JP5282188B2 - Bullet ball machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To execute smooth jackpot prediction performance display in a pinball game machine. <P>SOLUTION: When a winning random number value is retained and stored, a main controller 30 decides a variation time for each retained storage, calculates the total variation time, and transmits winning existence data representing the existence of the winning random number value and total variation time data to a performance display controller 40. The performance display controller 40 computes a specific performance time based on the total variation time data when receiving the winning existence data and the total variation time data as part of symbol variation commands, composes specific performance having a series of story lines until the performance display for the winning random number value and a specific performance time required, and displays the specific performance in an LCD panel 16a. The performance is prevented from being discontinuous and prediction performance display is smoothly executed by displaying the performance for three times as a series of the specific performance, for example. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&amp;INPIT

Description

  The present invention belongs to the technical field of ball game machines.

  For ball game machines represented by pachinko machines, special symbol display devices that display special symbols for displaying the presence or absence of so-called jackpots, and effects by special symbols and characters, etc. in parallel with special symbol variation display Many are provided with an effect display device that performs display. In that case, the special symbol display device is usually controlled by the main control device, and the effect display device is normally controlled by the effect display control device, and the control devices are usually separate.

In such a ball game machine,
When the game ball enters the start area (for example, the start winning opening), the main control device acquires a random number value for the pass / fail lottery (usually the counter value for the pass / fail lottery),
In the range in which the number of random values stored in the storage unit (for example, a register) does not exceed the preset upper limit number (usually 4), the stored random numbers are stored in the storage order according to the acquired time series. Memorize it in the means,
Based on whether or not each of the stored random number values matches a predetermined hit value, a lottery determination is performed,
The change time of a special symbol for displaying the result of the lottery selection by selecting the random number value with the highest storage order (the oldest stored value) as the random number value to be displayed among the stored random numbers. Decide
The special symbol display device is controlled to display the special symbol in a variable manner, and when the variation time determined above has elapsed from the start of the variable display, the special symbol indicating the result of the lottery determination is confirmed and displayed.
In addition, when starting the variation display of the special symbol, a variation start command including data indicating the result of the lottery of the random number to be displayed and data designating the variation time (generally referred to as a variation pattern) is transmitted,
In the configuration in which the random number value to be displayed is erased from the holding storage means before the change display of the special symbol for indicating the result of the success / failure lottery is started,
When the effect display control device receives the change start command, the effect display control device controls the effect display device to start the effect display, and when the change time specified by the change pattern has elapsed (or the confirmation sent from the main control device). When the command is received, the display of one effect is ended.

In such a ball and ball game machine, techniques for making a jackpot notice (continuous notice) continuously with a plurality of effect displays are disclosed in Patent Documents 1 to 3 and the like.
JP 2004-290443 A JP 2004-141624 A JP 2003-275418 A

  When performing continuous notice as in Patent Documents 1 to 3, since the fluctuation pattern (fluctuation time) is transmitted from the main control device to the production display control device every time, specifically, the first of the “continuous notice” is performed. When the presentation display control device receives the variation pattern for the second time after the end, the second time is started, so that there is a risk that the neighboring effect display will not be smoothly connected (not a smooth continuous notice).

Moreover, the bullet ball game machine according to claim 1 is:
A bullet ball game comprising a special symbol display device for displaying a special symbol, a main control device for controlling the special symbol display device, an effect display device for effect display, and an effect display control device for controlling the effect display device Machine,
The main controller is
When a game ball enters the start area, it acquires a random value for the lottery.
In a range that does not exceed the preset upper limit number, the data related to the acquired random number value is stored in the storage unit in a storage order according to the acquired time series,
A determination is made as to whether or not each of the data relating to the random number stored on hold is a hit,
Selecting the one with the first storage rank among the data on the random number stored on hold as the data on the random number to be displayed, and determining the variation time of the special symbol for displaying the result of the determination of success / failure ,
Control the special symbol display device to variably display the special symbol, and if the variation time has elapsed from the start of the variability display, the special symbol indicating the result of the success / failure determination is confirmed and displayed,
In addition, when starting the variation display of the special symbol, a variation start command including data indicating the result of the determination on the validity of the random number value to be displayed and data designating the variation time is transmitted,
Data related to the random number value to be displayed is erased from the holding storage means before the start of variable display of a special symbol for indicating the result of the determination of success / failure,
When the effect display control device receives the change start command, the effect control device controls the effect display device to start effect display.
The main control device is data related to a random number value that is determined to be a hit in the determination of whether or not the data related to the random number value that is newly stored in the hold storage unit.
At that time, when starting the variation display of the special symbol for displaying the result of the determination of whether or not the data regarding the random number value of the first storage order is the data related to the random number value to be displayed,
Hit existence data indicating that data relating to the hit random number value exists;
Sending rank data indicating the storage rank of the data related to the hit random number value in the pending storage;
Upon receiving the hit presence data and the rank data, the effect display control device assumes an assumed fluctuation time based on the fluctuation time and the rank data specified by the fluctuation start command of data relating to the random number value to be displayed. And
In order to display the result of the determination on the data relating to the random number value from the effect display corresponding to the variation display of the special symbol for displaying the result of the determination on the data relating to the random number value to be displayed. A specific effect display with a series of lines up to the effect display accompanying the variation display of the special symbol is displayed on the effect display device in a schedule over the calculated estimated variation time,
When the change start command is received after starting the specific effect display,
Correcting the assumed fluctuation time to synchronize the end time of the assumed fluctuation time and the time limit of the final display of the special symbol indicating the result of the determination of the success / failure for the data related to the winning random number value,
The specific effect display is terminated according to the corrected estimated fluctuation time.

