reproduction start time among the sound effect data being reproduced as sound effect data satisfying the stop condition, Stop playback. Of course, the stop condition is not limited to this. In the present embodiment, the limit number is set to 3. Note that the limit number may be set to a plurality other than three. The limit number is set to a number less than the maximum number of effect sound data that can be reproduced simultaneously using a plurality of channels. In the present embodiment, a total of eight channels of the second to ninth channels can be used, so the limit number is set to a number less than 8, that is, a number of 7 or less.

  Furthermore, a different limit number may be set according to the type of the variation pattern table set as a reference destination when the variation pattern is selected. Alternatively, a different limit number may be set according to the type of the effect pattern table set as a reference destination when selecting the effect pattern. This is because, for example, a special variation pattern table for a battle mode that is different from a normal variation pattern selection table is set as a reference destination when a variation pattern is selected. The notice effect to be executed may be different from the normal one, and the type of the sound effect to be output may be different from the normal one. In such a specific mode, the number of restrictions may be smaller than usual in order to make the production sound such as the notice sound stand out from the usual. Needless to say, the limit number may be larger than usual in a specific mode. Hereinafter, the reproduction control of audio data will be described in detail with reference to FIGS.

  FIG. 14 is a diagram illustrating an example in which the reproduction of audio data being reproduced is stopped halfway in order to newly start reproduction of audio data. The horizontal axis in FIG. 14 represents time, and ch2 to ch9 represent the second to ninth channels that can transmit the reproduction signal of the sound effect data.

  In this embodiment, when audio data is reproduced using any one of the second channel to the ninth channel, a channel that is not used for audio data reproduction and has a smaller number is used regardless of stereo or monaural. Play audio data. Of course, the channel assignment method at the time of audio data reproduction is not limited to this. For example, a channel for stereo audio data and a channel for monaural audio data may be distinguished.

  In the example shown in FIG. 14, the sound effect data A1 is first played back using the second channel, and thereafter, the sound effect data B1 uses the third channel and the sound effect data C1 uses the fourth channel. The sound effect data D1 is sequentially reproduced using the fifth channel and the sound effect data E1 is sequentially reproduced using the sixth channel.

  Up to the sound effect data A1, B1, and C1, the number of sound effect data to be reproduced repeatedly is 3 or less, which is the limit number, so that any sound effect data is effective without being stopped halfway. Playback of the sound data A1, B1, C1 is started. However, at the start of reproduction of the sound effect data D1, the total number of the sound effect data D1 to be reproduced and the sound effect data A1, B1, and C1 being reproduced is 4, which exceeds the limit number of 3. . For this reason, the sound control means 138 determines the sound effect data A1 with the earliest playback start time among the sound effect data A1, B1, and C1 being reproduced as sound effect data satisfying the stop condition, and the sound effect data D1. The playback is stopped at the playback start timing. The sound control means 138 starts the reproduction of the sound effect data D1 simultaneously with the stop of the reproduction of the sound effect data A1.

  Furthermore, at the start of the reproduction of the sound effect data E1, the total number of the sound effect data E1 to be reproduced from now on and the sound effect data B1, C1, D1 being reproduced is 4, which again exceeds the limit number of 3. Become. For this reason, the sound control means 138 determines that the sound effect data B1 with the earliest playback start time among the sound effect data B1, C1, and D1 being reproduced is the sound effect data that satisfies the stop condition, and the sound effect data E1 The playback is stopped at the playback start timing. The sound control means 138 starts the reproduction of the sound effect data E1 simultaneously with the stop of the reproduction of the sound effect data B1. Thereby, the number of sound effect data reproduced in duplicate can be limited to 3, and it can be avoided that a player becomes difficult to hear because many sound effect data are reproduced in duplicate. .

