JP5187921B2 - Bullet ball machine - Google Patents

Description

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

  Various types of pachinko machines are popular as bullet ball machines. Among conventional pachinko gaming machines, when a game ball enters a start port formed on a game board, a lottery value is randomly acquired as a result. The acquired lottery values are temporarily stored, for example, up to four as reserved balls. The reserved balls are sequentially read one by one. The read lottery value is determined whether or not the winning symbol is determined, and a symbol called a special symbol is variably displayed.

When the special symbol is stopped and displayed in the winning mode, the gaming state shifts to a special game as a so-called “big hit”. A special game is composed of a plurality of unit games. The big prize opening formed on the game board is opened at the start of the unit game. The unit game ends when a predetermined period, for example, 30 seconds elapses from the start of the unit game, or when nine or more game balls are won in the big prize opening during the unit game. At this time, the grand prize opening is also closed. During a unit game, if the game ball passes through a specific area called a V zone provided in the special winning opening, the unit game is continued to the next unit game. At this time, the grand prize opening is opened again. The unit game can be continued up to a predetermined number of times, for example, 15 times. When the game balls fall into the big prize opening, more game balls than usual are paid out as prize balls.
A general player plays a game for the purpose of opening a special winning opening in order to obtain a lot of prize balls, that is, shifting the gaming state to a special game (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

  In recent years, pachinko gaming machines often execute “specific games” such as probability variation games (hereinafter referred to as “probability” as appropriate) and variable time reduction games (hereinafter referred to as “time reduction” as appropriate). The specific game is a form in the normal game, and is more likely to shift to the special game than in the normal game. During a specific game, a special effect display is often executed to raise the player's sense of expectation for the jackpot. Hereinafter, a gaming machine that actively notifies a player that a specific game is in progress is referred to as a “notification type”.

JP 2003-230714 A

  On the other hand, a design in which the player is not notified of whether or not a specific game is in progress is also conceivable (hereinafter referred to as “non-notification type”). In the case of the non-informing type, the player always tends to have a sense of expectation that he / she is in a specific game even if it is not actually in a specific game. For this reason, the non-informing type has a characteristic that game motivation is easily maintained over a long period of time. The present inventor, in view of a notification-type characteristic that raises a sense of expectation for jackpots by notifying a specific game, and a non-notification-type characteristic that continues game willingness by not notifying a specific game, I came up with a specific game notification method based on this discovery.

  The present invention has been made on the basis of the above-mentioned idea of the present inventor, and the main purpose thereof is to maintain both the willingness of the game and the enhancement of the expectation by the gameability that the player discovers the notification of the specific game. It is to provide a technique for making it happen.

One embodiment of the present invention relates to a ball game machine.
This ball game machine is provided at a predetermined position in the game area and a game board in which a game area is formed, so that a game ball can enter and the acceptance state of the game ball is expanded to a state advantageous to the player. The opening and closing winning opening that can be opened, the large winning opening that is provided at a predetermined position in the game area and that can be opened to allow the game ball to enter, and that the game ball has entered the start winning opening Win / fail lottery means for executing the lottery, special symbol display device for displaying the result of the pass / fail lottery in the form of symbol variation, and special symbol control means for variably displaying the special symbol indicating the result of the pass / fail lottery on the special symbol display device And a special game control means for executing a special game advantageous to the player by opening the special winning opening after the special symbol is stopped and displayed when the result of the success / failure lottery is winning, and the result of the success / failure lottery Performances that are displayed in a dramatic manner In the image display device and the effect image display device, an effect display means for executing the effect display in parallel with the variation display of the special symbol, and a predetermined position in the game area are provided so that a game ball can enter Triggered by the fact that a game ball has entered the working port, a regular drawing lottery means for executing a regular drawing lottery, a normal symbol display device in which the result of the regular drawing lottery is displayed in the form of symbol variation, The normal symbol indicating the result of the general symbol lottery is displayed on the normal symbol display device, and when the result of the general symbol lottery is successful, the start winning opening is expanded after the normal symbol is stopped. Expansion control means for determining and whether or not a predetermined game condition is satisfied, and when the predetermined game condition is satisfied, a specific game control that executes a specific game that is a game state that is more easily shifted to a special game than the normal game state Means.
The specific game control means notifies the success or failure of a predetermined game condition only to the general figure control means of the general figure control means and the effect display means, and the general figure control means determines the result of the general drawing lottery executed during the specific game. Specifying the display pattern of the normal symbol when the game goes out by displaying it in a predetermined mode different from the display mode of the normal symbol when the result of the general drawing lottery executed in the normal gaming state is lost Suggest whether or not you are playing.

The effect display means may not be supplied with a signal indicating whether or not the specific game is being played, and the effect symbol display device may not notify the player whether or not the specific game is being played. Thereby, the game nature close | similar to a non-notification type | mold is implement | achieved, and it becomes easy to continue a player's game motivation over a long period of time. On the other hand, a specific game may be secretly notified by a normal symbol that is usually not noticeable by the player, in particular, a normal symbol when a result other than winning is obtained. Only the player who notices the secret sign indicated by the normal symbol can easily enjoy the game as a notification type. It becomes easy to add new interest to a game element that is usually not attracting attention.
According to such an aspect, while realizing the game performance close to the non-notification type, only the player who notices the difference in the display mode of the normal symbol can easily enjoy the game characteristic as the notification type.

  A player who has noticed the possibility that the normal symbol suggests a specific game is likely to positively hit the operation port in order to confirm whether or not the specific game is in progress. Since the entry of the game ball into the operation port triggers the notification of the specific game, it becomes a gameability advantageous for a player having a skill to enter the game ball into the operation port and enhances the technical intervention of the ball game machine It becomes easy.

  When the general drawing lottery executed during a specific game is out of play, the normal figure control means has a normal pattern with a higher probability than when the normal drawing lottery executed in a normal gaming state is out. It is possible to suggest whether or not a specific game is in progress by displaying at.

  According to such an aspect, the uncertainty of the specific game notification by the normal symbol can be increased. Due to the uncertainties of the notification, even a player who notices the difference in the display mode of the normal symbols cannot reliably know whether or not the specific game is being played, so that the willingness of the game is likely to be continued.

