JP5308257B2 - Pachinko machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a pachinko gaming machine that has two start ports and has a holding function for holding a predetermined number of winnings for each start port.

  In response to winning at the starting gate, a jackpot lottery to determine whether or not to win is performed, and a special symbol indicating the lottery result is displayed after the special symbol is variably displayed on the special symbol indicator, and if the lottery result is a jackpot In a pachinko gaming machine that performs a jackpot game that can win a large number of prize balls, the pachinko machine has two start ports, a first start port called “Heso” and a second start port called “Den Chu” In some cases, the jackpot lottery for winning the second starting port is set to have a higher probability of winning the jackpot with more prize balls to be paid out than the jackpot lottery for winning the first starting port. (See Patent Document 1 below).

  In addition, in a pachinko gaming machine having a first start port and a second start port, in general, when a predetermined type of jackpot is won in the jackpot lottery, a so-called electric chew support (hereinafter referred to as “chuo support”) that makes it easy to open the second start port. , Abbreviated as “electric support”), the game shifts to the short-time game state where it is easier to win the second starting port than the normal game state, and the special symbol changes a predetermined number of times without winning a jackpot in the short-time game state It is configured to return to the normal gaming state if the game is performed.

  Further, in such a pachinko gaming machine, if a game ball wins further at the first starting port or the second starting port during the execution of special symbol fluctuation or jackpot game, the winning is held for each starting port up to a predetermined number. In addition, after the end of the special symbol variation and the jackpot game that were being executed, the special symbol variation for the winning prize that was put on hold is executed (that is, the hold is digested), and In this case, it is often configured that the hold of the second start port is preferentially digested over the hold of the first start port.

JP 2008-237434 A

  As described above, in a pachinko gaming machine that includes a first start port and a second start port, and that preferentially digests the hold of the second start port over the hold of the first start port, Since it is easy to win the 2 start opening, the second start opening hold often reaches the upper limit, and the first start opening hold is digested after the second start opening hold, so the first start Mouth retention is often reached. For this reason, when the transition from the short-time gaming state to the normal gaming state without electric support is made and the winning at the second starting port cannot be expected, all the holdings at the second starting port are digested and there is a vacant space at the first starting port. Until it is possible (that is, until the first start port is held less than the upper limit), there is a problem that the player stops firing the game ball because it is a waste ball even if the game ball is fired.

  The present invention solves the above-described problems, and provides a pachinko gaming machine that can reduce the possibility that a player stops firing a game ball when a transition from a short-time gaming state to a normal gaming state is made. Objective.

According to the gaming machine of the present invention, when a game ball enters the first start port or the second start port provided in the game area where the game ball can flow down, the grand prize port provided in the game area is given a predetermined number of times. A jackpot game determination means for determining whether or not to perform a jackpot game that opens and closes, and a game state in which a game ball is controlled in a non-specific game state in which a game ball is difficult to enter or a specific game state in which it is easy to enter When the determination by the control means and the jackpot game determination means is performed, whether the determination is due to the game ball entering the first start port or the game ball entering the second start port, and Based on whether the game state is the non-specific game state or the specific game state, the symbol variation time determining means for determining the symbol variation time for displaying the symbol in a variable manner, and the predetermined symbol display means for displaying the symbol in a variable manner When the design fluctuates After a determined symbol variable time by determining means, a symbol display control means for stopping displaying the special symbol indicating a determination result by the bonus game determination means, when the symbol is to be displayed varies with the symbol display control means When a game ball enters the first start port, the right to display the change of the symbol by the ball is held and stored as a first reserved ball up to a predetermined upper limit number, and the symbol is changed by the symbol display control means. when the game ball to the second start hole is ball entrance when being allowed to display, hold and store the rights of variable display of the symbols by the ball entrance as a second hold ball up to a predetermined upper limit number pending memory means When the jackpot game determining means determines that the jackpot game is to be performed, the jackpot game is performed after the special symbol is stopped and displayed by the symbol display control means. Includes a bonus game execution means, wherein the symbol display control means, before Kiho distillation if the right as the second hold balls in the storage means is stored, the hold memory means variable display of symbols with respect to the right The game state control means has priority over the symbol change display for the right stored as the first reserved ball , and the game state control means is configured to display the symbol display control means after the jackpot game is finished by the jackpot game execution means. The specific game state control means that can control the game in the specific game state until the symbol is variably displayed by the predetermined number of times, and after the control of the game in the specific game state by the specific game control means, the non-specific game state Non-specific gaming state control means for controlling a game, and the symbol variation time determining means is configured to play a game in a specific gaming state by the specific gaming state control means. A first identification determining means for determining a symbol variation time for a variation display of a symbol due to a game ball entering the first starting port and the non-specific gaming state control means when the control is being controlled; A first non-specific determination means for determining a symbol variation time with respect to a symbol variation display by entering a game ball into the first starting port when a game is controlled in the gaming state; and the specific gaming state A second specific determining means for determining a symbol variation time with respect to a symbol variation display by entering a game ball into the second starting port when a game is controlled in a specific gaming state by the control means; When the non-specific game state control means controls the game in the non-specific game state, the second non-determining time is determined with respect to the symbol change display by the game ball entering the second starting port. Specific determination means, and the second Constant determining means, before Kiho fraction number of rights is stored as the second hold balls in the storage means determines the short symbol variation time when a predetermined number or more, if less than the predetermined number wherein it can be determined a length symbol variation time than the short symbol variable time, the second non-specific determination means, the number of the rights stored before Kiho fraction storing means as the second hold balls Regardless, the symbol variation time shorter than the symbol variation time determined by the first non-specific determination means is determined.

  According to the pachinko gaming machine of the present invention, when returning from the short-time gaming state to the normal gaming state, the stored second reserved memory is quickly digested compared to the short-time gaming state. The possibility of stopping can be reduced.