  When the total number of the sound effect data to be reproduced and the effect sound data being reproduced exceeds the limit number, the sound control means 138 reproduces the effect sound data satisfying the stop condition among the sound effect data being reproduced. The volume may be lowered while continuing, and playback of the sound effect data selected from the timing when the volume is lowered may be started. At this time, the sound control means 138 may lower the volume of the effect sound to zero. Further, the sound control means 138 may gradually lower the volume of the sound effect output by reproducing the effect sound data satisfying the stop condition so as to overlap the output of the new sound effect. Furthermore, when the sound control unit 138 reaches the reproduction end time of the sound effect data, and does not reach the reproduction end time of the sound data whose volume is lowered, the sound control unit 138 may return the sound data to the original sound volume. . At this time, the sound control means 138 may gradually increase the reproduction volume of the effect sound data whose volume should be returned before reaching the completion time of the reproduction of the sound effect data.

  The sound data whose volume is to be adjusted may be only sound effect data, or may include sound effect data, variation sound data, background music data for outputting background music, and the like. Thus, by continuing the reproduction and lowering the volume only when outputting the sound effect data, it is possible to reduce the volume of the voice having a long reproduction time such as the fluctuation voice and the background music, thereby avoiding the overlap of the voice output.

  In the present embodiment, when the sound effect data being played is stopped, the sound effect data having the earliest playback start time among the sound effect data being played is determined as the sound effect data satisfying the stop condition. Of course, the stop condition is not limited to this. For example, when stopping the sound effect data being played back, the sound control unit 138 determines that the sound effect data with the smallest channel number being used among the sound effect data being played is sound effect data satisfying the stop condition. Also good.

  In addition, for each of the sound effect data, for example, a priority order such as “high”, “medium”, and “low” may be set. When stopping the sound effect data being reproduced, the sound control means 138 may determine that the sound effect data having the lowest priority among the sound effect data being reproduced is the sound effect data satisfying the stop condition. When there are a plurality of sound effect data with the lowest priority, the sound control means 138 may determine the sound effect data with the earliest playback start time as sound effect data satisfying the stop condition, and use the sound effect data. The sound effect data having the smallest or largest channel number may be determined as sound effect data satisfying the stop condition.

  A type may be set for each of the sound effect data. When stopping the sound effect data being reproduced, the sound control means 138 may determine that the sound effect data of the same type among the sound effect data being reproduced is sound effect data satisfying the stop condition. The type may be a “metal sound” with which the sword hits or a “music” using a musical instrument. For example, when the sound effect data of two metal sounds are reproduced in duplicate, or when the sound effect data of two music are reproduced repeatedly, the player may feel confused. By defining the stop condition according to the type in this way, it is possible to avoid such confusion.

  Also, different types of sound effect data may be determined as sound effect data that satisfies the stop condition. For example, different types of combinations that are not preferably reproduced simultaneously may be set in advance. The sound control unit 138 may determine, among the sound effect data being played back, sound effect data of a type that is not preferably played back simultaneously with the sound effect data to be played back, as sound effect data that satisfies the stop condition. When there are a plurality of corresponding sound effect data, the sound control means 138 may determine that the sound effect data with the earliest playback start time is the sound effect data satisfying the stop condition, and is using it. The sound effect data with the smallest channel number may be determined as sound effect data that satisfies the stop condition.

  Each sound effect data may include volume information such as “large”, “medium”, and “small”. When stopping the sound effect data being reproduced, the sound control means 138 may determine that the sound effect data having the highest volume among the sound effect data being reproduced is sound effect data satisfying the stop condition. Note that the sound control unit 138 may determine that sound effect data having the smallest volume is sound effect data that satisfies the stop condition. Also in this case, when there are a plurality of corresponding sound effect data, the sound control means 138 may determine the sound effect data with the earliest reproduction start time as sound effect data satisfying the stop condition, The sound effect data with the smallest channel number may be determined as sound effect data that satisfies the stop condition. For example, if the sound effect data with a high volume is superimposed on the sound effect data with a high sound volume and played back, a situation may occur in which the player is surprised by the volume. This situation can be avoided by avoiding duplicate reproduction of sound effect data having a large volume.