  The multi-purpose control means holds a plurality of types of normal symbols indicating that the general-purpose lottery is off, and when the general-purpose lottery executed during a specific game is out of the normal-drawing state, It is possible to suggest whether or not a particular game is being played by stopping and displaying a predetermined normal symbol of a plurality of types of normal symbols as a predetermined mode with a higher probability than when the game becomes.

  According to such an aspect, a specific game can be suggested by the stop pattern of a normal symbol. In general, it is more common for a normal symbol to stop in a manner other than the winning manner rather than to stop in a winning manner. Since it is possible to suggest whether or not a specific game is being played at a high frequency each time a normal symbol is stopped and displayed, it is easy for a player to find a secret specific game notification.

  The usual figure control means displays a variety of ordinary symbols by switching and displaying a plurality of kinds of ordinary symbols, and when the usual drawing lottery executed during a specific game is out of play, the ordinary figure executed in the normal gaming state is displayed. It may be suggested whether or not a specific game is being played by displaying a normal symbol in a predetermined switching display mode in a predetermined switching manner with a higher probability than when the lottery is off.

  According to such an aspect, it is possible to suggest whether or not a specific game is being played each time the normal symbol is variably displayed, so that the player can easily find a secret specific game notification.

  It should be noted that any combination of the above-described constituent elements and a conversion of the expression of the present invention between a method, an apparatus, a system, a recording medium, a computer program, and the like are also effective as an aspect of the present invention.

  According to the present invention, in a ball and ball game machine, there is an effect in increasing the sense of expectation for the jackpot while continuing to play the game.

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 a present Example. It is a flowchart which shows the basic operation | movement process in a pachinko game machine. It is a flowchart which shows in detail the normal game control process of S14 in FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing in detail the success / failure determination process in S34 of FIG. 5. It is a flowchart which shows the change start process of the special symbol in S36 of FIG. 5 in detail. It is a flowchart which shows the special game control process in S16 of FIG. 4 in detail. It is a flowchart which shows in detail the process regarding normal symbol control among the processes of S10 in FIG. It is a flowchart which shows in detail the change start process of the normal symbol in S126 of 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 out the game balls to the launch rail, and extracting the game balls to the lower ball tray 16. The lower ball tray 16 has a mechanism for storing and extracting game balls. A speaker 18 is provided between the upper ball tray 15 and the lower ball tray 16, and a sound effect corresponding to the gaming state is output. The operation button 82 is a button that the player operates to input a predetermined instruction to the gaming machine. The operation button 82 is provided on the outer wall surface near the upper ball tray 15.

  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. Further, in the game area 52, a plurality of mechanisms such as a game nail and a windmill (not shown) are installed. The start port 62 includes a start winning detection device 74 for detecting the entrance of a game ball and a normal electric accessory solenoid 76 for expanding the expanding mechanism of the start port 62. When the start port 62 is expanded, the game ball easily enters 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 expanding 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 when the special symbol 192 is stopped in a mode indicating “big hit”. The big winning opening 66 is provided above the out opening 58 and the like. The winning detection device 78 of the big winning opening 66 includes a sensor that detects the passage of a game ball.

  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”.

  The special symbol display device 61 provided on the left side of the game area 52 and the effect display device 60 provided substantially in the center of the game area 52 have a variation of the special symbol 192 on each screen and an effect linked to the special symbol 192. The variation of the effect image including the symbol 190 is displayed (hereinafter, such display is referred to as “symbol variation” or “variation display”). A lottery (hereinafter referred to as “winning lottery”) is executed in response to the entry of the game ball into the start port 62. After the winning / losing lottery, the variable symbol 192 starts to be displayed. The special symbol 192 is a symbol corresponding to the result of the success / failure lottery, and shows the result of the success / failure lottery in a mode when the variable display is stopped. The special symbol display device 61 is display means composed of 7 segment LEDs. The special symbol display device 61 circulates four symbols “◯”, “−”, “_”, and “|” as a variable symbol display of the special symbol 192. When the special symbol 192 is stopped at “◯”, it is a big hit and the special winning opening 66 is opened. That is, “◯” is a symbol indicating winning / failing lottery, and “−”, “_”, and “|” are all symbols indicating failure.

The result of the winning / failing lottery is either a big hit or a failure, but the big hit can be further divided into two types of “normal win” and “probable win”. When the probability change wins, the subsequent winning lottery is executed with a higher win probability than usual. A game state that is advantageous to a player in which the winning probability of winning / failing lottery is set higher than usual is called “probability varying game”. The probability variation game continues until a big hit occurs again. In other words, it will continue until a normal win occurs.
Regardless of whether it is a normal hit or a probable hit, the stop symbol of the special symbol 192 is the same as “◯”. The player can know whether or not the special symbol 192 is a winning symbol “○” or any other symbol, but knows whether the winning symbol is normal or not by the winning symbol itself. I can't. In the following, a state in which a probability variation game is being executed and the winning probability of the winning / failing lottery is set higher than normal is “probably changing”, and the winning probability of the winning / failing lottery is normally set to “non- I am going to call it “probably changing”.

  The effect display device 60 is a liquid crystal display that displays the effect symbol 190 in a variable manner in conjunction with the variable symbol display of the special symbol 192. The production symbol 190 is a symbol for visually producing the result display of the success / failure lottery. On the screen of the effect display device 60, an effect image including a variation display mode of the effect symbol 190 is reproduced and displayed as a moving image. The variation display of the effect symbol 190 is linked with the variation display of the special symbol 192. That is, the variation display of the effect symbol 190 is started when the variation of the special symbol 192 is started, and the variation display of the effect symbol 190 is also stopped when the variation of the special symbol 192 is stopped. Further, according to the stop symbol of the special symbol 192, in other words, the stop symbol of the effect symbol 190 is also determined according to the result of the lottery. The screen of the effect display device 60 is provided with three symbol areas, that is, a left variation column, a center variation column, and a right variation column. In each variation column, the effect symbol 190 is variably displayed in the vertical direction from top to bottom. This is an effect that mimics the reel of a slot machine.