In the ball game machine according to claim 1 ,
The main control device determines that the data relating to the random number value newly held in the holding storage means is the data related to the random number value determined to be a hit in the determination of validity, the data relating to the random number value having the first storage order at that time When the display of the variation of the special symbol for displaying the result of the determination of success / failure as the data related to the random number value to be displayed is started, the hit presence data indicating that the data related to the random number value exists, And the rank data indicating the storage rank of the data related to the random number value per hit,
When the presentation display control device receives the hit presence data and the rank data, it calculates the expected fluctuation time based on the fluctuation time and the rank data specified by the data fluctuation start command relating to the random value of the display target, and displays the display target. Accompanying the change display of the special symbol for displaying the result of the determination of success / failure for the data related to the random number value from the effect display corresponding to the change display of the special symbol for displaying the result of the determination of the success / failure for the data regarding the random number value of A specific effect display with a series of lines up to the effect display is displayed on the effect display device in a schedule over the calculated estimated variation time.
However, the calculated estimated variation time is the same as above, and the example of the case where the storage order of the data related to the random number value is the third is the data related to the random number value of the first storage order (the data related to the random number value to be displayed) It is normal that it does not match the total time (including the fixed display time) of the special symbol of the data related to the random number value with the second memory rank and the data related to the random number value with the third memory rank (data related to the random number value). It is.
Therefore, when the production display control device receives the fluctuation start command for the data related to the random number value, the actual fluctuation time and the actual fluctuation time are calculated from the data specifying the fluctuation time included therein and the time already elapsed. It is possible to calculate the difference from the total variation time, and based on the calculation result, it is assumed to synchronize the end time of the assumed variation time and the time limit of the final display of the special symbol indicating the result of the decision on whether or not the data related to the hit random number value. The change effect is corrected and the specific effect display is terminated according to the estimated change time after the correction, so that the specific effect display can be started in synchronization with the start of the change of the special symbol of the data related to the random number value that was ranked first. The specific effect display can be terminated in synchronization with the fixed display of the special symbol of the data related to the random number.
In this way, for example, if the storage order of the data related to the random number is 3, the data related to the random value with the first storage order (data regarding the random number to be displayed), the data about the random value with the second storage order, About the random number value data (data about the random number value) with the third storage order, the specific display with a series of staging effects accompanying the variation display of the special symbol (that is, the three effects display as one specific effect) Thing) can be displayed in parallel with the variable display of three special symbols.

  In this specific effect, for example, if an effect display for notifying the jackpot is given in the portion corresponding to the first half, and the effect display notifying the occurrence of the jackpot in the final phase (the portion corresponding to the third time in this example) is performed smoothly It becomes a continuous notice.

It should be noted that the data relating to the random number value (data relating to the winning random number value) may be the random value itself as described in claim 2 or may be data that can determine whether or not it is possible to determine whether or not it is correct even if it is not the random value itself. That's fine.

Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described based on examples of the present invention. The present invention is not limited to the following examples and the like, and it goes without saying that the present invention can be implemented in various ways without departing from the gist of the present invention.
[Example]
FIG. 1 is a front view of a pachinko machine 50 which is a kind of ball game machine. As shown in FIG. 1, the pachinko machine 50 according to the present embodiment has a structure in which each part of the configuration is held by a casing including a rectangular outer frame 51 and a front frame 52. The pachinko machine 50 may be accompanied by a prepaid card unit (CR unit) for reading and writing the prepaid card.

