JP5341662B2 - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve player's interest by increasing the appearance ratio of a big winning notice performance while suppressing the decline of expectations for the big winning notice performance. <P>SOLUTION: No matter which of "super ready-to-win state SP1 (losing)", "super ready-to-win state SP2 (losing)", and "big winning performance (big winning)" is specified by a prior determination command, a CPU for general control can determine the execution approval of a continuation performance when "4" is specified as a special symbol holding storage number. In the meantime, when the "super ready-to-win state SP1 (losing)" is specified by the prior determination command and "4" is specified as the special symbol holding storage number at the point of time, the CPU for the general control cause the continuation performance to be executed targeting three times (defined number of times) of symbol variation games to be executed consecutively after one symbol variation game is ended. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&amp;INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine capable of executing a jackpot notice effect in which a specific effect is executed for each symbol variation game executed once or continuously.

  Conventionally, in a pachinko gaming machine that is a type of gaming machine, a big hit lottery for whether or not a big hit is made when a game ball enters the start winning opening arranged on the game board is performed, and the lottery results of the big hit lottery are multiple It is derived by executing a symbol variation game in which the symbols of the columns are varied and displayed. In the symbol variation game, the player can recognize the big hit when the symbol that is finally stopped is a big hit symbol. And in this type of pachinko machine, the player's interest is enhanced by executing a jackpot notice effect that tells the player in advance whether or not the jackpot symbol is displayed during the symbol variation game. Yes.

  As such a jackpot notice effect, a game machine that can perform a specific effect (notice effect) in a predetermined manner for each continuously executed symbol variation game and execute a continuous effect across multiple symbol variation games is proposed. (For example, Patent Document 1). In the pachinko machine of Patent Document 1, whether or not a big hit is detected at the time of detection of a winning at the start winning opening is determined, and whether or not the continuous production can be executed is determined according to the result of the predetermined determination, and the big hit is determined in advance. A specific effect is performed for each one or a plurality of symbol variation games executed until the symbol variation game, and a continuous effect is performed.

JP-A-9-700

  By the way, as in Patent Document 1, in a gaming machine capable of executing a continuous effect, the last symbol variation game is profitable for the player even though the continuous effect is executed across a plurality of symbol variation games. If the performance is performed with a low specific content (for example, a content that is out of place and has low jackpot reliability), there is a possibility that the player's expectation for the continuous performance may be impaired. In order to avoid such a problem, the effect contents of the symbol variation game are determined in advance at the time of winning detection, and the effect content of the symbol variation game determined in advance is the specific effect content, and the number of stored start balls is predetermined. If the number exceeds the number, it may be configured to determine whether or not to execute the continuous performance. However, when such a configuration is adopted, there is a possibility that the appearance rate of the continuous effect is lowered, and the interest of the player cannot be sufficiently improved by the continuous effect.

  The present invention has been made paying attention to such problems existing in the prior art, and its purpose is to increase the appearance rate of the jackpot notice effect while suppressing the decrease in expectation for the jackpot notice effect. An object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine that can improve the interest of a player.

  In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the invention according to claim 1 is characterized in that a storing storage means for storing a game ball detected by a winning detection means as a start holding ball, and a random number for determination using the winning detection as a trigger. Random number reading means for reading the value, effect content determining means for determining the effect content of the symbol variation game based on the value of the determination random number read by the random number reading means, and the effect content determined by the effect content determining means A game execution means for executing a symbol variation game, wherein the symbol variation game is capable of executing a specific effect for each of the symbol variation games executed once or continuously and accompanied by the specific effect. In a gaming machine capable of executing a jackpot notice effect in which the jackpot reliability changes as the symbol variation game is continuously executed, the winning detection is triggered when the winning is detected. When the pre-determining means for pre-determining the contents of the effect of the symbol variation game indicated by the read determination random number value and the pre-determining means are pre-determined as the contents of the effect capable of executing the jackpot notice effect, Execution determining means for determining whether or not to execute the jackpot notice effect, and the specific effect for each symbol variation game for which the jackpot notice effect is to be executed when the execution determination means determines that the jackpot notice effect is to be executed. And a notice control means capable of controlling a predetermined notice execution means so as to execute the jackpot notice effect, and the contents of the effect that can execute the jackpot notice effect exceed a predetermined number of times. When the jackpot announcement effect is executed for a number of symbol variation games, the last symbol variation game among the symbol variation games targeted for executing the jackpot announcement effect is executed. The specific effect that can be executed in the game and the symbol for which the jackpot notice effect is to be executed regardless of whether or not the number of symbol variation games to be executed for the jackpot notice effect exceeds the specified number of times Non-specific effects that can be executed in the last symbol variable game among the variable games, and the notice control means is a case where the execution determining means determines that the jackpot notice effect can be executed, When the pre-determining means pre-determines the non-specific effect content, or the pre-determining means pre-determines the specific effect content and the stored number of starting and holding balls stored in the holding storage means is When the number of stored start-pending balls corresponding to the specified number of times has not been exceeded, the jackpot notice effect for the symbol variation game based on the start-pending ball stored in the holding storage means is displayed. Controlling the notice execution means to execute, while the execution determining means determines that the jackpot notice effect can be executed, and the prior determination means has previously determined the specific effect content and When the stored number of the start hold balls stored in the hold storage means exceeds the number of start hold balls corresponding to the specified number of times, the symbol variation based on the start hold balls stored in the hold storage means Controlling the notice execution means so as to execute the jackpot notice effect for the prescribed number of symbol variation games that are performed after the completion of the symbol variation game exceeding the prescribed number of times in the game. The gist.

The gist of the invention described in claim 2 is the gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the specific effect content is a specific reach effect among reach effects performed by forming a reach.
According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the gaming machine according to the first aspect, the determination random number is finally derived in the symbol variation game when the big hit lottery of whether or not the big hit is won. It includes a symbol determining random number for determining a symbol capable of recognizing a jackpot, and the specific effect is a specific symbol among symbols recognizing a jackpot determined based on the symbol determining random number And

  The invention according to claim 4 is the gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the notice control means is configured to respond to a number of consecutive executions of the symbol variation game with the specific effect. And the specific effect is executed according to the selected effect content, and exceeds the specified number of times in the symbol variation game based on the start holding ball stored in the holding storage means. In the case where the jackpot notice effect is executed for the predetermined number of times of the symbol variation game that is performed after the minute of the symbol variation game is completed, The gist is to select the content of the specific effect as the first design variation game to be played.

  A fifth aspect of the present invention is the gaming machine according to any one of the first to fourth aspects, wherein the execution determining means determines whether the jackpot notice effect can be executed. When the pre-article determination means pre-determines the non-specific effect content and the stored number of start hold balls stored in the hold storage means exceeds the stored number of start hold balls corresponding to the specified number of times In addition, a restriction determination means for determining whether or not to restrict the execution of the specific effect, and a symbol variation game based on the start hold ball stored in the hold storage means when the restriction determination means makes an affirmative determination. Of these, the execution of the specific effect in the symbol variation game exceeding the specified number of times is restricted, and the symbol variation game corresponding to the specified number of times performed after the symbol variation game exceeding the specified number of times is completed. And regulating means for allowing the execution of the specific effect of the beam, further comprising a a gist.

  According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in the gaming machine according to any one of the first to fifth aspects, the notice control means determines that the execution decision means can execute the jackpot notice effect. In this case, information indicating that the jackpot notice effect is being executed is set in a predetermined storage means, and stored in the hold storage means when the execution determination means determines that the jackpot notice effect can be executed. In the event that the setting of the information is canceled and the specific effect is to be executed when the number of symbol change games for the number of stored start-up balls has been completed, continuous execution of the symbol change game with the specific effect is performed. The number of times is counted, and the production content of the specific effect is selected based on the counted result, and the execution determination unit is configured so that the prior determination unit performs the process while the information is set. Big hit Based upon the contents of rendering and pre-determined executable announcement attraction, newly summarized as not to determine the executable successes announcement attraction.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the appearance rate of a jackpot notice effect can be raised and the player's interest can be improved, suppressing that the expectation with respect to the jackpot notice effect falls.

The front view which shows the machine surface side of a pachinko machine. The enlarged view which shows a game board. The block diagram which shows the electrical constitution of a pachinko gaming machine. Explanatory drawing for demonstrating a fluctuation pattern. Explanatory drawing for demonstrating the kind of prior determination command. Explanatory drawing for demonstrating an execution determination table. (A) And (b) is explanatory drawing for demonstrating the execution aspect of a continuous production (specific production).

Hereinafter, an embodiment in which the present invention is embodied in a pachinko gaming machine that is a kind of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.
FIG. 1 schematically shows a pachinko gaming machine 10, and a vertical rectangular middle frame for setting various gaming components on the front side of the opening of an outer frame 11 that forms the outline of the machine body of the pachinko gaming machine 10. The front frame 14 is assembled to the front side of the middle frame 12 so as to be opened and closed and detachable. As shown in FIG. 1, the front frame 14 is assembled so as to overlap the middle frame 12 when the pachinko gaming machine 10 is viewed from the front side. For this reason, the middle frame 12 is disposed on the rear side of the front frame 14 and cannot be visually recognized from the front side of the machine. The front frame 14 has a window 14a at the center, and an upper plate (storage plate) 15 capable of storing a game ball as a game medium of the pachinko gaming machine 10 is integrally formed below the window 14a. Yes. On the back side of the front frame 14, a glass support frame (not shown) that protects the game board YB disposed inside the machine and supports the glass of a size that covers the window 14 a is assembled in a detachable and tiltable manner. . The game board YB is mounted on the middle frame 12. In addition, the front frame 14 includes an upper frame that constitutes an electrical display unit that produces a light emission effect by light emission (lighting or blinking) of a light-emitting body (lamp, LED, etc.) (not shown) so as to surround almost the entire circumference of the window 14a. A lamp portion 16a, a left frame lamp portion 16b, and a right frame lamp portion 16c are arranged. Each of the frame lamp portions 16a to 16c is configured by covering a plurality of light emitters mounted on the front surface of the front frame 14 with a lamp lens formed so as to be able to transmit light emitted from each light emitter.

  In the front frame 14, a left speaker 17 a and a right speaker 17 b are arranged at the upper left and right sides of the window 14 a to output various sounds and produce sound effects. The left speaker 17a and the right speaker 17b are mounted on the back surface of the front frame 14, and a plurality of sound emitting holes are provided on the front surface of the front frame 14 and corresponding to the mounting portions of the left speaker 17a and the right speaker 17b. Is formed.

  A lower tray (storage tray) 18 for storing game balls overflowing from the upper tray 15 is mounted on the front side of the middle frame 12 and below the front frame 14. In addition, on the front side of the middle frame 12 and to the right of the lower plate 18, a launch handle 19 for launching a game ball that is turned by the player when the game ball is fired on the game board YB is mounted. ing. In addition, a lower speaker 17 c that outputs various sounds and produces sound effects is disposed on the left side of the lower plate 18 in the front frame 14. The lower speaker 17 c is attached to the middle frame 12.

  The upper plate 15 is provided with a not-shown payout opening for game balls to be paid out from the inside of the machine on the left side, and a concave storage passage 15a for storing game balls held by the player is provided continuously. Furthermore, an upper plate intake port (not shown) for taking game balls in the storage passage 15a into the machine is provided on the right side. The game balls stored in the upper plate 15 are guided to the upper plate take-in port by the storage passage 15a, and are taken into the machine one by one through the upper plate take-in port, and launched toward the game board YB. Is done. The game ball that is launched toward the game board YB is set in terms of launch intensity according to the amount of rotation of the launch handle 19. The lower plate 18 is provided with an outlet 18a for a game ball overflowing from the upper plate 15, and a concave storage portion 18b for storing the game ball is connected to the outlet 18a for the game ball. Yes.

Next, the configuration of the game board YB will be described in detail with reference to FIG.
On the front surface of the game board YB, a guide rail 20 that guides a game ball launched by operating the launch handle 19 and forms a substantially circular game area H1 that is the main body of a pachinko game is laid in a circular spiral shape. Yes. With this guide rail 20, a game ball guide path 20 a extending from the lower left to the upper left of the game board YB is formed on the game board YB, and a game area H 1 is formed inside the guide rail 20. . Further, the outside of the game area H1, which is the front surface of the game board YB and outside the guide rail 20, is a non-game area H2 that is not directly involved in the pachinko game.