  The variation display of the special symbol 192 and the effect symbol 190 is stopped after the lapse of the variation time determined prior to the display. When the special symbol 192 and the effect symbol 190 at the time of the stop are symbols 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. At this time, the effect symbol 190 simulating the game of the slot machine takes a display mode in which the three symbols are matched. In a special game, the special winning opening 66 is closed once it is opened for about 30 seconds or after nine or more game balls are dropped. If at least one game ball is dropped while the big prize opening 66 is open, the big prize opening 66 is opened again. In this way, the opening / closing of the big prize opening 66 is repeated up to a predetermined number of times, for example, 15 times, on condition that at least one game ball is dropped while the big prize opening 66 is opened once. When the special game is executed, the special winning opening 66 is opened at least twice.

  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 a lottery for expanding the start port 62 (hereinafter referred to as “normal drawing lottery”).

  When the game ball passes through the operating port 68, a normal drawing lottery is executed, and the normal symbol 194 is variably displayed on the normal symbol display device 59 for a predetermined time. The normal symbol display device 59 is also a display means composed of 7-segment LEDs. The normal symbol display device 59 is provided on the lower right side of the effect display device 60. The normal symbol display device 59 circulates four numbers “0”, “1”, “2”, and “3” as the fluctuation display of the normal symbol 194. Of these, “0” indicates the win for the regular drawing. When the normal symbol 194 stops at “0” after the predetermined time has elapsed, the start port 62 is expanded for a predetermined time. The regular drawing lottery is won with a probability of 50% in normal times and 80% in short hours. When the start port 62 is expanded, the game ball easily enters the start port 62.

  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 special symbol display device 61 and the effect display device 60, and decoration. The effect display device 60 includes a plurality of movable accessories 140 that operate in accordance with the gaming state. A lottery hold lamp 20 is provided at the lower left of the effect display device 60, and an operation hold lamp 22 is provided below the normal symbol display device 59 at the lower right of the game area 52, which is a symmetrical position. Yes. The lottery hold lamp 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. In other words, the lottery value can be stored up to four. The operation hold lamp 22 is also composed of four lamps, and displays the number of hold of normal symbol fluctuations 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. In this way, it is possible to store a lottery value of normal symbols with an upper limit of four. The game effect lamp 90 is provided in the game area 52 and plays a role of effect by blinking.

In the case of a normal win, in the normal game after the special game is finished, a variable time shortening game (short time) is started. In the variation time shortening game, the variation time of the special symbol 192 and the effect symbol 190 is shortened from the normal time. In addition, the probability of winning the usual drawing is increased. The time is returned to the normal state after the special symbol 192 is displayed a predetermined number of times. In general, the probability variation game is often more advantageous for the player than the variation time shortening game.
The specific games of the pachinko gaming machine 10 in this embodiment are summarized as follows.
1. Probability: Probability shifts to the occurrence of a probability change, and continues until the next normal hit occurs.
2. Time reduction: Shifts to time reduction due to normal occurrence, and continues until the special symbol 192 is variably displayed a predetermined number of times.

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 set base 39 includes a prize ball tank 44, a flow path for prize balls, a payout unit 43 for delivering prize balls. The payout unit 43 pays out the game balls supplied from the winning ball tank 44 to the upper ball tray 15 in accordance with winning in each winning opening. The payout control board 45 controls the payout operation by the payout unit 43. The launching device 46 launches the stored balls in the upper ball tray 15 to the game area 52 one by one. The launch control board 47 controls the launch operation of the launch device 46. The power supply unit 48 supplies power to each part of the pachinko gaming machine 10.

FIG. 3 shows functional blocks of the pachinko gaming machine 10 in this 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.

The main board 102 includes a ball entering determination unit 110, a lottery unit 202, a symbol determination unit 114, a hold control unit 116, a main display control unit 118, a special game control unit 120, a specific game execution unit 122, and an opening / closing control unit 124. The sub-board 104 includes a pattern storage unit 130, 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.

  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 lottery means 202 includes a success / failure lottery means 112 for executing the success / failure lottery and a normal map lottery means 200 for executing the ordinary drawing lottery.
The success / failure lottery means 112 obtains a random number value as a “win / fail lottery value” in order to determine whether or not to shift from the normal game to the special game when the game ball enters the start port 62. One winning / failing lottery value is acquired from the range of 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 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, the determination result of winning or losing is associated with the winning / losing lottery value, and the success / failure probability is determined according to the associated winning range setting.

  The winning / failing lottery means 112 refers to a success / failure determination table (hereinafter referred to as “non-probability variation appropriateness / prohibition table”) for determination of success / failure with a low probability except when the probability variation game is being executed. Reference is made to a success / failure table (hereinafter, referred to as a “probability change success / failure table”) for determination of success / failure by probability. In the non-probability change acceptance / rejection table, a success / failure lottery value in the range of 0 to 255 is determined to be winning. In the probability variation success / failure table, the success / failure lottery value in the range of 0 to 2500 is determined to be winning. The success / failure lottery means 112 executes the success / failure lottery by referring to any of the success / failure tables and determining whether or not the success / failure lottery value is a win. The determination result by the success / failure lottery means 112 is indicated by the special symbol 192 on the special symbol display device 61 by a variable display. The success / failure is also indicated by a change display of the effect symbol 190.

  The general drawing lottery means 200 obtains a random number value as a “normal drawing lottery value” in order to determine whether or not to widen the start port 62 when a game ball enters the operation port 68. One of the usual lottery values is acquired from the range of 0 to 255. In the same manner as the winning / not-lotting lottery, the ordinary drawing lottery is executed by determining whether or not the usual drawing lottery value is a win. As described above, since the winning probability of the normal drawing is increased during the time, the game ball easily falls into the start port 62 during the time. The determination result by the ordinary symbol lottery means 200 is indicated by a variation display of the ordinary symbol 194 on the ordinary symbol display device 59.

  The symbol determining means 114 determines the stop symbol and the variation pattern of the special symbol 192 to be displayed on the special symbol display device 61 according to the result of the lottery determination. The symbol determining 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 normal symbol lottery. The stop symbol is a symbol indicating whether or not to be displayed at the end of symbol variation. The symbol determination unit 114 holds a pattern determination table for determining a variation pattern.

  The symbol determination means 114 acquires a “pattern determination lottery value” for determining the variation pattern at the start of variation of the special symbol 192. The pattern determination lottery value is a random number generated in the range of “0 to 255”. The pattern determination table is a determination table that defines the correspondence between the pattern determination lottery value and the variation pattern of the special symbol. The symbol determination means 114 determines a variation pattern from the pattern determination table and the pattern determination lottery value. Thus, the variation time of the special symbol 192 is determined.