The front frame 52 is attached to the outer frame 51 so as to be openable and closable by hinges 54 at the upper and lower left ends, and is normally closed as shown in the figure.
A window-shaped glass frame 60 is attached to the front frame 52 so as to be openable with respect to the front frame 52. A plate glass 61 is double-fitted into the glass frame 60, and the game board 10 held by the front frame 52 is accommodated in the back of the plate glass 61.

An upper plate 55 is disposed below the glass frame 60 and is attached to the front frame 52 so as to be openable.
A lower plate 63 is fixed to the front frame 52 below the upper plate 55, and a firing handle 64 is attached to the right side of the lower plate 63. When the firing handle 64 is turned clockwise, a launching device (not shown) is activated to launch the game ball supplied from the upper plate 55 toward the game board 10.

As shown in FIG. 2, a substantially circular game region 13 surrounded by an outer rail 11 and an inner rail 12 is formed on the game board 10.
A center case 14 is mounted at the center of the game area 13, and an LCD panel 16 a of an effect display device 15 (not shown in its entirety) is disposed so as to be surrounded by the center case 14.

  The center case 14 is provided with a warp inlet, a warp rod, a stage and the like as well known. Also, four LEDs are mounted as special symbol reservation storage LEDs 17 on the upper part (above the LCD panel 16a).

  A lamp windmill 19 is installed on the upper left and right sides of the center case 14, and a windmill 20 is installed below them. Further, a gate (passage opening) 21 is disposed obliquely above the windmill 20.

  A tulip-type ordinary electric accessory 22 is installed directly under the center case 14. The ordinary electric accessory 22 is a starting area. The normal electric accessory 22 is attached with a 7-segment LED normal symbol LED 29. When the game ball is passed through the gate 21, the normal symbol lottery is won (the normal symbol per normal symbol LED 29 is displayed). It will be released for a set time. In this embodiment, the set time is about 0.3 seconds during the normal probability, but is about 2.6 seconds during the high probability. However, if there are three winnings during one opening, the opening ends even if the time is not reached.

  Below these gates 21, a regular winning opening 24 is arranged. Also, below the ordinary electric accessory 22, a large winning device 27 having a large winning opening 25 opened and closed by an opening / closing plate 25a and left and right normal winning openings 26 is arranged, and an out opening 28 is provided at the bottom of the board surface. Is provided.

In addition, a special symbol display device 31 is mounted on the upper right portion outside the game area 13.
In addition, although many game nails are planted in the game board 10, since these are well-known, illustration and description are abbreviate | omitted.

The control system of the pachinko machine of the present embodiment is configured as shown in FIG.
This pachinko machine includes a main control device 30, a prize ball control device 32, a launch control device 34, a sound / lamp control device 36, and an effect display control device 40. Although illustration of details is omitted, each of these control devices includes a CPU, a ROM, a RAM, an input port, an output port, and the like. The main control device 30 is also provided with a random number counter for determining whether or not a lottery has been performed, a random number counter used for other lottery and selection, and the like.

  The main controller 30 includes a full tank switch (full tank SW) that detects that the lower plate 63 is full, a replenishment switch (replenishment SW) that detects that the ball tank is empty, and a firing handle. Touch switch (touch SW) for detecting that the player is touching (operating), and V switch (VSW) for detecting that the game ball has passed through a specific area provided in the special winning opening 25 , A count switch (count SW) for detecting a winning ball to the big winning opening 25, a winning ball payout switch (prizing ball paying SW) for detecting each winning ball to the normal winning openings 24 and 26, and the ordinary electric accessory 22 Detection signals such as a first type start port switch (first type start port SW) for detecting the winning ball of the player, a normal symbol operation switch (normal symbol operation SW) for detecting that the game ball has passed through the gate 21, and the like. It is a force.

  The main control device 30 operates in accordance with the installed program, generates various commands related to the progress of the game based on the above-described detection signals and the like, and award ball control device 32, launch control device 34, sound / lamp control. Output to the device 36, the symbol control device 40, and the operation of the normal winning solenoid for driving the opening / closing plate 25 a of the special winning device 27 and the special winning symbol 27 for opening and closing the normal electric accessory 22 and the special symbol display device 31. The display is controlled, and information such as winnings and jackpots is output to the outside (hall computer) via the external connection terminal device.