  A display frame body (center accessory) 21 with various displays and various decorations is mounted almost at the center (center) of the game area H1 of the game board YB. A set port 21a that opens in a horizontally long rectangle when viewed from the front is formed in the approximate center of the display frame 21, and the display frame 21 has a liquid crystal display type image display unit GH in alignment with the set port 21a. An effect display device 22 is attached. The effect display device 22 includes a symbol variation game performed by varying a plurality of symbol sequences (three columns in this embodiment), and various display effects (game effects) executed in association with the game are images. It is displayed. In the present embodiment, in the symbol variation game of the effect display device 22, a symbol combination including a plurality of columns (three columns in the present embodiment) is derived. Note that the symbol variation game of the effect display device 22 is performed using decorative symbols (effect symbols) for diversifying display effects. In the following description, the decorative symbol may be simply referred to as “decorative diagram”, and the symbol variation game by the decorative diagram performed as a display effect in the effect display device 22 may be denoted as “decorative symbol variation game”.

  In the display frame 21, an effect movable body SK that is formed to imitate a predetermined character (in this embodiment, “cherry blossom”) and performs a movable body effect by a predetermined action is arranged above the set opening 21a. It is installed. An actuator (such as a motor) (not shown) is connected to the effect movable body SK, and as a movable object effect, an initial position that is above the set port 21a and does not overlap the image display unit GH in the front-rear direction when viewed from the player. From the viewpoint of the player, it is configured to be movable to an effect position (a position indicated by a two-dot chain line in FIG. 2) overlapping with the image display portion GH in the front-rear direction. In addition, the effect movable body SK includes a light emitter (such as an LED) that is not shown, and emits one of “white”, “blue”, “green”, and “red” during the effect of the movable body. It is configured to emit light with color. In the following description, the movable body effect by the effect movable body SK accompanied by light emission in any one of the emission colors “white”, “blue”, “green”, and “red” is simply referred to as “specific effect”. . In the present embodiment, the production movable body SK serves as a notice execution means.

  In FIG. 2, an 8-segment special-purpose display 23 is provided at the lower left (as viewed from the player) of the game area H1 of the game board YB. The special symbol display 23 performs a symbol variation game in which a plurality of types of symbols are varied and displayed. Then, in the symbol variation game, the special symbol display 23 displays a special symbol by varying a plurality of types of special symbols (hereinafter may be referred to as “special symbols”) in one row. This special symbol is a notification symbol indicating the result of an internal lottery such as whether or not a big hit. Hereinafter, the symbol variation game played using the special symbol on the special symbol display 23 may be referred to as a “special symbol variation game”. In the present embodiment, the special figure display 23 serves as a game execution means.

  On the special symbol display 23, the symbol variation display is started simultaneously with the start of the symbol variation game, and the special symbol is confirmed and stopped simultaneously with the end of the game. In addition, the effect display device 22 starts the display of the decorative symbols at the same time as the start of the symbol variation game. Before the game ends, the ornament symbols are temporarily displayed in a swinging variation state. The decorative design is displayed with a fixed stop. “Fluctuation display” is a state in which the type of the symbol displayed in the display area defined in the indicator that displays the symbol is changing. “Temporary display” means that the symbol is shaken in the display area. This is a state displayed in a fluctuating state. The “definite stop display” is a state in which the symbols are fixed and stopped in the display area. In the special symbol display 23 and the effect display device 22, a special symbol variation game and a display effect (decoration symbol variation game) related to the special symbol variation game are started at the same time, and are simultaneously ended (that is, the special symbol and ornament are simultaneously displayed). The symbol is displayed with a fixed stop).

  In the present embodiment, the special figure display 23 selects one special figure corresponding to the lottery result of the big hit lottery from a plurality of types of special figures, and the selected special figure is displayed when the symbol variation game ends. The fixed stop is displayed. The multiple types of special symbols are classified into 100 types of jackpot symbols (corresponding to the jackpot display result) that can recognize jackpots, and one type of outlier symbol that can recognize a hit. When the jackpot symbol is displayed, the player is awarded a jackpot game. The jackpot game of this embodiment will be described in detail later.

  In the present embodiment, the effect display device 22 has seven types of numbers of [1], [2], [3], [4], [5], [6], and [7] for each column. It is displayed as a decorative drawing. In the present embodiment, the effect display device 22 (image display unit GH) is configured with a large display area as compared with the special figure display 23, and the decorative drawing is displayed much larger than the special figure. It has become so. For this reason, the player can recognize the big hit or the loss from the symbol combination stopped and displayed on the effect display device 22. When the symbols of all the columns stopped and displayed on the effect display device 22 are the same symbol, the jackpot to which the jackpot game is given can be recognized from the symbol combination ([222] [777] or the like). The symbol combination that can recognize this jackpot is a jackpot symbol combination (big hit display result) by a decorative drawing. When the big hit symbol combination is displayed in a fixed stop state, the player is given a big hit game after the end of the symbol variation game. On the other hand, in the case where the symbols of all the columns displayed on the effect display device 22 are confirmed and stopped, or when the symbols of one column are different from the symbols of the other two columns, the symbol combination ([123] [122] [767] etc.) can be recognized. The symbol combination which can recognize this deviation becomes a symbol combination (outlier display result) of the deviation by the decorative drawing.

  In the present embodiment, the decorative figures that can be displayed on the effect display device 22 are specific symbols (in this embodiment, [1], [3 ], [5], and [7] odd numbers) and a non-specific symbol (in this embodiment, [2 ], [4] and “6” even numbered symbols). In this embodiment, the probability variation state that can be given after the end of the big hit game will be described in detail later.

  In the present embodiment, the decorative symbols are variably displayed along the predetermined variation direction (vertical scroll direction) in each column of the effect display device 22 when the symbol variation game is started. Then, when the symbol variation game starts (when the decorative symbols in each column start to vary), the left column (left symbol) → the right column (right symbol) → the middle column (middle) as viewed from the player side in the effect display device 22 The decorative symbols are stopped and displayed in the order of symbols). If the left symbol and the right symbol that are stopped and displayed are of the same type, the reach state (reach) can be recognized from the symbol combination ([1 ↓ 1] etc., “↓” indicates that the symbol is changing). In the reach state, among the plurality of columns, the decorative symbols in the specific columns (the left column and the right column in the present embodiment) are stopped and displayed as the same type, and the columns other than the specific columns (the middle column in the present embodiment) This is a state in which the decorative design of is variably displayed. The symbol combination that can recognize this reach state becomes the symbol combination of the reach by the decorative symbol. Further, in the pachinko gaming machine 10 of the present embodiment, after the start of the symbol variation game, the left column that first displays the decorative symbols is the first stop display column, and the right column that displays the decorative symbols is then stopped. The second stop display row is the third stop display row, and finally the middle row where the decorative symbols are stopped and displayed is the third stop display row.

  In addition, the effect display device 22 is configured to display a symbol combination corresponding to the display result of the special figure indicator 23. More specifically, the special symbol displayed on the special symbol display 23 and the symbol combination by the decorative symbol displayed on the effect display device 22 correspond to each other, and when the symbol variation game ends, the special symbol and the decorative symbol symbol are displayed. The combination is displayed in a fixed stop correspondingly. For example, when the big hit symbol is confirmed and stopped on the special symbol display 23, the big hit symbol combination such as [222] or [444] is also confirmed and stopped on the effect display device 22. . Further, when the off symbol is stopped and displayed on the special symbol display 23, the off symbol combination such as [121] and [345] is also displayed on the effect display device 22 in a fixed stop manner. In addition, the symbol combination of the decorative symbol with respect to the special symbol is not necessarily one-to-one, and a symbol combination with one decorative symbol is selected from among symbol combinations with a plurality of decorative symbols with respect to one special symbol. Yes. As described above, in the effect display device 22 of the present embodiment, the display effect (decorative symbol variation game) related to the special symbol variation game is performed.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 2, a light-emitting body (LED) (not shown) is arranged in a predetermined pattern on the lower left side of the game board YB (as viewed from the player) so as to be adjacent to the left side of the special figure indicator 23. (In this embodiment, a normal symbol display 24 composed of two symbol display parts configured by covering with a lens cover marked with “○ (maru)” and “× (batsu)”) is provided. . The normal symbol display 24 changes a plurality of types of normal symbols (hereinafter, sometimes referred to as “general symbols”) to derive one normal symbol. Is sometimes displayed). The normal symbol display 24 of the present embodiment is configured so that “◯ (maru)” and “× (bad)” can be lit and displayed as normal symbols. In the normal symbol display 24, an internal lottery (whether or not to open and close an opening / closing blade (ordinary electric accessory) 26b described later) whether or not is a common symbol to be performed separately from the big hit lottery to determine whether or not the big hit is made The lottery result of the lottery per usual map) is displayed. In the normal symbol display 24 of the present embodiment, if the winning is determined by lottery per base drawing, the winning symbol consisting of the base diagram in the base game is displayed as a fixed stop display (in this embodiment, “○ (circle ) ”Symbol display section is lit). On the other hand, in the normal symbol display 24 according to the present embodiment, when the shift is determined in the lottery per base drawing, the off symbol composed of the base diagram in the base game is displayed as a fixed stop display (in this embodiment, “× (Batsu ) ”Symbol display section is lit).

  Further, as shown in FIG. 2, below the display frame 21 (as viewed from the player), a entrance 26a through which a game ball can enter and a normal electric accessory solenoid SOL2 (shown in FIG. 3). A start winning opening 26 is provided as a winning detection means provided with an opening / closing blade (normal electric accessory) 26b which opens and closes by the operation of. A start port sensor SE1 (shown in FIG. 3) for detecting a game ball that has entered the ball is provided in the back of the start winning port 26. The start winning opening 26 can give a start condition for the symbol variation game when the game ball enters. The ball opening 26a of the start winning opening 26 is always closed with the opening / closing blade 26b. The start winning opening 26 is in a state where it is difficult for a game ball to enter when the entrance 26a is closed. Then, when a predetermined opening condition is satisfied, the entrance 26a is opened for a predetermined opening time only once or a plurality of times by operating the opening / closing blade 26b from the closed state to the open state. In the state where the entrance 26a is opened, the start winning opening 26 is in a state where a game ball can easily enter. Note that the start winning opening 26 of the present embodiment is configured to pay out three prize balls when a game ball is entered.

  In the game board YB, below the start winning opening 26 (as viewed from the player), a large winning opening door 27a that opens and closes by the operation of a large winning opening solenoid SOL1 (shown in FIG. 3) is provided. A big prize opening device 27 as a mouth is provided. Behind the big prize opening device 27, a count switch SE2 for detecting a game ball that has entered is provided. When the big hit game is generated, the big prize opening device 27 is opened by the opening operation of the big prize opening door 27a so that the game ball can be entered, so that the player has a chance to obtain a large number of prize balls. Can be obtained. Note that the big prize opening device 27 of the present embodiment is configured to pay out 15 prize balls when a game ball is entered.

  In addition, a special figure holding indicator Ra is disposed on the left side of the special figure indicator 23 in the game board YB. The special figure hold indicator Ra enters the start winning opening 26 and stores the number of special figure start hold balls stored in the machine (main control RAM 30c) as a start hold ball (hereinafter referred to as "special figure hold"). The number of symbol variation games being held is notified by the display content of the special figure hold indicator Ra. The special figure holding memory number is incremented by 1 (+1) when a game ball enters the start winning opening 26, and is decremented by 1 (-1) when the symbol variation game is started. When a game ball enters the start winning opening 26 during the symbol variation game, the special figure holding memory number is further added (+1) and accumulated up to a predetermined upper limit number (4 in this embodiment). Accordingly, the special figure holding memory number indicates the number of symbol variation games that are on hold (waiting for execution). The special figure hold indicator Ra is composed of a plurality of (in this embodiment, four) light emitters (LEDs, etc.), and the number of special figure hold memories is determined by lighting a number of lamps corresponding to the number of special figure hold memories. Inform the player.

  An operation gate 28 is disposed on the left side of the display frame 21. Behind the operation gate 28 is provided a gate sensor SE3 (shown in FIG. 3) that detects a winning (passed) game ball. The operation gate 28 can give the start condition for the usual game when the winning of the game ball is detected (passage detection). The usual game is an effect performed to derive a lottery result indicating whether or not the start winning opening 26 is opened. The start winning opening 26 is always closed by the opening and closing blades 26b, so that it is difficult for a game ball to enter. On the other hand, the start winning opening 26 is opened by opening / closing blades 26b when a game per bonus is given after the winning per winning figure which is an open condition, It becomes easy to enter a game ball. In other words, when a game per game is given, it becomes easier for a game ball to enter the start winning opening 26 by opening the opening / closing blade 26b, so that the player has a chance to acquire the start condition and the winning ball of the symbol variation game. Can be obtained.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 2, a general figure holding display Rb is disposed above the special figure holding display Ra on the game board YB. The general-purpose holding indicator Rb is stored in the inside of the machine (main control RAM 30c) as a starting-holding ball when the game ball passes through the operating gate 28 (hereinafter referred to as "general-purpose-holding ball"). The number of times of the usual game being held is notified by the display content of the usual figure hold indicator Rb. The number of stored customary drawings is incremented by 1 (+1) when a game ball passes through the operation gate 28, and is decremented by 1 (-1) when the regular game is started. Then, when the game ball passes through the operation gate 28 during the normal game, the general-purpose reserved memory number is further added (+1) and accumulated up to a predetermined upper limit number (4 in this embodiment). In the present embodiment, the general-purpose hold indicator Rb is composed of a plurality of (four in the present embodiment) lamps, and the number of lamps corresponding to the general-purpose reserved memory number is turned on to play the general-purpose reserved memory number. Inform the person.