  The symbol determination means 114 holds a plurality of types of variation patterns having various variation times. Each variation pattern has a variation time for each pattern as an end condition of the symbol variation, and the variation display of the special symbol 192 is stopped when the variation time elapses.

Moreover, the symbol determination means 114 produces | generates a symbol lottery value in the range of 0-255 at the time of a success / failure lottery execution. When the winning / losing lottery value is a win, it is determined based on the symbol lottery value whether it is a normal hit or a probable change.
The symbol determination means 114 notifies the main display control means 118 of the ID of the variation pattern as a result of the success / failure lottery. In addition, the symbol determination unit 114 also notifies the effect determination unit 132 of the result of the lottery determination and the ID of the variation pattern. The symbol determining unit 114 may notify the main display control unit 118 of the same main board 102 of the probability variation and the normal winning, but it is important that the symbol determining unit 114 does not notify the effect determining unit 132 of the sub board 104. For this reason, the effect determination means 132 is configured to be able to know whether or not the change pattern of the special symbol 192 is correct or not, but cannot know whether or not it is a probable change.

  The symbol determination means 114 determines the stop symbol and the variation pattern of the normal symbol 194 displayed on the normal symbol display device 59 according to the result of the normal symbol lottery. In the present specification, two types of “special symbol suggestion type” that suggests whether or not the probability change is in progress by a special symbol 192 and “normal symbol suggestion type” that is suggested by a normal symbol 194 will be described. In the case of the special symbol suggestion type, the variation pattern of the normal symbol 194 may be one type, but in the case of the normal symbol suggestion type, the variation pattern of the normal symbol 194 becomes a plurality of types. In this case, the pattern determination table for determining the fluctuation pattern of the normal symbol 194 is selected by the same mechanism as the special symbol 192. In FIG. 4 and subsequent figures, first, the special symbol suggestion type will be described, and then the normal symbol suggestion type will be described.

  The hold control means 116 holds the winning / losing lottery value acquired by the winning / failing lottery means 112 as a holding ball. The success / failure lottery value is accumulated until the number of holds reaches a predetermined upper limit. The upper limit of the number of holds is 4. The hold control means 116 also holds the general drawing lottery value acquired by the general drawing lottery means 200 as a holding ball. The usual lottery values are also held up to four.

The main display control means 118 includes special figure control means 204 for variably displaying the special symbol 192 and general figure control means 206 for variably displaying the normal symbol 194.
The special symbol control means 204 causes the special symbol display device 61 to variably display the special symbol 192. The special figure control means 204 transmits the fluctuation start command and the fluctuation stop command to the effect display control means 134 at the timing to start and stop the fluctuation display of the special symbol 192, thereby making the special figure control means 204 perform the special display. The variation display of the effect symbol 190 by the symbol 192 and the effect display control means 134 is synchronized, and the interlock is maintained.
The normal symbol control means 206 causes the normal symbol display device 59 to variably display the normal symbol 194. When the regular drawing lottery is a win, the normal symbol 194 is stopped and displayed in a manner indicating a win after a predetermined time fluctuation display, and a hit signal is sent to the opening / closing control means 124. When receiving the hit signal from the general-purpose control means 206, the opening / closing control means 124 drives the ordinary electric accessory solenoid 76 of the start opening 62 to expand the start opening 62 for a predetermined time.

  The special game control means 120 controls the execution of the special game when the winning lottery is a win. 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. The unit game is repeated up to 15 times, for example, and the grand prize opening 66 is opened for about 30 seconds in one unit game. If the number of continuations of the unit game has not reached the upper limit number, the special game control means 120 starts the next unit game after the end of the current unit game. When the upper limit number of unit games is exhausted, the special game is terminated.

  The specific game execution means 122 executes control for shifting the game state from the normal state to the specific game state, and control for returning the specific game state to the normal state. The specific game according to the present embodiment includes a probability change in which the winning probability of winning / failing lottery is switched from a normal probability state to a high probability state and a short time in which the symbol variation time is switched from a normal time to a short time.

The specific game execution means 122 executes the probability variation game by setting the normal game after the special game to a high probability state when the probability change has occurred. At this time, the specific game executing means 122 sets a probability change success / failure table as a success / failure table to be referenced by the success / failure lottery means 112 for the success / failure lottery. In principle, the high probability state is continued until the next jackpot is generated, and during that time, the winning probability by the success / failure lottery means 112 is maintained at a high value. If the normal win occurs in the high probability state, the normal game after the end of the special game is in the low probability state. In other words, the specific game execution means 122 sets a non-probability change success / failure table as a success / failure table to be referenced by the success / failure lottery means 112 for the success / failure lottery.
In addition, when a normal win occurs, the specific game executing means 122 executes the game with a reduced variation time by setting the normal game to the time-saving state after the special game. The short time is continued until the number of changes in the special symbol after the special game reaches a predetermined number, for example, 100 times.

  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 unit 130 of the sub-board 104 holds an effect pattern indicating the moving image reproduction process of the effect image including the change display of the effect symbol 190. The production pattern includes the fluctuation pattern of the production symbol 190 when displaying a normal out symbol, the fluctuation pattern when displaying a symbol out of a reach after reaching a big win if one more symbols are aligned, and the reach state. The variation pattern when displaying the jackpot symbol is included. In particular, the variation pattern in the reach state includes a variation pattern having various variation times. For each effect pattern, a change time is defined as an end condition of the symbol change, and the change display of the effect symbol 190 is stopped when the change time elapses. The effect determining means 132 selects an effect pattern having the same variation time as that of the special symbol in accordance with the variation pattern of the special symbol.
In the following, the fluctuation time of the special symbol 192 and its fluctuation process are referred to as “fluctuation pattern of the special symbol 192” or simply “fluctuation pattern”, and the fluctuation time of the normal symbol 194 and its fluctuation process are referred to as “normal symbol 194. "Change pattern", the change time of the effect symbol 190 and the change process thereof are referred to as "the change pattern of the effect symbol 190", and the data indicating the moving image reproduction process of the effect image including the change display of the effect symbol 190 is referred to as "the effect pattern""

  The effect determining means 132 determines the combination of stop symbols of the effect symbol 190 and the effect pattern according to the result of the lottery or the variation pattern of the special symbol 192. The stop mode of the effect symbol 190 is formed as a combination of three effect symbols 190. In the case of a big hit, that is, a transition to a special game, three identical effect symbols 190 such as “7, 7, 7” and “1, 1, 1” are stopped and displayed side by side. However, the stage symbol 190 does not indicate whether the probability change is normal or normal. The main board 102 does not supply the sub-board 104 with a signal indicating whether the probability variation is normal or normal.