  The prize ball control device 32 operates a ball cutting motor in accordance with a command sent from the main control device 30 to pay out a prize ball. Also, when a CR unit is attached, it accepts lending request and settlement request operation signals via the CR settlement display device, sends and receives data to and from the CR unit, operates the ball cutting motor according to the lending request signal, and lends. The ball is paid out, and the balance display of the prepaid card inserted in the CR unit is controlled.

  The firing control device 34 is based on a command sent from the main control device 30 (which reflects a touch SW signal or game situation), a firing handle rotation signal, and a firing stop switch (launching stop SW) signal. The launch motor is controlled to launch and stop the game ball, and the lighting of the touch lamp is controlled.

  The sound / lamp control device 36 controls the display of the special symbol hold storage LED 17 and the normal symbol LED 29 by driving a speaker and outputting sound in response to a command sent from the main control device 30. In addition, it controls on / off of other various LEDs and various lamps.

  The effect display control device 40 constitutes the effect display device 15 together with the LCD panel unit 16 and the accessory unit. The above-described LCD panel 16 a is a part of the LCD panel unit 16. The effect display control device 40 controls the display of the LCD panel unit 16, that is, the LCD panel 16 a in accordance with a command sent from the main control device 30.

Next, the operation of the pachinko machine 50 will be described.
First, an outline of a main process executed by the main controller 30 (strictly, its CPU) will be described with reference to FIG. The main process is started due to an interrupt signal having a period of 2 ms, and it is first determined whether or not it is a normal interrupt (S10). This determination is made based on whether or not a specific numerical value is written at a specific address in the RAM. If a negative determination is made here, initialization (S11) is executed. The numerical value for determining whether or not it is a normal interrupt is written in the RAM as part of this initial setting.

  If it is a normal interrupt (S10: YES), initial random number update process (S20), update process of random number for success / failure determination used for success / failure determination (S30), jackpot symbol used for result display (win / fail) display of success / failure determination Random number update process (S40), normal symbol random number update process (S50), each input process (S60), validity determination process (S70), each output process (S80) are performed. Within the remaining time until the input, a loop of outlier random number update processing (S90) and initial random number update processing (S100) for determining the out symbol used for displaying the result of the determination (deletion) To process.

Next, start detection input processing and success / failure determination processing that are deeply related to the present invention will be described. The start detection input process is a part (subroutine) of each input process (S60).
As shown in FIG. 5, in the start detection input process, it is determined whether or not a start detection signal of the first type start port switch is input, that is, whether or not a winning ball to the ordinary electric accessory 22 is detected. (S201). If a negative determination is made here, the process returns.

  If the determination is affirmative, as random number selection processing (S202), various random numbers such as success / failure random numbers, jackpot symbol determination random numbers, reach determination random numbers, variation pattern determination random numbers, and transition determination random numbers are read from the corresponding random number counter.

Since the main process is executed at a cycle of 2 ms, a winning ball to the ordinary electric accessory 22 is detected at most once in this cycle, and detection of two or more times is impossible.
Next, it is determined whether there is a hold memory 4 (S203).

  A RAM is provided with a storage area for storing the random number for determination of validity as a storage for storage. In this reserved storage area, there are four storage spaces from the reserved storage 1 to the reserved storage 4, and one random number for determination of success / failure can be stored in each storage space. The random numbers for determination of success / failure are stored in order from the hold storage 1 (the first storage order) to the hold storage 4 (the fourth storage order) along the read time series. Therefore, the reserved memory 1 is old and the reserved memory 4 is new.

  In the determination process of the success / failure to be described next, the target of the determination is the oldest stored storage (first in the storage order), but when the determination is correct, it is moved from the reserved storage 1 to, for example, a register. Along with this, the storage in the storage area is shifted as follows: storage 4 → holding storage 3, storage 3 → holding storage 2, storage 2 → holding storage 1. Since this shift process creates a free space in the reserved storage area (it will increase when there is already a free space), even if four storage spaces from the reserved storage 1 to the reserved storage 4 are filled before that, a new one is created. Hold storage becomes possible.

  The determination of whether or not there is the reserved storage 4 in S203 is a determination of whether or not the reserved storage area is full, that is, whether or not a new reserved storage is possible. Therefore, when there is the hold memory 4 (S203: YES), the process returns.