  Further, when stopping the sound effect data being reproduced, the sound control means 138 may determine that the sound effect data of the stereo among the sound effect data being reproduced is the sound effect data satisfying the stop condition. As a result, a larger number of channels can be made available. Note that monaural sound effect data among sound effect data being reproduced may be determined as sound effect data satisfying the stop condition. When there are multiple corresponding sound effects data, the sound effect data with the earliest playback start time may be determined as sound effect data satisfying the stop condition, and the sound effect data with the smallest channel number being used Is the same as described above in that it may be determined as sound effect data satisfying the stop condition.

  FIG. 15 is a diagram illustrating another example in which the reproduction of the audio data being reproduced in order to newly start the reproduction of the audio data is stopped halfway. In this example, the sound effect data A2, B2, C2, and D2 are audio data output in stereo. For this reason, the sound effect data A2, B2, C2, and D2 require two channels at the time of reproduction because they are a left audio output and a right audio output. Here, the sound effect data A2 is first played back using the second and third channels. Hereinafter, the sound effect data B2 uses the fourth and fifth channels, and the sound effect data C2 is the sixth and fifth channels. The sound effect data D2 is sequentially reproduced using the eighth and ninth channels using the seventh channel.

  Up to the sound effect data A2, B2, and C2, the number of sound effect data to be reproduced repeatedly is 3 or less, which is the limit number, so that any sound effect data is effective without being stopped halfway. Playback of the sound data A2, B2, C2 is started. However, at the start of the reproduction of the sound effect data D2, the total number of the sound effect data D2 to be reproduced from now on and the sound effect data A2, B2, C2 being reproduced is 4, which exceeds the limit number of 3. . For this reason, the sound control means 138 determines that the sound effect data A2 with the earliest reproduction start time among the sound effect data A2, B2, and C2 being reproduced is the sound effect data satisfying the stop condition, and the sound effect data D2 The playback is stopped at the playback start timing. The sound control means 138 starts the reproduction of the sound effect data D2 simultaneously with the stop of the reproduction of the sound effect data A2.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, when the sound control unit 138 reproduces the selected sound effect data, the sound control unit 138 does not use the sound effect data to be reproduced and the number of channels used by the sound effect data being reproduced, The total number of sound data is compared with the limit number. Of course, the present invention is not limited to such a mode. For example, the sound control means 138 determines the number of channels used by the sound effect data to be reproduced and the number of channels used by the sound effect data being reproduced. When the total number is compared with the limit number, and the total number of channels used exceeds the limit number, the predetermined stop condition is set in the sound effect data being played so that the total number of channels used is less than the limit number. The reproduction of the sound effect data to be reproduced may be started after the reproduction of the sound effect data to be satisfied is stopped. For example, if the limit number of channels is set to “4”, if the sound effect data is monaural, the four sound effect data can be reproduced by using four channels. Then, only two sound effect data can be reproduced using four channels.

  FIG. 16 is a diagram showing still another example in which the reproduction of the audio data being reproduced in order to newly start the reproduction of the audio data is stopped halfway. In the present embodiment, when the sound control means 138 reproduces the predetermined sound effect data, the sound control means 138 converts the soundless sound data that satisfies the predetermined soundless sound level to one or more channels different from the predetermined sound effect data. Play with. Here, “silence data satisfying a predetermined silence criterion” may be audio data with a volume of zero, or audio data with a volume of a predetermined value or less. In the example shown in FIG. 16, when reproducing the sound effect data D3, the sound control means 138 reproduces the sound effect data D4, which is silence data, on a channel different from that of the sound effect data D3.

  In the example shown in FIG. 16, as in the example shown in FIG. 14, the sound effect data A1 is first played back using the second channel, and thereafter, the sound effect data B1 uses the third channel. Data C1 is started to be reproduced sequentially using the fourth channel.