  When the determination result by the winning / failing lottery means 112 indicates that the game does not shift to the special game, a combination that does not have the three effect symbols 190 such as “3.1, 2” and “9,4,6” is selected. The However, if the determination result is that the game does not shift to the special game, and the variation pattern of the special symbol indicating the detachment with reach is selected, “1 • 9 • 1” or “7 • 2 • 7 ”, a combination in which only one effect symbol 190 is not aligned is selected. In the moving image reproduction process by the effect pattern, a moving image other than the fluctuation display of the effect symbol 190 is also reproduced. For example, the player's sense of expectation for the jackpot may be aroused by playing a special video that suggests the possibility that the change is a hit variation. In an effect mode called so-called super reach, various animations and live-action moving image reproduction are often performed in addition to the change display of the effect symbol 190.

  In the pachinko gaming machine 10 according to the present embodiment, the effect symbol 190 is displayed so as to be more conspicuous than the special symbol 192. For this reason, the player recognizes whether or not the effect symbols 190 having the same numbers are arranged. However, since the sub-board 104 does not recognize whether or not the probability change is in progress, it is impossible to know whether or not the probability change is in progress as long as the player is gazing at the effect symbol 190. The effect determining unit 132 sends information on the stop symbol and the effect pattern of the effect symbol 190 to the effect display control unit 134.

  The effect display control means 134 causes the effect display device 60 to display an effect image including the effect symbol 190 as a moving image in accordance with the selected effect pattern. 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.

  In the following, first, a “special symbol suggestion type” that suggests whether or not the probability change is being performed by a special symbol display mode will be described with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS. 4 to 8. Then, with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS. 9 and 10, the “normal symbol suggestion type” that suggests whether or not the probability change is being performed by the normal symbol display mode will be described.

[Special design suggestion type]
The symbol deciding means 114 decides whether the probability change or normal hit is based on the symbol lottery value. Since the sub-board 104 is not notified as to whether or not this probability change, the effect display control means 134 cannot execute an effect that suggests the probability change at the time of the probability change. For a player who is just looking at the production symbol, the game of the pachinko gaming machine 10 is close to that of the non-informing type.

  On the other hand, the special figure control means 204 suggests whether or not the probability change is in progress using a special symbol. For example, the winning symbol “_” may be stopped and displayed when the winning lottery is lost during the probability change, and the winning symbol “|” may be stopped and displayed when the winning lottery is lost during the non-probable change. Players who have noticed the fact that special symbols 192 are more likely to win big hits when stopped at “_” than when stopped at “|” because a big hit is likely to occur relatively early during certain changes. "Indicates a probable change. Since the special symbol is displayed much smaller than the effect symbol, the special symbol is usually less likely to be an object of the player than the effect symbol. This is even more so if it is a special symbol that shows off. The special symbol suggestion type pachinko gaming machine 10 takes such common sense of game as the other hand and notifies the special symbol by using the special symbol without notifying the probable change in the effect symbol. Only the player who has noticed the meaning of the included symbol “_” can secretly enjoy the notification-type game play.

Not only the stop mode of the special symbol but also the change mode may suggest the change.
For example, when four kinds of special symbols “○”, “−”, “_”, and “|” are changed and displayed, “○”, “−”, “_”, “|”, “ The special symbols are switched in the order of “_”, “−”, “O”,..., “O”, “−”, “|”, “_”, “|” It is assumed that special symbols are switched and displayed in the order of “-”, “◯”,. In this case, “_” is displayed more during the probability change than during the non-change probability. As described above, the certainty may be suggested by the difference in the type and appearance frequency of the special symbol displayed during the variable display.

  In addition, the special symbol switching display speed may be changed depending on whether or not the probability change is being performed. Alternatively, the switching order of the special symbols may be changed between the probability change and the non-probability change. For example, during the probability change, the special symbols are changed and displayed in the order of “O”, “−”, “_”, “|”, “O”,... The special symbols may be changed and displayed in the order of “|”, “_”, “−”, “◯”,. Alternatively, the length of the variation time of the special symbol may be varied depending on whether or not the probability is changing.

  As described above, the probability change may be suggested by the display mode of the special symbol when the winning / losing lottery is lost, but the probability change may be suggested by the changing mode even when the winning / not winning lottery is won. In the present embodiment, description will be made centering on an aspect in which certainty is suggested by a special symbol, but a short time may be suggested by a special symbol.

  In the following, fluctuations are displayed in a variable manner while the special symbols are switched in the order of “○”, “−”, “_”, “|”, “_”, “-”, “○”,. Special patterns in the order of "suggested patterns (for special symbols)", "○", "-", "|", "_", "|", "-", "○", ... A variation pattern that is variably displayed while is switched is called a “normal pattern (for special symbols)”. At the time of probability change, the symbol determination means 114 selects the suggestion pattern and the normal pattern at a ratio of 7: 3, and at the time of non-probability change, the symbol determination means 114 selects the suggestion pattern and the normal pattern at a ratio of 2: 8. Although the suggestion pattern is more easily selected at the time of probability change than at the time of non-change probability, the suggestion pattern does not necessarily indicate the probability change. Due to the uncertainties in the notification by the suggestion pattern, it is difficult for the player to notice that the suggestion pattern suggests a certain change, and even if it is noticed, the suggestion pattern does not mean 100% certainty change. It is possible to maintain the non-informing type peculiarity of game, that is, continuation of the willingness to play by psychology that is expected to be constantly changing. The determination for selecting either the suggestion pattern or the normal pattern in the above probability setting is referred to as “indication determination (for a special symbol)”.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a basic operation process in the pachinko gaming machine 10.
The process shown in the figure is a process repeatedly executed as a loop process. First, a winning process is executed when a game ball has won the starting port 62, the general winning port 72, the big winning port 66, etc., or when the game ball has passed through the operating port 68 (S10). In the case of the normal symbol suggestion type, the variation pattern of the normal symbol is selected in S10 to suggest a certain change, which will be described in detail with reference to FIG.
If it is not in a special game (N in S12), a control process of a normal game such as a special symbol lottery is executed (S14), and if it is in a special game (Y in S12), a special game control process is executed ( S16), and award ball payout according to various winnings in the processing from S10 to S16 is processed (S18).