If there is no holding memory 4 (S203: NO), it is determined whether there is no holding memory 1 (S204), and if it is affirmative, a random number for determination of validity is stored in the holding memory 1 (S205).
When there is a holding memory 1 (S204: NO), it is determined whether or not there is a holding memory 2 (S206), and if it is affirmative, a random number for determination of validity is stored in the holding memory 2 (S207). Similarly, when there is a hold memory 2 (S206: NO) and there is no hold memory 3 (S208: YES), a random number for determination of success / failure is stored in the hold memory 3 (S209), and if there is a hold memory 3 (S208: NO) The random number for determination of success / failure is stored in the hold memory 4 (S210).

  Actually, not only the random number for determination of the success / failure is stored but, as shown in FIG. 7, the random number for determining the jackpot symbol, the random number for determining the reach, and the random number for determining the variation pattern are stored together with the random number for determining the success / failure. Is done.

As shown in FIG. 6, in the success / failure determination process, it is determined whether or not the special symbol variation display on the special symbol display device 31 is finished (S301).
If it is determined that the variable display has not ended, the process returns. If it is determined that the variable display has ended (S301: YES), a hold shift process (S302) is executed.

The outline of the hold shift process has been described in the description of the start detection input process in FIG. 5, but this will be described in some detail with reference to FIG.
When there is no pending storage and no variable display is being displayed (FIG. 8 (a)), when a start winning is detected and the random number for determination of success / failure is read as described above, the temporary storage is performed (the number of stored storages is 1). FIG. 8B). Then, by the hold shift process, the contents of the hold memory are transferred to, for example, a register, and the number of hold memories becomes 0 (FIG. 8C). As will be described later, whether or not the random number for determining whether or not the register is correct is determined and displayed.

  If the next start winning is detected during the change display, the success / failure determination random number is stored as the first reserved memory (FIG. 8 (d)), and if the next start winning is further detected, The random number for determination of validity is stored as the second reserved memory (FIG. 8 (e)). This addition of the hold memory is possible until the number of hold memories reaches 4.

  When the preceding fluctuation display is completed, a shift process is performed to shift the storage position so that the storage content of the first reserved storage is stored in the register and the storage content of the second reserved storage is stored at the top ( FIG. 8 (c), (g)).

  Now, if such a shift process is performed and there is a holding memory 0 (random determination random number transferred to the register) (S303: YES), a random determination number for determining whether or not the holding memory 0 is correct (the determination of whether or not the data is transferred to the register). The random number) is compared with the determination value (corresponding to the winning value) in the determination table, and it is determined whether or not the random number for determination matches with any of the determination values, that is, the determination of randomness (S309). This success / failure lottery corresponds to the determination of success / failure. In addition, there are two types of determination table for normal use and high probability (the number of determination values is 10 times the normal value). If the probability change is well known, high probability is used, otherwise normal use is used. Is done.

  If the determination result random number in the hold memory 0 matches one of the determination values (S309: YES), the jackpot is determined based on the jackpot symbol determination random number (see FIG. 7) stored in the set with the determination random number. A confirmed symbol is selected (S310), and similarly, a jackpot variation time is selected (variation time is determined) based on a random number for variation pattern determination (variation time is determined) (S311).

  In the case of negative determination in S309, if the random number for determination of success / failure and the random number for determination of reach that is stored in the set match with any of the determination values (S312: YES), the reach determination symbol is selected as the out symbol ( In step S313, the reach variation time is selected based on the random number for determining the variation pattern (S314).

  When a negative determination is made in S312, a declining symbol is selected based on the declining symbol random number (see FIG. 4) at that time (S315), and a declining variation time is selected based on the variation pattern determining random number (S316).

  Then, in each output process (see FIG. 4), the special symbol display device 31 starts to display the variation of the special symbol, and the fixed symbol (big hit fixed symbol, reach fixed symbol or out-of-band fixed symbol) and the variable time are changed to the symbol variation. The command is transmitted to the effect display control device 40 as a command. The symbol control device 40 that has received the symbol variation command controls the display of the LCD panel unit 16, that is, the LCD panel 16 a according to the symbol variation command, and causes the variation symbol to be displayed.

  Further, if the elapsed time after the special symbol display device 31 starts to display the variation display of the special symbol reaches the variation time determined in (S311, S314 or S316), the main control device 30 (S310). The special symbol indicating the result of the success / failure lottery, that is, whether or not the big hit or miss, is confirmed and displayed on the special symbol display device 31, and the symbol confirmation command is transmitted to the effect display control device 40. The symbol control device 40 that has received the symbol confirmation command controls the display of the LCD panel unit 16, that is, the LCD panel 16 a in accordance with the symbol confirmation command, and finalizes and displays the effect symbol corresponding to the final symbol designated by the symbol variation command. Let Both the special symbol and the effect symbol are fixedly displayed over a predetermined fixed display time.