  In addition, in the lowermost part of the game area H1 of the game board YB (below the big prize opening device 27), game balls that have been launched into the game area H1 and have not entered any of the prize openings are out balls. As a result, an out-bulb opening 13 is formed for discharging outside the machine. The game balls that have passed through the out ball opening 13 are discharged to an out ball tank (not shown) disposed in the installation facility (game island) of the pachinko gaming machine 10.

  Further, the pachinko gaming machine 10 of the present embodiment has a probability variation (hereinafter referred to as “probability variation”) function. The probability change function is based on the condition that the type of the jackpot symbol (special symbol) that has been confirmed and displayed is a predetermined probability variation symbol, and the winning probability (winning lottery probability) for winning the jackpot after the jackpot game ends is low ( A probability variation state (hereinafter, may be referred to as a “probability variation state”) that changes from a normal probability (normal state) (5/1697 in the present embodiment) to a high probability (50/1697 in the present embodiment). It is a function. In this embodiment, a jackpot to which a probability variation state is given after the jackpot game ends is a probability variation jackpot, and a jackpot to which a probability variation state is not imparted is a non-probability variation jackpot. Further, the probability variation state is given until the next big hit occurs. In this way, when a probability variation state is given, the probability of winning a big hit fluctuates with a high probability and it is easy for a jackpot to occur.Therefore, the probability variation state is advantageous to the player, and the player will become a probability variation big hit. Playing games while expecting.

  In addition, the pachinko gaming machine 10 of the present embodiment has a variable function that provides a variable time shortening (hereinafter referred to as “variable”) state. When the variable state is given, the fluctuation time of the ordinary game for deriving the lottery result of whether or not to open / close the opening / closing blade 26b is shortened, and the probability of hitting the ordinary game is increased from the normal probability to the high probability A fluctuating entrance rate improvement state is given as a privilege. In the improved entrance rate, the open / close blades 26b are opened and closed in an operation pattern different from that in the normal state when winning in the normal game.

  In other words, when the normal game is won in the normal state, the opening / closing blade 26b is opened once, and the open state is maintained until 0.3 seconds have elapsed since the opening. On the other hand, when the normal game is won in the variable state, the opening / closing blade 26b is opened three times, and the open state is maintained until 1.5 seconds have elapsed since the opening in one opening. It is like that. That is, the opening / closing blade 26b is set to operate more advantageously for the player when the variable state is applied, compared to the state where the normal state is applied. Even before the specified time elapses after opening, the opening / closing blade 26b is closed when the upper limit number of balls (for example, 10 balls) has entered. Similarly, the opening / closing blade 26b is closed when an upper limit number (for example, 10 balls) of game balls has entered even if the ball has not been opened a predetermined number of times. Further, the variable state is given until a predetermined number of symbol variation games are executed or until a big hit is generated before the predetermined number of times is reached. In the present embodiment, the shortage state in which the opening time per unit time of the opening / closing blade 26b after the end of the big hit game is the opening time increasing state. In the variable speed state (open time increasing state), the total time for which the opening and closing blades 26b are opened by one ordinary map increases compared to the non-short time state.

Next, the jackpot game defined in the pachinko gaming machine 10 of this embodiment will be described in detail.
The big hit game is started after the big hit symbol is confirmed and stopped on the special symbol display 23 in the symbol variation game and the game ends. When the big hit game is started, an opening effect indicating the start of the big hit game is first performed. After the opening effect, the round game in which the special prize opening device 27 (large prize opening door 27a) is opened is performed a plurality of times with a predetermined number of rounds as the upper limit (15 rounds in the present embodiment). One round game is performed until the special prize opening door 27a of the special prize opening device 27 is opened and closed a predetermined number of times (in the present embodiment, once), and during the single round game, the special prize opening device 27 is provided. Is released until a specified number of game balls (9 balls in this embodiment) wins or until a specified time (round game time) elapses. In round games, round effects are performed. Then, an ending effect indicating the end of the jackpot game is performed, and the jackpot game is ended.

  Then, in the pachinko gaming machine 10 of the present embodiment, when a big hit is won in the big hit lottery, one big hit game is determined from two types of big hit games, and the determined big hit game is given. ing. Of the two types of jackpot games, which jackpot game is awarded is determined according to the type of special symbol (big jackpot symbol) that is determined when the jackpot lottery is won. . In the present embodiment, the 100 types of special symbol jackpot symbols displayed on the special symbol display 23 are classified into two groups: symbol A and symbol B. 62 types of jackpot symbols among the jackpot symbols displayed on the special symbol display 23 are distributed to the symbol A. Similarly, 38 types of jackpot symbols among the jackpot symbols displayed on the special symbol display 23 are distributed to the symbol B.

  The jackpot game given when any one of the jackpot symbols classified as the symbol A is displayed on the special symbol display 23 is not changed regardless of the game state at the time of winning the jackpot lottery, It is a 15 round jackpot game that grants a variable state until the end of the certain variable state. In the following explanation, the jackpot game based on the symbol A is indicated as “probability variation 15R jackpot game”, and the jackpot (the jackpot type) based on the symbol A is indicated as “probability variation 15R jackpot” (note that “R” means “round”. Shown). In addition, the jackpot game given when any of the jackpot symbols classified as the symbol B is displayed on the special symbol display 23 is not changed regardless of the game state at the time of winning the jackpot lottery. This is a 15-round big hit game in which only a variable state is given with a predetermined number of times (100 in this embodiment) as the upper limit number without giving a state. Hereinafter, the jackpot game based on the symbol B will be referred to as “non-probability variable 15R jackpot game”, and the jackpot (hit type) based on the symbol B will be referred to as “non-probability variable 15R jackpot”.

  Further, in this embodiment, a specific effect (movable body effect) by the effect movable body SK is performed continuously or as a jackpot notice effect that is executed for each of a plurality of symbol variation games that are executed once or continuously (so-called, (Continuous notice effect) can be executed. In the present embodiment, in a symbol variation game that is a target for executing a continuous effect, a specific effect is executed at the timing at which the symbol variation game is started (that is, the timing at which the special symbol variation starts).

  In the pachinko gaming machine 10 of the present embodiment, a specific effect is executed for each symbol variation game for one, two, three, and four times (that is, the upper limit number of reservations) for each symbol variation game. It is executable. And the continuous production | presentation which can be performed in this embodiment is comprised so that jackpot reliability may change, so that the symbol variation game with a specific production is performed continuously. That is, in the pachinko gaming machine 10 according to the present embodiment, the symbol variation game in which the big hit symbol is displayed by winning the big hit in the big hit lottery is the symbol changing game in which the shift symbol is displayed by not winning in the big hit lottery. As compared with, a large number of symbol variation games are likely to be performed after being continuously executed with a specific effect. For this reason, in the pachinko gaming machine 10 according to the present embodiment, as the number of continuous executions of the symbol variation game with a specific effect increases, the possibility that a big hit symbol is derived in the symbol variation game increases stepwise. .

  Further, in the continuous effect of the present embodiment, the light emitting color of the effect movable body SK when executing the specific effect is made different according to the number of times of continuous execution of the symbol variation game with the specific effect. More specifically, when a continuous effect is executed for a single symbol variation game, a specific effect with “white” light emission is executed at the timing when the first symbol variation game is started. ing. Further, in the case where the continuous effect is executed for the second symbol variation game, the specific effect accompanied by the “blue” light emission is executed at the timing when the second symbol variation game is started. Further, in the case where the continuous effect is executed for the third symbol variation game, the specific effect accompanied by the “green” light emission is executed at the timing when the third symbol variation game is started. Further, in the case where the continuous effect is executed for the four symbol variation games, the specific effect accompanied by “red” light emission is executed at the timing when the fourth symbol variation game is started. For this reason, in the continuous performance that can be executed by the pachinko gaming machine 10 of the present embodiment, the emission color in the specific performance is continuously executed in the order of “white” → “blue” → “green” → “red”. It is changed sequentially for each symbol variation game. From such a configuration, in the continuous effect of this embodiment, the number of times that the symbol variation game with the specific effect is executed continuously from the emission color in the specific effect that is executed for each symbol variation game, and the jackpot trust The player can recognize that the degree is gradually increased.

  Further, in this embodiment, when a continuous effect is started when the special figure hold memory number is “1” to “3”, the continuous effect is applied to the symbol variation game for the special figure hold memory number at the start time. It is supposed to run. More specifically, when the special figure holding memory number is “1”, a continuous effect is executed for one symbol variation game. Further, when the special figure holding memory number is “2”, the continuous effect is executed for two symbol variation games. Further, when the special figure holding memory number is “3”, a continuous effect is executed for three symbol variation games.

  And in this embodiment, when a special effect is started when the special figure holding memory number is “4”, the continuous effect is applied to four symbol variation games corresponding to the special figure holding memory number at the start time. There are a case where the game is executed and a case where a continuous effect is executed for three symbol variation games which are one less. When the special figure holding memory number is “4” and the continuous effect is executed for the three symbol variation games, the first to fourth symbol variations based on the starting suspension ball are performed four times. In the game, a continuous effect is executed for the second to fourth three-time symbol variation game. In this case, the first symbol variation game is not a target for executing the continuous effect, and the specific effect is not executed. In the following description, a continuous effect that is executed for four symbol variation games when the special figure holding memory number is “4” is particularly referred to as “four consecutive effects”. In addition, when the special figure holding storage number is “4”, a continuous effect that is executed for three symbol variation games is particularly indicated as “three consecutive effects”.

Next, the control configuration of the pachinko gaming machine 10 will be described with reference to FIG.
A main control board 30 that controls the entire pachinko gaming machine 10 is mounted on the back side of the pachinko gaming machine 10. The main control board 30 executes various processes for controlling the entire pachinko gaming machine 10, performs arithmetic processing on various control signals (control commands) for controlling the game according to the processing results, and outputs the control signals. (Control command) is output. Also, an overall control board 31, a display control board 32, and an audio / lamp control board 33 are mounted on the back side of the machine. The overall control board 31 comprehensively controls the display control board 32 and the sound / lamp control board 33 based on the control signal (control command) output from the main control board 30. The display control board 32 controls the display mode (display images of symbols, backgrounds, characters, etc.) of the effect display device 22 based on control signals (control commands) output from the main control board 30 and the overall control board 31. The sound / lamp control board 33 is based on the control signals (control commands) output from the main control board 30 and the overall control board 31. Etc.). The sound / lamp control board 33 controls sound output modes (sound output timing, etc.) of the various speakers 17a to 17c based on control signals (control commands) output from the main control board 30 and the overall control board 31. .

Hereinafter, specific configurations of the main control board 30, the overall control board 31, and the display control board 32 will be described.
The main control board 30 is provided with a main control CPU 30a. The main control CPU 30a is connected to a main control ROM 30b that stores a main control program for the main control CPU 30a and a main control RAM 30c that can write and read necessary data. A start port sensor SE1 and a count switch SE2 are connected to the main control CPU 30a. The main control CPU 30a is connected with a special figure display 23, a special figure hold display Ra, and a general figure hold display Rb. The main control CPU 30a is connected with a big prize opening solenoid SOL1 and a normal electric accessory solenoid SOL2. The main control CPU 30a is connected to the normal symbol display 24 and the gate sensor SE3.

  Further, the main control CPU 30a updates the values of various random numbers such as a jackpot determination random number (for special symbols), a special figure distribution random number, a reach determination random number, and a variation pattern distribution random number at predetermined intervals. The updated value is stored (set) in the setting area of the main control RAM 30c to rewrite the value before the update. In the present embodiment, the jackpot determination random number (for special symbol) and the reach determination random number are determination random numbers for determining the effect contents of the symbol variation game. Further, the main control CPU 30a updates a timer for measuring time. The main control RAM 30c stores (sets) various types of information (random numbers, timer values, flags, etc.) that are appropriately rewritten during the operation of the pachinko gaming machine 10.

  The big hit determination random number is a random number used in the big hit lottery (big hit determination) as to whether or not to make a big hit, and within a predetermined numerical range (in this embodiment, a total of 1697 types from “0” to “1696”). The main control CPU 30a is updated by incrementing the numerical value every predetermined cycle (every 4 ms) so that a numerical value of (integer) can be taken. The special figure distribution random number is a random number used when determining a big hit symbol as a special figure to be displayed on the special figure display 23 when the big hit is won in the big hit lottery. In addition, the main control CPU 30a can set the special map distribution random number so that it can take a numerical value within a predetermined numerical range (in the present embodiment, all 100 integers from “0” to “99”). A numerical value is incremented by 1 and updated every predetermined period (every 4 ms). Each of the 100 special figure distribution random numbers is associated with each of the above-mentioned 100 types of special bonus jackpot symbols.