It is a front view of the pachinko gaming machine of one embodiment of the present invention. It is a block diagram of the electric system of the pachinko gaming machine. It is a figure which shows the gaming state of the pachinko gaming machine. It is a figure which shows the production mode of the same pachinko gaming machine. It is a flowchart of a main side timer interruption process. It is a flowchart of a start port SW process. It is a flowchart of a gate SW process. It is a flowchart of special symbol processing. It is a flowchart of jackpot determination processing. It is a flowchart of a fluctuation pattern selection process. It is a flowchart of a process during a stop. It is a flowchart of a normal symbol process. It is a flowchart of a big prize opening process. It is a flowchart of a gaming state determination process. It is a flowchart of an electric Chu process. It is a flowchart of a sub timer interruption process. It is a flowchart of a command reception process. It is a flowchart of an effect selection process. It is a flowchart of a change production pattern selection process. It is a flowchart of the process during the end of a variation effect. It is a figure which shows an operation example when the same pachinko gaming machine returns from the short-time gaming state to the normal gaming state. (A) is a decoration pattern change immediately before the end of the short-time gaming state, (b) is a decorative pattern stopped, (c) is a diagram showing an example of a special effect, (c ′) is another example of a special effect. FIG.

  A pachinko gaming machine according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. As shown in FIG. 1, the pachinko gaming machine according to the embodiment includes a game board 1 attached to the inside of a front frame 10, and a game ball launched by the operation of a handle 11 flows down on the game board 1. A game area 2 is formed surrounded by rails 12. A large number of nails (not shown) protrude from the game area 2. A plurality of frame lamps 17 and speakers 18 are disposed on the front frame 10. Further, the game board 1 is provided with a movable accessory 6 and a board lamp 19.

  In the game area 2, a display unit 4 of an image display 3 which is a liquid crystal display device is arranged. The image display 3 displays a demonstration for waiting for a customer, a decorative symbol variation effect based on winning a game ball to the first start port 51a and the second start port 51b, a jackpot effect performed in parallel with the jackpot game, and the like. Part 4 is displayed. The decorative symbol variation effect is an effect in which a result of the first lottery or the second lottery is notified by a decorative symbol composed of a decorative symbol such as a number and an image other than the decorative symbol and stopped and displayed after the variable display, This is performed in parallel with the special symbol variation described later. The first lottery is a jackpot lottery performed for winning a game ball to the first start opening 51a (that is, the acquisition of a jackpot random number and determination using the jackpot random number), and the second lottery is a game A jackpot lottery performed for winning a ball to the second starting opening 51b.

  In the game area 2, a start winning device 5 is provided. The start winning device 5 includes a first start port 51a, a second start port 51b, and an electric tulip (hereinafter referred to as “electric chew”) 50. The electric chew 50 is an electric chew solenoid 53 (see FIG. 2). The game ball can be won in the second start opening 51b only when the electric chute 50 is opened.

  In the game area 2, a big prize device 7 having a big prize port 71 is provided. The special winning device 7 includes an opening / closing member 73 that is operated by a special winning opening solenoid 72 (see FIG. 2) to open and close the special winning opening 71.

  Further, the game area 2 is provided with a plurality of normal winning devices 9, and the game balls that have entered each of the normal winning devices 9 win a normal winning opening 90 in the normal winning device 9.

  Outside the game area 2, a normal symbol display 13, a first special symbol display 14a, and a second special symbol display 14b are provided, a normal symbol hold lamp 15, a first special symbol hold lamp 16a, Four second special symbol holding lamps 16b are provided.

  The first special symbol indicator 14a and the second special symbol indicator 14b are respectively the results of the first lottery and the second lottery performed with the winning of the game ball to the first starting port 51a and the second starting port 51b. The special symbol variation is notified by the symbol stopped and displayed through the variation display. In addition, the symbol displayed on the 1st special symbol indicator 14a and the 2nd special symbol indicator 14b is called a special symbol. If the stop-displayed symbol is a jackpot symbol, a jackpot game for opening and closing the big prize opening 71 a predetermined number of times is performed.

  When the game ball wins the first start opening 51a or the second start opening 51b, the main control board 20 (see FIG. 2) first starts the jackpot random number (corresponding to the winning information) acquired for the win. If it is a prize for the mouth 51a, it is stored in the first reservation storage section 27a (see FIG. 2), and if it is a prize for the second start opening 51b, it is stored in the second reservation storage section 27b (see FIG. 2). When the special symbol variation becomes feasible, that is, when the special symbol variation and the jackpot game for the previous winning are not executed, whether or not the big hit is made using the stored jackpot random number Is determined, and special symbol variation is executed. The first special symbol hold lamp 16a and the second special symbol hold lamp 16b display the numbers of jackpot random numbers stored in the first hold storage unit 27a and the second hold storage unit 27b, respectively. Note that the maximum number of jackpot random numbers stored in the first hold storage section 27a and the second hold storage section 27b is four, so that four jackpot random numbers are stored in the first hold storage section 27a. When the game ball wins the first start opening 51a in the state of being, or when the game ball wins the second start opening 51b in the state where the four jackpot random numbers are stored in the second holding storage unit 27b, The jackpot lottery for the winning is not performed, and it becomes a so-called waste ball.

  In addition, the game area 2 is provided with a gate 8 through which a game ball can pass, and the normal symbol display 13 displays a normal symbol corresponding to the result of the normal symbol lottery performed when the game ball gate 8 passes, If the normal symbol that has been stopped and displayed is a winning symbol, the auxiliary game that opens the electric Chu 50 for a predetermined time and a predetermined number of times is performed.

  When the game ball passes through the gate 8 during the normal symbol variation display or the auxiliary game, the main control board 20 can store the winning random number acquired for the passage and start the normal symbol variation display. When the state becomes an unsatisfactory state, it is determined whether or not the winning pattern is stored using the stored random number, the normal symbol variation display is started, and the normal symbol reporting the determination is stopped and displayed. The normal symbol holding lamp 15 displays the number of hit random numbers stored in this way. Since the maximum number of hit random numbers stored is four, even if a game ball passes through the gate 8 in a state where four hit random numbers are stored, a normal symbol lottery for that pass is performed. Absent.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the pachinko gaming machine according to the embodiment includes a main control board 20 corresponding to a game control means, a payout control board 21, and a sub control board 25 equivalent to an effect control means. An effect control board 22, an image control board 23, and a lamp control board 24 are provided. The payout control board 21 and the effect control board 22 are connected to the main control board 20, and the image control board 23 and the lamp control board 24 are connected to the effect control board 22. Each control board includes a CPU, a ROM, a RAM, and the like. Further, the main control board 20 includes a game state transition means, a first holding means, a second holding means, a first lottery means, a second lottery means, a first holding digesting means, and a second holding digesting means, The RAM includes a storage unit 27 having a first storage unit 27a and a second storage unit 27b.