FIG. 9A shows the relationship between such special symbols and effect display as a timing chart.
As for the special symbol, the special symbol change display is started although it is in the hold memory 0, and when the change time T1 elapses, the display is confirmed and maintained until the definite display time Tk elapses. Subsequently, the special symbol change display for the next stored storage 0 is performed over the change time T2 and is confirmed. In addition, the display of the special symbol that has been put in the hold memory 0 next time is performed over the variation time T3 and is confirmed and displayed. And so on. As for the effect display, effect display (variation display) and confirmation display are performed corresponding to the variation display and confirmation display of the special symbol.

  Note that the variation time by the symbol variation command includes (1) a case in which a fixed display time Tk is not included (T1, T2, T3 in the figure) and (2) a time in which the fixed display time Tk is included (in the figure). (T1 + Tk, T2 + Tk, T3 + Tk) may be specified.

  In the case of (1), transmission / reception of the symbol confirmation command for confirming and displaying the effect display is not required, but transmission / reception of the symbol confirmation command may be performed as described above. Also, the transmission of a new symbol variation command is performed after the variation time (T1, T2, T3 in the figure) has elapsed and after the final display time Tk has elapsed. In the case of (2), the symbol confirmation command is transmitted and received when the remaining time of the fluctuation time (T1 + Tk, T2 + Tk, T3 + Tk in the figure) reaches the confirmation display time Tk. The transmission of a new symbol variation command is performed after the lapse of variation times (T1 + Tk, T2 + Tk, T3 + Tk in the drawing).

  If the special symbol indicating the jackpot is determined and displayed on the special symbol display device 31 because the determination in S309 is affirmative (the jackpot determined symbol is also determined and displayed on the effect symbol), the jackpot game (special game) is executed. Since the jackpot game of the present embodiment is the same as the well-known first type pachinko machine, the description is omitted. Note that the contents and form of the special game performed when the jackpot confirmed symbol is confirmed and displayed are not limited to this, and may be any state that is more advantageous to the player than the normal gaming state.

By the way, if a start winning is detected and a random number for determination of success / failure is read, the random number for determination of success / failure is temporarily stored as shown in FIG. 8, so that the main control device 30 matches the random number for determination of success / failure with the winning value. You can know whether it is a random number per hit or not. Utilizing this, a notice display based on the hold storage is performed separately from the effect display based on the above-mentioned lottery (see FIG. 6), and an example thereof will be described.
[Example of notice display based on hold memory 1]
As shown in FIG. 10, when a random number for validity determination is newly stored on hold (S401: YES), main controller 30 determines whether it is a hit random number value that matches the determination value (S402). .

  If it is a hit random number value (S402: YES), the change random number value and the hold storage with higher hold order than this (for hold state 1 to hold memory 3 in FIG. 8 (f)) for determining each variation pattern The random time is selected as the random number (the variable time is determined), the total variable time is calculated (S403), and the hit existence data indicating that the random number value exists as the data for transmission and the data of the total change time Are created (S404).

  In each output process (see FIG. 4), in combination with the transmission of the symbol variation command (or as part of the symbol variation command), the hit presence data indicating that a hit random number value exists, and the total variation time Is transmitted to the effect display control device 40.

  Note that the symbol variation command here is generated and transmitted by subjecting the one that was in the hold storage 1 at the time of obtaining the winning random number value to the object of the success / failure determination processing (FIG. 6) by the shift processing. Further, the data of the total variation time may be a form in which data for each reserved storage (in the above example, the data for each variation time without summing three times) is transmitted in a batch. .

  When the presentation display control device 40 receives the hit presence data and the total variation time data together with the symbol variation command (or as part of the symbol variation command), the representation display control device 40 determines the specific representation time based on the total variation time data. Calculate.

  This specific effect time is the time required from the start of the effect display in response to the symbol variation command to the end of the effect display for the hit random number value. And time to maintain.

  Then, a specific effect in which the required time is a specific effect time, with a series of lines up to the effect display for the random number value, is configured, and the LCD panel unit 16 is controlled to display the specific effect on the LCD panel 16a.

For example, as shown in FIGS. 11 to 13, the specific effect is performed as a moving image display such as an animation display of a fighting scene between the main character HI and the enemy character EN.
In the example shown in FIGS. 11 to 13, the scene where the main character HI is inferior (FIG. 11) changes to the scene where the main character HI is dominant (FIG. 12), and finally the scene where the enemy character EN is overwhelmed and wins ( FIG. 13). The final scene of FIG. 13 is displayed statically in synchronization with the special symbol of the random number value being confirmed and displayed.