  Further, the reach determination random number is a random number used in reach determination (reach lottery) to determine whether or not a reach effect is to be formed when a big win is not won in the big win lottery, that is, in the case of a loss. Further, the fluctuation pattern distribution random number is a random number used when selecting and determining a fluctuation pattern. In the present embodiment, the big hit determination random number, the special figure distribution random number, the reach determination random number, and the variation pattern distribution random number are acquired at the timing when the game ball enters the start winning opening 26.

  The main control ROM 30b stores a big hit determination value and a reach determination value. The jackpot determination value is a determination value used in the internal lottery (big hit lottery) to determine whether or not the jackpot, and is determined from the numerical values that can be taken by the jackpot determination random number (all 1697 integers from 0 to 1696). . Note that the number of jackpot determination values differs depending on whether or not the probability variation state is given. The number of jackpot determination values in the probability variation state (50 in this embodiment) is the jackpot determination value in the normal state. Is set to be greater than the number (5 in this embodiment).

  The reach determination value is a determination value used in reach determination (reach lottery) to determine whether or not a reach effect is to be executed when the symbol variation game is out of place, and a reach determination random number (0 to 0). 163 types of integers up to 162). In the present embodiment, “0 to 4” is stored as the reach determination value. In addition, the reach determination value of the present embodiment is stored in a plurality of stages. More specifically, the reach determination value is divided into three categories: “0” as the first segment determination value, “1” as the second segment determination value, and “2 to 4” as the third segment determination value. It is divided and memorized.

  The main control ROM 30b stores a plurality of types of variation patterns in addition to the various determination values and the main control program. The variation pattern is a game effect (display effect, light emission) from when the symbol (special symbol and decoration) starts to change (the symbol variation game starts) until the symbol is stopped (the symbol variation game ends). This shows a pattern serving as a base for production and voice production. That is, the variation pattern can specify the effect content and the effect time (variation time) of the symbol variation game from when the special symbol starts to vary until the special symbol is confirmed and stopped.

  The variation patterns are classified into a variation pattern for a big hit effect and a variation pattern for an outlier effect. The variation pattern for the big hit effect is a variation pattern that can be selected when the big winning lottery is won. Also, the variation pattern for the loss effect is a variation pattern that is selected in the case of a loss that is not won in the big hit lottery. Then, the fluctuation pattern for the offending effect is formed for reach, and after the reach effect is performed, the fluctuation pattern for the offending reach effect that is finally set to be off, and for the offending effect that is set to be off without forming the reach. There are fluctuation patterns.

  Note that the jackpot effect performed based on the variation pattern for the jackpot effect is an effect that the symbol variation game is developed so that the jackpot symbol combination is finally stopped and displayed through the reach effect. The outlier reach effect is an effect that is developed so that the symbol variation game undergoes the reach effect, and finally displays the combination of symbols that are out of place. The outlier effect is an effect that is developed so that the symbol variation game finally displays the symbol combination of the outage without being subjected to the reach effect. Note that the reach effect is an effect that is performed after the reach symbol combination is formed in the symbol variation game with the decorative symbol on the effect display device 22 until the jackpot symbol combination or the outlier symbol combination is derived. It is.

  Hereinafter, the fluctuation pattern stored in the main control ROM 30b in the pachinko gaming machine 10 according to the present embodiment will be described in detail with reference to FIG. FIG. 4 shows only a part of the variation pattern stored in the main control ROM 30b.

  In the present embodiment, a variation pattern P1 is prepared as a variation pattern for a loss effect. The variation pattern P1 “outlier normal variation” indicates that after the start of the symbol variation game, the symbols in each column are stopped according to a predetermined variation stop order (for example, left column → right column → middle column). This is an off-line effect that causes the design to be derived.

  Further, in the present embodiment, a fluctuation pattern P2A, a fluctuation pattern P3A, and a fluctuation pattern P4A are prepared as fluctuation patterns for the outlier reach effect. In the present embodiment, a variation pattern P2B, a variation pattern P3B, and a variation pattern P4B are prepared as variation patterns for the big hit effect.

  The variation pattern P2A and the variation pattern P2B (hereinafter sometimes collectively referred to as “variation pattern P2”) are variation patterns including a normal reach NR as a reach effect. The normal reach NR has reached a reach effect with the content of the effect of deriving the decorative drawing by changing the remaining one column (in this embodiment, the middle row) after forming the reach state in the decorative symbol change game. Yes.

  The variation pattern P3A and the variation pattern P3B (hereinafter sometimes collectively referred to as “variation pattern P3”) are variation patterns including the super reach SP1 as the reach effect. Further, the variation pattern P4A and the variation pattern P4B (hereinafter, sometimes collectively referred to as “variation pattern P4”) are variation patterns including the super reach SP2 as the reach effect. The super reach SP1 and the super reach SP2 are subjected to normal reach, and the remaining one row of decorative drawings is changing or temporarily stopped. Reach production is performed with production contents that shift (develop) and derive decorative symbols.

  And in this embodiment, the big hit reliability (big hit expectation degree) to which a big hit game is given according to the production contents of reach production is made different. Specifically, in this embodiment, the reach effect is set such that the big hit reliability is set in the order of normal reach NR <super reach SP1 <super reach SP2. The jackpot reliability is determined in accordance with the distribution mode when the variation pattern in which each reach is performed is divided from the variation pattern for the reach effect. That is, in order to increase the reliability of the jackpot of the reach production, the reach production in the case of outlier reach with respect to the ratio of the reach production (the overall ratio that appears in the case of outreach and outlier). What is necessary is just to distribute a fluctuation pattern so that the ratio which appears may be reduced. Thus, by varying the big hit reliability, when the reach is formed and the reach effect is performed, the player's sense of expectation for the big hit can be changed according to the type of the reach effect. As described above, the “super reach SP1” of the present embodiment has a lower jackpot reliability than the “super reach SP2”, and the player has less expectation for the big hit. Further, in this embodiment, the “super reach SP1” of the outlier reach effect is the effect content that is less profitable for the player than the “hit effect” in that no big hit is given.

Next, the overall control board 31 will be described with reference to FIG.
The overall control board 31 is provided with an overall control CPU 31a. The overall control CPU 31a is connected to the overall control ROM 31b and the overall control RAM 31c. The overall control CPU 31a updates the values of various random numbers such as the effect execution determination random numbers every predetermined cycle, and stores (sets) the updated values in the setting area of the overall control RAM 31c before the update. The value is being rewritten. The production execution determination random number is a random number for determining whether or not the continuous production can be executed, and is within a predetermined numerical range (in the present embodiment, all 97 integers from “0” to “96”). The overall control CPU 31a is updated so that the numerical value can be obtained.

  The overall control ROM 31 b stores an overall control program for overall control of the display control board 32 and the sound / lamp control board 33. When receiving various control commands, the overall control CPU 31a executes various controls based on the overall control program. In addition, to the overall control board 31 (overall control CPU 31a), an actuator and a light emitting body (not shown) for causing the production movable body SK to execute a specific production (movable body production) are connected.

Next, the display control board 32 will be described with reference to FIG.
The display control board 32 is provided with a display control CPU 32a. A display control ROM 32b and a display control RAM 32c are connected to the display control CPU 32a. Further, the effect display device 22 is connected to the display control board 32 (display control CPU 32a). The display control ROM 32b stores a display control program for controlling the display contents of the effect display device 22. The display control ROM 32b stores various image data (image data such as symbols, various background images, characters, characters, etc.). The display control RAM 32c stores (sets) various information that can be appropriately rewritten during the operation of the pachinko gaming machine 10.

  Next, various processes such as a winning process and a symbol starting process executed by the main control CPU 30a based on the main control program will be described. The main control CPU 30a is configured to execute a winning process and a symbol start process described below every predetermined control cycle (for example, 4 ms).

First, the winning process executed by the main control CPU 30a will be described.
When the game ball enters the start winning opening 26 and receives a detection signal output from the start port sensor SE1 that has detected the game ball, the main control CPU 30a stores the special figure holding memory number stored in the main control RAM 30c. The first hold determination is made as to whether or not is less than the upper limit of 4.

  If the result of the first hold determination is affirmative (special figure hold memory number <4), the main control CPU 30a adds “1” (+1) to the special figure hold memory number and rewrites the special figure hold memory number. Further, the main control CPU 30a reads out and acquires the value of the random number for jackpot determination, the value of the random number for special figure distribution, the value of the random number for reach determination, and the value of the random number for distribution pattern distribution from the main control RAM 30c. The value is set in a predetermined storage area of the main control RAM 30c in association with the special figure holding storage number. When the determination result of the first hold determination is negative (holding memory count = 4), the main control CPU 30a does not rewrite the special figure holding memory count exceeding the upper limit number, and also determines the value of the jackpot determination random number, The special figure distribution random value, reach determination random number value, and variation pattern distribution random number value are not acquired.

Next, a symbol start process executed by the main control CPU 30a will be described.
First, the main control CPU 30a performs a start determination for determining whether or not a symbol variation game or a big hit game is being executed. When the determination result of the start determination is affirmative, the main control CPU 30a ends the symbol start process. On the other hand, if the determination result of the start determination is negative, the main control CPU 30a reads the special figure hold memory number, and makes a second hold determination as to whether or not the special figure hold memory number is greater than “0”. Do.

  When the determination result of the second hold determination is negative, the main control CPU 30a ends the symbol start process. Further, when the determination result of the second hold determination is affirmative, the main control CPU 30a subtracts (1) the number of the special figure hold memory number (-1) and associates it with the special figure hold memory number to perform the main control. The values of the random numbers for jackpot determination random numbers, special figure distribution random numbers, reach determination random numbers, and variation pattern distribution random numbers stored in a predetermined storage area of the RAM 30c are acquired. More specifically, the main control CPU 30a stores each random number stored in the storage area associated with the special figure holding storage number “1”, which is stored when the winning to the start winning opening 26 is made earliest. And the value of each random number stored in the storage area associated with the special figure reservation storage number “2”. Similarly, the overall control CPU 31a stores the values of the random numbers stored in the storage area associated with the special figure hold storage number “2” in the storage area associated with the special figure hold storage number “3”. Rewrite to each random number value. Similarly, the overall control CPU 31a stores the value of each random number stored in the storage area associated with the special figure hold storage number “3” in the storage area associated with the special figure hold storage number “4”. Rewrite to each random number value. Further, the main control CPU 30a changes the display content of the special figure hold display device Ra so as to display the number of special figure hold memories after “1” subtraction (−1).

  Then, the main control CPU 30a compares the read jackpot determination random number value with the jackpot determination value stored in the main control ROM 30b, and determines whether or not the jackpot is hit (lottery lottery). When the determination result of the jackpot determination is affirmative (the value of the random number for jackpot determination matches the jackpot determination value), the main control CPU 30a determines the jackpot. Further, the main control CPU 30a determines a jackpot symbol (special symbol) to be confirmed and stopped in the symbol variation game based on the value of the special symbol distribution random number. As described above, the special chart distribution random numbers according to the present embodiment are associated with the jackpot symbol of the special chart. Therefore, the main control CPU 30a determines the jackpot symbol of the special figure associated with the acquired special figure distribution random number value.

  Further, the main control CPU 30a that has determined the big hit is one of the variation patterns for the big hit effect based on the gaming state of the pachinko gaming machine 10, the value of the random number for fluctuation pattern distribution, and the type of the big hit symbol of the special figure. Select and determine one variation pattern. Then, the main control CPU 30a that has determined the special figure and the variation pattern ends the symbol start process.

  On the other hand, when the determination result of the big hit determination is negative, the main control CPU 30a performs a reach determination for determining whether or not to execute the reach effect. When the determination result of the reach determination is affirmative (when the reach effect is performed), the main control CPU 30a determines the off-set symbol (special symbol) that is to be confirmed and stopped in the symbol variation game. Subsequently, the main control CPU 30a determines a variation pattern based on the value of the reach determination random number. Specifically, the main control CPU 30a selects the fluctuation pattern P4A including the super reach SP2 as the reach effect when the reach determination random number value is “0”, which is the first determination value of the reach determination value. . Further, when the reach determination random number value is “1” which is the second determination value of the reach determination value, the main control CPU 30a selects the variation pattern P3A including the super reach SP1 as the reach effect. Further, when the reach determination random number value is “2 to 4” which is the third determination value of the reach determination value, the main control CPU 30a selects the fluctuation pattern P2A including the normal reach NR as the reach effect. Then, the main control CPU 30a that has determined the special figure and the variation pattern ends the symbol start process.