  When the sound effect data D3 is reproduced while the sound effect data A1, B1, and C1 are being reproduced, the sound control unit 138 also starts reproducing the sound effect data D4 that is silent data at the same time. In this case, when the reproduction of the sound effect data D3 and D4 is started, the total number of the sound effect data D3 and D4 to be reproduced from now on and the sound effect data A1, B1, and C1 being reproduced is 5, which is the limit number 3 Will be exceeded. For this reason, the sound control means 138 includes the sound effect data A1, B1, and C1 being reproduced, the sound effect data A1 having the earliest reproduction start time and the sound effect data B1 that follows the sound effect data satisfying the stop condition. The reproduction is stopped at the reproduction start timing of the sound effect data D3 and D4. The sound control means 138 starts the reproduction of the sound effect data D3 and D4 simultaneously with the stop of the reproduction of the sound effect data A1 and B1. For this reason, only two sound effects data C1 and sound effect data D3 are actually output from the speaker 18.

  As described above, the silence data is reproduced at the same time when the predetermined sound effect data is reproduced, thereby making it possible to reduce the number of redundantly outputted voice data to less than the limit number. For this reason, the sound effect data can be made more prominent. Needless to say, the number of silent data to be reproduced simultaneously is not limited to one, and may be plural. Further, the number of silence data to be reproduced simultaneously may be a number obtained by subtracting 1 from the limit number. Thus, by setting the number of silence data to a number obtained by subtracting 1 from the limit number, the reproduction of all the sound effect data being reproduced other than the sound effect data to be reproduced can be stopped, and the new sound data to be reproduced is reproduced. Only effective sound effect data can be output.

  Note that the game control apparatus 100 may further include a transmission path detection unit that detects a free voice transmission path among a plurality of voice transmission paths. The pattern storage means 130 has the same effect as the first effect sound data included in the first effect sound data and the first effect sound data in which playback on the first sound transmission path is designated as the first effect sound. Second production audio data in which playback on a second audio transmission path different from the first audio transmission path is designated for audio, and reproduction on the first audio transmission path is designated for second production audio Third effect sound data and fourth effect sound data in which reproduction on the second audio transmission path is designated for the same effect sound as the second effect sound included in the third effect sound data are stored. You may do it.

  When outputting the first effect sound as the effect sound based on the determined effect display pattern, the sound control means 138 is freed by the transmission path detection means of the first sound transmission path and the second sound transmission path. Plays back on the detected audio transmission path. The voice control means 138 is also vacant by the transmission path detection means of the first voice transmission path and the second voice transmission path when outputting the second presentation voice as the presentation voice based on the determined presentation display pattern. Playback is performed on the audio transmission path where is detected.

  This audio transmission path is composed of one or a plurality of channels. The effect sound data at this time includes sound effect data and short-time background music data. The short-time background music data is stored in the pattern storage unit 130. The short-time background music data is background music data limited to reproduction in a relatively short time of about several seconds, and is used as background music for a notice effect. For example, short-time background music data is reproduced as background music in a short-time effect as a notice effect. In addition, the sound effect data is reproduced as an effect when a display object such as a character appears on the screen in the notice effect. These short-time background music data and sound effect data are used in such a way that a single effect can be realized by combining them together and played back simultaneously. It is. Therefore, the channel designation is assigned and registered so that any of the second to ninth channels can be reproduced.

  For example, eight different registration codes that specify any of the second to ninth channels are registered in the predetermined short-time background music data and the predetermined sound effect data. For this reason, even when some of the second to ninth channels are used, it is possible to reproduce with other vacant channels. Thus, by sharing a plurality of channels with a plurality of effect sound data, any channel can be used as long as it is available. Furthermore, by sharing the same channel even with a plurality of types of effect audio data, it is possible to increase the possibility of generating an empty channel and allow a design margin.

  In addition, the pattern storage unit 130 includes a plurality of effects in which each of the specific plural types of effect sounds corresponding to the effect display while the special symbol 192 is variably displayed has a designation for each of the specific sound transmission paths. By storing the audio data, it may be specified that a plurality of specific types of effect sounds can be reproduced on any of the specific audio transmission paths. Further, the transmission path detection means may manage an identification number for identifying each of the plurality of audio transmission paths. The transmission path detection means detects the vacancy of two audio transmission paths with adjacent identification numbers when the production audio data to be reproduced is stereo audio, and when the production audio data is monaural audio The vacant voice transmission path other than the two voice transmission paths whose identification numbers are adjacent may be preferentially detected.