  The main control board 20 is provided in a first start port 51a and a first start port SW (switch) 54a for detecting a game ball won in the first start port 51a and a second start port 51b. A second start port SW54b for detecting a game ball won in the second start port 51b, an electric chew solenoid 53, a gate SW81 provided in the gate 8 for detecting a game ball passed through the gate 8, and a big winning port 71 A game ball that is provided in each of the normal winning ports 90 and is provided in each of the normal winning ports 90 is detected in the large winning port SW 74, the large winning port solenoid 72, and each of the normal winning ports 90. Normal winning opening SW91, first special symbol hold lamp 16a, second special symbol hold lamp 16b, normal symbol hold lamp 15, first special symbol display 14a, second special symbol display 14b, and The normal symbol display 13 is connected to each other, and as shown by the arrows in FIG. 2, signals are input from the switches to the main control board 20, and signals are output from the main control board 20 to the solenoids and lamps. .

  The main control board 20 transmits various commands to the payout control board 21. The payout control board 21 is connected to a payout drive motor 26 that drives a payout device (not shown). Operates the payout drive motor 26 in accordance with a command received from the main control board 20 to pay out a prize ball.

  Further, the main control board 20 transmits various commands to the effect control board 22, and the effect control board 22 transmits and receives commands and signals to and from the image control board 23. The image display board 3 and the speaker 18 are connected to the image control board 23, and the image control board 23 displays decorative symbols and other images on the display unit 4 of the image display 3 in accordance with the command received from the effect control board 22. Sound is output from the speaker 18. The effect control board 22 transmits a command to the lamp control board 24. The movable control 6, the frame lamp 17, and the panel lamp 19 are connected to the lamp control board 24, and the lamp control board 24 operates the movable combination 6 in accordance with the command received from the effect control board 22. The lamp 17 and the panel lamp 19 are turned on / off.

  Next, the operation of the pachinko gaming machine according to the embodiment will be described. As shown in FIG. 3, the pachinko gaming machine according to the embodiment has five game states of a normal game state, a jackpot game state, a short-time game state, a probability variation game state, and a latent probability game state. Symbol winning probability (probability of winning a jackpot lottery), normal symbol winning probability (probability of winning a normal symbol lottery), normal symbol variation time, the opening time and the number of times of opening the electric Chu 50 are determined as shown in the figure. Yes. In the initial state (that is, when power is turned on and the first game is started), the game is in the normal game state. If a big win occurs in the big win lottery, the big win game state (opens and closes the big prize winning hole 71 a predetermined number of times). After passing through the jackpot game, the game state changes according to the type of jackpot. The types of jackpots include 15R (round) probability variable jackpots, 2R sudden probability jackpots, 2R latent probability jackpots, and 15R normal jackpots. The round means the opening period of the big winning opening 71. If the 15R probability variation jackpot, after performing the jackpot game that opens the big winning opening 71 15 times, transition to the probability variation gaming state, if 15R normal jackpot, After performing a jackpot game that opens the big prize opening 71 15 times, transitions to the short-time gaming state, and if the 2R probability change big hit, after performing the jackpot game that opens the big prize opening 71 twice in a very short time, If it changes to a gaming state and is 2R latent probability big hit, after performing the big hit game which opens the big winning opening 71 twice for a very short time, it changes to the latent gaming state. In addition, if it is a small hit, a small hit game is performed in which the big winning opening 71 is opened twice in a very short time, but the game state does not change. In addition, when the special symbol variation is performed 100 times without generating a big hit in the middle of the short-time gaming state, the game state transitions to the normal gaming state.

  In addition, the pachinko gaming machine according to the embodiment has a normal mode, a date mode, a cafe mode, a vacation mode, a classroom as an effect mode (hereinafter also simply referred to as “mode”) in the image display 3, as shown in FIG. There are modes and special modes. The effect mode is an aspect of the effect on the image display 3. When the effect mode is different, the moving image displayed on the image display 3 is different, such as the character and the background appearing, and the decorative design variation effect is also the effect mode. The one corresponding to is selected. For example, in the dating mode, the video shows how the protagonists, men and women, are dating at an amusement park, and even in the decorative design variation production, the date production that fluctuates the decoration design against the background of the events of the two of the date I do. In the initial state, the mode is the normal mode, and when a win (big hit or small win) occurs in the big win lottery, the mode shifts to a mode corresponding to the type of the win. Specifically, if the 15R normal jackpot, the transition is made to the vacation mode, if the 15R probability variation jackpot, the date mode, 2R sudden hit, the cafe mode, 2R latent probability jackpot, or to the classroom mode. The normal mode and the special mode correspond to the normal gaming state, the vacation mode corresponds to the short-time gaming state, the cafe mode and the date mode correspond to the probability changing gaming state, and the gaming state can be determined by the mode. The classroom mode corresponds to the normal gaming state after the small hit or the latent gaming state after the 2R latent large hit, and it cannot be determined from the mode which of these gaming states.

  In addition, when transitioning from the normal mode to these modes and a special symbol change is made a predetermined number of times without causing any hits, the normal mode is restored again, but when returning from the vacation mode to the normal mode. (That is, when the special symbol change is performed 100 times without returning to the normal game state in the short-time game state and the normal game state is restored), the special mode is temporarily set and stored in the second reserved storage unit. When there is no winning information, the normal mode is set.

  Next, the operation of the main control board 20 will be described based on FIGS. Each counter, which will be described later, is provided in the RAM and is cleared to zero when the pachinko gaming machine is turned on.

  [Main-side timer interrupt process] The main control board 20 repeats the main-side timer interrupt process shown in FIG. 5 every short time, for example, 4 msec. First, the main control board 20 performs a random number update process for updating the jackpot random number used for the jackpot lottery, the jackpot symbol random number for determining the jackpot symbol, the hit random number used for the normal symbol lottery (step S101).

  Next, the main control board 20 performs a large winning opening SW process (S104) and a normal winning opening SW process (S105) in addition to a start opening SW process (S102) and a gate SW process (S103) which will be described later. In the big winning opening SW process, if the big winning opening SW 74 is ON, it is determined whether or not a winning game (a winning game flag described later is ON) is determined. In this process, 1 is added to C and 1 is added to the value of the big prize counter. The normal winning opening SW process is a process of adding 1 to the value of the normal winning opening counter if the normal winning opening SW 91 is ON.