  Further, when the determination result of the reach determination is negative (when the reach effect is not performed), the main control CPU 30a determines the off-set symbol (special symbol) to be confirmed and stopped in the symbol variation game, and the pachinko gaming machine 10 A variation pattern (in this embodiment, a variation pattern P1) is determined from the variation patterns for the offending effect. The main control CPU 30a which has determined the special figure and the variation pattern ends the symbol start process.

  The main control CPU 30a having determined the special figure and the variation pattern outputs a predetermined control command to the overall control board 31 (overall control CPU 31a) at a predetermined timing. More specifically, the main control CPU 30a first outputs a variation pattern designation command for instructing the variation pattern and instructing the start of the symbol variation game. At the same time, the main control CPU 30a starts measuring the effect time of the symbol variation game. Next, the main control CPU 30a outputs a special symbol designation command for instructing a special symbol. The main control CPU 30a outputs an all symbol stop command for instructing the end of the symbol variation game (determination of symbol determination) when the variation time set in the instructed variation pattern has elapsed. Then, the main control CPU 30a starts the variation of the special symbol by starting the symbol variation game, and when the variation time determined in the determined variation pattern elapses, the determined special symbol (big hit symbol or outlier symbol) is displayed. Display the confirmed stop.

  As described above, in this embodiment, the main control CPU 30a executes the symbol start process for each predetermined control cycle, so that the big hit lottery (big hit determination) derives (reports) the lottery result of the big hit lottery. It will be executed immediately before the start of the variable game. In other words, “immediately before the start of the symbol variation game” means that the symbol variation game currently being executed is in the state where the special symbol start holding ball is stored in the main control RAM 30c in a state where the big hit game is not being executed. Immediately after the completion, and when no special drawing start holding ball is stored in the main control RAM 30c, it is immediately after winning detection at each start winning opening 26. In the present embodiment, the variation pattern determined by the main control CPU 30a and the special symbol (big hit symbol and off symbol) are the effects of the symbol variation game. In this embodiment, the main control CPU 30a functions as a random number reading unit and an effect content determination unit, and the main control RAM 30c functions as a holding storage unit.

Next, the control contents during the big hit game will be described as the control contents executed by the main control CPU 30a.
The main control CPU 30a determines the type of jackpot specified from the jackpot symbol (special symbol) after the symbol variation game based on the determined variation pattern when the jackpot is determined (when the determination result of the jackpot determination is affirmative). In response to this, control of the big hit game is started, and a predetermined control command is output to the overall control board 31 (overall control CPU 31a), the display control board 32, and the sound / lamp control board 33 at a predetermined timing. More specifically, the main control CPU 30a first outputs an opening command for instructing an opening effect upon the end of the symbol variation game. Next, the main control CPU 30a outputs a round command for instructing a round effect every time a round game is started. When the round game for the specified number of rounds is completed, the main control CPU 30a outputs an ending command for instructing the ending effect, and ends the big hit game after the ending time set as the ending effect effect time has elapsed. Let

  The main control CPU 30a that ended the jackpot game sets “1” in the probability variation flag indicating that the probability variation state is imparted when the probability variation 15R jackpot is awarded. When “1” is set in the probability variation flag, it indicates that the probability variation state is assigned, and when “0” is set, it indicates that the probability variation state is not imparted. ing. Further, the main control CPU 30a sets “0” in the probability variation flag indicating that the probability variation state is imparted when the non-probability variation 15R big hit is imparted. Further, when providing the variable state, the main control CPU 30a sets “1” to the operation flag indicating that the variable state is provided. When “1” is set in the operation flag, it indicates that the variable state is provided. When “0” is set, the variable state is not provided. Is shown. The “probability change flag” and the “operation flag” are stored in a predetermined storage area of the main control RAM 30c and cleared when a big hit game is given (set to “0”). It has become. Further, when the uncertain change 15R big hit is given, the main control CPU 30a sets the number of times of operation as 100 as the number of times of the symbol variation game to which the change state is given. The number of times of change giving the change state is decremented by 1 every time the symbol change game is executed, and when the value becomes 0, the operation flag is cleared ("0" is set).

  The main control CPU 30a outputs a high-probability designation command and a variable operation command to the general control board 31 (general control CPU 31a) when the game state is changed into the probability change state and the variable state after the big hit game ends. When the variable state is set, only the variable operation command is output to the overall control board 31 (overall control CPU 31a).

Next, the overall control board 31 will be described.
When the central control CPU 31a of the central control board 31 receives the change pattern designation command, it outputs the command to the display control board 32 and the sound / lamp control board 33. In addition, when a special symbol designation command is input, the overall control CPU 31a determines a decorative symbol constituting a symbol combination to be stopped and displayed on the effect display device 22 in accordance with the special symbol stop symbol designation corresponding to the command.

  When determining the decoration diagram, the overall control CPU 31a specifies the symbol combination as a symbol combination when the stop symbol (special symbol) designated by the special symbol designation command is a jackpot symbol (symbol A) corresponding to the probability variation 15R jackpot. A jackpot symbol combination consisting of a symbol (odd symbol in this embodiment) or a non-specific symbol (even symbol in this embodiment) is determined. In addition, when the stop symbol (special symbol) designated by the special symbol designation command is a jackpot symbol (symbol B) corresponding to the non-probable variation 15R jackpot, the overall control CPU 31a uses a non-specific symbol as a symbol combination of the decorative symbols. Determine the jackpot symbol combination.

  In addition, when the stop symbol designated by the special symbol designation command is a missing symbol, the overall control CPU 31a determines a symbol combination that can recognize the deviation. More specifically, the overall control CPU 31a determines a symbol combination capable of recognizing a loss, and can recognize a loss including a reach formation symbol when a variation pattern for a loss reach effect is designated. The right symbol combination. On the other hand, when the variation pattern for the offending effect is instructed, the overall control CPU 31a determines a symbol combination that can recognize the outbreak that does not include the reach formation symbol. Then, the overall control CPU 31a that has determined the decoration drawing outputs a decoration designating command for designating the decoration drawing to the display control board 32. Further, when the overall control CPU 31a receives all symbol stop commands, the overall control CPU 31a outputs the commands to the display control board 32 and the sound / lamp control board 33, respectively.

  Next, the control content related to the jackpot game executed by the overall control CPU 31a will be described. When the opening control command, the round command, and the ending command are input, the overall control CPU 31a determines the effect content of the opening effect, the effect content of the round effect, and the effect content of the ending effect according to these commands. Then, the overall control CPU 31a outputs an effect instruction command for instructing the determined effect contents to the display control board 32 and the sound / lamp control board 33, respectively.

Next, the display control board 32 will be described.
When a variation pattern designation command is input, the display control CPU 32a of the display control board 32 selects an effect content corresponding to the variation pattern instructed by the command, and an effect display is performed so that the symbol variation game is executed with the effect content. The display content of the device 22 is controlled. At this time, the display control CPU 32a uses the image data in the display control ROM 32b based on the selected effect content to generate display data for displaying an image according to the effect content. The display control CPU 32a measures the elapsed time from the start of the game with the start of the symbol variation game, and displays an image displayed on the effect display device 22 based on the measured time and display data. Switch every control cycle (for example, every 4 ms). Then, when the display control CPU 32a inputs an all symbol stop command during the symbol variation game, the display content of the effect display device 22 is displayed so that the symbol indicated by the decoration symbol designation command is displayed on the effect display device 22 in a definite stop display. Control and finish the symbol variation game.

Next, in the pachinko gaming machine 10 of the present embodiment, a specific control configuration for executing a continuous effect will be described.
The main control CPU 30a of the present embodiment is a jackpot determination random number value, a special figure distribution random number value, and a reach determination random number acquired at the timing of winning detection at the start winning opening 26 as a trigger. Is preliminarily determined, and a preliminary determination command for instructing the preliminary determination result is output to the overall control CPU 31a. The overall control CPU 31a determines whether or not the continuous effect can be executed based on the result of the prior determination instructed by the prior determination command input from the main control CPU 30a. Details will be described below.

  First, a prior determination command output from the main control CPU 30a of the present embodiment to the overall control CPU 31a will be described with reference to FIG. As shown in FIG. 5, the main control CPU 30a of the present embodiment outputs five systems of control commands “D6xxH”, “D7xxH”, “D8xxH”, “D9xxH”, and “DBxxH” as pre-determination commands. It is possible.

  The prior determination command D6xxH can specify the “big hit effect (big hit)” by the upper byte “D6”, and can also specify the number of special figure pending storage at the time of the preliminary determination by the lower byte “xxH”. In addition, the prior determination command D7xxH can specify “super reach SP2” as the effect content for the reach effect by the upper byte “D7”, and the number of special figure pending storage at the time of the previous determination by the lower byte “xxH” Can be specified. In addition, the prior determination command D8xxH can specify “super reach SP1” as the production contents for the leaping effect by the upper byte “D8”, and the number of special figure pending storage at the time of the prior determination by the lower byte “xxH” Can be specified. In addition, the prior determination command D9xxH can specify “normal reach NR” as the production contents for the outreach effect by the upper byte “D9”, and the number of reserved special figure storage at the time of the previous determination by the lower byte “xxH”. It can be specified. It should be noted that in the lower byte of each pre-determination command “D6xxH” to “D9xxH”, “01H” is displayed when the special figure pending storage number is “1”, and the special figure pending storage number is “2”. “03H” is set when “02H” is “3”, and “04H” is set when the special figure storage is “4”.

  In each of the preliminary determination commands “D6xxH” to “D9xxH” configured as described above, it is possible to specify the contents of the effect of the symbol variation game from the value of the upper byte. In addition, in each of the prior determination commands “D6xxH” to “D9xxH”, it is possible to specify the number of special figure pending storage at the time of prior determination from the lower byte value.

  Further, it is possible to specify that the pre-determination command DBxxH is a pre-determination command that designates a special symbol by the upper byte “DB”, and it is possible to specify the value of the random number for special figure distribution by the lower byte “xxH”. It has become. In the present embodiment, the special figure distribution random values that are all 100 integer values from “0 to 99” are directly set as the lower byte. As described above, in the present embodiment, each value of the 100 special map distribution random numbers is associated with a jackpot symbol (special symbol) one by one from among 100 types. By referring to the value of the lower byte of the determination command, the type of jackpot given after the end of the symbol variation game can be uniquely specified. Therefore, with the prior determination command DBxxH configured as described above, it is possible to specify a special symbol jackpot symbol. That is, in the prior determination command DBxxH, the type of jackpot can be specified from the value indicated in the command.

Next, the prior determination process executed by the main control CPU 30a will be described. This pre-determination process is executed after the above-described winning process.
The main control CPU 30a determines whether or not the value of the jackpot determination random number acquired when the winning game ball won in the start winning port 26 is detected in the winning process described above matches the jackpot determination value. Make a big hit prior judgment. At this time, the main control CPU 30a refers to the value of the probability change flag stored in the main control RAM 30c to determine whether or not the gaming state is a probability change state. While determination is made using determination values (50 integer values in the present embodiment), in the normal state, determination is made using jackpot determination values in the normal state (5 integer values in the present embodiment). It is supposed to be. In this way, the main control CPU 30a receives a big hit value (a value indicating a big hit) when the value of the big hit determination random number acquired at the timing of winning detection at the start winning opening 26 is won in the big hit lottery. ) Or not is determined in advance.

  When the determination result of the big hit pre-determination is affirmative, the main control CPU 30a designates the upper byte “D6” instructing the big hit effect, and the special figure holding memory number stored in the main control RAM 30c at that time. A prior determination command is generated from the byte “xxH” (“01H” to “04H”) and set in a predetermined transmission buffer. Further, the main control CPU 30a designates the high-order byte “DB” for designating a pre-determining command for instructing a special figure, and the value for the special figure distribution random number acquired when a winning is detected at the start winning opening 26. A pre-determination command is generated from the lower byte “xxH” to be set in a predetermined transmission buffer, and the pre-determination process is terminated. The control commands set in the transmission buffer are sequentially output to the overall control CPU 31a in the next and subsequent control cycles. Therefore, the main control CPU 30a according to the present embodiment outputs the prior determination command DBxxH that can specify the big hit symbol of the special figure at the same time when outputting the preliminary determination command D6xxH that can specify the big hit effect. ing.

  When the determination result of the big hit prior determination is negative, the main control CPU 30a determines the reach determination random number value acquired when the winning to the start winning opening 26 is detected, and each division determination value set in the reach determination value. Are compared to determine the upper byte of the pre-judgment command. Specifically, the main control CPU 30a sets “D7” as the upper byte when the reach determination random number value is “0”, which is the first division determination value of the reach determination value, and sets the reach determination random number. When the value is “1”, which is the second division determination value, “D8” is the upper byte, and when the random number for reach determination is “2-4”, which is the third division determination value, “D9”. Is the upper byte. Next, the main control CPU 30a that has determined the upper byte determines the determined upper byte and the lower-order byte “xxH” (“01H” to “01H” to designate the number of special figure reservations stored in the main control RAM 30c at that time. "04H"), a prior determination command is generated and set in a predetermined transmission buffer. Thereafter, the main control CPU 30a ends the preliminary determination process.