  FIG. 17 is a flowchart showing in detail the special game control process of S16 in FIG. If the result of the lottery is a big hit (Y in S90), the special game has already started (Y in S92), and the grand prize opening 66 has not been opened (N in S98), the big prize opening The release process 66 is executed (S100). At this time, display of the set jackpot effect is also started. If the big prize opening 66 has been opened (Y of S98), the closing process of the big prize opening 66 is executed (S102). As a result, if the special winning opening 66 is closed (Y in S104), the process proceeds to S106. If it is not in the closed state (N in S104), the process after S106 is skipped, and this process is temporarily ended. On the other hand, if the special game has not started in S92 (N in S92), the special game is started (S94), the display of the start demonstration effect is started (S96), and this process is temporarily ended.

  In S106, it is determined whether or not a demonstration production, which is a production during a special game, is being performed. Note that the “demonstration effect” here includes a start demonstration effect and an end demonstration effect. If the demonstration is not in progress (N in S106), it is determined whether or not a special game end condition is satisfied with reference to an end flag described later (S110), and if the special game end condition is satisfied (S110). Y) After the end flag is turned off (S112), display of the end demonstration effect is started (S114). If the special game end condition is not satisfied (N in S110), this process is temporarily ended. If it is determined in S106 that the demonstration effect is being performed (Y in S106), and the end demonstration effect is completed (Y in S116), the special game is terminated (S118), and the specific game, that is, the probability change, the time reduction, and the entry The easy state is started (S120). If the end demonstration effect has not ended (N in S116), the processes in S118 and S120 are skipped. If it is not a big hit (N in S90), the flow after S92 in this figure is skipped.

  FIG. 18 is a flowchart showing in detail the release process of S100 in FIG. When the opening timing of the special winning opening 66 based on the set opening / closing pattern is reached (Y in S122), the opening / closing control means 124 uniformly turns off the passage flag and sets the operation of the opening / closing pattern (S124). The special winning opening 66 is opened (S126). In addition, a big hit effect corresponding to the number of repetitions of the current unit game or a big hit effect corresponding to the number of repetitions being different is set and started. When it is not the opening timing (N of S122), the processes of S124 and S126 are skipped.

  FIG. 19 is a flowchart showing in detail the closing process of S102 in FIG. When the closing timing of the special winning opening 66 based on the set opening / closing pattern is reached, the open / close control means 124 closes the special winning opening 66. That is, during a special game, whether the end condition based on the number of balls is satisfied (Y in S130) or the end condition based on the number of balls is not satisfied (N in S130), the end condition based on the opening time is satisfied ( (Y of S132), the special winning opening 66 is closed (S134). If the termination condition based on the opening time is not satisfied (N in S132), the flow after S134 is skipped.

  The end condition based on the number of balls in the 15R jackpot is 10 or more balls entering the grand prize opening 66, and the end condition based on the opening time is a set time according to the opening / closing pattern from the opening start of the big prize opening 66. It is progress. In the case of 15R big hit, 30 seconds have elapsed since the start of opening, and in the case of 2R big hit, 0.5 seconds have elapsed since the start of opening. However, since the opening for 0.5 seconds is extremely short, it is difficult to enter more than 10 balls as well as to enter the ball itself. Even if a game ball is launched at the same time as the opening of the grand prize opening, it is difficult to enter the game, so it is predicted that the 2R big hit will be opened before the grand prize opening 66 is opened. It is necessary to launch a game ball. On the other hand, the end condition based on the number of balls in the 15R jackpot is 10 or more balls entering the grand prize opening, and the end condition based on the opening time is 30 seconds from the start of opening the big prize opening 66. At this time, if the maximum number of continuations has been reached (Y in S136), the end flag is turned on (S138). If the maximum number of continuations has not been reached (N in S136), the process in S138 is skipped. In the present embodiment, the upper limit number of continuations is 15 times. If neither the end condition based on the number of entered balls nor the end condition based on the opening time is satisfied (N in S130, N in S132), the processes after S134 are skipped.