The relationship between the special symbol variation display and the specific effect display is illustrated in FIG. 9B.
With respect to the special symbol, the variable symbol display of the special symbol is started when the random number value is acquired, but when the variable time T1 elapses, the special symbol is displayed and maintained until the definite display time Tk elapses. Subsequently, the special symbol change display is performed over the change time T2, although it is the hold memory 2 at the time of the acquisition of the winning random number value, and is confirmed and displayed. Then, the variation display of the special symbol of the winning random number value (which was the hold memory 3 at the time of acquisition) is performed over the variation time T3 and is confirmed and displayed.

  For the effect display, a series of specific effect displays as exemplified in FIGS. 11 to 13 are performed from the start of the special symbol variation display to the confirmed display of the special symbol of the random number value although it is the hold memory 1.

  In this example, FIGS. 11 and 12 are displayed in parallel with the variation display of the special symbol preceding the random number value, and FIG. 13 is displayed in parallel with the variation display of the special symbol of the random number value. In addition, it is displayed in correspondence with the special symbol variation display. However, if the final scene is hit and the special symbol of the random number value is fixedly displayed in synchronism with the final symbol, it is not always necessary to do so.

  As is apparent from the description of FIG. 6, the conventional effect display starts in response to the symbol variation command and is confirmed (terminated) in accordance with the confirmation command, so that FIGS. 11 and 12, and FIGS. 12 and 13. The interval is discontinuous and the production display is not smoothly connected.

However, for example, since the effect display for three times is displayed as a series of specific effects, discontinuity can be avoided and smooth notice effect display is possible.
[Preliminary display example 2 based on hold memory]
In the above example 1, the main control device 30 calculates the total variation time and transmits the data to the effect display control device 40. However, each variation time, which is the basis for calculating the total variation time, Even if it is transmitted to the effect display control device 40 as time data, the same specific effect as in Example 1 can be performed.
[Example 3 of notice display based on hold memory]
In the notice display examples 1 and 2 based on the hold storage, the total variation time data is transmitted from the main control device 30 to the effect display control device 40, but an example in which the total variation time data is not transmitted will be described.

  As shown in FIG. 14, when a random number for determination of success / failure is newly stored on hold (S401: YES), main controller 30 determines whether it is a hit random number value that matches the determination value (S402). .

If it is a hit random number value (S402: YES), data for transmission is created (S404).
However, the transmission data of the present example includes the hit presence data indicating that there is a hit random number value, and the rank of the hit random number value in the hold storage (which is hold storage 1 to 4). It consists of data.

  And in each output process (refer FIG. 4), the data for transmission are transmitted to the production | presentation display control apparatus 40 together with transmitting a symbol variation command (or as a part of symbol variation command). Note that the symbol variation command here is generated and transmitted by subjecting the one that was in the hold storage 1 at the time of obtaining the winning random number value to the object of the success / failure determination processing (FIG. 6) by the shift processing.

  When the presentation display control device 40 receives the hit presence data and the rank data together with the symbol variation command (or as part of the symbol variation command), the variation time and the rank data specified by the symbol variation command are received. Based on the above, the assumed fluctuation time is calculated. Although this estimated fluctuation time corresponds to the total fluctuation time in Example 1, it is an estimated value to the last, so it usually does not coincide with the total fluctuation time.

  Then, as in Example 1, a specific effect that is the expected effect time is configured with a series of lines from the effect display according to the current symbol variation command to the effect display for the random number value, The LCD panel unit 16 is controlled to display a specific effect on the LCD panel 16a. The specific content of the specific effect is performed as a moving image display as in Example 1 (FIGS. 11 to 13).

  However, since the assumed variation time does not coincide with the total variation time as described above, at least the final display of the final scene of the specific effect is displayed in order to confirm and display the specific effect in synchronization with the fixed display of the special symbol of the hit random number value. Prior to this, it is necessary to correct the assumed fluctuation time so as to synchronize the end time of the assumed fluctuation time and the deadline display of the special symbol indicating the result of the lottery for the winning random number.

  In this example, the correction is performed when a symbol variation command is received for the winning random number value. In other words, based on the symbol variation command, the variation time of the special symbol of the random number per hit (the time required from that point to the final display) can be found, so the difference between it and the remaining time of the expected variation time is calculated and To correct the estimated fluctuation time (remaining time). Then, by ending the specific effect display according to the corrected estimated variation time, it is possible to synchronize the confirmation display of the special symbol of the winning random number value and the confirmation display of the specific effect.