  As described above, in the symbol start process, the main control CPU 30a determines the fluctuation pattern P4A including the super reach SP2 when the reach determination random number value is “0” which is the first division determination value, and reaches the reach determination. When the random number value for use is “1”, which is the second division determination value, the variation pattern P3A including the super reach SP1 is determined, and the reach determination random number value is “2-4”, which is the third division determination value. In this case, the fluctuation pattern P2A including the normal reach NR is determined. From such a configuration, in the present embodiment, in the symbol start processing, by determining in advance at the time of winning detection whether the random value for reach determination corresponds to any of the first to third classification determination values of the reach determination value. It is possible to specify in advance the classification of the variation pattern to be selected (super reach SP1, super reach SP2, and normal reach NR). As described above, in the present embodiment, the main control CPU 30a functions as a prior determination unit.

Next, the overall control CPU 31a will be described.
First, the execution determination table TA used by the overall control CPU 31a to determine whether or not to execute a continuous effect will be described with reference to FIG. The execution determination table TA is stored in the overall control ROM 31b. Note that “Take 1”, “Take 2”, “Take 3”, and “Take 4” shown in the execution determination table TA in FIG. 6 indicate the number of special figure hold storages indicated by the prior determination command. In the execution determination table TA, “3 stations” shown in the column of “protect 4” indicates “3 stations continuous effect”, and “4 stations” indicates “4 stations continuous effect”.

  As shown in FIG. 6, in the execution determination table TA, for each combination of the effect contents of the special symbol variation game that can be specified from the input prior determination command and the special figure hold memory number that can be specified from the input prior determination command A predetermined number of random numbers for effect execution determination are distributed. In the execution determination table TA, the value of the random number for effect execution determination is divided into “three consecutive effects” and “four consecutive effects”. Each numerical value shown in the execution determination table TA in FIG. 6 indicates the number of effect execution determination random numbers that determine that the continuous effect can be executed. For this reason, in the execution determination table TA, when the number of special figure hold storage is “1” to “3”, “◯” (“○” is a value shown in each column of “Take 1” to “Take 3”) / 97, respectively. With the probability of, it is determined whether or not to execute a continuous effect for the symbol variation game for the specified number of special figure holding memories. Therefore, for example, when the prior determination command D703H is input, the content of the effect of Super Reach SP2 and the number of special figure hold memory is “3”, so the probability of 29/97 (29.9%) is 3 It is determined whether or not a continuous production for a single symbol variation game can be executed.

  Also, when the special figure hold storage number is “4”, continuous production is executed with a probability of ● (“●” is the sum of the values shown in the “3 stations” and “4 stations” columns) / 97. The decision is made. Therefore, for example, when the prior determination command D704H is input, since it is the production content of the super reach SP2 and the special figure holding storage number is “4”, it is continuously with a probability of 45/97 (46.4%). The execution of the production is determined. Further, in this case, it is determined that “3 consecutive performances” can be executed with a probability of 20/97 (20.6%), and “4 consecutive events with a probability of 25/97 (25.8%)” The execution of “directing” is determined. Specifically, for example, when the value of the random number for effect execution determination is “0 to 19”, it is determined that “three consecutive effects” can be executed, and the value of the random number for effect execution determination is “20”. In the case of “˜45”, execution of “four consecutive effects” is determined.

  In the execution determination table TA of the present embodiment, when the “big hit effect” is specified by the prior determination command, it is compared with the case where the outlier reach effect (super reach SP1, super reach SP2, and normal reach NR) is specified. Thus, it is easy to determine whether or not the continuous production can be executed when the number of special figure reservations is large. On the other hand, in the execution determination table TA, in the case where “out of reach reach (super reach SP1, super reach SP2, and normal reach NR)” is specified by the prior determination command, compared to the case where the big hit effect is specified, It is easy to determine whether or not continuous production can be executed when the number of special figure hold memories is small. From the distribution mode of the random number for effect execution determination in the execution determination table TA, in this embodiment, the jackpot reliability increases (changes) step by step as the game is executed for the symbol variation game with a large number of continuous effects. ). In other words, in the continuous production of this embodiment, the big hit reliability increases (changes) as the symbol variation game with the specific production by the production movable body SK is continuously executed, and the player hits the big hit. The expectation of can be raised step by step.

  In addition, the execution determination table TA of the present embodiment has a special figure hold storage number of “1” to “4” when “big hit effect” or “super reach SP2” of outlier reach effect is specified by the prior determination command. Regardless of which is designated, it is possible to determine whether or not the continuous production can be executed. Furthermore, the execution determination table TA of the present embodiment includes “1” to “3” as the special figure hold storage number even when “super reach SP1” of the shift reach effect is designated by the prior determination command. When “4” is designated, the execution of the continuous performance can be determined. From the distribution mode of the random number for effect execution determination in the execution determination table TA, in this embodiment, not only when the “big hit effect” and the “reach reach effect” “super reach SP2” are specified by the prior determination command, Even when “super reach SP1” of the shift reach production is designated by the prior determination command, it is possible to determine whether or not the continuous production can be executed when “4” is designated as the special figure holding storage number. Increasing the appearance rate of production.

  On the other hand, the execution determination table TA is “3” when “super-reach SP1” of the shift reach effect is specified by the prior determination command and “4” is specified as the special figure hold storage number. Only the execution of “continuous continuous production” can be determined. In the present embodiment, when it is determined that “three consecutive effects” can be executed, among the four symbol variation games based on the special symbol start holding ball, the second to fourth three symbol variations. Continuous production is executed for the game. For this reason, in this embodiment, even when “4” is designated as the special figure hold storage number by the prior determination command, the effect content designated at the same time is “super reach SP1” of the reach reach effect. Of the four symbol variation games on hold, a continuous effect is executed for three symbol variation games. As described above, in the present embodiment, the “super reach SP1” is not performed in the last symbol variation game in the continuous effect executed for four symbol variation games exceeding three times.

  The execution determination table TA is used when the “big hit effect” or the “reach reach effect” “super reach SP2” is specified by the prior determination command, and “4” is specified as the special figure hold storage number. , “Three consecutive effects” and “four consecutive effects” are determined. In other words, in the present embodiment, “4” is designated as the special figure holding storage number by the prior determination command, and the simultaneously designated production content is “big hit production” or “super reach SP2” of the missed reach production. In this case, the continuous effect is executed for all the symbol variation games among the four symbol variation games on hold, or the third symbol variation game of the second to fourth times.

  The execution determination table TA is a case where “normal reach NR” of the shift reach effect is specified by the prior determination command, and any of “3” and “4” is specified as the special figure hold storage number. The execution of the continuous performance is not determined (that is, the execution is determined at 0/97). With this configuration, in the present embodiment, the continuous effect that is executed for the three symbol variation games is the superimposition of the last symbol variation game among the symbol variation games for which the continuous effect is to be executed. The game effect is determined to be executed with any of the effect contents of “reach SP1 (out)”, “super reach SP2 (out)”, and “big hit effect”. Similarly, in the present embodiment, the continuous effect executed for the four symbol variation games is the “Super Reach SP2 ( It is a game effect that is determined to be executed with the effect content of “off)” or “hit effect”.

  Next, a description will be given of a continuous effect determination process in which the overall control CPU 31a determines whether or not a continuous effect can be executed in response to an input of a prior determination command. The continuous effect determination process is executed when the overall control CPU 31a inputs a prior determination command from the main control CPU 30a.

  First, the overall control CPU 31a determines whether or not prior determination commands D6xxH to D9xxH are input from the main control CPU 30a. When the prior determination command has not been input, the overall control CPU 31a ends the continuous effect determination process. When the prior determination command is input, the overall control CPU 31a determines whether or not the number of performance executions is set (stored) in a predetermined storage area of the overall control RAM 31c. Note that when any one of “1” to “4” is set as the number of performance executions, it indicates that the continuous performance is being executed. On the other hand, when the number of performance executions is not set (that is, when “0” is set), it indicates that the continuous performance is not being executed (not being executed).

  When the number of performance executions is set, the overall control CPU 31a ends the continuous performance determination process. On the other hand, if the number of performance executions is not set, the overall control CPU 31a grasps the pre-determined effect contents of the symbol variation game and the number of special figure hold memories from the value of the input prior determination command. At the same time, the execution execution determination random number is acquired from the overall control RAM 31c. Then, the overall control CPU 31a refers to the execution determination table TA to determine whether or not to execute the continuous effects based on the contents of the effect of the symbol variation game and the number of special figure reservations stored, and the value of the acquired effect execution determination random number. decide. Then, when it is determined whether or not to execute the continuous effect, the overall control CPU 31a ends the continuous effect determination process.

  On the other hand, when it is determined that the continuous effect can be executed, the overall control CPU 31a determines the number of symbol variation games to be subjected to the continuous effect. More specifically, the overall control CPU 31a, when the number of special figure holding memories specified by the prior determination command is “1” to “3”, The number of times equal to the number of special figure hold storage specified by the prior judgment command is determined. In other words, the central control CPU 31a determines “1” as the number of performance executions when the number of special figure hold memory specified by the prior determination command is “1”, and the special figure hold memory number is “2”. In this case, “2” is determined as the number of performance executions, and “3” is determined as the number of performance executions when the special figure holding storage number is “3”. The overall control CPU 31a that has determined the number of performance executions sets the determined number of performance executions in a predetermined storage area of the overall control RAM 31c. Further, the overall control CPU 31a sets “0” to an effect flag indicating that the execution of the specific effect by the effect movable body SK is restricted. When “0” is set in the effect flag, this indicates that the specific effect is allowed to be performed by the effect movable body SK. When the effect flag is set to “1”, the effect is set. This indicates that the execution of the specific effect by the movable body SK is restricted. The effect flag is set (stored) in a predetermined storage area of the overall control RAM 31c. Then, the overall control CPU 31a that has set the effect flag ends the continuous effect determination process.

  When the special figure hold storage number specified by the prior determination command is “4”, the overall control CPU 31a refers to the execution determination table TA based on the value of the effect execution determination random number “ It is determined which of “production” and “four consecutive productions” is to be executed. When the execution of “three consecutive productions” is determined, the overall control CPU 31a determines “4” as the number of production executions, and sets the decided number of production executions in a predetermined storage area of the overall control RAM 31c. To do. Then, the overall control CPU 31a sets “1” in the effect flag, and then ends the continuous effect determination process.

  When the execution of “four consecutive effects” is determined, the overall control CPU 31a determines “4” as the number of performance executions, and the determined number of performance executions is stored in a predetermined storage area of the overall control RAM 31c. Set to. Then, the overall control CPU 31a sets “0” in the effect flag, and then ends the continuous effect determination process.

Next, a continuous effect execution process executed when the overall control CPU 31a inputs a variation pattern designation command will be described.
First, the overall control CPU 31a determines whether or not a change pattern designation command has been input. When the change pattern designation command is not input, the overall control CPU 31a ends the continuous effect execution process. When the change pattern designation command is input, the overall control CPU 31a determines whether or not the production execution count is set in the overall control RAM 31c (that is, the production execution count value is “1” or more). Or not). When the number of performance executions is not set, the overall control CPU 31a ends the continuous performance execution process. When the continuous execution count is set, the overall control CPU 31a determines whether “1” is set in the effect flag. When “1” is set in the effect flag, the overall control CPU 31a determines not to execute the specific effect during the symbol variation game based on the variation pattern designation command input this time, and “0” in the effect flag. Is set to end the continuous performance execution process.

  On the other hand, when “0” is set in the effect flag, the overall control CPU 31a executes the specific effect by the effect movable body SK in the emission color corresponding to the value of the continuous execution counter stored in the overall control RAM 31c. Decide what to do. Here, the continuous execution counter is a counter for counting the number of continuous executions of the symbol variation game executed with a specific effect in the symbol variation game targeted for executing the continuous effect. The continuous execution counter is set (stored) in a predetermined storage area of the overall control RAM 31c. In the present embodiment, the value of the continuous execution counter is associated with the emission color of the specific effect executed by the effect movable body SK. More specifically, in the present embodiment, “white” is used for the continuous execution counter value “0”, “blue” is used for the continuous execution counter value “1”, and “2” is used for the continuous execution counter value “2”. “Green” is associated with the value “3” of the continuous execution counter, and “red” is associated with the emission color of the specific effect. Then, the overall control CPU 31a refers to the value of the continuous execution counter stored in the overall control RAM 31c and determines to execute the specific effect with the emission color corresponding to the value of the continuous execution counter. Then, the overall control CPU 31a, which has executed the specific effect and has determined the emission color (effect content) in the specific effect, updates the value of the continuous execution counter by adding “1” (+1) and executes the continuous effect. The process ends.