  Subsequently, the main control board 20 performs a special symbol process (S106), a normal symbol process (S107), a big prize opening process (S108), and an electric chew process (S109), which will be described later. Then, the main control board 20 sets a command for paying out the number of prize balls according to the value of the big prize mouth counter and the number of prize balls according to the value of the normal prize mouth counter, A prize ball process (S110) for clearing the counter to zero is performed, and an output process (S111) for outputting the command set in each of the above processes to the payout control board 21 and the effect control board 22 is performed.

  [Starting Port SW Process] As shown in FIG. 6, in the starting port SW process, the main control board 20 determines whether or not the first starting port SW54 is turned on (S201). If the process proceeds and is ON, it is determined whether or not the value U1 of the first start port hold counter that counts the number of jackpot random numbers stored in the first hold storage unit 27a is less than the upper limit of 4 (S202). . If it is not less than 4, the start-up SW processing is terminated. If it is less than 4, 1 is added to U1 (S203), a jackpot random number is acquired and stored in the first hold storage unit 27a, and the jackpot symbol random number And the like are acquired and stored in a predetermined storage area (S204), and a first hold number increase command is set (S205).

  In step S206, the main control board 20 determines whether or not the second start port SW54 is turned on. If not, the main control board 20 finishes the process. If it is turned on, the main control board 20 is stored in the second hold storage unit 27b. It is determined whether the value U2 of the second start port hold counter for counting the number of jackpot random numbers is less than the upper limit of 4 (S207). If it is not less than 4, the start-up SW processing is terminated. If it is less than 4, 1 is added to U2 (S208), a big hit random number is obtained and stored in the second reserved storage unit 27b, and the big hit symbol is obtained. A random number or the like is acquired and stored in a predetermined storage area (S209), a second hold number increase command is set (S210), and the start port SW process is terminated.

  [Gate SW Processing] As shown in FIG. 7, in the gate SW processing, the main control board 20 determines whether or not the gate SW 81 is turned on (S301). If it is not turned on, the processing is finished and turned on. For example, it is determined whether or not the value G of the gate hold counter is less than the upper limit of 4 (S302). If it is not less than 4, the gate SW process is terminated. If it is less than 4, 1 is added to G (S303), a winning random number is acquired and stored in a predetermined storage area (S304), and the gate SW process is terminated. .

  [Special Symbol Processing] As shown in FIG. 8, in the special symbol processing, the main control board 20 makes a winning game flag indicating whether or not a winning game is being played (that is, a small winning game flag, a long winning game flag, or a short game flag). It is determined whether or not the winning game flag) is ON (S401). If it is ON, the special symbol variation cannot be started and the process is terminated. If it is not ON, it is determined whether or not the special symbol is changing (S402). ). Then, if it is changing, the process proceeds to step S411. If it is not changing, since the change of the special symbol can be started, it is determined whether or not the value U2 of the second start port holding counter is 1 or more (S403). When U2 is 1 or more, the main control board 20 uses the jackpot random number stored first in the second reserved storage unit 27b, which is stored first, in the jackpot determination process (S407) described later. , 1 is subtracted from U2 (S404). On the other hand, if U2 is not 1 or more, it is determined whether or not the value U1 of the first start port holding counter is 1 or more (S405). If U1 is not 1 or more, the process ends, but U1 is 1 or more. If this is the case, the first jackpot random number stored in the first hold storage unit 27a is used for the jackpot determination process (S407), and 1 is subtracted from U1 (S406). In this way, the second reserved memory is digested in preference to the first reserved memory, and sequentially digested from the previously stored jackpot random number. The jackpot random numbers stored in (or stored in) the first hold storage unit 27a are the jackpot random numbers stored in (or stored in) the first hold storage and the second hold storage unit 27b. Is referred to as second reserved memory.

  The main control board 20 performs a jackpot determination process described later in step S407 and a variation pattern selection process described later in step S408. Then, in the first special symbol display 14a if it is for the first reserved memory and in the second special symbol display 14b if it is for the second reserved memory, the variation of the special symbol is started (S409). A command is set (S410), and the process proceeds to step S411. The variation start command includes information indicating the current gaming state, information indicating the symbol set in the jackpot determination process, and variation pattern information indicating the variation pattern set in step S609 described later. Yes. In step S411, it is determined whether or not the variation time of the special symbol has elapsed, and if it has not elapsed, the special symbol processing is terminated, but if it has elapsed, the variation of the special symbol is stopped and the jackpot determination processing is performed. A special symbol is fixedly displayed with the set symbol (S412), a variable stop command is set (S413), a stop process (S414) described later is performed, and the special symbol process is completed.

  [Big hit determination processing] As shown in FIG. 9, in the big hit determination processing, the main control board 20 determines whether or not the big hit random number is a big hit using the big hit determination table (S501). If the jackpot symbol is YES (YES in S502), it is determined which jackpot symbol the jackpot symbol random number stored in step S204 indicates (S503), and the jackpot symbol is set (S504). The type of jackpot is determined by the jackpot design. On the other hand, if the jackpot random number is not a jackpot (NO in S502), but if it is a small hit (YES in S505), a small hit symbol is set (S506), if it is not a small hit (NO in S505), a lost symbol is set. (S507). The main control board 20 deletes the jackpot random number used for the determination from the holding storage unit 27 (including the case of updating to a default value or a newly acquired jackpot random number).

  [Variation Pattern Selection Processing] As shown in FIG. 10, in the variation pattern selection processing, when the main control board 20 is in the normal gaming state or the latent game state (YES in S601), the special symbol variation for the first reserved memory is performed. If (YES in S602), the normal pattern table is set as a variation pattern table indicating the correspondence between the random number value and the variation pattern (S603), and if it is a special symbol variation for the second reserved storage (NO in S602), An extremely shortened pattern table is set (S604). On the other hand, if the game is in the short-time gaming state or the probability variation gaming state (NO in S601), if it is a special symbol variation for the first reserved memory (YES in S605), an extension pattern table is set as the variation pattern table (S606). If it is a special symbol variation for 2 reserved storage (NO in S605), a shortened pattern table is set (S607).