  FIG. 20 is a flowchart showing in detail the small hit game control process of S17 in FIG. If the result of the lottery is a small hit (Y in S150), the small hit game has already started (Y in S152), and the big winning opening 66 has not been opened (N in S158). A process for opening the winning opening 66 is executed (S160), and if it is already opened (Y in S158), a closing process for the big winning opening 66 is executed (S162). As a result, if the special winning opening 66 is closed (Y in S164), the process proceeds to S166. If it is not in the closed state (N of S164), the process after S166 is skipped and this process is temporarily ended. On the other hand, if the small hit game has not started in S152 (N in S152), the small hit game is started (S154), and the display of the start demonstration effect similar to the 2R big hit is started (S156). Exit once.

  In S166, it is determined whether or not a demonstration effect which is an effect during the small hit game is being performed. If the demonstration effect is not in progress (N in S166), it is determined whether or not the small hit game end condition is satisfied. Here, if an end flag, which will be described later, is on, the small hit game end condition is satisfied. If the small hit game end condition is satisfied (Y in S170), the end flag is turned off (S172), and the display of the end demonstration effect is started (S174). If the small hit game ending condition is not satisfied (N in S170), this process is temporarily ended. When it is determined in S166 that the demonstration effect is being performed (Y in S166) and the end demonstration effect is completed (Y in S176), the small hit game is terminated (S178). If the end demonstration effect has not ended (N in S176), the process of S178 is skipped. If it is not a small hit (N in S150), the flow after S152 in this figure is skipped.

  FIG. 21 is a flowchart showing in detail the release process of S160 in FIG. When it is the opening timing of the big winning opening 66 based on the set opening / closing pattern (Y in S180), the opening / closing control means 124 sets the operation of the opening / closing pattern (S182) and starts opening the big winning opening 66. (S184). When it is not the opening timing (N of S180), the processing of S182 and S184 is skipped.

  FIG. 22 is a flowchart showing in detail the closing process of S162 in FIG. When the end timing of the special winning opening 66 based on the set opening / closing pattern is reached (Y in S190), the end flag is turned on (S192), and the special winning opening 66 is closed (S194). This closing timing is the timing when 0.5 seconds have elapsed since the opening of the special winning opening 66. If it is not the closing timing (N of S190), the processes of S192 and S194 are skipped.

  In addition, this invention is not limited to the said embodiment, A component can be deform | transformed and embodied in the range which does not deviate from a summary. In addition, various inventions may be formed by appropriately combining a plurality of components disclosed in the above embodiment, or some components may be deleted from all the components shown in the above embodiment. . Furthermore, it is possible to appropriately combine the constituent elements over a plurality of embodiments.

  10 Pachinko machines, 11 Outer frame, 12 Front frame, 13 Transparent plate, 14 Doors, 15 Upper ball dish, 16 Lower ball dish, 17 Launch handle, 18 Speaker, 20 Special symbol hold display device, 21 Pattern lottery value, 22 Normal symbol hold display device, 39 back set mechanism, 40 power switch, 42 liquid crystal unit, 43 payout unit, 44 prize ball tank, 45 payout control board, 46 launching device, 47 launch control board, 48 power supply unit, 50 game board, 52 gaming area, 54 outer rail, 56 inner rail, 58 out port, 59 normal symbol display device, 60 production display device, 61 special symbol display device, 62 start port, 63 expansion mechanism, 64 center decoration, 66 large prize opening , 68 operating port, 69 passage detection device, 72 general input Award opening, 73 General winning detection device, 74 Start winning detection device, 76 Normal electric accessory solenoid, 78 Winning detection device, 80 Large winning opening solenoid, 82 Operation buttons, 90 Game effect lamp, 100 Game control device, 102 Main board , 104 Sub-board, 110 Entry determination means, 112 Pass / fail lottery means, 114 Symbol determination means, 115 Fluctuation pattern determination means, 116 Hold control means, 118 Main display control means, 120 Special game control means, 121 Pattern lottery value, 122 Specified game execution means, 123 pattern lottery value, 124 opening / closing control means, 130 pattern storage means, 131 design mode determining means, 132 effect determining means, 134 effect display control means, 136 character control means, 140 movable accessory, 190 equipment Decorative design, 192 Special design.