  According to the continuous production execution process configured as described above, the central control CPU 31a can execute “three consecutive productions” when “4” is designated as the special figure hold storage number in the prior determination command. Is determined, the execution of the specific effect in the first symbol variation game is restricted, and the execution of the specific effect in the second to fourth symbol variation games is allowed. In addition, when the general control CPU 31a determines that execution of continuous production is possible when “1” to “3” are designated as the special figure hold memory number by the prior determination command, and the special figure hold memory by the prior determination command When “4” is designated as the number and it is determined that “four consecutive effects” can be executed, execution of a specific effect in each symbol variation game is allowed.

  Then, when the overall control CPU 31a that has finished the continuous effect execution process determines to execute the specific effect with the light emission color corresponding to the value of the continuous execution counter, it controls the effect movable body SK according to the determined content. The specific production is executed. More specifically, the overall control CPU 31a controls the operation of the effect movable body SK so that the specific effect is performed with the determined light emission color at the start of the symbol variation game (the symbol variation start). . Then, the overall control CPU 31a is updated by subtracting (-1) from the number of performance executions by the input of all symbol stop commands. Further, the overall control CPU 31a is updated by subtracting (-1) from the number of performance executions by the input of all symbol stop commands, and as a result, the value of the number of performance executions becomes "0 (zero)". In this case, the continuous execution counter is cleared ("0" is set).

  In the present embodiment, the overall control CPU 31a that executes the continuous effect determination process and the continuous effect execution process functions as an execution determination means, a notice control means, a restriction determination means, and a restriction means. In the present embodiment, the overall control RAM 31c that stores the number of performance executions functions as a storage unit. In the present embodiment, the “big hit effect” specified by the variation patterns P2B to P4B and the “reach reach effect” “super reach SP2” specified by the variation pattern P4A are the non-specific effect contents. Further, in the present embodiment, “super reach SP1” of the outlier reach effect specified by the variation pattern P3A is the specific effect content and the specific reach effect. In the present embodiment, “3 times” set in “super reach SP1” of the outlier reach effect is the predetermined number of times set in advance. In the present embodiment, the number of performance executions is information indicating that a continuous production is being executed.

  Next, the execution aspect of the continuous effect in this embodiment is demonstrated according to FIG. In the following description, during the execution of the symbol variation game, four game balls are sequentially won at the start winning opening 26 and the winning is detected, and any of the first to third special figure start holding balls is detected. Are preliminarily determined as “normal deviation”.

  FIG. 7 (a) shows a situation in which the fourth special figure starting holding ball is pre-determined as “super reach SP2” of the reach reach effect and the execution of “four consecutive effects” is determined. Yes. In this case, the continuous effect is executed for all the symbol variation games among the four symbol variation games held at the time when the overall control CPU 31a determines that the continuous effect can be executed. More specifically, in the effect movable body SK, a specific effect accompanied by “white” light emission is executed at the start of symbol variation in the first symbol variation game. In addition, in the effect movable body SK, a specific effect accompanied by light emission of “blue” is executed at the start of symbol variation in the second symbol variation game. Also, in the effect movable body SK, a specific effect accompanied by “green” light emission is executed at the start of symbol variation in the third symbol variation game. Then, in the effect movable body SK, a specific effect accompanied by “red” light emission is executed at the start of symbol variation in the fourth (last) symbol variation game. Then, on the special symbol display 23, as the first to third symbol variation games are completed, the off symbol (special symbol) is displayed in a fixed stop state. In addition, the special symbol display 23 executes the “super reach SP2” as the mischief reach effect in the effect display device 22 (image display unit GH), and then the misdesign symbol (special character) is displayed with the end of the fourth symbol variation game. (Fig.) Is displayed as a fixed stop.

  In addition, in the situation shown in FIG. 7A, when the fourth special figure start holding ball is pre-determined as “big hit effect” and execution of “four consecutive effects” is determined, A continuous performance is performed by the same execution mode. In this case, in the special symbol display 23, after the “big hit effect” is executed in the effect display device 22 (image display unit GH), the big hit symbol (special symbol) is confirmed at the end of the fourth symbol variation game. Stopped display.

  Next, FIG. 7 (b) shows a situation in which the fourth special figure start holding ball is pre-determined as “super reach SP1” for the outreach effect and the execution of “three consecutive effects” is determined. Is shown. In this case, among the four symbol variation games that are put on hold when the overall control CPU 31a determines that the continuous symbol can be executed, the three-dimensional symbol variation game from the second time to the fourth is continuously targeted. Is executed. More specifically, in the effect movable body SK, the specific effect is not executed at the start of symbol variation in the first symbol variation game. Then, in the effect movable body SK, a specific effect accompanied by “white” light emission is executed at the start of symbol variation in the second symbol variation game. Further, in the effect movable body SK, a specific effect accompanied by light emission of “blue” is executed at the start of symbol variation in the third symbol variation game. Then, in the effect movable body SK, at the time of the start of symbol variation in the fourth (last) symbol variation game, a specific effect with “green” light emission is executed. Then, on the special symbol display 23, as the first to third symbol variation games are completed, the off symbol (special symbol) is displayed in a fixed stop state. In addition, the special symbol display 23 performs the “super reach SP1” as the mischief reach effect in the effect display device 22 (image display unit GH), and with the end of the fourth symbol variation game, the special symbol display (special character). (Fig.) Is displayed as a fixed stop.

  In the present embodiment, the “super reach SP1” of the outlier reach effect is less profitable for the player than the “big hit effect”. Further, in this embodiment, the “super reach SP1” of the outlier reach production has a lower hit reliability than the “super reach SP2”, and the player has less expectation of the big hit. For this reason, in spite of the fact that the continuous effect is executed for the symbol variation game four times (holding upper limit number), the last symbol variation game is “super reach SP1” for the deviation reach effect. There is a risk that the reliability of the continuous performance for the symbol variation game will be reduced and the player's expectation will be impaired. For such a problem, when it is determined in advance that it is “super reach SP1” of the outlier reach effect and the special figure holding memory number is “4” (that is, four symbol variation games are put on hold). It is considered that the reliability of the continuous effects for the four symbol variation games can be suppressed by determining whether or not to execute the continuous effects. However, as described above, in the pachinko gaming machine 10 of the present embodiment, the probability of being a “big hit effect” is set to, for example, 5/1697, and the probability of being “out of reach reach” is set to, for example, 4/167. Therefore, it cannot be said that the appearance rate of continuous production is necessarily high. For this reason, when the execution or non-execution of the continuous effect is determined according to the number of special figure hold memories, the appearance rate of the continuous effect is further reduced, making it difficult to improve the interest of the player by the continuous effect. Another problem arises.

  In order to deal with such a problem, in the present embodiment, when the special figure holding memory number is “4” and it is preliminarily determined as “super reach SP1” of the outlier reach effect, the four symbol variation games on hold are held. Among them, the first design variation game executed after the end of the first symbol variation game is started for the first time, and the continuous performance is executed for the three symbol variation games. Yes. That is, in the present embodiment, even if the special figure holding storage number is “4” and it is preliminarily determined as “super reach SP1” of the outlier reach effect, it is possible to determine whether or not the continuous effect can be executed. In this way, the appearance rate of the continuous effect is improved, and the continuous effect is executed for the three symbol variation games, thereby suppressing the reliability of the continuous effect from decreasing. At this time, in the second symbol variation game, the effect movable body SK emits “white” indicating the “first” symbol variation game, not “blue” indicating the “second” symbol variation game. A specific effect is executed. For this reason, in this embodiment, even if it is determined that the continuous effect can be executed in a situation where the special figure holding memory number is “4”, the continuous effect is executed for three symbol variation games. Strongly impressing the player.

  Further, in the situation shown in FIG. 7B, the fourth special figure start holding ball is pre-determined as “Big hit effect” or “Super reach SP2” of the outreach effect, and “Three consecutive effects”. Even when execution is determined, continuous effects are performed for the second to fourth three-time symbol variation games. In this case, in the special figure display 23, after a predetermined effect ("big hit effect" or "super reach SP2") is executed on the effect display device 22 (image display unit GH), the end of the fourth symbol variation game is completed. Accordingly, the big hit symbol (special symbol) or the off symbol (special symbol) is displayed in a fixed stop state.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, the main control CPU 30a makes a preliminary determination at the timing of detection of a winning to the start winning opening 26 and outputs a preliminary determination command to the overall control CPU 31a, and the overall control CPU 31a performs the preliminary determination command. Whether or not to execute the continuous production is determined at the timing of inputting “”. For this reason, when the number of special figure hold memories when the main control CPU 30a determines in advance is “1” to “3”, and the number of special figure hold memories is “4” and “four consecutive effects”. In any case where it is determined that execution is possible, the continuous production is started from the first symbol variation game started after winning the start winning opening 26. On the other hand, if the number of special figure hold storage at the time when the main control CPU 30a makes a pre-determination is “4” and the execution of “three consecutive productions” is determined to be possible, The continuous production is started from the next symbol variation game (that is, the second) after the first symbol variation game started after winning a prize.

  Therefore, in the present embodiment, when the special figure holding memory number becomes “4” due to winning at the start winning opening 26, the continuous effect is started from the first symbol variation game started after the winning. It is possible to create a situation in which continuous production starts from the second symbol variation game. In the present embodiment, the special symbol holding memory number becomes “4” due to winning at the start winning opening 26, and the second symbol variation game without a new winning at the starting winning opening 26. When the continuous production is started, the situation where the “reaching reach” “super reach SP1” is performed in the fourth symbol variation game and either the “reaching reach” “super reach SP2” or “big hit production” is selected. Can create the situation to be done. For this reason, in the present embodiment, when the special figure reservation memory number becomes “4” due to winning at the start winning opening 26, the continuous production is finally started from the second symbol variation game. It is not designed to be a definitive effect that becomes the “super reach SP1” of the outlier reach effect. Therefore, in this embodiment, when the special figure reservation memory number becomes “4” due to winning at the start winning opening 26, it is assumed that the continuous effect is not started from the first symbol variation game started after the winning. In addition, it is possible to make the player have a sense of expectation for starting the continuous production from the second symbol variation game.

As described above, according to the above embodiment, the following operational effects can be achieved.
(1) In addition to the case where it is pre-determined as “super reach SP2” or “big hit effect” of the outlier reach production, even if it is pre-determined as “super reach SP1” of the outlier reach production, the special figure is suspended When the number of memories is “4”, it is possible to determine whether or not continuous production can be performed. For this reason, in this embodiment, the opportunity to determine whether or not to execute the continuous effect can be increased, and the appearance rate of the continuous effect can be increased. On the other hand, it is continuously determined when the super-reach SP1 is lower than the “super-reach SP2”, is pre-determined as “super-reach SP1”, which has lower profit than the “hit-hit directing”, and the special figure holding memory number is “4” When the effect is executed, the continuous effect is executed for three (predetermined number of) symbol change games that are executed after the end of one symbol change game. For this reason, in spite of the fact that the continuous presentation is executed for four symbol variation games exceeding three, the last symbol variation game avoids becoming “super reach SP1” of the slip reach production. It can suppress that the reliability of the continuous production for the symbol variation game of 1 time falls. Therefore, in the present embodiment, it is possible to increase the appearance rate of the continuous performance while suppressing the expectation for the continuous performance from decreasing, and improve the interest of the player.

  (2) In the present embodiment, when the special figure holding memory number is “4” and “triple continuous effect” is executed, the “first” symbol variation game is displayed in the second symbol variation game “ The specific effect is executed with the emission of “white”. For this reason, it is possible to make the player strongly recognize that the continuous production has been started from the second symbol variation game that is performed after the first symbol variation game is completed. Therefore, in the present embodiment, when the special figure holding memory number is “4” and it is determined in advance that the super-reach SP1 is the outlier reach effect, the continuous effect is executed for three symbol variation games. Thereby, it can suppress that the player's expectation with respect to a continuous production falls.

  (3) In the present embodiment, when the special figure holding storage number is “4”, even if it is pre-determined as “super-reach SP2” of “big hit effect” or outlier reach effect, the first symbol variation The continuous production is not started from the game, and the continuous production can be performed for the 3rd symbol variation game of the second to fourth times. For this reason, in the present embodiment, the special figure reservation storage number becomes “4” due to the winning at the starting winning opening 26, and the second symbol variation without a new winning at the starting winning opening 26. When continuous production is started from the game, the situation where “super reach SP1 (out)” is executed and “super reach SP2 (out)” or “big hit production” is executed in the fourth symbol variation game. Can create situations. Therefore, in the present embodiment, when the special figure holding memory number becomes “4” due to winning at the start winning opening 26, it is assumed that the continuous effect is not started from the first symbol variation game started after the winning. In addition, it is possible to make the player have a sense of expectation for starting the continuous production from the second symbol variation game. And in this embodiment, when the number of special figure reservation memory | storage becomes "4" by winning to the start winning opening 26, it is targeted for the symbol variation game of 3 times from the 2nd symbol variation game after this winning a prize. Even if a continuous production (that is, “three consecutive productions”) is executed, a “big hit production” or “super reach SP2” is executed in the third symbol variation game that is continuously executed with a specific production. It can be expected.