  Table 1 shows the variation time of the special symbol by each variation pattern table. As shown in Table 1, in the normal pattern table, the variation times when the number of the first reserved memory is 1, 2, 3, and 4 are respectively 12 seconds, 8 seconds, 8 seconds, and 4 seconds. ing. In other words, the variation time of the special symbol fluctuation that starts when the number of the first reserved memory is 4 (U1 = 4 in S405 in FIG. 8) is 4 seconds, 3 or 2 (U1 = 3 or 2 in S405). The special symbol starting time is 8 seconds, the special symbol starting time is 12 seconds (U1 = 1 in S405), and the special symbol starting time is 12 seconds. It is comprised so that it may become. In the extremely shortened pattern table, the variation time is 0.5 seconds, and in the extension pattern table, the variation time is 12 seconds. In the shortened pattern table, the number of second reserved memories is one. The variation time at the time is 12 seconds, but the variation time at 2 to 4 is all 3 seconds.

  As described above, the variation pattern selected for the second reserved memory during the normal gaming state is selected from the extremely shortened pattern table, and the variation pattern selected for the second reserved memory during the short-time gaming state is Therefore, since the variation pattern of the former is selected from the shortening pattern table, the variation time of the special symbol is shorter than that of the latter variation pattern. In the present embodiment, the former is 0.5 seconds, and the latter is 12 seconds or 3 seconds. Hereinafter, the variation pattern selected from the normal pattern table is referred to as a normal pattern, and the variation pattern selected from the extremely shortened pattern table is referred to as an extremely shortened pattern.

  Next, the main control board 20 acquires the fluctuation pattern random number, stores it in a predetermined storage area (S608), refers to the fluctuation pattern table set as described above, and the fluctuation pattern random number indicates any fluctuation pattern. Whether or not to show is determined (S609), and the variation pattern indicated by the variation pattern random number is set (S610). Note that the variation pattern includes information indicating the variation time.

  [Processing During Stop] As shown in FIG. 11, in the processing during stop, the main control board 20 determines whether or not the short-time game flag indicating whether or not the short-time game state is ON (S701). The process proceeds to step S705. If ON, the value J of the hour fluctuation counter that counts the number of times the special symbol is changed in the hourly gaming state is decremented by 1 (S702). If J is 0, the hourly gaming state is terminated. The time-saving game flag is turned off (S703, 704), and the process proceeds to step S705.

  In step S705, the main control board 20 determines whether or not a probability change game flag indicating whether or not a probability change game state or a latent probability game flag indicating whether or not a latent probability game state is ON. If this is the case, the process proceeds to step S709. If either is ON, the value X of the high probability variation counter that counts the number of variations of the special symbol in the probability variation gaming state or the latent probability gaming state is decremented by 1 (S706). If it is 0, in order to end the probability variation gaming state or the latent certainty gaming state, the probability variation gaming flag or the latent certainty gaming flag that was ON is turned off (S712, 713), and the process proceeds to step S709.

  In step S709, it is determined whether or not it is a big hit (that is, whether or not the stopped special symbol is a big hit symbol) (S709), and if it is a big hit, if it is a long hit (ie, 15R normal big hit or 15R probability big hit), it is long. The winning game flag is turned on (S710, 711), and if it is not long, the gaming flag is turned on (ie, 2R probability variation big hit or 2R latent big hit) (S710, 711). Then, the time variation counter value J and the high probability variation counter value X are set to 0 (S713), the time variation game flag, the probability variation game flag, and the latent probability game flag are turned off (S714), and the opening starts ( S717), an opening command is set (S718), and the stop process is finished.

  On the other hand, if it is not a big hit (NO in S709), the main control board 20 determines whether or not it is a small hit (S715). The winning game flag is turned ON (S716), the opening is started (S717), the opening command is set (S718), and the stop process is finished.

  [Normal Symbol Processing] As shown in FIG. 12, in the normal symbol processing, the main control board 20 determines whether or not an auxiliary game flag indicating whether or not an auxiliary game is in progress (S801). If the normal symbol processing is finished, and if it is not ON, it is determined whether or not the normal symbol is changing (S802). If it is changing, the process proceeds to step S809. If it is not changing, it is determined whether the value G of the gate hold counter is 1 or more (S803). If G is not 1 or more, normal symbol processing is performed. When G is 1 or more, 1 is subtracted from G (S804), it is determined whether or not the winning random number stored in step S304 is hit (S805), and a stop symbol is selected (S806). ). Then, the variation time corresponding to the gaming state (in this embodiment, 4 seconds if the normal gaming state or the latent probability gaming state, 1.5 seconds if the time-short gaming state or the probability variation gaming state is selected) (S807) The normal symbol change is started (S808), and the process proceeds to step S809.

  In step S809, the main control board 20 determines whether or not the variation time has elapsed. If not, the main control board 20 finishes the normal symbol processing, but if it has elapsed, the variation of the normal symbol is stopped and stopped. Is displayed (S810). If the stop symbol is a symbol indicating winning (YES in S811), the auxiliary game flag is turned ON (S812). If the symbol indicating a loss is determined (NO in S811), the normal symbol processing is terminated.

  [Big prize opening process] As shown in FIG. 13, in the big prize opening process, the main control board 20 first determines whether or not the winning game flag is ON (S901). If it is ON, it is determined whether or not opening is in progress (S902). The opening is a period from the start of the jackpot game to the start of the first round. If it is determined that the opening is in progress, the main control board 20 determines whether or not the opening time has passed (S903). A maximum R number (round number) and an operation pattern are set according to the type (S904). Then, the value C of the winning number counter is cleared to zero (S905), 1 is added to the value R of the round counter (S906), and the operation (opening) of the big winning opening 71 is started (S907).

  Next, the main control board 20 determines whether or not the operating time (opening time. For example, 29.5 seconds for long wins, 0.1 second for short wins or small wins) has passed. If it has elapsed (S908), the large winning opening 71 is closed (S910). If it has not elapsed, it is determined whether or not the value C of the winning number counter is the specified number (S909). If the number is not the number, the big prize opening process is finished, and if the number is the prescribed number, the big prize opening 71 is closed (S910).

  Then, the main control board 20 determines whether or not the value R of the round counter is the maximum number of Rs (S911). If it is not the maximum number of Rs, the big prize opening process is finished. Is started (S912), an ending command is set (S913), and the value R of the round counter is cleared to zero (S914). Ending refers to the period from the end of the final round to the end of the jackpot game. Next, the main control board 20 determines whether or not the ending time has elapsed (S917). If it has not elapsed, the main prize winning hole processing is completed, and if it has elapsed, a game state setting process to be described later is performed. (S918), the winning game flag is turned OFF.