  When implemented as in Example 3, the relationship between the special symbol variation display and the specific effect display is illustrated in FIG. Even if implemented in this way, as in Examples 1 and 2, for example, the effect display for three times is displayed as a series of specific effects, so that discontinuity can be avoided and smooth notice effect display is possible. .

  The expected fluctuation time (remaining time) can be corrected not only when the symbol fluctuation command is received for the winning random number value, but also when the previous symbol fluctuation command is received. It may be performed each time a variable command is received (except when hit data is sent).

The front view of the pachinko machine of an Example. The front view of the game board of an Example. The electric block diagram of the pachinko machine of an Example. The flowchart of the main process which the main control apparatus of an Example performs. The flowchart of the starting detection input process which the main control apparatus of an Example performs. The flowchart of the success / failure determination process which the main control apparatus of an Example performs. Explanatory drawing of the data hold-stored in an Example. Explanatory drawing of the shift process in an Example. The timing chart explaining the relationship between a special symbol and an effect display. The flowchart of the notice process which a main control apparatus performs by the notice display example 1 based on hold | maintenance memory | storage. Explanatory drawing (1) of the example of a display of specific production. Explanatory drawing (2) of the example of a display of specific production. Explanatory drawing (3) of the example of a display of a specific effect. The flowchart of the notice process which a main control apparatus performs by the notice display example 3 based on hold | maintenance memory | storage. The timing chart explaining the relationship between the special symbol and effect display in the notice display example 3 based on reservation memory.

Explanation of symbols

10 ... Game board,
15 ... Production display device,
22: Ordinary electric accessory (starting area),
27 ... Grand prize-winning device,
30 ... Main controller,
31 ... Special symbol display device,
40 ... Production display control device,
50: Pachinko machine (ball game machine).

Claims (2)

A bullet ball game comprising a special symbol display device for displaying a special symbol, a main control device for controlling the special symbol display device, an effect display device for effect display, and an effect display control device for controlling the effect display device Machine,
The main controller is
When a game ball enters the start area, it acquires a random value for the lottery.
In a range that does not exceed the preset upper limit number, the data related to the acquired random number value is stored in the storage unit in a storage order according to the acquired time series,
A determination is made as to whether or not each of the data relating to the random number stored on hold is a hit,
Selecting the one with the first storage rank among the data on the random number stored on hold as the data on the random number to be displayed, and determining the variation time of the special symbol for displaying the result of the determination of success / failure ,
Control the special symbol display device to variably display the special symbol, and if the variation time has elapsed from the start of the variability display, the special symbol indicating the result of the success / failure determination is confirmed and displayed,
In addition, when starting the variation display of the special symbol, a variation start command including data indicating the result of the determination on the validity of the random number value to be displayed and data designating the variation time is transmitted,
Data related to the random number value to be displayed is erased from the holding storage means before the start of variable display of a special symbol for indicating the result of the determination of success / failure,
When the effect display control device receives the change start command, the effect control device controls the effect display device to start effect display.
The main control device is data related to a random number value that is determined to be a hit in the determination of whether or not the data related to the random number value that is newly stored in the hold storage unit.
At that time, when starting the variation display of the special symbol for displaying the result of the determination of whether or not the data regarding the random number value of the first storage order is the data related to the random number value to be displayed,
Hit existence data indicating that data relating to the hit random number value exists;
Sending rank data indicating the storage rank of the data related to the hit random number value in the pending storage;
Upon receiving the hit presence data and the rank data, the effect display control device assumes an assumed fluctuation time based on the fluctuation time and the rank data specified by the fluctuation start command of data relating to the random number value to be displayed. And
In order to display the result of the determination on the data relating to the random number value from the effect display corresponding to the variation display of the special symbol for displaying the result of the determination on the data relating to the random number value to be displayed. A specific effect display with a series of lines up to the effect display accompanying the variation display of the special symbol is displayed on the effect display device in a schedule over the calculated estimated variation time,
When the change start command is received after starting the specific effect display,
Correcting the assumed fluctuation time to synchronize the end time of the assumed fluctuation time and the time limit of the final display of the special symbol indicating the result of the determination of the success / failure for the data related to the winning random number value,
The specific effect display is terminated according to the corrected estimated fluctuation time. Ball-shooting game machine according to claim 1, wherein the data relating to the random number is a random number value itself.

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