Claims (2)

A game board in which a game area is formed;
A start winning opening provided at a predetermined position in the game area, and a game ball entering is a lottery opportunity;
Triggering lottery means for determining whether or not to shift to a special game that is more advantageous to the player than a normal game, triggered by entering the starting winning opening,
A plurality of effect patterns each having an effect process showing the result of the lottery determination, and a plurality of effect sound data including effect sound to be output corresponding to the effect display based on the effect pattern, Storage means for storing;
An effect determining means for determining an effect pattern to be displayed from the plurality of effect patterns according to the result of the success / failure lottery,
Effect display control means for controlling effect display based on the effect pattern;
Audio signal transmission means having a plurality of audio transmission paths each capable of transmitting audio signals obtained by reproducing the production audio data;
A speaker that outputs sound signals transmitted through the plurality of sound transmission paths as sound;
The one or more effect sound data associated with the effect pattern is reproduced on one or more sound transmission paths of the plurality of sound transmission paths so that the sound is output in response to the effect display by the effect pattern. Audio control means for outputting from a speaker;
With
When the sound control means reproduces one or more effect sound data from the plurality of effect sound data, the total number of the effect sound data to be reproduced and the effect sound data being reproduced has a predetermined limit number. If it exceeds, the reproduction of the production audio data satisfying a predetermined stop condition among the production audio data being reproduced is stopped and the reproduction should be performed so that the total number of the production audio data reproduced simultaneously is equal to or less than the limit number. Start playing the production audio data ,
It said voice control means, out of the effect sound data in the reproduction, pinball game machine reproduction start time is characterized that you determine the earliest effect sound data and the stop condition is satisfied effect sound data. A game board in which a game area is formed;
A start winning opening provided at a predetermined position in the game area, and a game ball entering is a lottery opportunity;
Triggering lottery means for determining whether or not to shift to a special game that is more advantageous to the player than a normal game, triggered by entering the starting winning opening,
A plurality of effect patterns each having an effect process showing the result of the lottery determination, and a plurality of effect sound data including effect sound to be output corresponding to the effect display based on the effect pattern, Storage means for storing;
An effect determining means for determining an effect pattern to be displayed from the plurality of effect patterns according to the result of the success / failure lottery,
Effect display control means for controlling effect display based on the effect pattern;
Audio signal transmission means having a plurality of audio transmission paths each capable of transmitting audio signals obtained by reproducing the production audio data;
A speaker that outputs sound signals transmitted through the plurality of sound transmission paths as sound;
The one or more effect sound data associated with the effect pattern is reproduced on one or more sound transmission paths of the plurality of sound transmission paths so that the sound is output in response to the effect display by the effect pattern. Audio control means for outputting from a speaker;
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When the sound control means reproduces one or more effect sound data from the plurality of effect sound data, the total number of the effect sound data to be reproduced and the effect sound data being reproduced has a predetermined limit number. If it exceeds, the reproduction of the production audio data satisfying a predetermined stop condition among the production audio data being reproduced is stopped and the reproduction should be performed so that the total number of the production audio data reproduced simultaneously is equal to or less than the limit number. Start playing the production audio data,
The limit number is set to 2 or more,
When the sound control means reproduces the predetermined effect sound data, the sound control means reproduces the silence data whose sound volume satisfies the predetermined silence standard on one or more sound transmission paths different from the predetermined effect sound data. pinball game machine shall be the feature vinegar Rukoto.

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