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing in detail the normal game control process of S14 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). Details of the success / failure determination process will be described with reference to FIG. The special figure control means 204 starts the fluctuation display of the special symbol 192 and transmits a fluctuation start command to the sub-board 104. Receiving this, the effect determining means 132 selects the effect pattern, and the effect display control means 134 starts changing the effect symbol display (S36). Details of the variation start process of S36 will be described with reference to FIG.

  If the winning / losing lottery value is not held in S30 (N in S30), the processing from S32 to S36 is skipped. If the symbol is changing in S32 (Y in S32), the processing from S34 to S36 is performed. Processing is skipped. If the symbol variation has already started (Y in S38), the symbol variation display process is continued (S40). When the symbol is not changing (N of S38), the process of S40 is skipped.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing in detail the success / failure determination process in S34 of FIG.
First, the success / failure lottery means 112 performs a success / failure determination of the success / failure lottery value read from the hold control means 116 (S50). If the probability change is in progress, the accuracy change determination table is used. If it is a big hit (Y of S52), the special game control means 120 turns on the special game flag (S54). When the special game flag is on, the special game is executed after the end of the change.

Furthermore, if it is a probability change hit (Y in S58), the specific game execution means 122 turns on the probability change flag (S60). If it is a normal hit (N in S58), the probability variation flag is turned off (S62). When the probability variation flag is on, the probability variation game is executed from the beginning of the variation following the variation.
If the winning lottery is out (N in S52), the special game control means 120 turns off the special game flag (S56).

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing in detail the special symbol variation start process in S36 of FIG.
The symbol determination unit 114 determines whether the probability change is currently being performed by turning on / off the probability change flag (S100). If the probability change is in progress (Y in S100), the symbol determination unit 114 sets the probability of suggestion determination so that the selection ratio of the suggestion pattern and the normal pattern is 7: 3 (S102). If the probability change is not in progress (N in S100), the symbol determination means 114 sets the probability of suggestion determination so that the selection ratio of the suggestion pattern and the normal pattern is 2: 8 (S104). That is, the suggestion pattern is easily selected during the probability change, and the normal pattern is easily selected when the probability change is not being performed. The symbol determination unit 114 performs suggestion determination with the probability set in S102 or S104 (S106). If a positive result is obtained (Y in S108), the symbol determining unit 114 selects a suggestion pattern (S110). If a negative result is obtained (N in S108), the symbol determining means 114 selects a normal pattern (S112). The symbol determining means 114 notifies the special symbol control means 204 of the ID of the variation pattern of the special symbol and the success / failure, and the special symbol control means 204 starts the variation display of the special symbol (S114). At the same time, the special figure control means 204 sends a change start command to the sub-board 104, and the effect display control means 134 also starts the change display of the effect symbols.
Whether or not the probability is being changed is suggested by the variation mode of the special symbol displayed in a variably manner.

  When the probability change is suggested not by the variation mode but by the stop mode when the winning / failing lottery is out, the off symbol “|” suggesting the probability change may be set as the stop symbol in S110. Alternatively, “−”: “_”: “|” is set at any selection probability of 75: 20: 5 during the probability change, and “−”: “_”: “ | "May be set to any outlier with a selection probability of 75: 5: 20. When “|” is likely to be displayed as an off symbol, there is a high possibility that the symbol is likely to change.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing in detail the special game control process in S16 of FIG.
A special game is a game that is executed after a symbol change when the winning or failing lottery is won and the special game flag is turned on. First, if the big prize opening 66 has not been opened (N in S70), the effect display control means 134 starts the special game effect processing (S72), and the open / close control means 124 opens the special prize opening 66 (S72). . If the big winning opening 66 has been opened, S72 and S74 are skipped (Y in S70). When the predetermined opening time has elapsed since the grand prize opening 66 was opened (Y in S76), or the opening time has not elapsed (N in S76), there are nine or more game balls to the big winning opening 66 When the player has entered the ball (Y in S78), the opening / closing control means 124 closes the special winning opening 66 (S80). If the opening time has not elapsed (N in S76) and the number of balls entered into the grand prize winning opening 66 has not reached nine or more (N in S78), the processing after S80 is skipped and the flow of S16 Exit.

If the number of rounds of the unit game has reached 15 after closing the special winning opening 66 in S80 (Y in S82), the effect display control means 134 ends the effect processing of the special game (S84), and the special game control means 120 ends the special game (S86). The special game flag is also turned off. When it is a winning hit (Y in S92), the specific game executing means 122 sets a probability changing success / failure table as a winning / failing table for the winning / failing lottery (S94), and when it is a normal winning (N in S92), An uncertain change determination table is set (S96). In the case of a normal hit, the specific game execution means 122 starts a game with reduced variation time.
If the number of rounds has not reached 15 (N in S82), 1 is added to the number of rounds, and the flow in S16 is terminated (S90).

[Normal design suggestion type]
Even in the normal symbol suggestion type, the sub-board 104 is not notified of whether or not the probability has changed, so the effect display control means 134 cannot execute the effect display that suggests the probability change at the time of the probability change. As with the special symbol suggestion type, the game performance of the pachinko gaming machine 10 is close to that of the non-informing type for a player who only looks at the production symbol.

  On the other hand, the universal symbol control means 206 suggests whether or not the probability change is in progress using a normal symbol. As will be described in detail later, in the normal symbol suggestion type, the symbol determination means 114 determines the stop symbol or the variation pattern of the normal symbol to be displayed on the normal symbol display device 59 according to whether or not the probability change is in progress. As described above, the normal symbol display device 59 circulates four symbols “0”, “1”, “2”, and “3” as the normal symbol variation display. When the normal symbol stops at “0”, a “hit” occurs, and the start port 62 is expanded. In other words, “0” is a symbol indicating the winning of the normal drawing lottery, and “1”, “2”, and “3” are all symbols indicating the disengagement.