  On the other hand, when it is determined in step S902 that the main control board 20 is not opening, it determines whether or not the special winning opening 71 is ending (S915), and if it is ending, the process proceeds to step S917. If it is not ending, it is determined whether or not the special winning opening is in operation (S916). If not in operation, the process proceeds to step S905, and if in operation, the process proceeds to step S908.

  [Game State Setting Process] As shown in FIG. 14, in the game state setting process, the main control board 20 does not change the game state if the winning game just ended is YES (S1001: YES). If the state setting process is completed and 15R is a normal big hit (YES in S1002), the time-shortage game flag is turned on (S1003) and the time-variation counter value J is set to 100 (S1004). If the probability variation jackpot (15R probability variation jackpot or 2R probability variation jackpot) (YES in S1005), the probability variation game flag is turned on to shift the gaming state to the probability variation gaming state (S1006). Since it is a big hit, in order to transition the gaming state to the latent certain gaming state, the latent certain gaming flag is turned on (S1007), and the value X of the high probability variation counter is set to 10000 (S1008).

  [Electric Chu Process] As shown in FIG. 15, in the electric chew process, the main control board 20 determines whether or not the auxiliary game flag is ON (S1101). On the other hand, if it is determined to be ON, it is determined whether or not the electric chew 50 is operating (S1102). If it is not operating, the operation pattern of the electric chew 50 according to the current gaming state (in this embodiment, normal Select 0.15 seconds for release in the gaming state or latent game state, and 1.80 seconds for release in the short-time game state or probability-changing game state (3 times) (S1103). The operation is started (S1104). Next, the main control board 20 determines whether or not the operation time (in the operation pattern including a plurality of releases includes the interval time between the releases) (S1105). If the process has been completed and the time has elapsed, the auxiliary game flag is turned off (S1106), and the electric chew process is completed.

  In parallel with the processing in the main control board 20 described above, the processing as shown in FIGS. Hereinafter, the operation of the effect control board 22 will be described.

  [Sub-side timer interrupt process] The effect control board 22 repeats the sub-side timer interrupt process as shown in FIG. 16 every predetermined short time. In the sub timer interruption process, a command reception process (S1201) described later and a command transmission process (S1202) for transmitting the command set in the command reception process to the image control board 23 and the lamp control board 24 are performed.

  [Command Reception Processing] As shown in FIG. 17, in the command reception processing, the effect control board 22 receives a hold number increase command (first hold number increase command or second hold number increase command) from the main control board 20. (S1301), if received, if the first hold number increase command, add the first hold number, if the second hold number increase command, add the second hold number (S1302), A hold number command for displaying the hold number on the display unit 4 is set (S1303). Next, the effect control board 22 performs an effect selection process described later if a change start command is received (S1304, S1305), and performs a process of changing effect end described later if a change stop command is received (S1304, S1305). S1306,1307). If the opening command is received, the effect control board 22 performs a winning effect selection process (S1308, 1309), and if an ending command is received, the effect control board 22 performs an ending effect selection process (S1310, 1311). The winning effect selection process is a process of analyzing an opening command, selecting a winning effect pattern, and setting an opening effect start command. The ending effect selection process is a process of analyzing an ending command, referring to a mode flag, selecting an ending effect pattern, and setting an ending effect start command.

  [Production Selection Process] As shown in FIG. 18, in the production selection process, the production control board 22 analyzes the change start command received from the main control board 20 (S1401). The variation start command includes information indicating the current gaming state, information indicating a symbol set in the jackpot determination process, and variation pattern information indicating a variation pattern. Next, the effect control board 22 sets a hold number command for decrementing the hold number by 1 to reduce the hold number displayed on the display unit 4 (S1403), and performs a variable effect pattern selection process described later (S1404). ), A variation effect start command for starting the decorative symbol variation effect is set (S1405).

  [Variation Effect Pattern Selection Processing] As shown in FIG. 19, in the variation effect pattern selection processing, the effect control board 22 is referred to as a decorative symbol variation effect pattern (hereinafter referred to as “variation effect pattern”) based on the variation pattern information. ) Is selected. The decorative symbol variation effect is an effect that includes a decorative symbol such as a numeral and an image other than the decorative symbol, and notifies the result of the jackpot lottery by the decorative symbol that is stopped and displayed after the variable display. Since the decorative symbol variation effect is performed in parallel with the special symbol variation for notifying the same jackpot lottery result, the variation time of the decorative symbol is substantially the same as the variation time of the parallel special symbol.

  Specifically, the effect control board 22 determines whether or not the variation pattern set in the variation pattern selection process is an extremely shortened pattern (S1801), and if it is an extremely shortened pattern, determines whether or not the mode flag is 5. (S1802) If it is 5, a special effect is selected (S1803). The special effect is configured such that, when a plurality of special effects are executed in succession, the contents (that is, background images) constituted by images other than the decorative symbols are continuous through the plurality of consecutive special effects. It is a directing. In the case of the extremely shortened pattern, as shown in Table 1, the variation time of the special symbol (that is, the variation time of the decorative symbol) is very short, and it is difficult to produce an effect for each symbol variation. Therefore, a special effect in which the content continues through a plurality of symbol variations is performed. Note that the value of the mode flag corresponds to the rendering mode as shown in Table 2.

  On the other hand, if the variation pattern is not an extremely shortened pattern (NO in S1801), or if it is an extremely shortened pattern but the mode flag is not 5 (NO in S1802), if the mode flag is 0, a normal effect is produced (S1804, 1805). ) If 1 is a date effect (S1806, 1807), 2 is a vacation effect (S1808, 1809), 3 is a cafe effect (S1810, 1811), and the mode flag is 0-3 Otherwise, the mode flag is 4, so the classroom effect is selected (S1812). Note that the special mode (the state where the mode flag is 5) is used only until the second reserved memory stored at the end of the short-time gaming state is exhausted in the normal gaming state after the short-time gaming state ends. Since the mode is a mode and the second reserved memory in the normal gaming state is digested, an extremely shortened pattern is adopted as shown in Table 1. Therefore, if the mode flag is 5, the variation pattern is always the extremely shortened pattern. That is, there is no case where the mode flag is 5 even though the variation pattern is not an extremely shortened pattern.