  (4) The overall control CPU 31a is configured not to determine whether or not to execute the continuous effect when the effect execution count is set when the prior determination commands D6xxH to D9xxH are input. For this reason, by executing a new continuous effect after the continuous effect that is already being executed, the continuous effect is performed for the number of symbol variation games exceeding the upper limit of the number of reservations (“4” in the present embodiment). It is possible to reliably avoid execution.

  (5) Further, the overall control CPU 31a counts the number of continuous executions of the symbol variation game with a specific effect, thereby specifying the light emission color (effect contents) according to the number of continuous executions of the symbol variation game with the specific effect. The production can be executed reliably.

The above embodiment may be modified as follows.
In the above embodiment, the overall control CPU 31a determines that the “big hit effect” is specified by the prior determination command and “4” is specified as the special figure holding storage number, regardless of the type of the big hit given. Although it is configured to be able to determine whether or not “three consecutive effects” and “four consecutive effects” can be executed, only “three consecutive effects” may be determined in the case of an uncertain 15R big hit. In this case, in the execution determination table TA shown in FIG. 6, it is only necessary not to distribute the random number for effect execution determination with respect to “four consecutive effects” in the effect contents of “non-probability variation 15R big hit”. By configuring in this way, in the last symbol variation game among the symbol variation games that are the targets for executing the continuous effect in spite of the fact that the continuous representation has been executed for the four symbol variation games, It can be avoided that B (non-probable change 15R big hit) becomes a “hit effect” in which a fixed stop display is made. Even if comprised in this way, the appearance rate of a continuous production can be raised and the interest of a player can be improved, suppressing that the expectation with respect to a continuous production falls. In this case, it is desirable not to distribute the random number for determining the execution of the “super-reach SP2” for the outlier reach effect for the “four consecutive effects”. In this other example (modification), the big hit symbol classified as the symbol B (non-probable variation 15R big hit) becomes the specific effect content and the specific symbol. In addition, the random number for specific symbol distribution becomes a random number for determination and a random number for symbol determination.

  In the above embodiment, the overall control CPU 31a has the special figure reservation storage number designated by the prior determination command of “4”, and the “three consecutive effects” and “four consecutive effects” In any case, “4” is determined as the number of performance executions, but “3” is determined as the number of performance executions when “three consecutive effects” is determined. May be. In this case, after setting the number of performance executions, the overall control CPU 31a restricts the execution of the specific effects in the symbol variation game that is executed first, and the number of performance execution times triggered by the input of all symbol stop commands. A restriction flag (information) indicating that the update (subtraction) is restricted may be set. Then, on the condition that the restriction flag is set, the overall control CPU 31a does not cause the effect movable body SK to execute the specific effect when the change pattern designation command is input, and also inputs the all symbol stop command. It is sufficient to configure so that the number of performance executions is not subtracted by “1” (−1). Further, the overall control CPU 31a cancels the setting of the restriction flag at the end of the first symbol variation game (input of all symbol stop commands) started after the restriction flag is set. Then, the overall control CPU 31a may execute the specific effect on the condition that the restriction flag is not set and the effect execution count is set. Even in this configuration, when the number of special figure hold storage specified by the prior determination command is “4” and execution of “three consecutive productions” is determined to be executed, three symbols are displayed. Continuous production can be executed for a variable game.

  In the above embodiment, when “4” is designated as the special figure hold storage number in the pre-judgment command, it is possible to determine whether to execute “three consecutive effects” or “four consecutive effects”. However, it may be configured to be able to determine whether or not “one continuous production” and “two consecutive productions” can be executed. In addition, when “3” is designated as the special figure hold memory number in the prior determination command, it is possible to determine whether or not “one continuous effect” to “three consecutive effects” can be executed, When “2” is designated, it may be possible to determine whether “one continuous production” or “two consecutive productions” can be executed. In this case, in the execution determination table TA shown in FIG. 6, the value of the random number for effect execution determination may be assigned to each special figure reserved memory number by dividing the number of symbol variation games for executing the continuous effect.

  -In the said embodiment, you may change suitably the regulation frequency set to the production content of the symbol fluctuation game. That is, when the special figure hold storage number specified by the prior determination command indicates the number of times exceeding the specified number of times set in the simultaneously specified effect content, and when it is determined that the continuous effect can be executed May be configured not to execute the specific effect in the symbol variation game exceeding the specified number of times. Then, after the symbol variation game exceeding the prescribed number of times is completed, the continuous effect may be executed for the symbol variation game for the prescribed number of times that is continuously executed.

In the above embodiment, the pre-determination process is executed after the winning process, but each process performed in the pre-determination process may be executed during the winning process.
In the above embodiment, the production movable body SK may be connected to the display control board 32, and the display control board 32 (display control CPU 32a) may control the operation of the production movable body SK.

  In the above embodiment, at the time of winning detection, the jackpot determination random number value read when triggered by the winning detection is compared with the jackpot determination value to make a prior determination as to whether or not the jackpot determination value. Instead of this, it may be determined using a big hit prior determination value for prior determination. In this case, the jackpot prior determination value may be set to the same number as the value set as the jackpot determination value. Even in such a configuration, it is possible to make a prior determination as to whether or not it is a big hit at the timing of winning detection.

  In the above embodiment, the main control CPU 30a specifies the variation pattern based on the reach determination random number value. However, the main control CPU 30a may identify the variation pattern based on the variation pattern distribution random number value. .

  In the above embodiment, the main control CPU 30a is configured to output the preliminary determination command DBxxH together with the preliminary determination command D6xxH. However, only the preliminary determination command D6xxH may be output.

In the above embodiment, the light emission color of the specific effect is changed according to the value of the continuous execution counter. However, the specific effect of the same light emission color may be executed every time.
In the above embodiment, the number of continuous executions of the symbol variation game accompanied by the specific effect is notified by changing the emission color of the specific effect (effect movable body SK). May be. For example, in the effect display device 22, a message is displayed as “Start!” → “2 consecutive times” → “3 consecutive times”, or similar message sounds are output from the speakers 17a to 17c. May be.

  In the above embodiment, the specific effect is a movable body effect by the effect movable body SK, but the specific effect may be executed by a different game effect. For example, in the specific effect, a light emitting decoration such as blinking the lamp units 16a to 16c for each frame with a predetermined light emission color or a predetermined sound (for example, “one more time!” Or the like) is output from each speaker 17a to 17c. You may perform by the audio production to do. The specific effect may be executed by a display effect that displays a predetermined image on the effect display device 22 (image display unit GH).

  In the above embodiment, the overall control board 31 may not be provided. In this case, the display control CPU 32a of the display control board 32 may execute various controls executed by the overall control CPU 31a.

  In the above embodiment, the effect display device 22 is a liquid crystal display type, but it may be a dot matrix type or 7 segment LED type effect display device, or may be a mechanical effect display device such as a drum type.

  In the above embodiment, the pachinko gaming machine 10 using only one special symbol is embodied, but the pachinko gaming machine 10 using two special symbols may be embodied. In this case, it is only necessary to provide two start winning openings and a corresponding special display.

  In the above-described embodiment, the pachinko gaming machine 10 using the special symbol and the decorative symbol is embodied. However, the pachinko gaming machine using only the special symbol may be embodied.

  23 ... Special figure display (game execution means), 26 ... Start winning opening (winning detection means), 30 ... Main control board, 30a ... Main control CPU (random number reading means, effect content determination means, prior determination means), 30c ... Main control RAM (holding storage means), 31 ... Overall control board, 31a ... Overall control CPU (execution decision means, notice control means, restriction determination means, restriction means), 31c ... Overall control RAM (storage means) ), SK ... Movable body for production (notice execution means).

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Hold storage means for storing the game ball detected by the winning detection means as a start hold ball, random number reading means for reading the value of the determination random number triggered by the winning detection, and the determination random number read by the random number reading means Effect design determining means for determining the effect content of the symbol variation game based on the value of the game, and game execution means for executing the symbol variation game in accordance with the effect content determined by the effect content determination means. Then, a specific effect can be executed for each time of a plurality of symbol variation games executed once or continuously, and the jackpot reliability increases as the symbol variation game with the specific effect is continuously executed. In a gaming machine that can execute a changing jackpot notice effect,
Pre-determining means for pre-determining the contents of the effect of the symbol variation game indicated by the value of the random number for determination read out when the winning detection is detected,
Execution determination means for determining whether or not the jackpot notice effect can be executed when it is determined in advance that the jackpot notice effect can be executed by the prior determination means;
When the execution determining means determines whether to execute the jackpot notice effect, the specific effect is executed for each symbol variation game for which the jackpot notice effect is to be executed, and the jackpot notice effect is executed. A notice control means capable of controlling the notice execution means of
The content of the effect that can execute the jackpot notice effect is the target for executing the jackpot notice effect when the jackpot notice effect is executed for a number of symbol variation games that do not exceed a predetermined number of times. Regardless of whether the specific effect content that can be executed in the last symbol variation game of the symbol variation games and the number of symbol variation games for which the jackpot announcement effect is to be executed exceed the specified number, A non-specific effect content that can be executed in the last symbol variation game among the symbol variation games targeted for the performance,
The notice control means includes
In the case where the execution determining means determines whether or not the jackpot notice effect can be executed, and when the pre-determining means pre-determines the non-specific effect content, or the pre-determining means pre-determines the specific effect content and pre- When it is determined and the stored number of the start hold balls stored in the hold storage means does not exceed the stored number of start hold balls corresponding to the specified number of times, the start hold stored in the hold storage means While controlling the notice execution means to execute the jackpot notice effect for the symbol-variable game based on the ball,
In the case where the execution determining means determines whether or not the jackpot notice effect can be executed, the pre-determining means pre-determines the content of the specific effect and the start holding ball stored in the holding storage means When the stored number exceeds the stored number of the starting and holding balls corresponding to the specified number of times, the symbol changing game corresponding to the number of times exceeding the specified number of the symbol changing games based on the starting and holding balls stored in the holding and storing means A gaming machine that controls the notice execution means so as to execute the jackpot notice effect for the predetermined number of symbol variation games that are executed after the game ends.   The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the specific effect content is a specific reach effect among reach effects performed by forming a reach. The determination random number includes a symbol determining random number for determining a symbol capable of recognizing the jackpot that is finally derived in the symbol variation game when the jackpot lottery of whether or not the jackpot is won,
The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the specific effect content is a specific symbol among symbols that can recognize a jackpot determined based on the random number for symbol determination. The notice control means selects an effect content according to the number of continuous executions of the symbol variation game with the specific effect, and causes the specific effect to be executed according to the selected effect content.
Of the symbol variation game based on the start-holding ball stored in the suspension storage means, the jackpot for the symbol variation game for the specified number of times that is performed after the symbol variation game for the number of times exceeding the specified number of times is completed. When the notice effect is executed, the effect content of the specific effect is selected with the first symbol change game to be executed after the end of the symbol change game exceeding the specified number of times as the first effect. The gaming machine according to any one of the above. When the execution determining means determines whether or not the jackpot notice effect can be executed, the pre-determining means pre-determines the non-specific effect content and the start-holding ball stored in the holding storage means A restriction determination means for determining whether or not to restrict the execution of the specific effect when the number of memories exceeds the storage number of the start holding balls corresponding to the specified number of times,
When the restriction determination means makes an affirmative determination, the execution of the specific effect in the symbol variation game that exceeds the specified number of the symbol variation games based on the start-holding ball stored in the hold storage unit is restricted. And a restricting means for allowing execution of the specific effect in the symbol variation game for the specified number of times that is performed after the symbol variation game for the number of times exceeding the specified number of times is completed. The gaming machine according to any one of the above. The notice control means includes
When the execution determining means determines whether the jackpot notice effect is executable, information indicating that the jackpot notice effect is being executed is set in a predetermined storage means, and the execution decision means is configured to notify the jackpot notice effect. Release the setting of the information triggered by the end of the symbol variation game for the number of stored start balls stored in the hold storage means at the time when execution of the effect is determined,
When executing the specific effect, the number of consecutive executions of the symbol variation game with the specific effect is counted, and the effect content of the specific effect is selected based on the counted result.
The execution determining means newly determines whether or not the jackpot notice effect can be executed based on the fact that the prior judgment means predetermines that the jackpot notice effect can be executed while the information is set. The gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 5, which is not performed.

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