  In the normal symbol suggestion type, the symbol “2” may be stopped when the normal symbol lottery is lost during the probability change, and the symbol “3” may be stopped when the symbol symbol lottery is lost during the non-probable variation. . A player who has noticed the fact that a big hit is likely to occur relatively early during probability change, so that when the symbol stops at “2”, it is more likely to win a big hit than when stopped at “3”. Finds that suggests probable change. Since the normal symbol is displayed much smaller than the effect symbol, the normal symbol is usually less likely to be the target of the player's interest as the special symbol. This is especially true if it is a normal symbol indicating a detachment. The normal symbol notification type pachinko gaming machine 10 notifies the probability change by the normal symbol without notifying the effect symbol. Only a player who has noticed the meaning included in the normal symbol “2” can obtain a beneficiary opportunity of secret probability change notification.

  Like the special symbol suggestion type, the normal symbol suggestion type may also suggest a certain change depending on the stop mode or the variation mode of the normal symbol. That is, the probability variation may be suggested by the difference in the type and appearance frequency of the normal symbol displayed during the variation display, the switching display speed, the switching order, and the length of the variation time. In addition, when the normal drawing lottery is lost, the normal symbol display mode may indicate a certain change, but even when the normal drawing lottery is won, it may be indicated by the variation mode. In the present embodiment, description will be made centering on a mode in which certainty change is suggested by a normal symbol, but a short time may be indicated by a normal symbol.

  In the following, fluctuations that are variably displayed while the normal symbols are switched in the order of “0”, “1”, “2”, “3”, “2”, “1”, “0”,. Normal patterns in the order of “suggested patterns” (for normal symbols), “0”, “1”, “3”, “2”, “3”, “1”, “0”,. A variation pattern that is variably displayed while is switched is called a “normal pattern” (for a normal symbol). At the time of probability change, the symbol determination means 114 selects the suggestion pattern and the normal pattern at a ratio of 6: 4, and at the time of non-probability change, the symbol determination means 114 selects the suggestion pattern and the normal pattern at a ratio of 3: 7. The determination for selecting either the suggestion pattern or the normal pattern in the above probability setting is referred to as “indication determination (for a normal symbol)”.

  The basic operation process in the pachinko gaming machine 10 is the same as the flowchart shown in FIG. In the normal symbol suggestion type, a probability change is suggested as a result of the general symbol lottery and the normal symbol variation start processing in S10 of FIG.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing in detail processing related to normal symbol control in the processing of S10 in FIG.
In the normal symbol control process, when the normal symbol lottery value is put on hold (Y in S120) and the normal symbol is not being displayed in a variable manner (N in S122), the normal symbol lottery means 200 is in the normal symbol lottery. To determine whether or not the normal lottery value is correct (S124). The normal symbol control means 206 starts normal symbol variation display (S126). Details of the variation start process of S126 will be described with reference to FIG.

  If the regular drawing lottery value has not been held in S120 (N in S120), the processing from S122 to S126 is skipped, and if the normal symbol is in a variable display in S122 (Y in S122), S124 To S126 are skipped. If the normal symbol fluctuation display has already been started (Y in S128), the normal symbol fluctuation display processing is continued (S130). When the variable display is not being performed (N of S128), the process of S130 is skipped.

  If the normal symbol variation display is finished (Y in S132) and if the normal drawing lottery executed in S124 is successful (Y in S134), the opening / closing control means 124 widens the start port 62. (S136). When it is not the timing of the end of change (N in S132), or when the normal drawing lottery is off (N in S134), the start port 62 is not expanded.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing in detail the normal symbol variation start process in S126 of FIG.
The symbol determination unit 114 determines whether the probability change is currently being performed by turning on / off the probability change flag (S140). If the probability change is in progress (Y in S140), the symbol determination means 114 sets the probability of suggestion determination so that the selection ratio of the suggestion pattern and the normal pattern is 6: 4 (S142). If the probability change is not in progress (N in S140), the selection ratio is set to 3: 7 (S144). That is, the probability that the suggestion pattern is selected is set to a high probability if the probability change is being performed, and the probability that the suggestion pattern is selected is set to the low probability if the probability change is not being performed. The symbol determination unit 114 performs suggestion determination with the probability set in S142 or S144 (S146). If a positive result is obtained (Y in S148), the symbol determining means 114 selects a suggestion pattern (S150). When a negative result is obtained (N in S148), the symbol determining unit 114 selects a normal pattern (S152). The symbol determination unit 114 notifies the normal symbol control unit 206 of the ID and correctness of the variation pattern of the normal symbol, and the universal symbol control unit 206 starts the normal symbol variation display (S154).
The variation pattern of the normal symbol that is variably displayed in this way suggests whether or not the probability variation is in progress.

  If the probability change is suggested not by the variation mode but by the stop mode when the normal drawing lottery is out, the off symbol “2” that suggests the probability change may be set as the stop symbol in S150. Alternatively, during out-of-probability, “1”: “2”: “3” is set to any outlier with a selection probability of 70: 25: 5, and during non-probability, “1”: “2”: “ 3 ”may be set to any outlier with a selection probability of 75: 5: 20. When “2” is likely to be displayed as an off symbol, there is a high possibility of a certainty.

  Further, in the case of the normal symbol suggestion type, even when the regular drawing lottery is a win, the probability change may be suggested according to the hit mode. For example, it is assumed that “0” and “1” indicate hits as normal symbols, and “2” and “3” indicate loss. At this time, the probability may be set so that it is easy to hit and display by “0” during probability change, and easy to display by “1” during non-probability change. In particular, since the regular drawing lottery is easy to win during the time reduction, the time reduction may be suggested by the winning design in this way.

  The normal game control process of S14 in the normal symbol suggestion type is the same as the normal game control process shown in FIG. Further, the success / failure determination process is the same as the success / failure determination process shown in FIG. In the variation start process of S36 in the normal symbol suggestion type, it is not necessary to change the method for selecting the variation pattern of the special symbol depending on whether or not the probability variation is as shown in FIG. In addition, you may suggest whether it is a probable change by both a normal symbol and a special symbol. Further, the special game control process of S16 in the normal symbol suggestion type is the same as the special game control process shown in FIG.