  [Processing during Variation Effect End] As shown in FIG. 20, in the processing during the variation effect end, the effect control board 22 analyzes the change stop command (S1501) and refers to the mode flag (S1502). Next, it is determined whether or not the symbol variation to be terminated is successful (S1503), and if it is successful, a mode flag changing process is performed (S1515).

In the mode flag changing process (S1515), as shown in Table 2, the mode flag is changed to 1 if 15R probability big hit, the mode flag is changed to 2 if 15R normal big hit, and after the change If there is an upper limit on the number of times the decorative symbol changes in a mode, the upper limit is set in the counter corresponding to that mode. In the present embodiment, there is no upper limit in the normal mode, but in the date mode, the date mode counter is set to 10000, in the vacation mode, the vacation mode counter is set to 100, and so on. Is set, and the process proceeds to step S1517. The values of the date mode counter, the vacation mode counter, the cafe mode counter, and the classroom mode counter are M1, M2, M3, and M4, respectively.

On the other hand, if the symbol variation to be finished is not hit (NO in S1503), the effect control board 22 determines whether or not the mode flag is 0 (S1504). If it is 0, the process proceeds to step S1517. Note that the mode flag is 0 in the initial state. On the other hand, if the mode flag is not 0, it is determined whether or not it is 5 (S1505). If it is not 5, the counter value Mi (i = 1 to 4) for the current mode is decreased by 1 (S1511). If the value Mi is not 0 (NO in S1509), the process proceeds to step S1517. If it is 0 (YES in S1509), it is determined whether or not the short-time gaming state is ended (S1510). In this embodiment, if the value M ₂ of the counter for vacation mode 0, which is the end of the time reduction gaming state. If it is determined that the time-saving gaming state has not ended, the mode flag is set to 0 to return to the normal mode (S1511), and the process proceeds to step S1517. On the other hand, if it is determined that the short-time gaming state has ended, the mode flag is set to 5 (S1512) to proceed to step S1517 in order to enter the special mode. If the mode flag is determined to be 5 in step S1505, it is determined whether or not the number of the second reserved memory is 0 (S1506). If 0, the mode flag is set to 0 to return to the normal mode ( S1507), the process proceeds to step S1517. In step S1517, the effect control board 22 sets a change effect end command for ending the symbol change.

  By operating as described above, the pachinko gaming machine of the present embodiment operates as shown in FIG. 21, for example, when returning from the short-time gaming state to the normal gaming state. In FIG. 21, ◯ indicates the change in the special symbol with respect to the second reserved memory, and □ indicates the change in the special symbol with respect to the first reserved memory. The symbol variation a shown in FIG. 21 is the 100th symbol variation in the short-time gaming state, and is for the second reserved memory. Therefore, the shortened pattern is selected (see FIG. 10), and the symbol is the one when there is one reserved. Because of the fluctuation, the fluctuation time is 12 seconds (see Table 1).

When the symbol variation a ends, the symbol variation is performed 100 times without winning in the short-time gaming state, so that the gaming state returns to the normal gaming state. At the same time, the production mode is set to the special mode. If it demonstrates using a flowchart, in the stop process of FIG. 11 with respect to the symbol fluctuation | variation a, J will be set to 0 by S702, J will be set to 0 by S702, YES will be determined by S703, and a time-saving game flag will be turned OFF by S704. Thus, the gaming state is changed to the normal gaming state. Further, for the decorative symbol variation effect performed in parallel with the symbol variation a, NO is determined in step S1503 and the mode flag = 2 in the process during the variation effect in FIG. 20, and therefore NO in S1504 and NO in S1505. NO and it is determined, it is a value M ₂ are 0 vacation mode counter S1508, YES is determined in S1509. Then, when YES is determined in S1510 and the mode flag is set to 5, the effect mode is changed to the special mode.

  In the example of FIG. 21, the upper limit of both the second reserved memory and the first reserved memory are reserved at the time reduction end time. Therefore, digestion is first started from the second reserved memory. Since the symbol variation b is a variation of the second reserved memory in the normal gaming state, the extremely shortened pattern is selected (see FIG. 10), and the variation time is set to 0.5 seconds (see Table 1). Also, for the decorative design variation effect performed in parallel with the design variation b, in the variation effect pattern selection process shown in FIG. 19, YES is determined in step S1801 and YES is determined in S1802, and thus the special effect is selected. In the special effect in the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 22 (c), a small decorative pattern change is performed at the left corner, and the background image displays the characters "short time end". That is, after the decorative symbol variation corresponding to the symbol variation a is performed as shown in FIG. 22A, the decorative symbol stops at the loss symbol as shown in FIG. 22B, and corresponds to the next symbol variation b. As shown in (c), the decorative symbol variation (variation time is 0.5 second) is small at the left corner against the background of the characters “End of time reduction”.

  Then, in the variation effect end process shown in FIG. 20 when the decorative symbol variation effect performed in parallel with the symbol variation b is ended, NO is determined in step S1503, NO is determined in S1504, YES is determined in S1505, and NO is determined in S1506. As a result of the determination, the mode flag is not changed, and the special mode is continued for the next decorative symbol variation effect. Therefore, since the symbol variation c is also a variation of the second reserved memory in the normal gaming state, the extremely shortened pattern is selected, the variation time is set to 0.5 seconds, and the special effect is selected. The same applies to symbol variations d and e. For this reason, while the symbol variation b to e is performed, as shown in FIG. 22C, the decoration symbol variation of 0.5 seconds is performed four times at the left corner against the background of the characters “short-term end”. Become. That is, the four special effects are a series of background images, and the same background image is displayed for 2 seconds. However, for the decorative symbol variation effect performed in parallel with the symbol variation e, it is determined that NO in step S1503, NO in S1504, YES in S1505, and YES in S1506 in the processing during the variation effect in FIG. The mode flag is set to 0. That is, at the end of the symbol variation e, the effect mode is changed to the normal mode.

  When all of the second reserved memory stored at the end of the time-saving gaming state is digested, the first reserved memory is then digested. Since the symbol variation f is a variation of the first reserved memory in the normal gaming state, the variation is started when the normal pattern is selected (see FIG. 10) and further, there are four first reserved memories. Therefore, the symbol variation of 4 seconds is performed (see Table 1). Further, for the decorative symbol variation effect performed in parallel with the symbol variation f, it is determined NO in step S1801 and YES in S1804 in the variation effect pattern selection process shown in FIG. In addition, in the process during changing effect in FIG. 20, since NO is determined in step S1503 and YES is determined in S1504, the mode flag is not changed, and the normal mode is continued for the next decorative symbol changing effect. The symbol variation g, h, i is also the variation of the first reserved memory in the normal gaming state, so the normal pattern is selected and starts when the first reserved memory is 3, 2, or 1, respectively. Therefore, the variation times are 8 seconds, 8 seconds, and 12 seconds, respectively. Further, the normal effect is selected as the variation effect pattern. In the present embodiment, the normal effect is such that, even if the decorative symbol variation effect with respect to the preceding and following symbol variations is a normal effect, the content is not continuous with those normal effects.

  As shown in FIG. 21, if the game ball is awarded to the second starting port 51b after the first reserved memory is digested, and the symbol variation j with respect to the second reserved memory is performed, the symbol variation j is Since it is the fluctuation of the second reserved memory in the normal gaming state, the extremely shortened pattern is selected (see FIG. 10), and the fluctuation time is set to 0.5 seconds (see Table 1). However, unlike the symbol variation b to e, the decorative symbol variation effect performed in parallel with the symbol variation j is YES in step S1801, NO in S1802, and YES in S1804 in the variation effect pattern selection process shown in FIG. Since the determination is made, the normal performance is selected.

  As described above, in this embodiment, the variation time of the special symbol for the second reserved memory during the normal gaming state is set shorter than the variation time of the special symbol for the second reserved memory during the short-time gaming state. Therefore, when returning from the short-time gaming state to the normal gaming state, the stored second reserved memory is quickly digested as compared to the time-short gaming state. For this reason, it is possible to reduce the possibility that the player stops the release of the game ball.

  In addition, for the second reserved memory stored when returning from the short-time gaming state to the normal gaming state, a decoration that is performed in parallel with the selection of an extremely shortened pattern with a short special symbol variation time. Although the effect time of the symbol variation effect is also shortened, in this embodiment, when the game mode is returned from the short-time game state to the normal game state, the effect mode is set as the special mode, and the special mode is changed to the second reserved memory. Or, it continues until the second reserved memory is exhausted without hitting, and during the special mode, the decorative symbol variation effect for the second reserved memory is set as a special effect different from that in the normal mode. That is, since the special effect is performed for the second reserved memory stored when the normal game state is restored from the short-time game state, the interest of the game can be enhanced even if the effect time is short.

  In addition, when a plurality of special effects are executed in succession, the content (background image) composed of images other than decorative symbols is continuous through the plurality of consecutive special effects. Even if each performance time is extremely short, the performance can be performed in a time in which they are put together, and the production is easy.

As shown in FIG. 22 (c ′), as a special effect, it may be displayed that the same character is stationary or moving.

3 ... Image display device 14a ... First special symbol display device 14b ... Second special symbol display device 20 ... Main control board (game control means)
25. Sub-control board (production control means)
27a ... 1st reserved storage part 27b ... 2nd reserved storage part 51a ... 1st starting port 51b ... 2nd starting port

Claims (1)

Whether or not to perform a big hit game that opens and closes a predetermined winning opening provided in the game area by entering the game ball into the first start port or the second start port provided in the game area where the game ball can flow down Jackpot game determination means for determining whether or not,
A game state control means for controlling a game in a non-specific game state where it is difficult for a game ball to enter the second starting port or a specific game state where it is easy to enter a ball;
When the determination by the jackpot game determination means is made, whether the determination is based on a game ball entering the first start port or a game ball entering the second start port, and the non-specific game A symbol variation time determining means for determining a symbol variation time for variably displaying a symbol based on whether it is a state or the specific gaming state;
The symbol display control means for stopping and displaying the special symbol indicating the determination result by the jackpot game determination means after the symbol variation time determined by the symbol variation time determination means has elapsed after the symbols are variably displayed on the predetermined symbol display means. When,
If a game ball enters the first starting port while the symbol display control means is variably displayed, the right to display the symbol variation due to the sphere is held as the first reserved ball up to a predetermined upper limit. And when the game ball enters the second start port when the symbol display control means is displaying the symbol fluctuating, the right to display the symbol fluctuating by the entrance to the predetermined upper limit number. and pending storage means you store pending as a second hold balls,
A jackpot game executing means for playing a jackpot game after the special symbol is stopped and displayed by the symbol display control means when the jackpot game determination means determines that the jackpot game is to be played;
With
The symbol display control means includes:
Before If the rights Kiho fraction storing means as the second hold balls are stored, the symbol for the right which is stored the variable display of symbols with respect to the right as the first hold balls in the hold memory means It takes precedence over the variable display,
The gaming state control means includes
Specific game state control means capable of controlling the game in the specific game state after the jackpot game is executed by the symbol display control means until the symbol is displayed in a predetermined number of times by the symbol display control means;
A non-specific game state control means for controlling a game in the non-specific game state after the control of the game in the specific game state by the specific game control means;
Have
The symbol variation time determining means is:
A first specific determination for determining a symbol variation time with respect to a symbol variation display by entering a game ball into the first start port when a game is controlled in a specific game state by the specific game state control means. Means,
A first symbol variation time is determined for a symbol variation display by a game ball entering the first starting port when a game is controlled in a non-specific game state by the non-specific game state control means. Non-specific determination means;
When the game is controlled in the specific game state by the specific game state control means, a second specific determination for determining a symbol variation time with respect to a symbol variation display by entering a game ball into the second starting port Means,
A second time for determining a symbol variation time with respect to a symbol variation display by a game ball entering the second starting port when a game is controlled in a non-specific game state by the non-specific game state control means. Non-specific determination means;
Have
The second identification determining means includes
Determines the short symbol variation time when the number of the rights stored before Kiho fraction storing means as the second hold ball is equal to or more than the predetermined number, the short symbol variation when less than the predetermined number It is possible to determine a long symbol variation time longer than the time,
The second non-specific determination means includes
And characterized by determining the pre Kiho distillate storage means and the second holding balls as stored first regardless of the number of the rights are non-specific determination means short symbol variable time than symbol variation time determined in To play.

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