  As described above, the pachinko gaming machine 10 shown in the present embodiment suggests a specific game such as a probability change by a special symbol or a normal symbol that is not likely to be a gaze target, rather than an effect symbol that is likely to be a gaze target. For this reason, only the player who notices a secret sign issued by a special symbol or a normal symbol enjoys the game property as a notification type while realizing a non-notification type unique game property in which a possibility of a specific game is always expected. be able to. It becomes a gaming machine in which a player can enjoy unique fun through his / her discovery. In addition, by making certain game notifications uncertain, non-notification-type gaming properties will be maintained even for players who are aware of secret notifications, and as a result, game willingness is likely to continue. Become. Depending on each pachinko gaming machine 10, the suggestion may be made different. Thereby, a player's attachment to the stand for which he knows the probability change notification method can be increased.

  In general, special symbols and ordinary symbols are often mounted as rules in the design of a ball game machine, and the influence on the gameability itself is getting smaller. According to the pachinko gaming machine 10 in the present embodiment, a new game can be added to such special symbols and normal symbols.

  In the present embodiment, as an example of a special symbol suggestion type, an embodiment has been described in which a certain change is suggested by a special symbol deviating symbol. In addition to this, a certain change may be suggested by a small hitting design of a special design. In the case of a ball game machine equipped with a jackpot function, the result of the lottery can be roughly divided into three types: jackpot, jackpot and miss. When it is a big win, a special game including two or more unit games is executed. A unit game is generated only once when it is a small hit. Small hits cannot be expected to win as much as a big hit, but instead occur more frequently than big wins. Therefore, even if a plurality of types of small hitting symbols are prepared and a probability change or a short time is suggested by the difference in the small hitting symbols at the time of stop, the same gameability as described above can be realized.

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

The function of the expansion control means described in the claims is realized mainly by the general drawing lottery means 200 and the opening / closing control means 124 in this embodiment.
It should be understood by those skilled in the art that the functions to be fulfilled by the constituent elements described in the claims are realized by the individual function blocks shown in the present embodiment or their linkage.

  10 Pachinko machines, 20 lottery hold lamp, 22 operation hold lamp, 50 game board, 58 out port, 59 normal symbol display device, 60 production display device, 61 special symbol display device, 62 start port, 66 grand prize port, 68 Operating opening, 69 Pass detection device, 72 General winning opening, 73 General winning detection device, 74 Start winning detection device, 78 Winning detection device, 80 Large winning opening solenoid, 82 Operation button, 90 Game effect lamp, 100 Game control device, 102 main board, 104 sub-board, 110 entry determination means, 112 winning / failing lottery means, 114 symbol determining means, 116 holding control means, 118 main display control means, 120 special game control means, 122 specific game execution means, 124 opening / closing control Means, 130 patterns憶 means 132 effect determination unit, 134 effect display control means, 200 Hiroshizu selecting means, 202 selecting means, 204 special symbol control means 206 Hiroshizu control means.

Claims (2)

A game board in which a game area is formed;
A start prize opening provided at a predetermined position in the gaming area, allowing a game ball to enter, and allowing the game ball to be received in an advantageous state for the player;
A large winning opening which is provided at a predetermined position in the game area and can be opened so that a game ball can enter;
A lottery means for performing a lottery for the game, when a game ball has entered the starting prize opening ,
And special game control unit which executes a favorable special game to the player by opening the front Symbol winning opening when in had been hit the propriety lottery results,
And effect image display device in which a plurality of symbols showing dramaturgic results of the spruce lottery is indicated strange Dohyo,
Effect display means for variably displaying the plurality of symbols on the effect image display device;
An operating port provided at a predetermined position in the game area and into which a game ball can enter;
A general drawing lottery means for executing a general drawing lottery when a game ball enters the working port,
A normal symbol display normal symbol is shown varying Dohyo showing the results of the Hiroshizu lottery,
And Hiroshi Figure controlling means for varying display the previous KiHiroshi through symbols in the normal symbol display device,
When the result of the regular drawing lottery is a win, an expansion control means for expanding the start winning opening after displaying the stop of the normal symbol,
Specific game control means for determining success or failure of a predetermined game condition and executing a specific game that is a game state that is more easily shifted to a special game than a normal game state when the predetermined game condition is satisfied,
The specific game control means notifies the success / failure of the predetermined game condition only to the general figure control means of the general figure control means and the effect display means,
The Hiroshizu control means a variation of the normal symbol to definitive during the certain game, by displaying at different predetermined manner from the fluctuation mode in our Keru Hiroshizu lottery the normal game state, in the in particular game A ball game machine characterized by whether or not there is.   A game board in which a game area is formed;
  A start prize opening provided at a predetermined position in the gaming area, allowing a game ball to enter, and allowing the game ball to be received in an advantageous state for the player;
  A large winning opening which is provided at a predetermined position in the game area and can be opened so that a game ball can enter;
  A lottery means for performing a lottery for the game, when a game ball has entered the starting prize opening,
  Special game control means for executing a special game advantageous to a player by opening the big prize opening when the result of the success / failure lottery is a win,
  An effect image display device in which a plurality of symbols showing the results of the winning / failing lottery are variably displayed,
  Effect display means for variably displaying the plurality of symbols on the effect image display device;
  An operating port provided at a predetermined position in the game area and into which a game ball can enter;
  A general drawing lottery means for executing a general drawing lottery when a game ball enters the working port,
  A normal symbol display device in which a normal symbol indicating the result of the normal symbol lottery is displayed variably
  As a variation mode of the normal symbol, a variation mode of a normal mode which is a normal variation mode and a suggestion mode which is a mode which suggests a predetermined gaming state by a mode different from the normal mode. A symbol determining means to be selected;
  A normal figure control means for variably displaying the normal symbol on the normal symbol display device according to the selected variation mode;
  When the result of the regular drawing lottery is a win, an expansion control means for expanding the start winning opening after displaying the stop of the normal symbol,
  Specific game control means for determining success or failure of a predetermined game condition and executing a specific game that is a game state that is more easily shifted to a special game than a normal game state when the predetermined game condition is satisfied,
  The specific game control means notifies the success / failure of the predetermined game condition only to the general figure control means of the general figure control means and the effect display means,
  The symbol determining means varies the selection ratio of the normal mode and the suggestion mode depending on whether the normal game state or the specific game state, so that the normal game state is determined in the normal game state. The suggestion mode is selected with a higher probability than in the game state of
  The general ball control means suggests whether or not the specific game is in progress depending on whether the normal symbol is variably displayed according to the variation mode of the normal mode or the suggestion mode. .

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